Who directed the film Olympia premiered at Adolf Hitler?s 49th birthday celebrations?

Obituary: Leni Riefenstahl | Film | The Guardian Movies Leni Riefenstahl The German film director and photographer whose career was curtailed by antipathy to her status as Hitler's favourite film-maker Monumental and hypnotic: a still from Triumph of the Will Richard Falcon Close This article is 13 years old The German film director and photographer Leni Riefenstahl, who has died aged 101, will be remembered for two innovative, visually eloquent and lavishly funded documentaries, Triumph of the Will (1935) and the two-part Olympia (1938). The former, a monumental, hypnotic account of the massive 1934 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg which glorified Nazi pageantry and deified Adolf Hitler, earned her a place in film history and the status of a post-war pariah. She was the first female film director to attract international acclaim, but her career was curtailed by public, industry and official antipathy owing to her status as "Hitler's favourite film-maker". Both Triumph of The Will and Olympia are permeated by Riefenstahl's intense feeling for the expressive power of bodies in motion, whether they be marching Nazis or high divers. Born in Berlin, Riefenstahl achieved fame as a "free" dancer in the style of Isadora Duncan, touring Europe by the age of 22 and gaining employment with Max Reinhardt. Her film ambitions were prompted by "father of the mountain film" Arnold Fanck's 1924 Mountain of Fate, starring the Tyrolean outdoors hero Luis Trencker. The "mountain film" genre's use of cinematic technique - filters, special film stock, slow motion - to endow magnificent natural scenery with dramatic stature - provided her with key elements of her towering visual style and fostered her technical skill. She made contact with Trencker. He later became her lover and, in 1946, her antagonist when he published a fake intimate diary purportedly by Hitler's mistress Eva Braun. This claimed that Riefenstahl had also been Hitler's mistress- an allegation she furiously denied but which pursued her for life. But it was Fanck, a geologist, adventurer and technical perfectionist, who became her film mentor, writing The Holy Mountain as her film debut. This film, opens with Riefenstahl's performance of a dance of the sea on a rocky outcrop in Heligoland amidst crashing waves. According to her memoirs, this was what made Hitler an admirer. It was later to prompt Siegfried Kracauer to discern, in its "idolatry of glaciers and rocks", a proto-Nazi irrationalism where modern viewers are likely to see only kitsch. More mountain films followed including a starring role in the genre's finest and most successful entry, The White Hell of Piz Palü (1929), co-directed by Fanck and G W Pabst. Fanck had surrounded himself with the best cameramen available - the Freiburg school, including Hans "The Snowflea" Schneeburger, another of Riefenstahl's lovers. Many of them would work for her after she began directing with The Blue Light in 1932. Riefenstahl would frequently invoke The Blue Light as evidence of the non-political nature of her talent. A fairytale starring the director as an outcast young woman luring young men to their deaths with her secret cave of blue crystals in the Tyrolean mountains, it was co-written by the leftwing Jewish intellectual and theorist Béla Bàlazs. After the war, she would conceive of the outcast heroine's loss of her "magic cavern" as a metaphor for her own disenfranchisement as a film-maker. Riefenstahl had the first of her numerous meetings with Hitler when she was summoned to a resort near Wilmershaven while she was en route to Greenland to star in Fanck's SOS Eisberg (1933), which was made simultaneously in an American version by Tay Garnett. She had, by her own account, been "mesmerised" by his oratory at a Nazi meeting at the Berlin Sportpalast some months earlier, prompting her to write an admiring letter requesting a meeting. In 1933, when the Nazis had consolidated their grip on power with the March elections and begun their official anti-semitic campaigns with boycotts of Jewish businesses and the introduction of the


In 1835, a French mathematician suggested an explanation for the prevailing air movements observed north and south of the equator. What was his name?

Atmospheric circulation facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Atmospheric circulation COPYRIGHT 2002 The Gale Group, Inc. Atmospheric circulation Atmospheric circulation is the movement of air at all levels of the atmosphere over all parts of the planet. The driving force behind atmospheric circulation is solar energy, which heats the atmosphere with different intensities at the equator, the middle latitudes, and the poles. The rotation of Earth on its axis and the unequal arrangement of land and water masses on the planet also contribute to various features of atmospheric circulation. Wind cells There are three wind cells or circulation belts between the equator and each pole: the trade winds (Hadley cells), prevailing westerlies (Ferrell cells), and polar easterlies (polar Hadley cells). The trade winds or Hadley cells are named after the English scientist George Hadley (1685–1768), who first described them in 1753. As air is heated at the equator, it rises in the troposphere, the lowest 10 miles (16 kilometers) of Earth's atmosphere. In the wake of the warm rising air, low pressure develops at the equator. When the air reaches the top of the troposphere, called the tropopause, it can rise no farther and begins to move toward the poles, cooling in the process. At about 30 degrees latitude north and south, the cooled air descends back to the surface, pushing the air below it toward the equator, since air flows always move toward areas of low pressure. When the north and south trade winds meet at the equator and rise again, an area of calm develops because of the lack of cross-surface winds. Early mariners called this area the doldrums (from an Old English word meaning dull) because they feared their sailing ships would be stranded by the lack of wind. While most of the trade-wind air that sinks at 30 degrees latitude returns to the equator, some of it flows poleward. At about 60 degrees latitude north and south, this air mass meets much colder polar air (the areas where this occurs are known as polar fronts). The warmer air is forced upward by the colder air to the tropopause, where most of it moves back toward the equator, sinking at about 30 degrees latitude to continue the cycle again. These second circulation belts over the middle latitudes between 30 degrees and 60 degrees are the prevailing westerlies or Ferrell cells, named after the American meteorologist William Ferrell (1817–1891), who discovered them in 1856. Calm regions also occur at 30 degrees latitude where Hadley cells and Ferrell cells meet because of the lack of lateral wind movement. These regions were given the name horse latitudes by sailors bringing horses to the Americas. Stranded by the lack of winds, sailors often ate their horses as supplies ran low. The air at the top of polar fronts that does not return toward the equator moves, instead, poleward. At the poles, this air cools, sinks, and flows back to 60 degrees latitude north and south. These third circulation belts over the poles are known as polar easterlies or polar Hadley cells because they flow in the same direction as the Hadley cells near the equator. However, they are not as powerful since they lack the solar energy present at the equator. Words to Know Coriolis effect: Moving object appearing to travel in a curved path over the surface of a spinning body. Doldrums: Region of the equatorial ocean where winds are light and unpredictable. Horse latitudes: Region of the oceans around 30 degrees latitude where winds are light and unpredictable. Jet stream: Rapidly moving band of air in the upper atmosphere. Polar front: Relatively permanent front formed at the junction of the Ferrell and polar Hadley cells. Trade winds: Relatively constant wind patterns that blow toward the equator at about 30 degrees latitude. The Coriolis effect The air flows in these three circulation belts or cells do not move in a straight north to south or south to north route. Instead, the air flows seem to move east to west or west to east. This effect was first identified by the French m


In 1864, the Dale Dyke Dam burst while being filled, leading to the death of 240 people in which British city?

Sheffield dam disaster anniversary | Calendar - ITV News 9 March 2014 at 8:22pm Sheffield dam disaster anniversary Events have begun to mark the 150th anniversary of the deaths of at least 240 people in what many see as a largely forgotten British disaster. Just before midnight on March 11, 1864, a wall of water smashed its way through Sheffield after a newly built dam burst as it was being filled, leaving a trail of devastation. Around half of those who died in the deluge were children. But historians of the disaster say the tragedy is largely forgotten, possibly because it was "in the north and because it involved working class people". This weekend, enthusiasts and interested members of the public gathered at an exhibition in the village of Bradfield, just north of Sheffield, to mark the anniversary. It is just one of a number of events over the next few days to remember the disaster, including in a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial to the tragedy in the city centre on Tuesday. Guided walks and church services are also talking place. I am passionate about the flood. "It is this country's worst ever man-made disaster but virtually nobody knows about it. "It's such a tragedy that so many people died through no fault of their own. "If it had happened in London there would be an annual memorial for it. Everyone would know about it. "But, because it was in the north and because it involved working class people nobody remembers it. "That's why I like to do my little bit." – Karen Lightowler, devotes her spare time tracing the descendants of those who died Bradfield parish archivist Malcolm Nunn explained how his great-great-great grandfather was William Horsfield - the farmer who first spotted a crack in the Dale Dyke dam, which had just been built to supply drinking water to fast-growing Sheffield. Hours after Mr Horsfield raised the alarm the structure collapsed, allowing 650 million of gallons of water to cascade down the Loxley Valley, devastating farms and hamlets devoted to metal working. The flood-water moved down to meet the River Don and then laid waste to large areas of the centre of Sheffield. One body was found at Conisbrough, 18 miles downstream. The death toll on the night was 240 but more died as a result of the diseases caused by the flood. Enthusiasts gathered today agreed the final death-toll probably exceeded 300. Harrowing stories emerged of how many of the victims died. One person who drowned was a new-born baby washed from his mother's arms in Bradfield. Three children died in a cellar in Sheffield while their parents were away. More than 700 buildings and 20 bridges were destroyed. Sheffield historian Ron Clayton lives at Malin Bridge, the Sheffield suburb, which was a village in 1864 . Malin Bridge was worst hit by the flood waters, with 102 deaths. A photograph of the shattered remains of the Cleakum Inn, rebuilt later as the Malin Bridge Inn, is one of the many striking images of the disaster. If you look at those photographs, Malin Bridge was ground-zero. It was devastated, whole families wiped out, buildings just washed away. "The death toll of the flood was massive. There's nothing else to compare with it in peacetime in terms of man-made disasters." – Ron Clayton, Sheffield historian Mr Clayton said interest in the 1864 disaster is growing but, if you mention the Great Sheffield Flood to most people in the city they still usually think of the 2007 inundation that saw many homes flooded and two people die in the water. We remember pit disasters and other tragedies and I think it's only right this is remembered too" – Ron Clayton, Sheffield historian It's not even very well known about in Sheffield, never mind nationally. "It was a major historical event and it needs to be remembered properly." – Mick Drewry, author of a book on the disaster Last updated Sun 9 Mar 2014


Who wrote the play A Chorus of Disapproval?

Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website A Chorus Of Disapproval: Synopsis Cast: 7 male / 6 female Running time (approximate): 2 hours 15 minutes - not including the interval Acting edition: Published by Samuel French A Chorus Of Disapproval is set around the rehearsals for an amateur production of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, the plot of which is interwoven with and reflects the action of the play. A Chorus Of Disapproval opens with an apparently triumphant performance of The Beggar’s Opera with Guy Jones as the lead, Macheath. The applause dies down and Guy finds himself back at auditions and his first encounter with Dafyyd ap Llewellyn, the director of Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society. Having successfully auditioned, Guy - a man who has difficulty saying no to anyone - is introduced to the rest of PALOS: Ian and Fay Hubbard; Councillor Jarvis Huntley-Pike and his wife, Rebecca; Ted and Enid Washbrook and their daughter Linda, the girlfriend of Crispin Usher who is also seeing the brash stage manager Bridget Baines. Guy meets Dafydd’s wife Hannah at their house and reveals he works for a multinational company in Pendon and is a recent widower. Hannah opens her heart to him, revealing Dafydd, a solicitor by day, is a largely absent husband. Dafydd gives Guy the small role of Crook Finger’d Jack and enquiries whether Guy is aware of the rumour his company may be interested in expanding onto land owned by a client. Guy is ignorant of the plan, but agrees to keep an ear out for news. At the next rehearsal, Linda discovers Crispin is sleeping with Bridget and Ian invites Guy to visit him and Fay one evening. Asked to bring a friend, Guy totally misses the subtext that the couple have a very open relationship into which Guy is being invited. With Ted having stormed out of rehearsals, Guy is promoted to the role of Matt Of The Mint and it becomes increasingly obvious he and Hannah share an attraction. The action shifts to Ian and Fay’s flat with an utterly oblivious Guy mistaking Fay’s sexual overtures for eating preferences. Ian returns - shocked to discover his playmate for the night is a 70 year old woman from a nursing home. He asks Guy about the land, who misreads the situation again and presumes Ian is Dafydd’s client; Guy say he knows nothing more than he told Dafydd. Ian hints he will make it worth Guy’s while for any information about the land, dropping out of the play so Guy can have the better part of Filch and increasingly turning a blind eye to Fay and Guy’s activities. Act Two opens in a café with Hannah confronting Guy about his relationship with Fay. Guy is having very different affairs with both women and Hannah believes everyone is aware of their affair except for Dafydd. Fay interrupts the conversation to return Guy’s underpants. The women fight over the pants - actually Dafydd’s - and during the course of events, it emerges Jarvis owns the land everyone is interested in. Back at rehearsals, tensions between Linda and Bridget spill over into a fight over Crispin. Dafydd confronts Crispin and is kneed in the groin for his troubles. Jarvis now approaches Guy about the land, to which Guy repeats the rumours he has heard from Dafydd and Ian. Jarvis misconstrues this and tells Guy he’ll be ‘looked after’ for the information. With the future of the show in doubt and now no leading man, Dafydd pours his heart to Guy and is frank about his relationship with Hannah. Unfortunately the tannoy is on and everyone hears it too. The solution to one problem is solved when Rebecca suggests Guy plays the role of Macheath. Having received £500 in the post, apparently from Jarvis, Guy goes to their house and meets Rebecca. She hints the original rumour about the business interest in the land may not have been true and might have been a way of inflating its value. She advises Guy to keep the money, which he decides to do. At technical rehearsals, Hannah confronts Guy about their affair and admits she’s in love with him and is leaving Dafydd. When Guy gives a non-committal response in order not to hurt anyone, Hannah thinks he i


What nationality was composer Frédéric Chopin?

Chopin - Composers - Classic FM Classic FM News Now Playing Schedule Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of French-Polish parentage. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. Life and Music Frederic Chopin was born in Poland, west of Warsaw, on either February 22nd or March 1st 1810 - local records differ with when Chopin's parents claimed he was born. Chopin was composing and writing poetry at six, and gave his first public concerto performance at the age of eight. In 1822 Chopin came under the personal supervision of Jozef Elsner, the founder-director of the Warsaw Conservatory. He became a leading advocate of 'absolute music', producing some of the earliest Romantic pieces and arguably the finest body of solo music for the piano. Chopin dedicated his second piano concerto (1830) to Delfina Potocka, with whom he hit the headlines during the 1940s when a sensational series of highly erotic (forged) love letters were discovered. In 1836 Chopin met the novelist George Sand (alias Aurore Dudevant), and so began one of the most famous love affairs in the history of music. The pair split up in 1847. Chopin's Funeral March, one of the piano repertoire's most famous works, was composed in 1837. By 1841, both sets of Chopin's Etudes had been published. They went on to become indispensable tomes for piano students everywhere. Among the most famous of his works was composed late in his life - The Minute Waltz was finished in 1847. Chopin's health began to deteriorate rapidly and he left for England at the invitation of his Scottish piano pupil, Jane Stirling. He returned to Paris, where, despite gifts of money and many kind attempts to comfort him, he died on 17 October 1849. Did you know? Chopin paid for his expensive lifestyle by giving piano lessons to rich people in Paris. He never liked the idea of asking them for money, so would look away while they left the fee on his mantelpiece. The fast and friendly guide to Chopin Classic FM's Fast and Friendly Guide to Chopin 01:53


Rock musician Bruce Springsteen and the TV crime family The Sopranos hail from which US state?

Bruce Springsteen - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Producer | Actor Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in New Jersey, USA. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, worked as a bus driver, and was of Irish and Dutch ancestry. His mother, Adele Ann (Zerilli), worked as a legal secretary, and was of Italian ancestry. He has an older sister, Virginia, and a younger sister Pamela ... See full bio » Born: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. Everything We Know About Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Performance — So Far 8 hours ago | PEOPLE.com a list of 35 people created 09 Mar 2013 a list of 22 people created 11 Jul 2015 a list of 27 people created 13 Aug 2015 a list of 48 people created 23 Sep 2015 a list of 35 people created 07 Dec 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Bruce Springsteen's work have you seen? User Polls Won     1     Oscar. Another    13 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards  » Known For - Episode dated 23 December 2015 (2015) ... (performer: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town") - Episode dated 3 July 2015 (2015) ... (performer: "Born in the USA" - uncredited) / (writer: "Born in the USA" - uncredited) - Episode dated 24 December 2014 (2014) ... (performer: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town")   The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 2015 - 2016) (music - 1 episode, 2015) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Chris Hardwick/Big Grams (2015) ... (music: "Born in the U.S.A." - uncredited) - Governor Chris Christie/Victoria Justice/Gary Clark Jr. (2015) ... (performer: "Born in the U.S.A." - uncredited) / (writer: "Born in the U.S.A." - uncredited)   Roadies (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016) - Friends and Family (2016) ... (performer: "Radio Nowhere (Live 7/5/13)" - uncredited) / (writer: "Radio Nowhere (Live 7/5/13)" - uncredited)  2016 The Voice (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - The Superbattles (2016) ... (writer: "I'm On Fire") - The Battles, Part 2 (2016) ... (writer: "Dancing in the Dark")  2016 American Honey (performer: "Dream Baby Dream" - uncredited)  2016 Everybody Wants Some!! (publisher: "Because the Night") / (writer: "Because the Night")  2016 America Wild: National Parks Adventure (Documentary short) (performer: "This Land is Your Land")   Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 1992 - 2015) (writer - 2 episodes, 1984 - 2015) - Tina Fey & Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2015) ... (performer: "Meet Me in the City", "The Ties That Bind", "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" - uncredited) / (writer: "Meet Me in the City", "The Ties That Bind" - uncredited) - George Carlin/Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984) ... (writer: "Born to Run")  2015/I Joy (writer: "Racing In The Street")  2015 Dolezal Backstage (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong (2015) ... (writer: "Glory Days")   Els dies clau (TV Series documentary) (performer - 2 episodes, 2015) (writer - 2 episodes, 2015) - 29 d'abril de 1994: el cas Roldán (2015) ... (performer: "Streets of Philadelphia") / (writer: "Streets of Philadelphia")  2015/I The Intern (writer: "This Little Girl")  2015 Maggie's Plan (performer: "Dancing in the Dark") / (writer: "Dancing in the Dark")  2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Video Game) (performer: "Dancing in the Dark") / (writer: "Dancing in the Dark")   Show Me a Hero (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 4 episodes, 2015) (writer - 4 episodes, 2015) - Episode #1.6 (2015) ... (performer: "Lift Me Up", "My Beautiful Reward" - uncredited) / (writer: "Lift Me Up", "My Beautiful Reward" - uncredited) - Episode #1.4 (2015) ... (performer: "Cadillac Ranch", "Valentine's Day", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Secret Garden" - uncredited) / (writer: "Cadillac Ranch"


