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What does the DSM-IV define as: A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: (1) suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him (2) is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates (3) is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him (4) reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events (5) persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights (6) perceives attacks on his character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack (7) has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. | adoption abuse | Parental Rights Parental Rights Add to My Stories Winona was told her mother didn’t love her – and was handed to another family. Nine years later, they were reunited via Facebook. But forced adoption is happening on a scandalously regular basis. On a sunny station platform in a pretty Cornish town this summer, holidaymakers may have witnessed a touching, but at first glance unremarkable, scene. A mother and teenage son were nervously watching a train pull onto the platform, scanning the emerging crowd for the face of a loved one. Had she missed her train? Had they got the right time? And finally, there she was: a pretty, petite 16-year-old, peering furtively through her fringe. Suddenly the boy broke away with a whoop. ‘It’s her!’ The three immediately became tangled in a hug, babbling, crying, their words tripping over each other. ‘You’ve grown so much!’ ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe you are here!’ Forced apart: Winona has been reunited with Tracey – the mother who gave her away A very unusual emotional reunion had just taken place. For Tracey Lucas, a 38-year-old mother from Truro, had just kissed her 16-year-old daughter Winona for the first time in nine years. What took place on that station platform was a scene that the State had worked very hard for years to ensure didn’t happen. In fact, there is still a question mark over whether Tracey could face prosecution, even prison, for what happened that day. For nine years previously, Winona and her little sister, now 12, were taken from their mother and adopted by another family, given new names and told to forget their natural mother. All contact between them was prevented. Yet in a story that raises profound questions both about British social services and the power of the internet to challenge their secretive workings, Winona traced her birth mother through the Facebook social networking site and the pair are now determined never again to be parted. More… Why being Formerly Hot isn’t the end of the world Tracey, Winona and her sister were subjects of a forced adoption, which critics — including family solicitors, MPs and wronged families — say are happening on a scandalously regular basis, on the flimsiest of evidence, in order to meet government targets to raise the number of adoptions by 50 per cent. There have been cases cited of babies taken from women considered too young or not clever enough to look after them. One boy was removed on the grounds that his mother might shout at him in the future. In Tracey’s case, her children were sent for adoption because they were deemed ‘at risk of emotional abuse’. No one can really know the truth, and doubtless social services would argue they acted in good faith and in the children’s best interests, but Tracey is adamant she never abused, neglected nor abandoned them. Yet because she was a young single mother, who by her own admission sometimes struggled to cope, she was forced to surrender the most precious things she had. Worse, she says the children believed that she had simply stopped loving them. ‘For years the girls believed I was a bad mother, a horrible person who didn’t love them, while I was told the girls didn’t want to see me and were settled into a new life with new parents they loved. All lies,’ says Tracey. ‘The birthday and Christmas cards I wrote were never passed on. The letters Winona wrote to me never reached me. That’s real emotional abuse.’ Ripped from her home: Winona aged six, a year before a court ordered that she be taken away from her mother permanently ‘Yet my son, who’d refused to be adopted, was returned to me after a year, and I went on to have another two children with a new partner, neither of whom has come to any harm. How could I have been a danger to my girls?’ Winona is just as angry as her mother about the stolen years: ‘Everyone told me what a terrible person she was, but all my memories of her were good: making Christmas decorations, reading Roald Dahl’s James And The Giant Peach in bed. I never felt anything but love from her.’ |
Who was the first US president to be assassinated? | Kennedy becomes fourth president to be assassinated - Nov 22, 1963 - HISTORY.com Kennedy becomes fourth president to be assassinated Share this: Kennedy becomes fourth president to be assassinated Author Kennedy becomes fourth president to be assassinated URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1963, the nation is shocked by the assassination of its president, John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was riding in an open car in Dallas, Texas, when a gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at him from an upper-level window of a nearby building. Kennedy was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Dallas hospital. He was the fourth president in U.S. history to be assassinated. A bystander named Abraham Zapruder happened to capture Kennedy’s shooting on his 8mm home-movie camera. Zapruder’s film provided graphic visuals of JFK’s death and has since been analyzed extensively for evidence of a potential conspiracy. Even decades later, some scholars, investigators and amateur sleuths continue to insist that Kennedy’s death was a coup d’etat committed by hard-line U.S. anti-communists who feared Kennedy would pull U.S. advisors out of Vietnam and act “soft” on the communist threat from the USSR. Another conspiracy theory that involves a coordinated effort by organized crime, the Pentagon and the CIA to murder the president was explored by director Oliver Stone in his 1991 film JFK. In 1964, however, the federally appointed Warren Commission issued a report on the assassination and concluded that Oswald acted alone. A second investigation conducted in 1979 concluded that there may have been a second gunman, but it concurred with the first report that Oswald was the actual killer. In 1865, Abraham Lincoln became the first president to be assassinated when he was shot by a Confederate sympathizer while attending a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. In 1881, James Garfield was shot by a disgruntled federal employee and lived 80 days before succumbing to his wounds. William McKinley was killed by an anarchist in 1901. Several other presidents have survived or narrowly avoided assassination attempts. Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest in 1981, but survived. Gerald Ford escaped two assassination attempts. An attempt on Andrew Jackson’s life in 1835 was foiled when both of the gunman’s two pistols failed to discharge properly. Related Videos |
According to the song, Davy Crockett was Born on a mountain top where(Greenest state in the land of the free.)? | Davy Crockett Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics Davy Crockett Lyrics Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree, Killed him a bear when he was only three. Davy, Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier. Fought single handed through the Injun war, Till the Creeks was whipped and peace was restored. And while he was handling this risky chore, Made himself a legend, forevermore. Davy, Davy Crockett the man who don't know fear. He went of to Congress and served a spell Fixin' up the government and laws as well. Took over Washington, I heard tell, And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell. Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear. When he come home, his politickin' was done, While the western march had just begun. So he packed his gear, and his trusty gun And let out a grinnin' to follow the sun. Davy, Davy Crockett, Leadin the Pioneer. Full version: Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree, Killed him a bear when he was only three. Davy, Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier. He fought single handed through the Injun war, Till the Creeks was whipped and peace was restored. And while he was handling this risky chore, Made himself a legend, forevermore. Davy, Davy Crockett the man who don't know fear. When he lost his love, and his grief was gall, In his heart he wanted to leave it all, And lose himself in the forest tall, But he answered instead, his country's call. Davy, Davy Crockett, the choice of the whole frontier He went off to Congress and served a spell Fixin' up the government and laws as well. Took over Washington, so we hear tell, And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell. Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear. (Serving his country well) When he come home, his politickin' done, The western march had just begun. So he packed his gear, and his trusty gun And lit out a grinnin' to follow the sun. Davy, Davy Crockett, Leadin the Pioneers. His land is biggest, and his land is best From grassy plains to the mountain crest He's ahead of us all in meeting the test Followin' his legend right into the West Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wide Frontier King of the Wild Frontier. |
What diet, developed by Dr. Arthur Agatston at the Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute, focus on foods with a low glycemic index and foods rich in unsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids? | South Beach Diet South Beach Diet How do you go about getting started on phase 1 of the South Beach Diet? Here are the steps and information you need to be successful. 1) Learn All About It It’s great to be able to find free South Beach Diet information here and other places on the Internet. But there’s really no substitute for reading the original books by author Arthur Agatston, MD. Before embarking on any diet, it’s important to know what you’re getting yourself into over the long haul and to thoroughly understand the reasons for the food choices you’ll be making. Here’s a list of all the South Beach Diet books with links that allow you to find the best online sale prices for each. Until you get your copy, check out the South Beach Diet resources on this site. 2) What To Eat on the South Beach Diet There are three phases to the South Beach Diet. Phase one is the most restrictive (no fruit, grains, starches, or alcohol) and lasts two weeks. After that, you’ll be able slowly add carbohydrate foods back into your diet. Here are the food lists that pertain to phase one of the South Beach Diet: Select meats, poultry and fish Select vegetables (same as those recommended for other low-carb diets) Select dairy products The South Beach Diet Info You Need to Know The South Beach diet is one of the latest in a long line of diet plans for people wanting to shed body fat. While the diet name is relatively new, the principles that it offers to users are not. Let’s discuss these principles, how it differs from other plans and why this diet works for many. How’s South Beach Different? Unlike many modern diet plans, the South Beach diet is not about low carb dieting. It’s also not about low-fat dieting. The focus of the diet revolves around eating particular carbohydrates and fats that are healthier for the body. As you know, eating too many fats and simple carbohydrates, like sugar and high fructose corn syrup, not only adds empty calories to your diet, but can increase body fat, and lead to a higher risk of you developing heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels. Not only this, but a diet high in bad fats and carbohydrates actually makes people feel hungrier and crave more unhealthy fatty foods. This is because the poor quality food is not nutritious and the body can’t get the right nutrition from it. Origins of South Beach As was noted earlier, the principles of South Beach diet are not new. In fact, the origins come from a cardiologist by the name of Arthur Agatston, MD. He created the diet plan in order to help his patients improve their cholesterol and insulin levels. He actually created a book detailing the plan called The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss. It is important to note that this diet does require a high degree of discipline and motivation in order to stay on track. The original book was clear on the necessity of motivation and developing healthy eating habits. The South Beach Recommendations This diet doesn’t remove any of the major food groups from people’s diets. It focuses on healthy eating of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lean sources of protein (meat and fish). During the first phase of the diet, you will be eating 3 meals per day. The portion sizes will be average sized and contain chicken, turkey, fish and shellfish (as your protein source). You will also eat vegetables nuts, eggs and cheese. You are told to eat enough to ensure that you don’t feel hungry and break the diet. You are also told to avoid foods that have high sources of animal fats, trans fats and starchy foods (such as bread, cereal, rice, pasta and pastries). Doing this will represent a large weight loss of eight to thirteen pounds in the first two weeks according to the south beach diet info. Why It Works? While Agatston notes that the diet works because it breaks the bad eating cycle of people, rather than reducing calories, it should be noted the overall calorie intake would be less wh |
April 25, 1939 saw DC comics introduce what major super hero, their second major, who debuted in issue 27 of Detective Comics. | DC Comics | The Joker Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Entrepreneur Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson 's National Allied Publications debuted with the tabloid-sized New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine #1 in February 1935. The company's second title, New Comics #1 (December 1935), appeared in a size close to what would become comic books' standard during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books , with slightly larger dimensions than today's. That title evolved into Adventure Comics , which continued through issue #503 in 1983, becoming one of the longest-running comic book series. Wheeler-Nicholson's third and final title, Detective Comics, advertised with a cover illustration dated December 1936, eventually premiering three months late with a March 1937 cover date. The themed anthology series would become a sensation with the introduction of Batman in issue #27 (May 1939). By then, however, Wheeler-Nicholson had gone. In 1937, in debt to printing-plant owner and magazine distributor Harry Donenfeld — who was as well a pulp-magazine publisher and a principal in the magazine distributorship Independent News — Wheeler-Nicholson was compelled to take Donenfeld on as a partner in order to publish Detective #1. Detective Comics, Inc. was formed, with Wheeler-Nicholson and Jack S. Liebowitz , Donenfeld's accountant, listed as owners. Major Wheeler-Nicholson remained for a year, but cash-flow problems continued, and he was forced out. Shortly afterward, Detective Comics Inc. purchased the remains of National Allied, also known as Nicholson Publishing, at a bankruptcy auction. Detective Comics Inc. shortly launched a fourth title, Action Comics , the premiere of which introduced Superman (a character with which Wheeler-Nicholson had no direct involvement; editor Vin Sullivan chose to run the feature after Sheldon Mayer rescued it from the slush pile ). Action Comics #1 (June 1938), the first comic book to feature the new character archetype — soon known as " superheroes " — proved a major sales hit . The company quickly introduced such other popular characters as the Sandman and Batman . The Golden Age Edit National Allied Publications soon merged with Detective Comics, Inc. to form National Comics, which in 1944 absorbed an affiliated concern, Max Gaines ' and Liebowitz's All-American Publications . That year, Gaines let Liebowitz buy him out, and kept only Picture Stories from the Bible as the foundation of his own new company, EC Comics . At that point, "Liebowitz promptly orchestrated the merger of All-American and Detective Comics into National Comics.... Next he took charge of organizing National Comics, [the self-distributorship] Independent News, and their affiliated firms into a single corporate entity, National Periodical Publications". National Periodical Publications became publicly traded on the stock market in 1961. Despite the official names "National Comics" and "National Periodical Publications", the line used the logo "Superman-DC" throughout, and the company became known colloquially as DC Comics for years before the official adoption of that name. The company began to move aggressively against imitators for copyright violations by other companies, such as Fox Comics ' Wonder Man , which according to court testimony Fox created as a copy of Superman. This extended to DC suing Fawcett Comics for Captain Marvel , at the time comics' top-selling character. Despite the fact that parallels between Captain Marvel and Superman were more tenuous, the courts ruled that there had been substantial and deliberate copying of copyrighted material. Faced with declining sales and the prospect of bankruptcy if they lost, Fawcett capitulated in 1955 and ceased comics publication. Years later, Fawcett ironically sold the rights to Captain Marvel to DC — which in 1973 revived Captain Marvel in the new title Shazam!. featuring artwork by his creator, C. C. Beck . In the meantime, the abandoned trademark had been seized by Marvel Comics in 1967, disallowing the DC comic itself to be called that. While Captain M |
What jewelry firm is perhaps best remembered for the exquisite jeweled eggs that were popular Easter time gifts at the turn of the 20th century? | 1000+ images about Faberge Imperial Eggs on Pinterest | Miniature, Lapis lazuli and Easter eggs Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Faberge Imperial Eggs Sophisticated and ornate, it took a craftsman to create bejewelled eggs by order of so fabulously intricate with diamonds and rubies set, enamelled shells, exquisite, thin and always a surprise within. The playthings of a dynasty begrudged their bloodline's luxury, each frivolous, expensive gift, a red rag to an anarchist. The eggs were plundered, swapped for guns by Bolsheviks akin to Huns who stockpiled treasure, traded gold when art and culture left them cold 68 Pins602 Followers |
Capable of flattening mountains with a single blow, who wields a hammer known as Mjollnir? | Mjolnir | Marvel Database | Fandom powered by Wikia Dwarves forging "Mjolnir" Mjölnir (literally, "that which smashes") is the hammer wielded by Thor , the Norse god of thunder. [1] Ages ago, an unimaginably powerful cosmic storm called the God Tempest approached Asgard. Called the "Mother of Thunder," the storm possessed the power to knock planets out of their orbit and make black holes shake. Odin , chief of the Norse gods, battled the storm for many days when it threatened Asgard . Once the storm was weakened enough, Odin defeated the God Tempest by trapping it into a chunk of Uru that was given to him by the Dwarves of Nidavellir as a gift. [2] From the Uru, Odin ordered the Dwarves of Nidavellir to forge Mjölnir. [3] The blacksmiths Eitri , Brokk , [4] and Buri [3] needed to use the tremendous heat of a star to get the forge hot enough to smelt the Uru. The hammer was completed in seventeen weeks. [2] In the process the star exploded and almost took Midgard with it; that event may explain the extinction of the dinosaurs , about 65 million years ago. [3] When Odin first tried to wield Mjölnir, he couldn't control it due to the God Tempest still retaining its power. The hammer devastated Asgard as it flew out of control. Out of spite, Odin cast an enchantment on the hammer to prevent anyone else from wielding the hammer. The hammer was stored away where it sat for untold ages where the God Tempest would eventually die, but its power would remain inside Mjölnir. [2] Although powerful in and of itself, the hammer also received several potent spells from Odin , who slew the Frost Giant Laufey with it. [5] Much later, Mjölnir was bequeathed to Thor, after he proved himself worthy through several trials. [6] With few exceptions, Thor has carried Mjölnir throughout his adventures. Thus, the history of Mjölnir follow the history of Thor. Although Asgard was destroyed in Ragnarök , Thor, and thus the hammer, survived. [7] After Nick Fury told him an undisclosed secret, he lost his ability of wielding Mjölnir. [8] Later, a woman became Mjölnir's new wielder and the new Thor. [9] She was eventually revealed to be Thor's ex-lover Jane Foster . [10] Properties Mjölnir itself is already extremely durable and nigh invulnerable like the Earth metal adamantium or the Olympian metal adamantine , and combined with the various enchantments placed upon it by Odin, is for all intents and purposes, indestructible. It has survived heat as extreme as the heart of suns, blasts powerful enough to destroy planets, and it has contained energy sufficient enough to destroy an entire galaxy and even energy sufficient enough to destroy one fifth of the universe . Mjölnir also grants its user, such as Thor, countless mystical attributes and powers such as manipulation of the fundamental forces of the universe such as the electromagnetic spectrum [11] , gravity [12] etc. Mjölnir can be used both offensively and defensively. Thor often uses the hammer as a physical weapon, with almost nothing being capable of withstanding a hammer blow or throw. It has been described as impacting with sufficient force to "destroy mountains" [13] and has proven capable of shattering the armor of a Celestial . [14] A rare exception is primary adamantium . [15] Mjölnir was classified by the Initiative as an Omega Class Weapon , at the level of the Tactigon . [16] A few other examples of the countless abilities Thor has shown with Mjölnir are: Worthiness Enchantment: This enchantment surrounding Mjölnir prevents it from being wielded by anyone save those who have been found worthy. Thus far, this includes Thor, the Red Norvell , Buri , Bor , Odin, Beta Ray Bill , and Captain America . To anyone else, Mjölnir cannot be lifted from the ground nor wrested from Thor’s grip. [17] Those who are deemed worthy are able to wield Thor's powers. Captain America said "I've never wielded such limitless power before!" [18] "It's almost intoxicating!" [19] As the true master of Mjölnir, Thor can also will unto others the ability to wield the mystical hammer, bypassing the worthiness ench |
Monterey Jack, Manchego, and Wensleydale are all types of what? | Off the top of your head, how many different cheeses can you name? - Quora Quora Written Oct 12, 2013 Wenslydale, gouda, edam, Norwegian jarlsberg, Venuzualian beaver cheese, Camembert (I don't care how runny it is), brie, roquefort, Cheddar (although there's not much call for it round these parts), SHUT THAT BLOODY BAZOUKI UP! Bell Payese, Stilton, Lancashire, White Stilton, Double Gloucester, Smoked Austrian, Sage Derby, Gorgonzola, Mozarella, Parmesan, Ilchester. Limburger Tracey Bryan could probably name some more cheesy comestibles. Written Oct 12, 2013 Cheddar, smoked gouda, Stinking Bishop, feta, brie, paneer, cream cheese, queso fresco, American, Colby jack, provolone, munster, pepper jack, blue cheese, Roquefort, Havarti, Dubliner, parmesan, beer cheese, Cheese Whiz (it goes on a cheesesteak so I count it), marscapone, crème fresche, camembert, goat cheese, and head cheese. Written Oct 12, 2013 Stilton, cheddar, mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Wensleydale, mimolette, epoisses, manchego, asiago, jarlsberg, parmigiano, burrata, brie, Roquefort, Limburger, Gruyere, cotija, muenster, havarti, reblochon, st marcellin, st agur, paneer, ricotta, Edam, Gouda, Camembert, raclette, queso fresco, crottin, vacherin, morbier, chèvre, Monterey Jack, provolone, fontina, feta... That's all I can come up with. I don't consider Kraft singles or Velveeta to be real cheese. Written Aug 28, 2012 This ranks up there in my set of puppy photos - she was about 12 weeks old and would get tired out on her (short) walks. This was her passive aggressive way of saying 'I'm done'. Also this, from about 10 weeks old - my husband saying good bye in the morning. She came and sat on our feet so we'd stay put. Written Feb 7, 2014 An easy way to create and remember relatively secure passwords. Choose a random word or two that you like, and then instead of typing the characters out as they were on the keyboard, type the corresponding characters on the row on top. For example if I think of "Friday" as my password, it would translate to "R48eq6" Edit: Written Aug 19 Yes. I woke up one morning and there was a woman standing over my bed, staring at me. I blinked, and she was gone. But I am positive she was there. Twenty years later, my mother and I were going through some photos to put on display at my father’s funeral. Then I saw a picture of the woman who I saw in my room that morning. I remembered her face very clearly. I had never seen this picture before.... |
In most modern operating systems ctrl (or on a mac the mac key) x is cut, ctrl c is copy and ctrl z is undo. What is the letter for paste? | command line - Console Text Editor with Windows-like keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-z, x, c, v) - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange Console Text Editor with Windows-like keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-z, x, c, v) up vote 17 down vote favorite 10 Ok, I realise that I risk a religious war asking a question about text editors, but here goes. Requirements Mostly used for config file edits Text based not GUI Available for Raspian flavour of Debian No learning required for a Windows/Mac GUI user (no vi/vim) Makes full use of keys found on modern keyboards, i.e. home, end, pgup, pgdn, del Use keyboard shortcuts found in pretty much all GUI apps, e.g. Undo ( Ctrl-Z Optional: mouse support for changing cursor position and selecting text Surely this isn't a big ask in this day and age? 2 "No learning required" sounds like an unusually restrictive (and possibly unrealistic) criterion especially as you are asking for a CLI tool... – jasonwryan Oct 3 '12 at 20:02 nano would be close. It wont have the exact same shortcuts but similar shortcuts to do the same operation. or you can create .nanorc and have custom shortcuts – h3rrmiller Oct 3 '12 at 20:02 1 @jasonwryan As an experienced Windows (or Mac) user, I already have the learning required to use a modern text editor using only the keyboard. I'd like to use that same experience in a Linux CLI tool. – Greg Woods Oct 3 '12 at 20:10 3 The shortcuts you're expecting are Microsoft's modifications on IBM's CUA guidelines. Neither CUA nor MS's modifications are traditional in the unix world. – Gilles Oct 3 '12 at 22:56 3 @Gilles I'm not entirely sure I agree with calling those shortcuts "Windows" shortcuts. Every common GUI application that does text editing uses those shortcuts on all the major platforms. Many of those shortcuts predate Windows as well. – jw013 Oct 4 '12 at 14:25 up vote 9 down vote joe is, IMO, the best of the editors-that-aren't-vi. It's a decent full-featured editor in its own right, rather than a stripped down featureless minimal editor like nano. If invoked as jstar or joe, the default key-bindings are WordStar -like which have also been used in many other programs over the years, including the editor in the Borland Turbo Pascal & Turbo C IDEs, so should be familiar to many users. If invoked as jmac the key-bindings are emacs-like. The key-bindings are configurable and if you can't find a configuration that exactly suits you, you can add one yourself or copy-and-modify an existing one. I'm too much of a vi user to use it myself, but I frequently recommend it to people who don't like or want to learn a modal editor like vi, with good results. Here's the description in the debian package: Joe, or Joe's Own Editor, has the feel of most PC text editors: the key sequences are reminiscent of WordStar and Turbo C editors, but the feature set is much larger than of those. Joe has all of the features a Unix user should expect: full use of termcap/terminfo, complete VI-style Unix integration, a powerful configuration file, and regular expression search system. It also has six help reference cards which are always available, and an intuitive, simple, and well thought-out user interface. Joe has a great screen update optimization algorithm, multiple windows (through/between which you can scroll) and lacks the confusing notion of named buffers. It has command history, TAB expansion in file selection menus, undo and redo functions, (un)indenting and paragraph formatting, filtering highlighted blocks through any external Unix command, editing a pipe into or out of a command, and block move, copy, delete or filter. Through simple QEdit-style configuration files, Joe can be set up to emulate editors such as Pico and Emacs, along with a complete imitation of WordStar, and a restricted mode version (lets you edit only the files specified on the command line). Joe also has a deferred screen update to handle typeahead, and it ensures that deferral is not bypassed by tty buffering. It's usable even at 2400 baud, and it will work on any kind of sane terminal. It is, AFAIK, packag |
Which film director, who died today in 1980, directed the films “Marnie”, “Rear Window”, “The Trouble With Harry”, and “Frenzy”, among many others? | Alfred Hitchcock - Biography - IMDb Alfred Hitchcock Biography Showing all 191 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (19) | Trivia (100) | Personal Quotes (57) | Salary (8) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and Eileen Hitchcock (born 1892). Raised as a strict Catholic and attending Saint Ignatius College, a school run by Jesuits, Hitch had very much of a regular upbringing. His first job outside of the family business was in 1915 as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company. His interest in movies began at around this time, frequently visiting the cinema and reading US trade journals. It was around 1920 when Hitchcock joined the film industry. He started off drawing the sets (he was a very skilled artist). It was there that he met Alma Reville , though they never really spoke to each other. It was only after the director for Always Tell Your Wife (1923) fell ill and Hitchcock was named director to complete the film that he and Reville began to collaborate. Hitchcock had his first real crack at directing a film, start to finish, in 1923 when he was hired to direct the film Number 13 (1922), though the production wasn't completed due to the studio's closure (he later remade it as a sound film). Hitchcock didn't give up then. He directed The Pleasure Garden (1925), a British/German production, which was very popular. Hitchcock made his first trademark film in 1927, The Lodger (1927) . In the same year, on the 2nd of December, Hitchcock married Alma Reville. They had one child, _Patricia Hitchcock_ who was born on July 7th, 1928. His success followed when he made a number of films in Britain such as The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Jamaica Inn (1939), some of which also gained him fame in the USA. In 1940, the Hitchcock family moved to Hollywood, where the producer _David O. Selznick_had hired him to direct an adaptation of 'Daphne du Maurier''s Rebecca (1940). After Saboteur (1942), as his fame as a director grew, film companies began to refer to his films as 'Alfred Hitchcock's', for example Alfred Hitcock's Psycho (1960), Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). Hitchcock was a master of pure cinema who almost never failed to reconcile aesthetics with the demands of the box-office. During the making of Frenzy (1972), Hitchcock's wife Alma suffered a paralyzing stroke which made her unable to walk very well. On March 7, 1979, Hitchcock was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award, where he said: "I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat, and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen and their names are Alma Reville." By this time, he was ill with angina and his kidneys had already started to fail. He had started to write a screenplay with _Ernest Lehman_ called The Short Night but he fired Lehman and hired young writer David Freeman to rewrite the script. Due to Hitchcock's failing health the film was never made, but Freeman published the script after Hitchcock's death. In late 1979, Hitchcock was knighted, making him Sir Alfred Hitchcock. On the 29th April 1980, 9:17AM, he died peacefully in his sleep due to renal failure. His funeral was held in the Church of Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. Father Thomas Sullivan led the service with over 600 people attended the service, among them were Mel Brooks (director of High Anxiety (1977), a comedy tribute to Hitchcock and his films), Louis Jourdan , Karl Malden , Tippi Hedren , Janet Leigh and François Truffaut . - IMDb Mini Biography By: Col Needham <co |
What state, known as The Volunteer State, was the 16th state to join the Union on June 1, 1796? | June 1, 1796 � Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. - Democratic Underground June 1, 1796 � Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. Tennessee (i/tɛnɨˈsiː/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th most extensive and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of 609,644. Memphis is the state's largest city, with a population of 652,050. The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, and the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war. Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state, and more soldiers for the Union Army than any other Southern state. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided at times by federal entities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority. In the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bomb. |
The Louisiana Purchase was signed today in 1803. Which country sold the land to the USA? | Milestones: 1801–1829 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1801–1829 Louisiana Purchase, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase As the United States spread across the Appalachians, the Mississippi River became an increasingly important conduit for the produce of America’s West (which at that time referred to the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi). Since 1762, Spain had owned the territory of Louisiana, which included 828,000 square miles. The territory made up all or part of fifteen modern U.S. states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. The Pinckney treaty of 1795 had resolved friction between Spain and the United States over the right to navigate the Mississippi and the right for Americans to transfer their goods to ocean-going vessels at New Orleans. With the Pinckney treaty in place and the weak Spanish empire in control of Louisiana, American statesmen felt comfortable that the United States’ westward expansion would not be restricted in the future. This situation was threatened by Napoleon Bonaparte’s plans to revive the French empire in the New World. He planned to recapture the valuable sugar colony of St. Domingue from a slave rebellion, and then use Louisiana as the granary for his empire. France acquired Louisiana from Spain in 1800 and took possession in 1802, sending a large French army to St. Domingue and preparing to send another to New Orleans. Westerners became very apprehensive about having the more-powerful French in control of New Orleans: President Thomas Jefferson noted , “There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans.” James Monroe In addition to making military preparations for a conflict in the Mississippi Valley, Jefferson sent James Monroe to join Robert Livingston in France to try to purchase New Orleans and West Florida for as much as $10 million. Failing that, they were to attempt to create a military alliance with England. Meanwhile, the French Army in St. Domingue was being decimated by yellow fever, and war between France and England still threatened. Napoleon decided to give up his plans for Louisiana, and offered a surprised Monroe and Livingston the entire territory of Louisiana for $15 million. Although this far exceeded their instructions from President Jefferson, they agreed. When news of the sale reached the United States, the West was elated. President Jefferson, however, was in a quandary. He had always advocated strict adherence to the letter of the Constitution, yet there was no provision empowering him to purchase territory. Given the public support for the purchase and the obvious value of Louisiana to the future growth of the United States, however, Jefferson decided to ignore the legalistic interpretation of the Constitution and forgo the passage of a Constitutional amendment to validate the purchase. This decision contributed to the principle of implied powers of the federal government. |
On April 29, 1789, Lt William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift in a lifeboat as Fletcher Christian mutinied and took control of what famous ship? | Mutiny on the Bounty Leaves Remains of Perilous Voyage | National Underwater and Marine Agency National Underwater and Marine Agency Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ellsworth Boyd HMS Bounty Countless books and films have featured Mutiny on the Bounty, the provocative 18th century saga of a harsh captain and his rebellious crew aboard an English ship. Based on a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Hall, the story follows the real-life mutiny led by Lt. Fletcher Christian against Capt. William Bligh on the HMS Bounty. After setting Bligh and some of the men who remained loyal to him adrift in a 23-foot “longboat,” Christian and his followers returned to Tahiti where they had stopped to load breadfruit saplings. Their orders—signed by an admiral of the English Royal Navy—were to deliver the breadfruit to the British colony of Jamaica where it would be grown as a cheap source of food for the slaves. After sailing for 10 months across 27,000 miles of open sea, Tahiti was indeed a pleasurable paradise. When it was time to shove off, the men reluctantly left their lush environs and free love with the Tahitian women. The Bounty departed Tahiti with a cargo of 1,000 saplings, but three weeks later near the island of Tonga, the mutiny transpired. Conflict between the men stemmed from class differences between the aristocratic Christian and his ambitious ship’s master. Bligh wanted to impress his naval superiors and gain career advancement, while Christian was concerned about the well-being of the men who were subject to “inhumane treatment.” The crew had never dealt with such an ill-tempered, cynical leader with a cock-of-the-walk demeanor. These were hardy sailors, used to being at sea for months and sometimes a year or more. But the overbearing Bligh, in an effort to reach Tahiti sooner by trying to skirt the islands off Cape Horn, South America, lost time instead. In an effort to make it up, Bligh worked the crew harder and cut their rations. Led by Christian, the mutiny succeeded with the departure of Bligh and his loyalists. After returning to Tahiti, Christian and eight of his men took some Tahitian women and set sail in search of a hideout from the British Navy. The fugitives scoured the Pacific, sailing through 8,000 miles of perilous seas before settling on Pitcairn Island. They set fire to the ship and sank it close to shore in what is now Bounty Bay. It’s been more than 10 years since the United Kingdom gave permission for tourism development on Pitcairn Island. This includes arrangements made through local officials to dive the remains of the HMS Bounty. There’s not a lot to see, but divers who have visited the site describe it as “an epic adventure.” There are some coral-encrusted timbers, ballast stones, an anchor and a cannon scattered in shallow water. As one diver put it: “Diving the Bounty is like putting the final piece together in a puzzle that chronicles one of the most exciting seafaring tales of all time.” Pitcairn Island, located in the South Pacific halfway between New Zealand and Peru, has been called “one of the most isolated places on earth.” It’s 3,000 miles from any continent and too small for an airport. Yachts and cruise ships stop there, but only for a short time due to the lack of a safe anchorage. Ocean Voyages, Inc., Sausalito, California, is one of several travel agencies that arrange charters from French Polynesia to Pitcairn Island. About Ellsworth Boyd Ellsworth Boyd, Professor Emeritus, College of Education, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, pursues an avocation of diving and writing. He has published articles and photo's in every major dive magazine in the US., Canada, and half a dozen foreign countries. An authority on shipwrecks, Ellsworth has received thousands of letters and e-mails from divers throughout the world who responded to his Wreck Facts column in Sport Diver Magazine. When he's not writing, or diving, Ellsworth appears as a featured speaker at maritime symposiums in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, New York and Philadelphia. "Romance & Mystery: Sunken Treasures o |
Representing the province of Sarangani, Philippines, what is the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao? | stumbleupon More StatsView More About Manny Pacquiao Boxer Manny Pacquiao currently has an estimated net worth of $250 million. While still regarded by many as the best boxer in the sport right now, Pac-Man is also busy outside the ring. He was elected a member of Congress of the Philippines in May 2010. Pacquiao spent a reported $7 million on the campaign.Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.He is the only active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines. He earned $35 million for his two fights against Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto.Pacquiao is included in Forbes’ list of Highest Paid Athletes from the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010; he is ranked 8th with an income of $42 million. Earnings & Financial Data The below financial data is gathered and compiled by TheRichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of Manny Pacquiao's net worth by breaking down the most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries, contracts, earn outs, endorsements, stock ownership and much more. ? |
