Daedalus and Icarus Summary Daedalus and Icarus Summary How It (Supposedly) Went Down The Short Story Daedalus is a brilliant inventor—the Thomas Edison of his day. Unfortunately, he angers King Minos, the ruler of the island Crete, and he has to hightail it out of there. Desperate to flee the island, Daedalus uses wax to build some wings for himself and his son Icarus. Daddy Daedalus warns his son to fly at a middle height: the seawater will dampen the wings and the sun will melt them. (Not good either way.) Icarus heeds his father's advice for a bit, but then he gets cocky. He's having so much fun flying that he forgets the warning and flies too close to the sun. Sure enough, his wings melt, and Icarus plummets into the sea and drowns. Daedalus is (of course) devastated by his son's death, but the show must go on. He flies on to Sicily, where he mourns Icarus and builds a temple in honor of the god Apollo. The Less Short Story Daedalus is an Athenian craftsman, famous for his ability to invent and build things. Think Leonardo da Vinci, but with more powers. Unfortunately, he also has a jealous streak. When his nephew (Talus) invents the saw, Daedalus realizes that the boy might be more talented than he is. Not good. In a fit of jealousy, Daedalus throws Talos off the Acropolis, a tall monument in Athens. That'll teach him not to invent any more carpentry tools. Some people say that Athena saw the boy falling, and transformed him into a partridge. But others argue that Talos died and that Daedalus tried to hide the murder by burying him. Well those are very different endings. Either because he was feeling guilty or because he was banished, Daedalus leaves Athens and heads to the island of Crete. While he's hanging out there, Daedalus befriends King Minos, the island's ruler. (It pays to have friends in high places.) Daedalus still has the touch in Crete and he continues his building streak. First, he builds a cow suit so that Crete's queen (Pasiphae) can get it on with a bull. Yes, we said bull. Pasiphae's union with the bull results in a horrible half-man, half-beast called the Minotaur. Heard of him? Next up, King Minos (the half-beast's step-dad) asks Daedalus to design a maze (the Labyrinth) in which to put the terrible Minotaur. The Minotaur demands human sacrifices, and every nine years, King Minos sends seven young men and women into the Labyrinth to meet their doom. One of these victims sent to his death is the hero Theseus. This guy is tough and he decides to fight back and try to kill the Minotaur. King Minos' daughter, Ariadne, falls madly in love with Theseus. And since Daedalus built the Labyrinth, she asks him to help Theseus safely navigate it. Always the helpful one, Daedalus gives Theseus a ball of yarn, and tells the hero to trail it behind him, creating a roadmap for how to get back out. Genius, we say! And sure enough, after Theseus kills the Minotaur, he is able to escape. (He and Ariadne leave Crete together.) King Minos is not happy with Daedalus for helping Theseus, so he locks Daedalus and his son, Icarus, in the Labyrinth. (This seems to be his punishment of choice.) (Some versions of the story say that King Minos actually imprisoned them in a tower. Still others say that Minos just ordered every ship surrounding the island to be searched, making it impossible for Daedalus and Icarus to escape. Any way you look at it, Daedalus and Icarus are trapped on Crete.) Clearly our genius inventor won't take this sitting down. Knowing that the land and water are guarded by King Minos' army, Daedalus decides to escape by air. Brilliant. Daedalus uses twine, feathers, and wax to build large wings for himself and his son. (According to Ovid, Icarus goofed around while Daddy Daedalus was making the wings. He played with the feathers and wax and just generally got in his dad's way. Ah, kids.) Finally, the wings are finished. Daedalus tries his set on and—OMG—they totally work. He hangs in the air for a few seconds, flapping his fake wings. Nice! Before putting wings on Icarus, Daedalus gives his son some warn


Which explorer discovered Lake Victoria and the source of the Nile?

The Nile’s Source Discovered | History Today The Nile’s Source Discovered East Africa John Hanning Speke discovered the source of the Nile on August 3rd, 1858. John Hanning Speke, an army officer’s son from the West Country, was commissioned into the army of the East India Company in 1844 at the age of seventeen. In 1854 he eagerly joined an expedition to east Africa under the command of Captain Richard Burton, who had returned from his sensational visit to Mecca disguised as an Arab pilgrim the year before. The explorers came under a fierce attack by tribesmen at Berbera and both Speke and Burton were wounded, Speke almost fatally. Rightly or wrongly, Speke believed that Burton had questioned his courage in this incident. It rankled with him all his life and underlay a growing antipathy between the two men, who were in any case extremely unalike. Compared with the brilliant and wildly unconventional Burton, Jack Speke seemed a plodder. Despite this, however, in 1856 Speke joined Burton on another expedition to east Africa, organized by the Royal Geographical Society. The purpose was supposedly to follow up rumours of a great lake in the interior, the so-called Sea of Ujiji, but in reality the search was on for the source of the Nile.  The expedition moved inland from the coast opposite Zanzibar and, in February 1858, it discovered Lake Tanganyika. After three months exploring the lake, both Burton and Speke were ill and the expedition started back towards the coast. However, they had heard tell of another huge lake to the north of Tanganyika. Speke, who had by now recovered, set off in command of a small party and in August came upon what he later described as ‘a vast expanse’ of ‘the pale-blue waters’ of the northern lake. He named it Lake Victoria and believed, correctly, that it was the source of the Nile. Burton would not accept Speke’s claim to have discovered the Nile’s source, for which he felt there was no convincing evidence. He believed that the true source was more likely to be ‘his’ Lake Tanganyika. But Speke got back to England in May 1859 before Burton, and announced that he had found the source of the Nile. Burton felt belittled and was infuriated by Speke’s account of the expedition in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. The breach between them was never healed. The Royal Geographical Society sent Speke back to Africa to substantiate his Nile claims. The expedition left the coast in September 1860 but there were difficulties because its two interpreters quarrelled, which complicated the negotiations with the local rulers through whose territories the expedition had to pass and with the Arab traders from whom it needed supplies. There were long delays before the explorers reached Gondokoro, 750 miles south of Khartoum, in February 1862. After much politicking and intrigue the powerful king of Buganda, Mutesa, allowed Speke to proceed to the point on Lake Victoria where the White Nile issues from the lake. He reached what he named Ripon Falls on July 28th 1862. He was thirty-five and this was the crowning point of his life. Unfortunately, Speke did not follow the Nile stream northwards as closely as he might have, which enabled doubters to question whether ‘his’ river really was the Nile. Speke got back to Gondokoro in February 1863 and by May was in Cairo where he announced to the waiting world that the question of the source of the Nile was now ‘settled’. Returning to London to address a special meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, Speke was the hero of the hour. In December 1863 he published his book, The Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Unfortunately for him, it had been badly edited and appeared both inaccurate and disagreeably boastful. In 1864 he published What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile about the earlier expedition, which also did his reputation no good. Burton was still refusing to admit that Speke had discovered the source of the Nile, the two men were completely at loggerheads and a debate between them was scheduled at the British Association for Septembe


Which ex-policeman, played by Denis Lawson is the new character in the TV series 'New Tricks'?

New Tricks, series 11, episode 1, BBC One, review: 'poor showing' - Telegraph New Tricks, series 11, episode 1, BBC One, review: 'poor showing' New Tricks fails to score at the start of the new season, says Terry Ramsey 2 New team: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dennis Waterman, Tamzin Outhwaite and Denis Lawson in series 11 of New Tricks Photo: BBC By Terry Ramsey 10:00PM BST 18 Aug 2014 New Tricks (BBC One) has returned for an 11th series, the first to start with its new line-up. There is now only one left of the original Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad: Gerry Standing, portrayed by Dennis Waterman. The rest of the team have changed – even the leader, the ambitious DS Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman), left in the last series, replaced by DCI Sasha Miller, played by Tamzin Outhwaite. The other squad members are Steve McAndrew (Denis Lawson) and Dan Griffin (Nicholas Lyndhurst). But changes to the line-up have never made much difference to New Tricks. It remains one of the BBC’s most popular series, regularly pulling in 7 million viewers. With the new Premier League season also just starting, it is difficult not to draw a comparison: the way New Tricks keeps its faithful followers is like the way a football club does. After 10 seasons, virtually a whole new team of players has replaced the old ones, yet the fans keep coming. But if New Tricks is like a football team, which one might it be? Always popular, still playing to a full house, but with a squad in transition and marshalled by a new leader? Why, it is, surely, the Manchester United of TV drama. (OK, United fans, this is a bit of fun – I know the analogy won’t bear close scrutiny. After all, New Tricks didn’t have a disastrous last season …) This opener focused on Gerry in his old stamping ground of Bermondsey. A former acquaintance, jailbird Ralph Paxton (David Hayman), wanted to find out why his son had fallen from the top of a tower block. Meanwhile, Mr Irascible, Gerry, was also dealing with the forthcoming marriage of his daughter – to a solicitor, of all people. Related Articles


Who became Shadow Chancellor after the 2010 General Election?

