The new £1 coin due to come into circulation in 2017 will have how many sides?

New pound coin designed to combat counterfeiting - BBC News BBC News New pound coin designed to combat counterfeiting 19 March 2014 From the section UK Politics comments Close share panel Image copyright PA Image caption The Royal Mint is introducing the new coin as it believes 3% of existing £1 coins are fake A new £1 coin, billed by the Royal Mint as the "most secure coin in the world", is to be introduced in 2017. The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation. The new coin is based on the design of the old threepenny bit, a 12-sided coin in circulation between 1937 and 1971. A competition will be held to decide what image to put on the "tails" side of the coin. 'More resilient' In his Budget statement to the Commons, Chancellor George Osborne said: "The prerequisite of sound money is a sound currency." Media captionThe Royal Mint's Andrew Mills says introducing the £1 coin could cost £20m He said the £1 coin was one of the oldest coins in circulation and had become "increasingly vulnerable to forgery". "One in 30 pound coins is counterfeit, and that costs businesses and the taxpayer millions each year," Mr Osborne continued. "So I can announce that we will move to a new, highly secure, £1 coin. It will take three years. "Our new pound coin will blend the security features of the future with inspiration from our past. "In honour of our Queen, the coin will take the shape of one of the first coins she appeared on - the threepenny bit. "A more resilient pound for a more resilient economy." 'High-speed authentication' The government said it would hold a detailed consultation on the impact of the change on businesses, which may face costs from having to change vending machines, supermarket trolleys and lockers at gyms and leisure centres. Some commentators have raised fears the new piece will not work smoothly in vending machines but the Royal Mint said the coin "will be expressly designed to fit existing mechanisms". It said the move would increase public confidence in the UK's currency and reduce costs for banks and other businesses. Earlier, the chancellor tweeted this picture of the £1 coin next to the Budget box , captioned: "Today I will deliver a Budget for a resilient economy - starting with a resilient pound coin." Image copyright George Osborne/Twitter Image caption Mr Osborne posted this picture on Twitter on Wednesday morning The current £1 coin was introduced in 1983 as part of the phasing-out of the Bank of England £1 note, which was withdrawn five years later. Of the 1.5 billion estimated to be in circulation, as many as two million counterfeit ones are removed every year. Image copyright PA Image caption The new coin has been modelled on the old threepenny bit The proposed new coin will be roughly the same size as the current one and will be based on the threepenny piece that disappeared after decimalisation in the early 1970s. The new coin will be made in two colours and will incorporate state-of-the-art technology to ensure it can be "authenticated via high-speed automated detection at all points within the cash cycle", the government added. While the Queen's head will be on the obverse side of the coin, as it is on all legal tender in the UK, the Treasury has said there will be a public competition to decide the image on the other side. 'Pioneering' HISTORY OF THREE PENCE PIECE Image copyright PA The threepenny bit was in circulation between 1937 and 1971 It was the first coin to use a 12-sided shape, and was worth one 80th of a pound It replaced the older silver threepenny bit, often used as a prize in Christmas puddings A silver threepence is still manufactured in very small numbers by the Royal Mint for inclusion in sets of Maundy Money. A Treasury spokesman said the time was right to "retire" the existing £1 coin and using the threepenny bit as inspiration for its replacement was a "fitting tribute" to such an iconic design. "With advances in technology making high-value coins like the £1 ever more vul


Which composer founded the institution now known as the University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig in 1843?

The Leipzig Conservatory - The Seven Sisters Series by Lucinda Riley The Leipzig Conservatory Back to the Book   When my character Jens studied at the Music Conservatory in Leipzig in the 1880s, it was seen as one of the greatest centres of excellence of European musical study. It was founded in 1843 by the renowned German composer and conductor of the Leipzig Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (above), and is the oldest institution of its kind in Germany. The musicians of the orchestra were obliged to act as teaching staff, a tradition unbroken until German reunification in 1990.       Edvard Grieg (above) attended between 1859-1862, and disliked its conservative atmosphere, which only looked to the musical past.  In contrast, he preferred to seek his inspiration in the works of more recent masters such as Chopin, Wagner, and Schumann, all of whom were revolutionary romantic composers.  Still, he received an impressive education, studying the piano under Ignaz Moscheles, who had known Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Grieg eventually completed his studies in composition with the composer and conductor Carl Reinecke.  Though he did not greatly value his time at the Conservatory, his future work was markedly influenced by his exposure to German romanticism in Leipzig.   Other alumni of the Conservatory include the English composer, Frederick Delius, who took great inspiration from Grieg’s work, and the German-born American composer, Herman Berlinski.   In 1887, the school moved premises to Grassistraße 8, in the ‘music quarter’ of Leipzig, southwest of the city centre. In ‘The Storm Sister’, Jens’ grandson Pip attended in 1936-37, when the Nazis’ anti-Semitic movement was growing in Germany. The Mendelssohn statue outside the Conservatory was removed and destroyed in November that year because Mendelssohn was Jewish; according to the Nationalist-Socialist Mayor Haake, Mendelssohn ‘could not be displayed as an exponent for a German city of music.’   The Conservatory was closed down during World War II.     The name of the school has changed numerous times since it opened and is now called the ‘University of Music and Theatre Leipzig’. Music is a fundamental part of Leipzig and its people, and the city today is a site of experimentation into new forms of music, but it still celebrates its great classical composers of the past.


The holder of which office has the official anthem Hail Columbia?

Hail Columbia - YouTube Hail Columbia Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 5, 2010 'Hail Columbia' is the entrance march or official song for the Vice President of the United States of America. Performed by the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own". Category


Tom Wilkinson played Lyndon Baines Johnson in which 2014 film?

Tom Wilkinson Eyed to Play Lyndon B. Johnson in MLK Movie ‘Selma’ (Exclusive) Tom Wilkinson Eyed to Play Lyndon B. Johnson in MLK Movie ‘Selma’ (Exclusive) Jeff Sneider Tom Wilkinson Eyed to Play Lyndon B. Johnson in MLK Movie ‘Selma’ (Exclusive) More Two-time Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson is being eyed to play President Lyndon B. Johnson alongside David Oyelowo in Ava DuVernay's MLK movie “Selma,” an individual familiar with the Paramount project told TheWrap . Paramount had no comment, while a representative for Wilkinson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Oprah Winfrey is producing with Brad Pitt and his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, as well as Christian Coulson and Pathe's Cameron McCracken. Also read:  Oprah Winfrey Joins Brad Pitt as Producer of MLK Drama ‘Selma’ The drama follows MLK's landmark 1965 voting rights campaign, which is regarded as the peak of the civil rights movement. Wilkinson is in early talks to play LBJ, who gave an eloquent speech about voting rights one week after deadly racial violence erupted in Selma, Alabama. Former publicist DuVernay (“Middle of Nowhere”) rewrote Paul Webb's original screenplay, and it was her draft that convinced Winfrey to join the project. Also read:  ‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon to Lead Oprah's MLK Miniseries for HBO Lee Daniels was previously attached to direct “Selma” and he had lined up an impressive cast including Oyelowo, Hugh Jackman as Sheriff Jim Clark and Liam Neeson as LBJ. Wilkinson, who received Oscar nominations for his performances in “In the Bedroom” and “Michael Clayton,” recently starred in “The Lone Ranger” and can currently be seen in Wes Anderson's “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” His upcoming movies include the Joel Edgerton thriller “Felony,” the Vince Vaughn comedy “Business or Pleasure,” the James Franco thriller “Good People,” the Kevin James dramedy “Little Boy” and the Katherine Heigl comedy “Jenny's Wedding.” He's repped by Principal Entertainment LA and Lou Coulson Associates.


The territorial area of Canberra is completely surrounded by which Australian State?

Area of Australia - States and Territories - Geoscience Australia Area of Australia - States and Territories Area of Australia - States and Territories Land areas of States and Territories Australia is the world's sixth largest country , after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil. In addition to the mainland, Australia is surrounded by many thousands of small fringing islands and numerous larger ones, which, overall, amount to an area half the size of Tasmania. STATE/TERRITORY 7 692 024 *Australian Capital Territory Calculations on Australia’s area are based on data explained in Geoscience Australia’s GEODATA Coast 100K 2004 page. The data is nationally uniform, is sourced primarily from the 1:100 000 scale National Topographic Map Series and is the most authoritative data source currently available to calculate the area of Australia. Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory The Canberra - Yass district was chosen as the site of the new national capital in 1908. An area covering 2358 square kilometres was ceded to the Commonwealth in 1911, forming the Australian Capital Territory. It was considered that the capital should have its own port and consequently the Jervis Bay Territory was formed in 1915 when land was surrendered to the Commonwealth by New South Wales. Marine areas of States and Territories The marine areas of states and territories are referred to as coastal waters. This is a belt of water between the territorial sea baseline, which usually is the low water line along the coast of the states and the Northern Territory, and a line three nautical miles or 5.5 kilometres seaward from the baseline. STATE/TERRITORY


Which was voted Britain’s national bird in a recent poll the results were announced on Countryfile in June 2015?

