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Tsu is known for its , which is an annual community gathering which honors the arrival of the ambassadors from Korea ("Joseon Tongsinsa") during the Edo period. There are two other cities that celebrate Tōjin Odori: Suzuka city in Mie Prefecture and Ushimado-chō in Okayama Prefecture.
List of ornamental aquatic plants in Venezuela
This is a list of ornamental aquatic plants commonly used in aquariums in Venezuela.
This listing is a partial list and sorted by families and genera in alphabetical form.
Masters Home Improvement
Masters Home Improvement was the name of a series of hardware retail outlets in Australia. The chain was operated by both the Australian corporation, Woolworths Limited, and the United States-based hardware chain Lowe's. The first Masters Home Improvement store opened on 31 August 2011 to tradespeople and 1 September 2011 to the general public in Braybrook, a suburb in Melbourne.
Masters was the main competitor of Bunnings Warehouse, which is another chain of hardware outlets operated by Wesfarmers. Masters Home Improvement stores however had many differences to Bunnings Warehouse stores, including McDonald's and McCafe outlets in some of their stores, push-buttons for customer assistance and whitegoods (refrigerators, dishwashers, washers and dryers) departments.
Alex Clare
Alexander George "Alex" Clare (14 September 1985, London, England) is a British recording artist, musician and singer. His first album "The Lateness of the Hour" was put out in 2011. He adopted his stage identity, Alex Clare around 2010.
In 2014, Clare and Jim Duguid won Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Awards Night. This was for the song "Too Close".
Rigidly rotating disk paradox
In theoretical physics, a branch of physics, the rigidly rotating disk paradox, sometimes called the Ehrenfest paradox, is a paradox concerning a rotating disk. Basically, the paradox says that when a disk (or any circular object in general) is rotated, it will have a smaller circumference than 2πr, because the radius will remain the same, but the circumference is shortened due to the Lorentz contraction. For a more detailed explanation, see below.
If the rotating disk has an angular velocity of "ω", and a radius of "R", then the circumference of the disk is "ω"·R. So the circumference will undergo a Lorentz contraction of
formula_1. However, the radius, R, will not undergo a Lorentz contraction since it is perpendicular to the direction of motion.
Therefore, the circumference divided by the diameter will end up being a little bit less than formula_2.
The simpler definition is given by the following. To an observer "X" riding on the edge of the rotating disk, the effects of high-speed motion are still in place. So, if "X" were to crawl along the circumference with a ruler and measure the circumference, his ruler will be shortened (due to the Lorentz contraction) and he will have to lay out his ruler "more times" to measure the circumference. Therefore, he will measure the circumference to be "greater" than he would measure it to be if the disk were stationary.
If an observer "Y" were to sit on the radius of the rotating disk, he will measure the radius to be the same as he would measure it to be if the disk were stationary, since the radius is not affected by the Lorentz contraction (the radius is perpendicular to the direction of motion). Therefore, when observers "X" and "Y" compare their measurements, they find that
In verbal terms this means "The circumference is greater than 2π times the radius". So, the circumference and the radius are not proportional by 2π in this case.
In differential geometry, there exists a certain type of mathematical plane called a hyperbolic plane. In it, if you draw a normal circle, the radius will remain the same, but the circumference will be greater than 2πr. Physicists began to realize that the accelerated angular motion of the disk caused a curvature in spacetime, therefore distorting the normal flat geometric plane, causing the circumference to be greater than 2πr.
Underlying this explanation is the fact that Euclidean geometry is not the actual geometry of space, but an approximation which works well at the level of human life.
Using an ingenious argument concerning the equivalence principle, Albert Einstein showed that the curvature in spacetime caused by the rotated disk could be a logical explanation for gravity. For more information on this topic, see Gravity and the rotating disk.
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Fukuoka Art Museum
The museum has a notable collection of Asian art and it presents temporary exhibitions.
Since 2004, "The Madonna of Port Lligat" by Salvador Dalí has been on display at the Fukuoka Art Museum.
Steven Franken
Stephen Robert "Steven" Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) mostly known as Steve Franken was an American movie, voice, stage, television actor, and comedian who is mostly known for his role as Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". He was also in "The Lieutenant". He played several different characters in "Bewitched". Franken was also in the 1986 movie "The Party". Franken was a second cousin of senator and actor Al Franken.
Franken was born on May 27, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. Franken was married to Julia Carter until they divorced. Then he was married to Jean Franken up until his death in 2012. He had three daughters. Franken died on August 24, 2012 in Canoga Park, California from cancer, aged 80.
Robert Hughes (critic)
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes, AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian-born art critic, writer and maker of television documentaries.
Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia in 1938. He had a brother, Tom, who is a politician. Hughes died on August 6, 2012 in The Bronx, New York, aged 74.