Ed Balls interview: 'I knew we had lost...I was here one day and gone the next' - Telegraph Labour Ed Balls interview: 'I knew we had lost...I was here one day and gone the next' Exclusive: The most shocking defeat of the 2015 election saw Labour’s  economist-in-chief lose his seat. In his first major interview since that  day, Ed Balls talks to Mary Riddell about disagreeing with the other Ed, his  wife’s bid to be party leader, and mourning his career in politics 'There are people who like Parliament for its own sake. I'm not one of those' Photo: Will Sanders Follow On the day of the summer Budget , Ed Balls was sitting under a parasol on a Greek beach, reading a novel. For every other financial statement in recent British history, the former shadow chancellor had occupied a ringside position. This time, as George Osborne addressed the House of Commons, his erstwhile adversary was looking forward to a sailing lesson and a lunch of home-made moussaka. ‘It sounds a bit foolish, but I wanted to get away,’ Balls says. ‘I didn’t want to be around in Budget week . My elder daughter, Ellie, had just finished her GCSEs, so I suggested that we went on a trip together.’ He wears his regret lightly, but his Budget boycott suggests that he is more bruised by defeat than he cares to show. Ed Balls with Gordon Brown in 2007 as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (GETTY) Balls’s 20-year career as one of the most influential figures in British politics came to an unheralded end at 7.30am on May 8, when he lost his Morley and Outwood seat by 422 votes in the greatest upset of the 2015 election. Balls had been aware for hours that Labour was facing a bleak outcome, but he had believed to the last that he might hold his seat. ‘We didn’t know the result until the returning officer read out the numbers. No one had known that it was that close.’ In the moment of defeat , he was sanguine. ‘I knew that I was part of a big turning point – the instant when democracy is at its rawest. I was the living embodiment of the rule that a politician can be here one day and gone the next. I was very calm. I knew by then that we had lost the election.’ 'I don't miss being in the opposition; it's a thankless task' Ed Balls He must have known too that he would never attain his long-held dream of becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer. As Gordon Brown’s leading adviser, Balls had achieved more than many Chancellors by keeping Britain out of the euro and securing the independence of the Bank of England . Now, as he tried to assimilate his downfall, he turned to his victorious Conservative opponent, Andrea Jenkyns. ‘I told her to enjoy the moment and that she should always remember becoming a Member of Parliament for the first time. I was sad I had lost and devastated for Labour, but this was her moment , and I had to find a way to appreciate her victory. I couldn’t be po-faced or angry or grumpy.’ Afterwards, since neither he nor his wife, Yvette Cooper , could face the television crews outside their homes in London and in her constituency, they headed to his agent’s house. ‘Everyone there was stunned, upset and talking to me in such a mournful way that I said to him, “This is the oddest thing. It’s like being at my own funeral when I’m still alive.” Balls conceding defeat to his Conservative opponent, Andrea Jenkyns, after this year's general election (REUTERS) My agent’s wife went into the kitchen and came back with a bottle of Harveys Bristol Cream, because sweet sherry is what you drink at funerals. Everybody had a small glass, and I thanked them all for what they had done.’ The wake over, Balls and Cooper went into hiding for a weekend at the home of friends, with their three children, aged 16, 13 and 10. ‘Yvette had to ask herself what she would do next. In 2010 I had told her that if she wanted to run for the leadership, I would stand aside.’ Cooper declined. In what became known as the ‘Costa Coffee agreement’, so called because the couple discussed their futures over motorway espressos, Balls decided he would run instead. ‘This


What happened at Scapa Flow on 21st June 1919?

What happened when the German fleet was scuttled at Scapa Flow? | History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History | Mr Allsop History What happened when the German fleet was scuttled at Scapa Flow?   GCSE and IGCSE History Revision , Podcasts , International Relations 1919-1939 On the 21st June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the scuttling of the German High Seas naval fleet in Scapa Flow, a large natural harbor in the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The ships had been confined there under the terms of the Armistice  that ended fighting in the First World War. America had suggested that the fleet be interned in a neutral country but, as neither Norway nor Sweden agreed, Britain volunteered instead. The majority of the 74 German ships were in Scapa Flow by the 27th November, where they were guarded by British Battle Cruiser Force. The fleet was manned by a skeleton crew of less than 5,000 men that gradually reduced over the next few months as they were repatriated back to Germany. Negotiations over the fate of the ships took place at the Paris Peace Conference , where the various representatives were struggling to agree on a resolution. While Britain wanted to destroy the ships in order to maintain their naval superiority, France and Italy each wanted to take a quarter each. Concerned that the entire fleet might be shared out between the victors, Admiral von Reuter, the German officer in charge of the interned fleet, began planning to scuttle or purposely sink the ships. Shortly before 11.30 on the morning of the 21st June the order went out to scuttle the ships. By 5pm 52 of them had sunk. The sailors escaped on lifeboats, and were captured as British prisoners-of-war. Nine sailors were shot and killed, making them the last German casualties of the war. Related Posts:


Who was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel?

Daily Bible Study - Children Of Jacob Questions? Search all 6,500+ Bible studies on this website. Just type in topic word(s) or a question. Due to extensive use of high-quality maps and illustrations, this educational website is best-viewed with a minimum screen-resolution width of 1280 pixels Children Of Jacob by Wayne Blank The grandson of Abraham , and the son of Isaac , Jacob is a key individual of Bible History . God changed Jacob's name to Israel (see Stairway To Heaven ), and from his sons came the Tribes of Israel - the Israelites. Jacob had 2 wives, Rachel and Leah (who were sisters, and first-cousins of Jacob), and 2 concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah, an apparently common and accepted practice of the day. Rachel and Leah did not object to the other two women because it was their idea to have more children with them (Genesis 30:3,9). Rachel - Jacob's favorite wife. She died while giving birth to Benjamin and is buried at Bethlehem . Her children were Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph - 11th-born overall. Definitely his father's favorite son, from his favorite wife, it was Joseph who was sold for slavery into Egypt by his jealous brothers (see Coat Of Many Colors ). There, with God's help, he rose to become the highest official of the Pharaoh , saving the nation from the famine that was prophesied. When the rest of Jacob's family moved to Egypt to escape the famine, it was Joseph who had made their survival possible (they would remain in Egypt 400 years, eventually becoming slaves until the Exodus). While there, Joseph had 2 sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were themselves made into individual tribes of Israel to bring the number back to 12 - the priestly tribe of Levi was not counted separately, but was absorbed among the other tribes. Ephraim - Younger than Manasseh, he was never the less ranked higher in the family structure (Genesis 48:19). His descendants were to become a great future group of nations. Manasseh - 1st-born of Joseph, he was prophesied to become a great single nation. Benjamin - The youngest of the 12 sons. Rachel died while giving him birth. The apostle Paul (see On The Road To Damascus ), who wrote much of the New Testament, is descended from Benjamin. Leah - It seems that Jacob did not have a great deal of love for her, perhaps because she became his wife by deception (Genesis 29:16-30). Never the less, Leah is the mother of the greatest number of the Tribes of Israel, and is today buried with Jacob (along with Abraham, Sarah , Isaac and Rebekah) in the high-tension area of The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Her children are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Israel's only recorded daughter, Dinah. Reuben - 1st-born overall. He was disqualified from his position as eldest son when he committed an act of sexual immorality with Jacob's concubine Bilhah (Genesis 35:22). Simeon - 2nd-born overall. Levi - 3rd-born overall. From Levi came the Levites who were dedicated to God's service. As such, they were later not counted as a separate tribe. Moses and Aaron and John The Baptist were descended from Levi. Judah - 4th-born overall. Perhaps the most famous of Jacob's sons, it was from Judah that the Jews are descended. Jesus Christ (see also The Chosen People ), and most Christians in the earliest days of the church, were descended from Judah. A vital element for understanding Bible Prophecy is that while all Jews are Israelites, not all Israelites are Jews (just the same as all Belgians are Europeans, but not all Europeans are Belgians). There are many millions of people around the world today who are Israelites, but are not Jews. Issachar - 9th-born overall. Zebulun - 10th-born overall. Dinah - Israel's only daughter. Bilhah - Rachel's maid, it was Rachel's idea that Jacob have children with her (Genesis 30:3-6). Her children were Dan and Naphtali. Dan - 5th-born overall. Naphtali - 6th-born overall. Zilpah - Leah's maid, it was Leah's idea that Jacob have children with her (Genesis 30:9). Her children were Gad and Asher. Gad - 7th-born overall. Asher - 8th-born overall. Fact Finder: Wh


In which Bond film does his car convert to a submarine to enable him to escape?

James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me 2,121pages on James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me Information July 1979 (UK), 1979 (US) Paperback: July 1979 (UK), 1979 (US) Followed by: James Bond and Moonraker James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me is the novelisation of the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me . It was written by Christopher Wood . It is notable for being the only novelisation written for a movie that also shares the name of an Ian Fleming novel -- The Spy Who Loved Me Contents [ show ] Plot British and Soviet ballistic-missile submarines mysteriously disappear. James Bond —MI6 agent 007—is summoned to investigate. On the way he escapes an ambush by Soviet agents in Austria , killing one during a downhill ski chase, and escaping via a Union Flag parachute. Bond learns that the plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are on the market in Egypt . There, he encounters Major Anya Amasova —KGB agent Triple X—his rival for the plans. They travel across Egypt together, tracking the microfilm plans, meeting Jaws —an unnaturally tall assassin with steel teeth—along the way. Bond and Amasova later team up, due to a truce supported by their respective superiors, and identify the person responsible for the thefts as shipping tycoon, scientist, and anarchist Karl Stromberg . While travelling by train to Stromberg's base in Sardinia, Bond saves Amasova from being killed by Jaws, and their rivalry changes into affection. Posing as a marine biologist and his wife, they visit Stromberg's base and discover that he has a mysterious new supertanker, the Liparus. After they leave the base, Jaws and other armed men, including a helicopter pilot named Naomi , chase them, but all attempts fail due to Bond's driving skills and fact that his car – a Lotus Esprit from Q Branch – can convert into a submarine. Jaws retreats once again while Naomi and her other allies are killed. Bond later finds out that the Liparus has never visited any known port or harbour, and Amasova learns that Bond killed her lover in Austria; she promises Bond that she will kill him when their mission ends. Later, while aboard an American submarine, Bond and Amasova examine Stromberg's underwater Atlantis base and confirm that he is operating the tracking system. The Liparus then captures the submarine, just as it captured the others. Stromberg sets his plan in motion: the launching of nuclear missiles from the submarines, to destroy Moscow and New York City. This would trigger a global nuclear war, which Stromberg would survive in Atlantis, and subsequently a new civilisation would be established. He leaves for Atlantis with Amasova. Bond frees the captured British, Russian and American submariners and they battle the Liparus's crew. Bond reprograms the British and Soviet submarines to destroy each other, saving Moscow and New York. The victorious submariners escape the sinking Liparus on the American submarine. Bond insists on rescuing Amasova before the submarine has to follow its orders and destroy Atlantis. Bond confronts and kills Stromberg but again encounters Jaws, whom he drops into a shark tank. Jaws escapes from the shark tank (after fatally biting the shark) and swims off into the sunset. Bond and Amasova flee in an escape pod as Atlantis is sunk. In the pod Amasova reminds Bond that she has vowed to kill him and picks up Bond's gun, but admits to having forgiven him and the two make love. Differences to the film The novelization and the screenplay, although both written by Wood, are somewhat different. In the novelization SMERSH is still active and still after James Bond. Their part in the novelization begins during the "pre-title credits" sequence in which Bond is escaping from a cabin on the top of Aiguille du Mort, a mountain near the town of Chamonix. After the mysterious death of Fekkish , SMERSH appears yet again, this time capturing and torturing Bond for the whereabouts of the microfilm that retains plans for a submarine tracking system (Bond escapes after killing two of the


Oryx, Kudu and Gnu are types of which creature?