Arsenal crush Aston Villa to win FA Cup final 2015: as it happened - Telegraph Football Live Blogs Arsenal crush Aston Villa to win FA Cup final 2015: as it happened Arsenal v Aston Villa in the FA Cup final - reaction to Gunners' 4-0 win, news  and updates from Wembley Stadium on Saturday, May 3, 2015, kick-off 17.30  BST (live TV coverage on BBC One and BT Sport 1) TEAMS • FA Cup final player ratings: Sanchez and Cazorla light up Wembley 20.55 That's me done for the day. I'll leave the last word to the FA, seeing as it's their competition and all: . @Arsenal #FACupFinal winners 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015 #record pic.twitter.com/fLzohd81kR — The FA (@FA) May 30, 2015 Thanks very much for reading, I'm off to see if I can get a free drink from Arsene Wenger. Goodnight! 20.25 — Per Mertesacker (@mertesacker) May 30, 2015 20.23 Arsene Wenger, watching the pennies: Wenger on buying players: "I am not in a buying mood tonight. I will buy drinks for my players." #afc — Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 30, 2015 20.14 Tim Sherwood has finally unlocked the Aston Villa dressing-room door and faced the media: Sherwood on #afc : "They were outstanding, world-class footballers. They dominated the match. I feel sick. So do the ( #avfc ) boys." — Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 30, 2015 Sherwood on #avfc players: "I need to change their mentality because they've got used to losing matches. That’s not a good habit to have." — Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 30, 2015 Sherwood: "Some of the boys have been told they will not be here next year and they can go and find other clubs." — Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 30, 2015 20.12 John Percy's Wembley player ratings are in - and it makes great reading if your name is Alexis Sanchez; less so should you be called Charles N'Zogbia: Alexis Sanchez Five goals in four appearances at Wembley now for the £33 million forward and this strike was astonishing, to be replayed for years. Singled out for physical attention from Villa but never stopped wanting the ball. 20.08 This man is Arsenal's most famous supporter and nobody seems to know why : Just had the #FACup done on my chest and now on my way to @wembleystadium . ??#COYG #AFCvAVFC @Arsenal @arsenalfantv pic.twitter.com/hEI3S4471Y — Bully Arsenal (@MrBullyArsenal) May 30, 2015 20.04 Just how long is it since your team won a trophy? Well, we have computers here at the Telegraph and we've made them work it all out . Some highlights - Arsenal have gone 24 minutes without a trophy, Chelsea a whole 27 days and 3 hours, it's been two years and 37 days for Manchester United....and a shade under half a century since Hull City claimed the old Division Three title. Knowledge, eh? 19.58 After a trying, even dispiriting, week for football, Henry Winter writes that Arsenal reminded us all of the joys the game still offers : After the stench of the Fifa Congress, this FA Cup final came as a welcome breath of fresh air. After the shameless grandstanding in Zurich of the most dangerous man in world football, Sepp Blatter, true football folk congregated at Wembley. Many of those flocking to support Walcott, Sanchez, Mertesacker and company wore yellow ribbons, harking back to 1971 when they first donned yellow in the Cup final, a game made memorable by Charlie George’s goal and celebration. As Blatter thinks only of the politics and the power, the dollars and the votes, Arsenal supporters were reveling in their history – by George - and in their present embodied by Walcott, Sanchez and Mertesacker. Such emotions and qualities cannot be quantified. Just because Blatter is in charge of world football doesn’t mean that everything in the game has to have a price-tag attached. These Wembley goals meant everything to Walcott, Sanchez and Mertesacker. 19.45 The legacy of Jack Grealish's first glimpse of football's biggest stages: All I could think of during the #FACupFinal pic.twitter.com/BrukdkqVxY — Tokyo Sexwhale (@tokyo_sexwhale) May 30, 2015 19.37 Up goes the trophy, out comes the glitter, and on comes "Move On Up" by C


The original version of the play Waiting for Godot was written in which language?

'When Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot he really didn't know a lot about theatre' - Telegraph 'When Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot he really didn't know a lot about theatre' As Waiting for Godot turns 60, Beckett expert Anna McMullan explains why the  play still appeals.   Image 1 of 6 A scene from the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. Photo: Credit: Roger Pic Copyright: Bibliotheque National de France?   Image 1 of 6 A scene from the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953 Photo: Credit: Roger Pic Copyright: Bibliotheque National de France?   Image 1 of 6 Programme for the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. Photo: University of Reading, Special Collections   Image 1 of 6 A scene from the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. Photo: Credit: Roger Pic Copyright: Bibliotheque National de France?   Image 1 of 6 Invitation to a reception to celebrate the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953.  Photo: Credit: University of Reading, Special Collections   Image 1 of 6 A scene from the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. Photo: Credit: Béla Bertrand Copyright: Bibliotheque National de France? 7:00AM GMT 05 Jan 2013 Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot premiered as En attendant Godot at a small theatre on the Left Bank in Paris the Théâtre de Babylone, sixty years ago, on January 5 1953. It has since become one of the most important and best known plays of the 20th and 21st century and has been performed countless times the world over. Samuel Beckett expert Anna McMullan answers some questions about the seminal work: What are the standout productions of Waiting for Godot? Obviously there's Roger Blin's first production in Paris. A number of French critics who watched it said: "We've never seen anything like this, this is not theatre as we know it." Then of course the 24-year-old Peter Hall directed the English language premiere in 1955 just two years later at the Arts Theatre in London. The theatre critic Kenneth Tynan said it changed the rules of theatre. Related Articles Samuel Beckett play gets West End debut 28 May 2012 British critics were initially more confused by it than the French, who had experienced a similar sort of existential drama. But then Tynan and a number of other significant critics began to write about the play. It's difficult to remember now, but nothing like it had been seen before. It began to change the way people thought about theatre. Beckett's own production was important too. He directed it at the Schiller Theatre in Berlin in 1975. The production toured internationally and was described as a very balletic production. Beckett took extraordinary care over the costume and design. It's seen as a definitive version, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't reinterpret the play. The relationship between the two characters Pozzo and Lucky can be very disturbing. It's an oppressive and dependent relationship which has lead to the play being interpreted in a number of situations of conflict throughout the world, such as South Africa and Sarajevo – the latter by Susan Sontag under the siege. Programme for the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. Did Beckett make many changes to the play after it was first performed? Yes, he made a lot of changes. When he first wrote it he really didn't know a lot about theatre. He had been to theatre as a young man, and some of his friends were involved in theatre but really he learnt the craft of theatre when he attended the rehearsals of his plays during the 1950s. In the Sixties he began to direct his plays and that's when you begin to see Beckett really writing the stage direction. He did rewrite parts of Godot and made many annotations when in rehearsals at the Schiller theatre – the originals of which still exist. A scene from the first production of En Attendant Godot, Paris, 1953. So have the scripts had all those changes incorporated? Not all of them actually and there is an interesting debate about what actually is the definitive script. Faber and Faber have publi


What stretches 267 miles from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders (or vice versa)?

Pennine Way - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Pennine Way NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE For the sports stadium known as Pennine Way, see Pennine Way stadium . Pennine Way View from the Pennine Way, near Marsden Length 268 miles (431 km) [1] Location Cross Fell , 893 m (2,930 ft) Hiking details Severe weather The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail runs 267 miles (429 km) [1] from Edale , in the northern Derbyshire Peak District , north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm , just inside the Scottish border . The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes described as the "backbone of England". [2] Although not the United Kingdom's longest National Trail (this distinction belongs to the 630-mile-long (1,014 km) South West Coast Path ), [3] it is according to the Ramblers' Association "one of Britain's best known and toughest". [4] Contents History[ edit ] The path was the idea of the journalist and rambler Tom Stephenson , inspired by similar trails in the United States of America, particularly the Appalachian Trail . Stephenson proposed the concept in an article for the Daily Herald in 1935, and later lobbied Parliament for the creation of an official trail. The walk was originally planned to end at Wooler [5] [6] but eventually it was decided that Kirk Yetholm would be the finishing point. The final section of the path was declared open in a ceremony held on Malham Moor on 24 April 1965. Before the official opening of the Pennine Way the British Army was invited to test the whole route, a task which they accomplished in one day. Junior soldiers from the Junior Tradesman's Regiment of the Army Catering Corps, based in Aldershot , were split into patrols of four or five and each was allocated an approximately 15-mile (25 km) section of the walk. A report was then provided on the signage and route feasibility.[ citation needed ] The Pennine Way celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2015. A special four-part BBC One series The Pennine Way was broadcast throughout April. [7] Usage[ edit ] The Pennine Way has long been popular with walkers, and in 1990 the Countryside Commission reported that 12,000 long-distance walkers and 250,000 day-walkers were using all or part of the trail per year and that walkers contributed £2 million (1990) to the local economy along the route, directly maintaining 156 jobs. [8] The popularity of the walk has resulted in substantial erosion to the terrain in places, [9] and steps have been taken to recover its condition, including diverting sections of the route onto firmer ground, and laying flagstones or duckboards in softer areas. These actions have been generally effective in reducing the extent of broken ground, [9] though the intrusion into the natural landscape has at times been controversial. [10] Accommodation is available at Youth Hostels , camp sites, B&Bs, and pubs. However, these are limited on upland stretches, so when planning the walk one must sometimes choose between a long day (between two places offering on-route accommodation) or two shorter days involving an evening descent off-route (to a nearby village or farm) with a morning re-ascent. There are 535 access points where the Pennine Way intersects with other public rights of way . The route is also crossed by many roads, and passes through many villages and towns with good public transport. This makes it easy to sample a short section of the trail, or to split the Pennine Way across several vacations or long weekends. Most of the Pennine Way is on public footpaths, rather than bridleways, and so is not accessible to travellers on horseback or bicycle. However, a roughly parallel Pennine Bridleway is also open from Derbyshire to Cumbria. This route, open to anyone not using motorised vehicles, starts slightly farther south than the Pennine Way. Kirk Yetholm Common stops along the Pennine Way A survey by the National Trails agency reported that a walker covering the entire length of the trail is obliged to


Who painted Dancer Lacing Her Shoe in 1878?

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Heroes sung by Måns Zelmerlöw won the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest representing which country?

Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw wins Eurovision Song Contest Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw wins Eurovision Song Contest Odds-on favorite Sweden and its pop star Måns Zelmerlöw won in a runaway Saturday. Post to Facebook Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw wins Eurovision Song Contest Odds-on favorite Sweden and its pop star Måns Zelmerlöw won in a runaway Saturday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1HpHGTz CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 1 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw wins Eurovision Song Contest Trevor Hughes , USA TODAY Published 8:17 p.m. ET May 23, 2015 | Updated 8:18 p.m. ET May 23, 2015 Austrian singer Conchita Wurst (L) hands over the ESC trophy to Mans Zelmerlow representing Sweden for his victory during the Grand Final of the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, 23 May 2015. There are 27 finalists from as many countries competing in the grand final. (Photo: JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE, EPA) Odds-on favorite Sweden and its pop star Måns Zelmerlöw ran away with a win in a spangled, sequined, flaming Eurovision competition Saturday, besting Russia and Italy with a song called "Heroes" in a massive televised spectacle from Vienna. "I just want to say that we are all heroes, no matter who we love, what we are and what we believe in," Zelmerlöw said as he clutched a crystal microphone given as the competition award. A spangly, kitschy affair simultaneously trying to showcase national pride and European unity, the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest draws an estimated 200 million viewers. In comparison, February's Super Bowl XLIX drew a little more than 114 million viewers. ABBA is perhaps the most famous winner of the competition among 40 countries, taking home the 1974 competition victory, also for Sweden. Now in its 60th year, Eurovision is American Idol mixed with the World Series and baked with the Olympics: performers competing against their counterparts from around Europe, plus Australia. In other words, it's over the top. There were smoldering gazes deep into the cameras. Fireworks. Sequins. Wind-blown hair. Flames. Light-up dresses. Inflatable kangaroos. A flaming piano. More sequins. Last year's winner, a bearded Austrian drag queen named Conchita Wurst, helped open this year's broadcast in a bedazzled, pink pantsuit and handed the trophy off to Zelmerlöw at the night's end. Sweden was heavily favored to win the competition, in large part because audiences get to see rehearsals well before the actual finals. Zelmerlöw's chiseled looks and expertise as a performer had oddsmakers indicating they expected his victory. "Heroes," his song, is a twangy dance-pop number full of echoes. Zelmerlöw drew criticism when he was first selected to represent Sweden because in 2014 he made a comment that some interpreted as homophobic. Zelmerlöw repeatedly apologized and said he'd been misunderstood. There was also something involving him riding a large wrecking ball naked into a performance that somehow is connected with his apology. (Google that one yourself.) The competition is a hybrid of professional and public judging. After a series of semi-finals, 27 finalists performed live Saturday in a broadcast that ran more than four hours. Viewers can't vote for their own country's performer, the songs had to be new as of last fall, and all performances are limited to three minutes, with a maximum of six people on stage. Animals are banned from the stage, and performers sing live in the language of their choice, mostly English. Speaking of England, although the United Kingdom is a founding member of Eurovision, its entries have fared poorly over the decades. Britain managed just five points in this year's competition. Ireland holds the record for number of wins: seven; Sweden now has six. This year's competition came without the controversy that accompanied last year's Russian entry, when the audience booed its singers in appar


Which designer created the jacket without lapels made famous by The Beatles?

The Fashion Culturist: Who Dressed The Beatles?: Pierre Cardin, Douglas Millings and the Collarless Suit of the 1960s Douglas Millings with his biggest fans, The Beatles. Below is a little snippet from a paper I just wrote for my History of 20th Century Fashion class. The paper is a comparison of the collarless suits created by Pierre Cardin and Douglas Millings, tailor for The Beatles. In my research I've often come across statements like "Pierre Cardin designed the iconic suits of The Beatles" and that "The Beatles made Pierre Cardin's suit fashionable in the 1960s" but I don't believe that Cardin deserves so much credit for this accomplishment. Although Millings is well known to Beatles fans, he is often only an afterthought when it comes to analysis of Beatles fashion. I've included a section which compares the historical context and designs of the two suits. They are very similar, but I think their differences allot enough distinctive qualities. Let me know what you think... SUIT COMPARISONS It is important to realize that the collarless suits of Pierre Cardin and those rendered by Douglas Millings are similar, but not identical. It is highly likely that Millings drew his inspiration from Cardin's initial design. However, careful research reveals that the Cylinder style and the suits worn by The Beatles are unique enough to distinguish themselves apart. Cardin's design of the 1960s are the epitome of simplicity. Part of the reason his designs were not favored by the fashion press initially was because they lacked the familiar features of menswear from that time – boxy, rigid jackets, stiff white shirts with angular collars, and broad trousers that were pressed so hard, they gave off the appearance of finely sharpened razor blades. [i] These suits of the 1940s and 1950s made young men look old, and old men look even older. This made for an even more apparent contrast between youth dress influenced by the edginess of Rock 'n Roll, and their fathers and grandfathers who still abided by a very formal style of dress. Cardin’s final product was a slim, sleek design which had never been seen before from a menswear couturier. Cardin's models buttoned all five jacket buttons to the neckline, displaying just a peek of their tucked-in shirt collars and straight-form ties. Autumn ensembles were made of corduroy, with one breast pocket and two hip pockets on the jacket, and the spring ensembles were made of cotton, without pockets. The sleeves were purposely cut short to reveal the cuffs of the shirts underneath, highlighting Cardin's penchant for cufflinks. [ii] The trousers were pressed, but hung loosely on the hips of the student models. Cardin's designs created a balance between the worlds of old and new. Still honoring the art of the tailored suit, he utilized his skills to soften the overall appearance of the male form. By removing bulky embellishments like lapels, tails, collars and cuffs, and tapering the trousers, Cardin created an outfit that literally “suited” a younger, hipper and burgeoning intellectual type of man. By using materials like corduroy and cotton, he also revoked the stereotype that men's clothing should be uncomfortable and stiff – Cardin, always looking to the future, knew that his suit was designed for a progressive generation. Cardin's "Cylinder Style" suit (left) and Millings' Beatle suit (right). Notice the differences in design and construction. Millings too could see this shift in the way the younger generation responded to fashion. Whether or not he studied Cardin's designs intently - or even followed the fashion press at all – is unknown, but he must have been somewhat in-touch with fashion enough to realize that his suits would truly set the standard for menswear of the time. An employee of Millings by the name of Tom Gilbey once remarked, “I think it’s fair to say that they [The Beatles] did steal that look fro Pierre Cardin. But their look did evolve from that.” Millings never (publicly) admitted to where his inspiration came from regarding his collarless suits. In an in


Where did former first-class cricketer John Thayer die on April 15th, 1912?

The cricketer who died on the Titanic | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo The Tuesday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions on all things cricket. Challenge him on Facebook The column where we answer your questions February 28, 2005 The cricketer who died on the Titanic Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The column where we answer your questions The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week there's a distinctly Transatlantic flavour: Jimmy Binks: near-record streak © Getty Images Did any first-class cricketers perish on board the Titanic? asked Cherry Evans from Cape Town As far as I know, there was only one: John Thayer , a member of a prominent American cricketing family (three of his brothers also played). John Borland Thayer, a vice-president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was just a week short of his 50th birthday when the Titanic went down on April 15, 1912. Some years before he'd played in seven matches now recognised as first-class - three for the Philadelphians and four for "American Born", all at the Germantown Cricket Club in Pennsylvania, a hotbed of cricket at the time. He didn't have a huge amount of success, scoring 138 runs at 11.50, and taking six wickets at 26.83. His highest score (24) and best bowling (3 for 17) both came for Philadelphia against the United States in October 1883. His wife, son and maid survived the ship's sinking. The most prominent sportsman on board the Titanic was probably Richard Norris Williams, who survived to win the American national tennis championship singles in 1914 and 1916, and also won the Wimbledon men's doubles in 1920. What's the cricketing equivalent of Cal Ripken's "streak" of consecutive baseball games? asked Dana Forrest from Baltimore Cal Ripken junior played an amazing 2632 consecutive major-league baseball games for the Baltimore Orioles between 1982 and 1998 without missing one for injury, illness or any other reason. The cricket equivalent, in English cricket at least, is the record for the most successive matches in the County Championship, and that's held by the Sussex batsman Ken Suttle , who [played 423 consecutive three-day games for Sussex between 1954 and 1969. He was neck and neck for much of that time with Jimmy Binks , the Yorkshire wicketkeeper, who played 412 consecutive Championship matches between his debut in 1954 and his retirement in 1969. Both of them were helped (if that's the right word) by never being selected to play for England at home, which would probably have interrupted their sequences. Binks played two Tests, both in India in 1963-64, and Suttle never played any, although he did tour West Indies in 1953-54 without winning a cap. Have any Test cricketers been born in the United States? asked Denise Thompson from Trinidad Two Test players have been born in the USA. The first was Kenneth Weekes , who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1912. "Bam-Bam" Weekes, who went to live and play in Jamaica, played in two of the Tests on West Indies' tour of England in 1939. The hard-hitting Weekes slammed 137 at The Oval in what turned out to be the last Test match before the Second World War. Weekes eventually returned to the USA, and died in Brooklyn in 1998. More recently Jehan Mubarak , who was born in Washington, has played four Tests for Sri Lanka. Has there ever been a baseball-style "double play" in cricket, in which two batsmen were out at once? asked Dilip Khaura from Delhi No, there hasn't so far been a double play - at the moment the laws state that the ball becomes dead when a batsman is dismissed. But there is a move afoot to make it possible, in one-day cricket at least: a sub-committee of the International Cricket Council, chaired by the former Indian great Sunil Gavaskar , suggested this among several measures aimed at adding interest to the game at after a meeting earlier this month. Who was the England cricket captain who played for the Hollywood Cricket Club? asked Richard Cramer from Los Angeles This was Aubrey Smith , the former Sussex bowler who


FFS performed at Glastonbury this year. They are a collaboration between Sparks and which band?

