The passport of what lawyer, sportsman, singer, actor and civil rights activist was withdrawn by the US State Department in 1950 because of his alleged affiliation with the Communist Party?

This Week in Civil Rights History | NYSUT.org This Week in Civil Rights History This Week in Civil Rights History Source: NYSUT Program Services January January 11th – Southern Christian Leadership Conference Organized On this day in 1957, a group of about 60 ministers and activists gathered in Atlanta to form a new organization to protest segregation across the South. In August 1957, the new organization, led by Dr. King, held a convention in Montgomery and named itself the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The SCLC became one of the leading civil rights organizations in the United States. The SCLC would launch one protest after another. The campaigns in Albany, Birmingham, Selma, and Chattanooga, would become the defining struggles of the movement. These campaigns often ended in court decisions, legislation, and significant shifts in public opinion that eventually ended Jim Crow segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. served the SCLC from its founding in 1957 until his death in 1968. January 12th – CORE Founder James Farmer Born On this day in 1920, James Farmer, future founder of CORE was born. James Farmer, a native of Texas, entered college at the age of 14.  He went on to earn a divinity degree from Howard University.  After working for FOR, a Quaker organization, Farmer found his own organization to institute change. He would name his organization CORE- the Congress of Racial Equality, a pacifist organization with a stated purpose of creating a society where “race or creed will be neither asset nor handicap.”  In 1947, FOR and CORE engaged in the first freedom ride, where black and white students rode desegregated buses into the South to pit the federal government against Jim Crow segregation. Farmer retired from CORE in 1966, due to a militant nationalism that had crept into CORE. In 1998, Farmer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by then President Bill Clinton. He died one year later. January 13th – Delta Sigma Theta Formed On this day in 1913, 22 African American Women formed Delta Sigma Theta at Howard University. The organization began with women’s suffrage and human welfare at its core. With stated aims of bettering the community and affecting public policy, this large, powerful organization claims over 200,000 members in 900 chapters around the world. Delta Theta’s impressive list of former members include, singers Roberta Flak, and Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni, and actress Lena Horne. With its emphasis on social activism, human welfare, and equality, and service to the larger community, Delta Sigma Theta, reared dozens of influential women who went on to lead in the civil rights movement. January 14th – George Wallace Pledges ‘Segregation Forever’ On this day in 1963, Governor George C. Wallace delivered his infamous inaugural address. He pledged the state of Alabama to the segregationist cause, thus raising the stakes for the movement across the South. Oddly enough four years earlier Wallace campaigned against the KKK, and had the endorsement of the NAACP. After losing the race in 1958, he famously declared “ I’ll never be out-niggered again.” He was elected in 1962 and declared “ Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”  Under Wallace, Alabama became a focal point for the civil rights movement. It was to Wallace that the Selma-to-Montgomery marchers planned to deliver the body of Jimmy Lee Jackson. It was at Wallace’s feet that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. laid the blame for the church bombing in Birmingham that claimed the life of four girls. As time went on Wallace expressed regret and tried to make amends. In 1972, Wallace was shot and partially paralyzed by an assassin. In the late 1970’s Wallace embraced Christianity and publicly apologized to African American leaders for his past actions. He died in 1998. January 15th  – Martin Luther King Jr. Born On this day in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Morehouse College, King entered the post-graduate-theological program at Boston University. It was there that he was


Which Dickens character was visited by the ghost of Bob Marley?

SparkNotes: A Christmas Carol: Stave One: Marley's Ghost A Christmas Carol Stave One: Marley's Ghost, page 2 page 1 of 2 Summary On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house. Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous. Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit. The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room. Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office. Suddenly, a ruddy-faced young man bursts into the office offering holiday greetings and an exclamatory, "Merry Christmas!" The young man is Scrooge's jovial nephew Fred who has stopped by to invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner. The grumpy Scrooge responds with a "Bah! Humbug!" refusing to share in Fred's Christmas cheer. After Fred departs, a pair of portly gentlemen enters the office to ask Scrooge for a charitable donation to help the poor. Scrooge angrily replies that prisons and workhouses are the only charities he is willing to support and the gentlemen leave empty-handed. Scrooge confronts Bob Cratchit, complaining about Bob's wish to take a day off for the holiday. "What good is Christmas," Scrooge snipes, "that it should shut down bus iness?" He begrudgingly agrees to give Bob a day off but insists that he arrive at the office all the earlier the next day. Scrooge follows the same old routine, taking dinner in his usual tavern and returning home through the dismal, fog-blanketed London streets. Just before entering his house, the doorknocker on his front door, the same door he has passed through twice a d ay for his many years, catches his attention. A ghostly image in the curves of the knocker gives the old man a momentary shock: It is the peering face of Jacob Marley. When Scrooge takes a second re-focused look, he sees nothing but a doorknocker. With a disgusted "Pooh-pooh," Scrooge opens the door and trudges into his bleak quarters. He makes little effort to brighten his home: "darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it." As he plods up the wide staircase, Scrooge, in utter disbelief, sees a locomotive hearse climbing the stairs beside him. After rushing to his room, Scrooge locks the door behind him and puts on his dressing gown. As he eats his gruel before the fire, the carvings on his mantelpiece suddenly transform into images of Jacob Marley's face. Scrooge, determined to dismiss the strange visions, blurts out "Humbug!" All the bells in the room fly up from the tables and begin to ring sharply. Scrooge hears footsteps thumping up the stairs. A ghostly figure floats through the closed door--Jacob Marley, transparent and bound in chains. Scrooge shouts in disbelief, refusing to admit that he sees Marley's ghost--a strange case of food poisoning, he claims. The ghost begins to murmur: He has spent seven years wandering the Earth in his heavy chains as punishment for his sins. Scrooge loo ks closely at the chains and realizes that the links are forged of cashboxes, padlocks, ledgers, and steel purses. The wraith tells Scrooge that he has come from beyond the grave to save him from this very fate. He says that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits over the next three nights--the first two appearing at one o'clock in the morning and the final spirit arriving at the last stoke of midnight. He rises and backs toward the window, which opens almost magically, leaving a trembling Scrooge white with fear. The ghost gestures to Scrooge to look out the window, and Scrooge complies. He sees a throng of spirits, each bound in chains. They wail about their failure to lead honorable, caring lives and their inability to reach out to others in need as they and Marley disappear into the mist. Scrooge stumbles to his bed and falls instantly asleep. Commentary The opening Stave of A Christmas Carol sets the mood, describes the setting, and introduces man


On 12 July 1856, US citizen William Walker declared himself president of where?

William Walker - Nicaragua Guide - The Nica Sagas Nicaragua Guide - The Nica Sagas Biographies, Articles William Walker-Emperor of Nicaragua William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was a U.S. physician, lawyer, journalist,adventurer, and soldier of fortune who attempted to conquer several Latin American countries in the mid-19th century. He held the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua from 1856 to 1857 and was executed by the government of Honduras in 1860. Of Scottish descent, Walker was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1824. His mother was Mary Norvell, the daughter of Lt. Lipscomb Norvell, a Revolutionary War officer who could trace his lineage back to the founding of Williamsburg. Lipscomb was also the father of U.S. Senator John Norvell, one of the first senators of Michigan and founder of The Philadelphia Inquirer. William Walker graduatedsumma cum laude from the University of Nashville at the early age of fourteen. He then traveled throughout Europe, studying medicine at the universities of Edinburgh and Heidelberg. At the age of 19 he received a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and practiced briefly in Philadelphia before moving to New Orleans to study law. After a short stint as a lawyer, Walker became co-owner and editor of the New Orleans Crescent, a local newspaper. In 1849 he moved to San Francisco, California, where he worked as a journalist and fought three duels, in two of which he was wounded. Around that time Walker conceived the project of privately conquering vast regions of Latin America, where he would create states ruled by white English speakers. Such campaigns were then known as filibustering. On October 15, 1853 with 45 men, Walker set out on his first filibustering expedition: the conquest of the Mexican territories of Baja California and Sonora. He succeeded in capturing La Paz, the capital of the sparsely populated Baja California, which he declared the capital of a new Republic of Lower California, with himself as president. Although he never gained control of Sonora, less than three months later he pronounced Baja California part of the larger Republic of Sonora. Lack of supplies and an unexpectedly strong resistance by the Mexican government quickly forced Walker to retreat. Back in California, he was put on trial for conducting an illegal war. In the era of Manifest Destiny, his filibustering project was popular in the southern and western United States and the jury took eight minutes to acquit him. A civil war was then raging in the Central American republic of Nicaragua, and the rebel faction hired Walker as a mercenary. Evading the federal U.S. authorities charged with preventing his departure, Walker sailed from San Francisco on May 4, 1855 with 57 men, to be reinforced by 170 locals and about 100 Americans upon landing. On September 1, he defeated the Nicaraguan national army at La Virgen and, a month later, conquered the capital of Granada and took control of the country. Initially, as commander of the army, Walker controlled Nicaragua through puppet president Patricio Rivas. Despite the obvious illegality of his expedition, U.S. President Franklin Pierce recognized Walker's regime as the legitimate government of Nicaragua on May 20, 1856. Walker's agents recruited American and European men to sail to the region and fight for the conquest of the other four Central American nations: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica. He was able to recruit over a thousand American mercenaries, transported free by the Accessory Transit Company controlled by Wall Street tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. At the time, a major trade route between New York City and San Francisco ran through southern Nicaragua. Ships from New York would enter the San Juan River from the Atlantic and sail across Lake Nicaragua. People and goods would then be transported by stagecoach over a narrow strip of land near the city of Rivas, before reaching the Pacific and being shipped to San Francisco. The commercial exploitation of this route had been granted by a previous Nicaraguan adm


The Man Booker prize is awarded for what?

