Both of Art Garfunkel’s no. 1 UK hits contained which word in the title?

Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com >>> But what's the longest word in a lyric? Word featuring in most titles The word "The" features in more hit titles than any other word (2506). Runner-up, a long way behind is "You" (1489) (as of w/e 11th Oct 2003) Word starting most titles The word "I" starts more hit titles than any other word (644). Then it's "Love" (234), "Don't" (219) and "You" (214) (as of w/e 11th Oct 2003) Least Different Letters Making Up An Artist - Title Combination U2 - "One" (5 characters). This uses a number so it could be argued that the real record-holders are ABC - "SOS" and Moby - "Go" (both 6 letters). However, "Doop" by Doop has just 3 different letters! Least different letters for a non eponymous single is 4 for Abba - "SOS." Palindromic Title by a Palindromic Artist "SOS" by Abba is the only palindromic hit song by a palindromic artist. The Vowel-Free Titles: The following are the only titles of four letters or more to be vowel free (excluding numeric titles like "1999"): Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" Julian Cope - "Try Try Try" Blackout - "Mr DJ" Pop Will Eat Itself - "RSVP" Fall Out Boy - "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" Alphabetically First and Last Words In Titles Alphabetically, the first word to appear in any song title is, somewhat obviously, "A"; it has appeared in several hundred titles. More obscure though, alphabetically speaking, the last word to appear in any title is "Zululand" (in King Kurt's 1983 hit, "Destination Zululand"). Least Different Words Used For Multi-Worded Titles: Excluding single-worded titles, Destiny's Child are the only act to have three Top 40 hits and use no more than three different words in them; "No No No" (no. 5, 1998), "Bills, Bills, Bills" (no. 6, 1999), and "Jumpin' Jumpin'" (no. 5, 2000) Biggest Name-Droppers: Two groups have managed to take six girls' names into the Top 40: The Everly Brothers: "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957), "Claudette" (1958), "Take A Message To Mary" (1959), "Poor Jenny" (1959), "Cathy's Clown" (1960), and "Lucille" (1960). The Bachelors: ""Charmaine" (1963), "Diane" (1964), "Ramona" (1964), "Marie" (1965), "Hello Dolly" (1966) and "Marta" (1967). Thanks to chart guru Jon Kutner who points out that the Bachelors have a seventh if we include "Walk With Faith In Your Heart"! Lyrical Connections Between Successive Number 1s A favourite question in pop quizzes goes something like this: "Which is the only record to have been knocked off the no.1 spot by a record whose title can be found in the lyric of the first song?" The 'classic' answer is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. It contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line. In January 1976, it was replaced at the top of the chart by none other than Abba's "Mamma Mia". But a more striking (and more bizarre) answer arises from 1959 when Emile Ford & The Checkmates' "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For" unseated Adam Faith's "What Do You Want" from number one. It's particularly odd as, during the transition, the tracks tied for the top spot and shared the position for one week! But there are other examples, albeit less dramatic (ie. one-word titles), of this phenomenon: In 1958, The Kalin Twins made no. 1 with "When". It replaced The Everly Brothers at the top; both tracks on their double A-Side "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "Claudette" contained the word "When." Two years later Anthony Newley made no. 1 with "Why". It replaced Michael Holliday's "Starry Eyed" at no. 1; the opening line of that song is "Why am I so starry eyed?" In 1988, The Pet Shop Boys made no. 1 with "Heart". It replaced Aswad's "Don't Turn Around" at no. 1 (which contains the lines "Don't worry about this heart of mine" and "Coz you're gonna see my heart breaking"). The most recent example was seen in 2000. Madonna made no. 1 with "Music". It replaced Spiller's "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" at no. 1 (which contains the line "While we are moving, the music is soothing"). There are two instances of the reverse of this phenomenon - a track being toppled from no.1 by another which cont


What word was common to three of the titles of the Beatles’ first six Top 20 hits?

The 20 Greatest Hits - The Beatles | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic The 20 Greatest Hits google+ AllMusic Review               by Sharon Mawer EMI had a problem. They had the rights to the biggest group in the world ever, the Beatles , and the only way to make any new money out of them was to either rely on steady but unspectacular sales of all their catalog albums or put together a new version of a greatest-hits. When, in 1966, there was a gap in the Christmas market between Revolver and Sgt. Pepper , which wouldn't appear for a further six months, they had released the compilation A Collection of Beatles Oldies , and it hadn't worked. Considering their massive popularity at the time (although there was a bit of a backlash in the U.S.), almost anything they released should have sold, but it was a complete miscalculation; either the album market was not quite mature enough to warrant greatest-hits compilations (the first such hits collection to reach the top wouldn't occur until 1968) or many fans had already bought all the singles and did not buy into an album project. They tried again in 1973, the tenth anniversary of Beatlemania, with 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 , two double albums commonly known as the Red and Blue albums, and these were relatively successful, hitting the chart in the same week early in May and reaching numbers three and two, respectively. Considering this was the Beatles , however, EMI was still disappointed. They had expected to rule in the charts (if not the world) in 1973, and it hadn't quite generated the excitement they'd hoped for, but the reason for this was obvious. The Red and Blue together were prohibitively expensive. Sticking to their policy of charging full price for any Beatles product, they were priced at the highest possible level for double albums, and to buy the two together was exorbitant. So when the 20th anniversary of their first hit came along in October 1982, they prepared another series of events to dominate the charts, but yet again, it all ended rather with a whimper. The planned series of reissues, one by one of all the singles on the exact 20th anniversary started well enough with "Love Me Do" hitting number four, much better than the original number 17, but then the second single, "Please Please Me," stopped at number 29, "From Me to You" number 40, and it got progressively worse, none of the classic mid-'60s singles even reaching the top 40 throughout the 1980s. The other big project was a proper, well-researched greatest-hits package with the title leaving no doubt as to the contents, 20 Greatest Hits , and with hundreds of songs to choose from, the criteria was set for inclusion: the complete set of U.S. number one singles (of which there were exactly 20), thus excluding, of course, the U.K. number ones "From Me to You," "Yellow Submarine," "Lady Madonna," and "The Ballad of John and Yoko," but these were not considered vital to the project. Sticking with the selection criteria meant that "Please Please Me," "Magical Mystery Tour," and "Something" (the singles that topped neither the U.K. nor the U.S.) would also be absent, but again, the album didn't need those to succeed. The running order was set to follow the chronological order that the singles hit the top in the U.S. (although EMI messed up the first four tracks, leading off with "She Loves You," followed by "Love Me Do," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Can't Buy Me Love" before finally getting the order correct), and the album was released to great fanfare in mid-October 1982. It entered the chart at a disappointing number 17, peaked at number ten the following week, and 28 weeks later it was gone, never to be even issued on CD, which as a format was in its infancy. Perhaps EMI had got it wrong, and they would never be able to sell a Beatles greatest-hits compilation. They would have to wait until the 21st century to find out. Track Listing


At which Park did Yeats feel moved to write a poem about the wild swans?

The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats | Poetry Foundation The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats The Wild Swans at Coole Related Poem Content Details The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans. The nineteenth autumn has come upon me Since I first made my count; I saw, before I had well finished, All suddenly mount And scatter wheeling in great broken rings Upon their clamorous wings. I have looked upon those brilliant creatures, And now my heart is sore. All's changed since I, hearing at twilight, The first time on this shore, The bell-beat of their wings above my head, Trod with a lighter tread. Unwearied still, lover by lover, They paddle in the cold Companionable streams or climb the air; Their hearts have not grown old; Passion or conquest, wander where they will, Attend upon them still. But now they drift on the still water, Mysterious, beautiful; Among what rushes will they build, By what lake's edge or pool Delight men's eyes when I awake some day To find they have flown away? Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (1989) Discover this poem's context and related poetry, articles, and media. Poet The Wild Swans at Coole Related Poem Content Details Biography William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He belonged to the Protestant, Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic, political, social, and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the 17th century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who  happened to have been born in Ireland, but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for 14 years of his childhood (and kept a permanent home there during the first half of his adult life), Yeats maintained his cultural roots, featuring Irish legends and heroes in many of his poems and plays. He was equally firm in adhering to his self-image as an artist. This conviction led many to accuse him of elitism, but it also unquestionably contributed to his greatness. As fellow poet W.H. Auden noted in a...


Who wrote the 1969 novel ‘The Godfather’?

Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit | Hollywood Reporter 4:14pm PT               by Eriq Gardner Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit Controversy erupted after the estate of Mario Puzo had plans to license a new book sequel without Paramount's blessing. "Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one," says estate attorney Bert Fields. The estate of Mario Puzo, who wrote the novel that was adapted into the classic Francis Ford Coppola film, The Godfather, has fired back at Paramount Pictures' attempts to stop a new licensed literary sequel. On Monday, the Puzo estate filed an answer and counterclaim in New York federal court that alleges Paramount doesn't have as much hold on the Godfather franchise as the studio asserts. In fact, the Puzo estate now wishes to terminate its original 1969 rights grant to Paramount, which would have huge implications well beyond mere books. Paramount filed its own lawsuit last month that sought an injunction to prevent the publishing of a book reportedly titled The Family Corleone, about Vito Corleone's rise to power in Depression-era New York, scheduled to be released in July. The studio alleged in its lawsuit that the previous Godfather book sequel had tarnished the legacy of the famous mafia story and that it had agreements with the Puzo heirs not to come out with any more new sequels. The Puzo estate, in its answer Monday, hit back at Paramount, denying many of the studio's claims, including that the Godfather 3 film was highly acclaimed. But the center of controversy is the nature of the agreements made between the parties during the past half-century. Paramount had previously asserted that it had gained most of the rights on the franchise, but the Puzo estate says that isn't true. The studio's wish to attain book rights was an offer that could be refused, according to the defendant. Specifically, the estate says the 1967 rights agreement expressly excluded and reserved "book publishing rights" for Puzo, who died in 1999. Two years later, the parties are said to have entered into a written contract of adhesion for certain rights, but that language was deleted from the contract that would have given Paramount the right "to publish said work and/or any versions or adaptations thereof, and to vend copies thereof." Paramount allegedly knew about this "when it falsely pleaded the supposed content of that agreement," according to the estate. The estate's legal filing stresses the fact that in those old deals, Puzo reserved and retained the right to publish books including characters from The Godfather in similar or new situations. And as for a deal made about a decade ago, which supposedly allowed the Puzo estate to grant Random House the right to publish one -- "but only one" -- sequel novel, the estate's lawyers now say that "Paramount's self-serving motivation was to coerce Mario Puzo's children into ceding to Paramount the motion picture rights in the first sequel novel without payment." Paramount is now being countersued for breach of contract and tortuous interference. The Puzo estate seeks the right to cancel and terminate its 1969 deal, which could cause uncertainty surrounding the studio's ongoing enjoyment of its lucrative franchise. Additionally, the estate is seeking in excess of $10 million in damages. The estate is being represented in court by Motty Shulman at Boies, Schiller & Flexner. The estate also is being counseled by Bert Fields, who put out this statement Tuesday: "Mario Puzo brought vast wealth to Paramount at a time when they desperately needed it. Now that he’s gone, Paramount’s trying to deprive his children of the rights he specifically reserved. I promised Mario I’d protect his kids from this kind of reprehensible conduct. Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one – only the stakes will be much higher than they thought.” Paramount has responded to the latest development. “Paramount has tremendous respect and admiration for Mario


In ‘Treasure Island’, what is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?

Long John Silver in Treasure Island NEXT  Character Analysis We think Long John Silver is the best part of this book. He's totally what we imagine a pirate should be: cunning, sly, peg-legged, with a parrot on his shoulder. There's a reason why he's what we think of when we hear the word "pirate." It's in part because of Long John Silver's popularity as a character that Treasure Island has become the most popular, most enduring pirate novel ever. Long John Silver seems like the classic pirate because he's the character whom all other pirates in popular culture are based on. He's the granddaddy of them all, and we love him for it. Long John Silver is a quartermaster, which means he handles the ship's food and drink during the voyage. That's also why his fellow pirates call him Barbecue. He's apparently the only man whom the legendary pirate Captain Flint was afraid of ("Flint his own self was feared of me" (11.13)). And since we discover later in the book that Captain Flint managed to singlehandedly kill six of his crew while he was burying his treasure on the island, Long John Silver must be a pretty tough, terrifying guy. But he's first and foremost a con man, so the rage and violence that lie under the surface are hidden underneath a mask that's as smooth as pudding. We see examples over and over again of Long John Silver's incredibly persuasive manner. He tricks Squire Trelawney, who is, OK, not that bright. Still, the fact that a man as interested in duty and class as Squire Trelawney would believe a quartermaster (Long John Silver) over a captain (Captain Smollett) is a sign of how persuasive Long John Silver can be. We also get to watch him convincing young Dick Johnson to join the pirates while aboard the Hispaniola: You may imagine how I felt when I heard this abominable old rogue [Silver] addressing another in the very same words of flattery as he had used to myself. I think, if I had been able, that I would have killed him through the barrel. (11.6) What irks Jim the most about Long John Silver's show of friendliness and respect for Dick Johnson is that he recognizes that Long John Silver has been using the same lines on Jim himself! Jim may be creative and intelligent, but he's no match for the slippery Long John Silver. The thing is, Long John Silver has a lot of qualities that make him appealing to the reader: he's incredibly wily and well-spoken, he's practical and quick to change sides if he needs to, and he's brave. Actually, if you just read the descriptions without thinking "pirate," Long John Silver sounds a lot like an older, smarter version of Jim Hawkins. But of course, he is a pirate (or "gentleman of fortune," as he likes to be called), so he can't totally win out in the end. Even Stevenson, who is pretty unconventional, can't allow Silver to succeed in his original plan of killing all the non-pirates on board the Hispaniola and making off with all 700 thousand British pounds of treasure. Still, the fact that Long John Silver is so appealing means that it would be equally unsatisfying to the reader for him to be shot down like a dog (like Israel Hands) or marooned on the island (like Tom Morgan). We like him, even if he is a rogue. So the book compromises by letting Long John Silver disappear: he slips away from the Hispaniola with a sack of coins when Squire Trelawney, Doctor Livesey, and Jim Hawkins are ashore at the end of the novel. Long John Silver may not get exactly what he wants, but he escapes punishment, as all good tricksters should. Long John Silver's inconclusive ending also leaves open the possibility of future adventures. Who knows where or when this charming, cunning pirate might show up again? After all, there are still bars of silver buried on Captain Flint's island. Treasure Island's open-endedness invites the reader to imagine future adventures using the colorful character of Long John Silver as a stand-in. By leaving a question mark over his fate, we can dream of meeting him ourselves – and perhaps getting caught up in treasure hunts of our own. Blurring Boundaries Long John S


Who plays the title character in the 2013 remake of ‘The Great Gatsby’?

The Great Gatsby (2013) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Watch Now From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Director: How ‘Queen of Katwe’ Inspired Alicia Keys to Make Some of Her Most Personal Work — Consider This 12 January 2017 8:58 AM, -08:00 | Indiewire a list of 37 titles created 14 May 2012 a list of 32 titles created 11 Jan 2013 a list of 32 titles created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 25 titles created 19 Apr 2014 a list of 38 titles created 5 months ago Title: The Great Gatsby (2013) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    44 wins & 74 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. Director: Edward Zwick A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes ' career from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. Director: Martin Scorsese A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Director: James Cameron Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort , from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Director: Martin Scorsese Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. Director: Baz Luhrmann The true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. Director: Steven Spielberg In 1954, a U.S. marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. Director: Martin Scorsese Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it. Director: Danny Boyle A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Director: Sam Mendes In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. Director: Martin Scorsese The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother who he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king? Director: Randall Wallace J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life. Director: Clint Eastwood Edit Storyline An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. Written by Anonymous See All (62)  » Taglines: They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness... See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 10 May 2013 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El gran Gatsby See more  » Filming Locations: $50,085,184        (USA) (10 May 2013) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia While the movie has inspired many Gatsby themed parties, the original novel was actually deeply critical of the self-indulgent lifestyle of rich people like Jay Gatsby himself. Due to its critical tone and tragic ending,


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Who directed the 1942 film, ‘Casablanca’?

Casablanca (1942) Casablanca (1942) Pages: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Background The classic and much-loved romantic melodrama Casablanca (1942), always   found on top-ten lists of films, is a masterful tale of two men vying for   the same woman's love in a love triangle. The story of political and romantic   espionage is set against the backdrop of the wartime conflict between democracy   and totalitarianism. [The date given for the film is often either   1942 and 1943. That is because its limited premiere was in 1942, but the film   did not play nationally, or in Los Angeles, until 1943.] With rich and smoky atmosphere, anti-Nazi propaganda, Max Steiner's   superb musical score, suspense, unforgettable characters (supposedly 34 nationalities   are included in its cast) and memorable lines of dialogue (e.g., "Here's   lookin' at you, kid," and the inaccurately-quoted "Play it again,   Sam"), it is one of the most popular, magical (and flawless) films of   all time - focused on the themes of lost love, honor and duty, self-sacrifice   and romance within a chaotic world. Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam (1972) paid reverential homage to the film, as have the lesser films Cabo Blanco   (1981) and Barb Wire (1996), and the animated Bugs Bunny short Carrotblanca (1995). The line "Play it again, Sam" appeared   in the Marx Brothers' A Night in Casablanca (1946). Clips or references   to the film have been used in Play It Again, Sam (1972) , Brazil (1985) , My Stepmother is an Alien   (1988), and When Harry Met Sally (1989) . Directed by the talented Hungarian-accented Michael Curtiz and shot almost   entirely on studio sets, the film moves quickly through a surprisingly tightly   constructed plot, even though the script was written from day to day as the   filming progressed and no one knew how the film would end - who would use   the two exit visas? [Would Ilsa, Rick's lover from a past romance in Paris,   depart with him or leave with her husband Victor, the leader of the underground   resistance movement?] And three weeks after shooting ended, producer Hal Wallis   contributed the film's famous final line - delivered on a fog-shrouded runway. The sentimental love story, originally structured as a one-set    play, was based on an unproduced play entitled Everybody Comes to Rick's by    Murray Burnett and Joan Alison - the film's original title. Its collaborative    screenplay was mainly the result of the efforts of Julius J. and Philip    G. Epstein and Howard Koch. In all, six writers took the play's script,    and with the models of Algiers (1938) and Only    Angels Have Wings (1939) to follow, they transformed the romantic    tale into this quintessential classic that samples almost every film genre. Except for the initial airport sequence, the entire studio-oriented    film was shot in a Warner Bros. Hollywood/Burbank studio. Many other 40s    stars were considered for the lead roles: Hedy Lamarr, "Oomph Girl" Ann    Sheridan, French actress Michele Morgan, and George Raft. [It's an 'urban legend' that Ronald Reagan was seriously considered    for a role in the film. The Warner Bros. publicity office famously planted    a pre-production press release in The Hollywood Reporter on January    5, 1942 (it was also released to dozens of newspapers across the country    two days later), stating that Reagan would co-star with Ann Sheridan for    the third time in Casablanca (1942) - in order to actually encourage    support for the soon-to-be-released film Kings Row    (1942) with the two stars.] And pianist Sam's role (portrayed by "Dooley" Wilson - who was   actually a drummer) was originally to be taken by a female (either Hazel Scott,   Lena Horne, or Ella Fitzgerald). The lead male part went to Humphrey Bogart   in his first romantic lead as the tough and cynical on-the-outside, morally-principled,   sentimental on-the-inside cafe owner in Casablanca, Morocco. His appearan


‘Please, Sir’ (1968-72) was set in which fictional school?