Kudu | African Wildlife Foundation Physical Characteristics What is a kudu? Both the greater kudu and its close cousin, the lesser kudu, have stripes and spots on the body, and most have a chevron of white hair between the eyes. Males have long, spiral horns. The greater kudu's horns are spectacular and can grow as long as 72 inches, making 2-1/2 graceful twists. Female greater kudus are noticeably smaller than the males. By contrast, lesser kudus are even smaller—about 42 inches at the shoulder. Males weigh around 220 pounds, and females generally weigh about 50 pounds less. Lesser kudus have smaller horns than the greater kudus and conspicuous white patches on the upper and lower parts of the neck. Although both species are bluish-gray, grayish-brown, or rust color, the lesser kudus have five to six more lateral white stripes, for a total of 11 to 15. Both species have a crest of long hair along the spine, and greater kudus also have a fringe under the chin. Behavior & Diet Kudus love to feast on fruits.  Kudus are browsers and eat leaves and shoots from a variety of plants. In dry seasons, they eat wild watermelons and other fruit for the liquid they provide. The lesser kudu is less dependent on water sources than the greater kudu. They are peaceful rulers. Male kudu sometimes form small bachelor groups, but more commonly, they are solitary and widely dispersed. Dominance between males is usually quickly and peacefully determined by a lateral display in which one male stands sideways in front of the other and makes himself look as large as possible. Males only join females—who form small groups of six to 10 with their offspring—during mating season. Calves grow rapidly and at 6 months of age are fairly independent of their mothers. Mothers stash their young out of sight for long periods of time.  The pregnant female departs from her group to give birth, leaving the newborn lying out for 4 or 5 weeks of age, one of the longest periods of all the antelopes. The calf then begins to accompany its mother for short periods of time and by 3 or 4 months of age, it is with her constantly. Soon after, the mother and calf rejoin the female's group. Calves grow rapidly and at 6 months, they are fairly independent of their mothers. They wear camouflage coats. Their cryptic coloring and markings protect kudus by camouflaging them. If alarmed, they usually stand still and are very difficult to spot. Gallery


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In World War 2, what code name was given to the Allied airborne landings at Arnhem in 1944?

BBC - History -   World Wars: The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) By Mark Fielder Last updated 2011-02-17 Mark Fielder discovers how Operation Market Garden could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment. On this page Print this page Monty's daring plan In May 1945 it was the Russians who hoisted their flag over the ruins of the Reichstag building in Berlin. In this way World War Two, in Europe, was signalled as being effectively over. However, the troops who captured Berlin could easily have been British or American, if events around a small town in Holland had turned out differently. If Operation Market Garden, planned to take place in the area near Arnhem, in Holland, had succeeded, the western Allies could have punched their way across one of the last great natural barriers between them and the German fatherland. Their tanks and troops might have reached Berlin weeks before the Russians, ending the war by Christmas 1944. The fate of post-war Europe might have been very different. The glittering triumph of the D-Day landings in France had become bogged down in the slow and costly progress through the Normandy fields and hedgerows ... Market Garden was one of the boldest plans of World War Two. Thirty thousand British and American airborne troops were to be flown behind enemy lines to capture the eight bridges that spanned the network of canals and rivers on the Dutch/German border. At the same time, British tanks and infantry were to push up a narrow road leading from the Allied front line to these key bridges. They would relieve the airborne troops, and then cross the intact bridges. The plan was conceived by General Bernard Montgomery, commander of the British forces in Europe. The glittering triumph of the D-Day landings in France had become bogged down in the slow and costly progress through the Normandy fields and hedgerows, which the Germans defended with skill and tenacity. Despite this, after weeks of heavy fighting, the Allies had finally broken through. For the next three weeks they rolled through France and Belgium, liberating Paris and Brussels. Victory for the Allies seemed close. But Hitler's forces were regrouping, and as the Allies pushed nearer to Germany's borders, German resistance stiffened. Montgomery believed that a powerful, narrow thrust deep into German lines would be more effective than an advance on a broad front, which had become difficult to supply from the few ports controlled by the Allies, and this was why he devised Operation Market Garden. Top Intelligence warning Map showing the objectives of Operation Market Garden    © The soldiers who would carry out the operation were those of the First Allied Airborne Army, including one British and two American divisions. They had been kept in reserve in England since D-Day. Operation after operation had been cancelled. Now their skills and training could be used at last. Tony Hibbert was brigade Major of the 1st Parachute Brigade: 'My first reaction was one of enormous enthusiasm and excitement, because this was the first time that anyone on our side, had contemplated the proper strategic use of airborne forces en masse.' Dropping by parachute and in gliders these divisions would land near the Dutch towns of Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem, to take the eight key bridges. The planners called this an 'airborne carpet', along which the advancing British armour of XXX corps could push through to Germany. The airborne commander, General 'Boy' Browning, had just seven days to prepare for the operation. The information he was given on the German troops in the area, however, was alarming. It suggested that there were two SS Panzer divisions around Arnhem, with many tanks and vehicles. Major Tony Hibbert recalls the bleak assessment of aerial photographs made by General Browning's intelligence officer, Major Brian Urguhart: 'He showed me photographs of German Panzer 4's; mainly I think they were tucked in underneath woods. He went to General Brow


Who was the Australian opening batsman who faced the first ball, scored the first run and the first century in Test cricket?

Henry Jupp: Faced first ball and scored first run and first fifty for England - Cricket Country › Henry Jupp: Faced first ball and scored first run and first fifty for England They called him Young Stonewaller for a reason. He played a mere two Tests, took first strike for England, and scored the first fifty for them. | Updated : November 19, 2015 2:51 PM IST Henry ‘Harry’ Jupp © Getty Images Henry ‘Harry’ Jupp born November 19, 1841, hated getting out as much as Alec Bannerman , the only one to match his mind-numbing determination to stay at the wicket. They called him Young Stonewaller for a reason. He played a mere two Tests (the first two Tests in the history of the sport), took first strike for England, and scored the first fifty for them. He had his idiosyncrasies, but they generally had to do with his sheer refusal to get dismissed. Often ridiculed for his reluctance to punish loose balls, Jupp earned a name thanks to his diligence at the crease and excellent fielding (he was also an occasional wicketkeeper). Abhishek Mukherjee recollects the tale of a Surrey batsman. The story starts with Will Mortlock, the Surrey cricketer of the 1850s and 1860s. Though he was an effective underarm bowler, Mortlock became famous for unwillingness to give his wicket away. A major grafter of the era, Mortlock came to be known as Old Stonewaller. Thus, when Henry ‘Harry’ Jupp arrived on the scenario with his near-ridiculous ability to bat for hours (that often involved reluctance to punish the worst of deliveries), it was expected he would earn the moniker of Young Stonewaller. Fortunately for Jupp, he was young enough to play two Tests along with a two-decade First-Class career. His 378-match career fetched him 15,319 runs at 23.78; the strike rate, though not available, would have been a more relevant statistic. Jupp played two Tests, batting four times, scoring 68. The number of balls he faced is available for his first three innings: he faced 262 balls for his 67. His strike rate, based on these three innings, read 25.6. Given the lack of data, it is almost impossible to establish how slow yet resilient a batsman Jupp was. However, one statistic stands out: he carried his bat in an innings for Sussex eleven times. Across these eleven innings he contributed a mere 39.2 per cent of the team totals. But then, Baily’s Magazine of Sports and Pastimes (vol. 26, 1875) puts up a somewhat different story: “Possibly there is not a spot in the civilised world where the Anglo-Saxons have introduced their greatest national game of cricket in which the name of Henry Jupp is not well known.” Additionally, he was a competent long-stop; and when Ted Pooley did not play, he also kept wickets. He finished with 228 catches and 19 stumpings. Along with Tom and Dick Humphrey, Pooley and Jupp were instrumental in the rise of Surrey in the 1860s. Jupp hated getting out — to the extent that he did not (probably) hesitate to break the laws. He once played for United South of England XI against a Dorking XXII — a side that included Henry’s cousin William. A round-arm fast bowler and a decade younger to Henry, William also played for Surrey. Let us get back to the anecdote (which, however, may be apocryphal). Jupp was clean bowled by Joseph Dethier off the first ball of the match. Legend goes that Jupp replaced the bails. The confused umpire asked“Ain’t you going out, Juppy?” “Not at Dorking,”came the prompt response. As you may have deduced by now, Jupp was born in Dorking. A similar story of the era about WG Grace often makes it to pubs. Was it actually Jupp, one cannot help but think. Lord Harris attributed the story to Jupp. Grace himself recalls another story in his autobiography: “I may repeat another story I have recorded elsewhere how I caught Jupp once at point close under his bat and close to the ground, that he showed no inclination to go and, so it was declared, that I said in a voice so thunderous: ‘I am not going to ask that, Jupp, you’ve got to go,’ that he did.” Who was the greater bully? One can only wonder. It may be somewhat irrelevant


Which creature arose from the blood of the slain Medusa?

