10 Best Scotland Experiences | IndependentTraveler.com 10 Best Scotland Experiences Scotland 10 Best Scotland ExperiencesMore Travel Inspiration Colorful kilts, the lilting sound of the bagpipe, stone castles and craggy mountains; there is no place else in the world like Scotland. Though it's a small place, Scotland packs quite a wallop when it comes to history, culture, natural beauty and literary celebrities. And if you're just visiting as a spectator, you're not experiencing the "real" Scotland. Sure, you can hear bagpipes almost anywhere you go, but did you know you can give the pipes a whirl yourself? Or how about making your own custom-blend Scotch whisky? Click through our slideshow to see the variety of experiences you can have on your trip to Scotland. Then check out our picks for the best places to stay , and learn how to get around . --written by Dori Saltzman and Sarah Schlichter Learn More About Scotland Getting Around Scotland Stay in a Lighthouse Scattered atop rocky promontories along some of Scotland's most breathtaking stretches of coastline, lighthouses once served as vital beacons for sailors. Their keepers have long since been replaced by automated technology to keep the lights burning, but the lighthouses themselves remain -- and now the keepers' cottages serve as unique places for visitors to stay. One of our favorites is the Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel, which offers luxurious rooms and suites, including one with a conservatory. For a budget stay, try the Rua Reidh Lighthouse, where the former lighthouse keepers' quarters have been turned into an affordable hostel with spectacular views across the water toward the Isle of Skye. To find other lighthouse accommodations, see VisitScotland.com. Scotland Lighthouses Recommended for You Check-in Check-out 602102,6840282,296247 *Prices above are provided by partners for one room, double occupancy and do not include all taxes and fees. Please see our partners for full details. See All Scotland Lighthouses Visit a Neolithic Village In 1850, damage wreaked by a violent winter storm in the remote Orkney Islands uncovered the ruins of a Neolithic village, dating back some 5,000 years -- making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Known as Skara Brae, this unique collection of eight stone dwellings is remarkably well preserved, including the furniture inside the houses (beds, dressers and hearths). The visitor center exhibits artifacts found at the site such as jewelry, pottery and stone carvings. While you can't walk into the original houses, there's a reconstruction that visitors can step inside to get an up-close glimpse of how our ancestors once lived. Skara Brae is located on Orkney's largest island, Mainland, which you can reach by air (Flybe) or ferry (NorthLink Ferries, Pentland Ferries, John O'Groats Ferries). Orkney Island Hotels Recommended for You Check-in Check-out 244772,1475566,568851 *Prices above are provided by partners for one room, double occupancy and do not include all taxes and fees. Please see our partners for full details. See All Orkney Island Hotels Learn the Sport of Kings A magnificent falcon soars overhead, then banks to the left and heads straight toward you. But that's okay, you're prepared. You've got your falconer's glove on, and the bird glides to your outstretched arm and settles its wings. One of the oldest activities known to humanity, falconry is sometimes known as the "Sport of Kings" because ownership of falcons was traditionally pretty much off limits to anyone but royalty. There are a handful of places around the world to try your hand at falconry, but in Scotland you'll get the most comprehensive introduction at the British School of Falconry at Gleneagles. From 45-minute introductory lessons to a full-day falconry hunting experience, you can choose from a variety of options that include "hands-on" handling and flying of Harris hawks. You can even combine your hawking experience with a two-night stay, with dinner and breakfast included. See All Auchterarder Hotels Discover Scotland's Great Trails For up


What is the common name of the small flowering tree ‘syringa’?

Lilac Trees and Bushes | Syringa for Sale Online | Ornamental Trees Ltd Department Info Lilac trees make wonderful ornamental features. Their delectably fragrant flowers come in a range of colours, not just lilac! You can choose from pink, purple, yellow or white conical shaped flowers that burst into life in spring. Perfect for a sensory garden, these smaller ornamental trees are ideal when there is not a lot of space. Trees make the most out of your vertical space so even small gardens can have that wow factor! Lilac trees peaked in their appeal in the early 20th century, but have been cultivated in the UK since the 16th century.  The French horticulturalists, the Lemoine family, bred over 200 cultivars - including our own Madame Lemoine variety. Is a lilac a shrub or a tree?  Well, it's makes a bush shape so many people would regard that as a shrub but it also ages into a gnarled small tree reaching about 20ft in 10-20 years.  So, it's both really.  They are ideal for the back of borders to bring good height to the scheme and wonderful partnered with others flowering at the same time - Laburnum, Hawthorn, or Ceanothus would be our favourites.  Or you can remove the lower branches to creat a single stem tree, or carefully select just a few well-placed stems to grow on to create a beautifully balanced multi stemmed shrub.   The History of Syringa Trees The name Syringa is Latin for 'a tube'. This is thought to be in reference to the broad pith found in some species that the Ancient Greeks used to hollow out to make reed pipes or flutes. Vulgaris is the Latin for 'common'. The colour lilac gained its name from the shade of purple on many of the Syringa species, in particular, Syringa vulgaris. The term French Lilac refers to the modern double flower cultivars made famous by prolific breeder Victor Lemoine.   Cultural and Common Uses of the Lilac Tree The wood from Syringa trees can be used for engraving and making musical instruments. Lilac trees are commonly used as a symbol of love. In Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon, Syringa trees represent Easter as the Lilac trees flower around that time. It is the state flower of New Hampshire. Many Lilac festivals are held throughout America. The longest running being in Rochester, New York since 1898. It is held at Highland Park and boasts the largest amount of Lilac tree varieties in one place, most having been developed there.   Pruning Advice for Lilac Trees Syringa Trees flower on old wood so the timing of pruning is important. Established plants need very little attention, but to encourage flowers on lower branches, you should cut out some of the tallest stems just after flowering (in mid-summer).  As with all shrubs, dead or damages or diseased stems should be removed. On young plants, prune to create an open framework, removing crossing stems or shorten any whippy long stems. Old, neglected, overgrown Lilac trees can withstand very hard pruning to restore them although it does mean that there will be no or little flowering for a couple of years.  Prune all stems (yes, all!) to about one foot from ground level when the plant is fully dormant in mid-winter but take care not to prune below the graft point and then thin out new stems in the following dormant season leaving two or three shoots per stem. Ornamental Trees are proud to offer a gorgeous range of Lilac Trees for sale, some with heart shaped foliage, perfect for gardens or a group planting scheme. For further information on caring for your Lilac tree, see our Help & Advice section. Sort by


Which poisonous plant has a name meaning ‘beautiful woman’ in Italian?

Name Nerds! goth names Name      Nerds main Stumped     for a name for your little possibly-changeling baby? Look no further!     (note: yeah we know many of these are totally lame). Most would not be     that great on a human, but might be OK for a pet or a screen name. For     further Gothification, try adding a suffix and compounding some of the     names, like Absinthia ChaosDemon, Lachrimaeus OmegaThorn... or     not. Name significance       (if any) Absinthe If       you don't know what this is, you might want to find another subculture       to subscribe to. It's an alcoholic beverage made with wormwood (artimisia       absinthium), a plant known for its mild hallucinigenic properties.       It was very popular among 19th and early 20th century artists. Ague term       for Malaria used from the middle ages up until the 20th century. Ahriman evil       deity in Persian Zoroastrianism Alcina sorceress       in Italian Arthurian legends. Amanita Angel       of Death in the Koran. Balor one-eyed       giant in Irish mythology Banshee from       Irish bean sidhe meaning "woman spirit; fairy; otherwordly       being." The banshee screams when someone is about to die. Bealtaine Celtic       holiday-- corresponds with May day (Celtic major festivals are held       at mid-points between equinoxes & solstices, not on those days). Beelzebub Semitic       god name sometimes used as an alternate for Satan. Belial another       name for Satan Belinda a       moon of Uranus (snicker, snicker.) The name probably derives from       an old word for "serpent." Belladonna poisonous       plant with purple flowers (deadly nightshade) Blood duh Bran/Branwen Bran       is a Celtic word for "crow." Branwen is apparently a form       of Bronwen ("white breast"), altered to include "bran." It would mean white raven. -wen andthe masculine form -wyn are derived from gwen, meaning "white; holy; pure." Breviary Catholic       prayer book for priests Briar a       thorn Caligula a       bizarrely violent and perverted Roman historical figure. Also a movie       that has a really smutty version. Calix/Calixa a       Latin name derived for the word for "wine cup.' Candelaria a       plant family thought to drive away evil spirits in the middle ages       (common name: mullein) Catafalque coffin-shaped       box covered with a black cloth used in place of a body if one is not       available for the funeral. Chalice fancy       cup, used to hold holy blood. Derived from the Latin Calix (see also). Chaos originally,       the state of the universe before the Greek Gods arrived. Has come       to mean a state of complete disorder. Chimera/Chimaera a       mythological beast made up of parts of different animals. Also a word       for a grotesque product of the imagination. Chrysanthemum flower       associated with death in Japan and some European countries Cinder another       name for Azrael (see also) Esmerï¿½e the       daughter of a Welsh king who was turned into a serpent by magicians.       She was freed by a kiss (Arthurian legend) Eulalie figure       in another poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The name means "well spoken." Eurydice tragic       Greek heroine Evilyn it's       got the word "evil" in it-- ok, we're grasping at straws here-- I       think she was the bad guy on some cartoon in the 80s. Felony a       major crime. Think about it, though-- Felony. It sounds like Melanie.       Wouldn't it make a nice name? Foxglove a       beautiful but poisonous flower Freya Norse       goddess of sex and childbirth. She rode around in a chariot pulled       by cats. Funereal/funerea put       the "fun" in funeral! Gefjun/Gefion Norse       goddess to whom virgins went aft


