Oneirology: Understanding the How, the Why and the What | DreamDoze   Oneirology: Understanding the How, the Why and the What It was Poe that said, ‘All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream’. Well, what is a dream exactly? What makes it so powerful? After all, when you look at it objectively, dreaming is nothing but a sequence of feelings or visuals that your mind shifts through while you’re unconscious. If that’s the case, then how can people put so much significance behind dreams? And, if sleeping and dreaming is so harmless, why have people died or killed themselves in the process? Dreaming is not as simple as people try to make it out to be, and it isn’t all subconscious mumbo jumbo either. Just as the content of dreams can’t be taken at face value, the actual process of dreaming can’t be taken for granted either. That’s why we have researchers who specialize in Oneirology. Oneirology doesn’t study what we dream; it studies why we dream and how we dream: a difference that could mean everything, no matter which side of the fence you’re on. Even if you only want to analyze the dreams themselves, you can’t deny that the knowledge of why and how the dream came into being is just as essential when it comes to learning what you need to know. 8 Further Reading: What is Oneirology? Oneirology is a term that was first coined in 1653 by Marquis d’Hervey de Saint Denys. While the Marquis may have gotten the ball rolling, it was subsequent researchers, like Kleitman and William Dement, who made big discoveries in dream research. Dement and Kleitman discovered the presence of the first stage of sleep. The REM stage of sleep, or rapid eye movement stage, was first discovered thanks to the measurements taken by an electroencephalograph (EEG). The EEG showed that the activity going on in the brain during this stage of sleep resembled the activity that could be found when a person was awake. Increased brain activity and eye movement gave the impression that the sleeper was dreaming, or at least that they were in a position to be able to dream. In fact, further experiments by the two men showed that the correlation between dreams and REM sleep was approximately 80%. What is Lucid Dreaming? Another researcher, by the name of Stephen LaBerge, confirmed the possibility of lucid dreaming. That is to say, he proved, scientifically, that a person could be consciously aware that they were dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a phrase that was created by Frederik Eeden, a Dutch psychiatrist. Today, we’re aware that a lucid dream can be induced in one of two ways. It can be a DILD or a WILD. A DILD is a dream initiated lucid dream, and a WILD is a wake initiated lucid dream. As you can probably guess from their names, a DILD occurs when the dreamer realizes that a dream is a dream while sleeping. They sort of ‘wake up’ and take note of the fact that they aren’t awake. A WILD is different from a DILD because it involves no lapse of consciousness. A person can go directly from being awake to suddenly dreaming (or being in a dream-like state). Monks, priests, and other religious people, who rely on meditation or dreams to give them answers, or to help them reach a higher state of being, have perfected the process of WILDs. While the process of lucid dreaming is interesting by itself, the many phenomena associated with instances of lucid dreaming have added themselves to the other oddities surrounding dreaming that Oneirology prides itself on researching. False awakening, sleep paralysis, and out-of-body experiences are all closely associated with lucid dreaming. On the other hand, things like night terrors, hallucinations, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, sleep-talking, and a number of other disorders and issues have been linked with the regular dreaming process (including asphyxiation and heart failure due to either illness or sudden strain put on the body during a dream). Sleeping: The SWS Stage The actual process of falling asleep and dreaming shouldn’t be frightening or deadly, but thousands of incidents every year say that they can be both. Th


Which British composer died in 1983 on the island of Ischia?

SIR WILLIAM WALTON, 80, BRITISH COMPOSER, DIES - NYTimes.com SIR WILLIAM WALTON, 80, BRITISH COMPOSER, DIES By R.W. APPLE Jr., Special to the New York Times Published: March 9, 1983 LONDON, March 8— Sir William Walton, one of the outstanding composers of the century, died today at his home on the island of Ischia, off the Italian coast. He was 80 years old. Sir William's wife, Susana, said he had died in her arms at about 7:30 A.M. after suffering a lung hemorrhage. The composer had been having heart and lung problems in recent months, his wife told his publisher, Christopher Morris, of the Oxford University Press in London. Although he was not a musical innovator in the class of Stravinsky or Schoenberg, and never attained quite the status of his countryman Benjamin Britten, Sir William had been considered a composer of the first rank almost since the first performance of his most famous work, ''Facade,'' in 1923. It was written to accompany a program of satirical poems by Edith Sitwell. A small band played the music as she recited the the verses with a megaphone that protruded through the mouth of a huge head painted on a curtain that concealed her. His idiom at first startled and outraged the orthodox, but eventually he won a wide following here, on the Continent and in the United States with such works as the Viola Concerto (1929) and ''Belshazzar's Feast'' (1931), an oratorio for chorus, orchestra and two brass bands. Sir William twice wrote music for coronations: the ''Crown Imperial March'' for King George VI in 1937 and ''Orb and Sceptre'' for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Unusual Orchestral Sound The vibrant, stately chords of the ceremonial music reminded many admirers of Elgar. But Walton's orchestral music, with its rhythmic irregularities and romantic sonorities, had a sound all its own. In recent years, Sir William had written relatively little, and most of what he wrote was short. His postwar pieces never attained the acceptance of his earlier work. But he kept at it until the end, spending four or five hours a day in the music room of his home on Ischia, and he only recently completed a ballet score for Sir Frederick Ashton, which includes new music as well as earlier material. William Turner Walton was born in Oldham, a mill town in Lancashire in northwestern England, on March 29, 1902. His father was a singing teacher and his mother a former singer, and the boy inherited a fine singing voice. The family had to struggle financially, but young William's voice provided his ticket to a wider world. He won a scholarship to the Cathedral Choir School at Christ Church, Oxford, and began composing simple pieces when he was barely in his teens. Encouraged by Sir Hugh Allen, organist of New College and later professor of music at the university, he had an early success with a piano quartet, completed when he was only 16. He gained admission to Christ Church as an undergraduate - the youngest since Henry VIII, it was said - but he disliked what he described 50 years later as ''those damned exams.'' He failed to graduate because he missed the deadline for the required piece of composition, and he never got any better at composing in a hurry. Effect of a Friendship Perhaps the most important element of his Oxford experience was his friendship with the writer and esthete Sacheverell Sitwell. When he left Oxford, the eccentric, energetic Sitwells - Sacheverell, his sister Edith and his brother Osbert - took him in. For 15 years, he lived in their Chelsea home, an unofficial composer-in-residence with one of the most celebrated literary families of the 20th century. ''Scrounging,'' he said a few years ago, ''scrounging and borrowing and living off friends. That's how I lived in those early days.'' The first performance of ''Facade'' at Aeolian Hall in London caused a scandal. While it was being rehearsed, one if the instrumentalists asked whether he had anything personal against clarinetists. Noel Coward lampooned the piece and its lean, jazzy rhythms. It soon became a huge popular success, part of the mythology of the J


In 1841 who was the first US Vice President to take office as President after his predecessor died in office?

John Tyler | whitehouse.gov Air Force One John Tyler John Tyler became the tenth President of the United States (1841-1845) when President William Henry Harrison died in April 1841. He was the first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency after the death of his predecessor.  Dubbed "His Accidency" by his detractors, John Tyler was the first Vice President to be elevated to the office of President by the death of his predecessor. Born in Virginia in 1790, he was raised believing that the Constitution must be strictly construed. He never wavered from this conviction. He attended the College of William and Mary and studied law. Serving in the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1821, Tyler voted against most nationalist legislation and opposed the Missouri Compromise. After leaving the House he served as Governor of Virginia. As a Senator he reluctantly supported Jackson for President as a choice of evils. Tyler soon joined the states' rights Southerners in Congress who banded with Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and their newly formed Whig party opposing President Jackson. The Whigs nominated Tyler for Vice President in 1840, hoping for support from southern states'-righters who could not stomach Jacksonian Democracy. The slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" implied flag waving nationalism plus a dash of southern sectionalism. Clay, intending to keep party leadership in his own hands, minimized his nationalist views temporarily; Webster proclaimed himself "a Jeffersonian Democrat." But after the election, both men tried to dominate "Old Tippecanoe." Suddenly President Harrison was dead, and "Tyler too" was in the White House. At first the Whigs were not too disturbed, although Tyler insisted upon assuming the full powers of a duly elected President. He even delivered an Inaugural Address, but it seemed full of good Whig doctrine. Whigs, optimistic that Tyler would accept their program, soon were disillusioned. Tyler was ready to compromise on the banking question, but Clay would not budge. He would not accept Tyler's "exchequer system," and Tyler vetoed Clay's bill to establish a National Bank with branches in several states. A similar bank bill was passed by Congress. But again, on states' rights grounds, Tyler vetoed it. In retaliation, the Whigs expelled Tyler from their party. All the Cabinet resigned but Secretary of State Webster. A year later when Tyler vetoed a tariff bill, the first impeachment resolution against a President was introduced in the House of Representatives. A committee headed by Representative John Quincy Adams reported that the President had misused the veto power, but the resolution failed. Despite their differences, President Tyler and the Whig Congress enacted much positive legislation. The "Log-Cabin" bill enabled a settler to claim 160 acres of land before it was offered publicly for sale, and later pay $1.25 an acre for it. In 1842 Tyler did sign a tariff bill protecting northern manufacturers. The Webster-Ashburton treaty ended a Canadian boundary dispute; in 1845 Texas was annexed. The administration of this states'-righter strengthened the Presidency. But it also increased sectional cleavage that led toward civil war. By the end of his term, Tyler had replaced the original Whig Cabinet with southern conservatives. In 1844 Calhoun became Secretary of State. Later these men returned to the Democratic Party, committed to the preservation of states' rights, planter interests, and the institution of slavery. Whigs became more representative of northern business and farming interests. When the first southern states seceded in 1861, Tyler led a compromise movement; failing, he worked to create the Southern Confederacy. He died in 1862, a member of the Confederate House of Representatives. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel  and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Michael


The site of Carthage is close to which modern city?

