At which English university was J. R. R. Tolkein a professor when he wrote The Lord Of The Rings?

Biography – The Tolkien Society J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch By David Doughan MBE Who was Tolkien? Photo by Pamela Chandler. © Diana Willson. Used with permission. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), which are set in a pre-historic era in an invented version of our world which he called by the Middle English name of Middle-earth. This was peopled by Men (and women), Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Orcs (or Goblins) and of course Hobbits. He has regularly been condemned by the Eng. Lit. establishment, with honourable exceptions, but loved by literally millions of readers worldwide. In the 1960s he was taken up by many members of the nascent “counter-culture” largely because of his concern with environmental issues. In 1997 he came top of three British polls, organised respectively by Channel 4 / Waterstone’s, the Folio Society, and SFX, the UK’s leading science fiction media magazine, amongst discerning readers asked to vote for the greatest book of the 20th century. Please note also that his name is spelt Tolkien (there is no “Tolkein”). Childhood and Youth The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave, or stupidly clever – hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which he occasionally used. His father’s side of the family appears to have migrated from Saxony in the 18th century, but over the century and a half before his birth had become thoroughly Anglicised. Certainly his father, Arthur Reuel Tolkien, considered himself nothing if not English. Arthur was a bank clerk, and went to South Africa in the 1890s for better prospects of promotion. There he was joined by his bride, Mabel Suffield, whose family were not only English through and through, but West Midlands since time immemorial. So John Ronald (“Ronald” to family and early friends) was born in Bloemfontein, S.A., on 3 January 1892. His memories of Africa were slight but vivid, including a scary encounter with a large hairy spider, and influenced his later writing to some extent; slight, because on 15 February 1896 his father died, and he, his mother and his younger brother Hilary returned to England – or more particularly, the West Midlands. The West Midlands in Tolkien’s childhood were a complex mixture of the grimly industrial Birmingham conurbation, and the quintessentially rural stereotype of England, Worcestershire and surrounding areas: Severn country, the land of the composers Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gurney, and more distantly the poet A. E. Housman (it is also just across the border from Wales). Tolkien’s life was split between these two: the then very rural hamlet of Sarehole, with its mill, just south of Birmingham; and darkly urban Birmingham itself, where he was eventually sent to King Edward’s School. By then the family had moved to King’s Heath, where the house backed onto a railway line – young Ronald’s developing linguistic imagination was engaged by the sight of coal trucks going to and from South Wales bearing destinations like” Nantyglo”,” Penrhiwceiber” and “Senghenydd”. Then they moved to the somewhat more pleasant Birmingham suburb of Edgbaston. However, in the meantime, something of profound significance had occurred, which estranged Mabel and her children from both sides of the family: in 1900, together with her sister May, she was received into the Roman Catholic Church. From then on, both Ronald and Hilary were brought up in the faith of Pio Nono, and remained devout Catholics throughout their lives. The parish priest who visited the family regularly was the half-Spanish half-Welsh Father Francis Morgan. Tolkien family life was generally lived on the genteel side of poverty. However, the situation worsened in 1904, when Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed as having diabetes, usually fatal in tho


How many Black Riders are there? 3, 7, 5 or 9?

Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014) - 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 Revelation Road: The Black Rider ( 2014 ) The Black Rider: Revelation Road (original title) 1h 52min Watch Now From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video The Rapture has come and gone. In it's wake, a wasteland filled with desperate bandits. Josh McManus, a drifter with a knack for fighting, must find the mysterious "Shepherd" - a dangerous mission that will put his faith to the test. Director: a list of 48 titles created 16 Aug 2013 a list of 26 titles created 13 Nov 2014 a list of 28 titles created 06 Jan 2015 a list of 23 titles created 30 Mar 2015 a list of 32 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014) 5.9/10 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. With the Rapture now history, traveling salesman Josh becomes a warrior on the road in his plan to return home, but God guides others to help make Josh part of His plan. Director: Gabriel Sabloff Amidst foreboding lighting and tremors, a traveling salesman with a dark past must fight demons, both his own and a murderous biker gang, in his quest to complete his last sale and go home. Director: Gabriel Sabloff Seven years after the world's most devastating tsunami in Thailand six strangers find themselves trapped in a beach side resort on the brink of an oncoming hurricane. Each of their hearts ... See full summary  » Director: Bobby Smyth Five strangers with nothing in common are forced to come together at a remote roadside eatery because of a road closure. They place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems... See full summary  » Director: David A.R. White When nuclear weapons are smuggled into America, FBI Agent Shane Daughtry (David A.R White) is faced with an impossible task -- find them before they are detonated. The clock is ticking and ... See full summary  » Director: Harold Cronk After police detectives save a pop star, her manager invites them for a weekend in Mexico on his yacht. But the perfect vacation turns to terror when his wife and friends go missing. Director: Michael Sinclair This is a heartwarming fish out of water comedy about an associate pastor at a mega church in California who finds himself the pastor of a poor church in the worst neighborhood in Atlanta. Director: Brian Herzlinger When a group of best friends decide to go on a marriage retreat in the mountains for no deeper reasons to relax and have a little fun, they discover the true state of their marriages and ... See full summary  » Director: David Christiaan Things don't go as expected when a disenchanted pastor wishes for a different life. Directors: David A.R. White, Jeffrey Peterson Stars: David A.R. White, Bruce McGill, Della Reese Paul Tyson is a loving husband, devoted father and well-respected businessman on the brink of the biggest business deal of his career. And then Julia walks in. Breathtakingly beautiful, ... See full summary  » Director: David A.R. White Everything can change in an instant...and take a lifetime to unravel. Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer The Grace Card, and never underestimate the power of God's love. Director: David G. Evans When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate. Director: Jon Gunn Edit Storyline The rapture has come and gone! In this third installment of the Revelation Road saga, the beleaguered mayor sends Josh McManus on a vital mission to find the mysterious and elusive "Shepherd." With the aid of another survivor, can Josh find the man - and determine if he's a prophet or a pariah? Written by Anonym


What was the name of Gollum before he committed murder to obtain the ring?

Gollum | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia — Gollum referring to the Ring Gollum, originally known as Sméagol (or Trahald), was at first a Stoor , one of the three early Hobbit-types. The name Gollum was derived from the sound of his disgusting gurgling, choking cough. His birth can be estimated to have happened in the year TA 2430 . His death date is given as March 25 , 3019 . His life was extended far beyond its natural limits by the effects of possessing the One Ring . At the time of his death, Sméagol was about 589 years old, a remarkable age for a creature that was once a Hobbit , but he had been deformed and twisted in both body and mind by the corruption of the Ring. His chief desire was to possess the Ring that had enslaved him, and he pursued it for many years after Bilbo Baggins found it while walking in the Misty Mountains in the book The Hobbit. In the movies, he was a deuteragonist-turned-secondary antagonist. Contents Sméagol wanting to take the Ring from Déagol before killing him Sméagol in his "journey" into becoming Gollum while beginning to possess the Ring Once a predecessor of the Stoorish Hobbits , Sméagol spent the early years of his life living with his extended family under a Matriarch , his grandmother. Around the year TA 2463 , Sméagol became the fourth Bearer of the One Ring, after Sauron , Isildur , and Déagol . Déagol was his cousin, and on Sméagol's birthday, they went fishing in the Gladden Fields north of the mountains. It was there that Déagol found a gold ring, after being pulled into the water by a large fish. Almost immediately, Sméagol fell to the power of the ring and demanded it as a birthday present. When Deágol refused, Sméagol promptly flew into a barbaric rage and fought with Deagol over the ring, choking him to death and taking the ring as his own. Sméagol was quickly corrupted further by the ring and banished by his people; turned by his grandmother out of her hole, he was forced to find a home in a cave in the Misty Mountains in around TA 2470 . The Ring's malignant influence twisted his Hobbit body, as well as his mind, and prolonged his life far beyond its natural limits. He called it his "Precious" or his "Birthday Present," the latter as a justification for killing Déagol. Life under the Misty Mountains Gollum in The Hobbit He lived in the Misty Mountains for over four hundred years, living on raw blind fish (which he caught from his small row boat), bats and Goblins when he could get them. Indeed, he made a song about raw fish, that he uses as a riddle to Bilbo and much later sings to Frodo in a longer version. In later years, he found Hobbit and Elven food repulsive. During his centuries under the Ring's influence, he developed a sort of dissociative identity disorder : Sméagol, his "good" personality, still vaguely remembered things like friendship and love, while Gollum, his "bad" personality, was a slave to the Ring and would kill anyone who tried to take it. Years later, Samwise Gamgee would name the good personality "Slinker" (for his fawning, eager-to-please demeanor), and the bad personality "Stinker". The two personalities often quarreled when he talked to himself (as Tolkien put it, "through not having anyone else to speak to") and had a love/hate relationship, mirroring Gollum's love and hatred for the Ring and for himself. Gollum living in the Misty Mountains In July, TA 2941 , during the Quest of Erebor , the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins stumbled upon the subterranean lake on which he lived and found Gollum's Ring . Gollum had lost the Ring while squabbling with an imp goblin in the network of caves leading to the lake, though in fact it is more proper to say that the Ring abandoned Gollum, for it was known to have a will of its own. As Gandalf says later, it looks after itself, trying to get back to Sauron. After the infamous Riddle Game , during which Gollum was unaware of his loss, Gollum refused to show Bilbo the promised way out and plotted to murder him. When he went to get his "birthday present," however, he found that it was gone. He su


