Whose wife was killed by the 'Charles Manson Family'?

Manson cult kills five people - Aug 09, 1969 - HISTORY.com Manson cult kills five people Share this: Manson cult kills five people Author Manson cult kills five people URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1969, members of Charles Manson’s cult kill five people in movie director Roman Polanski’s Beverly Hills, California, home, including Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate. Less than two days later, the group killed again, murdering supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in their home. The savage crimes shocked the nation and, strangely, turned Charles Manson into a criminal icon. Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1934 to an unwed 16-year-old mother. He spent much of his childhood in juvenile reformatories and his early adulthood in prison. After his release in 1967, Manson moved to California and used his unlikely magnetism to attract a group of hippies and set up a commune, where drugs and orgies were common, on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Manson preached his own blend of eccentric religious teachings to his acolytes, who called themselves his “Family.” He told them a race war between blacks and whites was imminent and would result in great power for the Family. Manson said they should instigate the war by killing rich white people and trying to make it look like the work of blacks. Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist), was not the cult leader’s intended target. Manson, an aspiring musician, chose the Polanski house because he had once unsuccessfully tried to get a recording deal from a producer who used to live there. Polanski was out of town at the time of the murders, but his wife and her friends, including coffee heiress Abigail Folger, were shot or stabbed to death. Manson stayed out of the Polanski house on the night of the crime and didn’t take part in the LaBianca killings either. However, he would later be charged with murder on the grounds he had influenced his followers and masterminded the crimes. After initially eluding police suspicion, Manson was arrested only after one of his followers, already in jail on a different charge, started bragging about what had happened. Manson’s subsequent trial became a national spectacle, in which he exhibited bizarre and violent behavior. In 1971, he was convicted and given the death penalty; however, that sentence became life behind bars when the California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty in 1972. Manson has been the subject of numerous movies and books, including the best-seller Helter Skelter (the title is a reference to a Beatles’ song of the same name, through which Manson believed the group was sending secret messages to start a race war). Manson remains in a California prison. Related Videos


Which English engineer built the Menai tubular girder bridge in the UK, opened in 1850, and the Victoria Bridge over the Hudson in Canada in 1859?

Bridge (structure) | Article about Bridge (structure) by The Free Dictionary Bridge (structure) | Article about Bridge (structure) by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Bridge+(structure) bridge, card game derived from whist whist, card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and after he draws this card in hand, the player on the left of the dealer leads. ..... Click the link for more information. , played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Basic Rules The cards in contract bridge rank from ace down to two; in bidding, suits rank spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. After all cards are dealt, so that each player holds 13 cards, the dealer begins the auction, which proceeds in rotation to the left. Each player must bid, pass, double (increase the value of the previously stated contract), or redouble (only after a double, further increasing the point value of the contract). A bid is an offer to win a stated number (over six) of tricks with a named suit as trump or with no trump. The lowest bid is one, the highest seven. Each bid, i.e., "one diamond," "one no-trump," "four hearts," must be higher than the preceding bid, with no-trump ranking above spades. Artificial bids are those that convey certain information to a partner and are not meant to be taken literally. The highest bid of the auction becomes the contract after three consecutive passes end the bidding. The player who first named the suit (or no-trump) specified in the winning bid becomes the declarer. The player to the left of the declarer leads any card face up, and the next hand, that of the declarer's partner, is placed face up on the table, grouped in suits. This is known as the dummy, and the declarer selects the cards to be played from this hand. The object of the game for both partnerships is to win as many tricks as possible, a trick being the three cards played in rotation after the lead. Suits must be followed, but a player who has no cards in the suit led may play any card. Highest trump or, if no trump card is played, highest card of the suit led wins. Points are awarded for the number of tricks won. Numerous conventions—generally accepted forms of bidding—are used in bridge, but the four standard ones are Blackwood, Gerber, Stayman, and grand-slam force. Competitive Bridge Duplicate bridge, in which the same prearranged hands are played by individuals, pairs, or teams of four, is the main form of competitive bridge. The laws of contract bridge are promulgated in the Western Hemisphere by the American Contract Bridge League, which holds various bridge tournaments. In international contract bridge matches the Bermuda bowl, the trophy for victory, is the emblem of the world championship. In Olympic years an olympiad championship is held by the World Bridge Federation and replaces the team tournament for the Bermuda bowl. History Bridge probably originated in the Middle East in the 19th cent. Auction bridge, one form of the game, was developed by the British in India and later was popular in England and the United States. It is still played but has largely been supplanted by contract bridge, which achieved popularity after important innovations were made in 1925 by Harold S. Vanderbilt. Its phenomenal popularity owed much to the activities of Ely Culbertson Culbertson, Ely , 1891–1955, American authority on contract bridge, b. Romania. His father was an American engineer then living in Romania, and his mother was of Russian parentage. ..... Click the link for more information. . The craze subsided but was later revived; books, tournaments, and newspaper columns on bridge abound. Culbertson devised the honor count system to evaluate a hand for bidding. The point count (or standard American) system introduced by Charles H. Goren in the 1940s has generally replaced honor count. Bibliography See C. H. Goren, Bridge Complete (rev. ed. 1971); T. Reese and A. Dormer, The Complete Book of Brid


"Whose epitaph is ""Si Monumentum Requiris Circumspice"", trans. ""If you want a monument, look around""?"

Epitaphs - Wikiquote Epitaphs Jump to: navigation , search Epitaphs are the inscriptions on headstones. As many epitaphs are not written by the person who is being honoured, the format shall be as follows: Honouree (author) - Year of birth - Year of Death Text of Epitaph Citation to a published source More explanation text Sorted alphabetically by lastname. "A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough" Ayrton Senna (Extracted from the Holy Bible) "Nada pode me separar do amor de Deus" Translation: "Nothing can separate me from the love of God". Robert Baden-Powell (by himself) 1857 - 1941 "Chief Scout of the World" This is followed by the trail sign for "gone home" (a circle with a dot in the middle). Buried beside, and sharing a tombstone with, his brother Marvin (aka "Buck"). Outlaw, bank robber and partner of Bonnie Parker "When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read." From Sonnets and Verse 'On His Books' "Eadem mutata resurgo" Translation: "Though changed I shall arise the same" Referring to the accompanying inscription of a logarithmic spiral, which remains the same after mathematical transformations. He considered it a symbol of resurrection. CLARIFICATION: Bernoulli called the logarithmic spiral Spira mirabilis, "the marvelous spiral", and wanted one engraved on his headstone. Unfortunately, an Archimedean spiral was placed there instead ( picture ). Vice Admiral Of The Blue, The Celebrated Navigator Who First Transplanted The Breadfruit Tree From Otahette To The West Indies, Bravely fought The Battles Of His Country And Died Beloved, Respected, And Lamented On The 7th Day Of December, 1817 Aged 64" Ludwig Boltzmann (by himself) - 1844 - 1906 "S = k log W" The formula for entropy of a system. Boltzmann committed suicide after failing to convince contemporary scientists of the validity of the formula. Grave in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. John Brown (unknown) "Stranger! Approach this spot with gravity! John Brown is filling his last cavity." Referencing his occupation in life as a dentist: [1] "While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give; See him, when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He ask'd for bread, and he received a stone." George Carlin (suggested by himself) "Jeez, he was just here a minute ago." This was his suggestion for an epitaph. In reality he was cremated and his ashes scattered. "Stop, Christian Passer-by! - Stop, child of God, And read with gentle breast. Beneath this sod A poet lies, or that which once seem'd he. O, lift one thought in prayer for S.T.C.; That he who many a year with toil of breath Found death in life, may here find life in death! Mercy for praise - to be forgiven for fame He ask'd, and hoped, through Christ. Do thou the same!" Singer/Songwriter of the band Joy Division Chosen for his headstone by his wife Deborah Curtis. Somebody's Darling (William Rigney) "Somebody's Darling Lies Buried Here" In February 1865 a body was found at Horseshoe Bend in the Clutha River (in the South Island of New Zealand). Sammy Davis Jr. (by Altovise Davis and his children) "The Entertainer. He Did it All." In addition to Altovise Davis, his children-Tracey, Mark, Jeff and Manny--are also mentioned in his grave. "Shall I be gone long? For ever and a day. To whom there belong? Ask the stone to say. Ask my song." "He lies here in the dust but beholds Him whose name is Rising." "Here lies Duvall; Reader, if male thou art, Look to thy purse; if female, to thy heart." Diophantus of Alexandria (unknown) "This tomb holds Diophantus. Ah, what a marvel! And the tomb tells scientifically the measure of his life. God vouchsafed that he should be a boy for the sixth part of his life; when a twelfth was added, his cheeks acquired a beard; He kindled for him the light of marriage after a seventh, and in the fifth year after his marriage He granted him a son. Alas! late-begotten and miserable child, when he had reached the measure of half his f


Jenny Pitman won the Grand National for the first time, with which horse?