Vote for Britain's Favourite Bird Vote National Bird Campaign Results The Nation has voted and here are the results for Britain’s First National Bird. Big congratulations to The Robin who was voted most popular bird and a big thank you to all those who voted. To see how your favourite choice fared – here’s the complete positional list. 10th


Who in 1979 released the record “Breakfast in America”?

Release group “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp - MusicBrainz There’s 1 review on CritiqueBrainz. You can also write your own . Most Recent Review by John Doran on 2010-10-29 If you were to listen to music journalists (never a very sensible thing to do) you could be forgiven for thinking that Joy Division , Public Image Limited , Arthur Russell and Patrick Cowley provided the sound of 1979. While this is an admirable thought, in reality it was bands such as Supertramp, Wings , 10cc , ELO and, with a slightly harder edge, Queen - bands whose widescreen combinations of rock and pop with West End musical sensibilities were infiltrating every home in the nation. And while it's easy to presume that this sugary and bombastic sound - Queen notwithstanding - has fallen by the wayside, the figures, as always, speak for themselves. Breakfast in America, Supertramp's sixth studio album, hardly underperformed in reaching number three in the UK and number one in the US on its release. But it has gone on to sell over 20 million copies since, meaning it obviously counts more than just Alan Partridge as a current fan. Made by a band of Brits living in Hollywood, the album comprises a series of vignettes about 'modern' life in America. It is skilfully realised by its chief songwriters, pianist Rick Davies and guitarist Roger Hodgson, and is never too cynical or willing to bite the hand that feeds. Yet the record is still probing, and somehow unsatisfied with the Beverley Hills lifestyle that's been granted them. Breakfast in America is still loved for its sumptuous, sunny FM vibes; but there was nothing casual about its genesis given that it took eight months of painstaking work to assemble. But really the key element here is the unbeatable quality of the song writing and pretty much any of the ten tracks could have been hit singles. The McCartney-esque Logical Song fizzes and crackles with castanets and handclaps, while the title-track boasts the kind of subtle melancholia that informs ABBA 's more introverted work and an unexpected showing from a klezmer backing band. Gone was the previous inclination towards pseudo-philosophy that they'd showcased on concept albums such as Crime of the Century. Instead this was replaced with the unquestionable quality of Take the Long Way Home, Goodbye Stranger and Child of Vision. Release group information


Who chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 1995 – 1998?

Truth Commission: South Africa | United States Institute of Peace Truth Commission: South Africa Truth Commission: Commission of Truth and Reconciliation Duration: 1995 – 2002 Charter: Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 Commissioners: 17   Truth Commission: Commission of Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Dates of Operation: December 1995 – 2002 (7 years; the original mandate ended in 1998 but was extended.) Background: Apartheid was a system of legally enforced racial segregation in South Africa between 1948 and 1990. The National Party that controlled the government formalized and expanded segregationist policies that had existed less formally under colonial rule. Institutionalized racism stripped South African blacks of their civil and political rights and instituted segregated education, health care, and all other public services, only providing inferior standards for blacks and other non-Afrikaans. Internal resistance was met with police brutality, administrative detention, torture, and limitations on freedom of expression. Opposition groups, such as the African National Congress (ANC) and other movements, were banned and were violently repressed. After a series of international sanctions – and the end of the Cold War – a mostly peaceful transition from the Apartheid system started with a series of negotiations between the government party and the ANC between 1990 and 1993. Democratic elections were held in 1994, and an interim constitution was passed. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up by the newly elected parliament and was endorsed by opposition leader Nelson Mandela and other prominent South African figures. Charter: Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 , July 26, 1995. Mandate: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created to investigate gross human rights violations that were perpetrated during the period of the Apartheid regime from 1960 to 1994, including abductions, killings, torture. Its mandate covered both violation by both the state and the liberation movements and allowed the commission to hold special hearings focused on specific sectors, institutions, and individuals.  Controversially the TRC was empowered to grant amnesty to perpetrators who confessed their crimes truthfully and completely to the commission. Commissioners and Structure: The TRC was comprised of seventeen commissioners: nine men and eight women. Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu chaired the commission. The commissioners were supported by approximately 300 staff members, divided into three committees (Human Rights Violations Committee, Amnesty Committee, and Reparations and Rehabilitation Committee). Report: The commission's report was presented to President Mandela in October 1998. The report was widely disseminated and is available online (select ‘the trc report’ from the left-hand menu). Findings: Conclusions The TRC took the testimony of approximately 21,000 victims; and 2,000 of them appeared at public hearings. The commission received 7,112 amnesty applications. Amnesty was granted in 849 cases and refused in 5,392 cases, while other applications were withdrawn. The work of the Amnesty Committee is available for review on the TRC's home page. Records were systematically destroyed in massive qualities between 1990 and 1994. The commission reported that the National Intelligence Agency was still destroying records as late as 1996 and that “swathes of official documentary memory, particularly around the inner workings of the apartheid state’s security apparatus, have been obliterated”. The TRC’s report covered the structural and historical background of the violence, individual cases, regional trends, and the broader institutional and social environment of the apartheid system. The final report named individual perpetrators. Recommendations The TRC made detailed recommendations for a reparations program including financial, symbolic and community reparations. The commission proposed that each victim or family should receive approximately $3,500 USD each


DANAE - Argive Princess of Greek Mythology Danae Danaan-Woman Danae and the Golden Shower, Lucanian red-figure krater C5th B.C., Musée du Louvre DANAE was a princess of Argos in the Greek Peloponnese, the only child of King Akrisios (Acrisius). When her father learned a prophecy that he was destined to be killed by a son of his daughter, he locked Danae away in a subterranean, bronze chamber. Her prison, however, was infiltrated by the god Zeus who impregnated her in the guise of a golden shower. She conceived and bore a son named Perseus. As soon as her father learned of this, he placed Danae and the infant in a chest and set them adrift at sea. By the providence of the gods they made it safely to the island of Seriphos where the fisherman Diktys (Dictys) offered them refuge in his home. Later when Perseus was fully grown, King Polydektes (Polydectes) of Seriphos sought Danae for his wife and, wishing to rid himself of her son, commanded Perseus fetch the Gorgon 's head. The hero returned victorious only to learn that his mother had fled to the temple of Athena seeking refuge from the king. In anger Perseus turned Polydektes and his allies to stone with Gorgon's head. He then travelled with mother to Argos to claim his grandfather's throne. Danae was the eponymous "queen" of the Danaans. Danaan was synonymous with Argive but was sometimes used to describe Greeks in general (e.g. in Homer's Iliad). CHRONOLOGY OF MYTH In the chronology of myth Danae was a descendant of Io --an Argive maiden loved by Zeus who was forced to wander all the way to Egypt in the guise of a cow.  Io's great-great-grandson Danaus made the return trip to Argos with his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to claim the throne. Danae was a great-grandaughter of the Danaid Hypermnestra and her cousin Lynkeus. Of Danae's descendants, the most famous were Herakles, her great-great grandson, and King Eurystheus, her great-grandson It should be noted that the Argive genealogies were quite bloated and do not synchronise well with those of the other mythic royal houses. FAMILY OF DANAE PARENTS [1.1] AKRISIOS (Homer Iliad 14.319, Aeschylus, Herodotus 6.53, Strabo 10.5.10, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.1, Pausanias 2.23.7, Hyginus Fabulae 155, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.607, Nonnus Dionysiaca 30.264) [1.2] AKRISIOS & EURYDIKE (Apollodorus 2.26) [1.3] AKRISIOS & AGANIPPE (Hyginus Fabulae 63) OFFSPRING [1.1] PERSEUS (by Zeus ) (Homer Iliad 14.319, Pindar Pythian 12. 16, Aeschylus, Apollodorus 2.34, Strabo 10.5.10, Herodotus 6.53 & 7.61, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.1, Hyginus Fabulae 63 & 155, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.607, Nonnus Dionysiaca 2.286, et al) ENCYCLOPEDIA DANAE (Danaê). An oracle declared that Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius, would give birth to a son, who would kill his grandfather. For this reason Acrisius kept Danaë shut up in a subterraneous apartment, or in a brazen tower. But here she became mother of Perseus, notwithstanding the precautions of her father, according to some accounts by her uncle Proetus, and according to others by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a shower of gold. Acrisius ordered mother and child to be exposed on the wide sea in a chest; but the chest floated towards the island of Seriphus, where both were rescued by Dictys, the brother of king Polydectes. (Apollod. ii. 2. § 1, 4. § 1; Paus. ii. 16. § 2, 25. § 6, iii. 13. § 6; Hygin. Fab. 63.) According to a later or Italian tradition, the chest was carried to the coast of Italy, where king Pilumnus married Danaë, and founded Ardea (Virg. Aen. vii. 410; Serv. ad Aen. vii. 372); or Danaë is said to have come to Italy with two sons, Argus and Argeus, whom she had by Phineus, and took up her abode on the spot where Rome was afterwards built (Serv. ad Aen. viii. 345). But, according to the common story, Polydectes, king of Seriphos, made Danae his slave, and courted her favour, but in vain; and in order to obtain the undisturbed possession of her, he sent off Perseus, who had in the meantime grown up to manhood, to the Gorgons, to fetch the head of Medusa, which he said he would give to Hippodameia as


The sea arch known as Durdle Door Ties on the coast of which county?

