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Bluto is the arch enemy of what animated character? | Top 10 Cartoon Villains - Listverse Top 10 Cartoon Villains Listverse Staff January 24, 2008 Cartoons would not be cartoons without an evil villain! Presented below are ten of the worst from cartoons throughout the ages. If you feel that there is a villain missing from the list, be sure to speak up! Onwards… the top 10 cartoon villains: 10. Bluto Popeye Bluto is the arch enemy of Popeye and, like Popeye, wants to do the dirty with Olive Oyl. Despite having a superior strength to Popeye, he is usually beaten because of the super strength Popeye gains through eating spinach. There are some cartoons that show Popeye and Bluto as friends and Navy buddies, with Bluto usually turning on Popeye when an object of interest (usually Olive) is put between them. 9. Dishonest John Beany and Cecil Dishonest John is dressed like a Simon Legree character, and he is constantly scheming to foil Beany and Cecil’s adventures. His catch phrase is a sinister “Nya ha ha!”. Whenever Dishonest John’s schemes are revealed to the heroes, Cecil tends to respond with an aghast “What the heck! D.J., you dirty guy!”. Not only is he evil as Dishonest John – but he becomes the supervillian Bilious Beetle who has a big stinger and can fly under his own power! He also occasionally appears in the mechanical squid “Billy the Squid” which he uses to trick Beany and Cecil. Dishonest John was the inspiration for the AC/DC song “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”. 8. Cruella de Vil 101 Dalmations Elegant she may be… attractive she is not! The evil Cruella spends all of her time trying to catch the 101 Dalmations required to make herself a beautiful Dalmation fur coat. She always has the left half of her hair white and the right half black. Cruella’s name is a play on the words cruel and devil, an allusion which is emphasized by having her country house nicknamed “Hell Hall”. 7. Dick Dastardly Wacky Races In Wacky Races, Dick Dastardly was one of the racers who competed in every episode for first place in a long and hazard-filled cross-country road rally. As his name implies, Dastardly aimed to win solely through cheating and trickery. His race car, named “The Mean Machine,” featured all sorts of devious traps for him to use against his opponents. Dastardly was always accompanied by his dog Muttley who has a very distinctive emphysemic laugh. 6. Magneto X-Men Magneto is one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe, possessing the ability to to generate and control magnetism. A Jewish Holocaust survivor, his actions are driven by the purpose of protecting the mutant race from suffering a similar fate. He is most often shown as an uncompromising militant and has engaged in acts of terrorism when he felt it was for the benefit of mutantkind. 5. The Joker Batman The Joker is a master criminal with a clown-like appearance, including bleached white skin, red lips, and green hair. Initially portrayed as a violent sociopath who murders people and commits crimes for his own amusement, the Joker, later in the 1940s, began to be written as a goofy trickster-thief. The Joker is considered to be Batman’s arch-enemy. 4. Wile E. Coyote Roadrunner Wile Ethelbert Coyote seems to have an endless supply of Acme tools that he can use against the innocent Roadrunner. In every episode he attempts to destroy the Roadrunner with a bag of tricks that would make any terrorist envious. Thankfully he usually fails and blows himself up (something else the terrorists are probably familiar with). 3. Skeletor Masters Of The Universe is the arch-enemy and main antagonist of He-Man. Tagged “The Evil Lord of Destruction” he is the greatest threat to present day Eternia. He seeks to conquer Castle Grayskull so he can learn all of Eternia’s ancient secrets, which would make him unstoppable, and enable him to conquer and rule all of Eternia. 2. Gargamel The Smurfs Gargamel the sorcerer is the sworn enemy of the Smurfs. He is an evil wizard, though his powers appear very limited; he actually seems to be more of an alchemist as his main ability is to create magic potions. His main goal in life is |
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In what 80s arcade game were you armed with a lance and mounted upon an ostrich or a stork? | Joust (Video Game) - TV Tropes WMG Prepare to joust, buzzard bait! Joust is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1982, created by John Newcomer with art by Python Anghelo . The player controls a knight armed with a lance, mounted on either an ostrich (player 1) or a stork (player 2), who battles waves of computer-controlled enemy knights mounted on giant buzzards. These knights have three different speed and agility levels. The game screen is static; its only features are five platforms hanging in mid-air (some wrapping around the screen), the ground, and a pit of lava beneath. The simplicity of its controls are a factor in the game's wide appeal. A joystick moves the mount left and right, and a "Flap" button flaps the mount's wings once. Pressing "Flap" in rapid succession will produce a gain in altitude until simulated gravity drags the mount downward. Each wave begins with enemy knights appearing on the screen at one of four "spawn points". The three types of knights, from weakest to toughest, are: Bounder (red, 500 points), Hunter (gray, 750 points), and Shadow Lord (blue, 1,000 points). To destroy a knight and collect its point value, the player must collide with the knight while the player's lance is vertically higher than that of the knight. If the player's lance is vertically lower, he or she loses a life and is awarded 50 points. After a knight is destroyed, an egg will fall to the ground. The player must touch the egg to destroy it before the egg hatches to produce another, more powerful knight. This hatchling is harmless and may also be destroyed by touch before the knight mounts a new buzzard. The award for destroying eggs and hatchlings progresses with each one collected, from 250 to 1,000 points in 250-point increments. This progression starts anew upon the death of the player or the beginning of another wave. Players are further rewarded with 500 bonus points for each egg caught before it touches the ground. A wave is cleared when the player destroys all enemy knights and eggs. Survival Waves reward a player who avoids death during the round with 3,000 bonus points. If too much time has elapsed during a wave, a pterodactyl will appear from one side of the screen and fly around until it collides with and kills the player, the player clears the wave, or the player destroys it by hitting the pterodactyl directly in the beak with his lance, earning 1,000 points. If the player takes too much time, more pterodactyls appear. There can be up to three pterodactyls in a wave. Two players can play Joust simultaneously, and each player earns points for destroying enemy knights as well as his human opponent. Cooperative play is possible by agreement, but accidental kills through collision remain possible. Completion of Team Waves award 3,000 bonus points each to players who successfully avoid killing one another. Gladiator Waves encourage players to kill each other by similarly offering 3,000 bonus points to the first player to do so. During the first two waves, flooring at the bottom of the screen covers a lava pit, which is uncovered on the third wave as the floor burns away. On the fourth and subsequent waves, a troll inhabits the lava pit; if any player or enemy knight flies too close to the lava, the troll's hand will emerge and tug the mount down toward the lava. Players can escape the troll's grip by repeatedly pressing the "Flap" button. A little-known sequel was produced, with the new ability to transform your mount into a flying unicorn (very heavy and difficult to keep in the air, but easier to kill enemies with) but it saw very limited distribution. The game also received a pinball adaptation , which was unique in that it was a two-sided machine in keeping with the "joust" motif; two players could go head-to-head for the high score. In 2007, it was announced that CP Productions of Hollywood was actually going to try to adapt this game as a movie (something creator John Newcomer had wanted to do for some time). Sadly or mercifully, the idea appears to have been scrapped . Joust has examples of: |
What does a cruciverbalist like doing? | How to Become a Cruciverbalist: 8 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow How to Become a Cruciverbalist Community Q&A Do you love words and puzzles? Are you good at spotting clever ways to place words together? If so, you might have what it takes to become a cruciverbalist, also known as a person who creates crosswords. The term "cruciverbalist" is likely an 80s creation using a "Latin back-formation" in which the Latin words for cross and word have been combined. [1] Whether you want to be a cruciverbalist for fun or for career purposes, there are a number of things you can do increase your skills. Steps 1 Enjoy doing crosswords . The initial point is a love of crosswords and a thrill at doing them yourself. Knowing the ins and outs of crossword puzzle solving is an important part of becoming a cruciverbalist because it helps you to understand what works and does not work in a crossword, and what makes the challenge more interesting. It is important to be across different styles of crossword puzzles too, including plain and easy styles, large styles, and cryptic crosswords. Other word puzzle knowledge is a bonus because it's very likely that if you are employed to create crosswords, you'll also be expected to create other types of word puzzles. Know how to spot easy to very challenging word puzzles. You should be able to work this out without being told by the puzzle creator. Read How to be good at crosswords , How to finish a crossword puzzle , and How to solve a cryptic crossword puzzle for more some help. 2 Expand your vocabulary . You may already have an incredibly wide range of vocabulary but even then, it is important to keep expanding it. Read How to build your vocabulary and Enrich Your English Language Vocabulary for lots of ideas on the fun ways you can use to expand your vocabulary. 3 Use word games to increase your flexibility with words and to learn how to link words together. There is a range of good games that use words in an interlocking way but the most famous one is Scrabble™. Playing Scrabble ™ will give you a lot of ideas on how to intersect words for the best value, including using the trickier letters such as X, Q, and Z. Other word games include ones in which the last letter of a sentence or word has to be taken to create the next sentence or word, etc. A lot of car and camping games have this structure. Brush up on your spelling . You must be a good speller to produce crossword puzzles, as mistakes can spoil the whole puzzle. Also, if you're a speaker of British English living in the USA, or vice versa, be very careful to use the right English spellings depending on the audience targeted. 4 Learn the basic crossword construction rules. These help to temper your enthusiasm to add words willy nilly to a puzzle without aesthetic or challenging effect. The rules behind the creation of crosswords will inform your methodology and word usage. For crossword puzzles in the United States, the rules are based on Simon and Schuster, and some of the basics are as follows: [2] Fit the puzzle into one of five sizes of grid: 15×15, 17×17, 19×19, 21×21 and 23×23. Note that some publications will accept 13x13 but the standard size is considered to be 15x15, so get comfortable with that one first. Diagonal symmetry is required for the black squares – for example, black squares in one top corner must reflect black squares in the bottom diagonal corner. Horizontal symmetry is usually not accepted. Look at existing crossword puzzles to see what is achieved by current crossword generators. Do not use two-letter words as they're not permitted. Three letter words should be used sparingly as they're not particularly challenging. Interlock every letter square as part of both an Across and a Down word; letters that are not interlocked are forbidden. Don't use words more than once in the same crossword. 5 Start practicing with a grid. Print off a number of blank grids (you can either make your own on a program like Word or look for free grids online) to practice adding words to. In doing so, select one of the grid sizes suggested a |
Polly is a nickname for what popular girls name, spending 46 of the last 100 years as the most popular girls name in America? | 200 Most Popular Baby Girl Names With Meanings 200 Most Popular Baby Girl Names With Meanings January 19, 2017 Image: Shutterstock The US Social Security Administration baby name results are in! While Emma retained the top spot, Madison failed to make in the top ten names. The rhythmic name Alaina gained 14 spots, but Jasmine lost 12. Elsa, the name of one of our favorite Disney princesses, slipped from 286th to 653rd spot. Below is MomJunction’s complete list of the most popular baby girl names. Have a look! Meaning ‘universal’, Emma made a surprising return, thanks to the legion of Emma heroines. 2 Olivia Latin This graceful and old-fashioned name, meaning ‘olive tree’ has zoomed past the old favorites like Ashley and Sarah. 3 This lovely and sweet name means ‘wise’. 4 This moniker, meaning ‘bird’, carries the glitz and glamor of Ava Gardner, the raven-haired siren. 5 Isabella Hebrew Meaning ‘god’s oath’, Isabella has been one of the top five names for several years. 6 Mia, meaning ‘mine’ is one of the most popular names in America. 7 The classic and innocent Abigail means ‘father’s joy’. 8 This one can never go out of style. It means ‘industrious’. 9 This moniker, with several literary ties and pop culture references, means ‘strong’. 10 Harper English This smart name has the twang of Harper Lee, one of the most celebrated authors of our time. It means ‘harpist’. 11 Madison English Madison, meaning ‘son of Matthew,’ originated as a boy’s name, but is used more for girls now. 12 Amelia is a gracious and timeless name with the option of the contemporary nickname Amy. 13 Elizabeth Hebrew Elizabeth, meaning ‘God’s oath,’ has been one of the top 20 names in the US for over a century. 14 Sofia or Sophia means ‘wise’. 15 This elegant name has an artsy ring to it. It means ‘hazelnut’. 16 This trendy and sophisticated name means ‘elf counselor’. 17 Meaning ‘blooming’, this moniker epitomizes the feminine chic. 18 Movie stars, in particular, have been opting this name lately. It means ‘beautiful fairy’. 19 This moniker exudes a mystical sense of elegance and calm. It means ‘graceful’. 20 Queen Victoria of England gave this name an air of upper-class stoicism. It means ‘victorious’. 21 Aubrey English The meaning of Aubrey is ‘elf ruler’. It has been in the top 50 names list for four years. 22 The meaning of Scarlett is ‘deep red’. 23 Zoey is one of the most popular forms of Zoe. It means ‘life’. 24 Addison English After spending decades on the boy’s side, this name has tipped over to the girl’s territory. It means ‘son of Adam’. 25 The name represents the lily flower. 26 Lillian Latin This old-fashioned name has zoomed back to the popularity charts as the formal version of Lily. It means ‘lily flower’. 27 Natalie Latin This one reminds us of the 50s, fresh-faced actress, Natalie Wood. It means ‘born on Christmas day’. 28 Hannah Hebrew Sweet and angelic, this one has been one of the top names for a decade. It means ‘gracious’. 29 This light and airy name means ‘air’ or ‘lioness’. 30 Layla Arabic The meaning of this lyrical name is ‘night’. Music fans would recognize this name from the Eric Clapton’s song. 31 Brooklyn English This name has been climbing up the charts after being chosen by the Beckhams. It refers to a borough in New York City. 32 Alexa Greek Alexa is the shorter and snappier version of the name Alexandra. It means ‘defender of mankind’. 33 Zoe Greek This soft and gentle name has become a favorite as girl’s name over a decade. It means ‘life’. 34 Penelope Greek This classic name, meaning ‘weaver’, has been topping the popularity charts, thanks to actress Penelope Cruz. 35 This Irish surname is one of the hottest names for girls. It means ‘valiant’. 36 Leah Hebrew This Biblical name needs no fancy embellishment to stay on the popularity charts. It means ‘weary’. 37 This name, meaning ‘noble strength’, will never go out of style. 38 Savannah Spanish Savannah is one of the most popular geographical names. It means ‘treeless plain’ and refers to a plain ecosytem. 39 Allison is the diminutive of Alice and means ‘noble’. 4 |
Minnesotan Walter "Fritz" Mondale, born on Jan 5, 1928, was the vice president for which US President? | Biography of Walter F. Mondale: Walter Frederick ("Fritz") Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota on Jan. 5, 1928, the son of Theodore Sigvaard Mondale and Claribel Cowan Mondale. He spent his boyhood in the small towns of southern Minnesota, where he attended public schools. After he helped manage Hubert H. Humphrey's first successful U.S. Senate campaign in 1948, he earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota in 1951. After completing service as a corporal in the U.S. Army, Mondale received his LL.B (cum laude) from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1956, having served on the law review and as a law clerk in the Minnesota Supreme Court. Mondale practiced law for the next four years in Minneapolis. In 1960, Minnesota Gov. Orville Freeman appointed him to the position of state attorney general. Mondale was then elected to the office in 1962, and served until 1964, when Gov. Karl Rolvaag asked him to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy create by Hubert Humphrey's election to the vice presidency. The voters of Minnesota returned Mondale to the Senate in 1966 and 1972. During his 12 years as a senator, Mondale served on the Finance Committee, the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, Budget Committee, and the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He also served as the chairman of the Select Committee on Equal Education Opportunity and as the chairman of the Intelligence Committee's Domestic Task Force. Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale were elected president and vice president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1976. On the president's behalf, Mondale traveled extensively throughout the nation and the world advocating U.S. policy. He was the first vice president to have an office in the White House, and he served as a full-time participant, advisor, and troubleshooter for the administration. During this period, Joan Mondale served as a national advocate for the arts and was Honorary Chairman of the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities. In 1984, Mondale was the Democratic Party's nominee for president of the United States. He lost to President Ronald Reagan. Since that election, Mondale has been practicing law, teaching, studying, traveling, and serving as a director of both non-profit and corporate boards. He returned to his native Minnesota in 1987, where he has been practicing law as a partner with the firm of Dorsey & Whitney. Until his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Walter Mondale was a Distinguished University Fellow in Law and Public Affairs at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. In 1990, Mondale established the Mondale Policy Forum at the Humphrey Institute. The forum has brought together leading scholars and policymakers for annual conferences on domestic and international issues. For 1992-93, the forum's theme was the "The Challenge of Social Justice in a Global Economy." From 1986-93, Mondale was chairman of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, an organization that conducts non-partisan international programs to help maintain and strengthen democratic institutions. In that capacity, he has co-led delegations to Poland and Hungary. Mondale has also served on the executive committee of the Peace Prize Forum, an annual conference co-sponsored by the Norwegian Nobel Institute and five Midwestern colleges of Norwegian heritage. Former President Jimmy Carter, former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez, Nobel laureate and author Elie Wiesel, Dr. Yelena Bonner, and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug have been among the featured speakers. In spring 1993, Mondale was elected a director of the Council on Foreign Relations. Other non-profit boards of directors on which he served until his appointment as ambassador include the Guthrie Theatre Foundation, Mayo Foundation, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Rand Corporation, and University of Minnesota Foundation. His recent corporate board memberships included BlackRock Advantage Term Trust and other BlackRock Mutual Funds, Cargill Inco |
What product is advertised with the slogan: "The best a man can get"? | Gillette Co. | AdAge Encyclopedia of Advertising - AdAge Adage Aleady a member? Sign in Get More From Ad Age Register to become a member today. You'll get the essential information you need to do your job better, including 7 free articles per month on Ad Age and Creativity Ability to comment on articles and creative work Access to 9 custom e-newsletters like Ad Age Daily, Ad Age Digital and CMO Strategy To get unlimited content and more benefits, check out our Membership page Register Now Want more Access, Content & Connections? We are glad you are enjoying Advertising Age. To get uninterrupted access and additional benefits, become a member today. Already a member? Log in or go back to the homepage . Hey, there. It looks like you're using an ad blocker. The news and features are funded in part by our advertisers. To support Ad Age and the industry we cover please either: . Most Popular In September 1901, King Camp Gillette founded the American Safety Razor Co., which was renamed the Gillette Safety Razor Co. in 1904. By the end of that year, in which Mr. Gillette received a U.S. patent for the safety razor, his company had produced more than 90,000 razors and 120,000 blades. Sales expanded both domestically and overseas, with Gillette opening units in London and Paris, as well as Canada, Germany and, in 1906, Mexico. Gillette's blades were sold wrapped in green paper with Mr. Gillette's picture on the wrapper. Thanks to Mr. Gillette's easily recognizable face and signature adorning every package, the company established one of the first brands known worldwide. For the "civilized man" Early Gillette ads targeted men exclusively; they appeared principally in newspapers and general circulation magazines, and stressed the civilizing aspect of shaving. "The country's future is written in the faces of young men," one blurb from 1910 declared, continuing, "The Gillette is a builder of regular habits. Own a Gillette—be a master of your time—shave in three minutes." Another ad from the same year indicated that Gillette's razors separated independent, civilized men from brutes and effeminate males: "Woman is the great civilizer. If it were not for her, man would revert to whiskers and carry a club. . . . " Many early ads criticized barbers, who posed a threat to the popularity of home shaving. But such combative ads disappeared once the marketer enticed barbers into selling Gillette products by giving them a percentage of each home kit they sold. Gillette first attempted to create a profitable women's market in 1915, with an extensive national ad campaign promoting the Milady Decollette as the "safest and most sanitary method of acquiring a smooth underarm"; the campaign proved only marginally successful. During World War I, the marketer weathered the loss of its European sales offices and factories with help from the U.S. military market. Since 1910, Gillette had asserted that its razor was a "godsend to a sailor" and equated clean-shaven cheeks with manly military discipline. The U.S. military reinforced that message in 1918, when it began issuing each soldier a Gillette shaving kit. That helped Gillette's sales rise from 1.1 million razors in 1917 to 3.5 million razors and 32 million blades in 1918. When the war ended, millions of U.S. servicemen returned home to ads that suggested a Gillette shave was a symbol of civilization and a universal imprimatur of masculinity: "There are some things that all big-brained, red-blooded men agree on. And the Gillette Safety Razor is one of them. Twenty million men of all breeds, all classes, in every country on earth are using Gillettes every day of their lives and liking them," read one 1920 ad. Gillette continued its efforts to reach the women's market during the Roaring Twenties, introducing the slightly undersized Bobby Gillette razor in 1924, but it met with limited success. The marketer took an early shine to radio. Beginning in 1929, listeners could tune in every Friday night to NBC for music by the Gillette Blades Orchestra; the voices of the Gay Young Blades, accompanied by a pai |
January 4, 2010 saw the official opening of the worlds tallest building, at 2717 feet (828 meters). In what country is it built? | The tallest buildings in the world washingtonpost.com > Photo The tallest buildings in the world The world's tallest building opened in Dubai on Jan. 4, 2010, in the midst of a deep financial crisis. The Burj Khalifa tower -- named in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi -- is more than twice the height of New York's Empire State Building's roof. |
What is the preferred food type of a frugivore? | What is Frugivore: Are People Frugivore? - WildDonna What is Frugivore: Are People Frugivore? Previous Next What is Frugivore: Are People Frugivore? A frugivore /fruːdʒᵿvɔːr/ is a fruit eater. It can be any type of herbivore or omnivore where fruit is a preferred food type. Because approximately 20 percent of all mammalian herbivores also eat fruit, frugivory is considered to be common among mammals. Since frugivores eat large volumes of fruit, they are highly dependent on the abundance and nutritional composition of fruits. A carnivore /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔər/ meaning ‘meat eater’ is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. The difference between a carnivore (i.e. a tiger) and a frugivore (i.e. a human) is: 1. Carnivores don’t have teeth made to tear through raw flesh, cartilage and veins and carnivores don’t have molars. 2. Frugivores don’t have a desire to catch and kill prey to eat, carnivores do. 3. Frugivores are appealed to the look and smell of fruit. 4. Frugivores jaws moves in a circular motion (more like a cow) rather than simply up and down 5. Carnivores have claws to tear open flesh and bone. Frugivores don’t. 6. Carnivores have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest animal flesh, blood, bone, etc.. Frugivores don’t. 7. Perhaps most importantly by nature a human (frugivore) has a conscience around killing, it is in our nature to care for animals which are why big news can be a saved kitten from a tree, a lost dog returned to his person or the birth of a bear in a zoo. We have the ability to chose to contribute to the killing of animals for food or to not. This is perhaps the only thing that makes a human special, choice. |
If a male ass is a jack, what is a female called? | Donkey, Ass, Burro, Mule, What They All Mean | TBN Ranch Donkey, Ass, Burro, Mule, What They All Mean Learn the Terms, Differences, and Types Quick Reference of Terms Jack + mule = jule, or donkule Stallion + mule = hule Male mule = horse mule, or john mule Female mule = mare mule, or molly A hinny resembles a horse more than an ass. It looks more like a horse with long ears. The mule is a cross between a male donkey [jack] and a female horse [mare]. The hinny is also called a mule, but is crossed between a male horse [stallion] and a female donkey [jenny, or jennet]. The Difference between Mules and Hinnies The feet [hooves] of a hinny are more like a donkey, narrow and more upright, and the mule’s hooves are more horse-like. However, a bit more angle than the donkey hoof but not as round and angled as the horse. Both mules and hinnies should be trimmed more upright and the heels left longer than a horse. Both mule and hinnies have more endurance than the horse, more resistance to disease, and have much stronger hooves. They require less feed, and are less likely to be startled or spooked. The horse has a flight reflex when startled and the donkey is more likely to freeze and evaluate the situation. Mules and hinnies are often mistaken as stubborn; however their self-preservation is what in fact keeps them safe. Mules and donkeys may also have flight reflexes; it just depends on the specific animal and the situation. From the donkey a mule inherits intelligence, endurance, quite extraordinary strength, and patience. His speed and beauty is from the horse. General Terms Equine: Mammals, members of the family Equus. These are single-toed (hooved) grazing animals. Equines are horses and ponies, donkeys, wild asses, zebras, and the equine hybrids resulting from the crossing of two different species (such as donkey x horse = mule, zebra x donkey -zebrass) Sire : the male parent of an equine. Dam: (pronounced as it looks) the female parent of an equine. Stud: The breeding male of a species, or, the breeding farm housing a stud (stallion or jack). Get: The offspring of a Jack or Stallion. The male is said to “get” the offspring on the female, thus the collective term get for his young. The class for this is Get of Sire. By means sired by. The young by the same stud are shown together as a group. The term “out of” refers to the female and not the male. Produce: The offspring of a Jennet or Mare. The females produce the young. The term “out of” is literal in the sense that the foal was born out of that female. The Produce of Dam are shown in special classes the same as in the Get of Sire. (Blackjack x My Jenny is read as “By Blackjack out of My Jenny”) Hand: The unit of measurement for the equine. One hand equals four inches. Equines are measures from the ground to the highest points of the withers. A measuring stick with a cross piece and level is the preferred method. Height listed in hands are given as hands+inches. !3.3 means 13 hands, 3 inches.14.2 would be fourteen hands, 2 inches. 14.3 3/4 is fourteen hand, three-and-three quarters inches. There is no 13.4 or 14.4 – when you reach 4″, you just add another hand. More About Mules The Mule is a cross between a donkey stallion (called a jack) and a horse mare. Hinnies are just the opposite – a stallion horse crossed to a donkey jennet. For all purposes, hinnies and mules are classified and shown together under the general term Mule. A mule or hinny may be a male (horse mule or horse hinny) or a female (mare mule or mare hinny). Sometimes horse mules (the males) are called Johns, and the mares are called Mollies. Both male and female mules have all the correct “parts” but they are sterile and cannot reproduce. A VERY few (about 1 in 1 million) mare mules have had foals, but these are VERY, very rare. No male mule has ever sired a foal. SO if you cross a mule to a mule – you get nothing! Mules and hinnies must be bred by crossing a donkey and horse every time. (Male mules should also be castrated, since they are sterile. They can become dangerous |
The counterpart to Tokoyo Rose, what was the common name given to Mildred Gillars, the American born radio personality who broadcast propaganda for the Germans during WWII? | Tokyo Rose - TV Tropes Tokyo Rose You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV A wartime broadcaster who transmits propaganda to the enemy in order to undermine their morale. "Tokyo Rose" was the nickname given to Japanese female propaganda broadcasters by allied servicemen during the second global unpleasantness . The broadcasts were in generally excellent English, and appealed to Allied troops to give up their hopeless and unnecessary war against the mighty and invincible empire of Japan. You know, standard propaganda stuff.note And perhaps deliberately so, since the broadcasts were written and produced by coerced Allied prisoners under threat of torture. Imperial Japan , in direct contrast to modern Japan, had become so isolationist and parochial during the era of militarism that they did not have enough citizens with sufficient English skills to produce the broadcasts on their own. In spite of the single name, there were multiple Roses, as the voice was not the same each time. At least four women (three Americans and one Canadian) have been identified, three who broadcast from Tokyo and one from Manila. To the best of our knowledge nobody has done voice-analysis to ascertain if there were any others, and it is probable that adequate recordings do not exist. Famously vanished aviator Amelia Earhart was considered a prime candidate during the war, but her husband listened to some recordings and denied they sounded anything like her. Tokyo Rose was actually pretty popular with Allied servicemen. Either out of the comedy value of the obvious propaganda , or because it was a female voice to people that might not have heard another for quite some time (and might not live to hear one again). Probably both. The moniker "Tokyo Rose" itself almost certainly orginated with the servicemen themselves, since it does not appear in any of the surviving broadcast scripts or documentation. The surviving scripts also show that rumors that she was remarkably well informed about Allied intentions, units and movements were purely apocryphal. Only one person was ever prosecuted for these broadcasts: Iva Toguri D'Aquino , an American daughter of Japanese immigrants who was stranded in Japan while visiting relatives there at the begining of the war, admitted to broadcasting under the name "Orphan Ann". Though neither the occupation authorities nor the FBI could find sufficient evidence to prosecute her in Japan she was prosecuted on multiple counts of treason upon her return to the United States in 1948. Her prosecution was a pet project for politicians seeking to make a name for themselves with help from some particularly unscrupulous journalists. Despite the complete lack of credible evidence against her and considerable evidence that she'd risked her life aiding the allied prisoners forced to write and produce the broadcasts (Japanese society looked down on American-born Nisei like her, and the Kempei-tai would have taken a dim view of her smuggling food and medical supplies into POW camps—which she did a lot), she was convicted on only one count in 1949 and served six years of a ten year sentence. Still, she was forcibly separated from her husband, an Italian national who was denied entry to the United States, and was warned that if she left the country she would not be allowed back in (made even worse when you remember that the stress of her wrongful prosecution caused her to miscarry their baby). She received a full pardon in 1977 due to the proven unreliability of her key accusers (who both claimed they'd been coerced into perjuring themselves) and the lack of any proof that she had actually said anything treasonous. An FBI case study found that her effect on Allied morale was, if anything, positive, and in a crowning irony the US World War Two Veteran's Committee gave her their highest award for her bravery and patriotism in aiding Allied POWs at the risk of her own life shortly before she died in 2006. In the European theater, the Axis employed two American women as broadcasters who were both given |
In the nursery rhyme “The Farmer in the Dell,” what does the child take? | Farmer in the Dell | Nursery Rhymes | Top Nursery Rhymes For Children by Hooplakidz - YouTube Farmer in the Dell | Nursery Rhymes | Top Nursery Rhymes For Children by Hooplakidz Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 7, 2013 Download HooplaKidz Christmas Songs on iTunes http://vid.io/xo26 Let's sing along with Hooplakidz's cutest and coolest characters Annie, Ben and Mango some fun nursery rhymes like Farmer In The Dell and have a Hoopla time !!! Lyrics To Sing Along :- The farmer in the dell The farmer in the dell Heigh-ho, the derry-o The farmer in the dell The farmer takes a wife The farmer takes a wife Heigh-ho, the derry-o The farmer takes a wife The wife takes a child The wife takes a child Heigh-ho, the derry-o The wife takes a child The child takes the cow The child takes the cow Heigh-ho, the derry-o The child takes the cow The cow takes the pig The cow takes the pig Heigh-ho, the derry-o The cow takes the pig The pig takes the dog The pig takes the dog Heigh-ho, the derry-o The pig takes the dog The dog takes the cat The dog takes the cat Heigh-ho, the derry-o The dog takes the cat The cat takes the mouse The cat takes the mouse Heigh-ho, the derry-o The cat takes the mouse The mouse takes the cheese The mouse takes the cheese Heigh-ho, the derry-o The mouse takes the cheese The cheese stands alone |
