Who invented the lightning conductor after flying a kite in a storm?

Exactly 261 Years Ago, Ben Franklin Flew a Kite in a Lightning Storm Exactly 261 Years Ago, Ben Franklin Flew a Kite in a Lightning Storm Go to permalink Benjamin Franklin first shocked himself in 1746, while conducting experiments on electricity with found objects from around his house. Six years later and exactly 261 years ago today, the founding father flew a kite attached to a key and a silk ribbon in a thunderstorm and effectively trapped lightning in a jar. The experiment is now seen as a watershed moment in mankind's question to channel a force of nature once thought to be the wrath of God himself. It's also understood that Ben Franklin was pretty effing lucky he didn't fry his bones on that fateful early June afternoon in 1752. Based on what he'd contribute to the nation in the years after that, America is pretty lucky, too. Advertisement By the time Franklin started experimenting with electricity, he'd already found fame and fortune as the author of Poor Richard's Almanack and was starting to get into science. Electricity wasn't a very well understood phenomenon at that point, though, so Franklin's research proved to be fairly foundational. The early experiments, experts believe, were inspired by other scientists' work and the shortcomings therein. That early brush with the dangers of electricity left an impression on Franklin. He described the sensation as "a universal blow throughout my whole body from head to foot, which seemed within as well as without; after which the first thing I took notice of was a violent quick shaking of my body." However, it didn't scare him away. In the handful of years before his famous kite experiment, Franklin contributed everything from designing the first battery designs to establishing some common nomenclature in the study of electricity. It's thanks to Franklin, for instance, that we refer to positive and negative charges. Before him, they were known as "vitreous" and "resinous" charges. (Those names don't quite have the same punch do they?) Advertisement At a certain point, Franklin's fascination about electrity shifted beyond mere curiosity to practically political spheres like public safety. He wanted to know if there might be a way to keep churches and other tall buildings from burning down during lightning storms and hypothesized that lighting was just one big discharge of static electricity. If this was the case, he thought, one ought to be able to tease lightning out of the clouds with a charged object placed high in the air. Like a metal rod on top of a steeple with a cable stretching down to the ground. Or a kite with a key attached to it. So Franklin and his 21-year-old son William suited up on June 10, 1852—some historians avoid naming an exact date for the experiment since the event was so vaguely documented—and ventured into the storm. It should be known that Franklin was not the first to conduct this type of experiment. Just a month before Franklin's experiment in Philadelphia, French scientist Thomas-François Dalibard conducted an electric kite experiment of his own and possibly invented a lightning rod before Franklin, though he's not given credit for doing so. The reason for that might be explained purely by the American do-it-all's showmanship. Franklin had a built-in audience for his scientific reports and was generally gifted at promoting his own work. Before he got to take credit for the kite experiment, though, Franklin had to survive it. In order to reduce the risk of electrocution, he opted for a kite on a dry silk string over a metal rod attached to a building as the preferred method for attracting lightning. An iron key was attached to the silk string as well as a metal wire that was dropped into an electrically charged Leyden jar. Once the kite was flying high, Franklin held on to a dry silk ribbon attached to the string and took shelter in a nearby barn so that he wouldn't get wet. Sure enough, the storm picked up, the air became charge, and Franklin successfully conducted electricity through his kite rig. Because he was holding a silk ribbon and n


Which 1973 thriller film features a malevolent dwarf in a red coat?

Don't Look Now (1973) - 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 A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond. Director: a list of 33 titles created 29 Oct 2011 a list of 47 titles created 13 Mar 2012 a list of 44 titles created 16 Sep 2012 a list of 42 titles created 01 Jun 2015 a list of 25 titles created 3 months ago Title: Don't Look Now (1973) 7.3/10 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     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    8 nominations. See more awards  » Photos A police sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there. Director: Robin Hardy A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence. Director: Roman Polanski A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders. Director: Dario Argento Two young siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback and are forced to cope on their own. They meet an Australian boy on "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe. Director: Nicolas Roeg Edit Storyline John and Laura Baxter are in Venice when they meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seeing their daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola. Written by James Meek <james@oz.net> It's utter MADNESS! See more  » Genres: January 1974 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Inverno de Sangue em Veneza See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Renato Scarpa who plays Inspector Longhi didn't speak any English. He just read the lines he'd been given without knowing what they meant, which added to the sinister quality of his character. See more » Goofs The dead woman that is hauled up from the river blinks. See more » Quotes Heather : One of the things I love about Venice, is that it's so safe for me to walk. John Baxter : That's too bad. Heather : She says it's like a city in aspic, wrapped over from a dinner party, where all the guests are dead or gone. A classic in every sense of the word. 18 January 2005 | by Boba_Fett1138 (Groningen, The Netherlands) – See all my reviews I think it is bad luck that "Don't Look Now" was released in the same year as "The Exorcist", or else this might be a better known and more appreciated one of a kind masterpiece. "Don't Look Now" is an horror movie but not one like you would expect it to be. It isn't a movie that scares you with some scene's, it is a movie that gets into you and just won't let go and builds up a nightmare like tension. The atmosphere is fantastic and gives the movie a haunting feeling. Venice really works as the perfect backdrop for this movie. The best movie set in Venice ever? Even though there aren't any scary sequences in the movie, the ending is really horrifying, it really freaked me out the first time I saw it, I think 5 years ago. On my second viewing, not too long ago I was prepared for the ending but it still was a very scary thing to watch! The storytelling might seem slow but it works perfect for the movie and its tension. There are some brilliant moments in the movie that all come together once the ending approaches. The editing and cinematography are perfect, as are the performances by the cast. And what is a decent comment without mentioning the famous love


In which county of Northern Ireland is the Giant’s Causeway?

The Giant’s Causeway | Ireland.com Bushmills Coastal walks The Giant’s Causeway Hexagonal columns, a wishing chair and a giant’s foot? There’s magic at the Giants Causeway. Or should that be science? The Giant's Causeway The Giant’s Causeway – science or myth? Well, you’ll get different stories about how these hexagonal basalt beauties came into being. Most likely the locals here will tell you that the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) is responsible for this coastal oddity. But then, we love telling tales round this part of the world. North Antrim Coast Pop into one of the local pubs and you’ll hear a whole lot more about this Unesco World Heritage Site. Keep to the Causeway Coastal Route and you’ll be bang in the middle of a bounty of beaches, serious surfing, the crumbling ruins of Dunluce Castle and a perilously high rope bridge called Carrick-a-Rede . Science or myth? Just magic we reckon.  Think a friend might enjoy this article? Click to save and share Save this page to a Scrapbook:


What famous bridge is considered part of the motorway the M180?

CBRD » Motorway Database » M180 Factfile Images Timeline Exit List The M180 runs along the south side of the Humber, connecting the wider world (via the M18 ) to Scunthorpe, the Humber Bridge and Grimsby. It is most famous for being very lightly used — most of the route is three lanes wide, and most of the time that feels rather extravagant. It would be nice if that third lane could be picked up and moved to somewhere more in need of it. It was built to relieve the A18 and to service the expanding ports and industrial estates in this part of the world. Into the bargain it provides a good route to the large towns in the area from Doncaster to Grimsby. It now provides a fast, safe route for the large volumes of heavy goods traffic that has cause to use it, and allows faster cars and vans to make the same journey without being delayed by them. Even so, it doesn't go as far as it could, giving up at Elsham. The road on from there is the A180 — and is virtually indistinguishable from its motorway counterpart. The end of the motorway in this arbitrary location is inexplicable, though unfortunately no more unusual than, say, the M27 giving up at Portsmouth or the M62 at North Cave. The M180 is let down slightly by its unimportant-sounding number — all the other motorways with three-digit numbers are short spurs of local significance (such as this road's little brother the M181 ). This is, arguably, an important strategic route and, despite its emptiness, is more important than a lot of motorways with more important sounding numbers ( M45 and M49 spring to mind as much shorter and less nationally valuable routes). It could easily have been given a number like M19, but it appears that no such thing was ever contemplated. That this route was built while other heavily-used corridors remain without a motorway upgrade to this day can be put down to the fact that this is a very flat area. Land here costs next to nothing and plonking down 26 miles of new motorway — especially at 1970s prices — was instant value for very little money. Factfile M18 , M181 , A15 Images Views of the M180 from on and off the road. If you have a photo to contribute, contact me . The M180 is very dull. This picture goes some small way towards demonstrating how tedious the section west of Scunthorpe is. Photo by Steven Jukes Here on the Scunthorpe Bypass section, the road is still extremely dull, but now has only two lanes. Photo by Steven Jukes After Scunthorpe, the road has three lanes again, and is exciting by comparison to the previous sections because there's some woodland around it. Photo by Steven Jukes When the various parts of the M180 were built, listed in chronological order. Open


Which current BBC drama sees Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi rekindle an old romance?

