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What was the subject of Bob Hope's book 'Confessions of a Hooker'? | Bob Hope's Confessions of a Hooker by Bob., as told to Dwayne Netland. Hope (9780385188968) Hope shares his memories of Golf with great humor, as always A Customer on Feb 23, 2001 In this book, Bob Hope chronicles many of his experiences on the Golf Course, with such people as Gerald Ford, Bing Crosby, etc. Although Hope's marvelous sense of humor comes through in the book, there are many other works by Hope that are far more personal and fascinating pertaining to Bob Hope himself. I would recommend that you purchase this book only if you love Golf as well as Bob Hope. Great book By Amazon Customer on Jan 22, 2013 This was purchased used, and to my delight it is actually a signed copy....by Bob Hope himself.... nice little bonus Great, Great Memories By Mr. Mike Taylor on Jul 26, 2008 I probably should have posted this review here instead of commenting on the previous review. ________________ I definitely agree that if you love Bob Hope and golf as I do then this book is for you. There are many, many wonderful black and white pictures too numerous for me to name. A few that comes to mind is Sam Snead, Joe Louis on the golf course, Jackie Gleason, Gerald Ford, Jack Nicklaus, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope at different ages, Bing Crosby, Dwight Eisenhower, Forrest Tucker, Dorthy Lamour and many, many others. Just the pictures of these famous people is a treasure. Now the bonus is that there is an index of ALL of the people whose picture is in the book at some point. So I guess the real value of this book would be to someone about 40 years or older who know of the celebrities that are in the book and can appreciate history and nostalgia. However, I am referring to the hardcopy and not the paperback. I haven't seen a copy of the paper back and the paper may not be as crisp as the ones in the hardcopy which may affect how the photos appear. Name dropper By Al Best on Aug 19, 2009 I knew, as everyone knows, that Bob Hope was famous and also knew, as everyone knows, that he knew a lot of famous people but this book is like Golf Digest's "Top 100 Golf Courses You'll Never Play". Apparently Bob didn't know anyone unimportant. Great stories about the famous and not so famous in ... By Chuck Kraus on Sep 03, 2015 Great stories about the famous and not so famous in their efforts to enjoy the grand old game. Brings back fond memories of Hope and the times. |
How many 'G' letters are there in a Scrabble game? | How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? | Reference.com How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? A: Quick Answer In Scrabble, J, K, Q, X and Z have one tile each; there are two B, C, F, H, M, P, V, W and Y tiles; there are three G tiles, four D, L, S and U tiles, six N, R and T tiles, eight O tiles, nine A and I tiles and 12 E tiles. There are 100 tiles total. Full Answer In Scrabble, players earn points by making words. Each letter is worth a specific number of points, and there are special squares on the board that increase the value of letters or words that are placed on those squares. The most common letters are worth the least amount of points. For example, all of the letters that have four or more tiles in the game are worth only one point. The letter D is the only exception to this rule, and D is worth two points. The rarest letters in the game are J, K, Q, X and Z, and these letters are worth 8, 5, 10, 8 and 10 points respectively. If a Scrabble player has all of a word except a letter or two, he can use this list of tiles to figure out whether or not his desired tile might be in the bag. For instance, if the player needs an M, and there are already two on the board, that means that there are no M tiles in the bag. |
Who directed the movie 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'? | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets Four Weddings and a Funeral Posted Slam: The Movie Released in 1994, and nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay Oscars, Mike Newell's endearing film Four Weddings and a Funeral is a wonderful romantic comedy. British funnyman Hugh Grant plays the commitment-phobic bachelor Charles who is sure he'll never fall in love, but suddenly finds himself captivated by the demure Carrie, played by Andi MacDowell. Although only one scene contains poetry, the recitation of "Funeral Blues" by W. H. Auden is one of the film's most memorable moments. A moving elegy to a dead lover, the poem begins "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone" and can be found in Auden's Collected Poems. Numerous moviegoers who had never read Auden's work before were inspired to seek out his writings after seeing Four Weddings and a Funeral. Directed by Mike Newell (1994). Rated R. more texts |
Which motor car company produced the first front wheel drive car in 1934? | A Brief History Of Front-Wheel Drive A Brief History Of Front-Wheel Drive Hugo Becker of BMWBLOG breaks down the history of front-wheel-drive vehicles in the face of a wrong-wheel-drive Bavarian future. — Ed. Advertisement In the beginning was the Cugnot artillery tractor . More than one version of the three-wheeled, front-wheel-drive steamer came off the drawing boards in the second half of the eighteenth century. The apocryphal story tells that it plowed off the outside of a corner and into a wall. And thus driven front wheels and understeer were forever linked. The United States Enters The Fray Fast forward to the opening years of the twentieth century and a cantankerous designer-inventor by the name of John Walter Christie . He created a series of transverse-engined front-wheel-drive monsters that were raced at fairgrounds across the United States. They were technological dead ends, and while seven were built, none are known to have survived. In the 1920s, a Kansas City businessman named Ben F. Gregory built around ten front-wheel-drive cars immediately after World War I. These cars had longitudinally mounted engines with a transmission in the nose connected to a front differential. Gregory employed a novel solution to allow power and steering to take place on the same axle, adopting a de Dion tube for the front end of his vehicles. Advertisement Around the same time, motorsport visionary Harry Miller was approached by board-track hero Jimmy Murphy and his mechanic Riley Brett and asked to build a front-wheel-drive board-track "killer". Miller suggested a transverse engine layout, but Murphy and Brett wanted a longitudinal layout in order to minimize the car's frontal area. Miller did that, and the race car that resulted cleaned up its oval-track competition. He used Ben Gregory's de Dion front suspension in the process. Once tweaked and cleaned up a little by C. W. van Ranst , his design formed the basis of the Cord L29 . What's interesting is that Miller and Gregory worked with Christie during World War I, and that Riley Brett had experience building cars in Kansas City at the end of war. Unfortunately, beyond those superficial connections, no real ties have been proven to exist between those men. Up to this point, front-wheel-drive had been hampered by the lack of a solution to the odd pulsating motion that universal joints are subject to when deflected at large angles. This normally isn't a problem on unsteered wheels (or, for that matter, on a rear-wheel-drive driveshaft) as the vertical motion of suspension travel is generally less than that of the horizontal angles necessary for steering. Effect of angular displacement on universal joint. From Wikipedia. Back to France All roads lead to France at this juncture, even though constant-velocity (CV) joints were beginning to be developed elsewhere. A firm known as Tracta was founded to build cars that demonstrated a new, easily manufactured CV joint. It was developed by Jean-Albert Gregorie (odd there's another ‘Gregory' in the mix). This joint was picked up by the German firm NAG and used in cars like the Adler Trumpf . DKW also took interest in the joint and applied it to their two-stroke, transverse-engine "kleinwagen" car. Other CV joints, built by companies like Rzeppa (Ford) and Weiss (Bendix), were available at the same time, but Germany and France were the innovators, and the Citroen Traction Avant was seen as something of a breakthrough. Across the Channel In the mid 1950s, automotive designer Alex Issigonis found himself back at Morris, then part of the British Motor Corporation (BMC). His brief was to lay out three new cars, and work was well underway on the first two when the Suez crisis intervened. As a result of the subsequent charge towards small cars, Issignois was approached by BMC's chairman, Leonard Lord , and asked to develop a "proper" small car unlike the "bloody bubble cars". The assignment dovetailed neatly with Issigonis's minimalist thinking — he had wanted to do another small car after his well-received penning of the Morris Minor. Advert |
Which soul singer was 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay'? | (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding | Song Info | AllMusic (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay google+ Song Review by Ed Hogan Though soul music great Otis Redding had several R&B hits and two Top 20 pop hits ("I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)," "Try a Little Tenderness"), the singer's biggest hit wouldn't happen during his lifetime. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," a song written by Redding and frequent collaborator Steve Cropper, would prove to be Redding's sole certified million-seller. The gentleness and quiet introspection of the track signaled a new direction for Redding: more contemplative, even more folksy than his previous efforts. The genesis of the song was created as Redding relaxed on a boat in Sausalito, CA, after his spectacular performance at the Monterey Pop Festival during the summer of 1967. The concert is captured in the 1968 movie documentary Monterey Pop. Redding and Cropper began recording the song in Stax Records' Memphis, TN, studio around the first week of December 1967 with the MG's, including Isaac Hayes on piano. The singer's crisp vocals are due in part to his recovery from throat surgery for removal of polyps from his vocal cords. It's interesting to listen to the creative process used in the making of the record from the outtakes found on the 1992 Stax/Fantasy CD Remember Me. It must have been emotionally upheaving for producer/guitarist Cropper to finish production on the track in lieu of his friend's sudden demise. Recorded just three days before his death in a fatal plane crash, Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" went gold, holding down the number one R&B spot for two weeks and the number one pop position for four weeks in early 1968. Appears On |
Who wrote the best selling book 'The Thorn Birds'? | Colleen McCullough, who wrote the hugely successful book ‘The Thorn Birds’, has died Colleen McCullough, who wrote the hugely successful book ‘The Thorn Birds’, has died The internationally acclaimed Australian author died in hospital. Jan 29th 2015, 4:49 PM 9,718 Views 10 Comments Colleen McCullough pictured in 1977 Image: PA Wire INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AUSTRALIAN author, Colleen McCullough, whose novel The Thorn Birds sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, died today aged 77. The best-selling writer passed away in hospital on Norfolk Island, which lies in the remote waters off Australia’s eastern coast, her publisher said in a statement. HarperCollins Australia publishing director Shona Martyn said McCullough had overcome a string of health and eyesight problems to continue writing through dictation. “Ever quick-witted and direct, we looked forward to her visits from Norfolk Island and the arrival of each new manuscript delivered in hard copy in custom-made maroon manuscript boxes inscribed with her name,” she said. The world is a less colourful place without Col. McCullough wrote 25 novels during her career, including her first book, Tim, which was made into a 1979 film starring Mel Gibson. The last, Bittersweet, was published in 2013. The Thorn Birds, set in the Australian outback, became a high-rating television series. She also had a fruitful scientific career, establishing the neurophysiology department at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital and spending a decade as a researcher at Yale Medical School in the United States. Tributes flowed in for one of Australia’s most internationally acclaimed writers, who is survived by her husband Ric Robinson. Prime Minister Tony Abbott described her as “a unique Australian personality and Norfolk Island’s most famous resident”. |
Which county's flag is the only square flag in the world? | Which two countries have square flags? | Reference.com Which two countries have square flags? A: Quick Answer The two countries with square flags are Switzerland and the Vatican. However, the Swiss flag can be seen at the Olympic games with a 2:3 rectangular proportion that matches the other country's flags. Full Answer The Swiss flag is square and red in color with a white cross. At sea, however, the Swiss Naval Ensign is used; it has 2:3 rectangular proportions instead of the 1:1 square proportions. The flag is kept in standard square proportions when it is flown outside of the U.N. headquarters in both New York and Geneva. The flag for the Vatican is divided vertically with yellow on the left side and white on the right side. Within the white right side, there is an emblem that has two crossed keys with a papal tiara. The emblem is a reference to the keys that are mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible and symbolizes either: St. Peter's access to the kingdom of heaven or the dominion of the papacy over temporal and spiritual matters. The Vatican flag used to be red and gold but was switched to the yellow and white stripes during the early 19th century. It also used to have representations of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. |
In China, in a restaurant, what are you ordering if you ask for 'fragrant meat'? | Dog meat off the menu during Olympics - Beijing Olympics - Beijing Olympics News | NBC News + - BEIJING — Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month’s Beijing Olympic Games. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. Waiters and waitresses should “patiently” suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei. 'Fragrant meat' Dog, known in Chinese as “xiangrou,” or “fragrant meat,” is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities. Beijing isn’t the first Olympic host to slap a ban on the dish. South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics by invoking a law prohibiting the sale of “foods deemed unsightly.” After the Olympics, the ban was not strictly enforced. Dog meat is also eaten in some other Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos. © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
Who compiled the first complete version of the Bible to be printed in English in 1535? | English Bible History: Timeline of how we got the English Bible English Bible History The fascinating story of how we got the Bible in its present form actually starts thousands of years ago, as briefly outlined in our Timeline of Bible Translation History . As a background study, we recommend that you first review our discussion of the Pre-Reformation History of the Bible from 1,400 B.C. to 1,400 A.D. , which covers the transmission of the scripture through the original languages of Hebrew and Greek, and the 1,000 years of the Dark & Middle Ages when the Word was trapped in only Latin. Our starting point in this discussion of Bible history, however, is the advent of the scripture in the English language with the “Morning Star of the Reformation”, John Wycliffe. John Wycliffe The first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts were produced in the 1380's AD by John Wycliffe , an Oxford professor, scholar, and theologian. Wycliffe, (also spelled “Wycliff” & “Wyclif”), was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers, called the Lollards, and his assistant Purvey, and many other faithful scribes, Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe had died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river! John Hus One of Wycliffe’s followers, John Hus , actively promoted Wycliffe’s ideas: that people should be permitted to read the Bible in their own language, and they should oppose the tyranny of the Roman church that threatened anyone possessing a non-Latin Bible with execution. Hus was burned at the stake in 1415, with Wycliffe’s manuscript Bibles used as kindling for the fire. The last words of John Hus were that, “in 100 years, God will raise up a man whose calls for reform cannot be suppressed.” Almost exactly 100 years later, in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses of Contention (a list of 95 issues of heretical theology and crimes of the Roman Catholic Church) into the church door at Wittenberg. The prophecy of Hus had come true! Martin Luther went on to be the first person to translate and publish the Bible in the commonly-spoken dialect of the German people; a translation more appealing than previous German Biblical translations. Foxe’s Book of Martyrs records that in that same year, 1517, seven people were burned at the stake by the Roman Catholic Church for the crime of teaching their children to say the Lord’s Prayer in English rather than Latin. Johann Gutenberg Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1450's, and the first book to ever be printed was a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg’s Bibles were surprisingly beautiful, as each leaf Gutenberg printed was later colorfully hand-illuminated. Born as “Johann Gensfleisch” (John Gooseflesh), he preferred to be known as “Johann Gutenberg” (John Beautiful Mountain). Ironically, though he had created what many believe to be the most important invention in history, Gutenberg was a victim of unscrupulous business associates who took control of his business and left him in poverty. Nevertheless, the invention of the movable-type printing press meant that Bibles and books could finally be effectively produced in large quantities in a short period of time. This was essential to the success of the Reformation. Thomas Linacre In the 1490’s another Oxford professor, and the personal physician |
Who wrote the following books: 'Peter Pan, The Little Minister and Window in Thrums'? | J.M. Barrie - Author, Playwright - Biography.com J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing the play Peter Pan. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Named Barrie Synopsis Born on May 9, 1860, in Scotland, J.M. Barrie was a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan in 1904, or The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up. The son of Scottish weavers, he moved to London to pursue his interest in becoming a playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired his masterpiece. Based on Barrie's enchanting characters, Disney created the animated classic, Peter Pan, in 1953. Early Literary Work Writer and playwright J.M. Barrie was born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1882, Barrie worked as a journalist. He published his first novel, Better Dead, in 1887. Barrie soon had a string of popular novels set in Scotland, including A Window in Thrums (1889). After having some success with fiction, Barrie began writing plays in 1890s. His play, Walker London, was warmly received. The comedy poked fun at the institution of marriage. He got married himself in 1894 to actress Mary Ansell, but it didn't turn out to be a happy union. (The couple later divorced.) Perhaps to escape his difficult home life, Barrie took to going out for long walks in London's Kensington Gardens, where he met the five Llewelyn Davies brothers in the late 1890s. He found inspiration for his best-known work—Peter Pan—in his friendship with the Davies family. (Barrie would later become the boys' guardian after the death of their parents.) 'Peter Pan' The famous character of Peter Pan first appeared in the 1902 book The Little White Bird. Two years later, his play Peter Pan premiered on the London stage and became a great success. Audiences were drawn into the fantastical tale of the flying boy who never grew up and his adventures in Neverland with the Darling children. Barrie also wrote a book based on the play called Peter and Wendy, which was published in 1911. The book earned raves from critics. Later Work After Peter Pan, Barrie continued writing, mostly plays aimed at adults. Several of his later works had a dark element to them. The Twelve-Pound Look (1910) offers a glimpse inside an unhappy marriage and Half an Hour (1913) follows a woman who plans on leaving her husband for another man, but she decides she must stay when her husband severely injured in a bus accident. His last major play, Mary Rose, was produced in 1920 and centered on a son visited by his mother's ghost. Death and Legacy J.M. Barrie died on June 19, 1937, in London, England. As a part of his will, he gave the copyright to Peter Pan to a children's hospital in London. After his death, Barrie's beloved characters were transformed into animated figures in the Disney classic Peter Pan (1953). The story was also the basis for the 1991 film Hook. And a live-action version of the story, Peter Pan, was released in 2003. Through the years, numerous stage productions of Peter Pan have produced and have starred such actresses Mary Martin and Cathy Rigby. Barrie's most famous play continues to be a favorite with young and old alike. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information |
Which English county lies to the west of Devon? | Devon | county, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com county, England, United Kingdom county Devon, administrative, geographic, and historic county of England . It forms part of the South West (or Cornish) Peninsula of Great Britain and is bounded to the west by Cornwall and to the east by Dorset and Somerset . The Bristol Channel lies to the north, and the English Channel abuts it to the south. The shoreline of Lyme Bay at Sidmouth, Devon, England, looking west toward Peak Hill. A.F. Kersting The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover slightly different areas. The administrative county comprises the districts of East Devon , Mid Devon , North Devon , South Hams , Teignbridge , and Torridge ; the borough of West Devon ; and the city of Exeter , the county seat. The geographic county of Devon is the third largest of that type in England. It encompasses the administrative county and the unitary authorities of Plymouth and Torbay . The historic county comprises the entire geographic county, as well as a small area along the border of the district of West Dorset in the administrative county of Dorset and a larger area extending west from Werrington along the River Otter within the historic district of North Cornwall in the Cornwall unitary authority. Within Devon’s boundaries is a wide variety of scenery, including Dartmoor National Park and, in the north, part of Exmoor National Park . Dartmoor , with shallow marshy valleys, thin infertile soils, and a vegetation of coarse grasses, heather, and bracken, is a granite plateau rising to above 2,000 feet (600 metres), the crests capped by granite tors (isolated weathered rocks); the moor is used for rough grazing, reforestation, reservoirs, and military training and is a popular area for tourists. Exmoor , reaching elevations above 1,575 feet (480 metres), is another plateau where rough grazing and tourism are important, but it has more farmland than Dartmoor. Those two areas of moorland contain the main sources of rivers for the county. From Dartmoor the rivers flow in a radial pattern to the north and south coasts and to the River Tamar (the Cornish boundary); from Exmoor they flow seaward via the River Exe and northward to the Bristol Channel. Much of central and northwestern Devon is given over to grassland. The soils in South Hams, south of Dartmoor, often produce good farmland. The most fertile soil is in southeastern Devon. The county’s generally mild climate becomes more extreme with elevation and distance from the sea, and rainfall increases from about 30 inches (760 mm) on the south coast to more than 60 inches (1,500 mm) on Exmoor and 80 inches (2,000 mm) on Dartmoor. Tor at Sharpitor, near Lustleigh in Dartmoor, Devon, England. © Martin Fowler/Shutterstock.com Wiltshire Prehistoric remains abound; they include the limestone caves near Torquay (including Kent’s Cavern , one of the two oldest human dwellings in Britain), numerous high-altitude Bronze Age remains on Dartmoor, and later Iron Age hill forts and earthworks fringing the moor and guarding river routes. The largest, Hembury Fort, was probably the capital of the Dumnonii, a British tribe, until the foundation of Exeter as a Roman frontier station at the termination of Fosse Way . The Dumnonii survived the 7th-century Saxon conquests, but both Saxon and Briton became subjects of Wessex . Devon was recognized as a shire in the late 8th century and suffered subsequently from Danish raids (851–1003). The Saxons created four strongholds, called burhs, at Exeter, Barnstaple , Totnes , and Lydford. Exeter was taken by the Norman William I the Conqueror in 1068, and a castle was built there in 1348. The Normans also built castles at Totnes, Okehampton , and Plympton; those, like the burhs, acted as nuclei for the growth of towns. Cist near Yelverton, Devon, England. Herbythyme Tin mining on Dartmoor was important from the 12th to the 17th century, and the miners formed a separate community with its own courts. The ports of Exeter, Plymouth, Barnstaple, and Dartmouth thrived from medieval times on |
Who wrote the children's book 'George's Marvellous Medicine'? | George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl - review | Children's books | The Guardian Children's books George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl - review 'Thanks to George's madcap and mischievous idea, his marvellous medicine does the trick. But not in the way he expected…' Monday 11 March 2013 08.00 EDT First published on Monday 11 March 2013 08.00 EDT Share on Messenger Close This tremendous tale tells us about George who is 8 years old, and his desire is to transform his cranky old grandma. Thanks to George's madcap and mischievous idea, his marvellous medicine does the trick. But not in the way he expected … I absolutely loved the book, and when I read it I would burst into laughter. This is the second time that I have read this book, and I still enjoy reading it. My favourite character was George because he was very inventive and brave in making the marvellous medicine. My second favourite character was Mr. Kranky because he wanted to make the marvellous medicine again. They thought they had got every ingredient but they were always missing something out, so he had to go back and forth to the supermarket. My least favourite character was Grandma because she was nasty, cruel, disrespectful, selfish, and grumpy to George. Poor George was left alone with his horrible and selfish grandma who ordered him about. The miserable old grouch commanded George to go fetch her tea, give her her medicine and she forced him to eat cabbage (and George hates cabbage) but what is worse is that she tried to force him to eat crunchy, creepy crawlies (bugs and snails), with the cabbage. I would highly recommend this book because it was amazing and tremendous, and I would mainly recommend it for 7 to 12 year olds. The way the writer wrote was hilarious and he put in some random funny things that didn't exist and could never happen, such as the transformation of the animals. I think he should have made the book longer, because it would have been better. What surprised me most was how the animals transformed! I would love to read more of Roald Dahl's books because they are so funny and entertaining. Out of what I have read from this book, I think that I will give it 4 stars. Want to tell the world about a book you've read? Join the site and send us your review! |
to which group of Scottish islands do 'Auskerry, Burray and Cava' belong? | SARDINIA SAN MARINO, SARDINIA, SCOTLAND, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE Updated 5/14/2016 SAN MARINO San Marino Castles Award This award may be earned by all hams or SWLs which have contacted/heard at least four station of San Marino Republic residents in the nine Castles on or after 1 Jan 2001. All modes and bands. No use of repeaters. A contact with T70A, is a wild card and may be used to substitute for any one needed station. All that is needed is a log extract. Cards not needed. Apply to: Award Manager "Diploma of San Marino Castles", P.O. Box 77, 47890 San Marino City _ Republic of San Marino. The cost of the award is 8� or $US15. Endorsements are 3� or $US5. Following Castles are valid for Award ACQUAVIVA, BORGO MAGGIORE, DOMAGNANO, CHIESANUOVA, FAETANO, FIORENTINO, MONTEGIARDINO, SERRAVALLE, SAN MARINO CITY. Internet: www.arrsm.org/award-castelli-san-marino/ Chg 1/2016 SARDINIA 5/14/16 - From information received from N7DR, award sponsor IS0OMH is Silent Key and award no longer is offered. Sardinia Award Contact Sardinia (IS0 IM0 IW0) after 1 Jan 1993. Requirements: District 3 2 Same station may be contacted during same day on different bands at least one hour apart. SWL OK. All bands and modes, except repeaters. GCR list and fee of 18 IRCs, 8� or $US10 to: Gabriele Mischi IS0OMH, PO Box 139, I-07046 Porto Torres (SS), Sardinia Isl., Italy. (Chg 6/03) Sardinia In the World Award Sponsored by Team Sardinia Radioamateurs in the World for contacting combinations of Sardinian provinces, Administrative Towns and Minor Islands on or after 1 April 2012. The award is available in the form of 3 separate paper certificates and one plaque. SWL OK. All bands OK and all modes including satellite and EME. However no use of repeaters or Echolink may be used. Award SCOTLAND The Celtic Knot Award Sponsored by the GMDX Group for working stations in lands generally agreed to be those associated with the Celtic peoples, namely Scotland GM, Northern Ireland GI, Republic of Ireland EI, Isle of Man GD, Wales GW, Cornwall G, Brittany F, Galicia and Asturias EA1 and to celebrate its Scottish heritage, Nova Scotia VE1. Contacts made on or after 1 January 2000. Some specific areas which are valid include: France - Province of Brittany - 22 Cotes du Nord, 29 Finistere, 35 Ille et Vilaine, 56 Morbihan. Spain - Calicia Provinces (EA1) - La Coruna, Pontevedra, Lugo, Orense. Spain - Asturias Province - Oviedo. (Tks OH3GZ for above info). Available in four classes: 400 20 All bands and modes OK. Cost of the certificates is �5GBP, 10euros or US$10. Fee for special plaque for the 300 level is �35GBP, 70 euros or $70.00. Those achieving Honour Roll will be also be eligible for an engraved Quaich (Scottish Drinking Cup) which also costs �35GBP, 70 euros or US$70. Please make cheques out to "GMDX Group" - only cheques made payable in �GBP accepted. An activity weekend called "Celtic Connections", will be held on the third full weekend in April starting in 2002. Those applying for awards should send the application form available on the GMDX website with the appropriate fee to: Celtic Knot Award, Colin Brown GM0RLZ, 9 Newton Crescent, Rosyth Fife KY11 2QW Scotland, U.K. SCOTLAND Council Areas of Scotland Award (CAOSA) Submit proof of having contacted each of the 32 Council Areas of Scotland. The CAOSA program includes 20 separately numbered awards as listed below. Endorsements available for band and/or mode. All bands and modes may be used. Contacts must be made from the same location, or from locations no ten of which are more than 100 miles apart which is affirmed by signature of the applicant on the application. Club station applicants should include clearly the club name and call sign of the club station. Contacts since April 1, 1996. Written cards must be submitted (no photocopies) and must show your call sign and indicate that two-way communications was established. Applications for specialty awards must submit confirmations that clearly confirm two-way contact on the specialty mode/band. Sp |
General Elections are traditionally held on which day of the week in Britain? | General elections - UK Parliament General elections Previous general elections in the UK General elections When Parliament is dissolved every seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant and a general election is held. Each constituency in the UK elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to a seat in the House of Commons. Usually the political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons forms the Government. Commons Library briefings What is a general election? A general election is an opportunity for people in every part of the UK to choose their MP - the person who will represent their local area (constituency) in the House of Commons for up to five years. There is normally a choice of several candidates in each constituency, some of which are the local candidates for national political parties. People can only vote for one of the candidates and the candidate that receives most votes becomes their MP. When was the last general election? The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 sets the interval between general elections at five years. At the end of this time a new House of Commons must be elected. The date of the general election was 7 May 2015. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 provides for general elections to be held on the first Thursday in May every five years. However, there are two provisions that trigger an election other than at five year intervals: a motion of no confidence is passed in Her Majesty's Government by a simple majority and 14 days elapses without the House passing a confidence motion in any new Government formed a motion for a general election is agreed by two thirds of the total number of seats in the Commons including vacant seats (currently 434 out of 650) Previous to this Act, the Prime Minister could call a general election at any time within the five year period and not all Parliaments lasted the full five years. Before 2011 a general election could be called earlier for a number of reasons. For example, the Prime Minister could decide to call an election at a time when he or she was most confident of winning the election (getting more MPs than any other party) or if a government was defeated on a confidence motion, a general election could follow. Do general elections have to be held on Thursdays? Not necessarily. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 set the date of the last general election at Thursday 7 May 2015 and subsequent elections to be held on the first Thursday of May at five year intervals. However, if an earlier general election is triggered the Act does not state that the election has to be held on a Thursday. Before the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 the Prime Minister could choose any weekday for a general election, according to a fixed electoral timetable. However, Thursday has become the traditional day for general elections. The last general election not to be held on a Thursday was on Tuesday 27 October 1931. Where can I find the results of the general election? Election results are widely reported in the local and national media, with many providing rolling coverage of the results as they are announced. Each local authority with responsibility for running elections publishes the results for parliamentary constituencies in their area. The Electoral Commission publishes the overall election results as well as those for individual constituencies. GOV.UK: The Cabinet Manual (external site) Formation of a government following a general election Usually the political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons at a general election forms the new government and its leader becomes Prime Minister. If no party wins a majority of the seats, a situation which is known as a 'hung Parliament', then the largest party may form a minority government or there may be a coalition government of two or more parties. The Prime Minister appoints ministers who work in the government departments, the most senior of these sit in Cabinet. Read more about Parliament: Parliament and Government Commons Library briefings The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs |
Dupion, Habotai and Noil are three types of what fabric? | Silk Habotai/Habutai - AUSILK Silk Habotai/Habutai 1. Art.11206/11117 8mm 44"/54" silk habotai. 2. Art.11216/11118 10mm 44"/54" silk habotai. 3. Art.11160/11386 12mm 44"/54" silk habotai. 4. Art.11218/11185 15mm 44"/54" silk habotai. 5. Art.11224 19mm 54" silk habotai. 6. Art.2004-5 29mm 54" silk habotai. Habutai or Habotai is one of the most basic plain weaves . While it was traditionally woven in Japan , most Habutai is today woven in China . It is normally a lining silk but can also be used for T-shirts , lampshades , summer blouses or very light lingerie . Plain weave (also called tabby weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves . It is strong and hard-wearing, used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. In plain weave, the warp and weft are aligned so they form a simple criss-cross pattern. Each weft thread crosses the warp threads by going over one, then under the next, and so on. The next weft thread goes under the warp threads that its neighbor went over, and vice versa. Balanced plain weaves are fabrics in which the warp and weft are made of threads of the same weight (size) and the same number of ends per inch as picks per inch . |
Who was the author of the novel 'Doctor Zhivago'? | Pasternak Is Dead; Wrote 'Dr. Zhivago' Pasternak Is Dead; Wrote 'Dr. Zhivago' By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW, Tuesday, May 31--Boris Pasternak, noted Russian poet, author of the controversial novel "Doctor Zhivago" and winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature, died in his sleep last night, family friends reported. He was 70 years old. As a result of the novel--never published in the Soviet Union but a best-seller in Western countries--Mr. Pasternak was the center of world-wide uproar. The novel was judged highly for literary merit and insights into Communist society. Mr. Pasterak became ill on May 1 at his home in Peredelkino, a writers' colony about twenty miles outside of Moscow. Along with a heart ailment he suffered from lung cancer, stomach bleeding and other infirmities. Spanned Joy and Pathos The life of Boris Pasternak spanned the heights and depths, the glories and tragedies, the joy and pathos that was Russia of the twentieth century. So closely was he identified with the soil, the history, the tradition and the mystery of Russia that he could not imagine life away from the land where he was born on Feb. 10, 1890. At the peak of the political controversy within the Soviet Union over his great novel, "Doctor Zhivago," and the award to him of the Nobel Prize Communist propagandists demanded that he leave Russia. Mr. Pasternak wrote a letter to Premier Khrushchev declining the Nobel Prize and adding what his friends felt was the simple truth: "Leaving the motherland will equal death for me. I am tied to Russia by birth, by life and work." World fame came to Mr. Pasternak very late in life--with the publication of "Doctor Zhivago," the award to it in 1958 of the Nobel Prize, its translation into dozens of languages and almost overpowering barrage of publicity in every kind of media. But long before this he had taken his place in the literary life of Russia as one of the great masters of the century. Mr. Pasternak had made his mark and reputation before the Bolshevik Revolution. His place in the high ranks of Russian poetry was secure even before World War I. By the late Nineteen Thirties Mr. Pasternak was turning more and more to the translation of foreign classics. His translations into Russian of Shakespeare's Hamlet," "Henry IV," "Romeo and Juliet," "Anthony and Cleopatra" and "Othello" are of a quality seldom equaled. Considered Himself a Poet It was as a poet that Mr. Pasternak made his mark in the world and it was a poet that he considered himself. The fact that his world fame was based upon a novel he regarded as more an accident of time, place and history than anything else. The publication of "Doctor Zhivago" was the great literary event of postwar Russia. Yet the novel still has not been published in the land of its composition. By early 1954, the novel had been reduced to approximately the shape in which it finally was published. Some poetical excerpts from it were published in a Moscow literary journal, arrangements had been made to serialize it in the leading Soviet magazine, Novy Mir, and book publication was under contract. When Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, an Italian publisher, visited Moscow, Mr. Pasternak readily gave him a copy of the book for publication in Italy. It was to be brought out simultaneously with the Soviet edition. But publishing and politics are inextricably intertwined in Russia. By 1956, despite--and in part because of--the anti-Stalin revelations of Mr. Khrushchev, the whole of Soviet policy was in flux. Concern was widespread over the consequences of too rapid relaxation. The symptoms of the Polish and Hungarian uprisings were only too apparent on the political landscape. In this atmosphere the decision to publish "Doctor Zhivago" in Russia was countermanded. Book Widely Acclaimed Every effort was made to withdraw the manuscript from Signor Feltrinelli. But it was in vain. The book was published abroad, acclaimed in a torrent of adjectives such as had not been poured out upon a Russian writer since the time of Tolstoy, Chekhov and Turgenev. The cent |
Who's famous (reputed) last words were 'I told you I was ill'? | Last words - Wikiquote Last words Jump to: navigation , search NOTICE: This article needs additional citations for verification . See also Sorted alphabetically by last name (with some monarchs and leaders sorted by their first names, e.g. William the Silent ). This article refers only to last words of persons who actually lived or are believed to have actually lived. Last words of fictional characters can be found in Fictional last words . Who: Peter Abelard , a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. No comment. I did what I could. Who: Edward Abbey , an American author and essayist. Note: The first quote was a response as to whether he had any last words. (The epitaph on his memorial stone was "No Comment".) The second is an alternative as noted in the reference work Last Words of Notable People citing Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist: The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey by James Bishop. Brahms, William B. (2010). Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History. Haddonfield, NJ: Reference Desk Press, Inc . p. 1. ISBN 978-09765325-2-1 . ; Bishop, James. (2010). Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist: The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey. New York: Atheneuem . ISBN 978-06891219-5-1 . . Van Halen! Who: Darrell Abbott A.K.A Dimebag Darrel, former guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan. Note: Said while playing with Damageplan at a club minutes before he was shot and killed onstage. Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, finish in me the work that Thou hast begun; into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit, for Thou hast redeemed me. O God of truth, save me Thy servant, who hopes and confides in Thee alone; let Thy mercy, O Lord, be shewn unto me; in Thee have I trusted, O Lord, let me not be confounded for ever. Who: Robert Abbott , English prelate. Note: Last Words of Notable People citing The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury by Arthur Onslow (Guildford, England, 1777). Brahms, William B. (2010). Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History. Haddonfield, NJ: Reference Desk Press, Inc . p. 1. ISBN 978-09765325-2-1 . . May the Most High God preserve thee from destruction, and from all the paths of error may He deliver thee. Who: Abraham , first of the three patriarchs of Judaism. It's okay! Gun's not loaded… see? Who: Johnny Ace , 1950s rhythm and blues singer. Note: Ace was playing Russian roulette (or something similar; exact accounts vary) with his revolver on Christmas Day 1954, during a backstage break in his concert that day. Contrary to Ace's assertion, there was a bullet in the chamber, which, when he pulled the trigger with the barrel of the gun to his face, killed him instantly. Ja, maar niet te veel. Translation: Yes, but not too much. Who: Gerrit Achterberg , Dutch poet. Note: Achterberg had just parked his car, when his wife asked: "Shall I bake some fried potatoes?" After answering the question he suffered a fatal heart attack. Note: Last Words of Notable People citing Het refrein is hein: Leven en sterven in een verpleeghuis by B. Keizer Brahms, William B. (2010). Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History. Haddonfield, NJ: Reference Desk Press, Inc . p. 3. ISBN 978-09765325-2-1 . ; Keizer, Bert (1997). Het refrein is hein: Leven en sterven in een verpleeghuis. Amsterdam: Nijmegen . ISBN 978-90616862-1-7 . . Oh, yes; it is the glorious Fourth of July. It is a great day. It is a good day. God bless it. God bless you all. [He then lapsed into unconsciousness; he awakened later, and mumbled,] Thomas Jefferson… Who: John Adams , 2nd President of the United States. John Adams died on July 4, 1826. He is often quoted as having said " Thomas Jefferson still survives." with some depictions indicating he might have not expressed the entire statement before dying, i.e.: "Thomas Jefferson… still survi—", but some research indicates that only the words "Thomas Jefferson" were clearly intelligible among his last. Adams did not |
In which hemisphere does the majority of the land area of Africa lie? | Geography of the Southern Hemisphere and Facts Share By Amanda Briney The Southern Hemisphere is the southern portion or half of the Earth ( map ). It begins at the equator at 0° and continues south into higher latitudes until it reaches 90°S or the South Pole in the middle of Antarctica. The word hemisphere itself specifically means half of a sphere, and because the earth is spherical (although it is considered an oblate sphere ) a hemisphere is half. Geography and Climate of the Southern Hemisphere In comparison to the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere has fewer land masses and more water. The South Pacific, South Atlantic, Indian Oceans and various seas such as the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand and the Weddell Sea near Antarctica make up around 80.9% of the Southern Hemisphere. Land comprises only 19.1%. In the Northern Hemisphere, the majority of area is composed of land masses instead of water. The continents making up the Southern Hemisphere include all of Antarctica, around 1/3 of Africa, most of South America and nearly all of Australia. continue reading below our video Overview of the Four Seasons Because of the large presence of water in the Southern Hemisphere, climate in the Earth's southern half is more mild overall than the Northern Hemisphere. In general, water heats and cools more slowly than land so water near any land area usually has a moderating effect on the land's climate. Since water surrounds land in much of the Southern Hemisphere, more of it is moderated than in the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere, like the Northern Hemisphere is also divided into several different regions based on climate. The most prevalent is the southern temperate zone , which runs from the Tropic of Capricorn to the beginning of the Arctic Circle at 66.5°S. This area features a temperate climate which generally has large amounts of precipitation, cold winters and warm summers. Some countries included in the southern temperate zone include most of Chile , all of New Zealand and Uruguay. The area directly north of the southern temperate zone and lying between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn is known as the tropics- an area which has warm temperatures and precipitation year round. South of the southern temperate zone is the Antarctic Circle and the Antarctic continent. Antarctica, unlike the rest of the Southern Hemisphere is not moderated by the large presence of water because it is a very large land mass. In addition, it is considerably colder than the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere for the same reason. Summer in the Southern Hemisphere lasts from around December 21 to the vernal equinox around March 20 . Winter lasts from around June 21 to the autumnal equinox around September 21. These dates are due to the Earth's axial tilt and from the period of December 21 to March 20, the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, while during the June 21 to September 21 interval, it is tilted away from the sun. The Coriolis Effect and the Southern Hemisphere An important component of physical geography in the Southern Hemisphere is the Coriolis Effect and the specific direction that objects are deflected in Earth's southern half. In the southern hemisphere any object moving over the Earth's surface deflects to the left. Because of this, any large patterns in air or water turn counterclockwise south of the equator. For example, there are many large oceanic gyres in the North Atlantic and North Pacific- all of which turn counterclockwise. In the Northern Hemisphere these directions are reversed because objects are deflected to the right. In addition, the left deflection of objects impacts the flows of air over the Earth. A high pressure system for example is an area where the atmospheric pressure is greater than that of the surrounding area. In the Southern Hemisphere, these move counterclockwise because of the Coriolis Effect. By contrast, low pressure systems or areas where atmospheric pressure is less than that of the surrounding area move clockwise because of the Coriolis Effect i |
The oil of which spice is traditionally used to ease the pain of toothache? | Home Remedies for Toothache - 7 Natural Toothache Treatments | Natural Society Tweet While dentistry has come a long way over the decades, many people still fear a visit to the dentist – especially for issues outside of a general cleaning. Among these unwanted reasons for a visit is a toothache , which generally occurs due to infection, decay, injury, a cracked tooth, or loss of a tooth. The pain can be excruciating and seemingly everlasting, but thankfully there are a number of natural toothache treatments that don’t involve a visit to the dentist. Below are some effective home remedies for toothache that may also help to treat tooth abscess and tooth infection. 7 Home Remedies for Toothache – Natural Toothache Treatment Garlic Among the most popular of home remedies for toothache, the use of garlic has been passed down for years to treat a toothache. Garlic contains a powerful compound called allicin, which helps to makeup garlic’s antibiotic properties. When garlic is crushed, this compound is released, helping to slow bacterial activity upon application and ingestion. Try applying a crushed garlic clove or garlic powder to the area. It may burn, but the pain could vanish within minutes, although it could take hours. Repeat this over a few days, and you all should be well. Needless to say, this is only one of many benefits of garlic . Cloves One of the most potent anti-inflammatories with anti-bacterial and antioxidant properties, cloves also make up an extremely popular remedy for toothache, tooth infection, or tooth abscess. Cloves are so effective against toothaches and sore throats due containing eugenol , a phenylpropene that makes up cloves’ anesthetic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. The simplest way to utilize cloves is with clove oil, which can be dabbed on the area with a cotton ball or swished around in your mouth after mixing 2-4 drops in 1/4 glass of water. Oil Pulling Used in ancient Ayurvedic medicine, oil pulling is the act of swishing around some type of oil in your mouth – typically sunflower oil or sesame oil. Simply put a tablespoon of one of these oils in your mouth, swish it around slowly for 15-20 minutes, and the problem could vanish within days. Not only is this activity one of the most interesting toothache remedies, but oil pulling benefits are especially recognized for promoting oral health. Turmeric In addition to many other turmeric benefits, this spice is also used by many as a natural toothache treatment. Turmeric is an herb known for its pain relieving abilities, and possesses anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties. Just a teaspoon of turmeric powder in a small amount of purified water is enough to make a healing paste, which can be applied to the area or applied on a cotton ball, to be placed in your mouth. The turmeric can also be mixed with honey or cayenne. Ingesting turmeric or a turmeric supplement would also be beneficial. Oregano Oil, Colloidal Silver, and Warm Salt Water If the toothache is the result of an abscess or another infection, try this . Start with several drops of oregano oil under the tongue, and hold for a few minutes. Then, swish around colloidal silver as many times as once per hour. After a few hours, ingest additional colloidal silver, but not more than a total of 8 ounces in one day. In between the colloidal silver swishes, perform a warm salt water swish using preferably sea sat and rub more oregano oil into your gums. Hydrogen Peroxide If nothing seems to work, you could try one toothache remedy that many individuals swear by – hydrogen peroxide. A popular remedy on Earthclinic , all you have to do is hold a half-tablespoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide in your mouth and on the infected tooth for a few minutes. Alternatively, you could soak a cotton ball in the liquid and apply it to the tooth. Repeat the treatment twice a day. Nutmeg Oil A less popular solution for toothaches, nutmeg oil may still prove useful for natural toothache treatment. Place 1 drop of nutmeg oil on a cotton swab and apply it to the gum area around the tooth; repeat th |
Which New Zealand city is known as the windy city? | "Windy City" "Windy City" "Windy City" "From the Windy City" Chicago's exposed location between the Great Plains and the Great Lakes —and the wind swirling amidst the city's early skyscrapers —lend credence to the literal application of this famous nickname dating from the late 1800s, but it is a favorite observation of tour guides and reference books that in fact Chicago's climate is not distinctively windy. (The same moniker is shared by Wellington, New Zealand, where it is more precisely meteorological.) The power of the name lies in the metaphorical use “windy” for “talkative” or “boastful.” Chicago politicians early became famous for long-windedness, and the Midwestern metropolis's central location as a host city for political conventions helped cement the association of Chicago with loquacious politicians, thus underlying the nickname with double meaning. Perhaps even more important, however, isearly Chicagoans' boosterism, or self-promotion. During the mid-1800s nearly any city could (and did) proclaim itself the ascendant “Metropolis of the West.” Boosters' arguments emphasized the superabundance of their locale's natural advantages and the inevitability of its preeminence, boasting that in fact they had no need to boast. Such was the “windiness” of Chicagoans, as they sought to secure investment, workers, and participation in projects of national scope such as the building of railroads and the provision of Civil War matériel. Early uses of the term appear in Cleveland (1885) and Louisville (1886) newspapers, and the 1885 appearance of the label in a headline suggests the possibility that this was not its initial invocation. It may well have been Chicago's urban rivals who coined a nickname, in derision, which has come to be adopted with pride. Jonathan Boyd The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society. The Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2004 The Newberry Library. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. Additional information on copyright and permissions. |
In which sport could a competitor perform a 'Hiplock' or a 'Flying Mare'? | Horse & Style Magazine June/July 2015 by Horse & Style Magazine - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ JUN/JUL T RT E N N DT HRI E NP GO S :R TR :E ETDI EK EOS N S LEE RO N Formidable D E S T I N AT I O N M O N G O L I A : G E N G H I S K H A N L I V E S O N R I D E R S P OT L I G H T: P É N É LO P E L E P R E V O S T 2015 At Sandhaven, we aim to achieve many different goals... winning is just a bonus. [email protected] (650) 400.6836 Success is “focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. Wilfred Peterson â€? Z ATHURA 2010 KWPN MARE R NIO U J L ECT L P A S O SM R PR E T HUN Z ACHAROV x GARANKO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR YOUR N E X T C H A M PI O N W W W. S TA L W I LT E N.CO M N AMASTÉ 2009 KWPN STALLION CARDENTO x AHORN R OY W I LT E N +31 6 45 99 09 72 USE EQ P T/BIG RO S PEC T FOLLOW US @STALWILTEN 39 12 10 THINGS: REED KESSLER Almost three years after being the youngest equestrian on the Olympic stage, Reed Kessler has entered her twenties, has gone on her own in Europe and has a substantial following on social media. Find out a bit more about her favorite things... 22 STYLE RIDER: RANSOME ROMBAUER An equestrian on the rise, Ransome Rombauer is stylish in and out of the saddle. Acquiring accolades in the equitation and now also the jumper arena, this young rider is talented and has an eye for fashion. 26 FEATURE: SAUT HERMÈS Oui, oui c’est magnifique! The gorgeous images from the Saut Hermès in Paris are worth a thousand words. 33 BEHIND THE SEAMS: OGILVY Born from a desire to have happy horses, Jackie M. Ogilvy created her own line of innovative saddle pads. Although it is always horses first, the Ogilvy name is known for listening to its online audience. Marrying function with fashion, Ogilvy is forward thinking. 4 · june/july 39 RIDER SPOTLIGHT: PÉNÉLOPE LEPREVOST It was easy to spot this fabulous French rider in Las Vegas at the World Cup Finals: she could win a medal final with her picture perfect position. 54 FORMIDABLE CHESTNUTS Chestnuts on fire is one way to describe these four distinctly different yet similar equine superstars. They do share a common fiery color and apparently fiery personalities as well. Rich Fellers, Katie Laurie, McLain Ward and Lucy Davis talked with us about their formidable friends. 78 DESTINATION: MONGOLIA Travel to east-central Asia with Dr. Peter Heidmann to a completely different culture. Also horse lovers, pony rides take on a whole new meaning during the Naadam Festival in Mongolia. 96 BEHIND THE LENS: ARDEN WARD UPTON Black and white and sepia set the tone for the amazing equines captured on Arden Ward Upton’s camera. 11 | FROM THE PUBLISHER It Takes a Village © 2015 HORSE&STYLE MAGAZINE 16 | OUT & ABOUT 44 | WHEN A VISION IS VICTORIOUS Pam Maley Introducing the New Paso Robles Horse Park 49 | FEATURE: RIDE BEDFORD Along for the RIDE with Courtney Caverzasi 62 | STYLE PROFILES Shades of Pink 66 | LIFE OF PESSOA CONTRIBUTORS Emily Pollard, Duncan McFarland, Winter Hoffman, Alexa Pessoa, Terri Roberson, Psy.D., Jeanette Gilbert-Gnaizda, Carrie Wicks, Ph.D., Allison Heidmann, Peter Heidmann, Erin Menut, Ashley Matchett Woods Hail to the Owners 69 | BARN ENVY Tri-H Stables 84 | TREND REPORT PHOTOGRAPHERS Amy McCool, Alden Corrigan, Deb Dawson, EqSol, Christophe Tanière, Lindsay Brock / Jennifer Wood Media, Bernadette Durham, Elise Genest, Katherine Knighton Off the Cuff 87 | VENDOR SPOTLIGHT Bizi Bee Boutique 90 | HORSE CORNER Finally Ours 92 | ASK DR. CARRIE ON THE COVER: Illustrating fiery formidability, chestnut TB Kiwi Iron Mark, photo by McCool 94 | OUT & ABOUT Old Salem Farm 98 | BUSINESS LISTINGS 99 | OUT & ABOUT Horse & Style Magazine is an equestrian lifestyle publication that is published bi-monthly and available at participating tack shops nationwide for $10, and while supplies last at large training centers and hunter jumper horse shows. The written and visual contents of this magazine are protected by copyright. Reproduc |
Who presented the long-running radio programme 'Desert Island Discs' until his death in 1985? | BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - The History of Desert Island Discs Read more about sharing. The History of Desert Island Discs Late one evening in 1941, freelance broadcaster Roy Plomley was at his home and already in his pyjamas, when an idea came to him. He sat down and wrote immediately to the BBC. That letter reached the in-tray of the BBC’s Head of Popular Record Programmes, Leslie Perowne. The pitch was successful and a broadcasting institution was born. That first Desert Island Discs was recorded in the BBC’s bomb-damaged Maida Vale studio on 27th January 1942 and aired in the Forces Programme at 8pm two days later. It was introduced to the listening public as "a programme in which a well-known person is asked the question, if you were to be cast away alone on a desert island, which eight gramophone records would you choose to have with you, assuming of course, that you had a gramophone and an inexhaustible supply of needles". Plomley’s first castaway was the popular Viennese comedian, actor and musician, Vic Oliver. The first piece of music chosen by Vic Oliver, and therefore by any castaway, was Chopin’s Étude No.12 in C minor played by pianist Alfred Cortot. During these war years, every BBC Radio show was scripted and Plomley and his guests would 'read' their conversations. On 7th May 1942 Roy Plomley made his first appearance as a castaway when the programme was presented by Leslie Perowne. The programme came off air in 1946 returning to the Home Service in 1951. On 16th September that year, the choice of luxury was introduced when garlic was chosen by the actress Sally Ann Howes. The choice of book made its first appearance on 9th October 1951 when actor and director Henry Kendall chose Who’s Who in the Theatre. According to Roy Plomley’s book, Desert Island Lists, in addition to the volume of Shakespeare, the castaways would be given a copy of the Bible, which was assumed to have been deposited there by The Gideon Society. In September 1967, Desert Island Discs transferred to the newly created Radio 4 service. Roy Plomley continued to present the programme until his death, from pleurisy, in May 1985. He was 71. He was replaced by Michael Parkinson who dispensed with the ritual of the pre-recording lunch at Plomley’s club, the Garrick, and insisted that the music was played to the guests during the recording rather than edited in afterwards. Parkinson presented the last of his 96 programmes on 13th March 1988, when his guest was the athlete Brendan Foster. Sue Lawley became the first female presenter and over the following 18 years, Lawley, a former Nationwide presenter, interviewed 750 people from all aspects of public life including politics, entertainment, science and sport. Describing the role as “one of the best jobs in broadcasting”, Lawley left Desert Island Discs in August 2006 and was replaced by journalist and broadcaster, Kirsty Young. During her tenure in the chair the programme has become available to listen again online and is available as a download. |
Which Scottish battle took place in 1314? | BBC - Scotland's History - The Battle of Bannockburn Scotland's History Articles The Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 The Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the Adobe Flash player . Bannockburn. If there is a fact every Scot knows, it is who won the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314; although it did not bring outright victory in the war, which lay 14 years in the future and would only be won at the negotiating table. The victory was a combination of Bruce's demand of 1313: that all of the remaining Balliol supporters acknowledge his kingship or forfeit their estates, and the imminent surrender of the English garrison encircled in Stirling castle – which spurred Edward II to invade Scotland. He mobilised a massive military machine: summoning 2,000 horse and 25,000 infantry from England, Ireland and Wales. Although probably only half the infantry turned up, it was by far the largest English army ever to invade Scotland. The Scots common army numbered around 6000, with a small contingent on horseback. It was divided into three "divisions" or schiltroms (massive spear formations), led by King Robert Bruce, his brother, Edward, and his nephew, Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray. After eight years of successful guerrilla warfare and plundering the north of England for booty, the Scots had created an experienced battle-hardened army. In June 1314, Edward II crossed the border only to find the road to Stirling blocked by the Scots army. Bruce had carefully chosen his ground to the south of the castle, where the road ran through the New Park, a royal hunting park. To his east lay the natural obstacles of the Bannock and Pelstream burns, along with soft, boggy ground. It seems Bruce planned only to risk a defensive encounter, digging pots (small hidden pits designed to break up a cavalry charge) along the roadway, and keeping the Torwood behind him for easier withdrawal. The battle opened with one of the most celebrated individual contests in Scottish history. Sighting a group of Scots withdrawing into the wood, the English vanguard, made up of heavy cavalry, charged. As they clashed with the Scots, an English knight, Sir Henry de Bohun, spotted Robert Bruce. If de Bohun had killed or captured Bruce, he would have become a chivalric hero. So, spurring his warhorse to the charge, he lowered his lance and bared down on the king. Bruce, an experienced warrior, didn't panic, but mounted "ane palfray, litil and joly" and met the charge. Dodging the lance, he brought his battle axe down on de Bohun's helmet, striking him dead. Elated, the Scots forced the English cavalry to withdraw. Two of Edward's experienced commanders, Sir Henry Beaumont and Sir Robert Clifford, attempted to outflank the Scots and cut off their escape route – very nearly surprising the Scots. At the last moment, however, Thomas Randolph's schiltrom dashed out of the wood and caught the English cavalry by surprise. A ferocious melee ensued. Without archers the cavalry found they were unable to get through the dense thicket of Scots spearmen, even resorting to throwing their swords and maces at them, until the Scots pushed them back and forced them into flight. The Scots had won the first day. Their morale was high and Bruce's new tactic of using the schiltroms offensively rather than statically, as Wallace had used them at Falkirk, appeared to be working. Yet Bruce must have been contemplating a strategic withdrawal before the set piece battle that would inevitably follow in the morning. For the English the setbacks of the first day were disappointing. Fearing Bruce might mount a night attack, they encamped in the Carse of Balquhiderock. The following day they still hoped to draw Bruce into a full-scale, set-piece battle where their decisive Welsh longbowmen could be brought to bear rather than let Bruce return to guerrilla warfare. At this critical moment, Sir Alexander Seton, a Scots noble in the English army, defected to Bruce bringing him vital intelli |
Edward VI, who ruled from 1547-1553 was the son of Henry VIII by which wife? | BBC - History - Edward VI z Edward VI © Edward was king of England for only a few years, and died at 15, but his short reign saw the full-scale introduction of Protestantism. Edward was born on 12 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace, the only legitimate son of Henry VIII. Henry's desperation for a son had led him to divorce two wives, but Edward's mother, Henry's third wife Jane Seymour, died a few days after his birth. Edward was given a rigorous education and was intellectually precocious, although his health was never strong. Edward became king at the age of nine, when his father died in January 1547. His father had arranged that a council of regency should rule on his behalf, but Edward's uncle, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, took power and established himself as protector. Somerset and the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, were intent on making England a truly Protestant state, supported by the young king. An English Prayer Book was issued in 1549 with an Act of Uniformity to enforce it. In the summer of 1549, peasants in the West Country revolted in protest against the Prayer Book. Kett's Rebellion in Norfolk was focused on economic and social injustices. At the same time, the French declared war on England. The Norfolk rebellion was suppressed by John Dudley, Earl of Warwick. In the atmosphere of uncertainty, Dudley exploited his success by bringing about the downfall of Somerset, who was arrested and later executed. Although Dudley, later duke of Northumberland, never took the title of protector, this is the role he now assumed. Protestant reform was stepped up - the new Prayer Book of 1552 was avowedly Protestant. Altars were turned into tables, religious imagery destroyed and religious orthodoxy was enforced by a new and more stringent Act of Uniformity. It soon became clear that Edward was suffering from tuberculosis and would not live long. Northumberland was determined that his religious reforms should not be undone, so he persuaded Edward to approve a new order of succession. This declared Mary illegitimate and passed the throne to Northumberland's daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, who was a more distant descendant of Henry VIII. Edward died on 6 July 1553. However, Jane was only queen for a few days until, with overwhelming popular support, Mary took the throne. |
In what year did Indira Gandhi become Prime Minister of India? | Manas: History and Politics, Indira Gandhi Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, 1966-77 and 1980-84. She was assassinated in 1984. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was the only child of Kamla and Jawaharlal Nehru. She spent part of her childhood in Allahabad, where the Nehrus had their family residence, and part in Switzerland, where her mother Kamla convalesced from her periodic illnesses. She received her college education at Somerville College, Oxford. A famous photograph from her childhood shows her sitting by the bedside of Mahatma Gandhi, as he recovered from one of his fasts; and though she was not actively involved in the freedom struggle, she came to know the entire Indian political leadership. After India's attainment of independence, and the ascendancy of Jawaharlal Nehru, now a widower, to the office of the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi managed the official residence of her father, and accompanied him on his numerous foreign trips. She had been married in 1942 to Feroze Gandhi, who rose to some eminence as a parliamentarian and politician of integrity but found himself disliked by his more famous father-in-law, but Feroze died in 1960 before he could consolidate his own political forces. In 1964, the year of her father's death, Indira Gandhi was for the first time elected to Parliament, and she was Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack less than two years after assuming office. The numerous contenders for the position of the Prime Ministership, unable to agree among themselves, picked Indira Gandhi as a compromise candidate, and each thought that she would be easily manipulable. But Indira Gandhi showed extraordinary political skills and tenacity and elbowed the Congress dons -- Kamaraj, Morarji Desai, and others -- out of power. She held the office of the Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977. She was riding the crest of popularity after India's triumph in the war of 1971 against Pakistan, and the explosion of a nuclear device in 1974 helped to enhance her reputation among middle-class Indians as a tough and shrewd political leader. However, by 1973, Delhi and north India were rocked by demonstrations angry at high inflation, the poor state of the economy, rampant corruption, and the poor standards of living. In June 1975, the High Court of Allahabad found her guilty of using illegal practices during the last election campaign, and ordered her to vacate her seat. There were demands for her resignation. Mrs. Gandhi's response was to declare a state of emergency, under which her political foes were imprisoned, constitutional rights abrogated, and the press placed under strict censorship. Meanwhile, the younger of her two sons, Sanjay Gandhi, started to run the country as though it were his personal fiefdom, and earned the fierce hatred of many whom his policies had victimized. He ordered the removal of slum dwellings, and in an attempt to curb India's growing population, initiated a highly resented program of forced sterilization. In early 1977, confident that she had debilitated her opposition, Mrs. Gandhi called for fresh elections, and found herself trounced by a newly formed coalition of several political parties. Her Congress party lost badly at the polls. Many declared that she was a spent force; but, three years later, she was to return as Prime Minister of India. The same year, however, her son Sanjay was killed in an airplane crash. In the second, post-Emergency, period of her Prime Ministership, Indira Gandhi was preoccupied by efforts to resolve the political problem |
Which city is the birthplace of US TV presenter 'Jerry Springer'? | Jerry Springer - Show - Jewish Entertainment - Jew Watch News Jewish Actors, Playwrights, Comedians, Musicians Jerry Springer The Host and Creator of Misanthropic TV Shows Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (born February 13, 1944), is a British-born Jewish American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991. Jerry Springer was a former Democratic mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio,[2] news anchor, and musician. Early life Jerry Springer was born in Highgate tube station in London, England, while the station was in use as a shelter from German bombing during World War II[3] and grew up on Chandos Road, East Finchley. Jerry Springer's parents, Margot (n�e Kallmann; ank clerk) and Richard Jerry Springer (owner of a shoe shop[4]), were Jewish refugees who escaped from Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany (now Gorz�w Wielkopolski, Poland).[5][6][7] Jerry Springer's maternal grandmother Marie Kallmann, who was left behind, died in the gas trucks of Chelmno extermination camp. Jerry Springer's paternal grandmother, Selma Jerry Springer, died at the Theresienstadt concentration camp. In January 1949, Jerry Springer immigrated with Jerry Springer's parents to the United States, settling in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York and attended Forest Hills High School. Jerry Springer and Jerry Springer's sister Evelyn were raised in a small four-room apartment. One of Jerry Springer's earliest memories about current events was when Jerry Springer was 12 and watching the 1956 Democratic convention on television where Jerry Springer saw and was impressed by John F. Kennedy.[8] Jerry Springer earned a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 1965, majoring in political science.[9] Jerry Springer earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Northwestern University in 1968.[6][10] Jerry Springer became a political campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy.[10] After Kennedy's assassination, Jerry Springer joined the Cincinnati law firm of Frost & Jacobs, now Frost Brown Todd. Political career In 1970, Jerry Springer ran for Congress. Jerry Springer failed to unseat incumbent Republican Donald D. Clancy, but garnered an impressive 45% of the vote in a traditionally Republican district. Jerry Springer had previously spearheaded the effort to lower the voting age, including testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of ratification of the 26th Amendment. Jerry Springer was elected to the Cincinnati city council in 1971.[10] Jerry Springer resigned in 1974 after admitting to hiring a prostitute.[10] The episode was uncovered when a police raid on a Fort Wright, Kentucky "massage parlor" unearthed a check Jerry Springer had written for its "services". The check subsequently bounced due to lack of funds in the account. Jerry Springer came clean at a press conference. Long-time Cincinnati newsman Al Schottelkotte pronounced Jerry Springer's career over, but Jerry Springer's honesty helped him win back Jerry Springer's seat in 1975 by a landslide. In a post-election interview, Schottelkotte good-naturedly reminded Jerry Springer that Jerry Springer had declared Jerry Springer's career over. Jerry Springer told the newsman, "I'm glad that you were wrong." In 1977, Jerry Springer was chosen to serve one year as mayor by the City Council. In 1982, Jerry Springer sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Ohio. TV commercials for Jerry Springer's campaign referenced Jerry Springer's use of a check to pay a prostitute, saying that Jerry Springer was not afraid of the truth "even if it hurts".[11] Jerry Springer failed to win the Democratic party's nomination�finishing a distant third behind former Lieutenant Governor Richard F. Celeste and Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown, and Jerry Springer's political career was put on hold. Jerr |
Dolly the Sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland in what year? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 22 | 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world's first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, was actually born on 5 July 1996 although her arrival has only just been revealed. Dolly is the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Previous clonings have been from embryo cells. The sheep's birth has been heralded as one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the decade although it is likely to spark ethical controversy. Scientists in Scotland cloned a ewe by inserting DNA from a single sheep cell into an egg and implanted it in a surrogate mother. They now have a healthy seven-month-old sheep - Dolly - who is an exact genetic duplicate of the animal from which the single cell was taken. DNA tests have revealed that Dolly is identical to the ewe who donated the udder cell and is unrelated to the surrogate mother. It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure Dr Ian Wilmut, embryologist Embryologist Dr Ian Wilmut, from the Roslin Institute, said: "It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure and track down the mechanisms that are involved." The research, published in Nature magazine, follows the Edinburgh team's success in cloning sheep embryos. Last year they produced two identical sheep, which were clones of an original embryo. The company which has bought the rights to the research, PPL Therapeutics, said Dolly would help to improve understanding of ageing and genetics and lead to the production of cheaper medicines. US President Bill Clinton has set up a special task force to investigate cloning in order to examine the legal and ethical implications. |
Which 2006 animated Disney film featured the characters 'Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and Fillmore'? | Cartoon Characters, Cast and Crew for Cars Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film Cartoon Characters: Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson, Sally Carrera, Mater, Ramone, Luigi, Guido, Flo, Sarge, Sheriff, Fillmore, Lizzie, Mack, Hamm Truck, Abominable Snow Plow, P.T. Flea Car, Red, Peterbilt, Chick Hicks, The King, Harv, Bob Cutlass, Darrell Cartrip, Van, Minny, Tex, Rusty Rust-eze, Dusty Rust-eze, Mrs. The King, Fred, Junior, Michael Schumacher Ferrari, Jay Limo, Mario Andretti, Kori Turbowitz, Not Chuck, Boost, Snotrod, Wingo, DJ, Tia, Mia, Motorhome Race Fans, Woody Car, Buzz Lightyear Car, Mike Car, Sullivan Truck, Flik Car. Vocal Talent: Owen Wilson (Lightning McQueen), Paul Newman (Doc Hudson), Bonnie Hunt (Sally Carrera), Larry The Cable Guy (Mater), Cheech Marin (Ramone), Tony Shalhoub (Luigi), Guido Quaroni (Guido), Jenifer Lewis (Flo), Paul Dooley (Sarge), Michael Wallis (Sheriff), George Carlin (Fillmore), Katherine Helmond (Lizzie), John Ratzenberger (Mack, Hamm Truck, Abominable Snow Plow, P.T. Flea Car), Joe Ranft (Red, Peterbilt), Michael Keaton (Chick Hicks), Richard Petty (The King), Jeremy Piven (Harv), Bob Costas (Bob Cutlass), Darrell Waltrip (Darrell Cartrip), Richard Kind (Van), Edie McClurg (Minny), Humpy Wheeler (Tex), Tom Magliozzi (Rusty Rust-eze), Ray Magliozzi (Dusty Rust-eze), Lynda Petty (Mrs. The King), Andrew Stanton (Fred), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Junior), Michael Schumacher (Michael Schumacher Ferrari), Jay Leno (Jay Limo), Mario Andretti (Mario Andretti), Sarah Clark (Kori Turbowitz), Mike "No Name" Nelson (Not Chuck), Jonas Rivera (Boost), Lou Romano (Snotrod), Adrian Ochoa (Wingo), E.J. Holowicki (DJ), Elissa Knight (Tia), Lindsey Collins (Mia), Larry Benton (Motorhome Race Fan), Douglas "Mater" Keener (Motorhome Race Fan), Tom Hanks (Woody Car), Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear Car), Billy Crystal (Mike Car), John Goodman (Sullivan Truck), Dave Foley (Flik Car), Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Andrea Boerries, Marco Boerries, Rodger Bumpass, Torbin Xan Bullock, Richard Cawood, Scott Clark, Kathy Coates, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Brian Fee, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jess Harnell, Artie Kempner, Hooman Khalili, Sonoko Konishi, Erik Langley, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mickie T. McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Bob Peterson, Steve Purcell, Jan Rabson, A.J. Riebli III, Dan Scanlon, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Matt Staudt, Jay Ward, Jim Ward, Colette Whitaker. Directed By John Lasseter. Produced By Darla K. Anderson. Animated By Carlos Baena, Michael Stocker. Effects Animator: Jason Johnson. Written By John Lasseter, Don Lake. Screenplay: Phil Lorin, Kiel Murray, Dan Fogelman. Story: Jorgen Klubien, Joe Ranft. Additional Screenplay: Robert L. Baird, Dan Gerson, Bonnie Hunt. Edited By Ken Schretzmann. |
What two colours make up the national flag of Singapore? | Polish Flag, Flag of Poland Quiz on national flags Polish Flag The Poland flag was formally acquired on 1st August, in the year of 1919. This flag is tinged with two equal horizontal segments of Red and White. Flag of Poland Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited, its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. Germany Flag The Red band of color is depicted on the top of the white one. The corporation of the National flag of Poland is traced as 5:8.The red and white color has an ancient association with Polish History. The color of white stands for peace and morality while the color of red stands for endurance, gallantry, vigor and bravery. Other than the earlier connection with country of Poland the colors of Red and white are connected with its widely known "coat of arms". Official Name: Rzeczpos polita polska Capital: Warsaw Location: On the Baltic Sea Poland Shares land frontiers with Germany in the west the former Czechoslovakia in the south and the former USSR in the east. Area: 312, 685 Sq. km. Official Language: Polish National Anthem: Mazurek Dabrowskiego Dabrowski Mazurka (1927) Fact about Poland flag |
Capers are pickled seeds of what plant? | Growing your own capers – The Mercury News By Sue McAllister | Mercury News, Bay Area News Group May 19, 2011 at 12:08 pm Michelle Hamerslough calls it her obsession. Dozens of proud plant specimens fill her Carmel Valley garden as well as her blog, “From Seed to Table,” and she posted no fewer than 19 photos of them this week alone. “I went a bit overboard,” she admits in one update. Hamerslough is part of one of the latest trends in edible gardening: cultivating your own capers. If you already grow your own basil for pesto or tomatoes for sauce, and have dabbled at curing your own olives, you too may want to experiment further with Mediterranean-style gardening. Capers, the salty little condiment that brightens up salads, pasta and chicken dishes, are the cured flower buds of the Capparis spinosa plant, which can be grown fairly easily in Bay Area gardens that get plenty of summer heat. “Being able to do it yourself is a very California concept,” says Rose Loveall of Morningsun Herb Farm in Vacaville, who sells caper plants online, at her nursery and at a farmers market. “It’s really been discovered over the last couple of years.” She sells about 350 plants a year, with four-inch pots going for $5. The perennial Capparis spinosa can grow to about 2 or 3 feet high and up to 4 feet wide, spilling prettily over a rocky garden wall or other fast-draining spot. If you don’t pick the flower buds to cure in a jar, you’ll be rewarded with showy, two-inch white blooms, often with lavender or pink stamens. Some gardeners prefer enjoying the flowers to the effort of picking and brining buds. Bethallyn Black, who has seen capers rise and fall in popularity over the years, offers growing advice as a horticulture instructor at Diablo Valley College and John F. Kennedy University and through Master Gardener programs. Besides summer heat, she says, the Capparis spinosa needs excellent drainage. Planting seedlings on a hillside or in rocky soil helps ensure they will thrive. The often-spiny plants can be grown in containers as long as the soil is fast-draining, like a prepared “cactus mix.” They might need water only once every week or 10 days until they are well established. “No standing water around the roots,” she says. Plants that are a few years old scarcely need any care at all. In Mediterranean countries, one often spies them growing out of rock faces, Black says. In the winter, deciduous caper bushes can resemble a bare pile of sticks. But in season, leaves are typically bright green and nearly round, creating a handsome landscape plant. Bracey Tiede, a Master Gardener who lives in San Jose’s east foothills, has had a caper bush in her yard for nearly 10 years, she says, planted in a mixture of gravel, sand and dirt. Last year, her husband, Richard, harvested both the caper buds and the “berries,” or seed pods, that the plant bears later in the season. “They taste just like store-bought,” she says. Black says that if one has the right microclimate, capers are a worthy addition to a garden. “But you also have to like canning things,” she says, if you want briny homegrown capers on your pantry shelf at the end of the season. Caper flower buds must be picked while still closed, and then can be cured with salt or pickled in vinegar. “This is more complicated than making pesto. It sort of ramps it up a notch,” Black says. But what may seem painstaking to some gardeners becomes second nature to others. Betty Van Dyke of Gilroy harvests capers from about a dozen established plants on her ranch, including one she and her mother planted more than 40 years ago. She says she simply puts her capers in glass jars, adds pickling salt and shakes the jar to distribute it over the caper buds. “I learned this from my mother, and we always did it by eyeball,” she says, so she’s not sure how much salt to tell people to add per cup of capers. Other recipes recommend using a combination of wine vinegar, water and salt to preserve the buds. The best way to ensure early success with caper plants is to grow from seedlings, which may require ordering fr |
What is the worlds largest sand island northeast of Brisbane? | Guide to Fraser Island - Tourism Australia Guide to Fraser Island Explore the world's largest sand island. Site Requires Javascript - turn on javascript! Australia.com does not support the internet browser you are using. Please upgrade to a more recent browser so that you can explore the destinations and experiences that await you as you plan your Australian holiday. Welcome to the official Australian tourism website. This site uses cookies. Find out more . Explore the world's largest sand island. By Lee Atkinson Fraser Island is one of the world's most unusual islands. Not only is it the largest sand island in the world – 123 kilometres (76 miles) long and 22 kilometres (14 miles) wide – but it's the only place on Earth where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes at elevations of more than 200 metres (656 feet). It also has half the world's perched lakes – lakes formed when depressions in dunes fill permanently with rainwater. Home to the most pure strain of dingoes remaining in eastern Australia, and one of the best places to see baby humpback whales and their mothers, Fraser Island also has superb scenery, with massive shifting sand blows, sensational swimming spots and thrilling 4WD tracks. A World Heritage-listed wilderness with lots of resort-style comforts, Fraser is the perfect place to go wild. HOW TO GET THERE Fraser Island is about 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Brisbane and 15 kilometres (9 miles) off the coast of Hervey Bay and Maryborough. Virgin Australia and QantasLink operate direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to the Fraser Coast. You can then hop aboard the ferry for the 50 minute trip across to Fraser Island. For 4WD access to Fraser Island, take a barge at Inskip Point on the northern end of Rainbow Beach (1 hour 40 minutes south of Hervey Bay) or from River Heads (20 minutes south of Hervey Bay). Explore the rainforest and swim in a rainwater lake Wave to a whale on a whale watching cruise Drive the length of famous 75 Mile Beach TOP THINGS TO DO ON FRASER ISLAND Get wet and go wild There are so many different ways to get wet on Fraser Island. No visit to the island is complete without a long leisurely float in the beautiful blue waters of Lake McKenzie, a perched lake fed only by rainwater, encircled by pure white sand. Lake Wabby, at the edge of the Hammerstone Sand Blow, is the deepest lake on the island and when the sun shines it's hard to resist plunging into its cool, emerald depths. Eli Creek is a clear freshwater creek – you can walk along its boardwalk then float with the current all the way to the beach. Champagne Pools, where the surf crashes over a series of rock walls into a calm but bubbly rock pool below the headland on the northern tip of the island, is another top spot to cool off. See them all on a self-guided 4WD adventure, or join a Beauty Spots Tour , which also includes the rainforest. Step out on the Fraser Island Great Walk The Fraser Island Great Walk is a 90 kilometre (56 mile) track that winds between Dilli Village and Happy Valley, passing most of the island’s notable sites, such as Lake McKenzie, Wanggoolba Creek, Lake Wabby and the towering rainforest trees in the Valley of the Giants. To do the whole thing takes about six days – make sure to book campsites along the way – but if that sounds a bit too energetic there are plenty of short walks you can do for a half day or as an overnight adventure. Drive the beach All roads on Fraser Island, which are made of soft sand, are 4WD only. A number of tours are available, or you can hire your own set of wheels on the island or in Hervey Bay. If you haven't driven on sand before, the friendly folk at Aussie Trax 4WD Hire at Kingfisher Village will give you a quick lesson before you set out. Most people head straight to the vast sandy highway otherwise known as 75 Mile Beach on the eastern side of the island, but also worth doing is the inland Central Lakes scenic drive (allow about two hours), highlights of which include Pile Valley’s impressive stand of tall, straight satinay trees, Lake Mc |
FT (London) Dow Jones (USA) what is Japans Share Index called? | Stock Market Turmoil: Dow Jones Jumps and Dives in Day of Turbulence - NBC News Aug 24 2015, 7:12 pm ET Stock Market Turmoil: Dow Jones Jumps and Dives in Day of Turbulence by Erin McClam Is the Market Seeing a Return to Volatility, Wild Swings and Reality? 2:56 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blog <iframe src="http://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/512313411882" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> In a historic day of turbulence, the stock market whipped between nauseating drops and roaring comebacks on Monday before closing with another big loss. Seized by fears that the Chinese economy is not as healthy as it appeared to be, investors sold with abandon at the opening bell and sent the Dow Jones industrial average down almost 1,100 points , the biggest decline on record in a trading day. Then the market staged a dramatic comeback and almost erased its losses, coming within about 115 points of break-even. By late afternoon, stocks were sinking again — and the Dow closed down 588 points, or 3.6 percent, at 15,871. "The movements we've seen have been so fast and so large," Peter Costa, the president of the trading firm Empire Executions, said on CNBC . "You're talking about 75, 100-point moves in two minutes. It's been extremely fast, and it's happened very, very quickly." Play Copy this code to your website or blog <iframe src="http://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/512224323536" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The Vix, a market reading that measures volatility and is known as the "fear index," hit 53. The last time it was over 50 was in March 2009, when the market hit its bottom after the financial crisis. Investors around the world are worried about China, the world's second-largest economic power and a huge market for American products. China devalued its currency two weeks ago and has shown other signs of economic weakness. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, a broader reading of the market, ended down 3.9 percent, and the Nasdaq, heavy with technology companies, finished down 3.8 percent. The drop at the opening bell on the Dow amounted to 6.6 percent, so steep that the New York Stock Exchange invoked a little-known rule to prevent panic selling. "Fear has taken over," Adam Sarhan, CEO of the investment company Sarhan Capital, told CNBC. "The market topped out last week." Last week was the worst for the market in four years. The Dow entered what is known as a market correction — a 10 percent decline from its all-time high, reached in May. Then, on Monday, selling swept the globe. The Shanghai stock market closed down more than 8 percent. It has crashed almost 40 percent from its high earlier this year. The Nikkei index in Japan closed down more than 4 percent. London, Paris and Frankfurt posted similar declines. Get live market quotes from CNBC In the United States, few stocks were immune — especially not companies that do big business in China. Apple, which closed Friday at $105.76, dipped to $92 at the open on Monday. Yum Brands, which owns KFC, closed at $79.70 on Friday and sank to $71.39 on Monday morning. "What's a company that's doing business with China actually worth right now?" JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade's chief strategist, told The Associated Press. "When you're not sure, you tend to sell." The gap between the Dow's highest and lowest points of the day was 1,089 points — a bigger swing than on the most volatile day of the 2008 financial crisis and during the 2010 "flash crash." Analysts tried to point out that the fundamentals of the American economy had not changed — steady growth, stable banks and an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent. At the last market correction, in April 2011, unemployment was 9.1 percent. Seeking to calm the public, Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, focused on the "resiliency" of the U.S. economy. He said the Treasury Department was keeping a close eye on global markets. "The president is very mindful of how this would be a particularly bad time for a self-inflicted wound," he said, u |
"What pop group had a ""Message in a Bottle""?" | Turks and Caicos National MuseumMessage in a Bottle - Turks and Caicos National Museum Ocean Bottles Introduction In 2000 the Museum’s founder, Mrs. Grethe Seim, passed away. Among her collections that were donated to the Museum was a series of messages found in bottles on the beaches of Grand Turk over a period of nearly 40 years. The Grethe Seim Collection is the inspiration for the Museum’s Message in a Bottle Project, launched in 2001. During a visit to the Museum Penny Smith (below), a well known TV presenter in Britain, filled in one of the Message in a Bottle forms. History of Messages in a Bottle The pop group the Police sang about it, Kevin Costner starred in a film of the same title but what is the truth behind messages in a bottle. Who writes them? Why are they written? How far do the bottles travel before being washed upon a beach? How long does it take for the messages to be found? These are just some of the questions that are raised. Are Messages in a bottle a new Phenomenon? Ever since humans have had the “vessel” for a letter, the ability to write and the time to do it we can assume that messages have been dropped into the sea. The earliest recorded sender was the Greek philosopher Theophrastus who, in around 310 BC, threw sealed bottles into the Mediterranean to prove that the inland body of water was formed by the inflow of the Atlantic. There appears to be no record of any responses. In 16th century England Queen Elizabeth I appointed an official “Uncorker of Ocean Bottles” making it a capital crime for anyone else to open the bottles. This severe punishment was seen as necessary as it assumed that some might contain secret messages from spies as well as from the British fleet who sent messages about enemy positions ashore in bottles. Whether this was an affective means to send information does not appear to have been recorded. Of course sailors or passengers under dire situations have written messages at sea. One such incident occurred in the 1780s (some records give 1714 as the date) when Chunosuke Matsuyama went treasure hunting in the Pacific. He and the Japanese crew of 44 were shipwrecked off a small Island in the South Pacific. Knowing their fate was not good as there was no food or fresh water the captain scratched their story onto chips of wood and cast them adrift in a bottle. The bottle was found 150 years later on the shoreline of Japan – a bit too late to mount a rescue attempt. Coincidentally it was claimed that the bottle was found on the beach where Matsuyama grew up in Japan, but this may just be folklore. Probably one of the most touching letters to have been found was from a passenger on board the torpedoed Lusitania, which sank in May 1915. Imagine, having the calmness to write a message and put it into a bottle, with all the mayhem going on around you as the ship sinks. According to one report the message read “still on deck with a few people. The last boats have left. We are sinking fast. Some men near me are praying with a priest. The end is near. Maybe this note will ” and the abrupt end to the letter suggested the writer hurriedly placed it into the bottle as the ship succumbed to its fate – a rather poignant message. Again however, there are different versions of this story: the letter’s content varies and was either picked up by a fisherman at sea, or found on a beach. But not all messages found have such a grim outcome. In 1948 a Russian fisherman found a message written in Norwegian and English. Once translated it made little sense: “Five ponies and 150 dogs remain. Desire hay, fish and 30 sledges. Must return early in August. Baldwin”. It transpires that the polar explorer Evelyn Baldwin sent it in 1902, and he had returned alive and well. Also, drift bottles were used in 1946 to map the places where Japanese mines were likely to be after being freed by storms. Similar drift bottles have been used in recent years to help understand currents and to allow the prediction of likely harvest areas of fish and marine life, especially endangered species. On top of this captains ca |
Nobody Does it Better was sung in which Bond film? | 007 - ''Nobody does it better'' - YouTube 007 - ''Nobody does it better'' Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 31, 2013 This is the big smash hit sung by Carly Simon, composed by Marvin Hamlisch as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". It's one of my favourite theme songs, but... what is it that makes him so good, she's nagging about it, I've always wondered about that. Okey, as another Bond-movie says: "You Only Live Twice", and as I understand it, this is the first time I'm alive... can't remember a life before this, so... I guess I've got another go at this mystery. This great song was recorded by Carly Simon as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". "Nobody Does It Better" became a major hit, spending three weeks at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart. It also spent four weeks at number two on the Cash Box chart. and it also reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of 1 million copies in the US. "Nobody Does It Better" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. In 2004, the song was also honored by the American Film Institute as the 67th greatest song as part of their 100 Years Series. (some excerpts taken from Wikipedia) No copyright infringements intended. (C) 2009 Iris Records, LLC. ---- DISCLAIMER! ---- Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Category |
Halcyon is the poetic name for which bird? | Halcyon | Define Halcyon at Dictionary.com halcyon [hal-see-uh n] /ˈhæl si ən/ Spell [hal-see-oh-nee-uh n] /ˌhæl siˈoʊ ni ən/ (Show IPA), halcyonic [hal-see-on-ik] /ˌhæl siˈɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA) 1. of or relating to the halcyon or kingfisher. noun 5. a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness. 6. any of various kingfishers, especially of the genus Halcyon. 7. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. Alcyone (def 2). Origin of halcyon 1350-1400 1350-1400; < Latin < Greek halkyṓn, pseudo-etymological variant of alkyṓn kingfisher; replacing Middle English alceon, alicion < Latin alcyōn < Greek Synonyms 1. serene, placid, pacific, untroubled. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for halcyon Expand Contemporary Examples On the Impossible Past will transport you back to your halcyon, angsty teenage years. My Role in a Sondheim Flop Abigail Pogrebin November 12, 2010 Historical Examples And now, says he, I hope soon to have an opportunity to begin my operations; since all is halcyon and security. British Dictionary definitions for halcyon Expand (Greek myth) a fabulous bird associated with the winter solstice 4. a poetic name for the kingfisher 5. a fortnight of calm weather during the winter solstice a period of peace and happiness Word Origin C14: from Latin alcyon, from Greek alkuōn kingfisher, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for halcyon Expand adj. 1540s, in halcyon dayes (Latin alcyonei dies, Greek alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. From halcyon (n.), late 14c., from Latin halcyon, from Greek halkyon, variant (perhaps a misspelling) of alkyon "kingfisher," from hals "sea, salt" (see halo- ) + kyon "conceiving," present participle of kyein "to conceive," literally "to swell," from PIE root *keue- "to swell." Identified in mythology with Halcyone, daughter of Aeolus, who when widowed threw herself into the sea and became a kingfisher. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
Who had a hit with Sylvia's Mother? | The real story of Sylvia's Mother sung by Dr. Hook (dutch subbed) - YouTube The real story of Sylvia's Mother sung by Dr. Hook (dutch subbed) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 29, 2011 A mini documentary of the real story behind Sylvia's Mother, an interview with her and with Sylvia From the Dr. Hook hit "Sylvia's Mother" Category |
Who composed the music for the opera The Tales of Hoffman? | Offenbach - Barcarolle , from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' - YouTube Offenbach - Barcarolle , from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 9, 2008 Title : Jacques Offenbach , Barcarolle , from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' From Wikipedia , Les contes d'Hoffmann (in English: The Tales of Hoffmann) is an opera by Jacques Offenbach. It was first performed in Paris, at the Opéra-Comique, on February 10, 1881. The libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann. E.T.A. Hoffmann himself is a character in the opera just as he often is in his stories. The stories upon which the opera is based are Der Sandmann,Rath Krespel, and Das verlorene Spiegelbild. The opera contains a prologue, three acts and an epilogue. Offenbach did not live to see his opera performed, since he died on October 5, 1880, just over four months before its premiere. Before his death, Offenbach had completed the piano score and orchestrated the prologue and the first act. Since he did not entirely finish the writing, many different versions of this opera emerged, some bearing little resemblance to the original work. The version performed at the opera's premiere was that by Ernest Guiraud, who completed Offenbach's scoring and wrote the recitatives. The Barcarolle The most famous aria from the opera is the "Barcarolle" (Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour), which is performed in Act 2. Curiously, the aria was not written by Offenbach with Les Contes d'Hoffmann in mind. He wrote it as a ghost-song in the opera Les fées du Rhin (which premiered in Vienna on February 8, 1864 as Die Rheinnixen). Offenbach died with Les contes d'Hoffmann unfinished. Ernest Guiraud completed the scoring and wrote the recitatives for the premiere. He also incorporated this excerpt from one of Offenbach's earlier, long-forgotten operas into the new opera. The Barcarolle has been incorporated into many movies including Life Is Beautiful and Titanic. Category |
What instrument is sometimes called the clown of the orchestra? | Gwyneth Walker: Vt. Philharmonic Plays Sunday: 'Clown of the Orchestra' Shows Off at Chandler Read notes for Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000) (Photograph of bassoonist Jonna Goulding. Photo by Robert Eddy.) The quirky bassoon, sometimes called "the clown of the orchestra," will strut its stuff at Chandler Music Hall Sunday, when the Vermont Philharmonic, under the direction of Louis Kosma, brings an afternoon concert to town. Gwyneth Walker�s Concerto for Bassoon and Strings, featuring soloist Jonna Goulding of Randolph, is one of four pieces on the program. The concert, entitled "Old World, New World," also includes works by Borodin, Copland, and a concerto for double bass by a little known Czech composer. Can�t conjure up the sound of the bassoon? Think of the cranky grandfather in Tchaikovsky�s "Peter and the Wolf": His theme, lumbering grimly through the musical tale, was played by the bassoon. The lowest of the double-reed wind instruments, the bassoon has one of the biggest ranges in the orchestra, covering, essentially, the bass and baritone ranges. "It can pop around, high and low�it�s got a lot of character �with a reedy, woody sound to it," is how Jonna Goulding describes the sound of her favored instrument. If that�s not enough, the wooden bassoon with its curved silver tube, is decidedly good-looking, according to Goulding: "It�s a gorgeous instrument�each one is made out of one single tree, an exotic tree that grows in the former Yugoslavia." Goulding, who started playing the bassoon when she was 14, is a family physician at Gifford Medical Center, wife, and mother of three. After about 20 bassoon-less years, she resumed playing eight or so years ago. Goulding, evidently, is a high-energy type: She was in a midst of a medical residency in Thunder Bay, Canada, and on maternity leave, when she decided it was time to take up the bassoon again. She joined the Vermont Philharmonic last year and currently studies with bassoonist Janet Polk of Nottingham, N.H., who premiered the Gwyneth Walker concerto in New Hampshire two years ago. Walker�s 15-minute concerto gives the bassoon ample opportunity to show off its unique voice and tonal range. The first movement, "A Light Touch," opens with the bassoon "bouncing down the scale," according to program notes by the Braintree composer. Goulding favors the second and third movements, "A Moment of Peace" and "In Motion," respectively. "A Moment of Peace is a very meditative piece that shows off the sweetness of the bassoon," she said. "The last movement takes it though its range and ability; it�s fun to play, with a big cadenza full of spirit and energy. It�s really a ripping, jazzy movement." "Our conductor thinks it�s quintessential bassoon writing," Goulding added. Conductor�s Choice Walker�s piece "really gets the character of the instrument quite well," Vermont Philharmonic conductor and musical director, Louis A. Kosma, said this week. Kosma, commenting that Goulding had been "a great addition to the orchestra," added that he chose the concerto, in part, because of her. The Walker concerto is one of two American compositions in Kosma�s "Old World, New World" program. The other is Aaron Copland�s "An Outdoor Adventure." It�s a "typical American Copland piece," Kosma said, with an "open sound" evocative of the western prairies. From the Old World comes the Concerto in E Major for Double Bass and Orchestra by Bohemian composer Jan Baptist Vanhal. Soloist for this piece is Timothy Cobb, associate principal bassist with New York�s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Kosma, himself a bassist with the Met, said Vanhal�s writing contained "beautiful, lyrical melodies" and "a nice use of harmonics." Polovetsian Dances from "Prince Igor, by Russian Romantic composer Alexander Borodin, is the "show piece" of program. Played by the full orchestra and an impressive percussion section, the piece has dramatic dynamics from "very quiet to an extremely large sound," the conductor said. The first melody in the Dances later became the popular s |
What world capital city is heated by volcanic springs? | One Hot Island: Iceland's Renewable Geothermal Power - Scientific American Scientific American One Hot Island: Iceland's Renewable Geothermal Power Iceland goes green by tapping the power of the planet By Christopher Mims on October 20, 2008 Share on Facebook Credit: ©Scientific American / Christopher Mims Advertisement | Report Ad REYKJAVIK, ICELAND—Snorri Sturlusson is the first name in geothermal development here. That's because this original Icelander tapped Earth's heat for a pool in his backyard, according to the medieval Icelandic Sagas. That pool, recently restored, still sits atop a grassy hill in the town of Reykholt. It's about 15 feet (4.5 meters) across, perfectly round, paved with gray and brown basalt tiles, and as warm to the touch as it was when Snorri built it almost a thousand years ago. Sturlusson's modern-day descendants are striving to follow his example, especially the president, Ólafur Grímsson, who travels the world extolling the virtues of geothermal power . From the warm water that heats this capital city to the "Blue Lagoon," Iceland is dotted with efforts to harness the volcanic power beneath its rugged and often stark surface. Video: Iceland Geothermal Power The island itself is basically a blister of porous basalt at the crack in Earth's crust where the North American and Eurasian plates are pulling apart. It possesses two of the traits dearest to geologists in search of exploitable geothermal power, according to power company Reykjavik Energy: enormous underground reservoirs of water that are continually renewed by levels of annual precipitation that range as high as 177 inches (450 centimeters) over Iceland's glaciers, and shallow plumes of magma that heat the deepest reaches of these reservoirs to temperatures in excess of 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius). Plus, nowhere else other than the Great Rift Valley in Africa is seafloor spreading visible on land , says Richard Hey of the University of Hawaii. This constant generation of new crust makes the country one of the most geologically active on Earth. And it is that activity the Icelanders are trying to tap. Home heat Historically, Icelanders used Earth's heat directly for washing and baking the "hot spring bread" known as hverabrauth. In 1930 water from boreholes drilled into geothermal springs in Laugardalur, just east of the capital city of Reykjavik, was piped to Austurbaer primary school about two miles (three kilometers) away. Whereas district heating in Iceland is straightforward—naturally pressurized "low temperature" geothermal fields containing potable water at temperatures less than 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) are common throughout the country, according to Reykjavik Energy, the regional power authority that includes Iceland's capital city—it wasn't until the first oil shock of the early 1970s that Icelanders got serious about exploiting their native energy resources. Ásgeir Margeirsson, CEO of Geysir Green Energy, says that at the time homes in Iceland were almost entirely dependent on oil heat. By financing thermal and electric power plants throughout the country, as well as the infrastructure required to deliver hot water to homes, the Icelandic government not only eliminated the country's dependence on fossil fuels for heating and electricity, but also jump-started an entire industry, according to Alexander Richter, Director of Sustainable Energy, Global Research and Communication at Glitnir Bank. Iceland is now the leading exporter of geothermal expertise to the rest of the world, according to the Trade Council of Iceland. The nation's engineers, geologists and financiers work on projects anywhere there are incentives (as in Germany, which has a feed-in tariff on geothermal of 20 cents per kilowatt-hour) or easily-tapped reservoirs of underground heat (as in the Philippines). Iceland's third-largest bank, Glitnir, helped finance the world's biggest geothermal district heating project in the city of Xianyang, China , and it retains a staff of geologists to evaluate the potential of early stage drilling projec |
Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he? | Franz Kafka, Prague Austria-Hungary, European Authors | Literary Traveler Literary Traveler On Franz Kafka’s Trail Posted on July 1, 2002 By David Strum It’s no wonder people get confused about Franz Kafka’s nationality. A Czech Jew who wrote in German, Kafka was a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at birth in 1883 and a citizen of the newly minted nation of Czechoslovakia at his death in 1924. But no matter what flags were flying overhead, there was one constant: Prague. Kafka was born, raised and educated from grammar school through law school in Prague. He wrote his stories, wooed his girlfriends, suffered through his tuberculosis and spent his entire professional career as an insurance lawyer in the city. He died in a sanatorium near Vienna, but his body was returned for burial in Prague’s New Jewish Cemetery in Olsanske. In fact, Kafka and his canon cannot be fully appreciated outside the context of Prague. Although his fictional works like the Metamorphosis and The Trial seem abstract and deracinated, distilled from universal subconscious impulses and fears, they are actually deeply rooted in Prague’s tumultuous history and ancient Jewish storytelling traditions. Old Town Square was Kafka’s front yard. “Kafka absorbed all Prague’s humours and poisons and descended into its demonic nature,” according to Angelo Maria Ripellino in his book Magic Prague. Prague’s Old Town was Kafka’s lifelong neighborhood and the spacious Old Town Square was literally his front yard for much of his life. Once inscribing a perimeter around a map of Old Town, Kafka said, “This narrow circle encompasses my entire life. On the perimeter of that “narrow circle” is Namesti Republiky (Republic Square), located on the edge of Old Town, reachable by the 5, 14 and 26 trams or the B (yellow) Metro line. Less than a block up Na Porici from the square, in the direction of the tram tracks, is a white building with a green dome across from the YMCA. It’s the Worker’s Accident Insurance Company of the Kingdom of Bohemia, where Kafka worked from 1908 to 1922. The firm’s name can be seen chiseled in the stone in Czech just above the 5th floor windows. Kafka was one of two token Jews employed at this firm. He conducted studies of how workplace accidents happen, recommending new safety devices and procedures to prevent on-the-job injuries, particularly in the lumber industry. His work was well respected and he was recommended for a medal. Each working day for 14 years Kafka would leave this office, carrying an umbrella and briefcase, and proceed down Na Porici to Namesti Republiky, where he would cross to the black gothic hulk called the Powder Tower. Along the way he would pass the spectacular art nouveau Obecni Dum (Municipal House), which was under construction from 1905-1911 while Kafka was a university student. Now renovated, Obecni Dum appears much as it did in Kafka’s day. From the Powder Tower, Kafka would head up Celetna, one of Prague’s oldest streets. Celetna these days is a pedestrian mall, usually crowded with tourists and lined with tony restaurants and souvenier shops. But in Kafka’s day these shops sold baked goods, meats, clothing and hardware. Just before Celetna opens into Old Town Square there are two houses that face each other across the street, Celetna 3 and Celetna 2. The former, called the House of the Three Kings, is where the Kafka family lived from 1896-1907. Kafka had his first room to himself here and wrote his first story here. Downstairs was the fancy-goods shop of Kafka’s father, Hermann Kafka, specializing in items like canes, parasols and knitwear. Kafka’s room was in the back at Celetna 3 and looked directly out onto the imposing Tyn Church with its two towers bristling like missile batteries with spires. Author Ivana Edwards believes Tyn is what Kafka had in mind in The Trial when he described a cathedral of such size it “bordered on the limits of scale that human beings could bear.” The literary salon of Kafka, Brod and Werfel. After Celetna 2, called Sixt House, a childhood home of Kafka from 1888-89, Celetna op |
Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956? | Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956 Fred Quimby - MBA - 217 View Full Document Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956 Fred Quimby 35 The name of which countries capital means good air Argentina – Buenos Aires 36 The sackbut developed into which modern instrument Trombone 37 The GRA govern which sport Greyhound Racing Association 38 Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991 Virgin 39 In heraldry gules are what colour Red 40 Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who Ray Miland 41 What is the food of the secretary bird Snakes 42 What bridge links a Palace with a State Prison Bridge of Sighs – Venice 43 The African and French marigolds are native to what country Mexico 44 Who is the Patron Saint of Grave diggers St Anthony 45 What is Muckle Flugga Rock and Lighthouse on Uist 46 Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common Pirates 47 Short actors stand on what wooden object - to appear bigger Pancake 48 What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain The Red Lion 49 What does the word economy mean in original Greek Home Management 50 Pok ta Pok started in Mexico - what modern game/sport is it Basketball Page 30 This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 15 Ans 10000_questions 31 |
The sackbut developed into which modern instrument? | The Sacbut The Sacbut or here for same in mp3 format However, for the lowest contratenor parts, and often for any contratenor part, to the shawm players one adds brass players who play very harmoniously, upon the kind of tuba which is called ..trompone in Italy and sacqueboute in France. When all these instruments are employed together, it is called the loud music. Tinctoris, circa 1487 ein feste burg - three settings by Walther (3rd setting at 1:43 includes sacbut) Aridan Branle - dance tune (includes sacbut on third verse) Many names have been given to the Renaissance trombone, including sackbut (literally "push-pull"), saqueboute, shakbusshes, seykebuds, sakbuds, shakebuttes, shagbutts, and even shagbolts. It is uncertain when the sackbut first appeared, but by 1500 it is illustrated and mentioned regularly. Detailed information about the instrument is given by Praetorius, who also pictures four principal sizes: the alto, tenor, bass, and great bass. The tenor sackbut is the most useful size and it is this instrument which has evolved into the modern tenor trombone. In the early seventeenth century the sackbut was considered an instrument of the virtuoso performer. Praetorius mentions an Erhardus Borussus of Dresden who had a range of nearly four octaves (low A1 to g2) and was able to execute rapid coloraturas and jumps on his instrument just as is done on the viola bastarda and the cornett. For outdoor music the top part of a sackbut ensemble was usually taken by a shawm, and for church music, by a cornett. The sackbut player should imitate the sound of the cornett, not the trumpet. Thus today's marching band trombone blasts have no place in the performance of early music. In spite of the instrument's wide range of dynamic and chromatic compass, and its ability to be played "in tune" (by slide adjustment), the sackbut did not become a regular member of the orchestra until the early nineteenth century. The sackbut differs from today's trombone by its smaller bore, its bell which is less flared, and in the lack of a water key, slide lock, and tuning slide on the bell curve. Sackbuts could adjust tuning at the joint between the bell and slide. The shallow brass mouthpiece was unplated. Decorated outer slide braces could telescope slightly to follow the imperfections of the inner slide. Leather pieces cushioned the slide when brought up to first postion. Since the human arm couldn't reach the longest positions on the bass and great bass sackbuts, they have an articulated handle on the slide to extend the reach. |
Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991? | Rolling Stones Switch to a New Label - The New York Times The New York Times Music |Rolling Stones Switch Labels Search Continue reading the main story Photo Still a commercial powerhouse: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performed in front of a capacity crowd in Oslo last August. Credit Stian Lysberg Solum/Scanpix, via Reuters Ending months of speculation in the music industry, the Rolling Stones have left EMI, the record label that has released the group’s music since the early 1990s, and signed a long-term recording deal with the Universal Music Group, the company announced on Friday. The worldwide contract covers three new albums and the rights to release the band’s valuable catalog of music recorded since 1971 for about five years, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations who were not authorized to speak about them publicly. The contract calls for an advance of $15 million and brings the Rolling Stones’ entire output under Universal’s roof, since the company had already distributed the band’s pre-1971 music through the Abkco label. EMI will retain the band’s lucrative publishing rights. “Universal are forward thinking, creative and hands-on music people,” the band said in a statement issued by Universal. “We really look forward to working with them.” The Rolling Stones, whose contract with EMI was up for renewal this year, are the latest in a string of high-profile acts to depart the label since it was bought by the private equity firm Terra Firma last year for about $6.4 billion. Radiohead released its latest album through its own Web site last October, and Paul McCartney left for a label partly owned by Starbucks after complaining publicly about EMI’s new leadership. Among industry executives and analysts, the move was seen as a significant loss for EMI, which has been struggling with financial losses in recent years. EMI is the smallest of the four major labels; Universal, a unit of Vivendi, is the largest. Advertisement Continue reading the main story “It certainly is a blow to EMI in the sense that they have a very strong catalog,” said Russ Crupnick, a senior analyst at the NPD Group, a market research firm. “In the short term they seem to be counting on that catalog to help transform the company.” Though its core members are well into their 60s, the Rolling Stones remain a commercial powerhouse. The band’s tours have grossed more than $700 million worldwide since 1999, according to the trade journal Pollstar. Universal estimates that the band has sold 275 million albums around the world in its 46-year history. “There is no question that the Rolling Stones are one of the most important bands in music history,” Doug Morris, the chairman of Universal Music Group, said in a statement. As the band has aged, though, sales of its newer material have been dwarfed by the popularity of the older hits. Of the group’s 24 million albums sold in the United States since 1991, only about 3.5 million have been for new studio recordings, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The rest has been for catalog, live albums and other miscellany. In its announcement about the new deal, Universal said that it was planning “an unprecedented, long-term campaign to reposition the Rolling Stones’ entire catalog for the digital age.” The band owns the recordings since 1971, when it released “Sticky Fingers” under its own Rolling Stones Records label. Distribution of those recordings has changed hands several times over the years. But in 1991 the band signed with Virgin Records, which was acquired by EMI the following year, and the Rolling Stones have stuck with EMI since then. Having superstars on its roster can lend a record label credibility in signing other acts, and the Rolling Stones are the kind of name that can only help Universal in doing business around the world, said Doug Davis, a music and entertainment lawyer in New York. “It’s a trophy for Doug Morris and Universal,” Mr. Davis said. “The business partners that U.M.G. is doing deals with — from branding companies to doing any type of new media exploitations — are not |
Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who? | No Questions Quiz 15 Answers - Shareware Notice Shareware Notice No Questions Quiz 15 Answers 1 Dorethy Parker said "Scratch an actor and you will find" what An Actress 2 What animal could be Siberian or Caspian Tiger 3 Collective nouns - an Array of what Hedgehogs 4 The Plains of Abraham overlook which city Quebec 5 The Mariners Compass or Pyxis is what Constellation 6 The Sam Maguire Trophy is played for in which sport Gaelic Football 7 The Somers Islands has what more familiar name Bermuda 8 The Three Stars is the national ice hockey team which country Sweden 9 How did camerawoman Lee Lyon die while working Charged by Elephant 10 What type of animal is a markhor Wild Goat 11 Who received the first ever Gold Disc Glen Miller – Chatanooga cho cho 12 What is the National Bird of India Peacock 13 Who directed Sharky's Machine Burt Reynolds 14 The Weir of Hermiston - last unfinished novel of who Robert Louis Stevenson 15 What is the last book of the Bible Revelations 16 What historical event was referred to as Black 47 Irish Potato Famine 17 What game was patented under the name Sphairistrike Lawn Tennis 18 What organisation did C T Russell found Jehovah Witnesses 19 Paris and What other capital had the worlds first telephone link Brussels 20 Tempera uses water and what to paint with Egg Yoke 21 What colour is the cross on the Greek Flag White 22 What was used before the baton was invented to conduct A Violin Bow 23 Leslie Lynch King became famous as who Gerald Ford 24 Who was Andromedas mother Cassiopeia 25 Lack of vitamin B1 causes what condition Beri Beri 26 What song was The Pittsburgh Pirates anthem We are Family – Sister Sledge 27 Whit countries parliament is called The Storting Norway 28 Who directed Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell 29 Which company developed the Laser Printer Cannon 30 Parsley is a member of which family Carrot 31 What does lager literally mean in German Storage 32 Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he Czeck 33 Which car company produced the first front wheel drive 1934 Citroen 34 Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956 Fred Quimby 35 The name of which countries capital means good air Argentina – Buenos Aires 36 The sackbut developed into which modern instrument Trombone 37 The GRA govern which sport Greyhound Racing Association 38 Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991 Virgin 39 In heraldry gules are what colour Red 40 Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who Ray Miland 41 What is the food of the secretary bird Snakes 42 What bridge links a Palace with a State Prison Bridge of Sighs – Venice 43 The African and French marigolds are native to what country Mexico 44 Who is the Patron Saint of Grave diggers St Anthony 45 What is Muckle Flugga Rock and Lighthouse on Uist 46 Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common Pirates 47 Short actors stand on what wooden object - to appear bigger Pancake 48 What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain The Red Lion 49 What does the word economy mean in original Greek Home Management 50 Pok ta Pok started in Mexico - what modern game/sport is it Basketball ^ No Questions Quiz 15 Answers 51 George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he Belgian 52 Country singer Hank Wangford had what profession Gynaecologist 53 Pit Straight - Lesmo Bend - Roggia Bend - which Grand Prix Monza Italy 54 What is a Chuckwalla Lizard 55 Edward Whymper was the first to do what Climb Matterhorn 56 What is Pancetta Bacon 57 In what film did Bruce Willis play a time travelling criminal Twelve Monkeys 58 Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympics Nadia Comaneci 59 What bird is sacred in Peru Condor 60 What was Colombo's dog called Fang - Basset Hound 61 What industry would use a mordant Dying - to fix a colour 62 Catherine the Great of Russia was born in which country Poland 63 What tanker caused a severe oil spill in 1989 Exxon Valdez (Ala |
What is the food of the secretary bird? | Secretarybird – Sagittarius serpentarius - Birds Birds Follow It's Nature on Facebook Secretary Bird Secretary bird has obtained its unusual name thanks to the black feathers on the crest that remind of goose feathers, which secretaries used to wear inserted in their wigs. In appearance, this bird looks similar to a crane, and is actually quite a unique predatory bird. Secretary Birds have earned their name thanks to the set of black feathers in their crest They reach 120 – 150 cm in length and 3,4 – 4,4 in weight, putting them among the average sized birds of prey, that are smaller than, for instance, hawks, but larger than falcons. Most of the Secretary Bird’s body is grayish, while the tips of their wings, as well as the tail and upper parts of the legs are completely black. Their appearance is made unusual by the long, crane-like legs and a set of black feathers that rise during the mating period, on top of their heads. Secretary Birds live in pairs, with their natural habitat being the African savannas, south of the Sahara Desert. They are wandering birds, because staying in one area wouldn’t provide the bird with the necessary food. Mature birds spend most of the year in pairs, cooperating in hunting and also sleeping together, high in the trees. Secretary Bird spends most of its time on the ground, searching for food. It sometimes also flies to a great height and then nosedives at lightning speed, to surprise the possible prey. Secretary Birds mostly chase their prey by foot They catch their prey by patrolling through the bushes and small growths. Everyone once in a while the Secretary bird hits the ground with its muscular legs to scare small mammals and rodents out of their covers. The prey is mostly chased on ground and the Secretary Bird will rarely fly after it. Although these birds are known as snake catchers, most of their diet consists of rodents, small mammals and other birds. In some parts of Southern America, Secretary Birds are tamed by farmers to catch snakes and mice. These birds find a partner and form life-long pairs. That is why, rut is a very important part of their lives, as each male tries to attract the best possible female. The male flies around the chosen female and emits loud, moaning sounds, and later the birds start a ritual dance. After a pair has been established, they both construct a nest in a bush or a tree. Two to four eggs are laid and they hatch after about seven weeks. Bot the parents bring them digested food, and later start to train them to tear prey by bringing whole creatures to the nest. After 80-100 days, the young birds leave their parents’ nest and start independent lives. If there are no obstacles, Secretary Birds use the same nest for multiple years, expanding it every year, until it reaches a size of 2 metres in diameter. Secretary birds are not directly endangered. This species was never widespread, but lately the population is on a decline due to destruction of their natural habitat. Still, the popularity among farmers will prevent extinction of this spectacular bird. See what you can find... tharanga nuwan I interested see this bird. You May Also Like... |
The African and French marigolds are native to what country? | Marigolds | Horticulture and Home Pest News This article was published originally on 3/15/1996 Byline: by Richard Jauron, Department of Horticulture A native of Mexico, marigolds have been grown in gardens throughout the world for hundreds of years. Today, they are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States. Marigolds are easy to grow, bloom reliably all summer, and have few insect and disease problems. The marigold's only shortcoming (for some people) is its pungent aroma. There are numerous marigold varieties available to home gardeners. Many of the commonly grown marigolds are varieties of African and French marigolds. Less known are the triploid hybrids and the signet marigolds. The African marigolds (Tagetes erecta) have large, double, yellow-to-orange flowers from midsummer to frost. Flowers may measure up to 5 inches across. Plant height varies from 10 to 36 inches. African marigolds are excellent bedding plants. Tall varieties can be used as background plantings. Suggested African marigolds for Iowa include varieties in the Inca and Perfection series. (A series is a group of closely related varieties with uniform characteristics, such as height, spread, and flowering habit. The only characteristic that varies within a series is flower color.) African marigolds are also referred to as American marigolds. The French marigolds (Tagetes patula) are smaller, bushier plants with flowers up to 2 inches across. Flower colors are yellow, orange, and mahogany-red. Many varieties have bicolored flowers. Flower heads may be single or double. Plant height ranges from 6 to 18 inches. The French marigolds have a longer blooming season than the African marigolds. They generally bloom from spring until frost. The French marigolds also hold up better in rainy weather. French marigolds are ideal for edging flower beds and in mass plantings. They also do well in containers and window boxes. Queen Sophia and Golden Gate are excellent French marigold varieties. Varieties in the Boy, Early Spice, Hero, Janie, and Safari series also perform well in Iowa. The triploid hybrids are crosses between the tall, vigorous African marigolds and the compact, free-flowering French marigolds. Triploid hybrid marigolds are unable to set seed. As a result, plants bloom repeatedly through the summer, even in hot weather. One problem with the triploids is their low seed germination rate. Average germination is around 50 percent. Since the triploid hybrids are unable to produce viable seed, they also know as mule marigolds. Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) are quite different from most marigolds. Signet marigold plants are bushy with fine, lacy foliage. The small, single flowers literally cover the plants in summer. Flower colors range from yellow to orange. They are also edible. The flowers of signet marigolds have a spicy tarragon flavor. The foliage has a pleasant lemon fragrance. Signet marigolds are excellent plants for edging beds and in window boxes. The varieties Golden Gem and Lemon Gem do well in Iowa. There are basically three planting options available to home gardeners when planting marigolds. Marigold seed can be sown directly outdoors when the danger of frost is past or started indoors 6 weeks prior to the last frost date. Marigolds are also available as bedding plants at garden centers. Planting site requirements for marigolds are full sun and a well-drained soil. Plant spacing varies from 6 to 9 inches for the French marigolds and up to 18 inches for the taller African marigold varieties. Summer care of marigolds is simple. Water occasionally during dry weather and pinch off faded flowers to encourage additional bloom. Tall African marigolds may require staking to prevent the plants from falling over or lodging during storms. While marigolds are seldom bothered by insects and diseases, they are not problem free. Spider mites can devastate marigolds in hot, dry weather. Grasshoppers can also cause considerable damage. Aster yellows is an occasionally disease problem. In a |
Who is the Patron Saint of Grave diggers? | Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Saint Anthony © Copyright 1997-2010 Domestic Church Communications Ltd. Saint Anthony - Patron Saint of Grave Diggers, Feast Day: January 17 Young Families Saint Anthony is known as the patron saint of Grave-Diggers. . Saint Anthony was born in Egypt in the year 251. His parents were wealthy Christians. They died when he was a young man, leaving him in charge of his younger sister and a large estate. About six months later, he heard the Gospel 'Go sell what thou hast and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven.' He decided that this Gospel was talking to him, so he gave away most of his land and money to the poor. He only kept enough to take care of himself and her sister. Later, when he heard the Gospel 'Be not solicitous for tomorrow' he gave away the rest of his estate, placed his sister in a convent, and became a hermit. He lived in the wilderness for many years. The devil tempted and tormented him while he was living in the desert. But Saint Anthony persisted in his prayers and fasting, and finally Satan gave up and stopped attacking him. Saint Anthony became famous. Many people visited him and asked him to guide them. So, he started a monastery at a place called Phaium and later another one near the Nile. He travelled to Alexandria when Christians were being persecuted by the Roman emperor Maximinus to serve and encourage the martyrs there. He also went to Alexandria another time to confront some heretics called Arians. He spoke and converted many people. For most of his life, though, he lived as a hermit, in seclusion. When Saint Anthony was very old, and he knew he was going to die, he visited his disciples one last time and asked them to bury him in a quiet and private place. He went back to his cave, where he died on January 17, 356. He was one hundred and five years old. Practiced Families Anthony was born in the village Koman, south of Memphis in upper Eygpt, in the year 251. His parents were wealthy Catholic land-owners, who raised him in the faith. When his parents died, the young man inherited their extensive lands and wealth, and the charge of his younger sister. About six months after his parents died, he heard at Mass the Lord's instructions in the Gospel to "go, sell what you have, give to the poor, and thall shalt have treasure in heaven." Anthony took the message of these words to heart, and gave away his lands and money. He only kept what he thought was necessary to support his sister. He soon after heard Christ's command, "be not solicitudinous of tomorrow." With those words he felt obliged to give away the rest of his estate, and placed his sister in a house of maidens. Most scholars consider this to be the first historical reference to a nunnery. With his wealth gone, he moved to the desert in imitation of a hermit near his village. His isolation brought great virtue in humility and charity. He lived on bread and a bit of salt and ate after sunset. Satan frequently attacked the saint in spirit and body, often appearing in the form of a pig. In many countries today ham is the traditional meal on the feast of Saint Anthony. A friend who brought Anthony bread, found the saint beaten and near death from Satan's attacks. In 285 he left the region of Koman, crossed the Nile and moved to the mountains. He stayed there for twenty years isolated from people. In 305, followers and admiriers persuaded him found a monastery at Fayum (Phaium). In 311, the Roman emperor Maximinus renewed the persecution of Christians. Anthony went to Alexandria to give courage to the martyrs. When this persecution ended, Anthony founded another monastery called Pispir near the Nile. Some years later, Anthony returned to Alexandria. Saint Athanasius and others asked him to help them confront the heretic Arians there. With his mild and humble nature he converted many, and numerous miracles occurred. Saint Jerome relates that Anthony met the blind catechist Didymus at Alexandria. Anthony told the sage to not to fret over his lack of sight, with eyes common even to insects, b |
George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he? | Simenon's Inspector Maigret 36 Quai des Orfèvres Paris... The Maigret Forum This is not a static website. It changes almost daily. The Maigret " Forum ," an open bulletin board for notices, opinions, information and discussion related to Maigret and Simenon, has become the most active feature of this site. It's where new books, websites, articles and features are first announced and displayed, and includes an indexed archive of the entire past Forum... back to 1997! Click here for the current Forum. Here's a recent sample - Simenon - Loustal - Maigret 12/7/16 A new edition of Simenon's (non-Maigret) story "Un nouveau dans la ville" has just been issued by Omnibus, illustrated by Loustal, in which Loustal gets equal billing with Simenon on the cover... The story, written at Desert Sands, Tucson, Arizona in 1949, and published the following year, was translated into English by Bernard Lechtman as The Novel of Man, and appeared as a limited edtion in 1964 (Harcourt, Brace & World, 59pp), "a lecture delivered in the Main Auditorium of the Brussels World Fair on October 3, 1958... published as a New Year's greeting to friends of the author & the publisher." Maigret fans are no doubt familiar with Jacques de Loustal's illustrations, which have been reported on these Forum pages a number of times... The Forum article of May 2, 2003 included links to the 2000 Figaro Magazine article on Loustal's Simenon/Maigret illustrations. In addition to two Yantchevsky Maigret covers, the covers of four Loustal Maigrets appeared in the Sept. 7, 2005 Forum , Maigret et l'inspecteur malgracieux (2002) [ mal ], Le témoinage de l'enfant de choeur (2002) [ cho ], Le client le plus obstiné du monde (2000) [ obs ], and On nu tue pas les pauvres types (2000) [ pau ]. Two other Loustal Maigrets, Ceux du Grand Café [ ceu ] and Menaces de Mort [ men ] were published in 2001, and all six were published in a single volume in 2014, Six enquetes de Maigret. From Oct. 15, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2015 there was a Loustal/Simenon Exhibition at BILIPO in Paris, attended by Jérôme, who reported to the Forum on Oct. 7, 2014 , and sent several of his photos of the exhibition on Oct. 18 . A postage stamp designed by Loustal was issued by France (on my birthday!) in 2013, portraying 36 Quai des Orfèvres, the site of Maigret's office... ST A phenomenal author and his phenomenal character Georges Simenon was by many standards the most successful author of the 20th century, and the character he created, Inspector Jules Maigret, who made him rich and famous, ranks only after Sherlock Holmes as the world's best known fictional detective. There is nothing commonplace about the life of Georges Simenon, and he and his works have been the subject of innumerable books and articles. The Maigret stories are unlike any other detective stories the crime and the details of unraveling it are often less central to our interest than Maigret's journey through the discovery of the cast of characters... towards an understanding of man. Simenon said he was obsessed with a search for the "naked man" man without his cultural protective coloration, and he followed his quest as much in the Maigrets as in his "hard" novels. Although most of Simenon's work is available in English, it was originally written in French. Simenon was born and raised in Belgium, and while Paris was "the city" for him, the home of Maigret, he was 'an international,' a world traveler who moved often and lived for many years in France, the United States, and Switzerland. Because he wrote in French, and for the most part lived in French-speaking countries, most of the books and magazine articles about him were written in French as well. Unlike his own books however, many of these have never been available in translation. Because Simenon lived to be nearly 90, and left a legacy of hundreds of books from which more than 50 films have been made, along with hundreds of television episodes there is much to collect, to examine, to display and discuss. This site takes Maigret as its theme, and Simenon as its sub-theme |
Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common? | Mary Read - Famous Pirate - The Way of the Pirates The Way Of The Pirates Famous Pirate: Mary Read Unlucky Woman Pirate Mary Read was born in Devon County, England, in the late 17th century. She had a harsh childhood. Her father had died before she was born and her half-brother Mark passed away soon afterward. Mary's paternal grandmother supported Mary and her mother, only because she thought that her grandson Mark was still alive. To keep the death of Mary's brother as secret, from his grandmother, Mary was raised as a boy, pretending to be her older brother. When Mary Read was about thirteen years old, her grandmother died. Mary still dressed as a boy and with boyish habits, had to find a job. She became a footboy to a wealthy French woman, who lived in London. Unsatisfied with her current position, she escaped and boarded a man-o-war. Few years have passed, and she became bored again. This time she joined Army , where she met her future husband. After confessing love and true gender to him, they left the army, married and opened an Inn called Three Horseshoes near Castle Breda. Mary Read was always surrounded by death. After just a few months of marriage, her husband got sick and died. Desperate, she just wanted to escape from everything and joined the army again. This time, she has boarded a Dutch ship that sailed to the Caribbean. Almost at the reach of its destination, Mary's ship was attacked and captured by the pirate, Calico Rackham Jack , who took all English captured sailors as part of his crew. Unwillingly she became a pirate. However, soon after, she started to like a pirate way of life . When she had a chance to leave Rackham's ship, Mary decided to stay. On Rackham's ship, she met Anne Bonny . Being only women on the ship and sharing a lot in common, they quickly became good friends. Some people believe that Mary Read was in a romantic relationship with Anne Bonny, Rackham or even one of the crewmembers. However, we cannot testify to any of that. Mary's pirate career ended, in October 1720. She was captured, by Captain Barnet in a desperate battle. In Port Royal , they stood trial. Rackam and his crew were found guilty of piracy, but Mary and Anne were spared because they claimed to be with child . Mary Read died with her unborn child in prison from fever . She was buried at St. Catherine's parish in Jamaica. Name: |
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What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain? | Top 10 Best British Pub Names | Picture BritainPicture Britain Top 10 Best British Pub Names June 21, 2012 1 Comment Every now and then I come across a really wonderful, clever, or funny name for a bar or restaurant, but that is a rarity. Most names are fairly predictable, the same on every corner, as if the owners were trying to give their patrons a comforting sense of the ordinary. British pubs, on the other hand, break all of the rules. Named for objects, people, puns, body parts, food, fantasies, and natural phenomena, these places force themselves onto the imagination, and have the added bonus of being extremely memorable—even through a lager-induced haze. The Crooked Billet, Morton, Lincolnshire , a photo by Lincolnian (Brian) on Flickr. Combination names seem to be popular (though the trend is comparatively recent, beginning in the mid-1600s), even to the point of ridiculousness (The Slug and Lettuce is taking things too far). Thankfully, other names are certainly more original, and often have wonderful stories behind them. Let’s go on a crawl through my list of the top 10 best British pub names, in no particular order: 1. Dinneywicks – The Chipping, Kingswood, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire. The address is about as fun as the name. This pub once straddled a highway and the enterprising landlord demanded tolls from passerby, forcing them to leap over the gate. 2. The Jolly Taxpayer – Plymouth, Devon. Having a pint or two is probably a great recipe for cheering up around tax season. 3. The Bucket of Blood – Phillack, Cornwall. Now doesn’t that sound appetizing? Supposedly a pub owner of long ago went out to draw water from the well but instead brought up a bucket of gore, courtesy of a corpse. I hear they serve huge portions of very good food. Rook and Gaskill Inn , a photo by Matthew Black on Flickr. 4. The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn – Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. This establishment holds the Guinness World Record for the longest pub name in the UK. They actually lengthened the name to keep the title. The pub with the shortest name (if you don’t count nameless pubs) is also located in Stalybridge, and is simply called Q. 5. Spinner and Bergamot Inn – Comberbach, Northwich. This one is just charming! 6. Moon Under Water – Deansgate, Manchester. This pub’s name comes from an essay by the English novelist George Orwell, stipulating his requirements for the perfect London Pub. It must have Victorian architecture, dart games, “draught stout, open fires, cheap meals, a garden, motherly barmaids and no radio.” A Pub Sign , a photo by oatsy40 on Flickr. 8. Bull and Spectacles – Blithbury, Staffordshire. Nearly 400 years old, this pub was once called the Bull’s Head, until a tipsy patron clambered up to the sign and graced the bull with his spectacles. “Serving straight-up, straight-down hearty and wholesome pub fare, it’s a place to settle, sup and savour.” 9. Goat and Compasses – London, now closed. This one sounds simply absurd, but apparently has something to do with the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. 10. The Office – Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Ah, the creativity of landlords! “Where are you, honey?” “Oh, I’m still at The Office, dear.” What is the quirkiest pub you’ve ever seen or heard of? The Cheshire Cheese , a photo by Duncan~ on Flickr. Bonus Brit-bit: Some establishments are less creative than these and share their names with hundreds of other public houses. Five of the most common pub names in the UK are the Crown, Red Lion, Royal Oak, Swan, and White Hart. King’s Head and Rose & Crown are pretty high up there too. Sources: |
A lepidopterist studies what kind of creatures? | Lepidopterist - definition of lepidopterist by The Free Dictionary Lepidopterist - definition of lepidopterist by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lepidopterist Also found in: Thesaurus , Wikipedia . lep·i·dop·ter·y (lĕp′ĭ-dŏp′tə-rē) also lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gy (-tə-rŏl′ə-jē) n. The branch of entomology that deals with lepidopterans. lep′i·dop′ter·ist n. lepidopterist (Professions) a person who studies or collects moths and butterflies lepidopterist Someone who collects specimens of butterflies and moths. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: bug-hunter , bugologist , entomologist - a zoologist who studies insects Translations lepidopterist [ˌlepɪˈdɒptərɪst] N → lepidopterólogo/a m/f Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: zoology References in periodicals archive ? They then inducted the "true rule" from the different results resting on different facts, just as an old-time lepidopterist might induct a taxonomy from looking at hundreds of different specimens. Butterflies of North America These two books might plausibly have been published as a single work, a kind of stereopticon: Johnson and Coates on Nabokov as a lepidopterist who wrote novels, stories, and literary studies of Gogol and Pushkin; Boyd and Pyle on Nabokov as a writer who was a lepidopterist. Copyright © 2003-2016 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
In the group 'Derek and the Dominoes' who was Derek? | Derek and the Dominos — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm eric clapton Derek and the Dominos was a music group formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton along with Bobby Whitlock , Carl Radle and Jim Gordon , who had all played with him in Delaney & Bonnie & Friends . Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers Band joined the group early in the recording of their first album. They were a blues - rock band that demonstrated virtuosity at its finest, showing some of Eric "Slowhand" Clapton's finest work. |
In which country was the World War 2 'Battle of El Alamein' fought? | Battle of El Alamein - World War II - HISTORY.com Battle of El Alamein A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. Deploying a far larger contingent of soldiers and tanks than the opposition, British commander Bernard Law Montgomery launched an infantry attack at El Alamein on Oct. 23, 1942. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returned to battle from illness and tried to halt the tide, but the British advantage in personnel and artillery proved too overwhelming. After Hitler blocked an initial retreat in early November, Rommel managed to escape annihilation by withdrawing his men to Tunisia. Google The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the forces of the British Empire and the German-Italian army commanded in the field by Erwin Rommel in World War II . Having taken Tobruk in June 1942, Rommel advanced into Egypt but had been checked and beaten at Alam Halfa in September; thereafter the initiative had passed. Rommel mined and fortified a forty-mile line in considerable depth and strength–unusually, in a desert war, both flanks were sealed, by the Mediterranean in the north and by the Qattara Depression in the south. To break this line and destroy the Axis forces was the task of Bernard Montgomery, commanding the British imperial forces. The battle would be a set-piece affair–there could be little opportunity for maneuver. Rommel (on sick leave when the battle began but having personally planned the defense) commanded thirteen divisions and five hundred tanks, totaling about 100,000 men. Montgomery disposed of approximately double the number of tanks and men–an army of British, Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, and South Africans, together with some French and Greek units; Allied air superiority stood at about the same proportion. Battle began on October 23, and the result, after ten days of ferocious pounding, was complete Allied victory, although Rommel’s army escaped annihilation and slipped away from an unenterprising pursuit. El Alamein was a battle of World War I character–methodical, using massed artillery, with limited advances made good and counterattacks defeated until breakout. Its significance was great. The Panzerarmee withdrew, ultimately to Tunisia; within days of El Alamein, Anglo-American forces landed in Morocco. By May 1943 the campaign was over and the Mediterranean dominated by the Allies. Meanwhile, in Russia the Germans were suffering disaster at Stalingrad : the two battles–Stalingrad and El Alamein–proved to be the watershed of the war against Germany. GENERAL SIR DAVID FRASER The Reader’s Companion to Military History. Edited by Robert Cowley and Geoffrey Parker. Copyright © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Tags |
What are you being tested for when having an 'Isihara' test? | ColorVisionTesting | Colorblind Click here for the correct answer Answer to Card #3: Colorblind individuals should see nothing. Color normal individuals should see a "faint" brown boat. Important Disclaimer: Due to the fact there are so many different monitor screens displaying different colors, the accuracy of this "on-line" version of "Color Vision Testing Made Easy" is limited. This webpage is for "screening" purposes only, not a "diagnosis". For a diagnosis, you should see your vision care professional and be given the complete test using all 14 plates of "Color Vision Testing Made Easy" under controlled testing conditions and the proper lighting. You can order the book "Color Vision Testing Made Easy" by clicking on the below picture. Please let the distributor know you were referred by Dr. Waggoner. |
In what year did the 'Barbican' arts centre open? | Barbican - about the barbican - history contact us A Grade II listed building, the Barbican is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue and one of London’s best examples of Brutalist architecture. It was developed from designs by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon as part of a utopian vision to transform an area of London left devastated by bombing during the Second World War. The Centre took over a decade to build and was opened by The Queen in 1982, who declared it ‘one of the modern wonders of the world’ with the building seen as a landmark in terms of its scale, cohesion and ambition. Its stunning spaces and unique location at the heart of the Barbican Estate have made it an internationally recognised venue, set within an urban landscape acknowledged as one of the most significant architectural achievements of the 20th century. |
In which profession would you use a shearing hook and a reed leggett? | Devon Thatch and Thatchers Privacy Policy Witheridge, along with the rest of Devon, has been using Thatch for roofing for more than 600 years, and it has survived better in Devon far better than in other parts of the country. It has become a major part of the identity and character of Devon, and the picturesque thatched cottages found in so many of our villages are a lasting memory for many visitors to the region. Thatching is one of the oldest building crafts, and little changed since the Middle Ages, and there is evidence to suggest that the use of thatch for roofing goes back as far as the Bronze Age in Britain. The use of thatch originated from ancient building practices, which made use of lightweight, irregular materials, such as wattle and daub walls, and cruck beams. These walls could not take much weight, and thatch was by far the lightest weight material available. The materials used in thatch buildings can get obscure, but people used whatever was available locally, including; broom, sedge, sallow, flax, grass, and straw. Most common is wheat straw in the south of England, and reeds in East Anglia. Thatching itself is a highly skilled job and the materials most commonly used are long straw, combed wheat reed and water reed. The first two being farm crops, both obtained from the cereal plant wheat. The basic technique for laying the roof involves first tying the thatch into bundles, and then laying an under-layer on the roof beams. These are pegged in place using rods made from 'hazel or withy' A second or upper layer follows on top of the under layer, and a final reinforcing layer added along the ridgeline. Some thatchers will often leave a personal "signature" in the form of a decorative feature of some kind that marks the job as his alone. A typical life span for a well-thatched roof can be as much as 70 years. They are highly energy efficient, providing excellent insulation and keeping houses warm in winter and cool in summer. Damp does not penetrate far into the top layer of a thatched roof in good condition, and the deep projecting eaves removes the need for guttering. On a traditional Devon combed wheat reed roof, the straw is sorted or "combed", so that only the butts are visible on the surface of the roof and the straw is laid at such an angle so that only a very small length of the straw is exposed on the surface. This method of thatching was traditional in Devon and hence referred to as "Devon Reed". Combed wheat reed is prepared for thatching by feeding handfuls of wheat straws into the conveyor belts that lead up to the combing machine, an attachment to an ordinary threshing machine. In here the straws will be combed free of grain, leaves and any debris present without actually entering the threshing drum where damage to the stalks could occur. Once combed, the wheat reed leaves the machine and is tied into bundles, all butt ends lying the same way. The combing process allows the thatcher to work with this material in virtually the same, as he would do if using water reed. A thatch of combed wheat reed would normally last for between thirty to forty years. Thatchers working with combed wheat reed occasionally use a shearing hook to trim the surface of the thatch in order to obtain a neater finish to the completed roof. A thatch of water reed would normally last for between fifty to one hundred years. After fastening each layer of either water reed or combed wheat reed to the roof, the exposed ends of the material are beaten upwards using a leggett, a tool, usually made of wood and specific to reed thatching. This is in direct contrast to long straw thatching, where the material is combed in a downwards direction. The beating action pushes the reeds further back and under the ties that secure them to the roof battens, thereby increasing the hold they have over the material, and produces a smoother surface to the finished roof. |
Kali is the goddess of death in who's mythology? | Kali | Hindu goddess | Britannica.com Hindu goddess Shiva Kali, ( Sanskrit: “She Who Is Black” or “She Who Is Death”) in Hinduism , goddess of time, doomsday, and death , or the black goddess (the feminine form of Sanskrit kala, “time-doomsday-death” or “black”). Kali’s origins can be traced to the deities of the village, tribal, and mountain cultures of South Asia who were gradually appropriated and transformed, if never quite tamed, by the Sanskritic traditions. She makes her first major appearance in Sanskrit culture in the Devi Mahatmya (“The Glorifications of the Goddess,” c. 6th century ce). Kali’s iconography, cult, and mythology commonly associate her not only with death but also with sexuality , violence, and, paradoxically, in some later traditions, with motherly love. Kali, sandstone relief from Bheraghat, near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh state, India, 10th century … Pramod Chandra Although depicted in many forms throughout South Asia (and now much of the world), Kali is most often characterized as black or blue, partially or completely naked, with a long lolling tongue, multiple arms, a skirt or girdle of human arms, a necklace of decapitated heads, and a decapitated head in one of her hands. She is often portrayed standing or dancing on her husband, the god Shiva , who lies prostrate beneath her. Many of those portrayals depict her sticking out her tongue, which is sometimes said to indicate her surprise and embarrassment at discovering that she is trampling on her husband. Yet the association of Kali with an extended tongue has early roots. A precursor of Kali is the ogress Long Tongue, who licks up oblations in the ancient Sanskrit texts known as the Brahmanas . The Devi Mahatmya tells of Kali springing from the anger of the goddess Durga to slay the demon Raktabija (“Blood-Seed”). During the struggle a new demon emerges from each drop of Raktabija’s blood as it hits the ground; to prevent this, Kali laps up the blood before it can reach the ground. She is also said to have been born when the goddess Parvati shed her dark skin; the sheath became Kali—who is also called Kaushika, “The Sheath”—leaving Parvati in the form of Gauri (“The Fair One”). Similar Topics |
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Who was the creator of the children's character 'Noddy'? | Noddy (Character) - Comic Vine No recent wiki edits to this page. Origin Noddy is a wooden boy who ran away from his maker when the toymaker began carving a lion toy, which scared the then-nameless wooden boy. He was found and befriended by a brownie, Big Ears , who named the child Noddy because the boy nodded constantly while speaking, and took him to Toyland, even providing the boy with clothes and a house to live in. Creation Noddy was created by British author Enid Blyton for her children's book Noddy Goes to Toyland, which was published in 1949. The novel's illustrator was Dutch artist Harmsen Van Der Beek. Noddy went on to appear in over 20 additional books. In 1955 he transitioned to television with the debut of ITC (Incorporated Television Company)'s puppet show adaptation of the books, The Adventures of Noddy, and he has appeared in several subsequent adaptations, including Cosgrove Hall's stop-motion animated Noddy's Toyland Adventures (1993-1999) where he was voiced by Susan Sheridan, and the current day CGI cartoon Noddy in Toyland. Following their first appearances on television, the Toyland denizens made their comic's debut in Polystyle's TV Comic , where Noddy took over the cover slot for a time. Character Development Carved by a toymaker, a nameless wooden boy fled his creator, scared when the man began making a toy lion. While running away he collided with a bicycle ridden by the friendly brownie Big Ears. Dubbing the boy Noddy, because of his habit of constantly nodding his head whenever he spoke, Big Ears took pity on the scared child and showed him the way to Toyland, lending him both clothes and a house in Toy Village to live in. The other residents of Toy Village were initially suspicious of Noddy, but after a trial confirmed him to be a toy rather than an ornament, and his good character was confirmed when he saved a small child toy when one of Noah's lions ran amuck, he was allowed to stay. In recognition of his new status, Big Ears gave Noddy a present of a hat with a bell at the top, which jingled when Noddy nodded his head. Looking for employment in order to get money to buy himself furniture, Noddy took a job cleaning Mr. Golly's garage, only to witness some goblins stealing the cars late at night. Initially wrongly accused of the crime, Noddy subsequently proved his innocence and led the angry owners back to their stolen vehicles, allowing town policeman Mr. Plod to punish the real villains. In gratitude Mr. Golly gave Noddy a red and yellow car, prompting Noddy to become the town taxi-driver. General Information |
How many spires does Litchfield Cathedral have? | THREE SPIRES - Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor “Litchfield Cathedral, Shaffordshire, UK” Reviewed 1 April 2014 If you like history you will love Litchfield Cathedral, which has been in existence 1300 years. It is the only Cathedral in England that has 3 spires and the front entrance is decorated with many statues of English Kings, Saints, Angels and bishops. Set in a quiet close of ancients buildings. Both the exterior and interior is breath taking - inside the vaulted ceilings are some of the best I've seen with beautiful sainted class windows and historic tiled floors. A Jewel in central England. Currently items from Staffordshire Saxon hoard are on display. In the Close outside there is a gift shop and also a coffee shop and there are several car parks near by and a disabled one by the Cathedral. Visited April 2014 |
Which popular TV cartoon show was created by Matt Groening? | Matt Groening Shows | List of TV Series Created by Matt Groening Matt Groening Shows and TV Series 9.8k views 7 items tags f t p @ All Matt Groening shows list, featuring TV series created by Matt Groening, with pictures from the show when available. Series and programs made by TV creator Matt Groening are listed below alphabetically, with additional information such as when the show first aired and what network it aired on. What are all of the Matt Groening TV creations? This series list includes any shows that Matt Groening co-created and maybe served as an executive producer on. A list made up of shows like The Simpsons and Futurama. This list of television shows features programs produced, written, and adapted by Matt Groening. This list answers the questions, "What shows did Matt Groening create?" and "How many shows has Matt Groening created?" These shows may not have all aired in the same country, but they were all created or co-created by Matt Groening. (7 items) |
What is the British bird having the Latin name 'Pica pica'? | The RSPB: Magpie Conservation status: Green With its noisy chattering, black-and-white plumage and long tail, there is nothing else quite like the magpie in the UK. When seen close-up its black plumage takes on an altogether more colourful hue with a purplish-blue iridescent sheen to the wing feathers, and a green gloss to the tail. Magpies seem to be jacks of all trades - scavengers, predators and pest-destroyers, their challenging, almost arrogant attitude has won them few friends. Non-breeding birds will gather together in flocks. Illustrations |
Which novelist wrote 'Jude the Obscure'? | Jude the Obscure | novel by Hardy | Britannica.com Jude the Obscure Ulysses Jude the Obscure, novel by Thomas Hardy , published in 1894–95 in an abridged form in Harper’s New Monthly as Hearts Insurgent; published in book form in 1895. Jude the Obscure is Hardy’s last work of fiction and is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley , a poor villager, wants to enter the divinity school at Christminster (the University of Oxford). Sidetracked by Arabella Donn, an earthy country girl who pretends to be pregnant by him, Jude marries her but is later deserted. He earns a living as a stonemason at Christminster; there he falls in love with his independent-minded cousin, Sue Bridehead. Out of a sense of obligation, Sue marries the schoolmaster Phillotson, who has helped her. Unable to bear living with Phillotson, she returns to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of society’s disapproval begin to take a toll on Sue and Jude; the climax occurs when Jude’s son by Arabella hangs Sue and Jude’s children and himself. In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church. Jude returns to Arabella and eventually dies miserably. The novel’s sexual frankness shocked the public, as did Hardy’s criticisms of marriage, the university system, and the church. Hardy was so distressed by its reception that he wrote no more fiction, concentrating solely on his poetry. Learn More in these related articles: in Thomas Hardy (British writer) |
What kind of creature is a 'devil's coach horse'? | Devil's Coach Horse - Bug Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, North American Reach and Size View All Images (4) Staff Writer (11/12/2014): The all-black body of the Devil's Coach Horse is just the one reason to think this a nefarious creature. Its elytra (wing covering) has no shine and appears dull in any kind of light. The abdominal segments are easily to distinguish. This member of the Rove Beetle family can inflict a painful stab from its massive jaws to an unsuspecting human hand. The Devil's Coach Horse takes on an interesting look when disturbed or threatened, giving potential predators as well as unheeding humans fair warning. It will raise its abdomen forward, akin to a scorpion and its tail, and then open an internal gland that shoots out a yellowish foul-smelling fluid. Devil's Coach Horses are not native to the United States and originated from Europe. Despite being exotic, they have established themselves in the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. They normally prey on snails and slugs and can be found low altitudes and moist areas such as in parks and gardens where more regular watering may occur. ©2005-2017 www.InsectIdentification.org . All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction Permitted. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from www.InsectIdentification.org is strictly prohibited. Material presented throughout this website is for entertainment value and should not to be construed as usable for scientific research or medical advice (insect bites, etc...). Please consult licensed, degreed professionals for such information. Email corrections / Comments to InsectIdentification at Gmail dot com. Details of the: |
Montego Bay can be found on which Caribbean island? | Montego Bay, Jamaica. All Hotels Resorts Right on the Beach Jamaica Montego Bay Montego Bay is crowded, colourful and as boisterous as a city can be is the tourist centre of Jamaica and the heart of this Caribbean Island.Perched in the north west corner of the island, Montego Bay is known not only for its fabulous beaches; its duty free shopping and nightlife make it one of the most sought after locations in the Caribbean. Around a quarter of hotels and resorts are beachfront and qualify for The Beachfront Club. These can be found on several beaches, Montego Bay, Doctor’s Cave Beach and Iberostar Rose Hall Beach. Most of the accommodations are big, all-inclusive resorts which offer everything that guests want and need right on the beachfront. The city has spread along the beachfront of a beautiful and tranquil bay and is backed by low mountains that are covered in lush forest. Big enough to offer all varieties of lodging and dining, but small enough to wander about comfortably, Montego Bay is continually throbbing with activity. Doctor’s Cave Beach was the place that started it all for this city. Crystal clear waters and a brilliantly white, sandy beach, the beach was the site of a sanitarium in the late 1800’s, and an article published by a famous chiropractor lauding the benefits of its water brought tourists to the area in droves. The original lodging areas were all destroyed in a hurricane, but the nickname remains and the beach is as incredible as it has always been. Now privately owned by a resort a small admission fee is required to enjoy this beach, but the fee is worth it. Most of the best beaches around the area of the bay are private and require a small fee, not necessarily because the public beaches are unkempt or that the water is not as sparklingly clear, but simply to avoid having to deal with the hawkers and hustlers that seem to always be lurking and pushing some service or goods on those who simply want to relax and enjoy the sand and the sea. The beaches of Montego Bay are all the same powdery soft, gleaming white sand and they accent the clear shades of blue in the water perfectly. Some crowded and lively, some quiet and relatively secluded. Water sports are available in many locations and the swimming and snorkelling is good here. Some beaches are more sheltered from the winds and offer a better location for family fun. Some have a larger swell that appeals to the experienced windsurfers and kite-surfers. There is a large marine park in the bay with coral caves, tunnels and steep canyons. The city itself is actually rather small and the main tourist destinations, lodging, restaurants and clubs are all located along the road the follows the beachfront. There are several championship golf courses around the bay, and casinos in some of the larger resorts round out the nightlife attractions with its glitz and glamour. The home of margaritas and sunsets, Montego Bay is alive with the rhythms that are the soul of the Caribbean. Montego Bay suits the types of travellers who want to have a real on-the-beach style holiday with somewhere to stay that offers everything they want and need, day and night. It attracts the all-inclusive, beachfront brigade and less so the independent travellers who want to explore and stay in a smaller, more boutique style hotel. |
Who rode 'Teenoso' to victory in the 1983 Derby? | Teenoso Is a Winner in Epsom Derby - NYTimes.com Teenoso Is a Winner in Epsom Derby AP Published: June 2, 1983 EPSOM, England, June 1— Teenoso, the favorite ridden by the British jockey Lester Piggott, scored an impressive three-length victory on a rain-drenched course in the Epsom Derby today. There were at least two familiar elements in the result of the mile-and-a-half event, one of Europe's most important thoroughbred races. Piggott added to his Derby record by winning for the ninth time, and this was the 17th time in the last 21 years that the favorite or the second choice had triumphed. Teenoso, who went off at odds of 9-2 in a field of 21 3-year-olds, finished in 2:49 7/10. The time was the slowest for the Derby since 1891, reflecting the soggy conditions. Carlingford Castle, a 14-1 shot, was second, and Shearwalk and Salmon Leap, both owned by the breeder Robert Sangster, finished third and fourth, respectively, in a close finish. Slewpy, the American colt flown here especially for the Derby, began well but soon tired and finished 18th. The veteran American jockey Bill Shoemaker finished 16th aboard Lomond, the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. |
To the nearest square mile, what is the area of Gibraltar? | Finding Area | Wyzant Resources Resources / Lessons / Math / Elementary Math / Area and Perimeter / Area Area Area is the measure of the amount of surface covered by something. Area formulas for different shapes are sometimes different, but for the most part, area is calculated by multiplying length times width. This is used when calculating area of squares and rectangles. Once you have the number answer to the problem, you need to figure out the units. When calculating area, you will take the units given in the problem (feet, yards, etc) and square them, so your unit measure would be in square feet (ft.2) (or whatever measure they gave you). Area Example 1 Let’s try an example. Nancy has a vegetable garden that is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. It looks like this: Nancy wants to cover the ground with fresh dirt. How many square feet of dirt would she need? We know that an answer in square feet would require us to calculate the area. In order to calculate the area of a rectangle, we multiply the length times the width. So, we have 6 x 4, which is 24. Therefore, the area (and amount of dirt Nancy would need) is 24 square feet. Area Example 2 Let’s try that one more time. Zachary has a wall that he would like to paint. The wall is 10 feet wide and 16 feet long. It looks like this: How many square feet will he be painting? We know that, in order to solve for square feet, we need to find the area. In order to find area of this rectangle, we would multiply the length times the width. When you multiply 10 x 16, you get 160. Therefore, your answer would be that Zachary will be painting 160 square feet of wall. 160 Using Area and Perimeter Together Sometimes, you will be given either the area or the perimeter in a problem and you will be asked to calculate the value you are not given. For example, you may be given the perimeter and be asked to calculate area; or, you may be given the area and be asked to calculate the perimeter. Let’s go through a few examples of what this would look like: Area and Perimeter Example 1 Valery has a large, square room that she wants to have carpeted. She knows that the perimeter of the room is 100 feet, but the carpet company wants to know the area. She knows that she can use the perimeter to calculate the area. What is the area of her room? We know that all four sides of a square are equal. Therefore, in order to find the length of each side, we would divide the perimeter by 4. We would do this because we know a square has four sides, and they are each the same length and we want the division to be equal. So, we do our division—100 divided by 4—and get 25 as our answer. 25 is the length of each side of the room. Now, we just have to figure out the area. We know that the area of a square is length times width, and since all sides of a square are the same, we would multiply 25 x 25, which is 625. Thus, she would be carpeting 625 square feet. Area and Perimeter Example 2 Now let’s see how we would work with area to figure out perimeter. Let’s say that John has a square sandbox with an area of 100 square feet. He wants to put a short fence around his sandbox, but in order to figure out how much fence material he should buy, he needs to know the perimeter. He knows that he can figure out the perimeter by using the area. What is the perimeter of his sandbox? We know that the area of a square is length times width. In the case of squares, these two numbers are the same. Therefore, we need to think, what number times itself gives us 100? We know that 10 x 10 = 100, so we know that 10 is the length of one side of the sandbox. Now, we just need to find the perimeter. We know that peri |
By what pen name did we know Eric Blair? | Why did Eric Blair write under the pen name of George Orwell? - Quora Quora Written Feb 11, 2016 Many authors choose to write using a pseudonym or a pen name, just like many actors choose different screen names instead of their own. Eric Arthur Blair, who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work under his born name wasn't quite noticed as his work under George Orwell. The name Orwell is also more of a mouthful, unlike Blaire, which is forgettable. Another aspect to consider is his history before he 'became' George Orwell. He'd already established a lackluster reputation under his original name. So when his publisher suggested using George Orwell instead, Blair went with it - to great success. Steven King is another example of an author using a pen name. Many people know Steven King and what he's written, and the genre he writes. What they might not know is that Steven King is also Richard Bachman. Under this name he wrote books such as Thinner, and The Running Man. One of the most well-known pen names of all time is Mr Ellis Bells. Emily Brontë' wrote Wuthering Heights (published in 1847 by Thomas Cautley Newby) using this name because during the 1840s, women authors were not perceived to have the credibility that male authors had. In fact, women were thought to be frivolous, frilly, and dainty creatures who had no perception of "the real world." Another reason for using a pen name is to explore other genre outside of one's own field. You can find authors that are famous for writing science fiction, but have also written fantasy under another name. Or the mysteries writer that decides she wants to write about the development of dolphins. I use two names, myself. It gives me the freedom to truly explore my world and give voice to my observations. Let me know your opinion. Written Jan 28, 2016 I guess it has something to do with him being part of the English middle class but advocating for working class rights. "Eric Blair" sounded too embedded in the British establishment, and maybe the fact that his father was an official in India, something that he despised (yet imitated in Burma), also played a role. Then came his paranoia over the ubiquitous vigilance of the NKVD, after he accidentally saw himself involved in the tragic downfall of the Spanish left in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, promoted by the USSR itself. His pen name may have given him relief over being watched by secret services, specially after the publication of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. |
In which European country are the 'Cantabrian Mountains? | Cantabrian Mountains | mountains, Spain | Britannica.com Cantabrian Mountains list of Spanish monarchs Cantabrian Mountains, Spanish Cordillera Cantábrica, mountain chain generally extending along the northern coast of Spain for approximately 180 miles (300 km). Scenic and well forested (with beeches and maritime pines), the mountains are of geologically similar origin to the Pyrenees , though classified as a separate formation. They comprise a series of high ridges rising inland from Torrelavega, in Cantabria and Palencia provinces, and crossing (east-west) Asturias and northern León toward Galicia . Fractures have sharply demarcated the range from the Castilian plateau (part of the Meseta Central) in the south and the Cantabrian coastlands in the north, but the eastern and western limits are indistinct. The eastern foothills south of Cantabria rise abruptly into the gigantic limestone mountains of the Europa Peaks , which include Torrecerredo (8,688 feet [2,648 metres]) and the Labra Peak (6,620 feet [2,018 metres]). The main ridge continues westward, usually less than 60 miles (100 km) wide but with elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,000 metres). Most of the higher peaks—including Vieja, Prieta, Llambrión, Naranjo de Bulnes, and Espigüete—exceed 8,000 feet (2,500 metres) and are along the main ridge. West of the Narcea River valley, the ranges change their east-west trend and the Sierra de Rañadoiro runs almost north-south. The main ridge divides into the Sierra de Ancares and the Sierra del Caurel, to the northwest, and the Sierra de Gistreo and the León Mountains, to enclose the basin of El Bierzo, which is drained by the upper Sil River. Sotres village in the Europa Peaks, Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain. Mick Stephenson These chains are a more impressive barrier than the Pyrenees. The Oviedo-León railway crosses the Pajares Pass at 4,524 feet (1,379 metres) and is one of the most difficult railway passes in Europe . Heavy river currents run northward from the mountains, forging deep valleys, while to the south the mountain’s longer rivers are used for irrigation. The region is economically important because of its iron and coal deposits and as a source of hydroelectric power for the coastal region. Cattle raising is still the dominant economic activity, however. Tourism in the area has increased in importance. |
Barcelona in the principle city of which autonomous region of Spain? | Principal Cities - Population - Spain - Europe home :: Europe :: Spain :: Population :: Principal Cities Population, Principal Cities The capital and largest city is Madrid (population, 1999 estimate, 2,879,052), also the capital of Madrid autonomous region; the second largest city, chief port, and commercial center is Barcelona (1,503,451), capital of Barcelona province and Catalonia region. Other important cities include Valencia (739,412), capital of Valencia province and Valencia region, a manufacturing and railroad center; Seville (701,927), capital of Seville province and Andalusia region, a cultural center; Zaragoza (603,367), capital of Zaragoza province and Aragon region, another industrial center; and Bilbao (357,589), a busy port. [ad >] Are you lazy student? The smallest wireless audio headset will help you out! 6mm diameter (0.24 inch) - it hides inside ear completely and has no wires. Go to www.microearpiece.com to read about it. [< ad] |
Who preceded Gerald Ford as US President? | Gerald Ford - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Google Early Years and Congressional Career Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was born in Omaha, Nebraska , on July 14, 1913. His name at birth was Leslie Lynch King Jr., after his biological father. His mother, Dorothy, divorced King when her son was a baby and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan . She then married Gerald R. Ford, a successful paint salesman who adopted her young son. Ford recalled in his memoirs that he learned about his biological father at the age of 12 and only met the man a couple of times. Did You Know? Although Gerald Ford had a reputation for being clumsy, he was one of the most accomplished athletes ever to grace the Oval Office. He was a gridiron star who won college football national championships in 1932 and 1933 with the University of Michigan, and was also an expert downhill skier. A high-school football star in Grand Rapids, Ford attended the University of Michigan on an athletic scholarship. After earning a degree in economics in 1935, he later went on to study law at Yale University. Shortly after he graduated from law school in 1941, America.entered World War II (1939-45). Ford enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard an aircraft carrier. In 1948, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Warren (1918-), a former professional dancer and department store fashion coordinator. They eventually had four children: Michael (1950-), John (1952-), Steven (1956-) and Susan (1957-). Ford also launched his career in politics in 1948, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the House for the next 25 years, earning a reputation as a friendly, honest, loyal and hardworking Republican. In 1964, he served on the Warren Commission that investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). The following year, Ford became House Minority Leader. An Unexpected Presidency The unusual chain of events that lifted Ford to the Oval Office began in 1972 when operatives connected to President Richard Nixon’s (1913-1994) re-election campaign broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington , D.C. A number of high-ranking Nixon administration officials knew about the break-in, and the president himself took part in efforts to cover up the illegal activities that became known as the Watergate scandal. As the scandal came to light, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (1918-1996) resigned from office in October 1973 over unrelated charges of accepting bribes and evading taxes. Nixon used his power under the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to appoint Ford as his new vice president. The well-liked and respected Ford was easily confirmed by Congress and took office on December 6, 1973. For the next eight months, as the Watergate investigation heated up, Ford defended Nixon and represented the administration. On August 9, 1974, however, Nixon chose to resign from office rather than face an impeachment trial over his role in the scandal. Ford assumed the presidency and immediately took up the task of reassuring a shaken and demoralized American public. “Our long national nightmare is over,” he declared in his inaugural address. “Our Constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws and not men.” The Nixon Pardon Shortly after taking office, Ford pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed as president. The presidential pardon meant that Nixon would never have to face criminal charges over his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Ford’s decision generated a swirl of controversy. Millions of Americans wanted to see the disgraced former president brought to justice. Some critics charged that Ford issued the pardon as part of a pre-arranged deal to reach the Oval Office. But Ford insisted that the nation’s future hinged on ending the ordeal of Watergate and beginning the process of healing. During the remaining two years of his presidency, Ford faced a domestic energy crisis and a weak economy marked by high inflation and unemployment. He also struggled to work effectively with a he |
What is surgically removed in a cholecystecomy? | Overview - Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) - Mayo Clinic Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) Print A cholecystectomy (koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver. A cholecystectomy may be necessary if you experience pain from gallstones that block the flow of bile. A cholecystectomy is a common surgery, and it carries only a small risk of complications. In most cases, you can go home the same day of your cholecystectomy. A cholecystectomy is most commonly performed by inserting a tiny video camera and special surgical tools through four small incisions to see inside your abdomen and remove the gallbladder. Doctors call this a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In some cases, one large incision may be used to remove the gallbladder. This is called an open cholecystectomy. Gallstones. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/gallstones/Pages/facts.aspx. Accessed June 15, 2016. Understanding gallstones. American Gastroenterological Association. http://www.gastro.org/info_for_patients/2013/6/6/understanding-gallstones. Accessed June 15, 2016. Feldman M, et al. Gallstone disease. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 16, 2016. Patient information for laparoscopic gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy) from SAGES. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. http://www.sages.org/publications/patient-information/patient-information-for-laparoscopic-gallbladder-removal-cholecystectomy-from-sages. Accessed June 15, 2016. Feldman M, et al. Gallstone disease. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal Cholecystectomy. American College of Surgeons. https://www.facs.org/education/patient-education/patient-resources/operations. Accessed June 15, 2016. Picco MF (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 22, 2016. Related |
Zagreb is the capital of which country? | Zagreb Is the Capital of Which Country? | HUP Zagreb Zagreb Is the Capital of Which Country? Tags: accommodation in zagreb , Capital city Croatia , Croatia largest city , sheraton zagreb hotel , Where is Zagreb , Zagreb location 0 Comments Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is one of the youngest capital cities in Europe. Located on the banks of the Sava river, Zagreb is Croatia’s largest city in addition to being the country’s political and administrative centre. The city is divided into 17 districts and has a population of close to 800,000, with the wider metropolitan area bringing the total number up to over a million. This means that Zagreb is home to over a quarter of Croatia’s total population. Zagreb is also Croatia’s main cultural centre, with numerous museums, galleries, theatres, cafes, parks, entertainment venues and cultural events making the city one the top destinations for visitors in this part of Europe. With more museums per square foot than any other city in the world, Zagreb often called the “city of museums“. Occupying an area of 641 square kilometres, Zagreb is the only city in Croatia with the authority and legal status of both a city and a county. The City of Zagreb, one of Croatia’s 21 counties, is separated from the Zagreb County, which surrounds but does not include the capital city itself. The city was given special status in 1997, when it was separated both territorially and administratively from the Zagreb County. Zagreb location Zagreb is located in the northwestern part of Croatia, near the border with Slovenia. It is the hub of the several major highways in the country and lies at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Europe. The city’s favourable geographical location makes it an important centre for international trade and business, with many European and Croatian companies headquartered in the city. The city itself lies on the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain, about 122 metres above sea level, along the banks of the river Sava. The river separates the city’s older districts from the newer, mostly residential area of Novi Zagreb (New Zagreb). Zagreb history The city’s history dates as far back as the late 11th century, when the Hungarian King Ladislaus founded the Zagreb Diocese on Kaptol hill. The old settlements, now known as the Upper Town, are among the best preserved urban nuclei in the country. Zagreb became Croatia’s capital and political centre in the 16th century, and the seat of the Ban of Croatia in 1621. In the 17th and early 18th centuries, the city was devastated by plague and a series of fires, which resulted in the government moving to Varaždin, where it stayed until 1776. Zagreb continued to grow and became the centre of the Croatian National Revival, a movement for linguistic and ethnic unity of the South Slavs in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the 19th century. Many of Croatia’s important historic and cultural institutions were established in this period. The city expanded considerably in the first half of the 20th century, with several new districts emerging between the Sava river and the railway. It remained Croatia’s administrative and political centre throughout the Yugoslavia years and was once again proclaimed Croatia’s capital city in 1991, when the country became independent. Explore Zagreb Zagreb has become one of the top tourist centres in Southeast Europe in recent decades, not only as a stop for international visitors travelling to the Adriatic Sea and the historic cities on the Croatian coast, but as a popular destination itself. Today, the city attracts close to a million visitors every year, mainly from Central Europe. Visitors looking for accommodation in the city’s centre, near many of its cultural, architectural and historic landmarks, can find guest rooms and suites for any group at the Sheraton Hotel . Located near the Zagreb main railway station, Sheraton is about a 10 to 15-minute walk from the city’s central square. |
Who is the mother of comedienne Jennifer Saunders? | Who is Jennifer Saunders? - YouTube Who is Jennifer Saunders? Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 5, 2016 Who is Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Saunders was born July 6th 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK. She attended Central School of Speech and Drama where she met her comedy partner Dawn French. Like many of the early 80s groundbreaking "alternative" comedians she began her career as comedienne/actress/writer with Dawn French at "The Comedy Store" in London, where she met fellow comedians Adrian Edmondson (later her husband), Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and Peter Richardson, who later opened his own club, "The Comic Strip", where these comedians quickly formed a regular format. The Comic Strip team were transferred to television screens with great success as they all starred alongside each other in The Comic Strip Presents... (1982). After The Comic Strip she starred in a few episodes of The Young Ones (1982), Girls on Top (1985) and Happy Families (1985). Afterwards she and Dawn French wrote a TV show of their own, French and Saunders (1987), which was an immense success due to the double acts genius writing, brilliant acting performances and hilarious spoofs of world famous blockbusters and bands. It was in one of the episodes of "French and Saunders" that the audience had the pleasure of watching a sketch about an uptight daughter and a crazy, neurotic mother that became a comedy classic sitcom. When the BBC next asked Saunders to write something, she just couldn't come up with any ideas, so she decided to expand on that sketch, making it more outrageous and therefore funnier - Absolutely Fabulous (1992) was born. Perhaps by coincidence Saunders had created one of the most loved, funny, and creative TV Shows in BBC history. Three series were made, in 1995 the show was put on hold until Saunders began writing again and came back with a fourth series in 2001. She is always ready for charity as well, she has been doing "Comic Relief" with a lot of her comedy companions ever since 1986. Jennifer Saunders, one of the most loved TV faces in Britain, will hit the screens with her fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous in 2003. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is an upcoming 2016 British comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher and written by Jennifer Saunders, based on the television show Absolutely Fabulous. The film stars Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, and Jane Horrocks. Principal photography began on 12 October 2015 in the south of France. The film will be released in the UK on 1 July 2016. Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more! Kim Kardashian is too CRASS to be in my Ab Fab film says Jennifer Saunders Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) ab fab movie Absolutely Fabulous Ab Fab film ab fab movie Category |
What is the name of Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands? | Necker Island | Luxury Private Island Please select a property to continue Book Now Explore Necker Island Toggle video volume Necker Island is my home and favourite hideaway. I invite you to explore this idyllic island paradise for yourself and to be inspired by its beauty. I hope someday to be able to share it with you. Sir Richard Branson Getting to know Necker Island Welcome! You’ve just arrived at Necker Island, Sir Richard Branson’s private island paradise. This is barefoot luxury in a setting that’s just about as exclusive as it gets. Necker Island is located in the Caribbean in the beautiful and unspoiled British Virgin Islands. |
Which Monarch preceded Queen Victoria? | 8 things you didn't know about Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II | PBS NewsHour EMAIL BY Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Alison Moore September 8, 2015 at 5:41 PM EST Left, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by artist Andrew Festing. Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images; and right, portrait of Queen Victoria, 1887. Photo from Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria. In honor of the event, here are eight things you might not know about the two royals. Queen Victoria 1. Her name wasn’t actually Victoria. When Victoria was born her uncle, the Prince Regent (the future George IV) had prohibited the royal names Charlotte, Elizabeth or Georgina. Victoria was therefore named ‘Alexandrina’ after her godfather, the Russian Tsar Alexander I. Her second name, Victoria, was after her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. For most of her childhood Victoria was therefore known as “Drina,” and up until her coronation, many in the general public were unsure of her official name. 2. Seven people had to die in order for her to become queen. Victoria was the daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, who was the fourth son of King George III. It therefore seemed very unlikely that Edward, or any of his children, would end up being the monarch. However, George III’s first son, George IV died without heirs (his daughter, Princess Charlotte, died during childbirth). George III’s second son, Frederick, Duke of York, died before George IV did, and had no legitimate children. Then William IV, George III’s third son, also died without surviving legitimate children (his two legitimate daughters died in infancy), and so the crown passed to Victoria, whose father had died when she was just a child. Queen Victoria in her wedding dress, painted in 1847 as an anniversary gift for her husband. Photo from Wikimedia Commons 3. She started the tradition of women wearing white at their wedding. During Victoria’s time, brightly colored dresses were worn for weddings. When Victoria wore white, it was considered too drab for a royal wedding, especially since she didn’t wear a crown, opting instead for an orange-blossom wreath. Although several other monarchs had worn white, it is Victoria who is credited with starting the trend, as a few years after her wedding, a popular ladies’ journal encouraged women to wear white. 4. She proposed to her husband. Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Feb. 10, 1840. Engraving scanned from 19th century book, “True Stories of the Reign of Queen Victoria” by Cornelius Brown, 1886. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Because she was queen, it was Victoria’s responsibility to propose to her husband Albert, not the other way around. In her diary , Victoria wrote that she called Albert into her bedroom and told him “it would make me too happy if he would consent to what I wished (to marry me); we embraced each other over and over again, and he was so kind, so affectionate … I really felt it was the happiest brightest moment in my life.” Victoria and Albert were married for over 20 years and had nine children. After he died, she wore mourning clothes for the rest of her life. Queen Elizabeth II 5. She has the longest marriage of the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images In 1947 Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip , six years before her coronation. She met her Prince Charming when she was only 13 years old , and the two have been happily married now for 68 years. When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, it was the first and so far only time in British history where the presumed heir to the throne wasn’t actually single. Even the queens that preceded her did not marry until after they were crowned, if they got married at all. Queen Elizabeth II with one of her corgis at Sandringham, 1970. Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 6. She’s a dog person. Although English royals have |
In what year did Prince Charles become the 'Prince of Wales? | Investiture Investiture The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Residences Investiture The investiture of The Prince of Wales, during which the 20-year-old Prince received the insignia as the 21st Prince of Wales from The Queen, took place on 1st July 1969, at Caernarfon Castle in front of 4,000 guests inside the medieval walls. Thousands more were in the dry moat and outside the castle, and millions around the world watched on television. The Queen had created her eldest son Prince of Wales when he was nine years old. The Queen later let it be known that the Investiture would be held when The Prince was old enough to understand fully its significance. In a ceremony with many historic echoes, directed largely by the Constable of the Castle, Lord Snowdon, The Queen invested The Prince with the Insignia of his Principality and Earldom of Chester: a sword, coronet, mantle, gold ring and gold rod. The Prince's formal response was: "I, Charles, Prince of Wales, do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship and faith and truth I will bear unto you to live and die against all manner of folks." A loyal address from the people of Wales was read in Welsh and English by Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, President of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where The Prince had studied Welsh language and history in the months before the ceremony. In his address the President said the Principality looked forward to a period when The Prince would associate himself personally with its tradition and language, its aspirations and problems. "In this confidence and hope we greet him and declare our loyalty." The Prince of Wales replied in Welsh and English. In the Welsh part of his speech, he said it was his firm intention to associate himself with as much of the life of the Principality as possible. He said: "It is with a certain sense of pride and emotion that I have received these symbols of office, here in this magnificent fortress, where no one could fail to be stirred by its atmosphere of time-worn grandeur, nor where I myself could be unaware of the long history of Wales and its determination to remain individual and to guard its own particular heritage - a heritage that dates back into the mists of ancient British history, that has produced many brave men, princes, poets, bards, scholars, and, more recently, great singers, a very memorable 'Goon', and eminent film stars. All these people have been inspired in some way by this heritage." In English, The Prince spoke of his determination to try to live up to the changing demands on a Prince of Wales, adding: "One thing I am clear about, and it is that Wales needs to look forward without forsaking the traditions and essential aspects of her past. The past can be just as much a stimulus to the future as anything else." After a short religious service in both languages, The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, led The Prince to Queen Eleanor's Gate, looking out over Caernarfon's Castle Square, and presented him to the crowds below. Other members of the Royal Family at the ceremony were Princess Anne (now The Princess Royal), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, The Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Richard of Gloucester, The Duke and Duchess of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra and the Hon Angus Ogilvy, and Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. |
What is the largest woodwind instrument in an orchestra? | Instruments of the Orchestra: The Woodwind Family Instrument Families When we talk about musical instruments, we often talk about them as being part of a family. That's because, just like in human families, the instruments in a particular family are related to each other. They are often made of the same types of materials, usually look similar to one another, and produce sound in comparable ways. Some are larger and some are smaller, just as parents are bigger than children. The Woodwind Family The instruments in this family all used to be made of wood, which gives them their name. Today, they are made of wood, metal, plastic or some combination. They are all basically narrow cylinders or pipes, with holes, an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top. You play them by blowing air through the mouthpiece (that's the "wind" in "woodwind") and opening or closing the holes with your fingers to change the pitch. Metal caps called keys cover the holes of most woodwind instruments. The mouthpieces for some woodwinds, including the clarinet, oboe and bassoon, use a thin piece of wood called a reed, which vibrates when you blow across it. The clarinet uses a single reed made of one piece of wood, while the oboe and bassoon use a double reed made of two pieces joined together. Just as with the stringed instruments, the smaller woodwinds play higher pitches while the longer and larger instruments play the lower notes. The woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the piccolo , flute , oboe , English horn , clarinet , E-flat clarinet , bass clarinet , bassoon and contrabassoon . |
What is Hansens disease commonly known as? | Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) | CDC Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) ShareCompartir Hansen's disease (also known as leprosy) is a long-lasting infection caused by bacteria. The disease was once feared as a highly contagious and devastating disease. Now, however, the disease is very rare and easily treated. Early diagnosis and treatment usually prevent disability related to the disease. |
Which Israeli was famous for bending cutlery? | Israel's Famous 10 - Uri Geller "The world needs your amazing talents. I need them" Michael Jackson "The man is a natural magician. He does everything with great care, meticulous misdirection and flawless instinct. The nails are real, the keys are really borrowed, the envelopes are actually sealed, there are no stooges, there are no secret radio devices and there are no props from the magic catalogues." James Randi (In an open letter to Abracadabra Magazine) "Absolutely amazing" "Truly incredible" Sir Elton John "The Geller Effect is one of those "para" phenomena which changed the world of phusics. What the most outstanding physicists of the last decades of this country colud grasp only as theoretical implication, Uri brought as fact into everyday life.." Dr. Walter A. Frank. Bonn University - Germany "Eternity is down the hall And you sit there bending spoons In your mind, in your mind" Johnny Cash "I Have watched Uri Geller... I have seen that so I am a believer. It was my house key and the only way I would be able to use it is get a hammer and beat it out back flat again." Clint Eastwood "Better than watching Geller bending silver spoons, better than witnessing new born nebulae's in bloom" Incubus |
What organ stores bile produced in the liver? | Gallbladder and Bile - Digestive System Digestive System Home > Digestive System > Digestive System of the Lower Torso > Stomach, Gallbladder and Pancreas > Gallbladder Gallbladder The gallbladder is a small storage organ located inferior and posterior to the liver. Though small in size, the gallbladder plays an important role in our digestion of food. The gallbladder holds bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the duodenum of the small intestine. Bile in the gallbladder may crystallize and form gallstones, which can become painful and potentially life threatening.... Move up/down/left/right: Click compass arrows Rotate image: Click and drag in any direction, anywhere in the frame Identify objects: Click on them in the image Anatomy of the Gallbladder Gross Anatomy Hollow, muscular and pear-shaped, the gallbladder is a small organ – only about 3 inches in length and 1.5 inches in width at its widest point. The larger end of the gallbladder extends inferiorly and to the right while the tapered end points superiorly and medially. The tapered end of the gallbladder narrows into a small bile duct known as the cystic duct. The cystic duct connects to the common hepatic duct that carries bile from the liver. These ducts merge to form the common bile duct that extends to the wall of the duodenum. Microscopic Anatomy The mucosa, which forms the innermost layer of the gallbladder, lines the gallbladder with simple columnar epithelial tissue. The columnar epithelial tissue contains microvilli on its surface, increasing the surface area and allowing the lining to absorb water and concentrate the dilute bile. Beneath the columnar tissue is a thin lamina propria layer made of connective tissue and capillaries that support and anchor the epithelial layer. Deep to the lamina propria is the muscularis layer that contains smooth muscle tissue. Contraction of the muscularis pushes bile out of the gallbladder and into the cystic duct. Surrounding the muscularis is a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue that helps to reinforce and strengthen the wall of the gallbladder. Finally, the serosa forms the outermost layer of the gallbladder. The serosa is an epithelial layer that forms part of the peritoneum, or lining of the abdominal cavity. The serosa gives the gallbladder a smooth, slick surface to prevent friction between moving organs. Physiology of the Gallbladder Storage The gallbladder acts as a storage vessel for bile produced by the liver . Bile is produced by hepatocytes cells in the liver and passes through the bile ducts to the cystic duct . From the cystic duct, bile is pushed into the gallbladder by peristalsis (muscle contractions that occur in orderly waves). Bile is then slowly concentrated by absorption of water through the walls of the gallbladder. The gallbladder stores this concentrated bile until it is needed to digest the next meal. Stimulation Foods rich in proteins or fats are more difficult for the body to digest when compared to carbohydrate-rich foods (see Macronutrients ). The walls of the duodenum contain sensory receptors that monitor the chemical makeup of chyme (partially digested food) that passes through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. When these cells detect proteins or fats, they respond by producing the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK). CCK enters the bloodstream and travels to the gallbladder where it stimulates the smooth muscle tissue in the walls of the gallbladder. Secretion When CCK reaches the gallbladder, it triggers the smooth muscle tissue in the muscularis layer of the gallbladder to contract. The contraction of smooth muscle forces bile out of the gallbladder and into the cystic duct. From the cystic duct, bile enters the common bile duct and flows into the ampulla of Vater , where the bile ducts merge with the pancreatic duct . Bile then flows from the ampulla of Vater into the duodenum where it breaks the fats into smaller masses for easier digestion by the enzyme pancreatic lipase. Gallstones Gallstones are hard masses of bile salts, pigments, and |
From which area of France does Camembert cheese come? | French cheese - Cheeses of France - a short guide - soft cheeses , such as Camembert - blue cheeses to which can be added a number of hybrids or very individual cheeses. Three different types of milk: Cheese is traditionally made from three types of milk: - cow's milk - sheep's milk (ewe's milk) Two origins: And they are further divided into cheeses from the farmhouse (fromages fermiers) , or industrially manufactured cheeses. Labels: A further distinction is also possible: traditional regional cheeses with an "appellation controlée" label (there are about 40 of these), traditional cheeses without an "appelation contôlée" label, and modern dairy-designed and produced cheeses. This brief guide looks at a good selection of French cheeses looking at each of these categories in turn. The families of cheese: 1. Pressed cheeses. All of these are made from cow's milk. A selection of the best-known "pressed" (or "hard") cheeses in France. All of these cheeses come in large units, off which the cheese merchant will cut slices. There are two types, "cooked" cheeeses, where the whey is heated during the production process, and "uncooked" cheeses, where it is not. Cooked cheeses can sometimes keep for a very long time. Cantal A very tasty uncooked pressed cheese from the Auvergne mountains, Cantal is a cheese that many consider to be quite close to an English farmhouse cheddar or chester. A lot of this "appellation contrôlée" cheese is made on farms, but obviously local dairies in the region also produce it in large quantities. Cantal comes in two varieties: "jeune" (young) and "entre deux" (between two), meaning cheese that has matured for longer. This cheese's strength and taste increase with ageing, and generally speaking cantal cheese is stronger than cheddar. Two smaller areas within or bordering the Cantal department produce specific appellations of their own, Salers and Laguiole. These cheeses - made from the milk of cows grazing at high altitude, tend to be more expensive than generic Cantal, and are generally aged longer. Comté This delicious French cousin of the swiss "Gruyère" cheese is an appellation contrôlée from the Franche Comté region of eastern France. The production area stretches along the Swiss border, and all milk comes from cows grazing at at least 400 metres altitude. This cooked cheese is manufactured collectively village by village, and the production method has changed little over hundreds of years. Though produced village by village, in the local village dairy (the "fruitière"), a lot of Comté is matured for up to two years in industrial cellars by large dairy companies such as Jurador Comté cheese generally comes without holes in it; but sometimes it may have small holes. Like Cantal, Comté comes in different varieties, sometimes called "fruité" or "salé" (fruity or salty). Fruité Comté is often more elastic; salé is usually a little more brittle. The most expensive Comté is "Comté vieux" (old Comté), which is generally aged over six months and possibly over a year. Comté is the traditional cheese used in a cheese "fondue", and also for "raclette" (see below). Comté that is produced using milk not coming from cows grazing according to the "appellation contrôlée" rules, can be used to make French Gruyère. Although Gruyère is the name of a Swiss village, it has recently been given an IGP label (= PGI - Protected Geographical Indication) in France. Gruyère is an AOC in Switzerland. Cheeses similar to comté are Beaufort, and Abondance made in a similar manner in the French alps. Beaufort tends to be stronger tasting than Comté, and the taste is also slightly different. (On the cheese map, the three large cheeses centre right are -top to bottom- Comté, Emmental and Beaufort). Emmental Emmental is your traditional cheese with holes in it. It is not an appellation contrôlée cheese, and is thus produced over a large area of France, notably in the east. It lacks the finesse of Comté, and is generally produced industrially, though industrial producers have their own label of quality for this cheese. French Emm |
Between which two places does the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race take place? | Oxford City Guide | Spotlight on: The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race tweet this! March 31st 2013 will see the 159th Boat Race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. First raced in 1829 The Boat Race is one of the oldest sporting events in the world. Watched by thousands along the banks of The Tideway, between Putney and Mortlake in London and by millions more on TV around the world, The Boat Race is a unique sporting event. With two very strong squads of athletes, expect to see another great race this year. What is The Boat Race? The Boat Race is an annual contest between two rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities. The Race takes place close to Easter each year on the River Thames in West London between Putney and Mortlake. The first race took place in 1829 in Henley on Thames following a challenge between old school friends. Since the second race in 1836 the contest has taken place in London. The 2013 Race on Easter Sunday March 31st will be the 159th contest; Cambridge lead the series with 81 victories to Oxford's 76, with one dead-heat in 1877. The Course The Boat Race course, known as the Championship Course is 4 miles, 374 yards or 6.8 Km long. It stretches between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in South West London. The crew who wins the coin toss before the race choses which side (or station) they will race on. The stations are known as Middlesex and Surrey, with advantages and disadvantages for each side because of the bends in the river. The Race starts downstream of Putney Bridge and passes under Hammersmith Bridge and Barnes Bridge before finishing just before Chiswick Bridge. The record time for the course of 16 minutes 19 seconds was set by Cambridge in 1998. The two crews The teams compete in eight oared rowing boats, each boat is steered by a cox who sits in the stern or back of the boat. The cox is the only crew member who faces in the direction they are going. Cambridge University Boat Club and Oxford University Boat Club train and select the rowers and cox for their universities crew. All the crew members are students. Both universities have a reserve crew who race 1/2 hour prior to the main race, Oxford's reserve boat is called Isis, Cambridge's is called Goldie. The two crews are known as the Blue Boats after the award their universities give them for competing in the race. From 2015 The Women's Boat Race will take place on the same day on the Tideway. The Cambridge crew wear light blue, while Oxford wear dark blue. Where to watch The Race The Boat Race is one of the biggest free sporting events in London. See it from one of the many vantage points along the riverbank such as Putney, Hammersmith, Barnes or Chiswick. Boat Race in the Park events in Bishops Park, Fulham and Furnival Gardens, Hammersmith feature big screens plus merchandising stalls and bars selling wine, soft drinks and Doom Bar; the official beer of The Boat Race. In the UK The Race is shown live on BBC1 and streamed on the BBC iPlayer. More watching information will be published closer to The Race. |
Which actor used the word “Perfik” in The Darling Buds of May? | The Darling Buds of May (TV Series 1991–1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Darling Buds of May 1h 40min The life of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent. Stars: Pop duly appears in court charged with sexual harassment but Mrs. Perigo is discredited when Pop's brother Uncle Perce, a hotel porter in London, testifies that she is well-known in the big city as ... 8.6 Earnest young tax inspector Cedric Charlton visits the sizeable Larkin family at Home Farm in the countryside. They have not paid tax in an age and he has come to help them fill in their tax forms. ... 8.4 Gypsies get involved in Pop's campaign for rural councillor. Charley and Mariette have to work on their marriage, and finalize the deal to buy Bristow's brewery. 8.3 a list of 49 titles created 27 Oct 2011 a list of 25 titles created 26 Jan 2012 a list of 25 titles created 16 Mar 2013 a list of 21 titles created 14 Dec 2014 a list of 46 titles created 8 months ago Title: The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet. Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons This series was set in a fictional Yorkshire town and based on the books by David Nobbs, the creator of Reginald Perrin and Henry Pratt. Each episode took place at a different social ... See full summary » Stars: David Jason, Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett Arkwright is a tight-fisted shop owner in Doncaster, who will stop at nothing to keep his profits high and his overheads low, even if this means harassing his nephew Granville. Arkwright's ... See full summary » Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help. So... See full summary » Stars: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague Diamond Geezer (TV Series 2005) Action | Crime | Drama A British Sub goes missing at the end of the war leaving only one crew member surviving. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years later it reappears without ... See full summary » Director: Stuart Orme Uniform officers and detectives from an inner London police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis. Stars: Graham Cole, Trudie Goodwin, Jeff Stewart The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow. Stars: Blythe Duff, Colin McCredie, John Michie Classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires. Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack Shifty car salesman Boycie and his wife Marlene leave their council estate in Peckham, London to start a new life in a rambling farmhouse in Shropshire. Stars: John Challis, Sue Holderness, David Ross Now a qualified chef, Robin from "Man About the House" (1973) sets up home with his girlfriend, and a business with his girlfriend's father. Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead... See full summary » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth 7 April 1991 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Buds of May See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia H.E. Bates took the title from William Shakespeare 's Sonnet 18: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art mo |
What do most humans lose 15 million of every second? | Re: How many cells does a human lose every second? Re: How many cells does a human lose every second? Date: Wed Feb 7 19:07:19 2001 Posted By: Steve Mack, Post-doc/Fellow, Molecular and Cell Biology, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Area of science: Anatomy Message: Hi Yan, I'm sorry that I have taken so long to answer your question, but it VERY specific, and I wanted to try to figure out the best answer that I could. First of all, lets take a look at the scope of your question. To start, we have to think about how many cells we have to start with. Our bodies are made of cells of course, but no one has been able to sit down and count each and every cell to see exactly how many go into making a person. We have to make estimates based on the size and distribution of the different types of cells, and the mass of an adult human body (in this case, the adult male body). These estimates lead us to conclude that, each of us has on the order of seventy-five to one hundred trillion cells that make up their body. However, not all of those cells are what you would call, 'human' cells (i.e. cells that contain your own genetic material). About 40 trillion of your cells (comprising almost 50% of your body's cell count) are bacterial cells that live in your digestive system, primarily in your large intestine. However, these bacterial cells are much smaller than the cells that make up your body, so more of them can fit in a small space. Of the remaining ~50% of your body's cell count, only about 10% (or ~4 trillion cells) make up the solid tissues that we think of when we think of the human body (muscles, spleen, kidneys, bones, brain, stomach, skin, etc.). The remaining 45% percent of the cells in your body are blood or lymph cells of some sort that are not associated with any solid tissue. These cells actually comprise most of the cells in your body. There are approximately 30 trillion Red Blood Cells, 2 trillion Platelets, and 500 million White Blood Cells in your Circulatory System. In your Lymph system there are about another trillion lymphocytes and immune related cells. That makes a total of about 38-40 trillion cells. Naturally, most of the MASS in your body is comprised by the 4 trillion cells that make up your solid tissues, especially your muscle and skeletal cells. Now, the process of staying alive is a constant balance between losing cells and making more cells to take their place. When we are young and growing, we are making many more new cells than we lose existing cells, and when we reach really advanced ages, or when we get sick and start to die, we are losing more cells than we are making new cells to replace them. Because every person is different, and because we are all at different ages, it seems like it would be difficult to determine how many cells we lose every second, because there is no such thing as a model or average person. However, I am willing to try and make an estimate, as long as you realize that it is a very rough approximation. First of all, I think I will focus only on those cells in your body which are your own. That means that I won't count the 40 trillion bacterial cells that live in body. However, as you note above, most of the cells in your body are Red Blood Cells (aka Erythrocytes, or just RBCs). There are about 30 trillion of these, and we know that they have a lifespan of only 120 days. That means that every 120 days, your body has gone through 30 trillion RBCs. That doesn't mean that all 30 trillion of them are made at the same time, or that they all die at the same time, but at any given time you can be certain that all of the RBCs you had 4 months ago are gone. So, in 120 days, there are about 10.4 million seconds (10,368,000 to be exact). That means that in any given second, 30 trillion / 10.4 million or 2.89 million RBCs die. So, our estimate for RBCs is about 3 million cells lost per second, or less than the number of RBCs found in one cubic millimeter (aka one microliter) or blood. Since most of your other cells (the cells in |
Who was the second wife that Henry VIII divorced? | The Tudors - The Six Wives of Henry VIII | HistoryOnTheNet The Tudors The Tudors - The Six Wives of Henry VIII Last Updated: 01/17/2017 - 11:37 For more information on counter-intuitive facts of ancient and medieval history, see Anthony Esolen's The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization . Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, Katherine Parr Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced beheaded survived This popular rhyme tells of the fate of Henry VIII's six wives Catherine of Aragon - Henry VIII's first wife and mother of Mary I Catherine was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and she came to England in 1501 at the age of 16 to marry Henry VII's eldest son and heir to the throne, Arthur. By 1527 Henry was having serious doubts about his marriage to Catherine. He believed that he had no sons because God was punishing him for having married his brother's wife. He had found a passage in the Bible that backed this belief. He had also fallen for Anne Boleyn, the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, who had recently returned to England from the French court. Catherine refused to grant Henry a divorce or retire to a convent . Henry therefore began the Reformation in England so that he could divorce Catherine without the Pope 's permission and marry Anne Boleyn. Catherine was divorced by Henry in 1533 and died in 1536. Anne Boleyn - Henry VIII's second wife and mother of Elizabeth. Anne Boleyn was born in 1501. At the age of fourteen she was sent with her sister, Mary, to the French court as a maid to Queen Claude. She returned to England in 1522 and attracted many admirers. Her sister, Mary managed to attract the King's attention and became his mistress. In 1526 Henry asked Anne to become his mistress, but she refused because he was a married man. Henry was determined to win Anne Boleyn and became determined to divorce Catherine and marry Anne. The couple eventually secretly married in 1533 after Anne became pregnant. The King's second marriage was not popular. Many people believed that Anne was a witch and had cast a spell on Henry. When the baby was born in September 1533 Henry was cross that the baby was a girl. She was called Elizabeth. Henry and Anne began arguing. Although Anne became pregnant twice more each time the babies were stillborn. Henry was by now tired of Anne and wanted rid of her. He had no intention of waiting for a divorce so his ministers invented evidence showing that Anne had been unfaithful and had plotted the death of the King. She was found guilty and was executed in May 1536. Jane Seymour - Henry VIII's third wife and mother or Edward VI. Jane Seymour was a quiet shy girl who attracted Henry because she was so different to his first two wives, Catherine and Anne. Henry married Jane Seymour just 11 days after the death of Anne Boleyn. He was 45 years old, Jane was 28. Although Henry became concerned when Jane did not become pregnant immediately, he was delighted when she gave birth to a son, Edward, in October 1538. Henry was very upset when Jane died a month later. On his deathbed, Henry requested to be buried next to Jane. Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife. She was divorced after six months. After the death of Jane, Henry remained single for two years. He had the son that he had wanted for so long and although Edward was weak and sickly, he continued to live. Having broken free from Rome in the 1530s England was isolated from much of Europe and Henry's advisers thought it would be a good idea for him to marry a German princess and make an alliance with the other great Protestant nation in Europe - Germany. Two suitable princesses were chosen and Hans Holbein was sent to paint their portraits. The girls were sisters and daughters of the Duke of Cleves. Henry chose the older daughter, Anne, to be his fourth wife. The 24 year old German Princess arrived in England in December 1539, However, Henry was horrified when he saw her and demanded that his ministers find him a way out of the marriage. Unfortunately for Henry they could |
Who was the first Suffragette martyr? | Emily Davison: was she really a suffragette martyr? - Telegraph Women's Politics Emily Davison: was she really a suffragette martyr? One hundred years after suffragette Emily Davison flung herself under the king’s horse at the Derby, Germaine Greer argues against celebrating her 'destructive' act. Fatal fall: Emily Davison collides with Anmer Photo: Alamy By Germaine Greer Comments On June 4 2013 we commemorate the centenary of the heroic actions of Emily Wilding Davison, who is generally believed to have given her life for the cause of women’s suffrage. Clearly, an event as spectacular as her walking onto the Epsom racecourse during the running of the Derby and into the path of the king’s horse is unlikely to be forgotten. It was certainly never forgotten by Herbert Jones, the horse’s unfortunate jockey, who said more than once that he was haunted by the sight of her face before his horse cannoned into her; in 1951 he committed suicide. The horse somersaulted, throwing Jones on his head and severely injuring Davison, who died without regaining consciousness four days later. A racing plate said to have been worn in the race by the horse, a colt called Anmer, is preserved in the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket. The suffragettes made great theatre of Davison’s funeral. The coffin was brought back to Victoria Station and taken in procession through streets lined with people to St George’s, Bloomsbury. The 6,000 women who attended the service were asked to dress either “in black carrying purple irises, [or] in purple with crimson peonies, [or] in white bearing laurel wreaths… Graduates and clergy marched in their robes, suffrage societies, trade unionists from the East End. The streets were densely lined by silent, respectful crowds. The great public responded to a life deliberately given for an impersonal end.” So wrote Sylvia Pankhurst, who apparently had no doubt that Davison’s death was of her own seeking. Davison’s apparent self-sacrifice did not bring the extending of the franchise to women one step nearer. Women in New Zealand had secured the right to vote 20 years earlier, without smashing a single window or frightening a single horse. Women had been able to vote in federal elections in Australia since 1901 and most of the states either had already granted or were in the process of granting Australian women the right to vote in state elections. South Australia had already granted women the right to stand for election to the state parliament. But Britain was a different matter. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies had been in existence since 1897, working methodically towards a constitutional reform, but successive British governments simply ignored them. In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst set up the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), with no intention of allowing it to be ignored. When a huge demonstration in Hyde Park in June 1908 drew no response from Herbert Asquith’s government, the WSPU embarked on a campaign of violent protest, smashing windows in Downing Street and chaining themselves to railings. The women involved were arrested and convicted. They demanded to be treated as political prisoners and went on hunger strikes, only to be brutally restrained and force-fed. A bill to give women the vote passed its first reading in the Commons, only for Asquith to dither. A public protest by the WSPU in November 1910 was suppressed with a savagery that shocked all observers. A year later the Conciliation Bill was still not law, and the WSPU stepped up its campaign of stone-throwing and arson. The motto was “Deeds not Words”, and that is the epitaph on Davison’s tombstone in the graveyard of St Mary the Virgin, Morpeth. On the face of it, “Deeds not Words” has a sort of heroic ring, but when the deeds are stone-throwing and arson the slogan can be seen to be more effective at placing the perpetrator in jeopardy than in persuading others of the rightness of the cause. In 1913 the attacks of the WSPU on property became more violent; buildings were bombed and burned, letter boxes set on fire, |
In which country is the Spanish Riding School? | Start – en | Spanische Hofreitschule THE SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL Living tradition, the values of the past blending with the passion of the present The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the only institution in the world which has practiced for more than 450 years and continues to cultivate classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the Haute Ecole – which can also be found on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Since 1920, the stud located in the West Styrian village of Piber has been home to the famous Lipizzaners. As the only stud in Austria, Piber’s role is to breed Lipizzaner stallions which will later demonstrate their skills in the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna. The Heldenberg in Lower Austria is the third site of the Spanish Riding School. On the one hand the stallions are trained and continually exercised at this location. On the other hand they spend their well-earned summer holiday as well as two to three additional six weeks breaks there enjoying a horse-friendly life. Moreover, in Heldenberg third parties are given the opportunity to improve their horsemanship through various courses. |
Who hosted every second counts? | Every Second Counts - UKGameshows Every Second Counts BBC1, 8 February 1986 to 29 October 1993 (142 episodes in 9 series) Synopsis This show was noticeable for several things. It was a show that lasted ever such a long time, or at least it felt that way. Then there's the gloriously dated use of an LCD-display font. And there's Teesside funster Paul Daniels at the helm, helping three couples to clock up time for the final round where they could win a consumer durable or a holiday (but not both, mind). The original set from 1986. The set was redesigned; here is the look from 1993. The basic format: in the first round, one contestant from each couple sits in the "driving seat", while their partner can't say anything but pulls faces in the vain hope that their beloved gets the answer right. For the question read out, two possible options are given, and the contestants in the driving seats would in turn respond to those statements one way or the other, normally very stupidly. The contestants' desks. The couples got to choose which order they went in, but most - as here - opted for "ladies first". Made-up example: "Famous Twigs." Paul: Q. Which of these are famous twigs? Say "Twiggo!" if they are or "Twig Off!" if not. We'll begin with "Twiggy". Contestant 1: "Twiggo!" (Ding!) Paul: "Twig of the Dump". Contestant 2: "Twiggo!" (duh-dum!) Paul: "No, you daft ha'peth, it was Stig of the Dump." Contestant 2 is now out of the round so that the remaining two players can keep answering and earn some extra time. Each correct answer in the first half of the show earns two seconds. Bonus points should have been given for making the contestants wear funny hats during some of the rounds but weren't. "Twig off, Paul!" A silly twiddly jingle after a couple of rounds denotes a bonus round. Here the couple with the fewest seconds on their clock gets first pick of one of three categories, normally general knowledge, pop music, food and drink, that sort of thing, Paul would read out the question, usually one with many possible wrong answers such as "What was The Beatles' first No 1 single?" and both members of the team would reel off as much as they can until they hit on the right answer. If they hit it straight off they get ten seconds added to their score, otherwise the amount of time left when (if) they get it right is added to their score. After the first half, the two players in each team swap round so the person that was in the back seat is now playing in the driving seat. What's more, they double the points so a good answer nets four seconds. This being the sexist 80s, nearly always the men played in round 2. Oooh, doesn't he look young? Well no, he doesn't, actually The team with the most time are the winners and go through to the final. The losers win some Every Second Counts executive sunglasses. Not really of course, they win a "lovely" clock (and also his and hers watches in later series). The winners, in a fit of cleverness, carry through the time they've earned into the final round. They'd get a choice of two categories, and the statements for each category would have three possibilities, such as: "All these words can be preceded by the words bat, market or blue". Six right answers to win the next prize. The players would take it in turns to respond to the statements. If they get one correct, one of the lights in front of them goes out. If they get them all out they win that prize and the clock is stopped. Except they can then improve on their prize by answering a different set of questions. Four lights for the first prize up, five, six and then seven for the obligatory African safari holiday. If, by the time they get to seven lights, it's obvious they don't have enough time to do it they'd be given £50 for every second left because, y' know, Every Second Counts. Overall, an enjoyable and easy-to-play-along-with show that fitted in well in the Saturday evening schedule, helped along by Daniels' professionalism and cheerful bonhomie with the contestants. Indeed, he was an excellent host for all three game shows that he hosted for t |
Which part of the body is known as the thorax? | thorax | anatomy | Britannica.com anatomy Thorax, the part of an animal ’s body between its head and its midsection. Anatomical differences in thorax structure between amphibians, mammals, and insects. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. In vertebrates ( fishes , amphibians , reptiles , birds , and mammals ), the thorax is the chest, with the chest being that part of the body between the neck and the abdomen . The vertebrate thorax contains the chief organs of respiration and circulation —namely, the lungs , some air passages, the heart , and the largest blood vessels (see thoracic cavity ). Below, it is bounded by the diaphragm . The bony framework is encased with muscles , fat , and cutaneous tissues (skin). The bony framework of the human thorax consists of the 12 thoracic vertebrae , 12 pairs of ribs, and the sternum (breastbone). In insects the thorax is the middle of the three major divisions of the body. It is composed of three parts, each of which commonly bears a pair of legs ; the rearward two parts usually each bear a pair of wings . Learn More in these related articles: thoracic cavity the second largest hollow space of the body. It is enclosed by the ribs, the vertebral column, and the sternum, or breastbone, and is separated from the abdominal cavity (the body’s largest hollow space) by a muscular and membranous partition, the diaphragm. It contains the lungs, the middle... animal (kingdom Animalia), any of a group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms (i.e., as distinct from bacteria, their deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is contained in a membrane-bound nucleus). They are thought to have evolved independently from the unicellular eukaryotes. Animals differ from members of... fish any of more than 30,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive, jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes. Most fish... 9 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: October 02, 2015 URL: https://www.britannica.com/science/thorax Access Date: January 17, 2017 Share |
Which insect has a lifespan of only 1 day and cannot eat because it does not have a mouth or a stomach? | With rising temperatures are we seeing cockroaches flying more? Ans: All, The increased gliding flight of pest cockroaches might be expected in a hot NYC because they have a preferred temperature range which is between 75�F and 86�F. Below that temperature they will move to a warmer one if they can find it. Above 86�F they will try to find a cooler temperature. So, in a hot NYC the roaches will be climbing and gliding down to find that cooler temperature. In addition, in a drought they will be looking for water, particularly because above 86�F their cuticle lipids allow water to evaporate from their body much faster and they will dehydrate unless they find water. Hot temperatures and lack of water will keep the roaches jumping or they will die. That is why they have survived since they evolved 250 million years ago. Unfortunately they have staying power. Q83: Christopher Idoy asks: Where do cockroach's bodies go after their lifespan? Ans: Christopher, In nature, wild cockroaches that die of old age are usually on the forest floor under some leaf liter or under some loose bark. There the omnipresent bacteria and molds will degrade them relatively quickly and thus they are recycled. Most cockroaches do not die of old age. Most are eaten by a predator such as a mouse or shrew or spider. The household pest cockroach may more likely die of old age and will likely dry up and grow some mold if not vacuumed up in the routine cleaning of the living spaces. If they die in a partition, their dried up bodies may accumulate if not eaten by a beetle larva such as a carpet beetle or silverfish or another cockroach. Eventually they will be recycled also. More important is the question of where do their cuticles go when they molt and also when they die. If not eaten by the newly molted individual, the shed cuticle may crumble or be ground into the dust of a room. That cuticle contains the antigen that causes childhood asthma. That is one good reason to vacuum up the dust from carpets and floors so that the level of the cockroach antigen is kept low enough not to irritate the immature immune systems of children. It seems that the immature immune system can be hyper sensitized by the cockroach antigen and other household dust borne items such as dust mites. That is to be avoided. Q82: Charlie asks: Everytime there's a Cockroach in my house, and I'm about to kill it... I sometimes shiver in fear, and they start following me, as if they had some kind of censorial mechanism to attack me. In one of the cases, one flew towards me. Can Cockroaches sense fear from, transmitted from, human bodies? Ans: Charlie, Your characterization of cockroaches goes beyond their capabilities as they are currently understood. As presented in my FAQ the cockroach is presented as fairly dumb. Their basic instincts are to seek our environmental cues in an established order: thirst > hunger > sex. Temperature of their environment fits somewhere in there. If their water needs are not satisfied their primary goal would be to find water which they can sense in a directional way. They can follow humidity up a gradient to a water source. When their water need is solved they would next seek out food, and so on .... Sensing your fear is way beyond their capacity. If you are sweating due to fear, perhaps they could be sensing the water coming from your sweat and approach you to get water. The 'sensorial mechanism' in this case would be activated based on their water thirst. Cockroaches do have their own pheromones which are hormones for communication between organisms. A fear hormone is talked about for mammals including humans but it would be a real stretch at this point to accept your characterization of the cockroach behavior you report as a sensing of your fear. I would eliminate the primal cockroach sensations as possible causes before I jumped to an as yet unknown sensory mechanism for cockroaches. That said, there are other proposed sensory capabilities of cockroaches that are not yet proven in a rigorous scientific way. One such is their |
Who was the architect of the Albert Memorial? | Albert Memorial Albert Memorial 1872 Location Mismanagement had damaged the project for a grand memorial to Prince Albert in Hyde Park, in the opinion of Building News of 24 April 1863. It said anything built subsequently that could be said to resemble art would exceed everyone’s low expectations. What was ultimately erected, through its rich decoration and sculptures, symbolically brought together the arts, sciences and industries that Albert promoted during his life. There can, indeed, be no doubt that the public expect a monument of great and conspicuous magnificence George Gilbert Scott in the Builder , 18 April 1863, p.276 ‘Architecture’ mosaic, one of the four external mosaics representing the arts, Albert Memorial. © Wilson Yau Two days earlier Scott won the competition to design the Albert Memorial, beating the entries of six other invited architects including Charles Barry Junior, E.M. Barry and Philip Charles Hardwick. This expensive example of Victorian architecture, a symbol of a monarch’s grief and paid for by public subscription, is the most grandiose memorial to Prince Albert. Many smaller memorials were built across the British Empire, something that Building News considered had diverted energy and funds away from the creation a greater imperial monument in Hyde Park. The structure is to have a shrine-like appearance, and be enriched to the utmost extent all the arts can go. Building News, 3 April 1863, p.307 Despite reservations about the rejection of the Classical style that Albert was reported to have favoured, Building News's description of Scott’s Gothic design is remarkably similar to what was built – lavishly decorated and with a seated statue of Prince Albert underneath a canopy, but with one exception. What today is still a major landmark in the area of London dubbed ' Albertopolis ' could have disregarded all practicalities and been nearly twice the size and height, reaching 300 ft high, according to Building News . This idea, intended to make Scott’s design even more striking by simply increasing its size, was soon dropped. In the years after the Albert Memorial was officially opened by Queen Victoria in 1872, this monument has undergone changes in popularity mirroring that of Victorian architecture in general. Over a century of neglect was finally reversed in the 1990s when the Albert Memorial underwent a major restoration programme, preserving some of the most exuberant examples of Victorian art and craftsmanship. YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN |
Which battle saw the final defeat of the Huns? | Attila the Hun at the Battle of Chalons 30,000-50,000 men Battle of Chalons Summary: In the years preceding 450, Roman control over Gaul and its other outlying provinces had grown weak. That year, Honoria, the sister, of Emperor Valentinian III, offered her hand in marriage to Attila the Hun with the promise that she would deliver half the Western Roman Empire as her dowry. Long a thorn in her brother's side, Honoria had earlier been married to Senator Herculanus in an effort to minimize her scheming. Accepting Honoria's offer, Attila demanded that Valentinian deliver her to him. This was promptly refused and Attila began preparing for war. Attila's war planning was also encouraged by the Vandal king Gaiseric who wished to wage war on the Visigoths. Marching across the Rhine in early 451, Attila was joined by the Gepids and Ostrogoths. Through the first parts of the campaign, Attila's men sacked town after town including Strasbourg, Metz, Cologne, Amiens, and Reims. As they approached Aurelianum (Orleans), the city's inhabitants closed the gates forcing Attila to lay siege. In northern Italy, Magister militum Flavius Aetius began mustering forces to resist Attila's advance. Moving into southern Gaul, Aetius found himself with a small force consisting primarily of auxiliaries. Seeking aid from Theodoric I, king of the Visigoths, he was initially rebuffed. Turning to Avitus, a powerful local magnate, Aetius finally was able to find assistance. Working with Avitus, Aetius succeeded in convincing Theodoric to join the cause as well as several other local tribes. Moving north, Aetius sought to intercept Attila near Aurelianum. Word of Aetius' approach reached Attila as his men were breaching the city's walls. Forced to abandon the attack or be trapped in the city, Attila began retreating northeast in search of favorable terrain to make a stand. Reaching the Catalaunian Fields, he halted, turned, and prepared to give battle. On June 19, as the Romans approached, a group of Attila's Gepids fought a large skirmish with some of Aetius' Franks. Despite foreboding predictions from his seers, Attila gave the order to form for battle the next day. Moving from their fortified camp, they marched towards a ridge that crossed the fields. Playing for time, Attila did not give the order to advance until late in the day with the goal of allowing his men to retreat after nightfall if defeated. Pressing forward they moved up the right side of the ridge with the Huns in the center and the Gepids and Ostrogoths on the right and left respectively. Aetius' men climbed the left slope of the ridge with his Romans on the left, the Alans in the center, and Theodoric's Visigoths on the right. With the armies in place, the Huns advanced to take the top of the ridge. Moving quickly, Aetius' men reached the crest first. Taking the top of the ridge, they repulsed Attila's assault and sent his men reeling back in disorder. Seeing an opportunity, Theodoric's Visigoths surged forward attacking the retreating Hunnic forces. As he struggled to reorganize his men, Attila's own household unit was attacked forcing him to fall back to his fortified camp. Pursuing, Aetius' men compelled the rest of the Hunnic forces to follow their leader, though Theodoric was killed in the fighting. With Theodoric dead, his son, Thorismund, assumed command of the Visigoths. With nightfall the fighting ended. The next morning, Attila prepared for the expected Roman attack. In the Roman camp, Thorismund advocated assaulting the Huns, but was dissuaded by Aetius. Realizing that Attila had been defeated and his advance stopped, Aetius began to assess the political situation. He realized that if the Huns were completely destroyed, that the Visigoths would likely end their alliance with Rome and would become a threat. To prevent this, he suggested that Thorismund immediately return to the Visigoth capital at Tolosa to claim his father's throne before one of his brothers seized it. Thorismund agreed and departed with his men. Aetius used similar tactics to dismiss his other Frankish alli |
Which Egyptian god of the dead and son of Osiris had the head of a Jackal? | Gods of Ancient Egypt: Anubis Gods of Ancient Egypt: Anubis Anubis is one of the most iconic gods of ancient Egypt. Anubis is the Greek version of his name, the ancient Egyptians knew him as Anpu (or Inpu). Anubis was an extremely ancient deity whose name appears in the oldest mastabas of the Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Texts as a guardian and protector of the dead. He was originally a god of the underworld, but became associated specifically with the embalming process and funeral rites. His name is from the same root as the word for a royal child, "inpu". However, it is also closely related to the word "inp" which means "to decay", and one versions of his name (Inp or Anp) more closely resembles that word. As a result it is possible that his name changed slightly once he was adopted as the son of the King, Osiris . He was known as "Imy-ut" ("He Who is In the Place of Embalming"), "nub-tA-djser" ("lord of the scared land"). He was initially related to the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, as the god of the underworld. In the Pyramid Texts of Unas , Anubis is associated with the Eye of Horus who acted as a guide to the dead and helped them find Osiris. In other myths Anubis and Wepwawet (Upuaut) led the deceased to the halls of Ma´at where they would be judged. Anubis watched over the whole process and ensured that the weighing of the heart was conducted correctly. He then led the innocent on to a heavenly existence and abandoned the guilty to Ammit . The ancient Egyptians believed that the preservation of the body and the use of sweet-smelling herbs and plants would help the deceased because Anubis would sniff the mummy and only let the pure move on to paradise. According to early myths, Anubis took on and defeated the nine bows (the collective name for the traditional enemies of Egypt) gaining a further epithet "Jackal ruler of the bows". The growing power of the Ennead of Heliopolis resulted in the merging of the two religious systems. However, Osiris was the King of the Underworld in the Ennead and he was more popular (and powerful) than Anubis. So Anubis was relegated to a god of mummification. To save face it was stated that Anubis had voluntarily given up his position when Osiris died as a mark of respect. Some myths even stated that Anubis was the son of Osiris and Nephthys (who was herself associated with the funeral rites). Anubis was still closely involved in the weighing of the heart, but was more a guardian than a ruler. He became the patron of lost souls, including orphans, and the patron of the funeral rites. In this respect he overlapped with (and eventually absorbed) the Jackal God Wepwawet of Upper Egypt . During the Ptolemaic Period Anubis became associated with the Greek god Hermes as the composite god Hermanubis. Hermes was messenger of the gods, while Anubis was principally guide of the dead. Hermanubis was some times given attributes of Harpokrates. He was worshipped in Rome until the second century and was popular with Rennaisance alchemists and philosophers. Priests wore Anubis masks during mummification. However, it is not clear whether the Anubis mask was a later development influenced by the Osirian myth or whether this practice was commonplace in the earlier periods too. Anubis was also closely associated with the imiut fetish used during the embalming ritual. Anubis was credited with a high level of anatomical knowledge as a result of embalming, and so he was the patron of anaesthesiology and his priests were apparently skilled herbal healers. Tombs in the Valley of the Kings were often sealed with an image of Anubis subduing the "nine bows" (enemies of Egypt) as "Jackal Ruler of the Bows" and it was thought that the god would protect the burial physically and spiritually. One of his epithets, "tpy-djuf" ("he who is on his mountain") refers to him guarding the necropolis and keeping watch from the hill above the Theban necropolis. He was also given the epithet "khentyamentiu" ("foremost of the westerners" i.e. the dead) because he guarded the entrance to the Underworld. He was originally thought to be th |
In which year did the dodo become extinct? | Dodo Bird: an Extinct Species Dodo Bird: an Extinct Species THE DODO BIRD EXTINCT The dodo bird inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, where it lived undisturbed for so long that it lost its need and ability to fly. It lived and nested on the ground and ate fruits that had fallen from trees. There were no mammals on the island and a high diversity of bird species lived in the dense forests. In 1505, the Portuguese became the first humans to set foot on Mauritius. The island quickly became a stopover for ships engaged in the spice trade. Weighing up to 50 pounds, the dodo bird was a welcome source of fresh meat for the sailors. Large numbers of dodo birds were killed for food. Later, when the Dutch used the island as a penal colony, pigs and monkeys were brought to the island along with the convicts. Many of the ships that came to Mauritius also had uninvited rats aboard, some of which escaped onto the island. Before humans and other mammals arrived the dodo bird had little to fear from predators. The rats, pigs and monkeys made short work of vulnerable dodo bird eggs in the ground nests. The combination of human exploitation and introduced species significantly reduced dodo bird populations. Within 100 years of the arrival of humans on Mauritius, the once abundant dodo bird was a rare bird. The last dodo bird was killed in 1681. Although the tale of the dodo bird’s demise is well documented, no complete specimens of the bird were preserved; there are only fragments and sketches. The dodo bird is just one of the bird species driven to extinction on Mauritius. Many others were lost in the 19th century when the dense Mauritian forests were converted into tea and sugar plantations. Of the 45 bird species originally found on Mauritius, only 21 have managed to survive. Although the dodo bird became extinct in 1681, its story is not over. We are just beginning to understand the effects of its extinction on the ecosystem. Recently a scientist noticed that a certain species of tree was becoming quite rare on Mauritius. In fact, he noticed that all 13 of the remaining trees of this species were about 300 years old. No new trees had germinated since the late 1600s. Since the average life span of this tree was about 300 years, the last members of the species were extremely old. They would soon die, and the species would be extinct. Was it just a coincidence that the tree had stopped reproducing 300 years ago and that the dodo bird had become extinct 300 years ago? No. It turns out that the dodo bird ate the fruit of this tree, and it was only by passing through the dodo’s digestive system that the seeds became active and could grow. Now, more than 300 years after one species became extinct, another was to follow as a direct consequence. Will more follow? Luckily, some creative people discovered that domestic turkey gullets sufficiently mimic the action of the dodo bird’s digestive system. They have used turkeys to begin a new generation of the tree, which is now called the dodo tree. If these seedlings survive to produce their own seeds, the species will be saved. Questions for Thought: Mauritius is a medium-sized island that is extremely far away from any mainland. What does Island biogeography suggest about such places? Birds and bats are frequently responsible for the natural pollination and seed dispersal of trees. What will their extinctions and endangerment mean for the forests where they live? |
The Cembalo or Clavicembalo is what type of musical instrument? | Harpsichord - definition of harpsichord by The Free Dictionary Harpsichord - definition of harpsichord by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/harpsichord n. A keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by means of quills or plectrums. [Alteration of obsolete French harpechorde, from Italian arpicordo : arpa, harp (from Late Latin harpa, of Germanic origin) + corda, string (from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē; see gherə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] harp′si·chord′ist n. harpsichord (ˈhɑːpsɪˌkɔːd) n (Instruments) a horizontally strung stringed keyboard instrument, triangular in shape, consisting usually of two manuals controlling various sets of strings plucked by pivoted plectrums mounted on jacks. Some harpsichords have a pedal keyboard and stops by which the tone colour may be varied [C17: from New Latin harpichordium, from Late Latin harpa harp + Latin chorda chord1] ˈharpsiˌchordist n (ˈhɑrp sɪˌkɔrd) n. a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th. [1605–15; < New Latin harpichordium (with intrusive -s-). See harp , -i-, chord 1] harp′si•chord`ist, n. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Klavier , clavier - a stringed instrument that has a keyboard spinet - early model harpsichord with only one string per note pair of virginals , virginal - a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries Translations [ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd] N → clavicémbalo m, clavecín m harpsichord harpsichord (ˈhaːpsikoːd) noun a type of early keyboard musical instrument. klavesimbel مِعْزَف قيثاري клавесин cravo cembalo das Cembalo cembalo κλαβεσίνο clavicordio , clavicémbalo klavessiin هارپسی کورد cembalo clavecin צ'מבלו हार्पसीकार्ड (वाद्य यंत्र) (klavi)cembalo (prijašnji oblik klavira) csembaló harpsikor semball arpicordo ハープシコード 하프시코드 klavesinas klavihords hapsikod klavecimbel cembalo klawesyn دموسيقى يوډول اله cravo clavecin клавесин čembalo čembalo klavsen cembalo เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเปียโน klâvsen, çimbalo 大鍵琴 клавесин کلیدی تختہ والا ساز đàn clavico 大键琴 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: flugel References in classic literature ? It was strewn about with a few old books, and a work-basket, and a dusty writing-desk; and had, on one side, a large black article of furniture, of very strange appearance, which the old gentlewoman told Phoebe was a harpsichord. To find the born and educated lady, on the other hand, we need look no farther than Hepzibah, our forlorn old maid, in her rustling and rusty silks, with her deeply cherished and ridiculous consciousness of long descent, her shadowy claims to princely territory, and, in the way of accomplishment, her recollections, it may be, of having formerly thrummed on a harpsichord, and walked a minuet, and worked an antique tapestry-stitch on her sampler. But, even now, she was supposed to haunt the House of the Seven Gables, and, a great many times, --especially when one of the Pyncheons was to die,--she had been heard playing sadly and beautifully on the harpsichord. |
Which disease of childhood is characterized by defective growth of bone due to a lack of Calcium deposits? | Rickets | definition of rickets by Medical dictionary Rickets | definition of rickets by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rickets Related to rickets: hypophosphatemic rickets Rickets Definition Rickets is a childhood condition caused by serious vitamin D deficiency . This lacking in vitamin D results in weak, soft bones, along with slowed growth and skeletal development. Rickets is, by definition, a disorder which begins in childhood. If this problem occurs only later in life it is known as osteomalacia. Description Rickets occurs when the body has a severe lack of vitamin D during the developmental years. Vitamin D is essential to the development of strong, healthy bones. A child with rickets can experience stunted growth and will most likely be short in stature as an adult. This is because, without proper vitamin D levels, decreased mineralization of the bones at the growth plate level affects the strength, size and shape of the bones. A related condition called osteomalacia can occur in adults with the same sort of vitamin D deficiency, but osteomalacia occurs only in adulthood after the growth plates of the bones have closed. Most vitamin D is produced by the body, although some can be directly supplied by diet. In order to accomplish production of vitamin D, the body requires both cholesterol and ultraviolet light. Most often, the cholesterol comes from digesting animal tissue, oils, fats, and egg yolks. The ultraviolet light is usually supplied by direct sunlight. Only when this light is available can the skin alter the cholesterol molecule to make vitamin D. Children who do not receive enough sunlight are at greater risk of developing rickets, as are children with darker skin, which can block the ultraviolet rays. Vitamin D is found naturally in the foods listed above, but more often children receive vitamin D supplements through foods which have had the vitamin added, as in milk or infant formula. Vitamin D is necessary in the body, because it can be converted into a hormone which stimulates calcium intake by the intestines. This conversion begins in the liver, where vitamin D becomes a hormone called 25-OH-D, and is completed when the kidneys convert 25-OH-D into a hormone called 1,25-diOH-D. This is the hormone that causes the intestines to absorb calcium from the person's diet. Without proper levels of vitamin D, there is not enough 1,25-diOH-D produced, which results in lower levels of calcium in the body. Adequate calcium is needed by the bones for both development and maintenance. Causes and symptoms Rickets is directly caused by insufficient calcium for bone mineralization during growth and development. This is caused by vitamin D deficiency which can be a result of too little cholesterol, ultraviolet light, or vitamin D supplement. During the Industrial Revolution, rickets was quite common in cities because pollution in the air blocked much of the sunlight needed for vitamin D production in the body. There is also a hereditary type of rickets, called X-linked hypophosphatemia, that causes the kidneys bo be unable to retain phosphate. The most commonly recognized symptoms of rickets occur in the arms and legs, where stress on the underdeveloped bones can cause bowing. Children with rickets may feel pain or tenderness in the bones of their arms, legs, spine, pelvis, and ribs. The skull may develop an odd or asymmetrical shape. Calcium levels in the blood will be low and overall growth is often impaired. Diagnosis The initial approach to diagnosing rickets involves a musculoskeletal examination followed by an x ray is often. Affected children may have obviously widened spaces between their joints or bowing of the bones in their arms and legs. Some children may not experience normal dental development as well. A doctor may also assess levels of serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase and other indicator chemicals by using a blood test. While calcium levels can be normal or slightly low, alkaline phosphatase levels in a child with rickets can be high even compared to a normal ad |
Which acid is found in the leaves of Rhubarb? | Poison Information | The Rhubarb Compendium The Rhubarb Compendium More than you ever wanted to know about rhubarb You are here Poison Information dan - Fri, 04/09/2010 - 19:21 Rhubarb contains oxalate, which have been reported to cause poisoning when large quantities of raw or cooked leaves are ingested. The poison in rhubarb Oxalates are contained in all parts of rhubarb plants, especially in the green leaves. There is some evidence that anthraquinone glycosides are also present and may be partly responsible. It is not clear as to the exact source of poisoning from rhubarb, possibly a result of both compounds. The stalks contain low levels of oxalates, so this does not cause problems. Chemical Composition of Rhubarb 7 - 34 mg/100g During World War I rhubarb leaves were recommended as a substitute for other veggies that the war made unavailable. Apparently there were cases of acute poisoning and even some deaths. Some animals, including goats and swine, have also been poisoned by ingesting the leaves. The biodynamic (toxicity) mechanism by which oxalic acid works is somewhat different from organic poisons and is more analogous to heavy metal poisoning. Organic poisons often work through at the biochemical level, e.g. cyanide by interfering with respiration at the cellular level, strychnine by screwing up inter-synaptic transmission. There are many molecular substances in foods which offer no nutritional benefit, and must be processed and excreted. Oxalic acid, for example, is excreted in the urine, and its crystals are commonly found in microscopic urinalysis. Too much oxalic acid in the urine will result in kidney or bladder stones. Calcium combines with oxalic acid to form the less soluble salt, calcium oxalate, which is also found in kidney stones. Plant leaves, especially rhubarb, cabbage, spinach, and beet tops, contain oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is also found in potatoes and peas. Vitamin C is metabolized to oxalic acid; it contributes to over-saturation of the urine with crystals and possibly to stone formation. More about Oxalic acid Oxalic acid is a strong acid of the composition HOOC-COOH, which crystallizes as the ortho-acid (HO)3 CC (OH)3 . It is sometimes also called "ethane diacid". It occurs naturally in some vegetables (like rhubarb). The can also be produced by heating sodium formate and treating the resulting oxides with sulfuric acid. It can also be obtained by the action of nitric acid on sugar, or of strong alkali's on sawdust. The product is normally traded as colorless crystals with a melting point of 101.5?C, and can be dissolved in water or alcohol. Oxalic acid reduces iron compounds, and is therefore used in metal polishes, stain removers, and writing inks. When it absorbs oxygen, it is converted to the volatile carbon dioxide and to water, and it is used as a bleaching agent, in detergents, and as a mordant in dyeing processes. How toxic is rhubarb? 0.59 - 0.72 0.39 - 0.54 From an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for Oxalic acid, LD50 (LD50 is the Median Lethal Dose, which is the dose of a drug or chemical predicted to produce a lethal effect in 50 percent of the subjects to whom the dose is given) in rats is 375 mg/kg. So for a person about 145 pounds (65.7 kg) that's about 25 grams of pure oxalic acid required to cause death. Rhubarb leaves are probably around 0.5% oxalic acid, so that you would need to eat quite a large serving of leaves, like 5 kg (11 lbs), to get that 24 grams of oxalic acid. Note that it will only require a fraction of that to cause sickness. Symptoms of Oxalic Acid Poisoning On the body body as a whole one might experience weakness, burning in the mouth, death from cardiovascular collapse; on the respiratory system - difficulty breathing; on the eyes, ears, nose, and throat - burning in the throat; one the gastrointestinal system - abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; and on the nervous system - Convulsions, coma. Precautions for rhubarb gardening |
The Star fruit is found on which tree? | HS12/MG269: Carambola Growing in the Florida Home Landscape Carambola Growing in the Florida Home Landscape 1 Jonathan H. Crane 2 Scientific Name: Averrhoa carambola L. Common Names: carambola, star fruit (starfruit), bilimbi, and five-finger Family: Oxalidaceae Relatives: bilimbi, oxalis Origin: Southeast Asia Distribution: Carambolas are cultivated throughout many tropical and warm subtropical areas of the world. In the US, carambolas are grown commercially in southern Florida and Hawaii. In Florida, carambolas are grown commercially in Dade, Lee, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. History: Carambolas have been cultivated in southeast Asia (e.g., Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka) for centuries, and trees were introduced in Florida over 100 years ago. Fruit from the first introductions into Florida were tart. More recently, seeds and vegetative material from Thailand, Taiwan, and Malaysia have been introduced and sweet cultivars have been selected. Importance: As consumers become more familiar with carambola (also called star fruit), commercial acreage and production will increase throughout the tropical and subtropical world. Currently, the major producers include Taiwan, Malaysia, Guyana, India, Philippines, Australia, Israel, and the United States (Florida and Hawaii). Warning: People who have been diagnosed with kidney disease should not eat carambola (star fruit) unless their doctor says that it is safe for them to eat. This fruit may contain enough oxalic acid to cause a rapid decline in renal function. Description Tree The carambola tree is small to medium in height (22 to 33 ft; 7 to 10 m) and spreading (20 to 25 ft in diameter; 6 to 7.6 m), and single or multi-trunked. Carambola trees are evergreen, although when grown in cooler locations, they lose some or all their leaves during the late winter and early spring. Trees grow rapidly in locations protected from strong winds. The mid-canopy area (3 to 7 ft high; 0.9 to 2.1 m) is the major fruit-producing area of mature trees. Leaves Carambolas have compound leaves 6 to 12 inches long (15 to 30 cm) that are arranged alternately on branches. Each leaf has 5 to 12 green leaflets 0.5 to 3.5 inches long (1.5 to 9 cm) and 0.4 to 1.8 inches wide (1 to 4.5 cm). Inflorescence (Flowers) Carambola flowers are borne on panicles on twigs, or small-diameter branches, and occasionally on larger wood. The flowers are perfect, small (3/8 inch or 1 cm in diameter) and pink to lavender in color. They have 5 petals and sepals. Depending upon the cultivar, carambola flowers have either long or short styles. Fruit The fruit is a fleshy, 4- to 5-celled berry with a waxy surface. Fruit are 2 to 6 inches (5–15 cm) in length, with 5 (rarely 4–8) prominent longitudinal ribs. They are star-shaped in cross section. The fruit skin is thin, light to dark yellow, and smooth, with a waxy cuticle. The pulp is light to dark yellow in color, translucent, crisp, very juicy, and without fiber. Desirable varieties have an agreeable, subacid to sweet flavor. Fruit are sweetest when allowed to ripen on the tree. It takes about 60 to 75 days from fruit set to maturity depending upon variety, cultural practices, and weather. Seeds There are usually no more than 10–12 seeds per fruit and sometimes none. Seeds are edible, ¼ to ½ inch (0.6–1.3 cm) long, thin, light brown, and enclosed by a gelatinous aril. Seeds lose viability in a few days after removal from fruit. Pollination All the flowers on a given carambola variety have either long or short styles; this condition is called heterostyly. Some carambola cultivars may require cross pollination (short-styled by long-styled cultivar or vice versa) for good fruit set and yields. However, varieties such as ‘Fwang Tung’, ‘Golden Star’ and ‘Arkin’ produce abundant crops when planted in solid blocks, indicating that the need for cross pollination by opposing stylar types is not always necessary. Other varieties such as ‘B-10’ and ‘B-17’ produce more fruit when cross pollinated with another variety. Varieties There are many cultivars; however, some may be unavailable fo |
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