Lee Brilleaux was the vocalist in which 1970’s band?

Dr Feelgood Dr Feelgood by • Artists - D , Music - 1970s • Tags: Pub rock Although they never strayed from their gritty R&B based sound, Dr Feelgood was a fixture of England's  Pub Rock  scene since the early 70s. While they were comparative latecomers to the scene - not playing their first London pub gig until July 1973 - they burst out of Canvey Island (Essex) like a force nine gale, and it wasn't long before they were showing everybody else how it was done. The secret of their success lay not so much in their music - a sharply defined beat group R&B which harked straight back to the early  Stones  and  The Pretty Things  - but in their image and attitude, both built on naked aggression. Plus, in singer Lee Brilleaux and guitarist Wilko Johnson - zig-zagging around the stage like a broken Dalek - they boasted two bona fide gold-plated stars (the  NME  would later dub them 'the new Jagger and Richards'.) They also had a brutally effective rhythm section called Sparko and The Big Figure, who looked like debt collectors . . . The Feelgoods signed to United Artists late in the summer of 1974 and recorded their first album, Down By The Jetty, with the late Vic Maile producing. Its black and white sleeve and apparently mono sound mix captured the band's musical character perfectly. It was ultimately their live album, Stupidity, which was to rocket them to the top of the charts in 1976. Dr Feelgood constantly travelled England, playing to sold-out clubs across the country - venues where rough rock & roll bands could pound out R&B, pop and simple three-chord rock. With their devoted following, they proved that these clubs were profitable and helped pave the way for the success of punk rock in England. Punk bands played the same bars and clubs that Dr Feelgood,  Brinsley Schwarz  and other pub rockers played in the early 70s. Without Dr Feelgood,  Stiff Records  would not have existed either. Vocalist and harmonica wizard Lee Brilleaux stumped up the original £400 that Jake Riviera used to found the label. In 1977, amid much acrimony, Wilko Johnson - Pete Townshend to Brilleaux's Roger Daltrey, the songwriter, the Moody One - was fired from the band. He was replaced by Hammersmith-born John 'Gypie' Mayo. Outside songwriters like  Mickey Jupp  and  Nick Lowe  took up some of the slack and the Feelgoods started having hits like She's A Wind-Up, Milk And Alcohol and Down At The Doctors - the latter famed for Brilleaux's off-hand announcement: "Eight bars on the pianna", followed immediately by an eight-bar bass and drum break. Gradually the hits slowed down. Mayo left, replaced by US expatriate and bar-band veteran Johnny Guitar, and then - virtually in mid-tour - the backroom stalwarts, Figure and Sparko, also flew the coop. Over the years the band's line-up changed frequently, with Lee Brilleaux (pictured at right) the only constant member. Brilleaux's energy never diminished as he got older - his consistently vibrant live performances were the reason why Dr Feelgood was such a concert draw. Even though he had been performing for twenty years, Brilleaux remained a force to be reckoned with when he was on stage, right until his untimely death. I once had the absolute pleasure of meeting Lee Brilleaux at a party in Sydney, Australia. It was the mid 80s and Dr Feelgood had just finished a series of gigs which took my breath away and were unwinding at a bash at the home of Gary Hosie ( The Sets , Mustard Club ) and the late Don Hosie - vocalist with Sydney R&B legends, Stupidity  (themselves named after the Feelgoods classic live album). Lee Brilleaux passed away on 7 April 1994 from throat cancer. He will be sadly missed by a great many people. Veteran Pete Gage took on the role of singer and the group was reborn and continues to gig today. Gypie Mayo passed away in 2013. Lee Brilleaux


The Curtis Cup is a challenge trophy contested by women in which sport?

Curtis Cup Golf Match (USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland) Updated June 12, 2016. About the Curtis Cup: The Curtis Cup Match is contested every two years by teams of female amateurs representing the United States and Great Britain & Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland). The sanctioning bodies are the United States Golf Association and Ladies Golf Union, and those organizations select the respective teams. Each team consists of eight golfers. The Curtis Cup was first played in 1932, and is named after sisters Harriot and Margaret Curtis, who combined for four victories in the U.S. Women's Amateur. The Curtis sisters donated the trophy for the competition. The U.S. leads the series, 28-8-3. View All Curtis Cup Results Curtis Cup Format Beginning in 2008, the Curtis Cup assumed a Ryder Cup-style format, with foursomes, four-balls and singles play. Day 1 and Day 2 feature three foursomes and three four-balls each day, with eight singles matches concluding play on Day 3. One point is awarded the side of the winning golfer in each match; if matches are tied at the conclusion of 18 holes, each golfer earns a half-point for her team. If the Curtis Cup Match itself concludes in a tie, the team that held the cup entering the competition retains it. Curtis Cup Records U.S. leads Great Britain & Ireland, 28-8-3 Most Curtis Cups Played GB&I - 9, Mary McKenna (1970-72-74-76-78-80-82-84-86) U.S. - 12, Carol Semple Thompson (1974-76-80-82-88-90-92-94-96-98-2000-02) Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match Singles - 9 and 8, Margaret Smith, U.S., def. Philomena Garvey, GB&I, 1956 Foursomes - 8 and 6, Carol Sorenson/Barbara Fay White Boddie, U.S., def. Bridget Jackson/Susan Armitage, GB&I, 1964 Undefeated and Untied in Curtis Cup Play (Minimum 4 matches) Barbara Fay White Boddie, 4-0-0 Claire Doran, U.S., 4-0-0 Trish Johnson, GB&I, 4-0-0 Dorothy Kielty, U.S., 4-0-0 Most Overall Match Wins in Curtis Cup 18 - Carol Semple Thompson, U.S. 11 - Anna Quast Sander, U.S. 10 - Mary McKenna, GB&I 10 - Phyllis Preuss, U.S. Who Is the Curtis Cup Named After? The Curtis Cup is named after the Curtis sisters, Harriot and Margaret. The official name of the trophy awarded to the winning team is "The Women's International Cup," but everyone knows it as the Curtis Cup. Harriot Curtis and Margaret Curtis were two of the best women golfers in the early days of organized women's tournament play in the United States. Harriot won the 1906 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. In the finals of the 1907 Women's Am, Margaret defeated Harriot, then Margaret won again in 1911-12. In 1927, hoping to spur the USGA and Ladies Golf Union (LGU) to establish such a USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland competition for amateur women golfers, Harriot and Margaret commissioned the creation of a trophy, a silver cup. That trophy is today what we call the Curtis Cup. It was another five years before the trophy was awarded, however, first presented at the inaugural Curtis Cup Match in 1932. Margaret died in 1965 and Harriot in 1974. The Curtis Cup Match has been played twice at the Curtis sisters' club, Essex County Club in Manchester, Mass., 1938 and 2010. Curtis Cup Trivia and Match Notes Several false starts at a Curtis Cup-style competition were made, dating to 1905, before Glenna Collett Vare started championing the idea in 1930. The USGA and LGU agreed in 1931 to regular matches, and the first was played in 1932. The Curtis Cup Match was originally envisioned to include nations from around the world, but financial issues limited the competition to the American and GB&I teams in the early going, and it has remained just those two teams ever since. The U.S. won that first match in 1932, 5.5 to 3.5. But the highlight was a victory for the GB&I side. Joyce Wethered and American Glenna Collett Vare - the greatest female golfers of their time - met only three times in competitive match play. The first Curtis Cup was one of them, and Wethered won easily, 6-and-4. The GB&I team's first win in the series was in 1952, the seventh Curtis Cup Match played. One mother-and-da


Who was Prime Minister of Australia at the beginning of World War ll?

Australia's Wartime Prime Ministers   Five Prime Ministers served Australia during the war years. Explore      the stories of those who worked for them. On 26 April 1939, Robert Menzies was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister      of Australia, after he had been elected leader of the United Australia      Party. Arthur Fadden followed Menzies on 29 August 1941 but after his      coalition government lost majority support in the House of Representatives,      John Curtin became Prime Minister on 7 October 1941. Following Curtin’s      death on 5 July 1945, the Deputy Prime Minister Frank Forde acted as      Prime Minister until the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party elected Ben      Chifley as its new leader. Chifley was sworn in as Prime Minister on      13 July 1945. Four of the five Prime Ministers who led Australia      during the Second World War dining together. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Curtin Family.      Five Australian Prime Ministers dine, 1942. Fadden, Hughes, Curtin,      Menzies and Chifley. JCPML00376/90


LADE (Lineas Aereas del Estado) is the national airline of which country?

Airlines find in Argentina: Aerolineas Argentinas, LADE Lineas Aereas del Estado, Sol Líneas Aéreas, Andes Líneas Aéreas, LATAM Argentina LATAM Argentina (Argentina) 4M; Airports: Miami International Airport, FL, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, New York (JFK, EWR, LGA, JRB), Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, T, Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX, Punta Cana International Airport


Strangers Gate is an entrance to which famous park?