Anne Reid: From Ken Barlow's wife and Daniel Craig's screen lover to a pin-up girl at 79 - Mirror Online TV Anne Reid: From Ken Barlow's wife and Daniel Craig's screen lover to a pin-up girl at 79 The Last Tango In Halifax star on life, love, ageing and the role which has made her an unexpected sex symbol  Share Get soaps updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Last Tango in Halifax star Anne Reid is warm and sparky and loves a party. Amazing Anne will be 80 in May and the chances are she’ll have a knees-up sipping a cosmopolitan cocktail instead of putting her feet up with a cup of tea. By then she will have appeared in her own London cabaret show and may even have retained her 2014 pin-up of the year title from The Oldie magazine. It is hardly surprise then that the actress, who has played Bond star Daniel Craig’s lover, hates being underestimated because of her advancing years. She told the Sunday People: “I’d rather be turning 50. But I’m not, so I’ve just got to get on with it. “I don’t actually feel any different and I get tetchy if people ask me if I can manage the stairs. I can’t bear it, I get very ungracious and really rather rude when people do that. “They mean it kindly but I just say, ‘Stop treating me like a daft old fool.’ It’s just the implication that we’ve all got a bit weird and rather stupid when we get older, this is what I get angry about.” But what does make Anne happy is playing Celia in BBC1’s hit drama Last Tango in Halifax. The show that centres around Celia’s late-in-life romance with boyhood sweetheart Alan, played by Derek Jacobi, 76, has charmed the nation. It is on its third series and has attracted 7.5 million viewers. Hit drama: Anne and Derek Jacobi in Last Tango In Halifax (Photo: BBC) In this series we have seen Celia’s torment after she discovered her new husband Alan has a love child, Gary, played by Rupert Graves. When Alan revealed he was unfaithful to his late wife it had a major impact on Celia, who was cheated on by her first husband. Anne told how everyone has been talking about the plot. She said: “I received a letter from an old friend the other day who just raved about the episode where Celia found out because she had a husband who was unfaithful. “She’s a singer who gave up her career to have children and her husband was off having affairs with other women. “Then her next husband kept saying, ‘I’m not like your first husband,’ which is exactly like the storyline in the show. “She thought the episode was so truthful. Your confidence is destroyed when you find out you can’t trust people.” Shocking: Anne as Ken Barlow's ill-fated first wife Val in Corrie (Photo: RICHARD MADDEN/SCOPEFEATURES.COM) Anne’s husband Peter Eckersley was a TV producer who died of cancer aged 45 in 1981. She has never experienced infidelity but got her big break on TV playing a wife who was cheated on – by Coronation Street’s Ken Barlow. She was his missus Valerie for ten years until an electric shock from a hairdryer killed her in 1971. Anne said: “I’ve never gone through it but I would not react like Celia. If somebody did that to me I would probably just tell him to sling his hook. “I wouldn’t sulk in the way she does but you see I’m a very independent sort of person. I’m much tougher than she is. “I’m not really emotionally dependant on anybody, except my son, my daughter-in-law and my grandchildren. But a partner... I haven’t felt like that for so many years I don’t really remember what it was like.” Two weeks ago, old-fashioned Celia refused to attend the same-sex wedding of her daughter Caroline, played by Sarah Lancashire. And last week fans were reeling when it looked as if Caroline’s partner Kate, played by Nina Sosanya, had been killed. A trailer for Sunday nnight’s show sees the cast at a funeral. Loving it: Anne and the Last Tango cast (Photo: BBC) Anne said: “I’m not homophobic. I mean, who cares? You know the state of the world and you’re only here for about 70, 80, years, so why do people worry about somebody’s s


In which year did the world’s first ‘expo’ the Great Exhibition in London take place?

Paris: Capital of the 19th Century The Expositions Universelles in Nineteenth Century Paris by Pauline de Tholozany Ph.D., Brown University 2011 There were five World Fairs in Paris during the nineteenth century: in 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900. Below is a summary of the events’ achievements and architectural features. The library has numerous primary sources on the Paris World Fairs, many of which are available online. To access the online prints and photographs, go to the search menu and type “ exposition universelle .” If you are looking for a specific monument/topic, you can go to the advanced search window . The annotated bibliography on this website has a section on “Expositions Universelles” which lists most of the books about the Paris World Fairs in the Brown collections. Contents: Introduction [ Top ] The first international World Fair was organized in London in 1851. The fair displayed both artworks and industry-related items in the Crystal Palace, a temporary building especially designed for the event and built in Hyde Park, in the heart of the British capital. When the French decided to emulate the British and to organize a World Fair in Paris, it was decided that unlike what had been done in London, the Fine Arts and Industry products would be exhibited in two different buildings. Many exhibitions of industry had previously taken place in Paris, but the events were strictly national and had never been open to other countries. As for Arts exhibits, they were for the most part organized by the state. The annual and state-controlled Salon was the main institution showcasing contemporary works; but its importance as an institution started to be challenged around the middle of the century, as many painters started to exhibit their works in private galleries and selling them through private dealers. The diffusion of Art began to be ruled more by market laws and private sellers than by the state and the Salon. Exposition Universelle de 1855 [ Top ] Political regime: Second Empire Location: Champs Élysées Buildings: Palais de l’Industrie, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Galerie des Machines. Plan et coupe du palais de l’exposition universelle, aux Champs-Elysées, in L’Illustration, Paris, 1854-11-11. Napoleon III decided to have a World Fair in Paris soon after the British international exhibition. The emperor hoped to consolidate his recent political position, and to assert France’s role in the world. The 1855 Exposition Universelle was a landmark in the history of entertainment in France. Previously, the Salons or the national exhibitions of industry had always been free and open to the public. The 1855 Exposition Universelle, on the contrary, had an entrance fee that visitors needed to pay in order to enter. This created many controversies and complaints; a journalist from L’Illustration wrote for instance that “Ces allures fiscales, en pareil lieu, sont en contradiction avec la noble hospitalité que la France avait coutume d’exercer” (L’Illustration, Paris, 1855-05-19). Palais de l’exposition universelle (Palais de l’industrie) aux Champs-Elysées, in L’Illustration, Paris, 1854-11-11. The main building of the Fair was the Palais de l’Industrie, on the Champs Elysées (it was destroyed at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Grand Palais was built for the 1900 World Fair). The construction of the Palais de l’Industrie had been planned a few years before the Fair. Napoleon III commissioned it in 1852, arguing that the building would serve as an exhibit hall for future national industry exhibits. Its size was massive: it was 850 feet long and 350 feet wide. Built in stone, its structure was supported by iron beams. The size and the bulkiness of the building were often criticized at the time. The Palais housed most of the 1855 World Fair’s industry exhibit, but proved too small for the entirety of the industrial products, so it was decided that two other temporary structures would be built for the occasion: the Galerie des Machines and the Palais des Beaux-Arts. Plan des galeries de l'exposition universelle de


The Rembrandt House Museum can be visited in which city?

Opening hours & Admission – Rembrandthuis This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This iframe contains the logic required to handle AJAX powered Gravity Forms.   Directions How to get to the Rembrandt House Museum The museum is located in the center of Amsterdam, near the famous Waterlooplein and on a 15 minutes’ walk from Amsterdam’s Central Station. Public Transport Every line from and to CS Amsterdam, Nieuwmarkt Station, Hoogstraat exit. Train Amsterdam Central Station (15 minutes’ walk or 2 minutes by metro). Tram Lines 9 and 14, Waterlooplein stop. Boat Waterlooplein or Zwanenburgerwal stops (More information: www.canal.nl ) Car The Waterlooplein, Muziektheater/Stadhuis or Valkenburgerstraat car parks are all situated near the museum (approximately 3 minutes’ walk from the museum).  For more information about parking in Amsterdam, please visit www.bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl or www.p1.nl . House Rules The house rules of the Rembrandt House Museum can be found here .


Haneda Airport is one of the busiest in the world - which city does it serve?

