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Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification are three methods of coding and organizing what? | Dewey Decimal Classification In 2017 the editorial staff announced that the English edition of DDC will no longer be printed, in favor of using the frequently updated WebDewey. An experimental version of Dewey in RDF was previously available at dewey.info beginning in 2009, but has not been available since 2015. In addition to the full version, a single-volume abridged edition designed for libraries with 20,000 titles or fewer has been made available since 1895. The last printed English abridged edition, Abridged Edition 15, was published in early 2012. The Dewey Decimal Classification organizes library materials by discipline or field of study. Main divisions | Dewey Decimal Classification way, the Dewey Decimal Classification itself had the same relative positioning as the library shelf and could be used either as an entry point to the classification, by catalogers, or as an index to the Dewey-classed library itself. Dewey Decimal Classification numbers formed the basis of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), which combines the basic Dewey numbers with selected punctuation marks (comma, colon, parentheses, etc.). Adaptations of the system for specific regions outside the English-speaking world include the Korean Decimal Classification, the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries, and the Nippon Decimal Classification (Japanese). Despite its widespread usage, the classification |
The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city? | 2012 Democratic National Convention 2012 Democratic National Convention The 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 4 to September 6, 2012, at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party chose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election. On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination. He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would remain as his vice presidential running mate in his | 2012 Democratic National Convention to host parties. They could also donate to a non-profit called "New American City, Inc.", which was run by the directors of the convention host committee. New American City, incorporated on April 4, 2011, existed to "defray administrative expenses incurred by the host committee organizations". (The host committee, in turn, provided "goods, facilities, equipment and services".) Donors to this group included Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy. The Party's convention funds were stored in a Bank of America account. The convention also had a $10 million line of credit available from Duke Energy. 2012 Democratic National Convention The |
What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)? | Victoria (ship) Victoria (ship) Victoria (or Nao "Victoria, as well as Vittoria") was a Spanish carrack and the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. "Victoria" was part of a Spanish expedition commanded by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and after his death during the voyage, by Juan Sebastián Elcano. The expedition began on August 10, 1519 with five ships. However, "Victoria" was the only ship to complete the voyage, returning on September 6, 1522. Magellan was killed in the Philippines. The ship was built at a shipyard in Gipuzkoa, with the Basques being reputed shipbuilders at the time, and along with | Portuguese expedition to Sofala (1505) an outpost. Nonetheless, colonial governors of Portuguese Mozambique would continue to bear 'Captain of Sofala' as their primary formal title. Secondary: Portuguese expedition to Sofala (1505) The 1505 expedition of Pêro de Anaia to Sofala led to the establishment of Fort São Caetano, the first permanent Portuguese colony in East Africa. The Capitaincy of Sofala would eventually evolve into the colonial government of Portuguese Mozambique. Although they did not ultimately sail together, Pêro de Anaia's expedition is usually regarded as a squadron of the 7th Portuguese India Armada of D. Francisco de Almeida that left Lisbon a little earlier in |
Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: "Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi." | The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky popcorn film that delivers about as much as you'd reasonably expect from a shonen filler film.. ImDB Current Rating is 7.1/10 On opening weekend, "The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners Of The Sky" , an all-new anime feature film adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki's fantasy action manga, opened #5 at Domestic Box Office (Japan) with modest opening ().. However, after ranking fifth in its first weekend and 10th in its second weekend, "The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky" quickly disappeared from the top 10 in its third weekend.. Box Office Mojo stated that Anime Film overall | Modus Operandi (film) Modus Operandi (film) Modus Operandi, directed by Frankie Latina, is an independent feature film shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Tokyo, Japan. Latina examines the exploitation film genre through a revenge tale about a desperate C.I.A. agent on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife. The film stars Danny Trejo ("Machete", "Heat", "Predators"), Mark Borchardt ("American Movie"), Michael Sottile ("Reservoir Dogs"), and Randy Russell ("American Job") as Agent Stanley Cashay. The film premiered at the CineVegas Film Festival in June 2009, where it received critical acclaim and obtained sales representation from Submarine Entertainment. "Modus Operandi" was an official |
What type of animal is a skink? | San Lucan skink similar. San Lucan skink The San Lucan skink ("Plestiodon lagunensis") is a skink (a type of lizard) native to the Baja California Peninsula. Together with the western skink ("P. skiltonianus"), Gilbert's skink ("P. gilberti"), and the four-lined Asiatic skink ("P. quadrilineatus"), the San Lucan skink belongs to the so-called ""skiltonianus" group". The exact taxonomy within this group is being questioned and may need revision following DNA analysis research. The San Lucan skink occurs only on the southernmost tip of Baja California, in the mountains around La Paz. They tend to nest in the same areas as western skinks, and are | Blue Mountains water skink These populations are split into about forty actual locations where the skink is found, its habitat being swampy areas with sedges and small shrubs, at altitudes between . Analysis of microsatellite loci of the subpopulations has shown that they are genetically distinct, with very little dispersal of individual skinks from one location to another. What movement there is appears only to involve males. The skink is one of about four hundred species of animal found in the Greater Blue Mountains Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of peaks, plateaus, gorges and escarpments. The site is significantly representative of the |
Before being surpassed by Michael Phelps, which American swimmer held the records for most gold medals won during a single Olympics when he won 7 (all world records) in 1972? | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). When he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps had already tied the record | 2000s (decade) China's colossal clout in an increasingly shaky world economy, and therefore of the importance of keeping good relations with its government.' One of the most prominent events of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing was the achievement of Michael Phelps the American swimmer, frequently cited as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of August 2, 2009, Phelps has broken thirty-seven world records in swimming. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his |
According to Greek mythology, what was the only virtue that remained in Pandora's Box after she opened it? | Pandora's box Pandora herself. There is also an alternative tradition in which the divine gift of a jar was opened by a curious male. According to Hesiod, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus, the king of the gods, took vengeance by presenting Pandora to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus. Pandora opened a jar left in his care containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which were then released into the world. Though she hastened to close the container, only one thing was left behind – usually translated as Hope, though it could also have the pessimistic meaning of "deceptive expectation". From this | 55 Pandora 55 Pandora Pandora (minor planet designation: 55 Pandora) is a fairly large and very bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and Catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10, 1858, from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, NY. It was his first and only asteroid discovery. It is named after Pandora, the first woman in Greek mythology, who unwisely opened a box that released evil into the world. The name was apparently chosen by Blandina Dudley, widow of the founder of the Dudley Observatory, who had been involved in an acrimonious dispute with astronomer B. |
What can be a star, an oil, and a type of wheel? | Oil cleansing method Oil cleansing method The oil cleansing method, often abbreviated as OCM, is a system for cleaning a human face using oil(s). Sometimes, oils can be mixed; one example is 50% extra virgin olive oil and 50% castor oil. This mixture can be optimized based on skin type and personal preference. In accordance with skin type variations, castor oil may be too harsh in some skin-care regimens and is sometimes used in a 1:9 ratio. However, overly oily skin can make use of a larger proportion of castor oil. Other oils that are commonly used are jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, | A-type main-sequence star also occasionally sees Delta Leonis (A4 V) listed as a standard. There are no published A6 V and A8 V standard stars. A-type stars are young (typically few hundred million years old) and many emit infrared (IR) radiation beyond what would be expected from the star alone. This IR excess is attributable to dust emission from a debris disk where planets form. Surveys indicate massive planets commonly form around A-type stars although these planets are difficult to detect using the Doppler spectroscopy method. This is because A-type stars typically rotate very quickly, which makes it difficult to measure the small |
If something costs me two bits, how much have I spent? | Two Bits Two Bits Two Bits is a 1995 American drama film directed by James Foley and starring Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barone. It was written by Joseph Stefano, who considered the film a personal project, with a semi-biographical story. The title refers to the American slang term "two bits", for a quarter dollar. It is a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philadelphia, where 12-year-old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandfather. His grandfather sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. He has promised the quarter to Gennaro so the boy can buy | Bits of What I Have Bits of What I Have Bits of What I Have is a Bahraini movie shot in Turkey, The film is produced by Ibrahem AlRabeh and Zeeshan Jawed Shah, and is written and directed by Saleh Sharif. The film is about two days in the life of an ageing writer who is in the brink of extinction and a youthful soul who is in utter need of inspiration and happens to seek it in the arms of an anguished writer. The two days in the life of an aging writer who is in the brink of extinction and a youthful soul |
The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what? | Nose piercing Bengal still keep this tradition. This practice is now declining as many women prefer the nose studs. In southern Nepal the septum piercing is still common. Many older women still adorn their noses with both the septum and left nostril rings. Many women have gold nose piercings to show their social, tribal, and religious status in society. The septum or nasal septum is the cartilaginous wall that divides the two nostrils. The cartilage is, however, usually not pierced. It is the thin strip of very soft and flexible skin, just between the cartilage and the bottom of the nose, where | One Divides Into Two as the concept of two uniting into one. This phrase is derived from the formulation given by Vladimir Lenin in his "Philosophical Notebooks"; "The splitting of a single whole and the cognition of its contradictory parts ... is the essence ... of dialectics." Richard Baum has put the controversy in terms of modern game theory as a debate between zero sum and non-zero sum competition. Alain Badiou during his Maoist phase would use the principle of One Divides into Two to criticize the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. One Divides Into Two The One Divides into Two controversy (一分为二) was an |
On September 8, 1974, Gerald Ford issued Proclamation 4311 granting a pardon, for crimes that may have been committed, to whom? | Pardon of Richard Nixon of Nixon. In presenting the award to Ford, Senator Ted Kennedy said that he had initially been opposed to the pardon of Nixon, but later stated that history had proven Ford to have made the correct decision. Pardon of Richard Nixon A presidential pardon of Richard Nixon () was issued on September 8, 1974, by President Gerald Ford, which granted his predecessor Richard Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he might have committed against the United States while president. In particular, this covered the time of the Watergate scandal. In a televised broadcast to the nation, Ford, | Gerald Ford Supreme Court candidates Gerald Ford Supreme Court candidates During his time in office, President Gerald Ford made one appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. Ford nominated John Paul Stevens to replace Associate Justice William O. Douglas, whom Ford had unsuccessfully attempted to initiate impeachment proceedings against as a congressman. In December 1974, the 76-year-old Douglas suffered a stroke while vacationing in Nassau, Bahamas that paralyzed his left arm and leg. Douglas was discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in March 1975, and was in and out of the hospital for the remainder of the 1974-1975 term. Although Chief Justice |
Letter, Legal, ledger, and Tabloid are all types of what? | Tabloid journalism is often not applied to newspapers such as "The Times" or "The Independent" that have adopted the physical format of a tabloid, having previously been broadsheets. Tabloid journalism Tabloid journalism is a style of journalism that emphasizes sensational crime stories, gossip columns about celebrities and sports stars, extreme political views from one perspective, junk food news, and astrology. Although it is associated with tabloid-size newspapers, not all newspapers associated with tabloid journalism are tabloid size, and not all tabloid-size newspapers engage in tabloid journalism; in particular, since about 2000 many broadsheet newspapers converted to the more compact tabloid format. Tabloid | Ledger be a corresponding credit so that the debits equal the credits in the grand totals. The three types of ledgers are the general, debtors, and creditors. The general ledger accumulates information from journals. Each month all journals are totaled and posted to the General Ledger. The purpose of the General Ledger is therefore to organize and summarize the individual transactions listed in all the journals. The Debtor Ledger accumulates information from the sales journal. The purpose of the Debtors Ledger is to provide knowledge about which customers owe money to the business, and how much. The Creditors Ledger accumulates information |
