What was the name of the pig leader in George Orwell's Animal Farm?

SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Napoleon -  The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, Napoleon proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball. Read an in-depth analysis of Napoleon. Snowball -  The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Leon Trotsky, Snowball is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, and less subtle and devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power. Read an in-depth analysis of Snowball. Boxer -  The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Quick to help but rather slow-witted, Boxer shows much devotion to Animal Farm’s ideals but little ability to think about them independently. He naïvely trusts the pigs to make all his decisions for him. His two mottoes are “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right.” Read an in-depth analysis of Boxer. Squealer -  The pig who spreads Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Squealer justifies the pigs’ monopolization of resources and spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. Orwell uses Squealer to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth and gain and maintain social and political control. Read an in-depth analysis of Squealer. Old Major -  The prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion. Three days after describing the vision and teaching the animals the song “Beasts of England,” Major dies, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to struggle for control of his legacy. Orwell based Major on both the German political economist Karl Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin. Read an in-depth analysis of Old Major. Clover -  A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer’s close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments. Moses -  The tame raven who spreads stories of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals supposedly go when they die. Moses plays only a small role in Animal Farm, but Orwell uses him to explore how communism exploits religion as something with which to pacify the oppressed. Mollie -  The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s carriage. Mollie craves the attention of human beings and loves being groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes. She represents the petit bourgeoisie that fled from Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution. Benjamin -  The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs. Muriel -  The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to Clover whenever Clover suspects the pigs of violating their prohibitions. Mr. Jones -  The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food; he thus represents Tsar Nicholas II, whom the Russian Revolution ousted. Mr. Frederick -  The tough, shrewd operator of Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. Based on Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Frederick proves an untrustworthy neighbor. Mr. Pilkington -  The easygoing gentleman farmer who runs Foxwood, a neighboring farm. Mr. Frederick’s bitter enemy, Mr. Pilkington represents the


Tess Trueheart is the wife of what comic strip character?

Tess Tracy | Dick Tracy Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit When Tracy was framed for counterfeiting by Stooge Viller , Tess found it hard to believe Tracy's innocence and sadly broke up with him again. Viller had his sights on Tess and started dating her. Tess discovered evidence that Stooge had framed Tracy. Stooge panicked and shot Tess just as she was about to call police headquarters. Chief Brandon and Pat Patton found her in her apartment, the bullet having hit her in the arm. Before she passed out said that Tracy was framed and she had proof. Tracy and Junior apprehended Stooge and Tracy reconciled with Tess again. She recovered from her injury shortly thereafter. Tess was kidnapped on multiple occasions during the 1930s, including as part of plots by Big Boy and Bookie Joe . She was always rescued or managed to escape relatively unharmed.  During the Tracy's encounter with the writer Jean Penfield , Penfield planted a story in the newspaper that she and Tracy were engaged to be married. Despite Tracy's objections, Tess believed the story and confronted Penfield. This dispute was later used by the lawyer Spaldoni to lure Tess to Penfield's home, where he shot Penfield and framed Tess for the murder. Tess was arrested, but was later freed when Spaldoni confessed. At one point, Tess and Dick grew apart and Tess started seeing an ex-baseball player named Edward Nuremoh ("Homerun" spelt backwards). Dick and Tess had a brief conversation during which their engagement was broken off. Unbeknownst to Tess, her marriage to Nuremoh was part of a scheme he concocted so he could collect a wealthy aunt's money. Nuremoh killed his aunt and framed a dim-witted cousin for her murder. Tracy was assigned to the investigation, and he and Tess were rather cold and distant to each other. Acting on her own, Tess discovered evidence linking Edward to the murder. Edward admitted in a crazed, sinister voice that he had indeed killed his aunt. He chased Tess through the craggy heights of his family's land, throwing rocks and pointing a gun at her. Nuremoh's real girlfriend Lola prevented him from killing Tess by inadvertently jumping in front of a bullet. Realizing what he had done, Nuremoh held his dead girlfriend in his arms and jumped off a 130 ft. cliff. Tracy and the police arrived on the scene shortly thereafter and attempted to console the distraught Tess. Upon leaving the Nuremoh houshold, Tess was confronted by John Lavir ("Rival" spelt backwards), Lola's brother who was seeking to avenge his sister. Tess had become somewhat mentally unhinged and she took a liking to Lavir. She forgave him for attempting to force her car off the road, and the two went off together. Tess became a partner in Lavir's dog training business, but soon discovered that he dealt in stolen dogs. She began to surreptitiously return the stolen dogs at night, but Lavir discovered this and confronted her. The two struggled in Lavir's kennel. During the struggle, one of Lavir's attack dogs was freed and a window was broken. Tess grabbed a piece of broken glass and forced Lavir off her. Lavir died of a severe neck wound, and Tess was held on suspicious of manslaughter. Tracy, using forensic evidence, was able to prove that Lavir's wounds were caused by the dog, and Tess was freed. She and Tracy reconciled. Later, Tess was the leader of the girl scout troop that discovered the weakened Tracy, following his escape from Stooge Viller's abandoned well death-trap. She would also go on to aid in the investigation of Yogee Yamma , posing as a broken-hearted woman seeking advice. Tess encountered the criminal Pruneface when he rented a room from her mother. Tess became suspicious of his activities and informed Tracy of her concerns. During the second World War, Tess became a member of the Women's Army Corps as a non-commissioned officer. When the Brow was hiding on the beach, he encountered Tess and obtained her gas ration coupons. His accomplice Doc then stole her license plates and knocked her unconscious with a pair of bolt cutters. Tess recovered, and her stolen plat


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Who wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds?

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Who was British Prime Minister when World War II broke out?

World War 2 history: memories from the day war broke out told to Melvyn Bragg - Telegraph World War Two World War 2 history: memories from the day war broke out told to Melvyn Bragg Seventy years ago this Thursday, Neville Chamberlain announced that Britain was at war with Germany. For a new documentary, Melvyn Bragg sought the recollections of people – from evacuee to aristocrat, soldier to refugee – on whose lives that first day of conflict left an indelible imprint King George VI shakes hands with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he left No,10 Downing Street following the declaration of war with Germany after the invasion of Poland. Photo: GETTY 5:19PM BST 27 Aug 2009 The 'voice' of the BBC in 1939 was that of Alvar Lidell; a measured, cultivated tone, calm and authoritative. It is probably true to say that almost everyone in Britain was listening to what was then called the wireless on the morning of Sunday, September 3 1939. The wireless had become the oracle through which the nation was to learn its fate. 'At 11.15,' Lidell said, 'that is, in about two minutes, the Prime Minister will broadcast to the nation. Please stand by.' From diaries and testaments, oral and written, we know that people braced themselves for the worst. In those two minutes, there was time for older listeners to remember the blight and deaths and deep wounds of the First World War; time for the prescient to call up regrets for the British government's non-interference in Spain, a lost opportunity, perhaps, to check the fascists; time for a few to curse the policy of appeasement, and for many to be forced to ponder on the headlines of the previous two days, which had reported the heavy civilian bombing of Poland by the Germans. Already, the entire population of Britain had gas masks in case Hitler launched a poisonous gas attack. Mass evacuation plans for children were under way. Back-garden bomb shelters were being built. Above London, in the blue skies on that idyllic late-summer Sunday morning, as the churches emptied their larger-than-usual numbers for the early services, barrage balloons floated high, as if announcing a party. At 11.15, the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, delivered his broadcast from the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street, struggling to keep the anguish from his voice. 'This morning, the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German government a final note, stating that unless we heard from them – by 11 o'clock – that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us.' Then came the words most feared by all. 'I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received and that, consequently, this country is at war with Germany.' The greatest and most destructive war in history had begun. Fifty-five million lives would be lost; there would be the Holocaust, the atom bomb, the making and breaking of empires and nations. The world would change utterly – all foretold in that grave announcement on a balmy Sunday morning in London almost 70 years ago. Related Articles Foyle's War creator on the dark side of the war 17 Aug 2009 I suggested to ITV that we make a television programme about that particular day. I am as aware as anyone that history moves in decades and not days, and that events come from undercurrents, and huge tides crash on to the shore after a long journey. But this was a chance to mark and record that breaking on the shore, that one day when it was said all over the world, 'It's war.' The idea was simple: to find out what had happened on that day from film archives and personal recollections – not only in Britain, but in Germany, France and beyond. My own stake in this was that I was born a month after war was declared. My childhood was experienced in the presence of war, the games we played were war games, the daily rituals were war-related, such as the blackout that covered the windows so that no chink of light could help the German bombers. I recall the black clothes, black cars, bleak shops, a mood of mourning that had begun on Sept


How was Oflag IVC prison camp better known?