Man Booker Prize Winners Join Man Booker Prize Winners The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in English and published in the UK in the The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in English and published in the UK in the year of the prize, regardless of the nationality of their author. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. Prior to 2014, eligibility for the award was restricted to citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and success; therefore, the prize is of great significance for the book trade. In contrast to literary prizes in the United States, the Booker Prize is greeted with great anticipation and fanfare. It is also a mark of distinction for authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist or even to be nominated for the longlist.


The Rance Barrage is the first example of what?

EnergyBC: Tidal Power I. Overview Tidal power exploits energy drawn from the movement of ocean tides to produce electricity. There are two scenarios in which tides can be tapped for energy. The first is in changing sea levels. This phenomenon is responsible for the advancing and receding tides on shorelines. With the help of turbines, incoming tides can be manipulated to generate electricity. The second way to exploit tidal energy is by sinking turbines to the sea floor where fast-flowing currents turn generator blades much like wind does with a wind turbine. Tidal energy is considered renewable because the tides move on a predictable, daily schedule, depending only on the orbits of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, and are essentially inexhaustible. Though tidal energy is carbon free, it is not environmentally benign. Concerns over the health of shoreline and aquatic ecosystems mar this otherwise clean source of energy. Older tidal barrage technology can devastate fish populations. In the past, large-scale barrage systems dominated the tidal power scene. But because of increasingly evident unfavorable environmental and economic drawbacks with this technology, research into the field of tidal power shifted from barrage systems to tidal current turbines in the last few decades. This new technology leaves a smaller environmental footprint than tidal barrages, as turbines are placed in offshore currents avoiding the need to construct dams to capture the tides along ecologically fragile coastlines. Harnessing tidally-driven coastal currents cannot yet deliver the sheer amount of power that barrage style facilities can, like at the 240 MW barrage generating station at La Rance, France. However, the technology is quickly evolving with numerous test plants popping up around the globe. Canada hosts two test sites, one tidal barrage and one tidal current power station. With one new and one old, both a history and a newfound interest in tidal power is apparent. The Annapolis Royal tidal barrage built in Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy in 1984, with its world-famous tides, operates as the third largest tidal power plant in the world, with 20 MW. The smaller Race Rocks facility in British Columbia, installed in 2006, uses tidal current technology to generate 65 kW of power. Studies have estimated a potential 4,000 MW of untapped energy flowing along the coasts of BC. Canada, and the shores of British Columbia, are home to some of the world's most attractive locations for tidal power development. The Race Rocks tidal current turbine prior to installation just off the coast of Victoria. This is the only operational tidal barrage in British Columbia as of 2012. Barred from the mainstream by financial difficulties and environmental concerns, both tidal barrages and tidal current turbines face challenges in becoming major suppliers of energy in the 21st century. Recent emphasis on the potential of tidal current turbines, and their reduced effect on shoreline and aquatic ecosystems, suggests that they will replace tidal barrages as the preferred method of exploiting tidal energy. Brief History of Tidal Power The energy stored in tides been known to people for many centuries. The earliest records of tidal mills are dated back to the 8th Century CE. The tidal mills were mainly used for grain grinding and were of similar design to the conventional water mills with the exception of the addition of a dam and reservoir. The industrial revolution increased demand for power but tidal energy never got off the ground, undercut by cheap fossil fuels and other developments which offered easier access to power generation. Existing tidal mills became as obsolescent as pre-industrial water-mills. The first large scale modern tidal electric plant started to operate in La Rance Estuary, St. Malo, France in the 1960s and has been operating ever since. In recent years the search for renewable, non-polluting energy sources and the increase in fossil fuel prices has encouraged renewed interest in tidal power. II. How Tidal Power Works The energy potential of tidal power


"""Why don't you come up sometime and see me"" was a famous line by Mae West in the 1933 film ""She Done Him Wrong"". Which actor did she say it to?"

She Done Him Wrong (1933) Pages: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) Background She Done Him Wrong (1933), from director Lowell Sherman, is Mae West's   star-making, most famous film role as a liberated, racy woman who enjoys her   sexuality - as a character named Lady 'Diamond' Lou. The Naughty/Gay Nineties   character was a recreation of her 1928 Diamond Lil Broadway stage play   (and its bejeweled title character). Credits for its screenplay are given   to Harvey Thew, John Bright and Mae West herself. The box-office smash film   for Paramount Pictures, given a different title than Diamond Lil to   disassociate itself from the toured, scandalous play during part of 1929,   was shot in approximately three weeks (including rehearsal time). Its single   Academy Award nomination was for Best Picture, but it lost to Cavalcade.   (It was the only Mae West film ever to be nominated.) The famous film, featuring West's first starring role (she   had appeared in a supporting cameo role in Night After   Night (1932) with George Raft), is filled with lots of clever innuendo,    witty one-liners, and bold carnality, as she spouts irreverent one-liners    (the oft-misquoted 'Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me?'), seduces   a unspecified mission worker/undercover cop (Cary Grant), and sings bawdy   songs (including Frankie and Johnny, I Like A Guy What Takes   His Time,   and Easy Rider). It has been generally claimed that this film and West's other   1933 picture, I'm No Angel (1933) , both helped   to spur the coming of stricter enforcement by the Hays Production Code one   year later, and the development of the Catholic Legion of Decency. The film's   criminal subplot about white slavery and counterfeiting was confusing due   to the Hays Office's demands to rid the film of references to white slavery,   although odd fragments remain. The tagline of one of the film's posters confirmed   the film's dangerous sentiment: "Mae West gives a 'HOT TIME' to the   Nation." The Story A title card describes the Gay Nineties and the turn-of-the-century setting   of New York City's Bowery: When they did such things and they said such things on the Bowery.    A lusty, brawling, florid decade when there were handlebars on lip and wheel   - and legs were confidential! Bejeweled chanteuse and brash entertainer Lady Lou (Mae West) works in   the 1890s Bowery bar-room saloon of her boss and benefactor Gus Jordan (Noah   Beery, Sr.), who has given her many diamonds (hence her nickname Diamond   Lil). There is a large nude painting of her over the bar. Unbeknownst to her, Gus traffics in white slavery (prostitution) and runs   a counterfeiting ring (to help finance Lou's expensive diamonds). He also   sends young women to San Francisco to be pickpockets. Gus works with two   other crooked entertainer-assistants, Russian Rita (Rafaela Ottiano) and   Rita's lover, the suave Serge Stanieff (Gilbert Roland). A city mission (a thinly-disguised Salvation Army) is located next door   to the bar. Its young missionary director, Captain Cummings (Cary Grant)   is, in reality, an undercover agent working to infiltrate and expose the   illegal activities in the bar. Gus is unaware, only worried that Captain   Cummings will reform the place and scare away the bar's customers. Lady Lou first appears riding in her carriage with a parasol, encouraging   nasty looks from a group of women. She descends and affectionately pats   a child's head. His mother remarks what a fine gal and woman she is. Lou   announces herself as ...one of the finest women who ever walked the streets. When introduced to Lady Lou, male admirer Serge kisses her    hand gallantly: "I am delighted. I have heard so much about you." She answers: "Yeah, but   you can't prove it." She shows the group a recent set of pictures she has    had taken with her "rocks." One of them she prefaces by describing: "For   the bedroom. A little bit spicy, but not too raw - you know what I mean?" Ups


In 2005 Karina Hollekim performed what, the first woman to do so?

