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What basic knitting stitch, the reverse of the knit, is formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle? | Purl | Define Purl at Dictionary.com C16: related to Norwegian purla to bubble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for purl Expand v. "knit with inverted stitches," 1825; earlier "embroider with gold or silver thread" (1520s), probably from Middle English pirlyng "revolving, twisting," of unknown origin. The two senses usually are taken as one word, but even this is not certain. Klein suggests a source in Italian pirolare "to twirl," from pirolo "top." As a noun, from late 14c. as "bordering, frills," 1530s as "twisted thread of gold and silver." "flow with a murmuring sound," 1580s, imitative, perhaps from a Scandinavian language. Related: Purled; purling. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
In what country would you find the 4,700 square-mile Negev Desert? | Negev desert | Israel Tours Negev desert 3 Replies The Negev desert, shaped like a 4700 square mile inverted triangle in the south of Israel, makes up more than half of the country’s land area. I can arrange to make a visit to the Negev part of your itinerary, you have to experience the desert to understand its importance. Geographically the Negev can be divided into 5 areas: the northern, western and central Negev, the high plateau and the Arava Valley. This article focuses on the high plateau area, Ramat HaNegev (Negev Heights). The plateau stands between 370 metres and 520 metres above sea level and has extreme temperatures in summer and winter and significant differences in temperature between day and night. Even though the area gets only 100 mm of rainfall per year and the soil is poor and quite salty, Israel is successfully growing olives, pomegranates, pistachios and grapes for wine. Here are some places to add to your itinerary as you explore Ramat HaNegev. Kibbutz Revivim is growing 5 varieties of olives using brackish water and selling the olives and olive oil in an upmarket boutique dedicated to their products in Tel Aviv. Park Golda includes a lake and picnic tables to eat your lunch or for an unforgettable desert experience, try Beduin hospitality in a black goat’s hair tent followed by a camel ride. The Large Makhtesh is one of 3 craters in the region, a unique formation to the Negev, where the inside of a mountain is eroded by water, leaving the outer shell. Visit the tzrif on Kibbutz Sde Boker to get a glimpse of how Ben-Gurion and Paula lived. The Ben-Gurion Institute, a research facility for the study and the dissemination of his writings, offers visitors a multi-media program about the man and his vision. You can visit a string of family farms along route <40> for wine and cheese tasting and even sleep over in one of their cabins under the desert stars. On farms that are growing grapes and making wine, the vines have been planted on the same 1500 year old terraces that were prepared by the Nabateans and take advantage of runoff from the winter rains. These farms are also a symbol of Israel’s pioneering spirit in the 21st century, composting their waste, recycling their grey water and generating electricity using solar photovoltaic panels. Hike into the canyon at the Ein Avdat National Park with springs, pools and waterfalls, an oasis in the desert or from the Roman bath house (below Avdat) supplied with water drawn from a well tunneled 70 meters through bedrock hike north along the Israel Trail to the Ein Eikev spring that flows year round. Visit the remains of the Nabatean city of Avdat which was probably the regional capital. Located at the crossroads that join Petra in Trans-Jordan to Eilat and to Gaza, Avdat controlled the passage of the caravans from India and Arabia. Conquered in 106 CE by the Roman Emperor Trajan, it lost its importance when a road was built between Eilat and Damascus. Avdat adjusted by adopting agriculture, particularly the production of wine, as its means of subsistence. Numerous terraced farms and water channels were built throughout the region in order to collect enough run-off from winter rains to support agriculture in the hyper arid zone of the Negev. At least five wine presses dated to the Byzantine period have been found at the site showing us how important wine-making was in this region. In the Byzantine period (5th and 6th century) a citadel and a monastery with two churches were built on the acropolis of Avdat on the ruins of earlier pagan temples. The town was totally destroyed by a local earthquake in the early seventh century and was never reinhabited. Share this: |
What daily comic strip, created by Jim Toomey in 1991, features an overweight, lazy shark, his wife Megan, a sea turtle named Fillmore, and crab named Hawthorne, among others? | Ljl 01 29 15 by MainStreet Media - issuu issuu PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN DIEGO, CA PERMIT NO. 1980 Vol. 103, Issue 5 • January 29, 2015 ENLIGHTENING LA JOLLA SINCE 1913 ONLINE DAILY AT lajollalight.com Shores board backs extension for sound wall Faith for Families La Jolla Parkway barrier Super Bowl XLIX Sunday, Feb. 1 3:30 p.m. on NBC INSIDE n Crime News, A7 n Calendar, A14 n Business, A16 n Opinion, A18 n Cove Stench Calendar, A18 n Poll of the Week, A18 n Obituaries, A19 n News Nuggets, A21 n 12 Questions, B1 n Let Inga Tell You, B3 n Kitchen Shrink, B7 n Social Life, B12 n Best Bets, B14 n Faith Directory, B15 n Classifieds, B20 n Real Estate, B22 Prince Chapel by the Sea in La Jolla is the oldest African-American church in the nation. Prince Chapel by the Sea to celebrate community leaders as ‘Pillars of Light’ Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a bi-monthly La Jolla Light series examining the various faith communities in our town and the people within them. Reporter Linda Hutchison and photographer Milan Kovacevic take us into the familiar buildings for insight on what goes on inside … and why. Read previous installments online at lajollalight.com La Jolla’s Faith Communities 7th in a Series By LindA HutCHiSon ucked into the north end of one of La Jolla’s shortest streets is a church with a rich, long history. Prince Chapel by the Sea African Methodist Episcopal Church on Cuvier Street was founded officially in 1943, but its spiritual roots began in La Jolla in the 1920s (and in the United States in the late 1700s). The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) grew out of the Free Africa Society shortly after Americans won independence but while blacks were still slaves. T 565 Pearl St., Suite 300 La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 459-4201 lajollalight.com ResidentIal Customer La Jolla, CA 92037 ECRWSS Marc & Craig Lotzof See PrinCe CHAPeL, A12 619-994-7653 • www.TheLotzofGroup.com rev. Chuck norris, pastor By ASHLey MACkin A proposed extension of the sound wall along La Jolla Parkway got another nod of approval, when La Jolla Shores Association joined the La Jolla Town Council in voting to support the concept during its Jan. 14 meeting. Further, the board voted to add the conceptual project to the list of capital improvement requests it will submit to the city for the 2016 fiscal year. The current wall is 200-feet long, starting east of Ardath Lane along on the south side of La Jolla Parkway, a thoroughfare that reportedly sees more than 50,000 cars a day. The wall was constructed in the early 2000s to reduce noise, although project organizers argue it only does so for a select few homes. For residents living on parallel and adjoining streets, La Jolla landscaping and trees are the only noise buffers. Association Presented by Rick Adams, on behalf of residents who feel they are impacted by the vehicle noise of cars traveling to and from the 52 and I-5 freeways, the project proposes extending the sound wall tenfold, expanding eastward from its current endpoint up to around La Jolla Scenic Drive North. La Jolla Parkway does not intersect with La Jolla Scenic Drive North, but serves as a geographic reference. “We would just hope for a continuation of what is already there,” Adams said. Citing City of San Diego municipal code, Adams said noise limits in single-family residential zones range between 40 to 50 decibels, depending on the time of day. A 2004 traffic study conducted on La Jolla Parkway indicates noise levels average 75 decibels from passenger cars, and up to 90 decibels when motorcycles pass by. A photo Adams presented shows a sound meter pointed at La Jolla Parkway in an area not protected by the sound wall, registering 74 decibels as a truck passes. A petition signed by 48 affected homeowners, representing 100 residents, was also presented. LJSA member Mary Coakley-Munk suggested that should the wall be extended, its appearance be visually appealing. PhotoS by Milan Kovacevic Shores See Sound WALL, A15 M a r k e t i n g G l o b a l l y , S e l l i n g L o c a l l y TM Marc & Craig Lotzof | 619-994-7653 | |
Generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games, Gary Gygax, along with Dave Arneson, was the mastermind behind what major game? | Gary Gygax - Role Playing Mastery | Role Playing Games Gary Gygax - Role Playing Mastery pen and paper rpg guide for dungeon masters in classic D&d. Copyright: Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC) You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 48 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 52 to 71 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 75 to 89 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 93 to 168 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 172 to 174 are not shown in this preview. |
In honey bees, the Queen and workers are all female. What name is given to the males? | Honey Bee Workers, Drones, and Queens Honey Bee Workers, Drones, and Queens Honey Bee Workers, Drones, and Queens Roles Within the Honey Bee Colony Workers attending to the queen honey bee. Getty Images/Collection:PhotolibraryMax /C. Allan Morgan By Debbie Hadley Updated September 23, 2015. Honey bees enlist a caste system to accomplish the tasks that ensure survival of the colony. Each member of the community fulfills a need that serves the group. Tens of thousands of worker bees, all females, assume responsibility for feeding, cleaning, nursing, and defending the group. Male drones live only to mate with the queen, who is the only fertile female in the colony. The queen need not lift a wing, as workers tend to her every need. The Queen: Don't get the idea the queen is lazy, though. A newly hatched queen begins her life in a duel to the death with any other queens present in the colony, and must destroy potential rivals that have not yet hatched. Once she accomplishes this, she takes her virgin mating flight. Throughout her life, she lays eggs and secretes a pheromone that keeps all other females in the colony sterile. Drones: The drone's anatomical structure proves its limited role in the colony. Drones lack stingers, so they cannot help defend the hive. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Without structures for collecting pollen or nectar, they cannot contribute to feeding the community. Upon mating, its only reason for existence, the drone dies. In the fall, worker bees prevent drones from entering the hive, effectively starving them to death. Workers: Female worker bees accomplish every chore unrelated to reproduction. In their first days, workers tend to the queen. For the remainder of their short lives, workers keep busy - thus the expression "busy bees." They build the comb in which honey is stored and eggs are laid. Workers collect pollen and nectar, and evaporate the nectar to make honey for times when food is scarce. They tend to the queen, the young drones, and the larvae. When threatened, the workers defend the colony. New research suggests the workers also make the collective decision to move the colony , or swarm. |
What influential show, which paved the way for the future of cooking shows on TV, was hosted by Julia Child? | Julia Child: Still cookin' after all these years - Salon.com Friday, Aug 20, 1999 4:00 PM UTC Julia Child: Still cookin' after all these years At 87, America's most famous and influential chef is about to serve up a new book and a new TV series, and again take us into her culinary embrace. Topics: Entertainment News I am surrounded by men and boys. We all sit with glowing screens in front of us, headphones on, viewing bits of history at New York City’s Museum of Television and Broadcasting. The guys are laughing their heads off at the Marx Brothers, Jack Parr and Jerry Seinfeld. But I am laughing loudest as I watch the first episodes of Julia Child’s “The French Chef.” “You must have the courage of your convictions,” trills a black-and-white Child as she pan-flips a large potato pancake. Losing half of the contents onto the electric range cooktop, she scrapes up the errant potatoes with her spatula and puts them back in the pan, assuring me, her momentary confidant, that it’s OK to make a mistake — no one sees us alone in the kitchen anyway. As an adult, I find this reassuring. I, like Child, am not a natural born cook. Pre-Emeril, pre-Fat Ladies, long before the rise of Alice Waters, Jeremiah Tower and Wolfgang Puck and without the magic of editing, Julia Child was re-outfitting the American kitchen and re-educating the American palate. In the process she became the most important culinary figure this country has produced, as well as one of the century’s most admirable women. As befits a woman who stands 6-foot-2, Child has done everything in a very big way. Raised in Pasadena, Calif., Julia McWilliams, privileged and mischievous (she once impressed her friends by scaling a fence to freedom after being apprehended for hurling mud pies at passing cars), was unfamiliar with the family kitchen, where a hired cook was in charge. She instead preferred playing in her family’s backyard tennis court, writing and performing plays and smoking her father’s cigars while hiding with her pals (McWilliams’ father found this hobby so distasteful he offered her a $1,000 bond if she promised to give up smoking until she was 21. She took the deal, and after collecting the dough on her 21st birthday, began puffing away, as many as two packs a day for the next 30 years). Her career as a cut-up continued at Smith College, her mother’s alma mater. She played on the school’s basketball team, where she excelled at the “jump ball” portion of the game, and studied enough to get by. Equipped with a new 1929 Ford convertible, McWilliams ferried her all-girl crew to Prohibition-era speakeasies and found that driving with the top down was a benefit when one of the girls overindulged. Train trips home to California for holidays meant four-day cross-country parties during which McWilliams’ highly developed sense of fun kept everyone laughing. She later declared, “I was an adolescent nut. Someone like me should not have been accepted at a serious institution.” Nevertheless, she graduated from Smith and returned to California with ideas of becoming a lady novelist. Not yet a cook, but always a hostess, McWilliams was again the life of the party. But she was also the quintessential good citizen, volunteering with the Pasadena chapter of the American Red Cross until World War II broke out. At a time when women were being told to get out of the kitchen and into the factories, McWilliams, who had never been in the kitchen in the first place, headed to Washington in a flurry of patriotism. Landing an administrative position with the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA, she pushed papers by day and hosted cocktail parties by night. And when it was announced that volunteers were needed to staff new overseas bases, McWilliams lost no time signing up and departing for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) by way of India. After a month-long journey on the high seas with 3,000 soldiers, McWilliams, one of only a handful of women, arrived in Ceylon to begin her new job as a research assistant in America’s first intelligence organization. While the trip alone wo |
Named for a field piece, what is the name of the cocktail consisting of gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar? | The Webtender Wiki - French 75 French 75 Jump to: navigation , search The French 75 is a Cocktail which consists of either Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, and Champagne. Contents 6 Links of Interest Why is it called a French 75? The French 75 is named after a WW1 artillery gun used by the French; the gun was a 75 millimetre. Historical References This is a great classic cocktail full of history. This drink is believed to be created at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in 1915. However, there is no conclusive evidence that the drink was created there or at that specific date. The drink appears in print as early as: The practical hotel steward - Page 39 by John Tellman in 1913 "75 Cocktail" This drink is commonly called a "french 75" which is believed to be composed of gin, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and champagne. Other sources claim this drink is made with brandy. Even today there is still some confusion over the base ingredient in this drink. The 75 has come to be known as a variation on the french 75 in which you substitute Gin for Brandy, but as seen in this piece of early literature the 75 and the french 75 are one in the same: Cyclopedia of law and procedure: Volume 23 - Page 61 by William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash in 1906 "United States — USV Ash, 75 Fed. 651. 75 cocktail. — Courts take judicial notice that 75 cocktail, a compound of which consist of French brandy, California brandy, or any other kind. Xeiv Fort.— Blatz" The name of this drink certainly derives from the french 75 mm howitzer, which was invented in 1897. There is no specific location associated with this drink, other than France. World War one had many conflicts and it is difficult to determine where exactly this drink was created. This drink dates between 1897 - 1905 and contained at least as of then: Shake these ingredients: David Wondrich Says "The French 75 is rather an open question -- with Cognac and no lemon juice or sugar, it's a French drink, although I don't think they called it that (officers used to drink it before going over the top in WWI). With gin, lemon juice and sugar (basically, a Tom Collins with champagne instead of soda water), it seems unlikely that it was originally French. Off the top of my head, I think it first shows up in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which is English. But the French cannon after which it was named wasn't used by the English in WWI and was used by the Americans, so I'd bet there's a Yank in the works somewhere." Other References of Interest "Banquet Book," by Cuyler Reynolds, 1902 "Punch. Most punches use a combination of strong liquors and wines, such as gin and champagne. Lemon is indispensable, and they are usually well sweetened." Similar Recipes |
What three titans of classical music are collectively known as the Three Bs? | Johannes Brahms | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by Rovi Staff The stature of Johannes Brahms among classical composers is well illustrated by his inclusion among the "Three Bs" triumvirate of Bach , Beethoven , and Brahms . Of all the major composers of the late Romantic era, Brahms was the one most attached to the Classical ideal as manifested in the music of Haydn , Mozart , and especially Beethoven ; indeed, Hans von Bülow once characterized Brahms ' Symphony No. 1 (1855-1876) as "Beethoven's Tenth." As a youth, Brahms was championed by Robert Schumann as music's greatest hope for the future; as a mature composer, Brahms became for conservative musical journalists the most potent symbol of musical tradition, a stalwart against the "degeneration" represented by the music of Wagner and his school. Brahms ' symphonies, choral and vocal works, chamber music, and piano pieces are imbued with strong emotional feeling, yet take shape according to a thoroughly considered structural plan. The son of a double bassist in the Hamburg Philharmonic Society, Brahms demonstrated great promise from the beginning. He began his musical career as a pianist, contributing to the family coffers as a teenager by playing in restaurants, taverns, and even brothels. Though by his early twenties he enjoyed associations with luminaries like violinists Eduard Reményi and Joseph Joachim, the friend and mentor who was most instrumental in advancing his career was Schumann , who all but adopted him and became his most ardent partisan, and their esteem was mutual. Following Schumann 's death in 1856, Brahms became the closest confidant and lifelong friend of the composer's widow, pianist and composer Clara Wieck Schumann. After a life of spectacular musical triumphs and failed loves (the composer was involved in several romantic entanglements but never wed), Brahms died of liver cancer on April 3, 1897. In every genre in which he composed, Brahms produced works that have become staples of the repertory. His most ambitious work, the German Requiem (1863-1867), is the composer's singular reinterpretation of an age-old form. The four symphonies -- lushly scored, grand in scope, and deeply expressive -- are cornerstones of the symphonic literature. Brahms ' concertos are, similarly, in a monumental, quasi-symphonic vein: the two piano concertos (1856-1859 and 1881) and the Violin Concerto (1878) call for soloists with both considerable technical skill and stamina. His chamber music is among the most sophisticated and exquisitely crafted of the Romantic era; for but a single example, his works that incorporate the clarinet (e.g., the Trio in A minor, Op. 114 and the two Sonatas, Op. 120), an instrument largely overlooked by his contemporaries, remain unsurpassed. Though the piano sonata never held for Brahms the same appeal it had for Beethoven ( Brahms wrote three to Beethoven 's 32), he produced a voluminous body of music for the piano. He showed a particular affinity for variations -- notably, on themes of Schumann (1854), Handel (1861), and Paganini (1862-1863) -- and likewise produced a passel of national dances and character pieces such as ballades, intermezzi, and rhapsodies. Collectively, these constitute one of the essential bodies of work in the realm of nineteenth century keyboard music. |
What is the name of the company from which Wile E. Coyote gets all of his supplies in his vain attempts to capture the Road Runner? | Character Guide | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: A. Flea Ape Waiter An ape waiter that serves booze (beer) to customers in the following shorts: Lady, Play Your Mandolin! and Goopy Geer . Aunt Jemima An advertising character for a syrup company, this woman appeared in September in the Rain and Tin Pan Alley Cats . Some sources say she appeared in The Looney Tunes Show (Episode 12: Double Date), but this is unconfirmed. Add a photo to this gallery Unnamed Alley Cat A black cat who has appeared in the following shorts: Angel Puss , It's Hummer Time , Early to Bet and A Fractured Leghorn . Adolf Hitler Ali Baba and His Men Arabians that Porky is sent to capture in the short Ali-Baba Bound . Ala Bahma Main article: Ala Bahma Alexander Woolcott Impersonator A parrot who appeared in Curtain Razor . Asian Tweety A Chinese accented bird who appears in Tweety and the Beanstalk and bears a resemblance to Aooga. Alien Invaders Alien Invaders are Men From Mars. In Kitty Kornered , the Alien Invaders are secretly pussycats in disguise trying to torment Porky out of his home. Air Force Ants Ants who work as an army/air force to defeat their enemies. They have appeared in Target Snafu, Of Thee I Sting , and Ant Pasted . Add a photo to this gallery Adolph Kitler Adolph Kitler is a cat that is a parody of Hitler. His only appearance is in The Fifth-Column Mouse . Alligators Animal predators who attempt to eat up their pray. They were seen in A Cartoonist's Nightmare , Hare-Abian Nights , and Water, Water Every Hare . Angus MacRory Main article: Angus MacRory Angel Packed Cats Angel cats who have appeared in 3 shorts: Angel Puss , Back Alley Oproar , and Notes to You . Ant An unnamed ant character is seen in the short, Foney Fables . He is small in height. The Angry Fish Main article: Babbit and Catstello Babbit and Catstello are cats based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello . Although the short, fat character calls the other one "Babbit", the tall, skinny one never addresses his partner by name; the name "Catstello" was invented later. In their first three cartoons, the "Babbit" character was voiced by Tedd Pierce , and Mel Blanc performed "Catstello". Originally, the pair were cats in pursuit of a small bird for their meal in the 1942 Bob Clampett -directed cartoon A Tale of Two Kitties , a cartoon notable for the first appearance of the bird character, who would eventually become Warner Bros. cartoon icon Tweety Bird . The hapless duo fail in every attempt to capture the bird, establishing the pattern that would be used time and again in future Tweety cartoons. Three years later, Babbit and Catstello reappeared in the similarly named Tale of Two Mice , directed by Frank Tashlin . Though their characterizations were the same, the two were now mice, living in a hole in the wall of a typical cartoon kitchen. Their goal in this cartoon was the cheese in the kitchen's refrigerator, the only obstacle being the resident housecat. Babbit attempts to coerce Catstello (often by beating him up) into going after the cheese solo, using various methods to get it (which involved Catstello getting hurt). However, in the end, it is Swiss cheese, which Babbit can't stand. Angrily, Catstello beats him up and begins force-feeding the cheese, uttering one of his archetype Lou Costello 's famous lines: "Oh — I'm a baaaaad boy!" (At one point in A Tale of Two Kitties , he similarly =1946. They play the pets of the real Abbott and Costello , Costello's dog, refers to Abbott's dog as 'Babbit'. Finally, six months later in October 1946, Robert McKimson returned to the pair in The Mouse-Merized Cat , wherein Babbit uses a book to hypnotize Catstello. Babbit has Catstello believe he's a dog in order to scare off the cat so they can get to the food in the refrigerator. However, the cat soon studies hypnosis and is able to reverse Babbit's spell. This results in Catstello running back and forth between the two as they continue use hypnosis. Finally, Catstello becomes fed up with Babbit making him the fall guy, and turns |
What former first lady, following a family intervention for her alcohol consumption problem, founded an addiction clinic in Rancho Mirage, Ca in 1982? | Betty Ford Biography :: National First Ladies' Library Chicago, Illinois Born in Lake View Hospital, Betty Ford spent the first weeks of her life with her parents and brother in an apartment in the East Rogers Park suburb of Chicago, but the family shortly after relocated to Denver, Colorado. By her second birthday, however, she was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the city she always considered her home. The family lived at 717 Fountain Street in the city; however, until 1932, the Bloomers lived for the three months of summer at a family cottage on Whitefish Lake, Michigan. *Although she later said that she had wished she had been called by her given name of Elizabeth, she was always addressed by the nickname Betty as a child and it became permanent. Father: William Stephenson Bloomer, born on 19 July, 1874, Roanoke, Illinois [although another source lists it as being in Indiana]; died on 18 July 1934, Grand Rapids, Michigan William Bloomer was a travelling salesman for a number of factory machine parts, most notably the Royal Rubber Company, which produced conveyor belts. Although there was some speculation that his sudden death may have been suicide, a coroner’s report stated that it was from accidental asphyxiation, poisoned by the scentless carbon monoxide, while he was working on his car in the enclosed garage. In later years, when she was beginning the process of recovery from alcohol addiction, Betty Ford disclosed that both her father and brother, Bob, had both suffered from the same disease. Mother: Hortense Neahr, born 11 July 1884, Chicago, Illinois; married first to William Bloomer on 7 November 1904, Chicago Illinois; married secondly to Arthur Meigs Goodwin, Chicago banker, in 1940, in Grand Rapids, Michigan; died on 20 November 1948, Hollywood, Florida Related to wealthy Grand Rapids furniture manufacturing families, socially prominent Hortense Neahr Bloomer worked in the unsalaried position of President of the Crippled Children Association of Grand Rapids. With her, Betty Ford frequently volunteered to work with children whose disabilities confined their limbs to braces. Between the death of her first husband and marriage to her second husband, Hortense Bloomer supported herself and three children by working as a real-estate agent. Betty Ford later reflected that the example of her mother’s independence would prove to be an important influence in shaping her views on equal pay for equal work policy issues. third of three; two brothers; William Bloomer, Jr. (1911 - ?), Robert Karl Bloomer (1913-?) Ancestry: No definitive ancestral study seems to have yet been conducted on Betty Ford. Her mother's maiden name of Neahr is one found among early Palatine Germans who settled in the Mohawk Valley, of Montgomery and Fulton Counties in New York State, many of whom later migrated to Michigan and northern Illinois. It could perhaps also be of Holland Dutch origin. Mrs. Ford's father's name of Bloomer and a further family surname, used as his middle name, Stephenson, would indicate an ancestry from England, although the names may have been Anglicized from other countries of origin. At one point, Mrs. Ford sought to discover if her father’s family had a genealogical connection to Amelia Jenks Bloomer, a 19th century suffrage, temperance and abolition advocate who popularized the first pants for women (which were then dubbed “bloomers” after her), but was unable to determine one. Education: Grand Rapids Public Grammar School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1924-June 1932; Central High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1932-June 1936. Besides a traditional education in grammar school and high school, Betty Ford pursued the specialized study of dance: Calla Travis Dance Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1926-1935. Under the direction of a local instructor, then-eight year old Betty Ford studied tap dance, ballet and modern movement. Dance became her great passion and one which she intended early on to pursue as a profession. Bennington College School of Dance, Vermont, Bennington, |
What unit of measure was once defined as the length of three grains of barley laid end to end? | Conversion Calculator / Conversion Calculator Conversion Calculator Use this conversion calculator to convert between the most common units. A full list of unit converters is available at unitconverters.net . conversion calculator To: Measuring Weight and Distance Why do countries use different systems of measuring weight and distance? The reason is because, historically, a variety of systems for measure and weight evolved in different geographical regions. The use of pounds and ounces in England and the U.S. to measure weight goes back a long way in history. Systems of Measuring Weight In the eighth and ninth centuries of the Common Era, Arab civilization flourished in the Middle East and Spain. The Arabs were skilled mathematicians, and they used coins as units of weight – a minted coin could not easily be cut or shaved to reduce its weight. The Arabs used a coin called a silver Dirhem as the basic measure of weight – it was roughly equivalent to 45 grains of barley. Ten dirhems made a "wukryeh," and this was translated into Latin – the language used in most of Europe – as an "uncia." That's where we get the word for "ounce." The Arabs traded with all the countries of Europe. In the "Hansa" cities of northern Germany, a region of great shipbuilding and trading, a pound was established as equal to sixteen ounces, or 7200 grains of silver. This was the standard adopted in Great Britain in the eight century, but King Offa, who ruled the country at the time, ran out of silver! So he reduced the pound to 5400 grains of silver, and it stayed that way until the Norman King William came from France and conquered England. King William set up samples of the pound and the ounce in the Tower of London, where he could be sure they wouldn't be tampered with. Anglo-Saxon countries have used pounds and ounces ever since to measure weight. The British pound sterling, or GBP, was equal to one pound weight of silver in King Offa's time. But, when Queen Elizabeth I ruled England in the 16th century, the Avoirdupois weight system was adopted. This was a form of measure traditonally based on the weight of coal. The name derives ultimately from French avoir de pois ("goods of weight" or "property"). The avoirdupois pound contains 7,000 grains, or 256 drams of 27.344 grains each, or 16 ounces of 437 1/2 grains each. It is used for all products not subject to apothecaries' weight (for pharmaceutical items) or troy weight (for precious metals). Since 1959 the avoirdupois pound has been officially defined in most English-speaking countries as 0.45359237 kilograms. In Asia, very different systems of measuring weight evolved. In Ancient India, a measure of weight called the "Satamana" was equal to the weight of 100 Gunja berries. In China, the first emperor Shi Huang Di created a system of weights and measures in the third century Before the Common Era. The basic weight was called the shi, and was fixed at about 60 kilograms (132 pounds); the two basic measurements, the Chi and the Zhang, were set at about 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) and 3 metres (9.8 feet), respectively. And the Chinese came up with a special way to ensure accuracy. A special size of bowl was used for measurements, and it not only had to be of a certain size, but, when you struck it, it had to make a specific sound. If it didn't hit the right pitch, the measurement was off. The Metric System – Weight and Distance Together In Europe, the modern metric system was developed first in France by two astronomers, Jean-Baptiste Delambre, and Pierre Mechain, at the end of the 17th century. Based on their labors, in 1790, the Prince de Talleyrand proposed a bill to the French Assembly to establish the metric system as the unified system of measurement for the country. The French National Academy of Sciences was tasked with its definition. The Academy created a system that was, at once, simple and scientific. The unit of length was to be a portion of the Earth's circumference. Measures for volume were to be derived from the unit of length, thus relating the basic units of the system to each |
What opium addicted English poet, who died on July 25, 1834, wrote such works as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, and Kubla Kahn? | Samuel Taylor Coleridge Biography -Biography Online About Samuel Taylor Coleridge Biography Samuel Taylor Coleridge was influential in the founding and development of English Romantic poetry. Despite suffering from mood swings and an opium addiction, Coleridge produced some memorable poetry, and was also a noted literary critic. Short Bio S.T. Coleridge (1772-1834) Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Ottery St. Mary, Devon in 1772. His father was a local vicar who was already 53 when Samuel was born; his father later died when Coleridge was just six years old. As a child, he was withdrawn, but loved reading. He later recounted how much he enjoyed reading books such as Robinson Crusoe, and Arabian Nights. After the death of his father, he went to Christ’s Hospital school in London, where he developed a love for the classic Greek poets and the two English immortals, Shakespeare and Milton. In 1791 he went to Jesus College, Cambridge University. Here his poetry was first recognised, winning the Browne Gold medal for an ode on the slave trade. Half way through his degree, he quit college to join the Royal Dragoons, but this proved a failure; he couldn’t cope with military life, and with the aid of his brother was discharged on the grounds of insanity. He returned to Jesus College, though he never completed his degree. It was in Cambridge that he met poet and radical Robert Southey ; the political opinions of Southey left an impression on Coleridge, who was interested in political thought throughout his life. Like many young students of his generation, he was initially inspired by ideals of French revolution, though he later became disenchanted. At one time, Coleridge and Southey planned to set up a utopian community in Bristol, but this plan never materialised. In 1795 he married Sara Fricker, but he never really loved her – marrying more out of social convention. After an unhappy marriage, they separated though they did have a daughter. After drifting away from his own wife, he later fell in love with Sara Hutchinson, the sister of Wordsworth’s future wife. In the late 1790s, Coleridge developed a close and important friendship with William Wordsworth – a fellow romantic poet. This was not just a close friendship, but also an important literary collaboration. Together they published the influential volume of poetry – Lyrical Ballards (1798). This included classics by Wordsworth, such as ‘Tintern Abbey’ and Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. These poems were a key development in Romantic poetry; using everyday words to evoke poetic ideals such as the beauty of nature. Coleridge definitely had a significant influence on Wordsworth; Wordsworth’s great work ‘The Prelude‘ was originally entitled ‘Poem To Coleridge.’ Some of the most memorable lines from ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ have slipped into everyday English use, for example, the metaphor of an “albatross around one’s neck’ and phrases such as ‘Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink’ The relative success of this publication, led Coleridge to receive an annual payment of £150 from the two Wedgewood brothers. This enabled him to devote more time to writing and poetry. In 1798, with the Wordsworths, he visited Germany where he became interested in the work of philosopher Immanuel Kant. To Coleridge poetry and philosophy shared a common thread; in his Biographia Literaria (1817) Ch 1, he wrote: “No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.” Coleridge wrote on a wide variety of subjects, which he recorded in his Notebooks – daily meditations on life. He also became known as an expert critic on Shakespeare. In particular, one lecture on Hamlet, helped to resurrect the critical acclaim of this play which had, at the time, fallen out of favour. Writing on Shakespeare, Coleridge wrote: “Shakespeare, no mere child of nature; no automaton of genius; no passive vehicle of inspiration possessed by the spirit, not possessing it; first studied patiently, meditated deeply, understood minutely, till knowledge became habitu |
What's missing: Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon | What awaits Serena at the US Open? - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM What awaits Serena at the US Open? Wimbledon.com looks at what Serena can expect to face, and what we can expect from her at the US Open. READ MORE By Mark Hodgkinson It's the vulnerability that makes the Serena Williams narrative so compelling this summer. Even more compelling than during last year's US Open when the same player was presented - before she ran into Roberta Vinci in the semi-finals - as Serena The Invincible. Of course, this isn't the first time in her tennis life that Williams has looked a little shaky, but now the uncertainty has hit just as she seeks to confirm her place as the greatest in history. After winning this summer's Wimbledon to put herself level with Steffi Graf's record, the dominant figure of this generation has the opportunity at the US Open to become the first woman of the professional era to score 23 Grand Slam singles titles. But she is hardly going to be walking out into the Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing the cloak of invincibility (a Nike dress will have to suffice). Not when she has only won two matches since defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final. Missing from the North American WTA hard-court swing because of a shoulder injury, Williams did compete at the Olympic tennis tournament, but she only made it through a couple of rounds before she was beaten by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, producing a performance littered with double-faults. 186 Williams is guaranteed to tie Steffi Graf's record for the most consecutive weeks spent as the world No.1 The result is that Williams, who has been the world No.1 since February 2013, has found her alpha status under threat from Kerber. But for Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, who defeated Kerber in the Cincinnati final, the German would be heading into the final Grand Slam of the year at the top of the standings, and Williams would have been bumped down to beta, seeded second at her home slam. Once you add the US Open fortnight to the tally, Williams will have spent 186 consecutive weeks as the No.1, which will equal Graf's record. But it is by no means certain that she will leave New York on the top line of that list. Kerber could replace her, as could Spain's Garbine Muguruza and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska (though Kerber is much better placed, since she is only defending third-round points from last year). For many, the ideal finish to the Grand Slam year would see Williams and Kerber meet in the final, as in that scenario they would be playing for the No.1 ranking as well as for the title. After their meetings in the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals - Kerber was the champion in Melbourne, while Williams triumped at the All England Club - this is starting to look like something that has been missing for so long at the top of the women's game: a genuine rivalry. You might say that Williams' vulnerabilities have never been as exposed to the wider tennis world, and to the public, as they are right now. In part, that's thanks to an all-access documentary, recently aired, that followed her last season as she attempted to become the first player since Graf in 1988 to accomplish the calendar-year Grand Slam. Undefeated in Melbourne, Paris and London, she came unstuck against Vinci in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history, which left her "in a dark hole". It's a different landscape for Williams this season. After defeats in the Australian Open and Roland Garros finals this season, there had been some concern about when - or if - she would achieve parity with Graf on 22 majors. That concern had evidently spread to Williams herself. After equalling Graf's tally on Centre Court, she declared that "enjoying the moment" was the sole entry on her agenda, given that the pressure of chasing No.22 had proved so debilitating. For the best, though, the pursuit of history is unending. The time to enjoy the moment is over, and Williams will once again be swinging for sporting immortality at Flushing Meadows. She will never again |
