Forbidden Planet is a 1956 American science fiction movie set in the 23rd century. It was written by Cyril Hume, directed by Fred M. Wilcox and produced by Nicholas Nayfack. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen. The storyline is an obvious take of Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
Flux (software)
Flux is the software by which it is possible to create and display 3D worlds. Flux exists in the shape of plug-in for web browsers like Internet Explorer and also it works as a single program.
Leatherback sea turtle
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles. It is the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.
Adults average in shell length, in total length and weigh . The largest ever found was over from head to tail and weighed . It was found on a beach on the west coast of Wales.
The eggs and young are often eaten by predators, but the adults can defend themselves aggressively. Only the largest sea predators can tackle a leatherback successfully.
Leatherback turtles are one of the deepest diving marine animals. They have been recorded diving to depths as great as .
They are also the fastest-moving reptiles. The 1992 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records lists the leatherback turtle moving at in the water.
Usually, they swim at .
They can live as far north as Alaska and Norway and as far south as the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and the southernmost tip of New Zealand. The leatherback is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, and it also goes well into the Arctic Circle.
Very little is known about how long they live. Some reports say "30 years or more", while others say "50 years or more".
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Prince Takahito was the fourth and youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He was the brother of Emperor Shōwa, who was the father of the current emperor.
The prince's childhood title was "Sumi-no-miya". He attended the Gakushūin Peers' School from 1922 to 1932.
The prince attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy from 1932 to 1936. He graduated from the Army Staff College.
In 1935, Emperor Shōwa gave him the title "Mikasa-no-miya" (Prince Mikasa). He was given permission to form a new branch of the Imperial family.
Prince Mikasa served in the army from 1937 to 1947.
He was an officer in China. He served at Army Headquarters during the Second World War.
Prince Mikasa died of cardiac arrest after being treated for pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 100.
Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With , the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada.
It is in seven geographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia and the Canadian Domain. Some animals are indoors in tropical settings. Some are outdoors in what would be their normal environments. It also has areas such as the Kids Zoo, Waterside Theatre and Splash Island. The zoo is currently home to over 16,000 animals. There are over 491 species.
In April 2012 the zoo is not in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It sent three elephants to a place that is not okayed by the AZA. The zoo can ask to be back in the AZA in March 2013.
Oliver Reed
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 - 2 May 1999) was a British actor. He was born in Wimbledon, Surrey. He was a nephew of movie director Sir Carol Reed (1906-1976) and grandson of actor and theatre manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917).
Reed's starred in many movies, including: "Women in Love", "The Devils", "The Three Musketeers", "Tommy", "Castaway" ,"Gladiator"and "Treasure island"
Reed was an alcoholic. He died of a heart attack in Valletta, Malta.
Immaculate antbird
The immaculate antbird ("Myrmeciza immaculata"), also known as the blue-lored antbird, is a species of antbird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in forests in Costa Rica, Panama, western and northern Colombia, western Venezuela, and western Ecuador. The species eats insects, and usually follows swarms of army ants to catch prey. However, it may sometimes find its prey away from the swarms.
Triton (mythology)
Triton was the son of Poseidon, the sea god, in Greek mythology. He acted as Poseidon's messenger. He had the ability to make the seas calm by blowing on a conch shell. He is shown in Greek art as having the body of a man and a fish tail, like a mermaid. Sometimes he is shown with arms like the claws of a crab, at other times he has arms like a horse's legs. He lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the ocean.
Sometimes Triton was shown as being many people, known as Tritones.
The planet Neptune's moon, Triton, was named after the god.
Xincheng District
Xincheng District (, pinyin:Xīnchéng Qū, meaning: New City District), is a district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, and it's in middle-eastern of Xi'an. Shaanxi government is in here. Its name is from Xincheng Square. As of November 2011, 589,739 people live in here. Area of Xincheng District is 30.13 km.
Beilin District
Beilin District (, pinyin:Bēilín Qū) is a district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It's in center of Xi'an. Its name comes from Stele Forest (碑林, Beilin). Area of the district is 264.41 km and as of November 2010, 806,811 live in here. The district is famous in tour.
Monte Hermoso
Monte Hermoso is a town on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. It is about east of the city of Bahía Blanca. It is in the south of the Province of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the partido of Monte Hermoso.
The tallest lighthouse in South America is nearby. It is called "Faro Recalada a Bahia Blanca". It is high.
Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III (; December 31, 1378–August 6, 1458), born Alfonso de Borja, was an Spanish official of the Roman Catholic Church and the 210th Pope from April 8, 1455 until his death.
Borja was born near Valencia on December 31, 1378.
Martin V named Borja bishop of Valencia in 1429.
In 1444, Eugene IV made Borja or "Borgia" a cardinal.
After Nicholas V died, Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on April 8, 1455. He chose to be called Callixtus III.
In 1456, Callixtus authorized a review of the trial of Joan of Arc; and she was found innocent.
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan were two men who worked together during the late 19th century to write fourteen well known comic operas. W.S. Gilbert wrote the words to the operas, while Arthur Sullivan was the composer who wrote the music.
Gilbert and Sullivan introduced innovations in content and form that influenced the development of musical theatre in the 20th century. The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and television. Their operas are still commonly performed today, and some have been turned into movies. Many of the operas are very funny, and the songs are often parodied.
Producer Richard D'Oyly Carte brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and helped their collaboration. He built the Savoy Theatre in 1881 to present their joint works, and founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which performed and promoted their works for over a century.
Folies Bergère
The Folies Bergère is a nightclub in Paris which opened in 1869 as a music hall. It was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s until the Second World War. It is still in business.
It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, offering operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the "Folies Bergère" on 13 September 1872, named after a nearby street, the rue Bergère.
In 1882, Édouard Manet painted the famous "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère".
In 1886, Édouard Marchand thought up a new type of entertainment for the "Folies Bergère": the music-hall review. Women would be the heart of Marchand's concept for the "Folies". In the early 1890s, the American dancer Loïe Fuller starred at the "Folies Bergère". In 1902, illness forced Marchand to leave after 16 years.