query: When was the Reichstag burned down?

title: Reichstag fire

text: Opera House, sitting across the "Königsplatz" from the burned-out Reichstag building, functioned as the Reichstag's venue for the remaining twelve years of the Third Reich's existence. In July 1933, Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vasil Tanev were indicted on charges of setting the "Reichstag" on fire. From 21 September to 23 December 1933, the Leipzig Trial took place and was presided over by judges from the German Supreme Court, the "Reichsgericht". This was Germany's highest court. The presiding judge was Judge Dr. Wilhelm Bürger of the Fourth Criminal Court of the Fourth Penal Chamber

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: building contributed much to German history and was considered by the Red Army to be the symbol of their fascist enemy. However, to the Nazis, the Reichstag was a symbol of democracy and representative government; consequently they had left it closed and damaged since the infamous Reichstag fire in 1933. Instead of being a center of fascist power, the Reichstag had been closed down for 12 years, essentially the entirety of the Nazi reign, with subsequent meetings of the Reichstag convening at the nearby Kroll Opera House instead. After fierce combat within its walls, the Soviets finally captured the Reichstag

title: Reichstag building

text: sun shield tracks the movement of the sun electronically and blocks direct sunlight which would not only cause large solar gain, but dazzle those below. Construction work was finished in 1999 and the seat of parliament was transferred to the "Bundestag" in April of that year. The dome is open to visitors by prior registration. Reichstag building The Reichstag ( ; officially: "Deutscher Bundestag - Plenarbereich Reichstagsgebäude" ) is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: "Reichstag") of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Diet until 1933, when it

title: Reichstag building

text: Reichstag building The Reichstag ( ; officially: "Deutscher Bundestag - Plenarbereich Reichstagsgebäude" ) is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: "Reichstag") of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Diet until 1933, when it was severely damaged after being set on fire. After World War II, the building fell into disuse; the parliament of the German Democratic Republic (the Volkskammer) met in the Palast der Republik in East Berlin, while the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany (the Bundestag) met in the Bundeshaus in Bonn. The ruined building

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: Reichstag (Nazi Germany) The Reichstag ("Diet of the Realm"), officially the Großdeutscher Reichstag ("Greater-German Reichstag") after 1938, was the pseudo-Parliament of the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945. Following the Nazi seizure of power and the passing of the Enabling Act of 1933, it met only as a rubber stamp for the actions of Adolf Hitler's dictatorship—always by unanimous consent—and to listen to Hitler's speeches. In this purely ceremonial role, the Reichstag convened only 20 times, the last on 26 April 1942. The President of the Reichstag () throughout this period was Hermann Göring. During this period, the Reichstag was

title: Reichstag fire

text: Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire (, ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building (home of the German parliament) in Berlin on 27 February 1933, one month after Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. Hitler's government stated that Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch council communist, was found near the building and attributed the fire to communist agitators in general—though in 1933, a German court decided that van der Lubbe had acted alone, as he claimed. After the fire, the Reichstag Fire Decree was passed. The Nazi Party used the fire as evidence that communists were

title: Reichstag building

text: of 1918, Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the institution of a republic from one of the balconies of the "Reichstag" building on 9 November. The building continued to be the seat of the parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), which was still called the "Reichstag". The building caught fire on 27 February 1933, under circumstances still not entirely known. This gave a pretext for the Nazis to suspend most rights provided for by the 1919 Weimar Constitution in the Reichstag Fire Decree, allowing them to arrest Communists and increase police action throughout Germany. The burning of Reichstag had also created fear in

title: Reichstag building

text: the capitalists (US and west European states) of rise of communism in Germany. This furthered their policy of appeasement towards Hitler (who had portrayed himself as anti-Communist). During the 12 years of Nazi rule, the "Reichstag" building was not used for parliamentary sessions. Instead, the few times that the "Reichstag" convened at all, it did so in the Kroll Opera House, opposite the "Reichstag" building. This applied particularly to the session of 23 March 1933, in which the "Reichstag" surrendered its powers to Adolf Hitler in the Enabling Act, another step in the so-called "Gleichschaltung" ("coordination"). The main meeting hall

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: current Reichstag's term of office, the inauguration of a new body was postponed for another electoral term until 30 January 1947. This was to avoid holding elections while the war was still underway. With the Nazis' defeat in the war, the 1938 elections were the last for the German Reichstag ever, and would be the last all-German elections until the first elections for a reunified Germany in 1990. Reichstag (Nazi Germany) The Reichstag ("Diet of the Realm"), officially the Großdeutscher Reichstag ("Greater-German Reichstag") after 1938, was the pseudo-Parliament of the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945. Following the Nazi seizure

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: Reichstag (Weimar Republic) The Reichstag (English: Diet of the Realm) was the Lower house of the Weimar Republic's Legislature from 1919, with the creation of the Weimar constitution, to 1933, with the Reichstag fire. According to the 1919 Weimar Constitution, the members of the "Reichstag" were to be elected by general universal suffrage according to the principle of proportional representation. Votes were cast for nationwide party lists. The term of the legislature was four years, however dissolution was common. There was threshold for winning a seat in the "Reichstag". In practice, a party could gain parliamentary representation 0.4 percent of

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: states' interests are concerned. After the German unification of 1870, the new "Reichstag" first met in the houses of the Prussian "Landtag" in Berlin. In 1871 it decided to have a new building constructed, and in the mean time had its base in a former porcelain factory at number 4, Leipziger Straße. Some 23 years later the "Reichstag" new building was finished, and it was opened by the Emperor in 1894. This is today known as the "Reichstagsgebäude" or as the "Reichstag". After the building was severely damaged in the Reichstag fire of February 1933, the Nazi Reichstag met in

