Who scored a spectacular goal in extra time in the 1971 F.A. Cup Final to win the trophy for Arsenal?

FA Cup final: The greatest goal from the last 50 years voted by you - BBC Sport BBC Sport FA Cup final: The greatest goal from the last 50 years voted by you 27 May 2015 Read more about sharing. Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa is the 134th in the competition's history Steven Gerrard's long-range goal against West Ham United in 2006 has come top in a vote to find the best FA Cup final goal from the last 50 years. Ahead of Saturday's Wembley showdown between Arsenal and Aston Villa, which will be shown live on the BBC, we wanted you to let us know which is your favourite final goal. And you voted Gerrard's strike ahead of Ricky Villa's famous finish for Tottenham against Manchester City in 1981. Third was Roberto Di Matteo's goal for Chelsea against Middlesbrough in 1997. Find out how you voted and watch all 10 goals below (UK only). 10th: (2.1%) 1991 - Stuart Pearce for Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Pearce's superb free-kick The only free-kick in the top 10, and it came after a foul that is perhaps as famous as the goal itself. Tottenham's Paul Gascoigne brought down Gary Charles, causing damage to his own knee ligaments that would keep him out of the game for almost a year. Left-back Pearce stepped up to thunder a left-foot rocket past Erik Thorstvedt into the top corner, but Spurs went on to win 2-1 with Des Walker scoring an extra-time own goal. 9th: (3.8%) 2001 - Michael Owen for Liverpool v Arsenal Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Michael Owen's solo effort This winning goal was half of a memorable brace from Owen in the first FA Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. The Gunners led 1-0 through Freddie Ljungberg but 21-year-old England striker Owen equalised with seven minutes left with an acrobatic finish. And in the 88th minute he entered FA Cup folklore as he chased a Patrik Berger long ball, beat Lee Dixon and Tony Adams and fired a left-footed finish into the bottom corner. 8th: (3.8%*) 1981 - Steve MacKenzie for Manchester City v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device Steve MacKenzie's 1981 FA Cup final goal The England Under-21 midfielder was only a teenager when he scored one of the defining goals of his career. After Spurs failed to clear a free-kick, Tommy Hutchison headed the ball across to MacKenzie, who hit a spectacular first-time volley from outside the box to make it 1-1 in the replay at Wembley. But it may not even have been the best goal of the game... "One of the tragedies of Ricky Villa's winner was Steve MacKenzie's goal," Micky Hazard, who was at Spurs at the time, told BBC Radio 5 live. "It was a great goal but it got lost and hardly got a mention." * Although MacKenzie and Owen polled the same percentage of votes, Owen received more votes. 7th: (4.4%) 1987 - Keith Houchen for Coventry v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Keith Houchen's diving header The Middlesbrough-born forward scored the only header on our list - and what a header it was. With the Sky Blues losing 2-1, Dave Bennett's perfect cross was met by a Houchen diving header to steer the ball past Ray Clemence and send the game into extra time. Gary Mabbutt - who had earlier scored in the right net - later put the ball past his own keeper as Coventry won the only major trophy in their history. 6th: (6.6%) 1971 - Charlie George for Arsenal v Liverpool The long-haired midfielder scored an extra-time winner as Arsenal wrapped up a league and cup Double with a 2-1 victory. Media playback is not supported on this device Top 50 FA Cup goals: George in extra time After a goalless 90 minutes, Liverpool led through Steve Heighway but Eddie Kelly levelled things up. With nine minutes remaining, a visibly drained George smashed a superb 20-yard shot past Liverpool keeper Ray Clemence before collapsing to the ground with his arms outstretched in celebration. 5th: (8.3%) 2002 - Ray Parlour for Arsenal


The two major ingredients of Daiquiri cocktails are rum and the juice of which fruit?

The Original Daiquiri Recipe is Easy and Fresh Forget the blender and all of the bottled mixes, the best Daiquiri is made from scratch and it is unbelievably easy (you'll never go back).  Photo Courtesy: Shannon Graham Updated November 23, 2016. The Daiquiri has developed, much like the Martini and Margarita , into a sort of sub-family of drinks. It is the quintessential rum cocktail and one of the easiest, freshest drinks you can make. The common denominator among daiquiris is rum, lime, and a sweetener. From there anything can (and does) happen; e.g. a trip through the blender , an extra fruit, etc. Many of those variations are below the main recipe. The 'real' Daiquiri, however, is an extremely simple rum cocktail and the three ingredients should find a balance in your glass. If your drink is a bit too tart, add more sugar. If it is too sweet, add more lime. It is a matter of personal taste as to how you take your Daiquiri, though this recipe is a good place to start. The only other advice I have is to keep in mind that this is a very transparent cocktail, so quality ingredients do matter . Choose a quality rum and use fresh lime juice. Also, save some money and make your own simple syrup (it really is simple and there is no need to buy it). However you choose to look at it, this is an elementary cocktail, one that should be a top priority to memorize . Once you get it, you will become a believer that bottled Daiquiris have no place in the bar . Yield: 1 Cocktail Preparation


Which nineteenth century artist had the Christian names James Abbot McNeil?

James McNeill Whistler | American artist | Britannica.com James McNeill Whistler Alternative Title: James Abbott McNeill Whistler James McNeill Whistler Childe Hassam James McNeill Whistler, in full James Abbott McNeill Whistler (born July 11, 1834, Lowell , Massachusetts , U.S.—died July 17, 1903, London, England ), American-born artist noted for his paintings of nocturnal London, for his striking and stylistically advanced full-length portraits, and for his brilliant etchings and lithographs. An articulate theorist about art , he did much to introduce modern French painting into England. His most famous work is Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1: The Artist’s Mother (1871–72; popularly called Whistler’s Mother. Early years James Abbott McNeill Whistler was born of Scottish-Irish ancestry. As a boy he spent some time in Russia at St. Petersburg , where his father was a civil engineer; after a short stay in England en route, he was back in the United States by 1849. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point , but he soon abandoned the army for art. Like many of his compatriots he was fascinated by Paris, where he arrived in 1855 to study painting and soon adopted a Bohemian lifestyle. He was drawn to the French modern movement, responding to the realism associated with the painters Gustave Courbet , Henri Fantin-Latour , and François Bonvin, all of whom he knew. The realistic streak in his art may be seen in such early works as Self-Portrait (c. 1857–58) and the Twelve Etchings from Nature (1858). During the 1860s Whistler moved between England and Paris; he also visited Brittany (1861) and the coast near Biarritz (1862), where he painted with Courbet and evinced that love of the sea that was to mark a number of his later small oil studies and watercolours. In 1863 Whistler settled in London, where he found congenial themes on the River Thames , and the etchings that he did of such subjects garnered praise from the poet and critic Charles Baudelaire when they were exhibited in Paris. The move to London Whistler won considerable success in Paris when Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl (1862) was shown at the Salon des Refusés in 1863. This famous painting shows that if he was an exponent of realism, he was also attracted by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, which had begun in England in 1848. Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, oil on canvas by James … Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Harris Whittemore Collection, 1943.6.2 Weary, drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 1863; in the National … Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8458 Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent One of his chief claims to fame was his delight in the Japanese arts—then an avant-garde taste that, significantly, was to have many followers in his own country. Paintings such as Rose and Silver: La Princesse du Pays de la Porcelaine (1864) and Caprice in Purple and Gold, No. 2: The Golden Screen (1864) indicate his interest in the picturesque rather than the formal aspects of this style. Symphony in Grey and Green: The Ocean (1866–67), the result of a trip to Valparaíso , Chile, was, however, more Eastern in mood: the signature on this work is painted in an Eastern fashion. This style received its finest expression in Old Battersea Bridge: Nocturne—Blue and Gold (1872–75). His appreciation of East Asian art was complemented by one for earthenware Tanagra figurines from Hellenistic Greece, and their elegant forms influenced his figure painting and drawing; both the Asian and Hellenistic strains were blended in Six Projects, a series of highly coloured sketches. The Artist in His Studio, oil on paper mounted on panel by James McNeill Whistler, 1865/66; … Friends of American Art Collection, 1912.141/Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago Art & Architecture: Fact or Fiction? The 1860s and ’70s were especially creative for Whistler. It was then that he began to give musical titles to his paintings, using words such as symphony and harmony. In doing so he re


Which ancient civilisation had its capital at Knossos on the island of Crete?

