Which major river has its source at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg in the Black Forest?

The Humble Sources of 10 Major Rivers | Amusing Planet The Humble Sources of 10 Major Rivers Kaushik Saturday, April 18, 2015 1 comment Advertisement The source or headwaters of a river, defined as the furthest place in that river from its estuary or confluence with another river, is an elusive concept. On a colloquial basis, some define the source of a river at the drainage basin from which water runs year-around, such as a lake. Sometimes another river may flow into the lake, in which case the source of the other river is taken as the source of both rivers, as in the case of the river Nile. At other times, the confluence of two or more rivers where the river’s name is first used is taken as the source, as in the case of the river Danube. In many cases, it’s impossible to pinpoint the exact location from where a river begins, because a river has many sources. It often starts as a small stream but as it flows towards the sea or a lake or another river, the humble stream gathers water from numerous sources such as underground springs, rainwater, bogs, marshes and lakes and becomes a mighty river. Let us see how some of the world’s biggest river began their journey. The Mississippi This is how the Mississippi River starts. Photo credit The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America flowing through 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. It rises in northern Minnesota and flows southwards for 3,730 km to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. The primary source of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca, located 450 m above sea level in Itasca State Park in Clearwater County, Minnesota. The name "Itasca" signifies the "true head" of the Mississippi River – the word is the combination of the last four letters of the Latin word for truth (veritas) and the first two letters of the Latin word for head (caput). However, the lake is in turn fed by a number of smaller streams, and by most modern definitions would be considered the actual source. A campaign was started in 1887 to promote another lake further upstream as the true source of the Mississippi. After months surveying the lakes it was concluded that the lakes and streams further south of Lake Itasca were not the true source of the Mississippi because they were “too small.” The inflow of these streams into Lake Itasca were less dramatic than the lake's outflow. In 1891, Lake Itasca’s status was made official and a state park was created. The Nile One of the Nile’s sources in the Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda. Photo credit The Nile is the longest river in the world at 6,853 km. It’s located in northeastern Africa and its waters are shared by eleven countries. The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. The former is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the Nile itself, although the Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and silt. The source of the Nile is a matter of debate. Sometimes Lake Victoria, from where the name "Nile" first appears, is considered to be the source of the river, but National Geographic and virtually every other geographic authority and atlas define the source of the Nile River not as Lake Victoria's outlet but instead use the source of the longest river flowing into the lake, the Kagera River. However, Kagera River itself has several tributaries and sources couldn’t agree on which is the longest tributary of the Kagera and hence the most distant source of the Nile itself. One of the tributaries, Ruvyironza, emerges in Bururi Province, in Burundi. Another tributary, the Nyabarongo, flows from Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda. One candidate for the most distant headwater of the Nile is the Rukarara River that starts in the Nyungwe Forest in western Rwanda. The Rukarara is a tributary of the Mwogo River, which in turn is a tributary of the Nyabarongo River. The Ganges The Bhagirathi River flowing out of the Gangotri Glacier. Photo credit   The Ganges, the most sacred river to Hindus, rises in the western Himalayas in the


At the Battle of Balaclava, how were the 93rd Highlanders described by the Times war correspondent William H. Russell?

Jan Smith Photography Blog » Battle of Balaclava – Poems, Pictures, and Immortality Battle of Balaclava – Poems, Pictures, and Immortality Battle of Balaclava – Prologue “Captain Dames of the royal Artillery leans against a wall in camp during the Crimean War”, Roger Fenton 1855 – ©Corbis The Battle of Balaclava is one of the most famous battles of all time, despite being a comparatively minor engagement in the Crimean War.  The futile heroics of the soldiers who fought there may have gone relatively unnoticed if not for a picture and a poem. The battle itself is fraught with anecdotes and personalities that combine to make legend. The events of October 25th, 1854 evolve like the episodes of a Greek tragedy, with the fate of the soldiers hinging on the acts of a handful of characters.   Balaclava Battle Map – Courtesy of Google Earth – Jan Smith 2012 Balaclava Episode 1 – The Thin Red Line On the morning of the 25th, the Russians overran the Turkish outposts and advanced directly toward the port of Balaclava.  The British, who were commanded by Sir Colin Campbell, were late in responding: the divisional commanders were reluctant to tire their soldiers on what they initially thought was a false alarm.  The only British troops between the Russian force and the port were the two cavalry brigades which had their encampments in the valley, the 93rd Highlanders, and a small force of marines. Thin Red Line, Crimea – Jan Smith 2011 The commander of the 93rd ordered his men to stand firm and hold off the Russian cavalry with no thought of retreat.  They were spread thinly across a mile of terrain, their red coats easily visible through the vineyard they used as cover.  They put-up an admirable defense that was described by William Russell, correspondent for the Times newspaper, as a “thin red line”.  Had the Russians pressed their numerical advantage it is likely they would have broken through the line of the 93rd and captured Balaclava.  Instead, they desisted and retreated to the strategically safer high ground of the Causeway Heights. Balaclava Episode 2 – The Charge of the Heavy Brigade To the left of the 93rd Highlanders a force of Russian horse soldiers was moving over the Causeway Heights towards the British camp. The British quickly mustered six squadrons of heavy cavalry from the Royal Scots Grays, the Inniskilling Dragoons and the Dragoon Guards, but were at least twice outnumbered by the Russians.  To add to the precarious predicament, the British commander, General Sir James Scarlett had never commanded troops in battle.  He organized his men as if on a parade ground and ordered a charge against the advancing enemy line.  To everybody’s surprise, the inferior army hacked and hawed its way into the Russian center with such fury that the larger force retreated back over the Causeway Heights. Balaclava Episode 3 – The Charge of the Light Brigade The retreating Russian cavalry was vulnerable to attack from the British Light Cavalry Brigade, under command of Major General the Earl of Cardigan who in turn reported to Lieutenant General the Earl of Lucan.  Some historians claim Cardigan and Lucan were brothers-in-law who disliked each other intensely, and that this may have contributed to the tragic miscommunication: instead of sending the Light Brigade after the routed Russian Cavalry, they were sent against the well positioned artillery and cavalry battalions in the valley behind the Causeway Heights.  Cardigan and Lucan mutually accused each other of botching the orders. Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimea – Jan Smith 2011 The events that followed significantly enhanced the reputation of the British Light Cavalry.  Armed with pistols and sabers, 673 men and horses charged against Russian artillery lines at the end of the valley. They ran across the low ground for a mile, sustaining fire from three sides: “Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them…”  Miraculously, they managed to engage the artillery battalions but were soon forced to retreat back through the valley.  Lord Cardigan, who heade


"Who composed the song ""Alexander's Ragtime Band"" in 1911?"

'Alexander's Ragtime Band' : NPR 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' Embed Embed Embed Embed Artist: Words/music by Irving Berlin (1911) Reporter:Susan Stamberg Composer Irving Berlin, circa 1918. Henry Guttmann/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Composer Irving Berlin, circa 1918. Henry Guttmann/Getty Images Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" has been so widely played for so long that it's hard to imagine how fresh it sounded early in the century. As Susan Stamberg reports, it was the revolutionary tune that launched the phenomenon known as American popular song. Variety magazine called "Alexander's Ragtime Band," written by Irving Berlin at the age of 23, "the musical sensation of the decade." Another source, preserved in Berlin's own scrapbook, declared it a "public menace." While Berlin's daughter, Mary Ellin, calls it "The theme song of a generation." An Out Of Style Hit But, Berlin's biographer Lawrence Bergreen adds, the song was passe by the time it was written. "In fact, the ragtime craze had already swept the country several years earlier and had played itself out." In those days before radio or TV, families and friends gathered around the piano and sang. The music was printed on sheets of paper that sold for five or ten cents. Stores like Woolworth's kept 1,000 different song titles in stock and a truly popular song, like "Alexander's Ragtime Band," made cash registers sing. A true phenomenon, it sold a million and a half copies of sheet music in its first year and a half. It was so popular that it was played on the Titanic. Article continues after sponsorship Musical Secretaries "Keep in mind that [Berlin] was writing, at this point in his life — and he was very young — about four or five songs a day," Bergreen says. "Or, I should say four songs a night or five songs a night, because even then he was an insomniac, and so he would stay up all night writing songs until he said, you know, drops of sweat were pouring from his forehead and plopping onto the paper in front of him." Well, that's a bit of perspiration in this representation, Bergreen admits, because Irving Berlin, probably the greatest all-around songwriter this country has ever had, couldn't read or write music. With no formal training, Berlin always hired a musical secretary to set his melodies down on the paper he sweated on. "Because of his propensity to use musical secretaries, he was dogged by rumors his entire life that he hired ghostwriters and they wrote tunes for him anonymously," Bergreen says. "Not true. You know, there's just no substance to those rumors, which were a good story and kind of promoted by his many jealous Tin Pan Alley rivals." The Song Catches On Berlin wrote the song first as an instrumental, and when the tune alone didn't do much, he went back and wrote lyrics. The song got into a Broadway revue and began catching on outside New York, thanks to hardworking song pluggers. Then, back in New York, Al Jolson, America's first superstar, sang it and the song went to hit heaven. Bessie Smith, the great blues singer, recorded "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1927. Her interpretation is earnest and sincere, a Smithsonian liner note says, as if there actually were an Alexander's Ragtime Band, and she were one of its true components. The Ragtime King Irving Berlin, who became immediately known as the ragtime king, didn't set out to help invent American popular music. All he wanted to do was write hits. Even though biographer Lawrence Begreen says Berlin could have rested on his ragtime. "I think if he had never written another song after 1911, he would have always been remembered as that young composer who wrote the unforgettable, all-American 'Alexander's Ragtime Band.'" Happily for the world, Irving Berlin wrote thousands of songs after "Alexander." By the time he died in 1989 at the age of 101, Irving Berlin had produced most of America's popular anthems.