April 30 saw George Washington sworn in as the very first US President on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. What year was his inauguration? | First Inaugural Address | National Archives First Inaugural Address George Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 Records of the United States Senate View images of the first inaugural address Presidential inaugurations are important civic rituals in our nation's political life. The Constitution requires that presidential electoral votes be opened and counted by the Senate and House of Representatives meeting together, that the candidate with a majority of electoral votes be declared the victor, and that the president-elect, before taking charge of the office, swear an oath of office to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." In 1788, the Confederation Congress scheduled the first presidential inauguration for the first Wednesday in March of the following year. However, the early months of 1789 proved to be unseasonably cold and snowy and bad weather delayed many members of the First Federal Congress from arriving promptly in New York City, the temporary seat of government. Until a quorum could be established in both the House and the Senate, no official business could be conducted. Finally, on April 6, 1789 - over a month late - enough members had reached New York to tally the electoral ballots. The ballots were counted on April 6 and George Washington won unanimously with 69 electoral votes. Washington was then notified of his victory and traveled to New York City from his home in Virginia. On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States. The oath was administered by Robert R. Livingston, the Chancellor of New York, on a second floor balcony of Federal Hall, above a crowd assembled in the streets to witness this historic event. President Washington and the members of Congress then retired to the Senate Chamber, where Washington delivered the first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress. Washington humbly noted the power of the nations' call for him to serve as president and the shared responsibility of the president and Congress to preserve "the sacred fire of liberty" and a republican form of government. At that auspicious moment marking the birth of the federal government under the Constitution, Senator William Maclay of Pennsylvania observed that even the great Washington trembled when he faced the assembled representatives and senators. "This great man was agitated and embarrassed," Maclay added, "more than ever he was by the levelled Cannon or pointed Musket." After concluding his remarks, the President and Congress proceeded through crowds lined up on Broadway to St. Paul's Church, where a service was conducted. Social gatherings and festivities closed the nation's first inaugural day. Subsequent presidential inaugurations took place on March 4th (or March 5th when the fourth fell on a Sunday), until the Twentieth Amendment changed the date to January 20th beginning in 1937. |
April 25 is celebrated as Anzac day in many parts of the world, a day to honor soldiers from what nations? | Anzac Day celebrations in Australia Anzac day – an overview 13/05/2016 Celebrated across Australia and New Zealand on 25th of April, the Anzac day is to honor those who gave their lives in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. While the war itself was not victorious, thousands lost their lives defending their country and this day is in commemoration of them. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps which was formed during the World War I. The day also remarked the beginning of a new nation by the name of New Zealand. About Anzac day During the First World War, the Australia and NZ were under the rule of the British Empire. In the year 1915, the British army along with its allied troops set out to capture the Peninsula at Gallipoli which will open the way to Black seas for the navy to embark on. The idea was to ensure that the capital city of the then Ottoman empire, Constantinople is captured. However well the campaign was planned, it lasted for more than eight months and by the end of it, both the sides lost lot of lives and there were many casualties too. Nearly 21k soldiers gave their lives from the Allied force, of which nearly 8k was Australians and 2k was from New Zealand. Despite the attempt being a failure, the legacy of both the armies, the Australian and the New Zealand, has carried on for their brave fight. This gave birth to the Anzac Day, a remembrance day celebrated by two different countries commemorating the same event, honoring the ANZACs (the army corps from Australia and New Zealand). Over the years, the day has been thought of as a commemoration of those who laid their lives for the country in other wars including the World War II, the Vietnam War, etc. The celebration did suffer a set back during the Vietnam War but it has recently gained momentum again among the citizens of both nations. The day has evolved since its initial celebration in 1916 and recently just had its 100th celebration last month. The celebration starts with a dawn service in honor of all the soldiers and others who have served over the years in many different wars. The service is followed by a march of the veterans across the nation, coordinated by the RSL (Returned and Services League) of Australia. This march sees many service men and women from various parts of the nation, who have served the country over the years, coming together. The day concludes with Last Post ceremony which commences with the national anthems, visitors paying respects to the soldiers, an ode to all those who laid their lives for the nation and finally the last post sounding to end the ceremony. Another interesting fact on Anzac day is the Anzac biscuits. These are biscuits made of sugar, flour, butter, rolled oats, boiling water and gluten and it is said that the wives of the soldiers made them and sent across for their husbands who are fighting for their motherland. Leave a Comment |
April 24, 1800 saw the founding what institution when President John Adams sign an act of congress appropriating $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress …, and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them….” | Library of Congress Library of Congress Flag of the Library of Congress Established April 24, 1800; 216 years ago Location Collection Size 23,892,068 catalogued books in the Library of Congress Classification system; 5,711 incunabula (books printed before 1500), 14,067,260 monographs and serials, music, bound newspapers, pamphlets, technical reports, and other printed material; and 122,810,430 items in the nonclassified (special) collections: 160,775,469 total Items [1] Library does not publicly circulate Population served 535 members of the United States Congress , their staff, and members of the public Other information www.loc.gov The Library of Congress (“LOC”) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States . It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. ; it also maintains the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia , which houses the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center . [2] The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. Its “collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages. Two-thirds of the books it acquires each year are in languages other than English.” [2] The Library of Congress moved to Washington in 1800, after sitting for eleven years in the temporary national capitals of New York ( New York City ) and Philadelphia . John J. Beckley , who became the first Librarian of Congress , was paid two dollars per day and was required to also serve as the Clerk of the House of Representatives . [3] The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814, during the War of 1812 . To restore its collection in 1815, the library bought from former president Thomas Jefferson his entire personal collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the Library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson’s books. The Library of Congress then began to grow rapidly in both size and importance after the American Civil War and a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned from other sources, collections and libraries (which had started to appear throughout the burgeoning United States). The Library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to have two copies deposited of books, maps, illustrations and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections of British and other European works and then of works published throughout the English-speaking world . This development culminated in the construction between 1888 and 1894 of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol, in the Beaux Arts style with fine decorations, murals, paintings, marble halls, columns and steps, carved hardwoods and a stained glass dome. It included several stories built underground of steel and cast iron stacks. The Library’s primary mission of researching inquiries made by members of Congress is carried out through the Congressional Research Service , traces its origin to 1914, and was first permanently authorized (as the Legislative Reference Service) with the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 . Although the Library is open to the public, only high-ranking government officials may check out books and materials (except through Inter-Library Loan, which is available to the public). The Library promotes literacy and American literature through projects such as the American Folklife Center , American Memory , Center for the Book , and Poet Laureate . Contents Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building , from July 8, 1888, to May 15, 1894. 1800–51: Origins and Jefferson’s contribution James Madison is c |
On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, a diamond is at the hardest end of the scale with a value of 10. What substance is the softest with a value of 1? | Mohs Hardness Scale: Testing the Resistance to Being Scratched Diamond 10 One of the most important tests for identifying mineral specimens is the Mohs Hardness Test. This test compares the resistance of a mineral to being scratched by ten reference minerals known as the Mohs Hardness Scale (see table at left). The test is useful because most specimens of a given mineral are very close to the same hardness. This makes hardness a reliable diagnostic property for most minerals. Friedrich Mohs, a German mineralogist, developed the scale in 1812. He selected ten minerals of distinctly different hardness that ranged from a very soft mineral (talc) to a very hard mineral (diamond). With the exception of diamond, the minerals are all relatively common and easy or inexpensive to obtain. Making Hardness Comparisons "Hardness" is the resistance of a material to being scratched. The test is conducted by placing a sharp point of one specimen on an unmarked surface of another specimen and attempting to produce a scratch. Here are the four situations that you might observe when comparing the hardness of two specimens: If Specimen A can scratch Specimen B, then Specimen A is harder than Specimen B. If Specimen A does not scratch Specimen B, then Specimen B is harder than Specimen A. If the two specimens are equal in hardness then they will be relatively ineffective at scratching one another. Small scratches might be produced, or it might be difficult to determine if a scratch was produced. If Specimen A can be scratched by Specimen B but it cannot be scratched by Specimen C, then the hardness of Specimen A is between the hardness of Specimen B and Specimen C. Mohs hardness test: When conducting the test, place the unknown specimen on a table top and firmly hold it in place with one hand. Then place a point of the reference specimen against a flat, unmarked surface of the unknown specimen. Press the reference specimen firmly against the unknown, and deliberately drag it across the flat surface while pressing firmly. To avoid injury, drag the known specimen away from your body and parallel to the fingers that are holding the unknown specimen. Mohs Hardness Testing Procedure Begin by locating a smooth, unscratched surface for testing. With one hand, hold the specimen of unknown hardness firmly against a table top so that the surface to be tested is exposed and accessible. The table top supports the specimen and helps you hold it motionless for the test. Hold one of the standard hardness specimens in the other hand and place a point of that specimen against the selected flat surface of the unknown specimen. Firmly press the point of the standard specimen against the unknown specimen, and firmly drag the point of the standard specimen across the surface of the unknown specimen. Examine the surface of the unknown specimen. With a finger, brush away any mineral fragments or powder that was produced. Did the test produce a scratch? Be careful not to confuse mineral powder or residue with a scratch. A scratch will be a distinct groove cut in the mineral surface, not a mark on the surface that wipes away. Conduct the test a second time to confirm your results. Mohs Hardness of Common Minerals Alphabetical 1 Mohs Hardness Testing Tips A list of minerals in order of hardness can be a handy reference. If you determine that a specimen has a hardness of Mohs 4, you can quickly get a list of potential minerals. Practice and experience will improve your abilities when doing this test. You will become faster and more confident. If the hardness of the unknown specimen is about 5 or less, you should be able to produce a scratch without much exertion. However, if the unknown specimen has a hardness of about 6 or greater, then producing a scratch will require some force. For those specimens, hold the unknown firmly against the table, place the standard specimen against it, press firmly with determination, then holding pressure slowly drag the standard specimen across the surface of the unknown. Don't be fooled by a soft standard spe |
This year's honor goes to Tim Toone of Weber State, who earned what coveted title by being the last person chosen in the NFL draft? | Apr. 30, 2010 | The Miami Student by The Miami Student - issuu issuu The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826 VOLUME 137 NO. 57 Friday, April 30, 2010 MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO In 1965, The Miami Student reported on a faculty teach-in posed to discuss views on involvement in Vietnam. Three faculty members joined a moderator to debate the foreign policy of the United States and the conflict itself. The event was similar to others held at universities across the country. COMMUNITY Fraternities violate Student Code of Conduct New uptown restaurant plans summer opening The Ohio Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) has been found in violation of the Miami University Code of Conduct for disorderly conduct. The SAE house patio reportedly caught fire from a bale of straw and smoking materials in April. The Oxford fire chief investigated the scene of the incident and found the fraternity had violated several other city fire codes. SAE accepted responsibility for the incident and will be required to obtain a signed statement from the Oxford fire chief that the house is in compliance with the city fire codes. By Lauren Karch For The Miami Student The latest in a slew of new High Street eateries, SoHi Grilled Sandwiches will open in mid-May, taking the place previously occupied by the Great Steak & Potato Co., which closed last year. Nick Lanni, owner of the new restaurant, said it will serve grilled sandwiches made from premium ingredients including certified Angus beef and bread baked in-house. “It’s basically going to be a newage, fresh-grilled food concept,” he said. Lanni’s son Joe, an assistant with the project, said the menu at SoHi will consist mostly of grilled sandwiches. “It’s going to be build-your-own cheese steak, build-your-own burger and fresh-cut French fries,” he said. “We’re trying to make it simple and make it really good food, make it a little bit better than other quick-food locations.” The Lanni’s are not new to the SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student Sophomores Adam Carey, Patrick Lipka, Patrick Maney and Lee Cardinal (clockwise from front left) enjoy dinner Thursday at Fiesta Charra. The restaurant is planning to move and get a liquor license. Fiesta goes ‘loco’ The Ohio Lambda chapter of Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) was found in violation of the Code of Conduct for restricted use of alcohol. While on a canoe trip in April in Brookville, Ind., members of Phi Psi were arrested and charged with underage drinking. Phi Psi accepted responsibility for the incident and was placed on disciplinary probation. They are not permitted to participate in social functions involving alcohol until December 20, 2010 and are required to complete an alcohol education course. They must present the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternal Life with a revised off-campus social and risk management plan. Mexican joint to move, obtain liquor license By Vanessa Feigen For The Miami Student Not only is Fiesta Charra looking to change its location in the next three months, but the restaurant is also planning to acquire a liquor license. Fiesta Charra will still keep its prime location uptown, but the restaurant plans to move into a newer and bigger building at 26 W. High St. Jesus Memedes, owner of Fiesta Charra, said the new location will benefit both the restaurant and its business. “Right now our building is really small and quite old,” Memedes said. “The newer building will not only be a lot more attractive and a lot nicer on the interior, but it will also provide us with a lot more space than what we have now.” Memedes also expects the selling of alcohol to attract more customers to Fiesta Charra. “I think it will definitely attract more students as well as the local residents here in Oxford,” Memedes said. “People will be able to come and get margaritas along with their food.” Memedes said customers often ask servers what alcoholic drinks the restaurant provides and this new addition will help Fiesta Charra keep its customers satisfied. Miami University junior Jennifer Coviello believes these |
In April, 1967, what boxer was stripped of his title after refusing induction into the US Army? | Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction - Apr 28, 1967 - HISTORY.com Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction Share this: Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction Author Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction URL Publisher A+E Networks On April 28, 1967, boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo military service. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future three-time world champ changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He scored a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker on October 29, 1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, he defeated the heavily favored bruiser Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ. On April 28, 1967, with the United States at war in Vietnam, Ali refused to be inducted into the armed forces, saying “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” On June 20, 1967, Ali was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring on October 26, 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss of his professional boxing career. On June 28 of that same year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading the draft. At a January 24, 1974, rematch at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Ali defeated Frazier by decision in 12 rounds. On October 30 of that same year, an underdog Ali bested George Forman and reclaimed his heavyweight champion belt at the hugely hyped “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in the eighth round. On October 1, 1975, Ali met Joe Frazier for a third time at the “Thrilla in Manila” in the Philippines and defeated him in 14 rounds. On February 15, 1978, Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in a 15-round split decision. However, seven months later, on September 15, Ali won it back. In June 1979, Ali announced he was retiring from boxing. He returned to the ring on October 2, 1980, and fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who knocked him out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for the final time, with a 56-5 record. He is the only fighter to be heavyweight champion three times. In 1984, it was revealed Ali had Parkinson’s disease. Related Videos |
The African countries of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged on April 26, 1964 to form what new country? | Tanzania: Beyond Sectarian Interests - allAfrica.com Tanzania: Beyond Sectarian Interests opinion By Haroub Othman No-one knows whether the 1964 union between Zanzibar and Tanganyika was dictated by cold war considerations first, with pan-African ideals of unity playing second fiddle to ideology and personal survival, writes Haroub Othman. But what is clear, Othman argues, is that despite Tanzania's controversial history, the union brought peace and stability to the region, in contrast with the secessionism and violence seen elsewhere. While corrective measures - supported by the people - are required to ensure that it is fit for purpose, the union is a better option than breaking into a federal structure with Kenya and Uganda, says Othman. Since the 1920s the countries of East Africa, namely Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar, had developed common services and joint institutions. Matters such as posts and telecommunications, harbours, railways and currency were run jointly. There was also a body to coordinate the development of Kiswahili. This, no doubt, was easy in view of the fact that all the four countries were neighbours and under one colonial power. The white settlers in Kenya had at one time pressed the British government for a federation of the East African countries on the lines of that of Central Africa. But people in Tanganyika and Uganda feared that if that was to happen it would throw their countries into the hands of white supremacists in Kenya, in the same way that the peoples of Central Africa found themselves under the white supremacists of Southern Rhodesia at the time of the Central African Federation. And so this idea was opposed at the time. But as the countries were approaching independence and because of the close cooperation among the nationalist organisations, the idea of federation re-emerged. Nyerere, in a statement made in Addis Ababa when Tanganyika's independence was imminent, said that he was prepared to delay his country's independence if the four countries of East Africa could come to independence at the same time and form a federation. But with independence each country retreated into its own national shell, and what was agreed was the formation of the East African Common Services Organisation that later in December 1967 was transformed into the East African Community. When, therefore on 26 April, 1964, the People's Republic of Zanzibar and the Republic of Tanganyika announced that they had merged to form a union, the international community felt that Zanzibar and Tanganyika had succeeded where the four East African countries together had failed. But was it the ideals of Pan-Africanism that brought Zanzibar and Tanganyika together? Was the union the result of an African initiative or was it propelled by cold war rivalry? The circumstances in which the union was formed raised a lot of questions, many of which are still unanswered, and some have been at the centre of continuing debates and controversies in Tanzania in the last twenty years. Were the fears of ZNP (Zanzibar Nationalist Party) that Zanzibar would be 'taken over' by Tanganyika had been proven true? In later years, the union was to haunt the Zanzibar politicians for a long time, with each of them playing the 'union card' either for legitimacy on the mainland or for support at home. Nyerere stated that he casually proposed the idea of the union to Karume when the latter visited him to discuss the fate of John Okello. According to Nyerere, Karume immediately agreed to the idea and suggested that Nyerere should be the president of such a union. In a New Year message to the nation on 2 January 1965, Nyerere implied that even if the ASP (Afro-Shirazi Party) had come into power through constitutional means and not as a result of a revolution, the union would still have taken place. But Amrit Wilson's research has revealed that there was a very strong Western pressure, especially from the United States, for the Zanzibar revolution to be contained because it was felt that it held the threat of the spread of communism in the East A |
In the Rocky film franchise, what town does Rocky Balboa call home? | Rocky (1976) - 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 Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2011 a list of 26 titles created 26 Jan 2014 a list of 43 titles created 13 Jul 2014 a list of 25 titles created 30 Oct 2014 a list of 25 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Rocky " 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 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards » Videos Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Director: Sylvester Stallone After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Director: Sylvester Stallone After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. Director: Sylvester Stallone Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. Director: Sylvester Stallone Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. Director: John G. Avildsen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down. Director: Steven Spielberg During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. Director: Ted Kotcheff The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Director: Ryan Coogler John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director: John McTiernan When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: Ridley Scott Edit Storyline Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. Written by Murray Chapman <[email protected]> See All (117) » Taglines: A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...a |
April 30, 1803 saw Robert R. Livingston sign a treaty in Paris that allowed the United States to spend $15 million for what? | Louisiana Purchase facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Louisiana Purchase COPYRIGHT 2003 The Gale Group Inc. LOUISIANA PURCHASE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. A watershed event in American history, the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 nearly doubled the land mass of the young nation: for a purchase price of $15 million, the United States increased its size by some 828,000 square miles. The region included the Mississippi River and its tributaries westward to the Rocky Mountains, and extended from the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans up the Red River to the Canadian border. Natural and Political History of the Territory before the Purchase The central portion of North America was considered prime land for settlement in the early days of the republic. The Missouri and Red Rivers drained the region east of the Rocky Mountains into the massive Mississippi Valley, offering navigation and fertile farmlands, prairies, pastures and forests. The region also held large deposits of various minerals, which would come to be economic boons as well. Buffalo and other wild game were plentiful and offered an abundant food supply for the Native Americans who peopled the region as well as for later settlers. From the mid-fifteenth century, France had claimed the Louisiana Territory. Its people constituted a strong French presence in the middle of North America. Always adamant in its desire for land, France engaged the British in the Seven Years' War (1754–1763; also known as the French and Indian War because of the alliance of these two groups against British troops) over property disputes in the Ohio Valley. As part of the settlement of the Seven Years' War, the 1763 Treaty of Paris called for France to turn over control of the Louisiana Territory (including New Orleans) to Spain as compensation for Spanish assistance to the French during the war. By the early 1800s, Spain offered Americans free access to shipping on the Mississippi River and encouraged Americans to settle in the Louisiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson officially frowned on this invitation, but privately hoped that many of his frontier-seeking citizens would indeed people the area owned by Spain. Like many Americans, Jefferson warily eyed the vast Louisiana Territory as a politically unstable place; he hoped that by increasing the American presence there, any potential war concerning the territory might be averted. The Purchase In 1802 it seemed that Jefferson's fears were well founded: the Spanish governor of New Orleans revoked Americans' privileges of shipping produce and other goods for export through his city. At the same time, American officials became aware of a secret treaty that had been negotiated and signed the previous year between Spain and France. This, the Treaty of San Ildefonso, provided a position of nobility for a minor Spanish royal in exchange for the return of the Louisiana Territory to the French. Based on France's history of engaging in hostilities for land, Jefferson and other leaders were alarmed at this potential threat on the U.S. western border. While some Congressmen had begun to talk of taking New Orleans, Spain's control over the territory as a whole generally had been weak. Accordingly, in April 1802 Jefferson and other leaders instructed Robert R. Livingston, the U.S. minister to France, to attempt to purchase New Orleans for $2 million, a sum Congress quickly appropriated for the purpose. In his initial approach to officials in Paris, Livingston was told that the French did not own New Orleans and thus could not sell it to the United States. However, Livingston quickly assured the negotiators that he had seen the Treaty of San Ildefonso and hinted that the United States might instead simply seize control of the city. With the two sides at an impasse, President Jefferson quickly sent Secretary of State James Monroe to Paris to join the negotiations. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), who had come to power in France in 1799, planned in 1801 to use the fertile Mississippi Valley as a source of food a |
Known as the Gentle Giant, name the breed of dog that is recognized as the tallest of all dogs? | Most Popular Giant Dog Breeds That Make Good Pets Cost is a factor to consider before getting a giant dog. Dog food , pet supplies , and veterinary preventive products usually cost significantly more money for the largest dogs. Next, you need to make sure you have the space for such a massive dog. You don't necessarily need a huge yard, but your home needs to have enough space to put a giant dog bed. Also, there needs to be enough space for your dog to comfortably move around. Think about the span of a giant dog's tail and the damage it can cause by accident! Pet waste is another factor to consider. A giant dog has giant stools and you will need to clean them up. In addition, many giant dogs also have a tendency to slobber a lot. Many owners need to carry around extra supplies of "drool rags" and poop bags. Finally, one of the most difficult parts of falling in love with a giant dog breed is the fact that they typically have much shorter life spans than the average dog. Many giant dog breeds only live until 7-10 years of age. The average lifespan of dogs is about 12-15 years, and smaller breeds can live even longer. Whether or not a giant dog is the right dog for you , it's still fun to learn about these massive beauties. Here are some of the largest dogs on earth and the most popular giant dog breeds around. Beanstock Images / Getty Images Great Dane One might argue that this huge and majestic creature more closely resembles a small horse than a dog. Either way, the beautiful Great Dane is sure to stand out in a crowd. But it is more than appearance that makes this breed stand out. The personality of the Great Dane is unforgettable. These dogs are gentle, playful, friendly and incredibly loyal. The Great Dane is a native of Germany that was developed as a boar hunter and, later, a watchdog. Great Danes weigh anywhere from 100-200 pounds and about 28-30 (or more) inches tall. More » Relaxed English mastiff. Getty Images/Cappi Thompson Mastiff Considered the largest of all dog breeds, the English Mastiff's name seems to fit its best descriptions: massive. This giant dog breed is all brawn and power on the outside, but deep down it is a lovable, mushy companion--and often a bit of a couch potato! These dogs can top the scales at 220 pounds and be 30 or more inches tall. However, it looks like a large percentage of the weight is in their huge heads. Some considerations if you are thinking about getting a Mastiff: You'll likely need to carry around a "drool-rag" and duck when a head shake comes on. You'll need to protect people and objects from that massive tail (and protect the tail itself from damage). More » Leonberger dog with tongue hanging out. Getty Images/Marla Rutherford Leonberger The Leonberger is a beautiful, massive working dog with a kind and gentle disposition. Though it is not an extremely common breed, the Leo has its own following, and for good reason. This breed is known to bond closely with its family and seems to have a kind of intuition when it comes to human emotions. Because of this, they make excellent family members and also superb therapy dogs . They are gigantic yet gentle with incredibly soft coats. If you love giant dogs with even bigger hearts, have the room for a 120- to 170-pound dog, and can exercise him daily, then you might have found your match. The Leonberger originates from Leonberg, Germany. More » Close up of Bull Mastiff dog. Getty Images/Corey Hochachka Bullmastiff The Bullmastiff is a powerhouse that was originally developed for protection. English gamekeepers in the mid-19th century crossed the Mastiff and the Bulldog. The result was a powerful, fearless dog that could stop poachers in their tracks. Today's Bullmastiff is still a highly capable guard dog , but the breed is most treasured as a companion. Despite a powerful and somewhat intimidating appearance, this is a gentle and affectionate dog that forms a solid bond with its family members. However, the Bullmastiff's tough side does instinctively comes out when necessary. Like its cousin, the Mastiff, be prepared for slobber. |
What does the DSM-IV define as: A. Recurrent episodes of abrupt awakening from sleep, usually occurring during the first third of the major sleep episode and beginning with a panicky scream. B. Intense fear and signs of autonomic arousal, such as tachycardia, rapid breathing, and sweating, during each episode. C. Relative unresponsiveness to efforts of others to comfort the person during the episode. D. No detailed dream is recalled and there is amnesia for the episode. E. The episodes cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. F. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition. | sleep | Nathen's Miraculous Escape Nathen's Miraculous Escape (In which I think & write about whatever strikes my fancy) sleep Archived Posts from this Category January 30, 2016 [2] Comments I get to think and talk about insomnia a lot, because it is such a common symptom in my therapy clients (at least three-quarters of them) and because I’ve had plenty of it myself over the years. ( Here is my advice for insomniacs.) Based on my experience, I’d like to propose a pattern of insomnia that I believe is the most common and hardest to overcome kind of insomnia: structural insomnia. Imagine you were held prisoner for an interrogation. Your captors might try to make you pliable by depriving you of sleep. Maybe they don’t let you lie down, or force you to do some kind of work instead of sleep, or force you to drink caffeine to keep you awake, or use lights, sounds, music, or movement to keep you from sleeping. The lack of sleep you experience would be structural insomnia: lack of sleep created by your waking or sleeping environment, or by bad scheduling. That would be a pretty cruel way to treat someone else, but when we do it to ourselves it seems pretty normal. Here are some of the most common ways we torture ourselves with structural insomnia: We create sleeping spaces that are not dark, quiet, still, and/or comfortable. We use caffeine less than 6 hours before wanting to fall asleep. It takes your liver 6 hours to process caffeine. You have to give it enough time to do it’s job. We expose ourselves to light right up to when we want to fall asleep. Light tells your brain it’s day, which keeps it from producing the hormone that pressures and allows you to fall asleep. We work up to the last minute, or stew on something provocative. You have to give yourself some mellow transition time between being on the ball and asleep. We do not allow ourselves enough time fall asleep and sleep adequately before we have to wake up in the morning. This is a big one! If you need to wake up at 6am, you must be lying down in the dark, doing nothing but trying to fall asleep by 9:30pm in order to get 8 hours of sleep. And that’s if you can fall asleep in 30 minutes. If you know it takes you two hours to fall asleep, you need to schedule ten hours in bed to get your eight. We wake up at night and shine light in our eyes. Phones, clocks, TV, refrigerator lights, etc. We set an object right by our head that will randomly light up, play music, buzz, or make other alarm-like sounds. Phones, of course. Turn them off. If you agree that it would be torture, or at least mistreatment, if you did this stuff to someone else, consider not doing it to yourself! 1 Comment In the vast majority of cases, sleeping is like peeing. You stop when you’re done. I say this to almost anyone I hear complain about oversleeping. I’m not a sleep expert, but I have read a fair amount of sleep research in my study of psychology and psychotherapy. That research suggests that except in conditions like severe depression or narcolepsy, “oversleeping” should be reserved to mean sleeping past an appointment, like “overpeeing” can really only mean overfilling your urine sample cup. It’s important to sleep until you are done sleeping and when you can’t avoid restricting sleep, to make up for it later. This is true for how your body functions, how your brain functions, and your overall well-being. If you don’t believe this, you are either ignorant of or ignoring the evidence. Try searching “sleep restriction” and “metabolism,” “cognition,” or “well-being.” There is a good-sized mountain of evidence. (If you don’t like reading academic writing, try searching “ sleep ” at TED.com or reading Sleep Thieves by Stanley Coren.) And yet, I wake up to an alarm every weekday, and have done so for many years. This is clearly incongruent with my beliefs about sleep. Waking up to an alarm clock is just another way of purposefully restricting sleep. So here’s the plan: I’m giving myself 10.5 hours in bed every night, from 9:30pm until my alarm goes off at 8am, until I start waking up natura |
The goal of what popular Nintendo game is to navigate through the Mushroom Kingdom on a quest to save Princess Toadstool? | The Most Popular Video Game the Year You Were Born The Most Popular Video Game the Year You Were Born From pixels to polygons, here's what was destroying gamers' thumbs the year you were born. From pixels to polygons, here's what was destroying gamers' thumbs the year you were born. More 1982: Pitfall – Atari 1982: Pitfall – Atari The player's goal was to get Pitfall Harry through the jungle to discover the hidden treasures before time runs out. Of course there are obstacles along the way, like fire, snakes, rolling logs, and quicksand. Games like these are the reason you thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger real-life problem. YouTube/NML32 1983: Star Wars - Atari 1983: Star Wars - Atari This was the first Star Wars arcade game , and the player would play as Luke Skywalker while flying an X-Wing fighter. There were three phases to the game, with the ultimate goal being to annihilate Death Star. You didn't even have to destroy every enemy thrown your way, you just had to survive each round to make it to the final phase. Use the vector graphics, Luke. YouTube 1 Of 34 1982: Pitfall – Atari The player's goal was to get Pitfall Harry through the jungle to discover the hidden treasures before time runs out. Of course there are obstacles along the way, like fire, snakes, rolling logs, and quicksand. Games like these are the reason you thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger real-life problem. YouTube/NML32 2 Of 34 1983: Star Wars - Atari This was the first Star Wars arcade game , and the player would play as Luke Skywalker while flying an X-Wing fighter. There were three phases to the game, with the ultimate goal being to annihilate Death Star. You didn't even have to destroy every enemy thrown your way, you just had to survive each round to make it to the final phase. Use the vector graphics, Luke. YouTube 3 Of 34 1984: Duck Hunt - NES Using Nintendo's Zapper light gun, players attempted to shoot down ducks and clay pigeons. Then when they failed to do that, they would place the gun directly against the TV screen to really cause some carnage. If you somehow failed (or refused to cheat), your very unhelpful hunting dog would snicker at your poor shooting skills—and despite as many times as you may have tried, you could not shoot him. YouTube/ToadSpeedgaming 4 Of 34 1985: Super Mario Bros. - NES There is no franchise bigger than Super Mario Bros., and this was the big console debut . Mario and his brother Luigi traveled through the Mushroom Kingdom, killing as many turtles and goombas as possible and to save Princess Toadstool from Bowser's castle—except she was never in the castle until the final level. It's enough to make a plumber want to break through the ceiling in the first dungeon and just warp on over to the fourth level. YouTube/NESguide.com 5 Of 34 1986: The Legend of Zelda - NES One of the first real open-world games, The Legend of Zelda had players guide Link through an outdoor maze, traveling from dungeon to dungeon. He begins his quest with only a shield and a sword, but quickly starts picking up gear, including his trusty boomerang. Link's goal is to survive all nine of the underground dungeons and finally take down Gannon. Once you you beat the game, you make it to The Second Quest, a hellishly difficult remix of the vanilla game that showed so many gamers just how easy it was to break a NES controller. Wikipedia/Evan-Amos 6 Of 34 1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – NES The second installment of the Zelda isn't quite so fondly remembered now, and the decision to switch from an overhead perspective to a 2D side-scrolling POV in dungeons irked many fans. But Zelda II: The Adventure of Link has its redeeming qualities: The side-scrolling elements introduce many of the basic RPG elements that are found in essentially every major video game today, and while the platforming suffered from not being precise as possible, that never stopped Mega Man from becoming a classic. YouTube/NESguide.com 7 Of 34 1988: Super Mario Bros. 3 – NES Have any two brothers done more of the profession of plumbing? M |
