"Who was the heroine who rescued 9 people from the wreck of the ""Forfarshire"", taking them to the lighthouse on the Longstone, one of the Farne Islands, on 7 September 1838?"

Farne Islands - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Farne Islands   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Top rankings for Farne Islands 35th Inner Farne and its lighthouse. Note the calcium carbide deposits on the cliff Farne Islands List of places: UK  • England  • Northumberland The Farne Islands (also referred to less formally as the Farnes) are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland , England . There are between 15 and 20 or more islands depending on the state of the tide . [1] They are scattered about 2.5–7.5 km (1 1/2–4 3/4 miles) distant from the mainland, divided into two groups, the Inner Group and the Outer Group. The main islands in the Inner Group are Inner Farne, Knoxes Reef and the East and West Wideopens (all joined together on very low tides) and (somewhat separated) the Megstone; the main islands in the Outer Group are Staple Island , the Brownsman, North and South Wamses, Big Harcar and the Longstone. The two groups are separated by Staple Sound. The highest point, on Inner Farne, is 19 metres (62 feet) above mean sea level. Contents 7 References History The earliest recorded inhabitants of the Farne Islands were various Culdees , some connected with Lindisfarne . This followed the old Celtic tradition of island hermitages, found in England , Ireland , and Scotland . The first visitor recorded by name was Saint Aidan followed by Saint Cuthbert . The latter was called to the bishopric of Lindisfarne but after two years he returned to the solitude of the Inner Farne and died there in 687, when Saint Aethelwold took up residence instead. Among other acts, Saint Cuthbert introduced special laws in 676 protecting the Eider ducks , and other seabirds nesting on the islands; these are thought to be the earliest bird protection laws anywhere in the world. The islands have no permanent population, the only residents being National Trust bird wardens during part of the year: they live in the old pele tower on the Inner Farne, the largest and closest inshore of the islands, and the lighthouse cottage on the Brownsman in the outer group. The pele tower was built by or for Thomas Castell, Prior of Durham about 1500. There is also a chapel set up on the site of St Cuthbert's oratory 600 years ago. It was restored in recent times with old material from Durham Cathedral. All the lighthouses on the Farnes are now automatic and have no resident keepers, although in former years they did. Ruins of older lighthouses may be seen, for example on the Brownsman where there are two. Before the lighthouses there were beacons on several of the islands. The prominent white streak on the cliff facing the mainland (see photo) is often thought by visitors to be bird droppings: although many parts of the islands do exhibit this colouring, in this case it is the result of chalk deposits from the many years of spent calcium carbide from the lighthouse being thrown down the cliff; this calcium carbide was used to generate acetylene which was used as fuel for the light before electricity came. A map of Farne Islands in 1947 Longstone lighthouse in the Farnes from where Grace Darling and her father launched their rescue. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) at nest on Inner Farne Grace Darling One of the great attractions of the Farne Islands is the story of Grace Darling and the wreck of the Forfarshire . Grace Darling was the daughter of Longstone lighthouse-keeper, William Darling, and on September 7, 1838, at the age of 22 years, she and her father rescued nine people in a strong gale and thick fog from the wreck of the Forfarshire, which had run aground on Harker rock. The story of the rescue attracted extraordinary attention throughout Britain and made Grace Darling a heroine who has gone down in British folklore. [2] Ecology and natural history In the warmer months the Farnes, an important wildlife habitat, are much visited by b


Which archipelago, formerly administered by Madagascar, includes the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Grande Comore and Moheli?

The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency Background: The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president from Grand Comore Island, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. Former President AZALI Assoumani was declared the winner of the closely contested 2016 presidential election. Geography :: COMOROS Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% note: Islam is the state religion Demographic profile: Comoros’ population is a m�lange of Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Africans, and Indians, and the much smaller number of Europeans that settled on the islands between the 8th and 19th centuries, when they served as a regional trade hub. The Arab and Persian influence is most evident in the islands’ overwhelmingly Muslim majority – about 98% of Comorans are Sunni Muslims. The country is densely populated, averaging nearly 350 people per square mile, although this varies widely among the islands, with Anjouan being the most densely populated. Given the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s. At least 150,000 to 200,000 people of Comoran citizenship or descent live abroad, mainly in France, where they have gone seeking a better quality of life, job opportunities, higher education (Comoros has no universities), advanced health care, and to finance elaborate traditional wedding ceremonies (aada). Remittances from the diaspora are an economic mainstay, in 2013 representing approximately 25% of Comoros’ GDP and significantly more than the value of its exports of goods and services (only 15% of GDP). Grand Comore, Comoros’ most populous island, is both the primary source of emigrants and the main recipient of remittances. Most remittances are spent on private consumption, but this often goes toward luxury goods and the aada and does not contribute to economic development or poverty reduction. Although the majority of the diaspora is now French-born with more distant ties to Comoros, it is unclear whether they will sustain the current level of remittances. 0-14 years: 40.1% (male 158,809/female 159,840) 15-24 years: 19.23% (male 73,947/female 78,831) 25-54 years: 32.58% (male 122,936/female 135,962) 55-64 years: 4.21% (male 14,850/female 18,611) 65 years and over: 3.89%


What popular name was given to the British 8th Army in World War II?

World War II - North African Campaign World War II - North African Campaign International War and Military projects Portal Top Surnames Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966) a short summary from Wikipedia:  Evelyn Waugh  Born: 28 October 1903  London, England  Died: 10 April 1966 (aged 62)  Combe Florey, Somerset, England  Occupation: Writer  Nationality: British  ... CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign). The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had interests in Africa dating from the period of colonialism and the Scramble for Africa. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The U.S. entered the war in 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on 11 May 1942. Fighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940. On 14 June, the British Army's 11th Hussars (assisted by elements of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, 1st RTR) crossed the border into Libya and captured the Italian Fort Capuzzo. This was followed by an Italian offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September 1940 and then in December 1940 by a Commonwealth counteroffensive, Operation Compass. During Operation Compass, the Italian 10th Army was destroyed and the German Afrika Korps—commanded by Erwin Rommel—was dispatched to North Africa—during Operation Sonnenblume—to reinforce Italian forces in order to prevent a complete Axis defeat. A see-saw series of battles for control of Libya and parts of Egypt followed, reaching a climax in the Second Battle of El Alamein when British Commonwealth forces under the command of Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery delivered a decisive defeat to the Axis forces and pushed them back to Tunisia. After the late 1942 Allied Operation Torch landings in North-West Africa, and subsequent battles against Vichy France forces (who then changed sides), the Allies finally encircled Axis forces in northern Tunisia and forced their surrender. The Axis, by fighting against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, provided relief for the British and later American forces fighting in North Africa. Information gleaned via British Ultra code-breaking intelligence proved critical to Allied success in North Africa. Claude Auchinleck Archibald Wavell [ Lewen B.O. Tugwell / J.V. Cousins ] Capt. Lewen B. O. Tugwell was a British career army officer who graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy and joined the Indian Army on the NorthWest Frontier (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan). After the outbreak of World War II - in October 1940 - 23 year old Lewen arrived with the Fourth Indian Division, 16th Punjab Regiment in Egypt, and fought in North Africa for the next four years, with occasional r&r breaks for the Fourth Indian Division's base camp at Mena House Hotel, at the foot of the pyramids outside Cairo, Egypt. Lewen recounted that in 1941 he and his driver were separated from his battalion in a sandstorm after his jeep had broken down. His driver was too terrified to leave because they were in enemy territory (behind Rommel's lines), but Lewen managed to walk out, avoid the enemy, and locate the battalion. In 1942 his Brigade was surrounded by the enemy and he was among a few who managed to break through their lines and escape. (see his and others signatures on the related military patch). Lewen was in the Battle of El Alamein in the later Tunisian campaign. "An excerpt from the 4/16th Punjab Operation Order No. 1, signed by the adjutant, Captain Lewen Tugwell, and still in existence, said - 'Any German or Italian who may penetrate our battalion position will not leave it again alive; unless as a prisoner' ; a nice blend of warlike spirit and humanity!" The (Alamain) Tunisian Campaign - The End in


What bodily process breaks food down into nutrients?

