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Mixed Bag How do we know the four brothers Harry, Albert, Sam
and Jack better? Warner Brothers The corporate name honors the four
founding Warner brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack.Jews who
emigrated from Poland, Russian Empire to Ontario, Canada.The three
elder brothers began in the exhibition business, having acquired a
movie projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of
Pennsylvania and Ohio. They opened their first theater, the
Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903. (The site of the
Cascade is now the Cascade Center, a shopping, dining and
entertainment complex honoring its Warner Bros. heritage.) In 1904,
the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement &
Supply Company (the precursor to "Warner Brothers Pictures" [now
Warner Bros. Pictures subsidiary of Warner Entertainment]) to
distribute films. Whose slogan goes as follows Committed to
improving the state of the world? The World Economic Forum This
place is Asias largest wholesale market. Built by a king for his
daughter to ship all that she wanted to, this market place derives
its name from the canals filled with water that sparkled like
silver in the moonlight. What place is this? Chandni Chowk Chandni
Chowk is the major street in the walled city of Old Delhi, which
was originally called Shah Jahanabad.The walled city which includes
the Lal Qilla Red Fort of Delhi was established in 1650 AD, by the
Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan and designed by his daughter Jahanara
Begum Sahib, who also made significant contributions in the
landscaping of her father's new capital of Shahjahanabad. Who are
the Bretton Woods Sisters? World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund As long ago as 1944, the United States was the
undisputed heavyweight champion of the world economy. The Bretton
Woods Conference, officially known as the United Nations Monetary
and Financial Conference, was a gathering of delegates from 44
nations that met from July 1 to 22, 1944 in Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire, to agree upon a series of new rules for the post-WWII
international monetary system. The delegates at the Bretton Woods
Conference that designed the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund bowed to American wishes in their creation. The
Bretton Woods Institutions (sometimes called the BWIs, or Bretton
Woods Sisters) were built on a capitalist foundation. Central to
this is the belief that everybody benefits when we all individually
pursue our own self-interest. Which sporting star has a line of
designer clothing called Aneres? Ms. Serena Williams Ms. Serena
Williams, who began designing at a very young age, and who attended
the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, debuted her ANERES Clothing
line in 2003, and premiered her ANERES Clothing Collection in
December, 2004 Expand NASDAQ ? National Association of Securities'
Dealers Automated QuotationsThe National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotations known as NASDAQ, is an American stock
exchange. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity
securities trading market in the United States. With approximately
3,800 companies and corporations, it has more trading volume per
hour than any other stock exchange in the world. It was founded in
1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), who
divested themselves of it in a series of sales in 2000 and 2001. It
is owned and operated by the NASDAQ OMX Group, the stock of which
was listed on its own stock exchange in 2002, and is monitored by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two households, both
alike in dignity. From ancient grudge break to new mutinyWhere
civil blood makes civil hands unclean. A pair of star-cross'd Their
death bury their parents' strife Opening line to which famous play?
Romeo and Juliet Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair
Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new
mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the
fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take
their life; Whole misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their
death bury their parents' strife. The fearful passage of their
death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, Is now the
two hours' traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient ears
attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. I have
some questions about this prologue. What does 'fair' here mean?
What is 'ancient grudge break'? What does 'civil blood' or 'civil
hands' mean? What's 'star-crossed'? What does 'take their life'
mean? Richard Pascale, Tom Peters, Robert Waterman and Anthony
Athos have evolved a core management theory which has been accepted
in all the G-8 nations. Name the theory? Mckinsey 7S FrameworkThe
7-S Framework of McKinsey is a management model that describes 7
factors to organize a company in an holistic and effective way.
Together these factors determine the way in which a corporation
operates. Managers should take into account all seven of these
factors, to be sure of successful implementation of a strategy.
Large or small. They're all interdependent, so if you fail to pay
proper attention to one of them, this may effect all others as
well. On top of that, the relative importance of each factor may
vary over time. Your Choice Movie Dialogues Formula 1 Business
& Brands Automania IPL Music James Bond Food & Drinks Of
all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks
into mine Name the movie?Movie Dialogues CasablancaCasablanca is a
1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz,
starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid and
featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter
Lorre. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between,
in the words of one character, love and virtue. He must choose
between his love for a woman and helping her and her Resistance
leader husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of
Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. Movie Dialogues
I dont want to be a product of my environment, I want my
environment to be a product of me Name the movie?Movie Dialogues
The DepartedThe Departed is a 2006 American action drama film
remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The Departed
was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan and
stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen,
Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga and Mark Wahlberg.The film
won four Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards, including Best
Picture, and a Best Director win for Scorsese. Movie Dialogues
Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing the same character in
two different films [Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me] .What is
the name of this character?James Bond JawsRichard Kiel, who is best
known for his roles as "Jaws" in the James Bond films has been an
actor for nearly thirty-eight years. Like Michael Douglas, Ron
Howard, Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall, he has picked up a lot of
experience by osmosis.Kiel wrote, produced and starred in his own
television show, "THE PAUL BUNYAN SHOW" in 1963. He wrote his first
screenplay "THE DANCE OF DEATH" in 1965. In the 1970's he co-wrote
"THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN," and began co-writing several family
films including "CONSIDER THE RAVENS," WITH WINGS AS EAGLES" and
"ESCAPE FROM PARADISE."James Bond Who performed the Bond Theme for
the first time?James Bond John BarryMonty Norman has been credited
with writing the "James Bond Theme", and has received royalties
since 1962.For Dr. No, the tune was arranged by John Barry who
would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond
films. Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty
Norman despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually
written the theme. Norman has consequently won two libel actions
against publishers for claiming that Barry wrote the theme, most
recently against The Sunday Times in 2001. It is generally
acknowledged that Barry came up with the arrangement used in Dr. No
James Bond Irreverent. Brash. Philanthropic. We've been doing
things our own way since 1971. What started as an American diner in
the heart of London has blossomed into a way of life.Anti
Established since 1971.What do the lines above describeFood &
Drinks The Hard Rock CafeThe first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened its
doors to the public on June 14, 1971, in London, England. Founded
by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two enterprising and
music-loving Americans, HRC was an instant classic, attracting
droves of customers with its first-rate, but moderately priced
casual American fare, warm service and ever-present rock 'n' roll
music and sensibility. Although it was initially decorated with an
eye toward eclectic Americana, HRC has ultimately become the
world's leading collector and exhibitors of rock 'n' roll
memorabilia. Throughout its history, Hard Rock has been governed by
a guiding service philosophy - "Love All - Serve All." Created as a
place where all have always been welcome, regardless of age, sex or
class; this unconditional welcoming hand, first extended by Messrs.
Tigrett and Morton, continues today as integral to Hard Rock's
present and future as it was to its beginnings. Food & Drinks A
cocktail made with a mixture of whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters
and garnished most often with a maraschino cherry,often called the
"King of Cocktails" or the "Drinking Mans Cocktail ?Food &
Drinks The ManhattanThe cocktail was supposedly first invented at
the Manhattan Club in New York City in the early 1870s. Legend has
it that the drink was invented for a banquet hosted by Lady
Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchills mother) in honor of
presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. The success of the banquet
quickly made the cocktail fashionable in New York Citys powerful
circles and prompted many people to request the drink by referring
to the name of the club where it originated, calling it "the
Manhattan cocktail."In fact, some claim that while the drink may
have first been mixed at the Manhattan Club, Lady Churchill had
nothing to do with the banquet honoring Samuel Tilden and, in fact,
was in England at the time giving birth to her soon-to-be famous
son. Another legend says that a bartender with the last name Black
invented the Manhattan at a bar on Broadway in New York City
sometime in the 1860s. Whatever the true story, this cocktail does
indeed bear the name of the island from which it came.Food &
Drinks Brendon Mccullam scored first century in the first match of
IPL against Banglore Royal Challengers. He scored 156 runs from
only 73 balls, which included 13 sixes and 10 fours.Who scored the
first century of the 2009 edition?IPL AB de VilliersSouth African
batsman AB de Villiers, who is playing for Delhi Daredevils in the
Indian Premier League, became the first batsman to score a century
in the second edition of the tournament in Durban. He is also the
seventh batsman in the history of IPL to score a century in the
Twenty20 tournament. De Villiers remained unbeaten on 105 off 54
balls in his team's total of 189 for 5 against Chennai Super Kings.
He hit five boundaries and six sixes, and shared two crucial
partnerships with Tillakaratne Dilshan (50) for the third wicket
and Manoj Tiwary (9) for the fifth wicket after the Daredevils were
reduced to 8 for 2 after two overs. IPL Who was the Man of the
Match in the finals of the 2009 edition?IPL Anil KumbleDespite a
Man of the Match performance in the final, when he took 4/16 runs
he was unable to prevent his team from succumbing to a six-run
defeat.However, Kumble ended as the most sucessful spin bowler and
the 2nd highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets at an economy rate of
5.86 runs per over behind Rudra Pratap Singh, and the team was
subsequently able to qualify along with the Chargers and the Delhi
Daredevils (who topped the preliminary League Table) for the 2009
Twenty20 Champions League. IPL He left Cambridge in 1962 to take
architecture courses at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London.
Along with a colleague he joined the existing group, Sigma 6 in
1963 which later became known as the band The Tea SetIn 1965
another Cambridge student joined them to create one of the most
famous bands in History. Name the band and the Student who joined
them in 1965.Music Pink Floyd, Syd Barret Pink Floyd were formed in
London in 1965 when Syd Barrett moved there from Cambridge and
joined The Tea Set, a group consisting of Regent Street Polytechnic
architecture students Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and
Bob Klose.The group had moderate mainstream success and were one of
the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the
late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. However,
Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually led his colleagues to
replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour.After Barrett's
departure, singer and bass player Roger Waters became a dominant
force in the group, a situation which developed through the late
1970s and lasted until his departure from the group in 1985. The
band had always been popular in England, though they did not
achieve worldwide critical and commercial success until the concept
albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975),
and Animals (1977), and the rock opera The Wall (1979). Music Close
friends through childhood, Paul and Art grew up in the same Forest
Hills neighborhood in Queens, New York, just blocks away from one
another. They met in elementary school in 1953.They were classmates
at Parsons Junior High School and Forest Hills High School, and
began performing together in their junior year as Tom and Jerry.
They began writing their own songs in 1955, and made their first
professional recording, "Hey, Schoolgirl," for Sid Prosen of Big
Records in 1957. How do we know them better?Music Simon and
Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter
duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the
group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success
with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl." As Simon and Garfunkel, the
duo rose to fame in 1965, backed by the hit single "The Sound of
Silence." Their music was featured in the landmark film The
Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness.
Among their biggest hits, in addition to "The Sound of Silence,"
were "I Am a Rock," "Homeward Bound," "A Hazy Shade of Winter,"
"Mrs. Robinson," "Bridge over Troubled Water," "The Boxer,"
"Cecilia," and "Scarborough Fair." They have received several
Grammys and are inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the
Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007). In 2004, Rolling Stone
ranked Simon and Garfunkel #40 on their list of the 100 Greatest
Artists of All Time.[1] Music The 2009 Formula One season is the
60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams
signed up to compete in the championship. The season is scheduled
to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand
Prix on 29 March 2009. It will end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix. Name the Circuit at Abu Dhabi? Formula 1 Yas
Marina Circut The Yas Marina Circuit has been announced as the
venue for a Formula One race in 2009, the event to be named the Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix.Designed as an Arabian version of Monaco, the
twenty-one corners will twist through the man made island, passing
the marina and winding its way through sand dunes, with several
long straights and tight corners. The circuit has four planned
grandstand areas (Main Grandstand, West Grandstand, North
Grandstand, South Grandstand and will have part of its pit lane
exit run underneath the track.Formula 1 Who are the 2 race drivers
for the Panasonic Toyota Racing Team? Formula 1 Jarno Truli and
Timo Glock While retaining Jarno Trulli, Toyota replaced Ralf
Schumacher with reigning GP2 champion Timo Glock for the 2008
season. After two years of unspectacular results following their
most successful season of 2005, the team's third principal, Tadashi
Yamashina, was told he had two years to turn Toyota into a
successful F1 team. Formula 1 What is the origin of the word Jeep ?
Automania The vehicle bore the designation "GP" (for "Government
Purposes" or "General Purpose"), which was phonetically slurred
into the word jeep Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered
trademark) of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle (also
sport utility vehicle - SUV) brand, with Land Rover coming in
second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype
Bantam BRC became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the US
Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period. Many
vehicles serving similar military and civilian roles have since
been created by many nations. Jeeps were also used by the U.S.
Postal Service in the 20th century for mail services. Automania In
1998, owners Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors and another
of their luxury automobile brands , Volkswagen made the highest
offer of 430m.The ownership documents of Rolls-Royce dictated that
Rolls-Royce plc, the aero-engine maker would retain certain
essential trademarks (the Rolls-Royce name and logo) if the
automotive division was sold.After a negotiations and a bidding war
Volkswagencontinued to produce Rolls-Royce cars until the end of
2002 . However, starting 1 stJanuary 2003 Rolls Royce ownership was
to be transferred to BMW. What brand did Volkswagen
retain?Automania Bentley BMW and Volkswagen entered into
negotiations, and an agreement was reached whereby Volkswagen would
manufacture both Bentley and Rolls-Royce cars until the end of
2002, licensing the name from Rolls-Royce plc; on 1 January 2003,
the right to build Rolls-Royce cars would transfer to BMW.BMW
licensed the brand from Rolls-Royce plc and paid 40 million to VW,
but the deal did not include any manufacturing facilities, staff,
or intellectual property on present or future models. BMW also
agreed to continue its supply agreements, which gave VW the time it
needed to reduce its reliance on BMW as a supplier.Bentley
reintroduced the venerable Rolls-Royce V8 engine into the Arnage,
initially as an additional model, and all BMW engine supply ended
in 2003 with the end of Silver Seraph production Automania Who
advertised themselves as "The software for the most advanced
microprocessor on this planet"?Business & Brands Economic Times
Business & Brands Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers houses a very
important establishment. Name it.Business & Brands Bombay Stock
Exchange BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE LIMITED PHIROZE JEEJEEBHOY TOWERS
DALAL STREET MUMBAI- 400001 PHONES : 91-22-22721233/4 FAX :
91-22-22721919 Business & Brands Know Hewitt Ted Hewitt formed
Edwin Shields Hewitt and Associates on October 1, 1940.What was the
business that we were in then? Insurance brokerage specializing in
financial planning for business executives What was the theme of
the 2008 Hewitt Annual Report? Building MomentumIn this business,
nothing stands still. Not our clients. Not our competitors. Not us.
Success depends on a sound strategy, well executed.We are in
motion, our actions are gathering momentum, and we are poised to
pick up the pace. When did this happen? 19-21 Oct 2008 What do the
following have in common ? Ebiquity plc, Gemalto N.V., True
Partners Consulting LLC, S.C. Johnson and Son Inc. Leadership of
the mentioned companies is also on the Hewitt Board of Directors
What is the Hewitt Corporate Headquarters Address? 100 Half Day
Road Linconlnshire, Illinios 60069-3342 In its latest report titled
HR Consulting Marketplace 2009-2011: Key Trends, Profiles and
Forecasts what rank [by revenues] does Hewitt HR Consulting
Practice have? 8 th What is the Latest Post on The Russ Report?
What's Next ?Seeking the opinion of associates on new ways to
accelerate the growth of our business, as the strategic planning
meeting with the board comes close in the end of June 2009 What is
the 52 week high for the Hewitt Associates stock price? USD 42.22
Your Choice Animation Inspirations Business and Brands Automania
Aero Views Record Covers Trophies Arts and Literature Born in
Hell's Kitchen in New York City on West 51st Street in June 7,
1905.Movie directed by Directed by Ron HowardInspirations James J
Braddock, Cinderella Man The 2005 biographical film Cinderella Man
tells the story of James J. Braddock. Directed by Ron Howard, and
starring Russell Crowe as Braddock with Rene Zellweger as his wife,
Mae. The movie had an estimated budget of $88 million and grossed
$108.5 million worldwidePaul Giamatti, playing Braddock's manager
Joe Gould, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor. The role of neighbor Sara Wilson was played by Rosemarie
DeWitt, who is Braddock's real-life granddaughter (daughter of
Braddock's daughter Rosemarie Braddock and husband Kenny DeWitt).
Inspirations Born on February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, WisconsinHe
published his autobiography on May 23, 2006, before becoming an
associate producer of the major motion picture. Inspirations
Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness The Pursuit of
Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film, directed by
Gabriele Muccino and based on the true story of Chris Gardner. The
film stars Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless
salesman-turned stockbroker. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is
based on the eponymous best-selling memoir written by Gardner with
Quincy Troupe. The film was released on December 15, 2006, by
Columbia Pictures. For his performance, Smith got an Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe nomination. The title
is intentionally misspelled, as it also appears as graffiti in a
scene in the film. The misspelled phrase is actually taken from an
essay written in 1776 that argued that whites and blacks were
created equal. Inspirations This is an aerial view of what sporting
arena?Aero Views Wimbledon Courts Aero Views Identify this monument
built in three stages over a period of about 177 years ?Aero Views
The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre
pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is
the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the
Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the cathedral and is
the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del
Duomo) after the cathedral and the baptistry. Although intended to
stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon
after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid
foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to
shift direction. The tower presently leans to the southwest. Aero
Views What Cartoon Series doe we associate the Anthill Mob with
?Animation The Perils of Penelope Pitstop The Perils of Penelope
Pitstop is an American animated television series produced by
Hanna-Barbera (now known as Cartoon Network Studios) that premiered
on CBS on September 13, 1969. The show lasted one full season, with
a total of 17 half-hour episodes produced. The series was patterned
on the silent movie era melodrama cliffhanger movie serial, The
Perils of Pauline using the most successful characters of Wacky
Races, namely Penelope Pitstop, the members of Anthill Mob and
originally Dick Dastardly and Muttley though Dastardly and Muttley
were later dropped in pre-production according to this series DVD
release information Animation Who is the voice of Shrek in Shrek 3
?Animation Mike Myers Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963)
is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He
was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night
Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title
characters in the films Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek.
Animation Name the Album and the ArtistRecord Covers Pink Floyd,
Dark Side of the Moon The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side
of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition) is a concept album by Pink
Floyd. It was released on 17 March 1973 in the United States and 24
March 1973 in the United Kingdom. The Dark Side of the Moon built
on the ideas Pink Floyd had explored in their live shows and
recordings, but it lacked the extended instrumental excursions
which had characterized their work following the departure of
founding member, principal composer and lyricist, Syd Barrett. The
album's themes include conflict, greed, aging, and mental illness,
the latter partly inspired by Barrett's deteriorating mental state.
Record Covers Name the Album and the ArtistRecord Covers The
Beatles, Yellow SubmarineYellow Submarine is a soundtrack album
released by The Beatles corresponding with the film of the same
name released on Apple Records (catalogue number PCS 7070 in the
United Kingdom and SW 153 in the United States.) Remember All you
need is Love. is also from this albumRecord Covers Over 30 People
have won this Trophy. Name it. Trophies Formula One World Drivers'
ChampionshipThe Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is
awarded by the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the
most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as
determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The
Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Nino Farina.
The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari,
in 1952 and 1953.The FIA does not officially declare the Champion
until the end of the season, but a driver is said to have
"clinched" the Championship after it is no longer possible for
another to obtain more points than him, even if the former driver
were to not compete in the remaining races of the season, and the
latter to score the maximum number of points possible. The Drivers'
Championship has been won in the final race of the season 24 times
in the 59 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season
that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002, when
Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining.
Trophies When Ivo goes back with the urn, the urn;Studds, Steel,
Read and Tylecote return, return;The welkin will ring loud,The
great crowd will feel proud Identify this Trophy Trophies The Ashes
Urn The contents of the Darnley urn are also problematic; they were
variously reported to be the remains of a stump, bail or the outer
casing of a ball, but in 1998, Lord Darnleys 82-year-old
daughter-in-law said they were the remains of her mother-in-laws
veil, casting a further layer of doubt on the matter.However,
during the tour of Australia in 2006/7, the MCC official
accompanying the urn said the veil legend had been discounted, and
it was now "95% certain" that the urn contains the ashes of a
cricket bail. Speaking on Channel Nine TV on 25 November 2006, he
also said x-rays of the urn had shown the pedestal and handles were
cracked, and repair work had to be carried out. The urn itself is
made of terracotta and is about six inches (15 cm) tall and may
originally have been a perfume jar. A six verse poem appeared in
the 1 February edition of Melbourne Punch, the fourth verse of
which makes reference to the urn; at some point this verse was
glued to the urn and remains so to the present day. Trophies Bond
Drove it in Goldfinger. The make and model Automania Aston Martin
DB5The Aston Martin DB5 is the most famous Aston Martin car due to
its use by James Bond in Goldfinger (1964). Although Ian Fleming
had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, the DB5 was the
company's newest model when the film was being made. The car used
in the film was the original DB5 prototype, with another standard
car used for stunts. Two more modified cars were built for
publicity tours after the film's release. In January 2006, one of
those cars was auctioned in Arizona for US$2,090,000. The same car
was originally bought in 1970 for 5,000 from the owner, Sir Anthony
Bamford, by a Tennessee museum owner. The other car is located in
the Netherlands in the Louwman Collection Museum. This vehicle
includes Spiked Wheels, Side Mirrors, Rear Bulletproof Screen,
Ejector Seat, Rear Tire Slasher and Machine guns. This is the most
popular James Bond vehicle to date with more then 20 million die
casts sold Automania Also called The Trident, Identify this
Automobile Manufacturer Automania MaseratiThe Maserati brothers,
Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, Ernesto and Mario, were all involved
with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century. Alfieri,
Bindo and Ernesto built 2-litre Grand Prix cars for Diatto.Maserati
began making race cars with 4, 6, 8 and 16 cylinders (actually two
straight eights mounted parallel to one another). Mario, an artist,
is believed to have devised the company's trident emblem, based on
one the Fontana del Nettuno, Bologna. Alfieri Maserati died in 1932
but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm
going, building cars that won races. Automania On the roof of the
Sistine Chappel by Michelangelo, what is this famous fresco
painting called.Arts and Literature Creation of Adam The Creation
of Adam is a fresco painted by Michelangelo circa 1511 that appears
on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It illustrates the Biblical
story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes
life into Adam, the first man. Chronologically the fourth in the
series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis on the Sistine
ceiling, it was among the last to be completed. It is one of the
most famous images in the world Arts and Literature All from the
same pen. Name Him Arts and Literature Alistair Stuart MacLeanA
Scottish novelist who wrote successful thrillers or adventure
stories, the best known of which are perhaps The Guns of Navarone
and Where Eagles Dare, both having been made into successful films.
He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. Compared
to other thriller writers of the time, such as Ian Fleming,
MacLean's books are exceptional in one way at least: they have an
absence of sex and most are short on romance because MacLean
thought that such diversions merely serve to slow down the action.
Nor do the MacLean books resemble the more recent techno-thriller
approach. Instead, he lets little hinder the flow of events in his
books, making his heroes fight against seemingly unbeatable odds
and often pushing them to the limits of their physical and mental
endurance Arts and Literature He was selected in 2001 as the #4
major management guru by the Financial Timesand in 2008, the Wall
Street Journal listed him as the 6th most influential person on
business thinking. Identify this Management guru Business and
Brands Philip KotlerPhilip Kotler (born 27 May 1931 in Chicago) is
the S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International
Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University. He received his master's degree at the University of
Chicago and his PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both
in economics. He did postdoctoral work in mathematics at Harvard
University and in behavioral science at the University of Chicago
Business and Brands What brand mascot is portrayed by the actor in
the picture on the left? Business and Brands Captain MorganCaptain
Morgan is a brand of rum produced by Diageo. It is named after the
17th-century Caribbean privateer from Wales, Sir Henry Morgan.
Captain Morgan's slogan is "Got a little Captain in You?" Captain
Morgan is, by volume, the second largest brand of spirits in the
United States, and the seventh largest world-wide. In 2007[update],
7.6 million 9-liter cases were sold. Most Captain Morgan rum is
sold in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and
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