Oflag IVC | Colditz Castle Tours Colditz Castle Tours “The whole story of Colditz will, no doubt, one day be told, and it will make an enthralling story; but it must be written by one of the men who was there.” ‘Escape and Liberation, 1940-1945′ by A.J.Evans. These words, by the author of ‘The Escape Club’, one of the greatest escape books of the First World War and one which inspired Pat Reid, British Escape Officer at Colditz from 1940-1942, to ultimately make a ‘Home Run’ succinctly describe our own personal views of the ‘Colditz Story’. Therefore when we re-tell the story of Colditz we use primary source information from both the POW and German perspectives. We would encourage anyone who is inspired by this website to read all the relevant books and do what they can to keep the memory of these men, of all nationalities, on whatever ’side’ to live on through generations to come. To this end we have constructed a suggested reading list for Colditz books which name some of the lesser known works on Colditz which are a must read. During WW2 the Castle was located in the very centre of a Greater Nazi Germany, ideally located for a PoW Camp far from any neutral frontiers. In the Cold War it was located in the East of what was the DDR, or East Germany. Today it lies on the eastern borders of a once again unified Germany. For many years the castle fell into disrepair but recent investments have seen great changes, some good, some maybe not so. It is a constant battle to preserve WW2 areas but what one cannot deny is the sense of atmosphere that penetrates the thick mediaeval walls and transports you back in time to ‘daring tales of do’. There is only one way to ‘keep the spirit’ of Colditz alive…. that is by going.  We visit Colditz more than anyone else and have guided more guests than anyone else. To this end we share our expertise and exceptional local knowledge gained from many years of experience with you and bring out the very best in local German hospitality to make your “Escape to  Colditz” a once in a lifetime experience.


Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as President?

Theodore Roosevelt Biography (U.S. President) Died: 6 January 1919 (arterial blood clot) Birthplace: New York City, New York Best known as: President of the United States, 1901-1909 Teddy Roosevelt was a weak and asthmatic child who grew up to be one of the most robust and ambitious U.S. presidents ever. A former New York City police commissioner (1895-97), author, and hero of the Spanish-American War (1898), he reluctantly accepted an offer to become William McKinley 's vice president upon McKinley's re-election in 1900. When McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Roosevelt became the youngest man ever to become president. (He was 42.) He served two terms, built up the Navy, used "battleship diplopmacy" to create an independent Panama and then build the Panama Canal, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905 for helping to end the Russo-Japanese War, designated dozens of national forests, parks, and monuments, and strengthened the executive branch through his progressive agenda and the sheer force of his personality. He is often remembered for his policy pronouncement, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." He was succeeded in 1909 by William Howard Taft . Roosevelt ran for president again in 1912, as a candidate of the National Progressive (or "Bull Moose") Party; he beat Taft but came in second to the next president, Democrat Woodrow Wilson . In the last years of his life he traveled widely, explored Brazil, supported America's entry into World War I, and published several books including Theodore Roosevelt - An Autobiography in 1913. Extra credit: Teddy Roosevelt was fifth cousin to a later president, Franklin Roosevelt … Teddy was the first president to visit a foreign country, Panama, in 1906… He was also the first American to win a Nobel Prize… He was the 26th U.S. president… The Rough Riders were an all-volunteer cavalry regiment organized by Roosevelt and Leonard Wood in 1898; on July 1 of that year he led the Rough Riders on successful charges up Kettle Hill and San Juan Heights (better known as San Juan Hill) near Santiago, Cuba, thus cementing his fame in America… John F. Kennedy remains the youngest man ever elected president, at the age of 43… Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1880; he attended law school at Columbia but did not graduate… Roosevelt was married to the former Alice Hathaway Lee from 1880 until her death after giving birth to their daughter Alice in 1884. He married Edith Kermit Carow in 1886, and they had five children: Theodore, Jr. (b. 1887), Kermit (b. 1889), Ethel (b. 1891), Archibald (b. 1894) and Quentin (b. 1897). Quentin, a pilot, was killed in France in World War I… Teddy’s mother died the same day as his first wife, 14 February 1886. Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.


To whom did the Bee Gees pay tribute in Tapestry Revisited?

Tapestry Revisited - A Tribute To Carole King: Various artists: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads TITLE added to MP3 Basket Tapestry Revisited - A Tribute To Carole King MP3 Download, 14 Jul 2009 "Please retry" Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.co.uk (UK). Fix in Music Library Sold by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use . Popular Albums Original Release Date: 14 July 2009 Release Date: 14 July 2009 Label: Rhino Atlantic Record Company Required Metadata: Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more . Total Length: 50:43 By Amanda Richards VINE VOICE on 10 Mar. 2006 Format: Audio CD One of the best albums of the '70s, redone by some of the best talents in the business. It's pretty darn hard to improve on a classic, but Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Amy Grant, Richard Marx, Celine Dion, the Bee Gees and Bebe and Cece Winans, among others certainly give it their best shot. Rod Stewart singing "So Far Away" is a classic by itself, but also look for Richard Marx' version of "Beautiful"; Bebe and Cece Winans (with Aretha Franklin) putting a world of soul into "You've Got A Friend"; Faith Hill's "Where You Lead" and the Bee Gees' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?". The Manhattan Transfer also perform a great "Smackwater Jack". Not quite the original, but a very reasonable facsimile thereof


Who was born first, James Caan or Michael Douglas?

James Caan - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Director A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred. He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany. ... See full bio » Born:


In which country is the deepwater ort of Brindisi?

Cheap Ferries from Brindisi to Zante | Cheap Ferry Tickets & Cross Channel Ferries   Cheap Ferries from Brindisi to Zante Brindisi is a small ancient city at the southern tip of Italy. It is a popular docking station for ocean steam liners due to its deepwater harbour. When passing through Brindisi either for leisure or to catch a passenger ferry, be sure to visit a couple local attractions such as the Frederick II castle and the numerous cathedrals. For those that wish to connect to the Italian seaport city of Brindisi from Zante, the Hellenic Mediterranean Lines Ferries links the two together. The company has served ferry routes across the Eastern Mediterranean Sea for more than 100 years. Travellers would never guess that only two vessels operated the services across the sea as routes are nearly almost on time and very efficient. As the birthplace of Greek National Anthem writer, D. Solomos, Zante ranks number three in terms of the size of the Ionian Islands. The ferry port is located just next to the main town for those who wish to explore the surrounding islands. For those with a bit more time to spare, be sure to stop by the Venetian Fortress or Bohali Hill. When travelling from Brindisi to the surrounding Greek islands, it is best to plan ahead. Depending on your travelling budget, prices vary for ferry rides throughout the year. For those on a tighter budget, the winter and low season offer fares for considerable cheaper prices than during the high or medium seasons. However, whenever you decide to travel, be sure to book in advance to ensure a seat. Hellenic Mediterranean Lines has a direct ferry service departing Brindisi to Zante with varying timetables throughout the year. Blue Star Ferries also offers ferry services from Brinidisi to surrounding islands. Superfast Ferries are another option for navigating around the Eastern Mediterranean from Brindisi.


The word anchorman was credited by Sig Michelson about which CBS News Legend?

American National Biography Online Click Print on your browser to print the article. Close this window to return to the ANB Online.     Walter Cronkite anchors his last CBS election night special in New York City, 4 November 1980. Associated Press   Cronkite, Walter Leland, Jr. (4 Nov. 1916-17 July 2009), broadcast journalist, was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Walter Leland Cronkite, a dentist, and Helen Fritsche Cronkite. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Kansas City. When he was ten years old his father accepted a position with a dental college in Houston, Texas. There, at San Jacinto High School, Cronkite's love of journalism emerged. Starting as the sports editor of the Campus Cub, Cronkite became editor in his senior year. Fred Birney, a veteran newspaper editor, encouraged the young journalist to enter a contest sponsored by the Texas Interscholastic Press Association. In the summer of 1933 Cronkite's victory, and Birney's assistance, helped land Cronkite a job as a copy boy at the Houston Post, one of three daily newspapers serving the growing Texas metropolis. That fall Cronkite enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. Although he loved journalism, he did not consider it an appropriate career for a college graduate. Instead he pursued mining engineering, but the inability to pass a first-year physics course forced him to reconsider his major. Cronkite began studying journalism amid a variety of extracurricular activities. He wrote for the Daily Texan, acted in productions of the University Curtain Club, and broadcast sports reports for radio station KNOW. Cronkite enjoyed student journalism, and upon hearing that William Randolph Hearst's International News Service (INS) was opening a bureau at the Texas state capitol, he obtained a part-time position as an office boy. "That job," Cronkite later recalled in his autobiography, "may have been one of the best breaks of my life." He became engrossed in Texas politics, eventually withdrawing from the university upon receiving a full-time job offer from the Scripps-Howard Austin bureau. The Houston Press was a Scripps-Howard paper, and Cronkite returned to Houston when a newsroom position became available there in 1935. He lasted one year in the Houston Press newsroom before being hired by the new radio station KCMO in Kansas City, Missouri. Cronkite reported sports, news, and weather. The KCMO audience knew Cronkite by the imposed pseudonym "Walter Wilcox," the station's way of controlling a popular broadcaster's "brand" identity should he later depart. It was at KCMO that Cronkite first met Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Maxwell, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the station's advertising writer. Cronkite and Maxwell married in 1940; they had three children. By this time, Cronkite had begun working for the United Press (UP) wire service. In 1939 he obtained a reporter's position in the Kansas City bureau; his assignments included reporting from various locales in the American Southwest. In El Paso, Texas, Cronkite opened a new UP bureau, where he regularly rewrote newswire stories for local radio broadcasts. He continued dabbling in radio, and when executives from the Oklahoma City radio station WKY found Cronkite in El Paso, they offered him a sports announcing position. The WKY job tripled his UP salary, and he moved to Oklahoma to broadcast University of Oklahoma football games. Yet Cronkite missed Missouri, and when offered a public relations position in Kansas City with the newly organized Braniff Airways, he left WKY. Within a year he was back working for UP and pressing his supervisors for an overseas reporting assignment. The war in Europe had grown more pronounced, but his requests were rebuffed until after Pearl Harbor. In early 1942 he was assigned to report on the North Atlantic convoys. That fall Cronkite covered the invasion of North Africa by the U.S. Army. After a brief return to the United States, he moved to UP's London office. He was assigned to report on the air forces of the United States and