Sara Jane Moore spent 32 years in prison for attempting to assassinate which president a mere 17 days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried? | Sara Jane Moore Sara Jane Moore Skip -- More Than Sara Jane's Brother -- My Friend Geri Spieler | Posted 06.30.2016 | Politics Read More: Sara Jane Moore, Gerald Ford, Assassination, San Francisco, Fbi, Sla, Secret Service, Patty Hearst, President of the United States, Politics News In large part, he began as a source for my book, Taking Aim at The President: The Remarkable Story of The Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford. The book is about his sister, Sara Jane Moore, the middle-age mother who shot at President Gerald Ford in 1975 in front of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Who's Crazy Now? George Heymont | Posted 12.31.2012 | Arts |
Which 1950's legends backing band was known as The Comets (or His Comets)? | Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS Category: Inductees Bill Haley And His Comets Bill Haley, one of the pioneers of rock and roll music, was born on July 6, 1925 in Highland Park, Michigan. His mother was a classically trained pianist and his father played both the banjo and mandolin. Bill and his family then moved to Pennsylvania. It was there, at the age of thirteen, that Haley received his first guitar as a Christmas gift. His father, William Sr., taught young Bill to play the basic chords and notes by ear. Soon Bill found he was able to listen to a song on the family radio and pick it out on his guitar, note for note. Bill was a professional guitarist at age fifteen, and by the age of eighteen, he had made his first record. During the 1940’s Haley, dressed in cowboy gear, toured the Midwest with various country bands. In 1944, Haley joined the Down Homers, replacing Kenny Roberts who had joined the Navy during World War II. When Roberts rejoined the band after the war, Bill returned to Pennsylvania and became a popular disc jockey. Calling himself “the Rambling Yodeler”, he formed his own group, the Four Aces of Western Swing, to play on his radio show. Kenny Roberts went on to have a successful solo recording career as "The Jumpin' Cowboy", and in the early 60's hosted his own popular children's television show at WNEM-TV in Saginaw, Michigan. In 1949, Bill formed a new band called Bill Haley and The Saddlemen. They made a number of country recordings that failed to create much interest. In 1951, however, Haley recorded a cover of Jackie Brenston’s R & B hit “Rocket 88”. Although the song only sold 10,000 copies, it was Haley’s most successful recording. It convinced him that high-energy music that kids could sing along to, clap to, and dance to, would be popular. In 1952, Bill and the band had a hit with “Rock The Joint” on the Essex label. It was an early example of what became known as rockabilly. As a result, Haley decided to drop the cowboy image and rename his band 'The Comets'. The first release under the new name in 1953 was Bill’s own composition, “Crazy Man Crazy”. The song became Bill Haley and His Comets' biggest hit to date. "Crazy Man Crazy" is also significant in that it was the first rock and roll record to make the Billboard pop charts at # 15. In 1954, Haley signed with Decca Records. His first recording for his new label was a cover of “Rock Around The Clock”, a song originally released by Sunny Dae in 1953. Bill’s version of the song didn’t sell that well when it was first released. It was its follow-up record, a cover of Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle And Roll”, that became Haley’s first gigantic success when it reached the Billboard Top Ten and sold over a million copies in 1954. “Rock Around The Clock” was then re-released in 1955 after it was used on the soundtrack of Blackboard Jungle, a movie about high school juvenile delinquents. The song being played over scenes of young delinquents or “hoods” led viewers to identify Bill Haley as a rock and roll rebel. This first use of a rock and roll song in a film helped make Bill Haley and His Comets one of the most popular recording artists of 1955 and 1956. “Rock Around The Clock” was Bill’s biggest hit and has been estimated to have sold over thirty million copies worldwide. Bill Haley was now one of the hottest recording artists in the country and was generally regarded as the leading figure in the new field of rock and roll music. Bill and the band followed up “Rock Around The Clock” with the hit “Razzle-Dazzle” during the summer of 1955. They finished the year with the two-sided hit “Burn That Candle/Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie”. Haley lost three key members of the Comets over money issues at this time. They left to form their own group called the Jodimars. Despite having to add three new members, the hits continued in 1956 with “See You Later, Alligator”, “R-O-C-K”, “The Saints Rock ‘N’ Roll”, “Hot Dog Buddy Buddy”, “Rip It Up”, “Don’t Knock The Rock”, and the instrumental, “Rudy’ |
Ricardo Montalban extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" in what model of car, produced from 1975 to 1983? | Ricardo Montalbán (Actor) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Ricardo Montalbán Male Born Nov 25, 1920 Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning six decades and many notable roles. During the mid-1970s, Montalbán was notable as the spokesman in automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba, in which he famously extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" used for its interior. He also advertised the Chrysler New Yorker. From 1977 to 1984, he became famous as Mr.… Read More related links Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams Jo Blo.Com Google News - Sep 01, 2011 'I also got a kick out of Buscemi's manic performance and seeing Ricardo Montalban pop up as the grandfather. BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD fans may also enjoy Mike Judge as one of the villains, with him even using his patented Beavis laugh in a few scenes' A Tribute To Pauline Kael; The Debt Reviewed San Diego Reader Google News - Aug 31, 2011 'Magnum Force, 1974 â[Ricardo] Montalban's performance doesn't show a trace of Fantasy Island. It's all panache; if he isn't wearing feathers in his hair you see them there anyway. You know how you always want to laugh at the flourishes that punctuate' A Premiere Fit For A 'king' Toronto Sun Google News - Aug 30, 2011 'Among O'Neill's starred neighbours on the block are Stan Laurel, Donald O'Connor and Ricardo Montalban. Jersey Shore's Pauly D, on the other hand, won't be getting a star of his own anytime soon, and the DJ is really upset about it -- at least that's' Jp Devine: Jerry Lewis Takes A Bow Morning Sentinel Google News - Aug 28, 2011 'I did two more with Jerry, working with Ricardo Montalban and others. Of course, Jerry was always the center of those sketches. It was after all, the "Jerry Lewis Show." That led to my jobs with Johnny Carson, Laugh In and Bob Newhart' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Ricardo Montalbán. CHILDHOOD 1920 Birth Montalbán was born on November 25, 1920 in Mexico City and grew up in Torreón, the son of Spanish immigrants Ricarda Merino Jiménez and Genaro Balbino Montalbán Busano, a store manager. who raised him as a Roman Catholic. … Read More He was born with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his spine. Montalbán had a sister, Carmen, and two brothers, Pedro and Carlos. As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles to live with Carlos. Read Less TEENAGE 1940 19 Years Old They moved to New York City in 1940, and Montalbán earned a minor role in the play Her Cardboard Lover. TWENTIES Show Less In 1941, Montalbán appeared in three-minute musicals produced for the Soundies film jukeboxes. … Read More He appeared in many of the New Yorkâproduced Soundies as an extra or as a member of a singing chorus (usually billed as Men and Maids of Melody), although he had the lead role in He's a Latin from Staten Island (1941), in which he (billed simply as "Ricardo") played the title role of a guitar-strumming gigolo, accompanied by an offscreen vocal by Gus Van. Read Less Late in 1941, Montalbán returned to Mexico after learning that his mother was dying. … Read More There, he acted in a dozen Spanish-language films and became a star in his homeland. Read Less 1943 22 Years Old Montalbán recalled that when he arrived in Hollywood in 1943, studios wanted to change his name to Ricky Martin. … Read More His first leading role was in the film noir Border Incident (1949) with actor George Murphy. Read Less 1944 23 Years Old Montalbán married actress and model Georgiana Young (born Georgiana Paula Belzer; September 10, 1924 â November 13, 2007) in 1944. … Read More Georgiana was the half-sister of actresses Sally Blane, Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young. After 63 years of marriage, Young died from undisclosed causes on November 13, 2007. She was 83 years old. Her death preceded Montalbán's by one year and two months. They had four children together: Laura, Mark, Anita and Victor.<br /><br /> Montalbán was a practicing Roman Catholic, once |
July 27, 1789 saw George Washington sign the bill that created the first ever Federal Agency under the US constitution, the Department of Foreign Affairs. By what name is the department currently known? | AllGov - Departments In July 1789, Congress and President George Washington approved legislation establishing a Department of Foreign Affairs, making it the first federal agency to be created under the new Constitution. In September of that same year, additional legislation changed the name to the Department of State and assigned to it a variety of domestic duties, including managing the US Mint, taking the census and maintaining the Great Seal of the United States. Most of the domestic duties were eventually turned over to other federal departments and agencies during the 19th century, putting the State Department primarily in charge of foreign affairs. The nation’s first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson, appointed by President Washington on September 29, 1789. Despite this duty as the nation’s top diplomat, Jefferson preferred a more inward or domestic perspective on how the United States should move forward—that is, focusing on the unexplored continent rather than becoming involved in developments in Europe. Those who agreed with Jefferson’s philosophy came to be known as “Jeffersonians.” The Federalists, led by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, supported the development of a strong international commerce and the creation of a navy capable of protecting US merchant vessels. The Federalists and Jeffersonians also disagreed over US foreign policy in regards to political events in Europe. After the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, the Federalists distrusted France and encouraged closer commercial ties to England, while the Jeffersonians preferred to support the new French Republic. Conflict in Europe among France, Britain, and Spain in the late 1790s resulted in President Washington declaring American neutrality. The Jay Treaty with Britain (1794) and the Pinckney Treaty with Spain (1795) aimed at preserving this neutrality. Jefferson’s efforts to ally the US with France suffered a serious blow as a result of the XYZ Affair , a diplomatic incident between French and American diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. US and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800 , also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine. During most of the 1800s, the US concentrated on its westward expansion, beginning with the Louisiana Purchase and other agreements that greatly enlarged American territory on the North American continent. The most pressing foreign affairs problems for American diplomats were the Barbary Wars of 1801-1805 and 1815-1816 and the outbreak of the War of 1812 with Great Britain. A critical event came in 1854 when Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Japan and successfully opened up the then-isolated island nation to American trade. It wasn’t until after the end of the Civil War, from the 1870s to the beginning of the 20th Century, that the US began for the first time to seriously engage itself overseas. In 1867, the federal government purchased the territory of Alaska from Russia. Between 1878 and 1880, Commodore Robert Shufeldt commanded the USS Ticonderoga on a mission to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in an attempt to further open those regions to American trade. The most significant international event for the US came in 1898 with the outbreak of war with Spain. The Spanish-American War led to the US gaining control of the Philippines (and turning it into a quasi-colony) and asserting its authority over Cuba. Also in al1898, though entirely separate from the war, the US annexed the Hawaiian Islands . At the dawn of the 20th Century, the United States began to behave as an international power and took steps to protect American territories and aggressively expand its international commercial interests. These policies included the promotion of the “Open Door” policy in China and the attachment of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that formally announced the intention to use military force to defend the Western Hemisphere against European incursions. At the same time, President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the co |
Anchored by the star Altair, what animal does the constellation Aquia represent? | How many stars are in the Aquila constellation? | Reference.com How many stars are in the Aquila constellation? A: Quick Answer The Aquila constellation has seven stars with known planets and has no Messier objects, according to Constellation Guide. Altair, or Alpha Aquilae is the brightest star in Aquila and the 12th brightest star in the sky, Full Answer Aquila is near the celestial equator in the northern sky. In Latin, the name of the constellation means eagle. Aquila symbolizes the eagle of the Roman god Jupiter. This constellation is the 22nd biggest constellation and occupies 652 square degrees in the northern hemisphere's fourth quadrant. Aquila is located at latitudes between 90 degrees and negative 75 degrees. Nearby constellations include Capricornus, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Hercules, Sagitta, Serpens Cauda, Ophiuchus, Scutum and Delphinus. |
What was the first country to get foreign aid from the United States, in 1812, following a devastating earthquake? | 2010-2015 U.S. Assistance to Haiti Overview (2015) | U.S. Agency for International Development U.S. Agency for International Development 2010-2015 U.S. Assistance to Haiti Overview (2015) Overview Five years after the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti has transitioned to a period of long-term development. With the help of the international community, Haiti has made significant advances. The U.S. post-earthquake strategy for Haiti focuses on four sector pillars designed to catalyze economic growth and build long-term stability. Carried out by a range of U.S. departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others, the strategy is designed to be flexible to maximize areas of success and adjust to new challenges. U.S. assistance to Haiti is having a measurable impact in Haiti’s transition: 328,000 earthquake-displaced Haitians were sheltered; 70,000 Haitian farmers are enjoying increased crop yields and higher incomes; 3,300 new Haitian National Police officers were trained and commissioned; some 5,000 jobs were created so far at the Caracol Industrial Park with more projected as the facility expands, and; almost half of all Haitians can access basic health services U.S.-supported facilities. Much more remains to be done, and the country’s reconstruction and development will continue for many years. The following highlights key accomplishments to date in each of the four pillars of U.S. assistance, outlines course adjustments made, and provides an overview of total U.S. post-earthquake funding to Haiti. Pillar A: Infrastructure and Energy Key Achievements: Housed more than 328,000 earthquake-displaced Haitians by providing transitional shelters, repairs to damaged homes, support to host families, and rental vouchers. Constructed more than 900 permanent new homes to date. Removed 2.7 million cubic meters of removable earthquake rubble – 36 percent of the estimated 7.4 million cubic meters removed. Rehabilitated and upgraded five electrical substations in Port-au-Prince. Converted cookstoves for 61,000 businesses and households from charcoal to clean liquefied natural gas. Constructed a 10 megawatt power plant servicing the Caracol Industrial Park and 7,000 local households and businesses. Adjustments: From the beginning, private sector involvement was required to supplement the U.S. government efforts to expand port services in the north. However, after considerable due diligence it was determined that private-sector interest for a new port venture in Haiti’s north is not sufficient at this time. Consequently, the U.S. government is providing assistance to the Government of Haiti to renovate and expand port facilities at the existing Cap-Haïtien port that will accommodate a larger volume of containers and increase economic activity in northern Haiti. During implementation of the new settlements program, impediments surfaced to realizing significant new housing construction plans. This led to a shift in permanent shelter programming that emphasizes more innovative ways to help Haitians build homes and communities on their own. The new approach targets a greater role for private sector developers to improve and expand the housing stock, and includes housing finance opportunities for low-income Haitians, neighborhood upgrades, and support to help Haitians transition select temporary facilities into safe permanent communities. Pillar B: Food and Economic Security Key Achievements: More than 70,000 farmers have increased their crop yields and incomes through use of better seeds, improved farming techniques, and better access to markets. Approximately 33,000 hectares are under improved watershed management and five million seedlings were planted. Fed 400,000 Haitians rendered vulnerable due to tropical storms and drought conditions in 2013. Launched innovative “e-vouchers” in some of Haiti’s poorest areas to improve access to locally produced food through this electronic food voucher safety |
What hormone are Type I diabetics deficient in? | Metabolic safety of growth hormone in type 1 diabetes and idiopathic growth hormone deficiency. - PubMed - NCBI J Pediatr. 2013 Oct;163(4):1095-8.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.04.045. Epub 2013 Jun 6. Metabolic safety of growth hormone in type 1 diabetes and idiopathic growth hormone deficiency. 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Technical University München, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract To evaluate metabolic consequences of growth hormone (GH) treatment in children with type 1 diabetes. STUDY DESIGN: This study is an analysis of metabolic changes in 37 patients with childhood-onset GH deficiency and type 1 diabetes, documented in the Diabetes Patienten Verlaufsdocumentationsystem database. Main outcome measures were changes in hemoglobin A1c and daily insulin requirements during GH therapy in children with GH deficiency and type 1 diabetes compared with a large cohort of adolescents with type 1 diabetes. RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients with type 1 diabetes and a diagnosis of idiopathic GH deficiency after onset of diabetes were compared with 48856 patients with type 1 diabetes. After adjustment for age, sex, duration of diabetes, and migration background, a significant difference in mean daily insulin requirement was seen between the 2 groups (1.0 IU/kg/day in subjects with GH deficiency and type 1 diabetes vs 0.85 IU/kg/day in controls; P < .01) and height-SDS (-2.0 in subjects with GH deficiency and diabetes vs +0.03 in controls; P < .0001). There was no significant between-group difference in hemoglobin A1 concentration, however (8.1% ± 1.4% in patients with GH deficiency and type 1 diabetes vs 8.2% ± 1.7% in those with type 1 diabetes only; P > .05). CONCLUSION: An increased daily insulin requirement should be considered in patients with type 1 diabetes treated with GH. With adequate adaptation of insulin dosage, metabolic control is not impaired during GH treatment. Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. KEYWORDS: DPV; Diabetes Patienten Verlaufsdocumentationsystem; GH; Growth hormone; H-SDS; HbA1c; Height-SDS; Hemoglobin A1c; IGF; Insulin-like growth factor PMID: |
Lepidopterists specialize in the study of what? | Lepidopterist: Job Description, Salary and Career Outlook Lepidopterist: Job Description,... Lepidopterist: Job Description, Salary and Career Outlook A lepidopterist requires significant formal education. Learn about the degree programs, job duties and job growth projections to see if this is the right career for you. Show me popular schools Focused on studying moths and butterflies, lepidopterists research the nature, behavior and habitats of these insects, often within academic or scientific institutions. Other employment opportunities for lepidopterists can be found in conservation societies, museums and parks. The education needed to become a lepidopterist is significant and often involves the completion of a Ph.D. with a specialization in a particular aspect of lepidoptery. Essential Information Lepidopterists are biologists who study moths and butterflies. They can work in a variety of different environments and can earn degrees in a number of different fields, including biology, taxonomy and natural history. A doctoral degree is generally recommended for anyone interested in lepidoptery. The rate of job growth for wildlife biologists and zoologists is predicted to be slow over the next decade, with a great deal of competition for available jobs. Required Education Doctoral degree in a relevant area Projected Job Growth (2014-2024)* 4% for zoologists and wildlife biologists Mean Salary (2015)* $64,230 for zoologists and wildlife biologists Source: * U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Lepidopterist Job Description A lepidopterist specializes in the study moths and butterflies. This scientist generally has a background in biology, chemistry, zoology, ecology or conservation work. Often, a lepidopterist has not only earned a bachelor's degree in one of these fields, but has also pursued postgraduate work in entomology, taxonomy, biogeography, botany or natural history, culminating in a master's degree and/or a doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in his or her area of specialization within the field of Lepidoptera. Due to the level of specialization, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) advises those interested in pursuing a career as a lepidopterist to strongly consider completing a Ph.D. (www.bls.gov). Responsibilities In addition to working within academia as professors and scientific researchers, lepidopterists are also employed as wildlife biologists, conservation scientists, entomologists and researchers in natural history and science museums, as well as in state and national parks, botanical gardens, conservation societies and natural habitats. These researchers may also work in laboratories affiliated with such institutions. There, the lepidopterists oversee all aspects of the lives of butterflies and moths. Within these organizations, the work often includes conducting research on insects (both living and dead), studying the ideal conditions for moths and butterflies and comparing the lifespan and behaviors of the subjects in the environment. Researchers also analyze changes in the lifespan and habits of these creatures, while hypothesizing reasons for these changes and testing these hypotheses. Salary Information for Lepidopterists and Career Outlook According to the BLS in 2015, a lepidopterist can expect to earn the same average wage of other zoologists and wildlife biologists, around $64,230 per annum. Due to the level of specificity of the work, the BLS also indicates the growing necessity for a doctorate degree. In addition, the BLS noted that applicants face a high level competition for this work, particularly within academia and public institutions. Nevertheless, those interested in such a career will most likely witness the growth of opportunities in the private sphere, leading to an overall projection of 4% growth in wildlife biology from 2014-2024 (www.bls.gov). Prior to applying to a Ph.D. program in lepidoptery, which is generally needed to enter a career in this field, students should have a background in subjects such as biology, zoology, ecology, taxonomy, botany and entomology. They should also be com |
True or False - Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabet Spaghetti especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas? | mefi-debunker / FrontPage Page history last edited by PBworks 10 years, 6 months ago OK, so the powers that be deleted the original AskMe ... still, they can't stop us: Password to edit this page is 'mefi', if you need it. ***Contributing editors take note: Please compose and edit your responses 'offline' in the plain-text editor of your choice. Composing in the online edit window locks everyone else out of the wiki page for the duration of your edit, until you hit 'save' and revert to the front page. If you use the online editor for too long, you may end up losing changes when someone steals the edit-lock from you.*** 10. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. True, assuming this refers to the QWERTY layout. source 11. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. 12. There are more chickens than people in the world. 13. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. False. According to Crop Profile for Eggplant in New Jersey (PDF) from Rutgers University Cooperative Extension: "New Jersey ranks either third (2001) or fourth (2000) in United States eggplant production." 14. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." False. "Squirreled" and "scraunched" are longer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest_English_words_with_one_syllable -- 'Squirr-eled?' I call two syllables! 15. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. False. Check out the clock in the kitchen during the car clean-up scene. -- Comment. Are numerous clocks set to 4:20 anyway as a motif? 16. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. False (if "English" includes the version spoken in Scotland). "Hurple" means to walk with a limp. -- Comment. Certainly no word rhymes with all four. And if you pronounce orange as two syllables, then schwa words like "sponge" rhyme. 17. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." False if you also include compound words such as 'undreamt' and 'daydreamt'. Otherwise, likely to be true. -- Comment. Likely true, although this is an archaic past tense and in OE there may have been other verbs spelt so. 18. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. False. The real Lincoln Memorial only has 48 states listed on it -- Alaska and Hawaii were not states when the memorial was completed in 1922. The $5 bill only includes a picture of the front of the memorial, which has 14 (Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota). 19. Almonds are a member of the peach family. True. They are both members of the Rosaceae (rose) family, in the the subgenus Amygdalus of the genus Prunus. 20. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. 22. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. Unverifiable. Guiness lists the heaviest cabbage as weighing 124 lbs. 23. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. The Official Word List from Scrabble has some more words ending in -dous: apodous, decapodous, iodous, nodous, palladous, vanadous, and amadous, which may be unfair because it's the plural of amadou. 24. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." True. The California Historical Association confirms it (though I haven't checked the math). 25. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. 26. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 27. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. True. Multiple sources confirm, including Wikipedia . 28. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. True for many, according to Ask Yahoo . 29. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. 30. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." Fals |
What are you if you are hirsute? | Your Vagina Isn't Just Too Big, Too Floppy, and Too Hairy—It's Also Too Brown Your Vagina Isn't Just Too Big, Too Floppy, and Too Hairy—It's Also Too Brown Go to permalink Good news, ladies! Society has discovered another new thing that's wrong with you, which means another opportunity for you to make yourself more attractive for your man. Score! Turns out, the color of your vagina is gross and everyone hates it. So bleach that motherfucker. Bleach it right now! In this commercial for an Indian product called Clean and Dry Intimate Wash, a (very light-skinned) couple sits down for what would have been a peaceful cup of morning coffee—if the woman's disgusting brown vagina hadn't ruined everything! The dude can't even bring himself look at her. He can't look at his coffee either, because it only reminds him of his wife's dripping, coffee-brown hole! Fortunately, the quick-thinking woman takes a shower, scrubbing her swarthy snatch with Clean and Dry Intimate Wash ("Freshness + Fairness"). And poof! Her vadge comes out blinding white like a downy baby lamb (and NOT THE GROSS BLACK KIND) and her husband—whose penis, I can only assume, is literally a light saber—is all, "Hey, lady! Cancel them divorce papers and LET'S BONE." Advertisement Needless to say, certain citizens are troubled by this product—which, in addition to just being fucking insane, brings up painful issues about the hierarchy of skin tone within the Indian community . As if it isn't bad enough that darker-skinned people are encouraged to stay out of the sun and invest in skin-bleaching products like Fair & Lovely , and that white actresses are being imported to play Indian people in Bollywood movies, now everyone has to be insecure about the fact that their vaginas happen to be the color that vaginas are??? Splendid! God, I was just saying the other day that my misogyny didn't have enough racism in it. So what are the pro-vadge-bleaching people thinking? Here's a hilarious explanation from a male ad exec: Advertisement It is hard to deny that fairness creams often get social commentators and activists all worked up. What they should do is take a deep breath and think again. Lipstick is used to make your lips redder, fairness cream is used to make you fairer-so what's the problem? I don't think any Youngistani today thinks the British Raj/White man is superior to us Brown folk. That's all 1947 thinking! The only reason I can offer for why people like fairness, is this: if you have two beautiful girls, one of them fair and the other dark, you see the fair girl's features more clearly. This is because her complexion reflects more light. I found this amazing difference when I directed Kabir Bedi, who is very fair and had to wear dark makeup for Othello, the Black hero of the play. I found I had to have a special spotlight following Kabir around the stage because otherwise the audience could not see his expressions. See? It makes perfect sense. We just want our vaginas to reflect more light—is that so wrong? I mean, WHAT IF MY CAR BREAKS DOWN AT NIGHT AND I DON'T HAVE A REFLECTIVE ENOUGH VAGINA? Really, the ultimate one-vagina-to-rule-them-all would glow in the dark like one of those deep-sea fishes. I need my vagina to attract more krill so my husband will fuck me again! (My husband is a whale.) Basically the idea is to get as far away as possible from any color that vaginas actually come in. Because that's what's at the heart of this type of thinking—the perfect vagina would be something that's not a vagina at all. |
In standard poker, what is the best of the following hands? | The Poker Hand Rankings | Pokerology.com Poker Hand Rankings By Tim Ryerson In this lesson you’re going to learn the first and most important step about how to play poker by learning the all important poker hand rankings. A standard poker hand consists of five cards. Each poker hand is ranked in a set order. The higher the rank, the less chance statistically you have of getting it. The higher the rank of your hand the better, because two pairs always beats one pair, and a flush always beats a straight. When two or more players have a hand of the same rank, then there are more ways to determine the best hand. Hopefully all these points will make perfect sense by the end of this lesson. Poker Hands (from Best to Worst) Be sure to pay close attention and memorize the poker hand rankings. Let’s start with the best possible hand in poker…. Royal Flush A Royal flush consists of five cards of the same suit, in sequence from 10 through to Ace. Remember that all suits are equal in poker. If two or more players hold a royal flush (highly unlikely) then the pot is split, i.e. the players share the winnings. Straight Flush Five cards of the same suit, in sequence. This example shows a Jack high straight flush. If two or more players hold a straight flush then it is the highest that wins. For example, a Queen high straight flush beats a Jack high straight flush. You will notice that this is very similar to a Royal flush, and that’s because a Royal flush is in fact an ace high straight flush – but it’s given its very own ranking. Four of a Kind This hand contains four cards of the same rank/value. This example shows four 8’s, plus a 5 (remember that all poker hands must have five cards). If two or more players have four of a kind, then the highest value wins (e.g. four 9’s beats four 8’s). If two or more players share the same four of a kind, which can happen when using community cards (more on that later) then the winner is decided by the fifth card. So a player with four 8’s and a 6 would beat a player with four 8’s and a 5. Full House A full house contains three cards of the same rank, plus a pair. In our example you can see three 10’s and a pair of 7’s. The value of the three matching cards determines the strength of a full house. So three Jack’s with a pair of 7’s would beat our example hand. If players share the same three cards, which is possible when using community cards, the strength of the pair is then taken into account. So, three 10’s and a pair of 8’s would beat our example hand. Flush Five cards of the same suit in any order. Our example shows a Queen high flush. If two or more players have a flush then the player with the highest ranked card wins. If the players share the same high card then it’s determined by the value of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th card respectively. Straight This hand contains five unsuited cards in sequence. Our example shows a King high straight. In the event of a tie, the best straight is determined by the highest ranked card. A straight consisting of 8, 9, 10, J, Q, would lose to our example hand. But a straight consisting of 10, J, Q, K, A, would win. Also note that an Ace can be used as the low card for a straight of A, 2, 3, 4, 5. This would lose to a straight of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Three of a Kind Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. Our example shows three 4’s. Three 5’s would beat our example hand, three 6’s would beat three 5’s, and so on. If players share the same three cards, then the value of the highest unrelated card would count and if necessary, the value of the second unrelated card. So, three 4’s with Jack, 8, would beat our example hand. As would three 4’s and 10, 9 (because 9 is higher than 8). Two Pair Two cards of matching rank, with another two cards of another rank, plus an additional card. In the event of a tie, the highest pair wins. If players share the same highest pair, then the value of the next pair wins. For example, a pair of Aces, and a pair of 6’s would beat our example hand, as would a pair of Kings and a pair of 7’s. If two or more players share the |
Who is captain of the Black Pearl in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise? | Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise) | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise) 40,848pages on Share This page is about the fantasy adventure films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . For the wikia this page is about, click here . Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a series of films , two theme park attractions, and spin-off novels as well as numerous video games and other media publications. The franchise originated with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme ride attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967, the last Disney theme park attraction overseen by Walt Disney . Disney based the ride on pirate legends and folklore. As of August 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at four Disney theme parks . Their related films have grossed almost US$4 billion as of 2011. Contents Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Video games Adventures in the Magic Kingdom by Capcom featured a stage in which the player had to rescue six civilians from pirates in an island resembling the attraction. Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour by Eidos Interactive included a level in which players can race water boats at the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Walt Disney World. Pirates of the Caribbean (Originally entitled Sea Dogs II) was released in 2003 by Bethesda Softworks to coincide with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . Although it had no relation to the characters, it features the movie's storyline about cursed Aztec gold and undead pirates, and it was the first of several games to be inspired by the attraction, prior to this exploring the stories that made Captain Jack Sparrow a legend. Pirates of the Caribbean Multiplayer Mobile for mobile phones Pirates of the Caribbean Online a massively multiplayer online role playing game which was released in Autumn 2007. Kingdom Hearts II features a world based on Pirates of the Caribbean, "Port Royal", taking place during the events of the first film , with movie characters such as Jack Sparrow , Elizabeth Swann , Will Turner , and Captain Barbossa making appearances. In the first visit, the story is directly copied from the film, but partially modified to fit the Kingdom Hearts II storyline, shown with the inclusions of Sora , Donald Duck , Goofy and Pete. The second visit focuses more on Organization XIII 's activities in Port Royal, as well as Sora, Jack, Donald and Goofy's first encounter with Luxord . Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl for Game Boy Advance (Nintendo) and a few others. This game is based on Captain Jack Sparrow's misadventures in the pursuit of saving Ria Anasagasti with his shipmate Will Turner. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, was released for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance and others. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released on May 22, 2007 and was based on the film of the same name which was released on May 25, 2007. It was the first game in the series to be released for a seventh generation console. Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, an action and role playing video game, was being developed by Propaganda Games but was cancelled in October 2010. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game , released in May 2011, is the most recent Pirates game. It features all four films as well as over 70 characters and over 21 levels. [1] Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas, a gaming app available on Android and iOS. [2] [3] Books Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court (5 books) In addition there is a novel written for adults: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by Ann C. Crispin Adaptations Several additional works have been inspired by the original attraction: In 2000, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold, opened at DisneyQuest at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort . The attraction allows up to five players to board a virtual pirate ship and attempt to sink other ships with wat |
