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[DOC] [TLE] THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO ...THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - YouTube [PAR] THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Jun 28, 2013 [PAR] The Theme from the movie "Mahogany" also titled "Do You Know Where You're Going To" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Giffin and was sung by Dianna Ross as the theme to the 1975 Paramount film. Her recording of the theme became a number one hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Hits and the Easy Listening Charts. The song was nominated for an Academy Award and was performed live by Dianna Ross at the oscars show. INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAW IS NEVER INTENDED! [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To ...DIANA ROSS LYRICS - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) [PAR] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" lyrics [PAR] DIANA ROSS LYRICS [PAR] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know [PAR] When you look behind you [PAR] There's no open doors [PAR] What are you hoping for [PAR] Do you know [PAR] Once we were standing still in time [PAR] Chasing the fantasies [PAR] You knew how I loved you [PAR] But my spirit was free [PAR] Laughin' at the questions [PAR] That you once asked of me [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know [PAR] Now looking back at all we've planned [PAR] We let so many dreams [PAR] Just slip through our hands [PAR] Why must we wait so long [PAR] Before we'll see [PAR] To those questions can be [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know[DOC] [TLE] Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - YouTube [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Dec 29, 2008 [PAR] This movie was the first movie I ever saw after moving to the Bay Area in 1975. Having come from a small town, everything was so BIG. Intersections, malls, people rushing everywhere. The question this song asks, I asked myself over and over after such upheaval. I still don't have the answer. The movie Mahogany (and this theme song) turn 40 this October. [PAR] Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), by Diana Ross. From the movie, Mahogany in the year 1975. [PAR] Do you know where youre going to? [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to? [PAR] Do you know...?[DOC] [TLE] Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Diana Ross – Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics [PAR] Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Lyrics [PAR] Do you know where you're going to? [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you? [PAR] Where are you going to? [PAR] Do you know? [PAR] Do you get what you're hoping for? [PAR] When you look behind you [PAR] There's no open door [PAR] What are you hoping for? [PAR] Do you know? [PAR] Once we were

Do You Know Where You're Going To? was the theme from which film?

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[DOC] [TLE] Breed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher - unleashmagazine.comBreed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher [PAR] Breed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher [PAR] Fast as the wind and strong as a bull, the Doberman Pinscher has proven itself to be one of the world’s elite canines. They are known for their agility, intelligence, speed, stamina and strength. Amazingly enough, this breed originated in Germany and was bred by a German man named Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann in the 1860s for those purposes. This is of course where the Doberman, also known as Dobes, get their name. Louis wanted to create a guard dog that would protect him as he traveled through dangerous communities filled with thieves. They are a mix between German Pinschers, Beaucerons, Manchester Terriers, Greyhounds and Rottweilers. This very interesting mix of dogs produced a magnificent animal. Not only do they make loyal companions, but they also are great for search and rescue, military and police work, guarding, therapy work and competitive obedience. [PAR]     So what makes this dog so good at what it does? Well, its body is very muscular. The chest is broad and legs are perfectly straight. Dobes have perfect strides when they run, as their hind legs are in sync with their front legs. This gives them fast capabilities to hunt down their prey. Doberman Pinscher’s heads are long and the tops of their heads are flat. Their sleek head give them advantage in their surroundings. As for their teeth, they meet in a scissor-like bite. Their coats are coarse and can range from black, red, fawn, and even to blue.  An interesting breed fact is that their nose matches the color of the coat. Because their coats are short they can be sensitive to cold weather.  These dogs shed very little, so maintenance is minimal. The Doberman's expectancy of life is 10 to 13 years. [PAR]      Due to the breed’s ability to comprehend what it learns, the Doberman Pinscher can be a very clever dog. They are smart and relatively easy to train. With such a unique breed, come special requirements as an owner.  Because Dobermans can be stubborn at times, they require a handler who is assertive and confident. Also, early socialization is important in effort to curtail shy and timid-like behavior. [PAR]     Alike all dogs, the Doberman can be a pleasure to own if cared for properly. A helpful tip when considering this breed is to allow them plenty of physical activity. Dobes need enough space to run and stretch, therefore apartment life isn’t recommended. Common health issues of the breed include bloating, hip dysplasia, minor heart defects and prostatic disease. [PAR]       Well known owners of the breed are President John F. Kennedy, who’s Doberman was named Moe. Actor William Shatner has owned a handful of Doberman Pinschers over time, their names were Kirk, Morgan, China, Heidi, Paris, Royale, Martika, Sterling, Charity, Bella and Starbuck. Even Mariah Carey flaunted her Doberman, Princess, in her “All I Want For Christmas is You” video.[DOC] [TLE] Famous Doberman Owners - Dobermans Den - TheFamous Doberman Owners [PAR] Home > Fun Stuff > Famous Doberman Owners [PAR] Famous Doberman Owners [PAR] Usually we see celebrities with toy dogs that look more like a fashion accessories than a loved pet. And rarely do we see our beloved Doberman with a celebrity,  photographed by the paparazzi.  But of course, there are some famous people who own Dobermans, (some who have sadly passed away). [PAR] I think you’ll find this list interesting and it shows how diverse the people who love Dobermans are. This list is partially taken from Stanley Coren’s book, “Why we love the dogs we do”, as well as various online research. If I missed anyone please let me know in the comments below. [PAR] If you’re looking for famous Dobermans from the movies and tv, here’s a fun list of the most famous Dobermans . [PAR]   [PAR] Hunter S Thompson [PAR] Hunter S Thompson, was a popular American writer who died in 2005.  He had several Dobermans and has included them in his books.  In

Which actor had a Doberman Pinscher called Kirk?

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[DOC] [TLE] Maurice Chevalier - Thank Heaven for Little Girls (from ...Maurice Chevalier - Thank Heaven for Little Girls (from Gigi) Lyrics [PAR] Maurice Chevalier [PAR] Thank Heaven for Little Girls (from Gigi) [PAR] Maurice Chevalier - Thank Heaven for Little Girls (from Gigi) Lyrics [PAR] Rated 2.72 out of 4 stars [PAR] ★ [PAR] Thank heaven for little girls [PAR] for little girls get bigger every day! [PAR] Thank heaven for little girls [PAR] they grow up in the most delightful way! [PAR] Those little eyes so helpless and appealing [PAR] one day will flash and send you crashin' thru the ceilin' [PAR] Thank heaven for little girls [PAR] thank heaven for them all, [PAR] no matter where no matter who [PAR] for without them, what would little boys do? [PAR] Thank heaven... thank heaven... [PAR] Thank heaven for little girls! [PAR] All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only.[DOC] [TLE] Thank Heaven for Little Girls"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" is a 1957 song written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe and often associated with performer Maurice Chevalier. It opened and closed the 1958 film Gigi. Alfred Drake performed the song in the 1973 Broadway stage production of Gigi, though in the 2015 revival, it was sung as a duet between Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty. [PAR] The Chevalier version is often regarded as the definitive version of the song; he recorded it in 1958. In 2004 it finished at #56 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. [PAR] In the mid-'90s, a contemporary take on the song was recorded by the Seattle-based alternative band Ruby for a Mountain Dew commercial in the United States. This recording was later repurposed by PepsiCo for their Pepsi Max brand in the UK. [PAR] It has also been performed by Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Gérard Depardieu, Merle Haggard, Hugh Hefner, The King Brothers, Ed McMahon, and in his faux French accent, Peter Sellers.[DOC] [TLE] Chevalier Gigi - YouTubeChevalier Gigi - YouTube [PAR] Chevalier Gigi [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Sep 9, 2007 [PAR] Thank Heaven for the little girls [PAR] Category

Which musical featured the song Thank Heaven for Little Girls?

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[DOC] [TLE] Vought-Sikorsky VS-300The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (or S-46) was a single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. The first "free" flight of the VS-300 was on 13 May 1940. The VS-300 was the first successful single lifting rotor helicopter in the United States and the first successful helicopter to use a single vertical-plane tail rotor configuration for antitorque. With floats attached, it became the first practical amphibious helicopter. [PAR] Design and development [PAR] Igor Sikorsky's quest for a practical helicopter began in 1938, when as the Engineering Manager of the Vought-Sikorsky Division of United Aircraft Corporation, he was able to convince the directors of United Aircraft that his years of study and research into rotary-wing flight problems would lead to a breakthrough. His first experimental machine, the VS-300, was test flown by Sikorsky on 14 September 1939 tethered by cables. In developing the concept of rotary-wing flight, Sikorsky was the first to introduce a single engine to power both the main and tail rotor systems. The only previous successful attempt at a single-lift rotor helicopter, the Yuriev-Cheremukhin TsAGI-1EA in 1931 in the Soviet Union, used a pair of uprated, Russian-built Gnome Monosoupape rotary engines of 120 hp each for its power. For later flights of his VS-300, Sikorsky also added a vertical aerofoil surface to the end of the tail to assist anti-torque but this was later removed when it proved to be ineffective. [PAR] The cyclic control was found to be difficult to perfect, and led to Sikorsky locking the cyclic and adding two smaller vertical-axis lifting rotors to either side aft of the tail boom. By varying pitch of these rotors simultaneously, fore and aft control was provided. Roll control was provided by differential pitching of the blades. In this configuration, it was found that the VS-300 could not fly forward easily and Sikorsky joked about turning the pilot's seat around. [PAR] Operational history [PAR] Sikorsky fitted utility floats (also called pontoons) to the VS-300 and performed a water landing and takeoff on 17 April 1941, making it the first practical amphibious helicopter.[http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid [PAR] 208ae39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD "Timeline."] Sikorsky.com. Retrieved: 22 September 2009. On 6 May 1941, the VS-300 beat the world endurance record held by the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, by staying aloft for 1 hour 32 minutes and 26.1 seconds. [PAR] The final variant of the VS-300 was powered by a 150 hp Franklin engine. The VS-300 was one of the first helicopters capable of carrying cargo. The VS-300 was modified over a two-year period, including removal of the two vertical tail rotors, until 1941 when a new cyclic control system gave it much improved flight behavior.Chiles 2008, p. 104. [PAR] Survivor [PAR] In 1943, the VS-300 was retired to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It has been on display there ever since, except for a trip back to the Sikorsky Aircraft plant for restoration in 1985. [PAR] Specifications (VS-300)[DOC] [TLE] S-46/VS-300/VS -300A Helicopter - Sikorsky ArchivesUntitled Document [PAR] VS-300A NX 28996 in Forward flight with Igor Sikorsky at the controls [PAR] Background [PAR]   [PAR] Igor Sikorsky dreamed of building a helicopter from his youth.  In 1931, he applied for a patent for a single main rotor helicopter which included nearly every feature that would be incorporated in the VS-300.  By 1938, technology had caught up with his dream.  When he was summoned to United Aircraft Headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut to be told that the Sikorsky Division which at that time was building fixed-wing aircraft was being shut down due to a lack of business, he requested that he be allowed to keep his design team together to design a helicopter.  His request was granted along with an initial $30,000 budget.  The VS-300 was America’s first practical helicopter.  It was also the first successful helicopter in the world with a single main rotor

The VS-300 was a type of what?

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[DOC] [TLE] Dame Judi Dench | British actress | Britannica.comJudi Dench | British actress | Britannica.com [PAR] British actress [PAR] Alternative Title: Dame Judith Olivia Dench [PAR] Judi Dench [PAR] Judi Dench, in full Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born December 9, 1934, York , North Yorkshire , England ), British actress known for her numerous and varied stage roles and for her work in television and in a variety of films. [PAR] Judi Dench and Colin Firth in Shakespeare in Love (1998). [PAR] Copyright © 1999 Miramax Films [PAR] Dench studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London . In 1957 she gave her first important critically acclaimed performance, as Ophelia in the Old Vic production of Hamlet. The following year she made her Broadway debut in Twelfth Night. Her performance as Lady Macbeth in the Royal Shakespeare Company ’s Macbeth (1977) earned her a Laurence Olivier Award from the Society of West End Theatre Managers (now the Society of London Theatre). It was her first of eight Olivier Awards; she also won for Juno and the Paycock (1980), Pack of Lies (1983), Antony and Cleopatra (1987), Absolute Hell (1996), A Little Night Music (1996), and The Winter’s Tale (2016), and in 2004 she received a special Olivier Award. [PAR] Judi Dench appearing in a National Theatre production of Anton Chekhov’s The … [PAR] Robbie Jack/Corbis [PAR] From the beginning of her career, Dench frequently acted on television, in adaptations of plays as well as in series. Among her notable credits were two romantic comedy series that aired on the BBC : A Fine Romance (1981–84), which she starred in with her husband, Michael Williams, whom she had married in 1971 and who died in 2001; and As Time Goes By (1992–2005). She later starred in the BBC miniseries Cranford (2007–09), based on works by Elizabeth Gaskell . [PAR] After making her big-screen debut in the crime drama The Third Secret (1964), Dench acted in such films as A Room with a View (1985) and A Handful of Dust (1988). She took the role of James Bond ’s boss, M, in GoldenEye (1995)—the first of several Bond movies in which she appeared—and subsequently played two British queens, the recently widowed Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997) and Queen Elizabeth I in the comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998). For her role as Elizabeth I, she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress, and, for that of Queen Victoria, she won an Academy Award nomination and the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a drama. Additional Oscar nominations for best actress came for her portrayals of British writer Iris Murdoch in Iris (2001), an eccentric theatre owner in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), and the lonely teacher Barbara Covett in Notes on a Scandal (2006). [PAR] Daniel Craig (left) as James Bond and Judi Dench as M in Casino Royale … [PAR] © 2006 Sony Pictures Entertainment. All rights reserved. [PAR] Britannica Stories [PAR] Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales [PAR] After appearing in the musical Nine (2009), Dench played Mrs. Fairfax in Jane Eyre (2011), an adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë novel. In Clint Eastwood ’s biopic J. Edgar (2011), she portrayed the mother of J. Edgar Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio ), and, in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011), she appeared as actress Sybil Thorndike . She was featured in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and its 2015 sequel, both of which concern the comic hijinks of a group of British retirees in India . Dench also starred alongside Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013), based on the true story of a woman’s search for a child she had given up for adoption in her youth. She earned another Oscar nomination for best actress for her work on that film . In 2015 Dench paired with Dustin Hoffman in a BBC adaptation of Roald Dahl ’s Esio Trot (1990). The following year she had a cameo in Tim Burton ’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.[DOC] [TLE]

Where in England was Dame Judi Dench born?

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[DOC] [TLE] Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX - Jan 26, 1986 ...Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX - Jan 26, 1986 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX [PAR] Share this: [PAR] Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX [PAR] Author [PAR] Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] On January 26, 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Chicago Bears score a Super Bowl record number of points to defeat the New England Patriots, 46-10, and win their first championship since 1963. [PAR] Led by Coach Mike Ditka, a tight end for the Bears during their last Super Bowl win, Chicago won 17 of 18 games to reach the championship match-up with the Patriots, who became only the fourth wild-card team in history to advance to the Super Bowl. After Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal only one minute and 19 seconds into the game, New England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history. It was mostly downhill for the Patriots from there, as the Bears built a 23-3 lead by halftime, gaining a total of 236 yards, compared with New England’s minus 19. The young Patriots quarterback, Tony Eason, had zero completions in six passes, was sacked three times and fumbled once before being replaced by Steve Grogan near the end of the first half. [PAR] The mighty Bears defense made a crucial impact on the game, causing six Patriot turnovers (four of which led to touchdowns) and holding New England to a total of only seven rushing yards all game. The Bears were hot on offense as well, as quarterback Jim McMahon completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards and no interceptions. Defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry had one of the game’s most memorable moments, running in a one-yard touchdown and spiking the ball in celebration. The celebrated Chicago running back Walter Payton carried 22 times for 61 yards but did not score, the one disappointment in an otherwise triumphant game for the Bears. [PAR] When the game was over, the Bears had set a new NFL record for margin of victory (36 points), bettering the mark of 29 set by the Los Angeles Raiders when they beat the Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII. They also scored more points than any other team in the history of the Super Bowl, beating the previous record (38) shared by the Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. The Bears defensive end Richard Dent, who contributed one and a half of Chicago’s record seven sacks, was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XX, becoming only the fourth defender to win the honor. [PAR] Super Bowl XX is also remembered for the ubiquitous “Super Bowl Shuffle,” a rap song and accompanying video released by the Bears during the weeks leading up to their championship meeting with the Patriots. Payton, McMahon, Dent, Perry and linebacker Mike Singletary were among the Bears who participated in the song’s production, which reached #41 on the Billboard charts and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] Super Bowl XX Game Recap - NFL.com - Official Site of the ...Super Bowl XX Game Recap [PAR] Chicago 46, New England 10 [PAR] SuperBowl.com wire reports [PAR] Buddy Ryan's '46' defense squashed the Patriots.(AP) [PAR] The NFC champion Chicago Bears, seeking their first NFL title since 1963, scored a Super Bowl-record 46 points in downing AFC champion New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. The previous record for most points in a Super Bowl was 38, shared by San Francisco in XIX and the Los Angeles Raiders in XVIII. [PAR] The Bears' league-leading defense tied the Super Bowl record for sacks (7) and limited the Patriots to a record-low seven rushing yards. [PAR] New England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history when Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal with 1:19 elapsed in the first period. The score came about because of Larry McGrew's fumble recovery at the Chicago

Who won Super Bowl XX?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 [PAR] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 [PAR] Sinclair Lewis [PAR] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 [PAR] Sinclair Lewis [PAR] Prize share: 1/1 [PAR] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 was awarded to Sinclair Lewis "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters". [PAR] Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation [PAR] Share this: [PAR] To cite this page [PAR] MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1930/>[DOC] [TLE] Why Don’t More Americans Win the Nobel Prize? - The New YorkerWhy Don’t More Americans Win the Nobel Prize? - The New Yorker [PAR] Why Don’t More Americans Win the Nobel Prize? [PAR] By [PAR]    [PAR] October 8, 2013 [PAR] When the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Sinclair Lewis, in 1930, it was the first time in the prize’s three-decade history that it had been given to an American. Lewis’s acceptance lecture was a not-especially-gracious missive aimed at his critics in the United States. Yet the curmudgeonly writer managed more expansive moments, gesturing toward the historic nature of that year’s award and remarking upon the state of American literature at the time, and on its status in the world. [PAR] Lewis argued that writing in the U.S. had been stunted in the years after Whitman and Twain, and mostly ignored; only architecture and film were taken seriously as popular arts among Americans. The authors who did manage to attract notice were mostly sentimental and blandly patriotic, while cultural critics, like Lewis himself, who were honest enough to express that the country had “not yet produced a civilization good enough to satisfy the deepest wants of human creatures,” were disparaged. “The American novelist or poet or dramatist or sculptor or painter must work alone, in confusion, unassisted save by his own integrity,” Lewis said. [PAR] This might have sounded familiar to an audience of European intellectuals—the notion of Americans as either “a puerile backwoods clan,” in Lewis’s phrase, or else a boorish mass of humanity enthralled by industry, science, and high finance. By recognizing Lewis with the Nobel, the committee was at once endorsing his political critiques of his home country, and also marking American literature as having come of age. Lewis noted that the award could have gone to one of his contemporaries—Willa Cather or Theodore Dreiser or Eugene O’Neill—but he also predicted that future committees would have many talented writers to chose from among a group of young Americans that was hard at work giving the United States “a literature worthy of her vastness.” [PAR] Since 1930, ten other Americans have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, including a few whom Lewis mentioned in his lecture—O’Neill, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway. Others, whom he couldn’t have predicted—John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Toni Morrison—have become central writers in a national literary canon worthy of the vastness of this, or any other, country. Still others—Isaac Bashevis Singer, Czeslaw Milosz, and Joseph Brodsky—came to the United States as adults, and wrote primarily in their native languages, which reflected another step toward cosmopolitanism among American letters. (The work of the other American winner, Pearl Buck, who won the Nobel in 1938, has not aged well, and her award has become a frequently cited example of the committee’s idiosyncratic choices.) Through the twentieth century, the idea of the American literary scene as an overlooked backwater faded, owing to the artistry of these writers and scores of others, but also because the United States became a haven for exiled Europeans during the Second World War and its Cold War aftermath, and, perhaps most especially, because of the economic dominance of the American publishing industry. [PAR] Nowadays, New York is the world’s publishing capital for books written in English, and American literature has joined film and music as one of the country’s principal artistic exports. And yet, echoes of the intellectual situation that Lewis identified

Which American-born Sinclair won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930?

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[DOC] [TLE] Stapleton International Airport WebcamStapleton International Airport Webcam [PAR] Stapleton International Airport Webcam [PAR] Stapleton International Airport Forecast Widget [PAR] Stapleton International Airport, Denver County, Colorado, United States [PAR] The Stapleton International Airport webcam below is the best available in our database. This Stapleton International Airport webcam and those cams nearby are not operated by weather-forecast.com, however please let us know if the Stapleton International Airport webcam is dead or frequently offline. If you know of a better webcam for this location then please let us know and we'll update our records. [PAR] Stapleton International Airport Webcam Archive [PAR] Stapleton International Airport Webcam at 2pm today[DOC] [TLE] Stapleton International Airport - PediaView.comStapleton International Airport [PAR] Stapleton International Airport [PAR] 7,750 [PAR] Asphalt [PAR] Stapleton International Airport was the primary airport serving Denver , Colorado , United States from 1929 to 1995. At different times it served as a hub for Continental Airlines , the original Frontier Airlines , People Express , Trans World Airlines ( TWA ), United Airlines and Western Airlines . Other airlines with smaller hub operations at Stapleton included Aspen Airways , the current version of Frontier Airlines and Rocky Mountain Airways with all three of these air carriers being based in Denver at the time. [1] [PAR] In 1995, Stapleton was replaced by Denver International Airport . It has since been decommissioned and the property redeveloped as a retail and residential neighborhood. [PAR] Contents [PAR] 7 External links [PAR] History [PAR] Looking west, January 1966. Only concourses A, B, and C existed then. A United Airlines Pilot Training Center was later built on the vacant land between the airport’s west boundary and the housing tracts. [PAR] Looking north, January 1966. Runway 35 became 35L, after 35R was built. The old United Airlines pilot training center buildings, on the airport proper, were still in operation. A UAL DC-8 pilot training flight has just made a missed approach, complete with its shadow. [PAR] USGS aerial photo of Stapleton International Airport looking north, June 1993, shortly before its closure. Runway 17R/35L crosses Interstate 70 at its midpoint. [PAR] Former Stapleton International Airport from the air (6 February 2006) [PAR] Two Convair 580s of the Denver-based Aspen Airways at Stapleton in 1986 [PAR] Stapleton opened on October 17, 1929, as Denver Municipal Airport. Its name became Stapleton Airfield after a 1944 expansion, in honor of Benjamin F. Stapleton , the city’s mayor most of the time from 1923 to 1947, and the force behind the project when it began in 1928. Concourse A, the original building from 1929, was still in use when the airport closed. The airport was created by Ira Boyd Humphreys in 1919. [PAR] The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows nine weekday departures: seven United and two Continental. The April 1957 shows 38 United, 12 Continental, seven Braniff, seven Frontier, seven Western, five TWA and one Central. The jet age arrived during the summer of 1959 when Continental began operating Boeing 707 jetliners into Stapleton. [PAR] Runway 17/35 and a new terminal building opened in 1964. Concourse D was built in 1972. After deregulation three airlines had hubs at Stapleton: ( Frontier Airlines , Continental Airlines , and United Airlines ). To combat congestion runway 18/36 was added in the 1980s and the terminal was again expanded with the $250 million (or $58 million according to the New York Times [2] ) 24 gate Concourse E opening in 1988, despite Denver’s replacement airport already under construction. [3] [4] [5] When it closed in 1995 Stapleton had six runways (2 sets of 3 parallel runways) and five terminal concourses. [PAR] 1938, 1956 and 1984 airport diagrams [PAR] In the early 1980s Stapleton was a hub for four airlines—United, Continental, Frontier and Western—making it one of the most competitive markets in the United States. Southwest Airlines and People Express tried low-cost service to Denver in the mid-1980s, but Southwest withdrew and People Express was acquired by Continental. [6] [PAR] In September 1982 the first revenue flight of the Boeing 767 arrived at Stapleton from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. [PAR] During the energy boom of the early 1980s, several skyscrapers were built in downtown Denver, including Republic Plaza

Stapleton international airport is in which US state?

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[DOC] [TLE] Big Bill Broonzy | American musician | Britannica.comBig Bill Broonzy | American musician | Britannica.com [PAR] American musician [PAR] Alternative Title: William Lee Conley Broonzy [PAR] Big Bill Broonzy [PAR] Big Bill Broonzy, byname of William Lee Conley Broonzy (born June 26, 1893, Scott, Miss., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1958, Chicago , Ill.), American blues singer and guitarist who represented a tradition of itinerant folk blues. [PAR] Broonzy [PAR] Frank Driggs Collection/© Archive Photos [PAR] Broonzy grew up in Arkansas . He served in the army (1918–19) and moved to Chicago in 1920, where six years later he made his recording debut as guitar accompanist to black blues singers. Later he became a singer himself and by 1940 was recognized as one of the best-selling blues recording artists. His New York City concert debut was made at Carnegie Hall in 1938. In 1951 he visited Europe and soon became popular across that continent. At the height of his popularity in 1957, his vocal effectiveness was reduced by a lung operation, and he died the following year of cancer. Many students of the blues have found his work almost as fascinating for its sociological as for its strictly musical content. His mother, who was born a slave, died in 1957 at the age of 102, having survived to see Broonzy become a world-famous figure. His autobiography, Big Bill Blues, appeared in 1955. [PAR] Learn More in these related articles:[DOC] [TLE] BIG BILL BROONZY (7/22/1953) | 98.7WFMTBIG BILL BROONZY (7/22/1953) | 98.7WFMT [PAR] BIG BILL BROONZY (7/22/1953) [PAR] By WFMT | 2016-05-13T10:09:06+00:00 June 10th, 2016| Best of Studs Terkel | [PAR] The Chicago Blues Festival begins this weekend, and so this evening the BEST OF STUDS TERKEL features the legendary American bluesman, William Lee Conley Broonzy – better known as Big Bill. First heard on WFMT on July 22, 1953, this musical conversation between Studs and Big Bill Broonzy is one of the very earliest Studs Terkel Program broadcasts in our archives. [PAR] Share This Story[DOC] [TLE] Big Bill Broonzy, Blues Musician from Scott MississippiBig Bill Broonzy, Blues Musician from Scott Mississippi [PAR] William Lee Conley Broonzy: A Biography [PAR] By Anton Duck (SHS) [PAR] Anton Duck (SHS Researcher) [PAR] William Lee Conley Broonzy, one of the masters of country blues, was born in Scott, Mississippi, on June 26, 1893.  However, one source says Broonzy had a twin sister name Lannie Broonzy, who says  she has proof that she was born in 1898, on June 26. This information would have proved that Broonzy was five years younger than he pretended. Big Bill was the son of Frank Broonzy and Mittie Belcher, who had seventeen other children (Bruynoghe 9).  During this time period, many black men added years to their age either to get a job or join the military, so the exact date of Broonzy’s  birth is not clear (Barnwell 317). [PAR] Broonzy’s life as a child was hard because he received only minimal schooling. He had to quit school to help his sharecropping family around the house. Before he moved to Arkansas, Broonzy learned how to play the fiddle from his uncle Jerry Belcher. At the age of fourteen, he started working for tips at country dances, picnics, and he played for the church (Broonzy). During the years 1912-1917, Broonzy worked part time as a preacher and violinist. [PAR] Then Broonzy served in the US Army during World War I. After his discharge, he returned back to Arkansas. This is the time when he decided that farming was not what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He wanted to make his living as a guitar player and singer. In 1924, Broonzy moved to Chicago to start his music career  partly because of all the racism that was happening in the South. Under the guidance of Papa Charlie Jackson, Broonzy learned how to play the guitar. In the 1930’s Broonzy became known as one of the major artists on the Chicago Blues scene. During this time he performed with other top blues artist in Chicago– like Memphis Minnie, Tampa Red, Jazz

How is musician William Lee Conley better known?

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[DOC] [TLE] Evening Class by Maeve Binchy - TheBookbag.co.uk book reviewEvening Class by Maeve Binchy - TheBookbag.co.uk book review [PAR] Evening Class by Maeve Binchy [PAR] From TheBookbag [PAR] Summary: Evening Class comes highly recommended for all those who like character-based novels with a little more depth than many books more recently published. [PAR] Buy? Yes [PAR] ISBN: 0752876821 [PAR] Share on: [PAR] This is one of my favourite novels by Maeve Binchy. As with much of her work, the setting is Ireland. The main focus of the story is an Italian evening class, set up by a rather disillusioned school teacher, employing an Irish lady who has lived in Sicily for many years. Thirty students gather and become deeply involved in each other's lives. [PAR] The book is written from several perspectives, starting with the school teacher, explaining why he is unhappy, and how the idea of the evening class arose. His wife and daughters are introduced, along with some other people who will appear later in the novel. [PAR] In the second section we meet Signora, who is to become the Italian teacher. The book goes back to her life in Sicily, her reasons for being there, and why she eventually leaves. Then we follow her as she returns to Ireland, finds somewhere to live, and is eventually persuaded to try her hand at teaching. [PAR] The novel continues in this way, changing perspectives in each section, but this is not at all disruptive; instead, each viewpoint adds to the understanding of the story as a whole. I did find the rather large cast-list a bit confusing at times, and couldn't always remember what relationship each one had with the rest, but this wasn't too disturbing. Each chapter starts a way back in a character's life, and ends a little further forward in time than the previous one, so there's a sense of moving forward as well as the ever-increasing knowledge of different people. [PAR] I found it very enjoyable. I first read this book eight years ago, and found that re-reading it, I had forgotten almost everything, so was surprised anew by some of the revelations. [PAR] Highly recommended to anyone who likes character-based novels with more depth than many average modern books. [PAR] You can read more book reviews or buy Evening Class by Maeve Binchy at Amazon.co.uk . [PAR] You can read more book reviews or buy Evening Class by Maeve Binchy at Amazon.com .[DOC] [TLE] Evening Class Audiobook | Maeve Binchy | Audible.comEvening Class Audiobook | Maeve Binchy | Audible.com [PAR] Overall [PAR] "A great way to spend your evening(s)" [PAR] This has to be my favourite of all Maeve Binchy's books, both the written and audio versions. A medley of characters, portrayed with generosity and sympathy, all embarking on the class for different reasons. I loved the way the back stories of the characters are melded together and how, the group moves forward together, to plan and then embark on their trip to Italy - which visit is the scene of some surprises for more than a few of them. [PAR] The marvellous 'Signora' - Nora - tugs at your heart with her heart warming simplicity and honesty and how good to have a love story where the key characters are not young, trendy, aspirational and career oriented 'thirty somethings' but instead are gently middle-aged with disappointments and disillusion behind them. Other individuals and couples in the story, similarly chime true and with the bonus of picking up some handy Italian phrases on the way, this novel is worth curling up with any evening, several times - it is always pleasant to revisit Mountain View - both in Italy and Ireland, to meet up again with these old friends. Hats off, again, to Kate Binchy, for her flawless and characterful narration. [PAR] 7 of 7 people found this review helpful [PAR] Suzanne [PAR] Overall [PAR] "Loved it Loved it Loved it" [PAR] What a wonderful book. It brought tears to my eyes and joy to my soul. Following the lives of what seems at first a mismatch of people who all embark on an Italian evening class for a wide variety of reasons

Who wrote the novel Evening Class?

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[DOC] [TLE] Chinese New Year | Chinese Animal Year Zodiac | Chinese ...Chinese New Year | Chinese Animal Year Zodiac | Chinese New Year Dates [PAR] Today's Horoscope [PAR] The Chinese Lunar calendar follows a 12 year cycle and each of the 12 years is represented by 12 Animals which form the Chinese Zodiac. After every 12 years the Chinese Calendar repeats itself. The animals in the Chinese Zodiac or the animals which constitute the Chinese calendar are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. [PAR] • Chinese New Year Dates - Chinese new year dates as per English calendar [PAR] Chinese Years - Chinese Animal Years List [PAR] Given below is a list of all the years starting from the year 1900 to 2100 sorted according to the Chinese Animal they represent. For example, the Years listed under the column rat represent the Chinese Year of the Rat, likewise, Chinese Year of the Tiger, Chinese Year of the Hare etc... [PAR] Rat [PAR] 2103 [PAR] Chinese New Year - Chinese New Year Date [PAR] When in Chinese New Year 2018 or 2019? What is the English date corresponding to Chinese New Year date? Given below is the Chinese New Year dates of all Years between 2005 and 2020. [PAR] Chinese New year date in English calendar format and English new year date in Chinese Year Format. [PAR] Chinese new year date as per English calendar [PAR] English date corresponding to Chinese new year i.e., first day of first Chinese month of each year. [PAR] Chinese New Year 2011 - February 3, 2011 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2012 - January 23, 2012 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2013 - February 10, 2013 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2014 - January 31, 2014 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2015 - February 19, 2015 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2016 - February 8, 2016 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2017 - January 28, 2017 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2018 - February 16, 2018 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2019 - February 5, 2019 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2020 - January 25, 2020 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2021 - February 12, 2021 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2022 - February 1, 2022 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2023 - January 22, 2023 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2024 - February 10, 2024 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2025 - January 29, 2025 [PAR] Chinese New Year 2026 - February 17, 2026 [PAR] New year date as per Chinese calendar year [PAR] Chinese date corresponding to English new year i.e., January 1. [PAR] January, 1 2012 is 8-12-4709 [PAR] January, 1 2013 is 20-11-4710 [PAR] January, 1 2014 is 1-12-4711 [PAR] January, 1 2015 is 11-11-4712 [PAR] January, 1 2016 is 22-11-4713 [PAR] January, 1 2017 is 4-12-4714 [PAR] January, 1 2018 is 15-11-4715 [PAR] January, 1 2019 is 26-11-4716 [PAR] January, 1 2020 is 7-12-4717 [PAR] January, 1 2021 is 18-11-4718 [PAR] January, 1 2022 is 29-11-4719 [PAR] January, 1 2023 is 10-12-4720 [PAR] January, 1 2024 is 20-11-4721 [PAR] January, 1 2025 is 2-12-4722 [PAR] January, 1 2026 is 13-11-4723 [PAR] January, 1 2027 is 24-11-4724 [PAR] Chinese Calendar is the traditional astrology calendar of the Chinese people. Many of the chinese festivals and Government Holidays are determined based on the Chinese Calendar. The months of the Chinese Calendar is a sixty year cycle. [PAR] Chinese Animal Year / Chinese Zodiac Calendar [PAR] Chinese calendar related links[DOC] [TLE] Chinese Calendar - InfopleaseChinese Calendar [PAR] Society and Culture > Calendar & Holidays > Calendars [PAR] The Chinese Calendar [PAR] The Chinese lunisolar calendar is divided into 12 months of 29 or 30 days. The calendar is adjusted to the length of the solar year by the addition of extra months at regular intervals. The years are arranged in major cycles of 60 years. Each successive year is named after one of 12 animals. (Learn more about the Chinese Zodiac .) These 12-year cycles are continuously repeated.

19969 was the Chinese year of which creature?

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[DOC] [TLE] Ezzard Charles & associates - fighttoysEzzard Charles & associates [PAR] Ezzard Charles & associates [PAR] NBA Heavyweight Champion 1949-1950 [PAR] World Heavyweight Champion 1950-1951 [PAR] A beautiful promotional photo signed by world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles and some of those associated with him... Signatures include, among others, trainers Jimmie Brown and Ray Arcel... All signatures are bold in fountain pen ink... One of the nicest signed photos I've had of him!! [PAR] measures: 8 x 10" [PAR]   [PAR] FROM THE BOOKS [PAR]    For that rare boxing fan with an eye for fistic delicacies, the name Ezzard Charles suggests one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. But for the general boxing public, especially those weaned on the exploits of Joe Louis, the name of Ezzard Charles initiates a banquet of the malicious. To traditionalists, of whom there are many, daring to succeed to the mantle of the great Joe Louis was irreverent. But, even worse, to actually beat the great Joe Louis in combat bordered on blasphemy. It was almost as if the boxing crowd suddenly realized that what they had in front of them was not the dish they had ordered. And so, Charles, instead of being hailed as the heavyweight champion of the world, became known merely as the man who beat Joe Louis, destined forever to become an antihero to one of the most popular names in all of sports. [PAR]    This was patently unfair to Charles, one of the great boxers of all time, heavyweight or otherwise-and one of its most underrated as well. Not because, following in Louis' rather large footsteps, it was inevitable that he had to suffer in comparison to the man who had served as an idol to all for the previous twelve years. But because boxing fans, confused by the entrance of a new player-as they always are-failed to recognize the genius in this warm, sensitive man. [PAR]    For even before Ezzard Charles entered the heavyweight ranks, he had carried a flame of achievement, first as a middleweight and then as a light heavyweight. Some, including that venerable boxing voice, Ray Arcel, hold that Charles was one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time. [PAR] Bert Randolph Sugar-The 100 Greatest Boxers Of All Time [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Ezzard Charles | OnThisDay.comEzzard Charles - On This Day [PAR] On This Day [PAR] Nationality: American [PAR] Profession: Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion [PAR] Why Famous: Defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. He retired with a record of 93 wins, 25 losses and 1 draw. [PAR] Died: May 27 , 1975 (aged 53) [PAR] Cause of Death: ALS [PAR] Historical Events in the Life of Ezzard Charles [PAR] 1949-06-22 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title [PAR] 1949-08-10 Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1949-10-14 Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1949-12-05 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1950-08-05 Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1950-08-15 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1950-09-27 Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1950-09-27 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY. [PAR] 1950-12-05 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1951-01-12 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1951-03-07 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for 2nd time to win National Boxing Association world heavyweight title [PAR] 1951-05-30 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1952-06-05 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title [PAR] 1954-06-

Ezzard Charles was a world champion in which sport?

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[DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal - The Hacking FamilyPanama Canal [PAR] On December 31, 1999, the Panama Canal became operated entirely by Panama for the first time in history, though over the proceeding 20 years, the United States had been slowly turning it over to them. The canal has long been a cause of conflict between Panama and the US. The changeover was very controversial, and the question is raised: Should the Panama Canal have remained in the control of the US? First off, it is necessary to have some understanding of the canal�s history. The US built the canal and maintained it well for 85 years after construction. However, Panama never actually allowed the Canal Zone to become part of the US, and although a fee was paid to the Panamanian government for the use of the canal, the government receives far more from the actual ownership. On the other hand, the people of Colon and Panama City, which benefited directly and indirectly from US presence, did not want the US to leave. Furthermore, there is the question of whether the US or Panama operate this important resource better.  [PAR] The French were the first to try and build a canal across South America, starting in 1882. Before they could start work, they needed to secure a concession from the Columbian government, which controlled Panama at that time. However, their project failed, thousands of workers died (mainly from disease,) and the company went bankrupt six years later, in 1888. A Frenchman named Philippe Bunau-Varilla managed to keep the effort from collapsing entirely, and looked for another party to take up the concession. The United States, which was also interested in building a canal, negotiated to buy the concession from the French. However, Columbia refused the sale. [PAR] Meanwhile, nationalism was stirring in Panama. An agreement was made with the US government that if the US would help Panama gain their independence, they would allow the canal to be built. In 1903, Panama became its own country, and the United States immediately recognized the new government. Columbia sent troops to reclaim Panama, but US warships prevented them from landing. [PAR] After the United States helped Panama win its independence, a treaty was immediately negotiated to allow the US to build a canal. The treaty granted considerably more to the US then the failed agreement with Columbia had, including rights to use military within Panama and US control of the Canal Zone in perpetuity. In essence, the Canal Zone would be part of the US in all but name. However, the man who signed for the Panamanians, the Frenchman Bunau-Varilla, was not part of the official delegation from the new Panamanian government, and some Panamanians felt that the rights granted to the US in the treaty were excessive. [PAR] Construction of the current Panama Canal began in 1904. Casualties among the workers were much lower due to extensive projects to control yellow fever and malaria, and the canal was completed in ten years, three years ahead of schedule. However, the cost was a phenomenal $350 million, the most expensive operation the US government had ever undertaken. In addition, Panama was paid ten million dollars, plus another quarter million each year, for use of the territory. This was a very large amount of money at the time, and the fees would be raised in 1936 and again in 1955. During construction, the US also established stores, schools, and military bases around the canal. [PAR] As agreed in the 1903 treaty, the United States Military had been allowed to take action within Panama to ensure the safety of the canal. However, this meant that Panamanians had no military of the own, and sometimes felt that the US interfered with Panamanian interests. In 1936, a new treaty was signed that increased the amount paid the Panamanian government for the use of the land, and limited the area in which the US could use its military to within the Canal Zone. [PAR] This increased Panamanian independence and caused the growth of their armed forces. However, in 1941, the National Police, Panama�s closest thing to a military at the time, overthrew the republican government and took over. They made

The US signed a treaty with which country to allow the construction of the Panama Canal?