What Helps Break Down Food Into Nutrients During Chemical Digestion? | LIVESTRONG.COM What Helps Break Down Food Into Nutrients During Chemical Digestion? by MATTHEW FOX, MD Last Updated: Aug 10, 2015 Matthew Fox, MD Dr. Matthew Fox graduated from the University of California with a Bachelor of Arts in molecular, cell and developmental biology and received a M.D. from the University of Virginia. He is a pathologist and has experience in internal medicine and cancer research. Taking a forkful of food. Photo Credit milla1974/iStock/Getty Images Food has several general components. Macronutrients include carbohydrates, proteins and fats, each with subcategories. Micronutrients include vitamins, minerals and other chemicals needed in small amounts. Nutrients are typically bound together in large chemical compounds. These large molecules must be broken down by the digestive system into smaller units to be absorbed. The oral cavity, stomach and intestines -- along with other organs such as the pancreas -- are designed to break down and absorb nutrients. After absorption, the cells of the body can utilize the nutrients. Oral Cavity The process of breaking down food into usable nutrients begins in the oral cavity. The tongue, lips and cheeks move the food around in the mouth, exposing it to the teeth. The teeth mash and grind the food. The saliva moistens the food and exposes it to enzymes such as salivary amylase, which breaks down the bonds between long branching carbohydrate molecules. Saliva also causes the chewed food to stick together, forming a bolus. Stomach The stomach contains hydrochloric acid. This kills many bacteria and it also helps the enzymes in the stomach to work. Stomach enzymes such as pepsin break down protein into amino acids. Other types of molecules are not as thoroughly digested as protein until reaching the small intestine. After digestion in the stomach, the food moves through the pylorus into the small intestine. Intestines The liver releases bile and the pancreas releases digestive enzymes into the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum. The duodenum also has its own enzymes. Bile helps to dissolve fats and neutralize stomach acid. Enzymes break down the remaining protein into amino acids, and carbohydrates and fats into individual molecules. Then, the cells of the intestine absorb the nutrients and pass them into the blood stream, where they are processed by the liver. Cellular Metabolism Once in the body, fats, carbohydrates and amino acids can be stored by such tissues as the skeletal muscle and the liver. Alternatively, they can be biochemically broken down by the cells in order to form the energy-carrying molecules of the cell, such as adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. Related Searches Lose Weight. Feel Great Change your life with MyPlate by LIVESTRONG.COM GOAL Gain 2 pounds per week Gain 1.5 pounds per week Gain 1 pound per week Gain 0.5 pound per week Maintain my current weight Lose 0.5 pound per week Lose 1 pound per week Lose 1.5 pounds per week Lose 2 pounds per week GENDER


Who was the British general who took Charleston, South Carolina, 1779 during the American War of Independence?

The Battle of Charleston The Battle of Charleston Strength: 5,466 infantry, militia, artillery Casualties: 92 killed, 148 wounded and 5266 captured BRITISH FORCES Strength: 13,500 infantry, marines, sailors, militia and artillery Casualties: 76 killed, 182 wounded CONCLUSION Southern theater, 1775–82 The Siege of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards fighting in the southern colonies. As a defeat, it was the biggest loss of troops suffered to the revolutionary army in the war wherein the losses consisted essentially of the major part of the forces available to the revolutionaries. By contrast, General Washington avoided attempts to match force on force and adroitly avoided getting his forces pinned strategically so the superior British communications (SLOC) could assemble a crushing blow. At the same time, Washington, at the least with his aide and sub-commander General Lafayette, was cognizant of efforts to bring in the Kingdom of France against the British. From 1777 to 1778, the British had considerable success in the southern colonies, namely in the Province of Georgia with the Siege of Savannah, whereas the waiting strategy of maneuver adopted by Washington leading the northern army, had the British freedom of action stymied, and with near parity of forces, the conflict was essentially a stalemate. The amount of battles won in the south by the British in 1779 immensely increased in the following year, when they victoriously swept up through South and North Carolina. In December 1779, Gen. Henry Clinton sailed himself sailed south bound for Charleston from New York City. The British fleet included 90 troopships and 14 warships with more than 8,500 soldiers and 5,000 sailors. Because they had been delayed several months in leaving, the fleet now sailed through stormy seas. The first storm hit on December 27 and lasted 3 days. On January 1, another storm hit and lasted 6 days. This pattern continued and the fleet was separated. After having been separated by constant storms, about 2/3 of the British fleet had regrouped. However, they found themselves off the coast of Florida and had to sail back north. They went as far as Georgia where a diversionary infantry force was put ashore on February 4. The cavalry commanded by Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and including Maj. Patrick Ferguson also went ashore to find new mounts. During the voyage the horses had to be put overboard, because of serious injuries like broken legs. Click to Enlarge General Clinton then continued sailing north with the main body of his force. Back in 1776, Clinton had deferred to Admiral Sir Peter Parker whose choice of approach directly into Charleston Harbor had been a disaster. Clinton had learned his lesson from that defeat and chose to land his forces 30 miles south of Charleston and approach overland. While the army marched overland, the ships would sail up the rivers delivering provisions as necessary. The first men were put ashore on February 11. On February 4, a diversionary infantry force was put ashore in Georgia. The cavalry commanded by Tarleton and including Ferguson also went ashore to find new mounts. During the voyage, the horses had to be put overboard, because of serious injuries like broken legs. Clinton had chosen to land his forces thirty miles south of Charleston and approach overland. The first men, English and Hessian Grenadiers and the 33rd Regiment of Foot, were put ashore on February 11, on the southern tip of John's Island. On February 14, these men set out in search of Stono Ferry, which was the crossing point to James Island. Later that day, they found the river, but the other bank with fortified and manned by militia. The British retreated without taking fire from the Americans. The next day, they discovered that the Americans had deserted their position overnight. On February 24, fortifications were completed at Stono Ferry and the British crossed over to James Island the next day. There wa


Joanna Lumley and David McCallum played which pair in a TV series?

lumley From Joanna Lumley’s No Room For Secrets Within a year I was back at work on something utterly different, still for  television, but this time made entirely inside a studio. It was Sapphire and  Steel. Taxi drivers sill say to me, ‘You know that Sapphire and Steel?  It really scared me.’ … David McCallum was perfect in the part of Steel. (“Software and Steam” was the show’s nickname.) He has “heart-throb’ tattooed on  his features; after working so closely with him for two years I would have also  added ‘brainbox.’ He and P.J. and our director Sean <sic> O’ Riordan would huddle together working on the scripts to make them more  gripping and terrifying. …. From Sapphire and Steel I learned the techniques television acting, how to  use your face to tell a story. McCallum always insisted that if you had to portray  a sudden idea coming to your mind, or a realization, something vital was about  to happen, you must always glance up—just for a split second: up. From Joanna Lumley’s biography by Tim Ewbank & Stafford  Hildred “All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension.” (And etc.) It’s another chapter of Joanna’s career. Joanna’s character, Sapphire, and Steel, played by David McCallum, were  two elements sent to earth by a universal power to try to contain a negative  force, responsible for all disturbances in the natural order. Steel was the  macho, hard-nosed technocrat, a strong being. who could block tremendous forces  with his body and exert great powers…Steel wore a grey flannel suit, while  Sapphire was always dressed in blue. Long story short: the producer (Shaun O’Riordan) wants star casting and  comes up with some fancy names “and one of them was David McCallum.” I said: “You’ve got to put a woman with him who’s magic,” and then Joanna’s name came up. “There was no doubt in my mind.  I sent the scripts to both of them and they both said yes.” … Joanna was intrigued by this ‘rather different kind of mystery series’ and delighted to be off on another major series again, particularly alongside  an established star such as David McCallum who, she noted charitably (transcriber’s  note: charitably!!) had hardly changed since he broke so many female hearts  as charismatic Illya Kuryakin on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. … The chemistry between Joanna and David McCallum worked from the start and the  pair of them became friends. Shaun O’Riordan said: “I could never  work out if they were having an affair or not because they used to have breakfast  together. I used to try to get information but I never found out. “But Joanna used to smoke Gauloises and David was the most fastidious  man. He wouldn’t eat salt with his food, he limited the amount of fat  and looked after his body. He took care of himself so smoking was an absolute  anathema to him.” In fact David McCallum and Shaun O’Riordan became great friends, something  Joanna found difficult occasionally. “Joanna regarded McCallum and me as a kind of male Mafia. She thought  we were bullies, determined to run the show as we thought should be run and  ganging up on her. But we were just trying to get it right. I can remember sitting  on the floor of my office with McCallum, a pair of scissors and a blue pen cutting  up pages of the script, rearranging them and trying to get a sort of end to  the first series.” … “Of all the actors I have worked with, McCallum is the one who remained  a friend. My first wife loved him dearly and even now, every time he comes to  England he comes and stays.”


"Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, Aragon, Castilla y Len, Castile-La Mancha, and Extremadura are ""autonomous communities"" in which nation?"

Autonomous communities of Spain | history, king, institution, law | INMSOL Autonomous communities of Spain 3 August, 2010 An autonomous community (Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma) is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of “regions and nationalities” to self-government and declares the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation”. Political power in Spain is channeled by a central government and 17 autonomous communities. These regional governments are responsible for schools, universities, health, social services, culture, urban and rural development and, in some places, policing. There are also two autonomous cities. In all, under the autonomías system, Spain has been quoted to be “remarkable for the extent of the powers peacefully devolved over the past 30 years” and “an extraordinarily decentralised country”, with the central government accounting for just 18% of public spending; the regional governments 38%, the local councils 13% and the social-security system the rest. Constitutional framework Upon the passing of the Constitution of 1978, Spain created a unique system of regional autonomy, known as the “state of the autonomies”.The second article of the constitution grants the right of self-government to the regions and nationalities that compose the Spanish nation. In the exercise of the right to self-government recognized in that article, autonomy was to be granted to: two or more adjacent provinces with common historical, cultural and economical characteristics, insular territories, and a single province with historical identity or status. As such, the province, which is also a territorial local entity recognized by the constitution,serves as the framework from which the autonomous communities were to be created. However, the constitution allows exceptions to the above, namely that the Spanish Parliament reserves the right to: authorize, in the nation’s interest, the constitution of an autonomous community even if it is a single province without a historical regional identity; and authorize or grant autonomy to those entities or territories that are not constituted as provinces. Once an autonomous community had been constituted, the 145th article of the constitution prohibits the federation or union of two or more autonomous communities. Between 1979 and 1983, all the regions in Spain had been constituted as autonomous communities; in 1996 the process was closed when the autonomous status of Ceuta and Melilla was passed: Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia—as “historical nationalities”— were granted autonomy through a fast and simplified process; Andalusia was not a historical nationality (one that a had a statute of autonomy before the civil war). However, Andalusia was able to acomplish the requirements established by Congress to develop their autonomy through the fast process. Aragon, Castilla y León, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura and the Valencian Community were granted autonomy as communities integrated by two or more provinces with common historical characteristics; the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands were granted autonomy as insular territories, the former comprising two provinces; Cantabria, Asturias, La Rioja, and the Region of Murcia were granted autonomy as single provinces with historical regional identity, as well as Navarra, even though the latter was granted autonomy through the “update and improvement” of the medieval charters (in Spanish fueros); the Community of Madrid was constituted for the nation’s interest; Ceuta and Melilla, both cities, were granted autonomy—albeit limited—in spite of not being provinces themselves, in exercise of the rights reserved by the Spanish Parliament. As a general rule, the autonomies who were granted its autonomy through the fast process have more competences and higher levels of autonomy. These competences and autonomy rights are not defined in a closed list, they can change over time. The basic institutional law


What title was taken by Napoleon Bonaparte on 2 December 1804?