History of Minoan Crete History of Minoan Crete   Geography and Economy of Crete The island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It measures about 200 Km from east to west, and between 12 to 58 Km from north to south at its narrowest and widest distances, making it one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean sea. Crete's largest modern town is Heraklion (35° 20' latitude, 25° 08' longitude) and its landscape oscillates between tall, rugged mountains, gentle slopes, and plateaus, which are framed by the Aegean coast line to the North, and the Lybian Sea to the south. The temperate climate of Crete with its  short, mild winters and its dry, warm summers, along with the fertility of the Cretan plains produces sufficient food supplies to support an affluent local population, and for exports. The inhabitants of ancient Crete --whom we call Minoans-- produced a decentralized culture based on the abundance of the land's natural resources, and on intense commercial activity. While the island appears today completely deforested, in ancient times timber was one of the natural resources that was commercially exploited and exported to nearby Egypt, Syria, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands and the Greek mainland. Besides timber Crete exported food, cypress wood, wine, currants, olive oil, wool, cloth, herbs, and purple dye. Its imports consisted of precious stones, copper (most likely from Cyprus), ivory, silver, gold, and other raw material. They also imported tin that was used in the production of bronze alloys. Interestingly, the nearest known tin mines appear as far as Spain, Britain, central Europe, and Iran. Besides raw materials, the Minoans also adopted from the surrounding cultures artistic ideas and techniques as evident in Egypt's influence on the Minoan wall frescoes, and on goldsmithing production knowledge imported by Syria. The Minoans had developed significant naval power and for many centuries lived in contact with all the major civilizations of the time without being significantly threatened by external forces. Their commercial contact with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia undeniably influenced their own culture, and the Minoan civilization in turn appeared as the forerunner of the Greek civilization. The Minoans are credited as the first European civilization.   Habitation and Chronology of Crete Archaeological evidence testifies to the island's habitation since the 7th millennium BC After the 5th millennium BC we find the first evidence of hand-made ceramic pottery which marks the beginning of the civilization Evans, the famed archaeologist who excavated Knossos, named "Minoan" after the legendary king Minos. Evans divided the Minoan civilization into three eras on the basis of the stylistic changes of the pottery. His comparative chronology included an Early (3000-2100 BC), a Middle (2100-1500 BC), and a Late Minoan period (1500-1100 BC). Since this chronology posed several problems in studying the culture, professor N. Platon has developed a chronology based on the palaces' destruction and reconstruction. He divided Minoan Crete into Prepalatial (2600-1900 BC), Protopalatial (1900-1700 BC), Neopalatial (1700-1400 BC), and Postpalatial (1400-1150 BC). We do not have much information about the very early Minoans before 2600 BC. We have seen the development of several minor settlements near the coast, and the beginning of burials in tholos tombs, as well as in caves around the island.   Prepalatial Minoan Crete (2600-1900 BC) Neolithic life in ancient Crete consisted of major settlements at Myrtos and Mochlos. During this period the Minoans had contact with Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria with whom they traded for copper, tin, ivory, and gold. The archaeological evidence reveals a decentralized culture with no powerful landlords and no centralized authority. The palaces of this period are focused around communities, and circular tholos tombs were the major architectural structures of the time. The manner by which the dead were buried in these t


Who was the husband of Mary I of England, also known as Mary Tudor?

Princess Mary Tudor | The Tudors Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Duke Philip of Bavaria (former love interest) King Phillip II of Spain (1st cousin once removed, later husband) "I swear to you: if I become Queen, I will burn as many heretics, spill as much blood as it takes to make this unhappy, broken realm whole again" — Princess Mary Tudor to Eustace Chapuys Princess Mary Tudor is the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon , as well as the oldest of the King's children; notably, she is the only female character apart from Catherine Brooke to appear in all four seasons, although she played by a different actress during Season One, in which her role is only a brief one. The Irish actress  Sarah Bolger  plays her in an award-winning role. She appears as a recurring character in Seasons 2, 3 and 4 of The Tudors, spanning some 23 episodes. Mary's personality changes overtime, mainly due to her father's various marriages (which dramatically affect her social rank, despite being the legitimate daughter of a King) and her own devoutly Catholic beliefs; she goes from being a cheerful, carefree little girl to a bitter, formidable young woman. Had her mother Catherine (with whom Mary had a very loving relationship) lived longer, Mary might have developed a more merciful disposition, but Catherine died while Mary was still a teenager. Mary had either hostile or at least mistrustful relationships with all her subsequent stepmothers except Jane Seymour, who died after only a year and a half of marriage to Henry. Although Mary initially loved her half-siblings Elizabeth and Edward, she was much older than either of them and became concerned about their exposure to Protestantism, believing that it would bring about England's doom.   As Henry is often absent or ineffective as a parent (despite Mary's continued love for him and vice versa), she finds a devoted friend and father-figure in the Imperial Ambassador, Eustace Chapuys .  She maintains the royal title of Princess Mary until being demoted to simply Lady Mary, although she is later restored to the Royal Line. She would eventually become Mary I, becoming the first recognized Queen Regnant of England; however, today her short reign is remembered unfavorably, mainly due to her oppressive religious policies. Contents Edit Mary appears in a few episodes early in Season 1 as a little girl. A descendant of the Royal houses of Tudor (England) and Castille-Aragon (Spain) she is introduced as the young daughter on whom Henry and Catherine shower affection. She is initially supposed to be married to the Dauphin of France, who is about the same age (whom she kisses and then knocks over when they first meet, to Henry's amusement), but when personal tensions develop between her father and King Francis at a summit, she is instead betrothed to King Charles V of Spain (also the Holy Roman Emperor), her mother's nephew who is more than a decade older than her. The marriage is deliberately put off by both parties because Mary is far too young, with the stipulation that the wedding will commence after Mary's 12th birthday. However, a combination of events causes Charles to breach the pact, despite his affection for Henry as he is married to Catherine (Charles' aunt). Charles manages to capture the King of France in a battle, but decides it is a good political move to release him, angering Henry. Charles is also mildly uneasy about a cousin marriage. The final nail in the coffin that ruins the arranged marriage is when Charles courts (and ultimately marries) a Portuguese princess, citing that she was closer to age to him than Mary and that he could not wait any longer to have a woman. As a child Mary has a sweet, innocent personality that shows her later generosity; everyone who meets her (including Anne Boleyn, briefly) treats her with kindness. However, Mary is increasingly separated from her mother thanks to the machinations of Catherine's enemy Cardinal Wolsey ; her position as heir is also threatened by Henry's bastard son Henry Fitzroy , but the little boy soon dies during a


Who was the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, commonly believed to have murdered her second husband, Lord Darnley?

BBC - Primary History - Famous People - Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots   Why is Mary famous? Who was Mary Queen of Scots? Mary was known as Queen of Scots because she was Queen of Scotland. For a short time she was also Queen of France. She might have become Queen of England too. Mary's life was full of romance but sadness too. She became famous across Europe, especially after her execution in 1587, for plotting (it was said) against England's Queen Elizabeth I. When did she live? Mary was born in 1542, when Henry VIII was King of England. Her father was King James V of Scotland. Mary became Queen of Scotland as a baby. She was Queen until 1567, when she gave up the crown and left Scotland. She spent many years a prisoner in England, where she was put to death on 8 February 1587. A sad life Mary never knew her father, who died soon after her birth. As a little girl, she was sent away from her mother to France. Her first husband died two years after their wedding. Her second husband was murdered. Her third husband ran off with her, then deserted her. The Scots rejected her, and the English locked her up. Mary Queen of Scots' sad life ended when she was beheaded in 1587. Princess in Scotland Where was Mary born? Mary was born at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland on 8 December 1542. Mary's father was King James V of Scotland. Mary's mother, Mary of Guise, was French. Mary was related to the English king, Henry VIII, through her English grandmother, a member of the Tudor family. How did Mary become Queen? Poor people liked King James. But the Scots nobles turned against him. When in 1542 the Scots and English met in battle at Solway Moss (on the border between the two countries), some Scots nobles refused to fight. The English won, James was broken-hearted and died soon after. His daughter Mary was only six days old. In 1543 she was crowned Queen at Stirling Castle. Escape to France Mary's mother knew a Queen would need a husband.  England's King Henry VIII wanted Mary to marry his son Edward, so he would get to rule Scotland as well. Most Scots hated this idea, and instead said Mary should marry a French prince. France and Scotland were allies (friends). When bad-tempered Henry sent an English army to Scotland, little Mary (aged 5) was quickly sent away by ship to France. Queen of France Life in France Mary liked France. She was pretty and clever, and spoke French well. The French king Henry II called her 'the most perfect child I have ever seen'. But Mary missed her mother, who had stayed in Scotland to help run things there. Learning to be a princess In France, Mary learned to be a princess. She learned Italian, Spanish and Latin . She wrote poetry, loved music and dancing, and was good at needlework. She went horse-riding and hunting. When she was 7, her mother came to visit, and this made Mary very happy. A future husband Mary grew up with Prince Francis, son of the French king. Francis was a year younger than Mary, smaller and not very strong, but Mary liked him. Their future was all arranged. One day, Mary and Francis would be married, and be King and Queen of France. Mary becomes Queen Mary and Francis were married in 1558. She was 15, he was 14. In England, 1558 was the year that Elizabeth I became Queen, at the age of 25. In 1559, King Henry of France was badly injured while jousting . He died. This meant Francis became King. Mary was now Queen of France and Queen of Scotland. Queen of Scotland Why did Mary leave France? After only a few months as King, Francis became ill. In December 1560 he died. What was Mary to do? She was very sad, because her mother had also died. She decided to return to Scotland. On the ship taking her across the sea, she wrote a sad poem, 'Farewell, my dearest homeland'. She was miserable to leave France. Unhappy return After the comforts of French palaces, Scotland seemed cold and uncivilized. Mary was lonely. She spoke French, and so found Scots talk hard to understand. She grew tired of people telling her what to do - especially the preacher John Knox. He argued with her about r


"Which island is the setting for Bizet's opera, ""The Pearl Fishers""?"

