Stolen on Bastille Day 1999, who was the artist of the painting titled 'L'enfant a la bulle de savon' which was recovered in March 2014?

Art Hostage: Stolen Art Watch, Art Crime Snapshot March 2014 Stolen Art Watch, Art Crime Snapshot March 2014 Rembrandt Recovered in Southern France PARIS — Investigators have announced the recovery of a Rembrandt painting 15 years after it was stolen from a museum in Southeastern France in the midst of a passing military parade. An unidentified man, 43, claimed responsibility last week for the theft, according to the police. He said that it took place in the municipal museum in Draguignan during a break-in timed to a Bastille Day parade that masked the sound of security alarms. He turned himself into police in Southern France last Wednesday, a day after detectives arrested two men in Nice as they tried to sell the stolen painting, the Dutch master’s “Child With a Soap Bubble, ” which is valued at more than 3.2 million euros or almost five million dollars. Investigators were tipped off by an art dealer who realized that the painting was listed as stolen from the museum of Draguignan. The painting has been returned to the museum. In a separate case in Serbia last week, local authorities arrested four men and retrieved a Rembrandt painting that had been stolen by masked gunmen in 2006 from the City Museum in Novi Sad. “The Portrait of a Father,” painted in 1630, was stolen once before in 1996 and recovered in Spain. It was one of three paintings, including a Rubens, that was stolen from the Serbian museum. Stolen Rembrandt painting recovered after 15 years   Stolen Rembrandt held by police A 17th Century painting by Dutch master Rembrandt has been recovered in France, 15 years after it was stolen. L'enfant a la bulle de savon (Child with soap bubble), valued at 3.2m euros (£2.7m), was taken from a museum in the southern city of Draguignan in 1999. Two men were arrested in Nice on Tuesday, according to the Agence France Presse (AFP) news agency. Police said they received information that a transaction was due to take place in a hotel the following day. The men, aged 46 and 53, one of whom was described as a former insurer, appeared in court in Nice on Thursday, AFP said. They were reported to be known to police for previous petty crimes. Police are still looking for other suspects.   The painting measures 60cm by 49cm and was said to be in a good condition The painting was stolen from Draguignan's Musee Municipal d'art et d'histoire during the city's Bastille Day celebrations in July 1999. At the time, police said the thieves entered through a back door and escaped before officers responded to the alarm. The undated painting, which portrays a teenage boy with long dark brown locks, wearing a golden necklace and holding a soap bubble, was said to be in a good condition. Stolen items returned to Petworth House A detective returned a selection of antiques to Petworth House this week, after a prolific thief from London was jailed for stealing them. The pair of Japanese plates - together with a Derby porcelain plaque from Clandon Park - were recovered from a pawn broker in Hatton Gardens, London. Paul Whiting, 68, originally from Hammersmith in London, appeared at Guildford Crown Court on February 6 where he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the theft of two Japanese plates from Petworth in February 2012 and a porcelain plaque from Clandon Park in May 2013. The sentence is to run concurrent to a sentence he is already serving for a theft at a National Trust property in Hertfordshire. A key piece of evidence to convict Whiting came from CCTV images of the 68 year old when he took the porcelain plaque to Bonhams Auctioneers in New Bond Street for a valuation. John Sandon and Fergus Gambon of The Antiques Roadshow fame, were working that day at the auctioneers and carried out an inspection of the item. A few days later, Mr Sandon read an article in The Antique Trade Gazette regarding the theft of the plaque from Clandon Park and recognised the piece as being the one he had recently examined. CCTV was produced from Bonhams of the meeting and circulated to other police forces. An office


How many sides are there on the new £1 coin to be introduced in 2017?

New 12-sided £1 coins start being made by Royal Mint - CBBC Newsround New 12-sided £1 coins start being made by Royal Mint 31 March 2016 Image copyright PA Pocket money may look a bit different this time next year because the £1 coin is changing. The new one will have 12 sides instead of a smooth, rounded edge. It's the first time the pound coin has been changed in more than 30 years. The Royal Mint, who produce all of our coins, say the new design will make pound coins harder to illegally copy. Image copyright PA The coins will not be available to use until March 2017. But they've already started to be made by the Royal Mint with 4,000 coins being created every minute. The current coins will not be out of date as soon as the new ones are released. There will be a six month period when both the old and the new pound coins can be used.


Who was the oldest person to be appointed Prime Minister of the UK?

Prime Ministers of Great Britain political party 1721-42 Sir Robert Walpole - Restored confidence in the country following the South Sea Bubble financial crash of 1720. Dominated the political scene during the reigns of George I and George II. George II made Walpole a gift of 10 Downing Street. Walpole resigned as a consequence of his perceived mis-handling in dealing with the War of Jenkins' Ear . Whig 1742-43 Earl of Wilmington - Suffering poor health for most of his time as Prime Minister, he died in office. Whig 1743-54 Henry Pelham - During his time in the post he oversaw the the British involvement in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1744-48, the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the adoption of the Gregorian calender . He died in office. Whig 1754-56 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Assumed the office of Prime Minister just 10 days after the death of his brother Henry Pelham. During the Seven Years' War, he was blamed for the loss of Minorca and was replaced by the Duke of Devonshire. Whig 1756-57 William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire - In a government effectively controlled by Pitt the Elder, Devonshire's administration was brought to end following the dismissal of Pitt by the king, it was replaced by the Second Newcastle Ministry. Whig 1757-62 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Returning to office with Pitt the Elder as Southern Secretary, this government helped steer Britain to ultimate victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War. Whig 1762-63 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - A favourite of George III, he was the first Scot to hold the top office. Unpopular with the 'great unwashed', he introduced a tax on cider in order to help pay for the Seven Years' War. He resigned following fierce criticism of his handling of the peace negotiations. Tory The Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Viscount Melbourne 1828-30 Arthur Welleslley, 1st Duke of Wellington - The second Irish-born Prime Minister and second veteran general, perhaps more famous as a soldier of the Napoleonic Wars than a politician. Is said to have commented after his first Cabinet meeting: “An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.” He introduced the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, removing many of the restrictions on Catholics in the UK. Resigned after a vote of no confidence. Tory 1830-34 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - Famous for the blend of tea named after him, his political achievements included the Reform Act of 1832, which started the process of electoral change that we recognise today. His other legacies included the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire and restrictions concerning the employment of children. He resigned after disagreements over his Irish policies. Whig 1834 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - The last Prime Minister to be dismissed by a Sovereign, King William IV. Whig 1834-35 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - At the second time of asking, Peel accepted King William IV’s invitation to form a government. Head of a minority government, he resigned following a number of defeats in Parliament. Whig 1835-41 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Returning to office for the second time, Melbourne found the new Queen Victoria much more agreeable than William IV. Tutoring the young queen in the ways of politics, they formed a close relationship. He resigned after a series of parliamentary defeats. Whig 1841-46 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - Returning to office for the second time, Peel introduced important employment laws that banned women and children from working underground in mines, in addition The Factory Act of 1844 limited the hours of work for children and women. Unable to feed a starving Ireland, he finally succeeded in repealing the Corn Laws. Conservative 1846-52 Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - Russell was the last Whig Prime Minister. His Public Health Act of 1848 improved the sanitary conditions of towns and cities. He was in office at the time of The Great Exhibition of 1851 . Whig 1852 Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby - Co


Who was Chancellor for the 1925 budget which revived the 'gold standard'?

BBC News | BUDGET BRIEFING | Budget blunders Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Published at 14:27 GMT Budget blunders Budgets are the making, but more usually the breaking of political reputations. Chancellors are often more remembered for their famous mistakes than for the humdrum success of a Budget, however well judged. Some of the more famous blunders this century seriously damaged the reputation of the chancellor who proposed them: Mr Churchill and the Gold Standard (1925) Winston Churchill's Budget of 1925 has become infamous for returning Britain to the gold standard, at a fixed rate of $4.80 to the pound. The aim was to restore Britain's position at the centre of the world's financial system. It is now argued that the high rate made British industry uncompetitive and prolonged the slump. Alan Clark, the Conservative MP and biographer of the Conservative Party, argues that Churchill had his reservations, but the lack of alternative economic advice left him no choice. Even Liberal economist John Maynard Keynes, who later criticised the fixed exchange rate, was convinced the move was inevitable. Churchill himself had his private doubts, but unsure of his economic competence, accepted the official advice, after private questioning. But as the slump worsened, the policy became discredited - Keynes called it a golden cage that imprisoned industry. Churchill soon was out of office, and favour, until 1940. Snowden's Orthodox Budget (1931) In 1931 the Labour Government split over the demands of the Bank of England that it should implement further Budget cuts to defend the pound. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Chancellor Philip Snowden resigned from the Labour Party and won re-election in a "national" government, which was made up mainly of Conservatives. Philip Snowden then introduced an "orthodox" budget that cut unemployment benefit and public sector pay at the height of the Depression. The results were riots in the streets by the unemployed, and a mutiny among sailors in the Royal Navy at Invergordon in Scotland, which virtually crippled the Fleet. Britain sank deeper into a slump, which was only overcome when rearmament and war boosted government spending. Ironically, the Budget failed to defend the pound; it was devalued anyway and Britain went off the gold standard. Dalton's Leaky Budget (1947) In November 1947, Labour Chancellor Hugh Dalton was forced to resign after introducing a deflationary Budget to defend sterling. The immediate cause of his resignation was that Dalton had leaked details of the Budget to a journalist, John Carvel, who published them in a London newspaper, just minutes before the Chancellor announced them to the House of Commons. By today's standards the leak was fairly modest, as very few copies of the paper had actually been distributed before the Budget was announced. But Mr Dalton immediately offered his resignation, which apparently was accepted with great reluctance by the prime minister. According to his biographer Ben Pimlott, Hugh Dalton's resignation was as much the result of his frustration and physical exhaustion over the deteriorating state of the economy as the immediate circumstances of the leak. The year 1947 was the "Annus Horrendus" for the Labour Government's economic strategy. The dream of post-war prosperity was replaced by the reality of a sterling convertibility crisis, the winter freeze-up, and the continuation of rationing for the foreseeable future. Dalton's 1947 Budget represented a return to austerity, with cuts in public spending and tax increases amounting to �350m. Although it curbed some of the inflationary pressures in the economy, it was not enough to prevent the ultimate devaluation of sterling in 1949, and the disillusionment with Labour that set in by 1950. The Barber Boom (1972) The Conservative chancellor during the Heath government, Anthony Barber, bears a considerable responsibility for the fundamental shift in British economic policy in the last few decades. His unsuccessful "dash for growth" led to inflation, confrontation with the unions, and ultimately to


Who won the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, beating Italy 4-0 in Kiev?