SparkNotes: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Plot Overview The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Context Character List In the stately London home of his aunt, Lady Brandon, the well-known artist Basil Hallward meets Dorian Gray. Dorian is a cultured, wealthy, and impossibly beautiful young man who immediately captures Basil’s artistic imagination. Dorian sits for several portraits, and Basil often depicts him as an ancient Greek hero or a mythological figure. When the novel opens, the artist is completing his first portrait of Dorian as he truly is, but, as he admits to his friend Lord Henry Wotton, the painting disappoints him because it reveals too much of his feeling for his subject. Lord Henry, a famous wit who enjoys scandalizing his friends by celebrating youth, beauty, and the selfish pursuit of pleasure, disagrees, claiming that the portrait is Basil’s masterpiece. Dorian arrives at the studio, and Basil reluctantly introduces him to Lord Henry, who he fears will have a damaging influence on the impressionable, young Dorian. Basil’s fears are well founded; before the end of their first conversation, Lord Henry upsets Dorian with a speech about the transient nature of beauty and youth. Worried that these, his most impressive characteristics, are fading day by day, Dorian curses his portrait, which he believes will one day remind him of the beauty he will have lost. In a fit of distress, he pledges his soul if only the painting could bear the burden of age and infamy, allowing him to stay forever young. After Dorian’s outbursts, Lord Henry reaffirms his desire to own the portrait; however, Basil insists the portrait belongs to Dorian. Over the next few weeks, Lord Henry’s influence over Dorian grows stronger. The youth becomes a disciple of the “new Hedonism” and proposes to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure. He falls in love with Sibyl Vane, a young actress who performs in a theater in London’s slums. He adores her acting; she, in turn, refers to him as “Prince Charming” and refuses to heed the warnings of her brother, James Vane, that Dorian is no good for her. Overcome by her emotions for Dorian, Sibyl decides that she can no longer act, wondering how she can pretend to love on the stage now that she has experienced the real thing. Dorian, who loves Sibyl because of her ability to act, cruelly breaks his engagement with her. After doing so, he returns home to notice that his face in Basil’s portrait of him has changed: it now sneers. Frightened that his wish for his likeness in the painting to bear the ill effects of his behavior has come true and that his sins will be recorded on the canvas, he resolves to make amends with Sibyl the next day. The following afternoon, however, Lord Henry brings news that Sibyl has killed herself. At Lord Henry’s urging, Dorian decides to consider her death a sort of artistic triumph—she personified tragedy—and to put the matter behind him. Meanwhile, Dorian hides his portrait in a remote upper room of his house, where no one other than he can watch its transformation. Lord Henry gives Dorian a book that describes the wicked exploits of a nineteenth-century Frenchman; it becomes Dorian’s bible as he sinks ever deeper into a life of sin and corruption. He lives a life devoted to garnering new experiences and sensations with no regard for conventional standards of morality or the consequences of his actions. Eighteen years pass. Dorian’s reputation suffers in circles of polite London society, where rumors spread regarding his scandalous exploits. His peers nevertheless continue to accept him because he remains young and beautiful. The figure in the painting, however, grows increasingly wizened and hideous. On a dark, foggy night, Basil Hallward arrives at Dorian’s home to confront him about the rumors that plague his reputation. The two argue, and Dorian eventually offers Basil a look at his (Dorian’s) soul. He shows Basil the now-hideous portrait, and Hallward, horrified, begs him to repent. Dorian claims it is too late for penance and kills Basil in a fit of rage. In


Who sang the title song for the Bond film You Only Live Twice?

You Only Live Twice (1967) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error You Only Live Twice ( 1967 ) Approved | Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Harold Jack Bloom (additional story material), Roald Dahl (screenplay) Stars: From $10.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 23 titles created 05 Mar 2013 a list of 24 images created 25 Jul 2014 a list of 23 titles created 10 Dec 2014 a list of 26 titles created 29 Dec 2015 a list of 26 titles created 3 months ago Title: You Only Live Twice (1967) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Director: Terence Young A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. Director: Peter R. Hunt James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE. Director: Terence Young Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Director: Guy Hamilton 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Director: Guy Hamilton A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Director: Terence Young James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Director: John Glen James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Director: Lewis Gilbert A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen Edit Storyline When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship, World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government, however, suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is the force behind the theft, as James Bond discovers, but its motives are far from clear, and he must first find out where the captured space capsule is held before America and Russia initiate another world war. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk> You Only Live Twice...and "TWICE" is the only way to live! See more  » Genres: 13 June 1967 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The primary reason for converting the Toyota 2000GT coupes into convertibles was Sean Connery 's height; he was simply too tall to fit into the GT which was notoriously too small for anyone over 5'8". Connery's heigh


Who had a big 90s No 1 with This Is How We Do It?

Best 90s Songs - Stereogum 34 Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life” 35 Oasis – “Wonderwall” 36 C+C Music Factory – “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” 37 Green Day – “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” 38 Christina Aguilera – “Genie In A Bottle” 39 Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris” 40 Color Me Badd – “I Wanna Sex You Up” 41 Spin Doctors – “Two Princes” 42 Collective Soul – “Shine” 43 En Vogue – “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” 44 The Fugees – “Killing Me Softly With His Song” 45 Hootie & the Blowfish – “Only Wanna Be With You” 46 Shania Twain – “You’re Still the One” 47 Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch – “Good Vibrations” 48 Matchbox Twenty – “3 AM” 49 Jewel – “Who Will Save Your Soul” 50 Alice in Chains – “Man in the Box” 51 Tupac (Feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) – “California Love” 52 Sugar Ray – “Fly” 53 Naughty by Nature – “O.P.P.” 54 Joan Osborne – “One of Us” 55 Fiona Apple – “Criminal” 56 L.L. Cool J – “Mama Said Knock You Out” 57 Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule – “Can I Get A…” 58 Sophie B. Hawkins – “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” 59 Weezer – “Buddy Holly” 60 Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison” 61 Sheryl Crow – “All I Wanna Do” 62 Live – “I Alone” 63 The Notorious B.I.G. (Feat. Mase & Puff Daddy) – “Mo Money Mo Problems” 64 The Presidents of the United States of America – “Peaches” 65 Digital Underground – “The Humpty Dance” 66 Edwin McCain – “I’ll Be” 67 Deee-Lite – “Groove Is In The Heart” 68 Will Smith – “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” 69 Korn – “Freak on a Leash” 70 Jamiroquai – “Virtual Insanity” 72 Barenaked Ladies – “One Week” 73 Marcy Playground – “Sex and Candy” 74 Cher – “Believe” 77 Ice Cube – “It Was a Good Day” 78 Lenny Kravitz – “Are You Gonna Go My Way” 79 Meredith Brooks – “Bitch” 80 Right Said Fred – “I’m Too Sexy” 81 Paula Cole – “I Don’t Want to Wait” 82 Geto Boys – “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” 83 The Breeders – “Cannonball” 85 Cypress Hill – “Insane In The Brain” 86 The Cranberries – “Linger” 87 Billy Ray Cyrus – “Achy Breaky Heart” 88 Duncan Sheik – “Barely Breathing” 89 Liz Phair – “Never Said” 90 New Radicals – “You Get What You Give” 91 Sarah McLachlan – “Building a Mystery” 92 Public Enemy – “911 Is A Joke” 93 Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – “Stay” 94 Fastball – “The Way” 95 Montell Jordan – “This is How We Do It” 96 Nelson – “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” 97 Prince & The New Power Generation – “Gett Off” 98 EMF – “Unbelievable”


Which national park, famous for aboriginal rock paintings, is near Darwin?

