Which Irish writer married an ex-chambermaid called Nora Barnacle?

Paparazzi hounded James Joyce after his late marriage to Nora Barnacle | IrishCentral.com Paparazzi hounded James Joyce after his late marriage to Nora Barnacle Sheila Langan SHARES / Newly published letter from Joyce to his son reveals how the press waited at his doorstep and tried to blackmail him after wedding to Nora Barnacle. There isn’t much to connect legendary Irish writer James Joyce with Justin Bieber, George Clooney, Kim Kardashian or any other favorite targets of today’s paparazzi. But in his day, Joyce complained of being hounded by the press and “feeling under siege like a hostage” due to reporters waiting at his doorstep. In a letter to his son Giorgio dated July 9, 1931, Joyce shared his dismay at the media’s obsession, once news leaked of his later-in-life wedding to his Galway love, Nora Barnacle. The four-page letter is one among a collection bequeathed to the Zurich James Joyce foundation by Joyce’s step-grandson, Professor Hans Jahnke, who passed away four years ago. The collection has been digitally published for the first time this summer by the National Library of Ireland. In 1931 Joyce and Nora were living in the Campden Grove area of Kensington in London. They had been living together as man and wife for almost 27 years and had raised their two children, Giorgio and Lucia. They legally wed in a civil ceremony for, as Joyce put it, “testamentary reasons,” so that Giorgio and Lucia would be his heirs in the eyes of the law. "Ulysses" had been published 9 years earlier, and at this point the novel and its author were internationally known. Joyce tried to keep news of the civil ceremony as secret as possible by waiting until two days beforehand to apply for the marriage license and by declining to fill in the spaces for his birthplace or profession. In a letter to Giorgio and his American wife, Helen, written a few days before the ceremony, Joyce expressed an amused excitement. “The marriage has been arranged for Saturday, July 4 (my father's birthday and the birthday of my brother George to say nothing of American independence) at the hour of 11.15 am Greenwich time," he wrote. "To throw people off the scent the bride will wear her lifeguard uniform while the groom will be in green satin with a white veil and an orange umbrella," the colors of the Irish flag. He wryly counseled: "Try to look as natural as possible so that people meeting you may not perceive that you have been turned into honest citizens all of a sudden." His tone changed decidedly once the media became involved. As RTE reports, after Joyce applied for the license, his name caught the eye of a Press Association reporter going through the advance notices at the Kensington Register Office. Once news spread, Joyce and Nora were hounded by reporters. The first encounter was between Joyce and a PA reporter who stopped the author on his way home to get “a statement as to why, if I married N. B. in 1904, I was etc. etc.” Joyce, who writes that he was eating a sweet at that moment, said that he kept eating in order to buy himself more time and invited the reporter back to his residence, where he called his lawyer. The reporter would only leave once Joyce assured him that he would issue a statement through his lawyer later that night. The statement read that they were marrying for “testamentary reasons” because their first (invented) wedding in Austria in 1904 had been discovered as invalid since Nora had given a false name. The press did not entirely buy it, however, and continued to pursue the couple. When Joyce and Nora came back home at midnight from a later supper, a reporter was camped out on their doorstep. On the day of the wedding, a reporter from The Express gained access to their house by pretending to be a distant acquaintance. After being turned away by Joyce a first time, the man returned with a letter from his editor, which Joyce describes in the letter to Giorgio as “pure blackmail.” “They offered me half of the middle page if I would write an article for the next day on Modern Marriage and Free Love and he gave me to under


Who was the lead singer with the group Amen Corner?

Greatest Hits - Amen Corner | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Greatest Hits google+ AllMusic Review               by William Ruhlmann The Amen Corner managed to be on two different record labels, Deram and Immediate, during their brief existence and to score hits for both. Thus, neither label has enough to fill out a complete hits collection. This is Immediate's version, which does contain the chart-topping "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" and the Top Ten "Hello Susie." But the Deram hits, "Gin House Blues," "Bend Me, Shape Me," and "High in the Sky" are all represented here by live versions, and it's there you really get to hear the evidence of the group's teen appeal -- the screams run right through the performances. The rest of the album contains the group's covers of songs like the Beatles ' "Get Back" and the Band's "The Weight," and originals such as "Recess" that suggest their categorization as a kiddie band wasn't entirely unearned. The Amen Corner never made it in the U.S., but it's hard to understand why, given the band's chops and, especially, lead singer Andy Fairweather-Low 's distinctively gravelly wail. Track Listing


Daisy Hawkins was a working title of which Beatles song?

The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” Was Almost Called “Daisy Hawkins” « 100.7 WZLX The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” Was Almost Called “Daisy Hawkins” April 28, 2015 3:00 AM Filed Under: beatles , eleanor rigby , George Harrison , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , Rock N Roll Diary Extra , Rock N' Roll Diary , The Beatles Portrait of British pop group The Beatles (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 - 1980) at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) Portrait of British pop group The Beatles (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 - 1980) at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) by Alisha Jackson Hit play on the video below and imagine Paul McCartney singing the name “Miss Daisy Hawkins” instead of “Eleanor Rigby”. Can you picture it? Although it’s hard for us to accept, lonely person Eleanor Rigby was almost called Daisy Hawkins. And Father McKenzie, well he was almost mistaken for a relative of Paul’s! On April 28th of 1966, The Beatles recorded the vocal tracks for “Eleanor Rigby”, which was originally supposed to be part of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club album. According to Paul (The Beatles, a Diary by Barry Miles, pg. 214), the recording session started off with him sitting down at the piano and getting the first line of the melody, and then “playing around with his words”. “I think it was ‘Miss Daisy Hawkins’ originally, then it was her picking up the rice in a church after a wedding. That’s how nearly all our songs start, with the first line just suggesting itself from books or newspapers.” McCartney explained the switch from Daisy Hawkins to Eleanor Rigby, saying, “We [The Beatles] were working with Eleanor Bron on Help! and I liked the name Eleanor; it was the first time I’d ever been involved with that name.” Actress Eleanor Bron, who took up her career after leaving Cambridge. She has appeared in many satirical programmes on British television such as ‘That Was The Week That Was’.  (Photo by Mary Williams/Getty Images) He explained where Rigby came from, saying, “Jane Asher (his girlfriend at the time) was in a play in Bristol then, and I was walking round the streets waiting for her to finish. I didn’t really like ‘Daisy Hawkins’ – I wanted a name that was more real, and I got the name from a shop called ‘Rigby’.” Beatles singer Paul McCartney meets his girlfriend actress Jane Asher at London Airport, May 28th 1967. (Photo by Stan Meagher/Express/Getty Images) After Paul decided on the full name ‘Eleanor Rigby’, Father McKenzie was up next. “Then the name Father McCartney came to me, and all the lonely people”, said Paul . “But I thought that people would think it was supposed to be about my Dad sitting knitting his socks. Dad’s a happy lad. So I went through the telephone book and I got the name ‘McKenzie’. While Paul has clearly explained where he got the names ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Father McKenzie’ from, we can’t help but wonder if the names came from somewhere he can’t even explain – his subconscious. It turns out that he can’t help but wonder either! “I thought, I swear, that I made up the name Eleanor Rigby like that. I remember quite distinctively having the name Eleanor, looking around for a believable surname and then wandering around the docklands in Bristol and seeing the shop there. But it seems that up in Woolton Cemetery, where I used to hang out a lot with John [Lennon], there’s a gravestone to an Eleanor Rigby. Apparently, a few yards to the right there’s someone called McKenzie.” Grave of Eleanor Rigby in #Woolton , #Liverpool , which is thought to have inspired The Beatles song. http://t.co/yOiGjO3cOO — Suzanne Hailey (@SuziHailey) September 19, 2014 If you just got chills, imagine how Paul felt when he made the revelation! Paul admitted that the name may have actually come from his subconscious, saying, “It was ei


Who currently plays Inspector George Gently on TV?