In 1970, he became the art critic for "Time" magazine.
Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and game show host. He is currently the host on "Family Feud". He also hosted his other program "Steve Harvey's Big Time".
He currently hosts the talk show "Steve Harvey", which started on September 3, 2012.
Mr. Freeze is one of many of Batman's foes. Arnold Schwarzenegger played the role in one of the "Batman" movies.
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
"Gangnam Style" () is a song by PSY. The music video has been watched over 3.2 billion times on YouTube . It is the first video in the website's history that more than 1 billion people have seen. It has made people make many videos like it but in other locations, named "parodies". Barack Obama, David Cameron, and Ban Ki-moon tried the song's dance moves.
Gangnam Style continued to be the most viewed YouTube video until August 4th 2017, months since the music video for Despacito was first released.
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli University is a university in Turkey. It is in İzmit,Kocaeli. The university has many campuses in Umuttepe, Anıtpark and other places. It is a public university.
Colin McFarlane
Colin McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight". In television he has appeared in "Jonathan's Creek", "The Fast Show", and the "Black Books". He has starred in animated movies or television programs. He is also known for providing the voice of God in "Testament: The Bible in Animation". McFarlane was born in Upper Clapton, London, England on 15 September 1961. He is married to Kate McFarlane. They have one son named Josh.
Peggy Lipton
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lipton (August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American television actress. She played Julie Barnes in the series "The Mod Squad" in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She also played Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks". Some sources mention that she was born in 1946 while others say 1947. She was born in New York City. She was married to Quincy Jones from 1974 until they divorced in 1990. The couple had two daughters, actresses Kidada and Rashida Jones.
Lipton died of colon cancer on May 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. She was 72.
Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American politician. She served as a U.S. Senator of Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. Landrieu is a member of the United States Democratic Party. She was raised in New Orleans. Her brother Mitch Landrieu is the current Mayor of New Orleans. Her father Moon Landrieu also served as Mayor of New Orleans. She is considered a conservative Democrat, often opposed to the views of many others within her party. She lost re-election in 2014 to Republican U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy.
Nightswimming (Awake)
"Nightswimming" is the eighth episode of the American crime fantasy television series "Awake", that first aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on April 19, 2012. Leonard Chang and co-executive producer Davey Holmes wrote "Nightswimming". 2.80 million watched when it was first broadcast on television in the United States. Executive producer Jeffrey Reiner directed the episode, and critics liked the episode.
"Awake"'s main character is Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective living in two different realities after a car crash. In one reality, where he wears a red wristband, his wife Hannah Britten (Laura Allen) survived the accident, and in another reality, where he wears a green wristband, his son Rex Britten (Dylan Minnette) survived. In the "green reality", Michael helps Accountant Marcus Ananyev (Elijah Alexander) and his wife Alina (Ayelet Zurer) start a new life in the Witness Protection Program after a gang member tried to kill Marcus. In the "red reality", Michael and Hannah prepare for a new life in Oregon after deciding to move there. They go swimming at a college pool because they love each other.
Many reviewers praised the story of the "red reality", but did not enjoy the arcs of the "green reality". This episode marked the first time Rex had not of appear in an episode of the series, the show's two therapists: Dr. Jonathan Lee (BD Wong) and Dr. Judith Evans (Cherry Jones) also did not appear in it. Even though it was the eighth episode, it was supposed to be the fifth episode. The music featured in it was "Pain in My Heart" by Otis Redding. Michael is seen shirtless in two scenes of the episode, one of those scenes was filmed at an actual campus swimming pool. During filming, a woman saw Isaacs naked, and questioned it. Many critics commented on the themes of "Nightswimming". It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and eight guest actors were in it.
Virginia Dwyer
Virginia Dwyer Gorman (December 19, 1919 – August 20, 2012) was an American movie and television actress. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She was married to Walter Gorman. She died on August 20, 2012 in her home in Manhattan, New York from natural causes. She was 92 years old.
Chris Lighty (May 8, 1968 – August 30, 2012) was an American music executive and a talent agent. He helped many artists and musicians during his career. Lighty was "one of the most powerful figures in the hip-hop business". Lighty was also the founder of Violator, a record label.
Lighty was born in The Bronx, New York City on May 8, 1968. He committed suicide by shooting himself on August 30, 2012 in his home in The Bronx. He was 44 years old.
Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian movie, television, voice, and stage actor. He has appeared in many movies. He played Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's 1997 movie "Titanic". He also played San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in "Milk".
Garber was born in London, Ontario, Canada on March 16, 1949. Garber came out gay in January 2013. He lives in New York with his husband, Rainer Andreesen, whom he was married since 2015.
