Types of Governments Types of Governments The Key 2 Liberty involves learning the principles of freedom for yourself and then sharing your knowledge with others. TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS Left vs. Right It is amazing how much the meaning of the words “left” and “right” changes from one person to another when referring to various types of governments.  Every news media outlet portrays a different point of view.  Many people view the political scale ranging from communist governments on the far left to fascist governments on the far right placing “moderate” governments in the middle.  This type of political scale leads to confusion as it provides little information regarding the power structure between the leaders of a government and its people.  The far left and far right of this political scale are governments that are structured from the top down.  The leaders have complete control of the people and determine the rules that they must follow without their consent.  Governments in the middle of this scale have less control over the people but the level of control is ambiguous. The discussion of left vs. right governments becomes even more perplexing since it is common for people to refer to political parties as being associated with “the left” or “the right”.  In the United States the Democrats are commonly referred to as being the party of “the left” while the Republicans are depicted as the party of “the right”.  Using the words “left” and “right” in this context does not provide any information regarding the level of control the leaders of the government have over the people.  For the remainder of this section on the web site, Types of Governments, the words “left” and “right” will specifically refer to types of governments and not political parties. The Founders used a different scale to measure governments.  Their scale was based on the degree of power the leaders had over the people.  On the left side of the scale are governments that exercise tyrannical control of the people such as in a monarchy or dictatorship.  On the right side of the scale there is no government or a state of anarchy.  The middle of the scale represents governments that give a certain degree of power to the people.  This web site will use the Founder’s definition of the governmental power scale when describing different forms of governments with tyrannical governments having total control of the people on the far left to no government or a state of anarchy on the far right. The different types of governments will be described in the general order from left to right on the Founder’s scale with those having the most control over the people on the far left to a state of anarchy on the far right.  There are many different words that people use to describe governments with some of them having only slight differences.  Three key characteristics of each type of government listed on this page will be described.  The first being whether or not the majority of the people have consented to the particular form of government.  The second is how much control (if any) the people have in their government and the third is the relationship held between the military leaders, the government leaders, and the people. Totalitarian Under this type of government the state has complete control over all aspects of public and private life.  The government is composed of a single political party that operates all sectors of the media and uses mass propaganda to influence the people and stay in power.  Totalitarian governments are positioned on the complete, far left side of the Founder’s scale.  The leader(s) of a totalitarian government are not elected and as a result there is little consideration for the rights of the people.  The people have no say in the operations of the government or creation of the laws that rule them.  The military is always used in a totalitarian style government to keep the current leaders in power and to maintain absolute control of the people.  People who live under totalitarian governments are nev


The Wokingham Stakes is run annually at which race course?

Race Report | 17:00 Wokingham Stakes | Ascot | Sky Sports Horse Racing Wokingham Stakes report: Outback Traveller scores under Martin Harley Last Updated: 21/06/16 12:47pm Share: Outback Traveller (right) ridden by Martin Harley wins the Wokingham Stakes The Robert Cowell-trained Outback Traveller edged out favourite Brando to win the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot. The 10/1 shot was always travelling powerfully for jockey Martin Harley and he boxed on well in the final furlong to deny runner-up (and 7/1 joint-favourite) Brando by a head. Cowell, who was recording his fourth Royal Ascot winner, revealed after the race that he could drop the winner back in trip as he seeks to step him up in class. "I need to go back to the yard and see who is training these horses as they need a pay rise!" joked Cowell. "It's been brilliant. We come to Royal Ascot with chances but we never expect to win. To come away with two winners (Cowell also trained Norfolk Stakes winner Prince Of Lir on Thursday) is pretty remarkable. We do what do and I don't really know what it is. We have a certain way of training and it suits horses. I try and put speed into horses instead of making them stretch out and maybe bring them back to their two-year-old days when they were all sprinters. "I wouldn't mind dropping him back to five furlongs - I think he's nailed on to win something nice over that trip. Six furlongs just about stretches him in this company but if we drop him to five, he could be even better. I'm blessed to have a really good bunch of riders working for me at the moment, including Martin, who has been a lucky jockey for me. It's been a mind-boggling week and it will take a long time to sink in. "Tom Morley (son of the co-owner) has been instrumental in buying good horses for me. We go through a process of buying them in the first place and Tom is an important part of that. We've found some really nice horses with him, Prohibit being one (winner of the 2011 King's Stand Stakes) and Goldream was another (winner of the 2015 King's Stand Stakes). There's no real secret to it but we just try and relax them and make them happy. "This fellow's handicap performances were pretty good last year (for trainer Jeremy Noseda) and he had the form in the book. "We came here this week with two very good chances and both horses have won. I am delighted with him and Toofi ran a great race as well. It seems that everything has come together this year - I obviously haven't been a naughty boy - and I am absolutely thrilled.  "You can't come here just for a day out - I did that yesterday and it was great fun but I had no horses running - but you have to come here with horses that have chances. It's lucky that I have got some great supporting owners that buy horses that I want to train. Fair dues to them all and Tom Morley. "I am going to go back and look at my training schedule and find out exactly what I am doing. Whatever I am doing, it is working for the time being but I am going to find what it actually is, because I don't know." Harley expressed his delight after Outback Traveller provided him with his first winner of the Royal meeting 2016 and his third winner overall. Harley, who came third in Thursday's Gold Cup on Sheikhzayedroad, said: "Full credit to the horse - he travelled real good. It's hard to know if you are in the right place in these big sprint handicaps but it worked out good and he was very tough. "I rode him over seven the last day and I got there way too soon. I came into Robert (Cowell, trainer) and said that I thought he could win the Wokingham. Robert has definitely got more speed into him and he has definitely improved him again. "He doesn't want to get there too soon and Robert told me to ride him whatever way I wanted - he gave me loads of confidence and it worked. "I wouldn't have liked to have gone another 100 yards. He knows he has done enough - in fairness to him, he stuck his head out - but he has definitely got more speed than he used to have. "The race worked out well. There was plenty of pace but he took a furlong to get go


John Galliano is the principal couturier for which fashion house?

John Galliano: Downfall of a Couturier – WWD WWDStyle issue 03/02/2011 PARIS — A fashion giant has fallen. Paris Fashion Week gets under way today under shock. Christian Dior ousted its star couturier, John Galliano, on Tuesday amidst mounting allegations he uttered anti-Semitic insults and an explosive video depicting him saying, “I love Hitler.” This story first appeared in the March 2, 2011 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today. The dismissal marks one of the most dramatic designer flameouts in recent history, and interrupts a spectacular career, robbing fashion of one of its greatest showmen. It will surely spark debate about whether the 50-year-old British iconoclast will be able to rebound from the taint of anti-Semitism, overcome what appears to be alcohol addiction and rehabilitate his image to resume working in fashion. It could also set in motion a reshuffling of designers at the highest levels of international fashion, as one of the most coveted and high-profile jobs in Paris is suddenly up for grabs. It is understood that Dior — reeling from Galliano’s fall from grace within the space of a week — has yet to turn its attention to the delicate issue of succession and, in a sign of continuity, plans to go ahead with its fall fashion show slated for Friday in a tent erected in the gardens of the Musée Rodin here. Sources said it has yet to be decided if Sunday’s show for the John Galliano line will go ahead. Meanwhile, Galliano’s Italian licensing partners are said to be reeling in the wake of the crisis and uncertainty about that brand’s future. The final straw for Galliano — the target of two complaints to Paris police of racist and anti-Semitic remarks — was an amateur video depicting the designer, plainly inebriated, hurling expletives and insults, including references to people being “gassed.” Natalie Portman, a face for Christian Dior Parfums, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying she was “shocked and disgusted” by the amateur video, obtained by British tabloid The Sun and circulated around the world. Its genesis and circumstances remain a mystery. “As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way,” Portman said. “I hope, at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful.” She made no mention of Dior. Hours later, Dior said it had commenced termination procedures in the wake of the “deeply offensive statements and conduct by John Galliano” portrayed in the video. “We unequivocally condemn the statements made by John Galliano, which are in total contradiction to the long-standing core values of Christian Dior,” Sidney Toledano, chairman and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture, said. He declined to comment further. According to sources, Galliano is expected to issue a statement today. Photos of a pale and shell-shocked Galliano arriving at a police station in the Marais to meet his accusers were splashed all over newspapers around the world on Tuesday, often sharing the front page with stories about mounting pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi to step down. Galliano spent Monday afternoon at the station as part of an ongoing police investigation into claims he uttered anti-Semitic and racist remarks in separate altercations at trendy Paris cafe La Perle, last Thursday night and last October. The designer claims he never uttered any racist or anti-Semitic slurs, furnished witness statements to back his case and subsequently filed a claim of defamation, insult and menace against Géraldine Bloch, 35, and her companion at the cafe, Philippe Virgiti, 41. The couple claimed Galliano’s insults included “dirty Jewish face” and “Asian bastard.” Under French law, the penalty for defamation can be one year in prison, a fine of 45,000 euros, or $61,884 at current exchange, or both. For insult, the sentence may be six months imprisonment and a fine of 22,500 euros, or $30,942, or one of those penalties. A spokeswoman from the prosecutor’s offi