Please Sir [4270] - $30.00 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce Please Sir $30.00 The programme was set in the fictional Fenn Street school, and starred John Alderton as Bernard Hedges, a young teacher fresh out of training college. The supporting cast included Deryck Guyler as jobsworth caretaker Norman Potter, Joan Sanderson as formidable teacher Doris Ewell, and Richard Davies as the philosophical Welsh teacher Mr. Price. The rowdy but lovable students of class 5C were played by actors obviously older than school age, including Malcolm McFee as the smooth Peter Craven, Peter Cleall as the rebellious, wisecracking Eric Duffy, Peter Denyer as the not too bright, but lovable, Dennis Dunstable, David Barry as wannabe tough guy cum mummy's boy Frankie Abbott, Penny Spencer as sex-mad Sharon Eversleigh (played by Carol Hawkins in the movie), and Liz Gebhardt as lovelorn Maureen Bullock, hopelessly in love with Hedges. Several well-known character actors and actresses formed the supporting cast, including Ann Lancaster as Mrs. Rhubarb in an episode in 1968.The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972.Like many situation comedies of this era, a film version was released in 1971. This was set in an outdoor pursuit centre, but starred most of the TV cast. Cast: Joan Sanderson as Doris Ewell Deryck Guyler as Norman Potter John Alderton as Bernard Hedges Noel Howlett as Mr Morris Cromwell Richard Warwick, Erik Chitty as Mr Smith (DISC 1) 1. The Welcome Mat (11 Nov 68) 2. A Picture Of Innocence (18 Nov 68) 3. Maureen Bullock Loves Sir (25 Nov 68) 4. A Near Greek Tragedy (2 Dec 68) (DISC 2) 5. Barbarian Librarians (9 Dec 68) 6. Student Princess (16 Dec 68) 7. It's The Thought That Counts (23 Dec 68) Series 2 1. They're Off (20 Sep 69) 2. Common Law (27 Sep 69) 3. Panalal Passes By (4 Oct 69) 4. The Sporting Life (11 Oct 69) 5. Norman's Conquest (18 Oct 69) 6. X Certificate (25 Oct 69) 7. The Decent Thing (1 Nov 69) (DISC 3) 8. The Generation Gap (8 Nov 69) 9. Life Without Doris (15 Nov 69) 10. The School Captain (22 Nov 69) 11. Out Of The Frying Pan (29 Nov 69) 12. Mixed Doubles (6 Dec 69) 13. Dress Circle (13 Dec 69) Series 3 1. Ag Bow Rumber (20 Sep 70) 2. Stitches And Hitches (27 Sep 70) 3. Knick Knack Taffy Whack (4 Oct 70) 4. Enter Mister Sibley (11 Oct 70) (DISC 4) 5. It's A St Bernard's Life (18 Oct 70) 6. Two And Two Make Nun (25 Oct 70) 7. The Honour Of The School (1 Nov 70) 8. Cromwell's Last Stand (8 Nov 70) 9. Catch A Falling Drop-Out (15 Nov 70) 10. A Star Is Born (22 Nov 70) 11. The Facts Of Life (29 Nov 70) 12. Situations Vacant (6 Dec 70) 13. Peace In Our Time (13 Dec 70) Special And Everyone Came Too (27 Dec 70) Series 4 1. Identitwit (18 Sep 71) 2. The Pruning Of Hedges (25 Sep 71) (DISC 5) 3. Viva La Revolution (2 Oct 71) 4. A Rather Nasty Break (9 Oct 71) 5. David And Goliath (16 Oct 71) 6. A.W.O.L. (23 Oct 71) 7. What's A Class Between Friends? (30 Oct 71) 8. Our Mr Price (6 Nov 71) 9. Black Power (13 Nov 71) 10. False Alarm (20 Nov 71) 11. Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo And Georgie (27 Nov 71) 12. United We Sit (4 Dec 71) 13. Nemesis For Norman (11 Dec 71) 14. Old Fennians Day (18 Dec 71) (DISC 6) 15. What Are You Incinerating? (1 Jan 72) 16. The Ugly Duckling (8 Jan 72) 17. Cup Fever (15 Jan 72) 18. Please Give Generously (22 Jan 72) 19. Blodwyn All Over (29 Jan 72) 20. The Price War (5 Feb 72) 21. The Fixer (12 Feb 72) COMES ON DVD-R DISC COMES IN 6 SLEEVES.WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE DVD.I USE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION.PICTURE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES.NO REFUNDS PICTURE & SOUND QUALITY 8.5 TO 9 WE WILL SHIP THE NEXT DAY AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY FOR $8.00 GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL. Add to Cart:


At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National run?

Irish Grand National Friday, 20 January 2017 Irish Grand National The Irish Grand National is the last of the four ‘nationals’ run annually in the United Kingdom. Run on Easter Monday, the Irish Grand National is Ireland’s biggest national hunt steeplechase , and attracts the finest 5 year old and older racehorses in the sport. Run at Fairyhouse racecourse in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Grand National is run over a distance of 3 miles 5 furlongs. It is not only the shortest of the nationals, but also features the most obstacles, with horses required to clear 25 fences during the course of the race. Irish Grand National Odds Ireland - 5.00 Ireland - 5.00 - 17:00 Click red odds to strike a bet Shutthefrontdoor Make A Track Irish Grand National Betting The severity of the Irish Grand National tilts the advantage towards horses carrying lower weights. Since 2000 only one horses carrying 11st or more has won the race, with the remaining winners carrying less. The race also tends to thin out the field significantly before the final fence, which makes backing just one horse in this handicap a risky proposition. When picking a winner keep an eye out for horses that have placed at higher weight over comparable distances and have been pushed down the Irish Grand National weights after getting a number of poor results at higher weight than they like in recent races. With heavy turf on offer at Fairyhouse you’ll also want to avoid horses with an obvious preference for faster ground. Irish Grand National Winners & History The first Irish Grand National was run in 1870 at its present location, Fairyhouse. The race was amongst the first attempts to organise and regulate steeplechases in Ireland, and paid a prize of 167 sovereigns to the first winner – Sir Robert Peele. The Irish Grand National winners’ boards read like a who’s-who of national hunt greats. Some of the biggest names in the history of the sport have claimed honours at the Irish Grand National, including Arkle, Flyingbolt, Desert Orchid and Bobbyjo. No trainer has managed to dominate the Irish Grand National in recent years. The national hunt racing’s top trainers, including Jonjo O’Neill, Mouse Morris, Noel Meade, Martin Pipe and David Elsworth, each managed to saddle only one Irish Grand National winner during the past twenty years. Today's Racing Betting Specials Stan James £10 Free Bet Join StanJames


Which English Premiership rugby club play home games at The Twickenham Stoop?

The Rugby Ground Guide - Twickenham Stoop (Harlequins) The Rugby Ground Guide Harlequins - Twickenham Stoop   Harlequins (or to use their proper name The Harlequin Football Club), were founded in 1866 (150 years and counting!) and compete in the English Premiership, European Cup and LV Cup. They are based at Twickenham Stoop, a stone's throw from the English national stadium Twickenham. Since the advent of leagues and professional rugby, Harlequins have spent every season but one in the top tier of English rugby, and collected many trophies in the process. In addition to currently holding the Premiership title following a 30-23 final win over Leicester Tigers, the club have won the European Challenge Cup and predecessors three times (2001, 2004, 2011) and the national cup competition twice (1988, 1991). In the European Cup, the closest Quins have come to success was in the 2008-09 season when they reached the quarter-finals. Ground Information                                      Back to Top ^  The Twickenham Stoop is fully enclosed on all sides, and the ground is usually close to capacity, ensuring a good atmosphere. The East, or Eithad Stand was built in 1997 and provides 4,200 covered seats, in addition to corporate hospitality boxes. The stand runs beyond the length of the pitch so if you are seated in one of the end blocks you may find yourself beyond the try line! Sitting opposite the Etihad Stand is the LV= Stand, an equally lengthy structure opened in 2005. This all-seater stand has a capacity of 4,000, and is also home to the member's bar, club shop, more corporate boxes and the club offices. The South Stand behind the posts is the most recent addition at the Stoop, with 4,000 seats. Down the other end, the North Stand is a semi-temporary structure with room for around 2,000 seated spectators. It is the only stand with supporting pillars that do obstruct the view slightly. Getting There                 View Harlequins Rugby Guide in a larger map By Car Vehicle access to Twickenham Stoop is via Langhorn Drive, and the ground is within easy reach of the M3 and M4. Car parking is available at the ground, with driving directions here . By Train The closest station to the ground is Twickenham, around 10-15 minutes walk from the stadium. Twickenham is served by regular services from London Waterloo to Reading, with the majority of trains calling at Clapham Junction for those connecting from other parts of the South of England. Upon exiting the station, turn right and then left at the roundabout. Signs will direct you left onto Court Way then left again onto Craneford Way - follow this road round until you reach the ground. An alternative is Whitton station, which is also within a short walk of the stadium. Upon leaving the station, head North on Percy Road before taking a quick right onto Bridge Way. Follow this road until you reach Redway Drive, where you take a right then left onto the busy Chertsey Road, and continue until you reach the Stoop. By Air Heathrow Airport Twickenham is around 6 miles from Heathrow Airport, which you'll notice as the flight path passes nearby! From Heathrow, take the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground to Hounslow East station, and transfer to the 281 bus for the remainder of the journey. Gatwick Airport Twickenham is also easily accessed from London Gatwick airport - simply take a train towards London (not the Gatwick Express) and change at Clapham Junction for services to Twickenham. The Etihad Stand                                                                                Back to Top ^ In The Ground The main public bar within the ground is located in the Eithad Stand, which continues to serve drinks and usually has a live band after the match has finished. The bar is equipped with TVs so if there is a live match on before/after your match at the Stoop you can catch the action in comfort there. To the rear of the South Stand there is also a real ale bar, which if you can squeeze in is a good place to go if you're a fan (though there is little other than ale an


Which phrase meaning ‘very drunk’ has its origins in nautical terminology?

