Which British Prime Minister, born in Chelsea in February 1894, died on December 29th 1986 aged 92 ?

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894 - 1986) - Genealogy Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton Also Known As: 52 Cadogan Pl, Kensington, Greater London, United Kingdom Death: in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex, United Kingdom Place of Burial: St Giles' Church Horsted Keynes Immediate Family: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Managed by: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Son: Maurice Crawford MacMillan, Helen Artie Tarleton MacMillan Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (o.s. Cavendish) Children: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, Londres Death: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (nacida Cavendisch) Children: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, London England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Birch Grove, Sussex England Wife: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, London England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Birch Grove, Sussex England Wife: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex, England Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Children: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Children: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex Parents: Maurice Crawford Macmillan, Helen Artie Tarleton Macmillan (born Belles) Wife: St George Hanover Square, London, England Spouse (implied): Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England Birth date: http://ww2gravestone.com/people/macmillan-maurice-harold/ Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963. Nicknamed 'Supermac' and known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability, Macmillan achieved notoriety before the Second World War as a Tory radical and critic of appeasement. Rising to high office as a protegé of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, he believed in the essential decency of the post-war settlement and the necessity of a mixed economy, and in his premiership pursued corporatist policies to develop the domestic market as the engine of growth.[2] As a One Nation Tory of the Disraelian tradition, haunted by memories of the Great Depression, he championed a Keynesian strategy of public investment to maintain demand, winning a second term in 1959 on an electioneering budget. Benefiting from favourable international conditions,[3] he presided over an age of affluence, marked by low unemployment and high if uneven growth. In his Bedford speech of July 1957 he told the nation they had 'never had it so good',[4] but warned of the dangers of inflation, summing up the fragile prosperity of the 1950s.[5] In international affairs Macmillan rebuilt the special relationship with the United States from the wreckage of Suez, and redrew the world map by decolonising sub-Saharan Africa. Reconfiguring the nation's defences to meet the realities of the nuclear age, he ended National Service, strengthened the nuclear deterrent by acquiring Polaris, and pioneered the Nuclear Test Ban with the United States and the Soviet Union. Belatedly recognising the dangers of strategic dependence, he sought a new role for Britain in Europe, but his unwillingness to disclose United States nuclear secrets to France contributed to a French veto of the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community.[6] Macmillan's government in its final year was rocked by the Vassall and Profumo scandals, which seemed to symbolise for the rebellious youth of the 1960s the moral decay of the British establishment.[7] Resigning prematurely after a medical misdiagnosis, Macmillan lived out a long retirement as an elder statesman of global stature. He was as trenchant a critic of his successors in his old age as he had been of his predecessors in his youth. When asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, Macmillan replied: 'Events, my dear boy, events'.[8] Contents [hide] [edit]Early life [edit]Family Harold Macmillan was born at 52 Cadogan Place in Chelsea, London, to Maurice Crawford Macmillan (1853–1936), publisher, and Helen (Nellie) A


What was the name of the husband and manager of TV star Cilla Black who died in 1999, ending over 30 years of marriage ?

BBC News | UK | Cilla's husband dies Saturday, October 23, 1999 Published at 18:48 GMT 19:48 UK UK Cilla's husband dies Bobby with Cilla when she received her OBE in 1997 Bobby Willis, husband of television star Cilla Black, has died after a long battle with liver and lung cancer. The Blind Date presenter's husband of 30 years, who was diagnosed with the disease in July, died at The Royal Free Hospital in London at 1300BST on Saturday. Cilla and their sons Robert 28, Ben, 24, and Jack, 17, were at his bedside. Bobby, 57, had been admitted to the hospital suffering from a chest infection which escalated into pneumonia, said a spokeswoman for LWT. Wedding: Cilla and Bobby's big day in 1969 She continued: "Our thoughts and sympathy are with Cilla and her family at this traumatic time. "Two Blind Date shows planned for Monday and Tuesday have been cancelled because of the bereavement. "Cilla and her family have asked for privacy at this difficult time." The couple, who lived in Denham in Buckinghamshire, were said to have had one of the strongest relationships in showbusiness. Before Bobby's illness they were said to have spent only three nights apart since their marriage. When her husband was diagnosed with cancer, Cilla said: "If it was me, I would have fallen to pieces and given up. But not Bobby. "He refuses to be negative and has kept his marvellous sense of humour. "He is an incredible man." In the past Cilla has said of her husband, who was also her manager: "I'd be totally        lost without him. I wouldn't have lasted five minutes without him." Talk show host Michael Parkinson said: "Bobby was very engaging, very funny and a nice man. The two were inseparable. It's going to be awful for Cilla to cope with but she's got a very strong family." He added: "It can be a strain on a relationship having a husband as a manager but it worked perfectly with them. I can't imagine anybody having a better relationship. "They were two sides of the same coin. They made all decisions together. Bobby was Cilla's husband, manager, boyfriend and confidant." Driving force Bobby met his wife in a Liverpool club when she was a 15-year-old typist and he was a 17-year-old baker. He is said to have shelved his own plans for stardom as a singer to concentrate on her career, driving her transformation from a 1960s singing star into Britain's most successful female entertainer. In 1963, the couple moved from Liverpool to London, where Cilla met George Martin, the Beatles' producer. "I think that is when work and our relationship became one," Bobby once said. "We made a bond that's lasted all through our life." Their early years together were reported to have been turbulent, with friends saying there were furious rows in the days when she topped the bill at the London Palladium. Bobby said he often used to start driving back to Liverpool after an argument, but would always turn round again. Eventually he steered Cilla to a �12m fortune - she was        recently listed as the UK's 27th richest woman.


Standing at 1,792 feet in height and opened in 2013, the building known as One World Trade Centre is commonly known by what other name ?

27 world famous buildings to inspire you | Creative Bloq 27 world famous buildings to inspire you 27 world famous buildings to inspire you By Kerrie Hughes   From the Colosseum to the Kabba, get a dose of inspiration from 27 of the world's most famous buildings. Shares Whether you're a busy art director or an illustrator working from home , every creative needs some downtime. And there's no better way to both relax and be inspired than jetting off somewhere you've never been before. Whenever we travel to far-flung places, we're attracted to the famous buildings. Much like a photograph, architectural designs record details of specific moments in time. But unlike an photograph, physical structures go on to have a life of their own, becoming a central and functional part of countless people's lives for hundreds, if not thousands, of years after they were built. Here we have picked 27 of the most famous building designs from around the world to inspire you. 01. Lotus Temple The temple welcomes worshippers of all faiths The Lotus Temple is a Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi consisting of 27 structures resembling petals of the lotus flower that open onto a central hall around 40m high. It has nine sides, nine doors, and can accommodate 2,500 people. It's surface is made of white marble from Mount Pentelicus in Greece, the same marble used to build the Parthenon. Since its completion in 1986 it has become one of the most visited buildings in the world, attracting over 100 million people.  02. Cologne Cathedral Germany's most-visited landmark Cologne Cathedral is a High Gothic five-aisled basilica, the construction of which began in 1248 and stopped in 1473, before the building was complete. Work did not resume until the 1800s, and it was finally finished in 1880. Later work follows the original medieval plan faithfully.  It is renowned as a Gothic masterpiece and houses many works of art as well as the tombs of 12 archbishops. 03. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem The Dome of the Rock is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture A masterpiece of Islamic architecture, the Dome of the Rock is a 7th century building, located in Jerusalem. Built by Caliph Abd al-Malik between 687 and 691, the octagonal plan and the rotunda dome of wood are of Byzantine design. The Persian tiles on the exterior and the marble slabs that decorate the interior were added by Suleiman I in 1561. The oldest extant Islamic monument, the Dome of the Rock has served as a model for architecture and other artistic endeavors for over a millennium. 04. La Pedrera, Barcelona Gaudi's La Pedrera is one of the most imaginative houses in the history of architecture Nested among the urban streets of Barcelona are some unusual and beautiful buildings by infamous architect Antoni Gaudi. His unique approach to the Art Nouveau movement generated some of the most creative buildings the world have ever seen. And La Pedrera is no exception. One of the most imaginative houses in the history of architecture, this is more sculpture than building. The façade is a varied and harmonious mass of undulating stone that, along with its forged iron balconies, explores the irregularities of the natural world. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognised this building as World Heritage in 1984. 05. One World Trade Center, New York The One World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Image © One World Trade Center The latest addition to New York's skyline, the One World Trade Center, is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Construction began in April 2006 and the final component of the building's spire installed five years later in 2013, making it the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world. The One World Trade Center's design is no coincidence, standing at a symbolic height of 1,776 feet (541m) in a direct nod to the year of the US Declaration of Independence. Designed by David M Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , the 104-story glass tower raises from a cube base before transforming from the 20th floor into


Whcih trick-taking card game originating in France, shares its name with a famous military leader and emperor who was born in 1769, even though the game is usually referred to by a much shortened name ?