Medusa - mythical creature Medusa     Awesome (49 votes). Your rating? #2212  Cave Dweller (attribute)  Deadly (behaviour) The most infamous of the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Originally women, they were transformed into a half serpent, half women creature with scaly skin by the goddess Athena. They had snakes for hair, tusks from their mouths and a stare that could turn a man to stone. Her clawed hands were made of brass. Her name means ‘queen’ as she was the leader of her sisters, Eurale and Atheno. Of the three sisters Medusa was the only one that was mortal. Medusa and her sisters terrorized people for year but she finally met her match by a hero named Perseus was set on a quest to kill Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon and take her head to help the King Polydektes who had incurred the wrath of the gods. He found his way to their layer by gaining vital information from the 3 Graeae sisters. No one knows quite how Perseus killed Medusa. Some say she lay sleeping while he cut off his head, but what we do know is that he used a magical cap of invisibility, winged sandals, a curved sword and a mirror shield. Perseus did successfully decapitate her with his curved sword. When she died, out of her oozing blood arose the Pegasus and the Chrysaor. Perseus fled with the head of Medusa in his sack with the two sisters closely pursuing behind. In the 16th century some believed that the Gorgons still existed and lived in Africa and were guarded by the Graeae. Similar to Catoblepas. Medusa has been viewed 1522 times. Does Medusa Exist?


What is the English equivalent of the French pret-a-porter?

prêt-à-porter translation English | French dictionary | Reverso Il a résisté au prêt-à-porter. Il travaillait tout le temps. He tried to resist ready-to-wear, he worked all the time... Peut-être que vous seriez plus confortables en prêt-à-porter. Perhaps you ladies might be more comfortable down in ready-to-wear. J'ai payé le prix haute-couture, j'espère que tu m'as pas refilé du prêt-à-porter. I paid couture prices, you better not have given me ready-to-wear. Burberry est reconnu pour ses parfums, ses montres et ses accessoires prêt-à-porter classiques. Le motif damier se reconnaît partout dans le monde comme un symbole de luxe. Burberry is known for classic ready-to-wear, fragrances, timepieces, and accessories. The check pattern is recognizable around the world as a mark of luxury. L'enseignement des évêques véhicule l'espérance pour l'avenir, alors que nous vivons dans une culture de changement constant, de gratification immédiate, du prêt-à-porter et de l'éphémère. The teachings of the bishops offer hope in the future while we live in a culture of constant change, immediate gratification, ready to wear, and disposable goods. C'est de la haute couture, pas du prêt-à-porter. This is high fashion, not prêt-à-porter. See how “prêt-à-porter” is translated from French to English with more examples in context


Spanish Civil War ends - Mar 28, 1939 - HISTORY.com Spanish Civil War ends Publisher A+E Networks In Spain, the Republican defenders of Madrid raise the white flag over the city, bringing to an end the bloody three-year Spanish Civil War. In 1931, Spanish King Alfonso XIII approved elections to decide the government of Spain, and voters overwhelmingly chose to abolish the monarchy in favor of a liberal republic. Alfonso subsequently went into exile, and the Second Republic, initially dominated by middle-class liberals and moderate socialists, was proclaimed. During the first five years of the Republic, organized labor and leftist radicals forced widespread liberal reforms, and the independence-minded Spanish regions of Catalonia and the Basque provinces achieved virtual autonomy. The landed aristocracy, the church, and a large military clique increasingly employed violence in their opposition to the Second Republic, and in July 1936 General Francisco Franco led a right-wing army revolt in Morocco, which prompted the division of Spain into two key camps: the Nationalists and the Republicans. Franco’s Nationalist forces rapidly overran much of the Republican-controlled areas in central and northern Spain, and Catalonia became a key Republican stronghold. During 1937, Franco unified the Nationalist forces under the command of the Falange, Spain’s fascist party, while the Republicans fell under the sway of the communists. Germany and Italy aided Franco with an abundance of planes, tanks, and arms, while the Soviet Union aided the Republican side. In addition, small numbers of communists and other radicals from France, the USSR, America, and elsewhere formed the International Brigades to aid the Republican cause. The most significant contribution of these foreign units was the successful defense of Madrid until the end of the war. In June 1938, the Nationalists drove to the Mediterranean Sea and cut Republican territory in two. Later in the year, Franco mounted a major offensive against Catalonia. In January 1939, its capital, Barcelona, was captured, and soon after the rest of Catalonia fell. With the Republican cause all but lost, its leaders attempted to negotiate a peace, but Franco refused. On March 28, 1939, the victorious Nationalists entered Madrid in triumph, and the Spanish Civil War came to an end. Up to a million lives were lost in the conflict, the most devastating in Spanish history. More on This Topic


The Salk vaccine is administered to combat which disease?

Polio Vaccine: MedlinePlus Drug Information Other names Why get vaccinated? Vaccination can protect people from polio. Polio is a disease caused by a virus. It is spread mainly by person-to-person contact. It can also be spread by consuming food or drinks that are contaminated with the feces of an infected person. Most people infected with polio have no symptoms, and many recover without complications. But sometimes people who get polio develop paralysis (cannot move their arms or legs). Polio can result in permanent disability. Polio can also cause death, usually by paralyzing the muscles used for breathing. Polio used to be very common in the United States. It paralyzed and killed thousands of people every year before polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. There is no cure for polio infection, but it can be prevented by vaccination. Polio has been eliminated from the United States. But it still occurs in other parts of the world. It would only take one person infected with polio coming from another country to bring the disease back here if we were not protected by vaccination. If the effort to eliminate the disease from the world is successful, some day we won't need polio vaccine. Until then, we need to keep getting our children vaccinated. Who should get polio vaccine and when? Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) can prevent polio. Children: Most people should get IPV when they are children. Doses of IPV are usually given at 2, 4, 6 to 18 months, and 4 to 6 years of age. The schedule might be different for some children (including those traveling to certain countries and those who receive IPV as part of a combination vaccine). Your healthcare provider can give you more information. Adults: Most adults do not need polio vaccine because they were vaccinated as children. But some adults are at higher risk and should consider polio vaccination including: people traveling to areas of the world, laboratory workers who might handle polio virus, and healthcare workers treating patients who could have polio. These higher-risk adults may need 1 to 3 doses of IPV, depending on how many doses they have had in the past. There are no known risks to getting IPV at the same time as other vaccines. Who should not get IPV or should wait? Tell the person who is giving the vaccine: If the person getting the vaccine has any severe, life-threatening allergies.If you ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction after a dose of IPV, or have a severe allergy to any part of this vaccine, you may be advised not to get vaccinated. Ask your healthcare provider if you want information about vaccine components. If the person getting the vaccine is not feeling well. If you have a mild illness, such as a cold, you can probably get the vaccine today. If you are moderately or severely ill you should probably wait until you recover. Your doctor can advise you. What are the risks from IPV? As with any medicine, there is a very remote chance of a vaccine causing a serious injury or death. The safety of vaccines is always being monitored. For more information, visit: www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ Other problems that could happen after this vaccine: People sometimes faint after a medical procedure, including vaccination. Sitting or lying down for about 15 minutes can help prevent fainting and injuries caused by a fall. Tell your provider if you feel dizzy, or have vision changes or ringing in the ears. Some people get shoulder pain that can be more severe and longer-lasting than the more routine soreness that can follow injections. This happens very rarely. Any medication can cause a severe allergic reaction. Such reactions from a vaccine are very rare, estimated at about 1 in a million doses, and would happen within a few minutes to a few hours after the vaccination. With any medicine, including vaccines, there is a chance of side effects. These are usually mild and go away on their own, but serious reactions are also possible. Some people who get IPV get a sore spot where the shot was given. IPV has not been known to cause serious problems, and most people don'


Moidore | Define Moidore at Dictionary.com moidore [moi-dawr, -dohr] /ˈmɔɪ dɔr, -doʊr/ Spell a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil. Origin of moidore 1695-1705 1695-1705; < Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold < Latin monēta dē aurō. See money , de , or 3 Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for moidore Expand Historical Examples British Dictionary definitions for moidore Expand a former Portuguese gold coin Word Origin C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


What nationality was the detective story writer Ngaio Marsh?