What is Base Jumping? - The Lads Room The Lads Room A Website for the Lads Menu by admin What is Base Jumping? BASE jumping, also sometimes written as B.A.S.E. jumping, is an activity where participants jump from fixed objects and use a parachute to break their fall. “BASE” is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, and Earth (cliff) In the USA, BASE jumping is currently regarded by many as a fringe extreme sport or stunt.  As of 21 May 2014 the online “BASE Fatality List” records 230 deaths for BASE jumping since April 1981.                                                     Jumper with Wingsuit History The acronym “B.A.S.E.” (now more commonly “BASE”) was coined by filmmaker Carl Boenish, his wife Jean Boenish, Phil Smith, and Phil Mayfield. Carl Boenish was the catalyst behind modern BASE jumping, and in 1978, he filmed the first BASE jumps to be made using ram-air parachutes and the freefall tracking technique (from El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park).  While BASE jumps had been made prior to that time, the El Capitan activity was the effective birth of what is now called BASE jumping. BASE numbers are awarded to those who have made at least one jump from each of the four categories (buildings, antennas, spans and earth). When Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield jumped together from a Houston skyscraper on 18 January 1981, they became the first to attain the exclusive BASE numbers (BASE #1 and #2, respectively), having already jumped from an antenna, spans, and earthen objects. Jean and Carl Boenish qualified for BASE numbers 3 and 4 soon after. A separate “award” was soon enacted for Night BASE jumping when Mayfield completed each category at night, becoming Night BASE #1, with Smith qualifying a few weeks later. During the early eighties, nearly all BASE jumps were made using standard skydiving equipment, including two parachutes (main and reserve), and deployment components. Later on, specialized equipment and techniques were developed specifically for the unique needs of BASE jumping. Upon completing a jump from all of the four object categories, a jumper may choose to apply for a “BASE number”, which are awarded sequentially. BASE #1 was awarded to Phil Smith of Houston, Texas in 1981. The 1000th application for a BASE number was filed in March 2005 and BASE #1000 was awarded to Matt Moilanen of Kalamazoo, Michigan. As of February 2014, over 1,700 BASE numbers have been issued. BASE jumping is often featured in action movies. The 2002 Vin Diesel film xXx includes a scene where Diesel’s character catapults himself off the Forest hill Bridge in an open-topped car, landing safely as the car crashes on the ground. In the movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, includes the scene in which the main characters jump with wing suits from the IFC Tower in Hong Kong and fly over the Bank of China, finally opening their parachutes to land on a moving freighter. The stunt was done live, with no special effects, by base jumpers Martin Rosén and Per Eriksson, members of the Swedish “Team Bautasten”. The scene was filmed by air-to-air camera man Mikael Nordqvist from the same team. Since the 1976 Mount Asgard jump featured in the pre-credits sequence to The Spy Who Loved Me, James Bond movies have featured several BASE jumps, including one from the Eiffel Tower in 1985’s A View to a Kill, the Rock of Gibraltar in 1987’s The Living Daylights, and in Die Another Day, 2002, Pierce Brosnan as James Bond jumps from a melting iceberg. Of the James Bond jumps only the Mt Asgard and Eiffel Tower jumps were filmed live; the rest were special effects. And in 2005’s “Batman Begins”, Bruce Wayne uses BASE jumping as inspiration for his memory cloth cape. A series of BASE jumps are featured in the video for a remix of M83’s “Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun” Guinness World Records first listed a BASE jumping record with Carl Boenish’s 1984 leap from Trollveggen (Troll Wall) in Norway. It was described as the highest BASE jump.  (The jump was made two days bef


Which American swing and jazz guitarist's single string technique combined with amplification, while with Benny Goodman's bands between 1939 and 1941, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument?

602Az Magazine Pays Tribute to the Jazz Guitar by William Doc Jones - issuu issuu CONGRATULATIONS 602AZ MAGAZINE 602AZ Magazine Celebrates the history of the DJANGO The best in the Business Charlie Christian FOR SUPPORTING THE ART OF JAZZ Jazz guitar and some of the greatest players ever ... Pat Metheny George Benson by Francis Wolff KENNY BURRELL “This magazine is dedicated toward supporting live entertainment in Arizona” - Doc Jones Publisher - 8 602 MAGAZINE W W W . 6 0 2 M A G . C O M Chick Corea 602mag Introduces George Freeman America’s First family of Jazz Nat King Cole 602 Mag is proud to celebrate Black History Month , and The Birth of a New Jazz movement Charlie Christian 8 with Music on thier Mind there’s no tiMe for criMe JOIN THE NEW MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT LIVE CREATIVE MUSIC IN ARIZONA 602MAG.COM pat metheny a true innnovator of the Jazz guitar For customer service, change of address, and subscription inquiries, please visit www.504mag.com 30 32 ALSO featuring: Louis Nash Donald Harrison Dan Pinson Branford Marsalis Dennis Rowland Paul Anderson Michael Brecker Calvin Johnson 602 Mag support’s Music education 28 One of the greatest Ever, Mr Benson VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 George Benson Pays tribute to Nat King Cole 34 Jimmy Smith one of the Greatest Organ player of all times Nat King Cole 28 Nayo Jones simply unforgettable “George Benson” 38 Giavanna Foster Teen Jazz guitarist on the rise 44 602 Mag sits down with Dowell Davis George Benson 32 41 all content and photographic materials are copyrighted to their respected owners. to contact our editorial team please email us at publish@504mag.com Dowell Davis 44 Charlie Christian Pioneer of the Jazz guitar Continued... Page 8 â€œI was honored to have had the opportunity to share the stage with one of the greatest organists of all timesâ€? Photography by Greg Allen â€œAz was blessed to have Jimmy Smith live out his life hereâ€?. G.Benson Charles Henry “Charlie” Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar, and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. John Hammond [1] and George T. Simon [2] called Christian the best improvisational talent of the swing era. In the liner notes to the 1972 Columbia album Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian, Gene Lees writes that, “Many critics and musicians consider that Christian was one of the founding fathers of bebop, or if not that, at least a precursor to it.”[3] Christian’s influence reached beyond jazz and swing. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Christian was raised in Oklahoma City and was one of many musicians who jammed along the city’s “Deep Deuce” section on N.E. Second Street. In 2006 Oklahoma City renamed a street in its Bricktown entertainment district Charlie Christian Avenue Christian was born in Bonham, Texas, but his family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when he was a small child. His parents were musicians and he had two brothers, Edward, born in 1906, and Clarence, born in 1911. All three sons were taught music by their father, Clarence Henry Christian. Clarence Henry was struck blind by fever, and in order to support the family he and the boys would work as buskers, on what the Christians called “busts.” He would have them lead him into the better neighborhoods where they would perform for cash or goods. When Charles was old enough to go along, he first entertained by dancing.[4] Later he learned guitar, inheriting his father’s instruments upon his death when Charles was 12.[5] 8 stylus magazine He attended Douglass School in Oklahoma City, and was further encouraged in music by instructor Zelia Breaux. Charles wanted to play tenor saxophone in the school band,


Irish-born Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is known in what field?

Francis Bacon Biography Skip to content Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) Do you think you may own a painting by Francis Bacon? We authenticate , appraise and issue Certificates of Authenticity (COA) for all paintings by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon was a British painter, known for his abstracted figures and bold imagery. It is believed that Bacon was related to Sir Nicholas Bacon, the half-brother of Sir Francis Bacon. The Irish-born painter grew up in Dublin, under the close attention of a family nurse. Bacon's family moved back and forth between Ireland and England several times. Bacon often felt socially out of place and distanced from his father as he displayed effeminate personality traits from an early age. Bacon was known to dress in drag at costume parties, which outraged his family and associates. Bacon attended a boarding school for a brief amount of time before quitting in 1926. After leaving school, Bacon moved around Europe, working odd jobs and reading influential literature such as Nietzsche. Bacon first moved to London, followed by Berlin and Paris. It was in Paris that Bacon's interest in art greatly escalated. He visited galleries frequently and stayed in the Montparnasse area. By 1929 Bacon returned to London where he became employed as an interior designer and rented a studio. At this point as his artistic work began to develop, Bacon made important connections with collectors. During the winter of 1929 Bacon had his first show at the Queensberry Mews West studio. Bacon maintained his London studio until 1931, at which point he spent several years moving to various spaces. In 1934 Bacon had his first solo show at Transition Gallery, in which he exhibited oil and gouache paintings. For a short while Bacon volunteered for the Civil Defense, but was soon discharged due to his asthmatic condition. After 1944 Bacon's paintings became to take on a mature and developed look. Bacon began to show frequently and sell his paintings for significant sums. By 1948 one of his works titled Painting, 1946 was sold to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. During the next several decades Bacon's popularity continued to spread. As Bacon's paintings sold he had numerous affairs both extravagant and painful. In 1974 Bacon forged one of his most meaningful relationships with a man named John Edwards. In 1992 Bacon died of a heart attack while on a holiday in Spain. Bacon left his entire estate to John Edwards and his studio contents to the Barry Joule Archive in Dublin (now in the collection of the Tate Museum). The paintings of Francis Bacon have been at the top of the market for decades, and are highly sought after by collectors internationally. Do you think you own a painting by Francis Bacon? Contact us. We are the experts on Francis Bacon. Experts in art authentication


Modern versions of which appliance (commonplace by the 1970s in domestic residences in the USA) are descended from the 1886 invention of Josephine Cochrane which she unveiled at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?