Now I Know [Archive] - CM 01/02 Website Now I Know - Turning off Niagara Falls http://gallery.mailchimp.com/2889002ad89d45ca21f50ba46/images/Niagara_Falls.jpg Niagara Falls is a set of three waterfalls on the United States/Canada border. Collectively, they have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with over 2,400 cubic meters (or about 600,000 gallons) of water going over the edge every second. Horseshoe Falls, pictured right in the above photograph, is the largest of the three, while American Falls and the relatively small Bridal Veils Falls are the ones on the left. (Bridal Falls is the smaller, somewhat isolated waterfall to the right of the larger American Falls.) In the late 1960s, American Falls was exhibiting some rock building at its base, caused by decades if not centuries or millennia of rockslides. Officials were concerned that a rock buildup could cause American Falls to turn into rapids, as the upper shelf's floor tumbled below. But surveying the erosion was impossible given the massive amount of water flowing over the edge every second. So the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers needed a work-around. Their solution? Shut off American Falls. http://gallery.mailchimp.com/2889002ad89d45ca21f50ba46/images/xlarge_45560f90867002572d93ac93f865c6bb.jpeg American Falls doesn't have an "off" switch, of course, so the task force did the next best thing, and built a dam upstream of the falls, diverting the water toward Canada and ultimately to Horseshoe Falls. As pictured above (via this io9.com article), American Falls was bone dry. In was so dry, in fact, that the engineering team needed to pipe water back into the falls -- albeit only a little bit -- in order to keep the river bed irrigated and moist. And it also made for a neat, once-in-a-lifetime tourist opportunity, as for a short period during cleanup, visitors were allowed to walk onto part of the temporarily dry river bed. (At the top, of course.) The Army Corps of Engineers finished the cleanup work by November and, to get the water flowing and falling again, simply (okay, not so simply) blew up the temporary dam. A few months later, the authorities who ordered the survey of the dry waterbed opted against restructuring the rock bed. Instead, they decided to let nature take its course -- in this case, both literally and figuratively. Bonus fact: Earlier this year, aerialist Nik Wallenda crossed Niagara Falls on a high wire suspended nearly 200 feet (60 meters) above the water's surface. The walk took about 25 minutes and covered a distance of 1,800 feet (about half a kilometer). And while Wallenda's distance was the longest traversed by a Niagara-bound tightrope walker, his feat was not the first. In 1859, Charles Blondin successfully made a 1,100 foot walk across a wire suspended about 160 feet above the water. And he'd return to do it again, a few times. As Blondin's Wikipedia entry notes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blondin, he did so "with different theatrical variations: blindfolded, in a sack, trundling a wheelbarrow, on stilts, carrying a man (his manager, Harry Colcord) on his back, sitting down midway while he cooked and ate an omelet and standing on a chair with only one chair leg on the rope." wato20 Now I Know - Fordlandia http://gallery.mailchimp.com/2889002ad89d45ca21f50ba46/images/ridewith.jpeg Before World War II, most automobile tires were made from natural rubber -- latex collected from rubber trees. But by 1942, the United States found itself in a bind. Japan had taken control of Asia, which happened to be where the most abundant amount of readily-available rubber trees were. And the war effort required rubber. To counter this, the U.S. took a multi-pronged approach. First, it ramped up research into synthetic rubber (which not only proved ultimately successful, but has become the main source for rubber in tires). Second, the government pushed citizens to donate used tires in hopes of recycling them -- a failed idea as recycling rubber is something we still can't do. And finally, the government instituted gasoline rations


Which English author wrote many books in his writing career including The Ministry of Fear in 1943, The Third Man in 1949 and The Honorary Consul in 1973 ?

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Which American author wrote many books in his writing career including The Dream Merchants in 1949, A Stone For Danny Fisher in 1952 and The Carperbaggers in 1961 ?

Dr.S.K.Paul's Tutorials: HAROLD ROBBINS THE BEST-SELLER Monday, 22 March 2010 HAROLD ROBBINS THE BEST-SELLER Francis Kane (Harold Robbins), writer: born New York 21 May 1916; married Muriel Ling (died 1937), Lillian Machnivitz (marriage dissolved), Grace Palermo (two daughters; marriage dissolved), Jann Stapp; died Palm Springs 14 October 1997. Greed for sex, money and power brought worldwide success and many millions of pounds to Harold Robbins. The greed was that of the larger-than-life characters in his 23 massive bestsellers, novels that created a "bedroom and boardroom" genre of popular fiction since developed by the likes of Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins, Danielle Steele and, on television, by the makers of Dallas, Dynasty and all their clones. Robbins was indisputedly the most popular writer in the world, and his books - not one of which has ever been out of print - are said to have sold, in 42 countries, three-quarters of a billion copies. His most popular, The Carpetbaggers (1961), has sold 30 million copies, making it, apparently, the fourth most read book in history. Robbins's life was almost as extraordinary as his success. When the millions started to roll in, he began to live the gaudy life of the rich, raunchy characters in his novels, perhaps recognising, as an astute and entertaining self-publicist, that this would help shift more books. He lived a celebrity life of conspicuous consumption: a fleet of high- class cars in which several Rolls Royces were little more than runarounds; villas in the South of France, Acapulco and Beverley Hills; cruises around the Mediterranean on his 85ft yacht with guest lists that at various times included Hollywood film stars, globetrotting European jet- setters, Middle Eastern millionaires and high class hookers. He loudly proclaimed that he had researched first-hand all the vices he described in his novels; and that he would one day be recognised as the best writer in the world. The arc of his success also read like something from his novels. He was born Francis Kane in 1916, in Hell's Kitchen, New York. A foundling (like his fellow best-seller James Michener) he was brought up first in a Roman Catholic orphanage then in a succession of foster homes. He took the name Rubins from one foster family and changed it to Robbins when he began writing. After dropping out of High School he worked during the Depression as a bookie's runner, errand boy and a clerk in a grocery store. In the grocery store he saw a way to make money from speculating on crop futures. He borrowed $800, put his plan into operation and was a millionaire within a year. He was 20. In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, however, he lost the lot when he speculated that sugar would shortly become scarce and bought four shiploads at $4.85 per 100 pounds just before the government fixed the price of sugar at $4.65. Bankrupt, he went to work in 1940 as a clerk at the New York warehouse of Universal Pictures. Sharp with figures, by 1942 he had become executive director of budget and planning and he remained an executive with the film company until 1957. He began writing in 1946, to win a bet after scorning the quality of the stories the studio was buying. His first two novels, Never Love A Stranger (1948) and The Dream Merchants (1949) were immediate successes and he even got critical praise (a rare commodity where a Harold Robbins novel was concerned) for his third, A Stone For Danny Fisher (1952), a coming of age novel set on New York's East Side. Later all three novels became films - Danny Fisher was transplanted to New Orleans as Kid Creole, a vehicle for Elvis Presley whilst Never Love A Stranger provided an early role for Steve McQueen. Other novels followed in the Fifties - "picaresque novels about doomed people", he called them - but it was with the 1961 publication of The Carpetbaggers (with a central character based on Howard Hughes) that Robbins's career really took off. The 16 novels which followed over the next 37 years (including The Adventurers, 1966; The Betsy, 1971; The Stallion, 1996 and T


The 2003 film remake 'Willard' starring Crispin Glover, tells the story of a young man who has a strange control over which type of creatures ?

Willard Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 32 out of 35 people found the following review useful: Good Film, Great Performance from United States 20 April 2004 Before you let the advertising fool you, understand that "Willard" isn't exactly your normal horror flick. I know that the marketing people tried to put all the scary bits into the trailer and such, but I urge you to reconsider your views on it. The movie itself is more of an in-depth character study. It follows the events that lead one man into the pits of insanity, taking you along for the ride. Forget "Psycho," (Which was an awesome film in its own right) though the movie does have Norman Bates/Hitchcock elements. We're taken from lonely, shy, and sad, to hollering, glaring, weeping, and finally, silent. Only one man was tailor-made for this role...and that man was Mr. Glover. Through every blink, every wide-eyed stare, the audience is drawn into the character. We believe in his connection with the rats, and marvel at his ability to train them. And when he gets even with Mr. Martin, we celebrate. And I loved the undoubted sexual frustration that Willard is feeling. It's more apparent in one of the deleted scenes on the DVD. But the writer didn't succumb to this frustration; he let it build. All of this combines to form one of the greatest character movies I have ever seen, and probably will ever see. I must say that this is one movie I will not soon forget... Was the above review useful to you? 24 out of 25 people found the following review useful: Devilsihly dark remake is a fresh breath of air... 11 September 2003 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Crispin Glover gives a splendidly dark and evil performance in "Willard," a performance that creeps you out more than any idea of killer rats ever will. The movie feels like a Tim Burton Lite, and a few times throughout the film I came close to imagining how Tim Burton would have directed the film. He probably would have gotten Johnny Depp for Willard, though, and I'm not sure if Depp would have been able to pull it off as well as Glover, who has always been a very strange character, even back when he played the shy and quirky George McFly in "Back to the Future." If Crispin was odd in "Back to the Future," then he's part of the Manson family here. It seems to be an almost tailor-made role, one fit just for him. His character, Willard, is a mix between Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates and Adam Sandler's Barry Anderson from "Punch-Drunk Love." I half-expected to see Willard's mother jump out in front of the screen at some point in the film, only for "her" to be Willard. Anyone familiar with the seventies should remember "Willard," and perhaps even its sequel, "Ben." I didn't know quite what to expect walking into "Willard," as I had never seen the original. It is a very dark and creepy movie, perhaps not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It's quirky. It's creepy. It's dark and brooding. And it has a sly sinister side to it. When Willard retreats to his basement every night to train a gang of rats to carry out his evil deeds it's not really scary but rather strange in execution. Given another director this could have been another summer horror flick like "Jeepers Creepers 2," but it turned out to be a bit more than a scary movie - it's more of a freaky movie. Willard (Glover) is a grown man who lives in a large, creepy home with his bitter old mother. He cares for her and goes to work to help support her, where he works for "Mr. Martin," a gruff old guy who claims that the reason he drives a Mercedes is for the company's benefit. He relentlessly picks on Willard, who bites his tongue in return and counts to ten. Extremely lonely, Willard retreats into his mother's basement one night to try to get rid of some rodent infestation. Once there, he finds that he has caught a smart little white rat in one of his traps, which he frees from the sticky paper and names Socrates (because the rat is smart). Soon he finds that Socrates can understand him, as do all the other rats. He also realizes that the rats will do whatever he wa


Which supermarket chain which currently had its headquarters in Deeside was founded in 1970 when businessmen Malcolm Walker and Peter Hinchcliffe opened the store in Oswestry ?

