In which 1994 film does Jim Carey play the part of 'Stanley Ipkiss'?

The Mask (1994) - 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 Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask. Director: Chuck Russell (as Charles Russell) Writers: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 24 titles created 14 Mar 2011 a list of 41 titles created 18 Jun 2011 a list of 37 titles created 16 Jun 2012 a list of 21 titles created 30 Mar 2015 a list of 25 titles created 4 months ago Search for " The Mask " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    6 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team. Director: Tom Shadyac A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he turns his son down for the last time. Director: Tom Shadyac A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. Director: Tom Shadyac The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends. Directors: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa. Director: Steve Oedekerk A nice-guy cop with dissociative identity disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates. Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Director: Peyton Reed A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences. Director: Ben Stiller Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare. Director: Jay Roach When an affluent couple lose all their money following a series of blunders, they turn to a life of crime to make ends meet. Director: Dean Parisot All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time. Director: Jay Roach A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Stars: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon Edit Storyline Stanley Ipkiss ( Jim Carrey ) is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoon romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel ( Peter Greene ), comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed. Written by Ian Pugh <skypilot@ezaccess.net> From zero to hero See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for some stylized violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 29 July 1994 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: £11,021,329        (UK) (9 September 1994) Gross: DTS | Dolby (Dolby Stereo)| Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Color: Milo, Stanley Ipkiss's dog, is a Jack Russell Terrier. See more » Goofs Obvious double when Tina is dancing with Stanley. See more » Quotes Dorian\Mask : This party's over [bends down to time bomb] Dorian\Mask : in 10 minutes. [starts time bomb] See more » Crazy Credits When all the credits have finished some jazz drumming is heard. Then the f


Which rock star and actor was born Marvin Lee Aday?

Meat Loaf - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Producer Meat Loaf was born in Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands and appear in musicals such as "Hair" and "As You Like It". He made his film debut with a memorable role in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called "Bat Out Of Hell", the record ... See full bio » Born: a list of 22 people created 25 Apr 2012 a list of 27 people created 16 May 2013 a list of 36 people created 17 Nov 2013 a list of 42 people created 23 Mar 2015 a list of 35 people created 31 Jul 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Meat Loaf's work have you seen? User Polls Fight Club Robert 'Bob' Paulsen (1999) The Rocky Horror Picture Show Eddie - Ex Delivery Boy (1975)  2012 Fairly Legal (TV Series) Charles McKay Dan (as Meat Loaf Aday)  2010 Glee (TV Series) Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)  2009 House (TV Series) Fred (as Meat Loaf Aday)  2001 Trapped (TV Movie)  2000 The Outer Limits (TV Series) Col. Angus Devine  1998 South Park (TV Series) Meat Loaf  1998 Everything That Rises (TV Movie) Red  1997 Dead Man's Gun (TV Series) Aaron Freemont  1997 Nash Bridges (TV Series) Charlie Pep  1993 Psyched for Snuppa (TV Short) Snuppa (voice, as Meatloaf)  1992 Lightning Force (TV Series) Richard Talbot  1985 The Equalizer (TV Series) Sugar Fly Simon  1985 Rebellious Jukebox (TV Mini-Series) Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox - Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox - Episode #1.2 ... Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox Boy in Stands (as Marvin Aday) Hide  - Tom Cruise/Dick Cavett/Ashley Monroe (2015) ... (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light")  2015 Official! Biggest Hits of the 90s (TV Movie) (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)")   One Hit Wonderland (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr (2015) ... (performer: "Razor's Edge", "Rock n Roll Mercenaries") / (writer: "Razor's Edge", "Magical")  2015 Ochéntame... otra vez (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - La juventud canta y baila (2015) ... (performer: "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us")  2014/I Stage Fright (performer: "Where We Belong (Reprise)", "The Show Must Carry On") - Week 5: The Skate-Off (2014) ... (performer: "Dead Ringer for Love" - uncredited) - Week 5 (2014) ... (performer: "Dead Ringer for Love" - uncredited)  2005-2013 The X Factor (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Auditions 2 (2013) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited) - Auditions 2 (2005) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited)  2013 Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - 2013: Auditions 7 (2013) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited)  2013 The Voice UK (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Blind Auditions 2 (2013) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited)  2012 This Is 40 (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light")  2012 That's My Boy (performer: "Everything Louder Than Everything Else")  2010-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Episode #20.104 (2012) ... (performer: "The Giving Tree") - Episode #19.14 (2010) ... (performer: "Living on the Outside")  2012 The Vow (performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)")  2011 Zookeeper (performer: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad")  2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #3.60 (2011) ... (performer: "Ode to Bagel Bites")  2009-2011 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) (performer - 2 episodes) - Hollywood Twists (2011) ... (performer: "You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth" - uncredited) - Rock 'n' Roll Anthems (2009) ... (performer: "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - as Meatloaf)  2010 Rude Tube (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Epic Fails (2010) ... (performer: "Bat Out of Hel


What does the legal term 'Caveat Emptor' mean?

Caveat emptor legal definition of caveat emptor Caveat emptor legal definition of caveat emptor http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/caveat+emptor Related to caveat emptor: Caveat lector Caveat Emptor [Latin, Let the buyer beware.] A warning that notifies a buyer that the goods he or she is buying are "as is," or subject to all defects. When a sale is subject to this warning the purchaser assumes the risk that the product might be either defective or unsuitable to his or her needs.This rule is not designed to shield sellers who engage in Fraud or bad faith dealing by making false or misleading representations about the quality or condition of a particular product. It merely summarizes the concept that a purchaser must examine, judge, and test a product considered for purchase himself or herself. The modern trend in laws protecting consumers, however, has minimized the importance of this rule. Although the buyer is still required to make a reasonable inspection of goods upon purchase, increased responsibilities have been placed upon the seller, and the doctrine of caveat venditor (Latin for "let the seller beware") has become more prevalent. Generally, there is a legal presumption that a seller makes certain warranties unless the buyer and the seller agree otherwise. One such Warranty is the Implied Warranty of merchantability. If a person buys soap, for example, there is an implied warranty that it will clean; if a person buys skis, there is an implied warranty that they will be safe to use on the slopes. A seller who is in the business of regularly selling a particular type of goods has still greater responsibilities in dealing with an average customer. A person purchasing antiques from an antique dealer, or jewelry from a jeweler, is justified in his or her reliance on the expertise of the seller. If both the buyer and the seller are negotiating from equal bargaining positions, however, the doctrine of caveat emptor would apply. Cross-references Consumer Protection ; Sales Law . caveat emptor (kah-vee-ott emptor) Latin for "let the buyer beware." The basic premise that the buyer buys at his/her own risk and therefore should examine and test a product himself/herself for obvious defects and imperfections. Caveat emptor still applies even if the purchase is "as is" or when a defect is obvious upon reasonable inspection before purchase. Since implied warranties (assumed quality of goods) and consumer protections have come upon the legal landscape, the seller is held to a higher standard of disclosure than "buyer beware" and has responsibility for defects which could not be noted by casual inspection (particularly since modern devices cannot be tested except by use, and so many products are pre-packaged). (See: consumer protection laws ) caveat emptor noun at one's own risk, purchase without a guaranty , purchase without a warranty , purrhased at one's risk, unassured purchase , unendorsed purchase , unguaranteed purchase , unwarranted purchase caveat emptor ‘let the buyer beware’, no longer an accurate statement of the law unless very fully qualified. In relation to immoveable or heritable property, it is still a guiding general principle, the terms of the contract between the parties tending to resolve many common problems. In relation to the sale of moveable corporeal property or goods, there are implied terms that in some cases cannot be excluded even by the agreement of the parties and others that may be excluded only if it is fair and reasonable to do so. See e.g. QUALITY . CAVEAT EMPTOR. Let the purchaser take heed; that is, let him see to it, that the title he is buying is good. This is a rule of the common law, applicable to the sale and purchase of lands and other real estate. If the purchaser pay the consideration money, he cannot, as a general rule, recover it back after the deed has been executed; except in cases of fraud, or by force of some covenant in the deed which has been broken. The purchaser,if he fears a defect of title, has it in his power to protect himself by proper covenants, a


Which English king was known as 'Lackland'?

King John Lackland King John Lackland Location of death: Newark, Lincolnshire, England Cause of death: Illness Remains: Buried, Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England Gender: Male Nationality: England Executive summary: Signed the Magna Carta, then reneged John Lackland, King of England, the youngest son of King Henry II by Eleanor of Aquitaine , was born at Oxford on the 24th of December 1167. He was given at an early age the nickname of Lackland because, unlike his elder brothers, he received no land rights in the continental provinces. But his future was subject of anxious thought to Henry II. When only five years old John was betrothed (1173) to the heiress of Maurienne and Savoy, a principality which, as dominating the chief routes from France and Burgundy to Italy, enjoyed a consequence out of all proportion to its area. Later, when this plan had fallen through he was endowed with castles, revenues and lands on both sides of the channel; the vacant earldom of Cornwall was reserved for him (1175); he was betrothed to Isabella the heiress of the earldom of Gloucester (1176); and he was granted the lordship of Ireland with the homage of the Anglo-Irish baronage (1177). Henry II even provoked a civil war by attempting to transfer he duchy of Aquitaine from the hands of his brother Richard the Lionheart to those of John (1183). In spite of the incapacity which he displayed in this war, John was sent a little later to govern Ireland (1185); but he returned in a few months covered with disgrace, having alienated the loyal chiefs by his childish insolence and entirely failed to defend the settlers from the hostile clans. Remaining henceforth at his father's side he was treated with he utmost indulgence. But he joined with his brother Richard and the French king Philip Augustus in the great conspiracy of 1189, and the discovery of his treason broke the heart of the old king. Richard on his accession confirmed John's existing possessions; married him to Isabella of Gloucester; and gave him, besides other grants, the entire revenues of six English shires; but excluded him from any share in the regency which was appointed to govern England during the third crusade; and only allowed him to live in the kingdom because urged to this concession by their mother. Soon after the king's departure for the Holy Land it became known that he had designated his nephew, the young Arthur of Brittany, as his successor. John at once began to intrigue against the regents with the aim of securing England for himself. He picked a quarrel with the unpopular chancellor William Longchamp, and succeeded, by the help of the barons and the Londoners, in expelling this minister, whose chief fault was that of fidelity to the absent Richard. Not being permitted to succeed Longchamp as the head of the administration, John next turned to Philip Augustus for help. A bargain was struck; and when Richard was captured by Leopold, duke of Austria (December 1192), the allies endeavored to prevent his release, and planned a partition of his dominions. They were, however, unable to win either English or Norman support and their schemes collapsed with Richard's return (March 1194). He magnanimously pardoned his brother, and they lived on not unfriendly terms for the next five years. On his deathbed Richard, reversing his former arrangements, caused his barons to swear fealty to John (1199), although the hereditary claim of Arthur was by the law of primogeniture undoubtedly superior. England and Normandy, after some hesitation, recognized John's title; the attempt of Anjou and Brittany to assert the rights of Arthur ended disastrously by the capture of the young prince at Mirebeau in Poitou (1202). But there was no part of his dominions in which John inspired personal devotion. Originally accepted as a political necessity, he soon came to be detested by the people as a tyrant and despised by the nobles for his cowardice and sloth. He inherited great difficulties -- the feud with France, the dissensions of the continental provinces, the growing indifference of Englan


To which English monarch was Mary of Teck, consort?

The Mad Monarchist: Consort Profile: Queen Mary of Teck Thursday, January 12, 2012 Consort Profile: Queen Mary of Teck Princess Mary of Teck was born on May 26, 1867 in London at Kensington Palace to Duke Francis of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. Even though her title derived from a small corner of the German Kingdom of Württemberg, Mary of Teck was British born and raised. She was the oldest of four children and the only girl so she grew up tough, disciplined and used to acting as a peacemaker when her little brothers fought. She also helped her mother with her charitable projects. Soon, she began to catch the attention of Queen Victoria and it was hoped that the attractive, straight-laced princess would make a suitable wife for Prince Eddy, eldest son of the Prince of Wales and second-in-line for the throne. The Queen had hoped that marriage would tame her son (a hope that was not entirely fulfilled) and now hoped that Princess Mary of Teck would do the same for Prince Eddy -who had everyone a little worried. His private life was and is the stuff of some pretty outrageous gossip, although when it comes to producing any hard evidence to back up the scandalous rumors things become a bit murky. In any event, whether or not the Princess of Teck would have made a suitable bride for the heir to the heir to the throne did not finally matter as Prince Eddy died of influenza in 1892. As the Royal Family was in mourning, Princess Mary comforted the survivors and in so doing caught the eye of the new next-in-line Prince George. Queen Victoria, who had a very high opinion of Mary, still thought she would make an excellent consort and approved the match. So, the next year, in 1893 the two were engaged. This time it was not the result of an arrangement but a genuine connection and the two were to have a very successful and lifelong marriage. On July 6, 1893 the two were married at St James’s Palace and Princess Mary became the Duchess of York. Unlike his father (or most of the male members of his family excluding King George III) Prince George was very devoted to his wife, never took a mistress, and after their wedding, in quick order, six children were born to the happy couple. First was Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) born in 1894, followed by Prince Albert (later King George VI) in 1895, then the Princess Royal Mary in 1897, Prince Henry in 1900, Prince George in 1902 and finally the unfortunate Prince John in 1905. Prince John was afflicted with epilepsy and only lived to the age of 13 but, despite what many today seem to believe, was much loved and closely taken care of by his mother. It was customary to have nannies to take care of the royal children, but Princess Mary was not a distant mother, spending a great deal of time with her children, teaching them many things herself and when obliged to make overseas trips around the British Empire would break down in tears at having to leave her children. She was a very good mother, assumptions to the contrary probably being a result of her very strict, prim and proper appearance in public. In private, however, she was quite affectionate, caring and even playful. In 1901 Queen Victoria passed away and her son became King Edward VII. So, later that year, George and Mary became the Prince and Princess of Wales. With these new positions came even more demands on the time of the couple and Princess Mary traveled with her husband to Austria, Germany, Egypt, Greece, India, Spain and to Norway for the coronation of King Haakon VII and his wife Queen Maud (Mary’s sister-in-law). In 1910 King Edward VII died and the former Prince and Princess of Wales were crowned King George V and Queen Mary on June 22, 1911. It had always been the intention of King George V to change (and improve) the public reputation of the monarchy which had gone through a rough patch with the escapades of his father and older brother and this he certainly did and Queen Mary was a vital part of that. King George and Queen Mary were the image of the model family; a happy couple, devoted and faithful


Who played the part of Steve Biko in the film 'Cry Freedom'?

Cry Freedom (1987) - 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 South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 26 titles created 08 May 2013 a list of 43 titles created 15 Jul 2013 a list of 44 titles created 05 Jun 2015 a list of 35 titles created 10 months ago a list of 49 titles created 5 months ago Search for " Cry Freedom " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     3     Oscars. Another    5 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards  » Photos An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. Director: Norman Jewison A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty. Director: Martin Stellman Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. Director: Edward Zwick An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. Director: Russell Mulcahy When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier. Director: Carl Schenkel Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Director: Spike Lee A racist cop receives a heart transplant from a black lawyer he hates, who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him. Director: James D. Parriott Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit ... See full summary  » Director: Sidney Lumet An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families... See full summary  » Director: Mira Nair The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Director: Norman Jewison Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins. Director: Denzel Washington A white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a black teen-age son who can't wait to be adopted into the, almost-exclusively-white community of, San Marino, California. Director: Michael Schultz Edit Storyline Donald Woods is chief editor of the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his opinion. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country. Written by Mattias Thuresson The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world Genres: 6 November 1987 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Grito de libertad See more  » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The movie stars two actors who both won Best Supporting Actor Academy Awards during the 1980s. Denz


In which African National Park is the tourist camp of Skukuza?

Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park | South Africa Where am I? South Africa » Accommodation > Game Farms & Reserves > Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park Date: 21/08/2011 | Posted in Accommodation | Game Farms & Reserves | Game Reserves | Kruger National Park | Lowveld | Mpumalanga | South Africa | Tourism | Tourist Attractions Skukuza Rest Camp in the southern section of the Kruger National Park is the park’s administrative headquarters and is also the largest camp in the park. It should come as no surprise then that the camp buzzes with activity, all year round. The camp’s name originates from legendary ranger, James Stevenson-Hamilton’s Shangaan name, Skukuza, which means to ‘sweep clean’. The name was given to him in honour of his efforts to turn the Sabie Reserve, the reserve that gave birth to the Kruger Park, into a dedicated conservation reserve. The camp is situated on the banks of the Sabie River, which makes it one of the best game-viewing areas in the park. You can expect to see elephant, crocodile, hippo, giraffe and waterbuck regularly enjoying a drink at the river. The camp is home to the Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial Library and Museum, which houses an impressive collection of accounts of life as a ranger in the park. Legendary ranger Harry Wolhuter is also honoured here, and the skin of the lion that he killed, together with the knife that he used to kill it, have been put up for display. Bookings and info Getting there: from Gauteng, take the N4 to Nelspruit. Then take the R40 to Hazyview via White River. From Hazyview, take the R536 to the gate. Allow between 5 to 6 hours for the trip to the gate. Skukuza Rest Camp is 12 km away from the gate. Allow about 30 minutes for the drive to the camp.


In which industry would you use Neroli oil?

Herbal Oil: Neroli Oil Benefits and Uses to continue. 0 Did you know that it takes at least 1,000 pounds of orange blossom flowers just to make one pound of neroli oil? 1 No wonder it's the most expensive among citrus essential oils. Neroli oil actually offers many impressive uses and benefits, so get to know more about this valuable essential oil. What Is Neroli Oil? Neroli oil is produced by steam-distilling the fragrant flowers of the bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium), which is cultivated in the western parts of India, Eastern Africa, and the Himalayas. During the mid-1500s, the Spaniards brought the tree back to St. Augustine, Florida, where it thrived and was exported by 1763. This is why Florida became known as one of the world's largest producer of oranges, with the orange blossom flower 2 and fruit 3 even regarded as official state symbols. Today, orange blossom trees are also commercially grown in Morocco, France, Tunisia, and Egypt. Neroli oil was named after the 16th century Princess Anna Maria de La Tremoille of Nerola, Italy, who loved the fragrant orange blossom scent and introduced it to Italy. 4 , 5 Both Duchess Marie Antoinette and the French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte loved neroli oil, using it every day as a fragrance or aftershave. 6 Most of the parts of the bitter orange are valued for their strong but alluring fragrance, and are vital in the fragrance industry. The essential oil comes from the orange peel, the leaves are used to make petitgrain oil, and the flowers are distilled to make neroli (or orange blossom) oil. 7 Neroli oil has a sweet and intensely floral aroma, and can be pale yellow or coffee-brown in color. Oftentimes it is classified as a floral oil instead of a citrus oil. 8 However, be very cautious when purchasing neroli oil, as many manufacturers adulterate their oil with chemical compounds in order to increase their sales. Even when diluted, neroli oil still retains its strong floral smell. 9 Uses of Neroli Oil During the ancient times, neroli oil was essential in helping combat the plague, relieve fever, and banish nervousness. 10 The ancient Egyptian priests and priestesses also used this oil to heal their body, mind, and spirit. 11 Neroli oil is also widely used in the perfume and fragrance industry. In fact, Eau-de-Cologne, the famous perfume from Cologne, Germany, used this oil as its main ingredient. 12 Today, neroli oil is added to various fragrances and perfumes. Not only does it complement other citrusy notes, but it also acts as a natural fixative that helps maintain the original composition of the oils without losing its true fragrance. 13 During the ancient times, neroli oil was essential in helping combat the plague, relieve fever, and banish nervousness. Neroli can be applied topically or diffused or inhaled. It helps improve skin health by regenerating and keeping your skin elastic, preventing the appearance of stretch marks, banishing acne , reducing the appearance of scars, and helping heal broken capillaries. 14 , 15 In aromatherapy, neroli oil is valued for its calming and relaxing scent, which acts as a tranquilizer that can help alleviate anxiety and heart palpitations, relieve insomnia, and even prevent or treat stress-related depression. 16 , 17 Its fragrance can also help alleviate digestive issues, such as intestinal spasms, colitis, dyspepsia, and diarrhea. Here are some ways to use neroli oil: 18 Wet a cotton ball, add a drop of neroli oil, and lightly dab it on your skin to help treat acne. Mix with your favorite skin cream to help regenerate your skin. Put a few drops in a diffuser to help fight lethargy, depression, anxiety, stress, and digestive problems.  Mix a few drops with a carrier oil and massage all over your body to help improve circulation.  Apply a few drops to a hot or cold compress to alleviate headaches and neuralgia. Ease premenstrual discomfort by mixing a few drops in your bath water. Neroli oil's pleasant aroma can also work as a deodorant to drive away foul odors. When used on the body as a perfume, or sprayed as an air fr


John Piper was the designer of the stained-glass window in which English cathedral?

John Piper. (1903-1992) : Stained Glass in Wales Tweet John Piper (1903-1992) English artist and designer. John Egerton Christmas Piper was influenced early in his career by pioneers of abstraction, such as Braque, who he met in 1927. In 1934 he became a member of the Seven and Five Society, exhibiting abstract constructions. His work became increasingly figurative in the period from 1936, when he first visited Wales. As a painter, he contributed to the Recording Britain scheme from 1940, working partly in Wales at locations from Cardiff to Blaenau Ffestiniog. His interest in the Welsh landscape persisted through the 1950s. Piper worked in a wide variety of media, and became particularly celebrated for his designs for stained glass at Coventry Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. His ideas were interpreted in glass by Patrick Reyntiens . He also designed for opera, and was a prolific printmaker. Further reading


'Beauty Of Bath', 'Discovery', 'James Grieve', and 'Lord Lambourne' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK?

A.E. Roberts Beauty of Bath Apple Instances of poor pollination are nearly always caused by bad weather at blossom time, limiting the activity of insects. This apple tree is growing on a semi-dwarf rootstock, ideal for the average garden. Apples need a sunny site and a neutral soil to crop well, a pH of 6.5 - 7.5 is ideal.


'Sunburst', 'May Duke', 'Merchant', and 'Merton Glory' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK?

uk grown – Farmers Choice Free Range Ltd Godshill Orchards – Isle of Wight Godshill is a picturesque English Village with a medieval church, thatched-roofed cottages and winding main street, boasting some of the oldest architecture on the Isle of Wight . It can justifiably feel proud that it has within its parish boundaries the only cherry orchard on the Isle of Wight . Back in 1992 the cherry orchard was conceived, planned and implemented by two well known, distinguished native Islanders and the following year the husbandry of the enterprise passed into the hands of the Medway Family. The Medway Family, initially from West Wight, formed a partnership with the Pierce family and continue to improve the proud record of cherry production on the island. Rob Medway and Stuart Pierce (with the support of their families) tend the orchard which contains about 5000 trees, varieties include Colney, Hertford, Lapins, Merton Merchant, Merton Glory, Sasha, Stella, and Sunburst. We initially had a flying visit to the orchard at Easter but it wasn’t until we went back in the middle of May that the trees were showing signs of the juicy fruit. Rob and his son Simeon took us on a tour of the orchard showing us the fruits of their labour. These little fruits come with so many old wives tales and claims. Rob has researched these and published a book on his findings – “The Compleat Cherry”. We all know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” but Rob’s research turned up information that cherries may be even better for us. From arthritis to inflammation, eye care to blood pressure the cherry, it would appear, is a super fruit. The cherry season is from the middle of June until the beginning of August, but with new varieties introduced this could extend the season by a further couple of weeks – good news for us not so much for the pickers. Cherries need to be picked quickly and put into the cold store. They are picked in the evenings when it’s cooler then put into the cold room from where they are sold/moved to the mainland the next day – Fresh and Local. After a very nice slice of homemade ginger cake and a cup of tea we were driven to a secret location on the Island to see their latest venture – APRICOTS . UK grown apricots. 1 of only 3 known orchards in the UK to grow  apricots and the size of this orchard makes them the biggest apricot producers in the UK. Back in 2010 they planted 10,000 trees but it would be a further 3 years before they saw any fruit – that’s a long time to wait to see if you’ve got it right but, with the assistance of the apricot growers in France, this year will see a harvest. Simeon, Rob’s son, is in charge of this orchard and tells us it’s been a steep learning curve.  He had recently gone through the orchard thinning out the fruit, which would appear wasteful, especially after a few years of no fruit, but it is a necessity to produce a tasty fruit for picking this year. Apricots should be available from the 14th July and we will keep you informed as to when they arrive. They will also be growing green gages and pluots (a cross between a plum and an apricot) – so watch this space. Along with this delicious fruit, they also produce Coulis , Jams ,  Chutneys  and Juice – each one just as tasty and moreish as the fruit.


Gilbert Scott was the architect of which English Anglican cathedral?

Giles Gilbert Scott, Architect - GG Scott - e-architect Giles Gilbert Scott Roman Catholic Cathedral of Oban, nothwest Scotland Dates built: 1931-51 St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales – Cathedral English red telephone box – K6 Shanghai Anglican Cathedral, China New Bodleian Library, Oxford, England 1940 More buildings / projects online soon Sir Giles Gilbert Scott is George Gilbert Scott ‘s grandson. Giles Gilbert Scott – Classic Red Telephone Box The K6 “Jubilee” model phone boxes were designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. The English Post Office organised a competition in 1924 requesting leading architects to submit ideas for a new cast-iron kiosk. The K2 phonebox first appeared in 1926 but only 1,500 were made, all located in London. The Post Office needed a design that was economical enough to be used outside of London so Giles Gilbert Scott designed the K3, made out of reinforced concrete and half the price of the K2. They were first introduced in 1927 and painted in cream, which was considered more in keeping with rural settings. More than 12,000 K3 kiosks were installed nationwide but due to their concrete construction these proved to be fragile. Giles Gilbert Scott – London building Whitelands College, Sutherland Grove, Putney, south-east London Date built: 1931 Building converted 2006 by KSR Architecture & Interiors George Gilbert Scott: St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh: aerial image © webbaviationh Giles Gilbert Scott Architect – RIBA Gold Medal 1925 Winner The grandson of George Gilbert, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, submitted designs in the architecture competition for the proposed Liverpool Cathedral while still a pupil. They were accepted in 1903, but due to the winner’s young age G. F. Bodley partnered him. After the death of Bodley in 1907, Giles Gilbert Scott redesigned Liverpool Cathedral, creating a revered Gothic structure. Consecrated in 1924, it was completed in 1978. Scott’s other works include buildings for Clare College, Cambridge, several Oxford University buildings, Cambridge University Library, English war memorials and the Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames in London. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Building:


In heraldry, if a creature is said to be 'Volant', what characteristic is it said to be in?

Heraldic Terms Allumee - This term is used to describe the       eyes of animals when they are red. Ambulant - Walking. Armed of - applies to a beast of prey when his       teeth and claws are differently colored from the rest of       his body. It applies also to predatory birds when their       talons and beaks are differently colored from the rest of       the body. Aspectant - A term applied to two birds facing       each other, or looking at each other. Assaultant - Assailant. Applied to a predatory       animal when represented as if leaping on its prey. Assurgent - Rising out of. At Gaze - Applied to the hart, buck, stag or       hind when represented full-faced, or with the face       directly to the front. Attire - The single horn of a stag. (The       plural attires is used for two horns). Attired - Ornamented with horns or antlers.       Applied to the stag or hart. A reindeer is represented       with double attires - one pair erect and the other       drooping. Aversant - Turned away. Applied to a hand of       which only the back can be seen. Sometimes called dorsed. Banded - When a garb is bound together with a       band of a different tincture it is described as banded of       that tincture. Barbed - Bearded. Usually specifically of the       arrow; also, of the five leaflets in the compound leaf of       some roses. Beaked - When the beak and legs of a bird are       of a different tincture from the body it is said to be       beaked and membered of that tincture. Belled - When a falcon or hawk has bells       affixed to its legs it is said to be belled. Boltant - Bolting; springing forward. (Used of       a hare or rabbit. Caboshed - The head of a beast borne       full-faced, and without any neck showing. It has been cut       off. Close - The wings of a bird close to the body. Collared - wearing a collar. Combatant - A term applied to beasts borne       face to face, as in the attitude of fighting. Confronte - Face to face; two animals facing       each other. Couped - Said of an animal having the head or       any limb cut clean off from the body. Coward - Said of beasts represented with the       tail between the legs. Defamed - An epithet applied to an animal       which has lost its tail. Dismembered - Applied to birds having neither       feet nor legs; also, to animals whose members are       separated. Displayed - Said of any bird of prey borne       erect, with the wings expanded. Applied especially to the       eagle. Dormant - In a sleeping posture. Embrued - Said of the mouths of beasts when       bloody from devouring their prey; also applied to a       weapon represented as covered or sprinkled with blood. Enfiled - Used to describe a sword drawn as       transfixing the head of a man or animal, a coronet or       other object. Erased - A term applied to the head of an       animal or other bearing having the appearance of being       forcibly torn off, leaving jagged or uneven ends. Eradicated - A tree torn up by its roots. Free - A term applied to a horse when       represented in a field. Fructed - Bearing fruit. Applied to a tree or       plant when so represented. Furnished - Said of a horse when borne       bridled, saddled and completely caparisoned Garb - A sheaf of wheat. This was a popular       bearing, especially in Cheshire. Sometimes it is banded       of a different color. Gardant - Applied to a beast represented       full-faced, or looking at the spectator, whether the       animal be rampant, passant or otherwise. A beast of the       chase - such as the hart, stag or hind - when depicted in       this attitude is described as at gaze. Genuant - Kneeling Gradient - Applied to a tortoise represented       as walking. Haurient - Applied to a fish when borne       palewise, or


She and her alto egofirst appeared in 1941 in 'All Star Comics', the creation of Chester Gould. Who is she?

Alter Ego Collection Volume 1 by TwoMorrows Publishing - issuu issuu Roy Thomas Collected Comics Fanzine THE All characters TM & ÂŠ2006 DC Comics. VOLUME 1 Reprinting the first two issues of the acclaimed magazine, plus new material! 4 Table of Contents A/E COLLECTION, VOL. 1, EXTRA! Writer/Editorial For Collected Edition: . . . . 3 Editor From Alter Ego V3 #1: Associate Editor Chris Knowles, Rich Grasso, & John Morrow (V3#1) Jon B. Cooke (V3#2) Design & Layout (New Material) Christopher Day Consulting Editor John Morrow The original covers of our first issue (in black-&-white this time) as rapturously rendered by Jerry Ordway and Irwin Hasen, respectively. Writer/Editorial: Silver Age Forever! . . . . . . 8 Roy Thomas & Bill Schelly welcome you to the new Alter Ego. The Stan Lee Roast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Man gets skewered by David, Buscema, Romita, Thomas, Claremont, Shooter, & Schwartz— but it’s all in fun, right, fellas? Right, fellas? Production Assistant A/E COLLECTION, VOL. 1, EXTRA! Comic Crypt Editor Remembrance Of Things Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Eric Nolen-Weathington Michael T. Gilbert FCA Editor Jerry G. Bails, Ronn Foss, Biljo White, Mike Friedrich Cover Art (This Volume) Nick Cardy, Ramona Fradon, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Joe Kubert, George Pérez, & George Tuska Cover Color (This Volume) Tom Ziuko Contributors (To Original V3 #1-2): Neal Adams • Phillip Anderson Thelmon Baggan • Bob Bailey Mike W. Barr • Steve Billnitzer Mike Bise • Bill Black Ray Bottorff, Jr. • Jack Burnley Sal Buscema • Chris Claremont Ernie Colón • Pierre Comtois Carla Conway • Ray A. Cuthbert Peter David • Craig Delich David Delich • Al Dellinges Will Eisner • Nancy Ford Carl Gafford • Paul Gambaccini Jeff Gelb • Jean Giraud (Moebius) Ron Goulart • Richard “Grass” Green Martin Greim • Mark Hanerfeld Ron Harris • Irwin Hasen Roger Hill • Richard Howell Gil Kane • Robert Kanigher Jon B. Knutson • David Anthony Kraft Stan Lee • Larry Lieber Jean-Marc Lofficier Russ Maheras • Lou Mougin More fabulous photos from the 1995 Stan Lee Roast. Da Frantic Four! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bill Schelly presents Grass Green’s classic 1962 FF parody. The Secret Origins of Infinity, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The 1982 creation of the JSA’s heirs apparent, courtesy of Thomas, Ordway, & Machlan. Vive Le Silver Surfer!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Jean-Marc Lofficier on two 1980 issues of Silver Surfer—published only in France! Writer/Editorial: Golden Age Forever!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 “So I Took The Subway And There Was Shelly Mayer!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 An interview with Golden Age (and newspaper comic strip) great Irwin Hasen. Two Touches Of Venus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Never-seen Wonder Woman/All-Star Comics scripts from 1942—plus rare H.G. Peter art. Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt: “There’s Money In Comics!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Michael T. Gilbert presents Stan Lee’s how-to article from the 1947 Writer’s Digest. FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) #60 . . . . . 77 P.C. Hamerlinck showcases Marc Swayze—& that Brazilian Capt. Marvel/Human Torch crossover. From Alter Ego V3 #2: Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89 In glorious black-&-white! Two cavortin’ covers—by Gil Kane and Jack Burnley. Writer/Editorial: Silver Threads Among The Gold (& Bronze & Even Beyond) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Article 5 Will Murray • Jerry Ordway Jon E. Park • John G. Pierce John Romita • Arlen Schumer Julius Schwartz • Jim Shooter Jeff E. Smith • Robin Snyder


In heraldry, if a creature is said to be 'Salient', what is said to be its characteristic?

A Complete Guide to Heraldry/Chapter 12 - Wikisource, the free online library A Complete Guide to Heraldry/Chapter 12 From Wikisource CHAPTER XII BEASTS Next after the lion should be considered the tiger, but it must be distinctly borne in mind that heraldry knows two kinds of tigers—the heraldic tiger (Figs. 322 and 323) and the Bengal tiger (Figs. 324 and 325). Doubtless the heraldic tiger, which was the only one found in British armory until a comparatively recent date, is the attempt of artists to depict their idea of a tiger. The animal was unknown to them, except by repute, and consequently the creature they depicted bears little relation to the animal of real life; but there can be no doubt that their intention was to depict an animal which they knew to exist. The heraldic tiger had a body much like the natural tiger, it had a lion's tufted tail and mane, and the curious head which it is so difficult to describe, but which appears to be more like the wolf than any other animal we know. This, however, will be again dealt with in the chapter on fictitious animals, and is here only introduced to demonstrate the difference which heraldry makes between the heraldic tiger and the real animal. A curious conceit is that the heraldic tiger will anciently be often found spelt "tyger," but this peculiar spelling does not seem ever to have been applied to the tiger of nature. Fig. 322.—Heraldic tyger rampant. Fig. 323.—Heraldic tyger passant. Fig. 324.—Bengal tiger passant. Fig. 325.—Bengal tiger rampant. [ 192 ] When it became desirable to introduce the real tiger into British armory as typical of India and our Eastern Empire, something of course was necessary to distinguish it from the tyger which had previously usurped the name in armory, and for this reason the natural tiger is always heraldically known as the Bengal tiger. This armorial variety appears towards the end of the eighteenth century in this country, though in foreign heraldry it appears to have been recognised somewhat earlier. There are, however, but few cases in which the Bengal tiger has appeared in armory, and in the majority of these cases as a supporter, as in the supporters of Outram, which are two tigers rampant guardant gorged with wreaths of laurel and crowned with Eastern crowns all proper. Another instance of the tiger as a supporter will be found in the arms of Bombay. An instance in which it appears as a charge upon a shield will be found in the arms granted to the University of Madras. Fig. 326.—Leopard passant. Fig. 327.—Leopard passant guardant. Fig. 328.—Leopard rampant. Another coat is that granted in 1874 to Augustus Beaty Bradbury of Edinburgh, which was: "Argent, on a mount in base vert, a Bengal tiger passant proper, on a chief of the second two other tigers dormant also proper." A tigress is said to be occasionally met with, and when so, is sometimes represented with a mirror, in relation to the legend that ascribes to her such personal vanity that her young ones might be taken from under her charge if she had the counter attraction of a hand-glass! At least so say the heraldry books, but I have not yet come across such a case. The leopard (Figs. 326, 327, and 328) has to a certain extent been referred to already. Doubtless it is the peculiar cat-like and stealthy walk which is so characteristic of the leopard which led to any animal in that position being considered a leopard; but the leopard in its natural state was of course known to Europeans in the early days of heraldry, and appears amongst the lists of heraldic animals apart from its existence as "a lion passant." The animal, [ 193 ] however, except as a supporter or crest, is by no means common in English heraldry. It will be found, however, in the crests of some number of families; for example, Taylor and Potts. Fig. 329.—Leopard's head erased. Fig. 330.—Leopard's head erased and affronté. Fig. 331.—Leopard's face. Fig. 332.—Leopard's face jessant-de-lis. A very similar animal is the ounce, which for heraldic purposes is in no way altered from the leopard. Parts of the latter w


In 1997, Plymouth the capital of the Caribbean island of Montserrat was virtually buried after the eruption of which volcano?

Plymouth Montserrat Plymouth Montserrat Caribbean     Map The town        of Plymouth was (and        still is) the        capital of Montserrat and is located in the        south eastern part of        the island which is now        restricted by an        exclusion zone following        the eruption of the the        Soufriere Hills volcano        in 1997.   Earlier        in July 1995 the volcano erupted covering much of        the town in a thick        layer of volcanic ash.        The town was clearly in        danger and in December        of 1995 the whole town        was evacuated. Many of        Plymouth's residents        moved away from        the island as the        economy had been        severely disrupted and        there was not enough        accommodation or work in        the safer northern part        of the island. Early in        1996 the residents who        had remained on the        island were allowed        back into the main town;        which turned out to be a        terrible mistake...  This rare        image taken by the        Editor shows the main        street a few        years before the        eruption buried the        whole town In June        1997 a huge eruption        occurred producing        pyroclastic flows which        claimed the lives of 19        people in Plymouth and        the surrounding area and prompted the permanent        evacuation of the town.        Two months later, a four        day period of intense        eruptions and further        pyroclastic flows in        August of 1997 destroyed most of        what was left of        the town. All of the        streets and buildings        were permanently buried under        and thick layer of        volcanic lava, ash and        rock. Government HQ "Star of        the Caribbean Road" gas        station   As the seat of        government, the main        commercial centre and        the only port of entry;        the almost total        destruction of the        capital        caused huge problems for        the island. Even the        island's W H Bramble        airport , which was        located on the other        side of the Soufriere        Hills volcano, was        destroyed by a        pyroclastic flow. Before        the volcano activity the        population of Montserrat was over        12,000; with many of the        residents living in and        around Plymouth. The        population of the        capital        was 4,000 in 1995 and is        now 0. Some two thirds        of the total population        of the island were        evacuated, many never        returned. Today the        island's population is        around 5,000 and over        half of the total area        of the isle is covered        under the exclusion zone        and deemed too dangerous        to redevelop. Reconstruction is taking        place in the safer northern half of the        island. Interactive         Satellite Image


Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. Who is he?

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Tagged:  Film | Comics | Character | Radio 1. US Comic strip created by artist Alex Raymond for King Features Syndicate. Flash Gordon appeared in 1934, at first in Sunday, later in daily newspapers. Its elaborately shaded style and exotic storyline made it one of the most influential sf strips. It was taken over in 1944 by Austin Briggs, then in 1948 by Mac Raboy, and since then has been drawn by several artists, including Dan Barry (with contributions from artists Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood and writer Harry Harrison ), Al Williamson, Gray Morrow , and Kevin VanHook. The daily comic strip ended in 1992; new Sunday strips were produced by writer/artist Jim Keefe from 1996 through 2003, when the strip was discontinued. Various episodes have been released in comic-book form – including a nine-part series from DC Comics written and drawn by Dan Jurgens (1988), a two-issue series written by Williamson (who did the covers) for Marvel Comics (1991), and a seven-part series from Ardden Entertainment written by Brendan Deenan with art by Paul Green (2008) – and also in book form. The scenario of Flash Gordon is archetypal Space Opera . Most episodes feature Flash locked in combat with the regular Villain , Ming the Merciless of the planet Mongo. Flash's perpetual fiancée, Dale Arden, and the Mad Scientist Dr Hans Zarkov play prominent roles. (In later episodes Zarkov's craziness was played down and he became a straightforward sidekick to Flash.) The decor shifts between the futuristic ( Death Rays , rocket ships) and the archaic ( Dinosaurs , jungles, swordplay) with a fine contempt for plausibility, rather in the manner of Edgar Rice Burroughs 's romances. Although begun quite cynically in conscious opposition to the earlier Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , Flash Gordon quickly developed its own individuality, emphasizing a romantic baroque against the cool technological classicism of its predecessor, to which it is artistically very much superior. The strip was widely syndicated in Europe. When, during World War Two, the arrival of various episodes was delayed, the strip was often written and drawn by Europeans. One such writer was Federico Fellini (1920-1993). The Flash Gordon comic strip has had many repercussions in other media. It led to a popular Mutual Radio serial, to a short-lived pulp magazine ( Flash Gordon Strange Adventure Magazine ), and in the late 1930s to several film serials starring Buster Crabbe; later came a television series and a film (see below). A full-length film Parody , Flesh Gordon , appeared in 1974. The radio serial exactly paralleled the Sunday comic strip, so you could see in the paper the Monsters you'd heard on the radio. An early Flash Gordon novel (preceded by Big Little Book adaptations of the strip) was Flash Gordon in the Caverns of Mongo (1937) by Alex Raymond . A paperback series of five Flash Gordon short novels, based on the original strips, with Alex Raymond credited, consisted of Flash Gordon 1: The Lion Men of Mongo (1974), Flash Gordon 2: The Plague of Sound (1974), Flash Gordon 3: The Space Circus (1974), Flash Gordon 4: The Time Trap of Ming XIII (1974) and Flash Gordon 5: The Witch Queen of Mongo (1974). The first four were "adapted by" Con Steffanson , a House Name ; #1-#3 were the work of Ron Goulart ; #4 was by Bruce Cassiday and #5, also by Cassiday, was published under his fiction pseudonym Carson Bingham. 2. Serial Film (1936). Universal. Directed by Frederick Stephani. Written by Stephani, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill, based on the comic strip. Cast includes Buster Crabbe, Priscilla Lawson, Charles Middleton, Jean Rogers and Frank Shannon. 13 two-reel episodes; total 245 minutes. Black and white. The film Flash Gordon was the nearest thing to Pulp -magazine space opera to appear on the screen during the 1930s. Flash, Dale and Zarkov go to the planet Mongo in Dr Zarkov's backyard-built Spaceship to find the cause of an outbreak of volcanic activity on Earth. Ming the Merciless (a wonderfully hammy performance from Mid


In Arthurian Legend of English source, three knights of Arthur achieved The Holy Grail, Sir Bors and Sir Galahad are two, who was the third?

The Sangreal (Holy Grail) Summary - Arthurian Legend Arthurian Legend The legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table A comprehensive guide into Arthurian Legends. The life of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Queen Guinevere, Merlin & The Knights Of The Round Table. The Sangreal (Holy Grail) The Sangreal in Arthurian Legend The Sangreal is another name for the Holy Grail, a legendary sacred vessel associated with divine revelation, whose origins go back to the Last Supper. In Arthurian legend, the Grail quest represented a heroic and mystic adventure attempted by the Knights of the Round Table and was achieved by Sir Bors, Sir Percival, and Sir Galahad. The Sangreal makes its appearance in Arthurian legend between about 1180 to 1240, from various sources: • ‘Le Conte del Graal’ (or ‘Perceval’), initiated by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes in a large collection of verses, c.1180 to 1240. • The French poet Robert de Boron’s ‘Joseph d’Arimathea’ and ‘Perceval’, c.1200. • The German poem ‘Parzival’ by Wolfram von Eschenbach, c.1205 to 1215. • Walter de Mapp’s ‘La Queste del Saint Greal’, c.1220, one of a group of tales known as the Vulgate Cycle, believed to have been compiled by Cistercian monks. ‘La Queste del Saint Greal’ was later embodied almost entire as Sir Thomas Malory’s characterisation of the Sangreal in ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’. • ‘ Le Morte d’Arthur ‘ by Sir Thomas Malory , published by William Caxton in 1485. ‘Le Conte del Graal’ – the Sangreal according to Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes wrote a series of five Arthurian romances: ‘Erec et Enide’, ‘Cliges’, ‘Le Chevalier de la Charrette’ (Lancelot), ‘Le Chevalier au Lion’, and ‘Le Conte del Graal’ – “The History of the Grail”. Earlier stories about King Arthur contain few knightly adventures, whereas here, the knights have become the heroes, reflecting the late twelfth century world with its gradually eroding monarchical power and increasing importance of knights, barons, and other noblemen. ‘Le Conte del Graal’ is the oldest of the Sangreal romances, and Chrétien refers to the story as the greatest ever told in any court. He tells of Perceval’s growth from being a simpleton in boyhood to assuming knightly grace, but the crucial part appears to be as follows: after his knighting, Perceval sets out in search of further adventures and arrives at the castle of the Fisher King, who presides over an empty hall, large enough for four hundred men. The Fisher King presents Perceval with a sword that “could not break save only in one peril which no one knew save him who forged and tempered it.” A procession comes through the hall. A squire carries a lance dripping blood onto the floor (the one with which Longius pierced Christ’s side on the Cross?), followed by two more squires carrying ten-branched candlesticks. Then a beautiful damsel enters carrying a jewelled ‘Graal’ – the Sangreal – which blazes so brightly that it outshines and extinguishes the light from the candles and the stars. Behind is another damosel carrying a talleors: a casket or tabernacle. Perceval sees all this but does not to ask its meaning. The following day he finds the castle empty and it disappears altogether as he departs over the drawbridge. Perceval visits a hermit for confession after five years of godless adventure. The hermit rebukes Perceval for not having asked about the Sangreal, despite the fact that he was merely following the teachings of a mentor (his mother?) not to enquire too much, and didn’t know that he should ask or that he would incur guilt and reproach for not doing so. Then the hermit asserts that the Sangreal carried by the beautiful damsel did not contain a fish (as Chrétien implied it should) but simply a consecrated wafer intended for the King’s father. Church orthodoxy prevented women from serving in such a priestly capacity, but the Grail Maiden passes without an explanation. Undoubtedly Chrétien meant to relate the hero’s second visit to the castle, when he would have put the question and received the desired information. But the poet did not live to finis


Which football club did 'Big Sam' Allardice leave to manage Bolton?

Sam Allardyce: the inside story of his life as a manager before Sunderland | Football | The Guardian Sam Allardyce Sam Allardyce: the inside story of his life as a manager before Sunderland From Limerick to West Ham, those who have worked with Allardyce in his seven previous permanent managerial posts explain the secrets of his success Clockwise from top left: Sam Allardyce celebrates winning the third division title at Notts County; prepares for action at West Ham; is appreciated by a Blackburn fan; and gets ready for the Carling Cup final with Bolton. Photographs: Getty Images; David Levene for the Guardian; Action Images; Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Friday 16 October 2015 10.51 EDT First published on Friday 16 October 2015 10.00 EDT Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Michael Butler and Barry Glendenning Read more “Sam was a breath of fresh air. He was brilliant and we won the league. He was just becoming interested in sports psychology when he joined us and he was so innovative. It was a learning curve for him and a big learning curve for us. He certainly didn’t do it for the money; he earned a pittance, I think under £200 a week as player-manager. But he was here to gain experience and he learnt a lot. The club couldn’t afford a hotel so I put him up at my house. We had some fun and he liked a few pints after the game but, when it came to preparation, he was very, very professional – much more professional than any manager I’d ever come across. He was also a very good man-manager with the players; he knew which ones needed an arm around them, which needed a kick up the arse and which he needed to drag out of the local nightclub, the Brazen Head. Sam just seemed to get everything right – he was fabulous for Limerick and I’m sure he’ll be the same for Sunderland . I’m hoping to get a call to come over and watch them in the next few weeks.” Kinnane was Allardyce’s assistant at Limerick from 1991-92 Andy Morrison, Blackpool Andy Morrison, Blackpool’s captain under Sam Allardyce, says: ‘He finds a way to win with the players he’s got.’ Photograph: Neal Simpson/Empics Sport “He’s very precise in everything he does. His preparation is very thorough and that’s his strength for me. He works with the players he’s got to get the best out of them. And if Sam had been given better players to work with I believe he would have won leagues. He’s that good. The problem he’s had is the ignorance of others for me – people who don’t know the man. Just ask any player who’s ever played for him, whether it’s Jay-Jay Okocha, players of that calibre , and they’ll say what a good manager he is. He’s had success everywhere he’s been, whether it’s trying to get a team that are struggling into a better position or a mid-table team into a top six as at Bolton. Go and ask the Venky’s [the Blackburn Rovers owners who sacked Allardyce in December 2010] how they feel since he left. I’m sure it doesn’t bother him, I’m sure he just gets on with the job in hand. He finds a way to win with the players he’s got and that’s what Sam’s always done.” Morrison was Allardyce’s captain at Blackpool from 1994-96 Ian Hendon, Notts County Pinterest Ian Hendon, third from left as Notts County celebrate winning the third division title, says of Sam Allardyce: ‘His organisation was an eye-opener.’ Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport “I’ve played under some great managers like Terry Venables and Peter Shreeves who knew everything there was to know but if I was going to emulate any of my managers it was always going to be Sam Allardyce . He tells you it how it is and you know exactly where you stand as a player. If I ever need any advice he is always on the end of the phone. I had a brilliant year playing for him at Notts County. You can’t fail to learn from Sam – his organisation was an eye-opener. Sam brings organisation and defensive stability. He is renowned for his preparation and I’m sure he’ll continue in that vein at Sunderland. It’s worked at every other Premier League club he’s been at. Sam will have done his due diligence on


In which city did the assassination of Martin Luther King?

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Steve Bruce left his role as player-manager of Sheffield Wednesday to manage which club?

Steve Bruce: Reasons why former Huddersfield Town chief has quit Hull City - Huddersfield Examiner Steve Bruce: Reasons why former Huddersfield Town chief has quit Hull City Now favourite to return to Sunderland  Share Former Town boss Steve Bruce has quit as manager of Hull City  Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Former Huddersfield Town manager Steve Bruce has left his role as boss of newly promoted Premier League club Hull City. The 55-year-old, who did not take training on Friday, had said earlier this summer he was uncertain of his future at Hull, who are up for sale. Bruce became Hull boss in 2012, and led them to promotion last season. This week he was interviewed by the Football Association over the vacant England’s manager role, which Sam Allardyce is set to take. Bruce is now odds-on favourite with some bookmakers to return to former club Sunderland and replace Allardyce, if as expected he becomes England boss. Bruce raised doubts about his position at Hull following the play-off final win over Sheffield Wednesday in May. Video Loading Kasey Palmer's first interview at Town Share this video Watch Next He suggested at the time that he could leave the Humberside outfit unless there were “certain assurances that we’re all moving in the right direction”. In June he said it was “business as usual”, but once again fuelled speculation in July by stating that any new owners of the club might want him replaced. Earlier this week, Hull said they would put takeover talks on hold until September to “ensure stability during the transfer window”. Injuries have left the club with only 13 fit players, and they said they would look to strengthen the squad in the “coming weeks”. Read More Mark Hudson reveals Huddersfield Town's plans for Austria trip Former Manchester United defender Bruce began his managerial career with brief spells at Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace before a six-year stay at Birmingham City. He twice helped the Blues win promotion to the top flight before returning to Wigan in 2007. Bruce was then brought in by Sunderland in 2009, before he was sacked two years later with the club in 16th position. Like us on Facebook


RAF Waddington is in which English county?

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Bywhat name was Sir Francis Drake's ship known before he circumnavigated the world?

THE FAMOUS VOYAGE THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD 1577-1580: Sir Francis Drake: A Pictorial Biography by Hans P. Kraus (Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, Library of Congress) Bibliography The Famous Voyage: The Circumnavigation of the World, 1577-1580 Drake was noted in his life for one daring feat after another;        his greatest was his circumnavigation of the earth, the first after        Magellan's. He sailed from Plymouth on Dec. 13, 1577. The squadron        consisted of five vessels, the two larger ships being the Pelican,        Drake's own ship, renamed Golden Hind on the voyage,        on August 20, 1578; and the Elizabeth, commanded by        John Winter. Three smaller vessels were the Marigold, Swan,        and Benedict. Only one ship, the Golden Hind, made        the complete voyage, returning on Sept. 26, 1580, "very richly        fraught with gold, silver, pearls and precious stones" (Stow, Annales ,        p. 807). The expedition was financed as a joint venture, the investors        being such high officials as Privy Councilors Robert Dudley, Earl        of Leicester; Sir Francis Walsingham; the Earl of Lincoln, Lord        High Admiral of England; also, Sir Christopher Hatton; Sir William        Winter, Surveyor and Master of Ordnance of the Navy; and John Hawkins,        Drake's former commander. Queen Elizabeth herself may have been        an investor, though this is not quite certain; what is certain        is that she appropriated the lion's share of the proceeds of the        voyage. Drake himself participated to the tune of £1000,        a good sum for that time. These joint venture companies, partnerships, or associations        were a common method of organizing and financing commercial voyages,        military expeditions, and colonizing activities, from the Middle        Ages onwards. They are explained by J. H. Parry ( The Age        of Reconnaissance , pp. 49-50) as "Partnerships for conducting        commercial enterprises...usually not corporations but rather ad        hoc devices for uniting a number of capitalists...or a number        of partners...or active participants in an enterprise...All these        types of associations under various names--commenda, societas,        compagnia, and so forth--were employed in seaborne trade". Parry        mentions also "associations of individuals formed to undertake        particular enterprises--military expeditions for example--on behalf        of the State". The examples cited by Parry are Italian, but he        remarks that "the Dutch and English were to emerge as the Italians'        aptest pupils in this respect". For another example of such a company        or partnership, see the financial papers of the Drake-Norris expedition        of 1589 (pp. 162-164). The little fleet proceeded to the Cape Verde Islands, where,        on January 30, 1578, the Portuguese pilot Nunho da Silva was captured        (see his narrative, pp. 106-109). Thence they sailed across the        Atlantic to the coasts of South America near the River Plate, and        went southwards to Port St. Julian, where Magellan had anchored        58 years previously; they arrived there on June 18, 1578. The Doughty affair was a crisis in Drake's life; on its outcome        depended the success of the circumnavigation, and hence, probably,        the defeat of the Invincible Armada. The tragedy was this: Thomas        Doughty (d. 1578), a friend of Drake, and one well acquainted with        many prominent Englishmen, was an officer on Drake's circumnavigation        voyage. He was accused by Drake of treachery and incitement to        mutiny. He was put on trial at Port St. Julian, where Magellan        had suppressed a conspiracy of som


In which conflict did the Battle of Towton take place?

Towton Battlefield Society » THE BATTLE THE BATTLE The Exceptional Importance of the Battle of Towton – A Major Turning Point in English History On Palm Sunday 1461, in atrocious weather – howling wind, driving  sleet and snow – the armies of two disputing Kings of England fought all day on a plateau of land a dozen or so miles south-west of the great medieval city of York in the North of England. Chroniclers then and historians now dispute the numbers involved in the Battle of Towton, but it is most likely that up to seventy-five thousand fought and as many as twenty-eight thousand died in the battle itself and in the rout and massacres that followed. Battlefield map courtesy of The Sunday Times Towton was an event of the greatest importance for England.  It was the bloody culmination of a campaign of seven military engagements over the preceding eighteen months and  the final and decisive battle in the first of a series of English civil wars, collectively known as the Wars of the Roses, that took place between 1455 and 1487.  When the wars began, England was a medieval country, but after their conclusion, the victorious Tudor dynasty would make England a distinctly different nation state. The two rival Kings were Henry VI of the House of Lancaster and Edward IV of the House of York and on that day the future of their dynasties would be decided.   The magnitude of the battle was reflected by the proportion of the population involved:   Professor Charles Ross, one of the most eminent historians of the period, estimated that of all Englishmen and Welshmen eligible to fight (those aged between sixteen and sixty) one-tenth were present on the battlefield. Towton may not have been an isolated event, but it was certainly unique.   As well as its claims to be the biggest, longest and bloodiest battle on English soil, it was probably the most brutal.    Such had been the length and exceptional uncertainty of the First War of the Roses  that the size of the two forces had expanded exponentially.   So had their viciousness, which by the time of Towton had moved beyond victorious nobles taking swift revenge on defeated rivals and expanded to encompass retribution amongst the common soldiery.   By Towton, the two armies had become regional in nature:  the Lancastrians being stronger in the North, whilst the Yorkists had found it easier to recruit in the South, the West and Wales.  They had one thing in common: the soldiers now demonised their opponents as alien, different, even sub-human.   A struggle of factions had become a race war overlaying a civil war.  Thus when one side, finally and after many hours of fighting, broke in flight and found itself trapped on the battlefield, there was little chance of escape and none of surrender.  That, taken with the killing power of the medieval longbow at the onset of the battle helps to explain such extraordinary casualty figures; it also explains the resonant names of places on the battlefield today – names such as Bloody Meadow and the Bridge of Bodies. Singular in its excess, Towton was also singular in its import.  The challenge to  Henry VI by a victorious minority of the peerage against the wishes of the majority was something that undermined the model of English medieval monarchy itself.  And it came just four decades after the untimely early death of England’s greatest medieval king, Henry V. Almost seventy years after it first appeared in 1944, Laurence Olivier’s wartime film of Shakespeare’s Henry V remains the most famous modern representation of that great warrior.   It was essential for its first release that the film end on an upbeat note, so that it chimed with the Allies’ invasion  of Nazi-occupied France; and so it did, by neglecting to include the final sixteen lines of the play.  As a result, the audience was able to savour a glorious victory and gained no hint of the story’s less than triumphant denouement in four further plays – the Three Parts of Henry VI and Richard III.   Shakespeare himself knew exactly how it would unfold, as his Henry V was a ‘prequel’, written


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Pancreatic Islet Transplantation | NIDDK Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Pancreatic Islet Transplantation What are pancreatic islets? Pancreatic islets, also called islets of Langerhans, are tiny clusters of cells scattered throughout the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ about the size of a hand located behind the lower part of the stomach. Pancreatic islets contain several types of cells, including beta cells, that produce the hormone insulin. The pancreas also makes enzymes that help the body digest and use food. Pancreatic islets contain several types of cells, including beta cells, that produce the hormone insulin. When the level of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, rises after a meal, the pancreas responds by releasing insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin helps cells throughout the body absorb glucose from the bloodstream and use it for energy. Diabetes develops when the pancreas does not make enough insulin, the body's cells do not use insulin effectively, or both. As a result, glucose builds up in the blood instead of being absorbed by cells in the body. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body's immune system has attacked and destroyed them. The immune system protects people from infection by identifying and destroying bacteria, viruses, and other potentially harmful foreign substances. A person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live. Type 2 diabetes usually begins with a condition called insulin resistance, in which the body has trouble using insulin effectively. Over time, insulin production declines as well, so many people with type 2 diabetes eventually need to take insulin. What is pancreatic islet transplantation? The two types of pancreatic islet transplantation are allo-transplantation auto-transplantation Pancreatic islet allo-transplantation is a procedure in which islets from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor are purified, processed, and transferred into another person. Pancreatic islet allo-transplantation is currently labeled an experimental procedure until the transplantation technology is considered successful enough to be labeled therapeutic. For more information, see the section "What are the obstacles to pancreatic islet allo-transplantation?" For each pancreatic islet allo-transplant infusion, researchers use specialized enzymes to remove islets from the pancreas of a single, deceased donor. The islets are purified and counted in a lab. Transplant patients typically receive two infusions with an average of 400,000 to 500,000 islets per infusion. Once implanted, the beta cells in these islets begin to make and release insulin. Pancreatic islet allo-transplantation is performed in certain patients with type 1 diabetes whose blood glucose levels are difficult to control. The goals of the transplant are to help these patients achieve normal blood glucose levels with or without daily injections of insulin and to reduce or eliminate hypoglycemia unawareness—a dangerous condition in which a person with diabetes cannot feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose. When a person feels the symptoms of hypoglycemia, steps can be taken to bring blood glucose levels back to normal. Pancreatic islet allo-transplants are only performed at hospitals that have received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical research on islet transplantation. The transplants are often performed by a radiologist—a doctor who specializes in medical imaging. The radiologist uses x rays and ultrasound to guide the placement of a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through a small incision in the upper abdomen—the area between the chest and hips—and into the portal vein of the liver. The portal vein is the major vein that supplies blood to the liver. The islets are then infused, or pushed, slowly into the liver through the catheter. Usually, the patient receives a local anesthetic and a sedative. In some cases, a surgeon performs the transplant using general anesthesia. Patients often need two or more trans


Of which planet is'Desdemona' a satellite?

General Knowledge #4 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. General Knowledge #4 Which European capital has a skyline dominated by St Stephen�s cathedral? Vienna Shogi is a Japanese form of which boardgame? Chess Which astronomer discovered the planet Uranus? Herschel, What type of vessel to explore ocean depths was invented in 1947 by Auguste Piccard? Bathyscaphe On the Fahrenheit scale, what temperature is boiling point? 212 degrees, In which US state is the city of Pittsburgh? Pennsylvania, What does someone suffering from dysphagia have difficulty in doing? Swallowing On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day? 14-Jul Which instrument derives its name from the fact that it can be played soft or loud according to the pressure on the keys? Pianoforte How many players are there in a lacrosse team? 12 Which German tennis player won five successive Grand Slam tournaments in the 1980s? Steffi Graf What is meant by the musical term �andante�? At a moderate tempo Which patron saint of the British Isles does not have his cross on the union flag? David In which ocean does the country of Vanuatu lie? Pacific Which French novelist wrote Madame Bovary? Gustave Flaubert Advertisement Under Genoese control from the 14th century, which Mediterranean island was sold to France in 1768? Corsica In May 1999, who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel�s prime minister? Ehud Barak How many dozens are there in a gross? Twelve Carmine is a vivid shade of which colour? Red Which word for the act of killing someone painlessly, especially to relieve suffering, is derived from the Greek for �easy death�? Euthanasia What sort of films are sometimes referred to �horse operas�? Westerns, Which German physicist laid down the principles of quantum theory? Max Planck Which famous sportsman was presented with a gold medal during the 1996 Olympics, to replace the one he threw away in the 1960s? Muhummad Ali Which saint�s day falls on 17 March? Patrick, What is the longest river in France? Loire, In a bullfight, what is a mounted man with a lance called? Picador. What was the first name of the composer Mussorgsky? Modest The Kara Sea is an arm of which ocean? Arctic Who wrote the 1978 novel The Sea, the Sea? Iris Murdoch Which famous UK fashion designer married Andreas Kronthaler in 1992? Vivienne Westwood, Which husband and wife shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Henri Becquerel? Pierre and Marie Curie Who wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm? Kate Wiggin In which sport is the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded? Ice hockey In which European country is the summer and ski resort of Zell am See Austria Who is the patron saint of music? St Cecilia What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging Ikebana Of which country did Jean-B�del Bokassa proclaim himself emperor in 1977? Central African Republic Name the walled city in Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Quebec City What name is given to the fruits of plants of the genus Ficus? Figs Which body of water in Scotland does the Kincardine Bridge span Firth of Forth Which British author wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps? John Buchan In which African country is the resort of Sharm El Sheikh? Egypt, Which Frenchman made the first flight across the English Channel in 1909? Louis Bleriot In which part of the body would you find the organ of Corti? The ear, In which New Mexico city was the atomic bomb developed in the Manhattan Project? Los Alamos Which famous English landscape artist�s works include The Vale of Dedham? John Constable Which novelist wrote The Young Caesar and The Aerodrome? Rex Warner Which Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola in 1994? Ayrton Senna If something is �clavate� what shape is it? Club-shaped. Which Norwegian painter�s works include The Scream? Edvard Munch Which of the gifts brought by the Magi is also known as olibanum? Frankincense Who was the goddess of youth and spring in Greek mythology? Hebe Which Austrian composer wrote the oratorios The Creation and


Who played the original landlord of the 'Rovers Return' in 'Coronation Street'?

List of original Coronation Street characters - WOW.com List of original Coronation Street characters Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_Coronation_Street_characters Updated: 2016-12-01T16:41Z The following is a list of the original 21 regular characters from the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street . Series creator Tony Warren is heralded as the mastermind who devised each and every one of these characters, drawing inspiration from his own life growing up in the back streets of Manchester , where the series is set. [1] Contents Departures 1960–1963 Of the original cast, few survived the 1960s. The first to quit was Alan Rothwell , who played aspiring footballer David Barlow, although he later returned from 1964 to 1968. Following his exit, Noel Dyson , who played Ida Barlow, declined a new contract and became the first regular character to die, with Ida meeting her maker under the wheels of a bus in September 1961. In late 1961, when the show was now fully networked and at the height of its popularity, a handful of cast members were forced to leave the show due to a strike of the actors' union Equity . These included Linda and Ivan Cheveski, Christine Hardman, Esther Hayes, Lucille Hewitt, Leonard Swindley and later Dennis Tanner. The rest of the cast were safe due to having previously signed two-year contracts, a rarity in television at the time. The long break caused actors Philip Lowrie and Anne Cunningham to decline new contracts six months later once the strike was over, although Lowrie did make a full-time return a year later. 1964–1967 The biggest change to hit the cast occurred in 1964 when Tim Aspinall, a young man bursting with ideas,[ citation needed ] was named as the new producer. Within days, he had axed several fan favourites including Frank Barlow, Harry and Concepta Hewitt, and most controversially, Martha Longhurst. It was later reported that ITV bosses had stepped in to save Albert Tatlock, Ken and Valerie Barlow, and Lucille Hewitt from the chop. Martha was a particular favourite with viewers,[ citation needed ] who enjoyed her friendship with Ena Sharples and Minnie Caldwell, due to their many scenes sat in the snug of the Rovers Return gossiping about the locals. Martha's death caused outrage with the public and the cast, so much so that actress Violet Carson , who played Ena, almost refused to take part in Martha's final scene. Aspinall was sacked later that year, but not before Betty Alberge had been given her marching orders. Her final scenes as shopkeeper Florrie Lindley aired in June 1965. That same year, Arthur Lowe also made his final appearance as Leonard Swindley. He later took the character into two spin-off comedy series Pardon The Expression and Turn Out The Lights, which featured several former and future Street stars in different roles. 1968–1980 This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Coronation Street lost its original teenagers Dennis Tanner and David Barlow in 1968. The cast and crew were shocked in June 1970 by the sudden death of Arthur Leslie from a heart attack. As his colleagues, family and fans mourned, his character, Rovers landlord Jack Walker, suffered the same fate off-screen a few weeks later when he was quietly written out of the show. Producers were devastated in 1973 when Pat Phoenix handed in her resignation after 13 years playing Elsie Tanner, having tired of the role. Elsie left the Street later that year with husband Alan Howard (played by Phoenix's real-life husband Alan Browning ). A year later, Jennifer Moss was sacked as Lucille Hewitt due to her alcoholism. April 1976 saw Elsie return to the Street, while the show lost another of its original characters in Minnie Caldwell. Margot Bryant suffered from memory loss and couldn't continue in the role, so Minnie moved away. Due to her own advancing age and ill health, Violet Carson's appearan


'Janus' was discovered in 1966.It is a moon of which planet?

Janus, Moon of Saturn - Universe Guide Home / Facts Janus, Moon of Saturn Janus is a Moon that orbits round Saturn rather than the Sun which our Earth orbits round. Its orbit circumference, the total distance it travels round its planetary parent is 951,640.25 km. The furthest it gets from its orbital parent (apoasis) is 152,490 km. Its mass is estimated/calculated at being 1,892,818,231,001,750,000 kg. Its density has been calculated at being 0.63 g/cm3. Its volume is 0.63 g/cm3. It was discovered in the year 1966 by Audouin Dollfus. The Semi-Major Axis of the orbit is 151,460 km, which is the furthest point from the centre to the edge of an elliptical point. The mass of the object is calculated at being 1,892,818,231,001,750,000 kg. The equatorial circumference of Janus is 562.3 km. The mean radius of Janus is 89.5 km. The surface area of Janus is 100,659.77 km2. The surface gravity of the said item is 0.016 m/s2. The average orbit velocity, that is the speed at which it orbits is 57,052.8 km/h. The orbital inclination , the angle at which Janus orbits in relation to the orbital plane is 0.163 degrees. The orbital eccentricity is 0.0068, it is the degree at which Janus orbits close to a circular (0) orbit as opposed to an elliptical (1) orbit.