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory - Tourism Australia Kakadu National Park Australia.com does not support the internet browser you are using. Please upgrade to a more recent browser so that you can explore the destinations and experiences that await you as you plan your Australian holiday. Welcome to the official Australian tourism website. This site uses cookies. Find out more . Today's weather at Kakadu National Park Come and explore World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, around three hours east of Darwin. Immerse yourself in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, a natural and cultural wonder around three hours from Darwin. Discover detailed Aboriginal art galleries, hike to the top of rugged escarpments and cruise the wetlands past waterlilies, waterfalls, crocodiles and migratory birds. Drive the Nature's Way route from Darwin, or add Katherine and Arnhem Land for a longer Top End adventure. What you can see in Kakadu See rare flora and fauna, four wheel drive to stunning gorges and see Aboriginal rock art created by the Dreamtime ancestors of the traditional owners. Kakadu National Park Highlights Kakadu National Park Highlights It has been 30 years since Crocodile Dundee captivated the international film market, shining a spotlight on Australia’s Northern Territory. The spectacular scenery of the Northern Territory and rugged Kakadu landscapes have certainly not lost any of their appeal, and there are so many ways you can experience Kakadu. The Ancient Art of Kakadu The Ancient Art of Kakadu The Ancient Art of Kakadu In amongst the wetlands, wildlife and rugged gorges, World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park holds one of the highest concentrated areas of rock art in the world. As many as 5,000 Aboriginal sites have been found here, including rock art, shelters, stone tools, grindstones and ceremonial ochre. This detailed, dramatic record of life in Kakadu stretches back more than 50,000 years - from the first evidence of human occupation to the arrival of Europeans. Litchfield National Park Litchfield National Park, with its lush woodlands, spectacular waterfalls, sparkling plunge pools and tall termite mounds is an increasingly popular trip from Darwin. In Northern Territory terms it's just a short two-hour drive away. What's more all the main natural attractions - including Buley Rockhole and the dramatic Florence, Tolmer and Wangi falls - are easily accessible from Litchfield's main road. Check out the cleverly-constructed termite mounds, swim in pandanus-lined pools and take scenic walks on a day trip. Or stay, camp and hike or 4WD to the more remote reaches of the park. Guide to Arnhem Land Bordered by Kakadu National Park, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, Arnhem Land is a vast, unspoiled wilderness area of more than 97,000 square kilometres (37,452 square miles). Rich in Aboriginal culture, Arnhem Land offers unique indigenous experiences, rock art and some of the best fishing in the world. Nature's Way Wind through the Adelaide and Mary River wetlands to World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Here you can bushwalk through rugged escarpments and lush rainforest and discover a treasure trove of Aboriginal rock ark. Learn about the Territory's pioneering history in Pine Creek and swim in crystal-clear waterholes in the tarzan landscape of Litchfield National Park. You can do this dream drive on a fully sealed road in a two-wheel-drive vehicle. Katherine The Northern Territory's Katherine region stretches from Dunmarra in the south to the Daly River region in the north. In total it covers an incredible 480,000 sq kilometres. From east to west it touches both the Queensland and West Australian borders. Katherine and its surrounds are the place to go for true outback adventure and indigenous experiences. Guide to Northern Territory Tropical Summer Guide to Northern Territory Tropical Summer Take a look at what’s happening in and around Kakadu Your first steps to Kakadu Just three hours drive from Darwin, there are many points of interest in Kakadu National Park. Nourlangie Ro


In TV's All In The Family what was Mike and Gloria's son called?

Gloria (TV Series 1982–1983) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error This spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office. Creators: a list of 24 titles created 13 Jun 2011 a list of 40 titles created 10 Dec 2013 a list of 6 titles created 03 Jun 2014 a list of 25 titles created 26 Sep 2014 a list of 818 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Gloria " 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? The further misadventures of Archie Bunker, now the owner of a local pub, and his regulars. Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner 704 Hauser (TV Series 1994) Comedy Controversial show about a politically correct multi-ethnical family who moves into Archie Bunker's old house. Stars: John Amos, Lynnie Godfrey, T.E. Russell Checking In (TV Series 1981) Comedy The misadventures of Florence Johnson, a hotel maid who was previously seen serving the Jeffersons. Stars: Marla Gibbs, Patrick Collins, Robert Costanzo The sit-com takes us into the further adventures of the characters from the movie of the same name. Stars: Rachel Dennison, Valerie Curtin, Sally Struthers Emily Cates is left at home alone when a stranger breaks in and holds her hostage. Director: Ivan Nagy Edit Storyline This spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office. Did You Know? Trivia Carroll O'Connor was asked by Sally Strothers to play Archie in.the pilot but he refused because he thought the show was a bad idea. See more » Connections (United States) – See all my reviews All in the Family actually spun off another show. You actually forgot another spin-off. Marla Gibb's character Florence from The Jeffersons was spun off in a series called Checking In (1981). It did not last and her character returned to her original show. That was a plus for The Jeffersons. She was brilliant on the original show but the writing was very weak on her spin-off. Another show that caused multiple spin-offs was Love American Style...which gave us Happy Days which gave us Laverne and Shirley, Mork and Mindy, Joanie Loves Chacchi and Out of the Blue. In Mork and Out characters appeared only once in Happy Days and then they were spun off into their own series. 2 of 8 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —   Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm 70s Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is a folk-rock supergroup formed when Crosby, Stills & Nash ( Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield , David Crosby from the Byrds , and Graham Nash from the Hollies ) asked Neil Young , also of Buffalo Springfield to join them in 1969 and form "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young". Commonly referred to by their initials CSNY, the band is primarily known for their four-part vocal harmonies. They were one of the few North American groups that rivaled the Beatles… read more


In which John Logie Baird invent television?

BBC - Primary History - Famous People - John Logie Baird John Logie Baird   Why is Baird famous? What Baird did John Logie Baird was a pioneer of television. Other people helped to invent television (TV). But Baird was the first to show TV pictures to the world. When did he live? Baird was born in 1888. He was born before there was radio or television. There were few cars on the roads, and no planes in the skies. When Baird died in 1946, there were rockets, jet planes, the first computers - and television. TV changed the world Baird's television showed 'live' pictures in people's homes. TV today works on a different system from Baird's. However, by showing that TV was possible, Baird helped change the world. Today, almost every home has television. Growing up Baird's family John Logie Baird was born in Scotland. He lived in the small fishing town of Helensburgh. His father John was a Christian church minister. His mother, Jessie Inglis, was from Glasgow. John was born on 13 August 1888. He had an older brother James, and two older sisters, Annie and Jean (known as 'Tottie'). School days John hated school. He was often ill, so he missed lessons. He did not like games lessons, after which the boys had to take cold baths! He saved his pocket money to buy a camera. He was excited by cameras, cars and telephones. The young engineer When John was 12, he made his own telephone. He joined his phone to the homes of four friends, by hanging wires from trees and chimneys. He had to take down his wires after the driver of a horse bus had his hat knocked off! John and his friend Godfrey made a glider . Somehow it flew off the roof with John in it! He was lucky not to be badly hurt when the glider crashed in the garden. Ahead of the times The Bairds' house was the first in the town to have electricity. At 13, John built a generator , to make electric power to light the house. Sometimes he behaved like an absent-minded professor. How his cousins laughed when he scratched his head, holding a sticky porridge spoon! Becoming an inventor Student days Baird liked science. He loved stories about the future. One day people might send pictures through the air. Radio (then called 'wireless') did this with sounds. Why not pictures? In 1906, aged 18, Baird went to college in Glasgow to study engineering. It took him eight years to finish, because he had time off for illness. Making money World War I began in 1914. Baird tried to join the Army, but was unfit. So he worked in a factory . He did not like it, and felt sorry for factory workers. He went into business on his own, hoping to get rich. Baird in business Baird sold medicines. He invented a shaving razor made of glass (so it would not rust). He sold extra warm socks for soldiers. He was still not well. His doctor told him he needed sunshine. So Baird went to the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. He started a factory making jam and pickles. Mystery experiments People passing Baird's house were puzzled. What were those strange flashing lights? Baird was busy with experiments . He was trying to send pictures through the air. Back to London Back in Britain, Baird started a shop in London. He sold a soap called 'Baird's Speedy Cleaner'. In 1923, he moved to Hastings, beside the sea. One day he wrote to a friend, 'I have invented a means of seeing by wireless [radio]'. His friend said, 'stick to soap'! Moving pictures By the 1920s people could watch films in cinemas. The films were 'silent' (no sound). At home, people could listen to the 'wireless', but only 1 million people in Britain had radios. No one had yet seen moving pictures at home - television. Baird's first TV picture To make his first TV in 1924, Baird used boxes, biscuit tins, sewing needles, card, and the motor from an electric fan. His first TV picture showed a cross cut out of card. Baird's TV used spinning discs. His idea was to scan an image (the cross) with a spinning disc with tiny holes. Light from the image came through the holes in flashes. Baird then changed the flashes of light into electric signals. He sent the signal


Who sang the title song for the Bond film License To Kill?