Co-Starring with 'Carmen': Bizet's 'The Pearl Fishers' Co-Starring with 'Carmen': Bizet's 'The Pearl Fishers' Overview Audio Selections The Story Who's Who Bizet's opera is in three acts, all set on the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, off the coast of India. ACT ONE opens in a village of pearl divers -- or pearl fishers. The fishermen elect Zurga as their tribal chief, promising him their loyalty. A hunter named Nadir shows up after several years away, and asks the men if they'll take him back. Zurga and Nadir are old friends.  Recalling their last time together they sing the opera's most famous number, the duet "Au fond du temple saint" -- "Deep in the holy temple."  Years ago, when the two men visited the great temple, they both fell in love with a beautiful woman who was leading a ceremony. Knowing this woman might come between them, they agreed to renounce her and pledged their eternal friendship. Before long, the strength of that pledge is tested. In the next scene, a canoe arrives carrying this year's consecrated virgin -- a veiled young woman whose ritual songs will protect the fishermen as they go to sea. Her name is Leila, and she's accompanied by the old priest Nourabad. Leila sings her oath of chastity. Zurga, as the fishermen's leader, promises her the most beautiful pearl that's found if she keeps her oath -- and death if she does not.  As Leila and Nourabad go into the temple, Zurga and the fishermen head for home.  Nadir stays behind, and Leila begins to sing. Nadir hears her, and recognizes her songs. She's the woman he and Zurga both fell in love with, and agreed to renounce.  Hearing her now, Nadir is in love all over again. He sings the gentle aria "Je crois entendre encore," following his memories back in time, and feels his resolve melting.  Leila hears Nadir and approaches him.  They soon recognize each other, and declare their love. ACT TWO begins late at night. At the temple, Nourabad tells Leila she can get some rest, and reminds her of her vow of chastity. She tells a story from her childhood, when she risked her life to save a fugitive. In gratitude, he gave her a necklace and she has worn it ever since. When Nourabad leaves, Leila senses that Nadir is nearby. When he comes to her, she at first tries to turn him away -- but eventually she gives in and the two embrace. Suddenly, the sounds of a storm are heard. Nourabad returns, catches the lovers together, and calls for the villagers to seize them. Nadir and Leila are forced to appear before Zurga.  At first, all the tribal leader sees is his old friend Nadir and a veiled priestess, and he decides to pardon them. But when Nourabad tears the veil from Leila's face, Zurga recognizes her.  Furious, he retracts his pardon and instead condemns both lovers to death. As ACT THREE opens, Zurga is despondent.  He has gotten over his jealous anger and now he regrets the death sentence he handed down. Leila enters and pleads for Nadir's life.  She tells Zurga that she's prepared to die, but Nadir should be spared.  Instead of inspiring pity, her plea infuriates Zurga.  He tells Leila that he, too, has always loved her, and orders his men to take her away. Leila removes her precious necklace and hands it to a young fisherman, begging him to give it to her mother after she's gone. But Zurga denies even that one, final request, and takes the necklace himself as Leila is led off. As dawn approaches, a crowd gathers at the holy temple.  As preparations are made for the executions a strange light appears in the distance and the people realize their village is on fire.  As they rush off to save their homes, Zurga appears.  He recognized Leila's necklace and realized that he was the fugitive she saved, so he set the fire himself, as a distraction.  Now he releases Nadir and Leila, forgives them, and helps them to escape. As the opera ends, Nadir and Leila are heard singing in the distance, while Zurga stands alone in the glow of the flames. Social sharing


The dessert zabaglione is traditionally prepared by whipping together a mixture of sugar, egg yolks and which alcoholic drink?

Zabaglione Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com Zabaglione Recipe 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel Ground cinnamon 1 cup heavy cream, whipped Strawberries, raspberries, or biscotti Method 1 Place egg yolks, and sugar in a large, round-bottomed stainless steel bowl. Add grated lemon peel and a pinch of cinnamon and a drop of vanilla extract to the yolk mixture. Pour in the Marsala wine. You can use sweet Vermouth as a substitute for the Marsala. 2 Half-fill a pot with water, bring the water to a simmer and reduce the heat to low. Set the pan or bowl containing the custard mixture over the water; the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water. Whisk the custard mixture, making sure that the water does not boil. This ensures that a gentle, even heat thickens the mixture without curdling it. Whisking traps air in the yolks for a light, fluffy mixture. 3 Continue whisking for about 10 minutes, until the mixture triples in volume, froths up and becomes pale. When it reaches the desired consistency, take the container of custard out of the pot. Slightly thickened, the custard can be used as a sauce. Longer cooking will thicken the custard further, giving it the texture of mousse. Continue whisking for a minute or two to prevent the custard from sticking to its container. 4 Serve the custard while still warm, or, if you want to serve it cool, set it aside for about 15 minutes. Whisk heavy cream until it forms soft peaks; add the whipped cream to the cooled custard and use a whisk to gently fold them together. Reserve some of the whipped cream to serve on top. Ladle the zabaglione into individual dishes. Serve with whipped cream, berries, and/or cookies such as biscotti. Hello! All photos and content are copyright protected. Please do not use our photos without prior written permission. If you wish to republish this recipe, please rewrite the recipe in your own unique words and link back to Zabaglione on Simply Recipes. Thank you! If you make this recipe, snap a pic and hashtag it #simplyrecipes — We love to see your creations on Instagram , Facebook , & Twitter ! Links: Awesome Hannah! Antonietta I was born in Italy and my mom is from Naples. I grew up eating this simply as raw egg yolk whipped with sugar and as kids we whipped it in mugs ourselves with forks!  I’ve never eaten it cooked but.of.course.we don’t eat raw egg anymore in the US so I will try it this way. Sounds yummy. mariuccia We made this all the time when I was growing up. Our measurement was a tablespoon of sugar for each egg yolk. Xavier Xavier I was first introduced to this desert when I was busing tables at a resturant by the name of leaning tower when I was a kid with a apatite for deserts . And now twenty years later I am a J.C and am doing a remodel on the place and find my self craving it . So thanks for info I will try it. Frank arena In 1955, (age 26), while under doctor’s orders to only non- animal foods, my mother ( a Sicilian immigrant) gave me Simple “plain egg yolk & Marsala wine” for my health!….Wasn’t seriously ill again until 2008. My point? Zabaglione is more tha just a dessert.. Good health,


Who scored an equalising goal for Coventry City against Spurs in the 1987 F.A. Cup Final, with a spectacular diving header, which enabled his side to go on and win the trophy in extra time?

FA Cup pages 300-596 by Jay Wilkins - issuu THRILLER WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3-2 PRESTON NORTH END By Frank Coles at Wembley, The Daily Telegraph, May 1, 1954 A five-goal Cup Final with the matchwinner scored in the final two minutes three minutes ranks high in the long catalogue of thrilling Wembleys. But West Bromwich Albion’s 3-2 victory over Preston North End was not gained in the grand manner the 100,000 crowd had come to expect of the best team of the season. Not until late in the second half did Albion find the rhythm which had made them the most-talked about team in the country.  And Preston, who came into the Cup Final on the crest of a wave, were the obvious victims of Wembley nerves.   The most disappointed was Tom Finney, who had been hailed as a probable match-winner. He was the target of close tackling by Len Millard, Ray Barlow and George Lee.  Finney only had one scoring chance, just before halftime, from 15 yards out and unmarked, but he fired high and wide.  There has rarely been a Wembley final without stage fright. Today, it was George Thompson, the Preston goalkeeper. Twice, he dropped the ball when chased by Albion forwards. And toward the end there was panicky judgment when Frank Griffin, the Albion right-winger, shot the game-winner from just beyond the dead ball line.  But Thompson showed no nervousness in his great effort to save the goal on which the game turned -- a penalty shot, which evened up the score at 2-2 at 18 minutes into the second half.  The match opened slowly until the 21st minute, when Albion and Preston exchanged goals. Lee nearly scored for Albion with a curving run and a hard shot. At the last moment, Ronnie Allen raced in just in time to sidestep the ball into the net with his right foot for a 1-0 lead.  A minute later, Preston evened it up with Jim Sanders’ kick that Angus Morrison head-butted into the net.  Six minutes after half-time, Tommy Docherty passed to Charlie Wayman, who scored easily on Sanders, the Albion goalkeeper, for a 2-1 lead.  After Allen’s penalty-kick equaliser at the 63rd minute, Albion pressed hard, with Millard and Joe Kennedy linking up on the attack. It was Kennedy’s pass to Reg Ryan and then to Griffin that won the match. Griffin headed the ball past Preston’s Joe Marston before running down the goal line from the wing for the final goal in the 87th minute. SIDELINE SMILES ■ West Brom’s Len Millard (middle, with trophy), Jimmy Dugdale (left) and Paddy Ryan (right) are interviewed by a radio reporter after the Cup final. OPPOSITE PAGE: The Baggies bring the Cup back to the Birmingham suburb of West Bromwich. FA CUP MEMORIES If Stanley Matthews had his “day in the sun” in 1953, the man to whom many compared him had a very different experience a year later. Tom Finney was a very special player, a talented footballer who could be effective across a forward line. And he had other skills – he could score great goals on a Saturday afternoon and mend your boiler on Saturday evening! Finney, a one club man, was also a qualified plumber. Indeed, he was known to soccer fans as the “Preston Plumber” and when he retired from football his plumbing business continued to be successful for many years. Finney and Matthews provided the game’s observers with a vibrant debate on who were the better player. England was just lucky to have both of them. As Bill Shankly said: “Tom Finney would have been great in any match and in any age ... even if he had been wearing an overcoat!” Preston and West Bromwich Albion – The Baggies – had made it to the 1954 FA Cup final with the Midland club clear favourites. They had lost the First Division Championship on the run-in but experts felt they would put that disappointment behind them and have too much for Preston in the Cup final. Of course, a lot depended on Finney – who was a potential matchwinner. And he knew it. But on Cup final day Finney admitted he had a shocker: He had found the build-up to the final allconsuming. Being a local lad and Preston’s best player, he was in constant demand for interviews with the press a


"In the film ""Calamity Jane"" staffing Doris Day, who was the owner of the Golden Garter saloon, mentioned in the song, ""The Deadwood Stage""?"