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[DOC] [TLE] Man In the Mirror - Michael Jackson - iTunesBad by Michael Jackson on iTunes [PAR] 11 Songs [PAR] iTunes Review [PAR] Bad may not have all the timeless prestige of its predecessor, Thriller, but it’s just as full of heart and purpose. Over rockier rhythms, Jackson sounds gleeful and impassioned, whether he’s making a profound humanitarian plea (“Man in the Mirror”), raging with lust (“Dirty Diana”), or narrating a suave play-by-play (“Smooth Criminal”). And when he’s slaying the dance floor, his voice is spine-tingling—his nuanced falsetto goes from subtle to ferocious in the space of a single line—once again proving that Jackson is pop's one true master of ceremony. [PAR] Customer Reviews [PAR] Were iTunes reviews always this way? [PAR]       [PAR] by Dan CBD [PAR] Since when were iTunes' album "reviews" based on opinions? For the longest, these reviews were basically overviews. They basically told a brief explanation or history of the album to give listeners an idea of its background. They were never really personal thoughts and opinions on the album itself, were they? If so, I don't remember that. Anyway, my point is that the review currently on this page is completely biased. It wouldn't matter if I liked the album or not - anyone can see that that review is completely biased. Instead of explaining the process/production of the album as a follow-up to Thriller, it completely bashes it and Michael Jackson's work seemingly solely based on the fact that it was the follow-up to the greatest selling album of all-time. It looks at the album as inferior to Thriller, and iTunes reviews should never do that. I'm shocked that this album was reviewed as such, because it does not give credit to everything Jackson did well whatsoever. [PAR] Seriously [PAR]       [PAR] by Heath4544 [PAR] The editor notes says the jackson proclaimed himself the King of Pop thats not true at all. Elizabeth Taylor said that at an award show an everyone started calling him that. You would think a company like apple would hire competent people who get the accurate information. Do the research before you broadcast things to the masses its embarrassing that your an editor. The album is classic by the way. [PAR] Biography [PAR] Born: August 29, 1958 in Gary, IN [PAR] Genre: Pop [PAR] Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s [PAR] Michael Jackson wasn't merely the biggest pop star of his era, shaping the sound and style of the '70s and '80s; he was one of the defining stars of the 20th century, a musician who changed the contours of American culture. A preternaturally gifted singer and dancer, Jackson first rose to stardom in 1969 as the 11-year-old frontman for his family's band, the Jackson 5. As remarkable a run as the Jackson 5 had -- at the dawn of the '70s, each of their first four singles went to number one and they... [PAR] Top Albums and Songs by Michael Jackson [PAR] 1.[DOC] [TLE] Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror - YouTubeMichael Jackson - Man In The Mirror (Official Video) - YouTube [PAR] Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror (Official Video) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Oct 2, 2009 [PAR] In keeping with the lyrical message of "Man in the Mirror," which was strongly identified with Michael Jackson and reflective of his own philosophies, the short film features powerful images of events and leaders whose work embodies the song's message to"make that change." Rolling Stone praised the short film in 2014 as "a powerful statement to deliver to personality-driven MTV." [PAR] Buy/Listen to Bad 25: [PAR] Written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard [PAR] Produced by Quincy Jones for

Man In The Mirror first featured on which Michel Jackson album?

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[DOC] [TLE] Felix Unger - The Odd Couple Wiki - WikiaFelix Unger | The Odd Couple Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] Share [PAR] Felix Unger, played by Thomas Lennon , is a professional photographer and recent divorcee. He moves in with his old college friend Oscar Madison after his wife Ashley kicks him out of the house. Felix is a bit of a neat-freak and is extremely neurotic and fussy, especially when compared to Oscar. In his free time, he does yoga. He also fancies cooking and baking. Throughout the series, he often gets mistaken to be gay by several characters. Him and Ashley were good friends with Oscar and Gaby when both couples were still together. [PAR] He is the seventh incarnation of Felix Unger following Art Carney in the original 1965 play, Jack Lemmon in the 1968 film and its 1998 sequel, Tony Randall in the 1970s television series and its made-for-tv film The Odd Couple: Together Again, a cartoon adaptation named Spiffy the Cat in The Oddball Couple, Ron Glass in The New Odd Couple, and Sally Struthers as Florence in The Female Odd Couple.[DOC] [TLE] The Odd Couple - The Odd Couple Wiki - WikiaThe Odd Couple | The Odd Couple Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] Edit [PAR] Felix Unger and Oscar Madison meet at college in the late 1980s and quickly became friends. Years later, Felix is a news writer and photographer and Oscar is a sports talk show host, but both are divorced from their wives. Felix's wife Ashley kicked him out and Oscar's wife Gaby left him, and now the two friends have to live in the same apartment in spite of their differences. Felix is extremely neurotic and fussy in contrast to Oscar who is slovenly and easy-going. In the middle of all this, Felix and Oscar are trying to date Casey and Emily , two sisters who coincidentally are roommates in the same building. Lucky for the divorcees, both women also have recently exited unhealthy relationships. Felix is pretty insecure because of his remaining feelings for Ashley, but Oscar feels better off away from his ex. [PAR] Cast[DOC] [TLE] The Odd Couple TV Show Opening Theme Season Two 1970The Odd Couple TV Show Opening Theme Season Two 1970 - YouTube [PAR] The Odd Couple TV Show Opening Theme Season Two 1970 [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on May 10, 2008 [PAR] Based on the Broadway play by Neil Simon, this tells the story of two mismatched friends, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Felix is a neat, tidy, and healthy nut, a photographer at a portrait studio, and a connoisseur of classical music. Because of this, his wife divorced Felix and threw him out of his apartment for good. Desperately in the need of a place to live, he moves in with his longtime childhood friend, Oscar Madison, a sports journalist for the New York Times. What he realizes is that Oscar is the exact opposite of him: sloppy, messy, and doesn't eat the right foods. Felix's cleaning, hygienic tips, and healthiness annoys Oscar while Oscar's crazy world of living like a pig upsets Felix. But in the process they'll learn that love, trust, and friendship are more important than living in different worlds Tony Randall and Jack Klugman star.Al Molinaro 1970 [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] New 'Odd Couple' comes to CBS in sitcom reboot ...New 'Odd Couple' comes to CBS in sitcom reboot - Celebrities - NorthJersey.com [PAR] © 2016 North Jersey Media Group [PAR] February 19, 2015 [PAR] Last updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 9:22 AM [PAR] New 'Odd Couple' comes to CBS in sitcom reboot [PAR] By JIM BECKERMAN [PAR] The Record [PAR] THE ODD COUPLE: 8:30 tonight, CBS [PAR] Thomas Lennon, left, and Matthew Perry are the newest reincarnations of Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. [PAR]

Which series had the characters Felix Unger and Oscar Madison?

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[DOC] [TLE] Queen Elizabeth II's Life Through the Years Photos - ABC NewsQueen Elizabeth II's Life Through the Years Photos - ABC News [PAR] ABC News [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II's Life Through the Years [PAR] + [PAR] − [PAR] This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was released, April 20, 2014 to mark her majesty's 88th birthday, April 21. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign. [PAR] David Bailey/WPA/Getty Images [PAR] This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was released, April 20, 2014 to mark her majesty's 88th birthday, April 21. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign. [PAR] David Bailey/WPA/Getty Images [PAR] The Duke and Duchess of York with their baby daughter Princess Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace at Princess Elizabeth's christening, 1926. Princess Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926. [PAR] Press Association via AP Images [PAR] Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), daughter of The Duke and Duchess of York circa 1930. [PAR] Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Getty Images [PAR] Princess Elizabeth the eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 13th birthday, April 21, 1939. The Princess was allowed to plan her own day, as it was her birthday, and after opening her presents in the morning, she went riding in Windsor Great Park with the King and Princess Margaret, her younger sister. [PAR] AP Photo [PAR] Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, in the state apartments at Buckingham Palace during her engagement to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, July 1947. [PAR] Hulton Archive/Getty Images [PAR] Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh pose for the press at Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in this Nov. 20, 1947 file photo. [PAR] Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images [PAR] Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is shown on her Coronation Day, in 1953. [PAR] PA/AP [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave at the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace in this June 2, 1953 file photo in London, England. [PAR] Keystone/Getty Images [PAR] Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) holding her son Prince Charles after his christening ceremony at Buckingham Palace. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) [PAR] Keystone/Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II plays with Princes Edward and Andrew at Windsor Castle in this June, 1965 photo. [PAR] Lisa Sheridan/Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II is shown with her youngest son, Prince Edward, 15 months, in a picture taken recently by Lisa Sheridan in a sitting room at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, June 11, 1965 in England. [PAR] AP Photo [PAR] Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten are photographed with their daughter Anne and son Charles in 1951. [PAR] Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children, Prince Andrew (center), Princess Anne (left) and Charles, Prince of Wales sitting on a picnic rug outside Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Sept. 9, 1960. [PAR] Keystone/Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II with one of her corgis at Sandringham, 1970. [PAR] Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images [PAR] President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth II during the state dinner in honor of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House, July 17, 1976, in Washington. [PAR] Universal History Archive/Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II crowns her son Charles, Prince of Wales, during his investiture ceremony at Caernarvon Castle, July 1, 1969. [PAR] Fox Photos/Getty Images [PAR] Lady Diana, Prince Charles And Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London. [PAR] Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Edward Heath join President Richard Nixon and first lady Patricia at Chequers, Heath's official country residence, Oct. 3, 1970. [PAR] Hulton Archive/Getty Images [PAR] Pope John Paul II Visits Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London, May, 1982. [PAR] Tim Graham/Getty Images) [PAR] Queen Elizabeth II smiles

Which prince is Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son?

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[DOC] [TLE] Integrated Services Digital NetworkIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network. It was first defined in 1988 in the CCITT red book. Prior to ISDN, the telephone system was viewed as a way to transport voice, with some special services available for data. The key feature of ISDN is that it integrates speech and data on the same lines, adding features that were not available in the classic telephone system. The ISDN standards define several kinds of access interfaces, such as Basic Rate Interface (BRI), Primary Rate Interface (PRI), Narrowband ISDN (N-ISDN), and Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN). [PAR] ISDN is a circuit-switched telephone network system, which also provides access to packet switched networks, designed to allow digital transmission of voice and data over ordinary telephone copper wires, resulting in potentially better voice quality than an analog phone can provide. It offers circuit-switched connections (for either voice or data), and packet-switched connections (for data), in increments of 64 kilobit/s. In some countries, ISDN found major market application for Internet access, in which ISDN typically provides a maximum of 128 kbit/s bandwidth in both upstream and downstream directions. Channel bonding can achieve a greater data rate; typically the ISDN B-channels of three or four BRIs (six to eight 64 kbit/s channels) are bonded. [PAR] ISDN is employed as the network, data-link and physical layers in the context of the OSI model, or could be considered a suite of digital services existing on layers 1, 2, and 3 of the OSI model. In common use, ISDN is often limited to usage to Q.931 and related protocols, which are a set of signaling protocols establishing and breaking circuit-switched connections, and for advanced calling features for the user. They were introduced in 1986. [PAR] In a videoconference, ISDN provides simultaneous voice, video, and text transmission between individual desktop videoconferencing systems and group (room) videoconferencing systems. [PAR] ISDN elements [PAR] Integrated services refers to ISDN's ability to deliver at minimum two simultaneous connections, in any combination of data, voice, video, and fax, over a single line. Multiple devices can be attached to the line, and used as needed. That means an ISDN line can take care of most people's complete communications needs (apart from broadband Internet access and entertainment television) at a much higher transmission rate, without forcing the purchase of multiple analog phone lines. It also refers to integrated switching and transmission in that telephone switching and carrier wave transmission are integrated rather than separate as in earlier technology. [PAR] Basic Rate Interface [PAR] The entry level interface to ISDN is the Basic Rate Interface (BRI), a 128 kbit/s service delivered over a pair of standard telephone copper wires. The 144 kbit/s payload rate is broken down into two 64 kbit/s bearer channels ('B' channels) and one 16 kbit/s signaling channel ('D' channel or data channel). This is sometimes referred to as 2B+D. [PAR] The interface specifies the following network interfaces: [PAR] * The U interface is a two-wire interface between the exchange and a network terminating unit, which is usually the demarcation point in non-North American networks. [PAR] * The T interface is a serial interface between a computing device and a terminal adapter, which is the digital equivalent of a modem. [PAR] * The S interface is a four-wire bus that ISDN consumer devices plug into; the S & T reference points are commonly implemented as a single interface labeled 'S/T' on a Network termination 1 (NT1). [PAR] * The R interface defines the point between a non-ISDN device and a terminal adapter (TA) which provides translation to and from such a device. [PAR] BRI-ISDN is very popular in Europe but is much less common in North America. It is also common in Japan — where it is

In which country did he widespread use of ISDN begin in 1988?

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[DOC] [TLE] The My Hero Project - Allegra KentThe My Hero Project - Allegra Kent [PAR] Welcome, guest! Login or Register [PAR]   [PAR] "All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power." ~ Allegra Kent [PAR] ARTIST HERO: [PAR] ALLEGRA KENT [PAR] by Mikayla from Glenbrook [PAR] When you think about a hero, what comes to mind? It could be many different things like dedication, leadership, being an inspiration to someone, or being courageous. I think being a hero requires all of that and much more. [PAR] Allegra Kent (also known as Iris Margo Cohen), an accomplished ballerina, is a person whom I consider a hero. She was an inspiration to many who proclaimed her to have muscular lyricism. She made all of her performances seem unreal. [PAR] Allegra realized her dream of being a ballerina at the young age of ten, and started training at eleven. At thirteen she was accepted into the School of American Ballet, on scholarship, and moved to New York. Famed choreographer, George Balanchine, discovered her talent. Allegra became a permanent member of the New York City Ballet at age fifteen [PAR] Allegra became a principal dancer at age 18 and was the star of the New York City Ballet. She was George Balanchine�s inspiration and was known for her Balanchine style. Allegra studied dance with many different people and performed many dances for a number of choreographers. [PAR] People were mystified by her beautiful dance technique, and when she started to miss shows for the New York City Ballet it added to her mystique. She quietly left the company in the 1980s but never stopped coaching and teaching. [PAR] Allegra married Bert Stern in 1959 and they had three children, but they later divorced. Joseph Cornell was an artist who was inspired by Allegra. He dedicated some of his collages to her and her children. [PAR] Allegra is an author of two physical therapy books: The Dancers� Body Book and Allegra Kent�s Water Beauty Book. Allegra also wrote an autobiography entitled, Once a Dancer. [PAR] Allegra is an extremely talented author, dancer, and mother and for that she is my hero. [PAR] Bibliography [PAR] �Intersections: Allegra Kent, Balanchine�s Ballerina.� Npr.org. 19 January 2004. February 2008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1594107 [PAR] �Allegra Kent Biography (1938- ).� A&E Television Networks. 1996-2007. February 2008 http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9363185 [PAR] �Allegra Kent.� Biography Resource Center-Biography Display. 1 January 1993. 15 February 2008 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&OP=contain[DOC] [TLE] Intersections: Allegra Kent, Balanchine's Ballerina : NPRIntersections: Allegra Kent, Balanchine's Ballerina : NPR [PAR] Heard on Morning Edition [PAR] Allegra Kent and partner Conrad Ludlow dance a pas de deux in Symphony in C, choreographed by Balanchine, during a 1965 performance in New York. From "Dancing for Mr. B," directed by Anne Belle/Courtesy John Belle hide caption [PAR] toggle caption [PAR] From "Dancing for Mr. B," directed by Anne Belle/Courtesy John Belle [PAR] One of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, George Balanchine, would have been 100 years old this week. Born in Russia, he made his career in the United States, where he died in 1983. He left behind the New York City Ballet, the company he founded, along with hundreds of original ballets inspired by the unique abilities of his dancers. [PAR] In a report for Intersections, a Morning Edition series on artists and their sources of inspiration, Kim Kokich talks with New York City Ballet star Allegra Kent — one of Balanchine's greatest ballerinas — about her relationship with "Mr. B." [PAR] Kent was 10 when she first told her mother she wanted to be a ballerina. Soon after, she was taken to the ballet for the first time to see a performance of Night Shadow, a tale of a sleepwalking wife, choreographed by Balanchine. Kent — now in her 60s — remembers the event as a life-defining experience: "After that evening, I did believe that ballet was really what I wanted to pursue, and that ballet was the most exalted form of dance... I still feel that way." [PAR] Kent joined the New York

In which branch of the arts does Allegra Kent work?

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[DOC] [TLE] Cruise ship Queen Elizabeth meets her docked predecessor ...Cruise ship Queen Elizabeth meets her docked predecessor Queen Mary in California | Daily Mail Online [PAR] comments [PAR] Two queens of the seas had a royal get together yesterday as Cunard's luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth sailed into California where one of her most famous predecessors, the grand old liner Queen Mary, is docked. [PAR] Fireworks lit up the sky above Long Beach harbour and foghorns were sounded as the state-of-the-art Queen Elizabeth past by the veteran Mary which is now a floating hotel, museum and conference centre. [PAR] The grand old dame Queen Mary, which launched in 1934, whisked passengers to-and-fro across the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 right up until 1967, by which time the age of the airliner had begun. [PAR] Reunion: Luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth meets her docked  predecessor the famous liner Queen Mary for a family get together in Long Beach, California [PAR] Built in Clydebank, Scotland, Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line for many years and held the Blue Riband for fastest Atlantic crossing from 1936 to 1937 and then from 1938 to 1952 when she was beaten by the new SS United States. [PAR] RELATED ARTICLES [PAR] Share this article [PAR] Share [PAR] For three years after her maiden voyage, she was the grandest ocean liner in the world carrying Hollywood celebrities like Bob Hope and Clark Gable, royalty like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and dignitaries like Winston Churchill. [PAR] During World War II she was converted into a troopship and carried American soldiers to the UK and brought them back home to New York in 1945. [PAR] She resumed passenger duties at the end of the war and was officially retired from service in 1967 when she set sail for the last time from Southampton to Long Beach. [PAR] She has now been restored to its former art deco glory, and guests can stay in one of 314 original staterooms and nine suites. [PAR] Get together: Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth sails past the Queen Mary into Long Beach Harbor, Los Angeles [PAR] Contrast: Once the undisputed Grand Dame of the North Atlantic the Queen Mary (left) is now a floating hotel and museum. The Elizabeth is a dedicated cruise ship capable of carrying up to 2,092 passengers [PAR] Welcoming: Fireworks light up the sky above Long Beach harbour as the two great ships pass [PAR] The youngest Cunard Line ship, Queen Elizabeth, left, visits the Queen Mary, in Long Beach Harbor [PAR] By comparison The MS Queen Elizabeth is very much geared to cruises. Capable of carrying up to 2,092 passengers, she is the second largest ship to be constructed for Cunard. [PAR] Launched in 2010 she is 16-stories high and 964ft long and replaces the original Queen Elizabeth, which was destroyed in a fire in Hong Kong Harbour. [PAR] The £400million luxury liner was built in Italy, but its British owners said it would be used to pull in ‘dollars from American pockets’. [PAR] 1930's style decks [PAR] Cunard currently operates three liners since the retirement of QE2 in 2008 - Elizabeth, Victoria and Mary. They are fiercely proud of their royal connection and see themselves as the blue bloods of the cruising business, preferring to use the term 'voyage'. [PAR] On her way: The Queen Elizabeth, heads out of Long Beach Harbor after her brief visit yesterday. The Queen Mary, now permanently berthed, is a hotel and special events venue. The two ships exchanged whistle blows[DOC] [TLE] On This Day: The Queen Elizabeth Catches Fire in Hong Kong ...On This Day: The Queen Elizabeth Catches Fire in Hong Kong Harbor [PAR] Fireboats spray water in vain on the burning Queen Elizabeth, Jan. 9, 1972. [PAR] On This Day: The Queen Elizabeth Catches Fire in Hong Kong Harbor [PAR] January 09, 2011 06:00 AM [PAR] by findingDulcinea Staff [PAR] On Jan. 9, 1972, the British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth burst into flames and sank in Victoria Harbour. Although the fires were determined to be the work of arsonists, no one has ever been charged with the crime.

The Queen Elizabeth liner was destroyed by fire in the 70s in which harbour?

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[DOC] [TLE] Frederick Banting (1891-1941) and Charles Best (1899-1978)Frederick Banting (1891-1941) and Charles Best (1899-1978) [PAR] Select from the menus below to find out more about a particular person. [PAR] Frederick Banting (1891-1941) and Charles Best (1899-1978) [PAR] Add image to my collection [PAR] Canadian doctor Frederick Banting and American biomedical scientist Charles Best co-discovered  insulin in 1921. This is a life-saving treatment for diabetes . [PAR] Banting became interested in diabetes when working at the University of Western Ontario. In the early 1920s doctors hypothesised that lack of insulin , a hormone made in the pancreas, caused the illness. However, insulin had proved impossible to extract from the pancreas. [PAR] Banting got an idea of how to extract insulin from a medical journal article, but he needed  laboratory facilities for further investigations. He convinced John Macleod, Professor of  Physiology at the University of Toronto, to let him use a laboratory to conduct his research. Macleod appointed Charles Best, a biomedical science student, as Banting’s assistant. [PAR] Banting and Best performed pancreas  experiments on dogs to measure sugar in their urine and blood. Over a summer they extracted the first antidiabetic substance. In January 1922 a diabetic teenager called  Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive an insulin injection. [PAR] Banting and Best received many awards for their discovery. However, only Banting and Macleod received the  Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1923. In protest, Banting shared half his award money with Best. In 1929, Best succeeded Macleod as Professor of  Physiology at the University of Toronto. Banting was killed in an air disaster in Newfoundland in 1941.[DOC] [TLE] Frederick Grant Banting, Charles Herbert Best, James ...Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod | Chemical Heritage Foundation [PAR] Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod [PAR] These four Toronto researchers discovered and purified insulin, creating a new and effective treatment for diabetes. [PAR] Home / Learn / Historical Biographies [PAR] In the early 1920s Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin under the directorship of John Macleod at the University of Toronto. With the help of James Collip insulin was purified, making it available for the successful treatment of diabetes. Banting and Macleod earned a Nobel Prize for their work in 1923. [PAR] At the turn of the 20th century a strict low-calorie, no-carbohydrate diet was the only effective treatment for diabetes. But this method, with food intake sometimes as low as 500 calories per day, had its consequences, as slow starvation, like diabetes, drained patients of their strength and energy, leaving them semi-invalids. The diet treatment also required an inordinate amount of willpower on the part of the patient, very few of whom were able to maintain low-calorie diets over the long term. In 1921 researchers at the University of Toronto began a series of experiments that would ultimately lead to the isolation and commercial production of insulin—a pancreatic hormone essential for metabolizing carbohydrates—and the successful treatment of diabetes. [PAR] Setting the Stage for the Discovery of Insulin [PAR] The connection between pancreatic secretions and diabetes was first shown in 1889 by two German physiologists at the University of Strasbourg, Oskar Minkowski and Joseph von Mering. While investigating the effect of pancreatic secretions on the metabolism of fat, they performed a complete pancreatectomy on a laboratory dog, only to discover that the animal developed a disease indistinguishable from diabetes. Twenty years earlier a German medical student, Paul Langerhans, had discovered two systems of cells in the pancreas: the acini, which he knew produced the pancreatic digestive secretions, and another system whose function was unknown to him. These cells looked to Langerhans like tiny clusters of cells, or islands, floating among the acini. In 1901 Eugene Opie, an American pathologist at Johns Hopkins University, made the association between the degeneration of these cells, which had been named the “islets of Langerhans,” and the onset of diabetes. Through the experimental efforts of these and many other researchers, the stage was set for the discovery of insulin—the hormonal antidiabetic secretion of the islets

Banting and Best pioneered the use of what?

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[DOC] [TLE] Fiji AirwaysAir Pacific Limited, trading as Fiji Airways (and formerly as Air Pacific), is the flag carrier airline of Fiji. It is based in Nadi and operates international and domestic services to 10 countries and 17 cities around the Pacific Ocean, including Oceania, the United States and Hong Kong. Fiji Airways annually transports almost two-thirds of the visitors to the country. [PAR] The first commercial flight as Fiji Airways was made in 1951 but the airline's origins date back to Katafaga Estates Ltd. formed in 1947. After being acquired by Qantas in 1958, Katafaga Estates was retooled as a regional airline and renamed Air Pacific. In May 2012, the airline announced that it would reintroduce the name Fiji Airways to reinforce its role as the national airline of Fiji. The Fiji government owns 52% of the airline and Qantas 46%, with the governments of several Pacific island nations holding the remainder. [PAR] History [PAR] Origins [PAR] The airline was founded by Australian aviator Harold Gatty who in 1931 had been the navigator on a record-breaking round-the-world flight with Wiley Post. Gatty moved to Fiji after World War II and registered the airline in 1947 as Katafaga Estates Ltd., after the coconut estate Gatty had established on Fiji's eastern island group. Gatty renamed the airline as Fiji Airways in September 1951. The New Zealander Fred Ladd was Fiji Airways' first Chief Pilot. [PAR] Air Pacific [PAR] After Gatty's death in 1958, Fiji Airways was acquired by Qantas. Initially, Qantas tried to create international support for a multinational, shared, regional airline. By 1966 Fiji Airways's shareholders included the governments of Tonga, Western Samoa, Nauru, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. [PAR] After Fiji gained independence from Great Britain in 1970, the new national government began buying shares and the airline was renamed Air Pacific to reflect its regional presence. [PAR] By the early 1970s, seven Pacific island governments, some still under British rule at the time, held shares in Air Pacific, in addition to shares held by Qantas, TEAL (now Air New Zealand) and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (later merged to form British Airways). However, the regional airline idea lost support as some of the shareholding Pacific island governments sold their shares and created their own national airlines. [PAR] In the 1970s, tourism became the nation's leading industry, which made the airline even more important to the Fijian economy; and the government of Fiji acquired a controlling interest in Air Pacific in 1974. In 1981, the New York Times published an article that included details on the Fiji government's plan to buy out more shareholders in order to gain more control of Air Pacific as the national airline. However, the airline received no subsidies from the government and had to buy its own aircraft. [PAR] In the 1990s the airline relocated its headquarters from the capital city of Suva to the coastal town of Nadi where the main international airport is located. The company also constructed an elaborate aircraft maintenance center there. In 2007, Air Pacific acquired Sun Air, a domestic airline, renamed it Pacific Sun and began operations as Air Pacific's domestic and regional subsidiary. In June 2014, Pacific Sun was rebranded to Fiji Link. [PAR] Flight history [PAR] Fiji Airways' first flight was on 1 September 1951, when a seven-seater de Havilland Dragon Rapide biplane departed Suva's Nausori Airport for Drasa Airport near Lautoka, on the west coast of the main island. The airline's first international flight to Brisbane, Australia was on 1 June 1973. [PAR] In 1983 it started flights to the USA with a route to Honolulu called “Project America.” [PAR] In December 2009, Air Pacific commenced a twice weekly service to Hong Kong, which was increased to three services in January 2014. In July 2010 Air Pacific announced a new Suva-Auckland service. [PAR] Today, the airline and its domestic/regional subsidiary, Fiji Link, operate over 400 flights a week to almost 15 cities in 10 countries around the world. [PAR] Fleet history [PAR] In the beginning Fiji Airways used small de Havilland Dragon Rapide and de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover aircraft. The fleet grew to include two ATR 42 turboprops

Which country does the airline Air Pacific come from?

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[DOC] [TLE] 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968. Directed by Stanley Kubrick ...2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968. Directed by Stanley Kubrick | MoMA [PAR] 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968. Directed by Stanley Kubrick [PAR] Saturday, September 5, 2015, 4:30 p.m. [PAR] The Museum of Modern Art [PAR] Film [PAR] 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968. USA/Great Britain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 160 min. [PAR] Screenplay by Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, based on Clarke’s novel. With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain. Stanley Kubrick’s oblique art-film-in-outer-space left many critics and initial road-show audiences bored and confused, but in that summer of 1968 younger viewers took to the film, hypnotized by its prophetic tone and psychedelic finale. Campaign director Mike Kaplan took note of the new demographic and had new posters designed, emphasizing the ending and rebranding the film as “the ultimate trip.” Digital restoration courtesy Warner Bros.[DOC] [TLE] ‎2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick ...‎2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd [PAR] 8 A.M. Sunday, 12th of January, 2014. HAL'S birthday . I'm tired as fuck. [PAR] HAL. [PAR] HAL/IBM. HAL=IBM. IBM=HAL. [PAR] H+1 = I [PAR] A+1 = B [PAR] L+1 = M [PAR] So HAL is indisputably IBM. Just go one letter on in the alphabet from H, A and L and you get I, B and M.  [PAR] But what is IBM? A computer company Kubrick had a grudge against? Or are we just missing a "T" in the greatest riddle known to mankind? Confused? Allow me to demonstrate. [PAR] IBM [PAR] I= 9th letter of the alphabet. [PAR] B= 2nd letter of the alphabet. [PAR] M= 13th letter of the alphabet. [PAR] 9+2+13= 24. [PAR] X= 24th letter of the alphabet. [PAR] X= 10 in Roman numerals, so IBM= 10. [PAR] HAL [PAR] 40 [PAR] Ever since I joined Letterboxd, nothing has scared me more than the idea of trying to write about 2001: A Space Odyssey. The fact that everything has "already been said" about this masterpiece has itself already been said so many times that there's not even an original means of expressing my lack of originality left at my disposal. So with the knowledge that I will probably never be able to fully encapsulate what makes this my favorite movie of all time—let alone say something truly unique about it—here is a small list of a few things I love about it. [PAR] I love that the monolith has remained an enigmatic symbol capable of being read in any number of different ways… [PAR] “I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” [PAR] In the beginning was the Monolith, and the Monolith was with God, and the Monolith was God. [PAR] From where had the Monolith derived? It scarcely mattered. If it had always been there, then it had come from nowhere. It simply was. The nothing from which everything sprang. The animating stimulus that drove the amoeba to split in two. The force of nature that extinguished the great lizards not inclined toward avian salvation. The spark of ingenuity that made the ape stand upright and realize its potential for violent innovation. [PAR] The Monolith was not “natural” in any traditional… [PAR] Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.13 [PAR] This is not a ‘film’. It is cinema in its purest form. Every aspect of this particular artform is used to its fullest extent. It exposes themes without narrative, offers no explanations but leaves room for interpretation and it provides a visual and aural sensation to accompany the unravelling of its internal philosophical debate. No other director than Kubrick could have made this. [PAR] The first time I saw this film I didn’t care much for it. I was far too young to fully grasp what it was trying to do. I remember finding it very

Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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[DOC] [TLE] Wall Street Crash, 1929 | The Week UKWall Street Crash, 1929 | The Week UK [PAR] Wall Street Crash, 1929 [PAR] 1 of 5 [PAR] ›› [PAR] Crowds flock to Wall Street in New York after news of the stock market collapse. Right, the front page of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on 'Black Thursday', the first day of the crash. The stock market had been fuelled by a speculative boom throughout the 'Roaring Twenties', but it lost a quarter of its value over the course of just six days in late October 1929 [PAR] In October 1929, the New York Stock Exchange collapsed [PAR] Read more about[DOC] [TLE] Wall Street Crash of 1929 – Wall Street CrashWall Street Crash of 1929 – Wall Street Crash [PAR] Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 2008 [PAR] Wall Street Crash of 1929 [PAR] The most consequential U.S. event of the 20th century would have to be the Wall Street Crash of 1929.  It not only had a country wide effect, but a long term global effect, resulting in a month long economic decline.  The crash would later be defined into three phases, Black Thursday, Black Monday, and Black Tuesday. [PAR] The decade leading up to the crash was a time of prosperity and wealth.  The stock market had experienced plateau highs, and there was increasing speculation that it would continue along this path for the long term.  More and more individuals saw the stock market as a good long term investment, and increasingly invested money in the market.  The market was seen as such a good investment that borrowing money to invest was becoming increasingly common.  At the time of the crash over 8.5 billion was out on loan, more than the amount of currency being circulated in the entire United States.  Brokers were routinely lending small investors up to 2/3 the face value of the stocks they were purchasing.  As a result, stock prices were rising which encouraged more people to invest, creating an economic bubble. [PAR] Black Thursday happened first, on October 24th, 1929.  The market finally turned down and investors began to panic.  In order to ease investors fears, a group of major banks (Morgan Bank, Chase National Bank, and National City Bank) got together and purchased a large block of shares in US steel.  They also purchased similar blocks of other “blue chip” stocks.  To no avail, on Black Monday, more investors decided to get out of the market, causing stocks to slip further down with a record loss in the Dow that day of 13%.  On Black Tuesday, amist rumors that president Herbert Hoover would not veto the pending Hawley-Smoot Tariff bill, the stock market plummeted even more.  Approximately 16 million shares were traded that day, a record that had not been broken in nearly 40 years in 1968.  The Dow lost another 12% that day.  The market lost 14 billion in value that day, bringing the week total losses to 30 billion, ten times more the the U.S. annual budget, more than the U.S. had spent in all of World War I. [PAR] Be Sociable, Share! [PAR] [...] New Deal 2.0 10 years after the the 1929 crash on Wall Street, the Treasury Secretary of the US was quoted saying  “We have tried spending money. We are [...] [PAR] 1929 Wall Street Stock Market Crash [PAR] Recent Posts[DOC] [TLE] The Wall Street Crash, 1929 - EyeWitness to HistoryThe Wall Street Crash, 1929 [PAR] The Wall Street Crash, 1929 [PAR] Printer Friendly Version >>> [PAR] The "Roaring 20s" that followed the end of World War I was a period of prosperity for most Americans. As the economy grew, stock prices soared. By the end of the decade, as many as 25 million Americans had placed money in the stock market in order to share in the wealth. The best part of the process was that you didn't need a lot of cash to join the party. You could buy your stock on margin. That is, borrow the money for your stock purchase using the value of the stock itself as collateral. It is estimated that by 1929

What day of the week was the Wall Street Crash?

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[DOC] [TLE] About Us - Woodlands Civic BalletWoodlands Civic Ballet [PAR] Contact Us [PAR] About Us [PAR] Director Karyn Simon-Poland founded the non-profit Woodlands Civic Ballet in 1987. The troupe has presented free performances of the classics, as well as original choreographic works, to capacity audiences at Oak Ridge High School Auditorium, The Nancy Bock Performing Arts Centre, and this season at Montgomery College Auditorium. Also, the troupe has been selected by audition to perform on the Epcot stage at Disney World on three different occasions. [PAR] Although some students have gone on to dance with professional and college dance companies, there are also those who dance for their own personal enrichment. Simon-Poland, herself, has danced professionally as principal dancer of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Ballet and San Francisco's Northern California Dance Ensemble, performing the leading roles in Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Coppelia, Cinderella, and Les Sylphides. She has studied under former New York City Ballet principals Violette Verdy, Patricia Neary, Patricia Wilde, Melissa Hayden, and Jacques D'Amboise. She studied intensively under the late Vitale Fokine, son of the renowned Michel Fokine, creator of Les Sylphides. Also, she was coached by the late Robert Davis, former Ballet Master of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, for her portrayal of Kitri in Don Quixote at the famous Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh. [PAR] Simon-Poland holds Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Secondary Education, and is certified in Dance, Theatre Arts, Speech, English, and Spanish. [PAR] The Woodlands Civic Ballet offers a comprehensive program in Russian-style Classical Ballet, including pre-ballet, beginning, low intermediate, high intermediate, advanced, pre-professional ballet, pre-pointe and pointe. [PAR] Drill Team classes and special coaching sessions are also available. Ms. Simon-Poland actively participates in the Conroe Independent School District's Private Physical Education Program, which allows students to substitute dance at the Woodlands Civic Ballet for physical education classes in school. Finally, founder and director Karyn Simon-Poland is listed in the prestigious premiere edition and subsequent editions of Marquis' Who's Who In Entertainment. [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ...The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Restores and Edits Historic Film of George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell Performing in Balanchine's Don Quixote | The New York Public Library [PAR] The New York Public Library [PAR] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Restores and Edits Historic Film of George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell Performing in Balanchine's Don Quixote [PAR] Share [PAR] Share [PAR] Premiere Screenings Planned for Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in September [PAR] Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine in Don Quixote. Courtesy of the New York City Ballet.Premiere Screenings Planned for Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in September The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has restored and preserved the 1965 film of a historic performance of George Balanchine's three-act ballet Don Quixote and has edited the two-camera, uncut film into a complete, edited videotape version available for public viewing at the Library. The project was completed with the participation of Suzanne Farrell, the ballerina for whom the lead role of Dulcinea was created and who is currently the Artistic Director of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The premiere screenings of the newly edited Don Quixote recording will take place September 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and September 18 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. [PAR] "This is a rare recording of the ballet and the only recording of George Balanchine, who was 61 years old at the time, performing as the Don. In addition, it showcases the then 19-year-old Suzanne Farrell in one of her first starring roles - a role created for her - and captures the poignant performance of Balanchine and Farrell dancing together. Therefore, it was imperative that the Library preserve the fragile film for future generations of researchers, scholars, and students," stated Jacqueline Z. Davis, the Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

In which branch of the arts is Patricia Neary famous?

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[DOC] [TLE] 8. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods - 'Billy Don't Be A Hero ...8. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods - 'Billy Don't Be A Hero' | Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s | Rolling Stone [PAR] Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s [PAR] Donald Trump's Inauguration: By the Numbers [PAR] Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s [PAR] You chose to include 'Billy Don't Be A Hero,' 'Disco Duck,' 'You Light Up My Life' and more [PAR] October 19, 2011 [PAR] All Stories [PAR] 8. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods - 'Billy Don't Be A Hero' [PAR] U.K. pop group Paper Lace wrote "Billy Don't Be A Hero" at the tail end of the Vietnam War, but it's actually about the American Civil War. But much like M*A*S*H was about the Korean War but really about Vietnam, people will forever associate "Billy Don't Be A Hero" with Vietnam. They'll also associate it with insipid 1970s drivel. Paper Lace were planning on releasing the song in America, but Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods beat them to it. It was their only hit. [DOC] [TLE] blatantly bad 70s songs: billy, don’t be a hero (bo ...blatantly bad 70s songs: billy, don’t be a hero (bo donaldson and the heywoods) | wrekehavoc.com [PAR] blatantly bad 70s songs: billy, don’t be a hero (bo donaldson and the heywoods) [PAR] billy, don’t be a hero. be a hoagie instead. [PAR] in 1974, the anti-war billy, don’t be a hero was a huge hit in the US for bo donaldson and the heywoods . strange, considering the song had been a monster hit in the UK earlier for the band paper lace , whose version didn’t chart well here. (don’t cry for them, argentina. they later gave us the ear-bleeder the night chicago died , a song i’d write novels about if november had more than 30 days. lord, that one sucks worse.) i think they had another minor hit, and then, bo went buh-bye! [PAR] for a time, every sunday (or so it seemed), we would pile into the car at dinner and meet our friends, the weiners, at Sizzler in Brick (or Bricktown, or Brick Township — no one ever knew what the place was really called; my old biology teacher, who drove through there every day on his way to school merely referred to it as land of the free and home of the truck driver. may he rest in peace.) i really hated sizzler — i don’t care for steak, so i pretty much was relegated to the salad bar and the texas toast. but i loved having dinner with these folks — there was my BTD’s best friend as well as his younger brother, who was a year older than i. so there i was with two 15 year old guys, a 12 year old, and an 11 year old. (nevermind that two of those boys were my brothers, BTD and the now-dubbed middlebro, so they didn’t count as guys.) [PAR] sometimes, they’d even talk to 9-year-old moi. [PAR] one time, we went back to the weiner’s house. for reasons i cannot fathom, i recall all of us kids in the older son’s room, listening to the single of billy don’t be a hero, and lip synching the whole thing. i remember we had to organize ourselves into parts (i suspect BTD was behind that) — who was singing, who was playing guitar.  because i had taken up the flute, i was the person who played that flute-y-fife-y part that runs through the song, over and over, like a demented pennywhistle. and oh! i felt special. they. were. talking. to. me. [PAR] later, i’d thank them by eavesdropping on their conversation when the oldest son came and slept over with BTD. [

Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Billy, Don't Be A Hero?

