Which Scotland Yard detective is frequently upstaged by the crime-fighting abilities of Sherlock Holmes?

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Edit Block Sherlock Holmes in a 1904 illustration by Sidney Paget Sherlock Holmes ( ) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914.All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown both to Holmes and to Watson. Inspiration for the character of Holmes Edit Block Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations. Sir Henry Littlejohn, Lecturer on Forensic Medicine and Public Health at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, is also cited as a source for Holmes. Littlejohn served as Police Surgeon and Medical Officer of Health of Edinburgh, providing for Doyle a link between medical investigation and the detection of crime. Life A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from The Strand Magazine, 1891 in "The Man with the Twisted Lip". Early life Explicit details about Sherlock Holmes's life outside of the adventures recorded by Dr. Watson are few and far between in Conan Doyle's original stories; nevertheless, incidental details about his early life and extended families portray a loose biographical picture of the detective. An estimate of Holmes' age in the story "His Last Bow" places his birth in 1854; the story is set in August 1914 and he is described as being 60 years of age. Commonly, the date is cited as January 6. However, an argument for a later birthdate is posited by author Laurie R. King, based on two of Conan Doyle's stories: A Study in Scarlet and "The Gloria Scott" Adventure. Certain details in "The Gloria Scott" Adventure indicate Holmes finished his second and final year at university in either 1880 or 1885. Watson's own account of his wounding in the Second Afghan War and subsequent return to England in A Study in Scarlet place his moving in with Holmes in either early 1881 or 1882. Together, these suggest Holmes left university in 1880; if he began university at the age of 17, his birth year would likely be 1861. Holmes states that he first developed his methods of deduction while an undergraduate. The author Dorothy L. Sayers suggested that, given details in two of the Adventures, Holmes must have been at Cambridge rather than Oxford and that "of all the Cambridge colleges, Sidney Sussex (College) perhaps offered the greatest number of advantages to a man in Holmes’ position and, in default of more exact information, we may tentatively place him there". His earliest cases, which he pursued as an amateur, came from fellow university students. According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession, and


Featured more regularly on TV than in the original books, which Scotland Yard detective is regularly helped (or hindered) by the efforts of Hercule Poirot?

Agatha Christie / Bibliography - TV Tropes The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). First novel by Christie. First appearances for Hercule Poirot , Arthur Hastings, and Inspector Japp. The Secret Adversary (1922). The first of Christie's spy thriller novels. First appearances for Thomas "Tommy" Beresford, Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley , and their sidekick Albert Batt. There is a crossover of sorts with the Hercule Poirot series, as the calling card of Inspector Japp appears in a brief scene. The Murder on the Links (1923). Second Hercule Poirot novel. Also features Arthur Hastings. First appearance of Dulcie Duveen, nicknamed "Cinderella" or "Cinders". She is mentioned in later novels as Hastings' wife. Poirot Investigates (1924). A collection of short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. The British version featured 11 stories, the American version 14 stories. All had previously been published in magazines. ''The Adventure of The Western Star". First published in December, 1923. ''The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor". First published in April, 1923. ''The Adventure of the Cheap Flat". First published in May, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge". First published in May, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Million Dollar Bond Robbery". First published in May, 1923. ''The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb". First published in September, 1923. ''The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan". First published in March, 1923. ''The Kidnapped Prime Minister". First published in April, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim". First published in March, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman". First published in October, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Case of the Missing Will". First published in October, 1923. ''The Veiled Lady". First published in October, 1923. Also features Inspector Japp. ''The Lost Mine". First published in November, 1923. ''The Chocolate Box". First published in May, 1923. The Man in the Brown Suit (1924). Christie's second spy thriller novel. The protagonist is Anne Beddingfield, an Amateur Sleuth . Other major characters are Sir Eustace Pedler, MP, and Colonel Race of the Secret Service . Anne and Eustace also serve as narrators of several chapters. The novel is notable as one of the narrators turns out to be the villainous mastermind, a first for Christie. The Road of Dreams (1925). A collection of poems. Three of them had previously appeared in magazines: World Hymn, Dark Sheila, and A Passing. All three published back in 1919. The rest were written over several years, but had never seen publication. The book was divided in four sections: A Masque from Italy. Ten poems covering themes from the Commedia dell'Arte . The dominant figure here is Harlequin, making the poems precursors to Christie's short stories featuring Mr. Harley Quinn. Ballads. Seven poems, mostly with a Chivalric Romance theme. Dreams and Fantasies. Seven poems, with a theme of a dreamlike state of mind. Several of the "dreams" seem to actually be nightmares. Other Poems. Eleven poems with no thematic connections. The Secret of Chimneys (1925). A comedy-thriller novel. The protagonist is Anthony Cade, a young adventurer who is currently broke. He is hired to delivered a package from Bulawayo (a city in Zimbabwe) to London, and accidentally gets involved in international intrigue. Other important characters include amateur sleuths Virginia Revel, Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent, and Bill Eversleigh. First appearance for Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926). Third Hercule Poirot novel. First appearances for narrator Dr. James Sheppard, and his spinster sister Caroline Sheppard. Caroline is considered to be the main inspiration and prototype for Miss Marple . This novel made Christie famous due to its use of the Unreliable Narrator device. The Big Four (1927). Fourth Hercule Poirot novel. Also features Arthur Hastings, Inspector Japp, and Countess Vera Rossakoff . Unusually for this seri


The world's first what were installed outside the Houses of Parliament on 22nd October 1868?

August 3rd: The First Traffic Lights in London | What's Hot London? Home  /  Highlights , Places  /  August 3rd: The First Traffic Lights in London August 3rd: The First Traffic Lights in London The first electric traffic lights to be introduced in Britain were erected in London on this date August 3rd in 1926 whilst August 5th is the centenary of the first such lights anywhere in the world. We take for granted these safety signallers and their red, green and amber  commands but with our capital city now boasting traffic levels exceeding many European cities and also holding its own amongst the world’s highest traffic polluters then we owe the inventor some sort of centenary fanfare for his foresight. It was in 1868 that railway signalling engineer J.P Knight installed the first trial device outside the Houses of Parliament to control the steadily increasing horse-drawn traffic. The problem was that his invention operated by gas and soon exploded with enough force to kill a patrolling policeman. So back to the drawing board unfortunately. The Americans then began to lead the way in traffic technology as Britain shied away from this apparently dangerous device. A working model was up and running in Cleveland by 1914 and took over a decade for the UK to catch up. It was a Utah police officer called Lester Wire who invented it – no doubt wary of the hazards it had already presented to his profession. There is some disagreement as to who can legitimately lay claim to this invention because there was a frenzy of similar patents during this period. African-American Garrett Augustus Morgan was one of the first granted such a patent so that throws a little more confusion into the mix. But what we are sure of is that in 1926 A British version was safely operating in Piccadilly Circus although again manually operated by very worried looking police officers. And yes you guessed it, gas explosions were still destroying these devices up until 1932. Even the non-manual vehicle activated ones! That didn’t seem to put the inventors off because as of this date August 3rd 2016 there are 25,000 traffic lights throughout the UK.


Luxardo is the most widely-available brand of which alcoholic spirit?

Luxardo Sambuca gets minty fresh Luxardo Sambuca gets minty fresh 3rd April, 2013 by Samantha Graham The “brightest, buzziest and blue-est” Luxardo Sambuca will be released in May with a new mint flavour. Luxardo Sambuca with Mint will be launched in the UK The new Luxardo Sambuca with Mint will be landing in the UK before anywhere else as promoter Cellar Trends claims it has always been a pioneer market for the market-leading sambuca range. A nationwide promotional campaign for the drink will be launched in the summer via Cellar Trends’ Luxardo Brand Experience team by targeting sociable groups in high energy bars and pubs. Of all the Luxardo flavour releases, Luxardo Mint is described as the most intense with its tingling freshness. At 38% abv it offers the vibrant flavour of a traditional sambuca but with an added burst of mint. Craig Chapman, brand manager for Luxardo at Cellar Trends, said: “The fresh flavour of the new Luxardo with Mint really delivers an intense flavour hit, which makes it perfect for enjoying as a shot.” As well as a neat, chilled shot, the company added that a new serving method for sambuca will be as a long mixed drink, for example mixed with tonic water over ice. This new flavour follows the successful release of Luxardo Pear and Cola in 2012. It will launch initially in the on-trade in a 70cl bottle, followed by the off-trade. Sambuca flavours have helped the Luxardo brand to thrive. Whilst Luxardo Dei Cesari Sambuca remains the top selling clear sambuca in both the UK on- and off-trade, the flavours range now accounts for 25% of total Luxardo Sambuca sales. Since Cellar Trends introduced the first consumer promotional campaign for Luxardo Sambuca in the UK in 1999, the Sambuca sector has grown to reach 294,876 (8.4l) cases from a small base. Related Posts


What name is given to an island of coral that surrounds a lagoon?

