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What has been the most common first name of US Presidents | Religious affiliations of Presidents of the United States body. Protestants predominate, with Episcopalians and Presbyterians being the most prevalent. There have been four Nontrinitarian presidents, and a single Roman Catholic president (John F. Kennedy). No president thus far has been openly an atheist. However, it has been acknowledged that two US Presidents—Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Johnson—had no religious affiliation. Most presidents have been formal members of a particular church or religious body, and a specific affiliation can be assigned to every president from James A. Garfield on. For many earlier presidents, however, formal church membership was forestalled until they left office; and in several cases a president never | What Kind of Day Has It Been lines: What Kind of Day Has It Been "What Kind of Day Has It Been" is the 22nd episode of "The West Wing", the season finale of the show's first season. It originally aired on NBC May 17, 2000. Events circle around the attempted rescue of a US fighter pilot in Iraq, and the president taking part in a town hall meeting in Rosslyn, Virginia. The episode was written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Thomas Schlamme. "What Kind of Day Has It Been" is also the name of the first-season finales of both the series "Sports Night" and "Studio |
In sculpture, what is the name for the upper part of a human figure, depicting the head and neck plus all or part of the chest and shoulders | Bust (sculpture) Bust (sculpture) A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual, but may sometimes represent a type. They may be of any medium used for sculpture, such as marble, bronze, terracotta, wax or wood. Sculptural portrait heads from classical antiquity, stopping at the neck, are sometimes displayed as busts. However, these are often fragments from full-body | Myoepithelioma of the head and neck Myoepithelioma of the head and neck Myoepithelioma of the head and neck, also myoepithelioma, is a salivary gland tumour of the head and neck that is usually benign. As the name suggests, it consists of myoepithelial cells. Classically, they are found in the parotid gland or palate. A similar tumor type may be found in the tongue, referred to as ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor. The myoepithelial cells may be spindled, plasmacytoid, eithelioid or clear. Tubules or epithelium are absent, or present in a small amount (<5%) by definition. Tumours with myoepithelial cells and a large amount of tubules are classified as |
In which country is Mount Ararat | Mount Ararat your father’s home." The first lines of Paruyr Sevak's 1961 poem "We Are Few..." () read: "We are few, but they say of us we are Armenians. / We do not think ourselves superior to anyone. / Clearly we shall have to accept / That we, and only we, have an Ararat" In one short poem Silva Kaputikyan compares Armenia to an "ancient rock-carved fortress", the towers of which are Ararat and Aragats. Mount Ararat Mount Ararat ( ; ; , "Masis" and Արարատ, "Ararat") is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists | Mount Ararat about downstream from Lake Balık. Both moraines are about high. It is suspected that Lake Balık occupies a glacial basin. Mount Ararat is a polygenic, compound stratovolcano. Covering an area of , it is the largest volcanic edifice within the region. Along its northwest–southeast trending long axis, Mount Ararat is about long and is about long along its short axis. It consists of about of dacitic and rhyolitic pyroclastic debris and dacitic, rhyolitic, and basaltic lavas. Mount Ararat consists of two distinct volcanic cones, Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat (Little Ararat). The western volcanic cone, Greater Ararat, is a steep-sided |
Which river forms a natural boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire | Derbyshire for the majority of its course, while the River Dove rises in Axe Edge Moor and forms a boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire for most of its length. The varied landscapes within Derbyshire have been formed mainly as a consequence of the underlying geology, but also by the way the land has been managed and shaped by human activity. The county contains 11 discrete landscape types, known as National Character Areas, which have been described in detail by Natural England and further refined, mapped and described by Derbyshire County Council and the Peak District National Park. The 11 National Character | Boundary, Derbyshire Boundary, Derbyshire Boundary is a large hamlet in South Derbyshire situated between the towns of Swadlincote and Ashby de la Zouch on the A511 route. It is west of the village of Smisby and forms part of the county border with Leicestershire, hence its name. Residences on the north side of the A511 lie in Derbyshire and those on the south side lie within Leicestershire. The hamlet falls within the civil parish of Smisby. Formerly extra-parochial, it became a parish, The inhabitants attend the churches at Blackfordby, Leicestershire, and Smisby. The population in 1881 was 102, principally labourers and their |
What is the name given to the children's literature section of Penguin Books | Penguin Books the children's imprint Puffin Books began with a series of non-fiction picture books; the first work of children's fiction published under the imprint was Barbara Euphan Todd's "Worzel Gummidge" the following year. Another series that began in wartime was the "Penguin Poets": the first volume was a selection of Tennyson's poems (D1) in 1941. Later examples are "The Penguin Book of Modern American Verse" (D22), 1954, and "The Penguin Book of Restoration Verse" (D108), 1968. J. M. Cohen's "Comic and Curious Verse" appeared in three volumes over a number of years. Pelican Books was relaunched as a digital imprint in | The Penguin Companion to Literature African literature. The Penguin Companion to World Literature was published by McGraw-Hill. The volumes were titled The Penguin Companion to English Literature, The Penguin Companion to European Literature, The Penguin Companion to American Literature, and The Penguin Companion to Classical, Oriental and African Literature. "The Penguin Companion to Literature", in snippet view, from Google Books: vol 2, vol 3. The Penguin Companion to Literature The Penguin Companion to Literature is a reference work published in four volumes by Penguin Books. Volume 1 was edited by David Daiches and deals with British and Commonwealth literature. It has been called the most |
Who was the first Football League substitute | Substitute (association football) to two plus one (injured goalkeeper) in 1994, to three in 1995; and most recently to a fourth substitute in certain competitions in extra time. Substitutions during matches in the English Football League were first permitted in the 1965–66 season. During the first two seasons after the law was introduced, each side was permitted only one substitution during a game. Moreover, the substitute could only replace an injured player. From the 1967–68 season, this rule was relaxed to allow substitutions for tactical reasons. On 21 August 1965, Keith Peacock of Charlton Athletic became the first substitute used in the Football | Substitute (association football) League when he replaced injured goalkeeper Mike Rose eleven minutes into their away match against Bolton Wanderers. On the same day, Bobby Knox became the first ever substitute to score a goal when he scored for Barrow against Wrexham. Archie Gemmill of St Mirren was the first substitute to come on in a Scottish first-class match, on 13 August 1966 in a League Cup tie against Clyde when he replaced Jim Clunie after 23 minutes. The first official substitute in a Scottish League match was Paul Conn for Queen's Park vs Albion Rovers in a Division 2 match on 24 |
Which John Grisham novel was made into a film in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington | Julia Roberts she was the subject of a "People" magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?". Roberts starred with Denzel Washington in the thriller "The Pelican Brief" (1993), based on John Grisham's 1992 novel of the same name. In it, she played a young law student who uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. The film was a commercial success, grossing US$195.2 million worldwide. None of her next film releases – "I Love Trouble" (1994), "Prêt-à-Porter" (1994) and "Something to Talk About" (1995) – were particularly well-received by critics. In 1996, she guest-starred in the second season of | A Time to Kill (Grisham novel) was adapted into a film of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson. In 2011, it was further adapted into a stage play of the same name by Rupert Holmes. The stage production opened at the Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.) in May 2011 and opened on Broadway in October 2013. The story takes place in the fictional town of Clanton, Mississippi in the 1980s, a period of time during which racial tension was heavily prevalent in America. This setting is also featured in other John Grisham novels. Three of the characters, Jake Brigance, Harry Rex Vonner and |
What was the name given to the German air force fighting for Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War | German involvement in the Spanish Civil War in the Civil War, mostly as pilots, ground crew, artillery men, tank crew, and as military advisers and instructors. About 10,000 Germans was the maximum strength at any one time. Approximately 300 Germans were killed. During the course of the war, Germany sent 732 combat aircraft and 110 trainer aircraft to Spain. German aid to the Nationalists amounted to approximately £43,000,000 ($215,000,000) in 1939 prices. This was broken down in expenditure to: 15.5% used for salaries and expenses, 21.9% used for direct delivery of supplies to Spain, and 62.6% expended on the Condor Legion. No detailed list of German supplies | Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War the International Brigades. Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War refers to Jews who joined International Brigades and fought in the Spanish Civil War, which erupted on July 17, 1936 and ended on April 1, 1939. The fighting was between the Republicans, who were loyal to the Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists prevailed and Franco would rule Spain for the next 36 years. The coup was supported by military units in Morocco, Pamplona, Burgos, Valladolid, Cádiz, Cordova, and Seville. However, barracks in important |
What sport did Mick the Miller compete in | Mick the Miller to get unruly. Kempton was refusing to allow Mick to compete in the re–run, adamant he had already run the Derby. The directors of the Greyhound Racing Association were in attendance, and knowing the effect that both the two favourites not running in the final of the Derby would mean for the sport, convinced Kempton to run Mick. The race was re–run, and the tired Mick was never close to placing. He slipped at the first bend whilst attempting to take the inside. Seldom Lad overtook Golden Hammer and won the race unchallenged, with Mick finishing in fourth place. Mick's | Mick the Miller Mick the Miller Mick the Miller (29 June 1926 – 6 May 1939) was a male brindle Greyhound. He is celebrated as the first great racing greyhound to compete in England (although he was born in Ireland). Despite a short three year racing career, his achievements were highly publicised around the world and by the end of his career he had become an icon in the sport. His achievements include winning nineteen races in a row, including the English Greyhound Derby on two successive occasions. He suffered an injury at Wimbledon Stadium whilst racing which broke the streak in 1931, |
Which 1950's UK television puppet's catchphrase was Aw, don't embawass me! | Terry Hall (ventriloquist) Terry Hall (ventriloquist) Terence "Terry" Hall (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English ventriloquist. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lenny the Lion, whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet. Hall was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, where his parents ran a working men's club. He was educated at St Patrick's School in Oldham and at De La Salle College in Pendleton, Salford. Hall initially worked as a ventriloquist with a boy dummy, named Mickey Finn, and won a talent | J*S*T*A*R*S J*S*T*A*R*S Their debut release was a 12" vinyl, "Tripping The Light Fantastic" / "Ickey Plush" on the electronica label, Twentythree Records, which was also based in both Hull and Sheffield. Their first album, "Put Me On A Planet" (Steel Tiger Records) was named "One of the surprise hits of 2006" by Matt Anniss in the December 2006 issue of "International DJ Magazine". Cobby and Lister were founders of both Steel Tiger Records and Twentythree Records. J*S*T*A*R*S's track "Loose Nuke Threat", from "Put me on a Planet", featured in television/cinema advertisements for the John Lewis Partnership spring campaigns for 2004 and |
Who is the youngest ever winner of the US Masters golf tournament | Masters Tournament top tens, with 22, and the most cuts made, with 37. The youngest winner of the Masters is Tiger Woods, who was old when he won in 1997. In that year Woods also broke the records for the widest winning margin (12 strokes), and the lowest winning score, with 270 (−18). Jordan Spieth tied his score record in 2015. In 2013, Guan Tianlang became the youngest player ever to compete in the Masters, at age on the opening day of the tournament; the following day, he became the youngest ever to make the cut at the Masters or any men's | Castelló Masters 4 strokes over Ignacio Garrido. Castelló Masters The Castelló Masters was a European Tour golf tournament that was played annually from 2008 through 2011. The event was held at the Club de Campo del Mediterráneo in Castellón, Spain. The inaugural event was won by Sergio García, who also happened to be the tournament host, having grown up playing golf on the course where his father is the club professional. García finished on a 20-under-par total of 264, winning by a margin of three strokes over Peter Hedblom. In 2010, 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero became the youngest-ever winner on the European |
Which United States separatist movement was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale | Bobby Seale the program Black American History and teach them a degree of responsibility towards the people living in their communities. While working in the program, Seale met Bobby Hutton, the first member of the Black Panther Party. Also at college, Seale also became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He married Artie Seale, and had a son, Malik Nkrumah Stagolee Seale. Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton were heavily inspired by the teachings of activist Malcolm X, who was assassinated in 1965. The two joined together in October 1966 to create the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which adopted the | Bobby Seale that Newton wanted Bert Schneider to produce. According to several accounts, the argument escalated to a fight in which Newton, backed by his armed bodyguards, allegedly beat Seale with a bullwhip so badly that Seale required extensive medical treatment for his injuries. Afterwards, he went into hiding for nearly a year, and ended his affiliation with the Party in 1974. Seale denied any such physical altercation took place, dismissing rumors that he and Newton were ever less than friends. Bobby Seale worked with Huey Newton to create the 10 point platform. The platform was a political and social demand for |