Bateman's | National Trust National Trust Bateman's Visit the place where Kipling was inspired to write Puck of Pook's Hill National Trust Images/John Miller Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling Kipling's Country  Set out on one of our three trails to discover 'Kipling's country' this Christmas. A bracing festive walk could see you follow in the footsteps of Puck - Kipling's famous character from 'Puck of Pook's hill', explore Bateman's iron industry heritage or take a trip to Burwash village. Pick up a map from the Visitor Centre. Hire Bateman's  Whether it's a wedding, special occasion or corporate event you are organising, Bateman's is a unique venue which can provide a stunning backdrop for your day. We can help to organise everything you'll need to make your event a memorable one. Places nearby Medieval thatched Wealden hall-house and picturesque garden Join Eat in the tea-room, with its wonderful garden setting Buy Kipling books and souvenirs in the shop Dogs are now welcome on one of the short leads provided at Visitor Reception. Family Designated mobility parking near Visitor Reception. The surface is tarmacked. Partly accessible grounds. Map of accessible route. Some visitors may require assistance. Ground floor accessible. Virtual tour of house available. Adapted toilet at Visitor Reception Limited number of non-motorised wheelchairs available to borrow from Visitor Reception. Bateman's Close Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling 'That's She! The Only She! Make an honest woman of her - quick!' was how Rudyard Kipling and his wife, Carrie, felt the first time they saw Bateman's. Surrounded by the wooded landscape of the Sussex Weald, this 17th-century house, with its mullioned windows and oak beams, provided a much needed sanctuary to this world-famous writer. The rooms, described by him as 'untouched and unfaked', remain much as he left them, with oriental rugs and artefacts reflecting his strong association with the East. Kim was his first major piece of writing that he wrote from his study at Bateman's which links him and his fond childhood memories to India with real clarity and devotion, truly a master piece of decriptive writing. Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. Bateman's is very much a family home that feels as though the Kiplings have just gone out for the day. Telephone Bateman's Lane, Burwash, East Sussex, TN19 7DS By cycle hourly service from Uckfield to Etchingham (weekdays) - less frequent at weekends By train ½ mile south of Burwash. A265 west from Burwash, first turning on left Parking: free, 30 yards £4.25 What is Gift Aid? Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets: Gift Aid Admission or Standard admission If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay. Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds. An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.


"Which Shakespearian character described himself as ""A man more sinned against then sinning""?"

'A man more sinned against than sinning'. Is this your reading of Shakespeare's King Lear? - GCSE English - Marked by Teachers.com 'A man more sinned against than sinning'. Is this your reading of Shakespeare's King Lear? Extracts from this document... Introduction 'A man more sinned against than sinning'. Is this your reading of Shakespeare's King Lear? Shakespeare is not primarily concerned with motives; he is more interested in the effects of characters' decisions and natures. In Kind Lear, he focuses on the tragic consequences of two fathers' actions, and how events shape their characters. During the course of the play, the others characters also change and grow; some are good and become better, others are bad and become more depraved. Lear and Gloucester are exceptions. Neither is good or bad in a straightforward way. Lear's characterisation is particularly complex. He is not a tragic hero with a simple flaw that causes his downfall. Not is his growth a simple movement from ignorance to knowledge. When he emerges from his madness, Lear may have learned a great deal, but doubts remain as to the depth of his understanding. He is infuriating in Act 1 Scene 1, becoming increasingly sympathetic as he suffers himself. As suggested above, Lear is a complex tragic hero, who excites a variety or responses. Watching his disastrous acts of Act 1 Scene 1, it is not hard to feel that Lear deserves punishment for his folly. ...read more. Middle He learns to distinguish between appearances and reality and considers the sufferings of those close to him. Lear also becomes much more self-critical. He emerges from his torment a more humble, loving and attractive character. This way of thinking certainly gives the impression that Lear is indeed 'a man more sinned against than sinning'. However, it can also be thought that Lear remains self-obsessed and vengeful. His philosophical enquiries on the heath are punctuated by thoughts of punishing Goneril and Regan. Again and again he returns to the crimes committed against him. He struggles to accept responsibility for his elder daughters' cruel natures and never fully acknowledges the folly of his actions in Act 1 Scene 1. However, towards the end of the play, it becomes difficult to remain too critical of Lear. His reconciliation with Cordelia shows the best of Lear. Ashamed of his former unkindness, he humbles himself before his youngest daughter, acknowledging her superiority. We can forgive him now focusing on the way he has been abused. At the end of the play Lear seems to move beyond himself. He has certainly accepted his powerless, diminished status and now sees himself primarily as Cordelia's father. ...read more. Conclusion In this readers opinion, Lear's only sin is his original one; namely that where he banishes Cordelia after her brutal honesty. Lear is then on a slippery slope of cause and effect. He was the cause, and everything else that happens in the play is the effect. Nobody could have foreseen the immanent downfall which his original sin leads to. Once this point of view has been adopted, it is impossible to see Lear as the true perpetrator in this spiral of destruction. It is difficult to imagine disharmony in the kingdom if for example, Cordelia had indeed 'heaved her heart into her mouth'. So, to conclude, although Lear was the initial cause of sin in the play, the actions of others; such as Goneril and Regan to name but two. The wheel has been given a push in Act 1 Scene 1, and the initial force was too great. It carried on turning, and Lear was at the bottom when is came crashing round. Lear loses everything; his kingdom, his Fool, his three daughters and his own life. ' Come not between the dragon and his wrath.' Unfortunately, the wrath was too strong for even the dragon himself. ' Adam Draper Lear - Sinned or Sinning? Mr Lempriere 31st October English 6AM2 ...read more. The above preview is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our GCSE King Lear section. Found what you're looking for? Start learning 29% faster t


Which make of rocket propels research hardware for the European Space Agency?

Ariane, SAR-Lupe Work Propels Double-Digit Revenue Growth at OHB - SpaceNews.com Ariane, SAR-Lupe Work Propels Double-Digit Revenue Growth at OHB 02:45 pm ET PARIS – Satellite and rocket-component builder OHB Technology AG is forecasting a double-digit revenue increase for 2007 as it continues to reap the benefits of its MT Aerospace subsidiary, which builds Ariane rocket segments, and its contract with the German Defense Ministry to build five SAR-Lupe radar reconnaissance satellites.   In presentations to investors Feb. 5, Bremen, Germany-based OHB outlined its growth strategy, which includes participating in European and international manned missions by contributing hardware.   Manfred Fuchs, the company’s founder and current president of its space division, said OHB has already begun studies for the German Defense Ministry on a second-generation series of SAR-Lupe satellites, called SARah.   SARah would feature higher resolution than the 50-centimeter maximum resolution of the first-generation radar satellites, and also would feature a faster system-response time between the moment a radar image is ordered and the time it is transmitted from the spacecraft back to Earth.   The first of five identical SAR-Lupe satellites was launched in December. The second is scheduled for launch aboard a Russian Cosmos rocket in July. The full five-satellite constellation is expected to be in orbit by late 2008.   OHB and its SAR-LOHBupe partners, including Alcatel Alenia Space, have long hoped to make SAR-Lupe the basis for a broader constellation in which individual satellites, using the SAR-Lupe design, would be purchased by other nations that would then share in the output of the entire constellation.   No buyers have turned up so far, but OHB Technology Chief Executive Marco Fuchs has said interest in SAR-Lupe will increase when the design has proven itself in orbit.   In a presentation to the investors’ conference Feb. 6, Manfred Fuchs said OHB has proposed the basic SAR-Lupe design for the Turkish and Kazakh governments, both of which are considering the purchase of national Earth observation systems.   OHB, which has specialized in small satellites for science and Earth observation, is under contract to the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of ESA’s Small Geo program to design a small telecommunications satellite to operate in geostationary orbit.   ESA’s goal is to assure a European presence in the market for small, commercial telecommunications spacecraft. The agency recently signed a contract with small-satellite specialist Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) of Guildford


In which overseas territory is the launch site for Ariane probes?

Soyuz ST-A launches with Sentinel-1B at fourth attempt | NASASpaceFlight.com Soyuz ST-A launches with Sentinel-1B at fourth attempt April 25, 2016 by William Graham Russia’s Soyuz ST-A rocket has launched with the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1B spacecraft and four small satellites, following three delays – two relating to unacceptable weather for both Friday and Saturday’s attempts and then a technical scrub on Sunday. In what was the rocket’s first launch of the year from its South American launch site, liftoff occurred at 18:02:13 local time (21:02 UTC) on Monday. Soyuz ST-A Launch: Soyuz operates from the Centre Spatial Guyanais, in Kourou, French Guiana as part of a trio of rockets operated by Arianespace – alongside the smaller Vega and the larger Ariane 5. The three rockets are used for commercial launches and in support of missions for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the governments and national space agencies of several European countries. The primary payload of the launch is ESA’s Sentinel-1B, a radar imaging satellite which forms part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), or Copernicus, programme. A partnership between ESA and the European Commission, Copernicus will use a fleet of satellites to study Earth and its environment. The spacecraft also have applications for aiding in the enforcement of civil security within European countries. Sentinel is the space segment of Copernicus, consisting of six different types of satellite to study different aspects of the planet. Sentinel-1 satellites carry radar imaging payloads, Sentinel-2 spacecraft are used for optical imaging, Sentinel-3 vehicles perform an oceanography mission, Sentinel-4 will study Earth’s atmospheric composition from geostationary orbit while Sentinel-5 will carry out the same mission in low Earth orbit. Sentinel-6, which is a successor to the Franco-American Jason spacecraft, will carry radar altimeters to measure variations in the height of sea surfaces. Sentinel 1, 2, 3 and 6 are free-flying satellites, while Sentinel-4 and 5 will be payloads hosted aboard the next-generation Meteosat and METOP spacecraft respectively. At present, one satellite each of the Sentinel-1, 2 and 3 series are in orbit, with the remaining series due for introduction in the early 2020s. An interim satellite, Sentinel-5 Precursor (Sentinel-5P) will be launched later this year to restore ESA’s ability to monitor atmospheric composition in the troposphere, which was lost after Envisat ceased operating in 2012. Sentinel-1A was the first member of the constellation to be launched, riding a Soyuz to orbit in March 2014. It was joined by Sentinel-2A, which launched aboard a Vega in June 2015 and Sentinel-3A which was launched by a Rokot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome this February. Sentinel-1B is a 2,164 kilogram (4,771 lb) satellite which was constructed by Thales Alenia Space. Based around the Piattaforma Italiana Multi-Applicativa (PRISMA) satellite bus, the spacecraft is designed for a seven-year mission in sun-synchronous low Earth orbit although it carries sufficient propellant and resources to operate for up to twelve years. The satellite is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar operating in the C-band, which can image with a resolution of up to five by five metres (16 by 16 feet). In addition to Sentinel-1B, this launch carries four secondary payloads. The first of these, Microsatellite à Traînée Compensée pour l’Observation du Principe d’Equivalence (Microscope), is a 303-kilogram (668 lb) microsatellite designed to demonstrate physics’ weak equivalence principle which holds that the inertial and gravitational masses of a body will be proportional, and therefore all bodies will experience the same gravitational acceleration in the same gravitational field. This is a key concept to Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Microscope was built and will be operated by the French national space agency, CNES. It is based on the agency’s Myriade small satellite bus. Two test masses are contained within the satellite; one made of a platinu


Which is the only horse to win five Cheltenham Gold Cups?

