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Sesame Street funding: Why is Big Bird on PBS, anyway?

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Who first funded Sesame Street?

Big Bird has suddenly taken center stage in the presidential campaign Courtesy of TM and ©2009 Sesame Workshop . Big Bird has emerged as the surprise star of the 2012 campaign . Mitt Romney says he likes Big Bird but wants to cut federal funding to PBS , while the big yellow bird has appeared in an ad made by President Obama ’ s campaign . Why is Sesame Street on public television , anyway ? Because the networks turned it down . In 1967 , a couple of years before the first episode of Sesame Street aired on PBS , one of the co-founders of the Children ’ s Television Workshop pitched the concept to executives at NBC and CBS . They both passed on the opportunity , as did Time-Life Broadcasting and Westinghouse . The problem wasn ’ t that the show was for children : Captain Kangaroo had already been a modest success on CBS for 12 years , and the networks had offered periodic programming for preschoolers . But Children ’ s Television Workshop was a somewhat revolutionary idea in 1967 . It had a strongly academic bent , drawing together child psychiatrists and child-development researchers from the ivory tower in a way that suggested profit wasn ’ t their motivation . Its executives also refused to allow commercials to interrupt the program , although they were open to ads at the beginning and end . The Children ’ s Television Workshop leadership also insisted that the show focus on disadvantaged urban kids , rejecting calls from television producers that they broaden the target demographic to all preschool children . PBS desperately needed a winner in the late 1960s and was willing to take a chance . Some PBS programming was so poor that the New York Times television critic noted , “ congressmen could scarcely be blamed for wondering if a huge permanent investment in noncommercial video is warranted. ” Sesame Street was exactly the kind of innovative show that could change the narrative about public broadcasting . Advertisement It ’ s an odd quirk of history that Bert and Ernie ’ s first-ever television appearance came not on PBS , but in a preview on NBC . And commercialism was the first thing viewers saw : A Muppet noted that Xerox had sponsored the preview , in a move that infuriated some Sesame Street executives . Sesame Street has always had an uncomfortable relationship with money . After the show became a smash success , producers worried that the foundations that paid to get the show off the ground would expect it to sustain itself . Some executives adamantly opposed any attempt at merchandising . Even Jim Henson , who was already making money merchandising his comedic Muppets , opposed doing the same with more the educational Sesame Street characters . Eventually , however , the prospect of become a self-financing model convinced most of the creators that Oscar the Grouch dolls wouldn ’ t tarnish the program . Got a question about today ’ s news ? Ask the Explainer . Brian Palmer covers science and medicine for Slate .

Family Affair (TV Series 1966–1971) - IMDb

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In Family Affair what was the butler called?

Family Affair ( TV Series 1966–1971 ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet , Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece , Buffy shows up . ... See full summary » Creators : Jody and Buff 's school teacher is out for a few days , and there is a substitute teacher . Jody develops a crush on her . 9.3 Cissy is taking an art class and has been drawing caricature images of the family members , but does not mention one for Mr French . He is hurt at being left out , however , Cissy has his picture and ... 9.1 Bill thinks living in the city is not good for the children , and considers moving to the country . 9.0 a list of 49 titles created 01 Dec 2010 a list of 48 titles created 08 Mar 2013 a list of 49 titles created 08 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 7 months ago a list of 38 titles created 2 weeks ago Search for `` Family Affair `` on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title : Family Affair ( 1966–1971 ) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . Nominated for 1 Golden Globe . Another 1 win & 9 nominations . See more awards » Photos Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law , and is later aided by the boys ' great-uncle . An adopted son , a stepdaughter , wives , and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons . Stars : Fred MacMurray , Stanley Livingston , Don Grady Widower Tom Corbett raises his young son Eddie . Stars : Bill Bixby , Brandon Cruz , Miyoshi Umeki The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians . Stars : Shirley Jones , David Cassidy , Susan Dey This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children . Stars : Dick Van Patten , Lani O'Grady , Connie Needham The misadventures of a suburban boy , family and friends . Stars : Jerry Mathers , Hugh Beaumont , Barbara Billingsley A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville . Stars : Eddie Albert , Eva Gabor , Tom Lester Cathy Lane , teen-aged daughter of a globe-trotting journalist , comes to live at the home of her uncle , a newspaper editor in New York City . Curiously , Cathy is the spitting image of her ... See full summary » Stars : Patty Duke , Jean Byron , William Schallert Danny Williams , a successful nightclub singer , encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family : his outspoken wife Kathy , teenage ... See full summary » Stars : Danny Thomas , Rusty Hamer , Marjorie Lord A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents , and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same . Stars : Robin Williams , Pam Dawber , Ralph James A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways . Stars : Buddy Ebsen , Donna Douglas , Irene Ryan Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham 's long-running comic strip . Stars : Jay North , Gloria Henry , Herbert Anderson The adventures of a rhyming canine superhero . Stars : George S. Irving , Wally Cox , Allen Swift Edit Storyline Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet , Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece , Buffy shows up . In the midst of deciding what to do , Buffy 's twin brother

Emiliano Zapata - Wikiquote

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"Who said, ""It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees?"""

Emiliano Zapata - Wikiquote Emiliano Zapata Jump to : navigation , search I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men . The land belongs to those who work it with their hands . Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . ¡Tierra y Libertad ! Land and Liberty ! A slogan popularized by Zapata , quoted in Tierra y Libertad ( 1920 ) published by Imprenta Germinal ; further attributed to Zapata in works in the 1930s and later , including , Without History : Subaltern Studies , the Zapatista Insurgency , and the Specter of History ( 2010 ) by José Rabasa , p. 122 , where the influence of the anarchist Ricardo Flores Magón on its development is also attested . I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men . As quoted in Heroes of Mexico ( 1969 ) by Morris Rosenblum , p. 112 Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas . I 'd rather die on my feet , than live on my knees . As quoted in Liberation Theologies in North America and Europe‎ ( 1979 ) by Gerald H. Anderson and Thomas F. Stransky , p. 281 ; this is sometimes misattributed to the more modern revolutionary , Che Guevara , and to `` La Pasionaria '' Dolores Ibárruri , especially in Spain , where she popularized it in her famous speeches during the Spanish Civil War , to José Martí , and to Aeschylus who is credited with a similar declaration in Prometheus Bound : `` For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one 's life . '' The phrase `` better that we should die on our feet rather than live on our knees '' was spoken by François-Noël Gracchus Babeuf in his defence of the Conspiracy of Equals in April 1797 . In French it read , 'Ne vaut-il pas mieux emporter la gloire de n'avoir pas survecu a la servitude ? ' but translated this bears no resemblance whatever to the quote under discussion . see : The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf Before the High Court of Vendome ( 1967 ) , edited and translated by John Anthony Scott , p. 88 and p. 90 , n. 12 . Spanish variants : ¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado ! I 'd prefer to die standing , than to live always on my knees . As quoted in Operación Cobra : historia de una gesta romántica ( 1988 ) by Alvaro Pablo Ortiz and Oscar Lara , p. 29 Variant translations : Men of the South ! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees ! With an extension , as quoted in Timeless Mexico ( 1944 ) by Hudson Strode , p. 259 I would rather die standing than live on my knees ! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees ! I prefer to die standing than to live forever kneeling . Prefer death on your feet to living on your knees . La tierra es de quien la trabaja con sus manos . The land belongs to those who work it with their hands . Quoted as a slogan of the revolutionaries in Shirt-Sleeve Diplomat ( 1947 ) Vol . 5 , p. 199 , by Josephus Daniels , and specifically attributed to Zapata by Ángel Zúñiga in 1998 , as quoted in Mexican Social Movements and the Transition to Democracy ( 2005 ) , by John Stolle-McAllister Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . Remarks in regard to Pancho Villa , as quoted in The Unknown Lore of Amexem 's Indigenous People : An Aboriginal Treatise ( 2008 ) by Noble Timothy Myers-El , p. 158

Tanganyika | historical state, Tanzania | Britannica.com

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In which year did Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania?

Tanganyika | historical state , Tanzania | Britannica.com historical state , Tanzania Mauryan empire Tanganyika , historical eastern African state that in 1964 merged with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar , later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania . ( See Tanzania . ) Archaeological evidence attests to a long history of settlement in the area ; by the 10th century ce , it was inhabited by Asian and Arab traders and Bantu -speaking peoples . The Portuguese gained control of the coastline in the late 15th century , but they were driven out by the Arabs of Oman and Zanzibar in the late 18th century . German colonists entered the area in the 1880s , and in 1891 the Germans declared the region a protectorate as part of German East Africa . During World War I , Britain captured the German holdings , which became a British mandate ( 1920 ) under the name Tanganyika Territory . Britain retained control of the region after World War II , when it became a United Nations trust territory . Tanganyika gained independence on Dec. 9 , 1961 , and became a republic one year later . On April 26 , 1964 , it joined with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar . Eastern Africa as partitioned by the imperial powers , c. 1914 . Encyclopædia Britannica , Inc . Tanzania East African country situated just south of the Equator . Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar . Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories ’ total area . Mafia Island is ... Zanzibar ( island , Tanzania ) island in the Indian Ocean , lying 22 miles ( 35 km ) off the coast of east-central Africa . In 1964 Zanzibar , together with Pemba Island and some other smaller islands , joined with Tanganyika on the mainland to form the United Republic of Tanzania . Area 600 square miles ( 1,554 square km ) . Pop . ( 2007 ... Bantu languages a group of some 500 languages belonging to the Bantoid subgroup of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family . The Bantu languages are spoken in a very large area , including most of Africa from southern Cameroon eastward to Kenya and southward to the southernmost tip of the ... 5 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References role of Nyerere ( in Julius Nyerere ) history of Corrections ? Updates ? Help us improve this article ! Contact our editors with your feedback . MEDIA FOR : You have successfully emailed this . Error when sending the email . Try again later . Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles . You can make it easier for us to review and , hopefully , publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind . Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience . You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered . Any text you add should be original , not copied from other sources . At the bottom of the article , feel free to list any sources that support your changes , so that we can fully understand their context . ( Internet URLs are the best . ) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff , and its publication is subject to our final approval . Unfortunately , our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions . Submit Thank You for Your Contribution ! Our editors will review what you 've submitted , and if it meets our criteria , we 'll add it to the article . Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors , and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed . Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission . Please try again later . Close Date Published : March 15 , 2010 URL : https : //www.britannica.com/place/Tanganyika Access Date : December 30 , 2016 Share

Foreigner Shares Heartfelt Tribute Following Death Of ...

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Ed Gagliardi, Al Greenwood and Dennis Elliot have all been in which group?

Foreigner Shares Heartfelt Tribute Following Death Of Original Bassist , Ed Gagliardi « K-EARTH 101 Promotional studio portrait of American rock group Foreigner , 1977 . ( L-R ) : Lou Gramm , Ian McDonald , Al Greenwood , Mick Jones , Dennis Elliot . ( Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images ) Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images ( Gagliardi second from left ) Fans are mourning the loss of original bassist of Foreigner , Ed Gagliardi , who passed away Sunday , May 11th after eight years of battling cancer , reports Ultimate Classic Rock . He was 62 . Gagliardi ’ s daughter broke the news of his passing in a message to fans on the bassist ’ s Facebook fan page writing , “ Now that information has circulated , I would like to prevent misinformation and be the one to let everyone know that my father , Ed Gagliardi , passed away tonight at 7:40 , after 8 years of battling cancer . There are no words . We appreciate your prayers and well wishes . We are shocked and heartbroken , thank you for your loyal fandom of an amazing man . I love you Daddy . ” Gagliardi was part of Foreigner ’ s original lineup from 1976 to 1979 with founding members Lou Gramm , guitarist Mick Jones , keyboardist Al Greenwood , drummer Dennis Elliott and Ian McDonald . He was part of the group ’ s early success on its self-titled 1977 debut that spawned hit singles “ Feels Like The First Time ” and “ Cold As Ice ” as well as the 1978 follow up Double Vision featuring hit songs “ Hot Blooded ” and “ Double Vision . ” Gagliardi left the band in 79 over creative differences with Jones just before recording 1979 ’ s Head Games . He later formed a new group Spys with former band mate Greenwood and released two albums ( 1982′s Spys and 1983′s Behind Enemy Lines ) before disbanding . After word got out of his passing , Foreigner shared a touching photo in his memory on its official Twitter account Monday , adding that the photo was taken at the band ’ s very first show . R.I.P . Ed Gagliardi , you will be missed pic.twitter.com/TDj7hAPptN

EAGLES LYRICS - Hotel California - Song Lyrics from A to Z

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"Which song starts, ""On a dark desert highway?"""

EAGLES LYRICS - Hotel California EAGLES LYRICS On a dark desert highway , cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas , rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance , I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway ; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself , `` This could be Heaven or this could be Hell '' Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor , I thought I heard them say ... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place ( Such a lovely place ) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year ( Any time of year ) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted , she got the Mercedes bends She got a lot of pretty , pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard , sweet summer sweat . Some dance to remember , some dance to forget So I called up the Captain , `` Please bring me my wine '' He said , `` We have n't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine '' And still those voices are calling from far away , Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say ... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place ( Such a lovely place ) Such a lovely face They livin ' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise ( what a nice surprise ) Bring your alibis The pink champagne on ice And she said `` We are all just prisoners here , of our own device '' And in the master 's chambers , They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives , But they just ca n't kill the beast Last thing I remember , I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before `` Relax , `` said the night man , `` We are programmed to receive . You can check-out any time you like , But you can never leave ! `` Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics . Thanks to Franny , Douglas for correcting these lyrics .

Katharine Hepburn - Awards - IMDb

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For which movie did Katherine Hepburn win her third Oscar?

Katharine Hepburn - Awards - IMDb Katharine Hepburn Showing all 27 wins and 36 nominations Academy Awards , USA On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony . Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award ... More Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony . Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award on her behalf . The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl ( 1968 ) . Hepburn became the third performer to win ... More Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl ( 1968 ) . Hepburn became the third performer to win consecutive awards , and the first to win three awards for lead roles . Anthony Harvey , the film 's director , accepted the award on her behalf . Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony . George Cukor accepted the award on her ... More Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony . George Cukor accepted the award on her behalf . Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony . Golden Globes , USA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy American Movie Awards Tied with Faye Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967 ) . Golden Apple Awards Golden Apple Female Star of the Year After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in ... More After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in her Emmy-award winning Love Among the Ruins ( 1975 ) and Rooster Cogburn ( 1975 ) . She has throughout the years earned the respect of her peers , the press and the public . Hasty Pudding Theatricals , USA

John Rambo | Rambo Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia

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What was Rambo's first name?

John Rambo | Rambo Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia ―John Rambo [ src ] John Rambo is the main protagonist of the Rambo film series and David Morell 's novel First Blood . A former Vietnam veteran and highly skilled Green Beret , Rambo returned from the war as a decorated , but disturbed hero . He is filled with self-loathing and hates killing , but is willing to use his skills to protect those close to him . This is the general plot line of the three First Blood sequels . The main character of the series , Rambo appears in all the films . The only character to come close to this is Sam Trautman , his mentor and commander in Vietnam . The way the character fights , is in some details ( such as weapons and modus operandi ) based on soldiers that fought anti-guerrilla warfare during the Vietnam war ( more informations about Rambo and history here ) Although Rambo appears to be a butch , action stereotype , the character of John Rambo is actually a broken man . He has witnessed all of his friends die , was not loved as a child , faced unbearable terrors in Vietnam , returned to a country that rejected him , then was seduced back into combat where he killed hundreds more people before finally being left alone and miserable , unable to forgive himself for what he has done . At one point , Rambo stated that he had wasted his life fighting for things he thought he believed in . By the end of the series , Rambo hates himself and has lost his faith in humanity , God and the concept that things will get better for the world , due in no small part because of the horrors of war he experienced . Rambo did get better at the end of the series when he returned home , but he is no doubt plagued by nightmares from his posttraumatic stress disorder . The character has more emotional depth than most people would think based on what popular culture has depicted Rambo as , and Sylvester Stallone 's performance has been widely acclaimed . Rambo has a total killcount so far of 220 , not counting the 59 confirmed Vietnam kills . Contents Edit David Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by `` the sound of force '' in the name of Rambo apples , which he encountered in Pennsylvania . Peter Gunnarsson Rambo sailed from Sweden to New Sweden in the 1640s , and soon the name would flourish in New Sweden . Today , many of his descendants can still be found in this region of the US . Morrell felt that its pronunciation was similar to the surname of Arthur Rimbaud , the title of whose most famous work A Season in Hell , seemed to him `` an apt metaphor for the prisoner-of-war experiences that I imagined Rambo suffering '' . Furthermore , an Arthur J. Rambo was an actual U.S. soldier in Vietnam , but he never returned . His name can be seen on the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington , DC . By sheer coincidence , the Japanese word `` rambō '' ( 乱暴 ) means `` violent '' or `` rough . '' He was granted the first name `` John '' as a reference to the song `` When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again '' . In his commentary for First Blood , author David Morrell cites the primary personality inspiraction for John Rambo as being World War II hero and later Hollywood actor , Audie Murphy . Rambo 's last stand in the finale of the fourth film is very similar to how Murphy won the Congressional Medal of Honor , manning a vehicle-mounted .50 caliber machine gun and singlehandedly holding off hundreds of enemy soldiers , saving his platoon . Early Life and Military Service Edit John Rambo was born on July 6 , 1947 to R. Rambo and Marie Drago . He is of Navajo American Indian , Italian and German descent . His family was poor , often unable to buy food , and his mother died when he was young . As a young man , his life was violent . His father was an abusive alcoholic and John spent his childhood learning from tribe elders how to efficiently use the traditional Navajo weapon : the bow and arrow . He also learned how to fight . However , one night when John was older , his father tried to kill him with a knife . Rambo ran away that

Hockey - Summer Olympic Sport

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When did field hockey become an Olympic event for men?

Hockey - Summer Olympic Sport Hockey Field hockey is fast-moving , skilful game played outdoors in teams of 11 . Oldest game Hockey is the oldest known ball and stick game : records exist of it being played in Persia in 2000 BC . The name “ hockey ” probably derives from the French “ hocquet ” , or shepherd ’ s crook , and refers to the crooked stick which is used to hit a small ball . British development The first team was the Blackheath Hockey Club , dating back to 1861 . The Amateur Hockey Association was then formed in London in 1886 , before workers and the military carried the game to the four corners of the British Empire . It became an Olympic sport in 1908 . Smoother surfaces Until the 1970s , the game at international level was mainly played on natural grass , but the heavy turf made the game quite slow . When plastic turf was first used , the game suddenly became quicker and more exciting , giving birth to the modern game . Dominant nations Most of the dominant nations in the sport are , or were , members of the British Empire . This includes India , Pakistan , Australia , New Zealand and , of course , England . Other nations have come to the forefront in more recent times to make the game a truly worldwide sport . Olympic history After a first appearance at the 1908 Games in London , hockey became a firm fixture on the Olympic programme as from the Antwerp Games in 1920 . Women made their entrance in this sport in 1980 at the Moscow Games . Since the 2000 Games in Sydney , men have competed in a 12-team tournament and women in a 10-team one . In its 100 years of Olympic existence , hockey has been essentially dominated by one country . The Indian men ’ s team , with six consecutive titles between 1928 and 1956 , was unbeaten in 30 consecutive matches , and scored 197 goals , giving away only eight .

Trying to find the real Lady Day ... - by Robert Fulford

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How was Eleanor Gough McKay better known?

Trying to find the real Lady Day : Those who try to tell Billie Holiday 's story often discover an unknowable life -- by Robert Fulford Trying to find the real Lady Day : Those who try to tell Billie Holiday 's story often discover an unknowable life by Robert Fulford ( The National Post , 17 May 2005 ) The sign on the bus , `` Lady Day Orchestra , '' announced in 1950 that Billie Holiday had organized a big band to go on the road . Eighteen musicians left New York for a four-week tour of one-nighters , to end in New Orleans . They would play dances and Billie would sing . It sounded promising . But this was not a shrewd project . It was run by Billie 's boyfriend-manager , John Levy , who acquired his business knowledge as a pimp . Promotion was handled by Dewey Shewey , a part-time burglar , new to the music business . He was wanted by the police , who arrested him during the tour . It turned out he had n't done much promoting . Levy did n't know what to do . Lady Day 's Orchestra was dying . Tempers flared . Billie broke a Coke bottle over Levy 's head and he knifed her , both of them requiring hospital attention . The musicians were unpaid . Somewhere in the Carolinas the bus driver , also unpaid , walked off . Billie and Levy also disappeared . The musicians , all of them black , had to find their way home through the hostile , segregated South . Those who knew Billie 's history were not astonished . Her professional life was a series of calamities , as Julia Blackburn , a British novelist who has also written books about Napoleon and Goya , demonstrates in the latest Holiday biography , With Billie ( Random House ) . Blackburn leans on research prepared in the 1970s by a writer named Linda Kuehl . Planning a book about Billie , Kuehl interviewed everyone from the woman trombonist on that southern tour to a nun at the Home of the Good Shepherd , the Baltimore reform school where the 10-year-old Billie was incarcerated for truancy . Kuehl tried to write a biography but failed ; she committed suicide in 1979 . Donald Clarke used some of her interviews in his account of Billie 's life , Wishing on the Moon , in 1994 . Blackburn makes them the core of her book . There will never be an authoritative Life of Billie Holiday . The documents do n't exist , and the witnesses have often lied , many of them because they were crooks . Even honest witnesses have faulty memories , inflected by narcotics ; Billie herself would tell the same story several ways . So Blackburn acknowledges that the anecdotes are often contradictory , calls her book an oral history and tries to catch her subject in a web of interviews . She provides a cheerless glimpse at black show business , a place that was exciting and illuminating for those who took pleasure in its music yet perilous and frantic for those , like Billie , who lived within it . Billie was a teenage prostitute who began singing because she felt like it and kept at it because a few night clubs paid her a little money . An untrained amateur , she turned out to be much better than any of the professionals . She impressed the world 's toughest critics , the jazz musicians of New York -- among them Benny Goodman , Count Basie and Lester Young . Today most vocalists of the 1930s are all but entirely forgotten , but we still admire records she made more than 70 years ago . Blackburn has no idea how this happened . Her knowledge of narcotics law far exceeds her knowledge of jazz history . She mentions only a few specific records , and the great players Billie worked with are discussed mostly for their place in her personal odyssey . Male companions dominate . A pianist friend said that Billie was a fool for men : `` She went through the whole zoo until she got to the leopard , '' which was where she remained . All her life she lived with abusive men who were also pimps . She goaded them to violence , then fought back ferociously . Her men , without exception , stole her money . A couple of them seem to have betrayed her to narcotics agents . There 's no record that any were interested in her music or her

Herman Hollerith - Herman Hollerith Invented Computer ...

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Who invented the world's first data-processing machine?

Herman Hollerith Invented Computer Punch Cards By Mary Bellis Updated August 17 , 2016 . A punch card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions . The information might be data for data processing applications or , as in earlier times , used to directly control automated machinery . The terms IBM card , or Hollerith card , specifically refer to punch cards used in semiautomatic data processing . Punch cards were widely used through much of the 20th century in what became known as the data processing industry , where specialized and increasingly complex unit record machines , organized into data processing systems , used punched cards for data input , output and storage . Many early digital computers used punched cards , often prepared using keypunch machines , as the primary medium for input of both computer programs and data . While punched cards are now obsolete as a recording medium , as of 2012 , some voting machines still use punched cards to record votes . Semen Korsakov was the first to use punch cards in informatics for information store and search . Korsakov announced his new method and machines in September 1832 ; rather than seeking patents , he offered the machines for public use . Herman Hollerith In 1881 , Herman Hollerith began designing a machine to tabulate census data more efficiently than by traditional hand methods . The U.S. Census Bureau had taken eight years to complete the 1880 census , and it was feared that the 1890 census would take even longer . Hollerith invented and used a punched card device to help analyze the 1890 US census data . His great breakthrough was his use of electricity to read , count and sort punched cards whose holes represented data gathered by the census-takers . His machines were used for the 1890 census and accomplished in one year what would have taken nearly 10 years of hand tabulating . In 1896 , Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to sell his invention , the Company became part of IBM in 1924 . Hollerith first got his idea for the punch-card tabulation machine from watching a train conductor punch tickets . For his tabulation machine he used the punch card invented in the early 1800s , by a French silk weaver called Joseph-Marie Jacquard . Jacquard invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards . Hollerith 's punch cards and tabulating machines were a step toward automated computation . His device could automatically read information which had been punched onto card . He got the idea and then saw Jacquard 's punchcard . Punch card technology was used in computers up until the late 1970s . Computer `` punched cards '' were read electronically , the cards moved between brass rods , and the holes in the cards , created an electric current where the rods would touch . Chad A chad is the small piece of paper or cardboard produced in punching paper tape or data cards ; also can be called a piece of chad . The term originated in 1947 and is of unknown origin . In laymen 's terms chad is the punched out parts of the card - the holes .

American Masters - Alfred Hitchcock

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What was the first film Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood?

Alfred Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations | American Masters | PBS Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations January 10 , 2001 Comments On December 10 , 1938 , David O. Selznick burned down Atlanta . On the back of his Culver City studio , Selznick had begun filming what would be his and Hollywood ’ s greatest triumph , GONE WITH THE WIND . Selznick was just thirty-six years old and already a legend . He had run a major studio before the age of thirty and created his own studio by the time he was thirty-three . With a harsh and controlling demeanor , he dominated every film he made . In a town of Mayers , Zanucks , and Goldwyns , David Selznick was king . But one of his most lasting contributions would have nothing to do with his grand , southern epic . Instead , it would be bringing to America a rotund , quiet director who was the shining star of British cinema . In the summer of 1939 , David Selznick brought Alfred Hitchcock to Hollywood . David Oliver Selznick was born into a wealthy Pennsylvania family in 1902 . His father Lewis J. Selznick was a successful film producer , and David studied the industry from his early years . As a young man he worked for his father , moving to Hollywood and MGM in 1926 . With a voracious appetite for success he worked his way from the bottom of Hollywood to the top—moving from MGM , where he was a story editor and associate producer , to Paramount as an associate director , to RKO as vice president of production , and back to MGM . Returning to MGM he played a crucial part of the production of a number of major films including George Cukor ’ s DAVID COPPERFIELD and DINNER AT EIGHT . Selznick longed for his independence and in 1936 formed Selznick International . Within three years he had secured his place among the elite of Hollywood with the production of one of its greatest films , GONE WITH THE WIND . While finishing the film , Selznick hired an English director who was looking to make a go of it in Hollywood . Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899 to a middle-class London family . In 1914 he found a job with the Famous Players—Lasky Corporation as a title card designer , beginning his long career in the film industry . Within a few years he had moved up in the company to directing films . Working with the Lasky Corporation in Berlin , Hitchcock made his first two pictures . A few years later Hitchcock made the film he would note as the beginning of his career . THE LODGER ( 1926 ) , a retelling of the story of Jack the Ripper , began a string of suspense films that would bring him to the top of the English cinema . Among the other well-known films of his English period were BLACKMAIL ( 1929 ) , THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH ( 1934 ) , and THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS ( 1935 ) . The English cinema had little money , and Hitchcock longed to be in Hollywood , where the world ’ s best films were being made . For Hitchcock , being a director meant being the primary creative source for the film—working on everything from the script to the props . In Hollywood , however , the power of the studios put producers in charge . For the Hollywood of the 1930s , screenwriters and directors were interchangeable technicians , not given serious consideration in the artistic decisions of the film . More than any other producer , Selznick took advantage of this and controlled nearly every aspect of his movies . Not surprisingly , Hitchcock and Selznick had difficulties from the very first film they made , REBECCA ( 1940 ) . Disagreements began with Hitchcock ’ s adaptation of Daphne du Maurier ’ s novel and lasted through the film ’ s completion . For the final scene , Selznick wanted smoke to form the shape of an “ R ” in the sky . Hitchcock was appalled . He suggested a subtler metaphor : the memory of Rebecca should go up in flames with an “ R ” embroidered on a bed pillow . Hitchcock won , but he felt battered by Selznick and resented his producer ’ s complete command of post-production . The two didn ’ t work together again until 1945 , with their hit SPELLBOUND . Though Hitchcock had more experience and notoriety

Most Common Street Names In The UK | The Fact Site

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What is the most common street name in the UK?

Most Common Street Names In The UK | The Fact Site Most Common Street Names In The UK Home » Travel & Tourism » Most Common Street Names In The UK Most Common Street Names In The UK So , I was on a one hour bus journey today , it was rather boring , so I decided to look for funny street names . Whilst looking , I saw three roads called Church Road , which made me wonder what the most common road name is . So here goes ! Here ’ s a list of the UK ’ s 50 most popular street names . High Street Chester Road Mill Road One street name I ’ d like to see would be one called ‘ The Road ’ , I ’ m pretty sure there is one , but I ’ ve never seen one , if you live near ‘ The Road ’ please take a pic and let me know ! Luke Ward is the founder of The Fact Site . He 's a professional blogger & researcher with over 6 years experience in fact finding , SEO , web design & other internet wizardry . He loves to write about celebs , gaming , film & TV . Hernandez I am really happy that i have been cured from ( HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS ) with the herbal medicine of Dr Ighodalo , i have been suffering from this disease for the past 2 years without solution until i came across the email of this doctor who have cure so many people with his herbal medicine , i also choose to give him a chance to help me , he told me what to do and i kindly did it , and he gave me his herbal medicine and direct me on how to use it , i also follow his instructions for use and he ask us to go for a check up after 1 week and 4days which i did , to my greatest surprise my result came out as negative , i am really happy that there is someone like doctor Ighodalo who is ready to help anytime any day . To all the readers and viewers that is doubting this testimony stop doubting it and contact this doctor if you really have one and see if he will not actually help you . i am not a stupid woman that i will come out to the public and start saying what someone have not done for me and i know that there are some people out there who are really suffering and hurting their family just because of these diseases here is his contact : [ email protected ] he also told me that he has cure for these diseases listed below . HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS . GET YOUR EX BACK AND MAKE SHE/HIM LOVE YOU MORE . CANCER There are more funny/strange streets names in uk like Back Action Street in Manchester , Grope Lane , swan lane etc. , Anonymous My fave street name is in York – Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate . You can ’ t make that up ! ! ! ! Rich Here ’ s one : Coldharbour Lane . Anonymous

Bujumbura International Airport, Burundi (Code :: BJM ...

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Bujumbura international airport is in which country?

Bujumbura International Airport , Burundi ( Code : : BJM ) | Bujumbura Airport Map , Bujumbura International Airport Code Timezone : Africa/Bujumbura Bujumbura International Airport Timezone : GMT +02:00 hours Current time and date at Bujumbura International Airport is 12:38:47 PM ( CAT ) on Sunday , Dec 18 , 2016 Looking for information on Bujumbura International Airport , Bujumbura , Burundi ? Know about Bujumbura International Airport in detail . Find out the location of Bujumbura International Airport on Burundi map and also find out airports near to Bujumbura . This airport locator is a very useful tool for travelers to know where is Bujumbura International Airport located and also provide information like hotels near Bujumbura International Airport , airlines operating to Bujumbura International Airport etc ... IATA Code and ICAO Code of all airports in Burundi . Scroll down to know more about Bujumbura International Airport or Bujumbura Airport , Burundi . Bujumbura International Airport Map - Location of Bujumbura International Airport Load Map This page provides all the information you need to know about Bujumbura International Airport , Burundi . This page is created with the aim of helping travelers and tourists visiting Burundi or traveling to Bujumbura Airport . Details about Bujumbura Airport given here include Bujumbura International Airport Code - IATA Code ( 3 letter airport codes ) and ICAO Code ( 4 letter airport codes ) Coordinates of Bujumbura Airport - Latitude and Longitude ( Lat and Long ) of Bujumbura International Airport Location of Bujumbura International Airport - City Name , Country , Country Codes etc ... Bujumbura International Airport Time Zone and Current time at Bujumbura International Airport Address and contact details of Bujumbura International Airport along with website address of the airport Clickable Location Map of Bujumbura International Airport on Google Map . General information about Burundi where Bujumbura International Airport is located in the city of Bujumbura . General information include capital of Burundi , currency and conversion rate of Burundi currency , Telephone Country code , exchange rate against US Dollar and Euro in case of major world currencies etc ... BJM - Bujumbura International Airport IATA Code and HBBA - Bujumbura International Airport ICAO code

The Scream recovered - May 07, 1994 - HISTORY.com

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The painting The Scream was stolen form which city in 1994?