Who's missing: Grant Imahara, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Adam Savage | MythBusters Stars Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara Are Leaving the Show | E! News MythBusters Stars Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara Are Leaving the Show By Email Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic It's the end of an era for MythBusters: Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara are leaving the series. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman announced the fan-favorites would depart the show at the end of the Thursday, Aug. 21 episode of the hit Discovery program. Kari and Grant took to Twitter to share their feelings with fans after the announcement. "I guess you guys are finding out the news right about now. After a decade of the MythBusters, we are no longer with the show," Kari said in a series of tweets. "Thank you to all the fans who have supported us. The show is taking a new direction. It was an amazing run. I learned so much about myself and the world. I love you all @MythBusters. I am sad for an ending but there will be exciting new adventures for us." MORE: That time President Obama was on MythBusters Twitter "Thanks @MythBusters for allowing us to teach science in a whole new way," Grant shared . "Also, explosions. Now, on to the next adventure!" Adam shared the photo of the crew above and thanked his cohorts. ".@KariByron, @grantimahara & @ToryBelleci, it's been a pleasure to not only work with you but call you our friends," he tweeted . Adam and Jamie will return to being the sole hosts of the science series when it returns with new episodes. See the show's tribute to Kari, Tory and Grant below. We want to thank @KariByron @GrantImahara @ToryBelleci for their tireless work, and wish them all the best. https://t.co/pmMSqiRAH1 Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition? E! est partout Une version adaptée de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international. Souhaitez-vous voir ça dans notre édition française ? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our French edition? Yes! |
According to legend, who fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years, following a game of 9-pins with the ghosts of Henry Hudson's crew? | Rip Van Winkle Summary - eNotes.com Rip Van Winkle Summary link Link “Rip Van Winkle” is an American masterpiece of the short story. It is based on local history but is rooted in European myth and legend. Irving reportedly wrote it one night in England, in June, 1818, after having spent the whole day talking with relatives about the happy times spent in Sleepy Hollow. The author drew on his memories and experiences of the Hudson River Valley and blended them with Old World contributions. “Rip Van Winkle” is such a well-known tale that almost every child in the United States has read it or heard it narrated at one time or another. Rip is a simple-minded soul who lives in a village by the Catskill Mountains. Beloved by the village, Rip is an easygoing, henpecked husband whose one cross to bear is a shrewish wife who nags him day and night. One day he wanders into the mountains to go hunting, meets and drinks with English explorer Henry Hudson’s legendary crew, and falls into a deep sleep. He awakens twenty years later and returns to his village to discover that everything has changed. The disturbing news of the dislocation is offset by the discovery that his wife is dead. In time, Rip’s daughter, son, and several villagers identify him, and he is accepted by the others. One of Irving’s major points is the tumultuous change occurring over the twenty years that the story encompasses. Rip’s little Dutch village had remained the same for generations and symbolized rural peace and prosperity. On his return, everything has drastically changed. The village has grown much larger, new houses stand in place of old ones, and a Yankee hotel occupies the spot where the old Dutch inn once stood. The people are different, too. Gone are the phlegmatic burghers, replaced by active, concerned citizens. Rip returns as an alien to a place that once considered him important; he discovers that life has passed on without his presence. Irving makes clear that change is inevitable and that one pays a huge price by trying to evade it. He also makes it clear in “Rip Van Winkle” that certain fundamental values may be lost when people prefer change to stability and are willing to sacrifice everything for material prosperity. Rip’s return shows him to be completely disoriented by the march of time. Irving takes pity on his comical creation, however, and does not punish him. Instead, Rip is allowed back into the new society and tolerated for his eccentricities, almost as if he were a curiosity. Rip has slept through vital political, social, and economic changes, including the Revolutionary War, and he returns ignorant but harmless. Irving’s suggestion, then, is that Rip is a perfect image of America—immature, careless, and above all, innocent—and that may be why he has become a universal figure. The recurring theme of financial failure evident in two pieces preceding “Rip Van Winkle” is also found here, as is the concept of sterility. Rip awakens twenty years later and discovers that his gun and his faithful dog are gone. He notes the changes in the village and sees another Rip Van Winkle character there, has a sudden loss of identity when he returns, and realizes that there has occurred the birth of a new nation, with the replacement of King George by George Washington. Irving emphasizes the comic rather than the tragic, because Rip turns all the above into a positive affirmation of himself. He acquires a new identity and has a wondrous tale to tell of irresponsibility which counterpoints the stress of puritan ethics. The tale of “Rip Van Winkle” has found expression in other artistic media. Five stage plays have been made of the story, beginning in 1829. There have been three operas, several children’s shows, and a television film by Francis Ford Coppola in 1985. Perhaps the most famous adaptation was made by noted nineteenth century American actor Joseph Jefferson III, who played the role of Rip for forty-five years in a very popular and much-beloved interpretation. Jefferson’s vehicle proved to be one of America’s most successful plays of the period |
On the steps of Federal Hall, George Washington took the first ever Oath of Office on the 30th of April, 1789 in what city? | Federal Hall Celebrates the 224th Anniversary of Washington’s Inauguration | Untapped Cities Federal Hall Celebrates the 224th Anniversary of Washington’s Inauguration Share April 30th 2013, marked the 224th anniversary of the inauguration of our first president under the constitution. Federal Hall National Memorial , located on the site of this historic event, played host to a day of celebrations. Color guards, drum and fife corps, costumed reenactors, and Masons in their Masonic uniforms were all present to honor our first president. On April 30, 1789, George Washington arrived at Federal Hall (which housed the federal government) to take the oath of office. That Federal Hall building had originally been constructed between 1699 and 1702 as the third location of New York City’s City hall. After ratification of the Constitution, City Hall became Federal Hall, the first capitol building of the United States under the Constitution. The building was renovated and enlarged by Pierre Charles L’Enfant to serve this purpose. The first Congress convened here on March 4, 1789, and elected George Washington as president. On April 30, 1789, Washington ascended to the balcony where he was inaugurated. For the 224th anniversary, the ceremony took place in the rotunda of Federal Hall National Memorial. The current Federal Hall was constructed in 1842 as the first purposeful built Customs House in the country and is considered to be one of the best surviving examples of classical architecture in New York. It was constructed on the site of the original building which had been demolished in 1812 and sold for scrap. This year’s reenacment began with welcoming remarks by representatives from the National Park Service and the Masons , who were followed by an invocation from Bishop Samuel Provost. Then the festivities began. A costumed color guard marched through the rotunda followed by a drum and fife group which played Yankee Doodle Dandy. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by the first stanza of the National Anthem, which was written by Francis Scott Key, a Mason. Another drum and fife group led representatives from the St. John’s Lodge No. 1, AYM, in their dressed in the Masonic regalia. Along with them came the inaugural bible. The Masons planned the ceremony in Federal Hall , and were out in such large numbers because George Washington was a mason. In fact, he is the only person to have simultaneously been both Grand Master and President of the United States. Additionally, the Washington inaugural bible is owned by the Masons, who loan it to Federal Hall National Memorial so the public are able to view it in its historic context. The Senate Secretary, Samuel Otis, was handed the bible, while Chancellor Robert Livingston administered the oath of office to George Washington. As happened 224 years ago, Washington veered from the constitutionally prescribed oath ever so slightly by adding in the words ” so help me god,” which set a precedent followed to this day. After he was sworn in the audience, as previously instructed, he cheered three times “huzzah, huzzah, huzzah” as happened spontaneously in 1789. After George Washington gave his inaugural address, he along with the other costumed reenactors mingled with those who came to watch the ceremony and those who happened into Federal Hall at the right time. Though the original Federal Hall was demolished, vestiges of it remain. The piece of the balcony on which Washington stood when he was inaugurated was saved and is now on display in Federal Hall National Memorial. It is pictured above with one of George Washington’s reenactors present at the day’s events. Additionally, Washington’s desk can be found in New York City Hall and pieces of the balcony railing can be found in the New-York Historical Society and Federal Hall National Memorial . The 224th Anniversary events concluded with readings of proclamations from Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn, and Councilwoman Chin, a wreath laying presentation, and a benediction. Once outside, the drum and fife corps played music for a crow |
Who is “watching you” in George Orwell’s book 1984? | SparkNotes: 1984: Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Dangers of Totalitarianism 1984 is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in the West of the dangers of totalitarian government. Having witnessed firsthand the horrific lengths to which totalitarian governments in Spain and Russia would go in order to sustain and increase their power, Orwell designed 1984 to sound the alarm in Western nations still unsure about how to approach the rise of communism. In 1949, the Cold War had not yet escalated, many American intellectuals supported communism, and the state of diplomacy between democratic and communist nations was highly ambiguous. In the American press, the Soviet Union was often portrayed as a great moral experiment. Orwell, however, was deeply disturbed by the widespread cruelties and oppressions he observed in communist countries, and seems to have been particularly concerned by the role of technology in enabling oppressive governments to monitor and control their citizens. In 1984, Orwell portrays the perfect totalitarian society, the most extreme realization imaginable of a modern-day government with absolute power. The title of the novel was meant to indicate to its readers in 1949 that the story represented a real possibility for the near future: if totalitarianism were not opposed, the title suggested, some variation of the world described in the novel could become a reality in only thirty-five years. Orwell portrays a state in which government monitors and controls every aspect of human life to the extent that even having a disloyal thought is against the law. As the novel progresses, the timidly rebellious Winston Smith sets out to challenge the limits of the Party’s power, only to discover that its ability to control and enslave its subjects dwarfs even his most paranoid conceptions of its reach. As the reader comes to understand through Winston’s eyes, The Party uses a number of techniques to control its citizens, each of which is an important theme of its own in the novel. These include: Psychological Manipulation The Party barrages its subjects with psychological stimuli designed to overwhelm the mind’s capacity for independent thought. The giant telescreen in every citizen’s room blasts a constant stream of propaganda designed to make the failures and shortcomings of the Party appear to be triumphant successes. The telescreens also monitor behavior—everywhere they go, citizens are continuously reminded, especially by means of the omnipresent signs reading “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,” that the authorities are scrutinizing them. The Party undermines family structure by inducting children into an organization called the Junior Spies, which brainwashes and encourages them to spy on their parents and report any instance of disloyalty to the Party. The Party also forces individuals to suppress their sexual desires, treating sex as merely a procreative duty whose end is the creation of new Party members. The Party then channels people’s pent-up frustration and emotion into intense, ferocious displays of hatred against the Party’s political enemies. Many of these enemies have been invented by the Party expressly for this purpose. Physical Control In addition to manipulating their minds, the Party also controls the bodies of its subjects. The Party constantly watches for any sign of disloyalty, to the point that, as Winston observes, even a tiny facial twitch could lead to an arrest. A person’s own nervous system becomes his greatest enemy. The Party forces its members to undergo mass morning exercises called the Physical Jerks, and then to work long, grueling days at government agencies, keeping people in a general state of exhaustion. Anyone who does manage to defy the Party is punished and “reeducated” through systematic and brutal torture. After being subjected to weeks of this intense treatment, Winston himself comes to the conclusion that nothing is more powerful than physical pain—n |
What comic strip, created by Mort Walker, tells the tale of a goldbricking US Army private? | Index to Comic Art Collection: "Chao" to "Chapuz�n" Back up the list ----------------------------------------------------- Chao, Allan. "The New Gods Portfolio" p. 4-5 in The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 2, no. 6 (July 1995) -- Background information supplied by Allan Chao. I. Kirby, Jack. II. Chao, Allan. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.2 no.6 ------------------------------------------------------ Chao, Fred. Johnny Hiro. -- Richmond, Va. : AdHouse Books, 2007- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Half Asian, all hero". -- By Fred Chao. -- Alternative genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2 (2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.7.A33J6 ----------------------------------------------------- Chao, Hung-Pen. Monkey Subdues the White-Bone Demon / adapted by Wang Hsing-pei ; drawings by Chao Hung-pen, and Chien Hsiao-tai. 2nd ed. -- Peking : Foreign Languages Press, 1973. -- 110 p. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm. -- A "picture story book ... based on an episode from The pilgrimage to the West ... by Wu Cheng-en." -- Translation of (title romanized) Sun Wu-k'ung san ta Pai-ku-ching. I. Wang, Hsing-pei. II. Wu, Ch'eng-en, ca. 1500-ca. 1582. III. Chao, Hung-Pen. IV. Ch'ien, Hsiao-tai. Call no.: PL2697.H7513 1973 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos Order ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos, Dr. B.A.B.E. Force Jurassic Trailer Park Prequel. Dr. Chaos' Comic Cornucopia. -- Guasti, Ca. : Forcewerks Productions, 2004. -- 32 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic Book Day ; 2004) -- Titles from respective indicia of back-to-back inverted stories. -- B.A.B.E. Force cover numbering: #0. -- Dr. Chaos cover numbering: #1. -- Spy genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.F63B2 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos / by J.T.C. -- Chino, CA : Chick Publications, 1975. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.-- (The Crusaders ; v. 5) -- About Christian prophecy. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.C48C4735 1975 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos / Druillet. -- Paris : Albin Michel, 2000. -- 65 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. -- (Lone Sloane) -- Science fiction genre.-- Call no.: PN6747.D7C47 2000 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos Chaos / Jean "Moebius" Giraud, artist ; Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, translators, editors (Starwatcher Graphics) ; Marie Javins, editor (Epic Comics). -- New York : Epic Comics, 1991. -- 91 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. -- Indicia title: Epic Graphic Novel: Moebius--Chaos. -- "Originally printed by Les Humanoides Associates, Paris, France." -- Call no.: PN6747.G5C47 1991 Summary: Though this is called a "graphic novel" by Epic Comics, it is a sketchbook or scrapbook. It begins with a brief musing by the artist on the topic of aging. There is no overall narrative. Sources for the previously published drawings are given, and about a third of the drawings are from private sketchbooks. This is re-packaged with Metallic Memories as Virtual Meltdown in a signed limited edition (1500 copies). This summary is from European Comics in English Translation (Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, 2002). Used with permission. ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos. "And Be a Bride of Chaos" (Vampirella) / Goodwin ; Gonzales. 20 p. in Vampirella, no. 16 (Apr. 1972) ; reprinted in Vampirella, no. 55 (Oct. 1976) ; edited to 13 p. in Vampirella, no. 81 (Sept. 1979). -- Data from Jerry Sinkovec. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.W3V3no.16 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos. Angel of Chaos / story and art by Yukito Kishiro ; English adaptation by Fred Burke & Toshifumi Yoshida. -- San Francisco : Viz Communications, 1997. -- 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- (A Battle Angel Alita Graphic Novel) -- (Viz Graphic Novel) -- "This volume contains Battle Angel Alita part six in its entirety". -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 K5A47 1997 ----------------------------------------------------- Chaos. The Ba |
What circus billed itself as “The Greatest Show on Earth”? | stumbleupon Email Comment The circus is often called “The Greatest Show on Earth” after the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey company billed itself so soon after it began its series of performances in 1919. However, the circus had been around long before that with Philip Astley, considered “the father of the modern circus”, opening his equestrian-based show in England in 1768. Since then, the circus has continued to awe audiences with its captivating mix of clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze artists, jugglers, and other thrill or comedy-based acts. And of course, where there is thrill, there is likely to be danger, and circuses have unfortunately been the venue of various horrible accidents. Some of these mishaps have even resulted in performers’ deaths, and expectedly, authorities have always stepped in to investigate. Nevertheless, with the dangerous nature of circus acts, accidents have still continued to take place — and in all likelihood, will continue to occur. Here’s a look at ten of the most horrible accidents that have taken place during circus performances: 10. Rossa Matilda Richter / Human Cannonball (1800s) The human cannonball act is considered one of the most dangerous in the circus business with more than thirty such stuntmen and stuntwomen losing their lives during their performances. However, the case we’ve chosen to include here doesn’t involve a death. Nevertheless, the circumstances surrounding the victim’s accident earns her a spot on this list. Rossa Matilda Richter is widely believed to be the first human cannonball ever, her act beginning in 1877 when she was only fourteen years old. Touring with the P.T. Barnum Circus, she was known publicly as “Zazel” and would bravely slip herself into the spring-powered cannon to be launched onto a safety net. Sadly, during one performance, she missed the net and broke her back, making her unable to perform ever again. 9. Otto Kline / Horse Riding Acrobat (1915) Via images.dover.lib.nh.us 28-year-old Otto Kline had one of the most exciting acts in the Barnum & Bailey Circus during the 1910s. His stunt involved him circling the arena on his horse then swinging from side to side as his feet touched the ground while he held onto his saddle. Unfortunately, during one performance of the stunt at the Madison Square Garden in April of 1915, Kline lost his grip on the saddle and was flung against a box. As Kline’s head hit the wooden structure, his skull was badly fractured. The crowd of 5,000 people, at least half of them being children, were understandably shaken by what they had seen, and while personnel tried to revive the acrobat, they were unable to do so. Kline died at 7:40 p.m. later that night. 8. Fred Lazelle, Billy Millson (Trapeze Artists) and George North (Gymnast) / 1872 Via youtube.com P.T. Barnum trapeze artists Fred Lazelle and Billy Millson had hurt themselves so many times while performing their daring feats that it was no longer a major event for them whenever they took a fall. However, in September of 1872, while performing at the hippodrome in front of a crowd of around 5,000 people, the trapeze mechanism they were using suddenly gave way and sent the men crashing to the ground. Gymnast George North, who was under the trapeze when the men fell, was hurt the most among the three as he suffered internal injuries. 7. Dessi España / Chiffon Acrobat (2004) Via nbcnews.com One Saturday afternoon in May of 2004, audiences were being treated to the aerial displays of chiffon acrobat Dessi España during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus show in St. Paul. In one portion of her act, she was upside-down and hanging by her legs when a chiffon scarf suddenly loosened, causing her to crash to the arena floor. The audience members, many of them children, said that they saw España land head first, but others claimed that she had actually landed on her stomach or her back. Immediately after the fall, clowns came out to try and distract the audience while medical personnel and circus officials worked on the injured aerialist. Sadly, later than ni |
Which frequent Saturday Night Live guest talent created such memorable characters as half of the Festrunk Brothers and Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber? | Saturday Night Live : definition of Saturday Night Live and synonyms of Saturday Night Live (English) Website Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol . [1] The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night. The show revolves around a series of sketches parodying American culture and politics , [2] performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. [2] [3] Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest who delivers an opening monologue and takes part in sketches with the cast, and features a musical guest who also performs. SNL normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, " Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! ", beginning the show proper. [4] Michaels left the series in 1980 to explore other opportunities, and he was replaced by Jean Doumanian who led the show to disastrous reviews and was replaced by Ebersol after one season. Ebersol continued to run the show until 1985, when Michaels returned and where he has remained since. Many of SNL's cast found national stardom while appearing on the show and achieved success in film and television, both in front of and behind the camera. In particular, SNL has helped launch the careers of Dan Aykroyd , John Belushi , Chevy Chase , Jimmy Fallon , Will Ferrell , Tina Fey , Eddie Murphy , Bill Murray , Mike Myers , and Adam Sandler . Additionally others associated with the show such as writers have gone on to successful careers, including Conan O'Brien , Max Brooks , Stephen Colbert , Larry David , Al Franken , Bob Odenkirk , Sarah Silverman , and Robert Smigel . Broadcast from Studio 8H at NBC's headquarters in the GE Building , SNL has aired 724 episodes since its debut and ended its thirty-seventh season on May 19, 2012, making it one of the longest-running network television programs in the United States as of 2012. The show format has been developed and recreated in several countries including Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea, each meeting with different levels of success. Successful sketches have seen life outside of the show as feature films although only two met with critical and financial success: The Blues Brothers (1980) and Wayne's World (1992). The show has been marketed in other ways including home media releases of seasons, books, and documentaries about the behind-the-scenes activities of running and developing the show. Throughout its more than three decades on air, Saturday Night Live has received a number of awards, including 21 Primetime Emmy Awards , a Peabody Award , and three Writers Guild of America Awards . In 2000, it was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame . It was ranked tenth on TV Guide 's " 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time " list, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME." In 2009, it received 13 Emmy nominations bringing the show to a total of 126, giving it the most Emmy nominations in television history. The live aspect of the show has resulted in several controversies and acts of censorship, with mistakes and intentional acts of sabotage by performers and guests alike. Contents Weekend Update From 1965 until September 1975, NBC ran The Best of Carson reruns of The Tonight Show, airing them on either Saturday or Sunday night, at local affiliates' discretion, (originally known as The Saturday/Sunday Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson). In 1974, Johnny Carson announced that he wanted the weekend shows pulled and saved so that they could be aired during weekdays, allowing him to take time off. [5] NBC president Herbert Schlosser approached his vice president of late night programming Dick Ebersol in 1974 and asked him to create a show to fill the Saturday night timeslot. Schlosser and Ebersol then approached Lorne Michaels , wanting to create a variety show that would push the boundaries with its edgy style of humor. |
What kind of animal does “The Ugly Duckling” turn out to be in Hans Christian Andersen’s children’s story? | Short Stories: The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen < 2 > "Well, how are you getting on?" asked an old duck, who paid her a visit. "One egg is not hatched yet," said the duck, "it will not break. But just look at all the others, are they not the prettiest little ducklings you ever saw? They are the image of their father, who is so unkind, he never comes to see." "Let me see the egg that will not break," said the duck; "I have no doubt it is a turkey's egg. I was persuaded to hatch some once, and after all my care and trouble with the young ones, they were afraid of the water. I quacked and clucked, but all to no purpose. I could not get them to venture in. Let me look at the egg. Yes, that is a turkey's egg; take my advice, leave it where it is and teach the other children to swim." "I think I will sit on it a little while longer," said the duck; "as I have sat so long already, a few days will be nothing." "Please yourself," said the old duck, and she went away. At last the large egg broke, and a young one crept forth crying, "Peep, peep." It was very large and ugly. The duck stared at it and exclaimed, "It is very large and not at all like the others. I wonder if it really is a turkey. We shall soon find it out, however when we go to the water. It must go in, if I have to push it myself." On the next day the weather was delightful, and the sun shone brightly on the green burdock leaves, so the mother duck took her young brood down to the water, and jumped in with a splash. "Quack, quack," cried she, and one after another the little ducklings jumped in. The water closed over their heads, but they came up again in an instant, and swam about quite prettily with their legs paddling under them as easily as possible, and the ugly duckling was also in the water swimming with them. < 3 > "Oh," said the mother, "that is not a turkey; how well he uses his legs, and how upright he holds himself! He is my own child, and he is not so very ugly after all if you look at him properly. Quack, quack! come with me now, I will take you into grand society, and introduce you to the farmyard, but you must keep close to me or you may be trodden upon; and, above all, beware of the cat." When they reached the farmyard, there was a great disturbance, two families were fighting for an eel's head, which, after all, was carried off by the cat. "See, children, that is the way of the world," said the mother duck, whetting her beak, for she would have liked the eel's head herself. "Come, now, use your legs, and let me see how well you can behave. You must bow your heads prettily to that old duck yonder; she is the highest born of them all, and has Spanish blood, therefore, she is well off. Don't you see she has a red flag tied to her leg, which is something very grand, and a great honor for a duck; it shows that every one is anxious not to lose her, as she can be recognized both by man and beast. Come, now, don't turn your toes, a well-bred duckling spreads his feet wide apart, just like his father and mother, in this way; now bend your neck, and say "quack." The ducklings did as they were bid, but the other duck stared, and said, "Look, here comes another brood, as if there were not enough of us already! and what a queer looking object one of them is; we don't want him here," and then one flew out and bit him in the neck. "Let him alone," said the mother; "he is not doing any harm." "Yes, but he is so big and ugly," said the spiteful duck "and therefore he must be turned out." "The others are very pretty children," said the old duck, with the rag on her leg, "all but that one; I wish his mother could improve him a little." < 4 > "That is impossible, your grace," replied the mother; "he is not pretty; but he has a very good disposition, and swims as well or even better than the others. I think he will grow up pretty, and perhaps be smaller; he has remained too long in the egg, and therefore his figure is not properly formed;" and then she stroked his neck an |
Doctor Who is back! Currently played by Matt Smith, how many different actors have portrayed the Doctor on the TV series (from 1963 to today) | 11 Actors Who Have Played The Doctor | Mental Floss 11 Actors Who Have Played The Doctor Image credit: Like us on Facebook There have been many actors who have portrayed the Doctor in various settings, but eleven have been the official Doctors. We'll look at all of them here. 1. William Hartnell Veteran character actor William Hartnell was born in 1908 to humble beginnings; his mother was unwed, he never knew his father, and his first career move was into petty crime. A boxing instructor got him started on horse racing, but he found his real passion when he got a job as a stagehand at the age of 18. He quickly got into acting, working constantly with only a break to serve in World War II in an armored regiment. He ended up typecast in comic tough-guy roles (you can see one of them in The Mouse That Roared), and when Verity Lambert offered him the part of a mysterious time traveler in an educational show aimed at children, he jumped at the part. He created a character who was highly intelligent but not always as wise as he thought himself, brilliant but forgetful, cantankerous but with a deep compassion under the surface. He enjoyed the role tremendously, but by 1966, his health was deteriorating due to arteriosclerosis and he had to quit. The producers came up with the idea of having his character transform into a new actor, and Hartnell suggested Patrick Troughton, who was approached and accepted the part. Hartnell reprised his role once more for the tenth anniversary special, "The Three Doctors," but his health had deteriorated more than the production crew realized and his part had to be rewritten to accommodate his capabilities; it was his final work as an actor, and he passed away in 1974 at the age of 67. 2. Patrick Troughton Born in 1920, Patrick Troughton went directly into an acting career and was undergoing formal training in New York City when World War II broke out. He returned to England and joined the Navy, where he had a decorated career before returning to the theater, gaining a reputation as a reliable and versatile character actor. In 1953, he became the first person to play Robin Hood on television and found a succession of television, film, and radio roles afterward before Innes Lloyd, the new producer of Doctor Who, approached him in 1966 about succeeding William Hartnell in the title role. He ended up playing the role as what series creator Sydney Newman called a "cosmic hobo," inspired partly by silent film star Charlie Chaplin — brilliant, a bit egotistical, and also a bit of a comedian. He'd sometimes play the recorder, a significant change from the First Doctor, who had no apparent musical talent, and it was during this era that the sonic screwdriver was first seen. After three years, he decided to move on, although he returned three more times to reprise the role, in "The Three Doctors," "The Five Doctors," and "The Two Doctors." He returned to his work as a character actor after his time on Doctor Who, working hard despite doctors' advice due to major heart problems. In 1987, he defied doctor's orders to stay in the country and recuperate and went on one more convention tour. He died on March 27, 1987, in Columbus, Georgia. (I actually saw him once, and got his autograph, earlier in the same U.S. tour. He seemed in good health, but, well, he was a very good actor.) Acting was in his blood; several of his children and grandchildren have gone into acting. The youngest of these is Harry Melling, whom Harry Potter fans know as Dudley Dursley. 3. Jon Pertwee Born in 1919, and thus actually a year older than the man he would replace, Jon Pertwee was born into a family that already had a lot of actors in it. Like the first two Doctors, he joined the military in World War II; although his service wasn't as distinguished as Troughton's, he did acquire an interesting souvenir: he woke up one morning after a drunken shore leave to find a tattoo on his arm, which made a brief appearance in his debut episode of Doctor Who. After the war, he became known as a comic actor on stage, television, and film. Whe |
Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty, set adrift with 18 of his loyal officers by Fletcher Christian, on April 28, 1789? | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty - Apr 28, 1789 - HISTORY.com Mutiny on the HMS Bounty Share this: Mutiny on the HMS Bounty Author Mutiny on the HMS Bounty URL Publisher A+E Networks Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters were set adrift in a small, open boat, and the Bounty set course for Tubuai south of Tahiti. In December 1787, the Bounty left England for Tahiti in the South Pacific, where it was to collect a cargo of breadfruit saplings to transport to the West Indies. There, the breadfruit would serve as food for slaves. After a 10-month journey, the Bounty arrived in Tahiti in October 1788 and remained there for more than five months. On Tahiti, the crew enjoyed an idyllic life, reveling in the comfortable climate, lush surroundings, and the famous hospitality of the Tahitians. Fletcher Christian fell in love with a Tahitian woman named Mauatua. On April 4, 1789, the Bounty departed Tahiti with its store of breadfruit saplings. On April 28, near the island of Tonga, Christian and 25 petty officers and seamen seized the ship. Bligh, who eventually would fall prey to a total of three mutinies in his career, was an oppressive commander and insulted those under him. By setting him adrift in an overcrowded 23-foot-long boat in the middle of the Pacific, Christian and his conspirators had apparently handed him a death sentence. By remarkable seamanship, however, Bligh and his men reached Timor in the East Indies on June 14, 1789, after a voyage of about 3,600 miles. Bligh returned to England and soon sailed again to Tahiti, from where he successfully transported breadfruit trees to the West Indies. Meanwhile, Christian and his men attempted to establish themselves on the island of Tubuai. Unsuccessful in their colonizing effort, the Bounty sailed north to Tahiti, and 16 crewmen decided to stay there, despite the risk of capture by British authorities. Christian and eight others, together with six Tahitian men, a dozen Tahitian women, and a child, decided to search the South Pacific for a safe haven. In January 1790, the Bounty settled on Pitcairn Island, an isolated and uninhabited volcanic island more than 1,000 miles east of Tahiti. The mutineers who remained on Tahiti were captured and taken back to England where three were hanged. A British ship searched for Christian and the others but did not find them. In 1808, an American whaling vessel was drawn to Pitcairn by smoke from a cooking fire. The Americans discovered a community of children and women led by John Adams, the sole survivor of the original nine mutineers. According to Adams, after settling on Pitcairn the colonists had stripped and burned the Bounty, and internal strife and sickness had led to the death of Fletcher and all the men but him. In 1825, a British ship arrived and formally granted Adams amnesty, and he served as patriarch of the Pitcairn community until his death in 1829. In 1831, the Pitcairn islanders were resettled on Tahiti, but unsatisfied with life there they soon returned to their native island. In 1838, the Pitcairn Islands, which includes three nearby uninhabited islands, was incorporated into the British Empire. By 1855, Pitcairn’s population had grown to nearly 200, and the two-square-mile island could not sustain its residents. In 1856, the islanders were removed to Norfolk Island, a former penal colony nearly 4,000 miles to the west. However, less than two years later, 17 of the islanders returned to Pitcairn, followed by more families in 1864. Today, around 40 people live on Pitcairn Island, and all but a handful are descendants of the Bounty mutineers. About a thousand residents of Norfolk Island (half its population) trace their lineage from Fletcher Christian and the eight other Englishmen. Related Videos |