In which Northern Ireland county is the Giant's Causeway?

Giants Causeway | Ireland.com Giants Causeway Bushmills, County Antrim Bushmills Irish Whiskey is made at Ireland's oldest working distillery on the beautiful North Coast. Read more Giant's Causeway Visitor Information Centre Bushmills, County Antrim Take advantage of the excellent practical help and assistance at the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre Read more Where do you want to stay? No results match your search criteria Choose from a great range of airlines and destinations to travel to Ireland. Travel Information Ask a question Want to know more? Ask a question in our Community, they're the people who know Ireland best. Sign up for regular updates on great vacation ideas and deals Hmm, don't know that email. Can you check it and try again? Get in Touch Ratings provided by TripAdvisor Check out what other travellers say about Ireland and Ireland Hotels on TripAdvisor. Welcome to Ireland.com! If you’re a visitor from the island of Ireland you may want to visit one of these sites… Otherwise proceed to Ireland.com Copy this link to your clipboard. Tip - for PCs, use Ctrl + C (or ⌘+ C on a Mac) Ireland.com uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies from Ireland.com.


In which 1961 film did Audrey Hepburn appear as the character Holly Golightly?

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building. Director: Truman Capote (based on the novel by), George Axelrod (screenplay) Stars: a list of 25 titles created 02 Jun 2013 a list of 40 titles created 25 Jul 2013 a list of 27 titles created 06 Oct 2013 a list of 42 titles created 30 Oct 2013 a list of 28 titles created 11 months ago Title: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    10 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Director: William Wyler A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her. Director: Billy Wilder An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk. Director: Stanley Donen Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director: Stanley Donen Romantic comedy about a woman who must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries, and the man who helps her. Director: William Wyler A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage. Director: Stanley Donen When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: Billy Wilder The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots. Director: Richard Quine A troublemaking student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of being lesbians. Director: William Wyler Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. Director: John Hughes In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II. Director: Fred Zinnemann Edit Storyline Holly Golightly is a flighty Manhattan party girl, who expects "money for the powder room as well as for cab fare" for her companionship. She has even gotten a lucrative once weekly job to visit notorious convict Sally Tomato in Sing Sing, she needing to report back to Sally's lawyer the weather report that Sally tells her as proof of her visits with him in return for payment. Her aspirations for glamor and wealth are epitomized by the comfort she feels at Tiffany's, the famous high end jewelry retailer where she believes nothing can ever go wrong. Her resolve for this wealth is strengthened, if not changed slightly in focus, upon news from home. Into Holly's walk-up apartment building and thus her life is Paul Varjak, a writer who Holly states reminds her of her brother Fred, who she has not seen in years and who is currently enlisted in the army. The two quickly become friends in their want for something outside of their current lot. Paul's situation is closer to Holly's than he ... Written by Huggo See All (111)  » Taglines: Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. . .the most hilarious heroine who ever rumpled the pages of a best-seller. . .is serving wild oats and wonderful fun! See more  » Genres: 5 October 19


Who was the last ruling Roman Catholic monarch of Britain?

British Monarchy Scraps Rule of Male Succession in New Step to Modernization - The New York Times The New York Times Europe |British Monarchy Scraps Rule of Male Succession in New Step to Modernization Search Continue reading the main story Photo With the changes, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, if a girl, would automatically enter the line of succession as a future queen. Credit Brendon Thorne/Getty Images LONDON — The 16 countries that recognize the British monarch as head of state struck a historic blow for women’s rights on Friday, abolishing male precedence in the order of succession to the throne. But the possibility of a Catholic monarch will have to wait, nearly 500 years after Henry VIII broke with Rome. The decision to overturn the centuries-old tradition known as primogeniture was accompanied by the scrapping of a constitutional prohibition on the monarch’s marrying a Roman Catholic. But the rule that reserves the throne to Protestants will remain. The changes will have no immediate impact on the existing line of succession. The current heir to the throne, Prince Charles , will retain that position, and is in any case the oldest child of his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The second in line to the throne is his firstborn child, Prince William . The new succession rule will come into play with William’s children. Indeed, it was the marriage last spring of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, that accelerated the change. Their wedding spurred a widespread sense that the young couple, by bringing a more contemporary influence to the royal court, are likely to have a far-reaching, if not determinate, impact on the monarchy’s future. Continue reading the main story With the change in the succession rules, their first child, if a girl, would automatically enter the line of succession as a future queen, instead of being relegated behind a younger brother as would have occurred under the rules that will now be abandoned. Advertisement Continue reading the main story “Put simply, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen,” Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said in Perth, the city in western Australia where Commonwealth heads of government are holding a summit meeting. While the Cameron government took the lead in pushing the changes, it had to secure unanimous consent from the other countries that recognize the monarch as their head of state, a subset of the 54 countries that are members of the Commonwealth. These include the nations of the so-called old Commonwealth, like Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and other countries that have gained their independence from Britain in recent decades. Those include the Bahamas, Jamaica and other Caribbean nations; Belize, in Central America; and three Pacific nations, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. The change comes at another important juncture in the modern monarchy, the 60th anniversary in February of the succession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne. The queen, now 85, has presided over a variety of changes in the monarchy over the past 30 years, agreeing to a gradual modernization that has swept away some of the stuffiness that critics have identified in an institution with origins going back at least 1,000 years. After a series of unsuccessful attempts in Britain’s Parliament to change the succession rules in recent years, the Cameron government, in office 18 months, put its weight fully behind the changes, and court officials said Queen Elizabeth was strongly supportive. Nearing the end of a 10-day trip to Australia that has drawn large crowds, she was in Perth in her capacity as head of the Commonwealth when the announcement was made. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy The bar on the monarch’s marrying a Catholic, like the rule on primogeniture, was enshrined in an array of statutes, mo


The Stanley Cup is contested in which sport?

Ice Hockey Stanley Cup Home > Events > Ice Hockey The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is a championship trophy awarded yearly to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff winner after the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Finals is the championship series to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, symbol of the professional club championship of ice hockey. The Cup already existed in the 1890s but the teams were not established until 1913. The Cup Finals are known to be “World Series” between the champion of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the champion of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). After a few league mergers and folds, the Stanley Cup Finals is competed as the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is a best-of-seven series contested between the winners of the Eastern and Western Conferences. Before the Stanley Cup was inaugurated as the “World Series” of ice hockey, it had been won and contested in 1893 when the Montreal Hockey Club were the first winner, winning the 1893 AHAC season. The championship was rotated between a rink of the NHA and NHL and a rink of the PCHA and WCHL/WHL. The finals were rotated between two finalists’ home ice.  The series allowed tied wins until 1929. The series would later alternate using each league’s rules. The PCHA continue to use seven-man team play and games would rotate around six and seven-man games. The first live broadcast of the Stanley Cup Finals was in 1953 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It was hosted by Wes McKnight, play-by-play by Danny Gallivan and color commentary by Keith Dancy. The latest Stanley Cup Finals were from 4 June to 13 June 2014. The Western Conference champions Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champions New York Rangers after four games. Share:


In which Scottish city is Arthur's Seat?

Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat | VisitScotland Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat Parks Edinburgh Midlothian Holyrood Park is a short walk from Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in the heart of the city. It is a 640 acre Royal Park adjacent to Holyrood Palace. The parks highest point is Arthurs Seat, an ancient volcano, and sits 251m above sea level giving excellent view of the city; it is also the site of a large and well preserved fort.  This is one of four hill forts dating from around 2000 years ago.  With its diverse range of flora and geology it is also site of Special Scientific Interest.  Within the park you can also visit St Anthony’s Chapel - a 15th century medieval chapel, Salisbury Crags – a series of 150 foot cliff faces dominating Edinburgh’s skyline as well as Duddingston Loch – a fresh water loch rich in birdlife. Skip to content Cookie Policy VisitScotland uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By using our website you consent to our use of cookies. Please read our new privacy and cookies statement for more information. I agree  © 2017 VisitScotland. All rights reserved. You will now be directed to our partner's site to complete your booking Terms and conditions This booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by VisitScotland. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. You may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers. Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. If you proceed to make a booking you will leave our Website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party. VisitScotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website. This booking system and any information appearing on this page is provided for your information and convenience only and is not intended to be an endorsement by VisitScotland of the content of such linked websites, the quality of any accommodation listed, or of the services of any third party.