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Where is the volcano Mount Sinabung, which on 29 August 2010 produced its first volcanic eruption since 1600, causing 30,000 villagers to be evacuated?

Global Volcanism Program | Sinabung 10/2015 (BGVN 40:10) Eruption continues during November 2014-April 2015 03/2016 (BGVN 41:03) Eruption that began in September 2013 continued during May-October 2015 Information is preliminary and subject to change. All times are local (unless otherwise noted) July 2010 (BGVN 35:07) Cite this Report First Holocene eruption; ash explosions during August-September 2010 This report documents the first confirmed Holocene eruption at Sinabung, beginning on 27 August 2010 (figure 1). Sinabung is an elongated stratovolcano in the Karo plateau of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, ~ 80 km NNW of Toba. By 23 September the Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) had reported six distinct eruptions (table 1), with another two (12 and 14 September) described by analysts at the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). Figure 1. [Photos of the Sinabung eruption during 30 August-3 September 2010.] (top) Plume [on the evening of 3 September deflected by winds down the E flank], but spreading and rising at distance. (bottom) Dual plumes discharging [on 30 August, viewed from the NE], the one at left dropping minor ash in the near-source region. Note portions of antenna, presumably from the instrument telemetry system. The emission of dual plumes appears in photos and videos on the internet. Photo credit to Rahmanto (CVGHM). Table 1. Date and time of Sinabung explosive eruptions reported by CVGHM as of 22 September 2010. [Skip text table] Date      Time  Comment   27 Aug 2010  1830  First known eruption in historical time begins.   29 Aug 2010  0010  Activity not described.   30 Aug 2010  0623  Low plumes (see text); press reports stated about six hours of               eruption and two fatalities (see text).   03 Sep 2010  0438  Described as a "large eruption" in VAAC report but volcanic ash not               identifiable in satellite imagery.   03 Sep 2010  1759  Large (off-scale) seismic signal, followed by tremor.   06 Sep 2010  2337 "7 September" eruption?rising to altitude of 5 to 8 km, the largest               eruption yet seen (see subsection below).   12 Sep 2010  0732  Based on web camera, Darwin VAAC reported an ash plume to 4.3-4.6 km               (FL140-FL150).   14 Sep 2010  0915  Based on web camera, Darwin VAAC assessed ash plume to 4.3 km               altitude, drifting E. Although widespread press reports indicated that the last eruption occurred in 1600, this statement is incorrect. CVGHM reported that Sinabung had no radiocarbon dates documented after 1600, but that solfataric activity was observed at the summit in 1912. An initial phreatic eruption reported by CVGHM occurred on 27 August 2010 following heavy rainfall. Later activity ejected juvenile material and was clearly magmatic. Ash and scoria fell to the E and SE, covering the villages of Sukameriah, Gangpitu, Sigarang-Garang, Sukadebi, and Susuk. On 28 August, only a cloud of sparse white smoke was observed, rising to a height of 20 m. On 29 August observers heard a rumbling noise. The hazard status was changed to Alert Level 4 (on a scale of 1-4), resulting in authorities relocating people living within a 6 km radius of the volcano. At 1000 on 29 August a continuous eruptive signal was recorded, with amplitudes ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 mm. During the following night of 29-30 August activity became visible, and plumes reached 1,500 m above the crater rim. An explosion several hours later produced a white to medium dark plume. Subsequent explosions sent plumes to heights of ~ 100 m. Footage of the eruption on 29 August showed two closely spaced ash plumes from vents near the summit. The ash plumes caused domestic flights to be diverted and the local Medan airport was closed. The next day (30 August) a second, more powerful, explosion generated an ash plume that rose 2 km above the crater. Media sources reported that 20,000-30,000 residents had evacuated as ash fell in nearby area


Agatha Christie is famous for writing what type of book?

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The capital cities of two neighbouring countries in the southern hemisphere are located on the opposite sides of the mouth of which river?

The Major Cities of the World Tokyo Japan  Tokyo is the capital of Japan located on the eastern coast of Honshu Island at the head of Tokyo Bay. The city of Tokyo is the administrative, financial, educational, cultural and industrial center of Japan, surrounded by numerous suburban manufacturing complexes. 2 Seoul The Republic of Korea Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), located in NW part of the contry, on the Han River. The political, commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation, Seoul is by far the most important city in the country. 3 Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, in SW of the country, on a high bluff looking down the Taedong River. It is considered as the oldest city on the Korean Peninsula. During the Korean War, Pyongyang fell to the North Koreans. After having been ravaged in the war, the city was rebuilt according to an organized city planning. 4 Ulan Bator Mongolia Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar) is the capital city of Mongolia, situated in the north central part of the country, on the Tuul River. It is situated at the foot of the Bogdo Khan Uul, It is the political, cultural, economic, and transportation center of the country. 5 Beijing People's Republic of China Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. The second largest city in China (after Shanghai), Beijing is the political, cultural, and educational center of the country. At the center of the city, Tianmen square is located surrounded by Great Hall of the People to the west and Museum of the Revolution to the east. 6 Taipei Taiwan Taipei is the capital of Taiwan located in the northern part of Taiwan Island.    Taiwan's largest city, it is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the island. The Jiang Jie-shi Memorial Park is located in the center of the city. 7 Manila Republic of the Philippines Manila is the capital of Republic of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, with its chief port, and the center of all the governmental, commercial, industrial, and cultural activities. 8 Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi became (7th cent.) the seat of the Chinese rulers of Vietnam. Hanoi was occupied briefly by French in 1873 and it became the capital of French Indochina after 1887. 9 Vientian Lao People's Democratic Republic Vientiane is the administrative capital and the largest city of Laos, in the north central part of the country on the Mekong River. Vientiane possesses diverse light industries and is a trading center of forest products, textiles, and hides. 10 Phnom Penh Kingdom of Cambodia Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, in SW part of the contry, at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. Phnom Penh was founded in the 14th cent. and became Khmer capital after the abandonment of Angkor.    It became the capital of Cambodia in 1867. The cultural and commercial center as well as political capital of Cambodia. 11 Bangkok Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, in SW part of the contry, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Thailand's largest city and one of the leading cities of Southeast Asia. Bangkok is home to the regional headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as well as many other international businesses and organizations. 12 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, located in the southern part of Malay Peninsula, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Malaysia's chief inland city, Kuala Lumpur is the country's commercial and transportation hub. 13 Singapore Republic of Singapore Singapore , officially called Republic of Singapore, consists of the mainland of Singapore and about 50 small adjacent islands at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, SE Asia. Its Capital, Singapore city is the largest city and histrically played an impoetant


Which 1964 film, written by Terry Southern and Stanley Kubrik and directed by him, starred Peter Sellers (in three roles), George C Scott, Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - 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 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ( 1964 ) PG | An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 33 titles created 06 May 2015 a list of 46 titles created 15 Oct 2015 a list of 28 titles created 1 week ago a list of 48 titles created 5 days ago Title: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 8.5/10 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. Nominated for     4     Oscars. Another    13 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Videos     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X   In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them. Director: Stanley Kubrick A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Director: Stanley Kubrick Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Director: Stanley Kubrick A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Director: Billy Wilder A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England. Director: Stanley Kubrick A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline Paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper of Burpelson Air Force Base, believing that fluoridation of the American water supply is a Soviet plot to poison the U.S. populace, is able to deploy through a back door mechanism a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union without the knowledge of his superiors, including the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Buck Turgidson, and President Merkin Muffley. Only Ripper knows the code to recall the B-52 bombers and he has shut down communication in and out of Burpelson as a measure to protect this attack. Ripper's executive officer, RAF Group Capta


Demi Moore shaved her head for the title role in which 1997 film?

