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Name the man killed in 1967 whilst attempting to exceed 300 m.p.h. on water | wh_12 | donald campbell | Donald Malcolm Campbell - Land Speed Racing History Donald Malcolm Campbell (March 23, 1921 - January 4, 1967) Donald Malcolm Campbell Donald Campbell Coniston Nov 1958 Father and Son - Malcolm Donald and Donald Malcolm Campbell Donald Campbell with Bluebird CN 7 at Lake Eyre with Mr Woppit Mascot, 1963 Donald Campbell and Bluebird CN7 at Lake Eyre, South Australia in 1964 PA News photo 17/7/64 Donald Campbell at the wheel, "Bluebird" flashes through the measured mile on its way to a new world land speed mark on the salt flats at Lake Eyre, South Australia. On two runs over the measured mile Campbell attained 403.1 miles an hour, compared with John Cobb's 1947 record 394.196 mph. Date |
The song 'Younger than springtime' was featured in which musical? | wh_20 | south pacific | Younger than Springtime, song… | Details | AllMusic google+ Description by Robert Cummings Rodgers and Hammerstein accounted for at least nine hit musicals and are widely regarded as the most successful composer/lyricist team in Broadway history. Three musicals are generally regarded as their finest -- Oklahoma!, Carousel, and South Pacific. The latter of this trio certainly had its crop of popular songs, including "Some Enchanted Evening," "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame," and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair." But even its lesser numbers are minor classics, like this love song, "Younger than Springtime." In the story it is sung by American Lieutenant Joe Cable to a young island girl, Liat, whom he is romancing. The heart of the song's lush melody emerges at the refrain with its first seven notes, sung to the words "Younger than Springtime, are you." The music here is almost instantly memorable, as the theme soars onward, with Rodgers ' magical, almost fairy tale sense of romance gushing forth, matched by Hammerstein 's love-struck lyrics. While the love affair between Cable and Liat ultimately collapses, it glows warmly, even passionately, in this beautiful song. Listeners with a preference for love songs in the finest tradition of the Broadway musical theater -- a tradition Rodgers and Hammerstein helped shape -- will find this a most attractive number. Appears On Mandy Patinkin - South Pacific - Younger Than Springtime - YouTube Mandy Patinkin - South Pacific - Younger Than Springtime Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 22, 2008 Mandy Patinkin singing the song Younger Than Springtime from South Pacific. Category (HD 720p) R&H - "South Pacific", Younger Than Springtime - YouTube (HD 720p) R&H - "South Pacific", Younger Than Springtime Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010 |
What do 'Grandshire', Plain Bob', 'Stedman' and Treble Bob' have in common? | wh_78 | bell ringing | Resources The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers A Miscellany of Ringing Resources When you are ringing a method you of course need to know your route (the “blue line” or circle of work), but that’s not enough. Imagine driving a memorised route in a car, but with a blindfold on. You know you have to turn right, and you guess when you’ve got there by how long it has taken you. Would a ‘clash’ be inevitable…… Navigating.. When I was first told to learn Yorkshire Major after ringing Cambridge I remember it looked totally illogical and I wondered how I’d ever remember it. Those funny 3-4 places in 4ths & 7ths place bell were a blinking nuisance! Eventually I picked up information bit by bit and then when I started ringing it on higher numbers ….. Why do people say Yorkshire is easier than Cambridge?? The stay is the device which enables a bell to be temporarily halted in the upright position, ready to be swung fulll-circle. You will see two types of stay in operation. Most diagrams portray the standard stay/slider arrangement but the more complex Hastings stay is quite common… Hastings Stays Between 1999 and 2007 the CCCBR Education committee provided a series of regular articles on teaching and learning that were published in The Ringing World on the first Friday of each month. They’re available to buy in book form or to download and view as pdf files. The Learning Curve 'Ropesight' is a collection of video tutorials providing the key steps in learning the fundamentals of change ringing. The Craft of Bellringing explores the development of the English style hanging of bells, and covers virtually all aspects of the world of ringing, exploring the craft's rich cultural heritage. DVDs about ringing Please feel free to share and use for training purposes. 'Ringing by rules is a useful skill – you probably already do it up to a point if you have learned where you pass the treble in Plain Bob – if you forget what your next dodge is, passing the treble can inform you and that is an example of ringing by rules! Dixon’s Bob Minor is an exercise in ringing by rule, Dixon’s Bob Minor Erin, like Stedman, is a principle rung on odd numbers of bells. This means all bells, including the treble, do exactly the same work in rotation. Erin is easier to learn and ring than Stedman, but is harder to conduct and that’s probably why it’s not so frequently rung. Erin 'When I decided to conduct a peal of Major I researched and planned thoroughly, seeking advice from experienced conductors along the way. I thought I would share the resultant “plan” that I used in preparation for conducting Pritchards 5056 Plain Bob Major. Conducting - Plain Bob Major 'Ringing Stedman often seems to be a precarious affair; e person goes wrong and it’s like a set of dominoes going down. Here are some tips that may help you to avoid joining the mayhem and allow order to be restored when someone makes a trip. |
In which Asian city were the 14th swimming World Championships held in July this year? | wh_123 | shanghai | Shanghai awarded 2011 world championships | Reuters Sat Mar 24, 2007 | 3:36 AM EDT Shanghai awarded 2011 world championships Laure Manaudou of France exits the pool during a training session at the World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne March 24, 2007. hanghai has been chosen to host the 2011 world swimming championships. Reuters/Tim Chong MELBOURNE Shanghai has been chosen to host the 2011 world swimming championships, the sport's governing body FINA said on Saturday. The Chinese city fought off a rival bid from the Doha capital Qatar for the right to stage the 14th edition of the event. Chinese bid officials said the championships were likely to be staged in July that year, 12 months before the 2012 London Olympics. The 12th edition of the championships are currently taking place in Melbourne and due to end on April 1. The 2009 championships will be held in Rome from July 19-August 2. ADVERTISEMENT |
Which comes first in an alphabetical list of the plays of William Shakespeare? | wh_134 | all s well that ends well | Complete List of Shakespeare Plays Complete List of Shakespeare Plays List of Shakespeare Plays: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Photo © Last Resort / Getty Images By Lee Jamieson Updated September 11, 2016. It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 1590 and 1612. This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in the order in which they were first performed. The exact order and dates of the first performances of Shakespeare’s plays are difficult to prove – and are therefore often in dispute. For arguments sake, the dates used in this list of Shakespeare plays are approximate. Chronological List of Shakespeare Plays: Henry VI Part II (1590-1591) Henry VI Part III (1590-1591) Henry VI Part I (1591-1592) Richard III (1592-1593) The Comedy of Errors (1592-1593) Titus Andronicus (1593-1594) The Taming of the Shrew (1593-1594) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594-1595) Love’s Labour’s Lost (1594-1595) The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597) Henry IV Part I (1597-1598) Henry IV Part II (1597-1598) continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Henry V (1598-1599) As You Like It (1599-1600) Twelfth Night (1599-1600) The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600-1601) Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602) All’s Well That Ends Well (1602-1603) Measure for Measure (1604-1605) |
Which wrexham company was formed in 1931 by the merger of Soames Brewery, Island Green Brewery and the Oswestry firm of Dorsett Owen? | wh_199 | border breweries | Map of Border Breweries (Wrexham) - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: Border Breweries (Wrexham) Ltd was a brewery firm formerly based in Wrexham in the United Kingdom which at its peak was a significant element of the Welsh brewing industry. In its various incarnations the company operated over a 150 year period, between 1834 and 1984. History Border Breweries had its roots in a small operation at the Nag's Head public house in Wrexham, which was run by the Rowlands family between 1834 and 1874. It was subsequently acquired by Henry Aspinall - who named it the Wrexham Brewery and expanded it substantially - before being taken over by Arthur Soames, who entrusted his 21 year old son Frederick with management. Within ten years, Frederick Soames had built up the business into a major producer. Following the financial impact of the Great Depression , Border was formed by the 1931 merger of the Soames WrexhamBrewery, then in liquidation, the nearby Island Green Brewery (dating from 1856), and the Oswestry firm of Dorsett Owen. Operations were then concentrated at the Soames Brewerysite. Along with the Wrexham Lager Brewery, the new firm dominated the brewing industry in the town, which was itself the centre of the industry in North Wales thanks to its supply of suitable spring water. Border distributed a variety of products during its existence, including Border Mild (a dark mild ale ), Exhibition Ale and its well-regarded Border Bitter (marketed with slogans such as "Wine of Wales", "Thirst Come Thirst Served", and "Prince of Ales"; the writer and humourist Miles Kington , whose father was the brewery's director, commented that Border had "managed to produce damned good beer but had never come up with a good slogan"). Border Bitter had an Original Gravity of 1034, and used Fuggles, Goldings and Whitbread Goldings Variety (WGV) hops , while Border Mild had an OG of 1030. Border also bottled its own minerals . These products were sold in the firm's tied houses located throughout North and Mid Wales, Shropshire |
