What was the first nation to recognise the USA as an independent nation in 1777?

Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd   Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Happy Birthday America! Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd 1st Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd WRONG, Morocco, 1777. Google is your friend. Edit: But TYVM for the happy B day wishes, that was rude of me not to say so first. Last Edited by Spam Killer on 07/04/2013 07:35 AM Anonymous Coward Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Google indeed: The Netherlands was the first foreign country to salute the American Flag on November 16, 1776[1] and therefore the first foreign nation to (unofficially) recognize the United States as an independent nation. Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd O, beautiful liberty, dear and sweet, Thou heavenly gift where riches all meet, Actual source of our glory of these hours, The sole adornment of this of ours, All silver, all gold, and our lives so dear, Cannot recompense thy beauty so clear Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Dubrovnik (December 1991) Report Copyright Violation Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Thirteen colonies became the United States. Dubrovnik Republic was the first country in the world to recognize the United States , 1783 . year. That same year, the United Kingdom Treaty of Versailles recognized their independence. 1787th adopted the Constitution (the first in the world), and George Washington was elected president (1789th-97). Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Google indeed: The Netherlands was the first foreign country to salute the American Flag on November 16, 1776[1] and therefore the first foreign nation to (unofficially) recognize the United States as an independent nation.  Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26836207 In European & World History[edit] The republic was the first country to officially recognise the United States after their declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776.[citation needed] Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Who the first country to recognize US as an independent nation? Answer: The Nation-State of Dubrovnik officially recognized the United States in 1776, and was the first to send merchant marine vessels into New York Harbor. Therefore it was the first nation that recognized USA! Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd when Dubrovnik was attacked USA hid in a mouse hole! Handle Report Copyright Violation Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd I thought Venice ruled Dubrovnik (Ragus) until Napoleon. Then the Congress of Vienna gave it to Austria in 1815. a Report Copyright Violation Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd Between the 14th century and 1808, Ragusa ruled itself as a free state, although it was a vassal from 1440 to 1804 of the Ottoman Empire and paid an annual tribute to its sultan.[9] The Republic reached its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries, when its thalassocracy rivalled that of the Republic of Venice and other Italian maritime republics. Report Copyright Violation Re: Republic of Dubrovnik is the first country in the world to recognize the United States, 1783rd I thought Venice ruled Dubrovnik (Ragus) until Napoleon. Then the Congress of Vienna gave it to Austria in 1815.  Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8665407 [ link to kingdom-croatia.jimdo.com ] The Republi


What city, heavily bombed in the Spanish Civil War, was featured in a painting by Picasso?

Guernica by Pablo Picasso Courtesy of www.PabloPicasso.org Probably Picasso's most famous work, Guernica is certainly the his most powerful political statement, painted             as an immediate reaction to the Nazi's devastating casual bombing practice on the Basque town of Guernica during             Spanish Civil War. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an              anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. On completion Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief              tour, becoming famous and widely acclaimed. This tour helped bring the Spanish Civil War to the world's              attention. This work is seen as an amalgmation of pastoral and epic styles. The discarding of color intensifis the drama, producing a reportage             quality as in a photographic record. Guernica is blue, black and white, 3.5 metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8 metre (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size              canvas painted in oil. This painting can be seen in the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. Interpretations of Guernica vary widely and contradict one another. This extends, for example, to the mural's              two dominant elements: the bull and the horse. Art historian Patricia Failing said, "The bull and the horse are              important characters in Spanish culture. Picasso himself certainly used these characters to play many different              roles over time. This has made the task of interpreting the specific meaning of the bull and the horse very              tough. Their relationship is a kind of ballet that was conceived in a variety of ways throughout Picasso's career." Some critics warn against trusting the polital message in Guernica. For instance the rampaging bull, a major             motif of destruction here, has previouse figured, whether as a bull or Minotaur, as Picasso' ego. However, in this             instance the bull probably represents the onslaught of Fascism. Picasso said it meant brutality and darkness, presumably              reminiscent of his prophetic. He also stated that the horse represented the people of Guernica.


Wales Land Statistics - World Atlas Coastline: 1200 km (746 miles) Land Area: (land) 7,930 sq miles (20,540 sq km) (water) 100 sq miles (259 sq km) (TOTAL) 8,030 sq miles (20,779 sq km) To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq mi (miles) Land Area: (all countries) Land Divisions: Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. This includes 9 counties, 3 cities and 10 county boroughs, although all have equal powers. They are all referred to as counties in the media for sake of simplicity. They are Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmartthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham. Regions: (largest by pop.) Cardiff 1,445,500 Regions: (largest by size) Powys 5,196 sq km (2,006 sq miles) Horizontal Width: 149 km (92 miles) from St. David's east to Hay on Wye Vertical Length: 201 km (124 miles) from Rhyl, directly south to the capital city of Cardiff Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering Countries: (1) England Geographic Center: 19.99 km (12.42 miles) east of Aberystwyth, Wales Highest Point: Mt. Snowdon 1,085 m (3,559 ft) Lowest Point: Bristol Channel coastline 0 m (0 ft)


"If someone is referred to as ""canine"", what animal are they being compared to?"

Dogs Never Lie About Love Dogs Never Lie About Love Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs By JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON Recognizing the Emotions of Dogs Few who have lived with dogs would deny that dogs have feelings. Taking a cue from his great friend Darwin, who spoke of conscience in the dog, George Romanes wrote that "the emotional life of the dog is highly developed--more highly, indeed, than that of any other animal." (He did not include the human animal, though perhaps he should have done so.) Of course dogs have feelings, and we have no trouble acknowledging most of them. Joy, for example. Can anything be as joyous as a dog? Bounding ahead, crashing into the bushes while out on a walk, happy, happy, happy. Conversely, can anything be as disappointed as a dog when you say, "No, we are not going for a walk"? Down he flops onto the floor, his ears fall, he looks up, showing the whites of his eyes, with a look of utter dejection. Pure joy, pure disappointment. But are this joy and disappointment identical to what humans mean when we use these words? What dogs do, the way they behave, even the sounds they make, seem instantaneously translatable into human emotional terms. When a dog is rolling in fresh-cut grass, the pleasure on her face is unmistakable. No one could be wrong in saying that what she is feeling is akin to what any of us (though less often, perhaps) may feel. The words used to describe the emotion may be wrong, our vocabulary imprecise, the analogy imperfect, but there is also some deep similarity that escapes nobody. My dog may appear to feel joy and sorrow much the way I do, and the appearance here is critical: We often have no more to go on when it comes to our fellow humans. All dog caretakers (just another word for companion and friend) have marveled at the exuberant greeting their dogs give them after a brief absence. Sasha twirls around in delight, squealing and making extraordinary sounds. What accounts for this display of unbounded pleasure in our return? We tend to explain it by assuming a kind of stupidity: The dog thought I was gone forever. Dogs, we say, have no sense of time. As Robert Kirk of the Cornell Veterinary School once put it to me, dogs don't watch the clock. Every minute is forever. Everything is for good. Out means gone. In other words, when dogs do not behave as we do, we assume it to be irrational behavior. Yet a lover is entranced to see the beloved again after even a brief absence--and dogs are all about love. (For a fuller discussion on dogs and love, see Chapter 3.) Another explanation for dogs' delight in our return may be found in the way in which puppies greet their mother. As soon as the mother appears, the puppies crowd around her, eager to nurse or expecting her to vomit food for them. Wolves have a greeting ceremony during which they wag their tales, lick one another, and bite the muzzles of other wolves. The pleasure of the puppies may be a vestige of this ceremony, as John Paul Scott and J. L. Fuller suggest. Soon after she joined the family, Sasha was sitting next to me one evening as I worked on an early draft of this chapter. I had been alone all day, working. There were just the two of us sitting in the living room, and it was very quiet. I looked over at Sasha and noticed that she was looking at me. Suddenly I was overwhelmed with the thought: There is another being in this room, another consciousness. There is somebody here besides me. What, though, was Sasha thinking? Why did she suddenly glance up at me? Was she just checking to make sure I was still there, that I had nothing else in mind? Or was it a more complicated thought, one that was imbued (as many thoughts are) with feelings--affection, for example, or perhaps anxiety? She looked so peaceful, lying there. Was she feeling something like tranquillity? For certain Hindu philosophers, tranquillity is the master emotion, the one that underlies all others--it has been so fascinating to me that it was the subject of my Ph.D. thesis at Harvard. Perha


Wilberforce, Clarkson, Zachary, Macauley and Brougham were instrumental in ending what practice in the British Empire from 1807?