Which DIY product originated the slogan 'does exactly what it says on the tin', in 1994?

The Ronseal phrase: It does exactly what it says on the tin - BBC News BBC News The Ronseal phrase: It does exactly what it says on the tin 8 January 2013 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Prime Minister David Cameron used a famous advertising slogan to sum up the state of the coalition government at its halfway point, saying "it is a Ronseal deal - it does what it says on the tin". This phrase has entered the British vernacular, says its co-creator Dave Shelton. David Cameron has said it before. In 2004, he said: "People are crying out for a kind of Ronseal politics - they want it to do what it says on the tin." People use the phrase every day. On YouTube you can listen to Katie Melua's What It Says On The Tin . Google the line and you get millions of results. In 1994, when my advertising partner Liz Whiston and I came up with the line "Does exactly what it says on the tin" for Ronseal, we never dreamed how it would enter the language. About the author Dave Shelton and Liz Whiston co-founded Bordello Advertising. They have been working in advertising for more than 20 years. Back then Ronseal was just another varnish fighting for market share against a lot of fancier lifestyle brands. Anyone wandering into a DIY superstore was faced with a wall of different solutions to whatever woodcare job they might be trying to tackle. We had presented a number of different campaigns, all of which had been rejected by Ged Shields, the then marketing director of Ronseal for "trying too hard". Shields wanted to de-mystify the product. We decided what was needed wasn't puns or art. Instead we would call a spade a spade. We started to write a commercial that featured a straightforward guy who said lines like: "If you've got wood to stain and you want it to dry quickly, you need Ronseal Quick Drying Woodstain." It was a way of talking that until then hadn't been done in advertising. We'd soon knocked out several scripts but we needed a line, an anti-line. Media captionDavid Cameron: "A Ronseal deal" "Does exactly what it says on the tin" was a great way of summing up. Initially we used it as a placeholder thinking that we'd write a proper line later, but then we realised a proper line would be completely wrong. We put the scripts into research and they totally bombed. To the punters, it wasn't "advertising" enough. Fortunately Shields is one of those few-and-far-between clients who have their own opinion and the courage of their convictions. He insisted that the commercial and the line he loved were what summed up the philosophy of Ronseal. Nothing was to be changed and the ads ran as they were written. He had a very small budget, but very quickly the ads were noticed. Firstly by the advertising industry itself. Were these ads bad or good? Immediately they were spoofed by other companies, like Irn Bru. There have been slight variations, one of my favourites being an anti-smoking ad which simply showed a pack of cigarettes with the public health warning "Smoking kills" clearly visible. Underneath was the line: "Does exactly what it says on the packet." Where's the beef? David Cameron is not the first politician to borrow from advertising. In 1984, the US presidential hopeful Walter Mondale adopted a phrase from a well-known campaign for US hamburger chain Wendy's - "Where's the beef?" - to take a swipe at Gary Hart, his rival for the Democratic nomination. Mondale went on to win the contest but was beaten by Ronald Reagan in the race for the White House. After the initial campaign, sales shot up and Ronseal became brand leader. We wrote more ads. And then we started to hear our line become part of the vernacular. It even made it into the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. Liz was sitting at her daughter Marina's speech day and the headmaster very proudly said the school was determined to do "exactly what it said on the tin". Her daughter clapped the loudest. The food critic AA Gill wrote about a restaurant, "This is a dining room that doesn't do what it says on the packet." There was obviously a gap in the English language for a phras


In which sea is the island of Martinique?

Martinique - Best Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Tourism, Best Caribbean Destination Page suivante Must see in Martinique Mount Pelée Réserve Biologique Intégrale (nature protected area), this world famous volcano on clear days offers a magnificent panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc1.jpg mount-pelee The islet of Sainte-Marie and its tombolo Natural wonder related to ocean tides, the Tombolo, located in the town of Sainte-Marie in the north Atlantic coast is a sandbar connecting the islet of Sainte-Marie to the mainland November to April. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc2.jpg islet-sainte-marie-and-its-tombolo Saint-Pierre, City of Art and History Ranked 101st city of art and history, Saint-Pierre was the capital of Martinique before the 1902 eruption of the Mount Pelée volcano.. Since the destruction, Saint-Pierre is an open air museum. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc3.jpg saint-pierre Caravelle peninsula Dry forest, thickets, mangrove, savannah, sheltered bays and steep cliffs of the Caravelle peninsula, a classified natural reserve, offers an environnement ideal for the development of many native species. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc4.jpg caravelle-peninsula Fort-de-France bay Nearly 1.000 endemic species, numerous economic activities can be found at Fort-de-France Bay, also known as Bay of the Flemish. This site was also ranked among the most beautiful bays in the world in 2011 ! /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc5.jpg fort-de-france-bay La Pointe du Bout Highly touristic, La Pointe du Bout in Trois-Ilets features hotels, restaurants, shops and numerous sandy beaches, not to mention the beautiful view of the Bay of Fort de France ! /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc6.jpg la-pointe-du-bout Les Salines Fine sand, coconut trees, turquoise water Salines beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Lesser Antilles. It epitomizes postcard-perfect Martinique. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc7.jpg les-salines Diamond Rock A paradise for seabirds, and an exceptional diving spot, this rocky outcrop in the middle of the Caribbean Sea has lived an eventful history. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc8.jpg diamond-rock Coeur-Bouliki Enjoy greenery and freshness in this unique ecosystem of St. Joseph. In the heart of Martinique, you will find Coeur Bouliki forest. Nicknamed "the green lung of Martinique, this forest surrounds the La Rivière Blanche(White River), which originates from the Carbet peaks. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc9.jpg coeur-bouliki The petrified savannah A protected geological site, La Savane des Pétrifications is an amazing, arid Savannah that extends to the site of an ancient volcano. It is named after the wood petrified that once stood there. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc10.jpg petrified-savannah Josephine's Bath and white shoals This is the most spectacular and famous, sandy shallow commonly called "Les Fonds Blancs" typical to the Atlantic coast south of Martinique. This site offers exceptional swimming. /sites/martinique/themes/martinique/img/accueil/inc11.jpg josephines-bath-and-white-shoals


Who was the first reigning British monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace?

Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria Memorial - YouTube Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria Memorial Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 18, 2012 Queen Victoria (24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the first Monarch to reside in Buckingham Palace upon her accession in 1837 at age 18. The 82 feet high Queen Victoria Memorial built in 1911 is a memorial to the longest reigning monarch in British history. It is located in front of Buckingham Palace in the centre of the Queen's Garden. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London. Buckingham Palace, the official residence and office of the British Monarch is located in the City of Westminster, London. The popular "royal public viewing" balcony on the east front is where the royal family gathers to greet the crowds outside at royal functions. Buckingham Palace - 6 weeks before The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Category


What make of helicopter, manufactured by Boeing, is named after a wind originating in the Pacific, northwest of the United States?

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Who composed the orchestral work Rhapsody in Blue in 1924?

George Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue - 1924 - YouTube George Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue - 1924 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 May 25, 2011 George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 -- July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist.Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera, Porgy and Bess (1935). Early in 1937, Gershwin began to complain of blinding headaches and a recurring impression that he was smelling burned rubber. Doctors discovered he had developed a type of cystic malignant brain tumor known as glioblastoma multiforme. Although some tried to trace his disease to a blow on the head from a golf ball, the cause of this type of cancer is still unknown. It occurs most often in males, accounts for 52% of all brain cancers, and is nearly always fatal. Gershwin died intestate. All his property passed to his mother. In 2005, The Guardian determined using "estimates of earnings accrued in a composer's lifetime" that George Gershwin was the wealthiest composer of all time. Category


In the comic books, what is Batman's real identity?