Atoll | Define Atoll at Dictionary.com atoll [at-awl, -ol, -ohl, uh-tawl, uh-tol, uh-tohl] /ˈæt ɔl, -ɒl, -oʊl, əˈtɔl, əˈtɒl, əˈtoʊl/ Spell noun 1. a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon. Origin of atoll Expand 1615-1625 1615-25; earlier atollon < French: a word used in early descriptions of the Maldive Island atolls; said to be Divehi (Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives) atoḷu Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for atoll Expand Amelia Earhart Breakthrough? Don’t Bet On It Clive Irving June 2, 2012 Plus, Kate and William could hardly have picked a worse time for their luxury vacation to a resort in Noonu atoll. ANOTHER Vacay for Kate and William Tom Sykes March 5, 2014 Historical Examples But there is a third kind of reef, of very common occurrence in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which goes by the name of "atoll." British Dictionary definitions for atoll Expand a circular coral reef or string of coral islands surrounding a lagoon Word Origin C17: from atollon, native name in the Maldive Islands 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 Word Origin and History for atoll Expand n. 1620s, atollon, from Malayam atolu "reef," probably from adal "closing, uniting." Popularized in present form by Darwin's writings. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper atoll   (āt'ôl', ā'tôl')     A coral island or series of coral islands forming a ring that nearly or entirely encloses a shallow lagoon. Atolls are surrounded by deep ocean water and range in diameter from about 1 km (0.62 mi) to over 100 km (62 mi). They are especially common in the western and central Pacific Ocean and are believed to form along the fringes of underwater volcanoes. Compare barrier reef , fringing reef. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.


What name is given to a narrow strip of land which connects two larger land masses?

Isthmus - definition of isthmus by The Free Dictionary Isthmus - definition of isthmus by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isthmus n. pl. isth·mus·es or isth·mi (-mī′) 1. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land. 2. Anatomy a. A narrow strip of tissue joining two larger organs or parts of an organ. b. A narrow passage connecting two larger cavities. [Latin, from Greek isthmos.] n, pl -muses or -mi (-maɪ) 1. (Physical Geography) a narrow strip of land connecting two relatively large land areas 2. (Anatomy) anatomy a. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of a structure b. a narrow passage connecting two cavities [C16: from Latin, from Greek isthmos] ˈisthmoid adj (ˈɪs məs) n., pl. -mus•es, -mi (-mī). 1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. 2. a relatively narrow passage or strip of tissue joining two cavities or parts of an organ. [1545–55; < Latin < Greek isthmós narrow passage, isthmus] isth′moid, adj. A narrow neck of land that joins two larger areas of land. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas dry land , ground , solid ground , terra firma , earth , land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" 2. tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function isthmus noun strip , spit the isthmus of Panama Translations [ˈɪsməs] N (isthmuses or isthmi (pl)) → istmo m isthmus n → Landenge f, → Isthmus m isthmus isthmus (ˈisməs) noun a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces. the Isthmus of Panama. landengte بَرْزَخ провлак istmo šíje die Landenge landtange ισθμός istmo maakitsus باریکه؛ تنگه kannas isthme מֵיצָר संयोग भूमि prevlaka földszoros tanah genting eiði, grandi istmo 地峡 지협(地峽) sąsiauris zemesšaurums segenting landengte landtange , eid przesmyk تنګى istmo istm перешеек šija zemeljska ožina zemljouz näs คอคอด kıstak, berzah 地峽 перешийок خشکی کا تنگ قطعہ جو بڑے بڑے خشکی کے قطعوں کو ملائے eo đất 地峡 isth·mus n. istmo. 1. conducto estrecho que conecta dos cavidades o dos partes mayores; 2. constricción entre dos partes de un órgano o estructura; aortic ___ → ___ de la aorta; ___ of auditory tube → ___ del tubo auditivo; ___ of the encephalon → ___ del encéfalo; ___ of the eustachian tube → ___ de la trompa de Eustaquio; ___ of the fauces → ___ de las fauces; ___ of the ureter → ___ de la uretra; pharyngeal ___ → ___ de la faringe; tubaric ___ → ___ tubárico. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Corinth References in classic literature ? So that when I shall hereafter detail to you all the specialities and concentrations of potency everywhere lurking in this expansive monster; when I shall show you some of his more inconsiderable braining feats; I trust you will have renounced all ignorant incredulity, and be ready to abide by this; that though the Sperm Whale stove a passage through the Isthmus of Darien, and mixed the Atlantic with the Pacific, you would not elevate one hair of your eye-brow. View in context For you never went out of the city either to see the games, except once when you went to the Isthmus, or to any other place unless when you were on military service; nor did you travel as other men do. View in context I need not tell you, sir," said Ned Land, "that the Red Sea is as much closed as the Gulf, as the Isthmus of Suez is not yet cut; and, if it was, a boat as mysterious as ours would not risk itself in a canal cut with sluices. The 6th of February, the Nautilus floated in sight of Aden, perched upon a promontory which a narrow isthmus joins to the mainland, a kind of inaccessible Gibraltar, the fortifications of which were rebuilt by the English after taking possession


"Who composed the scores for the Alfred Hitchcock movies ""North By Northwest"" and ""Psycho""?"

Bernard Herrmann's Score to 'Psycho' : NPR Bernard Herrmann's Score to 'Psycho' Embed Embed Bernard Herrmann's Score to 'Psycho' Bernard Herrmann's Score to 'Psycho' Embed Embed Interviewees: Steven Smith, Herrmann biographer Royal Brown, music professor Danny Elfman, film composer (DATs available) Recordings Used: "Psycho: The Complete Original Motion Picture Score" Joe McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Uni/Varese Sarabande. Also used clips from the movie Psycho – the shower scene with and without music. Available on the DVD version of the movie. Bernard Herrmann. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bernard Herrmann. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Before his collaboration with Hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann had written several scores for radio and film. He worked with Orson Welles in the Mercury Theatre; he wrote the music for "The War of the Worlds" and, later, "Citizen Kane." Herrmann's music was also heard on dozens of television programs, including "The Twilight Zone." He died in 1975, just after completing the score to "Taxi Driver." But perhaps his most enduring and best-known work was done with Alfred Hitchcock, and Bernard Herrmann's score for "Psycho" has come to epitomize suspense and terror. When "Psycho" first played in movie theaters, the film's horror was matched by its hype. No one would be seated after the film began. So with some trepidation, audiences 40 years ago watched the opening credits of "Psycho" and they heard something unnerving: a string ensemble striking a chilling chord composed by Bernard Herrmann. Film professor Royal Brown calls it the Hitchcock chord. :That bump-bump-bump-bump sort of signals the whole presence of "Psycho." And it's a 7th chord that contains both major and minor intervals. And that, to me, is one of the essences of Hitchcock, which, of course, Hitchcock tends to start out in the ordinary. For instance, the opening scene of "Psycho" looks like just an ordinary tryst in a hotel room between Janet Leigh and John Gavin. So there's the major, but then there's also the minor, which is getting us into the darker side of things." Article continues after sponsorship The marriage of Alfred Hitchcock's movie and Bernard, or Benny, Herrmann's music is seen as a perfect union, the peak of the collaboration between the English-born director who moved to Hollywood and the composer from New York City who lived his later years in Britain. Steven Smith is Herrmann's biographer. "In the mid '50s, he started working with Alfred Hitchcock on films like "The Trouble With Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much," "Vertigo," "North By Northwest," and all of those films came before "Psycho." So by 1960, when "Psycho" was released, the partnership between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann was very, very close. Hitchcock is famous for having planned every detail of his movies to the smallest one, but it was interesting to discover that he actually left the area of music very, very open to Bernard Herrmann. Hitchcock knew that he had someone who thought very closely along the same lines as he did, who understood not only what a movie was about, but about the subtext of the film." "Hitchcock was doing something different. He was doing what was, for him, a low-budget film. And everything in the budget got cut back, including apparently the music budget. So Herrmann was working with a little less. He got his fee, but he didn't quite have the resources that he usually had. And 'Psycho,' of course, is a black-and-white movie. And Benny later said that he wanted to complement the black-and-white photography with a black-and-white score. Well, just as there's tremendous range in black-and-white movies in the photography of them, Herrmann found tremendous range within this limited group of instruments, the string section. He made the strings extremely dry. He put mutes; he loved to have mutes on his strings." "So it creates a very different sound from what we think of as the usual Hollywood romantic film score that used violins. It's the exact opposite. It's cold, it's


Which city, the fourth largest in the Czech Republic, is renowned for its beer production and is the home of Skoda?

The Top 10 Things To Do And See In Pilsen The Top 10 Things To Do And See In Pilsen Peggy Lee Published: 28 December 2015 Pilsen is Czech Republic’s fourth largest city, most renowned for its Pilsner Urquell Brewery and for being the birthplace of the Škoda automobile company. There are plenty of things to do and see in Pilsen as its status as 2015 European Capital of Culture justly acknowledges. Here is a list of the ten best places to visit during your trip to Pilsen.   Přeštické černostrakaté prase, ZOO Plzeň | © Roy147/WikiCommons Zoo and Botanical Gardens The botanical garden merges with the  zoo in Pilsen, where the conditions of different bio-geographic regions of the world are simulated to ensure that the animals are living as closely as possible to their original habitat. So you can be sure as you walk around the park that the animals living together would have lived side by side in the wild and that they are surrounded by the plants to which they are naturally adapted. This is the second oldest zoo and one of the largest in the Czech Republic, and you can see such exotic animals as Palaearctic Berber lion, bobcats, Alaskan sheep and hippos. Kids will also love the Dino Park next door. Pod Vinicemi 9, 301 16 Pilsen, Czech Republic Saint Bartholomew Cathedral The Gothic Saint Bartholomew Cathedral with its distinctive steep spire was built sometime in the late 13th century. It became a cathedral in 1993 with the Pilsner diocese and its own bishop. It is situated in the center of the main square and for a small fee you can climb up the narrow steps to the top of the tower and admire the incredible bird’s eye view over the city. Don’t forget to walk around the square below, where you’ll find some ancient buildings and the intricately painted town hall dating back to the renaissance. Vánoční Plzeň Katedrála sv Bartoloměje Pohled z Věže | © Michal Ritter/WikiCommons Techmania Science Center The Techmania Science Center  provides a fun experience for the whole family. It features several interactive exhibitions explaining science in a simple, easy-to-remember way with hands-on experiments. If you are particularly interested in Space then come and watch the stars in the 3D Planetarium. There are also the ‘Science On a Sphere’ shows, which are spectacular projections on a two-meter tall globe showing the Earth’s transformations through time. Ever wanted to find out what happens to something you dropped in the ocean? Many mysteries will be revealed in the science center. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8.30 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm Budova 56 Areal Skoda Plzen Byvala Kantyna Rekonstrukce | © Viktor Fiala/WikiCommons J.K. Tyl Theater If you are hoping to experience some of Pilsen’s culture then check out the  J.K. Tyl Theater ‘s program. There are several local troupes of actors, dancers, Opera singers and musicians that regularly perform here. The impressive renaissance building, featuring a classic, rounded, red and gold theater and crystal chandelier, will make the experience even more magical. The talent of the performers will soon convince you that Pilsen’s status as European Capital of Culture is well earned. Divadlo J. K. Tyla | © Lhotanka/WikiCommons Pilsner Urquell Brewery Pilsen is famous for its brewery , which produces the delicious bottom-fermented pale lagers that are exported around the world. The brewery has been bringing joy to beer-lovers and students since it opened in 1839. They offer 11 different types of malt and wheat beer, with and without alcohol. They also organize fun tours around the old cellars and factory where you can learn more about how your favorite beer is made and taste some of their brews. You can sign up to learn how to ‘tap’ beer or try out the traditional brewing tasks. There’s also a great restaurant which serves Czech specialties. Pilsner Urquell Brewery, Plzeň Czech Republic | © LenDog64/Flickr Patton Memorial Museum If you love history, especially the period around the second World War, come to the Patton Memorial Museum . The museum’s exhibition documents the last days bef