Jonathan Hyde
Jonathan Stephen Geoffrey King (born 21 May 1948), better known as Jonathan Hyde, is an Australian-born actor. He has lived in the United Kingdom since 1969. He is known for roles such as Herbert Cadbury in "Richie Rich" (1994), Sam Parrish and Van Pelt in "Jumanji" (1995), J. Bruce Ismay in "Titanic" (1997) and Warren Westridge in "Anaconda" (1997). His TV credits include roles such as Culverton Smith in "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" and Eldritch Palmer in "The Strain".
King was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He moved to London in 1969. He married Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan in 1980. The couple have two daughters, including actress Georgia King.
Billy Zane
William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966), mostly known as Billy Zane or Bill Zane, is an American television, voice, stage, video game, and movie actor, music executive, and movie producer. He has appeared in over 100 movies. He played Caledon N. "Cal" Hockley in the 1997 James Cameron's blockbuster movie "Titanic".
Zane was born on February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Lisa Collins from 1989 until they divorced in 1995.
Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (born October 6, 1973) is a Welsh television, stage, and movie Actor. He is known for his roles as Harold Lowe in "Titanic", Lt. John Beales in "Black Hawk Down", and his role as Reed Richards in "Fantastic Four" and "".
Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Wales. He has been married to Alice Evans since 2007. They have two children and currently live in Los Angeles, California.
Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones (born February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles) is an American actress, producer and writer who has starred in many movies and television programs. She starred in the shows "Boston Public", "The Office", "Angie Tribeca" and the movie "Our Idiot Brother". She wrote the screenplay for "Toy Story 4".
Jones sung on the songs "Tangled", "Secret" and "Not Coming Home" on Maroon 5's first album. In 2013 Jones directed the music video for "Brave" by Sara Bareilles.
Jones was born to Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton in Los Angeles. Her father is African-American. Her mother is Ashkenazi Jewish. She went to the Buckley School in California. She then went to Harvard University.
Anal stage
A pyre, also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure used for burning a body. The word "pyre" comes from the Greek word for "fire". Pyres are built outdoors. They are usually made from wood. The body is placed on top of the pyre or under it. Then the pyre is set on fire. Pyres are still used for funerals in some parts of the world. They are also used for other types of ceremonies. In those ceremonies, there is a big fire, but a body is not burned. Historically, pyres have also been used to kill people by burning them alive.
The Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist religions still use pyres for the cremation of dead people. This form of funeral is thousands of years old. However, it is no longer legal in many countries. The ancient Greeks and ancient Romans used funeral pyres. The Vikings also used them. Viking funeral pyres were usually built on boats floating in the sea.
People sometimes use pyres to make a big fire or bonfire but they do not burn a real body. These types of pyres are used for celebrations or to remember a person or a special event. Pyres are often used in Guy Fawkes Night celebrations in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. In Denmark and Germany people light pyres to celebrate the summer solstice (the longest day of the year). People light pyres in Switzerland to celebrate their National Day.
Farmers sometimes use pyres to destroy the bodies of dead animals. They especially use them when the animals have died of a disease. This helps prevent the spread of the disease to other animals.
In the past, pyres were sometimes used to execute people. The people were burned while they were still alive. Often the person was tied to a stake (a very big stick) on top of the pyre. This type of execution was known as "burning at the stake". Joan of Arc died in this way.
Queen Munjeong
Queen Munjeong (, 1 February 1502 – 29 December 1565) was Queen of Korean Joseon Dynastys and wife of 11th King Jungjong. mother of 13th King Myeongjong. regent of 1545 to 1563.
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Ōtsu, Shiga
Ōtsu was the site of an Imperial palace from 667 to 672. Emperor Tenji lived in Ōtsu.
In the Edo period, Ōtsu was one of fifty-three shogunate-maintained waystations ("shuku-eki") along the road which connected Edo and Kyoto.
"Ōtsu" is on the south shore of Lake Biwa.
Hosoya Jūdayū
Hosoya was born into a family of samurai who served the Date clan of Sendai han.
Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical movie. It tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra.
The movie was made from the book by Robert K. Massie. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon) and Best Costume Design. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Janet Suzman), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Picture.
This soundtrack was written by Richard Rodney Bennett.
The Canterbury Tales (movie)
The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 Italian movie directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is based on the medieval poem "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is the second movie in Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life'. It won the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.
The movie has eight of the 24 tales. It has much nudity, sex, and slapstick humor. Many of these scenes are present or at least alluded to in the original. Some are Pasolini's own additions.
This movie featured Tom Baker in a small role. He was one of the husbands of the Wife of Bath.
The Vault of Horror (movie)
The Vault of Horror (also called Vault of Horror, Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt II) is a British anthology horror movie. It was made in 1973 by Amicus Productions. Like the 1972 Amicus movie "Tales from the Crypt", it is based on stories from the EC Comics series written by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines. The movie was directed by Roy Ward Baker.