Frodo Baggins | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Childhood Bilbo talking to Frodo before he goes off to meet with Gandalf the Grey Much of Frodo's youth was spent at Brandy Hall in Buckland , the ancestral home of the Brandybuck family, including his mother ( Primula Brandybuck ). Frodo was known as something of a rascal, befriending Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck and Peregrin (Pippin) Took  and causing trouble wherever they went. They would often steal mushrooms from Farmer Maggot 's farm Bamfurlong .   In TA 2980 , when Frodo was only 12 years old, his parents drowned in a boating accident on the Brandywine River . An only child, Frodo stayed in Brandy Hall until his 99-year-old "uncle"  Bilbo Baggins adopted him in TA 2989 . Bilbo took Frodo to live with him in his home at Bag End and made him his heir. Frodo with Bilbo during his 111th birthday The two grew very close in the following years; Frodo learned much of the Elvish language during his time with Bilbo, as well as much of the lore of Middle-earth. The two shared the same birthday, September 22 by Shire Reckoning (around September 12–14 of our calendar), [1] and a party of special magnificence was held at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo came of age of thirty-three and Bilbo hit the peculiar year of 111. Bilbo gave a memorable Birthday Speech before playing a joke on his fellow hobbits by using the One Ring to disappear, at which Gandalf quickly reacted and used his staff to create a blinding flash where Bilbo had been standing. The hobbits at the Party were left confused and disgruntled, and Bilbo was never again seen in the Shire. Before departing for his journey to Rivendell, Bilbo had a long conversation with Gandalf, who finally persuaded him to voluntarily surrender the One Ring. Bilbo left it on the fireplace mantel with a note for Frodo, who would now become the next Ring-bearer. Coming of Age and Quest Beginning Gandalf telling Frodo the story about the One Ring After the party finished, Frodo returned home and discovered that he was now the master of Bag End and the recipient of Bilbo's magic ring. Gandalf , ever more curious about the ring's origin, power, and purpose (but not yet positive it was the One Ring), advised the young hobbit against the using the ring. For the next seventeen years, Frodo complied with the wizard 's request and hid the Ring in a safe place. However, on April 12 , 3018 , Gandalf returned to Bag End and warned Frodo that the Ring was actually the One Ring, which the evil lord Sauron needed to rule over Middle-earth. Realizing that Sauron would be looking for the Ring, Gandalf advised the Hobbit to secretly follow Bilbo's journey to Rivendell. After Frodo's discussion with Gandalf, a rumor started that he was running out of money. This rumor, although not begun by Frodo, was encouraged by him. Merry helped Frodo to purchase a small house at Crickhollow . With the exception of his gardener Sam Gamgee , who had agreed to accompany him to Rivendell , Frodo told the other Hobbits of the Shire that he intended to move to Buckland . He sold his home to the Sackville-Baggins , and, on the September 23, 3018, the day after his fiftieth birthday, Frodo left from Bag End, taking with him Sam and Pippin. They left in the early morning for Bree , and just in time, as Sauron's most powerful servants, the nine Nazgûl , had entered the Shire dressed as Black riders searching for a hobbit with the name of Baggins. To Bree Frodo was unable to find much information about his pursuers from his conversations with the High Elves and Farmer Maggot , but what they were told was less than encouraging. When Frodo arrived at Buckland, where Merry was waiting, he found that Merry and Pippin already knew about Frodo's "secret" journey. Frodo was left with no alternative but to bring the two youngsters with him. They cut through the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs in hopes of losing the Black Riders, which did succeed. They met other troubles in those places though, at the hands of Old Man Willow and the Barrow-Wi


Who played Saruman in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings films?

Sir Christopher Lee | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Christopher Lee as Dracula Lee auditioned for the part of Gandalf , but according to an interview with Lawrence French called Sir Christopher Lee on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Lee stated " Of course I would have loved to play Gandalf, but I don’t think he (Peter Jackson) ever had me in mind for Gandalf, because by that time I was too old." [5] It is also further stated on Wikipedia, due to his physical limitations, the amount of fighting and horseback riding involved in the role was what prevented Lee from being considered. Playing Saruman was more ideal since it involved less fighting and horseback riding. [6] {Ian McKellen who played Gandalf was 17 years younger than Lee.} Lee was the only actor of The Lord of the Rings who had ever met Tolkien . He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the worlds tallest actors (6'5"). Lee is said to have had more recorded sword fights than any other actor in history. After his first role as Dracula , Lee appeared as the vampire in six other Dracula films. He also played 'The Creature' in The Curse of Frankenstein. Sir Christopher Lee also played Count Dooku in two of the Star Wars prequel trilogy movies, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith. Lee was fluent in Italian (his grandfather was Italian) and German . He spoke moderate French . According to a behind scenes footage found on YouTube, During the filming of his character Saruman's death scene for the The Return of the King , (later put in the Extended Edition) Peter Jackson began to coach him how he (Jackson) wanted Lee to react when Saruman was stabbed in the back by Grima ( Brad Dourif ). However, Lee interrupted him, reminding him that Lee actually had previously heard the sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back. Jackson explains in the commentary "He proceeded to talk about a very clandestine part of World War II. He seemed to have expert knowledge on exactly the kind of noise they make." Producer Barry Osborne mentions "He (Lee) was part of the British Secret Service or OSS or whatever they were called." Jackson never pushed the subject and allowed Lee to proceed. Jackson even mentions what he said to Lee and his final thought on his performance "I'm sure you'll do great and he did." [1] Christopher Lee re-read Lord of the Rings (LOTR) every year. Lee received the Award BAFTA Fellowship in 2011. Christopher Lee The Carandinis, Lee's maternal ancestors, were given the right to bear the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Cinemareview cites: "Cardinal Consalvi was Papal Secretary of State at the time of Napoleon and is buried at the Rome Pantheon in Rome next to the painter Raphael. His painting, by Lawrence, hangs in Windsor Castle". Lee was a step-cousin of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond spy novels. He played the villain Scaramanga in the Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In the Film The House that Dripped Blood Lee, in one clip, is filmed reading a paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings . Reportably he was considered for a part in the movie "The Longest Day" as a RAF officer but didnt get it; ironically Lee had actually served in the RAF during World War II.