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: to the Nazi cause. The decree is considered by historians as one of the key steps in the establishment of a one-party Nazi state in Germany. Hitler had been appointed Chancellor of Germany only four weeks previously, on 30 January 1933, when he was invited by President von Hindenburg to lead a coalition government. Hitler’s government had urged von Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag and to call elections for 5 March. On the evening of 27 February 1933 — six days before the parliamentary election — fire broke out in the Reichstag chambers. While the exact circumstances of the fire

title: Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag

text: on the edges. It has been designed so that it can be extended if new names are discovered in the future. Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag The Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag is a memorial in Berlin, Germany. The memorial is located in front of the Reichstag building, and commemorates the 96 members of the parliament who died unnaturally between 1933 and 1945 (1948). The idea of creating the monument started in the 1980s, and the memorial was erected in September 1992. It was designed by Dieter Appelt, Klaus W. Eisenlohr, Justus Müller and

text: Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag The Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag is a memorial in Berlin, Germany. The memorial is located in front of the Reichstag building, and commemorates the 96 members of the parliament who died unnaturally between 1933 and 1945 (1948). The idea of creating the monument started in the 1980s, and the memorial was erected in September 1992. It was designed by Dieter Appelt, Klaus W. Eisenlohr, Justus Müller and Christian Zwirner. The memorial is made of 96 cast iron plates, with the names, birth and death dates and places engraved

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: little de facto executive power. Reichstag Fire Decree The Reichstag Fire Decree () is the common name of the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State () issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg on the advice of Chancellor Adolf Hitler on 28 February 1933 in immediate response to the Reichstag fire. The decree nullified many of the key civil liberties of German citizens. With Nazis in powerful positions in the German government, the decree was used as the legal basis for the imprisonment of anyone considered to be opponents of the Nazis, and to

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: Reichstag Fire Decree The Reichstag Fire Decree () is the common name of the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State () issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg on the advice of Chancellor Adolf Hitler on 28 February 1933 in immediate response to the Reichstag fire. The decree nullified many of the key civil liberties of German citizens. With Nazis in powerful positions in the German government, the decree was used as the legal basis for the imprisonment of anyone considered to be opponents of the Nazis, and to suppress publications not considered "friendly"

title: Reichstag dome

text: it. Foster reused the idea of a spiral walkway within a conical structure for his design for City Hall in London some years later. The dome was constructed by Waagner-Biro. The original Reichstag building was proposed due to a need for a larger parliamentary building. Construction did not immediately begin due to debates between Otto von Bismarck and Reichstag members. In 1894, after an architectural contest, the winner, Frankfurt architect Paul Wallot, was chosen to design the building, which featured a very large dome. On February 27, 1933, the dome was destroyed along with the rest of the building in

title: Reichstag fire

text: for the "Reichstag" and, not being able to find one, I had to give up my Kroll Opera House ... for that purpose. The opera seemed to me much more important than the "Reichstag". During the summer of 1933, a mock counter-trial was organised in London by a group of lawyers, democrats and other anti-Nazis under the aegis of German Communist émigrés. The chairman of the mock trial was Labour barrister (and Stalin apologist) D N Pritt KC and the chief organiser was the KPD propaganda chief Willi Münzenberg. The other "judges" were Meester Piet Vermeylen of Belgium, George Branting

title: Reichstag fire

text: Party was preparing to stage a "putsch". Speaking to Rudolph Diels about Communists during the Reichstag fire, Hitler said "These sub-humans do not understand how the people stand at our side. In their mouse-holes, out of which they now want to come, of course they hear nothing of the cheering of the masses." With Communist electoral participation also suppressed (the Communists previously polled 17% of the vote), the Nazis were able to increase their share of the vote in the 5 March 1933, "Reichstag" elections from 33% to 44%. This gave the Nazis and their allies, the German National People's

title: Reichstag fire

text: times of emergency using Article 48. The unprecedented element of the Enabling Act was that the Chancellor possessed the powers. An Enabling Act was only supposed to be passed in times of extreme emergency and had only been used once, in 1923–24 when the government used an Enabling Act to end hyperinflation (see hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic). To pass an Enabling Act, a party required a vote by a two-thirds majority in the "Reichstag". In January 1933, the Nazis had only 32% of the seats. During the election campaign, the Nazis alleged that Germany was on the verge of

title: Reichstag building

text: of Nazi Germany, which left the building (and ceased to act as a parliament) after the 1933 fire and never returned; the term "Reichstag" has not been used by German parliaments since World War II. In today's usage, the word "Reichstag" (Imperial Diet Building) refers mainly to the building, while "Bundestag" (Federal Diet) refers to the institution. Construction of the building began well after the unification of Germany in 1871. Previously, the parliament had assembled in several other buildings in Leipziger Straße in Berlin but these were generally considered too small, so in 1872 an architectural contest with 103 participating

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: more and more common after 1930. Due to the Reichstag's complex system of proportional representation, it was extremely difficult for a government to have a stable majority. Frequently, when a Chancellor was voted out of office, his successor could not be assured of a majority. As a result, Chancellors were forced to use Article 48 simply to conduct the ordinary business of government. Following the Reichstag fire on 27 February 1933, Hitler used the President's Decree for the Protection of People and State to suspend human and civic rights and . When elections in March did not yield a Nazi

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: minorities were excluded from the electoral process altogether and the number of negative and invalid votes recorded fell dramatically – from more than five million in the referendum held in 1934 to barely half a million in the vote held in 1936. Special referendums were held, under similar conditions. The most famous of these was the plebiscite on the Anschluss with Austria in 1938. That vote officially recorded a 99.7% "yes". Following the Anschluss, the Reichstag became the "Großdeutsche Reichstag" (roughly translated the Greater German Imperial Diet). In accordance with the provisions of the Weimar Republic electoral law of 1933,

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: the parliamentary elections of 12 November 1933, voters were presented with a single list from the Nazi Party under far-from-secret conditions (see below). The list carried with 92.1 percent of the vote. As a measure of the great care Hitler took to give his dictatorship the appearance of legal sanction, the Enabling Act was subsequently renewed by the Reichstag in 1937 and 1941. The Reichstag only met 12 times between 1933 and 1939, and enacted only four laws—the Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich of 1934 (which turned Germany into a highly centralized state) and the three Nuremberg Laws