Spain wins again, beating Italy 4-0 at Euro 2012 - Story Spain wins again, beating Italy 4-0 at Euro 2012 CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer 5:03 PM, Jul 1, 2012 Share Article Victor Valdes (2nd R) and Cesc Fabregas (3rd R) of Spain celebrate after victory during the UEFA EURO 2012 final match between Spain and Italy at the Olympic Stadium on July 1, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Copyright Getty Images Previous Next KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - The defense was impenetrable. The offense was unstoppable. Simply put, it was another Spanish party on the international stage. Spain won its third straight major soccer title Sunday, routing Italy 4-0 in the European Championship final and making it look all too easy. David Silva and Jordi Alba scored first-half goals, and substitutes Fernando Torres and Juan Mata added two more in the final minutes as the Spanish passing game worked its magic against the Italians at the Olympic Stadium. Silva headed in a high shot in the 14th minute off a pass from Cesc Fabregas. And Alba added another in the 41st, picking up a beautiful through ball from Xavi Hernandez and shooting past Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Torres, who came on for Fabregas in the 75th minute, added the third goal with an easy finish and Mata really put the game away in the 88th, knocking in a pass from Torres. Spain won the Euro 2008 title four years ago in Vienna and followed that up with the World Cup title in Johannesburg two years ago. Not only has Spain won every knockout game since losing to France in the second round of the 2006 World Cup, but goalkeeper Iker Casillas hasn't allowed a goal in that 10-game span. The last player to beat him is such an important match was Zinedine Zidane, and he retired after that tournament. Spain was the favorite heading into the match, but also seemed primed for a loss after being held to a 1-1 draw by the Italians in their opening Group C match. Spain, which has been experimenting with a lineup that excludes a recognized striker, needed a penalty shootout to reach the final after a 0-0 tie with Portugal in the semifinals. The controversial lineup, which Spain coach Vicente del Bosque again employed on Sunday, is akin to playing in the Super Bowl without a running back. Sure, you can still score touchdowns, but you give up on the chance for a game-breaking play. Spain did just fine without the strikers, but they did even better when Torres came on. But as good as the play was up front for Spain, it was the steady hands of Casillas at the back that likely preserved the victory. Casillas made a point-blank save on a shot from Antonio Di Natale at the start of the second half, and twice tipped crosses out of danger just before the Italians could get their heads to the ball. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


What is the American equivalent of a UK charity shop?

Separated by a Common Language: charity shop/thrift store Separated by a Common Language charity shop/thrift store May 27, 2006 On Saturdays like today I volunteer for four hours at an Oxfam shop. It's a fun job--most of my fellow volunteers are foreigners as well--mostly students who want to practice their English or to get some shop experience in hopes of getting a paying job at some point. Anyhow, working there today got me thinking about the differences between UK charity shops and US thrift stores. While you could say that the two terms are cross-dialectal translations of one another (as wikipedia does), the different focuses of the names reveal differences in the establishments themselves and the cultural attitudes to them. shop vs. store Generally, BrE uses the noun shop where Americans would use store, but for me as an American, a shop sounds smaller than a store, and indeed size is a major difference between the average transatlantic thrifting (US informal) experiences. Most UK charity shops are smallish shops in the high street (UK; = US 'on the main shopping street, downtown'), while US thrift stores often have warehouse or supermarket proportions. Because of the smaller amount of floor space, some UK shops can afford to be very choosy about what they put out for display. Oxfam recently had a campaign to discourage donations of "not so good" goods. thrift vs. charity More differences in the social attitudes toward these shops are revealed in the descriptors thrift and charity. In the past few years, attitudes toward buying second-hand goods have changed in the US (hence the popularity of eBay), but when I was a kid, thrift stores were understood to be 'for' poor people to shop at. Hence they were in poorer (or in my town's case, industrial) areas. Nowadays you can find many thrift shops in strip malls, mixed in with retail shops appealing to all kinds of tastes. The prices are still pretty cheap, though I expect that the influx of middle class thrifters and the need to pay rent in more expensive parts of town may raise those prices in places. Charity shops like Oxfam are clear that their main purpose is to raise money--not to provide cheap goods to the community (that's a nice side effect). Our shop is particularly expensive (as customers like to tell me), but we generally charge what we think we can get for an item. This means that anything that has possible value as a collectible is priced only a bit cheaper than it would be in an antique or other specialist shop. Secondhand books are £2 or £3 for most paperback novels (new ones in bookshops are £6 or £7), but there are also art books and antique books priced at around £20. (£1 = ~$1.90) A broader cross-section of the UK (than the US) population seems to frequent charity shops--not everyone would buy their clothes there, but most readers enjoy checking out the books. Although there are real charity aficionados here, there is not, to my knowledge, any equivalent of the US verb to thrift.


Name the paranoid android in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : Douglas Adams : 9780575115347 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hardback By (author)  Douglas Adams , Designed by  Tim Marrs Share US$8.18 US$20.00 You save US$11.82 Free delivery worldwide Add to basket Add to wishlist Description One Thursday lunchtime Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this is already more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. And the Galaxy is a very, very large and startling place indeed ...The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy became a massive cult success when it was first published and continues to sell all over the world. It introduced such memorable characters as Arthur Dent, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Zaphod Beeblebrox and, of course, the Vogons, and remains one of the funniest, most irreverent and entertaining novels ever. show more Product details 132                   x 200                   x 22mm                                   | 258.55g Publication date Science Fiction Flap copy Packed with an Astounding Amount of New and Never-Before-Collected Material. Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they want to spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches? No one but Douglas Adams could have pared life's meaning down to these three questions, and they remain as inspired and head-scratchingly clever today as they did twenty-five years ago when they appeared in the first edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Showcasing his quick wit, comic genius, and wide-ranging intelligence, "Hitchhiker's has become nothing less than a cult classic and cultural phenomenon. To celebrate its quarter century and the extraordinary legacy of Adams, this gorgeously designed, mostly harmless deluxe edition gathers never-before-collected photographs, original artwork, memorabilia (from the strange to the sublime), and wisdom gleaned from a first read or first encounter as Douglas's friends remember how the galaxy was forever changed a mere twenty-five years ago (not to mention the original text of the novel) into a one-of-a-kind Guide as stunning as two suns setting over Magrathea. Whether you are well versed in the antics of Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered Earthman plucked from his planet seconds before it's demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, and Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy posing as an out-of-work actor, or are hitching a ride for the first time, this is the book that has everything you'll nee to know about anything.So please do not be alarmed. Definitely don't panic. Just be sure to grab a towel. show more About Douglas Adams Douglas Adams came to world-wide prominence with the BBC Radio series THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, which subsequently became the bestselling novel, a television series, a stage play, a computer game, audio cassettes, CD-roms and a towel, and was followed by the last two books in the original trilogy, THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE and LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING. All three are published as Gollancz presentation hardbacks. The final two books in the Hitchhiker Trilogy are SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH and MOSTLY HARMLESS. Douglas Adams, who died in 2001, is also the author of DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY and THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL, THE MEANING OF LIFF (with John Lloyd) AND LAST CHANCE TO SEE (with Mark Cawardine), and editor of THE UTTERLY UTTERLY MERRY COMIC RELIEF CHRISTMAS BOOK. show more Back cover copy Introduction by Graham Sleight   When the Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent finds himself hitching a ride on a spaceship full of grumpy bureaucrats, accompanied by his now-revealed-as-an-alien best friend, while still in his pyjamas and dressing gown. Frankly, it's all a bit much before lunchtime. Thank goodness for the most r


In Monopoly, which street completes the green set of Bond Street and Regent Street?

Regent Street, London Regent Street About Regent Street Famously part of the green set in Monopoly, along with Oxford Street and Bond Street, Regent Street is a Mecca for shoppers. Home of Hamley's, which holds the title of largest toy-shop in the world, the street curves majestically away from Piccadilly Circus joining to Oxford Circus, playing host to D H Evans and Liberty among others. The street was originally created as part of John Nash's town plan in 1811, and was named after the then- Prince Regent. Regent Street can be a draw for the crowds for a variety of reasons, from the switching-on of the Christmas lights by the big-name celebrity of the time to the annual Regent Street Festival. In 2004 half a million thousand people are thought to have turned out to see a selection of Formula 1 cars drive the length of Regent Street, an event which has ignited interest in the idea of a London Grand Prix.