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Napoleon Bonaparte Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > N > Napoleon I (Bonaparte) Napoleon I (Bonaparte) Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download . Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more  all for only $19.99... Emperor of the French , second son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and Maria Lætitia Ramolino, b. at Ajaccio , in Corsica , 15 August, 1769; d. on the Island of St. Helena, 5 May, 1821. His childhood was spent in Corsica ; at the end of the year 1778 he entered the college of Autun , in 1779 the military school of Brienne, and in 1783 the military school of Paris . In 1785, when he was in garrison at Valence , as a lieutenant, he occupied his leisure with researches into the history of Corsica and read many of the philosophers of his time, particularly Rousseau. These studies left him attached to a sort of Deism , an admirer of the personality of Christ , a stranger to all religious practices, and breathing defiance against "sacerdotalism" and "theocracy". His attitude under the Revolution was that of a citizen devoted to the new ideas , in testimony of which attitude we have his scolding letter, written in 1790, to Battafuoco, a deputy from the Corsican noblesse, whom the "patriots" regarded as a traitor, and also a work published by Bonaparte in 1793, "Le Souperde Beaucaire", in which he takes the side of the Mountain in the Convention against the Federalist tendencies of the Girondins. His military genius revealed itself in December, 1793, when he was twenty-four years of age, in his recapture of Toulon from the English. He was made a general of brigade in the artillery, 20 December, and in 1794 contributed to Masséna's victories in Italy . The political suspicions aroused by his friendship with the younger Robespierre after 9 Thermidor of the Year III (27 July, 1794), the intrigues which led to his being removed from the Italian frontier and sent to command a brigade against the Vendeans in the west, and ill health, which he used as a pretext to refuse this post and remain in Paris , almost brought his career to an end. He contemplated leaving France to take command of the sultan's artillery. But in 1795 when the Convention was threatened, Bonaparte was selected for the duty of pouring grapeshot upon its enemies from the platform of the church of Saint Roch (13 Vendémiaire, Year IV). He displayed great moderation in his hour of victory, and managed to earn at once the gratitude of the Convention and the esteem of its enemies. The campaign in Italy On 8 March, 1798, he contracted a civil marriage with the widow of Alexandre de Beauharnais, Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, who was born in Martinique , in 1763, of a family originally belonging to the neighbourhood of Blois . In the same month Napoleon set out for Italy , where the Directory, prompted by Carnot, had appointed him commander in chief against the First Coalition. The victory of Montenotte, over the Austrians commanded by Beaulieu, and those of Millesimo, Dego, Ceva, and Mondovì, over Colle's Piedmontese troops, forced Victor Amadeus, King of Sardinia , to conclude the armistice of Cherasco (28 April, 1796). Wishing to effect a junction on the Danube with the Army of the Rhine, Bonaparte spent the following May in driving Beaulieu across Northern Italy , and succeeded in pushing him back into the Tyrol. On 7 May he was ordered by the Directory to leave half of his troops in Lombardy , under Kellermann's command, and march with the other half against Leghorn, Rome , and Naples . Unwilling to share the glory with Kellermann, Bonaparte replied by tendering his resignation, and the order was not insisted on. In a proclamation to his soldiers (20 May, 1796) he declared his intention of leading them to the banks of the Tiber to chastise those who had "whetted the daggers of civil war in France " and "basely assassinated" Basseville, the French minister, to "re-establish the Capitol, place there in honour the statues of heroes who had made themselves


Pianissimo (pp) - Italian Music Terms Updated November 04, 2015. Definition of Pianissimo: The Italian musical command pianissimo affects a song’s dynamics (or volume) and is an indication to play very softly; softer than piano , but louder than pianississimo . Pianissimo is abbreviated pp. Because dynamics deal with relative changes in volume rather than exact decibel levels, pianissimo is best described as very soft compared to the overall average volume of the song.


What is the name of the New Zealand national rugby team?

All Blacks | allblacks.com | allblacks.com All Blacks Looking for something? Type your search below All Blacks The All Blacks dominated the major prizes at the ASB Rugby Awards, and we caught up with the winners for their reaction as they reflect on the 2016 season.   Watch The Team New Zealand's national team and highest level of rugby representation achievable in the country, the All Blacks are the most successful international rugby side of all-time. With a winning percentage of 77.1% over 552 Tests (1903-2016) they are noted as one of the most prolific teams across any sport. The first rugby nation to win 500 Test matches, the All Blacks are the current Rugby World Cup champions, winning the title in 2011 and 2015, adding to the inaugural Cup they claimed in 1987. They have also won 10 of the 16 Tri-Nations trophies, four of the five Rugby Championships contested, and have most recently have held the Bledisloe Cup for 13 years (2003-2016). Overseas the side’s success is notable, winning four of nine attempted touring Grand Slams in 1978, 2005, 2008 and 2010. After claiming two Rugby World Cup titles at home in 1987 and 2011, the All Blacks beat Australia in the 2015 final at Twickenham to win their first title outside of New Zealand. Since October 2003, when World Rugby (formerly the IRB) introduced a rankings system, the All Blacks have held number one position for over 80% of the time. As of December 2016, the All Blacks have held the number one position since 2009. The side have also claimed World Rugby’s Team of the Year title on seven consecutive occasions from 2010-2016. Vista 2016 All Blacks Northern Tour 06.Nov Chicago


What form of singing involves an extended note which rapidly repeatedly changes in pitch from the chest register to falsetto, making a high-low-high-low sound?

Singing: What is yodelling? - Quora Quora Music Singing: What is yodelling? Wikipedia describes it as, "a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register (or "chest voice") to the falsetto/head register; making a high-low-high-low sound." What does that mean (chest register and head register)? Can we provide a better definition (something easier for a non-vocalist can understand)? Example: Updated Feb 28, 2014 This is inherently difficult to explain to someone that doesn't have a grasp of voice or music terminology, but I will give it my best shot. So, you know that voice that a guy will do to sound "girly?" If you are male (which I don't know because I can't see that information) I'm sure you instinctively know what I am referring to. This is a voice that feels and sounds much different than your speaking voice, because the sound you are making is reverberating differently. When you speak normally, you will likely feel some vibration in your chest, regardless of whether you are male or female—but with the "girly voice" (which is technically referred to as falsetto) you do not feel this vibration. Instead, you will feel a tightening in your throat and a vibration roughly from the area between your collarbones all the way up your throat. On the other hand, it's simplest to think of your "chest voice" as the voice you use when speaking normally. So, in regards to yodelling, a singer is essentially rapidly switching between these methods of vocalization—their "speaking voice" and their "girly voice," in layman's terms. EDIT: I removed my paragraph about head voice because it's actually not relevant to this. But, here it is if you are curious: Technically speaking, in regards to singing, falsetto is actually different from the head register. Singing in falsetto exclusively gives you an effect something like Tiny Tim. Singing in head voice would be something more like what Chris Brown does—it adds an "effeminate" quality to your voice and allows you to reach into a range that is higher in pitch than your speaking voice (chest voice).


"Which early 20th century American novelist wrote ""The Crisis"", ""Crossing"", ""Coniston"", ""Mr Crewe's Career"" and ""Far Country""?"