Licence to Kill (song) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Licence to Kill (song) Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Licence to Kill is the theme song of the Bond film of the same name. It was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, and Walter Afanasieff. The song was performed by the legendary "Empress of Soul", Gladys Knight . Lyrics I feel, I've got to hold on to your love, Hey baby, thought you were the one who tried to run away, ohh, baby, wasn't I the one who made you want to stay? please don't bet that you'll ever escape me, once I get my sights on you. Got a license to kill, and you know I'm going straight for your heart, got a license to kill, anyone who tries to tear us apart, license to kill. Hey baby, think you need a friend to stand here by your side? yes you do, ohh, baby, now you can depend on me to make things right, please don't bet that you'll ever escape me, once I get my sights on you. Got a license to kill, and you know I'm going straight for your heart, got a license to kill, anyone who tries to tear us apart. Say that somebody tries to make a move on you, In the blink of an eye, I will be there too, and they better know why I'm gonna make them 'em pay, till their dying day,


Black or White came from which Michael Jackson album?

Michael Jackson — Black or White — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm dance "Black or White" is the lead single from Michael Jackson's Dangerous album. It was released in November, 11 1991. "Black or White" is a mix of rock, and dance-pop.Written, composed, and arranged by Jackson with the rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell, it is a song that promotes racial harmony. The song's introduction and main riff are performed by guitarist Slash and Bill Bottrell. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK Singles Chart… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks


On a computer keyboard, which letter is between G ad J?

Keyboard problems with my laptop - TechSpot Forums TechSpot Forums 1 2 3 Next > I bought a laptop recently and one day I fell asleep while watching a movie on it and I think my daughter might have spilled something on it because when I woke up certain keys type more than one character when you touch them. ex. i8 w\ j7 Is this a fixable problem? Can I somehow take the keys off and clean under them? I tried reformatting and reinstalling windows but to no avail. help me please #1 Nodsu TS Rookie Posts: 5,837   +6 Yes, you can open the thing up and clean it. You might want to let professionals do it though - laptops are rather difficult to take apart and put together.   Matrim TS Rookie Topic Starter kinda what I figured but I was hoping I could do it myself Oh well NINA412 TS Rookie AM having problems with Keyboard with my laptop can someone please help me ..........my key board types different letters if i hit like letter "M" i get letter "O" "K" brings figure "2" instead .... AND i - 5 CAN SAMEONE TELL ME IF I CAN fix this on my own THANK YOU Peddant TS Rookie Posts: 1,446 Matrim said: Is this a fixable problem? Can I somehow take the keys off and clean under Click to expand... This tells you what`s possible - http://www.computing.net/howto/simple/keyboard/   #5 Nodsu TS Rookie Posts: 5,837   +6 You have turned Num Lock on and you get the numbers that are printed on these very keys. Turn off Num Lock.   tdeg TS Rookie Posts: 119 What kinda of laptop is it? We can probably provide better information if you give us more.   keyboard problem with my laptop i have gatway laptop can you please help me? thank you howard_hopkinso TS Rookie Posts: 24,177   +19 Hello and welcome to Techspot. Nodsu said: You have turned Num Lock on and you get the numbers that are printed on these very keys. Turn off Num Lock. Click to expand... Have you made sure that numlock is not activated, as Nodsu suggested? Regards Howard :wave: :wave: my Num Lock oof i have gatway laptop.... AM having problems with Keyboard can someone please help me ..........my key board types different letters if i hit like letter "M" i get letter "O" "K" brings figure "2" instead .... AND i - 5 CAN SAMEONE TELL ME IF I CAN fix this on my own i have the Num Lock off THANK YOU howard_hopkinso TS Rookie Posts: 24,177   +19 If it`s not a numlock problem, It`s probably a faulty keyboard. You did say that there might have been something spilled on it. Nodsu did suggest you take it in and let the pros have a look at it. Regards Howard Gateway Laptop Keyboard problem Nina412: I had the exact problem with my keyboard today. If you look at the bottom row of keys on the left hand side, there is a fn key, next to the Ctrl key -press and hold the fn key and then hit f9 key. This will fix your problem   hchackenbush TS Rookie Thanks & Props after hours and hours with gateway techs i was told to buy a new keyboard. in my gut i knew that it was not mechanical and tried all remedies to no avail. i have used an external keyboard for months now but never totally gave up. imagine, just a press of 2 buttons fixed my keyboard. thanks tialoves and now barryloves tia and techspot.:grinthumb   #13 Denman007 TS Rookie Posts: 31 Gateway is the worst. I once had a techie try to copy a 4 meg file to a floppy. When that didn't work, he zipped it to a 3 meg file and tried to copy that to a floppy disk. lol Bunch of *****s. I currently have 4 problems with my Gateway and they want a min of $250 just to send it in.   Hi It has been a while for me but Iam back. This Keyboard problem may be solved if you are able to read and fallow instructions, Log on to gateway and look for the model of your laptop and search for the manual, once there look for the replacement parts section, it shows you step by step on how to remove the entire laptop in pieces, if you have never attempted this try labeling the parts and screws in the order you have remove them, when you get to the keyboard use cotton swabs to clean between hard to reach places. Good Luck


In which town or city was General Motors founded?

This is Flint, Michigan, in all its pain and all its glory | Grist Trust in the Rust Belt This is Flint, Michigan, in all its pain and all its glory By Wes Janz on Feb 17, 2011 Tweet Buick City parking lot, 2010.Photos: Wes Janz, except when notedCross-posted from Places [at] Design Observer , an online journal of architecture, landscape and urbanism, published in partnership with Design Observer. “Distressed are big chunks of Detroit, Flint, Gary, Chicago, East St. Louis, and Cincinnati.” This is what I wrote after completing the weeklong Midwess Distress Tour  with my Ball State colleague Olon Dotson and a dozen architecture students in October 2006. “Depressed. Dysfunctioned. Disoriented. Devolved. Dissed. Dissing. How many abandoned buildings should I photograph and take others to photograph before we get the picture? How many houses do you have to see being torn from a city’s fabric before the tearing of one life from another no longer registers? When should you stop, or start, caring?” After “Midwess,” I saved an email that Glenn Johnson, a property manager at a local land bank who led our tour of Flint, wrote to one student: “I was born here. I would never leave here for good. All that it is and all that it isn’t,” Glenn wrote, “Flint, Michigan, will always be home to me.” Flint is a city I return to, its deep decline and the determination I find among its residents haunting me, challenging me. We did a second weeklong driving tour in October 2008 — again with Olon, and with planning professor Nihal Perera and a group of students — to Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio; Braddock, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Camden, New Jersey. This tour, the Distress Too Tour , along with  estimates of 10,000 to 12,000 abandoned houses in my home city of Indianapolis, led to more questions. I became convinced that the pain of the Rust Belt has got to be understood, especially by today’s students, by our future architects and designers. This world of central city abandonment, institutional racism, intransigent poverty, unending decline of the physical infrastructure — this is a world they need to know, to come to grips with and maybe get involved with as citizens and as architects. That meant that I had to get involved, had to dig deeper into one place to give dimension and depth to my curiosity. I needed to know more about Flint and its people. Flint is where the American automaker General Motors was founded in 1908. The city grew as a company town, with several generations of workers and families benefitting from the coast to coast appetite for automobiles that followed both World Wars. Forty years ago, Flint was still home to 190,000 people, with 80,000 locals employed in GM plants. When community leaders imagined the future, they did so with confidence, envisioniong a Flint, their “Vehicle City,” with 250,000 residents. This was, this would be, a place that mattered. Buick City, 1913.Photo: Michigan Radio Picture ProjectFlint is shrinking. Over time, the hubris of the Big Three, of GM, Ford, and Chrysler — evident in the declines in product quality, the inroads made by foreign auto manufacturers and the assaults targeted at unions nationwide — brought down the U.S. auto industry and buckled the day-to-day routines, expectations, and dreams of all Flintians. Between the years following WWII and today, GM eliminated 70,000 local jobs (if not more) and 85,000 people (if not more) moved out. Auto assembly line worker Ben Hamper, in his autobiographical Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line, described this decline and his own devolution as a third-generation GM “shoprat” in the ’70s and ’80s. “What this place lacks in ambience it makes up in ambulance,” he wrote. Flint is fading. With the loss of so much of its industrial base, the economic picture for post-industrial Michigan is pitch-dark. There is less and less governmental support for schools, public transportation, family assistance. “We can no longer afford to live outside


In which country was the Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky murdered?

