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Polly is a nickname for what popular girls name, spending 46 of the last 100 years as the most popular girls name in America? | Mary (name) the 1970s, but also falling below rank 100 once again in 2012. The name Mary remains more popular in the Southern United States than elsewhere in the country. Mary was the 15th most popular name for girls born in Alabama in 2007, the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007, the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina, the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina, and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee. Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in | The Most Popular Girls in School The Most Popular Girls in School The Most Popular Girls in School (abbreviated MPGIS) is an American stop-motion animated comedy web series that debuted on YouTube on May 1, 2012. Created by Mark Cope and Carlo Moss, the series animates Barbie, Ken and other fashion dolls, usually with customized costumes and hairstyles, as various characters. "MPGIS" follows the exploits of a fictional high school cheerleading team in Overland Park, Kansas and their friends, family and enemies. "Variety" described the series as ""Mean Girls" meets "South Park"". The first episode has been viewed over nine million times, and many episodes have |
Minnesotan Walter "Fritz" Mondale, born on Jan 5, 1928, was the vice president for which US President? | Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story Mondale and his family. Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story is a television documentary film detailing the life of former American Vice President Walter "Fritz" Mondale. It is narrated by his daughter, Eleanor Mondale. The film is composed of rare archival footage, family home videos, and interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Al Gore, Representative Geraldine Ferraro, Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, and his friends and family. It follows his life through his various roles as attorney general, senator, vice president, presidential candidate, ambassador, and professor. Despite his initial reluctance to participate, the film was very | Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A former United States Senator from Minnesota (1964–1976), he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and Washington, D.C. He became the oldest-living former U.S. Vice President after the death of George H. W. Bush in 2018. Mondale was born |
January 4, 2010 saw the official opening of the worlds tallest building, at 2717 feet (828 meters). In what country is it built? | Emaar Developments water features and other outdoor space. Certain of our projects also contain hotels, polo and golf clubs, which are built for operation by Emaar Properties or its subsidiaries ("BTO assets"). Downtown Dubai is an urban, mixed-use development, incorporating the worlds tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and the world's largest mall, The Dubai Mall. Within Downtown Dubai, current developments include: The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building, with a total height of 829.8 metres (2,722 ft) and a roof height (excluding antenna) of 828 m (2,717 ft). Construction began in 2004 and the building was opened in 2010. The total | History of the world's tallest buildings tallest building by any criteria. It has the highest architectural element, tip and occupied floor, and is indeed the tallest structure of any kind ever built, surpassing the (now destroyed) Warsaw radio mast. Since the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884, the world's tallest building has not usually also been the world's tallest "structure". The exceptions are 1930–1954, when the Chrysler Building and then the Empire State building surpassed the Eiffel Tower (to be surpassed in turn by a succession of broadcast masts, starting with the Griffin Television Tower in Oklahoma), and from 2010 with the completion of Burj |
What is the preferred food type of a frugivore? | Frugivore Frugivore A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits, succulent fruit-like vegetables, roots, shoots, nuts and seeds. It can be any type of herbivore or omnivore where fruit is a preferred food type. Because approximately 20% of all mammalian herbivores also eat fruit, frugivory is common among mammals. Since frugivores eat a lot of fruit, they are highly dependent on the abundance and nutritional composition of fruits. Frugivores can either benefit fruit-producing plants by dispersing seeds, or they can hinder plants by digesting seeds along with the fruits. When both the fruit-producing plant and the frugivore species | Frugivore dispersal allows plant species to disperse to other areas, the loss of frugivores could change plant communities and lead to the local loss of particular plant species. Since frugivore seed dispersal is so important in the tropics, many researchers have studied the loss of frugivores and related it to changed plant population dynamics. Several studies have noted that even the loss of only large frugivores (i.e. monkeys) could have a negative effect, since monkeys are responsible for certain types of long-distance seed dispersal that is not seen with other frugivore types, like birds. However, plant species whose seeds are dispersed |
What word, meaning vanity, derives from the Greek god who perished while pining away at his reflection in a pool of water? | Vanity Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant "futility". The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic synonym for "vanity", but originally meant "boasting in vain", i.e. unjustified boasting; although "glory" is now seen as having a predominantly positive meaning, the Latin term from which it derives, "gloria", roughly means "boasting", and was often used as a negative criticism. In many religions, vanity, in its modern sense, is considered a form of self-idolatry in which one | God (word) God (word) The English word god continues the Old English ' (' in Gothic, ' in Old Norse, ' in Frisian and Dutch, and ' in modern German), which is derived from Proto-Germanic '. The Proto-Germanic meaning of ' and its etymology is uncertain. It is generally agreed that it derives from a Proto-Indo-European neuter passive perfect participle '. This is similar to Persian word for God, Khudan. This form within (late) Proto-Indo-European itself was possibly ambiguous, and thought to derive from a root "*" "to pour, libate" (Sanskrit ', see '), or from a root "*" ("*") "to call, |
The counterpart to Tokoyo Rose, what was the common name given to Mildred Gillars, the American born radio personality who broadcast propaganda for the Germans during WWII? | Mildred Gillars Mildred Gillars Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988), nicknamed "Axis Sally" along with Rita Zucca, was an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II. She was convicted of treason by the United States in 1949 following her capture in post-war Berlin. Born Mildred Elizabeth Sisk in Portland, Maine, she took the surname Gillars in 1911 after her mother remarried. At 16, she moved to Conneaut, Ohio, with her family. In 1918, she enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University to study dramatic arts, but left without graduating. She | Mildred Gillars The two often were confused and even thought by many to be one and the same. Gillars' main programs from Berlin were: Opening with the sound of a train whistle, "Home Sweet Home" attempted to exploit the fears of American soldiers about the home front. The broadcasts were designed to make soldiers feel doubt about their mission, their leaders, and their prospects after the war. Gillars made her most notorious broadcast on June 5, 1944, just prior to the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, in a radio play written by Koischwitz, "Vision of Invasion". She played Evelyn, an Ohio mother, |
In the nursery rhyme “The Farmer in the Dell,” what does the child take? | The Farmer in the Dell the farmer being in the dell/his den, his desire for a wife, hers for a child, its for a nurse, a dog, ending with a bone, ending in: "we all pat the bone". Every player then pats the one picked as the bone. The 'Hi-Ho, the derry-o' is variously replaced with "Ee-i, tiddly-i" in London, 'Ee-i, adio', 'Ee-i, andio' or 'Ee-i, entio', (in Northern England), and 'Ee-i, ee-i' (for instance in the West Country). The Romanian language version is "Țăranul e pe câmp" (The farmer is on the field) but the hey-o is replaced with "Ura, drăguţa mea" (Hooray, my | The Farmer in the Dell The Farmer in the Dell "The Farmer in the Dell" is a singing game, nursery rhyme and children's song. It probably originated in Germany, and was brought to North America by immigrants. From there it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6306. Lyrics vary even within the same country. The following is a common version in the United States: One UK variant has the nurse and the dog; it ends by clapping [patting] the dog. The rhyme is first recorded in Germany in 1826, |
According to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, the group that determines the elegibility of subjects to be commemorated on a stamp, how long must a person be dead before they can be honored on a stamp (and then only the anniversary of their | Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee postal stationery at intervals of 50 years from the date of the event. 8. Universities and other institutions of higher education will be considered for stamped cards in connection with the 200th anniversaries of their founding. 9. A subject will not typically be considered if a stamp on the same subject has been issued in the past 50 years. The exceptions to this criterion are traditional themes such as national symbols and holidays. 10. The stamp program commemorates positive contributions to American life, history, and culture; disasters will not be commemorated on U.S. postage stamps or stationery. 11. The following | Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee The United States Postal Service's Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) evaluates potential subjects for U.S. postage stamps and reports its recommendations to the Postmaster General, who makes the final decision. Each year, the Postal Service receives thousands of letters and petitions from the American public proposing stamp subjects. Established in 1957, the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) reviews all of the proposals and selects stamp subjects that will be of enduring interest to large segments of the American population. The Postal Service relies on CSAC to produce a balanced stamp program of approximately 25 – 30 |
Executed in 2005, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stanley “Tookie” Williams co-founded what L. A. gang? | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story is a 2004 television film starring Jamie Foxx and Lynn Whitfield. The film was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall. Other cast members in the film include Lee Thompson Young and CCH Pounder. The film deals with the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founding member of the Crips street gang, principally his life in the streets and his life in prison. It also shows some of the work he did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was | 2005 Nobel Peace Prize 2005 Nobel Peace Prize The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to International Atomic Energy Agency and Mohamed ElBaradei "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way". United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was delighted that the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to the UN nuclear watchdog and its head ElBaradei. "The secretary-general congratulates him and the entire staff of the agency, past and present, on their contributions to global peace," a spokesman for Annan said. |
Jan 4, 1966 saw a military coup take place in the African country Upper Volta. By what name do we know the country now? | Republic of Upper Volta Republic of Upper Volta The Republic of Upper Volta (), now Burkina Faso, was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it attained full independence from France. Thomas Sankara came to power through a military coup d'état on August 4, 1983. After the coup, he formed the National Council for the Revolution (CNR), with himself as president. Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on August 4, | What the Bleep Do We Know!? What the Bleep Do We Know!? What the Bleep Do We Know!? (stylized as What tнē #$*! D̄ө ωΣ (k)πow!? and What the #$*! Do We Know!?, with "Bleep" being a pronounceable placeholder for a grawlix) is a 2004 American film that combines documentary-style interviews, computer-animated graphics, and a narrative that posits a spiritual connection between quantum physics and consciousness. The plot follows the fictional story of a photographer as she encounters emotional and existential obstacles in her life and begins to consider the idea that individual and group consciousness can influence the material world. Her experiences are offered by |
What college football bowl is known as The Grandaddy of them all, having been continuously played since 1916? | 1916 Rose Bowl 1916 Rose Bowl Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," the second of what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was played on January 1, 1916. The Rose Bowl game has been played annually since this game. The first game, the 1902 Tournament East-West football game, was so lopsided that for the next 13 years, the Tournament of Roses officials ran chariot races, ostrich races, and other various events instead of football. But, on New Year's Day 1916, football returned to stay as Washington State University defeated Brown University in this first annual Tournament of Roses football game. | 1916 College Football All-America Team (for the "Chicago Daily Tribune"), Paul Purman, Fielding H. Yost, and the "Boston Post". NCAA recognized selectors for 1916 Other selectors Bold = Consensus All-American 1916 College Football All-America Team The 1916 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans for the 1916 college football season. The only selectors for the 1916 season who have been recognized as "official" by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are Walter Camp, whose selections were published in "Collier's Weekly", the International News Service (INS), a newswire founded by William Randolph Hearst, and the Frank Menke Syndicate. |
Who is the current Speaker of the House? | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Democrats. When the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007, she was elected as the 52nd Speaker by a vote of 233-202, becoming the first woman elected Speaker of the House. Pelosi remained Speaker through the 111th Congress. For the 112th Congress, Republican John Boehner was unanimously designated Speaker-designate by House Republicans and was elected the 53rd Speaker of the House. As a show of dissent, nineteen Democratic representatives voted for Democrats other than Pelosi, who had been chosen as House Minority Leader and the Democrats' candidate for Speaker. The Constitution does not spell out the political role of the | Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint committees, and enforce the Rules of the House. The current speaker is Joe Straus, a Republican from San Antonio, who was first elected Speaker on January 13, 2009. The speaker is elected from the legislature of Texas, by a vote of its fellow members. On the first day of each regular session, the members may nominate a fellow member, and a record vote |
Newspaper editor Britt Reid, along with his sidekick Kato and their well appointed car Black Beauty, dons a mask and fights crime under what name? | Green Hornet shows, radio and books. As of the 2010s, the comic-book rights are licensed to Dynamite Entertainment. Though various incarnations sometimes change details, in most versions the Green Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid (), wealthy young publisher of the "Daily Sentinel" newspaper by day. But by night, clad in a long green overcoat, gloves, green fedora hat and green mask, Reid fights crime as the mysterious vigilante known as "The Green Hornet", and is accompanied by his loyal and similarly masked partner and confidant, Kato, who drives their technologically advanced car, the "Black Beauty". Though both the police | The Green Hornet (2011 film) drunk together and, upon agreeing that they both hated James, visit the graveyard to cut the head off James's memorial statue. After they succeed, they rescue a nearby couple being mugged. When police mistake Britt and Kato themselves for criminals, Kato evades them in a car chase as he and Britt return to the mansion. Britt convinces Kato they should become crime-fighters posing as criminals. Kato develops a car outfitted with several gadgets and weapons, which they call the Black Beauty. Britt plans to capture Benjamin Chudnofsky, a Russian mobster uniting the crime families of Los Angeles under his command, |
What is the most abundant metallic element in Earths crust? | Aluminium in the interstellar gas. Overall, the Earth is about 1.59% aluminium by mass (seventh in abundance by mass). Aluminium occurs in greater proportion in the Earth than in the Universe because aluminium easily forms the oxide and becomes bound into rocks and aluminium stays in the Earth's crust while less reactive metals sink to the core. In the Earth's crust, aluminium is the most abundant (8.3% by mass) metallic element and the third most abundant of all elements (after oxygen and silicon). A large number of silicates in the Earth's crust contain aluminium. In contrast, the Earth's mantle is only | Rare-earth element produced by supernova nucleosynthesis or the s-process in asymptotic giant branch stars. In nature, spontaneous fission of uranium-238 produces trace amounts of radioactive promethium, but most promethium is synthetically produced in nuclear reactors. Due to their chemical similarity, the concentrations of rare earths in rocks are only slowly changed by geochemical processes, making their proportions useful for geochronology and dating fossils. Rare-earth element cerium is actually the 25th most abundant element in Earth's crust, having 68 parts per million (about as common as copper). Only the highly unstable and radioactive promethium "rare earth" is quite scarce. The rare-earth elements are |
What part of your body is inflamed if you have encephalitis? | Limbic encephalitis with MRI negative for early diagnosis. EEG is mostly nonspecific slowing and epileptiform activity arising from temporal lobes. Limbic encephalitis is a rare condition with no randomised-controlled trials to guide treatment. Treatments that have been tried include intravenous immunoglobulin, plasmapheresis, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide and rituximab. If an associated tumour is found, then recovery is not possible until the tumour is removed. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, especially if the tumour is malignant and advanced. Limbic encephalitis Limbic encephalitis is a form of encephalitis, a disease characterized by inflammation of the brain. Limbic encephalitis is caused by autoimmunity: an abnormal state | What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) chorus – "What would you do/if Jesus came to your house/to spend some time with you" – is sung, it was one of his first songs that were spoken, as most of his later well-known songs were. What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)" is a country gospel song, written by Yolanda Adams, Errol McCalla Jr., Jonathan Broussard and Marcus Ecby, and popularized in 1956 by up-and-coming country singer Porter Wagoner. Wagoner's version reached No. 8 on the "Billboard" country charts in the spring of 1956, and |
In the TV and computer game franchise, ACME detective agency members are always asking the question "Where in the World/Time/Earth is" who? | Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? (1986 video game) is the 2015 title "Carmen Sandiego Returns", and the fourth television series (after "World", "Earth", and "Time") is set to air on Netflix in 2019. The gameplay is similar to its predecessor, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?". The goal of the game is to track Carmen's henchmen across the United States, arrest them, and ultimately arrest Carmen Sandiego. Carmen has escaped from a European prison, and has gone to the US to assemble a gang of V.I.L.E. members to steal the country's valuable treasures. The player, an agent at the ACME Detective Agency, will need to gather information | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game) include: "digitized photos from National Geographic, over 3200 clues, music from the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, 20 villains, 60 countries, and 16 maps". CD-ROM versions for MS-DOS and Macintosh were released in 1992, and a Windows version was released in 1994. In the game, the player takes the role of a rookie in the ACME Detective Agency, tasked to track down crooks from the V.I.L.E. organization that have stolen famous works from around the world. They do this by using their knowledge of geography (aided by the "Almanac") to question witnesses or investigate clues to track down where the crook has gone. |
January 15, 1967 saw the first ever Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs lost to whom, by a score of 35-10? | History of the Kansas City Chiefs first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, later known as the Super Bowl. At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Chiefs met Vince Lombardi's powerful Green Bay Packers of the National Football League on January 15, 1967. The Chiefs played the Packers close for a half, trailing 14–10, but Green Bay took control in the final two quarters, winning the game by a score of 35–10. For 1967, the club's special teams got a boost with the addition of kicker Jan Stenerud, and kick returner Noland "Super Gnat" Smith. The Chiefs' first regular season game against an NFL team resulted in a | History of the Kansas City Chiefs ever allowed in a 16-game season in team history. Kansas City also broke a 63-year-old mark owned by the 1934 Detroit Lions by not permitting a second-half TD in 10 consecutive games. Grbac returned for the regular season finale against New Orleans on December 21 as the squad finished the year with six consecutive victories, a first in team history. The Chiefs' 13–3 record gave them home field advantage throughout the AFC Playoffs. However, their playoff run was short-lived, as Kansas City lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos 14–10 in the Divisional round. The following year, with |
Who starred along side Glen Campbell in the 1969 movie True Grit, based on a 1968 novel by Charles Portis? | True Grit (1969 film) True Grit (1969 film) True Grit is a 1969 American western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Kim Darby as Mattie Ross and John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts. Wayne won his only Academy Award for his performance in the film and reprised his role for the 1975 sequel "Rooster Cogburn". Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas, who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Glen Campbell, | True Grit (novel) True Grit (novel) True Grit is a 1968 novel by Charles Portis that was first published as a 1968 serial in "The Saturday Evening Post". The novel is told from the perspective of a woman named Mattie Ross, who recounts the time when she was 14 and sought retribution for the murder of her father by a scoundrel, Tom Chaney. It is considered by some critics to be "one of the great American novels." The novel was adapted for the screenplay of the 1969 film "True Grit" starring Kim Darby as Mattie Ross, Glen Campbell as Texas Ranger LaBoeuf and |
What radio station do you find at 710 on your local AM dial? | KCMO (AM) KCMO (AM) KCMO (710 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Kansas City, Missouri. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station's studios are located in Mission, Kansas, and the transmitter is in Kansas City's Northeast side. The station airs a Conservative Talk format. The station broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night, covering the Kansas City metropolitan area. With a good radio, the station can be heard not just in sections of Missouri and Kansas but also parts of Iowa and Nebraska. 710 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which KIRO and WOR are | What Am I Gonna Do About You on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 25, 1986, and peaked at #1 for the week of January 21, 1987. It stayed at the top for 3 consecutive weeks. What Am I Gonna Do About You What Am I Gonna Do About You is the 11th studio album released by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The album was released September 2, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen. It was the second #1 album on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, "What Am I Gonna Do About You" and |
What comic strip character’s favorite interjection was “leapin’ lizards!”? | Little Annie Rooney royalties. A bitter Nolan retired from composing, and his song later became a favorite piano roll and calliope tune, heard at circuses and carousels. The lyrics make it clear that the Annie of the song and the Annie of the strip are two different characters: There is also a Scottish saying: "She is having an Annie Rooney," which means that someone is displaying rage and anger. Annie Rooney's pet expression was "Gloriosky!" That unique G-rated expletive and "Little Orphan Annie"'s "Leapin' lizards!" both found their way into the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim song, "Gee, Officer Krupke!", from "West Side | Eyebeam (comic strip) Eyebeam (comic strip) Eyebeam was a daily comic strip written and illustrated by Sam Hurt at the University of Texas at Austin. Unlike most college strips, its popularity led to a print life past Hurt's graduation. The strip ran in the college's "The Daily Texan" from 1980–1990, though examples from 1978-1979 exist. In 1983, Austin's daily paper, the "American-Statesman", picked up the strip. Other newspapers around the U.S. followed suit, although "Eyebeam"'s family of subscribers was never greater than a few dozen. By 1982, "Eyebeam"'s popularity was such that a monster character called Hank the Hallucination ran for the University |
January 11, 2008 saw the death of what New Zealand explorer, who along with Tenzing Norgay became the first known people to reach the top of Mt. Everest? | Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay GM OSN (; "tendzin norgyé"; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. "Time" named him one of the people of the 20th century. There are conflicting accounts of his early life. The account he gave in his autobiography, accepted for several years, is that he was a Sherpa born and raised in Tengboche, Khumbu, in | Tenzing Norgay summit of Kedarnath at in the western Garhwal Himalaya with Norgay being one of the summit party. In 1952, he took part in the two Swiss expeditions led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant (spring) and Gabriel Chevalley (autumn), the first serious attempts to climb Everest from the southern (Nepalese) side, after two previous US and British reconnaissance expeditions in 1950 and 1951. Raymond Lambert and Tenzing Norgay were able to reach a height of about on the southeast ridge, setting a new climbing altitude record. The expedition opened up a new route on Everest that was successfully climbed the next year. Norgay |
The Chukchi, Beaufort, and Barents are all seas in which ocean? | Chukchi Sea eventually gave up all but one of the corporation's leases in the Arctic. Chukchi Sea Chukchi Sea () is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The principal port on the Chukchi Sea is Uelen in Russia. The International Date Line crosses the Chukchi Sea from northwest to southeast. It is displaced eastwards to avoid | Chukchi Sea Shelf openings in the ice that allow wildlife to migrate north from the Bering Sea to areas of the Chukchi or Beaufort seas during spring and early summer The Chukchi Sea coastline serves as an essential corridor for marine mammals like bowhead whales, beluga whales, Pacific walrus, and bearded seals. It is also an important hunting area for indigenous subsistence hunters. This region includes biologically important gray whale feeding and reproduction habitats Many bird species navigate the Chukchi Corridor to migrate to the North Slope for summer breeding As a region with substantial seafloor productivity, the Chukchi Corridor is an important |
A known anti-oxidant and a co-factor in at least 8 enzymatic reactions, what vitamin is known as L-ascorbic acid? | Vitamin C term "vitamin C" encompasses several vitamers that have vitamin C activity in animals. Ascorbate salts such as sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate are used in some dietary supplements. These release ascorbate upon digestion. Ascorbate and ascorbic acid are both naturally present in the body, since the forms interconvert according to pH. Oxidized forms of the molecule such as dehydroascorbic acid are converted back to ascorbic acid by reducing agents. Vitamin C is a cofactor in at least eight enzymatic reactions in animals (and humans) important in many essential functions, including wound healing. In humans, vitamin C deficiency compromises collagen synthesis, | Vitamin C efficiency decreases as amounts increase. Intravenous administration bypasses this. Doing so makes it possible to achieve plasma concentrations of 5 to 10 millimoles/liter (mmol/L), which far exceed the approximately 0.2 mmol/L limit from oral consumption. The theories of mechanism are contradictory. At high tissue concentrations ascorbic acid is described as acting as a pro-oxidant, generating hydrogen peroxide (HO) to kill tumor cells. The same literature claims that ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant, thereby reducing the adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Research continues in this field, but a 2014 review concluded: "Currently, the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin |
Who achieved a certain level of international celebrity when his wife Lorena severed half his penis, tossing said member into a field, which was later surgically reattached? | John and Lorena Bobbitt John and Lorena Bobbitt John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt (née Gallo) were an American couple, married on June 18, 1989, whose relationship made world-wide headlines in 1993 when Lorena cut off her husband's penis with a knife while he was asleep in bed. The penis was subsequently surgically reattached. The incident occurred on June 23, 1993, in Manassas, Virginia, and the legal case surrounding the incident subsequently took place during 1993 and 1994. Lorena stated in a court hearing that, after coming home at night on June 23, 1993, her husband raped her. After her husband had gone to | John and Lorena Bobbitt sleep, Lorena grabbed a knife from the kitchen, entered their bedroom, and removed her husband's penis at its base. After this, Lorena left the apartment with the severed appendage and drove away in her car. After a while, she threw it into a field. She eventually stopped and called 9-1-1. John's penis was found after an exhaustive search, and it was reattached in the hospital where he was treated. The operation took nine and a half hours. However, it never regained full sensation. Lorena was taken into custody. When she was arrested the night of June 23, she told the |
Heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio first gained major fame after replacing vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in what band? | Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948), also known as The Prince of Darkness, is an English vocalist, songwriter, actor and reality television star who rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was kicked out of the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album | Chuck Billy (vocalist) Chuck Billy (vocalist) Charles "Chuck" Billy (born June 23, 1962) is an American vocalist, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the thrash metal band Testament. His influences include Rob Halford, Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Phil Mogg, James Hetfield, Ozzy Osbourne, Geddy Lee, Bon Scott, Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper, Robert Plant and Klaus Meine. Billy joined Legacy in 1986, replacing vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza who would later join Exodus. After Legacy changed its name to Testament, the band released their debut album "The Legacy" in 1987, which featured one song written by Billy entitled "Do or Die". |
Mixing yellow and blue paint produces what color? | Color mixing color mixing, one sees that yellow light is composed of an (additive) mixture of red and green light. When we mix the two paints, the resulting substance has red paint and yellow paint. The yellow paint absorbs all colors except for red and green. However, the red paint will absorb the green reflected by the yellow paint. The red paint can be said to subtract the green from the yellow paint. The resulting paint reflects only red light and so appears red to our eyes. Note however that this description is theoretical and that the mixing of pigments does not | Color mixing correspond to ideal subtractive color mixing because some light from the subtracted color is still being reflected by one component of the original paint. This results in a darker and desaturated color compared to the color that would be achieved with ideal filters. The three primary colors in subtractive mixing that produce the largest gamut are yellow, magenta and cyan, leading to the CMYK color model widely used in color printing. Historically, painters have used yellow, red and blue in place of these, resulting in reduced gamut. In subtractive mixing of color, the absence of color is white and the |
January 11, 1843 saw the death, in Baltimore, Maryland, of what American lawyer, author, and poet, who wrote the classic poem The Defence of Fort McHenry? | Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland who is best known for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". During the War of 1812, Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland in 1814. Key was inspired upon viewing the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn, and wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which was published a week later. The poem was adapted to the tune of the popular | Fort McHenry the British attack on the fort. When Key saw the flag emerge intact in the dawn of September 14, he was so moved that he began that morning to compose the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" that was later set to the tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" which would later be renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and become the United States' national anthem. During the American Civil War the area where Fort McHenry sits served as a military prison, confining both Confederate soldiers, as well as a large number of Maryland political figures who were suspected of being Confederate sympathizers. The |
Including sections describing legislative, executive, and judicial powers, how many articles does the US Constitution have? | United States Constitution United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Articles Four, Five and Six embody concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the states in relationship to the federal government, and the | Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act shall be filled in accordance with the law or until the regular judge becomes available to exercise their powers and discharge their duties of the office. Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act The Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act (63 O.S. Sections 685.1 - 685.11) is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices of the state and local governments, excluding the members of the Oklahoma Legislature, which are governed by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act. The Emergency Executive and Judicial Succession Act was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry |
January 10, 1883 saw the death of what American physician, who was convicted in 1865 for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of U. S. President Abraham Lincoln? | Samuel Mudd Samuel Mudd Samuel Alexander Mudd (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was an American physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Working as a doctor and tobacco-farmer in Southern Maryland, Mudd used slaves and declared his belief in slavery as a God-given institution. The Civil War seriously damaged his business, especially when Maryland abolished slavery in 1864. That year, he first met Booth, who was planning to kidnap Lincoln, and Mudd was seen in company with three of the conspirators. However, his part in the plot, if any, remains | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the following day at 7:22 a.m., in the Petersen House opposite the theater. He was the first American president to be assassinated, and Lincoln's funeral and burial marked an extended period of national mourning. Occurring near the end of the American Civil War, the assassination was part of a larger |
In what casino card game is the goal to get the sum of the cards in a hand, modulo 10, to be as close to 9 as possible. The 10, jack, queen and king are each worth 0 points, and the ace is worth 1 point. The rest of the cards are worth their face value of 2 through 9. If the player has an initial total of 6 or 7, the player does not draw additional cards, while the banker follows a complex set of rules to determine if he draws additional cards. | Mini-Baccarat three possible outcomes: "player" (player has the higher score), "banker" (banker has the high score), and "tie". It is strictly a game of chance, with no skill or strategy involved; each player's moves are forced by the cards the player is dealt. In Mini-Baccarat, cards have a point value: cards two through nine are worth face value (in points); tens, jacks, queens and kings have no point value (i.e. are worth zero); aces are worth 1 point; jokers are not used. Hands are valued according to the "rightmost digit" of the sum of their constituent cards. If the total of | Eight Cards Thirteen, where ten cards are laid out and pairs and individual cards worth 13 points are removed. Eight Cards Eight Cards () is a simple, German patience game that is played with a French pack of 52 cards. Like most patience games, Eight Cards is a solitary card game. The cards, a single Rommé pack of 52 cards, are shuffled and placed in front of the player as a stock. The card values of the pip cards correspond to the face values; in addition the Ace is worth one, the Jack, Queen and King score 11 each. The top eight |
The females are known as nannies, the males billies and the offspring as kids of what type of animals? | Mountain goat mating ritual. Mature billies stare at nannies for long periods, dig rutting pits, and fight each other in showy (though occasionally dangerous) scuffles. Young billies sometimes try to participate, but they are ignored by nannies; nannies also sometimes pursue inattentive billies. Both males and females usually mate with multiple individuals during breeding season, although some billies try to keep other males away from certain nannies. After the breeding season is over, males and females move away from each other, with the adult billies breaking up into small bands of two or three individuals. Nannies form loose-knit nursery groups of up | Offspring on their age); male children are sons and female children are daughters (see kinship and descent). Offspring can occur after mating or after artificial insemination. Offspring contains many parts and properties that are precise and accurate in what they consist of, and what they define. As the offspring of a new species, also known as a child or f1 generation, consist of genes of the father and the mother, which is also known as the parent generation. Each of these offspring contains numerous genes which have coding for specific tasks and properties. Males and females both contribute equally to the |
Since the US Mint has completed their state quarters program, what series of special coins, 4 per year, is the mint producing now? | United States Mint coin sets set of District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters. The regular release returned to a count of fourteen coins across three lenses in 2010 and the individual lens of America the Beautiful Quarters or Presidential Dollar Coins sold separate. Beginning in 1992, the Mint began producing proof sets with the cupronickel denomination replaced by specimens struck with the pre-debasement composition: coin silver, or 90% Ag and 10% Cu. All of the quarters released in any one year of a series since 1999 are also struck in silver. Otherwise, these sets are largely similar to the standard United States Mint | Pakistan Mint Pakistan Mint The Pakistan Mint is a coin press located in Shalimar Town, Lahore, Pakistan. It is the oldest mint located in Pakistan. It is governed by the State Bank of Pakistan. The mint has been in operation since 1942. Currency denominations of 1, 2, and 5 rupee coins are currently minted there. Pakistan Mint has residential quarters, shops and recreational parks located within the vicinity. It is located opposite of Mapco Corp. on Grand Trunk Road. Pakistan Mint has been manufacturing not only coins or currency for the state but also medals and awards for the Military Armed Forces, |
How long does a US president have to consider a bill before he must either sign it into law or return it to Congress as a veto? | Veto refuse to sign a bill and return it to Parliament with his proposals. If the parliament agrees on his proposals, the President must sign the bill. Parliament may overturn a veto by a two-thirds majority. If Parliament overturns his veto, the President must sign the bill within 10 days. In the constitution Poland or the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries, there was an institution called the liberum veto. All bills had to pass the "Sejm" or "Seimas" (Parliament) by unanimous consent, and if any legislator voted "nay" on anything, this not only vetoed that bill but also | Pocket veto from becoming law. However, the Indian Supreme Court has not upheld the right of presidents to veto bills in this manner. A pocket veto occurs when a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign the bill and cannot return the bill to Congress within a 10-day period because Congress is not in session. Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution states: If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a Law, in like manner as if |
In “2001: A Space Odyssey,” what was the name of the computer that took control of the spaceship Discovery? | 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) becomes an immortal 'Star Child' that can live and travel in space. The Star Child then returns to Earth, where he detonates an orbiting nuclear warhead. This is not discussed again until the sequel to the book, "". "2001: A Space Odyssey" explores technological advancement: its promise and its danger. The HAL 9000 computer puts forward the troubles that can crop up when man builds machines, the inner workings of which he does not fully comprehend and therefore cannot fully control. The book explores the perils related to the atomic age. In this novel, the Cold War is apparently still | 2001: A Space Odyssey in popular culture appearance on the cover of "The Whole Earth Catalog". Noting that images of the entire planet recur several times in "A Space Odyssey", Jacobs writes: In August 2011, in response to Apple Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, the latter argued that Apple's iPad was effectively modeled on the visual tablets that appear aboard spaceship "Discovery" in the "Space Odyssey" film, which constitute prior art. "Siri", Apple's natural language voice control system for the iPhone 4S, features a reference to the film: it responds "I'm sorry I can't do that" when asked to "open the pod bay doors". When asked |
According to the nursery rhyme, if Polly put the kettle on, who took it off? | Polly Put the Kettle On mid-eighteenth century "Sukey" was equivalent to "Susan" and Polly was a pet-form of Mary. The tune associated with this rhyme "Jenny's Baubie" is known to have existed since the 1770s. The melody is vaguely similar to "Oh du lieber Augustin", which was published in Mainz in 1788–89. Polly Put the Kettle On "Polly Put the Kettle On" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7899. Common modern versions include: A song with the title: "Molly Put the Kettle On or Jenny's Baubie" was published by Joseph Dale in London in 1803. | Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On "Polly Put the Kettle On" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7899. Common modern versions include: A song with the title: "Molly Put the Kettle On or Jenny's Baubie" was published by Joseph Dale in London in 1803. It was also printed, with "Polly" instead of "Molly" in Dublin about 1790–1810 and in New York around 1803–07. The nursery rhyme is mentioned in Charles Dickens' "Barnaby Rudge" (1841), which is the first record of the lyrics in their modern form. In middle-class families in the |
The axiom that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" is commonly known as what? | Murphy's law go wrong!", Yhprum's law, where the name is spelled backwards, is "anything that can go right, will go right" — the optimistic application of Murphy's law in reverse. Peter Drucker, the management consultant, with a nod to Murphy, formulated "Drucker's Law" in dealing with complexity of management: "If one thing goes wrong, everything else will, and at the same time." Mrs. Murphy's Law is a corollary of Murphy's Law. It states that things will go wrong when Mr. Murphy is away, as in this formulation: Murphy's law Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything | Can We Go Wrong Can We Go Wrong Can We Go Wrong is the first solo EP by Hesta Prynn, formerly of the band Northern State. It was officially released on July 6, 2010, but was available weeks earlier through her own website and at her live concerts as the support act for Tegan and Sara. Even before the official release, the album received a positive review from "Time Out New York". In September 2010 Hesta Prynn released a video for the song "Can We Go Wrong". The video is a stop-motion video composed of 13,000 still images. The video was directed by NYC |
Sweet Polly Purebred is the girlfriend of what cartoon superhero? | Davey and Goliath 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoons. By 1963, Nancy Wible was now providing voices for female characters such as Davey's mother. Norma MacMillan (who also provided various cartoon-character voices such as that of Sweet Polly Purebred on "Underdog") could also be heard as the voice of numerous child and female characters. Davey's personality had become slightly tougher and, within a couple of episodes, rebellious. Overall, Davey's character remained good-natured. Davey himself was older, but the scope of the show itself involved no big changes. By 1963, production on Davey and Goliath wound down. In some episodes, in addition to a placard showing "The | Sweet Polly Oliver Sweet Polly Oliver Sweet Polly Oliver is an English broadside ballad (Roud #367), traceable from 1840 or earlier. It is also known as "Pretty Polly Oliver" and has several variant sets of lyrics, set to a single anonymous melody. It is one of the best known of a number of folk songs describing women disguising themselves as men to join the army to be with their lovers. Thomas Root wrote a symphonic band arrangement and Benjamin Britten wrote an arrangement for voice and piano. The main theme of Terry Pratchett’s book, Monstrous Regiment, in which a young woman named Polly, |
Muhammed Ali described his unorthodox fighting style as "float like a butterfly" then what? | Muhammad Ali a heavyweight, epitomized by his catchphrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Never an overpowering puncher, Ali relied early in his career on his superior hand speed, superb reflexes and constant movement, dancing and circling opponents for most of the fight, holding his hands low and lashing out with a quick, cutting left jab that he threw from unpredictable angles. His footwork was so strong that it was extremely difficult for opponents to cut down the ring and corner Ali against the ropes. He was also able to quickly dodge punches with his head movement and footwork. One | Like-A-Butterfly take the lead approaching the last fence and winning by one and three quarter lengths from See You Sometime and the favourite L'Ami. Like-A-Butterfly was retired from racing to become a broodmare for J. P. McManus's stud. She produced five foals: Like-A-Butterfly died in February 2013 after contracting colic following the birth to her last foal. Roche said "I've never trained one better than her. She was a bit special". Like-A-Butterfly Like-A-Butterfly (19 April 1994 – 7 February 2013) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who competed in National Hunt racing. Although she did not begin competing in public |
We all knew him as Radar, but was the actual first name of the pride of Ottumwa, Iowa, Corporal O'Reilly on the TV series MASH? | Gary Burghoff Gary Burghoff Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is an American actor, known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film "MASH", as well as the TV series. He was also a regular on the hit TV game show Match Game during a period from 1974 - 1975 (beginning at episode 331), standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly for 140 episodes, who was in New York doing a Broadway play. Burghoff was born in Bristol, Connecticut and later moved to Delavan, | St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1954 and the school was renamed Walsh. In 1970 the Catholic people of Ottumwa voted to close Walsh, along with all the parish grade schools in Ottumwa. There was an attempt to raise money to save the schools, but the campaign came up short. In 1975 a new grade school, supported by all three Ottumwa parishes, was opened and named Seton. Classes were held in the St. Mary’s and St. Patrick’s school buildings. St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Ottumwa, Iowa) St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Davenport. The church building |
What position/title comes between apprentice and master craftsman/master tradesman? | Master craftsman not an academic degree and thus not directly comparable. Master craftsman A master craftsman or master tradesman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. In the European guild system, only masters and journeymen were allowed to be members of the guild. An aspiring master would have to pass through the career chain from apprentice to journeyman before he could be elected to become a master craftsman. He would then have to produce a sum of money and a masterpiece before he could actually join the guild. If the masterpiece was not accepted by the masters, | Master Craftsman Studio Master Craftsman Studio The Master Craftsman Studio describes the physical facility of the Florida State University Master Craftsman Program . The program is part of the university's curriculum. The program was the first of its kind in the United States . It entails faculty, staff, and students that create, design, and fabricate sculptures, statues, and other art forms which are placed permanently on the campus of Florida State University. The program started in 2000, under the direction of Florida State University President Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte. The Studio’s first Director was Robert Bischoff, who began the program in order to 'give |
Patented by it's inventor in 1916, what type of bed folds from the wall? | Bed designed for two people. While most beds are single mattresses on a fixed frame, there are other varieties, such as the murphy bed, which folds into a wall, the sofa bed, which folds out of a sofa, and the bunk bed, which provides two mattresses on two tiers. Temporary beds include the inflatable air mattress and the folding camp cot. Some beds contain neither a padded mattress nor a bed frame, such as the hammock, which is considered one of the most comfortable places to rest while swaying side to side. Some beds are made especially for animals. Beds may | William Church (inventor) William Church (inventor) William Church (circa 1778–1863) was an American inventor who patented a typesetting machine in 1822, generally considered the first. While living in Boston, he patented the Church Typesetting Machine in England, consisting of a keyboard on which each key released a piece of type of the corresponding letter stored in channels in a magazine. At some time after this, he moved to Bordesley Green near Birmingham in England, presumably to promote his patent. He was a prolific inventor, taking out numerous patents for methods of button making, nail making, metal working, smelting iron, spinning and other branches |
What is the common name for a poker hand that consists of all the cards in your hand being of the same suit, not in rank order? | Non-standard poker hand poker hands are in "italics"): Some poker games are played with a deck that has been stripped of certain cards, usually low-ranking ones. For example, the Australian game of Manila uses a 32-card deck in which all cards below the rank of 7 are removed, and Mexican Stud removes the 8s, 9s, and 10s. In both of these games, a flush ranks above a full house, because having fewer cards of each suit available makes full houses more common. "Cats" (or "tigers") and "dogs" are types of no-pair hands defined by their highest and lowest cards. The remaining three cards | Lowball (poker) prevent a hand from being low. You win by simply having the five lowest cards. Deuce-to seven lowball gets its name because the best hand at that form is 7-5-4-3-2 (not of the same suit). Ace-to-five low is the most common method for evaluating low hands in poker, nearly universal in U.S. casinos, especially in high-low split games. As in all low hand games, pairs count against the player. That is, any hand with no pair defeats any hand with a pair; one pair hands defeat two pair or three of a kind, etc. No-pair hands are compared starting with |
The mechanism of using 2 flags held in different positions to communicate between ships at sea is called what? | Optical communication objects or arms; it is read when they are in a fixed position. Semaphores were adopted and widely used (with hand-held flags replacing the mechanical arms of shutter semaphores) in the maritime world in the 19th century. They are still used during underway replenishment at sea and are acceptable for emergency communication in daylight or, using lighted wands instead of flags, at night. The newer flag semaphore system uses two short poles with square flags, which a signaler holds in different positions to convey letters of the alphabet and numbers. The transmitter holds one pole in each hand, and extends | What we've got here is failure to communicate What we've got here is failure to communicate The phrase "What we've got here is failure to communicate" is a quotation from the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke", spoken in the movie first by Strother Martin (as the Captain, a prison warden) and, later, paraphrased by Paul Newman (as Luke, a stubborn prisoner). The context of the first delivery of the line is: The Captain's line is often misquoted as "What we "have" here is "a" failure to communicate". This is actually a quote by Zero Mostel in the 1969 comedy movie The Great Bank Robbery. Towards the end of |
'Let your fingers do the walking' is the advertising slogan for what company? | Yellow pages to use it. Throughout the 1970s, many cities ran television ads showing a disembodied hand "walking" across an open copy of the Yellow Pages, with the slogan "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking." The Bell System later applied for a trademark on the logo but had their trademark denied on the grounds that it "had become a generic indicator of the yellow pages without regard to any particular source." Shortly thereafter, Bell began using a trademarkable logo with a lightbulb instead of the walking fingers, but returned to the walking fingers two years later. In some countries, the familiar "walking | I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking hitting the top 40 with "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes". Less than eighteen months after this single's release, the Supremes officially disbanded. I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" is a disco-styled soul single composed by the Holland brothers Eddie and Brian, members of the former Holland–Dozier–Holland team and was released as a single by Motown vocal group The Supremes in 1976 on the Motown label. It was the first single since "Your Heart Belongs to Me" in 1962 to feature four Supremes. It is also notable for |
What famous John Steinbeck novel featured the travels of Tom Joad? | The Ghost of Tom Joad (song) The Ghost of Tom Joad (song) "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a folk rock song written by Bruce Springsteen. It is the title track to his eleventh studio album, released in 1995. The character Tom Joad, from John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel "The Grapes of Wrath", is mentioned in the title and narrative. Originally a quiet folk song, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" has also been recorded by Rage Against the Machine and Junip. Springsteen himself has performed the song in a variety of arrangements, including with the E Street Band, and a live recording featuring Rage Against the | The Ghost of Tom Joad (song) Joad" in their concerts, in an arrangement very similar to Rage Against the Machine's. Indeed, in introductions they have identified the song as Rage's, and have played it as a tribute to the band's having (at that time) broken up. Modern Irish traditional band Solas covered the song in their February 2010 release "The Turning Tide". English folk rock band Mumford & Sons performed the song at "A Salute To Steinbeck" in Monterey, California on August 24, 2012. The band have been vocal about Steinbeck's influence on their songs and, in partnership with the John Steinbeck House and lead singer |
Into what body of water does the Nile River drain? | Nile about the availability of the future water resources of the Nile, it is possible that conflicts could arise between these countries relying on the Nile for their water supply, economic and social developments. In 1951, the American John Goddard together with two French explorers became the first to successfully navigate the entire Nile river from its source in Burundi at the potential headsprings of the Kagera River in Burundi to its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, a journey of approximately . Their 9-month journey is described in the book ‘Kayaks down the Nile’. The White Nile Expedition, led by South | Water politics in the Nile Basin in government-owned plants in the Nile Valley and Delta. Landholders pay for the installation of drains on a 20-year interest-free annual installments. Subsurface drainage has shown to improve soil conditions and crop yield. Educating farmers on the functioning of these subsurface drainages are needed to prevent a disruption of water supply to all connected fields. Since these drainages cannot be seen on the surface, if a farmer closes a drain to keep more water in his field it will prevent water from reaching users beyond. Somaliland takes part Nile river solutions agricultural lands are not charged for water, but are |
What is the name of Lisa's saxophone playing mentor with the Faberge egg addiction? | Lisa Gets the Blues Lisa Gets the Blues "Lisa Gets the Blues" is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 635th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 22, 2018. The episode was dedicated in memory of R. Lee Ermey who had guest starred twice on the show as Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap in the episodes "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman". He died on April 15, 2018. Beginning after part of the intro, Mr. Largo discourages Lisa from playing the saxophone on the account | The Big Egg Hunt The Big Egg Hunt The Big Egg Hunt, also known as the "Faberge Big Egg Hunt", was a 2012 charity fundraising campaign, in aid of Action for Children and Elephant Family, and sponsored by the jeweller Faberge. The two charities backed the largest ever Easter egg hunt, known as "The Big Egg Hunt", in London in the Spring of 2012. Around 200 artists, celebrities and designers created and painted metre high fibreglass eggs which were scattered across selected locations around London. Londoners had forty days from 21 February 2012 to locate the various giant eggs around the capital. The event |
What American writer, buried in Baltimore, had his gravesite mysteriously visited every January 19th, to receive | Baltimore Saturday Visiter Baltimore Saturday Visiter The Baltimore Saturday Visiter was a weekly periodical in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 19th century. It published some of the early work of Baltimore writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was established in 1832 by Charles Cloud and Lambert Wilmer, a friend of Poe. Popular at first, the "Visiter" later became abolitionist and in 1847 was absorbed by the abolitionist "National Era" of Washington D.C. Poe submitted to the "Visiter" six tales as entries to a contest sponsored by the publication. The newspaper promised a $50 prize for the best tale and a $25 prize for the best | What They Had family at a crossroads, with writer-director Elizabeth Chomko getting outstanding performances out of a talented cast." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". What They Had What They Had is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko, and starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 19, 2018 by Bleecker Street. When |
January 17 marks the anniversary of the opening of the First Gulf War, aka Operation Desert Storm, which happened in what year? | Media coverage of the Gulf War of ABC's "Nightline" criticized the administration's policies stating, "I'm not sure the public's interest is served by seeing what seems to have been such a painless war, when 50,000 to 100,000 people may have died on the other side." Media coverage of the Gulf War The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) and commonly referred to as the Gulf War, was a war waged by a United Nations-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion | Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War Czechoslovakia sent a force of 200 to take part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm as part of the Coalition of the Gulf War. This operation was the sole military operation carried out by Czechoslovakia during the democratic period prior to its breakup. It was also the first armed conflict Czechoslovak troops took part in since World War II. The unit deployed to Saudi Arabia specialized in chemical defense and decontamination, a major concern in the Gulf War due to Saddam Hussein's use of mustard and nerve agents in the Iran–Iraq War. Czechoslovak |
January 17, 1942 saw the birth of one Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Nicknamed The Louisville Lip, under what name did he achieve boxing immortality? | Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) Pennsylvania, who in 1878 was the financial agent in the United States of the Russian government. Herman Heaton Clay, a descendant of African-American slaves, named his son Cassius Marcellus Clay—who was born nine years after the death of the emancipationist in tribute to him. This Cassius Clay gave his own son the same name, Cassius M. Clay, Jr., a heavyweight champion boxer who gained international renown and changed his name to Muhammad Ali after his conversion to Islam. Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) Cassius Marcellus Clay (; October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall", was | Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) Cassius Marcellus Clay (; October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall", was a Kentucky planter, politician, and emancipationist who worked for the abolition of slavery. He freed the slaves that were handed down as his inheritance from his father. Those freed slaves were allowed to stay and were paid a wage. He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the United States minister to Russia during the American Civil War, and is credited with gaining Russian support for the Union. Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Green Clay, one of |
The 1933 ratification of the 20th Amendment moved the day of the inauguration of the President of the United States from March 4 to what date? | President of the United States first ballot. Pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment, the four-year term of office for both the president and vice president begins at noon on January 20. The first presidential and vice presidential terms to begin on this date, known as Inauguration Day, were the second terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner in 1937. Previously, Inauguration Day was on March 4. As a result of the date change, the first term (1933–37) of both men had been shortened by days. Before executing the powers of the office, a president is required to recite the presidential oath | First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Act, which provided a mechanism for reopening. He continued on for what became his First Hundred Days of the New Deal. First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt The first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1933. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President and John Nance Garner as Vice President. It was the last inauguration to be held on the constitutionally prescribed date of March 4; the 20th Amendment, ratified in January 1933, moved |
What SI unit of power, equivalent to one Joule per second, is named after a Scottish Inventor who was born on January 19, 1736? | Joule heating current. This led Joule to reject the caloric theory (at that time the dominant theory) in favor of the mechanical theory of heat (according to which heat is another form of energy). Resistive heating was independently studied by Heinrich Lenz in 1842. The SI unit of energy was subsequently named the joule and given the symbol "J". The commonly known unit of power, the watt, is equivalent to one joule per second. Joule heating is caused by interactions between charge carriers (usually electrons) and the body of the conductor (usually atomic ions). A voltage difference between two points of a | Joule-second Joule-second The joule-second (J s, or J∙s) is the mathematical product of an SI Derived Unit, the joule (J), and an SI Base Unit, the second (s). The joule-second describes the amount of action occurring in a physical system through a summation of energy (or heat, or work) over time. In mathematical terms, this summation of energy means that the quantity of energy becomes integrated over time to give a number - an answer to the question. In SI base units the joule-second becomes kilogram-meters squared-per second or kg∙m∙ s. Dimensional Analysis of the joule-second yields M L T. Note |
One of 110 recipients during the Spanish American war, which total bad-ass did President Bill Clinton award a posthumous Medal of Honor to on January 16, 2001? | Andrew Jackson Smith (Medal of Honor) the Army denied the nomination, citing a lack of official records documenting his case. Smith's commander at Honey Hill had not included an account of Smith's actions in the official battle report. It was not until January 16, 2001, 137 years after the Battle of Honey Hill, that Smith was recognized; President Bill Clinton presented the Medal of Honor to several of Smith's descendants during a ceremony at the White House on that day. Former President Theodore Roosevelt was also posthumously awarded the medal at the same ceremony, for his actions during the Spanish–American War. Smith's official Medal of Honor | George Watson (Medal of Honor) World War II. The award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 1997. During a ceremony conducted on January 13 of that year, President Bill Clinton bestowed the Medal of Honor on seven African-American veterans of World War II. Only one of the recipients, Vernon J. Baker, was still alive to receive his award in person. Watson's military awards include the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. Watson had no known next of kin, so his medals are displayed in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum in Fort |
Bowline, clove hitch, square, and sheepshank are all types of what? | Clove hitch Clove hitch The clove hitch is a type of knot. Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most important knots and is commonly referred to as a Double Hitch. A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object. It is most effectively used as a crossing knot. It can be used as a binding knot, but is not particularly secure in that role. A clove hitch made around the rope's own standing part is known as either two half-hitches or buntline hitch, depending on whether the turns of the clove hitch | Oil of clove Oil of clove Oil of clove, also known as clove oil, is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, "Syzygium aromaticum". It has the CAS number 8000-34-8. Clove is often found in the aromatherapy section of health food stores, and is used in the flavoring of some medicines. Madagascar and Indonesia are the main producers of clove oil. Clove oil has been promoted as having a wide range of health effects, but there is insufficient medical evidence to support general claims for its use as a therapeutic. There are three types of clove oil: Clove oil has been promoted |
Which state, the second to join the union, is known as the Keystone State? | USS Keystone State (1853) sidewheeler continued to operate along the Carolina coast supporting clean-up operations which snuffed out Southern resistance. She got underway on 13 March towing monitor to Hampton Roads, and arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 20 March. "Keystone State" decommissioned on 25 March and was sold at auction at Washington, D.C. on 15 September to M. O. Roberts. She was redocumented as SS "San Francisco" on 22 December, and operated in merchant service until 1879. USS Keystone State (1853) USS Keystone State was a wooden sidewheel steamer that served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. "Keystone State" was built | Response to the State of the Union address Union addresses, there have been five official responses to non–State of the Union speeches which were delivered soon after presidential inaugurations. Response to the State of the Union address The response to the State of the Union address is a rebuttal speech, often brief, delivered by a representative (or representatives) of the opposition party following a presidential State of the Union address. When the president is a Democrat, the rebuttal is given by a Republican, and vice versa. The practice began in 1966 when Republican U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois) and U.S. Representative Gerald Ford (Michigan) appeared on TV to |
John Schnatter is the founder and chairman of what pizza chain, the 3rd largest takeout and delivery pizza chain in the United States? | Papa John's Pizza Papa John's Pizza Papa John's Pizza is an American restaurant franchise company. It runs the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville. The Papa John's restaurant was founded in 1984 when "Papa" John Schnatter knocked out a broom closet in the back of his father's tavern, Mick's Lounge, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He then sold his 1971 Camaro Z28 to purchase US$1,600 worth of used pizza equipment and began selling pizzas to the tavern's customers out of the converted closet. His pizzas proved sufficiently popular that a year later | Pizza Haven (United States) Pizza Haven (United States) Pizza Haven was an American Seattle-based pizzeria and pizza delivery chain, known as dial-a-pizza, founded in 1958 and opening its first location in the University District, Seattle near the University of Washington. Pizza Haven was one of the first pizza companies to make deliveries. Restaurant employees used radio phones to relay orders to roving drivers who carried stacks of pizzas in warming ovens in the back of their jeeps and pickup trucks. Ron Bean, the original founder, and a series of partners grew Pizza Haven into a chain of 42 restaurants throughout the Pacific Northwest and |
The name for what alcohol translates from the Gaelic as "Water of life"? | Elixir of life spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:14) The Scots and the Irish adopted the name for their "liquid gold": the Gaelic name for whiskey is uisce beatha, or water of life. "Aab-i-Hayat" is Persian and means "water of life". "Chashma-i-Kausar" (not "hasma") is the "Fountain of Bounty", which Muslims believe to be located in Paradise. As for the Indian names, "Amrit Ras" means "immortality juice", "Maha Ras" means "great juice", and "Soma Ras" means "juice of Soma". Soma was a psychoactive drug, by which the poets of the Vedas received their visions, but the plant is no | Scottish Gaelic name mother called Kirsten. Scottish Gaelic name A formal Gaelic language name consists of a given name and a surname. First names are either native or nativized (i.e. borrowed and made to fit the Gaelic sound system). Surnames are generally patronymic, i.e. they refer to a historical ancestor. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is male (e.g. "MacDonald") or female (e.g. "MacDonald") though for some surnames the adjectival form of a name such as (adjectival form of MacDonald) can be used for both men and women. However, when used in the female form the first letter |
Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett, and Sabrina Duncan, along John Bosley were found on what late 1970s TV series? | John Bosley (Charlie's Angels) John Bosley (Charlie's Angels) John Bosley is a fictional character in the 1976-1981 television series "Charlie's Angels". He was portrayed by David Doyle. He, along with Kelly Garrett (actress Jaclyn Smith), is the only character to take part in every episode of the show's five-season run. The character of John Bosley also appeared - played by Bill Murray - in the 2000 "Charlie's Angels" film. In the sequel, "", comedian Bernie Mac plays John Bosley's brother Jimmy Bosley. In the 2011 television reboot, John Bosley is portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez. In early episodes, Bosley takes a playfully antagonistic role to | Charlie's Angels popular with viewers in another police television drama, "The Rookies". Jackson was initially cast as Kelly Garrett, but was more attracted to the role of Sabrina Duncan, and her request to switch roles was granted. Farrah Fawcett was next cast as Jill Munroe, but much like Jackson, did not audition for a role. She was offered a part by Spelling after he had viewed her performance in the 1976 film "Logan's Run". Jaclyn Smith was among the hundreds of actresses who auditioned for the role of Kelly Garrett. Despite liking Smith, Spelling and Goldberg were wary about hiring her because |
What is the largest, by area, province in Canada? | Province of Canada British colony of Upper Canada, while the southern portion of modern-day Quebec belonged to Lower Canada (along with Labrador until 1809, when Labrador was transferred to the colony of Newfoundland), which was also a British colony. Upper Canada was primarily English-speaking, whereas Lower Canada was primarily French-speaking. The Province of Canada was divided into two parts: Canada East and Canada West. Canada East was what became of the former colony of Lower Canada after being united into the Province of Canada. It became the province of Quebec after Confederation. Canada West was what became of the former colony of Upper | Land ownership in Canada the provincial governments, who hold all unclaimed land in their jurisdiction. Over 90% of the sprawling boreal forest of Canada is provincial Crown land. Provincial lands account for 60% of the area of the province of Alberta, 94% of the land in British Columbia, 95% of Newfoundland and Labrador, and 48% of New Brunswick. The largest single landowner in Canada by far, and by extension one of the world's largest, is the Government of Canada. The bulk of the federal government's lands are in the vast northern territories where Crown lands are vested in the federal, rather than territorial, government. |
According to Elvis Presley, what do you find at the end of Lonely Street? | Elvis Presley Enterprises Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1999 EPE purchased and redeveloped what became "The Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel". According to Sean O'Neal, "Elvis is a cultural icon today, but he didn't become that way simply because of his talent and good looks. There was money to be made ... so a company was founded to create this icon, and it has controlled his image ... " The author describes EPE as a "well-run marketing machine" that runs on tight regulation of Elvis's images and lawsuits, when necessary. EPE, for instance, "absolutely refuses to license | Lonely Man (Elvis Presley song) reached number 1. Both were certified Platinum by the RIAA, and also separately entered the top 3 in Hong Kong. Later the song "Lonely Man" was included on Presley's 1968 greatest hits album "Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4". The song was written by Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus. It was recorded by Elvis Presley during the soundtrack sessions for 20th Century Fox's motion picture "Wild in the Country", held November 7–8, 1960, at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood. Lonely Man (Elvis Presley song) "Lonely Man" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for |
What Shakespeare tragedy features the House of Capulet and the House of Montague, sworn enemies all? | Juliet Juliet Juliet Capulet is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with Romeo, a member of the House of Montague (with which the Capulets have a blood feud). The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself. One aspect of the story which now seems problematic is Juliet's age. As the story occurs, Juliet is approaching her fourteenth birthday. She was born on "Lammas Eve at night" (1 August), so Juliet's birthday is 31 July (1.3.19). Her birthday | The Tragedy of Arthur has] come across in many years because it so deeply engages questions that matter." The New York City-based theater troupe Guerilla Shakespeare Project produced a stage version of "The Tragedy of Arthur" in 2013 with Phillips' involvement. It opened to mixed reviews. The Tragedy of Arthur The Tragedy of Arthur is a 2011 novel by the American author Arthur Phillips. The narrative concerns the publication of a recently discovered Arthurian play attributed to William Shakespeare, which the main narrator, "Arthur Phillips", believes to be a forgery produced by his father. It was published by Random House. The book takes the |
What month is: Native American Heritage Month, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, COPD Awareness month, National Novel Writing Month, Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, American Diabetes Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Awareness Month, and National Pomegranate Month? | Native American Indian Heritage Month provide educational programs for their employees regarding Native American history, rights, culture and contemporary issues, to better assist them in their jobs and for overall awareness. On October 31, 2013, President Barack Obama made a Presidential proclamation that November 2013 as "Native American Heritage Month". On October 31, 2017, President Donald Trump proclaimed November 2017 as "Native American Heritage Month". A Cherokee American Indian, J.C. Elliott-High Eagle, authored (S.J. Res. 209) for American Indian Awareness Week, October 10 - 16, 1976, signed by President Gerald R. Ford . This became the first official week of national recognition for the American | National Colon Cancer Awareness Month National Colon Cancer Awareness Month National Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an annual celebration observed in the United States during the month of March, to increase awareness of colorectal cancer. In the United States it is organized by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance." National Colon Cancer Awareness Month (or National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month) in the United States was first established via Presidential Proclamation, signed by William Jefferson Clinton on February 29, 2000. A National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month proclamation was issued by President Barack Obama for three years between 2014-2016. The manner of celebration for national colon cancer awareness month |
The steps for what ballroom dance are: Basic forward, Basic backward, Rock left turn, Forward progressive, and Promenade? | Telemark (waltz) turn, hesitation change, or forward lock. Leader (man) Follower (woman) Open Telemark can lead to an open natural turn, chassé from promenade position, cross hesitation, wing, and left whisk from promenade position. Leader (man) Follower (woman) Telemark (waltz) The Telemark is a ballroom dance step; in waltz competition, it is in the Silver syllabus. Telemarks are reverse turns where the follower does a heel turn as the leader travels around her. There are similar Telemarks in foxtrot and quickstep. The term "Telemark" is a term borrowed from skiing, in which a turn is generated by a forward leg motion. The | Whisk (ballroom dance) Whisk (ballroom dance) The whisk is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz or Viennese waltz. It is one of several ways to get into promenade position and is used to turn dancers around corners or change their direction on the dance floor. It is often performed after a complete reverse turn. The basic whisk is only three steps. As in most waltz steps, the body rises on the second beat and lowers on the third. Leader (man) Follower (woman) The back whisk is a variation on the basic whisk. It is very similar to the basic whisk except |
Which Sesame Street character calls a trash can him home? | Trash Gordon Trash Gordon Trash Gordon is the name of a fictitious character on the long-running PBS children's television show "Sesame Street". Played by Roscoe Orman, who also plays the character of Gordon on the show, Trash Gordon is a parody version of the science fiction hero Flash Gordon. Trash Gordon also lends his name to a recurring segment on "Sesame Street", "The Adventures of Trash Gordon." Within the context of "Sesame Street", Trash Gordon is a character in a science fiction adventure book which Oscar the Grouch reads to his pet worm Slimey to help him fall sleep at the end | Trash Gordon of every episode from Season 35 until Season 37. Trash is portrayed as an intergalactic traveler who encounters odd creatures on each planet he visits. In each adventure Trash Gordon escapes peril with nonviolent and improvisational solutions, thanks to his quick thinking; for instance, when a living pile of rotten bananas confronts Trash, it is soon chased away by an "Intergalactical Monkey" he happens to have with him. Trash Gordon Trash Gordon is the name of a fictitious character on the long-running PBS children's television show "Sesame Street". Played by Roscoe Orman, who also plays the character of Gordon on |
What is the metric unit prefix for 1000? | Metric prefix where 'MMbbl' is the symbol for 'millions of barrels'. This usage of the capital letter M for 'thousand' is from Roman numerals, in which M means 1,000. In some fields of information technology, it has been common to designate non-decimal multiples based on powers of 1024, rather than 1000, for some SI prefixes (kilo, mega, giga), contrary to the definitions in the International System of Units (SI). This practice was once sanctioned by some industry associations, including JEDEC. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standardized the system of binary prefixes (kibi, mebi, gibi, etc.) for this purpose. Metric prefix A metric | Metric prefix Metric prefix A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or fraction of the unit. While all metric prefixes in common use today are decadic, historically there have been a number of binary metric prefixes as well. Each prefix has a unique symbol that is prepended to the unit symbol. The prefix "kilo-", for example, may be added to "gram" to indicate "multiplication" by one thousand: one kilogram is equal to one thousand grams. The prefix "milli-", likewise, may be added to "metre" to indicate "division" by one thousand; one |
With over a billion adherents worldwide, what Asian country is home to the largest Hindu population? | Hinduism by country Hinduism by country Hinduism has over 1.1 billion adherents worldwide (15–16% of world's population) with the majority living in India and Nepal. Along with Christianity (31.5%), Islam (23.2%) and Buddhism (7.1%), Hinduism is one of the four major religions of the world by percentage of population. India,Nepal and Mauritius are three Hindu majority countries. Most Hindus are found in Asian countries. The countries with more than 500,000 Hindu residents and citizens include (in decreasing order) – India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia (especially in Bali- 84% Hindu), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Mauritius, the Caribbean | Hinduism by country and as identified. These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Hindu in a region (Hindus in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Hindu percentage compared to the total Hindu population of the world (Hindus in the region * 100/total Hindu population of the world). "(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East)." Hinduism by country Hinduism has over 1.1 billion adherents worldwide (15–16% of world's population) with the majority |
The Palmer Cup, Lexus Cup, Solheim Cup, and Ryder Cup are all events in what sport? | Solheim Cup Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation. The inaugural Cup was held in 1990, and the event was staged in even number years until 2002, alternating years with the Ryder Cup (the equivalent men's event). As part of the general reshuffling of team golf events after the one-year postponement of the 2001 Ryder Cup following the September 11 attacks, the Solheim Cup switched to odd | 2007 Lexus Cup events of the Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), and Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), each team was made up of twelve players. Asia International "7 December 2007" Day one saw six foursome matches with each team putting two golfers on the course for each match, with the pairs playing alternate shots. Team Asia took a commanding lead in the Lexus Cup, winning all six matches. Only one of the six matches—Sarah Lee and Meena Lee vs. Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale went to 18 holes. |
Who "stuck a feather in his hat and called it Macaroni"? | Macaroni (fashion) stupid head, I shall be laughed at over the whole town. I shall be stuck up in caricatura in all the print-shops. The Dullissimo Maccaroni. To mistake this house of all others for an inn, and my father's old friend for an innkeeper!" The song "Yankee Doodle" from the time of the American Revolutionary War mentions a man who "stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni." Dr. Richard Shuckburgh was a British surgeon and also the author of the song's lyrics; the joke which he was making was that the Yankees were naive enough to believe that | Macaroni (fashion) a feather in the hat was a sufficient mark of a macaroni. Whether or not these were alternative lyrics sung in the British army, they were enthusiastically taken up by the Yankees themselves. Macaroni (fashion) A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni) in mid-18th-century England was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner. The term pejoratively referred to a man who "exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion" Young men who had been to Italy on the Grand Tour had developed a taste for "maccaroni", a type of pasta little known in England then, and |
What radio host are dittoheads fans of? | Bob Grant (radio host) 16th greatest radio talk show host of all time. On March 28, 2007 Bob Grant was nominated for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Radio & Records had planned to issue a Lifetime Achievement Award to Grant during its annual convention in March 2008; however, the nomination was revoked in January 2008 for "past comments by him that contradict our values and the respect we have for all members of our community." Several talk radio hosts have spoken out against the decision; Neal Boortz has stated: Sean Hannity, Opie and Anthony, comedian Jim Norton, Lars Larson, Rush Limbaugh, | Jim Packard (radio host) Jim Packard (radio host) L. James "Jim" Packard (August 15, 1942 – June 18, 2012) was an American radio producer and host, best known for being part of Wisconsin Public Radio. After working in commercial radio for 16 years at radio networks such as WGN, he joined Wisconsin Public Radio, where he was often heard between shows and producing for "Conversations with Larry Meiller". Jim worked with Michael Feldman to produce "Whad'Ya Know?" and was often seen as the brains of the operation. He often wore a baseball cap with attached webcam, known by fans as "Jim Cam." On the |
Sunday saw the 67th showing of the Golden Globes Awards, hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais. What group is responsible for hosting the booze fest, err, awards ceremony? | 73rd Golden Globe Awards Ricky Gervais hosted the show for the fourth time. "Mozart in the Jungle", "Mr. Robot", "The Martian", "The Revenant", and "Steve Jobs" were among the films and television shows that received multiple awards. These are the nominees for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list. The following 16 films received multiple nominations: The following 3 films received multiple wins: The following 13 series received multiple nominations: The following 2 series received multiple wins: The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the following presenters: The show received mixed to negative reviews, with the critics panning host | 67th Golden Globe Awards 67th Golden Globe Awards The 67th Golden Globe Awards was telecasted live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 17, 2010 by NBC, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PST) and 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM (EST) (1:00 – 4:00; Monday, January 18 UTC). The ceremonies were hosted by Ricky Gervais, and were broadcast live for the first time. Nominations were announced on December 15, 2009. Among films, "Up in the Air" led with six nominations, followed by "Nine" with five and "Avatar" and "Inglourious Basterds" with four each. Matt Damon, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, |
Located in St. Louis, what is the tallest monument in the United States, at a height of 630 feet? | Midwestern United States of thousands of black citizens from the Great Migration and the Second Great Migration. The Gateway Arch monument in St. Louis, clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a flattened catenary arch, is the tallest man-made monument in the United States, and the world's tallest arch. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it is the centerpiece of the Gateway Arch National Park, which was known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial until 2018, and has become an internationally famous symbol of St. Louis and the Midwest. As the Midwest opened up | One City Center (St. Louis) One City Center (St. Louis) One City Center (also called 600 Washington, St. Louis Centre, and sometimes spelled One City Centre) is an office tower complex and former shopping mall in St. Louis, Missouri. The 25-story office tower is the ninth-tallest habitable building in St. Louis at a height of . The mall was four stories with a green, white, and glass façade. When the mall opened in 1985, St. Louis Centre was the largest urban shopping mall in the United States, with over 150 stores with 20 restaurants in . The $95 million complex was originally to be developed |
What unit of measurement was originally defined as “one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole along Paris Meridian” but is now the “distance travelled by light in free space in 1299,792,458 of a second”? | Paris meridian extrapolated from this measurement the distance from the North Pole to the Equator which was 5 130 740 toises. As the metre had to be equal to one ten-million of this distance, it was defined as 0,513074 toises or 443,2936 lignes of the Toise of Peru (see below). In the early 19th century, the Paris meridian's arc was recalculated with greater precision between Shetland and the Balearic Islands by the astronomer François Arago, whose name now appears on the plaques or medallions tracing the route of the meridian through Paris (see below). Biot and Arago published their work as a | History of the metre favored the "seconds pendulum" (a pendulum with a half-period of one second), but this was rejected when it was discovered that it varied from place to place with local gravity. A new unit of length, the "metre" was introduced - defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. For practical purposes however, the standard metre was made available in the form of a platinum bar held in Paris. This in turn was replaced in 1889 by thirty platinum-iridium bars kept across the globe. However, using such physical objects as the standard had been something |
Which PGA golfer, considered one of the best of all times, was nicknamed "The Golden Bear"? | Order of the Golden Bear was founded, student membership was limited to undergraduate senior men at Berkeley. However, in 1972 this restriction was lifted and all students, not just men, with at least sophomore standing, including graduate and professional school students, have been eligible for fellowship. Order of the Golden Bear The Order of the Golden Bear is a fellowship of UC Berkeley students, faculty, and alumni who are committed to serving and bettering the University of California. Founded in 1900, The Order of the Golden Bear is a group that loves the University and its traditions and is dedicated to ensuring its continued prosperity | It Was the Best of Times selections from Supertramp's career to that point, still eschewing their first two LPs, without really adding anything to the portrait painted by the slimmer edition." All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, except where noted. It Was the Best of Times It Was the Best of Times is the third live album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1999. The album title makes use of the opening line from "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. "It Was the Best of Times" was recorded in September 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, |
According to the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, on what date are the president and vice president begin their terms? | Vice President of the United States (Martin Van Buren's running mate) was elected the nation's ninth vice president over Francis Granger. Pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment, the vice president's term of office begins at noon on January 20, as does the president's. The first presidential and vice presidential terms to begin on this date, known as Inauguration Day, were the second terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner in 1937. Previously, Inauguration Day was on March 4. As a result of the date change, the first term (1933–37) of both men had been shortened by days. Also in 1937, the Vice | Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on January 23, 1933, Section 1 shortened the terms of representatives elected to the 73rd Congress (1933–35), as well as those of senators elected for terms ending in 1935, 1937, and 1939, by days. Section 5 also resulted in the 73rd Congress not being required to meet until January 3, 1934. The first Congress to open its first session on the new date was the 74th Congress in 1935. The first presidential and vice presidential terms to begin on the date appointed by the Twentieth Amendment were the second terms of President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner, on |
January 18, 1778 saw explorer Captain James Cook make landfall at the islands he dubbed The Sandwich Islands. By what name do we know them today? | Hawaiian Islands the Earth's mantle. The islands are about from the nearest continent. Captain James Cook visited the islands on January 18, 1778 and named them the "Sandwich Islands" in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was one of his sponsors as the First Lord of the Admiralty. This name was in use until the 1840s, when the local name "Hawaii" gradually began to take precedence. The Hawaiian Islands have a total land area of . Except for Midway, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States, these islands and islets are administered as Hawaii—the 50th state of | James Cook dropping Omai at Tahiti, Cook travelled north and in 1778 became the first European to begin formal contact with the Hawaiian Islands. After his initial landfall in January 1778 at Waimea harbour, Kauai, Cook named the archipelago the "Sandwich Islands" after the fourth Earl of Sandwich—the acting First Lord of the Admiralty. From the Sandwich Islands, Cook sailed north and then northeast to explore the west coast of North America north of the Spanish settlements in Alta California. He made landfall on the Oregon coast at approximately 44°30′ north latitude, naming his landing point Cape Foulweather. Bad weather forced his |
Scheduled to do it's flyby on July 14, 2015, the NASA launched probe New Horizons was launched on January 19, 2006 to do explore what heavenly body? | NASA (Mars 2020 and InSight) and Saturn and studies of the Earth and the Sun. Other active spacecraft missions are "Juno" for Jupiter, "New Horizons" (for Jupiter, Pluto, and beyond), and "Dawn" for the asteroid belt. NASA continued to support "in situ" exploration beyond the asteroid belt, including Pioneer and Voyager traverses into the unexplored trans-Pluto region, and Gas Giant orbiters "Galileo" (1989–2003), "Cassini" (1997–2017), and "Juno" (2011–). The "New Horizons" mission to Pluto was launched in 2006 and successfully performed a flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015. The probe received a gravity assist from Jupiter in February 2007, examining | New Horizons leave the Solar System. On January 19, 2006, "New Horizons" was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar escape trajectory with a speed of about . At launch, it was the fastest probe ever launched from Earth, but was beaten by the Parker Solar Probe on 12 August 2018. After a brief encounter with asteroid 132524 APL, "New Horizons" proceeded to Jupiter, making its closest approach on February 28, 2007, at a distance of . The Jupiter flyby provided a gravity assist that increased "New Horizons" speed; the flyby also enabled |
Who pondered The Road Ahead and advocated Business at the Speed of Thought? | Business @ the Speed of Thought make a difference in day-to-day business. Business @ the Speed of Thought Business @ the Speed of Thought is a book written by Bill Gates and Collins Hemingway in 1999. It discusses how business and technology are integrated, and explains how digital infrastructures and information networks can help someone get an edge on the competition. Gates asserts cyberspace and industry can no longer be separate entities, and that businesses must change to succeed in the Information Age. Though the book is not a technology handbook it gives insights on how to integrate business process with technology. It explains how advances | Travelin' at the Speed of Thought single. "Travelin' at the Speed of Thought" peaked at #6 on the R&B chart and reached #27 on the pop chart. "Travelin' at the Speed of Thought" is the first O'Jays album to feature vocals from Sammy Strain, who in 1976 had been brought into the group as the replacement for the then-terminally ill William Powell. Powell's death from cancer in May 1977 coincided with the release of the album. In 2004, "Travelin' at the Speed of Thought" was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with The O'Jays' previous album "Message in the Music". All |
“There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s” what? | Mastercard loaded onto the card, funds are used from other currencies. Mastercard's current advertising campaign tagline is ""Priceless"". The slogan associated with the campaign is "There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mastercard." The Priceless campaign in more recent iterations has been applicable to both Mastercard's credit card and debit card products. They also use the "Priceless" description to promote products such as their "priceless travel" site which features deals and offers for Mastercard holders, and "priceless cities", offers for people in specified locations. The first of these "Priceless" ads was run during the 1997 World Series | What Else Is There? What Else Is There? "What Else Is There?" is the third single from the Norwegian duo Röyksopp's second album "The Understanding". It features the vocals of Karin Dreijer from the Swedish electronica duo The Knife. The album was released in the UK with the help of Astralwerks. The single was used in an O2 television advertisement in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia during 2008. It was also used in the 2006 film "Cashback" and the 2007 film, "Meet Bill". Trentemøller's remix of "What Else is There?" was featured in an episode of the HBO show "Entourage". The song was |
Frontier legend William H. Bonney, ultimately killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett, gained notoriety under what pseudonym? | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid many critics hailing it as a mistreated classic and one of the era's best films. It is ranked 126th on "Empire" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". In 1881 in Old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, William H. Bonney, known as Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson), is passing the time with friends shooting chickens for fun. An old friend of Billy's, Pat Garrett (James Coburn), rides into town with Deputy Sheriff J. W. Bell (Matt Clark) and joins the diversion. Later, over drinks, Garrett informs Billy that the electorate want him out of the country, and that | Billy the Kid County War. In April 1878, the Regulators killed three men, including Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady and one of his deputies. Bonney and two other Regulators were later charged with killing all three men. Bonney's notoriety grew in December 1880 when the "Las Vegas Gazette" in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and "The Sun" in New York City carried stories about his crimes. Sheriff Pat Garrett captured Bonney later that month. In April 1881, Bonney was tried and convicted of the murder of Brady, and was sentenced to hang in May of that year. He escaped from jail on April |
Before being overthrown by Zeus and the Olympians, what race of powerful deities ruled the Greek world during the legendary Golden Age? | The Fall of the Titans on Mount Othrys, the Titans most famously included the first twelve children of Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky). They ruled during the legendary Golden Age, and also comprised the first pantheon of Greek deities. Just as the Titan Cronus overthrew his father Uranus, the Titans were overthrown by Cronus's children (Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera and Demeter), the core Olympian deities, in the Titanomachy (or "War of the Titans"), at the end of which they were imprisoned in Tartarus, a Greek version of Hell. Their arrival there is depicted in the painting. The painting was bought by King | Twelve Olympians Twelve Olympians In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. They were called 'Olympians' because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount Olympus. Although Hades was a major ancient Greek god, and was the brother of the first generation of Olympians (Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia), he resided in the underworld, far from Olympus, and thus was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians. Besides the twelve Olympians, |
Of the 4 types of Treasury Securities issued, Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, Treasury Bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which one has the shortest maturation date of only a year? | United States Treasury security United States Treasury security A United States Treasury security is an IOU from the US Government. It is a government debt instrument issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as an alternative to taxation. Treasury securities are often referred to simply as Treasuries. Since 2012 the management of government debt has been arranged by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, succeeding the Bureau of the Public Debt. There are four types of marketable treasury securities: Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). There are also several types of non-marketable | Treasury services Treasury services Treasury services is a function of an investment bank which provides transaction, investment, and information services for chief financial officers or treasurers. Treasury services concentrates and invests client money, and provides trade finance and logistics solutions as well as safeguards, values, clears and services securities and portfolios for investors and broker-dealers. Treasury Services is a transaction intensive and system intensive business. This is a source of risk free fees income for the banks. The key offerings under Treasury Services include: Helping the client with products and solutions for receiving/collecting money for business deals/sales/service provided from its business partners, |
If young female horses are called fillies, what are young male horses called? | Filly Filly A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: Fillies are sexually mature by two and are sometimes bred at that age, but generally, they should not be bred until they themselves have stopped growing, usually by four or five. Some fillies may exhibit estrus as yearlings. The equivalent term for a male is a colt. When horses of either sex are less than one year, they are referred to as foals. Horses of either sex between one and two years old may be called yearlings. | Young Man Afraid Of His Horses Young Man Afraid Of His Horses Young-Man-Afraid-Of-His-Horses [Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi] (1836 – July 13, 1893), also translated as "His-Horses-Are-Afraid" and They-Fear-Even-His-Horses, was a chief of the Oglala Sioux. Commonly misinterpreted, his name means They fear his horse or His horse is feared, meaning that the bearer of the name was so feared in battle that even the sight of his horse would inspire fear. He is known for his participation in Red Cloud's War, as a negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre, and for serving on delegations to Washington, D.C. The latter 19th-century Oglala Lakota leader known |
If adult female sheep are called ewes and castrated adult males are wethers, what are the uncastrated male sheep called? | Non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals behaviour is found in 6–10% of rams (sheep) and associated with variations in cerebral mass distribution and chemical activity. Approximately eight percent of [male] rams exhibit sexual preferences [that is, even when given a choice] for male partners (male-oriented rams) in contrast to most rams, which prefer female partners (female-oriented rams). We identified a cell group within the medial preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus of age-matched adult sheep that was significantly larger in adult rams than in ewes ... Male bighorn sheep are divisible into two kinds: the typical males among whom homosexual behaviour, including intercourse, is common and "effeminate sheep", or | Sheep Sheep Domestic sheep ("Ovis aries") are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus "Ovis", in everyday usage it almost always refers to "Ovis aries". Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a "ewe" (), an intact male as a "ram" or occasionally a "tup", a castrated male as a "wether", and a younger sheep as a "lamb". Sheep are |
January 16 saw the passing of Glen Bell, at the age of 86, founder of what major fast food chain? | Glen Bell Glen Bell Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Taco Bell chain of restaurants. Born in Lynwood, California, Glen Bell attended and graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Bell left the military in 1946 and started his first hot dog stand, called Bell's Drive-In, in San Bernardino in 1948. In 1952, he sold the hot dog stand and built a second stand that sold hot dogs and hamburgers. Shortly thereafter, he started selling tacos at a | Glen Bell tourist railroad at Tuolumne, California. He was a life-long railway enthusiast. This gauge railroad used the lower section of the track and several steam locomotives of the West Side Lumber Company railway. The operation also offered boat rides on the old mill pond and RV parking. It closed in the early 1980s after failing to attract enough visitors. Bell died from a heart attack on January 16, 2010, at age 86 in Rancho Santa Fe, California. He was survived by his wife Martha, four sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, and three sisters. Glen Bell Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, |
Name the terrorist group that invaded the Munich Olympic Village in 1972. | Summer Olympic Games Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia and the controversial decision by the judges on the Balance Beam and Floor, turned her head down and away from the Soviet flag whilst the anthem played during the medal ceremony. She returned home as a heroine of the Czechoslovak people, but was made an outcast by the Soviet dominated government. Politics again intervened at Munich in 1972, with lethal consequences. A Palestinian terrorist group named Black September invaded the Olympic village and broke into the apartment of the Israeli delegation. They killed two Israelis and held 9 others as hostages. The terrorists demanded that Israel | Olympic Village, Munich turned into a small riot, leading to heavy vandalism and the destruction of two houses by a set fire. In the night, 150 police officers were sent to control the situation. Olympic Village, Munich The Olympic Village (German: "Olympisches Dorf") was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and was used to house the athletes during the games. The Munich massacre took place in one of its apartment blocks, Connollystraße 31; the street was named for an Irish-American participant in the 1896 Olympics. Since 1973 the former male section is now another neighborhood, and the female area is |
Still in operation 7 years later, January 25, 2004 saw the Opportunity Rover land on what planet? | Opportunity (rover) Opportunity (rover) Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin "Spirit" (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. With a planned 90 sol duration of activity (slightly more than 90 earth days), "Spirit" functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while "Opportunity" was active as of June 10, 2018 when a dust storm | Land Rover Defender differential lock, then later in conjunction with a high strength "Santana" five-speed transmission. This period saw Land Rover market the utility Land Rover as a private recreational vehicle. While the basic pick-up, 4x4 and van versions were still working vehicles, the County 4x4s were sold as multi-purpose family vehicles, featuring improved interior trim and more comfortable seats. This change was reflected in Land Rover starting what had long been common practice in the car industry — detail changes and improvements to the County model from year to year in order to attract new buyers and to encourage existing owners to |
An Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, Johnny Carson, who died on Jan 23, 2005, hosted what NBC show from 1962 to 1992? | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is an American talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the "Tonight Show" franchise from October 1, 1962 through May 22, 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first decade, Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" was based at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, with some episodes recorded at NBC-TV's West Coast studios in Burbank, California; on May 1, 1972, the show moved to Burbank as its main venue and remained there exclusively after May 1973 until Carson's retirement. In 2002, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" | The Johnny Carson Show The Johnny Carson Show The Johnny Carson Show is a 1955–56 half-hour prime time television variety show starring Johnny Carson. While working as a staff writer on "The Red Skelton Show", local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program "The Johnny Carson Show", a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. It aired on Thursday nights at 10pm ET. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the |
Which space shuttle, the second to be put in service, was lost on January 28, 1986 as the result of a faulty o-ring, 73 seconds after launch? | Space Shuttle Shuttle orbiter fleet. Sources: NASA launch manifest, NASA Space Shuttle archive On January 28, 1986, "Challenger" disintegrated 73 seconds after launch due to the failure of the right SRB, killing all seven astronauts on board. The disaster was caused by low-temperature impairment of an O-ring, a mission critical seal used between segments of the SRB casing. Failure of the O-ring allowed hot combustion gases to escape from between the booster sections and burn through the adjacent external tank, causing it to explode. Repeated warnings from design engineers voicing concerns about the lack of evidence of the O-rings' safety when the | Space Shuttle Columbia and ended in disaster 73 seconds after launch. In the aftermath NASA's shuttle timetable was disrupted, and "Columbia" was not flown again until 1989 (on STS-28), after which it resumed normal service as part of the shuttle fleet. STS-93, launched on July 23, 1999, was the first U.S. space mission with a female commander, Lt. Col. Eileen Collins. This mission deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory. "Columbia"'s final successful mission was STS-109, the fourth servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. Its next mission, STS-107, culminated in the orbiter's loss when it disintegrated during reentry, killing all seven of its crew. |
Debuting in 1980, what animated character encouraged kids to take a bite out of crime? | McGruff the Crime Dog down, but the advertisements had already been distributed to the media and were set to run. In November 1979, the dog was introduced at a press Conference in New York City with his slogan "Take a bite out of crime." 8 months later in July 1980, a nationwide contest to name the dog was concluded. "McGruff the Crime Dog" was selected as the winner with "Shurlocked Homes" as the runner-up. The winning name was submitted by Officer John Isbell of the New Orleans Police Department. McGruff was the first Ad Council campaign to be independently evaluated. Garrett O'Keefe of the | What Animated Women Want What Animated Women Want "What Animated Women Want" is the seventeenth episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons", and the 525th episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14, 2013. The name is a take on that of the film "What Women Want". Homer and Marge have a lunch date at an up-market sushi restaurant. Marge is excited at the opportunity to have 'grown up people' conversations as the kids are not with them, but Homer is only interested in eating. Enraged, Marge storms out of the restaurant. A worried Homer |
What type of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish? | Vulnerable dog breeds of the United Kingdom newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012. However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's "At Watch" list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450. Breeds on the "At Watch" list included in 2013 the English Setter, the Old English Sheepdog, the Irish Terrier, the Irish Wolfhound, the Welsh Springer Spaniel, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and the Welsh Terrier. Vulnerable dog breeds of the United Kingdom Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the | Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division The Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative formation for Scottish, Welsh and Irish line infantry regiments. In 2016, following the further planned reorganization of the Army that was started under the 2010 SDSR, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Prince of Wales' Division was to be disbanded. The three infantry regiments that formed the Prince of Wales' Division would be reassigned, with the Mercian Regiment transferred to the King's Division, while the Royal Welsh and Royal Irish Regiment would move to the administration of the Scottish |
In printing, orientation such that the height of the display area is greater than the width is known as portrait. What is it called when the width is greater than the height? | Page orientation Page orientation Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are "portrait" and "landscape". The term "portrait orientation" comes from visual art terminology and describes the dimensions used to capture a person's face and upper body in a picture; in such images, the height of the display area is greater than the width. The term "landscape orientation" also reflects visual art terminology, where pictures with more width than height are needed to fully capture the horizon within an artist's view. Besides describing the way documents can | Facial width to height ratio Facial width to height ratio Facial width to height ratio (fWHR) is a measure derived from archaeological skull measurements. fWHR is not linked with adolescent testosterone, and has been proposed as: a predictor of aggression, cause of death by violence, and also with CEO success probability. While most studies have found some significance some have found little correlation. fWHR has also been used in primate studies with similar findings. Width is measured as upper bizygomatic width (the widest central bit of the face), height measurement used is upper facial height, from the top of the eyelids (approximately the nasion) to |
What Russian city had its name changed first to Petrograd, then Leningrad, before returning to its original name? | Petrograd Soviet Petrograd Soviet The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies (, "Petrogradskiy soviet rabochikh i soldatskikh deputatov") was a city council of Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), the capital of the Russian Empire. For brevity, it is usually called the Petrograd Soviet (, "Petrogradskiy soviet"). The soviet was established in March 1917 after the February Revolution as a representative body of the city's workers and soldiers, while the city already had its well established city council, the (Central Duma). During the revolutionary days, the council tried to extend its jurisdiction nationwide as a rival power center to the Provisional Government, creating what | The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name is a controversial poem by James Kirkup. It is written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion who is graphically described having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, and also claims that Jesus had had sex with numerous disciples, guards, and even Pontius Pilate. It was at the centre of the "Whitehouse v. Lemon" trial for blasphemous libel, where the editor of "Gay News", which first published in the poem in 1976, was convicted and given a suspended prison sentence. It was the last |
Jan 24, 1848 saw the start of the California Gold Rush when James W Marshall discovered gold at what California Location? | California Gold Rush others. California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy, and the sudden population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood, in the Compromise of 1850. The Gold Rush had severe effects on Native Californians and resulted in a precipitous population decline from disease, genocide and starvation. By the | Women in the California Gold Rush Gold Rush, bounties were offered for "Indian hunters" who could prove they had killed a Native by bringing in a body part. The Indian population of California fell from 150,000 in 1848 when gold was discovered to 30,000 in 1870. Some Natives were able to escape extermination by passing as Mexicans. Stories of massacres, forced relocation, and kidnappings have been passed down through the generations, often by women, and are still remembered by California Native people today. Women in the California Gold Rush Women in the California Gold Rush, which began in Northern California in 1848, initially included Spanish descendants, |
On January 26, 1879, who was granted a patent for r an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires" | Incandescent light bulb street in the world to be lit by an incandescent lightbulb was Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It was lit by Joseph Swan's incandescent lamp on 3 February 1879. Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp in 1878. Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights" on 14 October 1878. After many experiments, first with carbon in the early 1880s and then with platinum and other metals, in the end Edison returned to a carbon filament. The first successful test was on 22 October 1879, and lasted 13.5 hours. Edison continued | Thomas Edison was on October 22, 1879; it lasted 13.5 hours. Edison continued to improve this design and on November 4, 1879, filed for U.S. patent 223,898 (granted on January 27, 1880) for an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". This was the first commercially practical incandescent light. Although the patent described several ways of creating the carbon filament including "cotton and linen thread, wood splints, papers coiled in various ways", it was not until several months after the patent was granted that Edison and his team discovered a carbonized bamboo filament that |
L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer, died on Jan 24, 1986, but is best known developing the self-help system called Dianetics, and for founding what religion? | Written works of L. Ron Hubbard Written works of L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American pulp fiction author. He wrote in a wide variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, adventure fiction, aviation, travel, mystery, western and romance. He is perhaps best known for his self-help book, the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (first published in 1950), and as the founder of the Church of Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard was a prolific writer; according to the church, his written teachings make up approximately | L. Ron Hubbard Don Purcell." Harlan Ellison has told a story of seeing Hubbard at a gathering of the Hydra Club in 1953 or 1954. Hubbard was complaining of not being able to make a living on what he was being paid as a science fiction writer. Ellison says that Lester del Rey told Hubbard that what he needed to do to get rich was start a religion. Hubbard expanded upon the basics of Dianetics to construct a spiritually oriented (though at this stage not religious) doctrine based on the concept that the true self of a person was a thetan — an |
What is the name of the wizard who runs the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter books and films? | Harry Potter (character) Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the titular protagonist of J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practice magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors along with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel's magical community, and that his fate is tied with that of | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the "Harry Potter" series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school, and with the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed |
On January 24, 1935, Kreuger Brewing Company, of Newark, NJ, became the first to produce beer in what? | Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company like Anheuser-Busch and Miller squeezed out market share. In 1961 Kruger was sold to Narragansett Brewing. In 1965, Falstaff Brewing purchased Narragansett and the Newark plant was shuttered. Pabst eventually acquired the brand in 1975 and retired the brand. By 1984 Krueger and all other NJ breweries were closed, except for Anheuser-Busch. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company was a brewery in Newark, New Jersey founded by Gottfried Krueger and John Laible (Gottfried's Uncle) in 1858. The company produced Krueger Beer, which was the first beer to be produced in cans on January 24, 1935. Krueger's was | Narragansett Brewing Company and philanthropist with Massachusetts brewing interests, would eventually become president and chairman of Narragansett Brewing Company and remain involved until his death in 1954. The Haffenreffer brewery in Boston survived until 1965, at which time brands Haffenreffer Lager Beer, Pickwick Ale and Pickwick Bock Beer were licensed to the Narragansett Brewing Company. In 1961, Narragansett purchased Krueger Brewing Company, a NJ brewery that had been operating since 1958, but over expanded in the 1950s and lost market share to the macrobreweries. Falstaff Brewing Company purchased Narragansett Brewing Company on July 15, 1965 for $17 million in cash and $2 million |
Vodka can be made either from grain, or what vegetable? | Vodka turned into neutral-flavored spirits instead. Any vodka not made from either grain or potatoes would have to display the products used in its production. This regulation entered into force in 2008. Vodka must be an uncontaminated alcoholic beverage created by the treatment of grain spirit or potato spirit accompanied by charcoal, resulting in a product without distinctive character, aroma, or taste. Pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations (27 CFR 5.22) defining the standards of identity for various alcohols, Vodka is in the class of neutral spirits and is defined as follows: "neutral spirits so distilled, or so treated after | Vegetable ivory requires hacksaws and files. Vegetable ivory is naturally white with a fine marbled grain structure. It can be dyed; dying often brings out the grain. It is still commonly used in buttons, jewelry, and artistic carving. Many vegetable ivory buttons were decorated in a way that used the natural tagua nut colour as contrast to dyed surface, because the dye did not penetrate deeper than the very first layer. This also helps identify the material. Vegetable ivory Vegetable ivory or tagua nut is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegetable |
In spite of total asshat Jared Lee Loughner, the only congressman to date to have been assassinated is still Leo Ryan (D-CA), killed on November 18, 1978 as part of what event? | Leo Ryan Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination as part of the Jonestown massacre in 1978. After the Watts Riots of 1965, Assemblyman Ryan took a job as a substitute school teacher to investigate and document conditions in the area. In 1970, he decided to investigate the conditions of California prisons. While presiding as chairman of the Assembly committee that oversaw prison reform, he used a pseudonym to enter | Jared Lee Loughner Jared Lee Loughner Jared Lee Loughner (; born September 10, 1988) is an American mass murderer who pled guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the January 8, 2011 Tucson shooting, in which he shot and severely injured U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, his target, and killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, as well as a nine-year-old bystander, Christina-Taylor Green. Loughner shot and injured a total of 13 people, while one man was injured while subduing him. Acquaintances say that Loughner's personality had changed markedly in the years prior to the |
According to the NBC television series, how long was the Starship Enterprise's mission? | Star Trek: The God Thing in honor of the series, Paramount Pictures soon sought to create a movie based on the series. By March 1972, series creator Gene Roddenberry said there was interest in a "Star Trek" feature film, and that the series could return to television on NBC. The five-year mission of "Star Trek" has finished and the crew has moved on from their postings on the starship "Enterprise". Captain James T. Kirk has been promoted to Admiral, Doctor Leonard McCoy has left Starfleet to become a veterinarian, and other crew members have been given desk jobs. Engineer Montgomery Scott has become an alcoholic | Starship Enterprise Starship Enterprise Enterprise or USS "Enterprise (often referred to as the "Starship "Enterprise") is the name of several fictional spacecraft, some of which are the main craft and setting for various television series and films in the "Star Trek" science fiction franchise. The most notable were Captain James T. Kirk's from the , and Captain Jean-Luc Picard's from "". Two spacecraft with the name "Enterprise" predate the United Federation of Planets in "Star Trek"s fictional timeline. Registry: USS "Enterprise" (XCV 330) Class: "Declaration" Service: circa 2130s Captain: Unknown This USS "Enterprise" (XCV 330) appears in "" (1979) among a series |
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