The phrase “If red touches yellow, you’re a dead fellow; if red touches black, you’re alright, Jack” is used to distinguish between different types of what? | Red Touch Yellow, Kills a Fellow. Red Touch Black, Friend of Jack. Need someone to take care of your wildlife problems? Click my nationwide trapper directory . Red Touch Yellow, Kills a Fellow. Red Touch Black, Friend of Jack. 09.18.2008 - Many people have heard this rhyme for snake identification, even though very few people will ever encounter any of the snake species involved. For some reason, it's simply a popular rhyme, and people seem to remember the idea that there's some rhymey phrase out there to help distinguish between venomous snakes and safe ones. The snakes in question are the venomous Coral Snake, and a number of copycats, such as the Scarlet King Snake and the Florida Scarlet Snake. Oftentimes in nature, a species will mimic the appearance of a dangerous species, for protection. One such example is the Viceroy Butterfly, which looks very similar to a Monarch Butterfly. The Monarch is poisonous and tastes bad, so the Viceroys that look more like Monarchs don't get eaten, and thus the species evolved to look like the monarch. This is called Batesian Mimicry. The same goes for several snake species. Animals know to stay away from the venomous Coral Snake, so a similar color pattern has helped other snake species survive. There's one little glitch, however. Though the mimic snakes have a similar size and shape, and the same Red-Black-Yellow color scheme, the order of the pattern is off. For some reason, most of the mimics, which probably started out as striped snakes of a kind, have black bands every other color. The coral snake is the only one that has alternating yellow bands. Thus, with the Coral snake, the red band touches the yellow band, and with the mimics, the red band touches the black band. In order to help folk remember, a man named "Fat" Jack Loticus developed the rhyme in 1862. There are a few different variations shown below, and the first is the original, and the others are variations popular in different regions of the country: Red touches yellow, kills a fellow. Red touches black, friend of Jack Red touch yellow, kills a fellow. Red touch black, venom lack. Red touch yellow, death says hello. Black touch red, keep your head. Yellow touch red, you be dead. Red touch black, eat Cracker Jack. Red and yellow mingle, bite feel a tingle. Red and black hug, sing a song, you lug. Red and yellow cohabitate, soon you will suffocate. Red and black together, in for sunny weather. Red leans on yellow, legs turn to jell-o. Red leans on black, keep a strong back. Yellow brushes red, snake gets fed. Red brushes black, snake gets no snack. Snake of black and yellow and red, soon a stupid rhyme is said. I learned the rhyme in 7th grade from my biology teacher. He told me the original version by Jack Loticus. However, I've been involved in nuisance wildlife trapping and snake control for many years, and I have heard all of the above regional variations at one time or another. I suspect that even more exist. The great irony of these mnemonic devices for snake memory is that some people discover a snake, and during the time they take to carefully jog their memory for the correct rhyme, the snake has often bitten and slithered off, leaving the person standing with furrowed brow, his fate already sealed. Of course, the ability to simply identify a snake on sight, without the use of silly rhymes, is a better approach, so just study the appearance of the Coral Snake seen above, and you'll recognize it if you see it. Many people also know to look for the black nose, which the mimic snakes lack. However, the real best approach when discovering an unknown snake is to simply leave it alone. Virtually all cases of snakebite occur when people attempt to capture or kill snakes. The Coral Snake in particular is very shy and reclusive, and it has no intention of biting. In fact, it has a tiny mouth and small fangs, and you have to be pretty careless to get envenomated. So I propose a new rhyme: "Just leave snakes alone, chappy, and everybody goes home happy". |
In bowling, what bird's name is given to three successive strikes? | Turkey - definition of turkey by The Free Dictionary Turkey - definition of turkey by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/turkey Related to turkey: Turkey bird Turkey Tur·key (tûr′kē) A country of southwest Asia and southeast Europe between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The region was dominated by many ancient civilizations and peoples, among them the Hittites (1800 bc), the Greeks (8th century bc), and the Persians (6th century bc), and in ad 395 it became part of the Byzantine Empire. The area was conquered by the Ottoman Turks between the 13th and 15th centuries and remained the core of the Ottoman Empire for more than 600 years. Its modern history dates to the rise of the Young Turks (after 1908) and the collapse of the empire in 1918. Under the leadership of Kemal Atatürk, a republic was proclaimed in 1923. Ankara is the capital and Istanbul the largest city. tur·key n. pl. tur·keys 1. a. A large North American bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that has brownish plumage and a bare wattled head and neck and is widely domesticated for food. b. The flesh of this bird, used as food. 2. A related bird (Meleagris ocelatta syn. Agriocharis ocellata) of Mexico and Central America, brilliantly colored and having eyelike spots on its tail. 3. Informal a. A person considered inept or undesirable. b. A failure, especially a failed theatrical production or movie. 4. Sports Three consecutive strikes in bowling. Idiom: talk turkey Informal To speak frankly about the basic facts of a matter. [After Turkey from a confusion with the guinea fowl, once believed to have originated in Turkish territory.] turkey (ˈtɜːkɪ) n, pl -keys or -key 1. (Animals) a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo, of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh 2. (Cookery) the flesh of the turkey used as food 3. (Animals) a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey), of Central and N South America 4. (Animals) any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey 5. slang chiefly a. a dramatic production that fails; flop b. a thing or person that fails; dud 6. slang chiefly US and Canadian a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person 7. (Bowls & Bowling) slang (in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row 8. (Recreational Drugs) See cold turkey 9. talk turkey informal chiefly US and Canadian to discuss frankly and practically [C16: shortened from Turkey cock (hen), used at first to designate the African guinea fowl (apparently because the bird was brought through Turkish territory), later applied by mistake to the American bird] Turkey (ˈtɜːkɪ) n (Placename) a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles) tur•key (ˈtɜr ki) n., pl. -keys, (esp. collectively) -key. 1. either of two large North American gallinaceous birds of the pheasant family, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, with brownish, iridescent plumage and a bare head and neck: domestic forms now kept in many parts of the world. 2. the flesh of this bird, used as food. 3. Slang. a. a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. b. a naive, stupid, or inept person. c. a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop. 4. a score of three successive strikes in bowling. Idioms: talk turkey, Informal. to talk frankly and directly, with the intent of accomplishing something. [1545–55; short for Turkey cock and Turkey hen, first applied to domesticated guinea fowl, later confused with the New World bird] Tur•key (ˈtɜr ki) n. a republic in W Asia and SE Eur |
Although never actually used in the books, the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson." is commonly attributed to whom? | Sherlock Holmes 'Elementary, My Dear Watson' : snopes.com Claim: Sherlock Holmes said, "Elementary, my dear Watson." Status: False. Origins: Many a person, whether historical figure or fictional character, has become associated with a signature phrase: a single sentence or exclamation so strongly connected with a particular person that the mere repetition of it, regardless of context, is sufficient to uniquely identify that person to the listener. For example, the exclamation "Sorry about that, Chief!" instantly brings to mind the character of Maxwell Smart (at least to anyone familiar with the 1960s TV spy spoof Get Smart). As it happens, a good many signature phrases are "false" in the sense that they were never uttered by the persons with whom they are linked — sometimes a "false" signature phrase can be an apocryphal saying assigned by tradition to someone deemed likely to have said it, sometimes it can be a real quote that has been mistakenly attributed to the wrong source, and sometimes it can be a shortening, paraphrase, or rewording of something the person did say. One of the most well-known examples of all falls into this latter category: "Elementary, my dear Watson," the signature phrase indelibly associated with Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In some sense it seems a bit odd to claim that a fictional character never uttered a specific phrase, since fictional characters aren't real and therefore can't "say" anything (or, conversely, they can be made to say whatever words someone wants to put in their mouths). In this case, when we refer to the words "spoken" by the character of Sherlock Holmes, we mean the dialog assigned to him in the literary works in which he appears that are considered canonical — that is, the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories authored by Arthur Conan Doyle himself, not imitative or derivative works (such as movies, television programs, radio dramas, stage plays, pastiches, and parodies) written by others. In Doyle's own writings, then, the bit of dialog that comes closest to matching the famous Holmesian signature phrase is this exchange between Holmes and Dr. Watson in the short story "The Crooked Man": "I see that you are professionally rather busy just now," said he, glancing very keenly across at me. "Yes, I've had a busy day," I answered. "It may seem very foolish in your eyes," I added, "but really I don't know how you deduced it." Holmes chuckled to himself. "I have the advantage of knowing your habits, my dear Watson," said he. "When your round is a short one you walk, and when it is a long one you use a hansom. As I perceive that your boots, although used, are by no means dirty, I cannot doubt that you are at present busy enough to justify the hansom." "Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he. As is often the case (with literary characters), a derivative, non-canonical work is typically cited as the apparent origin of the best-known form of this signature phrase: In the 1929 film The Return of Sherlock Holmes , written by Basil Dean and Garrett Fort, the renowned Baker Street detective (as portrayed by actor Clive Brook) speaks the line, "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary." Citing that movie as primarily responsible for popularizing this phrase is problematic, though, as the New York Times noted in its review of the film that: In the final scene Dr. Watson is there with his "Amazing Holmes," and Holmes comes forth with his "Elementary, my dear, Watson, elementary." This suggests that "Elementary, my dear, Watson" was already a familiar phrase to audiences, and the writers of The Return of Sherlock Holmes merely capitalized on that familiarity by incorporating the line into their film. The actor William Gillette is often credited with originating this phrase in a slightly longer form in the 1899 stage production Sherlock Holmes (for which he both wrote the script and played the lead role), during which he (as Holmes) reportedly uttered the line, "Oh, this is elementary, my dear Watson." However, a 1999 biog |
What is the name of the dog in the primer books Dick and Jane? | Vintage Children's Books, Flash Cards, and Collectible Pressed Steel Toys - DICK AND JANE VINTAGE ORIGINAL BOOKS & RARE ITEMS Vintage Children's Books, Flash Cards, and Collectible Pressed Steel Toys Dick & Jane, The Boxcar Children, Little Black Sambo, and More!! 1954 DICK AND JANE SERIES TEACHER'S SALESMAN BOOK SOLD! Vintage 1954 Helping Every Child Do His Best In Reading, Dick and Jane Series, (Salesman Sample) Teacher's Resource Booklet. Rare Dick and Jane ephemera. 31 pages, measures approx. 9" x 12". The New Basic Readers Curriculum Foundation (Dick and Jane) Series. Grades 1-3. Publisher: Scott Foresman and Company. Jam-packed with resources about the Dick and Jane books, teaching materials, information about the authors, detailed information, pictures, samples, graphs, charts, and more... all about the vintage Dick and Jane series. ~ Item # 000051 1934 MORE DICK AND JANE STORIES PRE-PRIMER READER SOLD! 1934 MORE DICK AND JANE STORIES (Elson-Gray) Pre-Primer! By: William S. Gray and William H. Elson. Illustrated by: Miriam Story Hurford. Soft cover. 48 Pages. First Edition!!! This title is the one and only Second Pre-Primer ever created in the 1930's for the Dick and Jane series! This title, was Never reprinted!!! Item #000336 1956 DICK AND JANE UK PRE-PRIMERS TEACHER EDITION SOLD! ~ 1956 Dick and Jane Three Pre-Primers Teacher Guidebook, UK - Wheaton of Exeter Edition. "The Teaching of Reading with The Happy Trio Reading Scheme", By: William S. Gray, Marion Monroe, A. Sterl Artley, May Hill Arbuthnot, and Lillian Gray. Published by in Great Britain by Wheaton of Exeter with arrangment from Scott Foresman and Company. Like the American edition... this UK edition contains ALL three of the 1950's Pre-Primers: We Look and See, We Work and Play, and We come and Go, plus the Teacher's Edition, all in one big book! There are a total of 405 pages in this book. Blue Hard Cover with Gilt (gold) lettering on the spine. An interesting thing to note is that the text font is different than the American Editions. Also, some of the words are changed to reflect words used in the UK in place of those used in the USA. For instance, in the American edition the word "cookie" is used; however in the UK edition "cookie" is replaced with the word "bun". Item # 000986 VINTAGE DICK AND JANE "BLACKOUT" GAME Circa 1950 SOLD! ~ 1950's Dick and Jane Pre-Primer "Blackout" Game. This game goes directly to the three 1950's Dick and Jane Pre-Primers: The New We Come and Go, The New We Look and See, and The New We Work and Play. This game is complete with original box, game pieces and instruction booklet! There are eight game cards in four different color coded sets. There are several black square chips (game pieces), a spinner, the original instructions, and it comes with the original pictorial box! Also, as you can see in the pictures... the names of : Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot, Puff, and Tim, (Sally's teddy bear), are on these cards, as well as words from all three of the 1950's original Dick and Jane Pre-Primer Readers! Please click on the title to view additional pictures! A must have for the serious Dick and Jane collector! Very few of these games survived over the years... especially in complete and near mint condition! Item # 000971 1951 WE READ PICTURES DICK AND JANE TEACHER'S ED SOLD! ~ Vintage 1951 WE READ PICTURES Dick and Jane Pre-Reader! RARE Teacher's Edition. Filled with adorable pictures of Sally, Dick and Jane!!! 1st Edition! Large soft cover that measures approx. 9" x 12" and contains BOTH the student book plus the teacher's guide section Item # 000120 1962 DICK & JANE PRE-READER BOOK ~ BEFORE WE READ SOLD ~ vintage 1962 "Before We Read", Dick and Jane, oversized pre-reader, UNUSED student workbook. Beautiful book, ~ NO writing, and NO missing pages! The cover has a touch of light soiling, (mainly along spine) and very light edge wear, otherwise fine! This is a beautiful book that is in Excellent condition! Filled with exercises for the student to complete, of which feature Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot, and Puff. The New |
What car company, with a 10 year lifespan, was created from the purchase of American Motors by Chrysler in 1988? | AMC - The Spirit Still Lives (history of American Motors) Willys and Kaiser Jeep Engines of Brazil Through its 34-year existence, AMC created some of the most memorable, inspirational, and exciting cars the world has ever seen. You can read through from the start, or scroll down to any particular year you might be interested in. American Motors was formed in 1954 from the merger of Hudson Motors and Nash-Kelvinator . The deal was the largest corporate merger up to that point - worth $197,793,366 - but was just one phase of a planned megamerger of Hudson, Nash, Studebaker, and Packard. The combined company would cover all segments of the market, and their size and ability to share engineering would amortize costs nicely; at least, that was the plan of Kelvinator’s George Mason, whose company owned Nash. The name “American Motors” originated with Mason, who started working on the plan just after World War II (thanks, Dan Minick.) The standard Hudson cars were an excellent design in the mid-to-upper range, but the lack of money for annual restylings had hurt sales. Racing successes sold Hudson Hornets , but not the bigger cars that were Hudson’s main business. Hudson was, therefore, receptive to the plan to merge with Nash, which had strengths in the low-to-middle range. The first casualties of the merger were the Jet, Hudson's slow-selling entry into the compact market, and the little Nash-Healey sports car, which had left its mark on European sports car racing but had not been a major seller. A year later, the Nash Rambler and Metropolitan were badged as Hudsons and sold under both marques. Hudsons kept their in-line six cylinder L-head (flat head) engines; standard models had single carburetors, while optional “Twin-H Power” package had higher compression heads with dual carburetors. Moving up, the Nash Ambassador and Hudson Hornet models boasted the Packard 320 V-8, producing 208 hp, with Packard "Ultramatic" automatic transmissions. [ Why AMC used Packard V8 engines ] 1955: new Wasp and Hornet AMC proudly introduced a new line of Hudson Wasps and Hornets in 1955, “new from stem to stern” (in reality, moved to the newer Nash platforms); but they did not reverse the companies’ fortunes. In Canada, one could buy the Nash Rambler, Hudson Rambler, Nash Canadian Statesman, and Hudson Wasp sedans, assembled in Canada, at the Nash plant on East Danforth Avenue in Toronto (Nash bought the plant from Ford of Canada in 1946 and started production in 1950). Hudson dropped its contract with CHATCO Steel Products, which made Hudsons on an assembly line in Tilbury, Ontario. Meanwhile, in a move that would have ramifications for AMC years later, Kaiser Motors made its final Manhattan models and converted its car factories to Jeep production. 1956: the Rambler returns Rambler Canada: The Little Company that Could, 114 pages, is available from James Mays, Box 47547, 1550 Maisonneuve West, Montreal, QC CANADA H3G 2V7. Send US $25 or CDN $37.50 via cheque or money order made out to James Mays. The controversial Pinin-Farina styled Nash “bathtub” body was updated with open front wheelwells; but the big news was the new Rambler, a car of the future with a name from Nash’s past — indeed, from Jeffery, the company that was later renamed Nash. The new Rambler, selling as both Hudson and Nash, had a flashy body with plenty of chrome, a wraparound windshield, reverse-slant C-pillar, and two-tone paint. The Rambler carried either Hudson or Nash badging, depending on the brand selling it, branding similar to that of the Dodge/Plymouth Neon . A brand new AMC-designed 250 cid V-8 replaced the Packard V-8s [t he story behind the engine change ] in the 114-inch wheelbase Ambassador Special and Hudson Hornet Special; the 121"-wheelbase Ambassador V8 and Hornet V8 continued with Packard V8s for 1956, but moving up to the bigger 220 horse 352 V8. Rambler four door sedans and wagons, along with the Hudson Wasp and Nash Canadian Statesman, were assembled in Canada and imported to the U.S.; American Motors Sales (Canada) Limited was formed, taking over N |
What avian inspired name is given to the act of quitting a habit or addition all at once? | ECig Vape ECig Vape Smoking Kills – Helpful Advice For Kicking This Dangerous Habit Smoking is one of the hardest habits to break. There are so many contraptions, patches, gum and other medications that claim they will help you get rid of the habit, but it is hard to decide on the right one. Hopefully, the advice in this article will help you decide on the right route for you to get tobacco free. If you have decided to stop smoking, mentally prepare yourself for what’s ahead. Try to focus on the fact that you can stop, and that this is not an impossible dream. Set an official “quit date” and even consider adding it to your calendar. By taking such a positive approach, your chances of quitting will increase. In order to quit smoking successfully, ask for help from the people you see most. Having the support of family, friends, and co-workers can mean the difference between success and failure. Quitting any habit is difficult, especially one like smoking that is addictive. Make sure the people around you cheer you on and do not intentionally thwart your success. Acupuncture can help you to quit smoking. Acupuncture involves putting some very tiny needles into specific points on your body. It can remove toxins and help to treat unpleasant mental and physical withdraw symptoms. Be sure to see a reputable and trained professional for this type of treatment, because it can be dangerous if not done correctly. Try to drink a lot of fruit juice as you begin quitting. The fruit juice will help cleanse your body of all the nicotine that is stored in your system. This will help you better resist cravings that you are bound to get if you do not do this sort of cleanse. Don’t do it by yourself. Ask for support and encouragement from your friends and family, letting them know you want to quit and letting them give you help. You may also be interested in joining a support group. Simply talking with people who are going through the same thing will help spur you on to kick the habit. To effectively quit smoking, have a plan mapped out. Take some time to prepare yourself by writing down the steps you will take to quit, who you will call for support, and what you will do if you should slip up. Putting these things in writing makes them concrete, and it is much like making a contract with yourself. This can have a very powerful affect on your mindset, helping you to stay focused on your journey toward quitting. Thinking of all the benefits you will receive when you quit smoking may give you the motivation you need. You will be able to save money, you will feel healthier, you won’t smell like cigarettes, and you will live a longer life. If you have children, think of how much they need you. Find an online forum for quitters. This can provide you with a great amount of support and motivation, while still allowing you to remain anonymous. Online forums can be found everywhere, and you can typically join for free. They will help you to network with individuals all over the world, and you never know what kind of great stop smoking advice you might hear. If smoking is your reaction to stress, replace it with a positive one. Consider getting a massage when you are stressed or participating in an exercise class. Even doing something simple like taking a bath or enjoying a light snack is a better reaction to stress than smoking is. Doing these things will help you to quit, while still keeping your stress level in check. Think of strategies that provide frequent visual reminders to keep your mind motivated constantly. This may mean pinning motivational messages on your office wall, or wearing a bracelet that symbolizes your intentions. Whatever method you choose, this type of visual reminder may help you ward off craving and temptation. Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to break. While there are many options out there, it can be difficult to find the best way for you to quit smoking. Use the helpful tips in this article to help you quit that nasty habit and stay off cigarettes for life. Author Posted on Looking To Quit Smoking? Start Here With |
What was the name give to the lunar module piloted by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong that was the first to land on the moon? | Buzz Aldrin & Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin & Apollo 11 By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | June 23, 2012 12:51pm ET MORE Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a snapshot while inside the Lunar Module in this July 1969 NASA image. Aldrin and astronaut Neil Armstrong were the first humans to land and walk on the moon on July 20, 1969. Credit: NASA. American astronaut Buzz Aldrin made history when he became the second man to walk on the moon in 1969, just after Neil Armstrong in the Apollo 11 mission (the feats came eight years after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space ). While on a previous mission, Aldrin established a new record for extravehicular activity and helped pioneer underwater training to prepare astronauts for their visit to space. Here is a brief biography with some facts about this well-known astronaut. Personal life Born Jan. 20, 1930 in New Jersey as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., the astronaut received his nickname “Buzz” when his little sister pronounced the word brother as "buzzer." The family shortened it to Buzz, which Aldrin took as his legal name in 1988. Because Neil Armstrong was responsible for recording images on the moon, most of the Apollo 11 photos are of Buzz Aldrin, including this famous one which reflects the landing vehicle. Credit: NASA Aldrin's father was a Colonel in the Air Force, and his son followed his path, entering the Air Force after his graduation from West Point Military Academy in 1951. Buzz flew 66 combat missions in Korea, where he shot down two MiGs. He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. After the cease-fire between North and South Korea, Aldrin enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics in 1963, with a thesis focusing on rendezvousing piloted spacecraft. He then entered the space program. Aldrin has been married three times and has three children. Aldrin: Gemini and Apollo missions After joining the space program in 1963, Aldrin relied on his doctoral studies to help him create docking and rendezvous techniques for space craft. He pioneered underwater training techniques, which simulated zero gravity situations and helped astronauts prepare to work in space. . [ Giant Leaps: Top Milestones of Human Spaceflight ] On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched Aldrin and command pilot James Lovell (of Apollo 13 fame) into a four day flight, with the primary objective of rendezvousing and docking with an Agena target vehicle, as well as evaluating extravehicular activity. Aldrin spent five and a half hours outside of the craft, establishing a new record for space walks. Fourteen scientific experiments were also performed, as well. Gemini 12 was the last of the Gemini missions, and was followed by the Apollo missions. Aldrin served as lunar module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon , traveling with Commander Neil Armstrong and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. The craft landed in the Sea of Tranquility . On July 21, 1969, after Armstrong had become the first man on the moon, Aldrin followed Armstrong down the ladder to become the second person to walk on the surface of the moon. As he gazed at the lunar landscape, Aldrin described it as, "Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation." Buzz Aldrin offers a parting salute after being eliminated from ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Credit: ABC One of Armstrong's roles while on the moon was to document the trip, so the majority of the Apollo 11 pictures are of Aldrin, including the famous visor shot reflecting the Eagle Lander and Armstrong. Eight days after its launch, Apollo 11 returned home, landing in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. Aldrin was decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest American peacetime award. He toured the world with his fellow astronauts. After NASA In 1971, Aldrin resigned from NASA, having logged 289 hours and 53 minutes of time in space. Almost 8 hours of his travel were spent outside of a vehicle. He retired from the Air Force in 1972, |
Which cartoon character was introduced on July 27, 1940 in the short "A Wild Hare"? | Bugs Bunny’s 75th Birthday: A Quiet Celebration of His ‘Wild’ Debut | Variety Bugs Bunny’s 75th Birthday: A Quiet Celebration of His ‘Wild’ Debut July 23, 2015 | 02:42PM PT Happy Birthday, Bugs Bunny! The world’s favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character’s first cartoon short “Wild Hare,” directed by Tex Avery. There won’t be much hoopla to celebrate, because Warner Bros. doesn’t observe the birthdays of animated characters. And there’s some logic to that, especially in Mr. Bunny’s case. There had been earlier variations: A wisecracking rabbit, voiced by Mel Blanc, debuted in the 1938 “Porky’s Hare Hunt” but the speech patterns and look were very different. In the next few years, WB’s Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons featured other rabbits. But the 1940 “Wild Hare” was the first one where Bugs looked like himself, sounded like himself and, significantly, it was the first time he uttered the immortal words “What’s up, Doc?” Don’t be misled by those earlier rabbits. On Sept. 10, 1940, Variety ran a brief item about the “new character Bugs Bunny” that WB was booking into Fox West Coast theaters. Bugs’ name appeared onscreen for the first time the following year, in “Elmer’s Pet Rabbit,” directed by Chuck Jones. By 1946, WB took out an ad in Variety proclaiming that moviegoers named him their favorite cartoon character in a poll by Showmen’s Trade Review. Photo Credit: Variety Like all great stars, his popularity had creative peaks and valleys. Highlights include the 1949 “Long-Haired Hare,” directed by Jones, in which Bugs battles with a self-important singer who’s performing an aria from “The Barber of Seville” at the Hollywood Bowl; and Jones’ 1957 “What’s Opera, Doc?” with Bugs and Elmer Fudd in a Wagner spoof that was selected for National Film Registry in 1992. Only Bugs could bring opera to the masses. And then there is the 1955 “Rabbit Rampage,” a meta toon in which he feuds with an unseen animator. A few years later, “Knighty Knight Bugs,” co-starring Yosemite Sam, won the Oscar for best cartoon short. In 1987, many decades after his debut, another Variety ad touted that “The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show” was ABC’s No. 1 kids show, under the headline “Wabbit Wins Watings Wace.” Over the years, Bugs survived the bluster of Yosemite Sam, the gun of Fudd, the Tasmanian Devil, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck’s competitive streak and dozens of other challenges. If you were in a scrape, Bugs is the cartoon character you’d want by your side — a combo of MacGyver and Groucho Marx, able to build any contraption in a moment’s notice, and throw off wisecracks to boot. And, as a bonus, he might get into drag and sing to you. Many senior citizens decline a big birthday party, because they don’t want to acknowledge they’re getting older. But Bugs looks as good as ever. In his long career, he was never involved in a scandal, was a good role model because he eats all his vegetables and provided endless laughs for many generations. No celebration party? It’s hare-raising. But maybe his millions of fans can have a slice of carrot cake on July 27, and raise a glass in honor of one of Hollywood’s greatest stars. |
What unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years? | Light-year | Units of Measurement Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia exactly 31,557,600 light-seconds . The figures above are based on a Julian year (not Gregorian year ) of exactly 365.25 days (each of exactly 86,400 SI seconds, totaling 31,557,600 seconds) [2] and a defined speed of light of 299,792,458 m/s, both included in the IAU (1976) System of Astronomical Constants , used since 1984. [3] Other values Edit Before 1984, the tropical year (not the Julian year) and a measured (not defined) speed of light were included in the IAU (1964) System of Astronomical Constants, used from 1968 to 1983. [4] The product of Simon Newcomb 's J1900.0 mean tropical year of 31,556,925.9747 ephemeris seconds and a speed of light of 299,792.5 km/s produced a light-year of 9.460530×1015 m (rounded to the seven significant digits in the speed of light) found in several modern sources [5] [6] [7] was probably derived from an old source such as C. W. Allen 's 1973 Astrophysical Quantities reference work, [8] which was updated in 2000. [9] Other high-precision values are not derived from a coherent IAU system. A value of 9.460536207×1015 m found in some modern sources [10] [11] is the product of a mean Gregorian year of 365.2425 days (31,556,952 s) and the defined speed of light (299,792,458 m/s). Another value, 9.460528405×1015 m, [12] [13] is the product of the J1900.0 mean tropical year and the defined speed of light. History Edit The first successful measurement of the distance to a star other than our Sun was made by Friedrich Bessel in 1838. The star was 61 Cygni , and he used a superlative Template:Convert heliometer designed by Joseph von Fraunhofer . The largest unit for measuring distances across space at that time was the Astronomical Unit (AU), equal to the radius of the Earth's orbit (1.50×108 km; 9.30×107 mi). The use of this unit in trigonometric calculations based on 61 Cygni's parallax of 0.314 arcseconds, gave the distance to the star as Template:Convert . Bessel realised that a much larger unit of measurement was needed to make the vast interstellar distances comprehensible. James Bradley had stated in 1729 that light travelled 10,210 times faster than the Earth in its orbit. In 1769, a transit of Venus revealed the distance of the Earth from the Sun, and this, together with Bradley's figure, allowed the speed of light to be calculated as 3.01×108 m/s, very close to the modern value. Bessel used this speed to work out how far light would travel in a year, and announced that the distance to 61 Cygni was 10.3 light-years. This was the first appearance of the light-year as a measurement of distance, and, although modern astronomers prefer the parsec , it is popularly used to gauge the expanses of interstellar and intergalactic space. Distances in light-years Edit Distances measured in fractions of a light-year (or in light-months) usually involve objects within a star system . Distances measured in light-years include distances between nearby stars , such as those in the same spiral arm or globular cluster . One kilolight-year, abbreviated "kly", is one thousand light-years (about 307 parsecs). Kilolight-years are typically used to measure distances between parts of a galaxy . One megalight-year, abbreviated "Mly", is one million light-years (about 307 kiloparsecs). Megalight-years are typically used to measure distances between neighbouring galaxies and galaxy clusters . One gigalight-year, abbreviation "Gly", is one billion (109) light-years—one of the largest distance measures used. Gigalight-years are typically used to measure distances to supergalactic structures, including quasars and the Great Wall . List of orders of magnitude for length Scale (ly) |
Which Lewis Carroll character was known for its enormous grin? | The Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Character Analysis Character in: Wonderland The Cheshire Cat is famous for its ability to appear and disappear at will and for its enormous grin. In fact, sometimes the entire Cat disappears, leaving only the grin behind. The most important thing the Cat does is tell Alice that everyone in Wonderland is crazy – even her. Alice has trouble accepting this at first, but the reader has been expecting it for some time. Alice is impressed by the cat's shoot-from-the-hip (or in this case, from the grin!) honesty. Throughout the rest of her adventure in Wonderland, Alice will look anxiously around her for the Cheshire Cat, hoping for more advice or at least intelligent conversation. And, of course, we already know that Alice is partial to cats, since she's always talking about her favorite pet, Dinah. The name "Cheshire Cat" is a contemporary Victorian joke that most modern readers miss. "Grin like a Cheshire Cat" was a saying at the time, although nobody really knows where it came from. One theory is about the famous cheeses in the town of Cheshire, which, the story goes, were made in the shape of cat faces to amuse buyers. The Cheshire Cat is like one of these come to life. This also explains why the Cat's body will disappear, leaving only its head behind – the cheeses were shaped like the face, not the entire cat. Perhaps the appearance of the grin without the rest of the cat is a joke about eating part of the "face" of cheese and leaving the rest. |
Sounding more like an FAA employee, what did Jason Lee and Beth Reifsgraf name their son? | Wikipedia's List of Unusual Personal Names - Nancy's Baby Names Nancy's Baby Names Baby names galore! Lists, graphs, stories, trivia, games… Main Menu November 17, 2016 Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a List of Unusual Personal Names . That list was deleted a few weeks ago. It’d been deleted before, but always managed to come back. This time I think the deletion might be permanent. So I’ve decided to reprint the list here. Not because I want to steal content, but because I think the list is very cool and should be preserved somewhere. Names I’ve confirmed so far have boldface/links. Entries I couldn’t confirm have been deleted. – Names that come from a specific person, organization, fictional character or product: Armand Hammer, famous industrialist born on 21 May 1898 in Manhattan, New York. His father “had named him after the symbol of the Socialist Labor Party.” As a youth, he sometimes claimed that his father had named him after Armand Duval, a character in the Alexandre Dumas novel La Dame aux Camélias (1848). (Sources: Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer by Edward Jay Epstein, Wikipedia ) Christine Daaé of England. The Phantom of the Opera fan “changed her name from Victoria Bohm by deed poll” so that “if the Phantom came back today he would have a Christine Daae who would stay by him at the end.” (Source: The Independent ) Espn (pronounced Espin). The name of two boys from Michigan and Texas, named for the popular cable sports channel ESPN. However, in Scandinavia, both Esben and Espen are somewhat common names. Eros-Adonis. Name of a Belgian boy. Hapoel Tel Aviv, a baby born in Israel in 2006, who was named by his father after his favorite football club Hapoel Tel Aviv. Harley Quinn Smith, born 26 June 1999 in Red Bank, New Jersey to filmmaker Kevin Smith and his wife. Named for fictional villainess Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel) from Batman: The Animated Series. The character had been created in 1992 by Kevin’s friend Paul Dini. (Sources: View Askew Productions , Wikipedia ) Iuma Dylan-Lucas Thornhill, born on 11 August 2000 in Hutchinson, Kansas. One of more than 10 babies named Iuma in order to compete in the Internet Underground Music Archive’s “Name Your Baby IUMA” contest . The contest ran from August 1, 2000 through November 1, 2000. Jesus Christ. Born Jose Luis Espinal, he legally changed his name in December 2005. Jesus Christ Allin, later Kevin Michael Allin, most well known as GG Allin, named by his fanatically religious father. Joker Arroyo, born on January 5, 1927, in the Philippines. Lawyer and politician whose name derives from his father’s love of card-playing. Has a brother named Jack. (Source: Me ) Kal-El Coppola, born on 3 October 2005 in New York. Son of actor Nicolas Cage. Named for the fictional character Superman; Kal-El was Superman’s birth name. (Sources: BBC , Me ) Keldorn – First name of an Estonian boy named after the character Keldorn Firecam from the PC game Baldur’s Gate 2. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, born on 20 November 1866 in Ohio. Son of Dr. Abraham and Mary Landis. His father had been seriously wounded in the American Civil War at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on 27 June 1864. Kenesaw Landis ended up becoming the first commissioner of organized baseball. (Source: MLB ) MegaZone, an American IT/programming geek who legally changed his name (from Brian Bikowicz) on April 12, 2000. Originally taking the name from Megazone 23 as a login in 1989. Metallica Tomaro, born in late 2006 in Sweden. Daughter of Michael and Karolina Tomaro. Her name was first rejected, then later approved, by Swedish authorities. (Sources: NME , Me ) Oleúde José Ribeiro, born on 19 September 1966 in Conselheiro Pena, Brazil. Brazilian soccer player. His first name is a badly misspelled rendition of Hollywood. Minty Clinch. Film publicist and journalist on The Observer. Optimus Prime of Ohio. Legally changed his name to Optimus Prime in honor of the Transformers character. (Source: Gizmodo ) Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé |
July 30, 1956 saw the adoption of what phrase as the official motto of the United States? | History of 'In God We Trust' History of 'In God We Trust' Page Content The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase received many appeals from devout persons throughout the country, urging that the United States recognize the Deity on United States coins. From Treasury Department records, it appears that the first such appeal came in a letter dated November 13, 1861. It was written to Secretary Chase by Rev. M. R. Watkinson, Minister of the Gospel from Ridleyville, Pennsylvania, and read: Dear Sir: You are about to submit your annual report to the Congress respecting the affairs of the national finances. One fact touching our currency has hitherto been seriously overlooked. I mean the recognition of the Almighty God in some form on our coins. You are probably a Christian. What if our Republic were not shattered beyond reconstruction? Would not the antiquaries of succeeding centuries rightly reason from our past that we were a heathen nation? What I propose is that instead of the goddess of liberty we shall have next inside the 13 stars a ring inscribed with the words PERPETUAL UNION; within the ring the allseeing eye, crowned with a halo; beneath this eye the American flag, bearing in its field stars equal to the number of the States united; in the folds of the bars the words GOD, LIBERTY, LAW. This would make a beautiful coin, to which no possible citizen could object. This would relieve us from the ignominy of heathenism. This would place us openly under the Divine protection we have personally claimed. From my hearth I have felt our national shame in disowning God as not the least of our present national disasters. To you first I address a subject that must be agitated. As a result, Secretary Chase instructed James Pollock, Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861: Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words possible this national recognition. It was found that the Act of Congress dated January 18, 1837, prescribed the mottoes and devices that should be placed upon the coins of the United States. This meant that the mint could make no changes without the enactment of additional legislation by the Congress. In December 1863, the Director of the Mint submitted designs for new one-cent coin, two-cent coin, and three-cent coin to Secretary Chase for approval. He proposed that upon the designs either OUR COUNTRY; OUR GOD or GOD, OUR TRUST should appear as a motto on the coins. In a letter to the Mint Director on December 9, 1863, Secretary Chase stated: I approve your mottoes, only suggesting that on that with the Washington obverse the motto should begin with the word OUR, so as to read OUR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY. And on that with the shield, it should be changed so as to read: IN GOD WE TRUST. The Congress passed the Act of April 22, 1864. This legislation changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Mint Director was directed to develop the designs for these coins for final approval of the Secretary. IN GOD WE TRUST first appeared on the 1864 two-cent coin. Another Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865. It allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon." Under the Act, the motto was placed on the gold double-eagle coin, the gold eagle coin, and the gold half-eagle coin. It was also placed on the silver dollar coin, the half-dollar coin and the quarter-dollar coin, and on the nickel three-cent coin beginning in 1866. Later, Congress passed the Coinage Act of February 12, 1873. It also said that the Secretary "may cause the motto IN GOD W |
Complete the film title of the 1959 Disney movie “Darby O’Gill and” who? | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) - 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 Darby O'Gill and the Little People ( 1959 ) Approved | A wily old codger matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker. Director: Lawrence Edward Watkin , H.T. Kavanagh (suggested by "Darby O'Gill" stories) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 39 titles created 31 Oct 2011 a list of 47 titles created 31 Oct 2011 a list of 43 titles created 11 Nov 2012 a list of 39 titles created 01 Apr 2014 a list of 31 titles created 21 May 2015 Title: Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) 7.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Golden Globe. See more awards » Photos A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island. Director: Ken Annakin In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast. Director: Robert Stevenson A boy attempts to realize his father's dream of climbing an alpine peak known as the Citadel. Director: Ken Annakin An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is ... See full summary » Director: Robert Stevenson Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself. Director: Robert Stevenson Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of ... See full summary » Director: Norman Foster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all. Director: Robert Stevenson A woman is kidnapped. While in captivity, she manages to send a message out with a wandering cat. The cat's owner calls the FBI. The FBI tries to follow the cat. Jealous boyfriends and nosy... See full summary » Director: Robert Stevenson Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davey Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russell ... See full summary » Director: Norman Foster A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into an sheepdog. Director: Charles Barton A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. Director: Robert Stevenson The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver. Director: Byron Haskin Edit Storyline Darby O'Gill seems to be as full of blarney as any old codger in Ireland, but the stories of leprechauns he tells at the pub are true. In fact, he and the tiny King Brian, ruler of the little people, are friendly adversaries, continually out-foxing each other. Darby needs a bit of magical help from the wily king when Lord Fitzpatrick replaces him as caretaker with the handsome, strapping young Michael from Dublin. Michael falls in love with Darby's beautiful daughter, Katie, which is all right with Darby; but the lad has a rival in a local ruffian, the son of a devious widow who wants her boy to be the caretaker. King Brian's supernatural assistance is necessary to make everything come out all right, but the sneaky leprechaun won't play matchmaker without a fight. Finally, real trouble comes i |
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Serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1975 to 1976, was known in the press by what name? | Serial killer, David Berkowitz, A.K.A. Son of Sam. Press and publicity Press conference of March 10th, 1977 In a March 10, 1977 press conference, NYPD officials and New York City Mayor Abraham Beame declared that the same .44 Bulldog revolver had fired the shots that killed Lauria and Voskerichian. Official documents would later surface, however, saying that while police strongly suspected the same .44 Bulldog had been used in the shootings, the evidence was actually inconclusive. The same day, the Operation Omega task force made its public debut. Charged solely with investigating the .44 caliber shootings, the task force was led by Deputy Inspector Timothy J. Dowd, composed of over 300 police officers. Police speculated that the killer had a vendetta against women, perhaps due to chronic social rejection, and also declared that the "chubby teenager" was regarded as a witness, not a suspect in the Voskerichian shooting. The police regarded the taller, black-haired male shooter in the Lauria-Valenti case as the shooter in all of the .44 caliber murders. Political implications The crimes earned considerable mass media publicity, with television, newspapers and radio publishing every detail and speculation of the case. Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch had recently purchased the New York Post, and the paper offered perhaps the most sensational coverage of the crimes. Mayor Beame, meanwhile, helped funnel unprecedented amounts of money to the NYPD to help solve the case. In many cases serial killers such as Berkowitz draw additional pleasure and power from this type of media response. The feeling of control over the media, law enforcement, and even entire populations provides a source of social power for them. Another shooting In full, with misspellings intact, it read: I am deeply hurt by your calling me a wemon hater. I am not. But I am a monster. I am the "Son of Sam." I am a little "brat". When father Sam gets drunk he gets mean. He beats his family. Sometimes he ties me up to the back of the house. Other times he locks me in the garage. Sam loves to drink blood. "Go out and kill" commands father Sam. Behind our house some rest. Mostly young — raped and slaughtered — their blood drained — just bones now. Papa Sam keeps me locked in the attic, too. I can't get out but I look out the attic window and watch the world go by. I feel like an outsider. I am on a different wave length then everybody else — programmed too kill. However, to stop me you must kill me. Attention all police: Shoot me first — shoot to kill or else. Keep out of my way or you will die! Papa Sam is old now. He needs some blood to preserve his youth. He has had too many heart attacks. Too many heart attacks. "Ugh, me hoot it urts sonny boy." I miss my pretty princess most of all. She's resting in our ladies house but I'll see her soon. I am the "Monster" — "Beelzebub" — the "Chubby Behemouth." I love to hunt. Prowling the streets looking for fair game — tasty meat. The wemon of Queens are z prettyist of all. I must be the water they drink. I live for the hunt — my life. Blood for papa. Mr. Borrelli, sir, I dont want to kill anymore no sir, no more but I must, "honour thy father." I want to make love to the world. I love people. I don't belong on Earth. Return me to yahoos. To the people of Queens, I love you. And I wa want to wish all of you a happy Easter. May God bless you in this life and in the next and for now I say goodbye and goodnight. Police — Let me haunt you with these words; I'll be back! I'll be back! To be interrpreted as — bang, bang, bang, bank, bang — ugh!! Yours in murder Mr. Monster Though discovery of the letter was an open secret, the contents were not made public. Only a few hints were leaked: police speculated that the letter-writer might be familiar with Scottish English. The phrase "me hoot, it urts sonny boy" was bizarrely taken as a Scots-accented version of "my heart, it hurts, sonny boy"; and the police also hypothesized that the shooter blamed a dark-haired nurse for his father's death, due to the "too many heart attacks" ph |
Founded 1250 years ago yesterday, the Iraqi city of Baghdad lies along which river? | World History Timeline History of Ancient Iraq or Mesopotamia in 1500 BC Iraq - 3500BC One of the most important developments in world history is taking place in Mesopotamia . Here, on the flood plains of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, the fertile soil brought down from the mountains by the great rivers has given rise to much denser populations than anywhere else in the world. The arid climate, plus dangerous spring floods, has called for the creation of large-scale irrigation systems, to channel and store water for crops, and to protect communities from the raging waters. Over the centuries, large communities with densely concentrated populations of many thousands of people have grown up. These are the first true cities in human history. To help them manage the economic life of these cities effectively, the priests who control them are gradually perfecting the first known writing script and numeric system - key developments in human progress. Iraq 3500BC - 2500BC The past millennia has seen the Sumerians bring Mesopotamian civilization to a high level. It has now expanded to the north, to what would later be the land of Assyria. The Sumerians have now entered the Bronze Age. Bronze is used in the weapons and decorations of the ruling classes; it is far too expensive to be used by farmers, and agriculture basically remains at a stone-age level of technology. However, the demand for copper and tin, the ingredients of bronze, means that the Mesopotamian city-states now lie at the centre of an expanding network of long-distance trade routes. Writing has reached a level of sophistication that makes it a vehicle, not only for administration, but also for the hymns, prayers and myths of the world’s most ancient literature. The small Sumerian states are constantly at war with one another, and have developed the first organised armies in history, together with the systematic taxation and bureaucracies to support them. The economic life of these city-states is highly centralized on the temples. These own much of the land (or rather, their gods do), provide work for the craftsmen and labourers, administer the cities' markets and organize long-distance trade. Iraq 2500BC - 1500BC Over the past thousand years , kingdoms and empires have come and gone in Mesopotamia. The first recorded empire in world history appeared briefly under the fierce Sargon and his descendants (c. 2334 to 2218 BC), and the powerful states of Ur (2112 to 2004 BC) and Babylon (1792 to 1712 BC) followed. Hammurabi , king of Babylon (1792-49) is famous as history's first great law-giver. These high points of Mesopotamian civilization have been separated by periods of outside invasion and internal fragmentation, yet despite these upheavals, styles of art, architecture and literature derived from the old Sumerian cities have retain a powerful grip on the region's culture. By 1500 BC new invaders divide the ancient lands of Mesopotamia between them. The Kassites rule Babylonia in the south, while Assyria is now part of the extensive (but short-lived) kingdom of the Mitanni. The powerful and warlike kingdom of Elam lies to the east. Despite the recent origins of these powerful states, this period represents the high point of Bronze Age civilization in Mesopotamia. The next few centuries will see great upheavals hit this brilliant world. Iraq 1500BC - 1000BC The past couple of hundred years have been very troubled for Iraq. The powerful Bronze Age kingdoms of Babylonia, Assyria and Elam have been overthrown or greatly weakened by the incursion of Aramean and other nomadic peoples into Mesopotamia. Amongst these, a semi-nomadic people called the Chaldeans have settled southern Mesopotamia, the ancient heartland of the Sumerians, and have formed a strong kingdom in Babylonia. Elam has been destroyed by incoming Iranian peoples such as the Medes and the Persians. Assyria has been hard pressed, at times almost overrun; it has only managed to survive by organizing itself along more militaristic lines. Go to more maps and information on Ancient Mesopotamia Iraq 1000BC |
What tough band of dense, white, fibrous tissues connects a muscle with another body part? | Tendon | Definition of Tendon by Merriam-Webster Definition of tendon for Students : a band of tough white fiber connecting a muscle to another part (as a bone) Word Root of tendon The Latin word tendere, meaning to “stretch” or “to spread,” and its form tentus give us the roots tend, tent, and tens. Words from the Latin tendere have something to do with stretching or spreading. A tent is a temporary shelter made from stretched out fabric. To distend is to stretch outward and swell in all directions. To extend is to stretch out. A tendon is a cord that connects a muscle to another muscle or to a bone and that stretches allowing a joint to bend. Something tense is stretched tight. Medical Dictionary noun ten·don \ˈten-dən\ Medical Definition of tendon : a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part, transmits the force which the muscle exerts, and is continuous with the connective-tissue epimysium and perimysium of the muscle and when inserted into a bone with the periosteum of the bone Learn More about tendon |
In what Hasbro game do teams of players try and guess specific words from one of 5 categories, based upon their partners drawing ability? | team building activities, ideas, games, business games and exercises for team building, learning organisations development,training, management, motivation, kids activities and childrens party games. games and exercises for groups and team building free team building activities ( 3 ) (2) ( 1 ) page 2 of free ideas for team exercises and activities - for team-building, training, employee motivation, learning and development, recruitment, and other group activities If you don't need the introduction - go straight to the games and activities . Here are lots of free and team building games, activities and exercises ideas for team development, employee motivation, personal devepment, ice-breakers, energisers, learning and fun. These activities extend the first section of team building games and activities on this website, which also offers a quick summary listing of exercises. The way you run group activities is crucial for their effectiveness. So please read the tips for planning and running team building activities . Also helpful are the tips on planning and running workshops . Use and adapt these group games and exercises ideas to suit your situation. These free team building activities, games and exercises are great ice breakers for training sessions, recruitment group selections , meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, organisational development, teaching and lecturing for young people and students. Team building games and activities are useful also in serious business project meetings, where games and activities help delegates to see things differently and use different thinking styles. Games and exercises help with stimulating the brain, improving retention of ideas, and increasing fun and enjoyment. Many activities and games can be used or adapted for children's development and education, or even for kids party games. We cannot accept responsibility for any liability which arises from the use of any of these free team building exercises ideas or games - please see the disclaimer notice below. Always ensure that you have proper insurance in place for all team building games activities, and take extra care when working with younger people, children and if organising children's party games. See the teambuilding games and activities page 1 (which includes a listing of all activities) and teambuilding activities page 3 . team building games - are the exercises or games appropriate? Before you decide to use any team building games with a group of people, think about whether the activities are appropriate for the team members and the situation. See the notes on checking that games or team activities are appropriate for your situation . The subjects on this website increasingly feature ideas for developing the whole person. Think beyond providing traditional work skills development. Explore everything, and show your people that you have a broader view about development - they'll have lots of ideas of their own if you let them see it's okay to think that way. Team building games are just a part of a very wide mix of learning and and development experiences that you can explore and facilitate f |
What is the name for the conical textile tube hung from a pole at airports used to indicate wind direction and relative speed? | Windsock - 必应 Sign in Windsock A windsock is a conical textile tube (which resembles a giant sock, hence its name) designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed. Windsocks typically are used at airports and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage. They are sometimes located alongside highways at windy locations. Wind direction is the opposite of the direction in which the windsock is pointing (note that wind directions are conventionally specified as being the compass point from which the wind originates; so a windsock pointing due north indicates a southerly wind). Windspeed is indicated by the windsock's ... (展开) angle relative to the mounting pole; in low winds, the windsock droops; in high winds it flies horizontally. Per FAA standards referenced below, a 15-knot (28 km/h; 17 mph) wind will fully extend the properly functioning windsock. A 3-knot (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) breeze will cause the properly functioning windsock to orient itself according to the wind. Per Transport Canada standards: a 15-knot (28 km/h; 17 mph) wind will fully extend the wind sock, a 10-knot (19 km/h; 12 mph) wind will cause the wind sock to be 5° below the horizontal, a 6-knot (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) wind will cause the wind sock to be 30° below the horizontal. At many airports, windsocks are lighted at night, either by flood lights on top surrounding it or with one mounted on the pole shining inside it. Windsocks are also popular with children and can have bright and colourful designs. These windsocks are not particularly functional and mostly for decoration. However, they can be used as a basic guide to wind direction and speed. |
Skinny Jeans Tug-O-War, Vinyl Record Spinning, Cloth Tote Sack Race, and Make Your Own Ironic Mustache were all events held at what Olympics that took place in Berlin this last weekend? | The Hipster Olympics 2012: A Berlin Event : Leisure : TravelersToday Every PBR swigging, American Spirit smoking, ironic'd mustache sporting hipster's dream came true this past weekend at Berlin's Hipster Olympics. Advertisement Forget Williamsburg, The Hipster Olympics is where hipsters go to see and be seen by their tattooed, skinny jeaned compatriots. Saturday marked the second annual Hipster Olympic games held in Berlin, that hosts hipster-centric events such as confetti tossing, horned-rimmed glass throwing and vinyl record spinning. The winning team, Jam FM, took home the Golden Club Mate trophy--a gilded bottle of Club-Mate. The winners and losers accepted their place apathetically, since they were too cool to give a crap. Some games include, the "Skinny Jeans Tug-o-War" where two teams of hipsters pull the legs of the pair of skinny jeans until one side loses. With bubble tea being one of hipster's iconic, non-alcoholic beverages of choice, contestants had to suck candy out of cups of bubble tea with a straw in one event. At the "Cloth Tote Sack Race," hipsters used canvas tote bags, their favorite casual journal and iPod carrying utensil, instead of potato sacks. "The Make Your Own Ironic Hipster Mustache Competition" was full of colored paper, scotch tape and makeshift materials for hipsters to create their most ironic mustache to sport at the local dive bar where they can listen to the coolest band that hasn't gone mainstream yet. Advertisement Hipsters create a fake beard on a teammate's face during a facial hairstyling competition. Credit: Reuters Hipsters compete in a tote-bag race. Credit: Reuters Hipsters compete in a horn-rimmed glass tossing event. Credit: Reuters |
Who was the pirate leader in the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson? | SparkNotes: Treasure Island: Character List Treasure Island Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Jim Hawkins - The first-person narrator of almost the entire novel. Jim is the son of an innkeeper near Bristol, England, and is probably in his early teens. He is eager and enthusiastic to go to sea and hunt for treasure. He is a modest narrator, never boasting of the remarkable courage and heroism he consistently displays. Jim is often impulsive and impetuous, but he exhibits increasing sensitivity and wisdom. Read an in-depth analysis of Jim Hawkins. Billy Bones - The old seaman who resides at Jim’s parents’ inn. Billy, who used to be a member of Silver’s crew, is surly and rude. He hires Jim to be on the lookout for a one-legged man, thus involving the young Jim in the pirate life. Billy’s sea chest and treasure map set the whole adventure in motion. His gruff refusal to pay his hotel bills symbolizes the pirates’ general opposition to law, order, and civilization. His illness and his fondness for rum symbolize the weak and self-destructive aspects of the pirate lifestyle. Black Dog - A pirate and enemy of Billy. Black Dog pays an unexpected visit to Billy and threatens him. Billy attacks Black Dog, who flees but remains a herald of coming violence in the novel. Black Dog’s name symbolizes both the dark and the bestial sides of piracy. Squire Trelawney - A local Bristol nobleman. Trelawney arranges the voyage to the island to find the treasure. He is associated with civic authority and social power, as well as with the comforts of civilized country life (his name suggests both “trees” and “lawn”). Trelawney’s street smarts, however, are limited, as the ease with which the pirates trick him into hiring them as his crew demonstrates. Dr. Livesey - The local doctor. Dr. Livesey is wise and practical, and Jim respects but is not inspired by him. Livesey exhibits common sense and rational thought while on the island, and his idea to send Ben to spook the pirates reveals a deep understanding of human nature. He is fair-minded, magnanimously agreeing to treat the pirates with just as much care as his own wounded men. As his name suggests, Livesey represents the steady, modest virtues of everyday life rather than fantasy, dream, or adventure. Read an in-depth analysis of Dr. Livesey. Captain Smollett - The captain of the voyage to Treasure Island. Captain Smollett is savvy and is rightly suspicious of the crew Trelawney has hired. Smollett is a real professional, taking his job seriously and displaying significant skill as a negotiator. Like Livesey, Smollett is too competent and reliable to be an inspirational figure for Jim’s teenage mind. Smollett believes in rules and does not like Jim’s disobedience; he even tells Jim that he never wishes to sail with him again. Long John Silver - The cook on the voyage to Treasure Island. Silver is the secret ringleader of the pirate band. His physical and emotional strength is impressive. Silver is deceitful and disloyal, greedy and visceral, and does not care about human relations. Yet he is always kind toward Jim and genuinely fond of the boy. Silver is a powerful mixture of charisma and self-destructiveness, individualism and recklessness. |
On Aug 2, 1943, what PT boat was run down by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, resulting in a 5 day evasion scenario for future president John F. Kennedy and his remaining crew? | TLW's JFKscope (tm), by T.L. Winslow (TLW), "The Historyscoper" (tm) U.S. Dem. pres. #35 (1961-3) (first U.S. pres. born in the 21st cent.) (first Roman Catholic U.S. pres.) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-63) was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. He was the 2nd son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969) and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890-1995) , who was the mother of a record three U.S. senators and one U.S. pres., the eldest daughter of Boston mayor and civil rights-promoting Mass. rep. (1895-1901) John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863-1950) , and the mother not only of JFK but of Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy Jr. (1915-44) , Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy (1918-2005) , Kathleen Agnes "Kick" Kennedy (1920-48) , Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009) , Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy (1924-2006) , Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (1925-68) , Jean Ann Kennedy (1928-) , and Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009) (the only Kennedy brother to grow old). Spoiler alert: It all ends in Dallas, Tex. In Nov. 1841 Dallas, Tex. (Gael. "dwellers by the waterfall") in NE Tex. on 640 acres overlooking the Three Forks area of the Trinity River (modern pop. 850K/1.5M) is settled by Tenn. trader-atty. John Neely Bryan (1810-77) ; the site is where JFK is assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963; in 1846 after attracting Anglo-Am. (non-Hispanic) settlers, it and the surrounding county are named after Anglo U.S. vice-pres. George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) - shouldn't that be Houston-Mufflin? The name Kennedy ultimately comes from the Gaelic word Kenneth, meaning handsome, yes, there were a lot of Scottish king Kenneths, weren't they handsome, although the Kennedy variant allegedly means helmet or deformed or ugly head . I know, he went from handsome to deformed head in Dallas, Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair. The Kennedy clan traces to Patrick Kennedy (1823-58) (JFK's great-grandfather), a brewery cooper born in Dunganstown, County Wexford , Leinster in S Ireland, who fled the Irish Potato Famine in 1848 to Boston via Liverpool aboard the ship Washington Irving, then married fellow immigrant Bridget Murphy on Sept. 26, 1849. On Jan. 14, 1858 their youngest and brightest of five children Patrick Joseph "P.J." Kennedy (1858-1929) (JFK's grandfather) was born, making his fortune running saloons in Haymarket Square and East Boston, which gave him the money to buy a whiskey-importing business, P.J. Kennedy & Co., becoming #1. Well-connected with the Irish Mob, he served five consecutive 1-year terms in the Mass. House of Reps. in 1884-8 followed by three 2-year terms in the Mass. Senate in 1889-95. In 1888 he fathered Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., using his wealth and influence to get him off to a flying start. In 1912 Joe Sr. graduated from Harvard, imagine the power struggle to get an Irish Catholic Mick into that Puritan stronghold, and became a bank examiner for Mass., giving him the inside knowledge to take control of failing Columbia Trust Bank in 1913 with a $45K loan from his Irish Mafia, er, family, making him the youngest bank pres. in America. After investing in a real estate exploitation firm that concentrated on distressed property and making big bucks, he became a stock broker in 1919, regularly engaging in insider trading and market manipulation before it became illegal. As the 1929 Wall Street Crash approached, he switched to shorting the market, making more megamillions for a total jackpot of $4M ($50M in today's dollars). Switching to pure real estate, he ramped it up to $180M ($2.88B), although maybe not all that way, since all along he was into rum running from Canada, but made sure that nobody could prove it in court, give your word to never shake a baby. His con game was to financially back the Temperance Movement to keep Prohibition (which began on Jan. 16, 1920) from being repealed as long as he could, then right before Dec. 5, 1933, the day it ended, he bought shares in Nat. Distillers at $8.64 a share, which soon shot up to $26 a share, making tens mor |
In the 1967 Disney movie The Jungle Book, who taught Mowgli The Bare Necessities? | Watch The Jungle Book (1967) | Disney Movies Anywhere HD +150 / SD +100 Synopsis Experience the song-filled celebration of friendship, fun and adventure that was the last animated film to receive Walt Disney's personal touch. Embark on a thrilling, adventure-filled journey with the boy Mowgli as he makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship. (C) 1967 Disney Cast Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Bruce Reitherman, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, Louis Prima Bonus Features 15 bonus features available with purchase, including: Mowgli's Return To The Wild Disneypedia: Junglemania! The Lost Character - Rocky The Rhino The Lure Of 'The Jungle Book' Bear-E-Oke Sing Along: That's What Friends Are For Bear-E-Oke Sing Along: Colonel Hathi's March The Making of Jungle Book: Walt's Lasting Impression The Making of Jungle Book: Kings of The Jungle The Making of Jungle Book: Drawn to the Voices The Making of Jungle Book: The Jungle Beat The Making of Jungle Book: The Last Act Frank & Ollie |
What is the name of the membership only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart that ranks second to Costco in sales volume? | Sam's Club | Walmart Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Template:Ref improve section The first Sam's Club opened on April 7, 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States . [5] In 1989, Sam's entered New Jersey with a store in Delran in a former Two Guys/Jefferson Ward/Bradlees store. This was Walmart's first foray into the Northeast. The first Walmart discount store in New Jersey opened in 1991 in Turnersville. The company entered the Pennsylvania market in 1990. In 1993, Walmart acquired PACE Membership Warehouse from Kmart and converted many (but not all) PACE locations into Sam's Clubs. The latest flagship store opening Template:As of was in Fayetteville, Arkansas . The largest Sam's Club store is located in Pineville, NC with Template:Convert of retail space that was formerly an Incredible Universe. On September 24, 2006, Sam's Club received a new logo. The new logo has an updated serif font and features a green and blue diamond inside the big blue diamond, found above the word 'Sam's'. Sam's Club's previous slogan was "We Are In Business For Small Business" until 2006, the decision to remove the slogan comes as Sam's Club attempts to remove itself from serving just small businesses and open up to more individual customers. In December 2007. Sam's Club launched a new slogan, "Enjoy the Possibilities". Since then it became an official advertising slogan, mentioned in television and radio advertisements, but it is not mentioned on its website. As of early January 2008 the "Enjoy the Possibilities" slogan was no longer in use. Sam's Club launched their latest slogan "Savings Made Simple" in the fourth quarter of 2009. Starting in April 2007 there was speculation of a possible sale or spinoff of Sam's Club from parent company Walmart. [6] [7] At Walmart's 2007 annual shareholder's meeting in June, management said that Sam's Club is not for sale, although they did not say they are not considering a spinoff. [8] On February 26, 2009, Walmart Canada announced that it would close all six of its Canadian Sam's Club locations. [9] [10] [11] This was part of Walmart Canada's decision to shift focus towards supercentre stores, but some industry observers suggested that the operation was struggling in competition with Costco and the non-membership The Real Canadian Superstore (known as Maxi & Cie in Quebec ), that had a well-established history in the country. Sam's Club also rebranded the two as yet unopened locations as new Wal-Mart Superstores. In January 2010, it was announced that ten stores would be closed, including four in California. At the same time, Sam's will open six new stores at various locations in the United States. [12] On January 24, 2010, it was announced that approximately 11,200 Sam's Club employees would be laid off. The layoffs resulted from the decision to outsource product sampling duties to an outside company (Rogers, Arkansas-based Shopper Events, which already performs in-store product demonstrations for Walmart) and to eliminate New Business Membership Representative positions throughout the chain. Most of the laid-off employees were part-time and represented about 10% of the total Sam's Club workforce. [13] Design File:SamsClubLerdo.jpg Like other warehouse clubs, Sam's Club sells most of its merchandise in bulk and directly off pallets . The clubs are arranged much like warehouses , with merchandise stocked in warehouse-style steel bins. Template:As of there were 602 Sam's Clubs in the United States . [3] Products sold include jewelry, designer goods, sunglasses, crystal and collectibles, electronics, floral, apparel, food and meats. Most locations have Pharmacy, Tire and Battery, Photo, Bakery, Optical, Café and Floral departments. Sam's Club markets items under the private labels Member's Mark, Bakers & Chefs, and Sam's Club — including products by Richelieu Foods , [14] a private label manufacturer of frozen pizza, salad dressing, sauces, marinades, condiments and deli salads. Sam's Club does not sell the Sam's Choice or Great Value brands, that are available in Wal-mart stores. However Sam's |
Which character in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory turned into a giant blueberry? | Violet Beauregarde (Character) - Quotes Violet Beauregarde (Character) Violet Beauregarde : Well yeah, we're children. Willy Wonka : Well that's no excuse. I was never as short as you. Mike Teavee : You were once. Willy Wonka : Was not. Know why? Because I distinctly remember putting a hat on top of my head. Look at your short little arms. You could never reach. Violet Beauregarde : [after stretching into a pretzel shape] Look mother, I'm much more flexible now. Mrs. Beauregarde : [disapprovingly] Yes, but you're blue. Violet Beauregarde : [hugs Wonka] Mr. Wonka, I'm Violet Beauregarde. Willy Wonka : [freaked out] Oh. I don't care. Violet Beauregarde : Well, you should care. Because I'm the girl who's gonna win the special prize at the end. Willy Wonka : Well, you do seem confident and confidence is key. Oompa Loompa : [Oompa Loompas start singing] Listen close, listen hard / The tale of Violet Beauregarde / This gentle girl she sees no wrong / Chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / She goes on chewing till at last / Her chewing muscles grow so fast / From her face her giant chin / Sticks out just like a violin / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / Oompa Loompa, Oompa Loompa, Oompa Loompa, Oompa Loompa/ For years and years she chews away / Her jaws get stronger every day / And with one great tremendous chew / They bite the poor girl's tongue in two / And that is why we try so hard / To save Miss Violet Beauregarde / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing all day long / Chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing all day long./ Chewing, chewing all day long./ Chewing, chewing all day long./ Mrs. Teevee : Loompaland? There's no such place. Willy Wonka : Excuse me, dear lady, but... Mrs. Teevee : Mr. Wonka, I am a teacher of geography. Willy Wonka : Oh, well, then you know all about it and what a terrible country it is. Nothing but desolate wastes and fierce beasts. And the poor little Oompa Loompas were so small and helpless, they would get gobbled up right and left. A Wangdoodle would eat ten of them for breakfast and think nothing of it. And so, I said, "Come and live with me in peace and safety, away from all the Wangdoodles, and Hornswogglers, and Snozzwangers, and rotten, Vermicious Knids." Mr. Salt : Snozzwangers? Vermicious Knids? What kind of rubbish is that? Willy Wonka : I'm sorry, but all questions *must* be submitted in writing. And so, in the greatest of secrecy, I transported the entire population of Oompa Loompas to my factory here. Veruca Salt : Hey, Daddy, *I* want an Oompa Loompa! I want you to get me an Oompa Loompa right away! Mr. Salt : All right, Veruca, all right. I'll get you one before the day is out. Veruca Salt : [whining] I want an Oompa Loompa now! |
In what sport (also in the Olympics) do the participants use a foil or a sabre? | Road to Rio: How to Qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games - Fencing.Net : Fencing.Net You are here: Home / News / Road to Rio: How to Qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games Road to Rio: How to Qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games Posted by Craig Harkins on April 19, 2015 · Leave a Comment With the 2015 Pan American Fencing Championships in full swing starting on April 17, 2015 the Olympic Qualification season has begun. Fencers from around the world are competing from April 2015 through April 4th, 2016 for the right to compete for Olympic glory at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. For the fencing events, a total of 212 athletes will compete across 10 events. Due to limitations on the size of the events by the IOC, nations are not guaranteed an athlete in each sport – nations and athletes have to compete against not only their countrymen, but others in their region or continent for an Olympic slot. Since the introduction of Women’s Sabre to the Olympic program in 1996, the International Fencing Federation (FIE) has lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for an additional two medal events to be able to accommodate every fencing discipline. The IOC, however, does not want to add more medals for fencing, so the FIE is left with the choice of which fencing events will not have competitions in the Olympics. The FIE has chosen to rotate which fencing disciplines will not have the team event and for 2012 the disciplines to feature the individual competition but no team competition are Men’s Sabre and Women’s Foil. This leaves 10 total events for the Olympic competition: 2016 Olympic Fencing Men’s Olympic Fencing Events at the 2016 Games: Men’s Individual Epee Women’s Team Epee Women’s Team Sabre Overall, a total of 102 men and 102 women will qualify for the Olympic Fencing competitions with 8 athlete slots held open for the host country (Brazil) to enter athletes. How do athletes qualify to fence at the 2016 Olympics? Because there are some weapons that are hosting a team event in addition to the individual event and some with only the individual event, there are slightly different qualification paths. For Men’s Sabre and Women’s Foil, only individual results matter and no more than 2 fencers from a country can qualify. For the other events, the primary qualification is through the FIE Team standings with some additional slots held open for individuals to qualify. The qualification period is tournaments fenced between April 3rd 2015 and April 4, 2016. Team Qualification Teams fencing at the 2016 Rio Olympic fencing competition are composed of 3 fencers. 8 teams will qualify in each team event with Brazil being able to choose to enter a team. (The alternate is not actually an Olympic participant unless they are subbed in.) Countries qualify their teams for the 2016 Olympics with the following formula (8 total slots): The top 4 teams in the FIE World Rankings as of April 4, 2016 (slots 1-4) The highest ranking team from each Olympic zone (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe). The teams MUST be ranked in the top 16 of the world rankings. IF a zone does not have a team in the top 16, then the zone loses it’s slot and that slot goes to the next highest team regardless of the zone. IF a country qualifies but declines to send a team, then the next highest ranking team in their zone is awarded the bid (provided those teams are in the top 16) Example: If we looked at the Men’s Foil team rankings as of April 19th, 2015 and used that for Olympic qualification these teams would qualify: France (#1 World Rank) United States (#4 World Rank) China (Asia Region – #5 World Rank) Germany (Europe Region – #7 World Rank) Egypt (Africa Region – #8 World Rank) Brazil (Americas Region – #12 World Rank) In this example, Korea would not qualify a team for the Olympics despite having the 6th ranked team in the world. This is why the Zonal championships in are a crucial step in securing qualification, as they provide a way to earn points directly against competition within the country’s own zonal division. Zonal Championship Dates: Americas: Pan American Fencing |