Trotsky assassinated in Mexico - Aug 20, 1940 - HISTORY.com Trotsky assassinated in Mexico Publisher A+E Networks Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded by an ice-ax-wielding assassin at his compound outside Mexico City. The killer–Ramón Mercader–was a Spanish communist and probable agent of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Trotsky died from his wounds the next day. Born in the Ukraine of Russian-Jewish parents in 1879, Trotsky embraced Marxism as a teenager and later dropped out of the University of Odessa to help organize the underground South Russian Workers’ Union. In 1898, he was arrested for his revolutionary activities and sent to prison. In 1900, he was exiled to Siberia. In 1902, he escaped to England using a forged passport under the name of Leon Trotsky (his original name was Lev Davidovich Bronshtein). In London, he collaborated with Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin but later sided with the Menshevik factions that advocated a democratic approach to socialism. With the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1905, Trotsky returned to Russia and was again exiled to Siberia when the revolution collapsed. In 1907, he again escaped. During the next decade, he was expelled from a series of countries because of his radicalism, living in Switzerland, Paris, Spain, and New York City before returning to Russia at the outbreak of the revolution in 1917. Trotsky played a leading role in the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power, conquering most of Petrograd before Lenin’s triumphant return in November. Appointed Lenin’s secretary of foreign affairs, he negotiated with the Germans for an end to Russian involvement in World War I. In 1918, he became war commissioner and set about building up the Red Army, which succeeded in defeating anti-communist opposition in the Russian Civil War. In the early 1920s, Trotsky seemed the heir apparent of Lenin, but he lost out in the struggle of succession after Lenin fell ill in 1922. In 1924, Lenin died, and Joseph Stalin emerged as leader of the USSR. Against Stalin’s stated policies, Trotsky called for a continuing world revolution that would inevitably result in the dismantling of the increasingly bureaucratic Soviet state. He also criticized the new regime for suppressing democracy in the Communist Party and for failing to develop adequate economic planning. In response, Stalin and his supporters launched a propaganda counterattack against Trotsky. In 1925, he was removed from his post in the war commissariat. One year later, he was expelled from the Politburo and in 1927 from the Communist Party. In January 1928, Trotsky was deported by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to Alma-Ata in remote Soviet Central Asia. He lived there in internal exile for a year before being banished from the USSR forever by Stalin. He was received by the government of Turkey and settled on the island of Prinkipo, where he worked on finishing his autobiography and history of the Russian Revolution. After four years in Turkey, Trotsky lived in France and then Norway and in 1936 was granted asylum in Mexico. Settling with his family in a suburb of Mexico City, he was found guilty of treason in absentia during Stalin’s purges of his political foes. He survived a machine gun attack carried out by Stalinist agents, but on August 20, 1940, fell prey to Ramón Mercader, a Spanish communist who had won the confidence of the Trotsky household. The Soviet government denied responsibility, and Mercader was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Mexican authorities. Related Videos


Which duo had a 60s No 1 with A World Without Love?

A world without love - Peter and Gordon - YouTube A world without love - Peter and Gordon Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 25, 2007 This is Lennon/McCartney masterpiece A World Without Love. Peter and Gordon were one of the greatest pop-rock duos of the sixties, formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller Category


In which US state was Tennessee Williams born?

Tennessee Williams Biography - life, family, children, parents, name, story, death, wife, school Tennessee Williams Biography New York, New York American dramatist, playwright, and writer Tennessee Williams, dramatist and fiction writer, was one of    America's major mid-twentieth-century playwrights. He is best known    for his powerful plays, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Becoming Tennessee Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus,     Mississippi, on March 26, 1914, the second of three children of     Cornelius and Edwina Williams. His father, a traveling salesman, was     rarely home and for many years the family lived with his mother's     parents. As a result, the young boy developed a close relationship with     his grandfather, and also his older sister, Rose. William's     family life was never a happy one. His parents were resentful of each     other, his mother once describing her husband as "a man's     man" who loved to gamble and drink. When his father obtained a     position at a shoe factory, the family moved to a crowded, low-rent     apartment in St. Louis, Missouri. About this time, young Thomas adopted the name Tennessee (presumably     because many of his descendants hailed from that state). Williams grew     to hate St. Louis. He and his sisters were often ridiculed by other     students because of their Southern accent.      He also skipped school regularly and did poorly in his studies,     preferring instead to escape into the world of reading and writing. At the age of sixteen Williams published his first story. The next year     he entered the University of Missouri but left before taking a degree.     He worked for two years for a shoe company, spent a year at Washington     University (where he had his first plays produced), and earned a     bachelor of arts degree from the State University of Iowa in 1938, the     year he published his first short story under his literary name,     Tennessee Williams. In 1940 the Theatre Guild produced Williams's Battle of Angels in Boston, Massachusetts. The play was a total failure and was     withdrawn after Boston's Watch and Ward Society banned it.     Between 1940 and 1945 he lived on grants (donated money) from the     Rockefeller Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, on     income scraped together from an attempt to write film scripts in     Hollywood, and on wages as a waiter-entertainer in Greenwich Village in     New York City. Accomplished playwright With the production of The Glass Menagerie Williams's fortunes changed. The play opened in Chicago,     Illinois, in December 1944 and in New York City in March; it received     the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and the Sidney Howard Memorial     Award. You Touched Me!, written with Donald Windham, opened on Broadway in 1945. It was followed by publication of eleven one-act plays, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1946), and two California productions. When A Streetcar Named Desire opened in 1947, New York audiences knew a major playwright had Tennessee Williams. Library of Congress . arrived. A Streetcar Named Desire won a Pulitzer Prize. The play combines sensuality, melodrama, and     lyrical symbolism (a poetic representation of significant things). A     film version was directed by Elia Kazan (1909–) and their     partnership lasted for more than a decade. Although the plays that followed Streetcar never repeated its overwhelming success, they kept Williams's     name on theater marquees and in films. His novel The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1950) and three volumes of short stories brought him an even wider     audience. Some writers consider Summer and Smoke (1948) Williams's most sensitive play. While The Rose Tattoo (1951) played to appreciative audiences, Camino Real (1953) played to confused ones. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) was a smashing success and won the New York Drama Critics C


Who was Israeli Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974?

Golda Meir Biography (Prime Minister of Israel) Prime Minister of Israel Died: 8 December 1978 (cancer) Birthplace: Kiev, Russia(now the Ukraine) Best known as: The first female prime minister of Israel Name at birth: Goldie Mabovitch Golda Meir was the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most visible women in international affairs for nearly two decades. Born in Russia but raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she settled on a kibbutz in British Mandate Palestine with her American husband, Morris Meyerson, in 1921. As Golda Meir (her adopted name), she became active in Zionist politics, and after Israel gained independence in 1948 she served as ambassador to the Soviet Union (1948), was elected to the Knesset (1949) and was named the country's foreign minister (1956-65). Strong-willed and fiercely protective of Israel, she became an international symbol of Israeli resolve. After the death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol in 1969, Meir came out of retirement to become, at age 71, prime minister. Her handling of the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (the Yom Kippur War) was widely critized, as were her attempts to garner peace for Israel after the war, and she resigned in 1974. She was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin . Meir published an autobiography, My Life, in 1975. Extra credit: Meir and Meyerson were married in 1917. They separated in 1928, but never divorced. They had two children: Menaham (b. 1924) and Sara (b. 1926)… She was played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1982 TV movie A Woman Called Golda… In the stage play, Golda, she was portrayed by Anne Bancroft . Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.


Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi sang with which group?

