What vehicle was driven by Starsky and Hutch in the US TV programme?

Starsky & Hutch - Memorabilia UK Starsky & Hutch Buy Description: Three autograph book pages, clearly signed in ink by Paul Michael Glaser / David Soul and Antonio Fargas. Double mounted for fine display with photographs.   CERTIFICATION ; AFTAL Dealer No13 and UACC RD Memorabilia UK COA Size: About About Starsky & Hutch STARSKY AND HUTCH autographs. Popular US TV cop show of 93 (hour long) episodes originally broadcast between 1975-1979. It starred Paul Michael Glaser (David Starsky) / David Soul (Ken Hutchinson) and Antonio Fargas (Huggy Bear) along with their famous red Ford Gran Torino car. The BBC TV programme enjoyed massive success and a huge cult following in the UK during this period.


Who won an Oscar for her portrayal in a 1985 film of a woman who goes back to the town of her childhood?

Katharine Hepburn - Biography - IMDb Katharine Hepburn Biography Showing all 204 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (6) | Trivia  (105) | Personal Quotes  (78) | Salary  (8) Overview (5) 5' 7½" (1.71 m) Mini Bio (1) Born May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of a doctor and a suffragette, both of whom always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential. An athletic tomboy as a child, she was also very close to her brother, Tom, and was devastated at age 14 to find him dead, the apparent result of accidentally hanging himself while practicing a hanging trick their father had taught them. For many years after this, Katharine used his birthdate, November 8, as her own. She then became very shy around girls her age, and was largely schooled at home. She did attend Bryn Mawr College, however, and it was here that she decided to become an actress, appearing in many of their productions. After graduating, she began getting small roles in plays on Broadway and elsewhere. She always attracted attention in these parts, especially for her role in "Art and Mrs. Bottle" (1931); then, she finally broke into stardom when she took the starring role of the Amazon princess Antiope in "A Warrior's Husband" (1932). The inevitable film offers followed, and after making a few screen tests, she was cast in A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore . The film was a hit, and after agreeing to her salary demands, RKO signed her to a contract. She made five films between 1932 and 1934. For her third, Morning Glory (1933) she won her first Academy Award. Her fourth, Little Women (1933) was the most successful picture of its day. But stories were beginning to leak out of her haughty behavior off- screen and her refusal to play the Hollywood Game, always wearing slacks and no makeup, never posing for pictures or giving interviews. Audiences were shocked at her unconventional behavior instead of applauding it, and so when she returned to Broadway in 1934 to star in "The Lake", the critics panned her and the audiences, who at first bought up tickets, soon deserted her. When she returned to Hollywood, things didn't get much better. From the period 1935-1938, she had only two hits: Alice Adams (1935), which brought her her second Oscar nomination, and Stage Door (1937); the many flops included Break of Hearts (1935), Sylvia Scarlett (1935), Mary of Scotland (1936), Quality Street (1937) and the now- classic Bringing Up Baby (1938). With so many flops, she came to be labeled "box-office poison." She decided to go back to Broadway to star in "The Philadelphia Story" (1938), and was rewarded with a smash. She quickly bought the film rights, and so was able to negotiate her way back to Hollywood on her own terms, including her choice of director and co-stars. The film version of The Philadelphia Story (1940), was a box-office hit, and Hepburn, who won her third Oscar nomination for the film, was bankable again. For her next film, Woman of the Year (1942), she was paired with Spencer Tracy , and the chemistry between them lasted for eight more films, spanning the course of 25 years, and a romance that lasted that long off-screen. (She received her fourth Oscar nomination for the film.) Their films included the very successful Adam's Rib (1949), Pat and Mike (1952), and Desk Set (1957). With The African Queen (1951), Hepburn moved into middle-aged spinster roles, receiving her fifth Oscar nomination for the film. She played more of these types of roles throughout the 50s, and won more Oscar nominations for many of them, including her roles in Summertime (1955), The Rainmaker (1956) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). Her film roles became fewer and farther between in the 60s, as she devoted her time to her ailing partner Spencer Tracy. For one of her film appearances in this decade, in Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), she received her ninth Oscar nomination. After a five-year absence from films, she then made Guess Who's Coming to Dinne


"The children's book ""Swallows and Amazons"" by Arthur Ransome is set in what area of Great Britain?"

‘Swallows and Amazons’ Review: A Very British Dose of Clean Family Fun | Variety Courtesy of BBC Films July 23, 2016 | 02:02PM PT A very British nostalgia suffuses director Philippa Lowthorpe's amiable revisionist take on Arthur Ransome's beloved family fable. Based on British author Arthur Ransome’s popular children’s books of the 1930s and 1940s, “Swallows and Amazons” is, on the face of it, a fairly conservative film. Detailing the summer vacation adventures of the upper middle-class Walker family, it is a relaxed piece set in the summer of 1935, in a heritage England of Dundee cake, small boats and blithe acceptance of a broadly colonialist outlook. It is an England where the machinations of Russian spies can be safely foiled in time for tea by a band of plucky children. It is the fictional England to which many Britons who voted for Brexit aspire to return. Properly understood as a fiction, this rose-tinted world of kids who covet knives in order to whittle sticks — rather than, say, to stab a schoolmate — makes for a very charming, fairly twee, entirely respectable adventure. Of the five Walker children, the standout is adorable moppet Bobby McCulloch as Roger, the youngest of the kids to be allowed to camp without adults on an island on one of the great lakes of Cumbria’s Lake District (modeled on Coniston Water’s Peel Island, though not named as such here or in the books). The film makes an attempt from the get-go to address an issue that even Ransome recognized after he published the series’ first book in 1930: The Walker children, especially eldest boy John, are far too nice, in addition to being almost superhuman paradigms of competence and British pluck. Here, Dane Hughes’s John is more petulant and error-prone, lashing out at his younger siblings on occasion and fighting particularly with his eldest sister Susan — herself no longer the miniature female Bear Grylls of the book, instead making a complete hash of cooking a fish. It’s all more straightforwardly adolescent and likely more relatable for audiences used to the epic temper tantrums and sulks of the “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” gangs. As an adaptation of that first book, “Swallows and Amazons” also functions as a rather complex piece of meta-fiction. That may enrage Ransome purists, but need not concern the film’s primary market of British parents and grandparents looking for something wholesome to do with the family this summer. Ransome was, in real life, a gentleman spy, who wrote himself into his novels as Jim Turner, nicknamed Captain Flint. Ransome’s fictional avatar is never named as a spy — a rare instance of an author’s alter ago being less glamorous than the reality. Andrea Gibb’s script reimagines Jim Turner as a roguish agent, blending fact and fiction with a fair amount of ingenious revisionism and borrowing Ransome’s real MI6 codename, S76. As in real life, his close association with Russia is regarded with suspicion. In keeping with the trend for sexing up this character, established by an excellent 2010 musical theater adaptation of the book, Rafe Spall ’s Turner is a rather dashing fellow — worlds away from the spluttering buffoon essayed by Ronald Fraser in the same role in 1974’s somewhat iffy but sweet screen version. All adaptations to date have diverged from the portrait Ransome painted of himself in the books — both in text and in his cult illustrations — as fat and bald, with a quick temper and resourceful mind. The spy narrative here involves a barely-there McGuffin to do with stolen military papers, at least giving Andrew Scott acres of room to have fun playing a proper 1930s-style enemy agent; it largely runs in parallel to the kids’ adventures, until a dramatic third-act convergence involving a sea-plane. It’s a stunt that feels more of a piece with Enid Blyton’s lusty disregard for plausibility than the studied logic of even Ransome’s most adventurous moments. Still, one can hardly blame Gibbs and helmer Philippa Lowthorpe — a BAFTA-winning TV director making her feature debut — for attempting to introduce a little more je


Palinka, made from various kinds of fruit, most commonly plums, pears, apricot, or peaches, is a traditional type of what?