In the phonetic alphabet what word represents the letter I ? | wh_200 | india | Phonetic alphabet - definition of phonetic alphabet by The Free Dictionary Phonetic alphabet - definition of phonetic alphabet by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phonetic+alphabet Related to phonetic alphabet: Phonetic spelling , International Phonetic Alphabet phonetic alphabet 1. A standardized set of symbols used in phonetic transcription. 2. Any of various systems of code words for identifying letters in voice communication. phonetic alphabet n (Telecommunications) a list of the words used in communications to represent the letters of the alphabet, as in E for Echo, T for Tango phonet′ic al′phabet an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound. phonetic alphabet A list of standard words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. The following are the authorized words, listed in order, for each letter in the alphabet: ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIETT, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISKEY, X-RAY, YANKEE, and ZULU. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: alphabet - a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language visible speech - a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century phonetic symbol - a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound Translations Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: pip-emma References in periodicals archive ? Instead, the two characters find themselves struggling with the phonetic alphabet, a cleaned-up version of a sketch they performed at live gigs this year. Colloquy Able Baker, whose name is taken from the first two letters of the original phonetic alphabet, offers original composition, music supervision and licensing, and is differentiated by their offering of music strategy/consultation and content production across TV, film, digital and non-traditional disciplines for both the advertising and entertainment industries. Britain's eighth judges this Warwick which Kingdom Who Dr Dawn Embarrassing the other What begin? MasterMinds To memorise a list of names or planets, use the first letters of each and use your imagination to link the phonetic alphabet words in a sequence. How to give your fading memory a boost; Do you have less than total recall? This book can help... if you remember to buy it It explains and presents exercises related to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); writing IPA symbols, syllables, and word shapes; the articulatory aspects of phonetics; the production and writing of various types of consonants and vowels; diphthongs; word stress; the dynamics of connected speech; and dialect differences. Functional phonetics workbook. (CD-ROMs included) BONUS WINNER: MRS M PRATT,SIDCUP, KENT ACROSS DOWN 1 Boast (4) 3 Minor, trivial (6) 7 Woman's singing voice (4) 8 Quantity (6) 10 Graveyard (8) 13 Small part (8) 16 American biscuit often containing chocolate chips (6) 17 Mentor, spiritual leader (4) 18 Place of safety, asylum (6) 19 Net (4) 1 Large twig (6) 2 Season of the year (6) 4 Comic poem (8) 5 Miserable, depressed (4) 6 Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz (4) 9 Moss, legendary F1 driver (8) 11 Water down (6) 12 Sufficient (6) 14 Mark left by a wound (4) 15 Code word for G in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) SOLUTION to Crossword April 07 ACROSS 1 Budgerigar; 7 Abhor; 8 Basic; 10 Deluge; 11 Snap; 13 Ruth; 14 Bel-Air; 16 Agree; 17 Flint; 18 Headstrong. |
In the phonetic alphabet what word represents the letter U ? | wh_201 | uniform | Phonetic alphabets - definition of Phonetic alphabets by The Free Dictionary Phonetic alphabets - definition of Phonetic alphabets by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Phonetic+alphabets Related to Phonetic alphabets: alphabet code , Military alphabet phonetic alphabet 1. A standardized set of symbols used in phonetic transcription. 2. Any of various systems of code words for identifying letters in voice communication. phonetic alphabet n (Telecommunications) a list of the words used in communications to represent the letters of the alphabet, as in E for Echo, T for Tango phonet′ic al′phabet an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound. phonetic alphabet A list of standard words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. The following are the authorized words, listed in order, for each letter in the alphabet: ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIETT, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISKEY, X-RAY, YANKEE, and ZULU. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: PhoaneticAlphabet The WWII Phonetic Alphabet The phonetic alphabet is used to facilitate clear, understandable communications. It replaces the common pronunciations of each letter, with a separate and distinct word that stands for that letter. Each word starts with it's corresponding letter. The reason for this is that under high ambient noise conditions, such as in a vehicle, in combat, or when using communitcations equipment with a lot of static, it is easy to mistake the common pronunciations of the letters of the alphabet. For example, the letters b, c, d, e, g, p, t, v, and z could all be misunderstood and mistaken for another letter if using the common pronunciation. The World War II phonetic alphabet is different from the modern phonetic alphabet. The modern phonetic alphabet is more international in nature and is used by the military of several countries, as well as in aviation and other applications. Oddly enough, many U.S. police departments still use the WWII version. The World War II Phonetic Alphabet: Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, How, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-Ray, Zebra. The Modern Phonetic Alphabet: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Yankee, Zulu. The World War II German Phonetic Alphabet: Anton, Berta, Caesar, Dora, Emil, Friedrich, Gustav, Heinrich, Ida, Julius, Konrad, Ludwig, Martha, Nordpol, Otto, Paula, Quelle, Richard, Siegfried, Theodor, Ulrich, Viktor, Wilhelm, Xanthippe, Ypsilon, Zeppelin. Additionally, the Germans used several more to signify ch, and vowels with an umlaut (the two dots over a letter) This program does not allow the use of umlauts, so the letters are shown with an e attached: ae=Aerger, ch=Charlotte, oe=Oedipus, ue=Uebel. |
From which animal do we get catgut? | wh_217 | sheep or horses | SuperKids Humor pages. The world's easiest quiz. humor > > > Subject: the world's easiest quiz ----- Begin Included Message ----- THE WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ Worlds' Easiest Quiz?? This just takes 1/2 minute... (Passing requires 8 correct answers) 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10) How long did the Thirty Years War last? All done? Before you dash off with a big smile on your face, better check your answers below! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? ........116 years 2) Which country makes Panama hats?........................Ecuador 3) From which animal do we get catgut?........ Sheep or Horses 4) In which month do Russians celebrate their October Revolution? ......November 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? ..........Squirrel fur 6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal?......Dogs 7) What was King George VI's first name?...............Albert 8) What color is a purple finch?............Crimson 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?.......... New Zealand 10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?......Thirty years. What do you mean you flunked??? ----- End Included Message ----- |