Demi Moore Shaves Daughter Tallulah Willis' Head: Photo - Us Weekly PHOTOS: Stars with shaved heads   The Very Good Girls actress, 52, spruced up her daughter Tallulah Willis' buzz cut, and the amazing process was documented on Willis' Instagram account on Jan. 18. "mommy-daughter bonding activities," Moore's middle child, 20, captioned the photo. PHOTOS: Demi Moore through the years   Demi Moore famously shaved her head for her role as Lt. Jordan O'Neil in "G.I. Jane." Getty Images Funny enough, between Moore's gray tank top and the photo's woodgrain background, the pair looked like they could have been on the set of the 1997 film. PHOTOS: Stars without makeup Inspired by her mother Demi Moore, Tallulah Willis shaved head in November 2014. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for HL Group Willis initially debuted her shocking hairstyle in November 2014, which she admitted was an homage to her mother's fearless baldie. “mawms is bae. #thankgodgoodheadshapesruninthefamily,” she wrote about her edgy new ‘do at the time.  What do you think of the mother and daughter moment? Tweet @UsWeekly  using the hashtag #stylebyUs!    Add a Comment


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - IMDb IMDb 18 January 2017 6:08 PM, UTC NEWS 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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 ) G | A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 35 titles created 30 Jan 2011 a list of 31 titles created 31 Jul 2011 a list of 26 titles created 08 Sep 2012 a list of 35 titles created 10 months ago a list of 33 titles created 6 months ago Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another 4 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A magical nanny helps bring the two children she's in charge of closer to their father through songs and magical adventures. Director: Robert Stevenson An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain. Director: Robert Stevenson Charlie receives a golden ticket to a factory, his sweet tooth wants going into the lushing candy, it turns out there's an adventure in everything. Director: Mel Stuart A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Director: Robert Wise Young Oliver Twist runs away from an orphanage and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Director: Carol Reed Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, and 5 more credits  » Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and 3 more credits  » Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger Edit Storyline An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> Get a "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Out of Life! See more  » Genres: 18 December 1968 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Seven different Chitties were built: a worn-out one, a restored one, one for the flying scenes, one for the water scenes and three partial models for various other scenes. See more » Goofs In the candy factory scene, the colour and cut of Mr. Potts' haircut changes right before the Toot Sweet musical number. See more » Quotes Truly Scrumptious : [referring to helping the children] It's a beautiful dream Caractacus, but... I don't see how it's gonna help them. [Truly looks at the children around them and Caractacus stands up] Caracticus Potts : [confident] Do you know what we're gonna do? We're gonna get up into that castle! Toymaker : [incredulous] It is impossible! Caracticus Potts : [confident] Well, we'll see. [Caractacus runs up to a large water channel and looks at the children watching] Caracticus Potts : [loud and clear] Now, everybody listen to me! You wanna get out of here, don't you? [...] Doll On a Music Box/Truly Scrumptious (uncredited) hi, low anywhere we go... 25 April 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews This movie is one that has sadly fallen through the cracks of the "classic family musical" floor. My parents were on the ball and raised me on "mary Poppins," "sound of music," and of course, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," and I have not yet been weaned off them. (Incidently, all three of these movies share a choreographer) The sheer imagination of this film is akin to that of Peter Pan. It is a tremendous celebration of childhood and fantasy. Sadly, this movie is often overlooked. As a college student, few of my friends know about this film. The few that do


Where was the starting point for the 2015 Tour de France?

Antwerp is a starting point for the Tour de France 2015 Antwerp is a starting point for the Tour de France 2015 30.03.2015 Belga Monday 6 July 2015 is the day when the third leg of the Tour de France will start in Antwerp. The 2015 edition of the Tour will start in Utrecht in the Netherlands. The news was made public during the third edition of the World Ports Classic, which was held this weekend. The organization of the World Ports Classic is done by ASO, organizer of the Tour de France as well. The good relationship between the city of Antwerp and ASO has made a new start of the tour in Antwerp possible. 14 years ago 2001 marked the last passage of the Tour caravan in Antwerp. On 9 and 10 July 2001, Antwerp was a finishing location as well as starting point for the Tour de France. Marc Wauters was victorious on Linkeroever the first day and took over the yellow jersey. The day after he could start at the Grote Markt from the leader's position. The Tour caravan had a passage in Antwerp on 4 July 2010 during the first leg from Rotterdam to Brussels. No fewer than 250 000 spectators came to encourage the cyclists in one of four animation zones next to the course.


TYPES OF COATS TYPES OF COATS – August 4, 2011 Posted in: NEW We have listed  different types of coat. Hope this artical gives you informative information about different types of coats:) BALMACAAN A balmacaan coat  is a loose single-breasted  overcoat  designed to be worn over layers of clothing as protective gear. Vvariety of textiles can be used to make balmacaans. The  general rule the overcoat is designed to be functional, rather than dazzlingly attractive. TRENCH COAT A trench coat o is a  raincoat  made of  waterproof fabric. Fabric used are-  heavy-duty  cotton   drill  or  poplin ,  wool   gabardine , or  leather . It generally has a removable  insulated   lining . The coat  is usually knee-length. CHESTERFIELD  The Chesterfieldcoat is a long, tailored  overcoat . TheChesterfield has no horizontal seam or sidebodies, but can still be somewhat shaped using the side seams and darts. It can be single- or double-breasted, and has been popular in a wide variety of fabrics, typically heavier weight tweeds, or charcoal and navy, and even the camel hair classic. It has often been made with a velvet collar. DUFFEL  A duffle coat, is a coat made from duffle, a coarse, thick, woollen material. The name derives from  Duffel , a town in the province of  Antwerp  in  Belgium  where the material originates.  There are many varying styles to the duffle coat, although the most common British style would be composed of the following features: Made of genuine Duffel, lined with a woolly  tartan  pattern. A hood and buttonable  neck  strap Four front wooden or horn toggle-fastenings (known as " walrus teeth ") with four  rope  or  leather  loops to attach them to. Two large outside pockets with covering flaps. It should be three-quarter length. The wooden toggle-fastenings were made to be easily fastened and unfastened while wearing gloves in cold weather at sea. Current designs have toggles made of  buffalo horn ,  wood  or  plastic . The oversized hood offered enough room to wear over a Naval cap. After rain, a duffle coat has a characteristic  smoky  smell.


"The royal wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010, described as ""Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer"", took place in which country?"

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"What is the title of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater's sequel to ""The Phantom of the Opera""?"

The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Phantompedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) 13pages on Share The musical's iconic logo. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical/opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics were written by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator, but he withdrew after completing work on a single song, Masquerade, and died shortly thereafter. The central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé , who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. The Phantom of the Opera opened in the West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It is the longest-running musical in Broadway history, the second-longest-running West End musical, and arguably the world's most financially successful single entertainment project to date. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (as the phantom) won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical. The show has been seen in 149 cities in 25 countries, and has played to over 100 million people. With total worldwide box office receipts of over £3.5bn ($5.1bn), Phantom is the highest-grossing entertainment event of all time. The New York production alone has grossed US $715 million, making it the most financially successful Broadway show in history. Contents Edit Inspired by an earlier musical version of the same story by Ken Hill, Phantom began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End on 27 September, 1986 and opened on 9 October under the direction of Hal Prince. It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge.[10] Michael Crawford starred as the titular character, Sarah Brightman as Christine, and Steve Barton as Raoul . The show is still playing at Her Majesty's, celebrating its 24th anniversary in October 2010, and celebrated its 10,000th performance at the matinée on 23rd October, 2010; both Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, were in attendance. It is the second longest-running West End musical in history behind Les Miserables. Broadway Edit Phantom began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January, 1988 and opened on 26 January. Crawford, Brightman and Barton reprised their respective roles from the London production. In 2009 the Broadway production marked its nine thousandth performance and is currently the longest-running musical in Broadway history celebrating 23 years in January of 2011. Development of the Musical Edit In the northern hemisphere winter of 1984, Cameron Mackintosh, the co-producer of Cats and Song and Dance received a phone call. Andrew Lloyd Webber was looking to create a new musical. He was aiming for a romantic piece, but having trouble reining in a worthwhile idea, and, hitting upon the idea of using Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera as a base, he pitched the idea. Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber screened both the 1925 Lon Chaney and the 1943 Claude Rains versions but neither were able to gain any material that might be useful in making the leap from book to stage. While in New York, Lloyd Webber tracked down a second hand copy of the long out-of-print original Leroux novel, from which his attitude to the material was transformed; “ I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realized that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. Then with the Phantom, it was there!" ” From there, Lloyd Webber began work developing Phantom of the Opera to fit into musical form. Lyricists and Lyrics Edit Lloyd Webber approached Jim Steinman to write the lyrics because of his "dark obsessive side", but the writer/producer declined in order to fulfil his com


In April 2010, the engagement of a princess from which country was called off after allegations of her fianc's affair?