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[DOC] [TLE] Philips celebrates 25th anniversary of the compact discPhilips celebrates 25th anniversary of the compact disc | WebWire [PAR] Philips celebrates 25th anniversary of the compact disc [PAR] WEBWIRE – Thursday, August 16, 2007 [PAR] * World�s first CD manufactured at Philips factory near Hanover, Germany, on August 17, 1982 [PAR] * Philips and Sony co-developed CD � over 200 billion CDs sold in last 25 years [PAR] * CD ushered in shift from analogue to digital in the music industry, spawned new digital technologies, including CD-Rom and DVD [PAR] Amsterdam, The Netherlands � Exactly 25 years ago tomorrow, on August 17, 1982, Royal Philips Electronics ( NYSE:PHG , AEX:PHI) manufactured the world�s first Compact Disc at a Philips factory in Langenhagen, just outside of Hanover, Germany. The invention of the CD ushered in a technological revolution in the music industry as CDs � with their superior sound quality and scratch free durability � marked the beginning of the shift from analogue to digital music technology. The CD became a catalyst for further innovation in digital entertainment, helping pave the way for the launch of DVD and the current introduction of Blu-ray optical media. Having played a key role in the innovation of digital music, at home and on the move, consumers continue to witness huge advances in entertainment and lifestyle technologies. [PAR] The Philips factory in Germany, where the world�s first CD was pressed, belonged to Polygram � the recording company, which Philips owned at the time. The first CD to be manufactured at the plant was �The Visitors� by ABBA. By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalogue of around 150 titles � mainly classical music � had been produced. The first CDs and CD players � including Philips� CD100 � were introduced in Japan in November, followed by a US and European market introduction in March of 1983. [PAR] Philips and Sony partnered to develop CD � collaboration based on open innovation helped position CD as standard for the music industry [PAR] As early as 1979, Philips and Sony set up a joint task force of engineers to design the new digital audio disc. Many decisions were made in the year to follow � such as the disc diameter. The original target storage capacity for a CD was one hour of audio content, and a disc diameter of 115 mm was sufficient for this, however both parties extended the capacity to 74 minutes to accommodate a complete performance of Beethoven�s 9th Symphony. In June 1980, the new standard was proposed by Philips and Sony as the �Red Book� containing all the technical specification for all CD and CD-Rom standards. [PAR] Piet Kramer, who at the time was a member of the optical group at Philips that made a significant contribution to the CD technology, commented on Philips� and Sony�s collaborative work: �When Philips teamed up with Sony to develop the CD, our first target was to win over the world for the CD. We did this by collaborating openly to agree on a new standard. For Philips, this open innovation was a new approach � and it paid off. In the late 70s and early 80s, we never imagined that one day the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the digital CD for storing the growing volume of data for computer programs and movies.� [PAR] In 1985, Philips and Dire Straits team up to promote the Compact Disc [PAR] As music industry sales of CDs started to take off in 1983, more than 1000 different titles were on the market. In 1985, one of the most famous bands in the world, Dire Straits, adopted the CD. The infamous album �Brothers in Arms�, as one of the first fully digital recording (DDD) to be brought to market, went on to become the top selling CD at the time, and the third greatest selling CD of the decade. The joint collaboration with Philips entailed Philips and Dire Straits jointly promoting the sound quality of the CD to consumers, making �Brothers in Arms� the first album to sell over one million copies in this new format, marking the success of the CD as the emerging format of choice for music quality. [PAR] �The Compact Disc has proven its significance in bringing the highest quality

Who along with Philips developed the CD in the late 70s?

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[DOC] [TLE] Joan Alexandra Rosenberg (Molinsky) (1933 - 2014 ...Joan Alexandra Rosenberg (Molinsky) (1933 - 2014) - Genealogy [PAR] stepmother [PAR] About Joan Rivers [PAR] Joan Alexandra Molinsky (born June 8, 1933), better known by her stage name Joan Rivers, is an American television personality, comedian, writer, film director, and actress. She is known for her ribald, depreciative style. Rivers' comic style relies heavily on her ability to poke fun at herself and other Hollywood celebrities. Her long career spanning 5 decades has led to her becoming known as a comedy legend and icon, often being referred to as 'The Queen Of Comedy'.[DOC] [TLE] Joan Rivers Net Worth - TheRicheststumbleupon [PAR] More StatsView More [PAR] About Joan Rivers [PAR] Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known by her professional name Joan Rivers has an estimated net worth of $150 million. Rivers is an American television personality, comedian, writer, film director, and actress.  As a young adult she studied anthropology at Connecticut College and held down low paying jobs from working as a tour guide instructor and sales consultant for a department store. [PAR] Rivers is known for funny and highly controversial humor. From the start her first role was daring, as she played the role of a lesbian lover to Barbara Streisand, in a a short-run play, Driftwood. Later in the 60’s she focused on stand-up comedy. Her first television appearance was on the Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar. Before long, she was hosting the show along with Saturday Night Live and the Ed Sullivan Show. She has since gone on to own and host her own television talk shows. [PAR] Rivers has written several books, and acted in several movies and television shows, she is currently starring in her online talk show In Bed with Joan. [PAR] Earnings & Financial Data [PAR] The below financial data is gathered and compiled by TheRichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of Joan Rivers's net worth by breaking down the most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries, contracts, earn outs, endorsements, stock ownership and much more. [PAR] ?[DOC] [TLE] Joan Rivers Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements ...Joan Rivers Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline [PAR] Media Personalities [PAR] Joan Rivers Biography [PAR] Joan Rivers was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer and TV host. This biography of Joan Rivers provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline [PAR] Quick Facts [PAR] TV Anchors ,  Comedians ,  Stand-up Comedians ,  Actresses ,  Writers [PAR] Also Known As [PAR] Joan Alexandra Molinsky, Queen of the Barbed One-liners, Pepper January, The Queen Of Comedy, @joan_rivers, Ms. Joan Rivers, Jake and Joan Jim, Rivers, Joan [PAR] Famous as [PAR] 2015 - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album - Diary Of A Mad Diva [PAR] 1990 - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host - The Joan Rivers Show [PAR] Image Credit http://pagesix.com/2014/05/03/norwegian-cruise-drops-joan-rivers-after-cheeky-kidnapping-joke/ [PAR] Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known by her stage name, Joan Rivers, was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, playwright, screenwriter, film director, columnist, lecturer, radio host, jewelry designer and TV-host. As a young girl she worked at a number of jobs before trying her hand at acting. After appearing in numerous small plays she took up stand-up comedy. She became a known face throughout America after appearing as a guest on 'The Tonight Show' which was hosted by her mentor Johnny Carson. With the new found popularity she went onto make guest appearances in many talk shows and released chart-topping comedy albums. In 1986, she became the first woman to host a late night network television show called 'The Late Show with Joan Rivers'. The show's timings clashed with the timings of Carson's show which embittered her former mentor who never spoke to her again. In the last years of her career, she mostly conducted comedic interviews of celebrities walking on the red carpet at award shows. Throughout her career her comic style remained rather controversial as she'd often use satirical and scathing words to make fun of

How is Joan Molinsky better known?

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[DOC] [TLE] Discovery of the Titanic Shipwreck in 1985Discovery of the Titanic Shipwreck in 1985 [PAR] Discovery of the Titanic Shipwreck [PAR] Found by Famous Ocean Explorer Robert Ballard in 1985 [PAR] A 23 x 12 ft. piece of the Titanic weighing 20 tons is on display at 'TITANIC The Artifact Exhibit' at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California. (2003).  (Photo by Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images) [PAR] By Jennifer L. Goss, Contributing Writer [PAR] Updated February 03, 2016. [PAR] After the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, the great ship slumbered on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for over 70 years before its wreckage was discovered. On September 1, 1985, a joint American-French expedition, headed by famous American oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard, found the Titanic over two miles below the ocean’s surface by using an unmanned submersible called Argo. This discovery gave new meaning to the Titanic’s sinking and gave birth to new dreams in ocean exploration. [PAR] The Titanic’s Journey [PAR] Built in Ireland from 1909 to 1912 on behalf of the British-owned White Star Line, the Titanic officially left its final European port of Queenstown, Ireland on April 11, 1912. Carrying over 2,200 passengers and crew, the Titanic began its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, headed for New York. [PAR] The Titanic carried passengers from all walks of life. Tickets were sold to first, second, and third class passengers; the latter group largely consisting of immigrants seeking a better life. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] 10 Best Universities in the United States [PAR] Famous first class passengers included the Astors, the Strausses, J. Bruce Ismay, and Benjamin Guggenheim. [PAR] The Sinking of the Titanic [PAR] Only three days after setting sail, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, somewhere in the North Atlantic. Although it took the ship over two and a half hours to sink, the vast majority of the crew and passengers perished due to a significant lack of lifeboats and improper use of those that did exist. The lifeboats could have held over 1,100 people, but only 705 people were saved; nearly 1,500 perished the night the Titanic sank. [PAR] People around the world were shocked when they heard that the “unsinkable” Titanic had sunk. They wanted to know the details of the disaster. Yet, however much the survivors could share, theories about how and why the Titanic sank would remain unsubstantiated until the wreckage of the great ship could be found. There was just one problem -- no one was sure exactly where the Titanic had sunk. [PAR] Robert Ballard [PAR] Robert Ballard wanted to find the wreckage of the Titanic. Ballard had grown up in San Diego, California, near the ocean, where he began his life-long fascination with the ocean and learned to scuba dive. After graduating from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1965 with degrees in both chemistry and geology, Ballard signed up for the Army. Two years later, in 1967, Ballard transferred to the Navy, where he was assigned to the Deep Submergence Group at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Research Institution in Massachusetts, thus beginning his illustrious career with submersibles. [PAR] By 1974, Ballard had received two doctoral degrees (marine geology and geophysics) from the University of Rhode Island and had spent a lot of time conducting deep water dives in a manned submersible he helped design, called Alvin. During subsequent dives in 1977 and 1979 near the Galapagos Rift, Ballard helped discover hydrothermal vents . More importantly, though, were the amazing plants that grew around these vents; it was the scientific study of these plants that led to the discovery of chemosynthesis , a process in which plants use chemical reactions rather than sunlight to get energy. [PAR] Yet, however many shipwrecks Ballard explored and however much of the ocean floor he mapped, Ballard never forgot about the Titanic. Ballard has said, “I always wanted to find the Titanic. That was a Mt. Everest in my world -- one of those mountains that had never been climbed.”* [PAR] Planning the Mission [PAR] Ballard wasn’t the first to try to find the Titanic. Over the years, there

Who found the remains of the Titanic?

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[DOC] [TLE] Spy LineSpy Line is a 1989 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Spy Line is part of the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy, being preceded by Spy Hook and followed Spy Sinker. This trilogy is preceded by the Game, Set and Match trilogy and followed by the final Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy. Deighton's novel Winter (1987) is a prequel to the nine novels, covering the years 1900-1945 and providing the backstory to some of the characters. [PAR] Plot summary [PAR] The novel starts with Bernard Samson in hiding in Berlin after the events in the first book of the series. He is soon found by the SIS and is invited by Frank Harrington to sit in on a debriefing of an undercover agent, where it is revealed that Eric Stinnes has been smuggling drugs into East Germany. [PAR] Bernard is eventually recalled to London, and sent on a mission to Vienna to pick up a package from a stamp auction. This is revealed to be a Russian passport, which he uses to meet his wife Fiona, whom it is now revealed is a double agent (It is not made clear for how long Bernard knew this). [PAR] Finally, Fiona attempts to escape from East Germany, whereupon Eric Stinnes, and Fiona's sister Tessa are both killed. Bernard and Fiona escape back to the other side of the wall and are transported to America for debriefing.[DOC] [TLE] Spy HookSpy Hook is a 1988 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the first novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Spy Hook is part of the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy, being succeeded by Spy Line and Spy Sinker. This trilogy is preceded by the Game, Set and Match trilogy and followed by the final Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy. Deighton's novel Winter (1987) is a prequel to the nine novels, covering the years 1900-1945 and providing the backstory to some of the characters. [PAR] Plot summary [PAR] The novel begins with Bernard Sampson visiting his old friend and ex-SIS colleague in Washington named Jim Prettyman as part of an investigation regarding some missing funds. Soon after, Prettyman is murdered in a mugging. [PAR] All his allies start losing interest in the investigation, and after digging deeper Bernard is sent to America once again, where it is revealed that Brett has not indeed died (as hinted at the end of the first trilogy, and discussed in this book.) but is in fact in rehabilitation. Bernard returns to Europe, where he confronts a man called "Dodo" and is saved from an untimely death by Prettyman, who it turns out has gone under "deep-cover". [PAR] Bernard then takes his evidence to the Director General, who in a surprise turn of events orders his arrest, which thanks to some quick thinking by Werner Volkmann, Bernard evades for the while. [PAR] The novel concludes with Bernard seeking an explanation from Frank Harrington, before disappearing into the night.[DOC] [TLE] Spy Sinker by Len Deighton on iBooks - itunes.apple.comSpy Sinker by Len Deighton on iBooks [PAR] Sunday Express [PAR] About the author [PAR] Born in London, Len Deighton served in the RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, The Ipcress File, which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal. [PAR] From Publishers Weekly [PAR] Aug 29, 1990 – The final volume in Deighton's hook, line and sinker espionage trilogy will likely disappoint even his staunchest fans with its passionless, unsuspenseful scenario for explaining the political liberation of Eastern Europe at the end of the '80s.

Who had the noels Spy Hook and Spy Line published in the 80s?

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[DOC] [TLE] Rewind Film: 'La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini ...Rewind Film: 'La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini | South China Morning Post [PAR] South China Morning Post [PAR] Rewind Film: 'La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini [PAR]   [PAR] Rewind Film: 'La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini [PAR] PUBLISHED : Sunday, 02 June, 2013, 12:00am [PAR] UPDATED : Sunday, 02 June, 2013, 5:33pm [PAR] Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee [PAR] Director: Federico Fellini [PAR] Americans might harp on about freedom and the French have their je ne sais quoi, but few people take greater pride in their insatiable lust for life than the Italians. The Roman Empire came and went and the Renaissance died out, but Italy saw a smaller resurgence during the heady days of the swinging sixties. [PAR] Conflict often leads to great art, and after the end of the second world war, Italian filmmakers became obsessed with depicting poverty and depression in what they deemed "neo-realism". Federico Fellini was one, but all that changed when the director offered up his three-hour epic on pure hedonistic pleasure: La Dolce Vita. [PAR] The film has a simplistic, almost haphazard structure, set roughly over seven days in the life of gossip columnist Marcello. He's a handsome but tired man, longing for literary greatness, but often stuck in a series of decadent nights and regretful dawns, covering what the public deems as "the sweet life": movie stars, playboys and people famous for being famous. [PAR] Through haughty intellectuals, wild Hollywood starlets and sex-obsessed aristocrats, Fellini is saying something about this "sweet" way of life, but what exactly? More than 50 years after it put Italy on the international film map, La Dolce Vita is still being debated. [PAR] Is it a depiction of Fellini's own self-indulgent lifestyle? A balanced look at sin and salvation? A Christian nightmare of what's wrong with society? Or a parody of celebrity culture and post-war excess? [PAR] That brilliant opening aerial shot of the Eternal City, contrasted by speedy rides through the streets on the back of a Vespa. A late-night splash in the Trevi Fountain (above), and the early morning fishermen surprised by their morning catch. [PAR] The next time you're in Rome, wondering why the shops close for hours in the middle of the day, waiting for a bus that never meets its schedule or dodging fake gladiators desperate for five euros, do like Marcello. Stop worrying about meaning, order a caffe and take in the sweet life the way the Italians do. [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] La Dolce Vita Movie Review & Film Summary (1960 ...La Dolce Vita Movie Review & Film Summary (1960) | Roger Ebert [PAR] Tweet [PAR] I have heard theories that Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" catalogs the seven deadly sins, takes place on the seven hills of Rome, and involves seven nights and seven dawns, but I have never looked into them, because that would reduce the movie to a crossword puzzle. I prefer it as an allegory, a cautionary tale of a man without a center. [PAR] Advertisement [PAR] Fellini shot the movie in 1959 on the Via Veneto, the Roman street of nightclubs, sidewalk cafes and the parade of the night. His hero is a gossip columnist, Marcello, who chronicles "the sweet life" of fading aristocrats, second-rate movie stars, aging playboys and women of commerce. The role was played by Marcello Mastroianni , and now that his life has ended we can see that it was his most representative. The two Marcellos -- character and actor -- flowed together into a handsome, weary, desperate man, who dreams of someday doing something good, but is trapped in a life of empty nights and lonely dawns. [PAR] The movie leaps from one visual extravaganza to another, following Marcello as he chases down stories and women. He has a suicidal fiancee ( Magali Noel ) at home. In a nightclub, he picks up a promiscuous society beauty ( Anouk Aimee ), and together they visit the basement lair of a prostitute

Who directed the movie La Dolce Vita?

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[DOC] [TLE] Spice Girls | New Music And Songs | MTVSpice Girls | New Music And Songs | [PAR] Spice Girls [PAR] About Spice Girls [PAR] Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls used dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of England's new lad culture. Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, making Spice Girls a cross-generational success. The group also became chart-toppers throughout Europe in 1996, before concentrating in America in early 1997. [PAR] Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name derived from their debut single and video, "Wannabe." Geri Estelle Halliwell was the "sexy Spice"; Melanie Janine Brown was the "scary Spice"; Victoria Adams was "the posh Spice"; Melanie Jayne Chisholm was "the sporty Spice"; Emma Lee Bunton was "the baby Spice." Each persona was exploited in the group's press articles and videos, which helped send "Wannabe" to the top of the charts upon its summer release in 1996. If all of the invented personalities made Spice Girls seem manufactured, that's because they were to a certain extent. Every member of the group was active in England's theatrical, film, and modeling circuit before the group's formation, and they all responded to an advertisement requesting five "lively girls" for a musical group in the summer of 1993. The manager who placed the ad chose all five members of Spice Girls, yet the women rejected his plans for their career and set out on their own two months after forming. For the next two years, the Girls fought to get a record contract, since most record labels insisted that the band pick one member as a clear leader, which is something the group refused. [PAR] Eventually, Spice Girls signed a contract to Virgin Records. They were without a manager, though, which made recording a debut album nearly impossible. All five members moved into a house and went on the dole as they searched for a manager. By the end of 1995, the group had signed with Annie Lennox's manager Simon Fuller, and began writing songs with Elliot Kennedy. "Wannabe," Spice Girls' first single, was released in the summer of 1996 and became the first debut single by an all-female band to enter the British charts at number one. It remained there for seven weeks, and by the end of the year, "Wannabe" had hit number one in 21 other countries. Immediately following the success of "Wannabe," Spice Girls became media icons in Britain as stories of their encounters with other celebrities became fodder for numerous tabloids, as did nude photos of Halliwell that she posed for earlier in her career. All of this added to the group's momentum, and their second single, "Say You'll Be There," entered the charts at number one in the fall, selling 200,000 copies a week. Spice, their debut album, was released at the end of the year, accompanied by their first ballad, "2 Become 1." Both the album and single went directly to number one, staying there for several weeks; both records were at number one over the Christmas week, making Spice Girls one of three artists to achieve that feat. [PAR] Having topped the charts in virtually every other country in the Western world, Spice Girls concentrated on America in early 1997, releasing "Wannabe

Who was the only Spice Girl not to have a middle name?

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[DOC] [TLE] Flash, Bang, Wallop (Melody/Lyrics/Chords) Digital Sheet MusicFlash, Bang, Wallop (Melody/Lyrics/Chords) Digital Sheet Music [PAR] arr. Lin Marsh [PAR] Preview: [PAR] (first page only can be viewed - you must purchase this download to view and print the full song) [PAR] This is a digital product - It must be printed out by you within 7 days of purchase and cannot be downloaded to your machine. [PAR] (Download) [PAR] Flash, Bang, Wallop from Half A Sixpence, arranged by Lin Marsh's for voice and piano with guitar chords; ideal for auditions, karaoke or music theatre fans. Featured in the Faber Music Theatre Songbook. [PAR] Price: £2.50[DOC] [TLE] Flash, Bang, Wallop (Piano/Vocal) Digital Sheet MusicFlash, Bang, Wallop (Piano/Vocal) Digital Sheet Music [PAR] DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC [PAR] Flash, Bang, Wallop! (Piano/Vocal) [PAR] arr. Lin Marsh [PAR] This is a sheet music download. When your transaction is complete you will have up to 7 days to print the music yourself – it will not be posted to you. This piece cannot be transposed in a new key. [PAR] Flash, Bang, Wallop from Half A Sixpence, arranged by Lin Marsh for voice and piano. Selected for the ABRSM Singing List in their 2009 Syllabus. Published by Faber Music. [PAR] Price: £2.50[DOC] [TLE] Tommy Steele – Flash, Bang, Wallop Lyrics | Genius LyricsTommy Steele – Flash, Bang, Wallop Lyrics | Genius Lyrics [PAR] The same thing happened long ago [PAR] When man was in his prime [PAR] And what went on we only know [PAR] From the snaps he took at the time [PAR] When Adam and Eve in their birthday suit [PAR] Decided to get wed [PAR] As Adam was about to taste the fruit [PAR] The man with the camera said [PAR] CHORUS [PAR] You've read it in a folio [PAR] Or seen it in a Shakespeare play [PAR] How Juliet fell for Romeo [PAR] In the merry month of May [PAR] And as he climbed the orchard wall [PAR] To reach his lady fair [PAR] As he tumbled she began to bawl [PAR] As he floated through the air [PAR] CHORUS [PAR] King Henry the Eighth had several wives [PAR] Including Anne Boleyn [PAR] And he kept an album of their lives [PAR] With all their photos in [PAR] As Anne Boleyn was on her knees [PAR] Dressed in her very best frock [PAR] King Henry shouted, "Smile dear, please" [PAR] As her head rolled off the block [PAR] CHORUS [PAR] There was just the same to do [PAR] He galloped home from the battle scene [PAR] All the way from Waterloo [PAR] And as he came from off his horse [PAR] To the boudoir where she sat [PAR] She said to him, in French of course [PAR] As he took of his big cocked hat [PAR] CHORUS [PAR] Stick it in your family [PAR] Stick it in your family [PAR] In your family album [PAR] From the musical Half A Sixpence, based on the HG Wells novel, Kipps [PAR] Hidden [PAR] This page is accessible to [PAR] Verified artists on the song [PAR] Locked [PAR] This song has been locked and is considered "done." You need 600 IQ to add annotations to locked songs. [PAR] "Flash, Bang, Wallop" Track Info

Which musical featured the song Flash Bang, Wallop?

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[DOC] [TLE] David SoulDavid Soul (born August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. He became a British citizen in 2004. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Soul was born David Richard Solberg in Chicago, Illinois, on August 28, 1943. His mother, June Johnanne (Nelson), was a teacher, and his father, Dr. Richard W. Solberg, was a Lutheran minister, Professor of History and Political Science, and Director of Higher Education for the American Lutheran Church. Dr. Solberg was also Senior Representative for Lutheran World Relief during the reconstruction of Germany after the Second World War from 1949 until 1956. Because of this, the family moved frequently while Soul was growing up. Both of his grandfathers were evangelists. [PAR] Soul attended Augustana College, University of the Americas in Mexico City and the University of Minnesota. At 19, he turned down a professional baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox in order to study political science. While in Mexico, inspired by students who taught him to play the guitar, Soul changed his direction and decided to follow his passion for music. His first appearance upon returning from Mexico to the States was in a club in Minneapolis, The 10 O'Clock Scholar. [PAR] Career [PAR] Soul first gained attention as the "Covered Man" appearing on The Merv Griffin Show in 1966 and 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. He explained: "My name is David Soul, and I want to be known for my music." The same year, he made his television debut in Flipper. [PAR] In 1967, he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures and following a number of guest appearances, including the episode "The Apple" from the second season of Star Trek, he landed the role of Joshua Bolt on the television program Here Come the Brides with co-stars Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman and Bridget Hanley. The series was telecast on the ABC network from September 25, 1968 to September 18, 1970. In 1972 he co-starred as Arthur Hill's law partner on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. Following numerous guest-starring roles on TV, including Streets of San Francisco, he was cast by Clint Eastwood in the film Magnum Force. [PAR] His breakthrough came when he portrayed Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson on Starsky and Hutch, a role he played from 1975 until 1979. Soul also directed three episodes of Starsky and Hutch: "Huggy Can't Go Home" (1979), "Manchild on the Streets" (1977), and "Survival" (1977). Throughout his career, he has also made guest appearances on Star Trek, I Dream of Jeannie, McMillan & Wife, Cannon, Gunsmoke, All in the Family, and numerous TV movies and mini-series including Homeward Bound (1980), World War III and Rage (1980) a TV movie commended on the floor of the US Senate and for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. Soul also starred with James Mason in the 1979 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, which was also edited and released as a theatrical feature film in some countries. [PAR] During the mid- to late-1970s, Soul returned to his singing roots. Produced by Tony Macaulay, he recorded hits including "Don't Give Up on Us" (1976) which reached No. 1 in the US and the UK, and "Silver Lady" (1977) which also topped the charts in the UK. From 1976 until 1978, he had five UK Top 20 singles and two Top 10 albums. From 1976 to 1982 he toured extensively in the US, Europe, Far East and South America. [PAR] In the U.S., he continued to make guest appearances in various television series. He starred in "The Manions of America" as Caleb Staunton in 1981. He starred in the short-lived 1983 NBC series Casablanca, playing nightclub owner Rick Blaine (the immortalized role that was made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the 1942 film

Which city does David Soul come from?

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[DOC] [TLE] 1998 - Year of the Tiger (continued) - Jade Dragon1998 - Year of the Tiger (continued) [PAR] I AM THE TIGER [PAR] 1998 - Year of the Tiger [PAR] According to the Chinese zodiac, 1998 (beginning on January 28th according to the lunar calendar) will have characteristics much like the Tiger described on our home page. Unfortunately tiger years are also full of wars, unrest, dissension and catastrophes. Consider past Tiger events - such as Watergate, Irangate, the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the space shuttle explosion. Witness already El Nino and La Nina, the current Asian currency crisis, and the current Clinton scandal. The Year of the Tiger is sure to a be a real shaker!! [PAR] The best advice for getting through this year of extremes is to proceed with caution. Especially be cautious with new partnerships, friendships and agreements - for these will be extremely fragile and prone to failure. [PAR] But don�t despair! This year will bring out the best in each of us as we discover hidden strengths and are cleansed of negative energies. And by avoiding impetuous decisions you will emerge energized and triumphant, enabling you to enter into 1999, the Year of the Rabbit, a much easier time for all! [PAR] Chinese legend states that thousands of years ago, Buddha sent out a summons to all the animals in the kingdom. Only twelve animals answered this call. As a reward, Buddha endowed each animal with a year of its own in the order of arrival. From then on, each year of the Chinese calendar bore the characteristics of the animal of that name. [PAR] Using the Chinese zodiac, judge for yourself if the following characteristics describe yourself or your friends. First, find your animal by the date of your birth with the chart below. (If you are born from mid-January to mid-February, you will need to find out the date of the Chinese New Year for the year in which you were born as this changes each year in the lunar calendar. See the end of this article for suggested sources.)[DOC] [TLE] Chinese Zodiac, 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals, Find Your ...The Chinese Zodiac, 12 Zodiac Animals, Find Your Zodiac Sign [PAR] The Chinese animal zodiac, or shengxiao (/shnng-sshyaoww/ ‘born resembling’), is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. Traditionally these zodiac animals were used to date the years. [PAR] The 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac [PAR] In order, the 12 animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. [PAR] What Your Chinese Zodiac Animal Sign Is [PAR] Your Chinese Zodiac sign is derived from your birth year, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. See the years of each animal below or use the calculator on the right to determine your own sign. [PAR] Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960 [PAR] Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961 [PAR] Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962 [PAR] Rabbit: 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963 [PAR] Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964 [PAR] Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965 [PAR] Horse: 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966 [PAR] Goat: 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967 [PAR] Monkey: 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968 [PAR] Rooster: 2017 , 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969 [PAR] Dog: 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970 [PAR] Pig: 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 [PAR] Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign [PAR] Choose your date of birth and find out about your Chinese zodiac sign. [PAR] You are a: [PAR] Love: [PAR] Health: [PAR] Those born in January and February take care: Chinese (Lunar) New Year moves between 21 January and February 20. If you were born in January or February, check whether your birth date falls before or after Chinese New Year to know what your Chinese zodiac year is. [PAR] Chinese Zodiac Love

1998 was the Chinese year of which creature?

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[DOC] [TLE] Silk in World Markets - International TradeforumSilk in World Markets [PAR] SILK IN WORLD MARKETS [PAR] © International Trade Centre, International Trade Forum - Issue 1/1999 [PAR] Japan is the world's leading silk consumer. [PAR] Silk has a miniscule percentage of the global textile fibre market-less than 0.2%. This figure, however, is misleading, since the actual trading value of silk and silk products is much more impressive. This is a multibillion dollar trade, with a unit price for raw silk roughly twenty times that of raw cotton. (The precise global value is difficult to assess, since reliable data on finished silk products is lacking in most importing countries.) To give an idea of the value, however, the annual turnover of the China National Silk Import and Export Corporation alone is US$ 2-2.5 billion. [PAR] Unlike some other textiles, silk-wearing traditions and demand go back a long way. A good example is India, where the local demand greatly exceeds supply (and hampers export growth). India has thus become the largest importer of raw silk, despite the fact that it is now the second largest producer. Some other silk producers are also experiencing fast-growing local demand, such as China, where consumers are increasingly able to afford the lower price range silk products. This pattern is also expected to repeat itself in Viet Nam. [PAR] Italy and France [PAR] Raw silk importers, high-quality processors [PAR] Italy has been traditionally the largest importer, processor and exporter of silk products in Europe. In 1997, Italy imported some 3200 tons of raw silk and over 700 tons of silk yarn, primarily from China. Italy also imported about 300 tons of ladies' blouses, of which over 80% came from China. Silk garment imports, however, have drastically gone down over the last five years. (In 1992, the country imported more than 700 tons of ladies' blouses.) Italy is well-known for highly developed skills in silk processing (finishing, dyeing and printing silk fabrics). Exports of silk scarves rose by about 15% between from 1996 to 1997, to 586 tons. Exports of silk neckties reached 1230 tons the same year. [PAR] France is another country with a considerable silk processing industry. For centuries, Lyon has produced silk fabrics of the highest quality for domestic consumption and for export. More than 70% of silk fabrics in the French market have been traditionally used for clothing. There are signs that silk may have a growing market also for interior decoration use as curtains, wall covers, bed spreads and upholstery. France exports top quality silk fabrics to the US market, with unit prices reaching US$ 30 per m2. [PAR] United States [PAR] Emphasis on easy-care fabrics [PAR] The US market is one of the world's largest, and imports include garments, interior decoration fabrics and accessories. Silk processing capacity is virtually nonexistent. Imports of silk goods were valued at about US$ 2 billion in 1997; 10% was for home furnishing. Unlike European consumers, US consumers do not have a long tradition of using silk. Silk therefore has never had the same aura as in Europe. The United States has been a pioneer market for imported Chinese knitted silk products, initially mainly thermal underwear, and now also elegant casuals in the form of T-shirts, polo neck sweaters, etc. Easy care is a "must" in the United States, so it is important to develop fabrics with easy-care properties to compete with other fibres. [PAR] Germany [PAR] Europe's largest silk market, quality-conscious, receptive [PAR] to "green" marketing [PAR] Germany is by far the largest European market for textiles and clothing, including silk. The German consumer favours natural fibres. Germany has been importing a variety of silk garments, accessories (particularly silk cushion covers) and interior decoration fabrics. Silk garments are imported mainly from China. India and Thailand have been relatively successful in this market with their handloom silk products for home furnishing. The market is quality-conscious and prepared to pay a premium for good quality. [PAR] Japan [PAR] Leading Consumer [PAR] Traditionally the largest silk consumer, Japan in the 1960s relied entirely

Which country is Europe's largest silk producer?

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[DOC] [TLE] REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (music video ...REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (music video) - [043f6d673] [PAR] REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling [PAR] Description [PAR] buy [PAR] Music video by REO Speedwagon performing Can't Fight This Feeling. (C) 1984 Sony BMG Music Entertainment  [PAR] "Can't Fight This Feeling" is a number-one power ballad performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon about a man falling in love with a girl with whom he has been friends for a long time.  [PAR] The song first appeared on REO Speedwagon's 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin'. It was the group's second number-one hit on the U.S. charts (the first being 1981's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Kevin Cronin) and reached number sixteen in the UK. "Can't Fight This Feeling" has appeared on dozens of 'various artists' compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums. [PAR] Tags: [DOC] [TLE] REO Speedwagon — Can't Fight This Feeling — Listen, watch ...REO Speedwagon — Can't Fight This Feeling — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm [PAR] power ballad [PAR] "Can't Fight This Feeling" is a number-one power ballad from REO Speedwagon about a man falling in love with a girl with whom he has been a friend for a long time. [PAR] The song first appeared on REO Speedwagon's 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin'. It was the group's second number-one hit on the U.S. charts (the first being 1981's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Kevin Cronin) and reached number sixteen in the UK. "Can't Fight This Feeling"… read more [PAR] Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now [PAR] Similar Tracks[DOC] [TLE] The Hits by REO Speedwagon on Apple Music - iTunesThe Hits by REO Speedwagon on Apple Music [PAR] 14 Songs [PAR] iTunes Review [PAR] Legions of air-guitar playing American kids who grew up on FM rock radio in the '70s knew there was more to REO Speedwagon than dumb rock riffage and songs about girls and broken hearts. They loved a band that connected with them on levels that helped define specific moments in their lives: high school graduations and backyard kegger parties, first crushes and spurned heartbreaks. REO Speedwagon pinned sentimentality to riff-heavy tunes and managed to encapsulate their fans' feelings in song. It made the band huge, and it’s what makes them classic rock. All those '70s and early-'80s hits are here, from gazillion-selling power ballads (“I Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Keep on Loving You,” “Take It on the Run”) to four-on-the-floor rock ’n’ rollers (“Back on the Road Again,” “Keep Pushin’ On,” “Roll with the Changes”). The smoking live version of “Ridin’ the Storm Out” (the band’s first chart hit) showcases the heady skills of unheralded rock ’n’ roll guitarist Gary Richrath, and two 1982 songs (“I Don’t Want to Lose You” and the hit “Here with Me”) are exclusive to this release. [PAR] Customer Reviews [PAR]       [PAR] by LloydMcCullough [PAR] Amazing album! It's got alot of the best hits, well except for my personal favorite - 'The Key'.... [PAR] And I can't fight this feeling anymore [PAR]      [DOC] [TLE] REO Speedwagon - Can't fight this feeling (lyrics) - YouTubeREO Speedwagon - Can't fight this feeling (lyrics) - YouTube [PAR] REO Speedwagon - Can't fight this feeling (lyrics) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Aug 26, 2009 [PAR] 'REO Speedwagon - Can't fight this feeling' with lyrics added by me. Let me

Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Can't Fight This Feeling?

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[DOC] [TLE] Theodore Francis Green State Airport, Providence RITheodore Francis Green State Airport, Providence RI [PAR] Hotels Near the Airport [PAR] T. F. Green Airport (sometimes called T. F. Green International Airport) (IATA: PVD, ICAO: KPVD, FAA LID: PVD) [PAR] , also known as Theodore Francis Green State Airport and Providence International Airport is located in Warwick, six miles (10 km) south of Providence, in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Completely rebuilt in 1996, it was the first state-owned airport in the United States. [PAR] Providence International Airport is a popular alternative to Boston, Massachusetts' often busy Logan International Airport, as delays and wait time are minimal. [PAR] There are two terminals with two concourses, North and South. The South Concourse has eight gates, and the North Concourse has 14 gates. Gate 8 is designed for international arrivals for use by Air Canada and SATA International flights; it is directly connected to customs, which is on the lower level of the concourse. The terminal contains a number of stores and restaurants, and a central food court. [PAR] Local Time: 17-Jan-2017 12:02 AM [PAR] © Copyright 2017, Providence-Airport.com, not the official airport website[DOC] [TLE] Private Jet Charter Theodore Francis Green State Airport ...Private Jet Charter Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) | Victor [PAR] Charter a private jet [PAR] Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) [PAR] Theodore Francis Green State Airport is a regional private jet airport located in Rhode Island, United States suitable for a variety of private jets and its International Air Transport Association code is PVD. [PAR] With Victor, chartering private jets to and from Theodore Francis Green State Airport has never been easier. [PAR] Airport Information[DOC] [TLE] Find Flights to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD ...Find Flights to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) - CheapOair [PAR] Check Your Flight Status > [PAR] Book Flights to Theodore Francis Green State Airport [PAR] Theodore Francis Green State Airport or T. F. Green Airport is a public airport which is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, 6 miles south of the capital of Providence. The airport was named after Theodore Francis Green, Rhode Island’s former governor and senator. [PAR] Book flights to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) with CheapOair! In addition to offering competitive airfares to locations most convenient for you, we provide useful information to inform your travel to PVD. Read below to learn more about PVD flights, and count on CheapOair for the best deals on all of your travel booking needs. [PAR] Ground Transportation [PAR] The MBTA Commuter rail service runs from T.F. Green Airport to downtown Providence, buses and taxis run from the airport to downtown providence. A taxi trip to Providence takes approximately 15 minutes. [PAR] Terminal Features [PAR] Wi-Fi access is available in all public areas of T.F. Green Airport for a fee, ATMs and banking facility is also available at the terminals and one thing tha should be kept in mind is that there is no lost and found facility provided by the airport. Meditation and prayer room, pet-relief area and shoeshine stand are also available. [PAR] Airport Parking [PAR] The airport provides short term and long term parking facilities at Lot D and Lot E respectively, a total of 8,325 parking spaces are available at the airport.[DOC] [TLE] Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) 2000 Post Rd ...Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) 2000 Post Rd Warwick, RI Major Airports - MapQuest [PAR] See a problem? Let us know! [PAR] Theodore Francis Green State Airport PVD is an airport serving the Providence, Rhode Island. PVD Airport is situated approximately 6 miles to the southeast of downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Currently, the airport transports about four million passengers annually. T. F. Green State Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Rhode Island. [PAR] Located just east of I-95 and to the south of Airport Road, PVD Airport has a variety of parking options including economy, short-term, long-term, garage and valet. T. F. Green Airport consists of a main terminal and two concourses (North, South) with 22 gates, all connected via walkway. There are

Theodore Francis international airport is in which US state?

