It has some limited use in the United States, most commonly in measuring the displacement of ships, and in trade of elemental sulfur, and was the unit prescribed for warships by the Washington Naval Treaty 1922âfor example battleships were limited to a displacement of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t; 39,000 short tons).
Whether von Trier is a prankster or a visionary is open to debate, but âThe Idiotsâ â which he wrote in four days â is a disturbing, provocative film that at the very least provides further proof he is a true original playing strictly by his own rules.
Stupid Cupid was practically the first song produced by the brand-new Aldon music formed by producers Don Kirshner and Al Nevins. Connie Francis, too, had just begun her career that year; her first hit was Who's Sorry Now, released just earlier that year.