missmango - 11 a. Reasons for the abolition of the slave trade missmango REASONS FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE Supporters of Abolition or Abolitionists Religious Humanitarian Abolitionists Secular Supporters who were mostly Parliamentarians. Religious humanitarians such as members of a Protestant religion called the Quakers tried to educate the British about the wrongs involved in slavery and the slave trade.. They also began the struggle for the abolition of the slave trade. The Secular Supporters of Abolition achieved definite goals by causing Parliamentary Agitation against slavery and the slave trade. Click this link for more information about Abolition of the slave trade click here The campaign by the Abolitionists. The campaign to end the enslavement of Africans had to proceed in stages because it was a well established practice and it was central to economic activity in the Caribbean colonies. Even politicians who became well known Abolitionists at first did not support Abolition. The politician who became the best known leader of the Abolition movement was William Wilberforce. Interestingly, at first he rejected a suggestion made in parliament in Britain in 1814 to free enslaved Africans illegally brought to British territories. Sir Thomas Buxton was also hesitant (while other abolitionists were in a hurry to end slavery) and did not rush abolition because he believed that slavery would eventually decline on its own. STEP 1 The first step in the campaign for abolition was to abolish slavery in English parliament. This was because Britain was the main slave owning nation by the 18th century. This first step was pushed by a man named Granville Sharp, a junior clerk in the Ordinance Office. He first became involved in the slavery issue when he nursed an abandoned slave named Strong who had been attacked and nearly killed by his master, back to health. Strong's former master saw him and tried to capture him and put him on a ship to be sold in Jamaica. Sharp was able to get Strong freed and went to court to get the English law on slavery made clearer. In 1772, Sharp also went to court to free a slave called James Somerset who had escaped from an American slave master who was living in England. Sommerset was also re captured and put on a ship set for Jamaica but Sharp was once again able to free the slave before the ship sailed due to another court trial. Because of Sharp's anti slavery trials, the English court under Judge Mansfield decided that there was no legal definition of slavery in England. This decision made it illegal to take a slave against his will back to the slave colonies, so a slave could walk away from slavery by refusing to go back. The Mansfield judgement helped boost public opinion against slavery. STEP 2 In 1775, the Quakers pushed for the establishment of a commission of the House of Commons to be set up to take evidence of the slave trade. This commission did a report and in 1776 after the report was submitted, parliamentarians began to debate the godliness of the slave trade. In 1787, the Quakers formed The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade. This society set up branches in Britain's large towns, with town leaders organising meeting and getting petitions against slavery signed.By 1792, 500 petition were sent into Parliament. The society also produced and handed out pamphlets to the public highlighting the evils of slavery and cases of cruelty against slaves. Although the Society distributed their pamphlets to the public, it was not their main intention to attract the attention of the public. Their main focus was to persuade the rich British people (or aristocrats), the Members of Parliament (MP's) and others who held important offices. . Members of the Society were William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, Granville Sharp, Henry Thorton, Charles Grant,Edward James Elliot, Zachary Macaulay and James Stephen. STEP 3 William Wilberforce contributed greatly to the campaign for Abolition by being the first to introduce a proposal for abolition in a session of Parliament. In 180


"Who wrote ""The Prince and the Pauper"" and ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court""?"

The Prince and the Pauper + A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court + Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc eBook by Mark Twain - 9788026804550 | Kobo Show more Show less This carefully crafted ebook: “The Prince and the Pauper + A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court + Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc” contains 3 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by Mark Twain first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by Mark Twain, originally published in book form in 1896. The novel is a satirical comedy that looks at 6th-Century England and its medieval culture through the eyes of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut, who, after a blow to the head, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, published in 1896, is the remarkable story of the saint's life as told by the fictional Sieur Louis de Conté, Joan's page and secretary, in the form of a memoir written in the twilight of life. The character has had the privilege of growing up with Joan of Arc, accompanying her during the excitement and pageantry of her military campaigns, and being present at each of her three trials. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Buy the eBook


In 1958 the first World Championship in biathlon was held in which country?

Biathlon rules webdesign international@iskra.be HISTORY OF BIATHLON IN A NUTSHELL Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. The sport has its origins in an exercise for Norwegian soldiers. The first known competition took place in 1767 when border patrol companies competed against each other. Gradually the sport became more common throughout Scandinavia as an alternative training for the military. Called military patrol, the combination of skiing and shooting was competed at the Olympic Winter Games in 1924, and then demonstrated in 1928, 1936 and 1948, but did not regain Olympic recognition then, as the small number of competing countries disagreed on the rules During the mid-1950s, however, biathlon was introduced into the Russian and Swedish winter sport circuits and was widely enjoyed by the public. The first World Championship in biathlon was held in 1958 in Austria, and in 1960 the sport was finally included in the Olympic Games. At Albertville in 1992, women were first allowed in Olympic biathlon. The major international biathlon events are biathlon olympic games, biathlon world championships and biathlon world cup. MAIN COMPETITION FORMATS Individual The 20 km Individual race (15 km for women) is the oldest biathlon event. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. Sprint The sprint is 10 km for men and 7.5 km for women. The biathlete shoots twice at any shooting lane, once prone and once standing, for a total of 10 shots. For each miss, a penalty loop of 150 m must be skied before the race can be continued. As in the Individual competition, the biathletes start in intervals. Pursuit In a Pursuit, biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a Sprint. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner. The distance is 12.5 km for men and 10 km for women, there are four shooting bouts (two prone, two standing, in that order), and each miss means a penalty loop of 150 m. To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot in lane five.) for all shooting bouts Mass start In the Mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15 km (12.5 km for women) competition, there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in 5th place, you shoot at lane five.). As in Sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit since here all contestants start simultaneously). Relay The Relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 km (men) or 6 km (women), with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants start all at the same  time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's ne


Rowan Atkinson created which character that first appeared on British TV in 1990?

Rowan Atkinson | British actor | Britannica.com Rowan Atkinson Alternative Title: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson, in full Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955, Newcastle upon Tyne , England ), British actor and comedian who delighted television and film audiences with his comic creation Mr. Bean. Actor Rowan Atkinson as the title character in the television series The Amazing … © Tiger Television Productions Atkinson, the son of wealthy Durham farmers, attended Durham Cathedral Choristers’ School. At the University of Newcastle upon Tyne he studied electrical engineering; he progressed to the University of Oxford for a master’s degree. Taking to the stage to satisfy an inner urge, he began honing the facial contortions and manic comedic genius that would soon make him famous. While attending Oxford, he began working with actor Richard Curtis and composer Howard Goodall, and together they ventured to the Edinburgh Festival . There Atkinson’s classic schoolmaster sketch rocketed him to fame. In 1979 the satirical television show Not the Nine O’Clock News introduced him to millions of British viewers, and in 1981 he became the youngest person at the time to have had a one-man show in London’s West End . In 1983 the first installment of Blackadder, written by Atkinson and Curtis, slithered onto British TV screens. The show featured the twisted relationship between four incarnations of the groveling, spineless Lord Blackadder and his foully fleshed retainer, Baldrick, as they cajoled their way through history from the Crusades to the end of World War I . The series established Atkinson as one of England’s finest comic actors. It also led to the television program Mr. Bean (1990–95), which starred the rubber-faced Atkinson as a pratfalling, nearly mute buffoon , bumbling his way through everyday situations made comedic by his clumsiness and scheming. Transcending both the traditional boundaries of English humour and the verbal repartee of Blackadder, the working-class Bean attracted millions of devotees. Atkinson acknowledged the influence of French film actor Jacques Tati in the creation of the role: Tati’s recurring character Monsieur Hulot displayed a similarly wordless comic ineptitude in his films of the mid-20th century. Mr. Bean won the 1990 Montreux Festival Golden Rose, a 1991 International Emmy for best popular arts program, and a 1994 American Cable Ace Award. At its peak it was British television’s most popular comedy, drawing some 18 million viewers. In 1996 the show made the transatlantic jump to American television, and in 1997 Mr. Bean hit the big screen in the motion picture Bean. The character also inspired an animated television series in 2002. Britannica Stories


Which country's national zoo quarantined its only pig for two months in case it spread swine flu?

