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What is the real surname of Marty and Kim Wilde?

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith; 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, author, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which reached number two in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK number two hit with a reworked version of the Supremes' song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which also topped the US "

Wilde Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Real people. Real people In arts and entertainment. Real people In arts and entertainment In film, television, and theatre. - Andrew Wilde (actor), English actor - Barbie Wilde (born 1960), Canadian actress - Brian Wilde (1927–2008), British actor - Cornel Wilde (1915–1989), American actor and film director - Hagar Wilde (1905–1971), screenplay writer - Marty Wilde (born 1939)

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What was the surname of the President of Egypt at the time?

succession, it had become a tradition for the People's Assembly to nominate a vice president for the vacant office of the president. Both Sadat and Mubarak served as vice-presidents at the time the presidential office became vacant, however on Mubarak's succession in 1981 as president he did not appoint a vice-president until 29 January 2011 when during substantial protests demanding reforms he appointed Omar Suleiman to the role. Presidential campaign Resignation. President Gamal Abdel Nasser submitted his resignation after the overwhelming Egyptian defeat in 1967 war with Israel

, and Vice-President of Egypt's Court of Cassation (; "Mahkamat-al-Naqd"), Egypt's highest appellate court. Refki's nephew, Chancellor Fouad Hafez, was President of the Egyptian Court of Appeals in Cairo (; "Mahkamat Isti'naf al-Qahirah"). Hussein Refki Pasha is related to the Muhammad Ali dynasty of Egypt through his mother, who is directly descended from the dynasty's founder, Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Since the 1930s Refki and his patrilineal descendants have used the surname "

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In 1996, which duo got to no.11 in the UK pop charts with ‘Ocean Drive’?

Ocean Drive (album) Ocean Drive is the debut album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one Top 10 hit ("Lifted") and three Top 20 hits ("Ocean Drive", "Goodbye Heartbreak" and "Loving Every Minute").The album spent 175 weeks on the UK album chart and achieved 6 times platinum sales of 1.8 million copies. Personnel. Personnel Musicians. - Tunde Baiyewu  – vocals, background vocals - Dave Brewis  –

on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. "Rejoice" has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. With the LP came the single "Don't Ask My Neighbors" which got to the top ten on the Billboard R&B singles charts. Another song called Best of My Love" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. "Best of My Love" won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals

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Nike was a Greek goddess who personified what?

Nike (mythology) In ancient Greek religion, Nike (; , "Victory" ) was a goddess who personified victory. Her Roman equivalent was Victoria. Etymology. The word νίκη "nikē" is of uncertain etymology. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Others have connected it to Proto-Indo-European *"neik"- (“to attack, start vehemently”), making it cognate with Greek νεῖκος ("neikos", "strife") and Lithuanian "ap-

. - Tranquillitas, goddess of peace and tranquility. - Trivia, goddess of crossroads and magic, equated with Hecate. Alphabetical list U. - Ubertas, minor agricultural goddess, who personified fruitfulness of soil and plants, and abundance in general. - Unxia, minor goddess of marriage, concerned with anointing the bridegroom's door. The name occurs as a surname of Juno. Alphabetical list V. - Vacuna, ancient Sabine goddess of rest after harvest who protected the farmers' sheep; later identified with Nike

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Owned by J.D. Sports, which small British firm now provides the kit for the English RFU?

. The monarch of the United Kingdom is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, which has around 26 million baptised members (of whom the vast majority are not regular churchgoers). It forms part of the Anglican Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury acting as its symbolic worldwide head. Many cathedrals and parish churches are historic buildings of significant architectural importance, such as Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Durham Cathedral, and Salisbury Cathedral. The 2nd-largest Christian practice is the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.

Edwards. FirstEnergy is a Canadian stock brokerage firm that provides investment-banking services to global participants in the energy sector. With offices in Calgary and London, England, the firm is now 20% owned by the French company Societe Generale. Wilson retired as Chairman of FirstEnergy in 2008. He invests in the energy, agriculture, real estate, sports, and entertainment industries through his primary holding company, Prairie Merchant Corporation. He is Chairman of Canoe Financial, a privately owned investment management firm focused on Canadian resources.

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Which of the Muses was responsible for dance?

even then there was some variation in both their names and their attributes: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (flutes and lyric poetry), Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Terpsichore (dance), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), and Urania (astronomy). According to Pausanias in the later second century AD, there were originally three Muses, worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia: Aoide ("song" or "

second teaser came out the day after, on June 24. The third and last teaser, which was mainly focused on member Hyemi, was released on June 29. The full music video was released on July 2 and it features the girls dancing around and on top of huge colored containers. A dance practice video came out on July 5 showing the full choreography for the song. On August 13, Nine Muses released a promotional music video for the song "Yes or No", which was directed by the group

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Born in 1911, whose real name was Virginia McMath?

Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for her starring role in "Kitty Foyle" (1940), but is best remembered for performing in RKO's musical films (partnered with Fred Astaire) on stage, radio and television, throughout much of the 20th century. Born in Independence, Missouri, and raised in Kansas City, Rogers and her family moved to Fort Worth,

Stephen Kaminski Stephen Kaminski (born Fryderyk Roeder, 1859 – September 19, 1911) was the bishop of an independent Christian diocese known as the Polish Independent Catholic Church of America. He is considered an ". Early life. Stephen Kaminski, whose real name was Frydryk Roeder, was born in West Prussia. According to Wacław Kruszka in ", Kaminski did not attend any college, but learned how to play the organ from a local organist. After leaving the army, he forged official documents for which

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Which animal is the symbol of the Argentinian rugby union team?

Italy before drawing with England. Against Ireland, in the final rugby match at Croke Park, Scotland gained their only win of the tournament 23–20 with a last-minute penalty by Dan Parks, denying the Irish the Triple Crown and assuring they themselves would avoid the wooden spoon. That summer, Scotland toured Argentina and recorded their first ever away series victory, beating the Pumas in both tests, 24–16 and 13–9. In the Autumn Internationals of 2010, Scotland lost heavily against New Zealand before recording victories against South Africa, 21–17

; a study found that the flavour of this salami is better than mutton salami, and feels oilier than salami of beef, horse meat, or mutton. The springbok has been a national symbol of South Africa since the white minority rule in the 20th century. It was adopted as a nickname or mascot by several South African sports teams, most famously by the national rugby union team. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. Even after the decline of apartheid, Nelson Mandela intervened to keep the name of

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The book and the musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’ are set in which city?

, Austria ("Tanz der Vampire", "Elisabeth", "Mozart!" and "Rebecca"), Czech Republic ("Dracula"), France ("Notre-Dame de Paris", "Les Misérables", "Roméo et Juliette" and "Mozart, l'opéra rock") and Spain ("Hoy no me puedo levantar" and "The Musical Sancho Panza"). Japan has recently seen the growth of an indigenous form of musical theatre, both animated and live action, mostly

) "became one of the most cherished of all Broadway musicals." Harnick wrote the libretto for the opera "Coyote Tales", with music by Henry Mollicone, which received its world premiere at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City in March 1998. He wrote the book, music and lyrics to the musical "Dragons", which was performed in 2003 at the Luna Stage in Montclair, New Jersey. He wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book with Norton Juster for the musical "The Phantom Tollbooth"

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Which sign of the zodiac immediately follows Cancer?

were associated with these identities. Fictional team history Zodiac Sects. As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" branding, a new incarnation of Zodiac appears. This version has their Sects named after their Zodiac symbol. Their Leo Sect was shown speeding down the highways of Shanghai, China as they are being pursued by Spider-Man and Mockingbird in his new Spider-Mobile. Mockingbird told Nick Fury, Jr. that Zodiac broke into Parker Industries' Shanghai branch and stole some servers which would allow

Cancer (astrology) Cancer (♋️) is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans from 90° to 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately June 22 and July 22, and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 21 and August 9. In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio

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What was Eva Peron’s maiden name?

Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (, , ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952) was the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or Evita. She was born in poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos, in the Pampas, as the youngest of five children. At 15 in 1934, she moved to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires to pursue a career as

Eva Püssa Eva Püssa (born 16 June 1971) is an Estonian stage, film, voice and television actress and radio personality. Early life and education. Eva Püssa was born Eva Ütt in Tartu. Her father was Helmut-Endel Ütt and her mother's maiden name was Kalaus. She is the youngest of three siblings; her eldest sister is journalist Maire Aunaste and her next eldest sister is Tiina Prentsel. She attended Tartu 5 Secondary School (now, Tartu Tamme Gymnasium), graduating in 1990.

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John Gilbert, Charles Buchel, Maurycy Gottlieb and others have all painted whom?

travelled to Munich in 1875 to study under Karl Piloty and Alexander Wagner. In 1876 he won the Gold Medal at the Munich Academy for his painting, "Shylock and Jessica." In the same year, he moved back to Vienna to attend the workshop of Heinrich von Angeli. He lived and worked in Vienna for the next two years and produced paintings with biblical themes, as well as illustrations for Friedrich Bruckmann Publishing of Munich. In the fall of 1878, Gottlieb travelled to Rome, where he befriended Henryk Siemiradzki

Charles Buchel Charles Buchel (Karl August Büchel) (1872–1950) was a British artist. Buchel was born in Mainz, Germany, but immigrated to England as a child. Buchel studied art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was hired by the actor-manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in 1898, and worked with him for sixteen years. Buchel painted several portraits of Tree, and also designed theatrical programmes and advertising posters, programmes for the theatre. He drew many illustrations for the theatre magazines of his

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Who linked ‘Only When I Laugh’ and ‘The Beiderbecke Affair’?

from one seemingly unrelated event to another. These events—and the characters involved with them—are eventually shown to be interconnected. Geordie Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) teaches woodwork, enjoys football and is passionate about jazz. Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) is interested in neither football nor jazz but teaches English and wants to help save the planet, standing in a local election as "your Conservation candidate". After Jill left her husband, her colleague Trevor began giving her lifts to school and from there a relationship

, which ran until 1981. Since then he has mostly appeared in comedies and comedy dramas, including "Only When I Laugh" (as Roy Figgis) from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982, "The Beiderbecke Affair" (as Trevor Chaplin) in 1985, "The Beiderbecke Tapes" in 1987, "Andy Capp" (in the title role), "The Beiderbecke Connection" in 1988, "Second Thoughts" (as Bill MacGregor) from 3 May 1991 to 14 October 1994, "Midsomer Murders

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What is the name of the dog in the Secret Seven series of books?

tiresome and is afraid of the dark. He made the mystery in "Secret Seven Adventure" warm up when he saw a man escaping from Lady Thomas's house. - George – A boy at Peter's school. His best friend is Colin. George's father once banned him from the society, but he later realized his mistake and let George rejoin. Not much else is known about him, as he is rather undeveloped as a character. Scamper – Janet and Peter's pet dog and beloved companion.