FFS: 'Glastonbury is the king of festivals' | Gigwise FFS: 'Glastonbury is the king of festivals' Franz Ferdinand + Sparks on what to expect at Glasto, and Kanye West   Photo: Press "Glastonbury is such a totemic festival - it's the king of the festivals," Alex Kapranos tells Gigwise, ahead of their huge John Peel tent slot. "To be, kind of in a way introducing the band live to the British public via Glastonbury is quite a treat."   The collaboration between the cross-generational art-rock heroes Franz Ferdinand and Sparks has proven to be one of the most surprising aural delights of the year - with their album FFS ranking among the best of 2015 due to its playful and dramatic ambition.  Either act would be more than worthy of closing the John Peel Stage on Sunday, but combined this going to make for one hell of a finale. Speaking of spectacles, what do they make of the furore that surrounds Kanye headlining?  "I don't see how it's a controversy, what's the controversy? Let him play," replies Kapranos. "There seems to be a controversy among some rather backward-looking rock purists, but that's not what any of us are." Ron Mael continues:: "Despite his personality, which you might like or not like, I think musically, he's probably done things that were more challenging than 98% of bands. I think that kind of thing is just snobbery."  And what of FFS' own set? Can we expect them to play the hits from both bands? "We will actually," says Russell Mael. "Obviously the primary focus is going to be the FFS album because we're so proud of it, but we also thought it would be interesting to present three of four songs from each band's catalogue and to do it via FFS. We may veer off course from the original, but that's the result of different members performing these songs." Kapranos adds: "FFS are going to be covering songs by Sparks and Franz Ferdinand, because none of those songs are going to sound like they would have done by each band.  Watch our interview with FFS below FFS will headline the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday 28 June from 10.05pm-11.15pm. Their remaining tour dates are as follows. For tickets and information, visit here .  June


Which city, called the Florence of the Elbe, stands 200 km from Berlin and 150 km from Prague?

Dresden Motorhome&Campervan Hire Dresden Motorhome&Campervan Hire Dresden Motorhome&Campervan Hire Dresden Motorhome&Campervan Hire Dresden, Germany is the capital city of the state of Saxony and sits in an area that races back human habitation to the Neolithic period it is suitated on the Elbe river.   Perhaps the best way to start off a trip through Dresden is by taking a walk through the Old Town. Many of the main tourist attractions in Dresden Germany can be found under a mile from there. Old Town suffered heavy damage during World War II, but since reunification, efforts have been undertaken and Old Town is in the process of being restored to its former elegance. With a pleasant location and a mild climate on the Elbe, as well as Baroque-style architecture and numerous world-renowned museums and art collections, Dresden has been called “Elbflorenz” (Florence of the Elbe). The nearest German cities are Chemnitz (80 km/50 miles to the southwest), Leipzig (100 km/ 62 miles to the northwest) and Berlin (200 km/ 124 miles to the north). Prague is about 150 km/ 93 miles to the south; the Polish city of Wroclaw is about 200 km/ 124 miles to the east.   We offer excellent RV-Motorhome or Campervan hire rates for Dresden, Germany. To get a Motorhome hire quotation simple go to the Motorhome Hire section on our website and use our quotation and camper van booking engine. Travelling with rented motorhome to the other countries in the European Union, including Switzerland is permitted. Other destinations are on request. Useful Links for Dresden Motorhome Hire


In the season 2014-15 Queens Park Rangers and Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. Which was the other team to be relegated?

QPR relegated from Premier League QPR relegated from Premier League Pin it Share Queens Park Rangers' English goalkeeper Robert Green (R) reacts after Manchester City's Spanish midfielder David Silva (L) scored the team's sixth goal (AFP Photo/Oli Scarff) More London (AFP) - Queens Park Rangers were relegated from the English Premier League on Sunday following a 6-0 defeat away to Manchester City. The thrashing left QPR bottom of the table, nine points adrift from safety and with only a maximum of six available to the west London club from their final two league games of this season. Sergio Aguero's hat-trick, as well as goals from Aleksandar Kolarov , James Milner and David Silva , sealed QPR's fate as deposed champions City stayed second and booked their place in next season's Champions League. QPR, whose chairman is Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, will now return to the Championship following their promotion via the play-offs last season. They will be joined in the second tier by Burnley, whose relegation was confirmed on Saturday. The third and final relegation place is currently occupied by Hull City Reblog


Who is the central character of Hilary Mantel?s Booker Prize winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies?

Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel | Macmillan Hilary Mantel WINNER OF THE 2009 MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph? In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall is "a darkly brilliant reimagining of life under Henry VIII. . . . Magnificent." (The Boston Globe). Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction - Nominee, Walter Scott Prize Winner, Audie Award Winner, Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Winner, Man Booker Prize Winner, National Book Critics Circle Awards Winner CONNECT WITH PUTNEY, 1500 So now get up." Felled, dazed, silent, he has fallen; knocked full length on the cobbles of the yard. His head turns sideways; his eyes are turned toward the gate, as if... Watch Trailer for Wolf Hall (BBC/PBS Masterpiece) Watch the trailer for Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall! Wolf Hall premieres January 21st on BBC 2 in the UK and April 5th on PBS Masterpiece in the USA. Reviews Praise for Wolf Hall “Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall is a startling achievement, a brilliant historical novel focused on the rise to power of a figure exceedingly unlikely, on the face of things, to arouse any sympathy at all . . . . This is a novel too in which nothing is wasted, and nothing completely disappears.” —Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books “Nothing in the last few years has dazzled me more than Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall. . . . Magnificent.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love “On the origins of this once-world-shaking combat, with its still-vivid acerbity and cruelty, Hilary Mantel has written a historical novel of quite astonishing power. . . . With breathtaking subtlety--one quite ceases to notice the way in which she takes on the most intimate male habits of thought and speech--Mantel gives us a Henry who is sexually pathetic, and who needs a very down-to-earth counselor. . . . The means by which Mantel grounds and anchors her action so convincingly in the time she describes, while drawing so easily upon the past and hinting so indirectly at the future, put her in the very first rank of historical novelists. . . . Wolf Hall is a magnificent service to the language and literature whose early emancipation it depicts and also, in its demystifying of one of history's wickedest men, a service to the justice that Josephine Tey first demanded in The Daughter of Time.” —Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic “Whether we accept Ms Mantel's reading of history or not, her characters have a lifeblood of their own . . . . a Shakespearean vigour. Stylistically, her fly-on-the-wall approach is achieved through the present tense, of which she is a master. Her prose is muscular, avoiding cod Tudor dialogue and going for direct modern English. The result is Ms Mantel's best novel yet.” —The Economist “A novel both fresh and finely wrought: a brilliant portrait of a society in the throes of disorienting change, anchored by a penetrating character study of Henry's formidable advisor, Thomas Cromwell. It's no wonder that her masterful book just won this year's Booker Prize . . . [Mantel's prose is] extraordinarily flexible, subtle, and shrewd.” —Wendy Smith, The Washington Post “A huge book, in its range, ambition . . . in its success. [Mantel's] interest is in the question of good and evil as it applies to people who wield great power. That means anguish, exultation, deals, spies, decapitations, and fabulous clothes . . . She always goes for color, richness, music. She has read Shakespeare closely. One also hears the accents of th


The German word Krankenhaus signifies what type of building?

German Hospital German Hospital High quality care! The first important point about the German Hospital is the name of it. The word Hospital in German is Krankenhaus. You will sometimes see Klinik. You might also come across the German word "Lazarett", it designates a military hospital. Because the words Krankenhaus and Klinik do not start with an "H" you will NOT find a hospital by looking for this sign on the side of the road. In Germany, the sign for hospital ( Krankenhaus ) is that of a red cross with sometimes the word Kilinik associated with it. The only roadsigns that you will see with a big capital "H" on it is for "Halte" and it refers to stops for the public transportation, such as bus and tram stops. And these signs are not red, so it should not confuse you with the German hospital red-cross sign. Now that you know what to look for when searching for a German Hospital, here are a few facts about them. There are three kinds of German Hospital: the public state hospitals (most common), the non-for-profit or charitable ones (such as red-cross or religious organisations such as Malteser) which account for about 38%, and the private for profit ones (around 7% of the total). You can also find University clinics in cities with universities. These clinics are open to out-patients. All hospitals (except the private ones) are open to all insured patients and, except in the case of an emergency, it is a doctor that will refer the patient to the hospital. Once there, it is the doctors of the hospital that will look after the patient and NOT the one that had asked for the transfer. In other words it is your doctor who asks for your transfer but, unlike in North America, it is someone else who will look after you once you're in a German hospital. You should bring proof of your health insurance with you, especially if you are NOT part of the State health insurance. Although, it is very improbable that a German hospital will refuse you access (especially in case of emergency), the hospitals are not free: you (and your insurance) have to pay for every treatment received. On the other, if you are covered by the general social security health insurance, the bills are going to be taken care of by this insurance. But, you might still have to pay a minimum fee per day for a room. But, if you have an independent private insurance, you should check with them to know what kind of coverage you have before going to a hospital. You will have to pay the bills and then apply for a refund. Another point is that you will probably end up with many different bills: one for each department or kind of treatment you had, such as radiology, cardiology, nursing staff, etc. In case of emergency, it is possible that even foreigners will be covered by the state insurance, depending on the international agreements between Germany and the foreigners' country. As I mentioned in the Health Care page the German healthcare is very efficient and you should expect high quality care from it. Germans are also more advance in some domains than most other countries in the world and they use up-to-date treatments and procedures. On the other hand, there are a few differences between German hospital and North American ones. First of all, most beds do not have curtains around them and it is possible that you won't be issued a gown for examinations (this varies from one place to the next.) For example, my "Mann" was offered one in a private clinic, while the husband of a friend did not have one in a hospital. And both places are only a few kilometers apart, in the same region. So, you might want to bring pajamas or sleepwear with you, as well as a towel, as few hospitals issue them, either. You might also want to bring some toiletries and slippers. But do not bring too much: the lockers are small and space is limited. As in North America and most developed countries, meals are included in German Hospitals. But the biggest meal is lunch, not the dinner, and the dinner ("supper" for some) might be quite early (4:30 pm). The length of stay in German Hospitals is also


Which jockey won the Derby at Epsom in 2015 for the second time?