Iceland (supermarket) : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Iceland (supermarket)   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iceland Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland , owned by the Icelandic retail conglomerate Baugur . Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables. Iceland's product range includes consumer durables such as freezers and refrigerators which are sold in larger stores. Contents 13 External links History Iceland began business in 1970, when Malcolm Walker opened the first store in Oswestry , Shropshire with his business partners Peter Hinchcliffe, Colin Harris, Thomas Duffin and John Apthorp investing £30 each. This was for only one month's rent at their Shropshire store. They were all still employees of Woolworths at the time, and their employment was terminated once their employer discovered their job on the side. Iceland initially specialised in loose frozen food. By 1975, there were 15+ Iceland outlets in North Wales , with the first supermarket-style outlet opening in Manchester a couple of years later. The firm's head office moved to Deeside , Flintshire in 1979. Iceland was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1984, by which stage it had 81 outlets. In 1989 Iceland bought its competitor Bejam which was some three times larger in terms of business. By January 2004, the combined chain had 760 stores throughout the United Kingdom. Diversification Finding the retail market more hostile in the late 1990s, Iceland pursued avenues for differentiation. In 1998, the firm began to focus on providing organic food and Genetically modified -free food. This policy saw the company convert its entire frozen vegetable range to organic in 2000. In 1999, Iceland launched what it claimed to be the first nationwide, free, online grocery shopping service. This tied in with the rebranding of all outlets under the Iceland.co.uk. However, the rebranding exercise appears to have been quietly abandoned in the early 2000s, as the unadorned Iceland name is now used more widely, although some stores still have the Iceland.co.uk name on display. The supermarket also attempted ties with British Home Stores . [1] In the summer of 2000 Iceland merged with Booker plc with Booker's Stuart Rose taking the role of CEO of the merged company. He left for the Arcadia Group within a few months. He was replaced by Bill Grimsey in January 2001. [2] Soon after Grimsey's appointment Malcolm Walker, Iceland's founder & Chairman, was forced to stand down as it was revealed he had sold £13.5 million of Iceland shares five weeks before the company released the first of several profits warnings. [3] [4] Walker was not fully cleared of these allegations until October 2004. [5] Big Food Group Iceland was renamed the Big Food Group in Feb 2002, [6] and attempted a refocus on the convenience sector with a bid for Londis . [7] Grimsey remained until the takeover and demerger of the Big Food Group by a consortium led by the Icelandic company, Baugur Group in February 2005. Walker returned to his previous role at Iceland. [6] Under Walker's control Iceland's website contains pages of polemic against Grimsey's period in control. [8] Recent developments Since Malcolm Walker's return to the company, Iceland has reduced the workforce by 500 jobs at the Deeside Head Office, with approximately 300 jobs moved in September as a result of a relocation of a distribution warehouse from Deeside to Warrington . During July 2006, 300 workers took industrial action with the support of their union, blocking several lorries from entering the depot. Despite this, the transfer to Warrington took place and the new warehouse was later outsourced to DHL in April 2007. In January 2009, Iceland announced that it would buy 51 stores in


Which European country did a military coup, known as the Carnation Revolution, take place in 1974 ?

The Carnation Revolution: A Peaceful Coup in Portugal | The Huffington Post The Carnation Revolution: A Peaceful Coup in Portugal 09/28/2015 11:24 am ET | Updated Sep 28, 2016 ADST American Diplomacy, Warts and All Sean Pavone via Getty Images Note: Our accounts contain the personal recollections and opinions of the individual interviewed. The views expressed should not be considered official statements of the U.S. government or the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. ADST conducts oral history interviews with retired U.S. diplomats, and uses their accounts to form narratives around specific events or concepts, in order to further the study of American diplomatic history and provide the historical perspective of those directly involved. "There was real jubilation in the streets the first few weeks. It's still known as the Revolution of the Carnations, and is famous for its civility. I have a wonderful picture of my son, who was six years old, standing in between two young Portuguese soldiers. They're holding rifles, each with a carnation in the barrel and they're smiling. Steve is there holding a sign saying "Viva Portugal". From the outside [of the country] it appeared different from what we saw inside. I don't think Washington really recognized what was happening in the beginning." - Robert S. Pastorino, Commercial Attaché, 1974-77 On April 25, 1974, Portugal experienced a coup like no other. In an era characterized by the clash of ideologies and power players, the nearly bloodless revolution became known as the Carnation Revolution. What began as a military revolution led by the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MAF) quickly became a mass movement of civil unrest. Dictator Marcello Caetano resisted the independence of Portuguese colonies for as long as possible, forcing soldiers to take de-colonization efforts into their own hands. Much of the planning for the revolution took place outside the country, in places like Angola, Guinea Bissau and Mozambique. The Carnation Revolution led to tensions in Portuguese-U.S. relations as the American government believed a Communist victory was imminent. The revolution ended in the peaceful overthrow of Caetano and the Estado Novo or the Second Republic, which had been the installed in 1933 and was the longest surviving regime in Western Europe. The Carnation Revolution introduced a new Constitution, the end of Portuguese colonialism, as well as civil liberties which had previously been banned under Caetano's government. Today, April 25 is celebrated as Portuguese Freedom Day and is also the name of Lisbon's version of the Golden Gate Bridge. This account was compiled from interviews by ADST with James A. Cason (beginning in 2009), a Political Officer, and Richard F. Post (1990), the Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Lisbon. James A. Cason served as the Political Officer, and Richard F. Post was the Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Lisbon. Read the entire account on ADST.org CASON: Politically, things were routine, quiet until one day in May 1974 as I was taking my morning train from Oeiras, down the coast, where I lived; I remember the crowd on the train was uncharacteristically very quiet. As we approached the downtown station, I looked up and saw this whole line of tanks along the train track with troops with guns out on the top. I thought perhaps the troops were on maneuvers or something. We were caught flat-footed and had no inkling that the revolution was coming. As I disembarked at the Central Station I heard the crack of rifle fire. I said, "Uh-oh," alerted the embassy and took a cab there right away. Young army captains and majors and officers from the other services who had been stationed in the colonies made the revolution. Within a few days, rebelling troops had taken over the country. The elite fled, including the Espirito Santo Silva family [founders of the Banco Espirito Santo], and many of the bankers and regime supporters. None of us knew who these young officers were, what they wanted and their ideological orientation. They were complete unknowns, to


Which supermarket chain, that has its headquarters in Amsterdam and was founded in 1932, takes its name from the Dutch for 'The Spruce' - hence the company's logo ?

Do I Know This ? Do I Know This ? Updated May 17, 2013, 12:23 AM Have you ever wondered who's got the most number of top singles in U.K ? Have you ever wondered which company is the world's top Global Brand ? Have you ever wondered which country has got the most or the highest number of Netizens ? Use template Amazing Facts 100 amazing & unknown facts! # Our eyes remain the same size from birth onward, but our nose and ears never stop growing. # The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. # The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. # Ants never sleep! # When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less. # Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never called his wife or mother because they were both deaf. # An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. # “I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. # Babies are born without knee caps – actually, they’re made of cartilage and the bone hardens between the ages of 2 and 6 years. # Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted. # Butterflies taste with their feet. # A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. # It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. # Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. # Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. # No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. # Shakespeare invented the words “assassination” and “bump.” # Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. # Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. # The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. # The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language. # The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. # The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. # The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. # Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand. # TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard. # You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath. # Money isn’t made out of paper. It’s made out of cotton. # Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself. # The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle. # A duck’s quack doesn’t echo. No one knows why! # The “spot” on the 7-Up comes from its inventor who had red eyes – he was an albino. ’7′ was because the original containers were 7 ounces and ‘UP’ indicated the direction of the bubbles. # Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system. # Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster. # There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.” # If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. # Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down so you could see his moves. # The original name for butterfly was flutterby. # By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. # Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed. # Charlie Chaplin once won the third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. # Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”. # The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. # Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. # The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is “feedback.” # All Polar bears are left-handed. # In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. # “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.” # Almonds are a member of the peach family, and apples belong to the rose family. # Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. # The only 15 letter word


Which political party, founded in 1983, has its headquarters in Fleet in Hampshire and currently has the leader Alan Hope ?