Who named the gates of Central Park? | Ephemeral New York The “Undesirables” sent back from Ellis Island » Who named the gates of Central Park? When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux were just about done building Central Park in the early 1860s, there was one more thing to consider: the entrances. While rich New Yorkers desired grand, ornate gates like in the urban parks in London and Paris, Olmsted and Vaux opted for low sandstone openings—symbolizing an accessible city refuge that would be open to all. They chose names for the 20 planned entrances that referenced who would use the park, reports an 1864 Harper’s article: “The first broad generalization will be something like this: Artisan, Artist, Merchant, Scholar. Descending to subdivision of these heads we shall have Cultivator or Agriculturalist, Hunter, Fisherman, Woodman, Minor, Mariner, Warrior, Engineer, Inventor, Explorer.” Actually almost all did end up as official names, though most weren’t carved into the sandstone entrances until the 1990s. Women’s Gate is at 72nd Street and Central Park West; Scholars’ Gate at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street. A complete list is here. Share this: Like Loading... Related Tags: Artists' Gate , building Central Park , Calvert Vaux , central park , Central Park entrances , Frederick Law Olmstead , gates to Central Park , New York in the 1860s , Scholars Gate , Strangers' Gate , Women's Gate This entry was posted on May 15, 2010 at 3:07 am and is filed under central park , Random signage .   You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.       You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 26 Responses to “Who named the gates of Central Park?” May 15, 2010 at 3:47 am | Reply Having put quite a bit of study into this there are some interesting misunderstandings about the Gates out there. The Greensward Map, published and sold by the Greensward Foundation, has a few of the gates misplaced or misnamed, calling the Gate of All Saints the Prophets Gate, and adding the entirely fictitious Students Gate. Several places online list the entrance to the Conservatory Garden as the Vanderbilt Gate, though there is no sign for it, and I can find no evidence of it ever being called that. A commemorative booklet quoting Olmstead’s reasoning behind each occupation, published and distributed in 1926 by the Central Park Association calls the Warriors Gate the Army and Navy Gate. My personal favorite is the press release for Christo’s “Gates” instillation refers to the gates and names an Emigrants Gate and an Explorers Gate, neither of which exist. wildnewyork May 15, 2010 at 1:42 pm | Reply Olmstead: “The city, although metropolitan by position, is cosmopolitan in its associations and sympathies, and is ever ready to extend a courteous welcome to all peaceably disposed “Strangers” or “Foreigners” who may be led by inclination or business to spend their time within its boundaries; this welcome being offered, however, not merely a matter or courtesy but as a recognition of that fact that it is highly important, both to the general and particular interests of the whole nation, that its cities should be visited, and its institutions studied and comprehended by intelligent and industrious travelers from other countries, for by such means only can unworthy prejudices be removed, and incorrect estimates rectified.” Quoted in the 1926 pamphlet I mentioned above, originally taken from the 1866 Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. The pamphlet erroneously places the Strangers Gate at 110 and Eighth Ave. wildnewyork […] Ephemeral New York spots “subway mosaics that supply a little history” and answers the question, “Who named the gates of Central Park?” […] Michael Miscione July 23, 2010 at 5:46 am | Reply First of all, Olmsted and Vaux were nowhere “just about done building Central Park in the early 1860s.” Secondly, Frederick Law Olmsted did not — I repeat, DID NOT — name the gates of the park. This article and the worshipful comments that follow are yet another example of how peop


ANZAC Day, Australia’s annual holiday to remember its war dead, is held during which month of the year?

The Anzac Day tradition | Australian War Memorial The Anzac Day tradition Features of a commemorative ceremony What is Anzac Day? Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. Why is this day special to Australians? When war broke out in 1914 Australia had been a federated nation for only 13 years, and its government was eager to establish a reputation among the nations of the world. When Britain declared war in August 1914 Australia was automatically placed on the side of the Commonwealth. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany. The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war. Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future. Early commemorations In 1916 the first Anzac Day commemorations were held on 25 April. The day was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services across Australia, a march through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt. In London more than 2,000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets; a London newspaper headline dubbed them “the knights of Gallipoli”. Marches were held all over Australia; in the Sydney march convoys of cars carried soldiers wounded on Gallipoli and their nurses. For the remaining years of the war Anzac Day was used as an occasion for patriotic rallies and recruiting campaigns, and parades of serving members of the AIF were held in most cities. During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day. By the mid-1930s all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games – were firmly established as part of Anzac Day culture. Later, Anzac Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in the Second World War, and in subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include those who lost their lives in all the military and peacekeeping operations in which Australia has been involved. Anzac Day was first commemorated at the Memorial in 1942. At the time, government orders prohibited large public gatherings in case of a Japanese air attack, so it was a small occasion with neither a march nor a memorial service. Since then, Anzac Day has been commemorated at the Memorial every year. What does it mean today? Australians recognise 25 April as a day of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held across the nation at dawn – the time of the original landing,


In the book ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ by C.S. Lewis, what type of creature is Maugrim?

SparkNotes: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Character List The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe C. S. Lewis Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Aslan -  The king and god of Narnia. The noble lion sacrifices his life so that the Witch will spare Edmund. After being resurrected the next morning, Aslan rises and defeats the White Witch once and for all. In the context of the book's Christian allegory, Aslan represents Christ. Read an in-depth analysis of Aslan. The White Witch  -  This evil queen of Narnia places a spell on the land so that it is winter and never Christmas. The Witch is the "Emperor's hangman," as Mr. Beaver says, and she has the right to kill any Narnian traitor. She wields a wand that turns creatures and people to stone. The wand also produces the Turkish Delight that enslaves Edmund and makes him greedy. The Witch kills Aslan, and it is only after he rises from the dead that he defeats her. Like any malicious character, the Witch, an embodiment of evil, could represent Satan, or she may be a servant of Satan. "She calls herself the Queen of Narnia thought she has no right to be queen at all, and all the Fauns and Dryands and Naiads and Dwarfs and Animals—at least all the good ones—simply hate her." Read an in-depth analysis of The White Witch. Peter Pevensie  -  Peter is the oldest of the Pevensie children, and he is noble and courageous. He matures into a young man during his first few days in Narnia. He immediately proves himself after protecting Susan from a ferocious wolf. Aslan knights him, and eventually crowns him the High King of Narnia. During his reign he is known as King Peter the Magnificent. Susan Pevensie  -  The second oldest of the Pevensie children, Susan is the beauty among the Pevensies. She is sweet and kind, and perhaps a little bland. Santa Claus gives her a horn to blow if she ever finds herself in a dangerous situation. When she becomes queen at Cair Paravel, she is known as Queen Susan the Gentle. Edmund Pevensie  -  The third oldest Pevensie child, Edmund is a brat for most of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Edmund is spiteful and mean, and likes to tease his sister, Lucy. His greed for the enchanted Turkish Delight leads him to act as a traitor against his siblings. Edmund joins forces with the White Witch, but eventually sees the error of his ways and returns to the good side. Lucy Pevensie  -  The youngest Pevensie is cheerful, kind, and brave. This curious, happy-go-lucky girl is the first of the children to venture into Narnia. Later, she urges her siblings to search for her friend, Tumnus, when they find that the faun's home is ransacked. In the beginning, she is the protagonist, although Aslan fills that role later in the novel. We view much of the action through her optimistic eyes, as a foil to the skeptical eyes as Edmund. Santa Claus gives Lucy a cordial, which she uses to heal the wounded following the battle with the Witch's troops. She is known as Queen Lucy the Valiant. Tumnus  -  Lucy meets Tumnus, a faun, on her first excursion into Narnia. He initially intends to kidnap her and bring her to the White Witch. Tumnus does not go through with it, and he spares her life. For his crime, the Witch ransacks his home and petrifies him. Later, Aslan rescues Tumnus from the spell. Kind, sensitive, and caring, Tumnus and Lucy become fast friends once it is settled that he is not going capture her. He also makes a mean cup of tea. Professor Kirke  -  Professor Kirke is a slightly eccentric, elderly professor. He takes care of the Pevensie children so they can escape the air raids in London during World War II. Wise and open-minded, he helps Peter and Susan understand that Narnia may indeed exist. Mr. Beaver -  Mr. Beaver is Tumnus's friend, and he aids the Pevensie children in the search for the petrified faun. Mr. Beaver introduces the Pevensies to Santa Claus and ultimately brings them to the Stone Table and Aslan Mrs. Beaver -  She is Mr. Beaver's wife. Mrs. Beaver is kindly, good-natured, motherly, and a good cook. Dwarf -  The dwarf is one of the


‘The Virgin on the Rocks’ is the work of which artist?

The Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Blog  The Virgin of the Rocks.   It seems strange that in The Virgin of the Rocks we see two complete versions of a subject from an artist who failed to finish so many of his commissions. Leonardo's Louvre version of 1483/1486 is the earlier of the two works while the National Gallery painting is dated 1495/1508.  Both paintings are oil on panel but the Louvre version has been transferred to canvass. The painting may have suffered some damage during the transfer process but it's condition is now stable.    The Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London (Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan) displayed these two works together in the same room for the first time ever. Although never achieving the same monumental impression gained by seeing the works in the flesh, I have placed images of the paintings side by side so that direct comparisons of the similarities and differences can be made.   The Virgin of the Rocks was commissioned (not long after Leonardo's move to Milan) by the Franciscan Confraternity in the Church of San Francesco Grande. Leonardo was assisted by two local artists, the Predis brothers, their task was to create an altarpiece for the recently completed chapel dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The Predis brothers completed two side panels while da Vinci painted the centre panel.  Shortly after the altarpiece was finished the artists became embroidered in a dispute about payment resulting in the artists threatening to sell the work to a rival bidder. It is likely that this dispute resulted in the making of the second version of the Virgin of the Rocks, the one now in the National Gallery in London, and in fact it was the London Virgin that was placed in the chapel in San Francesco Grande. The original Paris version was quickly sold to an art lover soon after completion.            The Virgin or the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci. (s) 199 × 122 cm, 78.3 × 48.0 Louvre, Paris. The Virgin of the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci. (s) 189.5 × 120 cm, 74.6 × 47.25 National Gallery, London. The subject of the paintings is a legendary meeting between the infant Jesus and John the Baptist on the flight into Egypt. The Madonna is at the centre of the composition with Jesus seated with the angel Uriel his arm raised in blessing, John's hands are seen clasped in prayer. Personal Opinion :-  I have seen both of these paintings and don't really have a favourite, although the London version seems to be more tightly finished than the one in the Louvre, I like them both. How's that for sitting on the fence?  The brushwork and contrast between light and dark (chiaroscuro) is typical Leonardo and standing before these paintings you do feel the power and the presence of the great artist. It really is shiver up the spine time! Enjoy. The Side Panel Musician Angels. Angel playing the Violin. Ambrogio de Predis, oil on wood, 118.7 x 61cm.  National Gallery, London (s) These are the two side panels of the Altarpiece, the Angel with the Violin is the left panel and the Lute playing Angel is the right panel. The Angel in Green's attribution to the Predis brothers, Ambrogio and Evangelista, has been disputed in recent times. Possible candidates for the work include Marco d' Oggiono and Francesco Galli, however the debate continues! Virgin of the Rocks. Stylized View of the Altarpiece. (s) This diagram with the paintings in their correct positions gives some insight of how the altarpiece would have looked. Mini Gallery. Jesus and Uriel (Paris) (s) Jesus and Uriel (London) (s) St John (Paris) (s) St John (London) (s) Detail of Uriel (above) and right is a detail of the Christ Child, both from the London version. (s) In the London version halos have been added as has John the Baptist's staff, also John's is pose has changed slightly from the Louvre version. The angel Uriel no longer points at the figure of John and these changes are probably intended to clarify the identity of the two infants. This resolves and dismisses any suggestion that the child closest to the Mad