In woodworking joints, what do you insert into your mortise? | Woodworking Joints: Which Wood Joints Should You Use? Wood Joints: Which Woodworking Joints Should You Use? April 10, 2010 There are various woodworking joints in use. Some are stronger than others are. Let’s discuss the more popular joints, so you know which to use for your projects. 1. Butt Joint The Butt Joint is an easy woodworking joint. It joins two pieces of wood by merely butting them together. The butt joint is the simplest joint to make. It is also the weakest wood joint unless you use some form of reinforcement. It depends upon glue alone to hold it together. Because the orientations of the pieces, you have an end grain to long grain gluing surface. The resulting wood joint is inherently weak. Glue does not provide much lateral strength. You can break this woodworking joint with your bare hands. 2. Biscuit Joint A biscuit joint is nothing more than a reinforced Butt joint. The biscuit is an oval-shaped piece. Typically, a biscuit is made of dried and compressed wood, such as beech. You install it in matching mortises in both pieces of the wood joint. Most people use a biscuit joiner to make the mortises. Accuracy is not as important for the mortises. You design the biscuit joint to allow flexibility in glue-up. However, you must locate the mortise the correct distance from the face of the woodworking joint in both pieces. The width of the mortise is not critical. Since the biscuit is thin, you can move the alignment around. This is the very reason that I do NOT like this joint. It is not in perfect alignment. In addition, you spend your money on the Biscuit Joiner and a lot of time cutting the mortises in each piece of stock. Why bother? 3. Bridle Joint A bridle joint is a woodworking joint, similar to a mortise and tenon. You cut a tenon on the end of one piece and a mortise into the other piece to accept it. You cut the tenon and the mortise to the full width of the tenon piece. This is the distinguishing feature of this joint. Therefore, there are only three gluing surfaces.The corner bridle joint joins two pieces at their ends, forming a corner. You use this joint to house a rail in uprights, such as legs. It provides good strength in compression and is moderately resistant to racking. A mechanical fastener or pin is required.You use corner bridles to join frame pieces when the frame is shaped. You can remove material from the joined pieces after assembly without sacrificing joint integrity. A variation of the bridle joint is the T-bridle, which joins the end of one piece to the middle of another. 4. Dado (joinery) A dado is a slot cut into the surface of a piece of wood. When viewed in cross-section, a dado has three sides. You cut a dado perpendicular to the grain. It is different from a groove, which you cut parallel to the grain.A through dado passes all the way through the surface and its ends are open. A stopped dado has one or both of the ends stop before the dado meets the edge of the surface.You use dadoes to attach shelves to a bookcase carcass. You rabbet the shelves to fit the dado, which makes the rabbet and dado joint. A good use for woodworking joints. 5. Dovetail Wood Joint The dovetail joint, or simply dovetail, is a strong woodworking joint.It is great for tensile strength (resistance from pulling apart). You use the dovetail joint to connect the sides of a drawer to the front. A series of pins cut to extend from the end of one board interlock with a series of tails cut into the end of another board. The pins and tails have a trapezoidal shape.Once glued, the joint is permanent, and requires no mechanical fasteners. Some people use a dovetailed dado, because of the tensile strength. 6. Finger Joint A finger joint or box joint is one of the popular woodworking joints. You use it to join two pieces of wood at right angles to each other. It is much like a dovetail joint except that the pins are square and not angled. The joint relies on glue to hold together. It does not have the mechanical strength of a dovetail. The woodworking joint is relatively easy to make if you know how to use a tabl |
What famed and Nobel prize winning economist, born on July 31, 1912, wrote books such as Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History and The Tyranny of the Status Quo, and a series of Newsweek articles entitled “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch”? | Untitled Document Elijah Award Dr. Milton and Rose Friedman The recipients of the 2006 Quaqua Elijah Award are Rose Friedman and her late husband, Dr. Milton Friedman. The Friedmans are honored for their profound pioneering contribution to the world-wide intellectual, economic, and political movement seeking educational choice and alternative education. Dr. Milton Friedman was born July 31, 1912, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the fourth and last child and first son of Sarah Eszter (Landau) and Jeno Saul Friedman. Dr. Friedman�s parents were Jewish immigrants born in Carpatho-Ruthenia (a province of Austria-Hungary that later became part of inter-war Czechoslovakia and then the Soviet Union) who both entered the United States during their teens and then met in New York City. The young Milton was raised in Rahway, N.J, where his mother ran a small retail dry goods store and his father pursued mostly unsuccessful jobbing ventures. The Friedman family was poor and in a constant state of financial crisis, but the family atmosphere was warm and supportive. Like his older sisters, Milton attended public elementary and secondary schools. He graduated from Rahway High School in 1928, just before his 16th birthday. Despite his father�s death when Milton was only fifteen years old, Milton gained admission and a competitive academic scholarship to Rutgers University. Through a combination of scholarships, summer jobs, waiting tables, and clerking in a retail store, Milton supported himself until age twenty, when he graduated from Rutgers in 1932 with the equivalent of a double major in mathematics and economics. Two faculty members in the Rutgers Economics Department, Arthur Burns and Homer Jones, became life-long mentors to Milton Friedman and successfully recommended him for a graduate scholarship at the University of Chicago Economics Department for the 1932-33 year. There Milton Friedman met a fellow economics student, Rose Director, and they were married six years later. Milton Friedman completed an M.A. in 1933 from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in 1946 from Columbia University. During his life he would receive honorary degrees from eighteen different colleges and universities. Milton Friedman went to Washington, D.C., to work with the National Resources Committee in 1935 and help design a large consumer budget study. His subsequent job was at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he assisted with a study of professional income and co-authored a book about the monopolistic effects of professional licensing schemes (medical doctors, but many of the ideas also apply to government licensing of schools and school teachers). His affiliation with the Bureau would continue until 1981. From 1940-41 he was visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin (in later years he would also be a visiting professor at Columbia University, U.C.L.A., and the University of Hawaii). From 1941 to 1943 he worked as Principal Economist at the Division of Tax Research, U.S. Treasury Department, on wartime tax policy and began to think about the informational role of price mechanisms. From 1943-45 he was Associate Director, Statistical Research Group in the Division of War Research at Columbia University, working as a mathematical statistician focused on problems of weapon design, military tactics, and metallurgical experiments. In their very early careers both Milton and Rose embraced aspects of the New Deal and Keynesian economics. Milton Friedman helped implement such measures as the payroll withholding tax to help support an economic machine shaped by war-time imperatives and central planning. Experience and further study, however, quickly led to a dramatic shift in the Friedmans� philosophical direction. The Friedmans found themselves particularly persuaded by conservative Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek, an outspoken opponent of all socialist policies, who in 1944 wrote the influential book Road to Serfdom. Dr. Friedman associated himself with Heyek�s efforts and played a key |
On Aug 3, 1492, who set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, in a carrack and two caravels, on his way to Asia? | Sailed/Flew the Ocean/Sky Blue in 1492/1984 Coins Tell Stories 8.30.2014 Remember the rhyme from school days? "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in (August) 1492." Another voyage occurred in 1984, but that does not quite rhyme. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail with three ships from Palos de La Frontera on his voyage of discovery. Columbus captained the larger carrack, the Santa Maria. Two brothers directed the two smaller caravels, the Pinta and the Santa Clara, known as the Niña. After weeks of traveling the wide blue ocean, the voyagers spotted land on October 12, 1492. The ships neared what is now known as the Bahamas. Today, though, historians are not sure which island the explorers saw first. Now, fast-forward 492 years to August 30, 1984. Thirty years ago today, the space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center for her first mission, STS-41-D. Her first mission was the twelfth of the shuttle program. Columbia, the first shuttle to lift off, had six missions by this time. Challenger, the second shuttle, had been into space on five missions. Unfortunately, both the Columbia and the Challenger vehicles were lost, Challenger in January 1986 and Columbia in January 2003. The Discovery, however, gave over 27 years of service and logged the most flight time of any of the spacecraft. During her active life, the Discovery's flight days totaled 364 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes and 29 seconds. Her longest flight was 15 days, 2 hours, 48 minutes and 8 seconds. Overall, Discovery flew 149 million miles over 39 missions and completed 5830 orbits. For her 39th, Discovery's final mission lifted off in February 2011. Only two more shuttle missions followed– the Endeavour in May 2011 and the Atlantis in July 2011, before the shuttle program ended. Shortly after her last flight, the shuttle program decommissioned Discovery on March 9, 2011. After a lengthy decontamination process, Discovery began her trek to her "final wheels stop" place of honor at the Smithsonian's Udvar Hazy Center in Virginia. In the evening of April 19, Discovery came to rest during a ceremony welcoming her home. Happy birthday, Discovery, may you bring enjoyment to the many who visit you and admire your impressive service. Let's remember the August voyages of exploration with the reverse of the 1992 Columbus Commemorative Silver Dollar coin The coin recognizes the historical |
Who has been the “head” elf in the Keebler Cookie Tree since 1970? | History of Keebler's Advertising | eHow History of Keebler's Advertising Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images The Keebler elves are among the most recognizable advertising icons in the food industry. The Keebler company has embraced the elves as its company icon, but the survival of the elves was not always certain. Although they were almost lost to history, the elves have endured the ups and downs of their parent company. The Beginning Keebler began with a single bakery in 1853. Godfrey Keebler opened the bakery that bore his name in Philadelphia. Gradually, Keebler expanded the distribution of his products and formed ties with other bakeries in other locations. In 1927, when his group included 16 businesses, the bakeries came together in the United Biscuit Company of America. The bakeries were under the control of one company. However, each continued to market its individual products under the name of the local bakery. The Keebler Name The United Biscuit Company of America updated its corporate structure throughout the first years of the 1960s. The bakeries adopted one brand name for their products in 1966. The corporation hoped to establish national recognition for its products. The name that it chose for its brand was Keebler. Made by Elves The newly unified company needed an image to promote its products and tie them together. In 1969, Leo Burnett devised Keebler's signature characters -- the elves. J.J. Keebler and Ollie Keebler each had a brief stint as head elf. In 1970, Ernie Keebler became the head Keebler elf. Inside the Hollow Tree in Sylvan Glen, he directs the other elves in baking "uncommonly good" cookies. Different Keebler products and advertising campaigns have given rise to a host of other defined elf characters with their own abilities and personalities. United Biscuit Company The United Biscuit Company, based in the United Kingdom, bought out the United Biscuit company of America in 1974. The new owners redirected the company toward snack production that strayed from its bakery origins. As Keebler moved away from the cookies that it made so well, it lost market share to other companies, most notably Nabisco. The Keebler brand began to lose money. The Keebler Corporation split from the United Biscuit Company in 1996 as a result of a leveraged buyout. Bringing Back the Elves The newly independent company was in need of a corporate image, just as it had been when it first unified. Under the leadership of Sam Reed and David Vermylen, Keebler expanded its product line and adopted icons from its history. Ernie Keebler again became the spokesman for Keebler, supervising the elves inside the Hollow Tree. The tree and the elves became the symbols of the Keebler Corporation. The company was acquired by Kellogg in 2001, but the elves remained an important part of Keebler marketing. In 2003, Keebler employees marked the brand's 150th anniversary with a 150-pound cookie that celebrated the company and its elves. |
Malt, wine, rice, and distilled are all types of what? | A Guide to Vinegars - The Epicentre A Guide to Vinegars data-ad-slot=”5147278153″> What is Vinegar? Vinegar often gets a bad rap. The lack of respect given to vinegar by most consumers is no doubt due to the bottle of white distilled vinegar that many of us grew up with, one that was taken out once a year and used to wash the windows. One sip from these notorious bottles, usually done on a dare, would be enough to send one into a paroxysm of fits and perpetuate the idea that vinegar was an abhorrent thing to be avoided at all costs. Fortunately, those in the know have awakened to the sublime effects good vinegar can have on food, as well as to the huge variety that is now available in specialty shops and increasingly in supermarkets across Canada and the United States. Still, it seems consumers just don’t know what to do with the stuff. With a few exceptions, even most books that have been written about vinegar seem to concentrate more on its myriad household uses — from treating sunburn to keeping fleas at bay for Fido — than on its culinary role. Even if it is only used to dress a salad, there are enough types of vinegar to provide a panoply of flavors for even the most demanding gourmet. Here then is a look at the heretofore best-kept secret in the kitchen, a powerhouse of flavor and variety, and perhaps the best friend olive oil ever had. In general, wine vinegars are required to have at least 6 percent acetic acid, and other vinegars range between 4-6 percent acetic acid. Slight variations in acidity levels will be only barely perceptible on the palate; they need be of concern only when preparing pickles or other preserves. Wine, malt, and cider vinegar are strong, but distilled and spirit vinegars are even stronger. While any vinegar can be distilled, malt vinegar is most often used for this process. The distillation concentrates the acetic acid, increasing the level above 6 percent. Types of Vinegar The vinegar made in any given country tends to reflect the produce. Wine-making countries, such as France, Italy, and Spain, produce wine vinegars. Where apples are a main crop, as in parts of North America, cider vinegar represents the bulk of production. Beer-brewing countries, such as Britain, produce malt vinegar. In the Far East, where wine is made from rice, a mild variety of rice wine vinegar containing 2-4 percent acetic acid is most widely used. Wine Vinegar Arguably, those vinegars made from wine are the greatest of all. In fact, our word vinegar comes from the French vinaigre (literally “sour wine”) derived from the Latin vinum acer, which means the same thing. Like the wines they are made from, wine vinegars offer enormous range and versatility. Vinegar is the necessary, and quite natural, outcome of the life of grape juice (or any other fermentable liquid for that matter). Left to its own devices — and plenty of fresh air, grape or other fruit juice will naturally ferment. In other words, naturally occurring microflora and yeasts will begin to devour the sugars in the liquid and convert them into alcohol. If further left alone, acetic bacteria will invade and consume the alcohol, and in turn, change the alcohol into acid, or vinegar. Although the whole process will happen naturally, whether one intends for it to happen or not, today the mechanics of making commercial vinegar are highly controlled, or as controlled as one can be over Mother Nature. The method by which virtually all fine wine-based vinegar is made is called the Orleans process, named for the French city on the banks of the Loire River where the method was developed. Essentially, the process involves using relatively small barrels in which the vinegar develops, and unlike wine, leaving the barrel partially unfilled to allow for the circulation of air and wild yeasts. A layer of gelatinous-looking material like a sleeping jellyfish will inevitably form on the surface. Called the “mother,” it is really just a conglomeration of the used-up Acetobacters and yeasts, a mass that will sometimes settle on the bottom and sometimes float on the surface |
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, was the first video aired on what cable channel on Aug 1, 1981? | MTV Original Broadcast 8/1/1981 - YouTube MTV Original Broadcast 8/1/1981 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 29, 2011 I do not own the rights to this video. It is owned by MTV. I am simply posting this for people to see how great MTV was and for you to see how it all started. On August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., MTV launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by John Lack, and played over footage of the launch of Apollo 11. Those words were immediately followed by the original MTV theme song, a crunching classical tune composed by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, playing over photos of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with the flag featuring MTV's logo changing various colors, textures, and designs. Category |
From the Latin for "to become pale", what element with an atomic number of 4, uses the symbol Be? | Elements and their uses - Q-files Encyclopedia Elements and their uses Science > Elements and their uses Atomic structure of sodium (Na). The nucleus of every atom contains two types of particle: protons and neutrons. Spinning round the nucleus are a third type of subatomic particle: electrons. There are always the same number of electrons and protons in a neutral atom. The electrons travel in different shells (layers). When atoms bond together, it is the electrons in the outer shells that are involved. An element is a substance made up of atoms of the same type. It cannot be broken down into simpler substances. Different elements have different characteristics, which are determined by the number of subatomic particles ( protons , neutrons and electrons ) they have. Scientists have found approximately 100 natural elements so far; a further 15 or so artificial kinds have been made by scientists in laboratories. These elements are divided into metals , semi-metals and non-metals. An atom is the smallest part of an element that can exist. All the elements have been arranged in a table, called the Periodic Table , in order of their atomic numbers—the number of protons an element has in each of its atoms. Elements in the same group on the Table have similar properties. An argon laser uses argon as its lasing material (see Lasers). Argon Argon (chemical symbol Ar; atomic number 18) is a noble gas . It is odourless and colourless when at room temperature and pressure. All the noble gases, including helium, neon and xenon, have the maximum number of electrons possible in the outer shell of their atoms. This makes them stable and non-reactive . They rarely bond with other elements. Argon is used for a number of purposes where its non-reactive (“inert”) nature is useful: in fluorescent lighting tubes, where it prevents oxygen eroding the hot filament, and in graphite electric furnaces where it prevents the graphite from burning. Argon is the third most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere . X-rays do not pass through barium. In a “barium meal” examination, a patient swallows barium sulphate mixed with water, which coats the lining of the stomach and duodenum. This allows an X-ray to take a clear image. Barium Barium (chemical symbol Ba; atomic number 56) is one of the alkaline earth metals. Like the other alkaline earth metals, barium is a shiny, silvery metal at room temperature and pressure. Barium is chemically reactive (it bonds easily with other elements) so it is never found in nature as a pure element. It is usually extracted from minerals such as barite and witherite. Barium metal is used in metal alloys. Barium compounds have a wider range of uses: for example, barium sulphate is used for getting X-ray images of the digestive system (a “barium meal”) and barium nitrate is used in fireworks to give a green colour. An alloy of beryllium and copper is sometimes used for tools because it does not create sparks, is not magnetic, is extremely strong and is slow to corrode. Beryllium copper tools are useful in coal mines or oil rigs, where there may be explosive gases. Beryllium Beryllium (chemical symbol Be; atomic number 4) is one of the alkaline earth metals. Like the other alkaline earth metals, beryllium is a shiny, silvery metal at room temperature and pressure. Beryllium does not occur naturally as a pure element, but is found combined with other elements in more than 100 rare minerals. One of these minerals, beryl, comes in the form of the gemstones aquamarine and emerald. Beryllium is often used in alloys with other metals such as aluminium and copper because of its strength, low density (“lightness”) and stability over a wide range of temperatures. Borosilicate glass is created by adding boric oxide to traditional glass. This makes it less likely to crack when exposed to high temperatures. Borosilicate glass is commonly used for cookware and laboratory equipment. Boron Boron (chemical symbol B; atomic number 5) is a semi-metal, also called a metalloid. Semi-metals have properties in between metals and non-metals. Lik |
The poker hand known as dead man's hand, as it was supposedly the cards held by Wild West legend Wild Bill Hickok, consists of 2 pairs of what cards? | Wild Bill Hickok - Under Appreciated Rock Vocalists Under Appreciated Rock Vocalists "Wild Bill" Hickok (born James Butler Hickok; May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876) was a folk character of the American Old West. He told many outlandish tales about his life and was regarded as a liar by many of his contemporaries. Some contemporary reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious but along with his own stories are the basis for much of his fame and reputation. James Butler Hickok worked as a stagecoach driver and later as a lawman, in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought (and spied) for the Union Army, during the American Civil War and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor and professional gambler. He was involved in several notable shootouts. In 1876, Hickok was shot from behind and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), by an unsuccessful gambler, Jack McCall. The hand of cards which he supposedly held at the time of his death (black aces and eights) has become known as the dead man's hand. (More from Wikipedia) Cris Williamson grew up in Deadwood, South Dakota as the daughter of a forest ranger; their home had no electricity, so her phonograph was of the wind-up variety. The Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood is the place where Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down during a poker game; the cards he was holding – a pair of aces and a pair of eights – became known as the "dead man's hand" thereafter, particularly (as in this case) when the cards are all in the black suits. My father and I each had a shot at the saloon many years ago while much of our family was on a Western tour. |
According to the World Health Organization, what is the leading mosquito-borne disease in the world? | Facts and Figures - World Stroke Campaign Facts and Figures Is it true that stroke is responsible for more than six million deaths every year? Answer: Yes, it is. According to the World Health Organization and other leading stroke experts, stroke claims 6.2 million lives each year. An estimated 17.3 million people died from CVDs in 2008, representing 30% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.3 million were due to coronary heart disease and 6.2 million were due to stroke. Source: Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2011. Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2011. WHO Cardiovascular Diseases Fact Sheet No. 317. Updated March 2013 http/www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/ WHO (2005). Preventing chronic diseases: a vital investment: Geneva. World Health Organization Truelsen, T., Heuschmann, P.U., Bonita, R. et. al., (2007). Standard method for developing stroke registers in low-income and middle income countries: experiences from a feasibility study of a stepwise approach to stroke surveillance (STEPS Stroke). The Lancet Neurology, 6, 134-139. Question: Is it true that stroke kills more people each year than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria put together? Answer: Yes, it is. (1) In 2008, AIDS-related deaths totaled 2.0 million (1.7 million – 2.4 million); (2) 1.8 million people died from TB in 2008, including 500,000 people with HIV; (3) there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2006, causing nearly one million deaths, mostly among African children. According to the World Health Organization and other leading stroke experts, stroke claims 6.2 million lives each year. Source: Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2011. Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Geneva, World Health Oganization, 2011. WHO Cardiovascular Diseases Fact Sheet No. 317. Updated March 2013 http/www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/ 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update. Geneva: UNAIDS/WHO. World Health Organization, Malaria Fact Sheet No. 94, Updated January 2009, http://www.who. int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/index.html WHO/Stop TB Partnership. 2009 Update. Tuberculosis Facts. www.who.int/tb Is it true that stroke also attacks children? Answer: Yes, it is. Stroke also attacks children, including newborns. Visit WSO member organization websites below for more information: Source: National Stroke Foundation - Australia http://www.strokefoundation.com.au/ The Stroke Association – United Kingdom http://www.stroke.org.uk/ Is it true that most strokes are not painful? Answer: Yes it is. Most strokes are not painful. Eighty percent of strokes are caused by a blood clot in the brain and usually do not hurt, although some do. Stroke cuts off oxygen to a part of the brain. Brain cells begin to die but this is usually not painful. Don't ignore symptoms because they don't hurt. Only 20% of strokes are caused by bleeding inside the brain, and this type of stroke is usually very painful. Source: University of Virginia (USA) Health Systems website: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/ Is it true that on a global scale, stroke claims a life every 10 seconds? Answer: Yes, it is. Worldwide, it is estimated that six people die from a stroke every 60 seconds. Source: World Health Report 2007. Geneva: World Health Organization. International Cardiovascular Disease Statistics (2007 Update). A publication of the American Heart Association. Question: Is it true that every two seconds, someone, somewhere in the world is having a stroke? Answer: Yes it is. There an estimated 30 incidences of stroke per 60 seconds worldwide. Majority are referred to as "silent" strokes. These are the most common type of strokes. The word "silent" is a misnomer. When subjects with "silent" infarcts are examined they have subtle neuropsychological and neurological deficits. An article from the Framingham Study suggests that 1 in 10 individuals, stroke free and living in th |
August 6, 1945 saw the US bomber Enola Gay drop the first atomic bomb on what Japanese city? | American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima - Aug 06, 1945 - HISTORY.com This Day In History: 08/06/1945 - Atomic Bomb Hits Hiroshima President Harry Truman orders the Enola Gay to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima, Cy Young joined major league baseball, the first woman swims the English Channel, and Jamaican independence is declared in This Day in History video. The date is August 6th. The atom bomb was also dropped on Nagasaki which helped end World War II when Japan surrendered. Lead Story American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Share this: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Author American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout. U.S. President Harry S. Truman, discouraged by the Japanese response to the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender, made the decision to use the atom bomb to end the war in order to prevent what he predicted would be a much greater loss of life were the United States to invade the Japanese mainland. And so on August 5, while a “conventional” bombing of Japan was underway, “Little Boy,” (the nickname for one of two atom bombs available for use against Japan), was loaded onto Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets’ plane on Tinian Island in the Marianas. Tibbets’ B-29, named the Enola Gay after his mother, left the island at 2:45 a.m. on August 6. Five and a half hours later, “Little Boy” was dropped, exploding 1,900 feet over a hospital and unleashing the equivalent of 12,500 tons of TNT. The bomb had several inscriptions scribbled on its shell, one of which read “Greetings to the Emperor from the men of the Indianapolis” (the ship that transported the bomb to the Marianas). There were 90,000 buildings in Hiroshima before the bomb was dropped; only 28,000 remained after the bombing. Of the city’s 200 doctors before the explosion; only 20 were left alive or capable of working. There were 1,780 nurses before-only 150 remained who were able to tend to the sick and dying. According to John Hersey’s classic work Hiroshima, the Hiroshima city government had put hundreds of schoolgirls to work clearing fire lanes in the event of incendiary bomb attacks. They were out in the open when the Enola Gay dropped its load. There were so many spontaneous fires set as a result of the bomb that a crewman of the Enola Gay stopped trying to count them. Another crewman remarked, “It’s pretty terrific. What a relief it worked.” Related Videos |
What is the name of the NFL team that calls Philadelphia home? | Philadelphia Eagles Team Page at NFL.com Regular Season: No Stats Available Postseason: No Stats Available Experience: No Stats Available Career record: No Stats Available The Philadelphia Eagles announced the hiring of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as the team's new head coach on January 18, 2016. The 47-year-old Pederson comes to the Eagles with a combined 19 years of NFL experience as both a coach and player, including the last three seasons as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator. This will be his third stint with the Eagles, as he previously served as the team’s quarterbacks coach (2011-12) and offensive quality control coach (2009-10), and played quarterback for the team in 1999. "We are excited to introduce Doug Pederson as our new head coach," said Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie. "Doug is a strategic thinker, a compelling leader and communicator, and someone who truly knows how to get the best out of his players. All of these factors were what initially attracted us to Doug and we believe that he is the right man to help us achieve our ultimate goal." As the Chiefs' offensive coordinator from 2013-15, Pederson helped guide Kansas City to a 31-17 regular-season record and playoff appearances in 2013 and 2015. During his three seasons as the team's offensive coordinator, the Chiefs ranked first in the NFL in rushing touchdowns (54), third in yards per carry (4.64) and seventh in total rushing yards (6,018). In 2015, Pederson helped the Chiefs rebound from a 1-5 start to win a team-record 11 consecutive games, including Kansas City's first playoff victory in 22 years. During Pederson's first two years as Kansas City’s offensive coordinator, Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles enjoyed remarkable success as he ranked third amongst NFL running backs in yards per carry (4.99) and third overall in rushing touchdowns (21), fifth in rushing yards per game (77.3) and sixth in total rushing yards (2,320). In 2013, Charles' first season in Pederson’s offense, the eight-year veteran set career highs in yards from scrimmage (1,980), total touchdowns (19), receptions (70) and receiving yards (693). While Charles was already in the fold when Pederson arrived in Kansas City, the Chiefs acquired quarterback Alex Smith via trade in 2013 and the former No. 1 overall pick went on to post single-season career highs in passing yards (3,313) and passing touchdowns (23), while earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl in his first year under Pederson's tutelage. During his three years in Pederson's offense, Smith has notched three-consecutive 3,000-yard seasons, has thrown the second-fewest interceptions among quarterback with more than 1,000 attempts (20) and ranked fourth among all quarterbacks with 1,183 rushing yards. As a first-time offensive coordinator for Kansas City in 2013, Pederson was part of a coaching staff that turned a 2-14 Chiefs team into an 11-5 playoff squad, marking the largest one-year turnaround in team history. Prior to his tenure with the Chiefs, Pederson spent two seasons as the Eagles' quarterbacks coach (2011-12) and helped quarterback Michael Vick become the second quarterback in NFL history to top the 3,000-yard passing and 500-yard rushing plateaus in consecutive seasons. In 2011, the Eagles' offense recorded the second-most net yards in team history (6,386) and a franchise-record 356 first downs. Before coaching, Pederson enjoyed a 12-year playing career in the NFL with the Packers, Dolphins, Eagles and Browns. As a backup quarterback for the Packers, he was part of a team that won Super Bowl XXXI, captured two NFC Championships (1996 and 1997) and earned eight playoff berths and six division titles. During his playing career, Pederson was coached by three of the most successful coaches in NFL history: Don Shula, Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid. Additionally, Pederson played alongside Pro Bowl quarterbacks Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Donovan McNabb and Jim McMahon. Pederson, a native of Bellingham, Washington, earned a degree in management from Northeast Louisiana (now Louisiana-Monroe) |
Bing, King, and Rainier are all types of what? | The Best Cherries For Eating vs. Baking | The Huffington Post The Best Cherries For Eating vs. Baking 07/10/2012 09:00 am ET | Updated Aug 31, 2012 Do you know the difference between the kind of cherries you'd eat vs. the ones you should bake or cook with? There are many varieties of cherries, all in different colors, but cherries are basically broken down into two groups: sweet and tart. That distinction may seem minimal but it's really important to realize and know when it comes to baking or cooking with cherries, since there are some things you will need to take into account -- or you might end up with a runny pie that tastes wincingly sour. Don't get us wrong, you can bake with any cherries you wish, but if you're looking for that characteristic cherry pie recipe, there's only one type of cherry you should be using -- and that's sour (or tart) cherries. Sour cherries are actually pretty sour on their own. Some people can tolerate eating them, but they're really best for baking into pies and tarts or cooking into jams or relishes. The cherry pies you'd buy in the supermarket or the cherry pie filling you buy in a can are made from sour cherries. Generally you won't find fresh sour cherries in the supermarket, so instead try the farmer's market. Sour cherries are bright red in color and have an almost perfectly spherical shape. They're also very juicy, so you will want to use starch to thicken their liquids when you're baking a pie. And of course, since they're tart, you'll need more sugar than you would if you were using sweet cherries. |
What SNL cast member is the host of this years Shark Week? | Andy Samberg: 'Shark Week' Host On Discovery Channel | The Huffington Post Andy Samberg: 'Shark Week' Host On Discovery Channel 04/20/2011 02:00 pm ET | Updated Jun 20, 2011 760 The sound you just heard was the internet exploding in joy. Two of its comedic treasures are set to come together in an epic, water wedding. Discovery Channel announced on Wednesday that "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg will host their annual "Shark Week" this summer. Samberg takes over for last year's host, Craig Ferguson, who helped the network bring in 31 million viewers; he'll also serve as the network's first Chief Shark Office. “I’m overjoyed about being appointed CSO. Everyone loves Shark Week. It’s the Bill Cosby of week-long television blocks dedicated to sea animals," Samberg said in a statement. "Shark Week" is just one part of Samberg's busy spring and summer schedule. In addition to wrapping the season on "SNL," his comedy rap group "The Lonely Island," will drop their new album "Turtleneck and Chain," in May, and he'll soon begin work on a new movie with Adam Sandler, "I Hate You, Dad," which will co-star Vanilla Ice . The full press release follows: ANDY SAMBERG ANSWERS DISCOVERY’S ‘HELP WANTED’ AD, BECOMES NETWORK’S NEW ‘CHIEF SHARK OFFICER’ (Silver Spring, Md.) — After a long and arduous process of blood typing, insurance verification and wetsuit fittings, Discovery Channel today announced the appointment of its first ever Chief Shark Officer (CSO), Andy Samberg. As CSO, Samberg will host the network’s 24th annual SHARK WEEK celebration, cable’s longest running programming event and the official mark of summer. He will film on-air wraps for the weeklong event, host a SHARK WEEK special and may even take the plunge and dive with the apex predators. “SHARK WEEK is a summertime celebration. It’s about being scared out of your swim trunks but it’s also about being entertained and learning something new. Andy Samberg, an incredibly talented comedian and innovator, is the perfect person to bring those elements together and represent Discovery for our biggest week of the year,” said Discovery Channel President and General Manager Clark Bunting. Said Samberg: “I’m overjoyed about being appointed CSO. Everyone loves Shark Week. It’s the Bill Cosby of week-long television blocks dedicated to sea animals.” SHARK WEEK is bigger than ever – it was watched by almost 31 million people last year, Discovery’s highest rated to date. The event has become a pop culture phenomenon. In the immortal words of 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan: “Live every week like it’s Shark Week.” About Andy Samberg With a diverse range of comedic talents, Andy Samberg has emerged as a captivating and hilarious leading man on screens both big and small. As an Emmy® award winning writer, Samberg is achieving as much success behind the scenes as he is on screen. Samberg, along with his LONELY ISLAND partners Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, will release their highly anticipated sophomore album Turtleneck and Chain on May 10th. Samberg will soon start production on Sean Anders’ I Hate You, Dad, co-starring Adam Sandler and James Caan as well as Celeste and Jesse, written by and co-starring Rashida Jones. Samberg can also be seen this summer in Will Gluck’s Friends with Benefits opposite Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis and Mark Mylod’s What’s Your Number? opposite Anna Faris this summer. Samberg is currently in his sixth season as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. More: |