Accounting for approximately 84% of the earths mass, what is the layer that falls between the core and the crust? | What are the Earth's Layers? - Universe Today Universe Today What are the Earth’s Layers? Article Updated: 21 Sep , 2016 by Matt Williams There is more to the Earth than what we can see on the surface. In fact, if you were able to hold the Earth in your hand and slice it in half, you’d see that it has multiple layers. But of course, the interior of our world continues to hold some mysteries for us. Even as we intrepidly explore other worlds and deploy satellites into orbit, the inner recesses of our planet remains off limit from us. However, advances in seismology have allowed us to learn a great deal about the Earth and the many layers that make it up. Each layer has its own properties, composition, and characteristics that affects many of the key processes of our planet. They are, in order from the exterior to the interior – the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. Let’s take a look at them and see what they have going on. Modern Theory: Like all terrestrial planets , the Earth’s interior is differentiated. This means that its internal structure consists of layers, arranged like the skin of an onion. Peel back one, and you find another, distinguished from the last by its chemical and geological properties, as well as vast differences in temperature and pressure. Our modern, scientific understanding of the Earth’s interior structure is based on inferences made with the help of seismic monitoring. In essence, this involves measuring sound waves generated by earthquakes, and examining how passing through the different layers of the Earth causes them to slow down. The changes in seismic velocity cause refraction which is calculated (in accordance with Snell’s Law ) to determine differences in density. Model of a flat Earth, with the continents modeled in a disk-shape and Antarctica as an ice wall. Credit: Wikipedia Commons These are used, along with measurements of the gravitational and magnetic fields of the Earth and experiments with crystalline solids that simulate pressures and temperatures in the Earth’s deep interior, to determine what Earth’s layers looks like. In addition, it is understood that the differences in temperature and pressure are due to leftover heat from the planet’s initial formation, the decay of radioactive elements, and the freezing of the inner core due to intense pressure. History of Study: Since ancient times, human beings have sought to understand the formation and composition of the Earth. The earliest known cases were unscientific in nature – taking the form of creation myths or religious fables involving the gods. However, between classical antiquity and the medieval period, several theories emerged about the origin of the Earth and its proper makeup. Most of the ancient theories about Earth tended towards the “Flat-Earth” view of our planet’s physical form. This was the view in Mesopotamian culture, where the world was portrayed as a flat disk afloat in an ocean. To the Mayans, the world was flat, and at it corners, four jaguars (known as bacabs) held up the sky. The ancient Persians speculated that the Earth was a seven-layered ziggurat (or cosmic mountain), while the Chinese viewed it as a four-side cube. By the 6th century BCE, Greek philosophers began to speculate that the Earth was in fact round, and by the 3rd century BCE, the idea of a spherical Earth began to become articulated as a scientific matter. During the same period, the development of a geological view of the Earth also began to emerge, with philosophers understanding that it consisted of minerals, metals, and that it was subject to a very slow process of change. Illustration of Edmond Halley’s model of a Hallow Earth, one that was made up of concentric spheres. Credit: Wikipedia Commons/Rick Manning However, it was not until the 16th and 17th centuries that a scientific understanding of planet Earth and its structure truly began to advance. In 1692, Edmond Halley (discoverer of Halley’s Comet ) proposed what is now known as the “Hollow-Earth” theory. In a paper submitted to Philosophical Transactions of |
April 25, 1939 saw the introduction by Bob Kane of what major comic book character, one of the most popular of all times, in issue #37 of Detective Comics? | Batman | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Template:See also Creation In early 1939, the success of Superman in Action Comics prompted editors at the comic book division of National Publications (the future DC Comics) to request more superheroes for its titles. In response, Bob Kane created "the Bat-Man." [5] Collaborator Bill Finger recalled "Kane had an idea for a character called 'Batman', and he'd like me to see the drawings. I went over to Kane's, and he had drawn a character who looked very much like Superman with kind of ... reddish tights, I believe, with boots ... no gloves, no gauntlets ... with a small domino mask , swinging on a rope. He had two stiff wings that were sticking out, looking like bat wings. And under it was a big sign ... BATMAN." [6] Finger offered such suggestions as giving the character a cowl instead of a simple domino mask, a cape instead of wings, and gloves, and removing the red sections from the original costume. [7] [8] [9] [10] Finger said he devised the name Bruce Wayne for the character's secret identity: "Bruce Wayne's first name came from Robert Bruce , the Scottish patriot. Bruce, being a playboy, was a man of gentry. I searched for a name that would suggest colonialism. I tried Adams, Hancock ... then I thought of Mad Anthony Wayne ." [11] He later said his suggestions were influenced by Lee Falk 's popular The Phantom , a syndicated newspaper comic strip character with which Kane was familiar as well. [12] Various aspects of Batman's personality, character history, visual design, and equipment were inspired by contemporary popular culture of the 1930s, including movies, pulp magazines, comic strips, newspaper headlines, and even aspects of Kane himself. [13] Kane noted especially the influence of the films The Mark of Zorro (1920) and The Bat Whispers (1930) in the creation of the iconography associated with the character, while Finger drew inspiration from literary characters Doc Savage , The Shadow , and Sherlock Holmes in his depiction of Batman as a master sleuth and scientist. [14] Kane, in his 1989 autobiography , detailed Finger's contributions to Batman's creation: “ One day I called Bill and said, 'I have a new character called the Bat-Man and I've made some crude, elementary sketches I'd like you to look at'. He came over and I showed him the drawings. At the time, I only had a small domino mask, like the one Robin later wore, on Batman's face. Bill said, 'Why not make him look more like a bat and put a hood on him, and take the eyeballs out and just put slits for eyes to make him look more mysterious?' At this point, the Bat-Man wore a red union suit; the wings, trunks, and mask were black. I thought that red and black would be a good combination. Bill said that the costume was too bright: 'Color it dark gray to make it look more ominous'. The cape looked like two stiff bat wings attached to his arms. As Bill and I talked, we realized that these wings would get cumbersome when Bat-Man was in action, and changed them into a cape, scalloped to look like bat wings when he was fighting or swinging down on a rope. Also, he didn't have any gloves on, and we added them so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints. [12] „ Kane signed away ownership in the character in exchange for, among other compensation, a mandatory byline on all Batman comics. This byline did not, originally, say "Batman created by Bob Kane"; his name was simply written on the title page of each story. The name disappeared from the comic book in the mid-1960s, replaced by credits for each story's actual writer and artists. In the late 1970s, when Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster began receiving a "created by" credit on the Superman titles, along with William Moulton Marston being given the byline for creating Wonder Woman , Batman stories began saying "Created by Bob Kane" in addition to the other credits. Finger did not receive the same recognition. While he had received credit for other DC work since the 1940s, he began, in the 1960s, to receive limited acknowledgment for his Batman writing; in |
According to the nursery rhyme, where did Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater put his wife? | 8 Nursery Rhymes With Bizarre Hidden Meanings, Because Peter Pumpkin Eater Is A Murderer 8 Nursery Rhymes With Bizarre Hidden Meanings, Because Peter Pumpkin Eater Is A Murderer By JR Thorpe Apr 3 2015 Nursery rhymes help us learn the basics of language during our early childhood years — but now that you've outgrown your diapers, you may have noticed that a lot of nursery rhymes don't make sense to our modern ears. Pop goes the weasel? Since when do weasels pop?! This disconnect can be partially explained by history: many nursery rhymes are hundreds of years old , and so involve outdated turns of phrase. Popping the weasel, for example, was actually 18th century slang for pawning your coat, making that whole weaselly rhyme an irreverent song about selling your jacket in order to afford a night out on the town. Which still isn't exactly a traditional story to tell children . And the weirdness of traditional nursery rhymes doesn't end there: a few seemingly innocent rhymes actually contain sly references to political events of the day. "Georgie Porgie" (who kissed the girls and made them cry), for instance, isn't about an over-affectionate toddler, but rather George Villiers, a courtier of England's King James I who seduced a lot of women and ran away from their irate husbands. And "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" is actually Mary Queen Of Scots — and her silver bells, cockle shells and "pretty maids" were not implements of gardening, but rather torture devices she used while persecuting the Protestants during her reign. Whoops. For stories that are a key part of most of our childhoods, nursery rhymes are often blatantly weird once you start thinking about them. Here are 8 of the strangest ones, with their bizarre meanings revealed. Some are just silly, some are violent and inappropriate for kids; but you might want to think twice before reciting any of them the next time you babysit. 8. If You Sneeze On A Monday If you sneeze on Monday, you sneeze for danger; Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger; Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter; Sneeze on a Thursday, something better. Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow; Sneeze on a Saturday, joy tomorrow. What It's Really About: Luck. Sneezing is an act with a superstitious undercurrent in many cultures. Traditional Flemish belief dictates that a person who sneezes in a conversation will prove that he's telling the truth, while in northern India, it's bad luck to sneeze before undertaking a new task. Nursery rhymes that aim to "teach" us about superstition aren't all that uncommon, but this one is so out-there that it takes the cake (or the handkerchief.) 7. Little Jack Jelf Was put on a shelf Because he could not spell "pie"; When his aunt, Mrs. Grace, Saw his sorrowful face, She could not help saying, "Oh, fie!" What It's Really About: Corporal punishment at school. Jack Jelf actually got off pretty lightly — in the 17th and 18th centuries, British schoolchildren were often subjected to intense corporal punishment when they couldn't master their lessons. Aside from the famous dunce's cap (named after the Scottish intellectual John Duns Scotus , whose teachings were seen as such nonsense that his name became synonymous with stupidity), boys at schools could be "birched" (hit with birch twigs), hit with a hickory stick, or made to stand outside with placards around their necks . The "shelf", in this case, was the shelf behind the teacher's desk , where poor students could be exiled so that everybody would stare at them for the rest of the day. 6. A Carrion Crow Sat On An Oak [Embed] Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home Your house is on fire and your children are gone, All except one called Anne For she has crept under the frying pan. What It's Really About: People being burned at the stake (maybe). This one dates from at least 1744, and we still don't know what exactly it's about. Some theories hold that it might be about Catholics being burned at the stake if they were caught saying Mass in anti-Protestant England. It also might just be about how killing a ladybug (a.k. |
The Treaty of San Francisco, which came into effect on April 28, 1952, officially ended what? | San Francisco Peace Conference | World War II Database World War II Database Contributor: C. Peter Chen ww2dbaseOn 8 Sep 1951, representatives of 48 nations signed the Treaty of San Francisco at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California, United States. When it would come into effect on 28 Apr 1952, peace became official between Japan and some of the Allied nations, and thus it represented the technical end of WW2 even though guns had been silent since 1945. It also allocated compensation from Japan to various Allied nations. ww2dbaseMost Allied nations (and nations formed from former Allied possessions such as the Philippines, Burma, and Lebanon, to name only a few) attended the conference and signed the treaty, there were several exceptions. Burma was invited, but did not send any representatives. China was not invited due to disagreements on whether the established but defeated Republic of China or the newly formed People's Republic of China represented the Chinese people. The Republic of China would sign a separate peace treaty with Japan in 1952. Czechoslovakia sent representatives, but it refused to enter into the treaty, following the footsteps of Soviet Union. India was invited, but did not send any representatives for that India thought the treaty was interfering with the future of Japanese sovereignty. India would sign a separate peace treaty with Japan in 1952. Italy was not invited. Korea was not invited due to disagreements on whether South Korea or North Korea represented the Korean people. Poland sent representatives, but it refused to enter into the treaty, following the footsteps of Soviet Union. Soviet Union sent representatives, but it refused to enter into the treaty due to disagreements with United States and United Kingdom. Soviet Union would not end the state of war with Japan until 1956. Yugoslavia was invited, but did not send any representatives. ww2dbaseOther Peace Treaties with Japan ww2dbaseOn 28 Apr 1952, the Republic of China and Japan signed the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei, in which Japan renounced its rights to Taiwan, Pescadores (now Penghu) Islands, Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands. It came into effect on 5 Aug 1952, but Japan would denounce this treaty in 1972. ww2dbaseThe Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India was signed on 9 Jun 1952. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had attended the San Francisco conference in 1951, but refused to sign due to his belief that the future of Japan's sovereignty was being violated by the harsh terms of the agreement. ww2dbaseSoviet Union, whose disagreements with United States and United Kingdom led to Soviet (as well as Czechoslovakian and Polish) representatives' refusal to sign the peace treaty in 1951, entered into the separate Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration in 1956, finally ending the state of war and restoring diplomatic relations. This declaration was understood by both sides to not be a peace treaty. ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia San Francisco Peace Conference Interactive Map San Francisco Peace Conference Timeline |
Who famously owned a bicycle shop at 22 South Williams Street, Dayton, Oh? | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 22 S Williams St Dayton, OH Federal Government-Conservation Depts - MapQuest Read more Read {{ review.expanded ? 'less' : 'more' }} Located in Dayton, Ohio , the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park contains five separate units dedicated to three of Dayton's most notable citizens: Orville and Wilbur Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Visitors can tour the Wright and Dunbar homes as well as some of the Wright brothers' former businesses. Those interested in the Wright brothers, Ohio history, or aviation history will enjoy the park and all of its historic sites. Parking and Public Transportation at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park For those who need to take public transportation to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, the closest bus stop to The Wright Cycle Company Complex is located at the intersection of West Third and Williams Street. There is no public transportation available to take visitors to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. For those who drive to the park in their own car, the best places to park are at The Wright Cycle Company Complex/Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center or the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. Once there, visitors will be able to get directions to the other sites in the park. Best and Worst Times to Visit Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park The best time to visit the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is on the weekends because that is when all five park units are open. The worst time to visit the park is from November-February because several of the park units may be closed during periods of inclement weather. Admission to Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park The majority of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is free to visit, but visitors do have to pay an entrance fee to visit the Paul Laurence Dunbar House or Dayton History at Carillon Park. Admission to these places ranges from $3-$8. Children five and under can visit the Paul Laurence Dunbar House for free. Must See/Do at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park has two interpretive centers, the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. These two interpretive centers are a good starting point for those who are visiting the park for the first time. Visitors should stop and see The Wright Cycle Company, a former bicycle shop owned by the Wright brothers. The Wright Cycle Company is also the shop where the Wright brothers started researching the mechanics of flight. Make sure to visit the Dunbar House, the former home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and his mother, Matilda. Dunbar spent his final years in the home before his death in 1906. Other Places to Visit near Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Those who want to learn more about aviation history should stop by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force , located within a 15 minute drive of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force houses over 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles. Another aviation-related location, the National Aviation Hall of Fame , is also located within a 15 minute drive from the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Located within a 20 minute drive of the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park, The Wright "B" Flyer , Inc. is a museum where visitors can view a static model of the first production aircraft, the Wright B Flyer, and also have the chance to view pictures and artifacts relating to the Wright Brothers. Insider Tip for Visitors to Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park There is no food available for purchase within the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, nor are there any vending machines. There is a water fountain located in the visitor's center. Those who plan to stay in the park for a while may want to bring their own water and snacks if they don' |
What product claims “it’s everywhere you want to be”? | Everywhere You Want To Be - Visa's FIFA Partnership Everywhere You Want To Be - Visa's FIFA Partnership {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Coming into the final weekend of the World Cup, Visa can congratulate itself on being literally everywhere its customers want to be. In an all-encompassing campaign designed to engage and mobilize consumers and business partners alike, Visa has approached its FIFA partnership on every level to tap into consumer passion for the sport. According to Antonio Lucio, Visa’s global brand officer, “The World Cup is by far the most global event that we have in our portfolio, as more people are in tune with one single sport. When you consider that you will have roughly half of the world’s population viewing at any particular time of the month, it’s amazing. The final of the last World Cup in South Africa was viewed by 900 million people. The numbers are staggering. For us, first and foremost, it’s a great representation of our global footprint, and a very good way of showcasing our global acceptance promise.” This comes from a brand that has a long heritage of global sponsorship. Visa is one of the longest-running Olympics sponsors with 27 years of support behind the Games. “What’s different this time is that it has been the most difficult platform that we’ve ever done. It was idea-centric and channel agnostic, but completely optimized for mobile. Our insight was that the World Cup was very much in line with our brand promise: ‘Visa – everywhere you want to be’. The World Cup happens to be where everyone wants to be, so the intersection of that passion from a consumer standpoint with our brand, and the fact that we are present there and are making other people around the world through digital technology able to be part of it has been what we were all about this time around,” continues Lucio. In its second-ever World Cup sponsorship, Visa has leveraged its FIFA partnership in over 90 countries this year, and with close to 800 major financial institutions. And Visa already is lined up for the next two World Cups. Visa Samba of Brazil, credit AKQA For this World Cup, Visa leveraged “a lot more digital content” than ever before, and the objective was to make every piece of communication sharable. One such property was its “Samba of the World” . Thirty-two filmmakers from around the world were given a song that they could adapt, a $25,000 pre-paid Visa card to cover expenses, and asked to create individual films from each of their countries sharing their nations’ love for their teams. In Brazil alone, there were over two million shared views of that country’s production. This formed the centerpiece for Visa’s World Cup website which was created by AKQA and Skunk. Another feature on the site was a clever interactive tool, the Visa Teletransporter , that encourages page viewers to teleport themselves into scenes from football matches, or related activities, using their webcam or photo library. Apparently, footballer Robin Van Persie’s now famous goal in the Netherlands’ first match of the event against Spain is a popular choice. Robin Van Persie goal Teletransporter with author, courtesy of Visa To power a digital emphasis, “working at the speed of culture” as Lucio called it, Visa created a war room environment in multiple places – Sao Paolo, New York and at Visa’s headquarters in San Francisco. Staffing each location with a blend of Visa and agency personnel, with lead strategic agency BBDO, the teams have been connected on a 24/7 basis testing content, putting it in market, reviewing and re-evaluating, which has created a new way of working for the brand, and one that will be replicated for future global programs. One of Visa's World Cup War Rooms, credit Visa On the ground in Br |
May 7, 1915 saw German U-boat U-20 fired a single torpedo at what Cunard passenger liner, sinking it with the loss of 1,198 lives and helped turn public opinion against Germany and contributed to America's entry into WWI? | Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists See all 11 answers Marilee Yes… I'm about a third of the way through and it's absolutely enthralling. Larson has a rare talent for researching historical facts, digesting them …more Yes… I'm about a third of the way through and it's absolutely enthralling. Larson has a rare talent for researching historical facts, digesting them and then constructing a narrative that reads like a novel. He's focused on key characters, using various sources to bring them to life… and suspense is building, even though we history buffs know the basic facts… it's playing out in suspenseful fashion as the Lusitania prepares to sail from New York to the UK on May 1915. Not at all one sided, we are also introduced to the German U boat service and it's men. (less) Shelves: fiction-based-on-history , inhumanity When a new Erik Larson arrives, I drop everything and read it. In my book, he’s one of the few authors who can make history positively come alive. And his opening note held forth a big promise: “I give you now the saga of the Lusitania and the myriad forces, large and achingly small, that converged one lovely day in May 1915 to produce a tragedy of monumental scale, whose true character and import have long been obscured in the mists of history.” My first thought was: “WHAT true character and imp When a new Erik Larson arrives, I drop everything and read it. In my book, he’s one of the few authors who can make history positively come alive. And his opening note held forth a big promise: “I give you now the saga of the Lusitania and the myriad forces, large and achingly small, that converged one lovely day in May 1915 to produce a tragedy of monumental scale, whose true character and import have long been obscured in the mists of history.” My first thought was: “WHAT true character and import? Everyone knows about the Lusitania – sunk by a U-2 torpedo and finally propelling America head-first into WW I.” Well, after finishing, I stand corrected. The story of the Lusitania still offers up many secrets. Unlike Mr. Larson’s former books, this one is slow opening. The focus is not an individual (as it is in Isaac’s Storm, the Devil in the White City, Thunderstruck and In The Garden of Beasts, with history as a backdrop), but squarely on the story of the Lusitania. So the first 80 pages or so set the stage: the winds of war in Europe, the background of the Lusitania and its captain, William Thomas Turner. But when the Lusitania begins its voyage? Wow! Nearly 2,000 passengers were aboard and also, 170 tons of Remington rifle ammunition, making it a clear and attractive target to the Germans. The passengers were not unaware that U-2 boats were bringing terror to the North Atlantic seas. We meet several of them throughout these pages: the ones who will live, the ones who will die. And we also catch many glimpses of the U.S. president, Woodrow Wilson, a widower who is distracted by a new (and ultimately, enduring) love affair that diverts his attention from the world stage. The book is filled with questions worth asking: why did the Admiralty not provide an escort to the Lusitania, given that the ship carried a vital cargo of ammunition and artillery shells? Why did British intelligence obsessively protect the HMS Orion and provide no protection to the Lusitania? Why did they not divert he Lusitania to the newer and safer North Channel route? And most of all, “why was the ship left on its own, with a proven killer of men and ships dead ahead in its path?” Did the British deliberately set up the Lusitania to force America’s hand to enter the war? Hanging over the story of the Lusitania is its rendezvous with destiny. Had U-2 captain Schwieger not overestimated the ship’s speed, if the Lusitania had departed precisely on time, if Capt. Turner had not made a final turn to starboard, had the torpedo failed (60 percent of torpedoes DID fail), there would not be a Lusitania story. And one last question remains: did the Lusitania, in fact, cause the U.S. to |
Named for the developer of the steel plow, what Moline, Il. company is the largest producer of agricultural machinery in the world? | John Deere Timeline & Inventions | John Deere US 1837 - 1869 1837 John Deere fashions a polished-steel plow in his Grand Detour, Illinois, blacksmith shop that lets pioneer farmers cut clean furrows through sticky Midwest prairie soil. 1838 John Deere, blacksmith, evolves into John Deere, manufacturer. Later he remembers building 10 plows in 1839, 75 in 1841, and 100 in 1842. 1842 John Deere adds retailing to his business, filling orders for the Patent Cary Plow. 1843 Deere and Leonard Andrus become "co-partners in the art and trade of blacksmithing, plow-making, and all things thereto..." 1848 The growing plow business moves to Moline, Illinois, 75 miles southwest of Grand Detour. Moline offers water power and transportation advantages. Deere chooses a new partner, Robert N. Tate, who moves to Moline and raises the rafters on their three-story blacksmith shop by July 28. 1849 A workforce of about 16 builds 2,136 plows. 1852 Deere buys out his partners. For the next 16 years, the company is known variously as John Deere, John Deere & Company, Deere & Company, and Moline Plow Manufactory. 1853 Sixteen-year old Charles , Deere's only living son, joins the firm as a bookkeeper following graduation from a Chicago commercial college. 1858 The business totters during a nationwide financial panic. Maneuverings to avoid bankruptcy shuffle ownership and managerial arrangements. John Deere remains president, but power passes to 21-year-old Charles Deere. He will run the company for the next 49 years. 1863 The company makes the Hawkeye Riding Cultivator, the first Deere implement adapted for riding. 1864 John Deere obtains the company's first actual patent for moulds used in casting steel plows. Another follows in a few months and a third the next year. 1867 Charles Deere sues Candee, Swan & Co., a competitor, for trademark infringement. The case has precedent-setting implications for trademark law. Could Deere preempt the word "Moline," which it has been using in its advertising, so that no similar product could incorporate it? The ultimate answer is no. The Walking Cultivator is patented in August 1867. Although farmers might prefer riding, the lower cost of this unit makes it sell even though the man has to walk in soft ground while straddling a row of corn. 1868 After 31 years as a partnership or single proprietorship, the concern is incorporated under the name Deere & Company. There are four shareholders at first, six within a year. Charles and John Deere control 65 percent of the stock. 1869 Charles Deere and Alvah Mansur establish the first branch house, Deere, Mansur & Co., in Kansas City. A semi-independent distributor of Deere products within a certain geographic area, it is the forerunner of the company's current farm and industrial-equipment sales branches and sales regions. 1930 - 1959 1930 Consolidations leave only seven full-line farm equipment companies: John Deere, IH, Case, Oliver, Allis-Chalmers, Minneapolis-Moline, and Massey-Harris. Deere and IH dominate most product categories. 1931 A $1.2 million embezzlement at People's Savings Bank in Moline, Illinois — "Deere's bank" — threatens closure and loss of employee savings. The company writes a check to cover the loss. The bank survives. 1932 The Great Depression hardens, forcing massive layoffs, pay and pension cuts, shortened hours, and a temporary end to paid vacations. A 1920s savings innovation, the Thrift Plan, eases the burden for some employees. John Deere continues group insurance for the unemployed, lowers rent in company housing, and starts "make work" projects. 1933 Business is almost at a standstill. Sales plunge to $8.7 million. Though it is losing money, the company decides to carry debtor farmers as long as necessary, greatly strengthening farmer loyalty. 1934 Despite the Depression, the company emphasizes product development. The Model "A" Tractor enters production. A similar but smaller Model "B" follows in 1935. They become the most popular tractors in the company's history, remaining in the product line until 1952. 1937 The company celebrates t |
May 4, 1970 saw 4 students killed and an additional 13 wounded when National Guard soldiers opened fire on unarmed students at what mid-western University? | Kent State Students Shot by the National Guard By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated March 30, 2016. On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen were on the Kent State college campus to maintain order during a student protest against the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia. For a still unknown reason, the National Guard suddenly fired upon the already dispersing crowd of student protesters, killing four and wounding nine others. Nixon Promises Peace in Vietnam During the 1968 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Richard Nixon ran with a platform that promised "peace with honor" for the Vietnam War. Longing for an honorable end to the war, Americans voted Nixon into office and then watched and waited for Nixon to fulfill his campaign promise. Until the end of April 1970, Nixon seemed to be doing just that. However, on April 30, 1970, President Nixon announced during a television speech to the nation that American forces had invaded Cambodia. Although Nixon stated in his speech that the invasion was a defensive response to the aggression of North Vietnamese into Cambodia and that this action was meant to quicken the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, many Americans saw this new invasion as an expansion or lengthening of the Vietnam War. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance In response to Nixon's announcement of a new invasion, students across the United States began to protest. Students Begin a Protest Protests by students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio began on May 1, 1970. At noon, students held a protest rally on campus and later that night rioters built a bonfire and threw beer bottles at police off campus. The mayor declared a state of emergency and asked the governor for help. The governor sent in the Ohio National Guard . On May 2, 1970, during a protest near the ROTC building on campus, someone set fire to the abandoned building. The National Guard entered the campus and used tear gas to control the crowd. During the evening of May 3, 1970, another protest rally was held on campus, which was again dispersed by the National Guard. All of these protests led up to the deadly interaction between Kent State students and the National Guard on May 4, 1970, which is known as the Kent State Shootings or the Kent State Massacre. The Kent State Shootings On May 4, 1970, another student rally was scheduled for noon at the Commons on the Kent State University campus. Before the rally began, the National Guard ordered those congregated to disperse. Since the students refused to leave, the National Guard attempted to use tear gas on the crowd. Because of the shifting wind, the tear gas was ineffective at moving the crowd of students. The National Guard then advanced upon the crowd, with bayonets attached to their rifles. This scattered the crowd. After dispersing the crowd, the National Guardsmen stood around for about ten minutes and then turned around and began to retrace their steps. For an unknown reason, during their retreat, nearly a dozen National Guardsmen suddenly turned around and began firing at the still scattered students. In 13 seconds, 67 bullets were fired. Some claim that there was a verbal order to fire. Aftermath of the Shooting Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. Some of the students who were shot were not even part of the rally, but were just walking to their next class. The Kent State massacre angered many and incited additional protests at schools across the country. The four students who were killed were Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder. The nine wounded students were Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald MacKenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps, and Douglas Wrentmore. |
Located in Holyoke, Ma, the town in which the sport was created, what Hall of Fame is located at 444 Dwight St? | William G. Morgan Award - International Volleyball Hall of Fame - Holyoke, MA USA International Volleyball Hall of Fame 444 Dwight Street - Holyoke, MA 01040 USA Store William G. Morgan Award Named in honor of the founder of volleyball, and created in 1994, the William G. Morgan Award recognizes continuous support and promotion of the national and international growth of the sport of volleyball and the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Nominations for the William G. Morgan Award must be supported by at least five sources and the recipient must have been an active supporter of the sport for at least ten years (not necessarily consecutive). 2014 Mizuno Mizuno Corporation was established in Osaka, Japan in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. In the century since, Mizuno has worked steadily toward the development of sports in Japan and throughout the world. Today, Mizuno USA is located in Norcross, GA and continues to manufacture and distribute high quality golf, baseball, softball, running, track & field and volleyball equipment, apparel, and footwear. Since their founding, they have taken special pride and pleasure in being able to participate in the exciting world of sports and providing sports equipment of the highest quality. Each and every one of their employees is guided by the ideal of true sportsmanship. That was true over 100 years ago and is still true today. It is evident in their corporate philosophy which, simply stated, is "Contributing to society through the advancement of sporting goods and the promotion of sports." Mizuno products are synonymous with success and their product development strategy is to create products with features that enhance athlete performance and are unique to only Mizuno. These technological advancements make their sporting equipment and apparel go the extra mile and keep you in tip top playing form no matter the sport or the conditions. They believe in making products that work in harmony with your body, helping you to be the best athlete you can be. Mizuno USA has been providing continuous support for, and promotion of, the sport of volleyball for over 25 years and a sponsor of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction Celebration. Mizuno USA continually supports events, tournaments, leagues, and entire teams and pushes us all to ‘Never Settle.’ For their years of continued service to the sport of volleyball and the International Volleyball Hall of Fame we recognize Mizuno USA with the 2014 William G. Morgan Award. 2013 Dinn Brothers Trophy & Awards Dinn Brothers Trophies was founded by Paul Dinn and his brother Bill in the fall of 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The first trophy was sold in February of 1957; and so prompted the growth of one of the largest and most reputable trophy and awards companies in America. Headquartered in West Springfield, Massachusetts at present, its facility encompasses 72,000 square feet and employs over 100 people. For over 56 years, members of the Dinn family have been providing trophies, plaques, medals and other fine recognition products for young athletes, service organizations, municipalities and businesses in 50 states, Canada, the Virgin Islands, the Philippines and on U.S. military bases in Europe and Asia, and the family business has earned a reputation for quality and customer service. Dinn Brothers has even had the honor of designing awards for such notable people as John F. Kennedy, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Michael Jordan. Dinn Brothers has been providing continuous support for, and promotion of, the sport of volleyball for many years. It has been a sponsor of the Volleyball Hall of Fame for over 15 years providing our Induction Plaques and Tournament Awards. Dinn Brothers also sponsors a variety of volleyball tournaments and programs. Dinn Brothers believes the greatest success can be achieved by recognizing the success of others. For their years of continued service to the sport of volleyball and the Volleyball Hall of Fame we recognize Dinn Brothers with the William G. Morgan Award. 2012 California Beach Volleyball Association The |
A staple of the world's greatest sandwich, the Reuben, sauerkraut is made by fermenting what vegetable? | How To Make Sauerkraut In A Crock November 12, 2014 · 6 comments 3 Share Tweet When I was growing up, the only time I recall hearing or using the word “crock” was in reference to something that was seriously hard to believe. As in, the last word of the declaration, “Well, that’s just a crock of [fill in the blank]!” wasn’t sauerkraut. Well, Wolfgang, times have changed. Sauerkraut — aka fermented cabbage — once known mostly as a staple for Reuben sandwich and hot dog eaters, is also one of the most nutritious, easiest and delicious fermented food you can make. Plus, raw, lactic-acid processed (aka “fermented”) sauerkraut is darned good for you . In an era where “How much probiotics is needed daily*?” is an emerging hot topic at everything from cocktail gatherings in Manhattan to the Metamucil queue in seniors’ homes, this ancient food’s star is on the rise again. Low in calories, easy and inexpensive to make, and reputedly able to tame cranky digestive tracts, cure canker sores, and even inhibit the growth of cancer cells… What’s not to love? This is especially great news when your resident Hunky Punkin is also a rabid fermenter. Here’s how Rick consistently produces sauerkraut to live for. The best sauerkraut recipe, straight up: Buy about 15 pounds of fresh white head cabbage, bring it home, and wash your hands. (That last instruction isn’t for you. It’s for those other people who sometimes forget to wash their hands before starting to cook. Not you.) Cut the cabbage into quarters and remove the tough core. Slice to about the thickness of a quarter either by hand ( grab a good big knife ), with a dedicated cabbage shredder , or with your handy dandy Cuisinart . This is the type of task for which your Cuisinart lives. You’re going to work in batches here, so place the first batch, about a third of the cabbage (5 pounds-ish) in your BIG mixing bowl. For those of you without a BIG mixing bowl, do yourself a favor. At well under $20 at the time of writing, this highly-rated 12-quart stainless steel mixing bowl is a no brainer, and within about 15 minutes of having one in your kitchen, you’ll find yourself wondering what you did without it. Add 3 tablespoons of pickling salt and thoroughly mix with your hands, then pack the salted cabbage firmly into a crock. Pickling salt is iodine free so it won’t darken foods or create a cloudy residue in the liquid. (BTW, if you want to buy your pickling salt at Amazon with other kraut-related supplies, pass on the Ball brand : apparently they have some serious shipping/packaging issues with the “convenient” pouch. Go with the Morton’s in the sturdy box instead.) Salt the remaining two batches of five pounds each the same way, adding each batch to the crock with a firm hand. Cabbage can be kinda pushy, so we must stress: be firm. If you’re using a smaller-necked crock or packing jar, you might need a specialized tamper tool . This is the crock we’ve used with great success. It’s the right size for the amount of kraut we like to make at a go, and not only does it do the job, but it’s solid, cute and shiny and looks like it should have starred alongside the singing and dancing tea pot and china cups in Disney’s Cinderella . Laugh if you will, but as your crock will be sitting in a corner of your home burping merrily away while it does its magic, life is better if you enjoy both its personality AND how it looks. The Boleslawiec (above) ships with right-sized weighing stones to keep the fermenting cabbage submerged in its brine and its mouth features a channel that’s filled with water to create a simple yet highly effective air lock when the lid is in place. The air lock prevents oxygen from entering the crock while letting carbon dioxide escape (burp!), which ensures the lovely anaerobic environment that promotes the healing bacteria and mouth-pleasuring tang you’re looking for. Also, you don’t want your fermentation vessel exploding from the build up of CO2, right? In theory, you can accomplish this system with something as simple as a mason jar with a layer of olive oil over the of the |