Category » T.M.S. News « @ Thurles Musical Society 0 Thurles Musical Society will stage Titanic the Musical in the Premier Hall, Thurles from Tuesday March 19th to Saturday 23rd in what is anticipated to be a spectacular piece of theatre. A company of more than 70 strong have been preparing for the hit show since just after Christmas and have worked very hard under the watchful eye of Director Peter Kennedy and Musical Director/Chorus Mistress Mary Rose McNally. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone the show opened on Broadway in 1997. It won five Tony Awards including the award for Best Musical. Titanic is set on the ocean liner RMS Titanic which sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. The discovery of the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1985 attracted Yeston’s interest in writing a musical about the famous disaster. “What drew me to the project was the positive aspects of what the ship represented – 1) humankind’s striving after great artistic works and similar technological feats, despite the possibility of tragic failure, and 2) the dreams of the passengers on board: 3rd Class, to immigrate to America for a better life; 2nd Class, to live a leisured lifestyle in imitation of the upper classes; 1st Class, to maintain their privileged positions forever. The collision with the iceberg dashed all of these dreams simultaneously, and the subsequent transformation of character of the passengers and crew had, it seemed to me, the potential for great emotional and musical expression onstage.” The high cost of Titanic’s set made it impossible for the show to have traditional out of town tryouts. Titanic’s previews began at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1997 with major technical troubles: ironically, during previews the model ship onstage would not sink. These difficulties were mostly resolved by opening night, but the show received mostly negative reviews. During the previews, the cast had feared the show would close. Nevertheless, the show became a surprise hit. Many credit at least part of the show’s success to former talk show host Rosie O’Donnell who championed the show, featuring members of the original cast on her daytime talk show and giving away tickets to members of her studio audience. The show got a further boost when it won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Musical among other awards. The release of James Cameron’s film Titanic in December 1997 helped fuel worldwide interest in the disaster. There were seven Tipperary people on board the Titanic including a man from Thurles – Denis Corcoran who was a fire man. And, one of the Titanic survivors Katie McCarthy from Ballydrehid, just outside Cahir has a number of descendants on stage with Thurles – an amazing twist to a truly amazing story. Among the main role players in this production, which is a Premier County premiere, are John Scott (Captain Smith), Cathal O’Donoghue (Andrew), Frank Tuohy (Ismay), Michelle O’Connell (Kate McGowan), Danielle Martin (Kate Murphey), Catherine Britton (Kate Mullins), Barry Derby (Bride), John Hayes (Barrett), Gary Dempsey (Murdoch), Geraint Fyler (Fleet), Damian Sweeney (Hartley), Pat Hayes (Etches), Donal Taylor (Edgar Beane), Maria McElgunn (Alice Beane), Noel Dundon (Charles Clark), Cathy Keane (Caroline Neville), Barry Cagney (Jim Farrell), Gerard O’Hagan (Isodor Strauss), Rosalie Butler (Ida Strauss), Sarah Keane (Mrs Astor), Breda Byrne (Charlotte Cardoza), and Leonie Wettengel (Mademoiselle Aubert). The show brings a huge challenge to the door of the Thurles society with particular emphasis on the Set and Stage Design team led by award winning Manager Tommy Sweeney – the sinking of the ship is worth seeing alone and will leave audiences in amazement at the work undertaken. The opening night of this production is a Charity Night in association with the Thurles Lions Club with the proceeds going towards the Trabolgan Holiday Project. All tickets on this night will cost 15 Euro with a cheese and wine reception beforehand to help set the scene. Tickets thereafter will be 15 Euro and 8 Euro for child


The ore, cassiterite, is the chief source of which metal?

Cassiterite - definition of cassiterite by The Free Dictionary Cassiterite - definition of cassiterite by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cassiterite Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . cas·sit·er·ite  (kə-sĭt′ə-rīt′) n. A light yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO2, that is an important tin ore. Also called tinstone. [French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros, tin.] cassiterite (kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt) n (Minerals) a black or brown mineral, found in igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins. It is a source of tin. Composition: tin oxide. Formula: SnO2. Crystal structure: tetragonal. Also called: tinstone [C19: from Greek kassiteros tin] cas•sit•er•ite (kəˈsɪt əˌraɪt) n. a brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO2, usu. found as fibrous masses or placer deposits; the chief ore of tin. [1855–60; < Greek kassíter(os) tin + -ite 1] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. cassiterite - a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin atomic number 50 , Sn , tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: tinstone References in periodicals archive ? Enrichment of scandium also occurs in aluminum phosphate minerals, beryl, cassiterite, columbite, garnet, muscovite, rare-earth minerals, and wolframite. Global Scandium Market - Segmented by Product Type, End-User Industry and Geography - Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020) - Reportlinker Review Almost 30 years after the first publication, an archaeometallurgy survey has been conducted by the authors documenting the sources and occurrences of tin in Turkey; the highland tin-production model has now been extended to include the Hisarcik-Kiranardi, Kayseri Erciyes area north of the initial discovery of cassiterite reported in the Taurus range. Diversity can firm up fragile economy 5kg bag of cassiterite, dug from the ground by a local miner here and tagged by a government representative, made the Punia mine the latest in a growing number of sites indoctrinated in the iTSCi conflict-free mineral traceability and due diligence program. Thomson Resources Limited (ASX:TMZ) Quarterly Activities Report - December 2013 The term "conflict minerals" refers to several highly lucrative and commonly mined metallic ores including coltan, wolframite, and cassiterite, all of which are refined into precious metals (tantalum, tungsten, and tin, respectively) that form essential components of cell phones (Mineral Information Institute, 2010). The cell phone problem/solution The source of the low levels of Sn (10s of ppm) in the till could be rare cassiterite grains in the mineralization, though no cassiterite or any other Sn-bearing minerals have been seen in the Sisson deposit rocks used in this study or in any other studies of the deposit.


The percheron, a breed of heavy carthorse, originated in which country?

Contact The Origin and History of the Percheron Horse As with any ancient race, the origin of the Percheron breed is   shrouded in myth, for the foundations of the breed precede extensive   documentation, and certainly pedigrees, by several centuries. The breed derives its name from the place that served as its cradle.   Le Perche is an old province about 53 by 66 miles located some 50   miles southwest of Paris. It bordered Normandy on the northeast and   the Beauce country, known as the granary of France, on the east. It   is a gently rolling, well-watered and fertile place with a benign   climate, pre-eminently suited to the raising of livestock. It was,   thus, ideally situated to capitalize on trade opportunities as they   arose following the middle ages and well into the modern era. From the earliest known times the people of Le Perche have been   producers of horses, not often buyers, always free sellers to the   adjacent areas and, ultimately, the world. In the matter of breeding   horses they were  a world unto themselves . This is how Alvin Sanders, author of A   History of the Percheron Horse (©1917)   describes the race of men who developed this race of horse: " Their   horses are a part of their inheritance, particularly prized and   accustomed to the affectionate attention of the entire household.   Their docility, growing out of their intimate human relationship, is   therefore an inborn trait ". Traditionally it has been a race with a preponderance of greys. Old   paintings and crude drawings from the middle ages affirm this. The   French Knight is almost always portrayed on a grey or white charger.   Their mounts are depicted as horses with considerable substance for   that time, but without coarseness. When the day of the  war horse  (thanks   to gun powder) was over, this color and that substance with style,   was made to order to provide France with horses to pull heavy stage   coaches.What was needed was a horse that could trot from 7 to 10   miles per hour and the endurance to do it day in and day out. The   light colored greys and whites were preferred because of their   visibility at night. With three turnpikes from Paris to the coastal   ports of Normandy running through Le Perche, the French did not have   to look very far to find the right kind to pull the heavy mail and   passenger coaches for the kings of France. They were called  Diligence  horses,   as the stage coaches were called diligences. They were more than a   heavy coach horse with extravagant style, they were more like   drafters. So let's just use the French word and call them Diligence   Horses. When rail replaced the diligences, other roles called on this equine   race. Cities were growing rapidly and omnibuses were the public   transport of the day. Thousands of omnibus horses were called for in   Paris and other French cities. The job called for a little heavier   horse, the breeders of the Le Perche altered their local breed   enough to do the job. At the same time horses (faster and stronger)   were replacing oxen in agriculture. The nearby Beauce, the granary   of France, needed a bigger horse for agriculture. As trade and   commerce grew, so did the need for horses of heavy draft to move   large loads from docks and railheads. They needed an even larger   horse than did the farmer. Again, the breeders of Le Perche   complied. From the war horse (heavy saddler) to diligence horse (heavy coacher   or light draft) to the true horse of heavy draft, the breeders of Le   Perche sculpted away on their beloved indigenous breed for hundreds   of years, altering the animal to meet the demands of the times and   to entice the buyer. Across the sea a confident young republic was experiencing the same   changes from stage coach to rail, from agrarian to industrial and   from sail to steam. The United States was without any breeds of its   own. Its horse stocks had been heavily drawn down by its own Civil   War in the 1860s. The w


What is the name of the character, consisting of two dots, placed over a vowel, especially in German, which changes the sound of that vowel in pronunciation?

dieresis - definition and meaning dieresis Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. Linguistics  A mark ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they are to be pronounced as separate sounds rather than a diphthong, as in naïve. n. Linguistics  A mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel, such as the final vowel in Brontë, to indicate that the vowel is not silent. n. Poetry  A break or pause in a line of verse that occurs when the end of a word and the end of a metrical foot coincide. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls’ given name of Zoë). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: haïr, Dutch: ruïne). n. Alternative form of diaeresis. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English n. Same as diæresis. from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia n. The separate pronunciation of two vowels usually united as a diphthong; by extension of meaning, separate pronunciation of any two adjacent vowels, or the consequent division of one syllable into two. See dialysis and distraction, 8. n. The sign (¨) regularly placed over the second of two contiguous vowels to indicate that they are pronounced separately; the same sign used for other purposes. n. In prosody, the division made in a line or a verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word; especially, such a division at the close of a colon or rhythmic series. It is strictly distinct from, but often included under, cesura (which see). n. In pathology, a solution of continuity, as an ulcer or a wound. n. In crustaceans, the division in the outer branch of the last pleopods. from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. n. a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound Etymologies from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis, from diairein, to divide : dia-, apart; see dia- + hairein, to take. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Ancient Greek διαίρεσις ("division, split"), from διά (dia, "apart") + αἱρέω (aireō, "I take"). Examples


On November 1st 1914, which naval battle took place in the South Atlantic, in which a squadron of British ships were routed by the Germans, under Maximilian von Spee?

