Offenbach was also well-liked in England, and prompted the birth of a rich tradition of English operetta. This was led by the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), with his partner William Gilbert (1836-1911), who wrote the words. Gilbert and Sullivan wrote 14 brilliant comedy operettas, such as HMS Pinafore (1878), Iolanthe (1882) and also the Mikado [...]

The word ‘operetta’ means ‘little opera’. Like operas, operettas are musical dramas for the theatre that feature characters who sing. But operetta music is much less complicated than opera, and usually appeals to less serious audiences. The light, catchy tunes of operettas are linked by spoken dialogue, while the plots are frequently romantic, with a [...]

Occupation, diet, and lifestyle can all affect wellness adversely. Individuals who work with vibrating equipment, for example pneumatic drills, might go on to suffer from Raynaud’s phenomenon – a circulatory disorder affecting the fingers and toes – and possible hearing loss. Quarry employees, miners and other industrial employees danger developing lung illnesses for example silicosis [...]

The major causes of death within the West these days, non-infectious diseases are conditions that can’t be caught. Some are inherited; others result from an unhealthy lifestyle. Many accompany the normal ageing procedure.
There are many various kinds of inherited illnesses – some are apparent at birth and are called congenital, but numerous do not become [...]

Ice hockey games are played by teams of six; matches last for one hour, divided into three equal periods. Each team tries to score much more goals than the other, by hitting a rubber disc (puck) into the opposing objective net. When shooting, players must hit the puck with their sticks; at other times, they [...]

The first newspaper appeared as early as 59 BC, when Julius Caesar ordered the publication of a handwritten report detailing the Roman Senate’s proceedings. It had been not until the late 15th century, however, when the printing press was invented, that journalism got into its stride.
The very first printed news sheet appeared in Venice in [...]

Despite the new technology, most newspapers in Britain had been really dull. On 28 January 1855, for instance, the most prestigious from the British papers, The Times, printed a parliamentary report that ran to 30 columns – 61,500 worthy but turgid words. Things had been much much more exciting in the United States, where newspapers [...]

Assignment in Africa
If Bennett changed the way news was reported, his son and successor, James Gordon Bennett Jr, changed the nature of news itself. Rather than waiting for stories to arrive, he made them happen. His debut came in 1869 when he heard that a Scottish missionary was missing in Africa. He known as in [...]

People are such meddlers. They turn sensible games into ludicrous carry-ons – volleyball on beaches, tennis on tables and hockey on roller skates. Some fool even thought that it was a great idea to play hockey on ice!
Ice skating is already a nightmare, without worrying about balls and goals and stuff. But surprisingly, everyone wants [...]

As soon as part of the Soviet Union, Belarus is finding its feet as one of the new nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States, the headquarters of this organization is in Minsk.
Belarus covers an area slightly smaller than the UK, and has no coastline. It borders Russia within the north and east, Latvia and [...]