The 7 greatest Cheltenham Gold Cup horses ever : Features : Cheltenham The 7 greatest Cheltenham Gold Cup horses ever Free Bet Dan Fitch takes a look at Kauto Star, Best Mate, Arkle and the other greatest ever Cheltenham Gold Cup horses. The Gold Cup is the highlight of the Cheltenham festival. To win it once is an outstanding achievement. To win it more than once guarantees horse racing immortality. Here are the 7 greatest ever Cheltenham Gold Cup horses. 7. Easter Hero - 2 Gold Cup Wins Easter Hero is often referred to as one of the greatest horses to never win the Grand National, where it was disappointed on three occasions, but it did twice taste victory at the Gold Cup. In 1929 and again in 1930, Easter Hero won the Gold Cup by more than twenty lengths. Despite never winning the National, many experts think that Easter Hero was the greatest steeplechaser before Arkle came along. 6. L'Escargot - 2 Gold Cup Wins Though most famous for beating Red Rum in the 1975 Grand National, L'Escargot had already made his name by twice winning the Gold Cup, in 1970 and 1971. L'Escargot's first Gold Cup victory in 1970 was notable for the fact that it started as a 33/1 outsider. Only the 100/1 winner Norton's Coin has ever won a Gold Cup at longer odds. 5. Kauto Star - 2 Gold Cup Wins The French-bred Kauto Star is the only horse to have regained a Gold Cup and has also the only horse to win the King George VI Chase four consecutive times. Having won the Gold Cup as favourite in 2007, Kauto Star was beaten by his stablemate Denman in 2008. The Paul Nicholls horse bounced back to regain the Gold Cup in 2009, as he defeated Denman by 13 lengths, with a run described by Timeform as: "Arguably the best performance in the race since Arkle." 4. Cottage Rake - 3 Gold Cup Wins Cottage Rake was failed by a vet on three separate examinations, before embarking on a jumping career in which the horse won three Cheltenham Gold Cups. Consecutive victories in 1948,1949 and 1950 saw Cottage Rake become only the second horse to win the Gold Cup three times in a row. After his third victory, Cottage Rake completely lost form, but had already done enough to write it's name into the history books. 3. Best Mate - 3 Gold Cup Wins Best Mate won three consecutive Gold Cups between 2002 and 2004. It is possible that the horse and jockey Jim Culloty would have gone on to eclipse the legendary Arkle and win a fourth Gold Cup, but Best Mate pulled out of the race in 2005 having burst a blood vessel just eight days before the race. That same year, Best Mate hit the front pages, after he suffered a heart attack and died while racing at Exeter. Best Mate's ashes were buried beside the winning post at Cheltenham, where he had enjoyed so many triumphs. 2. Arkle - 3 Gold Cup Wins Arkle won the Gold Cup in 1964, 1965 and 1966. Such was Arkle's dominance at the time, that it is likely that he would have gone on to win the race again, but a fractured pedal bone saw the horse put out for retirement. At 212, Arkle's Timeform rating is still the highest ever awarded to a steeplechaser (Kauto Star is the joint third highest ever on 191). Arkle also holds the record of being the shortest priced favourite in any Gold Cup, having triumphed in 1966 at 1/10. 1. Golden Miller - 5 Gold Cup Wins The most successful Gold Cup horse of all time was Golden Miller, who won the race five times consecutively between 1932 and 1936. As there was no Gold Cup staged in either 1931 or 1937, it's possible that the thoroughbred could have had an even better record. As well as having won more Gold Cups than any other horse, Golden Miller also remains the only horse to have won the Cheltenham classic and the Grand National in the same year. In 1934 Golden Miller won the Gold Cup, before going on to break the Aintree track record in the National. Read More Cheltenham


The detective Albert Campion was created by which author?

Mystery!: Campion (TV Series 1989–1990) - 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 In 1930's England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries. Creator: Campion meets an American judge, while on a transatlantic cruise, whose life is being threatened by an enigmatic crime kingpin known as "Mr. Sinister." 8.0 When oil is discovered in an obscure Balkan country creating a valuable harbor, Campion is tasked in proving it is legally under charter to a British citizen. 8.0 When the widow of a renowned painter invites Campion to the unveiling of one of his unseen paintings, the detective finds himself investigating the murder of another guest. 7.9 a list of 133 titles created 17 Jan 2012 a list of 41 titles created 01 Jan 2015 a list of 30 titles created 05 May 2015 a list of 47 titles created 10 months ago a list of 33 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Mystery!: Campion " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Mystery!: Campion (1989–1990) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Paired with her reliable and devoted chauffeur, Mrs Bradley's finely honed skills of investigation seek out the truth behind the mysteries surrounding a death at the opera, crimes of passion at a circus, poisoning and family secrets. Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Diana Rigg, Peter Davison Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield The Last Detective (TV Series 2003) Comedy | Crime | Drama "Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans. Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove The series focused on various murders in the fictional suburban English town of Middleford. The crimes are solved by two female police detectives, Inspector Kate Ashurst and Sergeant Emma Scribbins, aka "Ash and Scribbs". Stars: Caroline Catz, Lisa Faulkner, Jeremy Sheffield Drawing on her love of theatre and art, New Zealand novelist Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this BBC series. Stars: William Simons, Patrick Malahide, Belinda Lang Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes. Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott Single mother DCI Janine Lewis struggles with the problems of bringing up four children while leading her team of detectives in solving high-profile murders. Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers. Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage Set in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters. Stars: Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black A seemingly straightforward sex murder investigation by Superintendent Jane Tennison leads to a hidden political scandal. Director: Sarah Pia Anderson DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet. Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons Chasing Shadows I (TV Mini-Series 2014) Crime | Drama


What substance is the basis of the artists paint tempera?

Egg Tempera - WatercolorPainting.com Egg Tempera Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Christina's World - Wyeth, Andrew 36" x 29" Andrew Wyeth’s reputation has centered around watercolors and egg tempera paintings such as “Christina’s World”. Painted in 1948 and later purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, this is one of the most recognized paintings in American art. Egg Tempera Techniques – by Michael Bergt Egg tempera is a fast drying medium that is fluid by nature and must be applied thinly in semi-opaque and transparent layers. The binding qualities of the egg does not allow for impasto painting. Because of tempera’s fluid, fast drying property, it is best suited for a more linear style rather than the thick, brushy and painterly technique of oil painting. Egg tempera has a clean, matte finish and a higher color key than oil. The subtle color variations so characteristic of egg tempera painting are unlike the deep saturated colors typical in oil paints. Therefore, the palette used in tempera only includes the colors which work best in tempera. The yellow of the egg has very little effect on a tempered color. Any initial discoloring will actually bleach out to a clear tone in time as opposed to oil’s tendency to yellow with time. Underpainting is important. Egg tempera paint is applied thinly and each subsequent layer is affected by the former. While all colors may be thinned to a glaze-like consistency, certain colors, by nature, are more transparent. One proven method of painting is to alternate layers of warm and cool colors along with opaque and transparent layers. The layers may be applied quickly and safely over one another because egg tempera sets up fast enough to allow almost immediate overpainting. Egg tempera does not blend easily like oil because it dries so quickly. This can advantageous because tempera does not become ‘muddy’ when lighter colors are applied over darker ones. One can easily renew a color by working light over dark. In fact, a tempera painting becomes richer when more layers are applied, unlike oil’s tendency to grow darker with each layer. Graduated tones are achieved by applying a progressively lighter, more opaque color to the base color, thereby gradually reducing the transparent nature of the paint while lightening the color with the introduction of white. Whites and highlights may be added at any time, followed by glazes to create rich and resonant tones. The richest colors are generally added towards the end of the painting process over the body color or an established underpainting. Pure color may be used for details or rich glazes. Glazing is an appropriate tool to modify colors and unify areas. Customarily, paint is applied through linear hatching, loose washes/floating with transparent glazes or solid color in-fills. To in-fill a large area with solid color, make a half paste color mixture. (A paint mixed with enough white to make the color semi-opaque) A semi-opaque color will help overcome some of tempera’s tendencies to show brush strokes and to blend unevenly. Once a solid color has been laid down, several previously mentioned techniques may be applied to modify the color. Tempera painters use cross hatching brush strokes to enhance the feeling of volume by following the contours of the forms, instead of applying strokes as if the form were flat. While tempera may be varnished, historically, varnishes do not dry evenly. They tend to crack and modify the color harmony of the painting. Instead of varnishing, the surface may be polished to an even sheen with a piece of soft cloth after the painting has dried a few days. This does not have the same effect as the protective qualities of varnish. Although tempera dries to the touch in a few seconds, the paint does not fully cure for up to nearly a year. To protect the fragile surface from scratching or water damage, frame the piece under glass for the first year. Ensure that the glass does not come into contact the painting. Supports The support one chooses for a tempera painting is the first critical element in the painting process


Snot the Norseman gave his name to which English City?