According to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, the group that determines the elegibility of subjects to be commemorated on a stamp, how long must a person be dead before they can be honored on a stamp (and then only the anniversary of their | SOMOS PRIMOS [email protected] � I assume you are referring to the response I prepared on February 15, 2007 to the Office of Personnel Management's "Sixth Annual Report to the President on Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government." If so, I have attached the file containing my brief analysis of that report. Thank you for continuing the fine work that you do. Your publication is important because it serves as a vital clearinghouse of current Hispanic issues taking place across the country. Please keep up the good work and I look forward to staying in touch with you. Gilbert Sandate Editor: Gilbert Sandate recently retired from Director of Workforce, Library of Congress. He has written a report which summarizes the deplorable lack of Latinos in government employment. Click to the article. � I So enjoy the articles and stories of our ancestors. I just love the pictures. They tell so much. We have your Somos Primos on our website. Our Hispanic Roots: What History Failed to Tell Us by Carlos B. Vega Under-representation of Hispanic/Latinos Evident throughout Government One: Military Service: DoD Personnel Procurement Data, Incomplete Two: Federal Employment Report Inaccurate Three: PBS produced THE WAR, No Latinos included Four: Latino Museum Bill Receives Senate Hearing, Still in Limbo Civil Rights Giants: Hector P. Garcia, George I. Sanchez, Gustavo Garcia Letter to U.S. Senator Lyndon Johnson, January 10, 1949 Honoring Cesar Chavez by Mercy Bautista Olvera About the Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday Coalition New Book: The Struggle to Unionize America's Farm Workers Life and accomplishments of Ch�vez observed in California Education Beating the Odds: Dr. Ronald Navarro Action Item: To Honor DEA Agent Enrique Camarena Coyote Teaching Window of Opportunity for Latinos: Catholic Universities in the Americas Flat Stanley Educational Fun "One of the heroic figures of our time." -Robert F. Kennedy Cesar Chavez was born Cesario (Cesar) Estrada Chavez on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. Cesar, the son of Librado Chavez and Juana Estrada-Chavez, immigrants from Chihuahua, Mexico, was named after his paternal grandfather. The family lived on a farm in an adobe house where Cesar was born and grew up. His father Librado agreed to clear acres of land and in exchange believed he would receive the deed of land that adjoined his home. The agreement was broken by dishonest landowners and sadly, the family lost their home. The mistreatment of his father caused young Cesar to learn of the many social injustices that exist. Cesar Chavez later would say "the love for justice that is in us, is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the most true to our nature." Left, Cesar Chavez and one of his sisters (Photo courtesy of the Cesar Chavez Foundation) During the depression, when Cesar was eleven years old his parents and family moved to San Jose, California. The family worked on the fields, and in towns such as Delano, Salinas, and many others. When Cesar Chavez attended school he struggled with the English language as Spanish was his first language and the only one spoken at home. He was often physically punished with a ruler for speaking Spanish at school. Around this time Cesar�s father Librado was injured in a car accident and unable to work, so Cesar decided to quit school and work full time as a migrant worker to help his family. Cesar�s early education years were not the best, but he knew that education was very important. Years later the walls of his office were filled with books on philosophy, economics, unions, and biographies on Mohandas Gandhi and John F. Kennedy. In 1943 sixteen-year-old Ces |
Who's missing: Greg Knapp; Bill Lazor; Kasey Dunn; Robert Prince; Mike DeBord; Mike Solari; Chris Beake | 2009 seattle seahawks season : definition of 2009 seattle seahawks season and synonyms of 2009 seattle seahawks season (English) Offseason Staff changes Jim Mora (shown here with the Atlanta Falcons) was announced as the new Seahawks head coach on January 13. With Jim Mora we are getting a smart, passionate, committed coach to winning and building a successful franchise. —— General Manager Tim Ruskell on hiring Jim Mora as head coach. [2] At the beginning of the 2008 season , then-head coach Mike Holmgren stated that 2008 would be his final season before retiring. On December 30, 2008, two days after the season ended, Holmgren officially retired and stepped down as head coach. Jim Mora , the team's assistant head coach and defensive backs coach, was officially selected as his replacement on January 13, 2009. The retirement and Jim Mora's accession had been originally announced on January 22, 2008. [3] Mora then began to replace most of the staff that Holmgren had last year. Defensive coordinator John Marshall and defensive line coach Dwaine Board were both fired on January 12, 2009. Subsequently, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebackers coach Casey Bradley was hired as the new defensive coordinator. Also, former New York Jets assistant Dan Quinn replaced Board as the defensive line coach and as the new assistant head coach. [4] The offensive side was also revamped as well. Offensive coordinator Gil Haskell was dismissed after 8 years with the Seahawks. Former Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp , who had previously worked with Mora when he was the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons , was hired as his replacement on January 14, 2009. [5] Mora also fired wide receivers coach Keith Gilbertson and was replaced with former Jacksonville Jaguars assistant receivers coach Robert Prince. Finally, tight ends coach Jim Lind and special teams assistant John Jamison both retired after the 2008 season. Mike DeBord , formerly the offensive line assistant coach, replaced Lind although no replacement has been named for Jamison. Key departures Running back Maurice Morris , who backed up starter Julius Jones last season, signed with the Detroit Lions . [6] The Seahawks also lost defensive tackle Rocky Bernard to the New York Giants . [7] Fan favorite Bobby Engram was released and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs after the Seahawks signed wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh . The Seahawks were also in talks with fullback Leonard Weaver about a new contract, but ultimately he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles instead. Also, the Seahawks traded away Pro Bowl linebacker Julian Peterson to the Lions. [8] In all, the Seahawks lost a total of 14 players to free agency. Seahawks placed the franchise tag on Linebacker Leroy Hill, but released him to free agency before signing him to a long-term deal. Linebacker Leroy Hill was placed under the franchise tag on February 19, 2009. [9] However, discussions for a long term deal between Hill and the Seahawks were slow, and they continued to stall up to the draft. In a effort to speed up negotiations. the Seahawks removed their franchise tag on Hill less than 24 hours within the first draft day, thereby releasing him to free agency and allowing him to sign with other teams. However, on April 30, 2009, Hill agreed to a 6-year, 38 million dollar deal with the Seahawks. [10] Moments after signing Edgerrin James to a one-year deal, the Seahawks release running back T.J. Duckett to make room on their roster. Duckett previously led the team in rushing touchdowns last year. Saftey Brian Russell was also released on September 5, 2009. [11] Russell had started at safety for the Seahawks since coming in at the start of the 2007 season. Lawyer Milloy , signed after Russell's departure, is expected to fill his spot along with Jordan Babineaux . Key additions The Seahawks made big splashes during the offseason as well. On March 1, Seattle signed defensive tackle Colin Cole from the Green Bay Packers to a 5-year contract to address problems on their defensive line. [12] They also received defensive tackle |
Executed in 2005, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stanley “Tookie” Williams co-founded what L. A. gang? | SACRAMENTO / Execution for Nobel nominee killer set - SFGate SACRAMENTO / Execution for Nobel nominee killer set Greg Lucas, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Photo: AP Close Image 1 of 1 ** FILE **This undated photo provided by the family of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, shows Williams in the visiting area of San Quentin State Prison in California. A judge signed a death warrant Monday, Oct. 23. 2005, and set December 13, 2005, as the date Williams will be executed, for four murders he committed in 1979. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Williams Family) ** ** Ran on: 10-25-2005 Stanley &quo;Tookie&quo; Williams was convicted in the murders of four people in the Los Angeles area. less ** FILE **This undated photo provided by the family of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, shows Williams in the visiting area of San Quentin State Prison in California. A judge signed a death warrant Monday, Oct. 23. ... more Photo: AP SACRAMENTO / Execution for Nobel nominee killer set 1 / 1 Back to Gallery 2005-10-25 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento -- Convicted killer and Crips co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams , a Nobel Prize nominee for his Death Row anti-gang writings, received his death warrant Monday from a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Williams is scheduled to be executed Dec. 13 at San Quentin Prison for the 1979 murders of a Whittier convenience store clerk and the owners of a Los Angeles motel and their daughter. "This case has taken over 24 years to get to this point," Superior Court Judge William Pounders said. "That is a long delay in itself and I would hate to add to that." Lawyers for Williams, 51, sought a nine-day postponement of Williams' execution to Dec. 22 so they could have more time to seek clemency from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger . Williams asserts he is not guilty of the murders which occurred during two robberies within two weeks of each other. At 16, Williams co-founded the Crips gang in South Central Los Angeles. After eight years on Death Row, Williams renounced gangs and wrote the first of nine books warning children against the gang life. Admirers have nominated him five times for the Nobel Peace Prize and four times for the Nobel Prize in literature. His first nomination for the peace prize came in 2000 from a member of Switzerland's parliament. Williams has received tens of thousands of e-mails from around the world from parents, teachers and even law enforcement officials, saying his writings had changed and saved lives. Although it rejected Williams' appeal in February, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco noted that his "good works and accomplishments since incarceration" might be grounds for clemency from the governor. No California governor has exercised that power since Ronald Reagan in 1967. With the Dec. 13 execution date, lawyers for Williams have until Nov. 8 to submit a clemency request to the governor. A spokeswoman for the governor said Williams notified the governor's office of his intention to seek clemency Oct. 21. This is the third request for clemency Schwarzenegger has reviewed. In February 2004, Schwarzenegger denied a clemency hearing to Death Row inmate Kevin Cooper , whose execution was eventually put on hold by the courts so lawyers could examine evidence that the defense says may exonerate Cooper in the murders of four people. Early this year, the governor rejected clemency for double murderer Donald Beardslee . Beardslee was executed by lethal injection Jan. 19 Clemency requests are routinely referred to the state Board of Parole for investigation and a recommendation Williams' final appeal, to the U.S. Supreme Court, was denied Oct. 11. Latest from the SFGATE homepage: Click below for the top news from around the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the first to learn about breaking news and more. Go to 'Sign In' and 'Manage Profile' at the top of the page. |
What is the weight, in lbs, of a US gallon of water? | How Much Does a Gallon of Water Weigh? How Much Does a Gallon of Water Weigh? How Much Does a Gallon of Water Weigh? Easy Calculation for the Weight of Water Ever wonder how much a gallon of water weighs? A US gallon is 8.34 lbs or 3.78 kg. Jacek Chachurski / EyeEm, Getty Images Updated November 12, 2015. Question: How much does a gallon of water weigh? Answer: A US gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs or 3.78 kg at 62 °F (17 °C). An imperial gallon (UK) weighs 10.022 lbs or 4.546 kg, at its most dense temperature, which is 2.20456 lbs / L at 4 °C or 39 °F. Ballpark Calculation (for all temperatures) 1 gallon is about 3.75 liters 1 liters = 1 kilogram (density of water is 1 kg/liter) 1 kg is about 2.2 lbs so, 3.75 kg is about 8.25 lbs and 1 gallon is about 8.25 lbs Three Different Units of Gallon It makes a difference which unit of gallon you are using. There are two US definitions of gallon. The US liquid gallon (most commonly used) is defined as 231 cubic inches, which is 3.785 liters, and weighs 8.344 lbs at its highest density. The US dry gallon is defined as 1/8th of a US bushel, which is 268.8025 cubic inches or 4.405 L. The weight of a US dry gallon is 9.711 lbs of water at its highest density. The UK gallon or imperial gallon originally was defined as 10 lbs of water, but the modern definition is exactly 4.54609 L or 10.02 lbs of water at its maximum density. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World Effect of Water Temperature on Weight Cold water is more dense than ice or than warm water or liquid just above freezing. This is an unusual property of the substance, resulting from hydrogen bonding . So, a gallon of warm water would weigh slightly less than a gallon of cold water. The exact difference would depend on the temperatures in question, but it doesn't affect the value by much. Of course, gravity affects weight too, so a gallon of water (or anything else) would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth, while it would weigh less on the Moon than Earth. Easy Way To Remember the Weight of Water While you'll want to keep the exact volume definitions in mind for scientific calculations, for everyday use you can remember the weight of water using the simple rhyme: A pint's a pound, the world round. The saying refers to the rough equivalence between 16 fluid ounces (a pint) and 16 ounces avoirdupois weight. A gallon is 4 quarts or 8 points, so a gallon weighs approximately 8 lbs. |
Jan 4, 1966 saw a military coup take place in the African country Upper Volta. By what name do we know the country now? | 14 African Countries Forced by France to Pay Colonial Tax For the Benefits of Slavery and Colonization | SiliconAfrica 14 African Countries Forced by France to Pay Colonial Tax For the Benefits of Slavery and Colonization By: Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 at 3:41 pm. Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today! When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the french colonial elite in Paris got so furious, and in a historic act of fury the french administration in Guinea destroyed everything in the country which represented what they called the benefits from french colonization. Three thousand French left the country, taking all their property and destroying anything that which could not be moved: schools, nurseries, public administration buildings were crumbled; cars, books, medicine, research institute instruments, tractors were crushed and sabotaged; horses, cows in the farms were killed, and food in warehouses were burned or poisoned. The purpose of this outrageous act was to send a clear message to all other colonies that the consequences for rejecting France would be very high. Slowly fear spread trough the african elite, and none after the Guinea events ever found the courage to follow the example of Sékou Touré, whose slogan was “We prefer freedom in poverty to opulence in slavery.” Sylvanus Olympio , the first president of the Republic of Togo, a tiny country in west Africa, found a middle ground solution with the French. He didn’t want his country to continue to be a french dominion, therefore he refused to sign the colonisation continuation pact De Gaule proposed, but agree to pay an annual debt to France for the so called benefits Togo got from french colonization. It was the only conditions for the French not to destroy the country before leaving. However, the amount estimated by France was so big that the reimbursement of the so called “colonial debt” was close to 40% of the country budget in 1963. The financial situation of the newly independent Togo was very unstable, so in order to get out the situation, Olympio decided to get out the french colonial money FCFA (the franc for french african colonies), and issue the country own currency. On January 13, 1963, three days after he started printing his country own currency, a squad of illiterate soldiers backed by France killed the first elected president of newly independent Africa. Olympio was killed by an ex French Foreign Legionnaire army sergeant called Etienne Gnassingbe who supposedly received a bounty of $612 from the local French embassy for the hit man job. Olympio’s dream was to build an independent and self-sufficient and self-reliant country. But the French didn’t like the idea. On June 30, 1962, Modiba Keita , the first president of the Republic of Mali, decided to withdraw from the french colonial currency FCFA which was imposed on 12 newly independent African countries. For the Malian president, who was leaning more to a socialist economy, it was clear that colonisation continuation pact with France was a trap, a burden for the country development. On November 19, 1968, like, Olympio, Keita will be the victim of a coup carried out by another ex French Foreign legionnaire, the Lieutenant Moussa Traoré . In fact during that turbulent period of African fighting to liberate themselves from European colonization, France would repeatedly use many ex Foreign legionnaires to carry out coups against elected presidents: – On January 1st, 1966, Jean-Bédel Bokassa , an ex french foreign legionnaire, carried a coup against David Dacko , the first President of the Central African Republic. – On January 3, 1966, Maurice Yaméogo , the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, was victim of a coup carried by Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana , an ex French legionnaire who fought with french troops in Indonesia and Algeria against these countries independence. – on 26 |
What college football bowl is known as The Grandaddy of them all, having been continuously played since 1916? | Rose, Orange, Sugar or Fiesta: Which College Football Bowl Game Is Most Coveted? | Bleacher Report Rose, Orange, Sugar or Fiesta: Which College Football Bowl Game Is Most Coveted? By Josh Martin , NBA Lead Writer Jul 28, 2011 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Mark Wilson/Getty Images 22 Comments When it comes to the college football postseason, there is a clear divide between the BCS bowls and the rest in terms of both compensation and prestige. The Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl each pay out hefty, eight-digit checks to their participants each year while hosting only the very best teams in the sport. Nowadays, there is also a measure of separation between the BCS National Championship Game and the other four BCS bowls. Where once, each of the original four doubled as the national title game on a rotating basis, now the champion of college football is decided in a fifth and final game, with each site taking its turn every fourth year. But what of those original four? How do they stack up against one another, and which grades out as the best overall? Each one carries its own distinct history and tradition, its own atmosphere, its own illustrious line of national champions, its greatest games and its fair share outstanding performances. With that in mind, let's take an in-depth look at each of the four BCS bowls, and when all is said and done, we'll crown one as the most coveted of all. Read on to find out which one wins out! Rose Bowl: History and Tradition What better to game with which to begin than the "Grand Daddy of Them All." The Rose Bowl Game is not only the oldest BCS bowl game around but also is in fact the oldest bowl game of all. The game itself serves as the culmination of the Tournament of Roses Parade, known colloquially as "America's New Year's Celebration." The first unofficial Rose Bowl was played on New Year's Day of 1902 and was originally known as the "Tournament East-West football game." That game pitted East representative Michigan, coached by the legendary Fielding H. Yost, against West representative Stanford. Yost's team triumphed rather easily, 49-0, as Stanford ditched the game in the third quarter. The first official Rose Bowl Game was played in 1916, with Washington State defeating Brown 14-0 at Tournament Park in Pasadena. The game remained at that location until 1923, when the Rose Bowl finally opened to the football-hungry masses on New Year's Day. Since then, the Rose Bowl Game has been staged on the very same field every year except for 1942, when the game was moved to Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina amidst fears during World War II that the Japanese might strike somewhere on the West Coast. The game's famed partnership between the now 12-team Big Ten and the Pac-12 began in 1946, back when the conferences were known as the Big Nine and the PCC, respectively. That relationship remains today, with the alignment shifting only when the champion from either conference is instead chosen to participate in the BCS National Championship Game. Next » Rose Bowl: Location and Stadium As mentioned previously, the Rose Bowl Game has been played at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California every year since 1923, except for 1942. The Rose Bowl Game has been the most heavily attended bowl game since 1945, and the Rose Bowl itself is still the largest stadium of any that currently plays host to a postseason game. Aside from the "Grand Daddy of Them All," the Rose Bowl is home to the UCLA Bruins football team and has played host to a slew of high profile events, including two Olympic Summer Games (1932 and 1984), five Super Bowls, the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The stadium itself is located in the Arroyo Seco, less than an hour from downtown Los Angeles. As such, the Rose Bowl Game is often frequented by celebrities and football luminaries, as southern California has long been and remains one of the most prolific hot beds of athletic talent in the country. With the venue being in such close proximity to the "entertainm |
Who is the current Speaker of the House? | About Speaker Paul Ryan | Speaker.gov About Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Ryan | Speaker of the House | Wisconsin’s First Congressional District Representative Paul Ryan is the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Now serving his tenth term in the House, he represents Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Paul, his wife, Janna, and their three children, Liza, Charlie, and Sam, live in Janesville, Wisconsin. Son of Janesville A fifth-generation Wisconsinite, Paul is the youngest of four children born to Paul Sr. and Betty Ryan. When he wasn’t in school, he helped make ends meet by doing all sorts of odd jobs: painting houses, landscaping, mowing lawns. He graduated from Joseph A. Craig High School and later earned a degree in economics and political science at Miami University in Ohio. The Conservative Movement In 1992, Paul moved to Washington, D.C., where he learned from a number of conservative mentors. His first job was working as an aide to Senator Bob Kasten (R-WI) on the Senate Small Business Committee. After a disappointing election for Republicans, he left the Hill to do policy analysis at the think tank Empower America for former Congressman Jack Kemp (R-NY). (He met Kemp while waiting tables at the Capitol Hill restaurant Tortilla Coast.) In November 1994, Republicans won a majority in the House for the first time in 40 years. The next year, Paul returned to the Hill as legislative director to then-Congressman Sam Brownback (R-KS). Wisconsin’s First District In 1998, after moving back to Janesville, Paul won his first election to the House at the age of 28. He was the youngest member of his freshman class. While serving in Congress, he met his wife, Janna. In April 2000, he proposed at a favorite fishing spot, Big St. Germain Lake in Wisconsin. They were married in Oklahoma City later that year. Today, they live on the same block Paul grew up on, and they have three children: Liza, Charlie, and Sam. They are parishioners at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Setting the Agenda In 2008, Paul received national attention for writing “The Roadmap for America’s Future,” a plan to spur economic growth by fixing the tax code and pay off the national debt by reforming Medicare and Social Security. In 2011, he became chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he incorporated many of the roadmap’s ideas into his budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity.” The House of Representatives passed his budget proposal every year he was chairman—or four years in a row. In 2012, Paul was the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States. In 2013, he and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) negotiated the first budget agreement in a divided Congress since 1986. Getting the Job Done In 2015, Paul became chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. In the spring of that year, he led the effort to renew trade promotion authority for the first time since 2002. Paul also played an important role in the first significant Medicare reform in years. In October 2015, after then-speaker John Boehner retired from Congress, Paul was elected speaker of the House. A committed conservative and public servant, Paul has spent his life advocating for real solutions that will expand opportunity for all Americans. And to the speakership, he brings that same passion for getting results. Email Updates |
Newspaper editor Britt Reid, along with his sidekick Kato and their well appointed car Black Beauty, dons a mask and fights crime under what name? | Classic Televison - Johnny's Rare Serials and "B" Westerns Classic Televison NEW ADDITIONS ALL TV SERIES COME IN PAPER SLEEVES ABBOTT AND COSTELLO **--8 EPISODES $8.00--Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Any premise would lead to slapstick, puns, lots of gimmicks from their movies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALICE **--202 EPISODES--$125.00--A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character, Alice Hyatt, is an aspiring singer who arrives in Phoenix with her teenaged son, Tommy, after the death of her truck-driver husband. Alice is hired at a diner owned by Mel Sharples, a gravel-voiced, male-chauvinist fry cook. She works at Mel's Diner as a waitress while awaiting her big break at fame. Alice's fellow waitresses are the raucous, red-headed Flo and the naive, temperamental, less attractive Vera. Flo is later replaced by Belle, a Southern blonde, who is herself soon replaced by the spunky, curly-haired Jolene. Alice and her friends experience several interesting years together at Mel's Diner, which is frequented by quirky truck drivers, repairmen, and other blue collar types and by several Hollywood celebrities, who appear as themselves. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOS AND ANDY **--71 EPISODES--$50.00--Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUAMAN PILOT **--$5.00--A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater. ------------------------------------------- ASPHALT JUNGLE **--13 EPISODES--$10.00--The storyline of The Asphalt Jungle concerned Deputy Police Commissioner Matthew Gower who was one of the specialists fighting organized crime in a big city. He set up a special squad of select men headed by Gus Honochek and Danny Keller to infiltrate these organizations. Jack Warden starred as Gower with Arch Johnson and William Smith in support as Honochek and Keller respectively. One memorable aspect of this police series was the background music, composed by the great jazz musician Duke Ellington. ----------------------------------------- AUTOMAN **--13 EPISODES--$10.00--A computer generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in their city. ----------------------------------------- BANACHEK ** 15 episodes--$25.00--Thomas Banacek is a clever and well-to-do insurance investigator living in Boston. He makes good money by solving the most intricate and unusual mysteries, and is very proud of his Polish heritage. His contacts include his street-smart chauffeur Jay and British bookstore owner Felix. ---------------------------------------- BARETTA **--9 EPISODES $10.00-- Tony Baretta is a street-smart, maverick undercover cop with the NYPD, who won't hesitate for a second to toss the rule book out the window if it stands between himself and taking some bad guy off the street. His unconventional methods often land him in hot water with his boss (Inspector Schiller, later Lt. Brubaker), but as long as Baretta was getting the job done, there wasn't much they could do. Ex-cop Billy and Huggy Bear-wannabe Rooster were Baretta's main men on the street, and Fred was his pet cockatoo. ----------------------------------------- BARNABY JONES **--72 episodes $65.00--Barnaby Jones was a former private eye who temporarily came out of retirement to track down the killer of his son Hal, who had taken over the family business. After bringing Hal's murderer to justice (with the assistance of fellow CBS gumshoe Frank Cannon), Jones decided retirement just wasn't his bag after all, and rehung his shingle with the assistance of daughter-in-law Betty, who ran the o |
What is the most abundant metallic element in Earths crust? | Most Abundant Metal in the Earth's Crust - Some Interesting Facts WRITE FOR US Most Abundant Metal in the Earth’s Crust Aluminium – It’s the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, yet it entirely escaped our notice until 1825. You might say it was hidden in plain sight. Aluminium is a highly reactive metal, meaning it readily undergoes chemical reactions with other elements and compounds to form different substances. As a result, nearly all of the naturally occurring aluminium atoms on Earth ended up tucked away in the molecules of more than 270 different minerals, including gemstones like emeralds and rubies. So, while it’s actually 8.2 per cent of the Earth’s crust, making it the most common metal and third-most common element (behind oxygen and silicon), you would never know it’s there without investigating on the chemical level. The search was on in the mid-1700s, when chemists began experimenting with alum, a class of abundant chemical compounds. Alum compounds, such as potassium aluminium sulphate, were well known, going back at least to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, who used them as an astringent to close wounds and a mordant to bind dye to cloth. Early chemical investigation of alum suggested that the compound included an unknown metal. The trouble was that 18th-century chemists had no way to separate the mystery element from the rest of the atoms in the compound. In 1825, the Danish chemist Hans Christian 0rsted finally devised a chemical reaction that could extract it, but his process could only yield minuscule amounts at a time, making thorough experimentation difficult. Following up on 0rsted’s discovery, the German chemist Friedrich Wohler developed a more effective process, and by 1845, he had produced enough aluminium to demonstrate its basic properties. However, the method of extraction was still far too troublesome and slow to support wide-scale production. In 1854, the French chemist Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville refined the process further, reducing the price from USD 1,200 per kilogram to USD 40, which was a huge drop, but still very expensive. That all changed in the 1880s, thanks to two key technological leaps. In 1886, American chemist Charles Martin Hall and French chemist Paul LT Heroult both independently invented a process for extracting aluminium from aluminium oxide. The Hall-Heroult process relies on electrolysis, a means of breaking down chemical compounds into component elements using an electric current. The basic idea is to conduct electricity from a positive terminal (an anode) to a negative terminal (a cathode) via liquid or molten material. Each terminal attracts and repels charged atoms (ions). The positively charged anode attracts negative ions and repels positive ions, and the cathode vice versa. Scientists had tried to produce aluminium through electrolysis since the 1800s, but had no luck. Hall and Heroult’s breakthrough was first dissolving aluminium oxide in molten cryolite (sodium aluminium fluoride). Applying an electric current to this material draws the positive aluminium ions to the cathode, which is typically the vat itself, made from iron lined with graphite. Hot on their heels in 1888, Austrian chemist Karl Josef Bayer found a way to extract aluminium oxide from bauxite, a naturally occurring ore found in abundance in layers Just below the Earth’s surface. Geologists drill core samples in likely areas and, on locating bauxite, they clear the ground above with bulldozers. Australia leads global bauxite mining, producing one-third of the total ore. Together, the Hall-Heroult cost-effective process and the Bayer process, both still in use, ushered in what could be called the “Aluminium Age’. The metal’s properties made it an instant hit. It’s lightweight – about a third the weight of steel – but still strong. It’s also very ductile, meaning it’s easy to draw into a wire or flatten into a sheet, and it’s malleable, making it relatively simple to bang it into just about any shape. Add to that exceptional conduction of heat and electricity, and you’ve got an incredi |
What part of your body is inflamed if you have encephalitis? | Understanding Encephalitis -- the Basics Understanding Encephalitis Prevention What Is Encephalitis? Encephalitis , or inflammation of the brain tissue, is rare, affecting about one in 200,000 people each year in the U.S. When it strikes, it can be very serious, causing personality changes, seizures , weakness , and other symptoms depending on the part of the brain affected. Children, the elderly, and those with a weak immune system are most vulnerable. The disease is usually caused by one of several viral infections, so it's sometimes referred to as viral encephalitis. Many people who have encephalitis fully recover. The most appropriate treatment and the patient's chance of recovery depend on the virus involved and the severity of the inflammation. In acute encephalitis, the infection directly affects the brain cells. In para-infectious encephalitis, the brain and spinal cord become inflamed within one to two weeks of contracting a viral or bacterial infection . What Causes Encephalitis? Viral encephalitis may develop during or after infection with any of several viral illnesses including influenza , herpes simplex , measles , mumps , rubella , rabies, chickenpox, and arbovirus infection including West Nile virus . Herpes simplex type 1 virus is one of the more common and serious causes of viral encephalitis. Herpes -related encephalitis can erupt rapidly, and may cause seizures or mental changes and even lead to coma or death. It occurs when the herpes simplex type 1 virus travels to the brain rather than moving through the body to the surface of the skin and producing its more common symptom, a cold sore . Early recognition and treatment of herpes encephalitis can be life-saving. You are not more likely to get encephalitis if you have cold sores . Arbovirus encephalitis is another form of viral encephalitis. It is caused by various viruses that are carried by insects (such as mosquitoes and ticks). Unlike herpes , arboviral infections are seasonal, occurring primarily in summer and early fall, and are clustered in specific regions, such as in the case of St. Louis encephalitis. In rare instances, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or rickettsial infections cause encephalitis. Cancer or even exposure to certain drugs or toxins may also cause encephalitis. WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on March 03, 2015 Sources |
In the TV and computer game franchise, ACME detective agency members are always asking the question "Where in the World/Time/Earth is" who? | Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (Series) - TV Tropes Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Series / Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? × Hang on tight! We've got a very big mission but very little time! "We're on the case and we're chasing her through history!" The second game show in the Carmen Sandiego franchise, and the successor to Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? on PBS , Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? challenged kids with history instead of geography. The action took place aboard The Chronoskimmer, a massive floating Time Machine powered by knowledge and dancing crew members. The gumshoes were renamed "Time Pilots", host Kevin Shinick was their "Squadron Leader", and "The Chief" Lynne Thigpen from World had a much less prominent role. And for the first (and, to date, only) time, a live actress played the lady in red herself. The format was virtually identical to that of World. Three contestants answered trivia questions to earn "Power Points" (instead of "ACME Crime Bucks") and track one of Carmen's crooks through time. Eventually, the contestant with the lowest score was sent home with a Consolation Prize package, and the remaining contestants played a mini-game that had them place historic events in reverse chronological order. The winner moved on to the Bonus Round , "The Trail of Time", to try to capture Carmen and win the grand prize. The show lasted for two seasons on PBS and a total of 115 episodes which aired from October 7, 1996 to December 12, 1997 (with reruns airing until October 2, 1998). We're on the case and we're troping her through history! Game Show tropes: Bonus Round : "The Trail of Time". The contestant went through six stations and answered a question at each one. For a correct answer, the door opened and the contestant moved on to the next station; an incorrect answer meant that the contestant had to open the door manually using a pulley, a pump, or whatever was there. Golden Snitch : The reverse chronological order game. The contestant with the most Power Points got to choose who went first, but it was just a matter of luck and memory as far as who won. So a contestant could do poorly on the trivia rounds and still make it to the Bonus Round by winning this game. Losing Horns : The time buzzer in the Trail of Time round was a type A. Carmen herself laughed as well. Personnel: Game Show Host : Kevin Shinick Other tropes: Accidental Misnaming : In Season 2, Episode 44, Kevin Shinick quickly gets frustrated when Thomas Edison comes onboard the Chronoskimmer and repeatedly refers to the former as Wishbone . Without asking the obvious question, of course. How in God's name does Thomas Edison know about ''Wishbone'' years before even the invention of the television? Acme Products : Sort of. Acme Timenet appears to be a spiritual successor or branch of the Acme Detective Agency. Ambiguous Syntax : Jacqueline Hyde: I was just playing catch with my uncle. (switches to Hyde mode) Boy, is he hard to throw! Bad Boss : The episode where Jacqueline Hyde stole the unions was motivated by Carmen worrying what would happen if her minions revolted. Call a Contestant a Time Pilot The Cameo : One episode had the World Chief suddenly appear on the ship as it traveled around 1991, and as you'd expect she wondered where Greg Lee and Rockapella were. Thigpen wore her World costume, and even got to speak with her equally confused future incarnation . (Considering that the whole reason Time existed was because World's budget was slashed, this cameo may fall squarely into Biting-the-Hand Humor and/or Self-Deprecation .) Canon Immigrant : All the Season 2 villains appeared in the 1997 version of the video game, along with four additional villains (Baron Grinnit, Jane Reaction, General Mayhem, and Dee Cryption). Note Baron Wasteland isn't in the video game, but they put a different character with the title "baron" in it. Cardboard Prison : You'd think they'd have fixed it by now with all that fancy technology. Card-Carrying Villain : Carmen |