Swedish royal wedding called off over Tora Uppstrom Berg affair claims | Daily Mail Online A Swedish royal wedding has been called off after a Bournemouth student claimed she had a fling with a princess's fiance. Jonas Bergstrom had been engaged to Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 27, after a romance spanning eight years. But the 31-year-old prince-to-be is alleged to have cheated on her with Tora Uppstrom Berg, a 21-year-old photography student at Arts University College, during a ski trip with friends. Bournemouth student Tora Uppstrom Berg claims she had a one-night stand with Jonas Bergstrom while he was engaged to Princess Madeleine of Sweden After Ms Uppstrom Berg, who was a Norwegian handball star before coming to the UK, told of the alleged fling to a magazine, the royal palace in Stockholm announced the engagement was over. She claims the encounter took place at an exclusive Swedish ski resort where they met in a nightclub. 'I had an affair with Madeleine’s fiancé,' Miss Uppstrom Berg told Norwegian gossip magazine Se Og Hor. 'We were intimate. He followed me home in a taxi at four o’clock in the morning.' She claims not to have known who her lover was. Princess Madeleine and former fiancé Jonas Bergstrom. The Swedish royal palace has announced the end of their engagement 'Had I known, I would never do anything like this. I feel sorry for Madeleine for having an unfaithful man,' she says. The dramatic end to one of Europe's most glamorous royal romances is the latest scandal to shake the Swedish monarchy. Madeleine’s brother Prince Carl Philip is dating a topless reality TV show model. The country is preparing for the wedding of Madeleine’s older sister Crown Princess Victoria to the owner of a gym in June. Princess Madeleine is said to have fled to New York for 'peace and quiet' to recover from the shock of her fiance’s apparent betrayal. The royal, who is third in line to the throne after her sister and brother, shared an apartment in Stockholm with Bergstrom. He proposed to her on the island of Capri last August. Due to the  Swedish constitution the government would have had to refer to Mr Bergstrom as a prince after the wedding. No date had been set for the service but it was widely expected to be announced in the summer. For three days after the scandal broke the palace refused to acknowledge the couple had any problems. But on Saturday Madeleine took off her engagement ring, boarded a flight for the U.S. and a statement confirmed they had split. Princess Madeleine (far right) with the Swedish Royal Family, (left to right) Prince Carl Philip, Crown Princess Victoria, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf 'They have decided that the best for them is to go their separate ways,' the Swedish royal palace said. The princess – whose full title is Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland – will spend a few weeks in  New York. Insiders said she would try to overcome her misery by throwing herself into her work for the World Childhood Foundation. After completing an undergraduate degree in art, history and ethnology in 2006, she has combined studies in social affairs with work for the charity founded by her mother Queen Silvia. Mr Bergstrom has a master's degree in law and has worked as an associate lawyer  at a firm in Stockholm since 2006. Miss Berg said yesterday she regretted going public about the fling. Royal seat: Tourists walk past the royal palace in Stockholm today 'I could not foresee the kind of dimension this would get and I regret that I told the story. I feel sorry for Madeleine,' she said. There are now fears the break-up will cast a shadow over the £9million wedding on June 19 between Crown Princess Victoria and gym owner Daniel Westling. Swedish TV presenter Ebba von Sydow said: 'The consequences may be that this throws a shadow over the wedding and that  would of course be very sad. It will have an impact on the entire royal  family.' The wedding will be the biggest media event in Swedish history with up to 1,000 journalists expected.


Which creature is best qualified to serve as a model for the mythical unicorn, having its the main distinguishing characteristic?

Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb search engine by freefind Project Gutenberg's Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org  Title: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art    With Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry Author: John Vinycomb Release Date: September 22, 2012 [EBook #40825] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SYMBOLIC CREATURES IN ART ***   Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)   PREFACE   nder the title of this book it is proposed to describe and illustrate only those fictitious and symbolic creatures which appear in British Heraldry. The list will include all those beings of whose existence we have not the direct evidence of our senses, and those exaggerations and combinations of natural forms which have been adopted in the system of symbolic heraldry handed down to us from the Middle Ages. Many of the ideas of the writers of that period were undoubtedly derived from still earlier sources, namely, classic story, sacred and legendary art, and the marvellous tales of early travellers; others were the coinage of their own fancies and their fears. As these unreal beings are constantly met with in symbolic art, of which heraldry is the chief exponent, it may be assumed that they have been [Pg vi] adopted in each case with some obvious or latent meaning, as in the case of real animals; they may, therefore, equally lay claim to our consideration as emblems or types, more especially as less attention has been devoted to them and the delineation of their forms by competent artists. The writer has been led into considering and investigating the subject with some degree of attention, from finding the frequent need of some reliable authority, both descriptive and artistic, such as would enable any one to depict with accuracy and true heraldic spirit the forms and features of these chimerical beings. Books of reference on heraldry unfortunately give but a meagre description of their shapes, with scarcely a hint as to their history or meaning, while the illustrations are usually stiff and awkward, representing a soulless state of art. It cannot be said that artists at any period have succeeded, even in a remote degree, in embodying the highly wrought conceptions of the poets concerning these terrible creatures of the imagination. Milton seems to have carried poetic personification to its utmost limits. Who, for instance, could depict a being like this: “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell!” [Pg vii] Out of the ambiguous and often conflicting accounts of different authors and the vagaries of artists it became no easy task to arrive at a clear conception of many of the forms of these ideal monsters. The poet’s pen may turn them to shapes, shadowy at the best; but the artist who follows the poet in endeavouring to realise and give tangible shape to these ideas finds it beyond his art to give material form and expression to his personifications with anything like photographic fidelity. Such shadowy beings prefer the dim light of allegory to the clear sunlight of reason, and shrink from closer inspection. Like all spectres they are ever most effective in the dark. In the childhood of the world, from the dawn of history, and all through the dim and credulous ages past, many such illusions have performed an important part in influencing the thought and lives of mankind. Over many lands these inherited ideas still exercise a paramount influence, but in the enlightenment of the coming time it is probable their power, like that of an evil dream, will fade entirely away with the dawn of a brighter day, a


Which play, developed in the Vineyard Arts Project at Martha's Vineyard in the USA and premiering on Broadway in 2014, was based on the autobiography of Broadway writer and director Moss Hart?

News expression fall 2014 by Emerson College - issuu issuu The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of EMERSON COLLEGE Faculty are studying digital media, social change, and how they intersect Cover Front Fa14 M2.indd 1 10/23/14 3:24 PM A Letter from the President “That student is without a doubt an Emersonian; I could tell the second we started talking.” “What an Emersonian approach to that problem!” “That’s very Emersonian!” Sometimes a noun, sometimes an adjective, that expressive but also elusive term “Emersonian” is one that I use often and with pride. It doesn’t take long for campus newcomers to learn that to be Emersonian is to be engaged in the world around us, to be able to generate fresh approaches to the challenges of our time, and to act on those ideas. These talents and capacities are visible every day in the work of Emerson alumni/ae around the country and around the world. They also stand out in the work of Emerson faculty who are on the cutting edge of their disciplines, and who—along with their students—are constantly showing us new ways to be Emersonian. In this issue of Expression, you will read about the work of several Emerson College faculty members whose commitment to civic engagement finds powerful form in their development and use of new media. In their classrooms, in the work they do with the Boston community, and in the work that they have done with individuals and communities around the world, they are developing our collective understanding of how we can use digital tools to advance social change. The key to success in this work is knowing what these tools do best. They can bring a community together around a specific issue, educate us about that issue, and even give us the means—the analytical frameworks and data and strategies for action—to help move a community forward. Most of the time, they need follow-up in real time, with real people, and there, too, our faculty and students excel. The example that is foremost in my mind is one that is very close to home. This fall, Emerson faculty, staff, and students are playing Community PlanIt—one of the media platforms you’ll read about in this issue—and the input we are receiving from the hundreds of people who participate will inform our planning for the future. The game was developed by Emerson’s own Engagement Lab. We are proud to be the first college in the country to use Community PlanIt (though it has been used by other kinds of institutions around the world), and expect to learn a great deal about the cares and concerns of our on-campus community. That is just the first step, howeve : after that will come face-to-face conversations that will in turn help shape the continued implementation of our strategic priorities. It is an innovative, ambitious approach to our future that builds on the power of digital media and the talents of our faculty, staff, and students. It is, in short, very Emersonian. Enjoy this issue of Expression and, as always, I welcome your responses. Lee Pelton, President 2 Expression Summer 2012 Pres Letter Fall 14 M3.indd 2 10/17/14 4:08 PM The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of EMERSON COLLEGE Bringing Innovation to Communication and the Arts Office of Communications and Marketing 617-824-8540 Fax: 617-824-8916 Executive Editor Andy Tiedemann Office of Alumni Relations alumni@emerson.edu 617-824-8535 Fax: 617-824-7807 Design Director Charles Dunham Copyright © 2014 Emerson College 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116-4624 emerson.edu Expression is published three times a year for alumni and friends of Emerson College by the Office of Communications and Marketing (Andy Tiedemann, vice president) in conjunction with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (Jeffrey Schoenherr, vice president, and Barbara Rutberg ’68, associate vice president). Editor Rhea Becker Contributing Writer Dan O’Brien Copy Editor Nancy Howell Production Coordinator Liliana Ballesteros TOC Fall 14 M3.indd 1 10/17/14 4:10 PM community news Health Communication Marks 20th Anniversary A celebration of the 20th anniversary of Emerson’s Health Commun


"In England, the ""dissolution of the monasteries"" occurred under the reign of which king?"