What is the longest running programme on television first broadcast in 1953? | wh_305 | panorama | BBC - Panorama - Panorama Quiz Panorama Quiz Info Welcome to the Panorama quiz; 10 questions to test just how much you know about the BBC's flagship programme. Panorama is the longest running current affairs programme in the world. In over 50 years it has investigated many facts and falsehoods so to help all answers can be found somewhere on our website. Good luck! 1.) Multiple Choice Question Why was the first ever episode deemed a disaster? The presenter was drunk live on air Part of the set fell down live on air A tape was played backwards live on air 2.) Multiple Choice Question What is the name of the current Panorama theme tune? Panorama theme Aujourdâhui Câest Toi 3.) Multiple Choice Question The Duke of Edinburgh's appearance on Panorama in 1960 was famous for what reason? He made a blunder live on air He was the first Royal to be interviewed on TV He became upset by the questions and walked off set 4.) Multiple Choice Question The name Panorama was suggested because? The editor was taken with the view from his office It aimed to give people a view of the world It was chosen at random from a list by BBC Executives 5.) Multiple Choice Question In 1956, Panorama broke a major television taboo, what happened? A guest was drunk live on air It became the first television programme to feature nudity It broadcast the birth of a baby 6.) Multiple Choice Question Panorama's record viewing figures came in 1995 when Martin Bashir interviewed Princess Diana. How many people watched that episode? 12.8 million When can you watch the latest episode of Panorama? Mondays at 8.30pm on BBC One Sundays at 10.15pm on BBC One Saturdays at 8.30am on BBC Three Answers A recording on tape was played backwards live on air - just the start of a series of blunders that led the Channel Controller Cecil McGivern to pull the programme off the air for a revamp. Today's Panorama theme tune is Aujourdâhui Câest Toi originally composed by Francis Lai. It previously appeared on the soundtrack to 1966 French film Un Homme et Une Femme and has been the basis for the programme's theme tune since the 1960s. The Duke of Edinburgh was the first Royal to be interviewed on television when he appeared on Panorama with Richard Dimbleby in 1961. He was interviewed about the Commonwealth Technical Training Week, which was launched that day at the Guildhall. Dennis Bardens was the programme's first editor who chose the name Panorama because of the panoramic view from his office. Other names considered were Eye on the World, Its Happening Now and Vista. Panorama was the first programme to feature the birth of a baby on television. The clip was censored to show just the baby's head but this still caused upset in the tabloid press. A record 22.8 million people tuned in to Panorama to watch Martin Bashir interview Princess Diana in 1995. This remains the programme's largest audience to date. Panorama's first broadcast was at 8.15pm on Wednesday 11 November 1953. It has remained a fixture of the BBC schedules ever since. On April Fool's Day, 1957, Panorama broadcast an apparently serious account of spaghetti harvesting from trees in Switzerland. The BBC switchboard lit up as hundreds of fooled viewers called in. Both Richard and David Dimbleby have presented Panorama. Richard Dimbleby was the first big name to join the team presenting the programme from 1955 until his death in 1965. His son David joined the programme in 1974 as it celebrated its 21st anniversary. Panorama is on Mondays at 8.30pm but keep checking the webiste to make sure you don't miss any special one-off programmes we've got coming up. Your Score |
In 20-20 cricket what is the name of the Lancasshire team? | wh_341 | lancashire lightning | LCCC History | Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club History of the Club History of the Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket’s County Championship. Founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club, Lancashire have played at Old Trafford since then and, in 1865, played their inaugural first-class match, beating Middlesex at Old Trafford. Johnny Briggs, whose career lasted from 1879 to 1900, was the first player to score 10,000 runs and take 1,000 wickets for Lancashire, a period where the county was recognised as the champion county four times between 1879 and 1889. When the County Championship was officially founded in December 1889, Lancashire was one of eight clubs to feature in the competition’s first season in 1890 and went on to win two County Championship titles in 1897 and 1904. In 1895 Archie MacLaren scored 424 in an innings for Lancashire, which remains the highest score by an Englishman in first-class cricket. Ernest Tyldesley is the club’s leading run-scorer with 34,222 runs in 573 matches for Lancashire between 1909 and 1936. while legendary England fast bowler Brian Statham took 1,816 wickets in 430 first-class matches between 1950 and 1968 which remains a club record unlikely to be bettered. Between 1926 and 1934, Lancashire won the County Championship five times – including a hat-trick between 1926-28 – but would not claim the title again until 1950, when it was shared with Surrey. Lancashire next won the County Championship in a dramatic finale to the 2011 season, their first outright title success for 77 years. Lancashire are the most successful one-day team in English cricket, founded on the side of the late 1960s and early 1970s that won the Sunday League in 1969 and 1970 and the Gillette Cup four times between 1970 and 1975. They won the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1984, before the ‘Team of the Ninties’ enjoyed a golden decade. Lancashire became the first team to do the ‘double’ of Lord’s cup final wins when they won both the B&H Cup and NatWest Trophy Finals in 1990, a feat they repeated in 1996. Another B&H Cup success in 1995 and NatWest Trophy win in 1998, along with three Sunday League in 1989, 1998 and 1999 put the seal on a golden era. The County Championship was restructured in 2000 with Lancashire in the first division. They were relegated in 2004 but promoted again in 2005. In 2011, Lancashire won the County Championship but since have ‘yo-yo’d’ between the two divisions; relegated in 2012, promoted as Division 2 Champions in 2013, but then relegated again in 2014. The 2015 season marked a successful year for Lancashire who returned to the first division of the County Championship whilst reigning supreme in the NatWest T20 Blast competition, beating Northamtonshire Steelback in a thrilling final at Edgbaston. |
The title of which classic TV comedy series comes from a Shakespeare sonnet? | wh_390 | darling buds of may | Poetry Classroom: Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare - Tweetspeak Poetry By Karen Swallow Prior 23 Comments Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom, with author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior. Karen specializes in classics and will be treating us to a discussion of classic love poetry. We invite you to respond to the poems—their forms, images, sounds, meanings, surprises—ask questions of Karen and each other, and write your own poems along the way. ____ This is perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare’s sonnets, made so because it is often taken as a loving monument to the beauty of the speaker’s beloved. After all, the beloved here is compared to one of the loveliest of things—a summer’s day—and comes out the winner for she is deemed “more lovely and more temperate” than that harsh, changing, and ever-declining season. Indeed, the poet says, the beloved’s brightness is “eternal” and “shall not fade.” What more powerful expression of love could there be than this, the steadfast belief in a lover’s eternal beauty and grace. Ah, but there’s a catch. An “if,” a “not quite,” or rather a “so long as …” in this poem. It is found there in the last two lines, the couplet, the very place where all Shakespearean sonnets offer a turn in thought, a punch line, a “gotcha.” In this case, the catch is that the beloved’s eternal beauty will not fade so as long as “this”—“this” being the poem itself—lives and “gives life to thee.” It is the poem that makes the beloved’s beauty immortal, not her beauty itself that is immortal. And where does this poem come from? Why from the poet, of course. As is too case often in love, it turns out to be all about the lover rather than the beloved. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806). Post by Karen Swallow Prior, author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me. ________________ |
Television adverts - which actor provides the voice in the adverts for British Gas? | wh_424 | timothy spall | Most annoying radio ads - British Gas | Satellite & Digital TV Support forums Satellite & Digital TV Support forums This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. Most annoying radio ads - British Gas North East For me it has to be the British Gas adverts.)(-red'O'-red I HATE THEM! I listen a lot to LBC Radio and they're forever playing the British Gas adverts. I hate everything about them. First off is that stupid Cockney voiceover. I have nothing against Cockneys, but this guy isn't one. He's putting on the accent. It's so fake. Then we have that most annoying crappy Blur record which is played in the background on every BG advert. I run to switch off. Most annoying because aside from the adverts, LBC is my favourite talk radio station. 2cvbloke Bulbs need shelter too... Joined: 113 My Satellite Setup: No satellite stuff for the moment (aside from a 43cm minidish that was on the house already), Samsung SyncMaster T27B550 Smart TV & Monitor, and a few computers... My Location: Near Pontop Pike, Co. Durham I think the voice-over on the BG ads is Timothy Spall, and looking up his biography, he is a londoner (born in Battersea), but he's an actor, so his "home accent" has probably gone a bit skewiff over the years... One thing I hate about the adverts is using Blur's "The Universal" as their theme, one of my favourite songs abused for their self righteous promotion, didn't like them one bit for that, not to mention their lies about lowering prices when the blummin' cost of the gas was falling anyway!!! )(-red And one of their ads was banned for claiming efficiency over a christmas period they couldn't actually fulfil, so, they are pretty much shooting themselves in the foot... And that ad with the blatantly branded flying VW Caddy vans advertising they offer nectar points for their customers, gawd that is so annoying, I wonder how much they were paid by VW for that bit of product placement... :-Nooo |