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) – Review and Virtual Tour | Frequent Business Traveler Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) – Review and Virtual Tour By Jonathan Spira on 10 December 2012 Share Haneda International Terminal Check-in Area Most visitors to Japan arrive at Narita International Airport, formerly known as New Tokyo International Airport.  From Narita, the trip to Tokyo by taxi is typically more than an hour and the fastest train takes 36 minutes.  There is, however, a closer alternative: Tokyo International Airport, which is more commonly referred to as Haneda.  Haneda, adjacent to Tokyo Bay, is conveniently located in Tokyo itself and offers quick access to all parts of the city. Over the past year, I’ve been through Haneda seven times, making it my most-visited airport outside of the U.S., where that title would go to John F. Kennedy International Airport.   (I’ve flown between those two airports several times on American, the only airline with non-stop service on that route.) Haneda is also where ANA launched its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes and my first ever visit to Haneda was for a Dreamliner flight to Okayama. Interior of Tokyo Station Haneda is a mere 8.7 miles (14 kilometers) from Tokyo Station, the city’s largest intercity train terminal, versus 35.7 miles (57.5 kilometers) for Narita.  Haneda is Asia’s second busiest airport and the world’s fifth busiest; only Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and London Heathrow Airport, in that order, are busier. Still, most foreign visitors fly into Narita, primarily because Haneda is thought of as domestic.  Indeed, it does handle almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo, while Narita handles the majority of international flights.  That having been said, since 2010, a new international terminal has allowed Haneda to once again serve international traffic. HISTORY Haneda opened with one runway in 1931, serving destinations within Japan as well as Korea and Manchuria.  It gained a second runway in 1939; at the same time, its original runway was extended. Following the end of the Second World War, it was taken over by U.S. occupation forces and renamed Haneda Air Force Base.  The first commercial flights started in 1947, when Northwest Orient Airlines began to offer service to the United States as well as to China, South Korea, and the Philippines.   Part of the base was returned to the Japanese government in 1952 and this became the foundation of Tokyo International Airport.  The remainder of the air force base was turned over to Japan six years later. Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line) Around the same time, Japan Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, commenced domestic operations from Haneda, although a passenger terminal first opened in 1955.  The terminal building was expanded to include an extension for international flights in 1963.   Other carriers began flying into Haneda, including Air France, BOAC, and SAS, while Northwest Orient and Pan Am used Haneda as a hub. A major change occurred in 1964, with the arrival of the Olympic Games in Japan and the start of Monorail service (formally, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line) from the airport to the city center.  Passenger traffic increased greatly after restrictions on travel for Japanese citizens were lifted.  In 1970, an international terminal and third runway opened but air travel growth outdistanced the airport’s capacity, resulting in the development of New Tokyo International Airport (Narita), which opened in 1978, taking over virtually all international operations from Haneda and leaving Haneda as a domestic facility. Little changed until October 21, 2010, when the new International Terminal opened to passengers along with a fourth runway.  The new expansion gave Haneda the ability to increase its operational capacity from 285,000 movements to 407,000 movements per year, opening 60,000 slots for overseas flights each year.   The new terminal has a stop for the Monorail as well as for a commuter


Which Cairo square was the centre of the Egyptian revolution?

Day-to-Day Timeline - Jan. 25 - Revolution in Cairo | FRONTLINE | PBS MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images Wael Ghonim (@Ghonim) We are heading to tahrir square now chanting bread, freedom and dignity Dima_Khatib Dima Khatib أنا ديمة (@Dima Khatib أنا ديمة) El Baradei: this is the beginning of an uprising, I will be going back to Egypt soon. On Al Jazeera English now #egypt #jan25 "As I'm writing, there are tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square, chanting against Mubarak. The demonstrators are trying to storm the parliament, only to be met with tear gas and water cannons. There are dozens who are injured. Twitter and Bambuser are blocked by the government. We are using proxies now to Tweet. The protesters are chanting the same slogans as the Tunisians: الشعب يريد إسقاط الحكومة! The people want to overthrow the govt!" Hossam el-Hamalawy, "Protestors Take Over Tahrir Square" (3arabawy) Gordon Reynolds (@gordon_reynolds) Dictating via IM. Twitter blocked. Small groups of protesters throughout Cairo centralize in to mass of thousands in Tahrir Square. Gigi Ibrahim جييييج (@Gsquare86) OMG Twitter is back!! Thank god ! The situation in Tahrir is beyond amazing eveeryone should head there #jan25 "The group publicly called for protests at those sites for Jan. 25, a national holiday celebrating the country's widely reviled police force. They announced the sites of the demonstrations on the Internet and called for protests to begin at each one after prayers at about 2 p.m. But that wasn't all. 'The 21st site, no one knew about,' Mr. Kamel said." Charles Levinson and Margaret Coker "The Secret Rally That Sparked an Uprising" (The Wall Street Journal) VideoJan. 25 Egypt - Tahrir Square - Down Town "When I arrived [home], the Twitter hash #jan25 lit up. Someone said that earlier tweets had been deliberately planted as decoys to mislead authorities. Now, in dozens of real locations throughout the city, protesters had begun to mobilize. I ran out the door and took the subway back to Tahrir Square." Gordon Reynolds, "Tonight in Cairo, The Parliament is Surrounded" (The Awl) "There was a reason the protesters launched their movement on 25 January: it was the day on which in 1952 British troops massacred police officers in Ismailiya, a town midway along the Suez Canal. In the Mubarak era, it was known as Police Day and celebrated by marches and demonstrations on the part of the Ministry of Interior's finest: its highlight in Cairo was a speedboat procession on the Nile." Issandr El Amrani, "Why Tunis? Why Cairo?" (London Review of Books) Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) We didn't expect Tunisia to fall & it did. We didn't expect 10s of thousands of Egyptians to protest & they did.All bets are off #Jan25 Ian Lee (@ianinegypt) Wow, downtown Cairo is on lock down. Riot police are everywhere, guarding every street. Will today be battle on the Nile? #egypt Adam Makary (@adamakary) Tahrir - they must have shot at least 50 canons of tear gas then water canon then bullets, absolute mayhem, a day #egypt will never forget


In which country did the protests break out at the Pearl Roundabout?

Bahrain police clear out protesters in Pearl Roundabout | The National Bahrain police clear out protesters in Pearl Roundabout Reuters Middle East unrest MANAMA // Helicopters flew overhead and Bahraini police fired teargas on Wednesday as they cleared protesters from a central roundabout that has become the main protest site by the island's Shiite majority. Advancing less than 24 hours after Bahrain declared martial law, police moved in thick lines from Bahrain Financial Harbour, the country's main financial district, to the Pearl Roundabout. Helicopters buzzed overhead as youths hurled petrol bombs at police and scattered when new rounds of tear gas hit. Two policemen were killed, a health official said, by protesters who knocked them down as they fled in their cars. Riot police blocked access to Manama's Salmaniya hospital, where many civilian casualties had previously been treated, and it was difficult to pin down casualty figures. However, Abdel Jalil Khalil, the head of Wefaq, the main opposition party, said at least five protesters have been killed and hundreds wounded in Wednesday's crackdown. The security operation came a day after Bahrain declared three months of martial law to help quell unrest that has drawn in troops from fellow Sunni-ruled neighbour Saudi Arabia. It did not appear that Gulf Arab forces invited in by the government for support were involved in the operation. Thousands of protesters had been camped out at the Pearl Roundabout, near the financial district, during weeks of protests. On Sunday, they overwhelmed police and blocked a main thoroughfare leading to the financial area, crippling the economy. On Wednesday, Bahrain announced it had closed its stock market until further notice. * Reuters


Hanged in 2010 Ali Hassan al-Majid had what nickname?

Iraq executes ‘Chemical Ali’ - World news - Mideast/N. Africa   - Conflict in Iraq | NBC News + - BAGHDAD  — Iraq on Monday executed Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin known as "Chemical Ali," for the poison gas attacks that killed more than 5,000 Kurds in 1988. News of the hanging came shortly after three suicide car bombs struck downtown Baghdad . It was not immediately clear whether the attacks were linked to the execution of al-Majid. "The death sentence against Ali Hassan al-Majid has been carried out today," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. Majid earned his nickname because of his use of poison gas. He had received four death sentences, the last around a week ago for an attack on the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja in which thousands were killed. Dabbagh said in the statement that Majid was not subjected to any abuse during the execution, unlike the insults heaped on Saddam by Shiite Muslim observers when he was hanged in December 2006. "Everyone abided by the government's instructions and the convicted was not subjected to any breach, chanting, abuse words, or insults," Dabbagh said. Feared by many It was not clear if Majid was hanged before or after a series of coordinated suicide bombings close to well-known hotels in Baghdad in which dozens of people died.


Anosmia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments Certain medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease , Parkinson's disease , multiple sclerosis , nutritional deficiencies, congenital conditions, and hormonal disturbances. Radiation treatment of head and neck cancers. Continued Anosmia Symptoms The obvious sign of anosmia is a loss of smell. Some people with anosmia notice a change in the way things smell. For example, familiar things begin to lack odor. Anosmia Diagnosis If you experience a loss of smell that you can't attribute to a cold or allergy or which doesn't get better after a week or two, tell your doctor. Your doctor can take a look inside your nose with a special instrument to see if a polyp or growth is impairing your ability to smell or if an infection is present. Further testing by a doctor who specializes in nose and sinus problems -- an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT, or an otolaryngologist) -- may be needed to determine the cause of anosmia. A CT scan may be necessary so that the doctor can get a better look of the area. Anosmia Treatments If nasal congestion from a cold or allergy is the cause of anosmia, treatment is usually not needed, and the problem will get better on its own. Short-term use of over-the-counter decongestants may open up your nasal passages so that you can breathe easier. However, if the congestion gets worse or does not go away after a few days, see your doctor. You may have an infection and need antibiotics , or another medical condition may be to blame. If a polyp or growth is present, surgery may be needed to remove the obstruction and regain your sense of smell. If you suspect a medication is affecting your sense of smell, talk to your doctor and see if there are other treatment options available that won't affect your ability to smell. However, never stop taking a medication without first talking with your doctor. Sometimes a person will regain his or her sense of smell spontaneously. Unfortunately, anosmia is not always treatable, especially if age is the cause. But there are steps you can take to make living with the inability to smell more pleasant and safer. For example, put fire detectors and smoke alarms in your home and office and take extra care with leftovers. If you have any doubt about a food's safety, don't eat it. If you smoke, quit. Smoking can dull your senses, including your sense of smell. WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by Neil Lava, MD on April 18, 2015 Sources


Who played football for Argentina, Colombia and Spain?