Although never seen in the comic book, which Peanuts character is in love with The Little Red-Haired Girl? | Little Red-Haired Girl | Peanuts Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "They say opposites attract... She's really something and I'm really nothing... How opposite can you get? Charlie Brown, 1963 The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz . She is the object of Charlie Brown 's affection, although he never dares to go near her. Whether or not she has any feelings towards Charlie Brown has never been revealed in the comic strip. History The only known Schulz drawing of The Little Red-Haired Girl was drawn sometime in 1950, long before she was referred to in the strip. Why Schulz did not introduce her into the strip when it started is unknown. She bears a strong resemblance to Patty , a character who was prominent in the early years of the strip. Charlie Brown first pines for the Little Red-Haired Girl during lunch at school in the strip from November 19, 1961 . He continued loving her until the end of the strip in 2000. In a series of strips from July 1969 , the Little Red-Haired Girl moves away, causing Charlie Brown sheer grief. He sees her again during a ski trip a few months later , and Peppermint Patty and Marcie run into her at summer camp in 1972. On May 30, 1978 Charlie Brown says that he thinks about the Little Red-Haired Girl constantly, suggesting that she has moved back to the neighborhood. It is confirmed that she has returned in the strip from December 27, 1978 , in which Charlie Brown stands outside her house. Even though she is often referred to in the comic strip, the Little Red-Haired Girl is never seen, except for the May 25, 1998 strip, in which she is seen in silhouette. The only known Schulz sketch of the Little Red-Haired Girl. One reason Schulz never drew the Little Red-Haired girl in the strip, is to show Charlie Brown's hopeless longing for her. Schulz also admitted in 1997, "I could never draw her to satisfy the readers' impression of what she's probably like." The character was based on Donna Johnson, a red-haired woman who Charles M. Schulz proposed to but who turned him down. This is where Schulz got the idea for Charlie Brown's unrequited love years later. Depiction in animation Francesca Capaldi (the Little Red-Haired Girl's voice actor in The Peanuts Movie) appeared on The Today Show with Rebecca Bloom ( Marcie ) and Mar Mar ( Franklin ). The Little Red-Haired Girl has been shown on television in It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown , Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! , A Charlie Brown Valentine , the second season opening of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show , and makes a brief appearance in Snoopy!!! The Musical , during the song " Poor Sweet Baby ". In It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, and in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, it is said that her name is Heather and that name has also been used in subsequent television specials. However, that name has never been used in the Peanuts comic strip. The Peanuts Movie (in which the Little Red-Haired Girl is voiced by Francesca Capaldi , who also voices Frieda ) is the first animated production in which the character has a speaking part. In the film, Heather's full name, Heather Wold, can be seen as fourth in the list of the students' test scores. Her last name comes from the married name of the character's inspiration, Donna Johnson Wold. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Season 2 opening sequence Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! Snoopy!!! The Musical |
Prior to adopting the euro, what was the name of the currency shared by Germany and Finland? | Germany and the euro - European Commission European Commission Communicating on the euro Germany and the euro Germany is a founding member of the European Union and one of the first-wave countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999. Last update: 4 may 2009 Germany at a glance Surface area: 357 030 km2 Population: 82 062 249 (Eurostat 2009) Joined the European Union: Founding member (25 March 1957) Currency: Euro since 1 January 1999 (formerly German mark, DEM or DM) Euro information Status: Euro-area member since 1 January 1999 Fixed conversion rate: €1 = 1.95583 DEM Adoption of the euro: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in Germany on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as 'book money'. The legal tender status of the German mark banknotes and coins ended on 31 December 2001, but they were accepted as payment until 28 February 2002 by virtue of a joint declaration from retail and banking associations. Exchange of former national currency: The Deutsche Bundesbank (National Central Bank of Germany) will continue to exchange unlimited amounts of mark notes and coins for an unlimited period. Opinion polls and surveys |
May 5, 1925 saw one John T. Scopes of Dayton, TN, charged with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of what? | 1000+ images about Education: Trial of Monkeys on Pinterest | Tennessee, State legislature and Monkey Forward scopes trial - The Jury. By the terms of the statute, it could be argued, it was not illegal to teach that apes descended from protozoa, to teach the mechanisms of variation and natural selection, or to teach the prevailing scientific theories of geology or the age of the Earth. It did not even require that the Genesis story be taught. It prohibited only the teaching that man evolved, or any other theory denying that man was created by God as recorded in Genesis. See More |
What Louisville, Ky track is home to the Kentucky Derby, the annual race known as “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports”? | Home | 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 5 and 6, 2017 | Tickets, Events, News © 2017 Churchill Downs Incorporated . All Rights Reserved. Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, the “twin spires design”, and Churchill Downs Incorporated related trademarks are registered trademarks of Churchill Downs Incorporated. |
Which planet, which received its name on May 1, was named for the Roman god of the underworld, appropriate for such a presumably dark and cold world? | Pluto | Planet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Main article: Planets beyond Neptune Discovery photographs of Pluto In the 1840s, using Newtonian mechanics, Urbain Le Verrier predicted the position of the then-undiscovered planet Neptune after analysing perturbations in the orbit of Uranus.[19] Subsequent observations of Neptune in the late 19th century caused astronomers to speculate that Uranus' orbit was being disturbed by another planet besides Neptune. In 1906, Percival Lowell, a wealthy Bostonian who had founded the Lowell Observatory in Freakstaff, Arizona in 1894, started an extensive project in search of a possible ninth planet, which he termed "Planet X".[20] By 1909, Lowell and William H. Pickering had suggested several possible celestial coordinates for such a planet.[21] Lowell and his observatory conducted his search until his death in 1916, but to no avail. Unknown to Lowell, on March 19, 1915, his observatory had captured two faint images of Pluto, but did not recognise them for what they were.[21][22] Due to a ten-year legal battle with Constance Lowell, Percival's widow, who attempted to wrest the observatory's million-dollar portion of his legacy for herself, the search for Planet X did not resume until 1929,[23] when its director, Vesto Melvin Slipher, summarily handed the job of locating Planet X to Clyde Tombaugh, a 23-year-old Kansas man who had just arrived at the Lowell Observatory after Slipher had been impressed by a sample of his astronomical drawings.[23] Tombaugh's task was to systematically image the night sky in pairs of photographs taken two weeks apart, then examine each pair and determine whether any objects had shifted position. Using a machine called a blink comparator, he rapidly shifted back and forth between views of each of the plates, to create the illusion of movement of any objects that had changed position or appearance between photographs. On February 18, 1930, after nearly a year of searching, Tombaugh discovered a possible moving object on photographic plates taken on January 23 and January 29 of that year. A lesser-quality photograph taken on January 21 helped confirm the movement.[24] After the observatory obtained further confirmatory photographs, news of the discovery was telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory on March 13, 1930.[21] Name Edit Venetia BurneyThe discovery made headlines across the globe. The Lowell Observatory, who had the right to name the new object, received over 1000 suggestions from all over the world, ranging from Atlas to Zymal.[25] Tombaugh urged Slipher to suggest a name for the new object quickly before someone else did.[25] Constance Lowell proposed Zeus, then Percival and finally Constance – her own first name. These suggestions were disregarded.[26] The name Pluto was proposed by Venetia Burney (1918–2009), an eleven-year-old schoolgirl in Oxford, England.[27] Venetia was interested in classical mythology as well as astronomy, and considered the name, that of the Roman god of the underworld, appropriate for such a presumably dark and cold world. She suggested it in a conversation with her grandfather Falconer Madan, a former librarian at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library. Madan passed the name to Professor Herbert Hall Turner, who then cabled it to colleagues in the United States.[28] The object was officially named on March 24, 1930.[29][30] Each member of the Lowell Observatory was allowed to vote on a short-list of three: Minerva (which was already the name for an asteroid), Cronus (which had lost reputation through being proposed by the unpopular astronomer Thomas Jefferson Jackson See), and Pluto. Pluto received every vote.[31] The name was announced on May 1, 1930.[27] Upon the announcement, Madan gave Venetia five pounds as a reward.[27] It has been noted that the first two letters of Pluto are the initials of Percival Lowell, and Pluto's astronomical symbol () is a monogram constructed from the letters 'PL'.[32] Pluto's astrological symbol resembles that of Neptune (), but has a circle in place of the middle prong |
What American author, a founding influence on the school of transcendentalism, is perhaps best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings? | Movements and Reforms About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. Movements and Reforms Transcendentalism was among the more radical social philosophies of the nineteenth century. Learning Objective Identify some of the key figures, writings, and institutions associated with the transcendentalist movement Key Points Originating in New England , transcendentalists were idealistic and focused on the value of insight over logic, as well as on the individual's relationship with God. Rooted in the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant, the movement developed as a reaction against eighteenth-century rationalism , John Locke 's philosophy of sensualism , and the Manifest Destiny of New England Calvinism . Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were among the most prominent of the transcendentalists, and Emerson's 1836 essay "Nature" is considered the watershed moment of the movement. Individualism, which Emerson's work also emphasized, is the doctrine that stresses the moral worth and value of the individual. Terms transcendentalism A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the nineteenth century whose members were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on the belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths. Full Text Transcendentalism of the Nineteenth Century Transcendentalism was America's first notable intellectual and philosophical movement. It developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the New England region of the United States as a protest against the general state of culture and society. In particular, transcendentalists criticized the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian church taught at Harvard Divinity School. Core Beliefs Transcendentalism became a movement of writers and philosophers who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on the belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths. Among the transcendentalists' core beliefs was the inherent goodness of both man and nature. Transcendentalists believed that society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—ultimately corrupted the purity of the individual. They had faith that man is at his best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. It was believed that only from such real individuals could true community be formed. Rooted in the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant (and of German idealism, more generally), the movement developed as a reaction against eighteenth-century rationalism, John Locke's philosophy of sensualism, and the Manifest Destiny of New England Calvinism. Its fundamental belief was in the unity and immanence of God in the world. The publication of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1836 essay "Nature" is usually considered the watershed moment at which transcendentalism became a major cultural movement. Emerson closed the essay by calling for a revolution in human consciousness to emerge from the new idealist philosophy. In the same year, on September 8 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, transcendentalism became a coherent movement with the founding of the Transcendental Club by prominent New England intellectuals including Emerson, George Putnam, and Frederick Henry Hedge. From 1840, the group published frequently in its journal The Dial and other venues. Early in the movement's history, critics use the term "transcendentalist" as a pejorative, and suggested that the members' position was beyond sanity and reason. Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803–April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led th |
Played by Paul Johansson in the recent movie, what is the name of the hero in Ayn Rand's seminal classic Atlas Shrugged? | Quotes - MarkShirey MarkShirey Edited by Mark T. Shirey ( [email protected] ) 1990-present. The emphasis is on thoughtfulness and humor, not triteness or truth. Please provide attributions if they're missing or wrong. -- 96.37% of all statistics are made up. - Kevin D. Quitt -- He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing. - A. J. Raffles -- You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever. - Larry Anderson -- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." - Isaac Asimov I'm not afraid of dying. I just don't want to be there when it happens. - Woody Allen It's not easy being green. - Kermit -- History is made at night. Character is what you are in the dark. - Lord John Whorfin The more head downwards I am, the more I keep inventing new things. - Alice, "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll -- The wise man never argues with the fool; casual observers may not be able to tell which is which. No matter what hits the fan, it's never distributed evenly. -- If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. -- If we make peaceful revolution impossible, we make violent revolution inevitable. - John Kennedy "Everything you say is boring and incomprehensible," she said, "but that alone doesn't make it true." - Kafka -- Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. - John Lennon -- If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you. -- Can't have everything, where would you put it? - Steven Wright Everywhere! - Anonymous Neckties can impair blood flow to the brain and interfere with clear thinking, alertness, and judgment. The more things change, the more they stay insane. -- It's only words... unless they're true. - David Mamet -- When you're swimmin' in the creek And an eel bites your cheek That's a moray Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art. - Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle -- An ounce of pretention is worth a pound of manure. -- At this distance they couldn't hit the broad side of a ba - last words of some Southern Civil War general -- A good idea doesn't care who has it, and neither should you. -- I'm not cynical - just experienced. -- Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. - Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Hansard, November 11, 1947 -- You can lie with statistics, but not to a statistician. -- To learn which questions are unanswerable, and _not_to_answer_them_; this skill is most needed in times of stress and darkness. - Ursula LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness -- I have committed the worst sin of all that a man can commit. I have not been happy. May the glaciers of oblivion drag me and mercilessly let me fall. - J. L. Borges I don't mind anybody dropping out of anything, but it's the imposition on somebody else I don't like. The moment you start dropping out and then begging off somebody else to help you, then it's no good. - George Harrison -- Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. - Groucho Marx -- To recognize that nature has neither a preference for our species nor a bias against it takes only a little courage. - James Randi -- Tell us what you despise; by this are you truly known. -- There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good. - Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. - H.P. Lovecraft -- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. - Isaac Asimov -- Some say I'm a visionary, others just say I'm seeing things. -- It is impossible to prepare simultaneously for wa |
What letter is The Scarlet Letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name? | The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Atlantic The Atlantic The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Most Popular Print Text Size Between Hawthorne's earlier and his later productions there is no solution of literary continuity, but only increased growth and grasp. Rappaccini's Daughter, Young Goodman Brown, Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure, and The Artist of the Beautiful, on the one side, are the promise which is fulfilled in The Scarlet Letter and the House of The Seven Gables, on the other; though we should hardly have understood the promise had not the fulfillment explained it. The shorter pieces have a lyrical quality, but the longer romances express more than a mere combination of lyrics; they have a rich, multifarious life of their own. The material is so wrought as to become incidental to something loftier and greater, for which our previous analysis of the contents of the egg had not prepared us. The Scarlet Letter was the first, and the tendency of criticism is to pronounce it the most impressive, also, of these ampler productions. It has the charm of unconsciousness; the author did not realize while he worked, that this "most prolix among tales" was alive with the miraculous vitality of genius. It combines the strength and substance of an oak with the subtle organization of a rose, and is great, not of malice aforethought, but inevitably. It goes to the root of the matter, and reaches some unconventional conclusions, which, however, would scarce be apprehended by one reader in twenty. For the external or literal significance of the story, though in strict correspondence with the spirit, conceals that spirit from the literal eye. The reader may choose his depth according to his inches but only a tall man will touch the bottom. The punishment of the scarlet letter is a historical fact; and, apart from the symbol thus ready provided to the author's hand, such a book as The Scarlet Letter would doubtless never have existed. But the symbol gave the touch whereby Hawthorne's disconnected thoughts on the subject were united and crystallized in organic form. Evidently, likewise, it was a source of inspiration, suggesting new aspects and features of the truth,—a sort of witch-hazel to detect spiritual gold. Some such figurative emblem, introduced in a matter-of-fact way, but gradually invested with supernatural attributes, was one of Hawthorne's favorite devices in his stories. We may realize its value, in the present case, by imagining the book with the scarlet letter omitted. It is not practically essential to the plot. But the scarlet letter uplifts the theme from the material to the spiritual level. It is the concentration and type of the whole argument. It transmutes the prose into poetry. It serves as a formula for the conveyance of ideas otherwise too subtle for words, as well as to enhance the gloomy picturesqueness of the moral scenery. It burns upon its wearer's breast, it casts a lurid glow along her pathway, it isolates her among mankind, and is at the same time the mystic talisman to reveal to her the guilt hidden in other hearts. It is the Black Man's mark, and the first plaything of the infant Pearl. As the story develops, the scarlet letter becomes the dominant figure,—everything is tinged with its sinister glare. By a ghastly miracle its semblance is reproduced upon the breast of the minister, where "God's eye beheld it! the angels were forever pointing at it! the devil knew it well, and fretted it continually with the touch of his burning finger!"—and at last, to Dimmesdale's crazed imagination, its spectre appears even in the midnight sky as if heaven itself had caught the contagion of his so zealously hidden sin. So strongly is the scarlet letter rooted in every chapter and almost every sentence of the book that bears its name. And yet it would probably have incommoded the average novelist. The wand of Prospero, so far from aiding the uninititated, trips him up, and scorches his fingers. Between genius and every other attribute of the mind is a difference not of degree, but of kind. Every s |
“But wait, there’s more!” May 3, 1935 saw the birth of what prolific inventor and marketing personality, known for such products as Mr. Microphone, Showtime Rotisserie, and GLH-9 Hair in a Can spray, among many others? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "%22Karaoke%22 " Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "%22Karaoke%22 " 1-50 of 162 names. Spencer Locke Born in 1991 in Winter Park, Florida, Spencer began to show an interest in the arts at a young age. When asked in school to draw what she would be when she got older, 6 year old Spencer drew herself on-stage with a star over her head. Two years later, she had enrolled in acting classes and immediately started booking numerous television commercials in the Orlando, Florida area. With sights set high, 11 year-old Spencer and family set off to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams. Within a year's time, she booked a guest starring role on CBS's "Without A Trace" and a role in Sony Pictures' feature film "Spanglish". Shortly thereafter, Spencer began recurring as "Bitsy" on the Nickelodeon series "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". In 2004, Spencer stole the hearts of producers Robert Zemeckis, Steven Speilberg and director Gil Kenan and won the lead role of "Jenny" in Sony Pictures / Imagemovers' feature film, "Monster House". This was one of the first "Motion Capture" films of the time. She was nominated for an Annie Award for her role role as "Jenny". At 14 years of age, Spencer booked the lead role of "K-Mart" in "Resident Evil: Extinction". Her character lived to see the 4th installment, "Resident Evil: Afterlife", which was released in 2010. Spencer has guest starred in numerous television shows throughout this time such as "Cougar Town", " In Plain Sight", "Vampire Diaries", "Cold Case", and "Love Bites". She most recently filmed a movie for Lifetime called "Bling Ring", which airs this summer. In 2008, Spencer filmed an independent mini-series called "Twentysixmiles" which is looking for distribution. Spencer has also had the opportunity to be a part of a couple of independent films such as "Karaoke Man", and has a lead role in Joseph Kahn's "Detention", which has recently been acquired by Sony Films for worldwide distribution. Spencer lives in Los Angeles with her family and looks forward to a bright future. Chazz Palminteri Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri was a natural choice to continue the Italianate torch in film. In the tradition set forth in the 1970s by such icons as director Martin Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , John Cazale and Joe Pesci , Palminteri has brought grit, muscle and an evocative realism to the sidewalks of his New York neighborhood, violent as they are and were. Chazz was born Calogero Lorenzo Palmenteri in 1952 in the Bronx, New York, the son of Rose, a homemaker, and Lorenzo Palminteri, a bus driver. He grew up in a tough area of the Bronx, giving him the life lessons that would later prove very useful to his career. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and started out pursuing his craft in 1973 studying at the Actor's Studio. He appeared off-Broadway in the early 1980s while paying his dues as a bouncer and doorman in nightclubs, among other jobs. In 1986 he headed west and found that his ethnic qualifications was well-suited for getting tough-talker parts. Slick attorneys, unflinching hoods and hard-nosed cops were all part of his ethnic streetwise persona in such TV shows as Wiseguy , Matlock and Hill Street Blues . In films he started off playing a 1930s-style gangster in Sylvester Stallone 's Oscar . Although his roles were sharp, well-acted and with a distinct edge to them, there was nothing in them to show that he was capable of stronger leading parts. In 1988 he wrote for himself a play entitled "A Bronx Tale," a powerful one-man stage commentary in which he depicted his bruising childhood in great detail, which included witnessing gangland slayings. Palminteri brought each and every character to life (18 in all) in this autobiographical piece -- his friends, enemies, even his own family. He showcased for years in both Los Angeles and New York, finally sparking the interest of his film idol, Robert De Niro . DeNiro, wanting to direct for the first time, saw the potential of this proje |
What radio station do you find at 770 on your local AM dial? | KTTH - Seattle, WA - Listen Online 64 kb MP3 48 kb AAC 32 kb HTML More information KTTH AM 770 is the Northwest’s home for Michael Medved, David Boze, Ben Shapiro, Rush Limbaugh and Dave Ramsey. This all-star line-up of remarkable, opinionated, story-tellers entertains, informs and enlightens every day. The big stories. The important issues. The best interviews. Count on KTTH AM 770 to serve up a daily dose of debate with the titans of talk radio. |
Which bruising 19th century American, the last of the bare knuckle boxing heavyweight champions, was the first athlete to earn over one million dollars? | 1000+ images about bare knuckle boxers on Pinterest | Georgian era, Champs and Mike d'antoni Forward John L. Sullivan: The Boston Strong Boy Bare-knuckle boxer John Lawrence Sullivan reigned as America's first sports hero at the end of the 19th century. In July 1889, when challenged by Jake Kilrain of Baltimore, Sullivan was still unbeaten despite his heavy drinking. About 3,000 fans gathered in the blazing sun of Richburg, Mississippi, for what was to be the last championship bare-knuckle fight. The marathon match went 75 rounds and lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes before the battered… See More |
What NPR staple, set in a fictional Minnesota town "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average", debuted in 1974? | Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Shelves: regional-and-ethnic , favorites , short-stories-and-novellas Leaving Home is Garrison Keillor’s first print collection of Lake Wobegon monologues from his A Prairie Home Companion radio show — collected from between 1984 – 1987. I say “first” like there are lots, but sadly there are only two — this one one and Life Among the Lutherans ; and four more appear in the Lake Wobegon section of The Keillor Reader . There are plenty of Lake Wobegon collections on CD, but I wish more were in print form. Keillor does a News from Lake Wobegon monologue each week on his Leaving Home is Garrison Keillor’s first print collection of Lake Wobegon monologues from his A Prairie Home Companion radio show — collected from between 1984 – 1987. I say “first” like there are lots, but sadly there are only two — this one one and Life Among the Lutherans ; and four more appear in the Lake Wobegon section of The Keillor Reader . There are plenty of Lake Wobegon collections on CD, but I wish more were in print form. Keillor does a News from Lake Wobegon monologue each week on his A Prairie Home Companion radio show. Lake Wobegon is a fictional small town in Minnesota populated by mostly Catholics (descedened from German immigrants) and Lutherans (descended from Norwegian and Swedish immigrants). He always begins each monologue with: “Well, it’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home, town…” He mentions the weather and then brings us up-to-date on the lives of the Lake Wobegonians in all its boring and extraordinary glory. It’s truly amazing how these ordinary people with their ordinary lives living in this imaginary small town in Minnesota are so captivating and feel so real. The only quibble I have (and it’s minor, I have much ♥ for the Lake Wobegon monologues) is that some of the vignettes end a bit abruptly — it’s not that any there were any loose ends that needed to be tied up, it’s just that I want more. I’m sure the (sometimes) sudden endings are due to the time constraints of the live show and Keillor’s spontaneity on stage. “A Glass of Wendy” is my absolute favorite vignette, but I love them all. My favorite quote: “If you can’t trust your can opener, then what?” [page 35] “Well, that’s the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.” youtube video on The Origins of Lake Wobegon all my reveiws can be found at www.isniffbooks.wordpress.com ...more Shelves: classy-fiction , humor As always with Keillor, my thoughts on his fiction are colored by being from a place pretty similar to the Lake Wobegone of his books. I always think of the people he writes about as "my people" and am therefore prepossesed to liking his work. Still, I don't think I'm way off base by saying this book has a lot of humanity in it. If I have it right, all of the 30 or so chapters that make up Leaving Home are taken from Keillor's radio show and transcribed. As usual, they concern the small time goi As always with Keillor, my thoughts on his fiction are colored by being from a place pretty similar to the Lake Wobegone of his books. I always think of the people he writes about as "my people" and am therefore prepossesed to liking his work. Still, I don't think I'm way off base by saying this book has a lot of humanity in it. If I have it right, all of the 30 or so chapters that make up Leaving Home are taken from Keillor's radio show and transcribed. As usual, they concern the small time goings-on in a small Minnesota community. The characters feels true to life--both small-minded and sometimes generous. I was often touched by the writing, and though this book is less dark than some of Keillor's other published work that did not appear on the radio, there is still a surprisingly small amount of nostolgia. In my view, the Upper Plains states couldn't find a better chronicler of their collective experience than Keillor. Like the citizens themselves, Keillor's work is subdued, with gentle humor. Sometimes reac |
The first issue of what women's magazine, known for its seal of approval, first appeared on May 2, 1885? | Good Housekeeping History | View Contents | View Magazine a virtual newsstand from the summer of 1925 Overview: Good Housekeeping began as a homemaker�s magazine, first published in 1885 by Clark W. Bryan. The magazine�s mission, as he stated it, was �to produce and perpetuate perfection as may be obtained in the household.� [ 1 ] In its early years the magazine focused on children, household products, and fashion. It also included many fiction stories for adults and children. Although fiction has now nearly faded out in the Good Housekeeping of today, the magazine has retained its original focus on home maintenance. Today the magazine is also applicable to women who work outside the home, but still offers a variety of advice on home d�cor, healthy eating, fashion, children, and money. History ���������� Known as one of the �Big Six� of women�s magazines in the 1900s, as listed by Marjorie Hinds, Good Housekeeping was first published in Holyoke, Massachusetts by an established journalist and businessman, Clark W. Bryan. [ 2 ] When he created the magazine Bryan already owned a number of publications including Paper World (Zuckerman 11). Good Housekeeping�s first issue was published on May 2, 1885 and cost 10 cents.[ 3 ] The magazine was produced semimonthly and ran about thirty-two pages (Zuckerman 11). At its conception a major competitor was a less expensive magazine, Ladies Home Journal; but Good Housekeeping maintained its readership by keeping a stronger focus on the home than its competitors. In 1891 the magazine began printing monthly issues and doubled its circulation to 55,000 in 1895 (Zuckerman 12). When Clark Bryan died in 1898 many of his publications did as well, but not Good Housekeeping. After Bryan�s death, James Eaton Tower became editor from 1899 to 1913. As a supporter of women in the workplace, he wrote �Educated Women in Magazine Work� which encouraged young college graduates to enter the field of magazine publication rather than being limited to becoming teachers only.[ 4 ] John Pettigrew purchased the magazine and two years later, Phelps Publishing Company acquired it with 250,000 subscribers and moved its publication to Springfield, Massachusetts (Zuckerman 12). ���������� In 1900 Phelps established the Good Housekeeping Experiment Station in order �to improve the lives of consumers and their families through education and product evaluation� (GoodHousekeeping.com). The station tested and evaluated household consumer goods such as food, cleaning supplies, and kitchen appliances. The mission of the station was �to study the problems facing the homemaker and to develop up-to-date, firsthand information on solving them� (GoodHousekeeping.com). Two years later the magazine included a money-back guarantee to the readers if any advertised product was found unreliable. The laboratory soon evolved into the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, the name it still carries today. The Institute continued to test products in an effort to make a woman�s work in the home safe, healthy, and convenient. It then began awarding selected products, whose advertisements had been reviewed and accepted, for publication in Good Housekeeping its �Seal of Approval,� letting readers know by a small star that the magazine endorsed a product. The institute became immensely important for Americans during a time they were without the governing factor of the FDA, a Consumer Product Safety Commission, or any regulatory law (GoodHousekeeping.com). The institute�s tests discovered many health concerns related to smoking, preservatives, and overeating and helped draw attention to these safety concerns. The Research Institute�s success was an important source of competitive strength for Good Housekeeping magazine against the rest of the �Big Six.�� The first two decades of the twentieth century were full of change for the magazine. In 1905 the magazine�s price increased to 15 cents a copy. Then in 1911, with a circulation of 300,000, Hearst P |
What Kentucky city plays host to the "fastest 2 minutes in sports", the Kentucky Derby? | ICYMI: The Kentucky Derby: The Fastest Two Minutes In Sports ICYMI: The Kentucky Derby: The Fastest Two Minutes In Sports Comment Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports On Saturday, May 3, the 140th Kentucky Derby will be run at the world famous Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. And, as a native Louisvillian and Kentuckian, few things make me as proud as when all eyes are on my hometown and home state on the first Saturday in May. For all the things that the Commonwealth of Kentucky does wrong (and there are a lot), the Derby is one of the few events that the citizens and civic leaders in the Bluegrass State do very, very well. From its humble beginnings in 1875, the Kentucky Derby has been run, uninterrupted, every year since. Neither war, nor natural disaster, has prevented the thoroughbreds from running the 1 1/4 mile oval in the shadow of Churchill Downs’ iconic twin spires. The Derby is a cultural and sporting event by which Louisville and Kentucky define themselves. From the fancy hats that the ladies parade around in, to the gents in their seersucker suits sipping on their mint juleps, it’s truly a time when Kentucky can put its southern charm on full display. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports The Kentucky Derby Festival has grown to encompass the three weeks leading up to the Derby. Things kickoff with Thunder Over Louisville, a fireworks display that is held over the Ohio River, providing both the Kentucky and Indiana sides of the river with a spectacular view of the largest fireworks show in North America. Thunder just celebrated its 25th year of being part of the Festival and routinely draws crowds in excess of 600,000. While there are dozens of events throughout the three week period, the action really ramps up the last week, affectionately referred to as “Derby Week.” There’s the Steamboat race on Wednesday, which takes place on the Ohio River, and is between old style paddlewheel boats, The Belle of Louisville and the Belle of Cincinnati. On Thursday, there’s the Pegasus Parade. On Thursday, the Pegasus Parade makes its way down Broadway with all the pomp and circumstance of the entire city. The Kentucky Oaks, a race for fillies and just as long running as the Derby itself, takes place and is usually when most residents make their way to the Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports Quite simply, there are very few sporting events worldwide that match the pageantry of the Kentucky Derby on that first Saturday in May. While there are other races that day, there’s only one that celebrities and stars flock to see. After a three week civic party, the horses are finally led out from the paddock to the track. The bugler blows the call to the post and the University of Louisville band plays the best state song in all the United States, “My Old Kentucky Home.” From the time the announcer bellow, “They’re off!” and hits the crowd with “Down the stretch they come!” until the horses cross the finish line, it’s as if everyone’s collective heart is beating in step the the strides of the of the horses. When the winning horse is draped with the blanket of red roses and the Governor of Kentucky awards the winning trainer and owner the Kentucky Derby trophy, it’s time for the state to take a breath, relax and get ready to it all again next year. |
May 4, 1970 saw 4 students killed and an additional 13 wounded when National Guard soldiers opened fired on unarmed students at what mid-western University? | Kent State Students Shot by the National Guard By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated March 30, 2016. On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen were on the Kent State college campus to maintain order during a student protest against the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia. For a still unknown reason, the National Guard suddenly fired upon the already dispersing crowd of student protesters, killing four and wounding nine others. Nixon Promises Peace in Vietnam During the 1968 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Richard Nixon ran with a platform that promised "peace with honor" for the Vietnam War. Longing for an honorable end to the war, Americans voted Nixon into office and then watched and waited for Nixon to fulfill his campaign promise. Until the end of April 1970, Nixon seemed to be doing just that. However, on April 30, 1970, President Nixon announced during a television speech to the nation that American forces had invaded Cambodia. Although Nixon stated in his speech that the invasion was a defensive response to the aggression of North Vietnamese into Cambodia and that this action was meant to quicken the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, many Americans saw this new invasion as an expansion or lengthening of the Vietnam War. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance In response to Nixon's announcement of a new invasion, students across the United States began to protest. Students Begin a Protest Protests by students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio began on May 1, 1970. At noon, students held a protest rally on campus and later that night rioters built a bonfire and threw beer bottles at police off campus. The mayor declared a state of emergency and asked the governor for help. The governor sent in the Ohio National Guard . On May 2, 1970, during a protest near the ROTC building on campus, someone set fire to the abandoned building. The National Guard entered the campus and used tear gas to control the crowd. During the evening of May 3, 1970, another protest rally was held on campus, which was again dispersed by the National Guard. All of these protests led up to the deadly interaction between Kent State students and the National Guard on May 4, 1970, which is known as the Kent State Shootings or the Kent State Massacre. The Kent State Shootings On May 4, 1970, another student rally was scheduled for noon at the Commons on the Kent State University campus. Before the rally began, the National Guard ordered those congregated to disperse. Since the students refused to leave, the National Guard attempted to use tear gas on the crowd. Because of the shifting wind, the tear gas was ineffective at moving the crowd of students. The National Guard then advanced upon the crowd, with bayonets attached to their rifles. This scattered the crowd. After dispersing the crowd, the National Guardsmen stood around for about ten minutes and then turned around and began to retrace their steps. For an unknown reason, during their retreat, nearly a dozen National Guardsmen suddenly turned around and began firing at the still scattered students. In 13 seconds, 67 bullets were fired. Some claim that there was a verbal order to fire. Aftermath of the Shooting Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. Some of the students who were shot were not even part of the rally, but were just walking to their next class. The Kent State massacre angered many and incited additional protests at schools across the country. The four students who were killed were Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder. The nine wounded students were Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald MacKenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps, and Douglas Wrentmore. |