January 15, 1967 saw the first ever Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs lost to whom, by a score of 35-10? | Super Bowl I: January 15, 1967 Los Angeles Kansas City Chiefs 10 One day Lamar Hunt, architect of the AFL and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs , came across his daughter's Super Ball and was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between the upstart American Football League and the old-guard National Football League. "Why not," he wondered, "call our championship game the Super Bowl ?" The name, however, wasn't applied to this first contest until a couple years later when it was retroactively labeled. The game itself, though, caught on quickly and thus, an American tradition was born. Unlikely Hero The first of these "Super" contests pitted Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers (13-2) against Hank Stram's Chiefs (12-2-1) and was played before 61,946 fans in Los Angeles' 100,000-seat Memorial Coliseum. The television audience for this game is estimated to have been approximately 60 million viewers. The game itself featured an unlikely hero in Green Bay wide receiver Max McGee. McGee was strictly a backup and did not receive much playing time. In fact, in 14 games during the 1966 season he had caught only four passes for 91 yards. Legend has it that Max had spent most of the previous night out on the town and was in no shape to play football, especially in a championship game. But he felt safe in knowing the only way he would get into the game was if Boyd Dowler got hurt. "No Way!" McGee was later quoted as saying, "I waddled in about 7:30 in the morning and I could barely stand up for the kickoff. On the bench Paul (Hornung) kept needling me, 'What would you do if you had to play?' And I said, 'No way, there's no way I could make it.'" As fate would have it, Dowler did get hurt early in the game and McGee was suddenly thrust into a game he had no business being in. Just moments after entering the game though, he caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Bart Starr to cap off an 80-yard drive that gave the Packers an early lead. On the day, McGee caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers went on to win the first Super Bowl, 35-10. Each player on the Packers received a $15,000 bonus for winning the game, while members of the Chiefs earned $7,500. A one-minute television commercial sold for $75,000 to $85,000; pocket change compared to the millions spent on air time now. |
Who starred along side Glen Campbell in the 1969 movie True Grit, based on a 1968 novel by Charles Portis? | True Grit (1969) - 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 drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 40 titles created 31 Mar 2011 a list of 28 titles created 15 Oct 2011 a list of 37 titles created 03 May 2013 a list of 43 titles created 11 months ago a list of 38 titles created 6 months ago Search for " True Grit " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards » Videos Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down the killers of her father. Director: Stuart Millar A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Director: John Ford Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director: Henry Hathaway A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. Director: Don Siegel A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his two nieces from an Indian tribe. Director: John Ford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water. Director: Howard Hawks A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director: Howard Hawks A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer. Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend. Director: Howard Hawks In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Big Jake McCandles' grandson and hold him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy. Directors: George Sherman, John Wayne Stars: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to ... See full summary » Director: Mark Rydell Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Edit Storyline The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross, (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he has "grit", and a reputation of getting the job done. The two are joined by a Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, (Glen Campbell), who is looking for the same man (Jeff Corey) for a separate murder in Texas. Their odyssey takes them from Fort Smith, Arkansas, deep into the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) to find their man. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> [edited] A Brand New Brand Of American Frontier Story See more » Genres: 21 June 1969 (Japan) See more » Also Known As: Temple de acero See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Jim Burk doubled for John Wayne in the final jumping fence stunt at the end. See more » Goofs Rooster mentions that he lived for some years in Cairo, Illinois, but he mispronounces the name of the town. The local pronunciation is KAY-row. |
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What comic strip character’s favorite interjection was “leapin’ lizards!”? | "Frasier" Leapin' Lizards (TV Episode 1995) - 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 Bulldog, with Kate's encouragement, plays a series of practical jokes on Frasier. Frasier tries to retaliate, but his first and last attempt sends Kate to the emergency room. Director: a list of 2124 titles created 01 Jan 2012 a list of 9737 titles created 08 Jan 2012 a list of 24 titles created 25 Aug 2012 a list of 1896 titles created 22 Apr 2013 a list of 24 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Leapin' Lizards " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Leapin' Lizards (31 Oct 1995) 7.6/10 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline Bulldog, with Kate's encouragement, plays a series of practical jokes on Frasier. Frasier tries to retaliate, but his first and last attempt sends Kate to the emergency room. 31 October 1995 (USA) See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The title is the expression of shock or surprise by the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie. Leapin' Lizards! See more » Goofs Niles refers to an exhibition of "netsuke" and mispronounces it "net-SOO-kay" (Frasier doesn't correct him). But the erudite Drs. Crane would surely know that the correct pronunciation puts the emphasis on the first syllable, almost elides the second, and softens the vowel of the third: NETS-(ih)-keh. See more » Quotes Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe : [Bulldog carries on with his show] I asked the Raiders defensive line to describe their tackling skills and here's what they said: Dr. Frasier Crane : [recording plays] Three little maids from school are we, three little maiddddds from school! See more » Crazy Credits When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, several lights are being lit in the "windows" of the buildings. See more » Connections |
January 11, 2008 saw the death of what New Zealand explorer, who along with Tenzing Norgay became the first known people to reach the top of Mt. Everest? | Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary, Edmunds Hilarijs, Edmund Percival Hillary Categories: Set cemetery Person Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II. Prior to the 1953 Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of the British reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951, as well as an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He subsequently reached the North Pole, making him the first person to reach both poles and summit Everest. Following his ascent of Everest, Hillary devoted most of his life to helping the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust, which he founded. Through his efforts, many schools and hospitals were built in Nepal. Youth Gertrude Clark, mother of Edmund Hillary, 1909 Hillary was born to Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, née Clark, in Auckland, Dominion of New Zealand, on 20 July 1919. His family moved to Tuakau (south of Auckland) in 1920, after his father (who served at Gallipoli in the 15th North Auckland) was allocated land there. His grandparents were early settlers in northern Wairoa in the mid-19th century after emigrating from Yorkshire, England. Hillary was educated at Tuakau Primary School and then Auckland Grammar School. He finished primary school two years early and at high school achieved average marks. He was initially smaller than his peers there and very shy so he took refuge in his books and daydreams of a life filled with adventure. His daily train journey to and from high school was over two hours each way, during which he regularly used the time to read. He gained confidence after he learned to box. At 16 his interest in climbing was sparked during a school trip to Mount Ruapehu. Though gangly at 6 ft 5 in (195 cm) and uncoordinated, he found that he was physically strong and had greater endurance than many of his tramping companions. He studied mathematics and science at the University of Auckland, and in 1939 completed his first major climb, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier, near Aoraki/Mount Cook in the Southern Alps. With his brother Rex, Hillary became a beekeeper, a summer occupation that allowed him to pursue climbing in the winter. He joined the Radiant Living Tramping Club, where a holistic health philosophy developed by the health advocate Herbert Sutcliffe was taught. Hillary developed his love for the outdoors on tours with the club through the Waitakere Ranges. His interest in beekeeping later led Hillary to commission Michael Ayrton to cast a golden sculpture in the shape of honeycomb in imitation of Daedalus's lost-wax process. This was placed in his New Zealand garden, where his bees took it over as a hive and "filled it with honey and their young". World War II Hillary in Royal New Zealand Air Force uniform, during World War II, at Delta Camp, near Blenheim. Upon the outbreak of World War II Hillary applied to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force, but withdrew the application before it was considered because he was "harassed by [his] religious conscience". In 1943 the Japanese threat in the Pacific and the arrival of conscription finally undermined his pacifist inclination and Hillary joined the RNZAF as a navigator serving in No. 6 Squadron RNZAF and then No. 5 Squadron RNZAF on Catalina flying boats. In 1945 he was sent to Fiji and to the Solomon Islands where he was ba |
The Chukchi, Beaufort, and Barents are all seas in which ocean? | Chukchi Sea | sea, Arctic Ocean | Britannica.com sea, Arctic Ocean Alternative Titles: Chukchee Sea, Chukotskoe Sea, Chukotskoye More Similar Topics Caspian Sea Chukchi Sea, also spelled Chukchee, Russian Chukotskoye More, part of the Arctic Ocean , bounded by Wrangel Island (west), northeastern Siberia and northwestern Alaska (south), the Beaufort Sea (east), and the Arctic continental slope (north). It has an area of 225,000 square miles (582,000 square km) and an average depth of 253 feet (77 m). The sea is navigable between July and October both eastward and westward from the shallow Bering Strait , and ice-bearing currents flow southeastward along the Siberian coast. Seals of several species and walrus are indigenous , and whales and many seabirds are summer visitors. Learn More in these related articles: in Arctic Ocean: Oceanography ...side of the Arctic Ocean is of a normal width (approximately 40 miles), the Eurasian sector is hundreds of miles broad, with peninsulas and islands dividing it into five main marginal seas: the Chukchi, East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, and Barents. These marginal seas occupy 36 percent of the area of the Arctic Ocean, yet they contain only 2 percent of its water volume. With the exception of... 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean (in Arctic Ocean: Oceanography ) Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Chukchi-Sea Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share |
A known anti-oxidant and a co-factor in at least 8 enzymatic reactions, what vitamin is known as L-ascorbic acid? | Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie Contact Us Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie - IV therapy or likewise known as Intravenous therapy is the placing of substances directly into a vein. IV therapy has been used to correct electrolyte imbalances and to be able to deliver medications in blood transfusions. It can also be utilized as fluid replacement to correct, like for instance, dehydration. The intravenous route is the fastest way to be able to deliver medications and fluids all through the body. Several medications, in addition to blood transfusions and lethal injections, could only be given intravenously. Vitamin C Intravenous therapy is an alternative remedy utilized sicknesses such as cancer. A lot of centers dedicate specific treatment regimens, though there is still some controversy surrounding this type of treatment. Some of the reputed benefits of Vitamin C therapy comprise: prolonging survival and increasing the quality of life. Vitamin C is useful in preventing systemic free radical injury and corrects an ascorbate deficiency, that is often found in individuals who suffer from cancer. Vitamin C inhibits hyaluronidase. This is an enzyme made by cancer cells that is responsible for the breakdown of healthy tissue, resulting in tumor progression and metastasis. Vitamin C even works synergistically conventional with other traditional cancer therapies. Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an extremely essential nutrient for human beings and many different animals. It acts as an antioxidant and protects the body against oxidative stress. Vitamin C is likewise a co-factor in at least 8 enzymatic reactions consisting of various collagen synthesis reactions which cause the most severe signs of scurvy when they are not working properly. In animals, these enzyme reactions are really important in preventing bleeding from capillaries and wound-healing. Vitamin C Mega Dosage There are many who really endorse and advocate the use of Vitamin C, in excess of ten to one hundred times more than the RDI or Recommended Daily Intake. Supplements of Vitamin C could be taken orally or by intravenous therapy. There have yet to be large, randomized clinical trials on the circumstances of high doses done on the general people. Linus Pauling spent a large part of his life advocating the use of mega doses of vitamin C. He believed the established RDA was enough to prevent scurvy but not necessarily a high enough dosage for optimal health. Mega doses of vitamin C have been used in the treatment and prevention of various illnesses such as coronary disease, the common cold and cancer. Current RDI for vitamin C is 60 mg however, several references quote at least 30 mg and others state we must have a minimum of 100 mg a day. People taking a mega dose may ingest anywhere from 500mg to 1000 mg on a daily basis but the side effect of diarrhoea can be a common issue for those who ingest large amounts. |
Who achieved a certain level of international celebrity when his wife Lorena severed half his penis, tossing said member into a field, which was later surgically reattached? | David Kamp.com - Vanity Fair Archives Vanity Fair Archives American Communion (Vanity Fair, October 2004) An upbeat story about death. There had already been tons of articles published about Johnny Cash’s unlikely late-in-life artistic alliance with Rick Rubin, which began in the early 1990s and ended with Cash’s death in 2003. But no one had really explored Cash and Rubin’s relationship in depth. A few months after Cash died, I approached Rubin about talking intimately, slowly, patiently, about all that went on between him and the Man in Black. He agreed and let me spend hours with him in his Buddhist-surf-Gothic décor house in the Hollywood hills, and played me raw tapes of Cash’s final recordings. To my surprise and delight, there was so much more to the Cash-Rubin story than music. For this article, I shed much of my reflexive, Spy-magazine-trained cheekiness and just told the story. P.S.: The ostensible peg of this piece was the supposedly imminent release of the album of Cash’s final songs, American V. Because of label politics, the album did not come out until July 2006, with the subtitle A Hundred Highways. The last song that Johnny Cash ever wrote is called “Like the 309.” Like the first single he ever recorded, “Hey Porter,” from 1955, it’s a train song. Cash loved trains—he made two concept albums about them in the early 1960s, Ride This Train and All Aboard the Blue Train, dangled his legs from atop a boxcar on the cover of his ’65 album, Orange Blossom Special, and, in the liner notes to his 1996 album, Unchained, listed “railroads” second in his litany of favorite song subjects, right after “horses” and just before “land, judgment day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak, and love. And Mother. And God.” Trains resonated with Cash, and no wonder. He spent his first years in a house hard by the railroad tracks in Kingsland, Arkansas. He counted among his earliest memories the image of his father, Ray, a Depression-era cotton farmer who rode the freights in search of work when there wasn’t cotton to pick, jumping out of a moving boxcar and rolling down into a ditch, coming to stillness only as he lay before the family’s front door. Trains were in Cash’s veins, insinuating their boom-chicka-boom rhythms into his early records for Sam Phillips’s Sun label (in fact, he later recorded a nostalgic album harking back to his Sun years called Boom Chicka Boom) and serving him lyrically as metaphors for adventure, progress, danger, strength, lust, and American Manifest Destiny. Read More » But “Like the 309” is less lofty than all that. “See everybody, I’m doin’ fine / Load my box on the 309,” he sings. “Put me in my box on the 309 ... Asthma comin’ down like the 309.” Yielding to a fiddle solo, Cash stops singing and starts ... wheezing—tubercularly, hammily, on purpose; he’s conflating the groaning, hacking sounds of his dying body with those of an old locomotive. It’s “Hey Porter” turned on its ear, the boxcar interment of the brazen, respiratorily robust young buck who sang in the earlier song, “Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot, and I didn’t mind the fare / I’m gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air.” And Cash is playing it for laughs. Every time Cash does one of his comic wheezes, the fellow to the left of me on the couch chuckles but keeps his eyes closed. He listens to the playback intently, legs folded in the lotus position, arms relaxed, feet unshod, his body rocking back and forth in time to the music, lending him the air of a shaman communing with the other world—or, given his untrimmed beard, a Lubavitcher rebbe in the throes of Sabbath davening. When the song ends, the bearded fellow snaps to and says, “Let me play you another one.” The next recording, also from the final weeks of Cash’s life, is of a folk song called “The Oak and the Willow,” which begins, “He once was as |
Heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio first gained major fame after replacing vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in what band? | Black Sabbath | Metal Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Black Sabbath on Last.fm Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist Tony Iommi , bassist Geezer Butler , singer Ozzy Osbourne , and drummer Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. Originally formed in 1968 as a heavy blues rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars. Despite an association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with social instability, political corruption, the dangers of drug abuse and apocalyptic prophecies of the horrors of war. Osbourne's heavy drug use led to his dismissal from the band in 1979, after which he began a successful solo career, selling over 100 million albums. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio . After a few albums with Dio's vocals and songwriting collaborations, Black Sabbath endured a revolving line-up in the 1980s and 90s that included vocalists Ian Gillan , Glenn Hughes , Ray Gillen and Tony Martin , as well as multiple members of Deep Purple and Rainbow. In 1992, Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer . The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion. In January 2013, Black Sabbath (with Brad Wilk replacing Ward) announced that they are releasing a new album, 13 , in June 2013. Black Sabbath are cited as pioneers of heavy metal . The band helped define the genre with releases such as quadruple-platinum Paranoid , released in 1970. They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band" of all time, and placed second in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, behind Led Zeppelin. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them among the 100 greatest artists of all time. They have sold over 15 million records in the United States and over 70 million records worldwide.[1][2] Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Contents Edit Following the breakup of their previous band Mythology in 1968, guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward sought to form a heavy blues band in Aston , Birmingham , England . The group enlisted bassist Geezer Butler , and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne , who had played together in a band called Rare Breed. The new group was initially named The Polka Tulk Blues Company, and also featured slide guitarist Jimmy Phillips and saxophonist Alan "Aker" Clarke. After shortening the name to Polka Tulk, the band changed their name to Earth, and continued as a four-piece without Phillips and Clarke. [1] [2] Earth played club shows in England, Denmark, and Germany, with sets consisting of cover songs by Jimi Hendrix , Blue Cheer , and Cream ; as well as lengthy improvised blues jams. In December 1968, Tony Iommi abruptly left Earth to join Jethro Tull . [3] Although his stint with the band would be short-lived, Iommi made an appearance with Jethro Tull on the The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus TV show. Unsatisfied with the direction of Jethro Tull, Iommi returned to Earth in January 1969. "It just wasn't right, so I left", Iommi said. "At first I thought Tull were great, but I didn't much go for having a leader in the band, which was Ian Anderson 's way. When I came back from Tull, I came back with a new attitude altogether. They taught me that to get on you got to work for it". [4] While playing shows in England in 1969, the band discovered they were being mistaken for another English group named Earth, and decided to again change their name. A movie theater across the street from the band's rehearsal room was showing the 1963 Boris Karloff horror film Black Sabbath . While watching people line up to see the film, Osbourne noted that it was "strange that people spend so much money to see scary movies". [5] Butler wrote a song titled " Black Sabbath " after reading a book by occult writer Dennis Wheatley , and |
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January 11, 1843 saw the death, in Baltimore, Maryland, of what American lawyer, author, and poet, who wrote the classic poem The Defence of Fort McHenry? | Francis Scott Key | American lawyer | Britannica.com Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key, (born August 1, 1779, Frederick county, Maryland, U.S.—died January 11, 1843, Baltimore), American lawyer, best known as the author of the U.S. national anthem , “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Francis Scott Key. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. 4a31271u) Attorney and soldier Key was born into an affluent family on an estate called Terra Rubra. At age 10 he entered St. John’s College in Annapolis , Maryland , from which he graduated in 1796. An extremely pious young man, Key seriously considered joining the Episcopal priesthood, but he opted instead for the law and a secular life. He went on to read law with Judge Jeremiah Townley Chase and passed the bar in 1801. He ran a thriving private practice based in his Georgetown home from the time he and his wife, Mary Tayloe Lloyd (known as “Polly”), moved there in 1805 until his death. In his first decade of practice, Key appeared numerous times before the United States Supreme Court , once (1807) to defend two associates of former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr against charges of treason . Mainly because of his religious faith, Key was deeply opposed to the War of 1812 . However, he served briefly in 1813 in a Georgetown militia unit and was present at the Battle of Bladensburg outside Washington, D.C. , in August 1814. Writing The Star-Spangled Banner Early in September 1814, after the British had burned the city of Washington, Key was sent on a potentially dangerous mission to the British fleet near Baltimore to secure the release of his friend William Beanes, a physician from Upper Marlborough, Maryland. Beanes’s family and friends, unable to successfully negotiate his release, hoped that Key, then a prominent Washington attorney, could be more effective. Key secured permission to intercede from President James Madison and from Commissioner General of Prisoners John Mason. Army Colonel John Skinner, who had arranged several exchanges of British naval officers, accompanied Key. Mason also asked the senior British prisoner in Washington, Colonel William Thornton , to have his fellow prisoners write letters describing their humane treatment. Key collected the letters before he left. Riding on horseback, Key met Skinner in Baltimore on September 4. The following day, the two men sailed under a safe-conduct flag on an American cartel ship. They found the British command vessel, Tonnant, on September 7 at the mouth of the Potomac River . They soon entered into prisoner-exchange negotiations with General Robert Ross and Rear Admiral George Cockburn. Britannica Stories Cheetahs Face Extinction Risk Ross and Cockburn, swayed by the letters from the British prisoners, agreed to release Beanes but with one provision: that Key, Skinner, and Beanes not leave the harbour until after the attack on Baltimore. The three men were put under guard on an American ship during the 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry , the main fort in the harbour that defended the city. In the early morning dawn of September 14 when Key—an amateur poet—saw the American flag still flying over the fortress, a signal that the British had been defeated, he began to write the words that would become “ The official version of the “ The Star-Spangled Banner ” (arranged 1917), sung … Released from his brief captivity that day, Key rewrote the poem in a Baltimore hotel. It was printed anonymously under the title “ Defence of Fort M’Henry ” and on September 20 was published by the Baltimore Patriot. Set to the tune of “ To Anacreon in Heaven, ” the theme song of the British Anacreontic Society, it became one of several popular patriotic airs that were performed throughout the nation. Later life Famous American Faces: Fact or Fiction? After he wrote the patriotic song that would become the U.S. national anthem more than 100 years later, Key continued his law practice. He also became involved in colonization efforts, helping to found (1816) and promote the cause of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which work |
Including sections describing legislative, executive, and judicial powers, how many articles does the US Constitution have? | Congress for Kids: [Constitution]: The Three Branches of Government The Three Branches of Government Women - The Right to Vote Receive information about any changes to Congress for Kids and the other seven sites in The Dirksen Center's Web suite! Our government has three branches. Imagine a triangle. At the top is the Executive Branch. The two bottom corners are the Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch – also called Congress. Each part of the government is connected to the other. Each has its own responsibilities and powers. A system of checks and balances prevents one branch from gaining too much power. So how does this all work? How have the three branches of government changed over time and what are their present day challenges? The Duties of the Three Branches of Government The Three Branches of Government Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small group received too much power, the United States would wind up under the rule of another dictator or tyrant. To avoid the risk of dictatorship or tyranny, the group divided the new government into three parts, or branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. Executive Branch: Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones, directs national defense and foreign policy, and performs ceremonial duties. Powers include directing government, commanding the Armed Forces, dealing with international powers, acting as chief law enforcement officer, and vetoing laws. Legislative Branch: Headed by Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main task of these two bodies is to make the laws. Its powers include passing laws, originating spending bills (House), impeaching officials (Senate), and approving treaties (Senate). Judicial Branch: Headed by the Supreme Court. Its powers include interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights. |
January 10, 1883 saw the death of what American physician, who was convicted in 1865 for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of U. S. President Abraham Lincoln? | Samuel Alexander Mudd, I, M.D. (1833 - 1883) - Genealogy Samuel Alexander Mudd, I, M.D. Birthdate: Waldorf, Charles, Maryland, United States Death: in Waldorf, Charles, Maryland, United States Cause of death: Circa 1834 - Maryland, United States Residence: 1860 - Bryantown District No 4, Charles, Maryland, USA Wife (implied): Dec 20 1833 - Charles County, Maryland Death: Jan 10 1883 - Charles County, Maryland Parents: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Ann Mudd (born Reeves) Wife: Dec 20 1833 - near Bryantown, Charles Co., MD Death: Jan 10 1883 - Rock Creek Farm, near Bryantown, MD Parents: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Ann "sallie" Mudd (born Reeves) Siblings: ...James Anthony Mudd, Jane Cecilia Mudd, Jane Cecilia Mudd, James Alexius Mudd, James Alexious Mudd, May G Mudd, Samuel A. Alexander Mudd, ... Dec 20 1833 - Charles County, Maryland Death: Jan 10 1883 - Waldorf, Charles, Maryland, USA Parents: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Ann Mudd (born Reeves) Wife: Dec 20 1833 - Charles County, Maryland Death: Jan 10 1883 - Waldorf, Charles, Maryland Parents: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sara Ann Mudd (born Reeves) Wife: Sarah Frances Mudd (born Dyer) Children: ...ward Joseph Mudd, Henry Mudd, Rose De Lima Emie Gardiner (born Mudd), Eddie Mudd, Mary Eleanor Monroe (born Mudd), Samuel Alexander II Mu... Siblings: ...rd (born Mudd), Elizabeth H. L. Mudd, James Alexious Mudd, Sarah Frances " Frank Aunty" Gardiner (born Mudd), Jane Cecelia Mudd, Henry Lo... Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922 Text: "...-CONSPIRATOR WITH BOOTH. The name of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who died at his home near Bryantown. Charles county, Md last Wednesday, afte... Publication: Washington, District of Columbia, USA Date: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922 Text: ... reception continued until a lato hour. Death or Dr. Muilit. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, tho physician who set tho broken leg ot John Wilkes lloo... Publication: Washington, District of Columbia, USA Date: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922 Text: ... 13. Intelligence waa received hero to-daj of the death of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd , at his residence in Charles county , Maryland. When John ... Publication: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Ann Mudd (born Reeves) Siblings: Apr 1831 - Bryantown, Charles, Maryland, USA Parents: Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Ann "sallie" Mudd (born Reeves) Siblings: ...im" Mudd, Samuel Alexander Alexander Mudd, Anna Cecilia "aunt Sissy" Mudd, Mary Clare "m.c." Mudd, Sarah Frances... Henry Lowe Mudd, Sarah Anne Mudd (born Reeves) Siblings: ...nder Mudd, Anna Cecilia Mudd, Mary Clare Mudd, Sarah Frances Mudd, Henry Lowe Mudd, Francis F. Mudd, Elizabeth H. L. Mudd, Jane Cecilia Mudd father About Dr. Samuel Mudd Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was an American physician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. Despite repeated attempts by family members and others to have it expunged, his conviction has never been overturned. Born in Charles County, Maryland, Mudd was the fourth of ten children of Henry Lowe and Sarah Ann Reeves Mudd. He grew up on "Oak Hill", his father's tobacco plantation of several hundred acres which was located 30 miles (48 km) southeast of downtown Washington, D.C., and which was worked by 89 slaves. |
In what casino card game is the goal to get the sum of the cards in a hand, modulo 10, to be as close to 9 as possible. The 10, jack, queen and king are each worth 0 points, and the ace is worth 1 point. The rest of the cards are worth their face value of 2 through 9. If the player has an initial total of 6 or 7, the player does not draw additional cards, while the banker follows a complex set of rules to determine if he draws additional cards. | MrCasino.co.uk your one stop casino, bingo, poker, - How to play, Tips and strategies How to play, Tips and strategies These articles are copyright and may not be copied or reproduced, we use copyscape to catch offenders We allow small excerpts (maximum 100 words) from these notes, providing you paste a link to our site Going loco over casino Casino games are called as such because they are mostly played in casinos as permitted by law. However, they can also be played outside of the casinos for entertainment purposes, some on machines that simulate gambling. The latest craze is playing online casino games which can be done right in the privacy of the home or office. While playing casino games provide endless hours of fun and excitement to gamblers and to beginners, a player should realize that he can only get as much from his winnings. Winning in the casino is usually short-lived because a player always has to contend with the casino or house advantage or edge. There are three basic categories of playing casino games. 1. The Gaming machines (slot machines and pachinko). These gaming machines are usually played by one player at a time, involving a machine and do not require the involvement of casino employees. 2. The Random Number Game which, as the term suggests is based upon the selection of random numbers which is taken from a computerized random number generator. It can also be sourced from other gaming equipment. Random number games may be played at a table and this includes the Roulette. It can also be played through the purchase of paper tickets or cards, such as Keno or Bingo. 3. The common table games which includes Asian Stud, Baccarat, Blackjack, Casino War, Red Dog, and many more. CASINO GAMES Casinos usually have slot machines everywhere. More than half of most casino floors are covered by slot machine games. The most popular of the slots are progressive jackpot games and video poker slots. There are literally hundreds of different themed slot machine games and dozens of slot machine versions, including traditional reel slots, video slots, single line slots, multi-line slots, progressives and more. Because of their popularity, tons of new-themed versions are released every year. The draw of the slot machines is the chance to win big from a relatively small amount of money. Slot costs range from one cent – penny slots - to machines that play $100 or more a spin. One of the best tips to keep in mind when playing the slots is to realize that, in the long run, the casino always wins. People win all the time at slot machines and, in the end, come away with breaking even or even down because they're not satisfied when they win. They continue playing, trying to get that dream jackpot and end up losing instead. A player who is way ahead must know when to quit. Another popular casino game is Blackjack (21). It is the most popular casino table game in the world today. An enticing blend of skill, strategy and luck, there's no wonder that blackjack is the most played casino table game around the globe. In contrast to most casino games, players with knowledge and strategy can obtain an edge over the house. This makes Blackjack one of the few 'beatable' casino games. There are different forms of blackjack but all have the same basic premise – a player must have a hand value higher than the dealer's, without going over a value of 21 points. The foremost objective of the game is not to bust, or reach a hand with a higher total than 21. Only then can you still be eligible to vie with the dealer and be in the running to collect winnings. Card values are the following: Two through ten are worth their face value and face cards (jack, queen, king) are worth 10. The ace’s value is 11 unless such a value would bring the player’s hand to a bust, in which case it is worth 1. The ways to reach that cherished 21 are varied: if in the player’s two-card hand he has accumulated 21 through an ace plus a ten-value card, his work is done, for he’s an automatic winner (except for the rare cases that the dealer also has a blackjack, |