Sir Robert Chiltern, Viscount Goring and Mrs Marchmont are characters in which Oscar Wilde play?

SparkNotes: An Ideal Husband: Character List An Ideal Husband Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Note: Critics often describe Wilde's characters as one-dimensional. This uni-dimensionality is on the one hand an effect of Wilde's borrowing from stock characters of the popular theater and, as discussed in the Context, his emphasis on artifice on the other. Notably, with regards to the latter, Wilde introduces his characters through playful references to art objects and aesthetic stereotypes. We will report on his characters accordingly. Sir Robert Chiltern  -  Sir Robert is the play's "tragic" hero, a government official who owes his success and fortune to secret scandal. As the stage notes indicate, Sir Robert is a "personality of mark" with a manner of impeccable distinction; the contrast between his chiseled jaw and romantic eyes suggests a violently willed separation of thought and emotion in his personality. Sir Robert suffers from certain divided loyalties as well. Extremely ambitious, Sir Robert remains tied, even at present, to his mentor Baron Arnheim' s gospels of wealth and power, gospels that emphasize the domination of others over all else. On the other hand, love has driven him to hide his past in the desperate hope of remaining the ideal husband to his wife. Conscious of what his success has c ost him, Sir Robert suffers from a decidedly nervous and harried temperament. Read an in-depth analysis of Sir Robert Chiltern. Lady Gertrude Chiltern  -  A woman of grave Greek beauty and twenty-seven years of age, Lady Chiltern embodies the Victorian new woman: upright, virtuous, educated, politically engaged, and active in her husband's career. She is the play's sentimental heroine, a sort of moral absol utist who worships her ideal husband and cannot brook the revelation of his secret past. In terms of Wilde's other plays, Lady Chiltern recalls the puritanical Lady Windermere. Read an in-depth analysis of Lady Gertrude Chiltern. Mrs. Cheveley -  One of the play's wittiest and most well dressed characters, Mrs. Cheveley is the vicious and opportunistic villainness, a disciple of the deceased Baron Arnheim who values wealth and power above all. She stands as foil to the virtuous and earnest Lady Ch iltern, being cast throughout the play as a sort of monstrous femme fatale. Notably, Mrs. Cheveley is continuously imagined as the product of "horrid combinations" that evoke her duplicity. To take a few examples of how the play constructs her dou ble-dealing: one character in Act I describes her as the "unnatural" union of daytime genius and nighttime beauty. More viciously, Act III describes her as lamia-like—that is, reminiscent of a female demon, half woman and half snake. One could perha ps draw parallels between Mrs. Cheveley and the adventuresome Mrs. Erlynne from Lady Windermere's Fan. Read an in-depth analysis of Mrs. Cheveley. Lord Goring -  Of impeccable dress and inimitable wit, Lord Goring is the play's thirty-something dandified philosopher, an idle aristocrat who serves as a thinly veiled double for Wilde himself. Irreverent, wry, and dangerously clever, Goring "plays with the world" and in doing so rejects ideals of duty, respectability, and responsibility. As with Wilde's other dandies, he functions as a figure for modern art of living and the aestheticist creed, particularly in his encounters with his stuffy father, Lord Caversham . Expounding a philosophy of love and forgiveness, Goring also figures as savior and helpmate to the Chilterns, teaching Lady Chiltern in particular of the dangers in idealizing one's husband. In terms of Wilde's other plays, Goring recalls the dandified Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance. Read an in-depth analysis of Lord Goring. Mabel Chiltern -  An exemplar of English prettiness, Mabel, Sir Robert's younger sister, embodies what Wilde describes as the "fascinating tyranny of youth" and "astonishing courage of innocence." Pert and clever, Mabel flirtatiously matches Lord Goring's wit throughout t he play and their somewhat unconventional union serves as a foi


Who was murdered with an ice pick in 1940 by Ramon Mercader?

Forgotten Assassin: Ramón Mercader, The Man Who Murdered Leon Trotsky Forgotten Assassin: Ramón Mercader, The Man Who Murdered Leon Trotsky 02/18/13 AT 10:24 AM Close Lee Harvey Oswald, Gavrilo Princip, Nathuram Godse and Sirhan Sirhan comprise the most famous assassins of political figures in the 20th century. Their murderous acts not only changed history but also guaranteed them everlasting infamy and a kind of immortality. However, some prominent assassins have become forgotten in the mists of time -- one of them was born 100 years ago in Barcelona, Spain. Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río, a Spanish communist and agent for Russia’s notorious NKVD intelligence agency, murdered Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940 under orders from Joseph Stalin. [[nid:1091296]] Trotsky, once one of the most powerful and influential members of the Russian Communist Party and founder and leader of the Red Army, grew dismayed by the rising power of Stalin in the 1920s in the wake of Vladimir Lenin’s death. Sensing a dire threat to his supremacy, Stalin removed Trotsky from power in 1927, forced him out of the party and deported him in 1929 to Turkey, where he remained for four years near Istanbul. After brief (and harried) stays in France and Norway, the heavily guarded Trotsky eventually moved to Mexico, where he continued to oppose Stalin and his policies -- a stance that marked him for death. Trotsky wrote prolifically in Mexico, including a book titled “The Revolution Betrayed,” a vitriolic attack on Stalinism. (This period coincided with the Great Terror in Russia, whereby Stalin purged tens of thousands of former communist party members, including sham trials, imprisonment and execution of many of Trotsky’s former Bolshevik allies.) However, Trotsky’s years in Mexico were not entirely unpleasant -- he and his family resided in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City, where he became intimate with married painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. (Trotsky and Frida even had an affair.) But Trotsky was living on borrowed time. Enter Jamie Mercader. Mercader’s Cuban-born mother, Eustaquia María Caridad del Río Hernández, who raised him alone in France, was an ardent communist and fanatical Stalinist who fought in the Spanish Civil War and also worked for the Soviet underground. Caridad hailed from a wealthy and aristocratic landowning family in Cuba, while her husband, Pau Mercader, was a rich Catalan industrialist whom she quickly grew bored with and divorced. (As it turns out, “Mercader” means “merchant” in Catalan.) Growing up in France, Mercader embraced his mother’s ideology, then worked for various leftist organizations in Spain and eventually came to the attention of NKVD recruitment officer Nahum Eitingon, who took him to Moscow to train as a Soviet agent. Mercader’s road to his fateful encounter with Trotsky took some unexpected turns. While studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, he met Sylvia Ageloff, an American friend of Trotsky. As a Soviet spy, Mercader pretended he was Jacques Mornard, the son of a Belgian diplomat and a Trotskyite. Handsome, well-groomed and fluent in French and English, Mercader made a perfect spy for the Soviets. The following year, Mercader followed Ageloff to the U.S., where he assumed the false identity of a Canadian name Frank Jacson. By October 1939, Mercader moved (with his now-lover Ageloff) to Mexico City, where Trotsky and his family were living in exile. Trotsky had already survived prior assassination attempts by other Soviet agents. One of those agents, a man named Pavel Sudoplatov, claimed in his memoirs that, upon receiving the directive to kill Trotsky from Lavrenti Beria, Stalin’s fearsome chief of state security, he selected Mercader to carry out the murder of Trotsky. Using Ageloff as a link, Mercader (as Jacson) befriended Trotsky, pretending to be a sympathizer in order to put the doomed man at ease. Trotsky’s trust in Mercader eventually cost him his life -- on Aug. 20, 1940, Mercader attacked his host with an ice pick, failing to kill him. As Trotsky’s guards seized Me


Who plays psychiatrist Dr Buddy Rydell in the 2003 film ‘Anger Management’?