Fruit trees for sale | Traditional and modern varieties | Buy online Apple trees Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation, from cool temperate to subtropical. Apples are perhaps the most versatile of all temperate fruits, and one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Almost all cultivated apple varieties belong to the species Malus domestica, and are botanically part of the Rose family - apple blossom has an obvious resemblance to wild rose flowers. Apples trees were one of the earliest fruit trees to be cultivated, and originate from central Asia. There are now thousands of different apple cultivars or varieties. Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisifying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) one can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses. Cider apple trees Many countries have a tradition of apple varieties grown specifically for the production of cider (hard cider in North America). These varieties are generally not edible, but are grown for the qualities of their juice. Cider production usually relies on a blend of different cider apples, and cider varieties are divided into four groups on the characteristics of the juice they produce: Sweeter Crab apple trees Crab apples (Ornamental malus) are very closely related to apples, being part of the same genus Malus. The only difference between an apple and a crabapple is the size of the fruit, and it is usually considered that any apple variety with a fruit size of less than 2" is a crabapple. Crab apple trees are grown primarily for their ornamental value. This starts in spring with a profusion of attractive blossom, which is often scented. The brightly coloured ornamental fruits hang attractively on the tree throughout autumn, providing colour in the garden and a source of food for birds. Some varieties also have attractive bronze leaves. Most crab apples are edible - although rather unpalatable for eating fresh. However many varieties are valuable for cooking - crab apples contain large amounts of pectin, and are useful in the kitchen for making fruit jellies. Several varieties are also useful for cider blends. The prolific blossom also makes most crab apples excellent pollinators for all other apple and cider-apple varieties - they typically produce five to ten times more pollen than a typical apple tree. The blossom is also usually more long-lasting than that of normal apples, and spans several of the mainstream apple flowering groups. Crab apples are naturally precocious and will often start producing blossom and fruit in their 2nd or 3rd years. Plum trees If you are new to growing fruit trees, plum trees make an excellent choice. Plum trees are easy to grow - usually easier than apples and pears - and require very little training or pruning. The only horticultural challenge is that plums flower quite early in spring, so locations that are prone to frosts are best avoided (or choose a late-flowering or frost-resistant variety). They thrive in most conditions, but they prefer water-retentive soils, and mulching is therefore particularly important for plum trees - farmyard manure is ideal. Unlike most apples and pears, many plum varieties are self-fertile or partially self-fertile and do not need a pollination partner. For plum varieties that are not self-fertile, another plum tree of a different variety flowering at the same time is usually all that is necessary to ensure good pollination and heavy crops - there are few of the pollination incompatibilities found with apples, pears and cherries. Plums are also more nutrient-rich than apples or pears, and comparable to some other "superfoods" such as blueberries. Although plum trees do suffer from a range of diseases, they seem to catch them


Who was the wife of Richard I of England (the Lionheart)?

Richard the Lionheart Search TheMiddleAges.net Richard the Lionheart Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion. He was considered a hero in his day and has often been portrayed as one in works of literature. Early life The third of King Henry II's legitimate sons, Richard was never expected to accede to the throne. He was, however, the favourite son of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although born in Oxford, England, he soon came to know France as his home. When his parents effectively separated, he remained in Eleanor's care, and was invested with her duchy of Aquitaine in 1168, and of Poitiers in 1172. This was his consolation prize for the fact that his eldest brother, Henry the Young King, was simultaneously crowned as his father's successor. Richard and his other brother, Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, thus learned how to defend their property while still teenagers. As well as being an educated man, able to compose poetry in French and Provençal, Richard was also a magnificent physical specimen, his height is estimated at six feet four inches (1.93 m) tall, and gloried in military activity. From an early age he appeared to have significant political and military abilities, became noted for his chivalry and courage, and soon was able to control the unruly nobles of his territory. As with all the true-born sons of Henry II, Richard had limited respect for his father and lacked foresight and a sense of responsibility. In 1170, his elder brother Henry the Young King was crowned king of England as Henry III. Historians know him as Henry "the Young King" so as not to confuse him with the later king of this name who was his nephew. In 1173, Richard joined his brothers, Henry and Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, in a revolt against their father. They were planning to dethrone their father and leave the Young King as the only king of England. Henry II invaded Aquitaine twice. At the age of seventeen, Richard was the last of the brothers to hold out against Henry; though, in the end, he refused to fight him face to face and humbly begged his pardon. In 1174, after the end of the failed revolt, Richard gave a new oath of subservience to his father. After his failure Richard concentrated on putting down internal revolts by the dissatisfied nobles of Aquitaine, especially the territory of Gascony. The increasing cruelty of his reign led to a major revolt of Gascony in 1183. Richard had a terrible reputation, including reports of various rapes and murders. The rebels hoped to dethrone Richard and asked his brothers Henry and Geoffrey to help them succeed. Their father feared that the war between his three sons could lead to the destruction of his kingdom. He led the part of his army that served in his French territories in support of Richard. The Young King's death on June 11, 1183, ended the revolt, and Richard remained on his throne. Young Henry's death left Richard as the eldest surviving son and the natural heir when the old King died. However, there was some uncertainty over King Henry's intentions. When Geoffrey also died, Richard was the only realistic possibility, his youngest brother, John, being too weak and inexperienced to be considered as an alternative. From the Young King's death Richard was considered -- though not officially proclaimed -- heir to the joint thrones of England, Normandy and Anjou. In 1188 Henry II planned to concede Aquitaine to his youngest son John Lackland, later King John of England. In opposition to his father's plans, Richard allied himself with King Philip II of France, the son of Eleanor's ex-husband Louis VII by his third wife, Adela of Blois. In exchange for Philip's help against his father, Richard promised to concede his rights to both Normandy and Anjou to Philip. Richard gave an oath of subservience to Philip in November of the same year. In 1189 Richard attempted to take the throne of England for himself by joining Philip's expedition against his father. They were victorious. Henry,


When was the Indian National Calendar first used?

National Calendar -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India National Calendar National Calendar The national calendar based on the Saka Era, with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from 22 March 1957 along with the Gregorian calendar for the following official purposes: Gazette of India. News broadcast by All India Radio. Calendars issued by the Government of India. Government communications addressed to the members of the public. Dates of the national calendar have a permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian calendar, 1 Chaitra falling on 22 March normally and on 21 March in leap year. Source: India 2010 - A Reference Annual Was this information useful?


John Mills won an Oscar in 1970 for his role in which film?

John Mills - Biography - IMDb John Mills Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (44) | Personal Quotes  (8) Overview (5) John Lewis Ernest Watts Mills Nickname 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, at the Watts Naval Training College in North Elmham, Norfolk, England. The young Mills grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother was a theater box-office manager. The Oscar-winner appeared in more than 120 films and TV movies in a career stretching over eight decades, from his debut in 1932 in Midshipmaid Gob (1932) through Bright Young Things (2003) and The Snow Prince (2009). After graduating from the Norwich Grammar School for Boys, Mills rejected his father's academic career for the performing arts. After brief employment as a clerk in a grain merchant's office, he moved to London and enrolled at Zelia Raye's Dancing School. Convinced from the age of six that performing was his destiny, Mills said, "I never considered anything else." After training as a dancer, he started his professional career in the music hall, appearing as a chorus boy at the princely sum of four pounds sterling a week in "The Five O'Clock Revue" at the London Hippodrome, in 1929. The short, wiry song-and-dance man was scouted by Noël Coward and began to appear regularly on the London stage in revues, musicals and legitimate plays throughout the 1930s. He appeared in a score of films before the war, "quota quickies" made under a system regulating the import of American films designed to boost local production. He was a juvenile lead in The Ghost Camera (1933), appeared in the musical Car of Dreams (1935), and then played lead roles in Born for Glory (1935), Nine Days a Queen (1936) and The Green Cockatoo (1937). His Hollywood debut was in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) with Robert Donat , but he refused the American studios' entreaties to sign a contract and returned to England. Mills relished acting in films, finding it a challenge rather than the necessary economic evil that many English actors at the time, such as Laurence Olivier , felt it was, and it was the cinema that would make him an internationally renowned star. He anchored his film career in military roles, such as those in his early pictures Born for Glory (1935) (a.k.a. "Forever England") and Raoul Walsh 's You're in the Army Now (1937). He appeared in the classic In Which We Serve (1942), where he worked with his mentor Coward and with Coward's co-director David Lean , who would go on to direct Mills in some of his most memorable performances. Throughout his film career Mills played a wide variety of military characters, portraying the quintessential English hero. He later tackled more complex characterizations, such as the emotionally troubled commander in Tunes of Glory (1960). He also played Field Marshal Haig in the satire Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) that mocked the entire genre. However, it was in his World War II films, which included We Dive at Dawn (1943), Waterloo Road (1945) and Johnny in the Clouds (1945), that Mills established himself as an innovative English film star. With his ordinary appearance and everyman manner, Mills seemed "the boy-next-door," but the Mills hero was decent, loyal and brave, as well as tough and reliable under stress. In his military roles, he managed throughout his career to include enough subtle variations on the Mills heroic type to avoid appearing typed. He could play such straight heroes as Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as well as deconstruct the type in Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and "Tunes of Glory." The latter film features one of his finest film roles, that of the brittle Col. Basil Barrow, the new commander of a Scots battalion. Mills superbly played an emotionally troubled martinet in a role originally slated for Alec Guinness , his Great Expectations (1946) co-star, who decided to take the flashier role of the colonel's tormentor. It was one of Mills' favorite ch


If The Beatles were listed in a 1969 telephone book, who would be the last to be listed?