gadetection / Marsh, Ngaio Source: Wikipedia   Edith Ngaio Marsh DBE (1895-1982) was an author and theatre director from New Zealand. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900.   Ngaio (IPA /'naɪəʊ/) Marsh was educated at St Margaret's College in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she was a foundation pupil. She studied painting at the Canterbury College school of Art before becoming an actress with the Allan Wilkie company touring New Zealand. From 1928 onward she divided her time between living in England and in her native New Zealand. She was honoured with a DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire) in 1966.   Internationally she is best known for her 32 detective novels published between 1934 and 1982. Along with Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy L. Sayers she was classed as one of the four 'Queens of Crime' - female British crime writers who dominated the crime fiction genre of the 1930s and 1940s. Of the four, her work shows the greatest depth of characterisation, and often carries a vein of humour.   All her books feature British CID detective Roderick Alleyn and most are set in England or New Zealand (with Alleyn either on holiday or on secondment to the New Zealand police). Several novels feature Marsh's other loves, the theatre ( Vintage Murder , Final Curtain , Light Thickens ) and painting. Alleyn marries a painter, Agatha Troy, who he meets during an investigation.   Marsh's first love, however, was the theatre, and in New Zealand she is remembered more for her theatrical endeavours than her detective fiction. In 1942 she produced a modern-dress Hamlet for the Canterbury University College Drama Society (now UCDS), the first of many Shakespearian productions with the society until 1969. In 1944, Hamlet and a production of Othello toured a theatre-starved New Zealand to rapturous acclaim. In 1949, assisted by entrepreneur Dan O'Connor, her student players toured Australia with a new version of Othello and Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. In the 1950s she was involved with the New Zealand Players, a relatively short-lived attempt at a national professional touring repertory company.   Ngaio Marsh published a lyrical but not very revealing autobiography, Black Beech & Honeydew (Collins) in 1966. Margaret Lewis published an authorized biography, Ngaio Marsh, A Life (ISBN 0908912064) in 1991.   Mike Grost on Ngaio Marsh   Ngaio Marsh   Ngaio Marsh is an anomalous figure in the history of detection. Her books tend to follow a common pattern. There is an opening section, which introduces the characters and sets up the background of the crime. This section is quite elaborate, lasting roughly four chapters or 70 pages. It climaxes with the actual murder. At this point, Police Inspector Roderick Alleyn enters, and spends the next 150 pages investigating the crime. Finally, he solves it, and the book ends.   The opening and post murder sections of a Marsh novel seem like two different books. The opening chapters seem like a sparkling novel of manners, with sophisticated characters and comedy, an interesting cultural background, often centering on either the theater or the arts, and a great deal of gracefully written prose. They form an excellent novella, and are the part of Marsh' books I like best. They are modern equivalents of such writers as Oscar Wilde or Saki. And the cultural background is often quite insightful. For example, Death of a Fool (1956) centers memorably on traditional English morris dancing, and has a surprising amount to say about gender roles and sexual discrimination. Other examples of Marsh books whose opening sections are better than their rest include The Nursing Home Murder (Chapters 1 - 6), A Wreath For Rivera (Chapters 1 - 5) and Hand in Glove (Chapters 1 - 3).   The murder investigation sections tend to be dull and dreary. And her solutions, while they can be admirably bizarre, elaborately plotted, and uninhibited, do not at all reach the level of a Christie or a Carr. We are always reading in myste


What is the name of the tides of smallest range, occurring after the moon's first and third quarter?

Tides explained Yet More... Tides Most people grow up thinking that the tides are caused by the moon, and indeed that gravitational 'pull' of the moon is a major factor, as is the gravitational effect of the sun but there is another major factor, which is less often mentioned, and that is the force created by the rotation of the earth itself. So the diagram on the left shows how the water on the earth gets pulled into a bulge one way by the moon's gravity and into a bulge on the opposite side by the rotational force of the earth. As the earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, if the moon stood still then the moon will be overhead and 'underfoot' once in every 24 hours giving (in most places) 2 high and 2 low tides a day, but as the moon is also orbiting in the same direction as the earth revolves it actually takes about 24 hours and 50 minutes for the moon to be in the same place overhead. So the period from one high tide to the next is about 12 hours 25 minutes. Spring Tides When the sun, moon and earth all line up at new (as in the picture) or full moon then we get the highest (and indeed lowest) tides which are called 'spring' tides (nothing to do with the time of year!). In fact it takes a bit of time for the enormous mass of water to move, so the spring tide will actually occur a couple of days after the new (or full) moon, so the picture on the left is a simplification. You can find more on ( moon phases here ) Because of the tilt of the earth on its axis, at the equinox the sun appears to be over the equator and if there is a new or full moon at about the same time then all the forces contrive to create the highest of high tides and if the moon is also at perigee (closest to the earth in its orbit) then that will produce the biggest tides of all. Neap Tides When the moon is at first or third quarter (you can find more on moon phases here ) then the moon and sun are exerting forces from two different directions and the overall effect on the water is less, so the high tides are lower than average and the low tides are higher than the average and we call these low tides 'neap' tides. The word 'neap' is thought to have originated from the Middle English Word 'neep' meaning small. Other Factors and Facts Although the sun, the moon and the rotation of the earth are the major forces involved in creating the tides the local conditions such as the shoreline and the contour of the ocean floor also have an effect. Because of this not everywhere has 2 tides a day - there are some places that experience what is known as a double-high water (e.g. Southampton) or double-low water (e.g. Portland). The highest tides of all (17m) occur in Canada and after a long running dispute between the famous tides of the Bay of Fundy and those of Ungava Bay on the northern coast of Quebec, the Canadian Hydrographic Service has declared a draw. Most people think of the Mediterranean area as being without tides and it is true that the tides there are very small, and can often go unnoticed as atmospheric conditions and headwinds can attenuate the effect of these tides making them difficult to see. The very smallest tidal ranges (actually 0) are found in the Adriatic and South of Sicily. "Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock. " Anaxagoras "I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts. " Marvin Hamlisch


Who presided over the 'Bloody Assizes' of 1685?

Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Was his reputation as an egregious courtroom bully deserved? Copyright � 2003 by Hugo S. Cunningham First posted 20030215 Sir George Jeffreys, Recorder of London 1678-80. Painting by an unknown artist. (National Portrait Gallery) Source of photo -- frontispiece of P. J. Helm, Jeffreys. We scanned the head only from a 3/4 length seated portrait. Index The Whig view , prevalent in literature a moderate view by Whig historian G.M. Trevelyan (1904) ferociously partisan contemporary pamphlets The Merciful Assizes (heavy-handed satire) the unabashedly partisan (but eloquent) Lord Macaulay (1848) Revisionist views: P.J. Helm Biographical summaries Jeffreys, George, first Baron Jeffreys (1644-1689) educated at St. Paul's School, at Westminster, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, was lord chief justice, 1682. He presided at the trial of Titus Oates, and is chiefly notorious for his brutality and as the judge who held the 'Bloody Assizes.' He was arrested in 1688 and died in the Tower after petitioning for a pardon. Source:  editor Sir Paul Harvey, The Oxford Companion to English Literature 4th Edition, 1967; p. 428. From BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/guides/halloffame/historical/judge_george_jeffreys.shtml George Jeffreys was born at Acton Park in 1648, the son of John Jeffreys and Margaret Ireland.  His grandfather was a judge in North Wales and George eventually decided on a career in law much to his parents' disapproval.  Educated at Shrewsbury and St Paul's Westminster and Cambridge.  He began his studies in the Inner Temple in 1663 and was acting as an advocate before he was officially called to the bar. He entered Gray's Inn.  He was appointed Solicitor General to the Duke of York later James II and was knighted in 1677.  He became recorder of London in 1678. At the age of 33 he became Lord Chief Justice of England and a privy counsellor and two years later Lord Chancellor.  In 1683 he was created Baron Jeffreys of Wem.  He is known as Hanging Judge Jeffreys because of the punishment he handed out at the trials of the supporters of the Duke of Monmouth.  In 1688 when James II fled the country, Jeffreys was placed in the Tower of London for his own safety. He died there the following year aged 44 of kidney disease. --Courtesy Wrexham County Borough Council In 1685, Charles II died and his Catholic brother James II succeeded to the throne. He expressed no intention to impose Catholicism on an intensely anti-Catholic England, but militant Whigs distrusted him anyways. Some supported a revolt by Charles II's illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth (1685), but it was speedily suppressed, confined to the southwest of England. James II send Judge Jeffreys (and a couple of others) to try the defeated rebels; the resulting "Bloody Assizes," especially as written up by Macaulay (see below ), would make Jeffreys's reputation in history. James II now overplayed his hand, dismissing Parliament (1685), appointing Catholics as officials, allying himself with the cruelly despotic Louis XIV of France, dismissing Anglican clergyman who did not support his Catholic policy, and mobilizing large armies in both Ireland (largely Catholic, hence inspiring intense English distrust) and just outside London. In particular, his attack on the Anglican Church neutralized much of his support amoung "Tories." The 1685 execution of the rebel Duke of Monmouth united Whig opinion behind the only remaining Protestant claimant to the throne, William of Orange, husband of James II's daughter Mary. In 1688, Whigs and disaffected Tories invited him to invade England, drive out James II, and assume the English throne with Queen Mary. Since the Whigs won, they got to write English history. Those who had suppressed Whig rebels (eg Judge Jeffreys) now were illegitimate. Jeffreys, lodged in prison and soon dying of ill-health anyways, was also used as a convenient scapegoat by the exiled James II (still hoping for an eventual res


Corned Beef Recipe : Alton Brown : Food Network 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped Directions Watch how to make this recipe. Place the water into a large 6 to 8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter , cinnamon stick , mustard seeds, peppercorns , cloves , allspice, juniper berries, bay leaves and ginger . Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the ice. Stir until the ice has melted. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a 2-gallon zip top bag and add the brine. Seal and lay flat inside a container, cover and place in the refrigerator for 10 days. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and stir the brine. After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water. Place the brisket into a pot just large enough to hold the meat, add the onion , carrot and celery and cover with water by 1-inch. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and gently simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is fork tender. Remove from the pot and thinly slice across the grain. Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown, 2007 CATEGORIES:


Who wrote the novels 'Lord Jim' (1900) and 'The Secret Agent' (1907)?