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[DOC] [TLE] Amelia Earhart: The First Woman to Fly Solo Across the ...Amelia Earhart: The First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic [PAR] The First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic [PAR] copyrighted by Patricia Chadwick. All rights reserved worldwide. [PAR] Reprinted with permission [PAR] Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1898 in Atchison, Kansas. She was a lively tomboy throughout her childhood and unlike most American women in her generation and generations before, she never outgrew this trait. She volunteered in a Red Cross Hospital during World War I, taught English to immigrant factory workers, and studied pre-med for a short time. But airplanes were her first love. [PAR] Amelia loved excitement. Impressed with stunt fliers and air shows, Amelia learned to fly and became a licensed pilot, making her first solo flight in 1921. Soon she saved enough money to buy her own plane. [PAR] In 1928, Amelia was asked to be a part of a team of pilots that were to make a transatlantic flight. She accepted and became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She was hallowed by the press and dubbed �Lady Lindy�, winning public affection. But Amelia was not satisfied with this. Because of her adventurous spirit and love for the spotlight, Amelia became determined to perfect her flying skills, making plans to fly the ocean on her own. This she did on May 20, 1932. Amelia achieved a number of flight �firsts�. She was the first woman pilot to fly the Pacific Ocean and the first woman to make a transcontinental flight in an autogyro, the predecessor of the helicopter, which was still in it's developmental stage. But while attempting to fly around the world in 1937, Amelia�s plane vanished and she was presumed lost at sea. She was 39 years old. [PAR] Amelia Earhart was a woman of great courage. She chose to loose herself from the conventional roles of women in her generation and follow her heart, doing what she loved best - flying. [PAR] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[DOC] [TLE] Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo across the ...Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo across the Atlantic | World History Project [PAR] Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo across the Atlantic [PAR] On May 20-21, 1932, Earhart accomplished her goal of flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean. [PAR] She took off from Newfoundland, Canada, at 7:12 p.m. on May 20, in her Lockheed Vega. Her flight was filled with dangers, from rapidly changing weather to a broken altimeter so she could not tell how high she was flying, to gasoline leaking into the cockpit. At one point her plane dropped almost 3,000 feet (914 meters) and went into a spin (which she managed to pull out of) and flames were shooting out of the exhaust manifold. She brought her plane down on the coast of Ireland after a harrowing trip lasting 15 hours and 18 minutes The flight was the second solo flight across the Atlantic and the longest nonstop flight by a woman--2,026 miles (3,261 kilometers)--as well as the first flight across the Atlantic by a woman. President Herbert Hoover awarded her the National Geographic Society Medal on June 21, 1932, for her achievement, and the U.S. Congress awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross, the first woman to receive such an honor. Earhart's accomplishment meant a great deal to the entire world, but especially to women, for it demonstrated that women could set their own course in aviation and other fields. [PAR] Source: US Centennial of Flight Commission Added by: Kevin Rogers [PAR] At the age of 34, on the morning of May 20, 1932 Earhart set off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland with the latest copy of a local newspaper (the dated copy was intended to confirm the date of the flight). She intended to fly to Paris in her single engine Lockheed Vega 5b to emulate Charles Lindbergh's solo flight. Her technical advisor for the flight was famed Norwegian American aviator Bernt Balchen who helped prepare her aircraft. He also played the role of "decoy" for the press as he was ostensibly preparing Earhart's Vega for his own Arctic flight. After a flight lasting 14 hours,

Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic?

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[DOC] [TLE] List of international vehicle registration codesThe country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued is indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter or International Circulation Mark, displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker near the number plate on the rear of a vehicle. [PAR] This is different from the way vehicles belonging to the diplomats of foreign countries with license plate from the host country are marked. That standard is host country specific and varies largely from country to country. For example TR on a diplomatic car in US indicates Italian, not Turkish. Such markings in Norway are indicated with numbers only, again different from international standards (90 means Slovakian -not Turkish as international telephone codes would mean-). [PAR] The allocation of codes is maintained by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN's Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 1968. Many vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with ISO two- or three-letter codes. [PAR] The 2004 South-East Asian Agreement ... for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People uses a mixture of ISO and DSIT codes: Myanmar uses MYA, China CHN, and Cambodia KH (ISO codes), Thailand uses T (DSIT code), Laos LAO, and Vietnam VN (coincident ISO and DSIT codes). [PAR] In the European Economic Area, vehicles from one member state do not need to display the oval while within another state, provided the number plate is in the common EU standard format introduced in the 1990s, which includes the international vehicle registration code on the plate. [PAR] Current codes [PAR] Note: an asterisk (*) indicates that this code is unofficial (does not appear in the UN list of distinguishing codes). [PAR] Codes no longer in use[DOC] [TLE] Vehicle registration plates of TurkeyTurkish car number plates are license plates found on Turkish vehicles. The plates use an indirect numbering system associated with the geographical info. In Turkey, license plates are made by authorized private workshops. [PAR] Appearance [PAR] The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left, there is the country code "TR" in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, being one in front and the other in rear except motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the Turkish letters except Ç, Ş, İ, Ö, Ü and Ğ. [PAR] The blue stripe [PAR] The blue stripe was introduced after the entry of Turkey to the European Customs Union in 1995, in accordance to compliance to EU laws. Since then, the blue stripe area is often modified by car owners (even by some parliament members like Devlet Bahçeli). The predominant modification of this sorts is to replace the blue color with red and put up the crescent and the star of the Turkish flag. This type of modification is in the grey area of the law, for it does not clearly specify which color is to be used in the stripe. [PAR] Additionally, vehicle inspection stickers are often stuck on this area. [PAR] Size [PAR] *15×24 cm in rear only for motorbikes, motorcycles and tractors with rubber wheels, [PAR] *11×52 cm in front and rear for cars, 21×32 cm rear available for off-roadss, vans, trucks and busses. The size is 15×30 cm for imported vehicles if the regular plate does not fit. [PAR] Numbering system [PAR] The text format on the plates is one of the following: [PAR] *"99 X 9999", "99 X 99999" [PAR] *"99 XX 999", "99 XX 9999" or [PAR] *"99 XXX 99", [PAR] In some provinces, numbering is categorized in groups for tax collecting offices of different districts, for example Dolmuş in Ankara have plates

What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Turkey?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Angola Crisis 1974–75 - StateMilestones: 1969–1976 - Office of the Historian [PAR] Milestones: 1969–1976 [PAR] The Angola Crisis 1974–75 [PAR] After a successful military coup in Portugal that toppled a long-standing authoritarian regime on April 25, 1974, the new rulers in Lisbon sought to divest the country of its costly colonial empire. The impending independence of one of those colonies, Angola, led to the Angolan civil war that grew into a Cold War competition. The Angola crisis of 1974–1975 ultimately contributed to straining relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. [PAR] Cuban and Angolan soldiers are shown during a weapon practice session at a training center. (AP Photo) [PAR] Three main military movements had been fighting for Angolan independence since the 1960s. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was a Marxist organization centered in the capital, Luanda, and led by Agostinho Neto. The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), led by Holden Roberto, was based in the north of the country and had strong ties to the U.S. ally, Mobutu Sese Seko, in neighboring Zaire. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), an offshoot of the FNLA, was led by Jonas Savimbi and supported by the country’s largest ethnic group, the Ovimbundu. Following the Portuguese coup, these three revolutionaries met with representatives of the new Portuguese Government in January 1975 and signed the Alvor Agreement that granted Angolan independence and provided for a three-way power sharing government. However, trust quickly broke down among the three groups, and the country descended into civil war as each vied for sole power. [PAR] The crisis in Angola developed into a Cold War battleground as the superpowers and their allies delivered military assistance to their preferred clients. The United States supplied aid and training for both the FNLA and UNITA while troops from Zaire assisted Holden Roberto and his fighters. China, also, sent military instructors to train the FNLA. The Soviet Union provided military training and equipment for the MPLA. During the summer of 1975, the Soviet-supported MPLA was able to consolidate power in Luanda and oust the U.S.-supported FNLA from the capital, but the FNLA continued to attack. The remaining Portuguese troops failed to stem the violence. When MPLA leader Neto announced November 11, 1975 as the day of Angolan independence, Lisbon decided to withdraw its troops on that day. [PAR] The MPLA also had long-established relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Before November 11, the MPLA had negotiated with Castro for Cuban assistance. At the same time, UNITA, which enjoyed U.S. support, approached the Apartheid government in South Africa for military reinforcement. Pretoria, with the aim to end the use of Angola as a base for rebels fighting for the independence of South Africa-occupied Namibia, contributed forces that entered southern Angola in October and made rapid progress toward the capital. In response, Castro sent Cuban Special Forces to halt the South African advance and succeeded in drawing attention to the fact that the United States had provided support to a group that now accepted assistance from an Apartheid government. [PAR] The U.S. Government had encouraged the South African intervention, but preferred to downplay its connection with the Apartheid regime. However, once Pretoria’s involvement became widely known, the Chinese withdrew its advisers from the region, and the Ford Administration was faced with domestic resistance to the U.S. role in the Angolan conflict. President Gerald Ford had requested Congressional approval for more money to fund the operation in Angola. However, many members of Congress were wary of intervening abroad after the struggle in Vietnam, others wished to avoid the South Africa connection, and still others did not believe the issue was important. In the end, Congress rejected the President’s request for additional funds. South Africa withdrew its forces in the spring of 1976 and the MPLA remained as the official government of Angola. Still, Jonas Savimbi and UNITA continued an insurgency until his death

From which country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?

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[DOC] [TLE] Puget Sound Washington - Go Northwest! A Travel GuidePuget Sound Washington - Go Northwest! A Travel Guide [PAR] Novels set in the Puget Sound [PAR] "Superspill" by Mary Kay Becker, 1974. [PAR] An hour-by-hour account of the havoc wrought by spreading oil after a tanker goes aground. [PAR] "Mighty Mountain" by Archie Binns, 1940. [PAR] Historical novel about the Puget Sound country in the mid-1800s, highlighting relations between the Indians and the White settlers. [PAR] "The Timber Beast" by Archie Binns, 1944. [PAR] Charlie Dow typifies the old style logging operator in this story of the Sound's lumber industry. [PAR] "Mom Counted Six" by Mac Gardner, 1944. [PAR] Warm and humorous chronicle of a family who live in a Puget Sound mill town. (Gardner was born and grew up in the Puget Sound area.) [PAR] More Washington [PAR] List with Go Northwest! [PAR] The Puget Sound region is home to the majority of Washington State citizens who live in the bustling cities and suburbs that extend north to south from Stanwood to Olympia. Most Puget Sound communities lie on either side of the north-south Interstate 5 corridor that serves as the major traffic thoroughfare of the state. [PAR] Puget Sound itself is a body of water lying east of Admiralty Inlet, through which ocean waters reach inland some 50 miles from the Pacific Coast to provide all-weather ports for ocean-going ships at Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. The waterway is a complex and intricate system of channels, inlets, estuaries, embayments and islands. [PAR] Common usage has broadened the Sound's description to include the surrounding lowlands extending east to the Cascade Mountains and the various cities and towns lying therein. Such usage also includes Whidbey , Camano, and Fidalgo islands as well as the Kitsap Peninsula . [PAR] Outside Admiralty Inlet and beyond Whidbey Island to the north, lie the popular San Juan Islands between the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia. This small group of islands is a favorite playground and weekend get-away destination for residents of the region and their northern neighbors in British Columbia , Canada. [PAR] Puget Sound Cities [PAR] Seattle , the state's largest city, lies in the center of the Puget Sound region and sits between Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Across the Sound is Bainbridge Island , the Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Peninsula . To the east, and across Lake Washington, is Seattle's near neighbor Bellevue . [PAR] Other major cities situated on the Sound include Everett , Olympia and Tacoma . On the west side of the Sound are the cities of Bremerton , Port Orchard and Shelton . [PAR] Vacationing in Puget Sound [PAR] The Puget Sound area offers a rich variety of vacation, recreational and holiday pursuits including big-city life, island retreats, cozy bed and breakfasts, romantic country inns and first-class resorts. There is plenty of sightseeing, hiking, kayaking, and boating activities to keep in shape and make one wish for a longer Puget Sound holiday. [PAR] See individual cities and towns for additional visitor information as well as information on accommodations, activities and attractions in specific cities. When looking for a city or town, you can choose from either an alphabetical list, or, a list by region .[DOC] [TLE] Lake Washington Ship Canal - HistoryLinkLake Washington Ship Canal - HistoryLink.org [PAR] HistoryLink.org [PAR] Tweet [PAR] After decades of often-rancorous debate, construction of a ship canal to link Lake Washington and Puget Sound finally began in 1911. Following the failure of several private canal schemes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gen. Hiram M. Chittenden (1858-1917), advanced the project, and his name was later given to the Government Locks linking the Sound and Salmon Bay at Ballard. The canal required digging cuts between Salmon Bay and Lake Union at Fremont and between Lake Union and Lake Washington at Montlake, and building four bascule bridges at Fremont, Ballard, the University District, and Montlake. The Locks officially opened on July 4, 1917, but the canal was not declared complete until

Which port lies between Puget Sound and Lake Washington?

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[DOC] [TLE] Graft and Oil: How Teapot Dome Became the Greatest ...Graft and Oil: How Teapot Dome Became the Greatest Political Scandal of Its Time | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History [PAR] The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History [PAR] Graft and Oil: How Teapot Dome Became the Greatest Political Scandal of Its Time [PAR] by Robert W. Cherny [PAR] In the 1920s, Teapot Dome became synonymous with government corruption and the scandals arising out of the administration of President Warren G. Harding. Since then, it has sometimes been used to symbolize the power and influence of oil companies in American politics. In the days before Watergate, one historian called it “the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics.” [PAR] Teapot Dome is a geological feature in Wyoming, named for nearby Teapot Rock, and the site of an oil field. In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson designated that oil deposit as Naval Oil Reserve Number 3 (reserves Number 1 and Number 2, in Elk Hills and Buena Vista Hills, California, respectively, had been similarly identified by President William Howard Taft in 1912). These reserves were created to guarantee that the Navy would have a sufficient supply of oil in wartime. However, their establishment was controversial—oil interests believed that the reserves were unnecessary and could be developed privately. In addition, private wells surrounded the naval reserve fields, siphoning off their underground deposits. [PAR] That was the situation facing Albert Fall, one of President Harding’s poker pals, when Harding appointed him as Secretary of the Interior in 1921. As a lawyer in New Mexico Territory, Fall had represented mining and timber companies and had invested in mining himself. As a US senator from New Mexico after 1912, he’d shown little interest in the conservation movement, and conservationists, led by Harry Slattery and Gifford Pinchot, viewed him as hostile to their ideas. When Fall tried to open Alaska’s oil, coal, and timber to extensive private development, the conservationists were quick to organize and defeat his plans. Similarly, when Fall tried to move the National Forests and federal Forestry Service under his control at the Department of the Interior, the conservationists blocked him. In their efforts, conservationists could count on help from a number of progressives in Congress, notably Senator Robert La Follette, a leader of the progressive wing of the Republican Party. [PAR] Stymied in his efforts to acquire more control over western natural resources and make them more easily available to developers, Fall turned to the naval oil reserves. He persuaded Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby and President Harding to transfer the naval oil reserves to the Interior Department. He then secretly, and without competitive bidding, leased the Teapot Dome oil rights to Harry Sinclair’s Mammoth Oil Company and the Elk Hills oil rights to the Pan-American Petroleum Company, owned by Edward Doheny, a longtime friend of Fall’s. When the news became public in April 1922, conservationists and small oil producers in Wyoming, who objected to the secrecy and lack of competitive bidding, raised a storm of protest. La Follette called for a Senate investigation, and the Senate approved the resolution. [PAR] Fall argued that his actions were perfectly reasonable and beneficial to the Navy, since the reserves were threatened by privately owned oil wells that were draining the Navy’s oil. Granting a single lease to pump the reserved oil, Fall reasoned, was the most efficient means of saving it. The leases required Sinclair and Doheny to calculate royalties for the oil they pumped from the naval reserves, and use the royalties to construct and fill fuel storage facilities for the Navy in California, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), and elsewhere. Sinclair was also to construct a pipeline from Wyoming to Kansas City, which would be available for other oil producers as well. Fall claimed that secrecy, and hence no competitive bidding, was necessary because the storage facilities could be targets in a war. [PAR] When the Senate opened its investigation, Fall delivered a truckload of documents to the committee, snarling the investigators in a mass of paper. He then resigned from office in January 1923. The investigation, led by Senator Thomas Walsh, Democrat of Montana, with assistance from Slattery,

Which oil scandal hit the US in 1924?

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[DOC] [TLE] BBC Inside Out - Clarice CliffBBC Inside Out - Clarice Cliff [PAR]   Inside Out - West Midlands: Monday 3rd March, 2003 [PAR] CLARICE CLIFF POTTERY [PAR] PRICEY POTTERY | pound for pound, Clarice Cliff's work is worth more than gold [PAR] For those of you with an eye for a collectable, Inside Out may have just the thing. With her bright and original designs, Clarice Cliff took the pottery world of the 1920s by storm. Now 80 years on, some of her work, pound for pound, is worth more than gold. [PAR] Clarice Cliff was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1899. By the First World War, she was working in one of the many factories that dominated the potteries. [PAR] By the late 1920s, amid economic recession, Clarice was designing innovative, colour rich pottery and her career was blossoming. [PAR] Clarice Cliff's career blossomed in the height of recession [PAR] "She was successful when everyone else was just trying to make some money, she was making a load of money," explains Leonard Griffin, a Clarice Cliff expert and founder of the Clarice Cliff Collectors Club. [PAR] "The colours sold themselves, they were in the windows of the stores in London and major cities throughout the world." [PAR] A colourful life [PAR] Clarice’s pottery was matched in vibrancy by her equally colourful love life. [PAR] During the 1920s, Clarice had an illicit affair with her then boss, Colly Shorter. Years later the pair married, but it was the couple’s business partnership that took the pottery industry by storm. [PAR] "People have often said she wouldn’t have succeeded without him, but the fact is, his factory wouldn’t have succeeded without her," says Leonard. [PAR] "This swish twenties woman came along and revolutionised British pottery for him." [PAR] Bygone age [PAR] Nowadays, Cliff’s pottery is still very much in demand and Inside Out meets Andy Muir from Birmingham, whose collection is arguably one of the largest in the UK. [PAR] Andy selects a classic 1931 piece which he believes embodies Clarice’s work. [PAR] "It’s a classic piece from 1931. Fantastic pattern called Orange House," says Andy. "Whimsical cottage and cartoony landscape, it’s everything Clarice was and is today." [PAR] This may be a classic example of her work, but it is not the rarest in the collection. That privilege belongs to an abstract 1930s piece that Andy bought in New Zealand. Today it would fetch a staggering £10,000. [PAR] An acquired taste? [PAR] Rene worked for Clarice 70 years ago, but wasn't the greatest fan of her work [PAR] Whilst modern day collectors like Andy may marvel a bygone age, Inside Out has tracked down someone with first hand knowledge of Clarice Cliff. [PAR] 85 year old Rene Dale, worked for Clarice at Newport pottery 70 years ago. [PAR] Not only was Clarice an innovative, talented designer, but according to Rene, she an excellent boss as well. [PAR] "You couldn’t have asked for a nicer boss. She thought the world of the girls you know," says Rene. "She has no family of her own and she sort of took us on as her family." [PAR] Rene may be a huge fan of Clarice’s management style, but for Rene, her pottery was somewhat of an acquired taste. [PAR] Pound for pound, Clarice's work is worth more than gold [PAR] "We all thought it was so gaudy, but then that was the idea, she wanted it gaudy, she wanted it gay," explains Rene. "She thought the British housewives deserved more colour in their lives." [PAR] So with pieces of Clarice Cliff’s, fetching anywhere up to £20,000, what would this local girl from Stoke think of it all? Maybe Rene can answer that: [PAR] "If Clarice knew what was going on now, she’d dig a hole and get

What did Clarice Cliff create?

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[DOC] [TLE] Belltown Pub - Seattle BoozeBelltown Pub - Seattle Booze [PAR] Trivia [PAR] Booze [PAR] (Q)  What popular drink did a Dutch medical professor produce in his laboratory while trying to come up with a blood cleanser that could be sold in drugstores? [PAR] (Q) Gin.

What popular drink did a Dutch medical professor produce in his laboratory while trying to come up with a blood cleanser that could be sold in drugstores?

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[DOC] [TLE] Hook - Turner Classic MoviesHook [PAR] Remind Me [PAR] Hook [PAR] Hook takes the Peter Pan tale in a direction few could have imagined it before Steven Spielberg's adaptation appeared in 1991. Robin Williams stars as middle-aged real-estate speculator Peter Banning, a man who can't remember his birth parents because he was placed with an adoptive family by Wendy Darling (Maggie Smith), whose granddaughter, Moira (Caroline Goodall), he later marries. On a return visit to the Darling residence in London, Banning's children are kidnapped from the nursery where Wendy claims she and her brothers conjured the stories from which J.M. Barrie created his Peter Pan tales. That's when Banning learns the stories are true and that he is Peter Pan, but grew up so that he could marry Moira. He's then carried by Tinker Bell (Julia Roberts) back to Neverland to meet Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), whose ransom demand is a fight to the finish. But Peter's been out of circulation for quite a while and can't even remember how to fly, let alone vanquish Hook, so the Lost Boys, (there are now a lot of them) get him back into shape and he's finally ready to save his kids and return to his former life but as a much loosier and self-confident person. [PAR] Hook was big on budget, scale and top marquee names. Even its extras were big: David Crosby, Jimmy Buffet and Glenn Close show up as pirates, Carrie Fisher and George Lucas appear in additional cameos and Phil Collins pops up as a police inspector. Due to its size and the number of cast members, costumes, etc., the production was hard to manage. It ran 40 days over its 76 day shooting schedule and was rife with personality conflicts. Julia Roberts was said to be emotionally overwrought during filming and reportedly became known as "Tinker Hell". Dustin Hoffman was a perfectionist and had his own writer on hand, and the Lost Boys, seemingly endless numbers of them, were an ever changing lineup of amateur actors. [PAR] Hook was apparently not a happy time for Spielberg, either, who commented on the experience in Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride, stating, "For some reason this movie was such a dinosaur coming out of the gate. It dragged me along behind it...Every day I came on the set I thought, 'Is this flying out of control?'" [PAR] The story of Peter Pan is an important one to Spielberg and film critics have spent much time charting its development through his career. Pan is a figure with whom Spielberg has readily aligned himself, as noted in a Time interview from 1985: "I have always felt like Peter Pan...It has been very hard for me to grow up...I'm a victim of the Peter Pan Syndrome." [PAR] It was the filmmaker's favorite tale as a child and when he was 11, he had his first taste of directing it, that time as a school production. In the early 80s Spielberg developed a live-action version of Peter Pan for Disney and later for Paramount and considered casting Michael Jackson in the title role. He had already discovered that Hoffman would make his ideal Hook. The project was abandoned with the birth of Spielberg's first child, Max, in 1985. In McBride's biography he recalls, "Peter Pan came at a time when I had my first child and I didn't want to go to London...I wanted to be home as a dad, not a surrogate dad." [PAR] The decision is one that the theme of Hook wholeheartedly endorses. Much has been made about Spielberg's parents' divorce, its effect on him and his own struggle to keep marriage and family intact while managing a superstar career. The collision between responsibility and eternal boyhood that has defined Spielberg's personal and creative life is key to understanding the director's attraction to Hook, so much so, that Spielberg asked John Bradshaw, the popular psychologist who sent everyone looking for his or her inner child, for advice on the script and had him on set, even casting his daughter in the

Phil Collins appeared in which Spielberg film with Robin Williams?

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[DOC] [TLE] Why I Think William Golding Wrote Lord of the Flies - Term ...Essay about Why I Think William Golding Wrote Lord of the Flies - 295 Words [PAR] Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Essay [PAR] ...In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, after Ralph and the boys have been on the island for some time, . This chapter first opens with a very dark mood, where vivid descriptions of Jack hunting in the jungle are depicted. This amount of tension created is then further intensified through a strong disagreement between the two leaders of the pack, as Jack only cares about hunting while Ralph thinks building... [PAR] 1143  Words | 3  Pages [PAR] Lord of the Flies by William Golding Essay [PAR] ...William Golding explores the vulnerability of society in a way that can be read on many different levels. A less detailed look at the book, Lord of the Flies, is a simple fable about boys stranded on an island. Another way to comprehend the book is as a statement about mans inner savage and reverting to a primitive state without societies boundaries. By examining the Lord of the Flies further, it is revealed... [PAR] 968  Words | 3  Pages [PAR] William Golding [PAR] ...the concerns of the author and the time it was written? William Golding was an English author, actor and school teacher. He was born in 1911 and lived until he was 82 years old. During his life, Golding experienced 2 world wars. These world wars shaped the way he viewed the world, especially WWII as he was part of the destruction of German ships on D-Day. These experiences were a big reason why Golding chose to become an... [PAR] 989  Words | 3  Pages [PAR] "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding Essay [PAR] ...The famous quote by Lord Action, "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely" is proven to be true by the actions of the character Jack, in the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. At the beginning of the novel Jack is an innocent, young boy who progressively becomes power dependant and thrives off of this power. By the end of the novel Jack has become absolutely corrupt with this power and commits terrible... [PAR] 705  Words | 3  Pages [PAR] Lord of the Flies Notes by William Golding Essay [PAR] ...Lord of the Flies Worksheet 1: Introduction A. The Setting A deserted island which is describe as a tropical paradise, and with a scar, a lagoon and a beach. It was shown by the appearance that the island was presented as beautiful as the garden of Eden. On the other hand, evilness and danger were hindered and were shown through different sentence throughout the chapters. B. The Plot • Exposition (Conflicts, confrontation, chaos) In the middle of a war, a... [PAR] 1019  Words | 4  Pages [PAR] Symbolism in Lord of the Flies by William Golding Essay [PAR] ...Gonzalo Barril Merino 3EMC Lord of the Flies Essay Describe the use of symbolism in Lord of the Flies By understanding symbols, you get a better picture of the novel “Lord of the Flies” and the hidden messages and references to human nature and a criticism of society. The author, William Golding, uses a huge amount of symbolism to reflect society of the outer world with... [PAR] 1153  Words | 3  Pages [PAR] Essay about William Golding Lord of the Flies [PAR] ...Instrumental William Golding: Lord of the Flies Docente: García Sánchez, María Elena Estudiante: Schmidt, Swenja-Janine Fecha de entrega: 20.12.2012 Outline 1. Introduction3 2. William Golding: Lord of the Flies3 2.1 Summary3 2.2 Characters4 2.2.1 Main Characters4 2.2.2 Minor Characters5 2.3 Themes and Symbols5 3. Conclusion: Personal Opinion6 4. New... [PAR] 5383  Words | 17  Pages [PAR] Lord of the Flies by William Golding Essay [PAR] ... SHORT STORY                                      Final Draft               She was walking home after a big trigonometry test, which in her head had not gone well at all, even though she had spent hours and hours, preparing for it. When I think about

Which William wrote the novel Lord Of The Flies?

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[DOC] [TLE] Why Nestle Is Multinational Corporate Marketing EssayWhy Nestle Is Multinational Corporate Marketing Essay [PAR] Why Nestle Is Multinational Corporate Marketing Essay [PAR] Published: [PAR] Last Edited: [PAR] 23rd March, 2015 [PAR] This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. [PAR] Introduction to MNC (Multinational Corporate) [PAR] MNC (Multinational corporate) known started from 17th century which traces origin from Dutch East India Company. And this corporate structure more widely functioned in 21th century. [PAR] According to Stuart Wall, Sonal Minocha and Bronwen Rees (2010), MNC (Multinational corporate) is a company that has headquarters in one country but has operations in other country. MNC had defined by Dunning (1993) MNC are engages in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and owns or controls value-adding activities in more than one country. Typically the multinational would not just own value-adding activities, but might buy resources and create goods or services in a variety of countries. Multinational Corporate in 2007 an estimated 79000 multinational corporate, collectively controlled a total of around 800000 foreign affiliates, employed almost 82million people worldwide and accounted for sales revenue of over $31 trillion, some 11% of world GDP. . (Stuart Wall;SonalMinocha and Bronwen Rees. 2010. pg. 31). [PAR] Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is any forms that investor earns interest in corporation which functions outside of the domestic territory of investor. Besides that, foreign direct investment needs a relationship between a parent company and it foreign subsidiary. It is also gives rise for multinational corporate based on their report Economy Watch (2010). [PAR] What is Globalization? [PAR] Globalization means businesses transaction around the world. [PAR] Research (Global Education, 2009) has shown that globalization have many meanings and definitions, but mostly known as the greater movement of people, goods, capital and ideas affected by the increments of the economic integration which in turn is propelled by the increasing trades and investments. It is like moving towards living in a borderless world. There has always been a sharing of goods, services, knowledge and cultures between people and countries. In recent years, the improvement of technologies and a reduction of barriers mean the speed of exchange is much faster. Globalization provides lots of different types of opportunities and challenges (Global Education, 2009). [PAR] Why Nestle is Multinational Corporate? [PAR] Nestle is a multinational corporate since the headquarter is located in Switzerland but operates businesses in the many other countries over the world such as Europe, United State, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong etc. As we know, Nestle is an infant's product. Besides producing infants, Nestle has also produces some other products such as chocolate, yogurt drink, cornflakes, ice-cream etc which can easily found in supermarkets all over the world. [PAR] Introduction to Nestle [PAR] In 1860s, a pharmacist named Henri Nestle had succeeded developed a food for babies whom are unable to breastfeed. And his first success was to be able to feed a premature infant who could not tolerate his mother's milk or any of the usual substitutes. (Nestle, 2010) [PAR] In 1867, he adopted his own coat of arms as a trademark in 1867. In German Nestle means little nest. The Nestle symbol is universally understood to carry the meaning of nurturing and caring, security, nourishment and family bonding. These attributes are still the guiding legacy for the company Henri Nestlé founded which fulfills the commitment to 'Good Food, Good Life. [PAR] The Nestlé Coat-of-Arms [PAR] Sources: Nestle Sdn Bhd 2010 [PAR] In 1905 Nestlé work together with the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, the year after Nestlé added chocolate to its line of foods. The newly formed Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Milk Company had factories in the Spain, Germany, United States and Britain. Soon, the company had full-scale manufacturing in Australia with warehouses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bombay. Most production still took place in Europe. (English Tea Store, 2004-2009) [PAR] At first, Nestle business was mainly based on milk and dietetic foods for children. Then, Nestlé grew and diversified its

Where is the multinational Nestle based?

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[DOC] [TLE] Steve Young Biography (Football Player) - InfopleaseSteve Young Biography (Football Player) [PAR] Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah [PAR] Best known as: Quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers [PAR] Steve Young played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers for 13 years, 1987-99, taking the starting job from highly popular quarterback Joe Montana in 1991. Young was named the NFL's most valuable player in 1992 and 1994, and in 1995 the 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX. At the start of his career Young played two seasons (1984-85) with the Los Angeles Express of the now-defunct United States Football League, then spent two seasons with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers before being traded to San Francisco. Young was left-handed, a rarity among pro quarterbacks. He retired after the 1999 season. [PAR] Extra credit: [PAR] Young was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on 7 August 2005… Young is a great-great-great-grandson of Mormon leader Brigham Young . [PAR] Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.[DOC] [TLE] TRIVIA - SPORTS - cecilbuffington.comTRIVIA - SPORTS [PAR] TRIVIA - SPORTS [PAR] TRIVIA HOME [PAR] ` [PAR] Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb, the Olympics, little league baseball, Boxing, Tennis, Cross Country Bike Racing [PAR] What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field? [PAR] 60 feet. [PAR] What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team? [PAR] Dartmouth, in 1925. [PAR] What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics? [PAR] Tennis, at the 1900 games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist. [PAR] What sport was the first to be filmed---and who filmed it? [PAR] The sport was boxing; the man who did the filming, Thomas A. Edison; the year, 1894. Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange, New Jersey. [PAR] How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played? [PAR] None. [PAR] Sports trivia questions and answers about baseball, football, boxing, the Olympics, NBA, NFL, Deion Sanders... [PAR] �@ [PAR] What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat--and never hit another? [PAR] New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, in 1952. [PAR] What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother? [PAR] Joe Nickro in 1976. Nickro, a pitcher with the Houston Astros, hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil, who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves. Houston won the game, 4-3. [PAR] What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times --except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I? [PAR] The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter, the first fight to gross over $1 million in gate receipts. Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout. [PAR] In the National Football League, how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game? [PAR] 24--although from 8 to 12 are usually used. [PAR] Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team. How many years did they play-- and with what teams? [PAR] 23 years. Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977; Carl Yastrzemski, outfielder/first baseman, played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983. [PAR] Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it's square? [PAR] Boxing rings were originally circular. [PAR] In the very first Boston Marathon, 15 runners competed. How many finished? [PAR] 10. [PAR] How long is the average pool cue? [PAR] 57 inches. [PAR] Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee, how much

Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young?

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[DOC] [TLE] Alfred BrendelAlfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) is an Austrian pianist, poet and author. [PAR] Biography [PAR] Brendel was born in Wiesenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic) to a non-musical family. They moved to Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), when Brendel was six where he began piano lessons with Sofija Deželić. He later to moved to Graz, Austria, and studied piano with Ludovica von Kaan at the Graz Conservatory and composition with Artur Michel. Towards the end of World War II, the 14-year-old Brendel was sent back to Yugoslavia to dig trenches. [PAR] After the war, Brendel composed music, as well as continuing to play the piano, to write and to paint. However, he never had more formal piano lessons and, although he attended master classes with Edwin Fischer and Eduard Steuermann, he was largely self-taught after the age of sixteen. [PAR] Brendel gave his first public recital in Graz at the age of 17. He called it "The Fugue in Piano Literature", and as well as fugal works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt, it included a sonata of Brendel's own composition.Francis Merson, "Alfred Brendel: Notes on a Musical Life", LImelight, April 2016, p. 40 [PAR] At the age of 21, in 1952, he made his solo first recording, Franz Liszt's Weihnachtsbaum, the work's world premiere recording. His first concerto recording, Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 5 had been made a couple of years earlier. He went on to make a string of other records, including three complete sets of the Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas (one on Vox Records and two on Philips Records). He was the first performer to record the complete solo piano works of Beethoven. He has recorded or performed little of the music of Frédéric Chopin, but not because of any lack of admiration for the composer. He considers Chopin's Preludes "the most glorious achievement in piano music after Beethoven and Schubert". [PAR] Brendel recorded extensively for the Vox label, providing them his first of three sets of the complete Beethoven sonatas. His breakthrough came after a recital of Beethoven at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the day after which three major record labels called his agent. Around this time he moved to Hampstead, London, where he still resides. Since the 1970s, Brendel has recorded for Philips Classics Records. He is only the third pianist (after Emil von Sauer and Wilhelm Backhaus) to have been awarded honorary membership of the Vienna Philharmonic, and he was awarded the Hans von Bülow Medal by the Berlin Philharmonic. [PAR] In April 2007 Brendel was one of the initial signatories of the "Appeal for the Establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations". [PAR] In 2009 Brendel was featured in the award-winning German-Austrian documentary Pianomania, about a Steinway & Sons piano tuner, which was directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis. The film premiered theatrically in North America, where it was met with positive reviews by The New York Times, as well as in Asia and throughout Europe, and is a part of the Goethe-Institut catalogue. [PAR] In November 2013 Brendel was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. His choices were Handel's " (from Giulio Cesare), Bach's Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (2nd movement), Mozart's "" (from Idomeneo), Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in D major, (Op. 20/4) (4th movement), Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1st movement), Franz Schubert's String Quartet No. 13 in A minor (3rd movement), Mahler's "" (from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen) and Schoenberg's String Trio, Op.45. [PAR] Work [PAR] Brendel is regarded as one of the major interpreters of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart. He has played relatively few 20th century works but is closely associated with Schoenberg's Piano Concerto. Toward the end

Which country does musician Alfred Brendel come from?

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[DOC] [TLE] Prohibition in the 1920's | 20th Century CrimeProhibition in the 1920's | 20th Century Crime [PAR] Prohibition in the 1920's [PAR] Columbine Massacre - A Horrible Crime Carried Out by Children [PAR] In 1917 the American Senate put forward a proposed Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution to ban the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was put forward because of the abuse of alcohol by a percentage of Americans during this post World War One period. [PAR] This period of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution banning alcohol is seen as the Noble Experiment, but is officially the Prohibition in the United States. [PAR] Today you will find out why the United States brought in prohibition, what happened during the prohibition period and why it stopped. [PAR] Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcoholThroughout the 18th century and 19th century physicians and temperance movements talked about the illness of drunkenness and a likened it to physically and mental problems. With America being a very religious country the excesses of alcohol were also seen as an excess of the deadly sins too. [PAR] The prohibition movement started moving more quickly in 1869 when the Prohibition Party was set up and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union followed a few years later. [PAR] By 1881 Kansas outlawed alcoholic drinks as part of its constitution and by 1890 until the prohibition of the 1920’s the “dry” folk who wished for prohibition advanced their desire for prohibition. It was also during this time that many people starting turning against the saloons, not only from an anti-alcohol point of view but also because of the influence saloons carried in political circles. [PAR] In 1917 the 65th Congress was formed and of the 204 members 140 were people who favoured prohibition. It was also during this period a renewed case for prohibition was caused, the only people who countered it seemed to be the German-American immigrants whom many ignored because of the ongoing World War One which America had joined. [PAR] Because of this renewed case and the high percentage of pro-prohibition members of Congress the proposed Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was put forward to ban alcohol. By the end of 1917 the new amendment was passed 36 states ratified the amendment. [PAR] In January 1920 the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution came into effect and it was then illegal to sell or manufacture alcohol. The name of the amendment was the National Prohibition Act otherwise known as the Volstead Act [PAR] Alcohol consumption did reduce because of the act but there were further reaching consequences. [PAR] One of the interesting wording terms in the Volstead Act was that it was not illegal to drink alcohol and people were allowed to make alcohol at home for their own consumption as long as it was made of fruit. This meant many vineyards were started with the view to sell the fruit on to the public to make their own alcohol. [PAR] It was also found that many people simply bought massive quantities of alcohol prior to Prohibition and simply stored it at home so they still had a source of alcohol. [PAR] The Federal Law enforcement agencies were known not to actively enforce the new Volstead Act when they found persons selling alcohol illegally. This meant a new type of saloon sprang up called a Speakeasy; a term meaning the people within had to talk in a more quiet fashion (speakeasy) so not to draw attention to the premises. [PAR] A police raid at Elk Lake, Ontario, 1925 [PAR] The number of Speakeasy illegal saloons was huge and they sprang up at a rampant pace. In fact it is said that by 1925 there were at least 30,000 to as many as 100,000 of these illegal premises in New York alone. [PAR] The problem with these illegal saloons was that many were run by criminal gangs and underground criminals. Furthermore the people who made the illegal alcohol and shipped it for sale were clearly of a criminal nature. This meant the prohibition movement was generating more criminal activity. [PAR] The repeal of the prohibition in the 1920's [PAR] The first sign of people trying to repeal the Volstead Act actually came in the form of the medical community as they had many alcohol related medicines and the Act also made alcohol medicines illegal. [PAR] Countries neighbouring America such as Mexico and Canada found their alcohol trade flourished as many came into neighbouring

Which Amendment to the Constitution brought in prohibition in 1920?