Durdle Door, Dorset - Geological Field Guide - by Ian West Safety There is serious risk of falling rocks on the coast here. There has been a very large rock fall east of Durdle Door in April 2013, and some smaller ones. See: Dungy Head webpage for details of these. Rock falls can take place from any of the cliffs here, but particularly from high Chalk cliffs; these can be very dangerous. Keep out and away from the foot of the cliffs. Cliffs like those of Hambury Tout and Swyre Head and Bats Head are particularly hazardous. It is sad to record that some years ago a person was killed by a falling rock near Durdle Door. In particular avoid any place where there is a debris cone or freshly fallen rock (i.e. Chalk) on the beach. Avoid climbing to places that are dangerous, including parts of the Durdle Door promontory. Do not approach cliff edges anywhere as there is hazard of overhang or loose top soil and grass. This webpage is explanatory, geological and does not give guidance to go to any particular place. You do so at your own risk. Geological Maps INTRODUCTION: Geological Maps The British Geological Survey map, 1:50,000, Solid and Drift, 2000 Edition, Swanage Sheet, 343 and part of 342, is well worth purchasing. It can be obtained from the British Geological Survey website and is very inexpensive, costing only 12 pounds sterling. This map is based on Nowell (1997) . It is very good and it is recommend that the original paper be consulted for further details. It is particularly useful in not only showing the general geology but also revealing the details of faults in this area. The north-south distance of the Portland Stone from the Chalk varies greatly along this stretch of coast and the reasons are clearer if the details of the fault pattern here is studied. LOCATION - APPROACH FROM LULWORTH COVE: Approach from the East [The path has now been cut by a Chalk rock fall on 29-30th April 2013, and there is a diversion. The steps lead nowhere!] . From Lulworth Cove the walk to Durdle Door follows a convenient path obliquely up the side of Hambury Tout. The original chalk path has now been paved with limestone sets, having been subject to serious erosion by feet. On the west side of the hill the steps have been cut by a rock fall, as shown above. Go to: Cliff Collapse at St. Oswald's Bay , part of the Dungy Head website, for more photographs and information. An alternative means of access to Durdle Door is by driving to the Durdle Door caravan site beyond Hambury Tout, and walking from there. Here we see the promontory from the cliff-top when following the path over the hill from Lulworth Cove. The outer wall of vertical, Jurassic, Portland Stone (marine oolite) and basal Purbeck Caps (thrombolitic and pelloidal limestones) is obvious. This runs approximately east-west, but with some minor deviations in direction. Notice how the outcrop of the hard stone is shown not only by the outer walls of the promontory but also by outlying rocks. The main part of the lagoonal, Cretaceous, Purbeck Formation is recognised by the thin-bedded limestone and shale. It is not complete because it is truncated here by a fault. The hard Cherty Freshwater Limestone and the Cinder Bed (with oysters) in the Middle Purbeck are conspicuous as a double reef running east west. The Lower Cretaceous Wealden Group is of fluvial sands and clays with some lignite beds. This unit is also vertical and the softer beds have been eroded out by running water so that it is marked by a series of gullies. The grassy hollow to the north (inland direction) of the Wealden has been formed by an old mudslide of the Gault Clay (Upper Cretaceous). I do not know when this occurred but it has bushes within it but no trees. It is thus unlikely to be very old. The Upper Greensand is poorly exposed on this side. Vertical to overturned Chalk is seen in the cliffs on the right-hand side of this photograph, that is to the north. Notice the interference effect of small waves coming through two gaps in the outer stone barrier. The beach is of subangular brownish granules of flint


At which racecourse did Tony McCoy have his last professional race on a horse called Box Office in April 2015?

Advertisement The final furlong: Record-breaking jockey Tony McCoy set for last day Jockey Tony McCoy is led to the start of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse Liverpool, England, Saturday, April 14, 2012. (AP / Jon Super, file) Steve Douglas, The Associated Press Published Friday, April 24, 2015 7:46AM EDT After nearly 4,350 winners, more than 1,000 falls, 20 straight jockey titles and countless broken bones, Tony McCoy will end his record-shattering career on the aptly named Box Office on Saturday. There are sure to be emotional scenes at Sandown -- a racecourse just outside London -- as British horse racing bids farewell to its greatest jumps jockey, who is dreading the moment he puts his silks away for the final time. "I wish I could do it for another 20 years, that's for sure," McCoy said ahead of his final day in the saddle. McCoy's announcement in February that he would be ending his 20-year career as a jockey has led to an outpouring from the British public -- and no doubt some relief among his fellow riders who have lived in McCoy's shadow for the past two decades. Sandown will have 18,000 spectators and is sold out for the first time in a decade. Officials are putting on special trains from London to cope with the demand. McCoy has been champion jockey in Britain every season since 1996 -- his first year as a professional. He has won every big British race at least once, including the Grand National in 2010 in his 15th attempt, and rewritten virtually every record in the book. The previous all-time record of winners belonged to Richard Dunwoody with 1,699. McCoy surpassed that in 2002 and his total currently stands at 4,348. He has ridden 200 winners in a season on nine occasions. McCoy -- also known as AP -- is going out at the top, too, and will collect his latest jockey title from former Arsenal striker Ian Wright, one of the greatest footballers to have played for McCoy's favourite team. "AP is getting out at the right time. He is on top of his game and everybody will remember him as the greatest jockey," said Jonjo O'Neill, the trainer of many of McCoy's winners. One person who won't be sad to see McCoy leave racing is his wife, Chanelle. She can no longer bear to watch her husband go to work, as she puts it, "with an ambulance following behind him." Most of McCoy's teeth are chipped or are replacements. He has suffered punctured lungs. He has broken his leg, ankle, thumb, lower and middle vertebrae, ribs, wrist, arm, shoulder blades, collarbones and cheekbones. Such is McCoy's inner will and determination that last year he did push-ups after breaking and dislocating his collarbone in a fall to show the doctors it wasn't sore. This came as he tried to complete his long-held aim of riding 300 winners in a season, something he regrets he never achieved. "Since he made the (retirement) announcement, it has been a huge sense of relief for me," Chanelle said Sunday. "There's a week to go to get him out in one piece." McCoy is scheduled to have two rides on Saturday -- Mr Mole in his final Grade One race, which has been named the AP McCoy Celebration Chase. He will stay in his customary green and yellow silks of retained owner JP McManus to ride Box Office. By 4.30 p.m. local time, McCoy's career will be over. "I am looking forward to certain things," McCoy said. "Having breakfast every day and not standing on a weighing scales every day. Not getting in the car some days for seven or eight hours regularly, a couple of times a week. Not spending seven days a week literally travelling. Things like that, I'm not going to miss."


Which composer wrote an opera based on a series of Pictures by British artist William Hogarth?