The females are known as nannies, the males billies and the offspring as kids of what type of animals? | Mountain Goats: Facts (Science Trek: Idaho Public Television) Videos Mountain Goats: Facts Mountain goats live in the United States and Canada. In Idaho, most goat populations are located in the central part of the state. Mountain goats can be found in the steep rocky areas of Idaho's White Clouds, Sawtooths, Seven Devils, and Bitterroot Mountains. The Selkirk Range in Northern Idaho also plays host to mountain goats. Mountain goats are native to North America. Their scientific name is oreamnos americanus , which actually means "a mountain lamb belonging to America." Mountain goats are not really goats at all but are actually members of the antelope family. Mountain goats are about three and a half feet tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 150 and 220 pounds. Or about the same weight as a grown man. It can be difficult telling the difference between males and the females, unless you're a keen observer of their behavior. The males, known as a billies , are slightly larger than the females, called nannies . Baby mountain goats are called kids . The billies tend to spend a lot of time alone, while nannies live in small groups with the kids. Here are some characteristics shared by both males and females. Both have slender black horns. Both grow "beards" on their chins as they grow older. Both have large, powerful shoulders that help them climb and paw at the ground for food. A group of mountain goats is called a band . The number in a band will change frequently. A healthy population of goats will have goats of all ages. Sometimes billies will form their own band. Horns Mountain goats have slender, pointed horns that extend up and away from their long, narrow faces. Goat horns grow continuously and are never shed, unlike the antlers of elk, deer and moose. A Mountain goat's horns tell us the age of a goat similar to the way the rings of a tree or the scales of a fish do. Seasonal rings form on a goat's horns each year. The horns of a mountain goat will have one less ring than its age. So, the horn of a goat that is two years old will have one ring, a three year old will have two rings and so on. Females have a big curve at the tip of their horns while males have a slow curve along the entire length. A Goat's Coat Mountain goats don't have to worry about the cold. During the winter two layers of fur keep them warm. The fur close to their bodies is like the soft wool of a sheep; it provides a base layer of insulation . Long thick hairs, called guard hairs , cover over the woolly fur. Guard hairs protect the goat's body from wind, rain, and snow. These features help the goat to handle the bitter cold weather of the mountainous places they call home. By late spring mountain goats start to shed their winter coats. Their heavy fur comes off in chunks, making them look shaggy. They will rub against bushes and trees leaving behind chunks of fluffy balls of fur. On Their Toes The hoof on each foot of a mountain goat has a hard outer shell and a rubbery, concave footpad which acts like a suction cup when weight is applied. Goat toes spread when they step. This feature helps goats get around in the mountain environment with ease and agility . The goat's foot design gives the track a square shape with a V in front. They tend to drag their feet, creating a trough between prints. This is especially obvious when they leave tracks in the snow. Short, sturdy legs and a heavy-set body also aid goats in agility and balance. Mountain goats have been known to leap 10 feet from one ledge to another, and turn around in spaces that are only inches wide. Mountain goats can also pull themselves up from ledge to ledge with just their front feet. One false step in this terrain can mean a broken leg, or even death, so sure footing is a must. Mountain Goat Habitat A mountain goat's choice of habitat makes it especially unique. A goat lives in locations where many other big game animals cannot survive. Not only do goats live in what we would consider a hostile environment, but they stay there year around. Unlike other animals that migrate to lower land |
The Gremlin, Matador, Pacer, and AMX were models produced by what car company? | amc-collector-toys AMC Toys, Diecasts, Models, Promos This page is dedicated to American Motors miniature toys, models, diecasts from various manufacturers from 1960s to current. In the 2000s, we saw a explosion of miniature AMC vehicles built and on shelves in stores. Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning (RIP), Green Light, Matchbox, Flying Cherries, Yat Ming, to name a few, and old standbys like Pilen, Juguinsa, Jo-Han (RIP), AMT, and the popularity rose each time with movies like Pixar's CARs series with Grem the Gremlin & Acer the Pacer. There has been a number of "new releases" out of you build it type models, so keep watch on sheves for those at hobby stores like Hobby Lobby or ebay. From small 1.64th scale (Hot Wheels) to larger 1.18th scale (American Muscle) there seems to be something for everyone with Matador coupes, Hornet Hatchbacks, Pacer coupes & station wagons, Super Stock AMXs, Rebel Machines, Hurst SC/Ramblers and the most popular Javelins & AMXs. Not all models, diecasts, promotional dealer kits are listed, nor will all of them ever be known. I will not list a degree of difficulty of finding them as some were impossible to get when new like the red, white, blue Johan promotional models, (68 Trans Am Javelin & 70 Trans Am Mark Donohue) only available thru your friendly AMC dealers. Others not available in the USA, so have to find thru country of origin. I do NOT sell my models, so don't ask, nor do I build them. Many I have been collecting since 1960s. The American Motors Owners Association (AMO) has a extremely active "model building" bunch of people that include built models that are highly detailed and dioramas. They award trophies at their AMC National events also, so if you want to show off your handiwork with a miniature, bring it along. Some of you are familiar with my hand built, one of a kind,"Miniature AMC Dealerships & Kenosha Points of Interest" thru the years. If you like the next photo, and wish to see more, CLICK HERE. My "Kenosha Main Street" with factory, dealers, gas stations, diners above. 02 Rambler Model by Revell Mixed AMC Models & Paint Kits circa 1962 AMC Willys Army Jeep Metal Toy (possibly Tonka) 40s Nash 'Canadian' Statesman Metal Bank, manufacturer unknown Nash 50th Aniversary Bronze Bank 50's Nash Ambassador Friction metal toy Made in Japan, manufacturer unknown 50's Hudson metal diecast by Dinky 59 Rambler American Metal Wagon by Dinky 61 Rambler Classic Station Wagon by Johan 61 AMC Rambler Classic Station Wagon (Friction drive wheels) by Johan 61 AMC Rambler American 3 in 1 Custom by Johan 62 Rambler American 400m Convertible Model by Johan 63 Rambler Wagon Metal Toy by Dinky 66 Rambler Marlin by Johan 66 Rambler Marlin by Johan 66 Marlin model by Johan 68 Grant Rebel SST Funny Car by Johan 67 Ambassador Custom convertible by Johan 68 Ambassador convertible by Johan. *Worth noting is AMC never built a 1968 Ambassador convertible, Johan jumped gun & didn't realize AMC had stopped production on 68 Ambassador convertibles (68 Rebels were made, last year AMC made a ragtop) but the models ended up out there anyways. 68 AMX First Issue by AMT 68 AMX in Matador Red by Johan 68 AMC Javelin Grant Funny Car by MPC 68 AMX Nurburgring track model by MPC 68 AMX "390" by Revell 68 AMX "Speedy" model by Lindbergh Toys 68 Trans Am Javelin by Johan. This was a "built" promomotional (promo) model given out (and sold) at AMC Dealerships. 68 Javelin Super Funny Car by Johan, Rod & Custom Magazine, Grant Industries 68 Javelin in Scarab Gold by Johan 69 AMX Street Magic by Matchbox 1:43rd scale 69 AMX The Yankee Clipper by MPC 69 AMX Snap Together 1:43rd model by AMT 69 AMX Craig Bredlove #1 model by MPC 69 AMX EXpress by AMT AMC 69 Javelin MOD in Ascot Gray. I have never seen a real AMX or Javelin in this 1969 only color.Note "MOD" fake scoops. 69 Pro Street Rambler by Johan 69 Pro Street Rambler by Testors 70 AMX Lightning Bolt by MPC 70 AMX by Palmer 70 Hornet Funny Car The Green Hornet by Johan 70 Rebel Machine Super Stock Drag Car by Johan 70-71 Gremlin Grabber by Lin |
Since the US Mint has completed their state quarters program, what series of special coins, 4 per year, is the mint producing now? | The National Parks State Quarter Program The National Parks State Quarter Program The National Parks State Quarter Program Facts About the National Parks Coin Series Examples of the National Parks Quarter Program. Images Courtesy of: The United States Mint, www.usmint.gov By Susan Headley Updated November 23, 2016. The National Parks State Quarter program is a circulating commemorative United States quarter-dollar coin series that began in 2010. The program is officially known as the America the Beautiful Quarters ®. The series is modeled on the hugely successful 50 State Quarters® Program . The U.S. Mint will issue the quarters at the rate of 5 coins per year for 11 years, producing one National Parks Quarter for each of the 50 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C. and 4 territories. The legislation which created the National Parks Quarters bill, HR 6184 , is formally titled America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008. It was introduced by Rep. Michael Castle (R-Delaware) who has long been a proponent of important coin legislation. It was Castle who sponsored the original 50 State Quarters bill. National Parks Quarter Bill Provisions Although the National Parks Quarter program is modeled on the 50 State Quarters issue, there are some important differences. continue reading below our video 5 Places to Sell Your Crafts Here's a breakdown of how the National Parks program is being implemented: One Site Per State - Each state must choose one location of "natural or historic significance" to be featured on their coin. The selected site doesn't have to be a national park despite the bill's title. 270-Day Determination Period - The Secretary of the Treasury must consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the governor of each state to determine each state's national park or historic site within 270 days of the National Parks Quarters bill's enactment. The purpose of this predetermination of sites is so that the order of coin issuance can be established for the entire 11-year period. Order of Issuance - The National Parks State Quarters will be issued in the order that the sites were declared to be National Parks or National Historic Sites. The first coin issued featured Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. Program Renewal - At the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, but no later than the ninth year of coin issuance (in 2018), the National Parks Quarters program may be extended for another 11-year cycle. If the program is extended, it must run until every state has had a second site featured on a coin. Design Considerations for National Parks Quarters The obverse ("heads" side) of the National Parks Quarters will be the same portrait of Washington that appears on the State Quarters . The reverse ("tails" side) must be emblematic of the chosen site for each state. Design stipulations include: No single heads or heads-and-shoulders-only portraits are allowed No living persons may be depicted No outlines or state maps are permitted Designs must be "dignified" Designs cannot be frivolous Designs cannot be inappropriate Although the National Parks Quarters legislation doesn't specifically state this, designs which are controversial in nature would be rejected as being inappropriate. Design Process The actual design process is determined by the U.S. Mint (with the Treasury Secretary's approval) and is very similar to that which was used for the State Quarter designs and Presidential Dollars . Briefly, the process requires the states to create a short design narrative, which is then assigned to several artists who produce coin designs based on them. The states then choose the finalists, which are vetted by various commissions. The Treasury Secretary makes the final choice after considering everyone's input. While the National Parks Quarters bill is scant on the details for how the design process should work, it does stipulate that three parties should review the proposed designs. These parties are the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee |
What is the common name for Fairy Floss, which William Morrison and John Wharton dreamed up in 1897 and introduced to the world at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904? | Facts Recycling 1 glass jar can save enough energy to watch tv for 3 hrs! Lightning strikes the Earth about 6,000 times per minute. Owls are the only bird that can see blue It was once against the law to slam your car door in Switzerland Honeybees have hair on their eyes A jellyfish is 95% water. In Bangledash a kid as young a 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals. A katydid hears through holes on it's hind legs A company it Tiawan makes dinner ware out of weat so you can eat your own plate. BR> More monopoly money is printed a year than real money A starfish os one of the only animals that can turn it's stomach inside out. The pengiun is the only bird is the only bird that can fly but not swim. Q is the only letter of the alphabet that doesn't appear in any of the states. 1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet America once issued a 5 cent bill!( I have one!!) Like fingerprints everyone's tounge print is different. Babe Ruth used to put a cabbage leaf under his baseball cap to keep him cool which he changed every 2 innings. Fortune Cookies were invented in America by Charles Jung. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years. A giraffe can clean it's ears with it 21 inch long tounge. Chewing gum prevents you from crying when cutting onions and from your ears popping when on a plane. 166,875,000,000 pieces of mail were delivered in 1997 1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire were strung in 1997 123,000,000 cars are being driven on highway right now. 85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the US. 56,000,000 people go to Major league baseball each year. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. The prayinh mantis is the only insect that can turn it's head. In Tokyo they sell toupees for dogs. There are over 58 million dogs in the US. Dogs and cats consume about $11 million in food every year. Fingernails grow 4 times faster than toenails. Dairy products increase the growth of fingernails and toenails. You blink over 10,000,000 times a year. Robins eat over 14ft in Earthworms a day In England around the 1880's, pants was considered a dirty words. Dust particals are made from dead skin cells The average person laughs about 13 times a day. Men are 6 times more likely to be hit by lightning than women. It is estimated that over 1million trees are accidently planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they put them Earnest Vincent wrote a novel called Gadsby which contained over 5,000 words none of which had the letter E. The word set had 162 definitions, yet how often do we use that word? A toothpick is the object ost often chocked on. Every 45 seconds a house catches fire in the US. E is the most common and Q is the least common letter used in the alphabet. There are more than 50,000 earthquakes every year. A butterfly used to be a flutterby The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven. Nose prints are used to identify animals, just like fingerprints. Apples are more efficient at keeping people awake than coffee. SMELLING banana's will help you lose weight. The average iceberg weighs 20,000,000 tons. The pioson arrow frog has enough pioson to kill about 2,200 people. A lump of pure gold, the size of a matchbox, can be flattened into a sheet larger than a tennis court. After eating a housefly regurgitates it's food and eats it again. Log Point, Elliot Key, Florida and Kure Island, Hawaii, which are the two farthest pionts in the US, are exactly 5,859 miles apart. The Cell Phone was invented by Martin Cooper, who at that time was a vice-president at Motorola. He made the first cell-phone call on April 3, 1973, on a street corner in New York. Using the first working prototype of a cellular phone, the Motorola Dyna-Tac, he called his rival Joel Engel, research director at Bell Labs. Motorola introduced its cell phone in 1983 after five generations, 15 years, and $90 million. Cooper built a small radio telephone which could be carried by a person. It is not clear that he developed the concept and the mechanism for automatically switching over when a phone went from one ce |
Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice (before his untimely death on Jan 12, 2003) Gibbs were better known as what band, who hit their peak during the disco era? | Bee Gees World: Maurice Gibb Dies MAURICE GIBB DIES Reflections Family Statement (January 12, 2003) "To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning. His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us." "Family Left Devastated By Death Of Maurice Gibb" (January 12, 2003 - Ananova) Maurice Gibb died in a Miami hospital early today. He had been critically ill after suffering a heart attack during surgery to remove an intestinal blockage. "To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning," Gibb's family said in a statement. "His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us. We will all deeply miss him." Pete Bassett, spokesman for Maurice's twin brother, Robin, said: "It's a huge shock to us all and completely unexpected. Robin and his family have flown out to Miami and everyone is just devastated. "They have literally woken up to this and it's the worst possible news anyone could have expected from the day's events. There's just complete and utter shock. This is an unbelievable blow." He added: "On Friday Robin felt that there was an improvement and that Maurice had started to regain consciousness and he was reported to be responding to his family but obviously that was only a temporary thing. "It's just too shocking at this stage to think about. Everyone was just believing that Maurice was coming round and we woke up to this awful news. "The past few days since Robin heard the initial news of Maurice have been just so emotional for him and our thoughts go out to him as Maurice's twin and obviously to his family." Friend David Most, who has worked with the Bee Gees for 16 years, told ITV: "It's a shock, because we thought he was getting better. He did twiddle his toes, he held his daughter's hand, and squeezed it, his organs were all functioning, we thought, 'it's the turning point', and then suddenly he went into a coma. It's terrible, absolutely terrible." January 13: Robin Gibb's Message (www.robingibb.com) "The past few days have been a nightmare from which I shall never awake. Barry and I are both devastated following Maurice's untimely death. We had taken away from us, not just a brother, but a friend, band member and kindred spirit. Whilst we come to terms with this great personal loss we also wish to thank all our fans for their support, and let them know that in our hour of despair they have given us strength to continue. Barry and I will shortly be announcing details of the funeral and memorial service, but our aim is to work even harder than before on our musical projects as this is the only way we know to come to terms with recent tragic events. To dwell on sadness is not our way and not the correct way to respect Maurice's memory. My intention is to get back to work very shortly and pay tribute to Maurice the way he would have wished, through our music." "Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb Dies, Aged 53" (Reuters - Jan 12, 2003) "Singer Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, one of the disco sounds of the 1970s, has died after undergoing abdominal surgery last week, his family said on Sunday. He was 53. Gibb, whose high-pitched harmonies with his twin Robin and older brother Barry helped create one of the best-selling musical groups, collapsed on Thursday at his Miami home after suffering intense stomach pain and was rushed to the hospital. He "experienced cardiac arrest" before his surgery on an intestinal blockage, the hospital said. After the operation and until he died he was listed in critical but stable condition. "His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us," the family said in a statement issued at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, where he was treated. A hospital spokeswoman, Kathleen Dorkowski, said Gibb had passed away but gave no details. She said the hospital planned no further comment at this time. No time of death was given but it appeared Gibb died late on |
An NBA basketball game is 48 minutes long. How long is an NCAA college basketball game? | How long does a college basketball game last? | Reference.com How long does a college basketball game last? A: Quick Answer A college basketball game lasts a minimum of 1.5 hours, including 40 minutes of playing time. There are nine media timeouts and up to five timeouts per coach for a total of 30 minutes of timeouts. There is also a halftime break. Full Answer Media timeouts last from two to three minutes, and coach timeouts last from 30 seconds up to a full timeout. Fouls, traveling and other calls stop the game clock and extend the total time of the game. During the regular season, halftime is 15 minutes, and it is 20 minutes during tournaments. Overtime also adds to the length of the game. While the total time of most games is close to two hours, the record for second-longest game in NCAA history is almost four hours due to six overtimes. |
How long does a US president have to consider a bill before he must either sign it into law or return it to Congress as a veto? | Constitutional Topic: How a Bill Becomes a Law - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net Constitutional Topic: How a Bill Becomes a Law Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages . This Topic Page concerns Laws - or, more specifically, how a bill becomes a law. The general process is described in the Constitution in Article 1, Section 7 . This page is a concise overview of the entire process and though it does go into some detail, there are many it leaves out. For an exhaustive read of the full legislative process, see How Our Laws Are Made , a publication of the Library of Congress. The general process for making a bill into a law is described in the Constitution. As with many things, however, the Constitution leaves most of the details to the people of the day, dictating just the overall picture. Before we delve into those details, however, a look at the general process is useful. First, a bill must pass both houses of Congress by a majority vote. After it has passed out of Congress, it is sent along to the President. If the President signs the bill, it becomes law. The President might not sign the bill, however. If he specifically rejects the bill, called a veto, the bill returns to Congress. There it is voted on again, and if both houses of Congress pass the bill again, but this time by a two-thirds majority, then the bill becomes law without the President's signature. This is called "overriding a veto," and is difficult to do because of the two-thirds majority requirement. Alternately, the President can sit on the bill, taking no action on it at all. If the President takes no action at all, and ten days passes (not including Sundays), the bill becomes law without the President's signature. However, if the Congress has adjourned before the ten days passes and without a Presidential signature, the bill fails. This is known as a pocket veto. The process laid out in the Constitution is relatively complicated when it comes to vetoes, but pretty simple when it comes to approving a bill. But in reality, there is a lot more to law making than these steps spelled out in a clause of the Constitution. Submitting a Bill Bills originate from several different sources, but primarily from individual members of Congress. In addition, bills might be brought to a member by a constituent or by a group of constituents; a bill can be submitted to a member of Congress by one or more state legislatures; or the President or his administration might suggest a bill. However it is brought to the attention of a member, it must be submitted for consideration by the member. In the House, Representatives need merely drop a copy of a bill into a bin specifically placed to receive new bills. In the Senate, the bill is given to a clerk at the President's desk. Bills can be introduced in either house, though as noted above, a bill must eventually pass both houses to become law. The exception to this is that bills for raising revenue must originate in the House, and never in the Senate. Committees Both houses of Congress, the House and the Senate, are divided into large groups called Committees, with most committees divided yet again into Subcommittees. Each Committee tends to a general topic in the nation's business, like Finance or the Military. Subcommittees are even more specialized, with one on, for example, Military Nuclear Weapons, and another on Military Pay. Bills typically concern a specific topic, like raising the pay of soldiers. Most will, then, fall into a specific sub-committee's area of responsibility. There is a Subcommittee on Pay, Promotion, and Retirement that would consider the pay bill. Once a bill is introduced, it is assigned to a committee. A bill is scheduled to have hearings, at which time witnesses may be called to testify as to why a bill is needed, and sub-committee members ask questions of the witnesses to determine the need or validity of the bill. Once the hearings are held |
In “2001: A Space Odyssey,” what was the name of the computer that took control of the spaceship Discovery? | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) HAL 9000 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) HAL... Introduction of the HAL 9000 computer (voice by Douglas... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) HAL 9000 Introduction of the HAL 9000 computer (voice by Douglas Rain) and the two not-hibernating members of the Jupiter mission on the spaceship Discovery One, Dave (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood), in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.> Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 2001: A Space Odyssey... Ben Mankiewicz introduces 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 2001: A Space... Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Ben Mankiewicz introduces 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. > Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 2001: A Space Odyssey... Ben Mankiewicz introduces 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. Ben Mankiewicz introduces <B>2001:... Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Ben Mankiewicz introduces 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. > The Story Of Film: An Odyssey (2011) -- (TCM... TCM's Original Promo for the 15-part documentary by film... The Story Of Film: An Odyssey (2011) -- (TCM Promo) TCM's Original Promo for the 15-part documentary by film historian Mark Cousins, The Story Of Film: An Odyssey, premiering Monday, September 2nd at 10pm ET.> 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Moon... Set piece for director Stanley Kubrick, four million years... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Moon Mission Set piece for director Stanley Kubrick, four million years since the "Dawn Of Man" sequence, astronauts on the surface of the moon investigate a mysterious monolith identical to the ones the apes saw, in 2001: A Space Odyssey, from Arthur C. Clarke's novel and screenplay.> 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip)... Second stanza of Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man" sequence,... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Monolith Second stanza of Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man" sequence, the apes awaken one morning to find what will become known as "the monolith," early in 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.> 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip)... Dave (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood) instruct their... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Famous Last Words Dave (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood) instruct their mission-control computer "Hal" to leave them where the computer cannot listen-in, as they discuss a disturbing system-error, in Stanly Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. > 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip)... Just a portion of the trippy part, Dave (Keir Dullea) has... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Jupiter And Beyond Just a portion of the trippy part, Dave (Keir Dullea) has left the mother-ship in an "EVA" pod, after hearing secret instructions, and sees weird stuff as he approaches Jupiter, late in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.> 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Fight The ending of director Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man"... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie... 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Fight The ending of director Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man" sequence, the apes have become carnivorous and homicidal, and a bone thrown in the air leads to one of the most famous edits in film history, in 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.> Model Shop -- (Movie Clip) Opening Opening title sequence for Jacques Demy's Model Shop, 1969,... Model Shop -- (Movie Clip) Opening Opening title sequence for Jacques Demy's Model Shop, 1969, features music by Spirit, a long camera move by Michael Hugo, and Gary Lockwood in his big post 2001: A Space Odyssey role. > 2001 (TCM brand campaign) - (A TCM Promo) TCM shows how not all computer upgrades... 2001 (TCM brand campaign) - (A TCM Promo) TCM shows how not all computer upgrades are in your best interest.> |
According to the nursery rhyme, if Polly put the kettle on, who took it off? | Polly Put the Kettle On - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World Polly Put the Kettle On Polly was a nickname for Mary and Sukey for Susan in the mid 18th century... Polly Put the Kettle On Nursery Rhyme Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, We'll all have tea. Sukey take it off again, Sukey take it off again, Sukey take it off again, They've all gone away. Polly Put the Kettle On Nursery Rhyme Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, We'll all have tea. Sukey take it off again, Sukey take it off again, Sukey take it off again, They've all gone away. Advertisement Notes According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951), edited by Iona and Peter Opie, in Polly Put the Kettle On, "tea" and "away" are meant to rhyme. Here's a slightly different version from The Real Mother Goose (1916): Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, And let's drink tea. Sukey, take it off again, Sukey, take it off again, Sukey, take it off again, They're all gone away. The version below is from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. I haven't found this version anywhere else (so far). It may be a version that was made up in the early 20th century. Some of the material in Jessie Willcox Smith's book is from the Good Housekeeping Magazine. It's possible it was written specifically for the magazine. Polly put the kettle on, Susy took it off; Has got the whooping cough. Phoebe rode a nanny goat, Susy broke her leg, Father took his wedding coat And hung it on a peg. |
The axiom that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" is commonly known as what? | Murphy Laws Site - Murphy Laws If anything can go wrong, it will Corollary: It can Corollary sent by Dr. Allen Roberds Corollary: It should Corollary sent by Earl R. Johnson Extension: it will be all your fault, and everyone will know it. Extension sent by Dean A. Izett If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong Extreme version: If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the FIRST to go wrong Extreme version sent by Neal Miller If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop Corollary: It will be impossible to fix the fifth fault, without breaking the fix on one or more of the others Corollary sent by Sean Cheshire Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something Nature always sides with the hidden flaw Corollary: The hidden flaw never stays hidden for long. Corollary sent by Dave M. Mother nature is a bitch Addendum: and not an obedient one at that Addendum sent by Paul Kekanovich Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics Things get worse under pressure. The Murphy Philosophy Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse. Quantization Revision of Murphy's Laws Everything goes wrong all at once. Murphy's Constant Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value Murphy's Law of Research Enough research will tend to support whatever theory. Research supports a specific theory depending on the amount of funds dedicated to it. In nature, nothing is ever right. Therefore, if everything is going right ... something is wrong. More Laws Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Rule of Accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer. Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem. Nothing is as easy as it looks. Everything takes longer than you think. Everything takes longer than it takes. If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway. Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first. Every solution breeds new problems. The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance. no matter how perfect things are made to appear, Murphy's law will take effect and screw it up. Sent by Mitch You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter. The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. Sent by Paul Breen The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. More Laws of Selective Gravitation. A falling object will always land where it can do the most damage. A shatterproof object will always fall on the only surface hard enough to crack or break it. A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried). A dropped power tool will always land on the concrete instead of the soft ground (if outdoors) or the carpet (if indoors) - unless it is running, in which case it will fall on something it can damage (like your foot). If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process. A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) - or into the garbage disposal while it is running. If you use a pole saw to saw a limb while standing on an aluminum ladder borrowed from your neighbor, the limb will fall in such a way as to bend the ladder before it knocks you to the ground. If you pick up a chunk of broken concrete and try to pitch it into an adjacent lot, |