Official Monster Raving Loony Party - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Wikis Advertisements       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Top rankings for Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2nd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Official Monster Raving Loony Party Leader The Official Monster Raving Loony Party [1] is a registered political party [2] established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David Sutch , also known as Screaming Lord Sutch (1940–1999). [3] Contents 15 External links History Beginning in 1964, Sutch, of Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages , stood under a range of party names, mainly as the National Teenage Party candidate. At that time the voting age was set at 21. The name "National Teenage Party" was intended to highlight what Sutch and others saw as hypocrisy on a national scale: while teenagers were denied the right to vote on the basis of their supposed immaturity (while still being able to serve and die in the Armed Forces), the "adults" running the country were involved in such shenanigans as the Profumo Affair . Lord Sutch formed the party in 1983 After being shot at during a mugging attempt while living in the United States , Sutch returned to the UK and to politics during the 1980s, and it was at this time that the "Raving Loony" tag first appeared. A similar concept had appeared in the " Election Night Special " sketch by Monty Python's Flying Circus in 1970 in which the "Silly Party" and the "Sensible Party" competed against each other, and The Goodies did a similar skit with Graeme Garden standing as a "Science Loony". Monty Python and The Goodies also popularised the word " loony " in the sense that Sutch was using in the name of the OMRLP, but it is equally possible that Sutch inspired the two comedy shows by managing to stand against Harold Wilson in 1966 and in the City of London election in 1970. There had also been a "Science Fiction and Loony" candidate in the 1976 Cambridge by-election . There were two other individuals important in the formation of the future OMRLP. The first was John Dougrez-Lewis, who stood at the Crosby by-election of 1981 (which was won by the Social Democratic Party 's co-founder Shirley Williams ). Dougrez-Lewis stood at the by-election as Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel (a name taken from the aforementioned Monty Python sketch), having changed his name by deed poll from the somewhat plainer John Desmond Lewis, on the behalf of the Cambridge University Raving Loony Society (CURLS) despite a legal challenge to stop him from standing by a far-right candidate wishing to highlight his suspension from Middlesex Polytechnic for his views[citation needed]. CURLS were an "anti-political party" and charity fund raising group formed largely to be a fun counter response to increasingly polarised student politics on campus and responsible for a number of fun-stunts (their Oxford University equivalents were the “Oxford Raving Lunatics”) Dougrez-Lewis was to become Sutch's agent at the notorious Bermondsey by-election of 1983 where the OMRLP banner was first officially unfurled. The second person who helped found the party was Commander Bill Boaks , a retired World War II hero involved in the sinking of the Bismarck , who had campaigned and stood for election for over 30 years on limited funds, always on the issue of road safety (he had been prosecuted several times as a result of his campaigns against several prominent figures who had mysteriously managed to escape prosecution for drunk-driving offences). Boaks foresaw the problems that increased traffic and more roads would cause the country, but by the time his predictions of unnecessary child deaths, pollution and congestion were proved correct, he had died as a result of head injuries received three years earlier from a motorcycle collis


Taking place in 1970 and 1971, which Asian country suffered a conflict called 'Black September' that is sometimes called @The Era of Regrettable Events' ?

The Global Challenges of Peace 506 CONCLUSION 516 INTRODUCTION In January 1969, America needed to change the philosophy and practice of its foreign policy. Whoever took office four years ago would have faced this challenge. After a generation, the postwar world had been transformed and demanded a fresh approach. It was not a question of our previous policies having failed; indeed, in many areas they had been very successful. It was rather that new conditions, many of them achievements of our policies, summoned new perspectives. THE WORLD WE FOUND The international environment was dominated by seemingly intractable confrontation between the two major nuclear powers. Throughout the nuclear age both the fears of war and hopes for peace revolved around our relations with the Soviet Union. Our growing nuclear arsenals were largely directed at each other. We alone had the capacity to wreak catastrophic damage across the planet. Our ideologies clashed. We both had global interests, and this produced many friction points. We each led and dominated a coalition of opposing states. As a result, our relationship was generally hostile. There were positive interludes, but these were often atmospheric and did not get at the roots of tension. Accords were reached on particular questions, but there was no broad momentum in our relationship. Improvements in the climate were quickly replaced by confrontation and, occasionally, crisis. The basic pattern was a tense jockeying for tactical advantage around the globe. This was dangerous and unsatisfactory. The threat of a major conflict between us hung over the world. This in turn exacerbated local and regional tensions. And our two countries not only risked collision but were constrained from working positively on common problems. The weight of China rested outside the international framework. This was due partly to its own attitude and its preoccupation with internal problems, and partly to the policies of the outside world, most importantly the United States. In any event, this Administration inherited two decades of mutual estrangement and hostility. Here the problem was not one of a fluctuating relationship but rather of having no relationship at all. The People's Republic of China was separated not only from us but essentially from the world as a whole. China also exemplified the great changes that had occurred in the Communist world. For years our guiding principle was containment of what we considered a monolithic challenge. In the 1960's the forces of nationalism dissolved Communist unity into divergent centers of power and doctrine, and our foreign policy began to differentiate among the Communist capitals. But this process could not be truly effective so long as we were cut off from one-quarter of the globe's people. China in turn was emerging from its isolation and might be more receptive to overtures from foreign countries. The gulf between China and the world distorted the international landscape. We could not effectively reduce tensions in Asia without talking to Peking. China's isolation compounded its own sense of insecurity. There could not be a stable world order with a major power remaining outside and hostile to it. Our principal alliances with Western Europe and Japan needed adjustment. After the devastation of the Second World War we had helped allies and former adversaries alike. Fueled by our assistance and secure behind our military shield, they regained their economic vigor and political confidence. Throughout the postwar period our bonds with Europe had rested on American prescriptions as well as resources. We provided much of the leadership and planning for common defense. We took the diplomatic lead. The dollar was unchallenged. But by the time this Administration took office, the tide was flowing toward greater economic and political assertiveness by our allies. European unity which we had always encouraged, was raising new issues in Atlantic relations. The economic revival of Europe was straining the Atlantic monetary and commercial framework. The relaxation of


"Which stage show, with music by Sir Elton John and launched in 2005, is based on a film of 2000 and contains the songs ""Born To Boogie"" and ""Granma's Song"" ?"

Peace Center, Edwin McCain team up to boost music scene http://www.peacecenter.org/news/detail/peace-center-edwin-mccain-team-up-to-boost-music-scene http://www.peacecenter.org/news/detail/peace-center-edwin-mccain-team-up-to-boost-music-scene
Donna Isbell Walker , diwalker@greenvillenews.com10:01 a.m. EST December 30, 2016

Two decades ago, when singer Edwin McCain was building his career, he found a warm reception in Charleston.

In Charleston, McCain said, “local musicians were held in high regard and were given opportunities to play in lots of different venues, and get exposure and be appreciated for their talents and the work that we were trying to do.”

In those days, he played in local clubs, busked on the streets, and was able to hone his skills as a songwriter and performer.

And now, McCain is hoping to use those experiences to help up-and-coming musicians in Greenville create a solid career foundation.

The first step comes Jan. 7 with a songwriting workshop led by McCain and singer-songwriter Maia Sharp, whose tunes have been recorded by such artists as Cher and the Dixie Chicks.

The workshop, to be held at the Peace Center, will be the launching pad for a series of seminars designed to help musicians hone their craft and, with a little luck, enliven the music scene in Greenville.

The program began to take shape last July, when Peace Center President and CEO Megan Riegel approached McCain about the possibility.

“The Peace Center is always looking at how to get better and how to improve and what can we do next,” Riegel said. “And we’ve done a lot of reflecting on the past 25 years and said, ‘What’s next?’”

Riegel said she’s had the idea in the back of her head for a while, but it “didn’t really feel like the time was right” until recently.

The daylong seminar on Jan. 7 will offer suggestions and coaching on everything from rhythm and rhyme to “navigating the curse of the second verse.”

Later this winter, there will be a drum seminar with McCain’s drummer Taz Sherard, and future installments might include workshops on touring, digital recording and management, led by professionals who work in those areas of the business, McCain said.

“Obviously, this is just a ‘hey, let’s dip our toe in the water and see what people are responding to,” He said.

The ultimate goal, McCain said, is “to promote and foster a local and regional music scene, because it’s important. We seem to have a lot of support for the visual arts in Greenville, but admittedly, music hasn’t been protected as well as I think it could be. So this is sort of the first step.”

The program’s tentative name is the 10,000 Hour Project, based on writer Malcolm Gladwell’s assertion that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become proficient enough at an activity to be able to make a living with it, McCain said.

McCain and Riegel have ideas for what this program can become, but McCain said it will evolve much the same as the Euphoria festival that McCain helped to found.

“I had an idea of what it would be, but it became what it needed to be,” he said of Euphoria. “I would love to tell you that I had a vision that Euphoria would end up being what it is, and that’s not true. We planted a seed, and then it became what it needed to be.”

As Riegel sees it, the program can benefit both the musicians and the community, because those musicians can then go on to perform at the Peace Center and other venues in the Upstate.

At the Peace Center, “we have a lot of spaces, and I’d like to activate those spaces,” Riegel said. “Our bread and butter is always going to be our Concert Hall … but we’ve got a lot of spaces that we’d like to keep busy. And sometimes we keep them busy with weddings, and sometimes we


Bamako is the capital of which country ?