Which comic strip, created by Bil Keane, focuses on parents Bill and Thelma, and kids Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and P.J.? | FAMILY CIRCUS Valentine's Day Comic POSTER Bil Keane FAMILY CIRCUS Valentine's Day Comic POSTER Bil Keane Price: £10.61 Shipping: United Kingdom: free (more destinations) Seller's Country: United States Condition: Brand new Payment Options: Money Order, Cashier's Check, Cash On delivery, Personal Check, This is an ORIGINAL Color PROMO Poster featuring the SUNDAY FUNNIES comic strip character, by Bil Keane,THE FAMILY CIRCUSThis Poster measuring 18” x 23” was put out in 1985 by MGM HomeVideo, to promote a VALENTINES DAY Special. It features the entire family inside a heart. Poster slight edgewear.A unique poster you do not see every day! Great for fans of these comics or the artist!MORE INFO ON FAMILY CIRCUS: The Family Circus (originally The Family Circle) is a syndicated comic strip created and written by cartoonist Bil Keane and inked/colored by his son, Jeff Keane. The strip generally uses a single captioned panel with a round border, hence the original name of the series, which was changed following objections from Family Circle, the magazine of the same name. The series has been in continuous production since 1960, and according to publisher King Features Syndicate, it is the most widely syndicated cartoon panel in the world, appearing in 1,500 newspapers. Compilations of Family Circus comic strips have sold over thirteen million copies worldwide.The central characters of the Family Circus are a family whose surname is rarely mentioned. The parents, Bill and Thelma (Thel), are modeled after the author and his wife, Thelma Carne Keane. Their four children, Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and PJ, are fictionalized composites of the Keanes' five children. With the exception of PJ, the characters have not aged appreciably during the run of the strip.Bill (named Steve in the early years of the strip) works in an office, and he is believed to be a cartoonist, most likely based on the writer of the strip because he draws big circles on paper presumably a cartoon version of the Family Circus. Bill is also a veteran of World War II, though this reference seldom occurs now that the youngest World War II veterans are over 80 years of age.Thel is a college-educated homemaker. The Los Angeles Times ran a feature article on the Thelma character when Keane updated her hairstyle in 1996.The oldest child is seven-year-old Billy. A recurring theme involves Billy as a substitute cartoonist, generally filling in for a Sunday strip. The strips purportedly drawn by Billy are crudely rendered and reflect his understanding of the world and sense of humor. The first use of this gag by Keane was in This Week Magazine in 1962 in a cartoon titled "Life in Our House" which attributed the childish drawings to his six-year-old son, Chris. Keane also modeled Billy after his oldest son Glen, now a prominent Disney animator.Dolly is modeled after Keane's daughter and oldest child, Gayle. Dolly was Gayle's pet name as a child.Three-year-old Jeffy is named for Keane's son (and now assistant) Jeff Keane.Youngest child PJ was introduced to the strip on August 1, 1962, and is the only character to have aged appreciably over the course of the strip. PJ was introduced as an infant and gradually grew to be about eighteen months old. PJ rarely speaks.Bill's mother (Florence, but usually called Grandma) appears regularly in the strip and apparently lives near the family. Bill's father (Al, called Grandpa by the kids and Bill) is dead but occasionally appears in the strip as a spirit or watching from up in heaven. Bill's father (as a spirit) plays a prominent role in the TV special Family Circus Christmas.Thel's parents are both alive but apparently live several hundred miles away in a rural area. (Strips in the past have mentioned them living in Iowa, however, one 2007 strip mentioned Florida) The family occasionally visits them for vacation.The family pets are two dogs—a Labrador named Barfy and a shaggy-haired mutt named Sam—and an orange tabby cat named Kittycat.Morrie is a playmate of Billy's, and the only recurring African-American character in the strip. Mr. |
On Star Trek, Mr. Spock's mother hailed from earth. From what planet did his father hail? | Star Trek: The Original Series - Wikiquote Star Trek: The Original Series From Wikiquote Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov Star Trek (1966–1969), called Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from its successors, is a legendary science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that has thus far spawned four live-action spinoff series, one animated series, twelve feature films (six featuring the entire original cast), and numerous written works (both professionally published novels and amateur "fan-fiction"). It features "the voyages of the starship Enterprise " and her crew, with Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ), First Officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ), and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) as the central characters. The Man Trap [ edit ] Crater: The heroic captain and the intrepid doctor cross interstellar space to preserve our health! Oh, your sense of duty is overwhelming. Now, will you please go back where you came from and tell whoever issues your orders to leave me and my wife alone?!? McCoy : The machine is capable of almost anything, but I'll still put my trust in a healthy set of tonsils. Uhura : Mr. Spock, sometimes I think if I hear that word "frequency" again, I'll cry. Spock : It is illogical for a communications officer to resent the word "frequency." Uhura: Then I'm an illogical woman. Why don't you tell me what an attractive lady I am? Or how your planet looks when the moon is full. Spock: Vulcan has no moon, Miss Uhura. Uhura: I'm not surprised. Kirk : You bleed too much, Crater. You're too pure and noble. Are you saving the last of its kind... or has this become Crater's private heaven here? This thing becomes wife, lover, best friend, wise man, fool, idol, slave. It isn't bad to have everyone in the universe at your beck and call. You win all the arguments. Kirk: We're all aware of the need for salt on a hot and arid planet like this, Professor, but it's a mystery, and I don't like mysteries. They give me a bellyache and I got a beauty right now. Spock: Your illogical approach to chess does have its advantages on occasion, Captain. Kirk: I'd prefer to call it inspired. Spock: As you wish. Charlie: Do you know about being with somebody? Wanting to be? If I had the whole universe, I'd give it to you, Janice. When I see you, I feel like I'm hungry all over. Do you know how that feels? Kirk: Go to your quarters or I'll pick you up and carry you there. Kirk: [to Charlie] You go slow, be gentle. It's no one-way street -- you know how you feel and that's all. It's how the girl feels too. Don't press. If the girl feels anything for you at all, you'll know. Kirk: Mr. Spock? Spock: [unemotionally] My legs. They're broken. Kirk: Let him go too, Charlie. Charlie Evans: Why? Kirk: Because I'm telling you to. You need me to run this ship and I need him. Kirk: Charlie, there are a million things in this universe you can have and there are a million things you can't have. It's no fun facing that, but that's the way things are. Charlie: What am I going to do? Kirk: Hang on tight and survive. Everybody does. Charlie: You don't! Kirk : Have I ever mentioned you play a very irritating game of chess, Mr. Spock? Spock : Irritating? [smiling] Ah, yes. One of your Earth emotions. Kirk: [considers Spock for a moment, then calmly moves one of his own chess pieces. Spock's smile fades and he frowns as he realizes the effect of Kirk's move] Kirk: Certain you don't know what irritation is? Spock: The fact one of my ancestors married a human female... Kirk: Terrible having bad blood like that. Kelso comes into sickbay and finds Dr. Dehner leaning over LT Mitchell Kelso: Hey, Mitch! Just checking up on you. Mitchell: Hey, Lee! Don't let the light in my eyes upset you. It's just for our good-looking lady doctor here. [Mitch stares at him with an unfocused look] Mitchell: You'd better check the starboard impulse coupling. Those points have almost decayed to lead. Kelso: Oh yeah, sure Mitch. Mitchell: I'm not joking, Lee!! You activate those packs and you'll blow the whole impulse deck. Kelso: Sure, |
May 7, 1945 saw which Axis member nation sign a treaty of unconditional surrender, ending their participation in WWII? | World War II World War II Introduction World War II was the mightiest struggle humankind has ever seen. It killed more people, cost more money, damaged more property, affected more people, and caused more far-reaching changes in nearly every country than any other war in history. The number of people killed, wounded, or missing between September 1939 and September 1945 can never be calculated, but it is estimated that more than 55 million people perished. More than 50 countries took part in the war, and the whole world felt its effects. Men fought in almost every part of the world, on every continent except Antarctica. Chief battlegrounds included Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea. The United States hoped to stay out. Drawing on its experience from World War I, Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts between 1935 and 1939, which were intended to prevent Americans becoming entangled with belligerents. Americans in general, however, while not wanting to fight the war, were definitely not neutral in their sympathies and the acts were manipulated, to the frustration of genuine isolationists, to lend more support to the Allies than the Axis. Historians do not agree on the exact date when World War II began. Most consider the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to be the beginning of the war. Others say it started when the Japanese invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931. Others even regard World War I , which culminated in the Peace with the Central Powers in 1921 and World War II as parts of the same conflict, with only a breathing spell in between. War officially began on September 1, 1939, when Germany attacked Poland. Germany then crushed six countries in three months � Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and France � and proceeded to conquer Yugoslavia and Greece. Japan`s plans for expansion in the Far East led it to attack Pearl Harbor in December 1941, bringing the United States into the war. By early 1942, all major countries of the world were involved in the most destructive war in history. World War II would go down in the history books as bringing about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power, leading to the rise of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), setting up conditions leading to the Cold War , and opening up the nuclear age. Causes of the war The Great Depression crippled the economies of Europe and the United States. That, combined with the outcome of World War I , led to major repositioning of world power and influence. That was fertile ground for the emergence of various forms of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union, Japan, Italy, and Germany, as well as other countries. Many countries had liberal democratic governments following World War I, but dictatorship developed during the 1920s and 1930s, which destroyed democratic rights. Many historians trace the roots of World War II to the Treaty of Versailles and other peace agreements that followed World War I. The Germans found it easy to blame the harsh Treaty of Versailles for their troubles. Germany set up a republican form of government in 1919. Many Germans blamed the new government for accepting the hated treaty. People who could not find jobs began to drift into the Communist and National Socialist parties. As the government lost power, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist or Nazi party grew stronger. Prior to 1914, Britain, France, and Germany were the industrial and financial centers of the world. Following World War I, those countries lost their positions and the United States filled their place. America dominated the world market of food, minerals, and industry. When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, the financial crisis had worldwide consequences and the reaction of nations to the dire financial straits of the Depression had a huge impact. After World War I, Germany, Italy, and Japan � all anxious to regain or increase their power � adopted forms of dictatorship. The League of Nations was unable |
Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May), is heavily celebrated in the US as an excuse to drink Corona. In Mexico, however, it's receives a minor nod as a day to commemorate an unexpected Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla over what European heavyweight? | The Santa Fe New Mexican, May 1, 2013 by The New Mexican - issuu issuu St. Michael’s struggles in District 5AAA game Sports, B-1 Locally owned and independent Clovis family catches Forrest Fenn frenzy, prepares to share national spotlight with author www.santafenewmexican.com 75¢ Fenn, author of The Thrill of the Chase, included a poem in his memoir that he says provides clues that will lead readers to a hidden treasure chest. Fortune Fever S.F. air tower dodges closure Congress passes bill to keep threatened towers open, end FAA furloughs By David Espo The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers, including Santa Fe’s, as well as end furloughs of air-traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill. The disclosure came as senators sought signatures on a letter to LaHood, saying that their support of the legislation “was based on the understanding that the contract towers would be fully funded.” In all, 149 towers are ticketed for possible closure beginning June 15 as the FAA carries out its share of the $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts that took effect in March at numerous federal agencies. Please see CLOSURe, Page A-4 on Dr Pa s eo del S ol Airport Road By Bruce Krasnow The New Mexican Exhibit unveiling, tour of site planned for Saturday By Tom Sharpe The New Mexican The military fort established on a hill overlooking Santa Fe when the U.S. Army first took control of New Mexico has been reduced to little more than mounds of earth over the last century. Now, some groups are looking to make a tourist attraction out of the ruins of the Fort Marcy artillery emplacements. On Saturday morning, city officials, the National Park Service and the Santa Fe Trail Association will unveil an interpretive exhibit and give a brief tour of the site. According to an article by Michael Pitel of the End of the Trail Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association, on the day Index Please see FORTUNe, Page A-4 Today Obituaries Mostly sunny and windy. High 77, low 29. Max Reed Allen, 84, Santa Fe, April 23 Florence Christine Chavez, 66, Santa Fe, April 2 Arthur Carlos Gonzalez, 68, Albuquerque, April 24 RIchard R. “Dick” Martinez, 77, Albuquerque, April 28 Joe E. Montez Werdna “Irene” Sanchez, 97, Albuquerque, April 29 James A. Vigil, 63, Pecos, April 29 PAge A-8 after the 1,600-man Army of the West rode into Santa Fe on Aug. 18, 1846, its commander, Brig. Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny, ordered Lts. William H. Emory and Jeremy F. Gilmer from the Corps of Topographical Engineers to find the best location for a fort. By Aug. 21, the officers recommended the site atop a hill to the northeast of the Santa Fe Plaza. Emory wrote that it was “the only point which commands the entire town and which itself is commanded by no other.” On Aug. 23, a small force of men began working on the fort. By Aug. 27, that force was increased to 100. Soldiers who worked on the construction 10 consecutive days or more got an extra 18 cents a day added to their salaries of $7 a month. By Aug. 31, 20 local masons were put to work making adobe bricks. A fiesta of food Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with homemade guacamole and margaritas with help from S.F. restaurants. TASTe, D-1 Pasapick www.pasatiempomagazine.com Santa Fe Songwriter Night Featuring Sean Healen and Santa Fe University of Art and Design Contemporary Music students, 7 to 11 p.m., Vanessie, 427 W. Water St., 982-0000. Please see RUINS, Page A-4 Comics C-7 s Arroy o e lo d Proposed Pavilion project s Groups eye old Fort Marcy ruins as tourist destination expected to be featured on the NBC network morning show — the second time this year. A correspondent from Houston and producer from Miami are expected at his home at 3 a.m. Thursday for a two-minute live segment, Fenn said. A native of Texas and an Air Force veteran, Fenn is a former art and antiquities dealer who owned a Santa Fe business for 17 yea |
Steve Irwin, beloved Australian who died after a stingray mistook his chest for a dart board, was better known as whom? | The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: The Daily Truth Posted by: GerardW on September 6, 2006 10:30 AM Saint Diana, Saint David Hookes, Saint Steve Irwin... Posted by: Oz_1788 on September 6, 2006 10:43 AM Let's face a fact here. Steve Irwin was a yobbo who made millions out of that image Every second Yank I meet, immediately on picking me for an Australian gushes "Oh, I LOVE the Crocodile Hunter." My standard response is "well, that would make you and idiot wouldn't it?" Still, I have to take my hat off to him in this respect: stupid and full of half baked ideas as he was, he really found a market for his faux heroics and animal molesting and milked it for all it's worth. He had it coming and the only thing I have difficulty with is the attention he received before and after his death. All the sycophants who thought he was so bloody cool should realise that their voyeuristic Colosseumesque reaction to stirring up dangerous animals is what killed him. They are responsible for his death. I spent several years jumping out of perfectly sound aircraft from 12,000'. I had 2 canopy malfunctions in several hundred jumps that scared the crap out of me. But if I made a splat I hoped that the only thing said at my funeral would be "stupid bastard." The press, including SMH are so afraid of going against this mass hysteria. Peter Beatty is the worst. A savvy reader of the polls as any who can exploit a situation in an instant. It all makes me sick. I'm having trouble feeling sorry for his wife who encouraged the melodrama on camera for all it was worth. Quite literally. But I do. And especially for his children who are now without a father. Posted by: Seppo on September 6, 2006 10:46 AM Hi Jack The media is in the business of firstly, making money, then secondly providing a news service. They smell stories, tributes and quite a few more "Current Affairs Special Editiions". It is overstated, but perhaps by not a lot. I think everyone I've had a conversation with, over the past couple of days has gone there. "What about Steve Irwin eh?" "Yeah amazing, who'd have thunk it?" "Yeah, a stingray" "yeah, I didn't think it'd be a stingray" This story does have significant penetration into our culture. Look at the number of comments it's created on the news sites. This is my first posting in your blog... on this topic. I daresay there will be others. It's sad that the media just overcooks it so, and that everyone from the Prime Minister to Idol contestants have had a microphone thrust in their faces. I reckon they feel compelled to ham-up their response to garner the public support - or face accusations of not showing the appropriate grief. I, for one, didn't quite understand the whole media frenzy over the "Baby Bob incident". Perhaps there should have been caption on every news item. "This man is a trained professional, do not try this with your own baby". I also can't help thinking there was some residual hysteria from the Michael Jackson incident. (What's that kid called? Prince Michael II, or "blanket" or something?) The media had discovered that they, combined with everyone who had an opinion were better parents than Jacko. And probably were. Then they tried it on Steve Irwin. Everyone was horrified at a primal level. They couldn't get it, that this guy was probably raised just the same - in the presence of crocodiles and dangerous animals all his life. Anyway - on to Ms Greer. Her rantings, as usual, speak much larger volumes about her own anger at everything than anything else. I can't recall a time whan Ms Greer has had anything positive to say. Possible because I show no interest in her activities at all, but more likely because she's just become loathsome, and the only way she can express herself is via unprovoked bitterness. I read her rubbish, and felt anger. It's the first time, I've tried to track down a person's email address and sned her MY opinion. (Then I got bored and calmed down atfer a fruitless 5 minute search). As far as I know, he's done nothing to Ms Greer, apart from operated from a set |
May 5, 1821 saw Emperor Napoleon I die of what was likely stomach cancer on what British possession? | NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Napoleon I - French Emperor Napoleon decided on a military career when he was a child, winning a scholarship to a French military academy. His meteoric rise shocked not only France but all of Europe, and his military conquests threatened the stability of the world. "The most dangerous moment comes with victory." - Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He has also been portrayed as a power hungry conqueror. Napoleon denied being such a conqueror. He argued that he was building a federation of free peoples in a Europe united under a liberal government. But if this was his goal, he intended to achieve it by taking power in his own hands. However, in the states he created, Napoleon granted constitutions, introduced law codes, abolished feudalism, created efficient governments and fostered education, science, literature and the arts. Emperor Napoleon proved to be an excellent civil administrator. One of his greatest achievements was his supervision of the revision and collection of French law into codes. The new law codes�seven in number�incorporated some of the freedoms gained by the people of France during the French revolution , including religious toleration and the abolition of serfdom. The most famous of the codes, the Code Napoleon or Code Civil, still forms the basis of French civil law. Napoleon also centralized France's government by appointing prefects to administer regions called departments, into which France was divided. Napoleon's own opinion of his career may be summed up by following quotation: "I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution." � Napoleon Bonaparte It was widely thought that Napoleon was very short. However, it is possible the inaccurate translation of old French feet ("pieds de roi") to English is partly responsible. The French measure of five foot two (5' 2"), recorded at his autopsy, actually translates into five feet six and one half inches (5' 6.5") in English measure, which was about the average height of the Frenchman of his day. It is also probable that the men of his Imperial Guard, with whom he was usually seen against were very tall, creating the illusion that Napoleon was short. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (15 August 1769 � 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution ; the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804; then Emperor of the Fren |
The Hippocratic Oath is taken by what profession? | NOVA | Doctors' Diaries | The Hippocratic Oath Today: Doctors' Responses | PBS The Hippocratic Oath Today: Doctors' Responses I prefer to think in terms of "a" Hippocratic Oath as opposed to "the" Hippocratic Oath, and in these terms I believe it is as relevant today as when the concept was initially introduced in classical times. The taking of a Hippocratic Oath occurs at a critical time in the development of physicians, setting the moment separate from the previous process and laying the groundwork for their future careers and their future care of patients. I do not see it as a legally binding oath, but as a sign of personal importance, commitment, and solemnity, just as when we mark the birth of our young, choose life's partners, and bury our dead. The exact wording we use to mark these events changes through time and through cultures, but the basic human emotions that these words wish to convey are universal: celebration, commitment, and mourning. Similarly, a Hippocratic Oath intends to convey our inner emotions and thoughts as we pass from one stage of our journey (medical school) to the next stages of training and providing care. Whether we do this through the words of other times (the Hippocratic Oath) or through the words of our present times (modern iterations of a Hippocratic Oath), we are bonding with our fellow students in the moment, joining our mentors in the present, and recognizing our predecessors. Yes, I believe "a" Hippocratic Oath is relevant—for me in June of 1990 (when I took it), in March of 2001, and every day of my life in this profession in which I am honored to be a member. What is the essence of a Hippocratic Oath? Simple and echoed throughout time, whatever the words: "May I care for others as I would have them care for me." —Daniel G. Deschler, M.D., FACS The classical Hippocratic oath is at once largely irrelevant to medical practice while also grossly inadequate to express the duties that we owe to our patients. Think of the key points from each of its eight paragraphs: Three paragraphs (1, 2, and 8) occupy themselves with the oath or the medical guild, including swearing to gods who are either not relevant or perhaps offensive to one's religion, proposing fee-splitting with your teacher as well as financial support to him or her or their progeny while passing on knowledge only to others in the guild, and again asking for reward or punishment for upholding or disregarding this oath. Little here relates the new physician to his or her patients. Another two paragraphs (5 and 6) are curios, promising to leave surgery to others (it used to be the barbers) and forswearing sex with your patients or their families. The first is wrong and outmoded, given that surgery has been a core skill in medicine for hundreds of years now, while the second hardly sets a sufficiently high moral standard for our profession. Only three paragraphs (3, 4, and 7) apply in any serious fashion to what most physicians and laypeople would expect to be the content of a solemn oath at medical school graduation. The first of these suggests giving good advice on diet and keeping patients from harm. The second prohibits both euthanasia and abortion. The third promises patient confidentiality. Now, giving good dietary advice is certainly laudable, but it hardly expresses a comprehensive commitment to provide knowledgeable treatment of all sorts, without performing a sort of biblical exegesis. Keeping patients from harm, by contrast, is a critical concept to any relevant medical oath, as is the confidentiality of patient information. However, many physicians are fully supportive of abortions, and some physicians are sympathetic to aiding in euthanasia for terminally ill patients precisely to "keep them from harm." To summarize the operational part of the Hippocratic Oath, then, all physicians would swear to (1) give good dietary advice, (2) keep the patient from harm, and (3) maintain confidentiality; would probably swear (4) to abjure euthanasia; and might swear (5) to abjure abortion. The revised oath by Dr. Louis Lasagna, |
In what state is Kent State University located? | Locations | Kent State University Kent State University TOP TIER NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT $58+ million in scholarships offered to incoming freshmen in 2016-2017 109 countries faculty have highest degree in field 866 Cheer on the Golden Flashes at events throughout the year 1920 first athletics team played: football 9 women’s teams basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball 7 men’s teams baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, and wrestling 64 Golden Flashes graduated Spring 2016 425 student-athletes on our 16 teams 3rd highest GPA in program history, men’s basketball 57 Maps & Directions Locations Ideally situated in Northeast Ohio, our eight-campus system proudly produces some of tomorrow’s sharpest minds. And whether you’re exploring one of our Ohio campuses, seeing the future of fashion unfold at our dedicated NYC Studio or meeting one of our undergraduates studying in another country, you’ll find our innovation has no boundaries. Our light shines across the region, country and world. 200+ education abroad programs in more than 60 countries 41,000+ students across the eight-campus system 866 Acres on the Kent Campus Kent State Worldwide From Peru to Japan to Russia to Uganda, we have an education-abroad site for every explorer. Other U.S. Locations Kent State at Ashtabula Located on the shores of Lake Erie, Kent State University at Ashtabula is the only institution of higher learning in Ashtabula County and is conveniently located between Cleveland, Erie and Youngstown. The northern-most campus of Kent State University offers a variety of courses and both bachelor’s and associate degree programs for over 2,500 students. Proud home to Ashtabula County’s only accredited nursing degree program and Ohio’s only wine degree program. Kent State at East Liverpool Kent State University at East Liverpool is just off state Route 11. The campus includes Purinton Hall, located at 400 E. Fourth St.; the Mary Patterson Building, at 213 E. Fourth St.; and the Locke House, a training facility for Occupational Therapy Assistant students, located at 134 W. Fifth St. Combined with Kent State University at Salem, the Columbiana County campuses offer 26 degree programs and serve more than 3,500 students annually. Kent State at Geauga The Geauga Campus in Burton is the only institution of higher learning in one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Ohio. Along with the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, the campuses serve over 2400 students providing quality academic instruction in degrees that meet the regional need. Kent Campus Located in Kent, Ohio (population 30,000), the Kent Campus is ideally situated in Northeast Ohio, amid rolling terrain dotted by spring-fed lakes. Yet big city enthusiasts are only a short drive from four major urban centers, with airports offering access to the nation and the world. The beautifully landscaped Kent Campus comprises 866 acres and 133 buildings. The focal point of the campus is the University Center with its spacious Risman Plaza, which is flanked on one side by the 12-story, open-stack library and on the other side by the Kent Student Center, housing student resources, meeting rooms, a bookstore and popular dining venues. Kent State at Salem Kent State University at Salem is located at 2491 state Route 45 south, sitting on more than 100 beautiful acres. Centofanti Hall, the health and sciences wing, features state-of-the-art nursing and radiology labs, a lecture hall, biology lab, chemistry lab and classrooms. Its second building, the City Center, is located in downtown Salem at 230 N. Lincoln Ave. Combined with Kent State University at East Liverpool, the Columbiana County campuses offer 26 degree programs and serve more than 3,500 students annually. Kent State at Stark Located on 200 acres near Canton, Kent State University at Stark is Kent State's largest regional campus and has been serving Stark County and the surrounding area for 70 years. As Stark Coun |
What does the DSM-IV define as: A. Disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech, characterized by frequent occurrences of one or more of the following: (1) sound and syllable repetitions (2) sound prolongations (3) interjections (4) broken words (5) audible or silent blocking (6) circumlocutions (word substitutions to avoid problematic words) (7) words produced with an excess of physical tension (8) monosyllabic whole-word repetitions B. The disturbance in fluency interferes with academic or occupational achievement or with social communication. C. If a speech-motor or sensory deficit is present, the speech difficulties are in excess of those usually associated with these problems. | Stuttering Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis Stuttering Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis Stuttering Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview: Stuttering symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these stuttering symptoms may be recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical professionals, and others, only properly trained mental health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can or should even attempt to make a mental health diagnosis. Many additional factors are considered in addition to the stuttering symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and psychological testing considerations. This information on stuttering symptoms and diagnostic criteria are for information purposes only and should never replace the judgment and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental health clinician. Diagnostic criteria for 307.0 Stuttering Disturbance In the normal fluency and time patterning of speech (inappropriate for the individual's age). characterized by frequent occurrences of one or more of the following: (1) sound and syllable repetitions (2) sound prolongations (4) broken words (e.g., pauses within a word) (5) audible or silent blocking (filled or unfilled pauses in speech) (6) circumlocutions (word substitutions to avoid problematic words) (7) words produced with an excess of physical tension (8) monosyllabic whole-word repetitions (e.g., "I-I-I I see him") B. The disturbance in fluency interferes with academic or occupational achievement or with social communication. C. If a speech-motor or sensory deficit is present, the speech difficulties are in excess of those usually associated with these problems. Coding Note: If a speech-motor or sensory deficit or a neurological condition is present, code the condition on Axis III. |
What famed documentarian, a staple of PBS, has produced films on The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, World War II, and National Parks? | ‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers | TVWeek ‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers Sep 17, 2014 As were “The Civil War” and “The War” before it, master documentarian Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” is turning out to be a massive blockbuster for PBS. The sprawling documentary chronicling the lives of Theodore, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt began Sunday night with the first of its seven two-hour episodes, which delivered an average audience of 9.06 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National data, Live + SD. Before the first chapter aired, more than 200,000 views of trailers for “The Roosevelts” foretold the strong demand for the series. Burns, whose other recent documentaries include “Prohibition” (2011) and “The Dust Bowl” (2012), said that releasing a film is like having a conversation with your closest friends and family. If, of course, they number in the millions of people. “I’m always struck by the thoughts and comments and how engaged the American people are,” he said. “The fact that such a large audience tuned in the first night is all the more rewarding. We hope more people have a chance to watch on all of the platforms PBS has set up to share the work.” In addition to the broadcasts, which run through Sept. 20, the 14-hour series is streaming at pbs.org/theroosevelts, and on PBS stations’ digital platforms, Roku and Apple TV — and will be available through Sept. 29. “The Roosevelts,” written by Geoffrey C. Ward and narrated by Peter Coyote, spans more than 100 years, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962, vividly bringing to life the history of two presidencies, multiple family tragedies, Prohibition, the Depression and two world wars. With never-before-seen photographs and vibrant but silent film, the first chapters chronicle the life of Teddy Roosevelt, born into a world of privilege, who became America’s 26th president in a term that began 113 years ago almost to the day, on Sept. 14, 1901, after President William McKinley was assassinated. He was, at age 42, the youngest person to become president. Overcoming severe asthma as a youth, the ambitious Roosevelt had already made a name for himself as a New York City police commissioner, an assistant secretary of the Navy, governor of New York and vice president. His cowboy persona, epitomized by forming the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, and his large ego were legendary. His most famous slogan, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” resonates to this day. Other catchphrases, indicative of his boundless energy, were “Bully!” and “Dee-lighted.” Roosevelt ate a dozen eggs for breakfast every morning, drank coffee from a massive mug and dictated 150,000 letters in his lifetime, which the Theodore Roosevelt Center in Dickinson, N.D., is trying to get all online. But as Burns does so well, and with Roosevelt brought to life in his own words by the voice of Paul Giamatti, viewers get a detailed, insightful, 360-degree version of Theodore — including his battles with depression, his tragic loss of his first wife and his mother on the same day and an assassination attempt, which contribute to a greater understanding of one of the most prominent leaders in U.S. history. As the docu-series moves on to the era of Franklin and Eleanor, Theodore’s distant cousin and his niece, viewers will hear them come to life, voiced by actors Edward Herrmann (who played FDR in the landmark 1976 miniseries “Eleanor and Franklin”) and Meryl Streep. The stories of the more modern-era Roosevelts, well-chronicled as they have been for decades, are even more captivating on Burns’ canvas, with images and video so clear they feel almost contemporary. (“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” airs on PBS stations at 8 p.m. PT/ET through September 20.) Share this Post : |
According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents which Roman god, the god of fire and metalworking? | Arm and Hammer | WordReference Forums Dictionary and thread title search: WordReference Forums spain spanish ¿Alguien sabe si en España hay algún producto similar a "Arm and Hammer"? Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church and Dwight , an American manufacturer of household products. The logo of this brand is a muscular arm holding a hammer . Originally associated only with baking soda , beginning in the 1970s the company began to expand the brand to other products using baking soda as a deodorizing ingredient, including: toothpaste, laundry detergent, underarm deodorant, and cat litter. The Arm & Hammer brand is one of the longest-running and most recognized U.S. trademarks. The Arm & Hammer logo dates back to the 1860s. James A. Church ran a spice business known as Vulcan Spice Mills. According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking. Muchas gracias!! |