The unknown Anglo-Saxons and Vikings who named America’s towns and cities | Abroad in the Yard The unknown Anglo-Saxons and Vikings who named America’s towns and cities 24 SHARES When the first Anglo-Saxons settlers crossed the North Sea and pitched their wooden stakes into the English landscape around the 5th century AD, it was customary to name their settlements after their local chief, plus whatever natural feature was nearby. It began the cultural ‘Germanization’ of a British Isles recently vacated by the Roman legions and of the Romano-British population they left behind.  It also made it clear to which Germanic tribe the settlement now belonged.  When the Anglo-Saxons were, in turn, culturally squeezed out of northern and eastern England by their Viking cousins a few centuries later, the invading Norse clans and their chieftains often followed the same convention. These tribal leaders couldn’t have comprehended how many of the small villages bearing their personal names (bestowed upon them in a pagan naming ritual at 9 days old) would morph over the next thousand years into towns and cities inhabited by thousands, even millions of people.  They certainly couldn’t have imagined how their names would be transported by future settlers, who would drive their own stakes into far distant landscapes, and transplanted into new super-settlements across the ocean. Here are some of those ancient men, mostly lost to Dark Age history, who are thought to have unwittingly given their names to America’s towns and cities:   Beorma Beorma was the leader of a tribe of Angles – the Beormingas – who established themselves in the West Midlands of England in a settlement that became known as Beormingaham, an early administrative unit of the Kingdom of Mercia.  Today, Birmingham is the most populous British city outside London with over 1 million residents.  Many 19th century Beormingas, or Brummies as they became known, emigrated to the US and helped form the city of Birmingham, Alabama.  The city was founded in 1871 during the post-Civil War Reconstruction period and became an industrial centre with a focus on mining.   Cofa A tree planted by, or named after Cofa may have marked the centre or the boundary of his Anglo-Saxon settlement.  Cofa’s tree would become the city of Coventry in the West Midlands – one of the most important cities in England during the Middle Ages due to its booming textiles trade, and the centre of the British motor industry in the 20th century (its city centre was mostly destroyed during the Blitz in 1940 and had to be rebuilt).  Coventry, Connecticut was named in October 1711 and was the first of several ‘Coventries’ in America.   Hwæsa Anglo-Saxon chieftain Hwæsa settled his clan in the northeast of England in the village of Hwæsingatun (inga = the people of; tun = enclosed village).  This evolved into Wessyngton after the Norman Conquest and became the home of William de Wessyngton, the medieval ancestor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.  Although George Washington’s great-grandfather John Washington left for Virginia from Essex in southern England, Washington Old Hall in the northeast was their ancestral family seat and American Independence Day is marked by a ceremony there each 4th July.  Hwæsa not only lent his name to the English town of Washington, but also to the US capital Washingon DC, Washington state, and many other towns and cities across America. ‘Hwæsingatun’ – 4th July celebrations in Washington DC, and a quieter ceremony at Washington Old Hall, England   Snot Snot, unfortunately named to modern ears, was a Saxon chieftain who brought his people together in their homestead of Snotingaham.  It is now the East Midlands city of Nottingham, famed for its medieval links to the legend of Robin Hood.  Snot also gave his name to Nottingham, Maryland and Nottingham, New Hampshire in the USA.   Gippa Gippa’s collection of buildings (perhaps a farm, or a trading settlement) or Gippa’s wic, became Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, England, located on the estuary of the Rive


Who created the Private Detective in Imperial Rome, Marcus Didius Falco?

Marcus Didius Falco Marcus Didius Falco Created by Lindsey Davis Tough. Hard-boiled. A loner and proud of it. MARCUS DIDIUS FALCO is a typical P.I. in a typical big, rotting city. Except this city is Rome, circa 70AD, during the reign of Vespasian. The Cleveland Plain Dealer calls him " Sam Spade in a ratty toga," but Publisher's Weekly.may be more on target, calling him "the Travis McGee of early Rome", given that under that ratty toga and coarse cynicism beats the heart of a poetry-writing romantic. A slacker at heart, he often finds himself working rather reluctantly as a special investigator for His Imperial Majesty Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, despite the fact Falco has some rather dangerous leftist, Republican leanings. In his first recorded case, The Silver Pigs (1989), he hooks up with Helena Justina, daughter of a Senator, and they promptly become lovers and sparring partners, a rather unique spin on the whole Nick and Nora thing. Excellent historical fiction, an appealing hero, and more trivia than you'd ever want to know about Imperial Rome. Like, don't ask how they get those togas so white. More adventure than mystery, perhaps, and possibly a little more romance than some readers might enjoy, the series nevertheless features a private eye by almost any definition of the word, and an intriguing and compelling entrance into another world, and proved to haver some pretty long legs, lasting for over twenty novels. in fact the series proved so popular that Davis spun it off into a new series, this one featuring Flavia Albia , the adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina, who takes up her father's profession. Lindsey Davis was born in England, and studied at Oxford. She currently lives in London, and writes full time. Past Chair of the Crimewriters' Association and a Vice President of the Classical Association, she was Chair of the UK Society of Authors (2012) She has won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Dagger in the Library, and a Sherlock award for Falco as Best Comic Detective. She has also been awarded the Premio Colosseo for enhancing the image of Rome, and the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement as a mystery writer. RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE


A protuberant lower lip was a general characteristic of which European dynasty?

House of Habsburg | European dynasty | Britannica.com House of Habsburg Alternative Titles: Habsburgs, House of Austria, House of Hapsburg Related Topics House of Habsburg, also spelled Hapsburg, also called House of Austria, royal German family , one of the principal sovereign dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. Origins The name Habsburg is derived from the castle of Habsburg, or Habichtsburg (“Hawk’s Castle”), built in 1020 by Werner, bishop of Strasbourg, and his brother-in-law, Count Radbot, in the Aargau overlooking the Aar River , in what is now Switzerland. Radbot’s grandfather, Guntram the Rich, the earliest traceable ancestor of the house, may perhaps be identified with a Count Guntram who rebelled against the German king Otto I in 950. Radbot’s son Werner I (died 1096) bore the title count of Habsburg and was the grandfather of Albert III (died c. 1200), who was count of Zürich and landgrave of Upper Alsace. Rudolf II of Habsburg (died 1232) acquired Laufenburg and the “Waldstätte” (Schwyz, Uri, Unterwalden, and Lucerne), but on his death his sons Albert IV and Rudolf III partitioned the inheritance. Rudolf III’s descendants, however, sold their portion, including Laufenburg, to Albert IV’s descendants before dying out in 1408. Austria and the rise of the Habsburgs in Germany Albert IV’s son Rudolf IV of Habsburg was elected German king as Rudolf I in 1273. It was he who, in 1282, bestowed Austria and Styria on his two sons Albert (the future German king Albert I ) and Rudolf (reckoned as Rudolf II of Austria). From that date the agelong identification of the Habsburgs with Austria begins (see Austria: Accession of the Habsburg ). The family’s custom, however, was to vest the government of its hereditary domains not in individuals but in all male members of the family in common, and, though Rudolf II renounced his share in 1283, difficulties arose again when King Albert I died (1308). After a system of condominium had been tried, Rudolf IV of Austria in 1364 made a compact with his younger brothers that acknowledged the principle of equal rights but secured de facto supremacy for the head of the house. Even so, after his death the brothers Albert III and Leopold III of Austria agreed on a partition (Treaty of Neuberg, 1379): Albert took Austria, Leopold took Styria, Carinthia, and Tirol. Similar Topics Fugger family King Albert I’s son Rudolf III of Austria had been king of Bohemia from 1306 to 1307, and his brother Frederick I had been German king as Frederick III (in rivalry or conjointly with Louis IV the Bavarian) from 1314 to 1330. Albert V of Austria was in 1438 elected king of Hungary , German king (as Albert II ), and king of Bohemia; his only surviving son, Ladislas Posthumus , was also king of Hungary from 1446 (assuming power in 1452) and of Bohemia from 1453. With Ladislas the male descendants of Albert III of Austria died out in 1457. Meanwhile the Styrian line descended from Leopold III had been subdivided into Inner Austrian and Tirolean branches. Exploring Europe: Fact or Fiction? For the greater part of Frederick’s reign it was scarcely foreseeable that his descendants would monopolize the imperial succession so long as they did. The Bohemian and Hungarian kingdoms were lost to the Habsburgs for nearly 70 years from the death of Ladislas Posthumus in 1457; the Swiss territories, lost in reality from 1315 onward (see Switzerland: Expansion and Position of Power ), were finally renounced in 1474; and Frederick’s control over the Austrian inheritance itself was long precarious, not only because of aggression from Hungary but also because of dissension between him and his Habsburg kinsmen. Yet Frederick, one of whose earliest acts in his capacity as emperor had been to ratify, in 1453, the Habsburgs’ use of the unique title of “archduke of Austria” (first arrogated for them by Rudolf IV in 1358–59), may have had some prescient aspiration toward worldwide empire for the House of Austria: the motto A.E.I.O.U., which he occasionally used, is generally interpreted as meaning Austria


Mark Forrest and Nick Bailey are DJs on which Radio Station?

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The first FA Cup Final took place where?