Phoenix Dust Storm a "100-Year Event" Phoenix Dust Storm a "100-Year Event" By By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist July 11, 2011, 3:04:46 AM EDT The photos and video that have come pouring out from the dust storm that hit Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday have been simply awe-striking. "Very large and historic" are the words the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix has used to describe this dust storm that brought widespread reports of near zero visibility and wind gusts greater than 50 mph. The dust storm was estimated to reach a peak height of at least 5,000 to 6,000 (about a mile) with an aerial coverage on the leading edge stretching nearly 100 miles, according to the National Weather Service. The storm traveled at least 150 miles, much farther than the average 25 to 50 miles that dust storms typically travel. Ken Waters, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix, said that the cluster of thunderstorms that spawned the Phoenix storm actually created multiple dust storms, one of which traveled all the way west across Arizona and into Southern California (about 200 miles). "Waters added that people who have lived in Arizona their whole lives have said they have never seen anything like this. A '100-year dust storm' is what Waters is calling it." A path of dust and debris was left throughout the Phoenix area. Roughly 10,000 customers lost power. The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport had to close for almost an hour late Tuesday with delays spilling over into Wednesday. The leftover dust is creating health concerns for people with asthma and other respiratory conditions. These dust storms are common in the southwestern U.S. during the summer, which is the region's monsoon season . During the monsoon, an overall shift in winds across the Southwest draw in tropical moisture, resulting in a significant increase in thunderstorm activity and rainfall. Thunderstorms that develop can produce strong downdrafts, or "downbursts", which are powerful winds that blast downward and outward from the thunderstorms. When this happens, dry, loose sand on the desert floors can get kicked up, creating a wall of dust that travels outward, spanning a much larger area than the thunderstorm itself. Dust storms that develop in this way are also called haboobs. They can happen in desert regions across the world. Because it has been so dry across the Southwest this spring and early summer, it didn't take much wind to kick up a great deal of dust. "Rain with these summer thunderstorms is typically spotty enough that there is usually somewhere on the desert floor that the ground is dry enough for the thunderstorm to kick up dust before the rain moves in," explained AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews. "The dust typically covers a much greater area than the rain," Andrews added, "and the thunderstorm may never get to the places where the dust is." The Phoenix area only received up to several hundredths of an inch of rain when the thunderstorms moved through late Tuesday afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms first erupted over southeastern Arizona, causing flash flooding in Tucson before rolling westward across Arizona and into upper deserts of California. Andrews pointed out that severe but localized flash flooding broke out in some of the deserts of California and southwestern Arizona, especially along the lower Colorado Valley. While the rain has caused flash flooding problems in the short run, it is much-needed with large portion of the Southwest in a moderate to exceptional drought. More rain will be needed on a regular basis to help improve the drought situation and lessen the wildfire risk that has been plaguing the region. Accuweather's Jesse Ferrell has more information and 3-D radar on his blog.


Okta | Cloud Controlled Sound. In Memory of June Callwood. What is Okta? OKTA is an immersive multi-channel sound installation whose sound and behaviour is influenced by overhead cloud cover. It is designed in honour of Canadian activist and journalist June Callwood. Read more » How it works In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location. An okta of 1 indicates a clear sky up to an okta 8 (or sometimes 9) which is overcast. Referencing June Callwood’s experience of flying her glider through a cloud, the artists have used this story to steer the sound and movements of OKTA.


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What was the name of the robot played by Ian Holm in Alien?

Ian Holm - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Soundtrack | Animation Department Sir Ian Holm is an Academy Award-nominated British film and stage actor who was a star of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and played more than 100 roles in films and on television. He was born Ian Holm Cuthbert on September 12, 1931, in Goodmayes, Essex, UK, to Scottish parents who worked at the Essex mental asylum. His mother, Jean Wilson (Holm), ... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 11 Jan 2011 a list of 41 people created 16 Dec 2011 a list of 30 people created 04 Nov 2014 a list of 33 people created 04 Jul 2015 a list of 26 people created 17 Nov 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Ian Holm's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    21 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards  » Known For The Fifth Element Father Vito Cornelius (1997) - Episode #1.1 (2009) ... Storyteller (voice)  2007 Ratatouille (Video Game)  2000 The Holocaust on Trial (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice)  1999 Shanghai Vice (TV Mini-Series) Narrator (voice)  1996 The Gulf War (TV Movie) Narrator (voice)  1993-1995 Timewatch (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1992 Screen Two (TV Series) F.R. Leavis  1990 Mistress of Suspense (TV Series) Christopher Waggoner  1983 Arena (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1981 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Reader  1980 We, the Accused (TV Mini-Series) Paul Pressett  1980 Festival: The Misanthrope (TV Movie) Alceste  1974 Great Mysteries (TV Series) Charles Stubbs  1969-1971 ITV Playhouse (TV Series) Huw / Omri  1963-1970 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) Reverend P. Bagley / Edward Gobey / Jamie Norton  1966-1968 Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) Frankenstein / The Being / MacFarlane  1961 Theatre Night (TV Series) The King  1957 Robert's Wife (TV Movie) Bob  2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (performer: "The Road Goes Ever On" - uncredited)  2000 Joe Gould's Secret (performer: "Nobody Knows When You're Down")  1999 Animal Farm (TV Movie) (performer: "Beasts of the World", "Glorious Leader Napoleon") Hide   2014 Alien: Isolation (Video Game) (character model: Ash) Hide   1995 Treasures in Trust (TV Movie documentary) (narrator) Hide   1974-2008 Horizon (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  2007 Legends (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  2007 Monsters We Met (TV Series documentary) Narrator - The End of Eden (2007) ... Narrator (UK version, voice) - The Burning (2007) ... Narrator (UK version, voice)  2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice)  2004 D-Day 6.6.1944 (TV Movie) Himself - Narrator (voice)  2003 Days That Shook the World (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  2002 Cameras in Middle-Earth (Video documentary) Himself - Bilbo Baggins  2002 The Fellowship of the Cast (Video documentary short) Himself - Bilbo Baggins  2000 Nova (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  1995-1999 Natural World (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  1999 Expedition Journal (TV Series documentary) Voice  1998 An Awfully Big Adventure (TV Series documentary) Reader  1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself  1996 The Churchills (TV Mini-Series documentary) Narrator  1995 The Seas of Zanzibar (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice)  1994 Survival (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1993 Surprise Surprise! (TV Series) Himself  1992 Elizabeth R (TV Movie documentary) Himself - Narrator (voice)  1991 Classic Cars (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  1986-1989 Forty Minutes (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1988 Korea: The Unknown War (TV Mini-Series documentary) Narrator (voice)  1987 Adventure (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator - Eiger Solo ... Himself - Narrator (voice)  1979-1983 Chronicle (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  1982 The Bafta Awards (TV Special) Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role  1980 Strike! (TV Movie documentary) Himself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Play Hide   2002 The Unforgettable Joan Sims (TV Special docu


The character Katniss Everdeen is a protagonist in which series of films?

Katniss Everdeen | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Her name comes from an edible plant called katniss. Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence portrayed Katniss in the films The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. She will reprise her role in the final installment of the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Katniss and her family come from District 12, a coal-mining district that is the poorest and least populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic nation of Panem. In the course of the first book, The Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers to replace her sister, Primrose "Prim" Everdeen, after she is chosen to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death. Katniss, following an alliance with Rue, a young tribute from District 11 who reminded Katniss of Prim but died in the arena, joins up with fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. The pair compete in the Games together. Katniss uses her knowledge of hunting and archery to survive, and the two become the victors after defying the Capitol's attempt to force one to kill the other. Throughout the next two novels, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, Katniss becomes a galvanizing symbol of rebellion against the oppressive Capitol.


Born 1801, who led the Mormons into Utah and co-founded Salt Lake City?

Brigham Young A Huge Impact on Utah Brigham Young, 1801-1877 Brigham Young, in around 1860. In short: In his role as emigration leader, leader of the LDS church, and Utah Territorial governor, Brigham Young had a huge impact on the development of Utah.  He chose the Salt Lake valley as the first site of Mormon settlement. He sent people to settle areas that he chose, and in some cases assigned them to certain work, like growing cotton. He also influenced the layout of communities and how people thought and acted.  More of the story: A future leader. When Brigham Young was born, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) didn’t exist. But although Young was not born into a Mormon family, he is most famous for being the prophet who led the Mormons west.  He joined the LDS church along with some of his close family members in 1832.  His faith deepened after he met the church founder, Joseph Smith, and Brigham became a very active member of the young faith, both in America and on a mission in England.  Young takes control. When a mob assassinated Smith in 1844, Brigham rose above several challengers to become the next president of the church.  When it became apparent that the Mormons weren’t going to be able to stay in their community of Nauvoo, Illinois, he made the decision to head west in hopes of finding a place to establish the "Kingdom of God"--a place where the Mormons could worship and flourish in peace. He led the first company west, and upon coming down Emigration Canyon on July 24, 1847, made the famous “This is the right place” proclamation (at least, he said those words according to one person remembering it many years later). An early picture of Brigham Young's houses, the Lion House and Beehive House. He had his office here, and many of his wives and children lived here. Notice the dirt road and the irrigation ditch in front! Today that dirt road is busy South Temple Street. Shaping Utah. Young had a huge influence on the establishment of the Mormon settlements in Utah.  He created the Perpetual Emigration Fund to help poor people emigrate from Europe to Utah. He "called" Mormon settlers to colonize beyond Salt Lake City. And he tried to keep Utah an agricultural territory. He did not want his people trying to get rich by mining.   When the federal government officially created the Utah Territory in 1850, Young became the first territorial governor.  However, his role as a religious leader, and the way most Mormons obeyed him absolutely, made the government nervous. The practice of polygamy among the Mormons didn’t help.  So in 1857, the government sent a new territorial governor west, along with a battalion of troops to make sure Young would allow the new governor to take his position.  Young continued on as leader of the Mormon church until his death in 1877.  In the last decades of life, he tried to make sure that non-Mormons entering the state, or the increasingly present federal government, would not destroy the Mormon way of life. Those wives. Because he believed the principle of polygamy came from God, Young had many wives—maybe as many as 55. He fathered as many as 57 children.  Many of those children played a role in Utah after his death, including Brigham Young Jr. and Susa Young Gates.  Brigham Young—what were his motives, anyway? Brigham Young is a controversial figure in many ways, maybe because he had so many roles in his life: Prophet, governor, de facto emigration agent, businessman, father.  Many authors have written books and articles about his life, some positive and some negative.  Just like with every other history, these authors have chosen the primary sources they want to emphasize and have written from their own points of view. It’s up to you to read carefully and discerningly--and maybe even iinvestigate primary sources--to decide where you think authors are right and where they might have gone wrong.