Jenny Pitman - Grand National Winning Trainer Jenny Pitman /in Featured Legends , National Legends , Trainers /by Simone Wright The Pitman family has a special association with the Grand National, with Jennifer being just 14 months old when she was first put on a pony. When she was 15 her father George Harvey who trained point-to-pointers gave his daughter her first ride in a race on Dan Archer. Just before her 15th birthday Pitman left school taking up a position as a stable girl at Brooksby Grange, where she stayed for two years until moving to a stable in Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, the first time she had lived away from her Leicestershire home. But it wasn’t just her immediate family connections with racing that enhanced Pitman’s racing career – her first husband Richard Pitman, who she married in her teens, was a jockey, and they slowly began taking in a few liveries and then building up their own point-to-point yard. The First Female Trainer to Win the Grand National in 1983 with Corbiere Due to sheer force of will and talent she turned the derelict yard into a first-class training complex. She had her first win under Rules in 1975 and won the 1977 Midlands National on Watafella. Her first entry into the Grand National was The Songwriter, a 200-1 rank outsider, whose presence was completely eclipsed by Red Rum’s third triumph, and unfortunately was pulled up by Bryan Smart at Becher’s second time round. In 1982 she won the Welsh National with Corbiere , who went on to win the Grand National in 1983, winning by three quarters of a length from Greasepaint. This win made her the first woman to train a winner of the National and in 1984 she became the first woman to saddle the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Burrough Hill Lad, who had already won the Welsh National in 1983, and would go on to win a Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup and a King George VI Chase. In 1984 Corbiere came third in the Grand National, and did the same in 1985, while 1986 saw her take a third Welsh National with Stearsby. In 1991 Garrsion Savannah gained Pitman her second Cheltenham Gold Cup victory, this time with her son Mark in the saddle. 1995 saw Pitman enter three horses – Garrison Savannah, Royal Athlete and Esha Ness, with her firm favourites being the former two, and son Mark had difficulty in choosing which to ride, so closely matched were they. It was Esha Ness who shocked them all by finishing first, but to no purpose as this was the year that the race was voided, due to the failure of Jockey Club officials to operate their starting system – a double blow to Pitmans when you consider that Esha Ness had registered the second fastest time in National history (9min 1.4sec). In 1997, she became the only trainer other than Martin Pipe to win all of the big four Grand Nationals, when Mudahim won the Jameson Irish Grand National. In 1998 Pitman was awarded the OBE for services to horseracing and she retired from training horses in 1999, having had a career total of 797 wins, handing over the reins to her son Mark. She now writes novels with a racing spin and having survived thyroid cancer is a patron of the British Thyroid Foundation. In 2000 she was presented with the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration which is awarded to women who have overcome adversity and proved an exceptional commitment to sport, inspiring others in the process – an award she truly deserves, having (excluding her trio of the void race of 1993) sent out 39 runners scoring two firsts, one second and three thirds in the Grand National.


Which aircraft manufacturer built the World war II fighter the 'Mustang'?

Boeing: Historical Snapshot: P-51 Mustang Fighter P-51 Mustang Fighter P-51 Mustang Fighter Historical Snapshot A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, North American Aviation’s P-51 Mustang was the first U.S. built fighter airplane to push its nose over Europe after the fall of France. Mustangs met and conquered every German plane from the early Junkers to the sleek, twin-jet Messerschmitt 262s. Although first designed for the British as a medium-altitude fighter, the Mustang excelled in hedge-hopping strafing runs and long-range escort duty. It made a name for itself by blasting trains, ships and enemy installations in Western Europe and by devastating Axis defenses before the Allied invasion of Italy. The Mustang was the first single-engine plane based in Britain to penetrate Germany, first to reach Berlin, first to go with the heavy bombers over the Ploiesti oil fields in Romania, and first to make a major-scale, all-fighter sweep specifically to hunt down the dwindling Luftwaffe. One of the highest honors accorded to the Mustang was its rating in 1944 by the Truman Senate War Investigating Committee as “the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence.” The North American prototype, NA-73X, was first flown on Oct. 25, 1940. At least eight versions of the Mustang were produced. Technical Specifications


Which TV 'Western' hero was created by the legendary writer O Henry?

Cisco Kid comic books issue 1 Cisco Kid comic books issue 1 All Issues Near Mint $17.95 Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1951-1953!" Written by Rod Reed. Art by Jose Luis Salinas. Classic Comics Press is pleased to present its newest addition - The Cisco Kid by Jose Luis Salinas and Rod Reed. Based on the Western character created by legendary short story writer O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way," The Cisco Kid starred in a comic strip that ran for fifteen years. Volume One will reprint this classic American comic strip from its beginning on January 15, 1951 to January 31, 1953 with an introduction by Sergio Aragonés, rarely seen Salinas artwork, biographical information, and more! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95. Issue #1 Fine $1.70 by Jim Duffy & Jerry Decaire A gang of outlaws steal the only thing Cisco's got worth having... a locket with the picture of the woman who haunts him. Cisco discovers that they sell defenseless Mexican women and children. Hot after these thugs is Pancho, whose family he must free! The two, motivated by very different instincts, form an uneasy truce. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.95 Cover price $2.95. Issue #1 Fine $2.20 by Chuck Dixon, Kody, Villagran & J. There are two sides to every story, and for the first time Moonstone shows them both, with two different perspectives on the same Wild West story! They called them gunslingers when these mythic men rode the west over a century ago. Movies and dime novels gave them white hats and black hats, but the truth lies somewhere in between. On October 27th, 1880, Wyatt Earp arrested William 'Curly Bill' Brocious for shooting the Tombstone town Marshall. But on the way to trial, some tell of a dangerous encounter with a mysterious outlaw called the Cisco Kid. Did the paths of these two legendary gunslingers cross somewhere in the southwest? If so, whose side of the story should we believe? Myth meets history in this fanastic Western showdown! Writer Chuck Dixon is joined by artist Enrique Villagran on Wyatt Earp vs. The Cisco Kid, and on The Cisco Kid vs. Wyatt Earp writer Len Kody and artist EricJ join Dixon. Cover price $3.99. Issue #1 Very Fine $1.70 by Chuck Dixon, Kody, Villagran & J. There are two sides to every story, and for the first time Moonstone shows them both, with two different perspectives on the same Wild West story! They called them gunslingers when these mythic men rode the west over a century ago. Movies and dime novels gave them white hats and black hats, but the truth lies somewhere in between. On October 27th, 1880, Wyatt Earp arrested William 'Curly Bill' Brocious for shooting the Tombstone town Marshall. But on the way to trial, some tell of a dangerous encounter with a mysterious outlaw called the Cisco Kid. Did the paths of these two legendary gunslingers cross somewhere in the southwest? If so, whose side of the story should we believe? Myth meets history in this fanastic Western showdown! Writer Chuck Dixon is joined by artist Enrique Villagran on Wyatt Earp vs. The Cisco Kid, and on The Cisco Kid vs. Wyatt Earp writer Len Kody and artist EricJ join Dixon. Cover price $3.99. Issue #1 Near Mint $8.00 1st prinitng. Collects Cisco Kid (2004 Moonstone) #1-3. Written by Jim Duffy. Art by Jerry DeCaire. O'Henry's tragic anti-hero, The Cisco Kid looks for meaning in a squalid life of crime and violence, as the dark secret he harbors eats away at his soul like a jagged tooth demon. While he's busy drinking his problems away, a gang of outlaws take a sharp dislike to him, and steal the only thing he's got worth having - a locket with the picture of the woman who haunts his every step. Cisco tracks them, and discovers that they're part of a larger outfit that shanghais defenseless Mexican women and children to sell to the highest bidder. Hot after these thugs as well is Pancho, who has family at the kidnappers' compound he must free! The two, motivated by very different instincts, form an uneasy truce to scrape this band of outlaw scum off the face of the old west


Who apart from 'Doc' lasted through all the 'Gunsmoke' series?

Gunsmoke (TV Series 1955–1975) - 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 Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City. Creator: Airs Mon. Dec. 19, 1:00 PM on TVLAND ON DISC Etta Stone is a very bitter, older, woman who has Kitty and Matt captured, and thrown into a homemade jail, and now she plans on hanging Matt for the execution of her husband 6 years before. 9.4 Coltrane maybe the fastest gun alive, and all he wants to do is live a quiet life with his beautiful wife, but so many men are out to make a reputation by trying to kill him. 9.2 A gunslinger hired to kill Matt, backs down from his obligation when he gets badly wounded and falls in love with a beautiful Asian woman who is caring for him, and his employers won't stand for it. 9.1 a list of 22 titles created 11 Dec 2011 a list of 41 titles created 26 Aug 2012 a list of 30 titles created 02 Jul 2014 a list of 31 images created 10 months ago a list of 40 titles created 4 months ago Search for " Gunsmoke " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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     Golden Globes. Another    15 wins & 20 nominations. See more awards  » Photos The adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, ... See full summary  » Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton The Wild West adventures of the residents and staff of Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley. Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter for hire. Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game. Poker (5 card draw) is ... See full summary  » Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the west looking for fights, women and bad guys to beat up. His job changed from episode to episode. Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s. Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the Revolutionary War. Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun. Stars: Gene Barry, Allison Hayes, Allen Jaffe Marshal Earp keeps the law, first in Kansas and later in Arizona, using his over-sized pistols and a variety of sidekicks. Most of the saga is based loosely on fact, with historical badguys... See full summary  » Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more ... See full summary  » Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb Edit Storyline Marshal Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the wild west where people often have no respect


Which aircraft company manufactures the 'F-14 Tomcat'?