Begining the end of July, what war was known as The War to End All Wars? | WWI Centennial: “The War to End All Wars” | Mental Floss WWI Centennial: “The War to End All Wars” Getty Images Like us on Facebook The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 139th installment in the series. August 14 - 19, 1914: “The War to End All Wars” “We have not sought this reckoning, we have done our utmost to avoid it; but now that it has been forced upon us it is imperative that it should be a thorough reckoning,” the British futurist writer H.G. Wells wrote in an article titled “The War That Will End War,” published in The Daily News on August 14, 1914. Commonly cited as “the war to end all wars” or a similar variant, the phrase was quickly adopted as a slogan to explain British and later American participation in the war, as set forth by Wells in his essay: This is already the vastest war in history. It is a war not of nations, but of mankind. It is a war to exorcise a world-madness and end an age… For this is now a war for peace. It aims straight at disarmament. It aims at a settlement that shall stop this sort of thing for ever. Every soldier who fights against Germany now is a crusader against war. This, the greatest of all wars, is not just another war—it is the last war! In fact, pundits welcomed the war for a whole variety of reasons, coincidentally reflecting their own agendas. Some predicted it would lead to a “rebirth” of society in a “purified” form, which could mean anything from the end of class distinctions, to a return of chivalrous ideals, to the purging of “foreign” racial elements. Others, like Wells, hoped it would result in the overthrow of tyranny and triumph of democracy. Colonial subjects believed the war might force white Europeans to grant them more rights, or even independence. Illinois.edu But for many ordinary young men who volunteered to fight in the early days of the conflict, it simply seemed to offer an opportunity for adventure and (ironically) freedom. Jack O’Brien, a Canadian volunteer, recalled telling his friend, “I can't get it out of my head. There is going to be the devil of a scrap over there—and say, boy! I've got to get into it!” The German novelist Carl Zuckmayer later recalled that for young middle class men volunteering meant Liberation from middle-class narrowness and fussiness… from the doubts about choosing a profession and from all the things that we perceived—consciously or unconsciously—as the saturation, closeness, and rigidity of our world… It had become serious… and at the same time a huge exhilarating adventure... We shouted out “freedom” while we were jumping into the strait-jacket of the Prussian uniform. It sounds absurd. But we had become men with a single blow. 1914-1918.net In Britain, 299,000 men enlisted in August (the scene in Whitehall, above), followed by another 463,000 in September, while 350,000 Frenchmen volunteered in the first week of August alone, and comparable numbers flooded recruiting centers in Germany. Everything around them seemed to confirm they were making the right decision. Across Europe, young men enlisted and went off to war in a festive atmosphere, amid cheering throngs who smothered them with candy, flowers, alcohol, cigarettes and—in a memorable departure from propriety for some young women—kisses. French and British troops in Belgium and British troops in France received similarly delirious welcomes. Hugh Gibson, the secretary at the American embassy in Brussels, described the arrival of French scouts in Brussels: The people in the crowd had bought out the near-by shops of cigars and cigarettes and chocolate and small flasks of brandy, and as each man rode by he was loaded up with as much as he could carry… All the cafes around the Porte Louise sent out waiters and waitresses with trays of beer to meet the troops… Each man would snatch a glass of beer, swallow it as he rode along, and hand it back to others… The French and British troops can have anything they want in this country. Wikimed |
Known as The Badger State or America's Dairyland, what was the 30th state to join the Union on May 29, 1848? | The State of Wisconsin - An Introduction to the Badger State from NETSTATE.COM The State of Wisconsin Apostle Islands National Lakeshore In the north woods of Wisconsin, clear, clean lakes abound. Fishing is fine, and wildlife is plentiful. Outdoor recreation and adventure is a main draw for out-of-state visitors. 15,000 lakes are enjoyed by swimmers, fishermen and fisherwomen and boaters. The deep, cool woods provide wonderful hiking and horseback riding trails. Below the wooded north country lies America's dairy land, where cows are king (make that queen). Wisconsin's dairy farms lead the United States in the production of milk, cheese, and butter, providing 40% of the nation's cheese and 20% of its butter. Picturesque farms, sun-dappled fields, contented cows... Wisconsin is also a leader in the manufacture of machinery and produces more paper than any other state. THE STATE NICKNAMES: The Badger State This nickname originally referred to the lead miners, of the 1830s, who worked at the Galena lead mines in Illinois. These mines were in northwestern Illinois close to the borders of Wisconsin and Iowa. The Wisconsin miners lived, not in houses, but in temporary caves cut into the hillsides. These caves were described as badger dens and, the miners who lived in them, as badgers. This derisive nickname was brought back to Wisconsin by these miners. Eventually, the nickname was applied to all of the people of Wisconsin and, finally, to the state itself. The badger was adopted as Wisconsin's state animal in 1957. The Dairy State A more fitting nickname for Wisconsin, "The Dairy State" is in direct reference to the large production of dairy products, particularly cheese and butter, in the state. Wisconsin License Plate America's Dairyland Another reflection of Wisconsin's dairy production and a phrase that appears on Wisconsin state license plates. The Cheese State Wisconsin has also been referred to as "The Cheese State" because of its large cheese production. The Copper State THE STATE QUARTER: United States Mint Image The Wisconsin quarter is the fifth of 2004, and the 30th in the 50 State Quarters® Program. On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state to be admitted into the Union. The Wisconsin design depicts an agricultural theme featuring a cow, a round of cheese and an ear of corn. The design also bears an inscription of the State motto, "Forward." Wisconsin Farm Wisconsin adopted the State motto, "Forward," in 1851, reflecting Wisconsin's continuous drive to be a national leader. Wisconsin is considered "America's Dairy Land" with production of over 15 percent of the Nation's milk. Wisconsin also produces over 350 different varieties, types and styles of award-winning cheeses -- more than any other state. There are approximately 17,000 dairy farms, with just over one million cows that produce an average of 17,306 gallons of milk each, per year. Wisconsin is also a major corn-growing state. In 2002, Wisconsin led the Nation in corn silage production and, with 391.5 million bushels produced, it ranked fifth in the production of corn for grain (shelled corn). State corn production contributed $882.4 million to the Wisconsin economy in 2003. Wisconsin is also a leading supplier of mint. In December 2001, Governor Scott McCallum appointed 23 people to the Wisconsin Commemorative Quarter Council to review and recommend candidate design themes. The state received over 9,600 suggestions, and the Council narrowed the concepts to six. After a statewide vote, Governor McCallum submitted three design concepts to the United States Mint - "Scenic Wisconsin, " "Agriculture/Dairy/Barns " and "Early Exploration and Cultural Interaction. " In 2003, Governor Jim Doyle coordinated a statewide vote to select the final design, in which the "Agriculture/Dairy/Barns " design was the popular choice. This design was approved by the Secretary of the Treasury on October 9, 2003. For more about the state commemorative quarters, visit this page . This 50 State Quarter Map is a great way to collect and display all 50 State Quarters. Sources. |
On August 5, 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 striking members of what profession over their refusal to return to work? | Presidents of the United States - President Ronald Reagan - TheUSAonline.com Presidents of the United States Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 � June 5, 2004) was the 40th (1981�1989) President of the United States and the 33rd (1967�1975) Governor of California. Reagan was also an actor in films before entering politics. He lived longer than any other President (93 years, 119 days) and was the oldest elected President (69 years, 349 days when taking office). Order: January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989 Predecessor: George H. W. Bush Early life and career Reagan attended Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, graduating in 1932. Child of an alcoholic father, Reagan developed an early gift for storytelling and acting. He was a radio announcer of Chicago Cubs games, getting only the bare outlines of the game from a ticker and relying on his imagination and storytelling gifts to flesh out the game. Once in 1934, during the ninth inning of a Cubs - St. Louis Cardinals game, the wire went dead. Reagan smoothly improvised a fictional play-by-play (in which hitters on both teams gained a superhuman ability to foul off pitches) until the wire was restored. Film career Reagan had a successful career in Hollywood as a second-rank leading man, as his face and body were as handsome as his voice. In 1940 he played the role of George "The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne All American, from which he acquired the nickname the Gipper, which he retained the rest of his life. Reagan himself considered that his best acting work was in Kings Row ( 1942 ). Other notable Reagan films include Hellcats of the Navy and the campy Bedtime for Bonzo. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6374 Hollywood Blvd. Military service Reagan was commissioned as a reserve cavalry officer in the U.S. Army in 1935. After Pearl Harbor he was activated and was assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit in the Army Air Corps, which made training and education films. He remained in Hollywood for the duration of the war. Television career As Reagan's film roles became fewer in the late 1950s, he moved into television as a host and frequent performer for General Electric Theater. His final regular acting job was as host and performer on Death Valley Days. Early political career Ronald Reagan began his political life as a liberal Democrat, supporting Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal. He gradually became a staunch social and fiscal conservative. He embarked upon the path that led him to a career in politics during his tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), aligning himself with Senator Joseph McCarthy and cooperating with the House Un-American Activities Committee to "expose Communist influence in Hollywood". He turned in several of his allegedly Communist co-workers, although unlike many anti-Communists of the time he was strongly opposed to the formal banning of the American Communist Party. His employment by the General Electric company, delivering anti-communist speeches on radio broadcasts and speaking tours, further enhanced his political image in the anti-Soviet climate of 1950s America. By the 1964 election, Reagan was an outspoken supporter of conservative Republican Barry Goldwater. In 1966, he was elected the 33rd Governor of California. Reagan tried to gain the Republican presidential nomination in 1968, and again in 1976 over the incumbent Gerald Ford but was defeated at the Republican Convention. He succeeded in gaining the Republican nomination in 1980. The camp |
The FBI has recently announced that a "credible lead" has surfaced in the investigation of what famed hijacker, who commandeered a Northwest Orient flight in 1971? | Keyword: dbcooper Woo hoo!! And the first 26% is in!! Thank you all very much!! God bless. Keyword: dbcooper 01/15/2017 2:28:13 PM PST · by PROCON · 47 replies USATODAY | Jan. 13, 2017 | Chris Ingalls, KING-TV, Seattle Linky only. 01/14/2017 1:47:41 PM PST · by DUMBGRUNT · 51 replies king 5 ^ | 14 Jan 2017 | Chris Ingalls A powerful electron microscope located more than 100,000 particles on old the JCPenny tie. The team has identified particles like Cerium, Strontium Sulfide, and pure titanium... �The tie went with him into these manufacturing environments, for sure, so he was not one of the people running these (manufacturing machines). He was either an engineer or a manager in one of the plants,� 07/27/2016 12:19:14 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 36 replies W Post ^ | 27 July 2016 | Ian Shapira They were certain they knew the identity of the long-missing hijacker known as D.B. Cooper, and now the self-appointed investigators wanted their man to turn himself in to the FBI and sign over his life rights for a book and movie project... Rackstraw watched the documentary, he said in an interview. He watched himself being ambushed. He watched the man whose son found the ransom money along the Columbia River deny that it had been planted there. He watched a Northwest Orient flight attendant examine an old photo of him and his decades-old NBC interview and repeatedly say she didn�t... NY Post ^ | 12 July 2016 The unsolved investigation of the 1971 hijacking of a Seattle-bound airliner and the disappearance of the enigmatic, dapper suspect dubbed D.B. Cooper, is now officially one for the history books, not the FBI. 01/01/2008 11:50:12 PM PST · by dennisw · 34 replies · 96+ views startribune. ^ | December 31, 2007 - 10:12 PM | PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune It has been more than 37 years, but the FBI hasn't lost interest in Dan (D.B.) Cooper, the man who parachuted from a Northwest Airlines jet over the Pacific Northwest while clutching a bag with $200,000 in ill-gotten gain. Federal agents say they have reignited their pursuit of the mysterious Cooper. In a news release issued Monday, the FBI said it is providing to the public a series of photos and information about the case, which has baffled and mesmerized authorities and the public for decades. "Would we still like to get our man?" the FBI release said. "Absolutely." The... Road Kill Diaries ^ | Lately | ? It's been 25 years since he took that big step out of a Boeing 727 at 10,000 feet, yet tips on D.B. Cooper still trickle in. One of the most daring -- or dumbest -- criminals ever remains at large, having either flouted the laws of society or been foiled by the law of gravity. "It's still a pending investigation," says Seattle-based FBI agent Ray Lauer, who adds that the case will stay open "probably forever." The FBI here still stores 60 volumes of interviews and other documents telling how Cooper hijacked a jetliner, demanded and received $200,000, then jumped ... 11/25/2015 6:56:18 PM PST · by LucyT · 73 replies DailyMail.com UK ^ | 25 November 2015 | Dailymail.com Reporter Most Americans have heard of the case of DB Cooper, who is accused of pulling off the only plane hijacking in the history of the United States that has never been solved. Now, 44 years after the brazen air heist, a Michigan author has put forward a new theory linking the mystery of DB Cooper to an obscure missing person case involving a married father of four who vanished two years before the skyjacking and was never heard from again. Over the years, the facts of the skyjacking history have become the stuff of legends: on November 24, 1971, a... 08/24/2013 12:58:06 PM PDT · by Uncle Chip · 44 replies The Daily Mail Online ^ | August 24, 2013 | Thomas Durante and Daily Mail Reporter Parachute used by mystery hijacker to escape aircraft after stealing $200,000 goes on display for the first time It's one of America's most enduring crime mysteries, baffling authorities for more than 40 years. In 1971, a man who identified himself as Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 from Portl |
Multi-billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is the secret identity behind what Marvel super hero? | Iron Man (Anthony Stark) - Marvel Universe Wiki: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. Iron Man (Anthony Stark) Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark Aliases "Shellhead," "Golden Avenger," "Tetsujin"; formerly Crimson Dynamo, Iron Knight, Hogan Potts, "Spare Parts Man"; impersonated Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) Identity Tales of Suspense #39 (1963) Origin Tales of Suspense #39 (1963) Significant Issues Red and gold armor debuted (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); traveled to Camelot with Dr. Doom (Iron Man #149-150, 1981); succumbed to alcoholism (Iron Man #167-182, 1983-1984); Jim Rhodes became Iron Man (Iron Man #169-199, 1983-1985); Tony Stark returned as Iron Man in red & silver armor (Iron Man #200, 1985); fought Armor Wars against armored villains (Iron Man #225-231, 1987-1988); traveled to Camelot again with Doom (Iron Man #249-250, 1989); manipulated by Kearson DeWitt in "Armor Wars II" (Iron Man #258-266, 1990 -1991); James Rhodes took over as Iron Man (Iron Man #284, 1992); Tony Stark became Iron Man again (Iron Man #289, 1993); helped form Force Works (Force Works #1, 1994); time traveled with Dr. Doom (Iron Man #11, 1997); returned from Counter-Earth (Iron Man #1, 1998); revealed as member of Hell Fire Club (X-Men #73, 1998); armor became sentient, killed Whiplash (Iron Man #26-30, 2000); Ultron took control of armor (Iron Man #46-49, 2001-2002); became Secretary of Defense (Iron Man #73-78, 2003); infiltrated the Thunderbolts as Cobalt Man (Avengers/Thunderbolts #1-6, 2004); helped form new group of Avengers (New Avengers #1, 2005); became Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Civil War #7, 2007) Occupation Adventurer, president emeritus of Stark Industries, founder of Maria Stark Foundation; formerly director of S.H.I.E.L.D., CEO of Stark Industries, Stark Solutions, Stark Enterprises, Circuits Maximus & Stark International, US Secretary of Defense, computer technician Known Relatives Ph.D.s in physics and electrical engineering Physical Attributes 225 lbs.; (in armor) 425 lbs. Eyes Black Powers None; Tony's body had been enhanced by the modified techno-organic virus, Extremis, but it is currently inaccessible and inoperable. Abilities Tony has a genius level intellect that allows him to invent a wide range of sophisticated devices, specializing in advanced weapons and armor. He possesses a keen business mind. Weapons The Iron Man armor includes Tony’s primary energy weapon, repulsor rays, a powerful particle beam which is standard equipment in the palms of his armor; the repulsor ray can repel physical and energy-based attacks, traveling as either a single stream or as a wide-field dispersal. The armor has also been outfitted with pulse bolts (extremely powerful plasma discharges which grow in strength as they seek their target), sonic generators, explosive shell projectiles, mini-missiles, magnetic field generators and a laser torch built into the finger of Tony’s gauntlet. The armor’s surface can generate an electric charge to dispel attackers. Paraphernalia Tony’s most recent armor is protected by an energy-draining shield which expands from the gauntlets, as well as a personal deflector shield. The armor grants Tony superhuman strength (lifting 100 tons at maximum power). Its Jet boots enable flight at Mach 8; he can also hover utilizing a localized gravity field. The armor’s internal air supply lasts more than one hour and can be sealed for travel through low oxygen, underwater or outer space environments. The armor also features a chronometer, radar, sonar, a magnometer, an atom-force microscope, photon, heat, motion and other sensor instruments. The armor contains a subspace/satellite radio communications array which receives local radio and video signals; the armor can also jam transmissions. The chest plate features the unibeam, a powerful searchlight that can project beams in virtually every light spectrum (visible, infrared and ultraviolet); it also features a laser beam projector, an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) generator which can shut down electronic devices within a 50-yard radius, a scanning device t |
Anchored by the star Regulus, what animal does the constellation Leo represent? | ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS Zodiac Constellations Zodiacal Motion of the Outer Planets Each year the Sun moves eastward in a complete circle around the sky. The path followed by the Sun is called the ecliptic , and any constellation containing the ecliptic is called a zodiac constellation. The constellations of the zodiac are listed below, in order as the Sun moves eastwardly through them, starting from the constellation containing the Sun at the vernal equinox (thus it is visible overhead at night in the fall, six months later). Zodiac Constellation Pisces (Pie-seez) Two fish. Venus and her son Cupid escaped from Typhon by swimming through the sea as two fish. Red star TX Piscium varies in brightness. Fall Ram with Golden Fleece, could fly through the air. A small constellation, with only two easily-visible stars. Winter Taurus (Tore-us) Bull. Babylonian constellation. Jupiter turned himself into a bull to carry off Europa, daughter of the King of Crete. Reddish eye the star Aldebaran, one vertex of the Winter Hexagon , in a V-shaped grouping called the Hyades. Look at Pleiades, a jewel-box of stars, with binoculars. Winter (Jem-eh-ni) Twin brothers. Protectors of ships and sailors, who swore oaths by them: "By Jiminy!" Look for the two bright stars, Castor and Pollux, which together form one vertex of the Winter Hexagon . Winter (Kan-ser) Crab, sent by Juno to kill Hercules, who squashed it with his foot. Faint stars. Look with binoculars for the Beehive star cluster, faintly visible to the naked eye. Spring Lion. Prehistoric constellation, often associated with royalty. Look for sickle-shaped or backward-question-mark asterism. Bright star Regulus. Spring Maiden, goddess of farms and harvest, holding a shock of wheat. Second-largest constellation in sky. Bright star Spica. Cluster of galaxies. Bright quasar. Spring Libra (Lee-brah) Scales (balance), because the Sun was in Libra during the autumn equinox when the Romans chopped off the claws of Scorpius to create this constellation. Two faint stars. Includes the traditional claws of Scorpius. Alpha-Librae is a double-star resolvable by binoculars. Spring Scorpius (Scor-pee-us) Scorpion sent by Gaia to kill Orion when Orion boasted he would slay all the animals of the Earth; now Orion and Scorpius circle each other on opposite sides of the sky. Fish-hook to Polynesians; rises right out of water in the SE in the summer. Bright star Antares, the heart of the Scorpion, rivals Mars in its reddish tint. Summer Ophiuchus (Oh-fee-uke-us) The serpent holder, Oph. ("Gus" for short) represents Aesclepius the healer. Although not traditionally considered part of the zodiac, the sun now is actually within Oph. longer than it is in Scorpius. Faint stars. Look for Ophiuchus holding the Serpent (Serpens) between Arcturus ( Bootes ; locate with Big Dipper ) and Altair ( Aquila ; cf. Summer Triangle ). Summer (Saj-eh-tair-ee-us) The Archer, a centaur (half man and half horse) archer named Chiron, shooting an arrow. Look for teapot asterism. In direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, rich with many stars. Try binoculars. Summer |
What is the highest rank a boy scout can obtain, after earning a minimum of 21 badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit, service, and leadership? | Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) Gold Silver An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over one and a half million or about five percent of all Boy Scouts. Requirements include earning a number of merit badges and demonstration of Scout Spirit, service and leadership. This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Additional recognition can be earned through Eagle Palms, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership and merit badge requirements. History The BSA's highest award was originally conceived of as the Wolf Scout, as shown in the June 1911 Official Handbook for Boys. The August 1911 handbook subsequently changed this to Eagle Scout. The medal illustrated in the handbook was a profile of an eagle in flight, but was changed to the current design before any were issued. In their original conceptions, Life Scout, Star Scout (Life preceded Star until 1924) and Eagle Scout were not ranks, but part of the merit badge system that recognized Scouts who had earned a number of merit badges. Eagle Scout was awarded to any First Class Scout who had earned twenty-one merit badges. Consequently, eight of the first nine Eagle Scouts did not earn the ranks of Life or Star. The first Eagle Scout medal was awarded in 1912 to Arthur Rose Eldred, a seventeen-year-old member of Troop 1 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York. Eldred was notified that he was to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in a letter from Chief Scout Executive James West, dated August 21, 1912. The design of the Eagle Scout medal had not been finalized by the National Council, so the medal was not awarded until Labor Day, September 2, 1912. Eldred was the first of three generations of Eagle Scouts; his son and grandson hold the rank as well. Since then, more than one and a half million Scouts have earned the rank. In 1982, thirteen-year-old Alexander Holsinger, of Normal, Illinois, was recognized as the one millionth Eagle Scout. In 2002, 49,328 Scouts attained the Eagle Scout rank, more than in any other year. A total of 1,835,410 Scouts have earned Eagle Scout as of the end of 2005. Requirements Eagle Scout is earned by serving as a Life Scout for at least six months, earning a minimum of twenty-one merit badges, demonstrating Scout Spirit and serving as a leader in the troop, team, crew or ship. He must plan, develop and give leadership to a service project— the Eagle Project —that demonstrates both leadership and a commitment to duty. He must then take part in a Scoutmaster conference before his eighteenth birthday. After all of the requirements are met, he must complete an Eagle Scout Board of Review. Venturers and Sea Scouts who attained First Class as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout in a troop or team may continue working toward the Star, Life and Eagle Scout ranks, as well as Eagle Palms, while registered as a Venturer or Sea Scout up to their eighteenth birthday. Scouts with a permanent mental or physical disability may use alternate requirements based on the Scout's abilities, if approved by the council. Eagle Scout may be awarded posthumously, if and only if all requirements are completed before death. A board of review may be held and the award presented to the Scout's family. Eagle Scout service project The completion of the Eagle Scout service project requires significant effort on the part of the Eagle Scout candidate. The project must benefit an organization other than the BSA. It cannot be performed for an individual or a business, cannot solely be a fund-raising project and cannot be commercial in nature. A written plan using the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook must be submitted and pre-approved by the benefiting organization, the unit leader, the unit committee and a district representative, before the wo |
What was it that Prometheus stole from Zeus and gave to mankind, angering the king of the gods to such a degree that he chained Prometheus to a rock, wherein an eagle would eat his liver each day, only to have it grow back at night? | Prometheus : definition of Prometheus and synonyms of Prometheus (English) This article is about the Greek Titan. For other uses, see Prometheus (disambiguation) . Prometheus Bound by Scott Eaton (2006) Prometheus ( Greek : Προμηθεύς) is a Titan , culture hero , and trickster figure who in Greek mythology is credited with the creation of man from clay and the theft of fire for human use, an act that enabled progress and civilization. He is known for his intelligence, and as a champion of mankind. [1] The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology, and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art. Zeus , king of the Olympian gods , sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle , the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his liver , only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. In some stories, Prometheus is freed at last by the hero Heracles ( Hercules ). In another of his myths, Prometheus establishes the form of animal sacrifice practiced in ancient Greek religion , but evidence of a cult to Prometheus himself is not widespread. He was a focus of religious activity mainly at Athens , where he was linked to Athena and Hephaestus , other Greek deities of creative skills and technology. [2] In the Western classical tradition , Prometheus became a figure who represented human striving, particularly the quest for scientific knowledge, and the risk of overreaching or unintended consequences. In particular, he was regarded in the Romantic era as embodying the lone genius whose efforts to improve human existence could also result in tragedy: Mary Shelley , for instance, gave The Modern Prometheus as the subtitle to her novel Frankenstein (1818). Contents 12 External links Etymology The ancients believed that the name Prometheus derived from the Greek pro (before) + manthano (learn) and the agent suffix -eus, thus meaning "Forethinker". Plato contrasts Prometheus with his dull-witted brother Epimetheus , "Afterthinker". [3] Writing in late antiquity , the Latin commentator Servius explains that Prometheus was so named because he was a man of great foresight (vir prudentissimus), possessing the abstract quality of providentia , the Latin equivalent of Greek promētheia (ἀπὸ τής πρόμηθείας). [4] Modern scientific linguistics suggests that the name in fact derived from the Proto-Indo-European root that also produces the Vedic pra math, "to steal," hence pramathyu-s, "thief", cognate with "Prometheus", the thief of fire. The Vedic myth of fire's theft by Mātariśvan is an analog to the Greek account. Pramantha was the tool used to create fire. [5] Mythology Hesiod The Prometheus myth first appeared in the late 8th-century BC Greek epic poet Hesiod 's Theogony (lines 507–616). He was a son of the Titan Iapetus by Clymene , one of the Oceanids . He was brother to Menoetius , Atlas , and Epimetheus . In the Theogony, Hesiod introduces Prometheus as a lowly challenger to Zeus 's omniscience and omnipotence. [6] In the trick at Mecone, a sacrificial meal marking the "settling of accounts" between mortals and immortals, Prometheus played a trick against Zeus (545–557). He placed two sacrificial offerings before the Olympian: a selection of beef hidden inside an ox's stomach (nourishment hidden inside a displeasing exterior), and the bull's bones wrapped completely in "glistening fat" (something inedible hidden inside a pleasing exterior). Zeus chose the latter, setting a precedent for future sacrifices. [7] Henceforth, humans would keep that meat for themselves and burn the bones wrapped in fat as an offering to the gods. This angered Zeus, who hid fire from humans in retribution. In this version of the myth, the use of fire was already known to humans, but withdrawn by Zeus. [8] Prometheus, however, stole back fire in a giant fennel-stalk and restored it to mankind. This further enraged Zeus, who sent Pandora , the first woman, to live with men. [9] Pandora was fashioned by Hepha |
According to the WWII propaganda poster, what might loose lips do? | Loose lips sink ships - Columns - JamaicaObserver.com Loose lips sink ships Tweet ACCORDING to Wikipedia, "loose lips sink ships" is an American English idiom meaning beware of unguarded talk. The phrase originated on propaganda posters during World War II. The phrase was created by the War Advertising Council and used on posters by the United States Office of War Information. The most famous poster that helped popularise the phrase was created by Seagram Distillers Corporation by the designer Seymour R Goff. This type of poster was part of a general campaign of American propaganda during World War II to advise servicemen and other citizens to avoid careless talk concerning secure information that might be of use to the enemy. The British equivalent used variations on the phrase, "Keep mum", while in neutral Sweden the State Information Board promoted wordplay "en svensk tiger" (keeping silent), while Germany's admonition when translated into English meant "Shame on you, blabbermouth!" In Jamaica, the two most common phrases in this context are "Cock mout' kill cock!" or a departure from the biblical expression, "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life," the latter being an extension of the "informer fi dead" culture. So the slogan "loose lips sink ships" is basically saying that one should avoid careless talk in general. Of course, another popular version of this slogan is "putting one's foot in one's mouth", which also translates into one having "foot and mouth disease". Jamaican politicians are often guilty of this malady which, in some cases, has led to their ending up in the doghouse, or causing their respective party to lose much political capital. Among the latest such verbal mishaps were Member of Parliament Damion Crawford's "dutty Labourite" remark at a People's National Party meeting, Senator A J Nicholson's "flexi-rape" sotto voce remark in the Upper House, and just last week Minister Robert Pickersgill's "articulate minority" statement during an interview with a journalist outside Parliament that has now gone viral on social media. But there have been many such "foot-in-mouth" utterances in the past. Recall Christopher Tufton's "vote X beside the head" comment at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting in Sam Sharpe Square, Edward Seaga's "black scandal bag" in reference to a PJ Patterson Administration and likening a PNP Government to a woman lying on her back to take whatever comes. And how can we forget Portia Simpson Miller's "don't draw mi tongue"! Then there was the late Dudley Thompson's famous outburst, "no angels were killed at Green Bay" in relation to the alleged luring and subsequent massacre of a number of presumed hardened criminals. Michael Manley had his fair share, too, including the "rod of correction" affirmation and "going to the mountaintop with Cuban President Fidel Castro". The sad truth is that once a politician is before a crowd, with microphone, he or she is likely to become a loose cannon. Politicians just love to talk, because perhaps that is what they do best. As a result, a great deal of horse manure is spread among the people, who also love to absorb this useless verbiage in a mindless way. However, it must be understood that platform presentations on the hustings, unlike formal presentations in Parliament and other structured settings, tend to be more designed to appeal to the lowest common multiple or geared towards whipping up a frenzy along partisan lines. Of course, parliamentarians are also known to play to the gallery, especially when the media is present, which increases the possibility of putting one's foot in one's mouth. In the court of public opinion, public officials with loose lips are likely to suffer irreparable damage to their character and reputation as their intemperate or ill-considered comments tend to haunt them for the rest of their lives. That is why it is important that politicians learn from their mistakes as well as those of others. As we say in Jamaican parlance, "Kibba yuh mout!" And it goes without saying that, while some utterances may be genuine e |
What is the smallest denomination of bill available form our neighbors to the north, Canada? | Countries Compared by Economy > Economy > Overview. International Statistics at NationMaster.com Afghanistan Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world. The international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $67 billion at nine donors' conferences between 2003-10. In July 2012, the donors at the Tokyo conference pledged an additional $16 billion in civilian aid through 2015. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Albania Albania, a formerly closed, centrally-planned state, is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy. Macroeconomic growth averaged around 6% between 2004-08, but declined to about 3% in 2009-11, and 0.5% in 2012. Inflation is low and stable. The government has taken measures to curb violent crime, and recently adopted a fiscal reform package aimed at reducing the large gray economy and attracting foreign investment. Remittances, a significant catalyst for economic growth declined from 12-15% of GDP before the 2008 financial crisis to 8% of GDP in 2010, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy. The agricultural sector, which accounts for almost half of employment but only about one-fifth of GDP, is limited primarily to small family operations and subsistence farming because of lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Energy shortages because of a reliance on hydropower - 98% of the electrical power produced in Albania - and antiquated and inadequate infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment and lack of success in attracting new foreign investment needed to expand the country's export base. FDI is among the lowest in the region, but the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. The completion of a new thermal power plant near Vlore has helped diversify generation capacity, and plans to upgrade transmission lines between Albania and Montenegro and Kosovo would help relieve the energy shortages. Also, with help from EU funds, the government is taking steps to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. The country will continue to face challenges from increasing public debt, having slightly exceeded its former statutory limit of 60% of GDP in 2012. Strong trade, remittance, and banking sector ties with Greece and Italy make Albania vulnerable to spillover effects of the global financial crisis. Algeria Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist post-independence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy. Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the sixth-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in oil reserves. Strong revenues from hydroca |
Tomorrow marks the birthday of our Commander in Chief, Barack Obama. How old will he be? | Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq | whitehouse.gov Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq Fort Bragg, North Carolina 11:52 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Hello, everyone! I get to start you all off. I want to begin by thanking General Anderson for that introduction, but more importantly for his leadership here at Fort Bragg. I can’t tell you what a pleasure and an honor it is to be back here. I have so many wonderful memories of this place. A couple of years ago, I came here on my very first official trip as First Lady. And I spent some -- a great time with some of the amazing military spouses, and I visited again this summer to help to put on the finishing touches on an amazing new home for a veteran and her family. So when I heard that I had the opportunity to come back and to be a part of welcoming you all home, to say I was excited was an understatement. And I have to tell you that when I look out at this crowd, I am simply overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed and proud, because I know the level of strength and commitment that you all display every single day. Whenever this country calls, you all are the ones who answer, no matter the circumstance, no matter the danger, no matter the sacrifice. And I know that you do this not just as soldiers, not just as patriots, but as fathers and mothers, as brothers and sisters, as sons and daughters. And I know that while your children and your spouses and your parents and siblings might not wear uniforms, they serve right alongside you. AUDIENCE: Hooah! (Applause.) MRS. OBAMA: I know that your sacrifice is their sacrifice, too. So when I think of all that you do and all that your families do, I am so proud and so grateful. But more importantly, I’m inspired. But like so many Americans, I never feel like I can fully convey just how thankful I am, because words just don’t seem to be enough. And that’s why I have been working so hard, along with Jill Biden, on a campaign that we call Joining Forces. It’s a campaign that we hope goes beyond words. It’s a campaign that is about action. It’s about rallying all Americans to give you the honor, the appreciation and the support that you have all earned. And I don’t have to tell you that this hasn’t been a difficult campaign. We haven’t had to do much convincing because American have been lining up to show their appreciation for you and your families in very concrete and meaningful ways. Businesses are hiring tens of thousands of veterans and military spouses. Schools all across the country and PTAs are reaching out to our military children. And individuals are serving their neighbors and their communities all over this country in your honor. So I want you to know that this nation’s support doesn’t end as this war ends. Not by a long shot. We’re going to keep on doing this. We have so much more work to do. We’re going to keep finding new ways to serve all of you as well as you have served us. And the man leading the way is standing right here. (Applause.) He is fighting for you and your families every single day. He’s helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. (Applause.) He’s taken unprecedented steps to improve mental health care. He’s cut taxes for businesses that hire a veteran or a wounded warrior. And he has kept his promise to responsibly bring you home from Iraq. So please join me in welcoming someone who’s your strongest advocate, someone who shows his support for our military not only in words, but in deeds, my husband, our President, and your Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, Fort Bragg! All the way! AUDIENCE: Airborne! THE PRESIDENT: Now, I’m sure you realize why I don’t like following Michelle Obama. (Laughter.) She’s pretty good. And it is true, I am a little biased, but let me just say it: Michelle, you are a remarkable First Lady. You are a great advocate for military families. (Appla |