What comedy duo made their feature film debut in 1978's Up in Smoke? | Up in Smoke Up in Smoke Up in Smoke is a 1978 American stoner comedy film directed by Lou Adler and starring Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, Stacy Keach, and Tom Skerritt. It is Cheech & Chong's first feature-length film. Cheech & Chong had been a counterculture comedy team for about ten years before they started reworking some of their material for their first film. Much of the film was shot in Los Angeles, California, including scenes set in Tijuana, while scenes set on the Mexican border were actually filmed at the border in Yuma, Arizona. While negatively received upon | Up in Smoke Art Harris of "The Washington Post" wrote that the film "may give you a buzz, but don't count on it to keep you high. Like, you know, the film suffers from a bad case of burn-out, leading one to nod off between jokes and wonder why producer Lou Adler bothered to attempt a Doper's Delight in this post-Woodstock age of Clean Living." David McGillivray of "The Monthly Film Bulletin" observed that the film "looks, unfortunately, as if it were more fun to make than it is to watch." Up in Smoke Up in Smoke is a 1978 American stoner comedy |
What two dogs are cross bred to produce the Schnoodle? | Schnoodle selling this cross. Schnoodle A schnoodle is a domestic dog. It is a cross between a schnauzer and a poodle. Schnoodle is a portmanteau combining the two breed names. Schnoodles are usually a cross of the smaller breeds of schnauzer and poodle. As such, the weight of an adult schnoodle can range from 20-80 pounds. Giant Schnoodles, the larger breed created by the pairing of a Standard Poodle and Giant Schnauzer, can weigh between 65 and up to 85 or 90 pounds for the largest of adult males. Schnoodles may possess the rough hair and strong body shape of the | Schnoodle thinner shape and the curly hair of the poodle, or any combination of these characteristics. Schnoodles are first-generation crosses, with two purebred parents: a poodle and a schnauzer. According to Newsweek, schnoodles are "rising to canine stardom." Breed associations such as the AKC, the UKC, and the CKC, do not recognize the schnoodle, or any other designer cross, as a breed. However, some major kennel clubs do accept registration of crossbreed and mixed-breed dogs for performance events such as agility and obedience. As with many other designer crosses, the popularity of schnoodles has led to a rise in puppy mills |
What English singer/songwriter spent 1978 wondering if you found him sexy? | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (sic) is a song by British singer Rod Stewart from his 1978 album "Blondes Have More Fun". It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it incorporates the melody from the song "Taj Mahal" by Jorge Ben Jor and the string arrangement from the song "Put Something Down On It" by Bobby Womack. The song featured on Stewart's album "Blondes Have More Fun", and was released as a single in November 1978. It spent one week at the top of the British charts in December 1978 and | (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 200), it re-entered at number 81. On the Alternative Rock Chart, it peaked at number 2 in its eighth week and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks behind Muse's "Uprising". It is Weezer's longest charting song on the "Billboard" Alternative Rock Chart to date. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" is a song by American alternative rock/power pop band Weezer. It was released as the first single from the band's seventh studio album "Raditude". Initially scheduled to be released to American rock |
Known as The Sunflower State, what was the 34th state to join the Union on January 29, 1861? | Kansas as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists prevailed, and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas grew rapidly when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland. By 2015, Kansas was one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Kansas, which has an area of is the 15th-largest state by area and is the 34th most-populous of the 50 states with a population of 2,911,641. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans". Mount Sunflower is | 1955 State of the Union Address ends through aggression." He is referring to what seemed to be the high likelihood of nuclear warfare of the time. He ended with, "And so, I know with all my heart--and I deeply believe that all Americans know--that, despite the anxieties of this divided world, our faith, and the cause in which we all believe, will surely prevail." This address was given in his first term (1953-1957), in Washington, D.C. 1955 State of the Union Address The 1955 State of the Union Address was given by the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on Thursday, January 6, |
Sept 5, 1774 saw the first sitting of what important body, which met in Philadelphia's Carpenter's Hall? | First Continental Congress First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, which the British referred to as the Coercive Acts, with which the British intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade and drawing up a list of rights and grievances; in the end, | Walter S. Carpenter Jr. in 1914. Carpenter was responsible for DuPont's 1933 acquisition of Remington Arms and its partnership with IG Farben for producing war supplies. Carpenter remained involved with Cornell University after he departed, serving on its board of trustees. His donation of $500,000 made the construction of Lynah Rink possible, named after a DuPont coworker and Cornell athletic director James Lynah. Carpenter also donated $1 million for the construction of Carpenter Hall, which houses the engineering library. Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Walter Samuel Carpenter Jr. (January 8, 1888 – February 2, 1976) was an American corporate executive from Wilmington, Delaware, who oversaw |
Anchored by the star Antares, the constellation Scorpius represents what animal? | Antares Antares Antares (), also designated Alpha Scorpii (α Scorpii, abbreviated Alpha Sco, α Sco), is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from apparent magnitude +0.6 to +1.6. Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by Sigma and Tau Scorpii in the center of the constellation. Classified as a red supergiant of spectral type M1.5Iab-Ib, Antares is the brightest, most massive, and most evolved stellar | Antares regard it as the chief of all the stars. Rehua is father of "Puanga/Puaka" (Rigel), an important star in the calculation of the Māori calendar. The Wotjobaluk Koori people of Victoria, Australia, knew Antares as "Djuit", son of "Marpean-kurrk" (Arcturus); the stars on each side represented his wives. The Kulin Kooris saw Antares ("Balayang") as the brother of "Bunjil" (Altair). Antares Antares (), also designated Alpha Scorpii (α Scorpii, abbreviated Alpha Sco, α Sco), is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked |
For a point each, name the countries that share a physical border with the Kingdom of Lesotho | Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho (, ) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho () is an enclaved country within the border of South Africa. It is just over in size and has a population of around /1e6 round 0 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho was previously the British Crown Colony of Basutoland, but it declared independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is now a fully sovereign state that is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The name "Lesotho" roughly translates to "the land of the | Lesotho–South Africa border in the 1850s and 1860s in a series of wars between the Basotho and the Boers of the Orange Free State. In 1868 Basutoland (as it was then known) became a British protectorate. Except for a period of annexation to the Cape Colony from 1871 to 1884, it remained in this status until independence was achieved as the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1966. The border between Basutoland and the Orange Free State was defined in the 1869 Convention of Aliwal North. This border was confirmed, and the border with the Cape Colony and Natal Colony defined, by High Commissioner's notice |
Introduced by the Raytheon Corporation in 1947, what ubiquitous modern day convenience was originally sold under the name Radarange, based on its use of the magnetron, a major component of radar systems? | Raytheon radar systems, particularly for submarine detection. Raytheon ranked 71st among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. Raytheon's research on the magnetron tube revealed the potential of microwaves to cook food. In 1945, Raytheon's Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven by discovering that the magnetron could rapidly heat food. In 1947, the company demonstrated the Radarange microwave oven for commercial use. In 1945, the company expanded its electronics capability through acquisitions that included the Submarine Signal Company (founded in 1901), a leading manufacturer of maritime safety equipment. With its broadened capabilities, Raytheon developed the | Raytheon were then sought by the US government to perfect and mass-produce the magnetron for ground-based, airborne, and shipborne radar systems, and, with support from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Radiation Laboratory (recently formed to investigate microwave radar), Raytheon received a contract to build the devices. Within a few months of being awarded the contract, Raytheon had already begun to mass manufacture magnetron tubes for use in radar sets and then complete radar systems. At war's end in 1945 the company was responsible for about 80 percent of all magnetrons manufactured. During the war Raytheon also pioneered the production of shipboard |
Sept 7, 1963 saw the opening of what professional Hall of Fame, when 17 individuals, including “Slinging” Sammy Baugh, Harold “Red” Grange, George Halas, Don Hutson, Earl “Curly” Lambeau, and Bronco Nagurski were inaugurated? | Joseph Carr one of "the first 17 immortals" to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was one of six officials selected "for helping to guide the pro sport from its original role as a stepchild of the college game to its modern popularity". He was described in a biographical portrait released by the Hall as the "Father of Professional Football" for his organizational work in the early days of professional football. Other inaugural inductees included George Halas, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Bronko Nagurski, Curly Lambeau, and Bert Bell. In 1979, George Halas wrote that professional football in its | Curly Lambeau 1963, and the inaugural class of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970. Curly Lambeau Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau (April 9, 1898 – June 1, 1965) was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin native George Whitney Calhoun, founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919. From 1919 to 1929, Lambeau served as a player-coach and maintained "de facto" control on the day-to-day operations of the team. As a player, Lambeau lined up as a halfback, which in the early years of the |
With an atomic number of 86, what element, the heaviest of the noble gasses, uses the symbol Rn? | Period 6 element University of California, Berkeley in 1940. Three years later, it was found in nature; however, with an estimated amount of less than 28 grams (1 oz) at given time, astatine is the least abundant element in Earth's crust among non-transuranium elements. Among astatine isotopes, six (with mass numbers 214 to 219) are present in nature as the result of decay of heavier elements; however, the most stable astatine-210 and the industrially used astatine-211 are not. Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the | Atomic number atomic numbers 1 to 118 have been observed. Synthesis of new elements is accomplished by bombarding target atoms of heavy elements with ions, such that the sum of the atomic numbers of the target and ion elements equals the atomic number of the element being created. In general, the half-life becomes shorter as atomic number increases, though an "island of stability" may exist for undiscovered isotopes with certain numbers of protons and neutrons. Atomic number The atomic number or proton number (symbol "Z") of a chemical element is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. It |
This year was the first in its 45 year history that Jerry Lewis did not host the annual labor day telethon, which raises money for which charity (2.45 billion to date)? | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held each (night before) and Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest. The show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis from its 1966 inception until 2010. The history of MDA's telethon dates back to the 1950s, when the "Jerry Lewis Thanksgiving Party for MDA" raised funds for the organization's New York City area operations. The telethon | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon different from those of the traditional American freak show." While freak show proprietors used their spectacles to make money, the MDA telethon "utilizes spectacle to administer social change under the umbrella of curing a progressive genetic disease. Rather than use monies for personal profit, MDA distributes such monies among patients in need of new wheelchairs and scientists working to cure MD itself. Put succinctly, the MDA event is charitable, while the traditional freak show is personal-profit oriented." The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held each (night before) and Labor Day |
What's missing: Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool? | Dirty Harry (character) a March 1985 speech to the American Business Conference. Promising to veto any proposed tax rises, he challenged those who wanted them to: "Go ahead, make my day." It has also given its name to a law in Colorado, the Make My Day Law, which protects homeowners who use lethal force against intruders. Dirty Harry (character) Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, also known as Dirty Harry, is a fictional character in the "Dirty Harry" film series, which consists of "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Magnum Force" (1973), "The Enforcer" (1976), "Sudden Impact" (1983) and "The Dead Pool" (1988). Callahan is portrayed by Clint | Dirty Harry (character) he destroys three police cars in one month and causes a TV station to sue the department.) Callahan is often reprimanded, suspended, and demoted to minor departments. At the start of "Magnum Force" Lt. Briggs transfers him to stakeout. In "The Enforcer" Captain McKay assigns him to personnel. In "Sudden Impact" he is threatened with a transfer to traffic and being fired, in "The Enforcer" he begins a 180-day suspension imposed by McKay, and in "The Dead Pool" he is only allowed to stay off desk duty with a new partner. According to film critic Roger Ebert, "it would take |
In golf, what is the opposite of a slice (a shot that curves toward the side of the swing)? | Super Swing Golf gear. Players use the Wii Remote to scroll and pan around the course, as well as to actually execute shots. To swing, players raise the controller behind them (as with a real golf club) until the on-screen power meter reaches the desired point. Once ready, players then hold down the "A" button and swing forward. The angle and speed of the forward swing is used to determine how close the actual shot comes to the desired shot. If the controller is rotated or twisted as the player swings forward, the resulting shot will hook or slice. An alternative control system | Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Super Swing Golf: Season 2 (Super Swing Golf in Europe, and Swing Golf PangYa 2nd Shot!! in Japan) is a golf game developed and published by Tecmo for the Wii. It was released in the North America on December 11, 2007. It is the sequel to "Super Swing Golf", and both are based on the Korean free online multiplayer golf simulation game, "PangYa". "Super Swing Golf: Season 2" includes an improved story mode, with an overworld map that does not necessarily follow events in a set order. On top of the multiplayer Stroke Play, Match |