J.R.R. Tolkien Biography - Tolkien's life Tolkien Biography Philologist, author, mythmaker and creator of "Middle Earth" Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, a brilliant philologist,     and a self-described "hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien created two of     the best-loved stories of the 20th century, " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings ", recently made into a multiple award-winning     movie by the director Peter Jackson for New Line Cinema. Early Life John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein,     South Africa, to English parents. At the age of three his mother brought     him and his younger brother, Hilary, back to England. Tolkien's father died soon afterwards     in South Africa, so the family stayed in England and by the summer of 1896 his mother found them a home in the hamlet of Sarehole, just outside the city Birmingham. Tolkien's family lived in genteel poverty, eventually moving to Moseley a     suburb of Birmingham, just north west of Sarehole. When he was 12, Tolkien's     mother died, and he and his brother were made wards of a Catholic priest.     They lived with aunts and in boarding homes thereafter. The dichotomy     between Tolkien's happier days in the rural landscape of Sarehole and     his adolescent years in the industrial centre of Birmingham would be felt     strongly in his later works. Education The young Tolkien attended King Edward's School in Birmingham in the years     1910 and 1911, where he excelled in classical and modern languages. There     are six known contributions he made in the King Edward's School Chronicle.     In 1911 he went to Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Classics,     Old English, Germanic languages, Welsh, and Finnish. He quickly demonstrated     an aptitude for philology and began to create his own languages. In 1913     Tolkien published his very first poem, called 'From the many-willow'd     margin of the immemorial Thames', in the Stapeldon Magazine of Exeter     college. The Great War By the time Tolkien had completed his degree at Oxford in 1915, World     War I had erupted across Europe. Tolkien enlisted and was commissioned     in the Lancashire Fusiliers, but he did not see active duty for months.     In this period he wrote the poem 'Gobin Feet' which got published in ' Oxford     Poetry 1915 '. When he learned that he would be shipped out in March     1916, he married his longtime friend Edith Bratt, the girl the poem     was written for. Tolkien was sent to the Western Front and fought in the Somme offensive.     Almost all of his closest friends were killed. After four months in and     out of the trenches, he contracted a typhus-like infection and was sent     back to England, where he served for the rest of the war. Academic Career Tolkien's first job was as a lexicographer on the New English Dictionary     (helping to draft the Oxford English Dictionary). Tolkien wrote 'A Middle     English Vocabulary', but it was not published until 1922, but after it     was published some copies were bound with 1st impressions of Sisam’s     book, 'Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose' which was published one year     before. During this time he began serious work on creating languages that     he imagined had been spoken by elves. The languages were based primarily     on Finnish and Welsh. He also began his "Lost Tales" a mythic     history of men, elves, and other creatures he created to provide context     for his "Elvish" languages. He made the first public presentation     of his tales when he read "The Fall of Gondolin" to an appreciative     audience at the Exeter College Essay Club. Tolkien then became a professor in English Language at the University     of Leeds, where he collaborated with E. V. Gordon on the famous edition     of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. Tolkien remained at Leeds until


Which of The Simpsons can play the saxophone?

Bleeding Gums Murphy | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “The Blues ain't about feeling better; it's about making other people feel worse.” ―Bleeding Gums Murphy to Lisa [src] Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums" Hibbert (January 7, 1936 - April 30, 1995) was the idol and role model of Lisa Simpson . He first appears in the sixth episode of Season 1 , Moaning Lisa . Contents Biography A young Bleeding Gums Murphy Bleeding Gums learned his musical skills at the feet of Blind Willie Witherspoon. Willie wanted to give Bleeding Gums his saxophone, only to be finally told that it wasn't a saxophone and actually an umbrella, meaning that Willie had actually been playing an umbrella for some thirty years. Bleeding Gums explained to Willie that no one informed him of the mistake because "we all thought it was funny". Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums Murphy" Hibbert recorded only one album, titled Sax on the Beach , which was extremely lucrative for him. However, he soon went broke after spending too much of his money on several Fabergé eggs a day. He revealed that he had once made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show in 1986 as the Huxtable children's grandfather, as well as appearing on Steve Allen's Tonight Show. [1] Bleeding Gums on the Cosby Show. Murphy makes his first appearance playing his saxophone on a bridge in the middle of the night. This is a reference to Sonny Rollins, the great saxophonist, who famously retired from public and was not seen for three years, until a journalist discovered him playing the saxophone alone on the Williamsburg Bridge. Bleeding Gums was a mentor to Lisa Simpson until his early death. He played and vocalized a song written by Lisa. It pleased Lisa to see the performance of her own jazz song in the bar " The Jazz Hole ", but not everyone in the family was happy with lyrics, as they criticized several of them. [2] Bleeding Gums once sang a twenty six minute version of the American National anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Springfield Isotopes game. [3] He serves as one of the three judges for a talent show once, giving Bart a 10 for his impersonation of Principal Skinner. [4] He also appears joining in with the song "Sending Our Love Down the Well" after Bart pretends that he fell into a well. [5] Death Bleeding Gums' Tombstone He makes his final appearance in " 'Round Springfield ". When Bart ends up in the hospital after eating a jagged metal Krusty-O's , Lisa finds Bleeding Gums in a hospital bed in a nearby ward. They play Carole King's "Jazzman" together, entertaining the hospital. He explains about his life, family and work to her as well as giving her advice for her upcoming school performance, lending her his saxophone. When Lisa returns she is devastated when she finds out that Bleeding Gums has died from circumstances that are never revealed, possibly cardiac arrest. [6] No one, except for Lisa attends Murphy's funeral. Reverend Lovejoy gets his name wrong, calling him "Blood and Guts Murphy" and "Bloody Gums Murphy", as well as saying that he was "quite the sousaphone player". This prompts Lisa to buy his album, as the jazz station didn't have it, although she cannot afford it. Bart uses the $500 he got from his court case against "Krusty O's" to buy it for her. She gives it to the jazz station who play it on the radio. The signal isn't strong enough, but a lightning strike boosts the signal so that all of Springfield does hear it. Bleeding Gums (left) appearing to Lisa Simpson in a cloud, after his death in 'Round Springfield.' Murphy's face appears to Lisa from the clouds, thanking Lisa for her final tribute and performing " Jazzman " one last time with her. Behind the Laughter The appearance of Bleeding Gums Murphy is loosely based on Sonny Rollins, a great saxophone player who took a break from his life as a recording and performing jazz artist to practice his musical craft on a bridge. Bleeding Gums gave the origin of his nickname in " Moaning Lisa " as thus: "Well, let me put it this way... you ever been to the dentist? Not me. I suppose I should go to one, but I got en


Which famous singer and actress would you associate with the perfume Glow?

Celebrity Perfume, Women’s Fragrances, Discount Perfume | Perfume.com Cart Celebrity Women’s Perfumes and Fragrances In the last couple of years the fragrances world has shifted and there has been more and more celebrity perfumes and celebrity colognes from your favorite music, television and movies stars. Now perfume houses are starting to associate their name with a celebrity signature scent which creates better marketing and exposure and thus more sales to the fragrance lines and now celebrity fragrances are more popular than ever. The recent launches by Katy Perry, Fergie, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian all support the claim that celebrity women’s perfumes are here to stay. The first real celebrity perfume was from Cher in 1987 but in recent years celebrity perfumes have exploded on the market place with many stars lending their name to a signature celebrity scent. Such stars have put out their fragrance line like Kim Kardashian perfumes , Jennifer Aniston perfume, Jennifer Lopez perfume series from TV and movie industry to hip hop and musical acts like Beyonce perfume , Rihanna and her Reb’l Fleur , to the Britney Spears’ popular perfume line. The lines of celebrity and marketing have converged as Sarah Jessica Parker has her celebrity fragrance which has also tied into the Sex and City TV show popularity. Hit or miss the celebrity fragrances are here to stay and Perfume.com has the best selling celebrity scents and the best discount celebrity perfumes and cologne for sale at our online perfume store . “Women's Perfume: Celebrity Scents”


In which American city was John Lennon shot?