Diego Costa turns his back on Brazil to play for Spain | Daily Mail Online comments Diego Costa has controversially pledged his international future to Spain after rejecting a call up from Brazil for their friendlies in November. The Atletico Madrid forward – who has scored 13 goals in 11 matches this season – has signed documentation confirming his desire to play for the world champions despite being born in Brazil and playing in friendlies for them against Italy and Russia this year. The Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari wanted to select him for November's fixtures against Honduras and Chile but his approach has been officially rejected. On fire: Diego Costa, celebrating against Real Madrid, wants to play internationally for Spain TOP GOALSCORERS IN LA LIGA This season. Rodri (Almeria) 5 David Villa (Atletico Madrid) 4 The CBF are expected to appeal against Costa's decision – their president Jose Maria Marin had already described Spain's intention of calling him up as 'illegal' – given that he has already featured in those two friendlies. The Spanish Football Federation, however, said on Tuesday that they expected Costa to be available for their friendlies against South Africa and Russia, if selected. 'This morning, Tuesday October 29, the Spanish-Brazilian player Diego Da Silva Costa, Diego Costa, attended the notary Serrano 30, where he added his signature to a document that manifests his intention to play for the Spanish national football team,' the statement read. 'The forward has sent this document to Mr Julio Cesar Avelleda, secretary general of the Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). It communicates his desire to be available for Spanish national coach Vicente del Bosque, from this moment. 'In this way, Diego Costa can play with Spain, in their next two games in November, if the national coach deems it opportune.' Decision: Costa has turned his back on home country Brazil Forward thinking: Spain boss Vicente del Bosque already has plenty of attacking options To get into the Spain XI, Costa will be have to compete with David Villa, Fernando Torres, Fernando Llorente, Alvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado and more whereas Brazil have less competition for places and he could partner Neymar. He would not be the first to play for two countries. Many players have played for newer, independent nations following the break-up of a larger state. Davor Suker, for example, played for Yugoslavia then Croatia, Mattias Sammer played for East Germany then Germany and Oleg Luzhny played for the Soviet Union then Ukraine. However, others have done the same as Costa. Ferenc Puskas famously played for Hungary but also represented Spain and his former Real Madrid team-mate Alfredo Di Stefano starred for Argentina, Colombia and Spain. Michel Platini, a France great, also played an exhibition game for Kuwait. Globetrotter: Ferenc Puskas (right) played for Hungary and Spain while Alfredo Di Stefano represented Argentina, Colombia and Spain


Which world figure is married to quantum chemist Joachim Sauer?

Joachim Sauer | Humboldt University of Berlin | ZoomInfo.com Humboldt University of Berlin + Get 10 Free Contacts a Month Please agree to the terms and conditions I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Grow at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive. Web References (200 Total References) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ... ibbpresidentiallibrary.org [cached] German Chancellor Angela Merkel's husband, Joachim Sauer, is sort of the anti-Bill, a chemistry nerd and full professor at Humboldt University of Berlin who reportedly watched his wife's inauguration from inside his lab. Joachim Sauer Joachim Sauer (Humboldt University of Berlin) Joachim Sauer Joachim Sauer (Humboldt University of Berlin) Joachim Sauer www.scienceeurope.org [cached] Joachim Sauer, Full professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Humboldt University of Berlin Joachim Sauer studied chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin and was awarded a doctorate in chemistry in 1974. He continued to do research there until 1977 when he joined the Academy of Sciences, Central Institute of Physical Chemistry in Berlin, one of the leading scientific institutes of the former GDR (East Germany). In 1992 joined the Max Planck Society as Head of the Quantum Chemistry Group in Berlin, where he stayed for four years when he stayed for four years, until he


Who thought Sebastian Moran ‘the second most dangerous man in London?

Sebastian Moran | Baker Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Colonel Sebastian Moran is an ex-army colonel and the right-hand man of Professor James Moriarty . Sherlock Holmes 's miniature biography described him as the "second most dangerous man in London ." Biography Edit Sebastian Moran was born in London in 1840, the son of Sir Augustus Moran, CB, sometime Minister to Persia. After being educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, he went on to a distinguished military career. Formerly of the 1st Bangalore Pioneers (Madras), he served in the Jowaki Expedition of 1877-1878 and in the Second Anglo-Afghan War , seeing action at the Battle of Char Asiab, 6 October 1879 (for which he was "mentioned in despatches"); the Battle of Sherpur, 23 December 1879; and at Kabul. An accomplished marksman and prolific big-game hunter, Moran authored the books Heavy Game of the Western Himalayas in 1881 and Three Months in the Jungle. Years later, Holmes remarked that Moran's "bag of tigers" was still the record in India, and no single British hunter had taken more. Reading this portion of Moran's biography, John Watson commented that it was the history of an honorable soldier, with no hint of the arch-criminal he and Holmes later confronted. Holmes agreed that Moran had several noteworthy qualities, especially his iron nerve, which made him outwardly admirable. According to Holmes, many of Moran's feats were still legendary in India, such as when he "crawled down a drain after a wounded man-eating tiger." Holmes whimsically speculated that Moran's criminality was the result of some "hereditary disease," similar to a blight which affects offshoots of otherwise healthy trees. Whatever the reason was, Moran went to the bad, and, although there was no open scandal, he was obliged to retire from the army and return to London. Outwardly respectable, with an address in Conduit Street, Mayfair, and a member of the Anglo-Indian Club, the Tankerville Club and The Bagatelle Card Club, he still acquired an evil reputation in London's underworld, which led to his recruitment by Professor Moriarty , who employed him as the chief of staff of his criminal empire. In addition, Moran was employed for select assassinations that required his uncanny marksmanship. Moran followed Professor Moriarty to Switzerland , and, after Moriarty perished at the bottom of the Reichenbach Falls , attempted to kill Holmes by rolling boulders down on him. Holmes escaped, but was forced to remain officially dead for several years, knowing that Moran would be gunning for him as soon as he revealed himself. Instead, Holmes waited for Moran to slip up and incriminate himself. After the collapse of Moriarty's criminal organization, Moran returned to London and earned a living by playing cards at several clubs. When one of the other players, Ronald Adair, noticed that Moran won by cheating and threatened to expose him, Moran murdered Adair with a silent air rifle that fired revolver bullets, crafted especially to Moriarty's specifications by a blind German mechanic. Dr. Watson and a returned Holmes took the case, and Moran attempted to kill the detective by firing his air rifle from a vacant house opposite Holmes' residence at 221B Baker Street . Holmes having anticipated this, Moran shot a wax effigy of Holmes while the real Holmes, with Watson and Inspector Lestrade , hid nearby to seize Moran.


Politics. At Westminster what is a ‘spad’?

The role of a special adviser (Spad) in Westminster - BBC News BBC News Media playback is unsupported on your device The role of a special adviser (Spad) in Westminster 19 March 2012 Last updated at 13:47 GMT David Cameron criticised the number of political appointees known as special advisers (Spads) under Labour and promised to scale them back - but the number has gone up under the coalition. Giles Dilnot looks into the role and finds out why the public only hears about those in trouble.


According to Voltaire who was shot ‘to encourage the others’?

No pardon for Admiral Byng. The MoD don't want to encourage any others | UK news | The Guardian No pardon for Admiral Byng. The MoD don't want to encourage any others · Family petition for only admiral ever executed · Records suggest sentence was a cover-up for failures Thursday 15 March 2007 19.58 EDT First published on Thursday 15 March 2007 19.58 EDT Share on Messenger Close The memorial in a Bedfordshire church bristles with outrage: "To the perpetual Disgrace of Public Justice," it claims of the man it commemorates, Admiral John Byng, executed on the quarterdeck of his ship 250 years ago yesterday for failing to engage the French in battle with sufficient enthusiasm. He was, it adds, "a Martyr to Political Persecution...when Bravery and Loyalty were Insufficient Securities for the Life and Honour of a Naval Officer." Or, as Voltaire put it more coolly and cynically in his contemporary novel Candide: "In this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others." As they gathered at the church in Southill, Beds, yesterday at noon, the time of Byng's execution, to lay a wreath and say prayers, with the bell tolling 52 times in commemoration of his age, descendants of the unfortunate admiral who have petitioned the government for a posthumous pardon were aware that their request was unlikely to be granted. Last night, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said Byng could not receive the sort of pardon that ministers granted last year to men shot at dawn during the first world war - basically because there is no one alive who remembers him. The MoD said there had been specific reasons for the first world war victims to be pardoned: "There are people alive who knew them. There was a feeling that a wrong had been done. It was a personal matter rather than something lost in the mist of time." The Byng episode, the spokesman said, was accepted past history and a pardon would set a precedent. Who next? Anne Boleyn or Joan of Arc? But descendant Sarah Saunders-Davies from Romsey, Hampshire, called it a shameful end for an admiral with an unblemished career. "His court martial was a sham, with false testimonies, witness intimidation and intrigue - all to cover up the failure of the government." Byng, a career naval officer, certainly appears to have been stitched up. He was sent with an inadequate fleet in May 1756 to prevent the capture of the British garrison at St Philip's Castle on the island of Menorca after a French invasion. The admiral made it clear that he believed he did not have enough ships or men, but was denied reinforcements. When a French fleet hove into view, they were half-heartedly engaged but then allowed to escape and Byng eventually set sail back to Gibraltar without relieving the fort. He may have been unfortunate that the French commander's jubilant account of the battle reached London before his own report did and the government, privately ashamed it had underestimated the threat to the island, determined to make its admiral a scapegoat. It released an edited version of Byng's dispatch to inflame the public against him then had him arrested, brought back to England and put before a court martial at Greenwich. Byng was so sure he would be acquitted that he ordered a carriage to carry him back to London. If the ministerial miscalculations sound familiar from subsequent conflicts, Byng's punishment was not. The government had recently altered the articles of war to ensure officers could not evade responsibility for their actions through the pulling of strings. The only punishment for dereliction of duty was death. On March 14 1757, despite appeals from the court martial - two vice-admirals refused to sign the sentence - Byng was led on to the quarterdeck of his flagship, the Monarque, anchored off Spithead, and was shot by an execution party of Marines. In the words of the Newgate Calendar: "Thus fell, to the astonishment of all Europe, Admiral John Byng who was at least rashly condemned, cruelly sacrificed to vile political intrigues." Byng was the first and last admiral to


Which ex DJ and current TV presenter fronted the show in the 1970s?

Mike Smith, former Radio 1 DJ, dies aged 59 - BBC News BBC News Mike Smith, former Radio 1 DJ, dies aged 59 2 August 2014 Image copyright FTV Former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Mike Smith has died aged 59. He died on Friday after complications from major heart surgery, his aerial filming company, Flying TV, said. Smith spent six years at Radio 1 between 1982 and 1988, and was also a presenter on Top of the Pops and hosted the BBC's coverage of Live Aid. His wife of 25 years, the TV presenter Sarah Greene, thanked hospital staff who had treated him for their care and compassion. She asked for her family and friends to be allowed to mourn in peace. Smith's predecessor and successor on Radio 1's Breakfast Show, Mike Read and Simon Mayo, were among the first to pay tribute. Read said: "The news is just devastating. Sarah and Mike were a wonderful couple - it is truly horrible to hear. "Mike was a very affable guy, fantastically business-like. It's a real loss and has come as quite a shock." Mayo said on Twitter : "Shocked to hear of Mike Smith's death today. Condolences to Sarah and all his family. "When we joined Radio 1 in 86, he was the guy who had it all. His breakfast show was a shiny, sparkly thing, a must-listen." Media caption"Shiny, sparkly head boy who had everything": Simon Mayo remembers Mike Smith 'Consummate broadcaster' Noel Edmonds, who worked with Smith on the Late, Late Breakfast Show said in a statement: "I am totally stunned and heartbroken for Sarah and his family. "He was so much more than simply a presenter. Mike was that rare individual - the consummate broadcaster in an era when professionalism, dedication and hard work were truly valued. "I am typing this through the tears. I wish I had told him more forcefully and frequently how much I admired his talent and valued his support." Radio presenter Sybil Ruscoe said Smith was "a generous colleague" who "encouraged me so much while reading the news" on his breakfast show. A BBC spokesperson said: "We are saddened to hear of Mike's passing. He was a talented presenter and a brilliant Radio 1 Breakfast Show host, and our thoughts are with his family." Princess's favourite Smith joined BBC Radio 1 from Capital Radio in 1982. He then graduated to the breakfast show, taking over from Read in May 1986. He did the job for two years, during which time Diana, Princess of Wales, declared he was her favourite DJ. He and Greene hit the headlines in September 1988 when they were both seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire. Smith, who was piloting the aircraft, crashed it into some trees. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption "It's a privilege to be allowed into people's lives," Smith (pictured here with Sarah Greene in 2008) said of his time working in radio Greene broke both her legs and an arm, while Smith suffered a broken back and ankle. The couple became engaged soon after the crash and were married a year later. Smith, who was born in Essex, was also well known for his TV appearances in the 1980s on the BBC's Breakfast Time, and The Late, Late Breakfast Show alongside Edmonds. Smith was known for his sense of humour, and once told listeners during a radio programme broadcast on April Fools Day that "Prince" would be appearing live on the show. However, instead of the reclusive pop legend his guest was actually Prince Edward. Former BBC Radio 1 controller Johnny Beerling said Smith was a "versatile broadcaster" and a "very original one". "He was a good lad and I miss him," he said. And Phillip Schofield, who presented Going Live! with Sarah Greene said on Twitter: "There are no words. My wonderful, bright, funny, thoughtful friend Mike Smith has passed away @RealSarahGreene I'm so so sorry my darling." 'I miss radio' Smith founded his company, which supplies aerial shots for UK broadcasters, in 2003. Over the past decade, the firm was responsible for much of the aerial footage that appeared on British TV shows - often made with Smith himself at the controls of the helicopter. He had rarely appeared on TV or radio in recent years - ins


Which Dickens hero went to Salem House School under headmaster Mr Creakle?

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. Chapter 3 In chapter 3, I thought there were some good touches when David and Peggotty go to stay with Peggotty's brother in Great Yarmouth for two weeks. Peggotty's brother lives in a boat that was converted into a house, along with his orphaned nephew, his orphaned little niece and the widow of his partner, Mrs Gummidge. The mortality rate in their line of business was quite high. David is put into a little room at the stern of the boat. He says the walls were nicely whitewashed, and that there was a mirror placed just at the right height for him, decorated around the frame with oyster shells. I thought this was a good touch because this must have been little Em'ly's room. I suppose she had to share a bed with her aunt, while David was with them. Being a lovely little girl, she did not complain. It also shows how thoughtful Mr Peggotty was of his niece. I suppose Mrs Gummidge could have decorated the room, but it seems unlikely. Sometimes Mrs Gummidge gets depressed and starts moaning a lot. When she is in this mood, Mr Peggotty says she is thinking of the Old Un, her drowned husband and his ex-partner. It is like he does not want to think badly of people, so puts up this excuse for her. Posted By kev67 at Wed 4 Jan 2017, 6:22 PM in David Copperfield || 1 Reply David Copperfield I finished reading 'David Copperfield'. I absolutely loved it. Reading it I felt joy, happiness, sadness, etc., with its different stories and characters. It made me laugh and cry many times. For example, I laughed a lot with Miss Trotwood when she shouted: 'Donkeys!' Hahaha. Tell me if you liked it. Posted By Carmilla at Wed 7 Dec 2016, 2:54 PM in David Copperfield || 6 Replies On re-reading David Copperfield Iï¿½ve just re-read David Copperfield, and very glad to do so. Like Great Expectations, the gripping part is the opening quarter describing a boyï¿½s emotionally deprived childhood in the first person. I was not so interested thereafter. DC used to be regarded as Dickensï¿½ masterpiece (it was his own favourite) but seems to have lost favour recently. I was struck that after we get past childhood, there is no sinister sense of society being itself threatening ï¿½ the evil is from Uriah Heepï¿½s individual plotting, rather than the corrosive effect of money or class, as in the other mature novels (the Law in Bleak House, the debtorï¿½s prison in Little Dorrit, Pipï¿½s pretensions, etc.) Little Emily makes a very interesting constrast with two other ï¿½fallen womenï¿½ Iï¿½ve read about this year, Hetty Sorrel in Adam Bede and Lydia Bennett in Pride and Prejudice. (Lydia just avoids being fallen because Wickham is bought off. Unlike Emily, she has absolutely no regrets). Any other thoughts? Posted By Jackson Richardson at Tue 6 Nov 2012, 2:09 PM in David Copperfield || 4 Replies Who has read David Copperfield? So I am fairly new to reading classic literature, I spent a great deal of my time growing up writing notebooks of poetry, and reading mediocre stories although my interest diminished quickly. Recently I taken up poetry again, then prose, and now, because of the encouragement of friends, I'm pursuing to be a writer, and with that I need to educate myself. I have aimed to read certain writers from eras of interest to me, so far I have done the Boston poetry scene books, all of Kafka's works and the Brontes (hard not to when you live in 'Bronte County,') and now I want to read some Charles Dickens novels, starting with David Copperfield. So far, so good, although I have an awful long way to go before I will finish, so out of curiosity, I want to ask if anybody has read it in it's entirety here? And if so, what did you think? I'll return and post more as I read. So far I am really warming to his style of writing, his storytelling is in a class of it's own and it is very, very easy to see why people claimed Dickens to be a man born 100 years too early. Also got Oliver Twist lined up for when I have finished this, although from reading on the net it appea


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What was the first of the ten plagues of Egypt?

List of The Ten Plagues in Egypt From The Bible List of The Ten Plagues in Egypt From The Bible Tweet The ten plagues in Egypt are explained in Exodus chapters 7 through 12. These plagues are punishments on Pharaoh and Egypt for not allowing God’s people, Israel, to go free from their slavery. Pharaoh was demonstrating his power over the Israelites and questioning, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.” (Exodus 5:2) Each of the plagues effected the Egyptians and the land in different ways. Some of the plagues effected the Israelites as well. All of the plagues are targeted at different Egyptian gods. Through the 10th and final plague, God pronounces judgment on all the gods of Egypt: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.” (Exodus 12:12) Background for the Plagues God sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to ask for the release of His people so that they could worship Him freely. Initially Pharaoh refused and Moses demonstrated God’s power by turning Aaron’s staff into a serpent. The magicians of Egypt also showed their abilities by changing their staves into serpents. However, Aaron’s serpent ate the serpents of the Egyptians (Exodus 7:8-12). Plague of Blood – Exodus 7:14-25 Aaron, at the command of Moses, raised his staff over the Nile River. The water turned to blood causing the fish to die and fill the land with an awful odor. To prove his own power, Pharaoh had his sorcerers turn more water into blood. They eventually had to dig wells to get fresh water. The plague lasted a week. Plague of Frogs – Exodus 8:1-15 Aaron raised his staff again over the streams and rivers causing frogs to come out of the river. The frogs overran the country. The Bible says that frogs were in their bedrooms, beds and kitchens. The Egyptian sorcerers also made more frogs appear. Pharaoh consented to letting the Israelites go. Moses allowed Pharaoh to choose when he wanted the frogs to disappear. Pharaoh choose the following day. The frogs were gathered and piled up making the land of Egypt stink once again. Plague of Lice – Exodus 8:16-19 The next plague was brought on by Aaron striking the dust with his staff. This caused the plague of lice. The Egyptian sorcerers were not able to reproduce this one. It caused them to finally declare that the plagues were brought on by God. Plague of Flies – Exodus 8:20-32 The Bible says that this plague only effected the land of the Egyptians and not the land of Goshen where the Israelites lived (Exodus 8:22). Pharaoh again offered to let the people of Israel free if the plague was removed. However, when the plague was gone, Pharaoh refused to let them go. Plague of Murrain or Pestilence – Exodus 9:1-7 This plague only effected the Egyptian’s cattle. Exodus 9:3 says, “Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.” Verse 6 says that “all” the cattle of the Egyptians died. But, again, none of the Israelites’ cattle were harmed (verse 7). Plague of Boils – Exodus 9:8-12 This was a skin disease that was brought about when Moses and Aaron spread the ashes from a furnace into the air. Not even the Pharaoh’s magicians could come before him because of the boils upon their skin. The Bible says that it was not limited to only the people, but the beasts of Egypt as well (these would be animals other than the cattle—which were already dead). Plague of Hail – Exodus 9:13-35 Moses stretched his hands toward the sky and brought on hail. The hail was unlike any they had experienced before. The hail was mixed with fire. The people were not doomed to suffer this plague. It was made clear that anyone outside during the storm would be punished, but if they would go inside and take any animals in with them, then they would be spared the harshnes


Who made a Golden Calf from the people’s melted down jewellery?

Exodus 32 NIV - The Golden Calf - When the people saw - Bible Gateway Exodus 32New International Version (NIV) The Golden Calf 32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods[ a ] who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods,[ b ] Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. 7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ 9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” 11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. 15 Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16 The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.” 18 Moses replied: “It is not the sound of victory,     it is not the sound of defeat;     it is the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it. 21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?” 22 “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ 24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!” 25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him. 27 Then he said to them, “This is what


Who plays Miss Havisham in Mike Newell’s latest film adaptation of Great Expectations?

Helena Bonham Carter plays Miss Havisham in new Great Expectations film - Telegraph Film news Helena Bonham Carter plays Miss Havisham in new Great Expectations film Helena Bonham Carter is playing Miss Havisham in a new film of Charles  Dickens' novel Great Expectations, which will be given it's first public  screening at the BFI London Film Festival. Helena Bonham-Carter as Miss Haversham in film, 'Great Expectations'  By Roya Nikkhah , Arts Correspondent 7:20AM BST 21 Oct 2012 Comments She is one of Charles Dickens’ most disturbing and unattractive characters and when Helena Bonham Carter was first asked to play Miss Havisham, she said it was “like a slap in the face”. The character is often portrayed as elderly and Bonham Carter, 46, said that when initially approached to play her in a new adaptation of Great Expectations, by director Mike Newell, she was taken aback. “I thought 'Jesus, give us a chance’,” she added. “But then Mike told me, 'don’t panic, if you read the book she’s actually in her 40s’ – in other words exactly the same age as me.” The actress said that she became “obsessed” with the role. “She really is an incredible character. I kept wondering how does anyone end up being so psychologically grief-struck?” Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster jilted at the altar in her youth, is confined to her dilapidated mansion, Satis House, where she lives in faded grandeur with Estella, her adopted daughter. Related Articles Charles Dickens 200 years on: Prince leads events 07 Feb 2012 She is at the heart of Dickens’ rags-to-riches story of Pip, an impoverished orphan who is elevated to the life of a gentleman after receiving a bequest from an anonymous benefactor. Never changing out of her wedding dress and surrounded by her rotting, abandoned wedding feast, Miss Havisham manipulates Estella, encouraging her to break Pip’s heart. In the novel, Dickens described her as “the witch of the place”. The new screen adaptation of the Dickens’ novel is directed by Newell, the filmmaker behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, with a screenplay by David Nicholls, the author of One Day. It stars Jeremy Irvine as Pip, Holliday Grainger as Estella and Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch, the escaped convict who is revealed to be Pip’s benefactor. The comedian and actor David Walliams also appears in the film as Uncle Pumblechook, alongside Robbie Coltrane as Mr Jaggers, Miss Havisham’s lawyer. The adaptation, which will close the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday with a screening at the Odeon, Leicester Square, marks the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth this year. It is released nationwide on November 30. Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»


The Bronx Bull (2016) - 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 Watch Now From $6.99 (HD) on Amazon Video Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, THE BRONX BULL chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion. Director: a list of 276 titles created 08 May 2011 a list of 18 titles created 20 Apr 2014 a list of 31 titles created 28 Jun 2014 a list of 28 titles created 1 week ago a list of 45 titles created 4 days ago Title: The Bronx Bull (2016) 5/10 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. The Mother, the Father and their 16-year-old son live on a hill, at the end of a village. They wash hotel sheets for a living. The water supply is inconsistent and they often find ... See full summary  » Director: Svetla Tsotsorkova A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find ... See full summary  » Director: LazRael Lison Johnny Handsome is a deformed gangster who plans a successful robbery with a friend of his, Mikey Chalmette, and another couple (Sunny Boid and Rafe Garrett). During the heist, Johnny and ... See full summary  » Director: Walter Hill     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X   Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened. Director: Stephen Cognetti High school seniors Logan and Blake prepare for an epic Spring Break as they travel to the beautiful and exotic Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high ... See full summary  » Director: Fernando Lebrija Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters. Director: Zach Clark Edit Storyline Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, THE BRONX BULL chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion. Written by Momentum Pictures The true story of an American legend. Genres: Rated R for brutal fights, pervasive language and some sexual content/nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 6 January 2017 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Raging Bull II See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia William Forsythe , who plays Jake LaMotta, has starred alongside Robert De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America (1984). De Niro played Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980) See more » Connections (Glasgow) – See all my reviews I watched this movie that had some fairly well known actors in it and you would think it was their first role, the acting was so awful and wooden it beggars belief, the directing and producing was also equally awful, this had the potential to be so much better and it fails on every front, the story is all over the place, it jumps from one gap in Lamotta's life to another without bringing any of the parts to a meaningful conclusion, in the end you just give up with trying to follow it and feel like one of Lamotta's opponents, thoroughly demoralized and beaten. 2 out of 10, don't bother watching, Go and re-watch De niro's raging bull 3 of 5 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Which Shakespeare play was set in Ephesus probably 14century?

Shakespeare, William - Drama Online Bloomsbury Publishing Type: Text Antony and Cleopatra rival Romeo and Juliet for the title of most famous lovers in Western drama. Shakespeare’s play, probably written around 1606-7 (though not appearing in print until the First Folio of 1623), reflects the popularity of the story in the early modern imagination. Shakespeare’s play is heavily indebted to Plutarch’s Parallel Lives of the Greeks and Romans, written in the first century AD, and translated into English by Sir Thomas North in 1579. Marc Antony is one of three triumvirs ruling Rome following the assassination of Julius Caesar. Neglecting his political duties, he lingers in Egypt with Cleopatra, a queen who sees herself as a demigod, an embodied Isis. When unrest threatens Rome, Antony must leave Cleopatra in order to solidify his power against threats from Pompey and fellow triumvir Octavius Caesar. Despite marrying Octavia, the passive sister of Caesar, for the sake of peace, he soon longs for his ‘wrangling queen’ and returns to Egypt. The ensuing war between the lovers and Octavius Caesar engulfs the Roman world. The eponymous lovers are unable to reconcile their martial defeat and its consequent shame with their hyperbolic self-images, and commit two of the most memorable suicides in the Shakespearean canon. From its earliest audiences, Antony and Cleopatra has received criticism. Post-Restoration critics knocked the play for the way it disregarded the classical unities of drama, which stated that a play should cover one idea, in one place, at one time. With its action historically spanning a decade, and its scenes ranging from Europe to Africa and back again, the play affronted those who desired a neater retelling of the famous love story. John Dryden took it upon himself to rewrite the tragedy in his play All for Love, first performed in 1677: covering only the last day of the lives of Antony and Cleopatra, the play reaches for a grander love affair, removed from the lust, jealousy and self-inflation of Shakespeare’s play. Scholarly criticism has dwelt upon the play’s use of opposites, the imagery of instability, and the performance of gender on the early modern stage (to which Cleopatra metatheatrically refers, when she fears boy actors will portray her ‘squeaking [. . .] i’th’posture of a whore’ [5.2.219-20]. The staging of the play has long been of special interest to critics and theatre-makers alike: the play calls for a sea-battle, and a colossal monument to Cleopatra up to which the dying Antony must be hoisted. Notable Antonys have included John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Patrick Stewart; notable Cleopatras Peggy Ashcroft, Vanessa Redgrave and Mark Rylance, in the 1999 all-male production at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London. Bloomsbury Publishing Type: Text In the Forest of Arden where the cross-dressed Rosalind meets her lover Orlando, folklore meets with classical ideals, the pastoral with ribaldry, and love poetry with parody and satire. As You Like It plays witty games with gender roles, and the nature of liberty and love. As You Like It was probably written at the end of 1598, and perhaps first performed in 1599. This text is based on the Folio, where it was first printed. Duke Fredrick has usurped his older brother Duke Senior and banished him to the Forest of Arden, where he lives with the faithful members of the court. He has left behind is his daughter Rosalind who is close friends with her cousin Celia, the daughter of Duke Fredrick. The changeable Fredrick banishes Rosalind from his court; Celia accompanies her into the forest, along with the clown Touchstone. Meanwhile Orlando, who Rosalind favours after seeing him wrestle, flees to the forest with his servant Adam after hearing his oldest brother Oliver plots to kill him. Rosalind disguises herself as a young man called Ganymede, and Celia as ‘Aliena’, while Orlando joins the banished Duke and his men, who include the melancholy Jacques. In the guise of Ganymede, Rosalind meets Orlando and gives him lessons in wooing and women, pretending to b


Which boxer was The Brockton Blockbuster?

"The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano - YouTube "The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 2, 2007 "The Brockton Blockbuster" Rocky Marciano on BoxRec: http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?... - 49-0-0, 43 KOs (11 knockouts in the very first round) - Heavyweight champion of the world 1952-1956 (last title defense against Archie Moore in September 21st 1955, announces retirement in 1956) - One of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time Category


Which Shakespeare play was set in Navarre probably in 14 century?

Ten Underrated Shakespeare Plays | Interesting Literature Ten Underrated Shakespeare Plays Posted by interestingliterature Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet , Twelfth Night, Hamlet ,  Macbeth , and Richard III (or knows of them at least). Even Richard II, As You Like It, and Antony and Cleopatra can be said to be well-known William Shakespeare plays. But what about the others? He wrote or collaborated on nearly forty, after all. Here are ten of the least-known plays by the Bard, with the reasons why people should read them (or reread them), along with an interesting fact about each. We hope you enjoy them. If you like this list, be sure to check out our follow-up pick of Shakespeare’s ten best plays (complete with interesting trivia about them) our interesting facts about Shakespeare too. 1. King John. This is one of the Bard’s least-performed plays, although it was popular with the Victorians because of its pageantry and medieval pomp. Nevertheless, the play has been adapted for the big and small screen on several occasions, with King John – he who signed the Magna Carta in 1215 – being played by Leonard Rossiter in a 1984 BBC adaptation, the opening scene of which can be viewed here . It was also the very first Shakespeare play to be filmed, in 1899 by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Recommended edition: King John (Arden Shakespeare) . Interesting Fact: The phrase ‘gild the lily’ derives from this play, though it is the result of a misquotation. The actual line in King John reads, ‘To gild refined gold, to paint the lily’; over time, this has been abridged to ‘gild the lily’, hence the phrase. 2. Henry VIII. Given the perennial popularity of the Tudors, as witnessed by the glut of television dramas and documentaries, it’s perhaps odd that this – the one Shakespeare play to deal with that dynasty – is among his least-known. It’s believed to have been, along with The Two Noble Kinsmen, the result of collaboration between Shakespeare and fellow playwright John Fletcher. Anyone who’s intrigued by the ‘break with Rome’ and Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon should find much to enjoy here. Recommended edition: “King Henry VIII”: Third Series (Arden Shakespeare.Third Series) (The Arden Shakespeare) . Interesting Fact: It was during a performance of this play that the Globe theatre burned down in 1613. A cannon shot, used for special effects in the play, hit the thatched roof of the playhouse and it quickly burned to the ground. 3. Cymbeline. This is unusual among Shakespeare’s plays , being one of the ‘problem plays’ – named partly because the central character must face some sort of social problem (in this case, Cunobelinus, the British king – or ‘Cymbeline’ – has to deal with the Romans who have occupied Britain) and partly because the play doesn’t fit comfortably into either genre, comedy or tragedy. This play, written late in Shakespeare’s career, features the famous song ‘Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun’ (which, despite its status as a great tragic lament, is actually sung to an empty tomb, since the character in whose honour it is performed is not actually dead). Recommended edition: “Cymbeline” (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) . Interesting Fact: The girls’ name Imogen derives from this play – probably from a misprint. Somewhere along the line, the pre-existing name ‘Innogen’ (meaning ‘girl, maiden’) was misread as ‘Imogen’, with the ‘nn’ being confused for a letter ‘m’. Girls named Imogen have been thankful ever since (or should be!). 4. Henry VI Part 2. The second part of the Bard’s trilogy of plays about Henry the Sixth – part of his larger tetralogy of plays about the latter stages of the Wars of the Roses (the culmination of which was Richard III) – is the most accomplished of the trilogy. It was one of his early plays, but represents a vast improvement on the first part of the cycle. Its standout scenes undoubtedly involve the rebels, led by Jack Cade, marching on London (echoing real-life events in the capital in 1450 where the conflict centred on London Bridge). Undoubtedly the most famous line from the play is u


David Bowie: The many faces of music's greatest chameleon By Yohana Desta and Proma Khosla 2016-01-11 17:40:01 UTC The man born David Jones was known by many names. Rock star David Bowie, as he later christened himself, died Sunday at age 69, but has left behind a rich treasure trove of musical alter egos and personas. From Ziggy Stardust to the spacey Major Tom, here's the story behind Bowie's most famous characters. See also: David Bowie's endlessly surprising career in one spectacular GIF From David Jones to David Bowie When he was a teenager, young David Jones was an aspiring musician. But he because he didn't want people to confuse him with Davy Jones of the Monkees, he decided to use another last name professionally — Bowie. He was inspired by the knife created by Jim Bowie, because it "cuts both ways." "The name Bowie just appealed to me when I was younger," the musician said in 1974 . "I was into a kind of heavy philosophy thing when I was 16 years old, and I wanted a truism about cutting through the lies and all that." Ziggy Stardust The glam rock alien with a burst of red hair was created for the concept album Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972. Bowie was inspired by the artist the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. "He was half out of sci-fi rock and half out of the Japanese theater," Bowie said of the character in 1988 . "The clothes were, at that time, simply outrageous … Nobody had seen anything like them before." The Thin White Duke The Thin White Duke was born in 1976, primarily for Bowie's album Station to Station. The character was heavily inspired by Bowie's character Thomas Jerome Newton in the film The Man Who Fell to Earth. He was a cold man and a sharp dresser, whom Bowie described as "a very Aryan fascist type — a would-be romantic with no emotions at all.” Bowie allegedly doesn't remember making Station to Station, because he spent that chunk of his life addicted to cocaine and living off of red peppers and milk . Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane is perhaps Bowie's most instantly recognizable persona, with fiery red hair and a lightning bolt painted onto his face. The persona, created for the 1973 album of the same name, is a play on the words "a lad insane." Bowie nicknamed this album "Ziggy Goes to America," referencing his earlier character. The lightning bolt was meant to represent schizophrenia, inspired by Bowie's older half-brother, who had been diagnosed with the brain disorder. Major Tom ’ Bowie created Major Tom for "Space Oddity" in 1969, the year of the first moon landing. Throughout the song, Major Tom describes his space adventures to Ground Control while he sits in “a tin can, far above the world.” It’s one of many songs that captures a connection between Bowie and stars or space; Major Tom became popular that “Space Oddity” was even sung aboard the International Space Station by astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013. Jareth the Goblin King Even those who don't know much about Bowie are likely familiar with the artist’s foray into acting as Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth. Bowie donned the infamous Goblin King wig and transformed into this mysterious character who fascinates Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) as much as the viewer. The crowning achievement? “Magic Dance.” BONUS: 10 unforgettable David Bowie film appearances


Which 19 century Prime Minister is the only PM to have served 4 terms ?

BBC - History -   British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp


Who won Best Actress Oscar for the film “The Coalminer’s Daughter “ ?

Coal Miner's Daughter trailer Coal Miner's Daughter (Original Trailer) Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for... Coal Miner's Daughter (Original Trailer) Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award® for Best Actress portraying country singer Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), also starring Tommy Lee Jones. > Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) -- (Movie Clip)... Kentucky, 1948, Sissy Spacek as singer Loretta Lynn, age 16,... Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) --... Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) -- (Movie Clip) Who's That Sow? Kentucky, 1948, Sissy Spacek as singer Loretta Lynn, age 16, visiting the doctor after informally separating from her husband Doolittle Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones), whom she encounters outside, in Michael Apted's celebrated bio-pic Coal Miner's Daughter, 1980.> Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) -- (Movie Clip)... Director Michael Apted's opening and a scene that helped... Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) --... Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) -- (Movie Clip) Fire In The Hole! Director Michael Apted's opening and a scene that helped popularize the now common phrase, also introducing Sissy Spacek playing singer Loretta Lynn, musician Levon Helm her father and Tommy Lee Jones her future husband, in Coal Miner's Daughter, 1980.>


Where is Europe’s largest open air theatre ?

The Open Air Theatre In Scarborough - Europe's Biggest Open Air Theatre The WANTED Friday 14th June Thousands of fans braved the rain and flocked to Scarborough's Open Air Theatre to see world-famous boy band The Wanted. If there were a roof on the venue it would have been lifted off by the screams as Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran took to the stage. The rain did little to dampen people's spirits as the crowd sang along and danced under the clouds. Formed in 2009, the band's debut album, The Wanted, was released in  October 2010 and peaked at number 4 in the UK album charts. Debut  single All Time Low reached number 1 in the UK singles chart. The  band's first theatre tour, Behind Bars Tour, sold out within weeks of  going on sale in 2011. The single Glad You Came taken from the band's  second album Battleground topped the singles chart the  UK. The band has recently won the 2013  People's Choice Award for Favourite Breakout Artist. Happy Mondays Saturday 22nd June One of the most influential bands to come out of the UK music  scene, Happy Mondays epitomize the essence of the Madchester craze that took over the country in the 90s. Their combination of grunge and funk music has seen them find success for over 20 years within the music industry. With their distinct sound, Happy Mondays look like they are here to stay for a long time. Happy Mondays disbanded in 1993 and have split and regrouped in various forms over the years. However, their strong core holds steady, with the band having reformed with their original line up in 2012. Leona Lewis Friday 12th July This will be one of two special live outdoor performances for the singer songwriter this summer! Described as the most successful British female pop export in an age, Leona will captivate fans with stunning vocals from her eagerly awaited new album, ‘Glassheart’, which was released on 12 October 2012.  Leona’s most successful single, "Bleeding Love", reached number one in over 30 countries around the world, and was the best-selling single worldwide in 2008. Her two albums Spirit and Echo, released in 2007 and 2009 respectively, have collectively sold in excess of 10 million copies worldwide and topped the charts in numerous countries. The release of Glassheart was preceded by the single ‘Collide’, which became her seventh top-five hit in the UK. With the release of ‘Hurt: The EP’ and ‘Trouble’, she has had nine top-ten hits in the UK. Leona first came to prominence after winning the third series of The X Factor in 2006. Leona has been nominated for seven Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and has had sales of over 25 million records worldwide. With her four-octave vocal range and powerful, emotional ballads, she has been compared to her idol Whitney Houston. Status Quo Saturday 27th July Brit Award winning and triple platinum album selling rock band Status  Quo, whose famous ‘Rockin’ All Over The World’ track is instantly  recognised around the globe, is the first act to be announced for this  summer’s line up at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.   On Saturday 27 July, Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andrew Bown, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards and Matt Ledley will rock the stage with one of their  legendary live performances, treating fans to many of Quo’s most popular  hits from the last 50 years. Status Quo’s total world-wide record sales exceed 118 million units.   The band has recorded 64 British hit singles, more than any other band,  with 22 of those reaching the UK Top 10.  Quo’s 1990 ‘Rockin’ All Over  The Years’ album sold over 1.1 million units in Great Britain, attaining  triple platinum sales status.  The album spent over six months in the  British Albums Chart, including ten weeks in the Top 10.  World-wide  sales of the album exceed seven million. Katherine Jenkins Saturday 3rd August World-renowned classical superstar Katherine Jenkins will take to the stage at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre this summer, in an epic Last Night of The Proms celebration. The Saturdays Friday 23rd August The Saturdays consist


The Monarch Butterfly Church Dir The Monarch Butterfly Enlarged June 7, 2016 (first published August 31, 2011) (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org) Digital SLR photography is both a hobby and a ministry tool for me, and I enjoy the challenge of photographing butterflies and dragonflies. The monarch butterfly lives up to its name in that it is the king of these amazing creatures and a wonderful icon of divine creation. I own many books on butterflies and have visited prominent butterfly conservatories in several countries, and in my experience evolutionists don’t even try to explain how such a creature could have evolved. They merely presume that it did. They even talk about the “co-evolution” of the butterfly and the flower, as if natural selection and mutation or any other naturalistic concept could possibly explain the origin of such wonderful symbiotic relationships! How could blind evolution create such a thing? If the flower and the pollinating insect did evolve, they had to have evolved at exactly the same time--like in the same day or week--because they are dependent on one another for their very existence. Metamorphosis The monarch butterfly’s Latin name, Danaus plexippus, means “sleepy transformation,” referring to its amazing life cycle. The butterfly goes through a four-stage process called metamorphosis: from egg, to larva, to pupa, to adult. It begins life as a tiny, brilliantly-designed EGG that the female butterfly attaches to the exact type of vegetation needed by the caterpillar when it hatches. It is attached with a special glue that hardens rapidly and holds the egg securely in all types of weather. The egg stage usually lasts a few days, but eggs laid before winter can enter a resting stage and hatch the following spring. Within this tiny egg is an entire world of genetic information. It contains the instructions for the construction of the caterpillar and to create the intelligence it needs to operate all of its organs (eyes, antennae, legs, etc.), to maneuver within its environment, to digest leaves, to avoid predators, to know when and how to molt, to pupate, etc. It contains the instructions for the incredibly complex process of the final molting and formation of the pupa, including the amazing cremaster mechanism. It contains the instructions for the death and dissolution of the caterpillar into a biological soup and the reformation of that soup into a beautiful butterfly. It contains the instructions not only to construct the butterfly in all of its mind-boggling complexity (e.g., its proboscis, its compound eyes, its intricately shingled wings, its sensory organs, its reproductive organs) but also to create the butterfly’s brain and the intelligence needed to thrive within its environment, to fly, to land, to avoid predators, to find the right plants and flowers, to drink and digest nectar, to keep its cold-blooded metabolism in balance, to reproduce. It contains the instructions for a bewildering multi-thousand mile migration to a place it has never been and in the absence of any earthly guide. It would seem, in fact, that the genetic code within that tiny monarch butterfly egg contains a map of a large part of the earth! And it contains the information for constructing hundreds of copies of itself. The creature emerges from the egg as a larva or CATERPILLAR. It is an eating machine that increases its weight 3,000 times in 20 days, doubling in size about every 12 hours. This would be like a human baby increasing from eight pounds to 24,000 pounds in less than two weeks! The monarch caterpillar eats only milkweed, which is poisonous to other insects. It “sequesters” this substance and retains it through the metamorphosis process into the butterfly stage, thus providing protection for the flying insect. The caterpillar has three pairs of “true legs” and up to six pairs of “prolegs.” The prolegs have rings of tiny hooks called crochets that help them grip the leaves and stems of plants. The creature’s brain


Smallest Monkey In World Largest Monkey of the World Mandrill is the largest monkey in the world. It is not only the biggest but also the tallest monkey as well with a shoulder height of over 50 cm. According to its weight measurement, it is also the heaviest monkey in the world with an average weight of over 50 kg. Except being the largest monkey of the world, it is perhaps the most colorful monkey as well. So there are a lots of discretions attached with its name. Mandrills are found in the tropical rainforests and occasionally woodlands of southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. They also live in tropical rainforests, gallery forests that are next to savanna and its mosaics. Mandrill Identification Mandrill has hairless face, yellow beard, red nostrils and lips. Fur of this monkey is having yellow and black strips and belly's color is white. This colorful look serves as their identification mark. Male monkeys have longer canines than females. As far as their eating habits are concerned, they love to eat fruits and also eat barks, fibers and stems, which show that that they are omnivores. And the animals, which they eat, are spiders, beetles, snails, scorpions etc. Mandrills are social animals and live in large groups, primarily including females and young which are led by a single dominant male.