Take a Peek at The Beatles Before the Band Became Huge By Dave White Updated January 19, 2017. Want to know more about The Beatles' history? It starts with the members of the band before they became a rock sensation. John Lennon was just 17 when he formed his first band, The Black Jacks. The band was made up entirely of classmates at Quarry Bank Grammar School in Liverpool. Almost immediately after they started, they changed their name to The Quarry Men. They played skiffle music -- a mixture of folk, jazz, and blues that was popular in England at the time. McCartney, Harrison Come on Board In the summer of 1957, The Quarry Men were setting up for a performance in a church hall when another member of the band introduced Lennon to Paul McCartney  -- a 15-year-old self-taught left-handed guitar player. He auditioned for the band when they finished their set and was immediately invited to join. He became a member in October 1957. By February 1958, Lennon was moving increasingly away from skiffle and toward rock and roll. This prompted the band's banjo player to leave, giving McCartney the opportunity to introduce Lennon to his friend and former classmate, George Harrison . continue reading below our video Best Vacation Reads of 2015 The band, which then consisted of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, piano player Duff Lowe, and drummer Colin Hanton recorded a demo consisting of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day" and a Lennon-McCartney original, "In Spite of All the Danger." The Quarry Men broke up early in 1959. Lennon and McCartney continued their songwriting, and Harrison joined a group called The Les Stewart Quartet. The Quarry Men briefly reunited when Harrison's group fell apart, and he recruited Lennon and McCartney to help him fulfill a contract with Liverpool's Casbah Coffee Club. When that gig ended, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison continued performing as Johnny and the Moondogs. In 1960, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison were joined by drummer  Pete Best  (whose mother owned The Casbah Coffee Club where the three had played many times) and bassist  Stu Sutcliffe , a friend of Lennon's from the Liverpool Art School. They went through a succession of names -- Long John and The Beatles, The Silver Beetles, The Beat Brothers -- before settling on The Beatles. Introducing The Beatles After touring Scotland (backing a singer named Johnny Gentle) the group was invited to play the first of a series of club dates in Hamburg, Germany. They returned to Hamburg twice more in 1961 and 1962, after which they became increasingly popular on the Liverpool club circuit. Sutcliffe left the band after 18 months to pursue his art studies (as well as photographer Astrid Kirchherr, whom he had met in Hamburg) so it was Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Best. Martin liked everything about the band except Best, who was not on good terms with the other band members either.  Ringo Starr , the drummer for another popular Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, was recruited to replace Best. In September 1962, the band's first single, "Love Me Do" was released, eventually reaching #17 in the U.K. It would be almost two years until the song was released (and became a #1 hit) in the US, because of the skepticism of Parlophone's sister label in the U.S., Capitol Records, about the prospects of a British band succeeding in America. Their  first album ,  Please Please Me  was released in the UK in March 1963. The singles, "Please Please Me" and "She Loves You" received scattered, limited airplay in the U.S. The teen audience on Dick Clark's  American Bandstand  reacted to "She Loves You" by laughing at the band's "mop top" haircuts.


When was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country and in the same year?

Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games Hallgeir Brenden (1929 - 2007) Skiløper. Foreldre: Bileier Halvor Brenden og Magda Nordlie. Gift med Ella Kjærnet (13.3.1932–).  Hallgeir Brenden var Norges fremste langrennsløper i 1950-årene. Ha... Maribel Vinson (1911 - 1961) Maribel Yerxa Vinson-Owen (October 12, 1911 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater and coach. She competed in the disciplines of ladies singles and pair skating. As a single skat... Sonja Henie (1912 - 1969) From Wikipedia : Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies' Singles, a ten-time... history The Winter Olympic Games occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936 and then were interrupted by World War II. They resumed in 1948 and were celebrated every four years. The Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years until 1992, when the governing body for the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), decided to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years. How the Games evolved The first international multi-sport event for winter sports was the Nordic Games held in Sweden in 1901. Organised by General Viktor Gustaf Balck, these were held again in 1903 and 1905 and then every fourth year until 1926. Balck was a charter member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and a close friend of Olympic Games founder Pierre de Frédy de Coubertin , who tried to have winter sports, figure skating in particular, added to the Olympic programme. He was not successful until the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, when Four figure skating events were contested. Ulrich Salchow (10-time world champion) and Madge Syers won the individual titles. In 1912 count Eugenio Brunetta d'Usseaux proposed that the IOC stage a week of winter sports included as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. This was opposed to protect the Nordic Games. The 1916 games were held in Berlin, Germany, after which there was an interruption during the 1st World War years. Figure skating and an ice hockey tournament were featured at the first Olympic games after the war which were held in Antwerp, Belgium - 1920. At the IOC Congress held in 1921 it was decided that the host nation of the 1924 Summer Olympics, France, would host a separate "International Winter Sports Week" under the patronage of the IOC. At the games in Chamonix more than 250 athletes from 16 nations competed in 16 events. In 1925 the IOC decided to create a separate Olympic Winter Games and the 1924 Games in Chamonix were designated as the first Winter Olympics. Winter Olympic Games Hosts 1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland hosted the second Olympic Winter Games. 1932 Lake Placid, New York, United States. 1936 (AKA Hitler Olympics) - Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. This was the last time the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country in the same year. 1940 to 1948 - Interrupted by World War II 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland. 1980 Lake Placcid, New York, USA 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1988 Calgary, Canada 1992 Albertville, France - the last Winter Olympics to be held in the same year as the Summer Games. 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 2006 Turin, Italy 2018 will be held at Pyeongchang, South Korea Famous Winter Olympians


"Who is the king of the title of ""The Return of the King""?"

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003 ) PG-13 | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Director: a list of 30 titles created 16 Apr 2012 a list of 46 titles created 07 Jun 2012 a list of 28 titles created 03 Nov 2013 a list of 21 titles created 08 May 2014 a list of 45 titles created 31 Aug 2015 Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     11     Oscars. Another    174 wins & 113 nominations. See more awards  » Videos While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Director: Peter Jackson A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice. Director: Christopher Nolan A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home - and the gold within it - from the dragon Smaug. Director: Peter Jackson Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. Director: Christopher Nolan An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X   Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director: Christopher Nolan When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: Ridley Scott After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke. Director: Irvin Kershner The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. Director: Peter Jackson Edit Storyline The final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the "one ring", while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith. Written by Jwelch5742 Taglines: There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice. See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and


"What is the German equivalent of the word ""mister""?"

Herr - definition of Herr by The Free Dictionary Herr - definition of Herr by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Herr  (hĕr) n. pl. Her·ren (hĕr′ən) Abbr. Hr. Used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area, prefixed to the surname or professional title of a man. [German, from Middle High German hērre, from Old High German hērro, lord, master, alteration of hēriro, older, more venerable, comparative of hēr, proud, holy, splendid, noble.] Herr (German hɛr) n, pl Herren (ˈhɛrən) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a German man: used before a name as a title equivalent to Mr [German, from Old High German herro lord] Herr n., pl. Her•ren (ˈhɛr ən; Eng. ˈhɛər ən) the conventional German title and term of address for a man. [< German] Noun 1. Herr - a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English adult male , man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" 2. Herr - a German courtesy title or form of address for a man form of address , title of respect , title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"


When did freestyle skiing first became a sport contested at the World Olympics?

Winter Olympics: History Of Freestyle Skiing | Made Man Winter Olympics: History Of Freestyle Skiing Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save In the Winter Olympics: History of Freestyle Skiing is not as extensive as many believe. Freestyle skiing has been a part of the Olympic program since 1988, where men's and women's moguls, aerials, and ballet were demonstration sports. It didn't take long for freestyle skiing events to be included in medal competition, however. The moguls event would become the first freestyle skiing event to contend for medals in 1992 at the Albertville, France Olympic Games. Moguls is an event in which athletes race over jumps, sometimes performing tricks along the way. In 1992, Edgar Grospiron of France and Donna Weinbrecht of the United States would leave the Games with the first Olympic freestyle skiing gold medals. By 1994, the aerial event also would be included in medal competition at the Lillehammer Olympic Games. Aerials is an event in which athletes ski up a ramp and do a trick in the air, landing on a slope on the other side. In 1994, Sonny Schoenbaechler of Switzerland and Lina Tcheryazova of Uzbekistan would take home gold medals, becoming the first to win gold in the aerial events at the Olympic Games. At the time,Tcheryazova was the only woman who consistently could land the triple-flip trick. Ski-cross was first introduced into the Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. In ski-cross, heats of four skiers race downhill around curves and bends, with the top finishers advancing to the next heat, until eventually medal winners are determined. In 2010, Michael Schmid of Switzerland and Ashleigh McIvor of Canada took home the first ski-cross gold medals. Although freestyle skiing events did not make their debut at Winter Olympic Games until the later years of the 20th century, the event was created around the beginning of the century. First practiced in Norway, Italy and Austria, freestyle made its way to the United States around the 1920s and became increasingly popular by the 1960s. The sport is nicknamed "hot dogging" because of the tricks and jumps involved. The sport was first recognized by the International Ski Federation in 1979 in an effort to place regulations on the sport and make it somewhat safer. The first World Cup was contested in 1980. Eight years later, in the Winter Olympics, the history of freestyle skiing would begin. Sources:


"Which British comic strip character who appeared from September 1954 as a feature in ""Tiger"" magazine, had his own weekly comic from September 1976, which ran for 853 issues until March 1993?"