'FA Cup Final' To Take Place At The Oval | Londonist 'FA Cup Final' To Take Place At The Oval By Andy Thornley Last edited 50 months ago Andy Thornley 'FA Cup Final' To Take Place At The Oval Long, long ago, there was a time when football wasn't rubbish, played by prima donnas and cost the GDP of a small country to support. A time when players wore wool shirts, passing was considered to be unsporting and teams played with eight up-top. This was the beginning of Association Football – the beautiful game. To mark the 140th anniversary of the first ever FA Cup final, the same two teams (well not the same actual teams, but players from the same clubs) who contested that famous game are set to meet once again to raise money for charity. The Royal Engineers will take on Wanderers – one of the founder members of the Football League – on Wednesday 7 November in The Oval cricket ground in Kennington, home of Surrey Cricket Club. The ground used to be the national sports stadium and actually hosted 19 of the first 21 FA Cup finals – a piece of knowledge sure to come in handy in a pub quiz sometime in the future. The teams will be joined by guest professionals and former Cup winners with proceeds going towards Haig Housing Trust, the Royal British Legion and local football charities. Tickets, which are expected to sell out, are priced at £10 for adults and just £1 for children. Military personnel who turn up in uniform with armed forces ID have free entry. Bargain. The game kicks off at 7pm; however, gates open at 2.30pm for a schools tournament. For more information and to buy tickets, visit http://www.kiaoval.com/1872-fa-challenge-cup/


Who was the Republican candidate defeated by Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential election?

Presidential Election of 2008 << 2004 The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. During the presidential election campaign, the major-party candidates ran on a platform of change and reform in Washington. Domestic policy and the economy eventually emerged as the main themes in the last few months of the election campaign after the onset of the 2008 economic crisis. Democrat Barack Obama, then junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain. Nine states changed allegiance from the 2004 election. Each had voted for the Republican nominee in 2004 and contributed to Obama's sizable Electoral College victory. The selected electors from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia voted for President and Vice President of the United States on December 15, 2008. Those votes were tallied before a joint session of Congress on January 8, 2009. Obama received 365 electoral votes, and McCain 173. There were several unique aspects of the 2008 election. The election was the first in which an African American was elected President. It was also the first time two sitting senators ran against each other. The 2008 election was the first in 56 years in which neither an incumbent president nor a vice president ran — Bush was constitutionally limited from seeking a third term by the Twenty-second Amendment; Vice President Dick Cheney chose not to seek the presidency. It was also the first time the Republican Party nominated a woman for Vice President (Sarah Palin, then-Governor of Alaska). Additionally, it was the first election in which both major parties nominated candidates who were born outside of the contiguous United States. Voter turnout for the 2008 election was the highest in at least 40 years.


DS Hathaway works with which TV detective?

DS James Hathaway (Character) - Quotes DS James Hathaway (Character) from "Inspector Lewis" (2006) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. DI Robert Lewis : [reading aloud as they walk] Gifted children use long words, enjoy problem solving, are very sensitive emotionally, and often prone to deny the obvious. [to Hathaway] DI Robert Lewis :  I made the last bit up. DS James Hathaway : [Hathaway, the Cambridge graduate, holds an Oxford student's essay] You know sometimes you couldn't believe that this was England's second best university. DI Robert Lewis :  Why would anyone poison Voss? [tutor who had recently moved to Oxford from Harvard] DS James Hathaway :  There's nothing in his background. He's British, originally. DI Robert Lewis :  Were you really talent-spotted? DS James Hathaway :  What, by MI5? They even got me to sign something... I changed my mind. DS James Hathaway :  I used invisible ink. [as they walk to their cars] DS James Hathaway :  Will he live? Doctor :  I'm not God. DS James Hathaway :  No, I'm aware of that, doctor, but any port in a storm. Try. Zoe Suskin :  It can get lonely. Is that why you're a policeman? Because you're frightened by your own cleverness and of being lonely? DS James Hathaway :  I was never as clever as you. Zoe Suskin :  You were, I can tell. DS James Hathaway :  What makes you think you don't have to be clever to be a policeman? Zoe Suskin :  Sorry. DS James Hathaway :  Don't grow up angry, Zoe. It takes so much effort to find your place in the world when you're angry, believe me. DS James Hathaway : [Looking at a poster for a book-signing event of a best-seller] Would you ever write your memoirs? DI Robert Lewis :  Only if I could write the shocking truth about you. Eileen Norman :  Poison is a woman's weapon. DS James Hathaway :  Uh, one of the Greek tragedies. Eileen Norman :  Right: Medea. I played her once at drama school. Look at me now. DI Robert Lewis : [referring to Hathaway's food poisoning] In any case, we don't know for sure that it was the coffee that gave you the funny turn, rather than the prawns. DI Robert Lewis :  I hope you remembered to ask her some questions. DS James Hathaway :  Yes, Sir, I did. Thank you. In fact, she was very helpful. DS James Hathaway :  Yeah, I think I did. [last lines] DI Robert Lewis :  What do I say to her? How do I tell her the truth? DS James Hathaway :  Tell her with kindness. You're good at that. DS James Hathaway : [Introspectively] All of these lonely people pouring their lives into puzzles that can't be solved! [after a moment] DS James Hathaway :  Ah, ignore me. I've got a touch of existential flu. [Receiving no verbal resonse] DI Robert Lewis :  I'm going to say it just this once. For your sake you need a partner, James. You need someone in your life. [after a pause] DI Robert Lewis :  Let's call it a day. [They get up to leave] DS James Hathaway : [about Mia and Vincent] There's something not right about these two. DI Robert Lewis :  They blink too much. DS James Hathaway :  Your brother was found with a cross made of twigs laid on his chest. What do you make of that as a man of the cross? Rev Conor Hawes :  The killer had a conscience. DS James Hathaway : [Authoratatively to Rev. Hawes] Don't leave Oxford, sir, We haven't finished with you yet. DS James Hathaway : [to Liv] Missing pieces of the puzzle are our stock-in-trade. Half the time we can't see what's in front of us. "Inspector Lewis: The Mind Has Mountains (#5.3)" (2011) [Adam Douglas has been arrested as he tried to flee the scene of the murder. Hathaway is interviewing him at the police station] DS James Hathaway :  Where were you planning on going with thirty quid and an out-of-date passport? As far as master-plans go, it's pretty stupid. Adam Douglas :  *I'm* the one studying Classics at Oxford and *you're* the one working in this toilet, so just watch who you're calling stupid. DS James Hathaway :  We're *both* in the toilet, Adam. [Hathaway grins] DS James Hath


Which composer, who died 200 years ago in 1809, wrote a series of 'London' symphonies?

Haydn: Classical Music's Cheerful Servant : NPR Joseph Haydn's cheerful wit found its way into many of his compositions. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Joseph Haydn died 200 years ago Sunday. He was, by any measure, a prolific composer. In addition to the five dozen or so string quartets, he wrote hundreds of trios, piano sonatas, oratorios, masses, operas, songs and concertos, as well as more than 100 symphonies. In Haydn's time, promising talent didn't sign with a music company. Instead, one found a patron — some rich family that would sponsor all musical endeavors. When Haydn left school and St. Stephen's boys choir in Vienna, however, he didn't have many composition skills, his voice had cracked and he wasn't even very attractive. But music historian Robert Greenberg says that didn't stop Haydn. "What he had going for him at that age was determination, his energy and an amazing personality," Greenberg says. And, if a famous quote is any indication, Haydn was well aware of his own wit, which often found its way into his music. He said, "Since God has given me a cheerful heart, he will forgive me for serving him cheerfully." Haydn finally found his rich benefactor, and for nearly three decades (1761-1790), he served cheerfully as music master to Prince Nikolaus, who built a lavish palace outside of Vienna in the Hungarian swampland. Here, Greenberg says, away from the general public, Haydn was free to compose and experiment. He created a body of work, and a style — a relaxed, cheerful, but still emotionally intense style — that we generally refer to today as the "classical" style. Article continues after sponsorship After Nikolaus died in September 1790, Haydn was a free man. Soon, he was approached by a London concert manager, who reportedly knocked on the composer's door, saying, "I am Salomon from London, and I have come to fetch you." Haydn ended up making two extended visits to London, composing his final 12 symphonies (called the "London Symphonies") for his adoring English fans.


Folk/blues singer/guitarist Steven Gene Wold is known by which nickname?

Download Seasick Steve – 2006 - Dog House Music [mp3@320] (Blues) Torrent - Kickass Torrents Release Date: November 27, 2006 Label: Bronzerat Records Genre: Blues, Folk-Blues, Delta Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues Duration: 54:19 Wikipedia: Dog House Music is the second album by Seasick Steve, and his first as a solo artist. It was released on 27 November 2006; however pre-release CDs were available for sale to members of his site's mailing list. The album is almost entirely performed by Steve, apart from snare drum on Yellow Dog and crash cymbal on Fallen Off a Rock, performed by H.J. Wold (a relation of Steve, whose real name is Steve Wold), and drums on the hidden track by Steve's son P.M. Wold. The album reached #37 in the UK album charts, #1 in the independent album charts, and #31 in the downloads chart, all three from sales in the UK. As on his first album, Cheap, there is a hidden track. Seven seconds after the end of the last listed track, "I'm Gone", Steve tells a story (despite complaints about his storytelling on Cheap). He talks about a faithful dog named Trixie that he once owned. One time he was arrested, and on his release, his dog was waiting for him 60 miles away from where he left her six months earlier. The dog then had 12 puppies, which she cared for, until one day, she just went and never came back. This left Steve with 12 puppies. This story is followed by a song, with Steve on guitar and his son P.M. Wold on drums, entitled, '12 Dog Blues'. AllMusic Review by Sharon Mawer: Yes, they really do still make albums like this in the 21st century. Steve Wold, otherwise known as Seasick Steve, released his second album, Dog House Music in 2007, his first purely solo effort; he had previously released an album entitled Cheap several years earlier for which he shared the credit with Swedish band the Level Devils. Dog House Music is like a really old John Lee Hooker or Muddy Waters album, or maybe something even less commercial as Steve strums his guitar and sings along, his voice sounding drowned in bourbon, and occasionally a song such as "Fallen off a Rock" crashes to life, literally, with the guitar no longer picking out a sorrowful blues lick but strumming wildly and the drums smashing away in the foreground played by two members of his family, HJ Wold and PM Wold. Apart from that however, the entire album is played by Steve, recorded in what sounded like one take, when he might have been sitting in a leaky shack by the Mississippi, almost every track given a short introduction almost as if to explain to a personal audience what the forthcoming song is about and why it is important. The album begins with the very short (just over one minute) track, "Yellow Dog" which sounds like it was been recorded at the bottom of a well, the acoustics are so terrible. When the final track, "I'm Gone," finishes, there is a small gap which is followed by Steve reciting a real shaggy dog story, over five minutes long, no music, just Steve rambling about being arrested and after spending six months in jail, looking for his runaway dog; this eventually runs into another sad blues song (about a dog). Not sure why anybody would want to listen to this story more than once. Even the album cover looks like it was designed and drawn by a six-year-old, but that simply adds to the unpolished and underproduced nature of the work, which is a credit, not a fault. 01. Yellow Dog - 1:00 02. Things Go Up - 3:34 03. Cut My Wings - 3:23 04. Fallen Off a Rock - 4:31 05. Dog House Boogie - 3:31 06. Save Me - 2:16


Which part of England is to become a National Park in 2011?