What do the 3 little pigs build their houses out of? | jeanporter - The 3 Little Pigs The 3 Little Pigs click here for arts & crafts with pigs & wolves ...... click here for The 3 Little Pigs in other languages ... Spanish -- click on the language buttons at the top for English, French, Catala, & Euskara (...Childtopia) read online... The 3 Little Pigs ... an antique book from Children's Books Online ...... Straw Houses: No Need to Fear the Big, Bad Wolf ... National Geographic Kids .....In the sotry of the three little pigs, the one who built his house of straw did not fare well; the big, bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew his house down. But builder Michael Furbish, who made his own home from bales of straw and an elementary school of the same materials, says in reality, straw houses are not only sturdy but also good for the environment. ... read more ... WEBQUESTS -- Quest Garden Fairy Tale Fun ... (also includes "Cinderella") from the 'teacher introduction'...Have you been wondering how to make learning about fairy tales different and more challenging for your students? On this webquest, your students will travel through the internet to find answers to questions, read two fairy tales from the internet, compare and contrast, explore different elements of the stories, discover point of view, and will be challenged to be creative artistically. This webquest will force students to work collaboratively and discover the importance of teamwork. It will allow students to learn from each other. I hope it is successful for tapping into those higher order thinking skills we are trying to achieve from our students! ... You the Juror ... from the introduction...Students become the "jurors" in this mock trial of The Three Little Pigs vs. Alexander T. Wolf. They will analyze several versions of the story, research the plausability of facts presented in the case, make a judgement based on the facts, and persuade fellow "jurors" of their decision. ..., ..... 3 Little Pigs New Home ... Here are the "challenges" from the quest as presented on the website--Quest Garden . For younger students, you can modify the activities using the same ideas. ...Challenge #1: The first job will be to decide what the house will be made of and what you will use to build it on your poster board. Remember...be creative...and have fun with what you choose! You must stay within budget, but you also must be efficient with what you choose becasue you must sell the house to the 3 little pigs at the end of this project! ...Challenge #2: The second job is to decide how much of the material to buy! You will have a budget of $90,000.00. Here are the costs: Roof - $3 per square foot Labor - $5 per square foot Housing Material - Please assign a cost that is most appropriate for the material you chose per square foot. Place each of these values, along with your totals, into an excel spreadsheet. ...Challege #3: Build your house! Use materials purchased to build the appropriate sized house to fit your budget. You can draw or use construction paper to cut out the various pieces of your house. Remember you build a house piece-by-piece. Make sure to label each piece by telling me what geometric shape you are using. You m ust include 5 different shapes that we have learned in class in yoru house design. Be creative! .........................Second, you must measure your house and include all of these measurements on yoru final house design. Tell me the measurement of each piece as well as the measurements of the osue as a whole. Calculate the total area of the house. Do not forget to put a For Sale sign and include its shape and dimensions as well. ...Challenge #4: Sell your house! The 3 little pigs are anxious to have a home that can withstand the "huffing and puffing" of the big bad wolf! Each class period will vote to determine what house the 3 little pigs will buy from each class! Good Selling! Read online ...Well-Loved Tales--The Three Little Pigs--A Ladybird 'Easy-Reading' Book . The Big Bad Wolf -- Disney, 1934 ... with Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma RELATED BOOKS: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs ... Jon Sciesz |
Sweet Polly Purebred is the girlfriend of what cartoon superhero? | Sweet Polly Purebred | Heroes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Sweet Polly Purebred in the Live Action movie. Sweet Polly Purebred is a female anthropomorphic dog TV news reporter who is Underdog's love interest, and she often serves as the damsel-in-distress of most episodes. When being pursued by an antagonist, Polly is apt to start singing, "Oh where oh where has my Underdog gone," in a whiny voice, hoping for the object of her affections to come and rescue her. Polly's face is slightly similar to that of Underdog's with a large muzzle and nose, and she has platinum blonde hair styled in a pageboy, and her wardrobe consists of a black skirt, a white shirt, a red sweater, and black high-heels. In a few episodes it is hinted that Polly shows her love for Underdog. In the episode "March of the Monsters" she is caught by a robot and calls for Underdog. He then saves Polly but after Underdog uses his sci-fi noise and breaks all the glass the towns people complain about his noise. However Polly defends the hero and tells the people that they should thank him for saving everyone from the robots. She then goes to reward Underdog with a big kiss but the hero backs away and flies away. Also in the episode "The Vacuum Gun" she is caught by Simon Barsinister's vacuum gun so then she calls for Underdog which her song annoys Simon. Later in the episode she retrieves Underdog's ring.In the live-action film, Polly is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by a girl named Molly. She is based upon Superman's romantic interest Lois Lane.She was voiced by Norma MacMillan in the cartoon and voiced by Amy Adams in the live-action film. |
Muhammed Ali described his unorthodox fighting style as "float like a butterfly" then what? | Muhammad Ali - YouTube Muhammad Ali 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 27, 2007 The Greatest. Fighting style Ali was best known for his fighting style which he described as "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee". His movement is often described as a dance; some go so far as to call it beautiful.[attribution needed] Throughout his career Ali made a name for himself with great handspeed, as well as fast feet and taunting tactics. While Ali was renowned for his fast, sharp out-fighting style, he also had a great chin, and displayed a great heart and ability to take a punch in his 1974 fight against George Foreman in Zaire, called the Rumble in the Jungle. Early life Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942. His father, Clay Sr., painted billboards and signs, and his mother, Odessa Grady Clay, was a household domestic. Although Clay Sr. was a Methodist, he allowed Odessa to bring up both Clay boys as Baptists.[2] Ali voluntarily dropped out of Louisville Central High in the Spring of 1958 and although school records do not explain the reason for his withdrawal, they do indicate that the poor grades he was making at the time were probably responsible for his decision.[citation needed] However, in September of that same year, Ali re-enrolled in Central High, a local basketball power, and stayed until he graduated, finishing 376 out of a class of 391 seniors in the class of 1960. Amateur career; Olympic gold Ali was first directed toward boxing by Louisville police officer, Joe E. Martin, who encountered the then twelve-year-old Cassius Clay fuming over the fact that his bicycle had been stolen.[3] However, without Martin knowing, he also began training with Fred Stoner at another gym.[attribution needed] In this way, he could continue making $4 a week on Tomorrow's Champions, a TV show that Martin hosted, while benefiting from the coaching of the more-experienced Stoner, who continued working with Ali throughout his amateur career.[attribution needed] Ali's last amateur loss was to Kent Green of Chicago, who could say he was the last person to defeat the champion until Ali lost to Joe Frazier in 1971 as a pro. Under Stoner's guidance, Muhammad Ali went on to win six Kentucky Golden Gloves titles, two national Golden Gloves titles, an Amateur Athletic Union National Title, and the Light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[4] Ali's record was 100 wins, with five losses, when he ended his amateur career. Ali states (in his 1975 autobiography) that he threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River after being refused service at a 'whites-only' restaurant, and fighting with a white gang. Whether this is true is still debated, although he was given a replacement medal during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where he lit the torch to start the games. Vietnam War In 1964, Ali failed the U.S. Armed Forces qualifying test because his writing and spelling skills were sub par. However, in early 1966, the tests were revised and Ali was reclassified as 1A. This classification meant he was now eligible for the draft and induction into the U.S. Army. This was especially important because the United States was engaged in the Vietnam War. When notified of this status, he declared that he would refuse to serve in the United States Army and publicly considered himself a conscientious objector. Ali stated that "War is against the teachings of the Holy Qur'an. I'm not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed to take part in no wars unless declared by Allah or The Messenger. We don't take part in Christian wars or wars of any unbelievers." Ali also famously said in 1966: "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong ... They never called me nigger." From his rematch with Liston in May 1965, to his final defense against Zora Folley in March 1967, he successfully defended his title nine |
We all knew him as Radar, but was the actual first name of the pride of Ottumwa, Iowa, Corporal O'Reilly on the TV series MASH? | M*A*S*H (Series) - TV Tropes After-Action Healing Drama : The essence of the unit. After Show : The show's spin-off AfterMASH is the trope namer. All Are Equal in Death : The episode "Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead" is told from the POV of a dead soldier. At the end of the episode he walks down the road toward the afterlife along with all the other dead - U.S. soldiers of various ranks, North Korean soldiers, civilians, etc. The Alleged Boss : Lt. Col. Henry Blake was supposed to be in charge of the 4077th but outside of the Operating Room most of his time was spent boozing, recreating, or philandering. His Hyper-Competent Sidekick , Radar, was well understood to be the person actually running the camp. Also, the dueling doctor factions who were supposed to be Henry's subordinates were frequently overstepping or walking all over him in order to carry out their zany schemes. Blake's replacement, Col. Potter, was able to command a lot more respect and thus appear (and be) more in charge. Henry was a bit of a mix between varieties 1 and 4 of this trope: He was a genuinely nice guy most of the time, and meant well, but had no idea how to run things, and would openly defer to his subordinates whenever any administrative decision had to be made. He was very competent and authoritative as a doctor, however, and several of his subordinates felt true affection and comradeship towards him, knowing that he was trying his best. Aluminum Christmas Trees : Spearchucker Jones. There were, in fact, black doctors in Korea, and Spearchucker was based on a doctor Richard Hooker heard about at the 8055. Too bad the executives didn't look into it first. Ambiguously Jewish : Sidney Freedman Anachronism Stew : Although the show tends to be good about actual history, there are times that the research breaks down. In one episode, both Godzilla and The Blob (1958) are referenced. Neither of those movies were released during the Korean War (Gojira: 1954/Godzilla, King of the Monsters: 1955, The Blob: 1958). Another borderline case of this is with The Moon Is Blue : The movie was released on July 8, 1953 and was still in first-run release in the US by the time the war "ended" on July 27, 1953. While it's within the realm of possibility that the unit could have seen it, it seems highly unlikely given two reasons: The episode revolved around the MASH wanting to see the movie to see what all the fuss was about, which most likely wouldn't have happened till the film was very close to release or already released; and transit times for movies to the Korean Front. If by plane, it might be plausible. In the episode "Der Tag," Radar is shown sleeping with a copy of The Avengers comic book on his chest, with the 1970s logo. One shot later, it switches to another issue of the same comic with the '60s logo. Either way, the Avengers weren't around during the Korean War (in fact, none of the major characters from the Marvel Universe had even been created, other than Captain America ). The "points" system referenced in some episodes was no longer current for rotation of personnel, nor was it ever used for surgeons. BJ's latter-seasons hairstyle was much longer than what any professional man in the 1950s, military or civilian, would have worn. (This may be excusable, since the whole point was that BJ was rebelling against the Army.) Several times, Korean soldiers are shown with AK-47-type rifles ( actually stand-ins ) before any communist nation even issued them yet. In one episode Klinger hands out Hershey bars with UPC symbols on the back wrapper to recovering patients. A pinball machine from the 1970s appears in the Officers' Club, along with a poster on the wall with an illustration of a Vietnam-era helicopter. In one episode Henry uses a bullhorn that wasn't invented until after the war. In "Officer of the Day," Flagg appears wearing the branch insignia for military intelligence. This insignia wasn't used by the Army until 1962. Medics are always shown wearing helmets with the Red Cross painted on the front. This practice was stopped in early 19 |
What position/title comes between apprentice and master craftsman/master tradesman? | User Titles & User Groups User Titles & User Groups Would the suggested user groups be of use? No « on: February 11, 2011, 04:41:57 PM » Hello all, Martin Lawrence brought a problem to my attention. The board assigns a title, such as "Newbie", which is assigned by post counts, and puts this against your user name. I have now changed the pre-set titles to represent the craft better... Apprentice, Journeyman, Craftsman, Master Craftsman, and Craftsman Guru These titles, of course, are only representative of activity on the forum, and in no way make a representation about the individual skills of the particular user, so are only for fun really (and in truth I don't know why fora have the facility). I have also created a number of new user groups and would ask you to read them through and take the poll to see if you all think creating these groups is useful or not. Groups Founder - those members who first registered (and, more importantly) participated. The title reflects the willingness of the individual to contribute to the forum. Members may be added to, or removed from, any group at any time as ADMIN sees fit. This is not a negotiable position. NB: this group has been created and populated already Pro Turner - this group will be restricted for turners either on the Register of Professional Turners, or who can provide evidence of turning being a full time occupation, or experience which makes such a distinction meaningless. The aim of this is to allow users to make a judegement call on any advice proferred from a member of this group. This of course presupposes that all RPT and other fulltime turners actually have the experience and expertise the title might reasonably suggest, but obviously cannot guarantee it. Senior Hobbyist - not an age distinction, but an acknowledgment of experience and ability which is above the average hobbyist. Hobby Turner - for members who are at the improving hobby level. Fresh Shaving - for all those members new to turning. NB: suggestions for other user groups can be made as a reply to this post. The aim of having these groups is that it may help users to weigh advice and comment. So on to the poll... « Last Edit: September 17, 2012, 08:31:02 PM by Andy Coates » Logged Re: User Titles & User Groups « Reply #1 on: February 11, 2011, 08:40:21 PM » I'm not sure we need any sort of titles at all but if you are going down this route, perhaps instead of senior hobbyist you could substitute expert turner. Then there is no confusion with age. Perhaps there is no need for any distinction between pro turners and expert turners as the difference may only be whether or not they make a living from turning so in the context of this forum, it becomes meaningless. Also, instead of hobby turner, how about intermediate turner as this is how the AWGB seems to categorise its courses for turners between novice and expert. Logged 500-100 = Orange Juice It really doesn't matter. The reason all forum software does this is simple ans based upon experience and a certain amount of assumption..the assumption being that heavy posters will have the most information to impart. A quick tour of any forum on any subject will prove this point. The most active users do tend to provide the vast majority of answers. However, it has often occured to me that I have no way of gauging the likelihood of the information being accurate, useful, or based upon valid experience, so you taker it as a given most times. This is where the idea for the usergroup titles came from. At least with these you could make a judgement call. For instance... you ask a question about turning a batch of stair spindles you get two replies - one from a novice and one from an fulltime turner without discounting the advice from the novice turner (which may of course be equally valid) i think anybody could see the advantage of the advice from the pro turner who may have turned thousands of stair spindles...and that's where the grouping might be of use... Logged |
Patented by it's inventor in 1916, what type of bed folds from the wall? | History of Beds - Inventors History of Beds By Mary Bellis Updated August 06, 2016. A bed is a piece of furniture upon which a person may recline or sleep, in many cultures and for for many centuries the bed was considered the most important piece of furniture in the house and a type of status symbol. Beds were used in ancient Egypt as more than a place for sleeping, beds were used as a place to eat meals and entertain socially. According to A Brief History of Beds, "The earliest beds were shallow chests in which the bedding was placed. The first attempt at a soft basis consisted of ropes stretched across a wooden framework." The Mattress A Short History of Mattress Making tells us that "A typical bed of 1600 in its simplest form was a timber frame with rope or leather supports. The mattress was a 'bag' of soft filling which was most commonly straw and sometimes wool that was covered in plain, cheap fabric. In the mid 18th century, the cover became made of quality linen or cotton, the mattress cane box was shaped or bordered and the fillings available were natural and plenty, including coconut fibre, cotton, wool and horse hair. continue reading below our video 5 Steps to Starting Your Own Business The mattresses also became tufted or buttoned to hold the fillings and cover together and the edges were stitched. Iron and steel replaced the past timber frames in the late 19th century. The most expensive beds of 1929 were latex rubber mattresses produced by the very successful 'Dunlopillow'. Pocket spring mattresses were also introduced. These were individual springs sewn into linked fabric bags. Waterbeds The first water-filled beds were goatskins filled with water, used in Persia more then 3,600 years ago. In 1873, Sir James Paget at St Bartholomew's Hospital presented a modern waterbed designed by Neil Arnott as a treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers (bed sores). Waterbeds allowed mattress pressure to be evenly distributed over the body. By 1895 a few waterbeds were sold via mail order by the British store, Harrod’s. They looked like, and probably were, very large hot water bottles. Due to lack of suitable materials, the waterbed did not gain widespread use until the 1960s, after the invention of vinyl . Murphy Bed Murphy Bed, the bedding idea of 1900 was invented by American William Lawrence Murphy (1876–1959) from San Francisco. The space-saving Murphy Bed folds into a wall closet. William Lawrence Murphy formed the Murphy Bed Company of New York, the second oldest oldest furniture manufacturer in the United States. Murphy patented his "In-A-Dor" bed in 1908, however, he did not trademark the name "Murphy Bed". |
What is the common name for a poker hand that consists of all the cards in your hand being of the same suit, not in rank order? | Rules of Card Games: Poker Hand Ranking Hand probabilities and multiple decks - probability tables Standard Poker Hand Ranking There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. In standard poker - that is to say in the formal casino and tournament game played internationally and the home game as normally played in North America - there is no ranking between the suits for the purpose of comparing hands - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal. (Note however that suit ranking is sometimes used for other purposes such as allocating seats, deciding who bets first, and allocating the odd chip when splitting a pot that can't be equally divided. See ranking of suits for details.) A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category (so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below. In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always based on five cards only, and if these cards are equal the hands are equal, irrespective of the ranks of any unused cards. Some readers may wonder why one would ever need to compare (say) two threes of a kind of equal rank. This obviously cannot arise in basic draw poker, but such comparisons are needed in poker games using shared (community) cards, such as Texas Hold'em, in poker games with wild cards, and in other card games using poker combinations. 1. Straight Flush If there are no wild cards, this is the highest type of poker hand: five cards of the same suit in sequence - such as J- 9- 8- 7. Between two straight flushes, the one containing the higher top card is higher. An ace can be counted as low, so 5- 3- 2- A is a straight flush, but its top card is the five, not the ace, so it is the lowest type of straight flush. The highest type of straight flush, A-K-Q-J-10 of a suit, is known as a Royal Flush. The cards in a straight flush cannot "turn the corner": 4- K is not valid. 2. Four of a kind Four cards of the same rank - such as four queens. The fifth card, known as the kicker, can be anything. This combination is sometimes known as "quads", and in some parts of Europe it is called a "poker", though this term for it is unknown in English. Between two fours of a kind, the one with the higher set of four cards is higher - so 3-3-3-3-A is beaten by 4-4-4-4-2. If two or more players have four of a kind of the same rank, the rank of the kicker decides. For example in Texas Hold'em with J- J- J- 9 on the table (available to all players), a player holding K-7 beats a player holding Q-10 since the king beats the queen. If one player holds 8-2 and another holds 6-5 they split the pot, since the 9 kicker makes the best hand for both of them. If one player holds A- K they also split the pot because both have an ace kicker. 3. Full House This combination, sometimes known as a boat, consists of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank - for example three sevens and two tens (colloquially known as "sevens full of tens" or "sevens on tens"). When comparing full houses, the rank of the three cards determines which is higher. For example 9-9-9-4-4 beats 8-8-8-A-A. If the threes of a kind are equal, the rank of the pairs decides. 4. Flush Five cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the highest card determines which is higher. If the highest cards are equal then the second highest card is compared; if those are equal too, then the third highest card, and so on. For example K- 7- 6- 5 because the nine beats the seven. If all five cards are equal, the flushes are equal. 5. Straight Five cards of mixed suits in sequence - for example Q- 10- 9- 8. When comparing two sequences, the one with the higher ranki |
What legendary blues guitarist, best known for his hit "The Thrill Is Gone" , played a guitar he dubbed Lucille? | B.B. King - Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com READ MORE: Blues Legend B.B. King Dies at 89 King made his first recording in 1949, and the next year began a 12-year-long association with Kent/RPM/Modern, for which he recorded a string of rhythm and blues hits, including "You Know I Love You," "Woke Up This Morning" and "Three O'Clock Blues," which reached No. 1 on the R&B charts and became his first national hit. He also toured the nightclub circuit continuously, averaging more than 300 shows annually for over 30 years. His style of music earned him the title "King of the Blues." Famed Guitar 'Lucille' Coincidentally, the year that King made his first recording was also the same year that he named his beloved guitar. King attended a dance in Twist, Arkansas, that had a barrel lit with kerosene in the middle of the dance floor, used to keep the crowd warm late at night. While there, a fight broke out and the barrel was knocked over, causing a fire to spread throughout the venue. Everyone evacuated, including King, but he rushed back inside to retrieve his prized guitar. Luckily, he managed to escape with his guitar as the building collapsed around him. King later learned that the fight erupted because of a woman who worked at the venue named Lucille. From then on, King named his guitar "Lucille" to remind himself never to do anything so foolish again. Hit 'The Thrill Is Gone' In 1962, King signed with ABC Records, which released Live at the Regal (1965), a benchmark blues concert album. In 1969, he released his biggest hit single, "The Thrill is Gone." The first bluesman to tour the Soviet Union in 1979, by this time he had also become the first bluesman to enter the pop mainstream, making regular appearances in Las Vegas, Nevada and on network television. King also found commercial success with the many collaborations he made over the years, including with artists Eric Clapton , Elton John , Sheryl Crow , Van Morrison and Bonnie Raitt . In 1987, King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Highly-Acclaimed Musical Artist One of music's best-regarded performers, King picked up the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2006 for his duets album 80, having won the award multiple times over the decades. Later that year, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush . The legendary singer and guitarist also became the subject of his own museum, which opened its doors in 2008. The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi, is dedicated to King's music, the music which influenced him, and the history of the delta area. Also in 2008, King released his album One Kind Favor to critical acclaim. He did his own take on songs by John Lee Hooker , T-Bone Walker and Lonnie Johnson , earning yet another Grammy Award for his efforts, marking his 15th win. In February 2012, King played a special gig at the White House with Buddy Guy and others. He and his fellow performers were accompanied by President Barack Obama on the song "Sweet Home Chicago. Recent Years and Death King played more than 250 concerts per year well into his 70s. In his 80s, the number of tour dates the guitarist booked were more limited in number. His health had been deteriorating over the past few years. After a shaky concert in April 2014 at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, fans voiced their concern about King on social media saying he appeared to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. After that show, the blues legend issued a public apology for his erratic performance. In October 2014, the 89-year old fell onstage during a performance at Chicago’s House of Blues and cancelled several upcoming gigs. In a statement issued on his web site after the fall, it said the singer had been “diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion.” But no matter where he was, King had his signature guitar "Lucille" in his hands. While in hospice care, B.B. King died in his sleep on May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving behind an enduring musical legacy. In the day |
The mechanism of using 2 flags held in different positions to communicate between ships at sea is called what? | MarineWaypoints.com - Nautical Flags and their meanings Nautical Flags and Their Meanings The purpose of the International Code of Signals is to provide ways and means of communication in situations related essentially to safety of navigation and persons, especially when language difficulties arise, or because radio silence is required. Here are their names and meanings, both International and/or specific to the Navy, as well as meanings when used in a Sailing Regatta. There is also a signaling system called Semaphore which uses the position of the flags relative to a person to denote the letter. See Flag Etiquette for guidelines on proper display of flags. International Code Flags (also see Multiple Flags Signal Codes ) Flag I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed. Bravo I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo. Charlie Change of Course (Sailing Regatta) Delta I am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. Echo I am altering my course to starboard. Foxtrot I am disabled; communicate with me. On aircraft carriers: Flight Operations underway Golf GOLF I require a pilot. When made by fishing vessels operating in close proximity on the fishing grounds it means: "I am hauling nets" I have a pilot on board. India I am altering my course to port. (International) Coming alongside. (Navy) Round the Ends Starting Rule (Sailing Regatta) Juliet JEW-lee-ett I am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep well clear of me, or I am leaking dangerous cargo. Kilo I wish to communicate with you. Lima You should stop your vessel immediately. Come Within Hail or Follow Me (Sailing Regatta) Mike My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water.. Mark Missing (Sailing Regatta) Abandonment and Re-sail (Sailing Regatta) Oscar pah-PAH In port: All personnel return to ship; the vessel is about to procede to sea. At sea: It may be used by fishing vessels to mean: "My nets have come fast upon an obstruction". Quebec Ship meets health regulations; request clearance into port. (International) Boat recall; all boats return to ship. (Navy) Romeo Preparing to replenish (At sea). Ready duty ship (In port). (Navy) Sierra Conducting flag hoist drill. (Navy) Shorten Course (Sailing Regatta) Keep clear; engaged in trawling. (International) Do not pass ahead of me. (Navy) Uniform You are running into danger. Victor Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals. Individual Recall (Sailing Regatta) I am dragging anchor. (International) Ship has visual communications duty. (Navy) Wear Life Jackets (Sailing Regatta) Zulu 20% Scoring Penalty (Sailing Regatta) Code/Answer Message is understood. Also, numeric decimal point. (International) Flag that follows is from the International Code of Signals. (Navy) Postponement (Sailing Regatta) Substitute for the first flag in this hoist. (International) Also "repeats" the first flag or series of flags in this hoist Absence of flag officer or unit commander (In port). (Navy) General Recall (Sailing Regatta) Substitute for the second flag in this hoist. (International) Absence of chief of staff (In port). (Navy) Third substitute Substitute for the third flag in this hoist. (International) Absence of commanding officer (In port). (Navy) Fourth substitute Absence of civil or military official whose flag is flying on this ship. (Navy) One Special NATO Naval Flags FL: Flotilla or Group Unit Indicator Flag - Used to either address or identify specific units when other flags are added to them. A Flotilla/Group may consist of two or more Squadrons. SQ: Squadron Unit Indicator Flag - Used to either address or identify specific units when other flags are added to them. A Squadron may consist of two or more Divisions. DI: Division Unit Indicator Flag - Used to either add |
'Let your fingers do the walking' is the advertising slogan for what company? | Ad Age Advertising Century: Top 10 Slogans | Special: The Advertising Century - AdAge Adage Aleady a member? Sign in Get More From Ad Age Register to become a member today. You'll get the essential information you need to do your job better, including 7 free articles per month on Ad Age and Creativity Ability to comment on articles and creative work Access to 9 custom e-newsletters like Ad Age Daily, Ad Age Digital and CMO Strategy To get unlimited content and more benefits, check out our Membership page Register Now Want more Access, Content & Connections? We are glad you are enjoying Advertising Age. To get uninterrupted access and additional benefits, become a member today. Already a member? Log in or go back to the homepage . Hey, there. It looks like you're using an ad blocker. The news and features are funded in part by our advertisers. To support Ad Age and the industry we cover please either: Ad Age Advertising Century: Top 10 Slogans Published on See more from The Advertising Century An unforgettable phrase that perfectly encapsulates a brand promise is the basis of many a successful campaign. Once found, a slogan can define a brand for decades. Here are the top 10 slogans for the 20th Century, as well as another five that Ad Age just couldn't leave out. "A diamond is forever" - DeBeers "Just do it" - Nike "The pause that refreshes" - Coca-Cola "Tastes great, less filling" - Miller Lite "We try harder" - Avis "Good to the last drop" - Maxwell House "Breakfast of champions" - Wheaties "Does she ... or doesn't she?" - Clairol "When it rains, it pours" - Morton Salt "Where's the beef?" - Wendy's "Look Ma, no cavities!" - Crest toothpaste "Let your fingers do the walking" - Yellow Pages "Loose lips sink ships" - public service "M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand" - M&M candies "We bring good things to life" - General Electric In this article: |
What famous John Steinbeck novel featured the travels of Tom Joad? | The Grapes of Wrath: The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Biography | Book Summary & Study Guide | CliffsNotes Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Family and Education John Steinbeck was a man of experience first and words second. He lived passionately and observed both shrewdly and humanely, focusing on human struggles with the forces of nature around him and the passions within him. Using as its backdrop the tremendous beauty and epic power of the California land he knew so well, Steinbeck's writing strove to make meaning out of the hardships he saw. From his earliest memory, John Steinbeck wanted to be a serious writer. He was born on February 27, 1902, to a middle-class family in Salinas, California. His father, John Ernst, Sr., was a well-to-do miller and local politician, and his mother, Olivia Hamilton, taught school. Under his mother's influence, Steinbeck read widely and was influenced by many great authors: Eliot, Dostoevsky, Hardy, and most notably, Malory. Malory's Morte d'Arthur, given to Steinbeck on his ninth birthday, took him away from his own middle-class existence and showed him the power of the theme of good versus evil. While Malory had a great influence on Steinbeck's writing style, Steinbeck described the syntactical rhythms and sweeping epic scope of the King James Bible as having the most lasting impression on his work. Never a scholar, Steinbeck spent a large part of his youth outdoors, working and playing in the Salinas Valley, midway up the California coast. This lush, fertile, and often harsh land would become the backdrop for his most enduring works. Although stifled by academic discipline, Steinbeck loved to write, publishing pieces in his high school paper, and later, in the student paper at Stanford University. Steinbeck's studies at the university often took a back seat to more active pursuits: he worked on ranches, in factories, did construction work, and was even a member of a road-building gang. Although he came from a strongly middle-class background, Steinbeck's experiences as a laborer provided him with the first-hand observations that would fuel so much of his writing. After five years of intermittent studies, he left Stanford without a degree. Early Work In 1925, Steinbeck traveled to New York in an attempt to make a living as a writer. The city was not welcoming, however, and when it was suggested that he try writing advertising copy to break into the industry, Steinbeck said farewell. He completed a set of short stories, which was rejected by publishers, and returned to California. While working as a lodge caretaker in the Sierra Mountains, Steinbeck completed his first novel, a historical swashbuckler entitled Cup of Gold. However, success continued to elude the young writer. With monumental bad timing, his first novel was published in late 1929, just two months before the stock market crash changed the atmosphere of the entire country. According to Lewis Gannett, about 1,500 copies of the book were sold, but it was not taken seriously by the few critics who reviewed it. Shortly after the publication of Cup of Gold, Steinbeck eloped with a local girl named Carol Henning, and with his father's help, they set up home in the small community of Pacific Grove. Here Steinbeck met Ed Ricketts, the man who was to have the greatest influence on both his life and his work. Ricketts, the proprietor of a marine specimen supply house on the outskirts of Pacific Grove, proved a perfect companion for Steinbeck: Both men loved to drink, think, and discuss life philosophies. Together they would develop a non-teological philosophy (focusing on the world as it is, not as it should or might be) that would figure prominently in the pragmatism of many of the main characters in The Grapes of Wrath. Ricketts would later be immortalized as "Doc" in Cannery Row. Steinbeck's first, and arguably best, novel to be set in California was published in 1932. Unfortunately, the Depression was in full swing, and the first two publishing houses that handled The Pastures of Heaven went broke before the |
Into what body of water does the Nile River drain? | Into what sea does the River Nile flow? | Reference.com Into what sea does the River Nile flow? A: Quick Answer The River Nile drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is the longest river on the African continent and in the world. Full Answer The headwaters of the Kagera River, known as its tributary Ruvubu, are the origination of the River Nile. From its origin, the river flows north through Africa before it enters Egypt. While many people believe that the majority of the River Nile is located in Egypt, only 22 percent of it is located there. It is believed that Ancient Egypt would not have existed without the River Nile as it provided the moisture that crops needed to survive. The Ancient Egyptians could only grow crops in the soil that formed after the River Nile flooded each year. |