Who created the Charlie Brown and Snoopy comic strip characters in 1948?

Charles Schulz | American cartoonist | Britannica.com American cartoonist Charles Schulz, (born November 26, 1922, Minneapolis , Minnesota , U.S.—died February 12, 2000, Santa Rosa , California ), creator of Peanuts , one of the most successful American comic strips of the mid-20th century. Charles Schulz, 1956. Roger Higgins, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: cph 3f06148) Schulz, the son of a barber, studied cartooning in an art correspondence school after graduating in 1940 from high school. He served in the army from 1943 to 1945 and returned first as an instructor with the art school and then as a freelance cartoonist with the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Saturday Evening Post (1948–49). He created the Peanuts strip (originally entitled Li’l Folks) in 1950, introducing a group of three-, four-, and five-year-old characters based upon semiautobiographical experiences. The main character is Charlie Brown , who represents a sort of “everyman,” a sensitive but bland and unremarkable child. Schulz channeled the loneliness that he had experienced in his army days and the frustrations of everyday life into Charlie Brown, who is often made the butt of jokes. One of Schulz’s initial themes arose from the cruelty that exists among children. The character of Snoopy , a beagle hound with frustrated dreams of glory, is often portrayed as being wiser than the children. Other characters include Sally, Charlie Brown’s little sister; the tyrannical and contrary “fussbudget,” Lucy; her younger brother, Linus, who drags his security blanket wherever he goes; and Schroeder, whose obsession is playing Beethoven on a toy piano. The Peanuts comic strip was adapted to television and to the stage, and Schulz wrote the screenplays for two feature-length animated films. He was coauthor of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Me (1980). The 3-D computer-animated The Peanuts Movie, based on his comic strips, was released in 2015. In 1999 Schulz was diagnosed with colon cancer, and he announced his intention to retire in order to conserve his energies for his treatment program. Ironically, he died in his sleep the night before his final comic strip was published. Learn More in these related articles:


b What is the full name of the international organisation known as UNESCO?

UNESCO | Building peace in the minds of men and women Building peace in the minds of men and women Toggle navigation Open license is a fair return on investments The lack of educational resources remains one of the major problems in the world. "Even in the United-States, two thirds of the students do not buy the textbooks they need, because they cannot afford them," says Cable Green, Director of Open Education at Creative Commons (CC), who shared his thoughts with UNESCO’s ‘Wide angle’


A Crystal wedding anniversary is celebrated after how many years?

Wedding Anniversary Meanings - The Lore and Wisdom Behind the Symbols Wedding Anniversary Meanings [Below you will find the wedding anniversary meanings for the gifts traditionally associated with each year of marriage.] No one knows precisely when wedding anniversaries were first celebrated.  But the tradition is believed to go back at least to the Middle Ages.  At that time in the Germanic regions of Europe, a husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their wedding day.  If the couple was fortunate to live long enough, the husband presented his wife a gold wreath on their 50th wedding anniversary.  By the beginning of the 20th century, an additional 6 anniversaries were celebrated - the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 75th year for a total of 8.  In 1922 Emily Post published Etiquette in which she identified symbolic gifts associated with each of these 8 milestone anniversaries: paper, wood, tin, crystal, china, silver, gold, and diamond.   15 years later, the Jewelers of America expanded her list to include materials for every one of the first 20 years of marriage and every 5 years thereafter.  Thus was born the traditional list of gifts and wedding anniversary meanings we have today. But why were the various materials chosen as gifts to symbolize specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons are clouded in mystery.  However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.  As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and worth from paper to diamond. Would you like to know the wedding anniversary meanings behind the gifts for each anniversary year? Look no further.  The meaning, symbolism, and lore for each are described below. Paper The first year of marriage is like a clean sheet of paper, a new beginning upon which to write your passage through the years together.  Also like paper, it is fragile and can easily rip, not having yet been tried by the fires of adversity and the storms of life. Cotton Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs. Leather Leather has traditionally symbolized protection and covering; our ancestors covered and protected themselves from the elements with the leather hides of animals.  The bonds of marriage offer security and shelter as each partner takes care of the other.  Now in its third year, the growing relationship is becoming a source of stability for the married couple. Fruit & Flowers During the fourth year of marriage, the budding relationship is beginning to blossom like a flower and ripen like fruit.  Just as fruit nourishes the body and flowers the soul, so the deepening commitment and nurturing love of the couple brings refreshment and renewal to the marriage.   Wood In ancient times, trees symbolized strength and wisdom.  By the fifth year of marriage, the married couple is developing strong, deep roots like a venerable oak tree and is gaining insight and understanding from the mistakes and stumblings of the first five years. The pair has learned the most important lesson of all and the secret to a successful marriage: forgiveness.   Candy As candy is to the taste, so romance is to marriage: sugary sweet.  Celebrating the sixth year of marriage offers a time to rekindle the flames of love and passion that brought the two of you together.  In older times, iron also symbolized the sixth anniversary.  A strong and sturdy metal that brings good luck, may good fortune shine on your marriage all the days of your life. Copper & Wool Both copper and wool are known for producing heat.  Therefore they represent warmth, comfort, safety, and security - necessary ingredients for a healthy and stable marriage.  Reflect on these traits as you celebrate seven years together. Bronze The gifts for wedd


What would be your birth sign if you were born on le October?

Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong By Pedro Braganca | October 23, 2007 12:16pm ET MORE It's a great conversation starter: "What's your sign?" But before you ask or answer that question, consider this: Your zodiac sign corresponds to the position of the sun relative to constellations as they appeared more 2,200 years ago! The science behind astrology may have its roots in astronomy but don't confuse these two disciplines. Astronomy can explain the position of the stars in the sky but it’s up to you to determine what, if anything, their alignment signifies. In short, as you'll see below, your zodiac sign is not what you think it is, and your corresponding horoscope can't be right. [Read: Wobbly Earth Means Your Horoscope Is Wrong ] The Constellations of the Zodiac The ecliptic, or the position of the Sun as it’s perceived from the revolving Earth, passes through the constellations that formed the Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Zodiac signs were originally determined by which constellation the Sun was "in" on the day you were born. Early astronomers observed the Sun traveling through the signs of the Zodiac in the course of one year, spending about a month in each. Thus, they calculated that each constellation extends 30 degrees across the ecliptic. However, a phenomenon called precession has altered the position of the constellations we see today. Precession and Astrology The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere was once marked by the zero point of the Zodiac. Astronomers call this the vernal equinox and it occurs as the ecliptic and celestial equator intersect. Around 600 BCE, the zero point was in Aries and was called the "first point of Aries." (Figure 1) The constellation Aries encompassed the first 30 degrees of the ecliptic; from 30 to 60 degrees was Taurus; from 60 to 90 degrees was Gemini; and so on for all twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Unbeknownst to the ancient astrologers, the Earth continually wobbles around its axis in a 25,800-year cycle. This wobble—called precession—is caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge. Over the past two-and-a-half millennia, this wobble has caused the intersection point between the celestial equator and the ecliptic to move west along the ecliptic by 36 degrees, or almost exactly one-tenth of the way around. This means that the signs have slipped one-tenth—or almost one whole month—of the way around the sky to the west, relative to the stars beyond. For instance, those born between March 21 and April 19 consider themselves to be Aries. Today, the Sun is no longer within the constellation of Aries during much of that period. From March 11 to April 18, the Sun is actually in the constellation of Pisces! (Figure 2) See also Figure 3, which demonstrates the precession of the equinoxes from 600 BCE to 2600. Your "Real Sign" The table below lists the dates when the Sun is actually within the astronomical constellations of the Zodiac, according to modern constellation boundaries and corrected for precession (these dates can vary a day from year to year). You will most likely find that once precession is taken into account, your zodiac sign is different. And if you were born between November 29 and December 17, your sign is actually one you never saw in the newspaper: you are an Ophiuchus! The eliptic passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus after Scorpius. Now you really have something cool with which to start that conversation! Check out your “real” zodiac sign below and see what the sky looked like on your birthday by going to the Birthday Sky application. Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 Ophiuchus - Nov 29 to Dec 17 Sagit


Name the first commoner, i.e. non-Royal, to appear on a UK postage stamp.

Shakespeare becomes first commoner on GB stamps - Britain By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more Britain      Shakespeare becomes first commoner on GB stamps By James Mackay The Shakespeare Festival set of 1964 broke new ground with its portrait of a commoner, and with its presentation pack, postmarks and aerogrammes     The exact date on which William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon is unknown, but tradition says it was on St George’s Day, April 23, 1564. The Post Office’s long-standing refusal to countenance stamps in honour of famous people gave it a problem in 1964 when there was agitation for a special issue of stamps to mark the 400th anniversary. But it found a way around its discomfort. It argued that its special issue was to celebrate an event of international importance (the annual Shakespeare Festival at Stratford), rather than the man himself. Nevertheless, this was a real break with previous policy, in that the four lower denominations featured the first portrait of a commoner to appear on British stamps. In the original version of the Droeshout portrait the poet faced left. On the stamps it was reversed so that he faced towards the centre, balancing the familiar Dorothy Wilding portrait of the Queen. Scene on stage Designed by David Gentleman and photogravure-printed by Harrison & Sons, each of the four low values also depicted a 16th-century set from one of Shakespeare’s plays. The 3d had Puck cavorting round Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the 6d showed Feste, the clown in Twelfth Night. The 1s 3d depicted the famous balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, while the 1s 6d portrayed the King kneeling in prayer on the eve of Agincourt from Henry V. All the figures were reproduced from woodcuts. In contrast, the 2s 6d was the first commemorative since the £1 Postal Union Congress stamp of 1929 to be line-engraved. Designed by the brothers Robin and Christopher Ironside, and recess-printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, it showed Hamlet contemplating the skull of his father’s court jester, Yorick. This was the only stamp in the set to bear the name of the play. Three precedents


What is the nautical measurement of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour?