Although the 6th book written, what was the first James Bond film to be released (in 1969)? | Ranked | All of the James Bond Theme Songs - CraveOnline Film Ranked | All of the James Bond Theme Songs How does Sam Smith's 'Writing's On The Wall' hold up against every other James Bond song in history? by Witney Seibold Oct 6th, 2015 The notion of the James Bond title song didn’t begin until the second James Bond feature (From Russia with Love in 1963), but it has been a stable staple of the series ever since, and sometime along the way, audiences began anticipating the title tune almost as much as seeing the movie itself. Which hot new pop star would be active and classy enough to tackle Bond? Check Out: Why James Bond is a Bad Spy We here at Crave have, of course, seen every Bond film, written about them extensively, and listened to all of the Bond songs. And, using our infinitely impeccable taste, have ranked them 27th to 1st (We included some ancillary Bond songs for good measure, including a few non-canonical ones). So read on, agents, to discover our findings. 27. “Die Another Day” – Madonna (Die Another Day) The worst of the James Bond films (seriously, Die Another Day is awful) also has the worst theme song. Madonna’s odd, bad electro-thumping sets the tone for nothing in particular, and only opens up the movie for a meaningless cameo by Madonna herself as a fencing instructor. 26. “All Time High” – Rita Coolidge (Octopussy) So boring. Octopussy is not the worst of the Roger Moore films (that’d be Moonraker), but this tender ballad is such a snore. 25. “Never Say Never Again” – Lani Hall (Never Say Never Again) 1983 was not a good year for Bond, as a competing studio elected to release a non-canonical Bond film with Sean Connery the same year the canonical studio released Octopussy. The formula was the same (the story was, after all, taken directly from Thunderball), but the impact deadened. 24. “Moonraker” – Shirley Bassey (Moonraker) Bassey previously sang two Bond themes, and her inclusion here feels like a gimmick. It’s the least interesting of her songs, and she doesn’t get a chance to belt. You don’t hire Shirley Bassey unless she’s going to belt something. 23. “For Your Eyes Only” – Sheena Easton (For Your Eyes Only) Although For Your Eyes Only is the best of the Roger Moore Bond films, Sheena Easton’s theme song is so lugubrious and chewy, it hardly sticks in the mind at all. It’s pretty plain yogurt. Fun trivia: This is the only Jame Bond title sequence to feature the artist actually singing on screen. 22.“Licence to Kill” – Gladys Knight (Licence to Kill) Although possessed of a little more attitude than “For Your Eyes Only” or “All Time High,” Gladys Knight’s song leaves just as gentle an impact. Can you sing any part from this one for me? 21. “Three Blind Mice” – Monty Morman (Dr. No) Dr. No, as the first proper James Bond feature film, technically didn’t have a trademark Bond song, opting instead to play the infamous Jame Bond intro music, and then pairing it with this bizarre little ditty about three blind mice (in the film, three assassins). It’s a fine piece, but its lack of center has it low on the list. 20. “You Know My Name” – Chris Cornell (Casino Royale, 2006) The 2006 “soft reboot” of James Bond is considered by purists to be the first “proper” James Bond film, and it was so good, it actually turned older James Bond fans into newfound purists. Aside from the badass opening chords, this song settles into a dull grunge rock anthem that was already 10 years too old. 19. “The Living Daylights” – a-Ha (The Living Daylights) The best of the James Bond songs function as standalone pop songs as well as James Bond songs. “The Living Daylights” works fine as a pop song, but it doesn’t feel much like a Jame Bond theme. Also, whatever happened to a-Ha? As it turns out, they’re still active . 18. “Writing’s on the Wall” – Sam Smith (SPECTRE) Like “You Know My Name,” Sam Smith’s newest jam for the upcoming SPECTRE feels like a pop hit that escaped from ’90s radio. It’s a dark and dour Badalamenti-ish tune that sounds like something from Lost Highway more than something from a James Bond film |
Who is missing: April O'Neil, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael | April O'Neil | TMNT Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Rise Of The Turtles April O'Neil is a deuteragonist in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . She is portrayed as a best friend of the Turtles and the love interest of Donatello , who first met them when when they saved her from the Kraang , who needed the psychic Kraang-like powers she had gained when she was born for their invasion on Earth. She is very sweet, mature, and brave. Her tessen makes her a very skilled (almost full-on) Kunoichi . Not Your Average Teenage Girl Contents [ show ] Official Description "Most people think that I'm a regular, shy 16-year-old. My friends and I hang out, play video games and eat Pizza. Totally normal if you think of it that way. Except.... my friends are mutant ninja turtles who live in the sewers and the closest thing I have to a father figure is a gigantic rat. So yeah, maybe not so normal. I also keep a record of strange happenings in town on my laptop. Strange, huh? The closest thing I have to a friend is Donnie. He's been there for me when I'm down and stuff like that. He's a good friend to have, you know? I LOVE my turtle friends. They seem like family to me. And Master Splinter - he's like a father to me. Speaking of which, I need to go train with him now. Bye!" - April History Born on November 28, 1995 to psychologist Kirby O'Neil and the granddaughter of a farmer who discovered a Kraang Scout Ship buried underneath his farmhouse in North Hampton and re-awakened the Kraang inside before they experimented on him, April O'Neil and her father were living in New York City when she met the Ninja Turtles and became the love interest of Donatello . From then on, her life had changed forever and she soon found out that she had inherited a psychic power from her great-grandfather and mother that was the result of the Kraang's experiments on them, making her a target for the Kraang. Appearance April is a teenage girl. Like many of her incarnations, April is a Red-head.(she has black hair in the Mirage comics, and blonde and brown hair in the movies). Her hair is up in a ponytail and she has a yellow headband. She is lean, her height is around Raph's, she has freckles, and blue eyes. She wears brown wristbands, wears a yellow and white shirt with a 5 on it, she has a black t-shirt under it, showing black sleeves, she wears a black choker, jean-shorts with black leggings under them, she has blue and white socks, and black boots. In " Panic in the Sewers ", it was revealed she used to wear glasses and once had braces. Personality Not your typical teenager, April is more comfortable around the Turtles than around her high-school peers. She always knew she wasn't meant to live a normal life, but now that extra-dimensional creatures bent on world domination have kidnapped her super-intelligent scientist father, things will never be “normal” again. She also shows to be stubborn at times such as The Kraang Conspiracy where she constantly insists on coming into TCRI with the turtles even though it's very dangerous and she's not an experienced kunoichi. Like Raphael, she can be very judgmental (for example - while she was trying to discourage Leo fom meeting wih Karai). Bio April O'Neil may not fit in at school with her peers, but when it comes to the Turtles , she's all about team green! April is the Turtle's link to the "real world" ever since she was thrown into their lives when The Kraang kidnapped her genius father. Clever and independent, this gal's got guts to spare and a mind of mischief. Get ready, Turtles. Splinter is even teaching her the ways of the Ninja. Abilities and Skills Ninjutsu: After Splinter began to train her in the ways of Ninjutsu, she became much faster, stealthier, and became a teenage warrior that is fond of self-defense. She does lack offense power, however, which is demonstrated during her first fight with Karai. However, as she continues to train with Splinter her skills and fighting improve. Telepathy: She has a rare gift that can help her sense certain aspects of other beings, such as psychic abilities. It was this abi |
What is the name of the single cell that results from the union of the parents sex cells at fertilization? | Chapter 4: Cellular Reproduction: Multiplication by Division: Inside the Cell - National Institute of General Medical Sciences Chapter 4: Cellular Reproduction: Multiplication by Division By Kirstie Saltsman "It is not a simple life to be a single cell, although I have no right to say so, having been a single cell so long ago myself that I have no memory at all of that stage of my life." —Lewis Thomas (1913–1993) author, biologist, physician TED SALMON Each of us began as a single cell. This cell couldn't move, think, see, or do things like laugh and talk. But the one thing it could do, and do very well, was divide—and divide it did. The lone cell became two, and then four, then eight and so on, in time becoming the amazing person that is you. Think of how far you've come. You can laugh at a joke, stand on your head, read a book, eat an ice cream cone, hear a symphony, and do countless other things. In this chapter, we will discuss how cells divide, a topic that has fascinated scientists since they first observed it through a microscope more than 100 years ago. Scientists can actually watch cells divide under the microscope, and they have been able to figure out the rules of division by carefully observing the process, much as someone could gradually learn the rules of a game like football or chess by watching it played repeatedly. But you don't need your own microscope to see cells dividing. By hooking up cameras to their microscopes, scientists have produced stunning images of the process, some of which we've reproduced here. The Two Faces of Cell Division TORSTEN WITTMAN There are two kinds of cell division: mitosis and meiosis . Mitosis is essentially a duplication process: It produces two genetically identical "daughter" cells from a single "parent" cell. You grew from a single embryonic cell to the person you are now through mitosis. Even after you are grown, mitosis replaces cells lost through everyday wear and tear. The constant replenishment of your skin cells, for example, occurs through mitosis. Mitosis takes place in cells in all parts of your body, keeping your tissues and organs in good working order. Meiosis, on the other hand, is quite different. It shuffles the genetic deck, generating daughter cells that are distinct from one another and from the original parent cell. Although virtually all of your cells can undergo mitosis, only a few special cells are capable of meiosis: those that will become eggs in females and sperm in males. So, basically, mitosis is for growth and maintenance, while meiosis is for sexual reproduction. Back to Top The Cycling Cell A typical animal cell cycle lasts roughly 24 hours, but depending on the type of cell, it can vary in length from less than 8 hours to more than a year. Most of the variability occurs in G1. Click for larger image Look here if you want to see a cell cycle. Before focusing on mitosis, let's take a step back and look at the big picture. The illustration shows the cell cycle of a eukaryotic plant or animal cell. This cycle begins when the cell is produced by mitosis and runs until the cell undergoes its own mitosis and splits in two. The cycle is divided into distinct phases: G1 (gap 1) S (synthesis), G2 (gap 2), and M (mitosis). As you can see, mitosis only occupies a fraction of the cycle. The rest of the time-phases G1 through G2—is known as interphase . Scientists used to think of interphase as a resting phase during which not much happened, but they now know that this is far from the truth. It is during interphase that chromosomes—the genetic material—are copied, and cells typically double in size. While this is happening, cells continue to do their jobs: Your heart muscle cells contract and pump blood, your intestinal cells absorb the food you eat, your thyroid gland cells |
Early prospectors often confused pyrite (FeS2) with what mineral they were seeking? | Gold Prospecting Techniques Gold Prospecting Techniques Published by MinServ (Mineral Services) 5 Cassia Crt, Wantirna � Copyright, 1991 by MinServ All rights reserved. This text may only be held by file archives that have the permission of MinServ to distribute this text in electronic form to their users. The text may not be distributed or copied in any other way. INTRODUCTION Gold prospectors have won many fortunes and there are many smaller finds that have gone undocumented. Here is a general introduction plus a few tips for gold prospectors or would be gold prospectors. EQUIPMENT The equipment available for a prospector is varied. This includes metal detectors, dryblowers and hydraulic concentrators of various shapes and sizes. While metal detectors remain the most popular tool, knowledge of other equipment is useful, especially if the prospector wants to expand his activities. Some of the basic types of equipment are described here. Accessories Useful accessories include the geological pick, prospecting pick, compass, times ten hand lens, safety glasses, pen knife, sample bottles and bags, hand auger and gold pan. A geological pick can be used to dig holes and split rocks while metal detecting, or collect rock samples for identification or analysis. Safety glasses are used to protect the eyes when sampling or splitting rocks. A compass is necessary when prospecting away from known tracks and landmarks. A hand lens is useful for examining fine gold and minerals. The hardness of a mineral can be tested using a pen knife. A stainless steel pen knife has a hardness of 6 1/2 on Moh's hardness scale (1-10). Sample bottles and bags are used to store fine gold and samples. They should be labelled and a list written up so locations won't be forgotten. For sampling alluvium and soils, a barrel type hand auger is useful. A gold pan is used to separate fine gold from concentrates. A pencil magnet is used to test for magnetic minerals. Figure 1 Figure 2 Metal Detectors V.L.F. detectors with ground balancing are the best type of detectors for prospecting. The new models of prospecting detectors have better depth and sensitivity than many of the old types. They are most useful for detecting small nuggets, which would have been missed by the old detectors. Garret, Minelab and Whites prospecting models are popular. Garret detectors have had widespread success on WA's goldfields. Metal detectors will respond to any type of conductive or magnetic material. The metal detectors transmitting coil produces a primary electromagnetic field. When a conductive object encounters a primary electromagnetic field, currents flow through the surface of the object, called eddy currents, each producing its own secondary electromagnetic field. The secondary electromagnetic fields distort the primary electromagnetic field. A receiving coil within the metal detector receives the distorted primary electromagnetic field signal, ultimately producing an audio signal in response to the strengths of the secondary electromagnetic fields. Materials of greater conductivity produce larger and stronger secondary electromagnetic fields, and therefore audio signals, than smaller objects. For a given conductivity, the sizes and strengths of the secondary electromagnetic fields are controlled by the surface area facing the primary electromagnetic field rather than density or mass of the object. Larger surface areas produce larger fields and responses. Manufacturers of metal detectors classify targets as either metal or mineral. Metal targets include all conductive, non-ferrous metals. Examples are silver, gold, copper and aluminium. Mineral targets consist of ferrous metals, magnetic minerals and conductive ground minerals. Examples of mineral targets are steel, iron, magnetite, iron oxide ground minerals and wet salt. These have lower conductivities than most metal targets. "Hot rocks", often encountered in the field, are concentrated forms of conductive iron oxide. The audio signal produced usually varies according to the type of target. Gold tends to produce shor |
Asgard is home to the gods of what culture? | Gods of Asgard Dimension of Origin: Unrevealed, possibly Asgard Habitat: Temperate Atmosphere: Earth-like Population: 500-800 (estimated) Other Associated Dimensions: The Asgardian dimension is a cosmology of inter-connected worlds of which inhabit the other known races of the Asgardian gods. Among these are Asgard (home of the gods), Vanaheim (former home of the Vanir), Alfheim (home of elves), Nidavellir (home of dwarves), Jotunheim (home of the Jotuns or giants), Svartlheim (home of the dark elves), Hel (the land of the dead) and Niffleheim (the frozen land reserved for the dishonored dead). Among these realms is Midgard, the Norse name for Earth. ==History== The Gods of Asgard are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings who were once worshipped by the ancient Norse and German tribes of Western and Northern Europe between 1100 BC to 1200 AD. The Asgardians dwell in Asgard, a cosmology of interconnected worlds adjacent to Earth; an interdimensional pathway between both realms known as Bifrost links Asgard to Earth, or Midgard as it is known among the Asgardians, with a possible interdimensional access point somewhere in Norway. The Asgardians' human worshippers in Germany called their gods by different names than those by which the gods were known in Scandinavia (Ancient Norway, Sweden and Denmark): for example, the Norse called the king of the gods Odin, whereas the Germans called him Wode or Woden. The Vikings and Saxons also carried worship of their gods to their outposts in Iceland, Britain and North America. The Asgardian gods no longer have or actively seek worshippers on Earth. However, certain Asgardian gods, notably Thor and Odin, still take active interest in the welfare of humanity. The precise origin of the Asgardian gods, like that of all of Earth's pantheons of gods, is shrouded in legend. It is believed they might have been born on Earth and relocated there at some point in the Earth's past. According to one account, a primeval god known as Buri emerged from the frozen ice of Niffleheim. He sired a son, Bor, who took Bestla, the daughter of the Rime Giant, Bolthorn, as his wife and they had three sons, Vili, Ve and Odin , known to the Germans as Lodur, Hoenir and Wotan, who became members of the Aesir. Njord , possibly another son of Buri, sired the Vanir. Buri was later eventually replaced as ruler of the Aesir by Bor who was succeeded by his three sons. The Aesir and the Vanir lived in relative peace for several generations before they finally departed Earth for another dimension which they called Asgard. Upon departing Earth, they became known collectively as Asgardians. Odin eventually became sole ruler of the Asgardian gods. He took the goddess, Frigga , the daughter of giants, as his wife, and she sired him a number of children, among whom, Balder became the most beloved of the gods. Odin also traveled to Earth to mate with its patron goddess, Gaea , who appeared to him in her persona of Jord in order to sire a son whose power would combine that of Asgard and that of Earth. Their son was the god, Thor , who became champion of the gods against their enemies, the Jotuns or Giants of Jotunheim. While in battle with Utgard-Loki and the Jotuns, Odin slew one their leaders, Laufey, and adopted his son, Loki , whose size was that of a god, not that of a giant. Odin raised Loki as his son alongside Thor and Balder, but Loki would grow jealous of their popularity among the other gods. Eventually, he learned of a prophecy that tied Balder's death to Ragnarok or "The Twilight of the Gods" and forced those prophecies to come to pass. However, Odin's magicks soon restored the Asgardians to life. Just how many incarnations of Asgard has existed is unrevealed. Odin eventually learned of the coming of the Third Host of the Celestials, alien beings of inconceivable power who had influenced the evolution of humanity on Earth and who intended to judge humanity's worthiness to survive when the Fourth Host came. Odin then contact Zeus , Ruler of the Olympian gods and all the other rulers of Earth's g |
What name was given to the team consisting of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk? | Avengers | Superhero Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Avengers Mansion, Avengers Tower, Hydrobase Members Captain America (Leader, in most incarnations), Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Hank Pym, The Wasp, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Black Panther, countless others Rallying Cry Avengers Assemble The Avengers an all-star group of super-heroes in the Marvel Universe originally consisting of Iron Man , Ant-Man , the Wasp , Thor , and the Hulk , before expanding to include a large number of superheroes, including some of the most famous heroes on Earth. History Edit The Avengers Issue #1 The Avengers first formed when the evil Norse god Loki tried to defeat his brother Thor by tricking him into fight another superhero. Using his illusion powers, Loki tricks the Hulk into destroying a train station and diverts a radio call by Rick Jones to Thor with the intend of asking for Thor's help. Instead, Iron Man, the Wasp, and Ant-Man pick up the signal. After the initial confusion, Thor realizes that due to the nature of his illusions, that Loki is responsible, and the heroes team up and defeat Loki. After deciding that they are a formidable force all together, they decide to form a team. The Wasp suggests "The Avengers" (mostly due to the aesthetic appeal) and the name stuck. |
Who, along with fellow reporter Lois, acts as a mentor and role model for young photojournalist Jimmy Olsen? | Superman (Character) - Comic Vine Golden Age Golden Age Superman by Joe Shuster In the Golden Age of Superman, Jor-L , a scientist of the planet Krypton, discovers that his planet is about to explode. He attempts to warn his fellow scientists of this impending catastrophe, but is dismissed as a crack-pot and laughed out of the scientific community. As a last-resort, he and his wife Lara place their infant son Kal-L , in a ship and rocket him into space where he drifts for an unknown amount of time before crash-landing to Earth and is discovered by Jonathan and Mary Kent. At first they intend to place to him in an orphanage, but relent at the last moment and decide to raise him as their own, naming him “Clark” and treating him as their son. As he matures, great powers began to manifest and before his parents’ deaths, they dub him Superman and urge him to use his powers for the forces of justice. His parents pass on and he moves to Metropolis to begin his career at the Daily Star (later known as the Daily Planet ) so that he could hear about trouble as it’s happening. Superman’s time as a hero had him getting directly involved in World War II , carrying Stalin and Hitler to the League of Nations in Geneva to face a trial for their human rights violations. He also becomes the protector of Metropolis, but, unlike his later incarnations, he’s extremely aggressive and vicious, often murdering his powerless foes, and having little regard for the collateral damage he inflicts. This attitude lasted until the end of the 1940's when new editor Whitney Ellsworth banned the character from killing, even having Superman vowing to never kill anyone ever again and if he did he would retire. Several of the series' supporting characters were introduced in this age, most notably Lois Lane , a fellow reporter who would be Superman's love interest and eventually his wife, and Lex Luthor , the archenemy of Superman. This early version would be retconed into the Superman of Earth-2 . Silver Age Silver Age Superman by Curt Swan During the Silver Age , DC Comics decided to create two Supermen instead of just updating the Golden Age Superman . To that end, they introduced Superboy, who was a younger version of Kal-El and travels to the future to help the Legion of Superheroes fight evil across the year 3000. Additionally: Supergirl is first introduced as Superman’s cousin during the late 1950s and serves the role of kid sidekick along with the menagerie of super-animals (including Krypto , Beppo , Streaky and Comet ). Many of Superman’s most iconic villains are introduced in this era, and most of them take on a science fiction theme, including Brainiac and Bizarro . Superman also helps find the Justice League of America , marking one of the first pan-label crossover teams in comic book history. During the 1960s, his origin is revealed: Superman was born on Krypton, to Jor-El (a slight change from the Golden Age Jor-L) by Lara Lor-Van . Rejected by the Science Council, Jor-El labors to build a vessel that can transport his family away from the impending catastrophe. The planet’s destruction begins before Jor-El predicted, however, and he can only send his son. Kal-El’s ship lands in Smallville and is discovered by Jonathan and Martha Kent (an earlier version identified them as Ethan and Sara Kent), who adopt the boy and raise him as their own, naming him Clark (which was Martha's maiden name). Clark discovers his powers while still a baby (See Superbaby ) and learns to control them as he matures. Clark convinces his mother to sew him a costume and fights evil as Superboy in Smallville while also becoming a member of the Legion Of Super-Heroes in the year 3000. He is assisted by his pet, Krypto the Superdog, who also escaped Krypton in a prototype rocket launched by Jor-El, and thus had similar powers to the Boy of Steel. Childhood friends, Lana Lang and Pete Ross , round out his supporting cast and give him a connection to Earth beyond his parents. When Jonathan and Martha Kent both die of a disease for which even Superboy cannot cure, Clark moves |
What is the official call sign of the Boeing 747 that carries the president? | I Love Air Force One THE BIRD AND THE BEAST Air Force One together with "Cadillac One", the official presidential fleet, in Mexico, (2012). President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Los Cabos International Airport in Los Cabos, Mexico, June 19, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Please click on the graphic for a larger view. Welcome Aboard Air Force One! Air Force One: Inside the Oval Office in the Sky ABC News, May 4, 2015 This is the homepage for my new presidential aviation fansite, entitled "I Love Air Force One". This is the second version of this website, and on these pages I hope to explain why I love these two particular twin airplanes and how they will serve the Obama Administration and the country as a whole. A Rich History I am obviously not the only one out there who is facinated by the rich history, technical inner workings and layout, and overall mistique of these famous airliners. In fact, I would like to proudly display, as an homage to the hard work and attention to detail of two individuals whose blogs and sites I have admired for some time now, The White House Museum page on Air Force One , as well as the blog (" Wingnuts Workings ") that chronicles the development of 3D models showcasing these twin 747s. What is "Air Force One"? Technically speaking, "Air Force One" is the radio call sign used on any United States Air Force jet that carries the President of the United States ("POTUS"). Usually this name applies to one of two Boeing 747 aircraft otherwise known as Special Air Mission ("SAM") 28000 and SAM 29000, but it does not have to be that way. Also, the callsign "Executive One Foxtrot" is used when only the family of the president is on board. History of the presidential call sign: The presidential call sign was established for security purposes during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The change stemmed from a 1953 incident where an Eastern Airlines commercial flight (8610) had the same call sign as a flight the president was on (Air Force 8610). The aircraft accidentally entered the same airspace, and after the incident the unique call sign "Air Force One" was introduced for the presidential aircraft, (from Wikipedia ). A Saint Louis Connection to the First Presidential Flight in History! On October 11, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an aircraft, although at the time of the flight in an early Wright Flyer from Kinloch Field (near St. Louis, Missouri) , he was no longer in office, having been succeeded by William Howard Taft. The record-making occasion was a brief overflight of the crowd at a country fair but was nonetheless, the beginning of presidential air travel, (Hardesty 2003, pp. 31-32). What's there to do? Have a look around, and feel free to give me feedback. I will add more content as time permits. This fansite has grown much since its initial debut in 2003. Please feel free to let me know what you like and what you don't like to see. As any scholar knows, peer review is a very constructive and valuable resource. Enjoy!! © 2017 - Erik Alejandro Buschardt, Webmaster. |
Tattinger, Veuve Clicquot, and Delbeck are all makers of what? | Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Non-Vintage Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France bubbly, sparkling & champagne Reviews (87) Winemaker's Notes A Champagne House is eventually judged on the quality of its Brut Non Vintage. It is in the making of such a wine that the true Art of Champagne blending reveals itself. This is an art in which the House of Veuve Clicquot excels. Our Brut Yellow Label reflects the superb vineyards we own and the consistent nature of our House style. The predominance of Pinot Noir provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, while a touch of Pinot Meunier rounds out the blend. Chardonnay adds the elegance and finesse essential in a perfectly balanced wine. Critical Acclaim WW92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - "Medium straw, yellow color; complex aromas of ripe apple and light cream, excellent depth and persistence; medium bodied, active and layered on the palate; dry, medium acidity, well balanced; bright and beautiful ripe fruit and cream in the flavors; medium finish, lasting impression in the aftertaste. Calls for petrale in a Champagne reduction sauce with fresh, savory herbs. " WS90 Wine Spectator - "Bright and lightly toasty, this elegant Champagne layers flavors of cassis, crushed hazelnut and lemon meringue pie on the creamy bead. Drink now through 2019." V90 Vinous / Antonio Galloni - "Light gold. Musky orchard fruits and dried fig on the mineral-accented nose. Fleshy and broad on the palate, offering smoky pear and nectarine flavors and a hint of honey. Finishes on a gently spicy note, with very good cling and a touch of bitter lemon pith. Things have definitely begun to turn around for this bottling, which had been lagging behind the winery's vintage offerings for some time." View All Veuve Clicquot Winery The House was founded by Philippe Clicquot in 1772. Since its inception, Veuve Clicquot has been a specialist in Champagnes based on Pinot Noir, especially Rosé. In 1803, François Clicquot was married to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin. Madame Clicquot was widowed just two years later. Veuve Clicquot (Veuve means widow in French) took over her husband's business. In 1810, the house took the name Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin. The way that she ran her company, from risky overseas ventures to startling technological innovations, changed Champagne forever. Her motto is still the guiding principle of our company – "Only one quality – the finest." In 1816, Mme. Clicquot invented the process, called rémuage or riddling, that removes the yeast from the bottle. She used holes cut in her kitchen table to perfect the method of slowly tilting and turning the bottles to gather the spent yeast in the neck of the bottle. Once settled it could be removed by freezing the neck in a brine of salt and water, removing it, and recorking. The company was taken public in 1963, and merged with Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey in 1986. Today, Jacques Peters is the chief winemaker at Veuve Clicquot, and was appointed cellar master in 1985. He has undertaken an ambitious program since this time to upgrade the grape sources, improve the vineyards, and improve the cellars and production facilities. View all Veuve Clicquot Wines About Champagne View a map of Champagne wineries Champagne is both a region and a method. The wines come from the northernmost vineyards in France and the name conjures an image like no other can. An 18th Century Benedictine monk named Dom Perignon is said to be the first to blend both varietals and vintages, making good wines not only great, but also special and unique to their winemaker. Today, nearly 75% of Champagne produced is non-vintage and made up by a blend of several years' harvests. All Champagnes must be made by a strictly controlled process called "Méthode Champenoise." The grapes are pressed and fermented for the first time. The blending phase follows and the wine is bottled and temporarily capped. Then comes the second fermentation, a blend of sugar and yeast is added and, this time, the carbon dioxide is kept inside the bottle. This process lea |
May 6, 1856 saw the birth of what Austrian neurologist, credited as the father of psychoanalysis? | Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Wikipedia Oct 27, 2005 Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that unconscious motives control much behavior, that particular kinds of unconscious thoughts and memories, especially sexual and aggressive ones, are the source of neurosis, and that neurosis could be treated through bringing these unconscious thoughts and memories to consciousness in psychoanalytic treatment. He was initially interested in hypnotism and how it could be used to help the mentally ill, but later abandoned hypnotism in favor of free association and dream analysis in developing what is now known as "the talking cure." These became the core elements of psychoanalysis. Freud was initially especially interested in what was then called hysteria (now known as conversion syndrome), but expanded his work to other forms of neurosis, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder. While Freud's theories, and his treatment of patients, were controversial in 19th century Vienna and remain debated today, he is considered to be not only one of the major innovators in psychology but also one of the major figures in Western thought. His ideas are often discussed and analyzed as works of literature, philosophy, and general culture, in addition to continuing debate about their merits as scientific and medical treatises. His ideas have impacted not only psychology but also philosophy, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, literary criticism, art history, music history, and cultural studies.He is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis." His life Freud was born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, into a Jewish family in Freiberg (Príbor), Moravia, the Austrian Empire (now the Czech Republic) on May 6, 1856. In 1877, at the age of 21, he abbreviated his given name to "Sigmund." Although he was the first-born of three brothers and five sisters among his mother's children, Sigmund had older half-brothers from his father's previous marriage. His family had limited finances and lived in a crowded apartment, but his parents made every effort to foster his intellect (often favoring Sigmund over his siblings), which was apparent from an early age. Sigmund was ranked first in his class in 6 of 8 years of schooling. He went on to attend the University of Vienna at 17, in 1873-1881 despite intense anti-Semitism in Austria. In his 40's, Freud "had numerous psychosomatic disorders as well as exaggerated fears of dying and other phobias" (Corey 2001, p. 67). During this time Freud was involved in the task of self-analysis. He explored his own dreams, childhood memories, and the dynamics of his personality development. During this self-analysis, he came to realize the hostility he felt towards his father (Jacob Freud), and "he also recalled his childhood sexual feelings for his mother (Amalia Freud), who was attractive, warm, and protective" (Corey 2001, p. 67). Corey (2001) considers this time of emotional difficulty to be the most creative time in Freud's life. Overall, little is known of Freud's early life, as he destroyed his personal papers at least twice, once in 1885 and again in 1907. Additionally, his later papers were closely guarded in the Sigmund Freud Archives and only available to Ernest Jones, his official biographer, and a few other members of the inner circle of psychoanalysis. Freud had little tolerance for colleagues who diverged from his psychoanalytic doctrines. For example, he attempted to expel those who disagreed with the movement (Corey, 2001). Freud's daughter Anna Freud was also a distinguished psychologist, particularly in the fields of child and developmental psychology. Sigmund is the grandfather of painter Lucian Freud and comedian, politician and writer Clement Freud, and the great-grandfather of journalist Emma Freud, and fashion designer Bella Freud. Sigmund Freud was also both a blood uncle and an uncle-in-law to public relations and propaganda wizard Edward Bernays. Bernays's mother, Anna |
May 8 is known as Victory in Europe day when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany, in what year? | Victory in Europe Day | World History Project May 8 1945 Victory in Europe Day Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was on 8 May 1945, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On 30 April Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl Dönitz. The administration headed up by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government. The act of military surrender was signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and May 8 in Berlin, Germany. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Rob Brent On Mar. 7, 1945, the Western Allies—whose chief commanders in the field were Omar N. Bradley and Bernard Law Montgomery—crossed the Rhine after having smashed through the strongly fortified Siegfried Line and overran West Germany. German collapse came after the meeting (Apr. 25) of the Western and Russian armies at Torgau in Saxony, and after Hitler's death amid the ruins of Berlin, which was falling to the Russians under marshals Zhukov and Konev. The unconditional surrender of Germany was signed at Rheims on May 7 and ratified at Berlin on May 8. Source: Infoplease Added by: Rob Brent More information |
Which US city is known as The Big Easy, the Crescent City, or NOLA? | Why is New Orleans Called "the Big Easy"? (with pictures) Why is New Orleans Called "the Big Easy"? Images By: Calee Allen, Kzenon, Qingwa, Iofoto, n/a Last Modified Date: 13 December 2016 Copyright Protected: These 10 animal facts will amaze you Just about everyone has heard the city of New Orleans, located in Louisiana along the Mississippi River, referred to as "The Big Easy." While the term has been used in everything from literature to sales brochures and even movies, its origins are somewhat obscure. There are actually several theories on how New Orleans came to have the nickname. The nickname may be related to the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. The city has long been a haven for jazz and blues musicians who wanted a place to hone their craft. Legend has it that the earliest use of the Big Easy had to do with the fact that there were so many ways for a good musician to make a living in New Orleans. From performing on the streets and in the parks to playing private parties and in nightclubs, no other American city was said to be so open and so supportive of musical artists. The nickname might have been coined to refer to the ease with which a struggling musician could find work and study music at the same time. Another possible origin for the nickname is connected to the relaxed attitude toward alcohol consumption that was found in New Orleans, even during the days of Prohibition. The city, perhaps more than any other, continued to enjoy an active night life that offered everything from bathtub gins to the finest wines. Anyone who wanted to enjoy a drink or two could easily find something to his or her liking among the many nightspots of New Orleans. The name could. therefore, have referred to the great ease of enjoying an evening with the alcohol of one’s choice. The relatively low cost of living in New Orleans, in comparison to many major US cities, has also been suggested as the origin of the nickname. Musicians were not the only professionals who could easily find work in the city. Coupled with affordable housing and plenty of fresh food and drink, even a modest paycheck would allow a relatively comfortable standard of living. Whatever the origins of the nickname, there is no doubt that references to New Orleans as the Big Easy have increased dramatically since the release of a film of the same name in 1987. Set in New Orleans, the film introduced the culture and atmosphere of the city to many people that only knew it through travelogues. Today, just about everyone knows exactly what is being discussed when they hear the nickname mentioned. Whether conjuring images of an easy lifestyle, plenty of entertainment, or a place where music plays day and night, there is no doubt the Big Easy is now firmly a part of the national vocabulary, and will be for many years to come. Ad anon991306 Post 8 The accents in the movie (as with most shows about New Orleans) totally sucked. It would be nice if they could get it right! anon229051 Post 6 I have lived in New Orleans my entire life (38 years) and for as long as I can remember, it's been referred to as "The Big Easy." It has to do with the jazz and culture of the people (mainly creole) whose demeanor was always "easy going." The movie was given that name because they wanted viewers to know it was about New Orleans! Sheesh, people. Read a book! anon228327 Post 5 I was born and raised in New Orleans and we never called or heard of it called the big easy until that movie came out in '87., for whatever reason. I even heard that there was supposed to be a contest for a nickname, but NOLA already had one. It is called "The Crescent City" and "the city care forgot". And yes, the French Quarter was built on a higher area. icecream17 Post 4 Latte31-To make matters worse, there were few jobs in the area because damaged businesses had to rebuild and that took time. The only area that did not receive too much damage was the French Quarters. Tha |