batman - What is the Joker's real name? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange What is the Joker's real name? up vote 70 down vote favorite 4 Most villians who take on an alias do so to hide their real names or to show they have become the villian or whatnot. What about the Joker? I know he has a real name because he wasn't always the Joker, but is it ever revealed in any comics? 14   Actually, I DO know the answer, but if I told you he'd kill me. –  Jeff Oct 14 '11 at 20:13    @Jeff Don't worry, it'd be kept secret... –  user931 Apr 18 '14 at 9:37 5 Joseph "Joe" Kerr. –  Oldcat Jul 2 '14 at 20:54      His real name is Riddler - it's a joke he has with the Riddler, whose real name is Joker ;) –  Often Right Aug 12 '15 at 4:36    He has a multiple-choice past. (TV Tropes link. You are warned.) The above pictures show 3 of the histories the character has had, and they aren't even the tip of the iceberg. He certainly had a real name, but he's so far gone that I doubt he remembers it himself. Most tragically, in one issue of Justice League, the Martian Manhunter takes Batman's psyche to the one place that no one will ever think to look for him (they're being hunted by someone) - the deepest, darkest place in Joker's mind. In it is just one man, who is terrified and alone, not sure where he is or who he is. It's implied this is all that remains of Joker's sanity. +1 for a great link! –  System Down Oct 14 '11 at 16:14      If I remember that particular comic, then these three are not mutually exclusive pasts he is showing us. In which case he has more of a "Mix-and-Match" past. –  SteveED Feb 27 '12 at 22:53 30   stack exchange needs one of those landing pages for tvtropes link. "You are now leaving stack exchange and entering tvtropes. click [OK] to forfeit the remainder of your afternoon." –  KutuluMike Jul 23 '12 at 14:52 2   Must not click on the link, must not click on the link, must not click on the link, must not click on the link... – user8719 Apr 19 '13 at 13:20 1   @Chronicle: TVTropes is a time-sucker for 99% of people. Once you enter, you lose hours. –  Jeff Apr 18 '14 at 12:55 up vote 5 down vote As mentioned in the above answers, there's not a definitive answer. In the "A Death in the Family" storyline, there's a point where Batman scares The Joker into running by implying that he knows The Joker's real name, which he'll reveal, breaking the mystery. At the end of that storyline, it's revealed that Batman was bluffing and he still has no idea. The closes we've come to a canonical answer is in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight issue #50 where a man, Melvin Reipan, is introduced as an idiot savant who actually invents Joker Venom. He addresses The Joker as "Cousin Ja—" before being cut off. Note that "Reipan" is "Napier" backwards and the form of address suggests that The Joker might have a first name of Jack. But, of course, Melvin dies partway through the issue, so the truth of the matter will likely never be known. DC claimed that The Joker's real identity will be revealed in issue #50 of DC's Justice League comic on May 25, leading from the revelation in issue #42 where Batman sat on the Mobius Chair where Batman himself learned the identity, but did not reveal it. The answer there was... not actually a direct answer . Instead, it told him that there were three Jokers, but did not give him names. up vote 1 down vote In the 1989 Batman Film, The Joker 's real name is shown to be Jack Napier. We know this because if you watch the first Batman movie , Batman has a file on Jack Napier because he sees the Joker on his way to where his parents died and recognises his face from when he accidentally let go of Joker in the chemical factory. The original screenplay explicitly refers to him by this name; JACK NAPIER : Decent people shouldn't live here. They'd be happier someplace else. JACK NAPIER is right-hand man and chief enforcer to BOSS CARL GRISSOM. As well as showing us a copy of his pre-Joker "mug shot"; 9   This answer only applies to the 1989 Batman film, the question asks about the Joker's identity


Laxton Superb and Chelmsford Wonder are varieties of which fruit?

Heritage Apple Varieties - YouTube Heritage Apple Varieties Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 3, 2013 The apple varieties here are: Adam's Pearmain Real ale to craft beer. Lager to laughter. Brewing to breweries. For the latest HONEST alcohol & booze reviews, SUBSCRIBE free at http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... FIND ME ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AT-- Refuse to be just a block in the wall of mediocrity. Refuse to drink indoctrination corporation Popsi McLagers. Search out the quality beers and support them. Help to bring attention to quality beer. Like, Friend and Sub anyone doing honest beer reviews. CHEERS


"Who is the main male character, a fairground barker, in the film ""Carousel""?"

Carousel (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent Overview Synopsis Richard Rodgers once wrote that of all the musicals he wrote, Carousel was his personal favorite. This iconic American classic features some of the most powerful music ever written for the stage, including “If I Loved You”, “Mister Snow”, “June is Bustin Out All Over” and the iconic “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Carousel was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second collaboration, and was adapted from Ferenc Molnar’s 1909 play Lilliom. They transferred the Budapest setting of Lilliom to the New England coastline, where Carousel takes place. The story tells of charming, roguish carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, and mill worker Julie Jordan, both loners, who meet and fall in love. Their marriage ends up costing both their jobs, and things go downhill from there. Billy’s desperation makes him violent against those he loves most, and drives him to commit crimes in order to provide for his family.  When Billy falls in with con-man Jigger Craigin, he ends up getting caught in the midst of an armed robbery and takes his own life. Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. Louise is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to love’s transcendence. Voted the best musical of the 20th century by Time Magazine, Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Carousel is the classic American musical, spanning heaven and earth in its exploration of human frailty, resilience, and the power of forgiveness. Characters


Who was President of Germany from 1925 to 1934?

BBC - History -   Historic Figures: Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) z Paul von Hindenburg    © Hindenburg was a senior military figure in Germany during World War One and second president of the Weimar Republic (1925 - 1934). Paul von Hindenburg was born on 2 October 1847 in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland) into an aristocratic German family. During an honourable but undistinguished military career, he served in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, retiring in 1911. However, in 1914 he was recalled as the nominal superior of Erich Ludendorff, a talented military strategist. Credit for Ludendorff's invasion of Russia was misdirected to Hindenburg, who was appointed field marshal and commander of all German land forces, with Ludendorff at his side. Hindenburg oversaw the mobilisation of the whole German state for war, and became immensely popular throughout the country. Kaiser Wilhelm II was sidelined. After Germany's defeat in 1918 Hindenburg retired, but in 1925, largely because of his status as a war hero, he was elected president of Germany. In 1930, as economic depression took hold and another government fell, he appointed a cabinet accountable only to him and in July authorised Chancellor Heinrich Brüning to dissolve the Reichstag. New elections saw the National Socialists emerge as the second largest party and with parliamentary cooperation withering, Brüning governed almost exclusively by decree. His deflationist policies aggravated the economic difficulties and unrest mounted, fuelled by the Nazis. Hindenburg was re-elected president in 1932, mainly with the support of those who saw him as a protection against Nazi lawlessness and brutality. Yet Hindenburg's own circle thought the Nazis as a useful - albeit unpleasant - group, who were worth accommodating. Two successive governments failed to win Nazi support as Adolf Hitler insisted on becoming chancellor in any government in which his party participated. Despite considerable pressure, Hindenburg refused to appoint him. But in November 1932 an agreement was reached between Hitler and Franz von Papen - a former chancellor - to form a government with Hitler as chancellor, but with non-Nazis in most other posts. Once in office, Hitler quickly secured almost unlimited political power through terror and manipulations. Hitler was publicly respectful to Hindenburg, who remained in office until his death on 2 August 1934.


In which US town or city were the 1904 Summer Olympics held?

8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics - History in the Headlines 8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics August 29, 2014 By Evan Andrews German swimmer Emil Rausch 8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Author 8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics URL Google In the summer of 1904, the third modern Olympics kicked off in the unlikely location of St. Louis, Missouri. The games were the first ever Olympiad held in the United States, and American athletes marked the occasion by scoring big in the medal count. Nevertheless, the event is often remembered as a comedy of errors marred by mismanagement, poor attendance and controversy. Explore eight surprising facts about one of weirdest and wildest Summer Games in Olympic history. 1. They weren’t supposed to take place in St. Louis. After considering Philadelphia and New York, the fledgling International Olympic Committee originally awarded the 1904 Summer Games to the city of Chicago. Shortly after making their announcement, the Committee ran into a problem in the form of St. Louis, which was already planning to host a World’s Fair called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition that same summer. The Exposition’s well-funded organizers were desperate to host the Olympics as well, and to force the IOC’s hand, they worked to secure a deal with the Amateur Athletic Union to hold the 1904 track and field championships as part of the World’s Fair. Faced with the possibility of conflicting athletic competitions, Olympics founder Pierre de Coubertin reluctantly abandoned plans for Chicago and moved the 1904 games to St. Louis. Apparently no great fan of the “Gateway to the West,” Coubertin neglected to attend the games and later wrote, “I had a sort of presentiment that the Olympiad would match the mediocrity of the town.” 2. Only a few countries participated. Compared to their modern counterparts, the 1904 games were hardly an international affair. European nations balked at the cost and slow speed of travel to St. Louis, and when the games finally kicked off, only 12 countries bothered to show up. Americans accounted for 523 of the 630 total athletes, and more than half of the events were contested entirely by homegrown competitors. Thanks to the significant numerical advantage, the United States would go on to win a total of 239 medals—the largest ever haul in a single Olympics. The near-sweep was not without controversy. The United States was criticized for fielding several European immigrants who still weren’t citizens, and as recently as 2012, Norway was still calling for the International Olympic Committee to officially change the nationality of two gold medal-winning wrestlers. 3. The games lasted for nearly five months. Modern Olympiads typically last a little over two weeks, but the 1904 games ran for a grueling 146 days. While most of the track and field contests were held in a small window from August 29 to September 3 (the originally scheduled dates for the games), the rest of the events were sprinkled among several months of World’s Fair sports showcases including a military athletic carnival, an Irish sports festival and even a YMCA basketball championship. To make matters worse, the Fair’s organizers took to using the umbrella term “Olympic” for all the athletic competitions, which later led to confusion about which sports were official events. A review would later conclude that the 1904 games officially ran from July 1 to November 23 and consisted of 94 events. The 1908 London Olympics would last even longer, dragging on for an astounding 188 days from April to October. 4. The marathon caused a major uproar. The St. Louis games are famous for including one of the most outrageous marathons in Olympic history. The race was held in 90-degree weather on a dust-covered road, and the inhospitable conditions conspired to force 18 of the 32 competitors to withdraw from exhaustion. One even suffered a stomach hemorrhage and nearly died before receiving medical attention. Race winner Thomas Hicks only fared slightly better. The runner spent


"Which soul group had a 1973 UK Top 10 hit with ""Love Train""?"