Grumman F-14 Tomcat | Aircraft Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The F-14 Tomcat program was initiated when it became obvious that the weight and maneuverability issues plaguing the U.S. Navy variant of the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) ( F-111B ) would not be resolved to the Navy's satisfaction. The Navy requirement was for a fleet air defense fighter (FADF) with the primary role of intercepting Soviet bombers before they could launch missiles against the carrier battle group . The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX, which incorporated the Air Force's requirements for a low-level attack aircraft, fearing the compromises would severely affect the aircraft, but were forced to participate in the program at direction of then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara who wanted "joint" solutions to the service aircraft needs to reduce developmental costs. The prior example of the F-4 Phantom II which was a Navy and Marine Corps program later adopted by the Air Force (under similar direction) was the order of the day. The F-111 manufacturer General Dynamics partnered with Grumman on the Navy F-111B. With the F-111B program in distress, Grumman began studying improvements and alternatives. In 1966 the Navy awarded Grumman a contract to begin studying advanced fighter designs. Grumman narrowed down these designs to its 303 design. [3] Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare took the developmental F-111A variant for a flight and discovered it had difficulty going supersonic and had poor carrier landing characteristics. He later testified to Congress about his concerns against the official Department of the Navy position, and in May 1968 Congress stopped funding for the F-111B, allowing the Navy to pursue an answer tailored to their requirements. VFX Edit In July 1968 the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX), a tandem two-seat fighter with maximum speed of Mach 2.2 and a secondary close air support role. [4] The VFX requirements called for a built-in M61A Vulcan cannon and powered with twin engines. It would be equipped with either six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles or a combination of six AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Bids were received from General Dynamics , Grumman, Ling-Temco-Vought , McDonnell Douglas and North American Rockwell . [5] Four of the bids incorporated variable-geometry wings . McDonnell Douglas and Grumman were selected as finalists in December 1968, and Grumman won the contract in January 1969. Grumman had discussed its early design mock-ups and cost projections with Naval authorities as an alternative to the F-111B. [4] The winning Grumman design reused the TF30 engines from the F-111B, though the Navy planned on replacing them with the F401-PW-400 engines then under development by Pratt and Whitney for the Navy (in parallel with the related F100 for the USAF). [6] Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S. fighter to ever fly from an aircraft carrier, its size a consequence of the requirement to carry the large AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, also from the F-111B and an internal fuel load of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg). The F-14 would also share a similar inlet duct, wing, and landing gear geometry with Grumman's A-6 Intruder . [7] Upon being granted the contract for the F-14, Grumman greatly expanded its Calverton, Long Island, New York facility to test and evaluate the new swing-wing interceptor. Much of the testing as well as the first few in-flight mishaps, including the first of many compressor stalls and ejections took place over Long Island Sound. In order to save time and forestall interference from Secretary McNamara, the Navy skipped the prototype phase and jumped directly to full-scale development; the Air Force took a similar approach with its F-15 . [8] The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970, just 22 months after Grumman was awarded the contract, and reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 1973. The United States Ma


How was boxer Walker Smith better known?

The Official Site of Sugar Ray Robinson Although this charismatic boxer was born Walker Smith Jr., he is best remembered as "Sugar" Ray Robinson. Born on May 3, 1921 in Ailey, Georgia, his parents moved the family to New York when Sugar Ray was a teenager to escape the prevalent prejudice in the South. It was there, in a Harlem gym, that he was first introduced to boxing. Sugar Ray visited the gym frequently, using a borrowed Amateur Athletic Union boxing card of a friend. The friend's name, incidentally, was Ray Robinson. His natural talent in the ring began to draw attention, and soon crowds gathered to watch Sugar Ray perform. When future coach George Gainford watched him box for the first time, Gainford commented that the young boxer's style and fluid motions were "sweet as sugar." Others agreed, and the nickname stuck. After winning the New York Golden Gloves championship in 1940, 19-year-old Sugar Ray turned pro and never looked back. By 1946, Sugar Ray was the world welterweight champion. His reign included a 91 fight winning-streak. He held the title for five years, and then moved onto acquiring the world middleweight title, which he held five times between 1951-1960. A dominant force in the boxing ring for two decades, Sugar Ray was 38 when he won his last middleweight title. In the mid-1960s, Sugar Ray exited the ring gracefully. "No beefs, George," he told his coach. "Sometimes we got the best of it in the past." Sugar Ray's record was 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts at the pinnacle of his career. Amazingly, in over 200 fights, Sugar Ray was never physically knocked out (though he did receive one technical KO). Altogether, he amassed 109 KOs, and finished with a record of 175-19-6 with two no-decisions. World champion Muhammad Ali called him "the king, the master, my idol." In 1997, The Ring magazine named Sugar Ray "pound for pound, the best boxer of all time." More recently, in 1999, the Associated Press named him both the greatest welterweight and middleweight boxer of the century.


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'Media Magnate' Silvio Berlusconi became Italy's Prime Minister, he also owned which Italian football club?

Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's once-untouchable prime minister - BBC News Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's once-untouchable prime minister 14 June 2016 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Berlusconi dominated Italian politics from the 1990s until 2013 Few Italians have wielded more influence and attracted more notoriety than Silvio Berlusconi, four-time prime minister and billionaire businessman. For years he successfully brushed off sex scandals and allegations of corruption but it was the effects of Italy's burgeoning eurozone debt crisis in 2011 that finally spelt an end to his time at the top table of politics. The charismatic showman was replaced by a technocrat and his centre-right party split. Worse was to come for a man whom many Italians had come to see as untouchable. He was convicted of tax fraud in 2013 and ejected from the Italian Senate. Because of his age, a four-year jail term became a year of community service at a care home near Milan. Another conviction in 2015 and his political career was finally over. For years his looks belied his age, with a little help from hair transplants and plastic surgery. However, after a heart attack that his doctor said could have killed him, he has had heart surgery to replace a defective valve. From crooner to business mogul Berlusconi, 79, remains one of Italy's richest men. He and his family have built a fortune estimated at $6.6bn (£4.6bn; €6.6bn) by US business magazine Forbes . Born on 29 September 1936, Berlusconi lived through the war as a child. Like many Milan children, he was evacuated and lived with his mother in a village some distance from the city. He began his career selling vacuum cleaners and built a reputation as a crooner, first in nightclubs and then on cruise ships. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Berlusconi's children play a big role in running his business empire: daughter Barbara is vice-president of AC Milan "I had a repertoire of 150 different songs and I took requests from the audience," he told biographer Alan Friedman. He graduated in law in 1961 and then set up Edilnord, a construction company, establishing himself as a residential housing developer around his native Milan. Ten years later he launched a local cable-television outfit - Telemilano - which would grow into Italy's biggest media empire, Mediaset, controlling the country's three largest private TV stations. His huge Fininvest holding company now has Mediaset, Italy's largest publishing house Mondadori, daily newspaper Il Giornale, AC Milan football club and dozens of other companies under its umbrella. His children, Marina, Barbara, Pier Silvio, Eleonora and Luigi all take part in the running of his business empire. Rise and fall of Forza Italia In 1993, Berlusconi founded his own political party, Forza Italia (Go Italy), named after an Italian football chant. The following year he became prime minister, heading a coalition with the right-wing National Alliance and Northern League. Many hoped his business acumen could help revitalise Italy's economy. They longed for a break with the corruption and instability which had marred Italian politics for a decade. Media captionSilvio Berlusconi was a major player in Italian politics for over 20 years But rivalries between the three coalition leaders, coupled with Berlusconi's indictment for alleged tax fraud by a Milan court, confounded those hopes and led to the collapse of the government seven months later. He lost the 1996 election to the left-wing Romano Prodi but by 2001 he was back in power, in coalition once more with his former partners. Having headed the longest-serving Italian government since World War Two, he was again defeated by Mr Prodi in 2006. He returned to office in 2008 at the helm of a revamped party, renamed the People of Freedom (PDL). His support drained away in 2011, as the country's borrowing costs rocketed at the height of the eurozone debt crisis, and he resigned after losing his parliamentary majority. Image copyright AP Image caption He was once hit in the face by a man with psychiatric problems but s


Which French cyclist's nickname means 'The Badger'?