The Oompa-Loompas appear in which book(s) and film(s)? | The Oompa-Loompas - Roald Dahl Roald Dahl Description "'Of course they're real people,' Mr Wonka answered. 'They're Oompa-Loompas.'" - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Oompa-Loompas feature in two of Roald Dahl's stories: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - which has since been adapted for two films, an opera and a stage musical - and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. The Oompa-Loompas are from Loompaland, which Mr Wonka describes as a terrible place. "Nothing but thick jungles infested by the most dangerous beasts in the world - hornswogglers and snozzwangers and those terrible wicked whangdoodles," he tells Charlie Bucket and the other Golden Ticket winners. Loompaland is such a terrible place that when Mr Wonka invited the Ooompa-Loompas to come back to his Chocolate Factory, they leapt at the chance. Now they live and work there, helping Mr Wonka with his experiments and generally keeping his Chocolate Factory going. The Oompa-Loompas enjoy singing and dancing. They're always making up songs. Their favourite food is the cacao bean, the central ingredient in a bar of chocolate, and in the Wonka Factory they have access to as many cacao beans as they could possibly wish for. In the original book, the Oompa-Loompas are described as "tiny" people with "funny long hair." The iconic visual representation of them having orange skin and green hair comes from the 1971 film adaptation. About Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Where do The Monkees take the last train to in their 1966 hit? | Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees | Song Info | AllMusic Last Train to Clarksville google+ Song Review by Lindsay Planer This track is the A-side (b/w the Carole King/Gerry Goffin composition “Take A Giant Step”) to the Monkees’ first 45. In a savvy attempt to build an audience for the premier of the Monkees’ primetime television programme, the mavens behind the multi-media project released the single practically a month prior to the sit-com’s NBC network debut on September 11, 1966. According to interviews with “Last Train to Clarksville” co-authors Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, both the melody and lyrics were a direct inspiration from the fade out of the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer”. Once the songwriters had established that the fab four were not singing about a locomotive, they set out to write a thinly veiled protest song about a guy who is departing for military service -- or perhaps more specifically boot camp, as there is an Air Force base located near Clarksville, Tennessee. The song is rather unique melodically as well. The memorable chiming lead guitar introduction is punctuated by a brisk and percussive tambourine before landing into Micky Dolzenz’ dramatic and empathetic vocals. Also worthy of note is the start/stop rhythm that precedes the line “And I don’t know if I’m ever coming home”, which is especially pronounced at the end of the instrumental break or ‘middle eight’. While it is generally considered common knowledge that the Monkees’ (sans Michael Nesmith) did not initially perform on any of their early sides, the musicians chosen to accompany the lead vocals were among the best in the business at the time and include session stalwarts Louie Shelton (guitar) and Gene Estes (percussion). “Last Train To Clarksville” became an instant smash and eventually topped the pop singles chart. Enthusiasts wishing to hear the actual quartet, are encouraged to locate copies of the four-disc set Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001), containing four performances from the Monkees’ in their heyday. In addition to the pre-fab four’s version, a wide variety of other artists have also taken a turn at the track, ranging from jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson to 1960s garage rockers The Standells and even the high and lonesome sound of bluegrass legends Flatt & Scruggs. Appears On |
How long is a US patent good for (as of June 9, 1995)? | When Do Patents Begin and How Long Do they Last? | IntellectualPropertyLawFirms.com When Do Patents Begin and How Long Do they Last? Talk to an Intellectual Property Lawyer Enter Your Zip Code to Connect with a Lawyer Serving Your Area by: Rich Stim , Attorney Patent protection doesn’t last forever. Indeed, patents are typically the shortest lived of all forms of intellectual property protection. When a patent expires, the invention described by the patent falls into the public domain: it can be used by anyone without permission from the owner of the expired patent. The basic technologies underlying television and personal computers are good examples of valuable inventions that are no longer covered by in-force patents. How long a patent lasts depends on when the application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patents Filed Through June 17, 1995 For U.S. patents filed through June 17, 1995, the patent lasts for 17 years from the date the patent is issued, provided that the fees necessary to keep the patent in force (maintenance fees) are paid. Patents Filed After June 17, 1995 For patent applications filed after June 17, 1995, the patent last 20 years from the date of filing. Since applications typically take one to three years to process, most patents filed after 1995 have an effective duration of 17-19 years. Design Patents Design patents, which protect only the ornamental appearance of an article, last for fourteen years from the issue date. Patent Extensions In some cases patents can be extended for up to five years. Examples include where there have been delays in issuing the patent due to interference proceedings, appellate review of the patent’s validity, or failure of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to issue the patent within three years. New Developments May be Patentable The fact that an invention is in the public domain does not mean that subsequent developments based on the original invention are also in the public domain. Rather, new inventions that improve public domain technology are constantly being conceived and patented. For instance, televisions and personal computers that roll off today’s assembly lines employ many recent inventions that are covered by in-force patents. This article is provided for informational purposes only. If you need legal advice or representation, |
What would your astrological sign be if you were born today? | Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong By Pedro Braganca | October 23, 2007 12:16pm ET MORE It's a great conversation starter: "What's your sign?" But before you ask or answer that question, consider this: Your zodiac sign corresponds to the position of the sun relative to constellations as they appeared more 2,200 years ago! The science behind astrology may have its roots in astronomy but don't confuse these two disciplines. Astronomy can explain the position of the stars in the sky but it’s up to you to determine what, if anything, their alignment signifies. In short, as you'll see below, your zodiac sign is not what you think it is, and your corresponding horoscope can't be right. [Read: Wobbly Earth Means Your Horoscope Is Wrong ] The Constellations of the Zodiac The ecliptic, or the position of the Sun as it’s perceived from the revolving Earth, passes through the constellations that formed the Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Zodiac signs were originally determined by which constellation the Sun was "in" on the day you were born. Early astronomers observed the Sun traveling through the signs of the Zodiac in the course of one year, spending about a month in each. Thus, they calculated that each constellation extends 30 degrees across the ecliptic. However, a phenomenon called precession has altered the position of the constellations we see today. Precession and Astrology The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere was once marked by the zero point of the Zodiac. Astronomers call this the vernal equinox and it occurs as the ecliptic and celestial equator intersect. Around 600 BCE, the zero point was in Aries and was called the "first point of Aries." (Figure 1) The constellation Aries encompassed the first 30 degrees of the ecliptic; from 30 to 60 degrees was Taurus; from 60 to 90 degrees was Gemini; and so on for all twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Unbeknownst to the ancient astrologers, the Earth continually wobbles around its axis in a 25,800-year cycle. This wobble—called precession—is caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge. Over the past two-and-a-half millennia, this wobble has caused the intersection point between the celestial equator and the ecliptic to move west along the ecliptic by 36 degrees, or almost exactly one-tenth of the way around. This means that the signs have slipped one-tenth—or almost one whole month—of the way around the sky to the west, relative to the stars beyond. For instance, those born between March 21 and April 19 consider themselves to be Aries. Today, the Sun is no longer within the constellation of Aries during much of that period. From March 11 to April 18, the Sun is actually in the constellation of Pisces! (Figure 2) See also Figure 3, which demonstrates the precession of the equinoxes from 600 BCE to 2600. Your "Real Sign" The table below lists the dates when the Sun is actually within the astronomical constellations of the Zodiac, according to modern constellation boundaries and corrected for precession (these dates can vary a day from year to year). You will most likely find that once precession is taken into account, your zodiac sign is different. And if you were born between November 29 and December 17, your sign is actually one you never saw in the newspaper: you are an Ophiuchus! The eliptic passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus after Scorpius. Now you really have something cool with which to start that conversation! Check out your “real” zodiac sign below and see what the sky looked like on your birthday by going to the Birthday Sky application. Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 Ophiuchus - Nov 29 to Dec 17 Sagit |
Jurisprudence is the study and theory of what? | Schools of Jurisprudence: Theories & Definitions - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com Schools of Jurisprudence: Theories & Definitions Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. Coming up next: What Is Duty of Care? - Definition & Examples You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds 0:05 Jurisprudence Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to assign. Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the entire course. Create an account to start this course today Try it free for 5 days! Instructor: Ashley Dugger Ashley is an attorney. She has taught and written various introductory law courses. Jurisprudence is the study of law, or the philosophy of law. It helps us better understand the creation, application, and enforcement of laws. This lesson explains what jurisprudence is, and explores some specific schools of jurisprudence. Jurisprudence Jurisprudence is the study of law. It is a type of science that explores the creation, application, and enforcement of laws. Jurisprudence is the study of theories and philosophies regarding law. If we understand the theories and philosophies behind law, then we can better understand our laws. The word 'jurisprudence' is derived from the Latin phrase juris prudential. This means 'knowledge of the law.' General jurisprudence can be broken down into several different categories. First, there are categories that represent the types of questions scholars seek to address. These questions mostly represent one of two sub-categories. The first sub-category is analytic jurisprudence. This area addresses the meanings and uses of legal concepts, such as, 'what is law?' The second sub-category is normative jurisprudence. This area addresses the moral basis of law, such as, 'what is the purpose of law?' There are also categories that represent theories, or schools of jurisprudence, regarding how those questions are best answered. Let's explore some of the well-known schools of jurisprudence. Natural Law Natural law is a philosophy of law that focuses on the laws of nature. This school of jurisprudence represents the belief that there are inherent laws that are common to all societies, whether or not they are written down or officially enacted. This school of tho |
With a membership of over 2.7 million members, the slogan for what youth organization is "Be Prepared"? | 2012 Policy Reaffirmation The Boy Scouts of America Clarifies Membership Policy June 7, 2012 Contrary to media reports, the Boy Scouts of America has no plans to change its membership policy. The introduction of a resolution does not indicate the organization is "reviewing" a policy or signal a change in direction. Resolution: In April, a single individual submitted a resolution asking the Boy Scouts to consider amending its policy on not granting membership to open or avowed homosexuals. The resolution asked that the policy be amended to allow local units to determine their own standards. Scouting's voting members may submit resolutions, which represent that individual's personal viewpoint, for consideration at the national annual business meeting. As directed by its bylaws, on May 31, the BSA assigned the resolution to a committee that will consider the resolution and present a report to the National Executive Board. Resolutions and petitions on this subject are not unique and go back as far as 2000, when the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed this matter, and have been widely covered in the media since that time. In addition, in the past individuals have submitted resolutions asking the BSA to reaffirm its current policy. Those resolutions were handled in the same manner. The introduction of a resolution is procedural and handled with respect but does not indicate the organization is "reviewing a policy" or signal a change in direction. Petition: Completely unrelated to the introduction of this resolution, on May 27, an online petition asked the Boy Scouts to meet with a spokesperson from the group circulating the petition and accept signatures generated from the online petition, which asked the BSA to change its policy. While it was not on the Boy Scouts' national business meeting agenda, out of courtesy and respect for differing viewpoints, the BSA accepted the petition during a private meeting. This meeting to accept the petition was not related in any way to the introduction of the resolution. BSA Policy: The BSA policy is: "While the BSA does not proactively inquire about the sexual orientation of employees, volunteers, or members, we do not grant membership to individuals who are open or avowed homosexuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the BSA." Scouting believes same-sex attraction should be introduced and discussed outside of its program with parents, caregivers, or spiritual advisers, at the appropriate time and in the right setting. The vast majority of parents we serve value this right and do not sign their children up for Scouting for it to introduce or discuss, in any way, these topics. The BSA is a voluntary, private organization that sets policies that are best for the organization. The BSA welcomes all who share its beliefs but does not criticize or condemn those who wish to follow a different path. Media Contact: After Two-Year Evaluation, Boy Scouts of America Affirms Membership Standards and Announces No Change in Policy Organization to Take No Further Action on Resolution Requesting Revision of Policy July 17, 2012 IRVING, TEXAS – After careful consideration of a resolution asking the Boy Scouts of America to reconsider its longstanding membership standards policy, today the organization affirmed its current policy, stating that it remains in the best interest of Scouting and that there will be no further action taken on the resolution. This decision follows a nearly two-year-long examination, started in 2010, of the policy commissioned by the Chief Scout Executive and national president. Under their leadership, the BSA convened a special committee of volunteers and professional leaders to evaluate whether the policy continued to be in the best interest of the organization. The committee included a diversity of perspectives and opinions. The review included forthright and candid conversation and extensive research and evaluations – both from within Scouting and from outside the organization. The committee's work and conclusion is that this policy ref |
What city was the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War? | Capital Cities of the Confederacy Capital Cities of the Confederacy First Capital: Montgomery, Alabama The Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia (Library of Congress) Founded in 1819, on the high bluffs above the Alabama River and 330 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Montgomery, Alabama quickly became the heart of the state's plantation economy. By 1846 Montgomery was named Alabama's capital. In 1861, 9,000 people lived in the city, considered the richest for its size in the nation. Montgomery was a transportation center, with steamboats traveling to Mobile, stagecoaches traveling east, and a railroad running northeast and southwest. On January 11, 1861, the State of Alabama seceded from the Union. Less than one month later, in early February, the Alabama secession convention invited delegates of the other seceded states to meet in Montgomery to form the new Confederate nation. Delegates from six of the seven seceded states (the Texans arrived late) wrote a constitution for the Confederate States of America in only four days; the next day they elected Jefferson Davis the Confederacy's president. In late February, Davis took the oath of office while standing on the portico of the state capitol in Montgomery. Montgomery's three hotels and numerous boarding houses were crowded with government officials, politicians, soldiers, and newspapermen. It became more of a metropolis than a quiet village, with its streets crowded with carriages and horses, and people on the prowl for gossip, argument, and discussion. Everyone admired the town's beauty. But by May the summer's humid heat and the mosquitoes changed many people's minds about Montgomery. So when the newly seceded Virginians offered their own state and their own capital as the seat of the Confederacy, many were eager to accept the offer. Mary Boykin Chesnut noted in her diary that her husband, a former U.S. Senator, was against the move. However, she remarked, "I think these uncomfortable hotels will move the Congress. Our statesmen love their ease." Jefferson Davis was at first opposed, believing the capital should reside in the Deep South, where the feelings for secession were most fervent. However, the Confederate Congress approved the move and adjourned May 21, and scheduled to meet in Richmond two months later. As Dr. James McPherson writes in Battle Cry of Freedom, "Virginia brought crucial resources to the Confederacy. Her population was the South's largest. Her industrial capacity was nearly as great as that of the seven original Confederate states combined. The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond was the only plant in the South capable of manufacturing heavy ordnance. Virginia's heritage from the generation of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison gave her immense prestige..." The Confederacy's Most Permanent Capital: Richmond, Virginia Davis left Montgomery May 26 at the climax of the fervor following the fall of Fort Sumter and Lincoln 's call for 75,000 troops. Arriving in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, on May 29, he was met by crowds at the railroad station and throngs along the streets to the Spotswood Hotel. Richmond was a much larger metropolis than Montgomery. The heart of the South's industry, Richmond was also a market town specializing in flour and slaves. It was a beautiful town located at the foot of the Great Falls of the James River and on seven hills. Its citizens compared it to Rome. Between 1861 and 1865, its population swelled to 100,000 and more. Much to its citizens' dismay, many of the new residents were rowdy, noisy, and troublesome. In addition, because the city was the Confederate capital, it became the focus of Union attention. The threat of capture by Federal forces was constant. Richmond at first thrived as the capital of the Confederacy. Then starved. Then burned when, at last, Robert E. Lee 's forces were forced to retreat, leaving the city defenseless. The Last Capital: Danville, Virginia Located in south central Virginia, not far from the North Carolina border, Danville was the western terminus of the Richmond and Danville Railroad and |
Last month, Facebook shelled out a cool $1 billion to acquire what photo application company? | Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App | TechCrunch Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App Posted by Josh Constine and Kim-Mai Cutler 0 Former Clearwell And CenterRun CEO Aaref Hilaly Joins Sequoia Capital As Partner Facebook has just finished a deal to acquire mobile photo sharing app Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram will remain an independently branded standalone app that’s separate from Facebook, but the services will increase their ties to each other. The transaction should go through this quarter pending some standard closing procedures Last year, documents for a standalone Facebook mobile photo sharing app were attained by TechCrunch. Now it seems Facebook would rather buy Instagram which comes with a built-in community of photographers and photo lovers, while simultaneously squashing a threat to its dominance in photo sharing. At 27 million registered users on iOS alone, Instagram was increasingly positioning itself as a social network in its own right — not just a photo-sharing app. And it was clear that some users were doing more of the daily sharing actvities on Instagram rather than Facebook’s all-in-one mobile apps, which had to be cluttered with nearly every feature of the desktop site. With the Instagram for Android launch last week, Instagram was going to get to 50 million registered users in a heartbeat after racking up more than 1 million in the first 24 hours. And with that kind of momentum, Facebook felt like it had to move — fast. After all, photo sharing and tagging are arguably what *made* Facebook. Whatever you think of the price given the fact that Instagram had no revenues, the reality is it was going to be worth whatever Mark Zuckerberg felt like paying for it. Both Google and Facebook had approached Instagram several times over the past 18 months, but the talks clearly didn’t result in a deal. So Facebook was going to have to offer a huge premium over the last valuation for Systrom and the board to take any deal seriously. [Instagram’s founders from left, Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. Portrait by Cody Pickens ] With the deal, Instagram will gain massive design and engineering resources by joining forces with Facebook, a big change after running as a famously lean company with just a handful of employees. Still, the deal seems to let Instagram stay somewhat independent and maintain some of its company culture. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom writes in a blog post , “It’s important to be clear that Instagram is not going away.” This is a really big departure from the way Zuckerberg has historically run Facebook as a single product. He has always been insistent that everything feed back into Facebook itself. Keeping Instagram as a separate product and brand is reminiscent of what Google has done with keeping YouTube and Android as separate fiefdoms within the company following their acquisitions. Instagram’s investors included Benchmark Capital, Greylock Capital, Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, along with angel investors including Quora’s Adam D’Angelo, Lowercase Capital’s Chris Sacca and Square and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. The early investors must be thrilled with the price. From our understanding, the later investors, who put capital into the company at a $500 million valuation , seem happy with basically getting a 2X in a few days after the money was wired last Thursday. Congratulations to Instagram’s founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. You opened the world’s eyes to seeing art in everyday life, and now Facebook has opened its doors to you. So in your honor, we’ve made you part of the TechCrunch home page logo . More On The Instagram acquisition |
Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, wrote what famous book, subtitled “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up”? | J.M. Barrie (Author of Peter Pan) edit data Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write su Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write successfully, it became his best-known work, credited with popularising the name Wendy, which was very uncommon previously. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, which continues to benefit from them. ...more |
A luthier is a craftsman specializing in the making of what? | Musical Instrument Craftsman - My Job Search Advertising services in the local area Constantly improving one’s musical build and repair knowledge Possible teaching of a student/apprentice Qualifications Theoretically, no particular qualifications are required for individuals wishing to become musical instrument craftsmen (some of the best ones are self-taught, and/or have spent years learning from a master craftsman without ever walking through the doors of a university or college). But if you do want to study towards qualifications in musical instrument craftsmanship, a BA in Musical Instrument Making and Repair would be a comprehensive course of study to enrol upon. This course is offered at several universities throughout the country, including the London Metropolitan University . Skills Musical instrument craftsmen will need to possess the following skills: In-depth knowledge of instrument design and repair Woodworking (using the full range of woodworking tools, to carve, shape, sand, joint and bend wood) Wood machining Some marketing skills Working Conditions Although some musical instrument craftsmen rent a workshop in a craft centre, most work alone in a small workshop at home (for instance a converted spare bedroom or garage, a house extension). It’s a dusty environment, so not really suitable for anyone with asthma or allergies. Building and repairing instruments can be a hot and sweaty business, and can involve long hours, so you need a working environment with good ventilation, and also one that is secure and without damp to protect both your tools/equipment and the instruments themselves. Experience Most musical instrument craftsmen were performing musicians before switching to building and repairing instruments. The ‘future luthier’ was the guy in the band who fixed the guitars, mandolins, banjos, etc., in the hour before the gig (the time when instruments are prone to get damaged and be in need of emergency surgery!). The vast majority of craftsmen possess a genuine love and appreciation of wood, and so they have been around wood, woodworkers and woodworking workshops for as long as they can remember (many luthiers follow a family tradition, and seek to emulate their fathers when embarking upon the profession themselves). Employers Most musical instrument craftsmen are self-employed, building and repairing instruments for individual clients. However, some work for luthier companies that employ a large team and are headed by a ‘master luthier’ who no longer personally builds and repairs guitars, lutes, citterns and mandolas, etc. but oversees the work of others. Examples of companies like these are Lowden Guitars and McIlroy Guitars . Also, some big music stores (like those found on London’s Denmark Street or Shaftsbury Avenue) can afford to employ a team of musical instrument craftsmen, as well as sales staff, admin personnel, etc. Smaller shops in UK towns may sometimes give a musical repairman a couple of days’ work a week ‘in store’, but the luthier would not make instruments there from scratch, as the shop would be focused on selling only instruments made by household names, such as Fender and Gibson. Some musical instrument craftsmen branch out into big scale production (this can sometimes happen if a well-known musician endorses their instruments and is regularly seen playing them at concerts and on television). Trading at this level can mean being accountable and answerable to financiers (like venture capitalists), who act as ‘sleeping partners’: they have a stake in the musical instrument craftsman’s company (and therefore their future), but are not involved in the instrument build and repair side themselves. Career Progression How far you can progress in this industry is really up to you. Many musical instrument craftsmen remain as ‘one-man-bands’ (excuse the pun!), but others build-up a workforce and branch out into other areas and larger scale production. Richard Meyrick, 26, of Richard Meyrick Guitars, builds and repairs fretted musical instruments in Monmouthshire. He tells us what being a |
What famous Cunard liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, with the loss of 1198 lives? | Lusitania | Article about Lusitania by The Free Dictionary Lusitania | Article about Lusitania by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Lusitania Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Related to Lusitania: titanic Lusitania (lo͞osĭtān`ēə), Roman province in the Iberian Peninsula. As constituted (c.A.D. 5) by Augustus it included all of modern central Portugal as well as much of W Spain. The province took its name from the Lusitani, a group of warlike tribes who, despite defeats, resisted Roman domination until their great leader, Viriatus Viriatus , d. 139 B.C., leader of the Lusitani (see Lusitania). One of the survivors of the massacre of the Lusitani by the Roman praetor Servius Sulpicius Galba, Viriatus rose as a popular leader and persuaded his countrymen to resist Roman rule. ..... Click the link for more information. , was killed (139 B.C.) by treachery. In the 1st cent. B.C. they joined in supporting Sertorius Sertorius, Quintus , d. 72 B.C., Roman general. He was a general under Marius but did not take part in Marius' proscriptions. Sertorius was appointed governor of Farther Spain in 83 B.C. but fled to Africa to escape the reprisals of Sulla. He later was summoned (80 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , who set up an independent state in Spain. The old identification of Portugal with Lusitania and of the ancestors of the Portuguese with the Lusitanians (hence Camões's great epic was entitled Os Lusíadas) is now largely ignored, but the creation of Lusitania may have had a faint echoing effect in the setting up of the separate kingdom of Portugal many centuries later. Lusitania, liner under British registration, sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on May 7, 1915. In the sinking, 1,198 persons lost their lives, 128 of whom were U.S. citizens. A warning to Americans against taking passage on British vessels, signed by the Imperial German Embassy, appeared in morning papers on the day the vessel was scheduled to sail from New York, but too late to accomplish its purpose. The vessel was unarmed, though the Germans made a point of the fact that it carried munitions for the Allies. The considerable sympathy for Germany that had previously existed in the United States to a large extent disappeared after the disaster, and there were demands from many for an immediate declaration of war. President Wilson chose the course of diplomacy and sent Germany a strong note asking for "reparation so far as reparation is possible." Germany refused to accept responsibility for the act in an argumentative reply, but issued secret orders to submarine commanders not to attack passenger ships without warning. After prolonged negotiations, Germany finally conceded its liability for the sinking of the Lusitania and agreed to make reparations and to discontinue sinking passenger ships without warning. The immediate crisis between the United States and Germany subsided. The incident, however, contributed to the rise of American sentiment for the entry of the United States into World War I, with recruitment posters two years later urging potential enlistees to "Remember the Lusitania!" Bibliography See studies by A. and M. Hoehling (1956), C. L. Droste (1972), C. Simpson (1973), T. Bailey (1975), D. Ramsay (2001), D. Preston (2002), and E. Larson (2015). The RMS Lusitania is shown here docked in New York City in 1910. Its sinking in 1915 by a German torpedo was a key event in convincing the United States to enter World War I. Some say Winston Churchill actually helped make the attack possible in order to bring America into the war. Lusitania A number of historians still insist that the nearly 1,200 lives lost aboard the RMS Lusitania were sacrificed to the gods of war in an effort to embroil the United States in World War I. The Lusitania was an ocean liner of the British Cunard Steamship Line that was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, within sight of the southern coast of Ireland. The sinking of a passenger ship and the loss of 1,195 lives was instrumental in causin |
What noted author of books such as Bumble-Ardy, Seven Little Monsters, and In the Night Kitchen, among others, died yesterday of complications of a stroke at age 83? | Learn and talk about Maurice Sendak, American atheists, American children's book illustrators, American children's writers, American people of Polish-Jewish descent Early life[ edit ] Sendak was born in New York City in the borough of Brooklyn to Polish Jewish immigrant parents named Sadie (née Schindler) and Philip Sendak , a dressmaker. [3] [4] [5] Sendak described his childhood as a "terrible situation" due to the death of members of his extended family during the Holocaust which exposed him at a young age to the concept of mortality. [6] His love of books began when, as a child, he developed health problems and was confined to his bed. [7] He decided to become an illustrator after watching Walt Disney 's film Fantasia at the age of twelve. One of his first professional commissions was to create window displays for the toy store FAO Schwarz . His illustrations were first published in 1947 in a textbook titled Atomics for the Millions by Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff. He spent much of the 1950s illustrating children's books written by others before beginning to write his own stories. His older brother Jack Sendak also became an author of children's books, two of which were illustrated by Maurice in the 1950s. [8] Maurice was the youngest of three siblings. His sister, Natalie, was nine years older than he, and his brother, Jack, was five years older than him. [9] Work[ edit ] The characters illustrated in Where the Wild Things Are caused some controversy for their grotesque appearance Sendak gained international acclaim after writing and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are , edited by Ursula Nordstrom at Harper & Row . It features Max, a boy who "rages against his mother for being sent to bed without any supper". [10] The book's depictions of fanged monsters concerned some parents when it was first published, as his characters were somewhat grotesque in appearance. Before Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak was best known for illustrating Else Holmelund Minarik 's Little Bear series of books. [11] Sendak later recounted the reaction of a fan: A little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children's letters – sometimes very hastily – but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, 'Dear Jim: I loved your card.' Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said: 'Jim loved your card so much he ate it.' That to me was one of the highest compliments I've ever received. He didn't care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it. [12] Almost fifty years later, School Library Journal sponsored a survey of readers which identified Where the Wild Things Are as top picture book. The librarian who conducted it observed that there was little doubt what would be voted number one and highlighted its designation by one reader as a watershed, "ushering in the modern age of picture books". Another called it "perfectly crafted, perfectly illustrated ... simply the epitome of a picture book" and noted that Sendak "rises above the rest in part because he is subversive". [10] [13] When Sendak saw a manuscript of Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories , the first children's book by Isaac Bashevis Singer , on the desk of an editor at Harper & Row, he offered to illustrate the book. It was first published in 1966 and received a Newbery Honor . Sendak was delighted and enthusiastic about the collaboration. He once wryly remarked that his parents were "finally" impressed by their youngest child when he collaborated with Singer. [14] His book In the Night Kitchen , originally issued in 1970, has often been subjected to censorship for its drawings of a young boy prancing naked through the story. The book has been challenged in several American states including Illinois , New Jersey , Minnesota , and Texas . [15] In the Night Kitchen regularly appears on the American Library Association's list of "frequently challenged and banned books". It was listed number 21 on the "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books |
First proposed by Ann Jarvis (1868) and Julia Ward Howe (1872), Mother's Day was officially proclaimed on May 9, 1914, by which US President? | The History of Mother's Day Clip-Art The History of Mother's Day Mother's Day is special to all of us, isn't it? All of us look forward to this day to let our mummy dear know how special she is to us. But do you know just how this day came into existence; when was it first observed or who celebrated it first? If you don't, read on to know about the fabulous history of Mother's Day. You are sure to enjoy it. To share this splendid article on the history and origin of Mother's Day with your friends, click here. Celebrate Mother's Day with TheHolidaySpot. Mother's Day History The history of Mother's Day is centuries old and the earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, the early Christians in England celebrated a day to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. By a religious order the holiday was later expanded in its scope to include all mothers, and named as the Mothering Sunday. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter), "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England. During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch. As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" - the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began honoring their mothers as well as the church. With the passage of time, the practice of this fantastic tradition ceased slowly. The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time. In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was first suggested after the American Civil War by social activist Julia Ward Howe. Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) was horrified by the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War and so, in 1870, she tried to issue a manifesto for peace at international peace conferences in London and Paris (it was much like the later Mother's Day Peace Proclamation). During the Franco-Prussian war in the 1870s, Julia began a one-woman peace crusade and made an impassioned "appeal to womanhood" to rise against war. She composed in Boston a powerful plea that same year (generally considered to be the original Mothers' Day proclamation*) translated it into several languages and distributed it widely. In 1872, she went to London to promote an international Woman's Peace Congress. She began promoting the idea of a "Mother's Day for Peace" to be celebrated on June 2, honoring peace, motherhood and womanhood. In the Boston Mass, she initiated a Mothers' Peace Day observance on the second Sunday in June, a practice that was to be established as an annual event and practiced for at least 10 years. The day was, however, mainly intended as a call to unite women against war. It was due to her efforts that in 1873, women in 18 cities in America held a Mother's Day for Pace gathering. Howe rigorously championed the cause of official celebration of Mothers Day and declaration of official holiday on the day. She held meetings every year at Boston on Mother's P |
Home to the world's largest river delta, what river is sacred to those of the Hindu religion? | Ganga is the Goddess of the Holy Ganges By Subhamoy Das Updated November 28, 2016. The River Ganges or Ganga is perhaps the holiest river in any religion. Though equally polluted, it bears immense significance to the Hindus. Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier at Gaumukh in the Indian Himalayas at 4,100 meters above sea level and flows 2,525 km across northern India before meeting the Bay of Bengal in the east India and Bangladesh. As a river, the Ganga contributes to more than 25 percent of India's total water resources. Besides being a sacred river, Ganga is also worshiped as a deity in Hinduism and respectfully referred to as 'Gangaji' or 'Ganga Maiya' (Mother Ganga). About Goddess Ganga The various myths associated with Ganga and staunch Hindu beliefs associated with the river sanctify it as a goddess. Hindus view goddess Ganga as a fair complexioned beautiful woman wearing a white crown with a water lily and a water pot in her hands, and riding her pet crocodile. The Hallowed River Hindus believe that rituals performed by the river Ganga multiply in their blessedness. The water of Ganges, called 'Gangajal' (Ganga = Ganges; jal = water), is held so sacred that holding this water in hand no Hindu dares to lie or be deceitful. The 'Puranas' or ancient Hindu scriptures say that the sight, the name, and the touch of Ganga cleanses one of all sins and taking a dip in the holy Ganga bestows heavenly blessings. The 'Narada Purana,' prophesied pilgrimages in the present Kali Yuga to the Ganges will be of utmost importance. Dying By the Ganges The land over which Ganga flows is regarded as hallowed ground. It is believed that those who die around this river reach the heavenly abode with all their sins washed away. The cremation of a dead body at the banks of Ganga or even casting the ashes of the deceased in its water is thought auspicious and leads to the salvation of the departed. The famous Ganga Ghats of Varanasi and Hardwar are known for being the holiest funeral detestation of the Hindus. Ganga in Mythology The name of Ganga appears only twice in the Rig Veda , and it was only later that Ganga assumed great importance as a goddess. According to the 'Vishnu Purana,' she was created from the sweat of Lord Vishnu 's feet. Hence, she is also called 'Vishmupadi' - the one flowing from the foot of Vishnu. Another mythological tale states that Ganga is Parvataraja's daughter, and the sister of Parvati, Lord Shiva 's consort. A popular legend cites that Ganga was devoted to Lord Krishna in heaven, which made his lover Radha jealous, who cursed Ganga to go down to earth and flow as a river. Sri Ganga Dusshera/Dashami Festival Every summer, the Ganga Dusshera or Ganga Dashami festival venerates the auspicious occasion of the descent of the sacred river on earth from heaven. On this day, a dip in the holy river invoking the Goddess is said to cleanse all sins. A devotee worships by lighting incense and lamp and offers sandalwood, flowers, and milk. Fishes and other aquatic animals are fed flour balls. |
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