The Greatest Hits - The 1973 UK Favorites Here they are, the absolutely greatest hits from the history of popular music. The very best music. These are the year's Favorites in the UK. Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never - 03-1973 Barry Blue - (Dancing) On A Saturday Night - 08-1973 Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance - 11-1973 Blue Mink - Randy - 07-73 David Bowie - The Jean Genie - 01-1973 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday - 04-1973 David Bowie - Life On Mars - 07-73 David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome - 10-1973 David Bowie - Sorrow - 10-73 Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards - 11-1973 The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More - 08-1973 The Carpenters - Top Of The World - 11-1973 David Cassidy - I'm A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer - 04-1973 David Cassidy - Daaydreamer/The Puppy Song - 10-1973 Perry Como - And I Love You So - 05-73 Perry Como - For The Good Times - 09-1973 Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray - 03-1973 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy - 05-1973 Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away -  05-1973 Ann-Marie David - Wonderful Dream - 05-1973 Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - 04-1973 Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - 09-1973 Kiki Dee - Loving And Free/Amoureuse - 12-1973 Deodata - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - 05-1973 Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me - 03-1973 The Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child - 10-1973 Drifters - Like Sister And Brother - 09-1973 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You - 02-1973 Dave Edmunds - Born To be With You - 07-1973 The Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven - 02-1973 The Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown - 10-1973 David Essex - Rock On - 09-1973 David Essex - Lamplight - 12-1973 The Faces - Cindy Incidentally - 02-1973 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - 10-1973 First Choice - Smarty Pants - 08-1973 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song - 03-1973 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross - 06-1973 Free - All Right Now - 08-1973 Geordie - All Because Of You - 04-1973 Geordie - Can You Do It - 07-1973 Stuart Gillies - Amanda - 04-1973 Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - 01-1973 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again - 04-1973 Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - 07-1973 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 11-1973 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) - 08-1973 The Goons - Ying Tong Song - 08-1973 George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - 05-1973 Johnny Helms - Gonna Make you An Offer You Can't Refuse - 03-1973 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie - 05-1973 The Hotshots - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron - 06-1973 Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces - 09-1973 The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Pt. 1) - 10-1973 The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes - 03-1973 Elton John - Daniel - 02-1973 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - 07-1973 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 10-1973 Judge Dread - Big Seven - 01-1973 Judge Dread - Big Eight - 05-1973 Kenny - Heart Of Stone - 03-1973 Limmie & The Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic - 08-1973 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer - 10-1973 Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 08-1973 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love - 04-1973 Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels - 12-1973 Medicine Head - One And One Is One - 05-1973 Medicine Head - Rising Sun - 08-1973 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now - 02-1973 Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie - 07-1973 Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis - 10-1973 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 12-1973 Mud - Crazy - 04-1973 Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright - 07-1973 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel - 05-1973 Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy - 08-1973 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight - 11-1973 The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 12-1973 The O'Jays - Love Train - 04-1973 Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never - 03-1973 Donny Osmond - Young Love - 08-1973 Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love - 11-1973 Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee - 04-1973 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses  - 11-1973 The Osmonds - Going Home - 07-1973 The Osmonds - Let Me In - 11-1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down -


Which fruit is used to make the liqueur kirsch?

DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Cherry Liqueur | Serious Eats DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Cherry Liqueur DIY Cherry Liqueur The first time I tried cherry liqueur, I thought it tasted like cough syrup. For years, I avoided anything made with the stuff because I don't want my cocktails to remind me of sick children. Then one day I ordered a Singapore Sling without really knowing what was in it. When I found out that cherry liqueur played a big part in making this drink so good, I realized that maybe I had stereotyped all cherry liqueurs because of one that was particularly bad (and probably cheap). Prejudice erased, I soon started splashing a little cherry liqueur in everything from Manhattans to Sangria. I went a little nuts at the roadside cherry stands this summer, so once I saw I had more cherries than my freezer and I knew what to do with, I knew it was time to experiment with my own cherry liqueur. What's Available to Buy? When you're buying cherry liqueur, you have to pay attention or you may end up with the wrong thing. Cherry liqueur is sweetened and can be made with any type of spirit base. Brandy is the most common, so cherry liqueur is often called cherry brandy. Then there's kirsch or kirschwasser, which is an unsweetened eau de vie distilled from cherries. But sometimes kirsch is called cherry brandy. You can't use kirsch and cherry liqueur interchangeably, since one is sweet and the other isn't. Despite the somewhat confusing name game, it's actually not difficult to know if you have the right bottle in your hand. Kirsch, the unsweetened eau de vie, is clear in color, while liqueurs will be dark. Cherry Heering is my favorite cherry liqueur, and it's not hard to find for about $25 or $30 a bottle. It's made with real cherries and it actually tastes like cherries. There are also more affordable options from Bols and Hiram Walker, but now that I make my own, I haven't been tempted. Why DIY? Cherry Heering tastes great and is made with real fruit, so the reason to DIY isn't because good commercial cherry liqueur doesn't exist. But it's fun to turn a basket of local fruit into something delicious that you can drink for months to come. While I'm certainly not going to age my liqueur in oak casks in the garage, I can make a complex and fruity liqueur using my trusty steeping jar. Making your own cherry liqueur is a simple and inexpensive way to expand your home cocktail repertoire. Cherry liqueur wasn't one of my home bar staples, so once I decided to make my own I was surprised by all the recipes I had previously missed out on trying. Get the Recipe DIY Cherry Liqueur » Use It! You can sip your cherry liqueur on the rocks, or splash it in some sparkling wine or seltzer. Add it to some cola for a delicious and slightly alcoholic version of Cherry Coke, or use it to add depth to a sangria. With a little tasting and adjusting, you can use homemade cherry liqueur in recipes that call for Cherry Heering or cherry brandy. The Singapore Sling is the drink that won me over—it's fun and fruity without being syrupy sweet or unbalanced. Another delightful drink is the Buck's Fizz , which is like a Mimosa with a little cherry liqueur and gin added in to make it even better. Like cherries themselves, cherry liqueur goes really well with the brown liquors. So try a Blood and Sand made with Scotch or a Whitfield Takes Manhattan , which is a fun twist on the classic Manhattan. Another Manhattan-inspired option is Remember the Maine , which adds a little absinthe to spice things up.


In which Northern Ireland county are the Mourne Mountains, which contain the highest NI peak Slieve Donard?

Slieve Donard tips and how to enjoy your hike Bed and Breakfast Slieve Donard tips for a memorable hike Here are some quick Slieve Donard tips, so that you can conquer this mountain in Co Down, Ireland. Ready, steady... go! Slieve Donard Tips and How to Fast Facts Height:849 meter (2786 ft) Northern Ireland's highest peak. The 19th tallest in the whole island. One of the 20 peaks in Mourne Mountains. Location: Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland. Closest town: Newcastle Distance to the top: 5.5 miles Time it took us to climb: 5 hours approximately including rest stops. Slieve Donard Tips - How to get there First you need to get to Newcastle. It takes 40 minutes to drive to Newcastle from Belfast City Airport and just over 30 minutes from Belfast via the A24 to Clough. From Newcastle you need to go to Bloody Bridge Car Park, which is around 5 minutes drive away. Or, you can take the Mourne Rambler bus: During July and August the bus follows a circular route around the mountains allowing you to hop off and walk and then catch the bus again. The service is available on the hour from 9:30am-4:30pm, starts and finishes at Newcastle Bus Station and stops at the following destinations: Bryansford, Village, Trassey Bridge, Mourne Rambler, The Rock Shop, Mourne Rambler, Meelmore, Mourne Rambler, Fofanny Dam Mourne Rambler, Ott Mountain, Mourne Rambler, Pigeon Rock, Mourne Rambler, Slievenagore, Mourne Rambler, Silent Valley, Car Park, Carrick Little, Mourne Rambler, Rouke's Park, Mourne Rambler, Bloody Bridge, Bloody Bridge, Glenada House, Mourne Rambler. For update information call the Newcastle bus station on 028-4372 2296. Slieve Donard Tips - Climbing It is windy at the top. Wear warm clothes. And we mean it! You might need something to cover your ears even during the summertime. You might want to splash in the natural-occurring rock pool, bring suitable attire. Beware of the recently repaired stone path - It can be tricky when descending. There are toilets and picnic area at the Bloody Bridge car park. The tradition: When you start your hiking, pick a small rock and carry it all the way to the top. When you reach the top, throw your rock to the ever growing pile at the summit. Leave your mark in an eco-friendly, non-intrusive way. Smell the Gorse bushes. They flower pretty much all year, but they are at their best in June. Inhale deeply. Don't they smell of coconut? Better leave your dog behind. There are happy sheep roaming all over the place. Ooops! Mind where your step now! Bloody Bridge Why is it called so? A sectarian massacre happened here during the O'Neill rebellion of 1641. (More of that in the History section. Coming soon...) Marvel at the The Mourne Mountains wall: Why it was built? To map the boundaries of the water reservoir’s catchment area to provide Belfast with fresh water, (Silent Valley) bought by the water authorities. Why is it important? Well, imagine building a wall from natural granite stone using traditional dry stone walling techniques for 18 years! (1904 -1922) By hand! For 22 miles (35 kms)! And not just a low wall, the average height is about 1.5 m and almost a meter thick. It encompasses an area of 9.000 acres and passes over 15 of the 20 Mourne Mountains. Ok, they worked only from April to October, but still… Have you read our Slieve Donard story? We climbed , Slieve Croob too. What memories! And what about the essentials:


In which 1957 film did Alec Guinness play the character Lt.-Col. Nicholson?