Joseph Conrad | British writer | Britannica.com British writer Alternative Title: Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski Joseph Conrad Robert Louis Stevenson Joseph Conrad, original name Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski (born Dec. 3, 1857, Berdichev , Ukraine , Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Ukraine]—died Aug. 3, 1924, Canterbury , Kent , Eng.), English novelist and short-story writer of Polish descent, whose works include the novels Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Secret Agent (1907) and the short story “Heart of Darkness” (1902). During his lifetime Conrad was admired for the richness of his prose and his renderings of dangerous life at sea and in exotic places. But his initial reputation as a masterful teller of colourful adventures of the sea masked his fascination with the individual when faced with nature’s invariable unconcern, man’s frequent malevolence, and his inner battles with good and evil. To Conrad, the sea meant above all the tragedy of loneliness. A writer of complex skill and striking insight, but above all of an intensely personal vision, he has been increasingly regarded as one of the greatest English novelists. Joseph Conrad, 1916. Alvin Langdon Coburn—George Eastman House/Getty Images Conrad’s father, Apollo Nalęcz Korzeniowski, a poet and an ardent Polish patriot, was one of the organizers of the committee that went on in 1863 to direct the Polish insurrection against Russian rule. He was arrested in late 1861 and was sent into exile at Vologda in northern Russia. His wife and four-year-old son followed him there, and the harsh climate hastened his wife’s death from tuberculosis in 1865. In A Personal Record Conrad relates that his first introduction to the English language was at the age of eight, when his father was translating the works of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo in order to support the household. In those solitary years with his father he read the works of Sir Walter Scott , James Fenimore Cooper , Charles Dickens , and William Makepeace Thackeray in Polish and French. Apollo was ill with tuberculosis and died in Cracow in 1869. Responsibility for the boy was assumed by his maternal uncle, Tadeusz Bobrowski, a lawyer, who provided his nephew with advice, admonition , financial help, and love. He sent Conrad to school at Cracow and then to Switzerland, but the boy was bored by school and yearned to go to sea. In 1874 Conrad left for Marseille with the intention of going to sea. Bobrowski made him an allowance of 2,000 francs a year and put him in touch with a merchant named Delestang, in whose ships Conrad sailed in the French merchant service. His first voyage, on the Mont-Blanc to Martinique , was as a passenger; on her next voyage he sailed as an apprentice. In July 1876 he again sailed to the West Indies , as a steward on the Saint-Antoine. On this voyage Conrad seems to have taken part in some unlawful enterprise, probably gunrunning, and to have sailed along the coast of Venezuela, memories of which were to find a place in Nostromo . The first mate of the vessel, a Corsican named Dominic Cervoni, was the model for the hero of that novel and was to play a picturesque role in Conrad’s life and work. Britannica Stories Obama Acts to Protect the Arctic Conrad became heavily enmeshed in debt upon returning to Marseille and apparently unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide. As a sailor in the French merchant navy he was liable to conscription when he came of age, so after his recovery he signed on in April 1878 as a deckhand on a British freighter bound for Constantinople with a cargo of coal. After the return journey his ship landed him at Lowestoft , Eng., in June 1878. It was Conrad’s first English landfall, and he spoke only a few words of the language of which he was to become a recognized master. Conrad remained in England , and in the following October he shipped as an ordinary seaman aboard a wool clipper on the London–Sydney run. British Culture and Politics Conrad was to serve 16 years in the British merchant navy. In June 1880 he passed his examination as second mate, and


Originally built on another site in 1850-51, which building burned down at Sydenham Hill in 1936?

Sydenham - iSnare Free Encyclopedia Sydenham This article is about the suburb in London, England. For other uses, see Sydenham (disambiguation) . Sydenham  Sydenham shown within Greater London Population Coordinates : 51°25′31″N 0°03′16″W / 51.4254°N 0.0544°W / 51.4254; -0.0544 Sydenham ( /ˈsɪdnəm/ ) is a suburban district of south-east London in the London Boroughs of Lewisham . Located in Kent until 1889, when the County of London was created, Sydenham was historically a very affluent town and the Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition was relocated to Sydenham Hill in 1854. Bordering Forest Hill , Dulwich , Crystal Palace , Penge , Beckenham , Catford and Bellingham ; Sydenham today is a diverse area with a 2011 population of 28,378. [1] Contents History A map showing the Sydenham ward of Lewisham Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916. Originally known as Shippenham, [2] Sydenham began as a small settlement, a few cottages among the woods, whose inhabitants grazed their animals and collected wood. In the 1640s, springs of water in what is now Wells Park were discovered to have medicinal properties, attracting crowds of people to the area. Sydenham grew rapidly in the 19th century after the introduction of the Croydon Canal in 1809 which linked the Grand Surrey Canal to Croydon and a reservoir was constructed in Sydenham. However, the canal was never successful and closed in 1836 [3] resulting in it being the first canal to be abandoned by an Act of Parliament. The London & Croydon Railway purchased the canal for £40,250 and quickly converted the alignment for a railway from London Bridge to West Croydon , opening in 1839. After the railway opened potential gas companies began to consider the Sydenham area with the Crystal Palace and District Gas Company having works at Bell Green, which continued production until 1969; a retail park now occupies most of the site. The Crystal Palace In 1851 the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park was housed in an immense glass building, called the Crystal Palace . In 1854 the building was bought by a private company, dismantled and re-erected in Sydenham Park (now called Crystal Palace Park ). Exhibitions, concerts, conferences and sporting events were held at the Crystal Palace (until it burned down in 1936), and Sydenham became a fashionable area; many new houses were built. In 1872, the Children's Hospital, Sydenham opened. It closed in 1991, its services being now part of the University Hospital Lewisham . [4] In 1860, the Walter Cobb department store at Lawrie Place, Kirkdale (now known as Cobbs Corner) opened, lasting until the 1980s. In 1884, Upper Sydenham railway station opened on the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway linking Crystal Palace to London Victoria via Peckham Rye. [5] The station and the line were poorly used despite new houses being built in the area, as passengers preferred to use other stations near-by Sydenham Hill (opening in 1863), Crystal Palace (Lower Level) and Sydenham which were on more direct routes. The ill fate of the Crystal Palace in 1936 saw patronage reduced and the route finally closed in 1954. Sydenham was attacked by enemies during the Second World War . The gas works were a target, but were never damaged. The railway which ran through Upper Sydenham station was damaged, and some homes in the area were destroyed. Local area Sydenham is divided into several localities: Apartment building on Sydenham Hill, SE26 Sydenham Hill in the Boroughs of Lewisham and Southwark runs alongside Dulwich and Sydenham Woods on one of the highest points of Greater London being 112 metres above sea level. [6] From here, the City of London skyline is visible. Sydenham Hill has an abandoned railway tunnel from the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway located within the Woods. Another railway tunnel (one of the longest in Britain being 1,958 metres) goes beneath on the Chatham Main Line with Sydenham Hill station at the London end serving both Sydenham Hill and the College area of Dulwich. Upper Sydenham is also located on Sydenham Hill


"Completed in 1998 and looking down on Gateshead, Anthony Gormley's giant sculpture is called what ""of the North'?"

1000+ images about Landmarks - Art on Pinterest | Jenny holzer, Nazca lines and Antony gormley Pinterest • The world’s catalogue of ideas Landmarks - Art Artists designers and craftspeople sometimes make work which is positioned as a landmark. The ancient Nazca lines in Peru are scraped into the landscape. Antony Gormley has made sculptures such as the landmark ‘Angel of the North’ and ‘Another Place’. Jenny Holzer projects statements onto the surfaces of important buildings creating temporary landmark installations. Graphic design company Soulful Creative make prominent urban graffiti-style designs which become local landmarks. 68 Pins122 Followers


Who recorded the 1995 LP 'History - 'Past, Present and Future, Book 1'?

CollectorsFrenzy - 1995 MICHAEL JACKSON ~HISTORY Past Present and Future BOOK 1~ 3 LP BOX SET/BOOK CollectorsFrenzy 1995 MICHAEL JACKSON ~HISTORY Past Present and Future BOOK 1~ 3 LP BOX SET/BOOK Price: 87 Click to enlarge Up for auction is this 3 LP BOX SET by "The King of Pop" MICHAEL JACKSON titled, “HISTORY Past, Present and Future BOOK 1”, recorded on the MJJ Productions record label, #E3 59000. Includes 50 page color booklet full of photos and history of some of his greatest performances. Secure staple binding, shows light handling wear. The box is very glossy and has a few minor indentations on the top lid bottom edge; overall grades VG++. The record sleeves show minor handling wear and only one has a minor tear on the left edge, overall sleeves grade VG+ or a tad better. All LP's retain heavy gloss and two will grade at VG++, record with side 3 & 4 grade Strong VG+. Nice box set. Shipping charges overseas will be more because of the weight and may vary from country to country and final auction value. Weight between 3-4 lbs, International shipping charges listed are only estimations based on 3 lbs.    Tracks include: BILLIE JEAN, THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL, BLACK OR WHITE, ROCK WITH YOU, SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE, BAD, I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU, MAN IN THE MIRROR, THRILLER, BEAT IT, THE GIRL IS MINE, REMEMBER THE TIME, DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH, WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN', HEAL THE WORLD, SCREAM (DUET WITH MICHAEL & JANET), THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US, STRANGER IN MOSCOW, THIS TIME AROUND, EARTH SONG, D.S., MONEY, COME TOGETHER, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, CHILDHOOD (THEME FROM "FREE WILLY 2"), TABLOID JUNKIE, BAD, HISTORY, LITTLE SUSIE, SMILE. NO PARTIAL REFUNDS Shipping Costs USA: $4 Media Mail for first LP, 50 cents for each additional LP. CANADA: $14.75 for the first LP and $2 for each additional LP until your package weighs over 4 lbs. EUROPE/SOUTH AMERICA: $18 for the first LP and $3 for each additional LP until your package weighs over 4 lbs. JAPAN/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: $18 for the first LP and $3 for each additional LP until your package weighs over 4 lbs. OVERSEAS BUYERS: An item that has a final auction value of $75.00 or more will be shipped USPS Registered First Class Mail International to qualify for Paypal's Seller protection requirements. We hope you take these costs into consideration when placing your maximum bid, and please wait until you receive an accurate invoice before checking out, THANK YOU! We only charge face value for shipping charges. 6 oz. to the UK is $12.75 First Class Mail International for any item below $75.00, and an additional $13.65 Registered for any item over $75.00. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges, which are the Buyer's responsibility. WE WILL NOT FALSIFY THE CUSTOMS FORM OR SHIP AS A GIFT, US AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES PROHIBIT SUCH BEHAVIOR.   RECORD GRADING SYSTEM 1. M- {MIRROR-LIKE SHINE, MARKS ARE HARDLY VISIBLE, STUNNING LABEL} 2. NM {VERY RICH SHINE, EXCELLENT LABEL, LIGHT SURFACE MARKS.} 3. NM- {A DEALER INTERPRETED BORDERLINE CONDITION THAT 1 EXTRA MARK DETRACTS IT TO THIS GRADE} 4. VG++ (EXC) {HEAVY GLOSS IS PRESENT, ANY SCRATCHES OR MARKS ARE MINOR AND PLAY ISN'T AFFECTED.} 5. VG+ {MINOR SURFACE MARKS, SCRATCHES, SCUFFS, MINOR LABEL WEAR, PLAYS WITH MINOR AUDIO NOISE.} 6. VG {THIS CONDITION IS STILL DESIRABLE TO COLLECTORS, IN CASES OF RARITY OR FILL-INS. THE VINYL HAS VISIBLE WEAR, SLIGHT TO MINOR LABEL WEAR, PLAYS WITH SOME DEGREE OF AUDIO NOISE.} 7. VG- {A GREAT FILL-IN FOR RARITY OR ANY REASON, EXPECT LABEL WEAR AND DISTRACTING AUDIO NOISE.} 8. G {ARE YOU KIDDING? WE DON'T LIST RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION!} A record that has been played and not taken care of.  Constant background noise will be present.  Buyer should view records with this grade as filler copies.