None of the movie's stories are actually from "Vault of Horror" comics. All but one were in "Tales from the Crypt". The one that wasn't is "Shock SuspenStories". The movie does not have the Vault Keeper character from the comics.
Together with "Tales from the Crypt","The Vault Of Horror" was released on a "Midnight Movies" double feature DVD on 11 September 2007. The version used is the edited, 1974 US theatrical release. It has some of the gorier scenes removed or altered in order to receive an MPAA PG rating.
An uncensored version was first shown on the British TV channel Film4 on 25 August 2008. This version still did not show a shot from the original closing sequence. In this scene the characters who walk to the graveyard are seen with dead, skeletal faces. It may be that this shot has been lost. No prints with it have been found. There is no evidence it was included in the final release prints.
Frankenstein: The True Story is a 1973 American made-for-television horror movie. It is loosely based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley.
The movie added the character of Dr Polidori. He was not in the original novel. He was based on the character of Dr. Pretorius from "Bride of Frankenstein". He was named after the real-life John Polidori.
A notable part of the movie is that instead of being ugly from the start, the Creature is portrayed as physically beautiful. He becomes more ugly as the movie goes on. The make-up was by Hammer horror veteran artist Roy Ashton.
It was first broadcast in two 90-minute parts. It is often seen edited into a single movie. The first DVDwas released on September 26, 2006. Included at the beginning is a short intro. It has James Mason wandering through St John's Wood churchyard, London. He suggests that this is where Mary Shelley is buried. This is incorrect as she is in fact buried in the family plot in Dorset. The intro shows Mason standing beside a gravestone bearing her name.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a fantasy movie released in 1974. It stars John Phillip Law as Sinbad. It includes a score by composer Miklós Rózsa. It is known mostly for the stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. The movie is the second of three Sinbad movies that Harryhausen made for Columbia. The others are "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958) and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" (1977).
It won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.
The Mutations
The Mutations is a 1974 British horror movie. It was directed by Jack Cardiff. The movie was also released under the title, "The Freakmaker".
In the movie a scientist takes college students to use as human guinea pigs. He uses them in his experiments in crossbreeding plants with humans. The failed experimental mutants are then given to a cruel circus freakshow owner.
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980 movie)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb is a 1980 British-American mystery thriller movie. It was directed by Philip Leacock. The movie is based on the book "Behind the Mask of Tutankhamen" by Barry Wynne. It was shot in Egypt and in England.
It was released as two-part movie on 8 May and 9 May 1980. The score was made by American jazz musician Gil Melle.
The English archaeologist Howard Carter and his financier, Lord Carnarvon discover the grave of Tut-Ench-Amun. There are rumors about a curse for anyone who disturbs the grave. There are a series of mysterious deaths.
The Passionate Pilgrim (movie)
The Passionate Pilgrim is a short 1984 feature movie. It starred Eric Morecambe, Tom Baker and Madeline Smith. It was Morecambe's last work. It was one of few that did not have his long-term partner Ernie Wise.
The movie takes the setting of a silent movie. Narration was done by John Le Mesurier of "Dad's Army" fame.
The movie is about a lord who lives in a castle, and his lady. The lady attracts the amorous attentions of the passionate pilgrim. The pilgrim tries to gain entry to the castle by any means possible. The lord tries many things in order to stop him.
The movie was made entirely on location at Hever Castle.
Dungeons &amp; Dragons (movie)
Dungeons & Dragons is a 2000 American fantasy movie. It was directed by Courtney Solomon. It was based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. Parts of the movie were made on location at Sedlec Ossuary. Richard O'Brien and Tom Baker made cameo appearances.
Even though it did not do well in movie theaters, a made-for-TV sequel, "" was released in 2005. It did not directly continue on the storyline of the previous movie. A third movie, "", was shot in 2011. It was released as direct-to-DVD in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2012.
Jacqueline Hill
Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was an English actress. She was best known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Hill returned for an appearance in the 1980 "Doctor Who" story "Meglos", as the priestess Lexa.
Hill trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was first on stage in London's West End in "The Shrike". Many more roles followed, including, on television, "Shop Window", "Fabian of the Yard" and "An Enemy of the People".
In 1958 she married the director Alvin Rakoff. The previous year she was in his BBC adaptation of Rod Serling's American television play "Requiem for a Heavyweight".
After leaving "Doctor Who" in 1965, she gave up acting to raise a family. She had a daughter Sasha and son John. Hill began acting again in 1979. She gained further TV credits in, amongst other programmes, "Tales of the Unexpected" and as Lady Capulet in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of "Romeo and Juliet" in 1978.
Jacqueline Hill died of bone cancer in 1993.