Dustin Putman's Review: Anger Management (2003) - [TheMovieBoy] Anger Management (2003) Directed by Peter Segal Cast: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen, Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Krista Allen, January Jones, Kevin Nealon, John C. Reilly, Harry Dean Stanton, Lori Heuring, Kurt Fuller, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Clint Black 2003  101 minutes (for crude sexual content and language). Reviewed by Dustin Putman, April 12, 2003. Notwithstanding Paul Thomas Anderson's challenging 2002 film, " Punch-Drunk Love ," Adam Sandler has been known to play one of two different types of characters, each surrounded by the same basic plot conventions and a tried-and-true love interest. Sandler's normal, sweet-guy roles have unquestionably been more successful, such as his best picture, 1998's "The Wedding Singer" (opposite Drew Barrymore), 1999's " Big Daddy " (Joey Lauren Adams), and 2002's " Mr. Deeds " (Winona Ryder), while his more goofy, mean-spirited parts have fallen flat, as in 1995's "Billy Madison" (Bridgette Wilson), 1998's " The Waterboy " (Fairuza Balk), and 2000's " Little Nicky " (Patricia Arquette). Despite falling into the former, statistically more promising category, "Anger Management" goes against the odds to place as one of Sandler's weaker, more slapdash efforts. This time, Sandler is paired with not only Marisa Tomei (2001's " In the Bedroom "), but Jack Nicholson (2002's " About Schmidt "), an acting legend who automatically gives the film a level of prestige it doesn't deserve. Despite the talent involved, director Peter Segal (2000's " Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ") and screenwriter David Dorfman let all the respective parties down, offering no one the kind of high-level comedic material they deserve. There is the occasional laugh in "Anger Management," to be sure, but it is an undoubted certainty that each and every funny moment can be accounted to the performers' skills, rather than to standout or original writing. David Buznik (Adam Sandler), a soft-spoken and mild-mannered ad executive for animal products with a sweet girlfriend named Linda (Marisa Tomei), is the epitome of bland kindness. When a misunderstood argument occurs on a plane trip, David suddenly finds himself sentenced to anger management sessions, taught by the wildly unorthodox Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson). And when a second misconstrued run-in with the law leaves David facing jail time, he instead agrees to allow Buddy to move in with him, acting as his psychiatrist for the next thirty days. As Buddy sets out to "cure" David, David suddenly finds his world turned upside down by the doctor's irrational and outrageous methods. With the unlikely pairing of Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, "Anger Management" had what it took to create genuine comic hilarity out of their differing personalities, but chooses not to take advantage of it. As the put-upon David, Adam Sandler playswellone of his most restrained characters to date, but there is not a hint of complexity in him. As for Dr. Buddy Rydell, who in one of the film's brighter scenes forces himself into David's bed only to forwardly confess that he likes "to sleep in the nude," Jack Nicholson slums through the proceedings, given little more to do than exaggerate his famous eyebrow-raising mannerism. In the inevitable romantic subplot, Marisa Tomeiwho, when given the chance, can give extraordinarily nuanced performancesis the movie's biggest missed opportunity. Tomei, who won an Academy Award for her unforgettably hilarious turn in 1992's "My Cousin Vinny," has such sharp comic timing that it is nearly a criminal act for this movie to waste her abilities. As Linda, Tomei pops up every now and again to stand around and look patient. No attempt is made to turn her into an actual character; the viewer is never even clued into what she does for a living. The less said about the chemistry between she and Sandler, the better. That leaves a handful of the supporting characters to attempt to salvage the day. Luis Guzman (2000's "


What is the study of lakes and other bodies of freshwater?

Lake - body, water, process, Earth, life, plants, type, chemical, form Lake Lake Lakes are inland bodies of standing water. Although millions of lakes are    scattered over Earth's surface, most are located in higher    latitudes and mountainous areas. Canada alone contains almost 50 percent    of the world's lakes. Lakes can be formed by glaciers, tectonic    plate movements, river and wind currents, and volcanic or meteorite    activity. Some lakes are only seasonal, drying up during parts of the    year. The study of lakes, ponds, and other freshwater bodies is called limnology    (pronounced lim-NOL-o-gee). Although ponds are considered small, shallow    lakes, there is one important difference between the two bodies of water:    temperature. Ponds generally have a consistent temperature throughout,    whereas lakes have various temperature layers, depending on the season. The Great Lakes of the United States and Canada are the world's    largest system of freshwater lakes. Lake Superior, the northernmost of the    Great Lakes, is the world's largest freshwater lake with an area of    31,820 square miles (82,730 square kilometers). Lake Titicaca in the Andes    Mountains on the border between Peru and Bolivia is the world's    highest large freshwater lake at 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) above sea    level. Some freshwater lakes become salty over time, especially in arid regions.    Because the water in these lakes evaporates quickly, the salt from    inflowing waters reaches a high concentration. Among the world's    greatest salt lakes are the Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, and Great Salt Lake.    Covering an area of about 144,000 square miles (372,960 square    kilometers), the Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. At 1,292    feet (394 meters) below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest lake in the    world. Origins of lakes Most lakes on Earth were formed as a result of glacier activity.    Earth's glacial ice formed and extended into what is now Canada,    the northernmost United States, and northern Europe. As the heavy, thick    ice pushed along, it created crevices by scouring out topsoil and even    carving into bedrock (the solid rock that lies beneath the soil). Glacial    growth peaked about 20,000 years ago, after which time the ice slowly    began to melt. As the ice melted, the glaciers retreated, but the basins    formed by glaciers remained and filled with water from the melting    glaciers. Movements of Earth's crust, water, and wind can also form lakes.    The moving of the plates that compose Earth's crust (called    tectonic activity) often forms basins, especially along fault lines (where    plates meet and move against each other). These basins or depressions fill    with water, forming lakes such as Lake Baikal in Siberia. Words to Know Blowout: Lake basin created in coastal or arid region by strong winds shifting     sand. Caldera: Volcanic crater that has collapsed to form a depression greater than 1     mile (1.6 kilometers) in diameter. Eutrophication: Natural process by which a lake or other body of water becomes enriched     in dissolved nutrients, spurring aquatic plant growth. Limnology: Study of lakes, ponds, and other freshwater bodies. Oxbow lake: Lake created when a loop of a river is separated from the main flow by     gravel, sand, and silt deposits. Solution lake: Lake created when groundwater erodes bedrock, resulting in a sinkhole. Turnover: Mixing and flip-flopping of the differing temperature layers within a     lake. Water currents and land erosion by water form oxbow and solution lakes.    Oxbow lakes are created when winding rivers such as the Mississippi change    course, carrying water through twists and turns that form loops. As    deposits build up and separate a loop from the main flow of the    river, an oxbow lake such as Lake Whittington in Mississippi forms.    Solution lakes result from groundwater eroding the bedrock above


Which US President had the nickname ‘Mr Nice Guy’, because of his clean-cut image?

Gerald Ford vs James Buchanan - U.S. Presidents Comparison Millard Fillmore Issues Ideology scores for these presidents are adapted from the VoteMatch political philosophy quiz developed by OnTheIssues.org . For each president, OnTheIssues has collected votes, excerpts from speeches, press releases, and other public statements related to each question and then scored them using a methodology that attempts to assign a liberal or conservative viewpoint. Scores closer to -10 generally mean that a president has a more liberal viewpoint, while scores closer to +10 mean a president has a more conservative viewpoint. Scores of 0 mean either that there is not enough public data to assign an opinion to a president or a president's statements are too neutral to describe a viewpoint. Individual Rights Domestic Policy Domestic Politics Gerald Ford inherited a presidency presiding over a much-troubled nation. The wounds of the Vietnam War had not yet begun to heal, President Nixon's Watergate scandal had made a mockery of once-respected institutions, and the American standard of living was being steadily eroded by runaway inflation. Ford's task was made all the more difficult by a combative Congress elected in 1974. The Watergate Class, almost exclusively Democratic, fought Ford on nearly every matter. The president was reduced to governing by veto: sixty-six times he exercised his veto power. Only twelve were overridden. His Whip Inflation Now (WIN) crusade failed badly. At his inauguration, Buchanan made his position clear: states should decide the legality of slavery within their borders. Two days later, the Supreme Court handed down a decision on a slave named Dred Scott, who argued that his residence in a free state made him a free man. The court disagreed, claiming that Scott was a piece of property without the rights of citizenship. One implication of the court's decision was that slavery could not be excluded from any U.S. territories. Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 as an opponent of slavery's expansion prompted South Carolina and six other states to secede and form the Confederacy while Buchanan was still in office, before Lincoln was even inaugurated. The lame duck Buchanan tried to appease the South to no avail. Domestic Accomplishments Presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession during his tenure. His Whip Inflation Now (WIN) crusade urging the public to rein in spending and consumption failed badly Controversially granted a presidential pardon to President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal Signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, which established special education throughout the United States Effectively presided over the dissolution of the Union by failing to deal with secessionary forces and pinning his hopes on the legal system to resolve the slavery issue.To further complicate the issue, the Dred Scott decision, which held that slavery could not be excluded from any US territories, was handed down by the Supreme Court two days after Buchanan's inauguration Presided over the "Bleeding Kansas" political confrontation between anti-slavery Free-Soilers and pro-slavery settlers. Buchanan's pro-slavery position led to an ugly rift with northern Democratic leader Stephen A. Douglas Sent the Army to depose Mormon Governor of the Utah Territory Brigham Young in the belief that the Mormons were in open rebellion against the US Was stymied in his legislative agenda by the ascension of Republicans to power in the House of Representatives in 1858, the beginning of his term GDP Foreign Policy Foreign Politics The debacle of Vietnam inspired Congress to severely curtail the powers of the president in matters of foreign policy. Within this context, Gerald Ford attempted to assert America's leadership role in the world. Congress thwarted his request to issue emergency funds for South Vietnam just before it fell to Communist forces. He was similarly denied when he sought aid for anti-Marxist guerrillas in Angola. For


What is the capital of the Yukon Territory in Canada?