Francis Walsingham was the spymaster for which monarch?

Francis Walsingham: Elizabethan Spymaster - British Heritage Travel Manage Subscription You are at: Home » Elizabeth I »Francis Walsingham: Elizabethan Spymaster Francis Walsingham's two great hates were Spain and Mary, Queen of Scots. Spain as a threat to his country and Mary as a threat to his Queen. Francis Walsingham: Elizabethan Spymaster Elizabeth I , Francis Walsingham , Mary Queen of Scots , Military Leaders Throughout Elizabeth I’s reign England was in constant danger both from external and internal threats. Spain and France looked north and regarded the country as heretical and a potential enemy to their expanding empires. At home, the supporters of Mary Tudor, the late Queen, looked to another Mary, the Queen of Scots, as a Catholic heir to replace the Protestant Elizabeth. In times of crisis a government needs good, accurate and reliable intelligence. That came from one man, Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s spymaster. Walsingham was the only son of William Walsingham of Footscray in Kent, by his wife Joyce, Daughter of Sir Edmund Denny, William died the year following Francis’ birth and his mother married Sir John Carey, a distant relation by marriage of Anne Boleyn’s family. Francis went to King’s College, Cambridge, in 1548, but left two years later having failed to take his degree. From 1550 to 1552 he traveled abroad and succeeded in becoming fluent in both French and Italian. Soon after he returned to England, Mary Tudor ascended throne and Francis found himself on the wrong side of the religious tracks. Fearing arrest for his outspoken Protestant views, he decided it prudent to return abroad. His mother’s family were strong Protestants and most of his tutors at Cambridge were of the same denomination, so he was a natural target for Mary and an equally natural supporter of her sister, Elizabeth. He is even thought to have been involved in a minor way in the anti-Catholic plots of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne. Over the next nine years he traveled extensively in Italy and central Europe, studying law and politics. The methods he learned at the various Italian Courts served him well in the years to come. By 1560, with Elizabeth as Queen, he was back in England and in 1562 was returned as Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis. That same year he married a widow, Ann Carteill but she died two years later, leaving him without children. In 1566 he married the widow of Sir Richard Worsley and by her he had a daughter, Frances. She later married Sir Philip Sydney and, after his death, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. At the age of 36, Francis came to the attention of Elizabeth’s first minister, William Cecil, who offered him a position at Court. He took charge of the small network of secret agent Cecil had established and so started 22 years of loyal, unswerving service to the Queen. Elizabeth nicknamed him her ‘Moor’ because of his swarthy complexion and habitual black clothing. She was occasionally his guest at his home in Surrey and although they did not always agree on policy, she trusted him implicitly. In 1570 Cecil sent him as ambassador to Paris where he was involved with the negotiations for several treaties. He was in the city when the Hugenots were murdered in the Massacre of St. Bartholomew on 24th August 1572, which reinforced his hatred of foreign Catholic regimes. He was recalled from Paris in 1573 and appointed Secretary of State, a post he held until his death. The modern-day equivalent would be Foreign Secretary and head of MI5 and 6. He was the Elizabethan ‘M.’ Walsingham’s two great hates were Spain and Mary, Queen of Scots; Spain as a threat to his country and Mary as a threat to his Queen. He was convinced that England could only be safe with the complete defeat of Spain and the removal of Mary. To this end he expanded the network of spies to more than 50 agents, many of them paid out of his own pocket. He soon had agents in the courts of France, Spain, the Low Countries, Germany, the United Provinces, and even Turkey. He was like a black spider a


Which musical instrument has a name that translates as ‘jumping flea’?

Jumping flea | Article about Jumping flea by The Free Dictionary Jumping flea | Article about Jumping flea by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Jumping+flea Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . ukulele (yo͞okəlā`lē), Hawaiian musical instrument developed from the Portuguese guitar. It has a fretted fingerboard and four strings that are plucked or strummed. Patented in 1917, the ukulele became popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is also spelled ukelele. ukulele , ukelele a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


Which George Bernard Shaw play centres around the Salvation Army?

Book review -- By George Bernard Shaw  MAJOR BARBARA February 2012 SPECIAL NOTE ON SPOILERS: This play was written in 1905 and set in 1906. I read Major Barbara in order to think it through and enter into some sort of dialogue with Shaw�s ideas. Thus these comments are not written as a review of something one has not yet seen or read. The comments below will assume that one has read the play and basically knows the text. If you have come across these notes and are not in that situation I would encourage you not to read further notes until you have first read the play itself. Set in 1906, we meet the Undershaft family, British upper class. The father, Undershaft, is the owner of England�s major munitions factory. He has been for years separated from his wife, Lady Britomart and doesn�t at all know his three, now grown, children, Stephen, Barbara and Sarah. Both the girls are involved with men they seem to plan to marry. Sarah is attached to Lomax, a lightweight but cheery fellow and Barbara is going to marry Cusins, seemingly a teacher of Greek. The play, while set in the events within the Undershaft family, is really about the meaning of human existence, and the nature of individual action and morality. The driving force of the argument is Undershaft and his argument that his munitions work is the right path of human endeavor and that he is actually the humanitarian of the bunch. However, the play is named �Major Barbara� which suggests that Shaw, at least, seemed to think the dilemma of his daughter, Barbara, is more at the center of the play. She is �Major� as a title in the Salvation Army where she tries to help the poor and needy by both feeding them and saving their souls. The play is a debate on which of these two main views of human existence is to be preferred � a sort of Barbara-inspired religious view of human charity and seeking salvation, versus a much more radical individualist view that human beings themselves have to adapt to the reality of the human species, which means creating one�s own values and having the courage to live them out, facing, even, the view that human beings may not be very encouraging or humanistic, loving creatures � a view espoused by Barbara�s father. I would argue that neither of these views is Shaw�s view. Rather, he uses both Barbara and Undershaft as dramatic persona to represent positions. Shaw�s own view is closer to Undershaft, but not in the dramatically excessive manner. Lady Britomart, a sophisticated rich woman, is much more a common figure of a rather obnoxious rich upper-class women of the time. She controls her house, space and children. Her son, Stephen, age 25, is �correct� and under mom. Sarah is to marry Charles Lomax but both of them are rather lightweight characters without much to contribute to the essence of the play. However �Major Barbara� and her fianc�, Adolphus Cusins are more important voices. The basic setting of the play � not its argument � is that Lady Britomart has summoned Undershaft to the manor home to ask for more money to help support the three �children,� now of age to marry, but her generous income allowance will not support the children in separate homes with families. Their father has not seen them in many years and doesn�t even quite remember how many of them there are. On Undershaft�s side, he isn�t unwilling to give more support money to the family, but he will not take Stephen into his munitions business since a centuries long family tradition has the owner of the munitions plant to adopt a foundling to become the next own of the factory. He himself was such a foundling. In the meeting of father and children, there is an almost immediate attraction between Major Barbara and her father. Yet they appear so different. She is dedicated to the work of the Salvation Army, especially the feeding and care of the poor in order to lead them toward salvation. Undershaft believes each individual has a single proper goal in life � to have money enough to live as one wishes and to have power enough to protect that life. Actually


Who was voted King of Hollywood in 1937 by a New York Daily News poll?

Legendary Clark Gable :: Hollywood's True King Hello, welcome to my website about Clark Gable, the KING OF HOLLYWOOD. I am a film historian and an ardent fan of Clark Gable. Half a century after his death, Gable has not been dethroned as the King. He appeared in over 65 major films and his name above the marquee always meant box office glamour. If there was anything like macho glamour, he certainly had it!  Women were in love with him and men adored him, and for 30 years, Hollywood was in awe of him. He was bigger than life, a real icon. Yet in true life he was a humble and sincere man. Gable was always sensitive of his big hands. And he always felt that he had been a lucky guy, so sit back and enjoy my fun website on this legendary star. - Pierre Montiel, March 2011 BIOGRAPHY (1901-1960) Gable was the greatest cinema star of the mid 20th Century. Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio. As a young man he worked in oil fields, was a lumberjack, and even a telephone lineman.  In 1920 he became an actor in various stock companies in the Midwest. He even appeared as an extra in a few silent films. By 1928 he was a matinee star on the legit stage in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Gable began his famous Hollywood career in “The Painted Desert” (1931) for Pathé as a villain. That same year he signed with MGM where he would stay for the next 24 years as their biggest moneymaker. In 1931 alone Gable would appear in 11 more films. Overnight he was the hottest property in Hollywood. In the movies he would give his female co-stars the caveman treatment if she misbehaved and female audiences loved it. In 1934 Gable won his one and only Oscar for Best Actor in the comedy movie “It Happened One Night” over at Columbia. This was followed with such MGM film hits as “Mutiny On the Bounty” (1935), “San Francisco” (1936) and “Test Pilot” (1938). In 1937, Ed Sullivan and the New York Daily News voted Clark Gable officially the King of Hollywood, a title that stuck to him for the rest of his life. But it was his role as Rhett Butler in “Gone With The Wind” (1939) that he became immortalized in film history. Gable married five times. His third marriage with actress Carole Lombard ended in 1942 when she died tragically in a plane crash. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as an aerial gunner in England. Gable became a war hero in the eyes of the American public. After the war Gable resumed his film career with such memorable movies as “Mogambo” (1953) and “The Misfits” (1961) co-starring the tragic Marilyn Monroe. Sadly, he died on November 16, 1960 at the age of 59 from a heart attack. The nation and Hollywood mourned his loss. It was the end of an era in Hollywood. The King was dead.