What is the difference between a nautical mile and a knot? Home Ocean Facts What is the difference between a nautical mile and a knot? What is the difference between a nautical mile and a knot? A nautical mile measures distance and a knot measures speed. This image focuses on the legend from a NOAA Nautical Chart. A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth, and is equal to one minute of latitude. It is slightly more than a statute (land measured) mile (1 nautical mile = 1.1508 statute miles ). Nautical miles are used for charting and navigating. A knot is one nautical mile per hour (1 knot = 1.15 miles per hour ). The term knot dates from the 17th century, when sailors measured the speed of their ship by using a device called a "common log." This device was a coil of rope with uniformly spaced knots, attached to a piece of wood shaped like a slice of pie. The piece of wood was lowered from the back of the ship and allowed to float behind it. The line was allowed to pay out freely from the coil as the piece of wood fell behind the ship for a specific amount of time. When the specified time had passed, the line was pulled in and the number of knots on the rope between the ship and the wood were counted. The speed of the ship was said to be the number of knots counted (Bowditch, 1984). Search Our Facts


In the cartoon series Calvin and Hobbes, Hobbes is a stuffed toy creature of what type?

Calvin and Hobbes | Hey Kids Comics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Genre(s) Humor, family life, politics, satire Calvin and Hobbes is a daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson , and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin , a precocious, mischievous, and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes , his sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair is named after John Calvin , a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes , a 17th-century English political philosopher , respectively. [2] [3] At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide; as of January 2010,[ dated info ] reruns of the strip still appear in more than 50 countries. Nearly 45 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold. [1] [ dated info ] Calvin and Hobbes is set in the contemporary United States in an unspecified suburban area. The strip depicts Calvin's flights of fantasy and his friendship with Hobbes, and also examines Calvin's relationships with family and classmates. Hobbes' dual nature is a defining motif for the strip: To Calvin, Hobbes is a live anthropomorphic tiger; all the other characters see him as an inanimate stuffed toy. Though the series does not mention specific political figures or current events, it does explore broad issues like environmentalism, public education , philosophical quandaries, and the flaws of opinion polls . [4] Contents [ show ] History "I thought it was perhaps too 'adult,' too literate. When my then-8-year-old son remarked, 'This is the Doonesbury for kids!' I suspected we had something unusual on our hands." —Lee Salem, Watterson's editor at Universal , recalling his reaction after seeing Watterson's first submission [1] Calvin and Hobbes was conceived when Bill Watterson, working in an advertising job he detested, [5] began devoting his spare time to cartooning , his true love. He explored various strip ideas but all were rejected by the syndicates. United Feature Syndicate finally responded positively to one strip, which featured a side character (the main character's little brother) who had a stuffed tiger. Told that these characters were the strongest, Watterson began a new strip centered on them. [6] Though United Feature rejected the new strip, Universal Press Syndicate eventually took it. [7] [8] The first strip was published on November 18, 1985, [9] and the series quickly became a hit. Within a year of syndication , the strip was published in roughly 250 newspapers. Before long the strip was in wide circulation outside the United States. By April 1, 1987, Watterson and his work were featured in an article in The Los Angeles Times. [7] Calvin and Hobbes twice earned Watterson the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society in the Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year category, first in 1986 and again in 1988. He was nominated again in 1992. The Society awarded him the Humor Comic Strip Award for 1988. [10] Calvin and Hobbes has also won several more awards . Watterson took two extended breaks from writing new strips, from May 6, 1991, to February 1, 1992, and from April 4 through December 31, 1994. In 1995, Watterson sent a letter via his syndicate to all editors whose newspapers carried his strip: I will be stopping Calvin and Hobbes at the end of the year. This was not a recent or an easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue. That so many newspapers would carry Calvin and Hobbes is an honor I'll long be proud of, and I've greatly appreciated your support and indulgence over the last decade. Drawing this comic strip has been a privilege and a pleasure, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity. The 3,


'Boris Godunov' was the only completed opera of which composer?

Modest Mussorgsky and Boris Godunov Modeste Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was a member of a so-called ‘New Russian School’ (also known as The Mighty Kuchka and The Five) comprising the composers Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cui and Balakirev.  These composers were a loosely formed coalition against the more heavily Western-influenced, cosmopolitan Anton Rubenstein whose work in music dominated Russia during the mid-nineteenth century. Rubenstein believed that music, in its purest form, was a “German art”, and his operatic works were particularly popular in German speaking countries (they were enthusiastically promoted by no less a personage than Franz Liszt in Weimar, who was also simultaneously promoting Wagner’s ‘music of the future’). The Five, on the other hand, were nationalists and looked to their musical and literary Russian roots for inspiration. For these five men music began as an avocation, even as a hobby; they were, in essence, amateurs. For cultured Russians from the middle or aristocratic classes the study of music was a mandatory part of their education. But few were encouraged to actually be musicians or composers. Mussorgsky for his part was destined for a life in the military. Borodin was a distinguished chemist, Cui an engineer in the army who eventually attained the rank of general. But their passion was music, particularly the composition of works that truly reflected the culture, history, spirit and musical traditions of Russia. Mussorgsky had the typical musical education of his peers, excelling at the piano and writing short pieces. He met Borodin and Dargomïzhsky in the mid 1850s, who in turn introduced him to Cui and Balakirev. He studied composition with Balakirev and was so enthusiastic about his prospective future as a composer that he rashly resigned his military commission (he was by this time an officer in the Tsar’s personal guard). He later found it necessary to take a low level position as a government clerk, all the while attempting to make his name as a composer. An early operatic project, a setting of Victor Hugo’s Han d’Islande, never came to fruition. He next attempted a grand opera based on Flaubert’s Salammbô.  It remained unfinished, however, although much of the material from this project eventually found its way into Boris. He also attempted a comic opera based on Gogol’s Zhenit’ba (Marriage), a work that inspired him to write music that closely conformed to the rhythm and color of the Russian language, wanting his characters to sing with the identical intonations of common speech. All of this activity took place in the mid-1860s and, as in the case of all of the composers in the ‘Kuchka’, compositions were presented to the group for comment, criticism and encouragement. By 1868 he was well into the composition of Boris. Mussorgsky’s greatest desire was to write a work that would define a new national opera, music drama that could easily and truthfully proclaim its ‘Russianness’. At the suggestion of an acquaintance he looked to Pushkin’s ‘Shakespearean experiment’, the verse-play Boris Godunov.   [Tracing the various versions of the opera Boris Godunov is a daunting and confusing chore. Because San Diego Opera is performing Mussorgsky’s first version of the work from 1869, this article will focus on it alone.  But more detailed information on the other versions, including the composer’s own 1872 revision as well as re-orchestrations by Rimsky-Korsakov and other composers, can be easily found in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera.] In writing Boris, Mussorgsky pulled music (and a great deal of experience) from his earlier works, as well as tunes from the Russian ‘folk’ repertoire. When it was completed at the end of 1869 he gave the score to a committee of the Imperial Theatres in hopes of a production, but he was disappointed when, in 1871, they ultimately rejected the work. The reason for its dismissal was that the work lacked a principal female role but in revising it the composer went further than simply adding love interest: he completely re-thought whole swaths of the d


Which bird is also known as the Stormcock?

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus)(also known as Storm Cock) - YouTube Mistle Thrush (Turdus Viscivorus)(also known as Storm Cock) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 13, 2011 The Mistle Thush is so called because of the Latin name for thrush being Turdus, Viscivorus means Mistletoe eater, Stormcock is an old English name for the Thrush because it sings in the heaviest storms . Category


A top tourist attraction, a 150 mile long barrier reef, is off the coast of which Central American country?