Carthage: Ancient Phoenician City-State Carthage: Ancient Phoenician City-State By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | October 24, 2012 12:41pm ET MORE Founded by a seafaring people known as the Phoenicians, the ancient city of Carthage, located in modern-day Tunis in Tunisia, was a major center of trade and influence in the western Mediterranean. The city fought a series of wars against Rome that would ultimately lead to its destruction. The Phoenicians were originally based in a series of city-states that extended from southeast Turkey to modern-day Israel. They were great seafarers with a taste for exploration. Accounts survive of its navigators reaching places as far afield as Northern Europe and West Africa. They founded settlements throughout the Mediterranean during the first millennium B.C.    Ruins at Carthage in Tunisia. Credit: Asta Plechaviciute shutterstock Carthage, whose Phoenician name was Qart Hadasht (new city), was one of those new settlements. It sat astride trade routes going east to west, across the Mediterranean, and north to south, between Europe and Africa. The people spoke Punic, a form of the Phoenician language. The two main deities at Carthage were Baal Hammon and his consort, Tanit. Richard Miles writes in his book Carthage Must Be Destroyed (Penguin Group, 2010) that the word Baal means “Lord” or “Master,” and Hammon may come from a Phoenician word meaning “hot” or “burning being.” Miles notes that Baal Hammon is often depicted with a crescent moon, while Tanit, his consort, is shown with outstretched arms. The city The earliest archaeological evidence of occupation at Carthage dates to about 760 B.C. The settlement quickly grew to encompass a 25-30 hectare (61-74 acres) residential area surrounded by a necropolis (graveyard), notes Roald Docter, of Ghent University. Within a century the settlement would have city walls, harbor installations and a “Tophet,” a controversial installation in the southeast of the city that may have been used for child sacrifice (it could simply have been a special burial ground). A great marketplace (which the Greeks called an “agora”) also developed and, in later centuries, was located by the sea, writes University of Sydney professor Dexter Hoyos in his book, The Carthaginians (Routledge, 2010). “Besides its role as a market, it would be the obvious place for magistrates to assemble the citizens for elections and lawmaking,” he writes. By 500 B.C., the city’s system of government, as suggested by the large marketplace, was a republic of sorts. Hoyos notes that the Carthaginians had two elected sufetes (the Greeks called them kings) that served along with a senate, citizen assembly and pentarchies (five-person commissions). There was also an enigmatic body called the “court of 104” that occasionally crucified defeated Carthaginian generals. As with other ancient (and to some degree modern) republics, wealthy individuals from powerful families had the advantage in getting into office. Nevertheless, the combination of trade opportunities and republican structure appears to have had some success at Carthage. In the second century B.C., just before it was destroyed by Rome, the city boasted a population estimated at more than half a million people. As the city grew, so did its external influence, with evidence of involvement in places such as Sardinia, Spain and Sicily, entanglements that would ultimately lead to conflict with Rome. Legendary foundation It wasn’t unusual for large cities in the ancient world to have elaborate foundation myths, and Greek and Roman writers had a tale for Carthage, one set more than 2,800 years ago. According to legend, Carthage was founded by Elissa (sometimes referred to as Dido), a queen of the Phoenician city of Tyre, located in modern-day Lebanon. When her father died she and her brother Pygmalion both ascended the throne. This did not work out well, with Pygmalion eventually ordering the execution of Elissa’s husband, the priest Acherbas. Elissa, along with a small group of settlers, would leave the city, sailing nearly 1,4


Japan: Nagasaki/ Goto Islands | Travel DreamScapes Search for: Japan: Nagasaki/ Goto Islands Nagasaki, Japan was heavily impacted by Portuguese and other European cultures during the 16th century through the 19th century and there are numerous churches and Christian sites today, which attest to this influence. But during the Sakoku period (1633-1853) Japan was closed off to foreigners and the teaching of the European Catholic religion was officially prohibited. Still, the Japanese Catholic Church had many followers (it is estimated that there were 30,000 converts throughout Japan) known as kakure Kirishitan (hidden Christian), who fled south to escape persecution, eventually ending up at Goto Islands, where they continued to practice their faith in secret. Goto Islands (translated means five islands) really consists of 140 islands off the western coast of Kyushu. The island chain spans 60 miles and the total land area covers 266 square miles, however, only one third of the lands are actually inhabited. The five main islands of the chain include: Fukue, Hisaka, Naru, Wakamatsu and Nakadori islands. The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs has submitted churches at these locations for consideration as UNESCO World Heritage sites and they have been included on a tentative list. The largest of the chain of islands is Fukue. It is merely a 3-hour ferry ride from Nagasaki. Here you will find the Dozaki Church, a beautiful red brick building constructed in 1908, which served as the base for the revival of the Christian religion. It functioned as a mini-Vatican and symbolizes Goto Catholicism. There are 50 churches scattered throughout the islands, each imparting a sense of the area’s long history. Nakadori enjoyed a period of prosperity during the 13th century when trade with China flourished. Another period of prosperity followed with the whaling boom, which has long since ended. Today, it is a quiet place with camellias blooming everywhere. The camellia oil produced here used to be an important local product but now it serves primarily as a tourist omiyage (souvenir). The Tsuwazaki lookout point is quite scenic and includes the Tsuwazaki Lighthouse. Hisaka was once the site of a prison where Christians had been incarcerated. After the Meiji Restoration, many Christians who were hiding their faith decided to declare it publically and were imprisoned. They were released once word of the imprisonment spread overseas raising a public outcry. Today, a chapel stands at the site of the former prison, serving as a monument to this period in history. On Wakamatsu, you will find what is known as the eye of a needle, a cave-like crevice so called because whichever way you look through it, you can see a sliver of sky on the other side. This was once a hiding spot where Christians congregated when they heard about coming raids. They were eventually caught when a local fisherman saw the smoke from their lunchtime fires and reported them to the local government. Today, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands next to the opening of the crevice and serves as a memorial to their ordeal. Aside from their attachment to Christianity, Goto Islands are a mecca for marine sports and fishing. Since 2001, the islands have sponsored the Goto Nagasaki International Triathlon, a World Championship Qualifier event. So whether you seek to immerse yourself in the history or simply want a quiet getaway where you can relax on the sandy beaches off the east China Sea, Goto Islands are a must see.


Dutch crowning: King Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch - Telegraph Netherlands Dutch crowning: King Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has begun his reign by paying tribute  to his mother Princess Beatrix who abdicated in his favour after 33 years as  Queen. 10 things you never knew about Dutch Royal Family Guests at ceremony include Prince of Wales In an emotional investiture, the first Dutch king for 123 years addressed two thousand guests, including the Prince of Wales, and the country's legislators in Amsterdam's De Nieuwe Kerk church. Outlining his new role as monarch, King Willem-Alexander honoured his mother as the guardian of Dutch democracy and the country's constitution for the last three decades. "Wherever the path leads, your wisdom and your warmth I carry with me. Thank you for the many wonderful years in which we were allowed to have you as our queen," he said. Related Articles 10 things you never knew about the Dutch royal family 29 Apr 2013 "She stood for the values anchored in the constitution. Dear mother, you were queen in full knowledge of the duties you had you were also a wife and mother, and you were fully aware of your duties there too. You were a great support to us all." A general view of celebrations for the inauguration of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands as Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates on April 30, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Visibly moved, Princess Beatrix turned to her granddaughters, including the new heir to the throne, smothering her tears in family laughter over a private joke. The new king, Europe's youngest monarch, has pledged to be a 21st century royal head of state, even telling Dutch people that they do not have to call him "your majesty" unless they want to. "As king I want to encourage people to make the most of the opportunities they have. I will represent the kingdom with pride. I want to unite the Dutch, in times of happiness and in times of sadness," he said. Wearing an ermine fringed "royal mantle" and an orange sash, King Willem-Alexander's speech was the ceremonial highpoint of a day combining street celebrations with the legal niceties of the Dutch constitution. His Argentinian wife, Queen Maxima, 41 who is hugely popular as the glamorous face of the Dutch monarchy, was resplendent in a royal blue dress with a 655 diamond and platinum tiara. Following the new king's speech and oath Dutch MPs and senator stood up to swear allegiance to the king by saying"So help me God" or "I promise". All but 16 of Holland's 225 members of the upper and lower houses of parliament took the oath in an investiture ceremony that eschews crowns and sceptres to focus on the constitutional role of the Dutch monarch. The swearing in ceremony, which lasted almost 20 minutes, was almost too much for the king's nine-year old daughter Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, the new heir to the Dutch throne. As a children's choir began to sing, she stifled a yawn. In a formal act of abdication earlier this morning, the Dutch queen became a princess handing over her throne to the Prince of Orange who is now King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands . "Today I make way for a new generation," said Queen Beatrix. Before signing the state documents of the "act of abdication" inside the royal palace in Amsterdam, Queen Beatrix smiled, winked and took her son's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze in front of the cameras. "I Queen Beatrix abdicate in favour of my son Willem-Alexander," said the legal act. At that moment, as Queen Beatrix gave away her throne, a crowd of tens of thousands of Dutch people gathered on Dam Square burst into emotional applause, shouting "Thank you Bea". People, most of them wearing orange tee shirts, hats or plastic crowns, gather at the Dam Square in Amsterdam The cheering began again and bells rang out eight minutes later after the signing by all 10 members of the royal House of Orange-Nassau and state officals. To rapturous applause at 10.30 am, Princess Beatrix appeared on th


In which year were both the Queen and Marilyn Monroe born?