The Badger: what's in a name? The Badger: what's in a name? On writing The Badger: what's in a name? William Fotheringham, author of Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling, on the last ‘old-school’ cycling champion - and the meaning behind his unusual nickname The bull dog knows his match and waxes cold, The badger grins and never leaves his hold. He drives the crowd and follows at their heels And bites them between through – the drunkard swears and reels. ‘Badger’, John Clare I bought the cuddly little badger from a man in a van by the roadside on the Col des Saisies during the first mountain stage of the Tour de France in 1992. It was sold in aid of the Perce-Neige (snowdrop) handicap charity founded by the actor Lino Ventura but was one of those souvenirs that you acquire in a spirit of ironic disbelief, because of its total incongruousness. The soft-furred, smiley-faced toy wearing a yellow tee-shirt doesn’t have any of the qualities the cycling fan of the time would associate with Bernard Hinault. The cuddly blaireau was a rare attempt to market one of the most distinctive nicknames in cycling. Bernard Hinault as Le Blaireau is where identification of the nickname with the person it describes is instant and total. A man of the country There is a slight physical resemblance that has been noted by some, such as the journalist François Thomazeau – ‘Very little eyes, his nose, the shape of his face’. The nickname also reflects a key part of Hinault’s identity: Hinault remains un paysan, in the literal sense of a man of the country. When he told me that he could shoot, pluck and cook a pheasant, and choose the wine to go with it, that wasn’t mere bravado. His team mate Jean-François Bernard recalled one occasion when they were setting off to go training from Hinault’s home at Quessoy, when a pheasant walked down the drive. It was a big mistake on the pheasant’s part: ‘He went back to the house to get his gun, without taking his cycling shoes off, and still in his cycling kit, bang, he shot the pheasant.’ Another time, Bernard recalled, they went training – this was just before Hinault won the 1984 Tour of Lombardy – and the Breton bumped into a farmer who wanted to show him his land. ‘There he was on a tractor in the middle of these vast beetroot fields and there we were waiting by the road.’ 'I get my claws out' Most importantly, Hinault’s persona as Le Blaireau reflected the way he raced, and the way he wanted to be perceived as racing. It’s far from sentimental. ‘A devil of an animal to deal with in a tight corner,’ he told me with relish in 1993. Ten years later, he went into more detail for l’Equipe, ‘A badger is a beautiful thing. When it’s hunted it goes into its sett and waits. When it comes out again, it attacks. That’s the reason for my nickname. When I’m annoyed I go home, you don’t see me for a month. When I come out again, I win. You attack me, I get my claws out. I go home, get myself sorted out, then I win. I’m a badger. I’m not a nice animal.’


What is the currency of Papua New Guinea?

PGK - Papua New Guinean Kina rates, news, and tools PGK - Papua New Guinean Kina Papua New Guinea, Kina The Papua New Guinean Kina is the currency of Papua New Guinea.   Our currency rankings show that the most popular Papua New Guinea Kina exchange rate is the PGK to AUD rate .   The currency code for Kina is PGK, and the currency symbol is K.   Below, you'll find Papua New Guinean Kina rates and a currency converter.   You can also subscribe to our currency newsletters with daily rates and analysis, read the XE Currency Blog ,   or take PGK rates on the go with our XE Currency Apps and website.


Who was the first 'baby boomer' President to sit in the White House?

A Baby Boomer in the White House [ushistory.org] 60b. A Baby Boomer in the White House Despite allegations of smoking marijuana, having extramarital affairs, and dodging the draft, Bill Clinton came out of his 1992 Presidential campaign victorious. Popularity is fleeting. President Bush enjoyed an approval rating in March 1991 of 91 percent for his handling of Operation Desert Storm. As the Presidential race for 1992 began to unfold, many potential candidates were scared to challenge him and look to 1996 as a better opportunity. But the recession that battered the American economy would not go away. As growth remained low and unemployment persisted, some of the shine began to wear off the President. Not since James Monroe's second term in 1820 had a sitting President been re-elected during an economic slump. Enter Bill Clinton. In the October, 1992 Presidential debate at Michigan State University, Ross Perot charmed America with his no-nonsense wit: "I love the fact that people will listen to a guy with a bad accent and a poor presentation manner talking about flip charts for 30 minutes, because they want the details. See, all the folks up there at the top said the attention span of the American people is no more than five minutes, they won't watch it. They're thirsty for it." The two candidates could hardly have been more different. Bush was a hero of World War II and had extensive Washington experience, including heading the CIA, Ambassador to the United Nations, and eight years as Vice-President. Clinton was born after World War II and did not fight in Vietnam, so he faced constant charges of dodging the draft. He had no experience on the federal level of government; he simply was the popular governor of Arkansas. Throughout the campaign, scandal after scandal hit Clinton. Charges of adultery were addressed on television. When accused of smoking marijuana in the 1960s, Clinton confessed — but added that he did not inhale. Rumors of a real estate scandal called Whitewater surfaced from time to time. Clinton was no "Teflon" candidate. Everything stuck to him, but none of it mattered in the end. His campaign adviser posted a sign over his desk that read simply: "It's the economy, stupid." With a charismatic smile and a gentle, sincere voice, Clinton hammered away at the recession, and promised new ideas and a break with twelve years of Republicans in the White House. Bill Clinton was the first President since Richard Nixon to win the White House with less than 50% of the popular vote. Additional problems beset President Bush in 1992. In April, the city of Los Angeles erupted into a five day looting and burning rampage that killed more than 50 people and claimed damages nearing $1 billion. The riot was touched off by the acquittal of five Los Angeles police officers for the beating of Rodney King during his arrest in 1991. A hidden camera showed the officers repeatedly beating King with nightsticks while he lay on the ground. Despite the video evidence, the jury found the police officers not guilty of using excessive force. The announcement of the verdict released years of pent-up rage many African Americans felt about the ongoing problem of police brutality. Bush faced a challenge for his own party's nomination by Patrick Buchanan, a journalist and former Nixon aide. Buchanan voiced concern about immigration, free trade, abortion, and appealed to the social conservatives in the Republican Party. Although the President defeated Buchanan handily in the primaries, he was forced to spend resources in the effort. President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush on their last day at the White House. The most successful third party candidate since 1912 emerged in the form of Ross Perot, a Texas billionaire. Perot brought the problem of the nation's growing national debt to the campaign. Millions watched his self-funded 30-minute primetime campaign commercials that attacked both Republicans and Democrats for reckless spending and immense deficits. Election Day belonged to Bill Clinton. Although he garnered only 43% of the popul


On which course did golfer Mark Calcavecchia win his only (British) Open?

Calcavecchia Wins British Open in 3-Way Playoff - NYTimes.com Calcavecchia Wins British Open in 3-Way Playoff By GORDON S. WHITE Jr., Special to The New York Times Published: July 24, 1989 TROON, Scotland, July 23— Mark Calcavecchia, who said earlier this year that he would rather win the Ryder Cup back for the United States than win a major championship, won his first major championship today by taking the 118th British Open in the first four-hole playoff ever staged at the world's oldest golf tournament. The 29-year-old slugger, who birdied the final hole of regulation to gain the tie and the fourth and final hole of the playoff to win, beat two Australians, Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. Those birdies were actually at the same hole: the par-4 18th at Royal Troon Golf Club. Calcavecchia won with two pars and two birdies for 13 strokes in the medal playoff to three pars and a bogey by Grady for his 16 strokes. Norman, whose bad luck in major playoffs continued, had two birdies and a par, then picked up after going into two bunkers and then out of bounds on the fourth hole. Course Record for Norman Norman, who started the day seven shots back of Grady's lead, opened with six straight birdies and shot a Royal Troon course record 64 to tie. Grady surrendered a two-shot lead with five holes left in regulation play of 72 holes to fall into the tie. Calcavecchia, who came from three shots off the lead when the final round began and birdied two of the last three holes in regulation, became the first United States golfer to win the British Open since Tom Watson in 1983. It was Norman's third loss in a major championship playoff and his fourth runner-up finish in a major he seemed to have in hand. He won the British Open in 1986. The 31-year-old Grady had never been in contention for a major before and bogeyed two of the last five holes to lose the lead he held from the second round to the 17th hole today. He three-putted the 14th and landed in a bunker at 17 for those costly bogeys. He also landed in a bunker at 17 in the playoff for a bogey. Calcavecchia was tied with Norman after three of the four extra holes and won with the birdie by sinking a 6-foot putt after a fine 4-iron approach from the right rough. He called the approach ''the best shot I ever hit.'' The three men were tied at 13-under 275 at the conclusion of 72 holes of the championship played on Royal Troon's rock-hard fairways, which were bordered by thin rough after weeks of hot, dry weather along the normally rainy western coast of Scotland. Calcavecchia shot four-under 68 and Grady had one-under 71 today, finishing two hours after Norman broke Jack Nicklaus's Troon record of 65, which was set in the 1973 British Open. While Calcavecchia took a major victory and Norman suffered another loss in one of the four majors, Watson, a five-time British Open champion, also fell short again. Trailing in second place behind Grady by two shots after two rounds and by only one after the third round, Watson missed by shooting par 72 today. He finished fourth, two shots back of the three men who tied. The two Australians and the one American went out to settle it in the playoff by playing Royal Troon's 1st, 2d, 17th and 18th holes. That was three par-4 holes and the par-3 17th. New Format It was the 10th playoff in the history of the British Open, the first since 1975 and the first under the format instituted in 1985, which calls for four holes of stroke play followed by sudden death if the medal score results in a tie. Previous playoffs were either one 18-hole round the next day or, many years ago, 36 holes the next day. This was the first time more than two men met in a British Open playoff. After Norman went out of bounds and Grady parred the last hole, Calcavecchia replaced the ball he had marked only 6 feet from the hole at No. 18. ''I put the ball down and just said, 'Man, I can three-putt to win the British Open,' '' he recalled. ''I just wanted to make sure I didn't hit the ball twice with the putter.'' Calcavecchia, a native of Nebraska who lives in Florida and is buil


Who was murdered along with O.J. Simpson's wife Nicole?