The Scream recovered - May 07 , 1994 - HISTORY.com The Scream recovered Publisher A+E Networks On May 7 , 1994 , Norway ’ s most famous painting , “ The Scream ” by Edvard Munch , was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo . Thefragile painting was recovered undamaged at a hotel in Asgardstrand , about 40 miles south of Oslo , police said . The iconic 1893 painting of a waiflike figure on a bridge was stolen in only 50 seconds during a break-in on February 12 , the opening day of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . Two thieves broke through a window of the National Gallery , cut a wire holding the painting to the wall and left a note reading “ Thousand thanks for the bad security ! ” A few days after the theft , a Norwegian anti-abortion group said it could have the painting returned if Norwegian television showed an anti-abortion film . The claim turned out to be false . The government also received a $ 1 million ransom demand on March 3 , but refused to pay it due to a lack of proof that the demand was genuine . Eventually , police found four pieces of the painting ’ s frame in Nittedal , a suburb north of Oslo , and what may have been a cryptic messages that the thieves wanted to discuss a ransom . Finally , in January 1996 , four men were convicted and sentenced in connection with the theft . Theyincluded Paal Enger , who had been convicted in 1988 of stealing Munch ’ s “ The Vampire ” in Oslo . Enger was sentenced this time to six-and-a-half-years in prison . He escaped while on a field trip in 1999 , andwas captured 12 days later in a blond wig and dark sunglasses trying to buy a train ticket to Copenhagen . In August 2004 , another version of “ The Scream ” was stolen along with Munch ’ s “ The Madonna , ” this time from the Munch Museum in Oslo . Three men were convicted in connection with that theft in May 2006 . Police recovered both works in August with minor marks and tears . Yet another version of “ The Scream ” remained in private hands and sold on May 2 , 2012 , for $ 119.9 million , becoming the most expensive work of art to sell at auction . Munch developed an emotionally charged style that served as an important forerunner of the 20th century Expressionist movement . He painted “ The Scream ” as part of his “ Frieze of Life ” series , in which sickness , death , fear , love and melancholy are central themes . He died in January 1944 at the age of 81 . Related Videos

Paul Newman - Biography - IMDb

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What was Paul Newman's first movie?

Paul Newman - Biography - IMDb Paul Newman Biography Showing all 225 items Jump to : Overview ( 5 ) | Mini Bio ( 2 ) | Spouse ( 2 ) | Trade Mark ( 5 ) | Trivia ( 126 ) | Personal Quotes ( 75 ) | Salary ( 10 ) Overview ( 5 ) 5' 9½ '' ( 1.77 m ) Mini Bio ( 2 ) Screen legend , superstar , and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history , Paul Leonard Newman was born in January 1925 , in Cleveland , Ohio , the second son of Theresa ( Fetsko ) and Arthur Sigmund Newman . Paul 's father was Jewish , the son of immigrants from Poland and Hungary ; he owned a successful sporting goods store . Paul 's mother , a practicing Christian Scientist of Slovak decent , and his uncle Joe , had an interest in creative arts , and it rubbed off on him . He acted in grade school and high school plays . The Newmans were a well-to-do family , and Paul grew up in a nice home in Shaker Heights . By 1950 , the 25 year-old Newman had been kicked out of Ohio University for unruly behavior , served three years in the Navy during World War II as a radio operator , graduated from Ohio 's Kenyon College , married his first wife , Jackie , and had his first child , Scott . 1950 was also the year that Paul 's father died . When he became successful in later years , Newman said if he had any regrets it would be that his father was n't around to see it . He brought Jackie back to Shaker Heights and he ran his father 's store for a short period . Then , knowing that was n't the career path he wanted to take , he moved Jackie and Scott to New Haven , Connecticut , where he attended Yale University 's School of Drama . While doing a play there , Paul was spotted by two agents , who invited him to come to New York City to pursue a career as a professional actor . After moving to New York , Paul acted in guest spots for various television shows and in 1953 came a big break . He got the part of understudy of the lead role in the successful Broadway play Picnic . Through this play , he met actress Joanne Woodward , who was also an understudy in the play . While they got on very well and there was a strong attraction , Paul was married and his second child , Susan , was born that year . During this time , Newman was also accepted into the much admired and popular New York Actors Studio , although he was n't technically auditioning . In 1954 , a film Paul was very reluctant to do was released , The Silver Chalice ( 1954 ) . He considered his performance in this costume epic to be so bad that he took out a full-page ad in a trade paper apologizing for it to anyone who might have seen it . He had always been embarrassed about the film and reveled in making fun of it . He immediately wanted to return to the stage , and performed in The Desperate Hours . In 1956 , Newman got the chance to redeem himself in the film world by portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me ( 1956 ) , and critics praised his performance . In 1957 , with a handful of films to his credit , he was cast in The Long , Hot Summer ( 1958 ) , co-starring none other than Joanne Woodward . During the shooting of this film , they realized they were meant to be together and by now , so did Paul 's wife Jackie . After Jackie gave Paul a divorce , he and Joanne married in Las Vegas in January of 1958 . They went on to have three daughters together and raised them in Westport , Connecticut . In 1959 , Paul received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor , in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1958 ) . The 1960s would bring Paul Newman into superstar status , as he became one of the most popular actors of the decade , and garnered three more Best Actor Oscar nominations , for The Hustler ( 1961 ) , Hud ( 1963 ) and Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ) . In 1968 , his debut directorial effort Rachel , Rachel (

Bob Dylan — Positively 4th Street — Listen, watch ...

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"Which 60s song starts, ""You've got a lot of nerve?"""

Bob Dylan — Positively 4th Street — Listen , watch , download and discover music for free at Last.fm 60s `` Positively 4th Street '' is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan , first recorded by Dylan in New York City on July 29 , 1965 . It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7 , 1965 , reaching # 1 on Canada 's RPM chart , # 7 on the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 , and # 8 on the UK Singles Chart . Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as # 206 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list . The song was released between… read more Do n't want to see ads ? Subscribe now Similar Tracks

Campuses | University of Wisconsin System

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Which University of Wisconsin has the highest enrolment figure?

Campuses | University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin System Campuses Campuses Since its creation , the University of Wisconsin System has established itself as one of the world ’ s premier public university systems . The UW educates approximately 180,000 students on 26 campuses , and serves more than one million citizens through statewide extension programs . The UW System ’ s campuses in Madison and Milwaukee offer both undergraduate and graduate degree programs , including doctoral and professional programs . Eleven comprehensive campuses provide students both undergraduate and master ’ s degree programs in smaller , more individualized academic settings . The UW System ’ s 13 UW Colleges deliver freshman-sophomore courses for students seeking a foundation for a bachelor ’ s degree . UW-Extension works with all 26 UW campuses , all 72 Wisconsin counties , and a wide variety of other educational partners to bring UW expertise to all corners of the state . All UW System campuses and UW-Extension programs provide Wisconsin ’ s citizens with opportunities to contribute to the state ’ s growing “ knowledge economy ” through the UW System ’ s three-pronged mission of teaching , research and public service . Reference Information Use the map or dropdown box to begin . UW-Eau Claire

Love Lane » Love and marriage

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How old was Harry Stevens when he married at the Caravilla Retirement Home, Wisconsin in 1984?

Love Lane » Love and marriage Love and marriage Tarmak Films ltd Love and marriage ♥ Older men are far more likely to be married than older women . Seventy per cent of men aged 65 and over live as part of a couple ( according to the last census ) , whereas only 40 per cent of women do so . This reflects the tendency for women to outlive their husbands . ♥ The age-group most likely to find love abroad are the over-sixties . Almost 10 per cent of holiday romances lead to wedding bells . ♥ Minnie Munro became the world ’ s oldest bride when she married Dudley Reid at the age of 102 on May 31 , 1991 . Reid , the groom , was 83 years old . ♥ Harry Stevens became the world ’ s oldest groom at 103 when he married 84 year old Thelma Lucas at the Caravilla Retirement Home in Wisconsin on December 3 , 1984 . ♥ The longest engagement was Sixty-seven years , according to the Guinness Book of World Records . The happy couple finally wed at age 82 ! ♥ Most recent research indicates just about 9,000 romantic couples each year take out marriage licenses , then fail to use them . ♥ The most popular song for the first dance at weddings has been found to be Bryan Adams hit ‘ Everything I Do ’ . ♥ A survey revealed that more than 10,000 marriages a year can be directly traced back to romances that begin during coffee breaks . ♥ Ever wondered why people refer to getting married as “ tying the knot ” ? Well the expression dates back to Roman times , when the bride wore a girdle that was tied in knots and the groom then had the fun of untying on their wedding night . ♥ It ’ s commonly believed a man picks out a wife who reminds him of his mother while a woman picks out a husband who reminds her of her father . But that ’ s not right . Recent research indicates both the man and the woman are most influenced in their selection of matrimonial mates by their mothers . If a woman regards her mother as stern , she ’ s likely to go for a stern husband . If she thinks of her mother as gentle , she looks for a gentle husband . The father of the bride or groom just doesn ’ t have all that much to do with it , poor fellow . ♥ There ’ s a curious difference in the ways that single girls and bachelors pick their romantic partners . The girl might have a dozen boyfriends , none of whom seems to be like another or anything like the sort of fellow she eventually winds up marrying . But the young bachelor is inclined to select all his ladyfriends , including finally his wife , for their similar qualities . ♥ According to Anita Diamant , author of The New Jewish Wedding , there are no Jewish laws regarding where a wedding may or may not take place . During the Middle Ages , some weddings were even held in cemeteries , since it was believed the life-affirming act of marriage could halt plagues . ♥ London Times , February 1840 . Queen Victoria ’ s wedding cake was more than nine feet in circumference . A second tier rose from this “ plateau , ” supported by two pedestals . On the second tier was a sculpture of the mythical heroine Britannia gazing upon the royal pair frozen at the moment of their exchanging vows . At their feet were two turtle doves ( symbolizing purity and innocence ) and a dog ( representing faithful attachment ) . Completing the scene were various sculpted Cupids , one of them writing the date of the wedding with a stylus on a tablet . ♥ Eighty-five percent of all Canadian brides receive a diamond engagement ring , giving Canada the highest diamond engagement ring acquisition rate in the world . ♥ The most married man in history , in the monogamous category , was Glynn Wolfe , a former Baptist minister from Blythe , California . He was married twenty-eight times . ♥ The most married woman in history , in the monogamous category , was Linda Lou Essex from Anderson , Indiana , who was married twenty-two times . ♥ The most notorious bigamist on record is Giovanni Vigliotto , who married one hundred and four women . He was convicted for fraud and

Diane Keaton - Biography - IMDb

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What is Diane Keaton's real name?

Diane Keaton - Biography - IMDb Diane Keaton Biography Showing all 71 items Jump to : Overview ( 4 ) | Mini Bio ( 1 ) | Trade Mark ( 5 ) | Trivia ( 41 ) | Personal Quotes ( 17 ) | Salary ( 3 ) Overview ( 4 ) 5' 6½ '' ( 1.69 m ) Mini Bio ( 1 ) Diane Keaton was born Diane Hall in Los Angeles , California , to Dorothy Deanne ( Keaton ) , an amateur photographer , and John Newton Ignatius `` Jack '' Hall , a civil engineer and real estate broker . Her ancestry includes Irish , English , German , and Scottish . Keaton studied Drama at Santa Ana College before dropping out to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York . After appearing in summer stock for several months , she got her first major stage role in the Broadway rock musical `` Hair . '' As understudy to the lead , she gained attention by not removing any of her clothing . In 1970 , Woody Allen cast her in his Broadway play `` Play It Again , Sam , '' which had a successful run . It was during this time that she became involved with Allen and appeared in a number of his films . The first one was Play It Again , Sam ( 1972 ) , the screen adaptation of the stage play . That same year Francis Ford Coppola cast her as Kay in the Oscar-winning The Godfather ( 1972 ) , and she was on her way to stardom . She reprized that role in the film 's first sequel , The Godfather : Part II ( 1974 ) . She then appeared with Allen again in Sleeper ( 1973 ) and Love and Death ( 1975 ) . In 1977 she broke away from her comedy image to appear in the chilling Looking for Mr. Goodbar ( 1977 ) , which won her a Golden Globe nomination . It was the same year that she appeared in what many regard as her best performance , in the title role of Annie Hall ( 1977 ) , which Allen wrote specifically for her ( her real last name is Hall , and her nickname is Annie ) , and what an impact she made . She won the Oscar and the British Award for Best Actress , and Allen won the Directors Award from the DGA . She started a fashion trend with her unisex clothes and was the poster girl for a lot of young males . Her mannerisms and awkward speech became almost a national craze . The question being asked , though , was , `` Is she just a lightweight playing herself , or is there more depth to her personality ? '' For whatever reason , she appeared in but one film a year for the next two years and those films were by Allen . When they broke up she was next involved with Warren Beatty and appeared in his film Reds ( 1981 ) , as the bohemian female journalist Louise Bryant . For her performance she received nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe . For the rest of the 1980s she appeared infrequently in films but won nominations in three of them . Attempting to break the typecasting she had fallen into , she took on the role of a confused , somewhat naive woman who becomes the tool of Middle Eastern terrorists in The Little Drummer Girl ( 1984 ) . To offset her lack of movie work , Diane began directing . She directed the documentary Heaven ( 1987 ) , as well as some music videos . For television she directed an episode of the popular , but strange , Twin Peaks ( 1990 ) . In the 1990s she began to get more mature roles , though she reprized the role of Kay Corleone in the third `` Godfather '' epic , The Godfather : Part III ( 1990 ) . She appeared as the wife of Steve Martin in the hit Father of the Bride ( 1991 ) and again in Father of the Bride Part II ( 1995 ) . In 1993 she once again teamed with Woody Allen in Manhattan Murder Mystery ( 1993 ) , which was well received . In 1995 she received high marks for Unstrung Heroes ( 1995 ) , her first major feature as a director . - IMDb Mini Biography By : Tony Fontana Trade Mark ( 5 ) Known for playing eccentric , free spirited , often independent minded

San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker - War Memorial Opera ...

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Which word used to be in the name of The San Francisco Ballet?

San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker - War Memorial Opera House , San Francisco , CA - Tickets , information , reviews San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker 301 Van Ness Avenue , San Francisco , CA 94102 301 Van Ness Avenue , San Francisco , CA 94102 1 Closed Closed December 29 , 2016 The opulent new version of the seasonal classic , launched spectacularly by the San Francisco Ballet , is every parent 's dream of a holiday treat . San Francisco Chronicle , 2014 Why See San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker ? A TRULY FESTIVE `` FRISCO '' BALLET On Christmas Eve , 1944 , the audience at San Francisco 's War Memorial Opera House watched the American premiere of Nutcracker . An instant sensation , the ballet launched a national holiday tradition . SF Ballet 's sparkling production of Nutcracker , set here by the Bay has introduced audiences of all ages to the magnificent world of ballet , and this will be the third annual production since its new revamp in 2014 . It is a candied Christmas consumption of a ballet , with enough drama , love and festive spirit to keep the whole family entertained for the duration . With a recent revamp of the setting and costuming , this beloved ballet continues to remain fresh and one of the most celebrated Nutcracker productions in the country . WHAT IS THE NUTCRACKER ABOUT ? The scene opens in a quaint toy maker 's shop ; Drosselmeyer is putting the finishing touches to a beautiful nutcracker toy before heading out to the Stahbaum 's party , laden with his gifts . At the party , young Clara and Fritz are taking part in the tree-trimming ceremony for the very first time ; they are surrounded by friends and family celebrating the festive season ; when Drosselmeyer arrives , he produces fabulous wooden dolls that spring to life , and gives the nutcracker doll to Clara ; alas , Fritz grabs hold of it first and breaks it by accident . Drosselmeyer comforts the distraught girl and fixes the toy 's jaw with his hankie . After the party , Clara is tired , and falls into a deep sleep , her nutcracker beside her . Awakening suddenly , she notices the room around her has changed dramatically . The Christmas tree towers over her , as does the furniture , and she is ambushed by life-sized mice brandishing swords ! But a whistle by a familiar looking character summons a host of toy soldiers , and leads the charge against the rascally rodents . Clara helps by throwing her shoe , and the toy soldiers prevail . The handsome stranger turns to Clara ; it is her beloved Nutcracker , come to life ! The two journey on a beautiful sled to a forest with dancing snowflakes , who point them to the enchanted Crystal Palace , where the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns benevolently over her candy courtiers . As a reward for their efforts against the mouse army , she decrees that a special dance be put on for her special guests that include vignettes by whirling Chinese tea , French mirlitons , Russian vodka , Arabic coffee and Spanish hot chocolate and of course , the famous pas-de-deux by the Fairy and her Chevalier . Additional Information Keep up to date ! Straight to your inbox Please note : The term War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker as well as all associated graphics , logos , and/or other tradermarks , tradenames or copyrights are the property of the War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only . We are in no way associated with or authorized by the War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet : The Nutcracker and neither that entity nor any of its affiliates have licensed or endorsed us to sell tickets , goods and or services in conjunction with their events . Need Help ?

Mick Jagger - Biography - IMDb

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Which singer has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine 16 times?

Mick Jagger - Biography - IMDb Mick Jagger Biography Showing all 74 items Jump to : Overview ( 3 ) | Mini Bio ( 1 ) | Spouse ( 2 ) | Trade Mark ( 2 ) | Trivia ( 51 ) | Personal Quotes ( 15 ) Overview ( 3 ) 5' 10 '' ( 1.78 m ) Mini Bio ( 1 ) Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford , Kent on 26th July 1943 . When he was 4 he met Keith Richards until they went into secondary schools and lost touch . But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues . Between 1960-1962 The Rolling Stones formed . It comprised of Mick on lead vocal and harmonica , Keith Richards on guitar , Bill Wyman on bass , Charlie Watts on drums and Brian Jones on guitar . In 1964 they released their first album `` The Rolling Stones '' . Eventually in 1965 they had their first number 1 hit in the UK with `` The Last Time '' which was followed by `` I ca n't get no Satisfaction '' . Throughout 1966-1969 they toured the world with many great hits like `` Let 's Spend the night together '' ( 1967 ) and `` Sympathy for the Devil '' ( 1968 ) . But in 1969 Brian Jones committed suicide and Mick and Keith Richards were blamed for his death . But this fusion blew over and they got another guitarist to replace Brian in Mick Taylor . They released the album `` Let it Bleed '' ( 1969 ) with the track `` Honky Tonk Woman '' . After they completed a North American tour Jagger finally went to star in Performance ( 1970 ) as the retired rock star Turner . The film was released in August 1970 with Mick starring opposite James Fox and Mick even had his first solo hit which was the soundtrack to the film `` Memo from Turner '' . In 1971 The Rolling Stones came back with the album `` Sticky Fingers '' which would be the most popular album they ever made . From this album there were songs like `` Wild Horses '' and `` Brown Sugar '' and were major hits all over the world . While this was happening Bianca Jagger gave birth to Jaggers daughter Jade Jagger . Throughout the 70s The Rolling Stones made thousands of live performances and achieved endless record sales with hits like `` Angie '' ( 1973 ) , `` It 's Only Rock and Roll '' ( 1974 ) , `` Hot Stuff '' ( 1976 ) and `` Respectable '' ( 1978 ) . In 1974 Ronnie Wood had replaced Mick Taylor on guitar and Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood both played lead guitar . In 1980 Jagger divorced Bianca Jagger and went on to record and release `` Emotional Rescue '' with The Rolling Stones and it was a platinum album . In 1981 `` Tattoo You '' was released and the group went on a major world tour , their first in three years , which filled stadiums in the US and arenas in Europe . After the tour ended in 1982 Jagger was starting to like other music . In 1983 The Rolling Stones recorded the album `` Undercover '' at the Compass Point in Nassau . But recording sessions did n't go well as during this time Mick and Keith Richard were having arguments about the kind of music the group should be playing . Even though the album was a success it seemed like The Rolling Stones were now going over the edge . In May 1984 Mick recorded `` State of Shock '' with The Jacksons which led Mick wanting to try out a solo career . So in September he recorded his first solo album with guests like Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck . Shortly before the album was released The Rolling Stones decided to record their first album under a new Sony records contract . Keith Richards did n't approve of the solo efforts - he wanted Mick to stick to The Rolling Stones . In July 1985 Jagger made his first solo live appearance at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia . The Rolling Stones were going to perform but decided not to as things were n't going well for them at the time . During 1986 Mick worked on his second solo album `` Primitive Cool '' which he hoped would be a success but this was not to be .

Mother Teresa Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements ...

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What nationality were Mother Teresa's parents?

Mother Teresa Biography - Childhood , Life Achievements & Timeline Leaders Mother Teresa Biography All through her life , Mother Teresa served people selflessly . Read the biography and learn about Mother Teresa’s childhood , life and timeline . 1971 Founder of Missionaries of Charity Nationality 1969 - Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 1962 - Ramon Magsaysay Award 1971 - Pope John XXIII Peace Prize 1976 - Pacem in Terris Award 1978 - Balzan Prize 1979 - Nobel Peace Prize Image Credit http : //www.freelargeimages.com/mother-teresa-2397/ Clad in a white , blue-bordered sari , she along with her sisters of the Missionaries of Charity became a symbol of love , care and compassion for the world . Blessed Teresa of Calcutta , known the world over as Mother Teresa , was an Albanian-born Indian citizen who abided by her religious faith of Roman Catholicism to serve the unwanted , unloved and uncared people of the world . One of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th century , she led all her life serving the poorest of the poor . She was a ray of hope for many , including the aged , the destitute , the unemployed , the diseased , the terminally ill , and those abandoned by their families . Blessed with profound empathy , unwavering commitment and unshakable faith since young , she turned her back to the worldly pleasures and focussed on serving the mankind ever since she was 18 . After years of service as a teacher and mentor , Mother Teresa experienced a call within her religious call , which changed her course of life completely , making her what she is known as today . Founder of the Missionaries of Charity , with her fervent commitment and incredible organizational and managerial skills , she developed an international organization that aimed towards helping the impoverished . For her service to the humanity she was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 . She was canonised by Pope Francis on 4 September 2016 . Childhood & Early Life Born to Nikolle and Dranafile Bojaxhiu in Skopje , Mother Teresa was the youngest child of the Albanian couple . She was born on August 26 , 1919 and was baptized the following day as Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu , a date she considered her ‘true birthday’ . She received her First Communion when she was five and a half . Raised in a devoutly Catholic family , her father was an entrepreneur by profession . Her mother had a spiritual and religious bent of mind and was active participant in the local church activities . Sudden and tragic death of her father when she was eight years old left young Agnes disheartened . Despite facing financial crisis , Dranafile did not compromise on the upbringing of her children and raised them with utmost love , care and affection . Over the years , young Agnes grew extremely close to her mother . It was Dranafile’s firm belief and religious attitude that greatly influenced Agnes character and future vocation . A pious and compassionate woman , she instilled in Agnes a deep commitment to charity , which was further affirmed by her involvement in the Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart . Religious Calling As Agnes turned 18 , she found her true calling as a nun and left home for good to enrol herself at the Institute of the Blessed Mary Virgin , also called Sisters of Loreto , in Ireland . It was there that she first received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St Therese of Lisieux . After a year of training , Sister Mary Teresa came to India in 1929 and initiated her novitiate in Darjeeling , West Bengal , as a teacher at St Teresa’s School . She learned the local language of the state , Bengali . Sister Teresa took her first religious vows in May 1931 . Thereafter , she was assigned duty at the Loreto Entally community of Calcutta and taught at St Mary’s School . Six years later , on May 24 , 1937 , she took her Final Profession of Vows and with that acquired the name , which the world recognizes her with today , Mother Teresa . The next twenty years of her life , Mother Teresa dedicated to serving as a teacher at the St Mary’s School , graduating to the post of the principal in 1944 . Within the walls of the convent , Mother Teresa was known for her love , kindness , compassion and generosity . Her unflinching commitment to serving the society and mankind was

The Government of The Bahamas

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What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from The Bahamas?

The Government of The Bahamas Accessing the Fresh Start Programme The Fresh Start Programme is a youth employment skills training programme that provides job search skills and training to youth between the ages of 16 to 25 . Once enrolled in this programme , participants are exposed to relevant workplace experiences and instructions through a structured training and placement curriculum . The programme covers a variety of personal development and job search topics , geared to afford the young prospective professionals , with the resources , information and tools needed for successful employment and job retention . Acessing GIS Training Facility As the Government of The Bahamas technical focal point for GIS in The Bahamas , The Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems ( BNGIS ) Centre is charged with the responsibility of providing various training courses to Governmental Agencies . As such , the Centre has a Training Facility which can be used by all governmental agencies only . The Training Facility is fully equipped and can accommodate up to ten persons . The following is a list of amenities which are available : Ten high end computer systems . A training server all configured within a network environment . ESRI desktop GIS software is loaded on all systems . Internet connectivity is provided through the Government Wide Area Network ( GWAN ) which allows users internet access on all training systems , if required . An LCD Projector and projector screen . Instructors Training Laptop if required . Chart boards . APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A CITIZEN This application is for the following categories of persons applying for citizenship in The Bahamas : Former Belongers - persons who resided in The Bahamas at the time of Independence 10th July 1973 and would have one year to make an application for some form of status ; Persons born in The Bahamas after 9th JUly 1973 , to Non- Bahamian parents ( these persons would have to apply on their 18th birthday and before their 19th birthday ) ; Persons born legitimately to a Bahamian female married to a foreign spouse outside The Bahamas . To access this form your computer will need adobe pdf . Download adobe pdf free of charge here see attachment The Youth Leaders Certification Programme was designed to : Train , expose and sharpen the skills of present youth leaders in techniques and methods in your work . Provide training in leadership skills Assist youth leaders and youth workers in developing competencies necessary to effectively manage young people and Formulate basic concepts regarding the role of Youth organisation . This course is designed to cover a ten week period , comprising nice sessions , and a field study . Interested individuals may apply to the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture , Division of Youth to participate in the Certificate Programme . Application to Participate in Self-Start Programme The Government of the Bahamas believes in investing in young people and improving the quality of life through the combined efforts of hard work and dedication , a solid vision , and a helping hand . The Self-Starter Programme is a government funded grant-based programme to empower young Bahamian citizens , 18 to 30 years , seeking to establish or expand small businesses . It will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with a valid small business idea , self-employed and unemployed , with funding from BS $ 1000 to BS $ 5000 to acquire tools and supplies for their businesses . Funds will be paid directly to the supplier . The programme is managed by the Department of Youth , with an independent selection committee responsible for the selection process . Application to Purchase a Residential Govt . Lot The mandate of the minister responsible for housing is the encouragement of home ownership by person of low to moderate incomes . To this end the Department of Housing sells government lots to qualifying persons to facilitate the need for affordable land purchases . Application to Teach Summer Youth Programme The Ministry of Youth , Sports and Culture hosts several annual summer programmes . Each year , thousands of our young people are out of school for summer break . The Division of Youth , in collaboration with the Sports and Culture Divisions of the Ministry host a major four week fun-filled programme . Young persons between the ages of five to fifteen are engaged in organised , character building and dynamic programmes , based in schools and churches throughout New Providence and the Family Islands . The Ministry of Youth , Sports and Culture uses this as an

Herbert Marcuse (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Which philosopher wrote Eros and Civilization and One Dimensional Man?

Herbert Marcuse ( Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Herbert Marcuse First published Wed Dec 18 , 2013 Herbert Marcuse ( 1898–1979 ) was one of the most prominent members of the Frankfurt School or The Institute for Social Research ( Institute für Sozialforschung ) in Frankfurt am Main . The Frankfurt School was formed in 1922 but went into exile in the United States in the early 1930s during the reign of the Third Reich . Although most of his colleagues returned to Germany after the World War Two , Marcuse remained in the United States . The Frankfurt School has had an enormous impact on philosophy as well as social and political theory in the United States and around the world . In the 1960s Marcuse ascended to prominence and became one of the best known philosophers and social theorist in the world . He was often referred to as the Guru of the New Left ( a title which he rejected ) . During the late 1970s through the 1990s Marcuse 's popularity began to wane as he was eclipsed by second and third generation critical theorists , postmodernism , Rawlsian liberalism , and his former colleagues Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin . In recent years there has been a new surge of interest in Marcuse . 1 . Biography Herbert Marcuse was born on July 19 , 1898 in Berlin . His mother was born Gertrud Kreslawsky and his father was a well-off businessman , Carl Marcuse . According to Marcuse , his childhood was that of a typical German upper-middle class youth whose Jewish family was well integrated into German society ( Kellner 1984 : 13 ) . Marcuse 's formal education began at the Mommsen Gymnasium and continued at the Kaiserin-Augusta Gymnasium in Charlottenburg from 1911–1916 . In 1916 Marcuse was called to military duty . It was in the military where his political education began , although during this period his political involvement was brief . The experience of war and the German Revolution led Marcuse to a study of Marxism as he tried to understand “ the dynamics of capitalism and imperialism , as well as the failure of the German Revolution ” ( Kellner 1984 : 17 ) . Marcuse also wanted to learn more about socialism and the Marxian theory of revolution so that he may understand his own inability to identify with any of the major Left parties at that time ( Kellner 1984 : 17 ) . However , this study of Marxism would be brief . In 1918 Marcuse was released from military service . In 1919 he entered Humbolt University in Berlin and took courses for four semesters . In 1920 he transferred to Freiburg to concentrate on German literature and to take courses in philosophy , politics , and economics . This period of study culminated in a doctoral dissertation entitled Der deutsche Künstlerroman ( The German Artist-Novel ) , which was accepted in 1922 ( Kellner 1984 : 18 ) . This work would be the first in a life-long engagement with aesthetics for Marcuse . After the acceptance of his dissertation Marcuse returned to Berlin where “ his father provided him with an apartment and a share in a publishing and antiquarian book business ” ( Wiggershaus 1994 : 96 ) . Marcuse worked mainly as a catalogue researcher and bibliographer , and published a Schiller bibliography in 1925 ( Kellner 1984 : 32–33 ) . In 1924 Marcuse married his first wife , Sophie . While in Berlin Marcuse began reading Martin Heidegger 's newly published Being and Time with a friend in 1927 . Although Marcuse was already a student of philosophy , his interest in philosophy had remained second to his interest in German literature up to this point . The excitement caused by Being and Time would lead Marcuse to a life-long serious engagement with philosophy . According to Douglas Kellner , this move from a primary concern with art to a deeper engagement with philosophy suggests that Marcuse was a bit skeptical about the power of art as a “ cognitive source of knowledge and as an instrument of personal liberation and social change ” ( Kellner 1984 : 36–37 ) . The impact of Heidegger was so great that Marcuse returned to Freiburg in 1928 to study philosophy with Heidegger and Edmund Husserl . While in Freiburg Marcuse worked as Heidegger 's assistant and began work on his second dissertation , Hegel 's Ontologie und die Grundlegung einer Theorie der Geschichtlichkeit ( Hegel 's Ontology and the Theory of Historicity ) ( 1932 [ 1987 ] ) . Although this dissertation was never approved

Registration of Ownership Tranfer - Motor Traffic

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What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Sri Lanka?