Marilyn Monroe - Biography - IMDb Marilyn Monroe Biography Showing all 282 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (133) | Personal Quotes  (116) | Salary  (19) Overview (5) 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Mini Bio (2) Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's father's identity was never known. Because Gladys was mentally and financially unable to care for young Marilyn, Gladys placed her in the care of a foster family, The Bolenders. Although the Bolender family wanted to adopt Marilyn, Gladys was eventually able to stabilize her lifestyle and took Marilyn back in her care when Marilyn was 7 years old. However, shortly after regaining custody of Marilyn, Gladys had a complete mental breakdown and was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and was committed to a state mental hospital. Gladys spent the rest of her life going in and out of hospitals and did not have contact with Marilyn ever again. Gladys outlived her daughter, dying in 1984. Marilyn was then taken in by Gladys' best friend Grace Goddard, who, after a series of foster homes, placed Marilyn into the Los Angeles Orphan's Home in 1935. Marilyn was traumatized by her experience there despite the Orphan's Home being an adequate living facility. Grace Goddard eventually took Marilyn back to live with her in 1937 although this stay did not last long as Grace's husband began molesting Marilyn. Marilyn went to live with Grace's Aunt Ana after this incident, although due to Aunt Ana's advanced age she could not care properly for Marilyn. Marilyn once again for the third time had to return to live with the Goddard's. The Goddard's planned to relocated and according to law, could not take Marilyn with them. She only had two choices: return to the orphanage or get married. Marilyn was only 16 years old. She decided to marry a neighborhood friend named James Dougherty; he went into the military, she modeled, they divorced in 1946. She owned 200 books (including Tolstoy, Whitman, Milton), listened to Beethoven records, studied acting at the Actors' lab in Hollywood, and took literature courses at UCLA downtown. 20th Century Fox gave her a contract but let it lapse a year later. In 1948, Columbia gave her a six-month contract, turned her over to coach Natasha Lytess and featured her in the B movie Ladies of the Chorus (1948) in which she sang three numbers : "Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy", "Anyone Can Tell I Love You" and "The Ladies of the Chorus" with Adele Jergens (dubbed by Virginia Rees) and others. Joseph L. Mankiewicz saw her in a small part in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and put her in All About Eve (1950), resulting in 20th Century re-signing her to a seven-year contract. Niagara (1953) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) launched her as a sex symbol superstar. When she went to a supper honoring her in the The Seven Year Itch (1955), she arrived in a red chiffon gown borrowed from the studio (she had never owned a gown). That same year, she married and divorced baseball great Joe DiMaggio (their wedding night was spent in Paso Robles, California). After The Seven Year Itch (1955), she wanted serious acting to replace the sexpot image and went to New York's Actors Studio. She worked with director Lee Strasberg and also underwent psychoanalysis to learn more about herself. Critics praised her transformation in Bus Stop (1956) and the press was stunned by her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller . True to form, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee; he wore one of the two suits he owned. They went to England that fall where she made The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) with Laurence Olivier , fighting with him and falling further prey to alcohol and pills. Two miscarriages and gynecological surgery followed. So did an affair with Yves Montand . Work on her last picture The Misfits (1961), written for her by departing husband Miller was interrupted by exhaust


Who plays CIA Officer Carrie Mathison in 'Homeland'?

Homeland - Carrie Mathison Played by Claire Danes | SHOWTIME Homeland Claire Danes Claire Danes has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading actresses. For her performance as Carrie Mathison on HOMELAND she has won back-to-back Golden Globe� Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series � Drama, a 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award� for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and the 2012 Emmy� Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Danes also received critical acclaim for her performance in HBO's acclaimed TEMPLE GRANDIN biopic. Based on the extraordinary life of Temple Grandin, the film chronicles how she turned her unique talent into a behavioral tool that revolutionized the cattle industry and laid the groundwork for her successful career as an author, lecturer, and pioneering advocate for autism and autism spectrum disorder educations. Danes won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and the film won for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. She also won the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television and the 2011 Screen Actors Guild� Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Danes starred in Richard Linklater's critically acclaimed film ME & ORSON WELLES,  opposite Zac Efron and Christian McKay. The screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow and is set in the heady world of Orson Welles' famed Mercury Theater. The National Board of Review named the film one of 2009's Top Independent Films. In 2007, Danes made her Broadway debut starring in George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION opposite Jefferson Mays. Her performance as Eliza Doolittle was well reviewed by critics . Danes garnered critical acclaim for her performances in Anand Tucker's SHOPGIRL opposite Steve Martin and Jason Schwartzman; Richard Eyre's STAGE BEAUTY opposite Billy Crudup; Burr Steers' IGBY GOES DOWN, opposite Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe and Kieran Culkin; and Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Danes first caught critics' and audiences' attention in Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz's acclaimed series, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, which earned her an Emmy nomination, and she was awarded the Golden Globe for her leading role as Angela Chase. Danes' other film credits include Matthew Vaughn's STARDUST opposite Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer; Lajos Koltai's EVENING, opposite Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave; Thomas Bezucha's THE FAMILY STONE, opposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Jonathan Mostow's TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nick Stahl; Stephen Daldry's Academy Award� winning drama THE HOURS, opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Allison Janney, Ed Harris, and Toni Collette; Jonathan Kaplan's BROKEDOWN PALACE, opposite Kate Beckinsale; Bille August's LES MISERABLES; Theresa Connelly's POLISH WEDDING; Francis Ford Coppola's THE RAINMAKER, opposite Danny DeVito and Matt Damon; Oliver Stone's U TURN, opposite Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Joaquin Phoenix; Michael Pressman's TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Gallagher; Jocelyn Moorhouse's HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT, opposite Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, and Ellen Burstyn; Billy Hopkins' I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU NOT, opposite Jude Law; Jodie Foster's HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, opposite Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, and Anne Bancroft; and Gillian Armstrong's LITTLE WOMEN, opposite Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, and Kirsten Dunst. Danes is also an accomplished dancer and has received critical acclaim for her performances in EDITH AND JENNY and CHRISTINA OLSON: AMERICAN MODEL, both choreographed by Tamar Rogoff at P.S. 122. Related Videos


Which venue was called the North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Olympics?

North Greenwich Arena London Olympics Venue Olympics » London 2012 » Venues » North Greenwich Arena North Greenwich Arena The North Greenwich Arena is generally known as O2 Arena, but will be called as the North Greenwich Arena just for the duration of the 2012 London Olympic Games. It is located on the Greenwich Peninsula lying just across the River Thames opposite to River Lea, which runs through the Olympic Park itself. The North Greenwich Arena is positioned on the meridian line. It is a longitudinal imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, which is set at 'zero' where it crosses over Greenwich. The arena location is right at the point of the Greenwich peninsular in east London near Canary Wharf, which is ideal for central London-based spectators as well as media and athletes travelling from the Olympic Park in Stratford. The advantage of using the Arena as a venue is clear, with a number of restaurants and bars on site and a Jubilee Line tube station that has proven it can move fans to and from the venue en masse. The construction of this place took four long years; the first concert held for the opening in 2007 was Bon Jovi. Fast Facts Sports Events Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball Location North Greenwich Arena sits on the point of the Greenwich peninsula, right on the Meridian Line. It is just across the Thames from the mouth of the River Lea, which flows through the Olympic Park. New or Existing Existing Number of Events 20 Events North Greenwich Arena London Olympics 2012 North Greenwich Arena- Construction and Events The O2 Arena is also referred as North Greenwich Arena. It's a multi-purpose indoor arena situated at the center of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England. It has capacity of up to 20,000 depending up on the event; it is the second largest arena in the UK after Manchester Arena and one of the largest in Europe. The construction of the arena started in the year 2003 and was completed by 2007. As it was impossible to use cranes inside the dome structure, arena's roof was first constructed on the ground within the dome and later lifted. The building structure of the arena was then built around the roof. The arena and the courtyard are independent from all other buildings in The O2 and accommodate entire arena's amenities. The seating arrangement all over the arena can be altered, and the ground surface can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, concert venue, private hire venue. The North Greenwich Arena has been transformed into a sports and entertainment arena with shops, restaurants and many more. For Olympics 2012, the venue will include the installation of momentary items such as tents, signage, cabins, services and equipment in and around the venues. During The Games North Greenwich Arena will host Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics and the Basketball finals during the Olympic Games 2012 and then, after few weeks later, Wheelchair Basketball during the Paralympic Games. After The Games After London 2012 Games, the North Greenwich Arena will revert to being a multi-faceted music, sports and entertainment venue. How To Reach The Venue One can readily avail the London bus network via the Thames Clipper. For the London underground, The North Greenwich Arena is located by North Greenwich station on the jubilee line. By river, Thames Clippers operates river services to North Greenwich pier every 20 minutes. Some Interesting Facts It was designed by Richard Rogers; the huge ‘Dome’ is supported by twelve 100 meter high towers, one for each month of the year. The roof canopy is made of glass fiber fabric and weighs less than the air inside the building. The entire cost of the initial build was 789 million pounds, of which 628 million came from the National Lottery Grant. This London Games, gear up for some sporty fun and check out the North Greenwich Arena that is all set to wow the spectators by staging some of the finest athletes and hosting th


What is the name of the 170 metre high observation tower beside Portsmouth Harbour, opened in 2005?

Portsmouth Portsmouth MPs: Mike Hancock, Sarah McCarthy-Fry Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England . The administrative unit itself forms part of the wider Portsmouth conurbation, with an estimated population of 442,252 residents within its boundaries, making it the 11th largest urban area in England. A significant naval port for centuries, it is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and to many famous ships. Portsmouth has declined as a military port in recent years but remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal Navy . There is a commercial port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic. The Portsmouth Urban Area covers an area with a population well over twice that of the city of Portsmouth itself, and includes Southsea, Fareham, Portchester, Gosport, Havant (which includes the large suburb Leigh Park), Lee-on-the-Solent, Stubbington and Waterlooville. History Early history of the area Although there have been settlements in the area since before Roman times, mostly being offshoots of Portchester, Portsmouth is commonly regarded as having been founded in 1180 by John of Gisors ( Jean de Gisors). Most early records of Portsmouth are thought to have been destroyed by Norman invaders following the Norman Conquest. The earliest detailed references to Portsmouth can be found in the Southwick Cartularies. However the Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names gives the name "Portesmuthan" as late 9th century, meaning "mouth of the harbour called Port" (from Latin portus). In the Domesday survey there is no mention of Portsmouth. However settlements that later went on to form part of Portsmouth are listed. These are Buckland, Copnor, Fratton on Portsea Island and Cosham, Wymering, Drayton and Farlington on the mainland. At this time it is estimated the Portsmouth area had a population not greater than two or three hundred. While in the primary diocese of Portsea there was a small church prior to 1166 (now St Mary's in Fratton) Portsmouth's first real church came into being in 1181 when John of Gisors granted an acre (4,000 m²) of land to Augustinian monks at the Southwick Priory to build a chapel dedicated to Thomas Becket . This chapel continued to be run by the monks of Southwick Priory until the Reformation after which its possession was transferred to Winchester College. The modern Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral is built on the original location of the chapel. Growth of the city In 1194, after King Richard I (the Lionheart) returned from being held captive by Duke Leopold V of Austria, Richard set about summoning a fleet and an army to Portsmouth, which Richard had taken over from John of Gisors. On May 2, 1194 King Richard I gave Portsmouth its first Royal Charter granting permission for the city to hold a fifteen day annual fair (which became known as the Free Market Fair), weekly markets (on Thursdays), to set up a local court to deal with minor matters, and exemption from paying the annual tax ("farm") of £18 a year--instead the money would be used for local matters. The actual physical charter was handed over by the Bishop of Ely William de Longchamps. The present location of the charter is currently unknown but its text survives, as when later royal charters were granted to the city reaffirming and extending its privileges large parts of the original charter were quoted verbatim. As a crescent and an eight-point star (as appear on the city coat of arms) were to be found on both the seals of King Richard and William de Longchamps it is commonly thought that this may have been the source of them, although there is no known documentary evidence for this. King Richard later went on to build a number of houses and a hall in Portsmouth, the hall is thought to have been at the current location of the Clarence Barracks (the area was previously known as Kingshall Green). In 1200 King John issued another charter to Portsmouth reaffirming the rights and privileges awarded by King Richard. King John's desire to i


On the Isle of Man for what do the letters MHK stand?

MHK - Member of the House of Keys (Tynwald, IOM, UK) | AcronymFinder MHK Citations MLA style: "MHK." Acronym Finder. 2017. AcronymFinder.com 20 Jan. 2017 http://www.acronymfinder.com/Member-of-the-House-of-Keys-(Tynwald%2c-IOM%2c-UK)-(MHK).html Chicago style: Acronym Finder. S.v. "MHK." Retrieved January 20 2017 from http://www.acronymfinder.com/Member-of-the-House-of-Keys-(Tynwald%2c-IOM%2c-UK)-(MHK).html APA style: MHK. (n.d.) Acronym Finder. (2017). Retrieved January 20 2017 from http://www.acronymfinder.com/Member-of-the-House-of-Keys-(Tynwald%2c-IOM%2c-UK)-(MHK).html Abbreviation Database Surfer


Margarita Cansino was the original name of which film star?

Rita Hayworth / Rita Cansino Rita - 1937 (From Old Corral image collection) Before becoming a star at Columbia Pictures, Rita Hayworth did supporting roles and bit parts in a about a half dozen mid to late 1930s westerns starring the Three Mesquiteers, Tom Keene, George O'Brien and Tex Ritter. During this period, she was also laboring in a variety of B films (including entries in the Lone Wolf, Charlie Chan and Blondie series). She was married several times, and her husbands included Orson Welles, Aly Khan and big band singer Dick Haymes.  In later life, she was stricken with Alzheimers disease. I won't replicate bio or screen related info on Hayworth, as her life is well covered in both print media and the Internet.   Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Rita Hayworth: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000028/ Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has photos of the grave marker for Hayworth at Holy Cross Cemetary, Culver City, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1253   Singing cowboy Tex Ritter starred in TROUBLE IN TEXAS (Grand National, 1937), a tale about rodeo racketeers, and Rita Cansino was the female interest. Above left is the opening title screen from the original film release. Several years later - after Cansino had become famous as Rita Hayworth - TROUBLE IN TEXAS was re-released ... and Rita was the star, displacing Tex in the opening title. (From Old Corral image collection) Above from left to right are Max Terhune, Bob Livingston, Rita Cansino (Hayworth) and Ray "Crash" Corrigan in a scene from HIT THE SADDLE (Republic, 1937), one of the Three Mesquiteers adventures. (From Old Corral image collection) Above - a photo of title lobby card for OLD LOUISIANA (Crescent, 1937) with star Tom Keene wrestling with Robert Fiske. The female lead is Rita Cansino, a few years before becoming Rita Hayworth.


Who composed a symphony with a sudden fortissimo chord at the end of the opening which gives it the nickname Surprise Symphony?

symphony no 94 haydn : definition of symphony no 94 haydn and synonyms of symphony no 94 haydn (English) 9 External links   Date of composition Haydn wrote the symphony in 1791 in London for a concert series he gave during the first of his visits to England (1791–1792). The premiere took place at the Hanover Square Rooms in London on March 23, 1792, with Haydn leading the orchestra seated at a fortepiano .   Scoring The Surprise Symphony is scored for a Classical-era orchestra consisting of two each of flutes , oboes , bassoons , horns , trumpets , plus timpani , and the usual string section consisting of first and second violins , violas , cellos , and double basses . A typical performance of the Surprise Symphony lasts about 23 minutes.   Nickname (the Surprise) Haydn's music contains many jokes, and the Surprise Symphony includes probably the most famous of all: a sudden fortissimo chord at the end of an otherwise piano opening theme in the variation-form second movement. The music then returns to its original quiet dynamic , as if nothing had happened, and the ensuing variations do not repeat the joke. In Haydn's old age, George August Griesinger , his biographer, asked whether he wrote this "surprise" to awaken the audience. Haydn replied: No, but I was interested in surprising the public with something new, and in making a brilliant debut, so that my student Pleyel , who was at that time engaged by an orchestra in London (in 1792) and whose concerts had opened a week before mine, should not outdo me. The first Allegro of my symphony had already met with countless Bravos, but the enthusiasm reached its highest peak at the Andante with the Drum Stroke. Encore! Encore! sounded in every throat, and Pleyel himself complimented me on my idea. [1] The work was popular at its premiere. The Woodfall's Register critic wrote: "The third piece of HAYDN was a new Overture [i.e. symphony], of very extraordinary merit. It was simple, profound, and sublime. The andante movement was particularly admired." [2] The Morning Herald critic wrote: The Room was crowded last night.... A new composition from such a man as HAYDN is a great event in the history of music. — His novelty of last night was a grand Overture, the subject of which was remarkably simple, but extended to vast complication, exquisitly [sic] modulated and striking in effect. Critical applause was fervid and abundant." [3] The symphony is still popular today, and is frequently performed and recorded.   Movements IV. Finale: Allegro molto The first movement has a lyrical 3/4 introduction that precedes a highly rhythmic main section in 6/8 time. As with much of Haydn's work, it is written in so-called "monothematic" sonata form ; that is, the movement to the dominant key in the exposition is not marked by a "second theme".[ citation needed ] The second, "surprise", movement, the Andante, is a theme and variations in 2/4 time in the subdominant key of C major . The theme is in two eight-bar sections, each repeated. Haydn sets up the surprise, which occurs at the end of the repeat of the first section, by making the repeat pianissimo with pizzicato in the lower strings. Four variations of the theme follow, starting with embellishment in sixteenth notes by the first violins, moving to a stormy variation in C minor with trumpets and timpani, then solos for the first oboist and flautist , and concluding with a sweeping and lyrical forte repeat in triplets. In the coda section, the opening notes are stated once more, this time reharmonized with gently dissonant diminished seventh chords over a tonic pedal . The third movement is a minuet and trio , in ternary form in the tonic key ( G major ). The tempo, Allegro molto, or very quickly, is of note since it marks the historical shift away from the old minuet (at a slower, i.e. danceable, tempo) toward the scherzo ; by the time of his last quartets Haydn had started to mark his minuets presto . The fourth movement is a characteristically rhythmic, energetic and propulsive Haydn finale. The movement is written in sonata rondo form w


Which is the largest island entirely in Indonesia?

10 Largest Islands In The World - 10 Most Today 10 Largest Islands In The World 1. Greenland, Denmark – 2,130,800 km2 (822,706 sq ml). Greenland possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet, and has a population of around 56,000 people 10 Largest Islands In The World: Greenland [put_links_units_468_15] 2. New Guinea, Indonesia & Papua New Guinea – 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq ml) and a population of 7.5 million. With some 786,000 km of tropical land — less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Earth’s surface — New Guinea has an immense biodiversity, containing between 5% and 10% of the total species on the planet 10 Largest Islands In The World: New guinea   3. Borneo, Asia – 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq ml). The island of Borneo is the largest island in Asia and is divided among 3 countries: Brunei & Indonesia & Malaysia. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Borneo 4. Madagascar, Madagascar – 587,713 km2 (226,917 sq ml) Located off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique 10 Largest Islands In The World: Madagascar   5. Baffin Island, Canada – 507,451 km2 (195,928 sq ml). The largest island in Canada with a population of only 11,000 10 Largest Islands In The World: Baffin Island   6. Sumatra, Indonesia – 473,481km2 (184,954 sq ml). It is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia and has a population of almost 50 million. Its biggest city is Medan with over 4 million in the greater urban area. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Sumatra   7. Honshu, Japan – 225,800km2 (87,182 sq ml) is the largest and most populous island of Japan and the second most populous after Indonesia’s Java island. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Honshu   8. Victoria Island, Canada – 217,291km2 (83,897 sq ml) is Canada’s second largest island and slightly larger than the island of Great Britain 10 Largest Islands In The World: Victoria Island 9. Great Britain, United Kingdom – 209,331km2 (80,823 sq ml) is the largest European island and the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 62 million people it is the third most populous island in the world 10 Largest Islands In The World: Great Britain   10. Ellesmere Island, Canada – 196,236km2 (75,767 sq ml) is the tenth largest island in the world and Canada’s third largest island 10 Largest Islands In The World: Ellesmere Island


Which was the last horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup 3 years in succession?

Horse racing: Kauto Star will make history if he wins the Gold Cup | Sport | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close It is a sign of Paul Nicholls's professionalism that after saddling the first three home in the Gold Cup 12 months ago one of his first reactions was disappointment. Denman's relentless gallop had overpowered his opponents, but Kauto Star , Nicholls felt, had failed to produce the form that had won him the race the previous year. Like any champion trainer he took it personally. Friday's Gold Cup, when Kauto Star gets the chance to set the record straight, has been the chaser's only serious target ever since. Last year's letdown means that Kauto Star cannot match Arkle and Best Mate by winning the race three times in succession. A consolation, though, is that another historical landmark is now within his grasp. The Gold Cup was first run in 1924 and no horse has ever won the chasing championship, lost it and won it back. It is a striking statistic, and few horses will have been directed towards the race with the all-consuming determination that has marked the programme for Kauto Star this year. In his championship season two years ago Kauto Star had six starts. This time around Friday's race will be only his fourth of the campaign and his first in 2009, as he has not seen a track since the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day. "We've all analysed last year's Gold Cup quite a bit since," Clive Smith, Kauto Star's owner, said last week, "and although he was very brave and hung on to second place really well he didn't jump well from an early stage – and when he's going to run a really big race he always jumps well from the start. "He then went to Aintree and was beaten there too, as was Master Minded [Smith's Champion Chase winner at Cheltenham last year]. "I think both of them suffered from having run at Cheltenham and looking back we shouldn't have run at Aintree. I wouldn't say I was definitely against it, but Paul had to persuade me to go there and I think he's realised it's something we won't do again." Kauto Star's cursory schedule this season is a result of last year's disappointments. "We realised he needs more time between races now," Smith says. "I think that Paul feels he is in much better form than last year as a result of that." Another reason for Kauto Star not running his race last year may have been because Denman did not let him. Sam Thomas kicked Denman into the lead while passing the stands for the second time and the horse jumped around the final circuit with such strength that Kauto Star never threatened to reel him in. "He didn't run his race on the day, but then again Denman probably didn't allow him to run his race," Ruby Walsh, who chose to ride Kauto Star over Denman, said last week. "It's obviously disappointing when you pick the wrong one, but at the end of the day no one died. I just hope that the real Kauto Star turns up this year and shows everyone what he can do." Denman will be in the field again on Friday and there will be other jockeys too – Christian Williams on Neptune Collonges, and possibly Tom Scudamore on Madison Du Berlais – who will set out convinced that stretching Kauto Star's stamina is the way to beat him. "Denman was extraordinary last year," Smith said. "He ran a very strong, galloping type of race that Kauto Star just couldn't match on the day, but I feel that this time Kauto Star will definitely cope with it." Others are less convinced. Paul Jones, the author of the Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide – which analyses past trends as a guide to future winners – is not too concerned that no horse has ever regained the championship after losing it. Kauto Star's overall record at Cheltenham, though, is another matter. "I don't really have any theories as to why no horse has ever won it back," Jones said, "though I am surprised it hasn't happened at least once back in the 1940s or 50s. I do think that in the past 10 or 15 years it has become a young horse's game and eight of the past 17 winners of the Gold Cup have been second-season chasers. "But you could have sa


The Battle of Dettingen in which George II led the British troops occurred during which War?

The Battle of Dettingen 1743 Museums The last battle at which a British King was present, King George II: a victory for the Pragmatic Army led, nominally, by King George II King George II with the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Dettingen on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: picture by John Wootton: click here to buy this picture The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Malplaquet The next battle of the War of the Austrian Succession is the Battle of Fontenoy War: War of the Austrian Succession or King George’s War (the name in North America). Battle of Dettingen on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: picture by John Mackenzie Date of the Battle of Dettingen: 16th June 1743 (old style) (new style: 27th June 1743) Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: picture by Henri Dupray: click here to buy this picture Duc de Noailles French Commander at the Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession Place of the Battle of Dettingen: Dettingen was fought in South West Germany on the North bank of the Main river some 70 miles East of Frankfurt and 3 miles West of Aschaffenburg. Combatants at the Battle of Dettingen: The Pragmatic Army comprising British, Hanoverians and Austrians against a French Army. Generals at the Battle of Dettingen: George II, King of England and Elector of Hanover, Earl of Stair, Marshall Konigseck, Duc D’Ahremburg, General Ilton (Hanover). The French were commanded by the Duc de Noailles and the force that crossed the Main was commanded by the Comte de Grammont. Size of the Armies at the Battle of Dettingen: 70,000 French and 50,000 British and allied troops. Winner of the Battle of Dettingen: Pragmatic Army British Regiments at the Battle of Dettingen: The following modern British Regiments hold Dettingen as a battle honour: Third Troop of Horse Guards: Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: Mackenzie after Representation of Cloathing 1742 The Life Guards, the Blues and Royals, the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoon Guards, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Queen’s Royal Hussars, the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, the King’s Regiment, the Devon and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Anglian Regiment, the Light Infantry, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. The following British regiments fought at the battle:  3rd and 4th Troops of Horse Guards, 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, Royal Regiment of Horse, King’s Horse, 7th Horse, Royal Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys, King’s Dragoons, 4th, 6th and 7th Dragoons, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Foot Guards, 3rd, 4th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 37th Foot. Map of the Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: map by John Fawkes Account of the Battle of Dettingen: The Battle of Dettingen is a significant victory for the British Army, being the only time in modern history that a British Force has been led into battle by a reigning monarch, King George II. Ligonier’s 8th Horse at the Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: click here to buy this picture Although ostensibly fighting to preserve Flanders from the predations of Louis XV’s French armies, the British army’s presence on the Continent from 1742 was as much to preserve the independence of Hanover, King George II being Elector of Hanover. The British force constituted part of what was known as the “Pragmatic Army”, comprising British, Austrian and Hanoverian troops. Earl of Stair British Commander at the Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession In early 1743 the Pragmatic Allies were at a loss how to use their army against the French. Finally, late in the campaigning season and at King George II’s insistence, the Pragmat


Which fashion house introduced a youth-oriented line Miu Miu in 1992?

Miu Miu - Designer Biography Miu Miu - Designer Biography Miu Miu - Designer Biography This entry was posted on July 19, 2012 by labellush. Miu Miu is Positioned as the daily-oriented,more affordable clothing line from the Prada fashion house use,opened in 1992 and headed by Miuccia Prada. Miuccia Prada is a true trend visionary and her second line Miu Miu has always been the go-to for an instant hit of what's hot. Since its launch in 1992, Miu Miu's sophisticated-eclectic design mix has earned the label a host of devotees such as Nicole Kidman and Chloe Sevigny. Classic but super cool, a Miu Miu look will take you from the most uptown eatery to the hippest nightspot.  Prada Fashion Designer Prada was founded in 1913 in Milan, Italy as a manufacturer of leather bags. What is known today as Prada is mostly the work of the founder's grand-daughter Miuccia Prada. Miuccia Prada was born in 1949. After university, she entered the family business 1978 and soon revolutionized the appearance of its products. Her interest in unusual fabrics led to the distinctive trademark of Prada products: the surprising combination of materials. There are usually two discoveries to be made when dealing with Prada products: First, the surprise to see the use of a specific material in an unusual context and in consequence, the astonishment how good it fits the purpose. In 1989, she introduced women's wear with instant success, men's wear followed equally successful in 1995. Prada is said to be the most prominent example of a new form of inward-directed luxury. While in the eighties luxury was explicitly displayed, today an understated luxury is sought, only recognizable by insiders. Thus, Prada clothes avoid very loud coloring and easily appealing appearances. They are described as cool, comfortable, pure, graceful, and minimalistic. Miuccia Prada, who is entirely in charge of the companies creative decisions, says she bases her decisions mostly on intuition. She is reported to be overly fussy about each detail of her design. It can happen that each product has to be changed over and over in order to come closest to Miucci Prada's initial idea. Her husband Patrizio Bertelli is the business-man behind Miuccia Prada. He is responsible for the commercial side of the products and the retail strategy. This entry was posted in Designer Bios on July 19, 2012 by labellush. ← Previous Post Next Post → Related Products


Which UK Prime Minister-to-be married Lady Dorothy Cavendish in 1920?

Harold Macmillan     - Stockton Council Stockton Council Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (1894 - 1986) was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963. Nicknamed 'Supermac', in his premiership he advocated a mixed economy, championed the use of public investment to create expansion, and presided over an age of affluence marked by high growth and low unemployment. He restored the special relationship with the United States, decolonised much of Africa, ended National Service, strengthened the nuclear deterrent, and pioneered the Nuclear Test Ban with the Soviet Union, but his unwillingness to disclose United States nuclear secrets to France led to a French veto of the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community. When asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, Macmillan replied: "Events, my dear boy, events". Harold Macmillan was born in Chelsea, London, and was first educated at Summer Fields School and then at Eton but left during his first half after a serious attack of pneumonia. He also attended Balliol College, Oxford, although he only completed two years of the four year course reading Greats before the outbreak of the First World War. Macmillan served with distinction as a captain in the Grenadier Guards during the war and was wounded on three occasions. During the Battle of the Somme, he spent an entire day wounded and lying in a slit trench with a bullet in his pelvis, reading the classical Greek playwright Aeschylus in his original language. Macmillan lost so many of his fellow students during the war that afterwards he refused to return to Oxford, saying the university would never be the same. He joined Macmillan Publishers as a junior partner in 1920, remaining with the company until his appointment to ministerial office in 1940. Macmillan married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire on 21 April 1920. Between 1929 and 1935 Lady Dorothy had a long affair with the Conservative politician Robert Boothby, in full public view of Westminster and established society. Boothby was widely rumoured to have been the father of Macmillan's youngest daughter Sarah. The stress caused by this may have contributed to Macmillan's nervous breakdown in 1931. Lady Dorothy died on 21 May 1966, aged 65. Elected to the House of Commons in 1924 for Stockton-on-Tees, Macmillan lost his seat in 1929, only to return in 1931. He spent the 1930s on the backbenches, During this time (1938) he published the first edition of his book The Middle Way, which advocated a broadly centrist political philosophy both domestically and internationally. In the Second World War he at last attained office, serving in the wartime coalition government in the Ministry of Supply and the Colonial Ministry before attaining real power upon being sent to North Africa in 1942 as British government representative to the Allies in the Mediterranean. During this assignment Macmillan worked closely with US General Dwight Eisenhower, a friendship that would prove crucial in his later career. Macmillan was also the British resident minister advising General Keightley of V Corps, the senior Allied commander in Austria responsible for Operation Keelhaul, which included the forced repatriation of up to 70,000 prisoners of war to the Soviet Union and Tito's Yugoslavia in 1945. Macmillan returned to England after the war and was Secretary of State for Air for two months in 1945. He lost his seat in the landslide Labour victory that year, but soon returned to Parliament in a November 1945 by-election in Bromley. With the Conservative victory in 1951 he became Minister of Housing under Winston Churchill and fulfilled his conference promise to build 300,000 houses per year. He then served as Minister of Defense from October 1954. He then served as Foreign Secretary in April-December 1955 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1955-1957 under Anthony Eden. Harold Macmillan became Pri


Miss Joan Hunter Dunn is praised in which poem by John Betjeman?

Poet Seers » A Subaltern’s Love Song Poets at Poetseers » John Betjeman » A Subaltern’s Love Song A Subaltern’s Love Song A Subaltern’s Love Song poem by John Betjeman Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Furnish’d and burnish’d by Aldershot sun, What strenuous singles we played after tea, We in the tournament – you against me! Love-thirty, love-forty, oh! weakness of joy, The speed of a swallow, the grace of a boy, With carefullest carelessness, gaily you won, I am weak from your loveliness, Joan Hunter Dunn. Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, How mad I am, sad I am, glad that you won, The warm-handled racket is back in its press, But my shock-headed victor, she loves me no less. Her father’s euonymus shines as we walk, And swing past the summer-house, buried in talk, And cool the verandah that welcomes us in To the six-o’clock news and a lime-juice and gin. The scent of the conifers, sound of the bath, The view from my bedroom of moss-dappled path, As I struggle with double-end evening tie, For we dance at the Golf Club, my victor and I. On the floor of her bedroom lie blazer and shorts, And the cream-coloured walls are be-trophied with sports, And westering, questioning settles the sun, On your low-leaded window, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn. The Hillman is waiting, the light’s in the hall, The pictures of Egypt are bright on the wall, My sweet, I am standing beside the oak stair And there on the landing’s the light on your hair. By roads “not adopted”, by woodlanded ways, She drove to the club in the late summer haze, Into nine-o’clock Camberley, heavy with bells And mushroomy, pine-woody, evergreen smells. Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, I can hear from the car park the dance has begun, Oh! Surrey twilight! importunate band! Oh! strongly adorable tennis-girl’s hand! Around us are Rovers and Austins afar, Above us the intimate roof of the car, And here on my right is the girl of my choice, With the tilt of her nose and the chime of her voice. And the scent of her wrap, and the words never said, And the ominous, ominous dancing ahead. We sat in the car park till twenty to one And now I’m engaged to Miss Joan Hunter Dunn.


What is the more common name for the species Panthera Onca?

Panthera onca (Jaguar) Panthera onca  Tigre Real, Tigre Americano, Otorongo, Yaguar, Yaguarete Synonym(s): Felis onca Linnaeus, 1758 Taxonomic Notes: Although eight subspecies have been recognized (Seymour 1989), genetic (Eizirik et al. 2001, Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2006) and morphological (Larson 1997) analysis finds no support for the existence of discrete subspecies. Rather, variation is clinal - the greatest differences are found between Jaguars at the latitudinal extremes of their range. While not elevating the regional differences to the subspecies level, Eizirk et al. (2001) found evidence for four incompletely isolated phylogeographic groups: Mexico + Guatemala, southern Central America, northern South America, and South America south of the Amazon river. Similarly, Ruiz-Garcia et al. (2006) found that the Andes mountains incompletely isolates Jaguar populations in Colombia. 2008-06-30 Assessor(s): Caso, A., Lopez-Gonzalez, C., Payan, E., Eizirik, E., de Oliveira, T., Leite-Pitman, R., Kelly, M. & Valderrama, C. Reviewer(s): Nowell, K., Breitenmoser-Wursten, C., Breitenmoser, U. (Cat Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) Justification: Jaguar extent of occurrence was estimated at 8.75 million km², and probability of long-term survival was estimated as high for over 6 million km² (Sanderson et al., 2002). Much of the jaguar's remaining habitat is the rainforest of the Amazon basin, which is of relatively low suitability (Torres et al. 2007). The jaguar is still an abundant species, but is threatened by habitat loss and persecution. Due to loss of habitat, poaching of prey and fragmentation of populations across portions of the range, this species is considered to be Near Threatened. If threats continue at the current rate the species will likely qualify for VU A2cd or A3cd in the near future. Previously published Red List assessments: 2002 – Near Threatened (NT) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: The jaguar is the largest cat of the Americas, and the only living representative of the genus Panthera found in the New World (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Historically it ranged from the southwestern US (where there are still some vagrants close to the Mexican border) through the Amazon basin to the Rio Negro in Argentina. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated at 8.75 million km², with its stronghold the rainforest of the Amazon basin, which comprises 88% of its EOO. However, ecological models indicate that much of the Amazon is of low suitability for the jaguar, compared with the Pantanal, Paraguayan Chaco, and Caatinga (Torres et al. 2007). The Jaguar has been virtually eliminated from much of the drier northern parts of its range, as well as northern Brazil, the pampas scrub grasslands of Argentina and throughout Uruguay. It is now estimated to occupy only about 46% of its historic range (Sanderson et al. 2002). Populations in Colombia are divided by the Andes (Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2006). Sanderson et al. (2002) presented a group exercise to define the most important areas for conservation of viable jaguar populations (Jaguar Conservation Units or JCUs). These 51 areas add up to 1.29 million km², or 13% of jaguar range. Countries occurrence: Native: Argentina; Belize; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; United States; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Regionally extinct: Population [top] Population: Sanderson et al. (2002) found that 70% of estimated jaguar range (over 6 million km²) was considered to have a high probability for survival. Most of this area consists of the Amazon basin rainforest, and adjoining areas of the Pantanal and Gran Chaco. However, while the latter two were found by ecological models to be highly suitable for jaguars, the Amazon was found to be of low suitability (Torres et al. 2007). Jaguar densities in the Brazilian Pantanal are estimated at 6.6-6.7 adults per 100 km² (Soisalo and Cavalcanti 2006), and in the B


Which Dallas actor also appeared in the MGM musicals Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate?

Howard Keel, at 85; star of musicals, 'Dallas' actor - The Boston Globe Howard Keel, at 85; star of musicals, 'Dallas' actor By Bob Thomas, Associated Press  |  November 8, 2004 LOS ANGELES -- Howard Keel, the broad-shouldered baritone who romanced his way through a series of glittery MGM musicals such as "Kiss Me Kate" and "Annie Get Your Gun" and later revived his career with television's "Dallas," died yesterday. He was 85. Mr. Keel died of colon cancer at his Palm Desert home. Mr. Keel starred in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals in New York and London before being signed to an MGM contract after World War II. The timing was perfect: He became a star with his first MGM film, playing Frank Butler to Betty Hutton's Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun." His size and lusty voice made him an ideal leading man for such stars as Esther Williams ("Pagan Love Song," "Texas Carnival," "Jupiter's Darling"), Ann Blyth ("Rose Marie," "Kismet"), Kathryn Grayson ("Show Boat," "Lovely to Look At," "Kiss Me Kate") and Doris Day ("Calamity Jane"). His favorite film was "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." "It was a fine cast and lots of fun to make," Mr. Keel said in 1993, "but they did the damn thing on the cheap. The backdrops had holes in them, and it was shot on the worst film stock. . . . As it turned out, the miracle worker was George Folsey, the cinematographer. He took that junk and made it look like a Grandma Moses painting." When film studios went into a slump, MGM's musical factory was disbanded. Mr. Keel kept busy on the road in such surefire attractions of "Man of La Mancha," "South Pacific," and "Annie Get Your Gun." Mr. Keel was in his 60s and presumably nearing the end of his career when he became a star in another medium. From its start in 1978, "Dallas," with its combination of oil, greed, sex and duplicity, had become the hottest series in television. Jim Davis, who had played the role of Jock Ewing, died in 1981, and the producers needed another strong presence to stand up to the nefarious J.R. Ewing Jr. (Larry Hagman). They chose Mr. Keel. "The show was enormous," Mr. Keel reflected in 1995. "I couldn't believe it. My life changed again. From being out of it, I was suddenly a star, known to more people than ever before. Wherever I went, crowds appeared again, and I started making solo albums for the first time in my career." As Clayton Farlow, husband of "Miss Ellie" Ewing (Barbara Bel Geddes), Mr. Keel remained with "Dallas" until it folded in 1991. When Mr. Keel was born in Gillespie, Ill., his name was Harold Clifford Leek. His father, once a naval captain, became a coal miner and drank to soothe his bitterness. During drunken rages, he beat his children. His mother, a strict Methodist, forbade her two sons from having any entertainment. "I had a terrible, rotten childhood," Mr. Keel said in 1995. "My father made away with himself when I was 11. I had no guidance, and Mom was 6 feet tall, bucktoothed, and very tough. I was mean and rebellious and had a terrible, bitter temper. I got a job as an auto mechanic, and I would have stayed in that narrow kind of life if I hadn't discovered art. Music changed me completely." At 20 he was living in Los Angeles when he was befriended by a woman who took him to a Hollywood Bowl concert featuring famed baritone Lawrence Tibbett. Mr. Keel was inspired, and he started taking vocal lessons at 25 cents an hour. His first semiprofessional opportunity came as a singing waiter at the Paris Inn Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles at $15 a week and two meals a day. Six foot 3 and a gawky 140 pounds, Mr. Keel was painfully shy. He worked five years during World War II at Douglas Aircraft, and the experience boosted his confidence. He sang in recitals and opera programs and was summoned to an audition with Oscar Hammerstein II, who was looking for young singers to play Curly in the growing number of touring "Oklahoma!" companies. Hammerstein approved, and soon under a new name, Howard Keel, he was singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" in New York eight times a week. He sometimes replac


Which is the only single malt whisky distilled on the Isle of Skye?

Talisker Distillery & Visitors Centre | VisitScotland Talisker Distillery & Visitors Centre Isle Of Skye Highlands The only distillery on the Isle of Skye, set on the shores of Loch Harport with dramatic views of the Cuillins. This alluring, sweet, full-bodied single malt whisky is so easy to enjoy, and like Skye itself, so hard to leave. Classic tours available during opening times below - Adults £7.00, Children 8 - 17 year old £3.00, tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. Tasting Tour available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (Subject to availability). This experience will start at 1.30pm and finish at 3.45pm to coincide with local buses running between Portree and the Distillery. The tour is £30 per person and we advise you book in advance to save disappointment. Enjoy the only Single Malt whisky from the Isle of Skye. Children under 8 years are welcome in our Visitor's Centre but are not admitted to the production areas Accessible parking or drop-off point Accessibility Accessible parking or drop-off point Lift or stairlift 1 Nov 2016 - 31 Mar 2017 Day 1 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2017 Day 1 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Day 1 Jul 2017 - 31 Aug 2017 Day 1 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2017 Day 1 Oct 2017 - 31 Oct 2017 Day Skip to content Cookie Policy VisitScotland uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By using our website you consent to our use of cookies. Please read our new privacy and cookies statement for more information. I agree  © 2017 VisitScotland. All rights reserved. You will now be directed to our partner's site to complete your booking Terms and conditions This booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by VisitScotland. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. You may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers. Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. If you proceed to make a booking you will leave our Website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party. VisitScotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website. This booking system and any information appearing on this page is provided for your information and convenience only and is not intended to be an endorsement by VisitScotland of the content of such linked websites, the quality of any accommodation listed, or of the services of any third party.


In the periodic table which metal follows lithium and sodium in the alkali metals (valency 1)?

21.3: The Alkali Metals (Group 1) - Chemistry LibreTexts 21.3: The Alkali Metals (Group 1) Last updated To describe how the alkali metals are isolated. To be familiar with the reactions, compounds, and complexes of the alkali metals. The alkali metals are so reactive that they are never found in nature in elemental form. Although some of their ores are abundant, isolating them from their ores is somewhat difficult. For these reasons, the group 1 elements were unknown until the early 19th century, when Sir Humphry Davy first prepared sodium (Na) and potassium (K) by passing an electric current through molten alkalis. (The ashes produced by the combustion of wood are largely composed of potassium and sodium carbonate.) Lithium (Li) was discovered 10 years later when the Swedish chemist Johan Arfwedson was studying the composition of a new Brazilian mineral. Cesium (Cs) and rubidium (Rb) were not discovered until the 1860s, when Robert Bunsen conducted a systematic search for new elements. Known to chemistry students as the inventor of the Bunsen burner, Bunsen’s spectroscopic studies of ores showed sky blue and deep red emission lines that he attributed to two new elements, Cs and Rb, respectively. Francium (Fr) is found in only trace amounts in nature, so our knowledge of its chemistry is limited. All the isotopes of Fr have very short half-lives, in contrast to the other elements in group 1. Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) Davy was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England. He was a bit of a wild man in the laboratory, often smelling and tasting the products of his experiments, which almost certainly shortened his life. He discovered the physiological effects that cause nitrous oxide to be called “laughing gas” (and became addicted to it!), and he almost lost his eyesight in an explosion of nitrogen trichloride (NCl3), which he was the first to prepare. Davy was one of the first to recognize the utility of Alessandro Volta’s “electric piles” (batteries). By connecting several “piles” in series and inserting electrodes into molten salts of the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, he was able to isolate six previously unknown elements as pure metals: sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, barium, and magnesium. He also discovered boron and was the first to prepare phosphine (PH3) and hydrogen telluride (H2Te), both of which are highly toxic. Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811–1899) Bunsen was born and educated in Göttingen, Germany. His early work dealt with organic arsenic compounds, whose highly toxic nature and explosive tendencies almost killed him and did cost him an eye. He designed the Bunsen burner, a reliable gas burner, and used it and emission spectra to discover cesium (named for its blue line) and rubidium (named for its red line). Preparation of the Alkali Metals Because the alkali metals are among the most potent reductants known, obtaining them in pure form requires a considerable input of energy. Pure lithium and sodium for example, are typically prepared by the electrolytic reduction of molten chlorides: \[\mathrm{LiCl(l)}\rightarrow\mathrm{Li(l)}+\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{Cl_2(g)} \label{21.15}\] In practice, CaCl2 is mixed with LiCl to lower the melting point of the lithium salt. The electrolysis is carried out in an argon atmosphere rather than the nitrogen atmosphere typically used for substances that are highly reactive with O2 and water because Li reacts with nitrogen gas to form lithium nitride (Li3N). Metallic sodium is produced by the electrolysis of a molten mixture of NaCl and CaCl2. In contrast, potassium is produced commercially from the reduction of KCl by Na, followed by the fractional distillation of K(g). Although rubidium and cesium can also be produced by electrolysis, they are usually obtained by reacting their hydroxide salts with a reductant such as Mg: \[2RbOH_{(s)} + Mg_{(s)} \rightarrow 2Rb_{(l)} + Mg(OH)_{2(s)} \label{21.6}\] Massive deposits of essentially pure NaCl and KCl are found in nature and are the major sources of sodium and potassium. The other alkali metals are found in low concentration


Actor Larry Hagman was the son of which Broadway musical star?

Larry Hagman - Biography - IMDb Larry Hagman Biography Showing all 186 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (143) | Personal Quotes  (30) | Salary  (1) Overview (5) 23 November 2012 ,  Dallas, Texas, USA  (complications from myelodysplastic syndrome due to throat cancer treatments) Birth Name 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Bio (1) The son of a legendary actress ( Mary Martin ) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his mother's place, who had remarried and was launching a Broadway career. After attending Bard College in New York State, he decided to follow his mother's acting road. His first stage tryout was with the Margo Jones Theatre-in-the-Round in Dallas, Texas. He then appeared in the New York City Center production of "Taming the Shrew", followed by a year in regional theater. In his early-to-mid twenties, Larry moved to England as a member of the cast of his mother's stage show, "South Pacific", and was a member of the cast for five years. After that, he enrolled in the United States Air Force, where he produced and directed several series for members of the service. After completing his service in the Air Force, Larry returned to New York City for a series of Broadway and off-Broadway plays, esp. "Once Around the Block", "Career", "Comes a Day", "A Priest in the House", "The Beauty Part", "The Warm Peninsula", "The Nervous Set" among many others. He began his television career in 1961 with a number of guest appearances on shows as "The ALCOA Hour". He was later chosen to be in the popular daytime soap opera The Edge of Night (1956), in which he starred for two years. But that was his start, he later went on to become the friendliest television star in the NBC sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965), in which he played the amiable astronaut Anthony Nelson. In the series, his life was endangered by this gorgeous blonde bombshell genie played by Barbara Eden . The series ran for five years and after that, he continued his success in The Good Life (1971) and Here We Go Again (1973), as well as a number of guest-starring roles on many series. He was also with Lauren Bacall in the television version of the hit Broadway musical Applause (1973). In 1977, the soap opera Dallas (1978) came aboard and Larry's career was secured. He credits "Superchick" for convincing him to do the show. This program of an excessively rich Texas family, was one of the best, beloved, most-watched shows of all time as he portrayed the role of the evil yet perverted millionaire J.R. Ewing, the man who loved to be hated. The series ran for an amazing 14 1/2 seasons and the "Who shot J.R.?" episode remains the second highly-rated television show in the history of the satellite. Since his name was familiar with Texas, it was suiting that he hosted "Lone Star" (1985), an eight-part documentary series related to the history of Texas, for the Public Television Stations. That aired while celebrating the 150th anniversary of Texas as an independent republic. In the spring of 1987, Kari-Lorimar released "Larry Hagman--Stop Smoking for Life". Proceeds from this home video were donated to the American Cancer Society. In July 1995, he needed a liver transplant in order for him to regain his life back after years of strong drinking that led to cirrhosis. He went over to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for this where he spent seven weeks in the hospital, and an operation took 16 hours but saved his life. In July 1996, one year after he had a new liver, he served as the National Spokesperson for the 1996 U.S. Transplant Games presented by the National Kidney Foundation and, on November 2, he later received the Award for his efforts in escalating public awareness of the concept of organ donation. He continued to serve as an advocate of organ donation and transplantation until his death. In November 1996, he starred in Dallas


Which animal has species - white, black, Indian, Sumatran and Javan?

Rhinoceros - Animal Facts and Information Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Family Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceros Facts and Information. Feeding, habitat, distribution, reproduction, anatomy and more. Facts about White, Black, Indian, Sumatran and Javan Rhinoceros. Introduction to Rhinoceros The rhinoceros is an amazing creature, which has dominated many ecosystems on this planet for millennia. It has evolved from hundreds of subspecies, and adapted to innumerable ecological changes over its reign. The Indian rhino currently holds its place as the second largest rhinoceros on planet Earth. The first is the White rhinoceros. The story of the rhino is long, has a very sad ending. Most species of rhino today are nearly extinct, largely due to irresponsible hunting or poaching operations, and rapidly shrinking habitats. Only five distinct species of rhinoceros exist today, and most of those exist only in wildlife reserves sectioned off and designed for them. Class Rhinocerotidae Conservation Statuses Of the five surviving rhino species, only two of those still exist in their natural habitat. The javan rhino has been listed as functionally extinct, and only some of those has been spotted in a wildlife reserve. Only footprints, wallows, and scrapings have been located to suggest the javan still walks the face of the Earth. Sumatran rhinos are also very nearly gone, only a few remaining in national parks. The few that remain are far flung and still in danger of hunters. The white and Indian rhinos have a slight leg up as grazers, in relation to the conservation efforts, and are presently listed as Vulnerable. This means that they are existing in wildlife reserves, zoos, and in their natural habitats, in small numbers. The conservation efforts used to keep these two subspecies alive have done a fantastic job, bringing the population back to manageable levels. To protect against poaching, the Indian rhinos in a reserve may have armed guards. The black rhino has only continued to decline in captivity, and continue to be the object of poachers and hunters to this day. At least three subspecies of black rhino have become extinct forever. Conservationists currently list the black rhino as critically endangered, and the animal has been listed as nationally and regionally extinct in many nations. Interesting Features The rhinos’ most lauded feature to humans has been its horn. The horn of a rhinoceros is made up of the mineral keratin, the same substance that can be found in human hair and nails. Rhinos use their horns for combat, defense, and as a tool to aid in feeding. This horn is the most common reason the rhino is poached illegally. Most nations have staunch policies against hunting the rhino for its horn, but the penalties have only raised the demand for this object. The rhinos’ skin is layered with subcutaneous fat, to help it stay cool during the hottest part of the day. This skin has also been the prize of many poachers, and has been known to show up on the black market. Their skin is extremely hard and thick, and the rhino uses it as protection against sharp foliage and the occasional predator attack. The Indian rhinos’ skin is especially thick and hearty, and is covered in wart like notches. The lips of the rhino are also used to distinguish the five species. Only the black rhino still has the pointed lip structure better suited to browsing, and breaking off large pieces of foliage for eating. The black rhino is also known as the hook lipped rhino because of this feature. Most other rhinoceros have square lips, which are more useful as grazing devices. The white rhino is characterized by this feature, and uses this lip to cut grasses and shrubs. Interesting Behaviors Rhinos have many interesting and varied habits that belie their long evolutionary lifetime. Many rhinos even use a rudimentary form of vocal communication, exchanging grunts and snorts when gathered at the same wallow or salt lick. African rhinos are also one of the many creatures that participates in watering hole right sharing. They will often use the same paths as, and seemi


Who wrote the poem Leisure which begins 'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare'?

W. H. Davies | poetryarchive.org Tweet Widget About W. H. Davies The Welsh poet William Henry Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’ The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident when jumping from a train. He returned to England and, unfit for physical work, dedicated himself to making a living as a writer. His first collection of poems attractedinfluential admirers, such as George Bernard Shaw, who helped Davies publish a successful memoir, The Autobiography of a Super Tramp, which dealt with his life travelling across America. By 1929 his popularity and literary reputation led to the award of an honorary degree from the University of Wales and, ten years later, his home town of Newport unveiled a plaque in his honour. Related Links


Which post-impressionist painted The Card Players in 1892?

Paul Cézanne | The Card Players | The Met The Card Players Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence) Date: 25 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (65.4 x 81.9 cm) Classification: Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 Accession Number: 61.101.1 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 826 This is probably the first in a series of five paintings that Cézanne devoted to peasants playing cards. Enlisting local farmhands to serve as models, he may have drawn inspiration for his genre scene from a seventeenth-century painting by the Le Nain brothers in the museum in his hometown of Aix. The Metropolitan’s picture was followed by a version twice its size, which includes the additional figure of a standing child at right (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia). In the last three compositions, Cézanne continuously pared away details, focusing on just a pair of card players. Catalogue Entry The Painting: In his mid-fifties and at the height of his career, Paul Cézanne began a series of paintings, drawings, and watercolors of card players. The unprecedented repetition of the theme of card players and the monumental scale at which he chose to work in two of the later canvases demonstrate the significance of the project for him. Cézanne referred to his five paintings of card players as "souvenirs of the museums" (Vollard 1990), as they were steeped in art historical references to paintings by past European masters. We know from his dealer Ambroise Vollard (1914) that "every afternoon Cézanne would go to the Louvre or to the Trocadero to sketch the Old Masters." (Vollard [1914] first saw any of Cézanne’s work in 1892, at the time of the completion of The Met’s picture, which he bought from the artist seven or eight years later.) The younger painter Emile Bernard, for whom Cézanne was a role model, also noted the influence on the Provençal artist not only of paintings in the Louvre but also of engravings after paintings of major European predecessors (Bernard 1904). Technical analysis of The Met’s painting has revealed it as probably the first essay in the series, after single-figure studies, following critic Georges Rivière’s (1933) first identification of it as the first painting in the series. (For a discussion of the technical analysis, see below.) Preparatory works suggest that each of the peasant models posed individually in the studio and that Cézanne built this scene with four figures on his own from these studies (Ireson and Wright 2010). Paulin Paulet, a gardener at the Cézanne family estate Jas de Bouffan ("House of the Wind") just outside Aix-en-Provence, posed for the figure on the left (Ireson and Wright 2010). We know from his daughter that he was paid five francs to pose (transcript of interview with Léontine Paulet, 1955, M. Provence Archive, Atelier des Lauves, according to Ratcliffe 1960). In addition to posing for The Met’s and the Barnes Collection’s (see Additional Images, fig. 1) pictures, Paulin Paulet also may have posed for the figure on the right in Cézanne’s three remaining two-character card-playing scenes in the Musée d’Orsay (see Additional Images, fig. 2), the Courtauld Gallery (see Additional Images, fig. 3), and a private collection (ca. 1892–96), as well as for his two versions of The Smoker (ca. 1890–91, Städtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim, and ca. 1890–92, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg). Rivière (1933) identified the man with the pipe at the rear as "le père Alexandre," a farmworker at Jas who posed for the Man with a Pipe compositions (see Additional Images, figs. 4, 5) as well as the card players series. The other models are unknown but are generally believed to be other workers on the family farm. Cézanne’s models posed for this scene at Jas de Bouffan, but the exact setting there is a mystery. According to Cézanne’s friend Joachim Gasquet (1921), the series was painted in the farmhouse kitchen on the Cézanne family estate, rather than the main house where he usually painted. Fritz Novotny (1937) also identified the setting as the estate, but Athanassoglou-Kallmyer (2003) qualified that identifi


Violet Millar became the wife of which future UK Prime Minister in 1922?

Violet Attlee, Countess Attlee : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Violet Attlee, Countess Attlee   Wikis Violet Attlee, Countess Attlee: Wikis Advertisements    Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Violet Helen Attlee, Countess Attlee (née Millar) (20 November 1895 – 7 June 1964) was the wife of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee . Helen Millar was born in Hampstead as the tenth child and youngest daughter of Henry Edward Millar, a prosperous businessman. Her early education took place in Hampstead before she went to Saint Felix, a boarding school in Southwold . She worked as a VAD throughout World War I , meeting her future husband shortly afterward. In the summer of 1921, she went with her mother to Italy ; joining them on the trip were her brother Cedric and a former Oxford friend, Clement Attlee. Within a few weeks of their return they became engaged and were married at Christ Church, Hampstead on 10 January 1922. Theirs would be a devoted marriage. Their four children were Janet Helen (b. 1923), Lady Felicity Ann (1925-2007), Martin Richard (1925-1991) and Lady Alison Elizabeth (b. 1930). A kind, unassuming woman who was not, by her own admission, "a political wife", Countess Attlee assisted in personal matters, for instance arranging annual Boxing Day parties at Chequers for the children of her husband's ministerial colleagues. She was constantly at Clement's side at party conferences, at innumerable gatherings overseas, and in the detailed chores of his political career, despite being a lifelong Tory voter. [1] She acted as his regular driver during postwar elections. In August 1950, she joined London 's Civil Defence Corps . Since 1915 she had had considerable experience with the British Red Cross Society , having led a detachment for a number of years. Frequently in poor health, Attlee took ill suddenly and was admitted to Amersham Hospital on 7 June 1964. Seven hours later, she died of a cerebral haemorrhage . With her were her husband, son, second daughter, and the latter's husband. Shorthand titles Miss Violet Millar (20 November 1895–10 January 1922) Mrs Clement Attlee (10 January 1922–16 December 1955) The Rt Hon. The Countess Attlee (16 December 1955–7 June 1964) References