"Sport - which cricket player has the nickname ""BOOM-BOOM""?" | wh_467 | shahid afridi | Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi | Web.PK Home - Sports - Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi Shahid Khan Afridi Biggest Six Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi tweet Shahid Khan Afridi keeps coming with surprises and thats why he is super star of cricket world, he has got many records to his name and this time he adds another to his name and that is biggest ever six in cricket history. Yes, it was 158 meters long, Afridi hit it against South Africa in 3rd ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013 in which he made 88 runs of just 48 balls. In that innings Afridi hit 7 sixes. It really looked like rain sixes when Afridi was on the pitch. The moment it was hit Billy Bowden called for the new ball because he was sure that it wont come back. As everyone knows Afridi has a habbit of hiting sixes it seems that he play cricket just for hitting sixes and loves to swing his bat take the ball out of the stadium. Lets have a look at biggest top five sixes. Advertisements Shahid Khan Afridi Vs South africa lenght 158 metres long. Chris Gayle Vs South Africa 147 meter long. Shane Watson Vs Banglades 143 meters long. Shahid Khan Afridi Vs New Zealand 139 meters long. JP Duminy Vs Scotland 136 meters long. if we see Afridi hit 11 meters longer six than second ever biggest six and Afridi’s name can also be seen at number 4 for his 139 meters long six against New Zealand. Its always great watching Afridi setting up new records and making game of cricket more entertaining. Biggest Six in Cricket History by Shahid Afridi: Advertisements |
"The song ""If I ruled the world"" came from which musical?" | wh_489 | pickwick | If I Ruled the World - Tony Bennett | Song Info | AllMusic If I Ruled the World google+ Song Review by William Ruhlmann In 1963, a musical called Pickwick, based on Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers, was mounted in London's West End. The songs were written by composer Cyril Ornadel and lyricist Leslie Bricusse. Bricusse was known as co-writer of the songs in Anthony Newley's musical Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off. The most notable song in Pickwick was the ballad "If I Ruled the World," sung by Harry Secombe, a typically philosophical Bricusse lyric that spoke idealistically about what the world could be like: "Every day would be the first day of spring," to begin with. The show opened in July 1963, and a cast album was in the U.K. charts in August. In the fall, Secombe's rendition of "If I Ruled the World" was released as a single and made the British Top 20. For his next project, Bricusse re-teamed with Newley for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, which premiered regionally in England in August 1964. Tony Bennett got first crack at the show's big ballad, "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)," and turned it into an American success in the fall of 1964, his first pop Top 40 and easy listening Top Ten hit in more than a year. Naturally, Bennett looked to Bricusse for a follow-up, and as it happened there were plans to stage Pickwick in America, so the time was ripe to launch "If I Ruled the World" in the U.S. The first week of January 1965, Bennett cut a version of the song backed by his usual trio, led by Ralph Sharon, an orchestra arranged and conducted by Don Costa, and the Will Bronson Chorus. The single was in the charts by the second week of February, and it gave Bennett another pop Top 40 and easy listening Top Ten hit. Pickwick, which opened on Broadway in October 1965, was not a success, but "If I Ruled the World" went on to become a standard. Bennett's peers, such as Robert Goulet and Sammy Davis Jr., recorded it, naturally, but it also became a favorite among a wide range of pop, soul, and jazz singers, including Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, James Brown, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, and Dionne Warwick, all of whom also recorded it. Appears On Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World (BBC TV 1963) - YouTube Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World (BBC TV 1963) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 7, 2011 Harry Secombe sings "If I Ruled The World" from the musical Pickwick, a song which would become his signature. This audio only, home recording is from a 1963 Boxing Day evening (from 8.20 to 9.05pm) BBC TV show "Who Is Secombe?", which no longer exists in the TV archives. It was recorded directly from the TV on open reel 1/4 inch tape at a speed of 3.75 ips. I'm pretty sure the first voice on this clip is conductor Eric Robinson, who regularly appeared on BBC TV music shows of the 60s Harry reached # 18 in the UK charts with this song in 1963. Category |
"Sixties pop music - Who recorded the 1964 hit record ""Juliet""?" | wh_506 | four pennies | The Four Pennies - Juliet - YouTube The Four Pennies - Juliet 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 Apr 28, 2013 Category |
Billy don't be a Hero in 1974 was which group's only UK No 1? | wh_566 | paper lace | Paper Lace - Billy don't be a Hero 1974 - YouTube Paper Lace - Billy don't be a Hero 1974 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 21, 2009 Paper Lace - Billy don't be a Hero 1974 The marchin' band came down along Main Street The soldier-blues fell in behind I looked across and there I saw Billy Waiting to go and join the line And with her head upon his shoulder His young and lovely fiancee From where I stood, I saw she was cryin' And through her tears I heard her say "Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life" "Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife" And as he started to go she said "Billy, keep your head lo-o-ow" "Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me" The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside The battle raging all around The sergeant cried "We've got to hang on, boys" "We got to hold this piece a'ground" "I need a volunteer to ride up" "And bring us back some extra men" And Billy's hand was up in a moment Forgettin' all the words she said She said Download UK No 1s 1974 - krazykc torrent - BTScene Torrents UK No 1s 1974 - krazykc 346 - billy don't be a hero - paper lace.MP3 3.72 MB 355 - love me for a reason - osmonds.MP3 3.69 MB 343 - tiger feet - mud.MP3 3.56 MB 344 - devil gate drive - sizi quatro.MP3 3.48 MB 359 - everything i own - ken boothe.MP3 3.48 MB 360 - gonna make you a star - david essex.MP3 3.33 MB 362 - lonely this xmas - mud.MP3 3.28 MB 349 - sugar baby love - rubettes.MP3 3.25 MB 347 - seasons in the sun - terry jacks.MP3 3.19 MB 361 - you're the first,the last my everything - barry white.MP3 3.17 MB 358 - sad sweet dreamer - sweet sensation.MP3 3.16 MB 351 - always yours - gary glitter.MP3 3.14 MB 353 - rock your baby - george mccrae.MP3 3.04 MB 342 - you won't find another fool like me - new seakers.MP3 3.04 MB 350 - the streak - ray stevens.MP3 2.99 MB 356 - kung fu fighting - carl douglas.MP3 2.96 MB 357 - annies song - john denver.MP3 2.74 MB 354 - when will i see you again - three degrees.MP3 2.56 MB 348 - waterloo - abba.MP3 2.55 MB 345 - jealous mind - slvin stardust.MP3 2.49 MB 352 - she - charles aznavour.MP3 2.37 MB Hash Code Paper Lace - Greatest Hits (CD) at Discogs Record Company – Universal Music Notes In less 18 months, Paperlace went from being on the TV talent Show "Opertunity Knocks" to US Bilboard chart-toppers. In 1974 Paper Lace scored 3 Top 20 UK hits, including the three week No. 1 "billy Don't Be A Hero", as well as scaling the top of the US chart with "The Night Chicago Died". Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Paper Lace - Greatest Hits Paper Lace - Greatest Hits 3.3 out of 5 stars 5 0Comment |Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse Comment Paste the product's web address below: Product not found. Only products offered on Amazon can be linked. Select What's this? What are product links? In the text of your review, you can link directly to any product offered on Amazon.com. To insert a product link, follow these steps: 1. Find the product you want to reference on Amazon.com 2. Copy the web address of the product 3. Click Insert product link 4. Paste the web address in the box 5. Click Select 6. Selecting the item displayed will insert text that looks like this: [[ASIN:014312854XHamlet (The Pelican Shakespeare)]] 7. When your review is displayed on Amazon.com, this text will be transformed into a hyperlink, like so: Hamlet (The Pelican Shakespeare) You are limited to 10 product links in your review, and your link text may not be longer than 256 characters. Please write at least one word You must purchase at least one item from Amazon to post a comment A problem occurred while submitting your comment. Please try again later. Showing 0 of 0 comments Sort by: |