Inspector George Gently (TV Series 2007– ) - 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 With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases. Creator: Gently and Bacchus look into the suspicious death of Gently's old friend and ex-snout, China. 8.7 The investigation of a GP's suspected suicide leads Rachel to the village community she grew up in, which stirs up tragic memories. 8.6 The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles. 8.6 a list of 29 titles created 11 Jul 2013 a list of 38 titles created 30 Nov 2014 a list of 45 titles created 01 Jan 2016 a list of 30 titles created 11 months ago a list of 28 titles created 10 months ago Title: Inspector George Gently (2007– ) 7.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, David Leon Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case. Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout DCI Banks (TV Series 2010) Crime | Drama | Mystery The tenacious and stubborn DCI Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton. Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe Set in the 1960s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford. Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw 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 Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997) Crime | Drama | Mystery A veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X   As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war. Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell 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 A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester. Stars: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series 1996) Crime | Mystery | Drama Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities. Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland. Stars: Douglas Henshall, Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell Edit Storyline The show throws Chief Inspector George Gently


Which planet was discovered by Wiliam Herschel?

Discovery: A new planet The changing shape of the solar system He stopped on something unexpected: not a point of light, but a fuzzy disk. He initially thought it was a comet, but observations over the next several days showed something amazing. A comet that bright would be quite close to the Sun, and thus move rather quickly against the background stars. This object was moving, but too slowly to be a comet. It was moving so slowly that its motion suggested it would have to be far from the Sun’s gravity, even farther away than Saturn – the farthest known planet. To be that bright and that far away, it had to be a planet. “And I will name him George...” Herschel had discovered the first new planet. Up until this point, astronomers had known of only five other planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which are visible to the naked eye. Herschel tried to name the new planet after his benefactor, King George III of England. It was eventually named Uranus, after the father of Saturn, to fit with the mythological naming scheme of the other planets. What we can see today: The Hubble Space Telescope looks at Uranus Astronomers had actually seen Uranus many times before. It had been noted as early as 1690, when it was recorded as a star in the constellation Taurus. But only Herschel had made a telescope powerful enough to see Uranus was not a star. When the amateur astronomer tried to compare his observations with two professional astronomers, neither had telescopes powerful enough to confirm his find. Herschel’s discovery shook the astronomical world and thrilled the public. It earned him international fame and a paid astronomy job. People had imagined that other planets could exist in the solar system, but this was proof that more planets did exist. The solar system had just gotten bigger, and astronomy’s possibilities had expanded with it. The search for new planets was on.


Whom did Barack Obama defeat in the 2008 US Presidential election?

Barack Obama: Campaigns and Elections—Miller Center About the Administration Obama's election to the Senate instantly made him the highest-ranking African American officeholder in the country and, along with the excitement generated by his convention speech and his books (Dreams from my Father, brought back into print, joined The Audacity of Hope on the bestseller list), placed him high on the roster of prospective Democratic presidential candidates in 2008. After spending a low-profile first year in office focusing on solidifying his base in Illinois and traveling abroad to buttress his foreign policy credentials as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama spent much of 2006 speaking to audiences around the country and mulling whether to run for President. According to annual National Journal evaluations of senators' legislative voting records, Obama ranked as the first, tenth, or sixteenth most liberal member of the Senate, depending on the year. Obama announced his presidential candidacy on February 10, 2007, at a rally in front of the Old State House in Springfield, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln had given his famous "house divided" speech in 1858. Relying heavily on the Internet, the Obama campaign mobilized a massive grassroots organization of volunteers and donors. With Axelrod again at the helm, the campaign developed a strategy for winning the Democratic nomination that relied on assembling the same coalition of blacks and white liberals that had enabled him to succeed in Illinois, with an additional focus on young voters. Initially, however, Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a strong lead in the polls, even among African American voters and leaders who admired her and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and did not think Obama had much of a chance to win. Former Senator John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2004, was also widely regarded at the start of the campaign as a stronger candidate than the inexperienced Obama. Drawing on his base of Internet supporters, Obama initially surprised political pundits by matching Clinton and besting Edwards in campaign fundraising throughout 2007. He became the co-frontrunner in the race by winning the crucial Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2008, defeating both Edwards and Clinton by an 8 percentage point margin. Clinton rebounded to win the New Hampshire primary five days later, edging out Obama by 3 points and crushing Edwards by 22 points. In the next important test, Obama opened up a narrow lead in the nomination contest by defeating Clinton handily in the South Carolina primary, 55 percent to 27 percent, on January 26. Black voters, convinced by the Iowa results that whites would vote for an African American candidate for President, gave him overwhelming support in South Carolina and in subsequent primaries. Edwards finished a distant third in the state where he was born, and dropped out of the race on January 30. Other contenders for the nomination, including Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, had already dropped out based on their poor showings in the early primaries and caucuses. From February through early June, Obama and Clinton battled fiercely through the remaining primaries and caucuses. Overall, Clinton won twenty primaries to Obama's nineteen, including victories for the New York senator in most of the large states, notably California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Both candidates were bidding to become historic "firsts"—the first African American President or the first woman President. But Obama had three crucial advantages that enabled him to eke out a narrow victory for the Democratic nomination. First, he was able to contrast his consistent opposition to the war in Iraq with Clinton's vote in 2002 to authorize the war before later turning against it. Second, although there was little difference between Clinton and Obama on the issues, Obama ran on a theme of change and Clinton on a


Who was Obama's running mate in the 2008 US Presidential election?

Running Mate - What Does It Mean? Definition of Running Mate What is a "running mate"? What is the definition of the term "running mate"? As it relates to the US Presidential election, a "running mate" is the person who is the presidential nominee's candidate for Vice President. For instance, Sarah Palin was John McCain's "running mate" in the 2008 US Presidential election, as Palin was McCain's choice for Vice President, should he have beaten Barack Obama. On the other hand, Joe Biden was Barack Obama's running mate in the 2008 US Presidential election and became Vice President in January of 2009. US Presidential candidates and their teams will carefully evaluate potential "running mates", as a "running mate" can make or break a Presidential campaign. Many campaigns will choose a running mate who is pretty much the polar opposite of the Presidential candidate - for instance, the McCain campaign chose Sarah Palin because she was thought to be young and dynamic, while McCain was the grizzled veteran who would appeal to older voters. The plan didn't work, however, as Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the election. In some cases, a running mate will go on to become a Presidential candidate themselves. For instance, Al Gore served as Bill Clinton's Vice President for eight years, and then ran for President himself in 2000 (where he eventually lost to George W. Bush). --


Araucaria, Shed and Paul are names connected with which pastime?