In terms of sales, Lowe's is the world's second-largest hardware store chain, behind which retailer? | Investing in Lowe’s: The 2nd Largest Home Improvement Retailer - Market Realist Investing in Lowe's: The 2nd Largest Home Improvement Retailer PART 1 OF 23 Investing in Lowe’s: The 2nd Largest Home Improvement Retailer By Phalguni Soni - Disclosure | Jan 27, 2016 3:41 pm EST Analyzing the business fundamentals of Lowe’s, a leader in home improvement retail Lowe’s ( LOW ) is the second largest home improvement chain in the world. The chain is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, and has been around since 1946. It went public in 1961. The retailer operates a total of 1,849 stores in the US, Canada, and Mexico under its own brand and under the Orchard Supply Hardware banner, which operates in the states of California and Oregon only. The company also has a presence in Australia via a 33% owned joint venture with Woolworths 1 . How Lowe’s stacks up against rivals Lowe’s was ranked the 18th largest retailer globally in the National Retail Federation’s 2014 rankings. The company has a market cap of $64.5 billion 2 and is part of the Fortune 50, according to 2015 company rankings. Rival Home Depot ( HD ), Lowe’s staunchest competitor, and the world leader in the home improvement retail business, is ranked 33. Both Home Depot and Lowe’s are part of the holdings in the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF ( XHB ), together making up 9.6% of XHB’s portfolio. Lowe’s clocked sales of $58.4 billion in the trailing 12 months. In comparison, competitors Home Depot ( HD ), Restoration Hardware (RH), and Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ) reported sales of $86.7 billion, $2.0 billion, and $4.9 billion, respectively, in their last four quarters. Returns record Lowe’s is a dividend aristocrat ( SDY ), having raised its dividend each year since 1961. The company has posted total annualized returns of 25.2% over the past five years compared to 16.1% for the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ( XLY ) ( FXD ) ( VCR ). In terms of recent performance, the company has posted positive same-store sales growth for ten consecutive quarters with comparable store sales growth of 4.3% in fiscal 2015 3 . On January 18, 2016, Lowe’s announced it was exiting its home improvement business in Australia ↩ As on January 22, 2016 ↩ Fiscal year ending January 30, 2015 ↩ {"metrics":["Open"],"tickers":["HD","LOW","RH","WSM","XHB"],"ticker_names":["The Home Depot, Inc.","Lowe's Companies, Inc.",null,"Williams-Sonoma, Inc.","SPDR S&P Homebuilders (ETF)"]} X |
What city does Spiderman spend his spare time protecting? | Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Alex Saviuk - Amazing Spider-Man Comic Strip | Comics Kingdom About this Comic The Authors The Characters It was on the pages of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 where the Amazing Spider-Man first appeared. And in March 1963, one year after his first appearance, Spider-Man was starring in his own comic book and on his way to becoming Marvel Comics' most popular super hero ever! Through the years, Spider-Man has also been a superpower in the world of licensing, appearing in paperback books, on posters, as an action figure, and in video games. And in addition to his licensing ventures, Spider-Man is also capturing bad guys in a hit animated TV show. In 1977, Spider-Man began starring in his own newspaper comic strip written by his creator, Stan Lee. The Amazing Spider-Man can be seen in newspapers worldwide and was a part of the first-ever comic strip/comic book crossover story. In the summer of 2002, Spider-Man swung onto the silver screen and broke box office records with its massive first weekend receipts. Based upon the freak accident that miraculously granted Peter Parker with his incredible spider-like abilities, the movie starring Tobey Maguire became a smash hit with audiences worldwide. The sequel was released in the summer of 2004. Stan Lee Known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel Comics to its preeminent position in the comic book industry, Stan Lee's famous co-creations include Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, The Avengers, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange, among many others. Lee first became publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972 and is presently the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Enterprises, Inc. and a member of the Editorial Board of Marvel Comics. In 1977, he introduced Spider-Man as a syndicated newspaper strip that went on to become one of the most successful of all syndicated adventure strips. Spider-Man now appears in more than 500 newspapers worldwide making it the longest running of all Super Hero strips. Without question, Stan "the Man" Lee has exerted enormous influence over the comic book industry throughout his many years. He had a hand in creating many of Marvel's most recognized characters, the majority of which have been successfully licensed and marketed since 1965. The numbers are impressive. More than 2 billion of his comic books have been published in 75 countries and in 25 languages. In Europe alone, Stan Lee's name appears on over 35 million comics annually. Each year, X-Men sells more than 13 million copies. In 1981, Stan Lee transformed his Spider-Man and Hulk creations into Saturday morning and syndicated television cartoons. When Marvel Comics and Marvel Productions were acquired by New World Entertainment in 1986, Stan's horizons expanded even further, giving him the opportunity to become more deeply involved in the creation and development of filmed projects for both the big and small screen. He supervised such diverse animated series as X-Men, Spider-Man and The Hulk. To date, Stan's characters have populated over 24 separate television series, all of which continue in syndication around the world. Stan Lee's admirers are not limited to the younger generation. His avowed fans include Presidents (Ronald Reagan once said he started every day reading Spider-Man comics and George Bush, in presenting Stan with a Medal of the Arts, praised him for encouraging and assisting "millions of young people to broaden their own imaginations"). Media titan Steven Spielberg once explained that "Stan and I do the same thing. Only my pictures move." Even his competitors have only good things to say: "Most of my generation of writers learned our craft from or through Stan Lee. He's an incredible part of the business," states Paul Levitz of DC Comics. Now Stan Lee is broadening his horizons with his new company, "POW! Entertainment," where Stan is currently developing entirely new franchises for film and television. He still proudly cherishes the title of Marvel's Chairman Emeritus. Alex Saviuk Saviuk |
What type of internal combustion engine uses the heat of compression to initiate fuel ignition as opposed to requiring an external spark source? | Patent US8550042 - Full expansion internal combustion engine - Google Patents Full expansion internal combustion engine US 8550042 B2 Abstract A two-stroke, uniflow, full expansion internal combustion (IC) engine having cylinders that include a cylinder wall and a cylinder head having an exhaust port with exhaust valve, a fuel injector, and a spark means in the cylinder head, and a piston mounted in the cylinder for reciprocal stroke movements of compression and power between a top dead center (TDC) position and a bottom dead center (BDC) position. The cylinder has a swirl inlet port passing through the cylinder wall at the bottom of the cylinder that is covered and uncovered in response to the reciprocal movement of the piston. The cylinder is operated through a cycle where the exhaust port is held in an open position for a portion of the compression stroke movement of the piston, to provide a delay in the onset of the compression phase of the cylinder cycle. Images(14) Claims(18) I claim: 1. A method for operating a two-stroke, uniflow, full expansion internal combustion (IC) engine, the method comprising repeating a cylinder cycle, the cycle comprising the steps of: a) passing pressurized inlet air through an uncovered swirl inlet port and into a cylinder with a piston proximate the bottom of its reciprocal stroke (BDC) within the cylinder, and swirling the inlet air in tangential turbulent unidirectional flow within the cylinder, b) maintaining an exhaust port in an open position while the swirl inlet port is uncovered to provide scavenging of the cylinder by the inlet air, c) advancing the piston upward to cover the swirl inlet port, d) further maintaining the exhaust port in an open position after covering the swirl inlet port for a substantial portion of the remaining stroke movement of the piston toward top dead center (TDC); e) closing the exhaust port, f) compressing the inlet air between the piston and the cylinder head toward top dead center, g) dispersing a fuel near the end of the compression stroke at a lean burning fuel to air ratio, h) igniting and combusting the air-fuel mixture to initiate the power stroke, i) opening the exhaust port near the end of the power stroke to exhaust pressurized combustion gases, and j) uncovering the swirl inlet port as the piston approaches the bottom of its power stroke; wherein the exhaust port is open for a majority of crank cycle between the BDC position to the TDC position. 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compression ratio of a cylinder volume at the beginning of the compression stroke and a volume of the combustion chamber at the TDC position is a constant high compression ratio of about 10:1 to about 25:1. 3. The method according to claim 2 wherein the constant high compression ratio is about 15:1 to about 20:1. 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the power stroke is longer than the compression stroke. 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein a fuel injector is oriented to inject the fuel in the same tangential direction as the inlet orientation of the swirl inlet port, and wherein the ignition is a spark ignition, and a spark means for the spark ignition of the fuel is disposed downstream of the stream of the fuel injector. 6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step d) the exhaust port is maintained in the open position after covering the inlet port for a substantial portion of the remaining stroke movement of the piston toward top dead center (TDC); in step c) the covering of the inlet port is at a fixed closing cycle timing, in step e) the closing of the exhaust port is at a fixed closing cycle timing; in step i) the opening of the exhaust port near the end of the power stroke is at a fixed opening cycle timing, and in step j) the uncovering of the inlet port is at a fixed opening cycle timing. 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the lean burning fuel to air ratio is about 0.2:1 to about 0.8:1, relative to a stoicheometric fuel:air ratio of 1:1. 8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the lean burning fuel to air ratio |
The Seattle Seahawks opened training camp on Saturday, starting a new season. In what year did they play their first ever game (a 27-20 preseason loss to San Francisco)? | Seattle Seahawks (1976-Present) Historical Moments: 1976: Tragedy strikes the Seahawks before they even play their first game when Lloyd W. Nordstrom the expansion team's owner dies from a heart attack on January 20th while vacationing in Mexico. Nordstrom had been instrumental in landing an NFL team in the Pacific Northwest, and hiring the front office, but he never had a chance to see his team take the field. The Seahawks coached by Jack Patera finally play their first game on September 12th before a sold out Kingdome the expansion Seahawks played a solid game but had their desperation final pass intercepted in the endzone during a 30-24 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Seahawks would go on to lose their first five game before they beat the Buccaneers their brothers in expansion 13-10 in Tampa on October 17th. Three weeks later the Seahawks would earn their first home victory by beating the Atlanta Falcons 30-13 behind the 12-yard effort of Running Back Sherman Smith. These two wins would be the only on the season as the first year team completed a typical expansion-like record of 2-12. 1977: In one of the dumbest moves in franchise history the Seahawks trade their top pick in the draft to the Dallas Cowboys for three second round picks. The Cowboys would use the pick to select Running Back Tony Dorsett who would have a Hall of Fame career. In their second season the Seahawks shifted from the NFC West to the AFC West, as they lost five of their first six games. On October 30th the Seahawks would earn their second win of the season when Quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four Touchdown passes in a 56-17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later the Seahawks would get their first shutout over the Jets 17-0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5-9 record, winning their final two games in the process. 1978: After splitting their first 12 games the Seahawks stun the Raiders 17-16 in Oakland beating them for the second time in the season. It was the first time any opponent had beaten the Raiders twice in the same season in 13 years. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 9-7 record, as Wide Receiver Steve Largent has a breakout season with 1,168 receiving yards. 1979: The Seahawks stumble out of the gate losing four of their first five games. The Seahawks would recover in time to score a 31-28 comeback win over the Falcons in Atlanta in their first Monday Night Appearance. Howeverm, a week later they would suffer their most humiliating loss at the Kingdome where they put up negative yardage in a 24-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks would bounce back to win five of their final six games to finish with a 9-7 record for the second year in a row. 1980: The Seahawks would get off to another solid start winning four of their first seven games. However, defensive struggles would catch up with team as they lost their final nine games to finish with a 4-12 record. The Seahawks defense was torched for 408 points on the season as they lost several games by a Touchdown or less. 1981: The Seahawks get off to a terrible start losing six of their first seven games, on the way to a 6-10 season. Despite the struggles Steve Largent would have another stellar season with 1,224 receiving yards. 1982: The Seahawks stumble out of the gate losing their first two games before a two month player strike. When play resumed the Seahawks took the field with a new coach after Jack Patera was fired. Under the leadership of Interim Coach Mike McCormack the Seahawks would go 4-3 to finish with a 4-5 record. Following the season McCormack returned to the front office as Chuck Knox was hired as the new coach. 1983: Through the first 12 games the Seahawks play up and down football, sweeping the Los Angeles Raiders while enjoying a distinct home field advantage where fans perfected the NFL's first "wave." Back-to-back road losses to the St. Louis Cardinals and Denver Broncos, however, led to a leveling 6-6 record." With their playoff hopes dwindling, the Seahawks beat the Kansas City |
A female cat is known as a molly or queen. What name is given to an intact male cat? | GLOSSARY OF BASIC CAT TERMS GLOSSARY OF BASIC CAT TERMS These are the cat welfare/rescue/care terms I am most often asked to define because they are not common in all countries. A specialist genetics glossary is included as part of genetics articles on the Messybeast website. Alter - neuter (applies to either gender) Boar Cat - an old term for an unneutered male cat (tom cat). Caregiver - person responsible for a pet cat or for a feral colony; these days the term "owner" suffers from political incorrectness. Castrate - to remove the testes (neutering of male cats). Cat Collector - person who acquires and hoards great numbers of cats but does not provide proper care. They are unaware of their own shortcomings or the distress they cause to the cats they acquire. It is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Cat Hoarder - another term, possibly a better one, for a cat collector. Desex - neuter (applies to either gender) Domestic - an animal which has become adapted to humans over many generations, has a genetic predisposition to tameness. Entire - a feral cat which has been tamed and which now lives as a pet. Feral - an ex-domestic cat which has reverted to being fully wild or the wild-born (never known domesticity) offspring of stray cats. Feral-Domestic Hybrid - a misleading term which should really be changed. It means a hybrid between a wild cat species and a domestic cat. Strictly speaking it should be wild-domestic hybrid because a feral cat is not a wild species, it is a domestic cat gone wild. Full Tom - unneutered male cat; this term is used to distinguish intact males from neutered males now that the term "gib" has largely fallen into disuse. Gib - a castrated male cat; most people use the term "a neuter" instead. Guardian - another "politically correct" term for a pet cat's owner or a feral cat's caregiver. Half-pedigree - a term only used by owners; means a cat with one pedigree parent. In true terms, a half-pedigree cat is still a moggy since a cat either is a pedigree cat or is not one, there are no half-measures. Often used when selling accidentally bred kittens as it sounds more attractive than moggy. Some individuals deliberately breed half-pedigree cats for the pet market. Household Pet - in cat show terms, any cat which is not registered for breeding or exhibition in a breed category; may be random-bred, purebred (unregistered) or pedigree. There are household pet classes in many cat shows, but most are dominated by pedigree cats or pedigree look-alike cats; only a few shows have classes for genuine random-bred household pet cats. Hybrid - a cross between two different breeds e.g. Persian and Himalayan (outcrossing) or two different subspecies e.g. Siberian tiger and Bengal tiger (intra-specific hybrid) or two different species e.g. lion and tiger (inter-specific hybrid) Inbreeding - mating together closely related cats (sibling/sibling, mother/son, father/daughter) to strengthen desirable traits. Intact - unneutered, undesexed, unaltered. Kitten - a young cat. Some cat regulatory bodies define a kitten as a cat below a particular age; this is for the purposes of cat show categories. The popular definition of when a kitten becomes an adult is based on when it reaches full size and sexual maturity (5 - 6 months of age). Moggy (Moggie) - mixed breed, cross-bred or random bred cat, one which is not pedigreed or purebred. Moggy Breeder - a misguided person who deliberately (irresponsibly) breeds random-bred kittens purely for sale (or to supply pet shops); this person either does not believe in neutering or is simply trying to make money. Unlike the pedigree or purebred breeder they are not attempting to develop or perpetuate a particular "look". Moggy breeders contribute greatly to the overpopulation problem by depriving other (accidentally bred) kittens of homes or by offloading their surplus animals onto shelters. Mutt-Cat - mixed breed, cross-bred or random bred cat, not pedigreed or purebred. Neuter (noun) - a castrated tom cat or (less usually) a spayed female cat; vets often use the terms "male neuter |
Today is the birthday of our Dear Leader, Barak Obama. How old is he? | Barack Obama Birthday: See the President's Changing Looks Barack Obama on August 15, 2009 Alex Brandon/AP Was he ever so young? Were we? Obama didn’t have much of a honeymoon – his first summer in office, if you’ll recall, was marked by large protests against his health care reform plan – but on the occasion of his 48th birthday, the president looked like the younger brother of the current Obama. 2010 Barack Obama on August 4, 2010 Win McNamee/Getty The late summer of 2010 was one of the more quarrelsome seasons in recent political history, with the furor over the Ground Zero mosque and a Florida pastor threatening to burn the Quran captivating the nation ahead of the Tea Party “shellacking” of the 2010 midterms. But all that was still in store for the 49-year-old Barack Obama as he gave a confident point to supporters on the White House lawn. 2011 Barack Obama on August 7, 2011 Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty The big 5-0! Perhaps it was the milestone, perhaps it was the first of many showdowns over the debt ceiling , but the president could only muster a slight wave to supporters as he entered the White House a few days after his birthday. 2012 Barack Obama on August 3, 2012 J. Scott Applewhite/AP A 51st birthday is never the most special of occasions (it’s … the 30th anniversary of your 21st birthday?) and that goes double in an election year. Obama celebrated with a game of golf and a quiet night in at Camp David , before hitting the campaign trail once again. 2013 Ron Sachs/AP As he entered his second term, the summer of 2013 must have seemed like a welcome respite for Obama. And it was, sort of, at least until the NSA Prism scandal and the George Zimmerman verdict took over the news cycle. It’s like we’re slowly watching the passion seep out of Obama’s eyes. 2014 |
There is a move afoot by the governor of the great state of New Mexico to issue a pardon to old west legend William H. Bonney. By what name is he more commonly known? | Jornada New Mexico by Andrew Landwerlen - issuu issuu Jornada New Mexico Mexico History Andrew Martin S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t A c t i v i t i e s S e c t i o n Contents 1 SPANISH COLONIAL / MEXICAN PERIOD The Spanish Colonial Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7 Spanish Land Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11 US Expansion & Manifest Destiny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 US Acquisition of New Mexico & Mexican American War. . . . . . . . . 13 -- 15 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19 2 THE TERRITORIAL PERIOD Population And Territorial Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21 New Mexico and the Compromise of 1850. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Immigration and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Civil War in New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Transportation and Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27 New Mexico Technology And Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29 New Mexico Railroads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31 3 STATEHOOD New Mexico Satehood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33 Homesteading and Population Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35 Agriculture in the 1920s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 37 The Health Seeker Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39 4 THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY The Bursum Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41 New Mexico and the Dirty 30s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 43 Jim Crow and Civil Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Economic Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Oil and the Rise of the Automobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 New Mexico and the New Deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 49 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-56 The Study of History, Models and Modalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Contents 5 WORLD WAR 11 Native Americans in World War II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59 The Code Talkers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61 Japanese Interment Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63 New Mexico National Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65 The Bataan Death March. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Manhattan Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67 Los Alamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69 The US Military in New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-73 6 BLOOD OF THE LAND Water in New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 75 Early Water Use in New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Now displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, what was the name of the B-29, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, that dropped the first atomic bomb? | Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" | National Air and Space Museum National Air and Space Museum Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Navigator Station in the Enola Gay Van Kirk’s navigator station in the Enola Gay. Paul Tibbet’s pilot’s position is on the other side of the bulkhead. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This exhibition was on display in Gallery 103 from June 28, 1995 to May 17, 1998. Enola Gay Assembly at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The wings of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay are reunited with the fuselage for the first time since 1960 by National Air and Space Museum restoration specialists at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, April 10, 2003. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay at the Udvar-Hazy Center Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Enola Gay at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The historic Boeing B-29 Enola Gay is shown here just after being restored and re-assembled in 2003. The airplane, which received the most extensive restoration in the museum's history, is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Panorama Panoramic view inside the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Display Status: This object is on display in the World War II Aviation (UH) exhibition at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. SummaryLong Description Collection Item Summary: Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, this Martin-built B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Bockscar (on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Enola Gay flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Great Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on both missions. Collection Item Long Description: Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated, propeller-driven, bomber t |
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle MacLeod, born on August 7, 1876, was executed by a French firing squad for passing secrets to the Germans while performing as an exotic dancer under what stage name? | 1000+ images about Mata Hari on Pinterest | Mata hari, Dancers and Exotic Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Mata Hari She was born as Margaretha Geertruida Zelle,1876-1917. After the poisoning of her 2 year old son she became an exotic dancer and courtesan. In 1917 she was accused of being a German spy and was sentenced to death on 15th October 1917. Recent information shows that more than likely she was falsely accused. Mata Hari refused the blindfold while shot to death . . . An interesting lady . . . 112 Pins245 Followers |
What singer/songwriter's backup band is known as the Heartbreakers? | Tom Petty - Music on Google Play Tom Petty About the artist Thomas Earl Petty is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music has been classified as rock and roll, heartland rock, and even stoner rock. His music has become popular among younger generations. In his career, Petty has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1 $10.49 Hypnotic Eye is the 13th studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on July 29, 2014, by Reprise Records. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, bec... 1 1 $11.49 Mojo is the 12th studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on June 15, 2010 on CD and June 29 on BD. It is Petty's first album with the Heartbreakers in eight yea... 1 1 $9.49 Highway Companion is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty. It was released on July 25, 2006, and charted at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album was produce... 1 1 $9.49 The Last DJ is the eleventh studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The tracks "The Last DJ", "Money Becomes King", "Joe", and "Can't Stop the Sun" are attacks on the greediness of the mus... 1 1 $9.49 Echo is the tenth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. First released in April 1999, the album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 aided by the singles "Free Girl Now", "Swingin'" an... 1 1 $9.49 Songs and Music From the Motion Picture "She's the One" is the ninth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in August 1996. The album served as the sound... 1 1 $9.49 Playback is a box set compilation by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1995. It contains popular album tracks, B-sides, previously unreleased outtakes, and early songs by Petty's previou... 1 1 $9.49 Wildflowers is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty, released on November 1, 1994. The album was the first released by Petty after signing a contract with Warner Bros. Record... 1 1 $5.99 Into the Great Wide Open is the eighth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in 1991. The album was the band's last with MCA Records. The album was the ... 1 1 $7.99 Full Moon Fever is the debut solo studio album by Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989 by MCA Records. It features contributions from members of his backing band the Heartbreakers, notably Mike Ca... 1 John Mellencamp 0 John J Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasiz... 0 Mudcrutch 0 Mudcrutch is an American southern and country rock band from Gainesville, Florida; best known for being the band that introduced Tom Petty to fame. They were initially active in the early 1970s, th... 0 Traveling Wilburys 0 The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. The band recorded two albums, the first in 1988 and the s... 0 Bruce Springsteen 0 Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with the E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Boss", Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic ... 0 Neil Young 0 Neil Percival Young, OC OM, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960. In 19... 0 0 About the artist Rob |
Operation Desert Storm was the name given to the U.N. authorized attempt to oust Iraq from what country they illegally occupied? | Leaflets of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm SGM Herbert A. Friedman (Ret.) Note: Images from this article were used in Three Practical Lessons from the Science of Influence Operations Message Design by M. Afzal Upal, Canadian Military Journal, Volume 14, No 2, 2014. Images from this article were also used with permission by Captain David Bergman (Swedish Armed Forces) in his book KRIGSPROPAGANDA - fran 1914 till idag, (War Propaganda from 1914 to the present). Images were also used for a Rowan Technology Solutions enhanced e-Book entitled The West Point History of Warfare for use by the History Department of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Images from this article were used by Matthew Wallin of the American Security Project in his 2015 white paper on U.S. Military public diplomacy entitled Military Public Diplomacy: How the Military Influences Foreign Audience. In 2016, images from this article were used in an Aviation News magazine article commemorating the 25th Anniversary of B-52 bombers in Desert Storm. This foreword is not meant to explain the origin and the tactics of the Persian Gulf War. It is a quick look at the way things happened as I remember them and is really just an introduction to the leaflets and other psychological operation (PSYOP) campaigns that took place at the end of 1990 and early 1991. It is not a historical look at the war, it is my own recollections and interpretation of what happened. George Bush and his fellow Arab nations backed him believing that the Islamic fundamentalists in Iran were the greatest threat to peace and security in the Middle East. At the end of the war Saddam found himself deep in debt to the Arab countries who had loaned money to Iraq . He owed 40 billion dollars to Kuwait alone. Worse, he felt that they had taken advantage of him. On 17 July 1990, he accused Kuwait of oil overproduction (which drove that price of Iraqi oil down on the world market) and theft of oil from the Rumailia Oil Fields. He claimed that Kuwaiti oil rigs were drilling diagonally into Iraqi oil reserves. Official Iraqi Saddam Hussein Patriotic Portrait Set Some of these alleged causes of the war were refuted in 2008 when Lebanese FBI agent George Pirro assigned to the joint FBI/CIA Iraq Survey Group discussed his interviews with Saddam Hussein on the subject of the Kuwait invasion on the CBS news show Sixty Minutes. Saddam stated he invaded Kuwait because of a personal insult. Saddam had sent his foreign minister to Kuwait to try and resolve their issues. According to Saddam, the Emir of Kuwait told his emissary that he would not cease his actions until every Iraqi woman was a ten dollar prostitute. Saddam allegedly decided that Kuwait must be punished and this led directly to the invasion. An Official Saddam Hussein Portrait The portrait of Saddam Hussein above was found by U.S Army Chief Warrant Officer Fourth Grade Max Stecker. Max told me: This is one of the standard pictures of Saddam, which was required to be in every classroom throughout Iraqs school system and apparently in just about every book. I found maintenance logs in a motor pool at Talil Air Base and the soldiers had taped the picture into regular ledger books. This particular copy was captured from a former trade school for high school age kids that was converted into a Fedayeen training camp supported by the Arab socialist Ba'ath party. George Santayana once said, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the early 1950s, North Korea was led to believe that the Republic of (South) Korea was not within the sphere of American protection. Soon afterwards, they invaded the south. Similarly, on 25 July 1990, US Ambassador to Iraq , April Glaspie, told Saddam Hussein that the dispute between Iraq . The Kuwaiti government-in-exile fled to Saudi Arabia where it was recognized as the legitimate voice of Kuwait . President Georg |
‘Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.’ wrote what famed English poet, who was born on August 6, 1809? | The Charge of the Light Brigade - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up read this poet's poems Born on August 6, 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, Alfred Tennyson is one of the most well-loved Victorian poets. Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children, showed an early talent for writing. At the age of twelve he wrote a 6,000-line epic poem. His father, the Reverend George Tennyson, tutored his sons in classical and modern languages. In the 1820s, however, Tennyson's father began to suffer frequent mental breakdowns that were exacerbated by alcoholism. One of Tennyson's brothers had violent quarrels with his father, a second was later confined to an insane asylum, and another became an opium addict. Tennyson escaped home in 1827 to attend Trinity College, Cambridge. In that same year, he and his brother Charles published Poems by Two Brothers. Although the poems in the book were mostly juvenilia, they attracted the attention of the "Apostles," an undergraduate literary club led by Arthur Hallam. The "Apostles" provided Tennyson, who was tremendously shy, with much needed friendship and confidence as a poet. Hallam and Tennyson became the best of friends; they toured Europe together in 1830 and again in 1832. Hallam's sudden death in 1833 greatly affected the young poet. The long elegy In Memoriam and many of Tennyson's other poems are tributes to Hallam. In 1830, Tennyson published Poems, Chiefly Lyrical and in 1832 he published a second volume entitled simply Poems. Some reviewers condemned these books as "affected" and "obscure." Tennyson, stung by the reviews, would not publish another book for nine years. In 1836, he became engaged to Emily Sellwood. When he lost his inheritance on a bad investment in 1840, Sellwood's family called off the engagement. In 1842, however, Tennyson's Poems in two volumes was a tremendous critical and popular success. In 1850, with the publication of In Memoriam, Tennyson became one of Britain's most popular poets. He was selected Poet Laureate in succession to Wordsworth . In that same year, he married Emily Sellwood. They had two sons, Hallam and Lionel. At the age of 41, Tennyson had established himself as the most popular poet of the Victorian era. The money from his poetry (at times exceeding 10,000 pounds per year) allowed him to purchase a house in the country and to write in relative seclusion. His appearance—a large and bearded man, he regularly wore a cloak and a broad brimmed hat—enhanced his notoriety. He read his poetry with a booming voice, often compared to that of Dylan Thomas . In 1859, Tennyson published the first poems of Idylls of the Kings, which sold more than 10,000 copies in one month. In 1884, he accepted a peerage, becoming Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson died on October 6, 1892, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. |
In what nursery rhyme does the monkey chase the weasel? | Pop Goes the Weasel | Nursery Rhymes | Children Songs by Hooplakidz - YouTube Pop Goes the Weasel | Nursery Rhymes | Children Songs by Hooplakidz Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 21, 2013 Download HooplaKidz Christmas Songs on iTunes http://vid.io/xo26 Children are going to have a great time while singing along to Pop Goes The Weasel Nursery Rhyme along with our cute Mango !!! Lyrics to Sing Along :- All around the cobbler's bench, The monkey chased the weasel. The monkey thought it was all in fun, Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That's the way the money goes Pop -- goes the weasel! All around the mulberry bush, The monkey chased the weasel. The monkey thought it was all in fun, Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That's the way the money goes Pop -- goes the weasel! Thank you for your likes, comments and shares !!! Category When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Up next Play now Mix - Pop Goes the Weasel | Nursery Rhymes | Children Songs by HooplakidzYouTube Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed | Children Nursery Rhyme | Songs - Duration: 2:24. Flickbox Kids Songs and Rhymes 151,831,528 views 2:24 Pop Goes the Weasel and More | Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose Club! - Duration: 1:09:08. Mother Goose Club 4,422,037 views 1:09:08 BINGO | Super Simple Songs - Duration: 2:46. Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs 172,159,264 views 2:46 Christmas Finger Family Song | Christmas Songs Collection for Kids | HooplaKidz - Duration: 1:01:46. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 62,271 views 1:01:46 Five Little Ducks | Plus Lots More Children's Songs | 74 Minutes Compilation from LittleBabyBum! - Duration: 1:14:37. LittleBabyBum ® 505,318,389 views 1:14:37 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Many More Nursery Rhymes | Popular Nursery Rhymes Songs | HooplaKidz - Duration: 57:48. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 1,768,700 views 57:48 Pat a Cake | And Many More Nursery Rhymes for Children by HooplaKidz - Duration: 1:16:11. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 690,276 views 1:16:11 Wheels On The Bus - Nursery Rhymes Compilation by HooplaKidz | 70 Mins - Duration: 1:10:39. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 4,195,207 views 1:10:39 Pop Goes The Weasel | Nursery Rhymes For Kids And Children’s | Kids TV - Duration: 31:30. Kids TV - Nursery Rhymes And Children’s Songs 121,100 views 31:30 If You're Happy And You Know It Plus More Nursery Rhymes for Babies & Toddlers - Duration: 1:35:18. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 8,935,950 views 1:35:18 Rain Rain Go Away + More | Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - Duration: 1:12:40. Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs 22,702,453 views 1:12:40 Yankee Doodle Went To Town | Nursery Rhymes | American patriotic song | HooplaKidz - Duration: 2:00. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 8,409,789 views 2:00 |
What company advertises "We bring good things to life."? | THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; G.E. to Spend $100 Million Promoting Itself As Innovative - The New York Times The New York Times Business Day |THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; G.E. to Spend $100 Million Promoting Itself As Innovative Search Business Day | THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; G.E. to Spend $100 Million Promoting Itself As Innovative Continue reading the main story After almost a quarter-century, General Electric will no longer ''bring good things to life.'' It is taking the risky step of replacing the familiar corporate slogan with one meant to laud its innovations in areas far afield from prosaic products like refrigerators and night lights. On Sunday, the New York office of BBDO Worldwide, the General Electric agency since 1920, will introduce the theme ''Imagination at work.'' The campaign will present offbeat examples of imagination's aftermath, like what would have happened had a modern-day G.E. jet engine been strapped onto the airplane the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903. The goal of the aggressive overhaul, to be supported this year with more than $100 million worth of television, print and online advertising, is to play up the conglomerate's efforts in realms like medical technology, robotics, media and financial services. The change is also intended to reflect a re-emphasis on research and big long-term ideas under the new G.E. chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt. ''We bring good things to life'' first appeared in 1979, predating the appointment of Mr. Immelt's high-profile predecessor, John F. Welch Jr., under whom G.E. flourished until hitting some rough waters in 2001. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Immelt played a major role in making the change, said Judy L. Hu, general manager for corporate advertising and marketing communications at G.E. in Fairfield, Conn. But, she added, such a weighty decision was made to reflect G.E.'s evolving vision, not to help him stamp his own persona on the company. '' 'We bring good things to life' is a great line and speaks to the benefits we bring, and I was hesitant to move away from it,'' said Ms. Hu, who joined G.E. last summer from General Motors. ''But we needed a new articulation that is part mission, part vision and part strategy.'' Research among consumers showed that the slogan being retired primarily invoked lighting and appliances, she added. Those areas now account for only 6 percent to 7 percent of the revenue of G.E., according to the company. Analysts and corporate identity consultants are divided on the wisdom of relegating ''We bring good things to life'' -- one of the most-recognized themes of its kind -- to the Madison Avenue version of Valhalla. There the slogan will join the likes of previous G.E. themes, including ''Progress is our most important product'' and ''Live better electrically.'' Some worried that General Electric was abandoning decades of building its corporate brand image, a foolhardy endeavor at a time consumers are bombarded with more advertising than ever. ''I'm surprised they felt they couldn't breathe new life into the current theme when 'Imagination at work' seems to be a less differentiating way of saying the same thing,'' said John Lister, chairman of Lister Butler in New York, a corporate- identity-consulting company. Michael Watrous, president and chief executive at Straightline International in New York, another consultant on corporate and brand identities, said G.E.'s top executives ''were going down the wrong road.'' ''We know there has been a change of management and we know the company wants to move on,'' Mr. Watrous said. ''But it's our feeling the equity G.E. has in 'We bring good things to life' is very solid, and there's an opportunity to build on what the company already has.'' Advertisement In fact, Ms. Hu and executives at BBDO New York, part of the Omnicom Group, described the new approach as doing just that. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subsc |
What syndicated TV tabloid show, hosted by the former mayor of Cincinnati, focuses on troubled or dysfunctional families, and has been voted “the Worst TV Show Ever Made” by TV Guide? | The Jerry Springer Show | Jerry Springer Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Jerry Springer Show Share Template loop detected: Template:Infobox Television The Jerry Springer Show is a syndicated television tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer , a former politician, broadcast in the United States and other countries. [1] It is videotaped at the Stamford Media Center in Stamford, Connecticut [2] and is distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution , although it is not currently broadcast on any NBC-owned stations. The Jerry Springer Show is ostensibly a talk show where troubled or dysfunctional families come to discuss their problems before a studio audience so that the audience or host can offer suggestions on what can be done to resolve their situations. In actuality, the show has come to epitomize the so-called " trash TV talk show", [1] as each episode of the show focuses on topics such as adultery , zoophilia , [3] divorce , homophobia , homosexuality , incest , infidelity , pedophilia , pornography , prostitution , racism , strange fetishes , dwarfism , or transvestism , which frequently result in fighting between guests. At one point, the show proudly boasted that it was voted the "Worst TV Show Ever" by TV Guide magazine. The show also bragged to be "an hour of your life you'll never get back". The Jerry Springer Show has received widespread criticism and caused many controversies for a variety of reasons including its elements of prurience, foul language and the exploitation of the vulnerable. [4] On November 5, 2009, it was announced that Springer was picked up by NBC Universal through the 2011-2012 season. [5] Contents File:Jerry Springer at Emory.jpg Format A typical episode of Springer begins with a title card warning parents that the show may contain content inappropriate material for children. After the cuts to Springer entering the stage, usually being greeted by audience applause and the "Je-rry!, Je-rry!" chant. Once the audience settles down, he welcomes the viewer to the show, introduces a particular situation, and interviews a guest who is experiencing it. After finishing the interview, Springer announces the entrance of another guest whom the first guest would like to confront. The second guest enters the stage, and a confrontation between the two guests usually occurs, often breaking down into a brawl that is eventually broken up by on-set security personnel. Once the fight is broken up, Springer interviews the second guest about the situation faced by the first guest. This cycle is repeated about twice for other sets of guests on the show. Once all guests have told their stories, there is usually a "question and answer" segment where audience members ask guests questions relevant to their situations, although usually their questions come to insult a guest or they flash the audience in exchange for "Jerry Beads" (Mardi Gras style beads with the show logo). Finally, Springer ends the show with a segment titled "Final Thought" [6] , in which he shares his feelings about the stories he has heard for the day's show. He ends the segment with the concluding statement, "Until next time, take care of yourselves and each other". Generally, Springer tends to present his program standing up in the stands rather than the main stage. (This is thought to be to protect himself from the potential violence occurring on the stage) [6] Sometimes the show will have a look back at previous episodes. These have been rebranded as Classic Springer. These shows are interspersed with commentary from Springer himself, usually before and after commercial breaks. Set The set for the show has had two major changes over the years. When the show first started in 1991, it was very basic with white walls, in an effort to capture the feel of fellow talk show Donahue , Jerry's haircut and glasses even seeming to make him look like Phil Donahue . The general look of this set was carried over when the series first moved to Chicago in September 1992, with an unpolished, open air look and bright colored shapes. In the Fall of 1 |
Which vehicle, according to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, is most likely to be stolen, a position of honor it's held for 6 of the last 7 years? | Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:09:15 +0000 Toyota Highlander earns top IIHS award https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/toyota-highlander-earns-top-iihs-award-011117.html <h3>The vehicle's front crash prevention system earned a superior rating</h3> <div class="author">By James Limbach <a rel="author" href="https://plus.google.com/108313189172419209224?rel=author"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png" alt="" width="16" height="16"/></a> of <a href="https://www.consumeraffairs.com/">ConsumerAffairs</a></div> <span class="date">January 11, 2017</span> <p><img alt="Photo" class="large aligncenter" data-id="31259" src="https://media.consumeraffairs.com/files/cache/news/Toyota_Highlander_IIHS_large.jpg" style="undefined" />A superior-rated front crash prevention system andacceptable-rated headlights have earned the 2017 Toyota Highlanderthe <a href="http://www.iihs.org" target="_blank">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's</a> (IIHS) top award.</p> <p>Unlike most TOP SAFETY PICK+ winners, which only meet the front crash prevention and headlight criteria when they are equipped with optional features, the Highlander qualifies for the award with standard equipment.</p> <p>In IIHS track tests of the 2017 system, the midsize SUV avoided a collision in the 12 mph test. In the 25 mph test, it avoided a collision in 4 out of 5 runs and slowed 21 mph the fifth time.</p> <p>The new standard front crash prevention system also includes a forward collision warning component that meets criteria set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</p> <p>To qualify for 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK+, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the five IIHS crashworthiness tests -- small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraints -- as well as an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating.</p> James Limbach IIHS: Most child booster seats do a fine job https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/iihs-most-child-booster-seats-do-a-fine-job-111716.html <h3>That doesn't mean there aren't problems, though</h3> <div class="author">By James Limbach <a rel="author" href="https://plus.google.com/108313189172419209224?rel=author"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png" alt="" width="16" height="16"/></a> of <a href="https://www.consumeraffairs.com/">ConsumerAffairs</a></div> <span class="date">November 17, 2016</span> <p><img alt="Photo" class="medium alignright" data-id="29765" src="https://media.consumeraffairs.com/files/cache/news/Booster_seat_IIHS_medium.jpg" style="undefined" />Child seat manufacturers have finally gotten the hang of it.</p> <p>Out of 53 new models evaluated by the <a href="http://www.iihs.org" target="_blank">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a>, (IIHS) 48 earn the top rating of BEST BET. That means they're likely to provide good belt fit for a 4 to 8 year-old in almost any car, minivan, or SUV.</p> <p>By comparison, when the IIHS first started rating boosters in 2008, only a quarter of those evaluated earned the BEST BET designation.</p> <h2>Problems persist</h2> <p>However, several seats that dont do their job and are rated Not Recommended can still be found on store shelves. Among them are two brand new models from Dorel Juvenile.</p> <p>Parents looking for a safe option for kids who have outgrown seats with built-in harnesses have more choices than ever, said IIHS Senior Research Engineer Jessica Jermakian. Unfortunately, we cant declare total victory because manufacturers continue to sell subpar boosters.</p> <p>Of the 53 new seats, the Cosco Easy Elite and the Cosco Highback 2-in-1 DX -- both made by Dorel -- are rated Not Recommended. Three others, the Britax Parkway SGL in backless mode, the Lil Fan Club Seat 2-in-1 in highback mode, and the Peg Perego Viaggio Flex 120are rated Check Fit, meaning they may work for some children in some vehicles. The remaining new seats are BEST BETs.</p> <p>All told, there are 118 BEST BETs among currently available boosters, including old models. Additionally, t |
What cocktail, named for a Scottish folk hero, consists of Scotch, Sweet vermouth, with a dash of Angostura bitters? | Top 10 Manly Bar Drinks Top 10 Manly Bar Drinks Written by: Catalogs.com Editorial Staff October 4, 2010 Contributed by Robert P. Simon , Catalogs.com Info Guru Sometimes a man is judged by what he drinks. And when that happens, ‘Rum and Diet Coke with an extra straw’ just won’t cut it any more. Try these classic cocktails for a sophisticated, masculine drinking experience. Ordered from 10 to one, any one of these is among the most classy bar drinks for a man who appreciates a masculine cocktail. 10. Black Russian 1 ¾ oz. Vodka ¾ oz. coffee liqueur Overshadowed in popularity by its girlie cousin the White Russian, this tasty Vodka & coffee liqueur concoction gets straight to the punch– just hold the cream. Experiment with coffee liqueurs beyond the common Kahlua to discover new tastes. The White Russian, although a tad feminine to be counted among manly bar drinks, was the beverage of choice for the Dude in the Big Lebowski . The Dude drank 9 of them in the movie. 9. Old-Fashioned 2 oz. Bourbon (substitute other whiskey as desired) 2 cashes Angostura Bitters 1 splash of water Garnish with 1 maraschino cherry & a lemon wedge Arguably the first drink ever defined as a cocktail, the Old Fashioned is a tasty whiskey drink. Served in a short ‘old fashioned’ rocks glass, it looks and tastes like pure class. The proper method of preparing an Old Fashioned is hotly debated, and any bartender worth his salt should have his own take. 8. Rob Roy 1 dash Angostura Bitters Garnish with 1 maraschino cherry Named after Scottish folk hero badass Robert Roy McGregor, the Rob Roy is a Scotch drinker’s alternative to the Manhattan. The standard Rob Roy is served with sweet vermouth, but it can also be ordered dry or perfect (equal parts sweet and dry Vermouth). 7. Stinger 1 ¾ oz. Brandy ¾ oz. white crème de menthe liqueur Popular as a dessert cocktail in the 50’s and 60’s, this simple nightcap is tasty and sophisticated. Serve on the rocks or neat, just make sure not to use green crème de menthe (the taste won’t change, but the look will be ruined). 6. Godfather ½ oz. Amaretto Garnish with an orange twixt Besides the obvious Sicilian tone of this cocktail’s name, the Godfather is the perfect smooth drink to take the edge off. The sweet taste of Amaretto is an excellent companion to the bite of a good Scotch. 5. Negroni 1 ½ oz. Sweet Vermouth 1 ½ oz. Campari 1 ½ oz. Gin Garnish with an orange twist Like many gin drinks, the Negroni is an acquired taste: Sharp, distinct, and just slightly bitter. Intended to stimulate the appetite, this cocktail is best served before dinner. 4. Vodka Martini 1 ¾ oz. Vodka ¾ oz. Dry Vermouth The old standby, the Vodka Martini is simple, elegant, and totally masculine. Remember: Shaken, not stirred. 3. Sidecar 1 ½ oz. Bourbon or Brandy ¾ oz. Cointreau ¼ oz. lemon juice Garnish with an orange wedge Created in Paris during World War I, this cocktail is supposedly named after the sidecar that high-ranking American soldiers would ride when escorted to their favorite bar. There are many variations of the Sidecar to suit your favorite spirit (Whiskey, Brandy, Gin, even Vodka are now commonly used in making this drink). 2. Manhattan |
According to English folklore, and William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream, what is the elf called Robin Goodfellow better known as? | Puck Through The Ages: The History of a Hobgoblin The History of a Hobgoblin Written by Allen W. Wright One of the most popular characters in English folklore of the last thousand years has been the faerie, goblin, devil or imp known by the name of Puck or Robin Goodfellow. The Welsh called him Pwca, which is pronounced the same as his Irish incarnation Phouka, Pooka or Puca. These are far from his only names. Parallel words exist in many ancient languages - puca in Old English, puki in Old Norse, puke in Swedish, puge in Danish, puks in Low German, pukis in Latvia and Lithuania -- mostly with the original meaning of a demon, devil or evil and malignant spirit ... Because of this similarity it is uncertain whether the original puca sprang from the imaginative minds of the Scandinavians, the Germans or the Irish. -Gillian Edwards, Hobgoblin and Sweet Puck p.143 Indeed, Pouk was a typical medieval term for the devil. For example, Langland once called Hell "Pouk's Pinfold." And the Phouka was sometimes pictured as a frightening creature with the head of an ass. Truly a devil to behold. The Welsh Pwca also did not match our modern conception of dainty tinkerbell fairies. According to Louise Imogen Guiney, a peasant drew the Pwca as "a queer little figure, long and grotesque, and looked something like a chicken half out of his shell". As a shape-shifter, Puck has had many appearances over the years. He's been in the form of animals, like how the Phouka can become a horse, eagle or ass. He's been a rough, hairy creature in many versions. One Irish story has him as an old man. He's been pictured like a brownie or a hobbit. In a 1785 painting by William Blake , he looks like Pan from Greek mythology. In a 1841 painting by Richard Dadd , Puck looks like an innocent child. And a modern cartoon show portrays him as a silver-haired elf. Puck used his shape-shifting to make mischief. For example, the Phouka would turn into a horse and lead people on a wild ride, sometimes dumping them in water. The Welsh Pwca would lead travels with a lantern and then blow it out when they were at the edge of a cliff. Being misled by a Puck (sometimes the legends speak of Pucks, Pookas and Robin Goodfellows in the plural) was known in the Midlands as being "pouk-ledden." That's a lot like the phrase Pixy-led, which described a similar action on the part of the Somerset faeries known as pixies. Some believe the term Pixy is derived from Puck. Yet another expression for being lost is "Robin Goodfellow has been with you tonight." There's a reference to this at least as early as 1531. Robin Goodfellow is one of the faeries known as hobgoblins or just hobs. Hob is a short form for the name Robin or Robert ("the goblin named Robin".) Robin itself was a medieval nickname for the devil. Robin Goodfellow was not only famous for shape-shifting and misleading travellers. He was also a helpful domestic sprite much like the brownies. He would clean houses and such in exchange for some cream or milk. If offered new clothes, he'd stop cleaning. There are stories of the Phouka and Pwca doing similar deeds. Ironically, Reginald Scot wrote in 1584 that belief in Robin Goodfellow was not as strong as it had been a century earlier. In fact, Robin was about to get some big breaks in Renaissance show business. There's a record for a Robin Goodfellow ballad in 1588. And a little less than a decade later, William Shakespeare gave his Puck the name and nature of the more benevolent Robin Goodfellow. However, Shakespeare's Puck is more closely tied to the fairy court than most Pucks or Robin Goodfellows. Here's a long quotation from A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's from a meeting between Puck and one of Titania's fairies. I think it sums up Robin Goodfellow's nature better than I could. FAIRY Either I mistake your shape and making quite, Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite Called Robin Goodfellow. Are not you he |
Public Law 62-5, which was passed on August 8, 1911 set the membership of the House of Representatives to what number? | Public Law 62-5.org - American Oligarchy (Home Page) Public Law 62-5 American Oligarchy Welcome to Public Law 62-5. This website is dedicated providing free information regarding Public Law 62-5, what it is and how it as radically changed,"The People's House", the House of Representatives. Public Law 62-5 is codified in the United States Code: Chapter 1, Title 2, Section 2 also listed as: 2 U.S.C. Sec. 2, passed by the United States Congress on August 8, 1911, set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives at 435, effective with the initiation of the 63rd Congress in 1913. It also included a provision for the addition of two seats; one seat for each Arizona and New Mexico when they became States, as prescribed in the Constitution. The number of membership in the House increased temporarily to 437 when Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as States during the 86th Congress, but the 1960 census reapportioned the House under the 435 membership legislation of Public Law 62-5 and the apportionment bill of June 18, 1929 which fixed the number. Wikipedia. 437 Alaska/ Hawaii NOTE: This was the second time in US history that the membership of the House was actually reduced in the name of liberty; the first House reduction was 17 members from 240 to 223, in the 1843 apportionment follow the 6th Census in 1840. The population grew by over 30% from 12.8 million to 17 million. It took twenty years until the 8th Census in 1860 that the House membership was increased to 241 Members at that point the population was 23.1 million, a representative dilution of over 50% from the 1830 Census apportionment. "At the expiration of twenty-five years, according to the computed rate of increase, the number of representatives will amount to two hundred, and of fifty years, to four hundred. This is a number which, I presume, will put an end to all fears arising from the smallness of the body." The Federalist Papers No. 55: February 15, 1788 The Total Number of the House of Representatives Updated March 12, 2009 ABOUT: PUBLIC LAW 62-5.com or .org This website is in the process of containing all the debates in the House and Senate regarding Public Law 62-5 from the 1911 Congressional Record and Census information regarding the missed 1920 census apportionment and the apportionment bill of June 18, 1929 which fixed the number of Representatives at 435 and the current reapportionment system of the House. I am in the process transcribing these debates from illegible microfiche to this website. This is primary source material and I ask for minor acknowledgment for providing this free resource material and please visit www.thirty-thousand.org for a more comprehensive analysis of how skewed our current representative democracy of 435 is and other unintended consequences, especially the Electoral College failure. The consolidated of power into a few a hands as warned by our founding fathers has lead us into a state of an American Oligarchy. I am in the process of transcribing the Congresional Record from microfisch to this website. The Congression Recond is a public record which contains the debates and other business of the Congress as perscriibe in the Constitution. "Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal." US Constitution Article 1, Section 5, Clause 3 Why 435 member in the House of Representatives? Ask the House and the answer is because the House said so in 1911 and that�s just the way it is. This is a ridiculous response from our government. Update: The House now claims the Constitution in, Article 1, Section 2 , provides the number of members to the House, I don�t see it, give it a look try to find what they see. What is representatives democracy if we are not represented. Proportional representation was a topic that was never properly a |
In which U.S. state is Grand Teton National Park located? | Plan Your Visit - Grand Teton National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Plan Your Visit Teton Range in Winter Few landscapes in the world are as striking and memorable as that of Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton has a lot to offer whatever your interests. Mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers and skies are home to diverse and abundant forests, wildflowers and wildlife. The park also has a rich cultural history with old homesteads and cattle ranches to explore and photograph. Walk on a trail built by the Civilian Conservation Corps or one that American Indians or fur trappers might have used in the 1820s. Ride a bike or paddle a canoe. There is something for everyone. Whatever your interests Grand Teton has something for you. Let this page be the beginning of your adventure! Plan Your Visit to Grand Teton Explore any of the following web pages for more information on: Basic Information on visiting the park along with numerous useful links. This page provides the essential information that you need to plan any trip to Grand Teton. Gives Directions to the park, information about Fees & Passes, Operating Hours & Seasons and how to Contact Us . Our Things To Do page provides information on our Visitor Centers , Outdoor Activities , Ranger Programs , Nearby Attractions and Concessioner Activities . Visit our calendar of events page. Directions on how to get to Grand Teton. Grand Teton National Park is located in northwestern Wyoming; north of the town of Jackson, Wyoming and south of Yellowstone National Park. Route suggestions are given from Salt Lake City and Denver, along with shuttle service information and a list of nearby airports. Find directions to the park. Operating Hours and Seasons - Grand Teton National Park is open twenty-four hours every day, year-round. Seasonal road closures may limit auto access to some areas in the park during the winter. Operating hours of visitor centers and other facilities vary depending on the season. In winter services are limited. Learn more about operating hours and seasons. Fees and Passes - The entrance fee for the park is $30 for a private noncommercial vehicle; $25 for a motorcycle; or $15 for each visitor 16 years and older entering by foot, bicycle, ski, etc. These fees provide the visitor with a 7-day entrance permit for Grand Teton National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway only. Yellowstone National Park has a separate entrance fee. Remember to keep your admission receipt in order to re-enter during the week. There is a variety of Annual or Lifetime Passes as possible alternatives to the above fees. Learn more about Fees and Passes. Lodging choices in Grand Teton National Park are varied, providing a range of accommodations. Choose from a modern hotel or motel type room, lodging in a historic cabin or even tent cabin. Learn more about lodging choices in the park. There are also a variety of choices for places to find something to eat in the park. Choose from a number of restaurants, grocery stories and picnic areas. Learn more about places to eat in the park. Camping - Six campgrounds operate within the park and parkway during the summer. Most are available on a first-come, first-served basis, although reservations can be made for group camping, the Colter Bay RV Park and the Headwaters Campground and RV Sites at Flagg Ranch. Learn more about campgrounds in the park. There is also camping in the park's backcountry. Learn more about backcountry camping in the park. Weather - This page provides links to weather forecasts and climate information. Find out what to expect in the way of weather during your trip. This page lists high, low and average temperatures for the park and the amount of precipitation that may be likely during your trip. Learn more about weather in the park. Pets are allowed in the park in the front country in areas accessible to cars and some other limited areas. Pets are not allowed on trails, in the backcountry, in visitor centers, or on the Multi-use Pathway and must be leashed at all time. These regulations are in |
What is the name of the evil puppeteer in the 1940s Disney movie Pinocchio | Pinocchio | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “Remember, a boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood.” ―The Blue Fairy Once he is given life by the Blue Fairy, Pinocchio acts his age; he is very whimsical, childlike, naive, and impressionable. Because of his youthful ignorance, he can be seen as rather mischievous, pretty gullible, over trusting and often lands himself into trouble, albeit unintentionally. This is seen several times throughout the film, and the trait, unfortunately, makes Pinocchio an easy pawn in the schemes or motivations of various antagonists. Even so, as the film progresses, Pinocchio notably learns from experiences and takes them into account; eventually becoming selfless, sensible, brave, and obtaining impressive leadership qualities. This is finally put into the forefront once the film nears its climax, as Pinocchio is faced with the task of rescuing his father from the jaws of the deadly whale, Monstro , which he proceeds in carrying out by entirely using his own intelligence and craft. Pinocchio's daring decision to risk his life for his loved ones ultimately grants him his wish of becoming a real boy. Appearances Pinocchio Pinocchio in the original film. In the film, Pinocchio was first introduced as a lifeless puppet. When it was time for bed, Geppetto caught sight of a wishing star and wished Pinocchio to become a real boy. Once Geppetto fell asleep, his home was visited by the Blue Fairy , who brought Pinocchio to life and Jiminy Cricket became his official conscience to tell him right from wrong, for, if Pinocchio proved himself brave, truthful and unselfish, he would be transformed into a real boy. Geppetto discovered his puppet is alive and celebrated along with Figaro the kitten and Cleo the goldfish. As of that night, Pinocchio's journey to boyhood has begun. The next morning, Pinocchio is ready for school, but is stopped by a pair of shady con artists: a sly fox named J. Worthington Foulfellow (a.k.a. "Honest John") and his mute minion, Gideon , who trick him into working for Stromboli , a puppeteer. They tell him being rich and famous is the only way to live. Pinocchio listens, believes, and ends up following the wrong path. Jiminy tries to stop him but is unsuccessful, so he chases after him. Pinocchio immediately becomes the star of Stromboli's marionette show. Stromboli is paid beyond his wildest dreams for Pinocchio's magnificent performance. After the show, Pinocchio and Stromboli are dining and the man's true nature is revealed as parsimonious, evil and rotten. He cages Pinocchio and threatens him to perform. Pinocchio tries to tell the Blue Fairy the truth, but he doesn't know how. Pinocchio manages to escape or flee with the help of Jiminy and the Blue Fairy. During their trip home, Pinocchio and Jiminy race home, but Pinocchio is stopped once again by Foulfellow and Gideon. They tell Pinocchio he's sick and the only cure is a vacation on Pleasure Island . They take him to the Coachman , along with many other boys, including a brat named Lampwick , who Pinocchio calls his best friend. Once the place is torn apart, everyone has vanished, except Lampwick and Pinocchio, who are smoking and drinking while playing pool. Once Jiminy confronts the two, he is so upset, he storms out. Soon, Jiminy discovers the plan; Pleasure Island has the terrifying power to transform bad boys into donkeys, which the Coachman sells into slavery, and rushes back to get Pinocchio. Lampwick's hideous transformation is complete, but Pinocchio and Jiminy escape the island. Unfortunately, Pinocchio has grown donkey ears and a tail. The two reach home but realize there's no one home. They sit and wait on the steps for everyone to return. Suddenly, the Blue Fairy comes in the shape of a dove and gives them a letter which tells them Geppetto was eaten by Monstro the Whale . The pair starts searching the ocean for Monstro with very little luck. When they ask sea creatures such as clams and seahorses, they swim and hide in fear at the mention of Monstro's name. Meanwhile, after a nap, Monstr |
Of the three types of rock, lava is falls under which type? | Interactives . The Rock Cycle . Types of Rocks Types of Rocks Rocks are not all the same! The three main types, or classes, of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous and the differences among them have to do with how they are formed. Sedimentary Sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments of material. Together, all these particles are called sediment. Gradually, the sediment accumulates in layers and over a long period of time hardens into rock. Generally, sedimentary rock is fairly soft and may break apart or crumble easily. You can often see sand, pebbles, or stones in the rock, and it is usually the only type that contains fossils. Examples of this rock type include conglomerate and limestone. Metamorphic Metamorphic rocks are formed under the surface of the earth from the metamorphosis (change) that occurs due to intense heat and pressure (squeezing). The rocks that result from these processes often have ribbonlike layers and may have shiny crystals, formed by minerals growing slowly over time, on their surface. Examples of this rock type include gneiss and marble. Igneous Igneous rocks are formed when magma (molten rock deep within the earth) cools and hardens. Sometimes the magma cools inside the earth, and other times it erupts onto the surface from volcanoes (in this case, it is called lava). When lava cools very quickly, no crystals form and the rock looks shiny and glasslike. Sometimes gas bubbles are trapped in the rock during the cooling process, leaving tiny holes and spaces in the rock. Examples of this rock type include basalt and obsidian. Here's a chart of some of the key characteristics that can help you identify the rocks within these three main classes. Crystals Small, flat surfaces that are shiny or sparkly, like tiny mirrors. Fossils Imprints of leaves, shells, insects, or other items in the rock. Gas bubbles "Holes," like Swiss cheese, in the rock. Glassy surface A shiny and smooth surface, like colored glass. Ribbonlike layers Straight or wavy stripes of different colors in the rock. Sand or pebbles |
What American actress became Princess of Monaco following her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier? | Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry - Apr 18, 1956 - HISTORY.com Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry Share this: Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry Author Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry URL Publisher A+E Networks American actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco in a spectacular ceremony on this day in 1956. Kelly, the daughter of a former model and a wealthy industrialist, began acting as a child. After high school, she attended the American Academy for Dramatic Arts in New York. While she auditioned for Broadway plays, she supported herself by modeling and appearing in TV commercials. In 1949, Kelly debuted on Broadway in The Father by August Strindberg. Two years later, she landed her first Hollywood bit part, in Fourteen Hours. Her big break came in 1952, when she starred as Gary Cooper’s wife in High Noon. Her performance in The Country Girl, as the long-suffering wife of an alcoholic songwriter played by Bing Crosby, won her an Oscar in 1954. The same year, she played opposite Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. While filming another Hitchcock movie, To Catch a Thief (1955), in the French Riviera, Kelly met Prince Rainier of Monaco. It wasn’t love at first sight for Kelly, but the prince initiated a long correspondence, which led to their marriage in 1956. Afterward, she became Princess Grace of Monaco and retired from acting. She had three children and occasionally narrated documentaries. Kelly died tragically at the age of 52 when her car plunged off a mountain road by the Cote D’Azur in September 1982. Related Videos |
Currently on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space museum, what type of US bomber is the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb? | Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" | National Air and Space Museum National Air and Space Museum Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Navigator Station in the Enola Gay Van Kirk’s navigator station in the Enola Gay. Paul Tibbet’s pilot’s position is on the other side of the bulkhead. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This exhibition was on display in Gallery 103 from June 28, 1995 to May 17, 1998. Enola Gay Assembly at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The wings of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay are reunited with the fuselage for the first time since 1960 by National Air and Space Museum restoration specialists at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, April 10, 2003. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay at the Udvar-Hazy Center Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Enola Gay at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The historic Boeing B-29 Enola Gay is shown here just after being restored and re-assembled in 2003. The airplane, which received the most extensive restoration in the museum's history, is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Panorama Panoramic view inside the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Display Status: This object is on display in the World War II Aviation (UH) exhibition at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. SummaryLong Description Collection Item Summary: Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, this Martin-built B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Bockscar (on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Enola Gay flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Great Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on both missions. Collection Item Long Description: Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated, propeller-driven, bomber t |
What product is made at a gristmill? | Homestead Gristmill - Stone Ground Grains Homestead Gristmill Shop Now Enjoy the wholesome taste of fresh-ground whole grains from Homestead Gristmill. Our historic timber-frame mill was originally built circa 1760 in the Long Valley of western New Jersey. Water-powered mills such as this one once dotted the American countryside. In use for almost one hundred and sixty years until it closed in 1918, Homestead Heritage found the mill in 2000, neglected and in disrepair, and brought it to Texas, where it has found a new home and renewed life as a working building at Homestead Heritage. Welcome to Homestead Gristmill The first-known written record of our gristmill originally located along the Hollow Brook or ‘Mill’ Creek in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, is when a German immigrant named Asher Mott decided in 1768 to sell his share of the family property to his older brothers, John and Gershom. The property stayed in the family until 1800 when Robert Emley purchased the mill and 30 acres for $213.30. In 1814, John Teeter acquired the mill and property. By then, the mill was the business and social center of a village that included six residences and a sawmill located downstream. This hamlet was referred to as Teetertown. Six years later, the mill was extensively remodeled and turned over to Mr. Teeter’s son-in-law Samuel Dorland. The Dorland family operated and maintained the mill until 1881. In 1908, following several ownerships, Philip Sliker purchased the mill, constructed a new miller’s residence and began to process flour under the brand name of “Teetertown Buckwheat Flour.” But in 1918, after ten years of operation, Mr. Sliker retired and closed the mill. After it last ground grain in 1918, the Teeter mill went through a series of owners, most of whom were looking for a quaint country getaway from the bustle of New York City. Left neglected for decades, by the turn of the twenty-first century the aged mill was in need of either demolition or restoration. In 2001, the craftsmen of Homestead Heritage carefully documented and dismantled the Teeter mill and restored it in its new location in central Texas. Given a new life as Homestead Gristmill, the mill is now open to the public year round, grinding fresh whole wheat flour and corn meal, much as it did over 230 years ago. In addition to three types of wheat and corn, we also grind oats, rye, spelt, rice, buckwheat and soybeans. We use the single-step process of grinding with natural granite stones which preserves the nutritional value of the grain. We mix our flour into a variety of baking and cookie mixes as well as hot cereals. All the grains we use are grown without chemical pesticides and fertilizers. You may view our complete product list on our website or call for more information. Contact Us 800 Dry Creek Road Waco, TX 76705 Location If you're in Central Texas, stop by and visit us. Located on the campus of the Ploughshare Institute For Sustainable Culture, the Gristmill is part of a working craft village. Related Sites |
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