Zoopolitics | Foreign Policy Zoopolitics How caged animals became a tool of statecraft. By Charles Homans Charles Homans is a special correspondent for the New Republic and the former features editor of Foreign Policy. May 26, 2010 Earlier this month, the government of Zimbabwe announced that it was planning to give North Korea an ark’s worth of animals — two of every creature found in the southern African country’s Hwange National Park — for its longstanding Asian ally’s zoo. Conservationists in Africa and elsewhere, not unreasonably, fear the worst. As with most things in the Hermit Kingdom, only a few sketchy facts are known about the Korea Central Zoo in Pyongyang; its elephants purportedly are descended from a “hero” pachyderm given to the Kim regime by Ho Chi Minh — even zoo attractions in North Korea come with an Western-imperialist-fighting lineage — and one British visitor in the 1970s encountered a parrot that cawed “Long live the Great Leader!” in English. Suffice it to say that Pyongyang is probably no Mount Ararat. But though President Robert Mugabe gifting a pair of baby elephants to Kim Jong Il may seem like a particularly ghastly move, zoos and geopolitics have long been closely linked — with results that range from the bizarre to the downright appalling. SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images Jumbo the elephant, scourge of transatlantic relations In 1861, Arab traders captured a 2-year-old African elephant calf on the plains of Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, and sold him to a European animal collector. The elephant’s name was Jumbo — the adjective, as applied to jets and buckets of popcorn in the English usage, originates with him — and he would become not only perhaps the most famous zoo attraction in history, but also a sore spot in British-American relations. In 1880, when the showman P.T. Barnum was looking for a marquee animal for his Barnum & Bailey Circus, his thoughts turned to Jumbo, who was at the time the prized possession of the London Zoo. It took him the better part of two years, but Barnum convinced the Zoological Society of London to part with the animal for $10,000. An uproar immediately ensued in London. The fracas was about more than a beloved sightseeing attraction — it was about British national identity. Since antiquity, imperial rulers had gathered exotic animals from distant corners of their empires and kept them as tokens of their far-reaching power; similarly, the evolution of the modern zoo in Victorian England had happened in tandem with the growth of the British Empire. The London Zoo, which had replaced the private royal menageries of the past, was a potent symbol of British might — visitors were admiring not only a captivating array of wildlife but also a physical manifestation of the crown’s reach, to colonial lands that counted among their subjects everything from the rhinoceroses of Rhodesia to the tigers of Bengal. The ability of an American upstart entrepreneur to wrest loose one of Britain’s most prized African treasures was considered a “disgrace to English lovers of animals,” in the words of one letter to the editor of a London newspaper collected in historian Harriet Ritvo’s The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age . Jumbo “was a popular figure, as well as an imperial symbol,” Ritvo says. “The zoo’s selling of him was ballyhooed in the press of a kind of treason — a betrayal of the public, and a lèse majesté.” Bits of doggerel verse written in Jumbo’s voice abounded in London; in one of them the elephant declares, “I love the brave old British flag, of it my boys I’ll always brag/And you must clearly understand, I do not care for Yankee land.” It was Canada, however, that proved Jumbo’s undoing: Three years after moving across the pond, the 24-year-old animal was killed in a train accident in Ontario. When Jumbo did return to London for a visit, it was in taxidermic form. Library of Congress Post-colonial Africa and the new Noah’s ark The American zoos of the early and mid-20th century may not have been explicitly imperial in the manner of their Victo


Which team won the Hockey World Cup the most times between 2000 and 2010?

FIFA.com - FIFA World Cup™ FIFA World Cup™ You're logging in with Facebook You're logging in with Twitter You're logging in with Google+ Connect Login Error The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. This Facebook account is already present Your Club account has been locked due to a breach of our Terms of Service. Please set up a new account in line with the Club rules. Review the Club Rules . Alternatively, you can email us by completing our contact form . Please enter a valid email address The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. Log-in unsuccessful FIFA World Cup™ © Foto-net The FIFA World Cup™ is the biggest single-event sporting competition in the world and is contested by the senior men's national teams from the 208 Member Associations of FIFA. The competition has been played every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. It fulfils FIFA’s objectives to touch the world, develop the game, and build a better future through a variety of ways. Tournament format The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of one month – this phase is often called the Final Competition. A qualification phase, the Preliminary Competition which currently takes place over the preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s). The preliminary competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ sees a total of 204 entries across six continents competing for 31 available spots. For the last FIFA World Cup, 200 teams played a total of 853 matches as 31 teams qualified for South Africa. Both the preliminary and final competitions act as a massive promotion for the game of football and for the host nation(s) and are therefore wonderful opportunities to help promote values of respect, fair play and discipline to the watching world. Understandably, the organisation of such an event is a huge task for FIFA and the Local Organising Committee and is therefore one of the main activities of FIFA over a four-year period. Facts and figures The 19 FIFA World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other winners are Italy, with four titles; Germany, with three wins; Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two; and England, France, and Spain, with one title each. The FIFA World Cup is the world's most widely viewed sporting event; an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany and the 2010 event in South Africa was broadcast to 204 countries on 245 different channels. Inside the stadiums, a total of 3,170,856 spectators attended the 64 matches an average of 49,670 per match and the third highest aggregate attendance behind USA 1994 and Germany 2006. There were also over six million people who attended public viewing events in 16 sites across the world: ten within South Africa and a further six across the globe in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. A total of 350,000 fans attended the International FIFA Fan Fest in Berlin for the semi-final match between Germany and Spain. 177,853 accreditations for the last FIFA World Cup were printed, while the hospitality programme attracted almost a quarter of a million guests. Over three quarters of a million litres of beer were sold in the stadiums and 390,600 hot dogs were sold in the public catering concessions; many to the half a million international visitors who descended on South Africa. The F


Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last Emperor of which country, ruling from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918?

Wilhelm II, Last Emperor of Germany - Timeline Index Timeline Index Wilhelm II, Last Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II or William II was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was a grandson of the British Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe. Crowned in 1888, he dismissed the Chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismarck, in 1890 and launched Germany on a bellicose "New Course" in foreign affairs that culminated in his support for Austria-Hungary in the crisis of July 1914 that led to World War I. Bombastic and impetuous, he sometimes made tactless pronouncements on sensitive topics without consulting his ministers. He was humiliated by the Daily Telegraph affair in 1908 and lost most of his power. His generals dictated policy during World War I with little regard for the civilian government. An ineffective war leader, he lost the support of the army, abdicated in November 1918, and fled to exile in the Netherlands. For many years he was heavily blamed for the outbreak of World War I, although in recent years there has been a reassessment of his role in the events leading to the conflict. More on this Website


What is a textile fabric, usually of linen or cotton with simple geometric or conventional pattern uniformly repeated?

ANG: American Needlepoint Guild - Diaper Patterns By      Kandace Merric Originally      published in Needle Pointers ,      June/July '96 Editor's     Note: Kandace Merric, of Oceanside, New York, is Level Two-certified in     canvas by the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN), which also awarded     her the Louise Downing Scholarship to pursue Honors Certification. Her     original designs have won numerous awards and her award-winning piece,     "The Dog Show (It's All in Black and White)," which shows her     love of dogs and needlework, was accessioned for the NAN permanent collection.     She has taught at the NAN Assembly, ANG National Seminar, EGA and ANG     chapters, and shops in the New York metropolitan region. She has had articles     published in _NANthology_ (the NAN newsletter). In addition to this article     and a project on diaper patterns, Needle Pointers has published Kandace's     "Art Nouveau Angel" and her series project, "Guardian Angels     of Household Pets." Kandace is currently involved in doing rescue     work for the West Highland White Terrier, and has stitched rescue group     logos and her own designs for fundraising. She is also working on a series   of booklets of charted Wesite designs. Diaper     patterns? No, we are not going to learn about baby's most important garment.     That diaper emerged from a square of soft, absorbent cotton or linen woven     in an allover diamond-shaped repeat pattern called a birdseye weave. In     fact, the definition of this type of allover pattern on fabric or another     surface such as on pottery or in brick, tile, wood or ironwork predates     this garment by several centuries. Diaper patterns can be found in the     decorative art of most cultures. Nations with any skill in the use of     ornamental art show great ingenuity in the creating, planning, and use     of diapers. The variety of designs created by these different cultures     is a wonderful world to discover. Definitions: The     Random House Dictionary shows the roots of the term "diaper" to be from the Medieval Greek (diaspros: white or pure), Medieval Latin     (diasprus: a kind of precious cloth), Middle French variation (diaspre)     and Middle English (diapre, dyaper, diapery): a kind of ornamental cloth. That     species of design in which leading features or devices occur at regular     intervals and which are enclosed or connected by geometrical or flowing     lines, sometimes independent and at others forming integral portions of     the device. W. and G. Audsley, Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament ,     1968. Diaper     is a fabric with a distinctive pattern - an allover pattern consisting     of one or more small repeated units of design (as geometric figures) connecting     with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing     or straight lines, or the surface is wholly occupied by the successive     units, the outline of one forming part of the outlines of the adjoining     units. Webster's Third New International Dictionary Textile     fabric woven with a small and simple pattern formed by the different directions     of the thread with the different reflections of light from its surface     and consisting of lines crossing diamond-wise with the spaces variously filled up by parallel lines, a central leaf or dot, etc. - the geometrical     or conventional pattern design forming the ground of this pattern. A pattern     or design of the same kind used to decorate a flat surface. The Oxford English Dictionary. A     unit of design, which when repeated enough times, forms a visual diagonal     in both directions. Muriel Baker, The X Y Z's of Canvas Embroidery, 1971. A     term originally denoting a rich material decorated with raised embroidery.     It is now generally employed to denote figure


Whose career, from 1922 to 1946, included World Billiards Champion 4 times and World Snooker Champion 20 times?