Winston Churchill (novelist) - iSnare Free Encyclopedia Winston Churchill (novelist) For other people with the same name, see Winston Churchill (disambiguation) . Winston Churchill Portrait of Winston Churchill, by Haeseler, 1908 Born Nationality American Winston Churchill (November 10, 1871 – March 12, 1947) was an American best selling novelist of the early 20th century. He is nowadays overshadowed, even as a writer, by the very much more famous British statesman of the same name, with whom he was acquainted, but not related. Their lives had some interesting parallels. Contents 6 External links Biography Churchill was born in St. Louis, Missouri , the son of Edward Spalding Churchill by his marriage to Emma Bell Blaine. He attended Smith Academy in Missouri and the United States Naval Academy , where he graduated in 1894. At the Naval Academy, he was conspicuous in scholarship and also in general student activities. He became an expert fencer and he organized at Annapolis the first eight-oared crew , which he captained for two years. After graduation he became an editor of the Army and Navy Journal . He resigned from the navy to pursue a writing career. In 1895, he became managing editor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine , but in less than a year he retired from that, to have more time for writing. [1] While he would be most successful as a novelist , he was also a published poet and essayist . His first novel to appear in book form was The Celebrity (1898). However, Mr. Keegan's Elopement had been published in 1896 as a magazine serial and was republished as an illustrated hardback book in 1903. Churchill's next novel— Richard Carvel (1899)—was a phenomenal success, selling some two million copies in a nation of only 76 million people, and made him rich. His next two novels, The Crisis (1901) and The Crossing (1904), were also very successful. Churchill's early novels were historical, but his later works were set in contemporary America. He often sought to include his political ideas into his novels. Churchill at his home, Windsor, Vermont In 1898, a mansion designed by Charles Platt was built for Churchill in Cornish, New Hampshire . In 1899, Churchill moved there and named it Harlakenden House . He became involved in the Cornish Art Colony and went into politics, being elected to the state legislature in 1903 and 1905. [2] In 1906 he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of New Hampshire . In 1912, he was nominated as the Progressive candidate for governor but did not win the election and did not seek public office again. In 1917, he toured the battlefields of World War I and wrote about what he saw, his first non-fiction work. Sometime after this move, he took up painting in watercolors and became known for his landscapes. Some of his works are in the collections of the Hood Museum of Art (part of Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College ) in Hanover, New Hampshire , and the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire . In 1919, Churchill decided to stop writing and withdrew from public life. As a result of this he was gradually forgotten by the public. In 1940, The Uncharted Way, his first book in twenty years, was published. The book examined Churchill's thoughts on religion. He did not seek to publicize the book and it received little attention. Shortly before his death he said, "It is very difficult now for me to think of myself as a writer of novels, as all that seems to belong to another life." Churchill died in Winter Park, Florida in 1947 of a heart attack. He was predeceased in 1945 by his wife of fifty years, the former Mabel Harlakenden Hall. [5] His great-grandson is the Albany, New York, journalist Chris Churchill. The British statesman Churchill met and occasionally communicated with the British statesman and author of the same name. It was the American Churchill who became famous earlier, and in the 1890s he was much better known than his British counterpart. The British Churchill, upon becoming aware of the American Churchill's books, wrote to him suggest


What was the name of the first British jet bomber built in 1949 by English Electric?

1000+ images about English Electric Canberra on Pinterest | English, Air force and Australia Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft (21,430 m) in 1957 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra 22 Pins56 Followers


Thomas Alva Edison patents the phonograph - Feb 19, 1878 - HISTORY.com Thomas Alva Edison patents the phonograph Share this: Thomas Alva Edison patents the phonograph Author Thomas Alva Edison patents the phonograph URL Publisher A+E Networks The technology that made the modern music business possible came into existence in the New Jersey laboratory where Thomas Alva Edison created the first device to both record sound and play it back. He was awarded U.S. Patent No. 200,521 for his invention–the phonograph–on this day in 1878. Edison’s invention came about as spin-off from his ongoing work in telephony and telegraphy. In an effort to facilitate the repeated transmission of a single telegraph message, Edison devised a method for capturing a passage of Morse code as a sequence of indentations on a spool of paper. Reasoning that a similar feat could be accomplished for the telephone, Edison devised a system that transferred the vibrations of a diaphragm—i.e., sound—to an embossing point and then mechanically onto an impressionable medium—paraffin paper at first, and then a spinning, tin-foil wrapped cylinder as he refined his concept. Edison and his mechanic, John Kreusi, worked on the invention through the autumn of 1877 and quickly had a working model ready for demonstration. The December 22, 1877, issue of Scientific American reported that “Mr. Thomas A. Edison recently came into this office, placed a little machine on our desk, turned a crank, and the machine inquired as to our health, asked how we liked the phonograph, informed us that it was very well, and bid us a cordial good night.” The patent awarded to Edison on February 19, 1878, specified a particular method—embossing—for capturing sound on tin-foil-covered cylinders. The next critical improvement in recording technology came courtesy of Edison’s competitor in the race to develop the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. His newly established Bell Labs developed a phonograph based on the engraving of a wax cylinder, a significant improvement that led directly to the successful commercialization of recorded music in the 1890s and lent a vocabulary to the recording business—e.g., “cutting” records and “spinning wax”—that has long outlived the technology on which it was based. Related Videos


Which British monarch was the first to celebrate a diamond jubilee?

Queen's Diamond Jubilee: The first since Queen Victoria - Telegraph The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Queen's Diamond Jubilee: The first since Queen Victoria The only other Diamond Jubilee celebrated by a British monarch was in 1897 in  the reign of Queen Victoria. The only other Diamond Jubilee celebrated by a British monarch was in 1897 in the reign of Queen Victoria Photo: CAMERA PRESS/John Swannell 1:00PM GMT 06 Feb 2012 Comments Initially Victoria had hoped for a quiet commemoration following her popular Golden Jubilee 10 years earlier, but realised the people were intent on marking the occasion in style. Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain suggested that the anniversary should be used to celebrate the British Empire and the Queen approved. It became a glittering celebration, with troops from across the Empire processing through the streets in her honour. The accession anniversary of June 20 1897 fell on a Sunday and was marked with special services around the country, with the Queen attending St George's Chapel, Windsor. Victoria, also Empress of India, entered the thanksgiving service on the arm of an Indian servant. Related Articles A thoroughly modern monarch 06 Feb 2012 The following day, she returned to London to receive foreign envoys. There was also a Torchlight Military Tattoo in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The official celebration of the Diamond Jubilee took place on Tuesday June 22 1897. In the morning, the Queen transmitted a telegram across the world with the personal message: "From my heart I thank my beloved people. May God bless them." Before the age of television, the only way to watch the festivities was to head to London and thousands of people flocked to the streets to catch a glimpse of Victoria's grand procession. Sailors in boaters pulled gun carriages on ropes while guards in bearskin hats and tunics lined the roads. Among many others, the Indian Lancers in their turbans, the Jamaican Artillery and New Zealand Mounted Troops had travelled to take part in the parade, joined by the traditional Sovereign's Escort of the 2nd Life Guards. Victoria, dressed in black silk with a black bonnet decorated with white ostrich feathers and diamonds, processed through London in a carriage to St Paul's Cathedral for a service, across London Bridge, through south London and back past Parliament to Buckingham Palace. She was moved by the experience, writing in her journal that night: "No-one ever, I believe, has met with such an ovation as was given to me, passing through those six miles of streets... The crowds were quite indescribable and their enthusiasm truly marvellous and deeply touching. "The cheering was quite deafening and every face seemed to be filled with (real) joy." There was one mishap during the procession when the elderly Gold Stick, Lord Howe - tasked with protecting the sovereign - fainted, although he did remount to be greeted by cheers from the crowd, according to Debrett's look back at the commemoration. The thanksgiving service was held not inside, but outside St Paul's as the 78-year-old Queen, whose health was beginning to fail, could not manage the steps due to her rheumatism. Representatives from the then British Empire were in attendance and two choirs lined the steps of the cathedral for the short service. The Archbishop of Canterbury embarked on a spontaneous three cheers for the Queen. Vanity Fair, published on June 24 1897, declared that the Jubilee Day had strengthened the bonds of the British Empire thanks to the welcome visiting premiers and troops were given. It added: "For in Her Majesty, as she sat in her magnificent carriage, amid all the splendour of her court, the glistening of gold, the shining of sabres and the pomp of cavalry, in her quiet simple dress, all of us recognised a grand example of humility, of patience, of long suffering - in a word, womanliness." London went all out with the decorations. One banner in the capital declared: "Queen of earthly Queens". Manchester put aside large sums of money to hold a breakfast party for 100,000 childr


What was founded in 1560 and, except for intervals in the 17th century, became and continues to be the established church in Scotland ?

Where did all the Christian Denominations come from? Where did all the Christian Denominations come from? Biblican Historical Christian Faith “Universal/Worldwide = catholic” Jesus Christ 30 A.D. Click: Denomination Family Tree to see the information Below in a "Family Tree" Format. I have color-coded the seven family groups mentioned below to differentiate the direct and indirect relationships they bear to one another. There are seven major families of denominations which comprise the Biblical Historical Christian faith: Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Four Protestant Families Oriental Orthodox - Not to be confused with the Eastern Orthodox denominations - the Oriental Orthodox churches broke off in the earliest of schisms in Church history. Some were Nestorians, others were "monophysites" (a complex understanding of Christology unfairly declared heretical). This family still has a representation of denominations dating back to the third century - Coptic Christians in Egypt (heavily persecuted by Muslims ), Church of India (established by the Apostle Thomas), Armenian Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (possibly dating as far back as the Biblical encounter between the Apostle Philip and the influential Ethiopian eunich in Acts 8 Roman Catholic - This group emerged distinctive at the point of the Great Schism in 1054, but had been forming for hundreds of years via the dogma of "Papal Primacy" originally introduced by Leo, then the head of the Church at Rome, who fought to establish Rome as the "primary see" and its Bishop as the "primal Papacy" (which of course at the time, was none other than himself!) He would emerge from this contested ecumenical council as "Pope Leo", the first to be referred to by that title with the meaning of "Primal Papal Office". This office would be further solidified in the west by the combination of church and state with the Pope appointing Kings and emperors and Kings and emperors influencing who would be "Pope". The office of "Pope" would begin to be authoritatively enforced under Pope Gregory the Great (c.AD 600) and the iron-fisted reign of the popes would start to wane with the introduction of the Waldensians (earliest reformers) and the office would become a laughing stock in the Christian world with the "Great Papal Schism" of the 14th century where the Roman Catholic church had THREE Popes at once - none of which wanting to give up their authority! Eastern Orthodox - Eastern Byzantine empire - began forming alongside the "Roman Church" with the division of the Roman empire into east and west. The Eastern church - primarily Greek and North African, spoke a different language, enjoyed a different culture, and eventually held to a different governance ecclesiology over time. The emphasis of the primacy of see of Rome and its Bishop as possessing chief papal authority (Pope) the Eastern Orthodox church had already begun to operate independently of Rome. The final spark occurred with the addition of the filioque (from the Son) to the Nicene creed which led to sharp criticism of the Roman Church with Patriarch Michael Cerularius accusing Pope Leo IX of overstepping his authority. The Pope was incensed and sent Cardinal Humbert to deliver a Papal Bull excommunicating Cerularius. Cerularius in turn, excommunicated Cardinal Humbert, AND Pope Leo IX who sent him. Both East and West churches emerged separate and distinct and have not rejoined since. This has come to be known as the "Great Schism" of 1054 AD. However it should be called the Great Schism of the 3rd - 11th centuries! Protestant (Four Family 'sub' groups) - A term used to describe those Christians who sought to "reform" the Roman Catholic church. Contrary to popular misnomer, the word did not arise as a result of "protesting" the Pope or the Roman Catholic church. Rather, the etymology of "Protestant" is tied to a group of German princes, civic centers, and authorities all of whom voiced their dissent from the Diet of Speyer which was decidedly against Luther reforms. It has since come to be known


Which country ended the USA's 132 year hold on the America's Cup?

HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP - 35th America's Cup HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP A Brief History of The America's Cup  First contested in 1851, the America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport, predating the modern Olympic Games by 45 years, and is yachting’s biggest prize. The trophy’s roots date back to when a syndicate of businessmen from New York sailed the schooner America across the Atlantic Ocean to represent the United States at the World’s Fair in England. The schooner won a race around the Isle of Wight and, with it, a trophy called the £100 Cup. (It was subsequently inscribed, incorrectly, as the 100 Guineas Cup.) Poster advertising the £100 Cup - an invitational race around the Isle of Wight off the South Coast of England. The yacht America beat the best of the British fleet to win the sterling silver trophy that would become the America’s Cup (named after the yacht, not the country) After winning the trophy, the United States embarked on what would become the longest winning streak in the history of sport, a 132-year stretch of domination that saw boats representing the country successfully defend the trophy 24 times from 1870 through 1980—until 1983, when Australia II became the first successful challenger to lift the trophy. Throughout its history, the America’s Cup has bedazzled a worldwide roster of business and industry tycoons such as Oracle’s Larry Ellison, brewing and real estate mogul Alan Bond, tea merchant Sir Thomas Lipton, aviation pioneer Sir T.O.M. Sopwith, the Aga Khan, media mogul Ted Turner, and Harold S. Vanderbilt, an American railroad executive who won the America’s Cup three times and also helped author the original racing rules of sailing. The yacht America beat the best of the British fleet to win the sterling silver trophy that would become the America’s Cup (named after the yacht, not the country). It’s also attracted larger-than-life sailing figures such as Tom Blackaller, Peter Blake, Paul Cayard, Dennis Conner, and Russell Coutts.  Now, a new generation of sailing superstars have taken up the challenge, like Britain’s Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy, and Australians Jimmy Spithill, Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge, along with Kiwis Dean Barker, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, and French superstar Franck Cammas   The Whole Story  1. IN THE BEGINNING In 1851 a radical looking schooner ghosted out of the afternoon mist and swiftly sailed past the Royal Yacht stationed in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the south coast of England, on an afternoon when Queen Victoria was watching a sailing race. As the schooner, named America, passed the Royal Yacht in first position, and saluted by dipping its ensign three times, Queen Victoria asked one of her attendants to tell her who was in second place.”Your Majesty, there is no second,” came the reply. That phrase, just four words, is still the best description of the America’s Cup, and how it represents the singular pursuit of excellence. Her Majesty Queen Victoria congratulates John Cox Stevens, Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, aboard the yacht America, winner of the £100 Cup. That day in August, 1851, the yacht America, representing the young New York Yacht Club, would go on to beat the best the British could offer and win the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 100 Pound Cup. This was more than a simple boat race however, as it symbolised a great victory for the new world over the old, a triumph that unseated Great Britain as the world’s undisputed maritime power. The trophy would go to the young democracy of the United States and it would be well over 100 years before it was taken away from New York. Shortly after America won the 100 Guinea Cup in 1851, New York Yacht Club Commodore John Cox Stevens and the rest of his ownership syndicate sold the celebrated schooner and returned home to New York as heroes. They donated the trophy to the New York Yacht Club under a Deed of Gift, which stated that the trophy was to be “a perpetual challenge cup for friendly competition between nations.” Thus was born the America’s Cup, named after t


Italy At War Day By Day: 1940-1945 - Page 2 - Axis History Forum Italy At War Day By Day: 1940-1945 Joined: 25 Aug 2008, 10:34 Location: The late JBond Post by Urmel » 03 Dec 2015, 10:45 carlodinechi wrote: P.S., Urmel your comments about the Allied 'OOB', 'Semovente', 'effetto pronto', 'Sherman' and 'Grant' tanks have nothing to do with me or my summary of events of 1942 for they appear in the book extract's I've included as sources for skeptics that might whinge that I have no footnotes and people wanting to find out more. If you have a problem with them, you should direct them to the respective authors. Thanks for your observations, I've fixed the date to do with the fall of Benghazi. You post it, you own it, it's your responsibility, and I am just correcting it and will continue to do so. You don't like it, then fact-check before posting Trippa. If you don't like being corrected, maybe find yourself another forum where historical accuracy doesn't matter. You'll probably find it more to your liking. Otherwise I recommend reading the forum rules about sourcing. The excellence of [German] forward repair and recovery organisation gives us a salutary lesson in this respect. 7 Armoured Division report, Sept. 1941 Joined: 25 Aug 2008, 10:34 Location: The late JBond Post by Urmel » 03 Dec 2015, 10:48 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT General word of warning to readers of this thread. I have found numerous errors in the posts by carlodinechi, which he is unwilling to correct even after they are being pointed out. Given that my expertise is for a small slice of the desert war, and I am not checking the remainder of his input, I would advise anyone reading this to treat it with extreme caution. carlodinechi is clearly not interested in historical accuracy. I have also raised this with forum moderators, who unfortunately also do no longer seem to be interested in maintaining some standards around here. The excellence of [German] forward repair and recovery organisation gives us a salutary lesson in this respect. 7 Armoured Division report, Sept. 1941 Post by carlodinechi » 10 Dec 2015, 12:42 E V E N T S O F 1 9 4 3 (First half of 1943) "The Italians supplied the bulk of the Axis troops fighting in North Africa, and too often the German Army unfairly ridiculed Italian military effectiveness either due to its own arrogance or to conceal its own mistakes and failures. In reality, a significant number of Italian units fought skilfully in North Africa, and many "German" victories were the result of Italian skill-at-arms and a combined Axis effort." The Wehrmacht: The German Army in World War II, 1939-1945, Tim Ripley, p. 136, Routledge, 2014) YUGOSLAVIA 20 January - 17 February - Operation 'Weiss' (White) is fought. A joint Italo-German campaign to eliminate Yugoslavian partisans. ITALY 3 January - British frogmen sink the Italian Cruiser 'Ulpio Traiano' in Palermo with explosive charges. 7 January - Italian Destroyer 'Bersagliere' is sunk in Palermo by US bombers. 8 January - Conte Ciano meets with two Fascist government ministers, Giuseppe Bottai and Roberto Farinacci, about possible replacements for Mussolini. Some names mentioned include Field Marshal Ugo Cavallero, Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Dino Grandi, Minister of Justice and Gottai and Farinacci themselves. Athough Mussolini's gastric problems were growing ever more serious, he keeps abreast of possible overthrows of his government through informers and the OVRA (Mussolini's secret police), who inform him at his retreat in La Rocca della Caminate. He decides to clear out most of the members of his government with new loyalists. 31 January - Mussolini replaces Italian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Field Marshal Ugo Cavallero, with General Vittorio Ambrosio. MEDITERRANEAN 9 January - Italian Destroyer 'Corsaro' sinks off the coast of Tunisia after hitting a mine. 12 January - Ciclone-Class Destroyer Escort 'Ardente' sinks after being rammed by the Italian Destoyer 'Grecale'. 17 January - Italian Destroyer 'Bombardiere' is sunk off the coast of Sicily by British Submarine HMS '


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"Which city is ""that toddlin' town"" where ""on State Street that great street ... They do things that they don't do on Broadway. They have the time the time of their life: I saw a man and he danced with his wife""?"

CHICAGO Lyrics - FRANK SINATRA | eLyrics.net Chicago Lyrics Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [1 vote] Album: Come Fly With Me / Original Release Date: 1958 Genre: Vocal Song Duration: 2 min 14 sec Frank Sinatra - Chicago Chicago, Chicago--I will show you around. I love it. Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday couldn't shut down. On State Street, that great street, I'd just want to say - They do things they don't do on Broadway. They have the time, the time of their life. I saw a man, he danced with his wife. In Chicago, Chicago, my home town. Chicago, Chicago--that toddlin' town. Chicago, Chicago--I'll show you around. I love it. Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down. On State Street that great street, I'd just like to say - They do things that they never do on Broadway. They have the time, the time of their life. I saw a man, he danced with his wife. In Chicago... Chicago... Chicago.


In which of Shakespeare's plays did the Montague and Capulet families appear?