Epsom Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori wins Derby for second time after steering favourite Golden Horn to victory | The Independent Epsom Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori wins Derby for second time after steering favourite Golden Horn to victory Italian adds another flourish to his colourful career, writes Nick Townsend Saturday 6 June 2015 16:05 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Frankie Dettori raises his fist in the air after the triumph Was he happy? Was he hell. Right-fist clenched approaching the finish line, a look of astonishment after it as the realisation of what he had achieved hit him hard, Frankie Dettori was in the mood to embrace everyone and everything in his path as he returned Golden Horn to Epsom’s tiny winner’s enclosure, a second Derby victory secure. First to get a smacker was the winning trainer John Gosden, the man to whom the Italian was stable jockey in the 1990s, and who he regards as a “father figure and a friend”; then owner Anthony Oppenheimer, a member of the De Beers diamond family; the 44-year-old even puckered up to a television camera lens. After his trademark flying dismount from the unbeaten 13-8 favourite, who finished in 2min 32.32sec, the third-fastest time in the 236 renewals of the race, and was the first British-bred winner since Workforce in 2010, Dettori said: “I knew this was a good horse. It was up to me to mess it up. I was just a passenger.” He added: “I was about to say this is better than sex, but my wife won’t like it. But it’s just as good.” You don’t imagine that Catherine Dettori will be too enamoured by that, either. But she will understand her husband’s sense of utter relief after claiming a second Derby eight years after his first on Authorized at the 20th time of trying. Before the jockeys mounted their horses, Lester Piggott, who would still be riding Derby winners to add to his record nine, given half the chance, handed out commemorative caps to all the jockeys. “The reassurance I got just before the race was from Lester, who said: ‘I wish I was on your horse’. I thought, if he says that, I am on the right lines.” In Flat racing, it is wealth and purchasing power which invariably brings home the glory, the prizemoney – a touch over £813,000 to the winner here – and more pertinently a probable future value as a stallion of in excess of £20 million. Ironically, the winner was once offered for sale by owner-breeder Oppenheimer at auction, but he failed to find a buyer. But that is a rare occurrence. Frankie Dettori celebrates as he rides Golden Horn to victory The runner-up Jack Hobbs, also trained by Gosden who finally prised the Aidan O’Brien stranglehold from his hold on first prize after the Co. Tipperary man’s three successive Derby victories, had been recently purchased by Sheik Mohammed’s Godolphin operation. Godolphin had bought 4-1 second favourite Jack Hobbs – who ran a splendid race to finish well clear of the third, William Haggas’s 16-1 shot Storm The Stars – from Gosden’s wife Rachel Hood and two of her university friends.  But this triumph transcended such monetary considerations. This represented a renaissance for Dettori who has been quiet in recent years. This was his first Derby ride since 2011. He has savoured only one victory in an elite Group I race in the last two years, but here seemingly everyone on Epsom Downs bar the bookmakers was swept up by Frankie fever. “The public love Frankie and we’ll be counting the cost of Dettori’s Derby for some time,” a William Hill representative reflected mournfully. Dettori has a magnetic pull for the racing public. He is exuberant, garrulous, flawed, and blessed – this was the man who survived a plane crash 15 years ago – and though he remains the ultimate showman, he retains all his horsemanship. Most of the portents pointed to a Golden Horn victory. He had the most experienced jockey – by far. The Italian knows the terrain of this idiosyncratic course that includes a punishing uphill first five furlongs and a steep descent to Tattenham corner so well, he could map it for the Ordnance Survey. But there wa


What is the first name of the Coronation Street character who has had surnames Potter, McIntyre and Rodwell among others?

Audrey Roberts | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit A single mother, Audrey Potter originally had little interest in her daughter, Gail's life. In 1984 , she was engaged to be married to George Hepworth , but it fell through when it transpired he was interested in younger women. She married local councillor Alf Roberts on 23rd December 1985 . Often frustrated by Alf's cautious ways, Audrey was still devastated when he suffered a heart attack in 1987 . In 1988 , Malcom Reid, the adoptive father of Audrey's son, Stephen, travelled back to the United Kingdom from Canada in an attempt to get Audrey to leave Alf and marry him. Audrey refused, stating that Alf had been good to her and that the problems in her marriage were her fault too. In the 1990s, when Alf enjoyed a second term as Mayor of Weatherfield, social climbing Audrey was thrilled. Audrey with her children Stephen and Gail in 1996 Over the years, Audrey mellowed from a social climber to a more sympathetic character. Audrey's other child, Stephen Reid , lives in Canada. She has never been short of love interests, and has had romantic entanglements with Fred Elliott and undertaker Archie Shuttleworth , among others. Audrey's best friend was Alma Halliwell (played by Amanda Barrie ). Audrey was devastated when Alma died of cervical cancer in 2001. Audrey nearly became a victim of her serial killer son-in-law Richard when he discovered she was worth a lot of money, inherited from Alf. He set fire to her house but she was rescued by Steve McDonald . In the October 2006 period, Audrey spoke to her close friend Fred Elliott , who was due to marry Bev Unwin later that week, and told him how she wished he was marrying her, not Bev. This caused Fred to have doubts about his decision but had seemingly decided upon marrying Bev. Audrey then told Ashley that she would not be coming to the wedding, which led to Fred borrowing Bev's car to visit her. After a heart-to-heart, Fred prepared to leave Audrey's house to get back to the church but collapsed in the hall and died. Audrey, accompanied by the police broke the news to Ashley and Claire at the church. Audrey struck up a relationship with old friend Bill Webster , in an episode in late 2006. However, on an episode on Christmas Day, Bill's wife Maureen turned up, and the secret affair was revealed. Bill returned to Germany but came back to the street early in the year 2007 and rekindled his relationship with Audrey, and he subsequently moved in with her. She currently owns and runs a hair salon and employs Maria Connor , David Platt and Kylie Platt . Previous employees include Natasha Blakeman and Sarah Platt  . In the September 2007 period, Audrey took her grandson David into her home after he got kicked out by Gail. Son Stephen returned in the Christmas 2007 period to offer David a job in Italy. He accepted but Audrey found drugs in his drawer at the salon and Stephen withdrew his offer. Jason , Sarah and Bethany decided to go, but Jason left Bethany and Sarah at the train station. Eventually, Audrey grew fed up with David, especially after she learned he had pushed Gail down the stairs in a fit of rage. She was dumbfounded when Gail refused to press charges, and still has a reticent relationship with her grandson. In spring 2008, Audrey was contacted by Ted Page , Gail's biological father who never knew of Gail's existence. Audrey met up with him and soon told him he had a daughter. He was surprised, and Audrey was very surprised herself to learn Ted was gay. This led characters such as David's girlfriend Tina to jokingly question whether or not Audrey had "turned" Ted gay, which he denied. On 4th August 2008 Audrey was returning from a 'booze cruise' in France with Bill, Janice and Roger . She'd been miserable the whole time and felt Bill had ignored her. Bill had been drinking so Audrey insisted she drove. While driving, Audrey began having an argument with Janice, who accused her of being a fortune hunter and caring nothing about Alf or Fred. Audrey was furious, even more so when Bill chose not to defen


How many threepenny bits were in a pound?

Pre-decimal British coinage | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Whoops! Maybe you were looking for LSD ? “If I give you a sovereign, can I see your thruppenny bits?” ~ Noel Coward Fifty pre-decimal pennies from 1959. This much money would have been sufficient to purchase a four-bedroomed house and a Morris Oxford V . Prior to decimalisation, when Great Britain and Ireland adopted a confusing monetary system based around a pound made up of one hundred pennies, a far more logical system known as LSD was used. L, S and D are the first letters of the names given to the different units of coin - L obviously stands for pounds and D stands for pennies (or pence). So far, everything is straightforward. Oddly however, S stands for shillings. Though pre-decimal currency is thought confusing by people under the age of 40 and foreigners , it really was much easier than the current system - and will undoubtedly be reintroduced if right-thinking British people get their way - as we shall see here. For the religious among us who choose to believe lies, the so-called experts at Wikipedia have an article about Pre-decimal British coinage . Contents [ show ] Farthing A farthing was equal to one quarter of a penny and would have been the weekly wage expected by the average working man up until the late 1920s when the Great Depression caused wages to fall dramatically. Very few women worked in those days (those that did were generally engaged in traditional female employment and were looked down upon by society); those that did were paid less than this amount because, strange as it may seem in these times of equality , it was then considered that a woman's work was worth less than a man's. However, as there was no coin worth less than a farthing, a group of four women would have to share one farthing between themselves and grocery shop as a group, splitting the purchases amongst themselves after buying. Although the farthing was insufficient to purchase anything at all post-1950, the coin was kept in circulation because the British population with their nostalgic love of pointless tradition had a great fondness for it and the cute picture of a wren on the back. Farthings were 13 inches wide, 4 inches thick and weighed 60lb. Halfpenny Two farthings made a halfpenny which had a depiction of a galleon in full sail on the obverse as a reminder of our proud nation's glorious naval tradition which led to the Empire and all the good things that came of it. A halfpenny was what your grandad got for his weekly pocket money when he was seven years old back in 1920 and, as he's so fond of telling you, was enough money to see a western of a Saturday afternoon and still have enough change left over for a bag of chips and a packet of Woodbines on the way home. A halfpenny was much smaller than a farthing in order to be more portable, measuring just 10 inches across and 2.5 inches thick with a weight of only 36lb. Penny This old dear is having a well-earned breather after carrying her penny halfway to the village shop. When she gets there, she'll spend it on catfood , cabbages , whisky and her BNP membership fee. Four farthings or two halfpennies made a penny, an incredible sum of money to the working classes , and enough to buy a modern house with sufficiently modern facilities as to be hygienic enough that only four of your twelve children would die before their first birthdays. 240 pennies made a pound, with each coin measuring just under 41 inches wide and 11 inches thickness with a weight of 134lb. As previously mentioned, penny was abbreviated to d. As seen in the photograph, one penny was the state weekly pension for many years. However, as Britain has become more prosperous, the pension has risen time and time again with many elderly people now living luxuriously on pensions of as much as twenty times this amount. Threepence The threepence coin, known as a threepenny bit. The uniquely-shaped threepence coin, known as threepenny bit, was a convex regular polytope with a symmetry group of four-dimensional space, being a uniform star-polychoron