"Named after a service station on the M4, which chef is proprietor of ""The Fat Duck"" and has been ""In Search of Perfection"" in print and on the media?"

Sussex Food & Drink Guide 2016-2017 by Food & Drink Guides - issuu A comprehensive guide to eating out in Sussex Restaurants • Cafés • Bars • Pubs • Hotels A Superb Elizabethan Family House & Award-Winning Gardens Photo credits: Elizabeth Zeschin Open From Easter Sunday 2017 Parham Easter Family Fun Sunday 16th & Monday 17th April 2017 10:30am – 5:00pm Parham Spring Bulb Festival A succession of spring-ﬂowering bulbs throughout the House & Gardens Throughout May on open days Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft Show Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2017 10:30am – 5:00pm www.thesussexguild.co.uk Midsummer Magic Thursday 22nd June 2017 6:30pm – 9:30pm Parham Garden Weekend Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July 2017 10:30am – 5:00pm Parham Open Air Theatre: The Comedy of Errors With The Lord Chamberlain’s Men Sunday 3rd September 2017 Performance 7:00pm, gates open from 6:30pm Parham House & Gardens open in the afternoons from Easter Sunday, 16 April until 29 October 2017. Please see website or contact us for days. Gardens open at 12 noon, House 2pm. Light lunches and afternoon teas are available to visitors on open days. Pre-booked groups are welcome. ‘Quintessentially Parham’ VIP days can be arranged on request on Mondays & Tuesdays. Please contact us for more information. Parham Harvest Fair Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th September 2017 10:30am – 5:00pm Parham Halloween Family Fun Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th October 2017 10:30am – 4:00pm Tel: 01903 742021 www.parhaminsussex.co.uk Parham Park, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4HR Parham Park Ltd is a registered charity, No. 276673 Welcome Welcome to the Sussex Food & Drink Guide 2016-2017. On the following pages you’ll find a wide range of options for eating out in the region. To help you make your selection, each review features a coloured tab to denote the restaurant’s location – just reference the map and key below. Crawley BH Brighton & Hove ES East Sussex Many of the reviews include a price tab. This is the typical cost per person you can expect to pay for two courses from the à la carte menu, plus a drink (unless otherwise stated). This is for guidance purposes only and prices may vary. Restaurants featuring this symbol have both disabled access and a toilet suitable for wheelchair users (this information has been provided by the restaurants in question and should be confirmed prior to visiting). Restaurants featuring this symbol have accommodation. Sussex Food & Drink Guide 2016-2017 Canningford House 38 Victoria Street Bristol BS1 6BY t: 0117 927 7167 e: editor@foodanddrinkguides.com w: www.foodanddrinkguides.com Editor Hannah Burton-Grieve Deputy Editor Jessica Roberts Senior Editorial Assistant Emma Cullen Editorial Assistants Joele Forrester, Lucy Palmer, Alex Everill, Robert Masters, Hywel Thomas Graphic Designer Sally Bufton Photography Greg Thurtle (www.blandfordstudios.com) Contributors Bridget Haines, Carmen Winch, David McCarthy, David Wells, Denise Biscoe, Emma Turner, Jane Higham, Jennie Saul, Philip Ayckbourn, Ruth Atkinson You’ll notice that some restaurants in the guide have an 084 telephone number. Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge. PR & Marketing Manager Jen Merrikin Just like the weather, ownership, opening times and prices are subject to change throughout the year. Have a look at our website – www.foodanddrinkguides.co.uk – to see reviews of restaurants nationwide and to request other regional Food & Drink magazines. Project Manager Joe Packer Contents Foreword ........................................ 2 Fine Dining ..................................... 3 Modern British ................................ 6 Modern European.......................... 20 Brasserie....................................... 28 Gastropub ..................................... 29 Seafood......................................... 33 British .......................................... 34 Bar & Restaurant .......................... 38 Steakhouse.................................... 44 French .......................................... 46 Bistro ...........................


On which river does St Petersburg stand?

Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia Neva River Neva River The Neva River is an essential part of St. Petersburg's charm. Many generations of locals and visitors to the city have been completely enraptured by long, evening walks along the banks of the Neva during the city's famous White Nights . Very few things can be more romantic than strolling along the Neva's granite-clad embankments and admiring the city's open bridges , the marvelous architecture and the large ships as they pass by. Neva River Since the foundation of the city, the Neva was intended to be the "main street of the city". Throughout most of the 18th century there were no bridges across the river and people were ferried from one bank to the other, just the way Peter the Great intended when he founded his "Venice of the North". The Neva River is only 46 miles long and flows from Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland, in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea. Before joining the Baltic, the Neva splits into several branches forming a delta, where downtown St. Petersburg is located. On average the river is 1300-2000 feet wide, but near the Peter and Paul fortress and the Hermitage it exceeds 2600 feet. The river is covered with ice between mid-December and early April and during this period ships are unable to navigate the river. But, whatever the season, the Neva River is a wonderful accompaniment to the architectural splendor of the Winter Palace and Hermitage , the Admiralty , the Peter and Paul fortress , the Summer Gardens and the major landmarks that stand on its banks. MEMBER SERVICES


Who wrote the novel 'Middlemarch' in 1869?

George Eliot Biography | List of Works, Study Guides & Essays | GradeSaver Eliot, George Biography of George Eliot Mary Anne Evans, who wrote under the pseudonym George Eliot, was born on November 22, 1819, at South Farm, Arbury Hall in Warwickshire. She was the youngest of five children. Mary Anne was afforded the privileges of a private education. She enjoyed books and learning from a young age; she was introspective and quiet, much like her character Dorothea in Middlemarch, so she was a bit of an anomaly among young women of the time. Unfortunately, Mary Anne was forced to leave school at the age of 16, when her mother died in early 1836. Her father continued to indulge her love of learning, purchasing books for her and helping her to learn German and Italian. In 1841, Mary Anne's father moved the family to the larger town of Foleshill, where Mary Anne met Charles and Cara Bray, who would become good friends of hers. Through the Brays, Mary Anne was introduced to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mary Anne soon, however, became very self-conscious about her unconventionality among this group of friends. She also began to renounce her faith in Christianity, which caused distance between Mary Anne and her father. They reconciled for the most part, and Mary Anne cared for her father closely when he became ill in 1847 until his death in 1849. Through the Brays, she met John Chapman, a publisher and bookseller from London. Chapman and Mary Anne became good friends, and he asked Mary Anne to become the behind-the-scenes editor for the Westminster Review. Mary Anne worked at the Review for two years, despite the fact that she received no credit for her work. In 1851, Mary Anne met George Henry Lewes, and the pair became romantically involved. Though Lewes was already married, he and his wife had been separated for some years and his wife was living with another man, with whom she had three children. It was all but impossible for Lewes to divorce his wife because he had condoned her adultery, so his and Mary Anne’s options were limited. They decided to try living together abroad first, so in 1854 they traveled to Germany together. They were as vague with their friends and relatives as possible, but after some months abroad they started to receive word that even their most liberal-minded friends disapproved of their lifestyle. They returned to England in 1855, and Mary Anne remained separate from Lewes until his wife declared that she had no intention of ever reuniting with him. After this, Mary Anne moved in with Lewes in London, and insisted on being called Mrs. Lewes, which caused great scandal and her general isolation from society. Mary Anne's decision meant a break with the Brays, who disapproved of her decision. She and George were very happy, despite the stir that their relationship caused. Mary Anne Evans's transformation into the fiction writer George Eliot began in 1856, when Mary Anne decided to try her hand at writing novels. In 1858, George Eliot's second novel, Adam Bede , became a critical and popular success; soon after, George Eliot's identity as Mary Anne "Lewes" became known. Though this disclosure did not threaten her writing career, she was forced to put up with an increasing amount of personal criticism as her literary fame as George Eliot grew. Adam Bede was followed by two more highly successful novels also set in the English Midlands, The Mill on the Floss (1860) and Silas Marner (1861). Encouraged by her success, Eliot began exploring continental and political themes in her next works: Romola (1863), which was set in Renaissance Italy, and Felix Holt, The Radical (1866), which depicted the political controversy surrounding the Reform Bill of 1832. Three years later Eliot published The Spanish Gypsy (1869), a long narrative poem set during the Spanish Inquisition. Mary Anne began writing Middlemarch in 1869. The novel was serialized through 1871 and 1872, and became a great success, making George Eliot (and Mary Anne) even more famous. By this time, public sentiment had begun to soften toward Mary Anne. George