Naturenet: UK National Parks and similar designations in the UK Nation al  Parks in the UK are areas which were mostly set aside in the 1950s and  1960s by the state because of their outstanding value in terms of natural  beauty, ecological, archaeological, geological and other features, and  recreational value. There are fifteen such parks in the UK, plus the  Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, which has equivalent status but  which the Government has not designated as a formal National Park.  National Parks in Scotland (and Northern Ireland, although none yet  exist in the province) are administered under slightly different legislation  to England and Wales, but for most purposes they can be considered equivalent. Where are they? There is a good map of these areas, and much information  about national parks in the UK on the National  Parks website . Who owns the National Parks? National Parks are not publicly owned land but, like AONB s ,  are a designation which confers special protection upon land within it because  of its landscape quality. This means that resources are available to promote  and manage tourism within the area, special funds may be available to land  owners, and that certain restrictions apply on many types of development.  people live and work in national parks, there are towns and industrial areas.  In the UK, National Parks are not wildernesses. This makes them different  from national parks in most of the rest of the world. Despite this, many National Parks do have large areas which  are accessible to the public, and National Parks sometimes negotiate such access  agreements with landowners. The National  Trust ,  a private charity, owns about 12% of the Peak District National Park, the oldest  National Park, and more than 25% of the Lake District, as well as many other  large areas of other Parks. Although the National Trust is independent of the  National Parks, most of the land it owns is open for public access. How are they run? National Parks are run by special bodies called National  Park Authorities. There is a list of these below, with contact details. These  are similar to local councils and have many of the powers that councils have  in other areas, particularly the power to control development. Funding  is complex but essentially the National Park Authorities are funded by central  government. There are National Park Committees in each park who employ people  such as rangers and  wardens . In England and Wales they are responsible for conserving and enhancing  the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Park and improving  opportunities for public understanding and enjoyment of the Park. If there is  a conflict between these two purposes, greater weight is given to conservation  than recreation. Much of the work of National Park Authorities is by necessity  concerned with dealing with tourist pressure. Many areas of the National Parks  are under immense pressure from visitors. There is an ongoing debate about the  damage caused by the amount of human and vehicular traffic that such areas generate.  Apparently, by the number of times we get asked this one, this is a very popular  essay topic. So here's a link to some resources to help you find the answer: Impacts Of Tourism  On The Environment . National Parks in Scotland National Parks in Scotland are slightly different from  those in England and Wales. The first was designated in 2002. The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 sets out the four aims  of National Parks in Scotland. These are: ï¿½ To conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage; ï¿½ To promote the sustainable use of the natural resources of the area; ï¿½ To promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form   of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public; and ï¿½ To promote sustainable social and economic development of the communities   of the area. The role of the National Park Authority is to ensure that these  aims are pursued


At the 2009 Academy Awards who won the Oscar for Best Director for his film 'Slumdog Millionaire'?

Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director - Telegraph Oscars Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director Slumdog Millionaire has swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars  including the coveted best picture and best director. By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles 6:48AM GMT 23 Feb 2009 The night of triumph sealed the Mumbai-set British film’s unlikely dominance of Hollywood’s glittering award season. The Oscar haul equals that of Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, which scooped eight Oscars in 1983, though falls short of The English Patient, Anthony Minghella's Second World War romance, which won nine Academy Awards in 1997. Slumdog, a rags-to-riches fairy tale about an orphan who appears on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, had already accrued a wealth of awards in the build-up to the Oscars, including seven Baftas and four Golden Globes , and was favourite in most of the 10 categories in which it was nominated, including best picture. It beat fellow nominees The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Frost/Nixon , Milk , and The Reader to win the award, the last of the night, which was announced by Steven Spielberg. Accepting the best picture statuette, Christian Colson, the film’s British producer, said the production was “a collaboration between hundreds of people”. Related Articles 23 Feb 2009 He made reference to the fact the low-budget film almost failed to get released. "Together we've been on an extraordinary journey,” he said, surrounded by members of the cast and crew. “When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle. "We didn't have enough money, really, to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that inspired mad love in everyone who read it. "We had a genius for a director, we had a cast and a crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for you to see." “Most of all we had passion and belief. And our film shows that if you have those two things, anything is possible.” Earlier Danny Boyle picked up the coveted best director Oscar for Slumdog, which has made around $150 million worldwide since its November release. The film also won Oscars for best adapted screenplay, best original score and song, best sound mixing, film editing and cinematography. Only seven other films in the 81-year-history of the Oscars have won eight or more awards. Slumdog’s haul overtook that of Shakespeare in Love, which won seven statuettes in 1999 and was the last British film to dominate the Oscars. Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»


Which Scottish malt whisky, sold in a distinctive bottle, is produced by William Grant's and 'made without compromise'?

The top 10 Scotch whisky brands The top 10 Scotch whisky brands 2nd September, 2013 by Becky Paskin 5 / 10 2011 case sales: 2.9m Growth in 2012: 10% Product innovation in The Famous Grouse line-up has helped drive sales of the Edrington-owned brand in the last 12 months. Its popular Snow Grouse and Black Grouse editions continue to do well in travel retail and the off-trade, while prime marketing investment has helped drive awareness of the brand around key gifting occasions. 5 / 10 78 Responses to “The top 10 Scotch whisky brands” rajat rana I believe that jonni walker has proved it’s superiority amongst other scotch drinks. My requirement is how to find other brands to buy quantities from, the supply will be for outside the UK. Regards December 24, 2015 at 11:18 am Do your own.,simply nothing more satisfying, a still can be purchased from home brew shops,add essences,just like the commercial distillers do,make it to your unike pallet taste,also can buy a essence pack to make your whisky just taste as good or bad as the commercial brands,but why would you ,? My friends who drink mine say it’s better than any from the shops,I have not purchased any branded whisky or for that matter any spirit for 10 years ,why should I when I like my own,cost around £5 a litre to make end of December 24, 2015 at 11:39 am Commercial brands ,you pay through the nose for, some unknown brands are just as good, they are all blended, so to say your choice is better,? It’s your pocket that’s being ripped ,as anything in this rip off Brit a in, but it’s down to the individual at least it’s your choice, bells is the worse for me,mine is the best as I do it to my taste ,My own bourbon too,is better than any commercial bought , September 11, 2015 at 6:48 pm Funny that you spell whiskey as none of that comes from Scotland; Scotland produces whisky (note no “e” in it)… Malt whisky is both a sophisticated and aquired taste; good blends are ok as cooking whisk(e)y, namely things to drink while you’re cooking!  If that’s what you want, then you could do worse than Famous Grouse, original or black. January 26, 2014 at 7:14 pm If this was a list that showed what the bums sitting on the park benches drink it would be spot on. The reason these 10 blended whiskies are sold more than the top shelf whiskies is because they’re cheap, and that’s the only reason, and they taste cheap too. Do you think that anyone that pays £15 for a bottle of grants would ever, ever spend upwards of £30 for one bottle of top shelf scotch whisky. No, because they’re so stupid that if they had £30 they’d just buy two bottles of grants. And they do, hence, your list !. January 28, 2014 at 3:26 am This is literally the first time I have ever left a comment on a website before; so congratulations, Michael. I don’t know what scotch whiskeys you’ve been drinking, but Johnnie Walker is, at the very least, a contender for the best. As with every alcoholic brand, Johnnie offers an affordable, low-shelf selection and a higher-end, top-shelf selection. Both of which are extremely competitive for their respective brackets. I will hear no more of these ridiculous allegations that Johnnie is “cheap”, “tastes cheap” and its drinkers being “stupid”. March 5, 2014 at 6:56 am I no longer drink. That said, when I did, it was all about the scotch. I’m surprised I don’t see Glenlivet or Glenfiddich represented here, but those are good decent single malts. BUT if I were ever afforded the luxury of one more glass of scotch, you bet your hiney-ho it would be a glass of Chivas Regal, neat with two ice cubes. I can still taste that. Lovely stuff, man. I miss it. April 3, 2014 at 7:16 pm Oh my god ! I have never read comments from so many pretentious douche bags in my life ! I enjoy blended scotch, i dont think that drinking jonnie black label means i havent got a taste for “real scotch” only trolls, screen warriors & telephone tuff guys talk about how the only scotch is single malts… Heres a thought , save a few bucks on your next bottle and go downtown & see if you can convince a whore to turn you


A new sculpture, by Spaniard Jaume Plensa, is being completed alongside the M62 in St Helens, what is it called?