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: majority, Hitler pressured the Reichstag to pass the Enabling Act of 1933, which allowed the government — in practice the Chancellor — to enact laws on its own authority for a four-year period. With certain exceptions (which were in practice disregarded), those laws could deviate from articles in the constitution. Though formally only the Government as a whole could enact laws, Hitler in effect exercised that right by himself. The Nazis used the provisions of the Reichstag Fire Decree to arrest all deputies from the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and detain several deputies from the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

title: Reichstag fire

text: Reichstag building is I, for I set fire to it.' And saying this he slapped his thigh. Under cross-examination at the Nuremberg trial in 1945/6, Göring was read Halder's affidavit and denied he had any involvement in the fire, characterizing Halder's statement as "utter nonsense". Göring stated: I had no reason or motive for setting fire to the "Reichstag". From the artistic point of view I did not at all regret that the assembly chamber was burned; I hoped to build a better one. But I did regret very much that I was forced to find a new meeting place

title: Reichstag building

text: was made safe against the elements and partially refurbished in the 1960s, but no attempt at full restoration was made until after German reunification on 3 October 1990, when it underwent a reconstruction led by architect Norman Foster. After its completion in 1999, it once again became the meeting place of the German parliament: the modern Bundestag. The term "Reichstag", when used to connote a diet, dates back to the Holy Roman Empire. The building was built for the Diet of the German Empire, which was succeeded by the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. The latter would become the Reichstag

title: Reichstag fire

text: an exposé of what Münzenberg alleged to be the Nazi conspiracy to burn down the Reichstag and blame the act on the Communists. (As with all of Münzenberg's books, the real author was one of his aides; in this case, a Czechoslovak Communist named Otto Katz.) The success of "The Brown Book" was followed by another best-seller published in 1934, again ghost-written by Katz, "The Second Brown Book of the Reichstag Fire and the Hitler Terror". "The Brown Book" was divided into three parts. The first part, which traced the rise of the Nazis (or "German Fascists" as Katz called

title: Reichstag building

text: time on 19 April of that year. The "Reichstag" is now the second most visited attraction in Germany, not least because of the huge glass dome that was erected on the roof as a gesture to the original 1894 cupola, giving an impressive view over the city, especially at night. The large glass dome at the very top of the Reichstag has a 360-degree view of the surrounding Berlin cityscape. The main hall (debating chamber) of the parliament below can also be seen from inside the dome, and natural light from above radiates down to the parliament floor. A large

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: from the 380th Rifle Regiment and Captain V. N. Makov of the 756th might have been able to hoist a flag during the day of 30 April. These reports were received by Marshal G. K. Zhukov, who issued an announcement stating that his troops had captured the Reichstag and hoisted a flag. However, when correspondents arrived, they found no Soviets in the building, but rather they were pinned down outside by German fire. After fierce fighting both outside and inside the building, a flag was raised at 22:40 on 30 April 1945, when 23-year-old Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev climbed the building and

title: The Night We Burned Ardoyne

text:
of evil, against this papist band
 For we will be victorious, we never shall be down
 With Ulster's flag still flying, the red hand and the crown. The Night We Burned Ardoyne The Night We Burned Ardoyne is an Ulster loyalist song. It refers to the events of August 1969 when there were large-scale attacks in Ardoyne, a largely Catholic/Irish nationalist area in north Belfast, which saw many houses burnt out. It is sung to the tune of "Forty Shades of Green". It has been recorded on CD by The Blue Notes and The Thornlie Boys. I have often thought

title: Reichstag dome

text: the Reichstag fire, an act blamed on the Communists, despite there being little evidence to determine who actually started the fire. The remains of the building and the dome were further demolished with the bombings of Berlin through World War II and the eventual fall of Berlin to the Soviets in 1945. While the Reichstag building was partially reconstructed in the 1960s as a conference center, the dome was not. Much of the dome and the ornaments that decorated it had been removed by that time. Reichstag dome The Reichstag dome is a glass dome, constructed on top of the

title: Reichstag fire

text: "fourth-century Reichstag fire" used to justify an extensive persecution of Christians. According to Lactantius, "That might urge [Diocletian] to excess of cruelty in persecution, he employed private emissaries to set the palace on fire; and some part of it having been burnt, the blame was laid on the Christians as public enemies; and the very appellation of Christian grew odious on account of that fire." Tacitus' account of the burning of Rome involved similar allegations. Notes Bibliography Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire (, ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building (home of the German parliament) in Berlin on

title: Reichstag dome

text: Reichstag dome The Reichstag dome is a glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin. It was designed by architect Norman Foster and built to symbolize the reunification of Germany. The distinctive appearance of the dome has made it a prominent landmark in Berlin. The Reichstag dome is a large glass dome with a 360 degree view of the surrounding Berlin cityscape. The debating chamber of the Bundestag, the German parliament, can be seen below. A mirrored cone in the center of the dome directs sunlight into the building, and so that visitors can see the

title: Reichstag (German Empire)

text: Reichstag (German Empire) The Reichstag (, Diet of the Realm or Imperial Diet) was the Parliament of Germany from 1871 to 1918. Legislation was shared between the "Reichstag" and the "Bundesrat", which was the Imperial Council of the reigning princes of the German States. The "Reichstag" had no formal right to appoint or dismiss governments, but by contemporary standards it was considered a highly modern and progressive parliament. All German men over 25 years of age were eligible to vote, and members of the "Reichstag" were elected by general, universal and secret suffrage. Members were elected in single-member constituencies by

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: Yegorov (Russian), raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, and the photograph would often be used as depicting the event. Some authors state that for political reasons the subjects of the photograph were changed and the actual man to hoist the flag was Aleksei Kovalev, (also known as Alyosha Kovalyov) a Ukrainian, who was told by the NKVD to keep quiet about it. However, according to Khaldei himself, when he arrived at the Reichstag, he simply asked the soldiers who happened to be passing by to help with the staging of the photoshoot; there were only four of them, including

title: Reichstag (German Empire)

text: objected to a much greater extent to the very concept of parliament as a democratic institution. The new building opened in 1894. The famous inscription – DEM DEUTSCHEN VOLKE (to the German People) – was added in 1916 by Peter Behrens, and it still towers above the monumental entrance. Reichstag (German Empire) The Reichstag (, Diet of the Realm or Imperial Diet) was the Parliament of Germany from 1871 to 1918. Legislation was shared between the "Reichstag" and the "Bundesrat", which was the Imperial Council of the reigning princes of the German States. The "Reichstag" had no formal right to

title: When the Whip Comes Down

text: album mate "Respectable"'s B-side. A live recording from their 2002–2003 Licks Tour was captured and released on the 2004 live album "Live Licks". "When the Whip Comes Down" is also the name of a 16-track Nine Inch Nails bootleg album taken from their performance at the Woodstock '94 music festival. When the Whip Comes Down "When the Whip Comes Down" is a song by rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album "Some Girls". "When the Whip Comes Down" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, although Jagger handled the song's lyrics. Quite unusual, even for

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: 26, 1942. On January 25, 1943, five days before the expiration of the last "Reichstag" term of office, the summoning of a new body was postponed for another electoral term, until January 30, 1947, by a decree of the "Führer". When in 1948–1949 the West German politicians established a new democracy, they used the word "Bund" (federation) in place of "Reich"; in German constitutional history both terms were almost exchangeable. With memories of how the Nazis had exploited the weaknesses of the "Reichstag" still fresh, the founders of the new state built in several safeguards to prevent a repeat occurrence.

title: Reichstag dome

text: cause large solar gain, but also dazzle those below. The futuristic and transparent design of the Reichstag dome is intended to symbolize Berlin's attempt to move away from a past of Nazism and instead towards a future with a heavier emphasis on a united, democratic Germany. With the reunification of Germany and the decision to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin, it was also decided that the original Reichstag building should be rebuilt along with a new dome that emphasized a unified Germany. Architect Norman Foster won a commission to design and rebuild the Reichstag in 1993. Foster

title: When the Whip Comes Down

text: When the Whip Comes Down "When the Whip Comes Down" is a song by rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album "Some Girls". "When the Whip Comes Down" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, although Jagger handled the song's lyrics. Quite unusual, even for the late 1970s, the lyrics deal openly with the perspective of a gay man: In a 1978 interview with "Rolling Stone" magazine to mark the release of "Some Girls", Jagger responded to questions regarding the song's lyrics: "...There is one song that's a straight gay song—"When the Whip Comes Down"—but

title: Reichstag (North German Confederation)

text: the consent of the Reichstag, the North German Confederation was renamed "Deutsches Reich" on 9 December 1870. The Reichstag of the North German Confederation was then replaced by the Reichstag of the German Empire, with new elections scheduled for March 3, 1871. Reichstag (North German Confederation) The Reichstag was the Parliament of the North German Confederation (), founded after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. It functioned until the establishment of the German Empire in 1871. Parliamentary sessions were held in the same building as the Upper House of the Prussian Landtag, the Prussian House of Lords, located at 3 Leipziger

title: Reichstag fire

text: following exchange took place: In his verdict, Judge Bürger was careful to underline his belief that there had in fact been a Communist conspiracy to burn down the "Reichstag", but declared, with the exception of Van der Lubbe, there was insufficient evidence to connect the accused to the fire or the alleged conspiracy. Only Van der Lubbe was found guilty and sentenced to death. The rest were acquitted and were expelled to the Soviet Union, where they received a heroic welcome. The one exception was Torgler, who was taken into "protective custody" by the police until 1935. After being released,

title: When the Ship Goes Down

text: When the Ship Goes Down When The Ship Goes Down is the second official extended play by the Australian indie band, the Holidays. It was released on 11 October 2008, less than 6 months after the release of their debut, "The Holidays EP". Recorded with Wayne Connolly producing, "When the Ship Goes Down" is a concept EP, "about the decline of relationships and the thrill when one catches you by surprise". As explained by Alex Kortt, "the reason for doing the two EPs was to do with giving people a good snapshot of where we're at musically. Not only that,

title: Reichstag fire

text: axe in the rest of Germany) on 10 January 1934, three days before his 25th birthday. The Nazis alleged that Van der Lubbe was part of the Communist conspiracy to burn down the "Reichstag" and seize power, while the Communists alleged that Van der Lubbe was part of the Nazi conspiracy to blame the crime on them. Van der Lubbe, for his part, maintained that he acted alone to protest the condition of the German working class. According to Ian Kershaw, in "Hitler 1889–1936: Hubris", written in 1998, the consensus of nearly all historians at the time of writing was

title: Reichstag building

text: Reuter held a famous speech that ended with ""Ihr Völker der Welt, schaut auf diese Stadt!"" ("You peoples of the world, look upon this city!") After the war, the building was essentially a ruin. In addition, there was no real use for it, since the seat of government of West Germany had been established in Bonn in 1949. Still, in 1956, after some debate, the West German government decided that the "Reichstag" should not be torn down, but be restored instead. However, the cupola of the original building, which had also been heavily damaged in the war, was demolished. Another

title: Burned (image)

text: Burned (image) An image is said to be burned when its original gamut considerably exceeds the target gamut, or when the result of processing considerably exceeds the image's gamut, resulting in clipping. Colloquially, an image is burned when it contains uniform blobs of color, black, or white where there should actually be detail. All media for storing or capturing images, both analog and digital, are capable of storing only a limited number of color hues, and are bound to a certain gamut. Squeezing an image with a given gamut into a medium with a smaller gamut is done either by

title: Reichstag Peace Resolution

text: by the Allied powers. Reichstag Peace Resolution The Reichstag Peace Resolution was passed by the "Reichstag" of the German Empire on 19 July 1917 by 212 votes to 126. It was supported by the Social Democrats, the Catholic Center Party and the Progressive People's Party, and was opposed by the National Liberals and the Conservatives. The resolution was introduced by the Catholic leader Matthias Erzberger. It was an attempt to seek a very calm peace to end World War I. The resolution called for no annexations, no indemnities, freedom of the seas and international arbitration. It was ignored by the

title: Reichstag Peace Resolution

text: Reichstag Peace Resolution The Reichstag Peace Resolution was passed by the "Reichstag" of the German Empire on 19 July 1917 by 212 votes to 126. It was supported by the Social Democrats, the Catholic Center Party and the Progressive People's Party, and was opposed by the National Liberals and the Conservatives. The resolution was introduced by the Catholic leader Matthias Erzberger. It was an attempt to seek a very calm peace to end World War I. The resolution called for no annexations, no indemnities, freedom of the seas and international arbitration. It was ignored by the German High Command and

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: of 1935. All passed unanimously. It would only meet eight more times after the start of the war. The actual Reichstag building () was unusable after the Reichstag fire, so the Kroll Opera House was modified into a legislative chamber and served as the location of all parliamentary sessions during the Third Reich. It was chosen both for its convenient location facing the Reichstag building and for its seating capacity. The Kroll Opera House was devastated by Allied bombing on November 12, 1943 (coincidentally, the tenth anniversary of the first Nazi Reichstag's election). It was then essentially destroyed in the

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: the nearby Kroll Opera House. Towards the end of the war the surviving, but heavily damaged "Reichstag" building was the object of numerous Soviet attacks, because it was seen as a symbol of the Third Reich. They hoisted the Red Flag just in time for the Mayday celebrations of 1945. After the war, it was repaired and used as an exhibition hall, but major renovation and rebuilding was needed for the new German "Bundestag". Since 1999 the German "Bundestag" has used the former "Reichstag" as its permanent building. Its official address is "Platz der Republik 1". Reichstag (Weimar Republic) The

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: one seat was granted for each block of 60,000 votes. Because voter turnout was very high, and also because of new territories added to the Reich, and finally because the voting age was lowered (a compensatory measure adopted prior to the 1936 election to prevent the electorate from shrinking in size as a consequence of the Nuremberg Laws), the Reichstag grew to significantly greater and greater proportions. Finally, there were 855 deputies; Adolf Hitler was No. 433, elected to the Reichstag constituency 24 Upper Bavaria – Swabia. The Großdeutsche Reichstag convened for the last time in the Kroll Opera House

title: Reichstag (German Empire)

text: majority vote. If no candidate received a majority of the votes, a runoff election took place. In 1871, the "Reichstag" consisted of 382 members, but from 1874 it was enlarged to 397 members. The term of office was initially set at three years, and in 1888 this was extended to five years. The "Reichstag" was opened once a year by the Emperor. In order to dissolve parliament, the approval of the Imperial Council and the emperor were required. Members of parliament enjoyed legal immunity and indemnity. The "Reichstag" first met in the Prussian "Landtag (Parliament) building in Berlin. From 16

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: inserted a flag into the crown of the mounted female statue of "Germania", symbolizing Germany. As this happened at night, it was too dark to take a photograph. The next day the flag was taken down by the Germans. The Red Army finally gained control of the entire building on 2 May. On 2 May 1945, Khaldei scaled the now pacified Reichstag to take his picture. He was carrying with him a large flag, sewn from three tablecloths for this very purpose, by his uncle. The official story would later be that two hand-picked soldiers, Meliton Kantaria (Georgian) and Mikhail

title: Burned (image)

text: respective level, because all other colors need to be adjusted proportionally, or discoloration will occur. While burned images in color are typically not pleasing and need to be avoided, black-and-white photographs can sometimes be enhanced artistically by burning them; the decision to burn, along with the degree of burning, is a subjective matter. Typically, as a rule of thumb, shadows are more "forgiving" with burning than highlights. Burned (image) An image is said to be burned when its original gamut considerably exceeds the target gamut, or when the result of processing considerably exceeds the image's gamut, resulting in clipping. Colloquially,

title: When the War Was On

text: with "Everybody Help the Boys Come Home" (1927) by William and Versey Smith, husband and wife. The other side of that record by the Smiths is "When That Great Ship Went Down", which relates to the sinking of RMS "Titanic". Johnson recorded his only other song on a temporal subject, "God Moves on the Water" (about the "Titanic" disaster), on the same day as he recorded "When the War Was On". It therefore seems likely that he knew that record. When the War Was On "When the War Was On" is a call and response blues song recorded in 1929

title: Reichstag fire

text: that Van der Lubbe did set the "Reichstag" on fire, and that it was generally believed that he acted alone and that the "Reichstag" fire was merely a stroke of good luck for the Nazis. Although Van der Lubbe was certainly an arsonist and clearly played a role, there has been considerable popular and scientific debate over whether he acted alone; the case is still discussed. It is alleged that the idea Van der Lubbe was a "half-wit" or "mentally disturbed" was propaganda spread by the Dutch Communist Party, to distance themselves from an insurrectionist anti-fascist, who was once a

title: When the World Falls Down

text: When the World Falls Down When The World Falls Down is the first album from British metal band Balance of Power. It was released in 1997 and is the only album of the band to feature Tony Ritchie as lead vocalist. The album was produced by band members Lionel Hicks and Paul Curtis. It was recorded at POD Studios in London, England. In 1997, it was released in Japan on Pony Canyon Records. Later, it was released in Europe on Point Music. The album cover, designed by Crusoe, features the Lincoln Memorial with the Balance of Power logo on the

title: When the World Falls Down

text: base. When the World Falls Down When The World Falls Down is the first album from British metal band Balance of Power. It was released in 1997 and is the only album of the band to feature Tony Ritchie as lead vocalist. The album was produced by band members Lionel Hicks and Paul Curtis. It was recorded at POD Studios in London, England. In 1997, it was released in Japan on Pony Canyon Records. Later, it was released in Europe on Point Music. The album cover, designed by Crusoe, features the Lincoln Memorial with the Balance of Power logo on

title: Reichstag fire

text: night of the "Reichstag" fire and they seemed to regard the fire as confirmation that a Communist revolution was as imminent as they said it was. British reporter Sefton Delmer witnessed the events of that night and his account of the fire provides a number of details. Delmer reports Hitler arriving at the "Reichstag" and appearing uncertain how it began and concerned that a Communist coup was about to be launched. Delmer viewed Van der Lubbe as being solely responsible but that the Nazis sought to make it appear to be a "Communist gang" who set the fire, whereas the

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: KPD managed to win 81 seats, it was an open secret that the KPD deputies would never be allowed to take their seats; they were thrown in jail as quickly as the police could track them down. Increasingly, the courts treated KPD membership as an act of treason. Thus, for all intents and purposes, the KPD was banned as of 6 March, the day after the election. Just over three weeks after the passage of the Reichstag Fire Decree, Hitler’s National Socialists further tightened their grasp on Germany by the passage of the Enabling Act. This act gave Hitler’s cabinet

title: When the Storm Comes Down

text: The re-release also contains new packaging and liner notes from the band members Eric A.K. and Ed Carlson. When the Storm Comes Down When the Storm Comes Down is the third studio album by Flotsam and Jetsam, released in 1990. It was the last album with Troy Gregory on bass guitar, as he left the left in 1991 to join Prong. It was also the first Flotsam and Jetsam album not to include songwriting contributions by former bassist Jason Newsted, who at the time was in Metallica and co-wrote the band's first two albums. It was re-released on June 10,

title: When the Storm Comes Down

text: When the Storm Comes Down When the Storm Comes Down is the third studio album by Flotsam and Jetsam, released in 1990. It was the last album with Troy Gregory on bass guitar, as he left the left in 1991 to join Prong. It was also the first Flotsam and Jetsam album not to include songwriting contributions by former bassist Jason Newsted, who at the time was in Metallica and co-wrote the band's first two albums. It was re-released on June 10, 2008, by Metal Mind Productions. This release is remastered with a bonus track and limited to 2000 copies.

title: Reichstag fire

text: plotting against the German government, and the event is considered pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany. The term Reichstag fire has come to refer to false flag actions perpetrated or facilitated by an authority to promote their own interests through popular approval of retribution or retraction of civil rights. The fire started in the Reichstag building, the assembly location of the German Parliament. A Berlin fire station received an alarm call that the building was on fire shortly after 21:00. By the time the police and firefighters arrived, the main Chamber of Deputies was engulfed in flames. The police

title: When the Lights Go Down (book)

text: "When the Lights Go Down"". Jim Emersonon of "Sun Times" wrote Renata Adler's 7,646-word massive attack on Kael in the "New York Review of Books"", "...was ostensibly a review of Kael's 1980 collection "When the Lights Go Down"". He further offered that in her own "The Perils of Pauline", Adler panned Kael's work on the volume when Adler wrote "Now, "When the Lights Go Down," a collection of her reviews over the past five years, is out; and it is, to my surprise and without Kael- or Simon-like exaggeration, not simply, jarringly, piece by piece, line by line, and without

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: SPD deputies had been present. In theory, Article 48 gave the Reichstag the power to demand the cancellation of the measures taken to enforce the Reichstag Fire Decree. However, any realistic chance of it being cancelled ended in July; by this time the other parties had either been banned outright or intimidated into dissolving themselves, and the Nazi Party had been declared the only legal party in Germany. The Reichstag Fire Decree remained in force for the duration of the Nazi era, allowing Hitler to rule under what amounted to martial law. Along with the Enabling Act, it formed the

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: the legal power to decree laws without being passed by the Reichstag — effectively making Hitler a dictator. Leaving nothing to chance, the Nazis did not even count the arrested KPD deputies for the purposes of determining a quorum. They also used the provisions of the Reichstag Fire Decree to detain several SPD deputies, ensuring that it would pass with two-thirds of those present and voting. As it turned out, the highly intimidating atmosphere of that Reichstag session resulted in the Enabling Act passing with enough support that it would have garnered the required supermajority even if all KPD and

title: Reichstag fire

text: men were arrested who were to play pivotal roles during the Leipzig Trial, known also as the "Reichstag Fire Trial": Bulgarians Georgi Dimitrov, Vasil Tanev and Blagoy Popov. The Bulgarians were known to the Prussian police as senior Comintern operatives, but the police had no idea how senior they were: Dimitrov was head of all Comintern operations in Western Europe. The responsibility for the Reichstag fire remains an ongoing topic of debate and research. Historians disagree as to whether van der Lubbe acted alone, as he said, to protest the condition of the German working class. The Nazis accused the

title: When Jones' Ale was New

text:
fall, So there would be work for masons all". A hatter, or a thatcher ("No man couldn't be much fatter"), also appears from time to time. In the broadsides, the last arrival is often a rag-man, and in the last verse his bag, of rags, is often burned. In a version commonly sung in English folk clubs there is a chorus: And they ordered their pints of beer and bottles of sherry,
 To carry them over the hills so merry,
 To carry them over the hills so merry,
 When Jone's ale was new, my boys, when Jone's ale was new.

title: When the Ship Goes Down

text: but to really make sure that before we do an album we know exactly the direction we want to take. I mean as far as where we were at mentally we probably just weren't at the stage where we wanted to do an album just yet." The lead single off this EP, "Mexico", had a music video made for it. It received regular airplay on national youth radio station Triple J. When the Ship Goes Down When The Ship Goes Down is the second official extended play by the Australian indie band, the Holidays. It was released on 11 October

title: When the World Comes Down

text: The All-American Rejects Additional musicians Production Artwork When the World Comes Down When the World Comes Down is the third studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released December 16, 2008 by Interscope Records. Produced by Eric Valentine, the album was recorded in 2008 at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California. Following on from touring and promotion for their previous album, The All-American Rejects began writing for their follow-up in late 2006. The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third studio album in late December 2006 after wrapping up their "Tournado" tour, and continued through into the

title: When the World Comes Down

text: When the World Comes Down When the World Comes Down is the third studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released December 16, 2008 by Interscope Records. Produced by Eric Valentine, the album was recorded in 2008 at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California. Following on from touring and promotion for their previous album, The All-American Rejects began writing for their follow-up in late 2006. The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third studio album in late December 2006 after wrapping up their "Tournado" tour, and continued through into the new year. But due to further touring

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is a historic World War II photograph, taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945. The photograph was reprinted in thousands of publications and came to be regarded around the world as one of the most significant and recognizable images of World War II. Owing to the secrecy of Soviet media, the identities of the men in the picture were often disputed, as was that of the photographer, Yevgeny Khaldei, who was identified only after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It became a symbol of

title: When Corruption Was King

text: as Operation Gambat (from "Gam"bling "At"torney). In March 2011, Paramount Pictures announced in "Variety" Mark Wahlberg's attachment to produce and possibly star in the movie adaptation of "When Corruption Was King," along with "Twilight Saga" producers Temple Hill. "Variety" reported that Frank Baldwin is adapting the script based on Robert Cooley's memoirs "about a southside Chicago lawyer who becomes the mob's most trusted attorney until, as a state witness, he brings the organization down." When Corruption Was King When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down is a memoir written by Robert

title: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

text: "Ogonyok", who noticed that Senior Sergeant Abdulkhakim Ismailov, who is supporting the flag-bearer, was wearing two watches, which could imply he had looted one of them, an action punishable by execution. Using a needle, Khaldei removed the watch from the right wrist. He also added to the smoke in the background, copying it from another picture to make the scene more dramatic. Raising a Flag over the Reichstag Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is a historic World War II photograph, taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945. The photograph was reprinted in thousands of publications and

title: Reichstag (North German Confederation)

text: Reichstag (North German Confederation) The Reichstag was the Parliament of the North German Confederation (), founded after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. It functioned until the establishment of the German Empire in 1871. Parliamentary sessions were held in the same building as the Upper House of the Prussian Landtag, the Prussian House of Lords, located at 3 Leipziger Straße in Berlin, Germany. The same location is now the home of the German Federal Bundesrat. After the draft 1860 Constitution of Otto von Bismarck, based on a design by Lothar Bucher, the Reichstag became the official Parliament of the North German

title: Reichstag fire

text: a message that the "Reichstag" was on fire. Despite the best efforts of the firefighters, most of the building was gutted by the blaze. By 23:30, the fire was put out. The firefighters and police inspected the ruins and found twenty bundles of flammable material (firelighters) unburned lying about. At the time the fire was reported, Adolf Hitler was having dinner with Joseph Goebbels at Goebbels' apartment in Berlin. When Goebbels received an urgent phone call informing him of the fire, he regarded it as a "tall tale" at first and hung up. Only after the second call did he

title: Reichstag building

text: the roof, which was preserved during the reconstructions after reunification. On 2 May 1945, Yevgeny Khaldei took the photo "Raising a flag over the Reichstag", which symbolized the victory of the USSR over Germany. When the Cold War emerged, the building was physically within West Berlin lying in the British zone, but only a few metres from the border of East Berlin, which ran around the back of the building and in 1961 was closed by the Berlin Wall. During the Berlin blockade, an enormous number of West Berliners assembled before the building on 9 September 1948, and Mayor Ernst

title: Reichstag fire

text: masked witness whom Hays described as "not very reliable", claimed that Van der Lubbe was a drug-addicted homosexual, who was the lover of Ernst Röhm and a Nazi dupe. When the lawyer for Ernst Torgler, asked the mock trial organisers to turn over the "evidence" exonerating his client, Münzenberg refused the request because he lacked any "evidence" to exonerate or convict anyone of the crime. The counter-trial was an enormously successful publicity stunt for the German Communists. Münzenberg followed this triumph with another by writing under his name, the best-selling "The Brown Book of the Reichstag Fire and Hitler Terror",

title: When the World Comes Down

text: in Burbank, California. Despite the album being initially planned for release in mid-September 2008, recording was not completed until September 18. In an interview with "She Knows Entertainment", Ritter commented "I think "When the World Comes Down" has been a journey. I was twenty-three when I started writing this record. I'm twenty-four now... people say when you graduate college you figure out who you are. If I had graduated college, this would be that moment – now. I think I was most questioning life when I was getting off the road with "Move Along" and this record was therapy for

title: Reichstag fire

text: Germany". The "Vossische Zeitung" newspaper warned its readers that "the government is of the opinion that the situation is such that a danger to the state and nation existed and still exists". The day after the fire, at Hitler's request, President Hindenburg signed the Reichstag Fire Decree into law by using Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution. The Reichstag Fire Decree suspended most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association and public assembly, the secrecy of the post and telephone. These rights were not reinstated during Nazi reign.

title: Burned area emergency response

text: risks. Flood insurance is a means of transferring risk to another party for values with insurable value. Accepting the risk is an option when values at risk are small and inevitable or when the risks cannot be reduced, avoided or transferred (i.e., infrequent catastrophic events). Burned area emergency response Burned area emergency response (BAER) is an emergency risk management reaction to post wildfire conditions that pose risks to human life and property or could further destabilize or degrade the burned lands. Even though wildfires are natural events, the presence of people and man-made structures in and adjacent to the burned

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: 1929 on the "Liberty Law" against the Young Plan), which were both unsuccessful. Usually, when a Chancellor was removed from office, his replacement was well short of a majority. This was especially pronounced in the 1930s, when the president had to resort to Article 48 just to conduct the ordinary business of government. In the election of 1928, the Nazi Party won only 12 seats in the "Reichstag", making it the smallest of the nine parties in the chamber. However, over the following two years it gained another 95. At the election of 1932, the Nazis and the Communist Party,

title: Peter Bell (Reichstag)

text: Niederbayern-Oberpfalz. In addition, he later became head of the Gaussian Border Office of the Gaussian Bavarian Ostmark of the NSDAP. From April 1937 he directed a real school in Neuburg on the Danube. Concurrently, he was still the regional leader of the Bavarian State Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. He died in September 1939 in Neuburg on the Danube. Peter Bell (Reichstag) Peter Bell (15 July 1889 in Metz ; † 22 September 1939 in Neuburg an der Donau ) was a German teacher and politician ( NSDAP ). He was a deputy in the Reichstag of the

title: When Love Breaks Down

text: When Love Breaks Down "When Love Breaks Down" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in 1984. It was the first single taken from their album of that year, "Steve McQueen". On its first release, the single did not chart in the UK Singles Chart, but it was reissued in 1985, reaching No. 25. The song was also the group's first chart appearance in the United States, peaking at No. 42 on the "Billboard" Top Rock Tracks chart in October 1985. "When Love Breaks Down" was recorded and mixed at RAK Studios, London. The

title: Reichstag Fire Decree

text: masses." Seizing on the burning of the Reichstag building as the supposed opening salvo in a communist uprising, the Nazis were able to throw millions of Germans into a convulsion of fear at the threat of Communist terror. The official account stated: The burning of the Reichstag was intended to be the signal for a bloody uprising and civil war. Large-scale pillaging in Berlin was planned for as early as four o’clock in the morning on Tuesday. It has been determined that starting today throughout Germany acts of terrorism were to begin against prominent individuals, against private property, against the

title: Peter Bell (Reichstag)

text: Peter Bell (Reichstag) Peter Bell (15 July 1889 in Metz ; † 22 September 1939 in Neuburg an der Donau ) was a German teacher and politician ( NSDAP ). He was a deputy in the Reichstag of the German Reich and in the Prussian Landtag. Bell attended the Volksschule in Cologne, followed by the Realprogymnasium in Cologne-Nippes and the Realgymnasien in Düsseldorf and Munich. From 19911 to 1914, he studied German, History and French at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, and became a volunteer at the 1st Bavarian Infantry Regiment in 1914. In 1920, after the First World War he

title: When the Sun Breaks Down on the Moon

text: When the Sun Breaks Down on the Moon When the Sun Breaks Down on the Moon is the fourth solo studio album by Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter Bob Schneider, released in a limited edition in winter 2007. While Schneider was on the road on his fall/winter US tour, he looked through all the latest demos that he had been working on, becoming more and more excited about this collection of songs which became "When the Sun Breaks Down on the Moon". "...most of these songs are pretty new. Recorded in the last couple of months and there is a cohesiveness to

title: The Night We Burned Ardoyne

text:
threw their petrol bombs and shots
 But on the 16th night of August we should have shot the lot. Do you remember Derry Aughrim Enniskillen and the Boyne?
 But still fresh in my memory was the night we burned Ardoyne We chased those fenian gunmen down Hooker Street they tore
 And the song we sang and loved so well was "The Sash my Father Wore".
 So remember all you fenians you rebels to the core
 The next time you start trouble Ardoyne will be no more. Now loyalists I beg you, please come and take a stand
 Against this force

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: German cabinet, or government, were responsible to the "Reichstag", which could force the resignation of ministers or even the whole cabinet by a motion of no confidence. It could also revoke "emergency decrees" by the "Reich" President according to Article 48 of the constitution -—however, on the other hand the President was able to dissolve the "Reichstag". In contrast, the "Reichsrat", the house of state representatives, had minor significance. The constitution also provided for the possibility of referenda, but the hurdles to overcome were high. There were only two plebiscites (in 1926 on the Expropriation of the Princes and in

title: Reichstag (Weimar Republic)

text: both declared enemies of the parliamentary system, together held an absolute majority of the seats. In 1920–1923 and from 1930 onwards, the parliament was often circumvented by two instruments not strictly provided for by the constitution: With this latter enabling act, the "Reichstag" formally gave up its exclusive responsibility for the exercise of the legislative power. From then on, the German parliament only functioned as a one-party-assembly and as a body which ratified the actions of the Nazi dictatorship by acclamation. Even in its purely ceremonial role, the Third Reich's "Reichstag" convened only twenty times, the last being on April

title: The Night We Burned Ardoyne

text:
The Night We Burned Ardoyne The Night We Burned Ardoyne is an Ulster loyalist song. It refers to the events of August 1969 when there were large-scale attacks in Ardoyne, a largely Catholic/Irish nationalist area in north Belfast, which saw many houses burnt out. It is sung to the tune of "Forty Shades of Green". It has been recorded on CD by The Blue Notes and The Thornlie Boys. I have often thought and wondered what the outcome might have been
 If the army hadn't came in to protect those men in green
 Well they shouted all their insults they

title: Burned (album)

text: on the album which have been released as singles are "Lowdown", "Never" and "Sister Pain". An EP titled "Zephyr" was released which included the tracks "Zephyr", "Burned" and "Mirrorball". "Rain on Me" from the "Zephyr" EP was not included on the CD until the 2007 reissue. All tracks written by Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant except where noted. Burned (album) Burned was released in 1995 and is the only album to have been released by Electrafixion. The album reached #38 on the UK albums chart in October of that year. "Burned" was originally released in 1995 on CD with eleven

title: When the Rain Tumbles Down in July

text: When the Rain Tumbles Down in July "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" is an Australian country music song written by Slim Dusty. It has been covered by several other artists including Lee Kernaghan, Graeme Connors as well as Dusty's daughter Anne Kirkpatrick. The song was recorded in November 1946 and it is recognised as being Dusty's first commercial recording. "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" is one of the earliest compositions of Australian country music singer Slim Dusty, Australia's most prolific musical artist. He wrote the song aged 18, while living at Nulla Nulla Creek, New South

title: When the Lights Go Down (book)

text: interruption, worthless. It turns out to embody something appalling and widespread in the culture." The volume has been archived in the National Library of Australia. When the Lights Go Down (book) When The Lights Go Down, Complete Reviews 1975-1980, is the sixth collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael. All material in the book originally appeared in "The New Yorker". The collection begins with an appreciation of Cary Grant. " Mae West's raucous invitation to him - 'Why don't you come up sometime and see me?' - was echoed thirty years later by Audrey Hepburn in "Charade": 'Won't

title: When the Lights Go Down (book)

text: When the Lights Go Down (book) When The Lights Go Down, Complete Reviews 1975-1980, is the sixth collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael. All material in the book originally appeared in "The New Yorker". The collection begins with an appreciation of Cary Grant. " Mae West's raucous invitation to him - 'Why don't you come up sometime and see me?' - was echoed thirty years later by Audrey Hepburn in "Charade": 'Won't you come in for a minute? I don't bite, you know, unless it's called for.' And then, purringly, 'Do you know what's wrong with you?

title: When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head

text: When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head When The Sky Comes Down It Comes Down On Your Head is the second full-length album released by Edinburgh based shoegaze band The Zephyrs. It was recorded at The Substation in Cowdenbeath, Scotland. Additional recording took place at Blackwing Studios in London, and at the home of Rachel Goswell (of Mojave 3). It includes several noteworthy guest musicians. Adele Bethel of Arab Strap performs vocals on "Modern Beats", Rachel Goswell sings on "Setting Sun" and Sean O'Hagan (The High Llamas and Stereolab) contributes string arrangements. Allmusic called it "...a

title: Reichstag fire

text: opponents of Nazism. The third section deals with the supposed puppet masters behind the Nazis. The term "Reichstag fire" is used by some writers to denote a calamitous event staged by a political movement, orchestrated in a manner that casts blame on their opponents, thus causing the opponents to be viewed with suspicion by the general public. This is sometimes known as a false flag attack when the event itself is caused by proponents of a political movement to falsely accuse their opponents. In modern histories the destruction of the palace of Diocletian at Nicomedia has been described as a

title: A Man Was Going Down the Road

text: A Man Was Going Down the Road A Man Was Going Down the Road () is a novel written by Otar Chiladze in 1973. It was translated into English by Donald Rayfield in 2012. "A Man Was Going Down the Road" begins with the Greek legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece and the consequences for the obscure kingdom of Colchis after the Greek Jason comes and abducts Medea. But it is also an allegory of the treachery and destruction that ensued when Russia, and then the Soviets, annexed Georgia, as well as Chiladze's interpretation of life as a version

title: Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

text: sometimes derisively referred to by the German public as the ""teuerste Gesangsverein Deutschlands"" (the most expensive singing club in Germany) due to frequent singing of the national anthem during sessions. To avoid holding scheduled elections during World War II, in 1943 Hitler extended the term of office of the current Reichstag (elected in late 1938 to serve in 1939–1943) to serve a special eight-year term ending on 30 January 1947. In 1920–1923 and from 1930 on, the Weimar Republic's democratically elected "Reichstag" could be circumvented by two legal instruments not provided (as such) by the constitution: The former practice became