What name is given to a straight line that joins any two points on the circumference of a circle?

circle page   Parts of a Circle Circle    - The set of all points in a plane that    is the same distance from a given point called the center. Arc - Part of a circle; the curved    line between two points on a circle. If the circle is divided    into two unequal parts, the smaller arc is called the minor arc and    the larger arc is called the major    arc. Center (of a Circle) - The point inside the circle that is the    same distance from all points on the circle. Closed Curve - A curve that can be traced with the same starting    and stopping points, and without crossing or retracing any part    of the curve. A circle is an example of a closed curve. EG: You may want to have a separate diagram illustrating interior, on, and exterior regions of the circle. The circle is the set of points that lie on the blue curve. The points that lie inside this curve are not part of the circle (this is called the disk). A circle is an example of a closed curve because you can begin at one point on the circle and trace it, ending up where you started without crossing or retracing any part of the circle.   If the circle is divided into two unequal parts or arcs, the smaller arc is called the minor arc and the larger arc is called the major arc. EG: I would talk about how your would name a circle and its arcs.   The center of a circle is the same distance from all points on the circle. Point C is the center of this circle. This distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circumference is called the radius (indicated by r in the picture at the right). Any line segment whose endpoints are the center and a point on the circle is also called the radius.     Point E is not the center of this circle. Point E is not even part of the circle. Based on this definition, "same distance from all points", can a square have a center?   Measurements Related to a Circle EG: Any reason why the formula for the area of a circle is not written as *r2? I would rephase the definition of diameter as the segment passing through the center containing endpoints on the circle. In the definition of pi, I would use the approximate symbol and mention that it has an infinite number of decimal places. In the definition of radius, I would replace the word "circumference" with "circle." Area    of a Circle - The amount of surface within a given boundary. Area    is measured in squared units. The area of a circle can be found    using A = pi *r*r (* means to multiply). Circumference - The distance    around a circle. The circumference can be found using C = 2*pi*r    (* means to multiply). Diameter - The distance across a circle through    its center. The line segment that includes the center and whose    endpoints lie on the circumference of the circle. Pi - The ratio of the circumference    of a circle to its diameter ( =3.1416). Radius - The distance from the center of a circle to any point    on the circumference. The line segment that has the center of    the circle as one endpoint and a point on the circle as the other    endpoint.   The circumference (indicated in red) is like the perimeter around the circle, indicating the length or distance around the circle. (It's similar, but not exactly alike. Perimeter deals with straight lines while circumference deals with curved lines.) As the number of sides of an inscribed regular polygon increases (see figures below), the perimeter of the regular polygon gets closer to the circumference of the circle. In other words, the perimeter of the regular octagon more closely approximates the circumference of the circle than does the perimeter of the regular pentagon or the equilateral triangle.   The ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter is always a number that is close to 3.1416. This number is called pi and is written . Pi is an irrational number, which means it cannot be written as an exact decimal. We usually estimate pi with 3.14, 3.1416, or 22/7.   EG: Again, I would change the word "circumference" to "circle" (or just omit the w


River Home Boutique Hotel | My site Home Welcome To River Home Boutique Hotel Spending time in Phnom Penh, Heart of a pleasantly holiday and business. Known as Phnom Penh City comprising of Mekong, Basak and Tonle Sap River in front of Royal palace . The trip to Phnom Penh and other places within Cambodia would not be complete without learning about the past of Cambodia. River Home Boutique Hotel is 4 stars hotel with Luxuries 57 Charming decoration each and Local tourist attractions such as Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument, Silver Pagoda and Royal Palace are not far from the hotel. Also easily within reach are Independence Monument, National Museum ,Phsar Thom Thmei, and Wat Phnom . Read more New offers


What was the Christian name of the character played by Tim Healy in 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet'?

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Cast Terms & Conditions. Jimmy Nail Name - James Michael Aloysius Bradford Born - March 16th 1954, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Character - Leonard “Oz” Osborne Since starring in Auf Wiedersehen Pet in 1983, Jimmy has gone on to become one of England's greatest TV actors, singers and TV producers. First starring in Get Carter in 1971 as an uncredited extra, Jimmy went on to sing in the band, The King Crabs in the 1970’s. His wife Miriam, persuaded him to go for a part in a new show, and turning up, telling everyone he didn’t want to be there, is how he got the part of Oz. Jimmy is currently lined up to star in the 2016 stage production of ‘War of the Worlds’. Classic quote - “Aww Bollocks Man” Trivia - Jimmy is one of only 4 characters to appear in all 40 episodes of Auf Wiedersehen Pet. ‘Ask the lass man, she’ll tell you who I’m is....’ The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Cast might be household names now, but back in 1983 when the show first aired, many viewers were watching these fresh faced builders for the first time! The Cast have gone on to many things in the past 30 years, starring in Hollywood Blockbusters with Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and most recently one of them winning the Palme d’Or in Cannes. They continue to grace our screens and play out on the radio, but these 8 lads will always be the Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ‘Group’ to us. Back in 1986 we thought we had seen the last of the ‘Lads’ but in 2002 they came back. In 2004 they were off on a boat to Germany, maybe one day we shall see them once more. You can also follow many of the Cast on Twitter! If you are on Twitter you can find out what many of the cast are up to now such as Shane & Tim Spall, Time Healy, Melanie Hill, Noel Clarke, Lesley Saint John just to name a few! You can also follow Writers and Crew on Twitter also such as Writer Stan Hey and directors Baz Taylor and David Innes Edwards. Follow this link to find out who you can follow on Twitter. Tim Healy Name - Timothy Malcolm Healy Born - January 29th 1952, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Character - Dennis Patterson Tim Healy appeared in Coronation Street in 1976 as a Bingo Caller, and since then, being Dennis in Auf Wiedersehen pet has made Tim one of the UK’s most well known actors. Currently starring as Les/Lesley in the hit ITV comedy Benidorm, Tim has continued to be on our screens for the past 30 years. Classic quote - “I’m still the gaffer, so get gan!!” Trivia - Tim originally went for the part of Oz, but as we now know this went to Jimmy Nail, and Tim got the part of reluctant leader Dennis Patterson. Tim Spall Name - Timothy Leonard Spall Born - February 27th 1957, Battersea, South London Character - Barry Spencer Taylor Timothy Spall is one of the UK’s leading character actors, appearing in some of the biggest TV shows and Movies ever made. First appearing on screen in “Quadrophenia” in 1979, and then in 1982 “Home Sweet Home”, which was his first working with Mike Leigh. In 1983, Tim hit the big time, and gave UK viewers one of the most lovable, but slightly boring and annoying characters in Barry Taylor. Since then, Tim has appeared in some of the highest grossing films ever made. Classic Quote - “Would you like to come back to our hut?” Trivia - Tim is one of only 4 characters that appeared in all 40 episodes of the Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Kevin Whately Name - Kevin Whately Born - February 6th 1951, Hexham, Northumberland. Character - Neville Hope Kevin Whately, has been on UK TV screens for the past 30 years. He first appeared on screen in Shoestring in 1979, and then a few years later got the part of Neville Hope in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Kevin then went on to play a big part of the hit show, Inspector Morse, playing the “sidekick” to John Thaws Morse. Kevin has starred in hit shows such as Peak Practice, and was last seen on ITV1 in Lewis, the spin off to Inspector Morse. Classic Quote - “I’ve got Brenda in case you forgot!” Trivia - Kevin’s daughter Catherine Whately appeared as Neville’s daughter Debbie in Series 2 Pat Roach Name - Francis Patrick Roach Born - May 19th 1937, B


Capital of Armenia. What is and where. Armenian Capital at glance in About Armenia | Tourism Armenia (5 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5)  Loading ... The Most Popular City of Armenia, his Capital Yerevan The capital of Armenia, Yerevan, is one of the world’s oldest cities. It was founded in 783 BC, several years before the founding of ancient Rome, by king Argishti the First as Erebuni, the military and administrative center of the state of Urartu. The ruins of the fortress Erebuni are in the southeastern part of the present day Yerevan. The cuneiform inscription found at the site of Arin-Berd reads: “With the power of (God) Khaldi, I, Argishti, Son of Menua, erected this stronghold, and named it Erebuni to the glory of the country of Biaina and to the fear of its enemies…. “ Matenadaran, the National Depository of Ancient manuscripts in the Capital It became part of an Armenian kingdom by the 6th century BC. The city is located on the Razdan River only 14 miles (23 kilometers) from the Turkish border. Erebuni-Yerevan has always played a significant role in the economic, political and social life of Armenia. It was one of the prominent commercial centers and was located across many ancient trade routes. The invasions of Arabs and Seljuk Turks in the VII-XI cc. seriously damaged the city and hindered its further sdevelopment. Yerevan Capital Opera House In XV-XIII centuries Yerevan greatly suffered from Ottoman and Persian invasions. After Eastern Armenia became part of Russia in 1828, Yerevan developed into the center of the Yerevan province. The city kept on growing and on the turn of the century it occupied a territory of some 102 sq. km with a population of 30.000 people. Under Soviet regime Yerevan became a thriving industrial city noted especially for its petrochemical industry. The city also produces aluminum, automobiles, turbines, compressors, electrical machinery, and machine tools. Yerevan is a repository of ancient Armenian culture. The Matenadaran Archives contain thousands of priceless ancient manuscripts. The city has an academy of sciences, several research institutions, and a university. A metro station in Yerevan Since early Soviet era the city was developed according to the prominent Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian’s design. He successfully incorporated both national traditions and world urban construction elements. The design presented a radial-circular arrangement, most appropriate for the local relief. Fortress of Erebuni overlooking present-day Yerevan Yerevan is situated in the north-eastern part of the Ararat Valley. Mounts Aragats, Azhdaak, and Ararat can be seen from the city. With its rugged terrain, Yerevan displays a 400m disparity between its lowest and highest points. The city is divided by Hrazdan River that flows in a picturesque canyon. The climate in Yerevan is dry and sharply varied with temperatures in summer peaking over 35 C and falling below -15 C in winter. Share:


Which football league club plays its home games at the Weston Homes Community Stadium?