The House of Montague in Romeo and Juliet - Characters The House of Montague in 'Romeo and Juliet' By Lee Jamieson Updated September 11, 2016. The House of Montague in Romeo and Juliet is one of “fair Verona’s” two feuding families – the other being the House of Capulet. Montague’s son, Romeo, falls in love with the daughter of Capulet and they elope much to the anger of their respective families. This guide provides commentary on all the main characters in the House of Montague. Commentary on the House of Capulet is also available. House of Montague Montague: Father to Romeo and married to Lady Montague. Head of Montague clan, he is locked in a bitter and on-going feud with the Capulets. He is concerned that Romeo is melancholy at the beginning of the play. Lady Montague: Mother to Romeo and married to Montague. She dies in grief when Romeo is banished. Romeo Montague: Romeo is son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. He’s a handsome man of about sixteen who falls easily in and out of love demonstrating his immaturity. You can read a more detailed analysis in our Romeo Character Study . continue reading below our video Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Overview Benvolio: Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin. Benvolio is a loyal friend to Romeo who tries to counsel him in his love life – he attempts to distract Romeo from thinking about Rosaline. He avoids and tries to defuse violent encounters, but it is implied by Mercutio that he does have a temper in private. Balthasar: Romeo’s serving man. When Romeo is in exile, Balthasar brings him news of Verona. He unwittingly informs Romeo of Juliet’s death, but is not being aware that she has taken a substance to only appear dead. Abraham: Montague’s serving man. He fights Capulet’s serving men Samson and Gregory in Act 1, Scene 1, establishing the discord between the families.


Who was King of Hungary from 1000 to 1038, changed his name from Wajk on becoming Christian, and is Hungary's patron saint?

A Brief History of Hungary A SHORT HISTORY OF HUNGARY By Tim Lambert Ancient Hungary During the last ice age humans in Hungary lived by hunting mammoths and reindeer with stone weapons. When the ice age ended they hunted smaller animals. However about 5,000 BC farming was introduced into Hungary although the farmers still used stone tools. Then about 2,000 BC they learned to use bronze. About 800 BC people in Hungary learned to make iron tools and weapons. After 500 BC they traded with the Greeks. They also learned to use the potters wheel. Then, about the time of Christ the Romans conquered what is now Hungary. They reached the Danube in 11 BC and in 9 AD they crushed a rebellion by a native people called the Pannons. The Romans then created a province they called Pannonia. In time Pannonia became fully integrated into the Roman Empire and the Romans founded a number of towns. They included Pecs, Szombathely, Sopron and Buda. In the early 2nd century the Romans also conquered the east of Hungary, which they called Dacia. However in the 3rd century the Roman Empire declined. Dacia was abandoned in 271 AD. From the end of the 4th century the Romans withdrew from Pannonia and it was overrun by Germanic peoples. In the 6th century an Asiatic people called the Avars conquered Hungary. They ruled the region until the end of the 8th century. At that time Charlemagne, the leader of the Franks, in what is now France, conquered central Europe, including Hungary. He forced the Avars to accept Christianity. However in 843 the Frankish Empire was divided into three. Hungary became part of the eastern third. The Magyars in Hungary The Magyars are descended from the Finno-Ugric people who were also the ancestors of the Finns and the Estonians. Originally they lived in what is now Russia. About 1,000 BC they split. The ancestors of the Magyars moved west and southward. By the late 9th century they had begun raiding the eastern part of the Frankish Empire. In 896, under their leader Arpad they conquered eastern Hungary. In 900 they captured the western part. Hungary became the Magyar homeland. However for decades they continued raiding other parts of central Europe. However in the early 10th century the Magyars suffered defeats. Finally in 955 the Germans under Otto I crushed them at the battle of Augsburg. Afterwards the Magyars gradually settled down and became civilized. In the late 10th century Prince Geza invited German missionaries to come and preach Christianity to the people. Geza himself was baptized but he also continued to worship pagan gods. Geza also wielded all the Magyars into a single, united people. Until then they were divided into tribes but Geza made himself a powerful ruler. His son Stephen (1000-1038) continued his fathers work. He confiscated much of the land in Hungary and he built a network of castles or var across Hungary. Stephen was the first truly Christian ruler of Hungary and he founded a number of monasteries. He was canonized (declared a saint) in 1083. Hungary in the Middle Ages After Stephen's death there were a series of succession crises in Hungary. Order was restored by Laszlo I (1077-1095). In the 11th and 12th centuries Hungary became firmly a part of Western civilization. Bela III (1172-1196) reformed the administration, modelling it on that of the Byzantine Empire. Settlers from Germany and Romania came to Hungary and in the 12th century foreign visitors described it as a prosperous country. Furthermore in the late 12th and early 13th century trade flourished and new towns were created in Hungary. However in the early 13th century Hungary was ruled by Andreas II (1205-1235). He proved to be incompetent and he provoked a rebellion. In 1222 he was forced to issue the Golden Bull. This document safeguarded the rights of all freemen in Hungary and it has been likened to the Magna Carta in England. One clause gave the lords the right to resist the king if he broke the conditions of the Bull. Disaster struck Hungary in 1241 when the Mongols invaded. The Hungarian army was routed at the battle of Muhi


What, with the sickle, is a symbol of communism?

Communist symbol ☭ (make hammer and sickle sign on keyboard) Text symbols What hammer and sickle means The hammer and sickle ☭ are a part of communist symbolism and their usage indicates an association with communism, a communist party, or a communist state. This symbol features a hammer and a sickle overlapping each other. The two tools are symbols of the industrial proletariat and the peasantry; placing them together symbolizes the unity between industrial and agricultural workers. This emblem was conceived during the Bolshevik Revolution. Read about all that communist stuff read Wikipedia article on hammer and sickle How to input hammer and sickle sign Choose your system and find out. Windows


An outbreak of what in Nigeria affected 5,323 people and killed 333 in the first 3 months of 2009?

Meningitis outbreak kills 333 in Nigeria - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Meningitis outbreak kills 333 in Nigeria Posted March 05, 2009 11:35:00 An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 333 people in the past three months, the West African nation's health minister says. "As of today, we have recorded 5,323 cases with 333 deaths in 22 states," Babatunde Osotimehin said. The first case of meningitis was reported to the health ministry in December 2008, he said. The oil-producing nation has a population of 146 million people in 36 states. Meningitis is the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord, and can be caused by viral or bacterial infections. Idrissa Machinama, health commissioner of Nigeria's north-eastern state of Yobe, says half of the state's population of 3 million people are susceptible to an attack of cerebrospinal meningitis. The state has reported 26 deaths and 240 cases. The World Health Organisation last week confirmed that 28 Nigerians had died from meningitis. Outbreaks of meningitis in Nigeria are common during the dry season because of the intense heat in Africa's most populous nation. At least 200 children died of cerebrospinal meningitis and measles in the northern Nigerian city of Kano in early 2001. Basic healthcare is limited in rural parts of the country, where most people live on less than $3 a day. - Reuters


The Maoist organisation Sendero Luminoso is based in which country?

Shining Path, Tupac Amaru (Peru, leftists) - Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations Shining Path, Tupac Amaru (Peru, Leftists) Connect With Us:  Shining Path, Tupac Amaru (Peru, leftists) Author: Kathryn Gregory Resurgence of Shining Path Introduction The two main Peruvian rebel groups, both leftist, are the Maoist group Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and the Cuban-inspired Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru). Both organizations operated most forcefully in the 1980s and early 1990s, when Peru's government fought a costly war against both insurgencies, but disproportionately the Shining Path. The U.S. State Department identifies Shining Path as a terrorist organization, but Tupac Amaru hasn't been listed as such since 1999. Shining Path had a period of dormancy in the 1990s, but the organization has since resurged, along with the Peruvian cocaine trade. Analysts say the group is small in numbers, but it could gain support in rural areas that have been neglected by the Peruvian government. Share Email Origins of Terrorism in Peru The Shining Path began in the late 1960s as a small communist revolutionary group led by a philosophy professor named Abimael Guzmán. Guzmán opposed Peru's prevailing political elites. His followers drew on Marxism and the example of Cuba's Fidel Castro, and coalesced into a significant and violent guerrilla army which regularly used terrorist tactics in their effort to destabilize and overthrow the Peruvian government. At the height of its power, Shining Path's ranks numbered around ten thousand, according to a report from the Jamestown Foundation . A paper from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) says the main goal of Shining Path has always been to overthrow the existing Peruvian government and political institutions and replace them with a communist revolutionary command. Guzmán, adopting the nom de guerre Presidente Gonzalo, attempted to do all of this while resisting overt ties with foreign powers or other Latin American leftist groups, including the contemporary Peruvian group known as the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. Tupac Amaru, or MRTA, was named for an eighteenth-century rebel leader who fought Spanish colonial control. The group, which is Marxist, was founded to rid Peru of all imperialist elements and supported many of the communist principles that led to the Cuban revolution. It took up arms in 1984 and operated mainly in rural areas. According to the book " Peru's MRTA: Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement," which examines the group's philosophy and tactics, the MRTA's primary goal was to reform the Peruvian government and create a society in which ownership of property was shared and everyone enjoyed similar levels of prosperity. MRTA members decided the best way to fight the war was to attack the holdings of Peru's wealthy elite , but sought to cause the least amount of injuries possible by frequently warning of its attacks in advance. Experts say Tupac Amaru has been less violent, in general, than Shining Path. In December 1996, during the rule of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, fourteen MRTA members occupied the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, holding 72 hostages for over four months. Fujimori ordered armed forces to raid the residence in April 1997, rescuing all but one of the remaining hostages and killing all fourteen MRTA militants, including the remaining leaders of the terrorist organization. Shortly after this uprising, MRTA's powers and operations within Peru scaled back dramatically. Strategies Shining Path's strategy, according to the COHA paper, was to use violence to bring down Peru's democratic government, disrupt the economy, destroy the state's reputation among the peasantry and, ultimately, ruin its reputation among the population in general. A New York Times report looking at rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Shining Path violence says the group often hacked its victims to death with machetes to save ammunition. The Peruvian government-sponsored Truth and Reconciliation Comm


Beat Mndli, Daniel Deusser, Markus Beerbaum and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum are world ranking competitors in which sport?