Registration of Ownership Tranfer Registration of Ownership Tranfer Registration of Ownership Tranfer Procedure to be followed in Ownership Transfers Obtain the relevant form set containing MTA 6 and MTA 8 forms either from Department of Motor Traffic , District /Divisional Secretariats or the Department ’ s Web site . There are 04 copies of MTA 6 A , A1 , B and B1 and 02 copies of MTA 8 C and C1 respectively . All copies of MTA 6 shall be completed by the Current registered owner of the vehicle . The current registered owner shall keep the A and A1 copies of the application and handover the rest to the new owner of the Vehicle The current registered owner shall send through the registered post or hand deliver the Copy A of MTA6 to the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic and keep the copy A1 . The new owner may handover the duly completed copy B of MTA 6 and copy C of MTA 8 to the relevant Vehicle Transfer section of the Department of Motor Traffic and shall obtain the CMT 52 receipt . The new owner shall keep the copy B1 of MTA 6 and copy C1 of MTA 8 . The applications with other relevant supporting documents could be handed over at the Normal service counters of the relevant transfer branches of the Department of Motor Traffic , Colombo 05 or a district office of Motor Traffic or the relevant Divisional Secretariat between 9.00 am to 2.00 pm on week days . One Day Transfer Service The applicants could obtain the one day transfer service only if the following requirements are met . This service could only be obtained at Department of Motor Traffic ’ s Head office . For the One Day Service ; The transferee shall be present at the department and hand over the relevant documents to the one day service counter after verifying his/her identity , between 9.00 am to 12.00 noon on week days . However if the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge of the transfer branch satisfies with the documents submitted and the other details the one day service could still be obtained even by an agent of the transferee . Once a one day transfer is obtained , within 06 months period another one day transfer will not be allowed . However the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge of the transfer branch could provide the one day service facility in such a situation if he/she is satisfied with the available information and documents to confirm that there is no any objection on the transfer . The Certificate of Registration shall be Original ( First Copy ) . However the one day service could be offered even for a Duplicate Certificate of Registration if the Deputy/Assist Commissioner in charge is satisfied with the available information . The Deputy/Assist Commissioner has the authority to allow the transfers between blood relations and transfers where transferor and transferee are of a same address through one day service after getting statements from the relevant parties . For a property of Vihara and Devalayas the non-objection letter of the Commissioner-Buddhist Affairs shall be provided . Vehicles of State or Statutory Boards will not be transferred under the One day Service . Shall not be Transfers of Deceased owners , Change of Particulars of Certificate of Registration or Obtaining a Duplicate of the Certificate of Registration . Only one transfer is allowed when it is between two personnel and in the case of obtaining a mortgage or lease maximum of 03 transfers are allowed . In case of Registered Vehicle Owner is present , the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge could issue a Duplicate of the Certificate of Registration through one day service if he/she is satisfied with the details presented . The Transferor will be informed through registered post after an every one day transfer . The Following Services could be obtained through one day Service Ownership Transfers ( which Satisfy the above conditions ) Registration of Absolute Ownership Change of particulars , only if the officer in charge is satisfied with the information provided . Copy B of MTA 6 Copy C of MTA 8 If the transferor or transferee is a limited liability company the applications shall be signed and stamped with an embossed seal . If it is not using an embossed seal it shall be clearly stated in a letter written on a company letter head . If the transferor is a partnership then the consent of the other partners shall be

IMDb: East of Eden (1955)

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Who directed the movie East of Eden?

East of Eden ( 1955 ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error A wilful young man contends against his brother for the attention of their religious father while reconnecting with his estranged mother and falling for his brother 's girlfriend . Director : From $ 2.00 ( SD ) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 25 titles created 23 Jul 2012 a list of 43 titles created 26 Nov 2013 a list of 25 titles created 26 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 29 Jan 2014 a list of 30 titles created 02 Sep 2015 Title : East of Eden ( 1955 ) 8/10 Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . Won 1 Oscar . Another 12 wins & 10 nominations . See more awards » Videos A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town , finding friends and enemies . Director : Nicholas Ray Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates . Director : George Stevens Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her . Director : Elia Kazan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X Brick , an alcoholic ex-football player , drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife , Maggie . His reunion with his father , Big Daddy , who is dying of cancer , jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son . Director : Richard Brooks An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses . Director : Elia Kazan Edit Storyline In the Salinas Valley , in and around World War I , Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam . Cal is frustrated at every turn , from his reaction to the war , to how to get ahead in business and in life , to how to relate to estranged mother . Written by Ed Stephan < stephan @ cc.wwu.edu > The searing classic of paradise lost . See more » Genres : Rated PG for thematic elements and some violent content | See all certifications » Parents Guide : 10 April 1955 ( USA ) See more » Also Known As : John Steinbeck 's East of Eden See more » Filming Locations : Mono ( Perspecta Sound encoding ) ( 35 mm optical prints ) | 4-Track Stereo ( 35 mm magnetic prints ) ( RCA Sound Recording ) Color : Did You Know ? Trivia Elia Kazan , in his autobiography `` A Life '' ( 1988 ) , said that Raymond Massey came to despise James Dean . Kazan did nothing to dispel the tension between the two , as it was so right for their characters in the film . See more » Goofs The film is set in 1917 , but the hairstyles of both Cal and Aron are both obviously contemporary hairstyles of young men in the 1950s . See more » Quotes Adam Trask : [ Adam gives Cal the bible to read ] Start at the fifth verse . Verse 5 . Cal Trask : [ Cal begins to read ... ] `` I acknowledge my sin unto thee , and mine iniquity have I not hid . I said , I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin . Selah . '' Cal Trask : [ he continues ] Six ... Adam Trask : And I suggest a little slower , Cal . And you do n't have to read the verse numbers . Cal Trask : [ Cal continues on ] `` For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee . And surely in the floods of great waters they ... [ ... ] See

Count Basie Theatre : William "Count" Basie Bio

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In which year did Count Basie die?

Count Basie Theatre : William `` Count '' Basie Bio William `` Count '' Basie Bio William `` Count '' Basie ( 1904-1984 ) Even though the title of one of his band 's most famous tunes , `` The Kid from Red Bank , '' should have been a tip-off , many jazz enthusiasts assume that Count Basie was a native of Kansas City , because that 's where he and his band first rose to national prominence . In reality , William Basie was born in Red Bank , to Harvey Lee Basie and Lilly Ann Childs Basie on August 21 , 1904 , in their home on Mechanic Street in Red Bank , NJ . A Young Count Basie Starts Making Music on the Jersey Shore Harvey Lee Basie was a coachman and caretaker , and Lilly Ann Childs Basie was a laundress , taking in washing and ironing . A brother , James , died when William was a young boy . The family always owned a piano , and Lilly Ann paid twenty-five cents per lesson to a Miss Vandevere to teach William to play . In addition to assisting both parents with their work , William would also do chores at the Palace Theater in Red Bank so that he could get in for free . Projectionist George Ruth taught him to rewind the movie reels , switch between projectors , and operate the spotlight for the vaudeville shows . One day , the Palace 's house piano player was unable to work . Basie offered to fill in , but the manager declined . The young Basie then waited for the film to start , crept into the orchestra pit , and accompanied the film anyway . He was invited back to play the evening show . Basie also went to the Lyric Theatre in Red Bank , just to hear the organ played by Harold LaRos , a local music appreciation teacher . Basie would later trace his life-long interest in the organ ( which he never did get to play ) , back to those days . William Basie did not start out to be a piano player . In fact , his first love was the drums , and his father even purchased a trap kit for him . However , his ambitions in that direction were forever erased after hearing Sonny Greer , another young drummer from nearby Long Branch . Greer , who would later go on to fame as the drummer for the Duke Ellington Orchestra , was already so obviously superior that Basie made a hasty retreat to the piano . Basie Hits the Asbury Park Music Scene As a piano and drums duo , William Basie & Sonny Greer won first place in an Asbury Park piano competition . Decades later , on an August morning in 1958 , the two would be among fifty-seven musicians photographed on the stoop of a Harlem , New York brownstone by Art Kane to accompany an Esquire magazine article on the `` Golden Age of Jazz . '' The result of Kane 's first professional shoot , the photograph itself would later become as famous as the subjects it depicted , and the subject of a documentary film , `` A Great Day in Harlem . '' An interactive version of Art Kane 's `` Great Day in Harlem '' photograph can be found at harlem.org , which allows the user to click on each musician pictured for a brief bio and links to more detailed sites . Basie quit high school after his junior year - a decision he would later call his worst mistake - and moved to Asbury Park with friend and sax player Elmer Williams . Both had been gigging steadily in the area , and their plan was to seek permanent work as musicians . They soon returned to Red Bank after discovering that autumn was a bad time of year for work in a resort town . However , they returned successfully to Asbury the following summer . 1924-1927 - On The Road In 1924 , Basie moved to New York City . In New York Basie met and was influenced by the great stride pianists James P. Johnson and Fats Waller , and before he was even twenty years old he was touring as a pianist and accompanist on the Columbia Wheel and TOBA vaudeville circuits . This experience as a supporting musician would later prove invaluable to his career as a band leader . In the history of jazz , there have been few band leaders as savvy and generous as Basie about allowing his fellow musicians

"Hart Crane. The Bridge" / Frasconi, 59. | Library of Congress

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Which bridge is the subject of Hart Crane's The bridge?

`` Hart Crane . The Bridge '' / Frasconi , 59 . | Library of Congress `` Hart Crane . The Bridge '' / Frasconi , 59 . [ digital file from b & w film copy neg. ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress . About this Item `` Hart Crane . The Bridge '' / Frasconi , 59 . Summary Print shows a view of the Brooklyn Bridge above an excerpt from the poem by Hart Crane . Contributor Names - Brooklyn Bridge ( New York , N.Y. ) -- 1950-1960 Format Headings - Title and other information from Beall . - Edition 4/15 . - Signed and dated in pencil . - Not in Cleveland . - American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall ... Baltimore : John Hopkins Press , 1970 , p. 157 . - Purchase ; Pennell fund . 1 print : woodcut , color ; 69 x 39.5 cm . Call Number/Physical Location FP - XX - F837 , no . 29 ( D size ) [ P & P ] Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington , D.C. 20540 USA Digital Id Library of Congress Control Number 2003664483 LC-USZ62-137279 ( b & w film copy neg . ) Rights Advisory Rights status not evaluated . For general information see `` Copyright and Other Restrictions ... '' ( http : //lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html ) Online Format Rights & Access Rights assessment is your responsibility . The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections . Therefore , it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and can not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material . Ultimately , it is the researcher 's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library 's collections . For information about reproducing , publishing , and citing material from this collection , as well as access to the original items , see : Fine Print Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources . Rights Advisory : Rights status not evaluated . For general information see `` Copyright and Other Restrictions ... '' ( http : //lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html ) Reproduction Number : LC-USZ62-137279 ( b & w film copy neg . ) Call Number : FP - XX - F837 , no . 29 ( D size ) [ P & P ] Access Advisory : -- - Obtaining Copies If an image is displaying , you can download it yourself . ( Some images display only as thumbnails outside the Library of Congress because of rights considerations , but you have access to larger size images on site . ) Alternatively , you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services . If a digital image is displaying : The qualities of the digital image partially depend on whether it was made from the original or an intermediate such as a copy negative or transparency . If the Reproduction Number field above includes a reproduction number that starts with LC-DIG ... , then there is a digital image that was made directly from the original and is of sufficient resolution for most publication purposes . If there is information listed in the Reproduction Number field above : You can use the reproduction number to purchase a copy from Duplication Services . It will be made from the source listed in the parentheses after the number . If only black-and-white ( `` b & w '' ) sources are listed and you desire a copy showing color or tint ( assuming the original has any ) , you can generally purchase a quality copy of the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog record ( `` About This Item '' ) with your request . If there is no information listed in the Reproduction Number field above : You can generally purchase a quality copy through Duplication Services . Cite the Call Number listed above and include the catalog record ( `` About This Item '' ) with your request . Price lists , contact information , and order forms are available on the Duplication Services Web site . Access

Richard Harris is King Arthur - Camelot - YouTube

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Which musical featured the song How To Handle A Woman?

Richard Harris is King Arthur - Camelot - YouTube Richard Harris is King Arthur - Camelot Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Uploaded on Jan 21 , 2012 Merlin 's advice on how to handle a woman 1967 Warner Musical Lerner & Loewe Screenplay and music Category

The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player - Gammons Daily

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In which decade of the 20th century was Alec Baldwin born?

The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player - GammonsDaily.com You are here : Home / Billy-Ball / The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player January 6 , 2016 by Bill Chuck 1 Comment Junior Griffey played from April 3 , 1989 to May 31 , 2010 Playing in the major leagues in four different decades requires luck , skill , health , luck , durability , and did I mention luck ? The likelihood of playing in four different decades if your career started in 1983 is very slim , but it is much greater when your career began in 1989 like Ken Griffey ‘ s did and that ’ s why Junior is the latest four-decade player entering the Hall of Fame . Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com , we can track four-decade players . I mention BR now because if there are people paying attention , is there any way we can get it ’ s founder Sean Forman into the Hall ? Like Bill James ( who also deserves consideration ) , Sean has revolutionized the sport . Four Decades in the Majors 1980s-2010s Jamie Moyer ( 1986-2012 ) – retired at 49 Ken Griffey , Jr. ( 1989-2010 ) – Hall of Famer , began and ended his career with the Mariners Omar Vizquel ( 1989-2012 ) – played for six different clubs 1970s-2000s Rickey Henderson ( 1979-2003 ) – Hall of Famer , in his final season he was 3-3 in steals Mike Morgan ( 1978-2002 ) – played for 12 different clubs Jesse Orosco ( 1979-2003 ) – no one appeared in more games on the mound ( 1252 ) Tim Raines ( 1979-2002 ) – Rock stole 454 bases from 1981-86 , could he be the second on this list to enter the Hall in 2016 ? 1960s-1990s Bill Buckner ( 1969-1990 ) – there is so much more to his celebrated career Rick Dempsey ( 1969-1992 ) – the most fun player on this list during rain delays Carlton Fisk ( 1969-1993 ) – Hall of Famer , # 27 with the Red Sox , # 72 with the White Sox Jerry Reuss ( 1969-1990 ) – played for eight different clubs Nolan Ryan ( 1966-1993 ) – Hall of Famer , no pitcher ever recorded more than his 5714 whiffs 1950s-1980s Jim Kaat ( 1959-1983 ) – Kitty won a Gold Glove 16 consecutive times Tim McCarver ( 1959-1980 ) – recipient of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting , which should be the Vin Scully Award Willie McCovey ( 1959-1980 ) – Hall of Famer , began and ended his career with the Giants Minnie Minoso ( 1949-1980 ) – Orestes and Nick Altrock are the only players to play in five decades 1940s-1970s Minnie Minoso ( 1949-1980 ) – Minnie played three games in 1976 at age 50 and had two AB in 1980 at 54 . 1930s-1960s Mickey Vernon ( 1939-1960 ) – started with the Washington Senators and when he retired , he managed the team Ted Williams ( 1939-1960 ) – Hall of Famer , played his entire career with the Red Sox and rumor has it that he homered in his last AB Early Wynn ( 1939-1963 ) – Hall of Famer born on January 6 , 1920 1920s-1950s Bobo Newsom ( 1929-1953 ) – Bobo lost 20 games in a season three times 1910s-1940s None 1900s-1930s Nick Altrock ( 1898-1933 ) – Nick became a five-timer when he pinch hit in 1931 and 1933 at ages 54 and 56 Eddie Collins ( 1906-1930 ) – Hall of Famer who went to Washington Irving HS in Tarrytown , NY , just down the road from me Jack Quinn ( 1909-1933 ) – he still appeared in 14 games at age 49 in his final season ; the year before he pitched in 42 games 1890s-1920s Nick Altrock ( 1898-1933 ) – Nick pitched two innings in 1924 at age 47 , his only appearance in the Roaring Twenties 1880s-1910s Kid Gleason ( 1888-1912 ) – went 1-2 in 1912 at age 45 when he was no longer a Kid Deacon McGuire ( 1884-1912 ) – went 1-2 in 1912 at age 48 but was still a Deacon Jack O ’ Connor ( 1887-1910 ) – played for the Spiders , Solons , Pirates , Browns , Perfectos ; only the Pirates are still around Jack Ryan

Facts for Kids: Cree Indians (Crees)

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In which state do most Cree Indians live in the USA?

Facts for Kids : Cree Indians ( Crees ) Cree families past ... ... and present How do you pronounce the word `` Cree '' ? What does it mean ? Cree is pronounced to rhyme with the English word `` see . '' It 's a shortened form of the French word for the tribe , Kristeneaux , but it 's not clear where that word came from . It may have been a French mispronunciation of a Cree clan name ( Kenistenoag ) or a Cree mispronunciation of the French word for `` Christian '' ( Chr�tien . ) In their own language the Crees call themselves Iyiniwok or Ininiwok , meaning `` the people , '' or Nehiyawok , `` speakers of the Cree language . '' Where do the Crees live ? The Cree tribe is one of the largest American Indian groups in North America . There are 200,000 Cree people today living in communities throughout Canada and in parts of the northern United States ( North Dakota and Montana ) . Here is a map showing the traditional territories of the Cree and some of their neighbors . There are also more than 100,000 Metis people in Canada . Many Metis people descend from Cree Indians and French Canadian voyageurs . Are the Woodland Cree and Plains Cree two different tribes ? No , those are just English names that describe how different Cree bands lived . Cree Indians from prairie regions , especially in southern Manitoba and Alberta , are often known as the Plains Cree . Cree Indians who live in the forested land further to the north and east are often known as the Woodland Cree . Woodland and Plains Cree people share the same language and customs , but they had some differences in traditional lifestyle based on their environment . For example , the Woodland Crees built houses out of birchbark , but the Plains Crees built teepees out of buffalo hide . How is the Cree Indian nation organized ? Peguis Cree Flag Each Cree community lives on its own reserve ( or reservation , in the United States . ) Reserves are lands that belong to the Crees and are under their control . Cree Indian bands are called First Nations in Canada and tribes in the United States . Each Cree tribe or First Nation is politically independent and has its own government , laws , police , and services , just like a small country . Some Cree nations have also formed coalitions to address common problems . The political leader of a Cree band is called a chief ( okimahkan in the Cree language . ) In the past , Cree chiefs were men who had distinguished themselves in war . Today chiefs can be men or women , and they are elected in most Cree bands , just like mayors and governors . What language do the Crees speak ? Most Cree people speak English or French , but some of them also speak their native Cree language . Cree is a musical language that has complicated verbs with many parts . If you 'd like to know some easy Cree words , tansi ( pronounced tahn-see ) is a friendly greeting and mahti ( pronounced mah-tee ) means `` please . '' You can also listen to a 13-year-old Cree girl singing `` O Canada '' in the Cree language here and read a Cree picture dictionary here . What was Cree culture like in the past ? What is it like now ? There are many different Cree bands , but the Mistissini Cree of Quebec have an especially informative website , where you can learn about Cree culture and history and view plenty of photographs . Sponsored Links Cree boys playing darts They do the same things all children do -- play with each other , go to school and help around the house . Many Cree children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers . In the past , Indian kids had more chores and less time to play , just like colonial children . But Cree kids did have dolls and toys to play with , and older boys liked to play games like lacrosse . Cree Indian mothers , like many Native Americans , traditionally carried their babies in cradleboards on their backs . Here is a website with Native American cradleboard pictures . What were Cree men and women 's roles ? Cree men were hunters and fishermen , and they sometimes went to war to protect their families . Cree women took care

"Happy Days" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb

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Out of 11 series of prime time seasons how many times did Happy days make the Nielsen Top Twenty?

`` Happy Days '' Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 49 out of 60 people found the following review useful : Note to Joel S. , The Fonz WAS Cool ! from Toronto , Ontario , Canada 28 August 2004 I do n't know what Joel S. was watching when he was making comments about Fonzie being a loser . Fonzie was supposed to be older than the rest of the gang , but not by that many years . Perhaps it was because Henry Winkler was older than the rest of the cast that he looked , as you said , twenty years older . Fonzie never dated high school girls . He knew they were too young for him . He had morals . Fonzie being an illiterate high school drop-out ? I do n't know where you got that from . Fonzie had dropped out of high school when the show started , but one of plot points of the episode where Richie graduated high school was that Fonzie revealed that he 'd been secretly going to night school to earn his high school diploma . He graduated with the rest of the gang . Fonzie living above the Cunningham 's garage . That was because he 'd given up his own apartment to his grandmother after she 'd been forced to leave her own place . He stayed above the garage for so long because he loved he Cunninghams like his own family . He essentially was a part of the family . In the last season , he did move out into a regular apartment . In the last episode he bought a house so that he would be allowed to adopt an orphaned boy he 'd befriended . Gee ... buying a house so you can provide a good home and be a good parent ? Does n't sound like a loser . As well , Fonzie also worked several jobs at once . He was ( or became ) the owner of the garage he worked at . When Arnold 's burned down , he put up money to help Al rebuild and became the part-owner . Then , he started teaching shop class at Jefferson High . He later went to a tough school and became the Dean of Boys , so he could help kids who needed guidance . So , I think Fonzie was a cool character not because of his leather jacket , or motorcycle , or his prowess with girls . I think he was cool because he was a good person who was always willing to help a friend in need . Did you ever see the episode where Al wants to go down to Alabama to join a Civil Rights march ? ( This was a later episode when the time was the 1960 's ) . Fonzie is concerned about Al 's safety and goes with him to look out for him . Fonzie joins Al and a young African-American man in a sit-in at a diner . That does n't sound like something a loser would do . Was the above review useful to you ? 29 out of 36 people found the following review useful : A Classic Like a '57 Chevy from Los Angeles , California 19 June 2003 This was one of the greatest shows of the 1970 's . Many people think of it as a simple comedy , but in the early years the series tackled some serious issues such as racism and nuclear war . The strength of the show was the friendship between Richie and Fonzie . The chemistry between Ron Howard and Henry Winkler made this show a classic . Unfortunately , after Howard left , they tried to keep the show going by focusing on Joanie and Chachi and that was when the show began to go downhill . However , just ignore the final years of the show and pay attention to the early years . Was the above review useful to you ? 24 out of 33 people found the following review useful : Really good show from the 70s .... less so in the 80s ... from United States 3 February 2005 I remember when this show was King , c. '76 or so , Tuesdays at 8pm . It was one of those shows that you watched faithfully , got into the characters , jokes , knew the punchlines beforehand every time , and talked about the day after w/ friends .

SparkNotes: Watership Down: Context

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Who wrote the novel Watership Down?

SparkNotes : Watership Down : Context Watership Down Table of Contents Plot Overview Richard Adams was born in Newbury , Berkshire , England , in 1920 . He served in the British Army from 1940 through 1946 , during World War II . In 1948 Adams received a mater 's degree from Worcester College at Oxford University . He worked as a civil servant from 1948 to 1974 , and since 1974 has been a fulltime author . Adams wrote his first novel , Watership Down , while still a civil servant in 1972 . The novel won him the Carnegie Medal and was a large success in England , but did not bring him true fame until it was widely heralded in the United States . Adams has written several other novels , including Shardik ( 1974 ) , The Plague Dogs ( 1977 ) , and Traveller ( 1988 ) . In 1991 , he published an autobiography , The Day Gone By , and five years later published the sequel to Watership Down , entitled Tales From Watership Down ( 1996 ) . Watership Down has remained Adams 's most successful novel , popular with both adults and children . Although several of his other books have sold well , none of them has ever come close to reaching the critical acclaim of Watership Down . Adams is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts . Much of Watership Down takes place in the area where Richard Adams grew up . The detailed descriptions of the natural world in which the rabbits live , therefore , stem from his actual experiences . Adams has seen the places that he writes about ; although the novel is fantasy , it is geographically accurate . Watership Down has been viewed as a statement about nature , an attempt to give us a glimpse into the beautiful yet removed world of the woods and grasslands . Humankind destroys animals ' environments at a frightening rate , and yet does so without any real knowledge of what it is doing . Adams presents rabbits as intelligent , caring , feeling creatures who undergo many trials and misfortunes for the sole purpose of finding a home where they can leave out their lives . The book often carries a tone that suggests that humanity has lost something it used to have—the ability to live free , as the rabbits do . The notion that people should live as a part of nature rather than apart from nature is a strong undercurrent that flows through much of the work . Indeed , the novel 's popularity stems not just from the enjoyable story itself , but also from the societal implications that can easily be found in it . At times , Watership Down is almost pleading in tone , suggesting that we still have time to stop our destruction of animals ' homes before it is too late—an idea that appeals to many . However , the novel is not simply a message about the way we should treat animals . It is also a story about life , as the rabbits ' lives in the rabbit warrens bring up many strong parallels to human societies . However Watership Down is read—as a political , social , or environmental critique or simply as a book about the search for a home and life—it is undoubtedly greatly influenced by the state of the natural world in the twentieth century and the role that humanity must play within that world .

Robert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com

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Who was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 - 1991?

Robert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com prime minister of Australia Alternative Titles : Bob Hawke , Robert James Lee Hawke Robert Hawke Robert Hawke , in full Robert James Lee Hawke , byname Bob Hawke ( born Dec. 9 , 1929 , Bordertown , S.Aus. , Australia ) , Australian labour leader and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991 . Robert Hawke , 1987 . James Pozarik/Gamma Liaison After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law , Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar . He was briefly an economics researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra and in 1958 joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions ( ACTU ) , the umbrella organization of the country ’ s tightly organized labour movement . As president of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980 , Hawke proved to be a brilliant trade-union official , getting favourable settlements for the unions before Australia ’ s arbitration commissions . Hawke had also joined the Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) as a student , and he rose through the ranks to serve as the party ’ s national president from 1973 to 1978 . By the time he successfully ran for Parliament in 1980 as a Labor candidate , Hawke already enjoyed immense national popularity . In February 1983 Hawke was elected leader of the ALP , and in the elections held the following month he led his party to a landslide victory over the Liberal Party , becoming prime minister of Australia . As prime minister , Hawke achieved greater industrial harmony by instituting a unified wage accord among Australia ’ s fractious labour unions . He also was able to lower the rate of inflation , and he continued to maintain close relations with the United States . Hawke was reelected prime minister in the elections he had called for December 1984 . The Labor Party maintained its electoral majority in the 1987 elections , but because of a worsening economy his parliamentary majority was considerably reduced in the 1990 election , and he resigned in December 1991 . Learn More in these related articles :

Kariba Dam - Zambia Tourism Board

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On which river was the Kariba Dam built?

History of the Building of Lake Kariba Shiwa Ngandu History of the Building of Lake Kariba You are here : Homepage > What to see > Vast Lakes > Lake Kariba > History of the Building of Lake Kariba The dam was an initiative of the Federation existing at the time between British ruled Northern and Southern Rhodesia ( now Zambia and Zimbabwe ) and Nyasaland ( Malawi ) . To dam the great Zambezi floodplain was in many ways a hopeful leap into the future . Vast areas of forest and scrub would be inundated . Literally thousands of wild animals would lose their habitats and , more importantly , the local villages would have to be relocated . Analysis of the economic advantages convinced the authorities that the ultimate benefit to the people would outweigh the loss of wildlife and disturbance to people ’ s lives . The vegetation was strip cleared and burnt , making the lake rich in chemicals from the fired wood and the considerable number of remaining trees provided an essential habitat for many creatures that found their way into the lake . Building the dam wall began in the late 1950s . Well over a million cubic metres of concrete was poured into the 36.6 metre high wall with a thickness of over twenty four metres to sustain the pressure of nearly ten million litres of water passing through the spillway each second . At the end of 1958 , the sluice gates were closed and in 1963 the maximum level was reached . The Zambezi River rises in north western Zambia and its catchment area covers 1 352 000 square kilometers and eight countries , namely Angola , Botswana , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe . It enters the Indian Ocean in Mozambique at Quelimane . It flows for some 2 650 kilometers from its source to the Indian Ocean . It is the fourth largest river in Africa flowing into the Indian Ocean . Kariba Dam is located approximately halfway down the Zambezi River . The Electricity Supply Commission instigated an investigation for possible hydroelectric schemes to be situated at kariba and in 1941 funds were allocated . As a result of this survey , a river gauging station was set up at chirundu as well as at a campsite 25 kilometers downstream from the present dam wall . Both Southern Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe ) and Northern Rhodesia ( Zambia ) were in contention as it was thought that the Kafue River Gorge site in Northern Rhodesia was preferable to kariba . The matter was solved in 1951 by a board of experts known as “ the Panel ” who all agreed that the dam be built on the Zambezi River , at the Kariba Gorge site . In August 1955 , the then Federal Government of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ( Zambia , Zimbabwe and Malawi ) called for tenders for the construction of the wall and power station was awarded to the Italian consortium Impresit on 16 July 1956 Kariba Dam was designed by the French engineer and inventor Andre Coyne . A specialist in “ arch dams ” , he personally designed over 55 dams , Kariba being one of them . Nyaminyami The name Kariba ( Kariva – meaning trap ) refers to a rock which thrust out of the swirling water at the entrance to the gorge close to the dam wall site , now buried more than a hundred feet below the water surface . In many legends , this rock was regarded as the home of the great River god Nyaminyami , who caused anyone who ventured near to be sucked down for ever into the depths of the river . When the valley people heard they were to be moved from their tribal lands and the great Zambezi River blocked , they believed it would anger the river god so much that he would cause the water to boil and destroy the white man ’ s bridge with floods . In 1957 , a year into the building of the dam , the river rose to flood level , pumping through the gorge with immense power , destroying some equipment and the access roads . The odds against another flood occurring the following year were about a thousand to one – but flood it did – three metres higher than the previous year . This time destroying the access bridge , the coffer dam and parts of the main wall . Nyaminyami had made good his threat . He had recaptured the

Diana Ross - Actress, Singer - Biography.com

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Detroit born Diana Earle became famous under which name?

Diana Ross - Actress , Singer - Biography.com Diana Ross Singer and actress Diana Ross was part of the 1960s pop/soul trio the Supremes before embarking on a successful solo career , also starring in such films as 'Lady Sings the Blues ' and 'The Wiz . ' IN THESE GROUPS Famous Singers Synopsis Diana Ross was born on March 26 , 1944 , in Detroit , Michigan . She began singing with friends as a teenager , and eventually formed the groundbreaking 1960s trio the Supremes , going on to have hits like `` Come See About Me '' and `` You Ca n't Hurry Love . '' Ross left for a solo career in 1969 , later reaching No . 1 with hits like `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' and `` Love Hangover . '' She starred in the films Mahogany and Lady Sings the Blues as well , earning an Oscar nomination for the latter . Despite personal and professional ups and downs , Ross has withstood the test of time as a performer with a career that spans more than four decades . The Supremes Diane Earnestine Earle Ross was born on March 26 , 1944 , in Detroit , Michigan . Developing a reputation as an accomplished performer , Ross began singing in the group the Primettes with friends Mary Wilson , Florence Ballard and Barbara Martin as a teenager . Martin eventually dropped out , but the remaining members of the group went on to become the internationally successful 1960s R & B and pop trio , the Supremes ( later named Diana Ross and the Supremes ) . Signed to Motown Records by famed producer and label founder Berry Gordy Jr. , in 1961 the Supremes scored their first No . 1 hit with `` Where Did Our Love Go ? '' ( 1964 ) . The trio then broke music records by having a streak of four additional singles top the charts— '' Baby Love '' ( 1964 ) , `` Come See About Me '' ( 1964 ) `` Stop ! In the Name of Love '' ( 1965 ) and `` Back in My Arms Again '' ( 1965 ) —thus becoming the first U.S. group ever to have five songs in a row reach No 1 . In all the group scored a monumental 12 No . 1 hits , including `` I Hear a Symphony '' ( 1965 ) , `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' ( 1966 ) , `` The Happening '' ( 1967 ) , `` Love Child '' ( 1968 ) and `` Someday We 'll Be Together '' ( 1969 ) . They thus established a phenomenal record , becoming the American vocal group with the most Billboard chart toppers in history . Music and Film Star Ross left the Supremes for a solo career in 1969 and continued to be a musical mainstay the following year with the Top 20 `` Reach Out and Touch Somebody 's Hand '' and the No . 1 `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough . '' In 1972 , she branched out into acting and starred in the Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues . While the film received somewhat mixed reviews , Ross 's performance garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . The Blues soundtrack was a huge success and helped spurn new interest in Holiday as well . Ross went on to star in the films Mahogany ( 1975 ) , co-starring Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Perkins , and The Wiz ( 1978 ) . Among an array of albums , other hit songs for Ross from the 1970s included `` Touch Me in the Morning '' ( 1973 ) , `` Theme From Mahogany ( Do You Know Where You 're Going To ) '' ( 1976 ) and sensual dance classic `` Love Hangover '' ( 1976 ) , with all three tracks reaching No . 1 on the pop charts . 'Upside Down ' and 'Muscles ' The next decade started out on a strong note for Ross with the Nile Rodgers -produced , platinum-selling album Diana ( 1980 ) , featuring the No . 1 hit `` Upside Down '' as well as Top 5 track `` I 'm Coming Out . '' She had another top 10 single with `` It 's My Turn '' and then reached No . 1 again , this time with Lionel Richie on the 1981 duet `` Endless Love , '' from the film of the same name . On her new record label RCA , Ross

The story behind Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"

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Who wrote God Bless America?