Alec Guinness - Biography - IMDb Alec Guinness Biography Showing all 119 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (68) | Personal Quotes  (36) | Salary  (4) Overview (4) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (2) Alec Guinness de Cuffe was born on April 2, 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, and was raised by his mother, Agnes Cuffe. While working in advertising, he studied at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art, debuting on stage in 1934 and played classic theater with the Old Vic from 1936. In 1941, he entered the Royal Navy as a seaman and was commissioned the next year. Beyond an extra part in Evensong (1934), his film career began after World War II with his portrayal of Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946). A string of films, mostly comedies, showed off his ability to look different in every role, eight of them, including a woman, in one movie alone, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). His best known recent work was as the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and its sequels. He earned a Best Actor Oscar and Golden Globe Award in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and an Honorary Academy Award (1980) for "advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances". Academy nominations have included The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (actor); The Horse's Mouth (1958) (screenplay); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (supporting) and Little Dorrit (1987) (supporting). He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1959 Queen's Honours List for his services to drama. Sir Alec Guinness died at age 86 of liver cancer on August 5, 2000. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges Spouse (1) ( 20 June  1938      - 5 August  2000) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (4) Known for playing multiple complex characters and changing his appearance to suit. Often played noble and fiercely proud leaders and authority figures Often worked with David Lean and Ronald Neame Deep smooth voice Trivia (68) Reportedly hated working on Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) so much, Guinness claims that Obi-Wan's death was his idea as a means to limit his involvement in the film. Guinness also claims to throw away all Star Wars related fan mail without even opening it. Father of actor Matthew Guinness and grandfather of Sally Guinness . He was one of the last surviving members of a great generation of British actors, which included Sir Laurence Olivier , Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson . "de Cuffe" is his mother's surname; he never knew the identity of his father (source: obituary, Daily Telegraph, 7 August 2000). He was awarded the Companion of Honour in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama. He was awarded Knight Bachelor in the 1959 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama. He was a huge fan of the television series Due South (1994). Despite popular belief, he never uttered the line "May the force be with you" in any of the Star Wars films (the closest he came was "the force will be with you"). He was voted third in the Orange Film 2001 survey of greatest British film actors. The qualities he claimed to most admire in an actor were "simplicity, purity, clarity of line". He made his final stage appearance at the Comedy Theatre in London on May 30, 1989, in a production called "A Walk in the Woods", where he played a Russian diplomat. His widow, Merula Salaman, died on October 17, 2000, just two months after her husband. In his last book of memoirs, "A Positively Final Appearance", he expressed a devotion to the television series The Simpsons (1989). His films were studied by Ewan McGregor in preparation for his role as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) to ensure accuracy in everything from his accent to the pacing of his words. Received an honorary D.Litt degree from Oxfo


The World Men's Team Championship, the Thomas Cup, is a competition in which sport?

Badminton: China secure revenge against Japan at Thomas Cup - Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Sport Badminton: China secure revenge against Japan at Thomas Cup Lin Dan's China cruised past Japan at the Thomas Cup on Wednesday night, much to the delight of a rowdy home-town crowd, enacting sweet revenge against the squad that knocked them out of the tournament two years ago. Posted 19 May 2016 01:37 Lin Dan of China during the men's singles group match in the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Kunshan, eastern China's Jiangsu Province. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP) A KUNSHAN, China: Lin Dan's China cruised past Japan at the Thomas Cup on Wednesday night (May 18), much to the delight of a rowdy home-town crowd, enacting sweet revenge against the squad that knocked them out of the tournament two years ago. The pre-eminent badminton nation were stunned in the 2014 semi-finals of the world team championship by Japan, who then beat Malaysia to secure the country's first Thomas Cup crown. The Chinese men's team maintained a relentless pace in the 5-0 rout of their arch rivals in Kunshan, with the Japanese struggling to close the gap in the absence of Kento Momota who was suspended in April over a gambling scandal. Badminton icon Lin appeared to regain his form after struggling earlier this week. The world number three peppered Japan's Takuma Ueda with baseline lobs, drop shots and the occasional leaping overhead slam that elicited roaring approval from the partisan audience. "He's a super star, super Dan!" yelled fan Liang Zhaofan. Following the 21-18, 21-8 win, Lin described the match as a timely stepping stone before the team enter the quarter-finals on Thursday. "(It) was perfect preparation," Lin told a press conference. "I will try my best to bring the Thomas Cup back to China." In the evening's opening match, top ranked Chen Long battled Japan's Sho Saski shot-for-shot in a three-game scrap that saw the world number one hammer out a hard-earned 20-22, 21-17, 21-12 win. "I played with my full mental strength," Chen told reporters. "I think we did well in the group stage but the real difficult games start tomorrow." However, the feud between the teams may not be finished just yet, with China emerging as the first seed from their grouping and Japan the second - allowing for another possible showdown in the knockout stage. China's men won the Thomas Cup five times in a row until their defeat to Japan in 2014. In Uber play, the Chinese women starched their Danish opponents in a 5-0 sweep, cementing their status as the tournament favourites heading into Thursday's quarters. World number three Li Xuerui kept Denmark's Natalia Koch Rohde in constant motion during her 21-9, 21-11 near effortless win. And in doubles Chen Qingchen and Tang Yuanting overwhelmed their Danish competition with relentless smashing shots to earn a 21-10, 21-5 victory. China's Sun Yu finished off the evening with a combination of deep serves and slicing backhands to outclass Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-10, 21-10. Both competitions feature 16 teams divided into four groups, with the top two in each qualifying for the quarter-finals. - AFP/de


• A bobolink is smaller than a robin and weighs about the same as a kiwi fruit • Male bobolinks have distinctive colouring on their shoulders, back and head • In the breeding season they are found in grasslands throughout southern Canada and northern USA, then migrate about 10,000 km to southern South America to spend the winter • Bobolinks help farmers by eating pest insects that could otherwise destroy crops • In addition to insects, bobolinks also eat seeds, oats and rice • Female bobolinks build their nests on the ground close to large grasses offering protection from predators • A threatened species in Canada (COSEWIC 2010) and listed as least concern internationally (IUCN 2012); biggest threats include habitat loss due to land development and pesticides Photo credit: Larry Kirtley Photo credit: Paul Higgins The bobolink is a medium-sized migratory songbird. Smaller than a robin, the bobolink is 15-21 cm, and weighs about 35 g (1.2 ounces); that’s the same weight as a kiwi fruit or a stack of eight Canadian quarters. During the breeding season it’s pretty easy to pick a male bobolink out of a crowd, thanks to its distinctive feather colouring. No other bird in North America has black with white patches on its back, white shoulders and a bright yellow nape (the back of its head and neck). While the male bobolink is flashy and distinctive as he tries to attract a mate, he molts into more subdued colouring when the breeding season ends. Once summer is over the male bobolink’s distinctive feathers are replaced with light and dark brown feathers, making them look at lot more like the female. Photo credit David J. Hawke Bobolinks are found in every province in Canada. In Ontario they live south of the boreal forest in Southern Ontario (from Ottawa to Windsor). Their preferred habitat changes depending on the time of year. During the breeding season bobolinks make their home in open grassland and farm fields. Just before migrating, bobolinks move from their breeding grounds to freshwater marshes where they molt into their non-breeding feather colours (plumage). As winter approaches, it’s time for these little songbirds to fly south. Did you know that bobolinks have the longest migration of almost any other songbird? Each year they fly from their home in southern Canada and northern USA, all the way to southern South America; that’s 20,000 km roundtrip each year. If you add up the total distance a bobolink will fly during its lifetime, it would circle the Earth 2-3 times! When they finally reach their wintering grounds in South America, bobolinks look for grasslands, marshes, rice fields and sorghum fields (a type of grass). They will stay here until spring, when they head back to Canada to breed for the summer. Photo credit: Harry Hall Bobolinks play a big role in their ecosystem and are especially helpful to farmers. By living on farm fields and eating insects, these birds help keep farmers’ crops pest-free. From May to August, when they are taking care of their young, bobolinks eat mostly insects. In fact, studies have found that, during this time of year, bobolinks fill their stomach with 70-90% pest insects and only 5% other insects. Bobolinks and their nests are often the targets of attacks by larger birds, snakes and mammals. Brown-headed cowbirds, for example, try to lay their eggs in bobolinks’ nests, pushing out the bobolink eggs. Bobolinks also have to worry about predators sneaking up and eating their eggs or chicks. As a way to protect their nests from predators, bobolinks choose spots that are extremely well hidden by tall grasses. Photo credit: Larry Kirtley The bobolink’s beak is designed for munching on seeds. Its strong beak can break through a seed’s tough shell without a problem. In addition to seeds, these songbirds also eat insects, insect larvae and arthropods (like spiders, grasshoppers and beetles) while on their breeding grounds. During the fall and winter bobolinks add something new to their diet. Did you know that the bobolink’s species name, oryzivorus, means “rice eating”? It refers to the bobo


Which English football team won soccer's First Division title in 1946/47 season, the first after World War Two?