Which is the most easterly of the five boroughs that make up the metropolitan county of Merseyside? | wh_582 | st helens | Merseyside - YouTube Merseyside Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 23, 2014 Merseyside (/ˈmɜrzisaɪd/) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey. Merseyside spans 249 square miles (645 km2) of land which border Lancashire (to the north-east), Greater Manchester (to the east), and Cheshire (to the south and south-west); the Irish Sea is to the west. North Wales is across the Dee Estuary. There is a mix of high density urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations in Merseyside, but overwhelmingly the land use is urban. It has a focused central business district, formed by Liverpool City Centre, but Merseyside is also a polycentric county with five metropolitan districts, each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs. The Liverpool Urban Area is the fifth most populous conurbation in England, and dominates the geographic centre of the county, while the smaller Birkenhead Urban Area dominates the Wirral Peninsula in the south. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category |
The group Sweet had only one UK No 1 hit. What was it? | wh_721 | blockbuster | The Sweet - Official Homepage connect HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT The Ballroom Blitz, Fox on The Run, Action,Teenage Rampage, Hellraiser, Blockbuster, The Six Teens, Love is Like Oxygen, Turn it Down, Wig-Wam Bam, Little Willy, Funny Funny, Poppa Joe, Co Co, Set me Free, Ac Dc, Peppermint Twist, Lost Angels, Fever of Love, The Lies in Your Eyes, Stairway To The Stars, California Nights, Call Me, It's It's The Sweet Mix, Sweet 2th and that's just the singles. Over 55 million records sold worldwide. 34 number 1 hits worldwide. Still touring & performing to sell out audiences worldwide. "Without The Sweet there would not have been a KISS" - Gene Simmons. "We wanted to be The Sweet" - Nikki Sixx - Mötley Crüe. "This is the band I wish I had been in" - Joe Elliot - Def Leppard. © 2012 the sweet |
The name of which feature of a volcano comes from the Spanish for 'cooking pot'? | wh_745 | caldera | What does Caldera mean? Definitions for Calderakælˈdɛr ə, kɔl- This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Caldera Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: caldera(noun) a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: caldera(Noun) A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano. Origin: From caldera, from caldaria. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Caldera A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters. The word comes from Spanish caldera, and this from Latin CALDARIA, meaning "cooking pot". In some texts the English term cauldron is also used. In 1815, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visited the Las Cañadas caldera of Teide on Tenerife, and the Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma, both in the Canary Islands. When he published his memoirs he introduced the term caldera into the geological vocabulary. Numerology The numerical value of Caldera in Chaldean Numerology is: 1 Pythagorean Numerology |
Which slang word for prison comes from the name of an old jail in south London? | wh_832 | clink | Slang Words for Jail Throughout the history of the United States there have been many slang words for jail . Depending on the era in which you were born, you will definitely notice that people alter and come up with new slang words for jail native to the time. If you think back to the many slang words for jail that you have heard over the years, you will more than likely come up with a longer list of words that you never imagined possible. Jail Has Its Own Slang Words Here are a list of popular slang terms which have been used for jail. Some of them you may recognize and others you might not. Nonetheless, these are terms that have filtered down through the eras and have managed to retain their place and usage in contemporary American linguistics: Hoosegow, mainline joint, skinner joint, stoney lonesome, con college, glasshouse, bucket, club fed, greybar hotel, big house, slammer, calaboose, castle, cooler, country club, crowbar hotel, digger, farm, guardhouse, hole, joint, jug, juvie, pen, pokey, rock, sneezer, stockade, the clink. The above list is a combination of words used to describe either the word “jail” in a broad sense or even to describe the word “jail” but in a more concise sense. Alcatraz Many of the words actually use to refer to a particularly notorious jail. For example, the term “the rock” use to refer to the prison Alcatraz. That particular prison is situated on a rocky island in the San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz was open for 29 years and has quite a bit of history surrounding it. Although the prison is now closed, the term “the rock” that initially referred to Alcatraz has since become a term that generally relates to any prison. Sing Sing Another example is the term “the castle” which used to refer to Sing Sing prison. Located in Ossining, New York, Sing Sing prison is one of America’s oldest prisons and is quite often referred to as “the castle on the Hudson River.” The word “castle” is now used to refer to any jail as well. Angola Finally, the words “the farm” used to refer to the infamous maximum security prison in Angola, Louisiana. “The Farm” is an actual prison farm where the inmates work tirelessly during the day. In the 1940s it was seen as the worst prison in America. As you can see, there are a plethora of words used as slang for jail that have managed to filter down into colloquial language. Each decade brings with it a new slang term. There is no telling what the future holds. History Behind the Words Did you know that the culture of society can have a particular impact on the words that evolve out of that era . Take the 1930s for instance; you will notice that there evolved a plethora of linguistic slang. As relative to the topic at hand, there is no doubt about it that several slang words for jail came into existence. Gangsters Were Heros Think for a moment, if you will, back to a time when gangsters were seen as heroes. The 1930s were such a time. The nation was coming out of a huge recession known as The Great Depression , and people needed heroes. So it was that many found their “hero” not in the fiction stories displayed in the movies or read over the airwaves. They found their national heroes in criminals who were fresh out of the big house. The words “big house” were used to refer to a jail in the 1930s. It was during that era that the rate of incarceration in the United States was at an all time high. Internally, the prison system had their own social caste or subculture that was governed by an unwritten convict code that was instituted by the inmates themselves. So, while the trends of society may have had an effect on the slang for prison or jail, you better believe that the internal convict subculture also had a huge part in creating the slang as well. |
Which Irish airport has the three letter code KIR? | wh_841 | kerry | STN to KIR What is the flight distance between London Stansted (STN) United Kingdom and Kerry (KIR) Ireland airports? Get Approximate flying times airport codes and maps. Distance Calculator > Airport Distances > STN to KIR Have A Question About An Airport Distance? To find distances between airports Click Here and enter an airport code, airport name or city to begin your journey or read the information presented below and continue. Alternatively - You can use the dropdown menu below and choose originating and destination airports Advertisements What is the flying distance from London Stansted (STN) United Kingdom to Kerry (KIR) Ireland airports? The distance from London Stansted to Kerry is 416.03 miles or 669.4 Kilometres. Flight Time Approximations: How long would it take to fly from London Stansted to Kerry? If you were in a Boeing 747 and maintained an average cruising speed of 450 mph (724.1 kmh) through the duration of the flightit would take you around 1.4 hours to get from London Stansted to Kerry. Flying estimates include a 15 min buffer for take off and landing. London Stansted Airport Information Airport Name: London Stansted City: London Country:United Kingdom Location: Latitude 51.885 Longitude 0.235 Elevation 348ft 3 letter Code STN . Timezone is GMT 0 The following airlines are reported to fly out from London, United Kingdom :Air Berlin, Air Fiji, AirAsia X, Albanian Airlines, Astraeus, Atlantic Airways, Atlasjet, Aurigny Air Services, Cyprus Airways, easyJet, Germanwings, Ryanair, Star1 Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomsonfly, Transavia France, Turkish Airlines, Kerry Airport Information Advertisements: Airport Name: Kerry City: Kerry Country:Ireland Location: Latitude 52.180878 Longitude -9.523783 Elevation 112ft 3 Letter Code KIR Timezone is GMT 0 The following airlines are reported to fly out from Kerry, Kerry, Ireland :Aer Arann, Ryanair, A Selection of Other Airports and Travel Hubs in United Kingdom and Ireland For a full list of airports for United Kingdom visit the United Kingdom airports page. For a full list of airports for Ireland visit the Ireland airports page. Ireland Airports Inishmaan Aerodrome | Dublin | Cork | Connaught | Inisheer | Weston Airport | Sligo | Connemara Regional Airport | Galway | Inishmore Airport | Kerry | Waterford | Donegal Airport | Shannon | United Kingdom Airports |