See the Sea - Nautical Language NAUTICAL LANGUAGE See the Sea.org The historical significance of the sea is easy to see when one looks at our language.  Many words and expressions originate from our relationship with the sea. Western civilization has its roots in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. From the earliest Phoenician and Greek cultures, over two thousand years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was not only essential for survival, providing food, but also in maintaining economic and social ties between the people living around the sea. The language used from these early times became permeated with nautical terms. The nautical terms became the one universal language understood by different cultures. Throughout the ages, new words and phrases have entered into our language from this continuing tie to the oceans. The English language gained many additions during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when British naval and merchant ships traveled the seas.  Some familiar words and phrases come unexpectedly from their use on the sea; from commonly used words like overwhelm (from the Middle English word meaning "to capsize") and casual (from the term "a casual" used to describe the wages paid to seamen between regular payments) to expressions like a "square meal" (from the square tray upon which the main meal of the day was served  on early British warships) and "Please stand by" (an expression derived from the command for sailors to be ready). Below we have assembled a list of some of the more common words and phrases that relate to our connection to the sea: A A1:  Originates from the top ranking given to a   wooden ship in the Lloyd's Register, an organization founded   in 1760 to examine merchant ships and classify them according to their   condition. Above board:  Pirates would often hide much of the crew below the deck. The ships that displayed the crew openly on the deck   were thought to be honest merchant ships known as "above board".  Abreast:  Meaning along side the beam of a ship. Now a common expression, "keeping abreast of a situation" means staying in touch with or keeping up with.  Admiral: An admiral is a senior ranking officer and the word signifies a commander of a fleet, or part of a fleet, in all maritime nations. The root of the word is from   the Arabic word amir meaning commander.  Adornings:  Comes from the Latin term adornare meaning to embellish. Commonly   used to refer to the ornate woodwork on the stern of old sailing ships. To   adorn is to make something more attractive.  Adrift: Naval word for anyone or anything that cannot be found or has come undone.  Ships are adrift when they are moved about at the will of the wind and tide. Adrift originates from the Middle English 'drifte' meaning to float.   Afternoon Watch: The sea watch from noon until 4 p.m.-- one of the seven watches used by the Royal British Navy. Albatross around one's neck:  An Albatross is a large and long-winged seabird of the Southern Hemisphere capable of long flights. It was believed among seamen that albatrosses embodied the souls of dead sailors and it was considered unlucky to kill one.  All at sea: Nautical expression to describe the condition of a vessel lost out of site of land. Now the expression or its shortened form "at sea" is used to describe someone who is confused, bewildered and unable to understand. All hands on deck: A term used to tell all seamen to get to their stations or positions and prepare for   action. All sewn up:  Dead sailors were  "all sewn up" in a bit of canvas with a weight attached to make sure that the corpse sank deep in the water. Today this expression is used to describe something that is "all done" or completed. Aloft: This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word 'alofts' meaning "on high." Now the word is commonly used in the nautical world to describe things overhead on a boat, on the mast or in the rigging. Aloof:  A nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus   to stay clear of a lee shore or some other quarter.  The front part of the sail which meet


Gemini Sun Sign - Zodiac Signs - Article by Astrology.com Gemini Sun Sign - Zodiac Signs BY ASTROLOGY.COM NOVEMBER 20, 2009 04:51 PM EST Share Share Share Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, and those born under this sign will be quick to tell you all about it. That's because they love to talk! It's not just idle chatter with these folks, either. The driving force behind a Gemini's conversation is their mind. The Gemini-born are intellectually inclined, forever probing people and places in search of information. The more information a Gemini collects, the better. Sharing that information later on with those they love is also a lot of fun, for Geminis are supremely interested in developing their relationships. Dalliances with these folks are always enjoyable, since Geminis are bright, quick-witted and the proverbial life of the party. Even though their intellectual minds can rationalize forever and a day, Geminis also have a surplus of imagination waiting to be tapped. Can a Gemini be boring? Never! Since Geminis are a mix of the yin and the yang, they are represented perfectly by the Twins. The Gemini-born can easily see both sides of an issue, a wonderfully practical quality. Less practical is the fact that you're not sure which Twin will show up half the time. Geminis may not know who's showing up either, which can prompt others to consider them fickle and restless. They can be wishy-washy, too, changing their mood on a simple whim. It's this characteristic which readily suggests the Mutable Quality assigned to this sign. Mutable folks are flexible and go with the flow. Further, the Twins are adaptable and dexterous and can tackle many things at once. It's a good thing, too, when you consider their myriad interests. The downside of such a curious mind, however, can be a lack of follow-through. How much can any one person do, anyway? Ruled by Mercury, Geminis exhibit a delicious brand of mercurial energy. They are quick-thinking, quick-witted and fast on their feet, much like the messenger god of Roman mythology that rules their sign. Geminis are both curious and clever, which is why they are such a hit at cocktail parties. Although they talk a great game, they also love to listen and learn. With any kind of luck, the Twins will find themselves in interesting company, because if they don't, they are likely to get bored and start fidgeting. Any social setting is a good one for a Gemini, however, since these folks are charming, congenial and love to share themselves with their friends. While their effusiveness may be misconstrued as scheming by some, Geminis generally have their hearts in the right place. It's that ample energy which can also paint them as scatterbrained and unfocused, but behind all that zipping around, the Twins are busily filing all that good data away. The element associated with Gemini is Air. Air signs are the thinking person's signs, and the Twins don't disappoint. Those born under this sign prize intellect and consider it the key to all things. At work, they are the clearest of thinkers, looking at a project from all (well, at least two) sides and putting forth some logical and well-thought-out ideas. This quality makes Geminis an asset to any team, and while these folks are not inclined to take the lead, they are a most valuable component. It's also the Gemini's literary bent that allows them to offer a useful perspective on most any situation. The Twins also enjoy bringing their objective reasoning and big-picture ability into their personal relationships. While some may perceive all this logical thought as cold and unemotional, it's simply how these folks tick. They want to connect, they just do it their own way. Luckily for Geminis (and their pals), their lightness of spirit and youthful exuberance help them to appear forever young. In keeping with that skip in their step, Geminis enjoy short road trips -- and their agile minds and nimble hands ensure that they could change a tire (if needed) in no time flat. Is all of this Twin-energy more than any one person can handle? Ah, maybe that's


In 1979, where in Pennsylvania was there a partial nuclear meltdown accident?

Three Mile Island | TMI 2 |Three Mile Island Accident. - World Nuclear Association Three Mile Island Accident (March 2001, minor update Jan 2012) In 1979 at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the core to melt in the #2 reactor. The TMI-2 reactor was destroyed. Some radioactive gas was released a couple of days after the accident, but not enough to cause any dose above background levels to local residents. There were no injuries or adverse health effects from the Three Mile Island accident. The Three Mile Island power station is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in USA. It had two pressurized water reactors. One PWR was of 800 MWe (775 MWe net) and entered service in 1974. It remains one of the best-performing units in USA. Unit 2 was of 906 MWe (880 MWe net) and almost brand new. The accident to unit 2 happened at 4 am on 28 March 1979 when the reactor was operating at 97% power. It involved a relatively minor malfunction in the secondary cooling circuit which caused the temperature in the primary coolant to rise. This in turn caused the reactor to shut down automatically. Shut down took about one second. At this point a relief valve failed to close, but instrumentation did not reveal the fact, and so much of the primary coolant drained away that the residual decay heat in the reactor core was not removed. The core suffered severe damage as a result. The operators were unable to diagnose or respond properly to the unplanned automatic shutdown of the reactor. Deficient control room instrumentation and inadequate emergency response training proved to be root causes of the accident The chain of events during the Three Mile Island Accident Within seconds of the shutdown, the pilot-operated relief valve (PORV) on the reactor cooling system opened, as it was supposed to. About 10 seconds later it should have closed. But it remained open, leaking vital reactor coolant water to the reactor coolant drain tank. The operators believed the relief valve had shut because instruments showed them that a "close" signal was sent to the valve. However, they did not have an instrument indicating the valve's actual position. Responding to the loss of cooling water, high-pressure injection pumps automatically pushed replacement water into the reactor system. As water and steam escaped through the relief valve, cooling water surged into the pressuriser, raising the water level in it. (The pressuriser is a tank which is part of the primary reactor cooling system, maintaining proper pressure in the system. The relief valve is located on the pressuriser. In a PWR like TMI-2, water in the primary cooling system around the core is kept under very high pressure to keep it from boiling.) Operators responded by reducing the flow of replacement water. Their training told them that the pressuriser water level was the only dependable indication of the amount of cooling water in the system. Because the pressuriser level was increasing, they thought the reactor system was too full of water. Their training told them to do all they could to keep the pressuriser from filling with water. If it filled, they could not control pressure in the cooling system and it might rupture. Steam then formed in the reactor primary cooling system. Pumping a mixture of steam and water caused the reactor cooling pumps to vibrate. Because the severe vibrations could have damaged the pumps and made them unusable, operators shut down the pumps. This ended forced cooling of the reactor core. (The operators still believed the system was nearly full of water because the pressuriser level remained high.) However, as reactor coolant water boiled away, the reactor?s fuel core was uncovered and became even hotter. The fuel rods were damaged and released radioactive material into the cooling water. At 6:22 am operators closed a block valve between the relief valve and the pressuriser. This action stopped the loss of coolant water through the relief valve. However, superheated steam and gases blocked the flow of water through the core cooling syst


What element is third in the periodic table of the elements, after hydrogen and helium?