Who or what was Wilberforce who retired from 10 Downing Street In 1987 | Wilberforce (cat) hate cats", he said. On the BBC coverage of the 1983 general election, presenter Esther Rantzen was allowed to hold Wilberforce and introduce him to viewers. Wilberforce retired in 1986, after 13 years of loyal service. He went to live with a retired caretaker from No. 10 in the country. He died in his sleep on 19 May 1988. Wilberforce (cat) Wilberforce was a cat who lived at 10 Downing Street between 1973 and 1986 and served under four British Prime Ministers: Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher. His chief function was to catch mice, in which | 10 Downing Street James's Park, making the street quiet and private. An advertisement in 1720 described it as: "... a pretty open Place, especially at the upper end, where are four or five very large and well-built Houses, fit for Persons of Honour and Quality; each House having a pleasant Prospect into St James's Park, with a Tarras Walk". The cul-de-sac had several distinguished residents: the Countess of Yarmouth lived at Number 10 between 1688 and 1689, Lord Lansdowne from 1692 to 1696 and the Earl of Grantham from 1699 to 1703. Downing did not live in Downing Street. In 1675 he retired |
An older woman who is attracted to, and often has sex with, much younger men is called a what | Judith Lucy Is All Woman Judith Lucy Is All Woman Judith Lucy Is All Woman is a six-part Australian television comedy documentary series starring Melbourne comedian Judith Lucy. It first screened on Wednesday 11 February 2015 at 9pm on the ABC. The series follows on from "Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey". Judith explores where women are in modern Australia and what it means for men. The series covers subjects such as sex, showbiz, politics, families, cougars, cosmetic surgery and careers and chats to people from all walks of life, from all over the country. Judith tries to work out if the battle of the sexes is | Men who have sex with men Men who have sex with men Men who have sex with men (MSM), also known as males who have sex with males, are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves; many such men do not sexually identify as gay, homosexual or bisexual. The term "MSM" was created in the 1990s by epidemiologists to study the spread of disease among men who have sex with men, regardless of identity. The term "MSM" is often used in medical literature and social research to describe such men as a group for |
Which 1983 film had Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger out to get David Carradine | Chuck Norris "Forced Vengeance" (1982). Norris was unhappy with the direction they wanted to take with him, hence the contract was cancelled. In 1983, Norris made "Lone Wolf McQuade" with Orion Pictures. He played J.J. McQuade, a reckless Texas Ranger who'd rather work alone, but who gets a new partner because his captain would like to have him supervised. The partners investigate an arms dealer played by David Carradine. The film was a worldwide hit and had a positive reception from movie critics, often being compared to Sergio Leone's stylish spaghetti westerns. The film became the inspiration for Norris's future hit TV | Texas Ranger Division starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera and Robert Beltran follows Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Norris) as he investigates a ring of arms dealers. Walter Hill's film "Extreme Prejudice" (1987), starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, and María Conchita Alonso, focuses on the fight between a ranger and his former childhood friend, turned drug lord. The television series "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993-2001) followed the fictional Rangers Cordell Walker and James Trivette, played by Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard, Jr.. In the series, Walker and Trivette are assigned to B Company, stationed first in Fort Worth, and later in Dallas. |
What is genuine Italian salami made from | Salami meats, including venison and poultry (mostly turkey). Goose salami is traditional in parts of Northern Italy. Salami has also been made from horse meat. In the Provence region of France, donkey meat is used for salami as well, the product being sold in street markets. Typical additional ingredients include: The maker usually ferments the raw meat mixture for a day, then stuffs it into either an edible natural or inedible cellulose casing, and hangs it up to cure. Some recipes apply heat to about 40 °C (104 °F) to accelerate fermentation and drying. Higher temperatures (about 60 °C (140 °F)) | Chocolate salami Chocolate salami Chocolate salami is a Portuguese and Italian dessert made from cocoa, broken biscuits, butter, eggs and a bit of port wine or rum. The dessert became popular across Europe and elsewhere, often losing alcohol as an ingredient along the way. One example of such equivalent dish is Lithuanian desert tinginys (Lithuanian: lazy), which is made out if cocoa, broken biscuits, condensed milk and butter, and sometimes nuts, however alternative recipes exist under the same name of the dish. Chocolate salami is not a meat product. The appellation "salami" stems from physical resemblance. Like salami, chocolate salami is formed |
In which fictitious village is the TV series Heartbeat set | Heartbeat (UK TV series) ties with "Heartbeat", and several "Heartbeat" characters made an appearance. Over time, however, the crossovers were dropped and "The Royal" developed its own identity. Heartbeat (UK TV series) Heartbeat is a British police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire based on the "Constable" series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N Walker, under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea, and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010. It was made by ITV Studios (formerly Yorkshire Television) at the Leeds Studios and on location. "Heartbeat" first aired on Friday 10 April 1992 (it was later moved to | In a Heartbeat (TV series) the squad after school and whose main job consists of managing the paperwork; and Caitie Roth (Jackie Rosenbaum), Val's best friend who is known for her dark clothes and purple-streaked hair. "Variety"s Laura Fries reviewed the show favorably, remarking that "Disney's original high school drama series "In a Heartbeat" has characters every bit as appealing as anything you'd find on the WB, only a heck of a lot smarter." Lynne Heffley of "Los Angeles Times" described the show as "surprisingly watchable". In a Heartbeat (TV series) In a Heartbeat was a Canadian-American television series inspired by real life EMT squads |
What is the capital of Greece | Investment Bank of Greece and its sister bank the Marfin-Egnatia made bad loans for capital raising in related companies in Greece. The parent bank was nationalised by the Cyprus government and renamed Cyprus Popular Bank. It is owned by the legacy entity of the parent and is a financial consultant for the wind down of its parent since April 2015. Investment Bank of Greece The Investment Bank of Greece () is a Greek investment bank subsidiary of the Cyprus Popular Bank with headquarters in Athens. It has two branches in Greece and is a broker in the securities market and the derivatives market of | Capital punishment in Greece crimes in 2004. In 2005, Greece ratified the Protocol No. 13 to the ECHR, concerning the abolition of the death penalty under all circumstances. The Golden Dawn party called in 2013 for the restoration of the death penalty for immigrants convicted of violent crimes. Capital punishment in Greece Capital punishment in modern Greece was carried out using the guillotine (until 1913) or by firing squad. It was last applied in 1972, and the death penalty was abolished in stages between 1975 and 2005. Executions during the Greek War of Independence were carried out by firing squad, although when the monarchy |
What is the predominant colour of New York Taxis | Taxicabs of New York City Taxicabs of New York City In New York City, taxicabs come in two varieties: yellow and green; they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted canary yellow (medallion taxis) are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs. Those painted apple green (street hail livery vehicles, commonly known as "boro taxis"), which began to appear in August 2013, are allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens (excluding LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport), and Staten Island. Both types have the same fare structure. Taxicabs are operated by private companies | Taxis River, New Brunswick Taxis River, New Brunswick The community of Taxis River is wholly in York County, New Brunswick. The following Information was gleaned from a newspaper called, Taxis River Gazette, that was published by the Taxis River School with the funds raised to go to The Red Cross to aid the war effort. This issue was #3 dated March 20, 1946 Taxis River The name of Taxis River was derived from the name Tex. Speare Tex was an Indian who had his encampment on the shore of the river which was later called Taxis River. The name Tex was usually pronounced Tax. |
What is the main diet of the grass snake | Grass snake of milk near a snake's place of residence, although there is no evidence of a grass snake ever drinking milk. Driven by late 19th century and 20th century Romantic nationalism, grass snake motifs in Latvia have gained a meaning of education and wisdom, and are common ornaments in the military, folk dance groups and education logos and insignia. They are also found the Lielvārde belt. Virgil in the Georgics (book III, lines 425-439: ) describes the grass snake as a large feared snake living in marshes in Calabria, eating frogs and fish. Grass snake The grass snake ("Natrix natrix"), sometimes | Grass snake Grass snake The grass snake ("Natrix natrix"), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The barred grass snake, "Natrix helvetica", was split off as a separate species in 2017. The name "natrix" is probably derived from the Latin "nare" or "natare" "to swim"; it means "something grammatically feminine which swims". Many subspecies are recognized, including: "Natrix natrix helvetica" (Lacépède, 1789) was formerly treated as a subspecies, but following genetic analysis it was recognised in August 2017 as a separate species, "Natrix helvetica", |
What gas is commonly used to fill floating Birthday balloons | Toy balloon Helium is the preferred gas for floating balloons, because it is inert and will not catch fire (like hydrogen) or cause toxic effects when inhaled. Small, light objects (postcards, in balloon mail for example) are sometimes placed in balloons along with helium and released into the air and, when the balloon eventually falls, the object inside might be found by another person. Rubber balloons can also be filled with liquids (usually water) and can burst when they impact a solid object. Liquid-filled balloons are commonly referred to as water balloons or water bombs and used in playful fights, and sometimes | Floating liquefied natural gas Floating liquefied natural gas Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) refers to water-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations employing technologies designed to enable the development of offshore natural gas resources. Floating above an offshore natural gas field, the FLNG facility produces, liquefies, stores and transfers LNG (and potentially LPG and condensate) at sea before carriers ship it directly to markets. The world's first completed FLNG production facility is the PFLNG Satu located in Kanowit gas field off the shore of Sarawak in Malaysia. Petronas is the owner of the platform and first cargo was loaded onto the 150,200-cbm Seri Camellia LNG |
What is the correct name for the collar bone | Collar stay Collar stay A collar stay, collar stick, collar tab (British English), collar stiffener, or collar stiff is a shirt accessory consisting of a smooth strip of rigid material, rounded at one end and pointed at the other, inserted into specially made pockets on the underside of a shirt collar to stabilize the collar's points. The stays ensure that the collar lies flat against the collarbone, looking crisp and remaining in the correct place. Materials used include metal (such as brass, stainless steel, or sterling silver), horn, baleen, mother of pearl, or plastic. Often shirts come with plastic stays which may | Correct name orthographical variants. The zoological equivalent of "correct name" is "valid name". Different taxonomic placements may well lead to different correct names. For example, the earliest name for the fastest growing tree in the world is "Adenanthera falcataria" L. The "L." stands for "Linnaeus" who first validly published the name. "Adenanthera falcataria" is thus one of the correct names for this plant. There are other correct names, based on different taxonomic treatments. The four names "Adenanthera falcataria", "Albizia falcataria", "Paraserianthes falcataria" and "Falcataria moluccana" are each correct, given that the plant is placed in these four genera. Which is the 'right' |
What is the lightest most delicate of the sherry types | History of Sherry some understanding of the strange but powerful effect of the yeast flor. They began calling these wines Fino or "fine wine" because of the delicate light style that was produced. The War of the Spanish Succession and later Napoleonic Wars allowed politics to once again influence the fortune of Sherry and its producers. Sales to England and the Netherlands were dramatically reduced as hostilities increased. European tastes also started to change as the emergence of the more accessible port wine hit the world's wine market-being particularly encouraged by the favorable Methuen Treaty. This left many Sherry merchants with excess stock | The Delicate Art of Parking a positive review, stating "The Delicate Art of Parking is held together because of its strong characters. They're funny, they're quirky, and, most of all, they're realistic." Fred Ewanuick was praised by most critics for his acting and his chemistry with the rest of the cast. He won the Peniscola Comedy Film Festival Award for Best Actor. The movie was nominated for a total of 14 awards, winning 5 of them. It won the Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Film. The Delicate Art of Parking The Delicate Art of Parking is an 87-minute Canadian comedy/mockumentary film released on |
Who had a top ten hit in 1998 with Vindaloo | Vindaloo (song) Vindaloo (song) "Vindaloo" is a song by British band Fat Les. The music was co-written by Blur bassist Alex James and part-time Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt. The lyrics were written by comedian Keith Allen. It was released as a single in 1998 and recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The song was originally written as a parody of football chants, but was adopted as one in its own right and became a cult classic. Much of the song consists of the phrase "nah nah nah" and the word "vindaloo" repeated over and over by a mixed group, occasionally | Vindaloo with pork, which is the original recipe. The dish was popularized by Goan cooks (whom the British favoured, because they had no issues in kitchens and bars when handling beef, goat meat, pork, or liquor) in the British establishments and the ocean-going liners. Restaurants outside Goa serve vindaloo with chicken or lamb, which is sometimes mixed with cubed potatoes. Even though the word "aloo" (आलू) means "potato" in Hindi, traditional vindaloo does "not" include potatoes. Vindaloo has gained popularity outside of India, where it is almost universally featured on menus at Indian restaurants. Vindaloo served in restaurants of the United |
What nationality was the fictional William Tell | William Tell "a new William Tell" by Rolf Hochhuth), or the subversive nature of the play. Hitler is reported to have exclaimed at a banquet in 1942: "Why did Schiller have to immortalize that Swiss sniper!" Charlie Chaplin parodies William Tell in his famous 1928 silent movie "The Circus." Salvador Dalí painted "The Old Age of William Tell" and "William Tell and Gradiva" in 1931, and "The Enigma of William Tell" in 1933. Spanish playwright Alfonso Sastre re-worked the legend in 1955 in his "Guillermo Tell tiene los ojos tristes" (William Tell has sad eyes); it was not performed until the Franco | William Tell 18th century, the French and American revolutions, in particular. Schiller's play was performed at Interlaken (the "Tellspiele") in the summers of 1912 to 1914, 1931 to 1939 and every year since 1947. In 2004 it was first performed in Altdorf itself. Gioachino Rossini used Schiller's play as the basis for his 1829 opera "William Tell." The "William Tell Overture" is one of his best-known and most frequently imitated pieces of music; in the 20th century, the "coda" of the "Overture" became the theme for the radio, television, and motion picture incarnations of The Lone Ranger, a fictional American frontier hero. |
What is the colour of the jersey worn by the leader in the Tour de France | Points classification in the Tour de France general classification, the points classification and the mountains classification (the polka dot jersey was born in 1975), a unique performance in the Tour de France, but as he was leading the race, he cannot conceivably wear all jerseys, so while he wore the yellow jersey, the green-jersey is worn by the person who is second in the standings. Peter Sagan set the record for the most stages in the lead of a Tour de France classification, wearing the green-jersey for 100 days through stage 18 of the 2018 Tour de France. Currently, the points classification is calculated by adding up | Combination classification in the Tour de France Combination classification in the Tour de France The combination jersey (also known as the multi-coloured jersey or technicolour jersey) was the jersey in the Tour de France worn by the leader of the combination classification. In 1968 the combination classification was introduced in the Tour de France. From 1969 on, the leader was recognized by a white jersey. The jersey was awarded to the cyclists that did best in all other classifications: General, Points and Mountains. It was seen as the classification for the all-round cyclist. Only cyclists ranking in each of the three other classifications were ranked in the |
What is the capital of the Scilly Isles | Council of the Isles of Scilly English unitary council. The Council is headquartered at Town Hall, by The Parade park in Hugh Town, and also performs the administrative functions of the AONB Partnership and the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority. Some aspects of local government are shared with Cornwall, including health, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly together with Cornwall Council form a Local Enterprise Partnership. In July 2015 a devolution deal was announced by the government under which Cornwall Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly are to create a plan to bring health and social care services together under local | Council of the Isles of Scilly Council of the Isles of Scilly The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a sui generis unitary local government authority covering the Isles of Scilly off the west coast of Cornwall. It is currently made up of 16 seats, with all councillors being Independents as of 2 May 2013. The council was created in 1890 as the Isles of Scilly Rural District Council and was renamed in 1974. Historically, the Isles of Scilly were administered as one of the hundreds of Cornwall, although the Cornwall quarter sessions had limited jurisdiction there. For judicial purposes, shrievalty purposes, and lieutenancy purposes, |
Which Carry On actor's London flat was awarded a blue plaque in 2014 | Kenneth Williams stands in the Regent's Place development, site of the demolished Osnaburgh Street. On 22 February 2014—on what would have been Williams' 88th birthday—an English Heritage blue plaque was unveiled at Farley Court off Marylebone Road, where Williams lived between 1963 and 1970 in Flat 62. Speaking at the ceremony, his "Carry On" co-star Barbara Windsor said: "Kenny was a one off, a true original". The Newquay Repertory Players (1948) in order of performance: The Dolphin Players (1948) in order of performance: Other plays: Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor, best | Blue plaque and place them on the sites of former buildings, in contrast to the strict English Heritage policy of only installing a plaque on the actual building in which a famous person lived or an event took place. The Corporation of London continues to run its own plaque scheme for the City of London, where English Heritage does not erect plaques. City of London plaques are blue and ceramic, but are rectangular in shape and carry the City of London coat of arms. Because of the rapidity of change in the built environment within the City, a high proportion of Corporation |
With what song did Frank Bruno get into the top thirty | Frank Bruno Mike Tyson in his first defence. Tyson beat Bruno on a stoppage in round three, Bruno performing unusually poorly in what turned out to be his last bout as a professional, due to a severe eye injury caused by Tyson. Bruno was advised not to fight again to avoid running the risk of causing any more damage to it, which could result in permanent blindness. Bruno retired soon after the fight. Bruno's publicist throughout most of his career was sports historian Norman Giller, who wrote three books in harness with Frank: "Know What I Mean", "Eye of the Tiger" and | That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Challenge" (1998) episode eleven, season thirty. In 2018, the Gucci Mane remix was used on season thirty-one of the same show, episode eight. Recording Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "24K Magic", Atlantic Records That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) "That's What I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, "24K Magic" (2016). That's What I Like" was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. The former three handled the production under the name Shampoo Press & |
Which volcano erupted in 79 AD burying Pompeii | Suburban Baths (Pompeii) Suburban Baths (Pompeii) The Suburban Baths are located in Pompeii, Italy. Pompeii (located in the Italian region of Campania) was destroyed on August 24, 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the entire city (along with Herculaneum) and consequently preserving them. The Suburban Baths were built around the end of the 1st century BC against the city walls north of the Porta Marina. They served as a public bath house to the residents of Pompeii They were originally discovered in 1958 and have since been excavated and restored. Excavation of the Suburban Baths have given historians a glimpse into an | Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 thermal energy of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings. Several Roman settlements were obliterated and buried underneath massive pyroclastic surges and ashfall deposits, the best known being Pompeii and Herculaneum. The total inhabitants of both cities were 16,000–20,000; the remains of over 1,500 people have been found at Pompeii and Herculaneum, but the overall death toll is still unclear. The AD 79 eruption was preceded by a powerful earthquake seventeen years before on February 5, AD 62, which caused widespread destruction around the Bay of Naples, and particularly to Pompeii. Some of the damage had still not been repaired when the volcano erupted. |
What colour is the bird on the Twitter website logo | Logo of the BBC in colour, it introduced the 'mirror globe' logo. This logo show a rotating blue globe superimposed over a flat globe, as on a map. Below the globes there is a line and the words BBC1 COLOUR. The word 'colour' was included to remind viewers still watching in black and white to purchase a colour TV set. In 1971, a new softer logo was made, rounding off the boxes and making the spaces between the boxes larger. This logo was used on BBC merchandise, as well as the BBC1 idents and the BBC2 clock. More now than ever, merchandise was being | Twitter December 20, 2016, CTO Adam Messinger announced that he too was leaving. Twitter has become internationally identifiable by its signature bird logo, or the Twitter Bird. The original logo, which was simply the word "Twitter", was in use from its launch in March 2006 until September 2010. It was accompanied by an image of a bird which was a piece of clip art created by the British graphic designer Simon Oxley. A slightly modified version with "Larry the Bird" next to the old logo succeeded the first style when the website underwent its first redesign. A tweet from an employee |
Which big cat has the loudest roar | Big cat Big cat The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus "Panthera", namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Except the snow leopard, these species are able to roar. A more liberal and expansive definition of the term includes species outside of "Panthera" including the cougar, clouded leopard, Sunda clouded leopard and cheetah, although these added species also do not roar. Despite enormous differences in size, various cat species are quite similar in both structure and behaviour, with the exception of the cheetah, which significantly stands out from the | The Big Roar the album contains three exclusive bonus tracks. "The Big Roar" has received mostly positive reviews. The album currently has a 77 out of 100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews." Reviewer Mike Haydock of BBC Music praised the album, calling it "a fantastic debut". Lisa Wright of "NME" also gave the album a positive review, writing, ""The Big Roar" is the kind of epic-yet-intimate debut that does exactly what its title makes out in the most tactful of styles; an LP that ultimately delivers on every count on the four years of promise leading up |
In 1978 who became the first man in history to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of Test Match Cricket | Pairs in Test and first-class cricket for a pair. Ian Botham's pair came in his last Test as captain while Mark Taylor, Rashid Latif and Habibul Bashar recorded a pair in their first games as captain. If a batsman is out first ball he has made a golden duck and if a batsman is dismissed first ball in both innings he has achieved a king pair. This worst of all batting fates has befallen 21 players in the history of Test cricket so far. King Pairs have been 'bagged' by many players in first-class cricket. Mick Norman of Northamptonshire bagged a king pair in a single | Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003 the test series for claiming a dropped catch. Yasir Hameed became the second batsmen in Test cricket (after Lawrence Rowe) to score two centuries on debut, and the fourth Pakistani to score two centuries in one Test match. On the third day of the match Alok Kapali became the first Bangladeshi cricketer and the 31st cricketer overall to take a test hat-trick in the first innings of the match. He took the wickets of Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, and Umar Gul. This was Bangladesh's first first-innings lead in 22 Test matches. Man of the match, Shoaib Akhtar, took his first |
In which ocean are the Canary Islands | Tourism in the Canary Islands Tourism in the Canary Islands Tourism is an essential part of the economy of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. Seven main islands and six islets make up the Canary Islands. They had more than 9 million foreign incoming tourists in 2007. Tourists seeking sunshine and beaches first began to visit the Canaries in large numbers in the 1960s. Canary Islands is a leading European tourist destination with very attractive natural and cultural resources. The Canary Islands have 257 kilometres of beaches. Despite the small area of the | Canary Islands ocean in the middle of the islands of La Gomera, Tenerife and La Palma; where the laurisilva forests grow. The seven major islands, one minor island, and several small islets were originally volcanic islands, formed by the Canary hotspot. The Canary Islands is the only place in Spain where volcanic eruptions have been recorded during the Modern Era, with some volcanoes still active (El Hierro, 2011). Volcanic islands such as those in the Canary chain often have steep ocean cliffs caused by catastrophic debris avalanches and landslides. The Teide volcano on Tenerife is the highest mountain in Spain, and the |
When the Bastille was stormed how many prisoners was it found to contain | Bastille National Assembly gave rise to a swelling of republican sentiments among city-dwellers. On 14 July the Bastille was stormed by a revolutionary crowd, primarily residents of the faubourg Saint-Antoine who sought to commandeer the valuable gunpowder held within the fortress. Seven remaining prisoners were found and released and the Bastille's governor, Bernard-René de Launay, was killed by the crowd. The Bastille was demolished by order of the Committee of the Hôtel de Ville. Souvenirs of the fortress were transported around France and displayed as icons of the overthrow of despotism. Over the next century, the site and historical legacy of | When It Was Dark in morality in the world before the plot is exposed, thereby postulating the state of a world without the religion of Christ. After its publication, the Bishop of London preached about "When It Was Dark" at Westminster Abbey. Calling it "a remarkable work of fiction" he said it depicts how the world would be if the Resurrection were proved to be a gigantic fraud. ". . .you feel the darkness creeping round the world, you see . . . crime and violence increase in every part of the world. When you see how darkness settles down upon the human spirit, |
Which country puts Sverige on its stamps | Postage stamps and postal history of Sweden Postage stamps and postal history of Sweden Posten, the Swedish mail service, was established in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna, and by the 18th century it had been extended throughout the country. The same century also saw the introduction of a practice unique to Sweden, that of attaching a feather to the wax seal of a letter to indicate that it needed to be delivered more quickly. Sweden issued its first postage stamps on 1 July 1855, a set of five values denominated in skilling banco. These stamps depicted the coat of arms, were inscribed "SVERIGE", as have been all subsequent | Stamps on stamps to 2014 Stamps on stamps Stamps on stamps is a philatelic term for depicting images of postage stamps on postage stamps. Some postage stamp collectors have specialized in collecting stamps on stamps as a topical collection. Type A – Stamp that contain (fully or partly) the original stamp (some times with modification). Type SY / U - Stamp that contain an unidentifiable form of stamp: stamp on an envelope, symbol of stamp, etc. Type B – Stamp that contain something of the original design or that use the same design with modifications. Pakistan Pakistan have issued three stamp on stamps |
What comfortable furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968 | Mor Furniture Mor Furniture Mor Furniture is an American furniture retailer, based in San Diego, California. "Mor Furniture for Less" is currently one of the largest furniture retailers in the United States . The company owns and operates 29 stores and 10 warehouses in 7 states, including California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The company started in 1977 when Richard Haux, Sr. opened a small waterbed store San Diego, California. At the time, Waterbeds were popular and the company quickly grew into a leading Waterbed retailer in locations throughout San Diego County. In 1983 the company grew and opened | Robert Erickson (furniture designer) Robert Erickson (furniture designer) Robert Erickson (born Lincoln, Nebraska 1947) is an American furniture designer and woodworker in Nevada City, California. He is a studio maker, who custom designs chairs and other furniture. His work is in several U.S. national collections. After leaving University of Nebraska with an English degree in 1969, Erickson traveled to Druid Heights in Marin County, California to study with furniture makers Ed Stiles and Roger Somers. In the summer of 1970, Erickson was employed by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, said to be inspiration for Jack Kerouac's "The Dharma Bums". His role was to help |
In which US state was the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company founded | Buell Motorcycle Company Buell Motorcycle Company The Buell Motorcycle Company was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in East Troy, Wisconsin, and was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell. Harley-Davidson acquired 49% of Buell in 1993, and Buell became a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson by 2003. On November 17, 2006, Buell announced that it had produced and shipped its 100,000th motorcycle. On October 15, 2009, Harley-Davidson announced the discontinuation of the Buell product line as part of its strategy to focus on the Harley-Davidson brand. The last Buell motorcycle was produced on October 30, 2009, bringing the number manufactured to 136,923. | Harley-Davidson XA Harley-Davidson XA The Harley-Davidson XA (Experimental Army) was a flat-twin, shaft drive motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II. During WWII, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to design a specification of a motorcycle much like the BMWs used by German forces, with shaft drive, a boxer engine, and several other features that made the BMWs exceptionally reliable and low-maintenance machines. Harley was already producing the WLA, based on its traditional 45-degree V-twin but the army specifically wanted the one feature that the WLA didn’t have: shaft drive. So the company produced the XA, whose engine |
What tribe did Goliath belong to | Goliath role in 'David and Goliath' fight with Nikolai Valuev"—"The Guardian"); business ("On Internet, David-and-Goliath Battle Over Instant Messages"—"The New York Times"); science ("David and Goliath: How a tiny spider catches much larger prey"—"ScienceDaily"; politics ("Dissent in Cuba: David and Goliath"—"The Economist"); social justice ("David-and-Goliath Saga Brings Cable to Skid Row"—"Los Angeles Times"). Goliath Goliath is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for the Kingdom of Israel. The phrase "David and Goliath" (or "David versus | What Did I Do to You? What Did I Do to You? "What Did I Do to You?" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album, "Affection". It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris. The song received positive reviews from music critics. "What Did I Do to You?" was released as the fourth European single on 30 April 1990. It included three previously unreleased songs written by Stansfield, Devaney and Morris: "My Apple Heart," "Lay Me Down" and "Something's Happenin'." "What Did I Do to You?" was remixed by Mark Saunders and |
What is the deepest lake in the world | Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second largest by volume, and the second deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is divided among four countries – Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Zambia, with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean. The name 'Tanganyika' apparently refers to 'the great lake spreading out like a | The First Cut Is the Deepest Cut Is the Deepest" was directed by Wayne Isham. Filmed in southern Utah, the video features Sheryl in a rocky desert singing with her guitar, riding horses and interacting in a cowboy environment. Sheryl's single was nominated for a Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards, losing to "Sunrise" by Norah Jones. The First Cut Is the Deepest "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in May 1967. Stevens' own version originally appeared on his album "New Masters" in December 1967. The song has been |
What is the fatty substance found naturally on sheep's wool called | Sheep candle and soap making, sheep bone and cartilage has been used to furnish carved items such as dice and buttons as well as rendered glue and gelatin. Sheep intestine can be formed into sausage casings, and lamb intestine has been formed into surgical sutures, as well as strings for musical instruments and tennis rackets. Sheep droppings, which are high in cellulose, have even been sterilized and mixed with traditional pulp materials to make paper. Of all sheep byproducts, perhaps the most valuable is lanolin: the waterproof, fatty substance found naturally in sheep's wool and used as a base for innumerable | History of the domestic sheep wool could be collected. Primitive sheep can be shorn, but many can have their wool plucked out by hand in a process called "rooing". Rooing helps to leave behind the coarse fibers called kemps which are still longer than the soft fleece. The fleece may also be collected from the field after it falls out naturally. This rooing trait survives today in unrefined breeds such as the Soay and many Shetlands. Indeed, the Soay, along with other Northern European breeds with short tails, naturally rooing fleece, diminutive size, and horns in both sexes, are closely related to ancient sheep. Originally, |
American call them garbanzo beans what would we call them | Ricky Garbanzo Ricky Garbanzo Ricardo "Ricky" Garbanzo (born August 26, 1992 in Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican-American soccer player who last played for Charleston Battery in the USL. Garbanzo moved to United States at age 7 and grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Garbanzo played soccer at Northwestern High School with future Battery teammate Shawn Ferguson. Garbanzo played college soccer at Coastal Carolina University, making a total of 94 appearances for the Chanticleers and tallying 40 goals and 21 assists. Garbanzo also played for K-W United FC in the Premier Development League. On December 31, 2014, it was announced that | Why Call Them Back from Heaven? the relationship between belief-in-survival (whether in the flesh or spirit) and social mores". Judith Merril praised the novel's "beautifully balanced opening, in which character, plot, and context form an inner-motivated unity", but faulted the lengthy "disappointing action-adventure midsection", which led to an "extremely provocative, though sketchy, conclusion". Algis Budrys said that the novel was an example of how "Simak's strengths as a short story writer often expose weaknesses in what he does as a novelist", with only a few good scenes. Why Call Them Back from Heaven? Why Call them Back From Heaven? is a 1967 novel by Clifford D. |
What is the chemical symbol for the element manganese | Manganese 50 µg Mn/L. A protein called DMT1 is the major transporter in manganese absorption from the intestine, and may be the major transporter of manganese across the blood–brain barrier. DMT1 also transports inhaled manganese across the nasal epithelium. The proposed mechanism for manganese toxicity is that dysregulation leads to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, glutamate-mediated excitoxicity, and aggregation of proteins. Manganese Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a metal with important industrial metal | Chemical element hydrogen and deuterium). Thus, all carbon isotopes have nearly identical chemical properties because they all have six protons and six electrons, even though carbon atoms may, for example, have 6 or 8 neutrons. That is why the atomic number, rather than mass number or atomic weight, is considered the identifying characteristic of a chemical element. The symbol for atomic number is "Z". Isotopes are atoms of the same element (that is, with the same number of protons in their atomic nucleus), but having "different" numbers of neutrons. Thus, for example, there are three main isotopes of carbon. All carbon atoms |
What was Men Without Hats only chart entry (1983) | Men Without Hats band." In October 2016, prior to a European tour, Sho Murray replaced Love as guitarist. This listing may include a number of session musicians for whom actual membership in the band cannot be confirmed. Men Without Hats Men Without Hats are a Canadian new wave/synthpop group, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the distinctive baritone voice of their American-born Canadian lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing. They achieved their greatest popularity in the 1980s with "The Safety Dance", a worldwide Top Ten hit (#3 in the United States) | Men Without Hats and was a major hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 6. The song also reached the top ten in various other European countries, peaked at No. 2 in New Zealand, and was rated the 11th biggest-selling single of the year in South Africa in 1983. Adding Colin (who had guested on "Rhythm of Youth") as an official fourth member, Men Without Hats released the album "Folk of the 80's (Part III)" in 1984. While lead single "Where Do The Boys Go?" was a top 40 hit in Canada, the album failed to match the international success of |
Vigo international Airport is in which country | Vigo–Peinador Airport Vigo–Peinador Airport Vigo Airport is east from the centre of Vigo, and is situated in the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos, Spain. By 1927 the Spanish Government became aware of the necessity of having a customs airport in Galicia. Initially, the harbour of Vigo was equipped for seaplanes and a "maritime airport" was built and started operations at nearby Cesantes beach in March 1929; meanwhile the construction of a larger inland airport at Peinador was initiated. After years of bureaucratic struggle and negotiations from the local government, the then called Ministerio del Aire fully took on the project and | Vigo–Peinador Airport line 9A every 30 minutes. A close access exists from AP-9 motorway near Puxeiros road junction, connecting to the downtown, the rest of Galicia and Portugal. Travel time to the city center is around 15 minutes. Vigo airport is located in the center of the Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion. This situation together with the fact of being a well communicated airport provides it the largest catchment area of Galician airports for all isochronous, being the second one in the euroregion after Porto airport. Vigo–Peinador Airport Vigo Airport is east from the centre of Vigo, and is situated in the municipalities of |
Which UK supermarket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping' | Reusable shopping bag so they will have plenty when the switchover in May comes live. Later on, Sainsbury's and other supermarkets introduced the "bag for life". As of 2016, the UK Government introduced a tax on all carrier bags, which means that every consumer pays 5p for any carrier bag from any store. Reusable plastic bags do however have a very simple end of life disposal route. Most reusable plastic carrier bags are made from LDPE 4 (Low Density Poly-Ethylene) which is the easiest form of plastic to recycle currently in the UK (August 2018). These types of plastic carrier bag (along with | Fazio's Shopping Bag Fazio's Shopping Bag Fazio's Shopping Bag —also known as Shopping Bag Food Stores— was a supermarket chain present in Southern California. Shopping Bag Food Stores started in 1930 as a single grocery store on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. In 1933 it opened their first supermarket, and in 1954 the company went public. On January 1960, Shopping Bag —with 38 stores at that time— and Vons —with 28 stores— announced their merger, making it the second largest supermarket chain on the West Coast. The merger was challenged by the Federal Trade Commission, and after two lower court victories for Vons, in |
What is the more common name for sodium carbonate | Sodium carbonate to approximately or to yield pure sodium carbonate similar to last step of the Solvay process. More sodium chloride is added to the remaining solution of ammonium and sodium chlorides; also, more ammonia is pumped at 30-40 °C to this solution. The solution temperature is then lowered to below 10 °C. Solubility of ammonium chloride is higher than that of sodium chloride at 30 °C and lower at 10 °C. Due to this temperature-dependent solubility difference and the common-ion effect, ammonium chloride is precipitated in a sodium chloride solution. The Chinese name of Hou's process, "lianhe zhijian fa" (), means | Sodium carbonate ammonia (NH) buffers the solution at a basic pH; without the ammonia, a hydrochloric acid byproduct would render the solution acidic, and arrest the precipitation. The necessary ammonia "catalyst" for reaction (I) is reclaimed in a later step, and relatively little ammonia is consumed. The carbon dioxide required for reaction (I) is produced by heating ("calcination") of the limestone at 950 - 1100 °C. The calcium carbonate (CaCO) in the limestone is partially converted to quicklime (calcium oxide (CaO)) and carbon dioxide: The sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO) that precipitates out in reaction (I) is filtered out from the hot ammonium chloride |
From which middle east country were Terry Waite and John McCarthy released in 1991 | Terry Waite Terry Waite Terence Hardy "Terry" Waite (born 31 May 1939) is an English humanitarian and author. Waite was the Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four hostages, including the journalist John McCarthy. He was himself kidnapped and held captive from 1987 to 1991. He is president of the charity Y Care International (the YMCA's international development and relief agency) and patron of AbleChildAfrica and Habitat for Humanity Great Britain. He is | Terry McCarthy (journalist) Afghan Bomb Squad. In 2012, McCarthy was appointed the president and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a foreign affairs forum. He has interviewed speakers including Timothy Geithner, Elon Musk, Stanley McChrystal, John McCain and Bill Clinton. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator for programs that focus on the media and foreign coverage, American foreign policy, events in the Middle East, and the pivot to Asia. He also provides commentary and expert opinions for publications including The New York Times and Yale Global Online. Since September 1, 2018, Terry McCarthy has been the president of the |
Which breed of dogs are named after a German tax collector | The Intelligence of Dogs by breed. Its use of expert opinion followed precedent. Coren found substantial agreement in the judges' rankings of working and obedience intelligence, with Border collies consistently named in the top ten and Afghan Hounds consistently named in the lowest. The highest ranked dogs in this category were Border collies, Poodles, German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, and Doberman Pinschers. Dogs that are not breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club or Canadian Kennel Club (such as the Jack Russell Terrier) were not included in Coren's rankings. When Coren's list of breed intelligence first came out there was much media attention and commentary | Old German herding dogs There may be other surviving landraces, not subject to any attempts to establish breed standards. Old German herding dogs The old German herding dogs ('), including old German sheep-dogs or old German shepherd dogs (""') are a group of traditional types of working, herding dogs from Germany. They are landraces consisting of working strains of dog, and some of them are the types from which the modern German Shepherd Dog was developed as a standardised breed. The landraces are not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, but some have their own standards which are for working ability, not appearance traits. |
Al Gore was a senator in which state before he became Vice President | Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign Koch. Gore was eventually able to mend fences with Jesse Jackson, who supported the Clinton-Gore ticket in 1992 and 1996, and who also campaigned for the Gore-Lieberman ticket during the 2000 presidential election. Gore's policies changed substantially in 2000, reflecting his eight years as Vice President. South: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma Outside the South: Nevada, Wyoming Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign The 1988 presidential campaign of Al Gore, U.S. Senator of Tennessee and former House Representative began on April 11, 1987. He campaigned for President of the United States as a Democratic candidate in the 1988 presidential election, | Vice presidency of Al Gore Vice presidency of Al Gore Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, during the Bill Clinton administration. Although Gore had opted out of running for president (due to the healing process his son was undergoing after a car accident), he accepted the request of Bill Clinton to be his running mate in the 1992 United States presidential election on July 10, 1992. Clinton's choice was perceived as unconventional (as rather than pick a running mate who would diversify the ticket, Clinton chose a fellow Southerner who was close in age) and |
The city of Linz is in which European country | Trams in Linz Trams in Linz Trams in Linz () is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the urban public transport system in Linz, which is the capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria in Austria. The network is operated by the Linz Linien division of Linz AG, the city-owned utility company, and uses the unusual track gauge of . It consists of four lines, including the Pöstlingbergbahn mountain tramway with which it has been integrated since 2009. Linz Linien also operates the Linz citybus network and the Linz trolleybus system. The first trams operated in the city of | Linz takes place each year in July in and around the Landstraße and the main square. Linz was the European Capital of Culture in 2009, along with Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 December 2014 Linz was accepted into the international network of UNESCO "Creative Cities" (UCCN) as a "City of Media Arts". Currently 69 cities worldwide are members of the "Creative Cities network", which is divided into seven thematic categories: literature, film, music, folk art, design, media art and gastronomy. The title goes to cities which enrich urban life and successfully involve society in electronic art forms through the |
Which organ of the body secretes insulin | Pulsatile insulin of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, led the field as a pioneer of using pulsatile insulin in the treatment of diabetes. Dr. Aoki’s work focused on the role of liver dysfunction in diabetic metabolism. He theorized that end organ damage in diabetes is caused by abnormal hepatic glucose metabolism, inadequate insulin delivery, and insulin resistance. He called his approach Metabolic Activation Therapy (MAT), which consisted of an ever-increasing baseline of insulin using Respiratory Quotient to determine the efficiency of treatment (US Patent 4,826,810). Normally, insulin is secreted from the pancreas in pulses into the portal vein which brings | Insulin resistance to diplomat” the insensitivity of skeletal muscle to insulin could divert the glucose to the brain, which doesn’t require insulin receptors. This has shown increased in cognitive development across various studies. Insulin resistance Insulin resistance (IR) is considered as a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin. To prevent hyperglycemia and noticeable organ damage over time, the body produces insulin when glucose starts to be released into the bloodstream, primarily from the digestion of carbohydrates in the diet. Under normal conditions of insulin reactivity, this insulin response triggers glucose being taken into body cells, |
For which West Indian team did Clive Lloyd play Shell Shield matches | Clive Lloyd his outstanding and positive influence on the game in Australia. In 2005, Lloyd offered his patronage to Major League Cricket for their inaugural Interstate Cricket Cup in the United States, to be named the Sir Clive Lloyd Cup. His son, Jason Clive Lloyd, is a goalkeeper for the Guyana national football team. In 2007, Lloyd's authorised biography, "Supercat", was published. It was written by the cricket journalist, Simon Lister. Clive Lloyd Clive Hubert Lloyd (born 31 August 1944) is a former West Indies cricketer. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He captained the West Indies between | West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001 West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001 The West Indies cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June and July 2001 to play 2 Test matches against Zimbabwe. The series was named Clive Lloyd Trophy, in honor of former West Indian great Clive Lloyd. West Indies won the first title of the trophy by 1-0. Before the Test series, West Indies participated to a triangular Limited Overs International competition with Zimbabwe and India. The West Indies tour consisted 3 List A matches and 2 First-class matches as well. The Coca-Cola Cup was a One Day International (ODI) tournament that was held |
Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the A65 Star | BSA A65 Star BSA A65 Star The BSA A65 Star was a Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycle aimed at the US market for unit construction twins. As well as giving a clean look to the engine, with the pushrod passages part of the cylinder block casting, unit construction reduced the number of places oil could leak from. A range of A65 Star twins was produced between 1962 and 1972. The decision by Lucas in the late 1950s to switch production of motorcycle electrical components (from magneto/dynamo systems to alternators/coil systems) forced British motorcycle manufacturers to completely redesign their engines. Triumph and BSA | Star Motor Company by Manley & Regulus, who produced plumbing fittings. Star Motor Company The Star Motor Company was a British car and commercial vehicle maker based in Wolverhampton and active from 1898 to 1932. At its peak Star was the UK's sixth largest car manufacturer and produced around 1000 cars a year. Star was founded by the Lisle family who like many other vehicle makers started by making bicycles, in their case in 1893 as Sharratt and Lisle. In 1896 this was changed to the Star Cycle Company. Edward Lisle built his own first bicycle in the early 1870s and had enough |
Which billionaire married Melinda French in 1995 | Melinda Gates the top student in her class year. Melinda graduated as valedictorian from Ursuline Academy of Dallas in 1982. She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics from Duke University in 1986 and an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 1987. At Duke, Melinda was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Beta Rho Chapter. Shortly after graduating from college, Melinda joined Microsoft and participated in the development of many of Microsoft's multimedia products, including Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. She met Bill Gates while working at Microsoft. In 1994, she married Gates in a | Melinda Gates Melinda Gates Melinda Ann Gates DBE (née French; born August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist. She is a former Microsoft employee and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She worked at Microsoft, where she was project manager for Microsoft Bob, "Encarta" and Expedia. Melinda Ann French was born on August 15, 1964 in Dallas, Texas. She is the second of four children to Raymond Joseph French Jr., an aerospace engineer, and Elaine Agnes Amerland, a homemaker. Melinda has an older sister and two younger brothers. Melinda, a Roman Catholic, attended St. Monica Catholic School, where she was |
What fruit flavour is the alcoholic drink Mirabelle | Mirabelle plum from Lorraine, France, making true Mirabelle Plums almost impossible to get in the US. Mirabelle plum Mirabelle plum, also known as mirabelle prune or cherry plum (Prunus domestica" subsp. "syriaca), is a cultivar group of plum trees of the genus "Prunus". It is believed that the plum was cultivated from a wild fruit grown in Anatolia. The mirabelle is identified by its small, oval shape, smooth-textured flesh, and especially by its red, or dark yellow colour which becomes flecked in appearance. They are known for being sweet and full of flavour. The fruit is primarily used in fruit preserves and | Alcoholic drink the most common beer is chicha, made from grain or fruits. Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. Cider or cyder ( ) is a fermented alcoholic drink made from any fruit juice; apple juice (traditional and most common), peaches, pears ("Perry" cider) or other fruit. Cider alcohol content varies from 1.2% ABV to 8.5% or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, cider may be called "apple wine". Mead () is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content of mead may range |
What nationality are the group The Cardigans | The Cardigans New York City on 26 May and completed on 15 June in Los Angeles. In 2010 Persson appeared on Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse's collaboration (Dark Night of the Soul) singing "Daddy's Gone" (with Mark Linkous). Persson released the album "Animal Heart" under her own name in 2014. BMI Pop Awards Billboard Music Awards Billboard Music Video Awards Brit Awards Danish Music Awards Grammis MTV Europe Music Awards Rockbjornen TMF Awards The Cardigans The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992, by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead | Carnival (The Cardigans song) on it. "Carnival" was featured on the "" soundtrack. The music video of "Carnival" was directed by Matt Broadley. Carnival (The Cardigans song) "Carnival" is a pop song by the Cardigans. It was released in 1995 as the first single from their second album "Life". It gave the group their first appearance on the UK Charts, reaching number 72 in June 1995. After their next single, a re-issue of "Sick & Tired", reached the top 40, "Carnival" was re-pressed and reached a peak of number 35. "Carnival" was also the first released material by the Cardigans on which Nina Persson |
ABOMINATION TO A WELL WISHER (anagram of a TV quiz show) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a South African game show hosted by Jeremy Maggs and based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The goal of the game was to win 1 million rand by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was shown on the South African TV station SABC 3. Earlier the quiz was aired on M-Net, which also lent its logo in the quiz logo. Four seasons of the show were made. There was a project | Top of the Form (quiz show) of the show on BBC Four. A similar quiz for British schools in Germany called "Top Marks" was broadcast by BFBS Germany. Top of the Form (quiz show) Top of the Form was a BBC radio and television quiz show for teams from secondary schools in the United Kingdom which ran for 38 years, from 1948 to 1986. The programme began on Saturday 1 May 1948, as a radio series, at 7.30pm on the Light Programme. It progressed to become a TV series from 1962 to 1975. A decision to stop the programme was announced on 28 September 1986 and |
What was England's first daily TV game show for teenagers | First Class (game show) First Class (game show) First Class was a 1980s BBC TV game show hosted by Debbie Greenwood. The show was broadcast on Friday evenings on BBC 1 and ran for at least three series. Two teams of three students (each team representing a particular school) would take part in a multi-format quiz featuring questions on both general knowledge and popular culture, as well as innovative video game rounds. Rounds such as the "Spinning Gold Disc" made use of a simulated computer display similar to other game shows of the same era, such as "Blockbusters" and "Catchphrase". Other rounds such as | Guess What (Canadian game show) Guess What (Canadian game show) Guess What is a Canadian game show that aired from 1983 to 1987. The show was created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, the pair behind "The Newlywed Game" and a series of long-running Canadian productions such as "Definition", and was a production of Glen-Warren Productions for CTV. Robin Ward served as the host while Nick Hollinrake announced. "Guess What" originally was taped at CFCF-TV in Montreal, CTV's owned-and-operated station in the largest city in Quebec, with production later moving to CFTO-TV, CTV's Toronto-based flagship. "Guess What" was played between two family teams with |
Michael Aspel, Michael Parkinson, and Tim Clark have all hosted which TV game show | Michael Parkinson however he avoided posing his usual confrontational questions. By his own reckoning, he has interviewed 2,000 of the world's celebrities. Parkinson was one of the original line-up of TV-am in 1983, with Angela Rippon, Anna Ford, David Frost and Robert Kee, all subsequently replaced with younger presenters within a matter of months. He also took over as host of Thames Television's "Give Us a Clue" from Michael Aspel. In 1985, he stood in for Barry Norman as presenter of "Film 85". Between 1987 and 1988, Parkinson hosted 15 episodes of "Parkinson One to One" for Yorkshire Television, a series of | Michael Aspel Life". As a supporter of the charity Cancer Research UK, Aspel was made a Freeman of the borough of Elmbridge, Surrey in April 2008. A 2004 article in "The Independent" reported that Aspel had a dormant case of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Aspel is a Vice-President of The Children's Trust, a UK charity for children with brain injury. He is also a Patron and long time supporter of Princess Alice Hospice, Esher. Aspel is one of nine presidents of The Young People's Trust for the Environment. Michael Aspel Michael Terence Aspel (born 12 January 1933) is an English television presenter on programmes |
Which TV quiz show was based on the producer's experiences at the hands of the Gestapo | Mastermind (TV series) Mastermind (TV series) Mastermind is a British television game show for the BBC, famous for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of "Mastermind" has never changed—four and in later contests five or six contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by "Mastermind"s famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated | Top of the Form (quiz show) Top of the Form (quiz show) Top of the Form was a BBC radio and television quiz show for teams from secondary schools in the United Kingdom which ran for 38 years, from 1948 to 1986. The programme began on Saturday 1 May 1948, as a radio series, at 7.30pm on the Light Programme. It progressed to become a TV series from 1962 to 1975. A decision to stop the programme was announced on 28 September 1986 and the last broadcast was on Tuesday 2 December. The producer, Graham Frost, was reported to have said it had been cancelled because |
What was Criss Cross Quiz called in the USA | Criss Cross Quiz Criss Cross Quiz Criss Cross Quiz was a quiz programme that combined the game noughts and crosses with general knowledge questions and aired on the ITV network from 1957 to 1967. It was produced by Granada Television. The programme was presented by Jeremy Hawk from 1957 to 1962 and Barbara Kelly from 1963 to 1967. The series was based on an American show entitled "Tic Tac Dough" which ran from 1956 to 1959 and was revived in 1978. Additionally, a children's version of the show called "Junior Criss Cross Quiz" was produced starting in 1957 (the same year the adult | Criss Cross Quiz the champion) picking categories and answering questions in those categories. Correct answers placed his/her symbol in the board and added money to the pot; center box was worth £40 while the outer boxes were worth £20. First player to get three in row (across, up and down, or diagonally) won the game and became champion. The first ever winner on the show was Bill Sykes of Sale who won £460, and the highest amount won in the show's history was £2,360. By 1960, each contestant could only win up to £1,000. Criss Cross Quiz Criss Cross Quiz was a quiz |
Who was the first presenter of the TV game show You Bet | You Bet! You Bet! You Bet! is a British game show based around the format of the German show "Wetten, dass..?" developed by Frank Elstner. Richard Hearsey was the first producer of series one which was recorded at Shepperton Studios in late 1987 and transmitted on ITV in 1988. "You Bet!" ran on ITV, mostly on Saturday nights but sometimes on Fridays, between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997, initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1988 to 1990, then by Matthew Kelly from 1991 to 1995 and finally by Darren Day from 1996 to 1997. It was replaced the following year | You Bet! two choices with cryptic clue titles (e.g., "Ooh! That's better!" or "Dangling Down"). Sarah Matravers, well known as a gong girl from Take Your Pick, replaced Diane Youdale as co-host for this final series. A new theme tune was introduced, composed by Simon Webb. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows: You Bet! You Bet! is a British game show based around the format of the German show "Wetten, dass..?" developed by Frank Elstner. Richard Hearsey was the first producer of series one which was recorded at Shepperton Studios in late 1987 and transmitted on ITV |
"On which popular game show did ""Mr Chips"" play a major role" | Catchphrase (U.S. game show) replicated in the British series' mascot "Mr. Chips", with the difference being Mr. Chips having a bright red nose while Herbie did not have an easily visible nose. In 2006, a pilot was taped for a possible syndicated revival of "Catch Phrase", called "All-New Catch Phrase". Hosted by Todd Newton and produced in association with Granada USA, the pilot ultimately did not sell. Catchphrase (U.S. game show) Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16, 1985 through January 10, 1986 in syndication. The object of the show was to solve "catch phrases", which were animated picture | Goodbye, Mr. Chips in the United States. It starred Martin Clunes and Victoria Hamilton with Henry Cavill, William Moseley, Oliver Rokison and Harry Lloyd. "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" was parodied in the British sketch comedy programmes "Hale and Pace" (as "Piss Off, Mr. Chips") and "Big Train". Goodbye, Mr. Chips Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a novella about the life of a schoolteacher, Mr. Chipping, written by the English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 1934. It has been adapted into two cinema films and two television presentations. The novella has remained an essential part of the English subject |
Who is the tall bloke who sits in the corner and helps in the TV quiz show Pointless | Pointless Pointless app, "Pointless" Quiz, was released for iOS, with an iPad, Android and an Amazon version released a few months later. The Pointless app features animated versions of Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman and allows the player to tackle questions in a similar format to the TV show. Five books have been released of the show: "The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World", "The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World", "The Very Pointless Quiz Book" (not to be mistaken for "The Pointless Book"), "The A-Z of Pointless: A brain-teasing bumper book of questions and trivia" and "A Pointless | Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a 2013 French animated documentary film by Michel Gondry about the linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Originally titled "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky", it was first screened on 12 February 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film had its European premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of critics gave the film a positive review, based upon a sample of 36, with an |
Julian Pettifer presented a tough quiz on the ITV featuring groups of people who all had something in common. What was it called | Julian Pettifer the BBC as a globe-trotting reporter for programmes such as "Tonight", "24 Hours" and "Panorama". He was the host for the British television show "Busman's Holiday" from 1985 to 1988. The show was produced by Granada Television and ran on the ITV network. Pettifer also wrote and presented a number of documentaries for both BBC and ITV, including "Diamonds in the Sky", on the subject of international air travel; "Automania", a history of the motor car, and "Missionaries". A growing interest in the environment led to him writing and presenting programmes about the environment and wildlife including "Naturewatch" for Central | Julian Pettifer Julian Pettifer Julian Pettifer OBE (born 21 July 1935) is an English television journalist. He was President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and is Vice President of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB. He was voted BAFTA 'Reporter of the Year' for his coverage of the war in Vietnam in 1968. Pettifer was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and was educated at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge. Pettifer started work in television during the early days of ITV, as one of the original Southern Television announcers in 1958. He later moved to |
Which game show did Annabel Croft star in after Treasure Hunt | Annabel Croft in 2011, she noted that the tour was stressful as it was like "having an argument every day and preparing for another one tomorrow". Immediately after her retirement, Annabel became the new face of Channel 4’s prime time show "Treasure Hunt", following Anneka Rice's successful run. This was followed by her own show on ITV, "Interceptor". In 1990, Croft released her own fitness video entitled "Annabel Croft's Shape Tape". She has been involved in coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championship for the BBC, Radio 5 Live and GMTV, and has also worked for Sky Sports and Eurosport as a tennis pundit. | Treasure Hunt (U.S. game show) Treasure Hunt (U.S. game show) Treasure Hunt, also known as The New Treasure Hunt during its 1970s run, is an American television game show that aired throughout the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s. Contestants on the show would select a mystery treasure chest in the hopes of winning large prizes. The earliest version of the show first appeared in the U.S. from 1956 to 1959; first on ABC, and then later on NBC. The original show was created, hosted, and produced by comedian and presenter Jan Murray. Two contestants played a quiz in which the challenger picked one of five categories |
In what detective programme did Gene Barry play a millionaire detective | Burke's Law (1963 TV series) Burke's Law (1963 TV series) Burke's Law is an American detective series that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1966. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. The original series was converted from a detective show to a spy drama, Amos Burke Secret Agent, in its third and final season. The series was revived in 1994–95 on CBS with Barry again playing Burke having returned to detective work. The show shares stylistic similarities with Barry's previous series, | Detective Story (play) Detective Story (play) Detective Story is a 1949 play in three acts by American playwright Sidney Kingsley. The play opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on March 23, 1949 where it played until the production moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on July 3, 1950. The production closed on August 12, 1950 after 581 performances. The cast notably included Lydia Clarke who won a Theatre World Award for her performance. Other cast members included Ralph Bellamy as Detective Jim McLeod, Meg Mundy as Mary McLeod, James Westerfield as Detective Lou Brody, Joan Copeland as Susan Carmichael, Harry Worth as Dr. |
How many funnels did the ill-fated liner Titanic have | Four funnel liner and the last ocean liner to date to sport four funnels. The Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to make "Titanic II", a replica of the "RMS Titanic". If this project was to go ahead as planned even though construction of the ship had not started by 2017 it would be a "four stacker" like the original. However, at least two of the funnels are planned to house observation decks and not serve any engineering function. There has also been thought by someone to build large four to five funnel liners. Four funnel liner A four funnel liner, four funnelled | The Ill-Fated Princess him, and they married. The Ill-Fated Princess The Ill-Fated Princess is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in "Folktales of Greece". It is Aarne-Thompson type 938A, Misfortunes in Youth. A queen could not marry off her three daughters. A beggarwoman told her to mark how they slept, and then the youngest, who slept with her hands in her lap, was ill-fated, and her fate kept her sisters from being married. The youngest daughter heard this, told her mother to sew her dowry into the hem of her skirt, dressed herself as a nun, and left, despite her |
If cats are feline which creatures are bovine | Tritrichomonas blagburni and their respective hosts. Cattle inoculated with the feline trichomonad isolate were able to maintain the parasite, but they did not develop the level of disease associated with bovine trichomonad isolate infections. Similar results were found in cats: Bovine trichomonad isolates did not cause the severe bowel disease associated with feline trichomoniasis, and it was more difficult to establish infection in cats with the bovine isolate than with the feline trichomonad isolate. Trichomoniasis, found in cattle and cats, is caused by both "T. fetus" and "T. blagburni". In cats, it infects the digestive tract, causing chronic disease and large bowel | Feline panleukopenia given anti-FPV serum containing FPV antibodies subcutaneously or intraperitoneally, which may protect for 2–4 weeks. Feline panleukopenia requires aggressive treatment if the cat is to survive, as this disease can kill cats in less than 24 hours. Treatment involves whole blood transfusion to improve pancytopenia, intravenous fluids as most cats are dehydrated, injections of vitamins A, B, and C, IV antibiotics to prevent septicemia, which develops in most cats with feline panleukopenia if antibiotics are not used, and hospitalization. A cat diagnosed with FPV should be first of all kept in isolation. Shelters with established feline neonatal programs have panleukopenia |
Who discovered and named Victoria Falls in 1855 | Big Tree at Victoria Falls (including a group of four) in the City Parks Department in Mutare. Big Tree at Victoria Falls The Big Tree - is a large baobab of the species "Adansonia digitata" in Zimbabwe, close to the Victoria Falls. It has sometimes been called Livingstone's tree erroneously. Unusually for a baobab it has both an impressive girth and is very tall. It measures 22.40 metres in girth (2004) and is 24 metres tall (1985). The explorer and missionary David Livingstone who discovered the Victoria Falls for the British Empire (naming the Falls for his queen) carved his name in 1855 into a | Victoria Falls common usage as well. The World Heritage List officially recognizes both names. Livingstone also cites an older name, "Seongo" or "Chongwe", which means "The Place of the Rainbow" as a result of the constant spray. The nearby national park in Zambia is named "Mosi-oa-Tunya", whereas the national park and town on the Zimbabwean shore are both named Victoria Falls. While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls is classified as the largest, based on its combined width of and height of , resulting in the world's largest sheet of falling water. Victoria Falls |
Who is the Greek counterpart to the Roman goddess Venus | Venus (mythology) Venus (mythology) Venus (, Classical Latin: ) is the Roman goddess, whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was revered in Roman religion under numerous cult titles. The Romans adapted the myths and iconography of her Greek counterpart Aphrodite for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus became one | Townley Venus Townley Venus The Townley Venus is a 2.14 m (7 ft) high 1st or 2nd century AD Roman sculpture in Proconnesian marble of the goddess Venus, from the collection of Charles Towneley. It was bought by him from the dealer Gavin Hamilton, who excavated it at Ostia in 1775. He shipped it to England in two pieces (it was already in these pieces when found) to get it past the Papal antiquaries' customs checks. Adapted from a lost Greek original of the 4th century BC, the goddess is half-draped, with her torso nude. The arms were restored in the 18th |
In which sport might the Duckworth-Lewis method be used | Duckworth–Lewis method Duckworth–Lewis method The Duckworth–Lewis (D/L) method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. It is generally accepted to be the most accurate method of setting a target score. The D/L method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. After their retirements Professor Steven Stern became the custodian of the method. In November 2014, it was renamed the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method (or DLS method). When overs are lost, setting an adjusted target for the team batting second is | Duckworth–Lewis method the D/L method is that it is unduly complex and can be misunderstood. For example, in a one-day match against England on 20 March 2009, the West Indies coach (John Dyson) called his players in for bad light, believing that his team would win by one run under the D/L method, but not realising that the loss of a wicket with the last ball had altered the Duckworth–Lewis score. In fact Javagal Srinath, the match referee, confirmed that the West Indies were two runs short of their target, giving the victory to England. Concerns have been raised as to its |
In which American state did the Mayflower land | Mayflower Compact signatories Mayflower Compact signatories The Mayflower Compact was the iconic document in the earliest history of America. It was ratified by forty-one men on board the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" on November 11, 1620 while anchored at Cape Cod, now Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. The Compact was originally drafted as an instrument to maintain unity and discipline in this new land called Plymouth Colony but, over time, it has become one of the most historic documents in American History. It was later published in London in "Mourt's Relation" in 1622, and the authors had added a preamble to clarify its meaning: "it | Mayflower School Mayflower School May flower School was founded in January 27, 1956 by Dr. Tai Solarin, a Nigerian educator, humanist and civil rights pioneer, who was married to Sheila Mary Tuer, an English woman; they had two children Corin and Tunde Solarin. The school is located on a vast piece of land in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is a 90 acres of land school. Named after the historical Mayflower ship that brought the first batch of pilgrims to the United States. Like the pilgrims, Solarin founded the school in personal rebellion against religious persecution. Mayflower preaches a very strong educational |
What would you read about in a Stanley Gibbon's catalogue | Stanley Gibbons catalogue Stanley Gibbons catalogue The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was a penny price list issued in November 1865 and reissued at monthly intervals for the next 14 years. The company produces numerous catalogues covering different countries, regions and specialisms; many of them are reissued annually. The catalogues list all known adhesive postage stamp issues and include prices for used and unused stamps. Unlike other dealers' catalogues, Stanley Gibbons state that their catalogue is a retail price list. In other words, if they had that exact stamp in stock in the exact condition specified, the current catalogue price is the price | Stanley Gibbons catalogue that they would charge for it. This contrasts with most other catalogues which are produced by firms that do not sell stamps and therefore base their pricing on an average of market values in the country where the catalogue is published. In practice, the actual price charged by Stanley Gibbons for an individual stamp may be different from the catalogue price because the specimen for sale is of a different grade, the market conditions have changed since the catalogue was produced, the firm has a plentiful or restricted supply of that stamp, or for a variety of other reasons. The |
Which colour lies between red and yellow in the visible spectrum | Orange (colour) Orange (colour) Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In painting and traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, created by mixing yellow and red. It is named after the fruit of the same name. The orange colour of carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, oranges, and many other fruits and vegetables comes from carotenes, a type of photosynthetic pigment. These pigments convert the light energy that the plants absorb from the sun into chemical | Visible spectrum mix of multiple wavelengths. Colors containing only one wavelength are also called pure colors or spectral colors. Visible wavelengths pass largely unattenuated through the Earth's atmosphere via the "optical window" region of the electromagnetic spectrum. An example of this phenomenon is when clean air scatters blue light more than red light, and so the midday sky appears blue. The optical window is also referred to as the "visible window" because it overlaps the human visible response spectrum. The near infrared (NIR) window lies just out of the human vision, as well as the medium wavelength infrared (MWIR) window, and the |
What is the more common name of the garden plant Muscari | Muscari Muscari Muscari is a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of dense, most commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers resembling bunches of grapes in the spring. The common name for the genus is grape hyacinth (a name which is also used for the related genera "Leopoldia" and "Pseudomuscari", which were formerly included in "Muscari"), but they should not be confused with hyacinths. In the United States, they are also commonly referred to as bluebells, though certain regions reserve this name for bluebonnets instead. A number of species of "Muscari" are used as ornamental garden plants. The genus | The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden is a public Japanese garden located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area of the central San Fernando Valley. It is in the community of Lake Balboa, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhood. Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning "garden of water and fragrance." The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden’s purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually |
Which actress played opposite William Powell in the thirties and forties series of films about the Thin Man | Shadow of the Thin Man Shadow of the Thin Man Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of the six "The Thin Man" films. It was released in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Also, in this film their son Nick Jr. (Dickie Hall) is old enough to figure in the comic subplot. Other cast members include Donna Reed and Barry Nelson. This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared. Nick and Nora Charles are looking forward to a relaxing day at a racetrack, but when | The Thin Man (film) and Canada and $605,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $729,000. The trailer contained specially filmed footage in which Nick Charles (William Powell) is seen on the cover of the Dashiell Hammett novel "The Thin Man". Nick Charles then steps out of the cover to talk to fellow detective Philo Vance (also played by Powell) about his latest case. Charles mentions he hasn't seen Vance since "The Kennel Murder Case", a film in which Powell played Vance. "The Kennel Murder Case" was released in October 1933, just seven months prior to the release of "The Thin Man". Charles goes on |
Which football league side was once known as Newton Heath | 1888–89 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season 1888–89 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season The 1888–89 season was Newton Heath's first season of league football, having become a founder member of the Combination in the summer of 1888. The Combination was created as an alternative to the Football League, but its first season was never completed and the league folded in April 1889. This was unfortunate for Newton Heath, as they were considered to have the best record in the league at the time. As well as taking part in league football for the first time, the Heathens also made their traditional entry to the Manchester and District | Newton Heath volleyball, five-a-side football and badminton). A speedway training track operated in Newton Heath in the early 1950s. Policing in Newton Heath is provided by Greater Manchester Police, with a part-time station on Silk Street under the command of North Manchester (A) Division. Newton Heath Library is on Old Church Street. It lends books and DVDs, and offers public computing facilities. The building is also used for a regular "Councillors' Surgery" and children's group. Waste management is co-ordinated by the local authority via the "North Manchester Household Waste and Recycling Centre" which is the primary refuse depot for north Manchester. Notable |
Name the American U2 pilot shot down over Russia in 1960 | Sergei Safronov (fighter pilot) Sergei Safronov (fighter pilot) Sergei Ivanovich Safronov (; 25 March 1930 – 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet Air Defense Forces. Safronov, a fighter pilot, was shot down by a friendly surface-to-air missile while attempting to intercept Gary Powers' U-2, conducting a reconnaissance mission. Safronov was born on 25 March 1930 in Gus-Khrustalny and graduated from the town's School No. 1 (later School No. 12) in 1948. He joined the Soviet Air Forces and graduated from the Borisoglebsk Military Aviation School of Pilots, serving with the 764th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Defence Forces | Shot Down in the Night Shot Down in the Night Shot Down in the Night is a 1979 song written by Steve Swindells, who was at that time keyboardist with the UK rock group Hawkwind. Swindells and Hawkwind released different versions of the song as a single on 27 June 1980. Hawkwind's version reached #59 in the UK singles chart, being a slightly different version to the one on the album Live Seventy Nine. The song was written by Steve Swindells while rehearsing with Hawkwind (then working under the name "Hawklords") at Rockfield Studios in 1979. He presented it to the band, and they agreed |
Which British female vocalist was known as The Forces Sweetheart | Forces sweetheart ran out. Following her, Elsie Janis was called The Sweetheart of the AEF. Sweethearts during World War II included Vera Lynn (now Dame Vera Lynn), whose singing ("(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" and "We'll Meet Again") brought great happiness to many in Britain; Gracie Fields; and Anne Shelton. Frances Langford, whose husband was assistant secretary of the United States Air Force under president Harry Truman, was "Singing Sweetheart of the Fighting Fronts" from World War II to the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Present-day sweethearts for the British forces include Nell McAndrew, Katherine Jenkins and | Forces sweetheart Forces sweetheart Forces Sweetheart (or Forces' Sweetheart) is a title given to some entertainers in the British Armed Forces, mainly through the Entertainments National Service Association, although the term was also later used in the United States and other countries including Australia The role had its origins in World War I. Lady Angela Forbes, (1876-1950), was the Forces Sweetheart at camp and a wartime catering organiser for the British army from November 1914. The British Soldiers' Buffets, commonly known as Angelinas, met every train of wounded as it arrived and were often open 24 hours a day, and food never |
What is the capital of Switzerland | Capital city as Dresden, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and Munich, as do all of the republics of the Russian Federation. The national capitals of Germany and Russia: the Stadtstaat of Berlin and the Federal City of Moscow, are also constituent states of both countries in their own right. Each of the States of Austria and Cantons of Switzerland also have their own capital cities. Vienna, the national capital of Austria, is also one of the states, while Bern is the ("de facto") capital of both Switzerland and the Canton of Bern. Many national capitals are also the largest city in their respective | Capital punishment in Switzerland Capital punishment in Switzerland Capital punishment is forbidden in Switzerland by article 10, paragraph 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution. Capital punishment was abolished from federal criminal law in 1942, but remained available in military criminal law until 1992. The last actual executions in Switzerland took place during World War II. In the Middle Ages and Early Modern period, the most common method for execution, at least for males, was the decapitation with the sword. The archivist Gerold Meyer von Knonau has provided statistics for the canton of Zurich from the 15th century up to, and including the 18th century. |
Who created the master detective Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes Baffled Sherlock Holmes Baffled Sherlock Holmes Baffled is a very short American silent film created in 1900 with cinematography by Arthur Marvin. It is the earliest known film to feature Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes, albeit in a form unlike that of later screen incarnations. The inclusion of the character also makes it the first recorded detective film. In the film, a thief who can appear and disappear at will steals a sack of items from Sherlock Holmes. At each point, Holmes's attempts to thwart the intruder end in failure. Originally shown in Mutoscope machines in arcades, "Sherlock Holmes | The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes" was released on DVD on 24 March 2009. The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes () is a German mystery comedy of 1937, directed by Karl Hartl. Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquereading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps. "Lexikon des Internationalen Films" calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song |
What is the ingredient usually used to turn rice or curry yellow | Yellow rice Yellow rice Yellow rice is a traditional yellow-colored rice dish in Spanish, Cuban, Caribbean, Afghan, Indian, Sri Lankan and Indonesian cuisines (where it known as "nasi kuning"). Yellow rice is usually made by mixing white rice and onions while annatto, saffron or turmeric is used to give the yellow color. South African yellow rice, with its origins in Cape Malay cuisine, is traditionally made with raisins, sugar, and cinammon, making a very sweet rice dish served as an accompaniment to savoury dishes and curries. Yellow rice is also consumed in Sri Lanka where it is known as "kaha buth" and | Yellow curry Yellow curry Yellow curry (, , ; Chinese: 黃咖喱) is one of three major kinds of Thai curry that are commonly found in Thai restaurants in the West. There are other curry types in Thai cuisine, several of which are yellow. Pre-packaged curry powder of Indian origin is sometimes also referred to as "yellow curry" in Western countries but is a different blend of spices from Thai yellow curry. Thai Yellow curry, outside Thailand, usually refers to the dish "kaeng kari". This curry is milder and often less oily than other Thai curries. Like "curry rice" in Japan and Korea, |
From which plant do we get the spice saffron | Saffron (color) Saffron (color) Saffron is an orange color, resembling the color of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived. The first recorded use of "saffron" as a color name in English was in 1200. It is considered as the most important colour in Hinduism, in which it is known as Bhagwa. The color has some significance in Buddhism; it is worn by the monks of the Theravada tradition. It is also an important symbolic color in India, where it was chosen in 1947 as one of the three colors of the Indian flag after | The Spice Trail seeks to maintain the high quality of saffron and to protect it from fraud and impurities which would devalue the genuine product. In the second half of the program we discover that Vanilla is a Mexican spice. The Pollination is performed by the Melipona bee that is native to Mexico and we find that it was not possible to grow vanilla elsewhere in the world until a slave boy discovered how to self-pollinate the plants. Once artificial pollination was discovered the price collapsed and the vanilla trade in Mexico is now greatly reduced compared to what it used to be. |
What flavour does the herb fennel have | Fennel Fennel Fennel ("Foeniculum vulgare") is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks. It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb used in cookery and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable. Fennel | Fennel yellow flowers; coriander and caraway have white flowers and finely divided leaves (though not as fine as dill or fennel) and are also shorter-lived (being annual or biennial plants). The superficial similarity in appearance between these may have led to a sharing of names and etymology, as in the case of meridian fennel, a term for caraway. Cicely, or sweet cicely, is sometimes grown as an herb; like fennel, it contains anethole, so has a similar aroma, but is lower-growing (up to ) and has large umbels of white flowers and leaves that are fern-like rather than threadlike. Giant fennel |
Which parts of peppers are hot | Hot sauce from many local producers, varying in hotness and quality. Mexicans prefer to eat chili peppers chopped, but when making hot sauces they are typically focused more on flavor than on intense heat. Chipotles are a very popular ingredient of Mexican hot sauce and although the sauces are hot, the individual flavors of the peppers are more pronounced. Vinegar is used sparingly or not at all in Mexican sauces, but some particular styles are high in vinegar content similar to the American Louisiana-style sauces. Some hot sauces may include using the seeds from the popular achiote plant for coloring or a | Red Hot Peppers musicians from his regular band or from other orchestras. By 1930, the name Red Hot Peppers was no longer used. Recordings made by the Red Hot Peppers constituted a significant contribution to the race records industry, at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. The masterful blend of composition and improvisation demonstrated by Morton and his colleagues set a precedent for early jazz. A partial discography for the Red Hot Peppers is available from the Discography of American Historical Recordings, a database edited by the University of California, Santa Barbara. Red Hot Peppers Red Hot Peppers was a recording jazz |
What spice do chefs call the sweet wood | Mixed spice celebration at December 5. "Koekkruiden" contain cardamom. Mixed spice typically contains: It may also contain, or commonly have added to it: Boston Spice The British Are Coming! English Mixed Spice Blend Mixed spice Mixed spice, also called pudding spice, is a British blend of sweet spices, similar to the pumpkin pie spice used in the United States. Cinnamon is the dominant flavour, with nutmeg and allspice. It is often used in baking, or to complement fruits or other sweet foods. The term "mixed spice" has been used for this blend of spices in cookbooks at least as far back as | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? at his kitchen, Natasha finds Zoppi dead in a tank of lobsters. After more questioning, this time by Venice police, Natasha receives a call from Robby to come to Paris to help prevent one member of a group of French chefs from being murdered. When they arrive, they hold a meeting discussing how Louis and Zoppi were killed and what to do next. Later that night, after a phone call from Max (who learns from Beecham that Natasha is no longer in Venice, but in Paris staying with Robby), Natasha puts together what Louis and Zoppi had in common – |
From which part of a plant do we get cinnamon | Cutting (plant) preparing a tea from the bark of a willow tree. Shoots or bark do better when soaked for 24 hours prior to using. The extract obtained from the crushing of leaves and bulbs of coco-grass ("Cyperus rotundus") is used as an excellent rooting of cuttings and seedlings of various plant species. Honey, though it does not contain any plant hormones, can also aid in rooting success through its natural antiseptic and antifungal properties. Cinnamon or an Aspirin tablet in water, can also aid the rooting process. Many vegetative parts of a plant can be used. The most common methods are: | Why We Get Fat of life." Harvard pulmonologist Dennis Rosen reviewed "Why We Get Fat" in a positive light, calling it a “well-researched and thoughtful book.” In "The New York Times", Abigail Zugar characterizes "Why We Get Fat" as “a sort of CliffsNotes version” of Taubes’s "Good Calories, Bad Calories," resulting in a “particularly intriguing and readable synthesis.” Why We Get Fat Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It is a 2010 book by science writer Gary Taubes. Following Taubes’s 2007 book "Good Calories, Bad Calories," in which he argues that the modern diet’s inclusion of too many refined carbohydrates is |
What herb do the Chinese call the root of life | Chinese herbology covered with small trumpet-shaped flowers, which turn into small, bright red berries. The berries are usually consumed fresh and sometimes when dried. <br> Dang Gui (当归, "Angelica sinensis" or "female ginseng") is an aromatic herb that grows in China, Korea, and Japan. <br> Astragalus (黄芪) is a root. <br> Cinnamon (桂枝, 肉桂), mostly "gui zhi" and "rou gui", is the twigs and bark from a species of large tropical tree. <br> The rhizome of "Coptis chinensis" is one of the bitterest herbs used in Chinese medicine. <br> Ginger (薑) is a herb and a spice that is used in Chinese | What I Call Life What I Call Life What I Call Life is a young adult novel by Jill Wolfson. It was first published in 2005 by Henry Holt and Company Publishers. The novel is about a teenage girl entering the social welfare system. She is taken away from her mother and placed in a group home. Cal Lavender is perfectly happy living her anonymous life, even if she does have to play mother to her own mother a whole lot more than an eleven-year-old should have to do. But when Cal's mother has one of her “unfortunate episodes” in the middle of the |
Which spice is a common flavouring for many kinds of rye bread | Rye bread Instead, this Jewish- and Slavic-influenced bread is made from cracked rye or coarse rye meal, added to wheat flour. Winnipeg-style rye bread does not contain caraway seeds. There are three different types of rye crisp bread: yeast fermented, sourdough fermented and cold bread crisp bread. Most of the crisp bread produced in Scandinavia is baked following three to four hours of fermentation. Sourdough crisp breads are used in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and India. The third type of crisp bread is the so-called cold bread crisp bread, essentially a type of hardtack (known in Sweden particularly as "knäckebröd" | Rye bread is not uncommon to find a variant of "Vollkornbrot" with sunflower seeds instead of the rye seeds, and some traditional recipes also substitute whole wheat grains for the rye grains. In the colonial era in North America, particularly in the United States, it became common to mix rye and cornmeal in what was known as "rye and Indian" or, if wheat flour was added, "thirded" bread; the resulting bread, though less dense than a whole-rye bread, was still heavier than the more expensive wheat-only breads that later became commonplace. In medieval Europe, a mixed rye and wheat bread known as |
What is the spice, the oil of which is used to treat toothache | Toothache as effective as aspirin alone or in combination with codeine. However, simple analgesics may have little effect on some causes of toothache, and the severe pain can drive individuals to exceed the maximum dose. For example, when acetaminophen (paracetamol) is taken for toothache, an accidental overdose is more likely to occur when compared to people who are taking acetaminophen for other reasons. Another risk in persons with toothache is a painful chemical burn of the oral mucosa caused by holding a caustic substance such as aspirin tablets and toothache remedies containing eugenol (such as clove oil) against the gum. Although | Toothache called "toothache plant". Pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum) was traditionally used to relieve toothache. In Kathmandu, Nepal, there is a shrine to Vaishya Dev, the Newar god of toothache. The shrine consists of part of an old tree to which sufferers of toothache nail a rupee coin in order to ask the god to relieve their pain. The lump of wood is called the "toothache tree" and is said to have been cut from the legendary tree, Bangemudha. On this street, many traditional tooth pullers still work and many of the city's dentists have advertisements placed next to the tree. The phrase |
Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as 'Pimms' | Mertensia ciliata are oval to lance-shaped and pointed. The inflorescence is an open array of many clustered blue bell-shaped flowers each between 1 and 2 centimeters long. The hanging, fragrant flower is tubular, expanding into a wider, lobed mouth. The flowers and leaves are edible. As the individual flowers progress in age they change in color from blue to pink-red. The flowers bear poricidal anthers and are fertilized via buzz-pollination by several "Bombus" species. Primary Nectar robbing by "Bombus" species, including "Bombus occidentalis" is common in some populations. Mertensia ciliata Mertensia ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family | Edible plant stem Edible plant stem Edible plant stems are one part of plants that are eaten by humans. Most plants are made up of stems, roots, leaves, flowers, and produce fruits containing seeds. Humans most commonly eat the seeds (e.g. maize, wheat), fruit (e.g. tomato, avocado, banana), flowers (e.g. broccoli), leaves (e.g. lettuce, spinach, and cabbage), roots (e.g. carrots, beets), and stems (e.g. asparagus, ginger) of many plants. There are also a few edible petioles (also known as leaf stems) such as celery or rhubarb. Plant stems have a variety of functions. Stems support the entire plant and have buds, leaves, flowers, |
Which actor played the President of the United States in the film Nixon | Nixon (film) Nixon (film) Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rievele. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. "Nixon" begins with a disclaimer that the film is "an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record." | President of the United States executive privilege, which allows the president to withhold from disclosure any communications made directly to the president in the performance of executive duties. George Washington first claimed the privilege when Congress requested to see Chief Justice John Jay's notes from an unpopular treaty negotiation with Great Britain. While not enshrined in the Constitution, or any other law, Washington's action created the precedent for the privilege. When Nixon tried to use executive privilege as a reason for not turning over subpoenaed evidence to Congress during the Watergate scandal, the Supreme Court ruled in "United States v. Nixon", , that executive privilege |
On a Monopoly board what colour is Coventry Street | Coventry Street evening, an urban legend spread that a vampire was stalking Coventry Street. No further incidents occurred and the attacker was never convicted. Coventry Street is one of the yellow property squares on the British Monopoly board. The other squares are Leicester Square and Piccadilly, both of which connect to it. All three streets share a common theme of entertainment and nightlife. Citations Sources Coventry Street Coventry Street is a short street in the West End of London, connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. Part of the street is a section of the A4, a major road through London. It is | Coventry Street No buses run along the full length of Coventry Street but there is access to numerous routes from Piccadilly Circus or nearby Charing Cross Road. There is historical evidence of a road linking Haymarket with Wardour Street in 1585, roughly in the present location of Coventry Street. This pre-dated Leicester Square, and ran as far as St. Martin's Field, stopping short of St. Martin's Lane. Coventry Street was constructed in 1681 as a thoroughfare between the two places and was named after the secretary of state to Charles II, Henry Coventry. Coventry had previously built a house in this location, |
Which car manufacturer made the Popular in the fifties and sixties | Elva (car manufacturer) a Ford 10 engine. About 25 were made. While awaiting delivery of the CSM, Nichols finished second in a handicap race at Goodwood on 27 March 1954, driving a Lotus. "From racing a Ford-engined CSM sports car in 1954, just for fun but nevertheless with great success, Frank Nichols has become a component manufacturer. The intermediate stage was concerned with the design of a special head, tried in the CSM and the introduction of the Elva car which was raced with success in 1955." The cylinder head for the 1,172 cc Ford engine, devised by Malcolm Witts and Harry Weslake, | The Home Made Car into the Weald of Kent", "Giuseppina" and "Evoluon". The Home Made Car has been made available by the BFI as an extra on either DVD or Blu-ray discs along with two more short films from the sixties also directed by James Hill called Giuseppina and Skyhook and included with the main movie called 'Lunch Hour'. The owner of the Bullnose Morris in the film, Eric Longworth, kept the car until his death in 2011. The car is now owned by Stuart Cooke of Darwen Lancashire. When the film was shot, the car had already been fully restored, so the chassis |
Where in the body is the scaphoid bone | Scaphoid bone Scaphoid bone The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones of the wrist. It is situated between the hand and forearm on the thumb side of the wrist (also called the lateral or radial side). It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel. The scaphoid bone is the largest bone of the proximal row of wrist bones, its long axis being from above downward, lateralward, and forward. It is approximately the size and shape of a medium cashew. The scaphoid is situated between the proximal and distal rows of carpal bones. It is located on the radial side | Scaphoid fracture pole; if this blood flow is disrupted by a fracture, the bone may not heal. Surgery is necessary at this point to mechanically mend the bone together. Percutaneous screw fixation is recommended over a wide surgical approach as this method preserves the palmar ligament complex and local vasculature, and helps avoid postoperative complications. This surgery includes screwing the scaphoid bone back together at the most perpendicular angle possible to promote quicker and stronger healing of the bone. During this procedure, slight excavation of the edge of the trapezium bone may be necessary to reach the scaphoid as 80% of this |
You have heard of the Queen of Sheba, in which modern country is Sheba now situated | Queen of Sheba Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba (Musnad: 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩩𐩪𐩨𐩱) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for King Solomon. This tale has undergone extensive Jewish, Islamic, and Ethiopian elaborations, and has become the subject of one of the most widespread and fertile cycles of legends in the Orient. Modern historians identify Sheba with the South Arabian kingdom of Saba in present-day Yemen. The queen’s existence is disputed and has not been confirmed by historians. The queen of Sheba (, in the Hebrew Bible, in the Septuagint, , | Queen of Sheba During the Middle Ages, Christians sometimes identified the queen of Sheba with the sibyl "Sabba". According to Josephus (Ant. 8:165–73), the queen of Sheba was the queen of Egypt and Ethiopia, and brought to Israel the first specimens of the balsam, which grew in the Holy Land in the historian's time. Josephus (Antiquities 2.5-2.10) represents Cambyses as conquering the capital of Aethiopia, and changing its name from Seba to Meroe. Josephus affirms that the Queen of Sheba or Saba came from this region, and that it bore the name of Saba before it was known by that of Meroe. There |
What word can be a piece of thread or a long story | Crochet thread Crochet thread Crochet thread is specially formulated thread usually made from mercerized cotton for crafting decorative crochet items such as doilies or filet crochet. Crochet thread produces fabric of fine gauge that may be stiffened with starch. Crochet thread is almost always produced from cotton and has a denser pile and smaller diameter than ordinary yarn. Most crochet threads are thicker in diameter than sewing thread. Crochet thread can withstand considerable stresses from pulls with sharp hooks. Crochet manufacturing conventions treat thread and yarn quite differently: manufacturers designate different sizing scales for thread and yarn. Thread is generally packaged on | A Long Story A Long Story A Long Story is an album by pianist and composer Anat Fort recorded in Brooklyn in 2004 and released on the ECM label in 2007. The five star Allmusic review by Stephen Eddins states "Fort sets up a basic cool jazz sound and then strays far enough from the expectations she has created to keep the listener constantly engaged and intrigued... The strong character of each of the players and Fort's slightly offbeat musical material make every piece on this outstanding album a pleasure". PopMatters correspondent Matt Cibula reflected "It’s pretty seldom that people can turn down |
What was the nature of the event at which Jesus turned water into wine | Mary, mother of Jesus return to Bethlehem, but took up residence in Nazareth in Galilee instead. Mary is involved in the only event in Jesus' adolescent life that is recorded in the New Testament. At the age of twelve, Jesus, having become separated from his parents on their return journey from the Passover celebration in Jerusalem, was found in the Temple among the religious teachers. Mary was present when, at her suggestion, Jesus worked his first miracle during a wedding at Cana by turning water into wine. Subsequently there are events when Mary is present along with James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, called Jesus' | Water into Wine Water into Wine "Water into Wine" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released in December 1998 as the second single from their sixth studio album, "The Last Wave of Summer". The song peaked at number 46 in Australia. Biographer Michael Lawrence said, "From very early on its lifetime, this song was touted as a possible single. A catchy ballad that sees acoustic guitar appearing in a Cold Chisel song for the first time since "Khe Sanh"." Before its release, industry figures such as Dennis Handlin and Michael Gudinski felt the single would be very successful. |
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