The Rake's Progress: Stravinsky, Auden, and a Tale of Debauchery | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets The Rake's Progress: Stravinsky, Auden, and a Tale of Debauchery Posted October 06, 2004 The Rake’s Progress is one of the few modern operas that has a permanent place in the repertories of most contemporary opera companies. Premiering in 1951 in Vienna, it proved to be one of Igor Stravinsky’s greatest works, and his only full-length opera. The famed Russian-American composer’s inspiration for the opera came from a series of engravings of the same name he had seen on exhibit in Chicago in 1947. The eight engravings were the work of William Hogarth, the British artist and satirist who often collaborated with novelist Henry Fielding. The engravings told the story of the rise and fall of Tom Rakewell, son of a rich merchant, whose womanizing, drinking, and gambling across eighteenth-century London led to his incarceration at Bedlam, the infamous lunatic asylum. Stravinsky wrote the music, but he needed a libretto (the text of a work for musical theater, often opera). He ultimately hired W. H. Auden and Charles Kallman, who had introduced Auden to opera. The two expanded Hogarth’s tale to include a lover for Rakewell, Anne Truelove, whom he leaves for the lures of London nightlife. Rakewell’s good fortune is orchestrated by another new addition, the Mephistophelean character Nick Shadow. The ending, however, remains the same, as the hero still becomes an inmate of Bedlam. Though his most famous libretto, The Rake’s Progress is but one of many libretti Auden wrote after his notorious, and permanent, move from England to the United States in 1939. His body of operatic work, often neglected by critics when discussing his oeuvre, is considerable, and he ranks among the great librettists of the twentieth century. Auden’s love of opera, which he famously called "the last refuge of the High Style," was rooted in the freedom from "modernist irony" it offered. Auden felt it was the only area of contemporary drama, as poet and librettist Dana Gioia notes in the W. H. Auden Society newsletter, "in which the poet remained an essential contributor, and opera was the form that gave the poet most imaginative freedom." With the exception of Auden’s libretto for Benjamin Britten’s Paul Bunyan, which was his first project, the rest of the operatic work he did was in collaboration with Kallman, and included libretti for major composers such as Stravinsky and Hans Werner Henze (Elegy for Young Lovers and The Bassarids). Auden and Kallman also translated The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, among others, and worked with Bertold Brecht on several performance pieces. Auden also wrote lyrics for more than a dozen songs, narration for two documentary films, and, with Christopher Isherwood, several verse-dramas. collected in


The Blue Angels are which country’s equivalent of the Red Arrows?

Fly with the Red Arrows and the Blue Angels in How It Works Issue 75 | How It Works Magazine Fly with the Red Arrows and the Blue Angels in How It Works Issue 75 By Jacqueline Snowden · 2 years ago The Red Arrows and the Blue Angels have been leaving crowds in awe for decades, performing death-defying displays that leave spectators wondering how they can fly with such skill and precision. In issue 75 of How It Works, discover more about these two brilliant aerobatic display teams with our in-depth look at their training, manoeuvres and pilots. We were fortunate enough to speak to a pilot from each team, and listening to their stories was a true privilege! Also inside:  51 questions about colour: Why is the sky blue? Why does hair turn grey? All your colour questions answered and explained. The science of cute: Find out why we can’t resist a cute, fluffy pet and the evolutionary advantage it gives these adorable animals, The science of shopping: Find out how supermarkets aim to control how we shop and what we buy in their stores. The science of shopping in How It Works Issue 75 Mission to Pluto: What NASA hopes to discover about the icy dwarf planet. The American Civil War explained: How did it start? What weapons did they use? What happened at the Battle of Gettysburg. Family robots: Learn about their advanced communication skills and how they can help around the house and look after your pets. Leaf identifcation: see the leaves for the trees with our handy guide to identifying leaves. War elephants: the equivalent of tanks in their day, learn how they were used in many famous battles. War elephants in How It Works Issue 75 How superglue works: what causes this substance to be so ridiculously sticky? Active galaxies: Discover the incredible galaxies that are capable of swallowing their surroundings. Global Eye: See the new microscopic monsters of the ocean, a solar spaceship and a design for a garden across London’s Thames. The Wish List: We look at six awesome Home Robots. How To: Learn how to split water using electrolysis and how to make the most of the summer sun by building a solar oven. Brain Dump: Your curious science questions answered, including why do lips get chapped and why our hair gets darker when wet. Pick up a copy of Issue 75 today from all good retailers, or order it online from the  ImagineShop . If you have a tablet or smartphone, you can also  download the digital version  onto your  iOS  or  Android  device. To make sure you never miss an issue of How It Works magazine, make sure you  subscribe today !


Who created and wrote the 2015 TV series Banished?

Banished: Jimmy McGovern tells story of first British convicts in Australia - BBC News BBC News Banished: Jimmy McGovern tells story of first British convicts in Australia By Tim Masters Arts and entertainment correspondent 4 March 2015 Close share panel Image caption Russell Tovey (right) alongside Myanna Buring and Julian Rhind-Tutt In his latest TV drama Banished, writer Jimmy McGovern tells a brutal story about the first British convicts to be transported to Australia. "There will be so many Australian writers kicking themselves when they see this," says McGovern. "It's an amazing story that's never been told." It is a scorching hot day in July 2014 and McGovern is on the set of his new drama, which occupies two giant hangars just outside central Manchester. The talk among the cast and crew is how similar the weather is to when they were filming exterior scenes in Australia a few weeks earlier. Set in 1788, Banished is a seven-part series that focuses on the prisoners and soldiers of the first penal colony in Australia. The action takes place after the arrival of the First Fleet - the 11 ships from Great Britain that carried with them more than 1,000 convicts. Image caption The exterior scenes were shot in Australia, before the production moved to Manchester The ensemble cast includes Russell Tovey, Myanna Buring, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Genevieve O'Reilly, Ewen Bremner and Orla Brady. "We've got a cast of 20 over seven hours, so there's room for every character to grow," says McGovern, whose other TV work includes Cracker, The Lakes and The Accused. McGovern has a reputation for tackling complicated and emotive subjects, and Banished is no different. The writer's interest in the First Fleet goes back almost 10 years, when he was developing an idea for a TV movie and stumbled across the true story of how Australia got its first hangman. "We tend to think of it as Australian history, but it's British history," he says. "It's about colonialism and imperialism." Image caption Anne Meredith (Orla Brady), Elizabeth Quinn (Buring) and Katherine McVitie (Joanna Vanderham) McGovern has more recently been working in Australia as a story editor on ABC drama Redfern Now, about Aboriginals in a Sydney suburb. With the hangman story as his starting point, McGovern wrote Banished weaving fictional characters in with real historical figures such as Governor Phillip (David Wenham), the founder of the first settlement, and fleet commander Maj Robert Ross (Joseph Millson). McGovern's "golden rule" was that the characters would speak without using contractions such as "don't", "isn't" and "can't". "It became this very formal style," he says. "Irrespective of the fact that a lot of them cannot read and write, they have the command of language so they talk in intelligent ways." Image caption Mary Johnson, played by Genevieve O'Reilly, and the Reverend Stephen Johnson (Ewen Bremner) One of the first production decisions taken was that all of the exteriors would be shot on location in Sydney, before relocating to Manchester to film the interior scenes. Giving a tour of the set, production designer Claire Kenny explains that the tents and wooden buildings that have been constructed in Manchester are a third larger than their Australian counterparts, to allow more room for cameras to move inside. She says the interiors are "historically accurate" because the settlers who left Britain in 1787 kept a detailed inventory of everything they took on the long voyage. Tovey, who plays pickpocket James Freeman, admits there were concerns about cutting between scenes filmed on opposite sides of the globe. "Everyone was a bit worried about how seamless it was going to be, but it feels like completely the same world," he says during a break in filming. Image caption Him & Her star Tovey plays pickpocket James Freeman Tovey describes his petty criminal character as "kind-hearted, sensitive and genuine". "He shouldn't really be there," he says. "People were brainwashed at the time that these people were the lowest of the low. If they hadn't been sent to Austr


During the I930’s which was the most famous club in Harlem?

Hot Spots for Harlem Sunday Symposium Series Hot Spots for Harlem Nightlife The Cotton Club was one of the most famous nightclubs in Harlem. It was in operation during Prohibition as well as during the Jazz Age. Many black entertainers including Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, amongst others, performed there, for the generally white audience. It was considered a swanky place to be on Sundays for "Celebrity Night" in which such white luminaries as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Mae West and Jimmy Durante, made appearances. The club at this location was originally opened in 1920 with the name Club De Luxe; it was renamed The Cotton Club in 1923. The club briefly closed in 1925 for selling alcohol, but re-opened soon after. The Cotton Club officially closed its doors in 1940.  The Savoy Ballroom was open in Harlem from 1926 until 1958. It was a very popular dance venue and many dances, including the Lindy Hop, became famous there, making it the "Home of Happy Feet". It was also viewed as the Uptown alternate to the Roseland Ballroom on 52nd Street and considered a great alternative to the Broadway dance revues. The Savoy had a different theme for every night of the week: Tuesday was the "400 Club", reserved for serious dancers; Thursday was free admission for women; Saturday was "Square's Night" because of the crowds of Downtowners on the dancefloor, and Sundays were the most glamorous, with celebrity appearances. The Savoy was the most democratic of the dance-halls and clubs, since everyone mixed on the dance floor without regard to class or racial distinctions; however, this mingling changed as soon as the music stopped and patrons returned to their tables.  The Apollo Theater opened in 1913 or 1914 as a burlesque theater. The building was sold in 1934 and renamed the 125th Street Apollo, after an Apollo Theater that had been established in Harlem in the late nineteenth century. The theater shortly after merged with the Harlem Opera House. There were amateur nights at The Apollo, where a seventeen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald made her debut on November 21, 1934. The Apollo is regarded as having launched her career, as well as that of Billie Holiday and, much later, those of James Brown, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin, as well as numerous others. The venue fell into disrepair during the 1960s and 190s, was converted into a movie theater in 1975, was reborn as a live theater in 1983 and is still a thriving music venue today.