St Helens, Lancashire : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on St Helens, Lancashire   Wikis Advertisements    Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . (Redirected to St Helens, Merseyside article) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The town hall at Victoria Square St Helens List of places: UK  • England  • Merseyside St Helens ( pronunciation (help·info) ) is a large town in Merseyside , England . It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census . [1] Historically a part of Lancashire , the area grew during the 18th and 19th century as a significant centre for coal mining , [2] [3] and glassmaking . [4] [5] Both prior and during this time it was also home to a cotton and linen industry (notably sail making) [6] that lasted until the mid 19th century as well as salt , [2] lime and alkali pits, [6] copper [7] smelting, [7] [8] and brewing . [9] The town and borough is notable for being the site of the first fully man made canal opened in autumn 1757, [10] and also the first competition for steam locomotives, in Rainhill Trials . [11] Today, St Helens is very much a commercial town. The main industries have since left, become outdated, or have been outsourced leaving the float and patterned rolled glass producer Pilkingtons , a world leader in their industry, as the town's one remaining large industrial employer. Previously the town had been home to Beechams (now part of GlaxoSmithKline ), Ravenhead glass (bought out by the Belgian nationalised Durobor), [12] United Glass Bottles (U.G.B.), Triplex (owned by Pilkington, farmed out to India), Daglish Foundry (closed and demolished 1939), [13] and Greenall's (now located in nearby Warrington ). Contents 16 External links History The origin of the name St. Helens stretches back to a "chapel of ease", [2] dating back to at least the 16th century (earliest reference 1552), dedicated to St. Elyn. [14] The chapel was noted as "consisting only of a 'challis and a lytle bell". [2] The chapel was at the crux of the townships on the major thoroughfare for traffic between the River Mersey and northern Lancashire, and also between the port town of Liverpool, and the landlocked Manchester townships. [2] Windle itself is recorded on some maps as "Windhull" in 1201 suggesting the land had been occupied for at least 300 hundred years prior. Predominantly arable land [2] the area was also noted for its large swathes of moss, heath and bog land and was covered elsewhere in parts of the greater Mersey Forest [2] (though the larger "Community Forest" was not established until much later [15] ). As late as the start of the 19th century, St Helens did not exist as a town in its own right. It was formed from the townships of Eccleston , Windle , Parr and Sutton, townships of the parish of Prescot which became civil parishes on their own in 1866. Census figures from 1801 suggest the population of the township area to be 12,500 [16] which by 1860 had reached 50,000. Incorporation as a borough was granted on the 2nd February, 1868 when Queen Victoria granted St. Helens a municipal charter. Twenty years later St. Helens became a county borough . Until the mid 1700s the local industry was almost entirely based on small scale home based initiatives such as linen weaving. The landscape was dotted with similarly small scale mining operations, notably for coal and it's the coal to which the town owes its initial growth and development [2] and (subsequently) the symbiotic relationship shared with the coal dependent glass industry. The town was built both physically and metaphorically on coal : the original motto on the borough coat of arms was "Ex Terra Lucem" (Latin for "out of the earth comes light") [17] and local collieries employed up to 5,000 men as late as the 1970s, whilst during th


Which motorway links Southampton and Portsmouth?

M27 West J2-J3 Southampton Swan on the motorway! GORFCAM - YouTube M27 West J2-J3 Southampton Swan on the motorway! GORFCAM Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 5, 2014 GORFCAM was travelling on the M27 in Southampton between J2 and J3 when traffic came to a sudden halt and and I noticed a SWAN on what was the hard shoulder, but now lane 1 due to roadworks. The swan can be seen on the left of the video towards the end. See the link below for the news story!


Of which nationalised industry was Peter Parker appointed Chairman in 1976?

Sir Peter Parker - Telegraph Sir Peter Parker 12:02AM BST 30 Apr 2002 SIR PETER PARKER, who has died aged 77, was chairman of British Rail from 1976 to 1983 and a leading figure for many years in both the public and private sectors of industry. He was one of the generation of brilliant young men who emerged from the war as Socialists. He sought to apply his ideals to the running of British Rail, but in some respects found it a disenchanting experience; for he had to confront the three railway unions, and their deeply entrenched traditions, with the realities of 20th century economics and technology. In the process, his faith in the innate reasonableness of of human beings was sorely tried. Reflecting earlier this year on his chairmanship, he said: "I endured two years of guerrilla war led by the train drivers' union Aslef. Passengers suffered months of misery, as bad in parts as it is today." But despite his Socialist principles, he was prepared to take on the unions when he felt it necessary. During a particularly difficult dispute in 1981, Parker's board issued an ultimatum: "If the drivers did not go back to work, we would close the entire network." He won. Parker's aim was to lay the foundations for a far more cost-effective railway system, and to this end he embarked on a fundamental managerial restructuring, dividing British Rail into five commercially motivated business sectors, instead of having it based on regions. But his tenure was also marked by what he saw as a lack of investment on the part of both Labour and Conservative governments; because of this, he saw his job as a constant battle to shore up what he called "the crumbling edge of quality". It was no small achievement that, when he left in 1983, there were more stations in use than when he began. Parker was an instinctive communicator, a man of inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm. He also showed considerable promotional flair, and was happy, for example, to take part in a photocall wearing the latest staff uniform. He did much to make rail travel, particularly InterCity, a far more acceptable product to the travelling public. Perhaps his most notable achievement was a masterly political and propaganda campaign which defeated the anti-rail lobby when, in 1982, the Serpell Committee recommended drastic closures as the only way of making BR viable. He also introduced a new, if complex, structure of rail fares to the advantage of groups such as young people and old age pensioners. Peter Parker was born on August 30 1924 in France, but spent part of his childhood in Shanghai, where his father worked for an oil company. The family moved back to Britain in 1937, settling at Bedford. Peter was educated at Bedford School, where he forged a reputation as a sportsman, actor and debater. "People who thought they knew him were shocked when they discovered he was a Socialist," one contemporary recalled. "They just couldn't understand why an English public school gentleman should betray everything like that." He went on to London University before serving in the Intelligence Corps from 1943 to 1947, reaching the rank of major. On being demobilised, with little idea of what career to follow, he went to Oxford for a day in search of a college to attend. After several fruitless calls at some of the better known institutions, he had adjourned for lunch at a pub, the Mitre, when his eye lighted on a pleasant building opposite; a waiter told him that this was Lincoln College. There Parker had a warm welcome from the Rector, Lord Murray of Newhaven, and was launched on a brilliant career. While at Oxford, he shone both in union debates and as an actor in the University Dramatic Society; in the company of Kenneth Tynan, John Schlesinger and Lindsay Anderson, he was widely regarded as the best undergraduate actor of his day. His King Lear won high praise, and he fell into what proved to be an unrequited love affair with his Cordelia, Shirley Catlin, later to become Shirley Williams. They were both very active in the University Labour Club (he was to stand unsuccessfully as La


Vice President Joe Biden | whitehouse.gov Vice President Joe Biden Other Advisory Boards Vice President Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th and current Vice President of the United States. Download Hi-res (1256 KB) Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four siblings. In 1953, the Biden family moved from Pennsylvania to Claymont, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council. Then, at age 29, he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the United States Senate. Just weeks after the election, tragedy struck the Biden family when Biden's wife, Neilia and their one-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed and their two young sons critically injured in an auto accident. Vice President Biden was sworn in to the U.S. Senate at his sons' hospital bedside and began commuting to Washington every day by train, a practice he maintained throughout his career in the Senate. In 1977, Vice President Biden married Jill Jacobs. Jill Biden, who holds a Ph.D. in Education, is a life-long educator and currently teaches at a community college in Northern Virginia. The Vice President’s son, Beau (1969-2015), was Delaware's Attorney General from 2007-2015 and a Major in the 261st Signal Brigade of the Delaware National Guard. He was deployed to Iraq in 2008-2009. The Vice President’s other son, Hunter, is an attorney who manages a private equity firm in Washington, D.C. and is Chairman of the World Food Program USA. And his daughter Ashley is a social worker and is Executive Director of the Delaware Center for Justice. Vice President Biden has five grandchildren: Naomi, Finnegan, Roberta Mabel ("Maisy"), Natalie, and Robert Hunter. As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, Vice President Biden established himself as a leader in facing some of our nation's most important domestic and international challenges. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 17 years, then-Senator Biden was widely recognized for his work on criminal justice issues, including the landmark 1994 Crime Law and the Violence Against Women Act. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, then-Senator Biden played a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. He has been at the forefront of issues and legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. Now, as the 47th Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden has continued his leadership on important issues facing the nation. The Vice President was tasked with implementing and overseeing the $840 billion stimulus package in the  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , which has helped to rebuild our economy and lay the foundation for a sustainable economic future. The Vice President also leads the Ready to Work Initiative , the Administration’s key effort to identify opportunities to improve our nation’s workforce skills and training systems to help better prepare American workers for the jobs of a 21st century economy. The Vice President has continued to draw upon his years in the United States Senate to work with Congress on key issues including the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. As a longtime advocate against sexual assault and domestic violence, the Vice President appointed the first-ever White House Advisor on Violence Against Women . The Vice President has also been tasked with convening sessions of the President’s Cabinet and leading interagency efforts, particularly to reduce gun violence and raise the living standards of middle class Americans in his role as Chair of the Middle Class Task Force . Vice President Biden has traveled to 48 states as part of the Administration’s continuing efforts to focus key priorities such as college affordability and American manufacturing growth. With decades of foreign policy experience in the Unite


King Charles 2nd founded the Royal Hospital in 1682, how are the occupants known?