On which English motorway can you find services called Baldock, Wetherby and Washington? | wh_867 | m1 | Services on the A1 - Motorway Services Online, A1 | service stations Motorway Services Online search services Services on the A1 Here are details on the services on the A1, truck road, starting at London and ending at Edinburgh. Also on Motorway Services Online: Services on the M1 and M18 , M25 , M62 , A14 , A17 , A19 , A46 , A47 , A168 , A421 , A689 and the former Oaktree , Rainton and Wansford services. Contents Between Edgware and Hatfield, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ. [ Google Maps ] Large Welcome Break at the busy M25 junction. Baldock Between Baldock and Biggleswade, Hertfordshire, SG7 5TR. [ Google Maps ] Modern Extra site at the end of this section of the A1(M) motorway. Northway Between Stevenage and Biggleswade, Hertfordshire, SG5 4BL. [ Google Maps ] The services are open 24 hours Northbound BP , Nisa Local, Subway , Costa Express HGV Parking available Southbound Redwings Lodge BP , BP Connect , Wild Bean Cafe , AdBlue Cannisters BP Express operate the southbound filling station Notes: Both sides of the services were home to Little Chef restaurants. The northbound restaurant was known as the Astwick branch which opened in 1980/81 and the southbound restaurant was known as the Baldock branch which opened in 1996/97 when it replaced a Happy Eater restaurant. The southbound restaurant was accompanied by a Travelodge hotel which was known as the Hinxworth Baldock hotel. In 2004/05, the Astwick Little Chef closed and remained boarded up for a while until it was demolished in 2010. It was said that the restaurant was still fully furnished and was left unlocked when it closed. In 2010, the Baldock Little Chef closed, marking the end of the Northway Little Chefs. The restaurant was left to stand empty. In 2013, the Travelodge on the southbound side also ceased trading, leaving just the BP filling stations to soldier on alone. In the past, there used to be another cafe on the southbound side. However, this closed and has since been demolished. Wyboston |
Who, since 2010, has been Secretary of State for Foreighn and Commonwealth Affairs? | wh_950 | william hague | The Rt Hon William Hague - GOV.UK GOV.UK The Rt Hon William Hague Contents Announcements Biography The Rt Hon William Hague MP was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Previous roles in government Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict 2014 to 2015 |
Who on radio had the catchphrase 'Right Monkey'? | wh_1117 | al read | The Al Read Show The Al Read Show The immortal Al Read, sausage maker from Salford, made his radio debut in 1950. His humorous 'pictures of life' were based on his working-class Lancashire experiences. His catchphrase was "Right Monkey!". |
What award was won by a Lhaso Apso in 2012 ? | wh_1247 | best in show at crufts | Crufts 2012 winner: Llasa apso Elizabeth beats 21,000 dogs to be named Best in Show | Daily Mail Online comments With her sleek blonde hair, Elizabeth is the perfectly groomed queen of the dog world. The seven-year-old lhasa apso beat stiff competition from more than 21,000 other dogs to be crowned Best in Show at Crufts last night. Having already won Best of Breed and then Best in Group in previous rounds of the four-day contest, Elizabeth was awarded the trophy after taking a lap of honour with six dogs who had won the group stages. Petite blonde: Owner Margaret Anderson celebrates with Lhasa Apso Elizabeth after winning Best in Show on the final day of Crufts in Birmingham She was judged at the NEC in Birmingham on the quality of her overall health and condition, coat, character, temperament, movement, and how close she came to the Kennel Club Breed Standard. Her delighted owner, Margaret Anderson, from Coventry, said: 'She's a very easy-going dog, she's very laid back. RELATED ARTICLES Share 'She's always loved her show career, the bigger the applause the more she loves it. 'I'm, sure somebody's going to pinch me in a minute and I'll wake up and it'll all be a dream. 'It hasn't sunk at all. I'll go home and probably burst out crying.' Proud: Elizabeth takes a moment to look at her trophy Elizabeth may well go out on a high with her Crufts win and retire from the spotlight, Ms Anderson said. 'To take her out again to be beaten seems silly somehow,' said proud Ms Anderson. 'Although she's still a young baby, she's seven and in Lhasa Apso that's still quite young.' Speaking after Elizabeth won the Best in Group round last week, Kennel Club spokesman Caroline Kisko had said: 'She is such a lovely dog that clearly loves being in the show ring and has a great relationship with her handler.' Serious work: Ms Anderson takes Elizabeth through her paces The reserve Best in Show title went to Brutus, a three-year-old Newfoundland from Slovakia, and his owner Sonia Krockovci. And a devoted spaniel who worked as a bomb detector stole the public's heart to be voted winner of the Friends for Life award. Buster, who is retiring to live with RAF Police Sergeant Michael Barrow, completed five tours of duty in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. There, he saved countless lives by sniffing out suicide bombers wearing explosive vests. |
From which musical does the song On The Street Where You live come? | wh_1344 | my fair lady | ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - YouTube ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE 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 Jul 24, 2008 A beautiful song from the motion picture "My Fair Lady"..... Category |
Which animal in the world comes second alphabetically? | wh_1345 | aardwolf | Alphabetical Animal List Alphabetical Animal List If you’re curious or for any reason need an organized reference list of animals on Earth this alphabetically sorted list of animals might be useful. Alphabetical Animal List frog, South American ornate horned frogmouth, tawny Rating: 7.5/10 (26 votes cast) Alphabetical Animal List, 7.5 out of 10 based on 26 ratings Recommended Hi, Well done – a hugely difficult task I imagine. However, for it to claim that it’s comprehensive, I would have expected it to begin with :- – aardvark – aardwolf – abalone etc Because it doesn’t, I cannot trust any of it as a reference. Shame though, I need one and there doesn’t seem a comprehensive version |
Which ex tennis player who was born on November 22nd 1867 had the nickname 'boom boom'? | wh_1485 | boris becker | Happy Birthday – November 22 – Boris Becker, Regina Halmich, Asamoah Gyan - Other - | Sport360 article:22nd November 2015 [L-R] Gyan, Becker, Halmich. When a 17-year-old unseeded German – sporting a huge serve that earned him the nickname ‘Boom Boom’, incredible diving volleys and a flamboyant style – pulled off a surprise and won Wimbledon in 1985, the world was officially introduced to Boris Becker. He was the first German player to lift the coveted trophy at the All England Club and also became the youngest-ever grand slam champion (a record later broken by Michael Chang). Becker, born on this day in 1967, went on to capture six major singles titles, including two more at Wimbledon, and took doubles Olympic gold in the 1992 Barcelona Games with Michael Stich. He was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003. Recently, he’s had great success as a coach, helping Novak Djokovic claim four majors since they teamed up in December 2013. 1974: Joe Nathan, American baseball pitcher. From 2004- 2009, was considered one of the top closers in MLB (41). 1976: Regina Halmich, German pugilist. Europe’s most well known female boxer and one of all-time best (39). 1985: Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer. Ex-Al Ain striker, now at Shanghai SIPG. Played three Marouane Fellainis (30). 1987: Marouane Fellaini, Belgian international footballer, plays for Manchester United as a midfielder (28). |
Which eleven letter word is used to describe a person who performs on a tightrope? | wh_1522 | funambulist | Circus Vocabulary an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination applaud clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval amusement park a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement announcement a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen audience a gathering of spectators or listeners at a public performance balancer an acrobat who balances himself or other objects in difficult positions band a group of musicians playing music for dancing booth a small shop at a fair for selling goods or entertainment bow a decorative interlacing of ribbons bow bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting bicycle a cycle that has two wheels and that are moved by foot pedals bumping cars electric cars on a ring which people can ride and bump in each other for fun cannon a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels caravan a camper equipped with living quarters carousel large mechanical merry-go-round with seats for children to ride on cashier an employee who receives and pays out money clown a person who amuses others by funny behavior confetti small pieces or streamers of coloured paper that are thrown around on festive occasions costume the dress worn during a show culprit someone who did something wrong elephant one of the animals usually found performing circus tricks entertainment an activity that amuses you Ferris wheel rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park flaming hoops a circular band with fire used at the circus for animals to jump through hoola hoop a rigid circular band of plastic or wood horse one of the animals usually found performing circus tricks juggler a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual facility lion tamer an animal trainer who tames wild animals lorry a large truck designed to carry heavy loads magician someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience monocycle a cycle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals moustache an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip musical instruments various devices that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds performance a play or a piece of music or other entertainment performer an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience parade a procession of people walking together pins a club-shaped wooden object used by jugglers ring the middle part of the circus tent where the show takes part ringmaster the person in charge of performances in a circus ring roller coaster elevated railway in an amusement park usually with sharp curves and steep inclines seal one of the animals usually found performing circus tricks, especially with balls, hoola hoops and pins. spectator someone who looks at something star someone who is very skilled in what he or she does swing a mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth tawny of a light brown to brownish orange colour technicolour a portable shelter in which there is the circus show tiger one of the animals usually found performing circus tricks tightrope tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground top hat a man's hat with a tall crown trapeze a circus acrobat using swings trick a funny act done for fun or amusement which can sometimes be illusory to be thought of as magical troupe a travelling group of circus performers trunk a large strong case used when traveling or for storage unicycle a cycle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals vanish |
Hanged at Wandsworth prison in 1949 for killing six people, which British criminal was known as 'The Acid Bath Murderer'? | wh_1695 | john haig | Acid Bath - How is Acid Bath abbreviated? Acid Bath - How is Acid Bath abbreviated? http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Acid+Bath Also found in: Medical , Wikipedia . Acronym Ancienne Belgique (Brussels, Belgium cultural center) AB Anrufbeantworter (German: telephone answering machine) AB All Blacks (New Zealand's national rugby team) AB Aktiebolag (Swedish: Limited Company on shares) AB Agriculture Biologique (French national logo for organic products) AB Andrea Bocelli (Italian opera tenor) AB Alton Brown (Good Eats TV show host) AB Arcane Brilliance (World of Warcraft gaming) AB Angelina Ballerina (American Girl doll) ab Aryan Brotherhood (white power group) AB Appenzeller Bahnen (German; Swiss railway company) AB Arathi Basin (World of Warcraft gaming) AB Anchor Blue (retail clothing store) AB Alpha Blue (Star Wars Intelligence Group) AB Aviation Boatswain's Mate (USN Rating) AB Assez Beau (French: fair to good; philately) AB Avrupa Birliði (Turkish: European Union) AB Archibald Brown (philatelic marking of British East Africa colony) AB Avropa Birliyi (Azerbaijanian: European Union) AB Akbar & Birbal (Hindi TV series) AB Assumed Benefit (type of qualified retirement plan) AB Ayan Baqur (Asheron's Call game) AB Asker and Bærum (Norwegian hospital) AB Alabaster Blue (University of New Hampshire a-capella group) AB Artis Baccularatum (Latin: Bachelor of Arts) University Degree AB Armeé Brittanique (British philatelic handstamp 1748) AB Ability to Perform (Common Feature; Capability Maturity Model Integration) AB Across Boundaries (mental health center; Canada) AB AB Achtung Baby (U2 album) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Write what you mean clearly and correctly. References in periodicals archive ? All immersion coating processes were carried out in a hydrofluoric acid bath containing copper sulfate at room temperature for 10 min, unless specified otherwise. Optimization and performance analysis of copper immersion coating on AZ91 magnesium alloy His victims were disposed of in an acid bath because Haigh wrongly believed that with no body there could be no conviction. Approved by Sir Kyffin... Retrospective exhibition from talented artist His colleague Ellie Blakelock, from the British Museum, said it could be that the items were cast and then dipped in some sort of home made acid bath to remove the silver and copper from the surface. Rightscorp Secures Agreement with Rotten Records to Monitor Copyrights of Song and DVD Assets ACID Bath Murderer John Haigh |was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in 1949 for killing six people and dissolving their bodies in sulphuric acid before dumping the sludge on waste ground. Corrections & Complaints ACID Bath Murderer John Haigh was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in 1949 for killing six people and dissolving their bodies in sulphuric acid before dumping the sludge on waste ground. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
Which venue in London hosts the annual Ideal Home Show? | wh_1707 | earl s court | Ideal Home Show at Earls Court Exhibition Centre | Earls Court London | London hotels | LondonTown.com Images The Ideal Home Show is the place to find the latest in home furnishings as this famous show fills up the Earl's Court Exhibition Centre with everything you need to feather your nest - and a whole lot more besides. Celebrating its 105th year, the Ideal Home Show is the world's largest event of its kind and never fails to surprise and inspire with home decorating ideas and the latest gadgets for the kitchen. The multi award winning show features full-scale model show houses and eight themed sections including areas dedicated to home improvements, gardens, shopping, home gadgets, and interiors. Celebrity presenters including Channel 4's Home Show star George Clarke, Master Chef's Gregg Wallace, the Gadget Show's Suzi Perry and garden expert Alan Titchmarsh are among the experts on hand. With over 800 exhibitors there are ideas galore and products to suit all styles and tastes. March is traditionally the time for a spring clean - so why not spruce up your home while you're at it? Visit the show after 5pm on Thursday and tickets are just a fiver. � Ideal Home Show at Christmas Ideal Home Show at Christmas Venue: Earls Court One Event type: Consumer Web: idealhomeshowchristmas.co.uk Dates: 19-23 November 2014 Times: Thu: 10am-9pm (late night opening) Fri: 10am-6pm Website: www.media-ten.com From festive furnishings to new year home improvements, sumptuous gifts and Christmas tipples, Ideal Home Show at Christmas has it all. Taking place at Earls Court One from 19-23 November, Ideal Home Show at Christmas brings you everything you need to prepare your home for the festive season. This annual shopping event will give you ideas on everything from decking the halls to filling your stockings and so much more. The show will welcome over 650 brands across 7 sections including: Interiors & Furnishings Technology & Gadgets Gifts and Christmas Decorations If you want to finish those last minute DIY jobs, learn how to prepare the perfect festive feast or complete your Christmas shopping then you will find it all under one roof. With all this as well as live entertainment, catwalk shows, celebrity chefs, industry experts, demonstrations, a spectacular Skating Rink and thousands of gift, home and food ideas, the Ideal Home Show at Christmas is a great festive day out. So join the celebrity team, Gino D’Acampo, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Suzi Perry, Lisa Faulkner and Olly Smith at the biggest home show at Christmas. |
Which American film actress, born in 1947, had a 14 year relationship with Clint Eastwood, starring with him in several films before splitting up in 1989? | wh_1718 | sondra locke | Dina won't get a fistful of dollars: Clint Eastwood's £220million fortune will remain intact if he divorces estranged wife | Daily Mail Online Dina won't get a fistful of dollars: Clint Eastwood's £220million fortune will remain intact if he divorces estranged wife Clint Eastwood's estimated £220 million fortune will remain intact if he divorces his estranged wife Dina Ruiz, it was revealed last night. Dina, 48, signed a pre-nuptial agreement that protects the wealth of the legendary Hollywood actor and director. Without that, she would have been entitled to half of Eastwood’s earnings during their 17-year marriage. Split: Actor Clint Eastwood and wife Dina Ruiz are no longer together The 83-year-old star, who has appeared in dozens of films including Dirty Harry and A Fistful of Dollars, paid £15 million when he divorced first wife Maggie Johnson in 1984, and was twice sued by long-time lover, actress Sondra Locke, after they split in 1989. ‘Clint was determined not to lose a fortune to Dina, no matter how much he loved her,’ an insider said last night. ‘She’ll be looked after, but it won’t bring Clint to his knees.’ The news came after Eastwood finally emerged for the first time since it was announced that he and his wife had split. Looking tired and under strain, the 83-year-old director headed back on set to direct his new movie Jersey Boys on Thursday. Meanwhile, The National Enquirer has reported that former TV news anchor Dina has re-kindled a romance with Scott Fisher, 50, an old high school boyfriend of hers. Moving on? Clint Eastwood heads back to the set of his new movie Jersey Boys after it has been revealed that he and his wife Dina have separated A source told the publication: 'Dina is in love with Scott. It's like high school all over again.' Mail Online reached out to the couple's representatives who were to available to comment. However, Dina confirmed the news of the split to Us Weekly on Thursday. She told the publication that she and Clint have been living apart for some time. Strain: Clint stepped back onto the set of Jersey Boys on Thursday after it was revealed his 17-year marriage was over Together apart? According to sources, the couple - seen here in 2008 - have split up for almost a year Claims: Dina has reportedly re-kindled a romance with Scott Fisher, 50, an old high school boyfriend. She also revealed that the pair remain 'close' and that the couple's decision to end their relationship was 'amicable'. While there has been no official statement on Dina's alleged new relationship, a source told the publication that Clint and Dina, who have a 16-year-old-daughter, Morgan, have in fact been living apart for over a year, initially splitting in June 2012. 