Henry VIII, monasteries and Bible ï¿½   Although the population of England was  increasing during the 16th century, the number of monks and nuns was  in decline. (The number of monks fell from about twelve to ten  thousand, and of nuns from 2,000 to 1,600). Monastic houses varied greatly both in the  number of monks and in their revenues. The vast land holdings of the  monasteries, however, meant that in total  they controlled about one half of  the church's annual income.   Biland Monastery Rievaulx Abbey Polemical literature accused monks of many  scandalous faults - Protestant tracts were particularly keen on  accusing nuns of murdering the infants that resulted from their  promiscuous lives. In fact, most religious were guilty of little  more than lacking any vocation and so living as comfortably as they  could. Only the three small orders of  Bridgettines, Franciscan Observants, and Carthusians were noted for  high standards. The monasteries were major landlords and were  no better (but no worse) than their lay counterparts in the way they  treated their tenants.   Waltham Abbey ï¿½ Thomas Cromwell began to conceive of dissolving  the monasteries in about 1534, but the plan was not put into  practice until 1536. Henry's government needed money, but knew it  would be unpopular to demand new taxes from Parliament. First, Thomas Cromwell orchestrated a publicity  campaign to make monasteries seem corrupt. Then, in 1536  Parliament passed an Act dissolving all monasteries with an income of  less than ï¿½200 per annum. The members of minor monasteries were  allowed to move to the larger ones.   The Initial Impact of the 1536 Dissolution Because initially only the lesser religious     houses were dissolved (and even a few of these were able to     obtain licenses to continue), the impact of the 1536 Dissolution     varied in different parts of England. The impact on the South     West, for example, was far less than on the North.   In 1539, another Act was passed dissolving the  larger monasteries also. The last English monastery - Waltham Abbey  - was closed in 1540. Some provision in the form of pensions was made  for the monks and nuns, especially for abbots. The Court of Augmentations was created to administer the  monastic land, and it paid pensions even after most of this land had  been sold by crown; but by 1552 about half of pensions were in  arrears.      Consequences of the Dissolution The immediate effect of the Dissolution was to transfer vast tracts of land to the Crown. Monastic land was worth at least three times as much as existing royal landholdings. Henry also acquired vast amounts of gold and silver plate, worth as much as one million pounds. The Crown also acquired the monasteries' right to collect tithes (support from the parish to its priest) which had been taken over by the monasteries in exchange for them paying the priest a wage instead. Many monasteries had also held the right to choose which person should become priest of a parish. This right of presenting to a church living was known as an advowson, and about two in five English advowsons were controlled by monasteries. All these fell to the Crown making it an overwhelmingly powerful patron. Mount Grace Priory Before the Reformation, 25 abbots had sat in the House of Lords ; -  all of them lost their places leaving the secular lords in a majority over the Bishops (who continued to sit). The Dissolution of the monasteries involved a certain amount of physical destruction: buildings decayed because the lead was seized from the roofs; libraries were broken up and sold off. Moreover, traditional charitable functions of feeding and housing travelers ceased. Henry VIII promised to found thirteen new bishoprics on the proceeds from the dissolution, but only nine (Peterborough, Gloucester, Chester, Oxford, Bristol and Westminster; the last of these was suppressed by Edward VI in 1550) were actually created. Great Gate Trinity College, Cambridge Henry VIII d


Which 1967 film, directed by Stuart Rosenberg starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy, was about the fate of a man sent to prison for vandalising parking meters?

Cool Hand Luke Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: What we have here is no failure from Dallas, Texas 21 June 2012 Greetings again from the darkness. I went way too many years without watching this movie again, so when Cinemark included it in the summer classic film series, I was in my seat nice and early. Mention this movie and the first thing people do is quote one of the most famous lines in movie history: "What we have here is failure to communicate." No question that's a great line. But there is so much more to this movie and it holds up beautifully 45 years later. Based on the novel by Donn Pearce, who spent two years on a chain-gang, this is the story of Luke (Paul Newman) who just can't bring himself to conform to the rules, regardless whether those be the rules of the military, society, prison, or those self-imposed by the convicts. We are introduced to Luke as he drunkenly cuts off the top of parking meters on main street of a small town. Later, in a throw away line, we learn he was gaining revenge on someone. It's the clear indication that while he doesn't always want to fit in, Luke clearly knows right from wrong. There are so many terrific scenes in this film, that it's not possible to discuss each. Every scene with the prison warden, played by Strother Martin, is intense. Each of the Boss guards are frightening, especially Morgan Woodward as the sharpshooter behind the mirrored shades. There are numerous impactful scenes featuring the group of convicts. Even though we learn little about the individuals, we realize the fragile male psyche is on full display. Despite the power of all of these characters and scenes, the real strength of the film is the relationship between Luke and Dragline (George Kennedy). Watching the early cat and mouse game, and the subsequent transfer of power, feature two amazing actors at the top of their game. George Kennedy rightfully won the Best Supporting Actor award and continued on to become one of the most successful and prolific character actors of the 70's and 80's, and his career culminated with his iconic role in the Naked Gun series. As for Paul Newman, this is one of his best performance in a long line of standout performances. This one is in the middle stage of his career and he exuded manliness with a touch of sensitivity. He and Strother Martin would meet again in one of the best sequences of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Watching Luke win over all the convicts, including the previous leader played by Kennedy is stunning, yet gut-wrenching when offset by the scenes with the guards who are hell bent on getting Luke to understand his place. They understand the risk he poses to the systematic rhythms of the prison. The supporting cast is downright incredible. This was the feature film debut for: Ralph Waite (4 years later he became the beloved paternal figure of TV's The Waltons); Joe Don Baker(Buford Pusser from Walking Tall); James Gammon (later the crusty manager in Major League); and Anthony Zerbe, another iconic character actor of the 70's and 80's. Also featured are Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton (singing a few songs), Wayne Rogers (from MASH), Richard Davalos (James Dean's brother Aron in East of Eden), and Rance Howard (Ron's dad as the sheriff). In a brief, but truly great scene, Jo Van Fleet (also from East of Eden), appears as Arletta, and we quickly understand Luke's background. Often overlooked by film historians, "Lucille" putting on a show for the convicts as she washes her car, is a scene that is meant for more than titillation. As she creatively buffs the windows, the reaction of the convicts reminds us that these are still men and no amount of humiliation and degradation can change that. One of my friends argues that Joy Harmon was clearly cheated out of an Oscar for this scene. The score is the handy work of Lalo Schifrin and expertly captures the moment ... especially in the black top scene. Director Stuart Rosenberg was known only for his TV work when he got this script. He went on to direct ano


"Who wrote ""The Shape Of Things To Come""?"