My Football Facts & Stats | Football League Football stats detailing the points amassed by season for every club in the Top Flight from 1888-89 to 2015-16   A batch of railway locomotives were built and    named after famous football clubs in the 1930s by the London & North-East Railway FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation in the 19th century until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split away to form the FA Premier League . Since 1992 it has had 72 clubs evenly divided into three divisions, which are currently known as The Championship, League One, and League Two. After four years of debate, The Football Association finally legalised professionalism on 20 July 1885. Before that date many clubs made illegal payments to "professional" players to boost the competitiveness of their teams, arousing the contempt of those clubs abiding by the laws of the amateur Football Association code. As more and more clubs became professional the ad-hoc fixture list of FA Cup , inter-county, and 'friendly' matches was seen by many as an unreliable stream of revenue, and ways were considered of ensuring a consistent income. A Scottish draper and director of Aston Villa, William McGregor, was the first to set out to bring some order to a chaotic world where clubs arranged their own fixtures. On 2 March 1888, he wrote to the Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, West Bromwich Albion and to the secretary of Aston Villa about the formation of a Football League. The first meeting was held at Anderson's Hotel in London on 23 March 1888 on the eve of the FA Cup Final with the name of the Football League being settled at a further meeting on 17 April at Manchester's Royal Hotel.  The first season of the Football League began a few months later on 8 September with 12 member clubs. Each club played the other twice, once at home and once away, and two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. This points system was not agreed upon until after the season had started; the alternative proposal was one point for a win only. Preston North End won the first league title without losing a game, and completed the first league & cup double by also taking the FA Cup. Every one of the original 12 Football League club has at least one relegation in their history, unlike some European leagues such as Spain , Portugal , Scotland or the Republic of Ireland . Everton currently hold the record for the most seasons spent in the Top Flight of English football - 111 seasons out of a maximum possible 115 up to and including season 2013-14. Aston Villa are currently on 103 seasons in the Top Flight while Liverpool are on 99 and Arsenal are on 97 seasons.


In a motoring context, what is the English equivalent of the French 'peripherique'?

British American Glossary Accumulator (automotive) =       battery, car battery Alsatian (dog) = German       shepherd Articulated lorry =       tractor-trailer (truck), a "semi" Ass = donkey; U.S. ass = G.B.       "arse," i.e. one's backside (in addition to normal       "donkey") Athletics (an ... meet) = track       and field Backlog = log-jam, pile-up (of       business orders, for example). U.S. backlog = comfortable       reserve of orders -- difference between the two is in       opposite interpretation or connotation of same basic       situation. Bank holiday =       holiday Bap = bun, hamburger bun,       hamburger roll Mrs. Beeton = Fanny Farmer       (standard cooking, household reference       book) Bespoke = custom-tailored,       tailor-made Big Dipper = roller coaster (at a "Fun-Fair" = "Amusement Park" Bilberry =       blueberry Biro = Papermate (ball-point pen       trade name which equals "generic" name) Biscuit = cookie (U.S. "biscuit"       is a baked bread, "bap," "scone" Blancmange = vanilla       pudding Block, block of flats = apartment       building (U.S. term "block" [city block] unknown       as such in British English, though usually       understandable. "Bomb" (theater terminology) = a       "hit," a great success. U.S. "bomb" = G.B. failure,       critical disaster, i.e. the two are exact opposites in       sentences like "The play was a bomb!" Boiler suit =       overalls Bonnet (automotive) = hood (of a       car...) Boot (automotive) = trunk (of a       car...) Bottom drawer = hope       chest Bowler (hat) = derby (special       connotations & different pronunc.) Braces = suspenders; U.S.       suspenders = G.B. garters, stocking       fasteners Brambleberry =       blackberry Bottom of the street = end of the       street Box (TV) = Tube (both slang,       colloquial terms) Bull = "mickey mouse" (unnecessary       military drill); U.S. bull = G.B. cock Bum = ass, rectum; U.S. bum = G.B.       tramp, derelict Bun in the oven = pregnant, eating       for two Call box = (tele)phone       booth Camp bed = cot; U.S. cot = G.B.       baby bed Car park = parking       lot Caretaker (for a building) =       janitor (not same as "vahtimestari") Carriage (railway) = railroad car,       subway car Carrier bag = shopping       bag Caucus = permanent group in a       political party; U.S. caucus = G.B. ad hoc planning       meeting of a group in a political party Central reservation = median strip       (between halves of a divided highway) Charge sheet = police       record Chemist (drugstore) =       druggist Chips = french fries; U.S. chips       often = dried buffalo, cow dung (other cases, i.e. poker       chips, wood chips, the same) Chucker-out = bouncer (doorman or       "enforcer" in a bar/restaurant "In the City" = "on Wall Street"       (in main financial district) City editor = financial editor;       U.S. city editor = G.B. "community news       editor" Cloakroom = toilet; U.S. cloakroom       = clothes closet, garment storage area Coach = intercity       bus Combinations = union suit       (colloquial for long underwear) Comforter = scarf; U.S. comforter       = heavy quilt, blanket Compére = Master of       ceremonies, M.C. (of TV game show, etc.) Constable = (police)       officer "To cop" = "to get" something       unpleasant, i.e. "to cop a 15-pound fine." U.S. "to cop"       = to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid       prosecution & probable conviction on a more serious       charge ("to cop a plea" =       "plea-bargaining") Corn = all grain crops; U.S. corn       = G.B. "maize" only. Costermonger = pushcart       seller Crisps = potato       chips Cupboard


In the children's TV series, 1968-1970, whose best friends were Zaza the cat, and Mrs. Kiki the frog?

Little Gems - Hector's House Little Gems Click above for start theme music (zipped  Wav) Click below for end theme music (zipped  Wav) Original French Titles Hector's House This may probably be one of the first true puppet series  that people born in the 1960s will remember vividly. Hector's House was first  shown on television by the BBC on Monday 09th September 1968 (thanks to John  Archbold). I certainly remember it from 1971 when I am told I was riveted to  the television screen of a late afternoon. It tended to be placed just before  the news on a week day. Although Hector, ZaZa and Kiki (the only three  characters in the series) had British accents, the program was actually  produced in France. Evidence for this is with some of the signs in the series  such as the name on Hector's shed and the game Kiki brings over the wall with  her. Further evidence is shown in the way the garden is constructed (they have  a walnut tree in the garden amongst other exotic plants) , especially the large  wall which Kiki regularly appears over. The dress sense of the animals also  suggests something not quite British about the show. The last episode was  televised on Thursday January 08th 1970. A total of 78 episodes were shown by  the BBC. The series concerned the adventures of Hector the dog, ZaZa  the cat and Kiki the annoying frog (she was actually referred to as Mrs. Frog,  by Hector in early episodes). I've lost count of the number of times I have  wanted to strangle that rotten frog. Hector and ZaZa lived in the big house, a  house with a magnificent garden. Hector did have a kennel though, to which he  would visit when he wanted to think, meditate or be alone. The kennel was made  of wood, painted white and was situated in the garden (although it did move  once or twice). Kiki the frog lived next door and in every episode she would  appear on top of the wall perched on a very tall ladder. She would then enter  Hector's garden via a hole in the wall. Hector must've had a screw loose here  because that hole could easily have been filled up to stop that green pest from  coming round. ZaZa and Kiki were friends however, so I suppose Hector only  tolerated Kiki because of not wanting to upset ZaZa. I don't know what the  relationship between Hector and ZaZa was but they did sleep in different  bedrooms. How the hell do I know that - well in the episode "A song at night,"  Hector turns off his bedroom light which is then followed by ZaZa's bedroom  light after which she slips out of the house without Hector noticing. Each  episode started with the bird singing in the garden and always ended with  Hector saying a similar expression such as "I'm a great big silly old Hector."  No credits were ever shown at the end of each episode. Full listing of "Hector's House" from the RadioTimes (Many  thanks to John Archbold for the information) Transmission Date Other episodes included :- A mysterious visit Hector and ZaZa begin work on their garden but Hector   is disturbed to find a small hat on his plants. Who could it belong to ? Good Morning Frog Kiki finds a small hole in the wall of Hector's   garden. She goes off in search of her favourite little hat. A Strange Stranger Hector gets upset when Kiki and ZaZa do not believe   he has a Scottish Cousin and relatives all over the world. The Three Christmas Trees Hector, ZaZa and Kiki each buy a fur tree as a   surprise for each other. As usual chaos reigns for Hector when he starts seeing   trees multiplying. The Marvellous Invention Hector is busy inventing a complicated gadget. Kiki   and ZaZa play on the swing as they will not understand it, he tells them. Silence is Golden Hector is very irritable. He cannot stand any noise   and gets very annoyed when he tries to meditate but keeps getting   disturbed. A Song at Night ZaZa goes for a midnight walk in the moonlight. She   sings a song as she walks in the garden with a candle. Hector is too Late Hector and ZaZa are cutting wood for the Winter. Kiki   helps with the wood stacking. Hec


Of which island is St Anne the largest town?