Horses of the world ... Jumping / Dressage ... CSI ... Longines Global Champions Tour ... (Photo: Stefano Grasso/LGCT)   Rolf-Göran       Bengtsson and Harrie Smolders were       the victorious dream team in       Valkenswaard tonight in a       spectacular precursor to the launch       of Global Champions League in 2016.       Riding as Team Madrid, they took the       win over Edwina Tops-Alexander and       Henk van de Pol who finished in       second place as Team Chantilly, with       Daniel Deusser and Christina       Liebherr taking third for Team       Hamburg. It was revealed       that teams for the new League, which       will offer prize money of €7.5       million, are already lined up as       anticipation for the new show       jumping format gathers momentum.       Speaking about the new League, Jan       Tops said: “This year we already       have six teams committed for next       year. You can mix different nations       and get the best of the best       together and that is what makes it       different from the Nations Cup. It       is going to be very exciting to see       that and follow that next year." Tonight 15 teams       of the world’s best riders added a       unique dimension to a stunning       evening of world class sport and       entertainment. The competition was       part of the Longines Global       Champions Tour of Valkenswaard and       thrilled the crowds and       international guests at the new Tops       International Arena. Winning riders       Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and Harrie       Smolders were paired as Team Madrid       after a random draw supervised by       the FEI. Each team was named was       destinations on the Tour calendar       and after their victory flying       Dutchman Harrie declared: “It was       always a dream to ride in a team       once with him and it came out.” The nail-biting       Team Competition had fans on the       edge of their seats as riders who       are normally rivals were paired up       and depending on each other for       success. Tactics and strategy came       into play as tension built during       the two-round competition played out       under floodlights at the       state-of-the-art facility. Ahead of the team       competition, young singing sensation       Amira wowed the crowd in a       spectacular opening show. The       11-year-old star from The       Netherlands sang Nessum Dorma and       left spectators stunned at her       talent. Later she met rock star       Bruce Springsteen, who was in the       audience with his wife Patti and       daughter Jessica. Amira had       performed in a dazzling, high energy       show with an orchestra, gospel choir       and dancers. As the sun made       its descent over the beautiful       Spider reception, the riders took to       the arena to test out the first       round of the special team       competition in Valkenswaard. With       their own signature soundtrack to       enter the arena, riders joined       forces to battle it out for their       share of €200,000 in prize money. Harrie Smolders -       who was teamed with Rolf-Gï¿½ran       Bengtsson - rose to the challenge of       setting the pace, and took his bay       11 year old mare Aiyetoro clear to       the cheers of the local crowd. As       the first of the team riders entered       the stunning grass arena it soon       became clear that the time allowed       of 80 seconds would be tight, and as       the riders took their chances around       the 1,55m course many picked up a       few time fa


One US gallon is equal to how many pints?

Gallons to Pints - How many pints in a gallon? Gallons to Pints Conversion How many pints in a gallon? Gallons to pints fluid and dry volume units conversion factors are listed below. To find out how many pints in gallons, multiply by the factor or simply use the converter below. 1 Gallon = 8 Pints [US, UK, Fluid or Dry] Gallon and pint are imperial and US customary volume measurement units. Both units can be used for fluid and dry measurement in US customary but there is no such distinction in the imperial system. The abbreviation for gallon is "gal" and for pint is "pt". For other volume unit conversions, please go to Volume Conversion Converter


What voting system for General Elections was first implemented in the Australian colony of Tasmania on 7 February 1856 and introduced to Britain in 1872 by the Ballot Act?

Women's suffrage | Wiki | Everipedia × Want to change something on this page or create your own? Register today, it's fast and free. Women's suffrage Embed / Widget U.S. women suffragists demonstrating for the right to vote, February 1913 Women's suffrage (also known as woman suffrage or woman's right to vote) is the right of women to vote in elections . Limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland , Iceland , Sweden and some western U.S.  states in the late 19th century. [2] National and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts to gain voting rights, especially the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (1904), and also worked for equal civil rights for women. In 1881, the Isle of Man (a Crown dependency, not part of the UK ) enacted the Manx Election Act, which gave women who owned property the right to vote in the country's Parliament, Tynwald . In 1893, New Zealand , then a self-governing British colony, granted adult women the right to vote. The self-governing colony of South Australia , now an Australian state , did the same in 1894 and women were able to vote in the next election, which was held in 1895. South Australia also permitted women to stand for election alongside men. [3] In 1901, the six British colonies of Australia federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia , and women acquired the right to vote and stand in federal elections from 1902, but discriminatory restrictions against Aboriginal women (and men) voting in national elections were not completely removed until 1962. [4] [5] The first European country to introduce women's suffrage was the Grand Duchy of Finland , then part of the Russian Empire , which elected the world's first women Members of Parliament in the 1907 parliamentary elections . Norway followed, granting full women's suffrage in 1913. Most European, Asian and African countries did not pass women's suffrage until after World War I . Late adopters in Europe were Spain in 1931, France in 1944, Italy in 1946, Greece in 1952, [6] San Marino in 1959, Monaco in 1962, [8] Andorra in 1970, [9] and Liechtenstein in 1984. [2] In addition, although women in Portugal obtained suffrage in 1931, this was with stronger restrictions than those of men; full gender equality in voting was only granted in 1976. [8] [11] And although women in Switzerland could vote at federal level since 1971, [2] full gender equality at all local level ( cantonal ) elections was achieved only in 1991, when the last holdout canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden finally allowed women the right to vote. [13] [14] Canada, the United States and a few Latin American nations passed women's suffrage before World War II while the vast majority of Latin American nations established women's suffrage in the 1940s (see table in Summary below). The last Latin American country to give women the right to vote was Paraguay in 1961. [2] [16] In December 2015, women were first allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia ( municipal elections ). [17] Extended political campaigns by women and their supporters have generally been necessary to gain legislation or constitutional amendments for women's suffrage. In many countries, limited suffrage for women was granted before universal suffrage for men; for instance, literate women or property owners were granted suffrage before all men received it. The United Nations encouraged women's suffrage in the years following World War II, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979) identifies it as a basic right with 189 countries currently being parties to this Convention. History In young Athenian democracy , often cited as the birthplace of democracy, only men were permitted to vote. Through subsequent centuries, Europe was generally ruled by monarchs, though various forms of Parliament arose at different times. The high rank ascribed to abbesses within the Catholic Church permitted some women the right to sit and vote at national assemblies – as with various high-ranking abbesses in Medieval Germany, who were ranked among the independent prin


"The best known works of which sculptor who aroused hostility over the depiction of sexuality, are 18 large nude sculptures in 1908 for the British Medical Association building on The Strand, the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris, ""Rush of Green"" in Hyde Park, London, and ""St Michael's Victory over the Devil"" in Coventry Cathedral?"

jacob epstein : definition of jacob epstein and synonyms of jacob epstein (English) 9 External links   Early life and education Epstein's parents were Polish Jewish refugees, [6] [7] living on New York's Lower East Side . His family was middle-class, and he was the third of five children. His interest in drawing came from long periods of illness; as a child he suffered from pleurisy . He studied art in his native New York as a teenager, sketching the city, and joined the Art Students League of New York in 1900. For his livelihood, he worked in a bronze foundry by day, studying drawing and sculptural modeling at night. Epstein's first major commission was to illustrate Hutchins Hapgood 's Spirit of the Ghetto. The money from the commission was used by Epstein to move to Paris.   Move to Europe   Jan Smuts in Parliament Square , London Moving to Europe in 1902, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts . He settled in London in 1905 and married Margaret Dunlop in 1906. [8] In 1911 he became a British subject . [9] Many of Epstein's works were sculpted at his two cottages in Loughton , Essex, where he lived first at number 49 then 50, Baldwin's Hill (there is a blue plaque on number 50). He served briefly in the 38th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers aka the Jewish Legion during World War I.   Work In London, Epstein involved himself with a bohemian and artistic crowd. Revolting against ornate, pretty art, he made bold, often harsh and massive forms of bronze or stone. His sculpture is distinguished by its vigorous rough-hewn realism . Avant-garde in concept and style, his works often shocked his audience. This was not only a result of their (often explicit) sexual content, but also because they deliberately abandoned the conventions of classical Greek sculpture favoured by European Academic sculptors to experiment instead with the aesthetics of art traditions as diverse as those of India, West Africa, and the Pacific Islands. [10] People in Liverpool , however, nicknamed his nude male sculpture over the door of Lewis's department store "Dickie Lewis". Such factors may have focused disproportionate attention on certain aspects of Epstein's long and productive career, throughout which he aroused hostility, especially challenging taboos surrounding the depiction of sexuality.   Jacob Epstein in 1934, photograph by Carl Van Vechten London was not ready for Epstein's first major commission — 18 large nude sculptures made in 1908 for the façade of Charles Holden 's building for the British Medical Association on The Strand (now Zimbabwe House ) were initially considered shocking to Edwardian sensibilities, again mainly due to the perception that they were over-explicit sexually. In art-historical terms, however, the Strand sculptures were controversial for quite a different reason: they represented Epstein's first thoroughgoing attempt to break away from traditional European iconography in favour of elements derived from an alternative sculptural milieu - that of classical India . The female figures in particular may be seen to incorporate the posture and hand gestures of Buddhist , Jain and Hindu art from the subcontinent in no uncertain terms. [11] [12] The current, mutilated condition of many of the sculptures is also not entirely connected with prudish censorship; the damage was caused in the 1930s when possibly dangerous projecting features were hacked-off after pieces fell from one of the statues. One of the most famous of Epstein's early commissions is the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Père Lachaise Cemetery , Paris, "which was condemned as indecent and at one point was covered in tarpaulin by the French police." [13]   Epstein's 1913 sculpture The Rock Drill in its original form. It is now lost. Between 1913 and 1915 Epstein was associated with the short-lived Vorticism movement and produced one of his best known sculptures The Rock Drill. In 1915, John Quinn , wealthy American collector and patron to the modernists, bought an Epstein sculpture to add his private collection. [14] In 1916 Epstein was