In which Dodie Smith novel, twice filmed, does Cruella de Vil appear?

Cruella's car | 101 Dalmatians Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Kingdom Hearts Disney INFINITY Cruella's car is a vehicle owned by Cruella de Vil in the 101 Dalmatians franchise. In the books, it is black and white (like a moving zebra crossing), but in the animated films and TV series it is red. In the live-action film and its sequel , however, it is black and white like in the books. It should be noted that in the films, Cruella does not have a chauffeur (like in the books), but drives it herself. It crashes at the end of the first film. Contents Appearances Novel In the Dodie Smith novel , Cruella's car is black and white, much like her hair. However, Mr. Dearly compares this to a moving zebra crossing. Cruella also notes that her horn is the loudest motor car horn in the country. She is shown to have a chauffeur who drives her car for her on some occasions. As the Dalmatians make their way through the country, they see Cruella standing on the roof of the car, warming herself via a bakery on fire. When sneaking aboard the van, the Dalmatians need to cover their eyes, so that the car's headlights do not get reflected from their eyes. Animated Films In One Hundred and One Dalmatians , Cruella's car is red with black trim. The headlights and front bumper look like a scowling face, and the hubcaps have a stylized "CD" on them. When  Perdita  hears the horn, she immediately recognizes it as belonging to Cruella. The front or Cruella's car in the 1961 animated film. Cruella herself is shown to be pretty reckless when it comes to driving said car, such as making drifting turns in the streets, driving extremely fast in snowy conditions, and sometimes running other cars off the road. However, she always blames a near accident on whoever is on the receiving side of the near motor accident. The car is shown to be very resistant to damage. It survives Cruella's reckless driving, smashing into a fence on the side of the road, crashing through a wooden barrier, falling into a ditch, and crashing through another fence with no visible damage. It only begins to break apart when Cruella jumps it through a grove of trees. At this point, the roof and bonnet of the car come off, showing the motor, which has flames in it. The car falls apart even more as it spins through the air after being rammed by Horace and Jasper 's van . When the Dalmatian pups reach Dimsford, Cruella drives her car around the village looking for them, before spotting the Dalmatians on the back of a moving truck. She chases after the van, trying to ram it off the road. Cruella's car eventually gets lodged onto the rear bumper of the van, before Horace and Jasper crash their own van into her, resulting in both of the villains' vehicles falling into a ditch. The car is briefly seen at the start of Patch's London Adventure , where it is in a condition to where it's nearly falling apart. As Cruella drives down the road, more and more pieces fall off, until it's just the wheels, seat and engine. Live-Action Films Cruella's Car in the 1996 remake of 101 Dalmatians. In 101 Dalmatians , Cruella's car is shown to be black and white again, like in the novel, in the model of a Panther Deville. It is shown to have a license plate that reads: "De Vil" to match with Cruella's name. It's the presence of this car that makes Anita know Cruella is visiting them, after she and Perdita return home from the doctor's/vet's. Cruella then drives to Devil Manor in Suffolk where, unaware to her knowledge, a skunk sneaks onto the passenger's seat of her car, which she later mistakes for her purse. Roger later installs the car into his game demo , where the player Dalmatians ( Patches and Wizzer ) throw an explosive barrel at Cruella in the car. At the start of 102 Dalmatians , Alonzo meets Cruella when she is released on parole with the car. However, Ella (as the reformed Cruella insists to be called) insists on driving them back. When Cruella and Le Pelt take the Dalmatians to France, Oddball and Waddlesworth stow away in the car, so as not to be caught. Cruella then drives insanely through the


Anne Frank wrote her diary in the loft of a house in which city?

Anne Frank (Author of The Diary of a Young Girl) edit data Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt, Germany. Her father moved to the Netherlands in 1933 and the rest of the family followed later. Anne was the last of the family to come to the Netherlands, in February 1934. She wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. She lived in Amsterdam with her parents and sister. During the Holocaust, Anne and her family hid in the attic of her father's office to escape the Nazis. It was during that time period that she had recorded her life in her diar Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt, Germany. Her father moved to the Netherlands in 1933 and the rest of the family followed later. Anne was the last of the family to come to the Netherlands, in February 1934. She wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. She lived in Amsterdam with her parents and sister. During the Holocaust, Anne and her family hid in the attic of her father's office to escape the Nazis. It was during that time period that she had recorded her life in her diary. Anne died in Bergen-Belsen, in February 1945, at the age of 15. ...more


In Roman mythology who was the goddess of flowers?

Flora - Goddess of Flowers - Roman Goddess Flora - Goddess of Flowers - Roman Goddess. Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. Flora - Goddess of Flowers - Roman Goddess Per-Ankh Feed Tuesday, 17 January 2017 Home ï¿½ Divinity of the Day ï¿½ Roman Gods and Goddesses ï¿½ Flora - Goddess of Flowers Flora - Goddess of Flowers Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring.  Her festival, the Floralia, was held between April 28 and May 3 and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, drinking, and flowers. Flora was consort to Favonius, the wind god. She has elements of a Love-Goddess, with its attendant attributes of fertility, sex, and blossoming. She had a temple near the Circu Maximus in Rome. --~Attributes and Correspondences~-- Goddess of Abundance and Prosperity. Goddess God of the Acis River in Sicily. God God of health and medicine. God Gddess and personification of eternity. Goddess Goddess who relieved people from pain and sorrow. Goddess Goddess associated with snakes and Medea. Goddess Goddess of the circle of the year Goddess Goddess of Chastity and Fertility. Goddess Goddess of childbirth and prophecy Goddess Goddess of forgiveness and mercy. Goddess Goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome Goddess Goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. Goddess Chthonic god protecting grain storage. God Goddess of the measurer of the thread of life. Goddess Goddess of Fertility, Hunting, and the Moon Goddess God of wealth and the underworld. God Goddess and personification of discipline. Goddess Phallic god who protected from envy and the evil eye. God Goddess of Fertility and Abundance. Goddess God of Wells and Springs. God Goddess of Fortune and Luck. Goddess Goddess of Water and Springs. Goddess Goddess of envy or jealousy. Goddess God of Gates and Doors. God Goddess of Marriage and Women. Goddess Supreme King of the Gods God Goddess of fountains, wells, and springs. Goddess God of Household and Estate. God Goddess of thieves, con men and charlatans. Goddess God of male fertility, viniculture and freedom. God Goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Goddess Goddess of Growth and Increase. Goddess Goddess of the Underworld and the dead. Goddess Goddess of dawn and childbirth, patroness of mariners. Goddess Goddess and personification of poisonous gases and volcanic vapours. Goddess Goddess of bees and beekeeping Goddess Messenger God and God of Commerce God Goddess of Wisdom, Arts, and Trade. Goddess God of Sun and Light God Goddess of memory and money. Goddess Personification of the act of birth. Goddess Ancient war goddess and valor. Goddess The spinner of the thread of life. Goddess God of the underworld and punisher of broken oaths. God Goddess who guarded the Palatine Hill. Goddess Goddess of Flocks and Sheppards. Goddess God of protection of infants at birth. God Goddess of Fruit Trees and Fruit Goddess God of keys, doors, and livestock. God Goddess of childbirth and the past. Goddess Goddess who protected breastfeeding mothers. Goddess Goodess of Well-being, Health and Prosperity Goddess God of loyalty, honesty, and oaths. God God of Seeds and Harvest. God God of woodlands and forests. God Goddess who protected against fires. Goddess Goddess of the new year. Goddess Goddess of storms or sudden weather. Goddess Goddess of peace and tranquility. Goddess Goddess of crossroads and magic. Goddess Goddess of rest after harvest. Goddess Goddess of Beauty and Love. Goddess Goddess of victory and competitions. Goddess The Witches God - Janet and Stewart Farrar The Witches Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses - George Hart Celtic Goddesses - Miranda Green Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia - Jeremy Black and Anthony Green Maori Religion and Mythology - Edward Shortland The Greek Myths - Robert Graves Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines, 2-Volume Set - Patricia Monaghan Asgard and the Gods: The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors - Wilhelm Wï¿½gner Macdovvall The Mythology of all Races -


Who gave his first public demonstration of television in London on 27 January 1926?