Which instrument appears in a Mexican Mariachi band, alongside guitars and violins?

excerpts from --- Mexico, The Meeting of Two Cultures 1991 Higgins and Associates, New York, NY for The 7-Eleven Hispanic Arts Festival (Arts for Business) The Wedding of Musical Traditions Prior to the arrival of Cortes the music of Mexico, played with rattles, drums, reed and clay flutes, and conch-shell horns, was an integral part of religious celebrations. Quickly, however, as Christianity spread, in many areas these instruments gave way to instruments imported by the Spanish: violins, guitars and harps, brass horns, and woodwinds. The Indian and mestizo musicians not only learned to play European instruments, but also to build their own, sometimes giving them shapes and tunings of their own invention. Music and dance were important elements of Spanish theatrical productions, enormously popular throughout the Spanish speaking world during the colonial period. The typical Spanish theatrical orchestra of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries was comprised of violins (usually two), harp and guitars (or guitar variants). It was from this group that several of the most distinctive regional ensembles of Mexico developed, including the Mariachi. Mariachi - What Does It Mean? Musicologists and folklorists have argued for years over the origin of the word - Mariachi. The explanation that appears most frequently - especially on record jackets and in travel brochures - is that it is a variation of the French word mariage, meaning wedding or marriage, and comes from the time in the nineteenth century when Maximillian, a Frenchman, was Emperor of Mexico. According to this myth the Mariachi was named by the French after the celebration with which it was most commonly associated. But this explanation, always regarded as highly doubtful by linguists, was totally discredited recently when a use of the word was found that predated the time when the French arrived in Mexico. Currently, however, the best scholarly opinion is that the word mariachi has native roots. One theory is that it comes from the name of the wood used to make the platform on which the performers danced to the music of the village musicians. But whatever its true source - and the truth may never be discovered with absolute certainty - the word today has one meaning that is crystal clear: Mariachi means on of the most exciting and enchanting musical ensembles found anywhere in the world. The Unique Make-Up of the Mariachi Ensemble In the complete Mariachi group today there are as many as six to eight violins, two trumpets, and a guitar - all standard European instruments. Then there is a high-itched, round-backed guitar called the vihuela, which when strummed in the traditional manner gives the Mariachi its typical rhythmic vitality; a deep-voiced guitar called the guitarró n which serves as the bass of the ensemble; and a Mexican folk harp, which usually doubles the base line, but also ornaments the melody. While these three instruments have European origins, in their present form they are strictly Mexican. The sound that these instruments combine to make is unique. Like the sarape, which often used widely contrasting colors side by side - green and orange, yellow and blue - the Mariachi used sharply contrasting sounds: the sweet sounds of the violins against the brilliance of the trumpets, and the deep sound of the guitarró n against the crisp, high voice of the vihuela; and the frequent shifting between syncopation and on-beat rhythm. The resulting sound is the heart and soul of Mexico. The Beginning of the Mariachi We Know Today Although the origins of Mariachi music go back hundreds of years, in the form we know it the Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Mexican state of Jalisco - according to popular legend, in the town of Cocula. The Mariachi was the distinctive version of the Spanish theatrical orchestra of violins, harp and guitars which developed in and around Jalisco. In other areas such as Veracruz and the Huasteca region in the northeast, the ensemble evolved differently. By the end of the nineteenth century,


Which African country is bordered by six countries including to the North by Libya, to the East by Sudan, to the South by The Central African Republic and to the West by Niger?

African Country Profiles - United African Organization African Country Profiles Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city. Cameroon Officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the northeast, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. Chad Officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Gabon Officially the Gabonese Republic is a sovereign state located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf of Guinea to the west. Ghana Ghana officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. Guinea-Bissau Officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. It covers nearly 14,000 sq mi with an estimated population of 1,600,000.


Who was the losing presidential candidate to Dwight D Eisenhower in 1956?

Presidential Election of 1956 << 1952 The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier. Incumbent President Eisenhower was popular, but had health conditions that became a quiet issue. Stevenson remained popular with a core of liberal Democrats but held no office and had no real base. He (and Eisenhower) largely ignored the civil rights issue. Eisenhower had ended the Korean War and the nation was prosperous, so a landslide for the charismatic Eisenhower was never in doubt. This was the last presidential election prior to the statehood of Alaska and Hawaii, who would first take part as states in the 1960 presidential election. It was also the last election where at least one of the major candidates was born in the 19th century.


In which city were Jessica Ennis and Naseem Hamed born?

Former world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed loses £1m selling Yorkshire mansion | Daily Mail Online Next That's below the belt! Ex-world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed is forced to sell his luxury mansion for £1million LESS than he paid for it He bought ten bedroom mansion in Sheffield for £3,330,000 in 2005 and has sold it at a reported loss for £2,350,000 The 10-bedroom 1900s manor house is surrounded by 10 acres of gardens in the affluent area of Dore It is just yards from where the boxer caused a 90mph road crash which left a man with devastating injuries The former European Bantamweight fighter now lives in Surrey with his wife and family


In which fictional city in Rhode Island does the Griffin family live in the Family Guy TV cartoon series?

Quahog, Rhode Island | Family Guy Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Quahog (pronounced "KO-hog") is a fictional city in Newport County, Rhode Island where the animated television comedy Family Guy is set. The Griffin Family , the Brown family , the Swanson family , and Glenn Quagmire live on Spooner Street , with the Griffin family residing at 31 Spooner Street . The population of Quahog in " Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream " is 800. The ZIP code, as revealed in " FOX-y Lady ", is 00093. Peter's birth certificate in " Quagmire's Mom " gives the location as Newport County . Contents [ show ] History Quahog was founded by Griffin Peterson , who had been exiled to America by King Stewart III in " Peter's Progress ". The king later gave Peterson control over Quahog after Peterson beat him in a talent show. A myth was later created that said that Quahog was founded by Miles "Chatterbox" Musket with the assistance of a magical talking clam. People and places in Quahog Mayor Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. Quahog's local celebrities are the anchors of its Channel 5 news show, Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons . Their Japanese newswoman is called Tricia Takanawa .  The Drunken Clam is a bar that Peter and his friends frequently visit along with his friends; Joe Swanson, who is a paraplegic police officer, Cleveland Brown who is a deli owner and Glenn Quagmire who is an airline pilot and general Ladies man. Peter works as an assembly worker in a toy factory in early episodes, but is a self-employed fisherman and an employee of the fictitious Pawtucket Brewery in later episodes. In " E. Peterbus Unum " it is found out that Peter's house is not part of Quahog, and not even part of the United States of America, in which he calls the new territory Petoria . Petoria was originally to be called Peterland, but a local gay bar had already taken it. In " Peter's Got Woods ", Brian and his new girlfriend Shauna Parks , decide to propose a changing of James Woods Regional High School to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, Peter, feeling betrayed by Brian and left out, retaliates against Brian by bringing James Woods on the night of the school meeting to protect the name. Real-world locations Seth MacFarlane , the show's creator, had been a resident of Rhode Island, and leaves unequivocal Rhode Island landmarks from which one may infer intended locations for events. Several times every episode, the actual Providence skyline can be seen in the distance. The three buildings that are depicted are, from left to right and furthest to closest, One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Tower. This ordering of buildings and the angle at which they are viewed (see figure at right) indicates that Quahog is primarily west of downtown Providence. If Quahog is to have a counterpart in Rhode Island geography and be consistent with this, it would have to be either Johnston, Rhode Island; Cranston, Rhode Island; North Providence, Rhode Island; Scituate, Rhode Island; or a western portion of Providence itself. However, in a few episodes Quahog is shown to have a coastline such as " Fifteen Minutes of Shame ", " Fore Father ", and " The Perfect Castaway ", which only Cranston and Providence possess. This is supported by the fact that the real-world "31 Spooner Street" is located in Providence, immediately west of Roger Williams Park. MacFarlane has said in a DVD commentary that the street was named after Spooner Hill Road, along which is his boyhood home. Also, a map seen in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" does not resemble a map of the neighborhood of the actual Spooner Street. In " Not All Dogs Go To Heaven ", the 'zoomout' at the end shows Quahog to be somewhere between Cranston and Warwick, almost directly north of the Theodore Francis Green Airport. In " E. Peterbus Unum ", a map of Rhode Island is shown with Quahog shown in red with Quahog appearing to be in the vicinity of Tiverton, Rhode Island. MacFarlane, in an interview with local WNAC Fox 64 News, has stated that the town is modeled after Cranston, Rhode Island. The name Quahog A


Which theatrical movement was initiated by Antonin Artaud in the 1930s 'to disturb audiences and strip away the veneer of civilisation'?