John Lennon shot - Dec 08, 1980 - HISTORY.com John Lennon shot Publisher A+E Networks John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but died en route. Chapman had received an autograph from Lennon earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by police. For a week, hundreds of bereaved fans kept a vigil outside the Dakota–Lennon’s apartment building–and demonstrations of mourning were held around the world. John Lennon was one half of the singing-songwriting team that made the Beatles the most popular musical group of the 20th century. The other band leader was Paul McCartney, but the rest of the quartet–George Harrison and Ringo Starr–sometimes penned and sang their own songs as well. Hailing from Liverpool, England, and influenced by early American rock and roll, the Beatles took Britain by storm in 1963 with the single “Please Please Me.” “Beatlemania” spread to the United States in 1964 with the release of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” followed by a sensational U.S. tour. With youth poised to break away from the culturally rigid landscape of the 1950s, the “Fab Four,” with their exuberant music and good-natured rebellion, were the perfect catalyst for the shift. The Beatles sold millions of records and starred in hit movies such as A Hard Day’s Night (1964). Their live performances were near riots, with teenage girls screaming and fainting as their boyfriends nodded along to the catchy pop songs. In 1966, the Beatles gave up touring to concentrate on their innovative studio recordings, such as 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, a psychedelic concept album that is regarded as a masterpiece of popular music. The Beatles’ music remained relevant to youth throughout the great cultural shifts of the 1960s, and critics of all ages acknowledged the songwriting genius of the Lennon-McCartney team. Lennon was considered the intellectual Beatle and certainly was the most outspoken of the four. He caused a major controversy in 1966 when he declared that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” prompting mass burnings of Beatles’ records in the American Bible Belt. He later became an anti-war activist and flirted with communism in the lyrics of solo hits like “Imagine,” recorded after the Beatles disbanded in 1970. In 1975, Lennon dropped out of the music business to spend more time with his Japanese-born wife, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean. In 1980, he made a comeback with Double-Fantasy, a critically acclaimed album that celebrated his love for Yoko and featured songs written by her. On December 8, 1980, their peaceful domestic life on New York’s Upper West Side was shattered by 25-year-old Mark David Chapman. Psychiatrists deemed Chapman a borderline psychotic. He was instructed to plead insanity, but instead he pleaded guilty to murder. He was sentenced to 20 years to life. In 2000, New York State prison officials denied Chapman a parole hearing, telling him that his “vicious and violent act was apparently fueled by your need to be acknowledged.” He remains behind bars at Attica Prison in New York State. John Lennon is memorialized in “Strawberry Fields,” a section of Central Park across the street from the Dakota that Yoko Ono landscaped in honor of her husband. Related Videos


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First modern Olympic Games - Apr 06, 1896 - HISTORY.com First modern Olympic Games Publisher A+E Networks On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the international competition. The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time. The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus. In the eighth century B.C., contestants came from a dozen or more Greek cities, and by the fifth century B.C. from as many as 100 cities from throughout the Greek empire. Initially, Olympic competition was limited to foot races, but later a number of other events were added, including wrestling, boxing, horse and chariot racing, and military competitions. The pentathlon, introduced in 708 B.C., consisted of a foot race, the long jump, discus and javelin throws, and wrestling. With the rise of Rome, the Olympics declined, and in 393 A.D. the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games as part of his efforts to suppress paganism in the Roman Empire. With the Renaissance, Europe began a long fascination with ancient Greek culture, and in the 18th and 19th centuries some nations staged informal sporting and folkloric festivals bearing the name “Olympic Games.” However, it was not until 1892 that a young French baron, Pierre de Coubertin, seriously proposed reviving the Olympics as a major international competition that would occur every four years. At a conference on international sport in Paris in June 1894, Coubertin again raised the idea, and the 79 delegates from nine countries unanimously approved his proposal. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed, and the first Games were planned for 1896 in Athens, the capital of Greece. In Athens, 280 participants from 13 nations competed in 43 events, covering track-and-field, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, shooting, and tennis. All the competitors were men, and a few of the entrants were tourists who stumbled upon the Games and were allowed to sign up. The track-and-field events were held at the Panathenaic Stadium, which was originally built in 330 B.C. and restored for the 1896 Games. Americans won nine out of 12 of these events. The 1896 Olympics also featured the first marathon competition, which followed the 25-mile route run by a Greek soldier who brought news of a victory over the Persians from Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. In 1924, the marathon was standardized at 26 miles and 385 yards. Appropriately, a Greek, Spyridon Louis, won the first marathon at the 1896 Athens Games. Pierre de Coubertin became IOC president in 1896 and guided the Olympic Games through its difficult early years, when it lacked much popular support and was overshadowed by world’s fairs. In 1924, the first truly successful Olympic Games were held in Paris, involving more than 3,000 athletes, including more than 100 women, from 44 nations. The first Winter Olympic Games were also held that year. In 1925, Coubertin retired. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the foremost international sports competition. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, more than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries competed, including nearly 4,000 women. In 2004, the Summer Olympics returned to Athens, with more than 11,000 athletes competing from 202 countries. In a proud moment for Greeks and an exciting one for spectators, the shotput competition was held at the site of the classical Games in Olympia. Related Videos


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Steve Redgrave - Motion in Action - Great Olympic Heroes, Stories and Inspirational Sportsmen and Women Steve Redgrave - Motion in Action Sometimes it is not any one individual feat that defines someone’s “greatness” as much as it is the culmination of the many accomplishments they have made as a whole. Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave is one such example that exemplifies this very scenario. Stephen Redgrave (Now known as Sir Stephen Redgrave after receiving the prestigious Knighthood during the 2001 New Year’s Honors List) was born on March 23rd of 1962 in Marlow, England. While he does not publicly speak much about his past, his incredible list of records speaks for itself. Steve Redgrave was a British Rower in his earlier years. This at least, is what brought him international fame and recognition. His feats and capabilities as a coxswain manifested themselves early on, but he will likely always be best remembered for his Olympic accomplishments. Steve Redgrave first arrived on the Olympic scene during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , California . He won his first Olympic Gold Medal during the Coxed fours events. He again appeared in the Olympic rowing competitions in during the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul , South Korea and won another Gold Medal, this time in the coxless-pairs event. He also managed a second medal. He won a Bronze medal in the coxed-pairs events as well. Anybody who is an avid follower of the Olympics knows that scoring two gold medals in consecutive Olympic Games is an amazing accomplishment, but Sir Stephen was not finished, at this point he had barely even started his amazing list of Olympic deeds. His third Olympic appearance was in the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. During the 1992 games he managed to win a Gold medal in the coxless pairs again. Three consecutive gold medals is an accomplishment which is almost unheard of, but still he was not done. During the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia he scored yet again. Once again, his strongest competition was the coxless pairs and he won his fourth gold medal in four consecutive Olympic Games. He vowed never to compete again in the Olympics after he had won the gold in Atlanta, but shortly afterwards decided that he had chosen his words prematurely. He did indeed participate in the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. Could this (now) aging coxswain still compete with the world’s best competitors though? The Olympic Competition in Sydney, like all Olympic competitions, is between what are arguably the best athletes in the world from any given sport. Sir Stephen had seen his better days. Recent problems with his health led many people to doubt his ability to be truly competitive in such a gathering of exceptional athletes. He still worked very hard in his chosen field though, and he always had the encouragement and found the motivation to excel in whatever endeavor he chose to undertake. During the Sydney Olympics he went on to win his fifth consecutive Gold medal, this time in the coxless fours event. This made him the first Olympic rower in history to accomplish such an amazing record. Never before in Olympic history had any rower racked up Gold in five consecutive Olympic challenges. His receiving the Knighthood and his title was a direct result of the hard work and effort he put forth in his Olympic competition. While this in itself is Olympic history and one of the great all time moments in Olympic sports, Sir Steve still was not done. His love of sports and athletic competition did not stop with rowing. Sir Stephen was also a member of the British National Bobsleigh team in the 1989-1990 season. To this day he has held numerous world records and still holds an Olympic record. His personal effort and thoughtlessness perhaps, make an even larger picture of Sir Stephen possible. These also help to include him among the ranks of the “best-of-the-best” among historic Olympic figures. While his Olympic and athletic prowess is beyond question, his personal endeavors are even more impressive. He continues to raise large amoun