Roy of the Rovers : Map (The Full Wiki) Wikipedia article: Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and exploits of a fictional footballer named Roy Race which has run in various publications since 1954. The strip gave its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine , published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 to 1995, in which it was the main feature. The weekly strip ran from 1954 to 1993 and followed Race's playing career until its conclusion with his loss of a foot in a helicopter crash. When the monthly comic was launched later that year, the focus switched to his son, Rocky, a player at the same club. This publication was short-lived, and folded after only 19 issues. The adventures of the Race family were featured one final time in short installments in the monthly Match of the Day football magazine, in which father and son were reunited as manager and player. These strips began in 1997 and continued until the magazine's close in May 2001; they currently represent the latest printed Roy of the Rovers stories. In February 2007, it was announced that a group of fans had obtained the rights to reprint classic strips and, eventually, publish new stories in a local football fanzine , but this arrangement came to an end soon afterwards. Football-themed stories were a staple of British comics from the 1950s onwards, and Roy of the Rovers was the most popular ever produced, with an estimated one million readers at the height of its popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. As such, it holds a unique place in British football folklore, demonstrated most clearly by the stock media phrase "real Roy of the Rovers stuff". This is often used by football writers and commentators when describing displays of great skill, or results that go against the odds, in reference to the dramatic storylines that became the strip's trademark. Publication history The Roy of the Rovers strip began on 11 September 1954 as a weekly feature in the comic magazine Tiger , debuting on the front page of the very first issue. After twenty years of continued popularity, the strip was judged successful enough to sustain its own weekly comic, which was launched on 25 September 1976. This title ran for 853 issues until 20 March 1993, and featured the main Roy of the Rovers strip in addition to other football strips and features . In February 1989, the comic merged with the similarly-themed Hot Shot, and was known for a brief time as Roy of the Rovers and Hot Shot, but reverted to its original title shortly afterwards. There were also hardback annuals and holiday specials that featured a mix of reprinted and original content, and for a brief period, starting in 1986, Roy of the Rovers strips were serialised in the now-defunct Today newspaper. These were all-new strips, which focused largely on the relationship between Roy and his wife rather than the action on the pitch. Between 1988 and 1993, a Best of Roy of the Rovers monthly comic was also published which reprinted older stories (although for a short time it featured fresh adventures of Billy's Boots, Goalkeeper and Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse). Following the sales slump and eventual closure of the weekly title in 1993, the comic was relaunched as a monthly publication in September of the same year. Sales of the comic to its targeted demographic of pre- and early-teen boys had been on a steady decline for some years so the monthly title pitched itself at a higher age group, looking to attract teen and young adult fans who had read the weekly comic in their youth. As a result, the strip featured grittier storylines, with back-up features and articles that attempted to capture the spirit of football fanzines . In addition, between January 1994 and January 1995, the monthly strips were mirrored by a weekly edition in Shoot magazine. However, this incarnation of the comic failed to attract particularly strong sales figures, and only ran for a further 19 issues, closing in March 1995. This appeared to be the end of the Ro


"In Jules Verne's book ""20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"", who captained the submarine the ""Nautilus""?"

Jules Vernes Classic Collection: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days, From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon eBook by Jules Verne - 9781475312317 | Kobo Show more Show less Jules Verne (1828-1905) is one of the most recognizable names in Western literature, coming to be known as one of the Fathers of Science-Fiction. Although he studied to be a lawyer and held stock trading jobs, he quickly learned that he had a knack for weaving adventurous stories of travels and expeditions. It didnt hurt that one of his teachers may have been inventor Brutus de Villeroi, who created the first submarine for the U.S. Navy. Verne wrote about air travel and space travel 50 years before either was possible. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a story about the expedition of the Nautilus, captained by Captain Nemo and told from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. Like Melvilles Moby Dick, the story is ostensibly about an expedition chasing down a large sea creature, but there are metaphors throughout the book that are meant to symbolize society and civilization. A Journey to the Center of the Earth involves a German Professor Von Hardwigg, who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans encounter many adventures on the journey, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards. One of Verne's main ideas with his stories was also to educate readers as to the different kinds of extinct creatures throughout different geological ages, from ice ages to dinosaurs.Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel about Phileas Fogg, who heads out on an expedition with his valet Passepartout in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days, based on a large wager made by his friends at the Reform Club.From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel Around the Moon tell the story of the president of a post-American Civil War gun club in Baltimore, his rival, a Philadelphia maker of armor, and a Frenchman, who build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch themselves in a spacecraft toward the Moon. The sequel discusses the dangerous adventure from the Moon and the difficulties in getting back to Earth alive. Vernes story is told in a humorous style, but as he did with his other works, he peppers in a lot of science and math. Written nearly 100 years before Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, one of the interesting aspects of his books is comparing and contrasting the books to actual space travel. Some of Vernes math was very realistic, as were his descriptions of orbit and gravity.This edition of Vernes classics is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and dozens of images for each work, including pictures of places that Vernes characters travel to throughout the books. Buy the eBook


In 1979 Briton Anthony Blunt was exposed as a Soviet spy. What was his area of interest?

Anthony Blunt Anthony Blunt References Anthony Blunt, the third and youngest son of the Revd Stanley Vaughan Blunt (1870–1929) and his wife, Hilda Master (1880–1969), was born at Holy Trinity vicarage, Bournemouth , Hampshire , on 26th September 1907. As a child he spent time in Paris , where his father was the British embassy chaplain. Blunt was educated at Marlborough School where he developed a strong interest in art. According to his biographer, Michael Kitson : "Blunt was part of a group of rebellious young aesthetes), he was producing precociously fluent defences of modern art, much to the infuriation of the deeply conservative art teacher - an early indication of his academic talent and his instinctive contrariness." (1) Blunt's best friend, Louis MacNeice , claimed that he suffered a great deal from bullying because he was an individualist and non-conformer: "Boys of that age are especially sadistic... They would seize him, tear off most of his clothes and cover him with house paint, then put him in the basket and push him round and round the hall... Government of the mob, by the mob, and for the mob... a perfect exhibition of mass sadism." (2) Anthony Blunt at Trinity College In 1926 Blunt won a scholarship to Trinity College . He arrived at Cambridge University during the General Strike . Like many students he felt sympathy for the miners. Maurice Dobb was a major influence on Blunt. A lecturer in economics, he had joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1922, and was open with his students about his communist beliefs. Dobb's friend, Eric Hobsbawm , has pointed out: "He (Dobb) joined the small band of Cambridge socialists as soon as he went up and... the Communist Party. Neither body was then used to such notably well-dressed recruits of such impeccably bourgeois comportment. He remained quietly loyal to his cause and party for the remainder of his life, pursuing a course, at times rather lonely, as a communist academic." (3) Blunt admitted that "Cambridge had literally been transformed overnight by the wave of Marxism... the undergraduates and graduate students were swept away by Marxism" and that "during the next three of four years almost every intelligent undergraduate who came up to Cambridge joined the Communist party some time during his first year." (4) Blunt later claimed the two most important Marxists he came into contact with at university were John Cornford and James Klugmann . Blunt described Klugmann as "an extremely good political theorist" who "ran the administration of the Party with great skill and energy and it was primarily he who decided what organizations and societies in Cambridge were worth penetrating." (5) John Costello has argued that this suggests that Blunt was already a member of the communist underground cell: "How did Blunt know this if he was not deeply implicated in the cell? Blunt's statement reveals a familiarity with the inside workings of the Cambridge Communist party that is significant. To know how decisions were taken about penetration suggests that he and Klugmann must have been on very close terms." (6) Anthony Blunt Blunt also joined the Cambridge Apostles . Other members over the years had included Guy Burgess , Michael Straight , Alister Watson , Julian Bell , Leo Long and Peter Ashby . It has been pointed out by Michael Kitson that the values of the group included the cult of the intellect for its own sake, belief in freedom of thought and expression irrespective of the conclusions to which this freedom might lead, and the denial of all moral restraints other than loyalty to friends. "An influential minority of the society's members were, moreover, like Blunt himself, homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were still illegal in Britain." (7) According to John Costello , the author of Mask of Treachery (1988), Blunt became very close to Guy Burgess : "Blunt was intensely fond of Burgess, and his personal loyalty never wavered... Burgess and Blunt did not share a lifelong sexual passion for each other, according to other bedmates... Such evidence as ther


Since the start of the present ice age about 2.5 million years ago at least how many severe glacial periods have there been?