Things to Come (1936) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel. Director: a list of 36 titles created 05 Jan 2012 a list of 49 titles created 26 Apr 2012 a list of 33 titles created 11 Sep 2015 a list of 49 titles created 29 Oct 2015 a list of 33 titles created 4 months ago Title: Things to Come (1936) 6.7/10 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. A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, getting fired from her job, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her. Director: Mia Hansen-Løve China's first horror film, this is loosely based on The Phantom of the Opera. A disfigured musical genius roams a traditional Chinese opera house, punishing those who offend him. Director: Weibang Ma-Xu A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Director: Fred M. Wilcox The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love to a man at the inn, where they spend the day. Director: Jean Renoir A small town in California is attacked by Martians. Director: Byron Haskin An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Director: Robert Wise American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer Edit Storyline A global war begins in 1940. This war drags out over many decades until most of the people still alive (mostly those born after the war started) do not even know who started it or why. Nothing is being manufactured at all any more and society has broken down into primitive localized communities. In 1966 a great plague wipes out most of what people are left but small numbers still survive. One day a strange aircraft lands at one of these communities and its pilot tells of an organization which is rebuilding civilization and slowly moving across the world re-civilizing these groups of survivors. Great reconstruction takes place over the next few decades and society is once again great and strong. The world's population is now living in underground cities. In the year 2035, on the eve of man's first flight to the moon, a popular uprising against progress (which some people claim has caused the wars of the past) gains support and becomes violent. Written by Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU> A hundred years ahead of its time. See more  » Genres: 14 September 1936 (UK) See more  » Also Known As: A Vida Futura See more  » Filming Locations: Mono (Western Electric Sound System Noiseless Recording) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The date on the newspaper in the scene in 1966 when the war ends is 21st September 1966 - which would have been the 100th birthday of H.G. Wells . See more » Goofs In Everytown in 1970 industrial production has ceased, but the Boss's men are still able to go into battle against the Hill People with firearms, including machine guns, which couldn't be used without an industrial infrastructure to produce ammunition for them. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits During the opening credits, as the title is revealed, the shadow over the letters is removed as if the clouds in the background are blowing past it. See more » Connections Often Lyrical, Logical and Beautiful On its Own Terms; a Classic of Ideas 16 June 2005 | by silverscreen888 – See all my reviews This early sci-fi masterwork by Herbert George Wells with music by Arthur Bliss is a powerful piece of film-making. Adapted from Wells' somewhat different work by the author, it p


"Who wrote ""Desperate Remedies"" (1871) and ""Under The Greenwood Tree"" (1872)?"

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First used in western medicine in the 17th century what was the drug developed from the bark of the cinchona tree used to treat?

Cinchona Bark | University of Minnesota Libraries · University of Minnesota Libraries Bell Library Home General Information The Collection Exhibits & Projects Special Events Fellowships The Associates Make a Gift Publications K-12 Resources by Juliet Burba In 16th century Europe, the fevers of the common illness ague often resulted in death. No one was immune to the fevers  they indiscriminately killed peasants, kings, princes and popes. Although today it is commonly considered a disease of tropical lands, in the 17th century malaria affected vast parts of Europe, including Rome, Versailles and London. Early 17th-century ague patients had one principal cure available to them  bleeding. If bleeding was ineffective, the physician might try purging or the use of emetics. Even astrology might be employed as a cure, because the periodicity of malarial fevers suggested a connection with astronomical phenomena. 1 Some of the various names used for the fevers denoted their frequency of recurrence, such as tertian, quartan, semitertian, and double tertian.       Although malaria was widespread and common, until the early 17th century European physicians had found no truly effective cure, and their patients continued to die. But in the 1630s a possible treatment was found in the forests of the Andes Mountains. In that decade, an Augustinian monk published a notice regarding the treatment, burying it in a work on the Augustinian Order. A tree grows which they call the fever tree in the country of Loxa, whose bark, of the color of cinnamon, made into powder amounting to the weight of two small silver coins and given as a beverage, cures the fevers and tertiana; it has produced miraculous results in Lima, wrote the monk, Antonio de Calancha. 2 Calancha was describing the bark of the cinchona tree; the bark contains the alkaloid quinine along with several other alkaloids effective against malaria. 3       Historians debate whether cinchona was an indigenous medicine or was discovered by Europeans. Evidence suggests that malaria did not exist in the New World before the arrival of the Spanish. Thus, according to one author, native people knew nothing about the medicinal use of cinchona bark. He supports his claim by stating that the bark did not appear in early Inca pharmacopoeias as translated by the Spanish, but does not cite a source for that information. 4       However, even if malaria was not indigenous to South America, many years passed between the first arrival of the Spanish (and, presumably, malaria) and the earliest writings about cinchona by Europeans. This would have allowed the native people time to have developed a cure. Such a view is supported by the historian Lucile Brockway and by the semi-popular author M.L. Duran-Reynals, who points to the vast array of medicinal plants used by native healers and the large number of these plants transplanted to Europe from South and Central America at this time. Native plant remedies were so much more effective than the techniques of European physicians, writes Duran-Reynals, that Pizzaros soldiers preferred treatment from native healers. 5 6       According to Saul Jarcho, author of an exhaustive review of 17th and 18th century sources pertaining to the discovery and dissemination of cinchona, exportation of the Peruvian bark to Europe probably began in 1631 or 1632. 7 The Jesuit Order was the strongest promoter of the bark, and it was sometimes called Jesuits bark or powder. One Jesuit in particular played an important role in the dissemination of informatin about the antimalarial.       The Jesuit Juan de Lugo (made cardinal in 1643) was entrusted by Pope Innocent X to learn more about the bark. Lugo had it tested by Gabrielle fonseca, a physician to the pope. Around the same time, in the late 1640s, directions for the use of the bark were published as the Schedula Romana. Although Duran-Reynals states that the work was published by the Jesuits, Jarcho is more cautious about naming an author and publisher, noting that there were several different editions and transl


"On 29 May 1954, who sent a message to the aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance, saying ""Thank you for the original forgery""?"

HMS Vengeance (R71) | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Taken from: [1] [2] </td></tr> HMS Vengeance (R71) was a Colossus class light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The carrier served in three navies during her career: the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy (as HMAS Vengeance, from 1952 to 1955), and the Brazilian Navy (as Minas Gerais (A 11) , from 1956 to 2001). Constructed during World War II, Vengeance was one of the few ships in her class to be completed before the war's end, although she did not see any active service. The ship spent the next few years as an aircraft transport and training carrier before she was sent on an experimental cruise to learn how well ships and personnel could function in extreme Arctic conditions. In late 1952, Vengeance was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a replacement for the delayed aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne . She remained in Australian waters, operating as an aircraft carrier and training ship, for the majority of her three-year loan, and was returned to the Royal Navy (RN) in August 1955. Instead of returning to RN service, the carrier was sold in 1956 to Brazil, and entered service after major upgrades, which allowed the ship to operate jet aircraft. Renamed Minas Gerais, the carrier remained in operation until 2001. Several attempts were made to sell the ship, including a listing on eBay, before she was sold for scrap and taken to Alang for breaking up. Contents When commissioned into the RAN in 1952, the weapons outfit included 12 Bofors 40 mm guns and 32 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon . [2] Aircraft Edit During her service in the RAN, Vengeance carried a squadron each of Hawker Sea Furies and Fairey Fireflies . [2] The carrier's air group included three Bristol Sycamore , acquired by the RAN after observing the performance of a United States Navy Sycamore operating from HMAS Sydney during her Korean War deployment . [6] Although not the first helicopters to see military service in Australia (that title belonging to a Sikorsky S-51 of the Royal Australian Air Force ), the Sycamores formed the first Australian military helicopter squadron, and led to the establishment of Australia's first helicopter pilot school. [7] All three helicopters were brought out from England aboard Vengeance. [7] Operational history Edit On 11 March 1945, Vengeance left the River Clyde for working-up trials in Malta. [8] These were completed by 21 May, when she was assigned to the 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron of the British Pacific Fleet . [8] The carrier sailed to Sydney via Alexandria, Port Said, Trincomalee, and Fremantle, arriving on 26 July. [8] While alongside in Sydney, eight Oerlikons were replaced with eight single Bofors 40 mm guns ; these guns provided better protection against Japanese kamikaze aircraft. [2] Vengeance was assigned to Task Group 111.2 of the British Pacific Fleet, and was to be deployed as part of the force attacking Japanese-held Truk, but did not leave Sydney until the war ended. [8] [9] Following the end of the war Vengeance was ordered to Hong Kong, and on 3 September was used as the venue for the Japanese surrender of the territory. [9] She remained in the area until the end of 1945, sailed to Australia for a refit, then returned to Hong Kong. [4] In April 1946, Vengeance delivered No. 11 and No. 17 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force to Miho, Ibaraki in Japan, where they were assigned as part of British Commonwealth Occupation Force . [10] Vengeance remained in Eastern waters until 20 July 1946, when she departed for England. [8] The ship arrived at Devonport on 13 August after visiting Trincomalee, and at the end of the year was reassigned as a Scotland-based training carrier. [4] [8] Vengeance visited Oslo and Trondheim in June 1947, with First Sea Lord Sir John Cunningham aboard. [8] During early 1948, the carrier was attached to the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron , part of the British Home Fleet . [8] She visited St Helena in October, and cruised with the Squadron in South African waters until mid-November. [8] On her r