History of the Great War - Principal Events Timeline - 1914 The Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo. JULY 1914 5th July The Kaiser receives at Potsdam special envoy from Austrian Emperor and promises "the full support of Germany" in the event of Austrian action against Serbia. He consults his military and naval advisers before leaving for a cruise in northern waters. 14th July Council of Austro-Hungarian Ministers finally determine on action against Serbia. 19th July Council of Austro-Hungarian Ministers approve of draft ultimatum to Serbia. 23rd July Austro-Hungarian Government send ultimatum to Serbia (see 25th). 24th July German Government submit note to Entente Governments approving Austrian ultimatum to Serbia (see 23rd). British Foreign Minister (Sir E. Grey) initiates proposals for an international conference in order to avert war (see 27th and 28th). Belgian Government declare that, in the event of war, Belgium will uphold her neutrality "whatever the consequences" (see 31st). 25th July Serbian Government order Mobilisation (see 23rd ). Austria-Hungary severs diplomatic relations with Serbia. Austro-Hungarian Minister leaves Belgrade (see 26th). Serbian Government transferred from Belgrade to Nish (see November 3rd, 1915). 26th July Austro-Hungarian Government order Partial Mobilisation as against Serbia (see 28th and 31st). Montenegrin Government order Mobilisation (see August 5th). British Admiralty countermand orders for dispersal of Fleets (see 28th). The Kaiser returns from the Baltic to Berlin (see 5th). 27th July French and Italian Governments accept British proposals for an international conference (see 24th). German High Seas Fleet recalled from Norway to war bases. 28th July Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia (see 25th and 26th). German Government reject British proposals for an international conference (see 24th and 27th). British Fleets ordered to war bases (see 26th). 29th July Russian Government order Partial Mobilisation as against Austria. (Evening) Russian Minister for War orders General Mobilisation without the knowledge of the Tsar (see 30th and 31st). Hostilities commence between Austria-Hungary and Serbia: Belgrade bombarded by Austrian artillery (see 25th, and December 2nd). German Government make proposals to secure British neutrality (see 30th). British Admiralty send “Warning Telegram” to the Fleets. British War Office send out telegrams ordering "Precautionary Period" (2:10pm). 30th July The Tsar signs order at 4pm for mobilisation of Russian army (see 29th and 31st). British Government reject German proposals for British neutrality (see 29th). Australian Government place Australian Navy at disposal of British Admiralty. 31st July Belgian Government order Mobilisation (see 24th). Russian Government order General Mobilisation (see 29th and 30th). Austro-Hungarian Government order General Mobilisation (see 26th and 28th). German Government send ultimatum to Russia (presented at midnight, 31st-1st) (see August 1st). State of "Kriegsgefahr" proclaimed in Germany - (see August 1st). Turkish Government order Mobilisation (to commence August 3rd). (see (October 29th). London Stock Exchange closed (see January 4th, 1915). AUGUST 1914 British Government order Naval Mobilisation. German Government order General Mobilisation and declare war on Russia (see July 31st). Hostilities commence on Polish frontier. French Government order General Mobilisation. 2nd August German Government send ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage through Belgian territory (see 3rd, and July 24th). German troops cross frontier of Luxembourg (see November 20th, 1918). Hostilities commence on French frontier. Libau bombarded by German cruiser "Augsburg" (see November 17th). British Government guarantee naval protection of French coasts against German aggression way of the North Sea or English Channel. Moratorium proclaimed in Great Britain (see November 4). General von Moltke [Chief of the Great General Staff since 1906.] appointed Chief of the General Staff of the German Field Armies (see September 14th


In which classic novel, published in 1848, does the character Mr Rawden Crawley appear?

Learn and talk about Vanity Fair (novel), 1848 novels, 19th-century British novels, British novels adapted into films, British satirical novels Media type Print Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars . It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Life, reflecting both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text. It was published as a single volume in 1848 with the subtitle A Novel without a Hero, reflecting Thackeray's interest in deconstructing his era's conventions regarding literary heroism . [1] It is sometimes considered the "principal founder" of the Victorian domestic novel. [2] The story is framed as a puppet play and the narrator, despite being an authorial voice , is notoriously unreliable . Late in the narrative, it is revealed that the entire account has been 2nd- or 3rd-hand gossip the writer picked up "years ago" from Lord Tapeworm, British charge d'affaires in one of the minor German states and relative of several of the other aristocrats in the story but none of the main characters: "the famous little Becky puppet", "the Amelia Doll", "the Dobbin Figure", "the Little Boys", and "the Wicked Nobleman, on which no expense has been spared". [3] Despite her many stated faults and still worse ones admitted to have been passed over in silence, Becky emerges as the "hero"—what is now called an antihero —in place of Amelia because Thackeray is able to illustrate that "the highest virtue a fictional character can possess is interest." [1] The serial was a popular and critical success; the novel is now considered a classic and has inspired several film adaptations . In 2003, Vanity Fair was listed at #122 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's best-loved books. [4] Contents Title[ edit ] A reprint of John Bunyan 's Plan of the Road from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, including Vanity Fair as the major city along the path. The book's title comes from John Bunyan 's Pilgrim's Progress , [a] a Dissenter allegory first published in 1678. In that work, "Vanity Fair" refers to a stop along the pilgrim's route: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity, which is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things. [6] [7] Thackeray does not mention Bunyan in the novel or in his surviving letters about it, [8] where he describes himself dealing with "living without God in the world", [9] but he did expect the reference to be understood by his audience, as shown in an 1851 Times article likely written by Thackeray himself. [10] In a letter to the critic Robert Bell —whose friendship later became so great that he was buried near Thackeray at Kensal Green Cemetery [11] —Thackeray rebutted his complaint that the novel could have used with "more light and air" to make it "more agreeable and healthy" with Evangelist's words as the pilgrims entered Bunyan's Vanity Fair: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" [12] [13] From its appearance in Bunyan, "Vanity Fair" or a "vanity-fair" was also in general use for "the world" in a range of connotations from the blandly descriptive to the wearily dismissive to the condemning. By the 18th century, it was generally taken as a playground and, in the first half of the 19th century, more specifically the playground of the idle and undeserving rich. All of these senses appear in Thackeray's work. [14] Summary[ edit ] The story is framed by its preface [15] and coda [16] as a puppet show taking place at a fair; the cover illustration of the serial installments was not of the characters but of a troupe of comic actors [9] at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park . [17] The narrator, variously a show manager [15] or writer, [18] appears at times within the work itself and is highly unreliable, [19] [b] repeating a tale


Which of the four U.S. Presidents carved into Mt. Rushmore is wearing spectacles?

Mount Rushmore--Presidents: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Amy Bracewell for National Park Service Every year, the many visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota draw inspiration from the colossal portraits of four outstanding presidents of the United  States:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.  Gutzon Borglum carved his gigantic Shrine of Democracy Sculpture into ancient granite high on the southeast face of Mount Rushmore “in commemoration of the foundation, preservation, and continental expansion of the United States.”  The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are about 60 feet high, and the grouping extends approximately 185 feet along the crest of Mount  Rushmore.  Dark ponderosa pines and other evergreens set off the stark white sculpture.  Added at the time of the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1976, a flag-lined formal Avenue of Flags creates an impressive approach. In 1923, South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson came up with an idea for attracting tourists to the State.  Robinson envisioned shaping a cluster of tall thin granite peaks called the Needles into statues of explorers and Indian leaders.  The Needles stand where the Black Hills rise from the plains as a gateway to the Rocky Mountains and the West.  In 1924, Robinson wrote sculptor Gutzon Borglum about his idea.  Borglum telegraphed back his enthusiastic support. Avenue of Flags at Mount Rushmore National Memorial Amy Bracewell for National Park Service Born to a Danish American family on a homestead in Idaho in 1867, Gutzon Borglum made his name celebrating things American in a big way.  In 1908, he created a large, 40 inches-high head of Abraham Lincoln.  Representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy soon contacted him about creating a portrait head of Robert E. Lee on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia.  Convinced that the scale of the mountain would dwarf a single head, he convinced them to create a huge group portrait of General Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis.  Borglum completed the head of Lee in 1924, but a dispute with the backers of the project soon led to his dismissal and the eventual removal of his work.  His departure from Georgia made it possible for him to concentrate on Mount Rushmore.  Borglum scouted out a location far better than the fragile Needles: 5,725-foot Mount Rushmore.  Its broad wall of exposed granite was more suitable for sculpture and received direct sunlight for most of the day.  Borglum himself selected the presidents for the memorial, to reflect the nation’s first 150 years of history and to make the project a national, rather than regional one.  Original plans included only George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Borglum picked George Washington the father of the new country because he was a leader in the American Revolution, the first president of the United States, and the man who laid the foundation of American democracy.  Abraham Lincoln was selected for preserving the Union during the Civil War and abolishment of slavery.  As the project progressed, Borglum added Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt.  Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, began America’s westward expansion by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, which doubled the size of the country, adding all or part of 15 present-day States. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States and extremely popular in the early 20th century, linked the east and the west through the construction of the Panama Canal and was famous as a “trust buster,” fighting large corporate monopolies and championing the working man. Initial planning and fund-raising began in August 1925.  The project was almost out of money in 1927 before carving even began. Borglum and the planners succeeded in getting the support of President Coolidge when he was vacationing in the Black  Hills


"The third movement of Debussy's ""Suite Bergamasque"" is better known by which name?"

Claude Debussy — Clair de lune — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm impressionist "Clair de Lune' is actually the third and most famous movement of Claude Debussy 's "Suite Bergamasque." Although Debussy wrote the piece in 1890 at the age of 25, it was not published until 1905. By that time it had been partially re-written as well as re-titled. The original name of this piece was "Promenade Sentimentale." The new title for the movement comes from a poem by the same name written by Paul Verlaie and means "moonlight." Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks


"In the 1997 film, ""Independence Day"", which actor played the part of the US President?"