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[DOC] [TLE] Neil Armstrong: War Veteran, Test Pilot, Educator ...Neil Armstrong: War Veteran, Test Pilot, Educator, Explorer – Now a part of history | [PAR] By Steve Wiggins  | August 26, 2012 | Filed under: News [PAR] Neil Armstrong [PAR] Photo:Molly Riley/Reuters [PAR] Millions of us were saddened when word of the death of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on another world, flashed around the Third Rock From the Sun Saturday. Armstrong died from complications of recent cardiac surgery. He was 82. [PAR] Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served his country in the Korean War. after Korea, he became a test pilot. among the high performance craft Armstrong flew, was the famous, near-hypersonic, Bell X-15, which he piloted to the edge of space. His first spaceflight was NASA’s Gemini 8 in 1966, in which he and co-pilot David Scott performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft. [PAR] His next, and final mission to space was the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2½ hours exploring, while Michael Collinsremained in orbit in the Command Module. Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by PresidentRichard Nixon along with Collins and Aldrin, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Jimmy Carter in 1978, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. [PAR] NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden [PAR] NASA Administrator, Charlie Bolden, a former astronaut himself, issued this statement: [PAR] “On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Carol and the rest of the Armstrong family on the passing of Neil Armstrong. As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind’s first small step on a world beyond our own. [PAR] “Besides being one of America’s greatest explorers, Neil carried himself with a grace and humility that was an example to us all. When President Kennedy challenged the nation to send a human to the moon, Neil Armstrong accepted without reservation. [PAR] “As we enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong. We mourn the passing of a friend, fellow astronaut and true American hero.” [PAR] On Saturday, Armstrong’s family issued this statement through NASA: [PAR] “We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.  [PAR] Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.  [PAR] Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job. He served his Nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He also found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia, and became a community leader in Cincinnati.   [PAR] He remained an advocate of aviation and exploration throughout his life and never lost his boyhood wonder of these pursuits.   [PAR] As much as Neil cherished his privacy, he always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life.   [PAR] While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves.   [PAR] For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.” [PAR] Neil Armstrong and Rep. Brooks before a hearing of the House Committee on [PAR] Science, Space, and Technology on the future of human spaceflight, September 22, 2011. [PAR] Congressman Mo Brooks of

Neil Armstrong was a pilot in which war?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Monkees | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusicThe Monkees | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusic [PAR] Group Members: Michael Nesmith , Micky Dolenz , Davy Jones , Michael Nesmith [PAR] All Music Guide: [PAR] "Hey hey, we are the Monkees/You know we love to please/A manufactured image/With no philosophies." In 1968, the Monkees addressed their own reputation in the song "Ditty Diego (War Chant)," which summed up the bad rap they'd received in the music press since they first emerged in the summer of 1966. The Monkees were talented singers, musicians, and songwriters who made a handful of the finest pop singles of their day (as well as a few first-rate albums) and delivered exciting, entertaining live shows. But at a time when rock music was becoming more self-conscious and "serious," the hipper echelons of the music press often lambasted the Monkees, largely because they didn't come together organically but through the casting process for a television series, and they initially didn't write the bulk of their own material or play all the instruments on their records. The fact they later took creative control of their music was often overlooked, and the quality of their music, which featured the work of some of the finest session players and songwriters of the 1960s, often seemed to be beside the point. Time has ultimately vindicated the Monkees, and their music still sounds fresh and engaging decades after it was recorded, but in some circles they never fully shook being branded as "the Pre-Fab Four," no matter how far they moved from the circumstances that brought them together. [PAR] The Monkees story began in the fall of 1965, when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, a pair of producers whose Raybert Productions had a deal with Columbia Pictures and their TV branch Screen Gems, came up with an idea for a television series about a rock group. Inspired by Richard Lester's groundbreaking comedies with the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, Rafelson and Schneider imagined a situation comedy in which a four-piece band had wacky adventures every week and occasionally burst into song. The NBC television network liked the idea, and production began on The Monkees in early 1966. Don Kirshner, a music business veteran who was a top executive at Colgems Records (a label affiliated with Columbia/Screen Gems), was appointed music coordinator for the series, and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, a producing and songwriting team, signed on to handle much of the day-to-day chores of creating music for the show's fictive band. A casting call went out for four young men to play the members of the group, and Rafelson and Schneider's choices for the roles were truly inspired. Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were musicians with solid performing and recording experience who also had a flair for playing comedy, while Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones were primarily actors but had also dabbled in pop music and had strong vocal abilities. As the show went before the camera, Kirshner had Boyce and Hart take the four leads into the studio to begin recording the songs that would be featured on the show each week. While initially the cast was only going to provide vocals for material Boyce and Hart had already recorded, the producers were impressed enough with Nesmith's songwriting skills that they chose to use a few of his tunes and let him produce them. With this, the Monkees took their first step toward evolving into a proper, self-sufficient rock band. [PAR] The Monkees debuted on NBC in the fall of 1966 and was an immediate hit in the ratings, while "Last Train to Clarksville," the group's first single, had become a number one hit a few weeks earlier (the self-titled debut album would top the chart in October). Rafelson, Schneider, and Kirshner shrewdly allowed the show to promote the records and vice versa, and while the notion that television time could sell pop records was hardly new (Ricky Nelson proved that almost a decade earlier), no one had made it work with quite the success the Monkees achieved

Which member of the Monkees came from Washington DC?

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[DOC] [TLE] Spiro Agnew Biography (U.S. Vice President) - InfopleaseSpiro Agnew Biography (U.S. Vice President) [PAR] Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland [PAR] Best known as: The 39th vice president of the United States, 1969-73 [PAR] As Richard Nixon 's vice president, Spiro Theodore Agnew served from 20 January 1969 until 10 October 1973, when he resigned over matters unrelated to the Watergate scandal. Agnew, the son of Greek immigrants, grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he began practicing law in 1949. From 1962 to 1969 he served as a county executive in Baltimore before being elected governor in 1967. As Nixon's vice president he was not closely involved in policy decisions, but he was a media favorite for his staunch defense of the Vietnam War and his colorful attacks on war protesters, the press and political dissidents. Agnew's fiery rhetoric became legendary: he famously called the press "nattering nabobs of negativism" and referred to war critics as "an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as 'intellectuals.'" After Nixon and Agnew were elected to a second term, Agnew became the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office in Maryland for financial irregularities while he held state office. Rather than face trial, Agnew resigned and entered a plea of no contest to charges of evading income tax. He was sentenced to three years probation and fined $10,000. After he left office Agnew avoided publicity and went into business as an international broker. In 1981 he was ordered by a Maryland court to repay more than $248,000 to cover bribes he took while in state office. [PAR] Extra credit: [PAR] Agnew was the second vice president to resign from office — the first, John C. Calhoun, resigned to take a seat to become a U.S. senator… Nixon chose Gerald Ford to be Agnew’s replacement as vice president… In 1976 Agnew published a novel, The Canfield Decision… Political columnists William Safire and Pat Buchanan used to write speeches for Agnew. [PAR] Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.[DOC] [TLE] Spiro T. Agnew | vice president of United States ...Spiro Agnew | vice president of United States | Britannica.com [PAR] vice president of United States [PAR] Written By: [PAR] Alternative Titles: Spiro T. Agnew, Spiro Theodore Agnew [PAR] Spiro Agnew [PAR] Vice president of United States [PAR] Also known as [PAR] Gerald Ford [PAR] Spiro Agnew, in full Spiro Theodore Agnew, also called Spiro T. Agnew (born November 9, 1918, Baltimore , Maryland , U.S.—died September 17, 1996, Berlin, Maryland), 39th vice president of the United States (1969–73) in the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon . He was the second person to resign the nation’s second highest office ( John C. Calhoun was the first in 1832) and the first to resign under duress. [PAR] Spiro T. Agnew. [PAR] © Bettmann/Corbis [PAR] Agnew was the son of Theodore Agnew, a Greek-immigrant restaurateur who had shortened his name from Anagnostopoulos, and Margaret Akers, from Virginia . He studied law at the University of Baltimore and began a law practice in a Baltimore suburb in 1947. He was elected Baltimore county executive in 1962 and then governor of Maryland in 1967. During his tenure as governor he established an image as a moderate, securing a graduated income tax, strong antipollution laws, the first open-housing law south of the Mason and Dixon Line , and repeal of the state’s 306-year-old anti- miscegenation law. Although he was little known to the American public at the time of his nomination for the vice presidency in 1968, Agnew won national recognition for speeches in which he denounced Vietnam War protesters and other opponents of the Nixon administration with colourful epithets such as “nattering nabobs of negativism” and “hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.” Agnew was despised by most Democrats and sometimes drew censure even from Republicans, as he did for accusing Vice President Hubert Humphrey , the Democratic Party candidate for president in 1968, of being “soft on communism.” [PAR] Agnew’s downfall began in the summer of 1973, when he was investigated in connection with accusations of extortion , bribery , and income-tax violations

Who became US Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned?

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[DOC] [TLE] LACSA Airlines - San Jose Forum - TripAdvisorLACSA Airlines - San Jose Forum - TripAdvisor [PAR] LACSA Airlines - San Jose Forum [PAR] Review a place you’ve visited [PAR] JOIN [PAR] Which San Jose hotels are on sale? [PAR] mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy [PAR] LACSA Airlines [PAR] Aug 23, 2005, 4:30 PM [PAR] I am looking into a trip to San Jose, and have come across some competitive airfares from LACSA airlines. They also appear to offer more non stops from JFK New York than other carriers. [PAR] I am curious if anyone has ever flown with them, and if so what are they like. Is it similiar to flying to France on Air France? or is it more like flying on a "budget" carrier like AirTran or ATA? [PAR] Any input would be most appreciated...:-) [PAR] Report inappropriate content [PAR] Travelers interested in this topic also viewed... [PAR] Show Prices [PAR] 1. Re: LACSA Airlines [PAR] Oct 17, 2005, 1:08 AM [PAR] I have travelled on Lacsa and the service was pretty good. To be honest with you, I have flown to CR on American Airlines and I would rather travel with Lacsa. [PAR] I will go next month to CR and I already bought tickets from Lacsa, [PAR] Enjoy your trip, Costa Rica is worth visiting, [PAR] The traveller, from Miami [PAR] 2. Re: LACSA Airlines [PAR] Oct 17, 2005, 7:47 AM [PAR] We have always had good luck with LACSA (or TACA, as it is also known). They have always been on time and the service is about what any airline gives. Recently they started selling meals on their flights so if you want anything to eat other than snacks and drinks bring a couple of five dollar bills (that was the price and you have to pay when you order). They do not have "wide body" aircraft, however, so the seats are pretty cramped. Try to get a row at an emergency exit, where there is a lot more leg room. [PAR] Report inappropriate content [PAR] 3. Re: LACSA Airlines [PAR] Oct 17, 2005, 4:00 PM [PAR] TACA (Central American Air Transportation) is an airline founded in the 1930s as a cargo company. In the 1990s TACA became Grupo TACA incorporating the airlines of Costa Rica (LACSA), Guatamala (AVIATECA) and Nicaragua (NICA) into the corporation. [PAR] They fly Airbus A-320 and A-319 aircraft and claim to have the "newest fleet" in the Americas. [PAR] They currently have an alliance with American Airlines but I heard a rumor that they were switching to the Star Alliance with United. I haven't seen the announcement yet on that one. [PAR] Their website claims 92% ontime arrivals serving 10 major US cities, Toronto , Mexico City and all Central American countries. [PAR] I think your experience will be similar to one with American or United. Just don't plan on getting any free food on any airline these days. Buy food in the airport and carry it on. [PAR] 3 destinations mentioned in this post [PAR] 10. Re: LACSA Airlines [PAR] Oct 06, 2007, 4:17 PM [PAR] My family (5 adult) are going to CR in Feb 08. We wre trying to find airfare to Liberia but I found this post and we're thinking of going to SJO instead. From LAx I found a rate of $360 each RT. [PAR] Did you find your fare on the TACA website or another website such as Expedia? Would you suggest booking your car rental with Expedia or going directly to the car rental agency. [PAR] I was thinking if we book with Expedia and if we have to back out of the trip we would just have to pay a $33 fee with Expedia I don't know about the airlines. [PAR] any suggestions?[DOC] [TLE] Avianca Costa RicaAvianca Costa Rica, formerly known as Lacsa (Spanish: Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A.), minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. When it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA, the

Which country does the airline LACSA come from?

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[DOC] [TLE] Baseball Field Dimensions for Little League, Softball ...Baseball Field Dimensions for Little League, Softball, Youth Leagues [PAR] Second (base) [PAR] Third (base) [PAR] These three bases are square white bags that are secured to the ground. They are safe havens for offensive players trying to make the difficult journey from home and back to home. The distance between bases is 60 feet in most softball leagues and for Little League baseball. By the time players reach high school, they find the same field dimensions as Major Leaguers: 90 feet between bases. [PAR] Diagram 1: The Major League baseball field [PAR] 2. The rubber (officially, the "pitcher's plate") [PAR] It's on top of a mound of dirt almost in the middle of the diamond, i.e., the area outlined by the four bases. The pitcher has to have one foot touching the rubber when he delivers the ball to his opponent, the batter . In Little League baseball, the distance from the rubber to home plate is 46 feet. For high school, college, youth and professional leagues, the dimension is 60 feet, 6 inches. In softball, it ranges from 35 to 53 feet, depending on the league. [PAR] 3. Two straight white lines (the foul lines) [PAR] They extend from the outside edges of home plate, touching the outside edges of, respectively, first and third bases. Each line continues a lot farther, until it finally hits the wall that encloses the entire field. A tall pole marks the spot where each one meets the wall. [PAR] Major League Baseball rules don't dictate the wall's dimensions or shape, so each baseball park has unique characteristics. As long as both lines are longer than a certain minimum, they can be—and usually are—of different lengths.The distance from each pole to home plate must be at least 325 feet. At the halfway point between the poles, the fence or wall must be at least 400 feet from home. These two rules apply only to fields built after 1957--some older ones are smaller. [PAR] The lines and the poles divide the field into fair and foul territories, which is of the utmost importance, because they have a lot to say about whether a baseball that is hit becomes a fair ball (maybe good for the offense) or a foul ball (almost never good for the offense). [PAR] The following pages, using these dimensions and markings as a starting point, describe fair and foul territories and balls.[DOC] [TLE] Field Specifications - Little League Baseball and SoftballField Specifications [PAR] Field Specifications [PAR] Print [PAR] The responsibility for the upkeep of the fields at a local Little League program belongs to the local league board of directors. In many areas, the local league has an agreement with a municipality to maintain the fields. [PAR] Generally, the distance between base paths on fields for 12-year-olds and below in baseball and in all divisions of softball is 60 feet. A local Little League board of directors may opt to use a 50-foot diamond in the Tee Ball divisions. The distance in all divisions of baseball for 13-year-olds, is up to 90 feet, with a local league option to shorten the distance to 75 feet for Junior League Baseball and 70 feet for Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division for regular season play. [PAR] The pitching distance for divisions of baseball for the Major Division and below is 46 feet. Pitching distance for divisions of baseball for Junior and Senior League Divisions is 60 feet, 6 inches, with a local league option to shorten the distance to 54 feet for Junior League Baseball and 50 feet for Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division for regular season play. The pitching distance for the different divisions of softball are as follows: Minor League: 35 feet; Little League (Majors): 40 feet; Junior and Senior League: 43 feet. [PAR] Distance from the back of home plate to the outfield fence is a local league option, but the following distances are recommended: baseball, Major Division and below, 200 feet; Intermediate (50/70

What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field?

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[DOC] [TLE] Goebbels - MISS DUERDINGoebbels - MISS DUERDIN [PAR]   MISS DUERDIN [PAR] Goerring [PAR] Joseph Goebbels [PAR] Joseph Goebbels was born in 1897 and died in 1945. Goebbels was  Hitler’s  Minister of  Propaganda  and one of the most important and influential people in  Nazi Germany . [PAR] Goebbels was born in the Rhineland and he attended Heidelberg University where he was became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1920. He had not served in the German Army during the  First World War  as he was disabled by a clubbed foot which meant he found it difficult to walk (Hitler ordered him to disguise this). This feeling of inferiority (Goebbels was self-conscious about his lack of height as well), his rejection by the German Army and the terms of the  Treaty of Versailles  lead to Goebbels becoming a very bitter man in the early 1920’s. He joined the Nazi Party towards the end of 1924 to keep his parents happy. [PAR] Goebbels was given the task of building up Nazi support in Berlin. He did this between 1926 and 1930. In 1928, he was elected to the Reichstag (the German Parliament, so he was a bit like an MP) – something that he repeated in 1930.  [PAR] To start with Goebbels didn't like Hitler. It was only after 1926 that he changed his mind. After this he was dedicated and their relationship was a close one - this allowed Goebbels to influence others more. In 1929, he had been given overall charge of the party’s propaganda machine. It was here that Goebbels excelled. In 1933, after Hitler was appointed Chancellor, Goebbels was appointed Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda. He held this post until 1945. [PAR] His sharp tongue made him enemies within the Nazi Party where some called him the “Poison Dwarf”. However, except for issues involving his marriage, he had Hitler’s support. Goebbels was a womaniser and his wife wanted to divorce him after one affair too many. Hitler refused to give his permission for a divorce as he had spent much time telling the German people about he importance of family values. Instead Goebbels was told by Hitler to change his ways. [PAR] Goebbels knew the power of controlling what people thought. He used lots of brand new (at the time) techniques for his propaganda, such as colour film – rarely used by politicians elsewhere as it was considered too unreliable. Films such as “The Eternal Jew” (a black and white film) hammered home the  anti-Semitic  (anti-Jewish) message of the party. Another film; “Triumph of the Will” portrayed the might of Hitler and Germany. He was vital in Hitler becoming Chancellor in 1933 as his propaganda convinced the German people that the Hitler and the Nazis could save them from the Depression. He also blamed the Jews again at this point, so it was quite early on that we can see the origins of the Holocaust. His policies and propaganda were so appealing at this stage that the Nazis didn't have to use much terror. Their policies were just too appealing to desperate people (however opposition did still exist.) [PAR] It also wasn't just films that Goebbels used for propaganda, he also used; newspapers, radio, public holidays, rallies, books, theatre, music and The Olympics. He would use these all the way through to the end of the Second World War, along with censorship. [PAR] During the  War , it was easy for Goebbels to persuade the public that things were going well when the war was going Germany’s way. However, this became a lot more difficult after the Battle of Stalingrad. This was portrayed on film as a failing of generals on the eastern front not showing enough commitment to the Nazi cause. Goebbels demanded “total war” from the Germans and in 1944, he was appointed Reich Commissioner for Total Mobilisation. His use of propaganda continued to increase throughout the war, both to keep support and turn people against the opposition to the Nazis. [PAR] As the Russians advanced on Berlin in April/May 1945, Goebbels stayed with Hitler in Hitler’s bunker

At which university did Joseph Goebbels become a doctor of philosophy?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour - Hanna-Barbera Wiki - WikiaThe Banana Splits Adventure Hour | Hanna-Barbera Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour [PAR] 2,865pages on [PAR] Share [PAR] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour title card. [PAR] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hourlong packaged television program that included both live-action and animated segments. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera, and ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings, from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1969. The series' costumes and sets were designed by Sid & Marty Krofft , and the series was Hanna-Barbera’s initial foray into mixing live action with animation. The hosts of the show were Fleegle , Bingo , Drooper and Snorky (a dog, a gorilla, a lion and an elephant). [PAR] Contents [PAR] [ show ] [PAR] Television series [PAR] In 1967, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera approached the Krofft Brothers to design costumes for a television show which would feature animated and live-action segments, with the whole show hosted by a bubblegum pop group of anthropomorphic characters. The format of the show was loosely based on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The Banana Splits Adventure Hour premiered on NBC on September 7, 1968. [1] [PAR] In addition to sketches and songs with the Splits, the show contained a number of other segments. There was a live-action cliffhanger serial, Danger Island; the short-lived Micro Ventures , an animated series consisting of only four episodes; Arabian Knights , and The Three Musketeers. [1] Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (billed as Michael Vincent) appeared in the live-action component Danger Island; all the live-action material filmed for the series' first season (including the Banana Splits and Danger Island segments) was directed by Richard Donner , later of Superman and Lethal Weapon fame. [2] [PAR] Each show represented a meeting of the "Banana Splits Club," and the wraparounds featured the adventures of the club members, who doubled as a musical quartet, meant to be reminiscent of the Beatles and the Monkees. The main characters were Fleegle, a dog; Bingo, an ape; Drooper, a lion; and Snorky (called "Snork" in the theme song lyrics), an elephant. Fleegle would assume the role as leader of the Banana Splits and preside at club meetings. The characters were played by actors in fleecy costumes similar to later Sid and Marty Krofft characters such as H.R. Pufnstuf. [PAR] The Splits' segments, including songs-of-the-week and comedy skits, served as wraparounds for a number of individual segments. In the second season, The Three Musketeers segments were replaced with repeats of Yogi's Gang , a cartoon segment that previously appeared on The Atom Ant Show (1965 - 1989). [PAR] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was one of the first two Hanna-Barbera productions in 1968 in which William Hanna and Joseph Barbera received executive producer credits; the other being Yogi's Gang ( Edward Rosen served as producer on both series). They would not, however, assume the title full-time for another five years. [PAR] Season 1 [PAR] During the first season, the Banana Splits segments often concerned the group's confrontations with a rival club: The Sour Grapes Bunch. The Sour Grapes were not seen on camera, but would send notes (usually a challenge or some other kind of threat) delivered by one of the "Sour Grapes messenger girls," who would dance into the Splits' clubhouse wearing purple minidresses, matched with pink leotards, tights and black go-go boots. They would normally intimidate or frighten the Splits until they gave the note to Fleegle. They would then dance out and take a bow before leaving. Five young actresses appeared as the messenger girls: Debra Thibodeaux , Colette Chenault , Julie Graham , Kathy O'Dare and Shirley Hillstrom ; only one would appear at a time, always called "Charlie" in the context of the show, except for the performance of the song "Doin' The Banana Split" (the segment first appeared in show #5, originally telecast October 5

In The Banana Splits what sort of animal was Snorky?

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[DOC] [TLE] #219 Meryl Streep / Alan Osmond / Lindsay Wagner – 22 June ...#219 Meryl Streep / Alan Osmond / Lindsay Wagner – 22 June 1949 | Born On The Same Day [PAR] Born On The Same Day [PAR] Posted on January 29, 2011 by Born On The Same Day [PAR] Meryl Streep [PAR] Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected actors of the modern era. Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award. Her work has also earned her two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, four New York Film Critics Circle Awards, five Grammy Award nominations, a BAFTA award, an Australian Film Institute Award and a Tony Award nomination, amongst others. She was awarded the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. [PAR] Alan Osmond [PAR] Alan Ralph Osmond (born on June 22, 1949 in Ogden, Utah, United States) was a member of the family musical group The Osmonds. He was the oldest of the seven siblings who could sing, as the two oldest brothers, Virl and Tom, are hearing impaired. During much of the Osmonds’ career, Alan was the leader of the group. Today he performs only rarely because he has multiple sclerosis. [PAR] Lindsay Wagner [PAR] Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. She is probably most widely known for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in the 1970s television series The Bionic Woman (for which she won an Emmy award). [PAR] Links:[DOC] [TLE] Angela Lansbury - Biography - IMDbAngela Lansbury - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Angela Lansbury [PAR] Biography [PAR] Showing all 101 items [PAR] Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (70) | Personal Quotes  (18) | Salary  (3) [PAR] Overview (4) [PAR] 5' 8" (1.73 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] British character actress, long in the United States. The daughter of an actress and the granddaughter of a high-ranking politician, Lansbury studied acting from her youth, departing for the United States as the Second World War began. She was contracted by MGM while still a teenager and nominated for an Academy Award for her first film, Gaslight (1944). Two pictures later, she was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress, this time for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Now established as a supporting player of quality, she began a long career, often as "the other woman" in major productions and as the leading lady in lesser films. Her features, while not at all old-appearing, gave her an air of maturity that allowed her to pass as much older than she actually was, and she began playing mother roles, often to players of her own age, while yet in her thirties. She concentrated more and more on stage work, achieving notable success in a number of Broadway plays and musicals, winning four Tony Awards in sixteen years. Although active in television since the early 1950s, she obtained her greatest fame in the 1980s by starring in the light mystery program Murder, She Wrote (1984). As Jessica Fletcher, she became known and loved by millions for well over a decade. She also became known for the odd fact of almost annual Emmy Award nominations for the role without ever winning for it. An institution in American theatre and television, she is also an inspiration for the graciousness of her personality, which is often exploited and always admired. [PAR] - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Beaver <[email protected]> [PAR] Spouse (2) [PAR] Deep sultry voice. [PAR] Trivia (70

Which Oscar-winning actress was born on exactly the same day as actress Lindsay Wagner?

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[DOC] [TLE] Why did the US commit ground troops to Vietnam in 1965 ...Why did the US commit ground troops to Vietnam in 1965? – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal… [PAR] A couple of people have asked me to post this, so here it is! (A small presentation I’m giving tomorrow!) [PAR] ************************************************** [PAR] Why did the US commit ground troops to Vietnam in 1965? [PAR] The Vietnam War was a proxy war during the Cold War, which lasted almost 20 years. There were several, complicated, reasons why the US committed ground troops to Vietnam. I will briefly outline a handful of these, including; US spending during the First Indo-China War; the involvement of US “advisors”; the Gulf of Tonkin incident and of course the policy of Containment. [PAR] The First Indo-China War, fought between the French colonialists and the Vietnamese liberation front. The Vietnamese people wanted independence from their French overlords after the end of the Second World War. Throughout the Second World War they had fought off the oppressive, invading forces of the Japanese, side by side with the Allied forces, primarily in the name of freedom and self-determination. The people of Vietnam unsurprisingly expected independence after World War II. Independence was spreading across the globe, but the French had other ideas. Left decimated and facing the crippling reality of six years of Total Warfare the French could be expected to have allowed Vietnam to go it alone, but they wanted to assert their authority in the emerging Far-East. The War began in 1946 and lasted until 1954. The US originally remained neutral as because it opposed imperialism (a stance they had made clear to the UK) but began financing the French’s efforts through the Mutual Assistance Programme in 1949 (similar to the Marshall Plan). They supplied not only finance, but weaponry, fighter planes, and naval air-carriers. (By 1967 over $30bn had been given to nations through the MAP.) [PAR] The Geneva Peace Convention in 1954 secured a temporary separation of Vietnam along the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh controlled 2/3rds of Vietnam at the time, but accepted this division along with the promise that free and open elections were held across the nation to reunite the country in 1956. At this point the US had already financed a long campaign against Communism, it seemed highly unlikely that they would spend so much money and then abandon their objectives. [PAR] When the election date came and went, supporters of the Communist Party in the South began an insurgency against President Diem. President Eisenhower had noted that had the Geneva Accords been held, “possibly 80 percent of the population would have voted for Communist Ho Chi Minh” and the government quickly became more repressive and unpopular, insurgency came as no real surprise to anybody. It has been commonly accepted that the original insurgency came from within the South and that Ho Chi Minh had no great role in the rebellion. But by 1959 this had changed, it was widely acknowledged that Ho Chi Minh had broken the Geneva Convention’s conditions and was funding the rebels in the South. Civil War had hit Vietnam! [PAR] President JFK in his inauguration speech made the ambitious pledge to “pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty” a comment primarily aimed at America’s Communist rivals. JFK sent 16,000 American “advisors” to South Vietnam, up dramatically from the 900 the Eisenhower had sent before him. The advisors’ role quickly became blurred when it became apparent that they were leading skirmishes against the Vietcong. The US had become actively involved in Vietnam by 1963. [PAR] In November 1963 JFK was assassinated and replaced by his VP Linden B. Johnson. LBJ’s focus was on his “Great Society” which aimed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. His knowledge of US foreign policy

In what year were US ground troops first dispatched to Vietnam?

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[DOC] [TLE] Ursula Andress | ChickipediaUrsula Andress | Chickipedia [PAR] Forgot password? Create account [PAR] Ursula Andress [PAR] If I still consider Raquel Welch as my favorite starlet of the sixties, I must admit that Ursula Andress is somewhere in the Top 5. Maybe her icy distance will always be responsible for not reaching numero uno. [PAR] DETAILS [PAR] Add [PAR] If I still consider Raquel Welch as my favorite starlet of the sixties, I must admit that Ursula Andress is somewhere in the Top 5. Maybe her icy distance will always be responsible for not reaching numero uno. But do YOU care about my feelings? Everyone can recognize Ursula and men don't care if she's friendly or not: we just want to see the pictures! Like Raquel, Ursula didn't make a career of shooting fantasy pictures, but her small contribution remains memorable. Where to begin? Her birthday? How original! Let's go: [PAR] Ursula was born in Berne, Switzerland, on March 19th, 1936. So she recently turned 71 and can now benefit from reduction prices to any theater showing her movies. Her father Rolf is German and mother Anna is Swiss. She has six siblings, the oldest two being born in Germany while she in the others in Switzerland due to political issues concerning her father. Her wandering spirit came alive very quickly and at the tender age of 15, she went AWOL with a French actor, who took her to Rome. Though she had the permission of her mother, her grandfather was not pleased and called Interpol to the rescue! But when sanity finally prevailed, Ursula's movie career began in the prestigious Cinecitta studios, as an extra for some minor films, mainly light comedies on the saucy side. [PAR] An unexpected meeting would take place with none other than Marlon Brando. The future Colonel Kurtz advised her to take a chance in Hollywood and even contacted some studio big cheeses for her. It's in London that Ursula obtained a studio contract, which shipped her to the U.S. Oddly, she seemed more or less inclined to follow in the then star-system of Hollywood, as young actresses were trained in diverse aspects of movie work. Also, Ursula didn't seem to bother in learning the full subtleties of the English language. Before returning to Europe, she heard that Columbia was interested in her. Oh, and there's even an alleged liaison with James Dean... it was whispered that she was with the future doomed star when he bought the car that would cost him his life... [PAR] Soon after, Ursula met John Derek, an actor ten years her senior. She stopped any professional activity after their marriage in 1957, buying out her Columbia contract, even if she hadn't shot any picture for the studio. To this day, it's still astonishing to admire Derek's taste in women, as his two future wives (Linda Evans and Bo Derek) looked almost exactly like his first one, by their figures and features. Hum... He was considered as a "Tony Curtis/Cornel Wilde" type, an handsome actor that never became a major star. But he was one of the first actor to became a director, mostly working out of mainstream projects. [PAR] In 1962, the first film in what would become one of the most popular movie franchise of all time arrived on the big screen: Dr. No, a James Bond adventure with Ursula as the ultimate Bond Girl, considered his best female partner to this day. The sight of her character, Honeychile Ryder, wearing that astonishing white bikini still makes hearts beat faster. There's a nostalgic nod to this scene in Bond's 2003 adventure, Die Another Day, with Halle Berry wearing a variation of that famous costume. Despite being dubbe and a false suntan (not to mention a $10,000 salary), Ursula Andress became the stuff of legends and the Connery/Andress couple the perfect one. Her name would soon be known around the world. We expected nothing less than a spectacular career. Once again, hmmmm... [PAR] Well, 1963 started well enough. No one complained to witness Ursula and Anita Ekberg sharing the screen in a western called 4 for Texas

In which country was Ursula Andrews born?

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[DOC] [TLE] Laughing gas | Define Laughing gas at Dictionary.comLaughing gas | Define Laughing gas at Dictionary.com [PAR] laughing gas [PAR] Examples from the Web for laughing gas [PAR] Expand [PAR] Gina Gershon’s Trip to Heaven in the Dentist’s Chair Gina Gershon October 22, 2012 [PAR] Historical Examples [PAR] He experimented with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for ten months until he had thoroughly learned its intoxicating effects. [PAR] Historic Inventions Rupert S. Holland [PAR] On one occasion a company of young men went to Dr. Long's office and asked him to make them a supply of "laughing gas." [PAR] Stories Of Georgia Joel Chandler Harris [PAR] The oxide of nitrogen so formed is called nitrous oxide or laughing gas. [PAR] The most familiar example of this occurs at the beginning of the inhalation of laughing gas. [PAR] Psychotherapy James J. Walsh [PAR] He is always as bad as you and I were for a short time, M'Nicholl, under the laughing gas![DOC] [TLE] Definition of Laughing gas - MedicineNetDefinition of Laughing gas [PAR] Definition of Laughing gas [PAR] Weight Gain Shockers Slideshow Pictures [PAR] Laughing gas: Nitrous oxide , a gas that can cause general anesthesia . Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of other anesthetic agents but it is never used today as the only anesthetic agent because the concentration of nitrous oxide needed to produce anesthesia is close to the concentration that seriously lowers the blood oxygen level and creates a hazardous state of hypoxia . [PAR] Nitrous oxide figured in the history of anesthesiology . In 1840 a dentist named Horace Wells had the idea that, with the recently discovered "exhilarating or laughing gas", teeth might be extracted without pain. Under its influence he had one of his own teeth pulled in 1844 and afterwards frequently used nitrous oxide in his practice. At the Massachusetts General Hospital, Wells gave a demonstration with a patient. Things did not go too well. The patient suffered great pain. Wells became depressed, addicted (to chloroform , another anesthetic agent) and in 1848 committed suicide. [PAR] Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016[DOC] [TLE] Laughing Gas - Nitrous Oxide - Relative Analgesia ...Laughing Gas - Nitrous Oxide - Relative Analgesia - Inhalation Sedation [PAR] Inhalation Sedation [PAR]   [PAR] Inhalation Sedation (Laughing Gas) [PAR] Inhalation sedation, laughing gas, relative analgesia, RA, happy gas, gas and air, nitrous, nitrous oxide, N2O-O2… this one has more names than any other sedation technique! And deservedly so. Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide (N2O) and oxygen (O2) has been described as “representing the most nearly ‘ideal’ clinical sedative circumstance”… [PAR] What is it? And what does it do? [PAR] Nitrous oxide (N2O) is simply a gas which you can breathe in. It has no color, smell, and doesn’t irritate. It was discovered in 1772. Humphrey Davy (1778-1829), one of the pioneers of N2O experimentation, described the effects of N2O on himself following self-administration for a toothache and gum infection as follows: [PAR] “On the day when the inflammation was the most troublesome, I breathed three large doses of nitrous oxide. The pain always diminished after the first four or five inspirations; the thrilling came on as usual, and uneasiness was for a few minutes swallowed up in pleasure.” [PAR] Sounds like fun!! The extract above pretty much summarizes the effects of nitrous oxide: it kills pain – and it induces a pleasurable feeling. After 5 minutes or so of breathing in the gas, you should feel a euphoric feeling spread throughout your body. It really kind of feels like a ‘happy drunk’ feeling. Some people find that there are auditory or visual effects as well. You will feel a bit light headed and often people get ‘the giggles’ (hence the name laughing gas!). As an interesting aside, nitrous oxide was one of the drugs of choice for young people in the late 1700s and early 1800s, when laughing gas demonstrations were a popular source of entertainment and enjoyment. [PAR] First-hand accounts of Relative Analgesia [PAR] “I started feeling warm all over. The

What is the correct name of laughing gas?

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[DOC] [TLE] Breeds> Basset Hounds > Dog the dog (Columbo) - TV AcresTV ACRES: Dogs > Breeds> Basset Hounds > Dog the dog (Columbo) [PAR] Basset Hounds [PAR] Dog the dog - Basset hound seen on episodes of the police drama COLUMBO/NBC/1971-77/ABC/1989-91. [PAR] Dog was owned by Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk), a seemingly incompetent homicide detective who always got his man. The choice of a droopy-eared basset hound perfectly matched the disheveled police officer who wore a dirty raincoat, drove a disheveled Peugeot and smoked cigars. [PAR] Columbo found Dog at the pound on the NBC MYSTERY MOVIE "Etude in Black." Dog made further appearances in the COLUMBO movies Catch Me, Forgotten Ladu, Make Me A Perfect Murder, and Now You See Him. [PAR] When it came to naming his pooch, the Lieutenant considered a number of names like Fido, Jet, Munich and Beethoven, but eventually, he just settled on "Dog" because as he once explained "He's a dog so we call him Dog." [PAR] Columbo's dog liked to eat ice cream, watch TV, swim in the neighbor's pool and visit the beach. [PAR] When Columbo sent his dog to obedience school hoping to improve the canine ("he just sits around the house and drools"), he was expelled because "he demoralizes the other students." [PAR] Ray Berwick owned and trained Dog who in real life was called Henry. Henry had also appeared on the medical drama EMERGENCY/NBC/1972-77 as the the mascot for Los Angeles County Squad 51 firehouse who just sat about and yawned. [PAR] TRIVIA NOTE: On the NBC produced episodes, Columbo's dog was originally called Fang. The spin-off series KATE LOVES A MYSTERY (MRS. COLUMBO)/NBC/1979 featured the wife of Detective Columbo, Kate Columbo (Kate Mulgrew) who owned a lazy basset hound dog named Whitefang. [PAR] Dog (a.k.a. "Higgins") was also the name of the family pet on the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION/CBS/1963-70. [PAR] External Links[DOC] [TLE] DogThe domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris or Canis familiaris) is a domesticated canid which has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviours, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. [PAR] Although initially thought to have originated as an artificial variant of an extant canid species (variously supposed as being the dhole, golden jackal, or gray wolf ), extensive genetic studies undertaken during the 2010s indicate that dogs diverged from an extinct wolf-like canid in Eurasia 40,000 years ago. Being the oldest domesticated animal, their long association with people has allowed dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior, as well as thrive on a starch-rich diet which would be inadequate for other canid species. [PAR] Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet, "man's best friend". [PAR] Etymology [PAR] The term "domestic dog" is generally used for both domesticated and feral varieties. The English word dog comes from Middle English dogge, from Old English docga, a "powerful dog breed". The term may possibly derive from Proto-Germanic *dukkōn, represented in Old English finger-docce ("finger-muscle"). The word also shows the familiar petname diminutive -ga also seen in frogga "frog", picga "pig", stagga "stag", wicga "beetle, worm", among others. The term dog may ultimately derive from the earliest layer of Proto-Indo-European vocabulary. [PAR] In 14th-century England, hound (from ) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype of hound, a group including the mastiff. It is believed this "dog" type was so common, it eventually became the prototype of the category "hound". By the 16th century, dog had

What breed of dog did Columbo own?

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[DOC] [TLE] Iron Triangle (Vietnam)The Iron Triangle (Vietnamese:Tam Giác Sắt) was a 120 sqmi area in the Bình Dương Province of Vietnam, so named due to it being a stronghold of Viet Minh activity during the war. The region was under control of the Viet Minh throughout the French war in Vietnam and continued to be so throughout the phase of American involvement in the Vietnam War, despite concerted efforts on the part of US and South Vietnamese forces to destabilize the region as a power base for their enemy, the communist North Vietnamese–sponsored and–directed South Vietnamese insurgent movement, the National Liberation Front or Viet Cong (NLF). [PAR] Geography [PAR] The Location of the Iron Triangle was between the Saigon River on the west and the Tinh River on the east and bordering Route 13 about 25 miles (40 km) north of Saigon. The southern apex of the "triangle" was seven miles (11 km) from Phu Cong, the capital of Bình Dương Province. Its proximity to Saigon was both a reason for American and South Vietnamese efforts to eradicate it, as well as why it remained a crucial area for Communist forces to control. [PAR] History [PAR] The French War [PAR] During the French war in Indochina, from 1946 to 1954, the Viet Minh elaborated on a network of hidden fortifications and tunnels throughout the region to defend themselves against the superior military power of the French. These tunnel networks had begun as early as the 1880s to resist French occupation. The network afforded communist fighters the ability to "disappear" into the countryside. This became especially important during the Vichy Regime, when Vietnam was dually occupied by French and Japanese forces, so as to remain undetected by not one but two occupying enemies. [PAR] The American War [PAR] The tunnels were expanded further after the war with the French as a base for underground operations against the Ngo Dinh Diem government and later US-backed South Vietnamese governments. The tunnel system at its height was said to have over 30000 mi of tunnels throughout North and South Vietnam, with hundreds of miles of these located in the Iron Triangle, especially concentrated in the area around the town of Cu Chi. Due to the threat that the Củ Chi tunnels posed to the Saigon government, the United States stepped up its military offensive in the region in the fall of 1966 and 1967. They launched three operations during this time: Operation Attleboro, Operation Cedar Falls, and Operation Junction City. Operation Cedar Falls was an especially intensive attack involving nearly 16,000 American troops and 14,000 soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army. The operation took nineteen days, and 72 Americans and 720 Viet Cong were killed. Despite their massive attack with B-52 bombers and Rome plows and efforts to destroy the tunnel system with explosives, flooding, and "tunnel rats" (specially trained soldiers who would infiltrate the tunnels armed only with a flashlight and a handgun), the Americans failed to totally destroy the Viet Cong support system that had been built for over two decades. [PAR] The Iron Triangle at the end of the Vietnam War [PAR] The area remained an active organizing center for the Viet Cong right through to the end of the war, due to both its undeniable strategic importance, as well as support from local populations who had been negatively impacted by the American bombing campaign. In April 1975, General Văn Tiến Dũng, political bureau members Phạm Hùng and Lê Đức Thọ, and southern military commander Trần Văn Trà all joined together in the Iron Triangle region to orchestrate the final, decisive attack on Saigon. The area had remained allied with the nationalist communist forces from the beginning of the French war in 1946 to the fall of Saigon in 1975: an exception in a country often torn region by region between control by American forces and control by the Viet Cong. [PAR] Notes[DOC] [TLE] The Iron Triangle - amazon.comAmazon.com: The Iron Triangle: Beau Bridges, Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Eric Weston, John A. Bushelman, Angela P. Schapiro, Ben Scotti, Fred Scotti, Tony Scotti, Larry Hilbrand: Movies & TV [PAR] By Dan Mx on February 7,

Where was The Iron Triangle?

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[DOC] [TLE] A New 'Good Evening' For 'Masterpiece Theater' - NYTimes.comA New 'Good Evening' For 'Masterpiece Theater' - NYTimes.com [PAR] A New 'Good Evening' For 'Masterpiece Theater' [PAR] By ELIZABETH KOLBERT [PAR] Correction Appended [PAR] It's a tough chair to fill, but someone's got to sit in it. [PAR] Three months after Alistair Cooke ever so politely bade goodbye to "Masterpiece Theater," the show's sponsors announced yesterday that Russell Baker would become the program's new host. [PAR] At a news conference in the "library" of the Palace Hotel in Manhattan, Mr. Baker, surrounded by fake books, assured reporters that he would not allow his irreverent style to impinge on the highbrow tone of "Masterpiece Theater." In the case of an episode that is "egregiously ridiculous," though, he acknowledged, "a little needle might be apropos." [PAR] Mr. Baker, who is 67 and a New York Times columnist, said he had first been approached about taking Mr. Cooke's place almost a year ago. He demurred. [PAR] "My reply was I'd like to be the man who succeeds the man who succeeds Alistair Cooke," he said. But several months went by, and Mr. Baker's self-esteem improved to the point where, he said, "I thought, 'Why not give it a try?' " He added that is was particularly influenced by his daughter, Kasia, who urged him to get out of his "rut," and by a desire to fulfill his destiny as a citizen: "In America, if you're not on television, somehow you're not American," he said. Hundreds Were Considered [PAR] Rebecca Eaton, the executive producer of "Masterpiece Theater," said Mr. Baker had been chosen from among hundreds of actors, journalists, historians and aristocrats who had been considered for the job, and dozens more who had sent in unsolicited tapes. [PAR] "We knew it when we found it," she said of Mr. Baker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of more than a dozen books. [PAR] In spite of his new duties as host, which he is to assume in the fall, Mr. Baker will continue to write his "Observer" column for The Times. Mr. Baker will be only the second regular host of "Masterpiece Theater," the nation's longest-running prime-time drama series. Mr. Cooke, who held the position since the show's inception in 1971, announced his retirement in July. Since he left the show in November, guest hosts have filled in. [PAR] Mr. Cooke and his genteel English manner became so closely identified with "Masterpiece Theater" that the news of his American successor yesterday seemed to suggest not so much a passing of the torch as a passing of an era. Mr. Baker took pains, however, to reassure reporters that he enjoyed the kind of long, rambling 19th-century novels favored by "Masterpiece Theater's" producers, and that in any case he did not plan to have any influence on the content of show. But he said, "I certainly hope we'll do Proust's 'Remembrance of Things Past.' " [PAR] "Masterpiece Theatre" is sponsored by the Mobil Corporation and presented by WGBH, the public television station in Boston. The programs in the series are usually purchased from British producers. A Longtime Fan [PAR] Mr. Baker, who lives in Virginia, said he was a fan of "Masterpiece Theater," and had watched most of the shows. He listed among his favorites "The Golden Bowl," "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Memento Mori." Under closer questioning, he also acknowledged that he was a fan of the afternoon soap opera "All My Children." [PAR] As interpreted by Mr. Cooke, the duties of the host were to introduce the show and offer a few closing comments. Mr. Baker said viewers should not expect radical changes. "It's a mistake to make brave assertions about how original you're going to be," he said. [PAR] Mr. Baker said he was succeeding Mr. Cooke in a

Which English-born US citizen hosted Masterpiece theater?

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[DOC] [TLE] Original Kodak Camera, Serial No. 540 | National Museum of ...Original Kodak Camera, Serial No. 540 | National Museum of American History [PAR] Original Kodak Camera, Serial No. 540 [PAR] Description [PAR] This Original Kodak camera, introduced by George Eastman, placed the power of photography in the hands of anyone who could press a button. Unlike earlier cameras that used a glass-plate negative for each exposure, the Kodak came preloaded with a 100-exposure roll of flexible film. After finishing the roll, the consumer mailed the camera back to the factory to have the prints made. In capturing everyday moments and memories, the Kodak's distinctive circular snapshots defined a new style of photography--informal, personal, and fun. [PAR] George Eastman invented flexible roll film and in 1888 introduced the Kodak camera shown to use this film. It took 100-exposure rolls of film that gave circular images 2 5/8" in diameter. In 1888 the original Kodak sold for $25 loaded with a roll of film and included a leather carrying case. [PAR] The Original Kodak was fitted with a rotating barrel shutter unique to this model. The shutter was set by pulling up a string on top of the camera and operated by pushing a button on the side of the camera. After taking a photograph, a key on top of the camera was used to wind the film onto the next frame. There is no viewfinder on the camera; instead two V shaped lines on the top of the camera leather are intended to aid aiming the camera at the subject. The barrel shutter proved to be expensive to manufacture and unreliable in operation. The following year the shutter was replaced by a simpler sector shutter in the No 1 Kodak. [PAR] After 100 pictures had been taken on the film strip, the camera could be returned to the Kodak factory for developing and printing at a cost of $10. The camera, loaded with a fresh roll of film was returned with the negatives and mounted prints. Kodak advertisements from 1888 also state that any amateur could "finish his own pictures" and spare rolls of film were sold for $2. [PAR] Location[DOC] [TLE] Patents: George Eastman and the Roll Film CameraPatents: George Eastman and the Roll Film Camera [PAR] Geni Blog Home » Genealogy Research » Patents: George Eastman and the Roll Film Camera [PAR] Patents: George Eastman and the Roll Film Camera [PAR] Posted September 4, 2014 by Amanda | One Comment [PAR] Do you remember the days when cameras used film rolls? Today most of us take photos digitally, either with our phones, tablets or a digital camera and it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always so easy to snap a picture. Nearly fifty years after the world was first introduced to the daguerrotype, American inventor and entrepreneur George Eastman sought to find a way to make photography less cumbersome and easier for the average person to enjoy. [PAR] A few weeks ago, we took a look at the early history of photographs on the anniversary of the daguerreotype . Today let’s take a look at the invention that made photography accessible to everybody with just the push of a button. [PAR] Kodak camera [PAR] On September 4, 1888, Eastman received a patent for a roll-film camera and registered the trademark “Kodak.”  The name “Kodak” came from Eastman’s fondness for the letter “K.” He found it a “strong, incisive sort of letter.” He and his mother devised the name Kodak with an anagram set. [PAR] Patent filed by George Eastman (click to view full patent) [PAR] By popularizing the use of roll film, Eastman succeeded in bringing photography to the mainstream. Small, affordable, and easy-to-use, Kodak cameras were an instant hit. They even coined the motto: “You press the button, we do the rest.” [PAR] Kodak camera ad, 1889 [PAR] Each camera had enough film for 100 exposures. When the roll was finished, the user would send it back to Kodak to be processed and developed. The end result would be a circular photograph. [PAR] Picture of George Eastman with a Kodak camera taken with a Kodak camera, 1890 [PAR]

Which George invented the Kodak roll-film camera?

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[DOC] [TLE] Why the name: Burkina Faso? | African HeritageWhy the name: Burkina Faso? | African Heritage [PAR] African Heritage [PAR] Posted by: Dr. Y. | September 12, 2013 [PAR] Why the name: Burkina Faso? [PAR] Burkina Faso [PAR] Flag of Burkina Faso [PAR] Have you ever wondered about the name of the country Burkina Faso?  Why would a country have two names, i.e. Burkina and then Faso?  or even simply two names in its history: Upper Volta and then Burkina Faso?  Well, the country named Upper Volta  was given a new name in 1984 by then President Thomas Sankara , who chose the name Burkina Faso . [PAR] Flag of Upper Volta [PAR] Originally, Haute Volta or Upper Volta, was just given by the European colonizer, the French, more as an indicator or geographic pointer, and had no real attachment to the people of that region themselves.  Thus Upper Volta was named for the region above the Volta river  flowing in the area; the people of that country/area where thus known as the ‘Voltaics’ (Voltaiques in French).  Since the river had three tributaries: the Black Volta, the white Volta, and the red Volta, Upper Volta’s flag also had those three colors.  The Volta river also flew into Ghana , which was never known as the ‘Lower Volta’.  No wonder the name needed to change, as it had no real meaning! [PAR] Thomas Sankara a Ouagadougou [PAR] Well, on 4 August 1984, Thomas Sankara , with his usual charisma and revolutionary spirit, decided to change the country’s name to Burkina Faso.  He chose two names after two main languages of the country: the Moore  (or Mossi language) and the Dioula .  Burkina from Mòoré means ‘men of integrity‘, while Faso in Diouala means ‘fatherland‘.  Thus the Burkina Faso is ‘the land of upright people‘ or ‘the land of honest people‘.  The people of the country are known as the Burkinabé, where the suffix ‘bé’ comes from the Foufouldé language spoken by the Peulh  people (a tribe found in many countries across West Africa), and means ‘men or women’.  Thus, Thomas used three of the main languages in his country to choose a name that was truly representative of the country and its people.  Sankara was then addressed as the PF or the President of the Faso.  The national cloth made up of woven strips of cotton or silk was called faso dan fani (this will be the subject for another post). [PAR] Enjoy this video, and travel to Burkina Faso, the land of the upright people. [PAR] Share this:[DOC] [TLE] What does burkina faso mean? - Definitions.netWhat does burkina faso mean? [PAR] Definitions for burkina fasobərˈki nə ˈfɑ soʊ [PAR] This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word burkina faso [PAR] Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: [PAR] Burkina Faso, Upper Volta(noun) [PAR] a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 [PAR] Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: [PAR] Burkina Faso(ProperNoun) [PAR] A country in Western Africa (formerly Upper Volta). Official name: Burkina Faso. [PAR] Origin: More burkina ("honest") + Dioula faso ("father's house"), coined by Thomas Sankara [PAR] Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: [PAR] Burkina Faso [PAR] Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in west Africa around 274,200 square kilometres in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2010, its population was estimated at just under 15.75 million. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara, using a word from each of the country's two major native languages, Mòoré and Dioula. Figuratively

Which country was called Upper Volta until 1984?

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[DOC] [TLE] This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit ...This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit Earth | Space | EarthSky [PAR] This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit Earth [PAR] By EarthSky in Space | February 20, 2016 [PAR] On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. He made three turns around the planet before returning safely. [PAR] February 20, 1962. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on this date. He made three turns around the planet before returning safely in his space capsule, which was called Friendship 7. He followed two Russian cosmonauts in making this early orbit of our planet: Yuri Gagarin ( April 1961) and Gherman Titov (August 1961). [PAR] While Glenn was in orbit, NASA controllers received an indication that the heat shield on his craft had come loose. They instructed Glenn not to jettison the rockets underneath the heat shield during re-entry, because the rockets might be able to hold the shield in place. Fortunately, the indication turned out to be a false alarm. [PAR] Glenn returned to space at age 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998, making him the oldest person to fly in space. His mission’s primary scientific aim at that time was to study the effects of spaceflight on seniors. [PAR] John Glenn climbs into the Friendship 7 spacecraft just before making his first trip into space on February 20, 1962. Photo via NASA [PAR] John Glenn and Friendship 7 [PAR] Here’s what John Glenn saw on February 20, 1962. Just 5 minutes and 44 seconds after launch, Glenn offered his first words about the view from his porthole: “This is Friendship 7. Can see clear back; a big cloud pattern way back across towards the Cape. Beautiful sight.” Three hours later, at the beginning of his third orbit, Glenn photographed this panoramic view of Florida from the Georgia border (right, under clouds) to just north of Cape Canaveral. His American homeland was 162 miles (260 kilometers) below. “I have the Cape in sight down there,” he noted to mission controllers. “It looks real fine from up here. I can see the whole state of Florida just laid out like on a map. Beautiful.” Image via NASA [PAR] Bottom line: John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.[DOC] [TLE] 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn and Friendship ...7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn - History in the Headlines [PAR] 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn [PAR] December 8, 2016 By Barbara Maranzani [PAR] Share [PAR] HISTORY honors astronaut and former Ohio senator John Glenn, who died on December 8, 2016 at the age of 95. [PAR] Share this: [PAR] 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn [PAR] Author [PAR] 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn [PAR] URL [PAR] Google [PAR] On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth when he successfully completed three orbits aboard the space capsule “Friendship 7.” In the midst of Cold War tensions and amid the very real fear that the Soviet Union was winning the space race, Glenn’s accomplishment brought a sense of pride and relief to Americans and instantly made the 31-year-old Glenn a national hero. Glenn resigned from NASA in 1964, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974, representing Ohio for 25 years. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space. Glenn died on December 8, 2016, at the age of 95, following several years of declining health. [PAR] John Glenn was a star before joining the Mercury program. [PAR] John Glenn (Credit: NASA) [PAR] Glenn had fallen in love with flying at an early age, building model airplanes while growing up in Ohio. In 1941, Glenn discovered a U.S. Department of Commerce program looking for students

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[DOC] [TLE] Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Assassinated - HISTORY ...Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Assassinated - HISTORY.com Audio [PAR] Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Assassinated [PAR] (4) [PAR] Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Assassinated [PAR] On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat was shot by Muslim extremists during a military parade commemorating the 1973 Yom Kippur War against Israel. In the first hours following the shooting, while Sadat lay in a hospital, the CBS News Bureau in Cairo tries to make sense of conflicting reports on whether the Egyptian leader had died. [PAR] Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Assassinated [PAR] (4 min) [PAR] tv-pg [PAR] On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat was shot by Muslim extremists during a military parade commemorating the 1973 Yom Kippur War against Israel. In the first hours following the shooting, while Sadat lay in a hospital, the CBS News Bureau in Cairo tries to make sense of conflicting reports on whether the Egyptian leader had died. [PAR] Related Speeches & Audio[DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 6 | 1981: Egypt's President Sadat ...BBC ON THIS DAY | 6 | 1981: Egypt's President Sadat assassinated [PAR] About This Site | Text Only [PAR] 1981: Egypt's President Sadat assassinated [PAR] President Sadat of Egypt has died after being shot by gunmen who opened fire as he watched an aerial display at a military parade. [PAR] A number of other dignitaries including foreign diplomats were killed or seriously wounded. [PAR] The Egyptian authorities have declared a state of emergency. [PAR] President Sadat was attending the eighth anniversary of the Yom Kippur war with Israel as Field Marshal of the armed forces. [PAR] America has lost a great friend, the world has lost a great statesman, and mankind has lost a champion of peace [PAR] US President Ronald Reagan [PAR] He had taken the salute, laid a wreath and was watching a display from the Egyptian Air Force when two grenades exploded. [PAR] Gunmen then leapt from a military truck in front of the presidential reviewing stand and ran towards the spectators, raking officials with automatic gunfire. [PAR] Despite typically large numbers of security personnel for the ceremonial occasion, eyewitnesses say the attackers were able to keep shooting for well over a minute. [PAR] By the time the president's bodyguards returned fire at least ten people lay seriously injured or dead inside the stand. [PAR] Security forces then shot and killed two of the attackers and overpowered the rest, as crowds of military and civilian spectators scrambled for cover. [PAR] President Sadat was airlifted by helicopter to a military hospital. He is believed to have died about two hours later. [PAR] The precision with which the attack was coordinated has prompted suspicions that the attackers benefited from high-level intelligence and support. [PAR] A group calling itself the Independent Organisation for the Liberation of Egypt says it carried out the attack but the claim has not been verified. [PAR] Reaction to President's Sadat's death has been mixed. [PAR] President Reagan condemned Anwar Sadat's death as an act of infamy. Her said: "America has lost a great friend, the world has lost a great statesman, and mankind has lost a champion of peace." [PAR] But many have been celebrating the news. In Libya, Tripoli radio said every tyrant has an end, as thousands took to the streets of the capital in jubilation. [PAR] Neither has the Palestinian Liberation Organisation condemned the assassination. Nabil Ramlawi, a PLO official, said: "We were expecting this end of President Sadat because we are sure he was against the interests of his people, the Arab nations and the Palestinian people."[DOC] [TLE] The president of Egypt is assassinated - Oct 06, 1981 ...The president of Egypt is assassinated - Oct 06, 1981 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The president of Egypt is assassinated [PAR] Share this: [PAR] The president of Egypt is assassinated [PAR] Author [PAR] The president of Egypt is assassinated [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] Islamic extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, as he reviews troops on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Led by Khaled el Islambouli, a lieutenant in the Egyptian army with connections to the terrorist group Takfir Wal-Hajira, the terrorists,

Who was the Egyptian president who was assassinated in 1981?

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[DOC] [TLE] Tyson Applies For License In N.j. - tribunedigital ...Tyson Applies For License In N.j. - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Tyson Applies For License In N.j. [PAR] July 18, 1998|By Stephen Nidetz. [PAR] Mike Tyson, who hasn't fought since Nevada revoked his license for biting Evander Holyfield's ears during a championship bout last year, has applied for a boxing license in New Jersey. [PAR] Tyson's attorney, Anthony Fusco Jr., said the former heavyweight champion has strong ties to the state, where he once lived and made Atlantic City one of his favorite fighting venues. The state Athletic Control Board has scheduled a July 29 hearing in Trenton to consider the license application. [PAR] Nevada officials said they expect New Jersey and other states to continue to abide by their 1997 decision to revoke Tyson's license. [PAR] - Ex-champ Tommy Morrison was charged with drunken driving, running a red light and driving with a revoked license in Broken Arrow, Okla. [PAR] MORE:[DOC] [TLE] BOXING - Tyson Loses His Temper at His License Hearing ...BOXING; Tyson Loses His Temper at His License Hearing - The New York Times [PAR] The New York Times [PAR] Sports |BOXING; Tyson Loses His Temper at His License Hearing [PAR] Search [PAR] BOXING; Tyson Loses His Temper at His License Hearing [PAR] By TIMOTHY W. SMITH [PAR] Continue reading the main story [PAR] Mike Tyson, displaying the same loss of control that compelled him to bite off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear and led to his banishment from boxing, testified today before the State Athletic Control Board to apply for the reinstatement of his New Jersey boxing license. [PAR] Accompanied by two lawyers and a parade of character witnesses, Tyson made his case inside the hearing room at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex here. But the efforts to portray him as a changed man who deserved the right to fight again may have been undercut by a moody appearance that ranged from a near-tearful apology to an angry outburst laced with an expletive. [PAR] The board did not rule on Tyson's petition, delaying a decision until it could convene in a private session on Aug. 6. The final ruling could come two days later on Aug. 8, although the board has 45 days to render a decision. [PAR] Tyson said he did not reapply for a license in Nevada, because he wanted to make a fresh start. But his adviser, Shelly Finkel, said Tyson might apply for a boxing license in other states in the future. [PAR] Continue reading the main story [PAR] Flanked by a gallery of reporters and friends, including his wife, Dr. Monica Tyson, and the boxer Larry Holmes, Tyson at first expressed remorse for biting Holyfield's ears in a heavyweight bout on June 28, 1997, an act that prompted Nevada to revoke his license. But Tyson said he did it only after constant head butting from Holyfield made his ''head foggy and incoherent'' and that he became ''desperate, irate and I just snapped. Nothing really mattered.'' [PAR] Advertisement [PAR] Continue reading the main story [PAR] At one point, Tyson seemed to choke back tears when talking about how his life had been irrevocably altered by the events on June 28. [PAR] ''I'm sorry for what I did,'' Tyson said. ''It will haunt me for the rest of my life.'' [PAR] When Michael Haas, an assistant Attorney General, asked Tyson if he thought he would ever commit a similar act if he were granted a New Jersey boxing license, Tyson said: ''I doubt it. My life has been devastated over this.'' [PAR] Dr. Bertram Rotman, a Wayne, N.J., psychologist who evaluated Tyson for an hour on July 21, testified that he saw no reason why Tyson shouldn't get his license back, and Raymond A. Reddin, one of Tyson's lawyers, read a brief letter from Holyfield that said the fighter did not object to Tyson's getting a license from New Jersey. Although he slumped forward on the table occasionally, Tyson patiently sat through the three-and-a-half- hour proceeding, and withstood a 43-minute questioning from Haas before he snapped. [PAR] Most of Haas's

Which state renewed Mike Tyson's boxing license in 1998?

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[DOC] [TLE] Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and singer. His career began on the Off-Broadway stage and then in television in the 1980s, most notably as David Addison in Moonlighting (1985–1989). He is known for his role of John McClane in the Die Hard series. He has appeared in over 60 films, including Color of Night (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Sin City (2005), Red (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), and Looper (2012). [PAR] Willis married actress Demi Moore in 1987, and they had three daughters, including Rumer, before their divorce in 2000. Since 2009, he has been married to model Emma Heming, with whom he has two daughters. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Willis was born Walter Bruce Willis on March 19, 1955 in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis (1929-2009), was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children: he has a sister, Florence, and a brother, David. His brother Robert died of pancreatic cancer in 2001, aged 42. [PAR] After being discharged from the military in 1957, Willis's father took his family back to Carneys Point Township, New Jersey.Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2001 Willis has described himself as having come from a "long line of blue collar people". His mother worked in a bank and his father was a welder, master mechanic, and factory worker. Willis attended Penns Grove High School in his hometown, where he encountered issues with a stutter. He was nicknamed "Buck-Buck" by his schoolmates. Finding it easy to express himself on stage and losing his stutter in the process, Willis began performing on stage; his high school activities were marked by such things as the drama club and being student council president. [PAR] After high school, Willis took a job as a security guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and transported work crews at the DuPont Chambers Works factory in Deepwater, New Jersey. After working as a private investigator (a role he would play in the television series Moonlighting and the 1991 film The Last Boy Scout), Willis turned to acting. He enrolled in the Drama Program at Montclair State University, where he was cast in the class production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Willis left school in his junior year and moved to New York City, where in the early 1980s he supported himself as a bartender at the West 19th Street art bar Kamikaze. [PAR] Career [PAR] 1980s [PAR] Willis left New York City and headed to California to audition for several television shows. In 1984, he appeared in an episode of the TV series Miami Vice, titled "No Exit". In 1985, he was the guest actor in the first episode of the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone, "Shatterday". He auditioned for the role of David Addison Jr. of the television series Moonlighting (1985–89), competing against 3,000 other actors for the position. The starring role, opposite Cybill Shepherd, helped to establish him as a comedic actor, with the show lasting five seasons winning him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy. During the height of the show's success, beverage maker Seagram hired Willis as the pitchman for their Golden Wine Cooler products. The advertising campaign paid the rising star between $5–7 million over two years. In spite of that, Willis chose not to renew his contract with the company when he decided to stop drinking alcohol in 1988. [PAR] Willis had his first lead role in a feature film in the 1987 Blake Edwards film Blind Date, with Kim Basinger and John Larroquette. Edwards cast him again to play

What is Bruce Willis' real first name?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Strange History of Frozen Food: From Clarence Birdseye ...The Strange History of Frozen Food: From Clarence Birdseye to the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats - Eater [PAR] The Strange History of Frozen Food: From Clarence Birdseye to the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats [PAR] Photo: ValeStock / Shutterstock.com [PAR] Gregory Ng is the chief marketing officer for a marketing agency from North Carolina and the self-proclaimed "Frozen Food Master." He doesn't like pickles — especially the frozen kind — and as the dedicated host to the Youtube frozen food review series Freezerburns , he tried Bob's Pickle Pops, which apparently is pretty trendy in Texas. [PAR] "People tell me they use it as an energy boost before exercising or as a refreshing snack," he says. "To me that's really disgusting." [PAR] But the pickle popsicle is only one of thousands of frozen food items Greg has sampled. He walks the frozen food aisle twice a week at every major supermarket chain. He gets two or three shipments of new frozen meal or snack options per week on dry ice. [PAR] "Part of the reason why I coined the term "Frozen Food Master" is really just the idea that I can say with great certainty that I have tasted more [frozen food] variety than anyone on this planet," he says. [PAR] There are thousands of new items introduced into the market every month, he says. Some gourmet, some gluten-free, others family size. These days, there are entire grocery store aisles dedicated to frozen pizzas alone. In 2010 — during a recession — frozen-food sales grew 3.1%, according to the Wall Street Journal . Since then, frozen food technology has increased its popularity by including healthier options and more eco-friendly packaging, which allow foods to stay fresher longer and retain more nutrients. [PAR] Clarence Birdseye: Father of Frozen Food [PAR] The frozen food industry would be nothing without Clarence Birdseye, the man responsible for Birds Eye frozen foods, which is currently owned by Pinnacle Foods Inc. People have been freezing foods as a means of preservation since as early as 1000 B.C., when the Chinese stored goods in ice cellars. But Birdseye figured out the logistics of selling frozen foods: how could he freeze it fast so it didn't deform the food tissue? How would he package it? How would he transport the product? [PAR] Clarence Birdseye [Photos: Birdseye] [PAR] As a young engineer in Labrador, an eastern province in Canada, Birdseye often froze his catch after a day of fishing to keep it fresh. He learned this from the Inuit who would fish from holes in the ice and let it freeze instantly in the frigid temperatures, Mark Kurlansky writes in Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man. Birdseye noticed that when the fish thawed, it wasn't mushy like other frozen foods he had tried before. This was around 1912. [PAR] "When he lived in Labrador, the food he froze for his family was really good — not like the frozen food that was available everywhere," Kurlasky writes. "He realized that because it froze instantly, because it was so cold — that was the key to making frozen food good." [PAR] It wasn't until 1927 that Birdseye applied to patent a multiplate freezing machine. According to the Handbook of Frozen Foods, Birdseye placed food between two metallic plates at -13 degrees F against a low convection tunnel to flash-freeze the product. In 1928, Birdseye was successful in creating the double belt freezer which would be the forerunner to modern freezing technology. In 1930, the first line of frozen foods went public through the Birds Eye Frosted Food Company which was later sold to Postum, Inc. [PAR] The company advertised June peas "as gloriously green as any you will see next summer." [PAR] The original, flash-frozen foods included haddock fillets, 17 other cuts of meat and fish, as well as fruits and veggies like spinach, loganberries and raspberries. The company advertised June peas "as gloriously green as any you will see next summer." [PAR] By World War II, canned goods were sent to soldiers overseas and Americans were encouraged to purchase frozen foods

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[DOC] [TLE] Demi Moore Biography - Cast Of MoviesDemi Moore Ghost, Indecent Proposal, Striptease, G.I. Jane, Bobby, LOL [PAR] Date of Birth: November 11, 1962 [PAR] Place of Birth: Roswell, New Mexico, USA [PAR] Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) [PAR] Birth Name: Demetria Gene Guynes [PAR] Demi Guynes Kutcher, known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress, film producer, film director, former songwriter, and model. [PAR] Demi Moore dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career, and posed for a nude pictorial in Oui magazine in 1980. After making her film debut in 1981, she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained attention for her roles in Blame It on Rio (1984) and St. Elmo’s Fire (1985). Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was About Last Night (1986), which established her as a Hollywood star. [PAR] In 1990, Moore starred in Ghost, the highest-grossing film of that year, which brought her a Golden Globe nomination. She had a string of additional box-office successes over the early 1990s with A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994). [PAR] In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she was paid a then-unprecedented fee of $12.5 million to star in Striptease. The high-profile disappointment of that film as well as her next, G.I. Jane (1997), was followed by a lengthy hiatus and significant downturn in Moore’s career, although she has remained a subject of substantial media interest during the years since. [PAR] Moore took her professional name from her first husband, musician Freddy Moore, and is the mother of three daughters from her second marriage to actor Bruce Willis . She married her third husband, actor Ashton Kutcher , in 2005, and separated from him in November 2011. [PAR] 2. Early life [PAR] Demi Moore was born in Roswell, New Mexico. Prior to Moore’s birth, her biological father, Air Force man Charles Harmon, Sr. left her mother, Virginia King, after a two-month marriage. When Moore was three months old, her mother married Dan Guynes, a newspaper advertising salesman, he did not add much stability to her life, either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times; as a result, the family moved many times. As a curious note, her ancestry includes English and Scottish. She was named Demetria after a shampoo that her mother saw in a magazine. Virginia was age 18 when she had her. [PAR] Moore said in 1991, “My dad was Dan Guynes. He raised me. There is a man who would be considered my biological father who I don’t really have a relationship with.” Moore learned of him at age 13, when she found her mother and stepfather’s marriage certificate and inquired about the circumstances since “I saw my parents were married in February 1963. I was born in ’62.” The parents kept on drinking, arguing and beating. Dan Guynes committed suicide in October 1980 at age 37, two years after divorcing Moore’s mother. Moore’s biological father appeared on Inside Edition in 1995, making an appeal to see his grandchildren. [PAR] Virginia Guynes had a long record of arrests for crimes, including drunk driving and arson. Moore broke off contact with her in 1990, when Guynes walked away from a rehab stay Moore had paid for at the Hazelden Foundation in Minnesota. Guynes later embarrassed her daughter by posing nude for the low-end magazine High Society in 1993, where she spoofed Moore’s controversial Vanity Fair pregnancy and bodypaint covers, and parodied her love scene from the film Ghost. Moore and Guynes briefly reconciled shortly before Virginia died from cancer in 1998 at the age of 54. [PAR] Moore has a maternal half-brother, Morgan Guynes, who in 1988 was a U.S. Marine stationed in North Carolina, and gave her away at her wedding the previous year; two paternal half-brothers, Charles Harmon Jr. and James Craig

In which soap did Demi Moore find fame?

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[DOC] [TLE] Which 100- mile-long waterway links the mediterranean and ...Which 100- mile-long waterway links the mediterranean and the red sea? [PAR] Which 100- mile-long waterway links the mediterranean and the red sea? [PAR] Answers: [PAR] The Suez-canal which runs through the desert in Egypt. [PAR] Isn't that the Suez Canal? [PAR] More Related Questions & Answers...[DOC] [TLE] Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea - YouTubeSuez Canal - Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea - YouTube [PAR] Suez Canal - Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Feb 24, 2013 [PAR] For Egypt Holidays visit our website: http://www.flowerstours.com [PAR] Suez Canal - Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea [PAR] Suez Canal is the largest man-made artificial sea-level waterway found in Egypt. It was opened in the 1869 to allow water transportation between Europe and Asia to avoid ships navigation around Africa. The canal original size was 164 km long and 8metre deep. However enlargements have been undertaken and it now has a length of 193.30 km and its 24 metres deep. It also has a northern access channel of 22 km and 9 km southern access. The canal has a northern terminus known as Port Said and a southern terminus called Port Tewfik. [PAR] Suez Canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority of the Arab Republic of Egypt. A treaty signed under the International Treaty Act shows that the canal can be used in times of war or peace by every vessel of commerce or of war and no flag is required for distinction. The canal allows passage of ships up to 20 metres and with weight of 240,000 tons. The height allowed above water is a maximum of 68 metres. Big ships offload their cargo to canal- owned boats to reduce their weight and reload later at the end of the canal. [PAR] Suez Canal attracts a lot of visitors who come to see the amazing wonders of this man made sea. It serves as the first salt water passage between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The canal has attracted attention from film makers. A film known as Suez was made in 1938 and it's based on the canal's history. Also in the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, a character known as Nautilus travels through an underwater passage beneath the Suez Canal. All these highlight the canal as a very import part in opening up Africa to other parts of the world. [PAR] Subscribe, Like and coment the video for more content. [PAR] Thanks for watching.[DOC] [TLE] Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and theWhich 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the RedSea? [PAR] View the step-by-step solution to: [PAR] Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the RedSea? [PAR] This question was answered on Jun 08, 2016. View the Answer [PAR] Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the RedSea? [PAR] ChristopherLane posted a question · Jun 08, 2016 at 1:45am [PAR] Top Answer [PAR] Here's the explanation you needed for... View the full answer [PAR] {[ getNetScore(29990764) ]} [PAR] leonardkabib answered the question · Jun 08, 2016 at 1:46am [PAR] Other Answers [PAR] Here's the explanation you needed for... View the full answer [PAR] {[ getNetScore(29994732) ]} [PAR] The Suez canal which connects the... View the full answer [PAR] {[ getNetScore(30000863) ]} [PAR] Search for Other Related Study Materials [PAR] Recently Asked Questions [PAR] Need a World History tutor? [PAR] mathtutor1983 [PAR] 2 World History experts found online! [PAR] Average reply time is less than an hour [PAR] Get Homework Help [PAR] Why Join Course Hero? [PAR] Course Hero has all the homework and study help you need to succeed! We’ve got course-specific notes, study guides, and practice tests along with expert tutors and customizable flashcards—available anywhere, anytime. [PAR] - [PAR] - [PAR] Study Documents [PAR] Find the best

Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea?

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[DOC] [TLE] Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered - Nov 04, 1922 ...Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered - Nov 04, 1922 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered [PAR] Share this: [PAR] Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered [PAR] Author [PAR] Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. [PAR] When Carter first arrived in Egypt in 1891, most of the ancient Egyptian tombs had been discovered, though the little-known King Tutankhamen, who had died when he was 18, was still unaccounted for. After World War I, Carter began an intensive search for “King Tut’s Tomb,” finally finding steps to the burial room hidden in the debris near the entrance of the nearby tomb of King Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. On November 26, 1922, Carter and fellow archaeologist Lord Carnarvon entered the interior chambers of the tomb, finding them miraculously intact. [PAR] Thus began a monumental excavation process in which Carter carefully explored the four-room tomb over several years, uncovering an incredible collection of several thousand objects. The most splendid architectural find was a stone sarcophagus containing three coffins nested within each other. Inside the final coffin, which was made out of solid gold, was the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamen, preserved for more than 3,000 years. Most of these treasures are now housed in the Cairo Museum. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] Mummy Mystery: Multiple Tombs Hidden in Valley of KingsMummy Mystery: Multiple Tombs Hidden in Valley of Kings - Seeker [PAR] Dec 5, 2013 09:10 AM ET [PAR] Mummy Mystery: Multiple Tombs Hidden in Valley of Kings [PAR] Multiple tombs lay hidden in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, where royalty were buried more than 3,000 years ago, awaiting discovery. [PAR] Previous Next [PAR] Przemyslaw Idzkiewicz, CC Attribution Share-Alike 2.5 Generic [PAR] Multiple tombs await discovery in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, say researchers working on the most extensive exploration project in the valley since the 1920s. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] King Tut's Mask [PAR] "Tutankhamun: His Tomb and the Treasures" is a new exhibition now in Zurich that has meticulously reconstructed the tomb complex and its treasures. Specially trained craftspeople in Cairo built more than 1,000 exact replicas under scientific supervision. The work took over five years. Here is a replica of the famous mask of King Tut, weighing 24 lbs, which was pressed over the head of the king's bandaged mummy. The idealized portrait of the young king echoes the style of the late Amarna period. The life-like eyes are formed by bright quartz, with obsidian inlays for the pupils. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] King Tut, With Wife [PAR] This scene, depicted on the backrest of King Tut's throne, shows how Tutankhamen used to lean back in a relaxed manner while his wife, Anchesenamun, stood beside him and rubbed ointment into his shoulder. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] Tomb Discovery [PAR] This is how the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun appeared to archaeologist Howard Carter when he discovered it in 1922. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] King Tut's Tomb in 3-D [PAR] Tutankhamun's tomb and its contents, as viewed in a 3-D model. A corridor led to an antechamber and an annex filled with objects. The antechamber opened into the coffin chamber with King Tut's sarcophagus. The coffin chamber led to another small room filled with King Tut's treasures. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] Treasures Galore [PAR] Two tiny mummified female fetuses were found in the tomb with the king. But they were not the only companions placed in the tomb for King Tut's journey to the afterlife. The boy king was buried with more than 5,000 priceless objects, including this treasure chest. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] Boy Throne [PAR] The famous gold throne found in the tomb was ordered when Tutankhamen became king at the age of nine. [PAR] Rossella Lorenzi/Semmel Concerts [PAR] Lion Head [PAR] The dead king in the underworld was akin to the sun

Who was the Egyptian king whose tomb an treasures were discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922?

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[DOC] [TLE] Nautilus travels under North Pole - American & World HistoryNautilus travels under North Pole - Aug 03, 1958 - HISTORY.com [PAR] This Day in History: 08/03/1958 - Nautilus Reaches North Pole [PAR] The Nautilus nuclear sub travels under the North Pole, the space shuttle Columbia launches, Jesse Owens wins his 4th gold medal at the Berlin Olympics, and the Statue of Liberty reopens after 9-11 in This Day in History video. The date is August 3rd. The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island and was designed by sculptor, Frederic Bartholdi. [PAR] Lead Story [PAR] Nautilus travels under North Pole [PAR] Share this: [PAR] Nautilus travels under North Pole [PAR] Author [PAR] Nautilus travels under North Pole [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] On August 3, 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus accomplishes the first undersea voyage to the geographic North Pole. The world’s first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus dived at Point Barrow, Alaska, and traveled nearly 1,000 miles under the Arctic ice cap to reach the top of the world. It then steamed on to Iceland, pioneering a new and shorter route from the Pacific to the Atlantic and Europe. [PAR] The USS Nautilus was constructed under the direction of U.S. Navy Captain Hyman G. Rickover, a brilliant Russian-born engineer who joined the U.S. atomic program in 1946. In 1947, he was put in charge of the navy’s nuclear-propulsion program and began work on an atomic submarine. Regarded as a fanatic by his detractors, Rickover succeeded in developing and delivering the world’s first nuclear submarine years ahead of schedule. In 1952, the Nautilus’ keel was laid by President Harry S. Truman, and on January 21, 1954, first lady Mamie Eisenhower broke a bottle of champagne across its bow as it was launched into the Thames River at Groton, Connecticut. Commissioned on September 30, 1954, it first ran under nuclear power on the morning of January 17, 1955. [PAR] Much larger than the diesel-electric submarines that preceded it, the Nautilus stretched 319 feet and displaced 3,180 tons. It could remain submerged for almost unlimited periods because its atomic engine needed no air and only a very small quantity of nuclear fuel. The uranium-powered nuclear reactor produced steam that drove propulsion turbines, allowing the Nautilus to travel underwater at speeds in excess of 20 knots. [PAR] In its early years of service, the USS Nautilus broke numerous submarine travel records and on July 23, 1958, departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on “Operation Northwest Passage”–the first crossing of the North Pole by submarine. There were 116 men aboard for this historic voyage, including Commander William R. Anderson, 111 officers and crew, and four civilian scientists. The Nautilus steamed north through the Bering Strait and did not surface until it reached Point Barrow, Alaska, in the Beaufort Sea, though it did send its periscope up once off the Diomedes Islands, between Alaska and Siberia, to check for radar bearings. On August 1, the submarine left the north coast of Alaska and dove under the Arctic ice cap. [PAR] The submarine traveled at a depth of about 500 feet, and the ice cap above varied in thickness from 10 to 50 feet, with the midnight sun of the Arctic shining in varying degrees through the blue ice. At 11:15 p.m. EDT on August 3, 1958, Commander Anderson announced to his crew: “For the world, our country, and the Navy–the North Pole.” The Nautilus passed under the geographic North Pole without pausing. The submarine next surfaced in the Greenland Sea between Spitzbergen and Greenland on August 5. Two days later, it ended its historic journey at Iceland. For the command during the historic journey, President Dwight D. Eisenhower decorated Anderson with the Legion of Merit. [PAR] After a career spanning 25 years and almost 500,000 miles steamed, the Nautilus was decommissioned on March 3, 1980. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982, the world’s first nuclear submarine went on exhibit in 1986 as the Historic Ship Nautilus at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Military Wiki - WikiaUSS Nautilus (SSN-571) | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR]

Which American nuclear submarine was the first to sail across the North Pole under the ice cap?

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[DOC] [TLE] Volcano Islands - definition of Volcano Islands by The ...Volcano Islands - definition of Volcano Islands by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Volcano Islands - definition of Volcano Islands by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Volcano+Islands [PAR] Related to Volcano Islands: Bonin Islands [PAR] Vol·ca·no Islands [PAR]  (vŏl-kā′nō) [PAR] A group of Japanese islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean north of the Mariana Islands. Annexed by Japan in the late 1800s, the islands were administered by the United States from 1945 until 1968. [PAR] Volcano Islands [PAR] pl n [PAR] (Placename) a group of three volcanic islands in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: the largest is Iwo Jima, taken by US forces in 1945 and returned to Japan in 1968. Area: about 28 sq km (11 sq miles). Japanese name: Kazan Retto [PAR] Volca′no Is′lands [PAR] n.pl. [PAR] three islands in the W Pacific, including Iwo Jima, belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945–68. [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:[DOC] [TLE] Volcanoes of the Volcano Islands, Japan - information ...Volcanoes of the Volcano Islands, Japan - information / VolcanoDiscovery [PAR] Daikoku [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Daikoku is a sumbarine volcano with a conical summit in the Japanese Volcano Islands chain. It sits on an elongated E-W-trending ridge SE of Eifuku submarine volcano and rises to within 323 m of the sea surface. It has a crater with a black pool of liquid sulfur discovered in 200... [ more ] [PAR] Fukujin [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Fukujin volcano is one of the largest seamounts of the Marianas arc in Japan's Volcano Island chain. It sometimes has risen to above surface during eruptions creating temporary new islands. Water discoloration and floating pumice above the submarine volcano have been observed fre... [ more ] [PAR] Fukutoku-Okanoba [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Fukutoku-Okanoba is a submarine volcano 5 km NE of the small pyramidal island Minami-iwo-jima in the Japanese Volcano Island chain. Eruptions and submarine hydrothermal activity often cause water discoloration in the area, and during eruptions, the volcano has built several tempo... [ more ] [PAR] Iwo-jima [PAR] (caldera) [PAR] Ioto (硫黄島, also known as Iwo-jima) volcano is a triangular-shaped, flat, 8 km long and up to 4.5 wide volcanic island stretching NE-SW. It is surrounded by steep cliffs under the sea, which belong to a 9-km-wide submarine caldera. The volcano is located 1250 km south of Tokyo in ... [ more ] [PAR] Kaikata [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Kaikata Seamount is a basaltic-to-dacitic submarine volcano north of Kaitoku Seamount in the Japanese Volcano Islands. Kaitaka mountain rises 2350 m from the sea floor to within 162 m of the sea surface. It has 2 major summit peaks oriented NE-SW, with the SW peak being the highe... [ more ] [PAR] Kaitoku [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Kaitoku volcano (Kaitoku Kaizan) is a massive active seamount composed of 3 overlapping submarine volcanoes in the Japanese Volcano Islands chain, 130 km NW of Iwo-jima Island. [PAR] Its 3 peaks are 13-18 km apart and reach depths of 103 m (SW peak, also known as Nishi-Kaitokub... [ more ] [PAR] Kasuga [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Kasuga volcano is a conical submarine volcano rising 3000 m from the ocean floor to a depth of 598 m, located SE of Fukujin submarine volcano in the Volcano Islands of Japan 1550 km SSE of Tokyo. It is the northernmost of 3 seamounts forming the Kasuga seamounts complex. The Kas... [ more ] [PAR] Kita-Fukutokutai [PAR] (submarine volcano) [PAR] Kita-Fukutokutai is a newly recognized active submarine volcano halfway between Iwo-jima and Minami-Iwo-jima islands, ca. 1300 km south of Tokyo. [ more ] [PAR] Kita-Iwo-jima [PAR] (stratovolcano) [PAR] Kita-Iwo-jima (北硫黄島 officially Kita-iōtō, also frequently Kita-iōjima, meaning "north sulfur island") is a steep-sided basaltic stratovolcano and forms a small island. It is the northernmost of the Kazan Retto

Which is the largest of the Japanese Volcano Islands?

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[DOC] [TLE] Victoria Falls Facts - Softschools.comVictoria Falls Facts [PAR] Victoria Falls Facts [PAR] Victoria Falls Facts [PAR] Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the major waterfall on the Zambezi River in Africa. It is famous for being the largest waterfall in the world, in the wet season. The African people who live around the falls call it Mosi-oa-Tunya which means "smoke that thunders". The water makes a roaring noise as it falls over the cliff and down into the Zambezi River below. A cloud of water vapor is always seen around the falls. [PAR] Interesting Victoria Falls Facts: [PAR] Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River is located on the border between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in the continent of Africa. [PAR] The Zambezi River is the largest river in Africa and one of the longest. It flows [PAR] 1,687 miles across Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique until it reaches the Indian Ocean. [PAR] 550 million liters of water drops 305 feet (93 m) every minute over the cliff at Victoria Falls and continues flowing downstream as the lower Zambezi River. [PAR] The width of Victoria Falls in the wet season is a bit over a 1 mile wide (1,609 meters). [PAR] The water depth at the base of the falls is 229 feet (70m). [PAR] The European explorer, Doctor David Livingstone called the falls after Queen Victoria in England when he visited there in 1855. [PAR] The falls have been protected by the Zambezi National Park since 1983 and Victoria Falls National Park since January 2013. [PAR] Tourists visit Victoria Falls in the dry season between May to October. [PAR] Tourists can bungee jump from a bridge crossing the river downstream of the falls. With strong ropes tied to their ankles, they fall 364 feet until they hang upside down just above the water. [PAR] The African elephant can live for 70 years and is the largest land animal on Earth, growing to a height of 8.2 to 13 feet tall (2.5 to 4 m) and weigh between 5,000 to 14,000 lbs (2,268 to 6,350 kg). [PAR] Elephants visit the falls to feed on grasses and fruits growing along the banks of the river and on islands in the middle of the river above the falls. [PAR] Lions, Cheetahs, and sometimes Leopards visit the jungles surrounding the falls but they are shy and not often seen [PAR] Rhinoceros have been re-introduced to the region surrounding the falls. They have had their horns removed so that poachers won't kill them for their horn. [PAR] Buffalo graze on both sides of the Zambezi River near the falls. You can also see Antelopes such as Impala, Waterbuck and Bushbuck. [PAR] Hippopotamus swim and rest in the Zambezi River upstream of Victoria Falls. They love to eat the swamp grasses growing in the water and along the banks. [PAR] Fish live in the river above and below the falls. Water birds such as the White-backed night heron feed on them and shellfish in the river mud above the falls. [PAR] The Peregrine falcon will fly across the surface of the water and grab fish out of the river with their strong talons. [PAR] Birds such as the Trumpeter hornbill will eat the fruit growing on the trees in the rainforest surrounding the falls. [PAR] Humans have lived around Victoria Falls for at least 2 million years. [PAR] The native African people who live around Victoria Falls today speak the Bantu language. They also speak Portuguese and English. [PAR] Related Links:[DOC] [TLE] Victoria Falls - ~ZAMBIA~Victoria Falls [PAR] Victoria Falls [PAR] You are here: Homepage > What to see > Waterfalls > The Victoria Falls [PAR] The Victoria Falls [PAR] V [PAR] ictoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800’s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘The Smoke that Thunders’. In more modern terms Victoria Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world. [PAR] Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred

On the border of which two countries is Victoria Falls?

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[DOC] [TLE] Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes - YouTubeLou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes - YouTube [PAR] Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008 [PAR] Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes[DOC] [TLE] Lightnin` Strikes Once Again For Lou Christie ...Lightnin` Strikes Once Again For Lou Christie - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Lightnin` Strikes Once Again For Lou Christie [PAR] February 11, 1990|By Lynn Van Matre. [PAR] Between 1963 and 1969, singer Lou Christie had five hit singles, including the million-selling No. 1 hit ``Lightnin` Strikes.`` These days, he is best known as the biggest draw on the vintage rock concert circuit, with busloads of his fan club members regularly turning up whenever Christie`s on the bill, at the Star Plaza in Merrillville, Ind., and elsewhere. [PAR] But please, don`t pigeonhole Christie as an ``oldies`` act. [PAR] ``I don`t feel that my life stopped after my hit records in the 1960s,`` [PAR] says Christie, 46, whose longish blond hair and cockily exuberant stage presence is reminiscent of a more mature (and more vocally gifted) David Lee Roth. ``I feel more contemporary now than I ever did. I`m working on new ideas, new records, new projects. I like to be where things are happening; I live two blocks off of Broadway in New York City. I`m not in a time tunnel.`` [PAR] It`s not that Christie`s tired of reprising ``Lightnin` Strikes,`` [PAR] ``Rhapsody in the Rain,`` ``Two Faces Have I`` and his other hits (complete with trademark falsetto) and bringing back memories, all of which he will be doing when he plays Star Plaza next Saturday. [PAR] ``I think the oldies shows are great, because the whole family can go,`` [PAR] he says. ``The kids want to see what was going on, and the parents don`t have to be embarrassed about what their own teenage years were about. The `50s and `60s were great times that changed the world. The clothes, the hairstyles, the music-it was all new. Today, you see Madonna and all of these other performers imitating people from that era, but back then, it was fresh and original.`` [PAR] The problem, Christie says, is convincing record companies that he can be a recording artist for the 1990s. In the last year or so, a song he originally recorded in the early 1970s, ``Beyond the Blue Horizon,`` was used on the [PAR] ``Rain Man`` film soundtrack, and Rhino Records issued a well-received [PAR] ``Best of Lou Christie`` compilation CD. More recently, Polygram Records put together a budget line compilation, ``Rhapsody in the Rain,`` which, according to a company representative, is available in all formats and is being marketed mainly through convenience stores. But so far, his efforts to land a new record deal have met with frustration. [PAR] ``Rock `n` roll is supposed to be so open-minded, but whenever I go into a record company and hand them some new material and say the name `Lou Christie,` they immediately think, `oldie,` `` he says. ``That really drives you insane. It`s frustrating, trying to make people forget that you had a past. [PAR] ``But Tina Turner did it, and I guess that I can, too,`` adds Christie optimistically. ``I`ll just have to find the right spot, where somebody thinks what I`m doing is hip and is willing to go with it. I`m working on a couple of different projects now. I don`t want to talk too much about them before they`ve happened

Who had a 60s No 1 with Lightnin' Strikes?

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[DOC] [TLE] Where is Kwekwe, Zimbabwe? - WorldAtlas.comWhere is Kwekwe, Zimbabwe? / Where is Kwekwe, Zimbabwe Located in The World? / Kwekwe Map - WorldAtlas.com [PAR] Where is Kwekwe, Zimbabwe? [PAR] Location of Kwekwe on a map. [PAR] Kwekwe is a city found in Midlands, Zimbabwe . It is located -18.93 latitude and 29.81 longitude and it is situated at elevation 1203 meters above sea level. [PAR] Kwekwe has a population of 99,149 making it the 2nd biggest city in Midlands. It operates on the CAT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Gweru. [PAR] Quick facts[DOC] [TLE] Kwekwe Travel Information - zimbabwe-info.comKwekwe Travel Information [PAR] Accommodation | Activities | Restaurants | Business Directory [PAR] General Information [PAR] Kwekwe is located in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe , and apparently owes its unusual name to the sound made by croaking frogs along the river banks, but the frogs have long since been drowned out by the hum of the growing town.  [PAR] Kwekwe's town centre has some lovely colonial architecture, and one of the country's finest museums is located here.  Kwekwe is also the headquarters of Zimbabwe's Islamic Mission with a huge mosque with elaborate domes and arches dominating the main street. [PAR] Kwekwe and Redcliff are the headquarters of Zimbabwe's largest steelworks, Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO).  It also hosts the biggest power generating plants, ZESA-Munyati, in Munyati, a suburb of Kwekwe.   [PAR] The town has always been a very sociable one, with most people spending their summer at the local public swimming pool. [PAR] Accommodation in Kwekwe [PAR] There are two main hotels in town which cater for business travellers, and a recent growth of chalet accommodation at lodges have emerged to cope with the overflow from the hotels. [PAR]   [PAR] Please see our accommodation directory for more information on places to stay. [PAR]   [PAR] Activities in Kwekwe [PAR] The National Museum of Gold Mining, provides a fascinating introduction to commercial gold mining in Zimbabwe, and is well worth a visit. [PAR] Kwekwe is host to one of Zimbabwe's main provincial cricket sides - Mid West Rhinos. Their cricket ground has held several first class and one day matches and has even hosted some internationals. [PAR] Some small tourist operators still have hunting and photographic safari licences on farms and businesses near town.  There is wildlife around and they offer game viewing for the adventurous. [PAR] Sable Park Game Park and Snake Farm - wildlife includes sables, kudus, impalas steenboks, elands, wildebeests, and much more. [PAR] ​Please see our  activity directory  for more information on things to do in Kwekwe.​ [PAR] Businesses [PAR] Kwekwe's business community is continuing to grow. Tourists can find shops, stalls and souvenirs in the vicinity. The local restaurants are a culinary delight and there is something for every taste. Please go to our business directory for a full list of businesses you can find in the region.[DOC] [TLE] BBC NEWS | Africa | Zimbabwe votes: MidlandsBBC NEWS | Africa | Zimbabwe votes: Midlands [PAR] Wednesday, 13 March, 2002, 14:20 GMT [PAR] Zimbabwe votes: Midlands [PAR] By Zerubabel Mudzingwa [PAR] 13oo GMT, 13 March, Gweru [PAR] President Robert Mugabe has won convincing majorities in 11 of the province's 16 constituencies, according to official results. [PAR] The remaining five constituencies - all urban areas - were carried by Mr Mugabe's rival, Morgan Tsvangirai. [PAR] Regional result: [PAR] Many heavy industries based here [PAR] 11/16 MPs from Zanu-PF, [PAR] Supporters of Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change view the official results with suspicion, and say privately that the election was rigged. [PAR] But there is no public show of discontent, following Tuesday's large deployment of police across the province. [PAR] As I a drove through Chegutu and Kadoma, I witnessed wild celebrations by Zanu-PF youths. [PAR] 12 March [PAR] Thousands of heavily-armed police officers and soldiers have been deployed in cities, villages and at strategic installations in the Midlands province as the government anticipates an outbreak of political violence when the election results are announced. [PAR] This is expected to be either later on

In which country are the towns of Gweru and Kwekwe?

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[DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Turn of the Screw: ContextSparkNotes: The Turn of the Screw: Context [PAR] The Turn of the Screw [PAR] Henry James [PAR] Table of Contents [PAR] Plot Overview [PAR] Henry James (1843–1916), whose mastery of the psychological novel markedly influenced twentieth-century literature, was born in New York City. His father, Henry James, Sr., was an unconventional thinker who had inherited considerable wealth. James, Sr., became a follower of Swedenborgian mysticism, a belief system devoted to the study of philosophy, theology, and spiritualism, and socialized with such eminent writers as Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Washington Irving, and William Makepeace Thackeray. James’s older brother, William James, profoundly influenced the emerging science of psychology through his Principles of Psychology (1890) and The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). He also distinguished himself as an exponent of a brand of philosophical pragmatism he named “radical empiricism,” the idea that beliefs do not work because they are true but are true because they work. [PAR] The James children were educated in a variety of schools and with private tutors, in what James later called “small vague spasms” of schooling augmented by his father’s extensive library. In 1855 the James family began a three-year tour of Geneva, London, and Paris, an experience that probably influenced James’s later preference for Europe over his native land. After a year at Harvard Law School, he began writing short stories and book reviews. He continued to travel widely from a base in England, where he chose to settle. He became a British subject in 1915, a year before his death at the age of seventy-three. By the time James died, he had written more than a hundred short stories and novellas, as well as literary and dramatic criticism, plays, travel essays, book reviews, and twenty novels, including The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians (1886), The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903), and The Golden Bowl (1904). [PAR] Although James had many friends and acquaintances, he maintained a certain reserve toward most people. An “obscure hurt,” as James later described a mysterious early injury he suffered in connection with a stable fire, haunted him throughout his life. He never married, and the absence of any known romantic attachments has led some critics to speculate that he was a repressed or closeted homosexual. Others attribute the reason for James’s lifelong celibacy to the early death of his beloved cousin Mary “Minny” Temple, the model for several of his heroines. [PAR] James wrote The Turn of the Screw in 1897, at a low point in his life. In 1895 he had suffered a tremendous personal and professional blow when his play Guy Domville was booed off the London stage. Deeply wounded, James retreated from London and took refuge in Sussex, eventually taking a long-term lease on a rambling mansion called Lamb House. Shortly thereafter, he began writing The Turn of the Screw, one of several works from this period that revolve around large, rambling houses. [PAR] Like many writers and intellectuals of the time, James was fascinated by “spiritual phenomena,” a field that was taken very seriously and was the subject of much “scientific” inquiry. The field remained popular even after the unmasking of the Fox sisters, whose claims of being able to communicate with the spirit world had started the craze for spiritualism in the 1840s. Henry James, Sr., and William James were both members of the Society for Psychical Research, and William served as its president from 1894 to 1896. [PAR] James had written ghost stories before The Turn of the Screw. It was a popular form, especially in England, where, as the prologue to The Turn of the Screw suggests, gathering for the purpose of telling ghost stories was something of a Christmastide tradition. According to James’s notebooks and his preface to the 1908 edition of The Turn of the Screw, the germ of the story had been a half-remembered anecdote told to him by Edward White Benson

Who wrote The Turn Of The Screw in the 19th century and The Ambassadors in the 20th?

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[DOC] [TLE] Let Your Love Flow - YouTubeLet Your Love Flow - YouTube [PAR] Let Your Love Flow [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Mar 14, 2006 [PAR] The Bellamy Brothers singing "Let Your Love Flow" on German TV in th 1970s. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers Lyrics - YouTubeLet Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers Lyrics - YouTube [PAR] Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers Lyrics [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Jan 25, 2013 [PAR] "Let Your Love Flow" is the title of a pop song written by Larry E. Williams, a former roadie for Neil Diamond, and made popular by the American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers (1976). It was offered to Neil Diamond first, but he turned it down. [PAR] This record was a crossover hit in the United States, reaching Number One on the 1976 Billboard Hot 100 charts, #2 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and #21 on Hot Country Singles. It was also an international hit, landing on the charts in the UK, Scandinavia and West Germany, where the Bellamy Brothers' record spent five weeks at #1 followed by "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", a German language adaptation of the song recorded by Jürgen Drews, which spent the next six weeks at #1. In 2008 the song was used in an advert in the United Kingdom for Barclaycard. Subsequently, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #21. It appeared in the 1980 Tatum O'Neal film Little Darlings and the 2008 period drama Swingtown. [PAR] The song has been covered by numerous other artists, notably Joan Baez, who included it on her 1979 Honest Lullaby album. Another re-recording by the Bellamy brothers with Gölä is included on the album The Greatest Hits Sessions. [PAR] There's a reason for the sunshinin' sky [PAR] And there's a reason why I'm feelin' so high [PAR] Must be the season when that [PAR] Love light shines all around us [PAR] So, let that feelin' grab you deep inside [PAR] And send you reelin' where your love can't hide [PAR] And then go stealin' through the [PAR] Moonlit nights with your lover [PAR] Just let your love flow like a mountain stream [PAR] And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams [PAR] And let your love show and you'll know what I mean [PAR] It's the season[DOC] [TLE] The Bellamy Brothers Lyrics - Lyrics.com - your music ...The Bellamy Brothers Lyrics [PAR] The Bellamy Brothers [PAR] The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida, United States. The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a Number One single on the Billboard Hot 100.[DOC] [TLE] in the 70s - Music From Commericals of the Seventiesin the 70s - Music From Commericals of the Seventies [PAR] Music From Commericals of the Seventies [PAR] This is a list of the popular 70s songs used in commercials during the 70s along with a description of the commercial and what people thought of it. [PAR] We also have pages on this topic devoted to the 80s and 90s [PAR] ABC using Orleans's "Still The One" [PAR] Was used to promote the ABC schedule (circa 1977). [PAR] AT&T 00 Info using Pilot's "Magic" [PAR] Applebee's using Seduction's "It Takes Two" [PAR] Used to promote "Take any two you want". [PAR]

Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Let Your Love Flow?

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[DOC] [TLE] What is the Capital of Sierra Leone? - Capital-of.comWhat is the Capital of Sierra Leone? - Capital-of.com [PAR] Dates of religious and Civil [PAR] holidays around the world. [PAR] www.when-is.com [PAR] Capital of Sierra Leone [PAR] The Capital City of Sierra Leone (officially named Republic of Sierra Leone) is the city of Freetown. The population of Freetown was 6,294,774. [PAR] Sierra Leone is an English speaking country on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. [PAR] Additional Information[DOC] [TLE] Capital of Sierra Leone - List of CapitalsCapital of Sierra Leone - List of Capitals [PAR] The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown [PAR] Picture has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike . [PAR] Author: Magnus Ohman [PAR] Facts about Freetown [PAR] Freetown, Sierra Leone is located in Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone Map of Sierra Leone showing the capital Freetown Coordinates: 8°29′4″N 13°14′4″W / 8.48444°N 13.23444°W / 8.48444; -13.23444Coordinates: 8°29′4″N 13°14′4″W / 8.48444°N 13.23444°W / 8.48444; -13.[DOC] [TLE] Freetown | national capital, Sierra Leone | Britannica.comFreetown | national capital, Sierra Leone | Britannica.com [PAR] national capital, Sierra Leone [PAR] Sir Milton Margai [PAR] Freetown, capital, chief port, and largest city of Sierra Leone , on the rocky Sierra Leone Peninsula, at the seaward tip of a range of wooded hills, which were named Serra Leôa (“Lion Mountains”) by the Portuguese navigator Pedro de Sintra when he explored the West African coast in 1462. By the 1650s the increased activity of British, French, Dutch, and Danish trading companies ended the limited degree of Portuguese control over the coastal trade. An English abolitionist , Granville Sharp , selected the site (south of the mouth of the Sierra Leone River) in 1787 as a haven for African slaves, freed and destitute in England . (They were known as the Black Poor.) In 1792 the Sierra Leone Company assumed responsibility and helped settle slaves from Nova Scotia who had fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War , the “Maroons,” runaway slaves of Jamaica, and others from captured slave ships. They were landed at King Jimmy’s Watering Place (now a bustling marketplace). Their descendants, known as Creoles, are now outnumbered by Mende and Temne immigrants from the interior. In 1821 Freetown became the seat of government for all of Great Britain’s West African possessions, a position it retained (with slight changes) until 1874. Freetown, incorporated as a municipality in 1893, became the country’s capital in 1961. [PAR] View of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. [PAR] Caroline Penn—Impact Photos/Heritage-Images [PAR] Freetown’s excellent natural harbour (an important World War II naval base) has deepwater docking facilities at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. Its exports include palm oil and kernels, cocoa, coffee, ginger, and kola nuts. The city is the country’s commercial and transportation centre; industrial enterprises are limited and include diamond cutting, confectionary, paint and shoe enterprises, rice milling, and fish packing. Construction of the Guma Dam has solved Freeport’s longtime water problem and provided more electrical power. Hastings Airfield (10 miles [16 km] southeast) handles domestic flights; the international airport at Lungi is across the Sierra Leone River . [PAR] Freetown, Sierra Leone.[DOC] [TLE] Freetown, capital city of Sierra LeoneFreetown, capital city of Sierra Leone [PAR] All... [PAR] Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone [PAR] For many visitors, Freetown feels more welcoming than other large cities in West Africa, perhaps due to its beautiful setting and welcoming population. The heart of the town is filled with historical sights and vibrant markets, the atmosphere is frenzied but friendly, and reminders of the recent violence are quickly fading, replaced by beach bars, innovative museums and bustling marketplaces. [PAR] The principal landmark in Freetown is a 500-year old tree known to locals simply as “The Cotton Tree.” Visit at dusk to watch thousands of bats scramble out of the branches, then come again in the morning to see them return as the sun rises. [PAR] The Sierra Leone National Museum sits in the shadow

What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

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[DOC] [TLE] Grand Prix - MTG Salvation WikiGrand Prix - MTG Salvation Wiki [PAR] Grand Prix [PAR] Jump to: navigation , search [PAR] A Grand Prix, frequently abbreviated GP, is a type of DCI -sanctioned Magic: The Gathering tournament. Grand Prix events are open to all players, with no need to qualify for the event, unlike a Pro Tour event. [1] [2] As a result, these tournaments have the largest turnouts of any Magic tournaments. [PAR] Grand Prix events are split over two days, with the top players advancing to Day 2 and a final single elimination top eight playoff taking place at the end of Day 2. [PAR] Contents [PAR] Structure[ edit | edit source ] [PAR] Currently, Grand Prix are two-day events with nine rounds of Swiss on day one, and six rounds on day two (five for team events), followed by a top eight playoff (top four for team events). In the past, Grand Prix had rounds according to the size of the event; individual Grand Prix events had 11 to 17 rounds of Swiss, but present-day individual events have 15 rounds regardless of size, while team events have 14. [PAR] In order to advance to the second day of competition, players need to have at least 18 match points (a 6–3 record). [3] [PAR] Grand Prix events are either Limited , Team Limited, Standard , Modern , or Legacy , and starting in 2017, Team Modern. [4] For Limited Grand Prix, day one of competition is Sealed deck , while day two is Booster draft . For Team Limited Grand Prix, the Swiss portion is Team Sealed, while the single elimination is Team Draft. [PAR] Grand Prix events' prize purse depends on the size of the tournament, with a minimum of $50,000. [5] Starting in 2016, the winner of individual Grand Prix earns $10,000. [3] [6] [PAR] Attendance [PAR] 30 points [PAR] 1 [PAR] Additionally, the top finishers at Grand Prix events qualify for the Pro Tour it feeds. All players in the top eight receive an invitation. Additionally, for individual Grand Prix, all players with 39 or more match points (a 13–2 record) win an invitation; for team Grand Prix, players on teams with 36 or more match points (a 12–2 record) receive invitations. Starting with the 2015–16 season, players who earn invitations this way also get free airfare. [PAR] Byes[ edit | edit source ] [PAR] It is possible to earn free wins (byes) at individual Grand Prix events by fulfilling various requirements. Byes are awarded at the start of the first day of competition; a player with three byes gets an automatic win in the first three rounds of a Grand Prix. [PAR] The requirements for byes are as follows: [PAR] One bye: [PAR] Have 1,300 Yearly Planeswalker Points (current season or previous season) [PAR] Two byes: [PAR] Be Silver-level in the Pro Players Club [PAR] Win a Grand Prix Trial [PAR] Three byes: [PAR] Be a member of the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame [PAR] Previously, winning a Grand Prix Trial or having a sufficient number of Planeswalker Points (or a high enough DCI Rating, prior to 2012) could make a player earn three byes; however, the requirement for three byes has been tightened, as Wizards found the number of three-round byes awarded to be detrimental to tournament play. [7] [PAR] No byes are awarded at Team Limited events. [PAR] Grand Prix Trials[ edit | edit source ] [PAR] Grand Prix Trials, or GPTs, are tournaments associated with a particular Grand Prix, often using the same format. Winning a GPT will give a player two byes for the Grand Prix it feeds. GPTs are held locally around the world, and at the Grand Prix itself; GPTs at Grand Prix are typically held on the day before the event (the Friday), and are 32-man single elimination tournaments. [PAR] Trivia[ edit | edit source ] [PAR] The largest Grand Prix tournament of all time was GP Las Vegas 2015 ( Modern Masters 2015 Limited ), with 7,551 players. However, this event was split into

In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing second in a Grand Prix?

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[DOC] [TLE] The Aswan Dam - The River NileThe Aswan Dam - The River Nile [PAR] The River Nile [PAR] Bibliography [PAR] The Aswan Dam [PAR] The Aswan Dam was an important change for Egypt.It is an enbankment dam. The Egyptian Government had this as a key objective in their eyes because the power to control floods which brought famine to Egypt would change their country forever and it also generates hydroelectricity. It is situated in Aswan, in Egypt. The dam was started to be built in 1960 and was opened in 1970. It is 111 metres tall and 3,830 metres long. It's Surface area is 5,250 square kilometres and it's normal elevation is 183 metres high. It's maximum water depth is 180 metres deep. It's reservoir length is 550 km whereas it's width is 35. The amount of MW it's creates per average each day is 2,100. [PAR] Create a free website[DOC] [TLE] Aswan High Dam - About Geography: World Maps, Country ...Aswan High Dam Controls the Nile River [PAR] Aswan High Dam [PAR] Aswan High Dam Controls The Nile River [PAR] Cars drive on a bridge crossing the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt.  Getty Images Europe [PAR] Share [PAR] By Matt Rosenberg [PAR] Just north of the border between Egypt and Sudan lies the Aswan High Dam, a huge rockfill dam which captures the world's longest river , the Nile River, in the world's third largest reservoirs, Lake Nasser. The dam, known as Saad el Aali in Arabic, was completed in 1970 after ten years of work. [PAR] Egypt has always depended on the water of the Nile River. The two main tributaries of the Nile River are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The source of the White Nile are the Sobat River Bahr al-Jabal (The "Mountain Nile") and the Blue Nile begins in the Ethiopian Highlands. The two tributaries converge in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan where they form the Nile River. The Nile River has a total length of 4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers) from source to sea. [PAR] Nile Flooding [PAR] Before the building of a dam at Aswan, Egypt experienced annual floods from the Nile River that deposited four million tons of nutrient-rich sediment which enabled agricultural production. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know [PAR] This process began millions of years before Egyptian civilization began in the Nile River valley and continued until the first dam at Aswan was built in 1889. This dam was insufficient to hold back the water of the Nile and was subsequently raised in 1912 and 1933. In 1946, the true danger was revealed when the water in the reservoir peaked near the top of the dam. [PAR] In 1952, the interim Revolutionary Council government of Egypt decided to build a High Dam at Aswan, about four miles upstream of the old dam. In 1954, Egypt requested loans from the World Bank to help pay for the cost of the dam (which eventually added up to one billion dollars). Initially, the United States agreed to loan Egypt money but then withdrew their offer for unknown reasons. Some speculate that it may have been due to Egyptian and Israeli conflict. The United Kingdom , France, and Israel had invaded Egypt in 1956, soon after Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal to help pay for the dam. [PAR] The Soviet Union offered to help and Egypt accepted. The Soviet Union's support was not unconditional, however. Along with the money, they also sent military advisers and other workers to help enhance Egyptian-Soviet ties and relations. [PAR] Building of the Aswan Dam [PAR] In order to build the Aswan Dam both people and artifacts had to be moved. Over 90,000 Nubians had to be relocated. Those who had been living in Egypt were moved about 28 miles (45 km) away but the Sudanese Nubians were relocated 370 miles (600 km) from their homes. The government was also forced to develop one of the largest Abu Simel temple and dig for artifacts before the future lake would drown the land of the Nubians. [PAR] After years of construction (the material in the dam is the equivalent to 17 of the great pyramid at

In which country is the Aswan Dam?

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[DOC] [TLE] Walter Cronkite's final broadcast on CBS Evening News ...Walter Cronkite's final broadcast on CBS Evening News - YouTube [PAR] Walter Cronkite's final broadcast on CBS Evening News [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Apr 22, 2013 [PAR] On April 16, 1962, Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News (initially Walter Cronkite with the News), a job in which he became an American icon. [PAR] The program expanded from 15 to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963, making Cronkite the anchor of American network television's first nightly half-hour news program. [PAR] During the early part of his tenure anchoring the CBS Evening News, Cronkite competed against NBC's anchor team of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, who anchored the Huntley-Brinkley Report. For most of the 1960s, the Huntley-Brinkley Report had more viewers than Cronkite's broadcast. This began to change in the late 1960s, as RCA made a corporate decision not to fund NBC News at the levels CBS funded CBS News. Consequently, CBS News acquired a reputation for greater accuracy and depth in its broadcast journalism. [PAR] In 1969, during the Apollo 11 (with co-host and former astronaut Wally Schirra) and Apollo 13 moon missions, Cronkite received the best ratings and made CBS the most-watched television network for the missions. [PAR] In 1970, when Huntley retired, the CBS Evening News finally dominated the American TV news viewing audience. Although NBC finally settled on the skilled and well-respected broadcast journalist John Chancellor, Cronkite proved to be more popular and continued to be top-rated until his retirement in 1981. [PAR] One of Cronkite's trademarks was ending the CBS Evening News with the phrase "...And that's the way it is," followed by the date. [PAR] Keeping to standards of objective journalism, he omitted this phrase on nights when he ended the newscast with opinion or commentary. Beginning with January 16, 1980, Day 50 of the Iran hostage crisis, Cronkite added the length of the hostages' captivity to the show's closing to remind the audience of the unresolved situation, ending only on Day 444, January 20, 1981. [PAR] His last day in the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News was on March 6, 1981; he was succeeded the following Monday by Dan Rather. [PAR] Cronkite's farewell statement: "This is my last broadcast as the anchorman of The CBS Evening News; for me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which, nevertheless, comes with some sadness. For almost two decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings, and I'll miss that. But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid have made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton. A great broadcaster and gentleman, Doug Edwards, preceded me in this job, and another, Dan Rather, will follow. And anyway, the person who sits here is but the most conspicuous member of a superb team of journalists; writers, reporters, editors, producers, and none of that will change. Furthermore, I'm not even going away! I'll be back from time to time with special news reports and documentaries, and, beginning in June, every week, with our science program, Universe. Old anchormen, you see, don't fade away; they just keep coming back for more. And that's the way it is: Friday, March 6, 1981. I'll be away on assignment, and Dan Rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. Good night." [PAR] In June 2009, Cronkite was reported to be terminally ill. He died on July 17, 2009, at his home in New York City,

What was CBS TV news broadcaster Walter Cronkite's stock closing phrase?

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[DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: Cry, the Beloved Country: ContextSparkNotes: Cry, the Beloved Country: Context [PAR] Cry, the Beloved Country [PAR] Table of Contents [PAR] Plot Overview [PAR] Alan Paton was born in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg on January 11, 1903, to a Scottish father and a South African mother of English heritage. An active and intelligent child, Paton went on to attend Natal University, where, among other activities, he wrote poetry and served as student body president. At the age of twenty-two, he became a teacher at two of South Africa’s elite, all-white schools, first in the village of Ixopo, then in Pietermaritzburg. Ten years later, he left teaching to pursue a career as a reformatory worker. He was appointed principal of the Diepkloof Reformatory, a prison school for black youths. While at the reformatory, Paton attempted to loosen the restrictions placed on the youths and emphasized preparation for life outside the reformatory walls. He also traveled extensively to study reformatory schools worldwide. It was on one such trip, shortly after World War II, that he wrote Cry, the Beloved Country, the novel that earned him his fame as an author. [PAR] Cry, the Beloved Country was published in 1948 to overwhelming international acclaim—at the time of the author’s death, in 1988, more than fifteen million copies of the novel had been sold, and it had been published in twenty different languages. In Paton’s native South Africa, however, praise for Cry, the Beloved Country remained muted, and the novel’s objective take on the problems of racial inequality in South Africa created much controversy. Nonetheless, Paton’s reputation as one of South Africa’s greatest writers remained secure, though his subsequent novels, Too Late the Phalarope (1953) and Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful (1981), were praised by critics but failed to generate the same excitement as Cry, the Beloved Country. [PAR] Although apartheid, South Africa’s infamous system of enforced racial segregation, was not instituted until after the novel’s publication, the South Africa of Cry, the Beloved Country was nevertheless suffering from the effects of racial segregation, enforced inequality, and prejudice. The crime rate was high, and attacks on whites by black agitators caused panic among the country’s white citizens. Black South Africans found themselves adrift as the traditional tribal cultures gave way to the lure of the cities, and many South Africans were left without any moral or social organization to turn to. Whites held a monopoly on political power, and they did nothing to alleviate the extreme poverty among black South Africans, which in turn led many young black men to crime. The gold mines, which were so vital to South Africa’s economy, depended on cheap black labor to remain profitable, and as a result, the workers were paid barely enough to survive. But those in power inevitably broke up attempts to strike or seek a better wage. [PAR] Cry, the Beloved Country is set in this tense and fragile society, where the breathtaking beauty of the nation’s natural landscape is tainted by the fears of its people. And yet, the message of the novel is one of hope. Characters such as Stephen Kumalo, James Jarvis, and Theophilus Msimangu reveal a potential for goodness in humankind, and are able to defuse hatred, overcome fear, and take the first steps necessary for mending a broken nation. [PAR] Historical Background [PAR] Cry, the Beloved Country is set in South Africa in the 1940s. Its story unfolds against a backdrop of economic and political tensions that have a lengthy, complicated history. Thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived, southern Africa was populated by various African tribal groups, including the San, the Khoikhoi, and, later on, Bantu-speaking peoples who were ancestors of the modern Zulus. The first European settlers in South Africa, the Dutch, arrived in the mid-1600s. The Dutch wanted only to set up bases for trade, not to colonize the country, and they met with little resistance. But by the mid-1700s, the Dutch, who had come to be known as the Boers and who had developed their own language

Who wrote the novel Cry, the Beloved Country about South Africa?