Weston Homes Community Stadium | Colchester United FC | Ground Guide Weston Homes Community Stadium Address: United Way, Colchester, CO4 5UP Telephone: 01206 755 100 Ticket Office: 0845 437 9089 Pitch Size: 110 x 70 yards Club Nickname: The U's Shirt Sponsors: Weston Homes plc Away Shirt Sponsors: Jobserve Home Kit: Blue and White Away Kit: Grey and Black Stadium External View WHAT'S THE WESTON HOMES COMMUNITY STADIUM LIKE? In 2008 the Club left their Layer Road ground, their home for 71 years, and moved to a new stadium on the edge of town. The new Weston Homes Community Stadium as it has been named in a corporate sponsorship deal, was built by Barr Construction at a cost of around £14m. The cost was largely met by Colchester Borough Council, who own the stadium, with the football club as tenants.  The stadium is functional and well presented, but as with a number of new stadiums built in recent years, it lacks character and is nothing 'out of the ordinary'. The ground is comprised of four separate stands. The Main (West) Stand on one side of the pitch is a little taller than the other three stands, which are the same height. All the stands are covered single tiered, all seated stands. The Main Stand has a row of executive boxes/corporate hospitality areas running across the top of it, whilst the others are simply seating areas. The Weston Homes Stand though, at the South end of the stadium, does have a Police Control Box incorporated into it, on one side beneath the roof. All the stands have translucent panels built into their roofs as well as a perspex strip just below them, which allows more light and facilitates pitch growth. FUTURE STADIUM DEVELOPMENTS Alison Wells informs me; 'When the stadium was built the necessary foundations were put in place so that the capacity could be easily increased at a later date. This would include filling in the corners, which would increase the capacity to around 12,500. A second tier could also be added onto the Roman Cars (North), Weston Homes (South) and JobServe (East) stands, raising the total capacity still further to 18,000. There are no time scales as to when this may take place.' WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR VISITING SUPPORTERS? Away fans are normally housed in the northern part of the JobServe Stand, which is situated on one side of the stadium. Around a thousand supporters can be accommodated in this area. For Clubs with a larger travelling support then the Roman Cars Stand (the North End), where up to 2,000 supporters can be seated, is allocated instead. As you would expect from a new stadium the facilities and view of the playing action are good. The stands are particularly steep, meaning that fans are kept close to the pitch and resulting in good sight lines. A varied range of food is available on the concourses, including Cheesburgers (£3.40), Hot Dogs (£3.30), Cornish Pasties (£3.10), Chicken Balti Pies (£2.90), Steak & Ale Pies (£2.90), Cheese & Onion Pasties (£2.90) and Sausage Rolls (£2.90). Adam Hodson a visiting Stockport County fan tells me; 'The ground is equipped with electronic turnstiles. The stadium is very similar to Shrewsbury's New Meadow with all four stands being of similar height'. John Hill a visiting Huddersfield Town fan adds; 'One pleasing feature was that at 6'2", I was still okay for leg room, which is not always the case at some other grounds. We caught the shuttle bus from the station and it worked surprisingly well. We got to the ground easily, and afterwards they let the buses out of the car park before cars, which led to a fairly swift return to the station and an easy getaway'. Peter Clark an Ipswich Town fan adds; 'There is no facility to pay cash at the turnstiles, so you have to buy your tickets from the Ticket booth if you haven't already bought them in advance'. Mick Hubbard informs me; 'The ground is not in a great place. Like Chester in the past, the club has been dispatched to a far-flung part of town, sitting the the edge of a new business park, surrounded by wasteland.  Although the facilities were excellent, it is quite a depressing loc


Who succeeded Robin Day as regular presenter of Question Time, in June 1989?

Peter Sissons departs with a swipe at BBC | Daily Mail Online comments Anchor: Peter Sissons reading the BBC's main evening news Britain's longest-serving national news presenter yesterday took a swipe at the BBC as he prepared to end his 45-year career. Peter Sissons, 66, who has presented for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 with distinction, said the corporation's newsroom was no longer the 'ideas factory' he had once joined. Sissons, who is retiring in the summer to concentrate on his memoirs, said: 'The culture has changed enormously from when I started in news and I think you do become more uncomfortable with new things happening around you. 'I think if I am absolutely honest it is not the industry I joined. A newsroom when I joined it was a place of argument and constant interaction. 'It is not the newsroom I grew up in and I have become more and more detached from the mainstream in that sense. I don't think it is an ideas factory anymore. It is a very busy place where the news is assembled and processed.' His comments come after recent criticism he made about news chiefs who he accused of treating newsreaders as 'fashion goods'. And seven years ago he memorably accused the BBC of ageism, saying he had attended 'too many' leaving parties for people over 50. As well as presenting bulletins such as the BBC's Ten O'Clock News, Sissons succeeded Sir Robin Day as presenter of Question Time in 1989. The married father of three, who was born in Liverpool, is currently working on BBC News 24.


What was the first Martin Scorsese film that Robert De Niro appeared in, released in 1973?

Mean Streets (1973) - IMDb IMDb 7 January 2017 5:00 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Four honourable men business ends up in a chaos when Johnny boy adopted their profession and ruined their empire Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'Edge of Seventeen' Star Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld has received critical acclaim for her role in the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen . What other roles has she played over the years? Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. a list of 23 titles created 02 Sep 2012 a list of 25 titles created 10 Jul 2013 a list of 40 titles created 23 Aug 2014 a list of 32 titles created 27 May 2015 a list of 41 titles created 5 months ago Search for " Mean Streets " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 5 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy. Director: Martin Scorsese A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Director: Martin Scorsese A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer. Director: Martin Scorsese An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop. Director: Martin Scorsese An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it. Director: Martin Scorsese A young man struggles with the fact that his girlfriend was once raped. Director: Martin Scorsese The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross. Director: Martin Scorsese Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. Director: Martin Scorsese Haunted by the patients he failed to save, an extremely burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three fraught and turbulent nights. Director: Martin Scorsese A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s. Director: Robert De Niro During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Director: Martin Scorsese Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline The future is set for Tony and Michael - owning a neighbour- hood bar and making deals in the mean streets of New York city's Little Italy. For Charlie, the future is less clearly defined. A small-time hood, he works for his uncle, making collections and reclaiming bad debts. He's probably too nice to succeed. In love with a woman his uncle disapproves of (because of her epilepsy) and a friend of her cousin, Johnny Boy, a near psychotic whose trouble-making threatens them all - he can't reconcile opposing values. A failed attempt to escape (to Brooklyn) moves them all a step closer to a bitter, almost preordained future. Written by Dave Cook <cookd@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca> You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets... Genres: 14 October 1973 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Season of the Witch See more  » Filming Locations: $32,645        (USA) (13 March 1998) Gross: Martin Scor


In which war was the Battle of the Ebro (Batalia del Ebro) fought?

Major Battles of the Spanish Civil War Major Battles of the Spanish Civil War Survey for future additions to the web site What areas would you like to see this web site cover in the future? Personalities of the Civil War Political Parties Life in the Republican sector Life in the Nationalist sector Foreign intervention Please put any other suggestions or comments here The Battle of the Ebro The battle of the Ebro was the last major Republican offensive of the war. By July 1938 many observers considered the Republic all but lost. This may help explain the total surprise achieved when Republican troops crossed the Ebro river under cover of darkness on the night of 24-25th of July. The attack involved two corps of the Popular Army and was launched from the territory of Catalonia. It was hoped that this offensive would be able to reestablish land communication with the central Republican zone. The initial attack met with success, with some Nationalist units being surrounded and Lister's 5th Corps reaching the outskirts of Gandesa, approximately 25 miles from their starting point. Franco was quick to respond and Nationalist units were rushed to the front from other sectors to contain the advance. Additionally the Nationalists provided much air support to the Ebro front, including the German Condor Legion. These aircraft were able to hamper Republican re supply efforts, as all material had to be bought across bridges, making it very vulnerable. By early August the Nationalists had mostly contained the offensive and were ready to counterattack. Concentrating artillery on a chosen sector, they would proceed each assault with a ferocious bombardment. At this point the Republicans adopted a policy that was to prove fatal to their hopes of continuing the war. Faced with superior firepower they chose to hold the ground they had taken at whatever cost, including threatening to shoot officers or men who withdrew. This allowed the Nationalists to destroy much of the Republican Army of the Ebro and its equipment, leaving Catalonia vulnerable to an assault it could no longer hope to contain. The battle of the Ebro was the longest battle of the Civil War and it wasn't until early November that the Nationalists were able to break the Republican front and advance to the Ebro river. By November 18th the fighting was over with the Nationalists once again in control of the contested territory and the Republican forces exhausted. Estimates of casualties for the Republic are as high as 75,000, including wounded and captured. The Nationalists may have suffered around 60,000 casualties, but their forces remained intact enough to launch an offensive into Catalonia a few weeks after the Ebro fighting ended. This web site created 2010. All images are from Wikimedia Commons


Who founded Britain's first University museum in 1683?