Bamako - Wikitravel Bamako Understand[ edit ] Bamako bridge crossing the Niger River Bamako has been continuously inhabited by humans since prehistoric times. In 1883 it was conquered by French troops, and in 1908 became the capital of French Sudan. The city has only a few paved main roads (goudrons), the rest of the city's roads are unpaved, and get dusty during the dry season (November to May) and muddy during the rainy season, offering breeding grounds to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. The city can be hard to navigate through due to the lack of road signs, the complicated layout of the streets and the one way system in the city. The roads are very crowded both with motor vehicles and motorcycles who appear to fill every available space possible.  Traffic police are particularly vigilant and will sometimes appear to enforce very arbitrary traffic rules. They are usually on motorcycles as well so it is unwise to try and out run them in your vehicle as they will easily catch up. Often the best way to navigate around the city is to hire a taxi-motorcycle to lead you to your destination. These are relatively cheap and depending on the distance can be as low as 100 cfa. There is no meter and price is negotiated upfront. Unemployment rates are high. By plane[ edit ] Bamako-Sénou Airport is roughly 15km (30–40 minutes) from the city center, with flights from Paris on Air France. Flights to Europe are also offered by Royal Air Maroc, via Casablanca -- the main drawback to this option is that the flight from BKO to Casablanca leaves at 3:35am. Taxi rides should cost about 7000 CFA from the city. Passengers flying Air France should consider pré-enregistrement, or early check-in. This can be done at the Air France office on the day of the flight, between 10AM and 5PM. The office is located at Square Lumumba. Luggage is dropped off and boarding passes issued right then and there, as would happen at the airport - minus the crowds and the hassle! The airport has been undergoing massive renovations in 2009-10. On the plus side, the underwhelming and cramped upstairs waiting area is gone, replaced by a much larger and more modern room. On the downside, many parts remain incomplete. Expect to make your way through worksites. People with difficulty getting around will still find Bamako-Senou challenging, as there are less stairs than before, but a lot more corridors and construction to contend with. By train[ edit ] Bamako is at the end of the railway line from Dakar in Senegal which used to transport passengers across western Africa. However since a few years back all cross-border traffic have stopped and the only remaing service is a thrice-weekly train from the western city of Kayes and a short commuter service from Koulikoro . There have been several announcements recently of a renewed service between Bamako and Dakar but no trains have yet materialsed. By bus[ edit ] At the Sogoniko bus station you can find busses to other cities such as Segou , Mopti (taking about 10 hours). Buy[ edit ][ add listing ] Prices are not fixed, and for many goods bargaining is expected. Beware, sometimes for common items (like food) the first price mentioned is just right. On the market it might be a good idea to first ask a couple of times at different stands before actually buying something. Near the area of Bamako-Coura is the lively artisan market where traders from all over Bamako come to sell silver jewelry, leather, musical instruments and wood carvings. Prices are reasonable but the vendors expect their customers to bargain and enjoy it when they do. Once inside the market the atmosphere is relaxed and pleasant but be careful in the busy streets directly surrounding - it's easy to lose a bag to a thief. Euros are widely accepted. ATM's were difficult to find in Bamako, but their presence is growing. BDM banks have ATM's for VISA cards in several branches, and Banque Atlantique used to have ATM's for Maestro/Mastercard, but their license has lapsed, so VISA and possibly VISA electron are now the only options for all Malian ATMs. Eat[ edit ][ add


With which sport would you associate the Eastbourne Eagles ?

· December 30, 2016 at 2:10am · On behalf of everyone at Eastbourne Speedway we would like to thank all the 100 Club Members for their help at the club. However we have now decided that the scheme will no longer run. The 100 club that helped pay for the new pits at Eastbourne a few years back had been a proven force previously. "It's a great idea however it's dwindled out. We didn't have many names in the 100 club last year and the fewer the names makes it quite hard to run. So we have decided to end the ...scheme. It's been great and we thank everyone for their help. Although we are working along with our design team at the moment to organise 3 sponsorship package deals where people can buy a Bronze, Silver or Gold Package to have their names on the race suits and help the riders. Ideally we would like each rider to have a Fuel, Oil and lubricant sponsor to cover the costs. If we can cover that then the riders can put the rest of their finances into their equipment!" - Connor Dugard Co-Promoter of the IT First Eagles. For more information on how you can sponsor a rider please get in touch at: connor@itfirsteagles.co.uk We still have race suits available for sponsorship: Mark Baseby · December 20, 2016 at 9:39am · KING CRASH IS BACK! We are delighted to announce the return of Kelsey Dugard to the IT First Eagles. Kelsey joins Mark Baseby, Connor Coles, Georgie Wood, Tom Brennan & Charley Powell as the 6th rider for the IT First Eagles. Team Manager / Promoter & Older Brother Connor said "Kelsey improved a lot last year. I'll be one of the first to admit I didn't think he was up to it and at times I have told him where he's at as opposed to where he thinks he's at. In fairness I look ...at his average and it has gone down however the league was harder last year and he did ride at number 2 so that was fair enough and he didn't actually crash as much as he did in the previous year." "We have a deal with Kelsey with regards to his fitness and bike maintenance which has been a major problem in the past however he has promised us that will change. He really has to crack on this year and establish himself at this level as riders that started at the same time as him really have progressed massively in the past two seasons." "It's great to be back at Eastbourne. I understand what's expected of me this time around. I really enjoyed last year at the IOW with Base (Club number 1 Mark Baseby) and I want to enjoy it again. I look forward to seeing all the fans." The last signing is due to be announced at the end of this month by the IT First Eagles Management. Charley 'The Missile 🚀' Powell returns The IT First Eagles can confirm today that Knock Out Cup Winner and National League Runner Up Charley Powell will be rejoining the Club in 2017! Powell a full asset of the IT First Eagles will be starting the campaign at reserve confirmed by Connor Dugard this morning. Also in his 2016 campaign being nicknamed 'The Missile' by Team Manager Connor & Team mates Adam Ellis & Jake Knight. "The nickname really came down to the fact you never... actually knew when Charley was going to turn, it was just a bit of fun, once he's settled down and got his own set up on the speedway he'll crack it like he showed with his grasstrack this year" said ex-club captain Knight. "There's two ways you can build your team, strength in depth or out and out top heavy, last year when we rebuilt the team we were out and out top heavy and that made us quite vulnerable in the middle order and at reserve. A lot of the other teams as you can see are putting two 3 pointers in at reserve. We have one (Tom Brennan). Charley comes in on a 4.05 and we believe he can put at least a point on that average. A couple of clubs approached us wanting to use him including the likes of Cradley." Powell who spent most of the season with a broken collarbone said "I'm really happy to be back at Eastbourne, the fans are great and the management are great too it's one big family everywhere you go, I missed a few meetings last season due to other commitments but that changes this year. I'm


"The 1956 film ""Lust for Life"", starring Kirk Douglas, centred on the life of who ?"

Lust for Life (1956) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh. Directors: Norman Corwin (screen play), Irving Stone (based on the novel by) Stars: From $2.00 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC ‘T2: Trainspotting’ Soundtrack Includes Iggy Pop, Wolf Alice, Underworld, And More 10 January 2017 6:37 AM, -08:00 | The Playlist a list of 30 titles created 04 Sep 2011 a list of 37 titles created 16 Oct 2012 a list of 45 titles created 28 Feb 2013 a list of 25 titles created 01 May 2013 a list of 33 titles created 14 May 2013 Title: Lust for Life (1956) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    3 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Photos An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success. Director: Vincente Minnelli Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people. Director: Mark Robson A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess. Director: Richard Fleischer A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary. Director: David Miller A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war. Director: Mario Camerini On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod. Director: William Wyler A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus. Director: Billy Wilder The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Director: Stanley Kubrick Edit Storyline Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners. He fails in his relationships with women. He earns some respect among his fellow painters, especially Paul Gauguin, but he does not get along with them. He only manages to sell one painting in his lifetime. The one constant good in his life is his brother Theo, who is unwavering in his moral and financial support. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com> Magnificent in CinemaScope and Color See more  » Genres: 15 September 1956 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: La vie passionnée de Vincent van Gogh See more  » Filming Locations: 122 min Sound Mix: Mono (Perspecta Sound® encoding) (35 mm optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)| 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) Color: Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds See more » Goofs Camera shadow falls across Ducrucq as Van Gogh finds him dead. See more » Quotes Vincent Van Gogh : If I'm to be anything as a painter I've got to break through that iron wall between what I feel and what I express. my best chance of doing it is here, where my roots are... the people I know, the earth I know. (Denmark) – See all my reviews When I hear the name Vincente Minnelli certain scenes pop up on my inner screeningroom: A tracking shot at the fair (Some came running), the low tracking zoom towards Douglas and Turner at the pool (Bad and the Beautiful), snowmen (Meet me in St Louis) and the agony in Douglas's face in "Lust for life"; in fact as soon as his redbearded agonized face pops up, all the other movies fade away and "Lust for life" takes over my inner screening room. But apart from being my favorite Minnelli movie, its a movie that more than any other


Adelaide is the capital of which Australian state ?

Australian Cities, States and Territories - Tourism Australia Add Share Mainland Australia is the world’s largest island but also the smallest continent. The country is divided into six states and two territories.   What are Australia's cities, states and territories? Mainland Australia is the world’s largest island but also the smallest continent. The country is divided into six states and two territories. Australian Capital Territory The  Australian Capital Territory  (ACT) bounds the national capital of  Canberra  and is the centre of government. The Australian Capital Territory is located approximately 290 kilometres (180 miles) south of Sydney, and is home to a number of important national institutions, including Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial and the National Gallery of Australia. New South Wales New South Wales  (NSW) is Australia’s oldest and most populous state. New South Wales was originally settled as a penal colony on the shores of Port Jackson where the bustling capital city of  Sydney  now stands. Sydney is the nation’s largest city and is renowned for its idyllic beaches, great walks and world-class dining. New South Wales is also home to popular attractions including the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley wine region.  Northern Territory At the top end of Australia lies the  Northern Territory  (NT).  Darwin , on the northern coast, is the capital, and  Alice Springs  is the principal inland town. Alice Springs is the physical heart of Australia, almost exactly at the nation's geographical centre. The Northern Territory is home to the famous  Uluru  (Ayers Rock),  Kata Tjuta  (the Olgas) and  Kakadu National Park .   Queensland Queensland  (QLD) is Australia’s second-largest state (in size) and is home to the world famous  Great Barrier Reef , the world’s most extensive subtropical rainforest and the beautiful Queensland Islands – including the World Heritage-listed  Fraser Island .  Brisbane  is the state’s capital; it enjoys more winter sunshine and warmth than most Australian cities and is perfect for outdoor activities and water sports. South Australia South Australia  (SA) sits in the southern central part of the country, and covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. The state’s capital is  Adelaide  and is a great base for exploring the  Barossa  wineries, the  Flinders Ranges  and  Kangaroo Island . South Australia has a thriving arts scene and is known as the ‘Festival State’, with more than 500 events and festivals taking place there each year.  Tasmania Tasmania  (TAS) is separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait and is the smallest state in Australia. The capital,  Hobart , was founded in 1804 as a penal colony, and is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. One-fifth of Tasmania is covered by national parks and wilderness – abundant in driving routes and walking trails – and it is one of the world’s most mountainous islands.  Victoria Victoria  (VIC) is the smallest of the mainland states in size but is home to the country’s second most populated city,  Melbourne . Often referred to as the nation’s cultural capital, Melbourne is famed for its graffiti laneways, fashion-forward boutiques and booming café scene. Victorians' enthusiasm for sport is also legendary and this is where  Australian Rules football  began. The only thing more sacred than  the footy  is Melbournians love of coffee, and here you’ll find some of Australia’s best flat whites, cappuccinos and piccolo lattes.  Western Australia Western Australia  (WA) is Australia’s largest state and is a place of true contrasts: from desert in the east to 13,000 kilometres of pristine coastline on the west. The state’s capital is  Perth ; the fourth most populous city in Australia and famed for its uncrowded beaches, parklands and fresh seafood. Off the coast of Esperance, in the state’s south, is Middle Island, which is home to the extraordinary pink-coloured  Lake Hillier . Australia also administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (or Keeling) Islands, the Coral S


The largest lake in the Lake District is Windemere, but which is the next largest lake ?

The Lakes of the English Lake District, travel information Bassenthwaite Lake The most northerly of the major lakes, Bassenthwaite lies between Keswick       and Cockermouth. The best views of Bassenthwaite lake, indeed, one       of the best views in the Lake District, can be had by taking the       minor road from Braithwaite village that leads up to the Whinlatter       Pass. A pull-by part way up the climb provides wonderful views over       the lake. On the eastern shore is Mirehouse, a quiet Georgian house       with connections to Lord Tennyson and other Victorian literary figures.     Close to Bassenthwaite village is a RSPB bird sanctuary. One of the most secluded and smallest lakes, Brothers Water lies between      Ullswater and Ambleside at the foot of Kirkstone Pass. The water is      shallow and lily pads cover the shallows, creating a green carpet on     the blue waters. Buttermere Buttermere One of most spectacular of the lakes, Buttermere is set in a lovely       basin below Grasmoor, a high Lakeland peaks. There are picnic areas       overlooking the lake and trails leading into the nearby hills. Head       south of Buttermere and you find yourself climbing Honister Pass;     the views from the top are absolutely spectacular. Coniston Water Lying roughly parallel to Lake Windermere, Coniston Water is famous      as the site of Donald Campbell's successful attempts to break the world      speed record. Campbell's final record attempt led to his untimely death,      and the story of Campbell's Bluebird is just one of the fascinating      bits of local history you will learn about if you take one of the steam      gondola trips that leave from Coniston pier. Across the lake from Coniston      village is Brantwood, the home of Victorian author John Ruskin. The      Brantwood estate is full of opportunities to walk and enjoy the outdoors.      Coniston itself caters to those wishing to enjoy outdoor activities     as well, and offers a good range of accommodation. Crummock Water Just north of the smaller Buttermere, Crummock Water lies at the foot       of Grasmoor peak. The road along the shores of the lake provides       wonderful views of the waters and surrounding steep sided hills.       To the west of Crummock Water is Scale Force, one of the most attractive       waterfalls in the region. Derwentwater One of the most 'developed' of the lakes, Derwentwater offers some       of the best boating and water sport opportunities, with numerous       marinas and boat hire companies serving visitors. The major destination       on Derwentwater is Keswick ,       at the north end of the lake. On the eastern shore is the Bowder       Stone, a fascinating natural site, where a huge boulder is tipped       up on one corner in a seemingly precarious state of balance. Take       the Watendlath road to reach a viewpoint giving superb views over       the lake and surrounding hills. To the south, follow the River Derwent       into Borrowdale, a narrow valley with access to some of the best     hill walking routes in the region. Ennerdale Water Located at the extreme western edge of the Lake District National Park,      Ennerdale is one of the most remote lakes but also one of the prettiest.      Take the minor road that leads along the northern shore of Ennerdale      to Ennerdale Head, a good jumping off place for some of the region's     finest walks. Grasmere Grasmere A small lake just west of Rydal Water. Grasmere village is the location      of Town End, the 17th century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many      of her children's stories. A parking lot at the eastern end of the lake      provides access to a lovely walk along the shore. Rydal Water One of the smaller lakes, Rydal Water is located just outside Grasmere      at the foo


What is the real name of the Chaser known as The Darl Destroyer on the ITV game show 'The Chase' ?

The Chase (Series) - TV Tropes The Chase You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG British Game Show hosted by Bradley Walsh. A team of four players, never having met before, have the chance to take home thousands of pounds. There's only one thing standing in their way; the Chaser . The chase is on. For the first round, each team member (in turn) builds up cash by answering quick fire trivia questions on a one minute clock. For each correct answer, the player earns £1,000. Then they must take it to the table, where they encounter the Chaser for the first time. Starting three steps ahead of the Chaser, they can take a free step toward home for a reduction in the prize money, or take a step note (Or two on the American Version; see Flawless Victory and Schmuck Bait below) towards the Chaser for an improved prize. Then both Chaser and contestant answer multiple-choice trivia questions. If either gets it right, they move a step down the table. The contestant attempts to get home (in which case that money goes into the prize fund), while the Chaser tries to reach the contestant (in which case that player is removed from the game, along with their money). In the final round, any team members that have survived their individual chases take part in the Final Chase. On the buzzer, and against a two-minute clock, the team must set as high a mark as they can (gaining an extra step for each member of the team that survived). After they set the mark, the Chaser has the same two minutes to catch the team. If the Chaser gets a question wrong, the team has a chance to move him/her back a space by answering it correctly themselves. If the team is caught, they leave with nothing; otherwise, the surviving team members split the entire prize. The original two Chasers were Mark Labbett ("The Beast") and Shaun Wallace ("The Dark Destroyer"), with Anne Hegerty ("The Governess") joining in 2010, followed by Paul Sinha ("The Sinnerman") in 2011 and Jenny Ryan ("The Vixen") in 2015. All five are renowned quizzers of a similar calibre to Eggheads, including a Mastermind winner in the form of Wallace.note (In fact, all five have competed on Are You an Egghead?, with Wallace reaching the Series 1 final and Hegerty reaching the Series 2 semi-finals; Labbett and Ryan even faced each other in Series 1 (Ryan won), as did Hegerty and Ryan in Series 2 (Hegerty won).) An American adaption, with Mark Labbett (promoted as " The Beast " as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting was also picked up by GSN. Changes were limited to a 3 man team, a $5,000 a question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"note (If invoked, The Beast offered the player an even higher offer than the "one step closer to the danger" option; however, the player had to answer seven questions correctly without getting caught to bank their cash, and a single wrong answer = caught and thrown out if The Beast didn't get any questions wrong..), and a Live Studio Audience . It was cancelled two episodes into it's fifth season, with the network claiming that it was too expensive to continue producing. It's also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as The Chase USA. The Chase Australia began airing on Australia's Seven Network in September 2015. The Australian version is hosted by Andrew O'Keefe and features Anne Hegerty and local Chasers Matt Parkinson, Issa Schultz, and Brydon Coverdale. Mark Labbett joins the lineup in 2016. Each correct answer in the cash-builder round earns $2,000. Not to be confused with Sci Fi Channel 's Cha$e . Also read Win Ben Stein's Money , which was a ring-in game show that also offered contestants a chance to beat the titular quizmaster for some quick cash. This show contains examples of: Actually Pretty Funny : Occasionally, Bradley - or a contestant - will get this reaction from one of the Chasers. Paul: [after a particularly lengthy lecture ] But other than that, it was a bit of a guess.


Which motorway links the cities of Leicester and Coventry ?

Coventry vs Leicester: 6.000 excited foxes! Coventry vs Leicester: 6.000 excited foxes! Football | Coventry vs Leicester: 6.000 excited foxes! betting tips by Neuro Match date: Aug 06 2011 | Posted: 06/08/2011 | Viewed 455 times. Coventry – Leicester Local derby of the Midlands, called ‘M69 derby’ (the M69 is the motorway that links the two cities). Leicester got 3.000 tickets for this match, already gone and got another 3.000 which also dissapeared in hours! The fans are crazy for this derby, 6000 fans will be in Coventry. Coventry Entering the season With a very low profile. The summer was not particularly quiet, some players left (Westwoond,King etc.), a lot of problems in the team bosses and management. Last match Coventry lost from Norwich (0-3), where the strikers Freddy Eastwood and Lukas Jutkiewicz were injured and also Carl Baker (Midfielder). Ben Turner (Defender) is long time injured from last year. The only new player in the team today will be Joe Murphy (Goalkeeper) who is the one from the two only trasfers of Coventry this year. Leicester Leicester have spend already about 10 Million pounds on transfers and still spending for new players. Got the international Swiss midfielder Gelson Fernandes from AS Saint Etienne (Loan deal) and seeking in a deal with Norwich for the striker Grant Holt, a 2 million pounds transfer! No absents for Leicester, the formation was mainly 4-3-3 in the friendlies and perfomed well from the new players. Conclusion The predictions today are mostly for Leicester. But you can’t be sure on a local derby in an English premier with a lot of crowd. Everyone can bet his own personal predict. For a risky bet, i will take Leicester on 2.15 odds which seem nice to me. Pick: Leicester City to win Odds: 2.15


In which city was singer Gene Pitney found dead by his tour manager on April 5th, 2006 ?

Pitney 'died of natural causes' | Daily Mail Online Pitney 'died of natural causes' Last updated at 16:49 06 April 2006 A post mortem examination showed that singer Gene Pitney died of natural causes, police said today. A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said the results meant the body of Mr Pitney could be flown back to America where his funeral will be held. The 65-year-old, who was in the middle of a 23 date tour, was found dead in his room at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff yesterday. The spokeswoman added that there would be no inquest opened or any further police inquiries into the death as the post mortem results indicated he had died of natural causes. "As soon as it (the death) was deemed to be non-suspicious, the matter was handed over to the coroner," said the spokeswoman. Pitney was staying at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff following a successful concert at the city's St David's Hall venue on Tuesday night where he received a standing ovation. He was found in bed yesterday morning by Geoff Clennell, his former tour manager and long-term friend. Mark Howes, Pitney's tour promoter, said: "I just understand that he was asleep in bed. "He was in bed in his pyjamas and there was no sign that he had struggled to get up or anything - that was what the paramedics told Geoff Clennell. "It seems he just passed away in his sleep." He added: "I just feel bad that his family are so far away." Mr Howes said arrangements will now be made to fly Pitney's body back to his home in Connecticut for tomorrow or the weekend. Fame Pitney rose to fame in the Sixties with hits including Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa and Town Without Pity. In 1989 he scored his first UK number one - and became a familiar name with a younger audience - with Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart, a duet with Marc Almond. In 2002 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pitney leaves a wife and three children. Barbara Matthews, 59, of Leeds, used to run the singer's British fan club with her husband Howard and were close friends of Pitney. The couple even travelled to Nashville in 2000 to support Pitney in a court case over his music rights. She said she was inundated with calls when news broke of Pitney's death. "We took around 100 calls yesterday," said Mrs Matthews. "The last one I took was around 3.30am this morning. It was a gentleman down in Limerick. "He had got so upset he had a couple of drinks and I don't think he knew what time it was. He was crying on the phone and he wanted to come to Leeds because he was so upset. "I had people in this country ringing me from London to Whitley Bay and I had calls from Texas and Hollywood." She added: "We had some really good times with Gene. He was a brilliant man and we became friends, not just fans. "When Howard fell ill with a brain haemorrhage in 2001, he would ring every weekend while he was in hospital and in rehabilitation. That was just the man he was."


What was the name of the building that was unveiled in 2005 that was designed by Thomas Heatherwick. Now dismantled, it stood 56 metres tall and had 180 hollow tapered steel columns or spikes radiating from a central core ? It was located next to the City of Manchester Stadium.

b of the bang : definition of b of the bang and synonyms of b of the bang (English) Beswick , Manchester , England B of the Bang was a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick , in Manchester , England, located next to the City of Manchester Stadium at Sportcity . It was dismantled in 2009 because of structural problems. Commissioned to mark the 2002 Commonwealth Games , it was one of the tallest structures in the City of Manchester and was the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008. It was taller and leaned at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa . The sculpture took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie , in which he said that he started his races not merely at the "bang" of the starting pistol , but at "the B of the Bang". The sculpture was commissioned in 2003; construction overran and the official unveiling was delayed until 12 January 2005. Six days before the launch, the sculpture suffered the first of three visible structural problems as the tip of one of the spikes detached and fell to the ground. Legal action started a year later, resulting in an out-of-court settlement totalling £1.7 million. In February 2009, Manchester City Council announced that the sculpture would be dismantled and placed in storage, as the "only practical alternative". [1] The council expressed its commitment to working closely with the design team in order to "determine whether there is a robust and affordable strategy for the re-construction of the structure on the site". [1] Despite the promise of storage and potential reassembly, the core and legs of the sculpture were cut apart during removal and the core sold for scrap in July of 2012 while legs remain in secret storage location. [2] [3] [4] Contents   Design and statistics   B of the Bang B of the Bang originally stood 56 metres (184 ft) tall [5] with 180 hollow tapered steel columns or spikes radiating from a central core. It was angled at 30 degrees [6] and supported by five 25 m (82 ft) long, tapered steel legs [7] [8] which connected to the spikes 22 m (72 ft) above the ground. The sculpture weighed 165 tonnes, [9] with the concrete in the foundations weighing over 1,000 tonnes, [10] including a 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft) reinforced concrete slab. [11] The foundations are 20 m (66 ft) deep. [10] The sculpture was made from the same weathering steel (also known as Cor-Ten) as the Angel of the North sculpture, which gradually develops a tightly adhering oxide layer as it is exposed to the elements. This layer inhibits further corrosion by reducing its permeability to water. As part of the design, the spikes swayed slightly in the wind [12] in order to withstand gusts in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h). [10] At the time of construction a time capsule was placed in one of the spikes of the sculpture, containing children's poems and paintings, due to be opened circa 2300. [13] The location of the time capsule after dismantling is currently unknown. B of the Bang was located next to the City of Manchester Stadium at Sportcity , in Beswick , at the corner of Alan Turing Way and Ashton New Road; [14] [15] coordinates 53°28′55″N 2°11′46″W / 53.48194°N 2.19611°W / 53.48194; -2.19611 Coordinates : 53°28′55″N 2°11′46″W / 53.48194°N 2.19611°W / 53.48194; -2.19611 . It took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie in which he said that he started his races not merely at the 'bang' of the starting pistol , but at 'The B of the Bang'. [7] The artwork had been nicknamed KerPlunk by the locals after the popular children's game from the 1970s. [5] Prior to the construction of Aspire at the University of Nottingham , B of the Bang was Britain's tallest sculpture at well over twice the height of the Angel of the North , [15] which stands at 66 feet (20 m). It was designed to look like an exploding firework [5] and was taller and leaned at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa . [7] It was commissioned by New East Manchester Limited to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games . [6] The design was selected by a


What was the name of the horse that was first past the post in the 1993 Grand National ? It was a win that never stood due to the race being a false start.

- Golden Freeze plan exposes flaws in Carvill's Hill THE buzz swirling around the Cheltenham grandstand was like the passing of a plague of locusts. The 1992 Gold Cup was less than 30 seconds old before the packed galleries realised they were witnessing something out of the ordinary, writes Julian Muscat. Carvill's Hill (far side) and Golden Freeze tussle at Cheltenham Photo: Gerry Cranham They had seen Carvill’s Hill, the even-money favourite, jump the first fence ponderously when upsides 150-1 shot Golden Freeze, who stretched out into a clear lead. After the second fence Peter Scudamore pushed Carvill’s Hill past the Michael Bowlby-ridden Golden Freeze – only for the latter to quicken up and range back upsides. Something appeared to be afoot. That it happened right in front of the grandstand served to embellish the drama. TV commentator Peter O’Sullevan declared that Golden Freeze - trained, like third favourite Toby Tobias by Jenny Pitman - was “clearly trying to bustle him”. It looked to some like a calculated attempt to expose Carvill’s Hill’s jumping technique. He was slow again at the third, hit the ninth and lost further ground at the 12th fence – by which time Golden Freeze was dropping away to become the most controversial footnote in Gold Cup history. Carvill’s Hill surged clear after the fourth-last. But the roars barely rose before they were strangled. The big horse – runaway winner of the Welsh National – looked increasingly like a stricken tanker. In the end he limped over the line in last place behind the 25-1 chance Cool Ground. Cool Ground - 1992 Gold Cup by flimper1 via YouTube The press would label Golden Freeze a “stalking horse” in the fevered aftermath, and there was post-race anger from Carvill’s Hill’s huge fan club. Pitman in turn was outraged at the accusations that she had run Golden Freeze as a ‘spoiler’; she was later vindicated at an official inquiry in London which would conclude no rules had been broken. Carvill’s Hill had simply been exposed for what he was: a relentless mudlark who was too physically compromised to mix it with the best. Were you at Cheltenham to watch the 1992 Gold Cup? Were the tactics of Golden Freeze a stroke of genius or unsporting? Have your say via the comments. Comment () The 1993 National, the race that never was THE 1993 Grand National had all the familiar elements: false starts, tremendous leaps, crashing falls, a leg-weary finish and emotional scenes at the end. The only thing lacking was a winner, writes Nick Pulford. 1993 Grand National by sachahuista via YouTube This was the National that never was. The day that racing embarrassed itself on its biggest stage, turning the sport into a laughing stock and leaving a blank space in the National record books. All that mattered in the end were the false starts. When starter Keith Brown tried to send the 39 runners on their way, the starting tape got caught up with one of the horses but disaster was averted when the recall flagman, Ken Evans, signalled a false start. The system did not work a second time, however, and all hell broke loose. Esha Ness and John White (yellow) on their way to 'victory' in the void 1993 National Photo: Healy Racing Amid utter bedlam, seven horses completed the full distance but long before the end it was clear their efforts would be in vain as the race was bound to be voided. When John White crossed the line first on Esha Ness, he was greeted by fellow rider Dean Gallagher telling him: “John, this race mightn’t go ahead.” The image of the distraught White, head in hands, remains vivid even now. In front of a worldwide audience of 300 million and with £75m in bets riding on the result, the racing authorities had shown rank incompetence and many felt Evans, employed on a casual basis at £28 a day, was scapegoated by a subsequent report on behalf of the Jockey Club. The truth was it was a disaster waiting to happen, yet no-one in power had seen it coming. 1993 Grand National: post-race by sachahuista via YouTube With the passage of time, however, the National that never was has taken on


Give any year in the life of poet William Blake.

William Blake - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. William Blake Biography of William Blake William Blake (1757-1827), English artist, mystic and poet wrote Songs of Innocence (1789): a poetry collection written from the childï¿½s point of view, of innocent wonderment and spontaneity in natural settings which includes ï¿½Little Boy Lostï¿½, ï¿½Little Boy Foundï¿½ and ï¿½The Lambï¿½; Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Songs of Experience (1794) contains many poems in response to ones from Innocence, suggesting ironic contrasts as the child matures and learns of such concepts as fear and envy. For example, to ï¿½The Lambï¿½ comes the predatory ï¿½The Tygerï¿½; And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? and what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Later editions would see Innocence and Experience contained in one volume. As a friend of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Percy Bysshe Shelley and Thomas Paine, Blake was among the literati of Londonï¿½s intellectual circle though he was often labeled an eccentric or worse, insane or demented. His works did not gain much acclaim or commercial success until long after his death. Although he had several patrons over the course of his life and produced voluminous works, he often lived in abject poverty. Though it is hard to classify Blakeï¿½s body of work in one genre, he heavily influenced the Romantic poets with recurring themes of good and evil, heaven and hell, knowledge and innocence, and external reality versus inner. Going against common conventions of the time, Blake believed in sexual and racial equality and justice for all, rejected the Old Testamentï¿½s teachings in favour of the New, and abhorred oppression in all its forms. He focused his creative efforts beyond the five senses, for, If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things throï¿½ narrow chinks of his cavern.ï¿½from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell written between 1790-93, which inspired the title of Aldous Huxley ï¿½s essay ï¿½The Doors of Perceptionï¿½ (1954). As an artist Blake admired and studied the works of Raphael, Heemskerk, Dï¿½rer, and Michelangelo, who would become important influences to the fantastic and at times apocalyptic illustrations he created for his own writings and othersï¿½. From his c.1803 poem ï¿½The Mental Travelerï¿½ï¿½I traveld throï¿½ a Land of Men, A Land of Men & Women too, And heard & saw such dreadful things, As cold Earth wanderers never knew. He developed mythic creatures inspired by Greek and Roman mythology including Los, who represents the poetic imagination; Albion, who represents England; and Orc, who embodies youthful rebelliousness. His illustrations for the Bibleï¿½s ï¿½Book of Revelationsï¿½ include ï¿½The Great Red Dragonï¿½ (Satan) made famous most recently in Thomas Harrisï¿½ novel Red Dragon (1981). While Blake lived the majority of his life in London, he exerted a profound impact on future poets, artists, writers, and musicians the world over. William Blake was born on 28 November, 1757, in London, England, the third son of Catherine nï¿½e Wright (1723ï¿½1792) and James Blake (c.1723ï¿½1784) a hosier and haberdasher on Broad Street in Golden Square, Soho. Young William was prone to fantastic visions, including seeing God, and angels in a tree. He would later claim that he had regular conversations with his deceased brother Robert. It was soon apparent that Blak


In which city was ex Countdown host Richard Whiteley found dead on June 26th 2005 ?

Countdown's very naughty secrets! | Daily Mail Online Gyles has seen it all in Dictionary Corner The Channel 4 words-and-numbers game Countdown has just made it into Guinness World Records. After 32 years, 70 series and 6,000 episodes, Countdown is now, officially, the most successful game show in television history. Why? If you have seen it, you may well wonder. It’s a show without razzmatazz, big money prizes or hysterical contestants. In fact, some of the contestants are almost monosyllabic and not that telegenic. What’s going on? On screen, not much. All that happens is two members of the public are given paper, pencil and 30 seconds to arrange nine randomly selected letters of the alphabet into the longest word they can think of. That’s it. Oh, and there’s an arithmetical round as well, involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. And an anagram race, where you have to turn PROCEDURE into REPRODUCE against the clock. (Or EDUCATION into AUCTIONED. You get the idea.) That really is it. And if you win the game, you get a teapot. If you win the series, you get a trophy and a leather-bound edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Each year, thousands write in wanting to take part, and millions sit glued to their TV sets as though it were a sunrise over Mount Kilimanjaro. Why? What makes this cosy tea-time TV so compelling? As one of the guests who sits in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner (in fact, the guest who has sat there most often), I have been involved in the show since it began in November 1982 — and I can tell you. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share It’s nothing to do with the charm of the presenters or the hypnotic beat of the Countdown clock. It’s simply that this is the one television show that involves viewer participation from start to finish. When the crossword puzzle first appeared in the New York World in December 1913, it became a craze that swept the planet. Scroll down for video  The way it is: Susie Dent (the wordsmith), Nick Hewer (the host) and Rachel Riley (the letters and numbers girl) The word game on Countdown is the TV equivalent of the crossword, and the numbers game is the gogglebox sudoku. For 45 minutes each afternoon, viewers sit down, with paper and pencil in hand, forget the world outside, exercise their little grey cells and play the game. It’s a habit, a relaxation and a fix. The words and numbers puzzles are variations of the sorts of parlour entertainment our Victorian forebears enjoyed. The Countdown format itself was invented by a French TV producer, Armand Jammot, in the mid-Sixties. The Countdown team with a complete set of The Oxford English Dictionary, all 20 volumes It was brought to Britain by a Belgian record producer, Marcel Stellman, whose other claim to fame was writing the English lyrics for the song, Tulips From Amsterdam. Stellman sold it to Yorkshire TV, which aired it as a local programme featuring Yorkshire farmers as contestants, and celebrity farmer Ted Moult in Dictionary Corner. In November 1982, when Channel 4 started, they picked up the show and broadcast it as their opening programme with Yorkshire’s newsreader, Richard Whiteley, as host. Richard’s only moment of national notoriety had been the time he was attacked in the studio by a ferret. Thanks to Countdown, Richard (5ft 9in, 14½st), with his trademark loud jackets, louder ties, and appalling puns, became one of the nation’s unlikeliest cult figures, profiled in men’s magazines FHM, Maxim and loaded, honoured by The Oldie (‘Most Inexplicable Survivor’), given a macho makeover by Woman’s Own and inducted into The Lady’s Hall of Fame. Countdown winner Mark Murray (left) with his trophy and Rachel Riley (right) who came on board in 2009 and has done 1,000 shows since We were good friends and I loved him for the way he loved his programme’s success. As well as appearing, he watched it every day — with a cup of tea and a KitKat. ‘Bliss,’ he’d say. ‘Students watch Countdown,’ he told me. ‘Grannies watch Countdown. When I met Princess Margaret, she said: “I do believe my sister watches it a


Which Scottish loch is the third largest in Scotland after Loch Lomond and Loch Ness ?

The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland - Holiday Parks The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland January 22, 2013 at 2:44 pm The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland: Lochs by Volume, Area, Length and Depth Loch Ness might get almost all the press when it comes to the Scottish Lochs, but it’s by no means the largest or longest. There are at least 31,460 lochs in Scotland, and out of these, there are lochs that are deeper, longer and larger in area than Loch Ness. Loch is simply the Scottish Gaelic and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet, and there is only one natural body of water called a ‘lake’ in Scotland: Lake Menteith. This article is a guide to the five largest lochs by volume, area, length and depth. Holiday Parks offer breaks at Lomond Woods at Loch Lomond – the largest loch in Scotland by surface area.   5 Largest Scottish Lochs by Volume Loch Ness is by far the largest loch in Scotland by volume, and it contains more water than all of the lakes in England and Wales combined. Of course, it’s apparently the home of the fabled Loch Ness monster, and this huge volume of water has given Nessy plenty of space to hide over since her modern ‘sighting’ in 1933. 5 Largest Scottish Lochs by Area Loch Ness wins for volume for its consistent depth for its area, but Loch Lomond actually has a considerably larger surface area. Most originated from glacial over deepening of the valleys they now occupy, and are subsequently long and thin in shape. Loch Lomond has a bulbous southern expanse of water, which gives it a greater surface area than the other lochs. 5 Longest Scottish Lochs Loch Awe is the longest loch – just beating Loch Ness by 2km. It is located to the West of Loch Lomond in Argylle and Bute. While it has a length of 41km, it has an average width of 1km. It is particularly well renowned for trout and salmon – so if you’re a keen fisher, then Loch Awe is a good spot. 5 Deepest Scottish Lochs by Depth Loch Morar is the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles, at a depth of 310m. Much like Loch Ness, it’s home to a legendary monster – dubbed morag by the locals. Loch Morar would be able to fit the newly opened London building The Shard, which is also 310m in height, exactly in its depth.