Belize Barrier Reef - Coral Reef in Belize Belize Barrier Reef Xunantunich Share The clear and warm waters off the coast of Belize ,  and the mainland streams and rivers that feed into it,  help to form the perfect marine environment worthy of  sustaining a coral reef. And sustain a coral reef the  Belize waters most certainly do. The Belize Barrier Reef  is the second largest barrier reef in the world, with  only the Great   Barrier Reef of Australia topping it in size. It's impressive to consider  that this renowned Belize coral reef extends for more  than 180 miles, and since it's never more than 25  miles from the Belize coast, it's extremely easy  for tourists to access. In fact, the Belize coral reef  might just be the country's top tourist attraction.  Not only does it make for excellent diving and snorkeling, but it's also a wonderful fishing destination. Should you be headed to Central America to  enjoy a Belize vacation ,  you'll have plenty of options to arrange tours to  what Charles Darwin labeled as, "the most remarkable  reef in the West Indies". That was way back in 1842,  and the Belize Barrier Reef continues to impress visitors  of all kinds to this day. The Belize reef that visitors so enjoy is part of the  Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which extends from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on down to the waters off of Guatemala .  It is a magnet to an array of marine life, with over 100  different species of hard and soft coral, some 500 species  of fish, and various invertebrate species making it their  home. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System has gone  to great lengths to protect the treasured Belize reef  portion of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, and there  are no less than seven marine reserves that they have  created to help do so. Hundreds of cayes lie between the  reef and the Belize coast, and they owe their existence  to reef itself. It helps to form a barrier to rougher  seas to the east that would otherwise devastatingly erode  the shores of these cayes. Though most of the Belize cayes  are uninhabited, there are some that have been transformed  into top Belize destinations. Ambergris   Caye is just one of them, and partly because of its  close proximity to the Belize reef, it has become Belize's  top overall tourist destination. The Ambergris Caye resorts offer tours or tour connections for the reef, which is  only about a half-mile away. Ambergris Caye isn't the only place from which to enjoy excursions that involve the Belize Barrier Reef. Caye Caulker , Tobacco Caye, and South Water Caye are just a few other cayes where you can book such excursions. Should you be on the mainland, it's also easy to hook up with tours to the reef. Should you be enjoying the top Belize beaches in Placencia , for example, you'll easily be able to arrange Belize reef sailing , diving, and fishing trips. Snorkeling and scuba diving are the best way to see and explore the Belize coral reef, and serious divers in Belize will also recommend heading past the reef to also dive the Belize Glovers Reef. The Lighthouse Reef Belize diving experience is also as good as it gets, as it is here where you can dive the famous Blue Hole . The famed French diver and scientist, Jacques Cousteau, placed the Blue Hole among his top ten favorite dive sites. Back at the main reef, scuba divers of all levels will be treated to the kind of diving that fills curious hours on end. Off of Ambergris Caye, the Belize reef is a solid coral-laden wall that is only broken by a series of channels. These channels are extremely interesting to dive, offering up a replete array of tropical corals of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Excellent fishing can also be enjoyed at the Belize Barrier Reef, and should you head east where the water quickly gets much deeper, you can attempt to nab some kingfish, sailfish, or marlin, among other species. Belize Map The ecosystem of the Belize coral reef is simply amazing. Blue-green algae gives off oxygen that helps to


What does the USA celebrate on the first Monday in September?

Labor Day in the United States Home   Calendar   Holidays   the United States   Labor Day Labor Day in the United States Labor Day is on the first Monday of September every year. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor unions' strengths of and contributions to the United States' economy. Labor Day is a day off in the US. Labor Day is a day of rest for many Americans. ©iStockphoto.com/Martin Novak Celebrate Labor Day Labor Day is a day of rest or the last chance for many people to go on trips before the summer ends. For students, it is the last chance to organize parties before school starts again. In some neighborhoods, people organize fireworks displays, barbecues and public arts or sports events. The American football season starts on or around Labor Day and many teams play their first game of the season during Labor Day weekend. Public Life Labor Day is a federal holiday. All Government offices, schools and organizations and many businesses are closed. Some public celebrations, such as fireworks displays, picnics and barbecues, are organized, but they are usually low key events. As it is the last chance for many people to take summer trips, there may be some congestion on highways and at airports. Public transit systems do not usually operate on their regular timetables. About Labor Day The first Labor Day was held in 1882. Its origins stem from the desire of the Central Labor Union to create a holiday for workers. It became a federal holiday in 1894. It was originally intended that the day would be filled with a street parade to allow the public to appreciate the work of the trade and labor organizations. After the parade, a festival was to be held to amuse local workers and their families. In later years, prominent men and women held speeches. This is less common now, but is sometimes seen in election years. One of the reasons for choosing to celebrate this on the first Monday in September, and not on May 1 , which is common in the rest of the world, was to add a holiday in the long gap between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. About Labor Day in other countries Read more about Labor Day . Labor Day Observances


'Outcry' was the last completed novel by which writer, published in 1911?

Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 | Library of America Library of America Back Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 Print Share The Ambassadors | The Golden Bowl | The Outcry | Appendix: “The Married Son” Edited by Ross Posnock The Library of America crowns its six-volume edition of the novels of Henry James with three late masterworks Overview Save $50 when you buy all six volumes of Henry James’s novels—and pay in five monthly installments. This volume, the sixth and final in The Library of America’s edition of the complete novels of Henry James, brings together two masterpieces of his extraordinary late period—The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904)—as well as his last extended narrative work, The Outcry (1911), a short comic novel of social manners. The idea for The Ambassadors came from James’s friend William Dean Howells, who told of having given advice to a friend in France: “You have time. You are young. Live!” In James’s novel, a conscientious American, Lambert Strether, travels to Paris to convince Chad Newsome, the son of a friend, to return home and take charge of family business matters. Strether finds Newsome significantly altered—mature and sophisticated, and with a mistress. Strether himself eventually succumbs to the charms of the old World and gives up his mission. Although others arrive from America to attempt to lure Newsome home, only the older man recognizes the true nature of the young man’s transformation. James described The Golden Bowl as “the most done of my productions—the most composed and constructed and completed.” In the novel an American woman, Maggie Verver, marries an Italian prince, while her wealthy father marries Maggie’s girlhood friend, Charlotte Stant—neither Verver being aware that the Prince and Charlotte have been (and possibly continue to be) lovers. Maggie’s eventual discovery of the nature of that relationship provides the basis for an exploration of the fragility and strength of human ties and further develops what James once called that “complex fate, being an American.” This volume prints the New York Edition texts of The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl, which include the prefaces that James wrote for each work as well as the illustrations he commissioned from photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn. The Outcry, James’s last completed novel, is a crisp and witty comedy of manners adapted from an unproduced stage play he had written in 1909. Its light plot serves as a platform for a more serious discussion of the ethics of art collecting. Included as an appendix is “The Married Son,” the chapter James contributed to The Whole Family (1908), a multi-author novel conceived by Howells and portraying a fractious family whose struggles mirror the frustrated collaborative efforts of the book’s twelve contributors. Ross Posnock, editor, is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the author of several books, including Henry James and the Problem of Robert Browning (1985) and The Trial of Curiosity: Henry James, William James, and the Challenge of Modernity (1991). Henry James: Novels 1903–1911 is kept in print by a gift from Richard Poirier to the Guardians of American Letters Fund , made in honor of Cheryl Hurley.


Sir Ronald Ross was the first British winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1902 for his research in combating which disease?

Ronald Ross - Biographical Ronald Ross The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902 Ronald Ross Share this: Ronald Ross - Biographical Ronald  Ross was born on May 13, 1857, as the son of Sir C.C.G. Ross,  a General in the English army. He commenced the study of medicine  at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1875; entered the  Indian Medical Service in 1881. He commenced the study of malaria  in 1892. In 1894 he determined to make an experimental  investigation in India of the hypothesis of Laveran and Manson  that mosquitoes are connected with the propagation of the  disease. After two and a half years' failure, Ross succeeded in  demonstrating the life-cycle of the parasites of malaria in  mosquitoes, thus establishing the hypothesis of Laveran and  Manson. In 1899 he joined the Liverpool School of Tropical  Medicine under the direction of Sir Alfred Jones. He was  immediately sent to West Africa to continue his investigations,  and there he found the species of mosquitoes which convey the  deadly African fever. Since then the School has been unremitting  in its efforts to improve health, and especially to reduce the  malaria in West Africa. Ross' researches have been confirmed and  assisted by many distinguished authorities, especially by Koch , Daniels, Bignami, Celli,  Christophers, Stephens, Annett, Austen, Ruge, Ziemann, and many  others. In 1901 Ross was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of  Surgeons of England and also a Fellow of the Royal Society, of  which he became Vice-President from 1911 to 1913. In 1902 he was  appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of Bath by His  Majesty the King of Great Britain. In 1911 he was elevated to the  rank of Knight Commander of the same Order. In Belgium, he was  made an Officer in the Order of Leopold II. In 1902 a movement was set on foot to commemorate the valuable  services rendered to the School of Tropical Medicine by its  originator and Chairman, Sir Alfred Jones, by founding a Chair of  Tropical Medicine in University College to be connected with the  School. The movement was met with enthusiastic support, and an  amount of money was quickly collected sufficient to found «Sir Alfred Jones' Chair of Tropical Medicine». Ross  was appointed to the Professorship in 1902 and retained the Chair  until 1912, when he left Liverpool, and was appointed Physician  for Tropical Diseases at Kings College Hospital, London, a post  which he held together with the Chair of Tropical Sanitation in  Liverpool. He remained in these posts until 1917, when he was  appointed Consultant in Malariology to the War Office, his  service in this capacity, and in special connection with epidemic  malaria then occurring on combatant troops, being recognized by  his elevation to the rank of Knight Commander, St. Michael and  St. George, in 1918. He was later appointed Consultant in Malaria  to the Ministry of Pensions. In 1926 he assumed the post of  Director in Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital of Tropical  Diseases and Hygiene, which had been created by admirers of his  work, and he remained in this position until his death. He was  also a President of the Society of Tropical Medicine. His Memoirs  (London, 1923) were «inscribed to the people of Sweden and  the memory of Alfred Nobel». During this active career, Ross' interest lay mainly in the  initiation of measures for the prevention of malaria in different  countries of the world. He carried out surveys and initiated  schemes in many places, including West Africa, the Suez Canal  zone, Greece, Mauritius, Cyprus, and in the areas affected by the  1914-1918 war. He also initiated organizations, which have proved  to be well established, for the prevention of malaria within the  planting industries of India and Ceylon. He made many  contributions to the epidemiology of malaria and to methods of  its survey and assessment, but perhaps his greatest was the  development of mathematical models for the study of its  epidemiology, initiated in his report on Mauri


Who was the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain and crops?

Ceres, the goddess of agriculture Ceres  Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain, and the love a mother bears for her child.  She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, the sister of Jupiter, and the mother of Proserpine.  Ceres was a kind and benevolent goddess to the Romans and they had a common expression, "fit for Ceres," which meant splendid.  Ceres, the goddess of  agriculture She was beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest, the reward for cultivation of the soil. Also known as the Greek goddess Demeter, Ceres was the goddess of the harvest and was credited with teaching humans how to grow, preserve, and prepare grain and corn. She was thought to be responsible for the fertility of the land. Ceres was the only one of the gods who was involved on a day-to-day basis in the lives of the common folk. While others occasionally "dabbled" in human affairs when it suited their personal interests, or came to the aid of "special" mortals they favored, the goddess Ceres was truly the nurturer of mankind. Ceres was worshipped at her temple on the Aventine Hill, one of the Seven Hills of ancient Rome.  Her festival, the Cerealia, was celebrated on April 19.  Another special time for Ceres was Ambarvalia, a Roman agricultural fertility rite held at the end of May. Ceres is portrayed holding a scepter or farming tool in one hand and a basket of flowers, fruits, or grain in the other.  She may also be wearing a garland made from ears of corn. The Romans explained the turning of the seasons with the following story:  Ceres was the sister of Jupiter, and Proserpine was their daughter.  Proserpine was kidnapped by Pluto, god of the underworld, to be his bride.  By the time Ceres followed her daughter, she was gone into the earth.  Making matters worse, Ceres learned that Pluto had been given Jupiter's approval to be the husband of his daughter.  Ceres was so angry that she went to live in the world of men, disguised as an old woman, and stopped all the plants and crops from growing, causing a famine.  Jupiter and the other gods tried to get her to change her mind but she was adamant.  Jupiter eventually realized that he had to get Proserpine back from the underworld, and sent for her.  Unfortunately, Pluto secretly gave her food before she left, and once one had eaten in the underworld one could not forever leave.  Proserpine was therefore forced to return to the underworld for four months every year.  She comes out in spring and spends the time until autumn with Ceres, but has to go back to the underworld in the winter.  Her parting from Ceres every fall is why plants lose their leaves, seeds lie dormant under the ground, and nothing grows until spring when Proserpine is reunited with her mother. This information on the goddess Ceres appears courtesy of Long Island Cares , a food bank in New York state. Their food banking computer system was named for her, and they put this information on their web site to explain why the name was appropriate.


Name the last period of the Palaeozoic era.

The Paleozoic Era Online exhibits : Geologic time scale The Paleozoic Era The Paleozoic is bracketed by two of the most important events in the history of animal life. At its beginning, multicelled animals underwent a dramatic "explosion" in diversity, and almost all living animal phyla appeared within a few millions of years. At the other end of the Paleozoic, the largest mass extinction in history wiped out approximately 90% of all marine animal species. The causes of both these events are still not fully understood and the subject of much research and controversy. Roughly halfway in between, animals, fungi, and plants colonized the land, the insects took to the air, and the limestone shown in the photo at right was deposited near Burlington, Missouri. The Paleozoic took up over half  approximately 300 million years (542 mya to 251 mya)*  of the Phanerozoic. During the Paleozoic there were six major continental land masses; each of these consisted of different parts of the modern continents. For instance, at the beginning of the Paleozoic, today's western coast of North America ran east-west along the equator, while Africa was at the South Pole. These Paleozoic continents experienced tremendous mountain building along their margins, and numerous incursions and retreats of shallow seas across their interiors. Large limestone outcrops, like the one pictured here, are evidence of these periodic incursions of continental seas. The Paleozoic Era is bracketed by the times of global super-continents. The era opened with the breakup of the world-continent Pannotia and closed with the formation of Pangea, as the Earth's continents came together once again. Many Paleozoic rocks are economically important. For example, much of the limestone quarried for building and industrial purposes, as well as the coal deposits of western Europe and the eastern United States, were formed during the Paleozoic. The Paleozoic is divided into six periods: the Cambrian , Ordovician , Silurian , Devonian , Carboniferous (in the U.S., this is divided into the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Periods), and Permian . Most of these names derive from locations where rocks of these ages were first studied. Cambria was the Latin name for Wales, and the Ordovices and Silures were two Welsh Celtic tribes. The Devonian is named for Devonshire, England. The Mississippian is named for the upper Mississippi River valley, not the state of Mississippi, which has very few rocks of this age; however, the Pennsylvanian is named for the state of Pennsylvania. The Permian was described from rocks in the region of Perm, a town in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The exception to this naming convention is the Carboniferous; its name means "coal-bearing," and this is a time when extensive coal beds were formed around the world. Life Two great animal faunas dominated the seas during the Paleozoic. The "Cambrian fauna" typified the Cambrian oceans; although members of most phyla were present during the Cambrian, the seas were dominated by trilobites, inarticulate brachiopods, monoplacophoran molluscs, hyolithids, "small shelly fossils" of uncertain systematic position, and archaeocyathids. Although all of these except the archaeocyathids survived past the Cambrian, their diversity declined after the Ordovician. Later Paleozoic seas were dominated by crinoid and blastoid echinoderms, articulate brachiopods, graptolites, and tabulate and rugose corals. By the end of the Ordovician , life was no longer confined to the seas. Plants had begun to colonize the land, closely followed in the Silurian by invertebrates, and in the Upper Devonian by vertebrates. The early tetrapods of this time were amphibian-like animals that eventually gave rise to the reptiles and synapsids by the end of the Paleozoic. One of the earliest terrestrial tetrapod faunas known in the world is from Joggins , Nova Scotia. Land plants evolved rapidly into the vacant niches afforded them on land. By the end of the Devonian, forests of progymnosperms, such as Archaeopteris dominated the landscape. By the e


Name the most northerly motorway in Britain.

Pathetic Motorways Pathetic Motorways What makes this a pathetic motorway? Well, actually, I quite like it. What's it doing here then? Well, it's really quiet, especially when compared with parts of the M8 ! It's a motorway of contrasting scenery - sometimes it's in a cutting, other times it winds its way between the hills and it also heads over plains. It has the tightest bend on a British motorway that isn't part of a junction complex, it's also the most northerly part of the British motorway network, and it's the only rural motorway to be built without hard shoulders in places. No hard shoulders? That's right. And believe me, it feels really, really odd. There are emergency lay-bys every mile, though. And the last thing - it killed the M85 , and so now there are two M90s at the northern end. One is signed as (A9) and the other as (A90). It seems quite daft to me, but there you go. Can I see what it looks like? Just be aware that low sun and a streaky windscreen don't make the best combination! Can I comment on this motorway? Of course! Contact me and I'll  put them here! Have any other visitors commented? Thomas Davies: I've just finished going through the (large!) selection of photos for the M90 and have to say that I'm surprised you made no mention of the truly abysmal concrete surface on the section lacking hard shoulders, it has to be the single worst surface on any major road in the UK that I've ever driven.  Every time I'm on that stretch I can barely hear myself think over the noise it makes, the entire few miles really deserve to be ripped up and re-laid with tarmac.  They could even add in the missing hard shoulders at the same time... Phil Reynolds: All those scenery shots - and why not? I have to say from experience that it is a very scenic motorway indeed. Of course, the notable thing about the Broxden spur is it actually longer from where it goes off than the remainder of what they have us believe is the M90 proper. It does mean that the most northerly motorway has no number to call its own - though if the M85 were restored, this could indeed be the M90 again. Graham Pearson writes: It's true that the stretch with the concrete surface is unusually noisy, but apparently that surface is lasting far better than the tarmac used elsewhere. As for the M90 being really quiet: over much of its length it is, but between junctions 1 and 3 it's like a racetrack. Glen Haig obviously travels along the M90 regularly! [April 08] The southern section of the motorway, from junction 3 to the bridge is very busy.  To make matters worse if you are heading northbound you are heading up a rather steep incline, creating a dangerous speed differential between light and heavy vehicles.  It's not unusual to have to slow from 70mph to around 30mph if one HGV pulls out to overtake another.  Hopefully they will widen this section of the road as part of the New Forth Crossing scheme. M90


Name the dramatist, 1664-1726, who designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.

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Which highly alcoholic spirit is flavoured with wormwood leaves?

Absinthe Glossary Absinthe Glossary Absinthe Glossary A Glossary of Common Absinthe Terms Special thanks to Luc—admin and creator of heureverte.com , the French language absinthe forum, and proprietor of the brick-and-mortar store, Vert d'Absinthe —for kindly recording the French pronunciation sound bytes. If you find yourself in Paris, stop in and say bonjour! Click on the speaker icon to hear the proper pronunciation of French terms (mp3 format). Absinth Eastern and Central European spelling of absinthe. In common usage in Czech Republic, Germany, Holland and parts of Switzerland. Absinthe   Extrait d'Absinthe  1. A (usually) green distilled spirit of high alcohol content, with a main characteristic flavor derived from anise, wormwood and other botanicals. 2. Artemisia absinthium. A perennial aromatic European herb having pinnatifid, silvery silky leaves and numerous nodding yellow flower heads. The definitive ingredient in absinthe.  see Wormwood Absinthe Fountain, Fontaine  A water-dispensing fountain designed specifically for providing a slow, steady drip of iced water into a glass of absinthe or pastis. Absinthism The condition of alcoholism and its attendant symptoms when specifically derived from the abuse of absinthe.  A fictitious syndrome created by the anti-absinthe and temperance movements in the 19th century. Absintheur An artificial term. One who indulges in absinthe; and absinthe enthusiast. Absinthiste An artificial term. A victim of absinthism (i.e. alcoholism). An absinthe "addict". Used by the anti-absinthe and temperance movements in the 19th century. Absynth(e) 1. An archaic misspelling of absinthe. 2. Artificial or synthetic absinthe, made from steeped herbs and forgoing the distillation process. Alembic / Alambic A usually copper apparatus used for the distillation of liquids. A pot still. From the Arabic al ambiq, meaning “the still.” Anethole A compound present in the volatile oils of anise, dill, fennel and star anise, among others.  Primarily responsible for the "licorice" flavor and the louche effect of absinthe. Angelica A botanical ingredient. Seeds and roots are used in the maceration of absinthe before distillation. Anise,  Anis  Herbal ingredient. Seeds are used in the maceration of absinthe before distillation. The sweet flavor is often mistaken for licorice, to which it is similar. Aperitif  An alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite. Artisanal Made by an artisan, or craftsperson; used to refer to small-batch absinthes.  Bain-Marie A double boiler. A steam heated apparatus used in distillation. Literally “Mary’s Bath”, it was named for the ancient (possibly mythical) alchemist, Mary the Jewess. Belle Époque  An era of artistic and cultural refinement in a society, especially in France at the beginning of the 20th century. Besançon A city of eastern France east of Dijon. Also a style of absinthe. Blanche   French. Literally, White. A clear, uncolored absinthe. See also La Bleue. Carafe A glass or metal bottle, often with a flared lip, used for serving water or wine. Used with absinthe to drizzle water over sugar and into the absinthe. Clandestine 1. Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, kept secret; hidden; private. 2. Absinthes made by amateur distillers in areas where private distillation is prohibited and therefore must be done in secret. Coloration In absinthe making, the step following distillation where the clear distillate is colored and further flavored by the maceration of additional herbs, such as Hyssop, Melissa, Petite Wormwood, etc. Compounded Absinthe Refers to any absinthe produced by the mixture of distilled spirits with substances such as flavoring extracts or essences, coloring materials, water, juice, or any kind of liquor or other ingredient in order to approximate the flavor of distilled absinthe. Considered inferior to distilled absinthes. Cordial A stimulant; a tonic. A liqueur. Coriander A botanical ingredient. Seeds are used in the maceration of absinthe before distillation. Couvet A town in the Val-de-Travers district of we


Traditionally what is the dominant colour of a Hindu bride's wedding dress?

The Eternal Connection of Red and Indian Brides - BollywoodShaadis.com The Eternal Connection of Red and Indian Brides Home > Brides And Grooms > For Brides > The Eternal Connection of Red and Indian Brides The Eternal Connection of Red and Indian Brides By Team BollywoodShaadis Last Updated: Dec 11, 2012 facebook twiter pin google plus whatsapp In India, any auspicious moment is incomplete without the colour red. As weddings are one the most auspicious ocassions, surely red makes an appearance here also. Red has been a constant companion of Indian Brides. It is the colour of life- a new life. A wedding indicates a significant change in the life of a traditional Indian woman. She has to leave the shelter of her parents’ house and start her family anew at her in-laws. So, it is only natural that you, being an Indian bride, would be attracted to the colour red since it is a reminder of the beginning of a new phase in your life. advertisement A wedding in India is renowned for its vibrant and bright colours. A dash of colour and shine enhance the auspiciousness of the occasion. You need to keep these facts in mind when selecting your wedding trousseau. Recommended Read: Picture Perfect-Matching Attires for Bride and Groom Significance of the Red Colours hold an important position in Indian culture; each hue and shade signifies some aspect of your life. The colour red is commonly associated with love and passion. In Indian context, red is also connected to the rising sun. Besides, according to astrology, the planet in charge of marriages, Mars, is red in colour. Therefore, Hindu brides are asked to wear red during the wedding proceedings since it stands for prosperity and fertility. Cultural Context Hindu tradition dictates that married women in India need to flaunt a red bindi. A black bindi is meant for single girls. The henna that is used to decorate the palms of women during special occasions is also red. advertisement advertisement Appeal of the Colour Red The celebrations for an Indian wedding usually continue for several days at a stretch. The start of the wedding proceedings is indicated by Mehndi ceremony, then the Tilak, followed by the Sangeet and Baraat. Red, in different forms makes an appearance in almost all of these ceremonies. The highlight of weddings in India is definitely the time when the groom and the bride unite as a couple. To mark the occasion, women in almost all parts of the country are decked in red bridal attire owing to the sacredness of the colour in Hindu religion. Grooms also tend to wear red since the colour denotes strength and vigour. Recommended Read: New Age Dresses for a Traditional Indian Bride Red in Wedding Attire Ghagra or Lehenga-cholis and Sarees are most commonly worn by Indian brides. A traditional Indian bride looks stunning wearing red since the colour highlights any kind of complexion and enhances your beauty and charm. Red is always the first choice for brides as the colour ensures that you are going to look your best on the big day. Ghagra cholis are extremely popular in recent times since they introduce a new level of dignity, elegance and independence in the modern Indian bride. Red Sarees stand for the epitome of tradition and makes the bride look both beautiful and ethereal. advertisement Recommended Read: How to Choose Wedding Colours Red in Jewellry You should not just limit red to your wedding dress; incorporate this fiery colour into your wedding jewellry also. Traditional dresses in red offer you several options for jewelry. You will be able to find several varieties of jewellry in the market to increase the appeal of your wedding costume. The same applies for clutches and sandals as well. The time-tested appeal of the colour red is proven if you take a trip to the bridal section of any wedding shop or boutique; you will notice that red is given utmost priority when it comes to bridal wear.


Which film star was born Harlean Carpenter in 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri?

Jean Harlow - Biography - IMDb Jean Harlow Biography Showing all 68 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (49) | Personal Quotes  (3) | Salary  (5) Overview (5) 7 June 1937 ,  Los Angeles, California, USA  (uremic poisoning brought on by acute nephritis) Birth Name 5' 1½" (1.56 m) Mini Bio (2) Harlean Carpenter, who later became Jean Harlow, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. She was the daughter of a successful dentist and his wife. In 1927, at the age of 16, she ran away from home to marry a young businessman named Charles McGrew, who was 23. The couple pulled up stakes and moved to Los Angeles, not long after they were married, and it was there Jean found work as an extra in films, landing a bit part in Moran of the Marines (1928). From that point on she would go to casting calls whenever she could. In 1929 she had bit parts in no less than 11 movies, playing everything from a passing woman on the street to a winged ballerina. Her marriage to McGrew turned out to be a disaster--it lasted barely two years--and they divorced. The divorce enabled her to put more of her efforts into finding roles in the movie business. Although she was having trouble finding roles in feature movies, she had more luck in film shorts. She had a fairly prominent role in Hal Roach 's Double Whoopee (1929). Her big break came in 1930, when she landed a role in Howard Hughes ' World War I epic Hell's Angels (1930), which turned out to be a smash hit. Not long after the film's debut, Hughes sold her contract to MGM for $60,000, and it was there where her career shot to unprecedented heights. Her appearance in Platinum Blonde (1931) cemented her role as America's new sex symbol. The next year saw her paired with Clark Gable in John Ford 's Red Dust (1932), the second of six films she would make with Gable. It was while filming this picture (which took 44 days to complete at a cost of $408,000) that she received word that her new husband, MGM producer Paul Bern , had committed suicide. His death threatened to halt production of the film, and MGM chief Louis B. Mayer had even contacted Tallulah Bankhead to replace Harlow if she were unable to continue, a step that proved to be unnecessary. The film was released late in 1932 and was an instant hit. She was becoming a superstar. In MGM's glittering all-star Dinner at Eight (1933) Jean was at her comedic best as the wife of a ruthless tycoon ( Wallace Beery ) trying to take over another man's ( Lionel Barrymore ) failing business. Later that year she played the part of Lola Burns in director Victor Fleming 's hit Bombshell (1933). It was a Hollywood parody loosely based on Clara Bow 's and Harlow's real-life experiences, right down to the latter's greedy stepfather, nine-room Georgian-style home with mostly-white interiors, her numerous pet dogs - right down to having her re-shoot scenes from the Gable and Harlow hit, Red Dust (1932) here! In 1933 Jean married cinematographer Harold Rosson , a union that would only last eight months (although Rosson lived another 53 years, he never remarried). In 1935 she was again teamed with Gable in another rugged adventure, China Seas (1935) (her remaining two pictures with Gable would be Wife vs. Secretary (1936) and Saratoga (1937)). It was her films with Gable that created her lasting legacy in the film world. Unfortunately, during the filming of Saratoga (1937), she was hospitalized with uremic poisoning. On June 7, 1937, she died from the ailment. She was only 26. The film had to be finished by long angle shots using a double. Gable said he felt like he was in the arms of a ghost during the final touches of the film. Because of her death, the film was a hit. Record numbers of fans poured into America's movie theaters to see the film. Other sex symbols/blonde bombshells have followed, but it is Jean Harlow who all others are measured against. Often played the wisecracking platinum blonde Trivia (49) Was the godmother of Millicent Siegel, daughter of the notorious mobster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel .


Which American jazz singer was known as 'Lady Day'?

Billie Holiday | American jazz singer | Britannica.com American jazz singer Alternative Titles: Eleanora Fagan, Eleanora Gough, Eleanora Harris, Elinore Harris, Lady Day Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, birth name Elinore Harris, byname Lady Day (born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia , Pa., U.S.—died July 17, 1959, New York City , N.Y.), American jazz singer, one of the greatest from the 1930s to the ’50s. Billie Holiday, 1958. Reprinted with permission of DownBeat magazine Eleanora (her preferred spelling) Harris was the daughter of Clarence Holiday, a professional musician who for a time played guitar with the Fletcher Henderson band. She and her mother used her maternal grandfather’s surname, Fagan, for a time; then in 1920 her mother married a man surnamed Gough, and both she and Eleanora adopted his name. It is probable that in neither case did her mother have Eleanora’s name legally changed. The singer later adopted her natural father’s last name and took the name Billie from a favourite movie actress, Billie Dove. In 1928 she moved with her mother from Baltimore , Md. (where she had spent her childhood), to New York City, and after three years of subsisting by various means, she found a job singing in a Harlem nightclub. She had had no formal musical training, but, with an instinctive sense of musical structure and with a wealth of experience gathered at the root level of jazz and blues , she developed a singing style that was deeply moving and individual. In 1933 Holiday made her first recordings, with Benny Goodman and others. Two years later a series of recordings with Teddy Wilson and members of Count Basie ’s band brought her wider recognition and launched her career as the leading jazz singer of her time. She toured with Basie and with Artie Shaw in 1937 and 1938 and in the latter year opened at the plush Café Society in New York City. About 1940 she began to perform exclusively in cabarets and in concert. Her recordings between 1936 and 1942 marked her peak years. During that period she was often associated with saxophonist Lester Young , who gave her the nickname “Lady Day.” In 1947 Holiday was arrested for a narcotics violation and spent a year in a rehabilitation centre. No longer able to obtain a cabaret license to work in New York City, Holiday nonetheless packed New York’s Carnegie Hall 10 days after her release. She continued to perform in concert and in clubs outside of New York City, and she made several tours during her later years. Her constant struggle with heroin addiction ravaged her voice, although not her technique. Britannica Stories Billie Holiday - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) (1915-59). Lady Day, as she was usually called, was the finest jazz singer of her generation, and in the opinion of her followers and many critics she was the greatest jazz singer of the 20th century. The autobiography (1956) of Billie Holiday, written in collaboration with William Dufty, and the movie (1972) made from it, was called Lady Sings the Blues. The title is less a reflection of her music than of her unhappy childhood and the struggle against heroin addiction later in her life. Although Holiday received no professional training, her singing was sophisticated and her diction and phrasing were dramatically intense. Article History


The Silver Fern is the national emblem of which country?

New Zealand - The Silver Fern and Other Emblems This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website New Zealand - The Silver Fern and Other Emblems The silver fern as a new flag proposal The Silver Fern The Silver Fern is widely used in New Zealand to signify New Zealandness. It  is incorporated in the badges of most Army units, and more importantly it forms  the wreath surrounding the central badge on Regimental Colours (equivalent to  the UK Union Wreath and the Canadian �autumnal maple leaves�). Todd Mills, 11 Nov 1997 I believe the rugby All Blacks first played overseas (NSW) in 1884 when they wore a gold fern leaf on blue jerseys. In 1905 they changed to a silver fern on the now-famous all-black uniform. NZ Army contingents first saw overseas service in the South African war of 1899-1902, and they wore fern leaf badges. By WWI the fern leaf was the predominant badge in the Army, much like the Canadian maple leaf, which served as the background for all units raised for the CEF. I don�t have good documentation on pre-1900 NZ Army badges, but fern leaves seem to have made their first appearance in the 1860s (maybe). In the British Army, the Union Wreath (roses, thistles, shamrocks) surrounding a central device has long been a major feature of Regimental Colours. Around 1900 (I can�t find the exact date), this was changed in the Dominions to a wreath of a national plant ( Canada = maple, Australia = wattle, South Africa = protea, New Zealand = fern). Todd Mills, 07 Sep 1998 Silver Fern Flag image by Pascal Gross, 7 September 1998 By reading the results of this poll [organized by FlagWire ],  it appear that people voting in favour of a new flag for New Zealand often mentioned  the Black flag with the silver fern present on the rugby team ( All Blacks ) jersey. Pascal Gross, 7 September 1998 Fern with lettering image by Ant�nio Martins, 26 April 2006 A flag with regular white lettering and silver fern on black, as shown at http://www.silverfernz.com/prodView.asp?idproduct=542 , is a popular design used by sport fans. Large image at http://www.silverfernz.com/Prodimages/big_images/029F_big.jpg . Ant�nio Martins, 26 April 2006 Fern replacing Union Jack You quite often see a flag at sporting events which is the current national flag with the Union Jack replaced by a silver fern on black, but I don't think many are really considering that as an alternative national flag. James Dignan, 20 May 2006 Fighting Kiwi image by Jorge Candeias, 6 June 2001 A similar flag [to the boxing kangaroo ] called the Fighting Kiwi  has become popular in New Zealand, another country where the continued use of  the Union jack is also in question. Neither of these animal flags, however,  is a serious contender to replace the present national flags. Jorge Candeias, quoting from [ cra90 ],  6 June 2002 I believe that ownership of the "Fighting Kiwi" Flag design, from New Zealand, is held by Peter J. Hume, Director of Flagmakers in Thorndon, Wellington. The "Fighting Kiwi" Flag was designed by New Zealand artist, Peter Bonner, at the request of Peter J. Hume, between February-August 1988, as a response to Australia's "Boxing Kangaroo" Flag and to support New Zealand's campaigns to win the America's Cup Yacht Race, first at the 1988 challenge and then successfully in 1995. Since then, I believe it has not only been used during the next campaigns in 2000 and 2003, but also generally displayed to support other New Zealand sporting teams competing at other international events. Further details about the origin of the "Boxing Kiwi" Flag has been published in Flags Australia's journal, "Crux Australis", Vol. V, No.2-22, April 1989. Peter J. Hume can be contacted at Flagmakers, https://www.flagmakers.co.nz , Postal address: P.O. Box 9545, Wellington 614 Ralph Bartlett, 24 July 2012 This flag was also proposed by a Barry Palmer from Canterbury, New Zealand in the recent contest for a new national flag of New Zealand. Source: New Zealand Government website: https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-n


In the field of technology, what is meant by the acronym CAD?

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Who created the fictional St Trinian's Boarding School, in 1941?

Inspiration for St Trinian's opens its doors to boys for the first time - Telegraph Education News Inspiration for St Trinian's opens its doors to boys for the first time The girls' school which provided the inspiration for St Trinian's is breaking  with tradition and opening its doors to boys for the first time in its  132-year history. Perse Girls' junior school provided the inspiration for St Trinian's  By Claire Duffin , and agencies 1:20PM BST 14 May 2013 Follow From 2014, they will be allowed at Perse Girls' junior school, part of the Stephen Perse Foundation - a group of independent schools in Cambridge. From 2018, the senior school will follow suit. The new system will see girls and boys aged 10 to 16 taught alongside each other in creative subjects and sports but separately in other lessons. They will however, also share facilities such as libraries and eating areas. Tricia Kelleher, principal of the foundation, said this would allow the school to "remain true to its single sex roots" while at the same time, embracing the "best of all worlds". She said the move was in response to requests from parents and would go some of the way to redressing the deficit of places for boys in Cambridge schools, adding it was not fair that girls "should have all the fun". “For many years, the parents of our junior and senior girls have asked why their sons couldn’t enjoy the education that their daughters benefit from," she said. Related Articles Silver-tongued pupils given ten seconds to talk their way out of trouble 16 Nov 2012 "The girls' senior school will continue to offer outstanding opportunities for learning, but will enjoy mutual benefits from interaction in a range of social, cultural and sporting activities afforded by the creation of the new boys' section." The Perse School for Girls opened in 1881. In 2007, it changed its name to the Stephen Perse Foundation - named after Dr Stephen Perse, the English academic and philanthropist - and opened the pre-prep school, for children aged three to seven, as well as at the Stephen Perse Sixth Form College, which already admits boys. Fees are between £3,400 and £4,995 a term. The girls' school was a source of inspiration for Ronald Searle, the British cartoonist who created the fictional St Trinian's. His spindly cartoons of naughty schoolgirls first appeared in 1941 and were later made into a series of books and films, the most recent in 2007 stared Russell Brand, the comedian. Mr Searle, a sketch artist for the Cambridge Daily News, now the Cambridge News, said that as a teenager attending Boys' Central School in Cambridge, he would see the girls on the way home from school. In a letter to the school he said Perse Girls was a "positive source of inspiration" and added: "But I hope the school won't hold that against me, so many years after the crime." Ms Kelleher said the school was proud of its association with the fictional boarding house, where tearaway girls roamed wild under an eccentric headmistress. She said that despite the criminality of the St Trinian's girls - who smoked and gambled - they were "independent, entrepreneurial and quite extraordinary young people" having saved their school from bankruptcy. The Stephen Perse Foundation, which currently has around 800 pupils, is considering developing existing sites and acquiring news ones to cope with the increase in the number of students. It has also previously announced that it is expanding outside of the Cambridge area, merging with Dame Bradbury's prep school in Saffron Walden in Essex. Ms Kelleher said although the independent sector was "facing huge challenges" the move to admit boys was not in response to a fall in the number of parents sending their children to fee paying schools. Figures, released in April, showed that the number of children enrolled in fee-paying schools fell by 0.3 per cent to just over 500,000 – the fourth drop in the last five years after the cost of an independent education soared above £14,000 for the first time. Ms Kelleher said: "The independent sector is facing huge challenges an