Yukon | history - geography - territory, Canada | Britannica.com territory, Canada Seats in House of Commons 1 (of 308) Time zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) Yukon, formerly Yukon Territory, territory of northwestern Canada , an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. It is bounded by the Northwest Territories to the east, by British Columbia to the south, and by the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, and it extends northward above the Arctic Circle to the Beaufort Sea . The capital is Whitehorse . Yukon. Five Finger Rapids on the upper Yukon River, Yukon, Can. E. Otto/Comstock The mineral wealth of Yukon has been known since the famous Klondike gold rush of the later 1890s, but the combination of an Arctic climate and remoteness from markets has limited the economic exploitation of such resources and the development of modern settlement. Instead, the territory remains among the few frontiers on the North American continent, a sparsely populated and largely unspoiled wilderness. Area 186,272 square miles (482,443 square km). Pop. (2011) 33,897. Page 1 of 5 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference flag history  (in flag of Yukon ) physical geography Yukon - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The northwesternmost corner of Canada is Yukon, a territory famous for its gold rush of the 1890s. Yukon shares more than 650 miles (1,040 kilometers) of border with its U.S. neighbor Alaska on the west and also borders the Beaufort Sea on the north, the Northwest Territories on the east, and British Columbia on the south. Its area is 186,661 square miles (483,450 square kilometers). Whitehorse, the capital and only city, is home to some two thirds of Yukon’s people. Dawson and Watson Lake are the largest towns. Population (2011) 33,897. Article Contributors You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Table of Contents Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: June 01, 2012 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Yukon-territory Access Date: January 06, 2017 Share


The European port of Split lies in which body of water?

Map of Adriatic Sea - World Seas, Adriatic Sea Map Location Facts - World Atlas Map of Adriatic Sea - World Seas, Adriatic Sea Map Location Facts Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea positioned between the eastern coastline of Italy, and countries of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia, south through Croatia. Montenegro, and to Albania. The southern boundary of the sea ends in the Strait of Otranto between Albania and Italy's Salento Peninsula. Immediately south of that strait the Ionian Sea begins. The distance from Brindisi to Venice is 685 km (426 mi), and from Ancona to Split is 228 km (142 mi). The sea is about 805 km (500 mi) in length, with an estimated area of 135,250 sq km (52,220 sq mi). Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Split and Venice are its chief ports and the sea is well served by regional ferries.


In which religion do people worship communally in a Fire Temple?

BBC - Religions - Zoroastrian: At a Glance At a Glance Last updated 2009-10-02 This page provides an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs, which can be summed up by 'Good thoughts, good words, good deeds'. On this page Print this page Zoroastrianism at a glance Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. For 1000 years Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world. It was the official religion of Persia (Iran) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. It is now one of the world's smallest religions. In 2006 the New York Times reported that there were probably less than 190,000 followers worldwide at that time. Zoroastrians believe there is one God called Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord) and He created the world. Zoroastrians are not fire-worshippers, as some Westerners wrongly believe. Zoroastrians believe that the elements are pure and that fire represents God's light or wisdom. Ahura Mazda revealed the truth through the Prophet, Zoroaster. Zoroastrians traditionally pray several times a day. Zoroastrians worship communally in a Fire Temple or Agiary. The Zoroastrian book of Holy Scriptures is called The Avesta. The Avesta can be roughly split into two main sections: The Avesta is the oldest and core part of the scriptures, which contains the Gathas. The Gathas are seventeen hymns thought to be composed by Zoroaster himself. The Younger Avesta - commentaries to the older Avestan written in later years. It also contains myths, stories and details of ritual observances. Zoroastrians are roughly split into two groups: The Iranians


What is a baby bobcat called? | Reference.com What is a baby bobcat called? A: Quick Answer According to the Defenders of Wildlife, a baby bobcat is called a kitten. A typical bobcat litter, born in an isolated den, has one to six kittens. Full Answer The kittens, born in the spring, nurse for about two months and then start eating solid foods. After five months, a mother starts teaching her young how to hunt for themselves because, once they leave the den, bobcats live alone. Kittens remain in the den until they reach eight to 11 months of age. At this time, the mother forces them out and away from the area she has claimed. As solitary animals, the young bobcats generally hunt small animals, such as rabbits, rodents, birds and bats.


Which English poet was buried upright in London’s Westminster Abbey in 1637?

Ben Jonson - Westminster Abbey History Ben Jonson Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11 June 1572 but little is known about his parents. The family was of Scottish descent and his father became a clergymen. He was educated at Westminster School at the expense of one of the masters there, William Camden, and later possibly attended St John's College, Cambridge. He went into trade as a bricklayer for a short time (his stepfather's occupation). In Flanders he fought with the English troops there and on returning to London he married, but no children survived him. He became an actor and playwright. In 1598 he killed a fellow actor in a duel but escaped hanging and was imprisoned as a felon for a short time. This incident does not seem to have affected his reputation. His play Every Man in his Humour included Shakespeare in its cast. Jonson was a well-known writer of masques and a tutor to Sir Walter Raleigh's son. He became Poet Laureate in 1619 (although it was not a formal appointment). Burial Jonson always seemed to be poor, in spite of gifts from royalty, and he died in great poverty in August 1637 in a house near the Abbey. One story says that he begged "eighteen inches of square ground in Westminster Abbey" from King Charles I. Another story says that one day, being railed by the Dean of Westminster about being buried in Poets' Corner, the poet is said to have replied "I am too poor for that and no one will lay out funeral charges upon me. No, sir, six feet long by two feet wide is too much for me: two feet by two feet will do for all I want". "You shall have it" said the Dean. So Jonson was buried standing on his feet in the northern aisle of the Nave and not in Poets' Corner. At this period the design on the Nave floor included several lines of stones measuring eighteen inches square (the rest being in a lozenge pattern), to which Jonson was obviously referring in his conversation with the Dean. The simple inscription "O Rare Ben Johnson", was said to have been cut at the expense of Jack Young who was walking by when the grave was covered and gave the mason eighteen pence to inscribe it. The inscription has also been ascribed to Sir William D'Avenant, Jonson's successor as Poet Laureate, on whose own gravestone in the Abbey the words "O Rare..." also appear. Jonson's original stone was moved in the l9th century to the base of the wall opposite the grave to preserve it when the whole nave floor was re-laid and many larger gravestones taken away. His grave site is today marked with a small grey lozenge stone, just to the east of the brass to John Hunter. The inscription is the same as on the original stone although Ben himself always used the form Jonson. In 1849, the place was disturbed by a burial nearby and the clerk of works saw the two leg bones of Jonson fixed upright in the sand and the skull came rolling down from a position above the leg bones into the newly made grave. There was still some red hair attached to it. It was seen again when Hunter's grave was dug. Monument A monument to Jonson was erected in about 1723 by the Earl of Oxford and is in the eastern aisle of Poets' Corner. It includes a portrait medallion and the same inscription as on the gravestone (again shown as Johnson). At the base are three masks, linked by a ribbon through the eyes. This was designed and signed by James Gibbs and attributed to the sculptor J.M. Rysbrack. It seems Jonson was to have had a monument erected by subscription soon after his death but the English Civil War intervened.  A photograph of the stone and monument can be purchased from Westminster Abbey Library. Further reading: Peter Cunningham: Handbook of London, 1850 (reprint 1978 p.536) Arthur P.Stanley: Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey. Addenda to 1 stedition 1868 and Supplement to the 1st and 2 ndeditions p.117. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 "Ben Jonson of Westminster" by Marchette Chute,1954 Related Links


Which fashion designer re-designed the UK hospital gown in 2010?

Don't look back – the hospital gown is getting a makeover | Life and style | The Guardian Don't look back – the hospital gown is getting a makeover Designer Ben de Lisi, best known for his catwalk frocks, is to redesign the common hospital gown One of the more flamboyant designs of hospital gown available in the US. Share on Messenger Close It isn't the fabric that's the problem – my most recent hospital experience involved a pleasantly patterned white-and-blue number. Nor the length or shapelessness of the hospital gown (at least the bagginess offers a kind of disguise). The real problem, of course, is what goes on behind your back. Women on Gok Wan's How To Look Good Naked receive hours, weeks, of tutoring before they acquire the mindset necessary to flash a backside to the public. In hospital, there is no such coaching and the exposure is unfortunately inadvertent. "The number of awful gowns I've had to hand out to people," laments Ann Keen, health minister, who worked as a nurse for 28 years. Now all that is changing. Fashion designer Ben de Lisi, best known for gowns of the red-carpet variety, is redesigning the common hospital gown, the result of a project instigated by the Department of Health in collaboration with the Design Council to improve patient privacy and dignity. "Why would a designer noted for glamorous evening gowns be capable of designing a hospital gown?" De Lisi asks. He says he persuaded the Department of Health to let him try with sketches of an evening dress morphing into a night shirt. They were convinced, and next month his designs will be trialled in King's College Hospital, London. In fact, the hospital gown market has been growing for some time – and those keen to smarten up for a hospital visit need not wait for De Lisi's designs. In the US, the industry is thought to be worth $76m (£49m), according to Premier Inc, an allliance of hospitals, and there are even hospital gown boutiques: for $50 you can waft around the ward in a printed one from hospitalgowns.com with a "waterfall neckline. . . and hidden body cut for access to the mid-section". As long as a decade ago, designer Nicole Miller anticipated De Lisi with a range of gowns for the Hackensack University Medical Centre in New Jersey – with stethoscopes printed all over. You see, it is possible to have fun in a hospital gown. As for his new model, De Lisi is giving away few clues. "The gown is unisex," he says. "It has access points throughout the garment to the body. If someone is waiting on ward for a test or x-ray, their modesty is kept in check." But, he says firmly, "It does not open up the back." Perhaps these gowns may not feel so far from the red-carpet kind after all? "Well," he says, "there are similarities in the sense that it is one garment and it goes over the body. You could call it a hospital dress." It is also probably the closest most of us will get to wearing a red-carpet dress, complete with "a label in the seam that says 'This is a Ben de Lisi design'."