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin (April 16, 1954) is an American actress. She is a versatile actress who has been in many movies and television series. Barkin has played many lead roles as well as been a supporting actor. She also performs on the Broadway stage. She was born in the Bronx, New York City.
From 1988 to 1999, she was married to Irish actor Gabriel Byrne.
Morioka, Iwate
In the 9th century, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro led forces which brought the region under imperial control.
In 1599, Morioka was founded as a castle town ("jōka-machi").
In the Boshin War, Morioka was a pro-shogunate city.
During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, Morioka was hit by a 6.1 earthquake.
The Iwate Museum of Art (IMA) is in Morioka. IMA's collection includes works works by notable local artists.
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series. It ran from 1955 to 1976. Later it was a radio series. Even though it is a drama series, it was first produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.
The main character is Constable George Dixon. He is played by Jack Warner.
A collection of the first six available colour episodes was released by Acorn Media UK in July 2012.
Market in Honey Lane
Market in Honey Lane was an ATV television soap opera. It was broadcast between 1967 and March 1969.
This cockney drama set was in an East London street market. It was created by Louis Marks. At first it was shown weekly. In September 1968, it became a twice weekly afternoon show. Also the name was shortened to just Honey Lane.
Main characters were played by John Bennett, Michael Golden, Ray Lonnen, Peter Birrel, Brian Rawlinson, Pat Nye, Basil Henson and Anna Wing.
Z-Cars
Softly, Softly (TV series)
Softly, Softly is a British television drama series. It was produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1. It ran from January 1966 to November 1969.
It revolved around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes CID officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern. It was about characters from the popular police series "Z-Cars".
In 1969, to match the BBC's move to colour broadcasting on BBC 1, the series changed. The main characters were promoted and moved to the South East of England. The series was going to change its name to "Taskforce". The BBC did not want to drop a popular brand and it became "".
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Play of the Month
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14 1946-August 9th 2003) was an American singer, dancer and actor. He has acted in many movies and television programs. He also did Broadway plays. He died due to liver cancer. He was born in New York City.
Lemon (color)
Lemon is a color that resembles the color of the lemon fruit.
The first written use of "lemon" as a color name in English was in 1598.
Arthur of the Britons
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It was a long-running British television show. It was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1994. In 2007 it was shown on UKTVGold. It was presented by the late Jimmy Savile. It was produced by Roger Ordish, who also worked on other BBC shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie. When Saville was knighted, the book for the 1991 series of the comedy sketch show had a statement that in future "Jim'll Fix It" would be known as: "Sir James will bring his influence to bear in arranging matters to your satisfaction."
The Book Tower
The Book Tower is a British television series for children. It was produced by Yorkshire Television. The programme ran for 11 series from 3 January 1979 to 30 May 1989.
It was first presented by "Doctor Who" star Tom Baker (1979–81). Each episode explored one or more books, using dramatic presentations. The aim was to get children interested in reading.
Later presenters included Stephen Moore (1982–83), Alun Armstrong (1984), Neil Innes (1985), Roger McGough (1986), Bernard Bresslaw (1987), and Timmy Mallett.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982 TV serial)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982) is a British television programme. It was directed by Peter Duguid and starred Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes and Terence Rigby as Doctor Watson. It is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
The opinions of viewers at the time was divided The four-part serial aired in 1982, and it has not done better over time. Baker himself came to think of his performance as a failure.
Jemima Shore
Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by Antonia Fraser. She is portrayed as TV's professional investigative journalist. She is in a series of crime novels.
Shore has also been the basis of two television series which aired in the UK: the 1978 "Armchair Thriller" serial "Quiet as a Nun" with Maria Aitken as Jemima Shore, and an ongoing series, "Jemima Shore Investigates", starring Patricia Hodge in the title role. The series was made by Thames Television for the ITV network in 1983. One series of twelve episodes was made.
Remington Steele
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series starred Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan. It was produced by MTM Enterprises. The first broadcast was on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. "Remington Steele" is best known for starting the career of Pierce Brosnan. It also was a forerunner of the similar series "Moonlighting", and was also an influential part of television history in its own right.
"Remington Steele"'s premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opened a detective agency under her own name. She then found that potential clients would not hire a woman. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fake male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events in the first episode a former thief and con man takes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura stays firmly in charge.
Other recurring actors included:
Guest stars included:
Jackanory
Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series. It was made to interest children in reading. The show began on 13 December 1965. The first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague. "Jackanory" continued to be broadcast until 1996. They made around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, "The House at Pooh Corner" by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett. It was broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show returned on 27 November 2006 for two stories.
The show's format had an actor read from children's novels or folk tales, usually while seated in an armchair. From time to time the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially made still drawing. They were often done by Quentin Blake. Usually a single book would take five daily fifteen-minute episodes, from Monday to Friday.
A few "Jackanory" stories took the form of a play rather than stories being read. These were made in a series of fully cast and dressed for costume dramas. These were named "Jackanory Playhouse" and were thirty minutes in length. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh."
The show's title comes from an old English nursery rhyme:
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1983 novel by British feminist author Fay Weldon. It is about a highly unattractive woman who goes to great lengths to take revenge on her husband and his attractive lover. The book, Weldon says, is about envy, rather than revenge.
The novel was made into two movies. In 1986 it was as an award-winning BBC television serial. It starred Patricia Hodge as Mary Fisher, Dennis Waterman as Bobbo and Julie T. Wallace as Ruth. In 1989 it was made as "She-Devil". This version starred Roseanne Barr as the "she-devil" and Meryl Streep as her adversary, Mary Fisher.
Blackadder II
Blackadder II is the second series of the BBC sitcom "Blackadder". It was written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. It aired from 9 January to 20 February 1986. The series is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The main character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder is a Tudor courtier trying to win the favour of the Queen while avoiding the fate of many of her suitors.
The series had several from the format of "The Black Adder". These changes were: Ben Elton replaced Rowan Atkinson as the second writer, it was made in studio sets, rather than on location, the introduction of the more familiar Machiavellian "Blackadder" character and a less intelligent Baldrick.
The size of the main cast was smaller compared to the previous series. A fixed number of characters appeared in every episode.
The series also had at least one significant cameo role per episode. There were notable appearances from Rik Mayall, playing Lord Flashheart in "Bells", two figures famous for their roles in science fiction series - Tom Baker and Simon Jones - in "Potato", Miriam Margolyes, as the puritanical Lady Whiteadder, and Hugh Laurie appearing twice, first as the drunken Simon Partridge in "Beer" and in the final episode as the evil Prince Ludwig. Laurie was later given a larger role as George in the next two series.
Kenny Everett
Kenny Everett (25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was a British comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer. Born Maurice James Christopher Cole, Everett is best known for his career as a radio DJ and for The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Everett married singer Lee 'Lady Lee' Middleton (Billy Fury's former girlfriend) in 1966. By 1979 they had separated. In the mid-1980s, he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.
Everett was told in 1989 that he had HIV. He went public with his illness in 1993. He died from an AIDS-related illness in London on 4 April 1995, aged 50.
The following is a list of the main shows Everett presented.
On 18 November 2007, ITV1 broadcast a tribute show to Everett called "Licence To Laugh." Friends and colleagues said what it was like to know and work with the man they affectionately called "Cuddly Ken". Additionally, current celebrities such as Chris Moyles and Chris Tarrant talked about their love for the outrageous entertainer. They shared the ways in which Everett had influenced them and their work. It also had archive footage.
In March 2010 the BBC said it was making a 90-minute TV biopic called "Number One in Heaven". It was to be written by Tim Whitnall and focus on Everett's unhappiness at secondary school.
In April 2012 the BBC said it was working on a 90-minute TV biopic called "The Best Possible Taste". This would focus on the performer's relationship with his ex-wife, singer Lee Middleton.
Pilica (river)
Pilica is a river in central Poland. It has a length of 319 kilometres (8th longest) and an area of 9,273 km (all in Poland).
Csiribpuszta
Csiribpuszta was a village, it is now part of Gárdony, Hungary. The postal code is 2484.
Csiribpuszta's altitude is 150 meters.
137 people lived there in 2010.
Onam
Onam is the most popular festival in the state of Kerala, India. Onam is the official state festival of Kerala. It is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by Malayalees regardless of religion, caste or creed. According to a popular legend, the festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam.
Onam is a 10 day long festival celebrated in the beginning of the month of Chingam, the first month of the Malayalam Calendar (Kollavarsham). This corresponds with the month of August to September according to the Gregorian Calendar. Of the 10 days, the first day, Atham and tenth day, Thiruvonam are most important of all.
The legend is of King Mahabali (popularly known as Maveli), a mythical king who ruled over Kerala. He was greatly respected in his kingdom and was considered to be wise, and extremely generous. Everybody was happy in His kingdom. There was no discrimination on the basis of caste or class. Rich and poor were treated equally. There was neither crime, nor corruption. Due to his popularity, the Gods became extremely concerned and jealous. They felt threatened and decided to end his reign. They asked Lord Vishnu to go to earth in the form of a dwarf Brahmin.Disguised as Vamana, Vishnu requested Mahabali for 3 feet of land. Kind Mahabali granted him the land, Vamana began to expand and eventually increased himself to the size of cosmic proportions. With his first step, the Brahmin boy covered the whole of earth and with the other step he covered the whole of the skies. He then asked the King where is the space for him to keep the third foot. King Mahabali with folded hands bowed before Vamana and asked him to place his last step on his head so that he could keep the promise. The brahmin placed his foot on the head of the King and trampled Mahabali to the netherworld. There, the King requested Lord Vishnu to be allowed to visit his land and people once a year, and Vishnu granted him his wish. It is the day of the visit of King Mahabali to Kerala that is celebrated as Onam every year. The orgin of Onam is beliefs from the Thrikakara Vamana Moorthi Temple in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Actually Onam is also celebrated as Vamana Jayanthi outside Kerala. Malayalis celebrate Onam religiously by Hindus and culturally by others.
Elaborate feasts known as sadhya, folk songs, elegant dances, energetic games, elephants, boat race (Vallam Kali) and concentric floral decorations (Athapookkalam) are all part of this dynamic festival. Malayalees make all the efforts to celebrate the festival in a grand way and impress their beloved King that they are happy and to wish him well. People buy new clothes and sweets during the celebration of Onam. Popularity and presentation of rich culture of the state during the festival made Onam the official State Festival of Kerala in 1961.
The government promotes Onam internationally in a big way and celebrates 'Tourist Week' for Kerala during Onam celebrations. Thousands of domestic and foreign tourists visit Kerala to be a part of Onam every year.
Yu Hyeong-won
Yu Hyeong-won (유형원 柳馨遠, 1622-1673) was a Korean politicians, writer, and scholar in the Joseon Dynasty. He is best known as a Neo-Confucian scholar and as an early "Silhak" scholar.
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List of national museums
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List of largest lakes of Europe
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Column 1 is the overall ranking. Column 2 is the rank in the sub-region using the map to the right.
Roland Rat
Roland Rat (birthday 12 March) is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge.
Roland lived beneath King's Cross railway station in The Ratcave . He had an infant brother called Little Reggie, and a girlfriend: Glenis the Guinea Pig. Friends included Errol the Hamster and Kevin the Gerbil. Claridge did the voice for all three main characters: Roland Rat, Errol the Hamster and Kevin The Gerbil. They were often on screen together. Roland Rat's car 'the Ratmobile' is a bright pink 1953 Ford Anglia.
The Silver Chair (1990)
The Silver Chair was on BBC television in 1990. It was the third and final series of "The Chronicles of Narnia" that ran from 1988 to 1990.
The six-part series followed the book in great detail. It included all key features. It was filmed in several locations including Peak Cavern, Derbyshire.
States of Venezuela
Venezuela is divided into 23 states ("estados"), 1 capital district and the federal dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands. Venezuela also claims the Guayana Esequiba territory which is made up of six districts in the independent nation of Guyana.
Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.
Hande Yener
Hande Yener (born January 12, 1973 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish pop singer. Over the past decade, she has introduced different styles to the ever-expanding Turkish pop music scene. Each one of her albums has generated a lot of interest as well as anticipation due to the different styles, genres and rhythms that she incorporates into her music. Besides the different experiments Hande tackles with music, her looks and image are also going through a constant change which blends with the sort of music she releases at the time. Hande Yener has a soprano vocal range. She has got thirteen studio album and three ep.
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Hyperland
Hyperland is a 50-minute long documentary movie about hypertext and surrounding technologies. It was written by Douglas Adams and produced and directed by Max Whitby. It ran on BBC Two in 1990. It stars Douglas Adams as a computer user and Tom Baker as a personification of a software agent.
In the show Adams has a dream where he is browsing through various media. While Adams is browsing, many people and projects related to the general theme of hypertext and multimedia are presented:
The dream (and the documentary) ends with a vision of how information might be accessed in 2005. "Hyperland" does describe a number of features of the modern web. This is especially noteworthy because it predates the public release of the first Web browser by about a year.
Cluedo (game show)
Cluedo was a UK television game show. It was based on the Cluedo board game. Each week, a reenactment of the murder of a visiting guest at the home Arlington Grange was played. Questions would be asked of the suspects. Only the murderer could lie. Using deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons was used and in which room it was committed. Viewers were invited to play along at home.
The show's six suspects were the original from the board game. The show's six weapons were different between episodes. The show's six rooms were: the Drawing Room, the Kitchen, the Dining Room, the Billiard Room, the Library and the Study.
Screen Two
Screen Two is a British television anthology drama series. It was produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 between 1985 to 1994.
It was developed by producer Kenith Trodd. It was popular enough with viewers for a BBC1 equivalent, "Screen One", which was launched in 1989.
However, the mid-1990s saw a change for BBC drama. They went away from single dramas toward drama series and serials. "Screen One" ended in 1993 and "Screen Two" in 1994. Movies from both strands are occasionally repeated on BBC Four.