Fifteensquared » Blog Archive » Guardian 25,247 / Enigmatist, Paul and Shed Guardian 25,247 / Enigmatist, Paul and Shed Posted by mhl on February 16th, 2011 I’ll leave no spoilers in this paragraph since it appears on the front page and this is a really special puzzle… This puzzle is a wonderful tribute to Araucaria, whose 90th birthday it is today. The theme is that of geniuses, and places John Graham among ALBERT EINSTEIN, THOMAS EDISON, OSCAR WILDE and STEPHEN HAWKING. Indeed, the middle line of the puzzle reads “OUR OWN EINSTEIN” 🙂 The preamble to the puzzle, once resolved, reads “NINETY today, hooray, hooray, for OUR OWN GENIUS, Mr GRAHAM (who appears step-wise in the grid from the middle of 14 down)”. The stepwise reading of his name appears as so: In the index of the crossword page this is credited to Biggles: in case people weren’t aware of this joke, “Biggles” is actually a team of four of the Guardian setters called John: John Henderson (Enigmatist), John Halpern (Paul), John Young (Shed) and John Graham (Araucaria). (The joke is that the Biggles books were written by W. E. Johns.) This is Biggles without one of the Johns, however – the subject of this puzzle – so in the puzzle itself it’s credited to Engimatist, Paul and Shed. The puzzle itself has many wonderful clues, and I’m sure there are plenty of in-jokes I’ve missed. Many congratulations to Araucaria, and the setters for such an amazing tribute! Across SUM = “problem” reversed followed by CADET = “one training for the police”; Definition: “Drink” 9. NINETY N = “New” + (IN YET)*; Definition: “Ten of these” – this is clue number 9, so 10 times 9 gives NINETY 10,3. (O[perations] IN THE MOSSAD)*; Definition: “[GENIUS]” 12. (RULE PLAN)*; Definition: “She” – Prunella Scales is famously a fan of Araucaria’s 13. An entertaining clue: O = “nothing” + OH = “I see”; Definition: “I say” 14. (WORN OU[t])*; Definition: “the local community” 17. (OSCAR UU)* (OSCAR is “half of [OSCAR WILDE]” and UU = “Ulster Unionist”); Definition: “Harsh” 20. MONEYS = “Sums” around K = 1000 = “grand”; Definition: “halves thereof” – a “monkey” is slang for £500 23. (ALONG)* around RIA = “water-filled valley”; Definition: “QE1” – referring to Queen Elizabeth the First 24. A lovely &lit: I[ntellects] in GENUS = “class”; Definition: “Foremost of intellects in class” 26. RAW = “Green” reversed (“back”); Definition: “Mars?” – Mars is the Roman god of war 27. AN followed by TITAN = “imposing character” + K[afka] = “one of Kafka”; Definition: “type of missile” 28,16. (BLARE)*, TEN around I is “10 [divided by] 1” – two of those are put around S = “second”; Definition: “[GENIUS]” 31. Double definition: “Pervade” and “conundrum” 32. NEATHERD (A H TENDER)*; Definition: “A horse tender? Strangely not!” – a NEATHERD would look after cattle (neat) Down MUNCH = “to eat” without the centre (“but no stomach for it”); Definition: “A lot” 2. Hidden in “Cameron’S CAMpaign”; Definition: “Swindle” 4,22. STEPHEN KING = “Author” around HAW = “fruit”; Definition: “[GENIUS]” 5. (NUN DONE 1)*; Definition: “Funny nun done one (nudge nudge, wink wink …)” 6. UNTAKEN = “Still available” around DER = “the German”; Definiton: “promised” 7. (LUSTY)* around FIT = “attack” reversed; Defintion: “dull mind” (“dull” as a verb here) 11. OR = “Alternative” + R = “resistance”; Definition: “the Guardian columnist”, referring to Deborah Orr 14. [b]OAR = “slicing head off pig”; Definition: “Blade” 15. SCAR = “Mark” + [t]W[a]I[n] = “Twain’s odd characters ignored” + L = “line” in ODE = “composition”; Definition: “[GENIUS]” 18. ATLANTIS ANTIS = “Objectors” around TLA = “URL, say” (TLA is a tongue-in-cheek abbreviation for Three Letter Acronym); Definition: “Fantasy Island” 19. UNABATED U (you) = “Using mobile you” + NAB = “arrest” + TED = “unruly adolescent”; Definition: “with no subsidence” – I love “Using mobile you” 21. SS = “ship” with O (a hole) inside = “holed”; Definition: “Possible message from holed ship?” 24. AHA = “Eureka!” in GRM = first letters of “Great Reverend Master”; definition: “Great Reverend Master” – a


Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2009?

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»


Biggest animal on earth | Blue Whale Listen to the song of the blue whale Gentle Giants In scary   movies the gigantic creature that swims in the ocean, or the huge beast   that roams the streets, are evil monsters bent on harm and destruction.   But in nature, the very largest of the large creatures   have been virtually harmless to humans. In fact, magnificent creatures   such as the great blue whale have suffered most at the hands of humans bent on destruction. Blue whales, as well as many other whale species,   have been hunted to the brink of extinction by people from all over   the world for centuries. It's only recently, in this century, that we   have begun to appreciate the value of all living creatures.   We have come to feel that wiping any species of animal off the face   of the earth forever is an evil thing for humans to do. Blue whales   have been put on the United States' endangered species list. Whalers in the 19th and 20th centuries hunted this giant nearly to extinction,   killing as many as 29,000 in 1931, probably the peak year. Blue   whales diet consists mainly of krill, a tiny shrimp that lives in tremendously   large schools in almost every ocean of the world. Krill is probably   one of the most plentiful food species anywhere   on earth. It's gotta be to keep up with the blue whales' big appetite. A big blue can eat over a thousand krill at one time swallowing them    with a tongue that weighs as much as an elephant! Blue whales eat the   krill using a special type of filter on their mouths called a baleen.   By gulping enormous amounts of sea water containing the live krill the   blue whale closes its mouth and flushes the sea water back out through   the filter leaving the krill behind for it to swallow. Small fish and   plankton are also favorite food items of the whale. It takes about 8,000   lbs/3600kg of fresh seafood a day to keep the blue whale well fed. Probably   the most spectacular thing about blue whales that's bigger than big   is the sounds they make. If you have speakers on your computer you   can listen to a recording of "blue whale speech" by clicking on the 'play' button in the audio box above. Scientists have measured the low-frequency    sounds they make when they communicate with each other by using a decibel meter.   Some of their vocalizations have been recorded as loud as 188 decibels and can be heard as far as 530 mi/848km away. To give you an idea   of just how loud 188 decibels is a commercial jet taking off makes   a sound of 120 decibels. That makes whales, by far, the loudest living organism on earth. Why is the Blue Whale So Big? Scientist don't really   know for sure, but they are sure of one thing - as big as the ancient   dinosaurs were they were never as big as the blue whale is. The   blue whale is the largest creature to have ever lived on earth!   One of the most important reasons that whales have become so large   is they have more space - more room to roam. Remember: over 70%   of the earth is covered in ocean water. Another nice thing   about living in the oceans, besides all the real estate, is the   weightlessness effect of water. If you like to swim or SCUBA dive   you know how it feels to be in the water - almost like floating   in space. (In fact, NASA sometimes trains their astronauts inside huge tanks of water   to get familiar with working in a zero-gravity environment.) It's   the weightlessness of the ocean environment that allows whales   to maintain such huge proportions. Instead of relying on a skeleton   to support the weight of its massive bulk the buoyancy of the surrounding   ocean water supports the weight of the whale's body tissues. If   a blue whale were to be removed from the ocean it would smother   under its own weight - a result of the effects of gravity.


In which town or city is the University of Abertay?

Dundee University City, Dundee University and University of Abertay, Dundee Dundee University City University of Dundee Traditionally a centre for engineering and heavy manufacturing, Dundee has now transformed itself into a dynamic, modern city with an international reputation as a centre for arts and culture, life sciences, and the creative industries. It is a city of learning with more students per head of population than Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow. The University of Dundee and the University of Abertay Dundee both carry out world class research in areas such as life sciences, computer arts and environmental research. 41,000 students study in the city every year, representing over 75 nationalities. Dundee is a campus university five minutes away from the city centre. The city has a population of 180,000 which means that it is small enough not to be overwhelming but has plenty of demand to support a wide variety of cultural, sporting and shopping facilities. Academic strengths Dundee offers the widest range of undergraduate courses in Scotland. There are four academic Colleges at the University of Dundee: Art & Design, Architecture, Engineering & Physical Sciences; Arts and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; and Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. Facilities The University of Dundee has an integrated campus where the teaching areas, social facilities, sports centre and guaranteed accommodation are mainly on one central site. Student life Dundee is a lively place with more students per head of population than any other city in the UK. Entertainment focuses on the tastes and budgets of students, with a variety of restaurants and cafés, cinemas and theatres as well as excellent sports facilities. The University was voted the friendliest campus in Scotland by an independent guide. All major faiths have facilities for worship either on-campus or in the city. Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA) is the hub of student life, and is run by students for students. It has entertainment, shopping and welfare services and is the base for university sports clubs and societies. Source Education UK University of Abertay, Dundee Located in Scotland, in the centre of the city of Dundee, the University of Abertay Dundee is a modern University, one with a long history (educating students since 1888) that has quickly become one of Scotland's leading universities, highly ranked for academic performance and with a talented group of students and academics who make the University the success it is today. Academic strengths Abertay is the top university in Scotland for environmental research and launched Scotland's first degrees in bioinformatics and biotechnology. Building on expertise in the field of computing, Abertay has recently launched degrees in Smart Systems and Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures. Facilities Abertay's compact campus in the city centre of Dundee offers convenience to its students - all buildings are within a couple of minutes walk. The multi-award winning library includes fully-equipped seminar rooms for teaching information and IT skills, group study rooms, a Centre for Language Learning and Self Study, and a specialist legal library. Part of the building has 24-hour access to IT and study facilities as well as a time-out area. The Student Centre opened in 2005 and provides an advanced and innovative facility for future generations of Abertay students and staff by creating a vibrant heart for the University with first class social and cultural facilities. We have invested £6 million into getting it exactly right, from the beautiful red sandstone exterior to the original interior design that hosts a cinema, coffee bars, exhibition space, performance space and a fabulous roof-top garden. Student life The Student Centre provides leisure and fun events including theme nights, comedy nights, live bands, karaoke and quiz nights. Activities reflect the multicultural nature of the student community by celebrating events such as Diwali – the Indian Festival of Light, Chinese New Year, and the Mardi Gras.


Who was replaced in 2008 by Rachel Riley?

Rachel Riley Draws A Cock On Countdown - YouRepeat Add our chrome extension to repeat YouTube videos at the click of a button Rachel Riley Draws A Cock On Countdown Choose your time range using the slider. Start: Use this link to share your repeat GIF Creation Settings Separate tags with commas or press enter (max 5 tags) Quick GIF Create 8 Out of Cats Does Countdown 20.09.2013 - 80s Night - Episode 10 HD Countdown Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 69 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009, and then over to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. The current presenter is Nick Hewer. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude mid-way between the two advertisement breaks. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: ten letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; four numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she loses or has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture. First episode: November 2, 1982 Number of seasons: 69 Network: Channel 4 Rachel Riley Rachel Annabelle Riley is an English television presenter. She co-presents Countdown on Channel 4 and The Gadget Show on Channel 5. In January 2009, she replaced Carol Vorderman as the co-host of Countdown doing the letters and numbers selection and mathematics solutions. She hosts the show alongside Nick Hewer. Riley has co-presented over 1,000 episodes of Countdown. She was also a participant in the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, but she was the 5th contestant to be eliminated from the show on 3 November 2013. Date of birth: January 11, 1986 Place of birth: Rochford


What name is given to scoring a single, double and treble of the same number in three darts?

Darts 501 - Terms and Meanings The centre of the board. (see also: "SINGLE-BULL" and "DOUBLE-BULL") Score of 50 BUST / BUSTED Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game. The darts do not count and the  player begins his next turn on the same score he had prior to. C C In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored.  For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5  darts" were scored with three darts. CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST Hitting treble 20, treble 1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST") CHALKING Keeping score / marking the game. CHIPS A score of 26. (See also: "BREAKFAST /BED & BREAKFAST") CHUCKER A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his  team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the  terrible throw. A variation on this tradition is to draw a fish around the  score, often leading to aquarium-related jokes being aimed at particularly poor  or unlucky players. CLOCK The dartboard itself, usually in the context of "ROUND THE CLOCK". CORK The centre of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it  is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days. D DARTITIS Name given to a mental state of a dart thrower unable to release his / her dart  during a throw. DEVIL The treble-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error  when going for treble-13 or treble-10. DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws  first in the game. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR  BULL". DOUBLE The thin outer ring of the board. In standard x01 games, a double counts for two  times the number hit. DOUBLE-BULL On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles,  the outer circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle is commonly  red and worth 50 points. Hitting the innermost ring of this type of bullseye is  a "DOUBLE-BULL". (See also: "BULLSEYE") DOUBLE IN (DI) A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE OUT (DO) Hitting the double of a number to win a game of 'x01 DOUBLE TOP Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS The lower portion of the board, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of  x01. E A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. FAT The largest portion of a number (the area between the double and triple ring) FEATHERS The 'feathers'/ Flights of the dart which makes the dart more aerodynamic FLIGHTS The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as  feathers. G Advises all players that the match has now started GAME SHOT Signifies that the match winning double has been hit GOOD GROUP A compliment for tight, accurate throwing. GRAND SLAM Hitting the T5, T20 & T1 in one throw. GRANNY A lose without scoring, see SHUT OUT cricket game H HAIL MARY The third dart that miraculously scores a high treble where the first two  combined scored low single numbers HAT TRICK A score of three bullseyes in a single throw. HIGH TON Scoring between 151-180 points in a game of '01 HOCKEY The throw or Toe line. See 'Oche' Oche is pronounced as Hockey I ISLAND The actual playable area of a dart board (inside the doubles ring). Missing this  area entirely is sometimes referred to as "Off the island". J K KILLER A game variant where a number of players "own" a number on the dartboard and  compete to build up "lives" (by hitting that number) until a threshold is  reached (usually 4 or 6) before attempting to "kill" other players by removing  the lives they have built up (by hitting those other players' numbers) until a  single player is left. L LEG One game of a match. Most professional matches are made up of a number of sets,  each of which is split into legs. LEG SHOT Signifies that a player has completed (Won) the "leg" as per Game Shot. LIPSTICK Nam


Nitro-hydrochloric acid was traditionally called what?

Nitro-muriatic acid - definition of nitro-muriatic acid by The Free Dictionary Nitro-muriatic acid - definition of nitro-muriatic acid by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nitro-muriatic+acid  (rē′jē-ə, rē′jə) n. A corrosive, fuming, volatile mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, used for testing metals and dissolving platinum and gold. Also called nitrohydrochloric acid. [New Latin aqua rēgia : Latin aqua, water + Latin rēgia, feminine of rēgius, royal (because it dissolves gold, the "royal metal").] aqua regia (ˈriːdʒɪə) n (Elements & Compounds) a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of one part nitric acid and three to four parts hydrochloric acid, used in metallurgy for dissolving metals, including gold. Also called: nitrohydrochloric acid [C17: from New Latin: royal water; referring to its use in dissolving gold, the royal metal] aq′ua re′gi•a (ˈri dʒi ə) a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids used to dissolve precious metals. [1600–10; < New Latin: literally, royal water] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:


What do Americans celebrate on the first Monday in September?

Why do we celebrate Labor Day? | HowStuffWorks Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor Photo courtesy U.S. Library of Congress For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. Labor unions themselves celebrated the first labor days in the United States, although there's some speculation as to exactly who came up with the idea. Most historians credit Peter McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, with the original idea of a day for workers to show their solidarity. Others credit Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J. Up Next The History of Easter Quiz The first Labor Day parade occurred Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City. The workers' unions chose the first Monday in September because it was halfway between Independence Day and Thanksgiving . The idea spread across the country, and some states designated Labor Day as a holiday before the federal holiday was created. President Grover Cleveland signed a law designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day nationwide. This is interesting because Cleveland was not a labor union supporter. In fact, he was trying to repair some political damage that he suffered earlier that year when he sent federal troops to put down a strike by the American Railway Union at the Pullman Co. in Chicago, IL. That action resulted in the deaths of 34 workers. In European countries, China and other parts of the world, May Day, the first day in May, is a holiday to celebrate workers and labor unions. Before it became an international workers holiday, May Day was a celebration of spring and the promise of summer. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is about 14 percent of the working population. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder. For lots more information on Labor Day, check out these links on the next page. Samuel Gompers on Labor Day Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation. Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor 1


Which Poet Laureate lived at Dove Cottage?

William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) Inspired by the epic grandeur of the Lake District landscape, where he was born and lived most of his life, William Wordsworth (1770-1850), the Victorian Poet Laureate, is the foremost of English Romantic poets. The great Lakeland poet was born at Wordsworth House in the Cumbrian town of Cockermouth on the western edge of the National Park on 7 April, 1770, the second son of John Wordsworth and Anne Cookson. John Wordsworth came from middle class Yorkshire stock. William's childhood was spent at Cockermouth and Penrith , the family lived at Wordsworth House , in Cockermouth, an elegant Georgian mansion which became their home in 1766 when William's father was appointed to the position of steward to James Lowther. The young Wordsworth attended school at Cockermouth between 1776 and 1777. He lost his mother when he was but eight years old, and tragically, his father followed her to the grave but five years later. William was separated from his much loved sister Dorothy and went to live with his two uncles. Dorothy was brought up by their maternal grandmother. A highly imaginative child, he was educated at Hawkshead Grammar School . During his period of residence in Hawkshead he lodged at Anne Tyson's cottage, which today proudly declares the fact on a plaque for the information of visitors to the village. In these early, formative years, the young Wordsworth developed a great love and appreciation of the Lakeland landscape, which he was to vividly retain for the rest of his life. In 1790, Wordsworth embarked on a summer walking tour through revolutionary France. During this time he met Annette Vallon, who was to become his mistress and later bore him an illegitimate daughter, Anne Caroline. Largely influenced by the events of the French Revolution, he made an attempt to break away from the artificial diction and the neo-classical traditions of his age. William first acquired critical attention at the age of twenty-eight with the publication of his 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1798. It included his 'Lines Composed Above Tintern Abbey' , written in a simplistic style which was widely criticized at the time. Undaunted, William continued to write his celebrations of nature, producing such masterpieces as his long autobiographal poem 'The Prelude', which was published in 1839. William married his childhood schoolfriend, Mary Hutchinson, in 1802,   the couple moved to the village of Grasmere , where they eventually settled at Dove Cottage in the village, his sister Dorothy, to whom he remained very close, moved in with them. Dove Cottage was William Wordsworth's first home in the lakes, the poet, his wife Mary and sister Dorothy lived there from 1799 to 1808 and it   is where he is believed to have written his best poetry. A tireless walker, he traversed the Lakeland fells ceaselessly on foot and wrote a pioneering guide book to the Lake District. Local tradition states that when Sir Walter Scott stayed with the tee-total Wordsworth, who would not allow alcohol in the house, he would lock the door of his room, climb out of the window and make straight for the Swan Hotel, to which ends he was driven, to obtain his daily dram of Scotch whisky. The household it is reported, on entering the inn with him, were puzzled as to why all the staff appeared to greet him as an old friend. The well tended, steeply sloping gardens were laid out by Wordsworth himself, he would often on rambles in the area, obtain wild flowers and ferns to replant there. The adjoining Wordsworth Museum, holds many of the poets original manuscripts and family portraits. After vacating Dove Cottage, the Wordsworth's lived at nearby Allan Bank , once referred to by the poet as a 'temple of abomination', as at the time he strongly felt it ruined the view of Grasmere, but later changed his views on the building and occupied it for a period of three years. They later lived at the Rectory at Grasmere, neither of these houses are open to the public. The great poets


Which American vocal group was made up of Tim Hauser, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel?