In Afrikaans, which city is called Kapstad?

South Africa Provinces Buy data      Donate Updates:  I updated the populations to the 2011 census results as given in source [2]. Source [3] explained why the areas of the provinces have changed; I used the new areas in the main table below. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-9 was published on 2007-11-28. It adds the names of the country, and of its divisions, in nine other South African languages. We have another complicated situation in Pretoria. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was created on 2000-12-05, by merging a number of smaller entities, including the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council. The new metropolitan municipality covers an area of about 3,200 km.ï¿½, including all of the city of Pretoria (and several others). The Pretoria City Council was downgraded to a local municipal council. Then on 2005-03-07 the municipal council voted to rename the capital to Tshwane. The South Africa Geographical Names Council approved this change of name on 2005-05-26. It will become official when approved by the Minister for Arts and Culture. (A partisan pro-Pretoria summary of the name change issues may be found in source [5], a legal brief.) The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is divided into 76 municipal wards, plus a few slivers of land not in any ward. It is also divided into a large number of townships, overlapping with the wards, with a lot of territory not in any township. I believe one of the wards, Pretoria Central, is the nucleus of the old Pretoria city, and will retain that name. Tshwane, originally after a native chief's name, has been the name used for Pretoria by some native groups for years. Local authorities also gloss it as Zulu for "we are the same". The name Pretoria was chosen to commemorate Andries Pretorius, reminding many citizens of the despised colonial past. FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-6 was published on 2004-03-08. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO was notified of this change by the South African Department of Arts and Culture (the department in charge of geographic names) on 2003-11-05. ISO has changed the code for this province to ZA-LP. Northern Province had already begun using its new name, Limpopo, by January, 2002. However, the province's Web site stated that "The new name of the Province will become official after the amendment of section 103(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. A request by the legislature has been submitted to Parliament for the necessary amendment to be submitted." The Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology must accept the name change for it to become official. That happened on 2003-06-11. International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on 1998-12-15. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). The draft standard showed a division of South Africa into nine provinces, with a two-letter code for each. The final standard shows the same nine provinces, but four of their codes have been changed. The new set of codes is shown in the table below. The book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" listed preliminary figures from the 1996 census, with a warning about the large margins of error. Statistics South Africa has released final data, corrected for undercount (source [6]). Country overview:  Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein   In 1900, the Boer republics of Orange Free State and Transvaal were fighting Great Britain and the British colonies of Cape of Good Hope and Natal in the Boer War. The British won, and the peace treaty signed on 1902-05-31 made British colonies of all four lands. On 1910-05-31, they united to form the Union of South Africa (Afrikaans: Unie van Zuid-Afrika, but the Afrikaans spelling was changed from Zuid to Suid a few years later). The country voted on independence in 1960, and on 1961-05-31 it became independent under the name Republic of South Africa. Even before


In the human body, which vitamin helps the blood to clot?

Vitamin K | University of Maryland Medical Center Other conditions that benefit from vitamin K include: Excessive Bleeding Vitamin K is used to reduce the risk of bleeding in liver disease, conditions where your body doesn’t absorb enough vitamin K, or if you take antibiotics for a long time. In the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and many other countries, all newborns receive vitamin K injections to prevent the possibility of bleeding, particularly in the brain. Babies are born without any bacteria in their intestines and do not get enough vitamin K from breast milk to tide them over until their bodies are able to make it. Even though vitamin K deficiency in newborns is very rare, it is dangerous enough that doctors give the injections. Newborns at greatest risk for vitamin K deficiency are premature or those whose mother had to take seizure medications during pregnancy. Mothers on seizure medications are often given oral vitamin K for 2 weeks before delivery. Osteoporosis Your body needs vitamin K to use calcium to build bone. People who have higher levels of vitamin K have greater bone density, while low levels of vitamin K have been found in those with osteoporosis. Similarly, some studies suggest that low levels of vitamin K are associated with a higher risk of osteoarthritis. There is increasing evidence that vitamin K improves bone health and reduces the risk of bone fractures, particularly in postmenopausal women who are at risk for osteoporosis. In addition, studies of male and female athletes have also found that vitamin K helps with bone health. However, some studies have found that vitamin K didn’t help with bone density. Dietary Sources Foods that contain a significant amount of vitamin K include beef liver, green tea, turnip greens, broccoli, kale, spinach, cabbage, asparagus, and dark green lettuce. Chlorophyll is the substance in plants that gives them their green color and provides vitamin K. Freezing foods may destroy vitamin K, but heating does not affect it. Available Forms There are 3 forms of vitamin K: Vitamin K1 or phylloquinone, the natural version of K1 and phytonadione, the synthetic type of K1 Vitamin K2 or menaquinone Vitamin K3 or menaphthone or menadione Vitamin K1 is the only form available in the U.S. as a supplement. It is available as part of multivitamin complexes or alone, in 5 mg tablets. Water-soluble chlorophyll is the most common form of vitamin K found over the counter. It is available in tablet, capsule, and liquid forms. How to Take It As with all supplements, check with a health care provider before taking vitamin K or giving it to a child. People whose bodies can’t absorb enough vitamin K, because of gallbladder or biliary disease, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, or Crohn's disease, will probably get more benefit from a multivitamin containing vitamin K than an individual vitamin K supplement. In certain circumstances, your doctor may give you a vitamin K shot. The daily Adequate Intake for vitamin K is: Pediatric Infants birth - 6 months: 2 mcg Infants 7 - 12 months: 2.5 mcg Children 1 - 3 years: 30 mcg Children 4 - 8 years: 55 mcg Children 9 - 13 years: 60 mcg Adolescents 14 - 18 years: 75 mcg A single injection of vitamin K is also given at birth. Adult Men 19 years and older: 120 mcg Women 19 years and older: 90 mcg Pregnant and breastfeeding women 14 - 18 years: 75 mcg Pregnant and breastfeeding women 19 years and older: 90 mcg Precautions Because of the potential for side effects and interactions with medications, you should take dietary supplements only under the supervision of a knowledgeable health care provider. At recommended doses, vitamin K has few side effects. Vitamin K crosses the placenta and is also found in breast milk. Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should talk to their doctor before taking vitamin K supplements. People with a rare metabolic condition called Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency should avoid vitamin K. People who take warfarin (Coumadin) should not take vitamin K (see “Possible Interactions”). People who are rec


The Caloris Basin, a large impact crater, is on which planet in our solar system?

The Caloris Basin, Largest Crater on Surface of Mercury - Windows to the Universe This is a mosaic of the caloris basin and its surrounding area. The Caloris Basin is closest to the sun when Mercury is at the closest point in its orbit to the sun. Click on image for full size NASA The Caloris Basin The Caloris Basin is the largest feature on the surface of Mercury.  This crater was formed by the impact of a large meteorite in the early formation of the solar system. We only know what half of the crater looks like, because the other half was in darkness when Mariner 10 flew by the planet. Surrounding the impact site are concentric ridges within relatively smooth plains probably brought about by renewed volcanic activity which started after the impact. On the other side of the planet, directly across from the basin, is a region initially described as the "weird" terrain, where a chaotic mix of hills and fractures is present. This may have been produced in response to shock waves which traveled to this point on the surface following the Caloris Basin impact. Shop Windows to the Universe Science Store! Learn about Earth and space science, and have fun while doing it! The games section of our online store includes a climate change card game and the Traveling Nitrogen game ! Windows to the Universe Community News


Elvis Presley played the role of Clint Reno in which 1956 film?

Love Me Tender : 20th Century Fox 1956 : Elvis' Movies : 1956 Elvis Presley. : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club Love Me Tender - 20th Century Fox Elvis' first movie, 'Love Me Tender'. Love Me Tender premiered Nov. 15, 1956 at New York's Paramount Theater. Love Me Tender is a western drama set immediately after the Civil War. In Elvis Presley's first film, he appears in the secondary role of Clint Reno. This was the only time in his acting career that Elvis received second billing. Clint, the youngest of the four Reno brothers, stayed behind to run the family farm during the war while his older brothers were off fighting for the Confederacy. Star Richard Egan plays Vance Reno, the eldest brother whom the family believes to have been killed in battle. Upon returning home, Vance is shocked to discover that Clint has married Vance's former sweetheart, Cathy, played by Debra Paget. The love triangle, complicated by the greedy actions of some unscrupulous ex-Confederates, eventually pits brother against brother, resulting in Clint's death. The downbeat ending is tempered by the brothers' reconciliation as Clint dies in Cathy's arms. Actor Richard Egan who played Vance Reno, older brother to Elvis' character, Clint, was a high ranking officer in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He received a master's degree at Stanford and taught school at Northwestern before deciding to become an actor. He won a Golden Globe award in 1953 as Most Promising Male Newcomer. Neville Brand played Mike Gavin, the man who shot and killed Elvis' character. Brand had joined the Army in 1939, intending to make it his career, and became the fourth most decorated GI in World War II. While in the army he made his acting debut in army training films, which changed the direction of his life. Brand went on to play in 79 movie roles and 29 TV roles. His heavy features and gravel voice made him a natural tough guy. He would play gangster Al Capone in four different projects. Mildred Dunnock played Elvis' mother. Dunnock was nominated twice for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar - first for Death Of A Salesman (1951) and then for Baby Doll (1956). She was a schoolteacher before becoming a character actress. Bruce Bennett played Major Kincaid. Bruce Bennett was his name as an actor. Before that he was known as Herman Brix, a silver medal winner for shot put in the 1928 Olympics. He was personally picked by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs to follow in the footsteps of fellow Olympic stars Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe to play the role of Tarzan on the silver screen. He would go on to play in 119 movies. Barry Coe, who played Mr. Davis, won a Golden Globe in 1959 as Most Promising Male Newcomer, nominated with Troy Donahue, George Hamilton and James Shigeta. Shigeta's greatest fame came with the film Flower Drum Song and he later co-starred with Elvis in the film ' Paradise, Hawaiian Style ' Producer David Weisbart would go on to produce three more Elvis movies: ' Flaming Star ', ' Follow That Dream ' and ' Kid Galahad '. Weisbart's credits included producing Rebel Without A Cause (1955) and an Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Johnny Belinda (1948). Writer Robert Buckner had won both a Writers Guild Of America award and a Golden Globe award for Bright Victory (1951) and had received an Oscar nomination for writing for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy. Behind The Scenes of Love Me Tender Elvis' first experience as a Hollywood actor was closely followed in the entertainment press from the day he was assigned a role in Love Me Tender until the day the film was released. The close scrutiny affected the outcome of the film in several ways. Originally called The Reno Brothers, this western drama was retitled after a number of articles announced that advanced sales for 'Love Me Tender' -- one of the songs recorded for the film -- exceeded a million copies. It was the first time advanced sales for a single release had ever surpassed the million mark, and the producers capitalized on the publicity by changing the film's title. The enormous amount


In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the letter ‘Z’ is represented by which word?

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‘Connubial’ relates to which type of relationship?

Conjugal - definition of conjugal by The Free Dictionary Conjugal - definition of conjugal by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conjugal Related to conjugal: conjugal rights con·ju·gal Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses. [Latin coniugālis, from coniūnx, coniug-, spouse, from coniungere, to join in marriage; see conjoin.] con′ju·gal′i·ty (-găl′ĭ-tē) n. con′ju·gal·ly adv. conjugal (Sociology) of or relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship: conjugal rights. [C16: from Latin conjugālis, from conjunx wife or husband, from conjungere to unite; see conjoin] conjugality n 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage. 2. of or pertaining to the relation of husband and wife. [1535–45; < Latin conjugālis <conjug-, conju(n)x spouse < con- con - + jugum yoke ] con`ju•gal′i•ty, n. con′ju•gal•ly, adv. conjugal - From Latin conjugare, "join together (in marriage)"—from com-, "together," and jugare, "yoke"—it has an underlying notion of "joining together." See also related terms for joining . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Adj. 1. conjugal - of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits" connubial conjugal adjective marital , nuptial , matrimonial , married , wedded , bridal , spousal , connubial A woman's refusal to allow her husband his conjugal rights was once grounds for divorce. conjugal [ˈkɒndʒʊgəl] adj [rights, duties] → conjugal (e) conjugal adj rights, bliss, duties → ehelich ; state → Ehe- ; conjugal affection → Gattenliebe f conjugal conjugal (ˈkondʒugəl) adjective of marriage. egtelik, huweliksagtig زِيجي، زَواجي брачен conjugal manželský ehelich , Ehe-... ægteskabelig συζυγικός conyugal abieluline وابسته به زناشویی aviollinen conjugal שֶׁל נִישוּאִין विवाह संबन्धी, वैवाहिक bračni, supružni házassági mengenai perkawinan hjúskapar- coniugale 婚姻の 부부의, 결혼의 santuokinis, vedybinis laulības- suami isteri echtelijk ekteskapelig małżeński په واده پورې مربوط، دواده conjugal conjugal супружеский manželský zakonski bračni äktenskaplig ที่เกี่ยวกับความสัมพันธ์ฉันท์สามีภรรยา evliliğe ilişkin 婚姻的 подружній; шлюбний ازدواجى về hôn nhân 婚姻的 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: Ford Ford Madox References in classic literature ? While Laurie and Amy were taking conjugal strolls over velvet carpets, as they set their house in order, and planned a blissful future, Mr. View in context It was not to be doubted that poor Harriet's attachment had been an offering to conjugal unreserve, and her own share in the story, under a colouring the least favourable to her and the most soothing to him, had in all likelihood been given also. View in context So spake our general Mother, and with eyes Of conjugal attraction unreprov'd, And meek surrender, half imbracing leand On our first Father, half her swelling Breast Naked met his under the flowing Gold Of her loose tresses hid: he in delight Both of her Beauty and submissive Charms Smil'd with superior Love, as JUPITER On JUNO smiles, when he impregns the Clouds That shed MAY Flowers; and press'd her Matron lip With kisses pure: aside the Devil turnd For envie, yet with jealous leer maligne Ey'd them askance, and to himself thus plaind.


How many stars are on the national flag of Syria?

Syria This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Syria image by Eugene Ipavec, 31 May 2007 Official Name: الجمهورية العربية السورية [Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Arabiyyah as-Sūriyyah], Syrian Arab Republic Short Form: سوريا or سورية [Sūriya], Syria Flag Adopted : 1958 (abandoned 1961, readopted 30 Mar 1980) Coat of Arms Adopted: unknown ISO Code: SY SYR 760 FIPS 10-4 Code: SY Al Hasakah Governorate (Muhafazah Al Hasakah) Historical Flags: Introduction There are quite a lot of flags in Syria: not only on official buildings you always find the national flag and mostly the Ba'ath Party flag , but also on private buildings. In the Suqs there are lines with many little flags, often alternating the national flag and the Ba'ath Party flag. However, there are certainly some regional differences: In Damascus you see a lot of flags, also in the Suq; in the second-largest city, Aleppo, there are no flags in the Suq, but there are Islamic writings (for example the Shahada , as in the Saudi flag ) hanging from the lines just as the little flags in the Damascus Suq; in Homs you can see the little triangular flags; in the parts along the Euphrates, for example near Der-ez-Zor, I saw some national flags without stars. However, there seem to be no regional flags or city flags. Marcus Schmöger, 01 May 1997 National Flag at the London 2012 Olympics The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 [ loc12 ]) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be. For Syria: PMS 032 red, 355 green and black. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version turned 90 degrees clockwise. Ian Sumner, 10 October 2012 Meaning of the Colours [Ed.: see also Pan-Arab Colours for a historical explanation of the colours.] Red symbolizes the struggle and sacrifice for freedom; white signifies peace; and black stands for the dark colonial past.


Indian politician Sonia Gandhi was born in which country in 1946?

Sonia Gandhi | Indian politician | Britannica.com Indian politician Alternative Title: Edvige Antonia Albina Maino Sonia Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi, original name Edvige Antonia Albina Maino (born December 9, 1946, Lusiana, Veneto region, Italy ), Italian-born Indian politician who was president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party; 1998– ) and chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (2004– ), the ruling coalition. Sonia Gandhi. U.S. Department of State While studying English at a language school in Cambridge , England, Sonia met Rajiv Gandhi , a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cambridge and son of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . The couple married in 1968 and moved into the prime minister’s official residence, although Rajiv eschewed politics for a career as a commercial airline pilot. However, in 1980 his brother, Sanjay, died, and Rajiv subsequently entered the political arena. When Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, Rajiv was named prime minister. Though Sonia campaigned for Rajiv, she chose to remain in the background, studying art restoration and working to preserve India’s artistic treasures. When Rajiv was assassinated in 1991, Sonia was seen by many as the natural heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty , and she was offered the leadership of the Congress Party. She rejected the offer and refused to discuss politics publicly. In 1993, however, she visited Rajiv’s former constituency in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh , and was greeted by cheering crowds. She subsequently traveled throughout the country on behalf of trusts and committees devoted to Indian public life. In 1998 Gandhi agreed to become president of the then struggling Congress Party. Her initial efforts were overshadowed by the party’s loss to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later that year in elections to the Lok Sabha (lower chamber of the Indian parliament), but she won a seat in that chamber in parliamentary polls the following year. After a nationwide campaign that targeted struggling farmers and the unemployed, the Congress Party won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections (with Gandhi retaining her seat), but it failed to secure an absolute majority. The party subsequently formed a new coalition called the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Gandhi, however, chose not to head the government as prime minister, because her foreign birth had become a politically controversial issue. Instead, she invited the economist Manmohan Singh to serve as prime minister. In March 2006 Gandhi resigned from the Lok Sabha and as chairperson of the National Advisory Council—which oversaw the implementation of UPA policies and provided a salary to Gandhi for her work—after accusations that she was breaking a law that banned members of parliament from holding an additional office for profit. She was reelected two months later, however, and also in 2009. Although she again won handily in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Party suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the BJP, and the UPA government was swept from power. Britannica Stories


In which year was the Factory Act passed in Britain, to improve conditions for children working in factories?