The story behind Irving Berlin 's `` God Bless America '' Lydia Hutchinson | May 11 , 2014 | 14 Comments “ I ’ d like to write a great peace song , ” Irving Berlin told a journalist in 1938 , “ but it ’ s hard to do , because you have trouble dramatizing peace . ” Years before John Lennon or Bob Dylan were even born , Berlin took up the challenge of penning an anthem that would inspire his fellow men to live in harmony . As America ’ s most successful songwriter , the 50-year-old Berlin had already lived through one world war , and with the rise of Nazi Germany , he knew a second was brewing . He recalled , “ I worked for a while on a song called ‘ Thanks America , ’ but I didn ’ t like it . I tried again with a song called ‘ Let ’ s Talk About Liberty , ’ but I didn ’ t get very far . It was too much like making a speech to music . It then occurred to me to reexamine an old song of mine , ‘ God Bless America . ’ ” Berlin ’ s practice of “ going to the trunk , ” where he squirreled away every verse , chorus and half-finished idea he ever wrote , often got him out of songwriting jams . He ’ d come up with “ God Bless America ” in 1918 , while serving in the Army at Camp Upton in Yaphank , N.Y . It was intended for a military revue called Yip Yip Yaphank . His musical secretary Harry Ruby remembered , “ There were so many patriotic songs coming out at the time . Every songwriter was pouring them out . I said , ‘ Geez , another one ? ’ ” Berlin decided Ruby was right , calling the song “ just a little sticky. ” He cut it from the score , stashing it away in his trunk . Two decades later , Berlin saw new hope in the old tune . “ I had to make one or two changes in the lyrics , and they in turn led me to a slight change and improvement in the melody , one line in particular . The original ran : ‘ Stand beside her and guide her to the right with a light from above. ’ In 1918 , the phrase ‘ to the right ’ had no political significance , as it has now . So for obvious reasons , I changed the phrase to ‘ Through the night with a light from above . ’ ” Pleased with the revamped song—he packed a lot into its compact five-line frame—Irving searched for the right singer to introduce it . Kate Smith was 200 pounds of wholesome country girl goodness , a vaudeville singer who ’ d entertained WWI troops when she was 8 years old and gone on to host her own CBS radio show , with millions of devoted listeners . On Nov. 11 , 1938 , Smith sang “ God Bless America ” as part of her Armistice Day broadcast ( anniversary of the end of WWI ) . The song tapped into the national psyche , offering a kind of collective prayer for the unease over impending war . Within days , it was being hailed as the new national anthem . Sheet music flew off the shelves . Smith was booked for personal appearances , including major league baseball games and the 1939 World ’ s Fair . School bands played the song relentlessly . Without any hype or plugging , Berlin ’ s anthem became a sensation . In 1940 , both the Republican and Democratic parties adopted the song as their theme . Realizing that it would look improper to collect royalties on a patriotic ode , Berlin established a trust , the God Bless America Fund , which distributed all proceeds to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America . The song wasn ’ t without its critics . Certain Democrats called the song jingoistic , questioning why God should bless America and no other country , and what about separation of church and state ? Others griped about Berlin ’ s pedigree . As a Russian Jew who immigrated to the U.S. in 1893 , why should he speak for America ? A prominent pastor in New York , Edgar Franklin Romig , grabbed headlines by calling the song a “ specious substitute for religion . ” One songwriter who didn ’ t like Berlin ’ s anthem was

Sean Penn - Biography - IMDb

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What was Sean Penn's first movie?

Sean Penn - Biography - IMDb Sean Penn Biography Showing all 134 items Jump to : Overview ( 3 ) | Mini Bio ( 1 ) | Spouse ( 2 ) | Trade Mark ( 4 ) | Trivia ( 84 ) | Personal Quotes ( 36 ) | Salary ( 4 ) Overview ( 3 ) 5' 8 '' ( 1.73 m ) Mini Bio ( 1 ) Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work , who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career , and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints . Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles , California , the second son of actress Eileen Ryan ( née Annucci ) and director , actor , and writer Leo Penn . His brother was actor Chris Penn . His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family , and his mother is of half Italian and half Irish descent . Penn first appeared in roles as strong-headed or unruly youths such as the military cadet defending his academy against closure in Taps ( 1981 ) , then as fast-talking surfer stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982 ) . Fans and critics were enthused about his obvious talent and he next contributed a stellar performance alongside Timothy Hutton in the Cold War spy thriller The Falcon and the Snowman ( 1985 ) , followed by a teaming with icy Christopher Walken in the chilling At Close Range ( 1986 ) . The youthful Sean then paired up with his then wife , pop diva Madonna in the woeful , and painful , Shanghai Surprise ( 1986 ) , which was savaged by the critics , but Sean bounced back with a great job as a hot-headed young cop in Colors ( 1988 ) , gave another searing performance as a US soldier in Vietnam committing atrocities in Casualties of War ( 1989 ) and appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the uneven comedy We 're No Angels ( 1989 ) . However , the 1990s was the decade in which Sean really got noticed by critics as a mature , versatile and accomplished actor , with a string of dynamic performances in first-class films . Almost unrecognisable with frizzy hair and thin rimmed glasses , Penn was simply brilliant as corrupt lawyer David Kleinfeld in the Brian De Palma gangster movie Carlito 's Way ( 1993 ) and he was still in trouble with authority as a Death Row inmate pleading with a caring nun to save his life in Dead Man Walking ( 1995 ) , for which he received his first Oscar nomination . Sean then played the brother of wealthy Michael Douglas , involving him in a mind-snapping scheme in The Game ( 1997 ) and also landed the lead role of Sgt . Eddie Walsh in the star-studded anti-war film The Thin Red Line ( 1998 ) , before finishing the 1990s playing an offbeat jazz musician ( and scoring another Oscar nomination ) in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) . The gifted and versatile Sean had also moved into directing , with the quirky but interesting The Indian Runner ( 1991 ) , about two brothers with vastly opposing views on life , and in 1995 he directed Jack Nicholson in The Crossing Guard ( 1995 ) . Both films received overall positive reviews from critics . Moving into the new century , Sean remained busy in front of the cameras with even more outstanding work : a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter ( and receiving a third Oscar nomination ) for I Am Sam ( 2001 ) ; an anguished father seeking revenge for his daughter 's murder in the gut-wrenching Clint Eastwood -directed Mystic River ( 2003 ) ( for which he won the Oscar as Best Actor ) ; a mortally ill college professor in 21 Grams ( 2003 ) and a possessed businessman in The Assassination of Richard Nixon ( 2004 ) . Certainly Sean Penn is one of Hollywood 's most controversial , progressive and gifted actors . - IMDb Mini Biography By : firehouse44 @ hotmail.com Spouse ( 2 ) Known for playing deeply intense yet sympathetic characters prone to violence Often stars in films that reflect his liberal political views Frequently plays unsympathetic and cruel characters with a hidden moral center Intense emotional acting style Trivia ( 84 ) He served 32 days in jail in 1987 for hitting an extra . He

Blondie - 80s Songs and Albums - simplyeighties.com

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Who had and 80s NO 1 with The Tide is High?

Blondie - 80s Songs and Albums - simplyeighties.com Blondie T-shirts Blondie in the 80s Blondie were a firm favourite in our household back in the seventies and eighties , and I still have a stack of well-used vinyl - the band gained fame in the late 1970s . Featuring lead singer Deborah Harry , the American band was a pioneer in the early American punk rock and New Wave scene . Indeed , their first two albums were very much influenced by punk and new wave , and were more successful in the UK and Australia , than in America . After the release of Parallel Lines in 1978 , Blondie were no longer seen as an underground band in the US , and over the next few years , the band achieved many hit singles . New musical styles such as disco , reggae and pop were incorporated into the band 's releases , while still retaining some of the new wave/punk element . After the release of their sixth studio album The Hunter . Blondie split in 1982 , with Debbie Harry starting a moderately successful solo career , her biggest hit being I Want That Man . However , the band reformed in 1997 and acheived renewed chart success with the No.1 single Maria in the UK in 1999 . Deborah Harry has also released five solo albums , her biggest being Def , Dumb and Blonde in 1989 . Harry changed her name from `` Debbie '' to `` Deborah '' , although I 'm not sure why - maybe she just wanted to sound a bit posh ! Visit the Debbie Harry page DENIS ( 1978 ) Denis was originally a hit for Randy & The Rainbows in 1963 . Blondie 's version reached No.2 in the UK in 1978 , and was kept off the top spot by Kate Bush with Wuthering Heights . `` PICTURE THIS '' ( 1978 ) This was the first single to be lifted from Blondie 's third album Parallel Lines and reached No.12 in the UK singles chart in 1978 . The single was not released in the U.S . In the promotional video ( see the playlist above ) Debbie Harry is wearing a yellow dress designed by Stephen Sprouse . The fashion designer pioneered sixties-inspired , neon and graffiti print clothing that has a sophisticated style . The B-side , Fade Away and Radiate was also included on Parallel Lines and featured Robert Fripp on guitar . `` CALL ME '' ( 1980 ) Reaching No.1 in 1980 , Call Me was the main soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo . The song spent six weeks at the top in both the U.S. and Canada , and this was the fourth # 1 single for the band in the UK . The song also featured on the British Telecom advert during 1980 . Electronic/disco music producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to create the soundtrack , but she declined . There have been literally dozens of cover versions of Call Me , the most notable ones being by The Dandy Warhols on their 2004 album Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols . Also , Tina Arena ( remember her ? ) on the 2008 album Songs Of Love & Loss II ( this was a unique swing version ) and by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand on the War Child Charity Album after a request by Blondie themselves . The only 80s cover version I know of is by the American band Until December , which featured on their self-titled studio album . The image is the single cover from the German version of Call Me . `` ATOMIC '' ( 1980 ) The driving bass-line in Atomic makes this my joint favourite Blondie track along with the previous single Call Me . It was the third single to be released from Blondie 's fourth studio album Eat To The Beat , and reached # 1 in the UK for two weeks on 1st March 1980 . The single was actually a remix of the 4:35 album version . Eat To The Beat made # 1 in the UK album charts and # 17 in the US . This is Blondie 's most-loved album and regarded by many as a step-up from the previous album Parallel Lines . It features the perfect blend of 80s new wave , punk , catchy pop and a beautiful ballad called Shayla . Add the quality drumming of Clem Burke and you end up with one of the finest albums ever released . Parallel Lines

Mick Jagger | The Rolling Stones

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What is Mick Jagger's middle name?

Mick Jagger | The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Born 26 July 1943 Dartford , UK Mick Jagger Mick Jagger is acknowledged as the greatest front man ever , he has single handedly defined what it means to be the singer with a rock band , a blues band or any other kind of band during his fifty year career . Whether it ’ s in the studio or on stage – where he and the rest of the Rolling Stones have performed in front of more people than any band in history – he continually sets the standard to which others aspire , yet rarely attain . With his songwriting partner and band mate Keith Richards he has written some of the most recognizable rock anthems of the last fifty years . Songs that are the staple of every covers band in the world ; songs that have been performed by just about everyone who is singing or playing in a band . Born Michael Philip Jagger in Dartford , Kent , in 1943 , he met Keith Richards at Wentworth Primary School a few years later . The pair lost touch but reconnected at the local railway station in 1960 . By then , they both shared a deep love and understanding of American rhythm and blues , including Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Howlin ’ Wolf , Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters whose song , ‘ Rollin ’ Stone ’ inspired the name of the band they eventually formed in 1962 with guitarist Brian Jones . Dropping out of the London School of Economics in 1963 to pursue a career in music it was initially as , ‘ just another beatboom band ’ that the Stones were perceived , but all too soon Mick ’ s on stage and on camera persona , particularly on numerous 1960s TV shows , marked him and the Stones out as being different from the other bands – the others mostly liked to wear suits . Encouraged to write songs by their then manager , Andrew Loog Oldham , Mick and Keith began by coming up with what were usually ballads , but they quickly got into their stride , but not as many people think – it wasn ’ t Mick writing the words and Keith the music . Mick would sometimes came up with musical ideas that along with Keith ’ s ideas they forged into some of the most enduring records from the sixties . Among their earliest compositions are¬ ‘ Let ’ s Spend The Night Together ’ , ‘ Get Off Of My Cloud ’ , ’ 19th Nervous Breakdown ’ , ‘ Paint It , Black ’ , ‘ Have You Seen Your Mother , Baby , Standing In The Shadow ? , ‘ Jumpin ’ Jack Flash ’ and ‘ Honky Tonk Women ’ . Throughout the 1970s and right up until the present day Mick and Keith have continued to come up with what is the gold standard for song writing . Away from the Rolling Stones Mick has pursued his interest in film by acting , most notably as the lead of the oft-referenced cult movie Performance , directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg in 1968 , but also in the title role of Ned Kelly in 1970 , and in Geoff Murphy ’ s sci-fi film Freejack in 1992 . Mick ’ s filmography includes cameos in Bent , Sean Mathias ’ 1997 film The Man From Elysian Fields , as well as the World War II drama Enigma , directed by Michael Apted , which he co-produced in 2001 . The same year , his Jagged Films company produced Being Mick , a revealing documentary about the singer . Mick loves sport – one of the earliest published photos of him is with his school basketball team that was coached by his father – and today his love of cricket sees him following England at Test matches and one-day internationals when his hectic work schedule allows . His love of art and design has seen him fully involved , along with with Charlie Watts , on the band ’ s stage set design and for the album cover art of many of the Rolling Stones near sixty career albums . Mick has also undertaken solo musical projects , starting with “ Memo From Turner ” in 1970 , for the soundtrack of Performance , and he has issued 15 solo singles and 5 solo albums , including She ’ s The Boss in 1985 , Wandering Spirit in 1993 and Goddess In The Doorway in 2001 . In 2011 Mick along with Joss Stone , Dave Stewart

Rick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 - YouTube

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Who had a No 1 hit single with Together Forever?

Rick Astley - Together Forever , 1988 - YouTube Rick Astley - Together Forever , 1988 Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Uploaded on Feb 6 , 2011 Category

Boxing's Greats of the States | Colorado: Jack Dempsey

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Boxer Jack Dempsey hailed from which state?

Boxing ’ s Greats of the States | Colorado : Jack Dempsey Boxing ’ s Greats of the States | Colorado : Jack Dempsey By Mike Sloan Feb 26 , 2016 Boxers come from every corner of the globe . Sometimes , fighters are products of their environment , favoring styles prevalent in the country or state from which they hail . Various regions of the United States are considered factories for great fighters , though that certainly is not the case with each state . In this weekly Sherdog.com series , the spotlight will shine on the best boxer of all-time from each of the 50 states . Fighters do not necessarily need to be born in a given state to represent it ; they simply need to be associated with it . For example , all-time great heavyweight legend Joe Louis was born in Alabama , but he is identified almost universally with Detroit . * * * It may not be that well-known , but Colorado has a rich history in boxing . Some great pugilists have come through the Centennial State , but none had more of an impact on the Sweet Science than Jack Dempsey . Considered one of the hardest punchers of all-time , Dempsey has long been revered as one of the greatest heavyweights the sport has ever seen . He ruled boxing and was second only to Babe Ruth in terms of stardom in America in the 1920s . He captured the heavyweight championship in 1919 and held onto it until 1926 -- a reign of terror that saw him compete in some of the highest-profile bouts in history to that point . Nicknamed for the Colorado town in which he was born , “ The Manassa Mauler ” scored wins over icons Jess Willard , Jack Sharkey , Luis Firpo , Billy Miske and Georges Carpentier , knocking out all of them . Dempsey was defeated in his two legendary brawls with fellow all-time great Gene Tunney in 1926 and 1927 , losing both battles by decision . Some of his fights were so massive that they filled up Yankee Stadium , Soldier Field , the Polo Grounds and , of course , Madison Square Garden . Dempsey retired with an overall record of 65-6-11 with 51 KOs . After his fighting career was over , he became a philanthropist and even joined the Coast Guard to help fight in World War II . To this day , old-time boxing historians claim Dempsey , small for a heavyweight by today ’ s standards , could have easily knocked out everybody from Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson . HONORABLE MENTIONS : Stevie Johnston , Ron Lyle , Terron Millett , Mike Alvarado

German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com

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Which British liner was sunk by a German submarine in 1915?

German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07 , 1915 - HISTORY.com German submarine sinks Lusitania Publisher A+E Networks The earlier German attacks on merchant ships off the south coast of Ireland prompted the British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action , such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel ’ s course . The captain of the Lusitania ignored these recommendations , and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7 , in the waters of the Celtic Sea , the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side . The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion , probably of the ship ’ s boilers . The Lusitania sank within 20 minutes . Germany justified the attack by stating , correctly , that the Lusitania was an enemy ship , and that it was carrying munitions . It was primarily a passenger ship , however , and among the 1,201 drowned in the attack were many women and children , including 128 Americans . Colonel Edward House , close associate of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson , was in London for a diplomatic visit when he learned of the Lusitania ‘ s demise . America has come to the parting of the ways , he wrote in a telegram to Wilson , when she must determine whether she stands for civilized or uncivilized warfare . We can no longer remain neutral spectators . Wilson subsequently sent a strongly worded note to the German government—the first of three similar communications—demanding that it cease submarine warfare against unarmed merchant ships . Wilson ’ s actions On the afternoon of May 7 , 1915 , the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland . Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I , Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly accurate U-boat submarine . Consequently , in February 1915 , the German navy adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare , declaring the area around the British Isles a war zone , in which all merchant ships , including those from neutral countries , would be subject to attack . Though the United States was officially neutral at this point in the war , Britain was one of the nation ’ s closest trading partners , and tensions arose immediately over Germany ’ s new policy . In early May 1915 , several New York newspapers published a warning by the German embassy in Washington that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk . On the same page , an advertisement announced the imminent sailing of the British cruise liner Lusitania from New York back to Liverpool . prompted his secretary of state , the pacifist William Jennings Bryan , to resign . His successor , Robert Lansing , took quite a different view of the situation : the sinking of the Lusitania had convinced him that the United States could not maintain its neutrality forever , and would eventually be forced to enter the war against Germany . On the German side , fear of further antagonizing Wilson and his government led Kaiser Wilhelm and Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg to issue an apology to the U.S. and enforce a curb on the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare . By early 1917 , however , under pressure from military leaders who advocated an aggressive naval policy as an integral component of German strategy in World War I , the government reversed its policy , and on February 1 , 1917 , Germany resumed its policy of unrestricted U-boat warfare . Two days later , Wilson announced that the U.S. was breaking diplomatic relations with Germany ; the same day , the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat . The United States formally entered World War I on April 6 , 1917 . Related Videos

Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite ...

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Which role as 'the other woman' won Glenn Close her first Oscar nomination?

Close , Glenn : Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms | Emanuel Levy Close , Glenn : Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms January 17 , 2009 by EmanuelLevy Leave a Comment Despite five Oscar nominations in six years , two of which as Best Actress , and three as Supporting Actress , so far , Glenn Close , who turned 61 last March , has not won the Oscar . Will Close follow in the footsteps of Geraldine Page , another great New York stage actress , who finally won the Oscar at her eighth nomination Or will she follow the path of Deborah Kerr , who , despite six Best Actress nominations , had never won the coveted gold statuette . The Academy finally bestowed on Kerr the Honorary Oscar as a compensation for being snubbed so many times . Close Oscar History Close ’ s meteoric rise to stardom also owes a debt to her first nomination . Close earned a supporting nomination for her screen debut , The World According to Garp , in which she played the plum role of Robin Williams ’ s eccentric and liberated mother . In the following year , Close was the only actress from The Big Chill ’ s gifted ensemble to be singled out by the Academy . The success of The Big Chill was largely based on ensemble acting by Kevin Kline , William Hurt , JoBeth Williams , and others . Yet only Close ’ s performance was nominated , indicating that it wasn ’ t just the high-quality of her acting , but also her newly gained status as an Oscar-caliber actress . In 1984 , Close earned her third consecutive nomination for The Natural , as Robert Redford ’ s naive girlfriend . Neither the role nor her acting was extraordinary . Had another actress played the same role it would probably not have been recognized . Yet while watching The Natural , her fellow-actors focused their attention on her acting because of her Academy status . Close became a perennial nominee in the 1980s , making an effective transition from secondary to lead roles . Ironically , it took a villainess role , that of the “ Other Woman , ” in the suspenseful blockbuster Fatal Attraction , to put Close at the forefront of leading ladies , for which she was rewarded with a fourth ( and first Best Actress ) nomination . “ I wanted to break out of the kinds of roles I used to do , because I was boring myself , ” Close said about her typecasting as an earth mother . Close ’ s new , more sexual look convinced producers of her versatile talent and wider range . In 1988 , Stephen Frears cast her in the sumptuous costume picture , Dangerous Liaisons , playing another unsympathetic role , a manipulative French aristocrat , for which she received her fifth nomination . The cumulative effect of all that is that Close became a bankable star and one of Hollywood ’ s most respectable actresses . Glenn Close Oscar Nominations 1982 : Supporting Actress , The World According to Garp ; the winner was Jessica Lange for Tootsie 1983 : Supporting Actress , The Big Chill ; the winner was Linda Hunt for The Year of Living Dangerously 1984 : Supporting Actress , The Natural ; the winner was Dame Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India 1987 : Best Actress , Fatal Attraction ; the winner was Cher for Moonstruck 1988 : Best Actress , Dangerous Liaisons ; the winner was Jodie Foster for The Accused

Mario Puzo estate wants to cancel ‘The Godfather’ contract ...

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Who wrote the novel The Godfather?

Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather ' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit | Hollywood Reporter 4:14pm PT by Eriq Gardner Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather ' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit Controversy erupted after the estate of Mario Puzo had plans to license a new book sequel without Paramount 's blessing . `` Paramount wanted a war , and they ’ re going to get one , '' says estate attorney Bert Fields . The estate of Mario Puzo , who wrote the novel that was adapted into the classic Francis Ford Coppola film , The Godfather , has fired back at Paramount Pictures ' attempts to stop a new licensed literary sequel . On Monday , the Puzo estate filed an answer and counterclaim in New York federal court that alleges Paramount does n't have as much hold on the Godfather franchise as the studio asserts . In fact , the Puzo estate now wishes to terminate its original 1969 rights grant to Paramount , which would have huge implications well beyond mere books . Paramount filed its own lawsuit last month that sought an injunction to prevent the publishing of a book reportedly titled The Family Corleone , about Vito Corleone 's rise to power in Depression-era New York , scheduled to be released in July . The studio alleged in its lawsuit that the previous Godfather book sequel had tarnished the legacy of the famous mafia story and that it had agreements with the Puzo heirs not to come out with any more new sequels . The Puzo estate , in its answer Monday , hit back at Paramount , denying many of the studio 's claims , including that the Godfather 3 film was highly acclaimed . But the center of controversy is the nature of the agreements made between the parties during the past half-century . Paramount had previously asserted that it had gained most of the rights on the franchise , but the Puzo estate says that is n't true . The studio 's wish to attain book rights was an offer that could be refused , according to the defendant . Specifically , the estate says the 1967 rights agreement expressly excluded and reserved `` book publishing rights '' for Puzo , who died in 1999 . Two years later , the parties are said to have entered into a written contract of adhesion for certain rights , but that language was deleted from the contract that would have given Paramount the right `` to publish said work and/or any versions or adaptations thereof , and to vend copies thereof . '' Paramount allegedly knew about this `` when it falsely pleaded the supposed content of that agreement , '' according to the estate . The estate 's legal filing stresses the fact that in those old deals , Puzo reserved and retained the right to publish books including characters from The Godfather in similar or new situations . And as for a deal made about a decade ago , which supposedly allowed the Puzo estate to grant Random House the right to publish one -- `` but only one '' -- sequel novel , the estate 's lawyers now say that `` Paramount 's self-serving motivation was to coerce Mario Puzo 's children into ceding to Paramount the motion picture rights in the first sequel novel without payment . '' Paramount is now being countersued for breach of contract and tortuous interference . The Puzo estate seeks the right to cancel and terminate its 1969 deal , which could cause uncertainty surrounding the studio 's ongoing enjoyment of its lucrative franchise . Additionally , the estate is seeking in excess of $ 10 million in damages . The estate is being represented in court by Motty Shulman at Boies , Schiller & Flexner . The estate also is being counseled by Bert Fields , who put out this statement Tuesday : `` Mario Puzo brought vast wealth to Paramount at a time when they desperately needed it . Now that he ’ s gone , Paramount ’ s trying to deprive his children of the rights he specifically reserved . I promised Mario I ’ d protect his kids from this kind of reprehensible conduct . Paramount wanted a war , and they ’ re going to get one – only the stakes will be much higher than they thought . ” Paramount has responded to the latest development . “ Paramount has tremendous respect and admiration for Mario Puzo and his legacy , '' said a studio spokesperson . `` We are only seeking to adhere

Jack Sharkey, Boxing Champion, Dies at 91 - NYTimes.com

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Jack Sharkey was a world champion in which sport?

Jack Sharkey , Boxing Champion , Dies at 91 - NYTimes.com Jack Sharkey , Boxing Champion , Dies at 91 By ROBERT McG . THOMAS Jr . Published : August 19 , 1994 Jack Sharkey , the bantering , cocksure boxer who captured the world heavyweight championship in an unlikely victory over Max Schmeling in 1932 and relinquished it a year and eight days later in an even less likely loss to Primo Carnera , died on Wednesday at the Beverly , Mass. , hospital . He was 91 years old and had been the oldest former heavyweight champion . His family said the cause of death was respiratory arrest . For all the glory of his yearlong reign as champion , Sharkey 's entire 13-year career was studded with bright-line footnotes to the Golden Age of Boxing . Among other things , his battered body served as the lone bridge between successive eras . He was at once the only man to have faced two sets of champions who never fought each other , Jack Dempsey and Schmeling and Dempsey and Joe Louis . Sharkey-Dempsey in 1927 Partly because he had changed his Lithuanian name to win acceptance in the Irish-dominated boxing world of Boston and partly because he was a bit better at boasting than he was at boxing , Sharkey was as hated as Dempsey was beloved when the two faced each other at Yankee Stadium on July 21 , 1927 . Through the first six rounds , the resounding boos that had greeted Sharkey 's introduction were largely stilled as it became painfully obvious that the 32-year-old Dempsey , who had lost the championship to Gene Tunney the previous September , was no match for the 24-year-old Sharkey . Then in the seventh , Dempsey , swinging furiously , landed a low right and Sharkey , clutching his midriff , turned to the referee to complain . While he was looking away , Dempsey landed a haymaker that knocked Sharkey into the middle of the previous morning . After he revived , Sharkey reminded his manager that he was to fight Dempsey that night . No Apologies From Dempsey For Dempsey , the knockout was the last victory of his career , and he did not apologize for it . When asked why he had hit a man who was n't looking , Dempsey replied , `` What was I supposed to do , mail him a letter ? '' Sharkey 's first title fight also featured a famous low blow and his last produced an even more famous complaint . On June 12 , 1930 , fighting Schmeling for the title that had been vacant since Tunney 's retirement two years earlier , Sharkey landed a low blow in the fourth round , knocking Schmeling out , but giving the German the title by foul . Within months , New York State boxing authorities abolished the foul rule . From then on , the penalty for a low blow was a loss of round and any resulting knockouts were allowed to stand . Two years later , after fighting Mickey Walker to a famous draw and winning a decision over Carnera in 1931 , Sharkey fought Schmeling again , on June 21 , 1932 , winning the title in a controversial split decision that drew boos from the crowd and a legendary lament from Schmeling 's manager , Joe Jacobs , who shouted into the radio microphone , `` We wuz robbed . '' Knocked Out by Canera Sharkey did not defend his title until a year later , when Carnera , a half-foot taller at 6-6 , landed a stunning right-hand uppercut that knocked Sharkey out in the sixth round . After two more losses , Sharkey retired , but made a comeback in late 1935 that lasted until Aug. 18 , 1936 , when he faced a young boxer named Joe Louis , who had been knocked out by Schmeling just two months earlier . Sharkey lasted three rounds , and said later that Louis had been the fiercest opponent he had ever faced . Joseph Paul Cukoschay was born in Binghamton , N.Y. , on Oct. 26 , 1902 , and as a child in an immigrant household , grew up speaking Lithuanian . While getting a start as a boxer in Boston , he was persuaded to change his name and did so in honor of two boxers he admired , Jack Dempsey and Tom Sharkey . After retiring with 14 knockouts in a record of 38 victories , 13 defeats , 3 draws and 1 no-decision , Sharkey served as

The Misfits (1961) - IMDb

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What was Marilyn Monroe's last film?

The Misfits ( 1961 ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error A divorcee falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle . Director : From $ 2.99 ( SD ) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 31 titles created 15 Sep 2011 a list of 23 titles created 20 Oct 2011 a list of 23 titles created 15 Aug 2013 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Search for `` The Misfits `` on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . 1 win & 1 nomination . See more awards » Photos A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana . Director : Joshua Logan When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue , he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show , Amanda Dell . Director : George Cukor An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the prince regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her . Director : Laurence Olivier The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison , his young son , and an ambitious saloon singer . In order to survive , each must be purged of anger , and each must learn to understand and care for the others . Directors : Otto Preminger , Jean Negulesco Stars : Robert Mitchum , Marilyn Monroe , Rory Calhoun As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls , tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder . Director : Henry Hathaway When his family goes away for the summer , a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor . Director : Billy Wilder Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry , but find true love in the process . Director : Jean Negulesco Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris , pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei 's fiancé , as well as a rich , enamored old man and many other doting admirers . Director : Howard Hawks Molly and Terry Donahue , plus their three children , are The Five Donahues . Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart . Director : Walter Lang A major heist goes off as planned , until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel . Director : John Huston A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth . Director : Howard Hawks After being dumped by his girlfriend , an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she 's dangerous . Director : Roy Ward Baker Edit Storyline Roslyn Taber , the type of woman who turns heads easily , recently came to Reno to get a quickie divorce , she having no idea what to do with her life after that . She can not tolerate seeing animal suffering , let alone human suffering . Coinciding with getting the divorce , Roslyn meets friends Gay Langland and Guido , a divorced aging grizzled cowboy and a widowed mechanic respectively . Although Guido makes no bones about wanting to get to know Roslyn in the biblical sense and although he `` saw her first '' , Roslyn begins a relationship with Gay , despite Roslyn 's friend Izzy Steers , who originally came to Reno years ago to get her own divorce and never left , warning her about cowboys as being unreliable , and despite Roslyn initially not being interested in Gay `` in that way '' . Gay has grown children who he rarely sees and wishes he was there for more

Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries

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What was Bix Beiderbecke's principal musical instrument?

Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Bix Lives ! A Celebration of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke Bix Beiderbecke photo in public domain . In the early 1920s , a shy genius from Davenport , Iowa set the music world on its ear with his pure jazz cornet style and inventive compositions . Bix Beiderbecke embodied the spirit of the Jazz Age . His combination of a unique talent and a tragically short life won Bix a place in the pantheon of jazz mythology . Louis Armstrong echoed the thoughts of a generation when he wrote in his autobiography My Life in New Orleans , “ Every musician in the world knew and admired Bix . We all respected him as if he had been a god. ” Beiderbecke is a great hero to bandleader Jim Cullum . The first time Jim heard Bix ’ records as a teenager , Beiderbecke ’ s playing simply blew him away . Jim memorized Bix solos by whistling them because he did not have a horn . Jim fondly recalls his father ’ s musician friends listening and re-listening to Bix solos on their old 78s , over and over , until he could see deep grooves in the shellac each time Bix took a solo . Bix Beiderbecke was born in 1903 . The child of a prosperous , middle-class family of German descent , Bix showed a prodigious talent for picking out melodies by ear on the piano when he was little more than a toddler . He heard his first jazz by way of 78-RPM discs of the Original Dixieland Jass Band brought home by his older brother . At that time , the ODJB was a smash-hit novelty band from New Orleans . Only a few years older than Bix , Louis Armstrong said he first met the young Beiderbecke on one of his many trips aboard the Mississippi riverboats that regularly called on Davenport from New Orleans . Later , both Bix and Louis avowed that the other was “ the best horn player he had ever heard . ” On our radio show this week , The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the freewheeling , ‘ anything goes ’ spirit of Bix ' boundless creative energy as captured on recordings during his short , seven-year career . The tunes featured on our program derive from various periods of Bix ' musical legacy , including a sampling of his reflective , Impressionist piano compositions , `` In a Mist '' and `` In the Dark , '' performed by pianist John Sheridan . Bix and the Wolverines , photo in public domain . Bix made his 1924 recording debut with an eight-piece band , The Wolverine Orchestra . Their models were the Original Dixieland Jass Band and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings . Typical Wolverines live performances featured solos followed by multiple choruses in which all the instruments improvised at the same time , each chorus hotter than the last . These extended hot sessions could never be captured on recordings due to the typical 3-minute playing-time limit of 78-rpm discs . The Wolverines were one of the first bands to benefit from Bix ’ powerful influence . Young players in the early 20s , The Wolverines hung around Indiana University in Bloomington playing frat house parties and college dances before Bix lifted them up to wider renown . The genius of Bix Beiderbecke ’ s cornet playing was—and still is—revered by musicians . According to the Oxford Companion to Jazz : '' Where Armstrong 's playing was bravura , regularly optimistic , and openly emotional , Beiderbecke 's contained a range of intellectual alternatives . Where Armstrong , at the head of an ensemble , played it hard , straight and true , Beiderbecke , like a shadow-boxer , invented his own way of phrasing 'around the lead . ' Where Armstrong 's superior strength delighted in the sheer power of what a cornet could produce , Beiderbecke 's cool approach invited rather than commanded you to listen . '' Jim Cullum has cited Bix ’ s playing for its ‘ warm tone ’ and his knack for ‘ picking out the prettiest notes in the middle register. ’ He notes that when Bix played , he fired up the whole band ; he drove the band and made the individual players perform better than ever . The Paul Whiteman Orchestra , photo in public domain . An even larger , mainstream audience came to know Bix Beiderbecke ’ s work during the years he spent as a hot cornet

Brief Biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand

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US-born Adulyadej Bhumibol became king of which Asian country?

Brief Biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Share By Kallie Szczepanski The current king of Thailand , Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the longest-reigning monarch in the world today , as well as Thailand 's longest-reigning king ever . The beloved king 's common name is pronounced `` POO-mee-pohn uh-DOON-ja-deht '' ; his throne name is Rama IX . Early Life : Born a second son , and with his birth taking place outside of Thailand , Bhumibol Adulyadej was never meant to rule . His reign came about through a mysterious act of violence . Since then , the King has been a calm presence at the center of Thailand 's stormy political life . On December 5 , 1927 , a Thai princess gave birth to a son named Bhumibol Adulyadej ( `` Strength of the Land , Incomparable Power '' ) in a Cambridge , Massachusetts hospital . The family was in the United States because the child 's father , Prince Mahidol , was studying for a Public Health certificate at Harvard University . His mother studied nursing at Simmons College . The boy was the second son for Prince Mahidol and Princess Srinagarindra . continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States When Bhumibol was a year old , his family returned to Thailand , where his father took up an intership in a hospital in Chiang Mai . Prince Mahidol was in poor health , though , and died of kidney and liver failure in September of 1929 . Schooling in Switzerland : In 1932 , a coalition of military officers and civil servants staged a coup against King Rama VII . The `` Revolution of 1932 '' ended the Chakri Dynasty 's absolute rule and created a constitutional monarchy . Concerned for their safety , Princess Srinagarindra took her two young sons and little daughter to Switzerland the following year . The children were placed into Swiss schools . In March of 1935 , King Rama VII abdicated in favor of his 9-year-old nephew , Bhumibol 's older brother Ananda Mahidol . The child king and his siblings remained in Switzerland , however , and two regents ruled the kingdom in his name . Ananda Mahidol returned to Thailand in 1938 , but Bhumibol remained in Europe . The younger brother continued his studies in Switzerland until 1945 , when he left the University of Lausanne at the end of World War II . Mysterious Succession : On June 9 , 1946 , King Ananda Mahidol died in his palace bedroom of a single gunshot wound to the head . It was never conclusively proven whether his death was murder , accident or suicide , although two royal pages and the king 's personal secretary were convicted and executed for assassinating him . 18-year-old Prince Bhumibol had gone in to his brother 's room about 20 minutes before the gun went off , so conspiracy theorists have long implicated him in Ananda Mahidol 's death . Bhumibol 's uncle was appointed his Prince Regent , and the new king returned to the University of Lausanne to finish his degree . In deference to his new role , he changed his major from science to political science and law . Accident and Marriage : Just as his father had done in Massachusetts , Bhumibol met his wife-to-be while studying overseas . The young king often went to Paris , where he met the daughter of Thailand 's ambassador to France , a student named Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kiriyakara . Bhumibol and Sirikit began a demure courtship based on taking in Paris ' tourist sights . In October of 1948 , Bhumibol rear-ended a truck and was seriously injured . He lost his right eye and suffered a painful back injury . Sirikit spent a lot of time nursing and entertaining the injured king ; his mother urged the young woman to transfer to a school in Lausanne so that she could continue her studies while getting to know Bhumibol better . On April 28 , 1950 , King Bhumibol and Sirikit got married in Bangkok . She was 17 years old ; he was 22 . The King was officially coronated one week later . Military Coups and Dictatorships : The newly crowned king had very little actual power . Thailand was ruled by military dictator Plaek Pibulsonggram until 1957 , when the first of a long series of coups removed him from office . Bhumibol declared martial law during the crisis , which ended with a new dictatorship forming under the king 's close ally Sarit Dhanarajata .

A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics ...

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Who had a big 50s No 1 with A Big Hunk O' Love?

A Big Hunk o ' Love by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase Lyrics Home › Elvis Presley.News › Elvis Photos › Elvis SongDataBase › Sitemap › Elvis Presley Lyrics A Big Hunk O ' Love Words & Music by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne Hey baby , I ai n't askin ' much of you No no no no no no no no baby , I ai n't askin ' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o ' love will do Do n't be a stingy little mama You 're 'bout to starve me half to death Well you can spare a kiss or two and Still have plenty left , no no no Baby , I ai n't askin ' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o ' love will do You 're just a natural born beehive Filled with honey to the top Well I ai n't greedy baby All I want is all you got , no no no Baby , I ai n't askin ' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o ' love will do I got wishbone in my pocket I got a rabbit 's foot 'round my wrist You know I 'd have all the things these lucky charms could bring If you 'd give me just one sweet kiss , no no no no no no no Baby , I ai n't askin ' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o ' love will do Recorded : 1958/06/10 , first released on single Nashville Sessions June 10 , Elvis managed to squeeze in a quick Nashville recording session . His last session until the spring of 1960 after his discharge from active duty . June 10 , 1958 RCA Studio B - Nashville , Tennessee I Got Stung J2WB 3257-24 At this session , one of his best , Elvis recorded ' I Need Your Love Tonight ' , ' A Big Hunk O ' Love ' , 'Ai n't That Loving You Baby ' , 'Ai n't That Loving You Baby ' ( Fast Version ) , ' ( Now And Then There 's A ) Fool Such As I ' and ' I Got Stung ' . All except 'Ai n't That Loving You Baby ' were released in 1958 / 1959 with great success . 'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck ' # 3 / 'Doncha ' Think It 's Time ' # 21 April '58 'One Night ' # 4 / ' I Got Stung ' # 8 October '58 ' ( Now And Then There 's A ) Fool Such As I ' # 2 / ' I Need Your Love Tonight ' # 4 March '59 ' A Big Hunk O ' Love ' # 1 / 'My Wish Came True ' # 12 June '59 ( 'My Wish Came True ' was from the September '57 sessions . ) Find on CD : Studio Aloha From Hawaii CD Elvis Presley makes television and entertainment history with his Elvis : Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite special . Performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14 , 1973 , broadcast live at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time , beamed via Globecam Satellite to Australia , South Korea , Japan , Thailand , the Philippines , South Vietnam and other countries . It is seen on a delayed basis in around thirty European countries . A tape of the show will be seen in America on April 4th on NBC . The live broadcast in January attracts 37.8 % of the viewers in Japan , 91.8 % in the Philippines , 70 % in Hong Kong , and 70-80 % of the viewers in Korea . The April showing in America will attract 51 % of the television viewing audience , and will be seen in more American households than man ’ s first walk on the moon . In all , it will be seen in about forty countries by one billion to 1.5 billion people . Elvis commissions an American Eagle design for his jumpsuit for this show , his patriotic message to his worldwide audience . Never has one performer held the world ’ s attention in such a way . Elvis is in top form physically and vocally . This is probably the pinnacle of his superstardom , one of the all-time great moments of his career . Elvis was very , very nervous at first . Nobody else

Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” - May 21, 1955 - HISTORY.com

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Whose first hit was Maybellene in 1955?

Chuck Berry records “ Maybellene ” - May 21 , 1955 - HISTORY.com Chuck Berry records “ Maybellene ” Publisher A+E Networks John Lennon once famously said that “ if you tried to give rock and roll another name , you might call it ‘ Chuck Berry . ' ” That ’ s how foundational Berry ’ s contributions were to the music that changed America and the world beginning in the mid-1950s . Even more than Elvis Presley , who was an incomparable performer , but of other people ’ s songs , Chuck Berry created the do-it-yourself template that most rock-and-rollers still seek to follow . If there can be said to be a single day on which his profound influence on the sound and style of rock and roll began , it was this day in 1955 , when an unknown Chuck Berry paid his first visit to a recording studio and cut the record that would make him famous : “ Maybellene . ” Berry was a part-time professional musician in his native St. Louis and primarily a performer of the blues , but an avid experimenter with other sounds . On a visit to Chicago in May 1955 , Berry approached his idol , the great bluesman Muddy Waters , to ask for career advice . Waters pointed him in the direction of his record label , Chess Records , where Berry managed a face-to-face meeting with Leonard Chess and an invitation to return for an audition later that week . When Berry returned , he hoped that Chess would sign him on the strength of one of his blues numbers , but it was a strange rhythm-and-blues/country-western hybrid called “ Ida Red ” that caught Chess ’ s ear . Before it was recorded , “ Ida Red ’ got new lyrics to go with a new title— ” Maybellene ” —but it retained the totally original sound that Berry had given it . Berry returned to St. Louis unsure of what would come of his Chicago recording session . In the meantime , Leonard Chess made a business deal that was commonplace at the time , trading co-songwriting credit and a third of royalties to the prominent DJ Alan Freed in exchange for his help in promoting “ Maybellene. ” While audiences legitimately went wild over the backbeat-meets-hillbilly sound of “ Maybellene , ” it surely did not hurt the record ’ s chances of success to have Freed play the single for two hours straight during his WINS radio show in the early summer of 1955 . Chuck Berry had returned to his part-time job in construction and begun training to be a hairdresser when “ Maybellene ” hit the airwaves . After “ Maybellene ” became a # 1 R & B hit and a # 5 pop hit—the first hit rock-and-roll single by a black performer—Berry set down his hammer and scissors in favor of his Gibson ES-350T and major place in American cultural history . Related Videos

Janet Jackson's 10 Biggest Hit Songs - Black Enterprise

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What goes after Love Will Never Do on Janet Jackson's 1990 hit?

Janet Jackson 's 10 Biggest Hit Songs R & B About.com compiled a list of Jackson ’ s top 20 greatest hits , check out the list below : 1993 : “ That ’ s The Way Love Goes ” Janet Jackson ’ s first platinum single and 4th number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 . With over three million copies sold worldwide she earned a Grammy Award for Best R & B Song . 1993 : “ Again ” “ Again , ” composed by Janet Jackson , Jimmy Jam , and Terry Lewis for the movie Poetic Justice , earned an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song . She starred in the film with Tupac Shakur . 2000 : “ All For You ” Janet Jackson ’ s tenth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 . Remaining at the top of the chart for seven weeks more than any other song that year , the song earned a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording and an ASCAP Award for Song of the Year . 1989 : “ Miss You Much ” Janet Jackson ’ s first platinum single in 1989 and the song spent 4 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 . On top of its Billboards success , it was the longest-running number one of 1989 and was also the second-best selling single and the biggest radio airplay song of the year . 1986 : “ When I Think Of You ” Janet Jackson ’ s first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . At 20 years-old she became the youngest artist to top the chart since Stevie Wonder hit number one at the age of 13 in 1963 . 1989 : “ Rhythm Nation 1814 ” From BMI Pop Awards for Most Played Song and Songwriter of the Year , to a Billboard Award for Top Dance/Club Play Single and a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video , Rhythm Nation received several honors , influenced several artist such as Lady Gaga and even sparked a new fashion trend—an all black military style look . 1986 : “ Control ” Competing against her legendary brother , Michael Jackson , Janet won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R & B/Soul or Rap Music Video . 1986 : “ What Have You Done For Me Lately ” The first single from Janet Jackson ’ s third album Control . It was nominated for a Grammy for Best R & B Song and Jackson performed it at the 29th annual Grammy Awards in 1987 . 1995 : ” Scream ” with Michael JacksonThe first single from Michael Jackson ’ s ninth studio album , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , and his first duet with sister Janet . The video won a Grammy and three MTV Video Music Awards . 1990 : “ Love Will Never Do Without You ” Janet Jackson ’ s became her fifth number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 . Read more at RandBabout.com …

An Oral History of ‘Ms.’ Magazine -- New York Magazine

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Which Gloria co-founded Ms magazine?

An Oral History of �Ms. ’ Magazine -- New York Magazine Ms. staff meeting in June 1972 . From left : Letty Cottin Pogrebin , Gloria Steinem , Margaret Sloan-Hunter , Suzanne Levine , Mary Thom , Harriet Lyons , Patricia Carbine , and Ruth Sullivan . ( Photo : Nancy Crampton ) In the years leading up to the birth of Ms. , women had trouble getting a credit card without a man ’ s signature , had few legal rights when it came to divorce or reproduction , and were expected to aspire solely to marriage and motherhood . Job listings were segregated ( �Help wanted , male� ) . There was no Title IX ( banning sex discrimination in federally funded athletic programs ) ; no battered-women ’ s shelters , rape-crisis centers , and no terms such as sexual harassment and domestic violence . Few women ran magazines , even when the readership was entirely female , and they weren ’ t permitted to write the stories they felt were important ; the focus had to be on fashion , recipes , cosmetics , or how to lure a man and keep him interested . �When I suggested political stories to The New York Times Sunday Magazine , my editor just said something like , �I don ’ t think of you that way , ’ � recalls Gloria Steinem . �It was all pale male faces in , on , and running media , � says Robin Morgan , who was Ms. ’ s editor in the late eighties and early nineties . But in the mid-sixties , feminist organizations such as New York Radical Women , Redstockings , and NOW began to emerge . On March 18 , 1970 , about a hundred women stormed into the male editor ’ s office of Ladies ’ Home Journal and staged a sit-in for eleven hours , demanding that the magazine hire a female editor-in-chief . Says feminist activist-writer Vivian Gornick , �It was a watershed moment . It showed us , the activists in the women ’ s movement , that we did , indeed , have a movement.� See Also : • Emily Nussbaum on the Rise of the Feminist Blogosphere By age 29 , Gloria Steinem had forged a reputation as a smart , pithy writer with her 1963 exposé in Show magazine about going undercover as a Playboy Bunny . She was a staff writer at New York Magazine when it debuted in 1968 , along with Jimmy Breslin and Tom Wolfe . Radicalized by an abortion speak-out , which she covered for New York in 1969 , Steinem started spending more time thinking , writing , and giving talks about feminism . She testified in the Senate in 1970 on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment , and co-founded the Women ’ s Action Alliance and the National Women ’ s Political Caucus in 1971 . That same year , she helped launchMs . magazine , which became the first periodical ever to be created , owned , and operated entirely by women . A forty-page excerpt of its preview issue was published in the December 20 , 1971 , issue of this magazine . Here are the stories of the women who were there . Gloria ’ s Living Room In early 1971 , Gloria Steinem and attorney/activist Brenda Feigen hosted a crowd of female journalists at two meetings in their respective apartments�Steinem ’ s in the East Seventies , Feigen ’ s in Tudor City�to brainstorm ideas for a possible publication for women . Brenda Feigen ( co-founder , with Steinem , of the Women ’ s Action Alliance , 1971 ) : It was amazing : jammed with well-known women writers , journalists , and activists . All of them said , �We can ’ t get real stories about women published.� Jane O ’ Reilly ( contributor , 1971�90s ) : People were sitting on the floor , on chairs , hanging from rafters . When it came to all the topics proposed , it struck me as being like your first trip to Europe : You think you have to go to every single country because you might never get to go back . Article Ideas From a Confidential Memo Some Notes on a New Magazine ( 4/71 ) : * THE POLITICS OF SEX * DON ’ T BELIEVE HIM WHEN HE SAYS POLITICS BEGIN IN WASHINGTON . POLITICS BEGIN AT HOME . * HOW NOT TO GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE * A SECRETARY IS AN OFFICE WIFE * SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LIBERATED PAT NIXON *

Fistful Of Dynamite - The Bridge ( filming location ...

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A Fistfull of Dollars was filmed on location in which country?

Fistful Of Dynamite - The Bridge ( filming location ) Sergio Leone - YouTube Fistful Of Dynamite - The Bridge ( filming location ) Sergio Leone Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Uploaded on Sep 3 , 2011 MY FACEBOOK PAGE http : //www.facebook.com/pages/On-The- ... One of the best scenes in `` Fistful Of Dynamite '' ( aka `` Duck You Sucker , Giu ' la testa ) , directed by the great Sergio Leone . Starring : James Cuburn & Rod Steiger . The bridge was located in Almeria , Spain Giù la Testa , roughly translated as Duck Your Head ) also known as Duck , You Sucker ! and Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution is a 1971 Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone . Leone was known to prefer the title Duck , You Sucker ! , which he was convinced was a frequently used American phrase . Its plot is centered on two individuals , a poor Mexican bandit ( played by Rod Steiger ) and an ex-Irish Republican Army revolutionary ( James Coburn ) , who meet during the turbulent Mexican Revolution Compared to Leone 's previous films , the Clint Eastwood `` man with no name '' trilogy and Once Upon a Time in the West , his new work A Fistful of Dynamite gained lukewarm reviews and little notice . One reason could be Leone 's insistence on using the Duck , You Sucker title , which gave potential movie-goers the mistaken impression that the film would be a comic western . ( Duck , You Sucker is a fairly direct translation of the repeated phrase of the film , `` Giù la Testa , coglione ! '' in the Italian version , where however the movie was titled just `` Giù la Testa '' ) . Leone was convinced the phrase `` duck , you sucker '' was a popular American expression , contrary to the advice of his American stars Rod Steiger and James Coburn that they had never heard of that phrase . When the film was edited for a re-release in 1972 , it was re-titled A Fistful of Dynamite by the studio , hoping to capitalize on Leone 's first hit , A Fistful of Dollars . Although the film is often overlooked in Leone 's œuvre , many critics have praised its cinematography and its quirky score by Ennio Morricone . The film itself has gained greater stature over time . Category

Estonia - Infoplease

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Which country lies immediately to the south of Estonia?

Estonia U.S. Department of State Background Note Estonia Estonia GEOGRAPHY Between 57.3 and 59.5 degrees latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 degrees longitude , Estonia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level , northwestern part of the rising East European platform . Average elevation reaches only 50 meters ( 160 ft. ) . The climate resembles New England 's . Oil shale and limestone deposits , along with forests that cover 47 % of the land , play key economic roles in this generally resource-poor country . Estonia boasts more than 1,500 lakes , numerous bogs , and 3,794 kilometers of coastline marked by numerous bays , straits , and inlets . Tallinn 's Muuga port offers one of Europe 's finest warm water harbor facilities . Estonia 's strategic location has precipitated many wars fought on its territory between other rival powers at its expense . In 1944 , the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( U.S.S.R. ) granted Russia the trans-Narva and Petseri regions on Estonia 's eastern frontier . Russia and Estonia signed a border treaty in 2005 recognizing the current border . Estonia ratified the treaty in June 2005 , but Russia subsequently revoked its signature to the treaty , due to a reference the Estonian Parliament inserted regarding the Peace Treaty of Tartu . PEOPLE Estonians belong to the Balto-Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric peoples , as do the Finns and the Hungarians . Archaeological research confirms the existence of human activity in the region as early as 8,000 BC , but by 3,500 BC the principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east . Estonians have strong ties to the Nordic countries today stemming from deep cultural and religious influences gained over centuries during Scandinavian colonization and settlement . This highly literate society places great emphasis upon education , which is free and compulsory until age 16 . About 20 % of the population belongs to the following churches registered in Estonia : Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church , Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church , Estonian Orthodox Church subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchate , Baptist Church , Roman Catholic Church , and others . As of November 2006 , 84.6 % of Estonia 's population held Estonian citizenship , 7.6 % were citizens of other countries ( primarily Russia ) , and 8.8 % were of undetermined citizenship . Written with the Latin alphabet , Estonian is the language of the Estonian people and the official language of the country . Estonian is one of the world 's most difficult languages to learn for English-speakers : it has fourteen cases , which can be a challenge even for skilled linguists . During the Soviet era , the Russian language was imposed for official use . HISTORY Ancient Estonians are one of the longest-settled European peoples and have lived along the Baltic Sea for over 5,000 years . The Estonians were an independent nation until the 13th century A.D . The country was then subsequently conquered by Denmark , Germany , Poland , Sweden , and finally Russia , whose defeat of Sweden in 1721 resulted in the Uusikaupunki Peace Treaty , granting Russia rule over what became modern Estonia . First Period of Independence Independence remained out of reach for Estonia until the collapse of the Russian empire during World War I. Estonia declared itself an independent democratic republic in November 1918 . In 1920 , by the Peace Treaty of Tartu , Soviet Russia recognized Estonia 's independence and renounced in perpetuity all rights to its territory . The first constitution of the Republic of Estonia was adopted in 1920 and established a parliamentary form of government . Estonia 's independence would last for 22 years , during which time Estonia guaranteed cultural autonomy to all minorities , including its small Jewish population , an act that was unique in Western Europe at the time . Soviet Period Leading up to World War II ( WWII ) , Estonia pursued a policy of neutrality . However , the Soviet Union forcibly incorporated Estonia as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 , in which Nazi Germany gave control of Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania to the Soviet Union in return for control of much of Poland . In August 1940 , the U.S.S.R proclaimed Estonia a part of the Soviet Union as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic ( E.S.S.R . ) . The United States never recognized Soviet sovereignty over Estonia , Latvia , or Lithuania . During the course of WWII , Germany occupied Estonia for three years . In 1944 , Stalin retook

Clayton Moore, the Lone Ranger

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"Which TV series intro said, ""Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear""?"

RETURN WITH US NOW TO THE THRILLING DAYS OF YESTERYEAR ! CLAYTON MOORE AS THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN ! Click on the above button to hear `` Hi Yo Silver , Away ''

History of UAA | University of Alaska Anchorage

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In which year was the University of Alaska Anchorage founded?

History of UAA | | University of Alaska Anchorage The population of Anchorage is 30,060 . University of Alaska begins offering courses on Southcentral military bases . Dr. Terris Moore , President of the University of Alaska ( UA ) , and Regents Elmer Rasmuson and Earl Albrecht worked to expand the University from Fairbanks campus by bringing courses to military bases and developing community colleges . 1953 Territorial Community College Act establishes a framework for cooperation between school districts and the University of Alaska . 1954 The first community colleges are formed at Anchorage and Ketchikan . Anchorage Community College ( ACC ) , a joint venture of the Anchorage Independent School District and the University of Alaska , opens the second floor of what is now West High School . It offers primarily academic and business related courses , 385 students enrolled in the first semester . LeVake Renshaw , local consulting engineer , was the first student to enroll , and went on to earn a degree from UAF . Dr. LeRoy Good named the first ACC Director . 1956 First graduation from ACC . One graduate , Vincent Earl Demarest , receives an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration . 1957 Melvin Huden named ACC Director . 1958 Founding of the first student newspaper , the “ Campus Courier ” . 1959 Alaska enters the Union as the 49th state . Eugene Short named ACC Chief Executive Officer . 1960 The population of Anchorage is 82,833 . William R. Wood named University of Alaska president . He played a strong role in the expansion of UA into Anchorage . 1961 UA offers graduate courses in Anchorage leading to Masters in Education and Masters of Science in Engineering degrees - the first graduate programs in Southcentral Alaska . The Institute for Social and Economic Research ( ISER ) opens as the first public policy research center in Alaska . 1962 Alaska legislature incorporates the state 's community colleges into the University of Alaska higher education system . 1964 Palmer Community College renamed Matanuska-Susitna Community College . 1966 The Anchorage Regional Center ( ARC ) is established to consolidate public higher education programs in the Anchorage area , including ACC and courses offered at local military bases . Dr. Donald DaFoe , formerly superintendent of schools in Anchorage , named first provost of the ARC . 1968 Kodiak Community College founded . Anchorage Regional Center expands to become Southcentral Regional Center administering community colleges , military education , upper division and graduate programs for the entire region . This institution foreshadowed the current structure of UAA . Construction begins near Goose Lake on the outskirts of Anchorage for a permanent campus for ACC . 1969 Dr. Lewis Haines named provost of Southcentral Regional Center . 1969 - 1971 Formation of Anchorage Higher Education Consortium between Alaska Methodist University ( now Alaska Pacific University ) and UA , allowing for ease of transfer credit and sharing of library resources . 1970 The population of Anchorage is 126,385 . ACC dedicates its present campus on Providence Ave. and moves from West High School into the five new buildings later named in honor of Eugene Short , Beatrice McDonald , Lucy Cuddy , Gordon Hartlieb and Sally Monserud . University of Alaska , Anchorage is formed in November , composed of ACC and Anchorage Senior College . 1971 The Anchorage Senior College is created from existing upper-division and graduate courses and programs . First joint ( ACC and Senior College ) commencement ceremony at West High School . A total of 265 Masters , baccalaureate , and associates degrees and certificates are awarded . 1972 Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies is created to address the social , physical , and psychological concerns of alcoholism . ACC independently accredited as Anchorage Community College . Construction begins on Consortium Library to be shared by Alaska Methodist University and the UA , A . 1973 University enters into first collective bargaining agreement with Local 2404 , Alaska Community College Federation of Teachers , AFL-CIO . Building K ( now Professional Studies Building ) and Building J ( now the Auto/Diesel Technology Building ) open on West Campus . ACCFT faculty declare a ( brief ) strike for increased compensation . Senior College Building ( now Social Sciences Building ) opens . 1975 University of Alaska , Anchorage receives accreditation from Northwest Association of

The Dead (1987) - IMDb

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What was John Huston's last movie?

The Dead ( 1987 ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error Gabriel Conroy and wife Greta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts , an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them . Director : From $ 2.99 ( SD ) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 48 titles created 12 Sep 2011 a list of 25 titles created 23 Jul 2014 a list of 39 titles created 03 Oct 2014 a list of 39 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 37 titles created 22 Aug 2015 Search for `` The Dead `` on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . Nominated for 2 Oscars . Another 9 wins & 14 nominations . See more awards » Photos The last 24 hours in the life of Geoffrey Firmin , a lonely , depressed English consul who retreats to alcohol for solace . Director : John Huston Two men , working as professional boxers , come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum . Director : John Huston A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love . Director : John Huston A psychiatrist involved in a radical new therapy comes under suspicion when his patients are murdered , each according to their individual phobias . Director : John Huston A Southerner -- young , poor , ambitious but uneducated -- determines to become something in the world . He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church . Director : John Huston A major heist goes off as planned , until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel . Director : John Huston A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life . Director : John Huston Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane 's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle . Director : John Huston Bizarre tale of sex , betrayal , and perversion at a military post . Director : John Huston Two British soldiers in India decide to resign from the Army and set themselves up as deities in Kafiristan -- a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander . Director : John Huston On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there , and a seemingly innocent British couple . They meet and things happen ... Director : John Huston In a story set during the Hundred Years War , a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris , pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love . Director : John Huston Edit Storyline John Huston 's last film is a labor of love at several levels : an adaptation of perhaps one of the greatest pieces of English-language literature by one of Huston 's favorite authors , James Joyce ; a love letter to the land of his ancestors and the country where his children grew up ; and the chance to work with his screenwriter son Tony and his actress daughter Anjelica . The film is delicate and unhurried , detailing an early January dinner at the house of two spinster musician sisters and their niece in turn-of-the-century Ireland , attended by friends and family . Among the visiting attendees are the sisters ' nephew Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta . The evening 's reminiscences bring up melancholy memories for Gretta concerning her first , long-lost love when she was a girl in rural Galway . Her recounting of this tragic love to Gabriel brings him to an epiphany : he learns the difference between mere existence and living . The all-Irish cast and careful period detail give the piece richness ... Written by Russ W. < russwlkr @ ix.netcom.com >

Super Bowl III: The True Story - hgwt.com

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Who won Super Bowl III?

Super Bowl III : The True Story The Luckiest Football Game Ever Won : The True Story of Super Bowl III INTRODUCTION On January 12 , 1969 , in Miami 's Orange Bowl , the New York Jets met the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III , the championship game of professional football for the 1968 season . The Jets , winners of the American Football League playoffs , sought to avenge the drubbings AFL teams had taken in the two previous meetings between their upstart mickeymouse * league and the establishment National Football League . In those two contests , the AFL champion had been so thoroughly dominated by its NFL counterpart that cracks began appearing in the proposed merger of the two leagues . If the AFL did n't prove it could compete soon , the merger would be in serious jeopardy . A 26-team league with ten `` last-place '' teams would hardly seem credible to the ticket-buying public . The NFL Colts ' 1968 season had been spectacular , by any measure , even though their legendary quarterback , John Unitas , had missed the entire regular season due to injury . Their 13-1 record was the best in football , they had scored 402 points and yielded only 144 , and they had avenged their only loss , to Cleveland , by destroying the self-same Browns in the NFL championship game , 34-0 . Some analysts called the Colts `` the best team ever . '' Meanwhile , the AFL Jets paled in comparison , having been fortunate to become the champion of their league . Their only hope against the Colts seemed to be their loud-mouthed quarterback , Joe Namath , whose passing ability gave them at least some chance to score against the Colt defense . Nonetheless , the Jets were 18-point underdogs at game time . ANALYSIS OF THE TEAMS The Colts finished 1968 with a 13-1 record and a point-scoring differential of +258 , a number reached by only a handful of teams to this day . Eleven of their 13 wins could be described as `` crushing . '' The Jets ' record , meanwhile , was just 11-3 and their scoring differential was only +139 ; their mediocre defense yielded 280 points , almost twice as many as Baltimore . It should be noted that the second best team in the Jets ' division had a record of just 7-7 , and the Jets benefited from a soft schedule . The other teams in their division had a feeble combined record of 17-37-2 , and they played four games against teams with truly pitiful defenses . Nonetheless , the Jets had still managed to lose to hapless Buffalo ( 1-12-1 ) early in the season , 35-37 . The score was typical of the AFL 's `` wide-open '' ( i.e. , no defense ) style of play . The Colts , meanwhile , had to play both their arch-rival Rams ( 10-3-1 ) and a tough 49er team ( 7-6-1 ) twice , as both were in their division . The Colts won all four games , and nine others ( including a hard-fought win over defending Super Bowl champ Green Bay ) , losing only to the Cleveland Browns ( 10-4 ) , whom they whipped 34-0 in the NFL championship game . The three other teams in Baltimore 's division had a combined record of 19-21-2 -- fairly typical -- and a much better record than the teams in the Jets ' division . Two other AFL teams , the Chiefs and Raiders , had better regular season records than New York and were statistically superior . Additionally , the Jets were fortunate to win their championship game against Oakland , recovering a lateral at game 's end which their opponents ignored -- apparently believing it to be an incomplete forward pass . While the two Super Bowl III teams appear statistically similar ( without factoring in the Jets ' easier schedule and the obvious overall inferiority of the AFL itself * ) , the Colt defensive unit was clearly superior where it counted -- keeping opponents ' points off the scoreboard . * Four of the ten AFL teams ( Boston , Buffalo , Denver and Cincinnati ) were crap , but only three of the sixteen NFL teams ( Atlanta , Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ) Additionally , in 1970 , the first season of the new 26-team league , the AFC was decidedly inferior to the NFC -- see the SRS rating system at pro-football-reference.com for 1970 -- and two of its best teams were the former NFL 's Colts and Browns

Marie Osmond - Biography - IMDb

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What is Marie Osmond's real first name?

Marie Osmond - Biography - IMDb Marie Osmond Jump to : Overview ( 3 ) | Mini Bio ( 1 ) | Spouse ( 3 ) | Trivia ( 29 ) | Personal Quotes ( 3 ) Overview ( 3 ) 5' 5 '' ( 1.65 m ) Mini Bio ( 1 ) Marie Osmond was born on October 13 , 1959 in Ogden , Utah , USA as Olive Marie Osmond . She is a producer and actress , known for Donny and Marie ( 1975 ) , Marie ( 2012 ) and The Talk ( 2010 ) . She was previously married to Brian Blosil and Steve Craig . Spouse ( 3 ) Was on Broadways `` Anna and the King '' . She appeared in The Muppets ' `` She Drives Me Crazy '' music video . Has five adopted children . Children : Stephen Blosil ( aka Stephen James Craig ) ( b . 1983 - father is first husband Steve Craig ) , Jessica Marie ( b . 1987 ) , Rachael Lauren ( b . 1989 ) , Michael Brian ( b . 1991 - February 26 , 2010 ) , Brandon Warren ( b . 1996 ) , Brianna Patricia Lynne ( b . 1997 ) , Matthew Richard ( b . 1999 ) and Abigail Olive May ( b . 2002 ) . Sister of Alan Osmond , Donny Osmond , Jay Osmond , James A. Osmond , Merrill Osmond , Virl Osmond , Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond . All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris . Turned down the starring role in the movie , Grease ( 1978 ) on `` moral grounds '' . In October , 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression , following the birth of her 7th child , Matthew , on July 6 , 1999 . She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return . Osmond said she basically gave the baby , and credit card , to her babysitter , got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her . She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone . In addition to being an international celebrity , Marie is also a businesswoman . In 1991 , she launched the `` Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls '' line on QVC and at Disney theme parks . It has become QVC 's top selling doll line , has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry , and has moved into the retail and direct response markets . She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993 , and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair . In 1998 , she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC . Co-founder/co-host , with John Schneider , of Children 's Miracle Network , a project of The Osmond Foundation . The largest annual broadcast in fund raising history , it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983 , 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment , research and assistance , benefiting children 's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada . In 1989 , the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious Roy Acuff Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children . She is a close childhood friend of Shawn Southwick .

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING ...

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Who sang a solo at Prince Charles and Lady Di's wedding?

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - `` LIVE RECORDING '' - YouTube Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - `` LIVE RECORDING '' Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Uploaded on Jan 3 , 2008 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings `` Let the Bright Seraphim '' from the oratorio `` Samson '' by George Frideric Handel ( 1685-1759 ) . It 's a `` LIVE RECORDING '' from the `` Royal Wedding '' for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at St. Paul Cathedral London UK in 1981 , converted from an old LP . With John Wallance ( trumpetist ) , Bach Choir and the Orchestra , Sir David Willcocks / conductor . Category

Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport - Airlines Inform

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Calabar international airport is in which country?

Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Home / World Airport Directory / Nigeria / Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Country : Nigeria Airport serving the Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria Local time GMT ( winter/summer ) : +1/+1 Geographic coordinates : Latitude ( 4.98 ) , Longitude ( 8.35 ) IATA code : CBQ

A man's only as old as the woman he feels. - Groucho Marx ...

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"Who said, ""A man is only as old as the woman he feels?"""

A man 's only as old as the woman he feels . - Groucho Marx - BrainyQuote A man 's only as old as the woman he feels . Find on Amazon : Groucho Marx Cite this Page : Citation

Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines

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Which country did Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki set sail from on its journey to Eastern Polynesia?

Thor Heyerdahl ’ s Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines Thor Heyerdahl ’ s Kon-Tiki Voyage October 6 , 2014 By Christopher Klein The Kon-Tiki voyage , 1947 Thor Heyerdahl ’ s Kon-Tiki Voyage Author Thor Heyerdahl ’ s Kon-Tiki Voyage URL Google Born on October 6 , 1914 , in Larvik , Norway , Thor Heyerdahl was no armchair anthropologist . He gained worldwide fame in 1947 when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on a primitive balsawood raft to prove his theory that South Americans could have originally populated Polynesia . On the 100th anniversary of Heyerdahl ’ s birth , look back at his historic Kon-Tiki voyage . In 1937 , fledgling Norwegian zoological researcher Thor Heyerdahl traveled to the South Pacific with his newlywed wife to study the flora and fauna of the isolated Marquesas Islands . As he collected a menagerie of specimens on the tiny Polynesian island of Fatu Hiva , however , Heyerdahl ’ s curious mind drifted from thoughts of living creatures to those of ancient civilizations . Aware of the prevailing scholarly wisdom that people from Southeast Asia had arrived from the west to first populate Polynesia , the Norwegian couldn ’ t help but notice the trade winds and breakers rolling across the Pacific Ocean from the east . Heyerdahl noted the presence of South American plants such as the sweet potato in Polynesia and the similarities between stone figures on Fatu Hiva and the monoliths erected by ancient South American civilizations . He saw parallels in the physical appearances , rituals and myths of Polynesians and South Americans , and around the glow of a fire , he listened as an elder spoke of a demigod named Tiki who brought his ancestors to the island from a big country beyond the eastern horizon . Heyerdahl on board Kon-Tiki . ( Credit : Archive Photos/Getty Images ) Heyerdahl returned to Norway with fish , jars of beetles and a new dream—to challenge conventional wisdom and demonstrate that the first people who settled Polynesia came from the east , not the west . He abandoned his zoology studies and developed an ethnological theory that two waves of people from the Americas populated the South Pacific . The first wave , Heyerdahl said , arrived around A.D. 500 from pre-Incan Peru by way of Easter Island on rafts that drifted on the currents of the Pacific Ocean ; the second came approximately 500 years later from the coast of British Columbia by way of Hawaii . Critics thought the theory impossible and said the open rafts of South America ’ s pre-Incan civilizations were hardly seaworthy enough to make an oceanic crossing . Heyerdahl , however , was determined to prove that such a voyage was possible—even if it meant risking his life . Although the Norwegian had no sailing experience and couldn ’ t even swim , he announced plans to make the perilous crossing on a log raft built only with tools available to pre-Columbian South Americans . “ Your mother and father will be very grieved when they hear of your death , ” one skeptical diplomat told Heyerdahl when hearing of his plan . Promising “ nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back , ” Heyerdahl recruited a five-man crew who built a 30-by-15-foot raft made of nine balsawood logs harvested from the Ecuadorian jungle lashed together with hemp ropes . An open bamboo cabin with overlapping banana leaves covering the roof provided the only protection from the elements . With a smash of a coconut against the bow , the vessel was christened Kon-Tiki after the legendary Peruvian sun god who had vanished westward across the sea , a mythical figure who served as the mirror image to the Polynesian demigod Tiki who had arrived from the east . On April 28 , 1947 , Kon-Tiki departed Callao , Peru , with six men and a Spanish-speaking green parrot aboard . Borne along by the northeast-east trade winds that billowed the massive square sail bearing the image of the bearded Kon-Tiki , the raft groaned and creaked as it drifted across the vast blue desert of water . Although the vessel carried a radio that the crew used to provide daily meteorological and oceanographic observations , a rescue would have been nearly impossible given their remote location in the ocean . They navigated with just the sun , stars , currents and winds as their guides . They maneuvered the raft with only the sail , paddles and a temperamental steering oar as they beat against waves that in stormy conditions towered higher than

About: Donna Summer - DBpedia

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Donna Gaines is better known by which name?

About : Donna Summer About : Donna Summer An Entity of Type : person , from Named Graph : http : //dbpedia.org , within Data Space : dbpedia.org LaDonna Adrian Gaines ( December 31 , 1948 – May 17 , 2012 ) , known by her stage name Donna Summer , was an American singer , songwriter , and painter . She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s . A five-time Grammy Award winner , she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No . 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period . Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . Property abstract دونا سمر ( 31 ديسمبر 1948 - 17 مايو 2012 ) ، مغنية وشاعرة وفنانة أمريكية . ولدت باسم « لا دونا أدريان جانيس » ، اكتسبت شهره واسعة في السبعينات، ولقبت ( بملكة الديسكو ) . وتعتبر من أهم الفنانات التي أسسن الديسكو، وهي حققت نجاحاً في فترة السبعينات والثمانينات.ومن المعروف أنها الفنانة الوحيدة التي امتلكت ولا زالت تملك الرقم القياسي في أمتلاك ثلاثة ألبومات مُضاعفة، مُتتالية تضرب المرتبة الأولى في سنة واحدة على مُخطط لوحة الأغاني، وأصبحت الفنانة الأولى والوحيدة التي تمتلك أربع أغاني مُنفرده تضرب المرتبة الأولى لمُدة 12 شهر أي سنة كاملة . [ بحاجة لمصدر ] وتجاوزت مبيعاتها الـ130 مليون نسخة حول العالم . [ بحاجة لمصدر ] 32x28pxبوابة السينما الأمريكية32x28pxبوابة سينما32x28pxبوابة أعلام32x28pxبوابة الولايات المتحدة32x28pxبوابة موسيقى ( ar ) LaDonna Adrian Gaines ( December 31 , 1948 – May 17 , 2012 ) , known by her stage name Donna Summer , was an American singer , songwriter , and painter . She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s . A five-time Grammy Award winner , she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No . 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period . Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . While influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s , she became the front singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City . Joining a touring version of the musical Hair , she left New York and spent several years living , acting , and singing in Europe , where she met music producers , Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte . Summer returned to the U.S. , in 1975 with commercial success of the song 'Love to Love You Baby ' , followed by a string of other hits , such as `` I Feel Love '' , `` Last Dance '' , `` MacArthur Park '' , `` Heaven Knows '' , `` Hot Stuff '' , `` Bad Girls '' , `` Dim All the Lights '' , `` No More Tears ( Enough Is Enough ) '' ( duet with Barbra Streisand ) , and `` On the Radio '' . She became known as the `` Queen of Disco '' , while her music gained a global following . Summer died on May 17 , 2012 , at her home in Naples , Florida . In her obituary in The Times , she was described as the `` undisputed queen of the Seventies disco boom '' who reached the status of `` one of the world 's leading female singers . '' Moroder described Summer 's work with him on the song ' I Feel Love ' as `` really the start of electronic dance '' music . In 2013 , Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . ( en ) LaDonna Adrian Gaines , conocida como Donna Summer ( Boston , Massachusetts , 31 de diciembre de 1948 - Naples , Florida , 17 de mayo de 2012 ) fue una cantante , compositora , pianista y actriz estadounidense , mundialmente famosa por sus géneros de disco y pop durante los años '70 y comienzos de los años ochenta.Ganó en cinco ocasiones los premios Grammy . Fue la primera artista en tener tres álbumes consecutivos en alcanzar el número # 1 en los Estados Unidos en el Billboard Hot 100 . A lo largo de su carrera vendió más de 150 millones de copias en todo el mundo , lo que la convierte en uno de los músicos con mayores ventas de todos los tiempos . Sus canciones más conocidas a lo largo de su carrera son , « Last Dance » , « Hot Stuff »

Elements Named for People - Element Eponyms

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Which element is named after Pierre and Marie Curie?

Elements Named for People - Element Eponyms bohrium ( Bh , 107 ) – Niels Bohr curium ( Cm , 96 ) – Pierre and Marie Curie einsteinium ( Es , 99 ) – Albert Einstein fermium ( Fm , 100 ) – Enrico Fermi gallium ( Ga , 31 ) – both named after Gallia ( Latin for France ) and its discoverer , Lecoq de Boisbaudran ( le coq , the French word for 'rooster ' translates to gallus in Latin ) hahnium ( 105 ) – Otto Hahn ( Dubnium , named for Dubna in Russia , is the IUPAC-accepted name for element 105 ) lawrencium ( Lr , 103 ) – Ernest Lawrence meitnerium ( Mt , 109 ) – Lise Meitner mendelevium ( Md , 101 ) – Dmitri Mendeleev continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States nobelium ( No , 102 ) – Alfred Nobel roentgenium ( Rg , 111 ) – Wilhelm Roentgen ( formerly Ununumium ) rutherfordium ( Rf , 104 ) – Ernest Rutherford seaborgium ( Sg , 106 ) – Glenn T. Seaborg

Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe ...

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By the end of the 20th century how many times had Meryl Streep been nominated for an Oscar?

Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe ' | Film | The Guardian Meryl Streep Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe ' Awarded an Oscar for her portrayal of the former PM in The Iron Lady , actor pays tribute to her 'grit ' and model as a female leader , while Arnold Schwarzenegger adds to chorus of praise and Ken Loach calls for her funeral to be privatised ' A pioneer for women in politics ' … Margaret Thatcher ( Meryl Streep ) in The Iron Lady . Photograph : Weinstein/Everett/Rex Tuesday 9 April 2013 05.19 EDT First published on Tuesday 9 April 2013 05.19 EDT Close This article is 3 years old Meryl Streep , who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 biopic The Iron Lady , has described the late former prime minister as a `` figure of awe '' . The actor issued a statement after Thatcher 's death at the age of 87 on Monday , which followed a stroke . Streep said her subject had been a pioneer – `` willingly or unwillingly '' – for the role of women in politics , allowing females from across the globe to dare to dream of leadership . `` It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK at the end of the 20th century , '' wrote Streep . `` To me she was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit . To have come up , legitimately , through the ranks of the British political system , class-bound and gender-phobic as it was , in the time that she did and the way that she did , was a formidable achievement . '' The Iron Lady received criticism in some quarters for initially portraying Thatcher in her dotage as a forgetful old woman suffering from dementia . The film , directed by Mamma Mia 's Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan , then swept through the life of the Grantham grocer 's daughter from her early years in politics to her 1980s heyday . The biopic received mixed reviews , but Streep was widely praised for her note-perfect turn as the former prime minister , a performance which saw her win her third Oscar , eighth Golden Globe and second Bafta . Jim Broadbent played Thatcher 's husband , Dennis , and Anthony Head played her longest-serving cabinet member ( and eventual deputy ) Geoffrey Howe . The full text of Streep 's statement following Thatcher 's death is as follows : Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer , willingly or unwillingly , for the role of women in politics . It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK at the end of the 20th century . Her hard-nosed fiscal measures took a toll on the poor , and her hands-off approach to financial regulation led to great wealth for others . There is an argument that her steadfast , almost emotional loyalty to the pound sterling has helped the UK weather the storms of European monetary uncertainty . But to me she was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit . To have come up , legitimately , through the ranks of the British political system , class-bound and gender-phobic as it was , in the time that she did and the way that she did , was a formidable achievement . To have won it , not because she inherited position as the daughter of a great man , or the widow of an important man , but by dint of her own striving . To have withstood the special hatred and ridicule , unprecedented in my opinion , levelled in our time at a public figure who was not a mass murderer ; and to have managed to keep her convictions attached to fervent ideals and ideas – wrongheaded or misguided as we might see them now – without corruption – I see that as evidence of some kind of greatness , worthy for the argument of history to settle . To have given women and girls around the world reason to supplant fantasies of being princesses with a different dream : the real-life option of leading their nation ; this was groundbreaking and admirable . I was honoured to try to imagine her late life journey , after power ; but I have only a glancing understanding of what her many struggles were ,

Mr. Magoo - Disney Wiki - Wikia

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What was Mr. Magoo's first name?

Mr. Magoo | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Plot Mr. Quincy Magoo ( Leslie Nielsen ) , a wealthy canned vegetable factory owner , goes to the museum to attend a party . While there , Waldo ( Matt Keeslar ) Mr. Magoo 's nephew spies a woman named Stacey Sampanahoditra ( Jennifer Garner ) whom he develops a crush on . Later that night , jewel thieves Luanne LeSeur ( Kelly Lynch ) and Bob Morgan ( Nick Chinlund ) steal the museum 's beautiful ruby `` The Star of Kuristan '' and escape on a boat to Austin Cloquet ( Malcolm McDowell ) , Bob 's boss . Meanwhile , Mr. Magoo and his dog Angus go fishing in the same area where the boat with Luanne and Bob is . Luanne picks a fight with Bob and they accidentally lose the ruby which lands in Mr. Magoo 's boat ; naturally , without him noticing . Bob goes after the ruby but fails by falling onto the paddle wheel of a paddle boat . At the museum , the curator and Stacey send two agents : Gustav Anders of the CIA ( Ernie Hudson ) and Chuck Stupak of the FBI ( Stephen Tobolowsky ) to track down the ruby and spy on Mr. Magoo whom they believe stole the ruby . Stacey mentions she was invited to the opera where the Magoos go that night . Anders and Stupak also visit the opera to look for Mr. Magoo who is in the show . At the opera Mr. Magoo meets Luanne who pretends to be a magazine reporter named Prunella Pagliachi . She wishes Mr. Magoo luck at the opera , who immediately takes a liking to her . Stupak sneaks on the stage and fails to find any clue about Mr. Magoo with Mr. Magoo accidentally hitting Stupak with a big tool . The next morning , Luanne tricks Mr. Magoo into taking her to his house with an injured ankle . Stupak finds a notebook with Luanne 's fingerprints on it and realizes who Mr. Magoo is with . He and Anders go to Mr. Magoo 's house where Stupak sneaks in looking for the ruby . Mr. Magoo and Luanne arrive at the house and Stupak hides from them . Bob sneaks into Mr. Magoo 's house and finds the ruby . Upon being caught in the act , he steals Mr. Magoo 's prized Studebaker with the Magoos and Luanne chasing after him in Magoo 's Eggplant-mobile . Bob loses them and brings the ruby to Austin . Austin plans an auction for his criminal friends from around the world and shows them the ruby . Mr. Magoo disguises himself as Ortega Peru , a thief from Brazil who never goes anywhere and joins the auction which is taking place in a communal indoor pool . However he is discovered when the fake tattoo on his chest is washed away by the water . Luanne breaks up the auction , steals the ruby , and escapes on a snow mobile away from the lair . The government arrests Austin and his friends while Mr. Magoo gives chase on an ironing board and winds up in the middle of a women 's skiing competition . Waldo and Angus sneak out of the lair , catch up with Magoo , and track down the ruby . Angus sees Luanne in disguise as an old woman and spills her purse which gives Mr. Magoo and Waldo a clue about where Luanne is going . The Magoos follow Luanne to Brazil where Waldo spies on the real Ortega ( Miguel Ferrer ) and his friends . Mr. Magoo steals a bride dress from Ortega 's girlfriend Rosita ( Monique Rusu ) and is lead to the wedding . Mr. Magoo steals the ruby from Ortega and finds himself being chased by Peru 's men , the government agents and Luanne . Magoo then is trapped on a raft just before it goes over a waterfall but manages to invert the raft like a parachute so he can gently float to safety . He and Waldo return the ruby to the museum with the government arresting Ortega , Luanne and the people from Brazil . Mr. Magoo and Angus go home after returning the ruby back to the museum . A series of outtakes are shown during the closing credits . Cast Leslie Nielsen as Mr. Quincy Magoo - the protagonist of the film . He is a nearsighted man . He has a dog named Angus . The agents thought he stole the Star of Kuristan because he was in

Marvel Premiere (série VO) - Comics VF

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Which rock star featured in Marvel's 50th issue of Marvel Premiere in 1979?

Marvel Premiere ( série VO ) - Comics VF Comics VF Creative team Writer ( s ) Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series published by American company Marvel Comics . It ran for 61 issues from April 1972 to August 1981 . [ 1 ] Contents Publication history [ edit ] The series introduced new characters and reintroduced characters who no longer had their own titles . Writer Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane revamped Him as the allegorical Messiah Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere # 1 ( April 1972 ) . [ 2 ] Doctor Strange took over the series with issue # 3 [ 3 ] and writer Steve Englehart and artist Frank Brunner began a run on the character with issue # 9 . [ 4 ] The two killed Dr . Strange 's mentor , the Ancient One , and Strange became the new Sorcerer Supreme . Englehart and Brunner created a multi-issue storyline in which a sorcerer named Sise-Neg ( `` Genesis '' spelled backward ) goes back through history , collecting all magical energies , until he reaches the beginning of the universe , becomes all-powerful and creates it anew , leaving Strange to wonder whether this was , paradoxically , the original creation . Stan Lee , seeing the issue after publication , ordered Englehart and Brunner to print a retraction saying this was not God but `` a '' god , so as to avoid offending religious readers . The writer and artist concocted a fake letter from a fictitious minister praising the story , and mailed it to Marvel from Texas ; Marvel unwittingly printed the letter , and dropped the retraction order . [ 5 ] In 2010 , Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Brunner 's run on the `` Doctor Strange '' feature ninth on its list of the `` Top 10 1970s Marvels '' . [ 6 ] Iron Fist first appeared in issue # 15 , written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Gil Kane . [ 7 ] Other introductions include the Legion of Monsters , the Liberty Legion , [ 8 ] Woodgod , the 3-D Man , [ 9 ] and the second Ant-Man ( Scott Lang ) . [ 10 ] The series also featured the first comic book appearance of rock musician Alice Cooper . [ 11 ] Later in the title 's run , Marvel Premiere was used to finish stories of characters who had lost their own series including the Man-Wolf in issues # 45–46 [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and the Black Panther in issues # 51–53 . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] # 1–2 - Adam Warlock ( moved to his own series ) # 3–14 - Doctor Strange ( moved to his own ( second ) series ) # 15–25 - Iron Fist ( moved to his own series ) Collected editions [ edit ] Marvel Masterworks Warlock Vol . 1 includes Marvel Premiere # 1–2 , 288 pages , February 2007 , ISBN 978-0785124115 Essential Doctor Strange Vol . 2 includes Marvel Premiere # 3–14 , 608 pages , December 2007 , ISBN 978-0785116684 Essential Iron Fist Vol . 1 includes Marvel Premiere # 15–25 , 584 pages , October 2004 , ISBN 978-0785115465 Essential Marvel Horror Vol 1 includes Marvel Premiere # 27 , 648 pages , October 2006 , ISBN 978-0785121961 Essential Werewolf by Night Vol . 2 includes Marvel Premiere # 28 , 576 pages , November 2007 , ISBN 978-0785127253 Invaders Classic Vol . 1 includes Marvel Premiere # 29–30 , 248 pages , July 2007 , ISBN 978-0785127062 The Chronicles Of Solomon Kane includes Marvel Premiere # 33–34 , 200 pages , December 2009 , ISBN 978-1595824103 Weirdworld includes Marvel Premiere # 38 , 312 pages , April 2015 , ISBN 978-0785162889 Dominic Fortune : It Can Happen Here and Now includes Marvel Premiere # 56 , 184 pages , February 2010 , ISBN 978-0785140429 See also [ edit ] Marvel Premiere Classic — a line of hardcovers collecting `` classic '' ( pre-2000 ) storylines in the Marvel and related Universes . ^ Marvel Premiere at the Grand Comics Database ^ Sanderson , Peter ; Gilbert , Laura , ed . ( 2008 ) . `` 1970s '' . Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History . London , United Kingdom : Dorling Kindersley . p. 155 . ISBN 978-0756641238 . Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane allowed 'Him ' to meet another [ Stan ] Lee- [ Jack ] Kirby character

Jody Scheckter - The Formula 1 Wiki - Wikia

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Who was runner-up when Jody Scheckter won motor racing's Formula One Championship?

Jody Scheckter | The Formula 1 Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit After moving to Britain in 1970 , Scheckter quickly progressed up to F1 , making his début with McLaren in the final race of the 1972 season , in which he finished ninth . He continued to drive for McLaren , albeit sparingly and without any success , in 1973 . In 1974 , Scheckter was given his first full-time drive , with the Tyrrell team . After a slow start , Scheckter scored points in eight consectutive races , including two wins . With one more podium to come , Scheckter came an impressive third . 1975 was a season of ups and downs . Scheckter notched up many non-pointscoring finishes , but despite this , he managed to win a race and score two other podiums . After a decent start to 1976 , Tyrrell introduced one of F1 's most iconic cars , the six wheeled P34 . The car was quick and reliable , and Scheckter constantly scored points , mostly second places , and even headed a Tyrrell one-two at the Swedish Grand Prix . Scheckter came third in the championship for the second time in three years . For 1977 , Scheckter moved to the new Wolf team , which was the surpise package of the season . Scheckter was the team 's only driver , and amazingly , he won the the first race of the season . Scheckter continued to finish races on the podium , and finished the season as runner-up to Niki Lauda despite Scheckter 's three wins . Unfortuanately , Wolf 's 1978 car was not as good as the 1977 one , and Scheckter had a winless year , although he managed to finish on the podium four times . Scheckter moved to Ferrari in 1979 , with instant success . The car was always near the front , and very reliable . Scheckter scored three wins , like his team mate Gilles Villeneuve , and with three second places and many points finishes , Scheckter took the title by four points over his team mate . Despite upgrading the 1979 car , the Ferrari driven by both Scheckter and Villeneuve in 1980 was awful , the team coming in tenth place in the championship . Scheckter 's season was the worse of the two , only scoring two points at the United States Grand Prix West , and even failing to qualify at the penultimate race . Scheckter retired at the end of the season . After Formula One In 1981 , Scheckter won the World Superstars Championships , defeating many top-class athletes . He later set up a business which made products used for firearms training . Scheckter currently runs an organic farm . Formula One Statistical Overview

WOMEN 'S PROGRAM HISTORY - Team USA

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How many years after men's field hockey became an Olympic sport did the women's game become an Olympic event?

Women Women More WOMEN 'S PROGRAM HISTORY The USA Softball Women ’ s National Team is the most decorated program in the sport ’ s history , owning an unmatched 26 Olympic , World Championship , Pan American or World Cup of Softball Gold Medals . Team USA won three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals ( 1996 , 2000 , 2004 ) and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games . The Women ’ s National Team has captured the past seven Pan American Championships and have captured nine World Championship Gold Medals . AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979 , the USA Softball Women 's National Team has dominated , winning six of the seven gold medals and a silver in 1983 . The USA will again be the odds-on favorite to capture the gold medal when in travels to Toronto , Ontario , Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games . In seven Pan American Games , the USA Softball Women 's National Team has been nothing short of outstanding . The USA has won 72 of 75 games for a winning percentage of .960 . In 75 games the USA has outscored their opponents 505 to 31 . Since losing to Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game of the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezuela , the USA has put together a 51-game win streak in capturing gold medals in the last five Pan American Games . In 1987 in Indianapolis , IN the USA defeated Puerto Rico 4-1 in the gold medal game . In 1991 the USA routed Canada 14-1 for the gold medal and in 1995 the USA captured their third consecutive gold medal with a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico . At the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg , Canada the USA needed extra innings to defeat host Canada 1-0 in eight innings and capture its fourth consecutive title . The USA outscored its opponents 83-1 . At the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic , the USA was as dominating as ever posting a perfect 9-0 record while outscoring its opponents 59-1 . With the USA as the heavy favorite , Canada , Puerto Rico and Cuba are expected to battle the Red , White and Blue for the title in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in 2007 . In 2011 , with a Pan American Games roster full of 17 rookies , the USA Softball Women 's National team recorded the program 's eighth Pan American Games gold medal . The U.S. completed the tournament with a perfect 9-0 record . AT THE WBSC WOMEN 'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The USA Softball Women ’ s National Team has participated in 13 WBSC Women ’ s World Championships and has finished out of the medals only once , the 1982 World Championships in Chinese Taipei . It took Australia , Chinese Taipei and an outbreak of stomach flu to make it happen . The USA Softball Women ’ s National Team program has brought home a total of nine gold medals , making them perhaps the most successful team sport on the Olympic program over the last three decades . They have also collected foursilver World Championship medals In World Championship play , the USA has amassed a lifetime record of 124-11 . The USA offense has outscored its opponents collectively 812-56 . AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES The U.S. went 8-1 to capture the first ever gold medal at the 1996 Olympics . The U.S. defeated China 3-1 in the gold medal game . Its lone loss of the Games came to Australia ( 2-1 ) in round-robin play . At the 2000 Olympics the U.S. had its 112 game win streak snapped with a 2-1 11 inning loss to Japan in round-robin play . The U.S. proceeded to lose two more games ( 2-0 to China and 2-1 to Australia ) . It was the first time in the history of USA Softball that a Women ’ s National Team lost three games in a row . The U.S. rebounded to win five consecutive games including wins in the playoffs over China ( 3-0 in 10 innings ) , Australia ( 1-0 ) and Japan ( 2-1 in eight innings ) in the gold medal game to capture its second consecutive gold medal . In Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games , the U.S. Women ’ s National Team was anointed as the “ Real Dream Team ” by Sports Illustrated . The performance by the U.S. Olympic Softball Team will go down in history

1994 World Series is Canceled | World History Project

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In what year of the 1990s was baseball's World Series canceled?

1994 World Series is Canceled | World History Project Sep 14 1994 1994 World Series is Canceled The 1994 World Series was canceled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association , which had begun on August 12 . It was only the second time in the event 's history ( and the first time since 1904 ) that the Fall Classic was not played . The Associated Press writers , at the end of the aborted season , chose to name `` unofficial '' champions when naming their Managers of the Year as Felipe Alou and Buck Showalter , who were leading when the season abruptly ended . Traditionally , the next season 's All-Star Game managers are the league champions . Because of the strike , the leagues chose to name their unofficial champion managers to the traditional honor . The 1994 World Series was supposed to have the NL champion open at home . Because it was canceled , the rotation was pushed back a year - which meant from 1995-2002 , the NL champion had home field advantage in odd-numbered years , and AL in even-numbered years . Beginning in 2003 , the league that won the All-Star Game had its champion open the World Series at home ( as a consequence , since the AL has not lost the All-Star Game since 1996 , the NL champ last opened at home in 2001 ) . Source : Wikipedia Added by : Kevin Rogers The Major League Players Association rejected an owner 's salary cap proposal , asking players to split all revenues 50-50 . In addition , the citation stated that salary arbitration would be eliminated and free agency for players could be reached after four years in the majors instead of six . As negotiations continued to heat up , the owners decided to withhold $ 7.8 million that they were obligated to pay into the players ' pension and benefit plans . The final straw fell after the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to approve an antitrust legislation that left the players with little choice but to strike . On September 14th , the remainder of the baseball season was canceled thirty-four days into the players ' strike . As a result , the World Series was also called off for the first time since 1904 . Three months later , the owners unilaterally implemented a salary cap as negotiations remained at a standstill . Source : baseball almanac Added by : Kevin Rogers The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history , as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 23 years . The 232-day strike , which lasted from August 12 , 1994 , to April 2 , 1995 , led to the cancellation of between 931 and 948 games overall , including the entire 1994 postseason and World Series ( these numbers account for the fact that postseason series can be of varying lengths ; in addition , 12 other games scheduled to be played prior to August 12 , 1994 were cancelled for other reasons , mainly weather-related ) . The cancellation of the 1994 World Series was the first since 1904 ; meanwhile , Major League Baseball became the first professional sport to lose its entire postseason due to a labor dispute . Owners demanded a salary cap in response to the worsening financial situation in baseball . Ownership claimed that small-market clubs would fall by the wayside unless teams agreed to share local broadcasting revenues ( to increase equity amongst the teams ) and enact a salary cap , a proposal that the players adamantly opposed . On January 18 , 1994 , the owners approved a new revenue-sharing plan keyed to a salary cap , which required the players ’ approval . The following day , the owners amended the Major League agreement by giving complete power to the commissioner on labor negotiations . The dispute was played out with a backdrop of years of hostility and mistrust between the two sides . What arguably stood in the way of a compromise settlement was the absence of an official commissioner ever since the owners forced Fay Vincent to resign in September 1992 . Vincent described the situation this way : `` The Union basically doesn ’ t trust the Ownership because collusion was a $ 280 million theft by Bud Selig and Jerry Reinsdorf of that money from the players . I mean , they rigged the signing of free agents . They got caught . They paid $ 280 million to the players .

NPR's Morning Edition -- Giacometti Retrospective at the ...

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Albert Giacometti found fame as what?

NPR 's Morning Edition -- Giacometti Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art Click to enlarge Dec. 17 , 2001 -- To many , the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti have become icons of the anxious mood of the post-World War II era : Thin , solitary figures with long arms and legs , betraying just a hint of human form . The Swiss artist was one of the surrealists , but found fame with a style of sculpture that was completely original . Giacometti would have been 100 this year -- and in an appropriate gesture by the first museum to ever buy his work , the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is holding a commemorative exhibition with works from Giacometti 's long career . David D'Arcy reports for Morning Edition that even now , what the artist 's sculptures actually express is a matter of debate . Most art critics assumed that those thin figures were rising from the ashes of Europe after the Holocaust , embodiments of a worldview that came to be called existentialism . Spoon Woman , 1926-27 Click to enlarge Giacometti himself often said they were his homage to the ancient Greek and Egyptian art he saw and sketched at the Louvre Museum in Paris . But many critics say it is the very ambiguity of the images that give them such power . Giacometti did not intend to become a sculptor when he began his art career in Paris . A few years before he died in 1966 , he told a French television interviewer that he took up the form because it was n't easy : `` I did not want to spend my whole life making sculpture . I started sculpting because it was the art that I understood the least about . I should have moved on to other things that suited me better , but I could n't tolerate the fact that I was n't suited for sculpture . So kept doing it , so I 'd get it out of my system . '' In a famous encounter , the head of the surrealist movement , Andre Breton , asked Giacometti whether any artist cared what a human head looked like . Giacometti said , `` I do . '' Point to the Eye , 1932 Mus�e national d'art moderne , Centre Georges Pompidou , Paris . Click to enlarge That ended his relationship with the surrealists -- but the thin sculptures that began taking shape in Giacometti 's studio still have echoes of the surreal , said Tobias Bezzola of the Kunsthaus Zurich , which collaborated with MoMA on the show . The breadth of the MoMA exhibit , with about 200 works from all stages of the artist 's career , proves Giacometti 's skill as a painter , too . In the last decade of his life , Giacometti turned to nature , concentrating on portraits , when the trend in art was abstraction . Six decades of Alberto Giacometti 's work are on view at the Museum of Modern Art through Jan. 8 , 2002 . Search for more broadcast coverage on art museums . Other Resources • The Museum of Modern Art , New York has an extensive Flash presentation with examples of the art in the Giacometti exhibit , along with extensive critical notes following the progression of his career .

7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn and Friendship ...

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Who first flew in Friendship 7?

7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn - History in the Headlines 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn December 8 , 2016 By Barbara Maranzani Share HISTORY honors astronaut and former Ohio senator John Glenn , who died on December 8 , 2016 at the age of 95 . Share this : 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn Author 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn URL Google 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 . John Glenn was a star before joining the Mercury program . John Glenn ( Credit : NASA ) 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 to train as pilots . Just six months after he received his license , the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor . Glenn initially enlisted in both the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Navy aviation cadet program , but was eventually assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps . Glenn flew 59 missions in the South Pacific , where one of his wingmen was baseball legend Ted Williams . After serving in the Korean War , Glenn was appointed to a naval test pilot program , where he completed one of the world ’ s first supersonic transcontinental flights in 1957 . Glenn received an enormous amount of publicity following this feat , which brought him to the attention of the NACA , the predecessor to NASA , who selected him to become one of the Mercury 7 astronauts . John Glenn gave his space capsule it ’ s famous nickname . Glenn inspecting the artwork design for “ Friendship 7. ” ( Credit : NASA ) The official name for Glenn ’ s mission was Mercury-Atlas 6 . “ Mercury ” for the mission program itself ( named after the Roman god of speed ) , and “ Atlas 6 ” to indicate that this was the 6th mission to use the newer , faster Atlas rocket as a launch vehicle . As was common practice among most pilots , the astronauts selected for the Mercury program often gave their capsules personal nicknames—Glenn asked his children for suggestions on what he should name the vessel before finally deciding on the word “ Friendship ” and adding the number “ 7 ” to honor his fellow Mercury members . Glenn ’ s mission was delayed numerous times , leading to concern and anxiety . Guenter Wendt , the original pad leader for NASA ’ s manned programs , coaxes a smile from Glenn after a postponement of the mission . ( Credit : NASA ) Originally scheduled for December 1961 and then pushed to January 13 , problems with the new Atlas rocket that would serve as the space capsule ’ s launching pad caused a two-week delay . On January 27 , with television crews already set up to broadcast from both the launch site and Glenn ’ s home , where his wife , Annie , and his children were anxiously watching , poor weather conditions forced another postponement . When the mission was scrapped , the reporters , accompanied by none other than Vice President Lyndon Johnson , tried to gain access to Glenn ’ s home in hopes of interviewing his wife . Annie refused to speak to them , and when John heard about the pressure put on his wife , he backed her up , leading to a clash with government officials . The launch was delayed yet again on January 30 after a fuel leak was discovered , followed by yet another weather delay

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Modernism Lab Essays

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Who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Modernism Lab Essays Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Elyse Graham When James Joyce was nearly blind and working on the first draft of Finnegans Wake , the book he permitted himself during his daily reading window was Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , a best-selling satire by Anita Loos . 1 The book has the interest of biographical color rather than any usefulness for explaining the Wake . But Loos uses language in an interesting way ; her book is a prime example of modernist techniques seeping into popular use . And the dialect humor is close to what Joyce worked for in certain chapters of his earlier books . ( In fact , although Loos works against the background of modernism and name-checks Conrad , there is an important sense in which her book is a reminder of how much high modernism borrowed from popular culture . Emphasis on the material of language had characterized the main stream of American literary humor throughout the nineteenth century . ) Loos grew up in California in a small family that ran a nickelodeon . She spent her spare hours at the library poring over magazines that arrived from back East . For extra income , her father enrolled his children as players in various stock troupes and touring companies , but Loos apparently didn ’ t care for acting . At six years old , she had won a children ’ s poetry contest , which left her intent , she later said , to become a famous writer ( Carey , 15-20 ) . 2 She struck the right kind of writing for her historical moment in 1916 . That year she sketched out a film treatment—it was a short story laid out visually , since she didn ’ t know scriptwriting technique—and mailed it to Biograph , the production company that made reels for her family ’ s theater . An envelope returned bearing a check and a release form . She was twenty-three years old . Over the next several years , Loos wrote a number of scripts for Biograph and eventually moved to New York City -- where , she recalled later , she would be `` breathing the same air as Henry Mencken '' ( Carey , 21-28 ) . Loos befriended Mencken , and later claimed to have had a flirtatious relationship with him—not a distinction ; he tried to charm most of the women he met . One day in 1924 , while riding a train across the Midwest , Loos noticed that the men in her car ignored her but leaped to hoist luggage for the blonde beside her . She simmered and thought about a blonde who then had Mencken ’ s arm , undeservedly in Loos ’ s opinion . `` There was some mystifying difference between us , ” she later wrote of the train passenger . “ Why did she so far outdistance me in feminine allure ? Could her power , like that of Samson , have something to do with her hair ? '' 3 Loos took out a yellow pad and began to write . Gentlemen Prefer Blondes became the American best-seller of 1925 . When it first appeared in serial in the women 's magazine `` Harper 's Bazaar , '' the story made circulation fly—and so increased male readership that makers of cigars , menswear , and sporting goods started to run ads ( Loos , 80 ) . Edith Wharton , tongue only a little in cheek , hailed it as `` the great American novel . '' `` Apparently , '' wrote a theater critic in 1926 , `` every present day musical show is compelled by law to include a song called 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . ' '' 4 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes masquerades as the diary of one Lorelei Lee , a flapper from Little Rock who lives well on the bounty of older men . With a brunette friend who , in the capacity of chaperone , eggs her on , Lorelei has various adventures in gold-digging and finally marries a Philadelphia millionaire , whom she convinces to move to Hollywood so she can be in pictures . The book had nothing new to say about sexual politics . Even ten years earlier , chorus girls and blondes were worn gags on the magazine circuit . 5 The richness of Blondes lies in its mastery—and it is mastery—of dialect and irony . Loos always said that she finished the manuscript on the train and forgot it in her suitcase for six months , but six months is just enough time to groom prose and leave a cover of

Which Is The Safest Airline In The Middle East? - Forbes

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Which country does the airline Gulf Air come from?

Which Is The Safest Airline In The Middle East ? Which Is The Safest Airline In The Middle East ? { { article.article.images.featured.caption } } Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own . Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor . The opinions expressed are those of the writer . Loading ... This story appears in the { { article.article.magazine.pretty_date } } issue of { { article.article.magazine.pubName } } . Subscribe Threat Of Anti-Chinese Riots Grows In An Angry Indonesia Planes from Emirates Airline ( left ) and Iraqi Airlines on the tarmac at Rafik Hariri International airport in Beirut , on November 21 , 2015 . ( Photo : ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ) In the wake of the EgyptAir crash on May 19 , the safety record of Middle East airlines is again under scrutiny . So if you ’ re flying in the region , which carrier might give you the greatest peace of mind ? EgyptAir is probably not the answer . It has one of the worst fatality records among Middle East airlines . Some 502 people have lost their lives on board its planes in 11 separate fatal incidents , according to the Aviation Safety Network ( ASN ) . That isn ’ t the highest figure though . Some 549 people have died on Iran Air planes and 645 have died on Saudi Arabian Airlines ( Saudia ) flights . These are absolute numbers , of course , and don ’ t take into account the number of flights or the number of passengers carried . Overall , there have been 93 fatal accidents involving major Middle East carriers , with a total death toll of 4,692 , according to the ASN . 14 images The high death toll for some airlines is often due to a small number of horrific incidents . In 1988 , for example , an Iran Air Airbus A300 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired by the US Navy ’ s cruiser , the USS Vincennes . All 290 passengers and crew were killed . An even more deadly accident happened in November 1996 , when a Saudia Boeing 747 that had just taken off from New Delhi airport collided in mid-air with a Kazakhstan Airlines cargo jet . All 312 passengers and crew on board the Saudia flight were killed , as were the 37 people on the Kazakh plane . Other airlines which have suffered high tolls include Royal Jordanian ( 464 deaths ) , Libyan Airlines ( 324 ) , Air Algeria ( 309 ) and Bahrain ’ s Gulf Air ( 255 ) . On the other hand , some airlines have never suffered a fatality , including Emirates , Etihad , Qatar Airways and Tunisair . Of course , the past is not necessarily a good indicator of where things might go wrong in the future . Training , maintenance and security standards continue to improve in most countries , which lessens the chance of accidents happening . But the political turmoil in the region does increase the risk of terrorism and the authorities have not always been equal to the challenge . In October 2015 , a MetroJet plane was blown up soon after it left Sharm el-Sheikh airport in Egypt ’ s Sinai Peninsula . Some international airlines have avoided the airport ever since . So which airline is the safest ? The AirlineRatings site grades carriers on a seven-star scale , with seven being the safest . Those with the top score include two of the three big Gulf carriers , Emirates and Etihad . Others such as Kuwait Airways , Saudia , Jazeera Airways , and Air Arabia also score the full seven stars , as does Israeli flag carrier El Al .

Leader: Cooke's compliments | Media | The Guardian

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What is Alistair Cooke's real first name?

Leader : Cooke 's compliments | Media | The Guardian Cooke 's compliments Thursday 1 April 2004 01.17 EST First published on Thursday 1 April 2004 01.17 EST Share on Messenger Close It was at the prompting of friends , revealed Nick Clarke in our obituary columns yesterday , that the then Alfred Cooke changed his name to the `` more artistic '' Alistair in 1930 . But could there have been something other than artistic impression involved in this rebranding ? It seems possible . For our late and revered Guardian colleague was not the first or last of that ilk to feel the need for a new first name . The soul singer Sam Cooke , for instance , once favoured the name Dale rather than Sam , and was born without the `` e '' that he later added to his surname . The future foreign secretary was born Robert Cook , but has long preferred to be known as Robin . And Gloucestershire 's legendary slow left-arm bowler , so celebrated in the writings of Frank Keating , may have been known to all as Sam Cook from Tetbury ; his real name , however , was Cecil . So what is it about all these Cooks ( or all those Cookes ) that makes them yearn for this tweak of identity ? Beryl , Roger , Charlie and Thomas Cook may all have found their fame and fortune with the name . But even the greatest Cook of them all has gone down in history as plain Captain rather than James Cook . The immortal Peter , meanwhile , sometimes seemed more at ease as one of his many aliases , such as EL Wisty , Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling or even the mournful Norwegian fisherman Sven . Would that incomparable prose have been any less celebrated for being delivered by Alfred Cooke ? Would Robert Cook have climbed the Labour party 's greasy pole any less successfully ? And would Cecil Cook have gained more than that solitary test cap ( at Trent Bridge against South Africa in 1947 ) or have returned better match figures than 0-127 ? All are unlikely . Cooks should , we feel , be more confident . All that can be said with any certainty is that only in the kitchen can there ever be too many of them .

Master P Net Worth - TheRichest

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How is seriously rich Percy Miller better known?

stumbleupon More StatsView More About Master P American rapper , entertainer , investor and entrepreneur , Percy Robert “ Master P ” Miller , has an estimated net worth of $ 350 million . Percy Miller , best known in the hip hop world as Master P is the president-CEO , founder of No Limit Records , also the founder of P. Miller Enterprises , an entertainment and financial conglomerate and Better Black Television.Like Jay-z , Master P got superb business skills , he built a well diversified empire that includes several rap labels , a clothing line , a management company , a high end travel agency , a film production company , a video game company and even a phone sex line.His most notable and likely most successful endeavor was his No Limit record company which pioneered the Southern Rap sound . Once a top company , housing the likes of Mystikal , Silk the Shocker and even Snoop Dogg at one point , the label has since fallen on hard times . Numerous lawsuits forced P to shut the label down and file for bankruptcy in 2003 , but it appears as if No Limit is looking to bounce back , announcing a relaunch in 2011 , helmed by Master P ’ s oldest son , Romeo . The young rapper revealed to the Boombox that he has been working on his solo project as well as cultivating new talent for the label . Miller ’ s financial status has been brought to light as the rapper and his ex-wife are engaged in a heated battle over child support . The millionaire mogul , whose net worth was once estimated at $ 600 million , has only been ordered to pay $ 271 a month in child support for each of his four minor children . Master P with son , Rapper Romeo Miller and daughter , singer Cymphonique Miller and father rapperattend the 10th Annual BMI Urban Awards at the Pantages Theatre on September 10 , 2010 in Los Angeles , California . Earnings & Financial Data The below financial data is gathered and compiled by TheRichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of Master P 's net worth by breaking down the most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries , contracts , earn outs , endorsements , stock ownership and much more . ?

Jay Leno chats to 100 year old Laurel & Hardy Producer Hal ...

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How old was Laurel and Hardy producer Hal Roach when he died in 1992?

Jay Leno chats to 100 year old Laurel & Hardy Producer Hal Roach - 1992 - YouTube Jay Leno chats to 100 year old Laurel & Hardy Producer Hal Roach - 1992 Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . The interactive transcript could not be loaded . Loading ... Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Published on Jun 24 , 2014 http : //twitter.com/stan_and_ollie . Harold Eugene `` Hal '' Roach , Sr. ( January 14 , 1892 -- November 2 , 1992 ) was an American film and television producer , director , and actor from the 1910s to the 1990s , best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang ( later known as The Little Rascals ) film comedy series . Category

BBC - History - Willy Brandt

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Who was West German Chancellor from 1969 to 1974? Willy Brandt.

BBC - History - Willy Brandt z Willy Brandt , May 1971 © Brandt was a German politician , and chancellor from 1969 to 1974 . He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1971 . Willy Brandt was born Karl Herbert Frahm on 18 December 1913 in Lübeck , northern Germany . He became a socialist in the late 1920s . In 1933 , he changed his name and fled to Norway to avoid arrest by the Nazis . After the German occupation of Norway in 1940 , he escaped to Sweden where he lived until 1945 . Brandt returned to Germany after World War Two . In 1948 , he started his political career , holding various offices within the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) and becoming a member of the German parliament . Brandt first became well known outside Germany when he took the position of mayor of West Berlin , which he held from 1957 until 1966 . This was a particularly tense time for the city with the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 . By the early 1960s , Brandt was the leading figure in the Social Democratic Party and its candidate for chancellor . He was unsuccessful in the 1961 and 1965 elections , but became vice chancellor and foreign minister in the coalition government of 1966 . In 1969 , Brandt was elected chancellor and retained the post in the general election of 1972 . His main policy was that of 'Ostpolitik ' , as he tried to create closer ties between West and East Germany and improve relations with Poland and the Soviet Union . In Germany , Brandt 's 'Ostpolitik ' was controversial , but in 1971 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his work . In April 1974 , one of Brandt 's personal assistants was arrested for being an East German spy . Brandt took responsibility and resigned the following month . Brandt remained head of the SPD until 1987 and was honorary chairman until his death . He was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1983 . In 1977 , he was appointed chair of an international commission that produced the Brandt Report , calling for drastic changes in the international community 's attitude to development in the Third World . In late 1989 , Brandt was one of the first leaders on the left in German politics to publicly favour reunification of the two halves of Germany . Brandt died near Bonn on 8 October 1992 .

IMDb: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

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What sort of Menace was the 1999 Star Wars movie?

Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace ( 1999 ) - IMDb ( New York City ) – See all my reviews I love the original films , probably ANH most of all . If you saw it on it 's original release you had a cinema experience unlike any other . There just were n't films like this being made . Sure , it drew on films and books of the past , but nothing had looked or sounded like this . You have to remember the world we lived in then . Video games were very rudimentary . Even ASTEROIDS was several years in our future . And 2001 was one of the few films to show us convincing views of space travel . STAR WARS was something new with a capital `` N '' . Audiences loved it . And it changed movies . By 1999 , we 'd seen numerous Science Fiction movies , lots of space battles , lots of special effects . And video games had developed a realism that was shocking compared to what we 'd had in 1977 . Enter THE PHANTOM MENACE . Not only did this film have to live up to memories of the originals , it also had to compete in an entertainment world that had caught up . Lucas could never create an experience as mind-blowing as he had in the original . But he was going to try . And he was also going to try to do a few other different things . The nexus of this new thought was Jar Jar Binks . A CGI creation that was also a character . And a type of character never before seen in the SW Universe , a comic relief character . But more than that , a slapstick comic relief character . In many of the movies that inspired STAR WARS there are such characters . And Lucas wanted to try one in his films . Well , for most , he failed . Many , or at least the most vocal , hated Jar Jar Binks . And few of these people even credited him for trying something new . They did n't want Lucas ' STAR WARS . They wanted their STAR WARS . A STAR WARS , it is important to note , that only exists in their minds . In addition , he decided to make Anakin a small boy . Another new decision . STAR WARS had never featured a boy character . Again , the fans whined . They did n't like it . They did n't want Lucas to try new things . But he also gave them what they came to expect . A truly great action set-piece : The pod race . One of the best action set-pieces in the entire series . And he gave them a lightsaber duel unlike any they 'd ever seen . But that was n't enough . Sadly , had Lucas made a film that was little more than a remake of STAR WARS with Anakin in the Luke role , fans would have been happy . And I think that says more about the limited scope of STAR WARS fans than it does about the talents of George Lucas . THE PHANTOM MENACE , like all the films in the series , has it 's own unique tone and flavor . And though these flavors may not be to everyone 's taste , I think in the coming years more and more fans will come to appreciate this film for what it is , rather than what they wish it would be . 542 of 996 people found this review helpful . Was this review helpful to you ? Yes

Drew Barrymore's Baby: Potential Girl Names - Parent Society

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What was the name of Drew Barrymore's character in E.T.?

Drew Barrymore 's Baby : Potential Girl Names Tweets Her due date is just days away , but Drew Barrymore — who , along with hubby Will Kopelman , is expecting a baby girl — has kept her daughter ’ s name under lock and key , despite going public with her first child ’ s gender way back in April . So what ’ s a gossip-loving entertainment writer to do ? Come up with a list of potential baby names for Barrymore ’ s first child . The Contenders Charlie – Sure , it ’ s technically a boy ’ s name , but Charlie ranked 376th on the Social Security Administration ‘ s list of top 1,000 baby names of 2011 . Barrymore starred in the 2000 and 2003 Charlie ’ s Angels films ; she also played a character named Charlie in one of her first movie roles ( 1984 ’ s Firestarter ) Blyth – Not only is this old-fashioned name Barrymore ’ s middle name , but it ’ s also a family name ; Drew ’ s great-grandfather Maurice Barrymore actually changed his last name from Blyth to Barrymore . Ethel – Another family name , Ethel Barrymore is one of the most famous members of the Barrymore clan … she ’ s also Drew ’ s great-aunt Elliott – It ’ s unlikely Barrymore would choose Gertie — the name of the character she played in her first hit , E.T . — but she could opt to steal the name of her on-screen brother , Elliott ; when spelled with just one “ t , ” the name ranks 875th on the SSA ’ s 2011 girl names list Sophia – Drew ’ s Godmother is actress Sophia Loren , and with Sophia reaching the top spot on the SSA ’ s 2011 rankings for girl names , it would be an obvious choice Chanel – Naming children after products is all the rage ( ever met a Mercedes ? ) , but naming her daughter after this world famous designer would be appropriate , given her father-in-law is a former Chanel CEO Casey – Barrymore has been in three movies in which her character was named Casey : 1984 ’ s Irreconcilable Differences , 1995 ’ s Mad Love , 1996 ’ s Scream Josie – When Barrymore took on the role of Josie Geller in 1999 ’ s Never Been Kissed , it not only marked her return to blockbuster movies , but also her debut as an executive producer for a film Arielle – In honor of her new father-in-law , Arielle — or Ariella — are female versions of Arie ; the girl names also are of Hebrew origin , harkening to Kopelman ’ s Jewish faith Do you have any predictions for baby names for Drew Barrymore ’ s daughter ?

BBC - Drama - People Index Jenny Seagrove

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Which ER star played opposite Jenny Seagrove in Don' Go Breaking My Heart?

BBC - Drama - People Index Jenny Seagrove Jenny Seagrove Jenny Seagrove Jenny 's career has spanned theatre , film and television . Her credits include Local Hero , A Woman of Substance , and Don ’ t Go Breaking My Heart . Jenny 's now best known for playing Jo Mills in Judge John Deed . What 's she been in ? Jenny first found fame in 1983 , with the film Local Hero , and the TV mini-series A Woman of Substance , which achieved Channel 4 's highest ever viewing figures of 13.8 million . A year earlier she had made her movie debut in Jerzy Skolimowski 's Moonlighting . Her other movie roles include Appointment With Death , A Chorus Of Disapproval , Miss Beatty 's Children , and Do n't Go Breaking My Heart with ER 's Anthony Edwards . After a 15 year break from regular television work , Jenny landed the part of Jo Mills in the pilot episode of Judge John Deed , broadcast in January 2001 . She 's now a regular in the series . On TV she 's also appeared in Hold The Dream , a follow-up to A Woman Of Substance guested in programmes such as The Return of Sherlock Holmes , The Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense , and Peak Practice . As well as TV and film , Jenny 's an accomplished stage actress , whose recent credits include Brief Encounter with Judge John Deed co-star Christopher Cazenove , The Constant Wife , and a female twist on The Odd Couple , with Paula Wilcox . Did you know ? Now playing a TV barrister , Jenny once fell foul of the law herself . She was caught for speeding and lost her licence for the month . Jenny told the Mail on Sunday , `` I was speeding because I was desperate to deliver a curry to my mother before it went cold . '' Her life and career were celebrated in a March 2002 edition of This Is Your Life . Jenny developed anorexia in her late teens , but successfully conquered the eating disorder . `` The spectre of it is always there but I 've got it under control , '' she revealed in an interview with The Express newspaper . `` I eat sensibly and eat organic food but that 's because I 'm appalled by what is done to the environment . '' Jenny 's a vegetarian and an animal rights campaigner . She played an eco-warrior in the Casualty episode , Sympathy For The Devil , broadcast in October 2000 . She 's a huge fan of Everton Football Club . Personal Details

Rick Deckard - Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki - Wikia

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Who played Rick Deckard in Blade Runner?

Rick Deckard | Off-world : The Blade Runner Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Harrison Ford Rick Deckard is the protagonist in Ridley Scott 's 1982 science-fiction film , Blade Runner . The character originally appeared in Philip K Dick 's novel , `` Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? `` on which the movie is based . Rick Deckard was played by Harrison Ford . Biography Edit Rick Deckard is a Blade Runner , a special member of the L.A police department who is employed to hunt down and `` retire '' replicants ( genetically manufactured humanoids ) . Since they were declared illegal on Earth , it is up to the Blade Runners to `` retire '' any that find their way to Earth . At the beginning of the film , Deckard is called out of retirement after a group of six clever and brutal replicants hijack a shuttle to Earth , intending to pass themselves off as normal humans . Deckard is reluctant to resume work , but is told he has no choice and must use some of `` the old blade runner magic '' to succeed . There are lengthy debates among the movie 's fandom on whether Deckard is a replicant himself . The Director 's Cut DVD of the movie seems to lean towards the fact that Deckard is a replicant , as new footage was added that supports that side of the argument .

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - IMDb

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What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan?

Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( 1982 ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( 1982 ) Star Trek : The Wrath of Khan ( original title ) PG | With the assistance of the Enterprise crew , Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis , Khan Noonien Singh , from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon . Director : a list of 27 titles created 20 Apr 2011 a list of 25 titles created 29 Apr 2012 a list of 30 titles created 28 Dec 2013 a list of 21 titles created 13 Aug 2014 a list of 24 titles created 18 Aug 2014 Title : Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( 1982 ) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . 2 wins & 9 nominations . See more awards » Videos Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock 's body . Director : Leonard Nimoy To save Earth from an alien probe , Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it : humpback whales . Director : Leonard Nimoy When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth , Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept , examine and hopefully stop the intruder . Director : Robert Wise On the eve of retirement , Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned . The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace . Director : Nicholas Meyer Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock 's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy . Director : William Shatner The Borg travel back in time intended on preventing Earth 's first contact with an alien species . Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed . Director : Jonathan Frakes Captain Picard , with the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk , must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon . Director : David Carson When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet , Captain Picard begins an open rebellion . Director : Jonathan Frakes The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus , supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty . Director : Stuart Baird Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets . Stars : William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley Set decades after Captain Kirk 's five-year mission , a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in a new Enterprise on their own mission to go where no one has gone before . Stars : Patrick Stewart , Brent Spiner , Jonathan Frakes In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor , the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy . Stars : Avery Brooks , Rene Auberjonois , Cirroc Lofton Edit Storyline It is the 23rd century . Admiral James T. Kirk is an instructor at Starfleet Academy and feeling old ; the prospect of attending his ship , the USS Enterprise -- now a training ship -- on a two-week cadet cruise does not make him feel any younger . But the training cruise becomes a deadly serious mission when his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh -- infamous conqueror from late 20th century Earth -- appears after years of exile . Khan later revealed that the planet Ceti Alpha VI

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) - IMDb

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Which King did Leonardo Di Caprio play in The Man in the Iron Mask?

The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) - IMDb IMDb 2 January 2017 8:47 PM , UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title . Some parts of this page wo n't work property . Please reload or try later . X Beta I 'm Watching This ! Keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends . Error The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) PG-13 | The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother who he keeps imprisoned . Can the twin be substituted for the real king ? Director : Alexandre Dumas père ( novels ) ( as Alexandre Dumas ) , Randall Wallace ( screenplay ) Stars : From $ 2.99 ( SD ) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 28 titles created 07 Jan 2012 a list of 22 titles created 12 Dec 2012 a list of 45 titles created 25 Oct 2014 a list of 21 titles created 06 Sep 2015 a list of 22 titles created 10 months ago Title : The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) 6.5/10 Want to share IMDb 's rating on your own site ? Use the HTML below . You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin . 3 wins & 4 nominations . See more awards » Videos Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map . Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise , a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued , he sets out to find it . Director : Danny Boyle Shakespeare 's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue . Director : Baz Luhrmann In 1863 , Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher , his father 's killer . Director : Martin Scorsese A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes ' career from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s . Director : Martin Scorsese A fisherman , a smuggler , and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond . Director : Edward Zwick Lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament . Director : Sam Raimi A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence . Director : Ridley Scott J. Edgar Hoover , powerful head of the F.B.I . for nearly 50 years , looks back on his professional and personal life . Director : Clint Eastwood A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow . Director : Jerry Zaks A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction . Director : Scott Kalvert A writer and wall street trader , Nick , finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor , Jay Gatsby . Director : Baz Luhrmann After his father 's death , Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother , Arnie , and his morbidly obese mother , which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life . Director : Lasse Hallström Edit Storyline Paris is starving , but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women . When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag , Aramis , Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king . Unknown to many , there is a 2nd king , a twin , hidden at birth , then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask . All that remains now is D'Artagnan , will he stand against his long time friends , or do what is best for his country ? Written by Leonardo DiCaprio For the honor of a king . And the destiny of a country . All for one . Genres : Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and some sensuality/nudity | See all certifications » Parents Guide : 13 March 1998 ( USA ) See more » Also Known

The Madness of King George | Film from RadioTimes

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Which role did Rupert Everett play in The Madness of King George?

The Madness of King George | Film from RadioTimes The Madness of King George Nicholas Hytner ( 1995 ) Our Score by Adrian Turner Nigel Hawthorne gives an inspired , funny and deeply moving performance in the title role of this celebrated , Oscar-winning film of Alan Bennett 's play The Madness of George III . The king is married to Charlotte ( Helen Mirren ) , dallying with Lady Pembroke ( Amanda Donohoe ) , and is not only father of 15 children ( Rupert Everett plays the foppish Prince of Wales ) but also of a nation and an empire . Problem is , Farmer George - a nickname the king delights in - is showing signs of madness , or at least that 's the official diagnosis . Surgeon Ian Holm is brought in to put the king into a straitjacket ( providing some of the film 's most disturbing scenes ) , while the royal quacks examine the royal stool for traces of insanity . Behind the sardonic jokes and colloquialisms that are Bennett 's trademark is a serious study of 18th-century politics and the monarchy , with a final scene that hints at the House of Windsor as much as that of Hanover . Immaculately directed by Nicholas Hytner , this is an unmissable treat and the finest vision of a bygone age since Stanley Kubrick 's Barry Lyndon . It won the Oscar for best art direction and Bennett 's screenplay was one of three other nominations . Summary British monarch George III 's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic , prompting fears that he is going insane . While physicians try to uncover the cause of his condition , the king 's enemies in Parliament and the frustrated Prince of Wales conspire to have him declared insane and removed from the throne . Period drama based on Alan Bennett 's play , starring Nigel Hawthorne , Helen Mirren and Rupert Everett . Cast & Crew

Sting - IMDb

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Which UK pop singer an environmental campaigner appeared in Dune?