What is the name of Lisa's saxophone playing mentor with the Faberge egg addiction? | Bleeding Gums Murphy | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “The Blues ain't about feeling better; it's about making other people feel worse.” ―Bleeding Gums Murphy to Lisa [src] Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums" Hibbert (January 7, 1936 - April 30, 1995) was the idol and role model of Lisa Simpson . He first appears in the sixth episode of Season 1 , Moaning Lisa . Contents Biography A young Bleeding Gums Murphy Bleeding Gums learned his musical skills at the feet of Blind Willie Witherspoon. Willie wanted to give Bleeding Gums his saxophone, only to be finally told that it wasn't a saxophone and actually an umbrella, meaning that Willie had actually been playing an umbrella for some thirty years. Bleeding Gums explained to Willie that no one informed him of the mistake because "we all thought it was funny". Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums Murphy" Hibbert recorded only one album, titled Sax on the Beach , which was extremely lucrative for him. However, he soon went broke after spending too much of his money on several Fabergé eggs a day. He revealed that he had once made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show in 1986 as the Huxtable children's grandfather, as well as appearing on Steve Allen's Tonight Show. [1] Bleeding Gums on the Cosby Show. Murphy makes his first appearance playing his saxophone on a bridge in the middle of the night. This is a reference to Sonny Rollins, the great saxophonist, who famously retired from public and was not seen for three years, until a journalist discovered him playing the saxophone alone on the Williamsburg Bridge. Bleeding Gums was a mentor to Lisa Simpson until his early death. He played and vocalized a song written by Lisa. It pleased Lisa to see the performance of her own jazz song in the bar " The Jazz Hole ", but not everyone in the family was happy with lyrics, as they criticized several of them. [2] Bleeding Gums once sang a twenty six minute version of the American National anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Springfield Isotopes game. [3] He serves as one of the three judges for a talent show once, giving Bart a 10 for his impersonation of Principal Skinner. [4] He also appears joining in with the song "Sending Our Love Down the Well" after Bart pretends that he fell into a well. [5] Death Bleeding Gums' Tombstone He makes his final appearance in " 'Round Springfield ". When Bart ends up in the hospital after eating a jagged metal Krusty-O's , Lisa finds Bleeding Gums in a hospital bed in a nearby ward. They play Carole King's "Jazzman" together, entertaining the hospital. He explains about his life, family and work to her as well as giving her advice for her upcoming school performance, lending her his saxophone. When Lisa returns she is devastated when she finds out that Bleeding Gums has died from circumstances that are never revealed, possibly cardiac arrest. [6] No one, except for Lisa attends Murphy's funeral. Reverend Lovejoy gets his name wrong, calling him "Blood and Guts Murphy" and "Bloody Gums Murphy", as well as saying that he was "quite the sousaphone player". This prompts Lisa to buy his album, as the jazz station didn't have it, although she cannot afford it. Bart uses the $500 he got from his court case against "Krusty O's" to buy it for her. She gives it to the jazz station who play it on the radio. The signal isn't strong enough, but a lightning strike boosts the signal so that all of Springfield does hear it. Bleeding Gums (left) appearing to Lisa Simpson in a cloud, after his death in 'Round Springfield.' Murphy's face appears to Lisa from the clouds, thanking Lisa for her final tribute and performing " Jazzman " one last time with her. Behind the Laughter The appearance of Bleeding Gums Murphy is loosely based on Sonny Rollins, a great saxophone player who took a break from his life as a recording and performing jazz artist to practice his musical craft on a bridge. Bleeding Gums gave the origin of his nickname in " Moaning Lisa " as thus: "Well, let me put it this way... you ever been to the dentist? Not me. I suppose I should go to one, but I got en |
What American writer, buried in Baltimore, had his gravesite mysteriously visited every January 19th, to receive | The Real Dead Poets Society: How America Buries Its Famous Writers - The Atlantic The Atlantic The Real Dead Poets Society: How America Buries Its Famous Writers Most Popular Print Text Size There's no rule for how to properly commemorate a literary great—so some authors' grave sites are more modest than mausoleum. Wikimedia Driving down Veirs Mill Road on the way to the Rockville Amtrak station in Rockville, Md., it's easy to miss the small banner to the side of St. Mary's Church, laying claim to the grave of one of America's most lauded authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald. But ask a local where Fitzgerald is buried, and you might soon venture through a small metal gate into the cemetery, wander through the overgrowth, and find Fitzgerald's final resting place. He's buried next to his wife, Zelda, and their grave is commemorated with the Great Gatsby quote: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." On the sunny, early fall Sunday I was there, no one else was visiting Scott, though it's clear that others had been before, judging by the pennies left atop his and Zelda's worn stone marker. The pennies could go back to old-world folklore about leaving something to take into the afterlife, perhaps, or they could also could also serve as belated and futile insurance against Fitzgerald's rapid descent in society due to alcoholism and an excessive lifestyle, which left him broke and feeling like a failure when he died in his 40s, despite having published more than 150 short stories and four novels (a fifth, The Love of the Last Tycoon or sometimes just The Last Tycoon, was published posthumously). Some have touching or amusing epitaphs—Charles Bukowski's is "Don't try." Writers' graves can be surprising places to visit. Unlike the luminaries housed at more elegant cemeteries, like Pere Lachaise in Paris (Victor Hugo, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Richard Wright), many literary stars lie for eternity in simpler, plainer spots around this country, with traditions around how to commemorate them as widely varied as the genres they comprise. Some have touching or amusing epitaphs—Charles Bukowski's is "Don't try." The flamboyant persona of Truman Capote, meanwhile, might shudder at the simplicity of his grave marker: His ashes are noted with a plaque on the wall in a cemetery in Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles. (His proximity to the graves of Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe might make him smile from that great Tiffany's in the sky). Oddly, a couple handfuls of Capote's ashes were kept at the house of his friend Joanne Carson (Johnny's wife), until they were stolen one Halloween night and then later returned, mysteriously, in the dead of night, and placed in a coiled-up garden hose out back. (Some of Capote's ashes have also been scattered in New York, making him forever bicoastal). e.e. cummings is buried in Forrest Hills cemetery in Boston on a hill overlooking a lake, beneath a tiny rock that you can barely find (even with a map, depending on how many leaves have fallen that day), just a short walk from Anne Sexton's larger, more noticeable tombstone. Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm grave in Milledgeville, Ga., receives tokens ranging from coins to plastic gorillas (a reference to her story "Wise Blood"). And Sylvia Plath's grave at one time (before the lettering was changed to bronze) saw fans returning again and again to scratch out the name of her philandering poet husband Ted Hughes. Saul Bellow, so well-associated with Chicago, is permanently housed now in the Jewish section of a cemetery in Brattleboro, Vt., where he had a vacation home (his grave was luckily spared when Hurricane Irene struck in 2011). And Fitzgerald's own Paris comrade Ernest Hemingway, long associated with Key West, forever lies in Sun Valley—Ketchum, Idaho—a place he used to escape to, and where he eventually took his life. Dorothy Parker grew up in New Jersey and is almost synonymous with the literary scene in New York City, and yet her ashes are currently interred at the NAACP headquarters in Baltimore |
January 17 marks the anniversary of the opening of the First Gulf War, aka Operation Desert Storm, which happened in what year? | 1000+ images about US GROUND COMBAT DESERT STORM IRAQ on Pinterest | Iraq war, Highway of death and Bradley fighting vehicle Forward Battle of 73 Easting. Described as "the last great tank battle of the 20th century," this decisive, Feb 1991, battle of Operation Desert Storm was named after a map coordinate. Four squadrons of the US Second Armored Cavalry Regiment fought elements of two Iraqi armored brigades. US forces were outnumbered, but had better equipment, training, and access to air and artillery support. The four cavalry troops destroyed 160 tanks and 180 APCs for the loss of one Bradley IFV (lost to friendly… See More |
January 17, 1942 saw the birth of one Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Nicknamed The Louisville Lip, under what name did he achieve boxing immortality? | Cassius Clay Place Of Birth | Search Net Worth of Celebrities Cassius Clay Place Of Birth Read more... Muhammad Ali Net Worth is $80 Million. Muhammad Ali Net Worth is $80 Million. Muhammad Ali is a retired American boxer with a net worth of $80 million. Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father painted billboards signs and h Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist. Considered a cultural icon, Ali was both idolized and vilified. Originally known as Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently converting to Sunni Islam in 1975, and more recently practicing Sufism. In 1967, three years after Ali had won the World Heavyweight Championship, he was publicly vilified for his refusal to be conscripted into the U.S. military, based on his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War. Ali stated, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong... No Viet Cong ever called me nigger" - one of the more telling remarks of the era. Widespread protests against the Vietnam War had not yet begun, but with that one phrase, Ali articulated the reason to oppose the war for a generation of young Americans, and his words served as a touchstone for the racial and antiwar uph... New Muhammad Ali Photo Exhibit at NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal Gallery Did you know there’s an art gallery inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal? Well, there’s a timely new exhibit on Muhammad Ali presented by the Donna Compton Gallery, timed with his birthday yesterday and Black History Month in February. It ... Posted: January 18, 2017, 8:35 am Understanding Muhammad Ali ON this day Muhammad Ali would have been 75 years old. The great man died last year and was mourned across the world. Thomas Hauser, the author of the authorised biography and most recently ‘Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest’, spoke to Boxing ... Posted: January 17, 2017, 10:23 am Michael Mann On Muhammad Ali, Will Smith, And His New Cut Of ‘Ali’ DEADLINE: What made you go back in and change the film, 15 years later? MICHAEL MANN: With the hindsight of history, I felt the drama didn’t get all the way there. It wasn’t as strong as it should have been. I don’t think I changed anything on a ... Posted: January 17, 2017, 12:23 pm On an afternoon in 1958, near the shopping district at Walnut and Fourth Streets in Louisville, Ky., Thomas Merton was moving about inconspicuously gathering supplies for the Abbey at Gethsemani. The monastery, established in 1848 by the Order of Trappist ... Posted: January 17, 2017, 12:21 am Champ’s artistic side to be displayed at Muhammad Ali Center LOUISVILLE, Ky. >> When Muhammad Ali wasn’t jabbing or dancing in the ring, he sometimes liked dabbling as an artist. Now, 15 drawings created by The Greatest are being donated to the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Posted: January 18, 2017, 3:50 pm Related Topics: Athletes , Athletes Income , Athletes Net Worth , Boxers , Boxers Income , Boxers Net Worth , Cassius Clay , Cassius Clay Age , Cassius Clay Background , Cassius Clay Bio , Cassius Clay Country , Cassius Clay Date Of Birth , Cassius Clay Ethnicity , Cassius Clay Height , Cassius Clay History , Cassius Clay Home Town , Cassius Clay Images , Cassius Clay Income , Cassius Clay Net Worth , Cassius Clay News , Cassius Clay Partner , Cassius Clay Place Of Birth , Cassius Clay Profession , Cassius Clay Salary , Cassius Clay Story , Cassius Clay Talent , Cassius Clay Videos , Cassius Clay Weight , Cassius Marcellus Clay , Cassius Marcellus Clay Age , Cassius Marcellus Clay Background , Cassius Marcellus Clay Bio , Cassius Marcellus Clay Country , Cassius Marcellus Clay Date Of Birth , Cassius Marcellus Clay Ethnicity , Cassius Marcellus Clay Height , Cassius Marcellus Clay History , Cassius Marcellus Clay Home Town , Cassius Marcellus Clay Images , Cassius Marcellus Clay Income , Cassius Marcellus Clay Net Worth , Cassius Marcellus Clay News , Cassius Marcellus Clay Partner , |
The 1933 ratification of the 20th Amendment moved the day of the inauguration of the President of the United States from March 4 to what date? | 20th Amendment to the Constitution – U.S. Amendment XX Summary Additional Amendments On January 23, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. This amendment set the guidelines on the beginning and ending of terms served by federal officials. According to the amendment, there is a need to change the start of terms designated to presidents, vice presidents and representatives of the country. With these changes, federal officials will be able to address significant national crises. It also pertains to the different scenarios that occur when there is no elected president in the country. Text Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. Section 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article. Section 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission. Summary In the first section of the article, the terms served by the president and vice president of the country will end on the 20th day of January at noon. Moreover, the terms of all Congress representatives and senators will end on the 3rd day of January, also at noon. Then, the terms of all successors to these positions will begin. Section 2 of the article states that the U.S. Congress will convene once per year, and the meeting is set to begin on the 3rd of January. There are exceptions, though, particularly when they appoint by law on a different day. The third section explained further the terms served by the U.S. President. In case the elected President died while in office, the Vice-president would assume the vacant position. Furthermore, the Vice-president would become the head of the country if the elected president failed to qualify for his or her post. Further Details Section 1 of the 20th Amendment shortened the length of time that existed between the day of election and the start of the presidential, congressional, and vice presidential terms. The terms served by the President originally began on the 4th day of March, which is about 4 months after Election Day. Although the said term was a practical necessity, it was no longer effective in this modern age since it effected the functioning of the government. During the 19th century onward, this translates to a lame duck Presidential or Congressional administration that may fail to respond promptly to the pending nati |
What SI unit of power, equivalent to one Joule per second, is named after a Scottish Inventor who was born on January 19, 1736? | watts - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus watts noun (power unit) a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm Synonyms: W [acronym]. Type of: power unit. Part of: horsepower |kilowatt Watts (poet) an English poet and theologian (born: 1674 – died: 1748) Synonyms: Isaac Watts. Type of: poet. Type of: theologian Etymology summary [plural] | W, w | W. | w. | w/ "w":, | the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel. | any spoken sound represented by the letter "W" or "w", as in "way, bewitch", or "row". ... (26 of 182 words, 48 definitions) | w. [abbreviation, sense-specific] the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second and equal to the ... | "Watt" : "James Watt": 1736-1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. (25 of 53 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations) [sense-specific] | ... "André Watts": born 1946, United States concert pianist, born in Germany. | "George Frederick Watts": 1817-1904, English painter and sculptor. | ... (19 of 35 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations) watt | watts [plural] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W (28 of 54 words, pronunciations) a unit for measuring electrical power, measured in joules per second (11 of 40 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation) Wikipedia: Watt | WOT | W a derived unit of power in the International System of Units, named after the Scottish engineer James Watt. The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion or transfer. One watt is the rate at which work is done when... (45 of 2561 words) Watts [disambiguation] may refer to: Watt, a unit of power | Watts (surname), the surname of several people | Watts S. Humphrey (1927-2010), American software engineer often called the father of software quality | Watts (producer), a Canadian record producer | Watts family... (37 of 353 words, 40 definitions) watt | Watt | James Watt [sense-specific] the derived SI unit of power, equal to 1 joule per second; the power ... | 1736-1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. His fundamental improvements to ... (24 of 470 words, 2 definitions, 8 usage examples, pronunciations) Watts | watt | George Frederick Watts [sense-specific] | Isaac Watts [sense-specific] 1817-1904, English painter and sculptor, noted especially for his painting ... | 1674-1748, English hymn-writer | the derived SI unit of power, equal ... (21 of 428 words, 3 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciations) Columbia Encyclopedia: watt | kilowatt abbreviation W, unit of power, or work done per unit time, equal to 1 joule per second. It's used as a measure of electrical and mechanical power. One ... (28 of 100 words) www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0851648.html Watts residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist ... (25 of 121 words) watt | W [abbreviation] the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the rate of consumption of energy in an electric circuit where the ... (25 of 75 words, pronunciation) oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/watt Watts Syllabification: (Watts) | a district in southern Los Angeles in California, home to much of the black population of the city. (20 of 38 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation) watt [unit of measurement] unit of power in the International System of Units equal to one joule of work performed per second, or to 1/746 horsepower. An ... (23 of 70 words) Watts [district, Los Angeles, California, United States] southwestern district of Los Angeles, California, U.S. The district, originally called Mud Town, was renamed in 1900 for C.H. Watts, a Pasadena ... watt | Watt | W [abbreviation, sense-specific] the basic unit of electric, mechanical, or thermal power in the SI and MKS ... | Watt, James 1736-1819; Scot. engineer & inventor: pioneer in the ... (25 of 70 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations) Wat |
One of 110 recipients during the Spanish American war, which total bad-ass did President Bill Clinton award a posthumous Medal of Honor to on January 16, 2001? | Medal of Honor: History and Issues Medal of Honor: History and Issues CRS Report for Congress Medal of Honor: History and Issues Updated March 30, 2006 Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Medal of Honor: History and Issues Summary The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award for bravery. It is awarded by the President in the name of Congress. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since it was first presented in 1863, the medal has been awarded 3,461 times. Nineteen individuals have been double recipients of the award. Recipients of the Medal of Honor are afforded a number of benefits as a result of this award. Since the award’s inception, the laws and regulations that apply to it have changed. In certain cases, the award has been rescinded. Six rescinded awards have been reinstated. On a number of occasions, legislation has been offered to waive certain restrictions and to encourage the President to award the Medal of Honor to particular individuals. Generally speaking, this type of legislation is rarely enacted. In a very limited number of cases, the medal has been awarded outside the legal restrictions concerning time limits. These cases are often based on technical errors, lost documents or eyewitness accounts, or other factors that justify reconsideration. These cases, however, represent the exception and not the rule. Contents Table 1. Medal of Honor Breakdown by War and Service.................21 Medal of Honor: History and Issues Members and staff of Congress often ask the Congressional Research Service to provide information concerning the awarding of the Medal of Honor (MoH). This report briefly describes the history of the MoH and the criteria and rules used in awarding the medal. The benefits that are made available to Medal of Honor recipients are listed. This report also describes the process involved in reconsidering an individual for receipt of the medal (including what assistance a Member may provide in this process). The applicable statutes concerning those improperly holding, trading, or selling the award as well as those who wrongly claim to be medal recipients are summarized. Some citations of those who have been awarded the MoH are provided as examples, along with certain statistics describing the recipients. Background According to a U.S. Senate Committee Print on the Medal of Honor: The Medal of Honor is the highest award for bravery1 that can be given to any individual in the United States of America. Conceived in the early 1860’s and first presented in 1863, the medal has a colorful and inspiring history which has culminated in the standards applied today for awarding this respected honor. In their provisions for judging whether a man is entitled to the Medal of Honor, each of the armed services has set up regulations which permit no margin of doubt or error. The deed of the person must be proved by incontestable evidence of at least two eyewitnesses; it must be so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes his gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery; it must involve the risk of his life; and it must be of the type of deed which, if he had not done it, would not subject him to any justified criticism. A recommendation for the Army or Air Force Medal must be made within 2 years from the date of the deed upon which it depends. Award of the medal must be made within 3 years after the date of the deed. The recommendation for a Navy Medal of Honor must be made within 3 years and awarded within 5 years. 1 Acts of bravery and courage are not unusual among those in uniform. The fact that many members of our armed forces have engaged in direct battle with an enemy or carried out their duties under enemy attack is certainly a sign of this bravery and courage. However, the level of heroism usually cited among those who receive the Medal of Honor is uncommonly high and of a qualitatively different magnitude. The distinction of this type of valor, he |
Bowline, clove hitch, square, and sheepshank are all types of what? | Scouting Knots | How to Tie Scouting Knots | Animated Scouting Knots Welcome to Scouting Knots Selection These animated knots are described for scouts, but most of them have critical uses in other environments. The selection of knots is based on consultation with many scouting leaders and a review of the requirements by some national organizations. Choices Rather than show the Fisherman's Knot the Double Fisherman's is used because it is safer and more widely used. The Fisherman's can easily be created by substituting Overhand Knots for the Double Overhand Knots. The Sheepshank is included reluctantly for reasons explained on its page. I make no apology for also including the Constrictor and Alpine Butterfly. They are both useful and more valuable than the Sheepshank. Optional Knots Some additional knots which have been listed for teaching to scouts are described elsewhere on this website: the Water Knot , the Bowline on a Bight , the Carrick Bend , and the Sailmaker's Whipping . The Tautline Hitch is regarded as a variation of the Rolling Hitch . The Double Sheet Bend is pictured on the Sheet Bend Page . The Pipe Hitch is not described as several knots appear to share this name, one of which is the same as the Klemheist . The Masthead or Jury Knot is not described here as it appears to have limited use but you can find how to make it on the page about the Masthead Knot Mat in the decorative section. So far at least, the Cat's paw, Draw Hitch, and Honda are not included. Make a selection from the images above or go to the Options Page. Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material. Copyright |
Which state, the second to join the union, is known as the Keystone State? | Pennsylvania - U.S. States - HISTORY.com Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence Tree: Hemlock Bird: Ruffed Grouse Interesting Facts Named by Governor William Penn after his arrival in the New World in 1682, Philadelphia combined the Greek words for love (phileo) and brother (adelphos), engendering its nickname of “the city of brotherly love.” Although born in Boston, Philadelphia claims Ben Franklin as one of its sons as the renowned statesman, scientist, writer and inventor moved to the city at the age of 17. Responsible for many civic improvements, Franklin founded the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731 and organized the Union Fire Company in 1736. On September 18, 1777, fearing that the approaching British army would seize and melt the Liberty Bell for ammunition, 200 cavalrymen transported the iconic symbol of freedom by caravan from the Philadelphia State House to the basement of the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, where it remained until the British finally left in June of 1778. Now the largest city in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia served as the nation’s capital from 1790 until a permanent capital was established in Washington, D.C., in 1800. Both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed in Philadelphia. In July of 1952, Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine from the killed virus at the University of Pittsburgh. First tested on himself and his family, the vaccine was made available nation-wide a few years later, which reduced the number of polio cases from nearly 29,000 in 1955 to less than 6,000 in 1957. In 1903, the Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates competed against each other in the first official World Series of Major League Baseball at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh. In the best-of-nine series, Boston won five games to three. The worst nuclear accident in United States history occurred on March 28, 1979, on Three Mile Island near Harrisburg. Caused by a series of system malfunctions and human errors, the plant’s nuclear reactor core partially melted, and thousands of residents were evacuated or fled the area, fearing exposure to radiation. William Penn initially requested his land grant be named “Sylvania,” from the Latin for “woods.” Charles II instead named it “Pennsylvania,” after Penn’s father, causing Penn to worry that settlers would believe he named it after himself. Tags |
Which of the 4 annual Grand Slam tennis events is played first? | AUS Open - Latest Tennis News, Score, Tennis Player Profiles AUS Open Roger Federer Brief bio Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, dominated the sport in the early 21st century with his exceptional all-round game. Born in Basel, Switzerland his admiral career includes 17 men’s singles Grand Slam championships, the most in tennis history. Early playing history Born in 1981, Roger Federer was amongst the top junior tennis players […] Female Tennis Players Maria Sharapova Brief bio Maria Sharapova is ranked as the world’s number 4 female professional tennis player, and is from Bradenton in Florida, although born in Russia SFSR, and Soviet Union. She turned pro in April 2001, has been ranked world number one in singles by the WTA for a total of 21 weeks on five different […] Tennis Australian Open Championship Most Dramatic Tennis Australian Open Moments In its 110 year history the Tennis Australian Open and its spectators saw thousands of brilliantly played matches between some of the world’s best match play champion’s; however, some of these matches became moments in history to be remembered because their light shone just a little brighter than all the other stars over the years. Finals matches such as the 1969 men’s singles finals battle that saw the legendary Australian “Rocket” Rod Laver defeat Tony Roche in a pivotal victory on his road to become the only player that won the Grand Slam title twice. Another finals match, rated by tennis historian Steve Flink as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time, etched to memory after the 1981 defeat of number 1 ranked Chris Evert at the hands of Martina Navratilova. John McEnroe the seven time Grand Slam winner, not being one to shy away from confrontation became the first tennis player in history to be turfed from any Grand Slam Open era finals match. The Beginnings of the Australian Tennis Open Rodney George Laver enjoyed a professional career spanning 24 years and retained his position as the world No. 1 ranked professional player from 1964 until 1970. He took his first Tennis Australian Open title in 1960 after defeating Neale Fraser a fellow Australian player he went on to win the same title on another two occasions despite suffering from a ban lasting five years in the pre-Open era. He still holds an all-time male singles record of having taken 22 titles during a single season in 1962. Tennis Australian Open Championship – A Historical Synopsis Brief Biography The Tennis Australian Open Championship established itself as one of the world’s Premier tournaments staged annually during the last two weeks of January, with Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia as the elected event host. Chronologically it is the first of four annual global tennis events known as the Grand Slam, the US Open, Wimbledon, and the French Open being the other three events on the Grand Slam calendar. The championship features women’s and men’s singles; women’s and men’s mixed doubles; Junior Championships; the exhibition and legends; and wheelchair events. Prior to 1988 the competition had traditionally been played on grass; however, since 1988 the Melbourne Park tournament sought two distinctly different types of hardcourt surfaces, from 1988 to 2007 a green Rebound Ace surface was used, with a blue Plexicushion utilised since 2008 till current. The Australian Open Championship experiences extremely high attendance figures, second only to those experienced at the U.S. Open. It also became the first of the Grand Slam tournaments to feature retractable roofs over all three the primary courts, namely the Hisense Arena, and since its refurbishment the Margaret Court Arena, as well as the Rod Laver Arena. The History of the Australian Tennis Open The inaugural Australasian Championship event took place in 1905 at Melbourne’s Warehouseman Cricket Ground, later renamed to Albert Reserve Tennis Centre; in addition, in 1927 the tournament became known as the Australian Championships, only in 1969 did it finally receive its final renaming to become the Australian Open. |
John Schnatter is the founder and chairman of what pizza chain, the 3rd largest takeout and delivery pizza chain in the United States? | Papa John's Rated No. 1 among All National Pizza Chains by Prestigious American Customer Satisfaction Index (NASDAQ:PZZA) Add to Briefcase File is in Briefcase Papa John's Rated No. 1 among All National Pizza Chains by Prestigious American Customer Satisfaction Index Consumers rate Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction for the 12th time in the last 14 years LOUISVILLE, Ky. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Papa John's has again earned the top spot in customer satisfaction among national pizza chains in the 2013 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released today. Papa John's earned the highest ranking for an unprecedented 12th time in the past 14 years. "We have always believed that if you offer a superior-quality pizza delivered with industry-leading customer service, customers will reward you with their loyalty," said John Schnatter , Papa John's founder, chairman and CEO. "We thank our customers for their loyalty and will continue to do the best we can to deliver on our ‘Better Ingredients, Better Pizza' brand promise each day." In addition to the top overall ACSI rating for national pizza chains, Papa John's earned the top spot among all limited service restaurants in the categories of product quality, overall quality and customer expectations "We set the customer expectation very high at Papa John's and we thank our operators for working extremely hard to deliver on those expectations," said Schnatter. "After nearly 30 years, we still believe it's all about consistently delivering a superior-quality pizza and that is where our focus will remain." About Papa John's , Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVII. For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com , or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PapaJohns , on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PapaJohns , or on our blog at www.papajohnsblog.com . About ACSI The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is a national economic indicator of customer evaluations of the quality of products and services available to household consumers in the United States . The ACSI uses data from interviews with roughly 70,000 customers annually as inputs to an econometric model for measuring customer satisfaction with more than 230 companies in 48 industries and 10 economic sectors, as well as over 100 services, programs, and websites of federal government agencies. ACSI results are released on a monthly basis, with all measures reported using a scale of 0 to 100. ACSI data have proven to be strongly related to a number of essential indicators of micro and macroeconomic performance. For example, firms with higher levels of customer satisfaction tend to have higher earnings and stock returns relative to competitors. Stock portfolios based on companies that show strong performance in ACSI deliver excess returns in up markets as well as down markets. And, at the macro level, customer satisfaction has been shown to be predictive of both consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. The Index was founded at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business |
The name for what alcohol translates from the Gaelic as "Water of life"? | Celtic Spirit- Irish Whiskey Scotch Whisky, Gaelic Uisce Beatha Water of Life Irish Whiskey Scotch Whisky Whiskey The Irish spell it “whiskey,” the Scots spell it “whisky.” That’s just the beginning of this longstanding dispute. Naturally, they can’t agree on which variety is superior, either. However, all can raise a toast to and concur regarding the origins of the word; it is from the Gaelic uisce beatha, translated as “The Water of Life.” Scotch whisky or Irish whiskey – each can boast devotees who exhibit near-religious reverence for their favorite brand of the potent amber liquid. So what are the actual differences between the two? Irish is said to be the smoother choice, while Scotch is said to have a more smoky flavor. The flavor difference between the two varieties originates with the different ways in which each is made. Both spirits start out the same way: barley is malted by soaking it in water, laying it out flat, and leaving it until sprouting occurs. Since Scotch distillers then dry the damp malt over a peat-fueled fire, it acquires a characteristic smokiness. By contrast, Irish distillers dry the malt in a smoke-free kiln. Subsequent steps in the production process, mashing and fermentation, are nearly identical. The mash is milled into grist. Boiling water is applied, which induces the transformation of starch into sugars. With exposure to yeast, the sugary wort liquid converts to crude alcohol. The alcoholic “wash” is heated in large copper pot stills to cull the alcohol from the water, and the distillation process begins. To give you a basis for comparison, bourbon is distilled once; Scotch, two times; but Irish whiskey is distilled three times. Following distillation, the whiskey resides in oak casks, where it is aged from five to 25 years. The last process consists of mixing the contents of many casks together, eliminating variances among casks and ensuring consistency of flavor. Tragically, for every year the whiskey sits in the cask maturing, a portion of it evaporates heavenward and is lost forever. Distillers call the evaporated portion "the angels’ share.” Use the links below to navigate to the Celtic Network’s other articles on whiskey: Irish Whiskey Scotland and Its Whiskies: The Great Whiskies and Their Landscapes by Michael Jackson Famed master Michael Jackson devotes a chapter to each of Scotland's ten premier distilleries, explaining the influence of environment and geography on the finished product. Lavishly illustrated with the gorgeous photography of Harry Cory Wright. The Whiskeys of Ireland by Peter Mulryan There is a wealth of lore – historical, economic, and cultural – surrounding the fastest-growing export coming out of Ireland. Learn the details of how whiskey is made, and about the differences between varieties of whiskeys; in addition, Mulryan includes tasting notes on 60 renowned Irish brands. The following link offers whiskey related items through AnIrishChristmas.com. |
Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett, and Sabrina Duncan, along John Bosley were found on what late 1970s TV series? | Charlie's Angels - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT "Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties but I took them all away from all that and now they work for me. My name is Charlie." Those famous words were heard every week from 1976 to 1981 during Charlie's Angels 5 year run. This ABC crime series began in September of 1976 introducing three stunning, sexy and young former policewoman, private detectives working for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency. The wealthy Charlie Townsend, voiced by John Forsythe , was their never-seen boss, who relayed assignments via a speaker telephone. The trio of Angels featured Sabrina Duncan; ( Kate Jackson ) the "cool, smart, multilingual leader," Jill Munroe; ( Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) the "athletic angel" and finally Kelly Garrett; ( Jaclyn Smith ) the "street wise angel." The Angels worked with their trusty male counter-part, John Bosley played by ( David Doyle ). Charlie's Angels was a huge success the moment it hit the airwaves in 1976. The Angels were on gum cards, doll boxes, T-shirts, board games, puzzles and posters. They also graced the covers of Time magazine on November 22, 1976 and TV Guide on September 25, 1976. Charlie's Angels has appeared on TV Guide Cover four times, Sept, 25, 1976; Jaclyn, Farrah and Kate, February 18, 1978; Jaclyn, Kate and Cheryl, December 29, 1979; Jaclyn, Cheryl and Shelley and the last on December 18, 1993; Kate, Farrah and Jaclyn.moreless |
What is the largest, by area, province in Canada? | What is the biggest province in Canada? | Reference.com What is the biggest province in Canada? A: Quick Answer As of 2014, the largest province in terms of size in Canada is Quebec, which has an area of 643,819 square miles. Canada has 10 provinces: Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and British Columbia. The country has three territories, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon; Nunavut is the largest in size of all the provinces and territories. Full Answer Quebec is located in the eastern region of Canada. It borders the provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador to its east and Ontario to its west. Quebec covers an area extending 1,242 miles from the border with the United States to the Arctic Ocean, with the Saint Lawrence River linking the province to the Atlantic Ocean. It is a French-speaking province, with the majority of the population speaking French. The capital is Quebec City. |
According to Elvis Presley, what do you find at the end of Lonely Street? | Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel Lyrics Instrumental Karaoke - YouTube Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel Lyrics Instrumental Karaoke 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. Published on Dec 9, 2015 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel Lyrics Instrumental Karaoke Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at Heartbreak Hotel. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die. And although it's always crowded, you still can find some room. Where broken hearted lovers do cry away their gloom. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die. Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin', and the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well they been so long on lonely street They ain't ever gonna look back. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die. Hey now, if your baby leaves you, and you got a tale to tell. Just take a walk down lonely street to Heartbreak Hotel. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die. And although it's always crowded, you still can find some room. Where broken hearted lovers do cry away their gloom. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, |
What Shakespeare tragedy features the House of Capulet and the House of Montague, sworn enemies all? | buzzingbooks.com, A Shakespeare Story: Romeo and Juliet, Retold by Andrew Matthews, 9781841213361 A Shakespeare Story: Romeo and Juliet by Retold by Andrew Matthews Book Summary Romeo belongs to the house of Montague, and Juliet, to the house of Capulet. The two families are sworn enemies, and Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love leads them to a path that can only end in tragedy and despair. Perhaps Shakespeare’s best-known play, Romeo and Juliet, even today, is synonymous with doomed love. Suggested Age: |
What month is: Native American Heritage Month, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, COPD Awareness month, National Novel Writing Month, Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, American Diabetes Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Awareness Month, and National Pomegranate Month? | MFNRocks.com | Music for the 'Net Tesla - Live in Phoenix, AZ 11-10-13 On Sunday night November 10 I had the chance to check out Tesla at Talking Stick Resort. It was one of two shows the band did as they are in the studio recording a new album to be released in 2014. Alter Bridge - Fortress I've been a fan of Alter Bridge since the beginning, and they have yet to disappoint. Everything about this album is what you are looking for in a Hard Rock album. Mark Tremonti's range of melodic, aggressive, riffs are badass on this album. Scott Phillips gives another fantastic performance on the drums. What can be said about Myles Kennedy other than he continues to deliver incredible vocals... Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt As a casual Pearl Jam fan I know and like their hits. If this album is anything like their previous releases, then it's possible I have missed out. Eddie's voice is still strong gives it a full workout on Lightning Bolt. McCready plays hard, fast and fun. Cameron's drumming is incredible as always. If the first two tracks- Getaway and Mind Your Manners- don't get you going then... |
The 52nd, who is the current mayor of Seattle? | Seattle Elects Gay Mayor Ed Murray | Advocate.com Seattle Elects Gay Mayor Ed Murray State senator Ed Murray, Seattle's new mayor-elect, was instrumental in establishing marriage equality in Washington State. By Michelle Garcia November 06 2013 2:18 PM EST Seattle elected the city's first openly gay mayor when state senator Ed Murray defeated current Mayor Mike McGinn with 56% of the vote Tuesday night. McGinn, who earned 43% of the vote, said he expected to concede once all the votes came in (in Washington voting is done completely by mail, just like in neighboring Oregon). The two ran campaigns targeted toward Seattle's left-leaning politics, including support for a $15 minimum wage, new taxes, and making marijuana use legal, according to the Associated Press. Murray was instrumental in bringing marriage equality to Washington in 2012 as a state senator. According to the Seattle Times , Murray's campaign embraced and even touted his marriage equality efforts as his signature legislative accomplishment. When addressing supporters Tuesday night, Murray, 58, was joined onstage by his husband, Michael Shiosaki. The two wed over the summer. |
The steps for what ballroom dance are: Basic forward, Basic backward, Rock left turn, Forward progressive, and Promenade? | Foxtrot Dance Steps in Ballroom Dance Foxtrot Foxtrot dance steps Foxtrot is a smooth dance, traveling around the line of dance. The long walking movements involve a subtle rise & fall action. Turning movements are similar to Waltz, but with a more moderate rise and fall, and more length-wise action. International Foxtrot syllabus has only closed dance position but in American Foxtrot, both open and closed dance positions are allowed. The Foxtrot originally started with slow and quick steps but soon evolved to include twinkles and chasses. The Foxtrot is danced to music written in 4/4 time with the first and third beats of each measure more heavily accented. It is danced in combinations of slow and quick steps, with each slow step taking two beats and each quick step one beat of music. Therefore, a dance basic figure in slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm takes one and a half measures, while a dance figure in slow, quick, quick rhythm takes one measure. Foxtrot is extremely versatile and can be danced to a variety of musical styles and tempi. Foxtrot music has a tempo of 29 to 34 measures per minute. Foxtrot is danced in a closed ballroom dance position hold. In closed position, the man and lady stand in front of each other, slightly offset to the left. The lady's right hand and man's left hand are joined in an upper-hand clasp at approximately the lady's shoulder level. The man's right hand is placed on the lady's shoulder blade, with the lady's left arm resting on his right. Learn How to Dance Foxtrot |
Which Sesame Street character calls a trash can him home? | Oscar the Grouch (Character) - Biography biography from "Sesame Street" (1969) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more. Character Biography History Discuss Oscar the Grouch lives in a trash can on Sesame Street. He has shaggy, green fur all over. There is nothing in the world that he likes more than trash. He keeps just about every piece of garbage imaginable in his can. He loves all kinds of things that other people disapprove of: rotten eggs, broken toys, mud, and loud unpleasant noise. On the other hand, he hates the things that most people love, things like flowers, ice cream, kittens, romantic music, and people being nice to one another. Whenever someone knocks on his can, he goes into a grouchy rage, yelling at them to scram. And yet when they leave, Oscar finds himself unsatisfied. Who will he scream at now? Besides trash, Oscar has many other things in his can. He is a grouch, after all, and it's his home, so he has practically set up housekeeping in there. He has revealed that he has many things inside that one would doubt could possibly fit in the can, like a piano and a swimming pool. Oscar also has a handful of pets, including a worm named Slimey and an elepahant named Fluffy (all we ever see of her is her trunk). His pets have varied over the years. Various family members have paid Oscar visits from time to time. Elders in his family include his mother, grandmother, and his grandfather. He also has a niece named Irvine whom he often baby-sits. His significant other is a lady grouch named Grungetta, who he sometimes addresses as Grungie. Despite his distaste for people, Oscar, like everyone on Sesame Street, is nice to kids. He's even set up his own Grouchketeer club (you can always tell a grouchketeer because he's the one with the thumb in his ear). They help him collect more trash or make loud noises. Oscar has a number of transportation modes. Sometimes he can stick his feet out the bottom of his can and walk around that way. Other times, his can is carried around by Bruno, a trashman of few words. Oscar can also drive. He owns a broken-down taxi, as well as a car he calls the Sloppy Jalopy. Page last updated by Shanak41 , 6 years ago |
Which word describes the flat area of alluvial deposits on the mouth of some rivers, such as the Nile, Mississippi, and the Ganges? | Delta - definition of delta by The Free Dictionary Delta - definition of delta by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/delta Related to delta: Delta Force Del·ta (dĕl′tə) An area of the south-central United States extending on either side of the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee, to Vicksburg, Mississippi. An important cotton-producing region, it is noted for its folk culture, especially as the home of some of the earliest blues music. delta 1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet . 2. An object shaped like a triangle. 3. a. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river. b. A similar deposit at the mouth of a tidal inlet, caused by tidal currents. 4. Mathematics A finite increment in a variable. adj. Chemistry 1. Being in the fourth position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted. 2. Referring to the fourth of a group of isomers, or molecules of similar origin or properties, determined arbitrarily by those who discover or classify them. Used in combination. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see dl in the Appendix of Semitic roots.] del·ta′ic (-tā′ĭk), del′tic (-tĭk) adj. delta (ˈdɛltə) n 1. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), a consonant transliterated as d 2. an object resembling a capital delta in shape 3. (Physical Geography) (capital when part of name) the flat alluvial area at the mouth of some rivers where the mainstream splits up into several distributaries: the Mississippi Delta. 4. (Mathematics) maths a finite increment in a variable [C16: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew dāleth] deltaic, ˈdeltic adj (ˈdɛltə) n 1. (Celestial Objects) (foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation) usually the fourth brightest star in a constellation 2. (Astronautics) any of a group of US launch vehicles used to put unmanned satellites into orbit 3. (Communications & Information) communications a code word for the letter d Delta (ˈdɛltə) n (Placename) a state of Nigeria, on the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Asaba. Pop: 4 098 391 (2006). Area: 17 698 sq km (6833 sq miles) del•ta 1. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ). 2. the fourth in a series of items. 3. anything triangular, like the Greek capital delta (Δ). 4. Math. an incremental change in a variable, as Δ or δ. 5. a nearly flat plain of alluvial, often triangular, deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river. 6. (cap.) a star that is usu. the fourth brightest of a constellation: Delta Crucis. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek délta; akin to Hebrew dāleth] del•ta′ic (-ˈteɪ ɪk) adj. del·ta (dĕl′tə) A usually triangular mass of sediment, especially silt and sand, deposited at the mouth of a river. Deltas form when a river flows into a body of standing water, such as a sea or lake. delta Flat, alluvial land at a river mouth where it splits into many streams called distributaries. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: |
What is the metric unit prefix for 1000? | Units: Metric Prefixes Using the Dictionary Metric Prefixes To help the SI units apply to a wide range of phenomena, the 19th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1991 extended the list of metric prefixes so that it reaches from yotta- at 1024 (one septillion) to yocto- at 10-24 (one septillionth). Here are the metric prefixes, with their numerical equivalents stated in the American system for naming large numbers : yotta- (Y-) Notes: I am often asked about prefixes for other multiples, such as 104, 105, 10-4, and 10-5. The prefix myria- (my-) was formerly used for 104, but it is now considered obsolete and it is not accepted in the SI. To the best of my knowledge, no prefixes were ever accepted generally for 105, 10-4, or 10-5. There is a widespread misconception that prefixes for positive powers of ten are all capitalized, leading to the use of K- for kilo- and D- for deca-. Although this does seem like a useful idea, it is not correct. **The SI Brochure spelling of this prefix is deca-, but the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends deka-. National variations in spelling of the prefixes are allowed by the SI . In Italian, for example, hecto- is spelled etto- and kilo- is spelled chilo-. The symbols, however, are the same in all languages, so dam (not dkm) is the symbol for the dekameter and km is the symbol for the Italian chilometro. The prefixes hecto-, deka-, deci-, and centi- are widely used in everyday life but are generally avoided in scientific work. Contrary to the belief of some scientists, however, the SI does allow use of these prefixes. The last letter of a prefix is often omitted if the first letter of the unit name is a vowel, causing the combination to be hard to pronounce otherwise. Thus 100 ares is a hectare and 1 million ohms is a megohm. However, the last letter of the prefix is not omitted if pronunciation is not a problem, as in the case of the milliampere. The letter "l" is sometimes added to prefixes before the erg, so 1 million ergs is a megalerg (sounds odd, but better than "megerg"). Binary prefixes In computing, a custom arose of using the metric prefixes to specify powers of 2. For example, a kilobit is usually 210 = 1024 bits instead of 1000 bits. This practice leads to considerable confusion. In an effort to eliminate this confusion, in 1998 the International Electrotechnical Commission approved new prefixes for the powers of 2. These prefixes are as follows: kibi- Ei- 260 = 1 152 921 504 606 846 976 The Commission's ruling is that the metric prefixes should be used in computing just as they are used in other fields. Thus, 5 gigabytes (GB) should mean exactly 5 000 000 000 bytes, and 5 gibibytes (GiB) should mean exactly 5 368 709 120 bytes. The fate of this innovation is uncertain. So far, very few people are using the IEC binary prefixes. Searches for them on the Internet turn up, for the most part, complaints by people who don't want to use them. Return to the Dictionary Contents page . You are welcome to email the author ([email protected]) with comments and suggestions. All material in this folder is copyright © 2005 by Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Permission is granted for personal use and for use by individual teachers in conducting their own classes. All other rights reserved. You are welcome to make links to this page, but please do not copy the contents of any page in this folder to another site. The material at this site will be updated from time to time. April 16, 2005 |
With over a billion adherents worldwide, what Asian country is home to the largest Hindu population? | World's Muslim Population Will Surpass Christians This Century, Pew Says : The Two-Way : NPR World's Muslim Population Will Surpass Christians This Century, Pew Says Indonesian Muslims perform Eid Al-Adha prayer at Al-Akbar Mosque in Oct. 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Indonesian Muslims perform Eid Al-Adha prayer at Al-Akbar Mosque in Oct. 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Islam is growing more rapidly than any other religion in the world, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center that says the religion will nearly equal Christianity by 2050 before eclipsing it around 2070, if current trends continue. "The main reason Muslims are growing not only in number but in share worldwide is because of where they live," Alan Cooperman, Pew's director of religion research, tells NPR's Tom Gjelten. "Muslim populations are concentrated in some of the fastest-growing parts of the world." The finding is part of the center's report on the future of the world's religions. You can see the full report at the Pew site , which has also published an interactive tool to help readers drill down by geography and religion. "As of 2010, Christianity was by far the world's largest religion, with an estimated 2.2 billion adherents, nearly a third (31 percent) of all 6.9 billion people on Earth," the Pew report says. "Islam was second, with 1.6 billion adherents, or 23 percent of the global population." Those numbers are predicted to shift in the coming decades, as the world's population rises to 9.3 billion by the middle of this century. In that time, Pew projects, Islam will grow by 73 percent while Christianity will grow by 35 percent — resulting in 2.8 billion Muslims and 2.9 billion Christians worldwide. Article continues after sponsorship The report says that by 2050: In the U.S., Christianity will decline to claim two-thirds of the population, instead of the more than three-quarters who claimed the religion in 2010. Islam will supplant Judaism as the second-most popular religion in the U.S. India will displace Indonesia as the home of the world's largest Muslim population, even as the country retains its Hindu majority. In addition, Pew says, "Four out of every 10 Christians in the world will live in sub-Saharan Africa." In addition to presenting raw numbers and projections, the Pew report looks at the demographic trends that are fueling the changes. One factor is the wide range of fertility rates, with only Christians and Muslims currently higher than the world average fertility rate of 2.5. Buddhists are seen having the lowest fertility rate — part of the reason why Buddhism is projected to be the world's only major religion that's projected not to grow over the next four decades. While the growth of Islam is tied to fast-growing populations, Pew says, another group will be shrinking: those who are atheist, agnostic or unaffiliated with a religion. That group will decline globally, the center's reports says, despite "increasing in countries such as the United States and France." |
The Palmer Cup, Lexus Cup, Solheim Cup, and Ryder Cup are all events in what sport? | Ryder Cup : definition of Ryder Cup and synonyms of Ryder Cup (English) 11 External links Format The Ryder Cup Matches involve various match play competitions between players selected from two teams of twelve. Currently, the matches consist of eight foursomes matches, eight fourball matches and 12 singles matches. The winner of each match scores a point for their team, with ½ a point each for any match that is tied after 18 holes. A foursomes match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. The golfers on the same team take alternate shots throughout the match, with the same ball. Each hole is won by the team that completes the hole in the fewest shots. A fourball match is also a competition between two teams of two golfers, but all four golfers play their own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole is won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score. A singles match is a standard match play competition between two golfers. The matches take place over three days, Friday to Sunday, a total of 28 matches. On Friday, there are four fourball matches in the morning (or afternoon) and four foursomes matches in the morning (or afternoon). On Saturday, the same schedule repeats. On Sunday, there are 12 singles matches, when all team members play. Not all players must play on Friday and Saturday; the captain can select any eight players for each of the four rounds of play over these two days. The winning team is determined by cumulative total points. Under Ryder Cup rules, the defending champion team from the previous matches only needs to halve the cumulative point totals (14) to retain the Cup, while the opposing team must win it outright (14½ or more). The format has changed over the years. From the inaugural event through 1959, the Ryder Cup was a two-day competition, with four 36-hole foursomes matches on the first day and eight 36-hole singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. In 1961, the matches were changed to 18 holes each, but the number of matches was doubled, resulting in a total of 24 points. In 1963, the event was expanded to three days, with eight fourball matches being added on the middle day to make a total of 32 points. This format remained until 1977, when the number of matches was reduced to 20: five foursomes matches on the first day, five fourball matches on the second day, and ten singles matches on the final day. In 1979, the first year continental European players participated, the format was changed to the 28-match version in use today, with eight foursomes/four-ball matches on the first two days and 12 singles matches on the last day. [5] In 2008, the format for the event changed versus the previous three Ryder Cup Matches. For the first time since 1999, the opening matches of a Ryder Cup featured the foursome (alternate-shot) format. U.S. captain Paul Azinger , hoping to give his team an early advantage in Kentucky , announced the change on January 30, 2008 at the PGA Tour's FBR Open in Phoenix. Alternate shot, or foursomes, had been used in the first sessions every year since 1981 until European captain Seve Ballesteros opened with better ball (fourballs) in 1997 at Valderrama . U.S. captain Ben Crenshaw switched back to alternate shot in 1999 at Brookline , but the next three Ryder Cup matches started with better ball. [6] The competition in 2008 however returned to the foursomes format, but was reverted again to fourballs in 2010. In the 2010 competition , the format was changed significantly after inclement weather cost the competition over 7 hours of play during the weekend. Initially, on the Friday (1 October), the fourballs competition began, but was suspended after around 2 hours due to torrential rain that caused the course to be waterlogged. The delay continued from around 9:30 to around 17:00, when play resumed, but was again suspended at around 19:00 due to fading light after sunset . The decision was taken to change the format completely, to try and prevent a Monday finish to the Ryder Cup for the first time. Thus, on |
Who "stuck a feather in his hat and called it Macaroni"? | Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather ‘Macaroni’? | Mental Floss Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather ‘Macaroni’? Yankee Doodle by A.M. Willard // Public Domain Like us on Facebook Yankee Doodle went to town...Mm-hm, yeah. Riding on a pony...Ok. Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni...Wait. What? What’s going on here? Why would Yankee Doodle do something like that? What’s macaroni got to do with anything? The first bit of context you need in order to understand the sense of this line is that the song “Yankee Doodle” was not always the proud, patriotic ditty we know today. It was originally sung by British soldiers in mockery of the rough, unsophisticated, American colonials they had to fight alongside during the French and Indian War. The thrust of it was “look at these ridiculous yokels!” The second bit of context has to do with what was going on back in England at the time. It had become a rite of passage in the 18th century for young British men of means to spend some time on the European continent doing the Grand Tour , absorbing art, history, and language and becoming all-around cultured and sophisticated. When they returned, they brought back outlandish high-fashion clothes and mannerisms, and a taste for exotic Italian dishes like macaroni. As a group they were numerous and noticeable enough to get their own nickname. They were "macaroni." Yankee Doodle, bumbling bumpkin that he was, tried his best to imitate the latest style, but only embarrassed himself in the attempt. Thinking himself a fashionable dandy, he stuck a feather in his cap and somehow thought that was macaroni. That was so something a doodle (meaning fool or simpleton) dandy would do. It turned out the rustic, ragtag Americans weren’t much insulted by this and started singing the song themselves. It had a catchy tune, and they were never out to win any best-dressed awards anyway. Not only did "Yankee Doodle" end up a staple of the American patriotic songbook, it gave us one of our most useful words, dude, which originally meant dandy and was formed off of doodle . So like, yeah, feather, macaroni, call it what you want, dude. Yankee Doodle's cool with it. |
What radio host are dittoheads fans of? | Radio Waves: Dittoheads, rejoice! Rush Limbaugh has a new contract - Entertainment News - NorthJersey.com © 2017 North Jersey Media Group August 5, 2016 Last updated: Friday, August 5, 2016, 1:21 AM Radio Waves: Dittoheads, rejoice! Rush Limbaugh has a new contract By Ray Edel Dittoheads, rejoice! Rush Limbaugh has a new contract with iHeartmedia and Premiere Networks. Terms of the new deal were undisclosed beyond a release calling the renewal a "long-term, multi-platform agreement." "I'm thrilled to be continuing," said Limbaugh in statement. "And I really want to be on the air if the Russians find Hillary's emails." Locally, Limbaugh can be heard on WOR-AM (710) from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays. * Voting results for the 2016 National Radio Hall Of Fame's 24 nominations in six categories are in. Four of those categories were decided by a voting participant panel of 400 industry professionals. The other two categories, music format on-air personality and spoken word on-air personality, were voted on by the public. The 2016 inductees are: Eric & Kathy (Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart), WTMX-FM (101.9), Chicago, active local/regional, 10+ years; Jeff & Jer (Jeff Detrow and Jerry Cesak), KYXY-FM (96.5), San Diego, longstanding local/regional, 20+ years; Steve Harvey, The Steve Harvey Morning Show; syndicated by Premiere Networks, active network/syndication, 10+ years; Delilah, syndicated by Premiere Networks, longstanding network/syndication, 20+ years; Bob Kingsley, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40; syndicated by Westwood One, music format on-air personality; and Michael Savage, The Savage Nation; syndicated by Westwood One, spoken word on-air personality. Additionally, the nominating committee voted to induct four individuals for their contribution to the industry. Those inductees are: George G. Beasley, chairman/CEO/founder of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.; Kidd Kraddick, the late national on-air personality; Tony Roberts, former sportscaster and play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame Football; and Neil Rogers, the late Southern Florida on-air personality. * WABC-AM (770), WNSH-FM (94.7) and WPLJ-FM (95.5) will host "Bark in the Park" from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Saturday at Overpeck Park, Ridgefield Park. The day will feature food vendors, music, activities and giveaways. Visitors can even adopt a puppy from the North Shore Animal League. Information: wabcradio.com. * WEPN-FM (98.7) on-air personality Don LaGreca will host a charity softball game 5 p.m. Saturday in his hometown of Hawthorne. The eighth annual game is for LaGreca's friend and Hawthorne resident Mark Sasso, who died of cancer in 2008. It will be played at the Wag Field, Wagaraw Road. "It is an honor to give back to the community, especially the town where I grew up," said LaGreca. "I am who I am because of the people of Hawthorne and to their dedication to the area". The celebrity team this year will consist of Rick DiPietro, former New York Islander and host of "Hahn and Humpty" on WEPN; Ken Daneyko, former New Jersey Devil; Carl Banks, former New York Giant; former New York Jet Greg Buttle; and ESPN radio hosts Michael Kay, Bill Daughtry, Dave Rothenberg, Robin Lundberg and Anita Marks. There will be silent auctions, and game jerseys will be signed and auctioned after the event. All money raised will go to scholarships for children in Hawthorne. LaGreca will also broadcast remotely from 2 to 4 p.m. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. * Columnist and author Michael Riedel will be joining WNYM-AM (970) The Answer for a new lifestyle show — "On the Town" — to air on Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. "On The Town" — which debuts this week — will focus on movies, television, books, food, wine and theater. Riedel was the managing editor of TheaterWeek and co-hosts PBS's "Theater Talk." Email: [email protected]. |
Located in St. Louis, what is the tallest monument in the United States, at a height of 630 feet? | TALLEST - Man-made Monument in United States- Gateway Arch - St. Louis, Missouri - Superlatives on Waymarking.com you are not logged in. [log in] TALLEST - Man-made Monument in United States- Gateway Arch - St. Louis, Missouri - Superlatives on Waymarking.com Welcome to Waymarking.com! We hope you've been able to find what you are looking for. We would also like to encourage you to take some time to browse some of the other aspects of our site. We recommend viewing our featured waymarks , or perhaps the newest waymarks . You can also create a free membership to track your progress online and share your locations with others. Click here to view the complete waymark directory N 38° 37.440 W 090° 11.101 15S E 745061 N 4278812 Quick Description: At 630-foot tall the Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. Location: Missouri, United States Date Posted: 1/13/2008 2:47:23 PM Waymark Code: WM2Z27 .KML File (Google Earth) Long Description: The Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis measures 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty. The process which led to the construction of the Arch began in 1933 when the St. Louis Mayor Dickman assembled a group of businessmen who formed the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association. A Joint Resolution from Congress followed in 1934. In 1935,the City passed a $7.5 million bond issue and, along with $9 million in WPA funds, began acquisition and clearance of a 40-block area. After this nothing significant happened until 1948 when architectural competition was won by Eero Saarinen. Saarinen's design was for a 630 foot tall stainless steel clad catenary curve shaped arch. Construction of the Arch began in 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, for a total cost of less than $15 million. The Arch has foundations sunk 60 feet into the ground, and is built to withstand earthquakes and high winds; it sways up to 1 inch in a 20 mph wind, and is built to sway up to 18 inches. |
What unit of measurement was originally defined as “one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole along Paris Meridian” but is now the “distance travelled by light in free space in 1299,792,458 of a second”? | Metre | Define Metre at Dictionary.com Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for metre Expand chiefly British English spelling of meter (n.); for spelling, see -re . meter n. also metre, "poetic measure," Old English meter "meter, versification," from Latin metrum, from Greek metron "meter, a verse; that by which anything is measured; measure, length, size, limit, proportion," from PIE root *me- "measure" (see meter (n.2)). Possibly reborrowed early 14c. (after a 300-year gap in recorded use) from Old French metre, with specific sense of "metrical scheme in verse," from Latin metrum. also metre, unit of length, 1797, from French mètre (18c.), from Greek metron "measure," from PIE root *me- "to measure" (cf. Greek metra "lot, portion," Sanskrit mati "measures," matra "measure," Avestan, Old Persian ma-, Latin metri "to measure"). Developed by French Academy of Sciences for system of weights and measures based on a decimal system originated 1670 by French clergyman Gabriel Mouton. Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the length of a quadrant of the meridian. "device for measuring," abstracted 1832 from gas-meter, etc., from French -mètre, used in combinations (in English from 1790), from Latin metrum "measure" or cognate Greek metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)). Influenced by English meter "person who measures" (late 14c., agent noun from mete (v.)). As short for parking meter from 1960. Meter maid first recorded 1957; meter reader 1963. v. "to measure by means of a meter," 1884, from meter (n.3). Meaning "install parking meters" is from 1957. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
Which PGA golfer, considered one of the best of all times, was nicknamed "The Golden Bear"? | The Best 5 Golfers of All Time | Bleacher Report The Best 5 Golfers of All Time By Sean O'Neil , Senior Analyst Aug 29, 2011 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow 125.4K 53 Comments Through time, there have been so many incredible golfers, from names such as Old Tom Morris, Harry Vardon and Phil Mickelson , to even the most recent of names like Rory McIlroy and Keegan Bradley. Of the hundreds who have played the game, I have narrowed the group down to a list of who I think should be the top five of all time. Everyone has a different idea of who stands atop the golfing world, and this is my list. Next » Honorable Mentions Francis Ouimet: Ouimet is not one of the greatest golfers of all time, but when he won the U.S. Open in 1913 at the age of 20, he put golf on the map as a mainstream sport. We can thank him for all of the great American players whom we have seen over the years. Byron Nelson: Nelson is sixth all time on the PGA Tour in wins with 52, which included five in Major championships. In 1945 he won 11 straight tournaments with a total of 18 on the year. Gary Player: The South African won nine Majors in his lifetime, among 165 total tournament wins across various tours. He only had 25 PGA tour wins, but what he accomplished was incredible. Sam Snead: Slammin' Sammy won seven Majors and he holds the record for most PGA Tour wins with 82. He was never able to win a U.S. Open, but he will always be one of the all-time greats. Ben Hogan: Hogan is fourth all time with 64 career PGA Tour wins, which included nine Major victories. The legendary ball striker would be No. 6 on this list, but alas, this list only goes to five. Next » 5. Walter Hagen Walter Hagen holds the third most amount of Major championships with 11, while he also won a total of 45 PGA Tour events. Hagen was the first ever American-born player to win the British Open, a feat that he managed to accomplish four times. After playing for years in the PGA, Hagen realized there was more money to be made in exhibition golf, where he became the first ever sportsman to win a million dollars. Hagen had an incredible knowledge of the game, and who knows how many more championships he would have won had he not stopped competing in the PGA. Next » 3. Bobby Jones Bobby Jones had the potential to be the greatest golfer ever, and he never made a penny from winning a tournament. Jones never turned professional in his career and therefore was unable to make money from the sport. He played for fun. He won 13 Major championships in his career and is still the only golfer ever to have won the Grand Slam, all four Major championships in a single year. There could be another Major added to that list, but in 1925 at the U.S. Open, Jones called a penalty on himself when he saw his ball move, which caused him to lose the tournament by one stroke. Jones retired at the age of 28. We may never get to know how many Major championships he could have won as he entered his prime, but we will never forget the sportsmanship he brought to the game—along with our favorite golf course, Augusta National. Next » 2. Tiger Woods A few short years ago, I would have told you Tiger Woods will forever be remembered as the greatest golfer of all time. Now I'm not so sure. Woods has won 14 Majors, which is second all time, and he has won 71 PGA Tournaments, which is third all time. He is only 35 years old and there is time yet to win, but his performance the last two years has been depressing. He lost his marriage, he lost his caddy and it would seem that he is slowly losing the support of any fans that he has left. If he can pull himself together over the next few years, maybe he will become the greatest to ever play the game, but for now his incredible accomplishments will have to settle for second place. Next » 1. Jack Nicklaus There is no question in my mind that Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer to ever play the game. He has the most ever Major championship wins with 18 to go with his second most ever PGA Tour wins with 73. The Golden Bear won the Masters on six different o |
