What is the name of the bird in Peter and the wolf?

Peter and the Wolf is a composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. This is a story for the children spoken by a narrator and followed by the orchestra.

Each character in this story has particular instrument and a musical theme. Peter: string instruments, wolf: French horns, cat: clarinet, duck: oboe, bird: flute.

There is an animated version of this composition produced by Walt Disney in 1946. The voice of the narrator provided Sterling Holloway.

This version has several changes; the pets are given the names. The name of the bird in Peter and the Wolf is Sasha, while the duck is named Sonia and the cat is named Ivan. Also the other characters got their names.

There are other changes such as that Peter already knows that there is a wolf approaching and he is prepared to catch him. At the end, duck is not eaten by the wolf, in that way the story turns out much child- friendly.

The animated version of this Russian composition offers a very positive view of Russians, and beside that it is very interesting story for the children.

Which states were parts of the Confederacy?

The Confederacy or the Confederate States of America were consisted of eleven southern states. Set up from 1861 to 1865, the Confederacy was not recognized state.

These are the states that were parts of confederacy:

• South Carolina
• Mississippi
• Florida
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Texas
• Virginia
• Arkansas
• North Carolina
• Tennessee

The capital of this unrecognized state was Montgomery, Alabama until May 29, 1861. Richmond, Virginia took place as capital until April 2, 1865, and the last capital was Danville, Virginia until the April 10, 1865.

The president of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis and his Vice President was Alexander Stephens.

The civil war between U.S. and the Confederacy officially ended on April 9, 1865 when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.

Interesting fact about American civil war is that more than half of all deaths were the result of disease such as typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis and pneumonia.

How big was the ENIAC?

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first general purpose electronic computer. It was completed in 1945, after the World War II ended.

ENIAC was very big; it was 30 tons weight and took up 63 m2. The entire machine contained about 17000 vacuum tubes, 10000 capacitors, 70000 resistors a 6000 manual switches. To keep ENIAC running, six technicians had to work all the time.

The ENIAC was designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert in the University of Pennsylvania. This computer was designed to calculate artillery firing tables, but it was also used in calculations for the hydrogen bomb and numerical weather prediction. Of course, these are not only applications that ENIAC served for.

Where is ENIAC today? Or, better the parts of ENIAC?

The University of Pennsylvania has four panels of the original forty and also one of the three function tables. Five panels are in the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. The University of Michigan has four panels. The U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, where ENIAC was used has one function table…

Which actress has the most Oscar nominations?

The Academy Awards, better known as Oscars, are awards by AMPAS (the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) for the professional achievements in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers.

The first Academy Awards were presented on May 1929, and the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony for the best films in 2009, was on March 7 2010.

These are categories for nominations and awards: the best actor in a leading role, the best actor in a supporting role, the bets actress in a leading role, the best actress in a supporting role, best art direction, best cinematography, best director, best picture, Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay, Best Writing – Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and others.

The actress with the most nominations for Oscar is talented Meryl Streep. She has received 16 nominations! The first Oscar she won at 1979 for the Kramer vs. Kramer for the best supporting actress. She also won the Oscar for the best actress in Sophie’s choice.

Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in New Jersey, United States. She works in theater, television and film and it is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors.

Here is the list of the films for which Meryl Streep was nominated for:

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

Sophie’s Choice (1982)

Silk wood (1983)

Out of Africa (1985)

Ironweed (1987)

A Cry in the Dark (1988)

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

One True Thing (1998)

Music of the Heart (1999)

Adaptation (2002)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Doubt (2008)

Julie & Julia (2009)

Who recorded werewolves of London?

“Werewolves of London” is a rock song. It is composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon. Performed by Zevon, it is recorded 1977 and included on his album Excitable Boy, released in 1978. The length of this song is 3:27.

The song scored the 21st place at the American Top 40 charts and remained on it for 6 weeks. This was the best success by Warren Zevon.

People remember this song for its refrain featuring “ah-ooo!!”, and the lyrics “I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s, his hair was perfect!”

Some interesting information about this song: Jesse Ventura played the song at his inauguration party. In the film The color of money (1986), this song is played in background. Frontier League baseball team was named after song the London Werewolves.