Full text of "Guggenheim Museum A to Z" See other formats Guggenheim Museum    M US E U M   Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive  in 2012 with funding from  IVIetropolitan New York Library Council - METRO   http://archive.org/details/museumOOsolo   Guggenheim Museum: A to Z   The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation  Honorary Trustees in Perpetuity Solomon R. Guggenheim Justin K. Thannhauser Peggy Guggenheim  President  Peter Lawson-Johnston  Vice-Presidents  The Right Honorable Earl Castle Stewart  Wendy L-J. McNeil  Robert M. Gardiner  Director Thomas Krens  Trustees  The Right Honorable Earl Castle Stewart  Mary Sharp Cronson  Elaine Dannheisser  Michel David-WeiU  Carlo De Benedetti  The Honorable Gianni De Michelis  Robin Chandler Duke  Robert M. Gardiner  Jacques Hachuel Moreno  Rainer Heubach  Thomas Krens  Peter Lawson-Johnston  Arthur Levitt, Jr.  Wendy L-J. McNeil  Edward H. Meyer  Heinz Ruhnau  Denise Saul  William A. Schreyer  James B. Sherwood Raja Sidawi  Seymour Slive  Peter W Stroh  Stephen C. Swid  Rawleigh Warner, Jr.  Michael F. Wettach  Donald M. Wilson  William T. Ylvisaker  Honorary Trustee Claude Pompidou  Director Emeritus Thomas M. Messer   Guggenheim Museum: A to Z   Nancy Spector, General Editor Preface by Thomas Krens  Entries by Nancy Spector, Jennifer Blessing, Cornelia Lauf, Jan Avgikos  and Dore Ashton, Germano Celant, Lisa Dennison, Judi Freeman, Gary Garrels, Michael Govan, Linda Dalrymple Henderson, Lysa Hochroth, John Miller, Rose-Carol Washton Long, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Mark Rosenthal, Joseph Thompson, Coosje van Bruggen, Diane Waldman   ©The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 1992 All rights reserved  ISBN: 0-89207-071-4  Pubhshed by the Guggenheim Museum  1 07 1 Fifth Avenue  New York, New York 10 128  Distributed by RizzoH International Publications, Inc. 300 Park Avenue South New York, New York 100 10  All photographs are by David Heald with the exception of: pp. 59 (top), 185 (bottom), 247 by Andrew Frolows; p. 85 by Robert E. Mates; p. 10 1 by James Franklin; p. 217 by Attilio Maranzano; p. 227 courtesy Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NYC; p. 239 courtesy The Pace Gallery; p. 253 courtesy Sonnabend Gallery  The captions provide English titles and dates for works that are illustrated. Dimensions are given in inches; height precedes width, followed by depth when relevant. The first two digits of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation number indicate the year of acquisition.  Color separations by Color Control, Inc., Redmond, Wash.  Printed in Italy by Arti Grafiche Motta, Milan   Contents   8  Preface  Thomas Krens  lO  Introduction and Acknowledgments  Nancy Spector  12  Building Diagrams:  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  Guggenheim Museum SoHo  17  A toZ:  Guggenheim Museum Collection and  Concepts in 20th-century Art  268  Suggested Readings  283  Glossary of Terms   Preface  The overall quality and importance of the works of art presented in this book might give the impression that the Guggenheim collection is the realization of a carefully considered and implemented strategy, one that anticipated the major artists and developments of the 20th century with a singular prescience. There is more than a bit of irony in such a conclusion, however, for the museum evolved without benefit of a master plan. That it is now celebrated in this guide is a testimony to the felicitous nature of collecting and the fortuitous circumstances that brought these significant aesthetic objects together.  The story of the Guggenheim Museum in New York is essentially the story of five very different private collections — Solomon R. Guggenheim's collection of non-objective paintings; Justin K. Thannhauser's singular array of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern masterpieces; Karl Nierendorf's holdings in German Expressionism; Katherine S. Dreier's paintings and sculptures of the historic avant- garde; and Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo's vast hold


What is the name of the bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden?

The Oresund Bridge - Scandinavia Travel The Oresund Bridge The Bridge Connecting Denmark And Sweden https://www.flickr.com/photos/newsoresund/ By Terri Mapes Updated September 09, 2016. The Øresund Bridge (locally called Øresundsbron) is the bridge that connects Amager and Oresund in Denmark (on the island Zealand ) with Skane, Sweden, a total length of just over 10 miles (16,4 km). This is the road connection between the metropolitan areas of Copenhagen and Malmo . Perfect for travelers wanting a quick connection between Sweden and Denmark without flying, the Øresund Bridge now carries more than 60,000 travelers daily - amongst them both local commuters and visitors. The Øresund Bridge offers a 4-lane road carrying 6 million vehicles per year, and two train tracks (another 8 million people each year). When was the Øresund Bridge built? Well, in 1991, the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed on constructing this massive project , and while it took a while to build this monster bridge, the Oresund Bridge was officially opened on July 1, 2000. Building the Øresund bridge included construction of a bridge, a tunnel (2.5 miles long / 4 km) and a new island where travelers go from tunnel-level (on the Danish side) to the level of the bridge. continue reading below our video Long-Haul Flight Survival Tips Øresund Bridge Toll: Travelers have several options when it comes to toll passes for the bridge. Single use toll passes for cars are available for EUR 36, vans and similar vehicles cost EUR 71. Besides a popular annual bridge pass (called BroPas) aimed at commuters, travelers might want to consider purchasing a 10-trip pass with a 30% discount (EUR 260 for cars.) The toll for driving across the Øresund Bridge is paid at the toll station on the Swedish side. Thankfully, they accept both cash and credit cards . There is no border control as both Denmark and Sweden are part of the European Union. Also, check the bridge traffic & toll information . The Øresund Bridge's local name "Øresundsbron" is a combination of the Danish word "Øresundsbroen" and the Swedish word "Öresundsbron", both meaning Oresund Bridge in English. FUN FACT: The high bridge part of the Øresund Bridge has the longest cable-stayed main span of all bridges in the world. That goes for both road and rail traffic! And, the tunnel part of Øresundsbron is the world's longest underwater tube tunnel, also for both road and rail traffic.


Who scored most goals, 26, in the Premier League in 2014-2015?

Premier League Top Scorers | Most Premier League Goals Barrie 25 May, 2012 Best of SL , English Premier League , Football Stats , Lists Who are the the all time Premier League top scorers? Which Premier League players have scored 100 goals or more? Who has scored the most goals in each Premier League season? And who is the top Premier League scorer this season? Below we’ve answered all of the above questions – all players in the Premier League 100 club, the golden boot winners from previous Premier League seasons and the goalscoring charts from the most recent (2013/2014) Premier League season. The top five Premier League goal scorers get their own little write up and a link to video of their goals. Everyone outside of that gets just their name, the clubs they played and scored for (or club, in the case of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Matt LeTissier) and, of course, their total number of Premier League goals. You can also jump directly to the Premier League Golden Boot winners and Most Premier League goals this season sections. Premier League Top Scorers This Season All Time Premier League Top Scorers The top ten all time Premier League top scorers are: 1. Alan Shearer: 260 goals in 434 appearances 2. Andy Cole: 187 goals in 408 appearances 2. Wayne Rooney: 187 goals in 374 appearances * 4. Frank Lampard: 177 goals in 586 appearances 5. Thierry Henry: 175 goals in 258 appearances 6.  Robbie Fowler: 163 goals in 375 appearances 7. Michael Owen: 163 goals in 362 appearances 8. Les Ferdinand: 150 goals in 347 appearances 9. Teddy Sheringham: 147 goals in 407 appearances 10. Robin van Persie: 144 goals in 314 appearances *Still playing ———————————————————————————————————- ALAN SHEARER: Blackburn (1992-1996), Newcastle (1996-2006) Alan Shearer, OBE, was born on 13th August 1970. Having started his career at Southampton, he went on to become one of the most prolific scorers of all time with Blackburn and his beloved Newcastle. Great in the air, predatory from close range and deadly from distance, Shearer was at one time the complete striker. A series of knee injuries robbed him of some pace, but Shearer adapted his game in his later years and continued to find the net. After the first ten years of the Premier League, Shearer was named as the outstanding player of the decade. He is also listed in the FIFA 100 greatest living footballers. Shearer played 63 times for England, scoring 30 goals. He captained the side on 34 occasions. Now working as a pundit on BBC television’s Match of the Day, Shearer had a brief spell as Newcastle United manager in 2008/9, when he took charge for the last eight games but was unable to save the club from relegation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqkfzH7A8Ow   ANDY COLE: Newcastle (1993-95), Manchester Utd (1995-2001), Blackburn (2001-04), Fulham (2004-05), Man City (2005-06), Portsmouth (2006-07), Birmingham (2007), Sunderland (2007-08) Andy Cole, or Andrew Cole, as he now prefers to be called was born on 15th October 1971. He began his career with Arsenal, but played just one game before moving to Bristol City. His goal scoring exploits for The Robins caught the attention of Kevin Keegan at Newcastle, who signed the striker in 1993. Cole partnered Peter Beardsley, won the First Division and continued scoring in the Premier League for he following two seasons. He was sold controversially to Manchester United in 1995, where he went on to achieve huge success. He was the top scorer in Europe for United in the treble winning season of 1998-99, a season in which he and Dwight Yorke contributed 53 goals between them overall. Cole scored the goal that won the Premier League title, and the goal that took them to the Champions League final. He has five Premier League winners medals, one Champions League winners medal and two FA Cup winners medals. Since leaving United Cole has played at Blackburn, Fulham, Mancheser City, Portsmouth, Birmingham and Sunderland, without quite recapturing his best goal scoring form. Cole finished his career with a loan move to Burnley and a brief spell at Nottingham Forest


Who played Bond villain Max Zorin in A View to a Kill?

Isaac Chotiner Isaac Chotiner is a Slate contributor.  Although A View to Kill is one of the lesser entries in the series, and although it ultimately gave us a spirited (if slightly crazed) performance by Christopher Walken as Zorin, Bowie—then in his late 30s (View was released in 1985)—would surely have been fascinating in the role. (The part was also offered to Sting and Mick Jagger.) So close was Bowie to formally accepting the offer that the Bond filmmakers even released a statement saying he was going to take it. Advertisement But it was not to be. Bond fans—and Bowie fans—not only missed the opportunity to hear him spout a Bond nemesis’ typically over-the-top threats, but, even worse, they missed the chance to see Bowie team up with Grace Jones, who gives an utterly bizarre performance as May Day, the film’s villainess. (The weird sexual dynamic between Jones and Walken would have even more mesmerizing with Bowie in the role.)  How would he have fared otherwise? What any good Bond villain needs, above even a cruel scheme, is a rapport with our hero. It’s hard to know how Bowie and the debonair, aging, relentlessly poised Moore would have meshed, but the contrast would have been one to behold. (Bowie’s eventual villainous turn did occur, with mixed results, in Jim Henson’s Labryinth.) But perhaps Bowie wasn’t entirely absent from A View to Kill, after all: some have speculated that Walken’s strange hair color and style in the film were meant as an homage to the singer. “I didn’t want to spend five months watching my stunt double fall off cliffs,” Bowie would later say. How wrong he was. Max Zorin eventually falls off the Golden Gate Bridge.