Sting - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Actor | Music Department Sting was born Gordon Matthew Sumner on 2 October , 1951 in Wallsend , North Tyneside , Tyne and Wear , England , the eldest of four children of Audrey ( Cowell ) , a hairdresser , and Ernest Matthew Sumner , an engineer and milkman . He received his name from a striped sweater he wore which looked like a bee . He grew up in the turmoil of the ship-building ... See full bio » Born : Famous Directors : From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between , many of today 's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here 's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence . a list of 42 images created 03 Feb 2011 a list of 39 people created 31 Mar 2011 a list of 30 people created 19 May 2014 a list of 36 people created 13 Jun 2014 a list of 42 people created 02 Oct 2015 Do you have a demo reel ? Add it to your IMDbPage How Much Have You Seen ? How much of Sting 's work have you seen ? User Polls Nominated for 3 Oscars . Another 14 wins & 19 nominations . See more awards » Known For Strictly Come Dancing ( TV Series ) ( writer - 5 episodes , 2014 - 2016 ) ( performer - 1 episode , 2016 ) - The Semi-Final Results ( 2016 ) ... ( performer : `` One Fine Day '' ) / ( writer : `` One Fine Day '' ) - Week Three Results ( 2016 ) ... ( writer : `` Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic '' - uncredited ) - Week 8 : Blackpool Special ( 2014 ) ... ( writer : `` El Tango de Roxanne '' - uncredited ) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( TV Series ) ( writer - 7 episodes , 2014 - 2016 ) ( performer - 4 episodes , 2014 - 2016 ) ( music - 3 episodes , 2015 - 2016 ) ( lyrics - 1 episode , 2015 ) - Sting/Kate McKinnon ( 2016 ) ... ( music : `` Message in a Bottle '' - uncredited ) / ( performer : `` Message in a Bottle '' ( uncredited ) , `` I Ca n't Stop Thinking About You '' ) / ( writer : `` I Ca n't Stop Thinking About You '' ) - Tyler Perry/Dave Franco/Harland Williams ( 2016 ) ... ( writer : `` Shadows in the Rain '' - uncredited ) - Sting & Mylène Farmer/Eva Longoria ( 2015 ) ... ( lyrics : `` Stolen Car '' ) / ( music : `` Stolen Car '' ) / ( performer : `` Stolen Car '' ) / ( writer : `` Russians '' , `` Message in a Bottle '' - uncredited ) - Jason Statham/Adrian Grenier/Elayne Boosler ( 2015 ) ... ( writer : `` Every Breath You Take '' - uncredited ) - Sting/Kevin Connolly/Kevin Delaney ( 2015 ) ... ( performer : `` Roxanne '' , `` The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance '' - uncredited ) / ( writer : `` Roxanne '' , `` The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance '' - uncredited ) 2016 Who 's Doing the Dishes ? ( TV Series ) ( writer - 1 episode ) - Chesney Hawkes ( 2016 ) ... ( writer : `` Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic '' - uncredited ) 2016 The Voice ( TV Series ) ( writer - 1 episode ) 2016 Zoolander 2 ( writer : `` Roxanne '' ) 2016 Dafabet Masters ( TV Series ) ( writer - 1 episode ) 2016 Atmos the Addict ( TV Series ) ( writer - 1 episode ) - Addergeist ( 2016 ) ... ( writer : `` Money For Nothing '' ) 2015 Love the Coopers ( performer : `` A Soalin ' '' aka `` Soul Cake '' ) 2015 Deutschland 83 ( TV Series ) ( writer - 1 episode ) - Atlantic Lion ( 2015 ) ... ( writer : `` Wrapped Around Your Finger '' ) 2015 Biggest Band Breakups and Make Ups ( TV Movie documentary ) ( performer : `` If You Love Somebody Set Them

Was Stanley Kubrick Killed By The Illuminati? | The Ghost ...

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What was Stanley Kubrick's final movie?

Was Stanley Kubrick Killed By The Illuminati ? | The Ghost Diaries Was Stanley Kubrick Killed By The Illuminati ? Entertainment , Most Read , Unexplained One of the more outlandish conspiracy theories holds that Stanley Kubrick was killed by the Illuminati for revealing too much about the secret society in his final film Eyes Wide Shut . While the official cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest ( certainly not shocking for a 70 year-old man ) , some conspiracists point to the preponderance of Illuminati symbolism in his films , his clean bill of health prior to dying , and the strange editorial takeover of the film before its release as evidence there was more going on here than meets the eye . Believers of this theory , many of whom also believe that Kubrick was enlisted by the US government to produce the faked moon landings , view the prevalence of Illuminati symbols in his films as more than just the result of unconscious archetypes . There is anecdotal evidence that Kubrick himself was a part of the Illuminati , and was using his films as a vehicle for communication with outsiders , as a way to reveal the existence of a globalist synarchy . Indeed , many if not all of his films–including The Shining , 2001 , and A Clockwork Orange–are full of Illuminati symbols , most notably the one eye symbol . The ubiquitous one eye symbol and the pyramid shape are often pointed to in popular culture as evidence that the world ’ s major celebrities are puppets of the Illuminati . But if Kubrick ’ s body of work is rife with Illuminati symbolism , his final film Eyes Wide Shut is the climax . Not only is this film about a mysterious , perhaps murderous , secret society , it is drenched in allusions to the New World Order cabal . Occult symbols like the pentagram can be found throughout the film , as well as multiple references to rainbows and looking glasses , which are notoriously used to evoke The Wizard of Oz and the cultural brainwashing of MKULTRA and other CIA operations . In another anecdotal connection , the film ’ s costume store called the Rainbow is actually across the street from a Masonic lodge . The secret society in the film is often compared to the Masons , as they have both been associated with ritualized sex magic orgies in which human blood is sacrificed . This association is also frequently tied to Satanism and pedophilia , both of which are alluded to in the film . There is even a character named after the creator of the Church of Satan , Anton Sandor LaVey ; and the Rainbow store owner ’ s underage daughter is depicted as a prostitute to rich men . Eyes Wide Shut , the phrase itself , is a calling card among secret societies , meaning ‘ my eyes are shut to your misdeeds , brother. ’ This anonymity is required of the participants , otherwise the society ’ s moneyed elite would be revealed . For as one character in the film says , “ If I told you their names I don ’ t think you ’ d sleep so well . ” Perhaps the most eyebrow-raising evidence for Kubrick being murdered by the Illuminati is the events surrounding his death . Kubrick had no history of heart disease in his family and was very healthy prior to his passing . More importantly , he died only days after submitting the first cut of the film to Warner Brothers . At this point , the film was commandeered by Warner Brothers and heavily edited . At the time , the editing was attributed to the need to mask out the hardcore sex shots in the orgy sequence . Yet edits to the film regarding sexuality were very minor . It ’ s hard to believe that so much energy would be invested into editing images that displayed sexual deviance no more lascivious than the vast majority of Hollywood films . Is it possible that this scene and others originally contained images and/or dialogue that illuminated the New World Order in a way that was dangerous to their privacy ? Was Kubrick trying to out the secret society , or at least toy with their heads ? Regardless , it is worth noting that Stanley Kubrick ’ s wife has gone on record at least once claiming she doesn ’ t believe Kubrick died from a heart attack . So perhaps it is no coincidence that Kubrick passed exactly 666 days before January 1 , 2001 — the first

The Matrix (1999) - FAQ - IMDb

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Who tries to save the world from virtual reality in The Matrix?

The Matrix ( 1999 ) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff . Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex , violence , and profanity are in this movie ? For detailed information about the amounts and types of ( a ) sex and nudity , ( b ) violence and gore , ( c ) profanity , ( d ) alcohol , drugs , and smoking , and ( e ) frightening and intense scenes in this movie , consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie . The Parents Guide for The Matrix can be found here . What is `` The Matrix '' about ? The story is set at an indeterminate point in the future , estimated by one character to be the 22nd century , in which human bodies are used for heat and electrical energy while their minds are held in a computer-generated , virtual reality simulation called the Matrix . Humans are essentially slaves in this world . People in the Matrix are subject to the lifelong , full-sensory illusion that they inhabit modern times at the turn of the century . Computer programmer/hacker Thomas `` Neo '' Anderson ( Keanu Reeves ) , who may be `` The One , '' joins a Resistance led by Morpheus ( Laurence Fishburne ) and several other freed humans , including Trinity ( Carrie-Anne Moss ) , Apoc ( Julian Arahanga ) , Tank ( Marcus Chong ) and his brother Dozer ( Anthony Ray Parker ) , Switch ( Belinda McClory ) , Cypher ( Joe Pantoliano ) , and Mouse ( Matt Doran ) . They endeavor to expose the truth , overthrow the Matrix , and defeat the vengeful and warlike Machines behind it . What is `` the One '' ? `` The One '' is the man prophesied to release the humans from their bondage to the Matrix through his ability to manipulate the Matrix . It was prophesied by the Oracle that his coming would hail the destruction of the Matrix and bring freedom to the human race . Morpheus is convinced that Neo is that man , although others , Neo included , are not so sure . As explained by the Architect in the second movie , ] the `` one '' is a program anomaly that the Matrix could not account for ; an anomaly that occurs because humans have to be given a choice ( if the only an illusion of such ) in order to accept the virtual world the machines have created for them . Doing so creates the anomaly that is 'The One ' . According to the Architect , there were 5 predecessors to the current `` One '' . Once Neo reaches the Architect , he is told of the choice of the One : to choose a certain number of humans to repopulate Zion and start all over again , or to choose to let Zion fall and cause the mutual destruction of both , the machines and the humans . The One is basically a real world reset switch . There are those in the Matrix that will never fully accept the machines ' reality , and they will find ways to leave the Matrix for the human city of Zion . Once the free human population of Zion grows too large , it poses a threat to the machines ; therefore the `` One '' is reintroduced to the Matrix to restart the cycle . Once the One meets the Architect , he is given a choice : to return to the source in order to save humanity and rebuild Zion ( thus starting a new cycle and bringing balance as prophesied ) , or to choose to stay in the Matrix , thereby assuring the destruction of both species . Each of the 5 predecessors to the current Neo chose to save humanity . How does Morpheus know everything about Neo 's office during the phone call ? Morpheus is watching the green raining code screens on the Nebuchadnezzar . The code is the visual representation of the Matrix . He 's able to decode what he sees on the screen , giving him a full view of Neo 's office building , locations of Agents , the existence of the window washer platform , etc . Think of it like unlimited security camera footage . What is that road that Neo has been down before ? A metaphor . This was not referring to any specific physical place , but rather to the

Johnny B. Goode - Back to the Future (9/10 ... - YouTube

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Which decade does Michael J Fox go back to in Back to the Future?

Johnny B. Goode - Back to the Future ( 9/10 ) Movie CLIP ( 1985 ) HD - YouTube Johnny B. Goode - Back to the Future ( 9/10 ) Movie CLIP ( 1985 ) HD Want to watch this again later ? Sign in to add this video to a playlist . Need to report the video ? Sign in to report inappropriate content . The interactive transcript could not be loaded . Loading ... Rating is available when the video has been rented . This feature is not available right now . Please try again later . Uploaded on May 27 , 2011 Back to the Future movie clips : http : //j.mp/1BcYInh BUY THE MOVIE : http : //amzn.to/veXQMg Do n't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS : http : //bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION : Marty ( Michael J . Fox ) introduces rock and roll to the young people of 1955 . FILM DESCRIPTION : Contemporary high schooler Marty McFly ( Michael J . Fox ) does n't have the most pleasant of lives . Browbeaten by his principal at school , Marty must also endure the acrimonious relationship between his nerdy father ( Crispin Glover ) and his lovely mother ( Lea Thompson ) , who in turn suffer the bullying of middle-aged jerk Biff ( Thomas F. Wilson ) , Marty 's dad 's supervisor . The one balm in Marty 's life is his friendship with eccentric scientist Doc ( Christopher Lloyd ) , who at present is working on a time machine . Accidentally zapped back into the 1950s , Marty inadvertently interferes with the budding romance of his now-teenaged parents . Our hero must now reunite his parents-to-be , lest he cease to exist in the 1980s . It wo n't be easy , especially with the loutish Biff , now also a teenager , complicating matters . Beyond its dazzling special effects , the best element of Back to the Future is the performance of Michael J . Fox , who finds himself in the quagmire of surviving the white-bread 1950s with a hip 1980s mindset . Back to the Future cemented the box-office bankability of both Fox and the film 's director , Robert Zemeckis , who went on to helm two equally exhilarating sequels . CREDITS : TM & © Universal ( 1985 ) Cast : Michael J . Fox , Crispin Glover , Lea Thompson , Harry Waters Jr. , David Harold Brown , Lloyd L. Tolbert , Granville 'Danny ' Young Director : Robert Zemeckis Producers : Neil Canton , Bob Gale , Kathleen Kennedy , Frank Marshall , Steven Spielberg Screenwriters : Robert Zemeckis , Bob Gale WHO ARE WE ? The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web . Here you will find unforgettable moments , scenes and lines from all your favorite films . Made by movie fans , for movie fans . SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MOVIE CHANNELS :

Kate Winslet - IMDb

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What is the name of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic?

Kate Winslet - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters , and the word `` ballsy '' is bound to pop up at least once . The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels ; as a result , she 's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day ... See full bio » Born : a list of 30 people created 15 Apr 2012 a list of 26 people created 26 Feb 2014 a list of 25 images created 29 Sep 2015 a list of 25 people created 13 Oct 2015 a list of 47 people created 10 months ago Do you have a demo reel ? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Kate Winslet 's work have you seen ? User Polls Won 1 Oscar . Another 79 wins & 148 nominations . See more awards » Known For Finding Neverland Sylvia Llewelyn Davies ( 2004 ) 1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes ( TV Mini-Series ) Caroline Jenington 2005 Romance & Cigarettes ( performer : `` Scapricciatiello ( Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me ) '' , `` Little Water Song '' ) 2001 EastEnders ( TV Series ) ( performer - 1 episode ) 2001 Christmas Carol : The Movie ( performer : `` What If I '' ) 1997 Titanic ( performer : `` Come , Josephine , In My Flying Machine '' ) 1994 Heavenly Creatures ( performer : `` Sono Andati '' ) Hide 2016 Made in Hollywood ( TV Series ) Herself 2006-2016 Entertainment Tonight ( TV Series ) Herself 2016 Rencontres de cinéma ( TV Series ) Herself Herself - Nominee : Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Presenter : Spotlight 2016 Nature ( TV Series documentary ) Herself - Narrator 2016 60 Minutes ( TV Series documentary ) Herself - Actress ( segment `` And the Nominees Are '' ) 2004-2016 Film 2016 ( TV Series ) Herself - Interviewee / Herself 2016 Jimmy Kimmel Live ! ( TV Series ) Herself - Guest 2016 CBS News Sunday Morning ( TV Series documentary ) Herself 2015 Celebrity Conversations ( TV Series ) Herself 2015 Janela Indiscreta ( TV Series ) Herself 2006-2015 Live ! with Kelly ( TV Series ) Herself - Guest 2015 IMDb Asks ( TV Series ) Herself 2015 Wimbledon 2day ( TV Series ) Herself - Spectator 2015 IMDb : What to Watch ( TV Series documentary ) Herself 2014 Divergent : Faction Before Blood ( Video documentary short ) Herself 2014 E ! News ( TV Series ) Herself 2014 Omg ! Insider ( TV Series ) Herself 2013 Celebrity Style Story ( TV Series ) Herself 2012 La nuit des Césars ( TV Series documentary ) Herself - César d'honneur 2011 The Making of Mildred Pierce ( TV Movie documentary ) Herself 2010 An Extras Night In ( TV Movie documentary ) Herself 2010 30 minuts ( TV Series documentary ) Herself 2009 Bambi Verleihung 2009 ( TV Movie ) Herself - Winner Herself - Winner : Best Actress in a Leading Role 2009 Xposé ( TV Series ) 2009 At the Movies ( TV Series ) Herself 2002-2009 Cinema 3 ( TV Series ) Herself 2009 Larry King Live ( TV Series ) Herself - Guest 2009 Días de cine ( TV Series ) Herself - Interviewee 2009 This Morning ( TV Series ) Herself - Interviewee 2008 Access Hollywood ( TV Series ) Herself 2002-2008 Charlie Rose ( TV Series ) Herself - Guest 1997-2008 HBO First Look ( TV Series documentary ) Herself 2008 The One Show ( TV Series ) Herself 2008 Showbiz Tonight ( TV Series ) Herself 2007 British Film Forever ( TV Mini-Series documentary ) Herself 2006-2007 Tavis Smiley ( TV Series ) Herself - Guest 2007 ITV Lunchtime News ( TV Series ) Herself - Actress 2007 ITV Evening News ( TV Series ) Herself - Actress 2007 Five News ( TV Series ) Herself - BAFTA Nominee 2007

My Favorite Martian Review | Movie Reviews and News - EW.com

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Which spin-off from a 60s sitcom was a 1999 movie with Jeff Daniels and Christopher Lloyd?

My Favorite Martian – EW.com Comedy , Romance , Sci-fi and Fantasy We gave it a D+ The big innovation is that Uncle Martin ( Christopher Lloyd ) , the quizzical alien with the ’ 50s TV antennas popping out of his head , has been given an anthropomorphic silver space suit — a dancing , prancing , horny polymer uniform that carries on like Jim Carrey in ” The Mask. ” The big drag is that the suit completely outshines Martin . In this glorified special-effects demo reel based on the singularly daft ’ 60s sitcom ( what ’ s next — ” Petticoat Junction ” ? ) , Lloyd , when not spouting hyperkinetic scientific gibberish , makes scoops of ice cream fly around the room , guzzles the contents of a lava lamp , and literally falls apart into head and rascally limbs , as his earthly caretaker ( Jeff Daniels ) gawks in dismay . ” Flubber ” was more edifying — and more fun . Show Full Article

Ewan McGregor is still interested in an Obi-Wan Kenobi ...

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Who played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel?

Ewan McGregor is still interested in an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off – EW.com Pinterest ILM/Lucasfilm , Ltd . Speaking at the Edinburgh Film Festival , Ewan McGregor , who played young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , said that he ’ s definitely be up for another trip to the galaxy far , far away . And he has a very specific idea about how it could come about . “ I ’ d be happy to do the story from episodes three where I finish up and Alec Guinness starts , ” McGregor said , referring to the era between the two trilogies , when Obi-Wan is camped out in the deserts of Tatooine . McGregor has been consistent in this view . We know this because it ’ s the same movie he ’ s been pitching since early 2013 , when he shared the same idea with MTV . While McGregor ’ s idea for a spin-off seems like a good one , Lucasfilm ’ s slate is looking a little full at the moment . After The Force Awakens in December and Rogue One in 2016 , the plan is to finish off the new trilogy in 2017 and 2019 , with a Boba Fett spin-off in between and a Han Solo movie likely coming afterward . That could mean we wouldn ’ t see an Obi-Wan movie until 2021 at the earliest . Maybe that would give McGregor some time to go more gray . On top of sharing his thoughts on a potential future for Obi-Wan , McGregor also took time to throw some shade Kylo Ren ’ s way . “ I ’ m not sure about the hilt on the lightsaber , ” referring to the weapons wielded by Adam Driver ’ s character . “ If you fight with a lightsaber properly you don ’ t need one . ” Come on , Ewan . Everyone knows that Stephen Colbert put the crossguard debate to bed .

'Ever After: A Cinderella Story' - The Washington Post

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Who played Drew Barrymore's stepmother in Ever After?

'Ever After : A Cinderella Story ' Save money with NextCard Visa Sumptuous , satisfying and sweetly subversive , `` Ever After : A Cinderella Story '' is more `` Masterpiece Theatre '' than `` Faerie Tale Theater . '' There is no magical gourd and no stroke of midnight , but there is a handsome prince , an evil stepmother and , naturally , a pretty girl down on her luck . Only this 16th-century sister quotes freely from Sir Thomas More 's `` Utopia , '' can lift the prince straight off the ground and , when it comes to defending herself , has a mean left hook . She 's the orphan Danielle and , as played by Drew Barrymore , there is a refreshing robustness rounding out the heroine 's alabaster beauty . In this modern retelling of the well-known fable , she is one princess-in-waiting who does not need rescuing by any knight in shining armor . Even as a little girl , the feisty Danielle ( Anna Maguire ) could whip the boy next door ( Ricki Cuttell ) . But when her father ( Jeroen Krabbe ) dies , leaving her in the care of his new bride , Rodmilla ( a deliciously vicious Anjelica Huston ) , Danielle 's fire is buried under the soot from the hearth she is forced to clean . `` Cinder-soot '' and `` Cinderella , '' her nasty and demanding stepsister Jacqueline ( Melanie Lynskey ) soon dubs her . Less snooty but no more helpful is the other stepsibling , namby-pamby Marguerite ( Megan Dodds ) . Enter Prince Charming-excuse me , Prince Henry ( Dougray Scott ) -the disaffected dreamboat son of King Francis I of France ( Timothy West ) . His Highness Henry is engaged to be married to the daughter of the King of Spain as part of the recent treaty between the two countries , but Daddy senses that Junior is n't too keen on the arranged match and gives him one week to find another bride . At the top of his list , of course , is Danielle , whom Henry only knows as the Countess Nicole . ( That 's the pseudonym Danielle adopted while impersonating a noblewoman in order to buy back a member of her household out of slavery . ) Now all he has to do is find Ms . Right while avoiding the grasping Jacqueline and her social-climbing mother . Sound familiar ? Be prepared for a few surprises . One of the wonderful things about `` Ever After '' is its clever blend of historical accuracy and fantasy . Gone are Disney 's talking mice and fairy godmother and in their place is Leonardo da Vinci ( Patrick Godfrey ) who , in the last few years of his life , actually did hang out in the court of Francis I . He 's the one who gets Danielle to the royal ball on time and designs an extravagant costume for her , not with a wave of a wand , but by calling into play his legendary mechanical know-how . To be sure , there are a handful of anachronisms in this tall tale , not least of which is Danielle 's strength and independence , practically unheard of in the 16th century . When she herself is sold into slavery to the vile merchant Pierre Le Pieu ( Richard O'Brien ) , it is by her own wiles and swordsmanship that she is able to escape . But such quibbles are negligible , given the fact that this is , after all , a bedtime story , framed by the oral narrative of actress Jeanne Moreau , playing a 19th-century grande dame whose ancestors supposedly knew the `` real '' Cinderella . One thing is certain . A commoner probably never strolled arm in arm through the woods with the crown prince and it is doubtful that anyone ever asked him , `` Why is it men never stop for directions ? '' But with a romance this fanciful and filled with little delights , a tiny bit of poetic license is more than allowed . © Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company

Nasa funds Armageddon-stylerobots who will protect Earth ...

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In which 1998 film did Bruce Willis lead a team to confront a deadly threat from outer space?

Nasa funds Armageddon-stylerobots who will protect Earth from asteroids | Daily Mail Online comments You are probably familiar with films such as Armageddon , telling stories of the human race nearly being wiped out by impacts from asteroids . But a project funded by Nasa is developing a way to turn such asteroids from a threat into something useful , namely spaceships that can help defend the planet . The project , named Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata ( RAMA ) , aims at working out a way to turn the rocks into basic spacecraft using robots . A new project , named Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata ( RAMA ) , aims to develop a way to turn the rocks into basic spacecraft using robots . It has just been awarded funding from Nasa to work on the first nine months of feasibility tests The idea is that a set of technically simple robotic processes will be developed that can convert asteroid elements into very basic versions of spacecraft subsystems . RELATED ARTICLES Share 27 shares 'Upon completion , the asteroid will be a programmed mechanical automata carrying out a given mission objective , ' said James Dunn , co-founder of Made in Space , the US based space-manufacturing company working on the project . A strike from a mid to large sized asteroid or comet , or near-Earth orbit ( NEO ) would have catastrophic effects around the world . THE SEARCH FOR DEADLY NEOS Astronomers around the world use ground-based telescopes , including Nasa 's space-based NEOWISE infrared telescope , to track near-Earth objects . Data are sent to a global database , and once NEOs are detected , orbits are monitored by the Center for NEO Studies at Nasa 's Jet Propulsion Lab in California . Then , further characterisation is done using Nasa 's Infrared Telescope facility , Spitzer Space Telescope , and interplanetary radars . These programs will continue under the new PDCO , and have long been funded by the NEO Observations Program . Each year , roughly 1,500 near-Earth objects ( NEOs ) are identified , and more than 13,500 have been discovered since the Nasa-funded searches began in 1998 . It 's widely thought that a comet strike spurred the extinction of the dinosaurs . Mr Dunn said the missions will include 'relocation to an Earth-Moon libration point for human rendezvous or perhaps to set an Earth-threatening NEO on course to the outer solar system and out of harm 's way . ' Mr Dunn hopes this project will add to Nasa 's ongoing work to keep an eye on NEOs and potentially defend from them . Earlier this year the space agency set up the Washington based Planetary Defense Coordination Office , which will spearhead the ongoing search for asteroids and comets passing near Earth 's orbit , and will work with disaster relief agencies to develop emergency response plans . The space agency said there are no known threats to date , but near approaches in the recent past are reminders of the potential hazards . Each year , roughly 1,500 near-Earth objects ( NEOs ) are identified , and more than 13,500 have been discovered since the Nasa-funded searches began in 1998 . Nasa has already identified more than 90 per cent of NEOs larger than 0.62 miles ( 1km ) , and has turned its sights on smaller , football field-sized objects . Each year , roughly 1,500 near-Earth objects ( NEOs ) are identified , and more than 13,500 have been discovered since the Nasa-funded searches began in 1998 . RAMA could help turn asteroids into spaceships that could set an Earth-threatening NEO ( artist 's impression ) on course to the outer solar system In the 1998 film Armageddon , Nasa recruits a team of deep core drillers to save the planet after discovering that an asteroid is going to impact Earth in less than a month . The new project funded by Nasa hopes to take asteroids and turn them into spaceships that could save Earth from collisions The project hopes to fulfill these goals within the next 20 to 30 years , Mr Dunn said . RAMA is one 13 proposals chosen by Nasa through its Innovative Advanced Concepts ( NIAC ) program which invests in the development of pioneering technologies . 'The latest Nasa Innovative Advanced Concepts selections include a number of concepts for planetary and robotic exploration , ' said Steve Jurczyk , Nasa 's associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate . 'Nasa continues to value early stage concept

Arthur C. Clarke Biography (Writer) - factmonster.com

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Which 1968 sci fi classic was based on The Sentinel by Arthur C Clarke?

Arthur C. Clarke Biography ( Writer ) Birthplace : Minehead , Somerset , England Best known as : The author of 2001 : A Space Odyssey Sci-fi superstar Arthur C. Clarke wrote the 1953 novel Childhood 's End , which went on to become one of most popular and acclaimed science fiction novels of all time . Yet he is still better known for his 1968 novel 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( based on his own 1951 short story The Sentinel ) . Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the 1968 film , which is now regarded as a classic . Clarke has published hundreds of essays and short stories and over 75 novels , including the sequels 2010 : Odyssey Two ( 1982 ) , 2061 : Odyssey Three ( 1988 ) , 3001 : The Final Odyssey ( 1997 ) . Along with his literary work , he is credited with coming up with the idea for a real-life space success : geostationary communications satellites . Since 1956 he has lived in Sri Lanka . Clarke was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 . Arthur C. Clarke - The Authorized Biography was published by Neil McAleer in 1992 . He died in the Indian Ocean country of Sri Lanka , his home since 1956 . Extra credit : Clarke ’ s middle name is Charles… He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar in 1969 for 2001 : A Space Odyssey , but did not win ; the winner that year was Mel Brooks for the comedy The Producers… Among Clarke ’ s literary creations is the fictional supercomputer Hal 9000 . Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2 ? , LLC . All rights reserved . Advertisement Advertisement

Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Batman Wiki - Wikia

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Which tough guy played Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin?

Mr . Freeze ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) | Batman Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Mr . Freeze ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) Bad ( though at the end , he starts becoming good ) Affiliation : Hair - Brown ( before accident ) White then shaved off ( after accident ) Eyes - Brown ( before accident ) Ice Blue ( after accident ) Portrayed by : ―Mr . Freeze [ src ] Mr . Freeze was the alias of Dr. Victor Fries . After the result of an accident condemning him to live in sub-zero temperatures , he became a cold hearted villain and was determined to find a cure for his wife 's illness even if he had to freeze all of Gotham City to do it . Contents Dr. Victor Fries before the accident . History Edit Victor Fries was a two time olympic decathlete and a very well known scientist , having won the Nobel Prize in the field of molecular biology . He was trying to cure his wife Nora ( who he was deeply devoted to ) from a terminal illness called MacGregor 's syndrome that would eventually kill her . Victor placed her in an experimental cryogenic floatation tank of his own invention , hoping to keep her in suspended animation until he could find a cure . He continued his research on the disease while his wife endured her frozen slumber , even managing to cure the disease in its early stages , but still working on the advanced case Nora had contracted . During an experiment , he fell into a vat of his cryo-fluid that was fifty degrees below zero , somehow surviving only to find himself dependent on a special cryosuit that used special diamond enhanced lasers to keep him at zero degrees . He took on the persona of Mr . Freeze . Crime spree Edit Freeze hid out at Snowy Cones Ice Cream Factory and began a life of crime in a continued effort to cure his wife . He began robbing museums of large diamonds , planning to use them to create a large scale freeze gun that he called his `` freezing engine '' to freeze Gotham , holding it ransom for billions , allowing him to complete his research for her cure . He was pursued by Batman and Robin , but managed to steal a diamond after freezing Robin , and warned Batman that he had eleven minutes to thaw Robin before he would freeze to death . Freeze spared Batman , but threatened to kill the Dark Knight the next time he tries to stop him , and escaped with the diamond . At his hideout Freeze is watching his past before the accident . He is then interrupted by one of his thugs who is holding a newspaper and tells him that he wants to see , but he freezes him , commenting , `` I hate when people talk during the movie . '' Then he tells his wife only one diamond left and notices the newspaper on one his frozen thugs and reads it . At a rainforest costume party that was using a large diamond necklace to help raise money for a charity , Freeze returned and stole it . Mr . Freeze caught by Batman . Batman and Robin followed and captured him , imprisoning Freeze in Arkham Asylum . Stripped of his cryo-suit , Victor could no longer survive outside of his specially designed cell , and was rendered incapable of escaping . While in Arkham , Mr . Freeze carved an ice statue of his wife in order to have some solace , for he missed her deeply and wished he was still with her . Alliance with Poison Ivy Edit Freeze was then broken out of the asylum by Poison Ivy and Bane . Ivy had witnessed Freeze 's attack at the party and been impressed at his skills . They returned to Freeze 's hideout where Ivy and Bane distracted the Dynamic Duo ( who had learned of Freeze 's escape ) while he retrieved his energy diamonds and weapons telling Ivy to bring his wife back to him . However , Poison Ivy betrayed him by disconnecting the cable to the floatation tank that was keeping Freeze 's wife alive . Later at Ivy 's Turkish Bath hideout , Freeze had taken refuge there and frozen one of the rooms for his survival . As soon as he saw Ivy , he asked her if she had retrieved his wife . Ivy told him Batman

Terminator 2: Judgment Day subtitles | 490 subtitles

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What was the subtitle of Terminator 2?

Terminator 2 : Judgment Day subtitles | 498 subtitles Movie ID : Watch movies with subtitles using Open Subtitles MKV Player . It is free and clean , works under Windows . install opensearch for browser Results 1 - 40 > > of 498 ( 0.136 seconds ) You can click on table header to sort results by column name Terminator 2 : Judgment Day subtitles Buy at Amazon Movie details `` It 's nothing personal . `` . Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future . Now her son , John , the future leader of the resistance , is the target for a newer , more deadly terminator . Once again , the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah . Movie rating : 8.5 / 10 ( 759156 )