Chemical Elements Chemical Elements CHEMICAL ELEMENTS The Periodic Table of the Elements - (From The Sciences, 6th ed., by Trefil and Hazen) The periodic table of the elements, which systematizes all known chemical elements, provides a powerful conceptual framework for understanding the structure and interaction of atoms. Dimitri Mendeleev, the Russian scientist who studied the regularity or periodicity in the known chemical elements, related that periodicity to each element’s atomic properties. Today, each element is assigned an integer, called the atomic number, which defines the sequence of elements in the table. The atomic number corresponds to the number of protons in the atom, or, equivalently, if the atom is not charged, to the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus. If you arrange the elements as shown in Figure 8-18 (see below), with elements getting progressively heavier as you read from left to right and top to bottom as in a book, then elements in the same vertical column have very similar chemical properties. Periodic Chemical Properties The most striking characteristic of the periodic table is the similarity of elements in any given column. In the far left-hand column of the table, for example, are highly reactive elements called alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, etc.). Each of these soft, silvery elements forms compounds (called salts) by combining in a one-to-one ratio with any of the elements in the next to last column (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, etc.). Water dissolves these compounds, which include sodium chloride, or table salt. The elements in the second column, including beryllium, magnesium, and calcium, are metallic elements called the alkaline earth metals and they too display similar chemical properties among themselves. These elements, for example, combine with oxygen in a one-to-one ratio to form colorless compounds with very high melting temperatures. Elements in the far right-hand column (helium, neon, argon, and so on), by contrast, are all colorless, odorless gases that are almost impossible to coax into any kind of chemical reaction. These so-called noble gases find applications when ordinary gases are too reactive. Helium lifts blimps, because the only other lighter-than-air gas is the dangerous, explosive element hydrogen. Argon fills incandescent light bulbs, because nitrogen or oxygen would react with the hot filament. In the late nineteenth century, scientists knew that the periodic table “worked”—it organized the 63 elements known at that time and implied the existence of others—but they had no idea why it worked. Their faith in the periodic table was buttressed by the fact that, when Mendeleev first wrote it down, there were holes in the table—places where he predicted elements should go, but for which no element was known. The ensuing search for the missing kinds of atoms produced the elements we now call scandium (in 1876) and germanium (in 1886). Why the Periodic Table Works: Electron Shells With the advent of Bohr’s atomic model and its modern descendants, we finally have some understanding of why the periodic table works. We now realize that the pattern of elements in the periodic table mirrors the spatial arrangement of electrons around the atom’s nucleus—a concentric arrangement of electrons into shells. The atom is largely empty space. When two atoms come near enough to each other to undergo a chemical reaction—a carbon atom and an oxygen atom in a burning piece of coal, for example—electrons in the outermost shells meet each other first. These outermost electrons govern the chemical properties of materials. We have to understand the behavior of these electrons if we want to understand the periodic table. To do this, we need to know one more curious fact about electrons. Electrons are particles that obey what is called the Pauli exclusion principle, which says that no two electrons can occupy the same energy state at the same time. One analogy is to compare electrons to cars in a parking lot. Each car takes


In 1973, Britain joined at the same time as Ireland and which other country?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1973: Britain joins the EEC 1973: Britain joins the EEC The United Kingdom has become a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community. Ireland and Denmark also joined Britain in becoming the newest members of the community, bringing the total number of member states to nine. At midnight last night a Union Jack flag was raised at the EEC's headquarters in Brussels to mark the occasion. Celebrations were held in the city and one of Britain's new European Commissioners, George Thomson, joined revellers in a torch lit procession. Prime Minister Edward Heath is optimistic that Britain's membership of the community will bring prosperity to the country. He said: "It is going to be a gradual development and obviously things are not going to happen overnight. "But from the point of view of our everyday lives we will find there is a great cross-fertilisation of knowledge and information, not only in business but in every other sphere. "And this will enable us to be more efficient and more competitive in gaining more markets not only in Europe but in the rest of the world." More than 1,000 Britons will relocate to Brussels over the coming months to take up their places as civil servants of the community. Britain will be given four votes within the council, which proposes policies on issues ranging from the environment to public health. Membership applications by the UK to join the EEC were refused in 1963 and 1967 because the French President of the time Charles de Gaulle doubted the UK's political will. It is understood, however, his real fear was that English would suddenly become the common language of the community.


In which year was the Maastricht treaty signed? (It came into force a year later.)

EUR-Lex - xy0026 - EN - EUR-Lex Text Treaty of Maastricht on European Union The Treaty on European Union (TEU) represents a new stage in European integration since it opens the way to political integration. It creates a European Union consisting of three pillars: the European Communities, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (JHA). The Treaty introduces the concept of European citizenship, reinforces the powers of the European Parliament and launches economic and monetary union (EMU). Besides, the EEC becomes the European Community (EC). BIRTH The Treaty on European Union (TEU), signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992, entered into force on 1 November 1993. This Treaty is the result of external and internal events. At external level, the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the outlook of German reunification led to a commitment to reinforce the Community's international position. At internal level, the Member States wished to supplement the progress achieved by the Single European Act with other reforms. This led to the convening of two Inter-Governmental Conferences, one on EMU and the other on political union. The Hanover European Council of 27 and 28 June 1988 entrusted the task of preparing a report proposing concrete steps towards economic union to a group of experts chaired by Jacques Delors. The Dublin European Council of 28 April 1990, on the basis of a Belgian memorandum on institutional reform and a Franco-German initiative inviting the Member States to consider accelerating the political construction of Europe, decided to examine the need to amend the EC Treaty so as to move towards European integration. It was the Rome European Council of 14 and 15 December 1990 which finally launched the two Intergovernmental Conferences. This culminated a year later in the Maastricht Summit of 9 and 10 December 1991. OBJECTIVES With the Treaty of Maastricht, the Community clearly went beyond its original economic objective, i.e. creation of a common market, and its political ambitions came to the fore. In this context, the Treaty of Maastricht responds to five key goals: strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the institutions; improve the effectiveness of the institutions; establish economic and monetary union; develop the Community social dimension; establish a common foreign and security policy. STRUCTURE The Treaty has a complicated structure. Its preamble is followed by seven titles. Title I contains provisions shared by the Communities, common foreign policy, and judicial cooperation. Title II contains provisions amending the EEC Treaty, while Titles III and IV amend the ECSC and EAEC Treaties respectively. Title V introduces provisions concerning common foreign and security policy (CFSP). Title VI contains provisions on cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs (JHA). The final provisions are set out in Title VII. EUROPEAN UNION The Maastricht Treaty creates the European Union, which consists of three pillars: the European Communities, common foreign and security policy and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The first pillar consists of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)  and Euratom  and concerns the domains in which the Member States share their sovereignty via the Community institutions. The process known as the Community method applies in this connection, i.e. a proposal by the European Commission, its adoption by the Council and the European Parliament and the monitoring of compliance with Community law by the Court of Justice. The second pillar establishes common foreign and security policy (CFSP), enshrined in Title V of the Treaty on European Union. This replaces the provisions of the Single European Act and allows Member States to take joint action in the field of foreign policy. This pillar involves an intergovernmental decision-making process which largely relies on unanimity. The Commission and Parliament play a modest role and the Court of Justice has no say in this area.


Who composed ‘Finlandia’ (1899) and the ‘Karelia Suite’ (c 1893)?

My Choice - Rabat: Sibelius - Karelia & Finlandia - YouTube My Choice - Rabat: Sibelius - Karelia & Finlandia Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 3, 2012 Category


Bedrich was the first name of which Czech composer, 1824 to 1884?

Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884) - Find A Grave Memorial Prague Prague Capital City, Czech Republic Composer, Conductor. The founder of nationalism in Czech music. In his best known works, the comic opera "The Bartered Bride" (1866) and the orchestral cycle "Ma Vlast" ("My Homeland", 1875 to 1880), he pioneered a distinctive Czech style derived from Bohemian folk and cultural traditions. Smetana was born in Leitomischel, Bohemia. His father, an amateur violinist, gave him his first lessons and by age eight he was skilled in piano and violin. In 1844 he moved to Prague, where he studied composition and theory with Josef Proksch. After a disastrous 1847 concert tour dashed his hopes of becoming a keyboard virtuoso, he opened a piano school with the encouragement of Franz Liszt, an important influence. His early compositions, including the Overture in D (1848), the "Triumphal Symphony" (1854), and the tone poem "Wallenstein's Camp" (1859) are much in the Berlioz-Liszt romantic mode. The 1850s were dark times for Smetana. His wife and three of their four daughters died from illnesses; he subsequently remarried, unhappily. His career floundered in Prague and from 1856 to 1860 he served as a music director in G�teborg, Sweden, which he described as "a backwater". Liszt remained a source of inspiration. Smetana strengthened his orchestral technique by studying Liszt's "Faust Symphony" and the early symphonic poems, and in September 1857 he visited his idol in Weimar. On that occasion an offhand remark decided his future. During a group discussion of opera, Viennese conductor Johann von Herbeck asserted that Czechs were too indebted to Austro-German culture to make music of their own. Smetana recalled, "I swore there and then that no other than I should beget a native Czech music". The advent of a more liberal political climate in his homeland, and the announcement that a Provisional Theatre would be opened for specifically Czech stage works, prompted Smetana's enthusiastic return to Prague in 1861. He hoped to become music director of the new theatre but the appointment was given to the more conservative conductor Jan Nepomuk Mayr, launching a bitter public feud between the two. Likewise he was passed over for the position as director of the Prague Conservatory in 1864. Instead he devoted his energies to a national competition for the best historical and comic operas based on Czech themes, to be presented at the Provisional Theatre. He won both and in the process single-handedly created Czech opera with "The Brandenburgers in Bohemia" (1866) and "The Bartered Bride". Mayr refused to conduct or even rehearse "The Brandenburgers", so Smetana led the premiere himself; it was so well received that Mayr resigned and was replaced by his rival. Curiously, the first performances of "The Bartered Bride" flopped, but Smetana revised the score and its definitive 1870 version was a triumph, eventually conquering the world's stages. He went on to write six more operas, "Dalibor" (1868), "Libuse" (1872), "The Two Widows" (1874), "The Kiss" (1876), "The Secret" (1878), and "The Devil's Wall" (1882), though none achieved international fame. Smetana's directorship of the Provisional Theatre was marred by controversy. While he introduced over 40 operas to its repertory and promoted much new Czech music, his enemies (led by Mayr) saw him as a "dangerous modernist" whose admiration for Liszt and Wagner was incompatible with a truly nationalist brand of art. His orchestra split into factions, with young violist Antonin Dvorak vociferously leading the pro-Smetana group, and in 1873 a petition was circulated for his dismissal. The support of many prominent artists assured that his contract was renewed at an increased salary, but the victory was short-lived. In 1874 Smetana began suffering from the onset of tertiary syphilis, marked by memory lapses and a constant ringing in his ears. By October of that year he had grown completely deaf and was forced to resign from the Provisional Theatre. His creativity remained unimpaired and the next six years were


In which month did Browning long to be in England, in ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’?

SparkNotes: Robert Browning’s Poetry: “Home-Thoughts, From Abroad” “Home-Thoughts, From Abroad” “The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed’s Church” “Fra Lippo Lippi” Oh, to be in England, Now that April’s there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England - now! And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows - Hark! where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops - at the bent spray’s edge - That’s the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children’s dower, - Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower! Summary “Home-Thoughts, From Abroad” celebrates the everyday and the domestic, taking the form of a short lyric. The poet casts himself in the role of the homesick traveler, longing for every detail of his beloved home. At this point in his career, Browning had spent quite a bit of time in Italy, so perhaps the longing for England has a bit of biographical urgency attached to it. The poem describes a typical springtime scene in the English countryside, with birds singing and flowers blooming. Browning tries to make the ordinary magical, as he describes the thrush’s ability to recreate his transcendental song over and over again. Form Except for the poem’s rhyme scheme and number of lines, it resembles an inverted sonnet: it divides into two sections, each of which is characterized by its own tone. The first, shorter stanza establishes the emotional tenor of the poem—the speaker longs for his home. This section contains two trimeter lines, followed by two tetrameter lines, three pentameter lines, and a final trimeter line; it rhymes ABABCCDD. The metrical pattern and the rhyme scheme give it a sort of rising and falling sense that mirrors the emotional rise and fall of the poem’s central theme: the burst of joy at thinking of home, then the resignation that home lies so far away. The second section is longer, and consists almost entirely of pentameter lines, save the eighth line, which is tetrameter. It rhymes AABCBCDDEEFF. The more even metrical pattern and more drawn-out rhyme plan allow for a more contemplative feel; it is here that the poet settles back and thinks on the progress of the seasons that cycle outside of him. In its metrical irregularity and surprising last line, as well as its overall tone, the poem suggests the work of Emily Dickinson. Commentary This seemingly simple little poem reacts in quite complex ways to both Romanticism and the development of the British Empire. The domestic bliss and rapturous exchange with nature that characterize many Romantic poems emerge here as the constructions of people who do not live the life about which they write. But these constructions were integral to an illusion of “Rural England” that served as a crucial background for many philosophical ideas, and as a powerful unifying principle for many Britons: as the British Empire grew, and more British citizens began to live outside the home islands, maintaining a mythical conception of “England” became important as a way to differentiate oneself from the colonies’ native population. As works like Forster’s A Passage to India show, the British abroad in the colonies (such as India) worked much harder at being British than their compatriots in London. Thus in this period, sentimental thoughts of the English countryside, such as the ones in this poem, hardly ever present a pure nostalgia; rather, they carry a great deal of ideological weight. Nevertheless this poem contains much sincerity. Browning had left Britain, although he lived in Italy and not in a British colony. And as is evident from the poem, his relationship with “home” was a troubled one: although the speaker


In the name of the unpleasant bacterium c. difficile, what does the ‘C’ represent?

C. diff (C. difficile Colitis): Symptoms, Treatment & Causes Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) facts Clostridium difficile colitis is an infection of the colon by the bacterium, Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ). C. difficile causes colitis by producing toxins that damage the lining of the colon. The symptoms of C. difficile colitis are fever , diarrhea , and abdominal pain . Serious complications of C. difficile colitis include dehydration , rupture of the colon, and spread of infection to the abdominal cavity or body. Severe infection is life-threatening. The most common cause of C. difficle colitis is treatment with antibiotics. The antibiotics are believed to suppress normal colonic bacteria that usually keep C. difficile from multiplying and causing colitis. Most cases of C. difficile colitis occur in patients in the hospital, but the number of cases that occur among individuals not having been in or recently discharged from the hospital has increased greatly. The primary means of diagnosing C.difficile colitis is by testing for the bacterial toxins in samples of stool. The treatment of C. difficile colitis is with antibiotics, primarily vancomycin and metronidazole . Up to 10% of patients do not respond to a course of one of the antibiotics and require retreatment, more prolonged treatment or treatment with a different antibiotic. Ten to 20 percent of patients who are successfully treated by their first course of antibiotics have a relapse of the colitis after the antibiotics are stopped. Among patients who relapse, additional treatment with antibiotics is less successful than the initial treatment in permanently curing the colitis, and multiple relapses in these patients are common. Among the treatments for multiple relapses of C. difficile colitis, a widely studied and effective treatment is transplantation of fecal bacteria from relatives or stool banks. What is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile?)


What colour are viagra tablets (apparently)?

Taking | Viagra Taking VIAGRA is prescription medicine used to treat     erectile dysfunction (ED). VIAGRA is not for women or children. Search form You and your doctor have options. Your doctor will start you on the VIAGRA dose he thinks is right for you. For most men, the recommended dose is 50 mg. Based on effectiveness and toleration, the dose may be increased to a maximum recommended dose of 100 mg or decreased to 25 mg. The maximum recommended dosing frequency is once per day. Be sure to tell your doctor about all of the medications you take and any other medical conditions as your dose may need to be adjusted. VIAGRA comes in three doses: VIAGRA 50 mg and 100 mg are also available in single packs. Learn more. VIAGRA at 50 mg or 100 mg helped approximately 4 out of 5 men get and keep erections hard enough for sex.* *Seventy-two percent, 80%, and 85% of the patients on 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg of VIAGRA, respectively, achieved erections hard enough for sex, compared to 50% on placebo. Also, men taking VIAGRA showed an improvement in their ability to get and keep an erection versus those who took placebo. NEXT: Check out single packs. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about VIAGRA Single Packs. There's another way to take VIAGRA with you when you need it. VIAGRA Single Packs come in 50 mg and 100 mg doses and have the same prescription coverage as VIAGRA pills you get in a bottle. Your doctor can write a prescription for single packs or you can ask your pharmacist for them when you fill your prescription. Don’t have a prescription? GENTLEMEN: Check out these tips for taking VIAGRA. Did you know that there are things you can do to make the most of your experience with VIAGRA? 1 Get into the mood. You will not get an erection just by taking VIAGRA. You must be sexually stimulated for it to work. 2 Take your time. VIAGRA usually starts to work within 30-60 minutes. You may take it up to 4 hours before sexual activity. So there's no need to rush. 3 Eat smart before you start. VIAGRA can be taken with or without food. If you take VIAGRA after a high-fat meal (such as a cheeseburger and french fries), it may take a little longer to start working. If at first you don’t succeed… If you’ve tried VIAGRA and if you're still not getting results, ask your doctor to see if adjusting your dose might help. Remember, VIAGRA should not be taken more than one time a day. Scroll or Click for Important Safety Information and Indication Important Safety Information and Indication Click to Expand IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Do not take VIAGRA (sildenafil citrate) if you: take any medicines called nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, or guanylate cyclase stimulators like Adempas (riociguat) for pulmonary hypertension. Your blood pressure could drop to an unsafe level are allergic to sildenafil, as contained in VIAGRA and REVATIO, or any of the ingredients in VIAGRA Discuss your health with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough for sex. If you experience chest pain, dizziness, or nausea during sex, seek immediate medical help VIAGRA can cause serious side effects. Rarely reported side effects include: an erection that will not go away (priapism). If you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, get medical help right away. If it is not treated right away, priapism can permanently damage your penis sudden vision loss in one or both eyes. Sudden vision loss in one or both eyes can be a sign of a serious eye problem called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Stop taking VIAGRA and call your healthcare provider right away if you have any sudden vision loss sudden hearing decrease or hearing loss. Some people may also have ringing in their ears (tinnitus) or dizziness. If you have these symptoms, stop taking VIAGRA and contact a doctor right away Before you take VIAGRA, tell your healthcare provider if you: have or have had heart problems such as a heart attack, irregular heartbeat, angina, chest pain, narrowing of the aortic valve, or heart failure have had heart surgery within the last 6 months have


The character Robinson Crusoe was almost certainly based on whom?