About: History & Future Tues–Sun & Bank Holiday Mon History of the Ashmolean The present day Ashmolean The present Ashmolean was created in 1908 by combining two ancient Oxford institutions: the University Art Collection and the original Ashmolean Museum. The older partner in this merger, the University Art Collection, was based for many years in what is now the Upper Reading Room in the Bodleian Library. The collection began modestly in the 1620s with a handful of portraits and curiosities displayed in a small room on the upper floor. In 1636 and 1657, Archbishop Laud and Ralph Freke added notable collections of coins and medals, later installed in a strong room of their own and now incorporated into the Ashmolean coin collection. The objects of curiosity included Guy Fawkesï¿½ lantern and a sword said to have been given by the pope to Henry VIII, both now in the Ashmolean, as well as a number of more exotic items, including Jacobï¿½s Coat of Many Colours, long since lost. However, as there was a museum for curiosities of this kind in the University Anatomy Theatre, objects like this tended to go there or to the Ashmolean, after it opened in 1683, leaving the Bodleian gallery to develop as a museum of art. Elias Ashmole (1617-92) In the 1660s and 70s, the collection grew rapidly. It was, at first, a gallery of portraits of distinguished contemporaries but from the mid 1660s, it began to acquire a more historical perspective with the addition of images of people from the past: college founders, scientists, soldiers, monarchs, writers and artists. Several painters donated self-portraits. In the eighteenth century, they added a number of landscapes, historical paintings and scenes from contemporary life. Other donors, former members of the University, added collections of Old Masters so that by the early nineteenth century, it had become an art gallery of general interest and an essential point of call on the tourist map. John Tradescant the Elder (d.1638) The public was admitted on payment of a small charge. Catalogues, written by the janitor, were available at the entrance and the paintings were well displayed in a large, panelled gallery. It was only with the gift of a collection of ancient Greek and Roman statuary from the Countess of Pomfret in 1755 that the need for a new art gallery became urgent. The Pomfret statues had formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel and they joined a group of inscribed marbles from the same source which had been given to the University in 1667. The marble figures were too heavy to place in an upstairs gallery and were installed in a dark ground-floor room in the library quadrangle pending the creation of a new museum. Funds, however, were not forthcoming. In the 1830s, a sum of ï¿½1,000, bequeathed by the Revd Francis Randolph in 1797 towards building a museum was added to a much larger sum bequeathed to the University in 1788 by the architect, Sir Robert Taylor, for the purpose of building an institution for teaching modern languages. Because of this, the new building, designed by Charles Robert Cockerell and built on the corner Beaumont Street between 1839 and 1845, combines an art gallery in the western half and an institute for teaching modern languages in the east. John Tradescant the Younger (1608-62) When the new museum opened in 1845, the Pomfret sculptures were transferred to galleries on the ground floor and in the basement and paintings from the Bodleian Picture Gallery were hung in a large first floor room. There were fine things among the paintings. Works by Batoni, Reynolds and Van Dyck which were at one time in the Bodleian, still count among the more noteworthy works in the museum. But the average quality was meagre and over the years, the original collection has given way to more important acquisitions. Even before the new museum was finished, a major group of drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo, formerly in the collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence, was purchased by public subscription for the new galleries, establishing, from the start, the importance of the Oxford museu


Historic Personalities of Iran: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Arya Mehr and Shahanshah (King of the Kings) Mohammad Reza Shah & Empress Farah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-80), king of Iran (1941-1979), was born in Tehran on October 26, 1919, the eldest son of Reza Shah. He completed his primary school in Switzerland. He returned to Iran in 1935, and enrolled in a Tehran military school, from which he graduated in 1938. In 1939 he married a sister of Faroq I, king of Egypt. The couple divorced in 1949. Mohammad Reza married two more times, in 1950 with Soraya Esfandiari and 1959 with Farah Diba . He replaced his father, Reza Shah , on the throne on September 16, 1941, shortly before his 22nd birthday. He continued the reform policies of his father, but a contest for control of the government soon erupted between the shah and an older professional politician, the nationalistic Mohammad Mosaddeq . During World War II, Britain and the USSR were concerned by Reza Shah's friendly relations with Germany. In 1941 the two countries invaded and occupied large areas of Iran. They forced Reza Shah to abdicate, and in the absence of a viable alternative, permitted Mohammad Reza to assume the throne. The new shah's reign began against a backdrop of social and political disarray, economic problems, and food shortages. Despite his vow to act as a constitutional monarch who would defer to the power of the parliamentary government, Mohammad Reza increasingly involved himself in governmental affairs and opposed or thwarted strong prime ministers. Prone to indecision, however, Mohammad Reza relied more on manipulation than on leadership. He concentrated on reviving the army and ensuring that it would remain under royal control as the monarchy's main power base. In 1949 an assassination attempt on the Shah, attributed to the pro-Soviet Tudeh Party , resulted in the banning of that party and the expansion of the Shah's constitutional powers. In the context of regional turmoil and the Cold War, the Shah established himself as an indispensable ally of the West. Domestically, he advocated reform policies, culminating in the 1963 program known as the White Revolution , which included land reform, the extension of voting rights to women, and the elimination of illiteracy. In 1967 he crowned himself as King of the Kings (Emperor of Iran) and his wife, Farah Diba, as Shahbanoo (Empress), which caused discontentment amongst diffrent levels of society. Coronation of Mohammad Reza Shah These measures and the increasing arbitrariness of the Shah's rule provoked both religious leaders who feared losing their traditional authority and students and intellectuals seeking democratic reforms. These opponents criticized the Shah for violation of the constitution, which placed limits on royal power and provided for a representative government, and for subservience to the United States. The Shah saw himself as heir to the kings of ancient Iran, and in 1971 he held an extravagant celebration of 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. In 1976 he replaced the Islamic calendar with an "imperial" calendar, which began with the foundation of the Persian empire more than 25 centuries earlier. These actions were viewed as anti-Islamic and resulted in religious opposition. The shah's regime suppressed and marginalized its opponents with the help of Iran's security and intelligence organization, the SAVAK. Relying on oil revenues, which sharply increased in late 1973, the Shah pursued his goal of developing Iran as a mighty regional power dedicated to social reform and economic development. Yet he continually sidestepped democratic arrangements and refused to allow meaningful civic and political liberties, remaining unresponsive to public opinion. By the mid-1970s the Shah reigned amidst widespread discontent caused by the continuing repressiveness of his regime, socioeconomic changes that benefited some classes at the expense of others, and the increasing gap between the ruling elite and the disaffected populace. Islamic leaders, particularly the exiled cleric Ayatollah Khomei


How was Lev Davidovitch Bronstein better known?

Lev Davidovich Bronstein | HolodomorInfo.com by holodomorinfo in Gulag , Lenin , Marx , Tsar Nicholas II , Tzar Alexander II and tagged Communism , Jacob Schiff , Jews , Leon Trotsky , Lev Davidovich Bronstein , Max Warburg , Red Army , Russia , The Peoples Will , Trotsky , Tsar Nicholas II , Tzar Alexander II , Vera Figner , Vladimir Lenin , Zionism | 10 Comments “For pure murderous evil, there has never been a force to compare with Communism and Leon Trotsky…never before or since did one people construct a vast industry of death for the sole purpose of rounding up and destroying every single member of another people. The Jewish Bolshevik under orders and overseen by Trotsky, killed so many Europeans the death toll surpasses 100 million.”  TO THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM, LEST WE FORGET By Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe December 7, 1995 Lev Davidovich Bronstein better known as Leon Trotsky, was a Jewish communist, mass murderer and Marxist ideologue. After Lenin’s Judeo-Bolsheviks enslaved Russia and manufactured a cover known as a Soviet Empire, Trotsky acted as Commissar of Foreign Affairs and later Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs. He was among the first members of the Politburo. Trotsky is best known as the founder of the Red Army, as well as his criminal role in the Holodomor genocides against Europe. The Red Army torture squad was controlled by Leon Trotsky, while the state itself was headed by Lenin. The most high-profile victims of the early phase of the genocide were the European Monarch Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family . Incidentally 30 years before in 1881 another Tsar was murdered by a Jew. The assassination of Tzar Alexander II by a  Jewish terrorist called Vera Figner (Leader of a terrorist group called The Peoples Will) was later linked to Lenin adding a more profound emphasis to the royal slaughter “Actually, the decision was not only expedient but necessary. The severity of this summary justice showed the world that we would continue to fight mercilessly, stopping at nothing. The execution of the Tsar’s family was needed not only in order to frighten, horrify, and dishearten the enemy but also in order to shake up our own ranks, to show them that there was no turning back, that ahead lay either complete victory or complete ruin.” —Leon Trotsky, Trotsky’s Diary in Exile, 1935 Much of this was carried out under the pseudo-rationale of “class war” (sometimes called the Red Terror), despite the fact that most of the Jews in positions of control were university educated and from middle-class backgrounds. This quote by Trotsky highlights how those of Jewish heritage felt about those of European blood. “England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.” It has been estimated that 13 million Europeans were exterminated during this period and almost all of the positions of power were in the hands of Jews. Trotsky advocated a ‘Permanent Revolution’ that facilitated the ‘revolutionary holocaust’ revealed by Marx. Funded by Jacob Schiff and Max Warburg, Trotsky was the preferred candidate of the international Jewish bankers. However, perhaps it was most fortuitous for the Jewish Lenin ’s largely Jewish Bolshevik regime  to install the gentile Stalin for Communism’s next phase. He is visibly the Jewish tribe’s scapegoat for their murderous regime and conceivably their opening for re-packaging Communism. Scepticism has arisen about the authenticity of Lenin’s last Testament with regards to statements made about his successor. Meanwhile as head of the military wing Trotsky had Lenin’s authorisation to mobilise state forces against the people. This he did to devastating effect.  A horrific cycle of crucifixions, scalpings and other “bestial tortures” ensued.  Eyes were poked out, tongues cut off, and victims were buried alive. Shootings by Jewish Communist Cheka (police) where common place and there where those who cut open their victim’s stomach, pulled out a length of small intestine, nailed it to a telegraph pole, and