Other book series followed, such as "No Boys! – Witches Only", "Pssst! Our Secret! " or "Seven Paws for Penny". The heroine of the "Penny" books lives on a farm and, in the series' first title ("What is a dog's life, after all?"), saves a dog from being killed. The "seven paws" of the title refers to Penny's dogs; one has four white paws and one has three white paws and a

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Which element is third in the periodic table of the elements?

chemical laboratory. Its popularity is thought to be a result of this layout having a good balance of features in terms of ease of construction and size, and its depiction of atomic order and periodic trends. Open questions and controversies. Open questions and controversies Placement of hydrogen and helium. Simply following electron configurations, hydrogen (electronic configuration 1s) and helium (1s) should be placed in groups 1 and 2, above lithium (1s2s) and beryllium (1s2s). While such a placement is common for hydrogen

Period 3 element A period 3 element is one of the chemical elements in the third row (or period) of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behaviour of the elements as their atomic number increases: a new row is begun when the periodic table skips a row and a chemical behaviour begins to repeat, meaning that elements with similar behavior fall into the same vertical columns. The third period contains eight elements: sodium

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Where can you find the stapedius, the smallest muscle in the human body?

of the facial nerve. Function. The stapedius dampens the vibrations of the stapes by pulling on the neck of that bone. It prevents excess movement of the stapes, helping to control the amplitude of sound waves from the general external environment to the inner ear Clinical significance. Paralysis of the stapedius allows wider oscillation of the stapes, resulting in heightened reaction of the auditory ossicles to sound vibration. This condition, known as hyperacusis, causes normal sounds to be perceived as very loud. Paralysis of the stapedius

Stapedius muscle The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes. Structure. The stapedius emerges from a pinpoint foramen in the apex of the pyramidal eminence (a hollow, cone-shaped prominence in the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity), and inserts into the neck of the stapes. Structure Nerve supply. The stapedius is supplied by the nerve to stapedius, a branch

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What sort of creature is a ‘taipan’?

Taipan The taipans are snakes of the genus Oxyuranus in the elapid family. They are large, fast-moving, highly venomous, and endemic to Australasia. There are currently three recognised species, one of which, the coastal taipan, has two subspecies. The taipans are considered some of the deadliest known snakes. Taxonomy. The common name, taipan, was coined by anthropologist Donald Thomson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. The

On February 29, 2016, the RIAA certified "Megalithic Symphony" platinum. Lyrical content. Lyrical content Some Sort of Creature. In a live Facebook Q&A session, Aaron described “Some Sort of Creature” as something he truly experienced. “What you hear on that track, a sort of segue track, is really what actually happened! And that's really all I can describe; it's me speaking to myself, because I didn’t want to forget this thing I saw. And it's all

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‘On Stranger Tides’ is the fourth film in which series?

plot device. The story was also the inspiration for the "Monkey Island" video game series by LucasArts and for the fourth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, "". Plot. In 1718, French puppeteer John Chandagnac sails to Jamaica on the British ship "Vociferous Carmichael". He aims to confront his uncle Sebastian, who has apparently stolen a fortune that rightfully belonged to John's father and could have prevented his poverty-induced death. On board, he meets an

was released three years later in 2006; the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. "Dead Man's Chest" ended up being the number one film of the year upon earning almost $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled "", followed in 2007 earning $960 million, and Disney released a fourth film, subtitled "", in 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D. "On Stranger Tides" succeeded in also

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Dr Evil is the arch-enemy of which spoof film title character hero?

Dr. Evil Dr. Evil (Douglas "Dougie" Powers) is a fictional character played by Mike Myers in the "Austin Powers" film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers' nemesis. He is a parody of James Bond villains, primarily Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as played by Donald Pleasence in "You Only Live Twice"). Dr. Evil routinely hatches schemes to terrorize and take over the world, and is usually accompanied by Number 2, an eye-patch wearing goon who fronts

hero Mega Man. When destructive attacks by powerful robots begin occurring all over the world, Mega Man's creator, the good-hearted Dr. Light, is blamed. Mega Man's arch enemy, the evil Dr. Wily, claims to be uninvolved in the incidents. It is up to Mega Man to stop the robots, prove his creator's innocence, and reveal Wily's true intentions. "Mega Man 9" uses the classic 2D side-scrolling gameplay on which the series is based. Using both action and platforming

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To which land did Cain go after killing Abel?

of John" has Eve seduced by Yaldaboth. However, in the "Hypostasis of the Archons", Eve is raped by a pair of Archons. Pseudo-Philo, a Jewish work of the first century CE, narrates that Cain murdered his brother at the age of 15. After escaping to the Land of Nod, Cain fathered four sons: Enoch, Olad, Lizpha and Fosal; and two daughters: Citha and Maac. Cain died at the age of 730, leaving his corrupt descendants spreading evil on earth

They were depicted together in Abel's first appearance, and they parted to their respective Houses at the end of the story, the House of Secrets having been recently moved, with Cain promising things not to go the way they happened before. Although Cain would abuse Abel, he was not shown killing him until "Swamp Thing" vol. 2 #33. More often than not, though, they did not appear together, and Cain directed more of his taunts at the reader, while Abel tried to reassure Goldie or

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Sir John Oldcastle is said to be the model for which Shakespeare character?

The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretence to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It features the character Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who had

Sir John Oldcastle was an actual person, a soldier and Lollard dissenter who was hanged and burned for heresy and treason in 1417 — thus earning himself a place in the seminal text of the Protestant Reformation in Tudor England, John Foxe's "Book of Martyrs". Oldcastle was also a minor character in the early Elizabethan history play the "Famous Victories of Henry V" (c. 1586?), which is generally thought to have been one of Shakespeare's sources for his plays on Henry IV and Henry V. Shakespeare

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The tarboosh is another name for which hat?

Fez The fez (), also called tarboosh (, derived from ()), is a felt headdress in the shape of a short cylindrical peakless hat, usually red, and sometimes with a tassel attached to the top. It is named after the city that produced the dye, made from crimson berries, to color the hat, the Moroccan city Fez, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927. The modern fez owes much of its popularity to the Ottoman era. The fez is

After a stint on the East Coast independent circuit, Theis retired from wrestling in 1994. Theis, under his Damien Demento ring name, made a short return to wrestling on November 8, 2008, where he defeated The Musketeer in a match for the New York-based World of Unpredictable Wrestling, a month later they had a rematch where Demento was on the losing end. He made another return to the squared circle in September 24, 2011. This time wrestling as "Mondo Kleen" as he defeated Steven

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Which children’s books character is known as ‘Oui Oui’ in France?

Noddy (TV series) Noddy, also known as Noddy in Toyland outside of the US, and The Noddy Shop colloquially, is a Canadian-British children's television series based on Enid Blyton's children's book series of the same name featuring animated episodes from "Noddy's Toyland Adventures" that aired from September 1, 1998 to February 16, 2000 on TVOntario in the Canada. Following its cancellation, reruns were aired until September 5, 2004. The series was produced by BBC Worldwide, Catalyst Entertainment and Enid

France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 France was represented by Jean Philippe, with the song '"Oui, oui, oui, oui", at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 11 March in Cannes following André Claveau's victory for France the previous year. It is known that broadcaster RTF held a national final to choose the entry, possibly in late 1958, but no further details are currently available. At Eurovision. On the night of the final Jean Philippe performed first in the

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Which famous World War II British invention had the codename ‘Upkeep’?

As a result, Upkeep's spherical casing was eliminated from the design. Development and testing concluded on 13 May 1943 with the dropping of a live, cylindrical Upkeep bomb out to sea from Broadstairs, Kent, by which time Wallis had specified that the bomb must be dropped at "precisely" above the water and groundspeed, with back-spin at 500 rpm: the bomb "bounced seven times over some 800 yards, sank and detonated". In the operational version of Upkeep, known by its manufacturer as "

Operation Freshman Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne operation conducted using Airspeed Horsa gliders, and its target was the Vemork "Norsk Hydro" chemical plant in Telemark, Norway which produced heavy water for Nazi Germany. By 1942, the German nuclear weapons programme had come close to being able to develop a nuclear reactor, but in order for the reactor to function it would require a great deal of heavy water. The source

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Which anti-hero features in the Mervyn Peake novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast?

inhabitants. Some contact with the outside world is implied; Dr. Prunesquallor at one point sketches an ostrich skeleton, while Steerpike procures a monkey from somewhere. Otherwise, the impression given is that Gormenghast is stagnant, insular, and introspective. A recurring theme is the time-consuming and pointless rituals that the inhabitants submit to regularly, the origin and purpose of which is long forgotten. Gormenghast makes a stark contrast with the industrious and technologically advanced city, which is the setting of "Titus Alone". Story.

Sepulchrave Sepulchrave, Earl of Groan is a character in Mervyn Peake's novels "Titus Groan". Character. Sepulchrave is the 76th Earl of Groan and Lord of Gormenghast, the gigantic, isolate citadel-state which forms the setting/otherworld for the Titus Groan novels of Mervyn Peake. He is father to Titus Groan and Fuchsia Groan, brother to Cora and Clarice Groan, and estranged husband to the Countess Gertrude. He is afflicted by an intense melancholia that leaves him psychologically paralyzed for most of

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Who did Frank Bruno beat to win the WBC World Title in 1995?

Frank Bruno Franklin Roy Bruno, (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at a packed Wembley Stadium in 1995, in what was his fourth world championship challenge. Bruno faced multiple top-rated heavyweights throughout his career, including two fights against Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996, and a

Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno was a boxing match that took place at the then National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, in Wales on 1 October 1993. It was between WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who was making the second defence of his title and Frank Bruno, who was fighting in his third world title bout, his two previous title fights were unsuccessful. Lewis beat Bruno by a technical knockout in the seventh round. The contestants. Lennox Lewis had won the WBC heavyweight title

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Who did England beat by two runs in a 2005 Edgbaston Test Match?

were not yet ICC members in their own right. England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia. , England have played 1,011 Test matches, winning 366 and losing 300

for any match in the tournament, including the final. - 2017 - Edgbaston hosted the first day/night Test match in England, between England and West Indies, starting on 17 August. It would also mark the debut for the pink ball made by Dukes. England beat the West Indies by an innings and 209 runs within 3 days with Alastair Cook and Joe Root both scoring centuries. Stuart Broad became the second-leading wicket taker in Test matches for England. The West Indies lost 19 wickets on day 3

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Which spice should be included in a bread sauce recipe?

, the noun referring to "appearance, sort, kind": "species" has the same root. By 1000 BCE, medical systems based upon herbs could be found in China, Korea, and India. Early uses were connected with magic, medicine, religion, tradition, and preservation. Cloves were used in Mesopotamia by 1700 BCE. The ancient Indian epic Ramayana mentions cloves. The Romans had cloves in the 1st century CE, as Pliny the Elder wrote about them. The earliest written records of spices

, it was owned by Reckitt Benckiser until 2017. Frank's is produced in Springfield, Missouri. In 2007, Thanasi Foods began marketing licensed Frank's RedHot flavored beef jerky and meat snacks. In August 2017, spice maker McCormick closed a US$4.2billion deal which included French's mustard and Frank's RedHot sauce. Products. The company produces flavors based on the original recipe: - Frank's Original RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce - Frank's RedHot Buffalo Wing Sauce - Frank's RedHot XTRA Hot

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Which poet laureate wrote “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”?

While shepherds watched their flocks "While shepherds watched their flocks" is a Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and England's Poet Laureate Nahum Tate. The exact date of Tate's composition is not known, but the words appeared in Tate and Nicholas Brady's 1700 supplement to their "New Version of the Psalms of David" of 1696. It was the only Christmas hymn authorised to be sung by the Anglican Church; before 1700 only the Psalms of David

Watched Their Flocks" (i.e. 'whilst' not 'while'), but most modern hymn books print "While". A 19th century version by Gottfried W. Fink was "While humble shepherds watched their flocks" and other rewritten passages (see illustration). "The Hymnal 1982" published in the United States also contained a number of other modernisations, including dropping "Hallelujah" as the final line. External links. - An original arrangement of "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night" from

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Which five words from a nursery rhyme were the first Edison recorded on a phonograph?

, if one shouted: ' Mary had a little lamb,' etc., the paper man would start sawing wood. I reached the conclusion that if I could record the movements of the diaphragm properly, I could cause such records to reproduce the original movements imparted to the diaphragm by the voice, and thus succeed in recording and reproducing the human voice. Instead of using a disk I designed a little machine using a cylinder provided with grooves around the surface. Over this was to be placed tinfoil, which easily

, 2007. A statue representing Mary's Little Lamb stands in the town center. The Redstone School, which was built in 1798, was purchased by Henry Ford and relocated to a churchyard on the property of Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Text. In the 1830s, Lowell Mason set the nursery rhyme to a melody adding repetition in the verses: Influence. The rhyme was the first audio recorded by Thomas Edison on his newly invented phonograph in 1877. It was the first instance of

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Which chemical acid makes up around 0.5% of what is called gastric acid?

, known as an alkaline tide. The highly acidic environment in the stomach lumen causes proteins from food to lose their characteristic folded structure (or denature). This exposes the protein's peptide bonds. The gastric chief cells of the stomach secrete enzymes for protein breakdown (inactive pepsinogen, and in infancy rennin). Hydrochloric acid activates pepsinogen into the enzyme pepsin, which then helps digestion by breaking the bonds linking amino acids, a process known as proteolysis. In addition, many microorganisms have their growth inhibited by such an

but that follow-up endoscopic fragmentation was successful in 84.6% of cases in the publications reviewed. When all other measures have failed, surgical gastrectomy is required to evacuate the bezoar. Physical and chemical properties. Generally, bezoars can be found in the stomach in less than 0.5% of having an esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The formation of phytobezoars from persimmons is due to a chemical reaction between stomach acid and phlobatannin contained in the persimmon. Tannin and shibuol found in the skin of unripe persimmons, reacts with gastric acid and forms

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In the Just William stories by Richmal Crompton, what is the name of William’s gang?

Jumble" – The story of how William met his dog Jumble. Characters. William Brown is an eleven-year-old boy, eternally scruffy and frowning. William and his friends, Ginger, Henry and Douglas, call themselves the Outlaws, and meet at the old barn in Farmer Jenks' field, with William being the leader of the gang. The Outlaws are sworn enemies of the Hubert Lane-ites, with whom they frequently clash. Ginger is William's faithful friend and almost as tousled,

Just William Just William is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations. "Just William" is also sometimes used as a title for the series of books as a whole, and is also the name of various television, film and radio adaptations of the books. The William stories first appeared

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Who was President of the USA in 1976?

1976 United States presidential election The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford from Michigan. Carter's win represented the lone Democratic victory in a presidential election held between 1968 and 1992. President Richard Nixon had won the 1972 election with Spiro Agnew as his running mate, but in 1973 Agnew resigned and Ford was appointed as vice president via the 25th Amendment. When Nixon resigned in

one representative to sit on the SEC as a voting member. Former candidates. Former candidates Presidential nominee results. Since 1976, the Socialist Party USA has run a candidate for President of the United States. The party's nominee has been on the ballot in New Jersey in 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2004 and 2008. The candidate who has received the highest vote total in New Jersey was Willa Kenoyer in 1988. External links. - SPNJ Official Website - Socialist Party of

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Who was the first of the regular cast of ‘Dad’s Army’ to die?

ineligible for military service, either because of age (hence the title "Dad's Army") or by being in professions exempt from conscription. "Dad's Army" deals almost exclusively with men over military age, and featured older British actors, including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Arnold Ridley and John Laurie. Younger members of the cast included Ian Lavender, Clive Dunn (who played the oldest guardsman, Lance Corporal Jones, despite being one of the youngest cast members), and James Beck (who died

Theatre School for two years and appeared in the film "Finding Neverland". In 2010, he auditioned for the part of Isaac Nuttall in "Emmerdale". Of the auditions he has said that he did not tell anyone who his parents were, Roche has said "I'd never go off mum and dad’s back because I wanted to know I could hold my own in a job like this." He was subsequently cast in the part and appeared on screens from August to October 2010. He also

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Sax Rohmer created which notorious, fictional criminal?

issued the first Fu Manchu novel, "The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu", serialised from October 1912 to June 1913. It was an immediate success, with its fast-paced story of Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie facing the worldwide conspiracy of the "Yellow Peril". The Fu Manchu stories, together with his more conventional detective series characters—Paul Harley, Gaston Max, Red Kerry, Morris Klaw (an occult detective), and the Crime Magnet—made Rohmer one of the most successful and well

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Angela Merkel is the leader of which political party in Germany?

Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (, ; ' Kasner"'; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She served as the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. Merkel has been widely described as the "de facto" leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, and, following the election of Donald Trump as US President, by many commentators as the new leader of the Free World

Leader of the Christian Democratic Union The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union ("Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union") is the most senior political figure within the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Since 7 December 2018, the office has been held by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer who is the second female leader of the party, following her immediate predecessor Angela Merkel. The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party is supported by a General Secretary who, since 2018, has been Paul Ziemiak. Furthermore, the leader is supported

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In 1996, which New Zealand group got to no. 5 in the UK charts with ‘How Bizarre’?

How Bizarre (song) "How Bizarre" is a single written and recorded by New Zealand musical group OMC. It was released in December 1995 as the lead single from the group's debut album of the same name, and went on to top the charts in at least five countries, including Australia, Canada and Ireland. Outside New Zealand, OMC are generally considered a one-hit wonder; they had a further few successful singles in New Zealand, including "Land of Plenty". The song was featured

-fuel. Personalities. Mutalau has produced some prominent Niueans, who have also become prominent New Zealand citizens. Pauly Fuemana the man behind the How bizarre song, the first hit from New Zealand to top the music charts in many countries. His father full blooded Niuean is from Mutalau. Che Fu is also another New Zealand popular artist of Niuean descent, his father Tigilau Ness is full blooded Niuean from Mutalau. International relations. Mutalau has an online virtual group, "Cyber Muta", used for

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Which ‘Eastenders’ character carried the Olympic torch on the programme?

won the BAFTA for "Best Soap" in consecutive years 1999 and 2000 and many other awards. Robinson also earned tabloid soubriquet "Axeman of Albert Square" after sacking a large number of characters in one hit, and several more thereafter. In their place, Robinson introduced new long-running characters including Melanie Healy, Jamie Mitchell, Lisa Shaw, Steve Owen and Billy Mitchell. History 2000s. John Yorke became the Executive Producer of "EastEnders" in 2000. Yorke was given the task of introducing the soap's

torchbearer on the boat, and carried it into the Olympic Stadium. Then Redgrave handed the torch to the seven young athletes, each one nominated by an athlete. The athletes then each applied their torch to one of the 204 petals, which then lit and converged to create the cauldron, which was designed by Thomas Heatherwick. See also. - 2012 Summer Paralympics torch relay - Real Relay - Episode 4466, episode of "EastEnders" in which the torch was carried External links. - Full

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At which indoor sport was TV presenter Matt Baker talented in his younger days?

their son and daughter. Personal life Charity. In early 2011, Baker was elected as the president for the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. He also supports the Grace House Hospice, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and Deerness Gymnastics Academy. Filmography. - Television - Guest appearances - "A Song for Europe" (2003) - "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" (2007) - "Through the Keyhole" (2007) - "The Wright Stuff" (2007,

presented a BBC TV series called Britain By Bike that retraced some of Harold Briercliffe's British cycle tours. In August 2011 Balding joined BBC's "Countryfile", temporarily replacing Julia Bradbury while she was on maternity leave, co-hosting the show with Matt Baker. Bradbury returned in February 2012. From February to March 2012 she presented "Sport and the British" on BBC Radio 4, a thirty-part series looking at the impact of sports on British life. Balding was a lead presenter on Channel

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In The Scaffold’s ‘Lily the Pink’, which young lady “had terrible freckles”?

worked with The Scaffold early in their career; while the line "Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles" refers to the song "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies, Graham Nash's former band. Covers and derivative versions. Another version of the song, released a few months after The Scaffold's by The Irish Rovers, became a minor hit with North American audiences in early 1969. At a time when covers were released almost as soon as the originals, the release from the Rovers' "Tales to Warm Your

Lily the Pink (song) "Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles. The Scaffold version. The Scaffold

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In 1966, what replaced the Aust ferry?

Aust Ferry Aust Ferry or Beachley Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn between Aust and Beachley both in Gloucestershire, England. Before the Severn Bridge opened in 1966, it provided service for road traffic crossing between the West Country and South Wales. The nearest fixed crossing was a round trip to Gloucester. The ferry ran from a pier at Old Passage near the village of Aust on the east bank of the Severn. It ran to a similar pier on the east of the Beachley peninsula. The

in front of the Aust ferry terminal in May 1966, not long before it ceased operation. As late as 2007, several older road signs around central Bristol showed directions to "Aust Ferry", but with the word "ferry" painted out. Vessels. - MV "Princess Ida" (built Chepstow, 1931). Wooden. Withdrawn 1935. - MV "Severn Queen" (built Chepstow, 1934). Wheelhouse and funnel in centre of car deck. Withdrawn 1966. - MV

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In which country is the cake known as ‘stollen’ traditionally eaten at Christmas?

History Modern history 18th century. Following the Protestant Reformation, many of the new denominations, including the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church, continued to celebrate Christmas. In 1629, the Anglican poet John Milton penned "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity", a poem that has since been read by many during Christmastide. Donald Heinz, a professor at California State University, states that Martin Luther "inaugurated a period in which Germany would produce a unique culture of Christmas, much copied in North America." Among the congregations of

, "bûche de Noël" in France, "panettone" in Italy, and elaborate tarts and cakes. The eating of sweets and chocolates has become popular worldwide, and sweeter Christmas delicacies include the German "stollen", marzipan cake or candy, and Jamaican rum fruit cake. As one of the few fruits traditionally available to northern countries in winter, oranges have been long associated with special Christmas foods. Eggnog is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, and whipped eggs (which

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Which British physicist and mathematician was born on 25/12/1642?

"Book of Optics" ("Kitab al-Manathir") hugely influenced thinking across disciplines from the theory of visual perception to the nature of perspective in medieval art, in both the East and the West, for more than 600 years. Many later European scholars and fellow polymaths, from Robert Grosseteste and Leonardo da Vinci to René Descartes, Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton, were in his debt. Indeed, the influence of Ibn al-Haytham's Optics ranks alongside that of Newton's work of the same title,

Peter Chadwick (mathematician) Peter Chadwick (23 March 1931 – 12 August 2018) was a British applied mathematician and physicist. A Huddersfield native born on 23 March 1931, Chadwick attended the University of Manchester (BSc, 1952) and completed his PhD at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1957. He was Professor of Mathematics at the University of East Anglia from 1965 to 1991, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1977. He died on 12 August 2018, aged 87.

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‘Hollyoaks’ is set in which English town or city?

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a British soap opera broadcast on Channel 4 since 23 October 1995. It was devised by Phil Redmond, who had also conceived the Channel 4 soap "Brookside". The programme is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of Chester. The show is filmed at Lime Pictures in Childwall, Liverpool. When "Hollyoaks" premiered, it aired just one episode weekly; it now airs five episodes a week. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult

Hollyoaks: In the City Hollyoaks: In the City is a British television drama series set in Liverpool and first broadcast in 2006. "Hollyoaks: In the City" is a spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", originally devised by Phil Redmond. It also served as a continuation to 2005's "", which also starred Gemma Atkinson and Marcus Patric. On 16 November 2006 the writer of the show, Daran Little, announced on his Myspace site that the series had not been

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Who wrote the poem ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’, aka ‘The Night Before Christmas’?

A Visit from St. Nicholas "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. It

that wasn't there before", Burton would later recall. After completing his short film "Vincent" in 1982, Burton, who was then employed at Walt Disney Feature Animation, wrote a three-page poem titled "The Nightmare Before Christmas", drawing inspiration from television specials of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Burton intended to adapt the poem into a television special with the narration spoken by his favorite

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Who were the runners up in the men’s rugby union 2012-13 Six Nations competition?

Rugby union Rugby union, widely known simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by male and female

the Navy Sports Club Rugby team (a position that he currently retains) and in 2012 Rajapaska went on to captain the Sri Lanka national rugby union team, who were the runners-up in the 2012 Asian Five Nations Division 1 tournament in the Philippines. The national team, under Rajapaska's captaincy, were then successful in winning the 2013 Asian Five Nations Division 1 competition, which qualified them to compete in the 2014 HSBC Asian Five Nations tournament in Japan (the winner of which automatically qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup

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What is the name of the major seaport which serves Mexico City?

touching both the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. History Spanish conquest. After landing in Veracruz, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés advanced upon Tenochtitlan with the aid of many of the other native peoples, arriving there on November 8, 1519. Cortés and his men marched along the causeway leading into the city from Iztapalapa, and the city's ruler, Moctezuma II, greeted the Spaniards; they exchanged gifts, but the camaraderie did not last long. Cortés put Moctezuma under house arrest, hoping to rule through

of the city, within kilometres of the city center. It serves mostly domestic and charter flights. The major international airport that serves the city is Santo Domingo Las Americas, which serves North, Central and South America and also Europe. Transportation Seaport. The Port of Santo Domingo is located on the Ozama River. Its location at the center of the Caribbean is well suited for flexible itinerary planning and has excellent support, road and airport infrastructure within the Santo Domingo region, which facilitate access and transfers. The port is

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Which African country was known as South-West Africa, prior to 1968?

South West Africa South West Africa (; ; ) was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was under South African administration, from 1915 to 1990. Previously the colony of German South West Africa from 1884, it was made a League of Nations mandate of the British-ruled Union of South Africa following Germany's losses in World War I. Although the mandate was abolished by the UN in 1966, South African rule continued despite it being illegal under international law. The territory was administered directly by the South African

Albert Wessels Albert Wessels (1 October 1908 - 22 July 1991) was a South African industrialist and the founder of Toyota South Africa. Toyota South Africa can trace its roots back to 1961, when Wessels obtained a permit to import ten "Toyopet Stout" pickup trucks (popularly known as "bakkies" in South Africa) from Japan. Toyota products proved to be very popular in South Africa and by 1968 Toyota had become the largest producer of commercial vehicles in the country; in the same year it was also

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In 1967, who became the first recipient of a human heart transplant?

xenotransplantation is the technical term for the transplant of an organ or tissue from one species to another. The world's first human-to-human heart transplant was performed by South African cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard utilizing the techniques developed by American surgeons Norman Shumway and Richard Lower. Patient Louis Washkansky received this transplant on December 3, 1967, at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Washkansky, however, died 18 days later from pneumonia. On December 6, 1967, at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn

"Every Second Counts: The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" (2006), Kantrowitz did not know at the time that the donor parents in Oregon both expected and wanted their baby's heart to be taken before it stopped beating (anecephalic babies typically live 24 to 48 hours). Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant with an adult donor and recipient on December 3, 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Worldwide, especially following Barnard's Dec. 1967 transplant

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Who wrote the series of children’s books about Dr. Dolittle?

Doctor Dolittle (1967 film) Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle) is a 1967 American DeLuxe Color musical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley and Richard Attenborough. It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the novel series by Hugh Lofting. It primarily fuses three of the books "The Story of Doctor Dolittle", "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle", and "Doctor Dolittle's Circus". The film had a notoriously protracted production with numerous setbacks along the

war in Flanders during the First World War. In 1918 he was wounded by shrapnel from a hand grenade in the upper thigh, an injury that would plague him the rest of his life because of the doctor's inability to remove the metal fragments. Soon after his injury he left active service and moved to the United States where he wrote his popular children's series about a country physician who learned to communicate with animals. Lofting wrote his "Dr. Dolittle" series in order to give the animals he saw in World War

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The European prince Henry the Navigator was born in 1394 in which country?

Prince Henry the Navigator Infante D. Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator (), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. Henry was the fourth child of the Portuguese king John I, who founded the House of Aviz

) – Renaissance composer - Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450–1500) – wrote the letter "Carta do Achamento do Brasil", announcing the discovery of Brazil - Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) – responsible for the early development of European exploration and maritime trade with other continents - Ramalho Ortigão (1836–1912) – writer - Raul Meireles (born 17 March 1983) – footballer - Richard Zimler (born 1956) – novelist - Rosa Mota (born 29 June 1958) – marathon runner, Olympic

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Which sport was played at Wimbledon prior to lawn tennis?

been the Edgbaston Archery and Croquet Society, also in Birmingham. In "Tennis: A Cultural History", Heiner Gillmeister reveals that on December 8, 1874, British army officer Walter Clopton Wingfield wrote to Harry Gem, commenting that he (Wingfield) had been experimenting with his version of lawn tennis “for a year and a half”. In December 1873, Wingfield designed and patented a game which he called "sphairistikè" (, meaning "ball-playing"), and was soon known simply as "

on 1–2 July 1887 the first sporting event was held when Oxford played Cambridge. The construction of the club buildings took about eighteen months and they were opened in January 1888. William Marshall, finalist of the inaugural 1877 Wimbledon Championships was the architect. Among the initial sports offered at the club were real tennis, Eton Fives, rackets, lawn tennis (grass courts and covered courts), football, rugby and athletics. Cricket was also played but not as an organized sport. The University Sports meeting between Cambridge and Oxford was

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Who wrote the 1927 poem ‘The Journey of the Magi’?

Journey of the Magi Journey of the Magi is a 43-line poem written in 1927 by T. S. Eliot (1888–1965). It is one of five poems that Eliot contributed for a series of 38 pamphlets by several authors collectively titled "Ariel poems" and released by British publishing house Faber and Gwyer (later, Faber and Faber). Published in August 1927, "Journey of the Magi" was the eighth in the series and was accompanied by illustrations drawn by American-born avant garde artist Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954

). The poems, including "Journey of the Magi", were later published in both editions of Eliot's collected poems in 1936 and 1963. In the previous year, Eliot had converted to Anglo-Catholicism and his poetry, starting with the "Ariel Poems" (1927–1931) and "Ash Wednesday" (1930), took on a decidedly religious character. In the poem, Eliot retells the story of the Magi who travelled to Palestine to visit the newborn Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew. It

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The Bible. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?

1611 King James Version. Empty table cells indicate that a book is absent from that canon. Several of the books in the Eastern Orthodox canon are also found in the appendix to the Latin Vulgate, formerly the official bible of the Roman Catholic Church. Composition. The first five books – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, book of Numbers and Deuteronomy – reached their present form in the Persian period (538–332 BC), and their authors were the elite of exilic returnees who controlled the Temple at that time

Isaiah 35 Isaiah 35 is the thirty-fifth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets. This is the final chapter in a group (chapters 28–35) which the Jerusalem Bible calls a collection of "poems on Israel and Judah". The New King James Version entitles this chapter "The Future Glory of Zion". Text. The

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Which of Santa’s seven reindeer comes first in the alphabet?

Santa Claus's reindeer In traditional festive legend, Santa Claus's reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve. The commonly cited names of the eight reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. They are based on those used in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (commonly called "The Night Before Christmas") by Clement Clarke Moore, arguably the basis of the reindeers' popularity.

from Christmas trees and Santa’s head, to reindeer, sleighs, and turkeys. This initiative was tied to a social media campaign, where the top 100 sweater designs with the most votes were manufactured and shipped to the contest winners. According to the Coca-Cola Company, the website generated nearly 42,000 sweater designs in its first four days. Distribution. Coke Zero and Coke Zero Sugar have been sold in: - Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Angola - Argentina (since January 2007

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Whose radio show can be heard on Radio 1 Mondays to Thursdays, 7-00 to 9-00 pm?

Seb Fontaine all having shows as well as Radio 1 hosting an annual weekend in Ibiza. History 2000s. Listening numbers continued to decline but the station succeeded in targeting a younger age-group and more cross gender groups. Eventually, this change in content was reflected by a rise in audience that is continuing to this day. Notably, the station has received praise for shows such as The Surgery with Aled, Bobby Friction and Nihal, "The Evening Session" with Steve Lamacq and its successor Zane Lowe. Its website

stories from other areas. Their news department uses the moniker "Beech Tree News." "Out On a Limb" is the local radio show that focuses on current issues and public affairs in Butler County. The show is hosted by John Embry, and is broadcast on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00 am, with replays at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm. The Leadership Limb, a "leadership Edition" of "Out on A Limb" is broadcast on Wednesdays at 7 a.m., with same replay

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Which Scottish Premiership association football club has Rugby Park for its home ground?

Rugby Park Rugby Park is a football stadium situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. It was first used in 1899 and is the home of Kilmarnock FC. It underwent a major redevelopment in 1994–1995, becoming an all-seater stadium with a capacity of . In addition to its main duty of hosting home matches for Kilmarnock it has been the venue for two Scottish international matches. It can also be used for concerts, with Elton John playing to 15,000 in a first for the venue. In 2002, the

McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of . As well as St Johnstone matches, McDiarmid Park has been chosen to host the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup on nine occasions. It has also been used for rugby union, including a full international between Scotland and Japan in 2004, several Scotland A fixtures, and some

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The 1954 film ‘White Christmas’ is set in which state of the USA?

("Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me") and reveals the truth about the engagement, and Betty starts to warm up to him, but he is called away by Ed Harrison before learning what is really bothering her. Back at the Inn, Phil fakes an injury to distract the General so he won't see the broadcast of Bob's announcement. On the broadcast, Bob invites veterans of the 151st Division to come to Pine Tree, Vermont, on Christmas Eve ("What Can You Do

Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits is a set of two Christmas-themed compilation albums released by Rhino Records in 1989, each featuring ten popular Christmas recordings from 1935 to 1983, many of which charted on the "Billboard" record charts. Both volumes were certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S., with the second volume being certified Platinum. "1935–1954". 1. "White Christmas" — Bing Crosby 2. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"

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What is the name of the dog in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (2000)?

finally has enough and decides to stop Christmas Day from coming to Whoville at all. The Grinch makes himself a Santa-style coat and hat, to disguise himself as the real thing. He also disguises his dog Max as a reindeer. The Grinch then loads empty bags onto a sleigh and travels to Whoville in the night. Acting as an anti-Santa Claus, he takes everything Christmas-themed in the house. In so doing, he's almost caught by Cindy Lou Who (voiced by an uncredited June

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and simply The Grinch in the UK) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Based on Dr. Seuss's 1957 book of the same name, the film was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film. The film stars Jim Carrey in the title role, Jeffrey Tambor

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Who composed ‘A Sea Symphony’ between 1903 and 1909?

A Sea Symphony A Sea Symphony is a composition for orchestra and chorus by Ralph Vaughan Williams, written between 1903 and 1909. Vaughan Williams' first and longest symphony, it was first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, with the composer conducting. The symphony's maturity belies the composer's relative youth when it was written (he was 30 when he first began sketching it). One of the first symphonies in which a choir is used throughout the work and is an integral part of the musical texture, "

, Cantata for baritone, chorus and small orchestra Orchestral. - Symphonies - "A Sea Symphony" (Symphony No. 1) (1903–1909) (with chorus, on texts by Whitman) - "A London Symphony" (Symphony No. 2) (1911–13; revised 1918, 1920 and 1933) - "A Pastoral Symphony" (Symphony No. 3) (1921) - Symphony in F minor (Symphony No. 4) (1931–34) - Symphony No. 5

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In what year did King Edward VIII’s abdication crisis occur?

I much desire to promote." At the same time, he enjoyed gambling and country sports and was an enthusiastic hunter. He ordered all the clocks at Sandringham to run half an hour ahead to provide more daylight time for shooting. This so-called tradition of Sandringham Time continued until 1936, when it was abolished by Edward VIII. He also laid out a golf course at Windsor. By the 1870s the future king had taken a keen interest in horseracing and steeplechasing. In 1896, his horse Persimmon won both the

, piccolo, cello and singing, and was a noted actor at Oxford. BBC. After some brief teaching and singing jobs, he joined BBC Birmingham as chief announcer, transferring to London after a year. He became deputy chief announcer in 1937, and the following year married Nancy Margaret Corfield, a lawyer’s daughter (they had two daughters and a son). He made some historic broadcasts, including the announcement of Edward VIII’s abdication. On 3 September 1939 he read the ultimatum to Germany from 10

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Which king of England had the nickname ‘Beauclerc’?

Henry I of England Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. Henry was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, but Henry was left landless. Henry purchased the County of Cotentin in western Normandy from Robert, but William and Robert deposed

His younger brother, Henry Beauclerc immediately took the throne. It had been expected to go to Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, but Robert was away on a crusade and did not return until a month after Rufus' death, by which time Henry was firmly in control of England, and his accession had been recognized by France's King Philip. Robert was, however, able to reassert his control over Normandy, though only after giving up the County of Maine. England and Normandy were now in the hands of

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What was the title of the first ever 'Carry On' film?

Follow That Camel". Background. "Carry On Sergeant" (1958) was about a group of recruits doing National Service; its title, the command commonly issued by army officers to their sergeants in the course of their routine duties, was in keeping with its setting. The film was sufficiently successful to inspire a similar venture, again focusing on an established and respected profession in "Carry On Nurse". When that too was successful, further forays with "Carry On Teacher" and "Carry On Constable

web programs, and on many tours throughout North America and Europe. The brother's first studio release in 1997 was entitled "Forosoco", derived from what the brothers describe their genere to be as a mix of folk, rock, soul, and country. The Bacon Brothers also appear on Sandra Boynton's children's CDs "Dog Train", and "Philadelphia Chickens", on which they sing the title track. Their song "Chop Wood (Carry Water)" is on the soundtrack of the 2004 film

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Who is the famous actress mother of the actress and playwright Amy Rosenthal?

Amy Rosenthal Amy Rosenthal (born 1974) is a British playwright from Muswell Hill, London. She is a recipient of the Sunday Times Drama Award. Biography. Amy Rosenthal was born in 1974. She is the daughter of screenwriter Jack Rosenthal and actress Maureen Lipman; she and her brother were raised in their parents' Jewish faith. Rosenthal studied to be a playwright at the University of Birmingham, where she took a Masters in Playwriting. She won the "Sunday Times" Drama Award with her

Anthony Ainley, actor (born 1932) - Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, peer (born 1920) - 14 May – Anna Lee, actress (born 1913) - 27 May – Ronald Smith, pianist (born 1922) - 29 May – Jack Rosenthal, playwright (born 1931) - 3 June – Frances Shand Kydd, mother of Diana, Princess of Wales and grandmother of Princes William and Harry (born 1936) - 1 July – Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter

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War and Remembrance was the sequel to which US TV World War 2 saga?

War and Remembrance (miniseries) War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name written by Herman Wouk, which aired from November 13, 1988, to May 14, 1989. It is the sequel to "The Winds of War," which was also based on one of Wouk's novels. Plot. The television mini-series continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on December 15, 1941 and ending on August 7, 1945.

, 1976), which was written in part as a response to Elliot's book. A sequel to "An Untold Story" with James Brough, published in 1975 and titled "A Rendezvous With Destiny", carried the Roosevelt saga to the end of World War II. "Mother R Eleanor Roosevelt's Untold Story", also with Brough, was published in 1977. "Eleanor Roosevelt, with Love: A Centenary Remembrance", came out in 1984. Personal life Other relationships. In the 1930s,

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By population, which is the largest state in the USA?

List of states and territories of the United States by population The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics include the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five permanently inhabited unincorporated island territories, including Puerto Rico. As of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 United States Census, the 9 most populous U.S. states contain slightly more than half of the total population. The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous

agnostics, and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population. The largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the Southern Baptist Convention with 1,759,317; the United Methodist Church with 619,394; and the Roman Catholic Church with 596,384. Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant had 566,782 members, the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) has 175,184 members, and the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. has 172,982 members. The Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian body in the state, with 300 congregations

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If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of?

generally meant to be taken in a jocular vein. In the 1920s, psychologist John B. Watson was able to condition this fear in a young boy by means of classical conditioning methods. In August 2013, Christopher Oldstone-Moore, history lecturer at Wright State University in Ohio, and author of "The Beard Movement in Victorian Britain" commented, "Facial hair for the past century has been thought to reflect a suspicious streak of individuality and defiance... Politicians, public servants and businessmen – and apparently journalists – risk their

threat and then visited him in his office. Herein they warned him that if he reported his story to the media or any authorities there would be consequences. He concluded: "You sign a contract with the son of the president and you believe it is worth something. You have no idea what is going to happen to you. We had to flee the country. We were afraid for our lives." Members of the Nguema/Mongomo group Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea became prime minister in

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Which vegetable, a gourd-like squash, derives its name from the Greek for 'large melon'?

. This can be used as a soap, shampoo, and bleach. Prolonged contact can cause skin irritation. Human culture Folk remedies. "Cucurbita" have been used in various cultures as folk remedies. Pumpkins have been used by Native Americans to treat intestinal worms and urinary ailments. This Native American remedy was adopted by American doctors in the early nineteenth century as an anthelmintic for the expulsion of worms. In southeastern Europe, seeds of "C. pepo" were used to treat irritable bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia. In

Acanthosicyos Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name derives from the Greek words ""akantha"" for thorn and ""sykios"" for cucumber or gourd. Species. Endemic to the Namib Desert in Africa, this genus is represented by two known species including "Acanthosicyos horridus", the nara melon, an important food plant in its native range. Both the Nara and the Gemsbok Cucumber are edible; however, eating unripe fruit is

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Who became Vice-President of the USA in 2001?

the joint action of the vice president and of a majority of the Cabinet. While Section 4 has never been invoked, Section 3 has been invoked on three occasions by two presidents. President Ronald Reagan did so once, on July 13, 1985, before undergoing surgeryVice President George H. W. Bush was acting president for approximately eight hours. President George W. Bush did so twice, on June 29, 2002, and July 21, 2007, prior to undergoing medical procedures, which were done under sedationVice President Dick Cheney was acting

Football Playoff selection committee Career USA basketball. Jernstedt first became associated with USA Basketball in 1975, serving as a member of its Council. Jernstedt was vice president for men from 1976-1980 and served another stint as vice president for men from 1992-1996. He was USA Basketball's vice president from 1997-2000 and was the organization's president from 2001-04. Under Jernstedt's tenure, the men's basketball team had disappointing results with a sixth-place finish in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and a

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In which English city will you find the National Railway Museum?

National Railway Museum The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Duchess of Hamilton and the only bullet train outside Japan. In addition, the National Railway Museum holds a diverse collection of other objects from a household recipe book used in George Stephenson’s house to film showing a "never stop

complex of the Museum of Ancient Iran and the Museum of Islamic Era was officially named as the National Museum of Iran. Features. The oldest part of the museum, built by hand is made of quartz stones found in the basin of the river Kashaf Rud east of the city of Mashhad. The stones are more than a million years old. In this section, you will also find a treasure trove of Gilan province also of near Mahabad, which goes back to 200 to 700 thousand years ago. From

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What is the main religion in Sri Lanka?

", "Mahāsāra", "Muudu Puththu" and "Subha saha Yasa". Sri Lankan literature spans at least two millennia, and is heir to the Aryan literary tradition as embodied in the hymns of the Rigveda. The Pāli Canon, the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, was written down in Sri Lanka during the Fourth Buddhist council, at the Alulena cave temple, Kegalle, as early as 29 BC. Ancient chronicles such as the Mahāvamsa, written in the 6th century, provide vivid

Buddhism (Sri Lanka's predominant religion) and Islam. Allegedly, Wijesuriya received death threats for the blasphemous content in "Colombo". Early life. In an interview with "Good Morning Sri-Lanka", Wijesuriya revealed what little is known about his childhood. In the interview Wijesuriya reveals that he spent his early childhood in England before returning to Sri-Lanka. And it was the culture shock on return to Sri-Lanka that stimulated Wijesuriya's interest in sociology, resulting eventually in him writing "Colombo

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What was the title of the first feature film made in Cinemascope?

existing Hypergonars from him and these lenses were flown to Fox's studios in Hollywood. Test footage shot with these lenses was screened for Skouras, who gave the go-ahead for development of a widescreen process based on Chrétien's invention, which was to be known as "CinemaScope". Twentieth Century-Fox's pre-production of "The Robe", originally committed to origination, was halted so that the film could be changed to a CinemaScope production (using Eastmancolor, but processed by Technicolor). Two other

Scope Gem Scope Gem was a marketing series title that Warner Brothers used for documentary film shorts produced in Warnercolor and the wide-screen CinemaScope format. Most of these were travelogues. Overview. Warner Brothers favored block-booking these one- and two-reel documentaries with their wide-screen features. The first official title of the series, "Sportsman’s Holiday" was released with the CinemaScope feature Battle Cry. Carl Dudley, who contributed to several of these, also independently produced some in Vistarama (which

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Which country’s national anthem is The Soldier’s Song?

said the Irish lyrics sound worse than the English ones, which rhyme and so are easier to learn. Ulster unionists regard the anthem as specific to the Republic of Ireland, not symbolic of the whole island of Ireland, and deprecate its use with United Ireland symbolism as irredentism. (The symbolism of flags in Northern Ireland raises similar issues.) In 1933, the unionist government invoked its Special Powers Act to ban public display of the tricolour when "representing the Irish Republican Army ... an Irish Republic ... or... any

of the anthem's score. On 12 July 1926, the Executive Council decided to adopt it as the National Anthem, with Cosgrave the driving force in the decision. He wrote to Lester, "there must be uniformity in regard to the national anthem and that for the present the 'Soldier’s song' is to be used for this purpose both at home and abroad". The decision was not publicised. On 20 June 1926, Osmond Esmonde asked President Cosgrave what the National Anthem was, but the Ceann Comhairle Michael

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Which 1932 novel is the most famous work of writer Stella Gibbons?

Stella Gibbons Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 – 19 December 1989) was an English author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, "Cold Comfort Farm" (1932) which has been reprinted many times. Although she was active as a writer for half a century, none of her later 22 novels or other literary works—which included a sequel to "Cold Comfort Farm"—achieved the same critical or popular success. Much of her work was long out of print before a

and popular success. The satire was heightened by Gibbons's mockery of purple prose, whereby she marked the most florid and overwritten passages of the book with asterisks, "for the reader's delectation and mirth". One critic found it hard to accept that so well-developed a parody was the work of a scarcely known woman writer, and speculated that "Stella Gibbons" was a pen-name for Evelyn Waugh. Gibbons suddenly found herself in demand in literary circles and from fellow writers, raised to a celebrity status

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What is the divine nickname for the elusive Higgs boson?

of that was championed by Lederman since its 1983 inception and shut down in 1993. The book sought in part to promote awareness of the significance and need for such a project in the face of its possible loss of funding. Lederman, a leading researcher in the field, writes that he wanted to title his book "The Goddamn Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?" Lederman's editor decided that the title was too controversial and convinced him to change the title to "The God Particle

lead collisions. Findings and discoveries. An initial focus of research was to investigate the possible existence of the Higgs boson, a key part of the Standard Model of physics which is predicted by theory but had not yet been observed before due to its high mass and elusive nature. CERN scientists estimated that, if the Standard Model were correct, the LHC would produce several Higgs bosons every minute, allowing physicists to finally confirm or disprove the Higgs boson's existence. In addition, the LHC allowed the search for supersymmetric

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What was the sequel to the sitcom Are You Being Served?

8 November 1972 and 1 April 1985 – and included 5 Christmas specials. There was also a 1977 film, a spin-off series "Grace & Favour" with some of the same main cast in 1991–92, and a one-off episode with a new cast in 2016. Since its original release, all 69 episodes, the restored pilot, the Christmas specials, the sequel and the film have been released on DVD. "Are You Being Served?" was a great success in the UK and was also

's Laugh At Foreigners - The teams are shown three acts performing at a Eurovision Song Contest, and are asked which act got the lowest points. - Are You Being Serviced? - The teams are shown a clip from a sitcom, usually "Are You Being Served?" after which the round was named, and the clip is paused before the punchline is delivered. The teams have to guess what the punchline is. - Charley Says - Based on the "Charley Says" series of public information films,

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Who composed The Resurrection Symphony and The Symphony of a Thousand?

Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. This symphony was one of Mahler's most popular and successful works during his lifetime. It was his first major work that established his lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection. In this large work, the composer further developed the creativity of "sound of the distance" and creating a "world of its own", aspects already

BBC). Having trained as a television programme maker at the BBC and Carlton Television she directed the film "Memories in Mind", with an award from the Arts Council, which was broadcast by the BBC in 1998. Thompson began to focus on full orchestral composition and in 2004 became the first woman in Europe in more than 40 years to have composed and conducted a symphony. "New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony" was recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate one thousand years of London's history

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What is the alternative name for the larkspur?

Ecology. Delphiniums can attract butterflies and other pollinators. Cultivation. Various delphiniums are cultivated as ornamental plants, for traditional and native plant gardens. The numerous hybrids and cultivars are primarily used as garden plants, providing height at the back of the summer border, in association with roses, lilies, and geraniums. Most delphinium hybrids and cultivars are derived from "D. elatum". Hybridisation was developed in the 19th-century, led by Victor Lemoine in France. Other hybrid crosses have included "D. bruninianum

2010, the revamped Cal Park Hill Tunnel, wide, tall, and long, was opened to pedestrian traffic. The revamping was done at a cost of $28 million, paid equally by Marin County and SMART. The tunnel is used for both the rail right of way between Larkspur and San Rafael and as well as bicycles and pedestrians. In May 2013, the SMART board approved a resolution designating the San Rafael to Larkspur link as its "preferred alternative." The agency submitted a letter to the Federal Transit

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What name is given to the dried bummalo fish when crumbled over Indian cuisine?

Bombay duck The Bombay duck or bummalo ("Harpadon nehereus"), is a lizardfish. Adults may reach a maximum length of 40 cm, but the usual size is around 25 cm. Etymology. The origin of the term "Bombay duck" is uncertain. One popular etymology claims that the overpowering smell of the dried fish when transported by mail train (the Bombay "Daak") led to the phrase "you smell like the Bombay Daak" in the days of the British Raj.

including Thai restaurants. One survey conducted in 2003 by the Kellogg School of Management and Sasin Institute showed that Thai cuisine ranked fourth when people were asked to name an ethnic cuisine, after Italian, French, and Chinese cuisine. When asked "what is your favourite cuisine?", Thailand's cuisine came in at sixth place, behind the three aforementioned cuisines, and Indian and Japanese cuisine. In the list of the "World's 50 most delicious foods", compiled by CNN in 2011, "som tam

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Which county was absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974?

covering the historic county of Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough, historically part of Northamptonshire. It contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. Local government is divided between Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, which, since 1998, forms a separate unitary authority. Under the county council, there are five district councils, Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Fenland District Council. History. Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of Flag Fen in

Socon in Bedfordshire had been absorbed by the Urban District of St Neots and was transferred from the County Constituency of Mid Bedfordshire.  There were other marginal adjustments due to changes in county borders. Meanwhile, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, the two counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and Huntingdon and Peterborough were merged to form the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, with effect from 1 April 1974. However, the next redistribution did not come into effect until the 1983 general election, when

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Which German word means low-brow, cheesy, mass-produced art in poor taste?

of performance. Thus, a person may consume kitsch intentionally or unintentionally. Camp, as Susan Sontag observed, is always a way of consuming or performing culture "in quotation marks". However, Sontag also distinguishes the difference between "naive" and "deliberate" camp. Kitsch, as a form or style, certainly falls under the category "naive camp" as it is unaware that it is tasteless; "deliberate camp", on the other hand, can be seen as a subversive form of kitsch which

, Chavacano can be intelligible to some Spanish speakers, and while most Spanish words can easily be understood by Chavacano speakers, many would struggle to understand a complete Spanish sentence. Terminology. The term Chavacano or Chabacano originated from the Spanish word "" which literally means "poor taste", "vulgar", "common", "of low quality", or "coarse". Chavacano has since evolved into a word of its own in different spellings with no negative connotation, but to simply being the name

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Which dynastic honour group is restricted to 24 members at any given time?

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II—and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms, plus a limited number of honorary members. While all members are awarded the right to use

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship The Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship, officially known as Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Sadasya, is an Indian honour for the performing arts presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi. It is "the most prestigious and rare honour" conferred by the Akademi and is restricted to 40 individuals at any given time. Background. In 1945, The Asiatic Society of Bengal submitted a proposal to establish a National Cultural Trust consisting of three academies: an Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama, an Academy of Letters,

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Under which Prime Minister were life peerages instituted?

Cameron have yet to take a peerage. Harold Macmillan declined a peerage on leaving office, but over 20 years after retiring accepted a second offer of the customary, hereditary earldom for retiring Prime Ministers, as Earl of Stockton; this was the last earldom to be offered outside the Royal Family. While David Lloyd George also waited a similar period for his earldom, most offers have been made and accepted shortly after retirement such as the Earls of Oxford and Asquith, Baldwin, Attlee and Avon. Many Cabinet members, including

. There is no limit on the number of peerages the sovereign may create under the Life Peerages Act. Normally life peerages are granted to individuals nominated by political parties or by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, and to honour important public figures such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prime Minister on their retirement. Until the formal opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2009, life peers created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act were known as "Lords of Appeal in Ordinary" or in common parlance

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Which is the highest order of chivalry in England?

or valuable service, and good conduct. Appointments to the various orders and awards of other honours are usually published in the "London Gazette". Brief history. Although the Anglo-Saxon monarchs are known to have rewarded their loyal subjects with rings and other symbols of favour, it was the Normans who introduced knighthoods as part of their feudal government. The first English order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter, was created in 1348 by Edward III. Since then, the system has evolved to address

Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl The Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl is the dynastic order of the Royal House of Sulu, which serves as the premier institution and the highest personal honour of and in the Royal Sultanate of Sulu. The order is an honourable and nobiliary corporation instituted as a dynastic Order of Datuship analogous to traditional dynastic orders of chivalry, and is in direct continuation from the ancient customs and distinctions of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu and the Court of the Sultan. Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram

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Which element Atomic Number 19 was originally called Kalium?

minerals leucite and lepidolite, and realized that "potash" was not a product of plant growth but actually contained a new element, which he proposed to call "kali". In 1807, Humphry Davy produced the element via electrolysis: in 1809, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert proposed the name "Kalium" for Davy's "potassium". In 1814, the Swedish chemist Berzelius advocated the name "kalium" for potassium, with the chemical symbol "K". The English and French speaking countries adopted Davy and Gay-

not be confused with the standard atomic weight (also called atomic weight) of an element, which is the ratio of the average atomic mass of the different isotopes of that element (weighted by abundance) to the unified atomic mass unit. The atomic weight is an actual "mass" (made relative, i.e., a ratio), while the mass number is a "counted" number (and so an integer). This weighted average can be quite different from the near-integer values for individual isotopic masses

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Who wrote The Tracks of My Tears and My Guy?

The Tracks of My Tears "The Tracks of My Tears" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by their group, The Miracles, on Motown's Tamla label. In 1967, Johnny Rivers covered the song and his version was a number 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Linda Ronstadt recorded a hit cover of her own in 1975 that reached number 25 on the Hot 100 chart. Numerous

else. Ronan Keating occasionally makes way for Mikey Graham on lead vocals as they tackle the likes of Tracks of My Tears, I’m Doing Fine Now and You Can’t Hurry Love; but with a cheesy backing track providing the music, the vitality and soul of most of these songs are rendered flat and schmaltzy. Cynicism placed firmly aside, a live band and some creative arrangements might have made all the difference." Jamie Parmenter of RenownedForSound wrote: "Tracks of my Tears takes a sombre tone with great vocal

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Who made the original recording of What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the "brokenhearted", who had love that's now departed. The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after a breakup. The tune was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean, and the

Where You Are)" - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" - "War" - "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" - "You Can’t Hurry Love" - "You're My Everything" Musical numbers Recording. The original Broadway cast recording of "Ain't Too Proud" was digitally released on March 22, 2019. The physical album released on April 19, and a double-LP vinyl was released on June 7. External links. -

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Levi Stubbs was lead singer with which act?

Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He has been noted for his powerful, emotional, dramatic style of singing. Stubbs was also a voice artist in film and television, most famously having provided the voice of "Audrey II", the alien plant in the 1986 musical

's also notable for lead singer Levi Stubbs' emotional lead and The Andantes helping the other Tops (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul "Duke" Fakir) in the background. Personnel. - Lead vocal by Levi Stubbs - Background vocals by the Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps - Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Which Irish province includes the counties of Cork, Kerry and Limerick?

the O'Briens in Munster or the MacCailim Mor in the Western Isles, were renowned in the courts of England, Spain, Portugal and the Low Countries. Learning was not exclusive to the hereditary learned families, however; one such example is Cathal Mac Manus, the 15th century diocesan priest who wrote the "Annals of Ulster". Other learned families included the Mic Aodhagáin and Clann Fhir Bhisigh. It was this latter family which produced Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, the 17th century genealogist and compiler of the "Leabhar na nGenealach".

1st Brigade (Ireland) The 1st Brigade (1 BDE) () is a brigade of the Irish Army. The brigade, which was known as 1st (Southern) Brigade until the 2012 reorganisation of the army, has its headquarters in Collins Barracks in Cork. The 1st Brigade is responsible for military operations in the south of Ireland. Its area of responsibility includes the counties of Galway, Offaly, Laois, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary. It is also

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What is the administrative HQ of the Welsh region of Ceredigion?

has been a population increase caused by elderly people moving to the county for retirement, and various government initiatives have encouraged tourism and other alternative sources of income. Ceredigion's population at the 2011 UK census was 75,900. Its largest town, Aberystwyth, is one of its two administrative centres, the other being Aberaeron. Aberystwyth houses Aberystwyth University, Bronglais Hospital and the National Library of Wales. Lampeter is home to part of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. History. Ceredigion has been inhabited since prehistoric times

West Wales West Wales () is not clearly defined as a particular region of Wales. Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of "Deheubarth" and was called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Other definitions include Swansea and Neath Port Talbot but exclude Ceredigion. The "West Wales and the Valleys" NUTS area includes more westerly parts of North Wales. The preserved county of Dyfed covers what is

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Which body of water separates mainland Scotland and the Orkneys?

are very similar to those experienced elsewhere. The archipelago's population grew by 11% in the decade to 2011 as recorded by the census. During the same period Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. Geography. Orkney is separated from the mainland of Scotland by the Pentland Firth, a wide seaway between Brough Ness on the island of South Ronaldsay and Duncansby Head in Caithness. Orkney lies between 58°41′ and 59°24′ North, and 2°22′ and 3°26′ West

Barnhusviken Barnhusviken (Swedish for "the Orphanage Bay") is a body of water in central Stockholm, Sweden. Separating the island Kungsholmen from the mainland district Norrmalm north of it, it connects Karlbergssjön to Klara Sjö. Together with Karlbergskanalen, Karlbergssjön, and Klara Sjö, Barnhusviken constitute the nameless body of water which separates Kungsholmen from the city districts Norrmalm and Vasastaden and the northern suburb Solna. The northern shore, entirely occupied by the Klarastrandsleden motorway and eight rows of railway tracks, is not accessible to pedestrians

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Who wrote The Leatherstocking Tales?

Leatherstocking Tales The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as "Leatherstocking", "The Pathfinder", and "the trapper". Native Americans call him "Deerslayer", ""La Longue Carabine"" ("Long Rifle" in French), and "Hawkeye". Publication history

University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society. Cooper served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was "The Spy", a tale about counter-espionage set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories, and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the "Leatherstocking Tales". Cooper's works on the

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Which educational movement was initiated by Robert Raikes in 1780?

Robert Raikes Robert Raikes ("the Younger") (14 September 1736 – 5 April 1811) was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman, noted for his promotion of Sunday schools. Pre-dating state schooling and by 1831 schooling 1,250,000 children, they are seen as the first precursor schools of the English state school system. Family. Raikes was born at Ladybellegate House, Gloucester, in 1736, the eldest child of Mary Drew and Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher. He was baptised on 24 September 1736

about urban and industrial influences on children. During this time, expeditions into "nature" were combined with informal educational pursuits. Scouting, a movement started in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell initiated widespread development of practical outdoor skills which often incorporated expeditionary components like camping, backpacking, and canoeing and has grown to 38 million members in 216 countries 100 years after its inception. By the late 20th century expeditions were being used as educational vehicles by many private and public sector groups and has grown into large groups such as Outward Bound

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In Greek myth who won the beauty contest judged by Paris?

religion were the Dodekatheon, or the "Twelve Gods", who lived on the top of Mount Olympus. The most important of all ancient Greek gods was Zeus, the king of the gods, who was married to Hera, who was also Zeus's sister. The other Greek gods that made up the Twelve Olympians were Ares, Poseidon, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hephaestus and Hermes. Apart from these twelve gods, Greeks also had a variety of other mystical beliefs, such as

mythology of classical India). Classical writers set Apollo as their leader, "Apollon Mousagetēs" ("Apollo Muse-leader"). In one myth, the Muses judged a contest between Apollo and Marsyas. They also gathered the pieces of the dead body of Orpheus, son of Calliope, and buried them in Leivithra. In a later myth, Thamyris challenged them to a singing contest. They won and punished Thamyris by blinding him and robbing him of his singing ability. According to a myth from Ovid

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The Golden Spurtle is awarded for champion makers of what?

World Porridge Day World Porridge Day, on 10 October, is an international event related to porridge. The first of the days was held in 2009. The event is organized to raise funds for the charity Mary's Meals, based in Argyll, Scotland, to aid starving children in developing countries. The organization "feeds the nutrient-rich maize-based porridge Likuni Phala to about 320,000 children in Malawi each year." The 2009 day included gatherings in the United States, France, Malawi, Bosnia and Sweden.

set in an ancient pine forest at the south end of the village. It has a variety of attractions, including a wild water coaster, steam powered saw mill and the UK's first nature trail, Treetop Trail. There has been a Boys' Brigade campsite in the village for many years. Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, located nearby, includes many graves and memorials of Clan Grant. Events in the village. The village plays host to two popular annual competitions: The "Golden Spurtle World

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The pagan festival Samhain is now better known as what?

New Year". He inferred it from contemporary folklore in Ireland and Wales, which he felt was "full of Hallowe'en customs associated with new beginnings". He visited Mann and found that the Manx sometimes called 31 October "New Year's Night" or "Hog-unnaa". The "Tochmarc Emire", written in the Middle Ages, reckoned the year around the four festivals at the beginning of the seasons, and put Samhain at the beginning of those. However, Hutton says that the evidence for it being

hosts a Beltane and Samhain Festival every year. These are generally held a couple of weeks before Beltaine and Samhain. This is allows for members of The Council of Magickal Arts to celebrate the solar holidays in their own personal ways and to not compete with other pagan festivals and events that are of interest to their membership. CMA are known for their Beltane and Samhain Festivals. CMA also works closely with the Pagan Pride Day organization and helps to organize the Pagan Pride Day Events in Cities across Texas. For many years the

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Which poet had a dog called Boatswain?

Epitaph to a Dog "Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Newfoundland dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming bitten and infected. The poem is inscribed on Boatswain's tomb, which is larger than Byron's, at Newstead Abbey, Byron's

of Guichen Bay and to its south, the coastline of the bay from Cape Thomas in the west to Boatswains Point in the east. Two settlements are located along its west coast behind an area of reserved land. The road system associated with these settlements is connected to the Southern Ports Highway in the east by a road called Boatswain Point Road. Land in the remainder of the locality is used for agricultural purposes. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Boatswain Point had a population of 50 people

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What was the name of the dog who accompanied the Three Men In A Boat?

One of the most praised things about "Three Men in a Boat" is how undated it appears to modern readers – the jokes have been praised as fresh and witty. The three men are based on Jerome himself (the narrator Jerome K. Jerome) and two real-life friends, George Wingrave (who would become a senior manager at Barclays Bank) and Carl Hentschel (the founder of a London printing business, called Harris in the book), with whom Jerome often took boating trips. The dog, Montmorency

Three Men on the Bummel Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)". The sequel brings back the three companions who figured in "Three Men in a Boat", this time on a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest. D. C. Browning's introduction to the 1957 Everyman's

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Who was killed when Gloria Jones’ mini left the road and hit a tree in 1977?

of T. Rex in 1969 while performing in "Hair" (Los Angeles cast). While touring in Europe, Bolan and Jones met for the second time at the Speakeasy in London. In 1972, she was recommended by Warner Brothers' Bob Regere to sing backing vocals behind T. Rex at Winterland in San Francisco. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. Sep 26, 1975). She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with

Bowie's amusement was clearly visible, and the band stopped playing after a few seconds. With no time for a retake, the occurrence was aired. Death. On 16 September 1977, Bolan was riding in a driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from Mortons drinking club and restaurant in Berkeley Square. After she crossed a small humpback bridge near Gipsy Lane on Queens Ride, Barnes, southwest London, the car struck a fence post and then a tree. Bolan was killed instantly, while Jones suffered a

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Which anti-Catholic insurgencies took place in London in 1780?

Gordon Riots The Gordon Riots of 1780 were several days of rioting based on anti-Catholic feeling. They began with a massive and orderly protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics enacted by the Popery Act 1698. Lord George Gordon, head of the Protestant Association, warned that the law would enable Catholics in the British Army to become a dangerous threat. The protest led to widespread rioting and looting, including attacks on Newgate Prison and the Bank of England

Eastern European anti-Communist insurgencies The Central and Eastern European anti-Communist insurgencies fought on after the official end of the Second World War against the Soviet Union and the communist states formed under Soviet occupation and support. Prominent movements include: - The Ukrainian Insurgent Army fought until eradicated in 1956. - The anti-Soviet Hungarian Revolution took place in 1956. - Baltic partisans known as the "Forest Brothers" fought until eradicated in the early 1960s. - Romanian anti-communist resistance movement fought

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