Especially devastating in Seattle, what fast food chain was at the center of an E. Coli outbreak in 1993? | 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak it's scary!") and sold at a discounted price. The ensuing high demand "overwhelmed" the restaurants, and the product was not cooked for long enough or at a high enough temperature to kill the bacteria. At a 1993 press conference the president of Foodmaker (the parent company of Jack in the Box) blamed Vons Companies (supplier of their hamburger meat) for the "E. coli" epidemic. However, the Jack in the Box fast-food chain knew about but disregarded Washington state laws which required burgers to be cooked to , the temperature necessary to completely kill "E. coli". Instead, it adhered to the | 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach being infected, resulting in 141 hospitalizations, 31 people having kidney failure, and three deaths. 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach The 2006 North American "E. coli" outbreak was an outbreak from organic spinach. The outbreak occurred in September 2006 and its probable origin was an Angus cattle ranch that had leased land to spinach grower. At least 276 consumer illnesses and 3 deaths have been attributed to the tainted produce. In September 2006, there was an outbreak of food-borne illness caused by "Escherichia coli" ("E. coli") bacteria found in uncooked spinach in 26 U.S. states. By October |
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors on Sept 7, 1963, in what Midwestern city? | Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened in 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coaches, franchise owners, and front-office personnel, almost all of whom made their primary contributions to the game in the National Football League (NFL); the Hall inducts between four and eight new enshrinees each year. The Hall of Fame's Mission is to "Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE." With | Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame Hoak<br> "Administrator"<br> Mary Regan<br> "Scout"<br> Tom Modrak 2015 Class:<br> "Players"<br> Rocky Bleier<br> John Henry Johnson*<br> Bobby Layne*<br> Mike Wagner<br> "Pioneers"<br> John Brallier<br> Pudge Heffelfinger<br> Ray Kemp<br> "Contributor"<br> Myron Cope<br> "President's Award"<br> Henry Ford <nowiki>*</nowiki> = Also a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame (PPFHOF) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011. The |
“There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase erroneously attributed to what famous showman? | There's a sucker born every minute that there is no shortage of new victims, nor of con men, nor of honest men. In the 1930 John Dos Passos novel "The 42nd Parallel", the quotation is attributed to Mark Twain. There's a sucker born every minute "There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase closely associated with P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century, although there is no evidence that he actually said it. Early examples of its use are found among gamblers and confidence men. Barnum's biographer Arthur H. Saxon tried to track down when Barnum had uttered this phrase but was | There's a sucker born every minute the originator of the aphorism. According to the book "Gem of the Prairie: Chicago Underworld" (1940) by Herbert Asbury, McDonald was equipping his gambling house known as "The Store" when his partner expressed concern over the large number of roulette wheels and faro tables being installed and their ability to get enough players. McDonald then allegedly said, "Don't worry about that, there's a sucker born every minute." Early uses of the phrase refer to it as a catch-phrase among gamblers. In an 1879 discussion of gambling in Chicago, an "old-timer" is quoted as saying, “[G]oodness knows how they live, it’s |
On September 7, 1927, what American inventor demonstrated the world's first working television system with electronic scanning of both the pickup and display devices? | Television a basic principle in the design of imaging devices for television to the present day. On 25 December 1926, at Hamamatsu Industrial High School in Japan, Japanese inventor Kenjiro Takayanagi demonstrated a TV system with a 40-line resolution that employed a CRT display. This was the first working example of a fully electronic television receiver. Takayanagi did not apply for a patent. On 7 September 1927, American inventor Philo Farnsworth's image dissector camera tube transmitted its first image, a simple straight line, at his laboratory at 202 Green Street in San Francisco. By 3 September 1928, Farnsworth had developed the | Philo Farnsworth motor-generator; so the television system now had no mechanical parts. That year Farnsworth transmitted the first live human images using his television system, including a three and a half-inch image of his wife Pem. Many inventors had built electromechanical television systems before Farnsworth's seminal contribution, but Farnsworth designed and built the world's first working all-electronic television system, employing electronic scanning in both the pickup and display devices. He first demonstrated his system to the press on September 3, 1928, and to the public at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on August 25, 1934. In 1930, Vladimir Zworykin, who had been |
Sept 10, 1963 saw the birth of what former Mariner, and Geico pitch man, known as The Big Unit? | Randy Johnson Tim Lincecum. Johnson made an appearance in a GEICO insurance commercial. Johnson has been featured as a playable character in various Backyard Baseball games. Johnson appeared in the episode "Control" on "Franklin & Bash" as himself. , or Retrosheet Randy Johnson Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 2009 for six teams. He played primarily for the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a left-hander in MLB history, while | Mariner 10 un-programmed pitch turn. Commands were sent immediately to the spacecraft to turn off its transmitter, and radio signals to Earth ceased. "Mariner 10" is presumably still orbiting the Sun, although its electronics have probably been damaged by the Sun's radiation. "Mariner 10" has not been spotted or tracked from Earth since it stopped transmitting. The only way it would not be orbiting would be if it had been hit by an asteroid or gravitationally perturbed by a close encounter with a large body. During its flyby of Venus, "Mariner 10" discovered evidence of rotating clouds and a very weak magnetic |
44 years ago today, nerds everywhere found a new calling in life when what TV series debuted with the episode named “”The Man Trap””? | The Man Trap to the background of the writer. In Hollywood.com's ranking of all 79 episodes of "The Original Series", Christian Blauvelt placed "The Man Trap" as 73rd, calling the creature "incredibly pointless". It was also listed as one of the show's "cheesiest classic creatures" by "Wired" magazine in 2007; however, "Rolling Stone" magazine listed it as the tenth best villain in the franchise. The first adaptation of "The Man Trap" was as a re-working into a short story by author James Blish as part of the novelization "Star Trek". This book contained seven short stories, each based on an episode of "The | In the Cut (TV series) In the Cut (TV series) In the Cut is an American sitcom created by Bentley Kyle Evans, that debuted on Bounce TV on August 25, 2015. The series stars Dorien Wilson as Jay Weaver, a barbershop owner who meets a young man named Kenny (Ken Lawson) the unknown biological son from a fling thirty years ago. The first season has six episodes. John Marshall Jones, Kellita Smith and Laura Hayes also series regulars, while Vanessa Bell Calloway and Golden Brooks had recurring roles. "In the Cut" has become the most-watched original series premiere in Bounce TV history. On April 13, |
What American folk hero is credited with creating the Grand Canyon, when he drug his axe behind him, Mt. Hood when he piled rocks to extinguish his camp fire, and dug the thousand lakes just to water his ox? | Paul Bunyan Laughhead noted that Paul Bunyan and Babe are said to have created the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota by their footprints. Later commenters would elaborate in more detail pointing out bodies of water such as Lake Bemidji. Some observers have noted that Lake Bemidji, itself, has a shape resembling something of a giant footprint when viewed from high above. Furthermore, latter authors, and possibly tourist agents, would add other geographic features to those Paul Bunyan was supposed to have created. Among others, Paul Bunyan has been credited with creating the Grand Canyon by pulling his ax behind him, and Mount Hood | His Three Calls to Cormac rose up then and he said: "I have but seven pigs, but I could feed the whole world with them, for the pig that is killed and eaten to-day, you will find it alive again to-morrow." Then entered another man, this one bearing an axe in his right hand and a log in his left with a pig following behind him. "It is time to make ready," said the man of the house, "for we have a high guest with us to-day." Then the man struck the pig and killed it, and he cut the logs and made a fire |
A poor workman always blames his what? | I Always Get What I Want I Always Get What I Want "I Always Get What I Want" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, written by herself and Clif Magness for her second studio album, "Under My Skin" (2004). The track was released digitally on May 24, 2004 by Arista Records as a promotional tool for the album, which was released on the next day. The song was re-released on November 4, 2004 as the B-side of album's third single, "Nobody's Home". It was also featured in the film "", whose was released on August 3, 2004. "I Always Get What I Want" appeared | Shayne Workman his all time favorites. Workman is single, living deep in the bayou down South and has a pit bull pup named Thorin. Workman worked to help build up the art community in Charleston, West Virginia. Workman enjoys reading and has always been passionate about writing short stories, having since turned his hobby into a promising career with his first published works coming out in late 2014. For a number of years, Workman has been a passionate advocate in the fight against breed-specific legislation and the discrimination of the pit-bull breed in the United States. Workman as been an avid supporter |
Whose labors include such tasks as slaying the Nemean lion, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and obtaining the Girdle of the Amazon Queen? | Heracles Slay the Nemean Lion. 2. Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra. 3. Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis. 4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. 5. Clean the Augean stables in a single day. 6. Slay the Stymphalian Birds. 7. Capture the Cretan Bull. 8. Steal the Mares of Diomedes. 9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. 10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon. 11. Steal the apples of the Hesperides (he had the help of Atlas to pick them after Hercules had slain Ladon). 12. Capture and bring back Cerberus. After completing these tasks, Heracles joined the Argonauts | The Labours of Hercules mystery, with "Boar" being the central one. The plots of "Deer" and "Birds" are also included fairly faithfully, while only elements from the others are present. Minor elements of "The Nemean Lion", "The Augean Stables" and "The Lemesurier Inheritance", the only Poirot short story not previously adapted by the series, are also included in this adaptation. It first aired on ITV on 6 November 2013, and then on the Acorn TV website on 18 August 2014. Unlike in the novel, the titular Labours are not undertaken by Poirot as cases, but rather refer to a series of paintings that are |
With 18 major championships, what golfer is nicknamed “The Golden Bear”? | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a record 18 major championships while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (80). Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur | Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams . Wood was the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes. His major wins came late in his career at age 39, winning the first two of 1941, the Masters and U.S. Open. Born in Lake Placid, New York, Wood turned professional in 1920 at age 18. Despite his two major championships, he is |
Making but a single flight, what was the real name given to Howard Hughes' birch plywood plane, the Spruce Goose? | Howard Hughes wood, and, at , had the longest wingspan of any aircraft (the next largest wingspan was about ). (The Hercules is no longer the longest nor heaviest aircraft ever built; both of those titles are currently held by the Antonov An-225 "Mriya".) The Hercules flew only once for one mile (1.6 km), and above the water, with Hughes at the controls, on November 2, 1947. The Hercules was nicknamed the "Spruce Goose" by its critics, but it was actually made largely from birch, not spruce, rather than of aluminum, because the contract required that Hughes build the aircraft of "non-strategic | Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the "Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10" series. Yogi leads his friends on a tour of the "Spruce Goose", built by billionaire Howard Hughes. While touring, they were accidentally locked inside the plane. To make matters worse, the dome where the plane was located closed up for the night. Augie Doggie tripped over and opened a door. The gang came to the cockpit. Yogi accidentally pushed a button which |
Sailor Jack and Bingo are the mascots for what prize awarding snack food, now produced by Frito Lay? | Frito-Lay when PepsiCo merged its snack food operations into what was titled the "Frito-Lay Company", made up of two subsequent divisions, "Frito-Lay North America" and "Frito-Lay International". In 1997, Frito-Lay acquired the candied popcorn snack brand Cracker Jack, followed in 1998 by multiple international acquisitions and joint ventures, including Smith's Snackfood Company (Australia), as well as Savoy Brands (Latin America). In the early 1980s, PepsiCo continued to grow its Frito-Lay brands in two ways—through international expansion and acquisition. Through a joint-venture with Walkers, a UK chip and snack manufacturing company, Frito-Lay increased its distribution presence in Europe. Similar joint-ventures were arranged | Frito-Lay it bought out in 2000. Kurkure, Indian snack developed and produced by PepsiCo India on March 31 announced that it was now available in Canada, UAE, and Gulf region as well. Frito-Lay Frito-Lay, Inc. is an American subsidiary of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets, and sells corn chips, potato chips, and other snack foods. The primary snack food brands produced under the Frito-Lay name include Fritos corn chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks; Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips; Lay's and Ruffles potato chips; Rold Gold pretzels; and Walkers potato crisps (in the UK and Ireland). Each brand has generated annual worldwide sales over |
The world is a poorer place with the passing last week of what TV legend, who hosted the Star Hustler/Star Gazer series, which had been in production since September 1976? | Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler (1997 season) show's numbering was restarted at -001 and included an SG at the beginning to mark the change from "Start Hustler" to "Star Gazer". The February 3rd show was the 1000th episode of the series. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows. Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler (1997 season) The 1997 season of the astronomy TV show starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 1997. Towards the end of this season, the show title changed from "Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler" to "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer". The change occurred for the November 10, 1997 episode because | Star Power (TV series) Star Power (TV series) Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar is a Philippine reality talent show airing on ABS-CBN. The show premiered October 10, 2010, and is hosted by Sharon Cuneta, Erik Santos, and Christian Bautista. The program aimed to develop 15- to 21-year-old female singers into becoming the next female singing superstar. Regional-wide searches began in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao from August to September 2010. Each week of the show had a particular theme. Angeline Quinto was a grand finalist of "Star For A Night", the batch where Sarah Geronimo won in 2002. |
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 |
In drinks, what ingredient is the difference between a White Russian and a Black Russian? | White Russian (cocktail) White Russian (cocktail) A White Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Tia Maria), and cream served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Often milk will be used as an alternative to cream. The traditional cocktail known as a Black Russian, which first appeared in 1949, becomes a White Russian with the addition of cream. Neither drink is Russian in origin, but both are so named due to vodka being the primary ingredient. It is unclear which drink preceded the other. The "Oxford English Dictionary" refers to the first mention of the word "White | Russian White, Black, and Tabby Russian White, Black, and Tabby The Russian White, Russian Black, and Russian Tabby are breeds of cat created in 1971, derived from the Russian Blue. The Black and Tabby Russians came from the original mating which created the Russian White. In the UK, Frances McLeod of Arctic began breeding Russian Whites and Russian Blacks in the 1960s. In Australia, The Russian White program started on the 4 May 1971 by Dick and Mavis Jones of Myemgay Cattery. Below is an excerpt from an article by Mavis Jones. Full register status was given by Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) Cat Club of |
The best selling comedy recording artist of all time, which comedian is best known for his "You might be a redneck" one liners? | You Might Be a Redneck If… You Might Be a Redneck If… You Might Be a Redneck If… is an album by American comedian Jeff Foxworthy. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 15, 1993. The album peaked at number 38 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. The album was recorded at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas. As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 2,055,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. All tracks written by Jeff Foxworthy. "Note: On the cassette version, "Single Life Is Just Too Hard" is split between Sides A | Wish You the Best 2004 and 7th best selling album overall. "Wish You the Best" is Kuraki's third and last album to be certified Million. Wish You the Best Wish You the Best is the first compilation album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 1, 2004. The compilation won Pop Album of the Year at the 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards. "Wish You the Best" debuted at number-one with 450,127 copies sold making it Kuraki's fifth number-one debut. The album spent three weeks atop of the Oricon albums chart. It charted for a total of 46 weeks of which |
Who was Captain America's sidekick during World War II? | Captain America #63 (March 1965), which retold Captain America's origin, through issue #71 (Nov. 1965) was a period feature set during World War II and co-starred Captain America's Golden Age sidekick, Bucky. Kirby drew all but two of the stories in "Tales of Suspense," which became "Captain America" with #100 (April 1968); Gil Kane and John Romita Sr., each filled in once. Several stories were finished by penciller-inker George Tuska over Kirby layouts, with one finished by Romita Sr. and another by penciller Dick Ayers and inker John Tartaglione. Kirby's regular inkers on the series were Frank Giacoia (as "Frank Ray") and | Latin America during World War II Latin America during World War II The history of Latin America during World War II is important because of the significant economic, political, and military changes that occurred throughout much of the region as a result of the war. The war caused a lot of panic in Latin America over economics, because they depended on the European investment capital which was shut down. Latin America tried to stay neutral but the warring countries were endangering their neutrality. Most countries used propaganda to turn the neutral countries to their side, while Berlin wanted Latin America neutral. In order to better protect |
What popular science fiction character, later to be the subject of a 1980s television series starring Gil Gerrard, was first introduced in the August, 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, which tells the tale of how he was put into a coma until the 25th century, when he awakens to rid the world of evil warlords and "Mongol" hordes? | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Daniel Haller. Starring Gil Gerard in the title role, it was produced by Glen A. Larson who co-wrote the screenplay with Leslie Stevens, based on the character "Buck Rogers" which was created by Philip Francis Nowlan in 1928. Originally made as a television movie pilot, Universal Studios opted to release the film theatrically several months before the subsequent television series aired. In 1987, NASA astronaut Captain William "Buck" Rogers is piloting the space shuttle "Ranger 3" when he | How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy (, "How Obelix Fell into the Druid's Cooking Pot When He Was Small") is an Asterix story written by René Goscinny and originally published in the French magazine" Pilote "issue 291 (1965), with only a few drawings. In 1989, it was fully illustrated by Albert Uderzo and published in an album as a text story with illustrations. The story is narrated by Asterix, apparently to the conventional readership, and tells that in childhood, Obelix |
What television staple, developed by Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge, is having its final episodes air this Sunday, following a 13 year run? | Beavis and Butt-Head reviving "Beavis and Butt-head". On more than one occasion, Judge told the writers that one of their ideas for an episode of "King of the Hill" would work well for "Beavis and Butt-head"; eventually he concluded, "Maybe we should just actually make some good "Beavis and Butt-head" episodes." Later, a Lady Gaga video convinced Van Toffler of the tenability of a "Beavis and Butt-head" revival: "I felt like there was a whole crop of new artists—and what the world sorely missed was the point-of-view that only Beavis and Butt-Head could bring." As part of a promotional campaign for the new | Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection Beavis & Butt-Head Interruptions, and more. Released as a 2-disc DVD and a single disc Blu-ray. Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection is a series of three-disc DVD sets from MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment, each containing 40 "Beavis and Butt-Head" episodes handpicked by series creator Mike Judge plus supplements. The first entry in the series was released on November 8, 2005, while the final two volumes were released in 2006. In 2007, the complete box set was released, which includes the content from all three volumes as well as the film, |
What company used the advertising slogan “because I’m worth it”? | L'Oréal ambitions in the pharmaceutical field. Synthélabo merged with Sanofi in 1999 to become Sanofi-Synthélabo. Sanofi-Synthélabo merged with Aventis in 2004 to become Sanofi-Aventis. On 17 March 2006, L'Oréal purchased cosmetics company The Body Shop for £562 million. L'Oréal's advertising slogan is "Because I'm worth it". In the mid 2000s, this was replaced by "Because you're worth it". In late 2009, the slogan was changed again to "Because we're worth it" following motivation analysis and work into consumer psychology of Dr. Maxim Titorenko. The shift to "we" was made to create stronger consumer involvement in L'Oréal philosophy and lifestyle and provide | Advertising slogan to scholars. Critics argue taglines are a self-gratifying, unnecessary form of corporate branding that is neither memorable nor pithy. However, proponents argue if taglines enter everyday public discourse, the company's market influence could exponentially increase. A marketing slogan can play a part in the interplay between rival companies. A functional slogan usually: The business sloganeering process communicates the value of a product or service to customers, for the purpose of selling the product or service. It is a business function for attracting customers. Advertising slogan Advertising slogans are short phrases used in advertising campaigns to generate publicity and unify a |
In poker, what is the name of a behavioral tick that gives away a players hand? | Tell (poker) player plays with, and player chat can be particularly revealing online. A player's tell gives information only about that player's assessment of his own cards, and hence is reliable only when that player has accurately assessed his own hand. An unskilled player may misread a weak hand as a strong hand and thus their tells will only indicate this misinterpretation. Players can also make mistakes that may seem like a tell, like fumbling chips out of clumsiness or betting the wrong amount online when clicking the wrong button. Tell (poker) A tell in poker is a change in a player's | Poker Players Alliance poker players affiliated with Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet and PokerStars. Jeff Ifrah, the attorney for one of the disbursement companies affected, said that the government “has never seized an account that belongs to players who are engaged in what [Ifrah] would contend is a lawful act of playing peer-to-peer poker online.” The timing of the seizure may have been intentionally timed to affect the access to people's accounts during the World Series of Poker. In July 2009, the PPA held National Poker Week, an effort to rally support for H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, |
At what Cuban battlefield did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders attain fame, fortune, and glory during the Spanish American War? | Rough Riders (miniseries) Rough Riders (miniseries) Rough Riders is a 1997 television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment known as the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry; the Rough Riders. The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of 1898. It was released on DVD in 2006. The series originally aired on TNT with a four-hour running time, including commercials, over two consecutive nights during July 1997. In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in | Rough Riders (miniseries) he be replaced by John Milius. Milius had long been an admirer of Teddy Roosevelt, and featured him as a character in his film, "The Wind and the Lion" (1975) (played by Brian Keith). He had tried to make a film about Roosevelt and the Rough Riders for a number of years but "nobody cared," he said. "When I would pitch a film about Roosevelt and the Spanish–American War, they wouldn't get it. They would say, 'It's not exactly a Western, and it's not a war picture, so what is it?' I think it's both. The last great Western of |
If a female deer is known as a doe, what is the male known as? | Deer modern Germanic languages save English and Scots retain the more general sense: for example, German "Tier" and Norwegian "dyr" mean "animal". For many types of deer in modern English usage, the male is a "buck" and the female a "doe", but the terms vary with dialect, and according to the size of the species. The male red deer is a "stag", while for other large species the male is a "bull", the female a "cow", as in cattle. In older usage, the male of any species is a "hart", especially if over five years old, and the female is a | Doe Deer with additional recording from Matthew Wagner. The official lyrics for the song are stated as being the word "deathray" repeated numerous times. The vocals are, in fact, sampled from one of their earlier songs from 2004, "Insectica", which was given its official release on the Doe Deer EP. Around the 0:53 mark of the song Insectica the word "deathray" is audibly being sung by Alice Glass. This is exactly the same as the repeated version throughout Doe Deer. Doe Deer Doe Deer is a song from Toronto-based band, Crystal Castles, released on their second self-titled album, "Crystal Castles". The release |
What financial “whiz” is known as “The Oracle of Omaha”? | Economy of Omaha, Nebraska 500 companies. Warren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", was ranked as the richest people in the world in 2017. Other influential businesspeople in the area include Cathy Hughes, owner of Radio One. Omaha is home to five major shopping malls: Westroads Mall, Crossroads Mall, Oak View Mall, and Village Pointe, an outdoor shopping mall located in far west Omaha. Village Pointe houses some of Omaha's finer national retailers, such as Coach, Inc. and Apple Inc. Shadow Lake Towne Center is another large scale outdoor shopping mall located in the suburb of Papillion. Several smaller scale shopping centers are located | Oracle Financial Services Software Oracle Financial Services Software Oracle Financial Services Software Limited(ofss) is a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation. It is an IT solution provider to the banking industry. It claims to have more than 900 customers in over 145 countries. Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is ranked No. 9 in IT companies of India and overall ranked No. 253 in Fortune India 500 list in 2011. There was a company of CITIBANK in 1990 named as CitiCorp Oversea Software Ltd., (later known as i-flex in world market). Over a period of time, another(?) company was merged into it and new company was started |
In the crappy celebrity kids names category, what Irish rocker, fomer head of the Boomtown Rats, named his kids Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, and Little Pixie? | Pixie Geldof Pixie Geldof Little Pixie Geldof (born 17 September 1990) is an English model and singer. She is the third daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Geldof is the third daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. She is also the biological granddaughter of Hughie Green. Pixie was one of three sisters, Fifi Trixibelle (born in 1983), Peaches Geldof (1989–2014), and has a half-sister Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence (born in 1996) from her mother's relationship with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. Her grandmother was Jewish. Her first magazine cover modelling appearance was for "Tatler" in 2008. She has also been | Bob Geldof couple in 1976 when Yates flew to Paris to surprise him when the band was playing there. Before they were married, the couple had their first daughter, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, born 31 March 1983 (and while Geldof was still conducting an affair with Claire King). She was named Fifi after Bob's aunt Fifi and Trixibelle because Yates wanted a 'belle' in the family. After 10 years together, Geldof and Yates married in June 1986 in Las Vegas, with Simon Le Bon (of Duran Duran) acting as Geldof's best man. The couple later had two more daughters, Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (known |
What Brandeis University professor attained instant fame by accusing Judge Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 confirmation hearings? | Confirmation (film) indicating "generally favorable reviews." During the film credits, the onscreen text states that as a result of Hill's accusation of sexual harassment, more women were elected to public office in 1992 than previous periods, official sexual harassment complaints doubled, and an important workplace discrimination law was passed (referring to the Civil Rights Act of 1991). Confirmation (film) Confirmation is a 2016 American television political thriller film, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Susannah Grant. It is about Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings, and the controversy that unfolded when Anita Hill alleged she was sexually harassed by Thomas. It | Clarence Thomas of his predecessor, Thurgood Marshall. Additional causes for the harsh criticism of Thomas may be the inherently explosive nature of sexual misconduct accusations, the suspicion among some people that Thomas was not forthcoming during his confirmation hearings, and the belief that Thomas has benefited from affirmative action programs like ones he has criticized as a judge. Thomas has said he has a preference for non-Ivy League clerks, although he has hired them. Schools from which Thomas has hired include Notre Dame Law School, Creighton, Rutgers, George Mason, and the University of Utah. In 2006, Thomas had a 48% favorable, 36% |
What singer was backed by band known as Crazy Horse? | Crazy Horse (band) was reissued in 2013 on the Floating World label. <div class="references"> Crazy Horse (band) Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with Neil Young. Beginning in 1969 and continuing to the present day, they have been co-credited on a number of Young's albums, with 11 studio albums and numerous live albums being billed as by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. They have also released six studio albums of their own, issued between 1971 and 2009. Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums) have been the only consistent members of the band. On four of Crazy | Crazy Horse (band) to provide vocals and recorded the pointedly-titled "Left for Dead" (1989). The split with Sampedro and Young proved relatively short-lived as Young and Crazy Horse reunited in 1990 for the acclaimed album "Ragged Glory" and for a tour in 1991 that generated the live album "Weld". Over the next 12 years Crazy Horse would steadily collaborate with Young once more, joining the singer for "Sleeps with Angels" (1994), "Broken Arrow" (1996), the live "Year of the Horse" (1997), "Goin' Home" on "Are You Passionate?" (2002), and "Greendale" (2003). Sampedro agreed to sit out the recording of "Greendale", as Young felt |
To boldly go where no television series had gone before, what classic tv series had it's debut on NBC on Sept 8, 1966? | Where no man has gone before his series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", the long-lost heroic age of the Galactic Empire, when bold adventurers dared "to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before". In "The Physics of Star Trek", Lawrence M. Krauss begins a list of "Star Trek's" ten worst errors by quoting one of his colleagues who considers that their greatest mistake is "to split an infinitive every damn time". Where no man has gone before "Where no man has gone before" is a phrase made popular through its use in the title sequence of the science fiction television series, describing the | Where No Man Has Gone Before Where No Man Has Gone Before "Where No Man Has Gone Before" is the third episode of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by Samuel A. Peeples and directed by James Goldstone, it first aired on September 22, 1966. Two of the "Enterprise"'s crew gain powerful ESP abilities and must be stopped. This was the second pilot, produced in 1965 after the first pilot, "", was rejected by NBC. Reportedly, Lucille Ball, who owned Desilu Productions (where the pilot was produced), persuaded NBC management to consider a second pilot, thereby exercising a special option agreement it |
In the Barry Manilow song “Copacabana”, who was the show girl? | Copacabana (musical) Copacabana (musical) Copacabana is a 1985 American made-for-television musical film, stage musical and nightclub show written by Barry Manilow and based on his 1978 song of the same title. The show toured the United States and, as of 2006, became available to license to performing companies and schools for the first time. In 1948, wannabe singer Lola meets aspiring songwriter Tony when both are contestants on a radio show. Tony is immediately smitten with Lola and assists her flailing attempts to break into show business. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and Lola is | Copacabana (song) for over a year. Over 200 productions of the show have since been mounted worldwide. Copacabana (song) "Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana (At the Copa)", is a song recorded by Barry Manilow. Written by Manilow, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman, it was released in 1978 as the third and final single from Manilow's fifth studio album, "Even Now" (1978). The song was inspired by a conversation between Manilow and Sussman at the Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, when they discussed whether there had ever been a song called "Copacabana". After returning to the US, Manilow — who, in the |
The Marquis of Queensberry rules govern what sport? | Marquess of Queensberry Rules Marquess of Queensberry Rules The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, they were named so as The Most Hon. The 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were written by a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers. The code of rules on which modern boxing is based, the Queensberry rules were the first to mandate the use of gloves in boxing. The Queensberry Rules eventually superseded the London Prize Ring Rules (revised in 1853), and are intended for | Marquess of Queensberry Rules United States showcased a five-match series between American Ric Flair (who was the WCW World Heavyweight Champion at the time) and Englishman Lord Steven Regal (who was the WCW World Television Champion at the time), which followed an altered version of the rules, which includes allowing grappling, pinfalls and submissions. The matches were five minutes long, and if no winner was decided after time expired, the judges' will render their decision, whether there's a winner or a draw. Flair won the series, 2-1-2. Marquess of Queensberry Rules The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in |
High tech companies Apple Inc, Microsoft, eBay, Expedia, and Google are traded on what stock exchange, the second largest in the world? | Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (FAANG), a further extension of FANG (which originally did not include Apple), is both an acronym and a buzzword to entice investors, as popularised by Jim Cramer from CNBC's Mad Money and other talking heads for grouping together currently high performance technology companies currently listed on NASDAQ. While it usually refers to the five (or four) of these technology companies specifically, the term is now generally used to refer to the technology and consumer discretionary sectors consisting of highly-traded growth stocks of American technology and tech-enabled companies in | High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation is a 2010 United States Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust action and a 2013 civil class action against several Silicon Valley companies for alleged "no cold call" agreements which restrained the recruitment of high-tech employees. The defendants are Adobe, Apple Inc., Google, Intel, Intuit, Pixar, Lucasfilm and eBay, all high-technology companies with a principal place of business in the San Francisco–Silicon Valley area of California. The civil class action was filed by five plaintiffs, one of whom has died; it accused the tech companies of collusion between 2005 and 2009 to refrain |
Translating as Fox from the Spanish, what is the more common name for the fictional character known as Don Diego del la Vega? | Diego de la Vega (Contador) Diego de la Vega (Contador) Diego de la Vega (1770s–1812) was a Spanish nobleman, Contador Mayor in the Tribunal de Cuentas de Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He also served as Minister of Real Hacienda de Buenos Aires. Diego de la Vega was born in León, Spain, son of Juan Antonio de la Vega and Isabel Pascual Álvarez, belonging to an eminent family. He had arrived in the port of Buenos Aires, around the year 1803, to take charge of the position entrusted to him by the king as Inspector General of the Royal | Ermita del Cristo de la Vega Ermita del Cristo de la Vega The Ermita del Cristo de la Vega is an hermitage located in Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain) It is built on the remains of the Visigoth Basílica de Santa Leocadia, built in the 7th-century where the apse is preserved, the rest was destroyed in the Spanish War of Independence. Between 1816-1826, it rebuilt the building and the new image of the Christ, dating from its present structure, and since then has been used as a hermitage under the invocation of the Cristo de la Vega. It is located in Vega Baja de Toledo, in the |
Recently voiced by Danny DeVito, which Dr. Seuss character claims to speak for the trees? | Danny DeVito last "Saturday Night Live" episode before the year 2000. He earned a 2004 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for an episode of "Friends", following four Emmy nominations (including a 1981 win) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for "Taxi". In 2006, DeVito joined the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" as Frank Reynolds. In 2011, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television. In 2012, DeVito voiced the Lorax in "The Lorax". In 2013, along with Rashida Jones, he voiced Herb for the third time on | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss trickster, as in his original eponymous books (ex. episode 1.6: "The Simplifier"). Season one is notable for hewing closely to many of the themes of the original Dr. Seuss stories which often had a strong moral overtone. As a result, some episodes have distinctly dark or sinister elements which, like some Dr. Seuss books, may not be appropriate for younger children. For season two the show was reworked along the lines of a more traditional children's program. The Cat in the Hat (now voiced by a much less gravelly sounding Martin P. Robinson) lives in a playhouse with his Little |
Including such improvements as the falling shuttle and a presser foot, what household item did Isaac Singer improve in 1851? | Presser foot "all-purpose" foot and the "zipper" foot which come standard with most household machines. However, an array of specialized feet have also been designed for a number of uses. Among these are the following: Most presser feet are made of steel or clear plastic, however presser feet made of teflon or other non stick material are used for sewing with leather, plastic, vinyl and oilcloth Presser foot A presser foot is an attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched. Sewing machines have feed dogs in the bed of the machine | Presser foot has a distance; a slant shank foot is distinctly slanted. The kind of foot a given machine requires is not interchangeable: a low-shank machine will only accept a low shank presser foot, and a high shank machine only a high-shank presser foot, though within these categories any low shank or high shank foot will fit any corresponding low shank or high shank machine; exceptionally, a slant shank foot can "only" be used with a Singer slant needle machine and no other (likewise, such a machine can accept no other kind of foot). The most commonly used presser feet are the |
What is the name for the raised portions on the neck of a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, which divide the neck into fixed segments? | Fret Fret A fret is a raised element on the neck of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On most modern western fretted instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard. On some historical instruments and non-European instruments, frets are made of pieces of string tied around the neck. Frets divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework. On instruments such as guitars, each fret represents one semitone in the standard western system, in which one octave is divided into twelve semitones. "Fret" is often used as a | Multi-neck guitar is currently on display at the Hard Rock Cafe. Steve Digiorgio used a multiple-necked bass guitar with a fretless neck and another fretted neck. A number of makers have also produced double neck basses with an 8-string bass neck (double courses, tuned in octaves like a 12-string guitar) on top and a 4-string bass neck on the bottom. Double neck basses with various other combinations exist, such as 4-string/6-string and 4-string/5-string. Multiple neck "guitars" have also been made which include other stringed instruments among the alternate necks. Country guitarist Joe Maphis played a double-neck Mosrite instrument that had a regular |
"Oh where oh where has my Underdog gone," whines what anthropomorphic dog reporter, the love interest of Underdog, whenever she gets in trouble? | Underdog (TV series) plane!" After this, an old woman wearing glasses would exclaim, "It's a frog!" Another onlooker would respond, "A frog?!?" To this, Underdog replied with these words: Underdog usually caused collateral damage. Whenever someone complained about the damage, Underdog replied: The villains almost always managed to menace Sweet Polly Purebred (voiced by Norma MacMillan), an anthropomorphic canine TV reporter, as part of their nefarious schemes; she was a helpless damsel in distress most of the time and had a habit of singing, "Oh, where, oh, where has my Underdog gone? Oh, where, oh, where can he be?" She would sing this | Underdog (TV series) to the music of the song "Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone" whenever in jeopardy. Recurring villains included: Other villains included The Electric Eel (a.k.a. Slippery Eel), Battyman, Tap Tap the Chisler (an evil look-alike of Underdog who does not speak in rhyme), and Overcat. Underdog also regularly faced enemies from alien worlds, such as the Marbleheads from the planet Granite, the Magnet Men of the Magnet Planet, the aliens from the planet Zot, and the Flying Sorcerers of the Saucer Planet. The majority of the "Underdog" adventures were presented in the form of four-part serial episodes. Other cartoons, |
According to Greek mythology, which group of men accompanied Jason on his quest for the golden fleece? | Golden Fleece Golden Fleece In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece ( "chrysómallon déras") is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which was held in Colchis. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship. It figures in the tale of the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King Pelias, in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. Through the help of Medea, they acquire the Golden Fleece. The story is of great antiquity and was current in the time of Homer (eighth century | Jason with the Golden Fleece (Thorvaldsen) Jason with the Golden Fleece (Thorvaldsen) Jason with the Golden Fleece is a sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen. A lifesize clay version created in 1803 is considered to be the artist's first great work. The larger marble statue, reaching a height of , was however not completed until 1828. The sculpture expresses the gist of the Ancient Greek myth of Jason recounted by the Alexandrian poet Apollonius of Rhodes, about a hero who traveled on a voyage in search of the Golden Fleece in an attempt to help his father recover his kingdom from King Pelias. A vase painting of Jason |
Name the 1989 Oscar winning movie from the IMDB plot summary: "An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years." | Driving Miss Daisy (play) for a 1989 film of the same name starring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd. All three actors were nominated for Academy Awards, with Tandy winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film received nine nominations total, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Uhry also won an Academy Award for his screenplay. Driving Miss Daisy (play) Driving Miss Daisy is a play by American playwright Alfred Uhry, about the relationship of an elderly white Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn, from 1948 to 1973. The play was the first in Uhry's | The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South is a 1989 children's picture book by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is an adaption of a Creole folktale about a girl who is mistreated by her family, meets an old woman in the woods, receives some eggs that contains treasures, then moves to the city, leaving her family to fruitlessly search for the woman and the eggs. Common Sense Media in its review of "The Talking Eggs", wrote "Robert D. San Souci captures the reader's attention |
With over 6 million sold, the Roomba is an autonomous what? | Roomba Roomba Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Introduced in September 2002, Roomba features a set of sensors that enable it to navigate the floor area of a home and clean it. For instance, Roomba's sensors can detect the presence of obstacles, detect dirty spots on the floor, and sense steep drops to keep it from falling down stairs. Roomba uses two independently operating side wheels, that allow 360° turns in place. A rotating, 3-prong spinner brush can sweep debris from square corners to the cleaning head. The Roomba units have a range of models | Roomba The 980 also features Wi-Fi connectivity and an iPhone and Android app. As of March 29, 2017, 900 series users can receive detailed cleaning maps of their Roomba through the app. The maps show exact areas of clean and dirty spots in the home, allowing the Roomba to know where it needs to spend more time cleaning. Push notifications of when the Roomba is finished cleaning is also a new feature. Integration to Amazon’s Echo was also announced, launching in spring 2017. in September 2018 iRobot introduced a new Roomba Series with two models: the premium i7+ and the more |
Complete the following quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would”? | A rose by any other name would smell as sweet longer be a Capulet Romeo: [Aside] Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this? Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that | A rose by any other name would smell as sweet name which is no part of thee Take all myself. Romeo: I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. Although it is one of the most famous quotes from the work of Shakespeare, no printing in Shakespeare's lifetime presents the text in the form known to modern readers: it is a skillful amalgam assembled by Edmond Malone, an editor in the eighteenth century. "Romeo and Juliet" was published twice, in two very different versions. The first version of 1597, named "Q1", is believed to have been an |
What designer founded the fashion house DKNY? | DKNY a year after the fashion designer stepped down from her namesake brand. LVMH is targeting a “single, specific American buyer” for both the DKNY and Donna Karan International businesses after several “months of disappointing performance” under its new designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osbourne. Negotiations are reported to be “ongoing, but a price has not yet been agreed,” DKNY DKNY is a New York-based fashion house specializing in fashion goods for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan . Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her | Stephen Williams (fashion designer) Stephen Williams (fashion designer) Stephen Williams (born 1964) is an English tailor and fashion designer the establisher of his brand, Terence Trout, tailoring house Bespoke HQ. He previously worked with Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and DKNY, and he ran the Paul Costelloe Menswear line. Williams was born 14 July 1964 in Manchester. His parents were both in the wool and textile industry, and his mother owned a shop which customers used to travel to just to see the outfits she wore. He started working with the family business from the age of 11; he wanted to work there full-time after |
What synthetic material, developed by DuPont in 1965, is a high strength material used in bike tires and as the basis for modern bullet proof vests? | Kevlar to break in bird collision. Kevlar Kevlar is a heat-resistant and strong synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, this high-strength material was first commercially used in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Typically it is spun into ropes or fabric sheets that can be used as such or as an ingredient in composite material components. Kevlar has many applications, ranging from bicycle tires and racing sails to bulletproof vests, because of its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio; by this measure it is 5 | Controlled low strength material mixes, but can also be used in low fly ash content mixes. "High lime" or Class C fly ash, because it is usually self-cementing, is almost always used only in low fly ash content flowable fill mixes. There is also a flowable fill product in which both Class F and Class C fly ash are used in varying mix proportions. Controlled low strength material Controlled low strength material, abbreviated CLSM, also known as flowable fill, is a type of weak, runny concrete mix used in construction for non-structural purposes such as backfill or road bases. CLSM consists of a mixture |
An Eskimo roll is a maneuver to right what type of craft? | Kayak roll while the rest of the paddle extends out at right angles to the kayak; the paddler pulls down on the paddle to right the kayak without any sweeping action. The storm roll utilises a vertical rather than horizontal sweeping action. Kayak rescue Kayak roll A kayak roll (often referred to as an Eskimo roll) is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso towards the surface, flicking the hips to right the kayak, and applying a small force by means of the paddle to assist | Aileron roll aircraft to continue pitching up during the upright part of the maneuver, and downward in the inverted part, resulting in something resembling a barrel roll. The pilot then applies full aileron, accomplished by moving the stick to either the right or left. As the aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis, the nose will begin to drop. Upon completing the roll, the nose will usually be 10 to 30 degrees below the horizon, so the pilot will need to pitch-up to return to level flight. An aileron roll is an unbalanced maneuver. As the roll begins, the aircraft will have a |
One of the largest book publisher, what company took it's name from the founders desire to publish a few arbitrary books on the side? | Random House Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. As of 2013, it is part of Penguin Random House, which is jointly owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British global education and publishing company Pearson PLC. Random House was founded in 1925 by Americans Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they acquired the Modern Library imprint from publisher Horace Liveright, which reprints classic works of literature. Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which | The Wooster Book Company Rehearse", collects several O. Henry Prize stories. The Wooster Book Company also publishes books by Scott Russell Sanders, a winner of the Lannan Foundation literary award, and by Wes Jackson, president of the Land Institute. The publishing company is directly affiliated with the bookstore of the same name. The Wooster Book Company was established in September 1992 as an independent bookstore. It now occupies with over 40,000 titles. In 2000, The Wooster Book Company took over the sponsorship and administration of the Buckeye Book Fair, Ohio’s largest literary event. The Book Fair is open to the public, with approximately one |
What musical instrument is often crafted with two parallel pipes, one known as a chanter and the other known as a drone? | Chanter the Northumbrian smallpipe. Another variant of the chanter is the two-piped chanter (often called a double chanter). The chanter pipes may be designed to be played separately, one with each hand, or the two chanters may be played in unison (as in most Arabic bagpipes). One chanter may provide a drone accompaniment to the other, or the two chanters may play in a harmony of thirds and sixths (as in the southern Italian "zampogna"). In pipes of the Carpathian basin up to five separate chanter bores may be placed in parallel within a single chanter assembly, providing both melodic and | Uilleann pipes note. The pipes are generally equipped with three drones: the tenor drone, as the highest sounding pipe, which is pitched the same as the lowest note of the chanter; the baritone drone pitched one octave below that; and the bass drone, as the lowest sounding pipe, two octaves below the bottom note of the chanter. The Pastoral pipes had four drones: these three plus one more that would play a harmony note at the fourth or fifth interval. These drones are connected to the pipe bag by a "stock". This is an intricately made wooden cylinder tied into the bag |
William Shatner is the spokesperson for what online discount travel sight? | William Shatner for the travel web site priceline.com, in which Shatner plays a pompous, fictionalized version of himself. Although he received stock options for the commercials, Shatner says that reports that they are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars are exaggerated. Shatner was also the CEO of the Toronto, Ontario-based C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, a special effects studio that operated from 1994 to 2010. In May 1999, Simon & Schuster published Shatner's book "Get a Life!", which details his experiences with "Star Trek" fandom, anecdotes from "Trek" conventions, and his interviews with dedicated fans, in particular those who found deeper meaning in | William Shatner he brought Shatner on to the final season of the legal drama "The Practice". His Emmy Award-winning role, the eccentric but highly capable attorney Denny Crane, was essentially "William Shatner the man ... playing William Shatner the character playing the character Denny Crane, who was playing the character William Shatner." Shatner took the Crane role to "Boston Legal", and won a Golden Globe, an Emmy in 2005, and was nominated again in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 for his work. With the 2005 Emmy win, Shatner became one of the few actors (along with co-star James Spader as Alan Shore) |
Which jewelry house created a series of jeweled eggs that made popular gifts for the Russian nobility from 1885 to 1917? | Fabergé egg Fabergé egg A Fabergé egg (, "yaytsa faberzhe") is a jeweled egg (possibly numbering as many as 69, of which 57 survive today) created by the House of Fabergé, in St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia. Virtually all were manufactured under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé between 1885 and 1917, the most famous being the 50 "Imperial" eggs, 43 of which survive, made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers. The first Fabergé egg was crafted for Tsar Alexander III, who had decided to give his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna, | Russian nobility ensign or the 9th civil rank of Titular Councillor; 3) by being awarded the orders of the Russian Empire unless those gave hereditary nobility; except merchants (unless those were awarded between 1826 and 1832), who acquired honorary citizenship instead. The personal nobility wasn't inherited by children but was given to the wife of a personal noble. Russian nobility The Russian nobility ( "dvoryanstvo") arose in the 14th century. Its members (1,900,000 at 1914, 1.1%) staffed most of the Russian government apparatus until the February Revolution of 1917. The Russian word for nobility, "dvoryanstvo" (дворянство), derives from the Slavonic word "dvor" |
What famous house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is perched over a river in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania? | Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania is at the center of the township but is a separate municipality. The Youghiogheny River flows through the township from southeast to north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.93%, is water. Pennsylvania Route 381 crosses the township, passing through Ohiopyle and leading northeast to Normalville and southwest to Farmington. Two homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are located in Stewart Township and are on the National Register of Historic Places. The first is the internationally renowned Fallingwater house, perched over Bear Run waterfalls | Frank Lloyd Wright–Prairie School of Architecture Historic District Frank Lloyd Wright historic district is less encompassing including only 80 structures, all of which are listed as contributing properties. The Frank Lloyd Wright designs include the Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House, Nathan G. Moore Residence, Arthur Heurtley House, Frank Thomas House, Edwin H. Cheney House, George Furbeck House, Oscar B. Balch House, and nearly twenty others. The historic district is of the highest significance on a national level for its residential architecture. Of the buildings within the historic district, over 20 of them were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Besides the structures designed by Wright, there are 60 other |
What soft drink advertised itself as the Uncola? | Sprite (soft drink) Sprite (soft drink) Sprite is a colorless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink created by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone (“Clear Lemon Fanta”) and was introduced in the United States under the current brand name Sprite in 1961 as a competitor to 7 Up. Bottles of Sprite are usually transparent green in color, with a green and yellow label, whereas cans are colored silver, green, and blue, and aluminum bottles have a solid lime green color. Sprite advertising often makes use of the portmanteau word "lymon", a combination of | Soft drink Soft drink A soft drink (see "Terminology" for other names) is a drink that typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, a sugar substitute (in the case of "diet drinks"), or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives, and/or other ingredients. Soft drinks are called "soft" in contrast with "hard" alcoholic drinks. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink, but the alcohol content must be less than 0.5% of |
What was Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider came along? | Brookmans Park its transmitter station at Bell Bar. The war years resulted in many being evacuated to Brookmans Park from London, but the surrounding area was also hit. Brookmans School was built as the village grew. Local legend has it that Miss Muffet was Patience Moffat, daughter of entomologist Dr. Thomas Moffat (possibly Moffett or Moufet), who lived in the area from 1553 to 1604 on a farm. He had invited a poet over for Christmas. During his stay he overheard Miss Moffat tell her father of how she was eating her curds and whey when a spider came down from the | Little Miss Muffet is the original. Little Miss Muffet "Little Miss Muffet" is a nursery rhyme, one of the most commonly printed in the mid-twentieth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605. The rhyme first appeared in print in 1805, in a book titled "Songs for the Nursery". Like many such rhymes, its origins are unclear. Some claim it was written by Dr Thomas Muffet (d.1604), an English physician and entomologist, regarding his stepdaughter Patience; others claim it refers to Mary, Queen of Scots (1543–87), who was said to have been frightened by religious reformer John Knox (1510–72). The |
Worn by the likes of Slash, Abraham Lincoln, and The Mad Hatter, what is the name for tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed headwear popular from the 19th century through today? | The Mad Hatter (film) The Mad Hatter (film) The Mad Hatter is the 26th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on February 16, 1948, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by United Artists. Woody Woodpecker, dreaming of becoming a great screen lover, is awakened by a telegram from the studio telling him to come to work. His screen test starts at 9 a.m., and he must be wearing a top hat. The months have wrecked Woody's hat, so he has to buy a new one. Wally Walrus, proprietor of a hat store, makes a stubborn | The Mad Hatter Mystery The Mad Hatter Mystery The Mad Hatter Mystery, first published in 1933, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. A young newspaperman, Philip Driscoll, is gaining notoriety by writing up a series of bizarrely inconsequential crimes in which various hats are being stolen and returned in unlikely locations; he ascribes the crimes to "the Mad Hatter". Driscoll's uncle, Sir William Bitton, is infuriated to have lost two hats in three days. He meets with Gideon Fell to discuss his possession of |
A week ago, Canadian officials announced that thieves had somehow made off with a quarter of Quebec's strategic reserve of what, valued at over $30 million? | Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is located in warehouses in a number of rural Quebec towns. The first two facilities were in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (which holds 6,300 tonnes), and Plessisville (which holds 1,400 tonnes). In 2011, a year which saw huge excesses of maple syrup production, FPAQ expanded the ISR to a third warehouse in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, which holds 4,500 tonnes of syrup. In August 2012, thieves were reported to have stolen roughly 1,000 tonnes of syrup worth CA$30 million from the new ISR facility in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford. This event is known informally as the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. The amount stolen was about a quarter of | What a Week Landry and Ron Rubin. What a Week What A Week was a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One that ran for two 13-episode seasons in 2003. This show, like its more immediate predecessor "The Muckraker" was firmly rooted in the political and topical lampoons that first became a staple on Canadian airwaves with "Royal Canadian Air Farce". Typical shows poked fun at the previous week's top newsmakers using a combination of impressions, sketch comedy and satirical songs. The show was written by Dean Jenkinson, Paul Mather, Al Rae, Jerry Schaefer and George Westerholm, and featured the voices of Tony |
Hook and ladder, flea flicker, and fumblerooski are trick plays used in what sport? | Hook and ladder (football) seem to be any definitive proof of what the play was originally called or why. Hook and ladder (football) The hook and ladder, or hook and lateral, is a trick play in American, Canadian football & indoor American football. It starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 yards down the field, and along the sideline, and "hooks in" towards the center of the field to receive a forward pass from the quarterback. Another offensive player (usually another wide receiver) times a run so that he is at full speed, just behind | American football plays in reality is another. These plays typically will catch defenses off guard. Common examples of trick plays are the Half Back Pass or Razzle Dazzle (Where the running back will pretend to run the ball, but instead throws it to a receiver down field), the Flea flicker (The quarterback hands the ball off to the running back who in turns pitches it back to the quarterback who then throws it to a receiver down field), and the Hook and Ladder, also known as the Hook and Lateral (One receiver runs a hook route and upon catching the ball, laterals it |
What brand of rum, named for a privateer, advertises itself with the slogan "To Life, Love, and Loot"? | Captain Morgan Captain Morgan Captain Morgan is a brand of rum produced by alcohol conglomerate Diageo. It is named after the 17th-century Welsh privateer of the Caribbean, Sir Henry Morgan who died on 25 August 1688. Since 2011, the label has used the slogan "To Life, Love and Loot." In 1944, the Seagram Company, based in Canada, started producing rum under the name Captain Morgan Rum Company. Seagram CEO Samuel Bronfman purchased a distillery named Long Pond from the Jamaican government. Among the buyers of raw rum from the Long Pond distillery was a Kingston pharmacy named Levy Brothers. The Levy family | Love, Loot and Crash Love, Loot and Crash Love, Loot and Crash is a 1915 American short comedy film. It features Harold Lloyd in an uncredited role. Dora and her father are lost in the kitchen (they have just fired their cook). An ad for new one in the newspaper attracts two crooks (one of which is Fritz Schade). He dresses like a woman to apply for the job. At his first opportunity he plans to loot the house, but just then, a cop on the beat stops in for coffee. Fritz locks the cop in the basement, picks up what things of value |
A Newfoundland dog named Nana was a nurse in what children's story? | Landseer dog in the "Giant" weight range; but some Newfoundland dogs have been known to weigh over 90 kg (200 lb) – and the largest on record weighed 120 kg (260 lb) and measured over 1.8 m (6 ft) from nose to tail, ranking it among the biggest Molossers. They may grow up to 56–76 cm (22–30 in) tall at the shoulder. Mr. Rochester's dog in Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre" is incorrectly called a Newfoundland, but is, in fact, a Landseer. The dog Nana in Peter Pan, although often portrayed as a St. Bernard, was intended to be a Landseer. The | A Dog Named Gucci "a positive and uplifting look at one victim who went on to become a hero. The story is one of triumph." Writing in Diversity Rules Magazine, Jim Koury called it, "timely and poignant." A Dog Named Gucci A Dog Named Gucci is a 2015 documentary film by Gorman Bechard that chronicles the story of an Alabama puppy set on fire, and the man who came to his rescue. The film made its American festival debut in February 2015 at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Spring Hill College Professor Doug James rescues an abused puppy and sets out on a |
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier got married on Sept 11, 1963 married what then US Representative in Newport, RI? | Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier The wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier was worn by Jacqueline Bouvier in her wedding to John F. Kennedy on September 12, 1953. The dress is one of the best-remembered bridal gowns of all time. The gown was the creation of African-American fashion designer Ann Lowe, who never received credit for it during her lifetime. Instead, when asked who made her dress, Jacqueline Kennedy said it was a "colored woman." The dress is now on display at the Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Janet Lee Bouvier, Jacqueline's mother, hired Lowe to design and make the entire | Janet Lee Bouvier and Barnard Colleges. She was a three-time winner of the hunter championship at the National Horse Show. She served as a board member of the Newport Historical Society and the Redwood Library. She was also the honorary director of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association in Stratford, Virginia. Janet was married three times. In 1928, she married her first husband, John Vernou Bouvier III (1891–1957). He was the son of Major John Vernou Bouvier Jr. (1865–1948), a successful attorney, and Maude Frances Sergeant (1870–1940). He was also the brother of Edith Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), later known as the subject of |
What can be an official stamp of quality on a precious metal, a greeting card company, and a cable TV channel? | Greeting card Greenaway and Walter Crane as illustrators and card designers. The extensive Laura Seddon Greeting Card Collection from the Manchester Metropolitan University gathers 32,000 Victorian and Edwardian greeting cards and 450 Valentine's Day cards dating from the early nineteenth century, printed by the major publishers of the day. Technical developments like color lithography in 1930 propelled the manufactured greeting card industry forward. Humorous greeting cards, known as studio cards, became popular in the late 1940s and 1950s. In the 1970s, Recycled Paper Greetings, a small company needing to establish a competing identity against the large companies like Hallmark Cards, began publishing | Rust Craft Greeting Card Company Rust Craft Greeting Card Company The Rust Craft Greeting Card Company was an American greeting card, printing company and owner of television stations. It produced what is believed to be the first Christmas card. The company was founded in a bookstore in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1906 by its owner, Fred Winslow Rust. The first Christmas card was printed on heavy tan paper and included a brief message in two colors. The success of the Christmas card grew into a business letters, postcards, and greeting cards with envelopes. Rust revolutionized the use of the "French Fold," which turned a single |
What do you wrap in bacon to make that yummy dish known as Angels on horseback? | Angels on horseback & Cooking Secrets", suggests serving angels on horseback on toast with a lemon wedge or hollandaise sauce. An Italian variant replaces bacon with prosciutto. In the James Bond novel "Doctor No", Ian Fleming writes of Bond ordering a dinner in the lair of the title character that includes angels on horseback. Angels on horseback Angels on horseback is a hot hors d'œuvre or savoury made of oysters wrapped with bacon. The dish, when served atop breads, can also be a canapé. The dish is typically prepared by rolling shucked oysters in bacon and baking them in an oven. Modern variations | Angels on horseback hors d'œuvre, as a canapé, or as a savoury. Angels on horseback are canapés when served with breads. In England, they are traditionally served as savouries; salty or savoury items served after the dessert meant to cleanse the palate before the serving of digestifs. One cookbook including angels on horseback as a savoury is the 1905 "Savouries Simplified", by Constance Peel. Angels on horseback should not be confused with devils on horseback. The latter dish, which is derived from the former, uses fruit, typically prunes or dates. American and British chefs including Martha Stewart and Martin Blunos recognise the distinction |
Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones were the members of which band? | Peter Tork appeared as the leader of a wedding band in season 1 episode 13, "Best Man", of "The King of Queens". In early 2008 Tork added "advice columnist" to his extensive resume by authoring an online advice and info column called "Ask Peter Tork" at the webzine "The Daily Panic". In 2011, he joined Dolenz and Jones for the 2011 tour, . In 2012, Peter joined Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith with a Monkees tour in honor of the album "Headquarters" 45th anniversary as well as in tribute to the late Davy Jones. The trio would tour again in 2013 and | Micky Dolenz They also released an album of new material, appropriately called "Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart", and a live album "Concert in Japan" was released by Capitol in 1976). Nesmith had not been interested in a reunion. Tork claimed later that he had not been asked, which agrees with the claim on one of their CD booklets that they simply didn't know where he was at that time. A Christmas single (credited to Dolenz, Davy Jones and Tork) was produced by Chip Douglas and released on his own label in 1976. The single featured Douglas's and Howard Kaylan's "Christmas Is My |
Now the largest back in the US (by assets), what investment bank merged with Chase Manhattan in 2000? | JPMorgan Chase Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed in 2000, when Chase Manhattan Corporation merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. As of 2017, the bank is one of the largest asset management companies in the world with US$2.789 trillion in assets under management and US$30 trillion in assets under custody. At US$47.7 billion in assets under management, the hedge fund unit of JPMorgan Chase is the fourth largest hedge fund in the United States. JPMorgan Chase, in its current structure, is the result of the combination of several large U.S. banking companies since 1996, including Chase Manhattan Bank, J.P. Morgan | The Manhattan Company of the New York Clearing House Association. In 1923, it moved its headquarters briefly to the Prudence Building and then in 1929 built what was briefly the tallest building in the world at 40 Wall Street on the site of the Gallatin Bank Building. A 1929 merger made Paul Warburg its chairman. The Bank merged with Chase National Bank in 1955 to become Chase Manhattan. In 1996, Chase Manhattan was acquired by Chemical Bank, who retained the Chase name, to form what was then the largest bank holding company in the United States. In December 2000, the bank acquired J.P. |
What US government agency monitors investor fraud, insider trading scenarios, and other investment irregularities? | Insider trading Thomas Newkirk and Melissa Robertson of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) summarize the development of US insider trading laws. Insider trading has a base offense level of 8, which puts it in Zone A under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. This means that first-time offenders are eligible to receive probation rather than incarceration. U.S. insider trading prohibitions are based on English and American common law prohibitions against fraud. In 1909, well before the Securities Exchange Act was passed, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a corporate director who bought that company's stock when he knew the stock's price | Insider trading Insider trading Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider information is illegal. This is because it is seen as unfair to other investors who do not have access to the information, as the investor with insider information could potentially make larger profits than a typical investor could make. The rules governing insider trading are complex and vary significantly from country to country. The extent of enforcement also varies |
In ‘The Wizard of Oz’ books, what is the name of the Good Witch? | Wicked Witch of the West of the dark in Baum's original story for reasons unknown. For that reason, the Witch never tried to steal the Silver Shoes while Dorothy was sleeping. Despite her fear of water and the dark, the Wicked Witch of the West was one of the most powerful witches in all of Oz. In ensuing Oz books, her power is described as having been so great that even Glinda the Good Witch of the South feared her. The 1910 silent film "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" features a character similar to the Wicked Witch of the West, identified in intertitles as "Momba | Good Witch of the North who attend Ozma's birthday party. She amuses the attendees by transforming ten stones into ten birds, the ten birds into ten lambs, and the ten lambs into ten little girls, who gave a pretty dance and were then transformed back into ten stones once again. The name of the Good Witch of the North in Baum's own stage version of "The Wizard of Oz" is Locasta. In the classic 1939 MGM movie "The Wizard of Oz", the Good Witch of the North is called Glinda, which is the name of the Good Witch of the South in the Oz novels. |
The Shoguns were warlords that ruled in what country? | Childbirth in Japan medicine. Military dictators, or "shoguns," ruled for roughly the next seven hundred years, culminating in military reunification, and widespread implementation of civil order consistent with the ethos of the samurai class, e.g. rules of loyalty, social hierarchy, and filial piety. Western attempts at trade with Japan were largely unsuccessful until 1853 when an American fleet led by Comadore Perry arrived in Japanese waters and forced Japan into unfavorable trading agreements. This event coincided with the fall of the "shoguns" and the subsequent Meiji restoration that ended a system of feudal landholders, and helped unify the nation. Japan quickly transitioned to | Warlords of Utopia Warlords of Utopia Warlords of Utopia is an original novel by Lance Parkin set in the Faction Paradox universe. It has been described as 'possibly [Parkin's] finest accomplishment to date'. Parkin developed the idea for a "Doctor Who" book that was not published. The published version is his second attempt to write it for Faction Paradox. The first was turned down by editor Lawrence Miles. The glorious Roman Empire has ruled for nearly twenty-seven centuries when Marcus Americanius Scriptor acquires a strange bracelet from a mysterious stranger. With this bracelet, he finds he is able to travel to alternate Romes, |
What is the name for the large canvas, or more recently plastic, tent under which a circus performs? | Hartford circus fire Hartford circus fire The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. The fire occurred during an afternoon performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that was attended by 6,000 to 8,000 people. The fire killed 167 people and more than 700 were injured. In mid-20th century America, a typical circus traveled from town to town by train, performing under a huge canvas tent commonly called a "big top". The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was no | Plastic canvas Plastic canvas Plastic canvas is a craft material of lightweight plastic with regularly spaced holes in imitation of embroidery canvas. It is also commonly known as "vinyl weave". Plastic canvas is typically used as a foundation for needlepoint or other canvas work embroidery, usually in acrylic or wool knitting yarn. Due to its rigidity, it is useful for creating 3-dimensional objects such as tissue box covers, small jewelry boxes, handbags, and other decorative objects. Plastic canvas is manufactured in many colors and with various size holes for different thicknesses of yarn. As with textile canvas, these are described in "count" |
Something described as 'tactile' relates to which of the five senses? | The Five Senses (film) The Five Senses (film) The Five Senses is a 1999 Canadian drama film directed, written and produced by Jeremy Podeswa. "The Five Senses" is about interconnected stories linked by a building which examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by Ruth Seraph, a massage therapist who is treating Anna Miller. Ruth's daughter Rachel accidentally loses Anna's pre-school daughter, Amy Lee, in the park, when Rachel is distracted by the sight of a couple making love in the woods. Rachel meets a voyeur named Rupert (vision), and they become friends as fellow outsiders while he teaches her the pleasure | The House of the Five Senses The House of the Five Senses The House of the Five Senses is the main entrance of amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and went operational in 1996, a year later than planned due to a general strike in the construction sector. The architecture is based on the Indonesian Rumah Gadang style of the Minangkabau ethnic group. The wooden construction has the largest reed roof (48437 square feet/ 4500 square metres) in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The five peaks of the roof symbolize the five senses, which |
Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Amoco were created from what company, broken up by the Sherman Antitrust act in 1911? | United States antitrust law some minor competitors remained in business. In 1911 the Supreme Court agreed that in recent years (1900–1904) Standard had violated the Sherman Act (see "Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States"). It broke the monopoly into three dozen separate companies that competed with one another, including Standard Oil of New Jersey (later known as Exxon and now ExxonMobil), Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco), Standard Oil Company of New York (Mobil, again, later merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil), of California (Chevron), and so on. In approving the breakup the Supreme Court added the "rule of reason": not all | Henry Flagler New Jersey in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. By then the trust still had a 70% market share of the refined oil market but only 14% of the U.S. crude oil supply. The court ruled that the trust originated in illegal monopoly practices and ordered it to be broken up into 34 new companies. These included, among many others, Continental Oil, which became Conoco, now part of ConocoPhillips; Standard of Indiana, which became Amoco, now part of BP; Standard of California, which became Chevron; Standard of New Jersey, which became Esso (and later, Exxon), now part of ExxonMobil; Standard |
One of the oldest recognizable toys found in archaeological sites, what toy entertains children for hours on end by spinning on an axis while balancing on a point? | Top the stem, and the centrifugal force generated by the unwinding motion of the string will set them spinning upon touching ground. The top is one of the oldest recognizable toys found on archaeological sites. Spinning tops originated independently in cultures all over the world. Besides toys, tops have also historically been used for gambling and prophecy. Some role-playing games use tops to augment dice in generating randomized results; it is in this case referred to as a "spinner". A thumbtack may also be made to spin on the same principles. Gould mentions maple seeds, celts (leading to rattlebacks), the fire-drill, | Toy are intended for display only. The origin of toys is prehistoric; dolls representing infants, animals, and soldiers, as well as representations of tools used by adults are readily found at archaeological sites. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century. Toys are mainly made for children. The oldest known doll toy is thought to be 4,000 years old. Playing with toys is considered to be important when it comes to growing up and learning about the world around us. Younger children use toys to discover their identity, |
The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting for what Nintendo video game series, first introduced on Sept 13, 1985 | Mushroom Kingdom that Bowser transformed many of the Toads that inhabited the Kingdom into bricks and horsetail plants. The "Super Smash Bros." series has thus far included three different levels based on the Mushroom Kingdom. The original game included the unlockable stage "Mushroom Kingdom" which was graphically based on the original "Super Mario Bros.". "Super Smash Bros. Melee" included a re-vamped "Mushroom Kingdom" which omitted piranha plants and warp pipes from the original stage. A stage titled "Mushroom Kingdom II", based on the setting of "Super Mario Bros. 2" (Subcon), was also featured in this game. "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" includes a | Mushroom Kingdom turns the game environment into the Mushroom Kingdom. Mushroom Kingdom The is a fictional setting in Nintendo's "Mario series", where most of the games take place. The Mushroom Kingdom is typically presented as a medieval monarchy, with the character Princess Peach being either its ruler or heir. "Super Mario RPG" and the "Paper Mario" series suggests that the chancellor of the kingdom is its head of government. Though Princess Peach and the Mario Brothers are human, the citizens of the kingdom are the mushroom-like Toads (called "Kinopios" in Japan). The Mushroom Kingdom also features other species, such as the dinosaur-like |
According to Greek mythology, what son of Daedalus donned wings of feathers and wax, and promptly flew too close to the son, causing the wax to melt and his ultimate drowning, having fallen from the sky into the sea? | The Storyteller (TV series) the sea around Crete and there was no route of escape there. Daedalus realized that the only way out was by air. To escape, Daedalus built wings for himself and Icarus fashioned with the vulture's feathers held together with beeswax. Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun (as it would melt his wings) and not too close to the sea (as the sea spray would dampen them and weigh him down). They successfully flew from Crete, but Icarus soon flew too close to the sun. The wax holding the feathers melted and he fell to | The Gospel According to the Son The Gospel According to the Son The Gospel According to the Son is a 1997 novel by Norman Mailer. It purports to be the story of Jesus Christ, told autobiographically. The novel employs first person story-telling from the perspective of Jesus. It stays nearly entirely true to the text of the four canonical gospels. Jesus tells his own story, from his birth to a teen-aged virgin named Mary to his execution by crucifixion at the hands of the Romans. Just as in the gospels, he is resurrected from the dead, and ascends to heaven. Critical response to Mailer's novel was |
Sept 14, 1901 saw the death of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Which total badass was sworn in as his successor? | Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps Jennings Bryan for the Presidency (1897–1901). McKinley was assassinated early in his second term while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th President of the United States. He served as president from September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909. In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated, and Roosevelt became president at the age of 42, taking office at the youngest age of any US President in history at that time. Roosevelt was a hero of the Spanish–American War and the Battle of San Juan Hill for which | Assassination of William McKinley Assassination of William McKinley On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. He was shaking hands with the public when Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot him twice in the abdomen. McKinley died eight days later on September 14 of gangrene caused by the gunshot wounds. He was the third American president to have been assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881. McKinley had been elected for a second term in 1900. He |
What noted magician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, film producer and noted skeptic, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, in 1926? | Peritonitis mortality rate of about <10% in otherwise healthy patients. The mortality rate rises to about 40% in the elderly, or in those with significant underlying illness, as well as cases that present late (after 48 hours). Without being treated, generalised peritonitis almost always causes death. The stage magician Harry Houdini died this way, having contracted streptococcus peritonitis after his appendix ruptured and was removed too late to prevent spread of the infection. The term "peritonitis" comes from Greek περιτόναιον "peritonaion" "peritoneum, abdominal membrane" and -itis "inflammation". Peritonitis Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of | The Magician (1926 film) of the few serious American horror movies in a time of spoofs." A young Michael Powell made a brief appearance in a comedic role and also acted as assistant director. Silent film composer Robert Israel created a score for the Turner Classic Movies reissue of the movie. The Ragged Ragtime Band created and performed a score for "The Magician" at the Brighton Fringe Festival in 2012. The Nenagh Silent Film Festival commissioned Eoin Mac Ionmhain to compose and premiere a live score for "The Magician" in 2013. The Magician (1926 film) The Magician is a 1926 American horror film directed |
The morning of September 14, 1814 saw what Baltimore lawyer pen a poem he title “The Defence of Fort McHenry”? | Fort McHenry Shrine". During the War of 1812 an American storm flag, , was flown over Fort McHenry during the bombardment. It was replaced early on the morning of September 14, 1814 with a larger American garrison flag, . The larger flag signaled American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore. The sight of the ensign inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" that was later set to the tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" and became known as the "Star Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States. Fort McHenry was built on the | 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 |
Featuring the exploits of the cybernetically enhanced supersoldier known as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the final installment of what wildly popular video game series launched yesterday morning? | Master Chief (Halo) Master Chief (Halo) MCPON John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the "Halo" fictional universe created by Bungie. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of science fiction first-person shooter video games "", "Halo 2", "Halo 3", "Halo 4", and "". Outside video games, the character appears in books and graphic novels—"", "", "", and ""—and has cameos in other "Halo" media, including "", "", "The Halo Graphic Novel", "Halo Legends" and "". The Master Chief is a towering biochemically and cybernetically-enhanced supersoldier, raised and trained from an early age to be a | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy badge included as a decoration in retirement shadow boxes. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy badge The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy badge is an identification badge of the United States Navy which is presented to the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy upon assuming office. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy badge is the highest in a series of chief petty officer identification badges. Originally, the full-size badge was worn on the lower left pocket below all awards and warfare pins. Effective 1 October 2004, the badge was moved to the wearer's right, above |
Famous for their little blue boxes, what NY based jewelry and silverware company first opened their doors on Sept 17, 1837? | Tiffany Blue Tiffany Blue Tiffany Blue is the colloquial name for the light medium robin egg blue color associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company, created by Charles Tiffany and John Young in 1837. It should not be mistaken for teal, which is a completely different color. The color was used on the cover of Tiffany's "Blue Book", first published in 1845. Since then, Tiffany & Co. has used the color extensively on promotional materials like boxes and bags. The Tiffany Blue color is protected as a color trademark by Tiffany & Co. in some jurisdictions including the | 17 Men and Their Music 17 Men and Their Music 17 Men and Their Music is a live album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in West Germany in 1967 and first released on producer Gigi Campi's personal label. The album's title phrase was added as a subtitle / "sticker" to re-issues of four Clarke-Boland Big Band albums: "Faces: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 1"; "All Smiles: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 2"; "Latin Kaleidoscope: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 3"; "Fellini 712: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 4" |
Novels in which genre are eligible for the Hugo award, with Robert J Sawyer's Wake having won this years award? | Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer Robert James Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer. He has had 23 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact", "Amazing Stories", "On Spec", "Nature", and many anthologies. Sawyer has won the Nebula Award (1995), the Hugo Award (2003), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006). Sawyer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and is now a resident of Mississauga. Sawyer's work frequently explores the intersection between science and religion, with rationalism frequently winning out over mysticism (see especially "Far-Seer", "The Terminal Experiment", "Calculating God", and | Hugo Award for Best Novel most Hugos for Best Novel as well as the most nominations, with six wins (including two Retro Hugos) and twelve nominations. Lois McMaster Bujold has received four Hugos on ten nominations; the only other authors to win more than twice are Isaac Asimov (including one Retro Hugo), N. K. Jemisin, Connie Willis, and Vernor Vinge, who have each won three times. Nine other authors have won the award twice. The next-most nominations by a winning author are held by Robert J. Sawyer and Larry Niven, who have been nominated nine and eight times, respectively, and each have only won once, |
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