Danger triangle of the face
The danger triangle of the face is a triangle with two corners at both corners of the mouth and one corner in the middle of the nose between the eyes. The way the blood flows to the human nose is special, so it is possible (but very unlikely) for infections to spread directly to the brain from a cut, scratch or a popped pimple.
Almost all people have valves in the veins of the face. But even with one-way valves, blood flow between the facial vein and cavernous sinus can spread infection from the face. It is the direction of blood flow that is important. Infection may possibly lead to cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis or brain abscess.
The Duchess (movie)
The Duchess is a 2008 drama movie directed by Saul Dibb. It is about the 18th-century English noblewoman Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It stars actors Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes. The movie was based on a book by Amanda Foreman.
The costume designer Michael O'Connor was nominated for, and won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design.
Notepad++ is a text editor and source code editor for Microsoft Windows.
Notepad++ is distributed as free software and licensed under the GNU General Public License.
In 2020, Notepad++ was banned by China. This is because the developers protested to Hong Kong and Uyghur affairs.
Medics (TV series)
Medics was a British medical drama series. It was first broadcast on ITV on 14 November 1990. The show ran for five series with a total of 40 episodes. The show came to end on 24 November 1995. It follows the everyday lives and loves, trials and troubles of the doctors, nurses, patients and staff of a large teaching hospital. It is set in the north-west of England near the city of Manchester.
Medics had many cast members over its five-year history:
This list is by order of first appearance:
The Imaginatively Titled Punt &amp; Dennis Show
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show is a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. There are two series: the first was shown in 1994; the second in 1995.
Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona were among the regular guests on the show. It only ran for two series. The second was more simply titled "Punt and Dennis".
There were several character inventions in the sketches. Some of these were "The Gullibles", who were always falling for scams, as well as a number of Punt and Dennis's characters from "The Mary Whitehouse Experience", such as the milk-obsessed "Mr Strange". There were also spoofs from TV programs such as "Baywatch" and "The X-Files".
The second series also had performances by tribute bands. They impersonated bands including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
This Is Your Life (UK TV series)
This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary. It is based on the 1952 American show of the same name. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from 1955 until 1964. Then from 1969 until his death in 1987 aged 64. Michael Aspel then took up the role of host until the show ended in 2003.
In the show the host surprises a special guest, before taking them through their life with the assistance of the 'big red book'. Both celebrities and non-celebrities have been 'victims' of the show. The show was first broadcast live. Over its run it has changed between being broadcast on the BBC and on ITV.
List of settlements in Iceland
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List of settlements in India
This is a list of cities and towns in India. This article is based on "Census of India".
According to the data from the Census of 2011, cities and towns can be broadly classified as:
Abbreviations used in this article are:
C.B - Cantonment Board/Cantonment
C.M.C – City Municipal Council
C.T – Census Town
E.O – Estate Office
G.P - Gram Panchayat
I.N.A – Industrial Notified Area
I.T.S - Industrial Township
M – Municipality
M.B – Municipal Board
M.C – Municipal Committee
M.Cl – Municipal Council
M.Corp. – Municipal Corporation /Corporation
N.A – Notified Area
N.A.C – Notified Area Committee/Notified Area Council
N.P – Nagar Panchayat
N.T – Notified Town
N.T.A – Notified Town Area
S.T.C - Small Town Committee
T.C – Town Committee/Town Area Committee
T.M.C – Town Municipal Council
T.P – Town Panchayat
T.S.- Township
U.A – Urban Agglomeration
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List of cities in Indonesia
List of cities in Iraq
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List of cities in Israel
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List of settlements in Jamaica
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List of cities in Jordan
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List of cities in Kazakhstan
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List of cities in North Korea
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List of cities in Lebanon
Max Bygraves (Walter William Bygraves, October 16, 1922 – August 31, 2012) was a British talk show host, singer, movie and television actor, and comedian. He hosted "Family Fortunes" from 1983 to 1985.
He was born in Rotherhithe, London, England, on October 16, 1922. He was married to Gladys Murray from 1942 until her death in 2011; they had a daughter. Bygraves died on August 31, 2012, in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia, from Alzheimer's disease; he was 89 years old.
List of cities in Liberia
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List of cities in Libya
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List of cities in Lithuania
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List of cities in Luxembourg
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List of cities in Malawi
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The next table lists all the remaining "urban" communes with under 50,000 population from the 1 April 2009 census.
Note that * signifies an entity within the self-declared Republic of Azawad.
List of cities in Mauritania
This is a list of cities in Mauritania. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed.
List of settlements in Mauritius
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This is a complete list of all 124 villages in Mauritius. Note that some of the villages are divided into different suburbs.
Rodrigues has 14 municipalities or zones: