In which US state is the volcano, Mount St. Helens?

USGS: Volcano Hazards Program CVO Mount St. Helens Summary Quick Facts Prior to 1980, Mount St. Helens had the shape of a conical, youthful volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption the upper 400 m (1,300 ft) of the summit was removed by a huge debris avalanche , leaving a 2 x 3.5 km (1.2 x 2.2 mi) horseshoe-shaped crater now partially filled by a lava dome and a glacier . It is primarily an explosive dacite volcano with a complex magmatic system. Mount St. Helens was formed during four eruptive stages beginning about 275,000 years ago and has been the most active volcano in the Cascade Range during the Holocene . Prior to about 12,800 years ago, tephra , lava domes , and pyroclastic flows were erupted, forming the older St. Helens edifice , but a few lava flows extended beyond the base of the volcano. The bulk of the modern edifice (above the 1980 crater floor) was constructed during the last 3,000 years, when the volcano erupted a wide variety of products from summit and flank vents . Historical eruptions in the 19th century originated from the Goat Rocks area on the north flank, and were witnessed by early settlers. New unpublished data on the timing for Mount St. Helens eruptive activity have been analyzed, which improves some of the eruption dates cited in published literature. This website contains the most up to date information. Location: Washington, Skamania County


In the film 'Fantasia' which conductor 'shakes hands' with 'Mickey Mouse' at the end of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'?

Mouseplanet - Sorcerer Apprentice Mickey by Jim Korkis by Jim Korkis , contributing writer September 18, 2013 Advertisement I thought I should celebrate Mickey Mouse's birthday this week since, for many years, it was celebrated on September 28. Starting in 1978, a Disney archivist proclaimed, after doing research on Mickey's first appearance in Steamboat Willie (1928) at the Colony Theater in New York, that Mickey's official birthday was November 18, 1928. However, for nearly a half-century, Mickey's birthday was celebrated on a variety of dates between September and December, including October 1. Often the determination would be the release of a Disney film or an opportunity to sell a package of shorts to theaters. Frequently, September 28 came up, especially on Mickey"s "Lucky Seventh Birthday" that had several events connected with it. I have three acquaintances who only collect Sorcerer Mickey material. One, in particular, who buys one-of-a-kind items, like original artwork from Disney artists. It got me to thinking that there was a lot of merchandise out there with Sorcerer Mickey on it and that the image has become so iconic, it is almost a separate persona from Mickey Mouse. Let's go back to see how it all began in the late 1930s. Walt Disney was looking for a piece of music for his Silly Symphony cartoon series, where the action was drawn to suit the music. When he ran across Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," a scherzo for orchestra, he was especially pleased because it already told a story. The tale of a lazy magician's apprentice who foolishly experimented with his mentor's magic to bring a broom to life to do the apprentice's chores and quickly discovered the situation getting out of control had been around since the second century. In 1897, Dukas composed the music, basing it on the 1797 Goethe ballad poem of the legend. In May 1937, Walt began looking into purchasing the use of the Dukas score, and final arrangements were made by July 1937. Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 25years, re membered "I first met Walt Disney in a [Los Angeles] restaurant. I was alone having dinner at a table near him, and he called across to me, 'Why don't we sit together?" Then he began to tell me how he was interested in Dukas' 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' as a possible short, and did I like the music. I said I liked it very much and would be happy to cooperate with him." "I am all steamed up over the idea of Stokowski working with us on 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'" wrote Walt on October 26,1937. "I am greatly enthused over the idea and believe that the union of Stokowski and his music, together with the best of our medium, would be the means of a great success and should lead to a new style of motion picture presentation…In fact, I think so much of the idea that I have already gone ahead and now have the story in work with this crew, on the chance that we will be able to get together with Stokowski and possibly have the music recorded within a short time…" Perce Pearce was assigned as animation director for the project and was to work with Carl Fallberg on the story. A rough story was prepared by November 9, 1937. At the time, it was strongly suggested that the character of Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs perform the role of the apprentice, especially knowing that audiences would want to see more of the character. Walt never seriously considered the suggestion because, at the time, he wanted the characters in the feature films to be separate from the shorts and felt that too much exposure of feature film characters would dilute the impact of the original film. One rare exception was Jiminy Cricket. Walt liked how articulate the cricket was (as opposed to characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck who could not sustain long stretches of dialog) and the warmth of the voice provided by Cliff Edwards, so Jiminy was used as the narrator in Fun and Fancy Free (1947) and in educational shorts for the original Mickey Mouse Club. Some of the elements from Dopey's costume in Snow White rema


What name is given to the Parliament, those who remained after 'Pride's Purge', dismissed by Cromwell on 20th April 1653?

The Rump Parliament » Church & State » The Commonwealth » The Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament (The Purged Parliament) The Rump Parliament is the name given to the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge of December 1648 in which those MPs who sought a negotiated settlement with King Charles I were forcibly expelled by the New Model Army. The Rump regarded itself as the lawful Parliament of the Commonwealth of England but the derisive name first used widely in 1660 became its enduring nickname after the Restoration. Establishment of the Commonwealth After the purge of December 1648, the Rump Parliament consisted of around eighty MPs. Supported by the New Model Army , the Rump declared itself "the supreme power in this nation" on 4 January 1649 with authority to pass Acts of Parliament without the consent of the King or the House of Lords. One of its first actions was to set up the High Court of Justice , specially convened for the trial of King Charles I . During the weeks between Pride's Purge and the King's execution, approximately 100 MPs who were not on the list of proscribed members stayed away from Parliament in order to avoid involvement in the trial and regicide. Many returned to Westminster when the Commonwealth was established. During February 1649, around eighty MPs were re-admitted upon registering their dissent to the vote of 5 December 1648 to continue negotiations with the King. The re-admitted MPs assumed that their absence during December and January would absolve them of complicity in the regicide. Of the 470 MPs elected to the Long Parliament, around 200 sat in the Rump Parliament between Pride's Purge and Cromwell's dissolution of Parliament in April 1653, including significant numbers of Presbyterians. Sixty or seventy Members attended Westminster regularly during this period. Within days of the King's execution, the Rump Parliament resolved to abolish both the House of Lords and the institution of monarchy itself. England was declared a republican "Commonwealth and Free State" on 19 May 1649. During the early 1650s, attempts were made to incorporate Scotland and Ireland into the Commonwealth with England. Under the Commonwealth régime, and under Cromwell's Protectorate after 1653, the three nations were ruled by a single government for the first time in British history. The Rump Parliament had unprecedented legislative and executive powers. It was solely responsible for governing the nation without the traditional hierarchy of nobles, princes and bishops. Much of its administrative work in central and local government was carried out through the network of committees and commissions that had been established during the early 1640s. The Council of State was first appointed in February 1649 to implement domestic and foreign policy and to ensure the security of the nation. It was stressed that the executive Council of State was subordinate to the legislature, the House of Commons, which remained the supreme authority in the nation. Following the trauma of Pride's Purge and the King's execution, the Rump Parliament adopted a conciliatory and cautious approach towards policy and legislation, particularly after the re-admission to Parliament of moderate MPs who had stayed away to avoid involvement in the regicide. Radicalism was discouraged in order to appease moderate and Presbyterian opinion in the nation as a whole, which might otherwise tend to favour the Royalists. After the final defeat of the Royalist cause at the battle of Worcester in 1651, the Rump came under the scrutiny of the Army radicals and quickly grew to resent what it regarded as the Army's unwarranted interference in the political process. The Church The Rump Parliament was widely expected to introduce immediate and radical changes in the Church but few concessions were made to the radicals who wanted universal toleration for the Protestant sects, and steps were taken to curb the excesses of Millenarians and Ranters . With the disappearance of the old Church courts, moral offences were made into secular crimes. The Adultery Act of May 1


Which chemical element is named after the country of birth of Marie Curie?

Pierre and Marie Curie Pierre and Marie Curie Pierre and Marie Curie are best known for their pioneering work in the study of radioactivity, which led to their discovery in 1898 of the elements radium and polonium. Marie Curie, b. Maria Sklodowska in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 7, 1867, d. July 4, 1934, spent many impoverished years as a teacher and governess before she joined her sister Bronia in Paris in order to study mathematics and physics at the Sorbonne, earning degrees in both subjects in 1893 and 1894. In the spring of the latter year she met the physicist     Pierre Curie. They married a year later, and Marie     subsequently gave birth to two daughters, Irene (1897) and     Eve (1904). Pierre Curie, b. Paris, May 15, 1859, d. Apr. 19, 1906,     obtained his doctorate in the year of his marriage, but he     had already distinguished himself (along with his brother     Jacques) in the study of the properties of crystals. He     discovered the phenomenon of piezoelectricity, whereby     changes in the volume of certain crystals excite small     electric potentials. Along with work on crystal symmetry,     Pierre Curie studied the magnetic properties of materials     and constructed a torsion balance with a tolerance of 0.01     mg. He discovered that the magnetic susceptibility of     paramagnetic materials is inversely proportional to the     absolute temperature (Weiss-Curie's law) and that there     exists a critical temperature above which the magnetic     properties disappear (Curie temperature). Since 1882, Pierre had headed the laboratory at the Ecole     de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle in Paris, and it was     there that both Marie and Pierre continued to work after     their marriage. For her doctoral thesis, Madame Curie     decided to study the mysterious radiation that had been     discovered in 1896 by Henri Becquerel. With the aid of an     electrometer built by Pierre and Jacques, Marie measured the     strength of the radiation emitted from uranium compounds and     found it proportional to the uranium content, constant over     a long period of time, and uninfluenced by external     conditions. She detected a similar immutable radiation in     the compounds of thorium. While checking these results, she made the unexpected discovery that uranium pitchblende and the mineral chalcolite emitted about four times as much radiation as could be expected from their uranium content. In 1898 she therefore drew the revolutionary conclusion that pitchblende contains a small amount of an unknown radiating element. Pierre Curie immediately understood the importance of this supposition and joined his wife's work. In the course of their research over the next year, they discovered two new spontaneously radiating elements, which they named polonium (after Marie's native country) and radium. A third element, actinium, was discovered by their colleague Andre Debierne. They now began the tedious and monumental task of isolating these elements so that their chemical properties could be determined. In 1903, Marie Curie obtained her doctorate for a thesis on radioactive substances, and with her husband and Henri Becquerel she won the Nobel Prize for physics for the joint discovery of radioactivity. The financial aspect of this prize finally relieved the Curies of material hardship. The following year Pierre was appointed professor at the Sorbonne, and Marie became his assistant. Two years later he was killed, run down by a wagon in a Paris street. Grief-stricken, she put all her energy into continuing the work they had begun together, becoming head of his laboratory at the Sorbonne and the first woman lecturer at the university. In 1908 she was appointed professor. For isolating pure radium, Marie Curie received a second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time for chemistry. During World War I, Madame Curie dedicated herself entirely to the development of the use of X rays in medicine. In 1918 she


Who was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979?

CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Prime Minister: Former Prime Ministers: Trudeau Appointed Jeanne Sauve Canada's first woman Govenor General 1984 Descriptive Biography Pierre Trudeau held his philosophy of one Canada and a strong federal government before he became prime minister and he maintained it throughout his political career. His response to the FLQ Crisis, his rejection of the Quebec separatist movement, as well as his patriation of the Constitution and promotion of official bilingualism are all manifestations of this belief. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born in Montreal in 1919, his father was Québécois, his mother of Scottish descent. He went to a local school, Académie Querbes, and then to the Jesuit college, Jean de Brébeuf. In spite of the Depression, Trudeau's father had become a wealthy man in the 1930s and the family toured Canada and Europe frequently. In 1940, Trudeau began studying law at the University of Montreal. As a student, he was required to join the Canadian Officers Training Corps during the war, but like many Quebeckers, Trudeau was opposed to conscription. After graduating in 1943, he passed his bar exams, and then enrolled in a Master's program at Harvard. In 1946, he went to Paris to study at the École des sciences politiques, and then at the London School of Economics in Britain. By 1948, Trudeau was on a backpacking tour of Eastern Europe, the Middle and Far East, areas of considerable turbulence in the post-war world. After many adventures, he arrived back in Canada the following year. Trudeau worked in Ottawa as advisor to the Privy Council before returning to Montreal. He began supporting labour unions, especially during in the Asbestos Strike, and criticized the repression of the Union Nationale under Premier Duplessis. With other outspoken intellectuals, Trudeau started the journal Cité Libre as a forum for their ideas. In 1961, he began teaching law at the University of Montreal. In 1965, the Liberal party was looking for potential candidates in Quebec, Trudeau and two of his colleagues, Jean Marchand and Gérard Pelletier were invited to run for the party in the federal election that year. They won their seats, and in April 1967, Trudeau became Minister of Justice. Within a year, he had reformed the divorce laws and liberalized the laws on abortion and homosexuality. When Lester Pearson resigned as prime minister in 1968, Trudeau was invited to run as a candidate. He won the Liberal leadership convention and called an election immediately after. Capitalizing on his extraordinary popular appeal, labelled "Trudeaumania" by the press, he won a majority government in the June election. One of the most important bills passed by his government was the Official Languages Act, guaranteeing bilingualism in the civil service. A serious threat to national security occurred in 1970, when the terrorist group, Front de libération du Quebec, kidnapped a British diplomat. Upon the request of Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, Trudeau imposed the War Measures Act. The situation was quickly resolved and the terrorists apprehended, but not before Quebec Cabinet Minister Pierre Laporte was murdered and hundreds of people arrested and held without charges. In 1972, the Liberals were returned with a minority government, but regained a majority in 1974. This decade experienced a period of high inflation, which Trudeau's government attempted to contain with wage and price controls. These economic difficulties and a sense of alienation in Western Canada led to the defeat of the Liberals in 1979. Deciding not to serve as leader of the Opposition, Trudeau announced his resignation from politics. However the Conservative comeback was shortlived; their minority government was defeated within six months. Trudeau was persuaded to return as party leader and the Liberals won the election the following year. His last term in office was devoted to national unity in opposition to the separatist goals of the Parti Québécois who governed Quebec. Trudeau campaigne


In which city do the Rugby League team play home games at the Don Valley Stadium?

Sheffield Eagles say Don Valley stadium closure could see team leave - BBC News BBC News Sheffield Eagles say Don Valley stadium closure could see team leave 7 September 2013 Close share panel Image caption Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium is where Olympic champion Jessica Ennis was first discovered Sheffield's rugby league team may have to leave the city when the Don Valley Stadium closes, the club has said. Mark Aston, Sheffield Eagles' chief executive, said he was "massively concerned" about staying in the city. The stadium is to be demolished in September as the council seeks to make savings. Paul Billington, director of culture, said the council would "do everything to ensure that the club continues to play games in the city next season". He added the council was "working closely" with the Eagles and the Rugby Football League to identify "a suitable home venue" in Sheffield. In July, Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach said she could be forced to train outside Sheffield when Don Valley closed. 'Fantastic city' Image caption Mr Aston said the club had "explored every option" within Sheffield Mr Aston said the club had "explored every option" within Sheffield. Sheffield Eagles play in the Rugby League Championship and were champions in 2012. "We are proud to be called the Sheffield Eagles and play in this fantastic city", he added. Plans to redevelop the site of Don Valley Stadium as a £40m "sports and wellbeing park" have been announced. The smaller Woodbourn Road stadium will be reopened as a new home for athletics in the city. In March Sheffield Council confirmed Don Valley would close. The authority said it spent £700,000 subsidising the venue last year, and it requires major repair and maintenance work at a cost of £1.6m. Don Valley Stadium was opened in 1991 for the World Student Games in Sheffield at a cost of £29m.


Who wrote the 1889 novel 'A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court'?

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | novel by Twain | Britannica.com Moby Dick A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, satirical novel by Mark Twain , published in 1889. It is the tale of a commonsensical Yankee who is carried back in time to Britain in the Dark Ages, and it celebrates homespun ingenuity and democratic values in contrast to the superstitious ineptitude of a feudal monarchy. Twain wrote it after reading Sir Thomas Malory ’s Le Morte Darthur. Hank Morgan , a mechanic at a gun factory, is knocked unconscious and awakens in England in the year 528. He is captured and taken to Camelot , where he is put on exhibit before the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table . He is condemned to death, but remembering having read of an eclipse on the day of his execution, he amazes the court by predicting the eclipse. Later he concocts some crude gunpowder and uses it to blow up Merlin ’s tower. It is decided that he is a sorcerer like Merlin, and he is made minister to the ineffectual king. In an effort to bring democratic principles and mechanical knowledge to the kingdom, he strings telephone wire, starts schools, trains mechanics, and teaches journalism. He also falls in love and marries. But when Hank tries to better the lot of the peasants, he meets opposition from many quarters, including the knights, the church, Merlin, and the sorceress Morgan le Fay . He and Arthur, in disguise, travel among the miserable common folk, are taken captive and sold as slaves, and only at the last second are rescued by 500 knights on bicycles. Hank and his family briefly retire to the seaside. When they return they find the kingdom engulfed in civil war, Arthur killed, and Hank’s innovations abandoned. Hank is wounded, and Merlin, pretending to nurse him, casts a spell that puts him to sleep until the 19th century. Learn More in these related articles:


Which actress won a worst actress 'Razzie' in 2010 for her role in the film 'All About Steve'?

Razzies: Sandra Bullock told to return 'worst actress gong after accidentally taking original' - Telegraph Film news Razzies: Sandra Bullock told to return 'worst actress gong after accidentally taking original' Sandra Bullock, the Hollywood actress, has been asked to return her worst  actress Razzie Award after she accidentally walked away with the "priceless"  original. Follow The 45 year-old actress collected the dubious honour for her romantic comedy flop "All About Steve" a night before winning an Academy Award. She won the Best Actress award for her role as a suburban mother who takes in a homeless black teen and guides him to a football career in "The Blind Side." As a result of her Oscar win, she made history by becoming the first person to win an Oscar and a Razzie over the same weekend. Normally the winners of the Razzie are given a cheap replica costing just $4.79 of a raspberry on top of a film reel spray-painted golden. But Bullock was inadvertently given the 30-year-old original award, which are worth thousands as a rare collectors item. Related Articles Sandra Bullock appears at MTV Movie Awards 07 Jun 2010 "We are ready to take the unprecedented step of asking a winner to return a Razzie," said John Wilson, the awards co-founder. "As Sandra was in such a rush after winning Worst Actress she ran off with the original handmade protype which has been present at ceremonies since the 1980s." Mr Wilson said he had not yet asked Bullock personally for the award because he wanted to respect her privacy after her husband, Jesse James', alleged infidelity threw her five-year-marriage into turmoil. Her husband is said to be a "a broken man" and is hoping that rehab and some privacy will help him recover and save his marriage. "Sandra has our full permission to give the Razzie to her dirt-bag of a husband," he said. "She's a lovely person and it saddens me that somebody that good-hearted has been through what she has. "However nothing stops All About Steve from being a stinker of movie. I wouldn't say she was the worst actress of the year though. I mean – did anyone actually see Megan Fox in Transformers 2?" The Razzie Awards' website boasts they have been "celebrating cinematic cr*p for 25 years", since Can't Stop The Music won the inaugural Worst Picture award in 1980. At the Razzie ceremony she joked voters did not "get" her performance and said she would gladly return the award if they agreed she was not the year? s worst. She said on Oscar night: "It's the best equaliser. Nothing lets me get too full of myself. "I had the best time at the Razzies. Both awards are going to go on a shelf. "Well maybe the Razzie will go on a lower shelf!" Bullock, who had promised throughout awards season that if she won the Razzie, she would accept it in person. "I think this is an extraordinary award," she said when accepting it. "And I didn't realise that, in Hollywood, all you had to do was say you'd show up, and then you'd get the award. If I'd known that, I would have said I was appearing at the Oscars a long time ago." Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»


How Many Categories of Nobel Prize Are There? How Many Categories of Nobel Prize Are There? Home Human , Technology , World Bulent Yozgat 06 August 2013 In the whole world from the beginning of the humanity people have been developing themselves and they are trying to find new inventions and they are developing themselves from the point of literature, music, technology and from the point of much more things. And when we look at the modern world, the people who are good at their fields are prized by the different intuitions in the different regions of the world. On this point in our modern world Nobel Prize is one of the most popular prize in the world it can be said that. Now let’s look at what are the Nobel Prize and the history of the prize in a short way. The History of the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes are the prizes that are given because of the bequest of the Alfred Nobel and the dates of the bequest are 27 November 1895 and it is explained in the date of 30 December 1896. First Alfred Nobel’s bequest is explained in the city of Stockholm. In order to prize to the people who are making support to the humanity Alfred Nobel want to give these prizes and it can be easily said that these prizes are one of the most prestigious prizes in the world. First Nobel prizes is started to be given in the year of 1901. And when a person gets to the Nobel Prize him or her getting much money with the prize as a reward. When we look at from the general point, there are different types of Nobel Prizes and these prizes are given by the different communities. The number of the Nobel Prizes are today is 6. And these are Nobel Literature Prize, Nobel Economy Prize, Nobel physiology or medicine prize, Nobel physics prize, Nobel Chemistry prize and the Nobel peace prize. And each year in all of these fields’ people are getting prizes in accordance with the inventions or the supporting to the humanity. And in each committee there are different people who are the different regions of the world and it can be easily said that these people are experts in their fields. For example, maybe one of the most popular scientists in the world who get the Nobel Prize is Albert Einstein. When we look at the life of the Albert Einstein we can see that he has lots of supporting to the whole humanity and in the year of 1921 he is succeed in to get to the Nobel Prize and this prize is the Nobel Science Prize. The Nobel Prizes are given to the different people who are the different countries of the world. Anybody can get Nobel Prize when he or she make a supporting to the humanity but this support must be great and it must be affect to the whole humanity too much extend. When we look at the time, even the years pass people will not forget about the invention or supporting. Other News


Which character was known as 'The Fat Owl Of The Remove'?

BFI Screenonline: Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952-61) Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952-61)   BBC, tx. 19/2/1952-22/7/1961, 51 episodes across 7 series, black and white   Joy Harington, Pharic Maclaren, Shaun Sutton, Clive Parkhurst Cast: Gerald Campion (Billy Bunter), Kynaston Reeves, Frank Melford (Mr Quelch) One of the first successes from the fledgling BBC Children's Department at the tiny Lime Grove studios, this comedy series was based on the stories of Frank Richards (real name Charles Hamilton). Richards' tales of Greyfriars public school had appeared in the first issue of comic paper The Magnet in 1908, continuing until it folded in 1940. Billy Bunter stories continued in novel form thereafter, with this TV series arriving in 1952. The rotund Bunter was one of several boys in the class known as 'The Remove' year and his round face and horn-rimmed glasses earned him the nickname 'The Fat Owl of the Remove'. Mr Quelch was their formidable Form Master and among his pupils were Harry Wharton, Bob Cherry, Johnny Bull, Frank Nugent and Hurree Singh (an Indian boy whom the others referred to as 'Inky' - an unfortunate sign of the times). Plots centred around Bunter's plans to gain extra tuck, jam tarts and doughnuts being particular favourites, while the other boys made fun of Bunter's greed and size and played a variety of pranks on him - no viewers complained about this comic bullying. Perhaps the oddest aspect to modern eyes is the casting of an adult actor in a child part. Gerald Campion was 32 when he took the Bunter role and 40 when he retired. Surrounding him were various teenage actors as The Remove, among them future stars Melvyn Hayes


On which celebrity quiz are the scores kept by 'George Dawes'?

Shooting Stars - UKGameshows Shooting Stars "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2009) Voiceovers: "George Dawes" (Matt Lucas) (1995-2009) "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2010-11) Broadcast BBC2, 27 December 1993 to 22 December 1997 (pilot + 31 episodes in 3 series, as part of At Home With Vic and Bob (1993)) BBC Choice, 13 January to 22 December 2002 (20 episodes in 2 series) Pett Productions for BBC Two, 30 December 2008 to 12 September 2011 (18 episodes in 3 series + 2 specials) Synopsis Vic and Bob are a comedy double act you either like or you don't. That previous sentence probably makes more sense than any episode of Shooting Stars ever did! Shooting Stars is the "quiz of the business we call show" where stars can win huge amounts of cash and prizes. The celebrity captains, comedian Mark Lamarr and uber-babe Ulrika Jonnson, are all introduced by Graham Skidmore ("Our Graham" from Blind Date ) usually to some made up rubbish about their private lives. When everybody has sat down, the resident grown-up baby scorekeeper George Dawes is introduced to the tune of "He's a baby! He's a baby!" Quite. The original gang (not counting the pilot): Lamarr, Reeves, Dawes, Mortimer, Jonsson One of three things will then happen, guaranteed: (1) Vic will start rubbing his legs at the nearest female contestant. "Vic, don't rub your legs!" (2) Bob will produce a massive frying pan and whack Vic in the face with it. (3) They'll get on with the show and play True or False. Actually scratch that, the first two invariably happen every two or three minutes throughout the show anyway. 50/50 When they get around to the first round, each contestant is asked a True or False question of the style: "Jimmy Hill's chin is regularly used by the RNLI to save drowning passengers. Now is that true or is that false? But is it true or is it false? IS it true or false? Ulrika, true or false?" Expect this all show. After everyone has had a question, the eternal question would be asked: "What are the scores George Dawes?" Dawes: he's a baby. "BANG!BANG!BANG! Yes, I may be fat, but not quite as fat as your mother. Mark has two and the lovely Ulrika has three!" "Let's see those fingers" - Vic Reeves (left) and Bob Mortimer Clippety Clip Hooray indeed. Round Two would be the Clips round where we'd see clips supposedly of real films except it was Vic, Bob, Mark, Ulrika and George messing about. A clip of The A-Team would satirically show them converting a car by putting toilet roll tubes and toothpaste on in order to make their car better. Sometimes the clips were really good and sometimes they were really poor, but there would be a question afterwards. After this, "What are the scores..." Kissing the baby. "BANGBANGBANG! DORIS! GET THAT ECCLES CAKE OUT OF YOUR ARSE, OUR CHILDREN MUST EAT! Mark has four, Ulrika has five!" Make an impression Ulllllllllrika-ka-ka-ka-ka! Round three was the Impression's round where Vic would sing a song "in the club style". This sounds a little bit like the song it was meant to be yet... doesn't. When somebody has got it correct then random people would be picked: "Random Factor, pick someone like a tractor." Bird on high Round Four would be The Dove From Above where everybody would coo so that a cardboard Dove (indeed, from above) would come down. Everybody did that then a superb running joke would happen. Vic would tell a dove related joke which would be met with about thirty seconds of silence, the sound of a funeral knell and a hit with the head with Bob's frying pan. That is unless you're Lynn Perrie, in which case, you can't control yourself and laugh unnecessarily. Once per series for one reason or another, Mark would tell the joke instead and this would be met with laughter and applause. It's great! The dove descends in the 2009 series Anyway, on the dove would be six categories of questions. If they get a question wrong they would hear this: "ERANU" and Vic will also pull a funny face. If they pick the special category they would win a prize and be met with "OOVAVO" and another silly face. These prizes would be extre


In the USA, if you travel inland from Oregon, or Washington, which state do you enter?

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On which course did Frankie Dettori ride all seven winners in 1996?

Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears | The Independent More Sports Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears It is 10 years since Ascot witnessed the mug punter's revenge as Frankie Dettori rode all seven winners. Chris McGrath recounts the joy and the despair of a unique event Friday 22 September 2006 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online However briefly he seduced outsiders into his sport, on that heady day at Ascot 10 years ago, Frankie Dettori gave them a lasting lesson in its least ephemeral qualities. Imagine some other unfathomable landmark: Tiger Woods, say, shooting 18 consecutive birdies. Anyone who witnessed such a feat would marvel with a sense of communal privilege. When Dettori won all seven races on one of the most competitive cards of the year, however, it was the most intense experience not only in his own life, but many others, too. Never mind the pyramid of professional stories beneath each of those seven pinnacles - the years of patience and preparation vindicated by each horse that day. For many others to whom the day became unforgettable, 28 September, 1996 dawned with no more promise or interest than a thousand other Saturdays. Before dusk, Dettori would spin them faster and faster round his carousel, seemingly out of control, pivoting wildly round the molten fulcrum of his own instincts. Just as Dettori, through the afternoon, gradually harnessed himself to some intuitive momentum, beyond his own skill and ambition - everyone agrees he would never have won the seventh race had it been the first - so those with fortunes at stake became helpless, stricken, sick to their stomachs. The ordinary rules of engagement between bookmaker and punter crumbled into anarchy. And, when Dettori deliriously crossed the line a seventh time, with Pat Eddery in blazing, resentful pursuit, he completed an incalculable rout. It was the Mug Punter's revenge. At 25, this effusive Italian was the natural focus of any impulsive bet. And none could be more frivolous than the blind combination of all seven of his mounts on a day such as this. True, Gordon Richards once went through a six-race card at Chepstow, part of a spree of 12 consecutive winners over three days. But this meeting at Ascot, as will be seen again today, was the sort where any jockey would settle for one winner. As Dettori himself said that morning: "I could have an each-way chance in the first, and I may win the third." Mary Bolton was immune to such pragmatism. She and her husband, John, had come up to London from Somerset to celebrate their wedding anniversary. She was to spend the day shopping, while he went to Ascot. To give his wife an interest, John made her a present of a bet at Ladbrokes in Dover Street, Mayfair. She elected a permutation of Frankie's mounts, including a £5 each-way accumulator. "It was because of his character," Mary explained later. "All his smiling and silly nonsense when he wins." Hers was just one of dozens of similar stories, up and down the nation. Many, inevitably, were poignantly mirrored by the disabled man who combined the first six, before changing his mind and ripping up his betting slip; or by the cleaner who had 50p on each of the seven. She collected £19. Had she added a 50p accumulator, she would have won £12,047.50 at starting prices, and around £120,000 if taking the morning odds. In turn, the difference between those two payouts would become a gripping sub-plot. Gradually, the High Street betting shop chains realised that they were horribly exposed. After Decorated Hero won the fourth, their liability managers began to sweat. After Fatefully won the next, off-duty bosses started to call in. In the starting price system, the tail wags the dog. Off-course bets are settled at the final odds in the racecourse betting ring. The shop chains protect their own position by "sending" bets into the ring, so forcing down the price about a particular horse. When Lochangel won the sixth, a £1 accumulator was worth £8,365.50. That sum would now run on to