Janis Siegel | The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer Janis Siegel   Over the years, Janis’ unmistakable voice has become one of the group’s most recognizable trademarks. She sang lead on some of the Transfer’s biggest hits, such as “Operator,” “Chanson D’Amour,” “Twilight Zone,” “Birdland,” “The Boy from N.Y.C.” “Spice of Life”, ”Ray’s Rockhouse”, “The Shaker Song”, “Mystery”, and  co-wrote and sang lead on the Grammy winning “Sassy”. She also gained a reputation as a vocal arranger by writing five of the charts for the group’s acclaimed masterwork, Vocalese, seven charts for the group’s Grammy-winning album Brasil, and won a Grammy herself in 1980 for her arrangement of “Birdland.” In 1993, she and her Manhattan Transfer colleagues received their honorary doctorates from the Berklee School of Music, and in 1999 they were among the first class of inductees into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. These days, you can find Janis in the place she loves most, the studio, producing various ventures for other artists and singing on a wide array of projects, touring with her trio, teaching at universities and high schools, and paying tribute to her idol Ella Fitzgerald in a new show called “ELLA- A Life in Song.” 2012 found Janis and her Manhattan Transfer partner Alan Paul representing America as teachers and judges for the very first online singing competition in China , “ROCK THE WEB!” The finals of this competition were televised from Beijing. Her 10th solo CD, released on Palmetto Records, is called “NightSongs” and her two most recent solo collaborations  are “HONEY & AIR” a Brazilian/jazz vocal adventure with her group REQUINTE TRIO, along with percussionist/singer Nanny Assis and pianist John di Martino and “SOME OTHER TIME” a tribute to Leonard Bernstein with trombonist/singer Nils Landgren. Siegel – who is a life-long resident and lover of Manhattan, feels that some styles are timeless and universal, regardless of prevailing trends. “I think people will always respond to emotion and to great songs sung well,” she says. “When you come down to it, people want to feel something.” Click Here to buy Requinte Trio’s debut album on iTunes


John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons is MP for which constituency?

The Rt Hon John Bercow MP - Member of Parliament for Buckingham | High Speed 2 Welcome to my website You elected me and sent me to the House of Commons to represent the people of Buckingham. My election as Speaker is the greatest honour of my professional life and I am very conscious of the responsibility which it has vested in me. I shall strive every day to justify Members’ confidence and to help to restore the reputation of Parliament. Please rest assured that I continue to represent all my constituents. Although as Speaker I do not speak in or stage debates, table questions, or sign Early Day Motions, I represent all my constituents by raising their concerns with the relevant agency or government department.


The Bay of Fundy lies off the eastern coast of which country?

The Phenomenal Bay of Fundy - Bay of Fundy Home The Phenomenal Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy is one of the 7 wonders of North America. The highest tides on earth, the rarest whales in the world, semi-precious minerals and dinosaur fossils; all this convinced an international panel of experts in 2014 to choose the Bay of Fundy as one of the natural wonders of the world. Low tide at the Hopewell Rocks at Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick Cape Split, Nova Scotia Why the Bay of Fundy is a Natural Wonder Located halfway between the equator and the north-pole on Canada’s stunning east coast, Fundy is a unique coastal environment. The Bay of Fundy is renowned not only for its tides but also for geological discoveries (dinosaur fossils) and marine life (whales). Recommended experience Download as a print-ready PDF World’s Highest Tides The Bay of Fundy’s unique shape amplifies the tides to as much as 16 m (56 feet), the height of a 5-storey building. Fundy has the highest tides on earth. The Tidal Bore Fossils and Seacliffs The Bay of Fundy has a diverse coastal landscape of breathtaking cliffs, sea caves and rock formations. Fundy’s geological diversity tells a story of millions of years of natural history with Triassic age dinosaur discoveries, fossils showing evidence of the evolution of life, and semi-precious gems and minerals. Whales and Marine Life The tides of the Bay of Fundy create unique conditions for whales and seabirds. Whale-watching tours operate on both sides of the Bay under a strict code of ethics. Experience The Bay of Fundy Experience the incredibly diverse Bay of Fundy in its National Parks,  UNESCO  sites, national historical sites, outstanding provincial parks, and museums. There are breathtaking hiking trails, sea kayaking tours along sculpted coastline, cliffs and islands, boat tours and tidal rafting expeditions on the tidal rivers. Travel to the Bay of Fundy Lovely country inns, small bed and breakfasts, seaside cabins and hotels. You choose.


"What was the name of the last surviving ""Tommy"", from World War I, who died in 2009, aged 111?"

Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110 - Telegraph UK News Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110 Florence Green, the world's last surviving First World War veteran has died,  marking the end of an era in British history. Florence Green died two weeks before her 111th birthday Photo: Masons 10:46AM GMT 07 Feb 2012 Mrs Green passed away in her sleep at a care home in Norfolk just two weeks before her 111th birthday. The great-grandmother signed up to the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) 93 years ago in September 1918, when she was aged just 17. She was the last surviving person to have served in WWI following the death of British-born sailor Claude Choules in Australia last year. During the First World War she worked at Narborough Airfield and RAF Marham, Norfolk, as an Officer's Mess steward. Mrs Green, who was born in London, lived with her daughter May, 90, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, but had moved into Briar House care home shortly before Christmas where she died on Saturday. Related Articles 05 May 2011 Her family paid tribute to the veteran, describing her as "a great woman". Her daughter May said: "She so nearly made it to her 111th birthday. It is very sad. We are grateful for all the nice tributes." Mrs Green's younger daughter June Evetts, from Oundle, Northants., 76, said: "I'm very proud of her and she was very proud of the recognition she received." Mrs Green spent her war days working ''all hours'' serving officers breakfast, lunch and dinner and would often spend time wandering the base simply ''admiring the pilots''. Before her death she said: ''I enjoyed my time in the WRAF. There were plenty of people at the airfields where I worked and they were all very good company. ''I would work every hour God sent but I had dozens of friends on the base and we had a great deal of fun in our spare time. In many ways I had the time of my life. ''I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates. I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes but I was scared of flying. ''It was a lovely experience and I'm very proud.'' Her story came to light after Andrew Holmes, a British correspondent for the US-based Gerontology Research Group, traced her name using the National Archive. Mr Holmes tracks and validates the ages of people over 110 and also keeps track of British men and women who are older than 107. He was stunned to locate a service record on the National Archive for Florence Beatrice Patterson, the grandmother's maiden name. Mr Holmes traced the records further and was surprised to find Florence had joined the WRAF in September 1918 - two months before the war ended on November 11, 1918. He said: ''It's a common misconception that a veteran must be someone who saw action or fighting in the trenches. ''A veteran is someone who served in one of the Armed forces, regardless of their role - a medic, an ambulance driver or a waitress - they all count. ''Obviously the last surviving veterans of any war are likely to be the youngest and therefore would not have served long.'' Last May the only living male First World War combat veteran, British-born sailor Claude Choules, died in Australia at the age of 110. Britain's last survivor of the First World War trenches Harry Patch - known as 'The Last Tommy' - who died in July 2009 aged 111. RAF Squadron Leader Paula Willmot said RAF Marham, where Mrs Green was stationed for seven months, would pay its respects to the veteran "in true style". She said: "We will be supporting the family at the funeral. We are sending a number of our stewards as a tribute to her. "We kept in contact with her and visited her just before Christmas to give her a Christmas cake, which she was delighted with. "We were due to visit her on Friday to celebrate her 111th birthday. It is a very sad occassion, but what an amazing woman. "She is very much a Norfolk lass. We have very good memories of her. RAF Marham will be paying its respects in true style." Florence celebrated her 110th birthday on February 19, last year with her daughter May, who was her full-time carer. Sh


"Which product was advertised with the slogan, ""Forces grey out, forces white in""?"

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The classical musician, Anne-Sophie Mutter plays which instrument?

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What was the name of the horse that highwayman, Dick Turpin, was reputed to have ridden?

Dick Turpin - Highwaymen and Highway Robbery Dick Turpin "The Spurious Highwayman" Dick Turpin is probably the most famous highwayman of all. Mention the name to most people, and they will tell you he was a daring and dashing highwayman who famously rode from London to York on his faithful mare, Black Bess, in less than 24 hours. However, the popular Turpin legend contains not a grain of truth. In reality, Turpin's fictitious great ride was made by 17th-century highwayman John 'Swift Nick' Nevison , who early one morning in 1676 robbed a homeward-bound sailor on the road outside Gads Hill, Kent. Deciding he needed to establish an alibi, Nevison set off on a ride that took him more than 190 miles in about 15 hours. In addition, it was only at the very end of his life, while waiting to be hanged at York racecourse, that Turpin exhibited any of the swaggering nonchalance, heroism, or derring-do usually attributed to him. Prior to that, both his existence and his criminal ventures had been squalid, to say the least.ï¿½ The Essex Gang Dick Turpin was born in 1706 in rural Essex, the son of John Turpin, a small farmer and some-time keeper of the Crown Inn. Some biographers say he was born in Thackstead, others name Hempstead. Young Dick probably served an apprenticeship with a butcher in Whitechapel- in those days, a village on the fringes of the capital. During his apprenticeship he "conducted himself in a loose and disorderly manner." When his apprenticeship was over, he opened a butcher shop, and began to steal sheep, lamb and cattle. Caught in the act of stealing two oxen, he fled into the depths of the Essex countryside to save himself. After resurfacing, he tried his hand at smuggling, but proved as inept at this venture as he had at cattle rustling. Before long customs agents compelled Turpin and his gang to lay low. Many people think of Dick Turpin as a lone highwayman, however for the majority of his criminal career he was a member of the Essex Gang (also known as the Gregory Gang). Members of Turpin's gang are known to have included: Thomas Barnfield, Mary Brazier, John Fielder, Jasper Gregory, Jeremy Gregory, Samual Gregory, Herbert Haines, John Jones, James Parkinson, Joseph Rose, Thomas Rowden, Ned Rust, William Saunders, Richard Turpin, Humphry Walker, and John Wheeler. There may have been other members who were either not identified or who were only occasional associates of the Gang.ï¿½ Turpin and his gang invaded isolated farmhouses, terrorizing and torturing the female occupants into giving up their valuables. A typical attack took place at Loughton, in Essex, where Turpin heard of an old widow woman rumoured to keep at least ï¿½700 in the house. When the woman gamely resisted all of Turpin's efforts to discover the money's hiding place, he hoisted her into the open fire until she gave up her treasure. Robbing remote farmhouses was the Gang's speciality, and it was only towards the end of his criminal career that Turpin was actually involved in highway robbery. Flushed with success-and money-Turpin and his mates proceeded to rob their way around the Home Counties, frequently employing torture as a weapon of persuasion. By 1735, the London Evening Post regularly reported the exploits of Turpin and 'The Essex Gang' and the King had offered a reward of ï¿½50 for their capture. Eventually, local constables captured two of the gang, Turpin himself narrowly missing capture by bursting out a window.ï¿½ Epping Forest Turpin headed back into the familiar East Anglian countryside and lived rough for some time., until he began working with 'Captain' Tom King, one of the best-known highwaymen of the day and the kind of swashbuckling, devil-may-care character into which legend would later transform Turpin. From a cave in Epping Forest from which they could watch the road without being seen, they robbed virtually anyone who passed their hiding place. Even local peddlers started to carry weapons for protection. By 1737, Turpin had achieved such notoriety that another bounty of ï¿½100 was placed on his head- a reward that unw


The family seat of which English Duke is at Bradley House in Wiltshire, with a secondary estate at Berry Pomeroy in Totnes?

Duke of Somerset - 必应 Sign in Duke of Somerset Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held. The only subsidiary title of the Duke of Somerset is Baron Seymour, which is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir of the Duke. The Duke of Somerset's heir's courtesy title is the lowest in rank of all heirs to Dukedoms in the peer ... (展开) ages of the British Isles, yet a Lord Seymour's precedence is higher than his title suggests, by virtue of the seniority of the Dukedom of Somerset (the only more senior non-royal duke is the Duke of Norfolk). Several other titles have been held by the Dukes of Somerset, but have become extinct. These include: Earl of Kendal (created 1443; extinct 1444), Viscount Rochester (created 1611; extinct 1645), Viscount Beauchamp of Hache (created 1536; forfeit 1552), Earl of Hertford (created 1537; forfeit 1552 and created 1559; extinct 1750), Marquess of Hertford (created 1640; extinct 1675), Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (created 1641; extinct 1750), Baron Percy (created 1722; separated 1750), Baron Cockermouth (created 1749; separated 1750), Earl of Egremont (created 1749; separated 1750), and Earl St. Maur (created 1863; extinct 1885). The ducal seat is Bradley House in Maiden Bradley, west Wiltshire, with a secondary estate at Berry Pomeroy Castle, Totnes, Devon. The principal burial place for the Seymour family today is at the Church of All Saints, adjacent to Bradley House; the church and the family cemetery can be reached from the grounds of Bradley House via private access. Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from the county of Somerset, it is particularly associated with two ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Somerset Arms of John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset; Coronet That of a Duke Crest Out of a Coronet Or a Phoenix of the Last issuing from Flames Proper Helm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Seymour,_… Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), sometimes styled 1st Duke of Somerset, was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Wars ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Beaufort,_1st... Arms of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset: Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Or, on a pile gules between six fleurs-de-lys azure three lions of England (special ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Seymo… Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset KG (c. 1500 – 22 January 1552) was Lord Protector of England from 1547 until 1549 during the minority of his nephew, ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Seymour,_1st...


Whereabouts in Scotland, is the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll?

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Which literary character rode a horse named Dapple?