Serial Killer, Not O.J. Simpson, Murdered Nicole Brown Simpson, Documentary Claims - ABC News ABC News Serial Killer Murdered Nicole Brown Simpson, New Documentary Claims By Dan Harris WATCH 10/3/95: O.J. Simpson Not Guilty 0 Shares Email A convicted serial killer currently on death row killed O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a new documentary claims. "My Brother the Serial Killer" claims Glen Rogers was behind the 1994 murders that made nationwide headlines. The documentary, which airs Nov. 21 on Investigation Discovery, includes a candid interview with Rogers' brother, Clay. "I'm absolutely certain that my brother killed Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman," Clay Rogers told the filmmakers. Glen Rogers was arrested six weeks after Simpson, the famous football player and Brown's ex-husband, was acquitted of the murders. Police claimed Rogers went on a nationwide killing spree, allegedly murdering more than 70 people. Receipts show that Rogers was working as a housepainter in Los Angeles at the time of the murders, according to the documentary. In the weeks before the Brown and Goldman were killed, Rogers told his brother and sister he was hanging around with Brown and said she was rich and he was going to "take her down." According to the documentary, Rogers later told a criminal profiler that Simpson had hired him to steal back a pair of expensive earrings from Brown. Simpson allegedly told Rogers that "you have to kill the [expletive]" Rogers also provided a "detailed account" of the murder to criminal profiler Anthony Meoli, according to the documentary. Rogers drew a picture of the knife he claims to have used, which matches the forensic description of the blade. "There has been no investigation of Glen Rogers. The fact that he is confessing now surely means that the authorities should open the books on it," said filmmaker David Monaghan. Goldman's father, Fred, does not believe the documentary. "The fact of the acquittal at the hands of the jury will never wash away this murder from the hands of O.J. Simpson, not matter how many Glen Rogers pop up on the media radar screen," Goldman told TMZ . While the new documentary is bound to generate attention on a case that gripped the nation, experts say it will unlikely change many minds about who did it. "The filmmaker has created a compelling case here. The problem is, it doesn't deal with the enormous amount of evidence pointing at O.J. Simpson," said ABC News legal analyst Dan Abrams. Simpson is currently serving up to 33 years in Nevada state prison after a group of men say the former football star robbed them of sports memorabilia at a hotel in 2007. Rogers was captured in 1995 after his family tipped off police about his location. He has received death sentences in California and Florida and currently awaiting execution on Florida's death row. Rogers was not interviewed for the documentary. 0 Shares


What was the name of the dog in 'Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang'?

Theatre Review – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Living North Directory Theatre Review – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The world’s most famous floating, flying car rolls into the Theatre Royal this week. Our Arts Editor went to check her out Like most people, I was a big fan of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a child. That and Mary Poppins – perhaps it was a Dick Van Dyke thing? But seriously, with a flying car, a sweet factory, some weird and wonderful contraptions and a host of sing-a-long songs, who doesn’t love Ian Fleming’s masterpiece about a magical car? That being said, until last night I’d never seen it on stage and if I’m honest I was a little sceptical... Would Lee Mead (from the BBC’s Any Dream Will Do) be able to fill Van Dyke’s illustrious shoes? Would the Child Catcher be as terrifying on stage? And how on earth would they make a car fly?  I needn’t have worried. From the minute we took our seats and were confronted with a ginormous two-storey set, which functioned for both interior and exterior scenes thanks to some clever projection and lighting, I knew we were in safe hands. The production featured an all-star cast. As well as Lee Mead, who has gone on to do Wicked, Legally Blonde and The Phantom of the Opera after starring in the 2007 revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, there was West End aficionado Carrie Hope Fletcher in the role of Truly Scrumptious, and EastEnders legends Michelle Collins and Shaun Williamson as Baron and Baroness Bomburst. All gave faultless performances, wowing the audience with their singing, dancing and comically-brilliant Bulgarian accents. But it was the younger cast that really stole the show. The tour features a whole cohort of young actors who alternate the roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts. We were treated to a performance by Louie Green, who made his professional debut in this role, and Darcy Snares, who comes from playing the roles of Éponine and Cosette in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre in London. Both were sweet and sparkling, and managed to avoid falling into those annoying ‘stage school’ habits that you often see with young performers. Overacting, you’ll be pleased to know, was kept to a bare minimum. All in all, those cute, all-singing, all-dancing kids set the tone for the show. Morris dancing, pastel-coloured bunting, actors bursting into song left, right and centre – you name it, they’ve got it. Yes it’s camp, yes it’s twee, but that’s why we love it.  A big hats off to the technicians and electricians. This wouldn’t have been half the show it was without the spectacular mechanics. As I kid I always loved the idea of the breakfast machine which served eggs on toast, so I could barely suppress a gasp when I saw it realised on stage. Also, ingeniously, the Potts’ family dog Edison was turned into a junkyard robot, gliding around the stage cocking his head and wagging his tail. Oh, and the car. In the words of Caractacus Potts, ‘It works, it really works’. Operated by clever mechanics hidden at the back of the set, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang really did find her magic. Following a road projected on to the back of the set, the car purred, hummed and motored her way along the stage. And while I don’t want to give too much away, you’ll be absolutely convinced that she can float on water and soar high above the clouds. The car alone is a reason to go and see this musical. By the end of the show, the audience were not just clapping, but singing along with the actors on stage. This is the ultimate feel-good musical. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is on at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle until Sunday 12 June. For more information or to book tickets visit www.theatreroyal.co.uk


In 'Peter Pan', what are 'Hook's' last words?

Top 10 things you didn’t know about Peter Pan | Children's books | The Guardian Children's books top 10s Top 10 things you didn’t know about Peter Pan Peter Glanville digs out some amazing facts about Fairy Dust and why the most famous lines of the play were cut during productions of the show playing during the first world war Wendy, John, Michael and Peter in the 1953 Disney version of Peter Pan. Photograph: Cine Text / Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd. / Allstar Peter Glanville Tuesday 25 November 2014 03.00 EST Last modified on Tuesday 25 November 2014 09.24 EST Share on Messenger Close Peter Pan has a long history with the theatre – here are some of the most interesting facts I’ve unearthed when making our version at Polka . 1. Peter Pan was originally a play. It was later adapted into the 1911 novel Peter and Wendy.The first stage version opened at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London on 27 December 1904. The Guardian gave it a great review: “Even those who least relish it must admit that no such play was ever seen before on any stage. It is absolutely original — the product of a unique imagination.” The play proved so popular, it was re-staged every year for the next 10 years. 2. JM Barrie was constantly updating the story. The script was rewritten and changed each year. In that spirit, our version of Peter Pan is set in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was a time when the very idea of what it was to be young or old was shifting. By transporting the story to a new era, I hope we can take a fresh look at this familiar tale about growing up or staying young forever. 3. Fairy Dust was added later for health and safety reasons. Originally Peter and the Lost Boys could fly unaided, but after several reports of children injuring themselves attempting to fly from their beds, JM Barrie added Fairy Dust as a necessary factor for flying. 4. The original productions pioneered new stage effects. In the original stage productions, Tinker Bell was a dot of light that moved about the stage focused by a mirror. In our production Tinker Bell is a beautiful puppet designed by Sue Dacre, a regular puppet maker at Jim Henson. Sue has also made us some spectacular flying puppets, who soar over the audience. Pinterest Jonny Weldon as Peter and Tinkerbell as a puppet (designed by Su Dacre), as seen in Polka’s production of Peter Pan. Photograph: ©Robert Workman 5. The first Wendy house appeared on stage in 1904. JM Barrie needed a house that could be built quickly as these lyrics were sang “I wish I had a darling house, The littlest ever seen, with funny little red walls, and roof of mossy green”. 6. Peter Pan didn’t wear all green. That’s partly a Disney invention. In the original stage productions he was said to wear auburns, tans, browns and cobwebs. To keep with time time-period in our version, Peter Pan wears a leather jacket and has a look not too far away from a young James Dean. 7. Captain Hook went to Eton. In the original play, Hook’s last words are “Floreat Etona”, the Eton motto. In a lecture about the character, JM Barrie confirmed his attendance at the school. Captain Hook also knew Long John Silver. Despite being in different novels by different authors, it seems that Hook and Silver crossed paths. JM Barrie and Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson were contemporaries and knew each other, hence the cross-over. Pinterest James Traherne as Captain Hook in the Polka production of Peter Pan. Photograph: ©Robert Workman 8. “To die will be an awfully big adventure.” These famous lines were cut during productions of the show which occurred during the first world war. They were also paraphrased by Charles Frohman,the original producer the stage version of Peter Pan. They were his last words as he turned down a lifeboat seat as RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915 . 9. J M Barrie always wished to see a boy play Peter on stage, though he never lived to see it occur. Originally borne out of the theatrical tradition of women playing young boys, it seems this tradition has stuck around for Peter Pan – especially in most


Mustard-Dill Sauce Instructions In a small food processor, pulse peppercorns, fennel seeds, and caraway seeds until coarsely ground; combine with salt and sugar. Stretch plastic wrap over a plate; sprinkle with half the salt mixture. Place salmon filet on top, flesh side up. Cover with remaining salt mixture, dill sprigs, and aquavit. Fold plastic wrap ends around salmon; wrap tightly with more plastic wrap. Refrigerate the fish on the plate for 48-72 hours, turning the package every 12 hours and using your fingers to redistribute the herb-and-spice-infused brine that accumulates as the salt pulls moisture from the salmon. The gravlax should be firm to the touch at the thickest part when fully cured. Unwrap salmon, discarding the spices, dill, and brine. Rinse the filet under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Cover a large plate with the chopped dill. Firmly press the flesh side of the gravlax into the dill to coat it evenly. Place gravlax skin side down on a board. With a long, narrow-bladed knife (use a granton slicer if you have one; the divots along the blade make for smoother, more uniform slices), slice gravlax against grain, on the diagonal, into thin pieces. Serve with mustard-dill sauce or on knackebrod with minced onion. Refrigerate any remaining gravlax, wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 2 weeks. Tags:


In which county is the Sizewell nuclear power station?