What Happened in 1926 Fashions, Pop Culture, Events and Technology   UK -- General strike General strike in England begins in support of the coal miners strike on May 3rd and ends May 12th. More Information and Timeline for UK General Strike 1. Mine owners in the United Kingdom announce their intention to reduce miners' wages and increase hours for workers. 2. The Samuel Commission publishes a report on March 10th , 1926 that recommended the nationalization of the mining industry and a decrease of miners wages of 13.5 percent. 3. Mine owners announce on May 1st, that if workers do not accept new terms, including a longer work day and less wages then there would be a lock-out. 4. Last minute negotiations fail between miners and mine owners and over one million mine workers are locked out on May 1st , 5. The Trades Unions Congress announces a general strike to begin at around midnight on May 3rd in support of mine workers. On May 4th, up to 1.75 million workers went on strike, bringing transportation in the UK to a halt. 6. Workers strike until May 12th, when they call off the strike after failing to negotiate with mine owners to change the terms. 7. In 1927 the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act is put in place to prevent another general strike as it banned mass picketing and sympathetic strikes.     United States -- Great Miami Hurricane 1. Miami went through a huge boom in the early 1920s and at the time of the storm the population of the city was over 100,000 people. Many people in the rapidly expanding population were new to the region and did not know much about hurricanes so there was a lot of uncertainty on how to prepare for and react to large storms. 2. The hurricane formed on September 11, 1926. 3. Ships observed it in the ocean and reported it to the US Weather Bureau when it was about 1000 miles east of the Leeward Islands. 4. The storm passed by Puerto Rico September 15, 1926. 5. The US Weather Bureau issued the storm warning about 12 hours before the storm started to hit Miami. 6. The Category 4 Storm hit Miami on September 18, 1926 early in the morning, it had winds recorded at 128 MPH and 12 to 15 foot high storm surges. 7. It was reported that many people went outside in the eye of the hurricane as they thought the storm was over and were caught off guard when the winds picked back up. 8. The storm also stuck Alabama and Mississippi on September 20th and September 21st, although it was not as intense as it had been in Miami. 9. The hurricane dissipated on September 22, 1926. 10. 372 people died in the storm and about 6,000 people were injured. 11. Approximately 43,000 people were homeless afterwards. 12. This was one of the most destructive storms in US history in terms of the cost of the property damage. The devastation of the hurricane caused Miami to start experiencing the effects of the Great Depression a few years earlier than the rest of the country. Note - A particularly useful source on this information is the National Weather Service which provides a brief summary of the event and links to original documentation and reports of the storm with much more detail.   On January 27th John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of a television. More Information for the first television demonstration. Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gives the first public demonstration of his television system in London during January of 1926. Baird developed his "televisor" off of the work of several other inventors and improved upon their progress. Baird's was the first to be able to show live moving images while maintaining a tone variation in grayscale. He presented his invention by demonstrating it to a reporter from The Times newspaper and several Royal Institute members. Baird continued to work on improving his television system but his technology was soon surpassed by the work of other inventors.   Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. More Information for Gertrude Ederle Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel during


Which former Conservative PM died in 2005?

Former British Conservative PM Heath dies at 89 - World - CBC News Former British Conservative PM Heath dies at 89 Posted: Jul 17, 2005 5:11 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 17, 2005 10:21 PM ET Britain's former prime minister Edward Heath. Edward Heath, the Conservative prime minister of Britain in the early 1970s, died Sunday at his home. He was 89 and had been in declining health, his spokesman said. Heath governed the country from 1970-74 and served in parliament steadily since first being elected in 1950 in the south England riding of Bexley. He retired in 2001. His major accomplishment was taking Britain into the European Community in 1973 over opposition at home and from France. He was also remembered for sending troops to Northern Ireland and losing the party leadership to Margaret Thatcher in 1975. "He was a man of great integrity and beliefs from which he never wavered, and he will be remembered by all who knew him as a political leader of great stature and importance," said Prime Minister Tony Blair Sunday. Heath had become leader in 1965, and took power five years later after a campaign to reverse Britain's post-war decline by being tough on unions. However, labour unrest led by striking coal miners spelled the end to his rule after only one term. He lost two elections to Harold Wilson's Labour Party in 1974, prompting Conservatives to pitch for a new leader. He was a stubborn politician, unusual in that he never went out of his way curry favour. He never forgave Thatcher's rise to party leadership over him and refused to serve in her cabinets, preferring to snipe at her policies from the back bench. World-class yachtsman Heath was the eldest of two sons born to a carpenter and parlour maid in 1916 in England's southeast county of Kent. He later won a scholarship to Oxford University. He served as an artillery officer during the Second World War and much later personally negotiated with Saddam Hussein for the release of British prisoners after the Gulf War. He was knighted in 1992 and was also known for his love of music and sailing. He conducted symphony orchestras, was a world-class yachtsman who won the Hobart-Sydney race and a best-selling author. Heath never married. "I enjoy my own company," he told a reporter in 1989. "A lot of politicians seem to regret they've got wives."


Give a year in the life of Gregor Mendel, proposer of the Laws of Heredity.

Mendel as the Father of Genetics :: DNA from the Beginning Johann Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) Father of Genetics Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. He deduced that genes come in pairs and are inherited as distinct units, one from each parent. Mendel tracked the segregation of parental genes and their appearance in the offspring as dominant or recessive traits. He recognized the mathematical patterns of inheritance from one generation to the next. Mendel's Laws of Heredity are usually stated as: 1) The Law of Segregation: Each inherited trait is defined by a gene pair. Parental genes are randomly separated to the sex cells so that sex cells contain only one gene of the pair. Offspring therefore inherit one genetic allele from each parent when sex cells unite in fertilization. 2) The Law of Independent Assortment: Genes for different traits are sorted separately from one another so that the inheritance of one trait is not dependent on the inheritance of another. 3) The Law of Dominance: An organism with alternate forms of a gene will express the form that is dominant. The genetic experiments Mendel did with pea plants took him eight years (1856-1863) and he published his results in 1865. During this time, Mendel grew over 10,000 pea plants, keeping track of progeny number and type. Mendel's work and his Laws of Inheritance were not appreciated in his time. It wasn't until 1900, after the rediscovery of his Laws, that his experimental results were understood. After his death, Mendel's personal papers were burned by the monks. Luckily, some of the letters and documents generated by Mendel were kept in the monastery archives. Why weren't Mendel's Laws understood until 1900?


Which hominid is named after the valley near Dusseldorf; where the first skull was found in 1957?

Neanderthal, Germany - Factbites Neanderthal Neanderthal man. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The unique anatomy of Neanderthals probably reflects the fact that they were the first hominid to spend extensive periods of time in extremely cold environments, having evolved in Europe at the onset of the most recent glaciation of that continent (see Pleistocene epoch). Neanderthal phylogeny remains somewhat enigmatic, despite the relative abundance of fossil remains. Culturally, Neanderthals are closely associated with a stone-tool tradition known as the Mousterian of the middle Paleolithic. www.bartleby.com /65/nn/Nndrtlmn.html   (526 words) Tony's HISTORY Neanderthal man a subspecies of homo sapien, the species to which contemporary humans belong, known as human neandertalensis after Neanderthal, Germany, the valley where the first specimen was found. The unique anatomy of Neanderthals probably reflects the fact that they were the first hominid to spend extensive periods of time in extremely cold environments, having evolved in Europe at the onset of the most recent glaciation of that continent. Controversy also persists regarding the fate of Neanderthals, with opinion divided between those who argue that they became extinct and were replaced by modern man and those who argue that their anatomical distinctions were diluted through gene flow with other homo sapien. www.angelfire.com /pro/history2/man   (360 words) Neanderthals were a species that lived in Europe and western Asia from more than 200,000 years ago to about 30,000 years ago. Neanderthals are believed to have been relatively sophisticated, but lacking in humans'higher reasoning functions. That study suggested that Neanderthals and humans split from a common ancestor a half-million years ago and backed the theory that Neanderthals were an evolutionary dead end. www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Jul21/0,4670,NeanderthalGenome,00.html   (474 words) Neanderthal at AllExperts Neanderthals had many adaptations to a cold climate, such as large braincases, short but robust builds, and large noses — traits selected by nature in cold climates, as observed in modern sub-arctic populations. The Neanderthals were fully bipedal and had a slightly larger average brain capacity than a typical modern human, though it is thought the brain structure was organised differently. In popular idiom the word neanderthal is sometimes used as an insult, to suggest that a person combines a deficiency of intelligence and an attachment to brute force, as well as perhaps implying the person is old fashioned or attached to outdated ideas, much in the same way as "dinosaur" or "Yahoo" is also used. en.allexperts.com /e/n/ne/neanderthal.htm   (3073 words)   Archaeological Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) It was about 1829 or 1830 when fragments from the skull of a Neanderthal child were found in Belgium, and in 1848 a full skull of an adult was found in Gibraltar. Of course this is disputable with the evidence of the average brain size of a Neanderthal compared with that of a modern human. Neanderthals seemed to live primarily in Europe and in Western Asia, this is concluded because most of the fossils were found in these areas. www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/neanderthal.html   (525 words)   Early Histories: Neanderthals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Early human, Neanderthal man (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis), existed between 230,000 and 30,000 years ago and is generally considered a subspecies of Homo sapiens. Neanderthal fossil remains were first found in Neanderthal, W. Germany in 1856 . The so-called classic Neanderthals were robust and had a large, thick skull, a sloping forehead, and a chinless jaw. www.mikedust.com /history/neanderthal.html   (176 words) Analysis of one million base pairs of Neanderthal DNA : Article : Nature Neanderthals are the extinct hominid group most closely related to contemporary humans, so their genome offers a unique opportunity to identify genetic changes specific to anatomically fully modern huma