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New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig was known by what nickname? | iron horse | [DOC] [TLE] Lou Gehrig Biography (Baseball Player) - InfopleaseLou Gehrig Biography (Baseball Player) [PAR] Died: 2 June 1941 (Lou Gehrig's Disease) [PAR] Birthplace: New York City, New York [PAR] Best known as: The New York Yankee hero known as "The Iron Horse" [PAR] Name at birth: Henry Louis Gehrig [PAR] Lou Gehrig played in 2130 consecutive games for the New York Yankees from 1925 to 1939, gaining the nickname "The Iron Horse." A slugging first baseman, Lou Gehrig played with teammates like Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio during the Yankee glory years of the 1920s and 1930s. Gehrig won a rare triple crown in 1934, leading the American League with 49 homers, 165 RBI and a .363 batting average. He also was chosen the league's most valuable player in 1927 and 1936, but is best-remembered for incredible streak of consecutive games: over 15 seasons he played in 2130 games without missing one, a record which stood for half a century until it was broken by Cal Ripken in 1995. Lou Gehrig retired after 8 games of the 1939 season and was diagnosed with the degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS -- now known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The Yankees held a recognition day for Lou Gehrig on 4 July 1939, during which he spoke to fans and uttered his famous line, "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth." He died two years later in New York. [PAR] Extra credit: [PAR] Wally Pipp, the player Lou Gehrig replaced at the start of his streak, has become a famous bit of baseball trivia… The Yankees retired Gehrig’s uniform number 4 in 1939, making him the first Yankee ever to receive that honor… Lou Gehrig was played by actor Gary Cooper in the 1942 film Pride of the Yankees… Gehrig was also nicknamed “Larrupin’ Lou” — “larruping” meaning he walloped the ball… Other famous people with ALS include actor David Niven and physicist Stephen Hawking … Lou Gehrig attended Columbia University in New York from 1921-23, but quit near the end of his sophomore year to sign a professional baseball contract. [PAR] Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.[DOC] [TLE] Lou Gehrig - Biography - IMDbLou Gehrig - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Lou Gehrig [PAR] Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (31) | Personal Quotes (6) [PAR] Overview (5) [PAR] Ludwig Heinrich (most sources say Henry Louis) Gehrig [PAR] Nicknames [PAR] 6' (1.83 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] Lou Gehrig is remembered as baseball's "Iron Horse" and used to own the major league record for the 2,130 consecutive games that he played for the New York Yankees between 1925 and 1939, where he had a .340 career batting average, making him one of the greatest hitters of all time. Henry Louis Gehrig was born in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, New York City on June 19, 1903. His parents, Heinrich and Christina Gehrig, were German immigrants. Of their four children, Lou was the only one who survived to adulthood. Growing up as a mama's boy, Lou lived with his parents until he married at the age of 30. Lou attended New York public schools, including the High School of Commerce, where he excelled in baseball, football and swimming. In his senior year, Lou's school won New York's public school baseball championship. They played Chicago's best high school team at Wrigley Field in 1920. The game was a portrait of what was to come: with the bases loaded and two outs in the 9th inning, Lou crushed a 3-2 pitch over the right field to win the game. To fulfill his parents' dream, Lou enrolled at New York's Columbia University in 1922. Because he had briefly played for a professional baseball club the preceding summer, Lou was barred from athletic competitions at Columbia for a year. After sitting out the year, Lou started on the college's baseball |
In chess, white moves first. What color moves first in a game of checkers? | black | [DOC] [TLE] Why does white always move first, isn't this giving white ...Why does white always move first, isn't this giving white an unfair advantage? - Chess.com [PAR] Chess.com [PAR] Why does white always move first, isn't this giving white an unfair advantage? [PAR] Previous [PAR] #1 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] I frequently find that I am playing a black side, I have been analyising many games and more white players win than black. I think this chess rule is outdated and should be reviewed, so black and white start first alternately! Your views on this would be appreciated. [PAR] #2 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] Has it ever occurred to you that if you play more than one game and alternate colors you both play the same amount of games of going first? [PAR] #3 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] Even alternating white and black wouldn't help if you were only playing one game... I think the only truly fair way to handle it would be to have both sides move at the same time. [PAR] #5 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] I actually do better playing black! The idea for white is to attack and the idea is for black to defend. Black can generally get equality if he opens up the board as early as possible by trading off the central pawns and so forth. Nonetheless it is true that white has an advantage and wins slightly more games statistically speaking. [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] SeanEnglish wrote: [PAR] Even alternating white and black wouldn't help if you were only playing one game... I think the only truly fair way to handle it would be to have both sides move at the same time. [PAR] I think this would be cool. I mean, you could actually get a simultaneous checkmate if you played it right. [PAR] #7 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] Isn't it the case that in soccer the ball gets tossed in and both players jump straight into the game? One team starting first would not be fair would not be a level playing field. No one should be starting first every time! [PAR] #8 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] White hadn't always been required to move first. That rule wasn't agreed upon until the late 19th century, so in chess-years, it's somewhat recent. [PAR] It's only fair, black gets to move first in checkers. [PAR] (Engines have solved checkers, plus proven it's a draw btw). [PAR] #10 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] If two players are sitting at the chessboard, then when it's their next game, it's understood (under a new rule), the last one to play first would have to wait while the other side moves first, regardless of the color. That's what I call fair! You just say "you started first last game so I 'm black and it's my turn to start first now", that would work! [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] Ellie47 wrote: [PAR] Isn't it the case that in soccer the ball gets tossed in and both players jump straight into the game? One team starting first would not be fair would not be a level playing field. No one should be starting first every time! [PAR] No, that's not the way a game of soccer starts. [PAR] #12 [PAR] Dec 18, 2014 [PAR] Someone's gotta go first! I think its funny how a computer thinks the game is "0" but when white makes its first move the score goes to something like "0.1." I wonder if chess is ever solved if we can answer whether white has the advantage or not [PAR] Babytigrrr wrote: [PAR] Ellie47 wrote: [PAR] Isn't it the case that in soccer the ball gets tossed in and both players jump straight into the game? One team starting first would not be fair would not be a level playing field. No one should be starting first every time! [PAR] No, that's not the way a game of soccer starts. [PAR] Haha. For your information, Ellie47, soccer starts with one random team |
A hero to the Swiss, William Tell shot what from the head of his son in a feat of crossbow marksmanship? | apple | [DOC] [TLE] Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head ...Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? | HowStuffWorks [PAR] Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? [PAR] A sculpture of legendary Swiss hero William Tell and his trusty crossbow looks out over Lausanne, Switzerland, at sunset. [PAR] Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images [PAR] Generations can recognize the "William Tell Overture" within a few notes of its launch, thanks to its lasting association with vintage Lone Ranger reruns and a 2013 cinematic remake of the same name. But who was William Tell, and did he really shoot an apple off his son's head? [PAR] Tell was a farmer and Swiss folk hero. He literally stands as a symbol of political freedom; there is a bronze statue of him in Uri, a mountain village that is the birthplace of modern Switzerland . As the country's founding father, Tell is both legend and legendary. As the story goes, in 1307, an agent of the Hapsburg duke of Austria placed a Hapsburg hat on a pole and ordered passersby to remove their caps. Tell refused and was then ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head with an arrow at 120 paces or he and his son would both be killed. Tell obliged and succeeded in hitting the apple off his son's head in a single shot. [PAR] Up Next [PAR] Was Isaac Newton really hit in the head with an apple? [PAR] What happened next kicked off a revolution among the poor, medieval inhabitants and led to an overthrow of capricious foreign rule. The agent asked Tell why he had a second arrow in his jacket, to which Tell replied, "If the first arrow had killed my son, I would have shot the second at you, and I would not have missed." [PAR] Tell was promptly detained and deported by boat, bound for a dungeon in a neighboring castle. He escaped, galvanized others in an uprising and the rest is a proud part of Swiss history. [PAR] Unfortunately, many scholars doubt that Tell was actually a real person. There's no evidence that he ever existed or that anyone in Uri shot an arrow off a child's head. More likely, the tale is amalgamation of events real and imagined. [PAR] While the uprising against Austria is steeped in reality, the addition of Tell's daring feat probably comes from a remarkably similar story originating in 18th-century Denmark. In it, a Viking chief boasting of his marksmanship to a king, who promptly ordered the Viking to prove it. The king placed an apple on the Viking man's son and ordered the Viking to shoot it off his head with a single arrow. The Viking did so, and when asked why he had another arrow in his vest, replied, "To kill you, sire, had I killed my son" [source: Wernick ] [PAR] Even the first written account of Tell's exploits -- appearing 250 years after the supposed events occurred -- had to be revised to match other accounts of Switzerland's budding independence, adding even more weight to the fact that Tell's life may have been a tall tale after all [sources: Wernick , Britannica ]. [PAR] 1[DOC] [TLE] William Tell - tititudorancea.netWilliam Tell [PAR] William Tell [PAR] Guglielmo Tell; [PAR] Romansh : [PAR] Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of disputed historical authenticity who is said to have lived in the canton of Uri in Switzerland in the early 14th century. [PAR] The legend proper [PAR] William Tell, who originally hailed from Bürglen, was known as an expert marksman with the crossbow . At the time, the Habsburg emperors of Austria were seeking to dominate Uri. Hermann Gessler, the newly appointed Austrian Vogt of Altdorf, raised a pole in the village's central square, hung his hat on top of it, and demanded that all the local townsfolk bow before the hat. When Tell passed by the hat without bowing to it, he was arrested. He received the punishment of being forced to shoot an apple off the head of his son, Walter, or else both would be executed. Tell had been promised freedom if he successfully |
A Hoosier is a native of which state? | indiana | [DOC] [TLE] The Word Hoosier - Indiana University BloomingtonThe Word Hoosier [PAR] The Word Hoosier [PAR] Herman B Wells Library [PAR] Indiana University - Bloomington [PAR] Like barnacles, a thick crust of speculation has gathered over the word "Hoosier" to explain the origin of Indiana's nickname. Popular theories, diligently and often sincerely advanced, form a rich, often amusing body of folklore. Those theories include: "Who's here?" as a question to unknown visitors or to the inhabitants of a country cabin; Hussar, from the fiery European mounted troops; "Huzzah!" proclaimed after victory in a fight; Husher, a brawny man, capable of stilling opponents; Hoosa, an Indian word for corn; Hoose, an English term for a disease of cattle which gives the animals a wild sort of look; and the evergreen "Who's ear?" asked while toeing a torn-off ear lying on the bar room floor the morning after a brawl. [PAR] The best evidence, however, suggests that "Hoosier" was a term of contempt and opprobrium common in the upland South and used to denote a rustic, a bumpkin, a countryman, a roughneck, a hick or an awkward, uncouth or unskilled fellow. Although the word's derogatory meaning has faded, it can still be heard in its original sense, albeit less frequently than its cousins "Cracker" and "Redneck." [PAR] From the South "Hoosier" moved north and westward with the people into the Ohio Valley, where it was applied at first to the presumably unsophisticated inhabitants of Southern Indiana. Later it expanded to include all residents of the state and gradually lost its original, potent connotation of coarseness in manners, appearance and intellect. [PAR] As for the word itself, it may derive from the Saxon word "hoo" meaning promontory or cliff or ridge or rise or hill. Jacob Piatt Dunn, a diligent scholar of the word, believes a Saxon beginning, and such a meaning survives in various place names in England. There is some sense in the notion, too, that those who applied the insult and those to whom it was applied (and who understood it) came primarily from British stock. [PAR] The unusual (ier or sier) ending has always been difficult to explain. Might it be from "scir" the old form of "shire?" The Hoo Shire would then be the Hill Country, the High Places or the Mountain Region. Would that meaning then extend to those who lived in the hills, making them the "hooscirs" and later the "Hoosiers," the mountain people, hillbillies by another name? [PAR] Speculation Begins [PAR] Speculation about the origin of the word Hoosier as a nickname for residents of Indiana began in print as early as 1833. In that year the Indiana Democrat of October 26, 1833 reprinted an article from the Cincinnati Republican: [PAR] HOOSHIER [PAR] The appellation of Hooshier has been used in many of the Western States, for several years, to designate, in a good natural way, an inhabitant of our sister state of Indiana. Ex- Governor Ray has lately started a newspaper in Indiana, which he names "The Hoshier" [sic]. Many of our ingenious native philologists have attempted, though very unsatisfactorily, to explain this somewhat singular term. Mordecai M. Noah, in the late number of his Evening Star, undertakes to account for it upon the faith of a rather apocryphal story of a recruiting officer, who was engaged during the last war, in enlisting a company of HUSSARS, whom by mistake he unfortunately denominated Hooshiers. Another etymologist tells us that when the state of Indiana was being surveyed, the surveyors, on finding the residence of a squatter, would exclaim "Who's here ," -- that this exclamation, abbreviated to Hoosier was, in process of time, applied as a distinctive appellation to the original settlers of that state, and, finally to its inhabitants generally. Neither of these hypotheses are deserving of any attention. The word Hooshier is indebted for its existence to that once |
Which was domesticated first? The dog? Or the Cat? | dogs | [DOC] [TLE] How Wild Cats First Became Domesticated and Why Dogs are ...How Wild Cats First Became Domesticated and Why Dogs are Tamer : Nature & Environment : Science World Report [PAR] How Wild Cats First Became Domesticated and Why Dogs are Tamer [PAR] Catherine Griffin [PAR] First Posted: Nov 11, 2014 07:33 AM EST [PAR] Cats and kittens can be found in pet owners' households across the world. But how did these felines first become the cute and cuddly pets that they are today? Cats and humans have shared the same households for the past 9,000 years and now, scientists have studied the cat genome to learn a bit more about how these creatures were first domesticated. [PAR] Wolves and, in consequence, dogs were actually domesticated over 30,000 years ago. Ancient humans used these canines and watchdogs and even as hunters. Cats, in contrast, were domesticated far later-if you can even call it domesticated. [PAR] "Cats, unlike dogs, are really only semidomesticated," said Wes Warren, one of the researchers, in a news release. "They only recently split off from wild cats, and some even still breed with their wild relatives. So we were surprised to find DNA evidence of their domestication." [PAR] The project to sequence the cat genome began in 2007. The original goal was to study hereditary diseases in domestic cats, though the study eventually revealed far more than that. The scientists examined the genomes of both domestic cats and wild cats, finding specific regions of the domestic cat genome that differed significantly. [PAR] More specifically, the researchers found changes in areas of a domestic cat's genome that involved memory, fear and reward-seeking. [PAR] "Humans most likely welcomed cats because they controlled rodents that consumed their grain harvests," said Warren. "We hypothesized that humans would offer cats food as a reward to stick around." [PAR] This isn't all they found. The researchers also compared the cat's genome with those of other mammals, including a tiger, a cow, a dog and a human. The differences in the cat genome helped explain characteristics such as why cats are almost exclusively carnivorous and how their vision and sense of smell differ from other animals, like dogs. [PAR] "Cats tend to be more active at dawn and dusk," said Michael Montague, one of the researchers. "So they need to be able to detect movement in low light." [PAR] The findings reveal a bit more about our favorite felines. While the genomes of domestic cats have changed little since their split from wild cats, there is evidence of the species' more recent domestication.[DOC] [TLE] The History of How Dogs Were DomesticatedThe History of How Dogs Were Domesticated [PAR] Variation on a Dog. Michael Blann / Getty Images [PAR] Updated June 02, 2016. [PAR] Dog history is really the history of the partnership between dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and humans. That partnership is based on a human need for help with herding and hunting, for an early alarm system, and for a source of food in addition to the companionship many of us today know and love. Dogs get companionship, protection and shelter, and a reliable food source out of the deal. But when this partnership first occurred is still under some controversy. [PAR] Dog history has been studied recently using mitochondrial DNA, which suggests that wolves and dogs split into different species around 100,000 years ago: but whether humans had anything to do with that, no one really knows. Recent mtDNA analysis (Boyko et al.), suggests that the origin and location of dog domestication, long thought to be in east Asia, is in some doubt. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] Test Your General Science Knowledge [PAR] A recent study led by Robert Wayne (vonHoldt et al. 2010) reported that dogs appear to have a higher proportion of wolf haplotypes from grey wolves native to the Middle East. That suggests, contrary to earlier studies, that the middle east was the original location of domestication. What also showed up in this report was evidence for either a second Asian domestication or a later admixture with Chinese wolves. [PAR] European Paleolithic Dogs [PAR] Part of the puzzle of the |
What type of geographical feature is the Little Bighorn, site of a famous 1876 battle? | river | [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History ...Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History - HISTORY.com [PAR] Battle of the Little Bighorn [PAR] Battle of the Little Bighorn [PAR] Author [PAR] Battle of the Little Bighorn [PAR] URL [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] Introduction [PAR] The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Calvary, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90) at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. [PAR] Google [PAR] Battle of the Little Bighorn: Mounting Tensions [PAR] Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (c.1840-77), leaders of the Sioux on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana . By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River–which they called the Greasy Grass–in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked. [PAR] Did You Know? [PAR] Several members ofGeorge Armstrong Custer's family were alsokilled at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including two of his brothers, his brother-in-law and a nephew. [PAR] In mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and prepared to march. A force of 1,200 Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later, General Alfred Terry ordered George Custer’s 7th Cavalry to scout ahead for enemy troops. On the morning of June 25, Custer drew near the camp and decided to press on ahead rather than wait for reinforcements. [PAR] Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand [PAR] At mid-day on June 25, Custer’s 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Among the Native Americans, word quickly spread of the impending attack. The older Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, while Crazy Horse set off with a large force to meet the attackers head on. Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead. [PAR] The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes. Within five years, almost all of the Sioux and Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. [PAR] Tags[DOC] [TLE] Archeology at The Battle of the Little Bighorn - NPSArcheology at The Battle of the Little Bighorn [PAR] Uses the archeological data to analyze the progress of the battle. [PAR] [PAR] Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. [PAR] [PAR] The published revision and reinterpretation of his dissertation, which suggests Custer moved further north and west than previously thought. [PAR] [PAR] West River History: The Indian Village on Little Bighorn River, June 25-26, 1876. In Legacy, New Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, edited by Charles E. Rankin, pp 139 |
What legendary porn star was arrest, tried and acquitted as an accomplice in the so-called Wonderland Murders, immortalized in the 2003 Val Kilmer vehicle Wonderland? | john holmes | [DOC] [TLE] Wonderland murdersThe Wonderland murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders or the Laurel Canyon Murders, are four unsolved murders that occurred in Los Angeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that six people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the Wonderland Gang, five were present, and four of those five died from extensive blunt-force trauma injuries: Billy DeVerell, Ron Launius, Joy Miller, and Barbara Richardson. Launius' wife, Susan Launius, survived the attack. The attack was allegedly masterminded by organized crime figure and nightclub owner Eddie Nash. He, his henchman Gregory DeWitt Diles, and porn star John Holmes were at various times arrested, tried, and acquitted for their involvement in the murders. [PAR] Nash robbery [PAR] The Wonderland Gang was centered on the occupants of a rented townhouse at 8763 Wonderland Avenue in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles, California: Ronnie Lee "Ron" Launius (the leader), Joy Audrey Gold Miller (the lease-holder), William Raymond "Billy" DeVerell (Launius' right-hand man and Miller's live-in boyfriend), and David Lind. All four were involved in drug use and drug dealing. Tracy Ray McCourt was also involved with the gang. [PAR] Members of the gang had committed a brutal home invasion and armed robbery at Eddie Nash's home two days earlier, on June 29, 1981. Nash suspected Holmes had been involved. Following the robbery, Holmes ended up at Nash's home. Accounts vary as to how and why Holmes arrived there; according to some sources Holmes went there himself to try to make himself appear innocent, whereas others claim Holmes was kidnapped by Nash's henchmen when they recognized Holmes walking around wearing some of Nash's jewelry. For example, Scott Thorson, a former boyfriend of Liberace, who was buying drugs at Nash's home, wrote in his memoir My Life with Liberace (1988) that Nash had ordered Gregory Diles to bring Holmes to his house, and Diles found Holmes on a street in Hollywood, wearing one of the rings that had been stolen from Nash, and brought him back to Nash. Nash directed Diles to beat Holmes, and Nash threatened to kill Holmes and his family, until Holmes identified the people behind the robbery. Thorson witnessed the beating. [PAR] Wonderland Gang murders [PAR] Around 3:00 am, on July 1, two days after the Nash robbery, Holmes and a number of unidentified men entered the Wonderland house and bludgeoned to death Launius, Deverell, Miller, and Richardson; the weapons were believed to be hammers and/or striated (threaded) metal pipes. Ron Launius' wife, Susan, suffered severe brain damage in the attack but ultimately survived and recovered, although she was left with permanent amnesia regarding the night of her attack, had to have part of her skull surgically removed, and lost part of one finger. Neither Lind nor McCourt was present for the attack, as Lind was consuming drugs with a male prostitute called Shilo Watts in a motel, and McCourt was at his own home. [PAR] Although neighbors would later report having heard screams, no phone calls were placed to the police until 4:00 pm on July 1, over 12 hours later, when furniture movers working at the house next door to Wonderland heard Susan Launius moaning and went to investigate. When questioned, neighbors said that the drug-fueled Wonderland parties often included loud, violent screaming and disruptive noise, so that when they heard the murders occurring, they simply believed another party was taking place. The house was notorious for round-the-clock mayhem and debauchery. [PAR] Police action and trials [PAR] Los Angeles Police Department detectives Tom Lange and Robert Souza led the murder investigation and searched Nash's home a few days after the crime. There they found more than $1 million worth of cocaine, as well as some items stolen from the Wonderland house. [PAR] Because his palm print was found at the scene, Holmes was arrested and charged with four counts of murder in March 1982. The prosecutor, Los Angeles District Attorney Ron Coen, attempted to prove Holmes was a |
Cursed, tormented and damned ghostly sailors aboard the Flying Dutchmen are forever forced to sail the waters around what South African headland, still a major navigation point (and commonly thought to be the southern most point in Africa)? | cape of good hope | [DOC] [TLE] HeadlandA headland (or simply head) is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape. Headlands are characterized by high, breaking waves, rocky shores, intense erosion, and steep sea cliffs. [PAR] Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form where weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk, limestone, granite) forming a headland, or peninsula. Through the deposition of sediment within the bay and the erosion of the headlands, coastlines eventually straighten out then start the same process all over again. [PAR] List of notable headlands [PAR] Africa [PAR] *Cap-Vert, Senegal [PAR] *Cape Agulhas, South Africa, Africa's southernmost point [PAR] *Cape Blanc, Mauritania [PAR] *Cape Bojador, Western Sahara [PAR] *Cape Correntes, Mozambique [PAR] *Cape Delgado, Mozambique [PAR] *Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [PAR] *Cape Juby, Morocco [PAR] *Cape Malabata, Morocco [PAR] *Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia, Africa's northernmost point [PAR] Asia [PAR] *Cape Dezhnev, Russia [PAR] *Cape Engano, Philippines [PAR] *Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India [PAR] *Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India [PAR] *Cabo de Rama, Goa, India [PAR] Europe [PAR] *Beachy Head, England [PAR] *Cabo da Roca, Portugal, the western tip of mainland Europe [PAR] *Cabo de São Vicente/Sagres, Portugal, the southwestern tip of mainland Europe [PAR] *Cap Gris Nez, France [PAR] *Cape Arkona, Germany [PAR] *Cape Emine, Bulgaria [PAR] *Cape Enniberg, Faroe Islands [PAR] *Cape Finisterre, Spain [PAR] *Cape Greco, Cyprus [PAR] *Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria [PAR] *Cape Tainaron, Greece, the southern tip of mainland Europe [PAR] *Cape Wrath, Scotland [PAR] *Gibraltar [PAR] *Land's End, Cornwall, England [PAR] *North Cape, Norway, the northern tip of mainland Europe [PAR] *Pointe du Raz, France [PAR] *St Bees Head, UK, the most westerly point of northern England [PAR] *Great Orme, Wales [PAR] North America [PAR] Canada [PAR] *Cape Chidley, Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut [PAR] *Cape Columbia, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost point [PAR] *Cape Freels, Newfoundland and Labrador [PAR] *Cape Norman, Newfoundland and Labrador [PAR] *Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost point [PAR] *Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick [PAR] Greenland [PAR] *Cape Farewell, Greenland's southernmost point [PAR] Mexico [PAR] *Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico [PAR] United States [PAR] *Cape Canaveral, Florida [PAR] *Cape Charles, Virginia [PAR] *Cape Cod, Massachusetts [PAR] *Cape Fear, North Carolina [PAR] *Cape Hatteras, North Carolina [PAR] *Cape Henlopen, Delaware [PAR] *Cape Henry, Virginia [PAR] *Cape May, New Jersey [PAR] *Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska [PAR] *Cascade Head, Oregon [PAR] *Diamond Head, Hawaii [PAR] *Heceta Head, Oregon [PAR] *Koko Head, Hawaii [PAR] *Marin Headlands, California [PAR] *Mount Mitchill, New Jersey [PAR] *North Shore, Lake Superior, Minnesota [PAR] *Point Reyes, California [PAR] Oceania [PAR] Australia [PAR] *Sydney Heads, New South Wales [PAR] *Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia [PAR] *Cape York, Queensland [PAR] *South East Cape, Tasmania [PAR] *South West Cape, Tasmania [PAR] New Zealand [PAR] *Cape Egmont [PAR] *Cape Foulwind [PAR] *Cape Reinga [PAR] *East Cape [PAR] *North Cape [PAR] *Young Nick's Head [PAR] South America [PAR] *Cape Froward, Chile [PAR] *Cape Horn, Chile, South America's southernmost point [PAR] *Cape Virgenes, Argentina |
Sept 17, 1976 saw the unveiling of which NASA space shuttle, which while it was not destined to boldly go where no man had gone before, was a valuable test bed? | enterprise | [DOC] [TLE] Space ShuttleThe Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development.[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/taskgrp.html Space Task Group Report, 1969] The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. Five complete Shuttle systems were built and used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. The Shuttle fleet's total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. [PAR] Shuttle components included the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank (ET) containing liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Shuttle was launched vertically, like a conventional rocket, with the two SRBs operating in parallel with the OV's three main engines, which were fueled from the ET. The SRBs were jettisoned before the vehicle reached orbit, and the ET was jettisoned just before orbit insertion, which used the orbiter's two Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engines. At the conclusion of the mission, the orbiter fired its OMS to de-orbit and re-enter the atmosphere. The orbiter then glided as a spaceplane to a runway landing, usually at the Shuttle Landing Facility of KSC or Rogers Dry Lake in Edwards Air Force Base, California. After landing at Edwards, the orbiter was flown back to the KSC on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a specially modified Boeing 747. [PAR] A sixth orbiter, Enterprise, was built in 1976 for use in Approach and Landing Tests and had no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis. Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational orbiter, Endeavour, was built in 1991 to replace Challenger. The Space Shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of Atlantiss final flight on July 21, 2011. [PAR] Overview [PAR] The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable human spaceflight vehicle capable of reaching low Earth orbit, commissioned and operated by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1981 to 2011. It resulted from shuttle design studies conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in the 1960s and was first proposed for development as part of an ambitious second-generation Space Transportation System (STS) of space vehicles to follow the Apollo program in a September 1969 report of a Space Task Group headed by Vice President Spiro Agnew to President Richard Nixon. Nixon's post-Apollo NASA budgeting withdrew support of all system components except the Shuttle, to which NASA applied the STS name. [PAR] The vehicle consisted of a spaceplane for orbit and re-entry, fueled by expendable liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks, with reusable strap-on solid booster rockets. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982, all launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The system was retired from service in 2011 after 135 missions, with Atlantis making the final launch of the three-decade Shuttle program on July 8, 2011. The program ended after Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011. Major missions included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and servicing and construction of space stations. The first orbiter vehicle, named Enterprise, was built for the initial Approach and Landing Tests phase and lacked engines, heat shielding, and other equipment necessary for orbital flight. A total of five operational orbiters were built, and of these, two were destroyed in accidents. |
94 years ago today, what New York born oil baron became the worlds first billionaire? | john davison rockefeller | [DOC] [TLE] On This Day: Obituary - The New York TimesFinancier's Fortune in Oil Amassed in Industrial Era of 'Rugged Individualism' [PAR] Financier's Fortune in Oil Amassed in Industrial Era of 'Rugged Individualism' [PAR] By THE NEW YORK TIMES [PAR] John Davison Rockefeller was the richest man in the world at the height of his active career. Starting his business life as a poor boy in an office, with little formal education and no capital except what he saved by strict economy out of meager earnings, he became the pioneer of efficient business organization and of the modern corporation, the most powerful capitalist of his age, and the greatest philanthropist and patron of higher education, scientific research and public health in the history of the world. [PAR] It was estimated after Mr. Rockefeller retired from business that he had accumulated close to $1,500,000,000 out of the earnings of the Standard Oil trust and out of his other investments. This was probably the greatest amount of wealth that any private citizen had ever been able to accumulate by his own efforts. [PAR] The foregoing estimate was made on the basis of 1918 income tax returns, which indicated that Mr. Rockefeller's taxable income was then $33,000,000 and that his total fortune was probably more than $800,000,000. At that time he had distributed about $500,000,000 in public benefactions. [PAR] Mr. Rockefeller's taxable income in 1921 had decreased to between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000, and he no longer headed the list of the Internal Revenue Bureau, as there was a taxpayer with a net income of more than $5,000,000. John D. Rockefeller Jr. made a public statement in the same year that his father's wealth had never reached $1,000,000,000, although the elder Rockefeller had often been referred to as "the world's only billionaire." John D. Rockefeller Jr. also said that his father's property had been "materially reduced by the large gifts from principal which he had made during recent years." [PAR] In 1923, during the Senate oil investigation, it was learned from testimony at Washington that the elder Rockefeller was no longer a stockholder in the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and that he did not hold 1 per cent of stock in any of the Standard Oil companies. [PAR] The World's Greatest Giver [PAR] Mr. Rockefeller, who had been the greatest "getter" of money in the country during the years he was exploiting its oil resources, became, after his retirement from business, the world's greatest giver. He gave even more than Andrew Carnegie, whose philanthropies amounted to $350,000,000. [PAR] Not until Mr. Rockefeller's death were complete and accurate figures on his benefactions made public. Then it was disclosed that in the period between 1855 and 1934 he had made gifts to various charitable and educational organizations totaling $530,853,632. [PAR] Of this sum, $182,851,480 went to the Rockefeller Foundation, $129,209,167 to the General Education Board, $73,985,313 to the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial in New York City and $59,931,891 to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. [PAR] These were the largest items on his list of philanthropies. There were other sizable gifts, however, including $34,708,375 to the University of Chicago and large gifts to Protestant churches, the Y. M. C. A, Y. W. C. A., the Anti-Saloon League and the Republican National Committee. [PAR] The amount of money that Mr. Rockefeller induced others to give cannot be estimated. It was his custom, however, to make many of his gifts contingent upon the ability of sponsors of an institution to raise an equal amount through their own efforts. [PAR] Mr. Rockefeller also distributed a large part of his fortune among members of his family. Whereas the elder Rockefeller owned less than 1 per cent of the stock of any of the Standard Oil companies in 1923, John D. Rockefeller Jr., it was testified before the Senate committee, owned Standard Oil stock with a market value of $410,674,399, paying an annual dividend of $11,946,622. [PAR] The life story of the man who started with nothing and accumulated so much and who gave away |
What self-governed U.S. territory has the motto: “Where America’s day begins”? | guam | [DOC] [TLE] Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, Grades 3-5, Guam ...Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, Grades 3-5, Guam Territory Facts [PAR] Languages: [PAR] English and Chamorro Motto: "Where America's Day Begins" Origin of [PAR] Territory's Name: Guam comes from the ancient Chamorro word "Guahan" which means "we have". Location: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Land Area: 212 sq. mi. Largest City: Dededo Territory's Bird: Marianas Rose Crown Fruit Dove (Tottot) (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Territory's Flower: Bougainvillea spectabilis / Puti Tai Nobiu Territory's Tree: Ifit (Intsia bijuga) Territory's Song: Stand Ye Guamanians E-mail your Congressperson: U.S. House: 111th Congress[DOC] [TLE] a to z the usa: Guam Day, Motto, and Nicknamea to z the usa: Guam Day, Motto, and Nickname [PAR] a to z the usa [PAR] Guam Day, Motto, and Nickname [PAR] Guam Day, Motto, and Nickname [PAR] GUAM DAY [PAR] DATE OF ADMISSION TO UNITED STATES [PAR] August 1, 1950 (as unincorporated territory) [PAR] FORMER/OTHER DESIGNATIONS [PAR] Guahan (Chamorro) [PAR] HISTORY [PAR] Guam was under Spanish rule until 1898, when, under the terms of the Treaty of Paris at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, the United States took control of it. Until 1941, the island served as a waypoint for U.S. ships traveling to the Philippines and other ports in Southeast Asia. In December 1941, Japanese military forces invaded and occupied Guam. The United States recaptured the island in 1944. [PAR] Under the Guam Organic Act of 1950, Guam became an unincorporated organized territory of the United States. The proposal for statehood has been advanced by a number of Guamanian citizens, in an effort to establish a plebiscite under the supervision of the United Nations. Three options have been considered for Guam: statehood, independence, or continued territorial status. Although several attempts were made in 2000, 2002, and 2004 to schedule a plebiscite, a vote has yet to be formalized. [PAR] MOTTO [PAR] "Where America’s Day Begins" [PAR] Guam's motto, "Where America's Day Begins," refers to its geographic location—it is on the other side of the International Dateline from Hawaii, and therefore is a day ahead of the rest of the United States. [PAR] NICKNAMES [PAR] "Land of the Chamorro," "Hub of the Pacific," "Gateway to Micronesia" [PAR] "Land of the Chamorro" (Guahan i tano’ Chamorro) refers to the indigenous inhabitants of Guam, who populate many of the islands of Micronesia. Guam has also been called the "Hub of the Pacific" because of its location. Both early Spanish exploration and United States military defense have benefited strategically from Guam’s location in the Pacific. "Gateway to Micronesia" reflects its relationship to other Pacific islands. [PAR] -World Trade Press[DOC] [TLE] PUERTO RICO HERALD: What Are The Six U.S. Territories?PUERTO RICO HERALD: What Are The Six U.S. Territories? [PAR] Esta página no está disponible en español. [PAR] Winston-Salem Journal [PAR] Kid SAM the Straight Answer Ma'am [PAR] What Are The Six U.S. Territories? [PAR] DECEMBER 31, 2001 [PAR] Copyright © 2001 Winston-Salem Journal. All Rights Reserved. [PAR] Q. What are the six U.S. territories? I looked in my atlas and found Washington, D.C.; Guam; the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Puerto Rico . I couldn't find the other two. Do they have flags? - L.H. [PAR] A. American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands are all territories of the United States. Washington, D.C., and the Northern Mariana Islands are commonwealths. Puerto Rico was once a territory, but is now a commonwealth, according to Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. [PAR] Territories and commonwealths are partly self-governing areas that have not been granted statehood . The indigenous people of these areas are citizens of the United States. [PAR] American Samoa is made up of six Polynesian |
Honeycrisp, Ambrosia, Pippin, Gravenstein, and McIntosh are varieties of what? | apple | [DOC] [TLE] Honeycrisp. Honeycrisp apple, McIntosh apple, Cortland ...Honeycrisp. Honeycrisp apple, McIntosh apple, Cortland apple, Macoun apples, Forutne apples, Empire Apples [PAR] Local Stores that feature Explosively Crisp® Honeycrisp Apples [PAR] You Know its Crisp if you see [PAR] “Explosively Crisp®” [PAR] Honeycrisp, Macoun, McIntosh Cortland, Gala, Empire, Fuji, Rome, Red Delicious, Northern Spy, Winesap apple trees available for spring delivery. Check details [PAR] Honeycrisp apple fruit trees grow best where it is the coldest! [PAR] Honeycrisp. Another great Minnesota apple [PAR] Macoun apples will be available in October, Cortland apples are ready. Northern Spy apples ready first apple week of November along with our all new CandyCrisp® Apple. Look for our apple combos of Honeycrisp, Fortune, Fuji and more. [PAR] Our apple team uses a foam insert apple gift box. Quality packaging helps your apples arrive in the best quality. Others may just use a cardboard tray with a sleeve over it. Apples by the case saves you some money at our site but you do run the risk of bruising in shipment. [PAR] Honeycrisp apple. Honeycrisp apples are as we have predicted becoming the most popular apple in the world. Honeycrisp the apple that everyone remembers after the first “crunch”. Take a bite of a Honeycrisp apple and you too might not want to eat any other apples but Honeycrisp apples. Don’t take our word for it ask anyone who has eaten Honeycrisp or better yet order some and see for yourself. [PAR] Great Honeycrisp Stories? Share your Honeycrisp story with everyone in our guest book or send us an EMAIL. Share your favorite Honeycrisp apple recipes with us too. [PAR] TRUE HONEYCRISP APPLE STORY FROM A CUSTOMER [PAR] “Everyday when I get home from work the neighbors horse runs across the pasture to meet me [PAR] and I give him a slice of Honeycrisp. One day I thought, I will give him a slice of (xxxx) apple. [PAR] He just dropped it out of his mouth! I then gave him his slice of Honeycrisp Apple!” [PAR] [PAR] All rights reserved 1999 - 2016 [PAR] Explosively Crisp®[DOC] [TLE] Activities — Willow View FarmsActivities — Willow View Farms [PAR] Willow View offers seasonal u-pick . Find more information here . [PAR] Apples [PAR] We grow 22 different varieties of apples, most of which are available to u-pick , as well as in our country store. Popular varieties include: Gingergold, Gala, Elstar, Honeycrisp, Ambrosia, McIntosh and Jonagold. We grow limited amounts of heritage varieties, including Gravenstein, Boskoop, Northern Spy, and Cox's Orange Pippin. See our u-pick page for more information and availability. [PAR] Pumpkin Patch [PAR] Here at Willow View we grow over 50 varieties of pumpkins (including giants ranging from 50-100+lbs)! [PAR] Bring the family out in Fall for a day at the farm, and enjoy a hayride to the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own, or grab a wagon and walk out to the patch. [PAR] Regular and specialty pumpkins are available for purchase in the yard in case you don't have time to walk out the the patch. [PAR] Hayrides [PAR] Hayrides through the orchard are available on the last two weekends of September, during our Apple Days Festivals. In October, we offer hayrides to the pumpkin patch every weekend, as well as on Thanksgiving Monday, and the province-wide Pro-D day. [PAR] Please note: Hayrides during the week are for scheduled school groups ONLY. [PAR] Petting Zoo [PAR] Visit the farm during September and October and stop in at the big red barn to say hi to the animals. From playful goats and sheep, to fluffy bunnies and chicks, to curious pigs and more, there's lots to see and feed! There are many educational boards and fun facts displayed throughout the barn as well. [PAR] Free admission to visit the animals. Barn open: September & October only. [PAR] Picnic and Playground Area [PAR] In Fall set up a Family picnic |
What US government agency monitors investor fraud, insider trading scenarios, and other investment irregularities? | securities and exchange commission | [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission : definition of U ...U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission : definition of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and synonyms of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (English) [PAR] Official Website [PAR] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (frequently abbreviated SEC) is a federal agency [2] which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. In addition to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933 , the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 , the Investment Company Act of 1940 , the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 , the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 and other statutes. The SEC was created by Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as 15 U.S.C. § 78d and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act). [PAR] Contents [PAR] 12 External links [PAR] Overview [PAR] The SEC was established by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 as an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory agency during the Great Depression that followed the Crash of 1929 . The main reason for the creation of the SEC was to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuses relating to the offering and sale of securities and corporate reporting. The SEC was given the power to license and regulate stock exchanges , the companies whose securities traded on them, and the brokers and dealers who conducted the trading. [PAR] Currently, the SEC is responsible for administering seven major laws that govern the securities industry. They are: the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 and most recently the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 . [PAR] The enforcement authority given by Congress allows the SEC to bring civil enforcement actions against individuals or companies alleged to have committed accounting fraud , provided false information, or engaged in insider trading or other violations of the securities law . The SEC also works with criminal law enforcement agencies to prosecute individuals and companies alike for offenses which include a criminal violation. [PAR] To achieve its mandate, the SEC enforces the statutory requirement that public companies submit quarterly and annual reports , as well as other periodic reports. In addition to annual financial reports , company executives must provide a narrative account, called the "management discussion and analysis" (MD&A), that outlines the previous year of operations and explains how the company fared in that time period. Management will usually also touch on the upcoming year, outlining future goals and approaches to new projects. In an attempt to level the playing field for all investors, the SEC maintains an online database called EDGAR (the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) online from which investors can access this and other information filed with the agency. [PAR] Quarterly and bi-annual reports from public companies are crucial for investors to make sound decisions when investing in the capital markets. Unlike banking , investment in the capital markets is not guaranteed by the federal government. The potential for big gains needs to be weighed against equally likely losses. Mandatory disclosure of financial and other information about the issuer and the security itself gives private individuals as well as large institutions the same basic facts about the public companies they invest in, thereby increasing public scrutiny while reducing insider trading and fraud . [PAR] The SEC makes reports available to the public via the EDGAR system. SEC also offers publications on investment-related topics for public education. The same online system also takes tips and complaints from investors to help the SEC track down violators of the securities laws. The SEC adheres to a strict policy that it never comments on the existence or status of an ongoing investigation. [PAR] History [PAR] Prior to the enactment of the federal securities laws and the creation of the SEC, there existed so-called Blue Sky laws that were enacted and enforced at the state level and regulated the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud. Though the specific provisions of these laws varied among states, they all |
Oct 1, 1924 was the birth of what former US President, winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize? | jimmy carter | [DOC] [TLE] Jimmy Carter | Reviews, Comments and other Politicians ...Jimmy Carter | Reviews, Comments and other Politicians | Shadow.com [PAR] cancel [PAR] Description: [PAR] Jimmy Carter Says He No Longer Needs Cancer Drug Treatment. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center. [PAR] [PAR] Jimmy Carter Says He No Longer Needs Cancer Drug Treatment. [PAR] James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center. [PAR] save[DOC] [TLE] Jimmy Carter Biography - The Carter CenterJimmy Carter [PAR] Jimmy Carter [PAR] 39th President of the United States and Founder of The Carter Center [PAR] Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born October 1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy Carter, a registered nurse. [PAR] He was educated in the public school of Plains, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a submariner, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and rising to the rank of lieutenant. Chosen by Admiral Hyman Rickover for the nuclear submarine program, he was assigned to Schenectady, New York, where he took graduate work at Union College in reactor technology and nuclear physics, and served as senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear submarine. [PAR] On July 7, 1946, he married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. When his father died in 1953, he resigned his naval commission and returned with his family to Georgia. He took over the Carter farms, and he and Rosalynn operated Carter's Warehouse, a general-purpose seed and farm supply company in Plains. He quickly became a leader of the community, serving on county boards supervising education, the hospital authority, and the library. In 1962 he won election to the Georgia Senate. He lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming Georgia's 76th governor on January 12, 1971. He was the Democratic National Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections. [PAR] President Jimmy Carter [PAR] On December 12, 1974, he announced his candidacy for president of the United States. He won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, and was elected president on November 2, 1976. [PAR] Jimmy Carter served as president from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981. Significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. He championed human rights throughout the world. On the domestic side, the administration's achievements included a comprehensive energy program conducted by a new Department of Energy; deregulation in energy, transportation, communications, and finance; major educational programs under a new Department of Education; and major environmental protection legislation, including the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. [PAR] Books & Accomplishments [PAR] Mr. Carter is the author of twenty-nine books, many of which are now in revised editions: Why Not the Best? 1975, 1996; A Government as Good as Its People, 1977, 1996; Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President, 1982, 1995; Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility, 1984, 2003; The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East, 1985, 1993, 2007; Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of |
September 27, 1821 saw Mexico gain its independence from what European country? | spain | [DOC] [TLE] How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? - About.com TravelHow Did Mexico Gain its Independence? [PAR] How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? [PAR] Learn about the history and significance of Mexico's path to becoming an independent nation. Show transcript Hide transcript [PAR] Transcript: How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? [PAR] The road to Mexico's independence was a long and arduous one. The revolution that officially started on September 16, 1810 continued for many years before the country and its citizens knew in their hearts that they were truly independent. [PAR] Background of Mexico's Independence Movement [PAR] Prior to 1810, the inhabitants of the area had lived under Spanish rule for nearly three centuries, after Spain conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. During this time the country was known as New Spain. During the late 18th century in particular, however, there were many who wanted to be free of the oppressive control of Spain, but there was no formal organization to begin the fight. [PAR] The road to independence began more than anything as a peasant revolt, but eventually caught steam as a few distinctive individuals took the reins in shaping the rebellion. In 1810, a priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla set in motion what would become the Mexican War of Independence with an impassioned speech declaring independence from the Spanish crown. [PAR] Grito De Dolores Starts Mexico's Independence Movement [PAR] Though his fight would be relatively short-lived before his execution in 1811, he went down in history and is recognized today as the "Father of the Nation." His speech, which is known as Grito de Dolores, was filled with sayings such as "Viva Mexico" and "Viva la independencia," the same words that remain a part of today's Mexican Independence Day celebrations. [PAR] When he was finally caught and executed by firing squad, he thanked his jailers, refused a blindfold, and placed his hand over his heart to show the riflemen where to aim. Now that's conviction. [PAR] Difficult to Gain Mexico's Independence [PAR] Over the course of the next decade, there were others who would take over the leadership of the rebellion, not the least of whom were Jose Maria Morelos, Guadalupe Victoria, and Vicente Guerrero. But the road to independence remained a tough one: Morelos was caught and executed for treason, Victoria was forced to hide in the jungle for four years, but Guerrero was eventually able to strike an unlikely alliance that led to Mexico’s victory. [PAR] In 1821, Guerrero joined forces with the disgruntled ex-royalist, Agustin de Iturbide, and formed the Army of the Three Guarantees, bound by three ideals that united the populace – religion (specifically Catholicism), independence from Spain, and unity against future enemies. [PAR] End of Fight for Mexico's Independence [PAR] Later that year, Iturbide persuaded Spain to sign the Treaty of Cordoba during a point of military weakness. Though it was challenged for some time to come, this point in history -- September 27, 1821 -- marked the official beginning of the First Mexican Empire. [PAR] However, if you're looking to celebrate properly in Mexico, Independence Day is September 16, commemorating Hidalgo's speech that started it all. Viva Mexico. [PAR] I'm Jonathon Stewart, with About.com. [PAR] About videos are made available on an "as is" basis, subject to the Terms of Use .[DOC] [TLE] When Did Mexico Gain Independence from Spain?When Did Mexico Gain Independence from Spain? [PAR] When Did Mexico Gain Independence from Spain? [PAR] By Damian Corrigan [PAR] Updated January 01, 2016. [PAR] Though Mexico declared independence from Spain on September 16, 1810, it wasn't recognized (and so 'gained' in the true sense of the word) until September 27, 1821. [PAR] The cultures of Spain and Mexico have diverged greatly in the 200 years since their separation. One of the common myths visitors have to Spain is about the cuisine. Many imagine that Spanish food will be spicy like its Mexican counterpart. Unfortunately for chili addicts, this is not the case. Read more Myths About Spain[DOC] [TLE] About what year did Mexico gets its indepence? - eduqna.comAbout what year did Mexico gets its indepence? [PAR] Education & Reference Questions |
What cookies are commonly used in making banana pudding? | vanilla wafers | [DOC] [TLE] Banana Pudding Cookies | Pudding Cookie Recipe | Two Peas ...Banana Pudding Cookies | Pudding Cookie Recipe | Two Peas & Their Pod [PAR] Shop [PAR] Banana Pudding Cookies [PAR] I’ve always been a fan of banana pudding. Creamy pudding, vanilla wafers, bananas, and whipped cream, Mmmm! Such a comforting classic dessert! I decided to take banana pudding and turn it into a cookie. I am always dreaming up new cookie recipes:) [PAR] I wasn’t sure if my idea would work, but these Banana Pudding cookies taste just like Banana Pudding. If you put on a blind fold and took a bite, I bet you would think you were eating banana pudding. Ok, well the texture is a little different since it is a cookie, but the flavor is spot on! 🙂 [PAR] To create the Banana Pudding Cookies, I added a package of Banana Cream Pudding mix into the cookie dough. I love using pudding mixes in cookies because the pudding keeps the cookies super soft. If you like soft cookies, make sure you try my Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Pudding Cookies . [PAR] The Banana Cream Pudding gave the cookies the perfect banana flavor. You can’t have banana pudding with out vanilla wafers, so I added chopped up vanilla wafers into the cookie dough too! They added a nice little crunch and brought the banana pudding flavor to life. I stirred in white chocolate chips for the sweet whipped cream flavor. [PAR] If you are a banana pudding fan, you HAVE to make these Banana Pudding Cookies. Get your banana pudding fix in cookie form! [PAR] [PAR] 1 cup chopped vanilla wafer cookies [PAR] 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips [PAR] Directions: [PAR] 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat and set aside. [PAR] 2. Using a mixer, beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the vanilla wafer cookies and white chocolate chips. [PAR] 3. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges and set. Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheet for two minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. [PAR] Follow twopeasandpod on Instagram and show us what recipes you are making from our blog! Use the hashtag #twopeasandtheirpod! We want to see what you are making in your kitchen! [PAR] If you like these Banana Pudding Cookies, you might also like:[DOC] [TLE] Instant Vanilla Pudding From A Box Mixed W Stuff And ...Instant Vanilla Pudding From A Box Mixed W Stuff And Poured Ove Recipe - Food.com [PAR] RecipeLove [PAR] February 08, 2012 [PAR] I've been using this recipe for a couple of years now and keep meaning to write a review. This pudding, as my dad says, is more like a mousse than a banana pudding, and we both mean that as a compliment. The texture is perfect, really creamy without being runny or over-mixed like some puddings end up. The thing I like most is that the recipe itself doesn't use artificial banana flavoring so the pudding on its own stands out. [PAR] I use vanilla wafers in mine because I'm southern and that's just what we do, and this time around I added two teaspoons of almond extract because I thought the almond flavor would pop with the other flavors (I was right). And I layer mine kind of like a parfait, with a third of the cookies and half the bananas on the bottom, pudding, another third of the cookies and remaining bananas in the middle, pudding, and then top with whipped cream and the rest of the cookies. I like breaking it up like that so you have multiple layers of bananas since the pudding isn't banana-flavored. [PAR] This recipe is delicious, and it's the best banana pudding I've ever had. My dad isn't a fan of the stuff normally but he loves |
According to the old proverb, practice makes what? | perfect | [DOC] [TLE] Proverb dictionary definition | proverb definedProverb dictionary definition | proverb defined [PAR] LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST [PAR] noun [PAR] The definition of a proverb is a short saying that is widely used to express an obvious truth. [PAR] An example of proverb is "Practice makes perfect." [PAR] Proverbs is a book of the Bible that contains truths or words of wisdom from Solomon and other wise Israelis, or general sayings which are considered wise. [PAR] Haste makes waste is an example of a proverb. [PAR] proverb [PAR] a short, traditional saying that expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience; adage; maxim [PAR] a person or thing that has become commonly recognized as a type of specified characteristics; byword [PAR] Bible an enigmatic saying in which a profound truth is cloaked [PAR] Origin of proverb [PAR] » more... [PAR] Notwithstanding the protection afforded by sand-dunes and earthen embankments backed by stones and timber, the Frisian Islands are slowly but surely crumbling away under the persistent attacks of storm and flood, and the old Frisian proverb "de nich will diken mut wiken" (" who will not build dikes must go away") still holds good. [PAR] In 105, Caepio suffered a crushing defeat from the Cimbri at Arausio (Orange) on the Rhone, which was looked upon as a punishment for his sacrilege; hence the proverb Aurum Tolosanum habet, of an act involving disastrous consequences. [PAR] But according to the proverb of my country, ` where blessing can accomplish nothing, blows may avail.' [PAR] The political state of the island during these years was very bad; in a report of 1872 there is recorded a proverb among the official classes, " every three years an outbreak, every five a rebellion "; but subsequent to 1877 some improvement was manifested, and public works were pushed forward by the Chinese authorities. [PAR] "Bosnia begins with the forest," says a native proverb, "Herzegovina with the rock"; and this account is, broadly speaking, accurate, although the Bosnian Karst is as bare as that of Herzegovina. [PAR] Related[DOC] [TLE] Practice makes perfect - Idioms by The Free DictionaryPractice makes perfect - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Practice makes perfect - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Practice+makes+perfect [PAR] Also found in: Acronyms , Wikipedia . [PAR] Practice makes perfect. [PAR] Prov. Cliché Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. Jill: I'm not going to try to play the piano anymore. I always make so many mistakes. Jane: Don't give up. Practice makes perfect. Child: How come you're so good at peeling potatoes? Father: I did it a lot in the army, and practice makes perfect. [PAR] See also: make , perfect , practice [PAR] Practice makes perfect. [PAR] something that you say which means if you do something many times you will learn to do it very well You can't expect to become a brilliant dancer overnight, but practice makes perfect. [PAR] See also: make , perfect , practice [PAR] practice makes perfect [PAR] Frequently doing something makes one better at doing it, as in I've knit at least a hundred sweaters, but in my case practice hasn't made perfect. This proverbial expression was once put as Use makes mastery, but by 1560 the present form had become established.[DOC] [TLE] Proverbs of a culture by Julie Lovell - tww.id.auProverbs of a culture by Julie Lovell [PAR] The proverbs of a culture reflect much of its attitudes [PAR] by Julie Lovell - 2001 [PAR] This essay shall explore the concept that the proverbs of a culture reflect much of its attitudes. Referring to some thirty English language proverbs commonly used in Australia today - selected from a seemingly inexhaustible supply - this dissertation discusses how they may be seen to reflect Australian cultural values. Many of the proverbs cited date back to Ancient Greece and biblical times, yet still enjoy currency today. Firstly, the definition of a proverb shall be explored, before entering a discussion of the cogent examples and how they may reflect Australian culture. In conclusion, it shall be argued that while proverbs may provide an insight into some aspects of a culture, similar values exist across many cultures and in |
What river does the Grand Coulee dam block? | columbia | [DOC] [TLE] Grand Coulee Dam---Bureau of Reclamation Historic Dams and ...Grand Coulee Dam---Bureau of Reclamation Historic Dams and Water Projects--Managing Water in the West [PAR] Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary [PAR] Bureau of Reclamation Historic Dams and Water Projects [PAR] Managing Water in the West [PAR] Grand Coulee Dam [PAR] Washington [PAR] Grand Coulee Dam, on the Columbia River west of Spokane, Washington, is one of the largest structures ever built by mankind--a mass of concrete standing 550 feet high and 5,223 feet long--or just shy of a mile. [PAR] Bureau of Reclamation [PAR] Grand Coulee Dam, on the Columbia River west of Spokane, Washington, is one of the largest structures ever built by mankind--a mass of concrete standing 550 feet high and 5,223 feet long, or just shy of a mile. Grand Coulee contains 12 million cubic yards of concrete, or enough to build a highway from Seattle to Miami. More massive than the Great Pyramid of Giza, Grand Coulee is listed by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the United States. Grand Coulee's reservoir, Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, stretches 150 miles north, almost to the Canadian border. [PAR] A concrete gravity dam, Grand Coulee took eight years to build, employed thousands of men during the Great Depression and, when completed in 1942, provided the enormous electrical power necessary to make aluminum, so essential for World War II production of planes and ships. It was Grand Coulee, as well, that powered the production of plutonium at the nearby Hanford Site, which figured prominently in the making of the atomic bomb. [PAR] So grand was Grand Coulee Dam that in 1941 folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “The Song of the Grand Coulee Dam” (though he was paid to do so under contract with the Bonneville Power Administration.) “Biggest thing built by the hand of a Man,” Guthrie sang. “Power that sings, boys, turbines that whine. Waters back up the Canadian Line.” [PAR] Appropriate as the word grand is for the dam, the name Grand Coulee actually refers to a unique geological feature created thousands of years ago when Ice Age glaciers blocked the ancient riverbed of the Columbia River. When water eventually traveled under the ice dam, great floods scoured out hundreds of miles of deep gulches, or coulees, in the Columbia River Basin. One of these, the Grand Coulee, is four miles wide and bordered on three sides by steep cliffs. [PAR] A local proposal to dam the Columbia at the head of the Grand Coulee dated to 1918, but the idea faced strong competition from another proposal that called for an irrigation canal to be built from the Pend Oreille River in northern Idaho. Proponents of this latter “gravity plan” argued that the hydroelectricity generated from the dam was not needed. Many studies followed, including one by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which took Grand Coulee’s side, recommending a high dam at the site and the pumping of irrigation water up to the surrounding countryside. [PAR] This recommendation took hold with the Bureau of Reclamation, which was promoting construction of multiple-use dams, through which the production of hydroelectric power could produce revenue to help repay the construction cost of a project. (The Reclamation Act requires that beneficiaries of a project repay those costs, and a multi-purpose project reduced the payment burden on irrigators.) The recommendation found traction with the 1932 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who took office in a time of great dust bowls and economic depression. Roosevelt launched federal program after federal program in an attempt to spur the economy by “priming the pump” and providing jobs for out-of-work Americans. Unprecedented funds flowed to the Bureau of Reclamation as it became a key player in the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA), which spent “big bucks on big projects,” Grand Coulee Dam among them. [PAR] Jackhammer crews drilling |
A feature of the thyroid cartilage, what is the common name of the laryngeal prominence? | laryngeal prominence | [DOC] [TLE] Thyroid cartilage | definition of thyroid cartilage by ...Thyroid cartilage | definition of thyroid cartilage by Medical dictionary [PAR] Thyroid cartilage | definition of thyroid cartilage by Medical dictionary [PAR] http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/thyroid+cartilage [PAR] cartilage [PAR] [kahr´tĭ-lij] [PAR] a specialized, fibrous connective tissue present in adults, and forming most of the temporary skeleton in the embryo, providing a model in which most of the bones develop, and constituting an important part of the organism's growth mechanism; the three most important types are hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. Also, a general term for a mass of such tissue in a particular site in the body. [PAR] Involvement of joint and cartilage in osteoarthritis. From ARHP Arthritis Teaching Slide Collection, American College of Rheumatology. [PAR] alar c's the cartilages of the wings of the nose. [PAR] aortic cartilage the second costal cartilage on the right side. [PAR] arthrodial cartilage (articular cartilage) that lining the articular surfaces of synovial joints. [PAR] arytenoid c's two pyramid-shaped cartilages of the larynx. [PAR] connecting cartilage that connecting the surfaces of an immovable joint. [PAR] costal cartilage a bar of hyaline cartilage that attaches a rib to the sternum in the case of true ribs, or to the immediately above rib in the case of the upper false ribs. [PAR] cricoid cartilage a ringlike cartilage forming the lower and back part of the larynx. [PAR] diarthrodial cartilage articular cartilage . [PAR] elastic cartilage cartilage that is more opaque, flexible, and elastic than hyaline cartilage, and is further distinguished by its yellow color. The ground substance is penetrated in all directions by frequently branching fibers that give all of the reactions for elastin. [PAR] fibrous cartilage fibrocartilage . [PAR] floating cartilage a detached portion of semilunar cartilage in the knee joint. [PAR] hyaline cartilage flexible, somewhat elastic, semitransparent cartilage with an opalescent bluish tint, composed of a basophilic fibril-containing substance with cavities in which the chondrocytes occur. [PAR] Hyaline cartilage. The matrix nearest the chondrocytes is intensely staining; although the matrix appears homogeneous, collagen fibrils may be visualized by polarized light or electron microscopy. From Dorland's, 2000. [PAR] Meckel's cartilage the ventral cartilage of the first branchial arch. [PAR] permanent cartilage cartilage that does not normally become ossified. [PAR] Reichert's cartilage the dorsal cartilage of the second branchial arch. [PAR] semilunar cartilage one of the two interarticular cartilages of the knee joint. [PAR] temporary cartilage cartilage that is normally destined to be replaced by bone. [PAR] thyroid cartilage the shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx, underlying the laryngeal prominence on the surface of the neck. [PAR] vomeronasal cartilage either of the two narrow strips of cartilage, one on each side, of the nasal septum supporting the vomeronasal organ. [PAR] thy·roid car·ti·lage [PAR] [TA] [PAR] the largest of the cartilages of the larynx; it is formed of two approximately quadrilateral plates (laminae) joined anteriorly at an angle of from 90-20°, the prominence so formed constituting the laryngeal prominence (Adam's apple). [PAR] thyroid cartilage [PAR] n. [PAR] The largest cartilage of the larynx, having two broad processes that join anteriorly to form the Adam's apple. [PAR] thyroid cartilage [PAR] the largest cartilage of the larynx, consisting of two laminae fused together at an acute angle in the midline of the anterior neck to form the Adam's apple. Compare cricoid . [PAR] thy·roid car·ti·lage [PAR] (thī'royd kahr'ti-lăj) [TA] [PAR] The largest of the cartilages of the larynx; it is formed of two approximately quadrilateral plates joined anteriorly at an angle of from 90-120°, the prominence so formed constituting the laryngeal prominence. [PAR] Synonym(s): cartilago thyroidea [TA] . [PAR] thyroid cartilage [PAR] The largest of the cartilages of the LARYNX , consisting of two backward-sloping, broad processes joined in front to form the protuberance in the neck known popularly as the Adam's apple. [PAR] thyroid cartilage, [PAR] n the anterior midline prominence of the larnyx; also known as the [PAR] Adam's apple. [PAR] cartilage [PAR] a specialized, gristly connective tissue present in both mature animals and embryos, providing a model in which most of the bones develop, and constituting an important part of the organism's growth mechanism |
Which country has more coastline than any other? | canada | [DOC] [TLE] Countries With The Most Coastline - WorldAtlas.comCountries With The Most Coastline - WorldAtlas.com [PAR] World Facts [PAR] Countries With The Most Coastline [PAR] These countries all have substantially long stretches of shorelines to their name. Island countries' positions are bolstered by the sum of their many constituent shores. [PAR] Coastline at McNeill Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver Island. [PAR] As per the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, a coastline is defined as “the particular shape of the coast, especially as seen from above, from the sea, or on a map”. The measure of a country’s coastline varies with the scale at which it is measured. Smaller scale maps yield a lower value of coastline measurement than larger scale maps. When talking of "scale", this is referring to point-to-point connections made along a given country's coastline, which are then summed to give the total coastline length. The aforementioned discrepancies are examples of fractal behavior, since the larger the scale of a map is, the more frequent will be the indentations visible on a coastline, and therefore the greater will be the measured length of the coastline. Hence, when countries are compared based on their coastline measurements, all data are taken from measurements made on maps of identical scale. The countries listed below have the longest total coastlines in the world, and these hold great cultural, military, and economic importance for each of them. [PAR] 10. Antarctica (11,165 miles) [PAR] Antarctica, the frozen continent, has a coastline extending for 11,165 miles. The continent is based around the South Pole of the planet, and is surrounded on all sides by oceans. The southern Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, together referred to as the Southern Ocean, encompass the continent from all sides. The entire coastline of Antarctica is characterized by the presence of ice formations of varying shapes and sizes. Large penguin colonies of Emperor, Chinstrap, Gentoo, and Adélie penguins may be spotted along the coastline of Antarctica. Besides penguins, fur seals, blue whales, and orcas can often be sighted in the waters along the coast of the continent as well. [PAR] 9. United States (12,380 miles) [PAR] The United States of America is one of the largest countries of the world, and is composed of 50 states, fiver major territories, and several minor territories. The country has a total coastline of around 12,380 miles, and 23 states of the country have a coastline to call their own. The country shares its coastline with the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Arctic Ocean to the north of Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico towards the southwest. Alaska has the longest coastline (6,640 miles) among the U.S. states, and shares its borders with the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Florida and California have the second (1,350 miles) and third (840 miles) longest coastlines of all the coastal states in the country, respectively. [PAR] 8. Norway (15,626 miles) [PAR] The Kingdom of Norway, mostly located in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and inclusive of the Jan Mayen island and the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, has a total coastline of 15,626 miles. The mainland of the country faces the North Atlantic Ocean towards the east, and the Barents Sea towards the north.The coastline of Norway is highly irregular, and ruggedly indented with numerous fjords and islands all along its coast. A large section of the Norwegian population lives along the coast. The capital of the country, Oslo, is also based towards the top of the Oslo Fjord. The Norwegian coastline is also a popular tourist destination, and one attracting visitors from all over the world to watch the majestic landscape along the coastline, and also catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights along the northern coasts of the country. [PAR] 7. Australia (16,007 miles) [PAR] Australia, an island nation in Oceania, has a coastline that totals 16,007 miles long. The country shares its coastline with the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Oceans. A major section of the Australian population is based along the coastlines of the country. The coastal |
The first of the 59 ordered Boeing 787s was delivered Monday to All Nippon Airways. By what name is the aircraft known? | dreamliner | [DOC] [TLE] Boeing 787 Dreamliner - PediaView.comBoeing 787 Dreamliner [PAR] Boeing 787 Dreamliner [PAR] All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 landing at Okayama Airport [PAR] Role [PAR] October 26, 2011, with All Nippon Airways [PAR] Status [PAR] 500 as of December 2016 [1] [PAR] Program cost [PAR] US$32 billion (Boeing’s expenditure as of 2011) [2] [PAR] Unit cost [PAR] 787-8: US$224.6 million (2015) [3] [PAR] 787-9: US$264.6 million (2015) [3] [PAR] 787-10: US$306.1 million (2015) [3] [PAR] The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul , mid-size widebody , twin-engine jet airliner made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is Boeing’s most fuel-efficient airliner and is a pioneering airliner with the use of composite materials as the primary material in the construction of its airframe . The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel efficient than the Boeing 767 , which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner’s distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips , and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles . It shares a common type rating with the larger Boeing 777 to allow qualified pilots to operate both models. [PAR] The aircraft’s initial designation was the 7E7, prior to its renaming in January 2005. The first 787 was unveiled in a roll-out ceremony on July 8, 2007 at Boeing’s Everett factory. Development and production of the 787 has involved a large-scale collaboration with numerous suppliers worldwide. Final assembly takes place at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington , and at the Boeing South Carolina factory in North Charleston, South Carolina . Originally planned to enter service in May 2008, the project experienced multiple delays. The airliner’s maiden flight took place on December 15, 2009, and completed flight testing in mid-2011. Boeing has reportedly spent $32 billion on the 787 program. [PAR] Final US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification was received in August 2011 and the first 787-8 was delivered in September 2011. It entered commercial service on October 26, 2011 with launch customer All Nippon Airways . The stretched 787-9 variant, which is 20 feet (6.1 m) longer and can fly 450 nautical miles (830 km) farther than the -8, first flew in September 2013. Deliveries of the 787-9 began in July 2014; it entered commercial service on August 7, 2014 with All Nippon Airways, with 787-9 launch customer Air New Zealand following two days later. As of December 2016, the 787 had orders for 1,200 aircraft from 64 customers, with All Nippon Airways having the largest number on order. [1] [PAR] The aircraft has suffered from several in-service problems , including fires on board related to its lithium-ion batteries . These systems were reviewed by both the FAA and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau . The FAA issued a directive in January 2013 that grounded all 787s in the US and other civil aviation authorities followed suit. After Boeing completed tests on a revised battery design, the FAA approved the revised design and lifted the grounding in April 2013; the 787 returned to passenger service later that month. [PAR] Contents [PAR] Development [PAR] Background [PAR] During the late 1990s, Boeing considered replacement aircraft programs as sales of the 767 and 747-400 slowed. Two new aircraft were proposed, the 747X , which would have lengthened the 747-400 and improved efficiency, and the Sonic Cruiser , which would have achieved 15% higher speeds (approximately Mach 0.98) while burning fuel at the same rate as the 767. [4] Market interest for the 747X was tepid, however several major American airlines, including Continental Airlines , showed initial enthusiasm for the Sonic Cruiser, although concerns about the operating cost were also expressed. [5] The global airline market was disrupted by the September 11, 2001 attacks and increased petroleum prices, making airlines more interested in efficiency than speed. The worst-affected airlines, those in |
Anchored by the star Hamal, the constellation Aries represents what animal? | ram | [DOC] [TLE] Aries Constellation: Facts About the Ram - Space.comAries Constellation: Facts About the Ram [PAR] Aries Constellation: Facts About the Ram [PAR] By Kim Ann Zimmermann | [PAR] August 10, 2012 04:07pm ET [PAR] MORE [PAR] Aries the Ram is a mid-size constellation, ranking 39th in size among the 88 modern-day constellations. While it is a respectable size at 441 square degrees, it is not very luminous and has only three stars that could be called "bright." [PAR] Aires doesn't represent the ram to every culture. The Chinese see the constellation as twin inspectors, and it's a porpoise in the Marshall Islands. [PAR] Aries is an ancient constellation but it was not officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union until 1922 and its boundaries were not defined until 1930 when they were outlined by astronomer Eugène Delporte. [PAR] Aries is a mid-size constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. [PAR] Credit: Till Credner, allthesky.com [PAR] Locating Aries [PAR] Aries is located in the Northern Hemisphere between Pisces to its west and Taurus to its east. [PAR] Right Ascension: 3 hours [PAR] Visible between latitudes 90 degrees and minus 60 degrees [PAR] Best viewed in December at 9 p.m. [PAR] Constellations ancient and modern grace the skies year round. Let's see what you know about the star patterns that appear overhead every night. [PAR] 0 of 10 questions complete [PAR] Constellation Quiz: What's Your Cosmic IQ? [PAR] Constellations ancient and modern grace the skies year round. Let's see what you know about the star patterns that appear overhead every night. [PAR] 0 of [PAR] Start Over | More Quizzes [PAR] Notable stars [PAR] Aries contains several stars with known planets. Alpha Arietis has an orbiting planet with a mass greater than Jupiter. HIP 14810 is orbited by three giant planets more than 10 times the mass of Earth. HD 12661 has two planets that are larger than Jupiter. HD 20367 has one planet about the same mass as Jupiter. [PAR] Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Arietis, the constellation's three brightest stars, were identified by astronomer Johann Bayer. The brightest star is Alpha Arietis, an orange giant (66 light-years from Earth), also called Hamal, which is the Arabic word for "lamb" or "head of the ram." The star Beta Arietis, also known as Sheratan, is a blue-white star (59 light-years away). Gamma Arietis, with a common name of Mesartim, is a binary star with two white-hued components. The primary star has a magnitude of 4.59; the secondary star 4.68. [PAR] The constellation has few significant nebulae or galaxies, but the galaxies consist of several scientifically interesting spiral, elliptical and interacting galaxies. [PAR] Mythology [PAR] In Greek mythology, Aries represents the ram whose fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts. When King Athamus of Boetia took a second wife, Ino, she was resentful of his existing children, especially his son, Phrixus, and she wanted him sacrificed. Zeus responded to the pleadings of Phrixus' mother, Nephele, by sending a golden ram to save Phrixus and his sister Helle. Helle did not survive but Phrixus did and sacrificed the ram to Zeus and gave its golden fleece to King Aettes. The fleece was eventually stolen by Jason. [PAR] In astrology, which is not a science , Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac, marking the beginning of the astrological year and representing those born between March 21 and April 19. It is a sun sign and traits of those born under the sign include leadership and assertiveness. [PAR] — Kim Ann Zimmermann[DOC] [TLE] The Zodiacal Sky: Aries, Taurus and GeminiThe Zodiacal Sky: Aries, Taurus and Gemini [PAR] Triangulum [PAR] Star map showing the region of the night sky around the constellations Aries, Taurus and Gemini (click on the image for a full-size version). The star map applies to observers in the Northern hemisphere (i.e. North is up); Southern hemisphere observers should invert the map (South up) to obtain a correct orientation. The faintest stars on the map have an apparent magnitude of about +4.8. A printer-friendly version of this map |
According to Greek legend, what was the only thing left in the box after Pandora released all the evils of mankind? | hope | [DOC] [TLE] Pandora (greek myth) - marvunapp.comPandora (greek myth) [PAR] Base of Operations: An unnamed tropical island; later Shadow Mountain [PAR] First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery I#74/1 (November, 1961) [PAR] Powers/Abilities: Pandora has an incredibly long lifespan, although she is not entirely immortal. She does age, but at a rate much slower than a normal human. She also has the power to take on a form familiar to those near her through a form of hypnotization, and always takes on a form much younger than she really is. Pandora also has mind-control over the creature(s) that reside in her box. [PAR] [PAR] History: [PAR] (Incredible Hulks#627 (fb)/Myth) - Pandora was an artificially-created woman (the "first" woman, in fact), when Zeus became enraged that Prometheus gave humans the power of fire. He had all of the gods imbue Pandora with their traits (beauty, weaving skills, etc.). [PAR] (Journey Into Mystery I#74 (fb)/Incredible Hulks#627 (fb)/Myth) - Zeus gave Pandora a sealed box and instructed her to never open it. Curiosity got the best of her, and when she opened it, a multitude of plagues emerged to attack mankind. [PAR] (Incredible Hulks#627 (fb)/Myth) - She closed the box too late, and only one thing remained in the box, Hope. [PAR] (Strange Tales I#109) - After Pandora had opened the box the sorceress Circe used her magic powers to force the evils back into the box. [PAR] (Journey Into Mystery I#74 (fb) - BTS) - Pandora was imprisoned on a small tropical island. [PAR] (Uncanny Tales I#54 - BTS) - Pandora's box was obtained by a "Mr. Dora" who collected all of the negative characteristics and thoughts of the town Midville and placed them in the box, turning the town into a virtual utopia. When crook Mort Lowman opened the box, the evils were released again, and Mr. Dora set out to find a new town. [PAR] (Journey Into Mystery I#74) - When the cruise ship he was vacationing on sank, Dan Harper narrowly escaped and wound up on an uncharted tropical island, where he encountered a young woman who pleaded with him to open a large box of hers, promising jewels and clothes inside. When Harper did so, a creature climbed out, and the girl revealed herself to be the legendary Pandora. The Thing in the Box then grew to massive size, and Pandora sent it out to attack the world, which it conquered quite easily. Dan pleaded with Pandora to let him go back to humanity, so he could live with his kind. Once there, Harper alerted the authorities of a potential weakness of Pandora's. While she was resting, Australian authorities helped Harper return to the island, where he set up a set of mirrors around the sleeping woman. She awakened to see her true reflection in the mirrors, that of a very old woman. Pandora, fearful of the mirrors that showed her the true age of her body, agreed to command the Thing back into its box. Thereafter, the box was buried and Pandora was left on her island where she could think of herself as young. [PAR] (Strange Tales I#109 - BTS) - Pandora's box came into the possession of the Sorcerer (Dorian Murdstone), who used it for his criminal endeavors. [PAR] (Chamber of Darkness#3/3 - BTS) - Pandora somehow managed to relocate to Shadow Mountain, in the United States. [PAR] (Chamber of Darkness#3/3) - While backpacking on Shadow Mountain, George Ashton encountered a young woman who resembled a woman he once knew (but who had died under unexplained reasons). The woman asked him to open her box, and when he obliged, a rotting corpse-like Thing crawled out of it, and began to turn everything it touched into rotting material. The woman revealed herself to be Pandora, and the quick-thinking Ashton pulled out the shiny frying pans he'd brought with him |
Sept 25, 1981 saw which Arizona judge appointed the first female member of the US Supreme Court? | sandra day | [DOC] [TLE] Sandra Day O'Connor - US Supreme Court CenterSandra Day O'Connor [PAR] Sandra Day O'Connor [PAR] Associate Justice [PAR] Judicial Offices: [PAR] Sandra Day O'Connor was elected judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, Arizona and served from 1975 to 1979. Appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Bruce Babbitt, serving from 1979 to 1981. O'Connor was nominated by President Reagan to become Associate Justice on July 7, 1981 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1981. The first woman ever appointed to the United States Supreme Court, she took oath on September 25, 1981. [PAR] Family: [PAR] Sandra Day O'Connor was born on March 26, 1930 in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Harry A. Day and Ada Mae Wilkey Day, but grew up in southeaster Arizona on a cattle ranch owned by her parents. She married John Jay O'Connor III in 1952 and has three sons, Scott, Brian, and Jay. [PAR] Education: [PAR] Sandra attended the Radford School, from kindergarten until 12th grade in El Paso; she graduated with good marks. Following graduation from the private academy in Texas, she continued her studies at Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in Economics in 1950, graduating magna cum laude. Subsequently, she attended Stanford Law School earning her LL.B. 1952, graduating third in her class in only two years (as opposed to the customary three years most require). Along the way, she served on Board of Editors for the Stanford Law Review and was a member of the prestigious Order of the Coif Legal society. [PAR] Legislative Offices [PAR] Appointed Arizona State Senator in 1969 and subsequently reelected to two two-year terms, serving in the Arizona State Senate from 1969 to 1974; elected twice as Senate Majority Leader, 1973-1974; served as Chairman of the State, County, and Municipal Affairs Committee in 1972 and 1973; also served on the Legislative Council, on the Probate Code Commission, and on the Arizona Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations. O'Connor was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1975 and appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979, serving until 1981 when appointed to the United States Supreme Court. [PAR] Legal Positions : [PAR] O'Connor accepted the position as Deputy County Attorney of San Mateo County, California, 1952 to 1953, and Civilian Attorney for Quartermaster's Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 1954 to 1957. When O'Connor returned to the U.S. in 1957, she and her husband decide to settle in Phoenix, where she started her own firm with a single partner from 1958 to 1960. She took five years off to raise her children, and then returned as Assistant Attorney General, Arizona, 1965 to 1969. When Arizona Governor Jack Williams resigned in Washington D.C., O'Connor was appointed the seat and held the senate position for more than two terms, meanwhile becoming the majority leader. [PAR] Civic Activities: [PAR] O'Connor was a member of the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Historical Society, (1974-78), a member of Board of Junior Achievement, Arizona (1975 -79), a member and secretary of the Arizona Academy (1969-75), a member of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1976-81), a member of the Advisory Board and Vice President of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Maricopa County (1977- 81), a member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in 1981, a member of the Board of Visitors of Arizona State University Law School in 1981, a member and later Vice President of the Soroptimist Club of Phoenix (1978-81), a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board (1975-81), a President, and member of the Board of Trustees for The Heard Museum (1968-74, 1976-81), and a member of the National Board of the Smithsonian Associates, 1981 to present. [PAR] Other Activities: [PAR] Sandra was a member of the Maricopa County Board of Adjustments and Appeals, (1963-64), Chairman of the Maricopa County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (1960-62), member, State Bar of Arizona |
Which red-headed orphan was adopted by Daddy Warbucks? | annie | [DOC] [TLE] Little Orphan Annie | BeautyBeyondBonesLittle Orphan Annie | BeautyBeyondBones [PAR] Little Orphan Annie [PAR] As many of you know, I’m an actor . [PAR] And one of my favorite roles I ever played was Annie. [PAR] Yes, yes, your red-headed, optimistic orphan was portrayed by Yours Truly. A couple of times. [PAR] But I mean, come on. You can’t not love that show. It’s like the original Hallmark movie: set in NYC during Christmas, cheesy dialogue (Leapin’ Lizards!), and of course, a feel-good ending. [PAR] It’s got Hallmark written all over it. [PAR] Now, I could dissect the lyrics of “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow.” I mean, let’s be real: that’d be a pretty appropriate topic for a recovery /hope-spewing blog. [PAR] But, you all are smart people and I’m not here to waste your time. I respect you too much. [PAR] I’m here to talk about…Daddy Warbucks. [PAR] Yep: your bald headed, capitalism-loving, millionaire softie. [PAR] Now. Quick recap, in case you live under a rock and have never seen the show/movie/atrocious 2015 remake where they ADDED SONGS -_- #DontMessWithTheClassic #CarolBurnettForLife [PAR] [PAR] Only joking, only joking….kind of. [PAR] But a recap in one sentence: Little orphan Annie goes to live with grumpy Oliver Warbucks as a PR stunt to soften his image; and in the mean time, she melts his heart and He ends up adopting her and becoming Daddy Warbucks. [PAR] Yes, the music is great, there’s a dog, and the story line pulls at the heart strings. But I think what really captivates the audience and makes people fall in love with the show, is the relationship between Annie and Daddy Warbucks. [PAR] And I have a theory for why that is, aside from the fact that I looked cute in a red wig . 😉 [PAR] I think that deep down, all of us want a Daddy Warbucks. [PAR] Hear me out. Annie is an orphan, living a “ hard-knock-life .” An orphan. All her life, she has internalized that she was not wanted. Not loved. Her parents left her on a doorstep of an orphanage, because they didn’t want her. [PAR] That, my friends, is a wound. And a deep one at that. [PAR] But let’s be really honest here for a second: isn’t that our greatest fear ? [PAR] Isn’t that something that trails us around? Am I lovable ? Do I matter? Am I wanted? [PAR] And this little orphan is swept up into the arms of Daddy Warbucks, who falls in love with her, exactly as is. And showers her with all the delights money can buy: new clothes, trips to the movies, a beautiful mansion, presents, delectable foods — you name it. But at the end of the day, none of that mattered. “I don’t need anything but you.” Isn’t that all we long to hear? To know? That we are loved and are good. And worth loving ? [PAR] It chokes me up every time I watch that show, because this little orphan, whose very existence communicated that she was unwanted , found someone who loved her unconditionally. She had nothing to offer. No way to earn it. Hell, when she arrived at the mansion, she started doing chores, only to be stopped. She didn’t have to work in order to earn anything. Daddy Warbucks just loved her. [PAR] It’s beautiful . [PAR] And it can be our story too. [PAR] I’m gonna keep this brief, so as not to get preachy, but Daddy Warbucks is like our Heavenly Father . [PAR] So many of us live with that fear of being unwanted, being unlovable. For me, |
Founded in New York in 1853, Steinway & Sons manufactures what type of musical instrument? | upright piano | [DOC] [TLE] Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons' Global Flagship Opens ...Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons' Global Flagship Opens Today In Midtown Manhattan [PAR] Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons' Global Flagship Opens Today In Midtown Manhattan [PAR] Tweet [PAR] Share [PAR] NEW YORK, April 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Steinway & Sons, manufacturer of the world's finest pianos, has announced the unveiling of the company's new global flagship, Steinway Hall at 1133 Avenue of the Americas. Opening today in midtown Manhattan, the stunning two-level retail and performance space has been designed by the internationally renowned Selldorf Architects, recognized for their work within the art world. The new location will bring together Steinway's remarkable heritage with exciting new musical and technological innovations in a contemporary setting. In doing so, the venue will address how today's customers experience and select a piano, in addition to better serving the needs of the Steinway Artist community. [PAR] View photos [PAR] Steinway Hall [PAR] More [PAR] Steinway Hall will become a cultural destination in the heart of New York City, supporting the brand's position as a leading ambassador for the musical arts. Totaling 19,000 square feet, the new flagship will not only serve as a retail space, but also house a 74-seat recital hall with a state-of-the-art custom Steinway Lyngdorf sound system, live-streaming capabilities that will allow musicians and audiences from around the world to connect, rehearsal studios for artists and students, a recording studio where performances for the new Steinway Spirio will be captured, and the fabled Steinway & Sons Concert & Artist Piano Bank. [PAR] According to Michael Sweeney, CEO of Steinway & Sons, "This is only the third Steinway Hall to be built in New York over the past 163 years, so there was an inherent desire to create something truly special that will become an exciting new part of the company's history and the history of this city." Sweeney adds, "This is more than a beautiful showroom where one can buy an extraordinary instrument. The new Steinway Hall will be a convivial gathering place where artists come together to collaborate, and where the public can meet to enjoy a wide range of musical programming that continues our tradition of celebrating arts and culture." [PAR] Annabelle Selldorf, Principal of Selldorf Architects, states, "Working with Steinway & Sons in New York City has been a great experience and a privilege for us. The task was to translate the passion and care that the company devotes to building instruments of the highest quality into a space which also broadens their reach and their welcoming attitude in the city. We designed a new home for Steinway that is inviting for everyone whether they come to listen to a recital, purchase a piano or record in the studio, and even for those who are just passing by along Avenue of the Americas. I believe that we have created an extraordinary destination for music that embodies Steinway &Sons' heritage of excellence and craftsmanship." [PAR] Inside Steinway Hall, guests will find many details that reference the materials, craftsmanship and instruments that the company is lauded for, from end-grain oak flooring to recital hall seats covered in an Imperial Yellow fabric that is the same color found inside the action of a Steinway & Sons piano. Other features include a custom, bentwood decorative ceiling, and acoustic paneling in the concert hall that evokes the exquisite woods used to make each Steinway. [PAR] Read More [PAR] An artistic centerpiece of the new Steinway & Sons New York will be an installation by the artist Spencer Finch. Entitled Newton's Theory of Color and Music (The Goldberg Variations), the work is an interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Goldberg Variations" that explores the intersection of music, color and emotion, through light. [PAR] An additional 20,000 square feet of office space on the 33rd floor of the building has also been leased from the Durst Organization to serve as Steinway & Sons' global headquarters, bringing the Steinway Hall project to nearly 40,000 square feet in total. [PAR] About Steinway & Sons [PAR] Since its founding in New York in 1853, Steinway & Sons has been considered the world's premier |
Producing her first painting while in her seventies, Anna Mary Moses is better known by what name? | grandma moses | [DOC] [TLE] Anna Mary Robertson ("Grandma") Moses at Galerie St. EtienneAnna Mary Robertson ("Grandma") Moses at Galerie St. Etienne [PAR] Anna Mary Robertson ("Grandma") Moses [PAR] (1860-1961) [PAR] Anna Mary Robertson was born on September 7, 1860, in Greenwich, a small community in upstate New York about thirty miles northwest of Bennington, Vermont. Her father, Russell King Robertson, was a farmer and also operated a flax mill. While Anna Mary's five brothers helped their father at the mill and on the farm, she and her four sisters were taught to master a variety of domestic duties. At the tender age of twelve, Anna Mary went to work as a "hired girl" on a neighboring farm, helping a wealthier family with the household chores. She was to pursue this sort of work for the next fifteen years until, at the age of 27, she met a "hired man," Thomas Salmon Moses, whom she married. [PAR] [PAR] The year was 1887, and Thomas had been told that the Reconstruction-era South was a land of opportunity for Yankees such as himself. Within hours of their wedding, the couple was on a train headed for North Carolina, where Thomas had secured a job managing a horse ranch. However, he and his bride never made it beyond Staunton, Virginia. Here they stopped for the night and were persuaded to take over as tenants on a local farm. Anna Mary immediately fell in love with the beautiful Shenandoah Valley--her chilly New York State home (albeit mountainous) would forever after seem a "swamp" by comparison. Life was not always easy, though. Anna Mary, who believed in pulling her weight, bought a cow with her own savings and supplemented the family income by churning butter. Later, when times were tough, she made and sold potato chips. She gave birth to ten children, of whom only five survived infancy. Still, the family prospered, eventually earning enough to buy their own farm. [PAR] [PAR] Anna Mary Moses, known by then as "Mother Moses" to many of her neighbors, would happily have spent the rest of her life in Virginia, but Thomas was homesick. In 1905, he persuaded his wife to return North. "I don't think a bit has changed since we left," Anna Mary commented, "the gates are hanging on one hinge since I went away." She and Thomas bought a farm in Eagle Bridge, not far from her birthplace. They named it "Mount Nebo"--prophetically, after the Biblical mountain where Moses disappeared. It was on this farm, in 1927, that Thomas Moses died of a heart attack. [PAR] [PAR] Anna Moses was not one to sit idle. Though all her children were now grown, there was still plenty of work to be done on the farm. Later she would joke, "If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens." Or, upon further reflection, "I would rent a room in the city some place and give pancake suppers." In 1932, Moses went to Bennington to take care of her daughter Anna, who was suffering from tuberculosis. It was Anna who showed her mother a picture, embroidered in yarn, and challenged her to duplicate it. So Anna Mary Robertson Moses began stitching what she called "worsted" pictures and giving them away to anyone who'd have them. When Moses complained that arthritis made it hard for her to hold a needle, her sister Celestia suggested she paint instead. In this casual manner, the career of Grandma Moses began. [PAR] [PAR] Soon Moses had more paintings than she could realistically make use of. She sent some to the Cambridge country fair, along with her canned fruits and jams. "I won a prize for my fruit and jam," she sardonically noted, "but no pictures." Here Moses' painting career might have foundered. For much as she loved art, Anna Mary Robertson Moses was above all a sensible woman, and to pursue art for art's sake alone would, by and by, have come |
The first production Model T rolled off the assembly line on Sept 27, the first of over 15 million to be produced. In what year was it? | 1908 | [DOC] [TLE] It's a Big Year for 'Tin Lizzies' - voanews.comIt's a Big Year for 'Tin Lizzies' [PAR] It's a Big Year for 'Tin Lizzies' [PAR] November 01, 2009 10:37 AM [PAR] Share [PAR] Email to a Friend [PAR] Print [PAR] As the 19th century rolled into the 20th, a young entrepreneur named Henry Ford boasted, I will build a car for the great multitude. He tried and tried, naming each of his models of what was then called the horseless carriage after a succeeding letter in the Roman alphabet. [PAR] It took 20 models – 20 of the 26 letters. But in 1908, 100 years ago this year, he achieved his goal. [PAR] The 20-horsepower Model T, the first automobile to be mass-produced with interchangeable parts on an assembly line, was eminently affordable. A stripped-down model with no top, windshield, or gas lamps cost $850 – less than half what comparable cars cost. [PAR] The assembly-line idea was borrowed from a dis-assembly line – the production line at meatpacking plants where animal carcasses were cut apart as they moved down a conveyor belt. The process of building Model T's was streamlined further, and soon Ford was turning out an unheard-of 100 Model T's a day. [PAR] He was able to cut the selling price in half, to about $500. Just about any working American could afford that. [PAR] The Model T proved so dependable that people called it the Tin Lizzie. Lizzie was a popular nickname back then for a reliable house servant. And this servant on wheels drove Americans places many of them had never ventured. [PAR] Henry Ford is often quoted as saying that any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black. Most Model T's were covered in black paint, which for some reason was cheaper and dried faster. But other colors could be ordered. [PAR] By the time the last Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1927, Ford had sold more than 15 million of the reliable cars in the United States alone. And at antique automobile shows – especially this centennial year – thousands of old, carefully polished and preserved Tin Lizzies survive as the symbol of an entire era: the Automotive Age.[DOC] [TLE] Model T Fords on Pinterest | Ford Models, Ford and Old Photos1000+ images about Model T Fords on Pinterest | Old photos, Tow truck and Models [PAR] September 27, 1908: Ford Model T is Built On this day in 1908, the first Ford Model T automobile was produced by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Model T was considered to be the first affordable automobile in America. [PAR] See More[DOC] [TLE] Production - Ford Model TFordModelT.net - For Model T Owners & Enthusiasts [PAR] Designer [PAR] Henry Ford, Childe Harold Wills, Joseph A. Galamb and Eugene Farkas [PAR] A major innovation brought about by Henry Ford was the assembly line. He realized that it would be much simpler, more practical, and quicker if , when assembling the vehicle, the workers could draw the various components from suitable containers placed beside the production line, rather than going to the various storerooms for them, which meant they had constantly to by moving from place to place. In this way he managed to reduce the assembly time from 12 hours to a car coming off the line every 40 seconds. [PAR] Background [PAR] The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Flivver, T‑Model Ford, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to May 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting. The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car of the 20th century in an international poll. [PAR] The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile became popular. The first production Model T was produced on August 12 |
What does a chronometer measure? | time | [DOC] [TLE] What does a chronometer measure? | Reference.comWhat does a chronometer measure? | Reference.com [PAR] What does a chronometer measure? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] A chronometer is an clock or watch that is extremely accurate at measuring time. Watches must go through a series of tests conducted by the Swiss Official Chronometer Control in order to be designated as chronometers. The institute issues a performance certificate to watches that pass the tests. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] The Swiss certificate is highly respected in the watch-making industry, and all watches that pass the tests are considered high-quality timepieces. Seven tests are run by the institute, and the timepiece must pass all seven tests to earn the certificate. Some of the tests include measuring variations in standard timekeeping rates as well as horizontal differences in timekeeping and rate variations due to temperature.[DOC] [TLE] Watches 101 - information about your watchWatches 101 - information about your watch [PAR] What's the best way to store a watch? [PAR] Storing a luxury watch properly requires a little extra care. Diamonds and other gemstones are hard enough to scratch metal jewelry and to mar the surfaces of other stones they come in contact with. Store diamond and/or gold watches in their own individual soft cloth pouches, place them in a jewelry box that has separate compartments for each piece or store them in their original box. [PAR] What's a "movement"? [PAR] A movement is the mechanism that actually calculates the passage of time--the "guts" of the watch, if you will. Like the engine and transmission of a car, watch movements are so fundamental to the quality of the watch that they are often manufactured by separate companies, or by the same company in a different factory. The movement is also the part of the watch which is usually covered by a warranty--much like the "engine and drivetrain" warranties that come with new cars. [PAR] What is the legal definition of a Swiss watch? [PAR] As the universally-acknowledged manufacturers of the world's best watches, the Swiss are understandably rather persnickety about what watches qualify as "Swiss." To protect the integrity of their good name, several organizations have formed with the specific intention of regulating quality and defining standards for the industry. The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has produced a list of "Verordnung Swiss Made" rules that state that a Swiss watch must: [PAR] Have a Swiss movement that [PAR] Was set into its case in Switzerland [PAR] By a manufacturer of Swiss origin. [PAR] back to top [PAR] Which leads to the question: What is a Swiss movement? They have a ready answer, of course: [PAR] It must have been assembled in Switzerland under the supervision of a Swiss factory and the parts of the movement that are Swiss in origin must constitute at least 50% of the movement's total value. Movements that meet these exacting requirements earn the right to be stamped with the word "Swiss." Sometimes the stamp will instead say "Suisse," "Swiss Quartz," "Swiss Made," "Produit Suisse," or "Fabrique en Suisse." These all mean the same thing. However, if the case is not of Swiss origin, then this inscription cannot be visible--it must be concealed by the case. However, the case may be stamped with the words "Swiss Movement" to indicate that it's Swiss on the inside, if not the outside. In the case of the reverse--a non-Swiss movement in a Swiss case, only the words "Swiss Case" are permitted. [PAR] What does the word "Geneve" on a watch mean? [PAR] Just as Geneva is a more specific location than Switzerland, the designation "Geneve" is a more exacting mark of prestige given to watches by the Bureau de controle des Montres de Geneva. To qualify, in addition to matching all the above criterion for a Swiss watch, it must have had one of its major manufacturing steps take place within the Canton of |
What poet lamented "Water, water, everywhere, Nor any a drop to drink" in a 1789 poem? | samuel taylor coleridge | [DOC] [TLE] Water, water, everywhere: Romantic about the floods ...Water, water, everywhere: Romantic about the floods – Channel 4 News [PAR] Uncategorised [PAR] Water, water, everywhere: Romantic about the floods [PAR] Beleagured Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith wrote his doctoral dissertation on the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge. What might the Romantic poets have taught him about floods? [PAR] Share on Twitter [PAR] Lord Smith of Finsbury has said he has no intention of resigning from his post, and refused to apologise for the agency’s handling of flood defences. [PAR] The former Labour cabinet minister was heckled by angry residents when he visited the flood-stricken Somerset Levels for the first time today. [PAR] But he said: “I have no intention of resigning because I’m very proud of the work the Environment Agency and its staff have been doing right round the country in the face of the most extreme weather.” [PAR] About 5,000 homes have been hit by flooding across the country, including 40 in Somerset, and more floods are expected, with severe weather alerts in place for south east England, the South West and Wales. [PAR] Chris Smith, who is due to step down as head of the Environment Agency this summer, was Labour’s shadow environment secretary in the early 90s, and says he owes his love of nature to childhood walks in Scotland and a fondness for the Romantic poets. [PAR] After taking a double first in English at Cambridge, he completed a PhD thesis on the work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1979. He is the chairman of the Wordsworth Trust . [PAR] Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner famously lamented “Water, water, everywhere” while gazing out at the pitiless ocean from his drifting ship. The next line “Nor any drop to drink” is regularly misquoted as “but not a drop to drink”. [PAR] Residents of the inundated Somerset Levels might sympathise with the cursed sailor. But if Lord Smith feels that he is being blamed for extreme weather that is out of his control, he could also quote Coleridge: “Ye Ocean-Waves! that, whereso’er ye roll/ Yield homage only to eternal laws!” [PAR] If you can quote anything by Coleridge, it is likely to be the opening lines of Kubla Khan, with its description of Xanadu, “where Alph, the sacred river, ran/Through caverns measureless to man”. [PAR] The poet doesn’t tell us whether the river was dredged regularly to protect the surrounding “twice five miles of fertile ground” from flooding. [PAR] Coleridge’s friend Wordsworth has also given us many memorable images of floods and water. [PAR] In his long autobiographical poem The Prelude, Wordsworth paints a scene that sums up the recent spell of bad weather: [PAR] Tis storm; and hid in mist from hour to hour [PAR] All day the floods a deepening murmur pour; [PAR] The sky is veiled, and every cheerful sight, [PAR] Dark is the region as with coming night. [PAR] In the same poem Wordsworth tells the story of a shepherd boy left stranded on an island by flash floods. [PAR] And he describes a dream in which he sees an Arab “riding o’er the desert sands/ With the fleet waters of the drowning world/ In chase of him”. [PAR] Then there is the famous passage where the poet decribes rowing a boat across a lake at night and feeling a sense of supernatural awe as the dark cliffs loom over him. [PAR] I dipp'd my oars into the silent Lake, [PAR] And, as I rose upon the stroke, my Boat [PAR] Went heaving through the water, like a Swan [PAR] Whether residents of Somerset who have been reduced to rowing themselves around their flooded villages will feel the same sense of magic remains to be seen. [PAR] Royal Marine commandos are currently helping to evacuate 140 homes in the village of Moorland.[DOC] [TLE] COLERIDGE - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - InftubCOLERIDGE - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner [PAR] COLERIDGE - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner [PAR] letteratura inglese [PAR] COLERIDGE [PAR] The Rime of the Ancient Mariner [PAR] The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797-1798 and published in the first edition of Lyrical |
Stress, compound, and greenstick are all types of what? | oblique fracture | [DOC] [TLE] Fractures in Dogs - Pet Health CareFractures in Dogs [PAR] Fractures in Dogs [PAR] Email Article [PAR] [PAR] When abnormal stress is placed upon the skeletal system, fractures or breaks of the bones may occur. All the possible fracture types and the proper corrections of fractures are described by difficult terminology. Basically, we refer to fractures not only based on the name of the bone broken but also on the characteristics of the break itself. [PAR] Types of fractures [PAR] There are four commonly seen fractures in the dog: closed, compound, epiphyseal (growth plate), and greenstick (hairline). These first three types can be further characterized by whether they are simple fractures in which the bone breaks into only 2 or 3 pieces, or comminuted where the bone shatters into many pieces. [PAR] Closed Fractures: Closed fractures are those in which the skin is not broken. The bone is fractured, but the overlying skin is intact. [PAR] Greenstick Fractures: Greenstick fractures are small cracks within the bone which leave the bone basically intact, but cracked. In other words, the bone is not completely broken. [PAR] Compound Fractures: Compound fractures are breaks in which the broken bone protrudes through the skin, and is exposed to the outside. Compound fractures are risky in that the bones can be contaminated with dirt and debris, resulting in an infection. [PAR] Epiphyseal Fractures: Epiphyseal fractures are commonly seen in young, growing dogs. In animals less than one year of age, there are soft areas near the ends of each long bone where growth takes place. These soft areas are referred to as growth plates or epiphyseal plates. Because these are areas of growth, they are rich in immature non-calcified cells that form a soft, spongy area of the bone. These growth plates are more easily fractured because they are the weakest part of the bone. The distal ends of the femur (thigh bone) and humerus (upper front leg) seem to be particularly susceptible to this fracture. [PAR] What are the symptoms and risks of fractures? [PAR] The symptoms and risks depend on what area and to what extent the bone is fractured. Fractures involving a joint are the most serious. A broken back may displace the spinal cord and cause complete paralysis . All fractures, however, are serious and should be treated at once. When a bone within a leg is broken, the dog will usually hold the entire leg off the ground. Usually no weight is placed on the paw. With a sprain or lesser injury, it may use the leg somewhat, but walk with a limp. [PAR] What is the management? [PAR] Just as in human medicine, splints, casts, pins, steel plates and screws can be used to realign the bone and allow healing. The treatment depends on the type of fracture, age of the dog, and which bone is broken. Compound fractures in which the risk of infection is high are treated differently than closed fractures. Growing puppies may heal in as little as five weeks, and because of their size they put less weight on the bone. Therefore, a fracture in a young puppy may be treated with a cast but the same fracture may need to be 'pinned' in a geriatric (senior) dog in which healing may take twelve weeks or more. Hairline fractures may only require rest, while surgical intervention will usually be needed in more severe fractures. Careful evaluation by a veterinarian will determine the proper treatment. [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Fracture, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention ...Fracture, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention | Injury Information.com - Information about Injuries, Treatment, and Rehabilitation [PAR] Directory [PAR] Fracture [PAR] A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone, hence the common misnomer of “broken bone.” A fracture occurs when there is a break in a bone and is often caused by a strong force, impact, pressure or stress. On average, a person is expected to experience two fractures in his or her lifetime. There are four main types of fractures: [PAR] Complete: A complete fracture is exactly what the name implies, in that the bone breaks into two or more pieces. [PAR] Incomplete: |
What ocean is surrounded on 3 sides by Australia, Asia, and Africa? | indian ocean | [DOC] [TLE] Political Map of South Africa - Ezilon MapsPolitical Map of South Africa - Ezilon Maps [PAR] South Africa Map - Political Map of South Africa [PAR] Zoom Map [PAR] Description: The Political Map of South Africa showing names of capital cities, towns, states, provinces and boundaries with neighbouring countries. [PAR] South Africa Facts and Country Information... [PAR] South Africa is a nation that lies in Africa and it is situated on the southern tip of this continent. The coast of this country is about 2,798 kilometers in size and it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The countries lying on the north of South Africa are Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana; and it has Swaziland and Mozambique on its east. The climate in South Africa is temperate in nature because the country is surrounded by two oceans on three sides. There are eleven official languages in the country and English is one if it's official language. English is also the commonly spoken language in the country. [PAR] [PAR] Not only is South Africa diverse in languages, it also has diverse religious beliefs and cultures. Most of the people living in this country are Caucasian, Indian and other mixed ethnic groups. The population of this country is around 47.9 million and out of this number, about 25% of the population is jobless. The United Nation classifies South Africa as a middle income economy. The country has plenty of resources and its stock exchange has a place in the top twenty stock exchanges of the world. This country ranks 25th in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (PPP). [PAR] The people from South Africa are called South Africans.[DOC] [TLE] 7 Continents of the World and the 5 Oceans List7 Continents of the World and the 5 Oceans List [PAR] List of the seven continents and the 5 oceans of the world. [PAR] 7 Continents of the World and the 5 Oceans List [PAR] [PAR] 7 Continents and 5 Oceans of the World – Updated on January 17th, 2017: Our planet Earth, where all of us live is one of the most diverse planets known to human being. Though there have been so much advances in the astronomy over the years, we have never been able to find a planet as diverse as earth which is home to millions of living organisms like our mother earth is. In the millions and zillions of stars and planets which comprise our universe, our earth is of the size less than the size of the point of a needle. But for us, the small living beings on this planet, this is a very huge home. [PAR] Our earth is made up of large land masses known as continents and water bodies known as oceans. The earth has not been like this always as how we see it now. Millions of years before there were only one large land mass and a large ocean surrounding it. Later on the land mass started to split and drift apart surrounded by ocean on all sides. This process is still going on. Now we have 7 continents and 5 oceans which are home to all of us and millions of other living organisms. Let us learn about each of these seven continents and five oceans that make up our planet earth. [PAR] [PAR] The 7 Continents of The World [PAR] [PAR] Continents are the large land masses that we see on our earth. These hard land masses where people and other living organisms walk or crawl and make home are large in size, and are made up of many countries. There are also many small land masses which we call as islands, but continents are very large in size compared to these islands. There are 7 continents on earth. Many people combine the two continents Asia and Europe into a single continent and call it Eurasia. Many others combine the two continents North America and South America into one and call it the American continent. But in general there are seven large land masses on earth, namely Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. You must be wondering to know what are the 7 Continents of the World. You can |
At the start of a game of checkers, each player starts with how many pieces? | 12 | [DOC] [TLE] Checkers Rules - DarkfishRules - Checkers [PAR] Checkers Rules [PAR] These are the rules for Standard American Checkers. [PAR] These rules are a compilation of the rules given by the references and differences between authors are noted. The American Checkers Federation maintains the standard for the current rules. [PAR] The Board [PAR] The checkerboard has 64 alternating light and dark squares. The game is played on the dark squares. [PAR] Official tournament checker boards are 16 inches wide with alternating green and buff squares. [PAR] The board should be placed so that there is a light corner square nearest each player’s right-hand side and a dark corner square nearest each player’s left-hand side. [PAR] Pieces [PAR] Each player starts out with 12 playing pieces. One player has light colored pieces (called “white”) and the other has dark pieces (called “black” although the pieces may actually be red). Each player starts with their pieces laid out on the 12 dark squares nearest him or her. [PAR] Official tournament checker pieces are one and one quarter to one and a half inches in diameter. [PAR] First Move [PAR] The player with the black pieces moves first. Randomly determine who gets the black pieces first. Use a coin toss (many authors say to “cast lots”). When playing a series of games, the players alternate who gets the black pieces. [PAR] Time Limits [PAR] In official games, five minutes are allowed for each move. In the case where there is only one possible jump available, the player has only one minute in which to make it. The player needs to be made aware that the time limit has been reached. Then, if the player still has not moved after another minute, that player loses the game. [PAR] Touching Pieces [PAR] Before the first move is made, either player can adjust the position of any piece on the board. After the first move, no player can adjust any piece without “intimation.” In other words, you just need to say you’re going to adjust a piece before you do it. The player who adjusts a piece without intimation can be warned for the first offence, but will forfeit the game on the second offence. [PAR] If the player whose move it is touches a piece that can be played, the player must move that piece or forfeit the game. [PAR] If any part of a playable piece is moved over the angle of its square, the piece must be played in that direction. [PAR] When the player’s hand is withdrawn from the board, the move is ended. [PAR] Jumps [PAR] Pask , p.122, states, “All jumping moves are compulsory.” Every opportunity to jump must be taken. In the case where there are different jump sequences available, the player may chose which sequence to make, whether it results in the most pieces being taken or not. [PAR] Hopper , p. 102 and Pike , p. 113 both mention the “huff” or “blow.” Hopper says it is obsolete. Pike says it has been abolished. The idea of the huff was that if a player refused to make an available jump, the opposing player could remove the piece that should have jumped. In modern checkers, all jumps must be taken. [PAR] Reinfeld does not mention forced jumps in his rules, however, elsewhere in the book, p. 18, he makes it clear that “In checkers, captures are compulsory.” [PAR] In American checkers, a jump must be made only over an adjacent piece. A piece cannot jump over empty squares. [PAR] Although no one actually says so, it is strongly implied that single pieces cannot jump backwards. [PAR] Kings [PAR] When a player’s piece lands in one of the squares at the far end of the board, its move ends there and it becomes a king. [PAR] A king is allowed to move or jump |
Oct 4, 1927 saw sculptor Gutzon Borglum begin work on what major national memorial? | mount rushmore | [DOC] [TLE] Mount Rushmore National Monument - outdoor.comMount Rushmore National Monument [PAR] Mount Rushmore National Monument [PAR] Home » Parks and Monuments » Mount Rushmore National Monument [PAR] Mount Rushmore memorializes the birth, growth, preservation and development of the United States of America. Between 1927 and 1941, Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers sculpted the 60 foot busts of Presidents George Washington , Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln to represent the first 150 years of American history. Visitors to the memorial come primarily to view the granite sculpture itself, but also of interest is the Sculptor’s Studio built under the direction of the artist, Gutzon Borglum, in 1939. Unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting process are displayed there. The memorial serves as home to many animals and plants representative of the Black Hills of South Dakota . The geologic formations of the heart of the Black Hills region are also evident at Mount Rushmore, including large outcrops of granite and mica schist. [PAR] Introduction [PAR] The sheer size of the mountain carving on Mount Rushmore evokes a sense of awe in those who view it. We are also amazed when we see ourselves in the faces of the presidents. The four presidents carved in stone represent all Americans. They represent our courage, dreams, freedom and greatness. The birth of our nation was guided by the vision and courage of George Washington. Thomas Jefferson always had dreams of a greater, more perfect nation, first in the words of the Declaration of Independence and later in the expansion of our nation through the Louisiana Purchase. Preservation of the union was paramount to Abraham Lincoln, a nation where all men were free and equal. At the turn of the Twentieth Century Theodore Roosevelt envisioned a great nation, a leader on the world stage, our nation was changing from a rural republic to a world power. The ideals of these presidents laid a foundation for the United States of America as solid as the rock from which their figures were carved. [PAR] Each president possessed great skills and leadership of the brand our nation needed for the times they represent. We all can look into their faces and gain inspiration and strength from these four great men and ourselves. [PAR] History & Culture [PAR] Carved into the southeast face of a mountain in South Dakota are the faces of four presidents, a memorial to American history. The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln look down from their stoney heights and remind everyone that even the impossible is possible. South Dakota state historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea in 1923 to attract more people to the Black Hills of South Dakota with colossal carvings of western heroes. Robinson gained support from major players in South Dakota and Washington DC with the help of Senator Peter Norbeck and Congressman William Williamson. Congress passed legislation authorizing the mountain carving in Harney National Forest Preserve (now Black Hills National Forest). [PAR] after trying to get another sculptor to do the work, Robinson contacted Gutzon Borglum. Borglum, who agreed to come out to the Black Hills in 1924 to look at the area and see if the carving was possible. The plan was to carve the Needles area into tall granite figures. When Borglum inspected the Needles, he found them to be too thin and weathered to support sculpture on a grand scale. Borglum and the other carving supporters needed to find a new place to carve or abandon the project. It was then they were told about Mount Rushmore. When Borglum saw the mountain he pointed to it and said, “America will march along that skyline.” A place had been found to do their carving. Borglum liked Mount Rushmore because it faced southeast which meant it would receive good light throughout most of the day. It was the highest peak in the immediate vicinity and the granite was very resistant, eroding one inch every 10,000 years. Borglum told Robinson they needed subjects of a national focus. Robinson agreed and Borglum selected George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. [PAR] Once they had a carving plan and a location was set, the work could begin. Borglum created a plaster model from which measurements were taken using the pointing system. On October 4, 1927 the first actual work of carving began. |
Born with the first name of George, what English author, who is one of the claimed Fathers of Science Fiction, wrote The Time Machine, and The Invisible Man, among many other works? | herbert george wells | [DOC] [TLE] Free The Time Machine Essays and Papers - 123helpmeFree The Time Machine Essays and Papers [PAR] Color Rating [PAR] [PAR] Reader Response to Wells’ The Time Machine - Reader Response to Wells’ The Time Machine As a Christian, I don't personally believe in evolution in general; I don't think humans evolved from a lower life form and I don't think we will be here for another 800,000 years to evolve into anything else. But the logical scientist in me is nonetheless intrigued at the possibilities presented in The Time Machine. So what would happen to the human race a few hundred millennia from now. Would it divide into two distinct races that live separately from one another as Wells describes.... [tags: Time Machine] [PAR] 811 words [PAR] [preview] [PAR] H.G Wells' The Time Machine - Influence Thomas Huxley, a famous biologist and H.G. Wells' teacher, once said that "We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered it" (Zaadz). In other words, we all have the duty to leave the world a better place by leaving our influence on others. At some point of our lives, we've all had someone or something close to us that has left their influence on us and H.... [tags: H.G.Wells Time Machine Analysis] [PAR] 1599 words [PAR] [preview] [PAR] The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells was the book I have decided to read to do my book report on. The major characters: The Time Traveler - The Time Traveler's name is never given. Apparently the narrator wants to protect his identity. The Time Traveler is an inventor. He likes to speculate on the future and the underlying structures of what he observes. His house is in Richmond, a suburb of London. The Narrator - The narrator, Mr. Hillyer, is the Time Traveler's dinner guest. His curiosity is enough to make him return to investigate the morning after the first time travel.... [tags: Time Machine H. G. Wells] [PAR] 1024 words [PAR] [preview] [PAR] The Theme of Humanity in the Time Machine - The Theme of Humanity in the Time Machine H.G Wells was born in Bromley Kent on the 21st September 1866. He had attended school called Midhurst Grammar in 1883, soon after he had gone to the normal school of science in London. There he had learned biology, which could lead to why he had written science fiction novels. He had left the school without the qualifications to become a writer. He began his career as a writer in 1893 and then continued to create stories, such as the Time Machine. H.G Wells had studied the fourth dimension as he felt very strongly about this issue.... [tags: H.G. Wells Time Machine Literature Essays] [PAR] 1922 words [PAR] [preview] [PAR] Escape from Industrialization in Wells' The Time Machine - Escape from Industrialization in Wells' The Time Machine Our society craves an escape from life. When our tedious jobs bog us down, we escape into a hobby. When the responsibilities of school tire us, we escape in a vacation. When world affairs take a frightening turn of events, we escape in a good movie or absorbing book. There are countless distractions available to lighten our heavy minds and ease our anxieties. But it was not always as easy as it is today. What if distractions such as these were available only to a leisured class? What if the average person did not have the means to escape, even in small ways? This was the dilemma in late Victorian England. Th... [tags: Wells Time Machine Essays] [PAR] :: 8 Works Cited [PAR] [preview] [PAR] Herbert George Wells' The Time Machine - Herbert George Wells' The Time Machine ‘The Time Machine’ was written in 1895 |
The Pepsi Center is home to a professional basketball and hockey teams, as well as the National Lacrosse League team, the Mammoths, and also hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In what major US city is it located? | denver | [DOC] [TLE] Denver - PediaView.comDenver [PAR] Denver [PAR] Consolidated city-county [PAR] City and County of Denver [PAR] Nickname(s): The Mile-High City [1] [PAR] Queen City of the West [PAR] Queen City of the Plains, [2] [PAR] Colorado City and County Denver [5] Founded November 17, 1858, as Denver City, K.T. [6] Incorporated November 7, 1861, as Denver City, C.T. [7] Consolidated November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver Named for James W. Denver Government • Type Consolidated City and County [5] • Body Denver City Council • Mayor Michael Hancock ( D ) [8] Area [9] • Consolidated city-county 155 sq mi (400 km2) • Land 153 sq mi (400 km2) • Water 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 1.1% • Metro 8,414.4 sq mi (21,793 km2) Elevation [10] 5,130–5,690 ft (1,564–1,731 m) Population ( 2010 ) [11] • Consolidated city-county 600,158 • Estimate (2015) [12] 682,545 • Rank US: 19th • Density 4,044/sq mi (1,561/km2) • Urban 2,374,203 (US: 18th ) • Metro 2,814,330 (US: 19th ) • CSA 3,418,876 (US: 16th ) Demonym(s) Denverite Time zone MST (UTC–07:00) • Summer ( DST ) MDT (UTC–06:00) ZIP codes 80201–80212, 80214–80239, 80241, 80243–80244, 80246–80252, 80256–80266, 80271, 80273–80274, 80279–80281, 80290–80291, 80293–80295, 80299, 80012, 80014, 80022, 80033, 80123, 80127 [13] Area code(s) 303 and 720 INCITS place code 0820000 GNIS feature ID 0201738 Highways I-25 , I-70 , I-76 , I-225 , I-270 , US 285 , US 287 , SH 2 , SH 26 , SH 30 , SH 35 , SH 83 , SH 88 , SH 95 , SH 121 , SH 177 , SH 265 , SH 470 , E-470 Website denvergov.org [PAR] Capital and most populous city of the State of Colorado [PAR] Denver (), officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado . Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River , approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5,280 ft or 1,610 m) above sea level, making it one of the highest major cities in the United States. [9] The 105th meridian west of Greenwich , the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone , passes directly through Denver Union Station . [PAR] Denver is ranked as a Beta- world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . With a 2015 estimated population of 682,545, Denver ranks as the 19th-most populous U.S. city , and with a 2.8% increase in 2015, the city is also the fastest growing major city in the United States. [14] The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 2,814,330 and ranked as the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area . [15] The 12-city Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 3,418,876, which ranks as the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area . [16] Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor , an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an estimated 2015 population of 4,757,713. [17] Denver is the most populous city within a 500-mile (800 km) radius and the second-most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix, Arizona . In 2016, Denver was named the best place to live in the USA by U.S. News & World |
What Latin phrase, which translates as "in good faith", is taken to mean sincere, honest intention or belief, or authentic and true? | bona fide | [DOC] [TLE] Good faithGood faith () is fair and open dealing in human interactions. This is often thought to require sincere, honest intentions or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action. While some Latin phrases lose their literal meaning over centuries, this is not the case with bona fides; it is still widely used and interchangeable with its generally accepted modern day translation of good faith. It is an important concept within law, philosophy, and business. The opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides (duplicity) and perfidy (pretense). In contemporary English, the usage of bona fides (note the "s") is synonymous with credentials and identity. The phrase is sometimes used in job advertisements, and should not be confused with the bona fide occupational qualifications or the employer's good faith effort, as described below. [PAR] Bona fides [PAR] Bona fides is a Latin phrase meaning "good faith". Its ablative case is bona fide, meaning "in good faith", it is often used as an adjective to mean "genuine". It is often misspelled: "bonafied", as if it were the past tense of an imaginary verb: "bonafy". While today fides is concomitant to faith, a more technical translation of the Latin concept would be something like "reliability", in the sense of a trust between two parties for the potentiality of a relationship. In ancient Rome bona fides was always assumed by both sides, had implied responsibilities, and both legal and religious consequences if broken. Fides was one of the original virtues to be considered a religious "divinity" in Roman paganism. [PAR] Law [PAR] In law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct. As a legal concept bona fides is especially important in matters of equity (see Contract). The concept of bona fide is also proclaimed by the original version of the Magna Carta. In contract law, the implied covenant of good faith is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly and fairly, so as not to destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract. In insurance law, the insurer's breach of the implied covenant may give rise to a legal liability known as insurance bad faith. [PAR] Most U.S. jurisdictions view breaches of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing solely as a variant of breach of contract. Linguistically, in the U.S., American English usage of bona fides applies it as synonymous with credentials, professional background, and documents attesting a person's identity, which is not synonymous with bona fide occupational qualifications. More recently, other common law countries have begun to adopt good faith as a general principle. In the UK, the High Court in Yam Seng Pte Ltd v Int Trade Corp Ltd expressed this preference. In Canada, the Supreme Court declared in Bhasin v. Hrynew that good faith was a general organising principle. [PAR] Philosophy [PAR] In philosophy, the concept of good faith denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides (duplicity) and perfidy (pretense). [PAR] Good faith employment efforts [PAR] Bona fide occupational qualifications (employer's good faith effort) are qualities or attributes that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on the hiring and retaining of employees. An employer's good faith effort is used as an evaluation tool by the jurisdiction during the annual program review process to determine an employer's level of commitment to the reduction goals of the CTR Law. United States federal and state governments are required by affirmative action (and other such laws) to look for disabled, minority, female, and veteran business enterprises when bidding public jobs. Good faith effort law varies from state to state and even within states depending on the awarding department of the government. Most good faith effort requires advertising in state certified publications, usually a trade and a focus publication. Other |
From the Greek for color, what element, with an atomic number of 24, uses the symbol Cr? | chromium | [DOC] [TLE] Periodic Table of the Elements - ChromiumPeriodic Table of the Elements - Chromium [PAR] Chromium [PAR] Next Element » [PAR] Chromium was discovered by Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin in 1797 while experimenting with a material known as crocoite ore(Siberian red lead). The name of the element is derived from the Greek word "chroma", meaning color, because many of its compounds are brightly coloured. [PAR] Name: Chromium [PAR] Group, period, block: 6, 4, d [PAR] Color: silvery metallic [PAR] Melting point: 2180 K, 1907 �C, 3465 �F [PAR] Boiling point: 2944 K, 2671 �C, 4840 �F [PAR] Atomic properties [PAR] Oxidation states: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -1, -2 [PAR] Electronegativity: 1.66 (Pauling scale) [PAR] Ionization energies: 1st: 652.9 kJ�mol-1 [PAR] Covalent radius: 139�5 pm [PAR] Van der Waals radius: no data [PAR] Cr[DOC] [TLE] It's Elemental - The Element ChromiumIt's Elemental - The Element Chromium [PAR] It's Elemental [PAR] Melting Point: 2180 K (1907°C or 3465°F) [PAR] Boiling Point: 2944 K (2671°C or 4840°F) [PAR] Density: 7.15 grams per cubic centimeter [PAR] Phase at Room Temperature: Solid [PAR] Element Classification: Metal [PAR] Period Number: 4 Group Number: 6 Group Name: none [PAR] What's in a name? From the Greek word for color, chroma. [PAR] Say what? Chromium is pronounced as KROH-mee-em. [PAR] History and Uses: [PAR] Chromium was discovered by Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin while experimenting with a material known as Siberian red lead, also known as the mineral crocoite (PbCrO4), in 1797. He produced chromium oxide (CrO3) by mixing crocoite with hydrochloric acid (HCl). Although he believed a method for isolating chromium didn't yet exist, Vauquelin was pleasantly surprised in 1798 to discover that he was able to obtain metallic chromium by simply heating chromium oxide in a charcoal oven. Today, chromium is primarily obtained by heating the mineral chromite (FeCr2O4) in the presence of aluminum or silicon . [PAR] Chromium is a blue-white metal that is hard, brittle and very corrosion resistant. Chromium can be polished to form a very shiny surface and is often plated to other metals to form a protective and attractive covering. Chromium is added to steel to harden it and to form stainless steel, a steel alloy that contains at least 10% chromium. Other chromium-steel alloys are used to make armor plate, safes, ball bearings and cutting tools. [PAR] Chromium forms many colorful compounds that have industrial uses. Lead chromate (PbCrO4), also known as chrome yellow, has been used as a yellow pigment in paints. Chromic oxide (Cr2O3), also known as chrome green, is the ninth most abundant compound in the earth's crust and is a widely used green pigment. Rubies and emeralds also owe their colors to chromium compounds. Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) is used in the tanning of leather while other chromium compounds are used as mordants, materials which permanently fix dyes to fabrics. Chromium compounds are also used to anodize aluminum, a process which coats aluminum with a thick, protective layer of oxide. Chromite, chromium's primary ore, is used to make molds for the firing of bricks because of its high melting point, moderate thermal expansion and stable crystal structure. [PAR] Estimated Crustal Abundance: 1.02×102 milligrams per kilogram [PAR] Estimated Oceanic Abundance: 3×10-4 milligrams per liter [PAR] Number of Stable Isotopes: 3 ( View all isotope data ) [PAR] Ionization Energy: 6.767 eV[DOC] [TLE] Chemical Elements.com - Chromium (Cr)Chemical Elements.com - Chromium (Cr) [PAR] Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Chromium. [PAR] . [PAR] For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . [PAR] This page was created by Yinon Bentor. [PAR] Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . [PAR] Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.[DOC] [TLE] Periodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeriodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National Laboratory |
What famed daredevil, who failed in a 1974 motorcycle jump, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime"? | evel knievel | [DOC] [TLE] Evel Knievel for Apple TV: perform the stunts, don’t break ...Evel Knievel for Apple TV: perform the stunts, don’t break the bones — Apple World Today [PAR] / Dennis Sellers [PAR] Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel was a world famous daredevil who attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and, in 1974, a canyon jump across Snake River Canyon (which failed) on a steam-powered rocket. During his career he suffered more than 433 bone fractures, earning him the dubious honor in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime.” [PAR] If you’ve ever wanted to try his stunts but have no interest in matching his bone fracturing record, Barnstorm Games’ $1.99 Evel Knievel game (http://tinyurl.com/o62tjdc) for the new Apple TV is probably as close as you can safely get. As Evel, you’ll jump rattlesnakes and lions while you work your way up to Knievel’s 13 London buses and the famed fountain jump in Las Vegas. [PAR] You’ll use the Siri Remote to negotiate a series of obstacles including barrels, seesaws and flaming hoops, before tackling 27 jumps in nine historic locations. You can also earn in-game currency from completing jumps to buy souped-up motorcycles (there’s a choice of 11), some of Evel’s famed outfits (would you look good in white and blue leathers?), special helmets, and more. [PAR] The graphics and sound effects in the game are colorful and fun. Though it took me a while to get used to using the Siri Remote (I’m old school; I like a joystick), the basics are easy to learn. However, gameplay is fast and furious, and it takes some practice to improve your daredevil skills. [PAR] The new Apple TV can use your iOS device as an additional controller if the game you're playing supports it. Typically, you'll see iOS controller support for games that have an iPhone or iPad counterpart.[DOC] [TLE] Evel Knievel Shark Jump - Evel Knievel Net WorthEvel Knievel Shark Jump - Evel Knievel Net Worth [PAR] Evel Knievel Shark Jump [PAR] Read more... [PAR] Evel Knievel [PAR] Evel Knievel Net Worth is $3 Million. Evel Knievel is Daredevil | Stunt Performer. Evel Knievel Date of Birth is 1938-10-17. Evel Knievel Nickname is Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr., Evil Knievel, Robert Craig Knievel, Jr., evel_knievel, Robert Craig Jr.. Evel Knievel Height is... [PAR] Evel Knievel Net Worth is $3 Million. [PAR] Evel Knievel Net Worth is $3 Million. Evel Knievel is Daredevil | Stunt Performer. Evel Knievel Date of Birth is 1938-10-17. Evel Knievel Nickname is Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr., Evil Knievel, Robert Craig Knievel, Jr., evel_knievel, Robert Craig Jr.. Evel Knievel Height is 1.83 m. Evel Knievel Country is Butte. Evel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil, painter, entertainer, and international icon. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket. The over 433 broken bones he suffered during his career earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime". Knievel died of pulmonary disease in Clearwater, Florida, aged 69. According to the British paper The Times writing his obituary, Knievel was one of the greatest American icons of the 1970s. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. [PAR] Born in Butte, Montana in 1938, Bobby Knievel was the first of two children born to Robert E. and Ann Keough "Zippy" Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his great-great-grandparents on his fath...[DOC] [TLE] Evel Knievel Biography - Evel Knievel Net WorthEvel Knievel Biography - Evel Knievel Net Worth [PAR] Evel Knievel Biography [PAR] Read more... [PAR] Evel Knievel [PAR] Evel Knievel Net Worth is $3 Million. Evel Knievel is |
Dig 'Em Frog is the mascot for what brand of cereal? | honey smacks | [DOC] [TLE] TV ACRES: Advertising > Animal Mascots > Dig'Em the Frog ...TV ACRES: Advertising > Animal Mascots > Dig'Em the Frog (Kellogg's Sugar Smacks Cereal) [PAR] Home > Index > Advertising > Mascots (Animals) > Dig 'Em the Frog [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Advertising Mascots - Animals [PAR] Dig 'Em - A green animated spokes frog for Kellogg's Sugar Smack's cereal introduced in the mid 1970s. Gifted with a very loud voice. Dig 'Em wore a large-brim baseball cap, green jacket, light blue shoes and an orange turtleneck sweater with the words "Dig 'Em" on it. Dig'Em's name was also his catchphrase ("Dig'Em! Dig'Em!"), which he used to promote his cereal. In 1986, Kellogg's retired the Dig'Em character, but due to popular demand, he returned a year later. Kellogg's renamed Sugar Smacks cereal to Honey Smacks in 1983. [PAR] Before Dig'Em Frog debuted in 1972, there were other mascots for the cereal. They included: Cliffy the Clown, Smaxey the Seal, Quick Draw McGraw, The Smackin' Bandit, The Smackin Brothers and Wally Bear who replaced Dig'Em for a short time in 1986. [PAR] External Links[DOC] [TLE] Dig 'Em Frog - The 25 Coolest Snack Mascots of All Time ...Dig 'Em Frog - The 25 Coolest Snack Mascots of All Time | Complex [PAR] The 25 Coolest Snack Mascots of All Time [PAR] Brand Represented: Smacks Cereal [PAR] Year Introduced: 1972 [PAR] Of course we needed a mascot from the hood with a snap-back cap twisted to the side, swagger in his step, and a propensity for high-fives. The Ebonics appropriating frog, though a low key sign of racism, sure knew his cereal. Sugar Smacks, Honey Smacks, or whatever they're called these days will always be a breakfast favorite, but Dig 'Em needs a new moniker. No one "digs" anything anymore. Keep up, frog. [PAR] WatchNow[DOC] [TLE] Kellogg's Sugar Smacks Introduced | World History ProjectKellogg's Sugar Smacks Introduced | World History Project [PAR] Kellogg's Sugar Smacks Introduced [PAR] Honey Smacks is a sweetened puffed wheat breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's. [PAR] In a 2008 comparison of the nutritional value of 27 cereals, U.S. magazine Consumer Reports found that Honey Smacks was one of the two brands with the highest sugar content - more than 50 percent (by weight) -, commenting "There is at least as much sugar in a serving of Kellogg's Honey Smacks [...] as there is in a glazed doughnut from Dunkin’ Donuts" and recommending parents to choose cereal brands with better nutrition ratings for their children. [PAR] Marketing history [PAR] Introduced in 1953, the cereal has undergone several name changes. It started out as Sugar Smacks. In the 1980s, it was renamed Honey Smacks. In the early 1990s, it had been discovered that the current mascot, Dig'em Frog, was just calling the cereal "Smacks", so the word "Honey" was dropped from the name, and the product was then simply called Smacks. In 2004, the cereal was given back the name Honey Smacks, which is now its current name. It is known in Mexico as SMAK. [PAR] Several slogans have been used in the advertising of Honey Smacks, including "They're Honey Smackin' good!" from 1984 to 1987, "I Dig'em" from 1991 to 1994, and "Satis-Smack-tion!" from 1995 to 1997. During this time a marketing campaign also released this cereal under the name of Smackums. [PAR] Various clowns served as the advertising mascot from 1953 to 1956, including Cliffy the Clown. In 1957, a sailor-suit-wearing seal named Smaxey became the mascot. The Hanna-Barbera cartoon horse sheriff, Quick Draw McGraw took over in 1961, followed by The Smackin' Bandit in 1965, a half-mule, half-kangaroo who kissed everyone in sight. He was replaced in 1966 by the Smackin' Brothers, two boys dressed in boxing shorts and boxing gloves. In the early 1970s an Indian Chief |
In what state was Mayberry located on the Andy Griffith Show? | north carolina | [DOC] [TLE] Visit Mayberry in Mount Airy - VisitNC.comVisit Mayberry in Mount Airy [PAR] Visit Mayberry in Mount Airy [PAR] Cruise Mayberry in a 1962 squad car replica [PAR] Visitors who stroll through the streets of Mount Airy might find its small-town charm and the warm, friendly smiles of its residents comfortably familiar. That’s because this quaint North Carolina setting was Andy Griffith’s childhood home and the inspiration for Mayberry in the beloved 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. [PAR] Located 40 minutes northwest of Winston-Salem and just minutes from the Virginia state line, Mount Airy has embraced its role as the real-life Mayberry and boasts a number of sights and attractions that honor its native son and the show. [PAR] The Mount Airy Visitors Center offers free maps for those who’d like to explore by foot. In addition, visitors eager to enjoy an authentic Mayberry experience can tour the city in a vintage squad car similar to those driven by Deputy Barney Fife and Sheriff Andy Taylor. Squad Car Tours operates multiple cars and can accommodate up to five passengers at a time with a “deputy” driver pointing out the sights on these 30- to 45-minute tours, which depart from Wally’s Service Station. [PAR] A replica of the jail and courthouse sit nearby, as does Andy Griffith’s childhood home, which is Andy’s Homeplace , a bed and breakfast owned and operated by the Hampton Inn of Mount Airy . Overnight accommodations also are available at the Mayberry Motor Inn , where guests can request the Aunt Bee room, furnished with items once owned by the late actress, Frances Bavier, who played beloved Aunt Bee. [PAR] No Mayberry visit would be complete without a fried pork chop sandwich from the Snappy Lunch followed by a stop in Floyd’s City Barber Shop , where Russell Hiatt has shorn the locks of famous former Mayberry residents such as George Lindsey (Goober Pyle). Hiatt proudly displays more than 20,000 photographs on his wall of fame. [PAR] Another must-see sight is the bronze TV Land statue of Sheriff Taylor and Opie outside the Andy Griffith Playhouse , where Griffith completed his own early acting training. Those interested in learning even more about Griffith’s life can visit the Andy Griffith Museum , which features hundreds of items from the career of the actor, producer, singer and writer, all collected by his friend Emmett Forrest. A Mayberry-themed mural spanning three walls was completed in summer 2013 by Greensboro’s Chip Holton, artist in residence at the O. Henry and Proximity hotels. Betty Lynn, the actress who played Barney Fife’s girlfriend, Thelma Lou, stops by the museum the third Friday of every month to sign autographs and chat with fans. [PAR] In addition to Mayberry-themed attractions open year round, each September Mount Airy celebrates Mayberry Days . Thousands of fans descend on the city for the four-day family festival hosted by the Surry Arts Council , which features a parade, golf tournament, Andy Griffith trivia contests, screening of show episodes, special appearances by actors from the show, live entertainment and more. [PAR] photo courtesy of Mount Airy Visitors Center [PAR] Share this page:[DOC] [TLE] The Andy Griffith Show | Telovation.comThe Andy Griffith Show | Telovation.com [PAR] Site Map Friday, January 20 [PAR] The Andy Griffith Show [PAR] Posted By Jake Easton on July 03, 2012 [PAR] Behind The Scenes Of [PAR] The REAL Mayberry [PAR] The Andy Griffith Show is a timeless and heartwarming portrayal of American small-town life during simpler times, where traditional values were cherished, and people respected and cared for one another. [PAR] The weekly comedy featured the steady, unflappable Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), the bumbling but hilarious deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts), Andy's young son Opie (Ron Howard), and the ever consummate homemaker Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier). [PAR] The backdrop for The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS) was the sleepy little fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina (population 1800). [PAR] Now, for the first time, we take a look behind the scenes of this small town and its residents, through countless interviews, historic film and television archives, old aerial photos of the Desilu Studio's backlot, and closeups of subsequent shows of that era, to |
What form of communication is an epistle? | letter | [DOC] [TLE] Communication and Types of Communication | Forms of ...Communication and Types of Communication | Forms of Communication | Notes Desk [PAR] Nonverbal Communication [PAR] Verbal Communication [PAR] Verbal communication refers to the the form of communication in which message is transmitted verbally; communication is done by word of mouth and a piece of writing. Objective of every communication is to have people understand what we are trying to convey. In verbal communication remember the acronym KISS(keep it short and simple). [PAR] When we talk to others, we assume that others understand what we are saying because we know what we are saying. But this is not the case. usually people bring their own attitude, perception, emotions and thoughts about the topic and hence creates barrier in delivering the right meaning. [PAR] So in order to deliver the right message, you must put yourself on the other side of the table and think from your receiver’s point of view. Would he understand the message? how it would sound on the other side of the table? [PAR] Verbal Communication is further divided into: [PAR] Oral Communication [PAR] Written Communication [PAR] Oral Communication [PAR] In oral communication, Spoken words are used. It includes face-to-face conversations, speech, telephonic conversation, video, radio, television, voice over internet. In oral communication, communication is influence by pitch, volume, speed and clarity of speaking. [PAR] Advantages of Oral communication are: [PAR] It brings quick feedback. [PAR] In a face-to-face conversation, by reading facial expression and body language one can guess whether he/she should trust what’s being said or not. [PAR] Disadvantage of oral communication [PAR] In face-to-face discussion, user is unable to deeply think about what he is delivering, so this can be counted as a [PAR] Written Communication [PAR] In written communication, written signs or symbols are used to communicate. A written message may be printed or hand written. In written communication message can be transmitted via email, letter, report, memo etc. Message, in written communication, is influenced by the vocabulary & grammar used, writing style, precision and clarity of the language used. [PAR] Written Communication is most common form of communication being used in business. So, it is considered core among business skills. [PAR] Memos, reports, bulletins, job descriptions, employee manuals, and electronic mail are the types of written communication used for internal communication. For communicating with external environment in writing, electronic mail, Internet Web sites, letters, proposals, telegrams, faxes, postcards, contracts, advertisements, brochures, and news releases are used. [PAR] Advantages of written communication includes: [PAR] Messages can be edited and revised many time before it is actually sent. [PAR] Written communication provide record for every message sent and can be saved for later study. [PAR] A written message enables receiver to fully understand it and send appropriate feedback. [PAR] Disadvantages of written communication includes: [PAR] Unlike oral communication, Written communication doesn’t bring instant feedback. [PAR] It take more time in composing a written message as compared to word-of-mouth. and number of people struggles for writing ability. [PAR] Nonverbal Communication [PAR] Nonverbal communication is the sending or receiving of wordless messages. We can say that communication other than oral and written, such as gesture, body language, posture, tone of voice or facial expressions, is called nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication is all about the body language of speaker. [PAR] Nonverbal communication helps receiver in interpreting the message received. Often, nonverbal signals reflects the situation more accurately than verbal messages. Sometimes nonverbal response contradicts verbal communication and hence affect the effectiveness of message. [PAR] Nonverbal communication have the following three elements: [PAR] Appearance [PAR] Speaker: clothing, hairstyle, neatness, use of cosmetics [PAR] Surrounding: room size, lighting, decorations, furnishings [PAR] Body Language[DOC] [TLE] Methods of Communication that have Threatened Letter WritingMethods of Communication that have Threatened Letter Writing [PAR] Memories [PAR] Methods of Communication that have Threatened Letter Writing [PAR] Before the 1830s Americans had no choice but to send news, however urgent or time sensitive, via letter. They might instruct a personal messenger to ride all day and night on horseback to |
Called the Queen of the Skies, the first of what widebody airliner rolled out of the Everett assembly plant on September 30, 1968? | 747 | [DOC] [TLE] Boeing 747 | How It FliesBoeing 747 | How It Flies [PAR] How It Flies [PAR] What Pilots Want to Know [PAR] Find Aircraft [PAR] YOU CAN ADD TO OR EDIT THIS PAGE [PAR] To add aircraft comments, reviews, photos, videos, facts or opinions simply Register (free) and start contributing! [PAR] Photos [PAR] Extreme Crosswind Landing 747 [PAR] The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by the nickname ''Jumbo Jet '' or ''Queen of the Skies''. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft , and was the first widebody ever produced. Manufactured by Boeing 's Commercial Airplane unit in the United States, the original version of the 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707 , one of the common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s. First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years. [PAR] The four-engine 747 uses a double deck configuration for part of its length. It is available in passenger, freighter and other versions. Boeing designed the 747's hump-like upper deck to serve as a first class lounge or (as is the general rule today) extra seating, and to allow the aircraft to be easily converted to a cargo carrier by removing seats and installing a front cargo door. Boeing did so because the company expected supersonic airliners (whose development was announced in the early 1960s) to render the 747 and other subsonic airliners obsolete; while believing that the demand for subsonic cargo aircraft would be robust into the future. The 747 in particular was expected to become obsolete after 400 were sold but it exceeded its critics' expectations with production passing the 1,000 mark in 1993. As of June 2010, 1,418 aircraft have been built, with 109 more in various configurations remaining on order. [PAR] The 747-400 , the latest version in service, is among the fastest airliners in service with a high-subsonic cruise speed of Mach 0.85 (567 mph or 913 km/h). It has an intercontinental range of 7,260 nautical mile s (8,350 mi or 13,450 km). The 747-400 passenger version can accommodate 416 passengers in a typical three-class layout or 524 passengers in a typical two-class layout. The newest version of the aircraft, the 747-8 , is in production and flight testing in late 2010. Deliveries of the 747-8F freighter version is scheduled to begin in mid-2011, with the 747-8I passenger version to follow in late 2011. The 747 is to be replaced by the Boeing Y3 (part of the Boeing Yellowstone Project ) in the future. [PAR] Development [PAR] Background [PAR] In 1963, the United States Air Force started a series of study projects on a very large strategic transport aircraft. Although the C-141 Starlifter was being introduced, they felt that a much larger and more capable aircraft was needed, especially the capability to carry outsized cargo that would not fit in any existing aircraft. These studies led to initial requirements for the CX-Heavy Logistics System (CX-HLS) in March 1964 for an aircraft with a load capacity of and a speed of Mach 0.75 (), and an unrefueled range of with a payload of . The payload bay had to be wide by high and long with access through doors at the front and rear. [PAR] Featuring only four engines, the design also required new engine designs with greatly increased power and better fuel economy. On 18 May 1964, airframe proposals arrived from Boeing, Douglas , General Dynamics , Lockheed and Martin Marietta ; while engine proposals were submitted by General Electric , Curtiss-Wright , and Pratt & Whitney . After a downselect, Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed were given additional study contracts for the airframe, along with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney for the engines. [PAR] All three of the airframe proposals shared a number of features. As the CX-HLS needed to be able to be loaded from the front, a door had to be included where the cockpit usually was. All of the companies solved |
Ken Burn's latest documentary debuted last Sunday on PBS. What subject matter does it cover? | prohibition | [DOC] [TLE] ‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series ...‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers | TVWeek [PAR] ‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers [PAR] Sep 17, 2014 [PAR] As were “The Civil War” and “The War” before it, master documentarian Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” is turning out to be a massive blockbuster for PBS. [PAR] The sprawling documentary chronicling the lives of Theodore, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt began Sunday night with the first of its seven two-hour episodes, which delivered an average audience of 9.06 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National data, Live + SD. [PAR] Before the first chapter aired, more than 200,000 views of trailers for “The Roosevelts” foretold the strong demand for the series. [PAR] Burns, whose other recent documentaries include “Prohibition” (2011) and “The Dust Bowl” (2012), said that releasing a film is like having a conversation with your closest friends and family. If, of course, they number in the millions of people. [PAR] “I’m always struck by the thoughts and comments and how engaged the American people are,” he said. “The fact that such a large audience tuned in the first night is all the more rewarding. We hope more people have a chance to watch on all of the platforms PBS has set up to share the work.” [PAR] In addition to the broadcasts, which run through Sept. 20, the 14-hour series is streaming at pbs.org/theroosevelts, and on PBS stations’ digital platforms, Roku and Apple TV — and will be available through Sept. 29. [PAR] “The Roosevelts,” written by Geoffrey C. Ward and narrated by Peter Coyote, spans more than 100 years, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962, vividly bringing to life the history of two presidencies, multiple family tragedies, Prohibition, the Depression and two world wars. [PAR] With never-before-seen photographs and vibrant but silent film, the first chapters chronicle the life of Teddy Roosevelt, born into a world of privilege, who became America’s 26th president in a term that began 113 years ago almost to the day, on Sept. 14, 1901, after President William McKinley was assassinated. [PAR] He was, at age 42, the youngest person to become president. Overcoming severe asthma as a youth, the ambitious Roosevelt had already made a name for himself as a New York City police commissioner, an assistant secretary of the Navy, governor of New York and vice president. [PAR] His cowboy persona, epitomized by forming the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, and his large ego were legendary. His most famous slogan, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” resonates to this day. Other catchphrases, indicative of his boundless energy, were “Bully!” and “Dee-lighted.” [PAR] Roosevelt ate a dozen eggs for breakfast every morning, drank coffee from a massive mug and dictated 150,000 letters in his lifetime, which the Theodore Roosevelt Center in Dickinson, N.D., is trying to get all online. [PAR] But as Burns does so well, and with Roosevelt brought to life in his own words by the voice of Paul Giamatti, viewers get a detailed, insightful, 360-degree version of Theodore — including his battles with depression, his tragic loss of his first wife and his mother on the same day and an assassination attempt, which contribute to a greater understanding of one of the most prominent leaders in U.S. history. [PAR] As the docu-series moves on to the era of Franklin and Eleanor, Theodore’s distant cousin and his niece, viewers will hear them come to life, voiced by actors Edward Herrmann (who played FDR in the landmark 1976 miniseries “Eleanor and Franklin”) and Meryl Streep. [PAR] The stories of the more modern-era Roosevelts, well-chronicled as they have been for decades, are even more captivating on Burns’ canvas, with images and video so clear they feel almost contemporary. [PAR] ( |
By what name is deer meat more commonly known? | deer meat | [DOC] [TLE] Deer meat is known by what name?... - Brainly.comDeer meat is known by what name?... - Brainly.com [PAR] This Is a Certified Answer [PAR] × [PAR] Certified answers contain reliable, trustworthy information vouched for by a hand-picked team of experts. Brainly has millions of high quality answers, all of them carefully moderated by our most trusted community members, but certified answers are the finest of the finest. [PAR] deer meat is known by venison[DOC] [TLE] The Types of Venison Hunted for Sport and FoodThe Types of Venison Hunted for Sport and Food [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] BBQ Side Dishes: The 411 [PAR] Caribou. Jon Nickles/Wikimedia Commons [PAR] Caribou [PAR] The Reindeer is known as Caribou in North America and is indigenous to arctic and sub-arctic climates. Caribou vary in size and weight, with males averaging 400 pounds. Both sexes grow antlers, although the males' antlers are larger. The color and depth of their fur is dependent on region and climate, but in general Caribou fur has two layers: a thick undercoat and a long-haired overcoat, the hairs of which (similar to Moose) are hollow, which keeps the deer warm. Caribou diet consists mainly of lichens in winter and tree leaves and grasses in warmer weather. Reindeer-hunting dates back to 10,000 BCE and is vitally important to many cultures for providing food. Caribou venison is very high in protein, very low in fat, and can be eaten fresh or dried. [PAR] Male Elk. Bureau of Land Management [PAR] Elk [PAR] Elk is one of the largest land mammals indigenous to North America and eastern Asia, living in forest habitats with a diet of grasses, plants, leaves and tree bark. Several sub-species of elk range in herds from Ontario to British Columbia in Canada and the northeast and northwest United States (although elk can also be found in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina). Elk are extremely popular for hunting due to their massive antlers (shed and grown annually), which can weigh up to 40 pounds. They are very adaptable to climate and environment, but they are also susceptible to infectious disease, which can spread to farm livestock. Mature bull elk can weigh as much as 40% more than females, upwards to 730 pounds and even as high as 1,200 pounds in the Roosevelt Elk subspecies. Elk venison is higher in protein and leaner than beef, but it is high in cholesterol (a single serving has 83% of a daily intake allowance). Elk has a less gamey flavor than other venison and is often compared to tasting like beef but with a coarser texture. [PAR] Fallow Deer. Tony Hisgett/Wikimedia Commons [PAR] Fallow Deer [PAR] Fallow Deer are one of the most common deer found throughout the world. Their origin is traced back to the Pleistocene era in North Africa and then migrating to Asia Minor and Europe, where they were hunted for sport by the aristocracy, especially in the United Kingdom. Fallow Deer are medium sized in height and weight (220 pounds for males, 110 pounds for females) and vary in color, from white to chestnut to black. Bucks have large, flattened, shovel-shaped antlers. They eat a variety of plants and grasses. Fallow Deer is the traditional venison in European recipes, having a strong taste, often counter-balanced by juniper berries and wine marinades. [PAR] Red Deer. Martin Falbisoner/Wikimedia Commons [PAR] Red Deer [PAR] Red Deer are native throughout Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus region. The species is widely depicted in cave art dating back 40,000 years. Sizes of Red Deer are comparable to the North American Elk and vary by region with a mature stag measuring 8 feet in length and weighing up to over 500 pounds. Stags annually shed and grow large antlers, for which they are often hunted. Red Deer stags are also well-known for their roaring vocalization during mating season. The Red Deer's natural habitat is forest land, where they browse rather than graze, preferring to eat oak and birch leaves, twigs, ivy and lichen. Until recently, Red Deer venison in the United Kingdom was restricted to the aristocracy and royalty, but |
Olfactory refers to which of the senses? | smell | [DOC] [TLE] Olfactory perception - Psychology Wiki - WikiaOlfactory perception | Psychology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] Biological: Behavioural genetics · Evolutionary psychology · Neuroanatomy · Neurochemistry · Neuroendocrinology · Neuroscience · Psychoneuroimmunology · Physiological Psychology · Psychopharmacology ( Index , Outline ) [PAR] Olfactory perception or Olfaction (also known as olfactics or smell) refers to the sense of smell. This sense is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates, and, by analogy, sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. For air-breathing animals, the olfactory system detects volatile or, in the case of the accessory olfactory system , fluid-phase chemicals. For water-dwelling organisms, e.g., fish or crustaceans, the chemicals are present in the surrounding aqueous medium. Olfaction, along with taste , is a form of chemoreception . The chemicals themselves which activate the olfactory system, generally at very low concentrations, are called odors . [PAR] . [PAR] Edit [PAR] As described by the Roman philosopher Lucretius (1st Century BCE), different odors are attributed to different shapes and sizes of odor molecules that stimulate the olfactory organ. The modern counterpart to that theory was the cloning of olfactory receptor proteins by Linda B. Buck and Richard Axel (who were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2004), and subsequent pairing of odor molecules to specific receptor proteins. Each odor receptor molecule recognizes only a particular molecular feature or class of odor molecules. Mammals have about a thousand genes expressing for odor reception . [1] Of these genes, only a portion are functional odor receptors. Humans have far fewer active odor receptor genes than other mammals and primates [2] [PAR] Each olfactory receptor neuron expresses only one functional odor receptor.[ How to reference and link to summary or text ] Odor receptor nerve cells function like a key-lock system: If the airborne molecules of a certain chemical can fit into the lock, the nerve cell will respond. There are, at present, a number of competing theories regarding the mechanism of odor coding and perception. According to the shape theory , each receptor detects a feature of the odor molecule . Weak-shape theory, known as odotope theory , suggests that different receptors detect only small pieces of molecules, and these minimal inputs are combined to form a larger olfactory perception (similar to the way visual perception is built up of smaller, information-poor sensations, combined and refined to create a detailed overall perception) [3] . An alternative theory, the Vibration theory of olfaction proposed by Luca Turin [4] [5] , posits that odor receptors detect the frequencies of vibrations of odor molecules in the infrared range by electron tunnelling . However, the behavioral predictions of this theory have been called into question. [6] As of yet, there is no theory that explains olfactory perception completely. [PAR] However, research is still being done, and institutes like the Monell Chemical Senses Center are working to uncover the secrets of olfactory perception. [PAR] Theories of olfactory perception [PAR] Edit [PAR] In vertebrates smells are sensed by olfactory sensory neurons in the olfactory epithelium . The proportion of olfactory epithelium compared to respiratory epithelium (not innervated) gives an indication of the animal's olfactory sensitivity. Humans have about 10 cm² of olfactory epithelium, whereas some dogs have 170 cm2. A dog's olfactory epithelium is also considerably more densely innervated, with a hundred times more receptors per square centimetre. [PAR] Molecules of odorants passing through the superior nasal concha of the nasal passages dissolve in the mucus lining the superior portion of the cavity and are detected by olfactory receptors on the dendrites of the olfactory sensory neurons. This may occur by diffusion or by the binding of the odorant to odorant binding proteins . The mucus overlying the epithelium contains mucopolysaccharides , salts, enzymes , and antibodies (these are highly important, as the olfactory neurons provide a direct passage for infection to pass to the brain ). [PAR] In insects smells are sensed by olfactory sensory neurons in the chemosensory sensilla , which are present in insect antenna, palps and tarsa, but also on other parts of the insect body. Odorants penetrate into the cuticle pores of chemosensory sensilla and get in contact with insect Odorant binding |
What can be a work that is accepted as official in a fictional literary universe, a religious law, or a camera? | canon | [DOC] [TLE] Religious lawReligious law refers to ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions. Examples include Christian canon law, Islamic sharia, Jewish halakha, and Hindu law. [PAR] The two most prominent systems, canon law and sharia, differ from other religious laws in that canon law is the codification of Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox law as in civil law, while sharia derives many of its laws from juristic precedent and reasoning by analogy (as in a common law tradition). [PAR] Established religions and religious institutions [PAR] A state religion (or established church) is a religious body officially endorsed by the state. A theocracy is a form of government in which a God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. [PAR] In both theocracies and some religious jurisdictions, conscientious objectors may cause religious offense. The contrary legal systems are secular states or multicultural societies in which the government does not formally adopt a particular religion, but may either repress all religious activity or enforce tolerance of religious diversity. [PAR] Bahá'í Faith [PAR] Bahá'í laws are laws and ordinances used in the Bahá'í Faith and are a fundamental part of Bahá'í practice. The laws are based on authenticated texts from Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, subsequent interpretations from `Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi and legislation by the Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í law is presented as a set of general principles and guidelines and individuals must apply them as they best seem fit. While some of the social laws are enforced by Bahá'í institutions, the emphasis is placed on individuals following the laws based on their conscience, understanding and reasoning, and Bahá'ís are expected to follow the laws for the love of Bahá'u'lláh. The laws are seen as the method of the maintenance of order and security in the world. [PAR] A few examples of laws and basic religious observances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas which are considered obligatory for Bahá'ís include: [PAR] * Recite an obligatory prayer each day. There are three such prayers among which one can be chosen each day. [PAR] * Observe a Nineteen Day Fast from sunrise to sunset from March 2 through March 20. During this time Bahá'ís in good health between the ages of 15 and 70 abstain from eating and drinking. [PAR] * Gossip and backbiting are prohibited and viewed as particularly damaging to the individual and their relationships. [PAR] Buddhism [PAR] Patimokkha comprises a collection of precepts for bhikkhus and bhikkhunis. [PAR] Christianity [PAR] Within the framework of Christianity, there are several possible definitions for religious law. One is the Mosaic Law (from what Christians consider to be the Old Testament) also called Divine Law or biblical law, the most famous example being the Ten Commandments. Another is the instructions of Jesus of Nazareth to his disciples in the Gospel (often referred to as the Law of Christ or the New Commandment or the New Covenant, in contrast to the Old Covenant). Another is the Apostolic Decree of Acts 15, which is still observed by the Greek Orthodox Church. Another is canon law in the Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches. [PAR] In some Christian denominations, law is often contrasted with grace (see also Law and Gospel and Antithesis of the Law): the contrast here speaks to attempts to gain salvation by obedience to a code of laws as opposed to seeking salvation through faith in the atonement made by Jesus on the cross. [PAR] Biblical/Mosaic law [PAR] Christian views of the Old Covenant are central to Christian theology, ethics, and practice. The term "Old Covenant", also referred to as the Mosaic covenant, the Law of Moses, divine law, Biblical law or God's law, refers to the statements or principles of religious law and religious ethics codified in the first five books or Pentateuch of the Old Testament. Views of the Old Covenant are expressed in the New Testament, such as Jesus' antitheses of the law, the circumcision controversy in Early Christianity, and the Incident at Antioch and position of Paul the Apostle and Judaism. Many traditional Christians have the view that only parts are applicable, many Protestants have the view that none is applicable, dual-covenant theologians have the view that only Noahide Laws apply to Gentiles, and |
Finish this line from a popular kids song: There was a farmer had a dog, and ____ was his name-o! | bingo | [DOC] [TLE] BINGO (Learn It) - Super Simple LearningBINGO (Learn It) - Super Simple Learning [PAR] BINGO (Learn It) [PAR] Language Focus Other songs about: alphabet/spelling , intonation/rhythm [PAR] Letter recognition, simple spelling and English intonation patterns. [PAR] BINGO (Learn It) Lyrics and Actions [PAR] ♫ There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [Point to the letter picture cards.] [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "B" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (* = clap) [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "I" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "N" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "G" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-*-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "O" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-*-* [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Remove all the "clapping hands" picture cards.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. ♫ [PAR] Preparation [PAR] Print the picture cards and use them as you sing the song. Place the B, I, N, G, and O cards at the front of the room. Before singing the song, introduce or review the letters. As you sing the song, place the "clapping hands" picture cards over the letters one by one as you progress through each verse (or print a hand card on the back of each letter and flip them over). This will help students understand when and how many times to clap in addition to developing letter recognition skills. [PAR] Classroom Benefits [PAR] "BINGO" is a popular kids' song that follows a familiar pattern. For each verse, remove one letter and replace it with a hand clap. It is a great introduction to spelling, good for listening comprehension and helps kids develop rhythm. [PAR] Activity Ideas [PAR] Pause the song before each verse and select a student to come up and cover (or turn over) the next card. 1 [PAR] Instead of clapping, try rhythm sticks, tambourines, or any of your favorite noisemakers. 2 [PAR] After you learn this song, you can sing it without the CD and practice spelling other words. For more information on this, see our blog post on a holiday version of BINGO . 3 [PAR] Your Videos[DOC] [TLE] The Activity Idea Place - preschool themes and lesson plansThe Activity Idea Place - preschool themes and lesson plans [PAR] Art [PAR] Torn Paper Dogs [PAR] Supply the children with a full sheet of white paper and half sheet of brown paper. Ask them to make a dog by tearing pieces of the brown paper and gluing them onto the white paper. Small amounts of other colored paper may be used. [PAR] Dog Ear Headbands [PAR] Have the children cut out two strips of paper that when connected will |
Once known as book rate, what USPS service is reserved for printed materials, cds, and video tapes? | usps | [DOC] [TLE] United States Postal ServiceThe United States Postal Service, also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, often abbreviated as USPS, is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. [PAR] The U.S. Mail traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, where Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office Department was created in 1792 from Franklin's operation, elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and transformed in 1971 into the U.S. Postal Service as an agency of the U.S. government. [PAR] The USPS as of February 2015 has 617,254 active employees and operated 211,264 vehicles in 2014. The USPS is the operator of the largest civilian vehicle fleet in the world. The USPS is legally obligated to serve all Americans, regardless of geography, at uniform price and quality. The USPS has exclusive access to letter boxes marked "U.S. Mail" and personal letterboxes in the United States, but still competes against private package delivery services, such as the United Parcel Service (UPS) and has part use with FedEx Express. [PAR] The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters. Since the 2006 all-time peak mail volume, after which Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, (which mandated $5.5 billion per year to be paid into an account to fully prefund employee retirement health benefits, a requirement exceeding that of other government and private organizations ), revenue dropped sharply due to recession-influenced declining mail volume, prompting the postal service to look to other sources of revenue while cutting costs to reduce its budget deficit. The USPS lost US$5.5 billion in fiscal 2014, and its revenue was US$67.8 billion. [PAR] History [PAR] Foundations [PAR] In the early years of the North American colonies, many attempts were made to initiate a postal service. These early attempts were of small scale and usually involved a colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony for example, setting up a location in Boston where one could post a letter back home to England. Other attempts focused on a dedicated postal service between two of the larger colonies, such as Massachusetts and Virginia, but the available services remained limited in scope and disjointed for many years. For example, informal independently-run postal routes operated in Boston as early as 1639, with a Boston to New York City service starting in 1672. [PAR] A central postal organization came to the colonies in 1691, when Thomas Neale received a 21-year grant from the British Crown for a North American Postal Service. On February 17, 1691, a grant of letters patent from the joint sovereigns, William and Mary, empowered him: [PAR] "to erect, settle, and establish within the chief parts of their majesties' colonies and plantations in America, an office or offices for receiving and dispatching letters and pacquets, and to receive, send, and deliver the same under such rates and sums of money as the planters shall agree to give, and to hold and enjoy the same for the term of twenty-one years." [PAR] The patent included the exclusive right to establish and collect a formal postal tax on official documents of all kinds. The tax was repealed a year later. Neale appointed Andrew Hamilton, Governor of New Jersey, as his deputy postmaster. The first postal service in America commenced in February 1692. Rates of postage were fixed and authorized, and measures were taken to establish a post office in each town in Virginia. Massachusetts and the other colonies soon passed postal laws, and a very imperfect post office system was established. Neale's patent expired in 1710, when Parliament extended the English postal system to the colonies. The chief office was established in New York City, where letters were conveyed by regular packets across the Atlantic. [PAR] Before the Revolution, there was only a trickle of business or governmental correspondence between the colonies. Most of the mail went back and forth to counting houses and government |
With the ability to regenerate when death looms, which sci fi character has been played by 9 different actors in the 30 years the show has been on TV? | doctor who | [DOC] [TLE] DOCTOR WHO TV SERIES HISTORY - SOLAR NAVIGATORBBC TV SERIES DOCTOR WHO HISTORY | ROBOTS, ANDROIDS AND CYBERNETIC ORGANISMS - THE FUTURE OF MANKIND. [PAR] DOCTOR WHO TV SERIES HISTORY [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as "The Doctor". It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character. It is common to see the show's title abbreviated as Dr. Who, even by the BBC, although purists consider this form incorrect. [PAR] [PAR] The programme is a significant part of British popular culture, widely recognised for its creative storytelling and use of innovative music (originally produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop). [PAR] [PAR] It is also known for its innovative use of low-budget special effects for most of its history. Elements of the programme are extremely well known and identifiable even to non-fans. In Britain and elsewhere, the show has become a cult television favourite on a par with Star Trek and has influenced generations of British television writers, many of whom grew up watching the series. Doctor Who was ranked third in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, produced by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted on by industry professionals. [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] After a long period off screen, a new series of Doctor Who started on March 26, 2005, continuing the original 1963�1989 run and the 1996 television movie. Produced by BBC Wales in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the 2005 series has concluded in the United Kingdom , and the programme will be returning for a Christmas special later in the year, followed by a second and third series (including a second Christmas special in 2006). The first new series (2005) will be repeated on BBC Three beginning on Sunday July 17, 2005 at 19:00. [PAR] [PAR] As of 2005, it is being broadcast weekly in Canada (CBC), Australia (ABC) and New Zealand (Prime TV). The series has also been sold to South Korean station KBS � the first time a British drama series has been sold to a Korean public station, Hungary 's RTLKlub and a Danish station. [PAR] [PAR] History [PAR] [PAR] Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television on November 23, 1963. The programme was born out of discussions and plans that had been going on for a year. Head of Drama, Sydney Newman was mainly responsible for developing it, with contributions by the Head of the Script Department (later Head of Serials) Donald Wilson, staff writer C. E. 'Bunny' Webber, writer Anthony Coburn, story editor David Whitaker and initial producer Verity Lambert. The series' distinctive and haunting title theme was composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire. [PAR] [PAR] The BBC drama department's Serials division produced the programme in-house for the following twenty-six seasons, on BBC One. Falling viewing figures, a decline in the public perception of the show and a less prominent transmission slot saw it suspended as an ongoing series in 1989 by Jonathan Powell, Controller of BBC One. While in-house production had ceased, the BBC was hopeful of finding an independent production company to re-launch the show. Philip Segal, a British expatriate who worked for Columbia Pictures ' television arm in the United States, approached the BBC about such a venture. [PAR] [PAR] Segal's negotiations eventually led to a television movie. The movie was broadcast on the Fox Network in 1996 as a co-production between Fox, Universal Pictures , the BBC, and BBC |
Pago Pago is the capital of what territory? | american samoa | [DOC] [TLE] Pago Pago is the capital of which territory ?... - Brainly.inPago Pago is the capital of which territory ?... - Brainly.in [PAR] This Is a Certified Answer [PAR] × [PAR] Certified answers contain reliable, trustworthy information vouched for by a hand-picked team of experts. Brainly has millions of high quality answers, all of them carefully moderated by our most trusted community members, but certified answers are the finest of the finest. [PAR] Pago Pago is the capital of American Samoa.[DOC] [TLE] AMERICAN SAMOA, the disappointing capital of PAGO PAGO ...AMERICAN SAMOA, the disappointing capital of PAGO PAGO (Pacific Ocean) - YouTube [PAR] AMERICAN SAMOA, the disappointing capital of PAGO PAGO (Pacific Ocean) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Sep 21, 2015 [PAR] AMERICAN SAMOA, PAGO PAGO (Pacific Ocean): Let's go for a walk around this town, also capital of the American territory of American Samoa, let's see a variety of sights and I will explain to you why this place will not on anyone's visitation plans any time soon. Vic Stefanu, [email protected]. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] American Samoa territory, United States | Article about ...American Samoa territory, United States | Article about American Samoa territory, United States by The Free Dictionary [PAR] American Samoa territory, United States | Article about American Samoa territory, United States by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/American+Samoa+territory%2c+United+States [PAR] Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . [PAR] American Samoa, [PAR] officially Territory of American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States (2010 pop. 55,519), comprising the eastern half of the Samoa Samoa, [PAR] chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, comprising the independent nation of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), and E of long. 171° W, the islands of American Samoa, under U.S. control. The Samoan islands extend c.350 mi (560 km), with a total land area of c. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. island chain in the South Pacific. The group (76 sq mi/197 sq km) consists of several major islands: Tutuila Tutuila [PAR] , island (2010 pop. 54,359), 52 sq mi (135 sq km), largest island of American Samoa. The capital and principal harbor is Pago Pago. The island has a rugged eastern area, with a plain in the southwest. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. , the Manu'a Manu'a [PAR] , island group and district (2010 pop. 1,143) of American Samoa comprising Ta'u, Ofu, and Olosega islands, with a total area of 22 sq mi (57 sq km). According to Samoan tradition, the Manu'a group is the cradle of the race. The main settlement is Luma, on Ta'u Island. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. group (Ta'u, Ofu, and Olosega), Rose and Sand Islands, and Swains Island Swains Island, [PAR] island, 1 sq mi (2.59 sq km), district of American Samoa, c.200 mi (320 km) N of Tutuila. It is a ring of sand and coral with luxuriant vegetation. Swains Island has been privately owned by the same family for more than 100 years. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. . Pago Pago Pago Pago [PAR] , town (1990 pop. 10,640) and capital of American Samoa, on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent, landlocked harbor and is the only port of call in American Samoa. Tourism and tuna canning are important industries. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. , the capital, is on Tutuila. Most of the islands are mountainous, heavily wooded, and surrounded by coral reefs. [PAR] Polynesians account for |
Anchored by the star Altair, what does the constellation Aquila represent? | eagle | [DOC] [TLE] Aquila - Constellation Facts - Online Star RegisterAquila - Constellation Facts - Online Star Register [PAR] Online Star Register [PAR] - 13 May 2016 [PAR] Share this article: [PAR] Aquila is a loose triangular-shaped constellation covering 652 square degrees in the fourth quadrant of the Northern hemisphere (near the celestial equator). It can be viewed at latitudes between +90° and -75°. Aquila represents the eagle of the Roman god, Jupiter and, in fact, gets its name from the Latin word meaning “eagle.” [PAR] Constellation Characteristics [PAR] Aquila is the 22nd biggest constellation and is neighbors with the constellations of Aquarius, Capricornus, Delphinus, Hercules, Ophiuchus, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Scutum and Serpens Cauda. In addition, Aquila has seven stars with known planets, as well as two meteor showers (the June Aquilids and the Epsilon Aquilids). [PAR] By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons [PAR] Planetary Systems [PAR] Although Aquila does not have any Messiers, it does contain four notable deep sky objects. Check them out: [PAR] Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741): even though this object is catalogued as a nebula, technically there were no planets responsible in the making of NGC 6741. This wonder is located about 7,000 light-years away and was first discovered by an American Astronomer (Edward Charles Pickering) in 1882. [PAR] NGC 6709: appearing as a loose triangular-shape, this open star cluster is situated five degrees Southwest of Zeta Aquilae. [PAR] NGC 6755: this open star cluster is located 4.5 degrees West of Delta Aquilae and has two bright stars that shine at a 12th and 13th magnitude. [PAR] B143-4: located 1.5 degrees West of Gamma Aquilae, this dark nebula spans more than a degree in size. [PAR] Main Stars [PAR] The constellation Aquila contains six significant stars, but it also has four lesser (yet notable) stars making up its configuration. [PAR] Altair (Alpha Aquilae) is the brightest star in Aquila (which will be discussed later in detail). [PAR] Alshain (Beta Aquilae) is the seventh brightest star in Aquila. It shines 44.7 light-years away and is catalogued as a class G subgiant. It got its name from the Perso-Arabic word, aš-šāhīn, which means “the (peregrine) falcon.” [PAR] Tarazed (Gamma Aquilae) is a class K (spectral class K3) bright giant that got its name from the Persian phrase šāhin tarāzu, meaning “the beam of the scale.” This star is around 100 million years-old and is also known as a source of X-rays. [PAR] Deneb el Okab (Epsilon Aquilae) this triple star system is also known as, Deneb el Okab, an Arabic phrase (ðanab al-cuqāb) meaning “the tail of the eagle.” The brightest aspect of this star is a barium star known as a K-type giant. [PAR] Deneb el Okab (Zeta Aquilae) is about 83.2 light-years in distance and is another triple star. The brightest component shines with a 2.99 magnitude and is considered an A-type main sequence dwarf. [PAR] Bezek (Eta Aquilae) is 3,000 times brighter than the Sun and is, in fact, one of the easiest to spot in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Hebrew word (bazak) which means “lightning.” [PAR] Tseen Foo (Theta Aquilae) is noteworthy as it is known as the “Celestial Drumstick” in Chinese – Mandarin word, tianfu, means “drumstick” or “heavenly rafters.” [PAR] Al Thalimain (Iota Aquilae) lies about 307 light-years away and is a blue-white B-type star. Its name means “the two ostriches” which it shares with Lambda Aquilae. [PAR] Al Thalimain (Lambda Aquilae) is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf. In 1973 NASA launched the probe, Pioneer 11, that is suppose to be enroute to this star. It is estimated to take around four million years to reach this celestial body; however, since the power source is too weak there has been no data transmitted |
The Family Stone backed up what San Francisco funk and soul singer? | sly stone | [DOC] [TLE] Artist Profile - Sly & The Family Stone - PicturesArtist Profile - Sly & The Family Stone - Pictures [PAR] Biography Read More [PAR] Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup. Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their ba... [PAR] Biography from Wikipedia[DOC] [TLE] Sly & the Family Stone · 2016 Tour Dates and Concert TicketsSly & the Family Stone · 2017 Tour Dates and Concert Tickets [PAR] Track Artist for New Show Alerts [PAR] Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco. Active from 1967 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-inst... [PAR] Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco. Active from 1967 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup. [PAR] Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls) in 1967. Sly and Freddie Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham completed the original lineup; Sly and Freddie's sister, singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, joined within a year. This collective recorded five Billboard Hot 100 hits which reached the top 10, and four ground-breaking albums, which greatly influenced the sound of American pop music, soul, R&B, funk, and hip hop music. In the preface of his 1998 book For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History, Joel Selvin sums up the importance of Sly and the Family Stone's influence on African American music by stating "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. [PAR] During the early 1970s, the band switched to a grittier funk sound, which was as influential on the music industry as their earlier work. The band began to fall apart during this period because of drug abuse and ego clashes; consequently, the fortunes and reliability of the band deteriorated, leading to its dissolution in 1975.[5] Sly Stone continued to record albums and tour with a new rotating lineup under the "Sly and the Family Stone" name from 1975 to 1983. In 1987, Sly Stone was arrested and sentenced for cocaine use, after which he went into effective retirement. [PAR] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=165878[DOC] [TLE] Sly and the Family Stone | SoulTracks - Soul Music ...Sly and the Family Stone | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews [PAR] Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews [PAR] Sly and the Family Stone [PAR] Sly and the Family Stone [PAR] Artist Biography [PAR] After James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone was probably the most important act in the emergence of funk in the late 60s and early 70s. Extremely versatile and ground breaking, the San Francisco band was claimed by soul, rock, funk and psychedelic music fans and created some of the most revered songs of their era. [PAR] Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender. [PAR] Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly & |
Commonly believed to have been started by a frisky bovine owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, what city was devastated by a fire that start on Oct 8, 1871 and lasted for 2 days? | chicago | [DOC] [TLE] Catherine O'LearyCatherine O'Leary (also known as Cate O'Leary; ca. 1827 – 3 July 1895) was an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, Illinois who became famous when it was alleged that an accident involving her cow had started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [PAR] Catherine and her husband Patrick O'Leary had 3 children, one of whom, James Patrick O'Leary, ran a well-known Chicago saloon and gambling hall. [PAR] The Great Chicago Fire [PAR] On the evening of October 8, 1871, a fire consumed the O'Leary family's barn at 137 DeKoven Street. Due to a high wind and dry conditions it spread to burn a large percentage of the city, an event known as the Great Chicago Fire. [PAR] After the Great Fire, Chicago Tribune reporter Michael Ahern published a report that the fire had started when a cow kicked over a lantern while it was being milked. The woman was not named, but Catherine O'Leary was soon identified, as the fire had begun in her barn. Illustrations and caricatures soon appeared depicting Mrs O'Leary with the cow. The idea took the popular imagination and is still widely circulated.L.L. Owens, The Great Chicago Fire, ABDO, p. 7. [PAR] In 1893, however, Ahern admitted he had made the story up. The official report at the time stated "whether it originated from a spark blown from a chimney on that windy night, or was set on fire by human agency, we are unable to determine". Mrs O'Leary herself stated that she had been in bed when the fire started, and she had no idea what set it off. Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan, the first person to raise the alarm, reported that on seeing a fire in the barn, he ran across the street to free the animals, which included a cow owned by Sullivan's mother. He then informed the O'Learys, who were at home. [PAR] [PAR] Anti-Irish attitudes at the time encouraged scapegoating the O'Leary family. It was claimed that the supposed accident happened because she was drunk, or that she hid the evidence to avoid being blamed. Neighbors later claimed to have seen shards from the broken lamp, but none of these stories could be verified. One person stated that he had found the lamp, but it had been stolen by an Irishman to protect the O'Learys. [PAR] Other theories suggest that Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan himself may have started the fire, or possibly Louis M. Cohn, who later claimed to have been gambling in the barn with the O'Learys' son and several others. [PAR] Death and Aftermath [PAR] Catherine O'Leary died on July 3, 1895 of acute pneumonia at her home at 5133 Halsted Street and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery. In the PBS documentary, Chicago: City of the Century, a descendant of O'Leary stated that she spent the rest of her life in the public eye, in which she was constantly blamed for starting the fire. Overcome with much sadness and regret, she "died heartbroken." [PAR] The last living relative of Catherine O'Leary died in 1936. Amateur historian Richard Bales was able to gather enough evidence on Sullivan to convince the Chicago City Council to exonerate Mrs. O'Leary of any guilt in 1997. [PAR] Cultural References [PAR] The story of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow has attracted the attention and imagination of generations as the cause of the fire. Popular culture, such as Gary Larson's cartoon The Far Side, Brian Wilson's song "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow", the song "The Chicken or the Egg" from The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town, Rita Hayworth's song "Put the Blame on Mame" from the movie Gilda, and even Quentin Tarantino's debut film Reservoir Dogs have referred to the story with the expectation that the populace will understand the reference. The 1938 Terrytoons animated short Mrs. O'Leary's Cow depicts the bovine being brought to the witness stand in court to explain her actions. [PAR] Popular 1930s character actress Alice Brady won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mrs. O'Leary in the film In Old Chicago, in which she is portrayed as a heroic figure. The film dramatizes a variant of the traditional story: she |
According to Shakespeare, brevity is the soul of what? | wit | [DOC] [TLE] Brevity is the soul of wit. - William Shakespeare at ...Brevity is the soul of wit. - William Shakespeare - BrainyQuote [PAR] Brevity is the soul of wit. [PAR] Find on Amazon: William Shakespeare [PAR] Cite this Page: Citation[DOC] [TLE] brevity is the soul of wit - Wiktionarybrevity is the soul of wit - Wiktionary [PAR] brevity is the soul of wit [PAR] Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary [PAR] c. 1603, William Shakespeare , Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2: [PAR] Polonius: My liege, and madam, to expostulate [PAR] What majesty should be, what duty is, [PAR] Why day is day, night night, and time is time, [PAR] Were nothing but to waste night, day and time. [PAR] Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, [PAR] And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, [PAR] I will be brief: your noble son is mad. [PAR] 1879, Samuel Butler , Evolution, Old & New, ch. 18: [PAR] The same complaint must be made against Mr. Matthew's excellent survey of the theory of evolution, as against Dr. Erasmus Darwin's original exposition of the same theory, namely, that it is too short. It may be very true that brevity is the soul of wit, but the leaders of science will generally succeed in burking new-born wit, unless the brevity of its soul is found compatible with a body of some bulk. [PAR] 1912, R. Austin Freeman , The Mystery of 31 New Inn, ch. 5: [PAR] "[I]f people would only settle their affairs in that way, a good part of the occupation of lawyers would be gone. Brevity is the soul of wit; and the fear of simplicity is the beginning of litigation." [PAR] 2001 March 5, Daniel S. Levy, " In Brief ," Time: [PAR] Brevity is the Soul of Wit. Talking to your infant is good, but uttering individual words might be better.[DOC] [TLE] Brevity is the soul of wit - eNotesBrevity is the soul of wit - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes [PAR] Brevity is the soul of wit [PAR] Polonius: [PAR] My liege, and madam, to expostulate [PAR] What majesty should be, what duty is, [PAR] What day is day, night night, and time is time, [PAR] Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time; [PAR] Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, [PAR] And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, [PAR] I will be brief. Your noble son is mad. . . . [PAR] Read on Owl Eyes [PAR] This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. [PAR] Polonius, right-hand man of Hamlet's stepfather, King Claudius, has been employed to spy on the prince and report on his very odd behavior. As Polonius begins to deliver to the king and queen the results of his investigation, he embarks on this windy preface. Besides being nonsensical, his speech is self-contradictory: he wastes plenty of time denouncing the time wasted by rhetorical speechifying. [PAR] "Brevity is the soul of wit" has become a standard English proverb; in the process, its context has been somewhat neglected. Polonius, though he has high opinions indeed of his "wit" (that is, acumen), is the least brief and one of the least "witty" characters in the play. Freud aptly referred to Polonius as "the old chatterbox" in Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious.[DOC] [TLE] Brevity is the Soul of Wit - Feinberg & Alban, P.C.Brevity is the Soul of Wit [PAR] Blog [PAR] Brevity is the Soul of Wit [PAR] Daniel Patrick Moynihan is a name that may be familiar to most. He was a United States Cabinet official, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and a United States Senator from New York. He was also an author of many articles on urban neighborhoods. When I was in college in the 1970s, Moynihan was a sought after commentator. I remember a professor telling my class that Moynihan’s articles tended to be lengthy and repetitive because he was paid according to the number of words. [PAR] What relevance does this have to |
What company described its products as Finger Lickin' Good? | kfc | [DOC] [TLE] KFC to replace 'Finger Lickin' Good' slogan with 'So Good ...KFC to replace 'Finger Lickin' Good' slogan with 'So Good' | Metro News [PAR] KFC to replace ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan with ‘So Good’ [PAR] metrowebukmetro Monday 21 Feb 2011 12:49 pm [PAR] KFC has announced plans to drop its famous ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ catchphrase after more than 50 years. [PAR] The fast food giant changed its slogan to ‘So Good’ in the US recently and is planning to do the same in the UK in the coming months in a bid to create a healthier image. [PAR] KFC is set to abandon its world famous ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan [PAR] KFC’s catchphrase came about by accident in the 1950s when a US TV advert showed franchisee David Harman licking his fingers after eating some of Colonel Sanders’ famous chicken. [PAR] A viewer phoned to complain about the incident and spoke to manager Ken Harbough, who replied: ‘Well it’s finger lickin’ good.’ [PAR] The phrase was then adopted by the brand and became famous around the world. [PAR] Martin Shuker, chief executive of KFC UK and Ireland, said: ‘”So Good” is still about the food but it also allows us to more effectively communicate the breadth of different things about the brand, such as our people and our community.’ [PAR] The rebranding exercise coincides with a decision to introduce healthier frying oils and a £7million investment to kit out UK restaurants with ovens so KFC can launch its Brazer range, products cooked on a griddle instead of in a fryer. [PAR] More[DOC] [TLE] IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD - Trademark & Brand Information ...IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD Trademark of KFC Corporation. Serial Number: 72209171 :: Trademarkia Trademarks [PAR] restaurant services [PAR] This is a brand page for the IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark by KFC Corporation in LOUISVILLE, , 40213. [PAR] Write a review about a product or service associated with this IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark. Or, contact the owner KFC Corporation of the IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark by filing a request to communicate with the Legal Correspondent for licensing, use, and/or questions related to the IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark. [PAR] On Thursday, December 31, 1964, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD by KFC Corporation , LOUISVILLE 40213. The USPTO has given the IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark serial number of 72209171. The current federal status of this trademark filing is EXPIRED. The correspondent listed for IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD is SALLY HARDIN LAMBERT of KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, P.O. BOX 32070, LOUISVILLE, KY. 40232-2070 . The IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark is filed in the category of . The description provided to the USPTO for IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD is RESTAURANT SERVICES. [PAR] Word mark: [PAR] First Use In Commerce: [PAR] 12/1/1952 [PAR] Trademarkia is the largest search engine for U.S. trademarks. Each month hundreds of trademarks around the world are filed by licensed attorneys in the LegalForce/Trademarkia network! You can register your trademark in 170+ countries in the world through LegalForce Network. [PAR] LegalForce Network can help you incorporate a business around your IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD trademark in less than 5 minutes. Trademarkia makes the process easy and convenient, so start now! [PAR] Trademarkia.com is a free search engine of publicly available government records. Trademarkia.com is not a law firm and does not represent owners & correspondents listed on this page. [PAR] What you get? [PAR] 1. Legalforce RAPC - #1 U.S. Trademark Filing since 2010. [PAR] 2. Describe how your business or product is being used. Register your mark in 176+ countries. Just $199 + govt fees! Start here >> [PAR] 1. Top Global IP Attorneys - Credibility and Experience! [PAR] 2. All processes will be performed in a timely manner. You will be informed periodically about the process. [PAR] Keep Track of this Brand. [PAR] Trademark Watch Services [PAR] |
What's missing: Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach | magic kingdom | [DOC] [TLE] Walt Disney World | Epcot, Magic Kingdom & Animal KingdomWalt Disney World | Epcot, Magic Kingdom & Animal Kingdom [PAR] Buy Walt Disney World Tickets [PAR] Walt Disney World® Resort is made up of four theme parks: Epcot® , Magic Kingdom® Park , Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios® , and two water parks: Disney's Blizzard Beach and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon . Things to do and events at Walt Disney World® feature interactive rides, animal adventures, magical attractions, dining, shopping and more. Make memories last and feel the magic at Walt Disney World® Resort. Find things to do at Walt Disney World® Resort including hotels, attractions and restaurants in the list below. [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] 1486 East Buena Vista Drive [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-828-4600 [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-566-7000 [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] 2101 North Epcot Resorts Boulevard [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-824-4321 [PAR] 1205 North Epcot Resorts Boulevard [PAR] Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 [PAR] 407-560-4870[DOC] [TLE] EpcotEpcot is the second of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near the city of Orlando. It opened as EPCOT Center (Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow) on October 1, 1982, and spans 300 acres, more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom park. It is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technological innovation and international culture, and is often referred to as a "permanent World's Fair." In 2015, the park hosted approximately 11.98 million guests, ranking it the third most visited theme park in North America and the sixth most visited theme park in the world. The park is represented by Spaceship Earth, a geodesic sphere that also serves as an attraction. Epcot was known as EPCOT Center until 1994, when it was later renamed Epcot '94, then Epcot '95, now commonly known simply as Epcot. [PAR] Dedication [PAR] The theme park opened on October 1, 1982. The dedication plaque near the entrance states: [PAR] History [PAR] The park's name, EPCOT, is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, a utopian city of the future planned by Walt Disney, often interchanging "city" and "community." In Walt Disney's words: "EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry. It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed, but will always be introducing, and testing, and demonstrating new materials and new systems. And EPCOT will always be a showcase to the world of the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise." His original vision was for a model community which would have been home to twenty thousand residents and a test bed for city planning as well as organization. It was to have been built in the shape of a circle with businesses and commercial areas at its center with community buildings, schools, and recreational complexes around it while residential neighborhoods would line the perimeter. This radial plan concept is strongly influenced by British planner Ebenezer Howard and his Garden Cities of To-morrow. Transportation would have been provided by monorails and PeopleMovers (like that in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland.) Automobile traffic would be kept underground, leaving pedestrians safe above ground. The original model of EPCOT can still be seen by passengers riding the Tomorrowland Transit Authority attraction in the Magic Kingdom park; when the PeopleMover enters the showhouse for Stitch's Great Escape!, the remaining portion of the model is visible on the left (when facing forward) behind glass. Walt Disney was not able to obtain funding and permission to start work on his Florida property until he |
Daisywheel, dot-matrix, and laser are all types of what? | printers | [DOC] [TLE] PERIPHERALS - Beyond the Daisywheel - New Laser Printers ...PERIPHERALS - Beyond the Daisywheel - New Laser Printers - NYTimes.com [PAR] PERIPHERALS; Beyond the Daisywheel: New Laser Printers [PAR] By L. R. SHANNON [PAR] Published: December 26, 1989 [PAR] THE standard in business correspondence used to be the electric typewriter, with its crisp, clear letters. So when the personal computer began to replace the typewriter, the printer of choice was the daisywheel, which is basically an adapted typewriter head. [PAR] The daisywheel, named for its flower-like arrangement of letters, numbers and other characters around a circular gadget,a daisy, produced pages that were every bit as sharp as the typewriter's. [PAR] The trouble with the daisywheel was its lack of speed and versatility. Although it could turn out words faster than a human typist could (a speed of 35 characters a second was not uncommon), it was still slow compared with what the computer was capable of churning out. And it could produce only the characters that were actually on its wheel; forget about graphics or different type faces. [PAR] The next step was the dot-matrix printer, which built characters out of a matrix of tiny wires (9 or, more recently, 18 or 24) that put ink dots on the paper. It was much faster than a daisywheel. The problem was that the dots were too often visible and the characters sometimes crude. The dot-matrix printer gave the computer printout a bad name. [PAR] Better dot-matrix printers could be used in what was usually called near- letter-quality mode, that is, almost as good as a daisywheel. The trade-off was lost speed, which also meant a longer time for listening to the irritating whine. [PAR] For most of us, however, the printer's ability to produce graphics, a variety of type faces and anything else the software programmer had thought of was worth the trade-off. Only the fussiest manager, correspondent or editor could object to its quality, at its best. [PAR] Then there were ink-jet printers, which squirted the dots on the page, and laser printers, essentially an adaptation of photocopying technology. Laser printers were fast, versatile and capable of producing pages so good they almost looked as if they had been professionally typeset. The trouble was that they were also big, heavy and very expensive. It was hard for an individual or small office to justify the cost. Now, Hewlett Packard has made a laser printer that is hard to resist. Its new Laserjet IIP is 14 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 8.25 inches high, weighs 22 pounds and carries a list price of $1,495. But it is available for less; I found one shop that was selling it for $965. [PAR] Setting up the IIP is a snap. The ''Getting Started Guide,'' with line drawings, details the steps so clearly (''Remove the printer from its box'') that a novice should be able to follow them. The only possible hitch is editing, or creating, an Autoexec.Bat file, the collection of commands that the DOS operating system looks for when you turn your computer on. But with care, the task can be accomplished, even when, as in my case, there was a mysterious conflict between commands in my current file and a command the IIP requires. [PAR] The printer has both serial and parallel ports, so it can be attached to a computer with either kind of plug. It prints up to four pages a minute, slow by laser-printer standards, and holds 50 sheets of paper in its tray, not enough for a busy office, but adequate for home or home-office use. (A 250-page tray is an optional extra.) The built-in typeface is Courier, which comes in six combinations of spacing, size and weight , plus one versionof a face called Line Printer. Additional fonts may be purchased from Hewlett Packard and other suppliers, either in the form of cartridges that plug into the printer or on disk. A laser printer is a special-purpose computer with a mind of |
Which pain relieving drug was first discovered in the bark of the willow tree? | acetylsalicylic | [DOC] [TLE] Willow bark | University of Maryland Medical CenterWillow bark | University of Maryland Medical Center [PAR] Willow bark [PAR] Overview [PAR] The use of willow bark dates to the time of Hippocrates (400 BC) when people were advised to chew on the bark to reduce fever and inflammation. Willow bark has been used throughout the centuries in China and Europe, and continues to be used today for the treatment of pain (particularly low back pain and osteoarthritis), headache, and inflammatory conditions, such as bursitis and tendinitis. The bark of white willow contains salicin, which is a chemical similar to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). In combination with the herb's powerful anti-inflammatory plant compounds (called flavonoids), salicin is thought to be responsible for the pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects of the herb. In fact, in the 1800s, salicin was used to develop aspirin. White willow appears to bring pain relief more slowly than aspirin, but its effects may last longer. [PAR] Plant Description [PAR] The willow family includes a number of different species of trees and shrubs native to Europe, Asia, and some parts of North America. Some of the more commonly known species are white willow/European willow (Salix alba), black willow/pussy willow (Salix nigra), crack willow (Salix fragilis), purple willow (Salix purpurea), and weeping willow (Salix babylonica). Not all willow species accumulate a therapeutically sufficient amount of salicin. In one study, the amount of salicin after 1 and 2 year growth in autumn and spring ranged from 0.08 to 12.6%. The willow bark sold in Europe and the United States usually includes a combination of the bark from white, purple, and crack willows. [PAR] Medicinal Uses and Indications [PAR] Willow bark is used to ease pain and reduce inflammation. Researchers believe that the chemical salicin, found in willow bark, is responsible for these effects. However, studies show several other components of willow bark, including plant chemicals called polyphenols and flavonoids, have antioxidant, fever-reducing, antiseptic, and immune-boosting properties. Some studies show willow is as effective as aspirin for reducing pain and inflammation (but not fever), and at a much lower dose. Scientists think that may be due to other compounds in the herb. More research is needed. [PAR] Treatment [PAR] Salicylates are not recommended during pregnancy, so pregnant and breastfeeding women should not take willow bark. [PAR] Interactions and Depletions [PAR] Because willow bark contains salicylates, it might interact with a number of drugs and herbs. Talk to your doctor before taking willow bark if you take any other medications, herbs, or supplements. [PAR] Willow bark may interact with any of the following: [PAR] Anticoagulants (blood-thinning medications): Willow bark may strengthen the effects of drugs and herbs with blood-thinning properties, and increase the risk of bleeding. [PAR] Beta blockers: including Atenolol (Tenormin), Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), Propranolol (Inderal, Inderal LA). Willow bark may make these drugs less effective. [PAR] Diuretics (water pills): Willow bark may make these drugs less effective. [PAR] Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: including ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve). Taking willow bark with these drugs may increase risk of stomach bleeding. [PAR] Methotrexate and phenytoin (Dilantin): Willow bark may increase levels of these drugs in the body, resulting in toxic levels. [PAR] Supporting Research [PAR] Bisset NG. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Stuttgart, Germany: Medpharm Scientific Publishers; 2004:534-536. [PAR] Blumenthal M. The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Austin, TX: American Botanical Council. Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications; 1998. [PAR] Chrubasik JE, Roufogalis BD, Chrubasik S. Evidence of effectiveness of herbal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of painful osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain. Phytother Res. 2007 Jul;21(7):675-83. Review. [PAR] Chrubasik S. Pain therapy using herbal medicines [abstract]. Gynakologe. 2000;33(1):59-64. [PAR] Chrubasik S, Eisenburg E, Balan E, et al. Treatment of low back pain exacerbations with willow bark extract: a randomized double blind study. Am J |
What American Romantic writer, poet, editor and literary critic, known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, incoherent and wearing clothes that were not his own, on Oct 3, 1849? | poe | [DOC] [TLE] Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) - The Literature Network ...Edgar Allan Poe - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. [PAR] Edgar Allan Poe [PAR] Biography of Edgar Allan Poe [PAR] Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American poet, critic, short story writer, and author of such macabre works as “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1840); [PAR] I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows - upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees - with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium - the bitter lapse into everyday life - the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart - an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it - I paused to think - what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher? [PAR] Contributing greatly to the genres of horror and science fiction, Poe is now considered the father of the modern detective story and highly lauded as a poet. Walt Whitman , in his essay titled “Edgar Poe’s Significance” wrote; [PAR] Poe’s verses illustrate an intense faculty for technical and abstract beauty, with the rhyming art to excess, an incorrigible propensity toward nocturnal themes, a demoniac undertone behind every page. … There is an indescribable magnetism about the poet’s life and reminiscences, as well as the poems. [PAR] Poe’s psychologically thrilling tales examining the depths of the human psyche earned him much fame during his lifetime and after his death. His own life was marred by tragedy at an early age (his parents died before he was three years old) and in his oft-quoted works we can see his darkly passionate sensibilities—a tormented and sometimes neurotic obsession with death and violence and overall appreciation for the beautiful yet tragic mysteries of life. They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.—“Elonora”. Poe’s literary criticisms of poetry and the art of short story writing include “The Poetic Principal” and “The Philosophy of Composition”. There have been numerous collections of his works published and many of them have been inspiration for popular television and film adaptations including “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Black Cat”, and “The Raven”. He has been the subject of numerous biographers and has significantly influenced many other authors even into the 21st Century. [PAR] Edgar Poe was born on 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of actors Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins (1787-1811) and David Poe (1784-1810). He had a brother named William Henry (1807-1831) and sister Rosalie (1811-1874). After the death of his parents Edgar was taken in by Frances (d.1829) and John Allan (d.1834), a wealthy merchant in Richmond, Virginia. [PAR] Young Edgar traveled with the Allans to England in 1815 and attended school in Chelsea. In 1820 he was back in Richmond where he attended the University of Virginia and studied Latin and poetry and also loved to swim and act. While in school he became estranged from his foster father after accumulating gambling debts. Unable to pay them or support himself, Poe left school and enlisted in the United States Army where he served for two years. He had been writing poetry for some time and in 1827 “Dreams”—Oh! that my young life were a lasting dream! first appeared in the Baltimore North American, the same year his first book Tamerlane and Other Poems was published, at his own expense. [PAR] When Poe’s foster mother died in 1829 her deathbed wish was honoured by Edgar and stepfather John reconciling, though it was brief. Poe enlisted in the West Point Military Academy but was dismissed a year later. In 1829 his second book Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems |
On Sept 30, 1955, which iconic film actor died when his Porosche 550 Spyder collided with a Ford coupe driven by Donald Turnupseed? | donald turnupseed | [DOC] [TLE] September | 2014 | Comet Over HollywoodSeptember | 2014 | Comet Over Hollywood [PAR] Comet Over Hollywood [PAR] Home for classic movie lovers [PAR] Search [PAR] by Jnpickens [PAR] The moody young star took the cinema by storm. [PAR] Actor James Dean won over audiences as misunderstood teens in the films “East of Eden” (1955) and “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955). [PAR] Actor James Dean in a publicity still for “Rebel Without a Cause.” [PAR] But after only a short time in the spotlight, Dean was dead at age 24; killed in a car accident on Sept. 30, 1955, in his brand new 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, nicknamed “The Little Bastard.” [PAR] Dean had just finished up filming his third and final film, “Giant,” the epic based on Edna Ferber’s book and co-starring Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. [PAR] Dean purchased the Spyder on September 21 for $6,900 from Competition Motors in Hollywood and traded in his Speedster 356. The Porsche included an entirely hand-built, air-cooled engine, according to “James Dean” by George Perry. [PAR] Several of his friends, including actress Ursula Andress, refused to ride in the car. When Dean drove the Porsche on the Warner Brothers studio lot on September 23, director George Stevens told Dean that he would kill someone if Dean drove the vehicle on the lot again. [PAR] “You can never drive this car on the lot again. You’re gonna kill a carpenter or an actor or somebody,” Perry quoted Stevens. It was the last time Stevens saw Dean. [PAR] Dean the morning of his fatal crash. [PAR] Actor Alec Guiness also supposedly told Dean on September 23 that he would be dead within a week if he continued to drive the Porsche. [PAR] Dean only owned the “Little Bastard” for a little over a week before his death. [PAR] The Porche 550 was the first purpose-built race car produced by Porsche. Dean bought the 55th of 90 Spyders made from the factory, according to “History’s Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed” by Matt Stone. [PAR] Dean decided to race the Spyder in Salinas. Originally the car was going to be towed by a Ford station wagon, but in a last minute decision, Dean decided to drive the Porsche convertible to Salinas, Perry wrote. [PAR] The wrecked remains of James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder at the site of the accident. The 24-year-old film star was killed on the evening of September 30th when his car collided with a college student’s automobile at an intersection 28 miles east of Paso Robles, California. [PAR] At 5:45 p.m. on September 30, Dean collided with a Ford coupe driven by college student Donald Turnupseed at an intersection 28 miles east of Paso Robles, CA. [PAR] The cast of “Giant” was gathered to watch the dailies of their filming when Stevens received the call about Dean’s death. Actress Elizabeth Taylor threw up in her dressing room and was so grief stricken that she had to be hospitalized, Perry wrote. [PAR] Dean’s Porsche flipped and he sustained a broken neck along with external and internal injuries, according to the inquest on Oct. 11, 1955. [PAR] Police at the scene said speed was not involved and it was impossible for Dean to avoid the crash, according to Perry’s book. [PAR] Since September 1955, many rumors have surfaced of the supposed “cursed” wrecked remains of Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder. [PAR] Car designer George Barris is said to have purchased the remains of “The Little Bastard” for $2,500. Barris is the source of several of the “curses.” [PAR] “Everything that car has touched has turned to tragedy,” Barris is quoted in Stone’s book. “ [PAR] Some of the curse stories include: [PAR] -After the totaled Porche was purchased, Barris said the vehicle slipped off the trailer and broke a mechanic’s leg. [PAR] -Barris said he sold parts from the Porsche to Beverly Hills doctor Troy McHenry and Burbank doctor William Eschrid. The two men were racing against one another in separate vehicles that both had parts from the Porsche 550. McHenry lost |
What is the name of the diamond stolen in the 1963 film, The Pink Panther? | pink panther | [DOC] [TLE] Hunting for the real Pink Panther diamond thieves - CNBCHunting for the real Pink Panther diamond thieves [PAR] Hunting for the real Pink Panther diamond thieves [PAR] Jeff Pohlman and Andrea Day [PAR] Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | 2:44 PM ET [PAR] CNBC.com [PAR] Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | 1:24 PM ET [PAR] Incredible heists carried out in some of the most opulent cities in the world. Millions of dollars worth of diamonds stolen in just minutes. The thieves—virtually untouchable and vanishing without a trace. [PAR] That, according to federal investigators, is the world of the network of criminals dubbed the Pink Panthers. The gang is suspected of pulling off some of the most brazen diamond heists in history. More than $100 million worth of diamonds was stolen in just the past month. [PAR] The Pink Panther methods are daring and quick. In July, a lone thief walked into a diamond exhibition at a luxury hotel in Cannes. In just 60 seconds, investigators say, he walked out with $138 million worth of jewels. The heist was carried out during the day, and, incredibly, the robber fell down when he jumped out of a hotel window but still managed to hold on to the loot and escape. [PAR] The wild move happened in the same hotel featured in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief." [PAR] Days later, a jewelry store on the French Riviera was targeted. Investigators believe it could be the work of the Pink Panthers. [PAR] (Read more: Aphrodite girls: Inside an alleged high-end escort service ) [PAR] FBI Special Agent Dan McCaffrey is a diamond expert and tracks Pink Panther heists around the world. He said some of the diamonds taken in the Cannes caper are extremely rare and valuable. More than 20 jewels were 30 carats. [PAR] McCaffrey said the Pink Panthers are known for attention to detail and planning every step of the job—including how they will unload the stolen goods. He added that their goal is to get rid of diamonds as quickly as possible, and in past Pink Panther thefts, FBI agents have recovered stolen diamonds in the United States just days after they were lifted from jewelry stores in Europe. [PAR] AP [PAR] The Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France, site of the recent jewelry theft. [PAR] According to McCaffrey, the resale diamond business is huge, and New York City is the epicenter for the diamond trade. There are more wholesalers and retailers on 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues than anywhere else in the country—with billions of dollars flowing through the area at any given moment. He said many stolen diamonds have surfaced in New York—some of which are sold to unknowing customers. [PAR] The international network of thieves got the name Pink Panthers from police, after the diamond in the film comedies starring Peter Sellers. [PAR] But investigators say the glamour romanticized in film is very far from reality.[DOC] [TLE] The Pink Panther - the DataLoungeThe Pink Panther [PAR] The Pink Panther [PAR] It left me with a pink cock. [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] As played by Peter Sellers, no. [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] Yep, the Pink Panther isn't the character it's the jewel. [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] would fuck her diamond hole [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] The Pink Panther is the name of the jewel thief, isn't it? [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] reply 8 [PAR] 10/04/2009 [PAR] r8, the Pink Panther was originally the name of the actual diamond being stolen in the first movie. [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] reply 10 [PAR] 10/04/2009 [PAR] But in later movies, R9, the Pink Panther became the name of the jewel thief I believe. In certain movies he/she would leave a monogramed glove with "P" on it as a calling card. [PAR] For example, this happens at the beginning of the Pink Panther movie with Christopher Plummer and Catherine Schell in it [PAR] by Anonymous [PAR] reply 11 [PAR] 10/04/2009 [PAR] The jewel thief with the monogrammed glove is "The Phantom", and the "Pink Panther" is the name of a big-ass diamond. [PAR] The cartoon character seen above first made his appearance in the credits of the Peter Sellers film, |
In music, what name is given to a note that is neither sharp nor flat? | natural | [DOC] [TLE] Sharps and Flats: Reading and Identifying Sharp and Flat ...Sharps and Flats: Reading and Identifying Sharp and Flat Notes in Music - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com [PAR] Sharps and Flats: Reading and Identifying Sharp and Flat Notes in Music [PAR] Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today [PAR] An error occurred trying to load this video. [PAR] Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. [PAR] You must create an account to continue watching [PAR] Register for a free trial [PAR] Are you a student or a teacher? [PAR] I am a student [PAR] Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching [PAR] As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over [PAR] lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. [PAR] Coming up next: How to Determine Major Key Signatures in Music [PAR] You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! [PAR] Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds [PAR] 0:07 Sharp and Flat Notes [PAR] 0:55 Sharp Notes [PAR] 3:00 Accidentals Within a Measure [PAR] 3:39 Natural Symbol [PAR] Add to Add to Add to [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. [PAR] Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. [PAR] Teachers [PAR] Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. [PAR] Students [PAR] Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. [PAR] From any lesson page: [PAR] Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. [PAR] From your dashboard: [PAR] Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin adding lessons. [PAR] Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. [PAR] Personalize: [PAR] Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. [PAR] Organize: [PAR] Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. [PAR] Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. [PAR] Teacher Edition: [PAR] Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to assign. Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. [PAR] Premium Edition: [PAR] You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the entire course. [PAR] Create an account to start this course today [PAR] Try it free for 5 days! [PAR] Lesson Transcript [PAR] Instructor: Liz Diamond-Manlusoc [PAR] Liz has taught music for K-12 and beyond. She holds a master's degree in Education Media and Design Technology. [PAR] What do sharp and flat notes look like? How are they different from regular notes? When and where are sharp and flat notes used? Find out in this lesson! [PAR] Sharp and Flat Notes [PAR] SHARP! When you listen to music, you often hear sharp and flat notes without even knowing it. Notes that are sharp or flat are called accidental notes, and they help composers give some variety to music, communicate with musicians who play different instruments and sometimes use them to bring tension and release to music. Nearly all instruments can play accidentals. In fact, if you've seen the keys of a piano, you've seen sharp and flat notes. Most sharp and flat notes are the black keys of the piano, as opposed to the white keys, which are called natural. The natural notes are the 'regular notes' we call A, B, C, D, E, F, G. [PAR] Sharp Notes [PAR] A sharp note can be defined as a raised pitch, or more specifically, a natural pitch that is raised to the next consecutive pitch. The 'Jaws Theme Song' makes great use of sharp notes since it continually starts on a |
The rare semi-precious gemstone known as lapis lazuli is what color? | blue | [DOC] [TLE] Blue Gemstones - Semi Precious Stones GuideBlue Gemstones - Semi Precious Stones Guide [PAR] Semi Precious Stones Guide [PAR] Your in depth guide to semi precious gemstones [PAR] Main menu [PAR] Blue Gemstones [PAR] Share This! [PAR] When someone mentions blue gemstones, everyone’s mind goes directly to the sapphire. However, there is a great variety of other beautiful options, many of which are considered excellent gemstones in their own right. We’re going to explore just a few of them. [PAR] Turquoise [PAR] Click here to shop for Turquoise [PAR] Turquoise is a popular choice among blue gemstones. This semi precious stone is not a deep blue, but rather a light, sky blue, sometimes even a blue-green color. It has existed for ages and has been worn by people of various cultures across the globe. Its name actually means “Turkey” (like the country). That’s because it was originally discovered and brought out of Iran and Turkey to Europe. Turquoise is not usually a particularly shiny gemstone. It is prized for its unique color. However, there are treatments that have been developed for turquoise that will improve the stone’s hardness and the vibrancy of its color. On Moh’s scale of mineral hardness, turquoise gets a 6 out of 10, which is equal to that of titanium. [PAR] Aquamarine [PAR] Click here to shop for Aquamarine [PAR] One of the most affordable options for a blue semi precious stone is Aquamarine. It’s usually found in large deposits with minimal impurities. It’s naturally a light blue color, but will often be heat-treated to lighten it up even more. It is said that its color resembles that of the sea, sometimes shifting from a light blue to light green and back. It is a very hard mineral, holding a hardness of 8 out of 10, equal to topaz. This also happens to be the birthstone for those born in March. [PAR] Lapis Lazuli [PAR] Click here to shop for Lapis Lazuli [PAR] Lapis Lazuli is a well known blue gemstones that has been used as a decorative item for thousands of years, dating to Ancient Egypt. In fact, the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamen was actually reported to have Lapis Lazuli decorating his funeral mask. Often called Lapis for short, Lapis Lazuli is famous for its intense blue color and its beautiful off-white patterns, which are said to resemble the sky. Despite the fact that it is actually classified as a rock rather than a mineral, it is one of the more popular and recognizable kinds of blue gemstones. Lapis is most commonly cut into beads or cabochons and used for necklaces, pendants, and bracelets, and is not used as often for rings due to its opaqueness. Statuettes and decorative ornaments can also be carved from Lapis Lazuli. [PAR] Tanzanite [PAR] Click here to shop for Tanzanite [PAR] Tanzanite is found only in its namesake Tanzania, and is one of the more popular blue gemstone varieties. It gained popularity when Tiffany & Co named the gemstone and promoted it, and it remains popular and well liked today. Tanzanite is pleochloric, meaning it can show different color when viewed from different angles. Tanzanite owes most of its attraction to its deep blue color, which is said to rival that of Sapphire. Tanzanite, while not soft, has perfect cleavage and wearers should try not to subject it to too much wear and tear. Tanzanite is popular for use in jewelry and is mid range in price, which makes it a good gemstone for gifting during special occasions like birthdays. [PAR] Kyanite [PAR] Click here to shop for Kyanite [PAR] The name Kyanite comes from the Greek for ‘blue’, and although the gemstone comes in different colors, the most well known variety is deep blue kind. Blue Kyanite can resemble Sapphire but often has some areas that are visibly lighter or darker (this is known as color zoning), and occasionally the gemstone can have white streaks or spots. Kyanite can be found in a number of places but one of the best sources of quality gemstone Kyanite is Nepal. Kyanite is anisotropic, meaning it exhibits different hardness (on the Mohs scale) depending on if its cut along its parallel or perpendicular to its length. |
On Oct 1, 1975 the world saw Joe Frazier drop a bout to who in a battle that came to be known as the Thrilla in Manilla? | muhammad ali | [DOC] [TLE] Joe Frazier , former heavyweight champion, dead at 67 - ESPNJoe Frazier, former heavyweight champion, dead at 67 [PAR] PHILADELPHIA -- He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of his life trying to fight his way out of Ali's shadow. [PAR] That was one fight Frazier never could win. [PAR] He once was a heavyweight champion, and a great one at that. Ali would say as much after Frazier knocked him down in the 15th round en route to becoming the first man to beat Ali at Madison Square Garden in March 1971. [PAR] But he bore the burden of being Ali's foil, and he paid the price. Bitter for years about the taunts his former nemesis once threw his way, Frazier only in recent times came to terms with what happened in the past and said he had forgiven Ali for everything he said. [PAR] Frazier, who died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67, forever will be linked to Ali. But no one in boxing would ever dream of anointing Ali as "The Greatest" unless he, too, was linked to Smokin' Joe. [PAR] "I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration," Ali said in a statement. "My sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones." [PAR] They fought three times, twice in the heart of New York City and once in the morning in a steamy arena in the Philippines. They went 41 rounds together, with neither giving an inch and both giving it their all. [PAR] In their last fight in Manila in 1975, they traded punches with a fervor that seemed unimaginable among heavyweights. Frazier gave almost as good as he got for 14 rounds, then had to be held back by trainer Eddie Futch as he tried to go out for the final round, unable to see. [PAR] "Closest thing to dying that I know of," Ali said afterward. [PAR] Ali was as merciless with Frazier out of the ring as he was inside it. He called him a gorilla, and mocked him as an Uncle Tom. But he respected him as a fighter, especially after Frazier won a decision to defend his heavyweight title against the then-unbeaten Ali, in a fight that was so big Frank Sinatra was shooting pictures at ringside and both fighters earned a then-astonishing $2.5 million. [PAR] The night at the Garden 40 years ago remained fresh in Frazier's mind as he talked about his life, career and relationship with Ali a few months before he died. [PAR] "I can't go nowhere where it's not mentioned," he told The Associated Press. "That was the greatest thing that ever happened in my life." [PAR] Bob Arum, who once promoted Ali, said he was saddened by Frazier's passing. [PAR] "He was such an inspirational guy. A decent guy. A man of his word," Arum said. "I'm torn up by Joe dying at this relatively young age. I can't say enough about Joe." [PAR] Frazier's death was announced in a statement by his family, who asked to be able to grieve privately and said they would announce "our father's homecoming celebration" as soon as possible. [PAR] Manny Pacquiao learned of it shortly after he arrived in Las Vegas for his fight Saturday night with Juan Manuel Marquez. Like Frazier in his prime, Pacquiao has a powerful left hook that he has used in his remarkable run to stardom. [PAR] "Boxing lost a great champion, and the sport lost a great ambassador," Pacquiao said. [PAR] Don King, who promoted the Thrilla in Manila, said in a statement issued Tuesday that Frazier was "the embodiment of what a great heavyweight champion and person should be." [PAR] "Not only was he a great fighter but also a great man. He lived as he fought with courage and commitment at a time when African-Americans in all spheres of life were engaged in a struggle for emancipation and respect," King said of Frazier. "Smokin' Joe |
A human with X and Y sex chromosomes is usually which gender? | males | [DOC] [TLE] WHO | Gender and GeneticsWHO | Gender and Genetics [PAR] Gender and Genetics [PAR] Genetic Components of Sex and Gender [PAR] Humans are born with 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. The X and Y chromosomes determine a person’s sex. Most women are 46XX and most men are 46XY. Research suggests, however, that in a few births per thousand some individuals will be born with a single sex chromosome (45X or 45Y) (sex monosomies) and some with three or more sex chromosomes (47XXX, 47XYY or 47XXY, etc.) (sex polysomies). In addition, some males are born 46XX due to the translocation of a tiny section of the sex determining region of the Y chromosome. Similarly some females are also born 46XY due to mutations in the Y chromosome. Clearly, there are not only females who are XX and males who are XY, but rather, there is a range of chromosome complements, hormone balances, and phenotypic variations that determine sex. [PAR] The biological differences between men and women result from two processes: sex determination and differentiation.(3) The biological process of sex determination controls whether the male or female sexual differentiation pathway will be followed. The process of biological sex differentiation (development of a given sex) involves many genetically regulated, hierarchical developmental steps. More than 95% of the Y chromosome is male-specific (4) and a single copy of the Y chromosome is able to induce testicular differentiation of the embryonic gonad. The Y chromosome acts as a dominant inducer of male phenotype and individuals having four X chromosomes and one Y chromosome (49XXXXY) are phenotypically male. (5) When a Y chromosome is present, early embryonic testes develop around the 10th week of pregnancy. In the absence of both a Y chromosome and the influence of a testis-determining factor (TDF), ovaries develop. [PAR] Gender, typically described in terms of masculinity and femininity, is a social construction that varies across different cultures and over time. (6) There are a number of cultures, for example, in which greater gender diversity exists and sex and gender are not always neatly divided along binary lines such as male and female or homosexual and heterosexual. The Berdache in North America, the fa’afafine (Samoan for “the way of a woman”) in the Pacific, and the kathoey in Thailand are all examples of different gender categories that differ from the traditional Western division of people into males and females. Further, among certain North American native communities, gender is seen more in terms of a continuum than categories, with special acknowledgement of “two-spirited” people who encompass both masculine and feminine qualities and characteristics. It is apparent, then, that different cultures have taken different approaches to creating gender distinctions, with more or less recognition of fluidity and complexity of gender. [PAR] XYY Males [PAR] Case Example 1: Genetics as an important determinant of biological sex [PAR] In 1959, chromosomal analysis of two human disorders, Turner syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome, demonstrated for the first time that genetic factors on the Y chromosomes of mammals are important determinants in male sex. (7) The sex determining region on the Y chromosome, referred to as the SRY, has a fundamental role in sex determination and is believed to be the switch that initiates testis development. It is, therefore, responsible for the initiation of male sex determination during embryo development. (8) SRY-box-related (SOX) genes have been identified on autosomes (9) and mutations in the SRY or SOX gene have been implicated in sex reversal. (10) In other words, individuals with SRY mutations should develop as females. (11) However, it is likely that there are other sex determining genes involved in phenotypic sex. (12) The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome and male-specific region of the Y chromosome have recently been published, enabling further research into sex-specific genes. (13) [PAR] Genetically Determined Disorders of Sexual Differentiation [PAR] Typical sexual development is the result of numerous genes, and mutation in any of these genes can result in partial or complete failure of sex differentiation. These include |
If you were going to examine a horse to determine its age, at what body part would you look? | tooth | [DOC] [TLE] How to Tell the Approximate Age of a Horse by Its TeethHow to Tell the Approximate Age of a Horse by Its Teeth [PAR] By Katherine Blocksdorf [PAR] Updated October 03, 2016. [PAR] Telling a horse's age by its teeth is not 100% accurate, but it will give you an approximate range if you don't know the horse's actual date of birth. The younger the horse, the closer the teeth will match its real age. As horses age, a number of factors can affect the condition of the teeth and make it more difficult to estimate age. Things like basic maintenance , diet, grazing conditions, vices and genetics all play a role in how the horse's teeth themselves are aging. [PAR] Baby Horse Teeth [PAR] Foals get their first milk or deciduous teeth shortly after birth. The final milk teeth are grown in by the time the foal is about nine months old. The first permanent teeth begin to grow in when the horse is between two and three years old. It's not unusual for a horse owner to find a shed tooth in a feeder or on the ground. The milk teeth are shed gradually, and all of the permanent teeth are grown in by around age five. Milk teeth are paler in color and shorter than permanent teeth. [PAR] Adult Horse Teeth [PAR] The new permanent teeth are quite concave on their surfaces and these 'cups' along with the angle, shape and a groove on the outer vertical surface that gradually grows out, called Galyvane's groove, are the indicators of how old a horse might be. [PAR] As the horse wears its teeth by grazing, the concave surfaces are worn flatter. By the time a horse is about eleven years old, it will have worn its teeth flat. How quickly this happens depends upon the type of grazing it has. Horses that graze grass on sandy ground will wear their teeth flatter than those fed only hay grown on clay type soil. [PAR] At about age ten, Galvayne's groove begins to appear at the gum line. This groove will continue to grow out so that reaches the entire length of the tooth. By about age fifteen, the groove will reach half-way down the tooth. By the time a horse is in its mid-twenties the Galvayne's grove begins to disappear from the gum line, and if the horse lives long enough will disappear completely as the tooth naturally wears away. [PAR] [PAR] Senior Horse Teeth [PAR] As the horse ages, the angle of the teeth increases. The milk teeth are short and straight as are the newly erupted permanent teeth but as the horse ages, the teeth become more angled. This is where the saying 'long in the tooth' comes from, because as the angle increases, so does that length from gum line to chewing surface. The teeth also change in shape from oval, to more angular as the horse ages. The color of the teeth will probably be quite yellowed and stained. At some point after their late twenties, a horse may start losing teeth. Horse's teeth don't really grow for their whole lives, but have a lifespan of their own. As the horse loses more teeth, its health may suffer. It may be less able to chew tougher hays and grasses and require a diet tailored for older horses . [PAR] Extra Horse Teeth [PAR] Some horses may grow wolf teeth and tushes or canines , extra teeth that grow in the toothless bar of the horse's mouth between the front teeth and back. Sometimes these teeth may have to be removed if they interfere with the bit. These teeth usually come in by the time the horse is five years of age. Some horses will not have them, or for some, they may not be a problem. [PAR] Care of Horse Teeth [PAR] Because horse's teeth grow throughout most of their lifespan and may not wear evenly, your horse will need to be checked by a veterinarian or equine dentist about once per year. Your horse may need to be floated , removing any sharp edges or hooks that will prevent him from chewing properly and holding a bit or wearing a hackamore comfortably. [PAR] Detailed Diagrams and Explanations of Horse Teeth |
Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace? | simpsons | [DOC] [TLE] 742 Evergreen Terrace - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki742 Evergreen Terrace - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki [PAR] 742 Evergreen Terrace [PAR] " Good Night " [PAR] 742 Evergreen Terrace is the street address of the Simpson family home. [PAR] The house to the left of the Simpsons house, 744 Evergreen Terrace is the Flanders 's house. The house on the right is vacant, but was formerly occupied by Ted Flanders , Sideshow Bob , Ruth Powers and Laura Powers , and Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield . Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee". Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have moved across the street. Ned Flanders is currently the owner and rents it to The Simpsons. [PAR] Contents [PAR] Design[ edit ] [PAR] The house is a tan-orange two-storey detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. The garage door is pink or tan-orange. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the cyan-floored foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the pink-and-purple stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). Although rarely seen, there is also a hallway leading to a "Rumpus Room". Homer was seen relaxing in the Rumpus Room several times. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [PAR] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an ensuite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions. On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic. [PAR] The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons' former cats: Snowball I , II , III , and Coltrane . [7] [PAR] The burping room is a room in 742 Evergreen Terrace, in which Bart, Lisa and Maggie play in. Once, they had a burping contest, and another time they had a "making faces" contest. [PAR] Sauna [PAR] Features and furniture[ edit ] [PAR] The basement always includes a washing machine and a clothes dryer and a large Olmec statue of a head , which was a present from Mr. Burns after Bart donated blood to him. [8] However, the appearance of other features such as a furnace, ping-pong table, air hockey set and water softener vary from time to time. The basement is often used as a "secret lair", where Homer has brewed alcohol to beat prohibition and hidden his superhero operation as Pie Man , and where Marge hid during a spell of agoraphobia. Marge discovered a Sauna in the basement, hidden behind a water heater. [9] At one time the basement held gym equipment.In one episode, Homer made his jerky business with Bart in the basement. The house includes a kitchen with the floor having a blue and yellow patterned tile floor. [PAR] The house has two identical red-brown sofas: One in the sitting room which is not seen very often, and a well-known one in front of the TV in the living room - the current sofa is a replacement of the old one which was destroyed (and had a fold-out bed the new one does not have). The floor has a green carpet and a pink-orange-blue mat made of concentric circles. It also incluedes a blue bookcase filled with pink, blue and orange books. on top of the bookcase is a teal colored telephone and lamp with |
Finish this line from a popular kids’ song: “There was a farmer had a dog, and ____ was his name-o!” | bingo | [DOC] [TLE] BINGO (Learn It) - Super Simple LearningBINGO (Learn It) - Super Simple Learning [PAR] BINGO (Learn It) [PAR] Language Focus Other songs about: alphabet/spelling , intonation/rhythm [PAR] Letter recognition, simple spelling and English intonation patterns. [PAR] BINGO (Learn It) Lyrics and Actions [PAR] ♫ There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [Point to the letter picture cards.] [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "B" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (* = clap) [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "I" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "N" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "G" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-*-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "O" picture card.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] *-*-*-*-* [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] (Remove all the "clapping hands" picture cards.) [PAR] There was a farmer had a dog [PAR] and Bingo was his name-o. [PAR] B-I-N-G-O [PAR] And Bingo was his name-o. ♫ [PAR] Preparation [PAR] Print the picture cards and use them as you sing the song. Place the B, I, N, G, and O cards at the front of the room. Before singing the song, introduce or review the letters. As you sing the song, place the "clapping hands" picture cards over the letters one by one as you progress through each verse (or print a hand card on the back of each letter and flip them over). This will help students understand when and how many times to clap in addition to developing letter recognition skills. [PAR] Classroom Benefits [PAR] "BINGO" is a popular kids' song that follows a familiar pattern. For each verse, remove one letter and replace it with a hand clap. It is a great introduction to spelling, good for listening comprehension and helps kids develop rhythm. [PAR] Activity Ideas [PAR] Pause the song before each verse and select a student to come up and cover (or turn over) the next card. 1 [PAR] Instead of clapping, try rhythm sticks, tambourines, or any of your favorite noisemakers. 2 [PAR] After you learn this song, you can sing it without the CD and practice spelling other words. For more information on this, see our blog post on a holiday version of BINGO . 3 [PAR] Your Videos[DOC] [TLE] The Activity Idea Place - preschool themes and lesson plansThe Activity Idea Place - preschool themes and lesson plans [PAR] Art [PAR] Torn Paper Dogs [PAR] Supply the children with a full sheet of white paper and half sheet of brown paper. Ask them to make a dog by tearing pieces of the brown paper and gluing them onto the white paper. Small amounts of other colored paper may be used. [PAR] Dog Ear Headbands [PAR] Have the children cut out two strips of paper that when connected will |
The FBI operates under what federal department? | department of justice | [DOC] [TLE] Federal Bureau of Investigation - AllGovAllGov - Departments [PAR] more less [PAR] History: [PAR] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was created in 1908, thanks to the vision of President Theodore Roosevelt and Attorney General Charles Bonaparte. At the time, the Attorney General (AG) lacked manpower to conduct investigations, relying mostly on the Secret Service when situations called for the AG’s office to handle an important law enforcement matter. Roosevelt agreed that the situation required changes and gave his blessing to Bonaparte to appoint a force of Special Agents within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The first Special Agents consisted of ten former Secret Service employees and a number of DOJ investigators. On July 26, 1908, Bonaparte ordered them to report to Chief Examiner Stanley W. Finch, which is considered the official beginning of the FBI. [PAR] [PAR] By the following year, as Bonaparte and President Roosevelt were heading out of office, the AG recommended that the force of 34 agents become a permanent part of DOJ. The new Attorney General, George Wickersham, named the force the Bureau of Investigation on March 16, 1909. At that time, the title of chief examiner was changed to chief of the Bureau of Investigation. [PAR] [PAR] The first major expansion for the new bureau came in June 1910 when the Mann Act was passed, making it a crime to transport women over state lines for prostitution. It also gave federal investigators a new means for pursuing criminals who evaded state laws but had no other federal violations. Finch became Commissioner of White Slavery Act violations in 1912 and former Special Examiner A. Bruce Bielaski became the new Bureau of Investigation chief. [PAR] [PAR] Over the next few years, the number of Special Agents grew to more than 300, and these individuals were complemented by another 300 Support Employees. Field offices existed from the bureau’s inception. Each field operation was controlled by a Special Agent in Charge who reported to bureau headquarters in Washington, DC. Most field offices were located in major cities. However, several were located near the Mexican border where they concentrated on smuggling, neutrality violations and intelligence collection (regarding the Mexican revolution). [PAR] [PAR] When the US entered World War I, the bureau’s responsibilities grew to include activities involving espionage, Selective Service and acts of sabotage. Bureau agents also assisted the Department of Labor by investigating enemy aliens. As part of this work, a young man named Herbert Hoover was hired to work for the Justice Department. A graduate of George Washington University’s law school, Hoover, in his mid-twenties, helped lead DOJ’s enemy alien operations during World War I and, in the General Intelligence Division under Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, assisted with investigating suspected anarchists and communists. [PAR] [PAR] In 1919, William J. Flynn, former head of the Secret Service, became Director of the Bureau of Investigation and was the first to use that title. Flynn would serve five years as director. During that time, Washington was awash in political scandals emanating from the administration of Warren G. Harding, including the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which destroyed the president’s reputation. Following Harding’s death in 1923, Calvin Coolidge assumed the presidency and replaced many of Harding’s disgraced cabinet members. For the new Attorney General, Coolidge appointed attorney Harlan Fiske Stone. Stone then selected Hoover to head the Bureau of Investigation in 1924. [PAR] [PAR] When Hoover took over, the Bureau of Investigation had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents who worked in field offices in nine cities. By the end of the decade, there were approximately 30 field offices, with divisional headquarters in New York, Baltimore, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago, Kansas City, San Antonio, San Francisco and Portland. Hoover fired any agents he deemed unqualified and adopted important changes to the bureau’s operations. For instance, the bureau’s seniority rule of promotion was abolished, replaced by uniform performance appraisals. In January 1928, Hoover established a formal training course for new agents and mandated an age requirement of 25-35 for new recruits. He also gave preference to agents with law or accounting experience. [PAR] [PAR] The following year, 1929, |
How many players does each team have on the field in a Canadian Football League game? | 12 | [DOC] [TLE] Canadian footballCanadian football () is a form of gridiron football played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yd long and 65 yd wideTable of exact conversions [PAR] attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone). [PAR] In Canada, the term "football" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. [PAR] Rugby football in Canada originated in the early 1860s, and over time, the game known as Canadian football developed. Both the Canadian Football League (CFL), the sport's top professional league, and Football Canada, the governing body for amateur play, trace their roots to 1880 and the founding of the Canadian Rugby Football Union. Active teams such as the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats have similar longevity. [PAR] The CFL is the most popular and only major professional Canadian football league. Its championship game, the Grey Cup, is one of Canada's largest sporting events, attracting a broad television audience, though it has been shrinking in recent years. In 2009, about 40% of Canada's population watched part of the game; in 2014, it was closer to 33%, peaking at 5.1 million viewers in the fourth quarter. [PAR] Canadian football is also played at the high school, junior, collegiate, and semi-professional levels: the Canadian Junior Football League, formed May 8, 1974, and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18–22, many post-secondary institutions compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport for the Vanier Cup, and senior leagues such as the Alberta Football League have grown in popularity in recent years. Great achievements in Canadian football are enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. [PAR] Other organizations across Canada perform senior league Canadian football during the summer. [PAR] History [PAR] The first documented football match was a practice game played on November 9, 1861, at University College, University of Toronto (approximately 400 yd west of Queen's Park). One of the participants in the game involving University of Toronto students was Sir William Mulock, later Chancellor of the school. A football club was formed at the university soon afterward, although its rules of play at this stage are unclear. [PAR] The first written account of a game played was on October 15, 1862, on the Montreal Cricket Grounds. It was between the First Battalion Grenadier Guards and the Second Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards resulting in a win by the Grenadier Guards 3 goals, 2 rouges to nothing. In 1864, at Trinity College, Toronto, F. Barlow Cumberland, Frederick A. Bethune, and Christopher Gwynn, one of the founders of Milton, Massachusetts, devised rules based on rugby football. The game gradually gained a following, with the Hamilton Football Club formed on November 3, 1869, (the oldest football club in Canada). Montreal formed a team April 8, 1872, Toronto was formed on October 4, 1873, and the Ottawa FBC on September 20, 1876. [PAR] This rugby-football soon became popular at Montreal's McGill University. McGill challenged Harvard University to a game, in 1874 using a hybrid game of English rugby devised by the University of McGill. [PAR] The first attempt to establish a proper governing body and adopted the current set of Rugby rules was the Foot Ball Association of Canada, organized on March 24, 1873 followed by the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU) founded June 12, 1880, which included teams from Ontario and Quebec. Later both the Ontario and Quebec Rugby Football Union (ORFU and QRFU) were formed (January 1883), and then the Interprovincial (1907) and Western Interprovincial Football Union (1936) (IRFU and WIFU). The CRFU reorganized into an umbrella organization forming the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) in 1891. The original forerunners to the current Canadian Football League, was established in 1956 when the IRFU and WIFU formed an umbrella organization, The Canadian Football Council (CFC |
What unit of wave frequency is defined as 1 cycle per second? | hertz | [DOC] [TLE] GCSE PHYSICS - What is the Wavelength of a Transverse Wave ...GCSE PHYSICS - What is the Wavelength of a Transverse Wave? - What is the Frequency of a Wave? - What is the Amplitude of a Transverse Wave? - What is the Period of a Wave? - GCSE SCIENCE. [PAR] Below is a picture of a transverse wave . [PAR] What is the Wavelength of a Transverse Wave? [PAR] The wavelength of a transverse wave is the [PAR] distance between two peaks or the distance between two troughs. [PAR] Wavelength can be defined as [PAR] "the distance the wave has traveled during one complete cycle". [PAR] Wavelength is given the symbol λ. [PAR] This is the Greek letter lambda, pronounced lam-der. [PAR] Wavelength is measured in metres because it is a distance . [PAR] What is the Frequency of a Wave? [PAR] Frequency is defined as [PAR] "the number of complete cycles (complete waves) in one second". [PAR] Hertz is the unit of frequency (symbol Hz). [PAR] 1 hertz = 1 cycle per second. [PAR] What is the Period of a Wave? [PAR] The period of a wave is defined as [PAR] "the time taken for one complete cycle". [PAR] The period = 1 ÷ frequency. [PAR] This can be rearranged to give [PAR] Frequency = 1 ÷ period. [PAR] What is the Amplitude of a Transverse Wave? [PAR] The amplitude of a transverse wave [PAR] is measured from the peak (or trough) to the mid-point. [PAR] Amplitude can be defined as [PAR] "the maximum displacement from the average position". [PAR] Amplitude is a measure of how much energy the wave has.[DOC] [TLE] FREQUENCY – WAVES - University of California, San DiegoWaves [PAR] Units [PAR] Frequency is expressed in units of cycles per unit time. [PAR] Although frequency is a measurement of rate of movement, it is not identical to velocity. For example, if we think of a car that moves at 60 miles per hour, we mean just that. However, if we say that a wave has a frequency of 60 cycles per hour, points on the wave may be traveling faster or slower depending on wavelength. Comparing two waves of the same wavelength, a higher frequency is associated with faster movement. Comparing two waves of different wavelengths, a higher frequency doesn't always indicate faster movement, although it can. Waves of different wavelengths can have the same frequency. For some purposes, the measurement frequency is more useful than absolute velocity. [PAR] The unit, Hertz [PAR] The unit Hertz (Hz) is used to describe frequency in cycles per second. In a sentence the proper format for writing this relationship is: [PAR] One cycle represents the movement of one wavelength. [PAR] Radio call numbers [PAR] Often you might hear radio frequencies given in Megahertz (MHz) ... (under construction). [PAR] Wave period [PAR] Wave frequency is also related to another measurement called the wave period (T). The wave period is just how much time it takes for one cycle to pass and the units are always in terms of time. The faster a wave moves, its wave period becomes smaller. [PAR] Instead of measuring in terms of a fixed time unit, the second, the wave period uses a fixed number of cycles, one cycle ... [PAR] How do you measure wave period? [PAR] Wave period can be determined by measuring how much time it takes two peaks to pass a certain point. You can do this for ocean waves by standing on a pier and using a stop watch. [PAR] Under construction...[DOC] [TLE] Frequency and Period of a Wave - The Physics ClassroomFrequency and Period of a Wave [PAR] The Physics Classroom » Physics Tutorial » Waves » Frequency and Period of a Wave [PAR] Waves - Lesson 2 - Properties of a Wave [PAR] Frequency and Period of a Wave [PAR] The Wave Equation [PAR] The nature of a wave was discussed in Lesson 1 of this unit. In that lesson, it was mentioned that a wave is created in a slinky by the periodic and repeating vibration of the first coil of the slinky. This vibration creates a disturbance that moves through the slinky and transports energy from the first coil to the last coil. A |
Known as Operation Enduring Freedom, what war began on Oct 7th, 2001? | war in afghanistan | [DOC] [TLE] Operation Enduring Freedom - themotorpool.netOperation Enduring Freedom [PAR] Operation Enduring Freedom [PAR] The Persian Gulf War, or simply the Gulf War, also known as the First Gulf War (August 2nd, 1990 - February 28th, 1991) was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a coalition force from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's occupation and annexation of Kuwait in August 1990. Though there were nearly three dozen member states of the coalition, the overwhelming majority of the military forces participating were from the United States, with Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors, in that order. [PAR] The Iraq War, also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20th, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United Kingdom. [PAR] The War in Afghanistan is an ongoing coalition conflict which began on October 7th, 2001, as the US military's Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) that was launched, along with the British military, in response to the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the US. The UK has, since 2002, led its own military operation, Operation Herrick, as part of the same war in Afghanistan. The character of the war evolved from a violent struggle against Al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters to a complex counterinsurgency effort. [PAR] Sort By:[DOC] [TLE] Operation Enduring Freedom Timeline | War in The Middle EastOperation Enduring Freedom Timeline | War in The Middle East [PAR] Operation Enduring Freedom Timeline [PAR] History of War - War in The Middle East [PAR] Related Articles [PAR] The Gulf War [PAR] Many will know Operation Enduring Freedom as the operational name given to the war in Afghanistan by the American government, but Operation Enduring Freedom is further reaching than this. [PAR] Operation Enduring Freedom is the name given to the war in Afghanistan along with another number of conflicts that all sit in the American category of conflicts born out of the war on terror. [PAR] Initially the operation had a different name which was "Operation Infinite Justice" but this was changed as it had religious undertones which could have offended the Muslim population of Afghanistan and caused a negative impact from the start of the conflict. [PAR] The Conflicts of Operation Enduring Freedom [PAR] In total there are seven conflicts that sit under this operational name. The one everyone knows is the war in Afghanistan, but the others are the conflicts in the Philippines, Horn of Africa, Pankisi Gorge, Trans Sahara, Caribbean and Central America and Kyrgyzstan. [PAR] Of all these conflicts only those in Kyrgyzstan and Pankisi Gorge have finished, both of which finished in 2004. [PAR] Operation Enduring Freedom Timeline [PAR] On 11th September 2001 the world stood still as two planes crashed into the world trade center in New York, along with a further plane hitting the Pentagon. Because of the devastating impact on the World Trade Centres’ two towers both of them collapsed and nearly three thousand people perished. [PAR] By 20th September 2011 it was announced that Osama Bin Laden, leader of Al-Qaeda was responsible for the attack. It was also on the 20th September that the American president at the time, George W. Bush, announced that America and her allies were going to terrorist training camps and building infrastructures as well as capture Al-Qaeda senior leaders. [PAR] On 7th October 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom started with the conflict in Afghanistan. The initial attacks came in the form of air strikes and missiles launched from both US and UK Navy ships. [PAR] By January of the next year the US sent 1,200 soldiers into the Philippines to support the Philippine army in eradicating terrorists, a conflict that is still ongoing today. [PAR] By October 2002 the US set a Naval force along with other coalition countries to Djibouti. This force is called the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) and is a massive group of heavily armed ships used for humanitarian missions and also for checked for illegal cargo and training local troops. [PAR] In February 2002 a force of 200 American Special Forces were sent into Georgia. This force was not for conflict itself but |
What Russian physiologist and psychologist documented his experiments in the book Conditioned Reflexes: An Investigation of the Physiological Activity of the Cerebral Cortex. in 1927? | ivan pavlov | [DOC] [TLE] Famous Psychologist: Ivan PavlovFamous Psychologists - Ivan Pavlov [PAR] Privacy [PAR] Famous Psychologist: Ivan Pavlov [PAR] Ivan Pavlov is widely known for first describing the phenomenon now known as classical conditioning in his experiments with dogs. [PAR] Ivan Petrovich Pavlov [PAR] Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (September 14, 1849 – February 27, 1936) was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research pertaining to the digestive system. Pavlov contributed to many areas of physiology, neurology and psychology. Most of his work involved research in temperament, conditioning and involuntary reflex actions. [PAR] The following has been adapted from the Nobel Prize.org website. [PAR] Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born on September 14, 1849 at Ryazan, where his father, Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov, was a village priest. He was educated first at the church school in Ryazan and then at the theological seminary there. [PAR] Inspired by the progressive ideas which D. I. Pisarev, the most eminent of the Russian literary critics of the 1860's and I. M. Sechenov, the father of Russian physiology, were spreading, Pavlov abandoned his religious career and decided to devote his life to science. In 1870 he enrolled in the physics and mathematics faculty to take the course in natural science. [PAR] Pavlov became passionately absorbed with physiology, which in fact was to remain of such fundamental importance to him throughout his life. It was during this first course that he produced, in collaboration with another student, Afanasyev, his first learned treatise, a work on the physiology of the pancreatic nerves. This work was widely acclaimed and he was awarded a gold medal for it. [PAR] In 1875 Pavlov completed his course with an outstanding record and received the degree of Candidate of Natural Sciences. However, impelled by his overwhelming interest in physiology, he decided to continue his studies and proceeded to the Academy of Medical Surgery to take the third course there. He completed this in 1879 and was again awarded a gold medal. After a competitive examination, Pavlov won a fellowship at the Academy, and this together with his position as Director of the Physiological Laboratory at the clinic of the famous Russian clinician, S. P. Botkin, enabled him to continue his research work. [PAR] In 1890 Pavlov was invited to organize and direct the Department of Physiology at the Institute of Experimental Medicine. Under his direction, which continued over a period of 45 years to the end of his life, this Institute became one of the most important centres of physiological research. [PAR] It was at the Institute of Experimental Medicine in the years 1891-1900 that Pavlov did the bulk of his research on the physiology of digestion. Pavlov's research into the physiology of digestion led him logically to create a science of conditioned reflexes. In his study of the reflex regulation of the activity of the digestive glands, Pavlov paid special attention to the phenomenon of "psychic secretion", which is caused by food stimuli at a distance from the animal. Pavlov concluded that a reflex - though not a permanent but a temporary or conditioned one - was involved. [PAR] This discovery of the function of conditioned reflexes made it possible to study all psychic activity objectively, instead of resorting to subjective methods as had hitherto been necessary; it was now possible to investigate by experimental means the most complex interrelations between an organism and its external environment. [PAR] In 1903, at the 14th International Medical Congress in Madrid, Pavlov read a paper on "The Experimental Psychology and Psychopathology of Animals". In this paper the definition of conditioned and other reflexes was given and it was shown that a conditioned reflex should be regarded as an elementary psychological phenomenon, which at the same time is a physiological one. It followed from this that the conditioned reflex was a clue to the mechanism of the most highly developed forms of reaction in animals and humans to their environment and it made an objective study of their psychic activity possible. [PAR] Subsequently, in a systematic program of research, Pavlov transformed Sechenov's theoretical attempt to discover the reflex mechanisms of psychic activity into an experimentally proven theory of conditioned reflexes. [PAR] Experiments carried out by Pavlov and his pupils showed that conditioned |
What is the minimum age required to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? | 25 | [DOC] [TLE] U.S. House of Representatives: Constitutional QualificationsConstitutional Qualifications | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives [PAR] First & Milestones of the House of Representatives [PAR] “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” [PAR] — U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2 [PAR] /tiles/non-collection/i/i_origins_constitutional_qualifications_aoc.xml Oil on canvas, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol Signing of the Constitution [PAR] The Constitution placed notably few hurdles between ordinary citizens and becoming a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The founders wanted the House to be the legislative chamber closest to the people—the least restrictive on age, citizenship, and the only federal office at the time subject to frequent popular election. The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent (though not necessarily the same district). And Article VI, clause 3 requires that all Members take an oath to support the Constitution before they exercise the duties of their office. In Federalist 52, James Madison of Virginia wrote that, “Under these reasonable limitations, the door of this part of the federal government is open to merit of every description, whether native or adoptive, whether young or old, and without regard to poverty or wealth, or to any particular profession of religious faith.” [PAR] Origins [PAR] The constitutional qualifications for office originate in British law. Members of the House of Commons had to live in the shires or boroughs they represented, although that was rarely done in practice. The founders used that example to motivate the requirement that Members of the House live in the state they represent. This would increase the likelihood that they would be familiar with the people’s interests there, but there was no mention during the debates about living in the same district. The district system emerged later as states dealt with how to fairly organize their congressional delegations. [PAR] Citizenship [PAR] At the time the U.S. Constitution was written, the British prevented anyone born outside England or its Empire from serving in the Commons, even if the individual had subsequently become a citizen. By mandating that an individual be a citizen for at least seven years, the founders attempted to strike a balance between preventing foreign interference in domestic politics and keeping the House of Representatives close to the people. The founders also did not want to discourage immigration to the new country by shutting off the government to new arrivals. [PAR] Age [PAR] The founders initially set 21, the voting age, as the minimum age to serve in the House. During the Federal Constitutional Convention, though, George Mason of Virginia moved to make the age 25. Mason said that there should be a period between being free to manage one’s own affairs and managing the “affairs of a great nation.” Convention Delegate James Wilson of Pennsylvania objected to the suggestion that any further restrictions be placed on House membership, and cited the service of William Pitt as a counterexample. Pitt, who held office at the time of the Convention, was the youngest prime minister in British history at the age of 24. Nevertheless, Mason’s amendment passed seven states to three. [PAR] The House and Its Members [PAR] Article I, section 5 of the Constitution provides the House with the authority to determine whether Members-elect are qualified to be seated. For instance, William Claiborne of Tennessee became the youngest person to ever serve in the House when he was elected and seated in 1797 at the age of 22. The House also seated Claiborne at the age of 24, when he won re-election. The House, however, has not always been so lenient. Representative John Young Brown of Kentucky was first elected to the House in the 36th Congress (1859–1861) when he was 24, but the House refused to administer the oath of office to him until he was 25—after the first session |
What is the most common eye color in human beings? | brown | [DOC] [TLE] Eye Color Guide - The Most Common Eye Colors - AC LensEye Color Guide - The Most Common Eye Colors [PAR] Swimming Goggles [PAR] Eye Color Guide - The Most Common Eye Colors [PAR] The human eye is both beautiful and unique. Much like a fingerprint, each individual's eye color is specific only to them, with no others sharing the same shape, color and appearance. So what eye colors are the most common, and which are the rarest? [PAR] What is the most common eye color? Which eye color is the rarest? [PAR] Brown Eyes [PAR] Brown eyes are the most common eye color in the world with over 55% of the world's population having brown eyes. Brown eye color is a dominant genetic trait, and is created by the presence of melanin in the eye. Over fifty percent of the world's population has brown eyes, with nearly all individuals from Africa and Asia sharing brown eye color. Brown eyes are typically darker than other eye colors, and they may even appear black in certain individuals. [PAR] Hazel Eyes [PAR] Hazel eyes are similar to brown eyes, although they are typically lighter in color, and have more of a green-yellow tint. Hazel eyes have a higher concentration of melanin (pigment) around the eye's border, which can result in a multi-colored appearance that varies between copper and green depending on the lighting. Most people estimate that around 5-8% of the world's population has hazel colored eyes. [PAR] Blue Eyes [PAR] Blue eyes are genetically recessive, and therefore much less common worldwide. Blue eyes are formed by the absence of pigments in the eye, where the blue color is formed by the scattering of light as it's reflected off the iris. While blue eyes are less common than brown eyes, they are frequently found from nationalities located near the Baltic sea in northern Europe. It's estimated that approximately 8% of the world's population has blue eyes. [PAR] Green Eyes [PAR] Green eye color is often confused with hazel eye color, yet is entirely separate and distinct. Green eye color is the rarest color found around the world, and it is estimated that only around 2% of the world's population has green colored eyes. Green eye color is a result of a mild amount of pigmentation in the eye with a golden tint. When combined with the natural blue scattering of the eye, the colors mix to give a green appearance. Green eye color is most common in northern and central Europe, but can also be found in western Asian cultures on rare occasion. [PAR] Silver Eyes [PAR] Silver eye color is also quite rare, although many consider silver eyes to be a variation of blue eye color. Like blue eyes, silver eyes are the result of a very low amount of pigmentation in the eye, which reflects a gray-silver appearance. Silver eye color is most common in eastern European countries, and is one of the rarer eye colors worldwide. [PAR] Amber Eyes [PAR] Amber eyes show off a yellow-copper tone, which results from the yellow colored pigment lipochrome. Amber eyes are very rare worldwide, and are most common in Asia and South American countries. Amber eye color can range from golden yellow to a more copper tone. [PAR] Overall... if there is one thing we can agree on, it's that all eyes are unique and beautiful. Additionally, thanks to colored contact lenses , it's possible to change your eye color even if you were born with a common brown. Also, make sure to check out our Freshlook Contact Lenses , which are the most popular, and most widely recommended colored contact lens available.[DOC] [TLE] What Is the Most Common Eye Color? | eHowWhat Is the Most Common Eye Color? | eHow [PAR] What Is the Most Common Eye Color? [PAR] The appearance of color in a person's eye is a function of the pigments included within the iris. Specific colors are determined by the individual's genes, making some eye colors more common than others. [PAR] Most Common [PAR] The most common eye color throughout the world is brown. A high amount of melanin, the pigment that also causes darker hair and skin tone, will |
According to Norse mythology, who is the wife of Odin? | frigg | [DOC] [TLE] OdinIn Germanic mythology, Odin (from Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most of our information about the god, Odin is associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, Odin was known in Old English as Wōden, in Old Saxon as Wōdan, and in Old High German as Wuotan or Wōtan, all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym *wōđanaz. [PAR] Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania through the tribal expansions of the Migration Period and the Viking Age. In the modern period, Odin continued to be acknowledged in the rural folklore of Germanic Europe. References to Odin appear in place names throughout regions historically inhabited by the ancient Germanic peoples, and the day of the week Wednesday bears his name in many Germanic languages, including English. [PAR] In Anglo-Saxon England, Odin held a particular place as a euhemerized ancestral figure among royalty, and he is frequently referred to as a founding figure among various other Germanic peoples, including the Langobards and in most of Scandinavia. Forms of his name appear frequently throughout the Germanic record, though narratives regarding Odin are primarily found in Old Norse works recorded in Iceland, primarily around the 13th century, texts which make up the bulk of modern understanding of Norse mythology. [PAR] In Old Norse texts, Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded, frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often accompanied by his animal companions—the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him information from all over Midgard—and Odin rides the flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky and into the underworld. Odin is attested as having many sons, most famously the god Baldr with Frigg, and is known by hundreds of names. In these texts, Odin frequently seeks knowledge in some manner and in disguise (most famously by obtaining the Mead of Poetry), at times makes wagers with his wife Frigg over the outcome of exploits, and takes part in both the creation of the world by way of slaying the primordial being Ymir and the gift of life to the first two humans Ask and Embla. Odin has a particular association with Yule, and mankind's knowledge of both the runes and poetry is also attributed to Odin. [PAR] In Old Norse texts, Odin is given primacy over female beings associated with the battlefield—the valkyries—and he himself oversees the afterlife location Valhalla, where he receives half of those who die in battle, the einherjar. The other half are chosen by goddess Freyja for her afterlife location, Fólkvangr. Odin consults the disembodied, herb-embalmed head of the wise being Mímir for advice, and during the foretold events of Ragnarök, Odin is told to lead the einherjar into battle before being consumed by the monstrous wolf Fenrir. In later folklore, Odin appears as a leader of the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession of the dead through the winter sky. Odin is also particularly associated with charms and other forms of magic, such as in Old English and Old Norse texts. [PAR] Odin has been a frequent subject of study in Germanic studies and numerous theories surround the god. Some of these focus on Odin's particular relation to other figures, such as that Freyja's husband Óðr appears to be something of an etymological doublet of the god, whereas Odin's wife Frigg is in many ways similar to Freyja, and that Odin has a particular relation to the figure of Loki. Other approaches focus on Odin's place in the historical record, a frequent question being whether Odin is derived from Proto-Indo-European religion, or whether he developed later in Germanic society. In the modern period, Odin has inspired numerous works of poetry, music, and other forms of media. He is venerated in most forms of the new religious movement Heathenry, together with other gods venerated |
What is the planet that Superman came from? | krypton | [DOC] [TLE] 8 Things You May Not Know About Superman - History.com8 Things You May Not Know About Superman - History in the Headlines [PAR] 8 Things You May Not Know About Superman [PAR] January 16, 2014 By Jesse Greenspan [PAR] 1929 Superman Sunday comic strip. [PAR] Share this: [PAR] 8 Things You May Not Know About Superman [PAR] Author [PAR] 8 Things You May Not Know About Superman [PAR] URL [PAR] Google [PAR] Blessed with X-ray vision, herculean strength and the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound, Superman has been a pop culture icon since April 1938, when he first appeared in Action Comics #1. A daily newspaper comic strip came next, debuting on January 16, 1939, with a retelling of the character’s origin on the doomed planet Krypton. Since then, Superman has appeared in innumerable comic books, TV shows, movies, radio serials, video games, novels and even a Broadway musical. Below, explore eight facts about the Man of Steel that only the most hard-core comic book fans would know. [PAR] 1. Superman’s creators first envisioned him as a villain. [PAR] Recent high school graduate Jerry Siegel self-published a story in January 1933 called “The Reign of the Superman,” featuring a mad scientist who plucks a vagrant from a bread line and gives him telepathic capabilities. This so-called Superman, intoxicated by power, then kills the mad scientist and begins taking over the world until the enchantment wears off and he once again becomes a nobody. Soon after, Siegel and his friend Joe Shuster, who illustrated the piece, revamped Superman as a good guy with an alien backstory, a secret identity and a cape, among other features that would come to define him. For several years, Siegel and Shuster unsuccessfully pitched their comic strip idea to newspaper syndicates. Finally, a predecessor to DC Comics asked them to rework it into a 13-page story for Action Comics #1, which would go on to become the most valuable comic book of all time, with one copy selling for $2.16 million at auction in 2011. [PAR] 2. Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to Superman for $130. [PAR] Siegel and Shuster earned fairly high salaries writing and illustrating Superman comics. But they received no royalties, having signed away all rights to their character for $130. “Our company has very little to gain in a monetary sense from the syndication of this material,” DC Comics’ publisher disingenuously told Siegel in 1938 in response to one of his many requests for more cash. “Also bear in mind … that we can at any time replace you.” Siegel and Shuster were then fired in 1947 after filing a lawsuit against DC. A financially struggling Siegel returned to the company in 1959, accepting standard pay and no byline. He left again in 1965 and lodged a second, equally unsuccessful suit that dragged on for years. When a Superman movie began production in the 1970s, Siegel put a curse on it as part of a public relations campaign. The shaming strategy worked, as DC’s parent company agreed to give him and Shuster pensions of $20,000 a year, a sum that later went up. Furthermore, DC once more began crediting them as Superman’s creators. Following their deaths in the 1990s, Siegel’s and Shuster’s heirs brought additional copyright litigation that remains ongoing. [PAR] 3. Superman preceded Batman by a few months. [PAR] In the spring of 1939 Superman #1 hit the stands, the first comic book ever devoted to a single character. Soon after, DC’s other ubiquitous superhero, Batman, made his debut in Detective Comics #27. Their earliest joint appearance came during a 1945 episode of “The Adventures of Superman,” a radio serial. In the comic book universe, meanwhile, they didn’t meet until 1952, when, in Superman #76, they coincidentally find themselves rooming together on the same cruise. Since then, the two have often teamed up—and occasionally clashed—across a number of different mediums. More meetings are planned for the future, including a 2015 film starring Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman. [PAR] Superman's first |
Oct 4, 1957 saw the launch of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. By what name do we commonly know this satellite as? | sputnik | [DOC] [TLE] Learn and talk about Satellite, Meteorological data and ...Learn and talk about Satellite, Meteorological data and networks, Remote sensing, Satellites, Unmanned spacecraft [PAR] A full-size model of the Earth observation satellite ERS 2 [PAR] In the context of spaceflight , a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit . Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as Earth's Moon . [PAR] In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 . Since then, about 6,600 satellites from more than 40 countries have been launched by ten nations. According to a 2013 estimate, 3,600 remained in orbit. [1] Of those, about 1,000 were operational; [2] [3] the rest have lived out their useful lives and become space debris . Approximately 500 operational satellites are in low-Earth orbit, 50 are in medium-Earth orbit (at 20,000 km), and the rest are in geostationary orbit (at 36,000 km). [4] A few large satellites have been launched in parts and assembled in orbit. Over a dozen space probes have been placed into orbit around other bodies and become artificial satellites to the Moon, Mercury , Venus , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , a few asteroids , [5] and the Sun . [PAR] Satellites are used for many purposes. Common types include military and civilian Earth observation satellites , communications satellites , navigation satellites , weather satellites , and space telescopes . Space stations and human spacecraft in orbit are also satellites. Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number of ways. Well-known (overlapping) classes include low Earth orbit , polar orbit , and geostationary orbit . [PAR] Satellites are propelled by rockets to their orbits. Usually the launch vehicle itself is a rocket lifting off from a launch pad on land. Some satellites are launched at sea (from a submarine or a mobile maritime platform ) or aboard a plane (see air launch to orbit ). [PAR] Satellites are usually semi-independent computer-controlled systems. Satellite subsystems attend many tasks, such as power generation, thermal control , telemetry, attitude control and orbit control. [PAR] Contents [PAR] The first fictional depiction of a satellite being launched into orbit was a short story by Edward Everett Hale , The Brick Moon . [6] [7] The idea surfaced again in Jules Verne 's The Begum's Fortune (1879). [PAR] Konstantin Tsiolkovsky [PAR] In 1903, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) published Exploring Space Using Jet Propulsion Devices (in Russian : Исследование мировых пространств реактивными приборами), which is the first academic treatise on the use of rocketry to launch spacecraft. He calculated the orbital speed required for a minimal orbit, and that a multi-stage rocket fuelled by liquid propellants could achieve this. [PAR] In 1928, Herman Potočnik (1892–1929) published his sole book, The Problem of Space Travel — The Rocket Motor ( German : Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums — der Raketen-Motor). He described the use of orbiting spacecraft for observation of the ground and described how the special conditions of space could be useful for scientific experiments. [PAR] Animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit . [PAR] In a 1945 Wireless World article, the English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) described in detail the possible use of communications satellites for mass communications. [8] He suggested that three geostationary satellites would provide coverage over the entire planet. [PAR] The US military studied the idea of what was referred to as the earth satellite vehicle when Secretary of Defense James Forrestal made a public announcement on December 29, 1948, that his office was coordinating that project between the various services. [9] [PAR] Artificial satellites[ edit ] [PAR] Sputnik 1 : The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. [PAR] The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1 , launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and initiating the Soviet Sputnik program , with Sergei Korolev as chief designer (there is a crater on the lunar far side which bears his name). This in turn triggered the Space Race between |
Tomorrow marks the 38th anniversary of the start of what long running TV staple, created by Lorne Michaels with the incomparable Don Pardo as the narrator? | snl | [DOC] [TLE] Don PardoDominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades. [PAR] A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as The Price Is Right, Jackpot, Jeopardy!, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and NBC Nightly News. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's Saturday Night Live, a job he held for 39 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Dominick and Viola Pardo, immigrants from Poland, who owned a bakery. He spent his childhood in Norwich, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Emerson College in 1942. [PAR] Career [PAR] Radio [PAR] Pardo was hired for his first radio position at NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence in 1938. [PAR] He joined NBC full-time as an in-house announcer in 1944, remaining on the network staff for 60 years. The radio programs on which he worked as an announcer include Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the sci-fi shows X Minus One and Dimension X. [PAR] During World War II, Pardo worked as a war reporter for NBC Radio. [PAR] For more than 30 years, Pardo was one of the rotating announcers on the KFOG San Francisco radio show "Ten at Ten", appearing at 10 a.m. and in syndication with Dave Morey on KFOG HD Radio. [PAR] Television [PAR] In the early 1950s, he served as announcer for many of RCA's and NBC's closed-circuit color television demonstrations. [PAR] Pardo made his mark on game shows for NBC as the voice of the original The Price Is Right from 1956 until it moved to ABC in 1963. Pardo's next show was Jeopardy!, which he announced from 1964 until the original version of the series ended in 1975. This early version was hosted by Art Fleming. The current syndicated version of Jeopardy! has been hosted by Alex Trebek and since 1984 has been announced by prominent long time announcer, Johnny Gilbert. Pardo also announced New York–based NBC game shows such as Three on a Match, Winning Streak, and Jackpot!, all three of which were Bob Stewart productions. [PAR] Pardo squeezed in many other assignments at NBC, including the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (until 1999), WNBC-TV's Live at Five and NBC Nightly News. [PAR] Pardo was the on-duty live booth announcer for WNBC-TV in New York and the NBC network on November 22, 1963, and he was the first to announce to NBC viewers that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas. [PAR] His best known announcing work was for the television series Saturday Night Live. His was the fourth voice heard on the show's premiere episode in 1975, after the first cold open sketch featuring Michael O'Donoghue, John Belushi and Chevy Chase. Pardo remained the program's announcer except for one season (1981–1982), when it was announced by Mel Brandt or Bill Hanrahan. After "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", which is cried out at the end of the cold open, Pardo announces the show's title, then names the cast members and musical guests in a voice-over during the opening montage. According to Pardo, his Saturday Night Live announcing booth during his tenure at Studio 8-H was almost exactly where Arturo Toscanini stood when conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Rockefeller Center from 1937 to 1950. [PAR] In December 1976 Pardo participated in a musical performance by Frank Zappa, reciting a verse of the song "I'm the Slime". Pardo subsequently reprised this role on the live-recorded version of the song for the Zappa in New York album (it was not featured on the first release in 1978, but it appears on the 1993 CD re-release). He also provided narration for the songs "The Illinois Enema Bandit" |
Lasting anywhere from 1 to 3 minutes, what are the intervals that make up a boxing match called? | round | [DOC] [TLE] Differences between Muay Thai and Thai boxing | Difference ...Differences between Muay Thai and Thai boxing | Difference Between [PAR] Differences between Muay Thai and Thai boxing [PAR] • Categorized under Sports | Differences between Muay Thai and Thai boxing [PAR] Many of you may have come across the word of boxing or come across it while switching channels on your television. It is a sport that involves a special type of wrestling. What most of you might not know however is the fact that there are many different types of boxing in various parts of the world. These include normal boxing, kick boxing, Thai boxing as well as many others. Apart from these, there are other such sports that incorporate some form of wrestling. These include WWE wrestling, TNA wrestling, UFC boxing, Muay Thai etc. Just being in different parts of the world is not the reason for these various sports having different names. There are certain characteristics that make them different from each other and unique in themselves. Let us explore the difference between two such sports, Thai boxing and Muay Thai, that are commonly confused with each other. [PAR] Thai Boxing refers to the combat sport between two athletes who engage in a heated contest of strength, endurance, reflexes, will etc. It is a form of wrestling but the only attack allowed in boxing is throwing punches at your opponent with special gloves worn. You may even see some occasional kicks or tackles but that is about it. While the two athletes face off, the match is mediated by a referee who makes sure that there is no cheating, unacceptable means or practices exhibited. The match is divided into intervals that are called rounds and they are usually of 1 to 3 minutes. The match is ended when one of the two competing is deemed incapable of continuing by the referee, breaks a rule or is disqualified. A competitor can also resign by throwing in a towel or be pronounced the winner or loser based on the scoring of the judges that is shown at the end of the contest. In contrast to this, Muay Thai, which is also a combat sport, is what the world knows as Thai boxing, although the two are not exactly the same. It is similar to normal boxing with certain changes. It is popular in Thailand more than anywhere else and has been going on for a lot of time there. Muay Thai allows stand-up striking as well as clinching techniques. It is a physical and mental discipline according to the Thai and is known as the art of eight limbs. This is because it allows the competitors to use (both) their fists, knees, shins, and elbows. It is usually observed that competitors combat on their opponent’s shin. [PAR] Many a times, Muay Thai is used as an umbrella term for all martial arts practiced in Thailand; be it kick boxing, Kungfu etc. Thai boxing is a more specific term and refers to the boxing that is done globally. [PAR] Muay Thai is different to boxing in some of the styles employed. These include kochsan, krabi krabong, mae mai muat thai etc. One or more of these are used in combats. Furthermore, if you know kick boxing, then you can further differentiate the two by understanding that Thai boxing is merely the boxing practiced in Thailand , but similar to the boxing done globally whereas Muay Thai is similar to kick boxing. [PAR] The use of elbows and knees also differentiates the two. Using elbows and knees is not allowed in Thai Boxing although those who practice or compete in Muay Thai rely a lot on using their knees and elbows in dealing blows to their opponents. [PAR] Summary of differences expressed in points [PAR] 1. Thai boxing-combat sport between two athletes, a contest of strength, endurance, reflexes, will etc., the only attack allowed in boxing is throwing punches at your opponent with special gloves worn. You may even see some occasional kicks, the match is mediated by a referee who makes sure that there is no cheating, unacceptable means or practices exhibited, the match is divided into intervals that are called rounds and they are usually of 1 to 3 minutes; Muay Thai is also a combat sport that |
In mathematics, what name is given to the results of a division problem? | quotient | [DOC] [TLE] What is Quotient? | What is?What is Quotient? | What is? [PAR] Home » Miscellaneous » What is Quotient? [PAR] What is Quotient? [PAR] What is Quotient? [PAR] In the world of mathematics, quotient is the answer or result of a division problem or formula. A simple math problem involving division involves three main parts namely, the dividend, the divisor, and the quotient. The dividend is the main number of the division or mathematical formula. This main number is then “divided” through another component called the “divisor”, with the resulting figure being the “quotient”. So if we are given the mathematical formula 10/5 OR 10 divided by 5, the answer to this equation is 2. “10” represents the dividend, 5 is the divisor, and 2 is the quotient. [PAR] With all these technical and/or mathematical jargon, many people are intimidated with mathematical terms, equations. For some, the simple fact that numbers are involved makes them dislike the subject or topic. It is very common to come in contact with people that seem allergic and have somewhat ill-feelings towards mathematics and anything that has to do with numbers, formulas, equations, and problems. How simple a given math problem or equation may be, the fact that it involves numbers and/or numerical values makes people think of it as difficult. Like in the basic example given above, it may be an easy problem for most because dividing 10 by 5 gives an exact result of 2. What challenges most people is when one is asked to divide numbers involving fractions or decimals. These two terms are other math-related jargons which intimidate some people. Besides, it really is quite a bit more challenging to divide numbers that are not exact and when they involve fractions and decimals. Even those accustomed to math problems using division may find difficulty in solving equations with fractions and problems with decimals. And since these math problems are a bit more complex, it usually takes longer time to solve the problem and get the resulting quotient. [PAR] If you like this article or our site. Please spread the word. Share it with your friends/family.[DOC] [TLE] Division Terms - AAA MathDivision Terms [PAR] [PAR] Division Terms [PAR] There are four terms which describe the four numbers in a division problem. The dividend is the number that is being divided. The divisor is the number that the dividend will be divided by. The quotient is the number of times the divisor will go into the dividend. The remainder is a number that is less than the divisor and is too small to be divided by the divisor to form a whole number. [PAR] A division problem may be written horizontally such as 49474 / 7 = 7067 R 5. In this example 7 is the divisor, 49474 is the dividend, 7067 is the quotient and 5 is the remainder of the division. [PAR] A division problem may be written vertically. [PAR] 7067 R 5 7)49474 [PAR] Again, 7 is the divisor, 49474 is the dividend, 7067 is the quotient and 5 is the remainder of the division.[DOC] [TLE] The meaning of division -- A complete course in arithmeticThe meaning of division -- A complete course in arithmetic [PAR] A divisor may not be 0 -- 6 ÷ 0 -- because any number [PAR] times 0 will still be 0. Division by 0 is an excluded operation. [PAR] As for 0 ÷ 0, that is ambiguous because it could be any number. Any number times the divisor 0 will equal the dividend 0. [PAR] Example 1. This figure shows how the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 go into -- are contained in -- 12. [PAR] 6 goes into 12 two times. 12 ÷ 6 = 2. [PAR] 4 goes into 12 three times. 12 ÷ 4 = 3. [PAR] 3 goes into 12 four times. 12 ÷ 3 = 4. [PAR] 2 goes into 12 six times. 12 ÷ 2 = 6. [PAR] 1 goes into 12 twelve times. 12 ÷ 1 = 12. |
Feta cheese is made primarily from the milk of what animal? | sheep | [DOC] [TLE] Feta Cheese: Buy Feta Cheese Online. Greek Sheeps Milk ...Feta Cheese: Buy Feta Cheese Online. Greek Sheeps Milk White Brine Recipes. igourmet.com [PAR] Feta Cheese [PAR] ABOUT FETA CHEESE [PAR] Shop, Find Recipes, Read About the History of Feta Cheese [PAR] Buy Feta Cheese online from igourmet.com! Please visit our online Feta Store and go shopping at the number one imported food delivery service in the USA. Feta, Greece's most popular cheese, is an aged white crumbly cheese made from sheep's milk or a mix of sheep's and goat's milk. Feta can also be made from cow's milk if a special culture is added to the milk to give it the characteristic sheep's milk flavor. Feta, a rather simple white brined cheese, has been made in Greece for thousands of years, but wasn't named "Feta" until the 1700s. Feta means "slice" in Italian, and was named so because the cheese was traditionally sliced before it was placed in barrels for aging. [PAR] How Feta Is Made [PAR] Feta is made by forming the curd into large rounds or blocks, then draining off the whey. The Feta is then salted and stored in barrels for curing and preservation. Feta is stored in a brine solution which gives it its characteristic tangy flavor and texture, while helping the cheese retain its moisture. As feta ages, its flavor becomes sharper and saltier. The Feta Cheese develops small holes in its form and no rind due to the constant brining. [PAR] Serving Feta [PAR] Feta is mostly crumbled in salads in the US, but is consumed as table cheese in Mediterranean regions, often drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Feta is a versatile cheese, as it melts well and can even be fried. Similar white brined cheeses are produced to imitate Feta but are prohibited by law in the EU from using the Feta name. These copycats may be called "salad cheese" or "Greek-style cheese". [PAR] Feta Cheese PDO [PAR] In 2002, Feta was given PDO status or "protected designation of origin" status in the European Union. This designation maintains that feta can only be made in a traditional way within certain areas of Greece with milk from the sheep or goats from the local area. [PAR] Our Feta Cheese selection includes Sheep's Milk Feta imported from Greece, France, and Bulgaria. When searching for Feta online, look no further than igourmet.com. [PAR] Start Shopping[DOC] [TLE] Cooking with the Bible - MILK, MILK BEVERAGES, CHEESES ...Cooking with the Bible - MILK, MILK BEVERAGES, CHEESES, AND OTHER MILK PRODUCTS [PAR] Cooking with the Bible [PAR] MILK, MILK BEVERAGES, CHEESES, AND OTHER MILK PRODUCTS [PAR] Butter [PAR] The making of butter is almost as old as the milking of goats, cows, and other milk-producing animals. Butter is easily made by letting a pan of milk set quietly until the cream floats to the top. The cream is skimmed off and allowed to sour and thicken into a form called clabber cream. Churning or other techniques are then used to shake up the cream and separate it into a liquid (buttermilk) and a solid fat (butter). Butter consists of 80 percent fat. [PAR] Butter is solid but soft at room temperatures. It stores well when refrigerated and can even be frozen to extend its shelf-life. It also melts easily but resolidifies quickly. Butter is usually pale yellow, though the actual shade of yellow depends on the milk animal's diet. [PAR] Butter is usually salted, though unsalted butters are now available. Sweet butter (or sweet cream butter) is made from unfermented milk in the same ways as other butters. [PAR] Butter appears often in the Old Testament (e.g., Genesis 18:8; Deuteronomy 32:14; Judges 5:25; II Samuel 17:29; Job 20:17). Over the millennia, butter has been used as a medicine and a cosmetic. During the Middle Ages, butter was also used as a packing medium to protect fragile articles during transport: the item was submersed in melted butter, moved when the butter had solidified, then melted out of the butter at its destination. [PAR] [ top |
Made from red clay, what is the name of the talking horse companion of Gumby? | pokey | [DOC] [TLE] Art Clokey's Gumbyworld – Official Home of Gumby & PokeyArt Clokey's Gumbyworld – Official Home of Gumby & Pokey [PAR] Dynamite Entertainment to Release Retrospective Art Book of a True American Icon: Gumby [PAR] Gumby, the unforgettable stop motion character, has entertained generations of fans since his introduction in the early 1950s. Now, Dynamite will release the essential compendium to his 60-year history in 2017, featuring an incredible retrospective on not only the characters themselves, but a look into the life of their creator: Art Clokey. New Deluxe Collection to Pay Tribute to The » Read more [PAR] Here Comes Gumby in the Hollywood Christmas Parade [PAR] Mark your calendars! Live parade, Sunday, November 27. TV airings throughout the season: listings available here. Gumby will make his way down the red carpet of the Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday, November 27. A 60-foot inflatable Gumby joins the Gumby mascot and the Clokey family who will be presenting Gumby DVDs (compliments of NCircle Entertainment) and Gumby bendable toys (donated by N.J. Croce) to Toys » Read more [PAR] Meet Gumby’s Godfather Tom Sarnoff [PAR] Gumby Central spent some quality time with Tom Sarnoff, Gumby’s Godfather. Tom, a young executive at NBC studios in the 1950s and ‘60s, greenlit the very first Gumby Show, and he’s been involved with Gumby ever since. He has made tremendous contributions to the television industry. Here’s the interview: GC: When did you first meet Gumby creator Art Clokey? TS: I » Read more [PAR] Gumby Jams with the Iconic Band RUSH! [PAR] The iconic Canadian band RUSH has a new documentary, RUSH / Time Stand Still, which debuted in select theaters on November 3 and 17, 2016 in the U.S. and Canada. This fascinating documentary chronicles the final major tour of the legendary rock band. Gumby – RUSH connection RUSH members love Gumby! So much so, that they featured cuts to Gumby » Read more [PAR] Gumby Pops up in Toy Exhibits Across the Country [PAR] Gumby and Pokey are touring the U.S. Our dynamic duo (6” bendable toys from the ‘60s) are on display in the new exhibit: Toys of the ‘50s, 60s and 70s. Now appearing in its fifth U.S. city, the exhibit is drawing large crowds. This fun exhibit chronicles toys through three decades. And you guessed it… Gumby made the cut. Gumby. » Read more [PAR] New Gumby DVDs: The 60’s Episodes, Vol. 2 Now Available [PAR] Iconic Remastered Gumby Episodes–Always in Style Here come Gumby and Pokey in a new DVD gift set of wild and inventive late 60’s episodes! The Adventures of Gumby, 1960s, Volume 2 was just released on September 13, 2016. It contains over 40 clay-animated episodes, fully re-mastered from their original camera rolls and soundtracks. A great bonus—two Blockheads bendable toys are included. » Read more [PAR] Read more[DOC] [TLE] GumbyGumby is an American clay animation franchise, centered on a green clay humanoid character created and modeled by Art Clokey. The character has been the subject of two television series as well as a feature-length film and other media. Since the original series' run, he has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation and an influential cultural icon, spawning many tributes, parodies, and merchandising. [PAR] Overview [PAR] Gumby follows the titular character and his adventures through different environments and times in history. Gumby's principal sidekick is Pokey, a talking orange pony. His nemeses are the Blockheads, a pair of humanoid, red-colored figures with cube-shaped heads, who wreak mischief and havoc. The Blockheads were inspired by The Katzenjammer Kids, who were always getting into scrapes and causing discomfort to others. Other characters are Prickle, a yellow dinosaur who sometimes styles himself as a detective with pipe and deerstalker hat like Sherlock Holmes, and Goo, a flying blue mermaid who spits blue goo balls and can change shape at will. Also featured are Gumby's dog Nopey, whose entire vocabulary is the word "nope," and Gumby's parents, Gumbo and Gumba. The later |
A human with two X sex chromosomes is usually which gender? | female | [DOC] [TLE] Chromosomes and Gender - Winthrop UniversityChromosomes and Gender [PAR] Chromosomes and Gender [PAR] � Mitosis [PAR] [PAR] Chromosomes are long, stringy aggregates of genes that carry heredity information. They are composed of DNA and proteins and are located within the nucleus of our cells. Chromosomes determine everything from hair color and eye color to gender. Whether you are a male or female depends on the presence or absence of certain chromosomes. [PAR] Human cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46. There are 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. These chromosomes determine gender. [PAR] Karyotype of a normal male with 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. [PAR] Image Credit: [PAR] U.S. [PAR] Department of Energy Human Genome Program, http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis. [PAR] In human sexual reproduction, two distinct gametes fuse to form a zygote. Gametes are reproductive cells produced by a type of cell division called meiosis . They contain only one set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid (one set of 22 autosomes and one sex chromosome). The male gamete, called the spermatozoan, is relatively motile and usually has a flagellum . The female gamete, called the ovum, is nonmotile and relatively large in comparison to the male gamete. When the haploid male and female gametes unite in a process called fertilization, they form what is called a zygote. The zygote is diploid, meaning that it contains two sets of chromosomes (two sets of 22 autosomes and two sex chromosomes). [PAR] Sex Chromosomes X-Y [PAR] The male gametes or sperm cells in humans and other mammals are heterogametic and contain one of two types of sex chromosomes. They are either X or Y. The female gametes or eggs however, contain only the X sex chromosome and are homogametic . The sperm cell determines the sex of an individual in this case. If a sperm cell containing an X chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If the sperm cell contains a Y chromosome, then the resulting zygote will be XY or male. [PAR] Sex Chromosomes X-O [PAR] Grasshoppers, roaches, and other insects have a similar system for determining the sex of an individual. Adult males lack a Y sex chromosome and have only an X chromosome. They produce sperm cells that contain either an X chromosome or no sex chromosome, which is designated as O. The females are XX and produce egg cells that contain an X chromosome. If an X sperm cell fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If a sperm cell containing no sex chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XO or male. [PAR] Sex Chromosomes Z-W [PAR] Birds, insects like butterflies, and some species of fish have a different system for determining gender. In these animals it is the female gamete that determines the sex of an individual. Female gametes can either contain a Z chromosome or a W chromosome. Male gametes contain only the Z chromosome. Females of these species are ZW and males are ZZ. [PAR] Parthenogenesis [PAR] What about animals like most kinds of wasps, bees, and ants that have no sex chromosomes? How is gender determined? In these species, fertilization determines gender. If an egg becomes fertilized it will develop into a female. A non-fertilized egg may develop into a male. The female is diploid and contains two sets of chromosomes, while the male is haploid. This development of an unfertilized egg into an individual is called parthenogenesis . [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] How Chromosomes Determine Sex - About Biology: Human ...How Chromosomes Determine Sex [PAR] How Chromosomes Determine Sex [PAR] Basic Genetics [PAR] How Chromosomes Determine Sex [PAR] A karyotype is the complete set of chromosomes of an organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes in total: 23 inherited from the mother (blue) and 23 from the father (pink). The sex chromosomes (labeled XY and XX) determine the individual's sex. Credit: |
On Oct 4, 1927, Idahoan Gutzon Borglum began carving on what South Dakota mountain that the Lakota Sioux called Six Grandfathers? | mount rushmore | [DOC] [TLE] Gutzon Borglum & South Dakota - First thoughts aboutGutzon Borglum & South Dakota - First thoughts about [PAR] Gutzon Borglum & South Dakota [PAR] (John) Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 â March 6, 1941) was a Danish-American born artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore , South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art. South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States . 5.0/5 [PAR] Gutzon Borglum South Dakota Mount Rushmore Black Hills Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt United States George Washington Thomas Jefferson Mount Rushmore National Memorial New York Rushmore National Memorial Rapid City Stone Mountain Staff News Native American [PAR] 04 Oct 2014 11:23 [PAR] Oct. 4, 1927-Sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota by Gutzon Borglum. [PAR] 28 Feb 2014 23:48 [PAR] Today, Lynne Thompson and I visited Stone Mountain State Park outside Atlanta. The carved memorial in Stone Mountain -- the largest solid granite "outcropping" in the world -- to the Confederate "heroes" of the Civil War , depicts carvings of Robert E. Lee , Stonewall Jackson , and Jefferson Davis . Martin Luther King mentioned Stone Mountain is his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., when he said, "Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia." The carving was first commissioned to Gutzon Borglum, who left the project in a controversy in 1925 -- to go move on -- ultimately to carve the original figures at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. [PAR] 06 Jan 2014 02:18 [PAR] The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States . Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732â1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743â1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858â1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809â1865).[2] The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2)[3] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.[4] South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site because of the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has ... [PAR] 02 Dec 2013 17:40 [PAR] Gutzon and lincoln borglum Posted on 09:38 by Staff News with Gutzon and lincoln borglum, Gutzon Borglum was a well-known sculptor before he was invited to South Dakota to carve Mount Rushmore . He studied with Rodan in Paris and already had carved two well-known busts of Presidents Lincoln and Roose... [PAR] 30 Nov 2013 16:33 [PAR] Fact of the Day: Mount Rushmore The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota, about 25 miles southwest of Rapid City . The four United States Presidents whose portraits are carved in the granite are George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Theodore Roosevelt , and Abraham Lincoln . These four symbolize the first 150 years of the United States and represent, respectively, the nation's independence, democratic process, leadership in world affairs, and principle of equality. Work began in 1927 under the guidance of American sculptor Gutzon Borglum and applying the skills of some 400 workers; it was completed in 1941. Each head is about 60 feet tall. The most spectacular program at Mount Rushmore is the evening lighting ceremony, held in the new amphitheater at 9:00 PM sharp. [PAR] 31 Oct 2013 13:15 [PAR] 1941: Work on Gutzon Borglumâs Mount Rushmore stops in South Dakota. [PAR] 27 Oct 2013 14:24 [PAR] Last day of vacation. Arriving home tonight. Many, many thanks to Bill Simmons , Jalen Rose , Benji Perkins, Fargo, running unopposed in mayoral elections, Roy Lichtenstein , Highway 212 (for sucking), Newell, South Dakota; Leah, Nick and Jonah; the |
What is the name of former Beatle Paul McCartney's fashion designing daughter? | stella | [DOC] [TLE] Paul McCartney Late To Daughter’s Fashion Show In ParisPaul McCartney Late To Daughter’s Fashion Show In Paris [PAR] Paul McCartney Late To Daughter’s Fashion Show In Paris [PAR] Dan Evon [PAR] Paul McCartney was late to his daughter’s fashion show in Paris today. [PAR] But don’t worry, the former Beatles member didn’t miss any of Stella McCartney’s fall-winter show. The young designer held her models backstage until Sir Paul was properly seated. [PAR] According to the Seattle Times, the show started about a half hour late due to McCartney’s tardiness. [PAR] The audience, which included U2 singer Bono, may have been a little upset by the shows delayed start but when they saw sir Paul walk across the stage all was forgiven. [PAR] Reuters reports that McCartney walked across the stage singing “walk, walk, walk like a model” as he found his way to his seat. [PAR] Paul McCartney may have been late to the show but he was glad that he made it. The former Beatle said that he thought Stella’s line was “beautiful.” [PAR] Paul said: “I thought it was beautiful. Very strong, very clean.” [PAR] Paul wasn’t the only one who thought that Stella’s show was a hit. The LA Times called it a knockout, saying that Stella’s line was “sophisticated” and “wearable” with a “practical femininity.” [PAR] — Stella McCartney (@StellaMcCartney) March 4, 2013 [PAR] Woman’s Wear Daily reports that Stella’s collection played with gender roles and pinstripes to create something “utterly engaging.” [PAR] WWD writes: [PAR] “Part of the appeal was that she pretty much extracted the androgyny; her chalky stripes may be the ancestral cloth of the lords of banking, but she delivered them with no small measure of distaff allure.” [PAR] McCartney said after the show that she was trying to inject femininity into classic British tailoring. [PAR] Stella said: [PAR] “It’s that British tradition and classic tailoring – timeless pieces but redirected, injecting femininity, a curve, an insert as movement,” [PAR] Here are some photos from Stella McCartney’s Winter 2013 collection. [PAR] Paul McCartney Late To Daughter’s Fashion Show In Paris [PAR] stella mccartney fashion [PAR] stella mccartney plaid [PAR] stella mccartney [PAR] This isn’t the first time that Paul McCartney has attended one of his daughter’s shows. In fact, Sir Paul can frequently be seen admiring his daughter’s work as the models walk down the runway. [PAR] After attending a Paris show a few years ago, Paul said: [PAR] “I think she’s come a long way. It’s very chic and very modern and stylish. And I don’t think I would look very good in it at all. But I think it’s all very beautiful. She makes women look great.” [PAR] Here’s a video of Paul and Stella at the fashion show from a few years ago.[DOC] [TLE] Secret History of Paul McCartney, the Jewish Beatle ...Secret History of Paul McCartney, the Jewish Beatle - Culture – Forward.com [PAR] Secret History of Paul McCartney, the Jewish Beatle [PAR] Twitter [PAR] Sir Paul McCartney recently released “New,” his first album of original rock songs since 2007’s “Memory Almost Full.” Given the 71-year-old McCartney’s love affair with all things Jewish for the past half-century — including collaborators, business associates, girlfriends and wives — the title could well be meant as a transliteration of the all-purpose Jewish word nu. [PAR] The nu — I mean, new — album, full of Beatlesque confections in a panoply of styles — is co-produced by Mark Ronson, one of the hottest producers in popular music for the last decade or so, and the scion of a prominent English-Jewish family (the name was originally Aaronson). Ronson got the McCartney gig after DJing his 2011 wedding to Nancy Shevell, which took place on the day after Yom Kippur. [PAR] Over the holiday, the bride and groom attended services at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St. John’s Wood, near McCartney’s home and close to Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded most of their songs. Reports |
Disc, drum, and air are all types of what? | brakes | [DOC] [TLE] Big Disc Brakes for Trucks - How Truck Brakes Work ...Big Disc Brakes for Trucks - How Truck Brakes Work | HowStuffWorks [PAR] Big Disc Brakes for Trucks [PAR] Prev Next [PAR] Some trucks have disc brakes instead of S-Cam brakes. Air pressure works on the brake chamber and the slack adjuster in the same way that it does in S-Cam brakes. However, a power screw replaces the S-Cam. The power screw is turned by the pressure on the brake chamber and the slack adjuster. Then the power screw grasps the disc or rotor between a caliper's brake lining pads. [PAR] The many benefits of air disc brakes include the following: [PAR] Up Next [PAR] Compared to drum brakes, air disc brakes reduce stopping distances by almost 40 percent. Because pressure is continually applied, it's easier for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. [PAR] Air disc brakes almost completely stop brake fade. [PAR] Air disc brakes don't increase the wear of brake linings on a trailer or disc pads on a tractor. [PAR] Still, despite all of the advantages, change isn't always embraced by the masses. In the United States, no regulation demands the use of air disc brakes, which are viewed as a high-end item because they're about twice the cost of drum brakes. Currently, about 95 percent of the U.S. heavy-duty truck market relies on drum brakes. In Europe, more than 80 percent of commercial trucks already use air disc brakes. The complete shift to air disc brakes may require 10 to 15 years. [PAR] They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Let's cruise to the next page to get a glimpse of a diagram of a truck's braking system. [PAR] [PAR] Testing, Testing [PAR] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation believes that using air brakes will result in fewer collisions in emergency situations than using drum brakes. The NHTSA states that reducing the minimum stopping distance required by 30 percent would result in a significant number of lives saved. These conclusions were formed following simulator tests conducted at the University of Iowa [source: National Transportation Safety Board ].[DOC] [TLE] Brakes: Drum vs. Disc - Edmunds.comComments [PAR] View Full Screen [PAR] Brake technology, just like suspension technology and fuel-system technology, has come a long way in recent years. What began in the '60s as a serious attempt to provide adequate braking for performance cars has ended in an industry where brakes range from supremely adequate to downright phenomenal. The introduction of components like carbon fiber, sintered metal and lightweight steel, along with the adoption of ABS, have all contributed to reduced stopping distances and generally safer vehicles (though ABS continues to provide controversy). [PAR] One of the first steps taken to improve braking came in the early '70s when manufacturers, on a widespread scale, switched from drum to disc brakes. Since the majority of a vehicle's stopping power is contained in the front wheels, only the front brakes were upgraded to disc during much of this period. Since then, many manufacturers have adopted four-wheel disc brakes on their high-end and performance models as well as their low-line economy cars. Occasionally, however, as in the case of the 1999 Mazda Protege's, a manufacturer will revert from a previous four-wheel disc setup to drum brakes for the rear of the car in order to cut both production costs and purchase price. [PAR] Why are disc brakes better than drum and how much, if any, loss of braking occurs when using rear drum brakes on a modern car? That's what we're going to find out in this edition of Tech Center. [PAR] Friction and Heat [PAR] Before you can appreciate the difference between drum and disc brakes, you have to understand the common principles that both systems use when stopping a car: friction and heat. By applying resistance, or friction, to a turning wheel, a vehicle's brakes cause the wheel to slow down and eventually stop, creating heat as a byproduct. The rate at which a wheel can be slowed depends on several factors including vehicle weight, braking force |
What country singer has been known as The Red Headed Stranger since the 1975 album of the same name went multi-platinum? | willie nelson | [DOC] [TLE] Red Headed Stranger : definition of Red Headed Stranger ...Red Headed Stranger : definition of Red Headed Stranger and synonyms of Red Headed Stranger (English) [PAR] "Remember Me" [PAR] Released: 1976 [PAR] Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson . After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic records , Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records , a label that gave him total creative control over his works. The concept for the album was inspired by the Tale of the Red Headed Stranger, a song that Nelson used to play as a disk jockey on his program in Fort Worth, Texas . After signing with Columbia he decided to record the song, and arranged the details during his return to Austin, Texas , from a trip to Colorado. It was recorded at low cost in a studio in Garland, Texas . The songs featured sparse arrangements, largely limited to Nelson's guitar, piano and drums. Nelson presented the finished material to Columbia executives, who were dubious about releasing an album that they at first thought was a demo . However, Nelson had creative control, so no further production was added. [PAR] A concept album , Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover. The content consists of songs with brief poetic lyrics and arrangements of older material such as Fred Rose 's " Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain ", Wolfe Gilbert 's " Down Yonder " and Juventino Rosas ' " O'er the Waves ". Despite Columbia's doubts and the limited instrumentation, Red Headed Stranger was a blockbuster among country music and mainstream audiences. It was certified multi- platinum , and made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. The cover of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain", released as a single previous to the album full release became Nelson's first number one hit. The title of the album would become a lasting nickname for Nelson. It was ranked #184 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and number one on CMT 's 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music. In 2010 it was inducted to the National Recording Registry . [PAR] In 1986 Nelson starred as the Red Headed Stranger in a movie of the same name , based on the story of the album. The album has had a strong cultural impact; the song "Time of the Preacher" has been used often in the series Edge of Darkness , and its lyrics were used as well in the first issue of the comic Preacher [PAR] Contents [PAR] 7 References [PAR] Background and recording [PAR] In 1973 Nelson signed a contract for US$25,000 per year with Atlantic Records , the first country artist signed by the label. [1] His first album with Atlantic was the critically acclaimed Shotgun Willie , [2] which was followed by Phases and Stages . [3] Due to the success of these recordings, Nelson signed with Columbia Records , and was given complete creative control. [4] [PAR] The album is based on the song "Red Headed Stranger". Nelson often received requests to play the song when he was a DJ in Fort Worth, Texas , where he hosted a show for children. Nelson was inspired to write a complete story that included details of events prior to the ones described in Red Headed Stranger. [5] [6] Nelson wrote the songs during his return to Austin, Texas , after a ski trip in Colorado. Nelson spontaneously composed the songs while his then-wife Connie Koepke wrote down the lyrics. [7] [PAR] The recording took place in a studio in Garland, Texas , [8] at a cost of US$20,000. [9] Nelson featured arrangements of acoustic guitar, accompanied by piano, played by his sister, Bobbie, [10] as well complementary arrangements of drums, harmonica and mandolin. [11] The sparsely instrumented acoustic arrangements caused Columbia directors to doubt the wisdom of releasing the album as presented, feeling it was under-produced and no more than a demo . [8] However, Nelson had complete creative control, and it was released without any further modifications. [9 |
What is the name of the anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852? | simon legree | [DOC] [TLE] Harriet Beecher Stowe - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.comHarriet Beecher Stowe - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Harriet Beecher Stowe [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] Introduction [PAR] Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, Harriet Beecher was the seventh child of the Reverend Lyman Beecher, a Congregational minister and moral reformer, and Roxanna Foote Beecher. She was schooled at the Pierce Academy and at her sister Catharine Beecher’s Hartford Female Seminary, where she also taught. She moved with the family to Cincinnati in 1832, when her father was appointed president of Lane Theological Seminary. The spectacle of chattel slavery across the Ohio River in Kentucky and its effects on the acquiescent commercial interests of white Cincinnati moved her deeply. [PAR] Google [PAR] In 1836, she married Calvin Ellis Stowe, professor of biblical literature at Lane. The death of a son in 1849 led her away from her father’s Calvinism and gave supremacy in her views to the redemptive spirit of Christian love. By 1850, the family had moved to Maine , where, in response to the Fugitive Slave Act of that year, Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), her most celebrated work. Sentimental and realistic by turns, the novel explored the cruelties of chattel slavery in the Upper and Lower South and exposed the moral ironies in the legal, religious, and social arguments of white apologists. [PAR] The immense impact of the novel (it sold 300,000 copies in its first year) was unexpected. Antislavery fiction had never sold well; Stowe was not an established writer, and few would have expected a woman to gain a popular hearing on the great political question of the day. Some female abolitionists had shocked decorum in the 1840s by speaking at public gatherings, but they were widely resented. The success of Uncle Tom’s Cabin went far toward legitimizing, if not indeed creating, a role for women in public affairs. [PAR] To the dismay of many northern radicals, Uncle Tom’s Cabin casually endorsed colonization rather than abolition. In fact, Stowe was unconcerned about the tactics that made slavery a political issue: for her, the problem was religious and emotional, and one that women were best equipped to confront. Her stated purpose, “to awaken sympathy and feeling for the African race” and to urge that readers “feel right” about the issue, belongs to a feminist and utopian agenda that contemporary readers were slow to recognize. In the South, the book was read as sectional propaganda; in the North, it was read as a compelling moral romance. Although Stowe blamed the slave system itself as “the essence of all abuse” rather than the slaveholders and deliberately made its chief villain, Simon Legree, a displaced New Englander, the novel’s effect was to exacerbate regional antagonisms. Indeed, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which called forth anti-Tom novels from southern writers, so raised the temperature of the dialogue that Lincoln would later, half-seriously, apportion to Stowe some responsibility for starting the Civil War. [PAR] Notable among Stowe’s subsequent works are A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1853), documenting her case against slavery; Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856), also on slavery; and The Minister’s Wooing (1859), a historical novel that attacks Calvinism. Stowe also wrote realistic regional fiction, including The Pearl of Orr’s Island (1861), which influenced Sarah Orne Jewett and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Her miscellaneous writings include Lady Byron Vindicated (1870), which created an international sensation by charging Lord Byron with incest, and Palmetto Leaves (1873), written at her winter home in Florida , which encouraged a Florida land boom. [PAR] Thomas F. Gossett, Uncle Tom’s Cabin and American Culture (1985); Eric J. Sundquist, ed., New Essays on Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1986); Forrest Wilson, Crusader in Crinoline: The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1941). [PAR] ALBERT J. VONFRANK [PAR] The Reader’s Companion to American History. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. [PAR] The groundbreaking series reimagined. ROOTS premieres Memorial Day at 9/8c on HISTORY |
If the TV parental warning includes the letters FV, what are they warning against? | 14 | [DOC] [TLE] The V-Chip: Putting Restrictions on What Your Children ...The V-Chip: Options to Restrict What Your Children Watch on TV | Federal Communications Commission [PAR] The V-Chip: Options to Restrict What Your Children Watch on TV [PAR] Español [PAR] The V-chip allows parents or other caregivers to block programming on their TVs that they don't want children to watch. Most programs are assigned a rating based on parental guidelines established by the TV industry. The ratings provide information about the content and age-appropriateness of most TV programs, except news, sports and unedited movies on premium cable channels. [PAR] Parents can program the V-chip to block programs based on these ratings, which include two elements: an age-based rating that provides guidance about the age group for which a program is appropriate, and content descriptors indicating that a program may contain suggestive dialogue (D), coarse or crude language (L), sexual situations (S), or violence (V). The ratings are: [PAR] TV-Y – programs aimed at a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6. [PAR] TV-Y7 – programs most appropriate for children age 7 and up. [PAR] TV-Y7-FV – programming with fantasy violence that may be more intense or more combative than other programming in the TV-Y7 category. [PAR] TV-G – programs suitable for all ages; these are not necessarily children's shows. [PAR] TV-PG – parental guidance is recommended; these programs may be unsuitable for younger children. [PAR] TV-14 – these shows may be unsuitable for children under 14. [PAR] TV-MA – these programs are intended to be viewed by mature, adult audiences and may be unsuitable for children under 17. [PAR] Ratings appear in the upper left corner of your television screen during the first 15 seconds of each program and often after commercial breaks. The ratings also are listed in various publications that provide local TV listings. [PAR] How to program the V-chip [PAR] Since 2000, V-chips are required for all newly manufactured TV sets 13 inches or larger. Personal computers that include a television tuner and a monitor of 13 inches or more must also have a V-chip. [PAR] To set parental controls for the V-chip in your TV, digital-to-analog converter box, or set-top box using the remote control that came with the equipment, follow these general steps: [PAR] Using the menu key on the remote control, locate the "main" or "setup" menu, then find an option that may be called "locks," "block," "parental controls" or "V-chip." [PAR] You should get a prompt to create a password that will enable you to lock TV channels and types of programming. [PAR] Using the "menu," "select," "number" and "arrow" keys, select the channels and specific ratings assigned to TV programs you want blocked. [PAR] Save your settings by pressing the appropriate key, as prompted. [PAR] These steps may vary depending on the equipment you are using. If you have difficulty programming your V-chip, you should consult your equipment manual for specific instructions. [PAR] Print Out[DOC] [TLE] TV Parental Guidelines Rating System | VOTE FOR THE GIRLS USATV Parental Guidelines Rating System | VOTE FOR THE GIRLS USA [PAR] VOTE FOR THE GIRLS USA > TV Parental Guidelines Rating System [PAR] TV Parental Guidelines Rating System [PAR] The TV Parental Guideline System on VFTG USA [PAR] In 1996, the United States Congress and the television industry designed a voluntary rating system, known as The TV Parental Guidelines. Similar to cinema ratings, they are designed to provide parents with more information about the content and age appropriateness of programs. These are displayed in the top left corner of the screen, at the beginning of a program, these are the symbols and what they mean. [PAR] The Unites States and some other countries like Australia have their own television ratings systems, which are different from the ratings systems used by Canadian broadcasters. Viewers in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom may notice different classification icons or find that their V |
What long running PBS series features Norm Abram as Master Carpenter, Roger Cook as the Landscape contractor, Tom Silva as the General ContraCtor and Richard Trethewey as the Plumbing and Heating contractor? | this old house | [DOC] [TLE] How Much Is Norm Abram Salary - Norm Abram Net WorthHow Much Is Norm Abram Salary - Norm Abram Net Worth [PAR] How Much Is Norm Abram Salary [PAR] Read more... [PAR] Norm Abram [PAR] Norm Abram Net Worth is $2.5 Million. Norm Abram is Carpenter. Norm Abram Date of Birth is 1950-09-25. Norm Abram Nickname is Norman Abram. Norm Abram Country is Woonsocket.. Norman L. "Norm" Abram (born September 25, 1950 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American carpenter kno... [PAR] Norm Abram Net Worth is $2.5 Million. [PAR] Norm Abram Net Worth is $2.5 Million. Norm Abram is Carpenter. Norm Abram Date of Birth is 1950-09-25. Norm Abram Nickname is Norman Abram. Norm Abram Country is Woonsocket. Norman L. "Norm" Abram is an American carpenter known for his work on the PBS television programs This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop. He is referred to on these shows as a "master carpenter". [PAR] Abram was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in Milford, Massachusetts. He attended high school in Milford. and studied mechanical engineering and business administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he became a brother of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. [PAR] After college, Abram worked for three years as a site supervisor for a multimillion-dollar New England-based construction firm. In 1976, Abram then went into business for himself, founding the general contracting firm Integrated Structures Inc. [PAR] In 1979, Abram took a construction job building a small barn in the backyard of the television producer Russell Morash, the creator of public television's This Old House. Impressed by Abram's small scrap pile ...[DOC] [TLE] PBS's 'This Old House' visits Detroit in new seasonPBS’s ‘This Old House’ visits Detroit in new season [PAR] FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest [PAR] PBS’s ‘This Old House’ visits Detroit in new season [PAR] The long-running home improvement show will help a retired firefigther and his family restore a 1939 brick house [PAR] Post to Facebook [PAR] PBS’s ‘This Old House’ visits Detroit in new season The long-running home improvement show will help a retired firefigther and his family restore a 1939 brick house Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/28KNX4j [PAR] CancelSend [PAR] A link has been sent to your friend's email address. [PAR] Posted! [PAR] A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. [PAR] 1 [PAR] To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs [PAR] PBS’s ‘This Old House’ visits Detroit in new season [PAR] Maureen Feighan , The Detroit News 1:08 p.m. EDT June 21, 2016 [PAR] PBS’s “This Old House” is helping renovate this 1939 home in Detroit. [PAR] (Photo: Kevin O’Connor) [PAR] PBS’s “This Old House,” one of the longest running home renovation shows on television, is coming to Detroit. [PAR] The series, now in its 37th season, will feature the renovation of a two-story 1939 brick house in the city’s Russell Woods neighborhood that was purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Authority by a retired firefighter and his family. Ten episodes will follow the restoration, beginning in March. [PAR] “The Detroit episodes will present the city’s housing situation in a new light, as residents and leaders are finding the best ways to reclaim and restore their community homes. Our team is honored to take part in these efforts in this landmark city,” said “This Old House” Executive Producer Chris Wolfe. [PAR] Tackling the project are “This Old House” host Kevin O’Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, master carpenter Norm Abram, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Work will include installing a new roof, kitchen and baths, plus new mechanicals to replace vandalized equipment in the basement, according to a press release. [PAR] The team also will try to restore historic details such as leaded stained glass windows and archways “as the homeowners blend their modern aesthetics with the home’s historic details,” according to a press release. [PAR] The 37th season will start with the restoration of an Arts & Crafts style home |
What is the trademarked name for the distinctive logo used Nike? | swoosh logo | [DOC] [TLE] Nike, Inc.Nike, Inc. (official, ; also, non-US) is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is one of the world's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012). As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $19 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses. [PAR] The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand, as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Blazers, Air Force 1, Nike Dunk, Air Max, Foamposite, Nike Skateboarding, and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan, Hurley International and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008, and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Just Do It" and the Swoosh logo. [PAR] Origins and history [PAR] Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS), making most sales at track meets out of Knight's automobile. [PAR] According to Otis Davis, a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon, who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Bowerman made the first pair of Nike shoes for him, contradicting a claim that they were made for Phil Knight. Says Davis, "I told Tom Brokaw that I was the first. I don't care what all the billionaires say. Bill Bowerman made the first pair of shoes for me. People don't believe me. In fact, I didn't like the way they felt on my feet. There was no support and they were too tight. But I saw Bowerman make them from the waffle iron, and they were mine." [PAR] In 1964, in its first year in business, BRS sold 1,300 pairs of Japanese running shoes grossing $8,000. By 1965 the fledgling company had acquired a full-time employee, and sales had reached $20,000. In 1966, BRS opened its first retail store, located at 3107 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California next to a beauty salon, so its employees no longer needed to sell inventory from the back of their cars. In 1967, due to rapidly increasing sales, BRS expanded retail and distribution operations on the East Coast, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. [PAR] By 1971, the relationship between BRS and Onitsuka Tiger was nearing an end. BRS prepared to launch its own line of footwears, which would bear the Swoosh newly designed by Carolyn Davidson. The Swoosh was first used by Nike on June 18, 1971, and was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 22, 1974. [PAR] In 1976, the company hired John Brown and Partners, based in Seattle, as its first advertising agency. The following year, the agency created the first "brand ad" for Nike, called "There is no finish line", in which no Nike product was shown. By 1980, Nike had attained a 50% market share in the U.S. athletic shoe market, and the company went public in December of that year. [PAR] Together, Nike and Wieden+Kennedy have created many print and television |
What can be a piniped, a means of royal authentication, and a British soul singer? | seal | [DOC] [TLE] Seal - tititudorancea.netSeal [PAR] Seal [PAR] Legal [PAR] Seal (contract law), a legal formality for contracts and other instruments [PAR] Seal (emblem), an emblem used as a means of authentication; both an impression in paper, wax, or other medium, and a device used to make this impression; also similar emblems in other media [PAR] Seal (East Asia), a stamp used in East Asia as a form of a signature [PAR] Cylinder seal, an engraved cylinder used to roll an impression onto a flat surface, such as clay [PAR] Record sealing, the practice of making court records confidential. [PAR] Biology [PAR] Pinniped , a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals many of which are commonly called seal (although this group also includes walruses, which are rarely considered to be "seals") [PAR] Military and scouting [PAR] Fairey Seal, a British carrier-borne torpedo bomber aircraft, operated in the 1930s [PAR] United States Navy SEALs, the Special Operations Forces of the American Navy [PAR] Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), a midget submarine operated by the United States Navy and United States Special Operations Command [PAR] USS Seal, two American submarines. [PAR] HMS Seal, two Royal Navy ships and one submarine. [PAR] SEALA, a training course for Sea Scouts which people need to pass to be accepted in the academy. [PAR] People [PAR] Seal (musician) (born 1963), British soul singer-songwriter. [PAR] Seal (1991 album). [PAR] Barry Seal (1939 - 1986), a drug smuggler and CIA informant [PAR] Brajendra Nath Seal (1864 - 1938), an Indian humanist philosopher and educator [PAR] David Seal (born 1972), Australian soccer player [PAR] Elizabeth Seal (born 1933), an Italian actress [PAR] Jaynie Seal (born 1973), an Australian television presenter [PAR] Jimmy Seal (born 1950), an English footballer [PAR] Kevin Seal, an MTV VJ in the late 1980s, the host of the pilot of Club MTV [PAR] Manuel Seal, Jr., an American songwriter-producer [PAR] Mike Seal (born 1970), the Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra [PAR] Mutty Lall Seal (1792–1854), a Bengali Indian businessman and philanthropist [PAR] Paul Seal (born 1952), a former American football tight end in the National Football League [PAR] Sudhangshu Seal (born 1945), a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India [PAR] Tong Seal (born 1346 AD), legendary Burmese ruler [PAR] Lou Seal, the mascot of the San Francisco Giants baseball team [PAR] Places [PAR] Seal, Kent, a village in England. [PAR] Seals, Georgia, in America.[DOC] [TLE] SealSeal commonly refers to: [PAR] * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals. [PAR] * Seal (emblem), an emblem used as a means of authentication; both an impression in paper, wax, clay or other medium, and the device used [PAR] * Seal (mechanical), a device which helps prevent leakage, contain pressure, or exclude contamination where two systems join [PAR] * variant of English for decal or sticker [PAR] Seal may also refer to: [PAR] Computers [PAR] * Digital Signature And Electronic Authentication Law (SEAL), a bill that sought to update banking regulations in America [PAR] * SEAL (cipher), a cryptographic algorithm [PAR] * sealed, a keyword used in the programming languages Managed Extensions for C++ and C# to denote that this class cannot be inherited from [PAR] Entertainment [PAR] * Seal (musician), English singer and songwriter, or any of his three self-titled albums: [PAR] ** Seal (1991 album) [PAR] ** Seal (1994 album), sometimes referred to as Seal II [PAR] ** Seal (2003 album), sometimes referred to as Seal IV (following his third album Human Being) [PAR] * Seal Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game [PAR] Legal [PAR] * Record sealing [PAR] * Seal (contract law), a legal formality for contracts and other instruments [PAR] * Seal (East Asia), a stamp used in East Asia as a form of a signature [PAR] Military [PAR] * Fairey Seal, a 1930s British carrier |
According to Greek mythology, the great weaver Arachne was turned into what by the goddess Athena, as punishment for her hubris? | spiders | [DOC] [TLE] Arachne, from greek mythology. Who I am named after on ...1000+ images about Arachne, from greek mythology. Who I am named after on Pinterest | Athena goddess, Dr. who and Distaff day [PAR] Forward [PAR] Once a mere mortal, Arachne dared to call herself better than Athena at weaving. Gods are proud. Calling yourself better than Athena is only slightly less dangerous than juggling unpinned grenades. The goddess challenged Arachne to a weaving contest. Arachne lost. As her punishment . . . well, there are many stories. Some say Arachne hanged herself in shame then became the worlds first spider, the weaver of the animal world. [PAR] See More[DOC] [TLE] Myth of Arachne, the spider woman - Greeka.comMyth of Arachne, the spider woman - Greeka.com [PAR] Discover the myth of Arachne, the spider woman [PAR] The offence to the gods [PAR] Arachne in Greek mythology, was a Lydian woman, thought by some to be a princess, who was highly gifted in the art of weaving. Born to Idmon, a famous dyer in Lydia, Arachne was no ordinary weaver and the very act of her weaving was sheer magic and a sight to behold. [PAR] Soon news of Arachne's artistry spread far and wide and it is said that nymphs from the forests left their frolicking and gathered around Arachne to watch her weave. So moved were they by her skills that they remarked that she surely must have been trained by none other than Goddess Athena, the goddess of weaving. [PAR] The weaving contest [PAR] All this adulation was more than Arachne could handle and being an ordinary mortal who was quite vulnerable to human failings, she became quite arrogant about her superior skills. She was annoyed at being regarded as a pupil of Athena and began bragging about her skills, proclaiming herself to be far more superior to even Athena. [PAR] Now, when the goddess of weaving heard of Arachne's bold claims, she was upset, but nonetheless decided to give the young woman a chance to regret her folly. Disguised as an old woman, Athena appeared before Arachne and warned her of the consequences of provoking the wrath of the gods, but Arachne was not a bit remorseful and challenged Athena to a contest, declaring that if she lost, she would accept any punishment that Athena would decide for her. [PAR] That time Athena revealed her true form and accepted the challenge. The stage was set for a battle in which a god and a mortal pitted their artistic skills to decide who the better artist was. The nymphs who had come to watch Arachne weave shrank back, horrified at Arachne's audacity, but Arachne was unshakable and stood her ground. And so the contest began, Athena at her loom and Arachne at hers, each working with threads of gold and a splendid array of colors to decide who would outdo the other in this ultimate trial. [PAR] What unfolded next was a feast for the eye. Athena created a tapestry replete with scenes from the history of the gods. She portrayed Zeus at the center of the Olympic pantheon as well as her own contest with Poseidon and her victory, which ultimately made the people of Athens name their city after her. At the corner of her tapestry, she artfully depicted humans who had dared to defy the gods and who had been punished without a trace of mercy. [PAR] As for Arachne, she deliberately chose scenes that depicted the infidelities and amours of the gods. She vividly portrayed Zeus and his string of indiscretions. She showed how Zeus had turned into a swan to rape the Spartan queen Leda; a bull to entice Europa; an eagle to abduct Aegina; as a shower of gold to seduce Danae; and as a satyr to seduce Antiope. Arachne's work of art, according to the Latin narrative, featured twenty-one scenes of the various misdemeanors of the mighty gods, including Poseidon, Apollo, Dionysus and others. [PAR] The transformation into a spider [PAR] Although Arachne had shown little respect for the gods by choosing a subject that made a mockery of the supreme deities of the Olympus, even Athena had to admit that her work was brilliant and flawless. That, however, was not enough to calm down Athena who |
Oct 9 celebrates what famed explorer, who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America? | leif eriksson | [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus & North America - First thoughts aboutChristopher Columbus & North America - First thoughts about [PAR] Christopher Columbus & North America [PAR] Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 1451 - 20 May 1506) was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy. North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere . 5.0/5 [PAR] First ever terrorist in North America was that confused white dude named Christopher Columbus aay [PAR] 25 Nov 2015 08:50 [PAR] Christopher Columbus was a thief, rapist, and committed genocide. He did not discover North America. He got lost. [PAR] 17 Oct 2015 19:19 [PAR] Christopher Columbus never actually set foot on North America. Christopher Columbus had only explored Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico . [PAR] 17 Oct 2015 02:58 [PAR] Christopher Columbus did not discover North America. Let's just get that straight. That's the first thing you learn in history. ð [PAR] 07 Jul 2015 23:40 [PAR] Leif Erikson was an Icelandic explorer considered the first European to land in North America, before Christopher Columbus. [PAR] 28 May 2015 02:38 [PAR] "Christopher Columbus never set foot in North America... but yet we celebrate this as a founding day)??? [PAR] 22 Apr 2015 12:29 [PAR] Christopher Columbus never set foot on mainland North America, getting no closer than the Bahamas? [PAR] 02 Mar 2015 20:11 [PAR] In a group chat talking about Christopher Columbus' gap year in North America. Mostly hilarious but also very not cool. [PAR] 05 Jan 2015 16:22 [PAR] Muslims in the Western Hemisphere (North America, South America and the Caribbean Islands) before Columbus The old poem that most American school children recognize begins âIn 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blueâ¦â Indeed, in the year 1492, Christopher Columbus (whose real name in Italian was Cristoforo Colombo ) sailed across the Atlantic in the name of the Spanish Crown and landed in the Caribbean part of North America. For hundreds of years, it has simply been accepted that Columbus was the first explorer to valiantly sail across the sea and âdiscoverâ the Americas. However, this theory no longer stands up to modern scholarship. It goes without saying that the first people to truly discover America were the ancestors of the Native Americans , who probably crossed into North America through Russia and Alaska about 12,000 years ago. Discussion of the âdiscoveryâ of the Americas by Europeans, Africans, or Asians is an insult to the history of itâs indigenous peoples. That said, the first dar ... [PAR] 04 Dec 2014 18:26 [PAR] We are currently working on a box & T chart comparing Christopher Columbus and John Cabot , two Italian explorers who explored North America [PAR] 08 Nov 2014 13:48 [PAR] Did you know... Extinct Animals conclusion. 21. Following the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger in 1936, Tasmanian Devils are the largest carnivorous marsupial now on earth 22. There were two species of frogs called Gastric-brooding frogs that swallowed its eggs, converted its stomach into a womb, and gave birth through its mouth. It went extinct in the mid-1980s. Scientists are trying to resurrect it.- Source 23. The passenger pigeon went from one of the most abundant animals in the world, with flocks that would blacken the sky, to extinct in a little more than a century. â Source 24. When Columbus discovered America, earthworms were all but extinct in North America. Extinct in large parts of North America since the Ice Age , earthworms began spreading there once again following Christopher Columbusâ voyage. They are now considered invasive species in North America.- Source 25. âThe first animal to evolve vision was the trilobite, a distant extinct relative of spiders and shrimps.â- Source (-_-) [PAR] 29 Oct 2014 23:43 [PAR] It is assumed that indigenous Indians ( Native Americans ) on the territory of today's North America and the United States migrated from Asia before 40,000 years ago. Some of the regional indigenous cultures before the arrival of Europeans were very well developed in the area of society, agriculture and architecture. It is assumed that before the official discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus today the US were about 1.5 million Indians. Most |
Known as The Centennial State, what was the 38th state to join the Union on August 1, 1876? | colorado | [DOC] [TLE] Colorado Became a State - America's LibraryColorado Became a State [PAR] Mine for work and ski for fun in Colorado! [PAR] Colorado Became a State [PAR] August 1, 1876 [PAR] Welcome to the state of Colorado. It's a land with a history of cliff dwellers, gold miners, railroad travelers, and homesteaders. It's a place associated with outdoor adventure, ski resorts, and many successful businesses. Entering the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the U.S. celebrated its 100th birthday, the 38th state is known as the Centennial State. Do you know anyone who lives in Colorado? Do you know who lived there 900 years ago? [PAR] page 1 of 4[DOC] [TLE] Colorado is the 38th State Admitted to the Union | World ...Colorado is the 38th State Admitted to the Union | World History Project [PAR] Aug 1 1876 [PAR] Colorado is the 38th State Admitted to the Union [PAR] After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States celebrated its centennial. [PAR] Thus, the thirty-eighth state is known as the Centennial State. [PAR] Among the early inhabitants of the land encompassed by Colorado were the Anasazi cliff dwellers. They were forced by drought and other factors to abandon their Mesa Verde homes in the late 1200s. At the time of European exploration and settlement Colorado's population was made up of Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. Their territory was explored by the Spanish who, after Napoleon's conquest of Spain, turned over its title to the French. [PAR] The United States acquired the eastern part of Colorado in 1803 through the Louisiana Purchase and the western portion in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In 1850, the federal government also purchased a Texas claim in Colorado. This combined property eventually became the Colorado Territory in 1861. [PAR] Source: Library of Congress Added by: Aimee Lucido [PAR] The United States Congress passed an enabling act on March 3, 1875, specifying the requirements for the Territory of Colorado to become a state.[8] On August 1, 1876 (28 days after the Centennial of the United States), U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting the State of Colorado to the Union as the 38th state and earning it the moniker "Centennial State". The discovery of a major silver lode near Leadville in 1878, triggered the Colorado Silver Boom. The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 envigorated silver mining, but the repeal of the act in 1893 led to a major collapse of the mining and agricultural economy of the state. [PAR] Colorad [PAR] Source: Wikipedia Added by: Aimee Lucido [PAR] “ [PAR] Denver is a beautiful city of some 75,000 inhabitants, built mostly of stone and brick. It contains the usual amount of fine buildings. One in particular we are lead to observe, and that, Tabor's Opera House, the largest in the world, excepting one in Paris, France. This building cost $850,000. The County Court House occupies an entire block, with buildings and ground. There are two large smelting works here… ” [PAR] — Sue A. Sanders, A Journey to, on and from the "Golden Shore"[DOC] [TLE] August 1, 1876 – Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.August 1, 1876 � Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state. - Democratic Underground [PAR] Sherman A1 (18,750 posts) [PAR] August 1, 1876 � Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state. [PAR] Colorado (i/kɒləˈr�doʊ/,) is a U.S. state encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Southwestern United States, and the Mountain States. Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,187,582 on July 1, 2012, an increase of +3.15% since the 2010 United States Census. [PAR] The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the R�o Colorado for the red colored (Spanish: colorado) silt |
What is the name of the horse ridden by The Lone Ranger? | silver | [DOC] [TLE] The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of ...The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk [PAR] The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? [PAR] Robert [PAR] Tonto rode a paint, or pinto, called Scout. [PAR] William Dunlap, Hamden, Connecticut USA [PAR] Tonto's horse was called Scout. When the Lone Ranger shouted "Hi-ho, Silver-away!" Tonto would mumble "Get-um up, Scout". [PAR] Phil Usher, Copenhagen, Denmark [PAR] Scout [PAR] Anthony Cox, Denver, U.S.A [PAR] Further on the name of Tonto's horse. He was named Scout in the TV series, but was apparently called White Feller in the early Lone Ranger novels. Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed. Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed. This information from Largent's Lone Ranger Page [PAR] Jeremy Bechelet, Telford [PAR] In one infamous episode, Tonto referred to his horse (Scout) as Bazzlegette. [PAR] Brent Quigley, Halifax, USA [PAR] In listening to early radio shows, Tonto called his horse "Paint Horse" [PAR] Bob K., South Bend, IN United States [PAR] Scout.[DOC] [TLE] Clayton Moore - Biography - IMDbClayton Moore - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Clayton Moore [PAR] Biography [PAR] Showing all 43 items [PAR] Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (23) | Personal Quotes (5) | Salary (2) [PAR] Overview (5) [PAR] 6' 1" (1.85 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] Clayton Moore grew up in Chicago, Illinois and although his father wanted him to become a doctor, he had visions of something a little more glamorous. Naturally athletic, he practiced gymnastics during family summer vacations in Canada, eventually joining the trapeze act The Flying Behrs at 19. During the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, Clayton performed in the position of catcher. Playing off his good looks, he was signed by the John Robert Powers modeling agency and enjoyed a print career in NY for several years. But a friend urged him to make the move to Hollywood in 1938 where he entered films as a bit player and stuntman. In 1940, at the suggestion of his agent Edward Small , he changed his first name from Jack to Clayton. Beginning with Perils of Nyoka (1942), he eventually became King of the Serials at Republic Studios appearing in more than cliffhanger star Buster Crabbe . During this period, he also worked in many B westerns earning his acting chops along side Roy Rogers , Gene Autry and interestingly Jay Silverheels . Later in 1942 he entered the military, was stationed in Kingman, Arizona and assigned entertainment duties including the production of training films. While in Arizona, he asked his future wife Sally Allen to marry him; she said "yes" and joined him in Kingman for the balance of his enlistment. After the war, he returned to these supporting roles while concentrating on westerns. His turn as Ghost of Zorro (1949) came to the attention of the radio's hugely successful Lone Ranger producer George W. Trendle who was casting the lead role for the new television series. After the interview, Trendle said, "Mr. Moore would you like the role of the Lone Ranger?" Moore replied, "Mr. Trendle, I AM The Lone Ranger." The premiere episode appeared on ABC on September 15, 1949 and was the first western specifically written for the new medium. Although Moore's voice was a natural baritone, Trendle insisted he sound more like the radio actor Brace Beemer , so Moore worked with a voice coach to mimic both the speech pattern and tone. He starred |
What type of food is Nori, which is often seen around sushi? | seaweed | [DOC] [TLE] Sushi Now, Sushi Nori Roasted SeaweedSushi Now, Sushi Nori Roasted Seaweed [PAR] Perfect for Sushi! [PAR] Shipping calculated when checking out. [PAR] This is perfect Nori for rolling all kinds of amazing Maki-Sushi. Large Desiccant Packet included to keep this nori fresh. If you need help rolling sushi you can visit our Sushi Guide [PAR] [PAR] While there are many different varieties of seaweeds used for consumption, Nori is by far the most commonly known and used seaweed on the market. Nori, in more technical terms, is red algae from the Porphyra genus. [PAR] Japan is the major supplier of Nori, and other types of seaweed, in the world. With a lack of arable and available land to grow crops for its population, Japan has long looked to the see as a source for food. Seaweed in general has been consumed in Japan since 600-800 AD, though at that time it was mostly eaten by Japanese nobility. More universal consumption began between 1600-1800 AD when the shogun of that time ordered fishermen to bring him fish daily. Seaweed grew on the fence of the fish farm, and thus the seaweed farming industry began. Nori sheets themselves were also invented during this time in Edo (former Tokyo) using the same method they use to make Japanese papers. [PAR] [PAR] The farming of nori, and other types of seaweed, of course, takes place in the sea. Nori grows at a depth of about 25 feet. Farmers use nets to grow the Porphyra plants on while operating and working from boats. It usually takes about 45 days after seeding for the first harvest to occur and then after that multiple harvests can take place about every 10 days. Farmers use heavy machinery to harvest the plants. They are then made into sheets by a process of shredding and rack-drying that is similar to the one used in papermaking. The result is what you often see in stores: a pack of paper thin, dark colored, dried sheets of nori which are approximately 18 x 20 cm and 3 grams in weight. [PAR] Porphyra plants have become so popular that porphyra cultivation is the second largest sub-industry in Japanese aqua farming with a production of 10,326 million nori sheets in 1998. The total production value of nori is about $2 billion per year when valued in US currency. [PAR] [PAR] Nori can be bought either in raw or toasted form. If you buy it in raw form, you will need to toast it before putting it to use. Nori will be crispy and will have a salty taste. [PAR] [PAR] There are many uses for Nori. While kombu seaweed is used most often for soup or nabe dishes and wakame is used for soups and sunomono salads, nori is used in sushi dishes, for rice balls, and as part of noodle and other dishes. [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] There are different varieties of sushi, and nori is used in many of them. When sushi is wrapped in a nori sheet, it is called “maki” or a “maki roll.” Nigiri-zushi is a popular type of sushi where wasabi and another topping (such as seafood) is laid on top of packed rice and often thinly wrapped with a nori strip. In gunkan-maki nori along with sushi rice is made into a bowl and is filled with seafood or other food items. [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] With temaki sushi the nori sheet is formed into the shape of a cone and can be filled with rice, vegetables, and seafood. There are many more types of sushi that use nori. If you have ever eaten sushi at a restaurant that is wrapped in seaweed, you have eaten nori. [PAR] [PAR] Onigiri, or rice balls, also use nori sheets. Onigiri is similar to sushi except that it does not use vinegar. It is often in triangle or oval shapes, filled with rice and other ingredients, and wrapped in nori sheets. Nori is also often used in noodle dishes and soup as |
What folk tale character is a young Chinese lad who is tricked into trying to retrieve a magic lamp from a booby trapped cave? | aladdin | [DOC] [TLE] One Thousand and One Nights [Article] - DocumentsOne Thousand and One Nights [Article] - Documents [PAR] Documents [PAR] Share One Thousand and One Nights [Article] [PAR] Embed [PAR] One Thousand and One Nights [Article] [PAR] size(px) [PAR] One Thousand and One Nights [Article] [PAR] by prajwalraov2146 [PAR] Download One Thousand and One Nights [Article] [PAR] Transcript [PAR] One Thousand and One Nights PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:21:59 UTC Contents Articles Overview One Thousand and One Nights New Arabian Nights Arabian Nights and Days 1 1 21 23 24 24 40 46 48 51 56 60 60 61 67 69 75 75 76 78 85 87 88 88 90 104 107 108 109 Stories and characters Stories Characters Scheherazade Abu Nuwas Aladdin Ali Baba Al-Mustazi Badoura Harun al-Rashid Ja'far Khosrau Mustensir Billah Old Man of the Sea Shirin the Armenian Sinbad the Sailor Widow Twankey The Fisherman and the Jinni Famous translators Antoine Galland Richard Francis Burton Edward William Lane Joseph Charles Mardrus John Payne Gustav Weil References Article Sources and Contributors 111 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 114 Article Licenses License 115 1 Overview One Thousand and One Nights One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: ةليلو ةليل فلأ باتك Kitāb 'alf layla wa-layla; Persian: بش کی و رازهHezār-o yek šab) is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English language edition (1706), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment.[1] The work as we have it was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars across the Middle East and North Africa. The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature. In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially Queen Scheherazade tells her stories the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hezār to King Shahryār. Afsān (Persian: ,ناسفا رازهlit. A Thousand Tales) which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.[2] Though the oldest Arabic manuscript dates from the 14th century, scholarship generally dates the collection's genesis to around the 9th century. What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryar (from Persian: ,رايرهشmeaning "king" or "sovereign") and his wife Scheherazade (from Persian: ,هدازرهشpossibly meaning "of noble lineage"[3] ) and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves. The stories proceed from this original tale; some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord. Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more. Some of the best-known stories of The Nights, particularly "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor", while almost certainly genuine Middle-Eastern folk tales, were not part of The Nights in Arabic versions, but were interpolated into the collection by Antoine Galland and other European translators.[4] One Thousand and One Nights 2 Synopsis The main frame story concerns a Persian king and his new bride. He is shocked to discover that his brother's wife is unfaithful; discovering his own wife's infidelity has been even more flagrant, he has her executed: but in his bitterness and grief decides that all women are the same. The king |
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