Learn and talk about Fred Davis (snooker player), English players of English billiards, English snooker players, Officers of the Order of the British Empire, People from Chesterfield Early career[ edit ] Davis was originally a billiards player; he called billiards 'his first love' [3] and he won the British Boys Under 16 Billiards Championship in 1929. [4] He turned professional automatically under the rules of the Billiards Association and Control Council in 1929. [5] By the time that he was ready to play competitive billiards, the sport was in sharp decline, although he did beat Kingsley Kennerley to win the United Kingdom Professional Billiards Championship in 1951. [6] Davis remarked that once snooker had come to the fore he assumed that he would never play another billiards match. [7] Forced to concentrate on snooker, he first played in the World Snooker Championship in 1937 but lost 17–14 to Welshman Bill Withers in the first round, a defeat that Davis put down to ignoring his worsening eyesight. [8] His brother Joe considered this defeat an affront to the family honour and hammered Withers 30–1 in the very next round. Joe's fury with his brother's performance persuaded Fred to consult an optician who devised a pair of spectacles with swivel lens joints. [9] He reached the semi-finals in 1938 and 1939 and lost only 37–36 to Joe Davis in the 1940 final (although the winning margin was reached at 37–35 as 'dead' frames were still played out). [10] This was the only time they met in the World Championship final. A short clip of the match and a mention of Fred's impending World War II service is recorded in a Pathé news clip. [11] Davis in fact was called up on 20 July 1940, only five days after his marriage to Sheila. [12] Post-war career[ edit ] He was the younger brother (by twelve years) of Joe Davis, who dominated snooker from 1927 to 1946; they are no relation to later champion Steve Davis . Joe retired from the World Snooker Championship after his 1946 victory, leaving the way open for Fred to win three times, in 1948, 1949 and 1951. Fred would go on to have the distinction of being the only player to beat Joe on level terms (albeit outside of the world championship as Joe retired from championship play in 1947), a feat he achieved four times between 1948 and 1954. [13] Such victories were especially sweet as Joe had told Fred that he would never beat him. [14] Following a disagreement between some of the players and the governing body, Davis played in an alternative tournament—the World Professional Match-play Championship —which he won on five consecutive occasions from 1952 to 1956. Between 1947 and 1954 Fred's great rival was Walter Donaldson , and they met in eight consecutive finals. Donaldson's 1947 victory over Davis by 82–63 was a huge shock and Davis put down his defeat to a mixture of over-confidence and Donaldson's solid practice regime ahead of the championship which gave him a huge edge in his long potting. [15] Snooker remained a huge attraction at this time, and crowds filled Blackpool Tower Circus to see Davis beat Donaldson 84–61 in the 1948 final and 80–65 in the 1949 final. However times were changing, and from 1950 matches became shorter. Donaldson beat Davis for the last time to win the 1950 title, 51–46. When Davis won the 1954 event with a 39–21 victory over Donaldson, it was clear there was a decline in interest as only five players entered the championship; Donaldson then retired. [16] After defeating John Pulman in two close finals in 1955 and 1956, Davis chose not to play in the 1957 Championship—held in Jersey and, for financial reasons, featuring just four entrants—thus leaving the path clear for his rival Pulman. [17] After the war Davis and his wife had invested in a hotel in Llandudno , and this gave them some financial security away from snooker. This proved a wise move; by the early 1960s Davis was playing exhibitions in aid of cancer charities, but soon even this limited amount of snooker activity dried up. Following tours of Canada and Australia (where he won an international


"What term was popularized in the books ""The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man"" (1962) and ""Understanding Media"" (1964) by Marshall McLuhan to describe how the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time has heightened human awareness of responsibility?"

Global village | History of Graphic Design A New Language of Form Global village Global Village is a term closely associated with Marshall McLuhan, popularized in his books The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). McLuhan described how the globe has been contracted into a village by electric technology and the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time. In bringing all social and political functions together in a sudden implosion, electric speed heightened human awareness of responsibility to an intense degree. Marshall McLuhan predicted the Internet as an "extension of consciousness" in The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man thirty years before its commercialization. The next medium, whatever it is - it may be the extension of consciousness - will include television as its content, not as its environment, and will transform television into an art form. A computer as a research and communication instrument could enhance retrieval, obsolesce mass library organization, retrieve the individual's encyclopedic function and flip into a private line to speedily tailored data of a saleable kind. Today, the term "Global Village" can be used to describe the Internet and World Wide Web. On the Internet, physical distance is even less of a hindrance to the real-time communicative activities of people, and therefore social spheres are greatly expanded by the openness of the web and the ease at which people can search for online communities and interact with others who share the same interests and concerns. Therefore, this technology fosters the idea of a conglomerate yet unified global community. According to McLuhan, the enhanced "electric speed in bringing all social and political functions together in a sudden implosion has heightened human awareness of responsibility to an intense degree."    Increased speed of communication and the ability of people to read about, spread, and react to global news quickly, forces us to become more involved with one another from various social groups and countries around the world and to be more aware of our global responsibilities. Similarly, web-connected computers enable people to link their web sites together. This new reality has implications for forming new sociological structures within the context of culture. Contemporary analysts question the causes of changes in community and its consequences some potentially new sociological structure. Most of them have pointed out the fact that the increased velocity of transactions has fostered interactional density, making social networks a technical catalyst for social change. Across the global village people have reached out and transcended their neighborhood. They are involved in complex community networks stretching across cities, nations, and oceans. Yet the ease with which telecommunications connect friends of friends may also increase the density of interconnections within already existing social clusters. Therefore, the global village's implications on sociological structures are yet to be found, whether it fosters cultural exchanges and openness or not. From Global Village to Global Theatre No chapter in Understanding Media, later books, contains the idea that the Global Village and the electronic media create unified communities. In fact, in an interview with Gerald Stearn, McLuhan says that it never occurred to him that uniformity and tranquillity were the properties of the Global Village. McLuhan argued that the Global Village ensures maximal disagreement on all points because it creates more discontinuity and division and diversity under the increase of the village conditions. The Global Village is far more diverse. After the publication of Understanding Media, McLuhan starts using the term Global Theater to emphasise the changeover from consumer to producer, from acquisition to involvement, from job holding to role playing, stressing that there is no more community to clothe the naked specialist.


What group was Roger Bannister representing when he broke the 4 minute mile at 3 minutes 59.4 seconds on 6 May 1954?

Roger Bannister : Athletes : Bring Back the Mile Birthday: 03/23/29 Mile PR: 3:58.8 - 1954 Metric Mile (1500m) PR: 3:42.2 - 1954 High School: City of Bath Boys' School Hometown: Harrow, England College: Exeter College, Merton College, Oxford & St. Mary's Hospital Medical School Current Residence: Oxford, GBR Roger Bannister of Great Britain etched his name into the history books by becoming the first man to break the "once thought impossible if not fatal", but magical 4 minute barrier in the Mile. On Thursday, May 6, 1954 at Oxford’s Iffley Road track, the 1952 Olympian ran 3:59.4. His world record only lasted 46 days, but its historic and iconic importance resonates today in the sport and beyond. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, Bannister beat the only other man at the time to run sub-4 minutes, John Landy of Australia. This thrillng race has been called The Mile of the Century or Miracle Mile. For the first time in the same Mile race, two men broke 4 minutes with Bannister clocking a PR 3:58.8 followed by the Aussie in 3:59.6. In his career, Bannister only bested 4 minutes twice, and also in 1954, he won the 1500m gold medal at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland - this was his last competitive race. Sir Roger Bannister made Companion of Honor in New Year’s Honors List December 31, 2016 "I would hope that my colleagues with whom I worked in hospitals for 25 years will appreciate the honor, as well as those who were in the world of running.” By Luke Sproule, The Oxford Times Sir Roger Bannister , celebrated neurologist and the first man to run a Mile in less than 4 minutes,... Sporting legend Roger Bannister calls for “optimism” ahead of Olympic Games August 06, 2016 "There will always be failures, wrongdoing and cheating in every human endeavour. Britain should be bursting with pride over our Froomes, Murrays, Ennis-Hills and Mo Farahs. They inspire amateur athletes all over the world." By Hannah Somerville, Oxford Mail Special “Bannister” Screening Set for New Balance Falmouth Road Race Expo August 05, 2016 Q&A to feature athlete who ran in historic first sub-4 minute Mile race and American record holder Alan Webb FALMOUTH, Mass. — To mark the return of the elite Mile to Falmouth after a one-year hiatus, “Bannister: Everest on the Track", will be screened at the New Balance Falmouth Road Race’s... (Sir) Roger and Me July 30, 2016 “As I have said, winning Olympic races is more important than the 4 minute Mile. It so happens that the rest of the world thinks otherwise.” - Sir Roger Bannister By Pat Butcher, GlobeRunner.com Oh dear! I watched Everest on the Track, the documentary of Roger Bannister and the 4 minute Mile... Book details 1954 Empire Games glory and ‘Miracle Mile’ April 20, 2016 We have in the BC Sports Hall of Fame collection one of the 25 Omega stopwatches that was used to time the Miracle Mile and unbelievably it’s still stopped at Roger Bannister ’s winning time of 3 minutes, 58.8 seconds! By Megan Stewart, The Vancouver Courier The stand-alone image of the 1954... Bannister’s Sub-4 Minute Mile Named Greatest Athletic Achievement November 18, 2005 For Forbes' panel of experts, editors and readers, one feat did emerge as a clear winner: the first sub-4 by Roger Bannister in 1954 By David M. Ewalt with Lacey Rose, Forbes.com At their best, sports are about more than just winning games and diverting crowds. They test the limits of what... Q&A with Tom Ratcliffe, director of Bannister: Everest on the Track April 13, 2016 Despite all of the acclaim, he’s definitely a humble guy who understands the achievement but doesn’t let himself get too carried away with it. By Christopher Chavez, Sports Illustrated When Roger Bannister crossed the finish line at Oxford’s Iffley Road track in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds on... Sir Roger Bannister donates diaries to Oxford’s library March 25, 2016 Mile legend's collection filled more than 50 boxes, includes letters, diaries, speeches, articles, photographs and film from his career over the years. By Sports Illustrated Wire Sir


A tongue and groove joint is used when working with what material?

All About Tongue-and-Groove Joints - FineWoodworking All About Tongue-and-Groove Joints Any long-grain joint greater than 48 in. long would benefit from the use of a tongue-and-groove joint. It provides a mechanical means of registering and joining the edges of narrow boards when forming a wider panel. The Basics: • Anatomy of the joint: A long on the edge of one workpiece joins to a groove cut into the edge of another workpiece • Where used: Make a wide panel from narrow boards • By hand or machine: Make a tongue-and-groove joint with matching wooden planes or with modern machinery Anatomy of the joint Along one edge, a short tongue is cut, usually centered on the thickness of the material. On the other, a corresponding groove runs the length of the edge of the board. One advantage is the edges are registered, requiring little planing or cleaning up later. Another advantage is the increased glue surface. The single disadvantage might be that the joint is visible from the end of the panel. Where used The tongue-and-groove joint is often used to form wider panels from narrower boards, such as when forming table tops, doors, or architectural paneling. It’s also widely used for strip flooring. Historically, the tongue-and-groove joint was also used to register and align the edges of vertical paneling in early homes. In this application, the joint allowed for seasonal expansion and shrinkage of the individual boards while creating an airtight wall. By hand or machine Historically, the joint was cut with matched wooden planes. These planes were sold in pairs (in sizes designed to work material ranging from 1/4 in. to 1-1/2 in. in thickness). One plane would cut the groove, and the other would cut the tongue. In today’s small shop, the tongue-and-groove joint is most often milled with a router or router table fitted with a pair of matched bits. The matched bits work much like the old wooden planes, only faster and with less effort. This joint can also be produced on the table saw. Get woodworking tips, expert advice and special offers in your inbox Sign Up


What is the name for the dome or arched roof at the top of a building that is a distinctive part of Byzantine architecture and characteristic of mosques?

Domes - definition of domes by The Free Dictionary Domes - definition of domes by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domes n. 1. a. A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape. b. A geodesic dome. 2. A domelike structure or object. 3. Geology Any of various natural structures having a rounded shape, especially: a. A system of strata that is uplifted in the center, forming a concentric anticline. b. A mass of granite that has been weathered into a rounded shape by exfoliation. c. A mound formed by the extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. 4. Chemistry A form of crystal with two similarly inclined faces that meet at an edge parallel to the horizontal axis. 5. Slang The human head. 6. Archaic A large, stately building. v. domed, dom·ing, domes v.tr. 1. To cover with or as if with a dome. 2. To shape like a dome. v.intr. To rise or swell into the shape of a dome. [From French dôme, dome, cathedral (from Italian duomo, cathedral, from Latin domus, house; see dem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) and from French dôme, roof (from Provençal doma, from Greek dōma, house; see dem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] dom′al (dō′məl) adj. dome dome (doum) noun a roof shaped like half a ball. the dome of the cathedral. koepel قُبَّه купол cúpula kopule die Kuppel kuppel θόλος cúpula kuppel گنبد؛ طاق گرد kupoli dôme כִּיפָּה] गुंबद krov, kupola kupola kubah hvolfþak cupola 丸屋根 둥근 지붕 kupolas kupols kubah koepel kuppel kopuła ګنپته يا ګنيزه cúpula dom купол kupola kupola kupola kupol หลังคารูปทรงกลม kubbe 圓屋頂 купол گنبد mái vòm 圆屋顶 domed adjective having or resembling a dome. a domed forehead. koepelvormig ذو قُبِّه сводест abaulado (vy)klenutý, kopulovitý gewölbt kuppelformet θολωτός con cúpula, en forma de huevo, abovedado kupliga, kuplikujuline گنبدی شکل kupumainen bombé בְּצוּרַת כִּיפָּה गुम्बददार u obliku kupole domború mirip kubah hvelfdur, ávalur fatto a cupola ドーム形の 둥근 지붕 형태의 iškilas, kupoliškas augsta piere jendul gewelfd hvelvet kopulasty, zaokrąglony گنبدی شکل abaulado bombat, boltit выпуклый kupolovitý izbočen kupolast kupig, välvd ที่มีหลังคารูปทรงกลม kubbeli 圓頂的 куполоподібний گنبدنما có mái vòm 圆顶的


"Which Russian composed ""God Bless America""?"

Irving Berlin - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Music Department | Writer Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools. His earliest musical education was from his ... See full bio » Born: a list of 124 people created 15 Dec 2010 a list of 36 people created 11 May 2015 a list of 2346 people created 02 Jan 2016 a list of 33 people created 4 months ago a list of 23 people created 3 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Irving Berlin's work have you seen? User Polls Won     1     Oscar. Another    3 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Show all 6 episodes  2016 Tree Man (Documentary) (writer: "White Christmas")   The Simpsons (TV Series) (2 episodes, 2002 - 2006) (writer - 5 episodes, 2002 - 2016) (music - 2 episodes, 1999 - 2006) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2006) - Havana Wild Weekend (2016) ... (writer: "I'll See You in C-U-B-A" - uncredited)  2016 Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Jodie Prenger (2016) ... (writer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited) - Deena Payne (2016) ... (writer: "Cheek to Cheek", "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited)  2016 Sing (writer: "Let's Face the Music and Dance") - Liam Neeson/Terry Gilliam/Tim McGraw (2014) ... (writer: "Puttin' On the Ritz")  2016 Stranger Things (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)  2016 Ice Age: Collision Course (writer: "Puttin' On the Ritz")  2016 The African Doctor (lyrics: "Noël Blanc") / (writer: "Noël Blanc")  2013-2016 Home & Family (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Dolly Parton & Dollywood (2016) ... (writer: "God Bless America") - Episode #2.31 (2013) ... (writer: "God Bless America")  2016 Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (Documentary) (writer: "Puttin' On the Ritz")  2016 The Flash (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Potential Energy (2016) ... (writer: "This Year's Kisses" - uncredited)  2016 Gas Light (writer: "Alexander's Ragtime Band")  2016 I Go Back Home: Jimmy Scott (Documentary) (lyrics: "How Deep Is the Ocean?") / (writer: "How Deep Is the Ocean?")  2015 Ven a mi casa esta Navidad (TV Movie) (writer: "Blanca Navidad (White Christmas)")  2015 Dolezal Backstage (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode) - Das Weihnachts-Special (2015) ... (writer: "White Christmas")  2015 Puoli seitsemän (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #7.62 (2015) ... (writer: "Valkea joulu" (White Christmas))  2015 iZombie (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Cape Town (2015) ... (writer: "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas")  2015 XXI Premis Butaca (TV Movie) (writer: "Anything You Can Do") - Game Over, Charles (2015) ... (writer: "Sisters" - uncredited)  2015 BBC Proms (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Prom 30: The John Wilson Orchestra Performs Frank Sinatra (2015) ... (writer: "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "Cheek to Cheek")  2015 Countdown (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #73.24 (2015) ... (writer: "Cheek to Cheek" - uncredited)  2015 Mar i cel 1.111. La festa (TV Movie) (writer: "Anything You Can Do")  2015 Cuéntame (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)  2014-2015 Call the Midwife (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Episode #4.7 (2015) ... (writer: "Cheek to Cheek" - uncredited) - Episode #3.7 (2014) ... (writer: "Reaching for the Moon" - uncredited)  2015 Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Toronto's Girl Problem (2015) ... (writer: "Puttin' On the Ritz" - uncredited)  2015 The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (writer: "Cheek to Cheek")  2004-2015 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (writer - 3 episodes) - Rich Hill (2015) ... (writer: "God Bless America") - Imelda (2005) ... (writer: "Heaven Watch the Philippines", "God Bless America") - Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew (2004) ... (writer: "They Say It's Wonderful")  2014 Correcting Christmas (TV Movie) (writer: "Happy Holid


"In Othello, of whom does Iago say ""Forsooth, a great arithmetician""?"

Othello, Act I, Scene 1 :|: Open Source Shakespeare                 Roderigo . Tush! never tell me; I take it much unkindly That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this. Iago . 'Sblood, but you will not hear me: 5 If ever I did dream of such a matter, Abhor me. Roderigo . Thou told'st me thou didst hold him in thy hate. Iago . Despise me, if I do not. Three great ones of the city, In personal suit to make me his lieutenant, Off-capp'd to him: and, by the faith of man, 10 I know my price, I am worth no worse a place: But he; as loving his own pride and purposes, Evades them, with a bombast circumstance Horribly stuff'd with epithets of war; And, in conclusion, 15 Nonsuits my mediators; for, 'Certes,' says he, 'I have already chose my officer.' And what was he? One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, 20 A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife; That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric, Wherein the toged consuls can propose 25 As masterly as he: mere prattle, without practise, Is all his soldiership. But he, sir, had the election: And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof At Rhodes, at Cyprus and on other grounds Christian and heathen, must be be-lee'd and calm'd 30 By debitor and creditor: this counter-caster, He, in good time, must his lieutenant be, And I—God bless the mark!—his Moorship's ancient. Roderigo . By heaven, I rather would have been his hangman. Iago . Why, there's no remedy; 'tis the curse of service, 35 Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to the first. Now, sir, be judge yourself, Whether I in any just term am affined To love the Moor. 40 Roderigo . I would not follow him then. Iago . O, sir, content you; I follow him to serve my turn upon him: We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow'd. You shall mark 45 Many a duteous and knee-crooking knave, That, doting on his own obsequious bondage, Wears out his time, much like his master's ass, For nought but provender, and when he's old, cashier'd: Whip me such honest knaves. Others there are 50 Who, trimm'd in forms and visages of duty, Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves, And, throwing but shows of service on their lords, Do well thrive by them and when they have lined their coats 55 Do themselves homage: these fellows have some soul; And such a one do I profess myself. For, sir, It is as sure as you are Roderigo, Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago: In following him, I follow but myself; 60 Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end: For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart In compliment extern, 'tis not long after 65 But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am. Roderigo . What a full fortune does the thicklips owe If he can carry't thus! Iago . Call up her father, 70 Rouse him: make after him, poison his delight, Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen, And, though he in a fertile climate dwell, Plague him with flies: though that his joy be joy, Yet throw such changes of vexation on't, 75 As it may lose some colour. Roderigo . Here is her father's house; I'll call aloud. Iago . Do, with like timorous accent and dire yell As when, by night and negligence, the fire Is spied in populous cities. 80 Roderigo . What, ho, Brabantio! Signior Brabantio, ho! Iago . Awake! what, ho, Brabantio! thieves! thieves! thieves! Look to your house, your daughter and your bags! Thieves! thieves! I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors: In honest plainness thou hast heard me say 105 My daughter is not for thee; and now, in madness, Being full of supper and distempering draughts, Upon malicious bravery, dost thou come To start my quiet. Roderigo . Sir, sir, sir,— 110 Brabantio . But thou must needs be sure My spirit and my place have in them power To make this bitter to thee. Roderigo . Patience, good sir. Brabantio . What tell'st thou me of r


Which team broke Germanys decade-long stranglehold on the Rowing World Cup in 2007?

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"The ""seven Champions of Christendom"" were St George, St Andrew, St David, St Patrick, St Denys, St James and which other?"

Seven Champions of Christendom Seven Champions of Christendom is by Richard Johnson, who lived in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. (1) St. George of England was seven years imprisoned by the Almidor, the black King of Morocco. (2) St. Denys of France lived seven years in the form of a hart. (3) St. James of Spain was seven years dumb out of love to a fair Jewess. (4) St. Anthony of Italy, with the other champions, was enchanted into a deep sleep in the Black Castle, and was released by St. George's three sons, who quenched the seven lamps by water from the enchanted fountain. (5) St. Andrew of Scotland, who delivered six ladies who had lived seven years under the form of white swans. (6) St. Patrick of Ireland was immured in a cell where he scratched his grave with his own nails. (7) St. David of Wales slept seven years in the enchanted garden of Ormandine, but was redeemed by St. George. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable , E. Cobham Brewer, 1894


How many teams have ever entered the Olympic La Crosse competitions?

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What name is given to the eastern part of a Christian church, sometimes known as the choir, which is usually separated from the nave by a screen or railing?

Architectural Terminology A semicircular or polygonal passageway around the apse of a church. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Apse A semicircular, polygonal, or rectangular extension at the end of a Roman basilica or a Christian church. Image courtesy of Heather Russell Anta In Classical temples, the pilaster like projecting end of a portico wall often framing columns, which are then said to be in antis Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Arcade A series of arches supported on piers or columns. A "blind" arcade is a row of arches applied to the wall as an ornamental feature. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Arch A structural devise, curved in shape, to span an opening by means of wedge-shaped bricks or stones (voussoirs) that support each other by exerting mutual pressure and that are buttressed at the sides. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Architrave A square beam that is the lowest of the three horizontal components of a Classical entablature. Image courtesy of Heather Russell Archivolt A molded band carried around an arch. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Arcuated Any form of construction using arches. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Ashlar Building stone that has been squared and finished, and the masonry constructed of such blocks. Courtesy of Heather Russell Barrel Vault A half-cylindrical vault, semicircular or pointed in cross section; also called tunnel vault. Image courtesy of Heather Russell Bay A vertical compartment of a building in which several such compartments are repeated; each bay mignt be defined by columns, piers, windows, or vaulting units. Michelangelo Museo Capitolino is divided into 7 bays by pilasters. Image courtesy of Phil Gruen Basilica In ancient Roman architecture, a large rectangular building used as a tribunal or for other public purposes and generally arranged with nave, aisles, and one or more apses. In Christian architecture, a longitudinal church of related form. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Boss Sculpted ornament of joints, found primarily in vaults. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Buttress A projecting mass of masonry serving to provide additional strength for the wall as it resists the lateral thrust exerted by an arch or vault. Plying Buttress: in a church, a buttress in the form of an arch, or set of arches, that carries the thrust of a nave vault over the side aisle roofs down to a massive external pier. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Capital The uppermost part of a column, usually shaped to articulate the joint with the lintel or arch supported; in Classical types, comprising an abacus, echinus, and other carved detail. Image courtesy of Heather Russell Caryatid A sculpted female figure used as a support in place of a column or pier. Image courtesy of Heather Russell Cella The body and main sanctuary of a Classical temple, as distinct from its portico and other external parts; sometimes used synonymously with naos, the principal room of a temple where the cult statue is housed. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski Centering Temporary wooden framework used to hold construction material in place until a vault or arch is self-sustaining. Image courtesy of Gail Gould Chancel The eastern portion of a church set apart for the clergy, and often separated from the main body of the church by a screen, rail, or steps. The term is also used to describe the entire east end of a church beyond the crossing. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Chevet A French term used to describe the developed east end of a church, usually a French Gothic cathedral, with its apse, ambulatory, and radiating chapels. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Choir The part of a church, generally located toward or in the apse, reserved for clergy and singers. (This photograph was taken looking down the nave toward the apse. The choir screen is highlighted, which is just beyond the transept.) Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger Clerestory A part of a building that rises above adjoining roof-tops and is pierced by window openings to admit light to the interior. Image


"In Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"", who was Ophelia's father?"

An introduction to Ophelia from Hamlet by William Shakespeare   Introduction to Ophelia in Hamlet Of all the pivotal characters in Hamlet, Ophelia is the most static and one-dimensional. She has the potential to become a tragic heroine -- to overcome the adversities inflicted upon her -- but she instead crumbles into insanity, becoming merely tragic. It appears that Ophelia herself is not as important as her representation of the dual nature of women in the play. The extent to which Hamlet feels betrayed by Gertrude is far more apparent because of Ophelia's presence. Hamlet's feelings of rage against his mother can be directed toward Ophelia, who is, in his estimation, hiding her base nature behind a guise of impeccability, just as is Gertrude. Through Ophelia we witness Hamlet's evolution, or de-evolution into a man convinced that all women are whores; that the women who seem most pure are inside black with corruption and sexual desire. And if women are harlots, then they must have their procurers. Gertrude has been made a whore by Claudius, and Ophelia has been made a whore by her father. In Act II, Polonius makes arrangements to use the alluring Ophelia to discover why Hamlet is behaving so curiously. Hamlet is not in the room but it seems obvious from the following lines that he has overheard Polonius trying to use his daughter's charms to suit his underhanded purposes. In Hamlet's distraught mind, there is no gray area: Polonius prostitutes his daughter. And Hamlet tells Polonius so to his face, labeling him a "fishmonger" (despite the fact that Polonius cannot decipher the meaning behind Hamlet's words). As Kay Stanton argues in her essay Hamlet's Whores: Perhaps it may be granted...that what makes a woman a whore in the Hamlets' estimation is her sexual use by not one man but by more than one man.... what seems to enrage [Hamlet] in the 'nunnery' interlude is that Ophelia has put her sense of love and duty for another man above her sense of love and duty for him, just as Gertrude put her sense of love and duty for her new husband above her sense of love and duty for her old. Gertrude chose a brother over a dead Hamlet; Ophelia chooses a father over a living Hamlet: both choices can be read as additionally sexually perverse in being, to Hamlet, 'incestuous' (Stanton, New Essays on Hamlet) To the rest of us, Ophelia represents something very different. To outside observers, Ophelia is the epitome of goodness. Like Gertrude, young Ophelia is childlike and naive. But unlike Queen Gertrude, Ophelia has good reason to be unaware of the harsh realities of life. She is very young, and has lost her mother, possibly at birth. Her father, Polonius, and brother, Laertes, love Ophelia tremendously, and have taken great pains to shelter her. She is not involved with matters of state; she spends her days engaged in needlepoint and flower gathering. She returns the love shown to her by Polonius and Laertes tenfold, and couples it with complete and unwavering loyalty. "Her whole character is that of simple unselfish affection" (Bradley 130). Even though her love for Hamlet is strong, she obeys her father when he tells her not to see Hamlet again or accept any letters that Hamlet writes. Her heart is pure, and when she does do something dishonest, such as tell Hamlet that her father has gone home when he is really behind the curtain, it is out of genuine fear. Ophelia clings to the memory of Hamlet treating her with respect and tenderness, and she defends him and loves him to the very end despite his brutality. She is incapable of defending herself, but through her timid responses we see clearly her intense suffering: Hamlet: ...I did love you once. Ophelia: Indeed, my, lord, you made me believe so. Hamlet: You should not have believed me...I loved you not. Ophelia: I was the more deceived. Her frailty and innocence work against her as she cannot cope with the unfolding of one traumatic event after another. Ophelia's darling Hamlet causes all her emotional pain throughout the play, and when his hate is responsible for her father's


What wine is named after a city in the south of Iraq?

Wine Varietals A-Z ‹ Wines.com Types of wine A-Z What’s on the label Wine “varietals” simply means wine made from a specific winegrape.  Varietal wines in the United States are often named after the dominant grapes used in making the wine.  Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Chenin Blanc are examples of grape varieties. When a wine bottle shows a varietal designation on the label (like Merlot) it means that the wine in the bottle is at least 75%  that grape variety (at least 75% Merlot, for example).*   Showing a varietal on the label tells the consumer what to expect from the flavor of the wine. That’s why learning about basic varietals in important. Wine labels in the U.S. often also give information on location like the Mondavi  “Napa Valley” Cabernet Sauvignon shown here. This indicates that the Cabernet grapes in this wine were grown in the “Napa Valley” official wine region (Viticutural Area or appellation). Wines are not required to carry varietal designations and cannot legally do so if the wine is a blend where no varietal is dominant (more than 75%).  This is often the case.  Then labels (in the U.S.) will often show the percentages of grapes used to make the blend. Other more generic names are used to identify wine without any information on the type of grape used or where it was grown. Examples are Red Wine, White Wine, Table Wine, Blush Wine, etc.. Place of origin designations Designations such as Chablis or Chianti indicate wines similar to the wines originally made in geographic regions indicated by those names. Chablis was originally a product of France and Chianti, a product of Italy. Such wines must include an appellation of origin to indicate the true place of origin. Some wines are designated with distinctive names which are permissible only on specific wines from a particular place or region within the country of origin. For example, Pommard from France and Rudesheimer from Germany. COMMON WINE TYPES Spanish white wine grape that makes crisp, refreshing, and light-bodied wines. Aligoté White wine grape grown in Burgundy making medium-bodied, crisp, dry wines with spicy character. Amarone From Italy’s Veneto Region a strong, dry, long- lived red, made from a blend of partially dried red grapes. Arneis A light-bodied dry wine the Piedmont Region of Italy Asti Spumante From the Piedmont Region of Italy, A semidry sparkling wine produced from the Moscato di Canelli grape in the village of Asti Auslese German white wine from grapes that are very ripe and thus high in sugar Banylus A French wine made from late-harvest Grenache grapes and served with chocolate or dishes with a hint of sweetness. By law the wine must contain 15 percent alcohol. Barbaresco A red wine from the Piedmont Region of Italy, made from Nebbiolo grapes it is lighter than Barolo. Bardolino A light red wine from the Veneto Region of Italy. Blended from several grapes the wine garnet in color, dry and slightly bitter, sometimes lightly sparkling. Barolo Highly regarded Italian red, made from Nebbiolo grapes. It is dark, full-bodied and high in tannin and alcohol. Ages well. Beaujolais Typically light, fresh, fruity red wines from and area south of Burgundy, near Lyons, in eastern France. Areas: Beaujolais-Blanc, Beaujolais Villages, Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Juliénas, Mouliné-àVent, Morgon, Regnie, Saint Amour. Blanc de Blancs Champagne or white wine made from white grapes. Blanc de Noirs White or blush wine or Champagne made from dark grapes. Blush American term for rosé. Any wine that is pink in color. Boal or Bual Grown on the island of Madeira, it makes medium-sweet wines. Brunello This strain of Sangiovese is the only grape permitted for Brunello di Montalcino, the rare, costly Tuscan red. Luscious black and red fruits with chewy tannins. Cabernet Franc Red wine grape used in Bordeaux for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon. It is an earlier-maturing red wine, due to its lower level of tannins. Light- to medium-bodied wine with more immediate fruit than Cabernet Sauvignon and some of the herb


What ancient people, whose major cities were Tyre and Sidon, founded Carthage?