Jersey Boys Movie vs True Story - Real Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito Born: February 9, 1943 Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA When we were trying to get Jersey Boys off the ground, I'd get, 'The Four Seasons? Who's going to care? There's the Beatles, there's the Rolling Stones.' But people know those stories. Here was a story no one knew. -Frankie Valli (Parade Magazine, June 6, 2014) Questioning the Story: Did actor and fellow New Jersey native Joe Pesci really introduce Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito to future Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio? Joe Pesci (center) at the 2006 Tony Awards with friends Frankie Valli (left), Bob Gaudio (back), and Tommy DeVito (right). Yes. According to the Jersey Boys true story, Hollywood actor Joe Pesci ( Goodfellas , Casino , My Cousin Vinny) was a friend of group member Tommy DeVito. Pesci was around during the group's formation and was responsible for introducing DeVito and Valli to singer/songwriter Bob Gaudio. In addition to the Jersey Boys movie, Joe Pesci is also featured in the musical. Keep an eye out for the movie scene where the Joe Pesci character, portrayed by Joseph Russo, repeats the real Joe Pesci's famous line from Goodfellas, "Funny how?" Was Joe Pesci's character from Goodfellas, Tommy DeVito, inspired by Four Seasons band member Tommy DeVito? No. Despite Joe Pesci having been friends with The Four Seasons members, specifically Tommy DeVito, the character named Tommy DeVito that Joe Pesci plays in director Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas is not based on The Four Seasons band member. Did some of The Four Seasons members really have prison records? Yes. Several of The Four Seasons members had been behind bars at one time or another, most notably Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. Tommy DeVito, portrayed by Vincent Piazza in the movie, was in and out of prison. "Yeah, I went to jail seven or eight times," says DeVito. "I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed of it. My neighborhood was rough. If you come out alive, that's an achievement." -Vegas Seven The media never caught wind of the group's sordid history, a detail that in the 1960s would have likely kept them from becoming stars. Instead, the band put forth a clean-cut image that mainstream audiences embraced without hesitation. "We were so afraid that if anybody found out we had members who'd done time, radio and record companies wouldn't have anything to do with us," says the real Frankie Valli. -Parade Magazine Did they really change the name of their group to The Four Seasons after seeing the name on a bowling alley sign? Yes. Like in the Jersey Boys movie, the true story reveals that they came up with the name after auditioning for a cocktail lounge gig in a large suburban bowling alley in Union, New Jersey in early 1961. They were turned down for the job but decided to use the name of the lounge as their new moniker. The real Bob Crewe (bottom right) was perhaps most influential for his role in co-writing and producing The Four Seasons hit 1967 single "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". Actor Mike Doyle (top) portrays Bob Crewe in the movie. Were Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito really friends with mobster Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo? Yes. "I got to know these guys because they owned the bars," says Valli. "They didn't call me to say, 'Hey, here's what we're doing next week!'" Frankie says that while playing those bars he made more money in tips than from his pay. The biggest tips came from guys like Gyp DeCarlo, who Frankie says was like a father to him. "He always said, 'Stay out of trouble. Don't join any gangs.'" -Parade Magazine "I was never part of the mob," says the real Tommy DeVito, despite also admitting, like Valli, that Gyp DeCarlo was a "really, really good friend" (Vegas Seven). "They might have asked me to play a private party or something, but they paid me for it. Mostly they asked me to do benefits. That was the extent of the connection, but naturally they put it in the play [and movie] to show I got into trouble." -Las Vegas Sun Was Tommy DeVito really an uncleanly roommate who peed in the sink? No. "Some of i


In which country was Angelica Huston born?

Anjelica Huston - Biography - IMDb Anjelica Huston Biography Showing all 59 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trivia  (39) | Personal Quotes  (13) | Salary  (2) Overview (3) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Anjelica Huston was born on July 8, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, to prima ballerina Enrica "Ricki" (Soma) and director and actor John Huston . Her mother, who was from New York, was of Italian descent, and her father had English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Huston spent most of her childhood overseas, in Ireland and England, and in 1969 first dipped her toe into the acting profession, taking a few small roles in her father's movies. However, in that year her mother died in a car accident, at 39, and Huston relocated to the United States, where the tall, exotically beautiful young woman modeled for several years. While modeling, Huston had a few more small film roles, but decided to focus more on movies in the early 1980s. She prepared herself by reaching out to acting coach Peggy Feury and began to get roles. The first notable part was in Bob Rafelson 's remake of the classic noir movie The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) (in which Jack Nicholson , with whom Huston was living at the time, was the star). After a few more years of on-again, off-again supporting work, her father perfectly cast her as calculating, imperious Maerose, the daughter of a Mafia don whose love is scorned by a hit man (Nicholson again) in his film adaptation of Richard Condon 's Mafia-satire novel Prizzi's Honor (1985). Huston won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, making her the first person in Academy Award history to win an Oscar when a parent and a grandparent (her father and grandfather Walter Huston ) had also won one. Huston thereafter worked prolifically, including notable roles in Francis Ford Coppola 's - Gardens of Stone (1987), Barry Sonnenfeld 's film versions of the Charles Addams cartoons The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), in which she portrayed Addams matriarch Morticia, Wes Anderson 's The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Probably her finest performance on-screen, however, was as Lilly, the veteran, iron-willed con artist in Stephen Frears ' The Grifters (1990), for which she received another Oscar nomination, this time for Best Actress. A sentimental favorite is her performance as the lead in her father's final film, an adaptation of James Joyce 's The Dead (1987) -- with her many years of residence in Ireland, Huston's Irish accent in the film is authentic. Endowed with her father's great height and personal boldness, and her mother's beauty and aristocratic nose, Huston certainly cuts an imposing figure, and brings great confidence and authority to her performances. She clearly takes her craft seriously and has come into her own as a strong actress, emerging from under the shadow of her father, who passed away in 1987. Huston married the sculptor Robert Graham in 1992, The couple lived in the Los Angeles area before Graham's death in 2008. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Larry-115 Spouse (1) Daughter of John Huston and Ricki Soma. Lived in Ireland when she was young. Younger sister of Tony Huston . She had a brief career as a model. Currently lives in Pacific Palisades, California. Is the third generation of Oscar winners. Attended Kylemore Abbey High School in Connemara, Ireland. Granddaughter of Walter Huston . Cat lover -- during an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996), she divulged that she has eight outdoor cats and three indoor cats at her Venice, California home. Was offered the role of Annie Wilkes in the horror film Misery (1990), which she turned down. The role went to Kathy Bates . In Blood Work (2002), she works with Clint Eastwood . In White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Eastwood plays a movie director based on her father, John Huston , in a story about his experiences making The African Queen (1951). Her husband Robert Graham was a famous sculptor. Was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Fes


Carrasco international airport is in which country?

Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay (Code :: MVD) | Montevideo Airport Map, Carrasco International Airport Code Timezone : America/Montevideo Carrasco International Airport Timezone : GMT -03:00 hours Current time and date at Carrasco International Airport is 19:51:41 PM (UYT) on Friday, Jan 13, 2017 Looking for information on Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay? Know about Carrasco International Airport in detail. Find out the location of Carrasco International Airport on Uruguay map and also find out airports near to Montevideo. This airport locator is a very useful tool for travelers to know where is Carrasco International Airport located and also provide information like hotels near Carrasco International Airport, airlines operating to Carrasco International Airport etc... IATA Code and ICAO Code of all airports in Uruguay. Scroll down to know more about Carrasco International Airport or Montevideo Airport, Uruguay. Carrasco International Airport Map - Location of Carrasco International Airport Load Map This page provides all the information you need to know about Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay. This page is created with the aim of helping travelers and tourists visiting Uruguay or traveling to Montevideo Airport. Details about Montevideo Airport given here include Carrasco International Airport Code - IATA Code (3 letter airport codes) and ICAO Code (4 letter airport codes) Coordinates of Montevideo Airport - Latitude and Longitude (Lat and Long) of Carrasco International Airport Location of Carrasco International Airport - City Name, Country, Country Codes etc... Carrasco International Airport Time Zone and Current time at Carrasco International Airport Address and contact details of Carrasco International Airport along with website address of the airport Clickable Location Map of Carrasco International Airport on Google Map. General information about Uruguay where Carrasco International Airport is located in the city of Montevideo. General information include capital of Uruguay, currency and conversion rate of Uruguay currency, Telephone Country code, exchange rate against US Dollar and Euro in case of major world currencies etc... MVD - Carrasco International Airport IATA Code and SUMU - Carrasco International Airport ICAO code