1833 Factory Act - The National Archives 1833 Factory Act Dean Mills – The Doubling Room, 1851 (ZPER 34/19) In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: no child workers under nine years of age employers must have an age certificate for their child workers children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day children are not to work at night two hours schooling each day for children four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law However, the passing of this act did not mean that the mistreatment of children stopped overnight. Using these sources, investigate how the far the act had solved the problems of child labour. Tasks 1. This is an extract from a Factory Inspectors Report (1836). Who gave the evidence to the factory inspector? Work out how many hours (not including breaks), the boys are reported to have worked without stopping Which parts of the new Factory Act have been broken? What does the tone of the letter tell us about what the factory inspectors thought about the firm Taylor, Ibbotson & Co? Having studied this source, would you be right to conclude that the 1833 Factory Act did nothing to solve the problems of child workers? Explain your answer 2. This is a piece of a document detailing which companies broke the law. What is the most common offence recorded? Work out how much is fined for the different offences By looking at the fines, which offence is regarded as the most serious? How effective was the 1833 Factory Act? Explain your answer. (Hint: is the number of convictions a good or bad sign?) 3. This is a photograph of workers in a factory in 1903. What kind of factory is the boy working in? How old do you think he is? Write a list of all the dangers you can see in the factory and what you think could be done to improve them This photograph is from 1903, 70 years after the first Factory Act. Explain whether you think work in the factory had improved for child workers by this time Is the illustration at the top of this page and this photograph reliable evidence of working conditions in a factory? Give reasons for your answer Source 3 4. You are one of the four factory inspectors in 1836 trying to enforce the Factory Act. You have seen the evidence of abuse of the the law and you are unhappy with the present system. Write a letter to the Home Secretary suggesting ways to improve the law and better methods of enforcing it. Background As the Industrial Revolution gathered pace thousands of factories sprang up all over the country. There were no laws relating to the running of factories as there had been no need for them before. As a result, dangerous machinery was used that could, and frequently did, cause serious injuries to workers. To add to these dangers, people were required to work incredibly long hours – often through the night. Perhaps one of the worst features of this new industrial age was the use of child labour. Very young children worked extremely long hours and could be severely punished for any mistakes. Arriving late for work could lead to a large fine and possibly a beating. Dozing at a machine could result in the accidental loss of a limb. People began to realise how bad these conditions were in many factories and started to campaign for improvements. There was a lot of resistance from factory owners who felt it would slow down the running of their factories and make their products more expensive. Many people also did not like the government interfering in their lives. Some parents, for instance, needed their children to go out to work from a young age, as they needed the money to help feed the family. Not all factory owners kept their workers in bad conditions however. Robert Owen, who owned a cotton mill in Lanark, Scotland, built the village of New Lanark for his workers. Here they had access to schools, doctors and there was a house f


In 1997, what was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 22 | 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world's first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, was actually born on 5 July 1996 although her arrival has only just been revealed. Dolly is the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Previous clonings have been from embryo cells. The sheep's birth has been heralded as one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the decade although it is likely to spark ethical controversy. Scientists in Scotland cloned a ewe by inserting DNA from a single sheep cell into an egg and implanted it in a surrogate mother. They now have a healthy seven-month-old sheep - Dolly - who is an exact genetic duplicate of the animal from which the single cell was taken. DNA tests have revealed that Dolly is identical to the ewe who donated the udder cell and is unrelated to the surrogate mother. It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure Dr Ian Wilmut, embryologist Embryologist Dr Ian Wilmut, from the Roslin Institute, said: "It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure and track down the mechanisms that are involved." The research, published in Nature magazine, follows the Edinburgh team's success in cloning sheep embryos. Last year they produced two identical sheep, which were clones of an original embryo. The company which has bought the rights to the research, PPL Therapeutics, said Dolly would help to improve understanding of ageing and genetics and lead to the production of cheaper medicines. US President Bill Clinton has set up a special task force to investigate cloning in order to examine the legal and ethical implications.


What is the highest range of the male singing voice?

Male Vocal Range and Voice Type | Your Personal Singing Guide Male Vocal Range and Voice Types! There are many vocal ranges and voice types for males, and this section will discuss the 4 main types of male voices, their respective pitch ranges, unique tonal characteristics, as well as how their tessituras or most comfortable voice ranges differ from each other. One important point to note: These 2 terms – Vocal Range and Voice Type – are not to be confused with each other. The Range of our Voice refers to the range of notes that our voice can reach or produce a sound at, whereas the Type of Voice refers to the various kinds of voices classified using certain criteria like range of vocals, tessituras, register transition points, vocal timbre or tone and so on. Click on the links provided above to understand more about how to find your own vocal range, as well as how to determine your own voice type using the various criteria! Now, the 4 main types of male voices are as follows: 1. Countertenor Let us look at each of these male voices in more detail: 1. COUNTERTENOR The Countertenor Voice may actually be unfamiliar to those of us not from the classical realm, as many of us would probably only have heard of the 3 main male voices – Tenor, Baritone and Bass. The Countertenor voice is the highest of the adult male voice types, and has a vocal range that is similar to that of the Female Contralto Voice, the lowest of the female voice types! In the Mandarin pop scene, certain singers like Jeff Chang and the lead singer of popular pop rock band Soda Green would probably qualify as countertenor voices! An approximate Countertenor Vocal Range would be from a G note below the middle C (G3) to a high F one octave above the middle C (F5). Be sure to support your voice well with your breath so as to get a more accurate representation of the range in your voice. Check out the section on ‘How to Find Your Singing Range and Voice Type’ to get some tips on finding your range on your own! Also, the Tessitura or most comfortable singing range for Countertenors lies above that of the Tenor and other adult male voices. The Countertenor voice would usually be able to sing the high head voice notes with great ease and brightness in tone, and would often be confused by many listeners with regular female voices. 2. TENOR The Tenor Voice is the highest of the main male vocal types that most people would be familiar with, with the typical tenor vocal range lying between the C note one octave below middle C (C3) to the C note one octave above middle C (C5)! This means that it would lie just slightly below the Countertenor voice, but has similar characteristics in the sense that the Tenor would also be able to sing most high notes with ease and vocalize the head voice notes with strength and brightness! The Tenor voice would probably transition into his middle voice around the D or E note above middle C (D4 or E4) and shift into head voice around the F sharp or G above middle C (F4 or G4). The tenor tessitura would lie between that of the Countertenor’s and the Baritone’s. Do make sure that we avoid certain common singing problems like jaw tightness when we attempt to find out where our vocal register transitions lie, as this will affect the notes at which we transition, affecting the voice type we may classify ourselves to be! Famous Tenor voices include the 3 Tenors – Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo, as well as other classical singers like Enrico Caruso and pop singers like Elton John, Stevie Wonder. In the Mandarin pop scene, JJ Lin Junjie and Jay Chou would probably be considered Tenor voices too! 3. BARITONE Most men would have a vocal range similar to that of a Baritone voice, as this is the most common of the male voice types! A typical Baritone Voice Range would be between the A flat note one octave below the middle C (A Flat 2) to the A flat note above the middle C (A Flat 4). The Baritone Voice would transition into middle voice somewhere around the A or B note just below middle C (A3 or B3), and move into head voice so


Who was the mother of King James l of England?

King James I | Britroyals Born: June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland Parents: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley Relation to Elizabeth II: 9th great-grandfather House of: Stuart Ascended to the throne: March 24, 1603 aged 36 years Crowned: July 25, 1603 at Westminster Abbey, also as James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle on July 29, 1567 Married: Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway Children: Three sons and five daughters, of whom three survived infancy; Henry, Elizabeth and Charles Died: March 27, 1625 at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years, 9 months, and 7 days Buried at: Westminster Reigned for: 22 years, and 3 days, King of Scotland for 57 years 1567-1625 Succeeded by: his son Charles James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. He was descended through the Scottish kings from Robert the Bruce, and the English Tudors through his great grandmother Margaret Tudor sister of Henry VIII. His parent�s marriage was short-lived and Darnley was found murdered 8 months after James was born in June 1566. His mother married again, but in 1567 was forced to renounce the throne of Scotland in favour of her infant son. James became King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months in July 1567, and was crowned at Stirling. Mary fled to England where she was eventually executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I in 1587. His childhood and adolescence were unhappy, abnormal, and precarious; he had various guardians, whose treatment of him differed widely. His education, although thorough, was weighted with strong Presbyterian and Calvinist political doctrine, and his character � highly intelligent and sensitive, but also fundamentally shallow, vain, and exhibitionist � reacted violently to this. He also sought solace with extravagant and unsavoury male favourites who, in later years, were to have a damaging effect on his prestige and state affairs. A suitable Queen was found for him in Anne of Denmark and they were married in 1589. As King of Scotland, he curbed the power of the nobility, although his attempts to limit the authority of the Kirk (Church of Scotland) were less successful. When Elizabeth I of England died in 1603 unmarried, James moved to London and was crowned King James I of England the first of the Stuart Kings of the combined crowns of England and Scotland. The English courtiers were wary of his Scottish favourites, affairs with male courtiers and uncouth ways. He was however a supporter of literature and arts. William Shakespeare was among the �Kings Men� troupe of actors who performed plays for their patron James. He commissioned the King James Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, which remains one of the most important English translations of the Bible. He initially acted mainly upon the advice of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, but on Salisbury�s death all restraint vanished. His religious policy consisted of asserting the supreme authority and divine right of the crown and suppressing both Puritans and Catholics who objected. Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605 produced an anti-Catholic reaction, which gave James a temporary popularity which soon dissipated. His foreign policy aimed primarily at achieving closer relations with Spain was not liked by Parliament who saw Spain as the Old Catholic enemy of the Armada and competitor for world trade. During his reign the East India Company expanded trade bringing spices from the East, and Jamestown was founded in Virginia. His willingness to compromise politically, even while continuing to talk in terms of absolutism, largely accounts for the superficial stability of his reign. However, the effects of many of his actions were long term, becoming fully obvious only after his death. James and Anne had 8 children only three of whom survived infancy. Their eldest son Henry died aged 18 of typhoid, and their 2nd son Charles became King Charles I. The marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Frederic V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohem