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Which colour featured in the title of Whoopi Goldberg's first feature film? | The Color Purple (1985) - 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 A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 29 titles created 16 Nov 2012 a list of 32 titles created 03 Aug 2013 a list of 22 titles created 20 Nov 2013 a list of 47 titles created 18 Nov 2014 a list of 48 titles created 11 months ago Title: The Color Purple (1985) 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. Nominated for 11 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards » Videos A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. Director: Steven Spielberg About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt. Director: Steven Spielberg A romantic adventure about a legendary pilot's passion for dare-devil firefighting and his girl. Director: Steven Spielberg After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Director: Steven Spielberg Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. Director: Steven Spielberg A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road. Director: Steven Spielberg Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life... Written by Colin Tinto <[email protected]> It's about life. It's about love. It's about us. See more » Genres: 7 February 1986 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Sheryl Lee Ralph tested for the role of Shug Avery. See more » Goofs The Johnsons' mailbox, featured as early as 1906, is a Joroleman mailbox. This style mailbox was not available until 1915 when it was designed by U.S. Post Office employee Roy J. Joroleman. See more » Quotes Vintage Spielberg In Both The Good & Bad 27 January 2007 | by ccthemovieman-1 (United States) – See all my reviews As with many Steven Spielberg films, this is a beautiful-looking movie, scene-after-scene almost looking like paintings. To me, that was the main attraction of the movie because the story - although powerful - to me, wasn't as appealing as the rich visuals. It's also one of those films almost guaranteed to bring a tear or two to ones eyes at the end. This is much more involving story if you are a woman or black person, because you can relate more to the characters in the film. As with typical Hollywood, political correctness rules: most of the men (white or black) are bad while the women (mostly black) are all good. If you are a male watching the movie, this bias in the story can be very annoying. Individually, I remember first watching this (I've seen it a couple of times) and being surprised what a good actress Oprah Winfrey was, and how appealing was Whoopi Goldberg's character "Celie." Goldberg became a star after this film (also for her comedy |
Which group had a top 10-album chart success with 'What's the story, morning glory'? | Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Edition) | PopMatters (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Edition) Oasis' Morning Glory still holds up, which can be attributed to the fact that albums with this level of cultural clout and collective popularity tend to help define the sounds of their era. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? [Deluxe Edition] (Big Brother) iTunes Many people view 1995’s Battle of Britpop as one of the most important pop music events of the modern era, wherein the two biggest bands of this rising English-centric movement, Blur and Oasis, pitted their highly-anticipated new singles “Country House” and “Roll With It” (respectively) against each other in a bid for UK chart dominance, the art-damaged whimsy of Blur’s character studies running in direct opposition to Oasis’ lads-and-lager brand of unabashed rock and roll. Many say that Blur won the battle but lost the war, with “Country House” topping the chart but Oasis’ sophomore album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, going on to break them to a worldwide audience and go down in some books as one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Yet what no one talks about is that during this highly-publicized event, it actually didn’t matter who won the top spot: the No. 1 single the week prior belonged to that of Take That, and before that the penthouse belonged to The Outhere Brothers with a song called “ Boom Boom Boom ”. Whoever “won” this media event was arbitrary: England just wanted to rock again. After all, in the bleak pop landscape that was UK pop music in the early ‘90s, Oasis’ record-shattering debut felt like a breath of fresh air, this group of Manchester lads having constructed an album that would turn them into Rock ‘N’ Roll Stars, which, amazingly, is exactly what it did. Although the album was fairly dry in its production, Noel Gallagher’s songs were sturdy enough to withstand most criticism against them, and as the writing sessions for Morning Glory proved, Definitely Maybe‘s success gave him a newfound confidence, as even the B-sides he wound up penning turned out to have a more lasting legacy than most bands’ greatest hits comps, as “Acquiesce”, the brilliant flip to their first-ever No. 1 hit “Some Might Say”, eventually got a single release of its own three years after the fact. So following the deluxe re-release of Definitely Maybe earlier this year , Big Brother Records didn’t waste much time getting the (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? deluxe set out to market, featuring one whole disc of B-sides and another disc made of demos, live cuts, and rarities. What’s absolutely astonishing about this set is that for one of the most storied modern rock albums in UK history, there are surprisingly few revelations to be found in this ephemera, largely due to the fact that most Oasis fans already have a lot of what’s on here, the whole package coming off more as a cash grab than it does a historical artifact. Although nearly two decades removed from its original release, the good news is that the original Morning Glory album still holds up, something which can be attributed to the fact that albums with this level of cultural clout and collective popularity tend to help define the sounds of their era instead of feeling like the product of them (which, of course, can’t be said for later efforts like Standing on the Shoulders of Giants). Having accomplished what they wanted to with the swaggering braggadocio of their debut, Noel Gallagher lightens his touch a bit, creating songs that aren’t exactly introspective but have an emotional undercurrent to give the illusion of vulnerability. He never reveals the inner-workings of his wounded soul (although “Don’t Look Back in Anger” might give away more than he intended), but he really didn’t need to: as Definitely Maybe‘s “Live Forever” proved, he could achieve catharsis through universal sentiment, which is why although Definitely Maybe is loaded with anthems intended to be blasted from pub jukeboxes, Morning Glory has just as many sing-along moments but carries much more of an everyman t |
Which football club did Alex Ferguson leave to join Manchester United? | Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager after 27 years | Football | The Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager after 27 years • Ferguson to stand down at end of season Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager after 27 years • Ferguson to stand down at end of season Wednesday 8 May 2013 04.32 EDT First published on Wednesday 8 May 2013 04.32 EDT Close This article is 3 years old Sir Alex Ferguson will retire as Manchester United manager at the end of the season in the 27th year of a tenure that has made him the most successful in British football. While he will become a United director and ambassador, the executive are now charged with having to appoint the successor to a man who has won 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, the Cup Winners' Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups. In February, Ed Woodward, the incoming chief executive, said there was plan in place for when the Scot did step down. Regarding his decision, Ferguson said: "The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time. It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so. The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long- term future of the club remains a bright one. "Our training facilities are amongst the finest in global sport and our home Old Trafford is rightfully regarded as one of the leading venues in the world. Going forward, I am delighted to take on the roles of both director and ambassador for the club. With these activities, along with my many other interests, I am looking forward to the future. I must pay tribute to my family, their love and support has been essential. My wife Cathy has been the key figure throughout my career, providing a bedrock of both stability and encouragement. Words are not enough to express what this has meant to me. "As for my players and staff, past and present, I would like to thank them all for a staggering level of professional conduct and dedication that has helped to deliver so many memorable triumphs. Without their contribution the history of this great club would not be as rich. In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team. "Over the past decade, the Glazer family have provided me with the platform to manage Manchester United to the best of my ability and I have been extremely fortunate to have worked with a talented and trustworthy chief executive in David Gill. I am truly grateful to all of them. "To the fans, thank you. The support you have provided over the years has been truly humbling. It has been an honour and an enormous privilege to have had the opportunity to lead your club and I have treasured my time as manager of Manchester United." The sudden nature of Ferguson's departure is in keeping with how the Scot stated he would leave the post after he trailed a first retirement during the 2001/2 season before performing a U-turn. ManUtd_PressOffice (@ManUtd_PO) May 8, 2013 It is understood he gathered the players in the first team changing room shortly after they arrived for training at Carrington on Wednesday morning. In an emotional speech he announced he was to step down. He then took his backroom staff aside before finally addressing the rest of the staff in the canteen. Any successor to the Scot would be required by the club to have extended experience of managing in the Champions League, as well as expertise in handling a large budget and squad. These criteria would appear to rule out David Moyes, the Everton manager, with at least one senior executive unsure about his candidacy, despite Ferguson being an admirer – though earlier in the week bookmakers slashed the odds on him joining United, possibly as member of the backroom staff, thi |
In Star Wars, what species is Chewbacca? | Chewbacca | StarWars.com Databank Chewbacca A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca was part of a core group of Rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart -- and is unwavering in his loyalty to his friends. He has stuck with Han through years of turmoil that have changed both the galaxy and their lives. databank HISTORY // FALL OF THE REPUBLIC During the Clone Wars, Chewbacca was one of several individuals from diverse species captured by Trandoshan hunters. Taken against his will to a jungle moon, he was released and hunted for sport. Chewie would not give up without a fight, however, and worked with new ally and fellow captive Ahsoka Tano to stage a revolt. Together, they defeated the Trandoshans and returned to their respective homes. As Wookiees had good relations with Yoda , they welcomed the Jedi Master and clone troopers to Kashyyyk , their homeworld. During one of the Clone Wars’ final battles, Chewbacca fought against Separatist droids alongside Republic forces -- until the execution of Order 66. In an effort to save Yoda, Chewbacca and fellow Wookiee Tarfful led the Jedi to a secret escape pod and evacuated him from the planet. GALACTIC CIVIL WAR Chewbacca met Obi-Wan Kenobi , who was looking for passage to Alderaan , in the seedy Mos Eisley cantina on Tatooine. As Han Solo’ s loyal friend and co-pilot, he arranged a meeting between the rogue smuggler, the Jedi, and Luke Skywalker . The group reached an agreement on a fee -- in truth, Han was desperate for the money -- and were forced to blast their way past stormtroopers and out of the spaceport aboard the Millennium Falcon . When they reached their destination, the group found that there was no Alderaan left; it had been destroyed by the Empire’ s Death Star , and their ship was soon caught in the doomsday weapon’s tractor beam. With Han and Luke in stormtrooper disguise, Chewie posed as an Imperial prisoner to allow for easy passage inside the space station. They rescued Princess Leia , who was held captive, and escaped. Later, Chewbacca was at Han’s side in the Millennium Falcon as they saved Luke during the attack on the Death Star. Chewbacca and Han remained with the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Yavin, and helped establish its new base on the ice planet Hoth . But Han had to pay off Jabba the Hutt , meaning he and Chewie would be forced to leave their friends. Things changed, however, with the arrival of an Imperial probe droid . Han and Chewie engaged it, all but confirming the spy droid was sent by the Empire. When Imperial forces arrived, they made a hasty escape with Leia and C-3PO on the Millennium Falcon and were pursued through an asteroid field. Believing they had lost their Imperial seekers, they landed in Cloud City -- a facility run by Lando Calrissian , an old friend of Han and Chewie. But bounty hunter Boba Fett and the Empire arrived before they did; C-3PO was shot, Han was tortured and frozen in carbonite, and all seemed lost. Trying to make up for his mistake, Lando freed the remaining Rebels -- and Chewie thanked him with a powerful chokehold -- before they all escaped on the Falcon. With Han held at Jabba’s Palace , Chewbacca was part of the rescue mission hatched by the ace pilot’s friends. He appeared as a captive of the bounty hunter Boushh -- in reality, Leia in disguise. Leia managed to free Han from the carbonite but was quickly captured by Jabba, who didn’t fall for their ruse. Chewbacca was kept in a holding cell, reunited there with Han. The crime lord sentenced the small band to death by Sarlacc , but his underestimation of Luke Skywalker proved to be his undoing. Later, Chewbacca joined Han and friends on the dangerous mission to destroy the new Death Star ’s shield generator, located on the forest moon of Endor . While Chewbacca’s curiosity about a dead animal led to the group’s capture by Ewoks -- as Han said, “Great, Chewie. Always thinkin’ with your stomach.” -- it turned out to be |
"Which American city is nicknamed ""The Windy City""?" | Why is Chicago Called the "Windy City"? | Mental Floss Why is Chicago Called the "Windy City"? ThinkStock Like us on Facebook Travelers to Chicago may experience the wind gusts that come off Lake Michigan, get tossed around a bit and think, “So this is why it’s called the Windy City.” The nickname, which dates back to the late 1870s, is deceiving: Chicago is literally a windy city, but that’s not what the phrase was intended to reference. Talk to different people and you’ll get different answers, but most fingers point to Charles A. Dana, once the editor of the New York Sun—a paper published between 1833 and 1950—who wrote an editorial that said Chicago was windy because of its full-of-hot-air politicians. The Chicago Tribune even published a column in 2004 , which they hold as the “definitive article on the term,” giving Dana credit. During the time of Dana’s proclamation, Chicago and New York were competing to host the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The Tribune’s column writes that the famous phrase comes from when Dana advocated against the “nonsensical claims of that windy city. Its people could not hold a world’s fair even if they won it.” The problem with using Dana as a source is that no one has ever been able to find this legendary editorial. Not even a date of publication. According to Barry Popik , a New York City parking-ticket judge by day and a word sleuth by night, he has found the true origins of the phrase . He came across an entry in a May 9, 1876 Cincinnati Enquirer article with the headline, “THAT WINDY CITY. Some of the Freaks of the Last Chicago Tornado.” Popik said the headline used innuendo to comment on the speakers who were full of wind and that there was a windstorm. This is the earliest found reference of Chicago being called the Windy City, predating Dana’s use of the phrase by a little more than a decade. Still, both the Tribune and the Chicago Public Library stand by the fact that Dana popularized the term, even if he didn’t coin it. |
Mike Hazelwood is associated with which sport? | Mike Hazelwood By WATERSKI Magazine posted Jun 14th, 2001 at 3:00pm Off exit 67 along Interstate 75 near Ocala, Florida, road-weary travelers walk into the Pilot Travel Plaza, pay for their gas and walk out. Hundreds of them, every day, and rarely does anyone recognize one of the greatest water skiers ever hustling from the walk-in cooler to the counter. "Some skiers have come in and been surprised to see me," says two-time world overall champion (1977 and '79) Mike Hazelwood. Anyone who remembers Hazelwood simply doesn't expect to see the guy who made the WaterSki cover in 1985 after being voted the world's top jumper, away from the water - or managing a truck stop for that matter. Hazelwood, who turned 40 in April, initially stayed with water skiing after his retirement in 1988. He ran a ski school in Winter Haven, Florida, until 1996, when he moved with his wife Rene, son Daniel and daughter Roxanne to Ocala. "We moved away from the ski site, which was too bad because Daniel finished second at Nationals two years ago," says Hazelwood. "But it was time to move on and earn a living." Hazelwood still contends with the bad back that forced him to retire even though he was still arguably among the top five jumpers in the world at that time. He was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his lower back when he was 16. "That actually helped my career because I had to get into weights and physical fitness," says Hazelwood. But 15 years later it became too much. "If I had continued skiing I might be in a wheelchair now." Instead of skiing, Hazelwood bikes about 100 miles a week for exercise. And he appreciates the past. "It was a great life to be paid to ski and see the world. I wish I could have done it forever. But your body gives out, so you have to go out and learn something else." Latest |
What is the study of plants called? | What do you call a scientist who studies plants? | Reference.com What do you call a scientist who studies plants? A: Quick Answer A scientist who studies plants is called a botanist. Also called plant biologists, botanists study diverse plant life ranging from small microorganisms to giant trees. As experts in the field of botany, botanists are well-versed in the identification and classification of plant life, the biochemical functions and processes of plants and the various plant diseases and cures. The work of botanists include the following: Investigate, discover and classify different plant species and their habitat. Conduct studies, research and experiments on plant growth and their role in the ecosystem. Study the molecular biology and structure of plants. Oversee the care of plants in parks, botanical gardens and protected forests. Apart from botanical gardens and parks, botanists also work for museums, arboretums, herbariums, zoos and medicinal plant laboratories. Biotechnological firms, pharmaceutical companies and the government may also employ botanists. Academic institutions often hire botanists either as educators or researchers. To become a botanist, one needs to have a degree in botany or any degrees related to plant science. Aspiring botanists should take up English, mathematics, chemistry, physics and biological sciences. In high school, it will be helpful to take college preparatory classes in biology, mathematics and geography. As with any other degree, graduate and post-graduate studies are required to become a professor in a university. |
What is the vegetable used to make Eggs Florentine? | Eggs Florentine Recipe : Emeril Lagasse : Food Network Hard Boiled Eggs Recipes 4.3 12 I tried it and it was good will try again darren s. 2014-02-02T15:58:47Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Delicious!! My only comment is that 4-5 minutes to pouch the eggs is way too long. I would suggest 2 minutes.. Everything else was YUMMY!! richkadams 2011-03-11T11:07:19Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Awesome...however, trying to replicate dish from a trip to Versailles I forwent the potato cakes and used a ham. I am making it for my birthday this weekend with a crispy pancetta instead. The Mornay sauce and spinach in this recipe are a must to bring it all together. Eve B. 2010-09-28T21:07:59Z item not reviewed by moderator and published For those who are not cooks, it may have been strange that you did not bother to put the whole recipe together at the end. In my opinion a big mistake. pmelros 2008-03-18T12:36:58Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This recipe is very good, the only thing I found, is when I made the Mornay Sauce, after I put the Cheese in, which was Gruyere, it was grainy to me. Is this normal? All the rest was great! Sandi Hanford,Calif Sandi in Hanford 2007-06-03T14:36:00Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This is easy, but multi stepped and well worth the effort!!! The mornay sauce is stinky (I used Guyere) but is fabulous!!! I loved the potatoes! Well worth the efffort!!!! Lisa M. 2007-05-16T21:51:08Z item not reviewed by moderator and published my wife was so happy when I brought the breakfast to bed.... Juan A. 2006-08-11T13:14:48Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This is a great breakfast meal. It is so rich and satisfing. tanner B. 2006-08-09T21:08:19Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Fairly easy to prepare, well worth the extra effort. Ben L. 2005-03-26T14:29:41Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This whole recipe was delicious and took less than 10 minutes because I did not make the potato cake (used English muffins for the base). The mornay sauce was a little plain because I used Jarlsberg cheese. Next time I will use a stronger swiss like Emmenthaler to enhance the flavor. BABY R. 2005-03-14T19:38:30Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This recipe was easy to follow and was quite tasty. We modified the sauce, however, to include additional seasonings to enhance flavor. JAKE L. 2004-08-29T00:13:12Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Easy, and delicious! Will definately make again, and again. Michele, Brentwood CA michele94505 2004-07-11T15:23:13Z item not reviewed by moderator and published On TV |
What nationality were the composers Richard Strauss and Johan Sebastian Bach? | Johann Strauss - Biography - IMDb Johann Strauss Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (3) Overview (3) The Waltz King Mini Bio (1) Johann Strauss (or Johann Strauss son), one of Austrian music's most famous names who studied music secretly against his father's will, later became the leader of his father's band and the indisputable "waltz king"; his waltz 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube', is the main theme in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He was born Johann Sebastian Strauss on October 25, 1825, in Vienna, Austria. His father was the composer Johann Strauss Sr. Young Johann Strauss studied music secretly with his father's first violinist in the Strauss orchestra. He was reprimanded by his father who wanted him to be a banker. He continued studies of counterpoint, harmony, and violin, and concentrated fully on a career as a composer at the age of 17, when his father left the family. Young Strauss made his debut at the Dommayer's Casino in Hietzing, the upscale district of Vienna. He became the rival of his father and gained popularity performing with his own orchestra. He took the side of revolutionaries when Vienna was racked up by the bourgeois revolution of 1848. He publicly played La Marseillaise and was hauled up by the Viennese authorities. That caused him denial of position of the Hofballmusikdirektor (Royal Ball Music Director). His career continued after the death of his father in 1849, which allowed the merger of two Strauss orchestras under the baton of Johann Strauss. Strauss took his united orchestra on extensive tours in Austria, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, and Britain. Russian Tsar Alexander II commissioned Strauss to play at Pavlovsk, the royal suburb of St. Peterburg. There was the opening of a new railway and a landmark concert hall for Russian aristocracy. Strauss also accepted commissions to play for the Grand Prince Michael in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1853, when the commissions became too much to be handled, his mother persuaded younger brother Joseph to take over the helm of the Strauss Orchestra. Strauss eventually toured and concertized to an exhaustion and was confined to a sanatorium to recuperate as he was suffering from neuralgia. He was married three times and had complications with the Catholic Church which refused to grant him a divorce. Strauss had to change his religion and nationality in order to get married to the woman he loved; he became a citizen of German Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. After that he became free to marry his third wife Adele, who encouraged his creative talent in his later years. Johann Strauss was the most sought after composer of dance music in the second half of the 19th Century. His influence is felt in the music of the operetta maestro Franz Lehár and other composers. Among his admirers were Richard Wagner , Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss and other prominent composers. Strauss wrote Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), Wiener Blut (The Viennese Blood), and other popular operettas. His exquisite waltzes: The Blue Danube, Tales from the Vienna Wood, Man only Lives Once, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, and many other waltzes made Johann Strauss the indisputable "waltz king" of the 19th century. He died of pneumonia on June 3, 1899, in Vienna, and was laid to rest in the cemetery of Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (3) |
How old is a filly when she officially becomes a mare? | What is a filly horse? | Reference.com What is a filly horse? A: Quick Answer A filly horse is a young female horse under 4 years old. Once a filly turns 4, she becomes known as a mare, even though fillies generally reach sexual maturity by 2 years of age. Full Answer Although fillies are sexually mature at age 2, they aren't bred until they become mares because they're still growing. A mare can breed once a year for several years. A horse used primarily for this purpose is called a broodmare. Once she gives birth to a foal, which is a baby horse, she nurses it for up to six months. A mare who is used for riding is also not bred regularly. In some rare cases a mare is fixed, becoming a spayed mare. A colt is a young male horse under 4 years old. Once he comes of age, he is called a stallion. Stallions are often castrated for any of several reasons; two of the most common are that the stallion is unmanageable due to its testosterone levels and that it doesn't have desirable traits to pass on to young. Once castrated, a male horse becomes known as a gelding. On rare occasions a castration isn't complete, and the horse becomes a rigg. A rigg has some stallion character traits and in some cases is still fertile. |
What is the alternative name for the Authorized Version of the Bible? | Why is the King James Bible called the "Authorized Version"? How did King James Authorize it? 8 am - 5 pm PT (909) 941-8128 Fax © 2001 by David W. Daniels Question: Why is the King James Bible called the "Authorized Version"? How did King James Authorize it? Answer: Despite stories to the contrary, King James, in no uncertain terms, clearly authorized the translation of the Bible that now bears his name. [Note: This is a drastically shortened account of the birth of God's preserved words in English. Longer accounts are available, as in Final Authority: A Christian's Guide to the King James Bible , by William P. Grady.] Sanctioning the Authorized Version When Elizabeth died on April 1, 1603, she had seen 130 editions of the New Testament and the Bible published during her 45 years as Queen of England. James VI of Scotland, son of Mary, "Queen of Scots," became James I of England. Four days later, on his way to London, a delegation of Puritan ministers met James, asking him to hear their grievances against the Church of England. James consented, and on January of 1604, four Puritans came to express their troubles at Hampton Court, in front of King James and over 50 Anglican (Church of England) officials. One by one each request was rejected, until the Puritan group's leader, John Rainolds said these famous words: "May your Majesty be pleased to direct that the Bible be now translated, [since] such versions as are extant [are] not answering to the original." At first, Bishop Bancroft of London was dead-set against it, saying, "If every man's humor might be followed, there would be no end to translating." But the King made it clear he liked the idea. Not too long later Bancroft wrote this to a friend: I move you in his majesty's name that, … no time may be overstepped by you for the better furtherance of this holy work…. You will scarcely conceive how earnest his majesty is to have this work begun! When this Bible was translated, the title page was printed basically as you find it today in Cambridge Bibles: THE |
What profession did St. Luke supposedly follow? | Saint Luke | biblical author | Britannica.com biblical author Saint Peter the Apostle Saint Luke, (flourished 1st century ad), in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles , a companion of the Apostle Paul , and the most literary of the New Testament writers. Information about his life is scanty. Tradition based on references in the Pauline Letters has regarded him as a physician and a Gentile. He was a coworker of Paul and probably accompanied him on several missionary journeys. St. Luke, stained-glass window, 19th century; in St. Mary’s Church, Bury St. Edmunds, Eng. © Ronald Sheridan/Ancient Art & Architecture Collection St. Luke Drawing the Virgin, detail of a painting by Jan Gossart … Courtesy of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Scriptural sources Luke is first mentioned in the letters of Paul as the latter’s “coworker” and as the “beloved physician.” The former designation is the more significant one, for it identifies him as one of a professional cadre of itinerant Christian “workers,” many of whom were teachers and preachers. His medical skills, like Paul’s tentmaking, may have contributed to his livelihood; but his principal occupation was the advancement of the Christian mission. If Luke was the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles , the course and nature of his ministry may be sketched in more detail from both texts. He excludes himself from those who were eyewitnesses of Christ’s ministry. He indicates participation in the Pauline mission by the use of the first person in the “we” sections of Acts. They suggest that Luke shared in instructing persons in the Christian message and possibly in performing miraculous healings. The “we” sections are analogous in style to travel reports found elsewhere in writings of the Greco-Roman period. They place the author with Paul during his initial mission into Greece—i.e., as far as Philippi , in Macedonia (c. ad 51). It is there that Luke later rejoins Paul and accompanies him on his final journey to Jerusalem (c. ad 58). After Paul’s arrest in that city and during his extended detention in nearby Caesarea, Luke may have spent considerable time in Palestine working with the apostle as the occasion allowed and gathering materials for his future two-volume literary work, the Gospel and the Acts. In any case, two years later he appears with Paul on his prison voyage from Caesarea to Rome and again, according to the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy 4:11, at the time of the apostle’s martyrdom in the imperial city (c. ad 66). Britannica Stories Leap Second Further direct information about Luke is scanty in the New Testament, but certain inferences may be drawn. The literary style of his writings and the range of his vocabulary mark him as an educated man. The distinction drawn between Luke and other colleagues “of the circumcision” ( Colossians 4:11) has caused many scholars to conclude that he was a Gentile. If so, he would be the only New Testament writer clearly identifiable as a non-Jew. This conclusion, however, rests upon a doubtful equation of those “of the circumcision” with Jewish Christians. Actually, the phrase probably refers to a particular type of Jewish Christian, those who strictly observed the rituals of Judaism. It offers no support, therefore, to the view that Luke was a Gentile. His intimate knowledge of the Old Testament ( Hebrew Bible ) and the focus of interest in his writings favour, on balance, the view that he was a Jewish Christian who followed a Greek lifestyle and was comparatively lax in ritual observances. Writings from the latter half of the second century provide further information. A number of them—St. Irenaeus ’ Against Heresies, the Anti-Marcionite Prologue to the Gospel, and the Muratorian Canon listing the books received as sacred by the Christians—identify Luke as the author of the third Gospel and Acts. The Prologue makes the particular assertion that St. Luke was “a man from Antioch, Syria” who wrote while being “moved by the Holy Spirit”—that is, as a prophet. T |
Whose favourite son was sold into Egypt by his jealous half-brothers? | Daily Bible Study - Children Of Jacob Questions? Search all 6,500+ Bible studies on this website. Just type in topic word(s) or a question. Due to extensive use of high-quality maps and illustrations, this educational website is best-viewed with a minimum screen-resolution width of 1280 pixels Children Of Jacob by Wayne Blank The grandson of Abraham , and the son of Isaac , Jacob is a key individual of Bible History . God changed Jacob's name to Israel (see Stairway To Heaven ), and from his sons came the Tribes of Israel - the Israelites. Jacob had 2 wives, Rachel and Leah (who were sisters, and first-cousins of Jacob), and 2 concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah, an apparently common and accepted practice of the day. Rachel and Leah did not object to the other two women because it was their idea to have more children with them (Genesis 30:3,9). Rachel - Jacob's favorite wife. She died while giving birth to Benjamin and is buried at Bethlehem . Her children were Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph - 11th-born overall. Definitely his father's favorite son, from his favorite wife, it was Joseph who was sold for slavery into Egypt by his jealous brothers (see Coat Of Many Colors ). There, with God's help, he rose to become the highest official of the Pharaoh , saving the nation from the famine that was prophesied. When the rest of Jacob's family moved to Egypt to escape the famine, it was Joseph who had made their survival possible (they would remain in Egypt 400 years, eventually becoming slaves until the Exodus). While there, Joseph had 2 sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were themselves made into individual tribes of Israel to bring the number back to 12 - the priestly tribe of Levi was not counted separately, but was absorbed among the other tribes. Ephraim - Younger than Manasseh, he was never the less ranked higher in the family structure (Genesis 48:19). His descendants were to become a great future group of nations. Manasseh - 1st-born of Joseph, he was prophesied to become a great single nation. Benjamin - The youngest of the 12 sons. Rachel died while giving him birth. The apostle Paul (see On The Road To Damascus ), who wrote much of the New Testament, is descended from Benjamin. Leah - It seems that Jacob did not have a great deal of love for her, perhaps because she became his wife by deception (Genesis 29:16-30). Never the less, Leah is the mother of the greatest number of the Tribes of Israel, and is today buried with Jacob (along with Abraham, Sarah , Isaac and Rebekah) in the high-tension area of The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Her children are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Israel's only recorded daughter, Dinah. Reuben - 1st-born overall. He was disqualified from his position as eldest son when he committed an act of sexual immorality with Jacob's concubine Bilhah (Genesis 35:22). Simeon - 2nd-born overall. Levi - 3rd-born overall. From Levi came the Levites who were dedicated to God's service. As such, they were later not counted as a separate tribe. Moses and Aaron and John The Baptist were descended from Levi. Judah - 4th-born overall. Perhaps the most famous of Jacob's sons, it was from Judah that the Jews are descended. Jesus Christ (see also The Chosen People ), and most Christians in the earliest days of the church, were descended from Judah. A vital element for understanding Bible Prophecy is that while all Jews are Israelites, not all Israelites are Jews (just the same as all Belgians are Europeans, but not all Europeans are Belgians). There are many millions of people around the world today who are Israelites, but are not Jews. Issachar - 9th-born overall. Zebulun - 10th-born overall. Dinah - Israel's only daughter. Bilhah - Rachel's maid, it was Rachel's idea that Jacob have children with her (Genesis 30:3-6). Her children were Dan and Naphtali. Dan - 5th-born overall. Naphtali - 6th-born overall. Zilpah - Leah's maid, it was Leah's idea that Jacob have children with her (Genesis 30:9). Her children were Gad and Asher. Gad - 7th-born overall. Asher - 8th-born overall. Fact Finder: Wh |
What was the source of Samson's strength? | What was the source of Samson's strength? What was the source of Samson's strength? Subscribe to our Question of the Week : Question: "What was the source of Samson's strength?" Answer: In Judges 13:5 an angel gives a promise and command to Manoah’s wife: “You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite , dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” Her son was Samson . As an adult, Samson’s strength allowed him to tear apart a lion with his bare hands and to defeat many Philistines with supernatural acts of strength. The Philistines, of course, saw Samson as their mortal enemy. In an attempt to defeat him, some of the Philistine leaders plotted with a woman named Delilah to discover the source of his strength. They said to her, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver” (Judges 16:5). Delilah tried three times to pry from Samson the secret of his strength. Three times she failed, as Samson misled her with various stories. Then we read, “With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it. So he told her everything. ‘No razor has ever been used on my head,’ he said, ‘because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man’” (Judges 16:16–17). Verse 19 records Samson’s defeat: “After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.” The Philistines, who had been waiting to pounce, bound Samson, gouged out his eyes, and put him in prison where he was forced to work at a mill (Judges 16:21). After a time, the Philistines chose to bring Samson out of prison to make sport of him. He was brought into the arena during a festival where about 3,000 men and women were in attendance (Judges 16:27). Samson rested against the pillars and prayed for God to give him strength one more time to defeat the Philistines. God answered his prayer. Verse 30 notes, “Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.” It seems as though Samson’s hair was his human source of power, but it is clear from this final event that God was the true, ultimate source of his strength. Samson’s uncut hair was simply the sign that he was obeying God’s command for him to be a Nazarite. God’s strength was the power behind each of the judges, including Samson. |
Who was the first to meet with the risen Jesus? | Who saw the risen Jesus first? Mary Magdalene? Peter? Cleopas? Who? Who saw the risen Jesus first? Mary Magdalene? Peter? Cleopas? Who? Question: Who saw Jesus first? (MATT28:9)Jesus makes his first appearance to the Mary's (MARK16:9) Jesus makes his first appearance to Mary Magdalene only (LUKE24:15-18) Jesus makes his first appearance to Cleopas and another (JOHN20:14) Jesus makes his first appearance to Mary Magdalene only (1COR15:5) Jesus makes his first appearance to Cephas (PETER). Response: Who saw Jesus first? I would say that Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the risen Jesus. I base this on Mark 16:9 because there it specifically says that Mary Magdalene was specifically the first person to see the risen Jesus. John 20:14 is consistent with this opinion. And, Luke 24:15-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:5 don't specifically address the issue of who was the first to see the risen Jesus. I also speculate that the other Mary was the second person to see the risen Jesus, based on what I believe is a "compressed" or "telescoped" account given in Matthew 28:9. So let's take a look at each of the verses and see how they compare in regards to who first saw the risen Jesus: In Mark 16:9, it says that Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene. Mark doesn't mention the other Mary or anyone else. But Mark never claimed specifically that Mary Magdalene was alone. All that we can know for certain is that Mark 16:9 is claiming that Mary Magdalene was first. Nothing more, nothing less. In Matthew 28:9 it says that Jesus suddenly met "them" sometime after they had learned that Jesus was not in the tomb. I assume that the "them" includes Mary Magdalene and the other Mary because they are specifically named in Matthew 28:1. Matthew makes no distinction as to whether Mary Magdalene saw the risen Jesus first or if she and the other Mary saw Jesus at the same instant. So, it is possible that Mary Magdalene actually saw Jesus first and that the other Mary saw him soon after that. That would be consistent with Mark 16:9. However, perhaps Mark 16:9 only chose to focus solely on Mary Magdalene and that the other Mary was also present. Any claim that there is a contradiction between Matthew 28:9 and Mark 16:9 would be based on speculation. Luke 24:15-18 explains that the "women" went to the tomb and saw that Jesus was not there. Luke does not specifically identify the women. But, he does say that Mary Magdalene; and Mary, the mother of James; and a woman named Joanna; went to the others to tell them that Jesus had risen. Was Joanna present at the empty tomb? Or did Joanna meet Mary Magdalene and the other Mary as they went from the tomb to tell the others that Jesus had risen? We don't know for certain. Luke doesn't say that any of the women had seen Jesus on their way back from the tomb. However, Luke explains that two of Jesus' followers were on the road to Emmaus, including a person named Cleopas, and that they saw Jesus. But Luke does not say that they were the first to see the risen Jesus. If indeed there is any contradiction, it is based on speculation, not on facts. John 20:14 says Mary Magdalene met the risen Jesus. But, like Mark 16:9, there is no mention of the other Mary, or anyone else, being present at that point in time. As for the account given in 1 Corinthians 15:4, there again is no mention of who specifically was the first to see Jesus. And it is obvious that it is in no way an attempt to be a comprehensive list of everyone who saw the risen Jesus. What it does say is this: 1. Jesus was buried, 3. Jesus appeared to Peter, 4. And then Jesus appeared to the other Apostles. All we can know for certain in regards to 1 Corinthians 15:4 is that Peter saw the risen Jesus after Jesus had risen and before the other Apostles had seen him. Nothing more, nothing less. As you can see from the various Bible verses, some are specific in certain details and others are not. But there is no provable contradiction in regards to which person first saw the risen Jesus. If my opinion is correct that Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the |
As a reward, for which skill did Salome demand the gift of John the Baptist's head? | 01-17-14 Vol. 35 No. 22 by The Leaven - issuu theleaven.com | vol. 35, no. 22 | january 17, 2014 The sky’s the limit By Jessica Langdon [email protected] W ILLIAMSBURG — If they start in fifth grade and return every year through high school, kids might camp at the Prairie Star Ranch here eight different times. But they’ll never repeat an experience. Camp leaders rewrite the curriculum every year, developing new ways to infuse faith and fun into kids’ summers, and they’re already looking ahead to summer 2014. Registration for Camp Tekakwitha — including the popular Camp Tekakwitha Extreme — opens on Jan. 29 for students entering high school grades in the fall. Registration opens Feb. 5 for campers starting seventh and eighth grades. Families with campers entering fifth and sixth grade may begin registering their children for Camp Kateri on Feb. 12. Registration starts at 9 a.m. on each of those dates. Families are encouraged to register online, but mailed registrations are also accepted. Families should wait to mail them until the registration Jan. 24 — Scholarship apperiod for the appropriate plications due age group opens. Jan. 29 — Registration One group Deacon opens for campers enterDana Nearmyer, camp ing ninth-12th grade co-director, really wants Feb. 5 — Registration to draw to camp this opens for campers entersummer is girls in middle ing seventh/eighth grade school. Feb. 12 — Registration Last summer saw light opens for campers entercamp attendance among ing fifth/sixth grade this age group. Recognizing that this is an intensely busy age — with many activities competing for every moment of their time even during the summer — Deacon Nearmyer noted that it is also an incredibly important time in their lives. Camp leaders have even heard from young high school students that the junior high grades need greater focus. “We’re writing curriculum especially for junior high kids,” said Deacon Nearmyer. “It preserves their innocence, but it’s tracking into where the culture’s trying to take them.” Deacon Nearmyer recently immersed himself in the latest apps that he hopes — combined with a wide range of fun outdoor activities — will help provide the answers kids today are seeking to their very “sophisticated” questions about their faith. This is also the first year the Wet Willie water slide will be open to all the camps. The new attraction opened during mid-summer last year. Brochures, registration information and other details are available on the archdiocesan website at: www.archkck.org. Important dates for 2014 Check out our story on camp counselors on pages 4 & 5 2 archbishop T Blessed aunt’s witness taught many life lessons his past Friday, I was in Munster, Ind., to celebrate the funeral Mass for my Aunt Dolores. She was my mother’s only sibling. As recently as this September when my aunt turned 86, she was still healthy enough to drive herself to a weekly bridge game. However, for the past several months, she has been in hospice care, so her death was hardly unexpected. In the mid-1950s, my aunt and uncle moved to Griffith, Ind. — a suburban community between Gary and Chicago. When they moved to Griffith, they did not know anyone within 300 miles. At the time, they had five of their eventual eight sons. Quickly, they became involved with their local parish — St. Mary’s. The elderly and very wise pastor formed what he called the St. Theodore Club, whose members were young couples with growing families. Through this club, my aunt and uncle made some incredible friends, who became as close as family. My brother and I would spend most of the summer with my cousins. They would come to St. Louis for a couple of weeks and most of the rest of the summer we stayed with my cousins in Indiana. What generosity it takes to give birth eight times — to endure the discomfort of nine months of pregnancy as well as the pain of labor and delivery. However, as every seasoned mother knows, labor and delivery are the easy part. The real challenge is spending the next 20-plus years nurturing, caring for, teaching and sacrificing for |
According to the Bible, where was Daniel imprisoned? | Daniel In The Den Of Lions Bible Story Summary Daniel In The Den Of Lions Bible Story Summary Tweet One of the most loved stories from the Old Testament is the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. The whole story of Daniel starts when he was just a young boy. However, by the time Daniel was cast into the lion’s den he was an old man. Many things happened in Daniel’s life, but he continued to trust and serve God even though he was forced to work for wicked people. The main part of the story is in Daniel 6. But you can read the first 5 chapters of the book of Daniel to read about everything that happened to him. There may be times in your life when people try to get you to disobey God. You should take encouragement from the story of Daniel and trust God to take care of you. Slaves Daniel was a little boy when the Babylonian army came to fight Israel. God allowed some of the people of Israel to be carried off as slaves. Daniel and three of his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were taken. They were very smart. The king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, wanted them to work for him because they were so smart. The four boys made it clear to the king that they would obey God first of all. Even though they were in prison and were probably just little children (maybe 8 to 12 years old) they only ate food that God said was clean. They knew God’s laws and wanted to please Him. To the surprise of everyone around them they were stronger and healthier than the other prisoners who ate the king’s food. Daniel’s Friends Maybe you know Daniel’s three friends by different names. They are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These are the three who were put into a fiery furnace because they would not bow down to the idol that King Nebuchadnezzar made. Daniel’s friends wanted to obey God as much as Daniel did and they trusted God to save them. And He did! We don’t know why Daniel was not put into the furnace. The Bible does not even mention he was there when the people were supposed to worship the idol. We know that Daniel and his friends were adults by this time and they were also important men in the government. Maybe Daniel had been sent to another city to work during that time. After Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego got out of the furnace the king began to worship God. Eventually he turned away from God again and another king took his place. Daniel and his friends worked for the new government until they were old men. Daniel’s Enemies Even though there was a new king, Daniel was still an important person in the government. Daniel also had enemies. His enemies were men who were jealous of Daniel’s wisdom and power. The new king, Darius, really liked Daniel. Though he did not always agree with Daniel and his God, Darius allowed Daniel to worship God as he pleased. The Law Daniel’s enemies thought up a plan to get rid of Daniel. They could not find anything that Daniel did that was wrong. He never broke any laws. They decided to make a new law that they knew he could not obey. But first they needed to convince the king to sign the new law. They went to King Darius and talked very nicely to him. Then they proposed a new law that said people could only pray to or ask things from the king for 30 days. If the king would sign the new law, then they would make sure that people obeyed it. King Darius thought this was a good idea. He wanted the people in the kingdom to worship and obey him. He agreed to the new law and signed the papers. The Punishment Whoever broke the new law would be punished by being thrown into a lion’s den. This was a cave in the ground where lions were trapped. Maybe it was a normal type punishment for people who broke really important laws there. Certainly anyone put into a cave full of lions would not live very long. Arrest Daniel knew about the new law, but he continued to pray to God. The Bible says that he went to his window three times every day to pray. He opened the window and knelt down before the Lord. This was not something he did just so he could break the new law. He prayed like this all the time and his enemies knew it. |
Which book of the Bible contains the story of the Great Flood? | The great Flood: the story from the Bible The great Flood: the story from the Bible Modern reconstruction of Noah's Ark The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the twenty-eighth century BCE) can not be excluded. Bible Apollodorus Introduction The famous story about the Great Flood is best known from the Bible ( Genesis 6-9 ). It has always been known that there were similar stories from Greece and Rome (like the ones by Apollodorus , Ovid , and Hyginus ), but in the nineteenth century, several texts from ancient Iraq were added. The first discovery was Tablet XI of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgameš (in 1872), the second the Sumerian original, now called the Eridu Genesis (1914), and the third the Epic of Atrahasis (1956). It is now clear that the Biblical account stays close to a Babylonian model. Genesis 6-9 and its Source This can best be recognized when we scrutinize the Biblical Flood Story and reconstruct the original text. Throughout the Biblical book of Genesis (and in fact the entire Torah) discrepancies and doublets can be recognized. For example, at the very beginning, there are two Creation stories (Genesis 1 and Genesis 2), and in the story of the Great Flood, we can find several contradictions: animals enter the Ark in couples ( 6.19-20 , 7.9 , 7.15 ) and in sevenfolds ( 7.2-3 ) the waters of the Flood are from below the earth ( 7.10 ) and by rain ( 7.4 , 7.12 ) Noah and his family twice enter the Ark ( 7.13 and 7.7 ) the Flood lasts one year ( 7.11 with 8.13 ); the Flood lasts forty days ( 7.17 ) As early as the eighteenth century, it was proposed that the author of the Torah had used at least two sources. In the nineteenth and twentieth century, this idea, called the Documentary Hypothesis, was elaborated, but no two scholars have agreed upon the exact attribution of every verse, and by the end of the twentieth century, most scholars returned to more modest ambitions. However, the idea that the story of the Great Flood is based on two sources remains more or less agreed-upon. A possible, perhaps even likely, reconstruction of these two sources can be found here . What matters is the original text, the older of the two sources, which is sometimes called "Priestly". This is the text in which the animals enter the Ark two by two and in which the Flood is caused by primordial waters - the waters that were separated when God made the firmament (Genesis 1.6-7). General Pattern The Priestly Text began -or may have began, according to many scholars- with the First Creation Story (Genesis 1), continued with the names of the incredibly long-lived descendants of Adam and Eve, and stories about human sin that makes God decide to destroy the greater part of mankind. The Flood story itself is well-known: Noah builds an Ark, boards the ship with seven relatives, survives the Flood, lands at a mountain called Ararat, sends out birds from the Ark to check if there is dry land, sacrifices, and concludes a Covenant with God, in which God promises that mankind will never be destroyed again and live forever. (The final anecdote, in which Noah gets drunk, is an addition to this story, not from the Priestly Text.) The entire story is interlaced with precise chronological indications, which enable us to establish that the day on which God "remembered Noah" (Genesis 8.1 ) is the Day of Atonement. This pattern is similar to stories from Babylonia . The main difference is, of course, that in those texts, we encounter more than one God. However, the similarities are striking: in texts like the Eridu Genesis , the Epic of Atrahasis , and the Epic of Gilgameš, we read how the gods created earth and man, encounter the names of the first people (who are incredibly old), and read about the decision to destroy mankind. One man is ordered to build an Ark, survives the Flood, lands at a mountain called Nisir or Nimuš, leav |
What is the title shared by four books of the New Testament? | What are the first four books of the New Testament? | Reference.com What are the first four books of the New Testament? A: Quick Answer The first four books of the New Testament are the book of Matthew, the book of Mark, the book of Luke and the book of John. These four books present the ministry of Jesus Christ and are known as the historical books. Full Answer The book of Matthew presents Jesus as the messiah of the Jewish people. The book of Mark also presents details in the ministry of Jesus and describes the persecution of his followers. The book of Luke presents a rebuttal to the attacks of non-followers of Jesus. The book of John describes certain events of Jesus' life that are not present in the previous three books. |
Who committed suicide after receiving 30 pieces of silver as a payment for betraying his master? | Judas Iscariot - Betrayer of Jesus Christ Judas Iscariot - Betrayer of Jesus Christ Judas Iscariot - Betrayer of Jesus Christ Was Judas Iscariot a Traitor or a Necessary Pawn? Judas Betraying Jesus With a Kiss by James Tissot. SuperStock / Getty Images By Jack Zavada Updated December 08, 2016. Judas Iscariot is remembered for one thing: his betrayal of Jesus Christ . Even though Judas showed remorse later, his name became a symbol for traitors and turncoats throughout history. His motive seemed to be greed, but some scholars speculate political desires lurked beneath his treachery. Judas Iscariot's Accomplishments One of Jesus' original 12 disciples , Judas Iscariot traveled with Jesus and studied under him for three years. He apparently went with the other 11 when Jesus sent them to preach the gospel , cast out demons , and heal the sick. Judas Iscariot's Strengths Judas felt remorse after he betrayed Jesus. He returned the 30 pieces of silver the chief priests and elders had given him. (Matthew 27:3, NIV ) Judas Iscariot's Weaknesses Judas was a thief. He was in charge of the group's money bag and sometimes stole from it. He was disloyal. Even though the other apostles deserted Jesus and Peter denied him , Judas went so far as to lead the temple guard to Jesus at Gethsemane , and then identified Jesus by kissing him. Some would say Judas Iscariot made the greatest error in history. Life Lessons An outward show of loyalty to Jesus is meaningless unless we also follow Christ in our heart. Satan and the world will try to get us to betray Jesus, so we must ask the Holy Spirit for help in resisting them. Although Judas attempted to undo the harm he had done, he failed to seek the Lord's forgiveness . Thinking it was too late for him, Judas ended his life in suicide. As long as we are alive and have breath, it's never too late to come to God for forgiveness and cleansing from sin. Sadly, Judas, who had been given the opportunity to walk in close fellowship with Jesus, completely missed the most important message of Christ's ministry. It's natural for people to have strong or mixed feelings about Judas. Some feel a sense of hatred toward him for his act of betrayal, others feel pity, and some throughout history have considered him a hero. No matter how you react to him, here are a few biblical facts about Judas Iscariot to keep in mind: He made a conscience choice to betray Jesus - Luke 22:48. He was a thief with greed in his heart - John 12:6. Jesus knew Judas' heart was set on evil and that he would not repent - John 6:70, John 17:12. Judas' act of betrayal was part of God's sovereign plan - Psalm 41:9, Zechariah 11:12-13, Matthew 20:18 and 26:20-25, Acts 1:16,20. Believers can benefit from thinking about Judas Iscariot's life and considering their own commitment to the Lord. Are we true followers of Christ or secret pretenders? And if we fail, do we give up all hope, or do we accept his forgiveness and seek restoration? Hometown Kerioth. The Hebrew word Ishkeriyyoth (for Iscariot) means "man of the village of Keriyyoth." Kerioth was about 15 miles south of Hebron, in Israel. References to Judas Iscariot in the Bible Matthew 10:4, 13:55, 26:14, 16, 25, 47-49, 27:1-5; Mark 3:19, 6:3, 14:10, 43-45; Luke 6:16, 22:1-4, 47-48; John 6:71, 12:4, 13:2, 13:26-30; 14:22, 18:2-6; Acts 1:16-18, 25. Occupation Disciple of Jesus Christ . Judas was the money keeper for the group. Family Tree Key Verses Matthew 26:13-15 Then one of the Twelve-the one called Judas Iscariot-went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. (NIV) John 13:26-27 Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. (NIV) Mark 14:43 Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teacher |
Who was formed from the dust by God, then given the breath of life, to become the progenitor of the human race? | {book-chapter-title}:{verse-number-start} - {passage-text} Chapter 2 The first sabbath. (1-3) Particulars about the creation. (4-7) The planting of the garden of Eden. (8-14) Man is placed in it. (15) God's command. (16,17) The animals named, The making of woman, The Divine institution of marriage. (18-25) Verses 1-3 After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. God did not rest as one weary, but as one well pleased. Notice the beginning of the kingdom of grace, in the sanctification, or keeping holy, of the sabbath day. The solemn observing of one day in seven as a day of holy rest and holy work, to God's honour, is the duty of all to whom God has made known his holy sabbaths. At this time none of the human race were in being but our first parents. For them the sabbath was appointed; and clearly for all succeeding generations also. The Christian sabbath, which we observe, is a seventh day, and in it we celebrate the rest of God the Son, and the finishing the work of our redemption. Verses 4-7 Here is a name given to the Creator, "Jehovah." Where the word "LORD" is printed in capital letters in our English Bibles, in the original it is "Jehovah." Jehovah is that name of God, which denotes that he alone has his being of himself, and that he gives being to all creatures and things. Further notice is taken of plants and herbs, because they were made and appointed to be food for man. The earth did not bring forth its fruits of itself: this was done by Almighty power. Thus grace in the soul grows not of itself in nature's soil, but is the work of God. Rain also is the gift of God; it came not till the Lord God caused it. Though God works by means, yet when he pleases he can do his own work without them; and though we must not tempt God in the neglect of means, we must trust God, both in the use and in the want of means. Some way or other, God will water the plants of his own planting. Divine grace comes down like the dew, and waters the church without noise. Man was made of the small dust, such as is on the surface of the earth. The soul was not made of the earth, as the body: pity then that it should cleave to the earth, and mind earthly things. To God we must shortly give an account, how we have employed these souls; and if it be found that we have lost them, though it were to gain the world, we are undone for ever! Fools despise their own souls, by caring for their bodies before their souls. Verses 8-14 The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is content with a little, and that which is most natural; grace with less; but lust craves every thing, and is content with nothing. No delights can be satisfying to the soul, but those which God himself has provided and appointed for it. Eden signifies delight and pleasure. Wherever it was, it had all desirable conveniences, without any inconvenience, though no other house or garden on earth ever was so. It was adorned with every tree pleasant to the sight, and enriched with every tree that yielded fruit grateful to the taste and good for food. God, as a tender Father, desired not only Adam's profit, but his pleasure; for there is pleasure with innocency, nay there is true pleasure only in innocency. When Providence puts us in a place of plenty and pleasure, we ought to serve God with gladness of heart in the good things he gives us. Eden had two trees peculiar to itself. 1. There was the tree of life in the midst of the garden. Of this man might eat and live. Christ is now to us the Tree of life, ( Revelation 2:7 , Revelation 22:2 ) ; and the Bread of life, #Joh. 6:48 , #Joh. 6:51 . 2. There was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so called because there was a positive revelation of the will of God about this tree, so that by it man might know moral good and evil. What is good? It is good not to eat o |
Who was the brother of Martha, raised from the dead by Jesus? | The Resurrected Brother of Mary and Martha: A Human Who Resurrected God! - Journal #39 November 2012 - e-flux Jalal Toufic The Resurrected Brother of Mary and Martha: A Human Who Resurrected God! “Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, ‘Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.’ … ‘Leave her alone,’ Jesus replied. ‘It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial’” (John 12:1–7). Hearing this, the resurrected brother of Mary and Martha, who knew that when “some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from you,’” Jesus answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:39–40), must have thought that Jesus would be buried alive1]) when he was buried (‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up’ [John 11:11]]); and, obviously as well as paradigmatically, Jesus Christ. ‘Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation”’ (Luke 11:29–30; cf. Matthew 12:40: ‘For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth’),” “Bury Me Dead,” in Two or Three Things I’m Dying to Tell You (Sausalito, CA: Post-Apollo Press, 2005; available for download as a PDF file at → ), 83–84.] (and then lifted up to heaven three days and nights later: hadn’t Jesus said, “… when I am lifted up from the earth” [John 12:32]?), muttering, “Our Lord Jesus Christ will fall asleep dreamlessly, and then I’ll go to his tomb to wake him up.” Soon after, an acquaintance of his sent word to him, “The one you love has been sentenced to be crucified.” When he heard this, he promptly headed to Golgotha. In front of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, the resurrected brother of Mary and Martha, the disciple whom Jesus loved,2], 52–53; alternatively, see “The Resurrected Brother of Mary and Martha: A Human Who Lived then Died!” e-flux journal, no. 30 [12/2011]], at → )—referring in John 12:1–2 to the resurrected brother of Mary and Martha by name, by the name he had while a mortal, was a mistake. The over-turn is both one of the conditions of possibility of the call and one of its conditions of impossibility. If we view the matter through the example of the mirror, then while the over-turn is what introduces the possibility to be called, since only those who are subject to over-turns do not naturally have their faces to themselves in the mirror (a condition that would do away with the need for the call), it is also what makes us cease calling since, by undoing the addressee’s turn to answer the call, it makes the caller come to the conclusion that he is mistaking the one who has his back to him with someone else who happens to have a very similar back. How come the image in the mirror that the dead or the schizophrenic (someone who died before dying) faced did not turn toward him? It was because the turn of the one in the mirror, a(n) (un)dead, to answer the sous-entendu call using his proper name was overturned by an over-turn; or because the one facing the mirror was then assuming other names, if not all the names of history as his name(s), and so called |
Which was the Canaanite town whose walls fell at the blast of Joshua's trumpets? | Chapter 6. Joshua Study Guide KEY TERMS Achan , Ai , Ark of the covenant , Cities of refuge , Conquest , Divine warrior , Etiology , Gibeon , Gilgal , Habiru , Hazor , Holy war , Jericho , Joshua , Lots , Rahab , Shechem Canaanites According to the Bible, Canaanites were the inhabitants of Palestine at the time the Israelites, led by Joshua, entered the Promised Land. Modern historians ask whether Israelites were Hebrews from an exodus that left Egypt or were they really themselves Canaanites. Source: P. E. Newberry, Beni Hasan, Volume I (London, 1893), plate XLVII. 1 INTRODUCTION Palestine has been the object of conquest for thousands of years. As the land bridge linking the African and Asian continents, it was highly desirable for military and economic reasons. Past conquerors include the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and the Turks. Jews living in Palestine asserted their independence from the British in 1948 and founded the modern state of Israel. The book of Joshua is the story of how the Israelites entered the land of Canaan to create a homeland. Under the leadership of Joshua, the descendants of Jacob, now called the Israelites, entered Canaan and began to settle there. The book of Joshua picks up the story where Deuteronomy left offthe death of Moses. It exhibits PART 2 • Prophets CHAPTER 6 • Joshua 203 both historical and thematic continuity with the Torah. One of the central themes of the Pentateuch was the promise of land, and the book of Joshua details the actualization of this promise. The book of Joshua consists of three major sections. Chapters 112 contain stories of military confrontations with Canaanites, resulting in victory for the Israelites. Chapters 1321 delineate Canaanite territories that were distributed among the twelve tribes of Israel. Chapters 2224 wrap up the book with Joshua bidding farewell to the Israelites. 1.1 Conquest of CanaanA Summary The book of Joshua begins by citing the death of Moses. God spoke to Joshua , Moses successor, and encouraged him to lead Israel into the land of Canaan (Joshua Chapter 1). Joshua sent two spies to Jericho to provide intelligence before the battle. There they met Rahab, a Canaanite who assisted them (2). The Israelites crossed the Jordan River and went to Gilgal where all the men were circumcised (35). They attacked Jericho and were victorious (6). But Achan stole some property in the process, so the Israelites lost the battle of Ai the first time; they succeeded the second (78). The Gibeonites became allies, but Israel attacked other cities, including Hazor (912). Although many territories were not taken (13), Joshua divided the conquered areas among the tribes (1419) and designated cities of refuge (20). The Levites were given towns but no tribal lands (21). The tribes settled in their territories (22), and Joshua gathered the people to Shechem for his final address and for covenant renewal (2324). 1.2 Reading Guide Read the first eleven chapters. This is the main narrative portion of the book that consists of the episodes of conquest . In these chapters, the Israelites rapidly take control of Palestine after only a few military campaigns. They were united under Joshuas leadership and were devoted to the covenant. Consider how this portrayal of the process fits the agenda of the Deuteronomistic historian. Then ask yourself how the total pacification of Palestine by violent conquest fits within this picture. Does the Bible really condone such violence? Does the narrative actually depict it as total? Lastly, read Chapters 2324, which describe the end of Joshuas life and the covenant renewal occasion that it prompts. How does this fit Deuteronomic theology? 2 CAMPAIGNS OF CONQUEST (1-12) A straightforward reading of the book of Joshua suggests that all the Israelite tribes were united in one mighty fighting force that was led by Joshua and they stormed into Canaan and settled there. But be alert to hints that it may not have been quite so simple; a close reading of the books of Joshu |
Which two priceless resins were brought by the Magi to the infant Jesus? | Gifts brought to the baby Jesus reveal he was accepted as a king by Gentiles, WFU professor says Gifts brought to the baby Jesus reveal he was accepted as a king by Gentiles, WFU professor says (336) 758-5237 December 4, 2000 With the exception of gold, the three gifts the Wise Men brought to the baby Jesus probably aren't high on most people's Christmas lists. Frankincense and myrrh aren't widely valued in Western culture today. But, a Wake Forest University professor says those gifts reveal that Jesus was revered as a king not only by Jews, but also by Gentiles who lived in the Middle East. At the time of Jesus' birth, gold, frankincense and myrrh were traditional gifts given to royalty in the Middle East, says Fred Horton, John T. Albritton Professor of the Bible at Wake Forest. Though they were presented to a baby born in a Bethlehem stable instead of one born in a royal palace, the presents signified loyalty and reverence for a king. Gold, frankincense and myrrh were very highly valued in Middle Eastern culture at that time. "Most Palestinian Jews of the first century would have been unable to afford such gifts," Horton says. Gold, which is frequently mentioned as a gift for kings in the Hebrew Bible, was as precious in the first century as it is today. Frankincense and myrrh, fragrant gum resins extracted from trees in South Arabia and Ethiopia, were used to make fine perfumes and anointing oils during the era of Jesus' birth in the Middle East. "Oils were used extensively in the Middle East to restore moisture after bathing and to protect skin from the dangerous rays of the Middle Eastern sun," Horton said. But the reverence for frankincense began long before Jesus' time. The Egyptians used hundreds of pounds of it per funeral. When King Tutankhamen's tomb was opened 3,000 years after his death, the scientists found the smell of frankincense was still heavy in the air. Greeks used the resin to honor their heroes, and the Romans later used it to cure soldiers' skin infections and bruises. The Chinese sent their precious porcelain to Africa by boat to trade it for frankincense which they used to improve respiratory health. Sweet-smelling frankincense also had historic religious importance. It was one ingredient in the incense burned in the temple of ancient Israel and other holy sites. It is still thought today by some that the smoke of incense carries prayers up to God. Myrrh was far more rare in the era of Jesus' birth. Arab men drank it mixed with fragrant liquids to cure baldness. In India, the resin was used to cure obesity and prolong life. The Chinese mixed it with breastmilk to cure diaper rash. Because the resin from both frankincense and myrrh were used by so many ancient cultures, some scholars say the two resins were probably at their height of value around the time of Jesus' birth. Many estimate that at that time, translated into modern money, frankincense would have cost $500 per pound. Myrrh would have cost $4,000 per pound. While much is known about the gifts themselves, the bearers, known as the Magi or "Wise Men," remain somewhat mysterious to modern scholars. "The Gospel of Matthew, which is the only Biblical document that tells us about the Magi, does not mention how many there were, nor how they got from place to place," Horton says. "We do know something about Magi in the ancient world, however. Often the word 'Magi' refers to wandering Mithraic priests." Archeological excavations in Caesarea, a city on the coast of the modern state of Israel, have uncovered clues to the identity of the Magi mentioned in the Bible. In 1973, a group found a mithraeum, or place for worshipping the god of Mithras, there. Horton has led several digs in Caesarea since 1976. Horton says Matthew's mention of this ancient religious group in his Gospel was no accident. "The author makes it clear that the birth of Jesus was an event not just for the Jews, but for the whole world." |
Which of the New Testament gospels is not synoptic? | Synoptic Gospels - Life, Hope & Truth Synoptic Gospels by Richard Thompson What are the synoptic Gospels? Of what value are they in the account of the life of Jesus Christ? How do they help us know and believe our Savior? Students of the Bible are well aware that there are four Gospels. Those four Gospels — Matthew , Mark , Luke and John —each provide different information about the life of Jesus Christ. Interestingly, three of the accounts are similar in their presentation; and one, the Gospel of John, is quite different from the other three. Do the four Gospels contradict one another in their accounts of Jesus’ life? After all, four men wrote about Jesus , His teachings, His actions and His life on earth. It is important to know not only if they are accurate, but if they provide any help for human beings in the 21st century. What are the synoptic Gospels? The word synoptic is defined as “taking a common view: used chiefly in reference to the first three Gospels” (Random House Webster’s College Dictionary, 1991). Merrill C. Tenney wrote the following regarding the synoptic Gospels: “Between the first three Gospels, however, there is a closer interrelation in content and manner of expression. They have consequently been called the Synoptic Gospels, from the Greek, syn, together, and optanomai, to see, since they take a common view of the life of Christ” (New Testament Survey, 1961, p. 133). The three Gospels that “take a common view” of Christ’s life are Matthew, Mark and Luke. Each writer affords us a special look into the life and teachings of Christ in a different way. One may provide one detail, and another may provide a detail that adds to the account so that the Bible student is able to receive additional insights. These insights give a more complete picture of what Christ was teaching or give details of an event that help us have greater understanding of the heart and mind of Christ. The synoptic Gospels do not contradict one another, but all three together provide a more complete account of Jesus’ life. The more information a Bible student is provided about Jesus, the more one has to understand and incorporate into one’s life. Additional information regarding the synoptic Gospels According to The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, “There is overlapping between the first three and the fourth gospels, especially in the passion story, but only about nine per cent of the material in the Synoptics coincides with material in the fourth. The coincidence of material as among the Synoptics is much higher. Approximately ninety-one per cent of Mark is paralleled in one of the other two gospels or in both. The same thing can be said of about fifty per cent of Matthew and about forty-one per cent of Luke” (1962, article “Synoptic Problem,” p. 492). The truth of God’s inspired Word Although three different men wrote the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, and there are certain differences in what they wrote, there is a very important underlying law that governs the Bible . It is the most special Book ever written, and it is essential that every serious Bible student believe in how the Bible was written. There are no “conflicts” among the accounts in the synoptic Gospels and the book of John because God inspired them all. All apparent conflicts can be explained when one carefully considers the content and purpose of each writer. We read in Paul’s second letter to Timothy: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, New Revised Standard Version). With that statement, the apostle Paul says that all Scripture in the Bible—the synoptic Gospels included—is needed for the spiritual growth and fulfillment of life’s purpose of anyone who “belongs to God.” Therefore, for about 2,000 years the synoptic Gospels have played a very important role in adding to the understanding of Jesus Christ and the part He should play in the lives of human beings. The |
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"What type of car was ""KITT"" from the ""Knightrider"" series?" | What Kind of Car was KITT (in Knight Rider)? | AutoFoundry Home / Features / What Kind of Car was KITT (in Knight Rider)? What Kind of Car was KITT (in Knight Rider)? April 3, 2014 by Jerry Coffey The original Knight Rider series debuted in 1982 and featured a 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am as the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). The series was reinvented in 2008 and featured a Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 KR as the Knight Industries Three Thousand (KITT). KITT is a supercomputer built to fight crime. The artificial intelligence of KITT is the Knight 2000 microprocessor at the heart of a self-aware cybernetic logic module. This allowed KITT to think, learn, communicate and interact with humans. To allow KITT to fight crime effectively, the car was provided with a wide variety of special features. These include: multiple speed modes, a front mounted scanner that allowed KITT to ”see” and drive itself, the tri-helical plasteel 1000 MBS molecular bonded shell that was impervious to bullets and impacts, the alpha circuit which allows KITT to drive, pyroclastic coating, microscanners, and many more. Knight Industries Two Thousand The Ultimate "KITT Car?" KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) in the original Knight Rider series was physically embodied as a modified 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. 1982 marked the beginning of the third generation of Firebirds, of which the Trans Am is an upgraded model. For the third gen, the base engine was a 305 cu. in. V8 with a four-barrel carburetor. As an upgrade, Pontiac offered a 305 with cross-fire fuel injection for the first time. Knight Industries Three Thousand The Remake For the 2008 reinvention of the Knight Rider series, a Shelby GT500KR was used. Shelby GT500s are a higher performance variant of the Ford Mustang. Carroll Shelby began working with Ford for the 1965 model year. His company, Shelby American, built Mustangs from 1965 to 1967. After a name change, Shelby Automotive made the builds from 1968 to 1970. After a long hiatus from the Mustang niche, the Shelby nameplate was revived in 2007. The Shelby GT500KR is powered by a supercharged DOHC 32 valve 330 cu. in V8 that delivers 540 horsepower. The engine also features functional Cold Air Intake and unique calibration. The KR has many carbon fiber body components, including: a composite hood with functional scoops and vents, twist-lock hood pins, a unique splitter, and mirror caps. The suspension upgrades include one-of-a-kind spring rates, dampers, stabilizer bars, and a strut tower brace that was designed by Ford Racing. |
"What was the racing number of ""Herbie"" in the ""Love Bug"" series?" | The Love Bug (1968) - 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 A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 44 images created 03 Nov 2013 a list of 37 titles created 11 Feb 2014 a list of 40 titles created 11 Mar 2015 a list of 37 titles created 23 Mar 2015 a list of 26 titles created 16 Aug 2015 Title: The Love Bug (1968) 6.4/10 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. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Photos The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer. Director: Robert Stevenson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.5/10 X Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. Unbeknownst to Herbie's driver, thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back. Director: Vincent McEveety The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. Director: Vincent McEveety Jim Douglas and his partner Bo ran a small driving school with a very "human" Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, who could think for "himself" and frequently got Jim into some sticky comic ... See full summary » Stars: Dean Jones, Patricia Harty, Richard Paul A lawyer makes an interesting discovery that could affect his chances of getting elected to office. Director: Robert Stevenson A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. Director: Robert Stevenson Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs. Director: Vincent McEveety Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Director: Angela Robinson On the Carolina coast, Godolphin College's new track coach lodges at Blackbeard's Inn, run by the Daughters of the Buccaneers who claim to be descendants of the notorious pirate and who risk losing their hotel to the local mobster. Director: Robert Stevenson A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into an sheepdog. Director: Charles Barton Fran Garrison's all in a tizzy because her prize Dachshund, Danke, is having pups, and she has hopes of one of the pups becoming a champion. But at the vet's, her husband Mark is talked ... See full summary » Director: Norman Tokar A woman is kidnapped. While in captivity, she manages to send a message out with a wandering cat. The cat's owner calls the FBI. The FBI tries to follow the cat. Jealous boyfriends and nosy... See full summary » Director: Robert Stevenson Edit Storyline Meet Jim Douglas, a down-on-his-luck race car driver who lives in an old run-down fire house in San Francisco with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a occasional drunk mechanic. One day, Jim went to a luxury car dealer and surprisingly seen a strange Volkswagon Beetle with a unusual problem, it tends to drive on it's own almost having its own mind. Then this car drove all the way to Jim's home. Believing that the owner of the car dealership Peter Thorndyke, planted the car on him. Then, Jim wanted to try out the car for himself, then, he experienced the nature of the car for himself. Then, Jim fixed it and now is in more control. Tennessee dubbed the car "Herbie". Then, Jim used Heribe for races. Jim then, was rising to fame and becoming more successful in racing, Then, Thorndyke wants Herbie back, but Jim refuses and Thorndyke wanted to compete against Jim in the races, then Thorndyke sabotaged Herbie before a race so, he can win. then, a big race known as the "El Dorado" was coming up... Written by John Wiggins It's a Love-in for Herbie... the in |
"What type of car did Simon Templar drive in ""The Saint""?" | The Saint's Volvo 1800 The Saint's Volvo 1800 Volvo and Roger Moore as The Saint The classic image of Roger Moore driving his Volvo sports car in the 1960's TV show, The Saint, endures even today. The Volvo Car Corporation supplied the "The Saint" television producers a total of five P1800 models for use on their show. Volvo happily supplied the first one in 1962, registered as 71 DXC, within a week of its being requested. In 1964, Volvo moved production of the P1800 line from England to Sweden, and sent one of the new 1800S models, registration 77 GYL, to the set of "The Saint". The first car was then chopped up for better interior shot access. Three years later, in 1967, Volvo supplied yet another car. This car, however, didn't get much use as it was wrecked in a crash fairly soon after its arrival. The production company did manage to salvage some of the parts, and used them to update the 1964 car with the new straight bumpers, chrome, and more modern trim rings for the wheels. A short time after the crash, Volvo supplied two more cars. One, registered as NUV 647E, was used for Roger Moore's personal use, and the other, NUV 648E, was used for filming. If you would like to see one of the cars, the "Cars of the Stars" museum in Keswick, England has the official 'Saint' car on display. Their car is the fully restored 1964, registration 77 GYL, with a giant Saint logo on the hood. Photo supplied by The Volvo Car Corporation, and is used with their kind permission Corgi Toys Corgi Toys (Great Britain) #258, The "Saint's" Car, Volvo P1800 The Saint was at a peak of popularity in the 1960's. The Saint television show, starring Roger Moore and his Saintly white Volvo 1800, was a big hit. In 1966 Corgi repainted their Volvo P1800 models in white, and added a Saint logo to the hood, as a testament to the success of the show. A Quick Word about the Hirondel In the Saint books by Leslie Charteris, Simon Templar drove a Hirondel . The problem that the television producers had when they started to produce the 1960's Saint TV series was that the Hirondel was a fictional car. They decided to go with a contemporary car, and had two hot new sports cars to choose from: the Volvo P1800 or the Jaguar XK-E. Volvo was happy to supply a beautiful white P1800 for the show, leaving Jaguar to regret their decision not to provide a XK-E (something they rectified in the 1970's by giving The Return of The Saint show a white XJ-S). The mighty and mythical Hirondel was covered in the First Quarter 1972 issue of Automobile Quarterly (volume 10, number 1), with five different artists presenting their representations of Simon Templar's famous automobile. The Saint's Volvo C70 Coupe with Val Kilmer The latest marriage of The Saint and a Volvo, the C70 debuted at the International Automobile Show in France on October 1, 1996. It was Volvo's first true sports coupe since the popular P1800 series in the 1960s and arrived just in time for the new Saint movie (Val Kilmer drove a cherry red one in the 1997 Paramount picture, The Saint). Styled by Volvo's chief of design Peter Horbury, the C70 draws from Volvo's past, present and future. Horbury incorporated the traditional sloping 'V' hoodline and shouldered door panels from the P120 series, the P1800's rakish rear window and body site-line, along with today's 850 front styling, and the future of Volvo styling into a Coupe unlike any Volvo ever before. Borrowing from the proven 850 series, the C70 utilizes the 850 platform, engine, drivetrain, suspension just as the new Volvo S70 series has. In total the Coupe shares the same wheelbase as the 850 but is two inches longer making this an honest four seater. New for the C70 will be a manual transmission coupled to a 2.4 liter turbocharged 230 hp, five cylinder engine. Some of the standard safety features are: dual front air bags, side impact protection system (SIPS) that includes the worlds first front occupant side impact air bags, pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioners and headrestraints in all four seating positions. The 1998 Volv |
Which 1984 movie stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and a 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ambulance? | 11 Facts About the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 You Never Knew - The Drive 11 Facts About the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 You Never Knew That's the original, Bill Murray-helmed 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ectomobile—not the new, '80s replacement. twitter.com/@angryinparadise instagram.com/angryinparadise Tomorrow, the Ghostbusters reboot premieres. The one with an all-female cast featuring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Perhaps you’ve heard things about the flick, thanks to the extremely divisive reviews it’s getting . (Slate has an interesting theory about how all the negative reviews are from male critics , by the by.) But we’re not here to debate the quality of the film. We’re here to talk Ecto-1. No, not the new film's ‘80s Caddy hearse that was recently bopping around as a Lyft ride —the original Ectomobile, a beautiful 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance conversion. Here are some surprising facts about gloriously-finned, specter-fightin’ wagon. Miller and Meteor were initially competing companies. Wayne Corporation, an Indiana company that made buses, wanted to diversify. In 1954, they purchased Meteor Motor Car, which built limousines and ambulances. Two years later, Wayne bought A.J. Miller Company, maker of hearses and ambulances. Wayne aligned the two former competitors and by 1957, they were a well-oiled machine. Two years later, the base model for the Ecto-1 rolled out of the Piqua, Ohio plant. The tailfins were the largest to appear on a production car. They’re the same from the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Flickr.com The Miller-Meteor production run was very limited. Only about 400 vehicles were made. The powerplant was a 6.3-liter V-8, good for 320 horsepower. Seems like a lot until you factor in the car’s curb weight: around three tons. At nearly 20 feet in length, the Cadillac Miller-Meteor was an unwieldy car to handle, though it was a smooth ride thanks to an air suspension system. Early scripts called for a 1975 Cadillac ambulance. Though by the time the final shooting script was locked in, the 1959 model was settled on, though the purchase price was too low at $1,400. The cost Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) mentions in the film, $4,800, was more believable. Originally, Ecto-1 was imbued with a more sinister presence. Aykroyd, who co-penned the initial drafts with Harold Ramis, described the Ecto-1 as black with purple-and-white strobe lights giving it an ethereal, purple glow. It was also to have supernatural powers, including inter-dimensional travel and the ability to dematerialize. The dark paint was scrapped after the cinematographer pointed out how often the car would be shot at night. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images The vehicle designer was poorly credited in the film. Stephen Dane was tapped by director Ivan Reitman to design and oversee the development of Ecto-1 from scratch. He also designed the Proton Pack, Particle Thrower, Trap, Giga meter, Slime Scooper and Slime Blower—all within two weeks of the start of shooting. His name was misspelled (Steven Dane) in the credits and he’s listed only as a “Hardware Consultant.” Dane’s original hand-drawn drafts are insanely accurate and detailed. You have to see him flip through them in this incredible interview . Two Miller-Meteors were purchased, but the converted one was primarily used during filming. The primary vehicle was originally a gold ambulance . The secondary vehicle was used mostly for the early pre-modification scenes, where Stantz talks about the laundry list of issues plaguing the car. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Sight of the Ecto-1 during the film’s promotion caused crashes. The original Ecto-1 was driven around New York City shortly after the movie’s release in 1984, with one of the Ghostbusters behind the wheel, in costume. Allegedly, it caused a slew of accidents because other drivers were so taken with the iconic car, they lost control of their own. The Ecto-1 crapped out on the Brooklyn Bridge while shooting Ghostbusters II. Scenes from the film that show the car backfiring and billowing smoke were not special effect |
"""Gone in 60 Seconds"" features what car with the nickname of ""Eleanor""?" | Eleanor Mustang Sold: 'Gone In 60 Seconds' Car Sold At Auction For $1M [VIDEO] Eleanor Mustang Sold: 'Gone In 60 Seconds' Car Sold At Auction For $1M [VIDEO] Close [[nid:1272213]] The famous 1967 Ford Mustang that was used in the 2000 feature film “Gone In 60 Seconds,” starring Nicolas Cage, has sold at auction for $1 million. The specialty Mustang -- nicknamed "Eleanor" in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie -- was driven by Cage’s character, retired master car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines. While 11 of the fictional Eleanor Mustangs were created for the movie, only three were actual working cars. Two of the vehicles were destroyed, leaving just one Eleanor to be used as a primary "beauty" car for close-ups and promotional efforts. The car was sold at the Dana Mecum 26th Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis last week. Described in the movie as an original 1967 Shelby GT500 -- one of the most famous high-performance production vehicles ever made by the Ford Motor Co. -- the car used in the movie was actually a 1967 Mustang fastback. According to Motor Authority , the car’s exterior design, which included such original Shelby GT500 features as centrally mounted driving lights, pumped fender flares, and unique hood and trunk, was custom-built by Cinema Vehicle Services with the help of legendary coachbuilder Chip Foose. Despite its flaw of not being an original Shelby GT500, Eleanor packs a 351 Ford V-8 crate engine, rated at 400 horsepower -- enough muscle to keep up with the best of today’s high-performance supercars. Related Stories Ford Mustang 48th Anniversary: Car Undergoes Makeover For 2015 Other specs include a four-speed manual transmission, lowered suspension with coilovers, 17-inch wheels shod with Goodyear F1 tires and a faux nitrous kit. Along with the car, the winner of the auction received a certification of the vehicle’s authenticity from the company that built it and a special plaque that includes the VIN. "Gone in 60 Seconds"-Eleanor Intro |
"What sexy hot rod does Danny Zuko drive in the movie ""Grease""?" | The hot rod from the movie Grease | eBay Stories The hot rod from the movie Grease by Joe MacFarland / Jan 30 Do you remember the pivotal race scene from the 1978 blockbuster musical Grease? That's when rival gang members John Travolta, as Danny Zuko (a T-bird member) and Dennis C. Stewart, as Leo Balmudo (leader of the Scorpions) careen around the Los Angeles river in their tricked out classic convertibles, vying to best each other. Here's the clip: In the movie, Danny eventually wins the race (and the girl!), but it is arguably the Scorpion leader's 1949 Mercury convertible (nicknamed Hell's Chariot) which is that "major piece of machinery" everyone really wants. If you've got "chills multiplying" and you're "losing control" for this customized, flame-emblazoned hot-rod, look no further than today's remarkable find, this 1949 Mercury streetrod from the movie "Grease :" Yes, it's true: the original car has been found and fully restored to its 1978 movie glory. Apparently the car was found on a Paramount Studios lot, but then salvaged and restored, and even includes the razor-sharp hubcaps seen in the movie. The listing description tells us more about the car: "This is the first time this car has been offered to the public since the release of the most successful musical in motion picture history! The iconic and the ultimate "bad boy" car. This auction is for the actual, documented and verified Mercury from the biggest grossing musical in the history of motion pictures! Of all the star cars from the movie, this is the ONLY one that exists and in private hands. Lost for nearly 30 years, it was found last year as basically just a shell. After the car was purchased, it was verified by the original builder of the cars for the movie, Eddie Paul of Customs by Eddie Paul. Eddie is a legend in the Hollywood community! The car was then taken to "The Shop" of Palm Desert, Ca. Owner Dan Condon was entrusted to do a complete restoration to just the way it appeared in the movie, but MUCH nicer fit and finish. The body had NO rust, and the finished product is beyond any of our expectations! It is a 1949 with a 1950 grill. We have the original exhaust tips that were in the movie. Recreated "Scorpion" stickers on both doors. The razor hubcaps have been meticulously recreated. We also recreated the 3 feet longer versions that cut into the side of John Travolta's car in the final race scene. They are included. We also have the original bent front bumper that was on the car when it rear ended Travolta's car. An original 1949 255 Mercury engine was rebuilt, as well as the manual tranny with overdrive. The car runs and drives great! Brand new period and movie correct Firestone tires installed, as well as the Firestone stickers on the wing windows. Recreated original license plates. There are many, many stories about the movie that we will share with the new owner that ties it all together, including on how the car was located! The car has been shown recently for the first time, and the response was amazing! People flipped! We have build pictures from day 1 until completion. Please do not email asking the reserve. SERIOUS buyers are welcome to call and discuss the car and payment options. Bargain hunters and dreamers please don't waste our time. We can go on seemingly forever with stories and history. The car was recently filmed for a television show in Hungary, and just this past week Tim Sutton, probably the best and most respected Hot Rod photographer anywhere, shot it for 4 separate magazines in France, Germany, Italy and England. Many more pictures available upon request." Apparently, if you want to know exactly how the car was found, you'll need to pony up quite a bit of cashr. With only 12 bids, the price of the car has zoomed past the $125,000 mark, and the reserve has not yet been met. As of this writing, there is no word if John Travolta's iconic 1948 Ford De Luxe, known as "Greased Lightning" in the movie, has been put up for auction on eBay to compete with "Hell's Chariot." Of course, we'd expect Greased Lightning to win. |
In what 1979 movie does Mel Gibson drive a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT? | Mad Max - Interceptor Build Project Mad Max - Interceptor Build Project Lots of people begin their love affair with cars after seeing them on the big screen. There is nothing like a blood-pumping chase scene, or tire-smoking burnout performed on celluloid by a movie hero to imprint a car on your brain. One such movie is the original Mad Max which hit the big screen in 1979. Set in post-apocalyptic Australia, Max roars through the outback in his supercharged "Pursuit Special", running down a gang of thugs that has been terrorizing the roads down under. As Jeff Butler, puts it, "I fell in love with the car after seeing the movie in the theatre, debated with my friends for years as to what manufacture it was, etc. For me (and I think many others), it is simply the most bad-ass muscle car ever created. Mad Max was just voted by MTV as the 4th biggest movie badass of all time!" While the movie propelled Mel Gibson to movie stardom, it also propelled the 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coup to automobile "cult" status as the basis for the movies many "pursuit interceptors". Heavily modified and equipped with a blown 351 cleveland the Mad Max Interceptor may be one of the most coppied movie cars around. The Mad Max series of cars have spawned tnumerous car clubs, and the market is such that you can buy kits to modify your own Ford Falcon. In fact, demand for an original right-hand drive '73 Ford Falcon is so high the car has become a real collectors item in its own right, something that it might never have achieved without movie fame. So, if you loved the movie, loved the car, and feel the need slip into that Mad Max state of mind in your own "interceptor", all you have to do is find an '73-'75 Australian Ford Falcon, buy a body kit, get a blown 351 Cleveland and schedule a few weekends of quality garage time. |
"What car is used as a time machine in ""Back to the Future""?" | DeLorean time machine | Futurepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: World's first temporal displacement Doc and Marty stand in the fire trails left behind by the DeLorean on the first test. Doc Brown revealed his creation to his friend Marty McFly at Twin Pines Mall , in the early morning of October 26 , 1985, and for its first test, Doc sent his dog Einstein one minute into the future. The sequence of events that followed were as so; after Doc revved up the engine to 65 mph while braked, he released the brake sending the car towards Doc and Marty. A faint glow developed at the front of the car and then engulfed the vehicle. The coils lit up, internal circuits glowed, and the flux capacitor fired rapidly. Suddenly the car seemed to explode just before it hit Doc and Marty. Fire trails then scorched the pavement where the vehicle would have passed through, completing the temporal displacement sequence. Marty: "Jesus Christ, Doc. You disintegrated Einstein!" Doc: "Calm down, Marty, I didn't disintegrate anything. The molecular structure of both Einstein and the car are completely intact!" Marty: "Well, where the hell are they?!" Doc: "The appropriate question is "When the hell are they?" You see, Einstein has just become the world's first time traveler. I sent him into the future! One minute into the future to be precise. And at exactly 1:21 A.M. and zero seconds we will catch up to him and the time machine." — Doc and Marty after the time travel experiment. For Einstein, the trip was instantaneous, but to Marty and Doc they had to wait exactly one minute to catch up to Einstein in the timeline. In the meantime, Marty asked why a DeLorean was used. Doc explained that it needed some style and implied that the stainless steel construction of the car helped it in temporal displacement. But Doc didn't fully explain why because the watch he was wearing at the time beeped, warning him that the DeLorean's return was only seconds away. The car suddenly appeared where Doc and Marty were standing and screeched to a halt as a frozen shell. Supercooled from traveling through time, the gullwing door was troublesome for Doc to open while using his hands. Inside the car, Einstein was unharmed, much to the surprise of Marty. Doc then showed Marty the interior and its controls. "First, you turn the time circuits on. This read-out tells you where you're going. This one tells you where you are. This one tells you where you were." —Doc Brown While inputting dates on the keypad, Doc used July 4 , 1776 (the date the American declaration of Independence was signed) and December 25 , 0000 (the date of the birth of Christ) as examples, before inputting "a red-letter date in the history of science, November 5 , 1955 ". From there he left the cockpit of the DeLorean and reminisced about the past, particularly about Old Man Peabody owning the land that is now Twin Pines Mall and his pine tree farm . "My, things sure have changed. I can remember when this was all open land as far as the eye can see. Old Man Peabody owned all of this. He had this crazy idea... about breeding pine trees." —Doc talking to Marty "Holy shit! Let's see if you bastards can do 90." —Marty McFly Soon after a new pellet of plutonium was inserted into the time machine, the Libyans who he stole the plutonium from intervened in a Volkswagen and shot Doc dead. Marty ran into the DeLorean to try to escape the Libyans. Marty accidentally turned the time circuits (still set to 1955 ) on while shifting, and as he avoided being destroyed by a rocket-propelled grenade , he sped up to 88 and entered temporal displacement . Suddenly, Marty went from a mall parking lot in 1985, to a field in 1955, and the DeLorean crashed into a scarecrow and then the Peabodys' barn. A radiation suit -clad Marty trips as he leaves the DeLorean. "It looks like an airplane... without wings." —Otis Peabody For a moment, Marty was stunned, and the Peabody family ran from their house to the barn to investigate. Believing that the vehicle was from another world, they screamed in horror as Marty lifted the |
Which type of animal is a markhor? | Markhor Home » Species Markhor Markhor is a wild goat and one of the most beautiful wild animals inhabiting the mountainous regions of Pakistan. The animal prefers living on dangerous and steep cliffs of the mountains to protect themselves from the attacks of wild predators including snow leopard and wolf. Also these high cliffs provide safe refuge from the hunters, who wishes to get at least one pride trophy of markhor in their hunting life. The male markhor is more beautiful while having long twisted horns. These animals have strong role in the food web of the mountains ecosystem and their presence ensures to keep it in shape both for nature and humans. Pakistan hosts seven Caprinae species with 11 sub-species occupying habitats from the hills in the southern desert to the high alpine areas of the Himalaya (Hess et al., 1997). Most of the worlds Caprinae population inhabits Pakistan�s lower altitudes, use steep slopes, loosely covered by bushesor open forests, providing readily available rock bluffs as escape terrain. Broadly, there are divided into two categories: flare-horned markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) and straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros). Flare-horned markhor includes two sub-species: Pir Panjal or Kashmir markhor and Astore markhor, whereas straight-horned markhor also includes two sub-species as well: Kabul markhor and straight-horned or Suleiman markhor. The Chiltan Markhor has been categorised as Chiltan Wild Goat. Key Facts Schaller (1977) recorded shoulder height of 102 cm, 104 kg average weight, 143 cm average maximum horn length with a record horn length of 165 cm of Kashmir type while 97 cm shoulder height, 82 cm average maximum horn length with a record horn length of 123 cm for straight-horned markhor. Markhor has been listed as endangered in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Types In Pakistan, straight and �flaring are the two basic shapes of markhor horns. The examples of straight horns are Kabul and Suleiman markhor, which forms up to 3 spirals, the former with an open and loose twist and the latter with an open and tight twist which resembles a corkscrew. The Kashmir markhor has slight to moderate flaring horns, large horns having 2-3 twists to the spiral, and Astore markhor horns flare widely near the base and usually have no more than 1.5 twists. Each of these four markhor sub-species has been given specific taxonomic status. Threats Several factors have resulted in the population decline in its range of occurrence including hunting for meat and sport (trophies), habitat alteration and degradation, encroachment, fencing, competition with domestic livestock for fodder, disease transmission form livestock and space and increase in the human population in the natural habitat of markhor. What is WWF-Pakistan doing for the concerned species? The conservation efforts of markhor has suffered mostly from the lack of basic knowledge regarding its ecological requirements, distribution, status and the lack of a comprehensive management strategy. Limited knowledge is available about the various ecological aspects of the species which once occupied mountainous terrain throughout its range in the northern region up to an elevation of 3,000 masl (Roberts, 1997; Hess et al., 1997). The conservation and effective management requires information on population growth and structure, feeding habits and the habitat, selection of summer and winter zones, occurrence of disease from domestic livestock, inbreeding risks and competition with domestic livestock. Projects WWF- Pakistan conducted various studies on the species distribution, population status, threats and conservation options. Community based conservation projects initiated and strengthened. Also the organisation supported the promotion of community based �Trophy Hunting� programmes in different hotspots of markhor including Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. What you can do to help? Following biodiversity conservation projects were launched with a focus on Markhor Conservation |
What is the favourite food of the secretary bird? | Four Secretary Bird Facts - Travel 4 Wildlife Not enough data yet, please check again later. Four Secretary Bird Facts 0 Pinterest The Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius), is an endemic African raptor. Found primarily in open grassland and savannah, it is a common sight in the Kalahari Desert. Secretary bird in the Kgalagadi Transfontier Park, South Africa 1) Pen Heads Why is it called a Secretary Bird? The bird’s long, black crest feathers resemble the quill pens that secretaries in the 19th century kept tucked into their hair and behind their ears. Black feathers resemble quill pens tucked into a Secretary’s hair Another theory on why they are called Secretary Bird is that the name is a distortion of the French/Arabic “saqur et-air” meaning “hunting bird”. Their scientific name has another origin. The Latin word sagittarius means “archer” and refers to its striding gait resembling a bow-hunter advancing to shoot. The species name serpentarius comes from the Latin serpentis referring to one of their favorite meals: snakes. 2) Snake Punchers The Secretary Bird is one of very few birds of prey that hunts on foot. They can walk up to 20km per day while foraging. Their diet consists of snakes, spiders, small birds, small mammals and carrion. Their hunting method is peculiar. When prey is located, the secretary bird stomps on it until it is subdued. If it is hunting a venomous snake, it leans backwards while punching the snake to avoid a possible strike. Small prey is swallowed whole while bigger prey is torn apart. The video below shows how a pair of Secretary Birds hunt and forage. 3) Raptors on Stilts Secretary Birds have the longest legs in the raptor world. They are three times as long as the legs of any other raptor. Their lower legs are covered in scales, just like in the other serpent-eagles, the Bateleur eagles. The scales on their legs protect them from snake bites. 4) Ground Hunter At Day, Tree Rooster At Night Even though the Secretary Bird spends all day foraging on the ground, they spend their nights roosting in the tops of thorny acacia trees. The female will normally lay 1-3 eggs during wet season, but only one chick will survive and will fledge after 2-3 months. A pair of Secretary Birds roosting on a tree in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
What type of animal is a Chuckwalla? | Chuckwalla - Animal Facts and Information Chuckwalla Posted by BioExpedition | May 9, 2012 | Lizards | Chuckwalla Introduction to Chuckwalla The Chuckwalla is one of the larger species of Lizards. There are 5 subspecies of this Lizard that have been identified. They feature scales that are very course in comparison to other species of Lizards. Class Sauromalus Chuckwalla Description This species of Lizard has a very stocky build. They have a belly that sits very low to the ground. They also have a very thick tail that is scaly. They seem to be overweight due to the fact that they have folds of skin that hang around the neck and along the sides of their bodies. The colors of the Chuckwalla vary depending on the region where they live. Some of them are gray while others look muddy brown. They feature colored areas of red, yellow, pink, and orange. These color patterns make it easier for them to blend into their surroundings. Chuckwalla Distribution The main location where you will find this species of Lizard is in the arid areas of the United States. They are also found in the Northern portion of Mexico. Large numbers of the Chuckwalla reside in the Mojave Desert. They are found in the warmer areas including California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. This particular Lizard enjoys areas that are rocky and they will find food and shelter among the many crevices. They also use the rocks for a place to bask in the sunlight during the heat of the day. They know that they can quickly scurry to hiding if they feel any signs of danger. Chuckwalla Behavior They are very territorial, especially the males. The Chuckwalla excretes scent through the glands and this helps them to market their territory. The males do tolerate females that overlap their home range but not other males. When they feel that they are at risk of danger they will go to a crevice and hide. Then they are able to inflate the body to help them look larger. That will often scare away any potential predator that has followed them. This Lizard hibernates from around October until February. The exact period of time for hibernation though depends on the region. They hibernate by slowing down their metabolism and body functions so that they aren’t negatively impacted by the cooler temperatures . Chuckwalla – Genus Sauromalus / Photo Taken by Luhrs Nick Chuckwalla Feeding The Chuckwalla is a herbivore and they will consume various types of plants. During certain times of the year they will consume fruits and plants that grow in their habitat. Sometimes they will resort to consuming insects though if they can’t find enough vegetation for them to rely on. They tend to feed early in the morning and then the rest of the day is spent enjoying the sunlight. Chuckwalla Reproduction Males are attracted to the females due to the stronger scent that they distribute from their glands at times. April through July are the most common months for mating. That is due to the amount of food that is offered during that period of time too. The males will move on to find other females for mating. They may have to fight with each other for the right to do so. The job of the female is to find a place to create a nest. She needs a warm location for the eggs that will also be safe from predators. The eggs are deposited into the nest as late as August. They will remain in the nest for about 1 month before they emerge. The young have to be able to care for themselves as soon as they come out of the eggs. Their mother will be no where around the nest once she lays the eggs. Each clutch may have from 5 to 16 eggs in it. Chuckwalla Facts and Information / Photo Taken by Adrian Pingstone |
Which bird is sacred in Peru? | Peru Bird Watching For birdwatchers, Peru: A true bird paradise The late Theodore Parker III, famous American field ornithologist once said "Peru offers 'bird-enthusiasts' more than any other country in the world… Being here is like being a child visiting a huge store filled with new and fascinating toys". He was right. Peru possesses an extraordinary ornithological diversity. New species are continually being discovered every year in its cloud-forests and Amazon jungle , as well as in its rugged mountains and inter-Andean valleys. At last count, there were 1710 registered species (close to 20% of the world's total), of which more than 300 are endemic. Furthermore, Peru holds the record for the most species in a single place (650 in the area surrounding the Explorer's Inn lodge, located in the jungle of Tambopata ) and the record for the highest number of species seen in a single day (361 in the area surrounding the Biological Station of Cocha Cashu, in Manu ). For birdwatchers, Peru is a true paradise. It is filled with species dwelling in unique and fragile habitats, large migratory birds arriving from the most remote parts of the world and with species that, having disappeared in other countries, flourish in unexplored corners of the country. These giant flocks are a fundamental element in the life cycles of the sea, jungle and Andean lakes. The Birds of Peru Imagine a country with 1,804 species of birds…. A country with more bird species than found in all of North America and Europe combined. Home to 120 endemic species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world! Imagine traveling through the land of the Incas , among locals dressed in colorful woven fabrics. Here at the birthplace of the potato, visit with the people of ancient traditions, flavor tasty cuisine, mingle in lively markets and see sophisticated folk art- just to name a few of the country's unmistakable allure. Visualize waking up in the morning to ear-deafening noise of thousands parrots and macaws - an unforgettable cacophonic experience as they arrive each morning for their daily supplementary diet of mud. Picture yourself seeing a beautiful male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock with the backdrop of the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu , or having a close encounter with a huge Andean Condor as it soars above the majestic Colca Canyon . Experience the heart-stopping image of a male Marvelous Spatuletail hauling his coin-sized tail discs or moving thru a bog at 14,000 feet to find a smart White-bellied Cinclodes, one of only 28 individuals known to exist in the world, and all of them in Peru. Glimpsing through the shrouds of mist in Cordillera Azul you may spot the splendid Scarlet-banded Barbet, which avoided detection for years and only recently has been discovered. Peru is "the country to explore", a country in which no fewer than 42 new species of birds have been described to science in the last 30 years. In the white-sand forest of Allpahuayo Mishana alone, a protected natural area, only minutes from the city of Iquitos , three new species have been identified. Peru is the land of vast biodiversity - of the 104 life zones known in the world, 84 occur in Peru. A complete mosaic comprises almost every type of habitat imaginable from the deserts and dry forests of the coast to the Puna grassland and snow-capped mountains of the Andes, and the multitude of types of forests within the Amazonian lowlands. Peru is blessed with an abundance of life forms, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, butterflies, trees, cacti, orchids, and the list goes on. To ensure the preservation of this natural wealth, the country has set aside 13% of its national territory as protected areas, forming a network of 67 protected natural areas . A recent up-surge in environmental awareness in the country has led to the formation of grass roots conservation initiatives with encouraging results. Coastal lagoons are being reclaimed, and rivers and streams are being cleaned. The community of Santa Catalina de Chongoyape has declared 34,000 hectares of its land as Chaparri |
The minnow is the tiniest member of what fish family? | The minnow family (Cyprinidae) is the largest family of fishes in North America and contains about 2100 species Minnows (Family Cyprinidae) Keith Farnand The minnow family (Cyprinidae) is the largest family of fishes in North America and contains about 2100 species worldwide (Page & Burr, 1991). It is present on all continents except South America, Australia, and Antarctica with its greatest diversity in the South East Asia region. In North America we have about 230 of the 2100 species present in our waters. The name minnow is often applied to mud minnows (family Umbridae), killifishes (Cyprinodontidae), and in general, many of the smaller juvenile fishes (Phillips, Smid, & Underhill, 1982). In order for a fish to be a true minnow, though, it must be of the family Cyprinidae. Most minnows are usually small, but some, such as the introduced grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and some other species native to western North America grow to a size of 20-100lbs. The minnow is often thought to be any small fish, but in fact, they can grow to be as long as 3m and up to 100 lbs. The smallest of the minnow family matures at a length of 10mm. The physical characteristics of minnows are sometimes easily confused with that of the sucker, since they are closely related, but they are different in many ways. Minnows lack the sucker-like mouth, but some minnows such as the longnose dace (Rhinichtys cataractae) do resemble the mouth of a sucker somewhat. Both suckers and minnows lack teeth in the mouth, instead both have pharyngeal teeth deep in the throat that grinds the food up against the basioccipital bone. Minnows, however, have more teeth than the suckers. The minnow may have up to three rows of teeth where the sucker would only have one row. Also, minnows do not have spines, except for some non-native species such as the carp (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Generally, minnows have 1 dorsal fin, and a pair of abdominal pelvic fins. The dorsal usually has less than 10 rays, but some of the introduced species may have more than 10. The members of the minnow family always posses a lateral line which is used for motion detection. Minnows are very important fishes to the aquatic community as they serve as a food source for many of the larger predatory fishes, as well as birds. They are valuable to these larger fishes since they are easily found in large numbers and are usually quite small which makes them easy to catch. Also, minnows are of value to humans economically. For many years bluntnose (Pimephales notatus), fathead (Pimephales promelas), and shiner (Luxilus cornutus) minnows have been used as bait for both commercial and sportfishing. As a result the bait industry of North America has become quite large, and depends upon the abundance of minnows for growth. There are some minnows that are used for food such as the carp, but generally speaking they are not thought of as a food source due to their extensive ribs, and often "muddy" taste (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Minnows show a great deal of variation in their food sources. They can be either omnivores or carnivores. The omnivores tend to eat more herbaceous materials and thus have molar-like teeth that are used for grinding up the food. They also have specialized intestines that are longer and are black in color since the plant food takes longer to digest. The minnows that feed on minute animal lifeforms generally spend most of their time in the middle of the water column, since that is the most abundant source of food for them. These minnows have hooked teeth with or without serrations that are used to either pierce the skin, or shred the prey (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Minnows are able to occupy a wide variety of habitats as a result of their ability to feed on common plant/animal life in streams, lakes, and rivers. Also, as water temperature decreases in minnow environments, they become more and more nocturnal (Greenwood & Metcalfe, 1998). This study used the minnow Phoxinus phoxinus and showed that as w |
What animals name translates as earth pig? | JESUS means EARTH PIG ! - YouTube JESUS means EARTH PIG ! 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 Oct 29, 2011 Uploaded by positron66 on 29 Oct 2011....The name "JESUS" means EARTH PIG ! Most Christians would be ready to die for the name that they have been taught to call our SAVIOR by---- JESUS. "SOOS" in Hebrew can mean "Horse".(Strong's #5483 ) Or even "JOY" ( #7797 ) But in Latin it has a totally different meaning. "SUS".suis 1. Prop.: A swine,hog.pig,boar,sow: Cic--Proverb: SUS MINERVAM,A hog teaches Minerva, i.e. an ignorant person pretends to instuct one well versed in any subject. (Latin Dictionary) Now take a real hard look at this, what do Christians call their Savior? "Je-SUS"pronounced Gee-SOOCE and this is from the Latin word/name "Ie-SUS" pronounced Ee-SOOCE. The suffix is the same as the latin word for "PIG". Did you know that there was a Celtic demon god by the name "ESUS" pronounced Ee-SOOCE also known as "HESUS"pronounced He or Hey -SOOCE. This god was worship by the ancient Druids (Dictionary of Pagan Religions) page 117 and page 152 This "ESUS" was found on a relief that is on an alter of ZEUS that was found in Paris in the Roman Catholic Catedral of Notre Dame. (Encycl Brtannica Macopedia) page 575 On this relief you can see on "ESUS's chest is a CROSS. You will also discover that in Italian the name "Je-SUS" is spelled "Gesu" "Ge" means earth (Strong's Greek #1093 ) EARTH - P I G ! In spanish JeSUS is pronounced HEY SOOCE! HEY P I G ! In English JeSUS is pronounced GEE -SOOCE EARTH P I G ! Old english and Latin Ie-SUS is pronounced EE-SOOCE ?-P I G ! Druid god ESUS is pronounced EE - SOOCE -- P I G ! Druid god ESUS also called HESUS pronounced He or HEY-SOOCE !! -- HEY P I G ? !!! Category |
What does the syrinx help a bird to do? | The Syrinx, the Bird Song-Box SONG SPARROW, Melospiza melodia Image by Bea Laporte, Ontario, Canada Back when people chopped the heads off of their homegrown chickens before plucking, frying, and eating them, something was commonly known that nowadays most of us haven't heard of. That is, when a chicken's head is axed off and the body is flopping around on the ground, the chicken still squawks. Moreover, the sound doesn't come from the chicken's severed head. It issues from the body. We tend to think that birdsong is whistling, and we know that when we whistle, the sound is made in our mouths. The headless-chicken story is enough to suggest that birdsong is something other than mere whistling. In fact, birds have a song-making organ that other animals, including humans, do not, and it's called the syrinx. As is the case with humans and most other higher animals, when air enters a bird's nostrils and mouth, it flows through a tube called the trachea, which leads to the lungs. Like humans, birds possess two lungs. Where the trachea forks, with each branch leading toward one lung, that's where the bird's syrinx is located. The syrinx is shaped like an upside-down, hollow Y. If a bird wants to sing or squawk, it tightens up its syrinx muscles so that air moving through the syrinx is squeezed. This causes a membrane inside the syrinx to vibrate, making a sound. The bird has wonderful control over its syrinx muscles, so it can produce a variety of sounds. Despite having such a simple construction, syringes (that's the plural form) are unbelievably efficient sound-makers. When humans speak, we utilize only about two percent of the air passing our vocal cords. A syrinx uses nearly 100 percent of the air passing through it. Since birds make such a huge variety of sounds -- mere occasional grunts and hisses in Mute Swans and Turkey Vultures to brilliant serenading by Mockingbirds and Nightingales -- it's clear that some syrinxes are more developed than others. |
What member of the weasel family is over 1 meter or 3 feet long? | Weasel control and management For more weasel control information Identification Weasels belong to the Mustelidae family, which also includes mink, martens, fishers, wolverines, badgers, river otters, black-footed ferrets, and four species of skunks. Although members of the weasel family vary in size and color (Fig. 1), they usually have long, slender bodies, short legs, rounded ears, and anal scent glands. A weasel’s hind legs are barely more than half as long as its body (base of head to base of tail). The weasel’s forelegs also are notably short. These short legs on a long, slender body may account for the long-tailed weasel’s (Mustela frenata) distinctive running gait. At every bound the long body loops upward, reminding one of an inchworm. In the typical bounding gait of the weasel, the hind feet register almost, if not exactly, in the front foot impressions, with the right front foot and hind feet lagging slightly behind. The stride distance normally is about 10 inches (25 cm). Male weasels are distinctly larger than females. The long-tailed and short-tailed (M. erminea() weasels have a black tip on their tails, while the least weasel (M. nivalis) lacks the black tip (Fig. 2). The long-tailed weasel some-its common name implies, the least times is as long as 24 inches (61 cm). weasel is the smallest, measuring only The short-tailed weasel is considerably 7 or 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) long and smaller, rarely longer than 13 inches weighing 1 to 2 1/2 ounces (28 to 70 g). (33 cm) and usually weighing between Many people assume the least weasel 3 and 6 ounces (87 and 168 g). Just as is a baby weasel since it is so small. Range Three species of weasels live in North America. The most abundant and widespread is the long-tailed weasel. Some that occur in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico have a dark “mask” and are often called bridled weasels. The short-tailed weasel occurs in Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern, Great Lakes, and northwestern states, while the least weasel occurs in Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern and Great Lakes states (Fig. 3). Habitat Some authors report finding weasels only in places with abundant water, although small rodents, suitable as food, were more abundant in surrounding habitat. Weasels are commonly found along roadsides and around farm buildings. The absence of water to drink is thought to be a limiting factor (Henderson and Stardom 1983). A typical den has two surface openings about 2 feet (61 cm) apart over a burrow that is 3 to 10 feet (0.9 to 3 m) long. Other weasel dens have been found in the trunk of an old uprooted oak, in a bag of feathers, in a threshing machine, in the trunk of a hollow tree, in an old mole run, a gopher burrow, and a prairie dog burrow (Henderson and Stardom 1983). Food Habits The weasel family belongs to the order Carnivora. With the exception of the river otter, all members of the weasel family feed primarily on insects and small rodents (Fig. 4). Their diet consists of whatever meat they can obtain and may include birds and bird eggs. As predators, they play an important role in the ecosystem. Predators tend to hunt the most abundant prey, turning to another species if the numbers of the first prey become scarce. In this way, they seldom endanger the long-term welfare of the animal populations they prey upon. Long-tailed weasels typically prey on one species that is continually available. The size of the prey population varies from year to year and from season to season. At times, weasels will kill many more individuals of a prey species than they can immediately eat. Ordinarily, they store the surplus for future consumption, much the same as squirrels gather and store nuts. Pocket gophers are the primary prey of long-tailed weasels. In some regions these gophers are regarded as nuisances because they eat alfalfa plants in irrigated meadows and native plants in mountain meadows where livestock graze. Because of its predation on pocket gophers and other rodents, the long-tailed weasel is sometimes referred to as the farmer’s best friend |
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What is sake made from? | Sake Social — How Sake is made Item has been added to your cart, View Cart Sorry , we do not have that amount in stock, View other items... How Sake is made Below is an example of the sake brewing process. The Sakahan brewery in Osaka has graciously allowed us to visit their facilities to explain how a modern sake brewery works. Step 1: Polishing The rice grains are first run through a milling machine that strips away the outer (and some of the inner) layers to expose the starchy cores. These milling rates are the determining factor on what category the sake will fall under (i.e. Junmai Daiginjo ). Step 2: Washing The rice is then washed to remove excess particles and protein residuals that still remain after milling. These impurities would otherwise affect the quality and taste of the brew. Step 3: Soaking The newly polished rice is then soaked for a specific amount of time in order to add moisture to the grain which will aid the steaming process. Step 4: Steaming Steam helps to bring out the starch molecules in the grain as well as help to sterilize. Step 5: Saccharification Koji mold is sprinkled on and carefully massaged into a portion of the rice to convert the starch to sugar. Step 6: Moto or Yeast Starter A yeast starter (made of water, koji rice, yeast, and in most cases, lactic acid) is added to "super-charge" fermentation. Step 7: Moromi aka "The Main Mash" Saccharification and fermentation (multiple parallel fermentation) occur simultaneously when all of the ingredients are added in specific amounts and at the right stages. Step 8: Pressing |
Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? | Affenpinscher Dog Breed Information - American Kennel Club 01 02 03 04 05 06 General Appearance The Affenpinscher is a balanced, wiry-haired terrier-like toy dog whose intelligence and demeanor make it a good house pet. Originating in Germany, the name Affenpinscher means "monkey-like terrier." The breed was developed to rid the kitchens, granaries, and stables of rodents. In France the breed is described as the "Diablotin Moustachu" or moustached little devil. Both describe the appearance and attitude of this delightful breed. The total overall appearance of the Affenpinscher is more important than any individual characteristic. He is described as having a neat but shaggy appearance. Head The head is in proportion to the body, carried confidently with monkey-like facial expression. Eyes- Round, dark, brilliant, and of medium size in proportion to the head but not bulging or protruding. Eye rims are black. Ears - Cropped to a point, set high and standing erect; or natural, standing erect, semi-erect or dropped. All of the above types of ears, if symmetrical, are acceptable as long as the monkey-like expression is maintained. Skull - Round and domed, but not coarse. Stop -Well-defined. Muzzle - Short and narrowing slightly to a blunt nose. The length of the muzzle is approximately the same as the distance between the eyes. Nose - Black, turned neither up nor down. Lips - Black, with prominent lower lip. Bite - Slightly undershot. A level bite is acceptable if the monkey-like expression is maintained. An overshot bite is to be severely penalized. A wry mouth is a serious fault. The teeth and tongue do not show when the mouth is closed. The lower jaw is broad enough for the lower teeth to be straight and even. Body Short and straight. Topline straight and level. Body - The chest is moderately broad and deep; ribs are moderately sprung. Tuckup is slight. The back is short and level with a strong loin. The croup has just a perceptible curve. Tail may be docked or natural. A docked tail is generally between 1 and 2 inches long, set high and carried erect. The natural tail is set high and carried curved gently up over the back while moving. The type of tail is not a major consideration. Forequarters Front angulation is moderate. Shoulders - with moderate layback. The length of the shoulder blade and the upper arm are about equal. Elbows - close to the body. Front legs straight when viewed from any direction. Pasterns short and straight. Dewclaws generally removed. Feet small, round, and compact with black pads and nails. Hindquarters Rear angulation is moderate to match the front. Hindlegs straight when viewed from behind. From the side, hindlegs are set under the body to maintain a square appearance. The length of the upper thigh and the second thigh are about equal with moderate bend to the stifle. Hocks - Moderately angulated. Coat Dense hair, rough, harsh, and about 1 inch in length on the shoulders and body. May be shorter on the rear and tail. Head, neck, chest, stomach and legs have longer, less harsh coat. The mature Affenpinscher has a mane or cape of strong hair which blends into the back coat at the withers area. The longer hair on the head, eyebrows and beard stands off and frames the face to emphasize the monkey-like expression. Hair on the ears is cut very short. A correct coat needs little grooming to blend the various lengths of hair to maintain a neat but shaggy appearance. |
Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero? | Iron Man (Anthony Stark) - Marvel Universe Wiki: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. Iron Man (Anthony Stark) Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark Aliases "Shellhead," "Golden Avenger," "Tetsujin"; formerly Crimson Dynamo, Iron Knight, Hogan Potts, "Spare Parts Man"; impersonated Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) Identity Tales of Suspense #39 (1963) Origin Tales of Suspense #39 (1963) Significant Issues Red and gold armor debuted (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); traveled to Camelot with Dr. Doom (Iron Man #149-150, 1981); succumbed to alcoholism (Iron Man #167-182, 1983-1984); Jim Rhodes became Iron Man (Iron Man #169-199, 1983-1985); Tony Stark returned as Iron Man in red & silver armor (Iron Man #200, 1985); fought Armor Wars against armored villains (Iron Man #225-231, 1987-1988); traveled to Camelot again with Doom (Iron Man #249-250, 1989); manipulated by Kearson DeWitt in "Armor Wars II" (Iron Man #258-266, 1990 -1991); James Rhodes took over as Iron Man (Iron Man #284, 1992); Tony Stark became Iron Man again (Iron Man #289, 1993); helped form Force Works (Force Works #1, 1994); time traveled with Dr. Doom (Iron Man #11, 1997); returned from Counter-Earth (Iron Man #1, 1998); revealed as member of Hell Fire Club (X-Men #73, 1998); armor became sentient, killed Whiplash (Iron Man #26-30, 2000); Ultron took control of armor (Iron Man #46-49, 2001-2002); became Secretary of Defense (Iron Man #73-78, 2003); infiltrated the Thunderbolts as Cobalt Man (Avengers/Thunderbolts #1-6, 2004); helped form new group of Avengers (New Avengers #1, 2005); became Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Civil War #7, 2007) Occupation Adventurer, president emeritus of Stark Industries, founder of Maria Stark Foundation; formerly director of S.H.I.E.L.D., CEO of Stark Industries, Stark Solutions, Stark Enterprises, Circuits Maximus & Stark International, US Secretary of Defense, computer technician Known Relatives Ph.D.s in physics and electrical engineering Physical Attributes 225 lbs.; (in armor) 425 lbs. Eyes Black Powers None; Tony's body had been enhanced by the modified techno-organic virus, Extremis, but it is currently inaccessible and inoperable. Abilities Tony has a genius level intellect that allows him to invent a wide range of sophisticated devices, specializing in advanced weapons and armor. He possesses a keen business mind. Weapons The Iron Man armor includes Tony’s primary energy weapon, repulsor rays, a powerful particle beam which is standard equipment in the palms of his armor; the repulsor ray can repel physical and energy-based attacks, traveling as either a single stream or as a wide-field dispersal. The armor has also been outfitted with pulse bolts (extremely powerful plasma discharges which grow in strength as they seek their target), sonic generators, explosive shell projectiles, mini-missiles, magnetic field generators and a laser torch built into the finger of Tony’s gauntlet. The armor’s surface can generate an electric charge to dispel attackers. Paraphernalia Tony’s most recent armor is protected by an energy-draining shield which expands from the gauntlets, as well as a personal deflector shield. The armor grants Tony superhuman strength (lifting 100 tons at maximum power). Its Jet boots enable flight at Mach 8; he can also hover utilizing a localized gravity field. The armor’s internal air supply lasts more than one hour and can be sealed for travel through low oxygen, underwater or outer space environments. The armor also features a chronometer, radar, sonar, a magnometer, an atom-force microscope, photon, heat, motion and other sensor instruments. The armor contains a subspace/satellite radio communications array which receives local radio and video signals; the armor can also jam transmissions. The chest plate features the unibeam, a powerful searchlight that can project beams in virtually every light spectrum (visible, infrared and ultraviolet); it also features a laser beam projector, an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) generator which can shut down electronic devices within a 50-yard radius, a scanning device t |
On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994? | Prince gives up flying royal aircraft after Hebrides crash | The Independent Prince gives up flying royal aircraft after Hebrides crash Wednesday 19 July 1995 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The Prince of Wales has given up piloting royal flights following his crash in the Hebrides last year in which a Queen's Flight passenger jet was damaged to the tune of pounds 1m. St James's Palace announced the Prince's decision yesterday as an RAF board of inquiry found that the aircraft's captain had been negligent in allowing him to take the controls. Prince Charles was not blamed because, despite holding the RAF rank of group captain, he was regarded as a passenger who was invited to fly the aircraft. The inquiry can pass judgment on the crew. It was not in dispute, however, that the Prince was at the controls of the BAe 146 when it landed awkwardly and too fast in high winds on the Isle of Islay last June, slewed off the Port Ellen runway and came to a halt with its nose buried in mud. Six crew and five passengers were on board but no one was injured. The RAF report into the accident, released in the House of Commons yesterday, concluded the jet was flying 32 knots (40mph) too fast when it crossed the runway threshold. Only 509m (557yds) of the 1,245m-long (1,362yd) strip remained when all the aircraft's wheels touched down, causing a tyre to burst and another to deflate. The captain, Squadron Leader Graham Laurie, was negligent "in the final stages of the flight". Although he still flies with No. 2 Royal Squadron, he may no longer act as an instructing or supervising pilot. t The Queen is to attend her first full service in a Roman Catholic church, it emerged yesterday. She has been invited by Cardinal Basil Hume to an ecumenical service at Westminster Cathedral on 30 November to mark its 100th anniversary. More about: |
If eating Cambridge No 5s,Wellands or Bedford Winter Harvests what would you be eating? | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c |
What type of material is produced in a ginnery? | Ginnery - definition of ginnery by The Free Dictionary Ginnery - definition of ginnery by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ginnery Also found in: Thesaurus , Financial , Encyclopedia . gin 1 (jĭn) n. A strong colorless alcoholic beverage made by distilling or redistilling rye or other grain spirits and adding juniper berries and sometimes other flavorings such as anise, caraway seeds, or angelica root. [Alteration of geneva, from Dutch jenever, from Middle Dutch geniver, juniper, from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin *iiniperus, from Latin iūniperus.] gin′ny adj. 1. Any of several machines or devices, especially: a. A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects. b. A pile driver. c. A snare or trap for game. d. A pump operated by a windmill. 2. A cotton gin. tr.v. ginned, gin·ning, gins 1. To remove the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin. 2. To trap in a gin. Phrasal Verb: gin up 1. To create or produce; work up: "If we ever ginned up the courage to speak honestly about race, we might also open up unexpected avenues of racial healing" (Michael Eric Dyson). 2. To create or produce under false pretenses: "U.S. officials have asked their foreign counterparts to gin up a charge so that the United States can credibly claim it is rendering a suspect to face legal charges when it is really trying to gather information" (Daniel Byman). 3. To increase or make more active: gin up sales; gin up the economy. [Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.] gin 3 Used to announce that one has won a game of gin rummy. gin (dʒɪn) n 1. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries 2. (Brewing) any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences: sloe gin. 3. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit [C18: shortened from Dutch genever juniper, via Old French from Latin jūniperus juniper] gin (dʒɪn) n 1. (Mechanical Engineering) a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle 2. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton 3. (Hunting) a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire 4. (Mechanical Engineering) a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank vb (tr) , gins, ginning or ginned 5. (Mechanical Engineering) to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin 6. (Hunting) to trap or snare (game) with a gin [C13 gyn, shortened from engine] ˈginner n |
Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991? | Ted Turner - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Writer | Producer | Actor Ted Turner was born on November 19, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as Robert Edward Turner III. He is the founder of CNN, TurnerBrodcastSystem(TBS)and TNTnetwork He was previously married to Jane Fonda, Jane Shirley Smith and Judy Nye .He started in the business as a writer and producer but had a bigger vision. See full bio » Born: a list of 71 people created 28 Feb 2014 a list of 25 people created 24 Nov 2014 a list of 2346 people created 02 Jan 2016 a list of 970 people created 11 months ago a list of 7 people created 1 month ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Ted Turner's work have you seen? User Polls 15 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Known For - No Horsing Around (1994) ... (original idea - as R.E. Turner) - Orangu-Tangle (1994) ... (original idea - as R.E. Turner) - Planeteers Under Glass (1994) ... (original idea - as R.E. Turner) - High Steaks (1994) ... (original idea - as R.E. Turner) 1987 Portrait of the World USSR (TV Movie) (creator) Hide 1998 WCW/NWO SuperBrawl VIII (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1998 WCW Thunder (TV Series) (executive producer) 1997 WCW World War 3 (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1997 Halloween Havoc (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1996 WCW Bash at the Beach (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1996 WCW Uncensored (TV Special) (executive producer) 1995 WCW Starrcade 1995 (TV Special) (executive producer) 1995 WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) (executive producer) / (supervising producer) 1994 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1993 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1993 Halloween Havoc (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1992 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1992 WCW Beach Blast (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1991 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1991 Halloween Havoc (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1990 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1990 Halloween Havoc (TV Special) (executive producer) 1990 WCW/NWA Capital Combat (TV Special) (executive producer) 1989 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1989 Halloween Havoc (TV Special) (executive producer) 1988 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1987 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) 1986 Starrcade (TV Special) (executive producer) |
In what year was Barack Obama born? | About Barack Obama About Barack Obama Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —President Obama President Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother from Kansas, Stanley Ann Dunham, and a father from Kenya, Barack Obama Sr. He was also raised by his grandfather, who served in Patton’s army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to become vice president at a local bank. He worked his way through school—Occidental College in Los Angeles, Columbia University in New York, and later, Harvard Law School—with the help of scholarship money and student loans. In 1985, Barack Obama moved to Chicago, where he got his start in community organizing on the city’s South Side, working to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants. The President called that time in his life " the best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School ." He has credited that experience as crucial to finding his identity—something that shaped his path to the White House. Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. During his time in Springfield, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, he reached across the aisle to pass the farthest-reaching lobbying reform in a generation, lock up the world’s most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by tracking federal spending online. Barack Obama was sworn in as president on January 20th, 2009, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, at a time when our economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month . He acted immediately to get our economy back on track. Since then, the private sector has added back more than 10 million jobs during the longest, uninterrupted period of job growth in our nation’s history. In his first term, the President cut taxes for every American worker—putting $3,600 back in the pockets of the typical family. He passed historic Wall Street reform to make sure taxpayers never again have to bail out big banks. He passed the landmark Affordable Care Act, helping to put quality and affordable health care within reach for millions of Americans. He ended the war in Iraq and is working to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan. He’s the first sitting president to stand up for marriage equality , and is fighting for equal pay and a woman’s right to make her own health decisions . He’s made a college education more affordable for millions of students and their families. And he believes it’s time for a comprehensive solution to fix our broken immigration system. The President believes an economy that's built to last starts by growing and strengthening the middle class—that’s why he has a plan to create jobs and restore economic security to working families. He’s been driven by the basic values that make our country great: America prospers when we’re all in it together, when hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded, and when everyone—from Main Street to Wall Street—does their fair share and plays by the same rules. INSPIRING A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT The President's legacy as a grassroots organizer inspired millions. Organizing for Action is proud to be built from the ground up by people who believe that real, lasting change only happens when you organize. |
How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen? | Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath? Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath? Subscribe to our Question of the Week : Question: "Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath? Was David doubting God? Was it because Goliath had five brothers? Or, was David simply being prepared?" Answer: Some presume that David took five smooth stones instead of just one because he had some doubt. However, there is no indication in the story of David and Goliath that by picking up five smooth stones instead of one that David was doubting God. Rather, David was simply being prepared. What if the Philistines attacked him after he killed Goliath? How would he have defended himself? David was simply being prepared when he took the four additional stones. Also, he couldn’t have known that one stone would be enough to kill the giant. God had not promised that David would kill Goliath with the first stone. David had experience in defending the sheep he guarded with his sling and stones. It would seem that the animals David had faced were far braver than the men with Goliath, because they all turned and ran away (1 Samuel 17:51). David told Goliath that he (Goliath) came with spear and sword, but his weapon was God the Father (1 Samuel 17:37). He trusted God with all his heart, believing that God would tell him exactly what to do and how. And so He did. Others speculate that David chose five smooth stones because Goliath had four brothers, and David was readying himself to dispatch all five giants. This theory is based on 2 Samuel 21:15–22. That passage lists four very large Philistines who were related to Goliath in some way: Ishbi-benob, Saph, Goliath, and an unnamed giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. “These four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants” (2 Samuel 21:22). The account of 1 Samuel 17 does not suggest that David knew about Goliath’s brothers or that he believed he would have to fight the whole family. What we know for sure is that David and his men faced four other giants, somehow related to Goliath, in later battles. David’s faith was in the Lord, and he knew from experience God’s faithfulness. David’s faith was born out of his experience of God’s grace and mercy in his life up to that point. The Lord had delivered him out of dangerous situations in the past, proving His power and trustworthiness, and David relied on Him to deliver him from the Philistine. Whether it took one stone or five, David recognized that the power was not in his sling but in the Lord of hosts. As David wrote later in Psalm 21:13, “Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.” |
In what American state was Barack Obama born? | About Barack Obama About Barack Obama Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —President Obama President Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother from Kansas, Stanley Ann Dunham, and a father from Kenya, Barack Obama Sr. He was also raised by his grandfather, who served in Patton’s army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to become vice president at a local bank. He worked his way through school—Occidental College in Los Angeles, Columbia University in New York, and later, Harvard Law School—with the help of scholarship money and student loans. In 1985, Barack Obama moved to Chicago, where he got his start in community organizing on the city’s South Side, working to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants. The President called that time in his life " the best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School ." He has credited that experience as crucial to finding his identity—something that shaped his path to the White House. Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. During his time in Springfield, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, he reached across the aisle to pass the farthest-reaching lobbying reform in a generation, lock up the world’s most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by tracking federal spending online. Barack Obama was sworn in as president on January 20th, 2009, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, at a time when our economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month . He acted immediately to get our economy back on track. Since then, the private sector has added back more than 10 million jobs during the longest, uninterrupted period of job growth in our nation’s history. In his first term, the President cut taxes for every American worker—putting $3,600 back in the pockets of the typical family. He passed historic Wall Street reform to make sure taxpayers never again have to bail out big banks. He passed the landmark Affordable Care Act, helping to put quality and affordable health care within reach for millions of Americans. He ended the war in Iraq and is working to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan. He’s the first sitting president to stand up for marriage equality , and is fighting for equal pay and a woman’s right to make her own health decisions . He’s made a college education more affordable for millions of students and their families. And he believes it’s time for a comprehensive solution to fix our broken immigration system. The President believes an economy that's built to last starts by growing and strengthening the middle class—that’s why he has a plan to create jobs and restore economic security to working families. He’s been driven by the basic values that make our country great: America prospers when we’re all in it together, when hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded, and when everyone—from Main Street to Wall Street—does their fair share and plays by the same rules. INSPIRING A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT The President's legacy as a grassroots organizer inspired millions. Organizing for Action is proud to be built from the ground up by people who believe that real, lasting change only happens when you organize. |
What was Barack Obama's father's first name? | When Barry Became Barack When Barry Became Barack U.S. Barry Obama decided that he didn't like his nickname. A few of his friends at Occidental College had already begun to call him Barack (his formal name), and he'd come to prefer that. The way his half sister, Maya, remembers it, Obama returned home at Christmas in 1980, and there he told his mother and grandparents: no more Barry. Obama recalls it slightly differently, but in the same basic time frame. He believes he told his mom he wanted to be called Barack when she visited him in New York the following summer. By both accounts, it seemed that the elder relatives were reluctant to embrace the change. Maya recalls that Obama's maternal grandparents, who had played a big role in raising him, continued long after that to call him by an affectionate nickname, "Bar." "Not just them, but my mom, too," says Obama. Why did Obama make the conscious decision to take on his formal African name? His father was also Barack, and also Barry: he chose the nickname when he came to America from Kenya on a scholarship in 1959. His was a typical immigrant transition. Just as a Dutch woman named Hanneke might become Johanna, or a German named Matthias becomes Matt, the elder Barack wanted to fit in. America was a melting pot, and it was expected then that you melt—or at least smooth some of your more foreign edges. But Obama, after years of trying to fit in himself, decided to reverse that process. The choice is part of his almost lifelong quest for identity and belonging—to figure out who he is, and how he fits into the larger American tapestry. Part black, part white, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, with family of different religious and spiritual backgrounds—seen by others in ways he didn't see himself—the young Barry was looking for solid ground. At Occidental, he was feeling as if he was at a "dead end," he tells NEWSWEEK, "that somehow I needed to connect with something bigger than myself." The name Barack tied him more firmly to his black African father, who had left him and his white mother at a young age and later returned home to Kenya. But that wasn't the primary motivation. Try Newsweek for only $1.25 per week Obama wrote a whole book about his quest for identity, called "Dreams From My Father," and in it he never directly deals with the reasons he reverted to his birth name, or the impression it made on his relatives. The book is a deeply personal narrative that takes some liberties with the facts for the sake of a coherent tale. (Some of the characters, he points out in the introduction, are composites.) Old friends contacted by NEWSWEEK who were present during the time he changed his name recall or intuit a mix of reasons—both personal and social. By Obama's own account, he was, like most kids at that stage of life, a bit of a poseur—trying to be cool. So that could have played a part. He was also trying to reinvent himself. "It was when I made a conscious decision: I want to grow up," says Obama. It's clear that he was trying to fit in somehow, but not in the way of his father's generation. He wanted to be taken seriously, perhaps to rebel against the compromises blacks and others were expected to make in a white-dominated society. But more generally, he was also looking for a community that would accept him as he was, inside and out. The identity quest, which began before he became Barack and continued after, put him on a trajectory into a black America he had never really known as a child in Hawaii and abroad. In the end, he would come to see and accept that he was in an almost unique position as an American—someone who had been part of both the white and the black American "families," able to view the secret doubts and fears and dreams of both, and to understand them. He could be part of a black world where his pastor and spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., expressed paranoid fantasies about white conspiracies to spread drugs or HIV, because he understood in his gut the history of racism that stoked those fears. He could, for a time, shrug off Wright's mo |
In which county was Isaac Newton born? | BBC - iWonder - Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity 25 December 1642 20th March 1727Newton dies A genius with dark secrets Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view. But Newton’s story is also one of a monstrous ego who believed that he alone was able to understand God’s creation. His private life was far from rational – consumed by petty jealousies, bitter rivalries and a ruthless quest for reputation. 25 December 1642 Not expected to survive the day You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. How Newton’s early years marked him for life. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. He was a tiny baby, given little chance of survival. The country he was born into was chaotic and turbulent. England was being torn apart by civil war. Plague was an ever-present threat. Many believed the end of the world was imminent. But the hamlet of Woolsthorpe was a quiet community, little touched by either war or plague, which respected Puritan values of sobriety, simple worship and hard work. A lonely boy who hated his stepfather Newton's childhood home of Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire. Newton’s father had died before he was born. When Isaac was three, his mother left him with his grandmother and married a man from a nearby village. This turbulent start scarred Newton for life. He felt rejected by his family. He hated his stepfather and threatened to burn his house down. At Grantham school, Newton sought solace in books. He was unmoved by literature and poetry but loved mechanics and technology, inventing an elaborate system of sundials which was accurate to the minute. While his mother hoped he would run the family farm, his uncle and his headmaster realised Newton was destined for an intellectual life. Making pies on Sunday night... punching my sister... threatening my Father and Mother Smith to burn them and the house over them. Newton's college notebooks contained a list of childhood sins, written in code 1661 A mathematical mentor You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. What did Newton’s professors teach him – and why did he reject it? Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge. Here he found a father figure who set him on the road to important discoveries. Isaac Barrow, Cambridge's first professor of mathematics, steered Newton away from the standard undergraduate texts and towards the big unsolved mathematical problems of the day, such as calculus - a way of describing how things change. Calculus would later be crucial for explaining the universe in mathematical terms. Newton also hunted out new works by men such as Descartes, who argued that the Universe was governed by mechanical laws. Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth. Entry in Newton’s notebook, begun in 1664 1665 Newton’s productive plague years You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. See some of the remarkable ideas Newton conceived during this period of isolation. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). When Cambridge University was closed because of the plague, Newton was forced to return home. This was the most productive period of his life. Newton was driven by the belief that the path to true knowledge lay in making observations rather than reading books. For example, rather than trust texts on optics, he experimented by sticking a bodkin – a blunt needle – in his eye to see its effect. He laid the groundwork for his theories of calculus and laws of motion that would later make him famous. But, naturally secretive, he kept his ideas to himself. New ideas lead to a revolutionary new telescope You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. Watch this clip to find out how Newton's telescope works. Clip from Isaac Newton: T |
Which TV stone-age family lived in Bedrock? | Bedrock City: Prime Stone Age real estate for sale Bedrock City: Prime Stone Age real estate for sale Flintstones-inspired town near Grand Canyon is on the market. Post to Facebook Bedrock City: Prime Stone Age real estate for sale Flintstones-inspired town near Grand Canyon is on the market. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1MbTU5S CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 3 Register your digital access. Bedrock City: Prime Stone Age real estate for sale Scott Craven , The Republic | azcentral.com Published 12:25 p.m. MT June 5, 2015 | Updated 3:50 p.m. MT June 5, 2015 A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Visit with Fred Flintstone in Bedrock City. Richard Maack Bedrock City was established in 1972. Richard Maack Wilma Flintstone gives visitors a great photo opportunity. Richard Maack A big pair of chompers at the Bedrock City dentist office. Richard Maack In Bedrock City at Fred's Diner Owner Linda Speckels pours some coffee. Richard Maack Wimla Flinstone yells for Fred. Richard Maack A friendly dinosaur you will run into in Bedrock City. Richard Maack All the comforts you could need while living in the stone age at Bedrock City. Richard Maack A bedroom at Bedrock City. Richard Maack A colorful chimney in Bedrock City. Richard Maack A pterodactyl can be spotted in Bedrock City. Richard Maack Bedrock City offers thirty acres, thirty miles south of the Grand Canyon. Richard Maack Bedrock City has been a family business that has offered over forty years of family fun. Richard Maack Come in an enjoy the living room of one of the houses in Bedrock City. Richard Maack Wilma Flintstone gives visitors a great photo opportunity. Richard Maack Visit with Fred Flintstone in Bedrock City. Richard Maack Francis and Linda Speckels and their five daughters. Courtesy of the Speckels family A metal dinosaur in Bedrock City. Courtesy of the Speckels family A pterodactyl breaks out of its egg in Bedrock City. Courtesy of the Speckels family A volcano at Bedrock City. Courtesy of the Speckels family A Woolly mammoth at Bedrock City. Courtesy of the Speckels family Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries: Replay Wilma Flintstone gives visitors a great photo opportunity. (Photo: Richard Maack) If you've ever wanted a piece of the Stone Age, now's your chance. Yabba-dabba-do make an offer for Bedrock City, a theme park and campground south of the Grand Canyon, that comes with a dinosaur and volcano (both dormant). For $2 million, you can own the Flintstones-inspired village that includes water delivered by pipes rather than woolly mammoths, and power that does not rely on prehistoric animals running on treadmills. The property is at the junction of State Route 64 and U.S. 180 in Valle, north of Williams. RELATED: Arizona scenic drive: Flagstaff to Valle Owner Linda Speckels, 73, said she is ready for an extended commercial break. Once Bedrock City is sold, she plans to spend time with family. "It's time to move on and start a new chapter in my life," Speckels said. As owner and unofficial mayor for decades, Speckels said she may move to Flagstaff and spend more time with her daughters and grandchildren. The 30-acre property includes a diner, convenience store and gift shop, as well as a 3,800-square-foot home. The smaller, stone-age homes within the park are said to belong to Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, whom you're more likely to see on YouTube than in Bedrock City. Also within Bedrock City limits are a jail, schoolhouse and the home of a police officer. There's a theater that has played the same clips for years. Those who have no idea of the nature of those clips may have rocks in their head. Only a third of the property has been developed, Speckels said, leaving much room for the buyer's imagination. Bedrock City is a page out of Arizona history. In the early 1970s, contractor Francis Speckels was asked to build a companion park to the successful Bedrock City in Custer, S.D. The plan, said hi |
The bird 'Road Runner' always managed to avoid the murderous attempts of which other cartoon character? | Looney Tunes / Characters - TV Tropes Debut: " A Wild Hare " (1940), various, notably Tex Avery . Tropes related to Bugs Bunny: Tweety Bird "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" In Clampett's hands, Tweety was a pink, sadistic trickster who used his wits to get rid of cats. Later, under Freleng, Tweety became yellow ( the Hays Office balked because the pink made him look naked), found a recurring adversary in Sylvester, and often depended on an umbrella-wielding Granny or an angry bulldog to get rid of him. Time has made modern generations mistake him for a female. See also Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird . Debut: "A Tale of Two Kitties" (1942), Clampett. Tropes related to Tweety Bird: Took a Level in Kindness : He's far less sadistic in later shorts, though Depending on the Writer he somewhat keeps his malicious streak. Pepe Le Pew A Funny Foreigner and Handsome Lech said to be the most foul smelling skunk in the world - or to his own kind, the best smelling - completely oblivious to his body odor problem... and thus to why all the beautiful 'young ladies' keep running from him in disgust. His official pairing is now known as Penelope Pussycat, and she often has the misfortune of having a white stripe painted down her back, making Pepe go quite wild for her. It also seems that when he douses his foul scent and covers his white stripe (or accidentally paints himself blue) , she can go quite wild over him, making him quite the Chick Magnet . Debut: "Odor-able Kitty" (1945), Jones. Tropes related to Pepe LePew: Sylvester J. Cat "Sufferin' succotash!" A cat with a speech impediment who usually tries to eat Tweety or Speedy Gonzales, with little success. One of the most versatile of the ensemble, prone to neuroses and usually the star of the comic melodramas. Though Freleng's take on Sylvester is the one everybody remembers, other directors also made great use of the character. In Robert McKimson's hands, for example, slobby Sylvester has a hyper-articulate son named Sylvester Jr., whom Dad tries to impress by chasing what turns out to be a baby kangaroo into another room; when he retreats gibbering at the 'giant mouse!' Junior is mortified. Sylvester also starred in Kitty Kornered, one of Bob Clampett's last cartoons for Warners, and in three Chuck Jones-directed cartoons, all opposite Porky Pig. See also Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird . Debut: "Life With Feathers" (1945), Freleng. Tropes related to Sylvester J. Cat: Team Rocket Wins : With some assistance from Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester chalks up a win in "A Message to Gracias." He successfully eats an Asshole Victim parrot in "Catch As Cats Can" and holds ground in Porky's house in "Kitty Cornered". He also gets the last laugh in "Back Alley Oproar" and "Mouse Mazurka" (even if he literally has to kill himself in the process ). Villainous Underdog : While Sylvester certainly isn't weaker than Tweety, he's no match for Granny or Hector and has to find ways to sneak past them in order to get at the bird. That's without getting into his fights with Speedy Gonzales or Hippity Hopper. Villain Protagonist : In his shorts with Tweety, Hippity Hopper and Speedy. "Well Done, Dad!" Guy : Most of the episodes that featured Sylvester Jr. were focused around Sylvester trying to earn his son's respect with very little success. Yosemite Sam "OOOOOHHHH, AHHH HATES RABBITS!!!" A brash little outlaw with handlebar mustachios and a severe temper problem, introduced as 'a more Worthy Opponent ' for Bugs than the meek Elmer. Said to be a caricature of his (short, brash, redheaded) creator. Introduced as a cowboy bandit, he eventually became the stock blowhard villain character: Civil War general, Viking, Pirate, The Black Knight (no Python references please), politician, an Arab sheik, etc. Oddly enough, he wears his bandit mask no matter what role he plays and normally lets out a burst of irate Symbol Swearing . Debut: "Hare Trigger" (1945), Freleng. Tropes related to Yosemite Sam: Foghorn Leghorn "What in tha- I say, what in the Sam Hill is goin' on here?" A loud, o |
On which date do we celebrate 'Boxing Day'? | Why do we celebrate Boxing Day? - Telegraph Why do we celebrate Boxing Day? What is the point of Boxing Day and why do we celebrate it? The most common leisure pursuit now associated with Boxing Day is shopping Photo: Warren Allott for the Telegraph Follow Boxing Day is an institution in the British calendar but there is no common consensus as to how it got its name. According to some it can be traced back to the Victorian era when churches often displayed a box into which their parishioners put donations. However according to historian Dr Neil Armstong, the naming of Boxing Day dates back to the 17th century. This was the day, he says, when apprentices would have a box for their employers to tip them with a coin, or two. Dr Armstrong from Teesside University says that while the boxes may have disappeared, the custom of tipping has remained. Related Articles Cooking up a festive feast for Downton 23 Dec 2013 He added: "Tipping within the world of business is still a culture we associate with Boxing Day and the festive period." In the Victorian age the custom evolved and on Boxing Day most tradespeople who supplied middle class houses would give their clients a gift to ensure their custom. There were concerns, says Dr Armstrong that this was a form of bribery. This custom declined in the 20th century as fewer people had relationships with their local businesses and shops following the rise of supermarkets and shopping centres. It may not be the reason why Boxing Day got its name but, says Dr Armstrong, charitable giving was closely associated with Boxing Day in the Victorian era. "In the mid 19th century there began to be indiscriminate charitable giving. There were some concerns that this would often be begging, and children were usually sent out to do this job." Nevertheless the mentality of generous charitable giving has continued to be associated with the festive period up to the present day. Boxing Day continued, however, to be a normal working day until 1871 when it was finally classed as a bank holiday. According to Dr Armstrong shopkeepers made up a large part of the campaigners who were pushing for it to be designated as a holiday. He said "They would often be working until very late on Christmas Eve so they wanted a break on Boxing Day." With Boxing Day now an official holiday, it became known as a day of leisure. Organised sporting events such as football matches became popular- a tradition which has carried on until today. Families would leave the house for day trips and other family-orientated recreational activities. Museums began to open on Boxing Day in the late 19th century. In the last 20 years the most common leisure pursuit associated with Boxing Day is shopping. However in Ireland, where St Stephens Day is celebrated, many shops remained closed throughout the day. Boxing Day is observed only in is observed in the United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and some other Commonwealth nations. In America December 26 is known as the Day after Christmas Day, and is observed as a holiday in only a few states. |
Following the Twelve days of Christmas, on what date is the twelfth night? | Christmas ends in confusion over when Twelfth Night falls - Telegraph Religion Christmas ends in confusion over when Twelfth Night falls It is widely thought of as the end of Christmas, and the date by which festive decorations must be taken down in order to avoid bad luck. By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent 12:01AM GMT 06 Jan 2009 Yet confusion remains as to when Twelfth Night falls, and whether anyone whose tree and cards remain on show on Tuesday risks misfortune. While many churches are keeping theirs on show, England's most famous Christmas tree was taken off display in Trafalgar Square on Monday and publicly shredded The Church of England insists Twelfth Night was on Monday – Jan 5 – and refers to the night before Epiphany, the day when the nativity story tells us that the three wise men visited the infant Jesus. But many people believe Twelfth Night falls on Jan 6, at the end of the 12th day after Christmas, and so keep their decorations hanging in their homes for an extra day. The difference in opinion is said to be down to the fact that in centuries past, Christmas was deemed to start at sunset on Dec 24 and so the 12th night following it was Jan 5. Nowadays, people count from Dec 25 and so assume Twelfth Night falls on the 6th. Adding to the confusion, however, most of England's churches remain decorated beyond Twelfth Night so that they can use crib scenes in Epiphany services. Christmas trees are still standing around the country at the ancient cathedrals of Canterbury, York and Durham, and in Westminster Abbey and St Paul's in London. In Winchester, staff have already taken down decorations in the gift shop and restaurant yet the main tree will remain on show in the mediaeval cathedral until the service of Candlemas in early February. But while churches keep theirs on show, England's most famous Christmas tree was taken off display in Trafalgar Square on Monday and publicly shredded to be turned into compost by London's deputy mayor, Richard Barnes, and local children. A spokesman for the Church of England said: "Twelfth Night is the night before Epiphany and is the night, tradition says, when Christmas decorations should be taken down. "Epiphany, on the other hand, is the day when the Church, theologically, marks the arrival of the wise men to give their gifts to the baby Jesus: the day when some will add the wise men to their nativity scenes. "It is no surprise that some churches may well keep their decorations for their Epiphany celebrations." According to tradition, it is unlucky to leave decorations up in the home beyond the end of the festive season, marked by Twelfth Night, and that anyone who forgets to take them down must leave them in place all year to avoid misfortune. |
Who leads the Catholic Church? | Pope Francis waves from the balcony at St Peter's Basilica after being elected the 266th pope Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images There are two ways to look at the election of Pope Francis. He takes the name of the famous saint, whose life was defined by a vision in which he was commanded by a crucifix to “rebuild my Church, which is in ruins.” That name, combined with rumors that Cardinal Bergoglio impressed his fellow Cardinals at preconclave meetings with his willingness to clean up the Curia, may be a signal that reform is on the way. His choice of name may also signal an affiliation with the Jesuit saint Francis Xavier, an exemplary evangelist and missionary. Cardinal Bergoglio is known as a simple, humble person who eschewed the pomp of his high office in the church. Until now, he has lived in a simple apartment and cooked his own meals. He worked to prevent priests from abandoning their parishes and the sacraments entirely for revolutionary political activism in Argentina, when liberation theology was ascendant. But the other way to look at the dawn of this papacy is that it is one more in the pile of recent Catholic novelties and mediocrities. He is the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit to be pope, and the first to take the name Francis. And so he falls in line with the larger era of the church in the past 50 years which has been defined by ill-considered experimentation: a “pastoral” ecumenical council at Vatican II, a new synthetic vernacular liturgy, the hasty revision of the rules for almost all religious orders within the church, the dramatic gestures and “saint factory” of Pope John Paul II’s papacy, along with the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI. In this vision, Benedict’s papacy, which focused on “continuity,” seems like the exception to an epoch of stunning and unsettling change, which—as we know—usually heralds collapse. Advertisement There are reasons to believe that Pope Francis is a transitional figure, unlikely to effect major reform at the top of the church. He is not known as a champion of any theological vision, traditional or modern. He is just two years younger than Pope Benedict was upon his election eight years ago. He has deep connections to Italy, but little experience with the workings of the Vatican offices. A contentious reading of Pope Francis’ rise is that Benedict’s enemies have triumphed completely. It is unusual for a one-time rival in a previous election to triumph in a future one. And there is almost no path to Bergoglio’s election without support from curial Italians, combined with a Latin American bloc. Low-level conspiracy theories already flourish in Italy that Benedict’s resignation was the result of a curia determined to undermine his reforms. This election will only intensify that speculation. An older pope who does not know which curial offices and officers need the ax, will be even easier to ignore than Benedict. Besides his lack of knowledge of the ins and outs of the Vatican, there is almost no evidence of him taking a tough line with anyone in his own diocese. Are we to believe that Buenos Aires has been spared the moral rot and corruption found almost everywhere else in the Catholic clergy? Or, more likely, do we have another Cardinal who looked the other way, and studiously avoided confrontation with the “filth” in the church, no matter the danger to children or to the cause of the church? Presumption and detraction are sins, but Catholics should gird themselves; the sudden spotlight on his reign may reveal scandal and negligence. Liturgical traditionalists (myself included) can only be depressed by this election–it is almost the worst result possible for those of us who think the new liturgy lost the theological profundity and ritual beauty of the Tridentine Mass. Benedict’s liberation of the traditional Latin Mass and revisions to the new vernacular Mass have not been implemented at all in Cardinal Bergoglio’s own diocese. Already some of the small breaks with liturgical tradition at the announcement of his election are being interpreted as a m |
Often called German measles, what is the proper name for this disease? | What Is German Measles? What Is German Measles? By Megan Coffee, MD - Reviewed by a board-certified physician. Updated September 12, 2016 It's German Measles. It's also called Rubella. Just to be confusing, Measles is also called Rubeola. This causes confusion. The two viruses both cause fever and red rashes that start on the face and spread. The viruses though are different. They aren't related. Rubella is caused by the Rubella virus, which is the only virus in the Rubivirus genus and belongs to the family of Togaviridae. Measles is caused by the Morbillivirus from the virus family Paramyxoviridae. The viruses also cause different diseases. They are however both in the MMR vaccine - which stands for M-easles, M-umps, and R-ubella (and in the MMRV vaccine which includes Varicella, or Chickenpox). As vaccine rates drop for measles, they inherently drop for rubella. Outbreaks of measles may be followed by outbreaks of rubella. It's going away German Measles appears to have been eradicated from North and South America . In 2015, it was announced by health officials that no case originated in the Western Hemisphere. The only cases seen were those that were from importation from outside of the Hemisphere. However, in August 2015 a case was identified in Texas that appears to have been imported. No further transmission was seen. What Rubella is like Rubella causes a rash with small spots, which may be red or pink, that start on the face and spread. It causes a fever and a cough, runny nose. Many have swollen glands in the neck and head, which can last for several weeks, well after the other symptoms have gone away. These swollen lymph nodes are behind the ear (post auricular), the back of the next (posterior cervical), and back and base of the head (occipital). Many adults also have painful joints. How Rubella is treated Rubella is often a milder disease than measles. Most get better in 7 to 10 days. There is no specific treatment that cures rubella. Instead, care is intended to make sure someone feels well. Although for many the illness is mild, there are some important complications that can be very serious. How Rubella spreads Rubella spreads through respiratory droplets. These can spread with a cough or sneeze - or just talking and breathing. Because spread is by droplet, Rubella is not as infectious as Measles, which is airborne. Rubella can spread from one case to cause 5 to 7 new cases (Measles can cause 12-18). After exposure, it will be weeks before symptoms develop - usually 2 to 3 weeks. People are infectious before they have symptoms. Someone can spread the disease for a week before they know they are sick. Usually people are infectious 1 week before the rash until 1 week after the rash . Complications of Rubella The infection causes fewer symptoms in those who are younger. Those who are older, particularly women, can face more challenges. Up to 70% of adult women who are infected develop painful joints from Rubella, while children rarely do. Most importantly, rubella can affect pregnancies. Unfortunately as cases of rubella drop, those who are unvaccinated tend to first encounter rubella at an older age. This can even lead to them having a higher risk of any infections - that they might have - occurring during pregnancy. Rubella in Pregnancy. Rubella in the first trimester, first 20 weeks of pregnancy, can be very serious. Babies born from mothers who had rubella early in pregnancy can face a number of problems. They can have eye problems (cataracts), deafness, heart problems, and brain damage. This is called Congenital Rubella Syndrome Disease Elimination Rubella was eliminated in the US in 2004. However, because infections occur worldwide, it can always be reintroduced and affect those who are not vaccinated. 4000 cases occurred in the UK as late as 1996. Each year it is thought worldwide that 100,000 are born with Congenital Rubella Syndrome . As MMR vaccination rates drop, this may mean more cases of birth defects in small babies. Continue Reading |
Hanoi is the capital of which country? | Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam All... Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam Hanoi effortlessly blends new Asia's dynamic face with the exotic vibe of old Asia. The modern and the medieval co-exist beautifully on the streets of the Vietnamese capital. In the Old Quarter, sellers set up shop on the tangled web of streets like they have for nearly a century, locals in conical hats whiz by on bicycles, grey-bearded men challenge each other to games of chess on the shores of Hoan Kiem Lake and the city's bold and beautiful feast at posh restaurants before dancing to the latest hits at packed nightclubs. Hanoi is where the paradox of modern Vietnam comes alive, and the capital has it all: ancient history, the legacy of a colonial past and a modern outlook that remains optimistic about the future. The brightest gem of Hanoi is its most historic and culturally important pagoda, Tran Quoc. The resplendent pagoda was built in the mid-6th century under King Ly Nam De and is considered the most important Buddhist temple in the country. Its intricate design includes ten shrines, an impressive belfry and many valuable gold-trimmed statues representing the Buddha. The West Lake provides a tranquil backdrop to the pagoda and is especially beautiful at sunset. The legacy of the Vietnam War is still obvious in the capital, especially at the Hoa Lo Prison. Nicknamed the ìHanoi Hiltonî by the American POWs tortured and interrogated there, much of the prison was demolished to make room for an apartment complex. What remains has been transformed into a museum that reinforces the Vietnamese government's assertion that the prison was used only for criminals, not POWs. The interrogation room has been redesigned as a comfortable barracks-style room, and exhibits claim that those housed there were unharmed and treated well. This, of course, contradicts the many testimonies from prisoners collected after the war, making the museum a bizarre experience for Western visitors. For a glimpse into Vietnamese culture, visit the National Museum of Fine Arts. Housed in a classical building with touches of Asian details, the collection spans two wings and includes everything from ancient antiquities to contemporary art. One of the best exhibits details the evolution of lacquer, told through sculptures of the Buddha, Hindu goddesses and the kings and queens of Vietnam. Across the street lies the Temple of Literature, known as the Van Mieu to locals. Founded in 1070, the center is dedicated to Confucius, the Chinese philosopher. The temple features five courtyards shaded by ancient trees and made even more beautiful by ponds, commemorative steles, sage sanctuaries and statues. Another remarkable landmark in Hanoi is the Presidential Palace, constructed by the French at the end of the 19th century. The elegant building reflects the Italian Renaissance style and today serves as a government house. For a small fee, visitors can stroll through the perfectly manicured grounds. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is another must-see for visitors to Hanoi. The massive mausoleum sits in the center of a gigantic square and is marked by its angular gray granite facade. Twenty granite-covered pillars tower over the square, where President Ho announced Vietnams independence in September 1945. Armed honor guards keep watch over the mausoleum, but visitors are welcome to explore the inner sanctum and watch the changing of the guard ceremony each morning. Other interesting sights in the city include the Vietnamese Women's Museum, the charming One-Pillar Pagoda, the imposing Army Museum, the Museum of the Vietnamese Revolution and the pleasant park that surrounds Hoan Kiem Lake. Hanoi Geographical Location Hanoi is located in the north of Vietnam on the right bank of the Red River. It is Vietnam’s second largest city with a population of 6,500,000. Hanoi Language Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam and English is becoming an increasingly popular second language due to tourism. Hanoi Predominant Religion |
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? | Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? | Oxford Dictionaries Home Explore Language questions Random questions Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example. As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits, such as tomatoes or bean pods , may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb , for example. So, the answer to the question is that a tomato is technically the fruit of the tomato plant, but it's used as a vegetable in cooking. Which of these words is a verb? devise Which of these words is a verb? retrieval Which of these words is a verb? clothe Which of these words is a verb? defoliate Which of these words is a verb? hat Which of these words is a verb? diffuse Which of these words can be a verb? beet Which of these words is a verb? incise Which of these words is a verb? beneficiate Which of these words can be a verb? concert You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia |
In which country was the Boer War fought between 1899 and 1901? | The National Archives | Exhibitions | 1901 Census | Events The National Archives > Exhibitions > 1901 Census The South African War, sometimes called the Boer War or Anglo-Boer War, was the first major conflict of a century that was to be marked by wars on an international scale. It demonstrated the inadequacy of 19th century military methods and raised issues of whether conscription should be brought in and the use of concentration camps. The South African War was fought between Britain and the self-governing Afrikaner (Boer) colonies of the South African Republic (the Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. (At the outbreak of war, Britain ruled the South African colonies of the Cape and Natal). The war began on October 11 1899, following a Boer ultimatum that the British should cease building up their forces in the region. The Boers had refused to grant political rights to non-Boer settlers, known as Uitlanders, most of whom were British, or to grant civil rights to Africans. Perhaps more important was the underlying question of control over the gold mines of the Transvaal at a time when the international financial system, and the stability of the British pound, was based on the gold standard. The war was also about Britain's control of South Africa and therefore its 'great power' status. Although the war was fought between Briton and Boer, it was not simply a 'white man's war'. Large numbers of Africans and other non-Europeans were involved whether combatants or in support roles (including Mahatma Gandhi, then living in South Africa, who served as a volunteer stretcher-bearer in 1900), and the lives of many more were affected by the conflict. On the British side, troops came not just from Britain but also from other parts of the empire, especially Canada and Australia. (46k) A new kind of war The South African War was a 20th century war fought by a British army that was only organised to fight the smaller-scale colonial wars of the 19th . It employed modern weapons - quick-firing rifles with magazines; machine guns, such as the Maxim gun; and terrible new types of high explosive such as lyddite, said to be capable of killing everything within 50 yards of its point of detonation. In its later stages it became a conflict of guerilla warfare and concentration camps for civilians were used to combat these tactics. The course of the war Initially the Boers took the initiative, invading the British colonies of Natal and the Cape, where they were joined by Afrikaner sympathisers. British troops were defeated in battle and the key towns of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley besieged. However, by late February 1900, Ladysmith and Kimberley had been relieved as massive British reinforcements began to turn the tide. In May, Mafeking was also relieved and Johannesburg taken, followed by Pretoria in early June. Both the Orange Free State and the Transvaal were formally annexed to the British crown and at the beginning of October, Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain, in a speech at Coventry, announced 'the war is over'. This was far from true, as |
Which boat builder invented the hovercraft in 1956? | Christopher Cockerell and the History of the Hovercraft By Mary Bellis Updated August 17, 2016. A hovercraft is a vehicle supported on a cushion of air supplied by a powered fan mounted on the craft. The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales. Sir Christopher Cockerell developed the first practical hovercraft designs, these led to the first hovercraft to be produced commercially, the SRN1. Cockerell's idea was to build a vehicle that would move over the water's surface, floating on a layer of air. This would reduce friction between the water and vehicle. To test his hypothesis, he put one a smaller can inside a larger can and used a hairdryer to blow air into them. The downward thrust produced was greater when one can was inside the other rather than air just being blown into one can. Background Cockerell was born in 1910 in Cambridge, where his father, Sir Sydney Cockerell, was a museum curator. Christopher Cockerell went to the primary school of St. Faith's. He studied at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk. He matriculated to Peterhouse, Cambridge, to read mechanical engineering and was tutored by William Dobson Womersley. He later returned to Cambridge to study radio and electronics. Cockerell worked for the Radio Research Company until 1935 and then for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company from 1935 until 1951. During the war years, Cockerell worked with an elite team at Marconi to develop radar, a development which Churchill believed had a significant effect on the outcome of the Second World War, and Cockerell believed to be one of his greatest achievements. While at Marconi, Cockerell patented 36 of his ideas. Hel was knighted for his achievement in 1969. The Hovercraft It occurred to Cockerell that if the entire craft were lifted from the water, the craft would effectively have no drag. This, he hoped, would give the craft the ability to attain a much higher maximum speed than could be achieved by the boats of the time. Cockerell's theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as previous inventors had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the perimeter of the craft, the moving air would form a momentum curtain, a wall of moving air that would limit the amount of air that would leak out. This meant that the same cushion of high-pressure air could be maintained by a very much smaller engine; and for the first time, a craft could be lifted completely out of the water. He tested his theories using a vacuum cleaner and two tin cans. His hypothesis was found to have potential, but the idea took some years to develop, and he was forced to sell personal possessions to finance his research. |
What is the Roman numeral for 50? | NFL to ditch Roman numerals for Super Bowl 50 | For The Win NFL to ditch Roman numerals for Super Bowl 50 NFL to ditch Roman numerals for Super Bowl 50 By Chris Chase June 4, 2014 2:07 pm Follow @firechrischase 96k shares Follow @firechrischase Roman numerals will be taking a one-year break from the Super Bowl. Due to concerns over using a sole “L” for the 50th Super Bowl logo, the 2016 NFL championship will be known as Super Bowl 50. The league has used a Roman numeral to denote every title game since Super Bowl V. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell. BREAKING: NFL to ditch Roman numerals for Super Bowl 50 game to be played in 2016 pic.twitter.com/DA53EF2VMp — darren rovell (@darrenrovell) June 4, 2014 The change will only be temporary, however. Starting in 2017, Roman numerals are back for Super Bowl LI. Foregoing the use of Super Bowl L drew some early criticism that the league was dumbing things down for America, as if clinging to an archaic counting system that was obviously created without any foresight means we’re a nation of dunces. That’s nonsense. Roman numerals are like cursive: meaningless in the real world and not as pretty to look at as people think. This is just ridiculous. I’ll admit the NFL is in a tough position. Because the playoffs occur in a different calendar year than the regular season, the league can’t have the Super Bowl identified by year, like the NBA Finals or World Series. It’d be too confusing. (For example, the Seahawks won the Super Bowl in 2014 but are the champions of the 2013 season. It’s easier to say the team won Super Bowl XLVIII. Actually, it’s easier to say Super Bowl 48, but whatever.) Counting Super Bowls chronologically was the best way to deal with that problem. But who says it has to be Roman numerals? They’re antiquated, awkward and unwieldy. Foregoing the “L” was an easy call. Why go back though? Make a clean break there. Things might look good for the next eight years, but then we hit Super Bowl LIX, which is ridiculous. Decades later, they’ll get to Super Bowl LXXXVIII which won’t fit on a T-shirt and Super Bowl XCIV, which sounds like a military spying operation. Super Bowl L was the perfect time to ditch the numerals, but the NFL blinked and now we’re stuck with them forever. (USA TODAY Sports) |
Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? | Jack Bauer (Character) Jack Bauer (Character) from "24" (2001) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview Cool under pressure, dangerous, perpetually sleep deprived... See more » Alternate Names: Jack Dour / Jack Sour / Jackie Brower / Jai Singh Rathod Filmography ... aka "24" - India (original title) ... aka "24: Time Runs Fast" - Asia (English title) (alternative title) ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" - USA (complete title) ... aka "SNL" - USA (informal title) ... aka "SNL 25" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "Saturday Night" - USA (first season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" - USA (sixth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" - USA (fifteenth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" - USA (twentieth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" - USA (twentyfifth season title) |
The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand? | Historical Background - History of The Old Bailey Courthouse - Central Criminal Court History of The Old Bailey Courthouse London's Central Criminal Court, 1673-1913 The Old Bailey, also known as Justice Hall, the Sessions House, and the Central Criminal Court, was named after the street in which it was located, just off Newgate Street and next to Newgate Prison, in the western part of the City of London. Over the centuries the building has been periodically remodelled and rebuilt in ways which both reflected and influenced the changing ways trials were carried out and reported. Contents of this Article Introductory Reading Location The Old Bailey is located about 200 yards northwest of St Paul's Cathedral, just outside the former western wall of the City of London. It is named after the street on which it is located, which itself follows the line of the original fortified wall, or "bailey", of the City. The initial location of the courthouse close to Newgate Prison allowed prisoners to be conveniently brought to the courtroom for their trials. More generally, its position between the City of London and Westminster meant it was a suitable location for trials involving people from all over the metropolis, north of the river Thames. Introductory Reading The Courtroom Although the Old Bailey courthouse was rebuilt several times between 1674 and 1913, the basic design of the courtrooms remained the same. They were arranged so as to emphasise the contest between the accused and the rest of the court. The accused stood at “the bar” (or in “the dock”), directly facing the witness box (where prosecution and defence witnesses testified) and the judges seated on the other side of the room. Before the introduction of gas lighting in the early nineteenth century a mirrored reflector was placed above the bar, in order to reflect light from the windows onto the faces of the accused. This allowed the court to examine their facial expressions assess the validity of their testimony. In addition, a sounding board was placed over their heads in order to amplify their voices. Early in the period the jurors sat on the sides of the courtroom to both the left and the right of the accused, but from 1737 they were brought together in stalls on the defendant's right, sufficiently close together to be able to consult each other and arrive at verdicts without leaving the room. Seated at a table below where the judges sat were clerks, lawyers, and the writers who took the shorthand notes which formed the basis of the Proceedings. Introductory Reading 1673 Open Air Building The medieval courthouse was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. In 1673 the Old Bailey was rebuilt as a three storey Italianate brick building, described by John Strype in 1720 as "a fair and stately building". In front of the courthouse was the Sessions House Yard, a place where litigants, witnesses, and court personnel could gather. The area inside the wall, where prisoners awaited trial, was called the bail dock. They were separated from the street by a brick wall with spikes on top to keep them from escaping. A surprising feature was that the ground floor of the building, where the courtroom was located, was open on one side to the weather; the upper stories were held up by doric columns. A wall had been left out in order to increase the supply of fresh air to reduce the risk that prisoners suffering from gaol fever (typhus) would infect others in court. On the first floor there was a "stately dining room" for the justices. Inside the courtroom there was a bench for judges at the far end, and, on both sides, partitioned spaces for jurors and balconies for court officers and privileged observers. Other spectators crowded into the yard. The trials attracted a mixed audience of London's more and less respectable inhabitants, and it was alleged that criminals attended in order to devise strategies for defending themselves should they find themselves on trial. The crowd's presence could influence or intimidate the jurors sitting inside. Introductory Reading 1737 Refronti |
Tactile relates to which of the senses? | Tactile sense - Biology-Online Dictionary Definition noun The sense of touch where contact , pressure or traction exerted on the skin as well as in some internal organs are recognized. Supplement The tactile sense is one of the five traditional senses of the body . It is recognized by the organs of touch which are found mainly in the skin . The sensitivity varies from one part of the skin to another, e.g. the highly sensitive areas are the tactile sense on the forehead , temples , and the back of the forearm (H. N. Martin). Tactile sense is focused mainly on sense of pressure , traction and touch , excluding temperature and pain . Word origin: tactile : Latin tāctilis, from tāctus, ( touch ) + sense Synonym(s): |
What is a camel with two humps called? | The Difference Between One-Hump and Two-Hump Camels The Difference Between One-Hump and Two-Hump Camels Advertisement For years scientists believed that camels - like unicorns, mermaids, and the American Indian - were just a mythical creature used to market cigarettes. That was until scientists discovered the existence of real-life camels in the Egyptian desert in 1967. But seriously speaking, there are three types of camels, which are one-hump camels, two-hump camels, and camel cigarettes. I am only going to address the first two types. Dromedary is the name for one-hump camels. This type of camel is common to Africa and the Middle East. It was exported all over the world and is now relatively common in Australia and North America, where is has been used sporadically over the years as a pack animal. Dromedary camels are much more common than two hump camels and much less common than camel cigarettes. Bactrian Camels are much less common than dromedary (one-hump). Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Aside from the obvious difference of the number of humps, Bactrian Camels differ in a few other key ways. For example, the Bactrian camel grows a thick coat of hair each winter. That coat of hair falls off every spring. This is to deal with the extreme variation of temperature in the Gobi desert where summer highs often top 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and winter months can see significant amounts of snow. In general, Bactrian camels are much more mild-mannered than their hot-tempered dromedary kin. (The Dromedary camel has a uniform length of hair year round.) Estimates for the number of Bactrian Camels in North America range from about 400-800 head. It is possible to cross breed the two types of camels. Some people would expect that by breeding a one-hump camel with a two-hump camel that the result might be a three hump camel. The actual math equation is closer to this: one-hump camel + two-hump camel=a camel with one really large hump. Due to lower numbers, and the higher regard in the eyes of breeders, Bactrian camels command much higher prices than Dromedary camels. by Cameron Hatch |
An alligator pear is another name for which fruit? | Food Facts & Trivia: Alligator Pear An extensive selection of free magazines and other publications ALLIGATOR PEAR Alligator pear is another name for the avocado . The American Heritage Dictionary entry for Alligator Pear is: "By folk etymology from American Spanish aguacate, avocado (the trees are said to grow in areas infested by alligators)." In the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, the word for the fruit of the avocado tree was 'ahuacatl.' Spanish speakers pronounced it 'aguacate', but other Spanish speakers substituted the form 'avocado' for the Nahuatl word because 'ahuacatl' sounded like the early Spanish word 'avocado' (now 'abogado'), meaning "lawyer." In borrowing the Spanish 'avocado', first recorded in English in 1697 as "avogato pear." Neither the skin nor the alligators are the sole source of the likely origin of alligator pear. In the opinion of the Oxford English Dictionary, the most likely origin is simply the mispronunciation of the Nahuatl word for the fruit "ahuacatl," and sites the following (among others): 1861 Tylor Anahuac ix. 227 "There is a well-known West Indian fruit which we call an avocado or alligator-pear, and which the French call 'avocat' and the Spaniards 'aguacate.' All these names are corruptions of the Aztec name of the fruit, 'ahuacatl.'" I believe all three - the skin, the alligators and mispronunciation all contributed to the development of the name 'alligator pear.' |
Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer? | Lulu - Biography - IMDb Biography Showing all 33 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (11) | Personal Quotes (15) Overview (3) 5' 1" (1.55 m) Mini Bio (1) Born in Glasgow in 1948. As a teenager, she toured the northern clubs with her band, "the Luvvers". After her initial success with a cover of "Shout" reaching #7 in 1964, Lulu went on to establish herself as one of the biggest-selling British female singers of the 1960s. She made her film début in To Sir, with Love (1967), starring Sidney Poitier , and performed the title song, which went to No. 1 in the U.S., but was only released as a B-side in the UK with the A-side, "Let's Pretend", making #11. She was one of four joint winners of the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest with "Boom Bang-a-Bang". In 1969, she married The Bee Gees ' Maurice Gibb , and moved more into family entertainment, building on the success of her self-titled BBC television show. She recorded a version of David Bowie 's song "The Man Who Sold the World," which reached #3 in the UK charts (it hadn't charted for Bowie), and sang the title theme to the James Bond feature The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), both in 1974. After marriage to celebrity hairdresser John Frieda , with whom she had one son, Jordan Frieda , Lulu's career moved more into occasional adverts and pantomimes. The 1990s saw her divorce again and, in 1993, she released the hit album, "Independence". Along with her brother, she also penned the song, "I Don't Wanna Fight", which was performed by Tina Turner on the soundtrack to What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), and aged 44, she finally topped the UK charts with the British boyband, Take That , with a cover of "Relight My Fire". She went on to contribute to the soundtrack of the Tim Rice / Elton John musical, "Aida", in 1999, front her own short-lived prime-time UK lottery show on BBC TV, Red Alert with the National Lottery (1999), and starred in the film Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999). In 2002, she released an album of duets entitled "Together", featuring the likes of Paul McCartney , Elton John , Cliff Richard , Sting and Ronan Keating , along with a best-selling autobiography. In 2003, she released her "Greatest Hits" album, which débuted at #35 in the UK charts. - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected] Spouse (2) Opening of her classic hit, Shout ("Weeeeeeeeeeeell...") Trivia (11) Son, Jordan Frieda is an actor, who appeared as "Miles Silverstone" in the ITV1 drama series, 24Seven (2001). She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to entertainment. She was a guest call taker for the phone lines of the donations to The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006). Lulu , Sheena Easton and Shirley Manson are all Scottish artists who have sung 007 title songs, respectively: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). Ironically, none featured fellow-Scot Sean Connery as "James Bond". Originally, her classic song "To Sir With Love" was a B-side to the song "Let's Pretend". However, when the A-side failed to chart, American disc jockeys flipped the record and began playing the B-side, which went to #1 in 1967. She is the only British artist to have a #1 single on the American charts with a song that didn't even chart in the UK. A huge fan of Susan Boyle . Has a skin care line called "Time Bomb". Continues as host for her weekly self-titled BBC Radio 2 rock and roll tribute show. As a recognized world rock artist, she spotlights rockers and composers from the 1950s to the present and relates personal stories from her life and her interactions with other artists. [May 2005] In 2014, she attended the wedding of Elton John to his husband David Furnish . Personal Quotes (15) Botox - hasn't everyone had it? It's a poison, but then so is chocolate. I was raised in a flat in central Glasgow. I don't like to call the area a slum because I have an aversion to that word, but perhaps I'm being |
What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop? | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - 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 A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 24 titles created 19 Jun 2011 a list of 37 titles created 10 Sep 2012 a list of 25 titles created 13 Mar 2013 a list of 40 titles created 15 Aug 2014 a list of 30 titles created 01 Dec 2015 Title: Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 7.3/10 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. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Photos Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it. Director: Tony Scott Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles. Director: John Landis An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York City, and goes undercover to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will. Director: John Landis A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. Director: Walter Hill A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Director: John Landis Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area. Director: Walter Hill Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. Director: Tom Shadyac A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child who dark forces want to eliminate. Director: Michael Ritchie Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities. Director: Richard Donner A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers. Director: Richard Donner A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the ... See full summary » Director: Jonathan Lynn A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks. Director: Hugh Wilson Edit Storyline Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hills police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood's partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny's help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny's boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland's bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won't kill any more people. Written by Todd Baldridge Did You Know? Trivi |
What is the common name for nitrous oxide? | NitrousOxide Experiments with Nitrous Oxide Legal Notice: This website provides instructions for the generation of gases on a microscale level along with instructions for chemical demonstrations and student laboratory experiments with the gases. This site is designed for use by chemistry teachers at the high school and university level. Students and other interested readers are welcome to visit the site to learn more about chemistry but are hereby advised not to perform or attempt to perform any of the instructions provided herein without proper supervision by someone qualified and competent in chemistry. Be advised that irresponsible use of chemicals may cause injury and may be unlawful in your area. USA Copyright 2001, 2003, 2017. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the website owner, Bruce Mattson (eMail: [email protected]). For classroom use by teachers, one copy per student in the class may be made free of charge and without further permission. For all others, one copy may be made without further permission. Individuals using this website and performing the experiments described herein accept full responsibility for all that results directly or indirectly from these activities. Bruce Mattson, all co-authors and Creighton University shall be absolved of any and all responsibility for the result of activities conducted from information and instructions provided in this website. If you agree to these conditions, click Chapter 23 for Nitrous Oxide Preparation and Experiments from this link: |
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In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)? | Thunderball | Information, Results and How to Play Lottery.co.uk Thunderball Thunderball is drawn three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The game offers players the chance to win a top prize of �500,000 every time, no matter how many players match the jackpot. Prize amounts will only ever be less than advertised if awards payable in any Thunderball draw are more than four times the value of the entries. You can purchase tickets for Thunderball online or at authorised National Lottery retailers up until 7:30pm on the day of the draw. Players pay �1 per entry, picking five main numbers from 1 to 39 plus one Thunderball from 1 to 14. You can win �3 by matching just the Thunderball, with the value of other prizes increasing as you match more balls. To win the top prize, you must match all five main numbers and the Thunderball. The overall chance of winning a prize in Thunderball is one in 13. Latest Thunderball Result Approx. Overall Odds of Winning: 1 in 12 Players can choose to pay for up to eight weeks of draws in advance, whether buying Thunderball tickets online or from an authorised retailer. You can also choose to play by Direct Debit. If you have played online, then you will be notified by email if you win, but if you bought a physical ticket you need to check using the Thunderball Checker . Changes were made to the way that Thunderball was played on 9th May 2010, when the main number pool was expanded to 39. The new system included the creation of a prize tier for matching just the Thunderball and the value of the jackpot was raised from �250,000 to �500,000. To see a timeline of Thunderball visit the Thunderball history page. Copyright © 2017 Lottery.co.uk |
Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 30 | 1966: Football glory for England 1966: Football glory for England England have won football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930. A crowd of 93,000 spectators - including the Queen and Prince Phillip - filled London's Wembley Stadium to watch the host nation play West Germany in the final game of the 1966 championships. Another 400 million people around the world watched the keenly fought match on television. In the final moments of extra time Geoff Hurst powered home his third goal to give England a 4-2 victory and to become the first man ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. After Germany had taken an early lead, Hurst levelled the score for England by half time with a header from a free kick taken by captain Bobby Moore. Victory in sight England came out with courage and determination after the break and glimpsed glory thirteen minutes from time as Martin Peters took their second goal. But a free kick to Germany 15 seconds from full time gave Wolfgang Weber a close-range shot into Gordon Banks' goal and took the score to 2-2. In the crucial minutes before the decisive half hour of extra time England manager Alf Ramsey was heard to rally his team, saying: "All right. You let it slip. Now start again." A dubious goal by Hurst - glanced off the line by Weber and only given after consultation between the Swiss referee and Soviet linesman - put England ahead in the last 15 minutes, before the striker's third goal put the game out of Germany's reach. Bobby Moore went up to the royal box to collect the solid gold Jules Rimet trophy from Queen Elizabeth. In the largest World Cup ever - numbering 70 countries - England were among the favourites and got as far as the semi-final, against newcomers Portugal, before conceding a goal. |
In 1902 Newton Heath football club changed their name to what? | vintage | Vintage Manchester United Vintage Manchester United The latest news from Vintage Manchester United Search Reply Today, Manchester United are one of, if not the most, successful football club in the world. The club boast strong supporter bases all over the globe. So it’s no real surprise there is such an interest in their retro shirts from the past years. In the beginning… Back in 1892 Manchester United were formally known as Newton Heath, who wore a yellow and green halved lace up shirt. This was all set to change, when in 1902 Newton Heath officially changed their name to Manchester United. Alongside this change of name, the clubs colours were also set to change. After some experimenting with kit colors (including blue, white, green) it was in 1928 when Manchester United made the official transition to red, white and black. 1950-1960s… Since the colours red, white and black were adopted in 1928, not much changed in terms of their kits throughout the 50s and 60s. Manchester United continued to don the traditional red, white and black strip. The only major change in the design was that in 1960, the jersey incorporated a V neck, no collar design. Disaster struck the Manchester United camp in February 1958. The team who were travelling to Munich, Germany for a European cup tie were involved in a serious plane crash, which claimed the life’s of 8 players. 1970s… The year 1970 saw many English football clubs custom their kits with the addition of floppy collars. It was no surprise when Manchester United followed suit in this trend in 1972. That year also saw the club complete a deal with Umbro who altered the original plain red shirt and included a white stripe on the home kit. One shock colour scheme did appear in 1975, when Manchester United’s 3rd choice kit albeit, was bright yellow with a large floppy blue collar. 1980s… Following the changes in the 70s, the 80s was a decade which also brought along more change in how Manchester United kitted out. By 1982 it was now commonplace within the English football leagues for team shirts to bear the names and logos of their main sponsor. At this time, Manchester United were sponsored by electronics firm Sharp. Besides the addition of the Sharp name and logo, Manchester United’s kit design and colour scheme largely remained the same. The only significant change in the kit’s appearance was the badge positioning, which moved to the centre of the shirt. In 1985 the infamous three white stripes of the Adidas brand, were added to each arm. 1987 saw Adidas incorporate a change to the kit with the addition of red, white and black cuffs on each arm and collar. 1990s… As Manchester United’s success kept coming in the 90s, so did a new range of shirts. An away light blue away shirt was revealed in 1990 however, this did not go down will with the hardcore Manchester United supporters. Angry fans expressed how the new light blue kit mirrored that of their city rivals – Manchester City. In 1992 the club changed their kit manufacturer from Adidas to Umbro. This brought around the introduction of different shirt designs, including lace and zip up shirts – almost bringing back a taste of the old days. In 1996 the Manchester United ‘red’ got two tones darker, and had a buttoned up collar design. In 1998 the red colour was changed back, and new thicker was material used, which also a new zip up collar design. This kit was the most popular United kit in history, as it became the world’s best-selling football shirt of all time. 2000s… In 2002, Sharp decided to end their sponsorship deal with Manchester United, which saw Vodaphone come into to take the reins. As the sponsors changed, early 2002 saw the manufacturers change again, this time from Umbro to sports manufacturing tycoon Nike. To begin with Nike introduced a simple red, white and black shirt which was made from a lightweight and stretchy material. Since 2002, Nike were very modest with the changes to the home kit, with a few minor adjustments of black cuffs around the neck and arms. In 2006, an announcement was made that Vodaphone w |
For which novel did author Salman Rushdie win a Booker Prize in 1981? | Salman Rushdie Wins Booker Prize for Novel - NYTimes.com Salman Rushdie Wins Booker Prize for Novel Published: October 28, 1981 Salman Rushdie, author of ''Midnight's Children,'' about India, has received the 1981 Booker Prize for the best novel of the year. The British literary prize carries a cash award of $5,500. ''Midnight's Children'' was published in the United States in April by Alfred A. Knopf. Mr. Rushdie's 1979 novel, ''Grimus,'' was published here by the Overlook Press and is being reissued in a trade-paperback edition. Mr. Rushdie, who was born in Bombay in 1947, studied at Kings College, Cambridge, and lives in London. Previous winners of the prize are Nadine Gordimer, Iris Murdoch and V.S. Naipaul. |
Nick Faldo scored a hole-in-one in a Ryder Cup. What year? | Nick Faldo 1993 Ryder Cup - Hole In One - YouTube Nick Faldo 1993 Ryder Cup - Hole In One 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 12, 2010 |
In which city did Dr. Christian Barnard perform the world's first heart transplant? | Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant | South African History Online South African History Online Home » Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant Dr. Chris Barnard Source: http://www.heart-transplant.co.uk/louis.html Sunday, 3 December 1967 On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard , performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. This extraordinary event which pushed the boundaries of science into the dawn of a new medical epoch took place inside Charles Saint Theatre at Groote Schuur Hospital. After a decade of heart surgery, Barnard and his gifted cardiothoracic team of thirty (which included his brother Marius), were well equipped to perform the nine hour long operation. The recipient was Louis Washkansky , a fifty three year old grocer with a debilitating heart condition. Washkansky received the heart of Denise Darvall, a young woman who was run over by a car on 2 December and had been declared brain dead after suffering serious brain damage. Her father, Edward Darvall agreed to the donation of his daughter's heart and kidneys. The operation started shortly after midnight on a Saturday night and was completed the next morning just before 6 a.m. when the new heart in the chest of Louis Washkansky was electrically shocked into action. After regaining consciousness he was able to talk and on occasion, to walk but his condition deteriorated and died of pneumonia eighteen days after the heart transplant. Groote Schuur Hospital has set up the ‘Heart of Cape Town Museum’ which honours those who played a leading role in the surgical feat. Theatres A and B are the orginal theatres and have been recreated to display an authentic representation of the ground breaking operation. References: • Fischer, J. (2011) ‘Louis Washkansky’ from To Transplant and Beyond [online]. Available at www.heart-transplant.co.uk [Accessed 04 November 2011] • Malan, M. (1968). Heart Transplant: The Story of Barnard and the "Ultimate In Cardiac Surgery. Johannesburg: Voortrekkerspers. |
In what year did 'Prohibition' officially end in America? | Prohibition ends - Dec 05, 1933 - HISTORY.com Prohibition ends Publisher A+E Networks The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America. At 5:32 p.m. EST, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the requisite three-fourths majority of states’ approval. Pennsylvania and Ohio had ratified it earlier in the day. The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force, campaigning on the state level and calling for national liquor abstinence. Several states outlawed the manufacture or sale of alcohol within their own borders. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. On January 29, 1919, the 18th Amendment achieved the necessary three-fourths majority of state ratification. Prohibition essentially began in June of that year, but the amendment did not officially take effect until January 29, 1920. In the meantime, Congress passed the Volstead Act on October 28, 1919, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of Prohibition, including the creation of a special Prohibition unit of the Treasury Department. In its first six months, the unit destroyed thousands of illicit stills run by bootleggers. However, federal agents and police did little more than slow the flow of booze, and organized crime flourished in America. Large-scale bootleggers like Al Capone of Chicago built criminal empires out of illegal distribution efforts, and federal and state governments lost billions in tax revenue. In most urban areas, the individual consumption of alcohol was largely tolerated and drinkers gathered at “speakeasies,” the Prohibition-era term for saloons. Prohibition, failing fully to enforce sobriety and costing billions, rapidly lost popular support in the early 1930s. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition. After the repeal of the 18th Amendment, some states continued Prohibition by maintaining statewide temperance laws. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended Prohibition in 1966. Related Videos |
What year was the ship 'Marie Celeste' found abandoned? | Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste | History | Smithsonian Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging (Cumberland County Museum and Archives, Amherst, Nova Scotia Canada) By Jess Blumberg Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe November 2007 The British brig Dei Gratia was about 400 miles east of the Azores on December 5, 1872, when crew members spotted a ship adrift in the choppy seas. Capt. David Morehouse was taken aback to discover that the unguided vessel was the Mary Celeste, which had left New York City eight days before him and should have already arrived in Genoa, Italy. He changed course to offer help. From This Story [×] CLOSE After the Mary Celeste's ill-fated voyage, theories focused on everything from mutiny to pirates to sea monsters to waterspouts. (Click image for more photos / Cumberland County Museum and Archives, Amherst, Nova Scotia Canada) Documentarian Anne MacGregor and oceanographer Phil Richardson used historical weather data to plot the ship's course. (Scott MacGregor) Saving Our Shipwrecks Morehouse sent a boarding party to the ship. Belowdecks, the ship's charts had been tossed about, and the crewmen's belongings were still in their quarters. The ship's only lifeboat was missing, and one of its two pumps had been disassembled. Three and a half feet of water was sloshing in the ship's bottom, though the cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was largely intact. There was a six-month supply of food and water—but not a soul to consume it. Thus was born one of the most durable mysteries in nautical history: What happened to the ten people who had sailed aboard the Mary Celeste? Through the decades, a lack of hard facts has only spurred speculation as to what might have taken place. Theories have ranged from mutiny to pirates to sea monsters to killer waterspouts. Arthur Conan Doyle's 1884 short story based on the case posited a capture by a vengeful ex-slave, a 1935 movie featured Bela Lugosi as a homicidal sailor. Now, a new investigation, drawing on modern maritime technology and newly discovered documents, has pieced together the most likely scenario. "I love the idea of mysteries, but you should always revisit these things using knowledge that has since come to light," says Anne MacGregor, the documentarian who launched the investigation and wrote, directed and produced The True Story of the 'Mary Celeste,' partly with funding from Smithsonian Networks. The ship began its fateful voyage on November 7, 1872, sailing with seven crewmen and Capt. Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife, Sarah, and the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Sophia. The 282-ton brigantine battled heavy weather for two weeks to reach the Azores, where the ship log's last entry was recorded at 5 a.m. on November 25. After spotting the Mary Celeste ten days later, the Dei Gratia crewmen sailed the ship some 800 miles to Gibraltar, where a British vice admiralty court convened a salvage hearing, which was usually limited to determining whether the salvagers—in this case, the Dei Gratia crewmen—were entitled to payment from the ship's insurers. But the attorney general in charge of the inquiry, Frederick Solly-Flood, suspected mischief and investigated accordingly. After more than three months, the court found no evidence of foul play. Eventually, the salvagers received a payment, but only one-sixth of the $46,000 for which the ship and its cargo had been insured, suggesting that the authorities were not entirely convinced of the Dei Gratia crew's innocence. The story of the Mary Celeste might have drifted into history if Conan Doyle hadn't published "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" in 1884; his sensationalistic account, printed in Cornhill Magazine, set off waves of theorizing about the ship's fate. Even Attorney General Solly-Flood revisited the case, writing summaries of his interviews and notes. But the mystery remained unsolved. MacGregor picked up the tr |
Which 'future pop star' played Ena Sharples' grandson in Coronation Street? | Davy Jones dead: 20 fascinating facts about the Monkees star - Mirror Online Here are 20 fascinating facts you might not know about the life and times of Davy Jones ... 1 Mancunian David Thomas Jones was born in Leamington Street in Openshaw and went to school at nearby Varna Street Secondary Modern 2 Although he left the city aged 15, he followed Manchester United from afar and bought a David Beckham ball at an auction after the Reds won the treble 3 He also took part in charity football matches and ran the London Marathon in an impressive 3 hours and 40 minutes Early years: A young Davy in Coronation Street 4 His first taste of fame came at 11 when he played Ena Sharples' grandson Colin Lomax in Coronation Street 5 He was the first member to be selected for The Monkees, the band manufactured in 1965 in the wake of The Beatles' success who were jokingly referred to as the Prefab Four 6 Even before landing a role with the Monkees he'd already bagged a Tony Award nomination for his role in Oliver! and signed a solo record contract 7 On an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show with the cast of Oliver!, he watched in the wings as The Beatles made their first appearance on American TV Miniature: Davy stood at just 5 foot 4 inches tall (Photo: Getty) 8 Diminutive Davy stood at just 5 foot 4 inches - and in an interview last year said he'd lost a half an inch in height 9 As a teenager, he became an apprentice jockey in Newmarket but gave it up to concentrate on a showbiz career 10 His love of horse racing continued throughout his life, however, and in 1996 he even won a race at Lingfield on Digpast 11 His 20-bedroom mansion in Pennsylvania also had its own racetrack and stables 12 He was married three times and had four children - all daughters 13 He proposed to his third wife Jessica Pacheco outside a Krispy Kreme store in Miami after they'd been for doughnuts Ladies man: Davy Jones and daughters Jessica and Annabel (Photo: Getty) 14 Jessica, a reporter for Spanish language TV channel Telemundo, was 31 years younger than Davy and she is also younger than two of his daughters 15 In recent years he unveiled plans to open the Davy Jones Rock and Roll Museum in a former church near his home 16 David Bowie would not be a household name if it wasn't for Davy Jones. Bowie's real name is David Jones and began his career as Davie Jones until the confusion became too much 17 Davy's varied roles in the theatre spanned from Jesus in Godspell to the Artful Dodger in Oliver! Heartthrob: Davy in 1970 (Photo: Getty) 18 He was named number one teen idol in a Yahoo poll and number two in a similar survey by Fox News 19 He appeared as himself as Marcia Brady’s dream prom date in The Brady Bunch TV episode called Getting Davy Jones, which led to a follow-up role in the 1995 film The Brady Bunch Movie 20 He also made appearances in animated form in Scooby Doo and more recently Spongebob Squarepants Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent |
In 1903 who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize? | The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie, Marie Curie Share this: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 Antoine Henri Becquerel Marie Curie, née Sklodowska Prize share: 1/4 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity", the other half jointly to Pierre Curie and Marie Curie, née Sklodowska "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/> |
What is the capital city of Kenya? | What is the Capital of Kenya? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Kenya The Capital City of Kenya (officially named Republic of Kenya) is the city of Nairobi. The population of Nairobi in the year 2007 was 2,940,911 (4,000,000 in the metropolitan area). Kenya, formerly known as The British East Africa Protectorate, is a Swahili and English speaking country on the coasts of the Indian Ocean. Additional Information |
Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'? | Bert | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “Wind's in the East...mist coming in. Like something is brewing, about to begin. Can't put my finger...on what lies in store, but I fear what's to happen all happened before.” ―Bert's famous prediction that Mary Poppins will arrive again Bert (Herbert Alfred on Sundays, and called, The Match Man in the books) is the deuteragonist in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins . Contents [ show ] Background Bert is a jack-of-all-trades with a Cockney accent. He never stays with one trade too long, and adapts to current conditions. He is a long time friend of Mary Poppins , though their relationship is noted to be strictly platonic (but there are hints to suggest a more romantic interest between them). He is shown to be very much at ease with her magic, and implies that she has helped numerous families using her powers. He is incredibly energetic and easygoing, never losing his temper or raising his voice with anyone at all and always looking on the bright side. However, he shows a deeply empathetic side to his personality when Jane and Michael run from the bank - he expresses his sympathy for their father, in that he is shaped and pressured immensely by the financial world that has imprisoned him. Nevertheless, he compassionately looks after the children until George Banks returns. Physical appearance Bert is a slender man with dark hair, blue eyes, and has fair skin. He usually wears worn-out clothing. While working as a chimney sweep, his face is covered in soot. While in the street picture of the English country side, he wears a red, orange, and yellow suit with a blue bow tie. He also sports a straw hat. Role in the film Bert appears at the beginning of the film, trying to earn money as a one-man-band. After impressing the crowd with various songs, as well as impromptu poetry, he notes a change in the weather, which he notes as a sign of events to come. He then notices the viewer. After being asked, he shows the viewer the route to 17 Cherry Tree Lane, home of the Banks family. Along the way, he introduces the viewer to some of the residents, and is warned by Admiral Boom and Mr. Binnacle , that the Banks residence is dealing with "heavy weather". Upon arrival, he is surprised to hear loud arguing coming from the house. Later, Bert is shown trying to earn money as a street artist. He has drawn pictures depicting his adventures with Mary Poppins. Soon, Mary appears along with the Banks children, Jane and Michael , for whom she has been employed as a nanny. They tell him that they are on their way to the park. He scoffs at the mundane outing, and is able to successfully goad Mary into transporting the group into one of his pictures, a depiction of the English countryside. While Jane and Michael go to a nearby fair, Bert and Mary enjoy a stroll through the countryside and eat lunch at a small cafe. They talk of their long relationship, which is shown to be platonic. Afterwards, they join the children for a ride on Mary's private carousel. At Mary's word, the horses jump off the carousel, and the group enjoys a horseback ride. Along the way, Bert notices a fox running from hunters, and saves it by putting it onto his horse. They end up in a horse race, where they see Mary easily win it. After being asked for a word to describe herself, she tells them of her special word, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious , and Bert contributes by noting that he used to say the word to save his nose from being tweaked by his father for being rude for not speaking. Soon, it begins to rain, which washes off the drawing, and the group is forced to cut the outing short. Though Mary laments the loss of the pictures, Bert notes that are more of them coming soon and that he intends to take advantage of the rain and change businesses by selling hot chestnuts. Bert appears the next day, at the home of Mary's Uncle Albert , who is "suffering" from a strange sickness. Apparently he has laughed too much, and is floating in the air, unable to come down. Bert warns the children not to laugh, as the condition is contagio |
How many times was Stanley Baldwin the 'British Prime Minister'? | BBC - History - Stanley Baldwin z Stanley Baldwin © Baldwin was British prime minister three times in the 1920s and 1930s . Stanley Baldwin was born on 3 August 1867 in Bewdley, Worcestershire, the only son of a wealthy industrialist and member of parliament. The author Rudyard Kipling was Baldwin's cousin on his mother's side of the family. After graduating from Cambridge University, Baldwin joined the family iron-mongering business. He became Conservative MP for Bewdley in 1908, a seat his father had held. Following various ministerial appointments, in 1922 he was appointed chancellor of the exchequer. The following year he became prime minister when ill health forced Andrew Bonar Law to retire. He soon called a general election to seek approval for the government's plans to introduce protective tariffs, but failed to gain a majority. Ramsay MacDonald's first Labour government came to power, backed by Liberal support. It was short-lived. By November 1924, the Conservatives were back in power with a landslide majority and Baldwin as prime minister. In the General Strike of 1926, Baldwin proclaimed a state of emergency and refused to negotiate further until the strike was over. The following year he passed the Trade Disputes Act, which declared general strikes to be revolutionary and illegal. The Conservatives lost the general election of 1929 and Labour came back to power. Baldwin considered leaving politics, and spent much of the next two years fighting elements within his own party. But in 1931 he returned to government as a member of Ramsay MacDonald's National Coalition and in June 1935 he became prime minister again when MacDonald resigned. This term of office was dominated by rising tension in Europe and the abdication crisis. Baldwin believed that Edward VIII's wish to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson was unacceptable. The king was given the choice of renouncing her or abdicating, and chose to abdicate in December 1936. Baldwin resisted calls for re-armament and took a conciliatory approach towards Nazi Germany. Baldwin retired in May 1937 and was made Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. He died on 14 September 1947. |
What character did Bernard Hill play in the TV series 'Boys From The Black Stuff'? | Bernard Hill | James Cameron's Titanic Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Bernard Hill in 1979. Hill first came to prominence in Britain through his Yosser Hughes, a Liverpool working class man ultimately driven to the edge by an uncaring system, in Alan Bleasdale's BBC Play for Today, The Black Stuff and its more famous series sequel (also by Bleasdale), Boys from the Blackstuff. His character's much-repeated phrase Gizza job ("Give us a job") became popular with protesters against Margaret Thatcher's government, because of the high unemployment of the time. With his bemused brood of kids never let out of his sight, Bernard Hill's powerful depiction of a man crumbling before the audience's eyes brought him numerous awards but, as he later revealed, almost "drove him to the edge of insanity". Other Works Edit Hill then appeared as Sergeant Putnam in Gandhi (1982), directed by Richard Attenborough. Though Hill didn't figure prominently in the cast, he benefited from being part of an Oscar-winning film. Next up for Hill was Roger Donaldson’s The Bounty (1984), a fourth dramatisation of the famed mutiny on HMS Bounty. He had previously taken smaller parts in a number of British television dramas, appearing in the acclaimed I, Claudius in 1976 as Gratus, the no-nonsense soldier of Caligula's bodyguard who drew Claudius from his hiding-place in the palace, and presented him as the proper heir to the empire, and also as Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York in the BBC's 1982 productions of Shakespeare's Henry VI plays. In 1985, he played the lead role in a TV dramatization of John Lennon's life, A Journey in the Life. In addition to TV roles, Hill appeared on stage in The Cherry Orchard, and the title roles in Macbeth and A View from the Bridge. Hill starred alongside acting greats, including Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier and Daniel Day-Lewis, as well as Mel Gibson and Liam Neeson. Hill then received critical acclaim for his performance as Joe Bradshaw in Shirley Valentine (1989), about a Liverpool housewife (Pauline Collins) who was a former anti-establishment rebel and engages in an extramarital affair. Hill added more prominent films to his resume, including Mountains of the Moon (1990), Skallagrigg (1994) and Madagascar Skin (1995). In the mid-1990s, Hill began appearing in films more regularly. His first major role in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), starring Val Kilmer as a bridge-building engineer who must trust a big game hunter (Michael Douglas) despite their mutual animosity. Hill perhaps is best known for his role as Captain E.J. Smith on the ill-fated Titanic (1997), by James Cameron, with whom Hill got along quite well - an experience not shared by most working on the film. Being in the biggest grossing film of all time attracted attention to his career, as Hill became more sought-after for more prominent parts. Hill played Philos in The Scorpion King (2002), starring The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan and Kelly Hu. Bernard Hill in 2004 Hill became known to a worldwide audience when he was cast in the role of King Théoden of Rohan in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy based on Tolkien's novel of the same name. Before casting him as King Théoden, director Peter Jackson considered Hill for the part of Gandalf. When he was due to leave the set at the end of production, Jackson gave Hill two gifts, Théoden's helmet and sword Herugrim. At the 2006 BAFTA TV Awards and International Emmy Award, Hill was nominated for his portrayal of David Blunkett in the one-off satirical drama, A Very Social Secretary. More recently, he held a minor role in the 2008 film Valkyrie, as the commanding general of the German Afrika Korp X Panzer Division, and as a voice actor for Sir Walter Beck in Fable III (2010). Hill has been the narrator in many television documentaries. Due to his affinity and links to the region, along with his extensive CV in film, Hill was recently announced as a new patron and judge of the Norwich Film Festival, due to be held in March 2012. |
Which society cared for the 'Plague Victims' when the physicians left 1665? | Istria on the Internet - Medicine and Health - Infectious Diseases Hospital in Vienna during the Plague of 1679 (Contemporary engraving) The Great Plague of London (1665-6) The Great Plague (AD 1665-1666) was a massive outbreak of disease in Britain that killed 75,000 to 100,000 people, up to a fifth of London's population. The disease is generally believed to have been Bubonic plague . The 1665-66 epidemic was on a far smaller scale than the earlier Black Death (see above), but was remembered afterwards as the "great" plague because it was one of the last widespread outbreaks in Europe. This episode of plague in Britain is thought to have arrived with Dutch trading ships carrying bales of cotton from Amsterdam. The disease had occurred intermittently in the Netherlands since 1654. The dock areas outside of London, where poor workers crowded into ill-kempt districts, such as the parish of St. Giles-in-the Fields, were first struck by the plague. During the winter of 1664-65, there were reports of several deaths. However, the winter was very cold, seemingly controlling the contagion. But spring and summer months were unusually warm and sunny, and the plague spread rapidly. Records were not kept on the deaths of the very poor, so the first recorded case was Margaret Porteous, on April 12, 1665. By July 1665, plague was in the city of London itself. King Charles II of England, his family and his court left the city for Oxford. However, the Lord Mayor of the city and the aldermen stayed at their posts. Businesses were closed when most wealthy merchants and professionals fled. Only a small number of clergymen, physicians and apothecaries chose to remain, as the plague raged throughout the summer. Several public health efforts were attempted. Physicians were hired by city officials, and burial details were carefully organized. Authorities ordered fires to be kept burning night and day, in hopes that the air would be cleansed. Substances giving off strong odors, such as pepper, hops or frankincense, were also burned to ward off the infection. London residents, including young children, were strongly urged to smoke tobacco. Though concentrated in London, the outbreak affected other areas of the country. Perhaps the most famous example was the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. The plague arrived in a parcel of cloth sent from London. The villagers imposed a quarantine on themselves to stop the further spread of the disease. Spread of the plague was slowed in surrounding areas, but the cost to the village was the death of around 50% of its inhabitants. Records state that deaths in London crept up to 1000 persons per week, then 2000 persons per week and, by September 1665, to 7000 persons per week. By late fall, the death toll began to slow until, in February 1666, it was considered safe enough for the King and his entourage to return to the city. By this time, however, trade with the European continent had spread this outbreak of plague to France, where it died out the following winter. Plague cases continued at a modest pace until September 1666. On September 2nd and 3rd, the Great Fire of London destroyed many of the most crowded housing and business areas of the city, causing 16 deaths. This event seems to have effectively stopped the plague outbreak, probably due to the destruction of London rats and their plague-carrying fleas. After the fire, London was rebuilt on an urban plan originally drafted by architect Christopher Wren which included widened streets, reduced congestion and basic sewage-drainage systems. Thatched roofs were also forbidden within the city. Accounts of the plague were given by Samuel Pepys in his famous diary, and by Daniel Defoe in the fictional work A Journal |
Who was Domenikos Theotocopoulos better known as? | Art, Vision, & the Disordered Eye - El Greco EL GRECO (1541-1614) Who was El Greco? The painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos, better known by his spanish name El Greco (The Greek), is considered by many to be one of the greatest painters in the history of European art. Relatively little, however, is known about his personal history, particularly the first 25 years or so following his birth in 1541 in Crete. He apparently descended from a wealthy and socially prominent family and early in his career received training in the Byzantine style of painting. This style is concerned with religious expression and more specifically the impersonal presentation of church theology in artistic terms. His Venetian citizenship (Crete was under the control of Venice) allowed El Greco at age 27 to begin the study of painting in Italy. He studied with Titian, who was considered one of the greatest painters of the time and El Greco adopted in his work the Venetian features of bright colours, movement, and dramatic light. For a short period of time, El Greco lived in Rome where he was exposed to the work of Michelangelo, Raphael and Parmigiano. These artists practiced the style of Mannerism, which valued the portrayal of the nude in complex and artificial poses. The figures often have elongated limbs, small heads, and stylized facial features, which can be seen in exaggerated form in El Grecos later works. For reasons that remain unclear, El Greco left Italy for Spain in the springtime of 1577 . One of the most accepted explanations for the move was Philip IIs project of building the monastery of San Lorenzo at El Escorial, near Madrid. Despite the rejection of his sole painting for the King and the lack of further royal commissions, his work was highly popular. It was praised by the church and frequently copied well into the seventeenth century. In 1579, El Greco completed the first of two works that were commissioned for the church of Santo Domingo el Antigua in Toledo. The completion of the second work established a local reputation that would sustain El Greco for the rest of his life. At about the same time, the most recognizable feature of El Grecos style emerged - the elongation of figures. The Burial of Count Orgaz (1586-88; Santo Tomé, Toledo) shown to the left, is universally recognized as El Grecos masterpiece. The picture commemorates the burial in 1323 of the Lord of Orgaz, a benefactor of the Church of Santo Tomé, when Saints Augustine and Stephen miraculously appeared and placed the deceased in his sepulcher. This vision is fabricated by an astonishing handling of brilliant colour and radiant light. El Grecos Mannerist method is nowhere more clearly expressed than here, as the frontal plane is where all of the action takes place. As his career progressed, the elongation of human figures in El Greco's work became more pronounced. This can be seen in his c |
Which nation apparently takes the most time to eat meals? | People Who Photograph Food and Display the Pictures Online - The New York Times The New York Times Dining & Wine |First Camera, Then Fork Search Continue reading the main story Photo The blogger and food diarist Nora Sherman. Credit Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times (center); photographs by Nora Sherman JAVIER GARCIA, a 28-year-old neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, was in the campus pub recently having a grilled cheese sandwich. But before he took a bite, he snapped a digital picture of it, cheese artistically oozing between toasted white bread, just as he has photographed everything he has eaten in the last five years. Every other week he posts the photos on his Web site, ejavi.com/javiDiet , providing a strangely intimate and unedited view of his life and attracting fans from as far away as Ecuador. The nearly 9,000 photos leave nothing out, not even snacks as small as a single square of shredded wheat. When he lost his iPhone while visiting New York last month, he pleaded with exasperated friends to take pictures of his food and to e-mail them to him, lest his record be incomplete. “It was a nightmare,” Mr. Garcia said, particularly because the unfocused pictures “were not the quality I’m used to.” In 1825, the French philosopher and gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Today, people are showing the world what they eat by photographing every meal, revealing themselves perhaps more vividly than they might by merely reciting the names of appetizers and entrees. Continue reading the main story Keeping a photographic food diary is a growing phenomenon with everything from truffle-stuffed suckling pig to humble bowls of Cheerios being captured and offered for public consumption. Indeed, the number of pictures tagged “food” on the photo-sharing Web site Flickr has increased tenfold to more than six million in the last two years, according to Tara Kirchner, the company’s marketing director. One of the largest and most active Flickr groups, called “I Ate This,” includes more than 300,000 photos that have been contributed by more than 19,000 members. There would be more, but members are limited to 50 photos a month. The same phenomena can be found on other sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Foodspotting, Shutterfly, Chowhound and FoodCandy. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Nora Sherman, 28, the deputy director of the City University of New York’s Building Performance Lab, which promotes sustainable construction, finds that the pictures she takes of her food are her most popular posts on Facebook, Twitter and on her blog, Thought for Food, ( noraleah.com ). The immediate and enthusiastic commentary on, say, an arugula and feta salad or a plate of fried okra have given her a sense of connection and community since moving to Manhattan from New Orleans in 2006. “People I have never met follow my blog and know me through the food I eat,” Ms. Sherman said. She was even introduced to her boyfriend through someone she came to know through his comments on the food pictures on her blog, and who thought the two might be a match. She said she takes pictures of at least half the meals she eats, omitting, for example, multicourse meals when it might “interrupt the flow.” But she has noticed lately that it’s becoming harder to suppress the urge to shoot. “I get this ‘must take picture’ feeling before I eat, and what’s worse is that I hate bad pictures so I have to capture it in just the right light and at just the right angle,” Ms. Sherman said. She uses a Canon PowerShot S90 and uploads pictures to her Web site daily, sometimes several times a day, which takes at most 30 minutes a day. The camera, she said, is small but works well in low light. She doesn’t style her photos, saying, “I like to take shots that no pro would ever take — holding an oyster in my hand about to slurp it down, or a bagel with a bite out of it.” Her impulse to photograph her food and do so artistically has made her a more adventurous eater. “It’s driven me to |
Halophobia is the fear of what? | Phobias Getting married Having children Disease Death and Dying Symptoms range from mild anxiety and a sense of impending doom to full blown panic attacks. At the Stress Management Center/Phobia Institute, the definition of a phobia has been defined and expanded further to "a phobia is any behavior or feeling that is unacceptable and uncomfortable resulting from conscious or unconscious pictures of the past or projected pictures of the future...or...any thoughts or actions that result in debilitating behavior and decreased optimum performance." Fear from threat of losing our basic instincts of desire of security, self-esteem or self-image, companionship or relationship bonding, financial security for food and shelter, sex, power are the most predominant of all fears. For example, Pride = fear of losing self-esteem Greed = fear of losing size of pocketbook Greed, gluttony, envy = fear of not achieving ambitions Lust = fear of not being sexually adequate Sloth = fear of not being able or capable LACK OF FAITH IS ALSO A FEAR. All of the above are blocks, barriers to experiencing a good life and so called miracles, and seem overwhelming and hopefully, to most, humbling. However, remember that "humility" means you are ready to learn, you are teachable. Signposts of Fear and Stress It is important to note that stress and fear are exactly the same thing physiologically. The physical, mental/emotional and social/work related symptoms of fear and stress can cause an immune system breakdown. As with any symptoms of phobias, the symptoms can range from a mild anxiety, a sense of an impending doom, to full blown phobias with associated panic attacks. Hyper-ventilation, palpitations of the heart, sweaty palms, fear of losing control or going crazy are some of the more common symptoms. The symptoms can do harm and can cause a breakdown in any of the three main areas of our lives: the physical body, the mental and emotional, and/or the social or work-related areas. Causes of phobias are the same as the three ways we learn -- trauma, repetition, and modeling (conscious and/or unconscious) Controversial myths regarding etiology theories: Phobias are not related to self esteem, age, sex, race, social or economic status. Fear and phobias are addictions. All phobics lose control of mind and feelings (not lose the mind) and suffer the same as if suffering with cocaine/caffeine intoxication. They lose control of mind and body. Post traumatic stress disorders, phobias and panic attacks are triggered in just the same way. The following are categories of current fears and phobias: Tropophobia - change, moving The following have been found to be controversial treatment modalities: Psychotherapy/psychiatry can be detrimental to mental, emotional and physical health. Pharmacological treatment's adverse side effects often similar to symptoms being treated. Not ruling out physical problems such as, hypoglycemia, diabetes, inner ear problems, etc. Thinking you are crazy. Sufferers are not crazy, lost their minds, nor do they purposefully want to feel bad. Trying too hard doesn't work predictably. Focusing on the problem doesn't work. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE AN EXPERT TO HELP YOU CONQUER YOUR FEAR AND STRESS? Use the same criteria you use for the television repairman. Therefore, it is imperative that the practitioner must, for safety sake, be a specialist in the field of anxiety disorders, and specifically phobias. A specialist will be able to tell not only what is wrong, but specifically, how he or she is going to treat it, how long it will take, (within two or three weeks,) and specifically how much it is going to cost. If they cannot do those things, then they are not an expert. Do not hire them. WHAT DOES WORK A. Do something different � learn to control the mind, body and actions B. Insist that treatments and techniques are Predictable, Measurable, Brief, Easy, Safe and Affordable - This is the positive approach. C. Specific treatment goals - Focus beyond the desired |
What was Stan Laurel's real name? | Stan Laurel - Biography - IMDb Stan Laurel Biography Showing all 75 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (5) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (42) | Personal Quotes (13) | Salary (4) Overview (4) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (2) Stan Laurel came from a theatrical family, his father was an actor and theatre manager, and he made his stage debut at the age of 16 at Pickard's Museum, Glasgow. He traveled with Fred Karno 's vaudeville company to the United States in 1910 and again in 1913. While with that company he was Charles Chaplin 's understudy, and he performed imitations of Chaplin. On a later trip he remained in the United States, having been cast in a two-reel comedy, Nuts in May (1917) (not released until 1918). There followed a number of shorts for Metro, Hal Roach Studios, then Universal, then back to Roach in 1926. His first two-reeler with Oliver Hardy was 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926). Their first release through MGM was Sugar Daddies (1927) and the first with star billing was From Soup to Nuts (1928). Their first feature-length starring roles were in Pardon Us (1931). Their work became more production-line and less popular during the war years, especially after they left Roach and MGM for Twentieth Century-Fox. Their last movie together was The Bullfighters (1945) except for a dismal failure made in France several years later ( Utopia (1951)). In 1960 he was given a special Oscar "for his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy". He died five years later. ( 23 August 1926 - 28 September 1935) (divorced) (2 children) Trade Mark (5) Usually played a childishly innocent man who always looked up to his good friend Oliver Hardy , whether it was deserved or not. Common schticks included crying in cases of great predicaments, taking instructions literally at all times and mixing up his lines. He and Hardy often had a scene in their films where they would get into a fight with another person that consisted solely of destroying property. The duo would destroy something the opponent values while the opponent ooks on and does not resist. When they are done, the opponent does the same to them, while they refrain from resisting, and so on. Wide, "hanger-in-my-mouth" smile, spiky hair sported in all of his films, and of course, the "whiny face" for which he is famous. Completely vacant stare into the camera, accentuated by white pancake makeup. Gaze into the camera with arms up and palms out in a "What now?" gesture. Subtle substitution of the word "me" for "my", as in the line from Way Out West: "Wait a minute while I spit on me hands." Trivia (42) His light blue eyes almost ended his movie career before it began. Until the early 1920s, filmmakers used black-and-white Orthochromatic film stock, which was "blue blind". Hal Roach cameraman George Stevens (the same George Stevens who would later become an acclaimed producer/director) knew of panchromatic film and was able to get a supply of it from Chicago. This new film was sensitive to blue and recorded Laurel's pale blue eyes in a more natural way. Stevens became Laurel's cameraman on his short films at Roach. When Laurel teamed with Oliver Hardy , the team made Stevens their cameraman of choice. Had two children with his first wife, Lois: a daughter, Lois Laurel ; and a son, Stanley Robert (born May 7, 1930; died May 16, 1930), who was born two months prematurely and died nine days later. Laurel first appeared with his future partner, Oliver Hardy , in The Lucky Dog (1921), which was filmed in 1919, but not released until 1921. He always thought that his "whining face" was humiliating, but the producers forced him to do it in most of his movies since the public loved it. Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA. Suffered a nervous breakdown on the death of his longtime film partner and friend, Oliver Hardy , and according to his friends, never fully recovered. Turned down a cameo role in Stanley Kramer 's gigantic farce It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). Had always been a huge fan of westerns, and after |
What is the national drink of Yugoslavia? | Serbian Cuisine | Recipes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The Serbian cuisine is a very rich cuisine, mainly having dishes that are extremely meaty and consistent in animal fat. Serbian cuisine is an heterogeneous one, derived from mixed traditions, mostly influenced by Mediterranean (especially Greek), Hungarian, Turkish and Austrian cousins. Ćevapčići, which consists of grilled ground meat patties, that are heavily seasoned and mixed in the same dish, is considered to be the national dish. Among the most representatives dishes in the Serbian cuisine, there are the Sarma (stuffed cabbage rolls), podvarak (roast meat with Sauerkraut) and the Moussaka. Also, the Pecenje , which basically consists of roasted meat: pork, lamb, goat or rarely ox, is another typically Serbian dish. Barbeques are very popular in Serbia, and they have developed a series of products that can only be prepared in this method. Such meals, often considered fast-food ones, include Pljeskavica (hamburger), Ćevapi (small kebabs), Vešalica, Mućkalica (mixed meat), and other various sausages. The Serbian cuisine, just like Serbian culture, implies not only region elements connected to Serbia, but other parts of former Yugoslavia as well. Great influences have been marked on the whole cooking process due to peasantry, which also influenced the folk craft, music and arts. Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, during the last five centuries, Serbia has had not only cultural influences, but cooking ones as well. Special traditional dishes made in Serbia today have common roots with the dishes prepared in Turkey . The whole Serbian cuisine is derived from a mixture of influences coming from Mediterranean, especially Greek influences, Hungary, Turkish and Austrian cuisines. The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has formed a heterogeneous cuisine, and even after the 1991 split, Serbia as we know it today has dishes learned how to make from decades. Serbian has a great passion for food in general, having a rich cuisine and a large diversity of alcohol beverages that accompany these fat-rich dishes. Slivovitzis a strong, alcoholic beverage primarily made from distilled fermented plum juice. It tastes similar to brandy and sometimes called plum brandy in English. Specific Serbian wines have centuries of tradition behind them. The Vrzole wine is made by the private winery Vinik from the famous wine region – Vrsac, winery which blends traditional family recipes and newest technology in making limited quantities of this famous red and white wine. Foods include a variety of grilled meats and bread. Desserts range from Turkish-style baklava to Viennese-style tortes. The national drink of Serbia is a plum brandy. Locally produced wines are also popular and they are highly regarded. Most popular cuisines that are served in Serbia are Pasulj (Serbian Bean Soup), Soups Stews Beans, Prysnac Serbia ( Broccoli Casserole), Serbian Torte , Szerb Bableves (Serbian Bean Soup). Edit Ćevapčići Serbian cuisine, as a heterogeneous one, is actually derived from mixed cuisines, mostly influenced by Mediterranean (especially Greek), Hungarian, Turkish and Austrian cuisines. Ćevapčići, which is actually a meal with heavily grilled ground meat patties and a lot of spicy condiments, is considered to be the national dish of Serbia. Depending on the country region, you can find different methods to cook a traditional classic meal. The Serbian cuisine is rich in fat meals, and almost every dish contains meat. The one certain thing about the Serbian cuisine, is the fact that all people in this country will usually serve three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, lunch being the most consistent one. It usually has three courses: soup, the second course, and a dessert which in most cases will be a baked cake. Serbians make large variety of dishes in their own home, many of which be purchased in stores by Westerners. Rakija (fruit brandy), jam, jelly, various pickled food, notably sauerkraut (kiseli kupus - pickled cabbage ), ajvar and even sausages are prepared in a family |
Agnes the girls name means what? | Agnes - Meaning Of Agnes, What Does Agnes Mean? What does Agnes mean? The name Agnes is of Greek, English and French origin. The meaning of Agnes is "pure, chaste". Agnes is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ag-nes. The Given Name Agnes Agnes is a great choice for parents looking for a more unique name. A special name that is sure to be loved. Agnes is also great as a middle name. Agnes falls into the classic name category. Some famous bearers of this name include: Agnes Bruckner, and Agnes Cao Guiying. Agnes Popularity In the U.S. in 2015, it ranked 1,272 in baby name popularity for girls with 189 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name. In contrast, the year before it ranked 1,255 in baby name popularity for girls with 191 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name. Want to see how Agnes sizes up? How it compares to some other names? Then check out the Agnes Name Popularity Page . Agnes Related Names Variants of the name Agnes include Agnus , Aikaterine . Agnes has the diminutives (nicknames) Aggi , Aggie , Aggy , Aggye , Nest , Nesta . Famous Agness Agnes Le Thi Thanh ~ Saint Agnes Moorehead ~ Actress |
Who is the Patron Saint of France? | The Baldwin Project: The Story of Old France by H. A. Guerber THE PATRON SAINT OF FRANCE [38] ALTHOUGH widely scattered by persecution, the remaining Christians in Gaul proved true to their faith. When the persecution was over, some came back to Lyons, where they began to preach again, and won many converts; for many people, who had hesitated until them, could not help believing in a religion which gave old men and delicate girls as much courage, even under torture, as any soldier had ever shown on the field of battle. A new preacher, Ireneus, bishop of Lyons, was so good and holy that even during his lifetime he was called a saint, and as he was very learned too, he is known as the "Light of the West," and is considered one of the Fathers of the Church. Ireneus taught until he perished in the second persecution, which took place about twenty-five years after the first. Another early bishop was St. Denis (sānt de*#774;n'is, or săN de-nee') who went to Paris, then only a very small city on an island in the Seine (san). St. Denis preached so successfully here, that when the second persecution began, he was head of a thriving church, built on the very spot where Notre Dame (nō'tr'däm) now stands, and where Jupiter's temple had once been erected. Three hundred of his disciples bravely suffered great tortures with him, andthem were beheaded on a hill which now forms part of the city and which is still known as the Martyrs' Hill (Montmartre). A good woman is said to have buried the holy bishop's remains where the church of St. Denis now stands. A wonderful legend soon arose about him, tot he effect that, when his head was struck off, he arose and picked it up [39] and walked some distance away with it! For this reason he is often shown in paintings and sculptures with his severed head in his hands. St. Denis is the patron saint of France, and his name was the watchword for French soldiers for many centuries; so his burial place has always been greatly honored, his bones regarded as sacred relics, and his real life and death are often represented in art, [40] although not so frequently as the queer legend which you have just heard. There were ten awful persecutions in Gaul in about two hundred and fifty years. During that time many martyrs in different places were persecuted, and if you were to hear all they endured, you would see how very brave they were, and why so many people hold their names in such great honor. One of the most noted converts of the fourth century was the man since known as St. Martin. It seems that he was a handsome and rich young Roman officer, who was almost ready to accept the Christian faith, when the following adventure happened to him in Gaul. One cold night, on riding home from a feast, wrapped in a fine new cavalry cloak, he saw a poor beggar shivering with the cold. They young officer, who had a very feeling heart, quickly drew his sword, and cutting his big cape in two, gave half of it to the beggar to keep warm. Than night, in a dream, Martin saw Jesus wearing the half cloak he had given the beggar, and heard him tell the angels that his servant Martin, although not baptized, had nevertheless obeyed his command to clothe the naked. When Martin awoke, he asked to be baptized; soon after, he left the army, and entering the Church, became bishop of tours. He preached to such good purpose that there were soon no heathen left in Gaul, and he and his disciples destroyed all the old pagan temples and altars left there. The place where St. Martin was buried became holy, and for many years no criminal could be touched as long as he was within the sacred inclosure at Tours. Unlike [41] St. Denis, St. Martin died a natural death, for Christian persecutions came to an end when one of the Roman Emperors became a Christian. |
What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage? | How do you celebrate 40 years of marriage? - The Globe and Mail Print To celebrate or not to celebrate. That is the question. It comes down to figuring out what is politically correct in marking long-term wedding anniversaries in these days of short-term relationships. Not that we have been in the habit of having big parties for our anniversaries. We spent our 25th looking for a new home in Calgary following a corporate transfer from Toronto. We spent our 35th settling into a new retirement house on the east coast of Vancouver Island. But 40 years seemed somewhat more substantial, a time to recognize we have been through decades of the peaks and valleys of marriage, child-rearing, relocation - life, in fact. And we are still together, despite everything. Therein lay the problem. How do you celebrate 40 years together without rubbing the fact of your longevity as a couple into the faces of those around you who are divorced, who live common-law with a second or third partner, who are widowed, who are dealing with serious illness or who are coming to grips with some other dissimilar place in life? A lot of people fall into one of those categories. Would it be impolite to throw our commitment in the face of people leaving a marriage, those cynical about the institution after 20 years of divorce or those who never married in the first place? And no one wants to make people who have lost a spouse to illness or accident tally up yet another event never to be celebrated. It is equally difficult for those younger, especially in their 30s, to relate to the rigours of long-term commitment. Most can barely deal with the idea of being 30 in the first place. You can almost hear them ask: How can anyone be that old and that boring? They look at you as a dinosaur from a long-gone era. Mention 40 years of marriage at a social gathering and you get quizzical stares. Those on different paths see you as someone stuck in a rut. Who spends 40 years with the same person any more? Not too many, it turns out. Oh, there are a few. Once you start, you can count sets of friends and acquaintances on your fingers and toes. Or maybe not even that many. Those couples face the same quandary you do: celebrate or keep it to yourselves? One friend from long-ago days when our kids shared story hour at a local library sent a card for our ruby anniversary. That led to a hilarious phone call, since neither of us knew the 40th traditionally means rubies. How quaint the idea of jewels for major events now seems. Years ago, major wedding anniversaries offered the excuse for a big party, a true celebration. Twenty-five years? Bring on the silver decorations. Couples - or their children - posted notices in local papers inviting everyone to the house. Gifts were usually declined - who needed more stuff after so many decades of accumulation? Good wishes, on the other hand, were truly welcomed. Friends and family would arrive for tea or dinner, if you could afford to feed that many. Nowadays, it's a different story. Only those closest to us know the exact number of years we have been together. Even the few couples who have been married for a similar amount of time don't suggest we plan a party. Instead, most ask where we are going to celebrate: New York? Hawaii? Paris? Maybe it is just one more sign of changing times and changing social mores. Still, it is an occasion and should be marked. We would have no big party then, but hopefully a few near and dear would note the event. Cards and good wishes still gratefully accepted. A few weeks before our July 4th anniversary, one sibling called to ask for a fresh copy of a group shot from our wedding. Good, I thought; she remembers. Nope. She was reframing a wall of family photographs and needed a replacement. Another mentioned the event a week after the fact, asking how the anniversary had gone. Something akin to not remembering at all. Eventually, we - well, I, since my husband was always comfortable with the two of us as the only celebrants - came to realize it didn't matter a whit that so few others saw it as an occasion |
Which English county is known as the Garden of England? | Kent UK Travel Guide Regions - South East - Kent Kent Kent is best known as the 'Garden of England', a phrase first coined by Henry VIII. It claims to be the oldest county in England and contains some 17000 listed buildings. Kent is most famous for its oast-houses, having tall conical or pyramidal roofs. These are the old kilns used for drying hops, once grown throughout the county. Many of which have now been converted into beautiful luxury homes. Aylesford Village © Golders The county is roughly triangular in shape, covering the south east corner of England. The chalk ridge of the North Downs runs centrally, east to west across the county, reaching over 800 feet in places. South of the downs runs a parallel ridge called the Ragstone Ridge. The Vale of Kent, a rich lowland to the south of the county, forms part of the Kent Weald. To the east lies the majestic city of Canterbury , home of the Anglican Church of England. Kent is blessed with a spectacular coastline. Just along the south coast stands the famous and iconic White Cliffs of Dover, which run from Kingsdown to Folkestone, a well known symbol of Britain. To the south west is a wide expanse of low-lying marsh called Romney Marsh, where the shingly promontory of Dungeness extends southwards into the English Channel. 'the ten miles between Maidstone and Tunbridge (which the Kentish folk call the Garden of Eden) ... there, there are, on rising grounds... not only hop-gardens and beautiful woods, but immense orchards of apples, pears, plums, cherries and filberts... and, all taken together, the vale is really worthy of the appellation which it bears.' William Cobbett (1830), "Rural Rides" County Town: |
What type of animal is an Ibex? | Ibex - Animal Facts and Information Ibex Posted by BioExpedition | Apr 18, 2012 | Animals , Mammals | Ibex Facts and Information Capra ibex Introduction to Ibex The Ibex is a type of wild goat with a bearded chin for the males and a very short tail. The males have horns that are very long and that curve at the top and then back down again. They use these horns for fighting and to protect themselves. Females also have horns but they are much shorter than those of the males. This is one of the 9 different species of goats in the world. Ibex Description They are brown and gray in coloring. Their size ranges from 4 ½ to 5 feet tall. They have a very sturdy build as well. They have powerful legs and a body that can move quickly. They can weigh up to 220 pounds but the females are usually around 110 pounds. Class Least Concern Ibex Distribution This wild goat lives in the rugged areas of the country where it is very hard for other types of animals to get their footing. They are found in Central Asia around the Himalayas. They are found in the South part of Europe and the North part of Africa. They are found in the very hot regions of Egypt and Israel. They are able to live in the mountains of the desert, in deep valleys, and even along cliffs that are very steep. Ibex Behavior The Ibex live in small herds that have about 20 members in it. The males have a strong odor about them that helps them to mark their territory. It also enables them to be able to determine dominance in their herds. The males usually live alone and only join an herd for mating purposes. There can be a great deal of fighting and aggression among the males to determine who will fight. The Ibex can be very curious and adventurous. They can quickly climb up and down difficult terrain. This helps them to escape from any types of predators with ease. Even if a predator does see them, they won’t risk that climb or the amount of energy that it would take to reach them. Ibex – Genus: Capra Ibex Feeding They are able to eat a wide variety of different types of vegetation. They consume mainly grass and bushes. They move around a great deal looking for food. They will consume types of vegetation that many other types of animals will skip over. They can spend several hours per day grazing and consuming food. Since there is very little nutritional value in the foods they eat, they have to take in a great deal of it. Ibex Reproduction The Ibex is ready to mate around 3 years of age for the females. It can be up to 6 years of age for the males, many of them won’t mate until much later due to the dominance factor. They have to be able to challenge stronger males and beat them if they are going to get the chance to mate. The breeding season for the Ibex can be in the spring or in the fall, depending on their location. The males will fight with each other for mating and that entices the females to be with them. Once mating has occurred the male will wonder off to find another female to try to mate with. The females will carry the young in the body for a time period that can range from 147 days to 180 days. The female may have up to 1 offspring, the young are very adventurous and they will be playful within the first 24 hours of life. They will drink milk from the mother’s body for about 3 to 12 months. They will often remain with her until she is ready to have her next mating season. |
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