Fifteensquared » Blog Archive » Guardian 24326/Rufus Guardian 24326/Rufus Posted by Colin Blackburn on March 3rd, 2008 I always find it difficult to blog Rufus puzzles without sounding churlish. Rufus produces some cracking clues and his puzzles are usually at the easier end of the scale. However, I’m not a great fan of the cryptic definition and too many CDs spoil things for me especially when some are not that far from straight definitions. This puzzle had an example of a very good CD and, for me, a very bad one. * PALAVERS PAL+AVERS the definition is ‘talks’, as in conferences, and as such is the root of the word that tends to be used differently. 10 STUMPS DD if you don’t know cricket then this clue might have had you stumped! One method of dismissing a batsman is stumping and the stumps are drawn (from the ground) at the end of a match. 11 ‘Vulnerable spot targeted by Paris’, I see nothing cryptic in this at all. 18 not sure about this, is TATE an old music-hall comedian? 20 PUT ONE’S OAR IN DD &lit interesting clue this one. Read two ways the clue refers to the literal and metaphorical meaning of the answer. 23 very nice play on words here. 24 TIE BREAKS CD this, on the other hand, is a very good cryptic definition, ‘Struggle in which the services prove decisive’ 25 ESPALIER (PEARS LIE)* after looking up the word I realised that this is a sort of semi-&lit. An ESPALIER is a lattice-work used to train fruit trees. Down the Archbishop of York signs himself EBOR, short for Eboracum the Roman name for York. 3 used to pound spices and other food. 6 very concise but I’m not sure about ‘Another’ as an anagram indicator. 12 CUT AND RUN CD ? I’m not certain here either. I can see all the bits but I’m not sure if I’m reading a CD or something with more word play. 16 WATER SKI (RISK A WET)* not sure what role the question mark plays here, maybe it hints at the augmented definition? 19 a very clever cryptic second definition here refers to putting GREENS. 22 I in PAR nice little clue to end with. This entry was posted on Monday, March 3rd, 2008    and is filed under Guardian .    You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.           You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. 20 Responses to “Guardian 24326/Rufus” tuck 18ac Harry Tate music hall impressionist at the beginning of the last century Kieron 15d – two synonyms for two different means of “operate”, no? CUT (“operate” surgically) and RUN (e.g., “operate”/”run” a machine). I quite liked that. March 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm Oh yes, old Harry Tate…why didn’t I remember him? Interesting that the clue is essentially the same surname defined twice. Thanks Tuck. Thanks Kieron. On re-reading it I see what you mean. I did see the two means of operation but then failed to see a full definition. I had assumed, incorrectly, that the definition of the term was more than simply ‘Get away!’ but after checking in Chambers that’s all that the term means. Chris I actually thought 15d was a really good clue, and I liked 20a a lot too. Agree about 11a, though – what is cryptic about it? Jill and Tamzin We have seen the GREENS before, for ‘putting on these vegetables’ or something. It was quite easy, and then you get a joke about EBOR! That is Rufus. 14a. Is it agencies? If so, why? Kieron March 3rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm Ron: 14a is another cryptic definition, I think…. albeit a very tortuous one. AGENCIES are the “instruments” of some larger, “principal” body/organisation/person, but they’re not themselves that principal body and so don’t do their work “as the principal parts” — they are mere proxies for the “principal parts”. It just about makes logical sense read that way, at least, and the surface reading (i.e., of musical instruments not playing the main sections of an orchestral piece) works too. Just about. 11a (“Vulnerable spot targeted by Paris”) I just took to be another poor cryptic – based around the military defensive frailities of districts in the French capital. Admittedly, with a good classical education


On which plateau in 1759 did the British defeat the French and take control of Quebec?

Battle of Quebec 1759 Museums Battle of Quebec 1759 Battle of Quebec 13th September 1759 in the French and Indian War or the Seven Years War: click here to buy this picture The previous battle of the French and Indian War is the Capture of Louisburg Major-General James Wolfe: Battle of Quebec 13th September 1759 in the French and Indian War or the Seven Years War: click here  to buy this picture Battle: Quebec War: The French and Indian War also known as the Seven Year War (1757 – 1762) Date: 13th September 1759 Combatants: British and Americans against the French and Canadians Generals: Major General James Wolfe against the Marquis de Montcalm Size of the Armies: The British Army besieging Quebec was around 8,000 troops. The force Major General Wolfe took onto the Plains of Abraham for the battle was around 4,500 men and 1 gun. The Marquis de Montcalm brought to the battle a force of around 5,000 men and 3 guns. Marquis de Montcalm French commander at the Battle of Quebec 13th September 1759 in the French and Indian War or the Seven Years War: picture by Richard Caton Woodville: click here to buy this picture British Regiments:  15th Foot later the East Yorkshire Regiment and now the Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire * 22nd Foot now the Cheshire Regiment (only the grenadier and light companies) 28th Foot later the Gloucestershire Regiment and now the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment * 35th Foot later the Royal Sussex Regiment and now the Princess of Wales’s Own Royal Regiment * 40th Foot later the South Lancashire Regiment and now the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment (only the grenadier and light companies) 43rd Foot later the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and now the Royal Green Jackets * 45th Foot later the Sherwood Foresters and now the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment 47th Foot later the North Lancashire Regiment and now the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment * 48th Foot later the Northamptonshire Regiment and now the Royal Anglian Regiment * 58th Foot later the Northamptonshire Regiment and now the Royal Anglian Regiment * 60th Foot later the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and now the Royal Green Jackets * Fraser’s Highlanders, disbanded at the end of the war. The Louisburg Grenadiers, the Light Infantry and 6 companies of American rangers. * These regiments have Quebec as a battle honour. General Wolfe and his troops climbing the Heights of Abraham at the Battle of Quebec 13th September 1759 in the French and Indian War or the Seven Years War: picture by Richard Caton Woodville Uniforms, arms and equipment:  The British Foot wore red coats falling to the knee with the skirts, lapels and cuffs turned back to reveal a wide expanse of the lining of the regiment’s colour. The coat was embroidered with the regiment’s distinctive lace pattern. The lining colour was part of a regiment’s character so that the 3rd Foot was known as the “Buffs” and the 19th Foot as “the Green Howard’s” from their lining colours. The main headwear for the foot was the black tricorne hat, a wide brimmed hat with the brim turned up and fastened to form three angles. The grenadiers wore a mitre cap with an embroidered front of the regimental facing colour. This was the standard form of uniform. However on arrival in America the soldiers quickly adapted their dress. Coats were cut back or abandoned. Many took to wearing hunting shirts and leggings. Hats were adapted and mutilated. It is unlikely that the grenadiers retained their inconvenient mitres for long. The new light companies in particular adopted local dress. Each soldier carried a musket, 24 rounds of ammunition carried in a pouch slung from a shoulder belt, a short sword and a bayonet that he fixed to the muzzle of his musket. In America the sword was quickly abandoned as useless. The city of Quebec lies on the north bank of the St Lawrence to the West of the St Charles river. Montcalm established his army along the north shore of the St Lawrence between the St Charles and Montmorency rivers building fortifications along the St Lawrence ban


Which weather phenomenon translates from the Spanish words for 'little boy'?

What are El Niño and La Niña? Home Ocean Facts What are El Niño and La Niña? What are El Niño and La Niña? El Niño and La Niña are complex weather patterns resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Warmer or colder than average ocean temperatures in one part of the world can influence weather around the globe. Watch this Ocean Today video to see how this works. El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of what is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. The ENSO cycle is a scientific term that describes the fluctuations in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere in the east-central Equatorial Pacific (approximately between the International Date Line and 120 degrees West). La Niña is sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO and El Niño as the warm phase of ENSO. These deviations from normal surface temperatures can have large-scale impacts not only on ocean processes, but also on global weather and climate . El Niño and La Niña episodes typically last nine to 12 months, but some prolonged events may last for years. While their frequency can be quite irregular, El Niño and La Niña events occur on average every two to seven years. Typically, El Niño occurs more frequently than La Niña. El Niño El Niño means The Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish. El Niño was originally recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean. The name was chosen based on the time of year (around December) during which these warm waters events tended to occur. The term El Niño refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific. Typical El Niño effects are likely to develop over North America during the upcoming winter season. Those include warmer-than-average temperatures over western and central Canada, and over the western and northern United       States. Wetter-than-average conditions are likely over portions of the       U.S. Gulf Coast and Florida, while drier-than-average conditions can       be expected in the Ohio Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The presence of El Niño can significantly influence weather patterns, ocean conditions, and marine fisheries across large portions of the globe for an extended period of time. La Niña La Niña means The Little Girl in Spanish. La Niña is also sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Niño, or simply "a cold event." La Niña episodes represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific. Global climate La Niña impacts tend to be opposite those of El       Niño impacts. In the tropics, ocean temperature variations       in La       Niña also tend to be opposite those of El       Niño. During a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer than normal in the Southeast and cooler than normal in the Northwest. Search Our Facts


In terms of surface area, which is the largest body of water in the British Isles?