In mathematics, which letter is used for the constant which is approximately 2.7182818?

e Day – Euler's constant Home   Calculators   e Day – Euler's constant e Day – Euler's constant E-Day celebrates the mathematical constant “e” (2.7182818) on February 7 (2/7) in the month/day date format or January 27 (27/1) in the day/month format. e Day is commonly celebrated on February 7. Euler's constant "e" is commonly celebrated on February 7. ©iStockphoto.com/drxy What is e? Euler’s constant “e” is also known as “Euler’s number” after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler. The constant e was discovered by several mathematicians who didn’t know of its significance until Euler started to use the letter e for the constant around 1727. It is an irrational number that represents the idea that all continually growing systems are a scaled version of a common rate. The constant e is mostly used in logarithms, exponential growth, and complex numbers. The letter e in e-Day is also used to represent other events and words that begin with the letter e. What do people do? Many celebrate e-Day as Euler’s constant day on February 7 (2/7) in the month/day date format. It is a day where people recognize the significance of the number e, which is approximately 2.71828. Although this is the most commonly recognized holiday for e-Day, there are other worldwide events that are observed that have nothing to do with the e number constant. Euro day occurred in European countries that simultaneously adopted the Euro on January 1, 2002. In New Zealand, eDay is a day where people can get rid of e-waste or old electronics such as computers and old appliances, so they can be recycled rather than being placed in a landfill. Engineer’s Day is observed in Paducah, Kentucky on February 21 where many have an egg drop contest, create edible cars and tape people to walls. Eday is also an island in Northern Scotland. Advertising


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From which Disney animated picture does the song 'Under The Sea' come?

Under the Sea | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia An instrumental version of theme features heavily in the theme of the The Little Mermaid television series , which is a medley of this, " Part of Your World " and " Kiss the Girl ." Contents [ show ] Lyrics The Broadway version of "Under the Sea" takes place after Ariel's grotto has been destroyed. Sebastian uses the song to cheer Ariel up. A reprise of the song is also played when Ariel leaves Sebastian. Ariel, listen to me. The human world, it's a mess. Life under the sea is better than any'ting they got up there! The seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake See, child, that's what I'm talking about! You got to put your back into it. Ariel! Hello? Uh oh. Single release The song was released as a 12" single in 1990 by Walt Disney Pictures / Hollywood Records . The record listed the artist as "Sebastian C." US 12" Single (ST-ED-66621A-SP) "Under the Sea (Atlantic Ocean Single Mix)" - 3:36 "Under the Sea (Jellyfish Mix)" - 5:20 "Under the Sea (Mermaid Dub)" - 3:27 "Under the Sea (Pacific Ocean Single Mix)" - 3:10 "Under the Sea (Polka Dot Bikini Mix)" - 5:33 "Under the Sea (Sub Dub)" - 3:46 Other Appearances Kingdom Hearts II "Under the Sea" appears as part of Sebastian's Musical minigame in Atlantica . It is sang by Sebastian, Sora , and Ariel. Its story-related appearance alludes to Ariel's discovery of Prince Eric's statue and wish to see the human world, similarly to how it's used in The Little Mermaid. Cover versions In 1995, Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song in their album, When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk. However, The Walt Disney Company did not sponsor nor endorse the album. Mannheim Steamroller covered the song on their 1999 album, Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse . It is often performed by Suburban Legends during their live performances. The band performed frequently at Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in their early years, and still often play at Disneyland 's Tomorrowland Terrace . The song appears on their 2012 album, Day Job. The song is also covered by the A*Teens for Disneymania , by Raven-Symoné for DisneyMania 3 by Booboo Stewart for Disneymania 7 and later by Kate Ryan for DisneyMania 8. A remix of Raven's version is also featured on DisneyRemixMania . The song is covered by the band Squirrel Nut Zippers on their album The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown. The Brazilian singer Diogo Nogueira made a Portuguese version of the song ("Aqui no Mar", something like, 'Here at Sea') in a samba style on the album Disney Adventures in Samba. Powerglove was originally going to include a power metal version of the song on their second studio album, but Disney denied the rights to the song.[ citation needed ] On 2012 album Disney - Koe no Oujisama, which features various seiyus covering Disney songs, this song was covered by Miyu Irino In 2013, Alex Day covered the song for his album Epigrams and Interludes. Other Versions Turkish Parodies In 1991, this song was parodied by musician Tom Smith with his song, "On The PC". This song was re-written in 1999 as "PC99". The song was parodied on the TV show Kappa Mikey where Mikey tries to convince a squid to live on land with him. The song was parodied on the TV show Bobby's World as "Underwater the Fish Don't Stink". The context was a dream of Bobby's in which he was a fish and his Uncle Ted was a merman - it turned out Bobby was having the dream because he was sleeping outside and the lawn sprinklers had turned on. The song was also briefly parodied in the Tiny Toons movie How I Spent My Vacation. The song was parodied on the TV show The Simpsons in the episode "Homer Badman," in a sequence where Homer Simpson imagines living under water (eating all of the characters from The Little Mermaid) to escape the protesters and media circus who have accused him of sexually harassing a college coed. The song in part inspired the song " That's How You Know " from Enchanted , which also had music by Menken.[ citation needed ] It is parodied as "On the Wii U" and whatever Ninten


In which Australian state is the town of Newcastle?

Australia's top 50 largest cities and towns by population | .id blog Find detailed information for over 500 Australian communities by visiting the .id Demographic Resource Centre. Some interesting points about this list: Sydney remains Australia’s largest urban centre, but it’s now only 5% bigger than Melbourne. The exclusion of Central Coast has an impact, but Melbourne has also had some outlying centres like Melton excluded. Melbourne is growing faster and should overtake Sydney within about 25 years on current trends. The fastest growing centres in this list are Ellenbrook (WA) and Melton (Vic) – which is a little misleading as these centres are really part of Greater Perth and Greater Melbourne respectively, but are separated in the new ABS list. NSW has 18 centres (including cross-border ones) in the  top 50 list, by far the most of any state. South Australia manages only one, Adelaide. Mount Gambier just misses out, in 51st place. Despite a population only a quarter the size of South Australia, Tasmania manages 3 entries in the list, Hobart, Launceston and Devonport, due to a more dispersed population. Queensland also “punches above its weight” with 10 entries, more than Victoria with a much larger population. This is for the same reason, a dispersed population. All of the top 50 centres increased in population over 5 years. The lowest growth was in Lismore, just 1.9%. In the top 100 centres, only 2 showed decline over that period, Broken Hill and Moe-Newborough. Further reading You might like to download our e-book Predicting the Growth Suburbs of the Future to look at where we see population growth occurring in the future. And our National Demographic Indicators website has the population and other demographic measures for every Local Government Area in Australia. Notes on geography Populations are more malleable than people think, and really depend on where you draw the boundaries. For example Central Coast is no longer included as part of Sydney but has its own identity in this list. This means that Sydney’s population appears substantially lower than in the previous list , which used the Greater area and had no listing for Central Coast. The ABS have come up with new boundaries, called “Significant Urban Areas”, so this article has used these, and ranks the centres by these new boundaries. According to the ABS, Significant Urban Areas “represent concentrations of urban development with a population of 10,000 or more using whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s). They do not necessarily represent a single Urban Centre, as they can represent a cluster of related Urban Centres with a core urban population over 10,000. They can also include related peri-urban and satellite development and the area into which the urban development is likely to expand.” What this means is that they represent cities and towns as most people understand them, but in some cases, areas may be subsumed within a larger Significant Urban Area (eg. a contiguous suburb of a major city would generally be included as part of that city). Large satellite centres which are part of the Greater Capital City area, but geographically separated, are now separately identified in many cases (hence Central Coast being separated from Sydney. So the important thing to remember is that this represents a particular way of drawing boundaries to rank areas but it may not be the only one. If your area isn’t listed, it’s likely included as part of another major centre, due to geographic proximity. Access the Australian Community Profile to find Census results for each Capital City, State, and Australia on topics including population, age, country of birth, languages spoken, occupations, industries, employment, disability, income, qualifications, transport and much more… Share


Which nursery rhyme was originally a satire on the political instability during the reign of Charles II?

Full text of "A History of Nursery Rhymes" See other formats The Project Gutenberg EBook of A History of Nursery Rhymes, by Percy B. Green This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org  Title: A History of Nursery Rhymes Author: Percy B. Green Release Date: December 28, 2007 [EBook #24065] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES ***   Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net      A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES                     BY                 PERCY B. GREEN             LONDON        GREENING & CO., LTD.         20, CECIL COURT        CHARING CROSS ROAD            1899          Now Reissued by        Singing Tree Press 1249 Washington Blvd., Detroit, Michigan. 1968   Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-31082  Transcriber's Note:   Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note, whilst   significant amendments are noted at the end of the text.   Archaic and dialect spellings remain as printed.   Greek text appears as originally printed.   CONTENTS                                    PAGE INTRODUCTION                            xiii                  PART I.  CHAP.   I. Prehistoric man--His language one of signs and sounds--The     story of Psammetichus and the Two Babies--Idiom of     language a survival of primitive peoples           1   II. Modern types of early man--Sign-language of people living on     the globe to-day--The custom of the UVINZA grandees--The     "good-morning" of the Walunga tribe--Signs of     hospitality in the sign vocabulary of the North American     Indian--The "attingere extremis digitis" of the     Romans--Clap-hands one of the first lessons of the     Nursery--The modern survival of hand-clapping--"Is it     rude to shake hands, Nurse?"--A hypercritical     mother--Plato's rebuke--Agesilaus and his     children--Nursery classics and critical babies--"Lalla,     lalla, lalla" of the Roman child--The well-known baby     dance of "Crow and caper, caper and crow"           8  III. Writers on comparative religions show that entire religious     observances come down to modern peoples from heathen     sources--The Bohemian Peasant and his Apple Tree--A myth     of long descent found in the rhyme of "A Woman, a     Spaniel, and Walnut Tree"; our modern "Pippin, pippin,     fly away," indicates the same sentiment--The fairy tale     of Ashputtel and the Golden Slipper, the legend from     which came our story of Cinderella--Tylor on Children's     Sports--The mystery of Northern Europe at Christ's     coming--The Baby's Rattle--Ancestral worship follows sun     and moon worship, and gives us the tales of fairies,     goblins, and elves--Boyd Dawkins' story of the Isle of     Man farmer--A Scandinavian Manxman--Modernised lullaby     of a Polish mother--"Shine, Stars"--"Rain, rain, go     away"--Wind making--LULLABIES--Bulgarian, German,     "Sleep, Baby, Sleep"--The lullaby of the Black     Guitar--"Baby, go to Sleep"--English version, "Hush     thee, my Babby"--Danish lullaby of "Sweetly sleep, my     little Child"--"Bye, baby bunting"              17   IV. Elf-land--Old-time superstitions--A custom of providing a     feast for the dead known in Yorkshire, North-west     Ireland, and in Armenia--The Erl King of Goethe--Ballet     of the Leaf-dressed Girl--The Spirit of the Waters--An     Irish legend of


For which novel did Herman Wouk win the Pulitzer Prize in 1952?

The Caine Mutiny Book Review - 1952 Pullitzer Prize   Publisher’s synopsis: It was not a mutiny in the old-time sense, of course, with flashing cutlasses, a captain in chains, and desperate sailors turning outlaws. After all, it happened in 1944 in the United States Navy. But the court of inquiry recommended trial for mutiny, and the episode became known as ‘the Caine mutiny’ throughout the service.   Extract: Look, Steve.Your trouble is the same as mine, except that I see through it. We’re civilians, free citizens, and it burns us to be treated as dumb slaves by these Queegs, who are the most colossal ignoramuses in the world except for their book. Don’t forget one thing. Right now, the book is all that matters, because of the war.   Reviews: Good: ...is one of the best novels about the Second World War so far written by an American. New York Times, Orville Prescott, 23rd March 1951    Not so good: THERE should have been a "mutiny" on the U.S.S. Caine, an old-style destroyer converted to a minesweeper, if Herman Wouk's excruciatingly ludicrous and infuriating log of its voyages around the Pacific is accurate. New York Times, Harry Gilroy, 18th March 1951   About the author Herman Wouk was born May 27, 1915 in New York City, the son of Esther (née Levine) and Abraham Isaac Wouk. His family was Jewish and had emigrated from Russia. After a childhood and adolescence in the Bronx and a high school diploma from Townsend Harris High School, he earned a B.A. from Columbia University in 1934, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and studied under philosopher Irwin Edman.   Soon thereafter, he became a radio dramatist, working in David Freedman's "Joke Factory" and later with Fred Allen for five years and then, in 1941, for the United States government, writing radio spots to sell war bonds.   Wouk joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific Theater, an experience he later characterized as educational; "I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans." Wouk served as an officer aboard two destroyer minesweepers (DMS), the USS Zane and USS Southard, becoming executive officer of the latter.


"Which work ends with the line ""They have a world to win, working men of all countries unite !""?"

Communist Manifesto (Chapter 4) MIA : Marxists : Marx & Engels : Library : 1848 : Manifesto of the Communist Party : Chapter 4:       [German Original] Chapter IV. Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties Section II has made clear the relations of the Communists to the existing working-class parties, such as the Chartists in England and the Agrarian Reformers in America. The Communists fight for the attainment of the immediate aims, for the enforcement of the momentary interests of the working class; but in the movement of the present, they also represent and take care of the future of that movement. In France, the Communists ally with the Social-Democrats (1) against the conservative and radical bourgeoisie, reserving, however, the right to take up a critical position in regard to phases and illusions traditionally handed down from the great Revolution. In Switzerland, they support the Radicals, without losing sight of the fact that this party consists of antagonistic elements, partly of Democratic Socialists, in the French sense, partly of radical bourgeois. In Poland, they support the party that insists on an agrarian revolution as the prime condition for national emancipation, that party which fomented the insurrection of Cracow in 1846. In Germany, they fight with the bourgeoisie whenever it acts in a revolutionary way, against the absolute monarchy, the feudal squirearchy, and the petty bourgeoisie. But they never cease, for a single instant, to instill into the working class the clearest possible recognition of the hostile antagonism between bourgeoisie and proletariat, in order that the German workers may straightway use, as so many weapons against the bourgeoisie, the social and political conditions that the bourgeoisie must necessarily introduce along with its supremacy, and in order that, after the fall of the reactionary classes in Germany, the fight against the bourgeoisie itself may immediately begin. The Communists turn their attention chiefly to Germany, because that country is on the eve of a bourgeois revolution that is bound to be carried out under more advanced conditions of European civilisation and with a much more developed proletariat than that of England was in the seventeenth, and France in the eighteenth century, and because the bourgeois revolution in Germany will be but the prelude to an immediately following proletarian revolution. In short, the Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things. In all these movements, they bring to the front, as the leading question in each, the property question, no matter what its degree of development at the time. Finally, they labour everywhere for the union and agreement of the democratic parties of all countries. The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working Men of All Countries, Unite! (1) The party then represented in Parliament by Ledru-Rollin, in literature by Louis Blanc, in the daily press by the Réforme. The name of Social-Democracy signifies, with these its inventors, a section of the Democratic or Republican Party more or less tinged with socialism. [Engels, English Edition 1888] * * * The famous final phrase of the Manifesto, “Working Men of All Countries, Unite!”, in the original German is: “Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!” Thus, a more correct translation would be “Proletarians of all countries, Unite!” “Workers of the World, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains!” is a popularisation of the last three sentences, and is not found in any official translation. Since this English translation was approved by Engels, we have kept the original intact.


Which of the Mitford sisters married Sir Oswald Mosley?

Obituary: Diana Mosley | Politics | The Guardian BNP Diana Mosley The third of the Mitford sisters, she married fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and counted Hitler as a friend Thursday 14 August 2003 09.00 EDT First published on Thursday 14 August 2003 09.00 EDT Share on Messenger Close The most hated woman in England was imprisoned in Holloway in the second world war as a danger to the king's realm. Diana Mosley, who has died in Paris aged 93, was that "famous awful person" - her words - scandalous beauty, friend to Adolf Hitler and wife of the leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), Sir Oswald Mosley. And a Mitford girl, the third of six daughters of Lord Redesdale. Her elder sisters were Nancy, the novelist, and Pam, the least well-known. Younger than her were the pro-Hitler Unity, the communist Jessica and Deborah, who is the Duchess of Devonshire. Her elder brother Tom was killed in Burma in 1945. Diana Freeman-Mitford, known as Nardy, Corduroy and Honks, had what passed for a normal childhood in that household, Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire (an appendectomy on a spare-bedroom table, side-saddle hunts with the Heythrop hounds) before first revealing her looks and revelling in their power on visits to Paris, although she was gated for months after the discovery of a diary entry about going to a cinema with a boy . The only exit from chaperones and chilblains was marriage. Diana of the sapphire eyes was rated more perfect than Botticelli's Venus and attracted Bryan Guinness, heir to the brewing fortune, as soon as she was out in society. They were engaged secretly and Diana sulked until her parents approved the marriage. As she fretted over her bridal veil, Nancy told Diana, as she always had, "Nobody will be looking at you". But they were: it was the wedding of the year of 1929. Her mother-in-law led the Guinness household's amazement at Diana's ability to fry eggs - "I've never heard of such a thing, it's too clever". Not that Diana needed even that rudimentary culinary level, as the couple had £20,000 a year, a London house, Hampshire estate, Dublin home and so on. A court of smitten men attended Diana in her progressions round the properties, even during her pregnancies with sons Jonathan and Desmond; Evelyn Waugh was the most passionate ("her beauty ran through the room like a peal of bells") and dedicated to her Vile Bodies, his novel inspired by a party the couple had thrown. The Guinnesses were too late and not nearly silly enough to be Bright Young Things, but knew all of those whom Diana called "originals" in the arts. So Diana was a Cecil Beaton-photographed goddess at a summer ball in her Chelsea house in 1932, dancing until dawn "in all the diamonds I could lay hands on". Oswald Mosley declared his love that night. He had charisma and sexual avidity, later associated with showbiz, but then invested in public life: he had been a Conservative and Labour politician and, rejecting or rejected by both, founded his New Party in 1931 and soon after decided that fascism was the only answer to global collapse after the 1929 crash and set up the BUF in 1932. Diana was intrigued by his ideas - "I followed him politically absolutely blindly" - and in love: "I knew it would never end except with death." They briefly encountered each other at parties; they were indiscreet among aristo-Brits holidaying on the Venice Lido. Against family advice, Diana left her husband, but Mosley would not part from his wife, Cynthia "Cimmie" Curzon, daughter of a former Viceroy of India. Gentlemanly Guinness offered the requisite fake evidence of his "infidelity" for a divorce and Diana moved with her children to Belgravia, where (because a pending divorce could be denied if the King's Proctor found evidence of collusion), Mosley visited stealthily. She was a social pariah; he was in furious dispute with his wife, who collapsed with a perforated appendix. Mosley went straight from Cimmie's side to Diana: Cimmie died, unresisting, of peritonitis. Mosley, guilty and grieving, began yet another affair; Diana fled to Bavaria with her


If a champagne is described as 'Blanc de Blancs', from what grape is it made?

Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay based Champagne Blanc de Blancs is a French phrase meaning “White of Whites” and Blanc  de blancs Champagne is made of 100% Chardonnay, a white grape, as  opposed to Pinot Noir and Pinor Meunier, considered black grapes. In  reality the Champagne is white to a light yellow and Chardonnay grapes  are light green. Perhaps only five percent of all Champagnes made are Blanc de blancs, and  they have been made for less than a century as opposed to about three  centuries for Champagne in general. The first produced was by Salon in 1921. Some of the best Champagnes in the world are Blanc de blancs, including  Salon who makes nothing else, Krug ’s superlative Clos du Mesnil, and Deutz Amour de Deutz, a notch below the first two certainly but also fantastic.  These are all vintage wines although there are also plenty of NV wines  produced as well. Blanc de blancs are lighter in general than traditional Champagnes, but  can age extremely well. Some, like Salon, demand aging in order to show  well. I like to give the vintage wines 10 years or so to peak, but often I  cannot wait that long. Some marginal years for vintage Champagnes in general  can be superb for Blanc de blancs. For example 1993 was not a great vintage  and many producers bottled it as a (mediocre) vintage primarily for the  millennium celebrations as there was a supposed Champagne shortage people  worried about. However many 1993 Blanc de blancs, for example Deutz Amour de  Deutz, were great. Most Blanc de blancs (other than some massive full bodied ones like  Salon, Krug Clos du Mesnil, and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne) are ideal  aperitif wines as they are light and elegant. They are great by themselves  or with light appetizers or first courses like seafood. Some excellent and reasonably prices ones include the Deutz Blanc de  blancs, Guy Charlemagne Cuvee Charlemagne Grand Cru Bland de blancs, Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blancs d’Ay Brut and Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs de  Chardonnay. They do tend to be slightly more expensive than other Champagnes  as Chardonnay is an expensive grape variety. It’s interesting that some well  known producers do not make one, including Moet and Chandon , Veuve Cliquot  Ponsardin , Bollinger , and Laurent-Perrier . Actually there are some ancient grape varieties allowed in Champagne that  are not commonly used nor known. These include Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc,  Petit Meslier and Arbane, and a very few producers make a Blanc de blanc  that contains white grapes other than Chardonnay. One example is Drappier ,  whose Quattuor Blanc de Quatre Blancs is made of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc,  Petit Meslier and Arbane.


Which pop group recorded the hit album 'Back In Black' in 1980?

The Year in Music - 1980 The Year in Music - 1980 Talking Heads on the cover of Rolling Stone; Olivia Newton-John; Elvis Costello & the Attractions Disco was dead, and the music industry floundered in 1980 looking for something to fill the void. Sales had been declining for years and 1980 continued that trend, with 34 million fewer units sold than in the year before. Major record labels were hurting; they responded by laying off employees --as many as 2,500 people in the industry lost their jobs. If any kind of music dominated this year it was pop. The original rock'n'roll crowd that had been teenagers in the Sixties were all grown up now, and the record companies tried to appeal to them with a safe, homogenized product. Peter Frampton was sounding more and more like Barry Manilow these days, while it became less easy to distinguish Fleetwood Mac from The Captain & Tennille. For those with vision, there was a new sound on the horizon, slowly making headway -- British New Wave, best represented by Talking Heads (Remain In Light) and The Pretenders (Pretenders). But the record labels were not believers just yet, and their conservative approach left many innovative New Wave bands languishing for lack of support. The most creative music was coming off the streets, and a handful of its purveyors -- The Police,The Clash, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- were pointing the way to the light at the end of the tunnel.  Eventually the industry would see that light.  But, in the meantime, "easy listening" pop briefly reigned. "The commercial cotton candy of the pop chart," lamented music critic Michael Gross, "was all too sweet for words." Just look at some of the hit singles of the year: "Magic," Olivia Newton-John; "Sailing," Christopher Cross; "Shining Star," The Manhattans; "All Out Of Love," Air Supply; "Lady," Kenny Rogers; "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," Hall and Oates; "I Can't Tell You Why," The Eagles; "Working My Way Back To You," The Spinners -- the list goes on and on. (Perhaps the syrupy pop-rock of Air Supply best exemplified the formula for chart success in 1980.) Some of this was quite good, and without it elevator music would not be what it is today. But the music fan could not live long on white bread alone. Fortunately, some red meat was available.  New artists were in the wings, artists who would blend pop and reggae and metal and punk and R&B and lay it over a big beat borrowed from disco and funk and thereby create a new sound for the Eighties. Madonna, U2, Prince & The Revolution, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Peter Gabriel, John Cougar Mellencamp and The Eurythmics were in the on-deck circle. Blondie's "Call Me" and The Knack's "My Sharona" were already dance faves in the teen clubs -- a preview of the music that Eighties youth -- a group largely dismissed by music execs this year -- would take to heart. And "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders was the first legitimate New Wave Top 20 hit in the U.S. The signs were everywhere. Country music sales had been in decline, but were revived in 1980 thanks in no small measure to the popularity of the film Urban Cowboy. The so-called "Nashville Sound" -- pop-country tunes with lush arrangements that incorporated strings and synthesizers -- was in vogue. The leading purveyors of this sound included Kenny Rogers, a pop singer (formerly with First Edition) turned country crooner. This was a very good year for Rogers, whose 1979 album Kenny was certified platinum and the single "Coward Of The County" was a transatlantic chart-topper. Rogers scored again this year with "Lady," a ballad penned by Lionel Richie that would spend six weeks at US#1 while also topping the R&B, C&W and Adult Contemporary charts. Rogers walked away with an armload of Grammy and American Music Awards in 1980. Other  top country artists: Eddie Rabbitt ("Drivin' My Life Away"), Johnny Lee ("Lookin' For Love") and Dolly Parton ("9 To 5"). Progressive country was expiring, and even "outlaws" Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson had been appropriated by the Nashville establ


On which motorway is the Clacket Lane Service Area?

Clacket Lane Services M25 - Motorway Services Information Clacket Lane Services M25 Other ratings from visitors to the site Truckers Where: between junctions J5-6 and from Clacket Lane County: Surrey Type: Separate facilities for each carriageway, with no link between them Operator: RoadChef Eat-In Food: McDonald's, Hot Food Co, Costa, Wild Bean Cafe Takeaway Food / General: WHSmith Other Non-Food Shops: FoneBitz, Cotton Traders Picnic Area: yes Children's Playground: Yes Cash Machines in main building: Yes (transaction charge applies) Parking Charges: Free for 2 hours after which time the following charges apply for up to 24 hours Cars £12 HGV £26 HGV with £10 food voucher £30 Caravans/Medium Goods Vehicles/large Motor Homes £26 Other Facilities/Information: Charging point for electric cars available


On which motorway is the Leigh Delamere Service Area?

Leigh Delamere Services M4 - Motorway Services Information Leigh Delamere Services M4 Other ratings from visitors to the site Truckers We don't have any photos of this service area yet. Why don't you be the first to upload one ? Motorway: M4 Type: Separate facilities for each carriageway, but linked by a pedestrian footbridge Operator: Moto Contact Phone: 01666 837691 (Eastbound), 01666 842015 (Westbound) Eat-In Food: Eat & Drink Co, Burger King, Costa Coffee, West Cornwall Pasty Company, Domino's Pizza, Costa Express Takeaway Food / General: Marks & Spencer Simply Food, WHSmith, FoneBitz, Lucky Coin, Barber Shop Other Non-Food Shops: Fonebitz Cash Machines in main building: Yes (transaction charge applies) Parking Charges: Free for 2 hours, charges apply for longer stays. Other Facilities/Information: Opened: 1972 Operators: Granada (1972 - 2001), Moto (2001 - Present) The main building used to be packed with retailers until the late 2000's, but even till now, there has always been a Barber Shop ever since Granada opened the Eastbound Services. Domino's Pizza and The West Cornwall Pasty Company opened in 2011.


Which pop group recorded the hit album 'The Lexicon Of Love'?

Release group “The Lexicon of Love” by ABC - MusicBrainz There’s 1 review on CritiqueBrainz. You can also write your own . Most Recent Review by Rob Webb on 2004-11-29 ABC appeared at a turning point in pop, as the rough and tumble of post-punk gave way to a more sophisticated, lithesome Brit-funk, expounded by bands like Pigbag and Funkapolitan. Decked out in tailored suits and gold lame, the Sheffield quartet - fronted by the elegant Martin Fry - pounced onto dance floors in October 1981 with the splendid "Tears are Not Enough". "Poison Arrow" kept the blood circulating during the bitter winter of early 1982, before third single "The Look of Love" became their biggest hit. Then came the much-anticipated album, The Lexicon of Love. Now, over two decades later, their definitive statement gets the deluxe reissue treatment. What a joy to hear this album again. It underpins just what a sharp band ABC were: witty, lyrical and very, very funky. Only Elvis Costello's Imperial Bedroom rivals this album for the smartest lyrics of 1982. And you can't dance to Elvis. Each track is a love affair in miniature: some are touching ("All of My Heart", "Show Me"), others a bitter invective at misplaced passion ("Many Happy Returns"). There is more going on in "2 Gether 4 Ever" than many bands squeeze into an entire album. Band and producer Trevor Horn gelled immediately when they met to record : Horn described Fry's songs as "like disco, but in a Bob Dylan way". Dance music had rarely been as literate. The extra tracks on disc 1 don't add a lot to the 1996 reissue, which expanded the original album with various jazz remixes and B-sides: notably their calling card, the James Brown-inspired "Alphabet Soup", and "Theme from Mantrap", their lounge version of "Poison Arrow". Disc 2 features some early demos and a previously unreleased live run-through of virtually the entire album, recorded during the band's heyday in 1982. The Lexicon of Love stands as a landmark album in British pop. The synthetic Eighties' drum-thwaks and Chic-esque bass lines sound better now than ever. It gave disco a whole new vocabulary and helped pave the way for the dance movements of the late Eighties and Nineties. "I hold in my hand three letters," announces Fry on "Alphabet Soup". "Vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin C". No prescription needed; no supplements required. This album replenishes mind, body and soul. Release group information


Syrah is a variety of grape originating from the Rhome region of France. By what name is it grown under in Australia?

Wine Grapes Wine Grapes Different Wine Grape Varieties Most wine is grape wine. The grapes come from one of two families. Wine making grape varieties vary greatly in tolerance to diseases. Disease resistance is an important consideration when deciding which varieties are suitable for a given site. Varieties which are more susceptible to disease will require more effort to keep disease under control. Before you buy wine grapes, educate yourself about the many different qualities of the grapes. Grape Families: Vitis Vinifera, originally from Europe and know as noble grapes Vitis Labrusca, which originated in the new world The wine grape variety in these two families is in the thousands. There is one simple fact that all wine experts agree upon: grape variety (or blend of varieties), is, by far, the most influential factor determining the flavor and character of a wine. In order to appreciate wine, it is important to understand the characteristics of the grapes. Wine characteristics vary greatly depending on the grape. Although Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel are all red grapes, individually their personalities are quite diverse. Even when grown in different appellations and vinified using different techniques, a varietal wine always displays certain qualities, which are inherent in the grape's personality. Muscat is probably the only grape that produces wine with the aroma of the grape itself. Sweet Muscats should always be spicy with flavors of raisins and oranges. Sauvignon Blanc a touch herbal. Sharp, tangy, gooseberry is the predominant flavor with undertones of grass, nettles, elderflower and asparagus. Zinfandel is zesty, with pepper and raspberry flavor. Cabernet Sauvignon is marked by plum, currant and black cherry flavors and with a hint of mint and cedar. Understanding what a grape should be as a wine is fundamental, and knowing what a grape can achieve at its greatest is the real meaning of fine-wine appreciation. Most Europeans are used to wines with regional names because their finest wines are known principally by geographic appellation. However, this is changing. For example - the occasional French and Italian varietals. In the New World, as in America, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, this is different since most wines are labeled by their varietal names and occasionally by grape combinations, like Cabernet-Shiraz. This is because in these countries, particularly the United States, the process of sorting out which grapes grow best in which appellations is ongoing and Americans were first introduced to fine wine by the varietal name. In Europe, with a longer history for matching grape types to soil and climate, the research is more definitive. For example, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the principal grapes of Burgundy. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petite Verdot are the red grapes of Bordeaux and Syrah leads the northern Rhone reds. Barolo and Barbaresco are both made of Nebbiolo, but the different appellations produce different wine styles. In Tuscany, Sangiovese provides the backbone of Chianti. Ultimately, the New World's appellation practice may well progress into one more like Europe's. California appellations such as Carneros and Santa Maria Valley are becoming tantamount with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Oregon's Willamette Valley is known for Pinot Noir and Australia's Hunter Valley has the famous Shiraz. Again in California, Rutherford, Oakville and the Stags Leap District are all associated with Cabernet-based red table wines. Successful wineries in these appellations and the marketing expertise to accentuate the distinguishing features of the wines grown in these areas will establish how the appellation system evolves and whether or not specific wine styles are revealed. The appellations themselves will also prove which grapes outclass others and deserve special recognition. Red Grapes Seyval   The descriptions we provide are of the most commonly used Vitis vinifera grapes. American wine is also made from native Vitis labrusca, especially the Concord grape.


In Norse mythology, who was the father of 'Odin'?

ODIN - the Norse Ruler God (Norse mythology) ODIN Also known as GANGLERI, ODINN, OTHINN, VAK, VALTAM All-knowing Allfather of the Gods and Lord of Asgard The Norse Biggy. ODIN is King of ASGARD , Ruler of the AESIR and the Lord of War, Death and Knowledge. To travel the world without being recognized, he wears a huge wide-brimmed hat. He also — thanks to LOKI — rides an eight-legged horse named SLEIPNIR into battle. All he needs is a six-shooter and a sheriff’s badge to be able to stand in for John Wayne in True Grit. His biggest fans include the Berserkers, which should give you some idea. He’s also very hot on Knowledge and Military Intelligence, having two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who fly around the world every day bringing up-to-date reports. ODIN himself has only one eye, having traded the other one for a sip from MIMIR ’s Well of Wisdom during his visit to the great World Tree YGGDRASIL . Consequently he’s full of knowledge, while his missing eye is hidden in an unknown location care of MIMIR the Talking Head. The eye enabled MIMIR to focus on far-distant events, allowing ODIN the ability to always see far ahead. To become the Top Wise Guy, ODIN put himself through some incredibly rigorous ordeals. The Well of Wisdom lies under the second root of YGGDRASIL , which allows the Dew of Knowledge to seep into it. So ODIN stabbed himself with his own spear and hung himself on the tree for nine days and nights. He was then allowed a peep, and saw magic runes appear on rocks beneath him. With a superhuman effort he struggled to lift them, which must have been quite an acrobatic feat. Running his eye over the mystic symbols, he was instantly freed of all encumbrances; restored and rejuvenated with everlasting vigor enabling him to drop lightly to the ground. His ordeal accomplished, ODIN was at last able to take a well-deserved swig from MIMIR ’s well, making him well-wise as well as wise. It was even tastier than his usual tipple Kvas, the Mead of Inspiration, a special brew made from the blood of KVASIR . If you think a wise one-eyed Norse cowboy on an eight-legged horse would be easy to recognize, this ain’t necessarily so for ODIN is a shape-changer, and his range of disguises make Sherlock Holmes look like Miss Marple. He also travels incognito under a variety of false names. Sharing primeval God status with brothers VE and VILI , the Great ODIN helped bring the world as we know it into being, so we can forgive his little foibles. The legend tells that in the ice-laden wastes of NIFLHEIM , he got into a rather catastrophic snowball fight with YMIR , the king of the FROST-GIANTS . The Abominable Snowgiant was slashed into pieces and ODIN made the world from all the bits. He even found a use for the eyebrows. ODIN’s dad is BOR , son of BURI , son of an ice cube. Married to FRIGG (with the occasional Freya fling and flirtation with RIND ), the family firm includes BALDUR , HOD , HERMOTH , THOR and VIDAR . See also WODEN . ODIN FACTS AND FIGURES Cite this Link to this page HTML: To link to this page, just copy and paste the text below into your blog, web page or email. Godchecker entry on ODIN, the Norse Ruler God BBCODE: To link to this page in a forum post or comment box, just copy and paste the text below: [url=http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/norse-mythology.php?deity=ODIN]Godchecker entry on ODIN, the Norse Ruler God[/url] Cite this article Here's the info you need to cite this page. Just copy the text in the box below. Saunders, Chas, and Peter J. Allen, eds. "ODIN - the Norse Ruler God (Norse mythology)." Godchecker. Godchecker.com / CID, 18 Aug. 2014. Web. 20 January 2017. . 18 August 2014 by the Godchecker Team. Editors: Peter J Allen, Chas Saunders References: Coming soon.


Who in 2001 paid £14 million to become the first space tourist?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 2001: First space tourist blasts off 2001: First space tourist blasts off A billionaire businessman from California has become the first paying passenger to go to outer space. Dennis Tito, aged 60, set off from Kazakhstan at 1338 local time (0838 GMT) for an eight-day holiday aboard the International Space Station. For Mr Tito, a former Nasa employee, it is the fulfilment of a dream he has held for 40 years. He paid $20m (�14m) for his trip of a lifetime, but he has faced a number of setbacks. First, Nasa rejected his proposal, on the grounds that he is not a trained astronaut. Dream ticket So he turned to Russia. The space authorities in Moscow agreed to take him - but his ticket became null and void after his original destination, the Mir Space Station, was decommissioned and fell back to Earth earlier this year. He was then offered a place on board a scheduled flight with a Soyuz supply mission to the International Space Station. The change of plans provoked a bitter row between the United States and Russia. After months of wrangling, the American space agency only agreed to allowing Mr Tito on board the Space Station on the condition that he agree not to sue if injured, to pay for anything he breaks, and to sleep only in Russian sections of the station. Even then, it looked as though the flight might not go ahead, after last-minute computer glitches forced the Endeavour space shuttle to delay its return to Earth from the ISS and Nasa requested that the Soyuz trip be put off. Moscow refused to delay the mission, and after a tense stand-off Nasa finally relented. Now, though, Mr Tito can put all that behind him, as he heads out of the Earth's atmosphere and towards the destination that at times has seemed so near - yet so very far away.


Brontophobia | definition of brontophobia by Medical dictionary Brontophobia | definition of brontophobia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/brontophobia bron·to·pho·bi·a (bron'tō-fō'bē-ă), [G. brontē, thunder, + phobos, fear] brontophobia bron·to·pho·bi·a (bron'tō-fō'bē-ă) Fear of thunder. [G. brontē, thunder, + phobos, fear] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


'Br' is the chemical symbol for which element?

Bromine : Chemical Element Br 80 Bromine is an element in Group 7 of the Periodic Table . Members Group 7 are also known as Halogens. (The other halogens - that is, members of the same group are Fluorine , Chlorine , Iodine and Astatine . These have some properties in common with bromine while there are also certain "trends" or patterns in the variation of other properties across this group of elements.) Each bromine atom consists of 35 protons , 35 electrons plus a quantity of neutrons whose exact number* depends on the particular isotope of bromine (see below). *The standard atomic mass of bromine is 79.904, which is often rounded to 80 in simple (e.g. school textbook) versions of the Periodic Table. Using a mass number of 80 for bromine, the number of neutrons in each atom would be 80 - 35 = 44. Free bromine is not found in nature, but bromine atoms are present in naturally occuring colourless soluble crystalline mineral halide salts (similar in many ways to table salt).   History and Discovery of Bromine Discovery of Bromine: Bromine was isolated independently by two scientists - the French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (in 1825) and the German chemist Carl Jacob Löwig (in 1826). In 1825 Carl Jacob Löwig isolated bromine from a mineral water spring from his hometown Bad Kreuznach. He used a solution of the mineral salt saturated with chlorine and extracted the bromine with diethyl ether . After evaporation of the ether a brown liquid remained. Using this liquid as a sample for his work Löwig applied for a job in the laboratory of Leopold Gmelin in Heidelberg. Publication of Löwig's work to isolate bromine in this way was delayed so Balard's isolation of bromine was published results first. In 1826 Antoine Jérôme Balard found bromides (chemicals containing bromie) in the ash of seaweed from the salt marshes of Montpellier. The seaweed was used to produce iodine, but also contained bromine. Balard distilled bromine from a solution of seaweed ash saturated with chlorine . The properties of the substance isolated by Balard appeared to fall between those of the elements chlorine and iodine. Initially he tried to show that substance was iodine monochloride (ICl), but after failing to reach that conclusion he became convinced that he had found a new element - which he called "muride" after the Latin word muria for brine (salt water). After Balard's results had been repeated and confirmed by other leading scientists the work was presented at a lecture and published (1826). In his paper Annales de Chimie et de Physique 2nd series 32: 337–381 Balard changed the name from "muride" to "brôme", the word brôme (bromine) being derived from the Greek word for "stench". Different historical accounts mention different scientists as having suggested this change of name. Early Use of Bromine: Bromine was not produced in large quantities until 1860. Apart from some minor early medical applications the first commercial use of bromine was for photographic processing. Potassium bromide and sodium bromide were used as anticonvulsants and sedatives in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, until superseded other drugs.   Elemental Bromine (under "standard conditions") Elemental bromine consists of molecules , rather than atoms , of bromine. Two atoms of bromine form each bromine molecule, hence molecules of bromine are said to be diatomic and have the chemical formula Br2. Elemental bromine is a dense, mobile, slightly transparent fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature and readily evaporates into a red/brown vapor (a similar colour to that of nitrogen dioxide). Bromine vapour (bromine gas) has a strong odour. It smells similar to chlorine gas or bleach, and is very irritating to the mucous membranes includig those of the nose, throat and beyond. Bromine is one of the only two elements that is a liquid at room temperature, the other being mercury which is the only metal to exist in liquid form at room temperature and pressure. Hazardous Substance: Bromine liquid and bromine vapour are both  corrosive and toxic (poisonous). Bromine an


Which nursery rhyme is based on the events at Mount Kenmel on the border of France and Belgium?

17 municipalities | Flanders Fields 17 municipalities Alveringem Under the protective wing of 'mother' Alveringem, nestle 8 charming villages, each prettier than the last. The river IJzer meanders gently through the now peaceful landscape. Nowhere is the meaninglessness of man-made boundaries more evident than here in Alveringem: if you are not careful, before you know it you will be across the border in neighbouring France! Alveringem is rightly proud of Brewery De Snoek. This old brewery was already provinding 'refreshments' to thirsty troops during the First World War. The restored malting house still contains the original copper vats which - thankfully - the invading Germans were unable to 'liberate'! Villages: Beveren, Gijverinckhove, Hoogstade, Izenberge, Leisele, Oeren, Sint-Rijksers, Stavele Contact address: Sint Rijkersstraat 19, 8690 Alveringem - T. +32 58 28 88 81 Diksmuide Diksmuide owes its name and fame to the medieval cloth industry and its delicious butter. The town was reduced to rubble during the First World War. It was the scene of a famous battle in 1914 – the Battle of the IJzer – when French and Belgian troops finally stopped the German advance, but at a dreadful price. The old town centre was rebuilt completely after the armistice. The famous IJzer Tower (with its museum) and the equally well-known Trench of Death (a preserved stretch of the old Belgian front line) are now the principal reminders of those terrible days. But there is more! Did you know… that a 16th century chronicle records that Archbishop Thomas Beckett (died 1170) once stayed in Diksmuide, during his period in exile from the wrath of King Henry II of England. Tradition says that in gratitude he donated a chalice and a chasuble to the parish, and he was believed to have lodged in the corner house of the beguinage, where the Kleine Dijk (Small Dyke) now meets the present-day Begijnhofstraat.  Did it really happen? Or is it just another historical myth? Whatever the truth of the matter, the corner house is still known by the name ‘Thomas of Canterbury’ and a small statue of the saint graces a niche in the façade of No.17! Villages: Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, St.-Jacobskapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo, Woumen Contact address: Grote Markt 6, 8600 Diksmuide - T. +32 51 79 30 50 Heuvelland Did you know that… during the 16th century the cloth trade – on which the region’s prosperity was based – went into serious decline? Poverty and unemployment increased, offering a fertile breeding ground for the new religion of Protestantism. The Catholic pope in Rome branded the ‘new-believers’ as heretics. Many people from Heuvelland fled the country to escape persecution and some eventually found their way to Sandwich and Norwich in England. Did you also know that one of the First-ever scouts was killed near Kemmel during the First World War and now lies buried in the village churchyard? His name? Second Lieutenant Musgrave Cazenove Wroughton. Wroughton was one of the 20 young boys who Baden-Powell took on the first-ever scouts camp to Brownsea Island in 1907. But Heuvelland, as the name in Dutch suggests, is most well-known for its green and hilly landscape. These hills are known locally as ‘mountains’, even though the highest of them – the Kemmelberg or Mount Kemmel – is just 156 metres above sea level. Some traditions claim that this is the hill where the ‘Grand Old Duke of York’ marched his 10,000 men up and down, as immortalised in a well-known British nursery rhyme. Villages: De Klijte, Dranouter, Kemmel, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate, Wulvergem Contact address: Polenlaan 1, 8950 Kemmel - T. +32 57 45 04 55 Hooglede Hooglede and Gits did not emerge unscathed from the First World War. For both villages, the German occupation was a period of relative calm. Even so, they were still in the 'Etappengebiet' (Reserve Zone) and therefore close to the front. Many wounded soldiers were brought here for medical care. Some of them never recovered and were buried at the Sol


In which year was the English Football League founded?

125 years of the Football League and the top flight - which team comes top? | Football | theguardian.com 125 years of the Football League and the top flight - which team comes top? Which teams have the upper hand after a century and a quarter of football? • More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian Preston North End, unbeaten in 22 games 1888. Photograph: Howard Barlow Today exactly 125 years ago, The English Football League was founded at the Royal Hotel in Manchester, becoming the first national football league in the world. Twelve teams started into the first season on September 8 1888, which would produce Preston North End as their very first champions. We've crunched the numbers of all 113 top flight seasons (1888-1892: Football League, 1892-1992: First Division, 1992-today: Premier League ). Eleven seasons had been suspended during the first and second world wars. Since the foundation of the Football League, a total of 64 teams have played at least one season in the respective top flight of English football. Everton, one of the twelve founding members, is currently playing its 110th season in the top league, having missed only four for two spells in the second division. It is topping the list of most seasons played in the top flight. 23 teams have been crowned champions at least once, Manchester United (19 titles), Liverpool (18) and Arsenal (13) being the most successful collectors of silverware. If we combine the two metrics – championships won and seasons played in the top league – we can calculate an efficiency index in winning tropies when in the race. Which puts Huddersfield Town right in the top group along the above serial winners. From a geographical perspective, London might have been and still be the city with by far the most teams, but its the North-Western cities that picked up most of the trophies to date. Our map shows how the 113 championship trophies have been spread across the country. Over all 113 completed seasons, the average number of goals scored is just above three per game. It has been the highest in the very beginning, at 4.63 in the second season. After being at a steady low for the past fourty years, average goals scored per game have been rising again in the past three seasons. They are now – at a current 2.83 goals per game – on course to finish higher than in any other season since 1967-68. Finally, if we count every single game played in England's top league since it was founded towards one table, this is what it would look like as of April 14 2013. Points are counted as they were awarded at the time, so two points for a win until 1981, three afterwards (did you know that the initial idea of the founders was to award points for wins only, so that it would make no difference if you drew or lost a game?). What can you do with this data? Data summary