What do Americans call what we call a ‘hen party’?

In England, Bachelorette Parties of a Different Stripe - The New York Times The New York Times Weddings |For British Brides-to-Be, Hen Dos (and Don’ts) Search Continue reading the main story MY friends still talk about a bachelorette party in Lake George, N.Y., that featured an exotic dancer dressed as a police officer who bore an uncanny resemblance to Patrick Swayze — with an extra 100 or so pounds. It was, they agreed, sort of the standard for American bachelorette parties: a cringe-inducing mix of flash and trash with just enough of the latter to ensure that no pictures would ever be posted on Facebook. But in England, where I once lived, the bachelorette party known as the hen do (the “hen” being the bride, and “do,” a Britishism for a shindig) is an entirely different creature, something I fervently wish American brides would import. In some English circles, the hen do is a weekend-long ritual of love and admiration for the bride given by her friends, who with conspiratorial help from with her fiancé, use traditional games with a dash of British quirk to create an experience that can be as emotional as the wedding itself. Continue reading the main story And you don’t have to burn the photos. At least, not usually. In September, just before 7 a.m. on a Friday, 16 London women plus one jet-lagged Yank (me), hauled a bewildered bride-to-be across St. Pancras International train station in London to the Eurostar rail terminal to catch a cross-channel train that took us to a frayed chateau we had rented in Normandy. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Not that the bride, Catherine Lynch, knew any of this. That morning, Ms. Lynch, 32, an always-poised television executive, had been spirited, yawning and with no makeup, from her apartment in the wee hours. As is the traditional in a hen do, she had been told nothing of where the party was to be held. In her hand was a suitcase that had been packed with her weekend’s wardrobe in secret by her younger sister, Tina. I was to discover that every detail of a hen do is like that perfectly packed suitcase: a statement of deep sororal love for the bride. A hen do like that one is something like a bat mitzvah for young women, a coming-of-age party spent surrounded by the women who were instrumental in getting them to this seminal point in their lives.   Camilla Morton, a British fashion journalist and author of “How to Walk in High Heels: a Girl’s Guide to Everything” (and for whom I once was an intern), said that the hen do evolved from the customary conclave of a bride and her maids, who would gather a short time before the wedding to go over the final details. From that, “came about the image of the clucking hen party, when girls come together and cluck about the upcoming nuptials, dress, handsome groom and so on,” she said. The centerpiece of nearly every hen do is a game called “Mister and Missus.” The bride’s friends interview her fiancé, asking him about her dislikes and likes and how he feels about her, and then compare his answers to hers. My friends raised the ante with a video version. The questions can be as mundane as “What’s her favorite book?” and “What is the thing you regret most?” (as well as some embarrassing ones thrown in for good measure). After each question is asked, the video is paused while the bride must predict his answer. Inside the weathered chateau, we all got teary as the image of Ms. Lynch’s fiancé, projected on a wall, answered the question, “At what moment did you realize you were in love with her?” At another hen do I attended, my friend Holly Murray composed a quiz in which every answer incorporated all or part of the bride’s name, Orla Thomas. For example: Name an important counselor to Henry VIII who was later imprisoned and beheaded, in 1535, over his refusal to sign the Act of Supremacy of 1534? (It’s Sir Thomas More, but try coming up with that after a few glasses of prosecco.) Photo Credit Tom BLoom At my first American bachelorette party a few years ago, we went to Lucky Cheng’s, a drag cabaret in the East Village. At each tabl


Which palace is the London home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a new base in London - Telegraph Luxury homes Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a new base in London As starter homes go, Kensington Palace is in a respectable postcode for the  royal newlyweds, says Iain Hollingshead.   Image 1 of 2 It was announced that, whenever the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in London, their official residence will be an apartment at Kensington Palace Photo: PA   Image 1 of 2 An apartment at Kensington Palace will be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's base when they stay in London Photo: PAUL GROVER


What sitcom title character is the TV alter ego of Adil Ray?

Citizen Khan: Behind the scenes as Adil Ray prepares for tour - BBC News BBC News Media playback is unsupported on your device Citizen Khan: Behind the scenes as Adil Ray prepares for tour 13 April 2016 Last updated at 11:25 BST The self-appointed fictional community leader Citizen Khan is leaving the streets of Sparkhill and going on a national tour. The comedy character's creator, Adil Ray, has been filmed undergoing his make-up transformation into his bumbling alter ego. The actor and writer, from Birmingham, has been doing warm-up gigs in preparation for the tour, Citizen Khan: They All Know Me!, which starts on 25 April in Bradford.


What was the title of the latest David Attenborough offering on BBC1?

David Attenborough's amazing new wildlife series shows chimpanzees making SPEARS to hunt prey - Mirror Online David Attenborough's amazing new wildlife series shows chimpanzees making SPEARS to hunt prey The BBC1 six-parter Life Story is about the epic struggle to survive faced by every species  Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Amazing scenes in a new wildlife series starring Sir David Attenborough show chimpanzees apeing humans – by making spears to hunt their prey. It is the first time the bloodthirsty habits of our nearest living relatives have been captured on film, writes Nigel Pauley in the Sunday People. The BBC1 six-parter is about the epic struggle to survive faced by every species. And in one gripping episode, a hungry Savannah chimp’s quest for a meal in Senegal, West Africa, reveals they can be ruthless killers. The inventive youngster is seen snapping off a long branch and ripping away leaves and twigs until it resembles a spear – using his teeth to sharpen one end. The chimp then pokes the point of his spear into a hollowed-out tree stump, pulling it out occasionally to check for tell-tale signs of blood. Eventually he manages to catch a galago, better known as a bush baby, and eats it, sharing the kill with another chimp. Senegalese chimpanzees are the only members of the species known to hunt with spears. Before their behaviour was discovered, experts thought only humans used tools for killing prey. The fascinating footage also proves national treasure Sir David, 88, is still setting the pace after more than 60 years of making nature programmes.


Which hero of legend lived at Joyous Guard?

Untitled Document Castle Joyous Guard, Bamburgh Castle ? Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland is reputed to be Lancelot's  fortress Joyous Guard. The castle Joyous Guard appears in the Vulgate Cycle  (1215), where it is said to be in Northumberland. Sir Thomas Malory (1470) more  specifically states that "some men say it was Alnwick, and some men say  it was Bamborough". Bamburgh Castle today is an enormous fortress, on a  rock separated from the sea by dunes and grasses. Bamburgh Castle certainly existed as early as 547, a time  that would allow an King Arthur connection. Before being called Bamburgh Castle,  it had been called Din Guayrdi, one that quite easily suggests "Guard." However Malory's placing of Joyous Guard at Bamburgh Castle is not really substantiated. One of the other many claimants for the title of Castle Joyeuse Garde is Elven  in the Morbihan region of Brittany. This is doubtful as the oldest  part of that castle dates from the tenth century. This castle is also famous  as the prison of the future king of England Henry VII. The castle in the King Arthur legend was originally known as Dolorous Guard  and was owned by a wicked despot. Lancelot single-handedly took the castle and  removed the wicked tenant. However, in order to free the castle from a spell, Lancelot had to stay there  for forty consecutive nights. Many adventures kept him away and his new subjects  were not freed from the spell. Eventually Lancelot ,gained entrance via the  castle chapel to a cave beneath the castle where he defeated a huge monster  and gained the keys to unlock the enchantment. The gravestones that surrounded  the castle magically disappeared and Lancelot to rename the place as Joyous  Guard. Sir Lancelot was continued to be an intermittent resident. Visitors included  Sir Tristram and his lover, Isolde who lived here having had to flee the court  of Isolde's husband, King Mark of Cornwall. However when Sir Tristram went off  to take part in the Grail Quest, King Mark's armies took the castle and with  it Isolde. When Lancelot rescued his Queen Guinevere from being burnt at the stake, he  took her back to Joyous Guard for safety. Later King Arthur besieged Joyous  Guard and forced Sir Lancelot to flee to France. Apparently the castle's name  then changed back to Dolorous Guard. After his death in France, Lancelot's body was returned to Joyous Guard for  burial.


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Maimiti was which seaman’s Tahitian wife?

