question: where was the movie strangers prey at night filmed

answers: Covington, Kentucky

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: The Strangers: Prey at Night The Strangers: Prey at Night is a 2018 American slasher film directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman. A sequel to the 2008 film "The Strangers", it is written by Bryan Bertino (who wrote and directed the first film) and Ben Ketai. The film follows a family's vacation to a secluded mobile home park, where they are attacked by three masked psychopaths. The film was released in the United States on March 9, 2018, and grossed $30 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews, with some critics considering

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: him for dinner and asked if he could read a script called "Prey At Night". He liked the script and wondered if he wanted to get involved in a sequel despite having released the first film years before but finally accepted and decided to add his personal touch. In February 2017, it was announced that Johannes Roberts would be the sequel's new director, and that filming would commence during the summer of the same year. In May 2017, Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, and Lewis Pullman were reported as the film's stars, and production began in Los Angeles on May 30.

title: The Strangers (2008 film)

text: 2017. Later titled "The Strangers: Prey at Night", the film was released on March 9, 2018. The Strangers (2008 film) The Strangers is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) are expecting a relaxing weekend at a family vacation home, but their stay turns out to be anything but peaceful as three masked intruders leave Kristen and James struggling for survival. Writer-director Bertino was inspired by real-life events: the Manson family Tate murders, a multiple homicide; the Keddie Cabin Murders, that occurred in California in 1981; and a series

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: you recognize those films, you might find yourself mildly diverted by this tawdry, occasionally effective shock-delivery device. Watching it with a demonstrative crowd in a Times Square theater proved to this former grindhouse devotee that sometimes you can go home again, at least momentarily. That said, the movie’s ludicrously drawn-out finale sapped the good will out of some of my fellow audience members." Kimber Myers of the "Los Angeles Times" also gave the film a mixed review and wrote that “...although the film is as slim and poorly balanced as a cheap knife, "The Strangers: Prey at Night" is a

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: was reported that the script would be written by Bryan Bertino and the film directed by Laurent Briet. In 2010, the horror website "Shock Till You Drop" reported that Relativity Media put "The Strangers: Part II" on hold because they decided the film might not be in their interest, despite the fact that Universal Pictures was willing to distribute it. However, Rogue Pictures confirmed in January 2011 that the sequel was again in production, and was then scheduled to begin filming as early as April 2011; in a press release, Rogue revealed the plot would concern "a family of four

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: a one-weekend horror hit." "The Guardian"s Benjamin Lee gave the film more of a negative review, rating the film 2/5 stars despite praising Hendricks' performance, noting: "...it’s just difficult to really invest in what happens to any of them. Before long, characters are all making stock horror movie decisions, and there’s no amount of effective craftsmanship that can sell stupidity. Audience members will be too busy sighing at the screen to be scared." The Strangers: Prey at Night The Strangers: Prey at Night is a 2018 American slasher film directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: was to film there at night, saying it was just as creepy as it was in the movie. On October 12, 2017, "Collider" reported the film would be released on March 9, 2018, by Aviron Pictures. A teaser trailer for the film was released on November 16, 2017. The official trailer debuted on January 5, 2018. In the United States and Canada, "The Strangers: Prey at Night" was released alongside "The Hurricane Heist", "Gringo" and "A Wrinkle in Time", and was projected to gross around $7 million from 2,464 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $4 million on its

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale, down from the "B–" given to the first film. Bloody Disgusting gave the film a positive review, saying, ""The Strangers: Prey At Night" really takes "The Strangers" to the next level, and serves as a perfect introduction to "The Strangers" for new horror fans. You can go back and watch "The Strangers" and be just as happy for their

title: Prey (1977 film)

text: the location of Jessica and Jo's country home. Of the filming arrangements, Warren comments: "This really was quite a unique situation because ... here we were in a studio looking at a real house and real rooms as if shooting on location." The crew were permitted to redecorate the rooms as necessary and, to this end, make use of any of the items in the studios' prop store. Warren states that this resulted in a "crazy" mixture of decors that "certainly helped create the right atmosphere" for the film. Filming commenced after only half a day's rehearsal and without a

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: film, writing “Aside from the quick setup introducing the targets, "The Strangers: Prey at Night" really is a nonstop thrill ride. I know it’s a cliché, but sometimes you’ve just got to call it as you see it. I was breathless from start to finish. Kudos to Roberts on his best movie yet! He was wise to amp up the atmosphere with a kick-ass original score and flawless cinematography." Glenn Kenny of "The New York Times" gave the film a mixed review and compared sequences of the film to Lucio Fulci's "Zombi" and the slasher film "The Mutilator", adding: "If

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: stylish 1980s throwback that packs plenty of terror into its short running time. This isn't a horror movie that will take up residence in your nightmares for weeks, but the sequel to the solid 2008 original "The Strangers" is nonetheless just as effective in the short term as its well-made counterparts”. Owen Gleiberman, writing for "Variety", described the film as ""Friday the 13th" with four victims and three Jasons... [it's] shameless in its bluntly misanthropic family-of-lambs-to-the-slaughter violence, its blithe depravity that’s more fetishized than felt. It doesn’t take much, though — as it didn’t in the ’80s — to create

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: mundane. It doesn’t just disrupt an innocent setting of a quiet suburb...It is that relentless seclusion, heightened by a haunting soundtrack of otherwise harmless songs." Brian Douglas from "The Hollywood Reporter" praised the tone of the film, writing, "While the original Strangers was devoid of any sense of the 80s, instead opting for a kind of timeless modern quality, Roberts’ sequel boasts its stylistic debts, with everything from camera shots, and music choices culled from the 80s, forming an impressionistic collage of a time period that feels made for the big-screen." Staci Wilson writing for Dread Central also praised the

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: in Mask survives the explosion and pursues her in his truck, now engulfed in flames. He exits the truck, burned up, to attack her but falls to the ground, pulling out a piece of glass out of his abdomen and falls seemingly dead. Kinsey flags down a mother and son in a truck, but they attempt to flee when they see the Man in Mask appear. Kinsey manages to climb into the bed of the truck, along with the Man in Mask, swinging his ax at her. Kinsey knocks him off of the truck by hitting him hard in the

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: and Kinsey, to their aunt and uncle's trailer park to spend time together before Kinsey leaves for boarding school. After arriving, they meet an unmasked Dollface at the front door. She asks for Tamara, but is turned away by Cindy. Kinsey and Luke stumble upon a trailer with the door open. Inside, they find their aunt and uncle brutally murdered. Back at the family trailer, Dollface visits a second time and is yet again turned away. Troubled by the encounter, Mike and Cindy find the kids, who are in hysterics. Mike follows Luke to find the bodies. Cindy and Kinsey

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: previous relentless onslaughts”. IGN also praised the film, writing that "Skillfully made, spooky, stylish, and featuring some quite good character work, "The Strangers: Prey at Night" stands much taller than the 2008 original. The central killers are plenty scary, and some of the images on display would make John Carpenter proud." Writing for /Film, Candice Frederick gave the film a 7/10, writing that "Though its characters may fumble and its winks to the first film may not be as slick as I’d like them to be, "Prey at Night" does maintain the original commitment of presenting horror to the most

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: return to the trailer to find their cell phones destroyed and a masked Dollface inside. Cindy helps Kinsey escape the house before being stabbed to death by Dollface. Mike and Luke find the bodies and find the voicemail that Cindy left for their uncle earlier, realizing that the killers had heard the message and were waiting for them to arrive. After arriving back at the family trailer, they find Kinsey missing and Cindy dead. After a devastating moment, they drive their minivan around, shouting for Kinsey, but the Man in Mask violently throws a brick at the van, causing Mike

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: to swerve into a trailer. Finding himself pinned to his seat with a long piece of wood impaled to his abdomen, Mike tells Luke to find his sister. After Luke hesitates to leave, the Man in Mask kills Mike with an ice pick. Kinsey is attacked twice and stabbed by Dollface before being rescued by Luke. Luke hides her under a porch and goes to the general store to use the phone but is attacked by Pin-Up. He overpowers her and stabs her to death. An angry Man in Mask stabs Luke in the back and leaves him to die

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: head with a baseball bat. The Man in Mask is last seen lying in the road, dead. Some time later at a hospital, Luke is in a bed, recovering from the stab wound. Kinsey awakens from a sudden nightmare. As she gets up, filling a cup of water to refresh, she hears a strange noise along with a familiar knocking at the door and drops the cup in shock. Rogue Pictures' producers announced that a sequel to "The Strangers" was in development in August 2008, tentatively titled "The Strangers: Part II". In a 2009 listing published by Bloody Disgusting, it

title: Prey (1977 film)

text: filming of Anderson and Sandy's deaths; this scene was shot night-for-night as the last day's filming had run into the early hours of the next morning. To reduce costs, no alien spacecraft is seen at the start of the film; instead, Kator's arrival is conveyed solely by flashing lights and sound effects. As the low budget also precluded the use of an orchestra, composer Ivor Slaney devised a synthesised score featuring occasional contributions from traditional instruments (such as a piano) that he recorded himself. Slaney also composed for Warren's next film, "Terror" (1978). The soundtracks for "Prey" and "Terror" were

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: Filming began in June 2017 in Covington, Kentucky, and concluded on July 10, 2017.

title: Night of the Blood Beast

text: "I am not working for these sons of bitches any more! I am sick and tired of the whole thing!" All of the interior scenes were shot at sound stages inside Kling Studios. Most of the exterior shots were filmed at Bronson Canyon, a set of caves at Griffith Park in Los Angeles that was a popular shooting location for low-budget films. The exterior scenes of the tracking station were shot at a television station on Mount Lee, not far from the Hollywood Sign. Varno said it was the first television station built in Los Angeles, but was only being

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: first day, including $610,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $10.4 million, finishing third at the box office behind "Black Panther" and "A Wrinkle in Time". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 106 reviews, and an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Strangers: Prey at Night" may appeal to fans of the original who've been jonesing for a sequel, but its thin story and ironic embrace of genre tropes add up to a bloody step back." On Metacritic, which assigns normalized rating

title: Prey (2007 film)

text: The Weinstein Company. "Prey" was released on DVD in Europe on November 10, 2007, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Prey (2007 film) Prey is a 2007 horror film written by Jeff Wadlow, Beau Bauman, and Darrell Roodt. The film was directed by Roodt. "Prey" stars Bridget Moynahan, Peter Weller and Carly Schroeder. Tom Newman, a hydro-electrical engineer, arrives in Africa with his family to help build a dam. His daughter, Jessica, isn't getting along with her stepmother, Amy, because she is not happy about her parents divorce. The next morning, Amy, Jessica and her brother David go on a game

title: Hunt to Kill

text: are glad they've survived, but they know they have a long walk home. "Hunt to Kill" was shot in November 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film reunited actors Steve Austin, Gary Daniels, and Eric Roberts, who all played villains in the 2010 action film "The Expendables". Nasser Group, the production company of the film, also produced the Steve Austin film "The Stranger". "Hunt to Kill" sold 167,000 DVD units in its first month of release, making it one of the most successful Direct-to-video movies of the year. Hunt to Kill Hunt to Kill is a 2010 Canadian action

title: Prey (1977 film)

text: manner while maintaining an "underlying sense of tension and uncertainty" to create a more shocking finale. Warren considers the premise of the film to be "intimate" and situation-driven, arguing that the light script and small cast allowed the characters to develop naturally as the shooting progressed. Stuntmen Jerry Crampton and Eddie Stacey filmed their scenes in about two hours. The scene in which Jessica and Jo save Kator from drowning in the river was among the first to be shot and presented difficulties for the crew. The Ash had been used as a waste dump for many years, causing the

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night

text: who have been evicted from their home due to the economy, and are paid a visit by the same three strangers from the first film." According to Liv Tyler, star of the original film, "Part II" was slated for release in 2014, but that did not occur. In 2015, "The Wrap" reported that the sequel was in production, and that Relativity Media and GK Films had scheduled the film for a December 2, 2016, release date, though it was later removed from the schedule. Roberts said that while he was in Los Angeles, the producers of "47 Meters Down" met

title: The Prey (1980 film)

text: then comforts Nancy, but the killer awakens and kills him by crushing his throat. The killer smiles as he reaches softly towards Nancy. Several months later, the crying of an infant child—ostensibly that of Nancy and the killer's—is heard emanating from a cave in the mountains. "The Prey" was directed by Edwin Scott Brown, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Summer Brown, who also served as the film's producer. The film was produced during the height of the slasher film boom, which had become popular after the wake of John Carpenter's immensely profitable 1978 film "Halloween". The film

title: Fear in the Night (1972 film)

text: on location in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. The scenes featuring the lakeshore (including the scene where Judy Geeson's character encounters Joan Collins') were shot at Aldenham Country Park around the Aldenham Reservoir. Bhaktivedanta Manor was used for the location of the boys' school. Additional filming took place at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. "Fear in the Night" was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 1972, shown as a double bill with "Straight on Till Morning", another Hammer film with similar themes. The films were shown in cinemas as a double feature titled "Women in Fear." Executive Michael Carreras at Hammer studios

title: The Prey (1980 film)

text: The Prey (1980 film) The Prey is a 1980 American slasher film directed by Edwin Brown, and starring Steve Bond, Lori Lethin, and Jackie Coogan. The film follows a group of campers in the Rocky Mountains who are stalked and murdered by a disfigured assailant. It was the final film credit of Jackie Coogan, who died from cardiac arrest on March 1, 1984. It is uncertain when the film was shot, though the production occurred some time between 1978 and 1980, with filming taking place in Idyllwild, California. "The Prey" was acquired for distribution by New World Pictures, and screened

title: The Raven (2006 film)

text: to the room she was in, and Skinner kills her this time. "The Raven" was filmed in the October 2005 and November 2005, for the most part in Marina Del Rey, California and Venice, California. A sequence was shot during a Halloween festival held along the Venice canals. The recording studio sequences and the pool-side murder sequence were filmed at the San Fernando Valley home of Robert J. Walsh, who wrote the music for the film, including co-writing (with Lommel) the original song, "Dead of the Night." The house features an unusual guitar-shaped pool. The various exterior scenes of Skinner

title: The Strangers: Prey at Night


question: when was i don't like mondays released

answers: 1979

answers: 21 July 1979

title: I Don't Like Mondays.

text: launched "IDLMs. CREATIVE DRECTION BY RESTIR EDITION". They performed at a fashion show of Kansai Yamamoto. In 2015, they did a music direction for the short film called "THE INDEPENDENTS" Directed by LESLIE KEE Time 12:34 featuring YOHJI YAMAMOTO 2015 A/W Collections and they also performed in the film. One of their tracks"Shape of Love" was selected for H&M's sales campaign called "Happy Golden Week" which was H&M's first Japan original campaign. They also performed in the promotional movie for this campaign shot by Leslie Kee. I Don't Like Mondays. I Don't Like Mondays. is a Japanese rock band based

title: I Don't Like Mondays.

text: I Don't Like Mondays. I Don't Like Mondays. is a Japanese rock band based in Tokyo. They signed a recording contract with Nippon Columbia. Their abbreviated name is IDLMs. The band name "I Don't Like Mondays." was named because the members thought it would be very impressive if the band name was like a sentence. Every Monday is their holiday and they don't work on Mondays. They actually don't like Mondays, they say. They started out making music by holding sessions or by individuals but now they’ve found that discussion is the best way to do the music productions. If

title: I Don't Like Mondays.

text: one of the four members is not satisfied with the production, that track will never be released. They produce not only music but also direct live shows and music videos by themselves. The band is active in the fashion industry, such as co-producing with "RESTIR,", a Japanese fashion brand/boutique. Launched an original brand "IDLMs by I Don't Like Mondays.". After the launch, they have collaborated with a Japanese original brand shop "And A" and started a collaborated brand called "And A by "I Don't Like Mondays.". In September 2016, they have announced to collaborate with a select apparel shop"RESTIR" and

title: I Hate Mondays (song)

text: officially released as a single. I Hate Mondays (song) "I Hate Mondays" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Newton Faulkner. The song was released on 11 September 2009 in Australia. The song peaked at number 8 on the Australian Singles Chart. The lyrics to the song were written by Michael "Horgs" Horgan for the "Hamish & Andy Show"; specifically, the lyrics were made for a segment of the show called "Horgs' Inventions", where Horgs noted that there hadn't been any songs about hating Mondays in a long time. Harry Connick Jr also performed a version of the song,

title: I Hate Mondays (song)

text: I Hate Mondays (song) "I Hate Mondays" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Newton Faulkner. The song was released on 11 September 2009 in Australia. The song peaked at number 8 on the Australian Singles Chart. The lyrics to the song were written by Michael "Horgs" Horgan for the "Hamish & Andy Show"; specifically, the lyrics were made for a segment of the show called "Horgs' Inventions", where Horgs noted that there hadn't been any songs about hating Mondays in a long time. Harry Connick Jr also performed a version of the song, but his version was not

title: Every Monday Morning

text: Every Monday Morning Every Monday Morning is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sarah Darling. It was first released digitally on June 18, 2009 by Black River Entertainment, with a physical CD release following on July 28, 2009. The album includes the singles "Jack of Hearts" and "Whenever It Rains" as well as the song that initially brought her to the attention of the record's producer Jimmy Nichols, "Stop the Bleeding". Five music videos were also made to promote the release. A deluxe edition of the album was later digitally released on the iTunes Store and included two of

title: Beneath It All

text: CD EP (and a 7-song EP on iTunes). She also said that a full-length album would follow in early 2011. The lead single "I Don't Wanna Dance" was released on July 27, 2010, and the video, shot on June 24, premiered on MTV July 29. On August 12, 2010, Hey Monday's now-former bassist Jersey Moriarty and Pope tweeted that the album was available for streaming on their MySpace page. Patrick McKenzie did not record the drums for this EP. Instead, Stacy Jones of American Hi-Fi played the drums. In the United States, the album debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at

title: Diamond Smiles

text: being derived from the song's lyrics. The girl in the video, is the same girl as the one in the <nowiki>"</nowiki> I don't like Mondays video <nowiki>"</nowiki> she was called Michelle Gibbons-Price In a review of the album "The Fine Art of Surfacing", critic Mike DeGagne said ""'Diamond Smiles' jaunts along on a hiccup-like rhythm". Diamond Smiles "Diamond Smiles" was the second single from The Boomtown Rats' album "The Fine Art of Surfacing". It was the follow-up to their successful single "I Don't Like Mondays" and also peaked at Number 13 in the UK Charts. The band has suggested that

title: Diamond Smiles

text: Diamond Smiles "Diamond Smiles" was the second single from The Boomtown Rats' album "The Fine Art of Surfacing". It was the follow-up to their successful single "I Don't Like Mondays" and also peaked at Number 13 in the UK Charts. The band has suggested that it might have fared better had it not been for a strike of lighting technicians on the powerful UK TV programme "Top of The Pops" at the time that the record was released and rising in the charts. Dealing with death, as had "I Don't Like Mondays", the song tells the story of a glamorous

title: Every Monday Morning

text: these videos in addition to the radio version of "Whenever It Rains" and a previously unreleased song entitled "Everything Girl". Every Monday Morning Every Monday Morning is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sarah Darling. It was first released digitally on June 18, 2009 by Black River Entertainment, with a physical CD release following on July 28, 2009. The album includes the singles "Jack of Hearts" and "Whenever It Rains" as well as the song that initially brought her to the attention of the record's producer Jimmy Nichols, "Stop the Bleeding". Five music videos were also made to promote

title: The Rest of New Order

text: The album reached #5 on the UK Albums Chart as well as #41 on the Swedish albums chart. To promote the album, "Blue Monday" was once again re-released. The single was backed with remixes that appear on the bonus disc of the limited edition CD. The version of "Blue Monday" released was the Hardfloor Mix, dubbed "Blue Monday-95", and reached #17 in the UK, No. 54 in Germany, and #29 in Ireland. At the time of the release, the compact disc version was amongst the longest compact discs released, clocking in at 80:02 with the pregap included. Without the pregap,

title: Inspiral Carpets

text: Saturday 21 April 2012. The accompanying video for the main track was shot at a live concert in Buenos Aires in November 2011. In support of the single the band toured the UK in March 2012 for the first time with Holt for 24 years. In May the band were special guests on the Happy Mondays tour which was their first tour together with their original line up for 24 years. Throughout 2012 the band continued to play live at several festivals over the summer culminating with a live performance at Old Trafford cricket ground on Monday 10 September during

title: Bleech

text: "Is It True That Boys Don't Cry?", Bleech swiftly gained approval from the music media, including places on the NME 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week list, NME Radio A-list, BBC Radio 6 playlist and Gill Mills' Best of Myspace list. Their second single, "The Worthing Song", was also on the NME Radio A-list and Single of the Month in Clash Magazine. Clash also featured "Mondays" on a free download compilation album of their top tracks of the month. By the end of 2009, Bleech had supported several top acts, including Wolfmother, The Charlatans, Pete Doherty, The Kooks

title: Happy Mondays

text: dates in 2005 (including Global Gathering), capping it off with a concert at the Manchester Arena. In June 2006, Happy Mondays performed in Liverpool, and on 30 July 2006 they were special guests at the Fuji Rock Festival. In August 2006, the band announced that they had completed their first album in fourteen years, with producers Sunny Levine and Howie B, and had signed to Sanctuary Records. A single "Playground Superstar", from the soundtrack for the football film "Goal!", was released a few months prior to completion of the new album, "Uncle Dysfunktional" released in mid 2007. on Noel Gallaghers

title: Wasted Penguinz

text: was on June 18, 2010. This release contained two tracks, "I'm Free" and "Anxiety", and was released on Scantraxx Silver. Their second release on Scantraxx Silver was in October 2010, containing the tracks "Hate Mondayz" and "Resistance". All the tracks on both of their first two Scantraxx releases reached the "Hardstyle Top 100 of 2010" list from Fear.fm, the then-largest radio station devoted to harder styles of dance music. "Resistance" reached position 11, "Anxiety" reached position 23, "I'm Free" at 37, and finally "Hate Mondayz" at position 49. They also won the "Best New Face" award from Fear.fm. Fear.fm interviewed

title: Jeremy Fisher

text: Rex's Outports Tour 2006. Jeremy Fisher dueted with Canadian industrial music supergroup Jakalope on the track "Unsaid" from their "Born 4" album, released in 2006. His third album, entitled "Goodbye Blue Monday (album)", with fellow Canadian Hawksley Workman, was released on March 27, 2007 by his new record label, Aquarius Records. The single "Cigarette" was serviced to radio in Canada after a surprise add at Toronto radio station 104.5 CHUM-FM in early 2007. A home-made video for the song has been viewed over two million times on YouTube. On August 20, 2007, Fisher made his U.S. television debut on "The

title: I Don't Like Mondays

text: a gig for Apple, inspiring the opening line about a "silicon chip". The song was first performed less than a month later. Geldof explained how he wrote the song: I was doing a radio interview in Atlanta with [Johnnie] Fingers and there was a telex machine beside me. I read it as it came out. Not liking Mondays as a reason for doing somebody in is a bit strange. I was thinking about it on the way back to the hotel and I just said 'silicon chip inside her head had switched to overload'. I wrote that down. And the

title: New Order (band)

text: "The Best of New Order" which had been available months prior. This collection was followed by a remix album, "The Rest of New Order", featuring a selection of existing and newly commissioned mixes of classic New Order tracks. Some versions contained an extra disc or cassette composed entirely of remixes of "Blue Monday". "Blue Monday" was released as a single for a third time to promote the collection. The group reconvened in 1998 at the suggestion of Rob Gretton. Nearly five years had passed since they had last seen each other. Sumner said, "We decided before we agreed to doing

title: Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)

text: she was still in the house after the shooting, and asked her why she did it. She answered: "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day," which inspired Bob Geldof to write the Boomtown Rats song "I Don't Like Mondays." Brenda Spencer (born April 3, 1962) lived in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, California in a house across the street from Grover Cleveland Elementary School in the San Diego Unified School District. Age 16, she was 5'2" (157 cm) and had bright red hair. She is said to have self-identified as "having been gay from birth." After

title: I Don't Like Mondays

text: "I Don't Like Mondays" is a song by Irish band The Boomtown Rats that was a number one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks during the summer of 1979, and ranks as the sixth biggest British hit of 1979.  Written by Bob Geldof, it was the band's second number one single.

title: Yes Please!

text: The new production team, consisting of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club veterans Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, drastically changed the band's sound from that of the previous album. Whilst before, Happy Mondays' sound had been grounded in a fusion of rock and acid house music, here it was replaced in favor of Caribbean-influenced synthpop more in line with Frantz and Weymouth's portfolios. While the band had previously enjoyed almost universal critical approval for their Madchester music, the change of sound on this album— specifically to a genre that had fallen out of critical and public favor in the wake

title: What Happened to Monday

text: What Happened to Monday What Happened to Monday (known as Seven Sisters in Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Japan) is a 2017 dystopian science fiction thriller film, written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson, directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe. The film was released theatrically in Europe and Asia and Netflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States as well as the U.K. and Latin America. Netflix released the film on August 18, 2017. Around the year 2043, overpopulation has caused a worldwide crisis, resulting

title: Monday Morning (song)

text: as of April 2010, and this makes "Monday Morning" the fifth single from "The Bridge" released in Canada. In addition, another Canadian add was on Galaxie's Pop Adult channel. "Monday Morning" debuted on the Swiss Singles Chart at number eighty on the issue date of October 25, 2009, and has since peaked at number one. The song has become successful in Poland, Austria and Hungary. Monday Morning (song) "Monday Morning" is a song by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona from her debut album, "The Bridge" (2009). The song was Produced by Peter Wade Keusch and Sidh Solanki, written by Peter

title: Blue Monday (band)

text: What's Done Is Done and the subsequent touring brought Blue Monday to the attention of seminal modern hardcore label Bridge Nine Records who signed them after playing the now defunct Summer Hardcore Festival Posi Numbers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In December Blue Monday entered Atomic Studios in Brooklyn New York and recorded their debut full length for Bridge Nine with Dean Baltulonis. With the release of Rewritten in the spring of 2005 Blue Monday toured with label mates Champion and Terror and completing a full US tour with bands Go It Alone and Allegiance. In October 2005 Blue Monday headed to

title: Happy Mondays

text: Dublin in August 2013. In October 2013 they will travel to Spain to do gigs in Barcelona and Madrid then in November 2013 they kick off a 16 date UK tour to celebrate 25 years since their second critically acclaimed album "Bummed" was released, and the band plan to play most of the songs from that infamous album. The band signed to Creation Management in 2015. They have announced an international tour to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches". In September 2015, a special programme on Watch called "Singing in the Rainforest" followed the

title: I Robot (album)

text: singles were released from the album: "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", "Don't Let it Show" and "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)". The LP track "Breakdown" went into heavy rotation on AOR stations and continues to be played on classic rock radio. "I Robot" has been reissued multiple times in various formats since its initial release on vinyl, including numerous audiophile releases. Besides the 8-track, vinyl and compact-cassette releases, Arista also released the original aluminium CD along with the rest of the Project albums, up to that time. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) released the album

title: Dana Rosemary Scallon

text: a strong comeback vehicle reaching #5 in Ireland. In the UK it became a #14 hit on 13 March 1971. There then followed three years of unsuccessful singles broken only by the Irish chart showing of "Sunday Monday Tuesday", a #4 hit in December 1973. This lack of success caused her agent to recommend she join the former head of Bell Records Dick Leahy on his new label, GTO Records. She debuted on GTO with "Please Tell Him That I Said Hello", written by Mike Shepstone and Peter Dibbens. Within a month of its release in October 1974 it was

title: IU (singer)

text: single, "Monday Afternoon", was released on September 11, 2013, debuting at number 27 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 chart and number 9 on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart. Almost two years after "Last Fantasy", IU released her third studio album, "Modern Times", on October 8, 2013. It was described to be "a big shift from the young singer's K-pop roots" that showcased a "more mature and sophisticated sound and image" than her previous work. IU composed and wrote two out of the album's 13 tracks, which ranged from swing to jazz, bossa nova, Latin pop and folk genres. The diversity of

title: Acid House Kings

text: the album proved to be a huge step forward to form their trademark sound of jangly, catchy guitar oriented indie-pop. The album featured Julia Lannerheim as guest vocalist on a couple of songs, who eventually joined the band officially as a full-time member in 2001. In 2002 they released their third album "Mondays Are Like Tuesdays And Tuesdays Are Like Wednesdays". Their 4th album "Sing Along With Acid House Kings" was initially released as a limited edition featuring a bonus DVD consisting of instrumental karaoke versions of the complete album, accompanied by home made videos showing the band members doing

title: Monday Michiru

text: and as a "personality" on several major television networks. In 1991, she re-focused her interests and released her debut solo album "Mangetsu". Although she continued her solo work, she became a featured singer/songwriter for many other groups and artists including Basement Jaxx ("Always Be There"), Mondo Grosso, DJ Krush, M-Flo and numerous others. Since her debut, she has released numerous albums on an annual basis, including many compilations and remix projects, and numerous singles. Monday now lives in New York City. She is known in the music industry for releasing "You Make Me" as it was also released in Konami's

title: I Don't Like Mondays


question: what does the sun represent on the uruguay flag

answers: the May Revolution of 1810

title: Flag of Uruguay

text: Flag of Uruguay The national flag of Uruguay () is one of the three official flags of Uruguay alongside with the Flag of Artigas and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy. The flag was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828, and had 19 stripes until July 11, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine. The flag was designed by

title: Sun of May

text: has only sixteen rays. A 1978 law describing the official ceremonial flag of Argentina specifies that the sun must be golden yellow in color ("), have an inner diameter of 10 cm, and an outer diameter of 25 cm (the diameter of the sun equals the height of the white stripe, and the sun's face is of its height), must feature 32 rays (16 undulated and 16 straight in alternation), and must be embroidered in the official ceremonial flag. Sun of May The Sun of May () is a national emblem of Argentina and Uruguay, and appears on both countries'

title: Flag of Uruguay

text: of Arms of Bolivia. During Spanish rule: Independence from Spain: Flag of Cisplatina, under Brazilian occupation between 1821 and 1825: Uruguayan independence: During the Great Siege of Montevideo (1843-1851) Uruguay had two parallel governments, with two different flags: Flag of Uruguay The national flag of Uruguay () is one of the three official flags of Uruguay alongside with the Flag of Artigas and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between

title: 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

text: the Argentina-Uruguay 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas qualifier match held in 23 February 2018 in Olavarría. The logo design was inspired from the Flag of Argentina. The ball represents the sun of the flag while the hands depicted contesting a tip off was derived from the two blue bands of the flag. The hands are meant to evoke a "sense of a journey unfolding". The brand identity used for the tournament had its sun as its primary symbol which is meant to symbolize the "new stars that will rise and shine" in the tournament. 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World

title: Yacht Club Uruguayo

text: incorporated branches in Punta del Este and Santiago Vázquez. The club`s ensign is Uruguay`s national flag according to a constitutional decree approved on 11 August 1908. The club has an emblem with a sun and an anchor and a burgee with four blue stripes on white and a red anchor at the canton. The club started its international relations in 1909 with the arrival of sailors from the Yacht Club Argentino. Since then, the yacht club promotes international contacts with clubs around the world and encourages sailors to participate in worldwide sailing events such as world and regional sailing championships

title: Coat of arms of Uruguay

text: Coat of arms of Uruguay The coat of arms of Uruguay was first adopted by law on March 19, 1829. It consists of an oval, which is divided into four equal sections and crowned by a rising golden sun, the “"Sun of May"”, symbolizing the rising of the Uruguayan nation. The oval is surrounded by a laurel branch on the left and an olive one on the right, representing honor and peace, joined at the bottom by a blue ribbon. In the upper left quarter there is a scale, symbol of equality and justice, set on a blue background. The

title: Sun of May

text: place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. A legend claims that as the new government was proclaimed, the sun broke through the clouds, which was seen as a good omen. In the flag of Argentina, the Sun of May is the radiant golden yellow sun bearing the human face and thirty-two rays that alternate between sixteen straight and sixteen wavy. In the flag of Uruguay, the Sun of May is

title: Flag of Artigas

text: the 20th Century, warships of the Uruguayan Navy flew the Flag of Artigas as the naval jack, until being replaced by another (historical) design in recent years. The aircraft of the Uruguayan Air Force display the Flag of Artigas on the fins, as well as a circular version of the flag (roundel) on the fuselages and wings. There is also a different version of the roundel, known as the Artigas' Cockade, which is worn as a cockade on the uniforms of the Military of Uruguay, and also serves as the emblem of the Uruguayan Army. It is likewise based on

title: Flag of the Treinta y Tres

text: Flag of the Treinta y Tres The Flag of the Treinta y Tres is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, alongside with the Flag of Uruguay and the Flag of Artigas. It pays homage to the disembarkation of the "Thirty-Three Orientals" at Agraciada Beach, on April 19, 1825. It has three horizontal stripes, the top one blue representing greatness, the central one white as symbol of the Republic and the bottom one red in honor of the blood of those who died for freedom and independence. It carries Uruguay's national motto "Libertad o Muerte" (Freedom or Death) on

title: Flag of Artigas

text: Flag of Artigas The Flag of Artigas is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, it pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay. It has three horizontal stripes, the top and bottom being blue, and the central one white. On top of them, it has a diagonal red stripe. The Flag of Artigas must be flown alongside the National Flag and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres on government buildings. The Flag of Artigas, and emblems derived from it, have traditionally been used as the symbols of the Military of Uruguay. For much of

title: Sun (heraldry)

text: of Mortimer's Cross in 1461. It also had significance in alchemy, and may be a symbol of the Roman deity "Sol Invictus" (Unconquered Sun). It is a common charge in the heraldry of many countries; "e.g." the bearings of Armstrong, Canada, and the arms of Banbury Town Council, England. It also often appears as a rising sun as in the arms of East Devon District Council, England, and as a demi sun as in the coat of Aitchison, Canada. The Sun of May shown on the national flags of Argentina (1818) and Uruguay (1828) is identical in form to the

title: Coat of arms of Uruguay

text: upper right quarter contains the "Cerro de Montevideo" (Montevideo Hill) with its fortress on the summit, which represents strength, on a silver background. In the lower left, also on a silver background, there is a galloping horse, symbolizing liberty. The lower right quarter holds an ox, which is a symbol of abundance, on a blue background. Coat of arms of Uruguay The coat of arms of Uruguay was first adopted by law on March 19, 1829. It consists of an oval, which is divided into four equal sections and crowned by a rising golden sun, the “"Sun of May"”, symbolizing

title: Flag of Argentina

text: proportions are 9:14, and its official size is 0.9 by 1.4 meters. It features three stripes alternating sky blue, white and sky blue. Each stripe is 30 centimeters high. In the center stripe there is an emblem known as the Sun of May (), a golden sun. Historian Diego Abad de Santillán claimed that the Sun of May was a representation of the Inca sun god Inti. Flags with proportions of 1:2 and 2:3 are also in use. The colors are officially defined using the CIE 1976 standard: The following are given for computer, textile, print and plastic use: The

title: Flag of Argentina

text: Spanish word (sky blue) is used to describe the colour of the blue stripes. The sun is called the Sun of May because it is a replica of an engraving on the first Argentine coin, approved in 1813, whose value was eight "escudos" (one Spanish dollar). It has 16 straight and 16 waved sunbeams. In 1978 the sun color was specified to be golden yellow (), to have an inner diameter of 10 cm, and an outer diameter of 25 cm (the diameter of the sun equals the height of the white stripe. The sun's face is of its height).

title: Sun of May

text: Sun of May The Sun of May () is a national emblem of Argentina and Uruguay, and appears on both countries' flags. According to the historian Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May is a figurative sun that represents Inti, the sun god of the Inca religion. Worshiped as a patron deity of the Inca Empire, Pachacuti is often linked to the origin and expansion of the Inca Sun Cult. The most common story says that he is the son of Viracocha, the god of civilization. The specification ""of May"" is a reference to the May Revolution which took

title: Hispanic America

text: legacy. It was created in October 1933 by Ángel Camblor, captain of the Uruguayan army. It was adopted by all the states of Spanish America during the Pan-American Conference of the same year in Montevideo, Uruguay. The white background stands for peace, the Inti sun god of Inca mythology symbolizes the light shining on the Americas, and the three crosses represent Christopher Columbus' caravels, the "Niña", "Pinta", and "Santa María", used in his first voyage from Spain to the New World in 1492. The deep lilac color of the crosses evokes the color of the lion on the coat of

title: Flag of Mercosur

text: blue stars also represent the four founding countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Flag of Mercosur The Flag of Mercosur is the official vexilological symbol of Mercosur. The emblem was chosen in a contest promoted by the Communications Directorates of the Presidencies of the Member States, in which 1,412 works were presented, with the winner being the argentine designer Carlos Varau. The approval of the winning design took place at the XI Meeting of the Common Market Council (CMC), held on December 16 and 17, 1996, in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. In 2002, the Common Market Council regulated

title: Flag of Argentina

text: flag as a war flag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of May was added to the center in 1818. The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (). The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (). While both versions are equally considered the national flag, the ornamental version must always be hoisted below the Official Ceremony Flag. In vexillological terms, the Official Ceremonial Flag is the civil, state and war flag and ensign, while the Ornamental Flag is an

title: Flag of Artigas

text: the Flag of Artigas, but with blue at the centre, surrounded by white then blue, and with the red diagonal stripe overall. The flag of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, mostly governed by the Federal Party and Justo José Urquiza between 1842 and 1870, is inspired on the flag of Artigas and looks very similar, except that it has a 9:14 ratio and the blue stripes are much lighter. Flag of Artigas The Flag of Artigas is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, it pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay. It has

title: Flag of Uruguay

title: Flag of the Treinta y Tres

text: the central stripe. The Flag of the Treinta y Tres must be flown alongside the National Flag and the Flag of Artigas in all government buildings on national days. In 1969 an original flag from the Cisplatine War was stolen by the revolutionary group OPR-33. The flag was taken from the history museum and last seen in 1975, but is considered missing since February 1969. Flag of the Treinta y Tres The Flag of the Treinta y Tres is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, alongside with the Flag of Uruguay and the Flag of Artigas. It pays

title: History of Uruguay

text: the color of the armbands that their supporters wore. Initially Colorados wore blue, but when it faded in the sun, they replaced it with red. Parties became associated with warring political factions in neighboring Argentina. The Colorados favored the exiled Argentinian liberal Unitarios, many of whom had taken refuge in Montevideo, while the Blanco president Manuel Oribe was a close friend of the Argentine strongman Juan Manuel de Rosas. Oribe took Rosas's side when the French navy blockaded Buenos Aires in 1838. This led the Colorados and the exiled Unitarios to seek French backing against Oribe and on June 15,

title: Flag of Argentina

text: declaration of independence. The proposal was made by the deputy Juan José Paso and the text written by the deputy of Charcas, José Serrano. On February 25, 1818, the Congress (now working at Buenos Aires) included the Sun of May in the war flag, after the proposal of deputy Chorroarín. The sun was copied after the one that the first Argentine coin featured in 1813. It was subsequently decided to keep it as part of the regular flag afterwards, and thus the sun no longer represents war. José de San Martín was aware of the new flag, but did not

title: Flag of Argentina

text: The article 3 stated that the flag with the sun in its center is to be used only by the Federal and Provincial Governments; while individuals and institutions use a flag without the sun. In 1985 the Law 23,208 repealed the article 3 of the Decree 10,302/1944, saying that the Federal and Provincial Governments, as well as individuals have the right to use the Official Flag of the Nation. Popular belief attributes the colors to those of the sky, clouds and the sun; some anthems to the flag like "Aurora" or "Salute to the flag" state so as well. However,

title: Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)

text: 1953, a competition was held by the newspaper "Correio da Manhã" to design a new outfit, with the rule being that it must incorporate the colours of the national flag. Eventually, the competition was won by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a newspaper illustrator, who came up with the design of a yellow shirt with a green trim, blue shorts and white socks that was first used in March 1954 against Chile, and has been used ever since. When Brazil first won the World Cup in 1958, they wore their away kit as the new colours clashed with those of hosts Sweden.

title: Argentina

text: Some of Argentina's national symbols are defined by law, while others are traditions lacking formal designation. The Flag of Argentina consists of three horizontal stripes equal in width and colored light blue, white and light blue, with the Sun of May in the center of the middle white stripe. The flag was designed by Manuel Belgrano in 1812; it was adopted as a national symbol on 20 July 1816. The Coat of Arms, which represents the union of the provinces, came into use in 1813 as the seal for official documents. The Argentine National Anthem was written by Vicente López

title: Uruguay national football team

text: over Alumni. This was approved by president of the Uruguayan Association, Héctor Gómez. The red jersey that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again (except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey. Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. Two represent Uruguay's 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories, and the other two represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928

title: Military colours, standards and guidons

text: is ultramarine blue, with the group's coat of arms beneath the USAF crest, which is an eagle on a cloud background. The fringe is in gold. Aside from the three state colours (the Flag of Uruguay, the Flag of Artigas and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres), the Uruguayan military also has regimental colours that differ per service and unit. The national colours have armed colour guards while the regimental colour has none at all. In the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, aside from the Flag of Venezuela as the National Colour, there are also Organizational Colours for

text: is topped by a Sun of May in silver or gold. Order of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay The Order of the Republic is a national award of Uruguay. The order was instituted in the year 1985 by the civilian-military administration that ruled the Republic of Uruguay. After the transition from the civilian-military administration in 1985, the order fell into disuse. Some sources claim that the order had one single grade; that of a Grand Cross. Others state that there are crosses of a Commander and a silver cross of a Knight in existence. The blue and white cross has

title: Flag of Ecuador

text: of Argentina until 1985, the national flag charged with the Sun of May in the middle. Peru and Bolivia still restricts the usage of the state flag to just the government bodies and institutions and reserves the plain flags for national celebrations or as directed by law. However, in practice the flag with the coat of arms is often used in place of the plain flag, especially when it is important to distinguish the latter from the flag of Colombia. In the case when Colombian merchant marine ships are at sea, the Colombian national flag is charged with a red

title: Flag of Uruguay

long_answer: The horizontal stripes on the flag represent the nine original departments of Uruguay, based on the U.S flag, where the stripes represent the original 13 colonies. The first flag designed in 1828 had 9 light blue stripes; this number was reduced to 4 in 1830 due to visibility problems from distance. The Sun of May represents the May Revolution of 1810; according to the historian Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May is a figurative sun that represents Inti, the sun god of the Inca religion. It also appears in the Flag of Argentina and the Coat of Arms of Bolivia.


question: when did beryl markham fly across the atlantic

answers: September 1936

answers: 4 September 1936

title: Beryl Markham

text: after her. Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night". Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, an accomplished horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ("née" Alexander) Clutterbuck (1878–1952). She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927).

title: Beryl Markham

text: Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night". Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, an accomplished horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ("née" Alexander) Clutterbuck (1878–1952). She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927). When she

title: Beryl Markham

text: fuel starvation due to icing of the fuel tank vents, and she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She became the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer. Markham chronicled her many adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night", published in 1942. Despite strong reviews in the press, the book sold modestly, and then quickly went out of print. After living for many years in the United States, Markham moved back to Kenya in 1952, becoming for a time

title: West with the Night

text: she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Markham had become the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer. West with the Night West with the Night is a 1942 memoir by Beryl Markham, chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya (then British East Africa) in the early 1900s, leading to celebrated careers as a racehorse trainer and bush pilot there. It is considered a classic of outdoor literature and was

title: Beryl Markham

text: known for its colourful eccentrics. She was married three times, taking the name Markham from her second husband, the wealthy Mansfield Markham, with whom she had a son, Gervase. She had a public affair in 1929 with Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the son of King George V, but the Windsors allegedly cut the romance short. She also had an affair with Hubert Broad, who was later named by Mansfield Markham as a co-respondent in his 1937 divorce from Beryl. After her Atlantic crossing, she returned to be with Broad, who was also a great influence in her flying career.

title: Beryl Markham

text: She befriended the Danish writer Karen Blixen during the years that Baroness Blixen was managing her family's coffee farm in the Ngong hills outside Nairobi. When Blixen's romantic connection with the hunter and pilot Denys Finch Hatton was winding down, Markham started her own affair with him. He invited her to tour game lands on what turned out to be his fatal flight, but Markham supposedly declined because of a premonition of her flight instructor, British pilot Tom Campbell Black. Inspired and coached by Tom Campbell Black, Beryl learned to fly. She worked for some time as a bush pilot,

title: Mansfield Markham

text: to grant Beryl a small annual income, to help her to travel and so enable the affair to cool off. After Beryl's successful Atlantic crossing, she began a new affair with Hubert Broad, and Markham filed for divorce. It was Broad who was named in the divorce proceedings. Beryl eventually returned to Africa and, in 1942, her book "West with the Night" was published. The couple's son was brought up by Markham's mother, Lady Markham. Markham went into the movie business, and directed eight films in the early 1930s, including 1933's The Return of Raffles. After his mother's death in

title: Beryl Markham

text: was often made of women writers during a time of little respect for a woman's success. Author Mary S. Lovell visited Markham in Nairobi and interviewed her extensively shortly before Markham's death, in preparation for her biography, "Straight On Till Morning" (1987). From her research, Lovell concluded that Markham was the sole author, although Schumacher made some basic edits to the manuscript. Instead, Lovell suggests Antoine de Saint Exupéry, another of Markham's lovers, may have served as inspiration for Markham's clear, elegant language and storytelling style. The International Astronomical Union has named the impact crater Markham, on the planet Venus,

title: West with the Night

text: West with the Night West with the Night is a 1942 memoir by Beryl Markham, chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya (then British East Africa) in the early 1900s, leading to celebrated careers as a racehorse trainer and bush pilot there. It is considered a classic of outdoor literature and was included in the U.S.A.'s Armed Services Editions shortly after its publication. In 2004, "National Geographic Adventure" ranked it number 8 in a list of 100 best adventure books. Ernest Hemingway was deeply impressed with Markham's writing, saying Markham is the first person to fly the Atlantic east to

title: Mansfield Markham

text: probably best-known, thus helping to create the persona of the aviator, or aviatrix as was the style of the time: Beryl Markham. The couple had a son, Gervase Markham. However, in 1928 and after the birth of the child, Mrs. Markham shocked her high society contemporaries by embarking on an affair with Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of the reigning King-Emperor, George V. The affair continued, in England, into the following year and Markham decided to bring an action for divorce. He indicated he would name the Prince in the proceedings, at which point Queen Mary intervened

title: Beryl Markham

text: well as flyer. When found in Kenya by AP East Africa correspondent Barry Shlachter, Markham was living in poverty. She had recently been badly beaten during a burglary at her house near the Nairobi racetrack, where she still trained thoroughbreds. The success of the re-issue of "West with the Night" provided enough income for Markham to finish her life in relative comfort. Earlier, she had been supported by a circle of friends and owners of race horses she trained into her 80s. The book became a surprising best-seller, spurred by the 1986 broadcast of a public television documentary about Markham's

title: Beryl Markham

text: was four years old, she moved with her father to Kenya, which was then colonial British East Africa. He built a horse racing farm in Njoro, near the Great Rift Valley between the Mau Escarpment and the Rongai Valley. Markham she spent an adventurous childhood learning, playing, and hunting with the local children. On her family's farm, she developed her knowledge of and love for horses, establishing herself as a trainer at the age of 17, after her father left for Peru. Adventurous, independent thinking, and beautiful, Markham was admired and described as a noted non-conformist, even in a colony

title: Beryl Markham

text: life, "World Without Walls: Beryl Markham's African Memoir," produced by Gutekunst, Shlachter, Joan Saffa, Stephen Talbot and Judy Flannery in collaboration with KQED-TV in San Francisco. Gutekunst and Shlachter had approached the station to co-operate on the documentary, directed by Andrew Maxwell-Hyslop. British actress Diana Quick was the voice of Markham in readings from her memoir and Shlachter conducted the interviews. CNN Africa correspondent Gary Streiker did the filming for the well-reviewed, award-winning PBS program. Markham died in Nairobi in 1986. Her short stories were posthumously collected in "The Splendid Outcast", with an introduction by Mary S. Lovell. A tale

title: The Schlesinger African Air Race

text: which was also taxiing on the runway. Black's fuselage was almost cut in two when the Hart's propeller cut into it, mortally injuring Black, who died in the ambulance in the way to hospital. Two aircraft, Miles Peregrine and M. Chand's Percival Vega Gull were not ready, while John E. Carberry's Vega Gull was damaged when Beryl Markham landed in a peat bog at Balleine Cove, Cape Breton Island, after flying it across the Atlantic Ocean, 4–5 September. The race began at Portsmouth aerodrome at 6.15 a.m. on Tuesday, 29 September. The winners of the race were C. W. A.

title: Hubert Broad

text: woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west; he was named by Mansfield Markham as a co-respondent in his 1937 divorce from Beryl. Hubert Broad Captain Hubert Standford Broad, MBE, AFC (1897–1975) was a British First World War aviator and noted test pilot. Born at Aston Lodge, Watford, Hertfordshire on 18 May 1897, the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad ("née" Coles), his father was a solicitor; he was educated at St. Lawrence College in Ramsgate, Kent. Broad learned to fly in 1915 at the Hall School of Flying at Hendon. Flying a single-engined Caudron he received

title: Baleine, Nova Scotia

text: Baleine, Nova Scotia Baleine (formerly Port aux Baleines) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. The community is perhaps best known as the landing site for pilot Beryl Markham's record flight across the Atlantic Ocean (See Memorial Plaque to Record Flight). During the Anglo-French War (1627–1629), under Charles I, by 1629 the Kirkes took Quebec City. On 1 July 1629 70 Scots under the leadership of Sir James Stewart, 4th Lord Ochiltree of Killeith, landed at Baleine Cape Breton Island, probably encouraged by Sir Robert Gordon

title: British South American Airways

text: the Lancastrians and Yorks were using military Gee radar over Europe, and Rebecca on the other side of the Atlantic. 1948 On 30 January 1948 Avro Tudor "Star Tiger" with a crew of six and 25 passengers bound for Bermuda disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. The remaining Tudors were grounded while an investigation was undertaken. In February the chief executive, Don Bennett was dismissed by the board. In March the Tudor aircraft were allowed to fly initially as freighters but not to carry passengers. In the financial year April 1947 to March 1948 the Corporation made a loss of £421,481.

title: Harry Frank Broadbent

text: the fuel lines, prompting suspicion of sabotage. In 1952, he was employed by Silver City Airways, flying Bristol 170 Freighters. In November 1954, he began piloting Short Solent flying boats for Aquila Airways on passenger flights from Southampton to Lisbon, Madeira and Las Palmas, until the airline ceased operations in 1958. On 31 December 1931, he married Beryl Elizabeth Bower at Randwick; they produced two daughters, but divorced in July 1948. On 27 January 1950, he married 24-year-old Meris Chilcott Rudder at Wahroonga, and in 1952 they moved to England. On 29 September 1958, he was employed as an instructor

title: Mrs Victor Bruce

text: to fly across the Yellow Sea, and the first woman to fly around the world alone (crossing the oceans by ship). In July 1932, she purchased a Saro Windhover amphibious aircraft (G-ABJP), named it "City of Portsmouth", and had the undercarriage temporarily removed. She also purchased a Bristol F.2 (G-ACXA), and had it converted as a refuelling tanker. During August 1932, over the Solent, she used the two aircraft in three failed attempts to break the world flight-refuelled endurance record. Her co-pilot was Flt. Lt. John B. W. Pugh, AFC, later employed by Luxury Air Tours and Air Dispatch. In

title: Beryl Markham

title: Mary S. Lovell

text: book on Markham, "Straight on Till Morning", researched and written in under a year, after weeks of interviews with the subject in Nairobi, became an immediate international bestseller when it was published in 1987 and was twelve weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. She also wrote "The Mitford Girls" (titled "The Sisters" in the USA), a biography of the celebrated Mitford sisters, first published in September 2001 (paperback August 2002), and her "Bess of Hardwick", was published in the UK in 2005. Four of her books have been optioned for films. Until 2011 she often led reader

title: Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle

text: to the Hawker factory. This was the beginning of six years of work between 1943 and 1949 as a technical assistant in the aviation industry. Platt's first job was at Hawkers Experimental Flight Test Department, where she was one of only three women in the department, working alongside men who had left school at fourteen but were highly skilled technicians and craftsmen. Platt's wage for a nominal forty-eight-hour week, in practice extending to all hours, was less than three pounds. Platt worked on the testing and production of three of the RAF's outstanding fighter planes of the time: the Hurricane,

title: John Cyril Porte

text: the "Daily Mail", supported by Lord Northcliffe; in connection with the London, Anglo-American Exhibition beginning 14 May 1914, Victoria Woodhull Martin offered a further $5,000 and silver trophy on behalf of the "Woman's Aerial League of Great Britain". Porte was to fly and navigate the aircraft with co-pilot and engineer George Hallett. The route selected was much longer than a direct flight, at reduced risk and planned to start 20 July from St. John’s, Newfoundland to the Azores, 1,198 miles distant for re-fuelling and on to Plymouth, stopping en route at Vigo in northern Spain. By 20 May 1914 the

title: De Havilland Puss Moth

text: Moscow in one day. Late in 1931, the Australian Bert Hinkler piloted a Canadian-built "CF-APK" on a series of important flights including New York City-Jamaica, Jamaica to Venezuela, and a 22-hour, west-east crossing of the South Atlantic, only the second solo transatlantic crossing. In November 1931 Peggy Salaman, a 19-year-old London woman set out in "G-ABEH" named "Good Hope", to beat the record for the flight from London to Cape Town. She succeeded in arriving in Cape Town at 5.40 a.m. with Gordon Store, her co-pilot and navigator, beating the previous record set up by Glen Kidston by more than

title: Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle

text: for Platt three weeks' experience on the shop floor of the Hawker Aircraft Company. When Platt completed her engineering studies in 1943 women did not receive the same honours as their male counterparts: she was not awarded a degree, only a 'Title of degree'. It was not until five years later, in 1948, that women were admitted to degrees at Cambridge. Upon graduation in 1943, Platt was advised by C. P. Snow in his role at the University of Cambridge Appointments Board (a sort of careers advisory service) to contribute to the war effort and so Platt choose to return

title: Amy Johnson

text: Baker. In that same year, she became the first British woman to obtain a ground engineer's "C" licence. Johnson obtained the funds for her first aircraft from her father, who would always be one of her strongest supporters, and Lord Wakefield. She purchased a second-hand de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth G-AAAH and named it "Jason" after her father's business trade mark. Johnson achieved worldwide recognition when, in 1930, she became the first woman pilot or aviatrix to fly solo from England to Australia. Flying G-AAAH "Jason", she left Croydon, south of London, on 5 May and landed at Darwin, Northern

title: Violet Markham

text: held by a woman,' according to her obituary in "The Times". When the Second World War began, it was inevitable that her talents would be called on. She organised an all-night canteen for the poor of South London. She was on the appeal tribunal of the Defence of the Realm Regulations, and in 1942, she was asked to produce a report on allegations of immorality in the women's services. In 1945 she produced a report with Florence Hancock on the postwar organisation of domestic service. She also travelled extensively abroad. Among her friends was the Canadian politician Mackenzie King, whom

title: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

text: July 16, 1999, along with her husband and older sister Lauren, when the light plane that he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the western side of Martha's Vineyard. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the crash was: "The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were haze and the dark night." After a five day search, the wreckage was discovered in the late afternoon of July 21. The bodies were recovered from

title: Amelia Earhart

text: with acting as a sales representative for Kinner aircraft in the Boston area, Earhart wrote local newspaper columns promoting flying and as her local celebrity grew, she laid out the plans for an organization devoted to female flyers. After Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, Amy Guest (1873–1959) expressed interest in being the first woman to fly (or be flown) across the Atlantic Ocean. After deciding that the trip was too perilous for her to undertake, she offered to sponsor the project, suggesting that they find "another girl with the right image". While at work one afternoon

title: Early Australian female aviators

text: went on to become a successful pilot. Her first passenger was Brisbane's Catholic Archbishop James Duhig. She won many races, was proficient at air acrobatics, and was ranked the fastest female pilot in the Adelaide Centenary Air Race of 1936. Ivy Pearce married fellow pilot, Captain Ernst Jason Hassard in 1937. Their marriage was marked by a fly-over by three female pilots. By 1950, she was no longer flying and would go on to become a successful fashion industry icon of the Gold Coast, Queensland. Gwen Stark, born in Bondi, New South Wales, gained her pilot's licence in 1939 and

title: Beryl Markham

long_answer: When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no female pilot had yet flown non-stop from Europe to New York, and no woman had made the westward flight solo, though several had died trying. Markham hoped to claim both records. On 4 September 1936, she took off from Abingdon, England. After a 20-hour flight, her Vega Gull, The Messenger, suffered fuel starvation due to icing of the fuel tank vents, and she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She became the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer.

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question: what does the pearl symbolize in the bible

answers: the Kingdom of Heaven

title: Parable of the Pearl

text: but loss? Has your trust in yourself and your merits Come to naught before Christ and His cross? </poem> A less common interpretation of the parable is that the merchant represents Jesus, and the pearl represents the Christian Church. This interpretation would give the parable a similar theme to that of the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son. The phrase "Pearl of Great Price" has also been interpreted more widely to apply to things of great value in a number of religious contexts. For example, it is the title of a selection of Mormon

title: Pearl (poem)

text: She instructs him on several aspects of sin, repentance, grace and salvation. She describes the earthly and the heavenly Jerusalem, citing the Apostle John and focusing on Christ's past sacrifice and present glory. She wears the Pearl of Great Price because she has been washed in the blood of the Lamb, and advises him to forsake all and buy this pearl. He asks about the heavenly Jerusalem; she tells him it is the city of God. He asks to go there; she says that God forbids that, but he may see it by a special dispensation. They walk upstream, and

title: Pearl

text: as pearls well-guarded. The metaphor of a pearl appears in the longer Hymn of the Pearl, a poem respected for its high literary quality, and use of layered theological metaphor, found within one of the texts of Gnosticism. The Pearl of Great Price is a book of scripture in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations. Pearl A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as a conulariid. Just like the shell of a

title: Pearl

text: pearl in "Revelation" 21:21, that is, the Pearly Gates. "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every gate was of one pearl: and the streets of the city were pure gold, as if transparent glass." Holy things are compared to pearls in "Matthew" 7:6: "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." Pearls are also found in numerous references showing the wickedness and pride of a people, as in "Revelation" 18:16. "And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine

title: Parable of the Pearl

text: Hidden Treasure appears later (Saying 109), rather than immediately preceding, as in Matthew. However, the mention of a treasure in Saying 76 may reflect a source for the Gospel of Thomas in which the parables were adjacent, so that the original pair of parables has been "broken apart, placed in separate contexts, and expanded in a manner characteristic of folklore." In Gnostic thought the pearl may represent Christ or the true self. In the Gnostic Acts of Peter and the Twelve, found with the Gospel of Thomas in the Nag Hammadi library, the travelling pearl merchant Lithargoel is eventually revealed

title: Parable of the Pearl

text: writings. Pope Pius XII used the phrase to describe virginity. The pearl itself is a beautiful, single entity, formed through suffering in the heart of the oyster (in the same way that believers endure lack of wealth or comfort) and like the Church, will be put on display in a coming day. Unlike precious stones which must be cut and polished to reveal their clarity and beauty, the pearl is perfect as it comes from the oyster. A version of the parable also appears in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (Saying 76): This work's version of the parable of the

title: Pearl of Lao Tzu

text: stricken with malaria, in 1936 and was given the pearl as a token of gratitude. Because of its sacred associations, the pearl came to be known as the Pearl of Allah. Much later, Cobb wrote a new account in the February 1969 Mensa Bulletin, this time promoting the pearl as an artifact of Chinese legend. He alleged he had been approached by a Chinese man named Li, who told him that the pearl had first been grown in a much smaller clam around a jade amulet inserted by a disciple of the legendary sage Laozi more than 2,500 years ago,

title: Acts of Peter and the Twelve

text: Pearl in the Gospel of Matthew, of a pearl merchant who is selling a pearl at a great price (note—this text is not to be confused with the Mormon scripture "The Pearl of Great Price"). The merchant is shunned by the rich but the poor attend him in droves, and learn that the pearl is kept at the home city of the merchant, "Nine Gates", rather than being carried on him. As such those who desire it must trek the arduous journey to Nine Gates. The name of the merchant is Lithargoel, which the text translates as being "lightweight, glistening

title: Pearl (poem)

text: of other sophisticated poetic devices. The poem may be divided into three parts: an introduction, a dialog between the two main characters in which the Pearl instructs the narrator, and a description of the New Jerusalem with the narrator's awakening. Sections I–IV (stanzas 1–20) The narrator, distraught at the loss of his Pearl, falls asleep in an "erber grene" – a green garden – and begins to dream. In his dream he is transported to an other-worldly garden; the divine is thus set in opposition to the terrestrial, a persistent thematic concern within the poem. Wandering by the side of

title: Pearl

text: Hindu deities, the most famous being the Kaustubha that Lord Vishnu wears on his chest. According to Rebbenu Bachya, the word "Yahalom" in the verse Exodus 28:18 means "pearl" and was the stone on the Hoshen representing the tribe of Zebulun. This is generally disputed among scholars, particularly since the word in question in most manuscripts is actually "Yasepheh" – the word from which "jasper" derives; scholars think that refers to green jasper (the rarest and most prized form in early times) rather than red jasper (the most common form). "Yahalom" is usually translated by the Septuagint as an "onyx",

title: Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

text: Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism) The Pearl of Great Price is part of the canonical standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations. The first paragraph of the Introductory Note in the LDS edition of the Pearl of Great Price states: "The Pearl of Great Price is a selection of choice materials touching many significant aspects of the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These items were produced by Joseph Smith and were published in the Church periodicals of his day." The

title: Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

text: are known collectively as "An Epitome of Faith and Doctrine". The original contents of the Pearl of Great Price were significantly different, reproducing material found in the Doctrine and Covenants and a poem entitled "Oh Say What is Truth?" (which is now found in the LDS Church hymnal). In 1878, some material was added to the Book of Moses. The Pearl of Great Price was canonized by the LDS Church in 1880. In 1902, the material reproduced in the Doctrine and Covenants was removed. Two other documents, "Vision of the Celestial Kingdom" and "Vision of the Redemption of the Dead",

title: 2 Corinthians 4

text: glorious light, shining in darkness, (; ) . The Greek word (ostrakinoiv), the apostle uses, signifies also "shells of fishes"; and in like manner does Philo the Jew compare the human body; And the reference may be to pearls, which are said to have been found in such shells, particularly in oysters; and is designed to express, either the frail mortal bodies of the ministers of the Gospel, comparable to brittle shells; or baked earth; or rather the outward mean despicable condition of the apostles, and preachers of the word; being men of no figure in the world, for birth,

title: Pearl (poem)

text: Garrett, and W. K. Greene, were quick to point out the flaws in this assumption, and sought to establish a definitive allegorical reading of the poem. While there is no question that the poem has elements of medieval allegory and dream vision (as well as the slightly more esoteric genre of the verse lapidary), all such attempts to reduce the poem's complex symbolism to one single interpretation have inevitably fallen flat. More recent criticism has pointed to the subtle, shifting symbolism of the pearl as one of the poem's chief virtues, recognizing that there is no inherent contradiction between the

title: Pearl (poem)

text: a beautiful stream, he becomes convinced paradise is on the other shore. As he looks for a crossing, he sees a young maid whom he identifies as his Pearl. She welcomes him. When he asks whether she is the pearl he has lost, she tells him he has lost nothing, that his pearl is merely a rose which has naturally withered. He wants to cross to her side, but she says it is not so easy, that he must resign himself to the will and mercy of God. He asks about her state. She tells him that the Lamb has

title: Pearl (poem)

text: Pearl (poem) Pearl (Middle English: "Perle") is a late 14th-century Middle English poem. With elements of medieval allegory and dream vision genre, the poem is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English and highly—though not consistently—alliterative; there is a complex system of stanza linking and other stylistic features. A father, mourning the loss of his "perle" (pearl), falls asleep in a garden; in his dream he encounters the 'Pearl-maiden'—a beautiful and heavenly woman—standing across a stream in a strange landscape. In response to his questioning and attempts to obtain her, she answers with Christian doctrine. Eventually she shows

title: The Allegory of Faith

text: the emblem, Hesius states that the sphere's ability to reflect the world is similar to the mind's ability to believe in God. Selena Cant has written that the sphere is "symbol of the human mind and its capacity both to reflect and to contain infinity." The woman's pearl necklace probably relates to pearls as ancient symbols of virginity, according to Cant. There is no source for the light on her dress, perhaps indicating that she is lit by an inner illumination — a strong indication to the viewer that she is not to be considered an individual, but a symbol,

title: Pearl

text: linen, in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!" The Qur'an often mentions that dwellers of paradise will be adorned with pearls: 22:23 God will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. 35:33 Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. 52:24 Round about them will serve, [devoted] to them, youths [handsome]

title: Hymn of the Pearl

text: poem. Hymn of the Pearl The Hymn of the Pearl (also Hymn of the Soul, Hymn of the Robe of Glory or Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle) is a passage of the apocryphal "Acts of Thomas". In that work, originally written in Syriac, the Apostle Thomas sings the hymn while praying for himself and fellow prisoners. Some scholars believe the hymn antedates the Acts, as it only appears in one Syriac manuscript and one Greek manuscript of the Acts of Thomas. The author of the Hymn is unknown, though there is a belief that it was composed by the

title: Parable of the Pearl

text: The Parable of the Pearl (also called the Pearl of Great Price) is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew 13:45-46 and illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven.  It is the penultimate parable in Matthew 13, just before the Parable of the Dragnet.

title: Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

text: name of the book is derived from the Parable of the Pearl told by Jesus in Matthew 13. The Pearl of Great Price contains five sections: The Book of Moses begins with the "Visions of Moses," a prologue to the story of the creation and the fall of man (Moses chapter 1), and continues with material corresponding to Smith's revision (JST) of the first six chapters of the Book of Genesis (Moses chapters 2–5, 8), interrupted by two chapters of "extracts from the prophecy of Enoch" (Moses chapters 6–7). Portions of the Book of Moses were originally published separately by

title: Pearl (poem)

text: poem's elegiac and its allegorical aspects, and that the sophisticated allegorical significance of the Pearl Maiden is not unusual but in fact has several quite well known parallels in medieval literature, the most celebrated being probably Dante's Beatrice. Besides the symbolic, on a sheer formal level, Pearl is almost astounding in its complexity, and generally recognized to be, in the words of one prominent scholar, "the most highly wrought and intricately constructed poem in Middle English" (Bishop 27). It is composed of 101 stanzas of 12 lines each with the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b-a-b-a-b-b-c-b-c. Stanzas are grouped in sections of five

title: Hymn of the Pearl

text: Hymn of the Pearl The Hymn of the Pearl (also Hymn of the Soul, Hymn of the Robe of Glory or Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle) is a passage of the apocryphal "Acts of Thomas". In that work, originally written in Syriac, the Apostle Thomas sings the hymn while praying for himself and fellow prisoners. Some scholars believe the hymn antedates the Acts, as it only appears in one Syriac manuscript and one Greek manuscript of the Acts of Thomas. The author of the Hymn is unknown, though there is a belief that it was composed by the Syriac

title: Hymn of the Pearl

text: has been preserved and especially treasured in Manichaeism - a version of it appears as part of a north-African Manichaean Psalm book is written in Coptic, called the Psalms of Thomas. The Hymn of the Pearl has also been admired by Orthodox Christian thinkers and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). Please note that wikisource contains the . The "Hymn of the Pearl" is read as part of the narration in Terrence Malick's 2015 film "Knight of Cups". The film deals with themes of pain, loss of direction and transcendence, which are part of the

title: Diana Primrose

text: the then current ruler. The use of the metaphor of a pearl chain sets the tone for the eulogy and illustrates from the beginning the symbolic nature of the peace. The pearl is the oldest known gem, found in the sarcophagus of a Princess of Persia who died in 520 BC (Anonymous, Pearls in Human History). Since its discovery the pearl has been a symbol of purity and perfection and has been recognised as the gem of royalty due to each pearl's unique design no pearl being exactly the same; its formation also signifies strength of character (Anonymous, The Rich

title: Matthew 7:6

text: the region which kept them in large numbers. Pearls were a luxury of extreme value. Another question raised by this metaphor is what link there is between pearls and pigs. One suggestion is that a related metaphor is found in : "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.". Alternatively the word pearls can be seen as a reference to the food prepared on holy days, which would never have been given to swine. Alternatively the metaphor may be a reference to the immense appetites of pigs, and to how enraged they will be

title: Pearly gates

text: Pearly gates Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations. It is inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in : "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made from a single pearl." The image of the gates in popular culture is a set of large gold, white or wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by Saint Peter (the keeper of the "keys to the kingdom"). Those not fit to enter heaven are denied entrance at the gates, and descend into Hell. In some versions of this imagery, Peter

title: Pearl (poem)

text: him an image of the Heavenly City, and herself as part of the retinue of Christ the Lamb. When the Dreamer attempts to cross the stream, he awakens suddenly from his dream and reflects on its significance. The poem survives in a single manuscript, the "Cotton Nero A.x", which includes two other religious narrative poems: "Patience", and "Cleanness", and the romance "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". All are thought to be by the same author, dubbed the "Pearl poet" or "Gawain poet", on the evidence of stylistic and thematic similarities. Though the real name of "The Pearl Poet" (or

title: The Pearl of Love

text: The Pearl of Love "The Pearl of Love" is a 1925 short story about devotion by H. G. Wells. The narrator of Wells's tale—or Wells, if you will—begins by saying that while "[t]he pearl is lovelier than the most brilliant of crystalline stones, the moralist declares, because it is made through the suffering of a living creature," he himself "feel[s] none of the fascination of pearls." The tale he tells is said to be "familiar to students of medieval Persian prose," and a considerable amount of commentary has accumulated around it. But the narrator says he cannot decide "whether The

title: Pearl

text: but sometimes as "beryl" or as "jasper"; onyx only started being mined after the Septuagint was written, so the Septuagint's term "onyx" probably does not mean onyx – onyx is originally an Assyrian word meaning ring, and so could refer to anything used for making rings. "Yahalom" is similar to a Hebrew word meaning hit hard, so some people think that it means diamond. The variation in possibilities of meaning for this sixth stone in the Hoshen is reflected in different translations of the Bible – the King James Version translates the sixth stone as "diamond", the New International Version

title: Parable of the Pearl