How Many Ice Ages Were There? How Many Ice Ages Were There? by Laurence D Smart B.Sc.Agr., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Ed [Free to print and distribute. Copy must be in full.]   Definition: "A period of time in the Earth's history when ice sheets and glaciers advanced from polar regions to cover areas previously of temperate climate. Several ice ages are evident in the geological record, the most recent ('The Ice Age') being from about 1 million years ago and lasting until about 10 000 years ago, when the ice retreated to its present polar extent." (Taken From: Webster's World Encyclopedia - 1997. Copyright Webster Publishing, and/or contributors.) "The Ice Ages are generally seen as a time of glaciers, mainly because this is the Northern Hemisphere experience. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Ice Ages saw much smaller glaciers, and the main effect was for the weather to be cooler, and very much drier. Nobody is really certain what causes an ice age to start, but one possibility is increased dust in the atmosphere, either from a volcano, or from a large meteorite impact. This dust would then increase the world's albedo, cooling it down, and causing more snow and ice to form, increasing the earth's albedo still further. The main problem with this theory is that we do not know what would then cause the Ice Age to finish. Maybe dead organic material, trapped under the ice, breaks down to form methane, or ocean currents switch, warming and melting the ice, or maybe it is something completely different. Between the 17th century and the late 19th century, the world went through a 'Little Ice Age', when temperatures were cool enough for significant glacier advances. This may have been caused by lower solar activity, or any of a range of other astronomical effects. Popular candidates for possible causes include slight changes in the earth's orbit, wobbles and precessions in the earth's spin, and maybe even the earth passing through clouds of stellar dust." (Written by Peter Macinnis - Taken From: Webster's World Encyclopedia - 1997. Copyright Webster Publishing, and/or contributors.) Ice ages were first proposed by the Swiss-born creationist and naturalist Louis Agassiz (1807-73). There is a myth that ice ages covered the whole earth in ice. The theory says they only covered as much as 30%. The theoretical extent of these ice sheets during the ice age 1.5 mya is shown in white on the map below.   (White area = maximum glacial extent 1.5 million years ago in the Pleistocene Epoch - Microsoft Encarta) Ice ages are said to have occurred every 150 million years, and last for at least 1 million years. According to the ice age theory, our current warm period will end with the beginning of another cold phase in 23,000 years time. Geologists claim that there have been 5 major ice ages. Starting Age the middle of the Huronian Era in Precambrian time 670 mya the end of the Proterozoic Era, in Precambrian time 420 mya the middle of the Paleozoic Era, between the Ordovician and Silurian Periods 290 mya the late Carboniferous and early Permian Periods, late in the Paleozoic Era 1.7 mya the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period (Cenozoic Era)   During ice ages the boundary of the ice sheet is hypothesised to spread and contract in cycles. These cycles are called glacials and interglacials, and are said to last about 100,000 years. The phases for The Ice Age are in the table below.   Danube (source - Grolier Encyclopedia, Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc. 1993) The cause of ice ages is still a controversy. Milankovitch's theory of cycles in the earth's orbit is said to closely predict the existence of ancient ice ages, but it doesn't account for the timing of the recent glacial/interglacial cycles. Evidence for the ancient ice ages is primarily provided by the existence of layers of tillite. This is a rock consisting of debris and boulders, which often rest on a grooved and polished bedrock pavement. Other evidence pointing to ice ages come from ice core drills and sea-floor sediment. Creationists believe that there was only one short ice age that


"Who entitled his autobiography ""My Wicked, Wicked Ways""?"

Errol Flynn - Biography - IMDb Errol Flynn Biography Showing all 105 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (67) | Personal Quotes  (17) | Salary  (9) Overview (5) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (2) Errol Flynn was born to parents Theodore Flynn , a respected biologist, and Marrelle Young, an adventurous young woman. Young Flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school he was enrolled in. In his late teens he set out to find gold, but instead found a series of short lived odd jobs. Information is sketchy, but the positions of police constable, sanitation engineer, treasure hunter, sheep castrator, shipmaster for hire, fisherman, and soldier seem to be among his more reputable career choices. Staying one jump ahead of the law and jealous husbands forced Flynn to England. He took up acting, a pastime he had previously stumbled into when asked to play (ironically) Fletcher Christian in a film called In the Wake of the Bounty (1933). Flynn's natural athletic talent and good looks attracted the attention of Warner Brothers and soon he was off to America. His luck held when he replaced Robert Donat in the title role of Captain Blood (1935). He quickly rocketed to stardom as the undisputed king of swashbuckler films, a title inherited from Douglas Fairbanks , but which remains his to this day. Onscreen, he was the freedom loving rebel, a man of action who fought against injustice and won the hearts of damsels in the process. His off-screen passions; drinking, fighting, boating and sex, made his film escapades seem pale. His love life brought him considerable fame, three statutory rape trials, and a lasting memorial in the expression "In like Flynn". Serious roles eluded him, and as his lifestyle eroded his youthful good looks, his career declined. Troubles with lawsuits and the IRS plagued him at this time, eroding what little money he had saved. A few good roles did come his way late in life, however, usually aging alcoholics, almost mirror images of Flynn. He was making a name as a serious actor before his death. Errol Flynn wrote an autobiography entitled "My Wicked, Wicked Ways". In the autobiography Flynn mentions his pilot, Barry Mahon throughout the book. Barry Mahon was a decorated fighter pilot who shot down more enemy aircraft than any other pilot in history. He was also the only man to escape from the Germans twice in World War II and the Hollywood movie, THE GREAT ESCAPE starring Steve McQueen, was based on Barry's life and this true-life adventure. It was thus only fitting that Errol Flynn, constantly fleeing from IRS agents, pissed off women and and law suits would hire Barry Mahon to be his personal pilot. But what is stranger than this is that. in later years. Barry Mahon would become Errol Flynn's personal manager and CEO of his production company, giving up flying to produce motion pictures. Accordingly, after Errol passed away, Barry Mahon and his daughter, producer Doris Keating, were able to purchase the literary rights to Errol Flynn's autobiography ("My Wicked Wicked Ways"). Based upon this and the track record established by Doris Keating with 4 prior TV movies, CBS granted a license agreement to Doris Keating Productions and, working with Columbia Pictures TV, Keating produced an extremely classy and well-cast Movie-of-the-Week which aired on CBS to rave reviews. This movie, a must-see bio-picture, does great justice to legend of Errol Flynn, and although it did not "white wash" the trouble Flynn got into in later years, it accurately reported that he was innocent of all charges brought against him. Unfortunately, these false charges contributed to the ruin of Errol Flynn's career as movie studios and the public are often fickle or unforgiving. He is considered one of the greatest movie swashbucklers of the sound period. Usually had a moustache Trivia (67) Father, with Patrice Wymore of Arnella (25 December 1953 - 21 September 1998) Father with Nora Eddington of Deirdre Flynn (born


What name was given to teenage boys who wore drainpipe trousers and liked rock and roll in 1950s Britain?

Teddy Boys 1950’s – Subcultz History of the British Teddy Boy and Culture A group of Teddy Boys admire the passing Teddy Girls on Clapham Common 1954. History of the British Teddy Boy Movement Teddy Boy Mike waits for his friend Pat on a cleared Bombsite, London 1955. The origins of the Teddy Boys go back to the late 1940's when Saville Row Tailor's attempted to revive the styles of the reign of King Edward VII, 1901-1910, known as the Edwardian era, into men's fashions. The Teddy Boy fashion of the fifties has its origins in what was an upper class reaction to the austerity imposed by the socialist government in the years following the World War II.     EDWARDIAN STYLE -  a photograph from the Tailor and Cutter & Women's Wear, June 23, 1950 with the accompanying text: "Following on our article concerning the dress of the students up at Oxford, which we printed in our June 9th issue, we show on the right(above) a photograph of Mr. Hugh Street, an Oxford undergraduate who favors the individual in single breasted suits."  "His jacket is generously skirted and button-four with a very short lapel and squarely-cut fronts.  Jacket pockets are slanted and are offset by narrow trousers (narrow all the way - not pegged topped) and double breasted waistcoat.  The Oxford breeze obliginly blows the left trouser against the Street leg and reveals a fashionable half boot." Wealthy young men, especially Guards officers adopted, the style of the Edwardian era. At that point in history, the Edwardian era was then just over forty years previous and their grandparents, if not their parents, wore the style the first time around. Young Oxford undergraduates wearing elements of the neo-Edwardian style in the early 1950's. The original Edwardian revival was actually far more historically accurate in terms of replicating the original Edwardian era style than the later Teddy Boy style which was a fusion of British Edwardian and American Western styles. Although there had been youth groups with their own dress codes called 'Scuttlers' in 19th century Manchester and Liverpool, Teddy Boys were the first youth group in England to differentiate themselves as teenagers, helping create a youth market. The neo-Edwardian look worn by an off-duty Guards Officer creted by Saville row Tailors in 1948. "Originally, the Edwardian suit was introduced in 1950 by a group of Saville Row tailors who were attempting to initiate a new style. It was addressed, primarily, to the young aristocratic men about town. Essentially the dress consisted of a long narrow lapelled, waisted jacket, narrow trousers (but without being 'drainpipes'), ordinary toe-capped shoes, and a fancy waistcoat. Shirts were white with cut-away collars and ties were tied with a 'windsor' knot. Headwear, if worn, was a trilby hat. The essential changes from conventional dress were the cut of the jacket and the dandy waistcoat. Additionally, barbers began offering individual styling, and hair-length was generally longer than conventional short back and sides." The description above was obtained from the typeset of a picture of the 'authentic' Edwardian dress which was put out by the Tailor and Cutter and printed in the Daily Sketch, 14th November 1953, in order to dissociate the 'authentic' from the working class adoption of the style.   TEDDY BOYS - the real thing- who visited "The Post" to demonstrate the authentic version of this youthful London craze. David Kelly (left) is in "Mississippi gambler style" Tony Griffith (middle) is true to the trend though in no particular style, and Ronald Bunting is in exact replica of Edwardian Fashion. The principal features are the long coats with fur trimmings (velvet) the drainpipe trousers short of the ankles, the "Slim Jim" ties, fancy waistcoats and gaudy socks.  Dressy materials like barathea and gabardine are essential.  Between them, they have 10 other similar costumes. The three youths, all 18 are native Londoners and of the opinion that Wellington's "Teddy Boys" are not really that because they don't dress as well. Wellington Evening Post (New Zeala


After Mao Zedong's death his wife, together with others of the Gang of Four, was put on trial and sentenced to death; when did she die?

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"Who composed ""The Ride of the Valkyrie"" which premired in Munich in 1870?"

The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner Songfacts The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner Songfacts Songfacts "The Ride Of The Valkyries" is the popular term for the prelude to Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by German composer Richard Wagner that comprise The Ring of the Nibelungs (German Der Ring des Nibelungen). The Ring of the Nibelungs is a sequence of four musical dramas based on the Norse saga, which concerns the turbulent family history of a race of gods and their pursuit of a magical golden ring. It began as a single opera focusing on the death of Siegfried but grew into a vast cycle of four operas comprising Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried and Die Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods). Wagner's intention for The Ring was to create a "Gesamtkunstwerk," a total work of art that fuses elements of music, drama, poetry, and stagecraft into an indivisible whole. It was a more ambitious piece of musical theater than any other devised up to that time and it arguably remains the most influential contribution by any composer to opera. The entire cycle was completed in 1874, and the first complete performance of The Ring took place in 1876 at the Bayreuth Festival in a theater especially designed for the production by Wagner. The opera was an immediate success. Richard Wagner devised the Wagner Tuba, a cross between the French Horn and Sax horn to enrich the harmonies for The Ring. Other composers have since written for the instrument, include Anton Bruckner, whose Symphony No. 7 utilizes four of them in memory of Wagner during the slow movement. The main theme for "The Ride Of The Valkyries" itself was first written down on a loose sheet of paper by Wagner on July 23, 1851 and was fully orchestrated by the end of the first quarter of 1856. It introduces the third act, which starts with the Valkyries, warrior maidens raised by the god Wotan, riding back from battle before they gather on a mountaintop. The complete opera Die Walküre was first performed on June 26, 1870 in the National Theatre Munich and soon the composer was receiving requests for "The Ride" to be performed separately. However, Wagner wrote in his journal that such a performance should be considered "an utter indiscretion" and forbade "any such thing." The best known use of "The Ride" in the media is during the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, where it is the music played as the American helicopters bombard a Vietnamese village. The piece was similarly used in the Vietnam flashback scene in the 2009 Watchmen film, where it soundtracks nuclear superhero Dr. Manhattan obliterating Viet Cong soldiers with his godlike power.


How many different types of SNAPPER are there in Florida waters?- Outdoor Adventures for Fishing, Sport fishing, Boat Charters | iOutdoor CONTACT US How many different types of SNAPPER are there in Florida waters? How many different types of SNAPPER are there in Florida waters? How many different types of SNAPPER are there in Florida waters? Snappers, particularly the red snapper, are quite common game fishes in Florida waters. Known to thrive in estuaries up to depths of 450 meters, they feed in freshwater in search of smaller fishes and crustaceans though a few species’ main diet consists of planktons. Florida is the perfect place for snappers to thrive since they prefer warmer climates. In perfect conditions, they can grow up to one meter in length. All over the world, there are more than 100 species of snappers discovered. Some of the, can be found in the waters of Florida. Here are the top five most popular snapper species in Florida: 1. Red Snapper The Red Snapper is the most popular snapper in Florida because of its amazing size which could grow from 3 pounds to 50 pounds. Areas to find it in the state during open season include bridges and piers, and also offshore on the continental shelf particularly off the Panhandle and Northern coasts. 2. Mangrove Snapper Also known as the Gray Snapper, the Mangrove Snapper is also widespread in Florida’s saltwater. It is called as such because they congregate in small mangrove areas all around the state. Other than mangroves, juveniles can also be found inshore in inland waterways, tidal creeks and grass beds while adults typically thrive nearshore and offshore in wrecks, rock and coral reefs. Popular areas to catch it include the areas of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Sebastian and Daytona. 3. Yellowtail Snapper Most distinguishable due to its yellow tail, the Yellowtail Snapper is smaller but just as tasty compared to its cousin, the Red Snapper. Feeding mostly on shrimps, it can be caught offshore in Florida up to depths of 300 feet. During the summer months, it is most abundant in the Florida Keys. 4. Mutton Snapper One of the largest snappers, the Mutton Snapper can be found in South Florida especially during the months from spring to fall when they spawn. It can be found in inland areas along mangroves and canals where it feeds on preys like smaller fishes and snails. It can also be sporadically caught in the Gulf coast such as the Middle Ground. 5. Cubera Snapper This fish is the largest of the snapper family, growing up to more than 110 pounds in size. Juveniles can be found conglomerating inshore in grass beds while adults thrive nearshore and offshore in rocky reefs, ledges and wrecks where they feed on fishes and crustaceans. The Cubera Snapper is mostly predominant in Florida Keys especially during late summer when they spawn. Other species of the Snapper family that can be found in Florida include the following: the Lane Snapper, Mahogany Snapper, Blackfin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Queen Snapper, Schoolmaster, Silk Snapper and Vermilion Snapper. Share this:


The Republic of Chad is predominantly what type of land?

Chad:   Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Long-Planned Coup Foiled Geography A landlocked country in north-central Africa,   Chad is about 85% the size of Alaska. Its neighbors are Niger, Libya, the   Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Lake Chad,   from which the country gets its name, lies on the western border with   Niger and Nigeria. In the north is a desert that runs into the Sahara. Government Republic. History The area around Lake Chad has been inhabited   since at least 500 B.C. In the 8th century A.D. , Berbers began migrating to the area.   Islam arrived in 1085, and by the 16th century a trio of rival kingdoms   flourished: the Kanem-Bornu, Baguirmi, and Ouaddaï. During the years   1883–1893, all three kingdoms came under the rule of the Sudanese   conqueror Rabih al-Zubayr. In 1900, Rabih was overthrown by the French,   who absorbed these kingdoms into the colony of French Equatorial Africa,   as part of Ubangi-Shari (now the Central African Republic), in 1913. In   1946, the territory, now known as Chad, became an autonomous republic   within the French Community. An independence movement led by the first   premier and president, François (later Ngarta) Tombalbaye, achieved   complete independence on Aug. 11, 1960. Tombalbaye was killed in the 1975   coup and succeeded by Gen. Félix Malloum, who faced a   Libyan-financed civil war throughout his tenure in office. In 1977, Libya   seized a strip of Chadian land and launched an invasion two years   later. Nine rival groups meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, in   March 1979 agreed to form a provisional government headed by Goukouni   Oueddei, a former rebel leader. Fighting broke out again in Chad in March   1980, when Defense Minister Hissen Habré challenged Goukouni and   seized the capital. Libyan president Muammar al-Qaddafi, in Jan. 1981,   proposed a merger of Chad with Libya. The Libyan proposal was rejected and   Libyan troops withdrew from Chad that year, but in 1983 they poured back   into the northern part of the country in support of Goukouni. France, in   turn, sent troops into southern Chad in support of Habré.   Government troops then launched an offensive in early 1987 that drove the   Libyans out of most of the country. In 1990, Idriss Déby, a former defense   minister and head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement, overthrew   Habré, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the legislature.   In 1994 a new constitution was drafted and an amnesty for political   prisoners was declared. Déby won multiparty elections in 1996 and   was reelected in 2001. His rule has been marked by repression and   corruption. Déby has faced about a half-dozen insurgencies since   taking office.


Who was the guitarist for David Bowie's recording and performing band from 1970 to 1974?

David Bowie | Rolling Stone artists > D > David Bowie >           Bio David Bowie Bio A consummate musical chameleon, David Bowie has been a folksinger, androgyne, alien, decadent, blue-eyed soul man, art-rocker and a modern pop star, with each persona spawning a new league of imitators. His late-Seventies collaborations with Brian Eno made Bowie one of the few older stars to be taken seriously by the new wave. In the Eighties Bowie followed the mainstream pop smash Let's Dance (Number One, 1983) with numerous attempts to keep up with current trends. In the Nineties, that meant embracing grunge, industrial rock, rap and dance music, to varying degrees of success. But by then Bowie's place in history was secure: This is a man who did for pretensions what Jimi Hendrix did for electric guitar. Bowie — born David Jones on January 8th, 1947 in London — took up the saxophone at age 13, and when he left Bromley Technical High School (where a friend permanently paralyzed his left pupil in a fight) to work as a commercial artist three years later, he had started playing in bands (the Konrads, the King Bees, David Jones and the Buzz). Three of Jones' early bands — the King Bees, the Manish Boys (featuring session guitarist Jimmy Page), and Davey Jones and the Lower Third — each recorded a single. He changed his name to David Bowie (after the knife) to avoid confusion with the Monkees' Davy Jones, and in 1966 recorded three singles for Pye Records; the following year he signed with Deram, issuing several singles and The World of David Bowie (most of the songs from that album, and others from that time, were collected on Images 1966-67). On those early records, Bowie appears in the singer-songwriter mold. In 1967 he spent a few weeks at a Buddhist monastery in Scotland, then apprenticed in Lindsay Kemp's avant-garde theater and mime troupe and in 1968 started his own troupe, Feathers. American-born Angela Barnett met Bowie in London's Speakeasy and married him on March 20, 1970. (Son Zowie, now Joey, was born in June 1971; the couple divorced acrimoniously in 1980.) After Feathers broke up, Bowie helped start the experimental Beckenham Arts Lab in 1969. To finance the project, he signed with Mercury. Man of Words, Man of Music included "Space Oddity," which the album would later be re-titled after the single's release was timed to coincide with the U.S. moon landing. It became a European hit that year but did not make the U.S. charts until its rerelease in 1973, when it reached Number 15. Marc Bolan, an old friend, was beginning his rise as a glitter-rock star in T. Rex and introduced Bowie to his producer, Tony Visconti. Bowie mimed at some T. Rex concerts, and Bolan played guitar on Bowie's "Karma Man" and "The Prettiest Star." Bowie, Visconti, guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer John Cambridge toured briefly as Hype. Ronson eventually recruited drummer Michael "Woody" Woodmansey, and with Visconti on bass they recorded The Man Who Sold the World, which included "All the Madmen," inspired by Bowie's institutionalized brother, Terry. Hunky Dory (Number 93, 1972), Bowie's tribute to the New York City pop-art scene of Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan, included the song that would become Bowie's theme, "Changes" (Number 66, 1972, rereleased 1974, Number 41). Bowie started changing his image in late 1971. He told Melody Maker he was gay in January 1972 and started work on a new theatrical production. Enter Ziggy Stardust, Bowie's projection of a doomed messianic rock star. Bowie became Ziggy; Ronson, Woodmansey and bassist Trevor Bolder became Ziggy's band, the Spiders From Mars. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (Number 75, 1972) and the rerelease of Man of Words as Space Oddity (Number 16, 1972) made Bowie the star he was portraying. The live show, with Bowie wearing futuristic costumes, makeup and bright orange hair (at a time when the rock-star uniform was jeans), was a sensation in London and New York. It took Aladdin Sane (Number 17, 1973) to break Bowie in the U.S. Bolan and


What word is used to describe the repetition of vowel sounds in words?

Poetry Terms: 40 Brief Definitions Go to Drama Terms or Fiction Terms Try the Online Quiz on Poetry Terms to test your knowledge of these terms.You might also like to try the Online Quiz on Prosody to test your knowledge of scanning poetry. Alliteration: The repetition of identical consonant sounds, most often the sounds beginning words, in close proximity. Example: pensive poets, nattering nabobs of negativism. Allusion: Unacknowledged reference and quotations that authors assume their readers will recognize. Anaphora: Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a work or the section of a work. Apostrophe: Speaker in a poem addresses a person not present or an animal, inanimate object, or concept as though it is a person. Example: Wordsworth--"Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour / England has need of thee" Assonance: The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity. Example: deep green sea. Ballad: A narrative poem composed of quatrains (iambic tetrameter alternating with iambic trimeter)  rhyming x-a-x-a. Ballads may use refrains.  Examples: "Jackaroe," "The Long Black Veil" Blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter. Example: Shakespeare's plays Caesura: A short but definite pause used for effect within a line of poetry.  Carpe diem poetry: "seize the day." Poetry concerned with the shortness of life and the need to act in or enjoy the present. Example: Herrick’s "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" Chiasmus (antimetabole): Chiasmus is a "crossing" or reversal of two elements; antimetabole, a form of chiasmus, is the reversal of the same words in a grammatical structure. Example: Ask not what your country can do for you; ask wyat you can do for your country. Example: You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Common meter or hymn measure (Emily Dickinson): iambic tetrameter alternating with iambic trimeter. Other example: "Amazing Grace" by John Newton http://www.constitution.org/col/amazing_grace.htm Consonanceis the counterpart of assonance; the partial or total identity of consonants in words whose main vowels differ. Example: shadow meadow; pressed, passed; sipped, supped. Owen uses this "impure rhyme" to convey the anguish of war and death. Couplet: two successive rhyming lines. Couplets end the pattern of a Shakespearean sonnet. Diction: Diction is usually used to describe the level of formality that a speaker uses. Diction (formal or high): Proper, elevated, elaborate, and often polysyllabic language. This type of language used to be thought the only type suitable for poetry Neutral or middle diction: Correct language characterized by directness and simplicity. Diction (informal or low): Relaxed, conversational and familiar language. Dramatic monologue: A type of poem, derived from the theater, in which a speaker addresses an internal listener or the reader.  In some dramatic monologues, especially those by Robert Browning, the speaker may reveal his personality in unexpected and unflattering ways. End-stopped line: A line ending in a full pause, usually indicated with a period or semicolon. Enjambment (or enjambement): A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line. Explication: A complete and detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word-by-word and line-by-line. Foot (prosody): A measured combination of heavy and light stresses. The numbers of feet are given below.        monometer (1 foot)    dimeter (2 feet)    trimeter (3 feet)    tetrameter (4 feet)    pentameter (5 feet)    hexameter (6 feet)    heptameter or septenary (7 feet) Heroic couplet: two successive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter; the second line is usually end-stopped. Hymn meter or common measure: quatrains of iambic tetrameter alternating with iambic trimeter rhyming a b a b.  Hyperbole (overstatement) and litotes (understatement): Hyperbole is exaggeration for effect; litotes is understatement for effect, often used for irony. Iambic pentameter: Iamb (iambic): an uns


"Who sings the theme song for the UK TV series ""New Tricks""?"

It's Alright by Dennis Waterman Songfacts "It's Alright," the theme song for the BBC TV series New Tricks, was written by Mike Moran, whose credits include co-writing " Rock Bottom ", the 1977 Eurovision runner up with Lynsey de Paul. The song begins: It's alright, it's okay, Doesn't really matter if you're old and grey... Which just about sums it up, as does the later reference to teaching - or rather not teaching - an old dog new tricks. The British TV series, which began with a pilot on March 27, 2003, follows New Scotland Yard's mythical Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad, which is staffed by retired police officers who have been recruited to look into unsolved crimes, including murders. Although this particular squad is fictitious, the concept is based firmly on fact. The advent of DNA profiling in particular has led to the Metropolitan Police, other British police forces, and police forces and crime detection agencies throughout the world - including the FBI - setting up similar Cold Case units, though for the most part they appear to be staffed by regular police officers. The British police never close the file on any unsolved murder, and periodically review even very old cases. In May 2010, a BBC investigation reported that there were more than one thousand unsolved murders in the United Kingdom, including one of a woman in 1866, and another of a market trader in 1914. Although many potential suspects have been named, the Whitechapel Murders (Jack The Ripper) are included on that list. In March 2010, a man was convicted of raping a woman in Bournemouth in 1992 following such a reinvestigation. Although New Tricks does have serious plots, the series also contains a fair amount of humour, usually revolving around in-house banter, and Moran's song does it justice. Dennis Waterman, who plays Gerry Standing, one of the team, was the obvious choice of vocalist, although the song was never released commercially. >> Suggestion credit:


Which country contains the most large lakes in the world?

10 Largest Lakes In The World - 10 Most Today 10 Largest Lakes In The World 1 Comment This is a list of the world’s largest lakes by area (you can also take a look at the world’s deepest lakes ): 1. Caspian Sea – 371,000 km2 (143,000 sq mi). The Caspian Sea is often regarded as the largest lake in the world, but it contains an oceanic basin rather than being entirely over continental crust. This makes it an oceanic lake and differs it from all the other lakes in this list which are continental lakes. The Caspian Sea is also the world’s third deepest lake . It has no outflows and is bounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan The Caspian Sea – the largest lake in the world   2. Lake Superior – 82,414 km2 (31,820 sq mi). Bounded by Canada and the United States, Lake Superior is the largest lake of the five Great Lakes of North America Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Superior   3. Lake Victoria – 69,485 km2 (26,828 sq mi). The largest lake in Africa. It is bounded by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Superior   4. Lake Huron – 59,600 km2 (23,000 sq mi). The second largest lake of the Great lakes. Lake Huron also contains Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest lake island Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Huron   5. Lake Michigan – 58,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi). Also one of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is just slightly smaller than Lake Huron. It is also the world’s largest lake entirely within one country – the United States. Chicago and Milwaukee are located on the shore of Lake Michigan Chicago and Lake Michigan   6. Lake Tanganyika – 32,893 km2 (12,700 sq mi). The lake is not only the 6th largest in the world, it is also the second deepest lake in the world – 1,470 m (4,820 ft) and the longest lake in the world – 676 km (420 mi). Lake Tanganyika is divided among four countries – Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Tanganyika   7. Lake Baikal – 31,500 km2 (12,200 sq mi). The lake is entirely within Russia. It is also the deepest lake in the world and the largest volume fresh water lake in the world Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Baikal   8. Great Bear Lake – 31,080 km2 (12,000 sq mi). The largest lake entirely within Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Great Bear Lake is covered with ice from late November to July, at that time there is an ice crossing (ice road) to Deline which lies on the shore of the lake Largest Lakes In The World: Great Bear Lake   9. Lake Malawi – 30,044 km2 (11,600 sq mi). The lake is divided between Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. The lake is the second deepest lake in Africa and it has more fish species than any other lake on Earth Largest Lakes In The World: Lake Malawi 10. Great Slave Lake – 28,930 km2 (11,170 sq mi). This Canadian lake is also the 8th deepest lake in the world and the deepest lake in North America Largest Lakes In The World: Great Slave Lake


"Who was the main character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels ""A Study In Scarlet"", ""The Sign of Four"" and ""The Hound of the Baskervilles""?"

SparkNotes: Hound of the Baskervilles: Context Hound of the Baskervilles Table of Contents Plot Overview Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on May 22, 1859, the third of ten children. Early on, he evinced a talent for storytelling, wowing teachers and friends in Jesuit school with his yarns. His first publication came in 1879 with "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" in the Chambers's Journal. At the same time, Doyle pursued a career in medicine at Edinburgh University, going on to become a surgeon of some renown at Southsea, Portsmouth. While a medical student, he worked with Dr. Bell, who was exceptionally observant. Doyle thought he would write stories, said Doyle, "in which the hero would treat crime as Dr Bell treated disease and where science would take the place of chance." In a series of stories—starting with A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four—Doyle produced the memorable character, Sherlock Holmes, a detective who relied on facts and evidence rather than chance. In 1891, six "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" showed up in Strand magazine, with six more appearing the next year. By 1893, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, as the collected stories were now called, was a huge hit. The public mourned Holmes' death in "The Final Problem." Doyle changed his decision to pursue more serious literary endeavors in 1901, when finances and public pressure yielded The Hound of the Baskervilles. The same year that The Hound of the Baskervilles was published, Doyle produced a piece of propaganda on the Boer War, and the author was knighted for his efforts. Doyle continued putting out Sherlock Holmes stories, including the collected Return of Sherlock Holmes. Later in life, when his son was killed in the first World War, Doyle devoted himself to his chosen faith, spiritualism. The notion of life after death and the idea of psychic abilities inform the character of Doyle's famous detective. Sherlock Holmes is a man who can see beyond appearances and link ostensibly unrelated facts into a coherent whole. The Sherlock Holmes stories also owe a debt to Edgar Allan Poe, who is often credited with having created the modern detective tale. The Gold Bug (1843), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (1842–1843), and The Purloined Letter (1844) are all, in a sense, precursors to Conan Doyle's detective stories. More Help


Flowers of papilionaceous plants resemble what?

papilionaceous - definition of papilionaceous in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of papilionaceous in English: papilionaceous adjective Botany Relating to or denoting leguminous plants of a group (subfamily Papilionoideae or family Papilionaceae) with flowers that resemble a butterfly. Example sentences ‘The corolla of Trigonellinae is typically papilionaceous, comprising a standard petal, two wing petals and a keel made up of two marginally fused petals.’ ‘The flowers have a typical papilionaceous corolla.’ ‘Flowers of normal plants are typically papilionaceous with a large standard petal, two free-wing petals, and two fused-keel petals.’ Origin Mid 17th century: from modern Latin Papilionaceae (plural), based on Latin papilio butterfly, + -ous. Pronunciation Which of the following is a type of dance? roe-and-leg Which of the following is a type of dance? checkered Which of the following is a type of dance? paravane Which of the following is a type of dance? doodlebug Which of the following is a type of dance? fandango Which of the following is a type of dance? farruca Which of the following is a type of dance? gavotte Which of the following is a type of dance? margosa Which of the following is a type of dance? ceilidh Which of the following is a type of dance? Madison You scored /10 practise again? Retry


Who played the character of Alex P. Keaton in all seven series of a 1980s sitcom?

Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Alex (Michael J. Fox) is smart and attractive oldest child of Elyse and Steven Keaton (Meredith Baxter-Birney and Michael Gross), who were Baby Boomers and Democrats during the early years of the Reagan administration. Married in 1964, Elyse, an independent architect, and Steven, a manager in a local public television station, were hippies during the 1960s. According to the episode, " A Christmas Story " in Season One, Alex was born in 1965 while his parents were on assignment in Africa, having been influenced by John F. Kennedy to participate in the Peace Corps. Although rarely mentioned, Alex's full middle name is "Proctor" but would normally be referred to by its first initial. Alex has two younger sisters, Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Jennifer (Tina Yothers). Mallory was born while her parents were students at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967, and Jennifer was born the night Richard Nixon won his second term in 1972. The family lives in suburban Columbus, Ohio. Storylines Edit At the beginning of the series, Alex is a high-school student who has a passion for economics and wealth. In particular, he is a proponent of supply-side economics. His heroes (see Famous Conservatives ) are Richard Nixon (going so far as to have a lunchbox with Nixon's likeness), William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan, and Milton Friedman. His favorite television show is Wall $treet Week and he is an avid reader of The Wall Street Journal. He also enjoys music of the big band and swing era, but secretly enjoys rock music (as seen in the episode, " A, My Name is Alex "). Alex spends the first two seasons of the series preparing to attend Princeton University. While attending an on-campus interview, Mallory, who tagged along to pay a surprise visit to her boyfriend Jeff who was attending Princeton, has an emotional crisis when she finds Jeff is seeing another woman. Ultimately, Alex chooses to tend to Mallory rather than complete his interview, thus destroying any possibility of attending Princeton and getting into the Ivy League. Alex receives a scholarship to fictional Leland University, which is located close enough for Alex to continue to live at home and commute. Keaton excels at Leland University and teaches an economics course as a teaching assistant. Alex also holds a disdain for nearby Grant College (which Mallory later attends), and goes as far as mocking their classes. While attending Leland, he has two serious girlfriends. His first was artist/feminist, Ellen Reed ( Tracy Pollan , whom Fox later married). After they break up, Keaton pursues a liberal psychology student with feminist leanings, Lauren Miller, who was played by  Courteney Cox . This relationship ends when he has an affair with music major Martie Brodie (played by  Jane Adams ) while Lauren is out of town. After graduation, Alex accepts a job on Wall Street. Reception and influence Edit The humor of the series focused on a real cultural divide during the 1980s, between the baby boomers and Generation X. According to Stephen Kiehl, this was when the "Alex Keaton generation was rejecting the counterculture of the 1960s and embracing the wealth and power that came to define the '80s." While the youngest, Jennifer (an athletic tomboy) shares the values of her parents, Alex and Mallory embraced Reaganomics and consequent conservative values: Alex is a Young Republican and Mallory is a more traditional young woman in contrast to her feminist mother. In the Museum of Broadcast Communications entry for Family Ties, Michael Saenz argues that few shows better demonstrate the resonance between collectively held fictional imagination and what cultural critic Raymond Williams called "the structure of feeling" of a historical moment than Family Ties. Airing on NBC from 1982 to 1989, this highly successful domestic comedy explored one of the intriguing cultural inversions characterizing the  Reagan era : a conservative younger generation aspiring to wealth, business success, and traditional values, serves a