Mauatua Maimiti (c.1768 - 1841) - Genealogy Mauatua Maimiti "Miamiti", "Isabella", "Mainmast", "/Isobella/", "Mainmast (?)", "Maimiti (?)", "Isabella (?)" Birthdate: in Pitcairn Island, French Polynesia Immediate Family: Half sister of George Adams Managed by: Circa 1768 - Tahiti, French Polynesia Death: Sep 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island, French Polynesia Husband: Sep 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island Husband: Dec 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island Husband: Circa 1768 - Tahiti, French Polynesia Death: Sep 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island, French Polynesia Husband: Sep 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territory Husband: Sep 19 1841 - Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territory Husband: stepdaughter About Mauatua (aka Miamiti, Mainmast and Isabella) Mauatua is referred to as Miamiti, Mainmast and Isabella in various references to the early days of Pitcairn Island. Rosalind Young, in her book, writes: In the year 1841 Christian's widow died. Her name, given by the Englishmen, was Isabella, but as Christian himself had dubbed her "Mainmast," this latter name was the one by which she was exclusively called, only it was abbreviated to "Mai'mas'. In "The Visit of the Tuscan" it mentions: The eldest, Isabella, is the widow of the notorious Fletcher Christian, and the mother of the first-born on the island. Her hair is very white, and she bears, generally, an appearance of extreme age, but her mental and bodily powers are yet active. She appeared to have some knowledge of Capt. Cook, and relates, with the tenacious retrospect of age, many minute particulars connected with the visits of that great navigator to Tahiti. 'Miamiti' was assigned during the journey from Tahiti to Pitcairn Island where she got quite sea sick. The name means 'sea sick' in Tahitian. MAUATUA (Maimiti, “Mainmast,” Isabella) Christian’s consort. We do not know when Mauatua was born, but she claimed to remember Cook’s first arrival in Tahiti (1769), so she must have been at least twenty-three or twenty-four when the Bounty arrived in 1788. There is no evidence that Christian had a serious attachment to her before the mutiny (in fact, it is unlikely), but she did follow him both to Tubuai and later to Pitcairn. When the loyalists and half of the mutineers had gone ashore on Tahiti on September 22, 1789, Christian left the island the same night. The reason was that Mauatua had found out about a plot among the Tahitians to overpower the nine mutineers and take over the ship (the plot may even have been incited by one or more loyalists, although Morrison does not mention anything about it). If she had not learned about the scheme, or had not told Christian, the Bounty story could have had a very different ending and Pitcairn might not be inhabited today. Mauatua bore Christian two sons, Thursday October and Charles, before he was murdered on Massacre Day, September 20, 1793, and one daughter, Mary Anne, born after his death. When Christian died, Mauatua became Edward Young’s consort (actually she shared him with Toofaiti) and bore him three children: Edward, Polly, and Dorothea. Mauatua survived the disastrous attempt to migrate to Tahiti in 1831, but saw her first-born child, Thursday October, succumb to the diseases then rampant there to which the Pitcairners had no immunity. She herself died on Pitcairn ten years later – September 19, 1841 – of an epidemic brought by a visiting ship. Of the original settlers on the island, she was survived only by Teraura. In her later years, she was known affectionately as “Maimas,” and abbreviation of Mainmast. Mauatua is referred to as Miamiti, Mainmast and Isabella in various references to the early days of Pitcairn Island. Rosalind Young, in her book, writes: In the year 1841 Christian's widow died. Her name, given by the Englishmen, was Isabella, but as Christian himself had dubbed her "Mainmast," this latter name was the one by which she was exclusively called, only it was abbreviated to "Mai'mas'. In "The Visit of the Tuscan" it mentions: The eldest, Isabella, is the widow of the notorious Fletcher Christian, and the mother of the firs


The Minoan civilisation was based on which island?

History of Minoan Crete History of Minoan Crete   Geography and Economy of Crete The island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It measures about 200 Km from east to west, and between 12 to 58 Km from north to south at its narrowest and widest distances, making it one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean sea. Crete's largest modern town is Heraklion (35° 20' latitude, 25° 08' longitude) and its landscape oscillates between tall, rugged mountains, gentle slopes, and plateaus, which are framed by the Aegean coast line to the North, and the Lybian Sea to the south. The temperate climate of Crete with its  short, mild winters and its dry, warm summers, along with the fertility of the Cretan plains produces sufficient food supplies to support an affluent local population, and for exports. The inhabitants of ancient Crete --whom we call Minoans-- produced a decentralized culture based on the abundance of the land's natural resources, and on intense commercial activity. While the island appears today completely deforested, in ancient times timber was one of the natural resources that was commercially exploited and exported to nearby Egypt, Syria, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands and the Greek mainland. Besides timber Crete exported food, cypress wood, wine, currants, olive oil, wool, cloth, herbs, and purple dye. Its imports consisted of precious stones, copper (most likely from Cyprus), ivory, silver, gold, and other raw material. They also imported tin that was used in the production of bronze alloys. Interestingly, the nearest known tin mines appear as far as Spain, Britain, central Europe, and Iran. Besides raw materials, the Minoans also adopted from the surrounding cultures artistic ideas and techniques as evident in Egypt's influence on the Minoan wall frescoes, and on goldsmithing production knowledge imported by Syria. The Minoans had developed significant naval power and for many centuries lived in contact with all the major civilizations of the time without being significantly threatened by external forces. Their commercial contact with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia undeniably influenced their own culture, and the Minoan civilization in turn appeared as the forerunner of the Greek civilization. The Minoans are credited as the first European civilization.   Habitation and Chronology of Crete Archaeological evidence testifies to the island's habitation since the 7th millennium BC After the 5th millennium BC we find the first evidence of hand-made ceramic pottery which marks the beginning of the civilization Evans, the famed archaeologist who excavated Knossos, named "Minoan" after the legendary king Minos. Evans divided the Minoan civilization into three eras on the basis of the stylistic changes of the pottery. His comparative chronology included an Early (3000-2100 BC), a Middle (2100-1500 BC), and a Late Minoan period (1500-1100 BC). Since this chronology posed several problems in studying the culture, professor N. Platon has developed a chronology based on the palaces' destruction and reconstruction. He divided Minoan Crete into Prepalatial (2600-1900 BC), Protopalatial (1900-1700 BC), Neopalatial (1700-1400 BC), and Postpalatial (1400-1150 BC). We do not have much information about the very early Minoans before 2600 BC. We have seen the development of several minor settlements near the coast, and the beginning of burials in tholos tombs, as well as in caves around the island.   Prepalatial Minoan Crete (2600-1900 BC) Neolithic life in ancient Crete consisted of major settlements at Myrtos and Mochlos. During this period the Minoans had contact with Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria with whom they traded for copper, tin, ivory, and gold. The archaeological evidence reveals a decentralized culture with no powerful landlords and no centralized authority. The palaces of this period are focused around communities, and circular tholos tombs were the major architectural structures of the time. The manner by which the dead were buried in these t


The RSPB: Browse bird families: Partridges, quails and pheasants Browse bird families Image: Chris Gomersall Small, medium and large-sized gamebirds, from the tiny quail to the long-tailed, large-bodied pheasants, all with short, curved bills, small heads, rounded bodies and short legs.  Most are social birds, often found in family groups, but in the pheasants the males have little to do with the family. Most are resident, but quails are long-distance migrants, spending the winter in Africa.  There are many more species of quails and pheasants in Asia and North America.


Who was the last Norman king of England?

The Norman Kings (1066 - 1154) - History of England The Norman Kings (1066 - 1154) Introduction Normans were recent descendants of Vikings who had settled by force in North East France around the mouth of the Seine River. The land they occupied became known as Normandy from Land of Northmen.  Normandy is well remembered in recent history (World War 2) as the landing place for the British, American and Canadian troops as the first phase of driving Hitler and his German military out of France and to eventual submission. The Norman Duke, William was friendly with English King, Edward the Confessor and attacked England on Edwards death because he had been promised the English crown by Edward but denied it by the Saxon usurper Harold. The Normans were militarily three centuries ahead of Anglo Saxon England through the massive use of horses (cavalry) and archers against England’s infantry with old fashioned swords, battle axes and spears.  England before the Normans had been the best run country in Europe. Norman England plus Norman France became the most powerful and richest territory in Europe but the locals in England were subjected to a ruthless regime and ruled by fear, both by the King’s Norman-French regional henchmen called Barons and Norman-French Clergy. Times could be tough and unjust even though the best Norman Kings tried to bring back old Anglo Saxon rules of law. At least one Norman King was noted to use the punishment of “gouging out of eyes” but it should be remembered that this practice was used all over Europe as far east as Constantinople during this period. The last Norman King should not have been Stephen but a Queen, Matilda, however the male dominated society at the time could not bring its self to crown a woman. Matilda however got her revenge by negotiating (using the military force of her supporters) her son Henry as leader of the Plantagenet Dynasty which succeeded the Normans. In brief To the Normans their most important territory was always Normandy, not England even though England was easier to defend and much richer. Today their visible legacy are Castles and Churches through which they ruled with a rod of iron. These impressive building were all built in stone and generally stretched the architects of the day who were the Masons from France. (Stone Masons) The Doomsday Book inventory of England, written largely by the clergy as they were the only people who could read and write, was instigated by William 1st and which still exists as a unique record of the wealth of the country at the time. Similarly the Bayeux Tapestry, instigated by William’s half brother, Odo and now on permanent exhibition in Bayeux cathedral, Normandy, France, visually provides a record of the times in 1066. Said to have been produced by William’s wife Matilda. The New Forest on the North East of Southampton was forcibly commandeered by William 1st as an exclusive hunting ground for the King and his party. The area remains a valuable national park to this day.  William 1st The Conqueror 1066-1087 (38 when crowned) King of England by conquest Please refer to the previous section to read the legal claim William 1st had to the English throne even though he was not a Saxon  but a Viking related to Rollo the first Viking to settle in France. He was known as William The Bastard until he conquered all of England. William was indeed a “bastard” in that his father and mother never married. His father “Robert The Devil”, Duke of Normandy spotted his mother Arlette, a teenager (15 years old), while she was washing herself in a local stream and her youthful, semi naked, body provided the stimulus for an immediate union and 9 months later William was born. He saw little of his father who was almost permanently at war and was brought up by Arlette until he was 7 when his father went on a pilgrimage to Nicea and was never seen again. William The Bastard immediately became Duke of Normandy and had three body guards who were straight way murdered. This seven year old wonder boy survived against all odds and kept Normandy intact even though


Which Russian city was formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad?

The City of Stalingrad.   Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad. Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, originated with     the foundation in 1589 of Tsaritsyn at the     confluence of the Tsaritsa and Volga Rivers. The     fortress Sary Su (a local Tatar language name     meaning: Yellow Water/River), was established to     defend the unstable southern border of Tsarist     Russia. It soon became the nucleus of a trading     settlement. It was captured twice by Cossack     rebels, under Stepan Razin in the rebellion of     1670 and Yemelyan Pugachev in 1774. Tsaritsyn     became an important river port and commercial     center in the 19th century. The original name of the city, Tsaritsyn, was     first recorded by English explorer Barry in     1579, though he did not refer to the city, but     to the island on the Volga. The origin of the     name is usually traced back to the Turkic "Sary-Su" (yellow water) or "Sary-Sin" (Yellow Island).     The date of the founding of the city is     considered to be July 2, 1589, when the fortress     Tsaritsyn was first named in a royal charter.     The fortress was located slightly above the     confluence of the Volga River Queen on the right     bank. Before Tsaritsyn, in the mouth of the river,     there was a settlement of the Queen of the     Golden Horde. In 1607, the fortress was in revolt against the     king's troops but was suppressed six months     later. In 1608, the city had its first stone     church, St. John the Baptist. At the beginning of the 17th century, the     garrison consisted of 350-400 people. In 1670 the fortress was taken by troops of     Stepan Razin, who left after a month. In 1708,     the fortress was held by insurgent Cossacks     Kondrati Bulavin. In 1717, Bulavin was sacked by     the Crimean Tatars and Kuban. Later, in 1774,     the city unsuccessfully stormed Yemelyan     Pugachev. In 1691, Tsaritsyn established customs. In 1708,     Tsaritsyn was assigned to the Kazan Governorate;     in 1719, to Astrakhan Governorate; According to     the census in 1720, the city's population was     408 people. In 1773, the city became the     provincial and district town. From 1779 it     belonged to the Saratov Viceroyalty. In 1780,     the city was under the Saratov Governorate     (later as a province). The population expanded rapidly during the 19th     century, increasing from fewer than 3,000 people     in 1807 to about 84,000 in 1900. The first railroad came to the town in 1862. The     first theatre opened in 1872, the first cinema     in 1907. In 1913, Tsaritsin's first tram line     was built, and the city's first electric lights     were installed in the city center. During the Russian Civil War Tsaritsyn was under     Soviet control starting from November 1917. In     1918, Tsaritsyn was besieged by White troops     under Ataman Krasnov. Three assaults by White     troops were repulsed. However, in June 1919     Tsaritsyn was captured by White forces of     General Denikin, which left the city in January     1920. This was known as the Battle for Tsaritsyn. The city was renamed Stalingrad after Joseph     Stalin on April 10, 1925. This was officially to     recognize the city's and Stalin's role in its     defense against the Whites in 1918-1920. In 1931, in the city including the German     settlement-colony Sarepta (founded in 1765),     subsequently became the largest area of the city — Krasnoarmeysky. The first institute was opened     in 1930, a year later was opened and the     Pedagogical Institute. Under Stalin, the city became a center of heavy     industry and transshipment by rail and river,     and as a result was attacked by Axis forces     during World War II. In 1942, the city became     the site of one of the pivotal battles


A Russian rouble is divided into 100 …..what?

ExchangeRate.com - Currency Information Russian Ruble 15 kopek -pyatialtnny (5 altyn; the usage lived longer than altyn) 20 kopek -dvugrvenny (2 grivenniks) 25 kopek -polupoltnnik (half poltnnik) or chetvertak (from the Russian for ¼) 50 kopek -poltna or poltnnik The amount of 10 rubles (in either bill or coin) is sometimes informally referred to as a chervonets. Historically, it was the name for the first Russian 3-ruble gold coin issued for general circulation in 1701. The current meaning comes from Soviet golden chervonets issued in 1923 that was equivalent to the pre-revolution 10 gold rubles. All these names are obsolete. The practice of using the old kopek coin names for amounts in rubles is now not very common. In modern Russian slang only these names are used: 1 ruble -Tselkovy , meaning "entire" or "whole" 5 rubles -Pyatyorka , "Pyatfan" 500 rubles -Pyatikhatka , originally pyatikatka 1000 rubles -Shtka or Kosar and a hybrid Shtukar ; "Tonna"(mostly in St. Peterbourg) 500,000 rubles -Pol-limona (a half of limon) 1,000,000 rubles -Limon 1,000,000,000 rubles -Yard The sixth term derived from five Catherines. Katya (Catherina) having been a slang name for the 100 ruble note in tsarist Russia, as the note had a picture of Catherine II on it. The biggest denomination note as for September, 2009 is 5000 rubles, so all the higher amount nicknames refer to amount and not coin or paper note. Warning: Most of these definitions, i.e. Chirik, Poltos, Pyatikatka, and Kosar come from jail slang Fenya. It is a quite vulgar manner of speaking. Currency symbol A currency symbol was used for the ruble between the 16th century and the 18th century. The symbol consisted of the Russian letters "P" (rotated by 90ÃâÃÂ° counter-clockwise) and "Y" (written on top of it). The symbol was placed over the amount number to which belonged to. This symbol, however, fell into disuse during the 19th century onward.No official symbol was used during the final years of the Empire, nor was one introduced in the Soviet Union. The characters R and py6 were utilized and remain so today, though they are not official. In July 2007, the Central Bank of Russia announced that it would decide on a symbol for the ruble. The bank will test 13 symbols for the ruble. This includes the symbol PP (RR in Russian for Russian Ruble), which has received preliminary approval from the Central Bank.However, the people of Moscow have announced support for another tested symbol, a P with a horizontal stroke below the top similar to the Philippine peso sign.The sign has been lauded as simple, recognizable and similar to other currency signs. Another candidate for a ruble symbol was selected in a competition organized by the Russian News and Information Agency. The "Swanling" symbol was one of 20 winners of the competition and was also one of 8 winners of a competition organized by the website KM.RU in 2006. The symbol has no similarity to any other currency symbol. History First ruble, Antiquity -31 December 1921 The ruble has been the Russian unit of currency for about 500 years. From 1710, the ruble was divided into 100 kopeks.The amount of precious metal in a ruble varied over time. In a 1704 currency reform, Peter I standardized the ruble to 28 grams of silver. While ruble coins were silver, there were higher denominations minted of gold and platinum. By the end of the 18th century, the ruble was set to 4 zolotnik 21 dolya (almost exactly equal to 18 grams) of pure silver or 27 dolya (almost exactly equal to 1.2 grams) of pure gold, with a ratio of 15:1 for the values of the two metals. In 1828, platinum coins were introduced with 1 ruble equal to 77²/³ dolya (3.451 grams).On 17 December 1885, a new standard was adopted which did not change the silver ruble but reduced the gold content to 1.161 grams, pegging the gold ruble to the French franc at a rate of 1 ruble = 4 francs. This rate was revised in 1897 to 1 ruble = 2²/³ francs (0.774 grams gold). With the outbreak of the First World War, the gold standard peg was dropped and the ruble fell in value, suffering fr


Which English footballer has won the FA Cup seven times?

Ashley Cole is Mr FA Cup: Chelsea defender won trophy seven times | Daily Mail Online comments It was apt that Ashley Cole was given the captain’s armband for the first time in Chelsea’s 5-1 third-round FA Cup win over Southampton on Saturday. No other player has flourished in the competition quite like Cole. Love him or hate him, he is undoubtedly Mr FA Cup. The England left back has won the competition a record seven times: three times with Arsenal and four times as a Chelsea player. No other player in the modern era even comes close. Only three clubs – Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – have won it more times than Cole. Mr FA Cup: Cole captained Chelsea for the first time on Saturday Ashley Cole FA Cup by numbers 42 appearances (40 starts) 8 finals (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) 7 winners’ medals (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) 104 FA Cup goals scored by Arsenal and Chelsea when Cole is in the team; 26 conceded.  The quality and consistency of his performances are without parallel, yet it always seemed to be someone else, particularly with the goal-scoring power of Didier Drogba in recent years, who steals the headlines. Cole says little and just carries on doing what he does best; what he has been doing on the left side of defence with unerring consistency since he made his FA Cup debut in a 1-0 win for Arsenal at Carlisle on January 6 2001. Since Sylvain Wiltord scored that goal at Brunton Park, Cole has played 41 more games in the grand old competition and experienced only two defeats. That’s right: just two. The first came when Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 in the 2001 final at the Millennium Stadium and, nearly a decade later, the second occurred when Everton knocked out Chelsea on penalties in a fourth-round replay at Stamford Bridge. No 1: Cole joins the celebrations after Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 at the Millennium Stadium No 2: The left back leads a conga dance after Southampton are seen off 1-0 No 3: It's another champagne moment for Arsenal as Man United are beaten on penalties There have only been four draws among that impressive tally and not many squeaky 1-0 wins, either. In those 42 FA Cup outings for Arsenal and Chelsea, Cole’s teams have scored 104 goals and conceded only 26. The man himself, however, has yet to score in open play, but he credits his penalty in Arsenal’s 2005 Cup final win over Manchester United as his ‘best memory’. ‘It was in front of the Man United fans so that was pretty scary because they were giving me a lot of stick,’ he once said. ‘When it means more it motivates me a bit more.’  No 4: Cole wins his first FA Cup with Chelsea after United are beaten 1-0 at Wembley No 5: This time it's Everton who are beaten as Cole gets a hold on the cup once more Perhaps that is the key to Cole’s FA Cup success. You are unlikely to hear a player with a particularly divisive reputation reminiscing about sitting at home watching the 1990 FA Cup final, but the performances of England’s most-capped left back suggest he really seems to get the essence of this competition. He may consider the Cup’s organisers to be a ‘bunch of t****’, but the 32-year-old thrives on the knock-out nature of the tournament, year-in, year-out. Cup games still do seem to mean more to Cole. There are plenty of highlights Cole could have picked, after all, particularly during the last four seasons in which Chelsea have lifted the FA Cup three times. The last of those triumphs, against Liverpool at Wembley last May, finally saw Cole lift the famous trophy by beating the Merseyside club, 11 years after he first tasted defeat. It provided a nice symmetry to his FA Cup odyssey but, with Chelsea already safely through to the fourth round and a trip to Southend or Brentford in store, Cole could yet add one more trophy to his quite remarkable haul. No 6: Chelsea make it back-to-back FA Cups in 2010 as Portsmouth are beaten No 7: Cole celebrates at the final whistle last May after Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1


Which band leader called his bands ‘The Herd’?

Thundering Herd by Woody Herman on Apple Music 8 Songs Album Review Of all the big-band leaders of the swing era, Woody Herman went the most out of his way to interpret current material and keep his orchestra young, enthusiastic, and modern. For this Fantasy date, Herman's band not only plays two John Coltrane songs, but material from Frank Zappa ("America Drinks and Goes Home"), Stanley Clarke ("Bass Folk Song"), and even Carole King ("Corazon"). This is one of Herman's most successful efforts of the period, for the arrangements (by Alan Broadbent, Bill Stapleton, and Tony Klatka) are inventive and generally swinging, with such soloists as Frank Tiberi on tenor, flügelhornist Klatka, and electric keyboardist Andy Laverne keeping the music continually interesting. "Blues for Poland," "Lazy Bird," and the Zappa piece are high points. Customer Reviews Get hip before it’s too late       by          The Sidewinder Three-Thousand In my 20’s, a friend who way ahead of the curve on appreciating music from the past made me a mixtape with that kicked off with Lazybird (John Coltraine). Man, that thing moves. Feels like it starts in the middle, and just keeps building. If it had my own talk show, that’s the theme song I’d walk on to. I’ve subsequently gone back and grabbed a few more gems from this record, including Corazon (Carole King) and America Drinks (Frank Zappa). Good stuff, people. Don’t miss out. Biography Born: May 16, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI Genre: Jazz Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s A fine swing clarinetist, an altoist whose sound was influenced by Johnny Hodges, a good soprano saxophonist, and a spirited blues vocalist, Woody Herman's greatest significance to jazz was as the leader of a long line of big bands. He always encouraged young talent and, more than practically any bandleader from the swing era, kept his repertoire quite modern. Although Herman was always stuck performing a few of his older hits (he played "Four Brothers" and "Early Autumn" nightly for nearly 40 years),... Top Albums and Songs by Woody Herman 1.


Whose band was famous for recording ‘One O’Clock Jump’ and ‘April in Paris’?

Count Basie - One Oclock Jump - Amazon.com Music One Oclock Jump Audio CD, Import, December 19, 2006 — Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Next Special Offers and Product Promotions Get a $75.00 statement credit after first Amazon.com purchase made with new Discover itÂ® card within 3 months. Terms and conditions apply. See offer for details. Apply now. Editorial Reviews Born in New Jersey in 1904, William Count Basie received tuition from Fats Waller and went on to replace Waller in Katie Crippen s troupe. He formed his own band in 1935, having further served his apprenticeship playing in film theatres showing the then silent movies and with a succession of bands. He made his recording debut two years later for Decca, having already been established as a celebrity thanks to a series of broadcasts on radio. Indeed, such was his stature at this time he was ranked alongside Duke Ellington, and for a time Basie s star shone considerably brighter it was he who would break the colour bar at the Astoria Waldorf hotel, securing a four month engagement. As well as fronting his own band, Count Basie provided the musical accompaniment to a variety of big name solo artists, including Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and Tony Bennett


What is the name of the central female character in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | TheatreBoard Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Back to Top Post by Michael on Jul 31, 2016 14:40:07 GMT Only just read that, and I agree with both danb and talkstageytome . I think it's not a secret that I'm not exactly Carrie's biggest fan, but seriously? Overweight? I think her weight is just, well, normal, and she's neither skinny nor chubby. Last Edit: Jul 31, 2016 14:53:21 GMT by Michael If you want blood, we'll give you some Straight from the heart till the job is done Senior Member 2,809 posts Back to Top Post by danieljohnson14 on Jul 31, 2016 14:55:27 GMT How dare you shame someone for their weight! I cant stand this kind of mentality. Carrie has a healthy, normal body size, who are you to tell her to lose weight?! Post by Theatrelover on Aug 3, 2016 17:36:04 GMT Claire opens in the show tonight, if anyone is there or sees her perform, please report back! Jul 31, 2016 14:55:27 GMT danieljohnson14 said: How dare you shame someone for their weight! I cant stand this kind of mentality. Carrie has a healthy, normal body size, who are you to tell her to lose weight?! I'm sorry everyone but weight does matter. End of. It's casting and you have to face up to that. In certain shows people have been called into the creative team office for putting on/losing too much weight. The fat content of a character changes who they are actually meant to be. It's not personal it's a fact of showbusiness. You wouldn't get a stick thin Tracy in Hairspray, an obese Kim in Siagon, you wouldn't get a chubby Oliver Twist and I don't think a size 12/14 truly scrumptious is ideal either. M Unlike many countries the UK is over sensitive about the acceptance of weight (especially women), I will bet 1000 pounds the producers and creative team have either been worried or have said something. Not to be cruel but because that's the truth. She has a sensational voice but the extra weight in my opinion changed her character from the dainty lead to a rather headmistress horse racer type person. That's neither good or bad - it's just not what the part is. Last Edit: Aug 3, 2016 20:27:59 GMT by westendwendy Post by danieljohnson14 on Aug 3, 2016 20:54:39 GMT westendwendy your original post: "Glad they got rid of the child catcher song but didn't think much of Truly's new song. Not memorable and didn't go anywhere. (on that note Carrie needs to lose 10kg - she looked like a headmistress rather than a leading lady, but sang beautifully)" You make no mention of the character regarding her weight. You make a comment directed at Carrie and her weight. You said she looks more like headmistress rather than a leading lady, that is a clear dig at Carrie's weight and not a comment on the character itself. Which is not on. I respect that it may not of been your intention to offend, but the way you worded your initial comment is possibly the reason that it caused a backlash. What you needed to do was say something like maybe Carrie isn't the right body type for this role. But you made no attempt at this in your initial comment. You merely said she does not look like a leading lady. Which implies you mean this simply based on the weight of the actress and not the characterisation of the role. Last Edit: Aug 3, 2016 20:56:00 GMT by danieljohnson14 Jul 31, 2016 14:55:27 GMT danieljohnson14 said: How dare you shame someone for their weight! I cant stand this kind of mentality. Carrie has a healthy, normal body size, who are you to tell her to lose weight?! I'm sorry everyone but weight does matter. End of. It's casting and you have to face up to that. In certain shows people have been called into the creative team office for putting on/losing too much weight. The fat content of a character changes who they are actually meant to be. It's not personal it's a fact of showbusiness. You wouldn't get a stick thin Tracy in Hairspray, an obese Kim in Siagon, you wouldn't get a chubby Oliver Twist and I don't think a size 12/14 truly scrumptious is ideal either. M Unlike many countries the UK is over sensitive about the acceptance of weight (especially women),


Which type of geographical feature can be block, chute, plunge, funnel, horsetail or fan?

waterfall - National Geographic Society waterfall Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi River, between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Photograph by W. Robert Moore Daredevils Because waterfalls are so dramatic and dangerous, thrill-seekers like to perform stunts or events on or around them. People cross waterfalls on tightropes, in canoes, and even in barrels, which provide more protection. Many of these stunts, such as jet-skiing over Niagara Falls, do not go off as planned, and many daredevils have plunged to their deaths. Only two people are known to have survived a plunge from Niagara Falls without any protection. Those two men sustained serious injuries. A waterfall is a river or other body of water's steep fall over a rocky ledge into a plunge pool below. Waterfalls are also called cascade s.   The process of erosion , the wearing away of earth, plays an important part in the formation of waterfalls. Waterfalls themselves also contribute to erosion.   Often, waterfalls form as streams flow from soft rock to hard rock. This happens both laterally (as a stream flows across the earth) and vertically (as the stream drops in a waterfall). In both cases, the soft rock erodes, leaving a hard ledge over which the stream falls.   A fall line is the imaginary line along which parallel rivers plunge as they flow from uplands to lowlands. Many waterfalls in an area help geologist s and hydrologist s determine a region's fall line and underlying rock structure.   As a stream flows, it carries sediment . The sediment can be microscopic silt , pebbles, or even boulders. Sediment can erode stream beds made of soft rock, such as sandstone or limestone. Eventually, the stream's channel cuts so deep into the stream bed that only a harder rock, such as granite, remains. Waterfalls develop as these granite formations form cliffs and ledges.   A stream's velocity increases as it nears a waterfall, increasing the amount of erosion taking place. The movement of water at the top of a waterfall can erode rocks to be very flat and smooth. Rushing water and sediment topple over the waterfall, eroding the plunge pool at the base. The crashing flow of the water may also create powerful whirlpool s that erode the rock of the plunge pool beneath them.    The resulting erosion at the base of a waterfall can be very dramatic, and cause the waterfall to "recede." The area behind the waterfall is worn away, creating a hollow, cave-like structure called a "rock shelter." Eventually, the rocky ledge (called the outcropping ) may tumble down, sending boulders into the stream bed and plunge pool below. This causes the waterfall to "recede" many meters upstream. The waterfall erosion process starts again, breaking down the boulders of the former outcropping.   Erosion is just one process that can form waterfalls. A waterfall may form across a fault , or crack in the Earth’s surface. An earthquake , landslide , glacier , or volcano may also disrupt stream beds and help create waterfalls.    Classifying Waterfalls   There is not a standard way to classify waterfalls. Some scientists classify waterfalls based on the average volume of water in the waterfall. A Class 10 waterfall using this scale is Inga Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congo River twists in a series of rapids . The estimated volume of water discharged from Inga Falls is 25,768 cubic meters per second (910,000 cubic feet per second).   Another popular way of classifying waterfalls is by width. One of the widest waterfalls is Khone Phapheng Falls, Laos. At the Khone Phapheng Falls, the Mekong River flows through a succession of relatively shallow rapids. The width of the Khone Phapheng Falls is about 10,783 meters (35,376 feet).   Waterfalls are also classified by height. Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, plummet s 979 meters (3,212 feet) into a remote canyon in a rain forest in Venezuela. The water, from the Gauja River, often does not reach the bottom. The fall is so long, and so steep, that air pressure is stronger often than the water pressure of the falls. The water is turned to m


Which stage musical is based on two characters taken from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 25 out of 25 people found the following review useful: Fun To Watch from Ohio 22 March 2005 Although it is a rather unrefined movie, it's still fun to watch this early film version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", and it has plenty of energy and ingenuity that make up for its rough edges. It is certainly of interest historically, and for anyone who enjoys the films of the early 1900s, it also works well enough as entertainment. The story differs considerably both from the book and from the well-known 1939 classic, in large part because it was adapted from a stage production of the story, rather than from the original novel. But most of the characters are easily recognizable, and it's also quite interesting to see a very young Bebe Daniels as Dorothy. The scarecrow and the tin man probably get the best roles, and in a number of scenes they engage in some amusing antics, making it worth looking for them even when they are not the main focus. It's apparently uncertain who played the scarecrow, which is too bad, because he is pretty funny, and his performance is not unworthy of being compared with Ray Bolger's performance in the wonderful Judy Garland version. The adaptation does have a very stage-like look, but given that approach, most of it works all right. Some of the camera effects are pretty good for 1910, and even the ones that seem more obvious are at least interesting to watch. In watching this now, it probably benefits from the endearing qualities of the Oz characters, which are so familiar from other sources. But its original audiences probably enjoyed it as well for its own sake, since it has plenty to offer, and it tells the story with lots of liveliness. Was the above review useful to you? 23 out of 24 people found the following review useful: Interesting Early Version of a Classic Story. Author: nycritic 11 April 2005 TCM showed this silent short one night while showcasing their Treasures of the American Film Archive, and at 13 minutes, this version of THE WIZARD OF OZ is quite engaging. I can only wonder, though, at the reactions of an audience, circa 1910, going to theatres and watching this version of a story that 20 years later would become one of the most enduring classics not only for children but adults alike, because seeing the events portrayed here just only shows how little we had back then, how much we have now... and why these little shorts are worth preserving. On that basis alone I'd recommend viewing this version devoid of preconceived notions of modern cinema, but as an intellectual ride. Was the above review useful to you? 15 out of 16 people found the following review useful: An interesting bit of film and "Oz" history! from Washington, DC 1 June 2000 Though primitive by today's film-making standards (the animals are portrayed by humans crawling around on all fours in animal costumes, the storm-filled sky is little more than a revolving painted sheet), this early version of the L. Frank Baum classic is an interesting bit of film and Oz history. Though only ten minutes in length, it manages to capture the main points of the story in encapsulated form. Certain well-choreographed (albeit naive) dance numbers indicate that it may have been conceived as a musical long before the 1939 version, and 9-year-old Bebe Daniels (later the hard-boiled Broadway star in "42nd Street") is a competent actress. Was the above review useful to you? 12 out of 12 people found the following review useful: Historically interesting from Detroit 7 November 2004 This film is included in the "More Treasures of the American Film Archive" DVD. The running time is listed at 13 minutes. It kind of looks like a junior high school production of "the Wizard of Oz" with people dressed up in costumes to portray Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Imogene the Cow and what appears to be a donkey. The latter two accompany Dorthy to the Emerald City with the all the rest. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodsman are not too bad, and not that far removed from the 1939 Classic. The Wizard himse


What is the most likely total to result from a throw of a pair of dice?

Statistics of Dice Throw Statistics of Dice Throw The probababilities of different numbers obtained by the throw of two dice offer a good introduction to the ideas of probability . For the throw of a single die, all outcomes are equally probable. But in the throw of two dice, the different possibilities for the total of the two dice are not equally probable because there are more ways to get some numbers than others. There are six ways to get a total of 7, but only one way to get 2, so the "odds" of getting a 7 are six times those for getting "snake eyes". This simple example raises the idea of distinguishable states. For example, throwing a 3 is twice as likely as throwing a 2 because there are two distinguishable ways to get a 3. The probability of getting a given value for the total on the dice may be calculated by taking the total number of ways that value can be produced and dividing it by the total number of distinguishable outcomes. So the probability of a 7 on the dice is 1/6 because it can be produced in 6 ways out of a total of 36 possible outcomes. Go Back Of Dice and the Binomial Distribution The throw of a die or the picking of a card out of a deck are perhaps the most visible examples of the statistics of random events. Most of the conceptual tasks in probability for these kind of events can be handled with the binomial distribution . The binomial distribution can serve as a kind of "multi-tool" for common statistical questions. Given one throw of a die, what is the probability of throwing a 2? What is the probability of throwing two 2's in a row? What is the probability that in six throws of the die you will not throw any twos? What is the probability that you will throw at least one 2 in six throws? What is the average number of 2's that you would throw with a total of six throws of the die?     The average number for a given outcome is the number of trials times the probability for that outcome. So the average is = np = 6(1/6) =1. What is the probability that you will throw exactly one 2 in six throws?


Lydia the Tattooed Lady was a theme tune of which comedian?

Lydia the Tattooed Lady - YouTube Lydia the Tattooed Lady Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 5, 2007 Groucho sings his signature song, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady," in At the Circus Category


Which book by Eric Carle was inspired by a hole punch?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Board Book Bestseller! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Children's book review by Steve Barancik Ages 0-3 A best selling board book...now in many forms Look at the text, and you'll think Eric Carle wrote a very simple books. But then you look at the numbers... 225 words an extensive product line of V.H.C. products 368,000 people per month Google very hungry caterpillar Then you realize Eric Carle tapped into something major. Inspired by a hole puncher Carle starts with a tiny egg on a leaf in the light of the moon. Come morning, out pops a caterpillar. A very hungry caterpillar. On day one of his life, he eats through an apple. (That's where the hole punch comes in. We see an apple with a hole in it, then turn the page and see the caterpillar crawling out.) Day two, he eats through two pears. Day three, he eats through three plums. Etc. (The days of the week are actually named, so this is a book that teaches basic counting and the days of the week as well.) On Saturday, our little green friend apparently finds himself in a convenience store. He manages to eat his way through a pickle, an ice cream cone, a sausage, a pie, and assorted other processed delicacies. On Sunday, he eats through a leaf to settle his stomach. Then he builds a cocoon. When he pops out, he's a beautiful...well, I don't want to give anything away. ;-) The point is that this book has now captivated tens of millions of lap-sitters and shows no signs of slowing down. Just to keep himself interested as he meets the demand of edition after edition, Mr. Carle has redone his trademark painted tissue paper collages at least two times since the original. These days you can find Very Hungry Caterpillar in


A deemster is a legal official in which part of the British Isles?

Complex politics or simple geography: Is Ireland part of the British Isles? http://jrnl.ie/1140112 Complex politics or simple geography: Is Ireland part of the British Isles? A topic where geography and politics are completely intertwined, we looked at it from the two viewpoints to see how the term is used. Oct 28th 2013, 8:30 PM 73,365 Views 259 Comments One possible way of viewing the islands. Black line in center leading right denotes the Isle of Man. FOR SOME IT is a question of politics, for others a question of geography. Whether or not those little islands off the western coast of Europe should be referred to collectively as the British Isles is something sure to spark debate wherever it is brought up. On one side of the argument, it’s said that it is a politically benign term and simply the handiest way to refer to the Atlantic Archipelago. We’ve come a long way since 1916, right? Others say that no, that when the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into effect, we left the Commonwealth and so ceased to be in any way British. Why would we want to be called British after years of trying to get away from them? After some heated discussion in the comments section last weekend, TheJournal.ie decided to see if this argument can be put to bed once and for all. The Brytish Iles The first use of the term “British Isles”, recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary, was in 1577. John Dee, a mathematician and something of a polymath, used the term in a possessive sense, in whatever he was trying to get at here: “The syncere Intent, and faythfull Aduise, of Georgius Gemistus Pletho, was, I could..frame and shape very much of Gemistus those his two Greek Orations..for our Brytish Iles, and in better and more allowable manner. ” It’s important to remember that he probably didn’t create this term, and that he was also quite close to the Queen. A map of the islands from 1579, portrayed in a different orientation than what we’re used to. ( Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons ) View of the Department of Foreign Affairs Let’s forget about John’s 400-year-old ramblings, and see what our current government have to say on this matter. Responding to questions from TheJournal.ie, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) stated that the two islands are commonly called “Britain and Ireland”. The government’s position is the same as outlined in a Parliamentary Question from 2005 , which was pointed out by TheJournal.ie commenter Alan Lawlor in the discussion last week. The answer was given by then-Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern to TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin . The TD had asked for the government or DFA position on “the use of the term British Isles when referring to Ireland and Britain”: The British Isles is not an officially recognised term in any legal or inter-governmental sense. It is without any official status. The Government, including the Department of Foreign Affairs, does not use this term. Of course, that presents a difficulty. Sometimes you have to refer to the islands together. Addressing the British Irish Association in Cambridge this year, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore had to do just that: Two years ago I had the honour of welcoming Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to Ireland. I did so at an airfield named for Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist executed in 1916 for treason against the British state. Knighted previously by the crown, Roger Casement embodies the complexity and closeness of relations between these islands. “These islands” is a common diplomatic way to describe the islands. The DFA cited The Good Friday Agreement as a notable example of this, in which the term “British Isles” is avoided completely and “these islands” used when needed. The DFA also added that they were not aware of any recent usage of the term “British Isles” by a British Government Minister. Just last week the Northern Irish Secretary of State Theresa Villers spoke to the British-Irish inter-Parliamentary Assembly where such terminology would been rife. Instead of referring to the islands themselves, she avoided the risky topic by referring to the governments