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[DOC] [TLE] Siege of Khartoum - Mahdist War - General Charles Chinese ...Mahdist War and the Siege of Khartoum [PAR] approx. 50,000 men [PAR] Siege of Khartoum - Background: [PAR] In the wake of 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War, British troops remained in Egypt to protect British interests. Though occupying the country, they allowed the Khedive to continue overseeing domestic affairs. This included dealing with the Mahdist Revolt which had commenced in Sudan. Though technically under Egyptian rule, large parts of Sudan had fallen to Mahdist forces led by Muhammad Ahmad. Considering himself the Mahdi (the redeemer of Islam), Ahmad defeated Egyptian forces at El Obeid in November 1883 and overran Kordofan and Darfur. This defeat and the deteriorating situation led to Sudan being discussed in Parliament. Assessing the problem and wishing to avoid the cost of intervention, Prime Minister William Gladstone and his cabinet were unwilling to commit forces to the conflict. [PAR] As a result, their representative in Cairo, Sir Evelyn Baring, directed the Khedive to order the garrisons in Sudan to evacuate back into Egypt. To oversee this operation, London requested that Major General Charles "Chinese" Gordon be placed in command. A veteran officer and former governor-general of Sudan, Gordon was familiar with the region and its peoples. Leaving in early 1884, he was also tasked with reporting on the best means for extracting the Egyptians from the conflict. Arriving in Cairo, he was re-appointed Governor-General of Sudan with full executive powers. Sailing up the Nile, he arrived at Khartoum on February 18. Directing his limited forces against the advancing Mahdists, Gordon began evacuating women and children north to Egypt. [PAR] Siege of Khartoum - Gordon Digs In: [PAR] Though London desired to abandon Sudan, Gordon firmly believed the Mahdists needed to be defeated or they could overrun Egypt. Citing a lack of boats and transport, he ignored his orders to evacuate and began organizing a defense of Khartoum. In an effort to win over the city's residents, he improved the justice system and remitted taxes. Recognizing that Khartoum's economy rested on the slave trade, he re-legalized slavery despite the fact the he had originally abolished it during his earlier term as governor-general. While unpopular at home, this move increased Gordon's support in the city. As he moved forward, he began requesting reinforcements to defend the city. An initial request for a regiment of Turkish troops was denied as was a later call for a force of Indian Muslims. [PAR] Increasingly agitated by Gladstone's lack of support, Gordon began sending a series of angry telegrams to London. These soon became public and led to a vote of no confidence against Gladstone's government. Though he survived, Gladstone steadfastly refused to become committed to a war in Sudan. Left on his own, Gordon began enhancing Khartoum's defenses. Protected to the north and west by the White and Blue Niles, he saw that fortifications and trenches were constructed to the south and east. Facing the desert, these were supported by land mines and wire barriers. To defend the rivers, Gordon retrofitted several steamers into gunboats which were protected by metal plates. Attempting an offensive near Halfaya on March 16, Gordon's troops faltered and took 200 casualties. In the wake of the setback, he concluded that he should remain on the defensive. [PAR] Siege of Khartoum - The Siege Begins: [PAR] Later that month, Mahdist forces began to near Khartoum and skirmishing commenced. With Mahdist forces closing in, Gordon telegraphed London on April 19 that he had provisions for five months. He also requested two to three thousand Turkish troops as his men were increasingly unreliable. Gordon believed that with such a force, he could drive off the enemy. As the month ended, the tribes to the north elected to join with the Mahdi and cut off Gordon's lines of communication to Egypt. While runners were able to make the journey, the Nile and telegraph were severed. As enemy forces surrounded the city, Gordon attempted to convince the Mahdi to make peace but with no success. [PAR] Siege of Khartoum - Fall of Khartoum: [PAR] Holding the city, Gordon was able to somewhat replenish his supplies by raiding with his gunboats

Which British general was killed at Khartoum in 1885?

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[DOC] [TLE] Horn of Africa - McGill School Of Computer ScienceHorn of Africa [PAR] Horn of Africa [PAR] 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection . Related subjects: African Geography [PAR] Nations of the Horn of Africa. [PAR] The Horn of Africa as seen from the NASA Space Shuttle, in May of 1993. The orange and tan colors in this image indicate a largely arid to semiarid climate. [PAR] The Horn of Africa (alternatively Northeast Africa, and sometimes Somali Peninsula) is a peninsula of East Africa that juts for hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea, and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent . [PAR] It indeed resembles in outline the horn of an animal — perhaps especially, the horns of the Black Rhinoceros , whose historic range includes parts of Ethiopia : [PAR] Its orientation relative to the Equator approximates that of either rhino horn relative to the ground. [PAR] The angle between its northern and southeastern coasts approximates that at the tip of the rhino's upper horn. [PAR] The concavity of its northern coast, and convexity of its southern, echo similar curvatures on the rhino's lower horn. [PAR] The term also refers to the greater region containing the countries of Djibouti , Ethiopia , Eritrea and Somalia . As such, it covers approximately 2,000,000 km² and is inhabited by about 86.5 million people. Sudan and Kenya are sometimes included as well. [PAR] Greater Somalia is a nationalist goal to create a unified Somali state in the Horn of Africa, in the former and present states referred to by the five points of the star in the national flag of Somalia since that country's independence: the former British and Italian colonies of present Somalia, the former French Somaliland (now Djibouti), the Ogaden in Ethiopia, and the North Eastern province in Kenya. [PAR] Geography and climate [PAR] The Horn of Africa, almost equidistant from the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, is an arid region. [PAR] Socotra is a small island off the coast of Somalia, in the Indian Ocean, that is considered to be part of Africa. Its size is 3,600 square km. It is a territory of Yemen , the southernmost country on the Arabian peninsula. [PAR] History [PAR] Ancient history [PAR] The Kingdom of Aksum (also known as "Axum") was an African state located in Ethiopia, Eritrea, northern Somalia and Yemen that thrived between the 1st and 7th centuries. Due to the Horn's strategic location, it has been used to restrict access to the Red Sea in the past. [PAR] The region was also a source of biological resources during the Antiquity: The ancient Egyptians , Greeks and Romans sent expeditions to the region for frankincense, myrrh, dragon's blood or cinnabar and took these commodities back along the Incense Route. Therefore the Romans called this region Regio Aromatica. [PAR] Modern history [PAR] The Horn of Africa is a region continuously in crisis. Ethiopia occupies a predominant position in the Horn because of its demographic importance: about 85% of the area's population live in this country. Yet Ethiopia's history is largely marked by conflicts between Muslims and Christians for resources and living space, as well as between nationalism and Marxism-Leninism in the modern times. The rest of the region also faces continuous wars: a civil war erupted in Somalia in 1977, resulting in the country having had no functioning national government since 1991. Sudan , with the Sudanese Civil War, represents another important source of instability for the whole region. Conflicts have also occurred in Djibouti and Eritrea. [PAR] Moreover, the region is regularly stricken by natural catastrophes , such as droughts (in Ethiopia) or flood (Somalia) that hit rural areas particularly hard. As a result, the region has some of the world's highest levels of malnutrition and is continuously loomed by a major humanitarian crisis. Between 1982 and 1992, about two million people died in the Horn of Africa due to this combination of war and famine . [PAR] The Horn of Africa, since 2002, has been a major focus of attention by the United States , France , Germany , and eleven African nations regarding the so-called War on Terrorism. [PAR] Culture and ethnicity [PAR] The countries of the Horn of

Which country mainly makes up the Horn of Africa?

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[DOC] [TLE] THE CURIES - nde-ed.orgThe Curies [PAR] The Curies [PAR] After reading this section you will be able to do the following: [PAR] Discuss why Marie Curie was deserving of two Nobel prizes. [PAR] Describe what the Curies discovered. [PAR] Who are the Curies? [PAR] Other scientists hard at work discovering radioactive elements were Polish scientist Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie, a French scientist. While working in France at the time of Becquerel’s discovery, they became very interested in his work. They too suspected that a uranium ore, known as pitchblende, contained other radioactive elements. The Curies started looking for these other elements, and in 1898 they discovered another radioactive element in pitchblende. They named it `polonium’ in honor of Marie Curie’s native homeland. Later that same year, the Curie’s discovered another radioactive element which they named radium. Both polonium and radium were more radioactive than uranium. [PAR] For their work on radioactivity, the Curies were awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics. In 1910, Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her discoveries of radium and polonium, thus becoming the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes. Since these discoveries, many other radioactive elements have been discovered or produced. Today many artificial radioactive materials are produced and put to use in various ways ranging from medical to industrial. We will continue to talk about these in the following pages. [PAR] Review: [PAR] Marie and Pierre Curie advanced the study of radiation and discovered the radioactive materials radium and polonium. [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium | WIREDDec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium | WIRED [PAR] Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium [PAR] subscribe [PAR] 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable [PAR] Phone Charger. [PAR] On Twitter [PAR] 9 hours [PAR] A comedy about the apocalypse—penned by @neilhimself —is slated for 2018. So there's that to look forward to at least bit.ly/2jcWNvp [PAR] Author: Tony Long. Tony Long [PAR] Date of Publication: 12.21.09. [PAR] Time of Publication: 12:00 am. [PAR] 12:00 am [PAR] Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium [PAR] 1898: Radium is discovered by the husband-and-wife team of Pierre and Marie Curie. [PAR] Sorbonne-bred physicist Pierre Curie had been noodling with crystals and magnetism since the early 1880s. He was a professor at the School of Physics in Paris when one of his students, Marie Sklodowska , caught his eye. They wed in 1895, and theirs was both a happy marriage and a fruitful professional collaboration. [PAR] A colleague of the Curies, Henri Becquerel , paved the way for their groundbreaking research with his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity in 1896 . With the rest of the scientific community going gaga over Wilhelm Roentgen’s recent discovery of x-rays , Becquerel’s presentation to the Academy of Sciences aroused little interest. However, Marie Curie, casting about for a potential doctoral thesis, took note. [PAR] Dragging Pierre away from his crystals, Marie got the ball rolling on what would be the central pillar of their life’s work . [PAR] Following on Becquerel, the Curies succeeded in isolating element 84, polonium (named for Poland, the country of Marie’s birth), and then element 88, radium. It was Marie, in particular, who devised a method for separating radium from its radioactive residues, making possible the closer study of its therapeutic properties. This would remain a lifelong interest of hers. [PAR] The Curies and Becquerel shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics for their associated research involving what the Nobel committee referred to as the “radiation phenomena.” Thus, Marie Curie became the first woman recipient of a Nobel Prize, nosing out Bertha von Suttner (peace) by two years. [PAR] As for Pierre, his satisfaction over winning a Nobel was short lived. He was killed in an accident on a Paris street in 1906. Marie continued with their work, taking over her husband’s position as professor of general physics on the Faculty of Sciences, then becoming director of the Radium Institute’s Curie Laboratory at the University of Paris in 1914. [PAR] Marie Curie received a second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time for chemistry

Which element along with polonium did the Curies discover?

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[DOC] [TLE] The ABCs of Rotary - ClubRunner - Home PageThe ABCs of Rotary [PAR] The ABCs of Rotary [PAR] PREFACE [PAR]   [PAR] These short articles about Rotary were first published in the weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of North Stockton, California, U.S.A. That was well before their author, Cliff Dochterman, became president of Rotary International for the year 1992-93. Originally called "Did Ya Know?" the pieces were prepared to share interesting facts about Rotary International with members of the North Stockton club. Later, in response to requests from other Rotary clubs, the articles were reprinted in collected form. Now, President Cliff has brought the collection up to date in keeping with one of the emphases of his year in office as R.l. president--to help Rotarians learn more about the colorful history of their organization, its customs and traditions, and the current status of its global programs. The articles may be reprinted in Rotary club bulletins or presented as Rotary information at weekly club meetings. Email us if you would like the Microsoft Word file of this. [PAR]   [PAR] DEFINITION OF ROTARY [PAR]   [PAR] How do you describe the organization called "Rotary"? There are so many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. There are the features of service, internationality, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people and many more descriptive qualities. [PAR]   [PAR] In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors was interested in creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects of Rotary. They turned to the three men who were then serving on Rotary's Public Relations Commit- tee and requested that a one-sentence definition of Rotary be prepared. After numerous drafts, the committee presented this definition, which has been used ever since in various Rotary publications: [PAR]   [PAR] "Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world." [PAR]   [PAR] Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary club?" [PAR]   [PAR] THE OFFICIAL ROTARY FLAG [PAR]   [PAR] An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field. The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International" printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the keyway of the wheel are white. [PAR]   [PAR] The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City, Missouri, in January 1915. In 1922 a small Rotary flag was carried over the South Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Winchester, Virginia, Rotary Club. Four years later, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the North Pole. [PAR]   [PAR] Some Rotary clubs use the official Rotary flag as a banner at club meetings. In these instances it is appropriate to print the words "Rotary Club" above the wheel symbol, and the name of the city, state or nation below the emblem. [PAR]   [PAR] The Rotary flag is always prominently displayed at the World Headquarters as well as at all conventions and official events of Rotary International. [PAR]   [PAR] ROTARY'S WHEEL EMBLEM [PAR]   [PAR] A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate "Civilization and Movement." Most of the early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publications and letterheads. Finally, in 1922, it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association." A group

In which city were Rotary Clubs set up in 1905?

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[DOC] [TLE] Country.. Morocco on Pinterest | Morocco, Casablanca ...1000+ images about Country.. Morocco on Pinterest | Casablanca, Blue doors and Morocco travel [PAR] Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas [PAR] Country.. Morocco[DOC] [TLE] Tangier | Morocco | Britannica.comTangier | Morocco | Britannica.com [PAR] Tangier [PAR] Alternative Titles: Tanger, Tánger, Ṭanjah, Tingis [PAR] Related Topics [PAR] Abd al-Aziz [PAR] Tangier, French Tanger, Spanish Tánger, Arabic Ṭanjah, port and principal city of northern Morocco . It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685. [PAR] Port and ramparts of the old town, Tangier, Mor. [PAR] M. Williams/Shostal Associates [PAR] The city [PAR] Tangier is built on the slopes of a chalky limestone hill. The old town (medina), enclosed by 15th-century ramparts, is dominated by a casbah, the sultan’s palace (now a museum of Moroccan art), and the Great Mosque. European quarters, whose populations have declined considerably since integration with Morocco in 1956, stretch to the south and west. Tangier has been the summer site of the Moroccan royal residence since 1962. An important port and trade centre, the city has excellent road and rail connections with Fès , Meknès , Rabat , and Casablanca , as well as an international airport and regular shipping services to Europe . The building trades, fishing , and textile and carpet manufacturing supplement the city’s vibrant tourist trade. [PAR] The port of Tangier, Mor., as seen from the cliffs west of the city. [PAR] © Michael Hynes [PAR] Tangier and its suburbs dominate the surrounding region, which occupies the northernmost area of the country, situated on a peninsula immediately north of the Gharb lowland plain and adjacent to the Rif Mountains that lie to the southeast. Beyond the city, the region is poor in resources. Vegetable growing and poultry breeding have traditionally been the main rural economic pursuits. [PAR] The famous Grand Socco (grand souk) market, Tangier, Mor. [PAR] © Michael Hynes [PAR] During the early to mid-20th century, Tangier was periodically under the collective administration of several countries. It was during this time that many Westerners settled there, and the city became a place of great political and artistic ferment. Tangier was famous as a destination of artists and writers from Europe and the United States during the 1950s and ’60s and to a lesser extent in later decades. One of the most famous Moroccan writers to reside and work there was Mohamed Choukri (Muḥammad Shukrī), whose For Bread Alone (1973), the first of three autobiographical works, chronicled coming of age in Tangier. [PAR] History [PAR] Casablanca [PAR] Few cities have had a more varied history than Tangier. Existing already as a Phoenician trading post in the middle of the 1st millennium bce, it later became Carthaginian; the remains of a Carthaginian settlement can still be seen near Cape Spartel. In 81 bce the Roman general Quintus Sertorius captured the city (then known as Tingis) from the Mauretanian king Bocchus I . In 38 bce, during a round of Roman civil unrest, Tingis was taken on behalf of Octavian (the future emperor Caesar Augustus ) by Bocchus II from his brother Bogud, who supported Octavian’s rival, Mark Antony . Becoming a free city in 42 ce, Tingis was made the capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana, with the name Tingis Colonia Julia Traducta, and it remained important commercially even after the political capital was removed to Volubilis . [PAR] After five centuries of Roman rule and a brief occupation by the Vandals in the 5th century, Tingis was captured by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century. When the Arabs arrived in the 7th century, however, Ceuta , not Tangier, seems to have been their principal fortress on the strait. The Arab general ʿUqbah ibn Nāfiʿ (Sidi Okba) reached Tangier in 682 and from there raided deep into Morocco. In 707, when Mūsā ibn Nuṣayr was appointed governor of North Africa , he had to reconquer Tangier; the Amazigh (Berber) Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād

In which country are Tangier and Casablanca?

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[DOC] [TLE] Athens' Ghost Airport: Ambitious Redevelopment Plans ...Athens' Ghost Airport: Ambitious Redevelopment Plans Announced for Abandoned Hellenikon [PAR] Athens' Ghost Airport: Ambitious Redevelopment Plans Announced for Abandoned Hellenikon [PAR] By David Sim [PAR] July 9, 2014 14:58 BST [PAR] Hellenikon was once Athens' only airport but it closed down in 2001 to make way for a newer, more modern airport before the city hosted the 2004 Olympic Games. [PAR] The Olympic Airways logo is seen on a building at the former Athens International airport, HellenikonReuters [PAR] Built in 1938, it was used as a Luftwaffe base during the Nazi occupation of Greece. It was then used by the United States Air Force after the end of World War Two. [PAR] The airport had two terminals: the West Terminal for Olympic Airways, and the East Terminal, designed by star Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, for all other carriers. [PAR] In its heyday, shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ran Olympic Airways in lavish style, and his partner Maria Callas added a touch of glamour. Before its closure on March 30, 2001, the airport was serving 12 million passengers per year. [PAR] Thirteen years later, the airport seems frozen in time, its burnt-out terminals littered with old boarding passes and debris from a collapsed roof. Destination boards still announce flights long forgotten. An old Boeing 747-200 sits rusting among overgrown weeds. Stray dogs roam the runways. [PAR] A control tower stands in front of the old east terminalReuters [PAR] An abandoned Olympic Airways plane stands on the premises of the former Athens International airport, HellenikonReuters [PAR] The burnt-out arrivals hall is seen at the old west terminal of the former Athens International airportReuters [PAR] Stray dogs roam around the grounds of the former Hellenikon airportReuters [PAR] A corridor leading to a passenger gate is seen in the east terminalReuters [PAR] Boarding passes are seen inside a hall at the west terminalReuters [PAR] But the sprawling airport complex may be set for resurrection as a glitzy coastal resort. Lamda Development, controlled by Greece's powerful Latsis family and leading a consortium of Chinese and Abu-Dhabi based companies, has big dreams for the area since signing a deal for a 99-year lease in March. [PAR] The group hopes to invest seven billion euros to turn Hellenikon into a glamorous seaside resort with hotels, a kilometre-long beach, a marina and a park bigger than London's Hyde Park. It is hoped construction can begin in 2016 on the ambitious project that should take 15 to 20 years to complete. [PAR] Greece's left-wing opposition and many locals fear the area will become a concrete enclave only for the rich. Others are sceptical, as many previous redevelopment plans have fallen through, including a 2011 dream to build a financial district like Canary Wharf, with Qatari backing. The Gulf state pulled out of the project last year. [PAR] A view of a burnt-out building in the west terminalReuters [PAR] A board showing domestic destinations is seen inside a hall at the west terminalReuters [PAR] A destination board is seen inside a deserted hall in the west terminalReuters [PAR] Documents are seen strewn on the floor of an office at the abandoned airportReuters [PAR] Disused planes are seen on the tarmac at the abandoned airportReuters [PAR] Lamda Development plans to turn the airport into a seaside resort with hotels, a kilometre-long beach, a marina and a park bigger than London's Hyde ParkLamda Development [PAR] Related[DOC] [TLE] Ellinikon International AirportEllinikon International Airport, sometimes spelled Hellinikon () was the international airport of Athens, Greece for sixty years up until 2001, when it was replaced by the new Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos". The grounds of the airport are located 7 km south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko (Elleniko), now a suburb of Athens. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but had served 13.5 million passengers per year during its last year of operations. [PAR] History [PAR] The airport was built in 1938. The Nazis invaded Greece in 1941, and Kalamaki Airfield (as the site was then known) was used as a Luftwaffe air base during the occupation. After World War II, the Greek government allowed the

Hellenikon international airport is in which country?

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[DOC] [TLE] When is Father's Day? 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 ...When is Father's Day? 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2015, 2016? [PAR] Home > Holiday and Occasions > Fathers Day > When is Father's Day? [PAR] Father's Day 2017 [PAR] Need to know the exact date of Fathers Day this year? Here's a chart that shows what day Father's Day is celebrated from 2015 - 2025. [PAR] In the USA, UK and Canada - Fathers' Day is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June since being made a national holiday in 1966. In Australia and New Zealand, fathers are honored the first Sunday in September. Other countries celebrate fathers throughout the year. [PAR] Year [PAR] Fathers' Day in U.S.A., Canada and U.K. [PAR] Fathers' Day in Australia

What date is Father's Day?

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[DOC] [TLE] Aladdin (Original Soundtrack) - Disney Wiki - WikiaAladdin (Original Soundtrack) | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (lyrics by Rice) [PAR] Special Edition (2004) [PAR] High Adventure (Demo) - Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (lyrics by Ashman) [PAR] Songs [PAR] Arabian Nights [PAR] "Arabian Nights", performed by The Peddler (Bruce Adler), opens the film. Initially a longer composition, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's 1990 score treatment incorporated several reprises allowing The Peddler to comment on plot developments. [PAR] The original lyric "Where they cut off your ear/if they don't like your face" received complaints from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and other groups upon the film and soundtrack's initial release. A new lyric (Written by Tim Rice), "Where it's flat and immense/and the heat is intense", was recorded for subsequent soundtrack pressings and home video releases. The subsequent line, "It's barbaric, but hey, it's home," was left intact. [PAR] An alternate version of the song utilizing lyrics from the original demo was later featured in The Return of Jafar , performed by Brian Hannan. This version was also used as the main titles theme for the Aladdin television series . [PAR] Aladdin and the King of Thieves features a reprise performed by Adler originally recorded for the first film. [PAR] "Arabian Nights" pops up in the movie's underscore quite often, primarily used as a theme for Jafar. [PAR] One Jump Ahead [PAR] "One Jump Ahead" is sung by Aladdin ( Brad Kane ) while he escapes from the guards carrying a stolen loaf of bread, explaining that it is the life he lives in, he has no choice but to steal, much as he does not wish to. It replaced "You Can Count On Me", a song that would be used to introduce Aladdin but was considered too pokey. [PAR] Tim Rice and Alan Menken 's biggest inspiration for "One Jump Ahead" was another cut song, " Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim ", that would feature Aladdin and three friends removed from the film. During the writing, Rice and Menken also came to a ballad in the same vein, used in a later scene as "One Jump Ahead (Reprise)". The reprise, titled, "One Jump Ahead (Reprise)", is also used in the score as the theme for Aladdin. [PAR] A slow version of the song (the reprise, specifically) is heard in the underscore frequently as a theme for Aladdin in a way that "breaks the fourth wall". [PAR] Friend Like Me [PAR] "Friend Like Me" is sung by the Genie ( Robin Williams ) while he shows off his powers to Aladdin in a Cab Calloway like musical, telling him that he is a friend unlike any other. It was the first scene in Aladdin to have its animation finished, and features some differences in character design. This song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song; it was Ashman's last nomination. [PAR] During the movie's end credits, an instrumental reprise of the song is featured. [PAR] Alvin and the Chipmunks covered "Friend Like Me" for their 1995 Disney-themed album When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk . [PAR] Prince Ali [PAR] "Prince Ali" is another flamboyant number sung by the Genie ( Robin Williams ) as he introduces Agrabah to Aladdin's royal alter ego, Prince Ali Ababwa with a giant caravan. During the song, Robin Williams imitates a Thanksgiving Parade commenter ("Don't they look lovely, June?"), Walter Brennan, and Ethel Merman . The film version cut a conceived intro for the song and two extra verses in the middle. [PAR] A Whole New World [PAR] Main article: A Whole New World [PAR] Prince Ali (Reprise) [PAR] A parody of "Prince Ali" sung by Jafar (Jonathan Freeman), while the villain uses his newly gained powers to reveal Ali is only a street rat, and sending him to the ends of the earth. The filmmakers liked

Which Disney film had the theme tune A Whole New World?

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[DOC] [TLE] Burkina Faso Travel Guide and Country InformationBurkina Faso Travel Guide and Country Information [PAR] click to zoom [PAR] Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Niger in the east, Benin in the southeast, Togo and Ghana and Ivory Coast in the south, and in the west and north by Mali . [PAR] The country consists, for the most part, of a vast lateritic plateau in the West African savanna, approximately 650-1000 ft above sea level. This plateau is slightly inclined toward the south and notched by valleys formed by the three principal rivers, the Black, White and Red Voltas, and their main tributary, the Sourou. These rivers flow southward and meet in Ghana. They are alternately dry or in flood and all are unnavigable. In general, the land is dry and poor.[DOC] [TLE] Political Map of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania ...Political Map of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon - Atlapedia® Online [PAR] Algeria [PAR] Algeria is located in North Africa midway along the Mediterranean coastline. It is bound by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Morocco to the west, Mauritania and Mali to the southwest, Niger to the southeast, Libya to the east and Tunisia to the northeast.... [PAR] Burkina Faso [PAR] Burkina is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bound by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast and east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south and the Ivory Coast to the southwest.... [PAR] Cameroon [PAR] Cameroon is located in Central West Africa. It is bound by Equatorial Guinea to the southwest, Gabon to the south, Congo to the southeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Chad to the northeast, Nigeria to the northwest and the Gulf of Guinea to the west....[DOC] [TLE] Burkina Faso Map | Map of Burkina Faso - World MapBurkina Faso Map | Map of Burkina Faso [PAR] World Map in French [PAR] History of Burkina Faso [PAR] Originally inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribes as far back as 14,000 BC, Burkina Faso's early indigenous people included the Bura civilization. Later, the land was occupied by the Dogon ethnic group in the 15th century, followed by the Mossi Kingdoms, including the Ouagadougou and the Yatenga, by the 16th century. The Mossi Kingdoms had control of the region, holding off the Muslim conquest, when the first Europeans arrived at the end of the 19th century. The first to reach Burkina Faso were the French, who were met with resistance. Despite their defenses, the region became part of French West Africa as the French Upper Volta in 1919, which was divided into two colonies in 1932. [PAR] The Upper Volta joined French West Africa on its own in 1947, soon becoming an autonomous republic of France in 1958. Upper Volta gained independence in 1960, but a military coup led to over two decades of unrest and conflict, with alternating civilian and military rule. The National Council for the Revolution was formed in 1983, and became the dominant power. Upper Volta became Burkina Faso in 1984, with Thomas Sankara, the leader of the National Council, as its leader. [PAR] During a 1987 military coup, Sankara was assassinated and replaced by Blaise Compaore, as part of the Popular Front. In 1991, Burkina Faso adopted a new constitution, which was amended in 2000. President Compaore was elected for his fourth consecutive term in 2010. The 2011 Burkina Faso uprising saw unrest and military mutiny, and the country has had conflict with nearby Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone. [PAR] Neighboring Countries [PAR] Burkina Faso is bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast. [PAR] Major Cities [PAR] Banfora [PAR] Geography [PAR] Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, situated in the Sahel region between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian Savanna. Much of the country is located on a plateau, though there are low hills, and the highest point in

Which African country is bordered by Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Mali?

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[DOC] [TLE] Sam Smith sings theme song for James Bond film ... - CNNSam Smith sings theme song for James Bond film 'Spectre' - CNN.com [PAR] 1 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] English singer Matt Monro is best known for his hearty rendition of the theme tune for 1963's "From Russia with Love." (The first James Bond movie, "Dr. No," had an instrumental title song.) [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 2 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Shirley Bassey, perhaps the most iconic Bond theme-song singer, sang the title theme to 1964's Goldfinger." Bassey brought her strong, distinctive voice back to the series in title tunes for 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever" and 1979's "Moonraker." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 3 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Welsh singer Tom Jones, best known for hits like "What's New Pussycat" and "She's a Lady," sang the title tune for 1965's "Thunderball." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 4 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] These boots were made for walking, but she was made for singing: Nancy Sinatra performed the theme to "You Only Live Twice" in 1967. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 5 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Jazz great Louis Armstrong sang "We Have All the Time in the World," the secondary musical theme from the 1969 Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." The song became a hit in the UK 25 years later when it was featured in a Guinness beer commercial. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 6 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Paul and then-wife Linda McCartney and their pop group Wings performed the title number from 1973's "Live and Let Die," the first of the Bond movies to star Roger Moore as Agent 007. The song is still a staple of Paul McCartney's live concerts. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 7 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Scottish pop singer Lulu sang the title song for 1974's "The Man with the Golden Gun." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 8 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Carly Simon scored a major radio hit with "Nobody Does it Better," the theme from the 1977 Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 9 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] After the band Blondie recorded another version that was rejected, Scottish pop star Sheena Easton was tapped to sing "For Your Eyes Only" for the 1981 Bond movie of the same name. The song reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard charts. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Rita Coolidge sang "All Time High," the theme from 1983's "Octopussy." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 11 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] American singer Lani Hall, wife of bandleader Herb Alpert, sang the title song to 1983's "Never Say Never Again," which brought Sean Connery back for his final Bond role. The film was made by a different production company from the other James Bond movies, so some fans don't consider it part of the official series. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 12 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Singer Simon Le Bon and British pop group Duran Duran did the title song for 1985's "A View to a Kill." [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 13 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Norwegian pop band A-Ha recorded the title song for 1987's "The Living Daylights," the first of two films starring Timothy Dalton as Bond. It was the last theme written by longtime Bond composer John Barry. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] Soul legend Gladys Knight sang the theme to "License to Kill" in 1989. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 15 of 22 [PAR] Photos: James Bond theme song singers [PAR] After a six-year hiatus, the Bond series

Who sang the title song for the Bond film A View To A Kill?

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[DOC] [TLE] Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis | Listen, Appearances ...Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis | Song Info | AllMusic [PAR] Tossin' and Turnin' [PAR] google+ [PAR] Song Review by John Bush [PAR] One of the biggest hits of 1961, "Tossin' and Turnin'" enjoyed a long shelf life courtesy of cover versions by countless frat bands and bluesmen. Bobby Lewis, a solid R&B/blues veteran informed by the relaxed drawl of Fats Domino, recorded the song with a twist shuffle and the twangy guitar licks of the song's co-writer, Ritchie Adams. "Tossin' and Turnin'" also benefitted from a crazed saxophone break that appeared to feature a duet with the sweetest sounding musical comb ever recorded (it was actually a saxophone mouthpiece played in unison). Released in late 1960 on the Beltone label owned by Les Cahan and distributed by country/R&B kingpin Syd Nathan, "Tossin' and Turnin'" spent 23 weeks on the charts, sold three million copies, and had little trouble making it to the top spot on the pop charts. "One Track Mind," which appeared on the back of its better-performing predecessor, was Lewis' only other Top Ten hit. [PAR] Appears On[DOC] [TLE] Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis on Apple MusicTossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis on Apple Music [PAR] 18 Songs [PAR] Album Review [PAR] There's something particularly American about the Bobby Lewis story, a sort of rags to riches saga that outlines the slippery slope of modern pop culture. Lewis spent his childhood in an orphanage, and when he was finally adopted by a family from Detroit when he was 12, it apparently wasn't a good fit, and Lewis ran away two-years later, finding work with a circus, of all places. Somewhere along the way Lewis met Ritchie Adams, lead singer for doo wop group the Fireflies, who was working as a staff writer for Joe Rene's New York-based Beltone Records. Adams had written something called "Tossin' and Turnin'" and Lewis was in the right place at the right time to record it. The song became the number one single of 1961, spending some 23 weeks on the charts and eventually selling over three million units, and it made Lewis a star. He followed it with another Top Ten hit, "One Track Mind," and then attempted to make lightning strike a second time in 1962 with "I'm Tossin' and Turnin' Again," which failed to generate any sparks. Beltone went bankrupt a year later, and Lewis' ride at the top was over. This set collects all of Lewis' Beltone sides (including a stereo remake of "Tossin' and Turnin'" with a slightly different intro), and has the same tracks (albeit with a different sequence) as V.I. Music's 2003 Collectors Gold Series release. The sound is a bit messy, since Beltone had a 'throw everything against the wall hard and heavy' approach to recording, and aside from the two big hits, melodies seem to pretty much blend into each other. That said, "Tossin' and Turnin'" deserves its status as a rock & roll classic, and Lewis' vocal has the exact right mix of gospel shout and wry amusement that keeps it fresh no matter how many times it gets played on oldies radio. Although he had no more hits after 1962, Lewis adapted readily to the nostalgia circuit, and seemingly grateful for his success rather than embittered at its brevity, he continued to deliver a solid stage show even into his seventies. This set has all you need, including two versions of his biggest hit. [PAR] Biography [PAR] Genre: Rock [PAR] Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s [PAR] Bobby Lewis is one of those talented performers whose recognition is confined to a single monster hit, "Tossin' and Turnin'." Released in early 1961, the single rode the charts for 23 weeks, eventually hitting the number one spot on both the pop and R&B charts. Lewis had other hits, including a Top Ten

Who had a big 60s No 1 with Tossin' and Turnin'?

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[DOC] [TLE] Sarah Fitz-GeraldSarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian women's squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest players. [PAR] Career [PAR] Sarah was born in Melbourne, Australia, a hotspot for squash talent. In 1987 she won the female World Junior Championship and was the Australian Junior Female Athlete of the Year. It was also during this year that she represented Australia at the 1987 Women's World Team Squash Championships finishing runner-up to England. In 1992 she was selected once again to represent Australia in the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships and this time Australia became the world champions. Remarkably Fitzgerald would go on to win a total of seven World Team Championships. [PAR] She won numerous titles in the early 1990s, but 1996 proved to be her breakthrough year. She beat England's Cassie Jackman in the World Open Final. The next two years she beat the resurgent Michelle Martin in successive finals. [PAR] The next two years did not bring the same level of success, owing largely to knee surgery. In 2000 she lost an epic semi-final against Carol Owens. However, she came back in 2001 to beat New Zealand's Leilani Joyce emphatically 9–0, 9–3, 9–2. [PAR] 2002 saw her win her last World Open, beating Natalie Pohrer 10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7. She also won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. [PAR] In January 2004, Sarah was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her achievements and services to women's squash, and the promotion of sport and a healthy lifestyle. She was Chairwoman and President of the Women's International Squash Players Association from 1991 to 2002. In 2010, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. [PAR] Career statistics [PAR] Professional Tour Titles (66) [PAR] All Results for Sarah Fitzgerald in WISPA World's Tour tournament[http://www.squashinfo.com/player-719 SquashInfo: Sarah Fitz-Gerald]

Sarah FitzGerald has been a 90s world champion in which sport?

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[DOC] [TLE] Benin | Define Benin at Dictionary.comBenin | Define Benin at Dictionary.com [PAR] Benin [PAR] noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] Formerly Dahomey . a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). [PAR] Capital: Porto Novo. [PAR] Bight of, a bay in N Gulf of Guinea in W Africa. [PAR] 3. [PAR] a former native kingdom in W Africa: now incorporated into Nigeria. [PAR] 4. [PAR] a river in S Nigeria, flowing into the Bight of Benin. [PAR] Dictionary.com Unabridged [PAR] Examples from the Web for Benin [PAR] Expand [PAR] Contemporary Examples [PAR] At the Global awards ceremony, musical artists set the crowd on fire, especially Benin singer Angelique Kidjo. [PAR] Bill Clinton, Loretta Claiborne: Best Moments From 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (Video) Nina Strochlic September 24, 2012 [PAR] Historical Examples [PAR] The kings of Benin and Congo could not be more indignant at the sight of a British cruiser blockading one of their rivers. [PAR] The Guinea Voyage James Field Stanfield [PAR] In quest of these she ran up the Bight of Benin; and here, close in with the coast, we presently raised a large school. [PAR] West African studies Mary Henrietta Kingsley [PAR] As the Lander brothers floated down the stream formed by the union of these two, they soon found themselves in the Bight of Benin. [PAR] British Dictionary definitions for Benin [PAR] Expand [PAR] noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] a republic in W Africa, on the Bight of Benin, a section of the Gulf of Guinea: in the early 19th century a powerful kingdom, famed for its women warriors; became a French colony in 1893, gaining independence in 1960. It consists chiefly of coastal lagoons and swamps in the south, a fertile plain and marshes in the centre, and the Atakora Mountains in the northwest. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Porto Novo (the government is based in Cotonou). Pop: 9 877 292 (2013 est). Area: 112 622 sq km (43 474 sq miles) Former name (until 1975) Dahomey [PAR] 2. [PAR] a former kingdom of W Africa, powerful from the 14th to the 17th centuries: now a province of S Nigeria: noted for its bronzes [PAR] Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition [PAR] © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins [PAR] Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 [PAR] Word Origin and History for Benin [PAR] Expand [PAR] former West African kingdom, from the Bini people, whose name is perhaps related to Arabic bani "sons." Though now the people is associated with Nigeria, the name was taken 1974 by the former nation of Dahomey. [PAR] Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper[DOC] [TLE] Benin: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture ...Benin: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities [PAR] Boni Forms New Government without a Prime Minister [PAR] Geography [PAR] This West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east, is about the size of Tennessee. It is bounded by Burkina Faso and Niger on the north. The land consists of a narrow coastal strip that rises to a swampy, forested plateau and then to highlands in the north. A hot and humid climate blankets the entire country. [PAR] Government [PAR] Republic under a multiparty democratic rule. [PAR] History [PAR] The Abomey kingdom of the Dahomey, or Fon, peoples was established in 1625. A rich cultural life flourished, and Dahomey's wooden masks, bronze statues, tapestries, and pottery are world renowned. One of the smallest and most densely populated regions in Africa, Dahomey was annexed by the French in 1893 and incorporated into French West Africa in 1904. It became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958, and on Aug. 1, 1960, Dahomey was granted its independence within the Community. [PAR] Gen. Christophe Soglo deposed the first president, Hubert

What is the former name of the People's Republic of Venin?

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[DOC] [TLE] South African Rand - crnindiaSouth African Rand [PAR] SOUTH AFRICAN RAND [PAR] Introduction | Overview | Structure | History | Factors affecting change in exchange rates | Weekly trend of South African rand [PAR] Introduction [PAR] Rand is the official unit of currency used as a legal tender in Republic of South Africa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the South African rand is ZAR and numeric code is 710. ZAR is an acronym for Zuid afrikaanse Rand, "Zuid Afrika" being a term used for the country�s name in the Dutch language. It was introduced as the national currency of South Africa with the independence of the country in 1961 and hence it replaced the South African pound. The rand is divided into 100 equal parts of its subunit, which is none other than "cent". [PAR] The South African currency gets its name from "Witswatersrand" i.e. the name of the white water ridge onto which the city of Johannesburg is constructed and most of the South African gold deposits are located, rand meaning a ridge. In daily use, South African rand is denoted with the symbol "R". [PAR] Overview [PAR] South Africa is one the fastest developing countries of the world courtesy the possession of large pool of abundant natural resources, but the growth of the nation still had been on a weaker side. The problems of high poverty and unemployment still prevail dominantly over the economy of South Africa. The same trend had been observed in the case of value of its currency. During the initial 20 years of existence, the South African rand was valued even higher than US dollar; the fall in the value of the currency in the recent years hasn�t been recovered yet. Though some industries have benefited from this fall in the value of rand like the tourism industry and even the more important gold mining industry. [PAR] In the current scenario, the rand has caught attention of the speculators and investors because it is considered to be under rated by 15 to 20% and the values are subject to fluctuations. There also exist some government currency policies to control the import-export of the currency. One is that the import and export of more than R5000 is restricted except if it is exchanged with the countries Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia. Any foreign currency imported and exported from South Africa must be declared. [PAR] Structure [PAR] South African rand being a newly adopted currency uses the decimal system like all other modern currencies. The issuance and distribution of rand in bank notes as well as coinage are in the hands of South African Reserve Bank. The calculation of the requirement of currency in the country, the supply and maintenance of the availability are all the functions of the reserve bank. But the major issues like what denominations to be issued or removed etc are decided upon by the government of the country. The unit of South African currency is subdivided into 100 equal cents and like most of the currencies; the smaller denominations of the currency are available in coins only. Coins are minted in 9 denominations i.e. 1 cent, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents, 1 rand, 2 and 5 rands. The 1c and 2c coins are rarely used in the daily operations as most of the goods in the country have rounded off values to the nearest 5c. Some other coins are also issued by the reserve bank that cannot be termed as a normal currency and are used rarely. One of them is a gold coin Kruger rand, that can be cashed from any bank in the world and is valued depending upon the value of gold. The other one is the Mandela R5 proof coin that is the first ever coin in the history that feature a smiling statesman. Rand banknotes are printed in only 5 face values i.e. R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200. [PAR] History [PAR] The African continent stayed unexplored for ages until the European super powers of that time

Which country has the rand as its currency?

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