According to the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, on what date are the president and vice president begin their terms? | Twentieth Amendment - U.S. Constitution - FindLaw Twentieth Amendment - U.S. Constitution Amendment Text | Annotations Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. Section 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article. Section 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission. 20th Amendment Annotations Purpose of the Amendment The Senate Committee on the Judiciary in its report suggested several reasons for the proposed Twentieth Amendment. It said in part: ''[W]hen our Constitution was adopted there was some reason for such a long intervention of time between the election and the actual commencement of work by the new Congress. . . . Under present conditions [of communication and transportation] the result of elections is known all over the country within a few hours after the polls close, and the Capital City is within a few days' travel of the remotest portions of the country. . . . ''Another effect of the amendment would be to abolish the so- called short session of Congress. . . . Every other year, under our Constitution, the terms of Members of the House and one-third of the Members of the Senate expire on the 4th day of March. . . . Experience has shown that this brings about a very undesirable legislative condition. It is a physical impossibility during such a short session for Congress to give attention to much general legislation for the reason that it requires practically all of the time to dispose of the regular appropriation bills. . . . The result is a congested condition that brings about either no legislation or illy considered legislation. . . . ''If it should happen that in the general election in November in presidential years no candidate for President had received a majority of all the electoral votes, the election of a President would then be thrown into the House of Representatives and the memberships of the House of Representatives called upon to elect a President would be the old Congress and not the new one just elected by the people. It might easily happen that the Members of the House of Representative, upon whom devolved the solemn duty of electing a Chief Magistrate for 4 years, had themselves been repudiated at the election that had just occurred, and the country would be confronted with the fact that a repudiated Hous |
January 18, 1778 saw explorer Captain James Cook make landfall at the islands he dubbed The Sandwich Islands. By what name do we know them today? | James Cook facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about James Cook COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. James Cook The English explorer, navigator, and cartographer James Cook (1728-1779) is famous for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and his accurate mapping of it, as well as for his application of scientific methods to exploration. James Cook was born in Yorkshire on Oct. 27, 1728, into a poor family. At the age of 18 he found employment with a shipowner in his native village of Whitby and made several voyages to the Baltic Sea. When the Anglo-French war broke out in 1755, he enlisted in the Royal Navy and saw service on the Eagle as an able-bodied seaman. In a month's time he was promoted to master's mate and 4 years later to master. In 1759 he also received command of a ship and took it to Canada, where he joined the operations in the St. Lawrence River. He performed well enough so that the senior officer of the British fleet put him in command of the flagship. After the war ended in 1763, Cook was given a schooner, Grenville, and was charged with surveying the coasts of Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nova Scotia. For 4 years he sailed up and down these coasts, and when the task was done his findings were of such importance and usefulness that the government had them published. First Voyage Upon his return to England in 1767, Cook found the British Admiralty planning to send a ship to the Pacific Ocean to observe the transit of Venus and also to explore new lands in that area. Cook was picked to command the vessel, and on Aug. 26, 1768, in the Endeavour he left Plymouth, accompanied by an astronomer, two botanists, a landscape artist, and a painter of natural history. Sailing south and west, he touched the Madeira, Canary, and Cape Verde islands, then went to Rio de Janeiro, rounded Cape Horn into the Pacific, and reached Tahiti on April 13, 1769. On June 3 the transit of Venus was observed, and on July 13 he left the place. Arriving at New Zealand on October 7, Cook set about at once to make an accurate chart of the waters of the two islands; it took him 6 months. He then sailed along the east coast of Australia, which he named New South Wales and for which he claimed possession in the name of the king. He sailed on through the strait separating Australia from New Guinea, to Java, around the Cape of Good Hope, and reached England on June 12, 1771. In recognition of his achievements—circumnavigating the globe, charting new waters, and discovering new land—he was promoted from lieutenant to commander. Second Voyage One year later Cook stood ready for a second voyage, this time to verify the report of the existence of a great southern continent. On July 13, 1772, he left Plymouth in the Resolution and, accompanied by another vessel, Adventure, sailed southward along the African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope, crossing the Antarctic Circle in January 1773. Finding no great southern continent, he pointed his ship toward New Zealand. This was the starting point for a long cruise in the South Pacific, as he explored the New Hebrides, charted Easter Island and the Marquesas, visited Tahiti and Tonga, and discovered New Caledonia and the islands of Palmerston, Norfolk, and Niue. In January 1775 he was on his way back to England by way of Cape Horn, reaching home on July 29. Thus Cook completed his second Pacific voyage, once again having made a significant contribution by his mapping and charting and his explorations and discoveries. To those accomplishments Cook added one in nautical medicine, for he had proved that a crew, if properly fed, could make a long voyage without ill effects. He lost only 1 man to disease out of a crew of 118. This feat won him the Copley Gold Medal of the Royal Society and election as a fellow of that distinguished scientific and philosophic association. Third Voyage Then came the third and last voyage of Cook's life. Advanced to captain in August 1775, he was now given command of a new expedition to the northern Pacific to search for a passage around North America to the At |
With a record 22 guest appearances, who has been Saturday Night Live's most frequent guest host? | Most Frequent SNL Hosts | List of Saturday Night Live Guest Hosts Alec Baldwin - 16 times Alec Baldwin is a funny guy. He's a likable guy. And he's a really good 'Saturday Night Live' host. So good, in fact, that he has passed Steve Martin and is the current record holder for most times hosting the show: 16, to be exact. And Baldwin is about to beat Martin. When he hosts 'SNL' on September 24, 2011, (his first time hosting a 'Saturday Night Live' premiere) he'll be the undisputed champ of hosts - sweet 16! Here, Baldwin hosts for the 15th time, during the season finale of 'Saturday Night Live's' 35th season (May 15, 2010). And he explains that he and Steve Martin aren't rivals. Really. He also delivers a hilarious 'SNL' commencement address. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor, producer, and comedian. As a member of the Baldwin family, he is the oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all well-known actors. Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing, in the role of ... more more ABOUT Christopher Walken - 7 times The awesomeness that is Christopher Walken has graced the 'SNL' stage as a host seven times. Basically, if he wants to host, he's got a gig. Lorne Michaels likes him that much, and so do I. His monologues are always interesting, and his skits? Well, from 'The Continental' to the (now infamous) 'Behind the Music' Blue Oyster Cult sketch (more cowbell!), they are simly hysterically funny. In 2008, Walken appeared in the skit "Meet the Family" - an instant Walken classic. Christopher Walken is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including The Deer Hunter, Annie Hall, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Catch Me If You Can, Hairspray and Seven ... more more ABOUT Bill Murray - 5 times Bill Murray is an 'SNL' "Five Timer" club member with good reason. As an original cast member, he's one of only two alumni who are in this club (the other being Chevy Chase, the man he eventually replaced in the cast!). Murray hosted his fifth 'Saturday Night Live' show in February of 1999. During that show, Chevy Chase joined him in a great skit about 'Caddyshack.' In this monologue from 'SNL' season 6, in March of 1981, an enthusiastic Murray delivers his monologue with help from Eddie Murphy. Awesome Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor fun. William James "Bill" Murray is an American actor and comedian. He first gained exposure on Saturday Night Live for which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in comedy films, including Meatballs, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, What About Bob?, and Groundhog Day. Murray garnered ... more more ABOUT Paul Simon - 4 times Paul Simon is NOT a member of the 'SNL' "Five Timers" club - yet. One more and he'll make it. Simon has performed as a musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live' nine times - second only to Dave Grohl. Perhaps Simon's best, most memorable 'SNL' monologue was the bizarre (and hilarious) Thanksgiving turkey opening. In November of 1976, Simon donned a turkey costume and proceeded to belt out his hit song "Still Crazy After All These Years." Watch the clip of Paul trying not to be "Mr. Alienation," and then tell me he doesn't deserve to make this list! Paul Frederic Simon is an American musician, actor and singer-songwriter. Simon's fame, influence, and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote nearly all of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the ... more more ABOUT Candice Bergen - 5 times Candice Bergen has hosted 'SNL' five times and is one of only two women on this multiple-hosts list. She was also the first woman to ever host 'Saturday Night Live' (during season 1, episode 4 on November 8, 1975). A little over a month later, on December 20, 1975, Bergen set another 'SNL' record, becoming the first person to host the show a second time. Bergen returned to host 'Saturday Night Live' f |
Scheduled to do it's flyby on July 14, 2015, the NASA launched probe New Horizons was launched on January 19, 2006 to do explore what heavenly body? | Reaching for Pluto: NASA Launches Probe to Solar System's Edge Reaching for Pluto: NASA Launches Probe to Solar System's Edge By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | January 19, 2006 03:47pm ET MORE NASA's New Horizons spacecraft launches into space on a mission to the planet Pluto and beyond on Jan. 19, 2006. Credit: NASA. This story was updated at 5:09 p.m. EST. NASA's first probe bound for the planet Pluto and beyond rocketed toward the distant world Thursday after two days of delay due to weather. A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas 5 rocket flung the New Horizons spacecraft spaceward at 2:00 p.m. EST (1900), sending the probe speeding away from Earth at about 36,250 miles per hour (58,338 kilometers per hour)- the fastest ever for a NASA mission. The probe should pass the Moon at 11:00 EST (0400 Jan. 20 GMT) on a nine-year trek towards Pluto. "The United States has a spacecraft on its way to Pluto, the Kuiper Belt and on to the stars," said New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern during a post-launch press conference. "I have July 14, 2015 emblazoned on my calendar." Initial reports indicate that the probe is in good health. Grounds stations received their first signals from New Horizons at about 2:50 p.m. EST (1950 GMT), which showed the spacecraft's radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) - which uses heat from decaying plutonium dioxide to generate power - is online and performing as expected, mission managers said. "The vehicle looks to be right where it needs to be," NASA launch manager Omar Baez, said just after liftoff. "It was Mother Nature that was holding us back earlier, but we got through it." Weather woes Indeed, nature was the bane of New Horizons' launch from the beginning. Flight controllers were forced to scrub an initial Jan. 17 launch attempt when winds proved too strong at the spacecraft's Complex 41 launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. One day later, severe storms in Maryland prevented a second launch attempt when they knocked out power at New Horizons' mission control center at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory. The laboratory is managing the mission for NASA. Earlier today, thick cloud cover repeatedly forced flight controllers to push back New Horizons' planned liftoff from 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 GMT), until the weather eased to meet launch guidelines. "It was suspenseful, there was no question," Stern said of today's countdown, holding up a small stub of a pencil. "This has been our mascot for years, this little ground-down pencil...it represents perseverance." New Horizons mission managers took today's launch as an opportunity to honor Pluto's past. Riding aboard the NASA spacecraft are ashes of the late astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the planet in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh died in Jan. 17, 1997, nine years to the day of New Horizons first launch attempt this week. "I want to point out what a great honor it is to have Clyde's widow [and family] here with us," Stern said of Patsy Tombaugh, her daughter Annette and son-in-law. Jim Kennedy, NASA's Kennedy Space Center director, said earlier this week that a Florida quarter - bearing the image of a space shuttle - is also accompanying the probe to Pluto. Onward to Pluto The $700 million New Horizons mission began in earnest as the probe popped free from its third stage to begin the long, nine-year trek toward Pluto. The spacecraft should swing past Jupiter, grabbing a gravity boost in the process, in late February 2007, NASA officials said. "This mission is going to the far frontier of our solar system," said Richard Binzel, a science team co-investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), before today's launch. "In some ways, our basic knowledge about Pluto could fit on a three-by-five inch note card." Pluto is the only member of the traditional nine-planet solar system not visited by a spacecraft, a statistic New Horizons hopes to change. The probe carries seven primary instruments to study Pluto, its moon Charon |
Who pondered The Road Ahead and advocated Business at the Speed of Thought? | The Globalization Website - Global Actors GLOBAL ACTORS Wallerstein, Immanuel M. Borlaug, Norman E. (1914-). Plant scientist who played leading role in developing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat strains. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1942. Nobel Peace Prize for "Green Revolution,"1970. Joined Rockefeller Foundation cooperative project on wheat research and improvement in Mexico,1944. Developed new methods for crossing and testing strains; worked with farmers to implement changes. "Green Revolution" contributed to the improvement of food production in developing countries (e.g., Pakistan, India), helping nearly to double global grain yields per acre in second half of twentieth century. Since 1980s involved in African projects. Faced criticism from environmentalists for use of inorganic fertilizers. Publications include The Impact of Agricultural Research on Mexican Wheat Production (1958); Wheat Breeding and Its Impact on World Food Supply (1968); A Green Revolution Yields a Golden Harvest (1969). Sources: D. Paarlberg, Norman Borlaug: Hunger Fighter, 1970; D.G.Johnson, The Struggle Against World Hunger,1967. LINKS: back to the list of actors Bové, José (1953-). French activist and farmer, prominently involved in opposition to free trade policies, corporate agriculture, and genetically modified food. Born in Bordeaux, spent early childhood in Berkeley (US). College activist in France after 1968. Moved to countryside to farm in 1975, involved in politics of agriculture. Launched Peasant Confederation in 1987 (fusion of two organizations) to defend independent farmers and promote traditional practices. Caught public attention with destruction of genetically modified rice plants and ransacking of McDonald's (Millau) in 1999, followed by prosecution and trials. Celebrity in anti-globalization movement (chant at World Social Forum, Porto Alegre 2001: "We are all José Bové"). Publications: The World Is Not For Sale: Farmers Against Junk Food (with others; Verso 2001); La Révolte d'un Paysan (Éditions Golias 2001); "Pour une Agriculture Paysanne (Le Monde, 1999); "Report from French Farmers" (address to court). Cardoso, Fernando Henrique (1931-). Influential scholar of underdevelopment, elected President of Brazil in 1994. PhD, University of São Paulo, 1961. Long-time professor of political science at University of Sao Paulo, now emeritus; member of the Scientific Council of CEBRAP (Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning). Known among academics for Dependency Theory, influenced by Marxist concepts, attributing Latin American underdevelopment to dependence on foreign capital and political influence. Started political career in 1970s; co-founder of two political parties; senator, 1988-92; foreign minister and finance minister, 1992-4. Since election to presidency a vigorous advocate of free markets, privatization, and containing inflation. Publications include Dependency and Development in Latin America (with E. Faletto;1978); The New Global Economy in the Information Age (contributor;1993). Source: T. Goertzel, Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Reinventing Democracy in Brazil, 1999. LINKS: back to the list of actors Carter, Jimmy (James Earl Carter, Jr., 1924-). President of U.S., 1977-81, and leading supporter of global causes. BS, The United States Naval Academy, 1946. As president contributed to major accords (Panama Canal, Camp David, SALT II) and championed human rights. Founder of Carter Center and distinguished professor at Emory University, 1982-. Actively involved in conflict resolution, election monitoring, human rights advocacy, and immunization projects around the world. Publications include A Government as Good as Its |
“There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s” what? | Adslogans - A fast, efficient bespoke search service for advertisers on slogans, endlines, straplines, taglines etc. - HALL OF FAME Current Wise Words Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame The Advertising Slogan Hall Of Fame recognises excellence and best practice in advertising, benchmarking creativity - identifying the best in branding. The Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame now recognizes 125 lines as members, ranging from ‘Let your fingers do the walking’ to ‘Heineken refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach,’ to ‘We try harder,’ to ‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it.’ There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard 1997 saw the launch of Priceless®, the award-winning advertising campaign which ran in 98 countries and in 46 languages. This campaign significantly raises brand awareness and usage—and enters “MasterCard” into the lexicon of everyday usage. Advertiser: Mastercard Ad agency: McCann Erickson Year: 1997 The information presented on this page is offered in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. If any factual errors have appeared here inadvertently, then we would be pleased to hear from anyone wishing to offer corrections. Basic Talk Ltd trading as AdSlogans © |
Frontier legend William H. Bonney, ultimately killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett, gained notoriety under what pseudonym? | William Henry "Billy the Kid" Bonney (McCarty) (c.1859 - 1881) - Genealogy William Henry "Billy the Kid" Bonney Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos William Henry "Billy the Kid" Bonney (McCarty) Also Known As: "Henry McCarty", "William H. Bonney" Birthdate: in Fort Sumner, NM, USA Cause of death: Half brother of Katherine Bonney and Joseph McCarty Managed by: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... The Kid was about 23. He was born in New York city, and has been passing several years under the name of Billy Bonney. His real name ...... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...the name of Billy Bonney. His real name was McCarthy. He was burled at Fort Sumner. IHDIA2Î ITEMS. The WMVb Elv«c Dtes Still te Gaaae... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... was bom in rily and has been several years under the name of Billy Bonney Ills ieal niu McCarthy He was buried at Kort Sumner ... weathe... Date: Sep 17 1859 - New York, NY Death: July 14 1881 - Fort Sumner, NM Parents: Patrick Mccarty, Catherine Devine Mccarty (born Antrim) Siblings: Nov 23 1859 - New York City Death: July 14 1881 - Fort Sumner, New Mexico Parents: July 14 1881 - Fort Sumner, NM Parents: William Harrison Bonney, Catherine Bonney (born Antrim) Sister: July 14 1881 - Fort Sumner, New Mexico Parents: William Henry Harrison (Antrim), Catherine Bonney (Antrim) (born McCarty) Brother: Patrick Henry McCarty, Katherine McCarty (born Bonney) Brother: mother About William Henry "Billy the Kid" Bonney "The Real Billy the Kid" by Miguel Antonio Otero is one of the best authentic sources for his life from a non-biased perspective. Otero befriended Billy and accompanied him from Las Vegas NM to Santa Fe in chains. Otero later became Governor of New Mexico and wrote extensively of his "Life in the Frontier". Miguel Otero is one of my cousins, another Otero cousin helped make the coffin and buried Billy. Our family looks favorably on Billy, we have some stories of him from our Jaramillo cousins. (by Dr. Denis Ismael HaLevi-Otero) ISBN-10: 1558852344 ISBN-13: 978-1558852341WHO ARE BILLY'S PARENTS?= To this day, genealogists are still stumped. There have been various books published with different information. Billy used to lie about his identity often, including his age and birth to Census intakers. He was an outlaw, of course he lied! All we know is that his mother's name was Catherine Devine or McCarty , Katherine Beaujean or Katherine Bonney . His father can't be proven, but theory says that his name could be William Harrison Bonney , Patrick Henry McCarty , Patrick McCarthy, and a few more. All we know is that FOR SURE, according to Census, his mother married a man named Antrim . Joseph McCarty , later changed his name to Joseph McCarty-Antrim. He is thought to be Billy the Kid's younger half-brother as they had different features and build (Joseph was taller, stockier, nose was different, and he did not have crooked protruding teeth like his older brother), possibly the son of a McCarty or McCarthy. His lineage is also a mystery. BILLY'S NAMES Martin Garcia, alias he used when he allegedly married Abrana S. Garcia Introduction Source: About Billy the Kid William H. Bonney alias Billy the Kid is probably the most misunderstood historical figure of the Old West. He was not a cold-blooded killer, nor was he a robber of trains or banks. Instead he was a gunfighter in a feud between two factions in which both sides stole from each other and killed. The Lincoln County War would have turned out exactly the way it did if Billy the Kid never took part in it. His role in the LCW was minor -he wasn’t the leader but a follower. Although Billy the Kid was one of many who fought and killed during the LCW, he was the only one that faced conviction and was sentence to death. So Billy the Kid used his wit and courage to escape his date with the hangman which boost his notoriety even more. If his spectacular escape wasn't enough, his controversial death was the final dramatic ending to his story. But it wasn' |
Before being overthrown by Zeus and the Olympians, what race of powerful deities ruled the Greek world during the legendary Golden Age? | Titans | Greek Mythology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of 1st Generation Titans (Titanes) Titans Okeanos : Ruler of the World encircling River, Titan of the Ocean, Water and Water Bodies, Overseer of the rising and setting of Heavenly Bodies Hyperion : "The High One", Ruler of the Eastern region of the World, Titan of Light, Fire, the Sun, Sight, the Moon and the Dawn, Master of Day and Night. Krios : "The Ram", Ruler of the Southern region of the World, Titan of the Stars, Constellations and the Winds, Regulator of the Seasons. Koios : "The Questioner", Ruler of the Northern Region of the World, Titan of Clairvoyance, Prophecy, Foresight and Intelligence, Measured Time, Presumably ruled cold regions Iapetos : "The Piercer", Ruler of the Western region of the World, Titan of Mortality, Lifespan and Death, Presumably ruled the Underworld before Hades, Ancestor of Humans Kronos : "The Crooked One", Ruler of the entire World, Titan of Destructive Time, Harvest, Justice, Fate and Evil, Ancestor of the Gods, Father of the Elder Olympians, King of the Titans. List of 1st Generation Titanides Mnemosyne : Titan of Memory and Scripts, Mother of the Muses by Zeus Tethys : Titan of the Sea and Water, Mother of the Oceanids by Oceanus Thea : Titan of Sight and Luster, Mother of the Sun, Moon, and Dawn by Hyperion Phoibe : Titan of Mystery and Prophecy, Consort of Koios. First patron deity of Delphi. Rhea : Titan of Fertility, Motherhood and Generation, Queen of the Titans, Consort of Kronos, Mother of the six Elder Olympians Themis : Titan of Justice and Divine Law, Consort of Zeus. 2nd Generation |
Of the 4 types of Treasury Securities issued, Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, Treasury Bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which one has the shortest maturation date of only a year? | Individual - Treasury Securities & Programs Individual Treasury Securities & Programs NOTE: We�re introducing a new retirement savings account, the myRA . U.S. Treasury securities are a great way to invest and save for the future. Here, you'll find overviews regarding U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, bills, TIPS, and Floating Rate Notes (FRNs), as well as U.S. Savings Bonds. Treasury Securities Here's what's available: Treasury Bills Treasury bills are short-term government securities with maturities ranging from a few days to 52 weeks. Bills are sold at a discount from their face value. Treasury Notes Treasury notes are government securities that are issued with maturities of 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years and pay interest every six months. Treasury Bonds Treasury bonds pay interest every six months and mature in 30 years. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) TIPS are marketable securities whose principal is adjusted by changes in the Consumer Price Index. TIPS pay interest every six months and are issued with maturities of 5, 10, and 30 years. Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) Interest payments on an FRN rise and fall based on discount rates for 13-week Treasury bills. FRNs are issued for a term of 2 years and pay interest quarterly. I Savings Bonds are a low-risk savings product that earn interest while protecting you from inflation. Sold at face value. Check out our table that is a comparison of TIPS and Series I Savings Bonds . EE and E Savings Bonds EE and E Savings Bonds are a secure savings product that pay interest based on current market rates for up to 30 years. Electronic EE Savings Bonds are sold at face value in TreasuryDirect. Treasury Securities Programs If you are interested in electronic payroll savings, or are looking to find out more about auctions, you can also find the necessary details here: |
Who rules in a hagiarchy [hag-ee-ahr-kee]? | Gov't - definition of Gov't by The Free Dictionary Gov't - definition of Gov't by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gov%27t (gŭv′ərn-mənt) n. 1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit. 2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body. 3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule. 4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority. 5. A governing body or organization, as: a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system. b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system. c. The persons who make up a governing body. 6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed. 7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution. 8. Political science. 9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence. gov′ern·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj. gov′ern·men′tal·ly adv. Usage Note: In American usage government always takes a singular verb. In British usage government, in the sense of a governing group of officials, takes a plural verb: The government are determined to follow this course. See Usage Note at collective noun . government (ˈɡʌvənmənt; ˈɡʌvəmənt) n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled: tyrannical government. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration: yesterday we got a new government. b. (capital when of a specific country): the British Government. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the state and its administration: blame it on the government. b. (as modifier): a government agency. 5. regulation; direction 6. (Linguistics) grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word governmental adj (ˈgʌv ərn mənt, -ər mənt) n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a community, etc. 2. the form or system of rule by which a state, etc., is governed: monarchical government. 3. the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc. 4. a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole. 5. (in some parliamentary systems, as that of the United Kingdom) a. the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time: The Prime Minister has formed a new government. b. the parliament along with the cabinet. 6. direction; control; management. 9. a relationship between two words in a sentence such that the use of one word requires the other to be of a particular form. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French governement. See govern , -ment ] gov`ern•men′tal (-ˈmɛn tl) adj. gov`ern•men′tal•ly, adv. 1. a political theory advocating the elimination of governments and governmental restraint and the substitution of voluntary cooperation among individuals. 2. the methods and practices of anarchists. Cf. Nihilism. — anarchist, n. — anarchic, adj. 1. the science of government. 2. the science of origins. 1. a government in which one person has unrestricted control over others. 2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj. 1. the power or right of self-government. 2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj. 1. a legislative body having two branches, houses, or chambers. 2. advocacy of bicameral structure. Cf. unicameralism. — bicameralist, n. — bicameral, adj. 1. the power of demons. 2. government or rule by demons. — demonocratic, adj. despotism 1. a form of government with a ruler having absolu |
With a representative from 4 of the 5 branches of the military, what is the name of the group of military leaders whose role is to guide the civilian government of the US? | Nigeria - GOVERNMENT Nigeria - GOVERNMENT Nigeria THE STORY OF NIGERIA during the postcolonial era has been one of a search for the constitutional and political arrangement that, while allowing for the self-expression of its socially and culturally diverse peoples, would not hinder the construction of a nation out of this mosaic. In this search, the country has experienced cycles of military and civilian rule, civil war, and peaceful reconstruction. If any nation typified political scientist Richard Sklar's characterization of the African continent as a "workshop of democracy," it would certainly be Nigeria. The country has experimented with different federal, state, and local government systems, learning more about its needs, resources, and constraints with each experiment. Despite the predominance of military regimes during the three postcolonial decades, Nigerian society has retained many of the fundamental building blocks of a democratic polity: vigorous entrepreneurial classes, a broad intelligentsia and numerous centers of higher education, a dynamic legal community and judiciary, diverse and often outspoken media, and, increasingly, courageous human rights organizations. Despite the differences in character and composition of the successive governments, it is still possible to identify the major threads of Nigeria's institutional evolution. As the nation finds itself once more on the threshold of transition from military to civilian rule, promised for 1992, examination of these threads is essential for understanding the Nigeria that will become the Third Republic. Nigeria is essentially an artificial creation, which, like most other African states, is a product of colonialism. This fact is central to understanding the country's government and politics, which have been conditioned and bedeviled by the problems of accommodating several diversities: ethnic, linguistic (there are between 250 and 400 distinct languages), geopolitical, religious (there is a deepening cleavage between Christians and Muslims), and class. Nigeria became politically independent on October 1, 1960, after about seven decades of colonial rule by the British. Prior to colonial rule, most of the groups that today make up the country were often distinguished by differences in history, culture, political development, and religion. The major differences among these precolonial groups pertained to their sociopolitical organization: anthropological and historical studies usually distinguish between societies that were centralized ("state") and those that were noncentralized ("stateless"). To the former category belonged the Sokoto Caliphate and the emirates of the north that, together with the Kanem-Bornu Empire, were advanced Islamic theocracies. Also included in this category were the Benin, Oyo, and other western kingdoms, as well as the Igala Kingdom in the middle belt or lower north. In these centralized systems, there were clear divisions between the rulers and the ruled, usually based on wealth and ascribed status. Institutions of a distinctly political nature, as well as taxation systems, were already established. Of all the centralized systems, the Sokoto Caliphate with its vassal emirates had the most advanced form of state organization. Not surprisingly, it provided the model for the British colonial policy of indirect rule, i.e., the governance of indigenous peoples through their own institutions and rulers. By contrast, in noncentralized systems such as those of the Igbo and other eastern and middle-belt groups, there was a diffusion of political, economic, and religious institutions and practices. Also to be found was a large measure of egalitarianism, democracy, and decentralized authority. Under the colonial policy of indirect rule, "traditional" rulers (known as warrant chiefs) were imposed on these stateless societies. In the immediate precolonial period, a pronounced religious gulf separated the northern from the southern peoples. Islam had been introduced to the Hausa states and other northern parts in the fifteenth century, but i |
If young female horses are called fillies, what are young male horses called? | What is a female horse called? | Reference.com What is a female horse called? A: Quick Answer Prior to the age of four, female horses are called fillies, and from age four and up, they are called mares. Female horses can also be called yearlings when they are between one and two years old, or foals before they are a year old. Full Answer Male horses can also be called foals and yearlings. Young male horses that have not been castrated are called colts until they turn four, when they earn the name of stallion. Male horses that have been castrated are called geldings at any age. The term "rig" is often used to refer to a male horse that was not properly castrated or has other testicular problems. |
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