Bill Pullman - IMDb IMDb Actor | Director | Soundtrack William James Pullman was born in Hornell, New York, one of seven children of Johanna (Blaas), a nurse, and James Pullman, a doctor. He is of Dutch (mother) and English, Northern Irish, and Scottish (father) descent. After high school, Bill went into a building construction program at SUNY Delhi in New York. He transferred to State University of ... See full bio » Born: a list of 35 people created 27 Mar 2013 a list of 33 images created 29 Oct 2013 a list of 34 people created 07 Jan 2014 a list of 48 people created 24 Sep 2014 a list of 30 people created 16 Dec 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Bill Pullman's work have you seen? User Polls 6 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Independence Day President Thomas J. Whitmore (1996)  2017 The Sinner (TV Movie) ( post-production ) Harry Ambrose  2014 Ten X Ten (TV Mini-Series) Man 60s  2010 Nathan vs. Nurture (TV Movie) Arthur  2001 Night Visions (TV Series) Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")  2000 American Masters (TV Series documentary) Edward Curtis  1995 Fallen Angels (TV Series) Rich Thurber  1992 Crazy in Love (TV Movie) Nick Symonds  1989 Home Fires Burning (TV Movie) Lt. Henry Tibbetts  1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) Doctor Giordano - A Safe Place (1986) ... Doctor Giordano Hide   2000 The Virginian (TV Movie) Hide   1998 Zero Effect (writer: "Let's Run Off and Get Married", "Cold and Dark in My Heart")  1995 Casper (performer: "Jailhouse Rock")  1992 Newsies (performer: "KING OF NEW YORK", "ONCE AND FOR ALL") Hide   2000 The Virginian (TV Movie) (producer) Hide   2009 The Cove (Documentary) (thanks)  2007 The Good Life (producers gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of)  2016 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself  2016 The Talk (TV Series) Himself  2016 In Character With... (TV Series) Himself  2014 Parables of War (Documentary short) Himself  2014 Inside 'The Equalizer' (Video short) Himself  2014 The Broadway.com Show (TV Series) Himself  2013 American Masters (TV Series documentary) Himself  2013 Larry King Now (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2009 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) Himself  2009 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Himself  2008 Chelsea Lately (TV Series) Himself  2008 Surveillance: The Watched Are Watching (Video documentary short) Himself  2008 Speechless (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2007 Broadway Beat (TV Series) Himself  2005 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself / Jack Callaghan  2005 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Himself  2005 Spaceballs: The Documentary (Video documentary short) Himself  2005 John Candy: Comic Spirit (Video documentary short) Himself  2005 Why Shakespeare? (Video short documentary) Himself  2005 Letters to Dear Wendy (TV Special documentary) Himself / Krugsby  2003 Tussen de sterren (TV Series documentary) Himself  1999-2001 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself / Himself - Guest  2000 The Quest for the Titan (TV Movie documentary) Himself / Korso (voice)  1996-1999 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Himself  1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself  1998 Nulle part ailleurs (TV Series) Himself  1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' (TV Short documentary) Himself  1996 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Himself - Host  1996 Mundo VIP (TV Series) Himself  1995 Showbiz Today (TV Series) Himself  2004 It's Like Life (Video documentary short) Julian Played Robinson in "The Old Flag" - George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ (1983). See more » Publicity Listings: 4 Interviews | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more » Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: (2013, on landing Ruthless People) That movie role happened because the dye job that I had from a play was growing out, and I was unconscious of that. To me, it was just, like, I had to be blond to be this Russian tank commander, and now it's changing. But the Zucker brothers... I was in for the audition, and they were laughing at weird places, and then they called me back and cast me as Ear


"Which group had a UK No I hit in 1967 with their song, ""Massachusetts""?"

Gibb Songs : 1967 Gibb Songs version 2 by Joseph Brennan, copyright 2006—2013 1967 The Bee Gees, their parents, and Ossie Byrne all set sail for England on January 3, 1967, aboard the ship Fairsky, reaching Southampton on February 6. The boys performed on board in exchange for passage. Things moved very fast once they arrived in England, because of a series of events already in motion. The story the Bee Gees always tell is that in November their father Hugh had optimistically sent off a package to NEMS, the Beatles’ management company, with press clippings and two disks: the Spicks and Specks album and an acetate with more songs from St Clair. During the time they were aboard ship, NEMS announced a new general manager, Robert Stigwood, a well known but not universally liked figure in the music business. Stigwood was to take on many of the duties of the increasingly withdrawn owner Brian Epstein. Hugh’s package naturally landed in a pile with many others, but according to the story, Stigwood, an Australian by birth, for some reason casually put on one of the Bee Gees’ disks and liked what he heard. But Hugh’s letter said that they were all on their way to England and provided no way to contact them. Now in London, they were beginning to make the rounds of the various record company offices. Unknown to the Bee Gees and associates, the group were already under consideration by a relatively small English label, Polydor, a branch of the large German record company. Managing director Ronald Rennie recalls being contacted late in 1966 by someone from Barry Gibb’s publisher in Australia. The publisher sent an acetate with ‘Spicks and Specks’ and other songs. Rennie liked the songs and the group sound, and contacted Festival about releasing their Bee Gees recordings in England. If the records did well, Polydor would consider bringing them from Australia to tour. But the next thing he knew, Barry himself turned up at the offices asking to see him about recording his group. Rennie was immediately interested and contacted his friend Robert Stigwood, recommending that Robert manage them. And so Stigwood was able to contact Hugh just days after the Gibbs had arrived in their new house, mystifying them with his abilities to reach people. Soon the boys passed a live audition with Stigwood and were then signed to the Robert Stigwood Organisation on February 24. On the same day Polydor released the ‘Spicks and Specks’ single in England under a deal with Festival. Polydor got rights for Britain and Europe and later much of the world, and Nat Kipner’s Spin label retained rights to Australia, but the huge North American market, the USA and Canada, was still up for grabs. Despite NEMS’s close relationship with EMI and its American label Capitol, after negotiations Robert Stigwood made a deal in March with his friend Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records. Atlantic had long been known for rhythm and blues and jazz, but they were now moving into pop and rock and were eager to have some good English groups on the roster. They had already got Cream through Stigwood. Signing the Bee Gees is to this day a source of pride at Atlantic. Robert Stigwood was manager of the Bee Gees, and also virtually their employer, his preferred arrangement with artists. It was a conflict of interest that eventually caused disagreements in 1981. The recordings the Bee Gees made were paid for and owned by Stigwood companies (Reaction Records in 1967, and later The Robert Stigwood Organisation, RSO), and licensed to the record companies for release. Likewise their musical compositions were controlled by publishers in the Stigwood corporate family. Because Robert liked the Bee Gees, they benefited from being allowed to record almost all the songs they could write, from which they later selected those to be released and those to be taken as publisher’s demos to other artists. The RSO tape library contained many songs that few people ever heard, some with orchestral arrangements, an expensive indulgence for songs not definitely scheduled for release. Colin


What is the traditional source of the dark brown pigment, sepia?

Pigments through the Ages - Intro to the browns www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Intro to the browns Intro to the browns One of the first brown pigments was umber, a dark brown clay that contains iron and manganese oxides. Symbolism of the Color Brown The word brown comes from Old English “brún,” used for any dusky or dark shade of color. Brown represents earthiness. While brown might be considered a little dull compared to the other colors, brown also represents simplicity, health, and dependability. UPS (United Parcel Service) long ago adopted brown as its corporate color, and companies today often use brown paper to denote a natural product. Although brown may not be as glamorous as other colors, its importance in painting is highly recognized by artists, who use browns such as burnt sienna and burnt umber to create subtle gradations from light to dark. The color brown therefore enables artists to create a sense of realism on the canvas. Short History of Brown Pigments Humanity had pure brown pigments from the beginning of art. Umber is a natural earth color with many natural (raw umber, raw sienna) and manmade (burnt umber, burnt sienna) variations, providing painters throughout history with many brown shades to satisfy their visual needs. In the 17th century, another natural earth color came into use, namely Van Dyke brown. Although earthy browns were available for artists’ use, in the 18th and 19th centuries European artists commonly used a brown called "mommia" that was made from corpses. Egyptian mummies were exhumed and processed for commercial use as artist paint. Another odd source of the color brown was the cuttlefish, whose secretions of dark ink were used to create sepia dye. These days, artificial dyes have replaced cuttlefish ink for sepia. Brown may cover a wide range of the visible spectrum because it refers to more hues (yellow, orange, or red) in combination with low luminance or saturation. Its shades are named using composite adjectives, such as red brown, yellowish brown, dark brown, and so forth. Browns can be made from primary colors, mixing blue with yellow to get green and then, mixing green with red. Browns can also be made simply by mixing orange or red color with a bit of black paint. Timeline of brown pigments.


The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is made up from which type of rock?

BBC Nature's Calendar Photo - Northern Ireland Tourist Board, The 40,000 basalt steps that make up the Causeway are the stuff of local legend. One folk tale says it was built by the Irish giant Finn McCool to bring his girlfriend over from Scotland, whilst others claim that it might have been built by shovel and pick. But science sorted out the real origins in the late 18th Century when the rocks were found to have formed 50-60 million years ago as a result of massive volcanic activity. Geological wonder The Giant's Causeway is made up of some 40,000 large black basalt columns which protrude from the sea. It formed when molten rock was forced up through fissures in the earth to form a lava plateau. During one intense period of volcanic activity, rapidly cooling lava contracted and differences in the cooling rate led to the formation of hexagonal basalt columns. Weathering of the top of the lower area led to the formation of the Inter Basaltic Bed, characterised by its bands of reddish rock. Further erosion led to the creation of circular formations, known locally as 'giants eyes'. Natural world Take a few steps beyond this top tourist attraction and there's a natural world that's also worth exploring. Take a closer look at the columns down by the shoreline and look for the black stripe on the rocks, the result of a plant known as Tar Lichen. It's a common sight in many splash zones where rocks like this meet the sea - you might even find other creatures like Winkles grazing on this stuff. And if you look closely, there's a veritable rainbow of lichen colours on these rocks - oranges, greens yellows and whites. Rock pooling and birding The Giant's Causeway is a surprisingly good place for rock pooling trips, and there's an amazing selection of marine to look out for. Amongst the marine life are Limpets, Sea Anemones, and Cushion Star Fish to name just a few. The Giant's Causeway is also a very good spot for birding. Amongst the birds which can be easily seen is the Fulmar, an ocean going seabird which can emit a strange oily vomit on would-be assailants, hence the Norse name meaning 'foul gull'. During the summer the Fulmars nest and start bringing up their young. These great flyers are very much at home on the wing just soaring around so look to the skies. Also look out for the Rock Pipit, Wheatear, Oystercatchers, Guillemots and Whitethroat. Plant safari You might think that the plant life at the Giant's Causeway would be very fragile due to the exposed cliff faces and the wind, rain and cold. Although it's a tough place to live, many plants have adapted to the conditions, including the Oysterplant, which is usually found on the shingle near the sea, and is named because it leaves taste of oysters. Also look for Scots Lovage, which is only found in Northern Ireland and Scotland, Sea Spleenwort, Devils Bit Scabious, Bird Foot Trefoil (a member of the Shamrock family) and Thyme Broomrape. The great thing about the Giant's Causeway and the surrounding area is the diversity of the wildlife from birds and butterflies to crabs, plants and lichens. It's also home to the Orb Spider which spins its distinctive web to catch insects blown in from the sea. Photo credits


Which country lies between Zaire to the north and Namibia to the South?

Africa Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African state. With a total border length of 3,192 kilometers (1,984 miles), Burkina Faso is bordered by Mali to the north and west; Niger to the east; and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire to the south. Cameroon Located on the west coast of Central Africa, Cameroon covers an area of 475,400 square kilometers (183,695 square miles), slightly more than California. Land boundaries extend for a total of 4,591 kilometers (2,853 miles) between Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to the east, and the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south. Cape Verde Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands and 5 islets situated 483 kilometers (300 miles) due west of Dakar, Senegal, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde's total land area is 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the U.S. Central African Republic The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic (CAR), is well named; it is a landlocked country in the center of the African continent. Land boundaries extend for 5,203 kilometers (3,233 miles) connecting Cameroon to the west, Chad and Sudan to the north, and the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south. Chad The former French colony of Chad, a landlocked country located in northern Central Africa, is more than 3 times the size of California. The country has an area of 1,284,000 square kilometers (495,755 square miles), with a land boundary length of 5,968 kilometers (3,708 miles). Congo, Republic of The; The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is located in Western Africa and has an area of 342,000 square kilometers (132,000 square miles). It has a modest coastline of 169 kilometers (105 miles) along the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and shares land borders with Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic on the west and north. Côte D'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (which means "Ivory Coast") is a West African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It has an area of 322,460 square kilometers (124,502 square miles) of which 318,000 square kilometers (122,780 square miles) are occupied by land while water occupies the remaining 4,460 square kilometers (1,722 square miles). Djibouti Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, bordering the Gulf of Aden. To the north lies Eritrea with a shared border of 113 kilometers (70 miles); to the north, west, and southwest lies Ethiopia, with a border length of 337 kilometers (209 miles); and to the southeast lies Somalia, with a border length of 58 kilometers (36 miles). Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in North Africa, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, the Gaza Strip to the east, and Sudan to the south. With an area of 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,659 square miles) and a coastline of 2,450 kilometers (1,522 miles), Egypt is slightly more than 3 times the size of New Mexico. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a small West African nation of 28,051 square kilometers (10,830 square miles), roughly the same size as Maryland. It consists of a mainland enclave called Río Muni, on the west coast of Africa bordering Cameroon and Gabon, and 5 small islands off the coast of Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra: Bioko, Annobón, Corisco, and the 2 small islands known together as Islas Elobey. Eritrea Eritrea is an eastern African country occupying an area of 121,320 square kilometers (46,841 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the state of Pennsylvania. It borders Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia and Djibouti to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. Ethiopia Located in the Horn of Africa— the pointy peninsula-like landmass that emanates out of the eastern part of the continent—Ethiopia has a total area of 1,127,127 square kilometers (935,183 square miles), rendering it slightly less than twice the size of Texas. A landlocked country complet


By what name was the pop star Mark Feld better known?

Marc Bolan - Biography - IMDb Marc Bolan Biography Showing all 27 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (15) | Personal Quotes  (3) Overview (4) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (1) Mark Feld, born in London, was always destined to be a star. Even as a teenager he was already seeking fame. Well known as a sharp dresser, he was employed by a modeling agency and became a "John Temple Boy", wearing John Temple suits in their catalogs as well as becoming a cardboard cutout displayed in their shop windows. Many initial attempts to get into the music business failed, and so he turned to acting, landing several character parts in some TV shows including a juvenile delinquent on the Sam Kydd TV series Orlando (1965). His first recording, "The Wizard", was released in 1965 and resulted in an appearance on the TV music show Ready, Steady, Go! (1963). He briefly became a member of 1860s group John's Children before forming his own group, Tyrannosaurus Rex. The group's first single was "Debora", also a track on the album "My People Were Fair", released in July 1968. Although not a hit the first time around, on its re-release in 1972, when Bolan was at his peak, "Debora" made the UK top 10. In July of 1969 the group dropped its folksy, hippie sound to go electric with the single "King of The Rumbling Spires". Unfortunately, like his other singles, it failed to take off, only reaching #44. The group shortened its name to T. Rex and finally broke through with the single "Ride a White Swan" in 1970. This opened the door to a whole series of hit singles, including "Bang a Gong, Get It On"--on which Elton John played keyboards--which reached the US top 10 in 1971, as well a series of highly acclaimed albums. At the height of his popularity Bolan had a string of #1 hit singles in the UK and became a teen idol as well as a leader of the glam rock movement. In 1972 he released his own movie, Born to Boogie (1972), featuring Ringo Starr , among others. However, due to the rise of 1970s soul music, by 1975 Bolan's career was in decline, at least sales-wise. As a leading figure of the punk movement in the UK, he provided a forum for new acts to appear on TV via his own music program. Cruelly, just when he was on the rebound, Marc died in a car crash in 1977. - IMDb Mini Biography By: A. Nonymous Spouse (1) His curly mop of cork-screw hair Trivia (15) Father of Rolan Bolan . Contrary to popular belief, the inspiration for his professional name was not Bob Dylan but his roommate at the time, fellow actor James Bolam . Name evolution: Bolam > Bowland > Boland > Bolan. Came to fame with his acoustic band Tyrannosaurus Rex. With his electric band T. Rex , he started the Glam Rock movement in the United Kingdom. Marc Bolan passed away on September 16, 1977, only two weeks from what would have been his 30th birthday on September 30. He was cremated after death and his ashes were interred at Golders Green Crematorium in North London, England. His song "Jeepster" was covered by former Marillion singer Fish on his 1993 album "Songs from the Mirror". His father Simeon Feld was a lorry driver. Parents were Simeon and Phyllis Feld; had one younger brother: Harry Feld.


What was destroyed at Bamiyan on the orders of the Taliban in 2001?

Afghanistan’s revered Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban – should they be rebuilt? | South China Morning Post South China Morning Post Afghanistan’s revered Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban – should they be rebuilt?   War in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s revered Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban – should they be rebuilt? Statues were blasted in April 2001 by the Taliban, who had taken control of the province and killed thousands of civilians PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 30 November, 2016, 12:34pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 30 November, 2016, 7:51pm Taliban launch deadly coordinated attacks across Afghanistan 3 Oct 2016 For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations of Afghans – only to be pulverised by the Taliban in an act of cultural genocide. It felt like the loss of family for many who live and tend their crops nearby – but some 15 years on they are hopeful these awe-inspiring relics can be reconstructed. But experts are divided on the value of rebuilding the artefacts, with some insisting it is more important to preserve the remains of the entire crumbling site. In the villages local people very much want the Buddhas to be rebuilt ... They are always asking us, when will you be ready to begin? Rassoul Chojai, University of Bamiyan Archaeologists and restorers, mostly Afghan, German, Japanese and French, working in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan will meet this week in Munich, Germany. There they will try to move forward on the issue, as much a matter of the conservation of the Unesco World Heritage Site as of the memories and culture of a brutalised community. All Afghans, especially the peasants tending potatoes at the front of the cliffs, mourn the loss of the tutelary silhouettes – the largest, the Salsal, was 56 metres high; its feminine version, the Shamama, 38 metres. They were blasted in April 2001 by the Taliban, who had taken control of the province and killed thousands of Hazara civilians, a Shiite Muslim minority in Bamiyan. “For us, they were like parents,” said Hakim Safa, the 27-year-old representative from the Afghan culture ministry selling tickets at the site. “I feel as though I had lost family.” “In the villages local people very much want the Buddhas to be rebuilt ... They are always asking us, when will you be ready to begin?” said Rassoul Chojai, professor of archaeology at the University of Bamiyan. But the statues were so thoroughly destroyed that it is not even clear if they ever could be reconstructed. Unesco and the archaeologists have gathered fragments, a clutter of rocks and stones of various sizes. But the bulk of the monuments has simply vanished, reduced to dust. “The destruction of the great Buddhas is total,” confirmed Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento, director of the French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA) and member of the committee for the preservation of Bamiyan which will meet in Germany. It would be a kind of statue with a lot of gaps and holes of course, but this is the first honourable approach to the history Bert Praxenthaler, art historian The cliff, he said,is “pierced with thousands of decorated caves, connected by stairs, corridors, used in the past by monks and hermits” until the slow arrival of Islam from the 8th to the 11th centuries. It was the Buddhist history of the area that the Taliban wanted to erase in the name of Islam, when they blew the statues up in 2001. The explosions left deep cracks along the niches, which over the years have expanded, weathered, the rock crumbling against the elements. Greatly weakened the cliff threatens collapse, Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento added. “The focus for Unesco is to preserve the remains of the statues,” said Ghula Reza Mohammadi, representative of the UN agency in Bamiyan. Unesco has reinforced the niche of the Shamama with the help of Japanese funding, and is now working on that of the Salsal, enmeshed in giant scaffolding. “Since 2001, German researchers have also worked on protecti