Which British actor plays Donald Ducky Mallard in the long running US TV Series NCIS?

Donald Mallard (Character) - Biography biography from "NCIS" (2003) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more. Character Biography History Discuss Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard was born in Scotland. We do not know his exact age, but a reference was made to his living in Great Britain during World War II - which makes him somewhere between 72 (if born in 1939, the first year of World War II) and 78 years old (if born in 1933, the same year as actor McCallum) as of 2011. His nickname, "Ducky," according to him, is "unfortunate" and he got it "during the [London] Blitz." He is immediately recognizable to all, whether he is in scrubs, in his NCIS coveralls or in one of his fine suits - mainly because of his trademark stately head, and bowtie. When working in the field in NCIS coveralls, Dr. Mallard always wears a stone-colored Fedora-shaped safari hat, probably either a Panama Jack or Borsalino brand, which he did not have until the end of the first season. The doctor is recognized also by his pronunciation of his last name, the British pronunciation "MAL-ahrd". He was educated at Eton College, where he was on the cricket team. (It is interesting that his scrubs are "Eton Blue", the greenish-blue color of Eton College.) He obtained his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School. (Ever more interesting: Edinburgh's Medical School colors are dark red, light red and pale yellow, indicating the liver, blood and pus. Dr. Mallard's ties are usually red or yellow.) In 2006, Dr. Mallard obtained a degree in forensic psychology - the university is unknown. After demonstrating a spooky ability with psychological autopsies, Mallard simply quipped, "It's more of an art, really." The doctor has been the chief medical examiner for NCIS for more than a decade. The time span before NCIS is unknown. Previously he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). During his RAMC service, Mallard was stationed in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Of his time in Afghanistan, he said, "I was such a kid then." On another occasion, he began to regale Jethro with a story about a forensic experience he'd had abroad in 1968. Due to the trauma of Afghanistan, which he seems to have left early in his service, Mallard is highly strung about certain things. He despises criminals and can be extremely vengeful. Then again, he allows for these feelings in others. Gerald Jackson was the doctor's original assistant; when Jackson was out with an injury received when the Mossad agent held them hostage in autopsy, Jackson was replaced by Jimmy Palmer. While in France in the early 1990's, Dr. Mallard worked with and befriended Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Jenny Shepard. Mallard, in anger over the corruption of a crime scene, pushed a French policeman off a 60-foot cliff into a lake below. Gibbs and Mallard fled France, crossing the English Channel in a sailboat commandeered by Shepard. This is no doubt one of a few stories meant to show Mallard's absolute loyalty to Gibbs. Dr. Mallard considers his NCIS colleagues as both "friends and family"; the team joined together at the Mallard residence for Thanksgiving Dinner in 2009. Of course Dr. Mallard did have family: his mother, who died in 2009 of extreme old age. Up until her move to a nursing home she lived with Dr. Mallard. The good doctor does not like shows of affection, yet he is sensitive and betrays his emotions easily. Astonishment, fear, anger and surprise are hallmarks but they are rare. Most often he is brave, confident and unflinching. Oddly, it seems Dr. Mallard has never met or known anyone famous. Mallard calmly strives to extract every piece of information and evidence he can. He is notoriously impatient about certain things, such as confusing results or errors (Abby reminds Gibbs that Ducky has only been wrong exactly once). In his work he is more than reminiscent of Dr. Joseph Bell, the Edinburgh College medical and pathology profess


Of which country did Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy became monarchs?

Edmund Pevensie | The Chronicles of Narnia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Childhood The Pevensies in their bomb shelter. Edmund was born in 1930, the third child of his parents, Mr. Pevensie and Helen Pevensie . In 1932, sometime before his second birthday, his sister Lucy was born. At this time, the Pevensie family lived in London, England. Edmund began attending boarding school with his brother Peter in 1939, at the age of nine. The experience was apparently a bad one for him, as his personality afterwards began to worsen. Around this time, World War II began, and the children's father was called away to fight in the war. Some time later, in the month of September, in 1940, Edmund and his siblings were evacuated from London, due to the German bombings on the city (by He 111s). They were sent to live in the countryside with an old professor called Professor Kirke , (Digory Kirke, as he was also known). Shortly after their arrival, Edmund began mocking Lucy, who professed to have seen and visited Narnia, and befriended a Faun called Mr. Tumnus , through a Wardrobe , hidden somewhere inside the Professor's mansion . Winter Rebellion Edmund with Queen Jadis. Shortly afterwards, Edmund followed his little sister through the wardrobe, where she claimed her magical country existed. He was shocked to discover she had been telling the truth, as he found himself in a wintry forest. While he was there, he soon stumbled across a sleigh carrying a large lady. The woman introduced herself as Jadis, the Queen of Narnia . After inviting him to sit and talk with her, and conjuring him food and drink, the Queen confided in Edmund that she had always wanted a son like him to be her heir. Over the course of their chat, Edmund told her a great deal about his family, and that Lucy had already visited her country , and that she had met Mr. Tumnus . She offered to make him a prince if he brought his siblings to her realm, to make them dukes and duchesses. Edmund agreed, even though he had no real interest in his siblings getting anything, and promised to keep it a surprise, bidding farewell to the Queen. Shortly afterwards, he found Lucy in the forest, and the two returned to the Professor's house. Lucy warned Edmund that Narnia was ruled by an evil witch who claimed to be the Queen. Despite this warning, Edmund continued to plan to meet with Jadis again, and when questioned by Peter and Susan, Edmund lied and refused to admit that he had in fact seen Narnia. The Pevensies in Narnia. Several days later, the four siblings were forced to hide in the magic wardrobe , in an attempt to hide from the housekeeper, Mrs. Macready . Thus, all four stumbled into Narnia, and Edmund was forced to admit his lie. When he did, needless to say, his brother was furious with him, calling him a poisonous little beast, but said nothing more to him. Edmund, though, swore to himself that he would get them all back. After that, they decided to go to visit Mr. Tumnus, but upon arriving at his home , however, the four were dismayed to find it empty, with a warrant for Mr. Tumnus's arrest hanging over the door. Before they could choose what to do, the four were distracted by a bird, who led them into the forests where a Beaver was waiting. The Beaver, called Mr. Beaver , explained to them that Narnia was indeed oppressed by the one everyone called the White Witch, but who referred to herself as the queen of Narnia. Edmund with Aslan. He then took them to his home, where he told them that the true king was called Aslan , and he had returned to reclaim his kingdom. He also told the siblings that according to Aslan's word, the four humans were prophesied to defeat the witch and take her place as the new monarchs of Narnia. In the midst of the meal, Edmund, still planning to meet with the Witch, slipped away and escaped to her castle. The Witch, however, was furious with him for coming alone, but he told her that he had brought his siblings as far as he could, only for her to throw him into her dungeons. Shortly afterward, he was retrieved from the dungeon, and set out wit