The Real Robinson Crusoe   |   History | Smithsonian Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use The Real Robinson Crusoe He was a pirate, a hothead and a lout, but castaway Alexander Selkirkthe author's ancestor inspired one of the greatest yarns in literature By Bruce Selcraig Smithsonian Magazine              | Subscribe July 2005 Three centuries ago an impetuous Scottish sailor known as Alexander Selkirk—though this wasn’t his real name—was languishing off the coast of Chile in a battlescarred, worm-eaten British ship called the Cinque Ports when he began to argue with the captain that the leaky, disease- ridden vessel was a deathtrap. From This Story Did Archaeologists Uncover Blackbeard's Treasure? Selkirk, a skilled navigator, and the ship’s sickened crew were privateers—in effect, legalized pirates for the British Crown—who had spent a year at sea off South America robbing Spanish ships and coastal villages. Selkirk had already been on a similar voyage. He knew all the risks. But by October 1704, as the Cinque Ports anchored off a deserted archipelago 418 miles west of Valparaiso, Chile, he had made a lifechanging decision. Selkirk demanded that his 21-year-old captain, Lt. Thomas Stradling, whom he regarded as arrogant, leave him on the largest island, a wish that Stradling was only too happy to oblige. By all accounts the 28-year-old Selkirk was a hothead. Back home in Scotland he had beaten up his father and two brothers over a harmless prank and would later leave both the women who claimed to be his wife. In any case, Selkirk was left ashore, but when he realized that none of the crew was joining him in the mutiny, he frantically waded back into the ocean and begged forgiveness from Stradling, a tyrant who delighted in saying no. Fortunately, for Selkirk’s sake and world literature’s, he accepted his fate, survived, and upon his return to England, inspired one of the world’s great tales of self-reliance and courage, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Yet the cliché holds true—truth is stranger than fiction. The real life of Alexander Selkirk surpassed Crusoe’s in almost every aspect. But then I may be biased. You see, poor Alex—pirate, lout and hero—was not in fact born with the name Selkirk, but with an even less common Scottish name, one to which I’ve grown attached: Selcraig. Yes, Alex is family. I am, according to Scottish genealogist Tony Reid, directly descended from Alex’s oldest brother, John. Alex apparently never had children. The first I remember hearing of the Selcraig-Crusoe connection was from my National Geographic-hoarding dad, now 91, who would wait until he had a captive audience at dinner to tell us kids about our Scottish ancestors. We mostly nodded and asked to be excused from the table, but as I grew older, I learned that Selkirk was hardly just a castaway and accidental hero. When Alexander Selcraig was born in Lower Largo, Scotland, in 1676, it was a fishing village in Fife with fewer than a thousand souls, across the Firth of Forth (an estuary of the North Sea) from bustling Edinburgh, then a metropolis of close to 30,000. Today it’s a quiet weekend destination for harried urbanites where BMWs crawl along a 15-foot-wide Main Street past centuries-old sandstone row houses with orange pantiled roofs and crow-stepped gables. These days, the wide sandy beach beneath the inviting Crusoe Hotel is still perfect for dogs and long walks, but the herring boats that once choked the harbor are long departed, as are the fishermen, their net factories and the flaxen mills. There’s a tiny corner market, a railway pub and someone who offers “Reiki Indian head massage,” but a more powerful draw for many visitors is that Lower Largo is 15 minutes from Scotland’s cradle of golf, St. Andrews. Were this the United States, you wouldn’t be able to see the ocean for all the billboards touting Crusoe Land Thrill Rides and Man Friday Burgers, but the Scots are a bit more restrained. Or perhaps it’s because, as a local drama critic put it to me over tea and scones: “Selkirk was a bit of a bastard, more


Which ten-letter word means ‘cave dweller’?

Cave-dwelling - definition of cave-dwelling by The Free Dictionary Cave-dwelling - definition of cave-dwelling by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cave-dwelling One that dwells in a cave, especially a prehistoric human. cave′-dwell′ing adj. 1. a person, as a prehistoric human, living in a cave. 2. a person living in an apartment building. [1860–65] cave man , caveman , troglodyte primitive , primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: web-toed salamander References in periodicals archive ? Oscar-nominated animation which tells the story of a young orphan called Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright), who was raised by a group of cave-dwelling trash collectors in an underground home beneath the city of Cheesebridge. CHRISTMAS EVE DECEMBER 24; BEST OF THE CHRISTMAS MOVIES Nick Crane follows in the footsteps of the Victorians as he seeks out sea caves in Jersey that took nerves of steel to reach, and Ian McMillan is on Scotland's Ayrshire coast where he delves into the story of Sawney Bean, asking whether this cave-dwelling cannibal was simply the product of a wild imagination. WINGS OF LOVE.. Bats sing romantic songs to each other says UCD expert but it's a sad state of aairs when watching children's programming that the most we can expect for them is to watch colourful aliens jumping up and down babbling gobbledegook or watching an odd cave-dwelling guy who spends his time polishing rocks. TURNED OFF BY THE TELETUBBIES The Egyptian public in the year ahead will judge how he behaves and what he delivers in response to the urgent need to provide real services and jobs--rather than emotional fantasies and cave-dwelling, feel-good hope--to tens of millions of needy Egyptians.


Which scientist was offered the Presidency of Israel?

Offering the Presidency of Israel to Albert Einstein | Jewish Virtual Library Offering the Presidency of Israel to Albert Einstein (November 17, 1952) Letter Offering Albert Einstein the Presidency of Israel: Embassy of Israel Dear Professor [Albert] Einstein : The bearer of this letter                    is Mr. David Goitein of Jerusalem who is                    now serving as Minister at our Embassy in                    Washington. He is bringing you the question which Prime Minister Ben                     Gurion asked me                    to convey to you, namely, whether you would                    accept the Presidency of Israel if it were                    offered you by a vote of the Knesset. Acceptance                    would entail moving to Israel and taking                    its citizenship. The Prime Minister assures                    me that in such circumstances complete                    facility and freedom to pursue your great                    scientific work would be afforded by a                    government and people who are fully conscious                    of the supreme significance of your labors. Mr. Goitein will be able                    to give you any information that you may                    desire on the implications of the Prime Minister's                    question. Whatever your inclination                    or decision may be, I should be deeply grateful                    for an opportunity to speak with you again                    within the next day or two at any place convenient                    for you. I understand the anxieties and                    doubts which you expressed to me this evening.                    On the other hand, whatever your answer,                    I am anxious for you to feel that the Prime                    Minister's question embodies the deepest respect which the Jewish people can repose                    in any of its sons. To this element of                    personal regard, we add the sentiment that                    Israel is a small State in its physical                    dimensions, but can rise to the level of                    greatness in the measure that it exemplifies                    the most elevated spiritual and intellectual                    traditions which the Jewish people has                    established through its best minds and                    hearts both in antiquity and in modern                    times. Our first President, as you know,                    taught us to see our destiny in these great                    perspectives, as you yourself have often                    exhorted us to do. Therefore, whatever your                    response to this question, I hope that you                    will think generously of those who have asked                    it, and will commend the high purposes and                    motives which prompted them to think of you                    at this solemn hour in our people's history. With cordial wishes,


Somaliland and Eritrea were both colonized by which European nation?