"ITV Play of the Week" Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (TV Episode 1961) - 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 In Victorian England a Puritan sergeant and his three men (who are all deserters and tired of fighting) return from a bloody colonial war, to their colliery hometown. They have with them ... See full summary  » Director: Title: Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (24 Oct 1961) 7.8/10 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline In Victorian England a Puritan sergeant and his three men (who are all deserters and tired of fighting) return from a bloody colonial war, to their colliery hometown. They have with them their rifles, a Gatling gun and the corpse of 'Billie' one of their own killed in the fighting. As they arrive In the town, a strike at the colliery is on the point of erupting into violence. The Sergeant promises the Mayor, his men will bring the situation under control and remove the trouble makers. A barmaid further adds to the confusion and things do not go as planned. Written by grunsel 24 October 1961 (UK) See more  » Company Credits (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews This TV play is a remarkable historical document. The theatre play was only written in 1959 and in 1961 the actual playwright, John Arden, personally revamped his text into a screenplay. In so doing, the Times critic of the day remarked that he had significantly improved the accessibility of the piece. Given the way this TV play seems to have entirely dropped off the radar I thought I would make a quick run-through of the play, as best I can remember it from a very recent trip to the British Film Institute. The play opens with a bearded Patrick McGoohan's Serjeant Musgrave overseeing the arrival of a large wooden box into a dour and freezing Northern British coal town. He is accompanied by three Privates. We are made aware that something is very wrong....... The army men begin to settle into the town. They appear to be a recruiting party, seeking men for the glorious army. The town is not a well place. The coal-miners have been in dispute with the colliery owners and the result has been a 'lock-out'. The Establishment is determined to break the will of the social agitators in the town. The towns-people are united however. The arrival of the recruiting serjeant leads the authorities to spot an opportunity to break their ranks. The mayor approaches the serjeant and offers him 2 gold sovereigns to add to the queens shilling, for every man he manages to recruit. Serjeant Musgrave keeps his own counsel but we begin to guess the corruption of the establishment is adding fuel to some unknown fire of anger within him. The recruiting party find rooming at the local pub. Two women run the place, the older women empathetic to the bitterness she already sees within these soldiers, especially the tall bearded strongest one; whilst the younger daughter sees the masculinity she craves and has lost, her soldier lover has gone, their baby dead at birth - she alone after his death. The mother tells Black Jack of her daughters loss....... Black Jack tells her of a soldier he once knew, called Billy. Her daughters boy was called Billy....... The real purpose of the soldier quartet is pretty much fully explicated in a scene in a snow-blown, desolate graveyard. One of them, played by John Thaw, is only there because Black Jack Musgrave has a hold over him, because of his shooting in the streets of an faraway city of the British Empire; streets that saw the death of Billy, streets that saw the slaughter of many in military reprisal for Billy's death. These traumatised soldiers are locked together in some strange embrace of vengeance. Whilst in the midst of their deliberations, the towns-people interrupt, warning the soldie


Which one of Harold Wilson's peers went to jail for fraud?

Cameron honours 'not like Lavender List', says ex-Wilson aide - BBC News Cameron honours 'not like Lavender List', says ex-Wilson aide 2 August 2016 Close share panel Image caption Joe Haines (left) was one of Wilson's closest confidants Harold Wilson's resignation honours were far "more notorious" than anything reportedly proposed by David Cameron, his former press secretary has said. Mr Cameron has been criticised for reportedly nominating 48 of his former aides and party donors for awards. But Joe Haines said the former Labour PM's so-called Lavender List of honours in 1976 "trumped it in notoriety". In a letter to the Times, he said some of those honoured were investigated for fraud and one went to prison. There have been calls for Mr Cameron's successor, Theresa May, to intervene after the Sunday Times published leaked details of people it said were being proposed for honours by the outgoing PM. Opposition parties criticised the alleged list, said to include ex-Downing Street staffers and EU Remain campaigners, saying it smacked of "cronyism". Downing Street has said any interference on its part in the process would set a "bad precedent". It has said the normal procedures will be followed, with individuals recommended for awards vetted by a committee made up of former civil servants and parliamentarians and proposed peers scrutinised by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. 'Famous or infamous' Controversy has surrounded the honours system since its infancy, with Mr Wilson among leaders accused of using it to reward friends for political and financial favours. Mr Wilson's resignation honours list in 1976 caused a scandal after it rewarded some businessmen who were felt to be against the Labour Party. Mr Haines, one of Mr Wilson's closest aides when he was in power, refused a peerage after Mr Wilson's unexpected exit from Downing Street. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption All honours are formally conferred by the monarch In a letter to the Times written in response to the outcry over Mr Cameron's alleged list, the former journalist said the reason he had given at the time was that he wanted to abolish the House of Lords. But he said the truth was that he did not want to sit alongside some of those proposed for ennoblement by Mr Wilson, in what was dubbed the lavender list because of the colour of the paper an initial draft was reportedly written on. "It has been suggested that David Cameron's resignation honours list was even worse than Harold Wilson's famous, or infamous, lavender list," he wrote. "Mr Cameron's list is more extensive but I think the Wilson list trumped it in notoriety. "After all, one of the recipients, Sir Eric Miller, committed suicide as the Fraud Squad moved in on him, another, Lord Kagan - into whom I had warned Wilson the Inland Revenue were inquiring — went to prison." 'Not being celebrated' Mr Haines went on to question Mr Wilson's overall track record for awarding peerages. He claimed Rudy Sternberg an Austrian-born industrialist who became a life peer in 1975 was "probably a Russian spy" while it was said Lord Brayley - a businessman who briefly became a defence minister before resigning amid questions about his share dealings - "not only could not write a speech but could not even read those written for him". He concluded: "So I think Wilson's list wins this particular contest. Of course, we don't know what the future holds for Mr Cameron's nominees." Media captionFormer adviser to David Cameron on why he turned down his honour It is unclear when Mr Cameron's official resignation honours list will be published or how many people on it will be recommended for peerages. A former adviser to Mr Cameron who has himself turned down an honour said he would like to see more people recognised for entrepreneurialism rather than having served in government. "I was offered mine for working in Downing Street... I'd like to get one for running a company one day," Rohan Silva told Radio 4's Today programme. Only 1% of awards in recent years, he said, had gone to entrepreneurs and while the


Three Rivers Run Through It - Popular Pittsburgh Popular Pittsburgh Home → Information → Pittsburgh History → Three Rivers Run Through It If cities were alive, rivers would be their arteries.  Since time immemorial, rivers have been the lifeblood of civilization.  The greatest cities in the world: Rome, London, Paris, Moscow-all are built on rivers.  The area around the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia is known as the “Cradle of Civilization” because it is believed that settled society began there. In Pittsburgh, we owe the existence of our own city to its three rivers: The Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio.  But what was here before the skyscrapers of glass and steel? Before the last Ice Age, the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers flowed north, emptying into Lake Erie.  When encroaching glaciers blocked the southern shore of Lake Erie, jamming it with ice, the streams and rivers flowing into it backed up.  As the glaciers receded and the ice melted, an area accustomed to a harsh freeze-thaw cycle experienced the most intense one ever.  Land that was once buried under the weight of tons of ice, thawed, expanded, and rose 350 feet.  This ridge of higher land formed just south of Lake Erie causing the streams and rivers south of it to flow toward Pittsburgh. Early Human Habitation Artifacts found at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, a massive rock overhang in Washington County (used by some of the area’s earliest inhabitants for shelter) provides clues as to what life was like here 16,000 years ago.  Meadowcroft is situated on a tributary of the Ohio River and is the oldest known site of human habitation in North America.  It was discovered in 1955, but it wasn’t until 1973 that professional excavation began. The Adena culture followed.  These ancient ancestors also made their homes near the rivers.  The Adena built huge mounds, which were burial sites, near what is presently McKees Rocks, five miles from the head of the Ohio River.  Growing out of the Adena was the Hopewell culture, an ancient Indian civilization.  The Hopewell people lived in villages scattered around the Ohio River. By the time Europeans arrived in the New World, Native American cultures were well established.  Iroqois, Lenape, Seneca and Shawnee inhabited our region.  In the early 1700s European traders followed.  In 1717, Michael Bezallion, a trader, was the first to describe the area’s rivers in writing.  The Europeans must have liked what he had to say, because by the end of that year, new outposts and settlements were being established. George Washington and the French The French were the first Europeans to settle in any significant size at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.  They recognized this area as prime real estate; therefore, this land near the rivers became the focus of battles for domination of the new world.  The rivers provided easy transportation and served as trade routes.  Concerned that the French were getting a foothold in the region, the British sent a young officer by the name of George Washington to warn the French to give up the land.  In the mid-1700s the French and British battled over control of the area around the three rivers until the British ultimately took permanent control in 1758, establishing Fort Pitt and what later became Pittsburgh. Boat Building and the Port of Pittsburgh Because the Ohio River flows west, Pittsburgh became the debarkation point for pioneers heading for the frontier, earning the city the nickname The Gateway to the West.  Consequently, one of the city’s earliest industries was boatbuilding.  In 1811 the first steamboat was built in Pittsburgh. In addition to the rivers, Pittsburgh was blessed with an abundance of natural resources.  Combine those with our navigable rivers, and the area soon became a manufacturing powerhouse. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Port of Pittsburgh is the second busiest inland port and the 17th busiest port of any kind in the country.  Many people erroneously believe that the area’s series of river locks and dams were designed to limit floo