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1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Host City: Atlanta, United States (July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996) Opening Ceremony: July 19, 1996 (opened by President Bill Clinton) Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Muhammad Ali Taker of the Olympic Oath: Teresa Edwards (athlete) Closing Ceremony: August 4, 1996 Events: 271 in 31 sports Participants: 10,342 (6,819 men and 3,520 women) from 197 countries Youngest Participant:   Hem Reaksmey (12 years, 320 days) Oldest Participant:   José Artecona (63 years, 350 days) Most Medals (Athlete): United States (101 medals) Overview In September 1994, the IOC celebrated the 100th anniversary of the reestablishment of the Olympic Games at the Centennial Olympic Congress in Paris. It was but a prelude to the 1996 Olympic Games, which were called the Centennial Olympic Games, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ist Games of the Modern Olympiad. » Click to show/hide rest of overview The Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, and that decision had been made in September 1990. It was a highly controversial decision, as the favorite seemed to be Athens, which had hosted the [1896 Olympics]. Athens had not been an Olympic host since [1906], or officially 1896, and the Greeks seemed to feel that the 1996 Olympics belonged to them as a birthright. When they lost the bid, the Greeks were irate, feeling that the Games had been stolen from them. They accused Atlanta and The Coca-Cola Company, a major international corporation based in Atlanta that has been a significant commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games, of buying the Olympics. The Greeks actually briefly considered boycotting the Centennial Olympic Games, and even refused to allow Atlanta to use the Olympic Flame, which is always lit at Olympia, Greece, for the torch relay. But IOC President [Juan Antonio Samaranch] and the IOC were able to assuage the Greeks and eventually neither of these events came to pass. The Games were returning to the United States after only 12 years, with the [1984 Olympic Games] having been held in Los Angeles. But the 1996 Olympics were a chance for Atlanta to demonstrate itself as a major international city. Atlanta had problems however. The city became inundated with vendors and salespeople selling Olympic-related merchandise and attempting to make a fast buck off the Olympics. The atmosphere was somewhat unsavory and definitely commercialized and the Olympic Movement did not appreciate it, feeling that Atlanta had gone overboard in this regard. The major problem that occurred at the 1996 Olympics came on Saturday, 27 July, shortly after midnight, when a bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, where many spectators and fans congregated and partied through the night. The bomb killed two people and injured several more. Through 2002, the perpetrator of the blast has not been found. By now, the new world order was fully established with many of the former Soviet Republics competing independently for the first time. Germany again competed as a single nation, having absorbed the great German Democratic Republic athletic programs under the flag of the combined state. For the first time ever, all IOC member nations competed at the Olympics, with 197 nations competing. The biggest medal winner at Atlanta was American swimmer [Amy Van Dyken], who won four gold medals. She was challenged in the pool by the Irish swimmer [Michelle Smith], who won three gold medals, but was dogged by rumors of drug use because her times in 1996 had improved dramatically, and also because her husband, former Dutch discus thrower, [Erik de Bruin], had once been suspended for drug use. There were several apparent drug disqualifications in Atlanta, but most of them were for the controversial drug, bromantan. The drug was a combined amphetamine/anabolic steroid but it had only recently been placed on the banned list. Because of this, the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted the disqualifications for bromantan. In track & field athletics, [Michael Johnson


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Which European football team play there home matches at the Delle Alpi?

The fans are to blame for the reduced capacity The fans are to blame for the reduced capacity Click on the pictures to see them in full size. Juventus plan to rebuild the Delle Alpi stadium and many Juventus fans have complained about the fact that the capacity will be heavily reduced. The Juventus directors want the stadium sold out for every match, and they have the statistics on their side when they have decided for this heavily reduced capacity. The sad fact is that Juventus only have around 30 000 spectators for the majority of their Serie A home games each year. The average attendance has dropped every year in the last six seasons. From a good average attendance of 47 000 in the 1997-1998 season to a very poor average attendance of 35 000 in the 2003-2004 season. In the last three succesful seasons when Juventus were crowned Italian champions two times, the Delle Alpi Stadium was sold out only for three games. When you watch Juventus games in TV you always see thousands of empty seats. Therefore it is not difficult to understand that the Juventus board want to reduce the capacity from 69 000 to a more fitting capacity. So how come doesn't the most popular club in Italy with over 11 million fans in the country manage to get more spectators to their home games? The Turin population are known to be cold, demanding and not easy to satisfy. In the 1994-95 season Juventus played two UEFA cup games against Borussia Dortmund and Parma in Milano, and the stadium was sold out both times, 85 000 spectators were present. Had those games been played in Turin not more than 40-50 000 spectators would have gone to the games. Juventus have also played two official games in Palermo in front of a sold out stadium, and one time in Bologna also in front of a sold out stadium. Another well known fact is that almost every away game Juventus play in the Serie A is sold out, and Juventus enjoy a huge support in their away games in Italy. The San Siro stadium in Milano was sold out for both games Juventus played there in the 1994-95 season. When I spoke to the owner of one of the shops in Turin who sell tickets for the Juventus games, he told me that he rarely sell tickets to people coming from Turin. Almost all the tickets he sell goes to people from other Italian cities and foreign fans. Another thing that has to be mentioned is that to each home game Juventus play, statistically almost 50% of the fans come from outside of Turin to watch the game. Switzerland and France are always well represented, and thousands of fans travel from Milano and the other Northern Italian cities every week to watch Juventus. Regions like Lombardia, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Marche and Sicilia always contribute with many fans. Juventus have huge support in Milano and the fans living there would like Juventus to move away from Turin. They mean that Juventus would fill up their stadium if they moved closer to Milano, for example to Novara. And they always argue with the Juventus fans from Turin about why they have to come to Turin to see the games, when instead the fans from Turin could come to Milano where Juventus enjoy a bigger support. It is very strange that Juventus doesn't manage to fill up their stadium coming from a big city like Turin with 900 000 innhabitants. To the big and important games when the spectators present rise to around 50-55 000, the majority of the extra spectators come from other Italian cities and from other countries to watch the games. Many reasons have been given to explain the poor spectator numbers on the Juventus games. The Delle Alpi stadium is one. The stadium is very unpopular because it is placed on the outskirts of Turin, and the spectators are divided from the picth by a huge and useless athletics pitch. The visibility is poor from the stands and the fans are very distant from the players. The athletic pitch will be removed and the stadium will have a more intimate atmosphere when the new stadium is ready in 2007. Bad weather and poor pitch conditions is not unusual in Turin. This picture is taken befo


In which year was the Charity Shield first contested?

England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches The FA Charity Shield was introduced in 1908 to succeed the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Shield (see below). At first it was played at the end of the season, later around October and since 1959 it has been the curtain raiser to the English season. Prior to 1974 it was usually played on the ground of one of the competing teams but since 1975 it has been played at Wembley. The match has usually been contested between the League Champions and the FA Cup Winners (or League runners-up when one team wins the double) but previously it has also been played between Select XIs, winners of the Football League and Southern League or League Champions against Division Two Champions. The FA Charity Shield was preceded by the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Charity Shield which was contested from 1898 to 1907 by the teams chosen to be the best professional team and best amateur team in the land. The George Dewar Shield lapsed in 1908 following a rift between the leading amateur clubs and the FA although it has been revived on a number of occasions since. In 2002 the Charity Shield was renamed Community Shield after a government report in March 2002 said the FA had breached fund-raising regulations in the way it handled cash raised by the game. Since 2001 the match is played at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium. Sheriff of London (Dewar) Charity Shield 1898� Corinthians       0:1 Sheffield United    0:1 1899* Aston Villa        0 Queen's Park       0 1900 Corinthians        2 Aston Villa        1 1901 Aston Villa        1 Corinthians        0 1902 Tottenham Hotspur     5 Corinthians        2 1903 Sunderland        3 Corinthians        0 1904 Corinthians       10 Bury           3 1905 The Wednesday       2 Corinthians        1 1906 Liverpool         5 Corinthians        1 1907 Newcastle United     5 Corinthians        2 � Sheffield United declined to play extra-time as they disagreed with some of  the referee's decisions * shared, each club retained the Shield for six months 1931 Arsenal          5 Corinthians        3 1933 Arsenal          9 Corinthians        2 1934 Tottenham Hotspur     7 Corinthians        4 1965 Arsenal          7 Corinthian-Casuals    0 1966 Arsenal          5 Corinthian-Casuals    2 FA Charity Shield 1908 Manchester United    1:4 Queen's Park Rangers  1:0 1909 Newcastle United     2 Northampton Town     0 1910 Brighton & Hove Albion  1 Aston Villa        0 1911 Manchester United     8 Swindon Town       4 1912 Blackburn Rovers     2 Queen's Park Rangers   1 1913 Professionals       7 Amateurs         2 1914-19 Not played 1920 West Bromwich Albion   2 Tottenham Hotspur     0 1921 Tottenham Hotspur     2 Burnley          0 1922 Huddersfield Town     1 Liverpool         0 1923 Professionals       2 Amateurs         0 1924 Professionals       3 Amateurs         1 1925 Amateurs         6 Professionals       1 1926 Amateurs         6 Professionals       3 1927 Cardiff City       2 Corinthians        1 1928 Everton          2 Blackburn Rovers     1 1929 Professionals       3 Amateurs         0 1930 Arsenal          2 Sheffield Wednesday    1 1931 Arsenal          1 West Bromwich Albion   0 1932 Everton          5 Newcastle United     3 1933 Arsenal 3 Everton          0 1934 Arsenal          4 Manchester City      0 1935 Sheffield Wednesday    1 Arsenal          0 1936 Sunderland        2 Arsenal          1 1937 Manchester City      2 Sunderland


Which gift is traditionally given on a 15th wedding anniversary? China, Crystal or Tin?

Wedding Anniversary Meanings - The Lore and Wisdom Behind the Symbols Wedding Anniversary Meanings [Below you will find the wedding anniversary meanings for the gifts traditionally associated with each year of marriage.] No one knows precisely when wedding anniversaries were first celebrated.  But the tradition is believed to go back at least to the Middle Ages.  At that time in the Germanic regions of Europe, a husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their wedding day.  If the couple was fortunate to live long enough, the husband presented his wife a gold wreath on their 50th wedding anniversary.  By the beginning of the 20th century, an additional 6 anniversaries were celebrated - the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 75th year for a total of 8.  In 1922 Emily Post published Etiquette in which she identified symbolic gifts associated with each of these 8 milestone anniversaries: paper, wood, tin, crystal, china, silver, gold, and diamond.   15 years later, the Jewelers of America expanded her list to include materials for every one of the first 20 years of marriage and every 5 years thereafter.  Thus was born the traditional list of gifts and wedding anniversary meanings we have today. But why were the various materials chosen as gifts to symbolize specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons are clouded in mystery.  However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.  As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and worth from paper to diamond. Would you like to know the wedding anniversary meanings behind the gifts for each anniversary year? Look no further.  The meaning, symbolism, and lore for each are described below. Paper The first year of marriage is like a clean sheet of paper, a new beginning upon which to write your passage through the years together.  Also like paper, it is fragile and can easily rip, not having yet been tried by the fires of adversity and the storms of life. Cotton Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs. Leather Leather has traditionally symbolized protection and covering; our ancestors covered and protected themselves from the elements with the leather hides of animals.  The bonds of marriage offer security and shelter as each partner takes care of the other.  Now in its third year, the growing relationship is becoming a source of stability for the married couple. Fruit & Flowers During the fourth year of marriage, the budding relationship is beginning to blossom like a flower and ripen like fruit.  Just as fruit nourishes the body and flowers the soul, so the deepening commitment and nurturing love of the couple brings refreshment and renewal to the marriage.   Wood In ancient times, trees symbolized strength and wisdom.  By the fifth year of marriage, the married couple is developing strong, deep roots like a venerable oak tree and is gaining insight and understanding from the mistakes and stumblings of the first five years. The pair has learned the most important lesson of all and the secret to a successful marriage: forgiveness.   Candy As candy is to the taste, so romance is to marriage: sugary sweet.  Celebrating the sixth year of marriage offers a time to rekindle the flames of love and passion that brought the two of you together.  In older times, iron also symbolized the sixth anniversary.  A strong and sturdy metal that brings good luck, may good fortune shine on your marriage all the days of your life. Copper & Wool Both copper and wool are known for producing heat.  Therefore they represent warmth, comfort, safety, and security - necessary ingredients for a healthy and stable marriage.  Reflect on these traits as you celebrate seven years together. Bronze The gifts for wedd


In which 1980s American TV show are the two main characters called Christine and Mary Beth?

1980's TV Shows - Best of 80's TV - Popular Series 1980-1989 - Classic TV Database View Show 1983-1987 | NBC The A-Team is an action adventure series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The show featured Mr. T and aired on NBC from 1983 to 1987. View Show 1986-1990 | NBC ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. View Show 1980-1982 | ABC Bosom Buddies was a sitcom that starred Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari and ran from 1980 to 1982 on ABC that followed the misadventures of two single men, working in creative advertising, struggling in their industry while disguising themselves as women in order to live in the one apartment they could afford. View Show 1981-1988 | CBS Cagney & Lacey is a sitcom that aired on the CBS for seven seasons from 1981 to 1988. A police procedural, the show stars Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless as New York City police detectives who led very different lives: Christine Cagney (Gless) was a single, career-minded woman, while Mary Beth Lacey (Daly) was a married working mother. The series was set in a fictionalized version of Manhattan's 14th Precinct. View Show 1976-1981 | ABC Charlie's Angels is a crime drama series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men. The show aired on ABC from 1976 to 1981.The View Show 1982-1993 | NBC Cheers is a sitom that ran for 11 seasons on NBC from 1982 to 1993. The show is set in the Cheers bar (named for the toast "Cheers") in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, chat and have fun. The show's theme song, written and performed by Gary Portnoy, and co-written with Judy Hart Angelo, lent its famous refrain, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", as the show's tagline. View Show 1977-1983 | NBC CHiPs is a drama series that aired on NBC from 1977 to 1983 that followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol, Baker and Ponch. View Show 1978-1991 | CBS Dallas is a drama that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The series won four Emmy Awards, including a 1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win for Barbara Bel Geddes. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing. The show also starred stage/screen actress Barbara Bel Geddes as family matriarch Miss Ellie, and movie Western actor Jim Davis in his last role as Ewing patriarch Jock Ewing before his death in 1981. View Show 1988-1992 | NBC Dear John is a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easy going high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Queens. View Show 1978-1985 | ABC Diff'rent Strokes is an sitcom that aired on NBC from 1978 to 1985, and on ABC from September 1985 to March 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. View Show 1989-1993 | ABC Doogie Howser, M.D. is an comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for fo


Cable-stayed, Pontoon and Suspension are all types of what?

Cable-stayed bridges | Structurae Cable-stayed bridges In cable-stayed bridges the deck is supported by diagonal cables from a pylon. Most Important Structures in this Category entry with pictures Note: the above table may include entries associated with subcategories while the full list does not include these subcategories. Subcategories AFPC Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges (Vol. 1) , Association française pour la construction, Bagneux (France) Abbas, Sajid & Scordelis, Alex Nonlinear analysis of cable-stayed bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Abdel-Ghaffar, Ahmed M. Seismic behavior of cable-stayed and suspension bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Aschrafi, Mehdi Control of wind-induced vibrations of cable-stayed bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Aschrafi, Mehdi Comparative investigations of suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges for spans exceeding 1000 m presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998. Astiz, Miguel A. & Fernández Troyano, Leonardo & Manterola Armisén, Francisco Javier Evolution of design trends in cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Biliszczuk, Jan & Wójcicki, Zbigniew & Pakos, Wojciech Analytical and Experimental Dynamical Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Footbridge Model presented at 4th International Conference Footbridge 2011, 6-8 July 2011, Wroclaw, Poland. Billington, David P. & Nazmy, Aly History and Aesthetics of Cable-Stayed Bridges in "Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)", October 1991, n. 10 v. 117 Biondini, Fabio & Frangopol, Dan M. Some Aspects of the Life-Cycle Reliability of the Twin Cable-Stayed Bridges presented at 17th IABSE Congress, Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, September 17-19, 2008. Bruer, Arne & Pircher, Heinz & Bokan, Heinz Computer based optimising of the tensioning of cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Bruno, Domenico & Grimaldi, Antonio & Leonardi, Angelo Deformability of long-span cable-stayed bridges for railways presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Bruno, Domenico & Leonardi, Angelo Aerodynamic instability of long-span cable-stayed bridges presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998. Carlucci, Alberto & Pahisa, Mariona An innovative methodology to determine the partial load factor for prestressing in cable supported bridges presented at Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, 19th IABSE Congress Stockholm, 21-23 September 2016. Chatterjee, P. K. & Datta, T. K. Vibration of Cable-Stayed Bridges under Moving Vehicles in "Structural Engineering International", May 1994, n. 2 v. 4 Chen, Dewei A new method to assign initial forces for prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Cheng, Jin & Liu, Xiao-Luan & Xiao, Ru-Cheng System Reliability Evaluation of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges presented at IABSE Symposium, Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, 22-24 September 2010. Cobo, D. & Burgueño, R. & Seible, Frieder & Mari, A. Utilización de materiales compuestos avanzados en el proyecto de un puente atirantado in "Hormigón y acero", 2nd Quarter 2000, n. 216 Conversy, François & Bougon, Sébastien & Boutillon, Laurent The pre-tensioned cable-stayed bridge presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Corven, John A. Durability in the design of American precast segmental cable-stayed bridges presented at Extending th


As at September 2004, which footballer is the all time top scorer in the English Premiership who doesn't normally play as a striker?

Super Soccer Biography Alessandro Del Piero   written by Laura Amanda Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[2][3] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus where he holds several club records and he is a member of the Italian national team. His footballing ability is highly regarded and he has won critical recognition. Pelé named Del Piero in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. He was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000 Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.[4] Currently, Del Piero is still the highest earning Italian Player.[5] As well as earning respect for his playing, Del Piero has won several accolades for his character. Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct[6][7] he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.[8] Usually, Del Piero plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "Trequartista" position. Although he is not very tall, Del Piero's playing style is regarded by critics as creative in attacking, assisting many goals as well as scoring himself, as opposed to just "goal poaching."[9] His free-kick and penalty taking is also highly regarded.[10] Del Piero has become famous over the years for scoring from a special " Del Piero Zone", approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal.[11] In terms of goalscoring, Del Piero holds the all-time record at Juventus.[12] On April 6th, 2008, Alessandro Del Piero became the all-time top capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea. He is in sixth place in the UEFA Champions League all-time goalscorer records.[13] Within the Italian national team, he is currently joint fourth with Roberto Baggio in the all-time scoring records. Childhood and early career Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. He regularly played football in the backyard with three friends, Nelso, Pierpaolo, and Giovanni-Paolo as a child, all three dreamed of becoming a footballer but only Del Piero would eventually manage to do so.[14] Alessandro's older brother, Stefano, briefly played professional football for Sampdoria before injury struck him. The family lived in a rural home in San Vendemiano, while growing up Del Piero's family didn't have much money for travelling abroad, so he was considering being a lorry driver in order to see the world.[15] While playing for the local youth team of AC San Vendemiano from the age of 7,[16] Del Piero used to play as a goalkeeper because he could play a lot more football that way. His mother thought it would be better for him if he played as a goalkeeper, since he wouldn't sweat and the possibility of him getting injured was less likely. His brother Stefano told their mother: "Don't you see that Alex is good in the attack?" and Del Piero switched position.[17] It was while playing with his local side of AC San Vendemiano in 1988 that Del Piero was first spotted by scouts — he left home at the young age of 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio. He got his first chance at professional football in 1991 where he played in the Italian Serie B league four times. The following season he played ten games for Padova and scored his first professional goal. Juventus In 1993, he transferred to Juventus F.C., and has been there ever since. Del Piero made his Serie A debut against Foggia in September 1993, scored his first goal in his next game against Reggiana after appearing as a substitute, and then grabbed a hat-trick against Parma on his first start. Juventus claimed their first Scudetto in eight years in his first season and success continued to follow. With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006[18]


What is the capital of Tenerife and is also the name of a city in California?

Canary Islands travel guide - Wikitravel Demographics[ edit ] The islands have a population of 2 million. Since the Canary Islands are a major European tourist destination, all the major islands have well-developed communication systems, airports, and ports. Ethnically the population is mostly a mix of Spanish, European (German and British), South American, and especially Cuban and Venezuelan as well as Northern and Sub-Sahara African. There are also historical minorities such as Indians, Koreans and lately Russians. Pico del Teide (on Tenerife) at 3718 metres above sea level is the highest point in both the Canary Islands and Spanish territory. Each island speaks with a slightly different accent and there is a strong rivalry between the main islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Most of the accents in the Canary Islands are closer to Latin American Spanish than to Castililan Spanish spoken in continental Spain. For example, the use of the second person plural pronoun "vosotros" is used in most of the mainland but is almost nonexistent in the Canary Islands, and the "th" sound made by "c" and "z" in words like cenar and zapato heard in mainland Spain is pronounced as an "s" sound, just as it is in Latin America. The Canary Islands are very modern, very European, and extremely liberal. History[ edit ] Ancient legend claims the Canary Islands are the ‘lost islands’ of Atlantis. They have also been referred to as the lands without sorrow, holding on to the edge of the world. The first settlers were from North Africans. Known as Phoenicians, they arrived in the 10th century B.C. The main economic system was built around agriculture and animal farming. During the 14th century, the Islands were continuously invaded by different European countries. By plane[ edit ] The Canaries is a popular destination with Europeans, and swarms of charter and discount flights descend on the island year round. The two airports (North/TFN & South/TFS) on Tenerife and the Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) are the busiest, but it's also possible to fly to many of the other islands, albeit it's often more expensive. There are also regular flights from/to Marrakech, Casablanca, Agadir, Dakar, Laayoune, Banjul, Nuakchot, Cape Verde, Madeira and Azores operated by Binter Canarias [2] . By train[ edit ] A tram linking Santa Cruz bus station and La Laguna opened in in 2007 costing €2.35 return in about 40 minutes. There are also tentative plans for a train linking Santa Cruz and Los Cristianos. By bus[ edit ] Buses are the most common method of public transportation around the islands. Mile per mile they are expensive while compared to mainland Spain but you are not going to travel really far away. We are, after all, islands. Most buses in touristic routes are adequate. Do not expect the drivers to know more than a couple of sentences in English or German, though they would try to be helpful. By taxi[ edit ] Taxis can be expensive, and inside a city they are not worth the money unless you are in a real hurry or cannot balance yourself after a shopping day. By ship[ edit ] If you want to travel between the islands a good option might be to take a ship if you are in any particular hurry, specially between close by islands. Most ferries are now quite modern and cheap. The most important companies are Fred Olsen, Transmediterránea and Armas. SPAIN YACHTING GROUP S.L. [3] . Yacht charter and sailing - INTERNATIONAL YACHTING GROUP, one of the worlds largest yacht charter companies, can take care of all charter requirements, from bareboat to crewed in Spain and worldwide. By plane[ edit ] If you are afraid of the sea, or get sick just by staring at a ship, then a plane is what you need, and that usually means a turboprop ATR-72 by one of the airlines like Binter or Islas Airways. They are perfectly safe and adequately fast as you are likely to spend more time at the airport than in the plane itself. Lanzarote: There is a bustling nightlife in four main resorts... Arrecife, Costa Teguise, Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. Gran Canaria: The main resorts on the Island


Which band released the album Second Coming in 1994, five years after their debut album?

Amazon.com: Second Coming: The Stone Roses: MP3 Downloads The Stone Roses MP3 Music, October 20, 1998 "Please retry" Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.com (US). Fix in Music Library Sold by Amazon Digital Services  LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use . Customers Also Bought These Albums Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 Original Release Date: December 5, 1994 Release Date: October 20, 1998 Label: Geffen Copyright: ℗Â© 1994 Geffen Records Inc. Record Company Required Metadata: Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more . Total Length: 1:12:37 HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE VOICE on October 12, 2004 Format: Audio CD How do you follow up one of the most influential modern rock albums, a universally beloved debut? Well... you can't. Sadly, the Stone Roses couldn't either, several years after their legendary self-titled debut. But after several years, "Second Coming" has gotten over its initial bad rap, and proved itself a solid -- though not stellar -- piece of Brit-rock. A rising chord seeps into a growling bassline... followed by water trickling and some distant bird songs. "Breaking Into Heaven," is probably the most memorable part of the whole album, especially when it rises into some jungle drums, then a funky rock rhythm. The eleven-minute intro alone has more variety than most rock bands can manage in a whole album. And after the intro? The fiery rock of "Driving South," funkiness of "Daybreak," or the acoustic-led sweetness of "Your Star Will Shine" and "Tightrope." There are dips into pop, hard rock, and the occasional nod to Led Zeppelin's famous riffs. It ends on a robust note with "Love Spreads," not the best Stone Roses song but a likable, grounded one. If video killed the radio star, then success killed the Stone Roses. They disbanded shortly after "Second Coming" was given a disappointing reception, and after a nasty lawsuit from their record company. But time has been kind to the sophomore album. Sure, okay, it's not as good as the self-titled debut -- but it is a good rock album in its own right, inventive and sometimes a little insane. John Squire's guitar contortions are what you really notice about the music -- he can do mellow acoustic strumming in one song, then Zeppelin-style riffs that tear your throat out. Read more ›


Which TV personality announced he was gay in 1995 and split from his wife Cheryl?

Michael Barrymore tells Chrissy Iley, he's back, he thinks, from the brink | Stage | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close I read Michael Barrymore's book Awight Now all in one go. He describes his life as if watching himself in a car crash, and it's riveting. He's fearful about who he might really be, fearful that people will hate him for being gay and then when they don't, he carries on self-destructing anyway. As compelling a study as any of showbusiness Babylon. The Nineties was his kind of decade and he was, without a doubt, the entertainment king of his era. Phenomenally successful. Strike It Lucky certainly did and My Kind of People was the X Factor of its day, with a Saturday night audience of 13m. His talent lay in making hapless members of the general public feel that they were indeed his kind of people, and they loved him for it. He made them feel good about themselves while not necessarily feeling great himself. In 1994 he dramatically checked himself into rehab in America, followed, in 1995, by an equally dramatic 'coming out' onstage at the White Swan pub in London's East End. In his version of 'New York, New York' he sang, 'Start spreading the news, I'm gay today.' Certainly this was news to his wife Cheryl, his manager, his protector who had made him and - following this revelation - promised to break him. Then, in the early hours of 31 March 2001, the incident that changed everything. A young man drowned in his swimming pool, the 'death pool' as the tabloids called it. An impromptu party with a bunch of people he didn't really know carried on back at his place in Essex and Stuart Lubbock drowned in his pool. What followed was not just an inquest, it was a trial, a media frenzy. He was guilty until proven innocent and then guilty anyway. If a woman had drowned in his swimming pool would he have attracted all that lewd attention? Would it have been so punishing? Barrymore wasn't even allowed to accept his own Personality of the Year Award. (TV bosses said it would distract viewers.) He ended up getting away from it all to New Zealand, returning only for a final attempt at public rehab on Big Brother, where he was in equal parts funny and disturbing, self-pitying and bruised. I'm told we will meet in Dubai, which turns out to be Bahrain - to confuse the paps, apparently. Bahrain is very far, very hot and very clean. I check into my hotel room and soon enough it's his voice on the phone. His lazy, sprawling voice. It's as if his mouth wants to softly swallow all his words. A shy voice and an attention-seeking one all at the same time. He has someone collect me and drive me in a golf buggy to his villa, complete with infinity pool and a view of the turquoise ocean and pale, bleached-white sand. But it's a long way to go to escape the paps. 'Yeah, but it works, because if they know where you are they'll get you. I've seen them come up from the sea. I've seen them pretend to be taking pictures of their girlfriend. I remember being in Bora Bora with Shaun (Davis, his new partner, business manager, protector) and I was on a hammock asleep and they papped me just so that they could run the caption that I was "washed up".' He's staying here with his friends Tom Scott, the New Zealand playwright and cartoonist, and his wife. He is going to be in one of Scott's plays, The Daylight Atheist, a play that is by turns gloriously funny and gut-wrenchingly moving. He's also working on his part as Scrooge, which Bill Kenwright will tour later this year in the UK. He seems rested and focused, grateful, and savouring his moments out of the British media glare. He's bracing himself for a short book tour, Scrooge and then Scott's play, which will open in Dublin next year. It's been five years since Stuart Lubbock died, since Barrymore fell into the abyss. You can't really have a book coming out and be in hiding, though. Barrymore knows this and admits that he has been practising answering all the questions he thought he might be asked: 'I have nothing to be ashamed of, blah, blah, blah.' The book is something he can be proud of.


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In The Simpsons, what type of animal is Santa's Little Helper?

Santa's Little Helper | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Santa's Little Helper races at the Springfield Downs . History Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. He was relying on this bonus because the jar of Christmas money that Marge accumulates for the family's Christmas treats was disposed of to pay for the removal of a tattoo that Bart got on his arm. Homer took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as Santa Claus at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing his name to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him that it was a merry Christmas after all. [1] Snowball II , Maggie and Santa's Little Helper together for a picture Sometimes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on the newspaper and other objects in the Simpson's household (sometimes ignored or tolerated by the family), tearing up the furniture, digging holes in the backyard and eating food from the living room table. It is stated that Homer and Santa's Little Helper's birthdays are on the same day. [2] With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. Once, he made a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, amazed that the dog spoke English. [3] He is also shown to have ridden a circus ball on his hind legs and speak the phrase 'We love... you!' in an attempt to be given some attention from the Simpson family. [4] In addition, he was mascot of Duff Beer , and was known as Suds McDuff (a reference to a similar, real life mascot Spuds MacKenzie). [5] Santa's Little Helper licking Bart Santa's Little Helper's life with the Simpsons is not always easy. Due to his disobedience and destructive behavior nearly caused the Simpson family to give him away, but he passed an obedience class, thus he could stay. [6] Santa's Little Helper almost passed away from gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") because Homer initially couldn't afford $750 for the required operation. [7] He also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns ' slanted oil well drill (The latter of which caused Bart Simpson to hate Mr. Burns immensely). [8] Santa's Little Helper is sometimes a bad dog. At one time, Santa's Little Helper was shortly abandoned by Bart for Laddie , a purebred and very well-trained dog he bought from a mail-order catalog together with various other expensive gifts and gadgets. To do that, Bart used a credit card he applied for under the name of his dog, yet the credit card company misread the form and issued a card to Mr. "Santos L. Halper". Laddie learned many tricks that Santa's Little Helper was completely unable to perform (most notably a back flip, CPR and using a toilet). The Simpson family nearly forgot about their old pet, and Bart eventually gave him away instead of Laddie when repo men take back everything he fraudulently purchased. Feeling guilty about this disloyalty and bored with his too perfect new dog, Bart tried to get Santa's Little Helper back. When he finally found him, Santa's Little Helper was serving as a guide dog for a blind man named Mr. Mitchell, but eventually chose to return to his former owner, Bart. [9] Santa's Little Helper growling at the family Santa's Little Helper has also shown aptitude in other areas. When neglected by the Simpson family, he ran away, and was adopted by Mr. Burns, and made into a very fearsome guard dog. When Bart was searching for Santa's Little Helper, Bart managed to reawaken Santa's Little Helper's good memories of him. It shown that while the Simpson family sleeps in the night, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II both watch old episodes of "Lassie" on TV. [10]