Sizewell C nuclear power plant | Suffolk County Council Sizewell C nuclear power plant Sizewell C nuclear power plant Details of proposals for Sizewell C, another nuclear power plant in Suffolk. In November 2009 the government announced that Sizewell, amongst other sites, would be a suitable location for a new nuclear power station. EDF Energy is bringing forward an application to construct and operate Sizewell C. In 2011 the National Policy Statements for Energy Infrastructure were approved.  These contain the policies by which applications for major energy projects are judged, and as such, are relevant to the Sizewell proposals. The Planning Inspectorate will determine the application, not the local councils. However Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council are statutory consultees and will evaluate, challenge and comment upon the proposals for a new nuclear power station to get the best possible outcomes for the people of Suffolk. There are 4 key milestones in the planning phase of the proposed new power station: Stage 1 Consultation – EDF Energy set out the background and context to the development, this consultation concluded on 6 Feb 2013. Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council sent a Joint response to this. Stage 2 consultation – A second formal stage of consultation with communities. Expected in 2015 Stage 3 consultation – detailed technical proposals. Submission of Development Consent Order (DCO) to the Planning Inspectorate – the DCO will be produced by EDF Energy following the refinement of their proposals as a result of the public consultation responses. The Planning Inspectorate may take up to a year to assess the application before making a recommendation to the Secretary of State (SoS). Following this recommendation the SoS will have up to three months to make the final decision. Joint Local Authority Group We've been working with Suffolk Coastal District Council on Sizewell C, establishing a Joint Local Authority Group in 2012 and a Project office. For more information about our work see our joint local authority page on the Suffolk Coastal website .  Contact details


Who succeeded Ossie Ardiles as Tottenham Hotspur manager?

Ossie Ardiles' Thoughts On Being Sacked As Tottenham Manager Comment Last weekend’s game reminded me of October, 1994 when Tottenham’s 3 – 1 win over West Ham proved to be Ossie Ardiles’ last match as Spurs’ manager . The following day, Spurs’ Chairman, Alan Sugar sacked Ardiles, a Tottenham legend, and appointed  Gerry Francis in his place. What are Ardiles’ thoughts on his dismissal? Ossie Ardiles as Tottenham manager [Photo: Logan Holmes]Ardiles’ sacking came as no surprise as the exciting performances of the early season had been replaced by numerous defeats with little attention to defensive play and a Cup shock at Notts County where Spurs lost 3 – 0 to a side with only one win all season and rooted to the bottom of Division 1. In the words of Alan Sugar, from his autobiography, ‘What You See Is Yhat You Get’, that night Notts County, ….slaughtered us 3 – 0 and made us look stupid. Alan Sugar It was that evening in the directors’ lounge at Notts County that Sugar and the other directors present decided that Ossie Ardiles would have to go. On the Sunday after the win over West Ham Ardiles was summoned to Sugar’s house where he was told that, sadly, he would have to leave Tottenham. Ossie’s Thoughts on Tottenham In his autobiography, ‘Ossie’s Dream’, Ardiles describes his thoughts on Tottenham. ‘The hardest thing that’s happened to me in my life was leaving Tottenham. The blackest time, after the Malvinas aftermath, was my departure from Tottenham. My life changed completely after that. Tottenham is my home, my family, my everything. I sincerely believe, have always believed, that I was destined to manage Tottenham. There is a way of being that we share, a footballing identity that both I and the club have. I’ve always known that if I was asked to manage  Barcelona, Real Madrid, any legendary club or Tottenham, I would choose Tottenham every time. Without hesitation. I was born to play for Tottenham and to manage Tottenham. So when I did get to manage Tottenham it was quite literally a dream come true.’ That Black Night Ossie Ardiles – Tottenham was Ossie’s Dream job! Being sacked as Spurs’ manager hit Ardiles hard but at the time he knew it was coming. He says, ‘The season had started well with those wins against Wednesday and Everton, but as it progressed there were a few results that weren’t exactly good for us and the whole five forwards issue was aired again. Perhaps I was too stubborn…….. The key match, the one I got sacked after, was against Notts County in the Coca-Cola Cup. The night of 26 October 1994 was wet, dark and cold – horrible. When we arrived at Meadow Lane with Tottenham and all its stars I remember feeling that it was a recipe for disaster, We had already conceded two goals in the first half when Dumitrescu got sent off………We were down to ten men. We lost the tie 3 – 0. I think of it as my black night. I knew my time was up.’ “You’re Fired!” Tottenham beat West Ham the following Saturday so at least Ardiles left on a win. He was called to the Chairman’s house the next day. ‘….Alan Sugar fired me (although he never actually said “You’re fired”). I genuinely think he was sorry. He had to do it , in a sense. He felt a change was necessary. The fires had been quashed, the squad was superlative, and he thought another manager could pick the baton up and run with it.’ Looking Back Ossie thinks that in hindsight he should not have gone to Spurs when he did. It was a very difficult time at the club and he feels he would have been better to have waited for the opportunity to manage the club later in life. He admits that being sacked from Spurs was very hard for him and it has taken him a very long time to get over it. ‘I’ve never quite got over the hurt of how things turned out. I spent years not going back to the club at all. Not once, for many years. Now I do go to games and feel closer to the place again, but until very recently if you asked me when did I finally get over all the disappointment I would honestly have to say, ‘Oh, any day now….’ I am over it now, and really feel part of the Tottenham famil


In which city is Temple Mead railway station?

Hotel ibis Bristol Temple Meads, UK - Booking.com 8.5   Ibis Bristol Temple Meads is just 5 minutes' walk from Temple Meads Railway Station. Located in the Temple Quay area, the modern hotel has a stylish bar and restaurant. Ibis Bristol is a 10-minute walk from Cabot Circus and Broadmead shopping areas. The University of Bristol is 1.5 miles away and Clifton, home to the Suspension Bridge, is a 10-minute drive. Rooms at the Ibis Bristol Hotel have fresh, modern decor and bare wooden floors. All rooms also have a flat-screen Freeview TV, a work desk and tea/coffee facilities. The Cafe Bar serves an international menu and an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, featuring cooked and continental options. The 24-hour bar serves hot snacks and beverages. The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, and preferred rates are available for guests at Broad Plain car park, just 4 minutes' walk away. We speak your language! ibis Bristol Temple Meads has been welcoming Booking.com guests since Feb 17, 2009 Hotel Rooms: 141, Hotel Chain: ibis Most Popular Facilities Read more Booking.com Guest Review Guidelines To keep the rating score and review content relevant for your upcoming trip, we archive reviews older than 24 months. Only a customer who has booked through Booking.com and stayed at the property in question can write a review. This allows us to verify that our reviews come from real guests like you. Who better to tell others about the free breakfast, friendly staff, or their comfortable room than someone who’s stayed at the property? We want you to share your story, with both the good and the not-so-good. All we ask is that you follow a few simple guidelines. Reviews Vision We believe review contributions and property responses will highlight a wide range of opinions and experiences, which is critical in helping guests make informed decisions about where to stay. Reviews Principles Contributions to Booking.com are a reflection of the dedication of our guests and properties, so we treat them with the utmost respect. Whether negative or positive, we'll post every comment in full and as quickly as possible, provided the guidelines are met. We'll also provide transparency over the status of submitted content. We'll use the same guidelines and standards for all user-generated content, and for the property responses to that content. We'll allow the contributions to speak for themselves, and we won’t be the judge of reality. Booking.com’s role is to be a feedback distributor for both guests and properties. Guidelines and Standards for Reviews These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone. Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams. Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, or the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted. All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated. Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and other similar details. The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properti


Which doll's name gave 'Aqua' a number one hit?