Tyre - Ancient History Encyclopedia Tyre by Joshua J. Mark published on 02 September 2009 Tyre is an ancient Phoenician port city which, in myth, is known as the birthplace of Europa (who gave Europe its name) and Dido of Carthage  (who gave aid to, and fell in love with, Aeneas of Troy ). The name means 'rock' and the city consisted of two parts, the main trade centre on an island, and 'old Tyre', about a half mile opposite on the mainland. The old city, known as Ushu, was founded c. 2750 BCE and the trade centre grew up shortly after. In time, the island complex became more prosperous and populated than Ushu and was heavily fortified. The prosperity of Tyre attracted the attention of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon who lay siege to the city for thirteen years in the 6th century BCE without breaking their defenses. During this siege most of the inhabitants of the mainland city abandoned it for the relative safety of the island city. Ushu became a suburb of Tyre on the mainland and remained so until the coming of Alexander the Great . The Tyrians were known as workers in dye from the shells of the Murex shellfish. This purple dye was highly valued and held royal connotations in the ancient world. It also gave the Phoenicians their name from the Greeks - Phoinikes - which means "purple people". The city-state was the most powerful in all of Phoenicia after surpassing its sister state Sidon . Tyre is referenced in the Bible in the New Testament where it is claimed that both Jesus and St. Paul visited the city and remains famous in military history for Alexander the Great's seige.  Tyre was in its golden age around the 10th century BCE and, in the 8th, colonized other sites & enjoyed great prosperity. Tyre's Golden Age Tyre was in its golden age around the 10th century BCE and, in the 8th, was colonizing other sites in the area and enjoying great wealth and prosperity owing primarily to an alliance with Israel . The Tyrian alliance and trade agreement with David, King of Israel, was initiated by the King of Tyre, Abibaal who sent the new king timber from the fabled cedars of Lebanon (as Abibaal's son, Hiram, is said to have done for David's son Solomon). This alliance resulted in a very lucrative partnership which benefited both parties. According to the historian Richard Miles, "Commercially, this deal not only gave Tyre privileged access to the valuable markets of Israel, Judaea, and northern Syria , it also provided further opportunities for joint overseas ventures. Indeed, a Tyrian-Israelite expedition travelled to the Sudan and Somalia, and perhaps even as far as the Indian Ocean" (32). Remove Ads Advertisement Another development which encouraged the wealth of Tyre seems to have been a religious revolution in the city under the reigns of Abibaal and Hiram which elevated the god known as Melqart (a deified version of Hercules ) over the traditional divine couple of the Phoenicians, Baal (also known as El) and Astarte (Asherah). The primacy of Melqart (whose name means `King of the City') drew power away from the priests of the traditional pantheon of the gods and placed it at the disposal of the palace. Richard Miles notes, "It seems that a desire to bring the temples to heel lay behind the royal decision to replace the traditional chief deities of Tyre with a new god, Melqart"(32). The result was not only an increase in the wealth of the palace but, through a more efficient distribution of that wealth, increased prosperity for the whole of the city. Alexander the Great & the Siege The king now, not the priests, was the "bridge between the temporal and celestial worlds, and the needs of the heavenly gods could closely correspond with the political exigencies of the palace" (Miles, 33). This new religious policy encouraged a more closely-knit bond among the people of the city by designating them as set apart from the other city-states of Phoenicia and, so, special in the eyes of their god. Miles writes: The king even introduced an elaborate new ceremonial to celebrate the annual festival of Melqart. Each spring, in a


Who, with husband Chris Martin, called their child Moses when he was born in 2006?

Why Stars Name Babies Moxie, Moses and Apple - The New York Times The New York Times Fashion & Style |Why Stars Name Babies Moxie, Moses and Apple Search Why Stars Name Babies Moxie, Moses and Apple By ALEX WILLIAMS Continue reading the main story IT'S a measure of what we have come to expect from celebrities to consider that if Henry Fonda were alive and having children today, it would seem as likely for him to name his daughter, say, Hanoi, as simply to call her Jane. It seems almost unimaginable for any 21st-century movie star to send his children out among the Hollywood elite equipped with ordinary names like Michael, Eric, Joel and Peter, as Kirk Douglas once did. This point was driven home again last week, when Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, Chris Martin, the frontman of the band Coldplay, named their newborn son Moses. It was an unlikely enough name for a baby boy born in 2006, but perhaps less startling than the much discussed (and mocked) handle his sister, Apple, born two years ago, will carry through life. Not that a name like Apple Martin stands out among celebrity children anymore. The director Peter Farrelly plucked that very name for his daughter before Apple Martin came along. Even that name seems drab compared with Hollywood baby names like Pilot Inspektor, cooked up by Jason Lee, the star of "My Name Is Earl," or Banjo, the inspiration of the "Six Feet Under" star Rachel Griffiths, or Moxie CrimeFighter, a name chosen last year by the comedian and magician Penn Jillette for his daughter. Continue reading the main story Skeptics scoff at the mad rush by stars to come up with exotic baby names as another means for the attention-hungry to grab headlines. But psychologists and others who have worked with high-profile performers say that the naming of children can function as a window into a psyche. Perhaps subconsciously, they say, stars seize the opportunity of parenthood to express their obsessions, ambitions and inner quirks in a way that is, for a change, unscripted and not stage-managed by publicists. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Jillette, for example, managed to satisfy a number of interests and objectives when he and his wife, Emily, gave their daughter her highly individual name. "You're likely to be the only one in any normal-size group with that name," Mr. Jillette said by e-mail, adding, " 'Moxie' is a name that was created by an American for the first national soft drink and then went on to mean 'chutzpah,' and that's nice." Besides, Moxie CrimeFighter fits right into the creative world. "Everyone I know with an unusual name loves it," he wrote. "It's only the losers named Dave that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think. They're named Dave." Not all performers present their decisions in such terms. "Apples are so sweet, and they're wholesome, and it's biblical," Ms. Paltrow said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2004. "And I just thought it sounded so lovely and clean." ("Moses" meanwhile is a song that Mr. Martin wrote for Ms. Paltrow in 2003.) But while middle-class parents increasingly trade in standard names like Karen and Joseph for fancier ones like Madison and Caleb, movie stars seem compelled to push the baby naming further. The names may be merely distinctive (say, Maddox, Angelina Jolie's Cambodian-born adopted son) or bizarre, like Makena'lei Gordon, Helen Hunt's daughter, inspired by a place name in Hawaii. Celebrities may not so subtly be saying that for them ordinary rules need not apply. If celebrities are the new American aristocracy, the exotic baby name can sometimes function as the equivalent of a royal title, a way for a privileged caste to bestow the power of its legacy on future generations. "There's a sense of 'I'm special, I'm different, and therefore my child is special and different,' " said Jenn Berman, a clinical psychologist in Beverly Hills, who has worked with actors. "It's unconscious, but they think, 'We're a creative family, you have the potential to be creative, so here, I bestow you with the name 'Joaquin


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Numbered Sequels - TV Tropes Numbered Sequels You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV A common way to name movie sequels is to take the title of the original, possibly abbreviated, and add a number. So Foomovie will be followed with Foomovie 2, Foomovie 3 (or 3D ), etc. Also common is to follow Foomovie with Foomovie, Part 2, etc. - though the word "part" will usually be dropped when talking about the movies. (This is usually done when the stories of the movies are supposed to form one big story.) Sometimes there are subtitles as well. The result of this is that the original Foomovie will become known as Foomovie 1, and on occasion will actually be rereleased this way (see Retronym ). This is actually a recent practice, beginning in the 1970s. If the movies in a series were made out of chronological order, the numbering can refer either to the order in which they were made or the order in which they take place. The latter gets you titles like Resident Evil 0 and The Lion King 1ï¿½ . Very rarely, you'll see a prequel with a negative number. The print version of the webcomic Order of the Stick has two prequels, numbered #0 and #-1, and the French comic Donjon (planned to run from #1-#100) has spinoff series planned to run from #-99 to #0 and #101 to #200. Some series use Arabic numerals, some use Roman numerals, and some use either. The distinction between Roman numerals and Arabic seems to be the distinction between grand-scale affairs that take themselves very seriously (and thus borrow a bit of grandeur from the western world's most prominent Vestigial Empire ), and stories that either don't take themselves entirely seriously, or have a futuristic bent that makes the Arabic numerals look all sciency and mathematical. This trope can be subverted : The Marathon series started with Marathon and Marathon 2 but then jumped to Marathon Infinity. The subsequent release and open-source development of Marathon 2's game engine restored sequential numbering by naming the engine Aleph One, the next largest infinity . (See below.) In the Horror genre, a sixth installment may be called 666 (Or sometimes called that even if it isn't the 6th) it will almost always be pronounced "six-six-six" rather than "six hundred and sixty-six". This is, if anything, even more common in video games than in movies, although the "Part 2" variation is absent there. Literary examples, on the other hand, are very, very rare. The first use of a number without "part" was probably Quatermass 2 in 1957, the follow-up to The Quatermass Xperiment. These were the original UK titles; in the United States the first film was issued as The Creeping Unknown so the second one had to be retitled as well: it was known as Enemy From Space. However such instances were rare, at least before the 70s because studios at the time felt that it attached a film to an earlier film to the extent of alienating potential audiences who may not have seen the earlier film and so feel discouraged from seeing a sequel titled "Part II" if they had not seen "Part I". It's why all the James Bond films were titled differently and not James Bond 1-20, and why film-series such as the "Carry On" or the Pink Panther series often included "Pink Panther" but slight variations so as to not tie it exclusively. The first major film to change this was Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather . For some reason ( Four Is Death ? Rule of Three ?), it's very common for Numbered Sequels to stop at 3, and any subsequent media to be given a subtitle alone instead.     open/close all folders      Anime & Manga  Macross 7 is not the seventh Macross series — it's the third in the official continuity, after Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Macross Plus . Confusingly, a different production group created an unofficial sequel called Macross II . It wasn't well received. The prequel series Macross Zero really does come first chronologically. Not a movie series, but deserving of mention, are the cyborgs of Cyborg 009 . The protagonists are cyborgs designated 001-009. But the