The British Isles' Extreme Bodies of Water - Major Rivers Of The British Isles Major Rivers Of The British Isles The British Isles' Extreme Bodies of Water                                                   The British Isles consist of six thousand, two hundred and eighty nine islands, one hundred and forty of which are inhabited, which have a combined coastline of twelve thousand, eight hundred and ten miles.   The islands consist of two sovereign states, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and two self governing crown dependencies,  the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, which between them are home to around four thousand miles of rivers and canals.    Listed below are the extreme bodies of water found within the British Isles. The lists include the longest rivers, the largest freshwater lakes, the largest (man made) reservoirs, the largest (sea) bays, the longest (man made) canals and the highest (tallest drop) waterfalls.      Longest River - River Shannon, Republic of Ireland - 240 miles. Largest Lake - Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland - Surface area of 147.87 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Silent Valley Reservoir, Northern Ireland - (pictured above)   Surface area of 13.9 square miles.  Largest Bay - Moray Firth, Scotland - Surface area of 12,000 square miles.  Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland - 120 square miles.  Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal, England - 142.6 miles. Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chual Alluinn, Scotland - 200 meter drop.     Longest River - River Thames -  215 miles. Largest Lake - Lake Windermere - Surface area of 5.69 square miles Largest Reservoir - Kielder Water - Surface area of 10.86 square miles. Largest Bay - The Wash - Surface area of 100 square miles.    Largest Natural Harbour - Poole Harbour, Dorset - 14 square miles. Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal - 142.6 miles. Highest Waterfall - Cautley Spout - 175 meter drop.     Longest River - River Severn, England / Wales – 220 miles. Largest Lake - Loch Lomond, Scotland - Surface area of 27.45 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Kielder Water, England - Surface area of 10.86 square miles.  Largest Bay - Moray Firth, Scotland - Surface area of 12,000 square miles.   Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - 120 square miles.  Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal, England - 142.6 miles.  Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chuall Alluinn, Scotland - 200 meter drop.    Longest River - River Sulby - 11 miles. Largest Lake - Mooragh Park Lake - Surface area of 40 square acres. Largest Reservoir - Sulby Reservoir - Surface area of 128 square acres. Largest Bay - Ramsey Bay - Surface area of 216 square miles.   Largest Natural Harbour - Douglas Harbour - 3 square miles.  Highest Waterfall - Ineen Vooar - 40 meter drop.     Longest River - River Bann - 42 miles. Largest Lake - Lough Neagh - Surface area of 147.87 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Silent Valley Reservoir - Surface area of 13.9 square miles.  Largest Bay - Lough Foyle - Surface area of 2,204 hectares. Longest Canal - Ulster Canal - 46 miles.  Highest Waterfall - Ness Wood Falls - 9 meter drop.    Longest River - River Shannon - 240 miles. Largest Lake - Lake Corrib - Surface area of 110 square miles Largest Reservoir - Poulaphouca Reservoir - Surface area of 7 square miles. Largest Bay - Donegal Bay - Surface area of 616 square miles.  Largest Natural Harbour - Cork Harbour  - 27 square miles.  Longest Canal - Grand Canal - 82 miles.  Highest Waterfall - Power's Court Waterfall - 121 meter drop.    Longest River - River Tay - 120 miles. Largest Lake - Loch Lomond - Surface area of 27.45 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Carron Valley Reservoir - Surface area of 1.51 square miles.  Largest Bay - Moray Firth - Surface area of 12,000 square miles.   Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow - 120 square miles.  Longest Canal - Caledonian Canal - 62 miles. Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chuall Alluinn - 200 meter drop.


Who was named European Football Player of the Century in 1999?

The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time With the 20th century coming to an end, all kind of experts are publishing their selection of best football players of all time or of this century (which, after all, is essentially the same). The start was made by the IFFHS in their continental "player and keeper of the century" elections . (In fact, there is at least one earlier selection, a German booklet called "Die 100 des Jahrhunderts - Fu�baller", published in 1996 (!) and containing all players with at least 100 international matches, all players ever topscorer at a World Cup, all players ever chosen as European footballer of the year, a host of fairly insignificant German players, and all in all rather biased towards European and against South American players.) Below some other selections as published in football magazines are listed. World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time An alphabetical list of players. Readers were to choose a top-10 which will then lead to a selection to be published in the final World Soccer issue of 1999. Players could also be chosen outside the 100 chosen by the magazine; for this purpose World Soccer also published a second list of 100 players which they apparently consider 101-200; choices outside those 200 were accepted as well. Names are listed as printed in the magazine. The list eventually chosen (in order from 1 to 100) is given in the second column. First List (alphabetical)                           Second List (classified) ADEMIR Marques de Menezes                            1. Pel� (Brazil) Jose Leandro ANDRADE                              2. Diego Maradona (Argentina) Roberto BAGGIO                                 3. Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) Gordon BANKS                                  4. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) Franceschino 'Franco' BARESI                          5. Michel Platini (France) Franz BECKENBAUER                                6. Alfredo Di St�fano (Argentina/Spain) George BEST                                   7. Ferenc Pusk�s (Hungary/Spain) Franz 'Bimbo' BINDER                              8. George Best (Northern Ireland) Danny BLANCHFLOWER                               9. Marco van Basten (Netherlands) Oleg BLOKHIN                                  10. Eus�bio (Portugal) Jozsef BOZSIK                                 11. Lev Yashin (Soviet Union) Antonio CARBAJAL                                12. Bobby Charlton (England) John CHARLES                                  13. Ronaldo (Brazil) Bobby CHARLTON 14. Bobby Moore (England) Hector CHUMPITAZ                                15. Gerd M�ller (Germany) Mario Esteves COLUNA                              16. Roberto Baggio (Italy) Gianpiero COMBI                                17. Stanley Matthews (England) Johan CRUYFF                                  18. Zico (Brazil) Teofilo CUBILLAS                                19. Franco Baresi (Italy) Zoltan CZIBOR                                 20. Garrincha (Brazil) Kenny DALGLISH                                 21. Paolo Maldini (Italy) William 'Dixie' DEAN                              22. Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) Alfredo DI STEFANO                               23. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) DIDI (Waldyr Pereira)                             24. Eric Cantona (


Which 1910 comic novel by H G Wells features the Potwell Inn in Sussex?

Learn and talk about The History of Mr Polly, 1910 British novels, Comedy novels, Novels by H. G. Wells, Novels set in Kent Plot summary[ edit ] The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells' early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly's most striking characteristic is his "innate sense of epithet ", [1] which leads him to coin hilarious expressions like "the Shoveacious Cult" for "sunny young men of an abounding and elbowing energy" and "dejected angelosity" for the ornaments of Canterbury Cathedral. [2] Alfred Polly lives in the imaginary town of Fishbourne in Kent [3] (not to be confused with Fishbourne, West Sussex or Fishbourne, Isle of Wight – the town in the story is thought to be based on Sandgate, Kent where Wells lived for several years). [4] The novel begins in medias res by presenting a miserable Mr. Polly: "He hated Foxbourne, [a] he hated Foxbourne High Street, he hated his shop and his wife and his neighbours – every blessed neighbour – and with indescribable bitterness he hated himself". [5] Thereafter the The History of Mr. Polly is divided in three parts. Chapters 1–6 depict his life up to age 20, when he marries his cousin Miriam Larkins and sets up an outfitter's shop in Fishbourne. Second Chapters 7–8 show Mr. Polly's spectacular suicide attempt, which ironically makes him a local hero, wins him insurance money that saves him from bankruptcy, and yields the insight that "Fishbourne wasn't the world", which leads him to abandon his shop and his wife. [6] Chapters 9–10, at the Potwell Inn (apparently located in West Sussex ), culminates in Mr. Polly's courageous victory over "Uncle Jim", a malicious relative of the innkeeper's granddaughter. An epilogue then depicts Mr. Polly at ease as assistant-innkeeper, after a brief visit to ascertain Miriam's prosperity. Themes[ edit ] The novel's principal conflict is Mr. Polly's struggle with life, told "in the full-blooded Dickens tradition". [7] [b] This moral struggle is slow to develop, for Mr. Polly is a stunted, rather than a gifted or self-confident character. He is not without imagination and a flair for language, but his mind is "at once too vivid in its impressions and too easily fatigued". [9] His mother dies when he was seven, and his formal education ends at the age of fourteen, by which "Mr. Polly had lost much of his natural confidence, so far as figures and sciences and languages and the possibilities of learning things were concerned". [10] His unsympathetic father apprentices him to The Port Burdock Drapery Bazaar. Unsatisfied there, he leaves to look for work in London, and is employed for a time in Canterbury, whose cathedral pleases him greatly: "There was a blood affinity between Mr. Polly and the Gothic". [11] Mr. Polly's struggles are chiefly moral: he has no confidence in his intellectual powers (though he is an avid reader), and his emotions are confused and timid. The reader is invited to see things from Mr. Polly's point of view, even when this leads him to commit arson and, perhaps, manslaughter. "This is a history and not a glorification of Mr. Polly, and I tell of things as they were with him." [12] H. G. Wells's moral point of view in the novel is complex and often ironic, as Mr. Polly's musings at the end of the novel suggest: "One seems to start in life expecting something. And it doesn't happen. And it doesn't matter. One starts with ideas that things are good and things are bad – and it hasn't much relation to what is good and what is bad. . . . There's something that doesn't mind us. It isn't what we try to get that we get, it isn't the good we think we do is good. What makes us happy isn't our trying, what makes others happy isn't our trying. There's a sort of character people like and stand up for and a sort they won't. You got to work at it and take the consequences". [13] For the most part