Barbie Girl by Aqua Songfacts Barbie Girl by Aqua Songfacts Songfacts Although the lyrics seem meaningless, they could be making a statement about the inflated value of sex appeal in society. With abnormally tiny waists and enormous breasts, Barbie dolls are unrealistically proportioned, which her critics claim leads to self esteem and body image issues in young girls. Barbie's maker, Mattel, responds to these charges by pointing out that Barbie is not supposed to be realistic, and that her outlandish shape is designed so make her easy to pose and dress. Aqua are a group of Scandinavian musicians and DJs who had originally formed under the name Joyspeed. This yielded some small chart success in their native region, but the group grew disillusioned and started over as Aqua. This was written after the group saw an exhibit on "Kitsch Culture." Mattel sued the band, saying they violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object, referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo." Aqua claimed that Mattel injected their own meanings into the song's lyrics. In 2002, a judge ruled the song was protected as free speech under the first amendment, and also threw out a defamation lawsuit Aqua's record company filed against Mattel. The judge said in the ruling that "The parties are advised to chill." The case was dismissed, and in the process, it garnered loads of media attention for the song and the band. In late 1997, a few months after this song peaked on the American charts, Mattel announced that they were changing Barbie's body for just the third time in her history. Barbie's new body had a bigger waist, slimmer hips and breasts that were shrunk to an honest B cup. Aqua is not the first group to be sued over Barbie. Director Todd Haynes was also sued by Mattel for his use of the doll in the 1987 film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story. Aqua had commercial success in Denmark and Sweden with their first single, "Roses Are Red," going to #1 there. The group is considered a one hit wonder in the United States, but in England, they followed "Barbie Girl" with two more #1 hits: "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time." >> Suggestion credit: Sara Webb - Hitchin, United Kingdom Blender magazine rated this the 33rd worst song ever in its 2004 article "Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!" in a section entitled "Scandi-wegian pedo-pop alert! Erk!" They suggest that "perhaps the gambit sounded acceptable in helium-huffing singer Lene Nystrom's native Norwegian," but that "in English it's just plain wrong." They labeled "'rapper' Rene Dif's basso profundo 'come on, Barbie, let's go party'" as the worst part of the song. >> Suggestion credit: Brett - Edmonton, Canada In 1945 Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot founded the toy company Mattel with their close friend Harold Mattson. The idea for Barbie came about after Ruth watched their daughter Barbara cut dolls out of magazines and carefully choose clothes and accessories to clothe them in. All other dolls on the market at the time were baby dolls, but Ruth realized there was enormous potential in a doll with adult features, allowing children to act out their dreams. Barbie, named after their daughter, made her debut at the New York Toy Fair in March 1959 and took toy stores across the US by storm - more than 351,000 dolls were sold that year at $3 each. Today Barbie is the best selling toy in the world - more than one billion dolls have been sold since 1959 in 150 different countries.


Largest bay ever in the world. Bay of Bengal Hudson Bay. THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST What was the world's largest bay? The world's largest bay can be found in the northern Indian Ocean. It is the Bay of Bengal and covers a watery 2.2 million km² and reaches a depth of up to depth of 5,258 meters. Hudson Bay, in Canada, is the world's largest bay measured by shoreline,  which covers 12,268 kilometers or 7,623 miles but the bay itself dwarfs compared to the Bay of Bengal at a mere 1.23 million km². The Bay of Bengal


Rotten Row - Review of Hyde Park, London, England - TripAdvisor Review of Hyde Park Rangers Lodge, London W2 2UH, England +44 20 7298 2100 More attraction details Attraction details Owner description: Once the hunting ground for Henry VIII, this large royal park is best known for its famous Speakers' Corner, where people speak their minds; Rotton Row, a famous horse-riding area; and Serpentine Lake, home to waterfowl and oarsmen. There are newer reviews for this attraction “Rotten Row” Reviewed January 18, 2012 Massive Park - full of grass and trees and that kind of thing. Also a big rowing lake called the Serpentine - where mad people swim on Christmas Day in the freezing cold. Horses on Rotten Row it is still a place to show off and be seen, just like the 'olden days'. Sadly though, Speakers Corner should probably be renamed Squeakers Corner these days!! Helpful? Ask EssexWanderer about Hyde Park This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. 11,852 reviews from our community Visitor rating “Visited for Hard Rock Calling” Reviewed January 18, 2012 Its difficult to believe this lushious green park can be found in the centre of our capital - lovely for a walk around. Helpful? Ask JPea8 about Hyde Park This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Luke242 “Excellent Park - I mean it's Hyde Park!!!” Reviewed January 14, 2012 Hyde Park, simply brilliant! Great Park, large, many things to do, free gallery (the Serpentine) and quite pleasant to me! If there is any negatives though, I would say sometimes it can be too busy with people running and it is like being in the middle of the road, yelling at me to be out of the way, which was a bit off putting! Also much construction/engineering works taking place near Kensington Palace is quite depressing, so may not re-open until late spring 2012 due to the olympics, I have heard. Recommended. Ask Luke242 about Hyde Park This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. paulwilkinson “Winter Wonderland and Ice Skating” Reviewed January 13, 2012 Basically a german christmas market on steroids. A huge number of rides, shops, stalls and food and drink outlets. Food was the usual overpriced stuff, but the beer was more reasonably priced than I was expecting. There was a great selection of rides including an impressive rollercoaster and a big tower although they were quite expensive per go. All the rides required tokens which could be bought in lots of places and were a pound each. The ice rink was built around the bandstand and was huge. Live music was provided for about half of the session and the band were pretty good. Skates were the usual uncomfortable plastic ones. Plenty of help and support from the ice marshalls for those who were less confident on the ice. Visited December 2011


"Who is accredited with saying ""I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a king, and a king of England too""?"

Elizabeth's Tilbury speech Elizabeth's Tilbury speech Share Intro The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 has long been held as one of England's greatest military achievements. This document records the famous speech delivered by Queen Elizabeth to her troops who were assembled at Tilbury Camp to defend the country against a Spanish invasion. The successful defence of the Kingdom against invasion on such an unprecedented scale boosted the prestige of England's Queen Elizabeth I and encouraged a sense of English pride and nationalism. In the speech, Elizabeth defends her strength as a female leader, saying "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too".   My loving people,   We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.   I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.   I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people. Find out more about the Elizabeth's Tilbury speech Here


In March of what year was Robert Mugabe elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1980: Mugabe's landslide 1980: Mugabe's landslide Robert Mugabe was elected to be the first black prime minister of Zimbabwe on 4 March 1980. Many whites living in the country were astounded that the man they labelled a terrorist Marxist should win by such a landslide. And black opposition leader Bishop Abel Muzorewa - previously a favourite to win the election - also expressed concern at the nationalist leader's victory. But thousands of supporters took to the streets, singing and dancing, to celebrate the former exile's triumph at the polls. The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far. I was thrilled and on cloud nine when ZANU PF won the elections. This was not Mugabe's victory, but for black Zimbabweans. I personally think this was the day all Zimbabweans were born. Shumba, UK It was one of the joyful moments of my life. The guerrillas had promised us that we would turn the "Dakota"- a plane used by Rhodesian forces - into a wheelbarrow. These were wild promises that we wanted to see come true. We sang and I remember my teacher stopping a lesson to shout in praise of the 1980 election results. It marked the end to an era. I think we lost it maybe because of the wild dreams that we had been taught during the war. We received a lot of donations from all over the world and we had text books in our classrooms. There seemed to have been a master plan for achieving independence but at the same there seemed to be no master plan for the aftermath. We failed to note that the people in the West are rich because they work hard all the time to keep the balance between what they spend and what they earn the same. We did the reverse and tilted the beam towards the other side. Zimbabweans should work for peace as a family and stop feuding. We can fight and win arguments today, but are we going to win forever? Nhata, UK This had to be the greatest day in the history of black Zimbabweans. Never again were we to be treated as second class citizens in our own countries. Twenty-five years on, Zimbabwe is still a vibrant democracy contrary to what the Western media believes. Times are tough but nothing, and I mean nothing will ever make the people of Zimbabwe submit to white minority rule again. Tendai, Zimbabwe As a member of the Rhodesian Intelligence community it was patently obvious that the upcoming British supervised independence election was not going to be free and fair. Mugabe's armed thugs, in the dark of night, visited all the outlying villages saying: "We are the only party that can end the war. If you don't vote for us, the killing will continue. Remember we will know who you voted for and will return and shoot all your family." The British Government, via Soames the acting Governor, was made aware of this but chose to ignore this intimidation. He had his orders from Whitehall which were probably "Get us out of this mess at all costs!" Well the "Iron Lady" got her wish, and the people of Zimbabwe live with the consequence today. Roger James, USA I remember the emotion of this day - I was in tears. For years we had been fighting this terrorist who had murdered countless numbers of our own fellow countrymen in his bid to terrorise and control the country. Should we be surprised that he "won" the elections? History (and the West) are trying to portray him as a liberator. I know differently. I had to help recover, on more than one occasion, the disfigured bodies of those poor innocent black civilians whom he chose to burn alive. I cannot forgive him or the West for the support they give him. As a result of this I find I now cannot accept, with complete confidence, any of the lessons history chooses to teach us about the Nazis or Iraq. The media and its interpretation of events is nothing more than a well-oiled propaganda machine on some insidious mission. Who do we turn to now? Geoff Oliver, UK The night of the March 4, 1980, I watched the news while I was in G�ttingen, West Germany. "Robert Mugabe has just won the elections in Rhodesia," said the newscaster. As a staunch


In November of what year did Spanish dictator General Franco die?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 20 | 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies About This Site | Text Only 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an authoritarian hand for 39 years, has died at the age of 82. He had been ill for five weeks and died early this morning at La Paz hospital, Madrid. Doctors said the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by peritonitis. Flags all around the country are at half-mast and the general's body is now lying in state at the El Pardo Palace. Franco, also know as the Generalissimo, will be buried next week at the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum. Forgiveness The Prime Minister, Carlos Arias Navarro, his voice trembling with emotion, announced the death at 1000 local time on radio. He said that on his deathbed General Franco had asked his enemies to forgive him. "I ask pardon of all my enemies, as I pardon with all my heart all those who declared themselves my enemy, although I did not consider them to be so," the general had said. He also asked the Spanish people to remain loyal to Prince Juan Carlos, his designated successor who will be sworn in as king tomorrow. In a veiled warning to resist separatist movements such as the Basque nationalist group ETA, he advised the nation to "keep the lands of Spain united". General Franco successfully led the Nationalist armies against the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s, with support from Hitler's Germany and Italy under Mussolini. Franco allowed Hitler to use Spain's naval bases during World War II, then declared Spain neutral in 1943 when it looked like the Allies would win. Under Franco Spain has enjoyed stability and relative prosperity, especially after reforms introduced since 1959 that modernised administration and industry. His regime has also been deeply reactionary, with political parties and non-government trade unions banned, and separatists and communists repressed. World hopes for democracy Leaders of European countries have been guarded in their reaction the dictator's death and expressed hope that the new king would introduce modern democracy to Spain. The European Commission expressed "sympathy and friendship for the people of Spain" and condolences to General Franco's widow. No western European nation will be sending a head of state to the funeral apart from Monaco. But staunch supporters in South America, such as President Pinochet of Chile and Bolivia's President Banzer will attend. In Britain, Labour backbenchers are furious that the government is sending a representative - Lord Shepherd, the Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords - to the funeral. Stanley Newens, MP for Harlow, said the decision was "an affront to those who fought and died in the Civil War in Spain in the 1930s". World leaders gave a muted reaction to news of Franco's death In Context


"Who is accredited with saying ""I cannot forecast the actions of Russia, it is a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma""?"

'A riddle wrapped up in an enigma' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Famous Last Words Browse phrases beginning with: A riddle wrapped up in an enigma more like this... A puzzle - difficult to solve. Origin A form of Winston Churchill's quotation, made in a radio broadcast in October 1939: "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."


Which motor manufacturer builds the 'Movano' range of vans and mini-buses?

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Which former Egyptian army camp was besieged by the Mahdists forten months, then occupied for 13 years before recapture by the British in 1898?

Full text of "Life of Lord Kitchener" See other formats UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Stockton, California 9520   LIFE OF LORD KITCHENER   ol   N  Sg GEORGE ARfHUR   'rtt - ,'OLU TM VOL I  ,IACMILLAN AND Ct-)., I ". ' tn'TIN'q S F " ,   LIFE OF  LORD KITCHENER  BY SIR GEORGE ARTHUR  IN THREE VOLUMES VOL. I  MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S S'FREET, LONDON I9O   SEP 81966 UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC  COPYRIGHT   TO THOSE VALIANT AND VICTORIOUS ARMIES CREATED BY THE FORCEFUL GENIUS OF A WISE AND FAITHFUL SOLDIER--AND PER- PETUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIS NAME-- THESE VOLUMES ARE RESPECTFULLY AND REVERENTLY DEDICATED   AUTHOR'S PREFACE  I WOULD ask the indulgence of the public--who may regret that the story of Lord Kitchener's life should not have been entrusted to a biographer of experience for shortcomings which may mar this book. My sincere thanks are due to many friends who have lent me letters and excellent advice; and I am under a special debt of gratitude to Major-General Lord Edward Gleichen and Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice for valuable help in describing operations in Egypt and the Sudan and in the Great War. I would also record my thanks for the facilities offered me by Sir Reginald Brade, the Secretary of the War Office, whose own untiring efforts to lighten Lord Kitchener's labours have been matched by an unswerving loyalty to his memory.  vii   PREFACE  By Tiz MARQUIS OF SALISBURY  SIR GEORGE ARTHUR has undertaken the difficult task of writing a Life of Lord Kitchener within four years of his death. He has, I believe, in so doing been well advised, und he has produced a work of great value. The interest of Lord Kitchener's career, its extra- ordinary culmination, the public enthusiasm which in these last critical years centred upon him, and the dramatic end, demand immediate treatment by a friend whose inside knowledge of recent events from Lord Kitchener's own point of view is second to none. I look upon it as a great privilege that I have been asked to write a few words by way of introduction to this book. It was my good fortune to have been a cloe friend of Lord Kitchener from the time of his early years in Egypt to the day when the Hampshire was lost. He had earned and always enjoyed the confidence of my father whilst he was Prime Minister, and whenever from time to time he returned from Egypt or South Africa his first visit was to Hatfield. This bond was not broken by my father's death, and ix   x LIFE OF LORD KITCHENER I have therefore had very special opportunities of knowing him. Lord Kitchener was a solitary figure, solitary in the sense that he stood mentally and morally aloof from other men. It was reflected in his appearance. It is unnecessary to the reader of the present genera- tion to describe this : a commanding stature, strongly marked features, overhanging brows, arresting eyes, an aspect severe---even intimidating. It might be said that he was a man whose resolution was as inevitable as fate, who would move to his determined end without compunction and even without mercy. Nor to the superficial listener would his habitual conversation have modified this impression. Indeed, he seemed to wish to be so estimated. And yet no conclusion would have been more misleading. It was indeed true that he considered weakmess a crime and sentiment as involving a danger to vigorous action, but probably this was his conviction because he was acutely conscious of the softer side of his own character. For this stern soldier was the man who shed tears upon the spot where Gordon had fallen, the man who would upon some excuse of pretended business spend hours in order to do an old friend a kindness, the man who was surrounded by a Staff who worshipped him. The attitude indeed of his Staff towards him was characteristic of him. Interwoven with firmness of purpose there was in him almost the quality of a child--the simplicity of a child and a measure of a child's irresponsible audacity--whic


Who became thefirst West German Chancellor to visit Israel?

BONN CHANCELLOR ARRIVES IN ISRAEL - NYTimes.com BONN CHANCELLOR ARRIVES IN ISRAEL By DAVID K. SHIPLER Published: January 25, 1984 Correction Appended JERUSALEM, Jan. 24— Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany arrived in Israel today amid extraordinarily tight security and small, angry demonstrations by Israeli survivors of the Nazi scourge. He was met by about 100 protesters at his first stop, the Yad Vashem museum and memorial in Jerusalem to the six million Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis. As his armored black limousine sped past the group, a small, gray-haired woman shook her fist and shouted until she nearly wept. Along the routes of his motorcade, young men tried to tear down some of the West German flags that were flying alongside the Star of David. The police said they arrested a student. Another youth was also hustled into a police car after he purportedly tried to throw a stone at the motorcade. Among the demonstrators were young members of the Herut Party's right-wing Betar movement. The 53-year-old Mr. Kohl, who will be here until Sunday, is the second Chancellor to visit Israel, the first being Willy Brandt, who came in 1973.  Earlier Visit Postponed Mr. Kohl was scheduled to visit Israel last August, but postponed the trip because of the resignation of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Relations between Israel and West Germany became strained after Chancellor Helmut Schmidt discussed the Palestine issue after a trip to Saudi Arabia in April 1981. Mr. Schmidt also said that Saudi Arabia was West Germany's most important partner, economically and politically, apart from the United States and the other Western European countries. Prime Minister Begin denounced Mr. Schmidt, accusing him of arrogance, greed and callous disregard of the Jews killed in World War II. He also said that Mr.Schmidt had served in the wartime German armies that helped wipe out the Jews. Mr. Schmidt fought in an antiaircraft artillery battalion.  Issue of Saudi Arms Deal The major substantive issue in Mr. Kohl's talks is expected to be the prospect of West Germany selling advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who held his first meeting with the Chancellor this evening, is reportedly making a strong effort to dissuade Mr. Kohl from agreeing to let the Saudis buy Gepard antiaircraft tanks and Marder armored personnel carriers. The Chancellor has made it clear that West Germany would not sell heavy Leopard 2 battle tanks to Saudi Arabia. According to a West German Foreign Ministry official, West German exports to Saudi Arabia rose to $3 billion in 1982 from $1.5 billion in 1979. Saudi Arabia is West Germany's fourth largest oil supplier, after Britain, Libya and Nigeria, and accounts for 50 percent of the country's foreign building contracts. As Israeli officials explain it, they are driven less by their military calculations than by the symbolic significance of German armaments going to enemies of Israel. ''There is an enormous amount of emotional overhang,'' explained one senior Israeli official who closely follows European affairs. ''In our day and age, to see German weapons in the Middle East, with the moral and historical background,'' would be intolerable, he said. He added: ''In spite of everything, Germany is Germany, and there exists a certain history around it. There would be a worldwide Jewish reaction.'' Fears of Additional Sales Concern has been voiced outside official circles as well. Gideon Hausner, who prosecuted Adolf Eichmann, declared in an interview on the Israeli radio, ''It is unthinkable for Israel and for the Jews of the world - I believe for every decent human being - to realize that Hitler will be allowed a victory from beyond his grave.'' In addition, the Israelis are convinced that West Germany will not be able to stop with a modest sale to the Saudis. ''If they supply to Saudi Arabia,'' the Israeli official said, ''how are they going to say no to the other Arab countries? How do you say no to the Jordanians? How do you say no to the Egyptians?'' The demonstrators acted out of p