Black Caps expecting improved Zimbabwe in 2nd Test Black Caps expecting improved Zimbabwe in 2nd Test Pin it Share New Zealand bowler Trent Boult (C) celebrates a wicket with his teammates during the fourth day of the first test match in a series of two tests between New Zealand and hosts Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo July 31 2016 (AFP Photo/Jekesai Njikizana) More Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - New Zealand expect to come up against greater resistance from both their opponents and the conditions when they take on Zimbabwe in the second and final Test at Queens Sports Club on Saturday. The Black Caps handed Zimbabwe a sound thrashing in the first Test, beating them by an innings and 117 runs inside four days on a placid surface that offered little to the bowlers. However, the tourists expect Zimbabwe to be an improved side from the one that was playing their first Test in almost two years, and are also anticipating a pitch with even less life in it. "We know this game will be tougher," wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling, who scored a century in the first Test, said on Friday. "The surface looks slower and drier. "We've got to improve in little areas, because Zimbabwe will be a tougher task." While New Zealand's seamers did the job in the first game, taking 16 of the 20 wickets, that could change as the venue hosts its second straight Test match in as many weeks. "The spinners will come into it more," predicted Watling. "I thought they bowled reasonably well with little reward (in the first Test)." Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi were both picked for the first Test, and Watling confirmed that New Zealand would field an unchanged XI on Saturday. Captain Kane Williamson and fast bowler Tim Southee will both play their 50th Test matches. Zimbabwe are expected to try and replicate their opponent's team balance, having called off-spinner John Nyumbu into their squad. Nyumbu will provide some much-needed support to leg-spinner Graeme Cremer, who toiled through 53 overs in New Zealand's innings in the opening match. Further changes are expected, with Tino Mawoyo set to replace Hamilton Masakadza in the top order after the veteran picked up a back injury, and wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Moor likely to debut as Regis Chakabva continues to battle tonsillitis. The hosts will seek greater stability in their top order after collapsing to 36 for four and 17 for four in the first Test, but Mawoyo expects them to be much improved now that the batsmen have a game under their belts. "The good thing is that we have had one game already," he said. "The guys have had a good look at how they got out and have done some work. "Realistically, to come out and say we're going to win the next Test would not be honest. If we can go out there and improve on the things we have spoken about, we are going forward." The first day's play could see a peaceful demonstration against President Robert Mugabe’s government by Zimbabwean citizens, after a protest movement known as #This Flag urged supporters to rise to their feet in the 36th over and sing the national anthem. The number signifies the 36 years that Mugabe has been in power in Zimbabwe, and also "the number of years we have been silent", according to #This Flag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire. Reblog


At which sea battle in 1942 did the US defeat the Japanese despite their ships being outnumbered 3 to 1?

Battle of the Coral Sea, 3-8 May 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, 3-8 May 1942 Conclusion Introduction The battle of the Coral Sea (3-8 May 1942) ended as the first major Japanese setback of the Second World War , and marked the end of the period of rapid Japanese expansion across the Pacific that began after the attack on Pearl Harbor . By the early spring of 1942 the Japanese high command was faced with an unexpected problem. All of their initial objectives had been achieved at far less cost than expected, and rather than consolidate their defensive perimeter, the various power groups within the Japanese armed forces each began to press for further expansion. The Army wanted to concentrate on the war in China. The Naval General Staff wanted to attack either west to Ceylon and India or south to Australia. Finally Admiral Yamamoto and the staff of the Combined Fleet wanted to move east, occupy Midway, Johnston and Palmyra Islands, and once again threaten Hawaii, forcing the American fleet to come out of port for the decisive battle that the Combined Fleet believed would win the war for Japan. At first the Naval General Staff got their way, and plans were put in place for an attack on Port Moresby, on the southern coast of New Guinea , but after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo on 18 April 1942 Yamamoto got his way. The main Japanese attack in the summer of 1942 would be the thrust east that ended with the battle of Midway . Despite this change of plan, the Naval General Staff decided to continue with Operation MO, the invasion of Port Moresby. The Japanese Force Task Force MO was made up of five separate groups. The main Striking Force, commanded by Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi, was built around Carrier Division 5, under the command of Vice Admiral Chuichi Hara. This contained the two modern carriers Shokaku (Flying Heron) and Zuikaku (Joyous Heron), considered to have been the best designed Japanese aircraft carriers of the Second World War. The carriers were escorted by two heavy cruisers and six destroyers. The Covering Group, commanded by Rear-Admiral Nobuji Goto, contained the light carrier Shoho , four heavy cruisers and one destroyer. The remaining three forces were all intended to establish new Japanese bases. The Tulagi Invasion Group was to set up a seaplane base on Tulagi, just to the north of Guadalcanal , in the Solomon  Islands. The Support Group, built around a seaplane carrier, was to establish a base in the Louisiade Islands, to the south east of New Guinea. Finally the main Port Moresby Invasion Force, eleven transports and eight escorts under the command of Admiral Sadamachi Kajioka, was to sail from Rabaul, round the eastern tip of New Guinea, and land at Port Moresby.  The operation was to be commanded by Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inouye, commander of the Fourth Fleet based at Rabaul. The Japanese Plan The Japanese plan for Operation MO revealed a weakness that would lead to far more serious Japanese defeats later in the war. Although the overall objective was simple – protect the invasion fleet heading for Port Moresby – the plan was far too complex, and relied on the coordination of five different task forces, most separated by large distances. The four main forces – Strike, Covering, Port Moresby and Support – all started the operation from different locations. The main Striking Force would come from the major Japanese naval base at Truk and sail around the eastern side of the Solomon Islands. The Covering Group would come from Bougainville, and sail south west towards the Jomard Passage. These two forces would  enter the Coral Sea at opposite corners, in an attempt to catch the American fleet in a pincer. The Port Moresby Invasion fleet would leave Rabual and sail south to the Jomard Passage, then west to Port Moresby. Finally the Support Group would come from the New Guinea coast, sail east past the Jomard Passage, crossing the routes to be taken by the Port Moresby and Covering Groups. In the end this plan would leave the invasion fleets dangerous


Who was the highest placed Briton in the 2015 Masters Golf?

Masters Leaderboard 2015: Sunday Score Updates and Tournament Predictions | Bleacher Report Masters Leaderboard 2015: Sunday Score Updates and Tournament Predictions Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports 0 Comments Jordan Spieth remains in control of the 2015 Masters, but several of golf's superstars are in hot pursuit of the coveted green jacket. Following a third-round 70, Spieth set a new 54-hole record for the tournament at 16 under. Although, his five-stroke lead dwindled to four due to a scintillating five-birdie back nine by Justin Rose that propelled him up the standings and into solo second at 12 under. Phil Mickelson continues to play well, and he finds himself well in contention heading into Sunday at 11 under. Despite a one-under 71 on Saturday, Charley Hoffman is still hanging around at 10 under, but the big story from Round 3 was a run up the leaderboard by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, as each moved to six under following a round of 68. Kevin Streelman, Kevin Na and Dustin Johnson round out the fifth-place ties at six under. So, here's the burning question: Will any of these players generate enough momentum to usurp Spieth and claim the title of Masters champion, or will the 21-year-old phenom become the tournament's first wire-to-wire winner since Raymond Floyd in 1976? As we await the answer to that question, let's take a look at the updated Masters leaderboard and predict how the tournament will ultimately shake out. Updated Leaderboard -9 Author's predictions There's no question Spieth is under an immense amount of pressure Sunday. Not only is he coming off his worst round of the week, but memories of his runner-up finish in 2014 are surely dancing around in the back of his head. It certainly doesn't help that a handful of golf's biggest names have placed a target on his back, either. Spieth struggled around the greens a bit Saturday, misreading some short putts and chipping with inconsistency. However, he did pull off a thrifty pitch on the 18th hole, as his ball came to rest just eight feet away from a short-sided pin location. After sinking the putt, his confidence was restored. Following the round, he spoke of how big it was to finish in that manner during a press conference, per  Brian Wacker of PGATour.com : It was really big. It was huge. It was one of the bigger putts I've ever hit. ... I was very frustrated. I think I took enough time looking at that chip shot to really calm myself down and pick the right play and just trust it. The 21-year-old will need every ounce of confidence Sunday, as he's surrounded by golf's greats. His patience will be tested, and his nerves will have to be held in check. He's done a nice job of maintaining his composure through 54 holes, but the stakes are at their highest and the pressure will be felt more than ever during the tournament's final 18 holes. Spieth was asked about what he expects in the final round during a press conference, per  Karen Crouse of The New York Times , and he responded: There's going to be a lot of roars. Phil is going to have a lot of roars in front. Tiger and Rory, you're going to hear something there. It's just about throwing those out of my mind. Not worrying about it, not caring, setting a goal and being patient with the opportunities that are going to come my way. I feel comfortable with the way I'm striking the ball. My putting stroke feels good. Spieth's comfort level is a good sign, as he'll need consistent play to hold off the surging Rose, who birdied five of his last six holes Saturday and is playing with a great deal of momentum. Things certainly won't get any easier with Mickelson in the mix, as Lefty's aggressive approach led to a brilliant 67 in Round 3. His style of play may be risky, but it also makes him a huge factor Sunday. Who wins the 2015 Masters? Jordan Spieth Submit Vote vote to see results Who wins the 2015 Masters? Jordan Spieth 0.7% Total votes: 143 While Woods and McIlroy are 10 strokes off the pace, they can't be completely counted out. Both are coming off great rou


Who in the Bible sold his birth right for a Mess of Pottage?

Esau - definition of Esau by The Free Dictionary Esau - definition of Esau by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Esau E·sau  (ē′sô) In the Bible, the eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca who sold his birthright to his twin brother, Jacob, for a mess of pottage. Esau (ˈiːsɔː) n (Bible) Bible son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright (Genesis 25) E•sau (ˈi sɔ) n. a son of Isaac and Rebekah, older twin of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Esau - (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Translations


Outside which building in New York was John Lennon shot?

John Lennon is murdered - Dec 08, 1980 - HISTORY.com John Lennon is murdered Publisher A+E Networks Singer John Lennon is shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his apartment building in New York City. After committing the murder, Chapman waited calmly outside, reading a copy of The Catcher in the Rye. Chapman was a troubled individual who was obsessed with Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J. D. Salinger’s novel about a disaffected youth, and with various celebrities. While working as a security guard in Hawaii, he decided that Lennon was a phony and, while listening to Beatles tapes, Chapman decided to plan his murder. Chapman purchased a gun in Hawaii and then traveled to New York. Although he called his wife to tell her that he was in New York to shoot Lennon, she ignored his threats. Unable to buy bullets in New York due to strict laws, Chapman flew to Atlanta and purchased hollow-nosed rounds to bring back. On the day of the murder, Chapman bought an extra copy of The Catcher in the Rye and joined fans waiting outside The Dakota, Lennon’s apartment building. That evening, as Lennon walked by on his way into the building, Chapman shot him in the back and then fired two additional bullets into his shoulder as the singer wrenched around in pain. On June 8, 1980, just two weeks before he was scheduled to present an insanity defense at trial, Chapman pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 20 years-to-life. Ironically, Chapman was sent to Attica prison, where–10 years earlier–rioting had inspired Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, to record a benefit song to “free all prisoners everywhere.” In prison, Chapman became a born-again Christian and spent his time writing evangelical tracts for publication. Related Videos


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Which insect does Isle of Wight Disease affect?

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Sunny Afternoon: The Hit Musical About The Kinks Tour Dates Filled with classic hits including Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, This Time Tomorrow, and Lola, Sunny Afternoon is on tour now. Sunny Afternoon is the story of The Kinks’ rise from life on a dead end street to living the rock star dream of fame, fortune and glory. It’s a musical like no other, offering a real glimpse inside one of Britain’s greatest bands, on a journey through the euphoric highs and agonising lows of pop success. The Kinks enjoyed a string of chart-topping successes, and you can sing and dance along to all your favourites as the electrifying story unfolds. Going where other musicals don’t dare, Sunny Afternoon exposes the loves and losses that the band encountered on their road to fame, and delivers an emotional punch that will warm your heart and leave you buzzing for weeks. Discover how The Kinks found their iconic sound and along the way invented a whole new genre of rock. Experience the thrill of the music and the power of a live Kinks performance. Witness the band’s beginnings, as brothers Dave and Ray Davies join forces and write their first songs. Discover how they got their risqué name. Relive their barnstorming debut on Top Of The Pops, their troubled American tour, and their triumphant comeback.


Which African Country lies due west of Madagascar?

Africa Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African state. With a total border length of 3,192 kilometers (1,984 miles), Burkina Faso is bordered by Mali to the north and west; Niger to the east; and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire to the south. Cameroon Located on the west coast of Central Africa, Cameroon covers an area of 475,400 square kilometers (183,695 square miles), slightly more than California. Land boundaries extend for a total of 4,591 kilometers (2,853 miles) between Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to the east, and the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south. Cape Verde Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands and 5 islets situated 483 kilometers (300 miles) due west of Dakar, Senegal, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde's total land area is 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the U.S. Central African Republic The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic (CAR), is well named; it is a landlocked country in the center of the African continent. Land boundaries extend for 5,203 kilometers (3,233 miles) connecting Cameroon to the west, Chad and Sudan to the north, and the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south. Chad The former French colony of Chad, a landlocked country located in northern Central Africa, is more than 3 times the size of California. The country has an area of 1,284,000 square kilometers (495,755 square miles), with a land boundary length of 5,968 kilometers (3,708 miles). Congo, Republic of The; The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is located in Western Africa and has an area of 342,000 square kilometers (132,000 square miles). It has a modest coastline of 169 kilometers (105 miles) along the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and shares land borders with Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic on the west and north. Côte D'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (which means "Ivory Coast") is a West African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It has an area of 322,460 square kilometers (124,502 square miles) of which 318,000 square kilometers (122,780 square miles) are occupied by land while water occupies the remaining 4,460 square kilometers (1,722 square miles). Djibouti Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, bordering the Gulf of Aden. To the north lies Eritrea with a shared border of 113 kilometers (70 miles); to the north, west, and southwest lies Ethiopia, with a border length of 337 kilometers (209 miles); and to the southeast lies Somalia, with a border length of 58 kilometers (36 miles). Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in North Africa, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, the Gaza Strip to the east, and Sudan to the south. With an area of 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,659 square miles) and a coastline of 2,450 kilometers (1,522 miles), Egypt is slightly more than 3 times the size of New Mexico. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a small West African nation of 28,051 square kilometers (10,830 square miles), roughly the same size as Maryland. It consists of a mainland enclave called Río Muni, on the west coast of Africa bordering Cameroon and Gabon, and 5 small islands off the coast of Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra: Bioko, Annobón, Corisco, and the 2 small islands known together as Islas Elobey. Eritrea Eritrea is an eastern African country occupying an area of 121,320 square kilometers (46,841 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the state of Pennsylvania. It borders Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia and Djibouti to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. Ethiopia Located in the Horn of Africa— the pointy peninsula-like landmass that emanates out of the eastern part of the continent—Ethiopia has a total area of 1,127,127 square kilometers (935,183 square miles), rendering it slightly less than twice the size of Texas. A landlocked country complet


For which Broadway play did Helen Mirren win a 2015 Tony award?

Tony Awards 2015: 'Fun Home,' 'Curious Incident' win big - NY Daily News Tony Awards 2015: 'Fun Home' and ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ win big Tony Awards 2015: 'Fun Home,' 'Curious Incident' win big Helen Mirren won best actress for her role in 'The Audience.' (Dimitrios Kambouris/(Credit too long, see caption)) Jennifer Lopez was among the celebrities at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. (Dimitrios Kambouris/(Credit too long, see caption)) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 9:00 AM Troubled families won big at the Tony Awards in an evening in which history was made and Broadway rookies and veterans went home with precious medals. “Fun Home,” a groundbreaking, topical and uplifting show about a woman coming to terms with her sexuality and family history, and the London import “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” about a young man with an Asperger’s-like condition, won top prizes at the 69th annual celebration of Broadway. Based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, “Fun Home” won for its score by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron — the first female songwriting team to win a Tony. Kron also won for the book, Sam Gold for direction and Michael Cerveris for best actor, raising its Tony tally to five, the most for a musical. Kendall Jenner attends the 2015 Tony Awards. (Dimitrios Kambouris/(Credit too long, see caption)) Kron compared being on Broadway to a big house. “I feel like this year lights got turned on.” TONY AWARDS 2015: 10 BEST MOMENTS YOU DIDN'T SEE ON TV “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” by Simon Stephens, won five Tonys in all, the most for a play for the night. Alex Sharp, who graduated from Juilliard a year ago and is making his Broadway debut, won for best actor. Accepting the prize, he spoke to other young dreamers who might be wondering, “Does this mean I can do anything? Yes, it does,” he said. The play also won for direction, set design and lighting. “Skylight,” David Hare’s play about ex-lovers, won for best revival. The evening’s first prize went to Helen Mirren, a shoo-in for her star turn as Queen Elizabeth in “The Audience.” “This is a massive honor,” said Mirren, who saluted playwright Peter Morgan, director Stephen Daldry and designer Bob Crowley for their “elegant” work. “And baby, this is for you and you know why,” she said to her husband, Taylor Hackford, who was in the audience at Radio City Music Hall. In another victory for “The Audience,” Richard McCabe took the prize for featured actor for his role as the 1960s and ’70s prime minister Harold Wilson, whom he thanked along with Mirren. In a skintight contest, Kelli O’Hara, a six-time nominee who’s never won, finally took honors for best actress for “The King and I.” Host Kristin Chenoweth attends the 2015 Tony Awards. (Dimitrios Kambouris/(Credit too long, see caption)) Rose Byrne attends the 2015 Tony Awards. (Kevin Mazur/(Credit too long, see caption)) “You don't have to pretend it’s OK,” she said to her parents in the audience. She danced her way off the stage. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic also won for best revival, featured actress Ruthie Ann Miles and costumes. Christian Borle won for featured actor for the musical “Something Rotten!” “You Can’t Take It With You” featured actress winner Annaleigh Ashford thanked “every friend and teacher” she ever had through tears. Christopher Wheeldon danced away with best choreography for “An American In Paris.” Playwright Simon Stephens, director Michael Morris and cast members accept the award for Best Play for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. (Theo Wargo) The cast and creative team for "Fun Home" accept the award for Best Musical on June 7, 2015. (Theo Wargo) “Every movement in every moment in this show is born of the music of the Gershwin brothers,” said Wheeldon. The show also took honors for set design, lighting and orchestrations. “Wolf Hall Parts One and Two,” about Henry VIII, won for its period costumes. Tonys co-hosts Kristin


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Neil Kinnock, the man who saved Labour 25 September 2014 Neil Kinnock, the man who saved Labour Tony Benn saw him as the great betrayer and he led his party to two general election defeats. But now the best platform speaker of his generation has got his bounce back – and Kinnock’s reputation is on the rise. By Francis Beckett Sign up for our weekly email * A man of his word: Gerald Scarfe’s Sabre-Toothed Ptorydactyl, SDP dodo and Lesser Welsh Speckled Dragon (Kinnockus Pillockus Rhetoric), 1989 When Neil Kinnock told Ed Miliband that he should consider standing for the Labour leadership, the latter mentioned the little matter of his brother, David. Kinnock told him: “If you don’t mind David standing against you, why should David mind you standing against him?” “It’s not that simple,” said Ed. Kinnock replied: “Nothing is ever that simple.” Kinnock laughs as he tells the story, but it’s a solemn laugh. In the 31 years since he was elected Labour leader himself, nothing has been simple for Neil Kinnock. If you listened to Tony Benn or Arthur Scargill, he was the great betrayer. Others believe that he has saved Labour twice. He saved it when he was leader from becoming an irrelevance after the Benn ascendancy. And then by helping to make Ed Miliband leader he saved it from becoming a mere US-style electoral machine whose default position was to support the rich and powerful. Today, as Ed Miliband goes into a make-or-break conference in Manchester, Kinnock is still prominent in his corner. Is Ed Miliband the Kinnock de nos jours, as is often said by his disparagers? Not at all, says Roy Hattersley, who was Kinnock’s deputy from 1983 to 1992. “They are completely different. Neil is the orator, the Nye Bevan figure. Ed is the cerebral politician, the Hugh Gaitskell figure.” Back in the 1950s, Bevan personified Labour’s left and Gaitskell its right. Hattersley treasures the moment when Ed Miliband told him: “I’m a Croslandite,” because this establishes him in the Gaitskell camp. But Kinnock says: “It’s a different generation with new challenges. There are lots of issues he [Miliband] doesn’t have to address. The conditions facing me required a bare-chested approach. It now needs greater subtlety.” It would be hard to imagine two more dissimilar personalities. Kinnock is noisy, extrovert, affectionate and emotional, and he was, as Hattersley says, “the best platform speaker of my generation”. No one accused him of being geeky. By contrast, Miliband is quiet and thoughtful, charming but no tub-thumper, probably less sensitive to criticism than he sounds, and very clever. He told Kinnock that he was going to address Labour’s conference without notes. “I was terrified,” says Kinnock, but: “He does it brilliantly. It’s a sign of real depth.” However, their leaderships have this much in common – the media and some of their party colleagues went in hard and early to kick the bounce out of them. The Bennites (for Kinnock) and the Blairites (for Miliband) predicted that neither would be prime minister. With Kinnock, it worked. It won’t work a second time if there’s anything Kinnock can do to prevent it. I first met Neil Kinnock in 1982, when I was Labour’s press officer for the Peckham by-election at which Harriet Harman entered parliament. The grim, sectarian chairperson of the Peckham Labour Party women’s committee watched Kinnock exchanging rugby reminiscences with a senior policeman sent to look after our walkabout, and muttered furiously: “How macho!” He had already made enemies. His refusal to support Tony Benn against Denis Healey for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 1981 had cost Benn the job. Benn never forgave him. Even in old age, in the final volume of his memoirs, published last year, Benn could not bring himself to mention Kinnock without a cruel sneer. He records attending an event and seeing guests who included “Neil Kinnock, now 65, laughing boy Kinnock”. Kinnock’s ready laugh is one of his most attractive traits. In March 1983 the Labour Party lost one of its safest seats, Bermondsey, in south-east London,


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Full text of "Women And The World Today" See other formats WOMEN AND THE WORLD TODAY   By tht same Author  FOR THE LITTLE ONES  In preparation :  GREAT COMPANY   WOMEN AND THE WORLD TODAY  By  PEGGY CHAMBERS   LONDON:  FORBES ROBERTSON LTD. 17 Fleet Street - B.C. 4.   First Published April, 1954..   COPYRIGHT 1954 BY FORBES ROBERTSON LTD.   PRINTED IN GUERNSEY, C I., BRITISH ISLES, BY GUERNSEY HERALD LIMITED, VICTORIA ROAD   INTRODUCTION  When on holiday in Scotland I had the pleasure of meet- ing Miss Elizabeth Oliver, for many years principal of Albyn School, Aberdeen.  In the course of our many talks on literature she stressed the great scarcity of suitable books for girls during the transitional stage between The Best Girl in the School type of book and adult reading, and the need for works that will interest girls and encourage them to enjoy in later life the pleasure to be derived from books.  Little has been written for this adolescent stage and still less about their own sex. With this in mind we discussed with Miss Peggy Chambers the creation of this book. Her preface takes us through the difficulties which accompanied the struggles for women's emancipation. Her short biographies, with two exceptions two who still rank in their own spheres so that they have no comparable rivals are of leaders in the various fields open to women today : open because of the tremendous fight for freedom by women of whom the preface tells.  This, then, is how Women and The World Today was envisaged; but as the work progressed it became, not only a book for girls at school, but for every woman and man who is interested in progress.  Our thanks are due to all the ladies whose biographies appear, for their willing co-operation in supplying information.  If it appears that some professions such as the law have been overlooked, it is because of regulations within these professions which forbid inclusion in a work such as this.  T. ROBERTSON.  FORBES ROBERTSON LTD.,  17 Fleet Street, London, E.C.4.  i Sth March, 1954.   ACKNOWLEDGMENT  Acknowledgment is made to the copyright holders named in the list of illustrations for kindly permitting the reproduction of their photographs.   VI   CONTENTS  page  INTRODUCTION v  ACKNOWLEDGMENT vi  CONTENTS vii  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix  THE LONG YESTERDAY. (The Road to Freedom) - 1 1  VERA BRITTAIN, M.A., Hon. D.Litt. (U.S.A.). Writer 27  PETULA CLARK. Television Artist 43  MARIE CURIE. Pioneer Radiologist 49  MONICA DICKENS. Writer 61  DAPHNE DU MAURIER. Writer 70  MAUREEN GARDNER. Athlete 77  CAROLINE HASLETT, D.B.E., J.P., Companion I.E.E.  Electrical Engineer 83  EILEEN JOYCE. Concert Pianist 90 LAURA KNIGHT, D.B.E., R.A., Hon. LL.D., Hon.  D.Litt. Painter - 100  VERA LAUGHTON MATHEWS, D.B.E., M.B.E.  Women's Services. Advisor on Women's Affairs  to the Gas Council 1 1 1  DORIS LANGLEY MOORE. Fashion Specialist - - 118  KAY MURPHY, B.A. Business Executive - - - 125  ANNA NEAGLE, C.B.E. Film Actress - - - - 131  JOY NICHOLS. Radio and Variety Artist - - 137  FLORA ROBSON, C.B.E. Actress 142  MOIRA SHEARER. Ballerina 148  JEAN SIMMONS. Film Actress 159  DODIE SMITH. Dramatist and Author - - - 165  NANCY SPAIN. Writer 173  BEATRICE WEBB. Social Economist - - - 177  GLADYS YOUNG, O.B.E. Radio Actress - - - 188  vii   LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS  facing page  VERA BRITTAIN, M.A., Hon. D.Litt. (U.S.A.) - - 33  (Pearl Freeman)  PETULA CLARK 161  (" Topical ")  MARIE CURIE 64  MONICA DICKENS 64  DAPHNE DU MAURIER 33  (Dorothy Wilding, London)  MAUREEN GARDNER 161  (Thomas Photos, Headington, Oxford)  CAROLINE HASLETT, D.B.E., J.P., Companion I.E.E. - 65  (British Electrical Authority)  EILEEN JOYCE 32  (Vivienne, London)  LAURA KNIGHT, D.B.E., R.A., Hon. LL.D., Hon. D.Litt. 64  (Marcel Sternberger)  VERA LAUGHTON MATHEWS, D.B.E., M.B.E. - - - 1 28  (Walter King Ltd.)  KAY MURPHY, B.A. 65  (Payer)  DORIS LANGLEY MOORE 65  (Felix Fonteyn)  ANNA NEAGLE, C.B.E. 129  (J. Arthur Rank Organisati