SparkNotes: Don Quixote: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Don Quixote -  The novel’s tragicomic hero. Don Quixote’s main quest in life is to revive knight-errantry in a world devoid of chivalric virtues and values. He believes only what he chooses to believe and sees the world very differently from most people. Honest, dignified, proud, and idealistic, he wants to save the world. As intelligent as he is mad, Don Quixote starts out as an absurd and isolated figure and ends up as a pitiable and lovable old man whose strength and wisdom have failed him. Read an in-depth analysis of Don Quixote. Sancho Panza -  The peasant laborer—greedy but kind, faithful but cowardly—whom Don Quixote takes as his squire. A representation of the common man, Sancho is a foil to Don Quixote and virtually every other character in the novel. His proverb-ridden peasant’s wisdom and self-sacrificing Christian behavior prove to be the novel’s most insightful and honorable worldview. He has an awestruck love for Don Quixote but grows self-confident and saucy, ending the novel by advising his master in matters of deep personal philosophy. Read an in-depth analysis of Sancho Panza. Rocinante -  Don Quixote’s barn horse. Rocinante is slow but faithful, and he is as worn out as Don Quixote is. Dapple -  Sancho’s donkey. Dapple’s disappearance and reappearance is the subject of much controversy both within the story and within the literary criticism concerning Don Quixote. Cide Hamete Benengeli -  The fictional writer of Moorish decent from whose manuscripts Cervantes supposedly translates the novel. Cervantes uses the figure of Benengeli to comment on the ideas of authorship and literature explored in the novel and to critique historians. Benengeli’s opinions, bound in his so-called historical text, show his contempt for those who write about chivalry falsely and with embellishment. Dulcinea del Toboso -  The unseen force driving all of Don Quixote’s adventures. Dulcinea, a peasant woman whom Don Quixote envisions as his ladylove, has no knowledge of his chivalric dedication to her. Though constantly mentioned and centrally important to the novel, she never appears as a physical character. Read an in-depth analysis of Dulcinea del Toboso. Cervantes -  The supposed translator of Benengeli’s historical novel, who interjects his opinions into the novel at key times. Cervantes intentionally creates the impression that he did not invent the character of Don Quixote. Like Benengeli, Cervantes is not physically present but is a character nonetheless. In his prologues, dedications, and invention of Benengeli, Cervantes enhances the self-referential nature of the novel and forces us to think about literature’s purpose and limitations. The Duke and Duchess -  The cruel and haughty contrivers of the adventures that occupy Don Quixote for the majority of the novel’s Second Part. Bored and snobby, the Duke and Duchess feign interest in Don Quixote and Sancho but continually play pranks on them for their personal entertainment. The Duke and Duchess spend so much money and effort on their ploys that they seem as mad as Don Quixote. Altisidora -  The Duchess’s bratty maid. Altisidora pretends to love Don Quixote, mocking his concept of romantic love. Sampson Carrasco -  A sarcastic student from Don Quixote’s village. Sampson mocks Don Quixote at first but loses to him in combat and then dedicates himself to revenge. Self-important and stuffy, Sampson fails to grasp the often playful nature of Don Quixote’s madness. The priest -  A friend of Don Quixote’s. The priest disapproves of fictional books that, in his opinion, negatively influence society. Nonetheless, he enjoys tales of chivalry so much that he cannot throw them away. Moreover, despite his social conscience, he enjoys Don Quixote’s madness at times. The barber -  Don Quixote’s friend who recognizes Quixote’s madness but intervenes only to help the priest carry out his plans. The barber strenuously disapproves of Don Quixote’s chivalry. Teresa Panza -  Sancho’s good-h


"""Lark Rise to Candleford"" is a popular BBC TV series. Which authoress wrote the books on which it is based?"

Lark Rise to Candleford (TV Series 2008–2011) - 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 An adaptation of Flora Thompson's autobiographical novel "Lark Rise To Candleford", set in 19 century Oxfordshire, in which a young girl moves to the local market town to begin an apprenticeship as a postmistress. Creator: Dorcas gets flu and Laura runs the counter for her very ably but will not tell her that the telegraph machine is malfunctioning, Thomas has started to sleep-walk, and that threatening letters are ... 8.7 Gabriel finishes work on his steam-powered seed-planter, planning to tour the county hiring it out. He asks Alf to accompany him but Alf turns him down as his feckless mother Caroline has returned ... 8.6 Having spent the night in the pouring rain searching for Edmund Timmins, Twister Turrill finds his health in serious decline. He decides to distribute some of his personal effects to friends in Lark ... 8.4 a list of 36 titles created 19 Oct 2013 a list of 43 titles created 27 Dec 2013 a list of 21 titles created 02 Feb 2015 a list of 25 titles created 18 Mar 2015 a list of 45 titles created 30 Nov 2015 Title: Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011) 8.1/10 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. 1 win & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Photos In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town. Stars: Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world. Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Emun Elliott, Stephen Wight A new family and their servants live at the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in 1936. Stars: Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Adrian Scarborough Wives and Daughters (TV Mini-Series 1999) Drama The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend. Stars: Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series 2008) Drama | Mystery | Romance The series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in ... See full summary  » Stars: Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-Series 2002) Drama | History | Romance Set in Victorian London, Gwendolen Harleth is drawn to Daniel Deronda, a selfless and intelligent gentleman of unknown parentage, but her own desperate need for financial security may destroy her chance at happiness. Stars: Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Amanda Root Call the Midwife (TV Series 2012) Drama Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Laura Main Bleak House (TV Mini-Series 2005) Drama A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system. Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Carey Mulligan North & South (TV Mini-Series 2004) Drama | Romance North and South is a four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton. Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Tim Pigott-Smith


Which Championship football league team is based at the Keepmoat Stadium?

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"Complete the name of the Caribbean island group, ""St Vincent and..."""

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Map / Geography of St. Vincent and the Grenadines / Map of St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Worldatlas.com Print this map The large island now named Saint Vincent was originally called Hairouna ("The Land of the Blessed") by the native Caribs, and those Caribs boldly prevented any European settlement in their homeland until the 18th century. In fact, Christopher Columbus sailed past these islands in 1492, and it would be a few hundred years before this thickly forested landscape was settled by any outsiders. In the early 18th century, the French arrived, gained partial control of the island, and began cultivating coffee, cotton, tobacco and sugar on plantations. Those plantations, like most early plantations in the Caribbean, were worked by enslaved Africans and native Caribs. For most of the 18th Century, the British , French and Carib Indians fought for control. There were numerous bloody battles, with the British gaining total control in 1790s, and all of the remaining Caribs were shipped to Central America . Over time, African slavery in St. Vincent became a hot-button issue in England as repressive rules forced on the blacks (used to cultivate sugar cane and other products) were brutally enforced by the white plantation owners. When the British abolished the African slave trade in 1807, misery continued until 1834, when slavery (itself) was finally abolished in the British Empire, as well as in St. Vincent, and in other British colonies. Adding to that misery, the La Soufriere volcano erupted in 1902, killing 2,000 people. Much of Grenadine's farmland was damaged, and the island's economy deteriorated rapidly. By British decree, St. Vincent was given complete control over its internal affairs in 1969, and finally, on October 27, 1979, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence. St. Vincent and The Grenadines (the country) is comprised of some 32 islands and cay's stretching south (about 48 miles) to the country of Grenada. The big island of St. Vincent (volcanic in origin) has a rugged mountainous terrain, lush forests and many uncluttered beaches and inlets. The port city of Kingstown is one of the most picturesque in the Caribbean . The Grenadines include Bequia, Canouan, Mustique and Union, and a group of smaller (many unpopulated) islands. All are low-lying, ringed by coral reefs, and famed for some of the best beaches and sailing conditions on the planet. Today the overall economy of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines revolves around agriculture, with bananas and coconut palms the major cash crops. Tourism is a growing business (especially on St. Vincent), but on the outer islands, smaller crowds, isolated beaches and quiet days are the norm. It currently has a population of 103,537. See Also