Chancellor Album Discography Chancellor Album Discography By David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: September 2, 2005 Chancellor records was established in Philadelphia in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis. They were originally housed in a hotel, which had a restaurant called the Chancellor Room, from whence they got their name. The record company benefitted from the exposure they were able to get on the locally-based but nationally broadcast American Bandstand. Almost from the start, Chancellor was distributed by ABC- Paramount. Bob Marcucci was one of the great promoters in rock and roll. He could take good looking, ethnic type teenagers of questionable singing talent and promote them into rock and roll stars. The 1980 movie "Idolmaker" was loosely based on Bob Marcucci. The story of how he found Fabian has become a legend. According to Fabian, who was 14 at the time, " I lived next door to a friend of Bob's. My father had had a heart attack, and there was an ambulance in front of our house. Bob was passing by and thought that his friend might be in trouble. He rushed up, and discovered that his friend was OK. He saw me, and asked if I'd ever thought about making records. I said that I hadn't, but he kept persisting. Several months later, I signed with him." Frankie Avalon was another of Chancellor's stars, actually signed even before Fabian. Although he fit the "teen idol" image, he had been an accomplished musician for years, playing trumpet for a Philadelphia combo named Rocco and the Saints (led by a schoolteacher). He had recorded starting in 1952 (for RCA) and made many television appearances by the time he decided he wanted to be a singer and signed with Marcucci, figuring if James Darren could be a singing star, why not try it himself? Both Frankie Avalon and Fabian put a long series of hits on the charts from 1958 to 1962, which pretty much kept the label afloat. By 1962, however, Fabian had stopped singing to concentrate on making movies. Frankie Avalon had also stopped having hits and was making a series of "beach" movies in Hollywood. With their two major stars gone, Chancellor faded. They tried to make dance records, following in the footsteps of another Philadelphia label, Cameo-Parkway, but were not successful. For all the reputation for finding handsome teen idol-type singers, by the time 1962 rolled around, Marcucci was putting together groups like the Panics who had little of the national appeal of a Frankie Avalon or Fabian. A cover shot of the Panics shows sisters Cindy and Misty (with frightening makeup and expressions) dancing in front of an oldish looking saxophone player (Tony Ferri). [Sonny Richards (drums), Dick Sharp (guitar) and Peter Mastrangelo (keyboards) rounded out the group.] In this case, "The Idolmaker" failed. The hit "Party Lights" by Claudine Clark was pretty much the last gasp for Chancellor Records. Except for perhaps the earliest recordings, the Chancellor material was recorded in stereo. They issued several stereo 45s in 1959-60. Many of the label's hits, however, never made it to LP, and there have been consistent rumors over the years that some tapes were misplaced. The recent CD issues on Taragon are listed here as an indication of stereo availability on the label. The Chancellor record numbers below are given with the mono number (e.g., CHL-5011) first, followed by the stereo number (e.g., CHLS- 5011). The earliest Chancellor label was pink with black printing, "CHANCELLOR" in block letters above the center hole, curved on the perimeter of the label. Deejay versions of this label were white with black print, and this design was used for the deejay labels considerably after the design changed to the black label. The second label is black with silver printing, above the center hole is "Chancellor" in red, above which is a crest in red, blue and yellow, with a white banner underneath reading "Que Je Surmonte" (French for "That I May Overcome," which was the motto of the Chancellor of Shieldhill in County Lanark, Scotland...quite an obscure reference


Ron Bower and John Williams set a speed record for going round the world in a what?

Helicopter Pilots Break Round-the-World Speed Record | WIRED Helicopter Pilots Break Round-the-World Speed Record subscribe 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable Phone Charger. 3 hours There is no future. There is no past. There is only Donald Glover rocking this look. bit.ly/2jEg1wW Author: Dave Demerjian. Dave Demerjian Gear Date of Publication: 08.18.08. Time of Publication: 1:18 pm. 1:18 pm Helicopter Pilots Break Round-the-World Speed Record Two pilots have flown a helicopter around the world in a record 13 days, breaking the previous record by four days during a trip that took them through 15 countries, 24 time zones and 30 states. Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik landed at LaGuardia Airport at 10:15 a.m. today, ending a whirlwind global journey that started with a record-setting jaunt across the Atlantic but nearly fell apart in Russia when lousy airports and an engine problem threatened to sideline them. But they kept at it, pushing themselves and their aircraft to the limits in pursuit of a dream. "Both Steve and I love a challenge," Kasprowicz told us. "We figured flying around the world was pretty big." Kasprowicz is an aircraft junkie with 30 years of experience who knows his way around a chopper. Earlier this year, he and Sheik flew from New York to Los Angeles in 15 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds to set a new transcontinental helicopter-speed record. He got the idea for a round-the-world helicopter run two years ago when he first saw the  AgustaWestland Grand and its two Pratt & Whitney PW207C Turboshaft engines. With a range of 575 miles and a maximum cruising speed of 175 mph, it is, Kasporwicz says, unparalleled in sophistication and performance. "I knew that if there was a rotorcraft that could help me break some records, it would be the Grand," he told us. But he and Sheik didn’t want to just break the record, they wanted to obliterate it and do it in a bone-stock chopper. The record they were gunning for — 17 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds — was set 12 years ago in a Bell 430 outfitted with an extra fuel tank, a bunk and other mods. The Grand Adventure 2008 started August 7 in New York and followed a carefully plotted course that took them 20,000 nautical miles — roughly the circumference of Earth at the Tropic of Cancer — around the world to the east. They steered clear of the polar regions and avoided commercial airports to avoid landing and refueling delays. The first week went off without a hitch. Kasprowicz and Sheik made it from New York to London in a stunning 40 hours and 41 minutes, shattering the previous record by a whopping 35 hours. Europe was a piece of cake, but Russia — as they expected — was a bear. They arrived on the 13th, but construction at one airport and a fuel shortage at another cost them almost a full day. Things went from bad to worse after taking off from the Siberian city of Magadan — the oil temperature in one of the copter’s two engines rose so high Kasprowicz had to shut it down to avert crippling damage. They finally sorted things out with some help from local mechanics, but they lost still more precious time. "Russia was probably the most stressful part of the trip," Kasprowicz says. "If I had to pick the biggest challenge, that would probably be it." They made up for it after crossing the Bering Sea and reaching North America, pulling out all the stops on a mad dash across North America and handily beating the record Ron Bower and John Williams set in 1996. We still don’t have an official time — the folks organizing the Grand Adventure say it’s got to be confirmed and won’t be available until tonight. As for Kasprowicz, he says he’s never been so exhausted and ready for some serious sack time. Then he’ll figure out what’s next. "Round the world is pretty big," he says. "I’ve got some ideas, but for now I just want to go home." Photos by Grand Adventure 2008.


What was the profession of New Yorker Garry Winogrand?

Paul Graham at the Winogrand Retrospective - The New Yorker Paul Graham at the Winogrand Retrospective By    July 11, 2014 El Morocco, New York, 1955. From the estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Credit View full screen Paul Graham discovered photography as an English college student in the nineteen-seventies, while studying microbiology at the University of Bristol. One afternoon, at the library, he came upon a bookshelf with American photography books by Walker Evans, Robert Frank, and Lee Friedlander. A couple years later, he walked into a bookshop and found a catalogue for Garry Winogrand’s “Public Relations.” Graham was impressed by Winogrand’s portraits of Manhattan in the late nineteen-sixties and early seventies, but he also thought, “Maybe I could do this.” “I’m not a Winogrand expert,” Graham said the other day, outside the Winogrand retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A slightly built man, with unspringy black curls and a youthful mien, Graham was wearing a plaid shirt, gray-blue sneakers, and a pair of Clark Kent glasses. “I don’t know how many wives he had. I’m just a fan. But I’m not a blind fan.” Graham, who won the prestigious Hasselblad Award in 2012, said that he took inspiration for “A Shimmer of Possibility,” his own study of American life, from Winogrand’s koan-like belief that “there is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described.” Winogrand worked in a daily blur of productivity. Between 1950, when he began making forays from the Bronx to photograph midtown street life, and 1984, when he died of cancer, at fifty-six, he exposed twenty-six thousand rolls of film. He also left behind two hundred and fifty thousand undeveloped images; some can be seen in the current retrospective. “He was nonstop, voracious, incredible work ethic, out every morning,” Graham said, on his way into the galleries. Inside the exhibition, Graham wandered until something snapped him into focus. He paused at a photograph of a muscular young man hoisting a woman aloft and wrestling her toward the surf, from 1952. “The thing about these early ones, they strike me as the work of someone who hasn’t found his voice. They’re of that era of Time-Life photojournalism—someone trying to unshackle himself from popular journalism’s obligatory good cheer, the clanking boxcars of magazine narrative.” A little further on, he admired photographs of elderly people with much seemingly on their minds, none of it optimistic, standing on street corners sometime around 1960. “We’ve charged ahead ten years, and it’s already much richer,” Graham said. “It’s him photographing on his own gambit. He’s gone rogue! It’s haphazard, disorienting.” Graham came to a sudden stop before an image of a well-dressed young white woman and a well-dressed black man at the Central Park Zoo in 1967. Each was carrying a chimpanzee. “That’s the most famous one,” he said. “It was highly controversial at the time. Was it a simplistic comment on biracial couples? She’s improbably beautiful. He’s improbably handsome. She seems a bit weighed down by her chimp, as a baby might weigh you down. I bet Garry loved that controversy!” Winogrand also achieved notoriety as a man who, as Graham put it, “went around photographing women he found attractive. Obviously it was part of his masculine nineteen-sixties id.” Not far from an image of a woman with a large beaded necklace, a larger hat, white gloves, and an unforgettable gaze were shots of beggars and disabled people. “I love that nothing stopped Garry ethically. You’re not supposed to photograph panhandlers, someone who suffers from dwarfism, or leer at beautiful strange women. He’d just put out his lens and do it. Unfortunately, a lot of photographers took that message and got highly aggressive in the streets, trying to provoke reaction. That makes me sad. With Garry, he always had a cloak of invisibility.” Graham found the photographs from “Public Relations” that had inspired him as a young man. He was exhilarated anew. “I think he leaves everything else behind in ‘Public R