Somalia 1. Is   Somalia a State?   Somalia is a country that has experienced excessive   amounts of political instability during the past decade. Somalia, like most   other countries in Africa, was colonized by European nations during the late   1800s. In 1887, Britain became concerned with keeping the route to India open   through the Suez Canal, which was opened in 1869 and as a result Britain proclaimed   Somalia as a British protectorate and named it British Somaliland. In the beginning of the 20th century British control of British Somaliland   was challenged by native uprisings. In 1910 the British abandoned the interior   of Somaliland and withdrew to the coastal regions. Italy seized the opportunity   to extend its control inland and took over many of the regions that the British   had abandoned. In the aftermath of W.W.II, Italy was forced to relinquish its possessions   in Africa and control of Somalia was given to the United Nations and for 10   years it was a UN trust territory under Italian administration until July   1, 1960 when Somalia was granted independence and it merged with the former   British protectorate of Somaliland. Somalia's transformation into an independent state was peaceful in the beginning   but is soon erupted into a violent conflict. In 1969 Abdi Rashid Ali Shirmarke,   Somalia's second President, was assassinated and in the following days a military   coup, led by Major General Muhammed Siyad Barre, tgained control of the country.   In 1970 Barre declared Somalia to be a socialist state. Armed domestic opposition to Siyad Barre arose in 1988 in the Northern part   of the country. The Somali National Movement (SNM), the United Somali Congress   (USC), and the Ogadeni Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) joined forces to fight   against Siyad Barre's government. In 1990 as Barre began to lose control of   the country, the local political and business figures came together to sign   the Mogadishu Manifesto, calling for Barre's resignation. Mohammed Siyad Barre fled Somalia in January 27, 1991 and Somalia descended   into a state of anarchy. After Barre fled from the country the USC established   an interim provisional government, which was headed by provisional President   Ali Mahdi Mahammad. As of September 1991, Somalia is effectively under the   control of as many as 12 rival clans and sub clans. Somalia currently has no stable government and   many of the areas of the country continue to be under self-rule with control   held by local leaders. Somalia is a country comprised of roughly 7.5 million   people, many of who are nomads or refugees. The establishment of a government   has proved to be extremely difficult and currently Somalia remains a lawless   nation. Keeping   a Shaky Peace in Somalia   2. What   Kind of Nation is Somalia?   Prior to the civil war that occurred in Somalia   in 1991 the country appeared to be one of the most homogeneous countries in   Africa. The majority of people in Somalia are ethnic Somalis who speak dialects   of the same language and practice the same religion. However, a multitude   of ethnic and cultural divisions exists within the country. The practice of   Islam varies nationwide, and has over the years, been influenced by different   aspects of Arab culture. Somalia has a significant number of ethnic and economic minority groups. People   of Bantu descent tend to live in farming villages and in the southern part   of the country. Individuals of Arab descent and other non-African immigrants   tend to reside in the coastal cities, such as Mogadishu. Among Somalis, a   primary division exists between the Samaale and the Sab. The Samaale are the   majority of the Somali people and consist of four main clan families the Dir,   Isaaq, Hawiye, and Daaroodeach which is further divided into sub-clans. The   Samaale are primarily of nomadic origin and live throughout Somalia and in   Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. The S


Lemurs in the wild are unique to which country?

Ring-Tailed Lemurs, Ring-Tailed Lemur Pictures, Ring-Tailed Lemur Facts - National Geographic Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man Please add a "relative" entry to your dictionary. Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere else on Earth. Lemurs may have floated there eons ago on "rafts" of vegetation and evolved in isolation over countless centuries. Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through the trees, but cannot grip with their tails as some of their primate cousins do. Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves, flowers, tree bark, and sap. Ring-tailed lemurs have powerful scent glands and use their unique odor as a communication tool and even as a kind of weapon. Lemurs mark their territory by scent, serving notice of their presence to all who can smell. During mating season, male lemurs battle for dominance by trying to outstink each other. They cover their long tails with smelly secretions and wave them in the air to determine which animal is more powerful. Ring-tailed lemurs live in groups known as troops. These groups may include 6 to 30 animals, but average about 17. Both sexes live in troops, but a dominant female presides over all. Ring-tailed lemurs are endangered, largely because the sparse, dry forests they love are quickly vanishing.


To within one year either way, when was the last judicial hanging in Great Britain?

History of British judicial hanging In Britain , death by hanging was the principal form of execution from Anglo-Saxon times until capital punishment was suspended in 1964. Up to May 1868 all hangings were carried out in public and attracted large crowds who were at least supposed to be deterred by the spectacle, but who more probably went for the morbid excitement and the carnival atmosphere that usually surrounded such events. The modern expression Gala Day is derived from the Anglo-Saxon gallows day.  After hangings retreated inside prisons, large crowds would still often gather outside the gates to see the raising of the black flag up to 1902, the posting of death notice up to abolition or to protest the execution. In the 230 year the period from 1735 to 1964 there were some 10,935 civilian executions in England and Wales alone, comprising 10,378 men and 557 women.ï¿½ In 273 of the early cases, it is not possible to be totally certain from surviving records whether a death sentence was actually carried out or not. 32 of the 375 women executed between 1735 and 1799 were burnt at the stake. Country * 1827 ï¿½ 1899 figures for all of Ireland .  78 executions (all male) were carried out for offences under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty at Execution Dock between 1735 and 1830 and are included above. UK . On the 26th of May 1868, Michael Barrett, a Fenian, (what would now be called an I.R.A. terrorist) became the last man to be publicly hanged in England, before a huge crowd outside Newgate prison, for causing an explosion at Clerkenwell in London which killed Sarah Ann Hodgkinson and six other innocent people. Three days later on the 29th of May 1868 . Parliament passed the Capital Punishment (Amendment) Act, ending public hanging.ï¿½ Frances Kidder was the last woman to be publicly hanged in Britain , when she was executed at Maidstone at midday on Thursday, the 2nd of April 1868. Strangely the last fully public hanging in the British Isles did not take place until the 11th of August 1875 , when Joseph Phillip Le Brun was executed for murder on the island was that of Robert McGladdery on the 20th of December 1961 at Belfast for the murder of Pearle Gamble.  21 year old Henry Burnett was the last person hanged in Scotland in the newly constructed Condemned Suite at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen on the 15th of August 1963 for the murder of Thomas Guyan. The last hangings of all in Britain were two carried out simultaneously at 8.00 a.m. on August the 13th, 1964 at Liverpool's Walton prison and Strangeways prison in Manchester, when Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans were executed for the murder of John West.ï¿½ Thus ended capital punishment in Britain , the remaining death sentences passed prior to the 9th of November, 1965 being commuted and the death penalty effectively abolished thereafter.ï¿½ A further 17 men would be sentenced to death, the last being 23 year old David Stephen Chapman on the 1st of November 1965, for a murder committed during the course of a robbery.ï¿½ On the 9th of November 1965, the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act suspended the death penalty for murder in the United Kingdom for a period of five years.ï¿½ On the 16th of December 1969 , the House of Commons reaffirmed its decision that capital punishment for murder should be permanently abolished. On a free vote, the House voted by 343 to 185, a majority of 158, that the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, should not expire. Thus, the death penalty for murder was formally abolished.  For a detailed discussion of abolition click here . The gallows. (Visit the Gallows Gallery for pictures of British gallows up to the beginning of the 20th century) A tree was the earliest form of gallows with prisoners being either hauled up manually by the hangman or turned off from a ladder or the tail of a cart.  Two trees with a beam between them formed the gallows (see picture ) for 33 year old Mary Blandy's execution at Oxford April the 6th, 1752 . For a detailed account of her case, click here . In other places more conv


The coypu, or nutria, was originally native to which continent?

Environmental Concern-Facts About Nutria   What is a Nutria? Nutria are large rodents that look like beavers with long, thin tails.  Nutria may weigh up to 20 lbs, but on average weight between 12-15 lbs, with males slightly larger than females. They have dense, grayish underfur overlaid by long glossy guard hairs that vary in color from dark brown to yellowish brown. Their large front teeth are yellow-orange to orange-red on the outer surface.  The forepaws have four well-developed clawed toes and one non-functional toe. The hind feet have 5 clawed toes: four webbed and one that hangs free. Nutria have several other adaptations to help them in the water.  Their eyes, ears and nostrils are set high on their heads.  The nostrils and mouth have valves that seal out water while swimming, diving or feeding underwater.  The female’s teats are located high on her sides to allow the young to suckle while in the water.  Nutria are primarily nocturnal (active at night), with peak activity occurring near midnight.  When food is abundant, nutria rest and groom during the day and feed at night. When food is limited, daytime feeding increases, especially in wetlands free from disturbance. Where are Nutria       Found? Nutria inhabit fresh and brackish marshes, rivers, bayous, farm ponds, freshwater impoundments, drainage canals, swamps and various other types of wetlands. Although found in 16 U.S. states, nutria are native to South America.  Their original range includes Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil.  Due to escaping from captivity in the U.S. and elsewhere, they now inhabit a much greater area. Nutria were first imported into the United States between 1899 and 1930 in an attempt to establish a fur farm industry. Many of the fur farms failed in the late 1940's because fur prices fell and nutria did not reproduce well in captivity. Many nutria were released into the wild. Nutria have been reported in every Maryland Eastern Shore county and are found from Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware through the Delmarva Peninsula to Virginia's Eastern Shore. They have also been reported on the western shore of Maryland in the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers and in Virginia as far south as the Northern Neck near the Rappahanock River. Reproduction: Nutria are highly prolific and breed all year. Reproductive peaks occur in late winter, early summer and mid-autumn. Reproduction and survival may be influenced by extreme weather conditions.  Nutria reach sexual maturity at four to six months.  Sexually mature male nutria can breed throughout the year. Females are pregnant from 128 to 130 days, and are ready to breed within 48 hours after giving birth. Litters average four to five young. However, nutria can have up to 13 young per litter and may have 3 litters per year. Young are born fully furred and active, weighing 8 oz. at birth.  They can swim and eat vegetation shortly thereafter, still feeding on mother's milk for up to 8 weeks.  Within 5 days of life, nutria can survive away from the mother. What do Nutria Eat?  Nutria feed almost entirely on vegetation.  They are opportunistic feeders with an extremely varied diet. They consume about 25% of their body weight daily.  Their diet includes: Olney three-square (Schoenoplectus amercianus, formerly Scirpus olneyi), saltmarsh hay (Spartina patens) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), which are major components of the marshes of Dorchester County including Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).  Nutria also eat crops, lawn grasses, and ornamentals adjacent to aquatic habitats Problems Caused by       Nutria: As non-native species in Maryland, nutria have negative impacts on our marshes because: 1.  They have high reproductive capacity. 2.  They have no natural predators in Maryland. 3.  They feed primarily on marsh plants, creating open water and removing habitat for native species, especially muskrat and waterfowl. Population Increase: With no natural predators to help control population growth, nutria populations in Maryland ha