Alderney travel guide - Wikitravel Cities[ edit ] There are no cities on Alderney. The island itself is only 3 miles long by 1.5 wide. The main concentration of houses and shops is in the centre of the Island in the town of St Anne - often referred to simply as 'Town'. The Parish of St Anne's includes the whole of the Island. Although the Auregniais (Alderney Norman-French) language eventually died out in the early part of the 20th century, the signs leading to Town are bilingual, reading 'Town/La Ville', presumably to assist visiting French yachtsmen and day-trippers. The parish of St Anne is served by a magnificent, almost cathedral-like parish church in the centre of Town. Understand[ edit ] Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands, and the most northerly. It is often said that Alderney is the only Channel Island since it is the only one that is actually in the English Channel/La Manche. (Guernsey, Jersey and the smaller islands are actually in the Bay of St Malo) Like the other islands Alderney is a self-governing Crown Dependency. It has its own parliament, the 10 member States of Alderney which sits 10 times a year. Alderney is also part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which in modern terms is effectively a customs union including Guernsey and Sark (but not Jersey). In addition, because of an agreement made between Alderney, the UK and Guernsey after the Second World War, Guernsey takes responsibility for providing a number of public services on Alderney (e.g. health, education, the airport etc). These 'transferred services' as they are known, are provided by Guernsey in return for the right to collect direct and indirect taxes in Alderney at the same rate as in Guernsey. Due to its location in the English Channel and its proximity to the French port of Cherbourg , it has often been seen to be strategically important, despite the treacherous waters that surround it. In the 19th century, a large breakwater - the longest in the UK - was built at Braye in order to form a harbour sheltered from the Swinge tidal race. Although it was never completed, its spectacular remains form the modern harbour. During World War II the island was occupied by German forces, including the SS, and four forced labour camps were built. Although not an extermination camp in the same sense as e.g. Dachau and Buchenwald, very many forced labourers, particularly from Eastern Europe, were worked to death, and there is a memorial to them near to Saye (pronounced 'Soy') which is a must-see. Alderney was where T.H. White, best known today for his Arthurian tetraology, The Once and Future King, settled for the final years of his life, after spending much of World War II in western Ireland. He ended up buying a house at 5 Connaught Square. Visitors who wish to learn more, may want to read T.H. White: A Biography, Sylvia Townsend Warner (1967). The uninhabited islet of Burhou, off the northwest end of the island, is an important nesting area for seabirds. The former farmer's cottage on Burhou can be rented from the Government, and is used for 'get away from it all' holidays by a number of Alderney residents. To the south of the islands, separating Alderney from the Cherbourg peninsula, is the Alderney Race (Raz), notorious for is extremely strong currents and rough seas. Despite the hazards presented by Alderney's rocky coastline and the hazards of the Swinge and Race, Braye harbour is a popular destination for yachtsmen and in summer the harbour is full of boats of all kinds, from small RIBs to multi-million pound luxury yachts. Get in[ edit ] By air As of January 2011, there are daily flights from Southampton (with Aurigny Air Services There are also daily flights from Guernsey. By sea Get around[ edit ] Alderney is a small island, and in good weather, there's really nowhere that isn't within walking distance. Bicycles can also be hired. During the summer, there is a regular bus service round the island and even a railway service between Braye and the north of the island. Stay safe[ edit ] Alderney is probably one of the safest destinatio


Which car manufacturer produced the 'Victor' and 'Velox' models?

Vauxhall Velox | This model of the Vauxhall Velox was produc… | Flickr Vauxhall Velox This model of the Vauxhall Velox was produced between 1957–62. And Assembled in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.   At the 1957 London Motor Show Vauxhall presented radically new Velox and Cresta models: these would come to be known as the PA versions, being the first of the P series. Particularly eye catching was the new wrap-around windscreen, combined with a three part rear window it created an airy passenger cabin, providing exceptional all round visibility. The back of the Velox was graced by tail fins, a Detroit inspired trend already taken up by the car's Ford rival, and which would in the next two years be followed also by such European competitors as Fiat, BMC and Peugeot. On the inside the new Velox also followed US practice, combining a front bench seat with a column-mounted gear change/shift, continuing a trend back to the first Velox of 1948. Velox models were also assembled at the General Motors Holden plants throughout Australia and the General Motors New Zealand plant in Petone, north of Wellington with the Wyvern replaced by the new Victor model line which was also built in the country. Special versions of the Velox were built for local traffic police.   Minor modifications to the car's six-cylinder engine raised power output to 83 bhp (61 kW). As before, the Cresta was distinguished from the Velox model by superior levels of equipment and a two tone paint finish.   The Velox PA received its first facelift in October 1959 when the front grill was enlarged and the three-piece rear window was replaced by a single wrap-around window. Technical improvements had to await the 1960 facelift, however. Done


Who provided the voice of cartoon character Bugs Bunny, from 1940 until his death in 1989?

Mel Blanc - Biography - IMDb Mel Blanc Biography Showing all 48 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (34) | Personal Quotes  (3) Overview (5) The Man of a Thousand Voices Height 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Mel Blanc, known as "The Man of Thousand Voices" is regarded as the most prolific actor to ever work in Hollywood with over a thousand screen credits. He developed and performed nearly 400 distinct character voices with precision and a uniquely expressive vocal range. The legendary specialist from radio programs, television series, cartoon shorts and movie was rarely seen by his audience but his voice characterizations were famous around the world. Blanc under exclusive contract until 1960 to Warner Brothers voiced virtually every major character in the Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoon pantheon. Characters including Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Wile E. Coyote,The Roadrunner, Yosemite Sam, Sam the Sheepdog, Taz the Tazmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzalez, Marvin the Martian, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé la Pew, Charlie the Dog, Blacque Jacque Shellacque, Pussyfoot, Private Snafu among others were voiced by Blanc. After 1960, Blanc continued to work for Warner Brothers but began to work for other companies once his exclusive contract ended. He worked for Hanna-Barbera voicing characters including Barney Rubble, Dino the Dinosaur, Cosmo Spacely, Secret Squirrel, Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Wally Gator among others. He provided vocal effects for Tom & Jerry in the mid 1960's working with fellow Warner Bros. alum, Chuck Jones at what would become MGM Animation. In the mid 1960's, Blanc originated and voiced Toucan Sam for the Kellogg's Fruit Loops commercials. He would later go to originate and voice Twiki for Buck Rodgers and Heathcliff in the late 1970's and early 1980's. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous Spouse (1) ( 4 January  1933      - 10 July  1989) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (4) Remarkable ability to change the pitch and sound of his voice to create many of the most well known cartoon characters of all time The voice of Bugs Bunny The voice of Barney Rubble from The Flintstones (1960) Catchphrase: "That's all, folks!" Trivia (34) His son Noel Blanc voiced many of the Warner Brothers cartoon characters for a time shortly after Blanc's death. January 24, 1961: Was in a near-fatal car accident while many of the shows that required his services, most importantly The Flintstones (1960), were still in production. He did the voices of his characters in both his home bed and his hospital bed, in a full body cast and with all his Flintstones co-stars and recording equipment crowded into the same room. Originally, the sound of the Maxwell car on Jack Benny 's radio show was a pre-recorded sound effect on a phonograph record. However, during a live broadcast, Blanc noticed that the record player was not turned on for the crucial moment when the effect was supposed to play. He quickly grabbed the microphone and improvised the sounds himself, to the utter delight of the studio audience. Benny made it part of the program from then on and gave Blanc much larger roles to play in the show. Shortly before his death, executives of Time Warner (owners of Warner Brothers) asked him if there was anything, literally anything, that they could give him to thank him for his life's body of work. He asked for--and received--a Ford Edsel. While in a coma after a cataclysmic automobile accident, doctors unsuccessfully tried to get Mel to talk. Finally, a doctor, who was also a huge fan of his cartoon characters, asked Mel, "Bugs? Bugs Bunny? Are you there?". Mel responded, in Bugs Bunny's voice, "What's up, Doc?". After talking with several other characters, they eventually led Mel out of his coma. He appeared in a television commercial for the American Express charge card, where he performed several character voices in quick succession. After his death, American Express began running the commercial again, showing his nam