Royal Hospital Chelsea (The) – London SW3 | Fusion Promotions Search Spaces & Places Royal Hospital Chelsea (The) – London SW3 Founded by King Charles in 1682 as a retreat for veterans of the army, The Royal Hospital Chelsea occupies a magnificent position alongside the River Thames. Home to the widely recognised Chelsea Pensioners who are instantly known in their scarlet coats and tricorne hats. It is little known that within the Royal Hospital grounds stands a memorial to those who fell at the Battle of Chillianwalla and cannon engaged in the conflict. The Launch of the Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail took place at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on 2nd July 2004. The State Apartments consist of two main rooms, the Council Chamber and an Ante-Room. The Council Chamber is a stunning oak-panelled room designed by Wren and embellished by Robert Adam and still in its original stunning condition. There are a number of fine paintings by Van Dyke, Kneeler and Lely as well as important carvings and mouldings by William Emmett, John Grover and William Cleere. Together with the Ante-Room next door the State Apartments are ideally suited for receptions, dinners, lectures, and press/book launches, photo–calls and filming. Also available for hire are the stunning The Great Hall which is available for hire in the evenings only from about 6.30pm and includes the use of the kitchens. It would be ideally suited for banquets and receptions. Seating capacity is 270 and standing around 400. The Chapel is only available for weddings under certain circumstances. Marquees and Garden Parties are permitted throughout the year by private and corporate clients in the South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, re-designed by the eminent landscaper John Gibson in 1860. Room Capacities


In which London Square is the Royal Court Theatre?

Royal Court Theatre London Seating Plan & Reviews | SeatPlan - Closed 06/08/16 Overview The Royal Court is situated on Sloane Square and is the ultimate venue for new writing. Opening in 1870, the building has experienced a variety of names such as the New Chelsea Theatre, the Belgravia and the Court. In 1888, the building was demolished and rebuilt by Walter Emden and Bertie Crewe, who renamed it the New Court. After a brief period as a cinema, the theatre was damaged by a bomb in WWII and closed. It was later refurbished and in 1956, the theatre entered a golden age as it became the home of the English Stage Company lead by George Devine. It also premiered John Osborne’s hugely radical and famous Look Back in Anger, which changed the face of British theatre forever. The upstairs space opened in 1969 and premiered The Rocky Horror Show, but the theatre was threatened with closure in 1995. After receiving lottery funding, the venue underwent major refurbishment and reopened in 2000 as the Royal Court. Compromising the large 400-seat Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and the intimate 90-seat Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, there is flexible seating which varies from show to show. Jerwood Downstairs is split across three levels, which include the Stalls, Circle and Balcony. As it is a relatively small theatre, it offers very good views throughout the auditorium. Location and Map


What name do sailors give to a rope that hoists up a sail?

A Sailor's Dictionary A Sailor's Dictionary. Wild state in which a sailor acquires a boat.  Aboard: 1). A piece of construction lumber. 2). What one becomes when one is a-uninterested. Above Board: Above decks, therfore, meaning to be out in the open, visible to all; honest, straight forward, etc. Abreast: An object searched for by male lookouts. Only one? Afterguy: Last guy out of the bar. American Practical Navigator (Bowditch): Ancient nautical treatise, generally though to deal with navigation, which to the present day has resisted all attempts to decipher it. Often found on board ship as a decorative element or paperweight. Amidships: Condition of being surrounded by boats. Anchor: 1). Any of a number of heavy, hook-shaped devices that is dropped over the side of the boat on the end of a length of rope and/or chain, and which is designed to hold a vessel securely in place until (a) the wind exceeds 2 knots, (b) the owner and crew depart, or (c) 3 a.m. 2.) A device designed to bring up mud samples from the bottom at inopportune or unexpected times.  3). The thing rotting in the bilge of every racing yacht (unseen). Anchor Light: A small light used to discharge the battery before daylight.  Azimuth Bar: 1). What unsteady folks should do in heavy weather. 2). The last thing to grab as your falling overboard. Baggywrinkle: Effect of sun and salt spray on your face. Bar: 1). Long, low-lying navigational hazard, usually awash, found at river mouths and harbor entrances, where it is composed of sand or mud, and ashore, where it is made of mahogany or some other dark wood. Sailors can be found in large numbers around both. 2). Land based nesting and pre-mating natural habitat frequented by sailors when they force themselves to go ashore. Bare Boat: Clothing optional or sailing naked. Bar Buoy: What you will be looking for to lead you to a good time. Bare Poles: Sailing with unclothed persons from Eastern Europe. Barometer: Meteorological instrument which sailors use to confirm the onset of bad weather. It's readings, together with heavy rain, severe rolling, high winds, dark skies and deep cloud cover indicate the presence of a storm. Battery: Electrochemical storage device capable of lighting a lamp of wattage approximately equal to that of a refrigerator lamp for a period of 15 minutes after having been charged for two hours. Beam Sea: A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side, causing it to roll unpleasantly. This is one of the four directions from which wave action tends to produce extreme physical discomfort. The other three are `bow sea' (waves striking from the front), `following sea' (waves striking from the rear), and `quarter sea' (waves striking from any other direction). Beating to windward: A method of flogging crew to increase upwind performance when racing. Berth: 1). Any horizontal surface whose total area does not exceed one half of the surface area of an average man at rest, onto which at least one liter of some liquid seeps during any 12-hour period and above which there are not less than 10 kilograms of improperly secured objects. 2). Little newborn addition to the crew. 3). Sometimes the result of removing the last article of clothing. Bifurcation Buoy: Buoy that you can't tell if its coming or going. Binoculars: Entertainig shipboard kaleidoscope which when held up to the light reveals interesting patterns caused by salt spray scratches and thumb prints. Uncapped, its lens may be used to collect small amounts of salt from spray through evaporation. Bitter End: 1) Finish of a race when you are last over the line. 2) Wrong end of a siphon hose. 3) Time to alert the bartender in the English pub. BOAT: 1). Break Out Another Thousand. 2). A hole in the water surrounded by wood/plastic/steel/aluminium into which you pour all your money. BOAT Bucks: Monetary unit for yachties, for the sake of simplicity with a fixed conversion ratio of 1.000 with the local currency. Boat ownership: 1). Standing fully-clothed under a cold shower, tearing up 100-dollar bills. 2). Boat ownership i


Which composer, born 200 years ago in 1809, wrote 'Scottish' and 'Italian' symphonies?

Some Great Symphonies You Should Know - The Horn The Horn Religious Music(Choral) Some Great Symphonies You Should Know      The   symphony  is   a  musical  form   of  enormous  diversity.  Composers  started  writing  them  frequently   around  the  middle  of  the  18th  century,  and   have   continued  to   produce  them   to  the  present  day.  The  term  comes  from  the  Greek  meaning  "To  sound  together",  and   long  ago,  what  we  now  call   tge  overtures  to  operas  were   "Sinfonias ".   A  typical  opera  overture   of  nearly  300  years  ago  would  start  with  an  orchestral  introduction,  typicall   in   three  parts,   fast, slow  and  fast.  Then  composewrs  started  writing   music  like  this   as  independent  music  to  be  heard  at   concerts.  Thus  the  symphony  as  we  know  it  was  born.  To  this  day,  overtures  to  a  variety  of  operas,  such  as   those  of  Wagner  and  Verdi (19th  century)   are  often  heard  as  openers  to  concerts.       The  first  great  symphonies  were  written  by  Haydn   and  Mozart,  circa  the  last  half  of  the  18th  century.  Haydn  wrote  104  of  them  in  his  long  career !      There  are  41  numbered   ones  by  Mozart,  and  several  ones  which  are  not  numbered.   Beethoven  revolutionized  the  symphony,  writing  ones  of  unprecendented  length  and  complexity,  culminating  with  the  monumental  9th,  with  its  famous   "Ode  to  Joy "  with  chorus  and  four  vocal  soloists.     A  symphony  can  last  under  fifteen   minutes,  and  the  great   Austrian  composer  Gustav  Mahler  who  wrote  nine,  with  an  unfinished  tenth,  wrote  symphonies  that  last  from  about  an  hour  to  90  minutes,  also  using  voices   in  four  of  them.   Try  the  famous  "Unfin ished "symphony,  no  8,  by  Franz  Scubert,  (1797- 1828 ).  Schubert  completed  only  two  of  the  usual  four  movememts.  No  one  knows  why,  but  there  has  been  a   great  deal  of   speculation.  We  will  probably  never  know.  But  it's  a   great  piece.  Then  try  his  9th  and  last  symphony,  known  as  the"Great",  to  distinguish  it  from  an  earlier  symphony   he  wrote  in  the  same  key  which  is  much  shorter.     Then  you  might  try  two  of  the  five  symphonies  by  Felix  Mendelssohn  (1809- 1847 ).  The  third  is  called  the "Scottish",  as  it  is  an  evocation  of  the   composer's  visit  to  that  country,  and  is  full  of  local  color.  The  fourth,  known  as  the "Italian",  is  also  the  result  a  a  trip  to  that  country,  and  ends  with  a   lively  Italian  dance  called  the  "Saltarello".  Robert  Scumann  (1810- 1856 ),  wrote  four  beautiful  ones,  the  first  called  the  "Spring"  symphony,  an  evocation  of  that  pleasant  season,  and  the  third  called  the  Rhenish",  based   upon  Schumann's  stay  in  the  German  Rhineland.      Johannes  Brahms,  (1833-  1897 ),  wrote  four  gorgeous  symph onies  that  are  staples  of  the  repertoire.  Peter  Ilyich  Tchaikovsky  of  Russia  wrote  six.  Only  the  last  three  are  played  often  for  some  reason,  but  they  are    all  worth  hearing.   They  are  very  Russian,  chock  full  of  great  melodies  and   very  intense.  The  Frenchman  Camille  Saint- Saens (1835 -  1921 ),  wrote  five,  but  only  the  numbered  third  is  played  with  any  frequency.  It  is  a  spectacular   work  called  the"Organ "  symphony,  as  it  features  a  prominent  part  for  that  instrument,  which  is  very  unusual.     The  Czech  Antonin  Dvorak (1841- 1904 ),  wrote  nine,  but  only  the  last  three   are  performed  very  often,  although  you  can  occaisionally  hear  the  earlier ones  at  a  concert.  All  are  delightful  and  very  Czech,  with   marvelous   tunes.  The  most  famous  is  the  9th,  called"From  the  New  World",  as  it  was  written  during  the  three  years  the  composer  spent  in  America.  Dvorak  became  very  interested  in  the  music  of  African-Americans,  including  spiritua