Where would you find the mosques of El Hakim, Amru, Hason, El Maayyad and El Sunkur?

Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by M. Inostranzev - Full Text Free Book (Part 3/3) Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by M. Inostranzev Its easy to link to paragraphs in the Full Text Archive If this page contains some material that you want to link to but you don't want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph and click the bookmark icon that appears to the left of it. The address of that paragraph will appear in the address bar of your browser. For further details about how you can link to the Full Text Archive please refer to our linking page. Part 3 out of 3 Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Persians were in the habit of saying that the person would be deficient as a writer who was not conversant with the nature of flowing waters, with the digging of canals, with mirage, with the length of days as to particular seasons, with the rising of the new moon, and its effects, with weights and measures, with mensuration, triangles, squares, and measurements of areas involving various angles, with the preparation of channels and bridges and water mills, with the implements of artisans, and with the intricacies of mathematics. (p. 43). [Sidenote: Mobedan-Mobed] I have read in one of the _Books of the Persians_ that the _Mobedan-Mobed_ in eulogising the art of writing said etc ... (p. 47). [Sidenote: Epistle of Aberwez.] I have read in the Epistle of Aberwez to his son Shiruya. [Then follows an advice about severely punishing even a small piece of dishonesty.] (p, 58). I have read in the _Taj_ that Aberwez said to the treasurer [here follows some observations on integrity.] [Sidenote: Persian sense of justice and equity.] I have read in the _Ain_ that it behoves the ruler to understand the jurisdiction of rightful justice, of justice which is not equity, of equity which is not justice, and to use his judgment with regard to evidence and eyewitnesses, and to refrain from doubtful matters. Since it is both justice and equity to kill a person for the slaughter of a person, and it is justice without equity to kill a master for the slaughter of a slave, and it is equity without justice to award the same punishment for a crime committed by a sane man as to one who was not in his senses. (p. 88). And I have read in the _Taj_: Said Aberwez to his chamberlain; [and here follow very interesting instructions regarding the treatment which the chamberlain was to give to the various persons seeking an audience of the king.] (p. 74). I have read in the _Taj_ [here follows an address of a secretary to a king.] [Sidenote: Speech from the throne.] I have read in the _Siyaral Ajam_ [one of the Arabic versions of _Shah Nameh_] that Ardeshir, when he was firmly established on the throne, gathered together his subjects and addressed them with eloquence exhorting them to love and obedience to himself, and warning them against sin and dividing the people into four classes, upon which those present made obeisance and their spokesman addressed the king as follows. [Here follows one of those typical speeches of which we have so many in _Shah Nameh_, and which leaves no doubt that the originals of them were composed in Pahlavi and that they were almost literally translated.] The dictum of BUZURJAMEHR: Buzurg, son of Bokhtagan was asked, "Which is the thing which covers indolence." "Aye" he said, "Wisdom, which gives beauty to it." They said, "If a person has got no wisdom?" He said, "Then property, which will cover it." They said, "But if there is no property?" He said, "His friends will earn respect for him." They said, "But if he has got no friends to earn respect for him?" He said, "If a person is indolent then he must preserve silence" They said, "But if he does not observe silence?" He said, "Then sudden death is better for him than that he should remain, in the world of the living." This passage has been repeated at page 123 with a slight difference. There the interrogator is Kisra Anushirvan, and the question is, which thing is the best for a man wh


Sir Mortimer Wheeler was connected with what activity?

Mortimer Wheeler | Day of Archaeology Day of Archaeology All DoA content is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license, unless otherwise stated. Mortimer Wheeler “We do not dig up objects, we dig up people.”  – Sir Mortimer Wheeler  The need to go back to the past is process of rejuvenation of memories or their placement in time and space anew, as well as a realization and replenishment of the complete picture of a certain geographical ambient. The seeker directs his interest of a certain space towards its deeper perception and befriending forgotten experiences, discovering, stone by stone, that which his forefathers before him have sawn. For each individual, the mounting of Vodno, as any other mountain, is a goal to reach. To that end, there is a possibility to walk the marked mountain road, others have walked before you, or to boldly take the unmarked road full of various challenges and obstacles. Climbing up the steep eastern slopes of Vodno, one can reminisce of the old road stretching from the great Stone Bridge on the river Vardar to the south towards Kisela Voda village. There it split in two directions, one continuing south-east (villages of Taor and Zelenikovo), whereas the other turning more to the south towards the gentle hills to the east and south-east of Vodno (villages of Soptishte, Rakotinci, Dobri dol and further down to Pelagonia). (Evans 1885, 98; Hadzi-Vasiljevic 1930, 24-25; Shkricanic 1974, 80.) This geographical area was known as Karshijak or “on the other side”, “across the river Vardar or opposite Vardar” (Hadzi-Vasiljevic 1930, 33). Once road passes by Markovo Kruvche, or medieval Chrnche, one would arrive at the old quarry where blue limestone (limestone deposits from the third Mesozoic shallow sea dating around 150 million years ago) was excavated and used to tile the streets in the center of old Skopje (Radovanivic 1937, 75; Trifunovski 1958, 84; Herak 1973, 314-317). Remnants from that time can be found even today, a time when the noise, dust, smoke and clatter of the craftsmenwere companions to every weary traveler. Most probably, Sir John Arthur walked this same road while exploring the Roman remnants in this region. Next are the village of Sopishte, and then the village of Rakotinci, both spread over the long valleys and dry trenches shaped by the long hand of the wild spring and summer rain. The village of Dobri dol is located south of Skopje, at a distance of around 10 km from the city center. It is situated in a valley shaped as a horseshoe in the southern slopes of Vodno, ridged by the two small rivers, Krushka and Rakotinski Dol (made up of Buturec and Cimkoec springs) that contributed to the fertility of the soil and the ease of its processing, and a little higher up, on the neogene terraces, the soil is dry, sandy and perfect for growing Dobridol grapes. It is protected from the cold north winds, but through the valley of the river Markova reka, open to the warm south wind (South-Razvigor breeze or Lodos) (Hadzi-Vasiljevic 1930, 18; Trifunovski 1958, 15, 130). In the area surrounding the village Dobri Dol the following toponyms can be found: Preku dol, Preku rit, Ciganski grobishta, Gola Rudina, Kocho padina, Pitoma rupa, Po rogoi chuki, Pargoi chuki, Kushica, Gorni Zabel, Dolni Zabel, Perkoec, Dushkov dol, Opal, Bel Krst. Mankoec, Kojdui rupi, Grashishta, Crna shuma i Drmos (Skok 1936, 104-105; Trifunoski 1958, 138). Preserved testaments of the first settlements dating from the early Stone Age can be found in the area surrounding the nearby villages of Rakotinci and Govrlevo. Two settlements were located to the east of Dobri Dol, in the terraces of the Orlovica hill and above the two small river-streams flowing from Dobri dol and the neighboring Rakotinci, the first one dating from the early Stone Age and the second one form the Copper Age, Orlovica 1 and 2 (Bilbija 1996, 380; Mitrevski 2013, 139; 32, 155) In the middle reaches of Markova Reka, near the village of Sushica (Kolishtrkovska-Nasteva and Videski 1996, 42), deep in the sandy shore, the traces of Mycenae pioneers who most lik


"""The Warden"", ""Barchester Towers"", ""Dr Thorne"", Framley Parsonage"", ""The Small House of Allington"" and ""Last Chronicle of Barset"" are collectively known as what?"

The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden + Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset eBook by Anthony Trollope - 9788026808374 | Kobo Show more Show less This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden + Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset” contains 6 novels in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Chronicles of Barsetshire (or, in more recent UK usage, the Barchester Chronicles) is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious English county of Barsetshire (located approximately where the real Dorset lies) and its cathedral town of Barchester. The novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between them. The novels in the series are: The Warden (1855)


Which US government official is the equivalent of the British Foreign Secretary?

The Rt Hon William Hague - GOV.UK GOV.UK The Rt Hon William Hague Contents Announcements Biography The Rt Hon William Hague MP was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Previous roles in government Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict 2014 to 2015