'Clint fell out of love with Dina a long time ago,' the insider said. Rumours that there was trouble in paradise between the pair emerged earlier this year in April when Clint appeared at the TriBeCa Film Festival in New York City with his wedding ring noticeably absent. The couple had also not been photographed together since November 2011 and they were seen embroiled in what appeared to be an argument at his daughter Alison's wedding in March. Earlier this year, TMZ also reported that Dina had checked herself into rehab for problems with 'depression and anxiety'. According to the website, she was not being treated for substance abuse problems, but was seeking help for stress-related issues. Last year Dina, her daughter Morgan and stepdaughter Francesca Fisher-Eastwood starred in a reality TV show titled Mrs. Eastwood & Company. Francesca, 20, is Eastwood's daughter from his relationship with Titanic actress Frances Fisher. Amicable: The pair are to have remained 'close' despite the breakdown of their marriage Family ties: The couple, seen here at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards in 2000, share a 16-year-old-daughter Morgan |
In the chemical Periodic Table how many chemical elements are included in the group reffered to as the Halogens? | wh_1826 | 5 | Chemical Elements.com - Halogens Halogens Rare Earth Elements The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. The term "halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens are called "salts". All halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, giving them an oxidation number of -1. The halogens exist, at room temperature, in all three states of matter: Solid- Iodine, Astatine Periodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National Laboratory 10/20/16 Characterizing the Elements Elements can generally be described as either metals or nonmetals. Metal elements are usually good conductors of both electricity and heat. The dividing line between metals and non-metals is not hard and fast, thus the distinction between "Post-transition metals" and "Metalloids" is represented differently on different versions of the Periodic Table. For example, in some tables, Group 12 is is categorized with the post-transition metals, and in others, aluminum and tin are included characterized as Metalloids or poor metals. In our version of the table, we have chosen the most commonly accepted demarcations between these elements. Alkali metals. The alkali metals make up group 1 of the Table, and comprise Li through Fr. They have very similar behavior and characteristics. Hydrogen is group 1 but exhibits few characteristics of a metal and is often categorized with the nonmetals. Alkaline earth metals. The alkaline earth metals make up group 2 of the periodic table, from Be through Ra. The alkaline earth metals have very high melting points and oxides that have basic alkaline solutions. Their characteristics are well described and consistent down the group. Transition metals. The transition elements are metals that have a partially filled d subshell (CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics) and comprise groups 3 through 12 and the lanthanides and actinides (see below). Post-transition metals. The post-transition elements are Al, Ga, In, Tl, Sn, Pb and Bi. As their name implies, they have some of the characteristics of the transition elements. They tend to be softer and conduct more poorly than the transition metals. Metalloid (or "semi-metal" or "poor metal"). The metalloids are B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, and Po. They sometimes behave as semiconductors (B, Si, Ge) rather than as conductors. Lanthanides. The lanthanides comprise elements 57 (lanthanum, hence the name of the set) through 71. They are grouped together because they have similar chemical properties. They, along with the actinides, are often called "the f-elements" because they have valence electrons in the f shell. Actinides. The actinides comprise elements 89 through 103. They, along with the lanthanides, are often called "the f-elements" because they have valence electrons in the f shell. Only thorium and uranium are naturally occurring actinides with significant abundance. They are all radioactive. Nonmetals. The term "nonmetals" is used to classify the elements H, C, N, P, O, S, and Se. Halogens. The halogen elements are a subset of the nonmetals. They comprise group 17 of the periodic table, from F through At. They generally very chemically reactive and are present in the environment as compounds rather than as pure elements. Noble gases. The noble gases comprise group 18. They are generally very stable chemically and exhibit similar properties of being colorless and odorless. Alkali metals |
"Which politician was the first rail fatality, killed under the wheels of Stephenson's ""Rocket"" in 1830?" | wh_1851 | william huskisson | William Huskisson: first railway fatality in British history What happened on this day in history. SEPTEMBER 15th On this day in history in 1830 died William Huskisson. Huskisson was a politician, who encouraged railway building, and was killed when he fell under the wheels of Stevenson�s Rocket. William Huskisson began his career as a political clerk, in which profession, his talent was so manifest that in 1795 he was appointed undersecretary for war. He became was a member of Parliament in 1796 and served as secretary to the Treasury under William Pitt the Younger from 1804 to1805. Huskisson became president of the Board of Trade in 1823 and attempted to modify the Corn Laws, which were causing acute economic distress among agricultural workers. From 1827 Huskisson became Secretary for the Colonies and leader of the House of Commons, but he resigned in 1828. Huskisson was a railway enthusiast; fascinated by the developing British railway system and in 1830 he attended the opening ceremony of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The ceremony consisted of a procession of Stephenson�s Rockets each drawing carriages full of dignitaries including the Duke of Wellington . In his excitement, Huskisson strayed on to the railway track and was mowed down by one of Stevenson�s locomotives, thereby not only ruining the dignity of the ceremony, but also making him the first railway fatality in British history. One of the other spectators, Lady Wilton described the accident as follows: �The engine had stopped to take a supply of water, and several of the gentlemen in the directors' carriage had jumped out to look about them. Lord Wilton, Count Bathany, Count Matuscenitz and Mr. Huskisson among the rest were standing talking in the middle of the road, when and engine on the other line, which was parading up and down merely to show its speed, was seen coming down upon them like lightening. The most active of those in peril sprang back into their seats; Lord Wilton saved his life only by rushing behind the Duke's carriage, and Count Matuscenitz had but just leaped into it, with the engine all but touching his heels as he did so; while poor Mr. Huskisson, less active from the effects of age and ill-health, bewildered, too, by the frantic cries of "Stop the engine! Clear the track!" that resounded on all sides, completely lost his head, looked helplessly to the right and left, and was instantaneously prostrated by the fatal machine, which dashed down like a thunderbolt upon him, and passed over his leg, smashing and mangling it in the most horrible way.� Immediately, George Stephenson personally took the wounded gentleman to a safe place for treatment, in one of his locomotives, a distance of about 15 miles in 25 minutes, at the incredible speed of 36 miles an hour. At the home of the Revd Thomas Blackburne, Huskisson received what help was available, signed a codicil to his will and expired within an hour. A memorial now stands by the track with a marble tablet eulogising the lamented gentleman and poignantly quoting �In the midst of life, we are in death.� Huskisson was buried in St James Church, Liverpool. [Now Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St. James Road, Liverpool L1 7AZ] A statue of Huskisson, dressed in a Roman toga, by the sculptor John Gibson, stands in a London park. [Pimlico Gardens, St. Georges Square, London SW1V 2HP] |
Which country produces more than 50 % of all Europe's rice ? | wh_1895 | italy | Countries With Most Rice Producing Countries - World Top Ten Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. China tops the list of top 10 rice producing nations with a production of 144,560 million tons. The latest data puts India in the second spot as the country produces 104,800 million tons. The list, which is dominated by the Asian countries, puts Brazil on the 9th position 8,465 million tons and Japan on the 10th position with 7,842 million tons. Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam have found place among the top five rice producing countries. India and China produce about 250,000 million tons of rice between them. While half of China's total grain output is dedicated to rice, India manages to keep its output high by virtue of large swatches of agricultural land and cheap labor. Japan 7,842 Rice production is a key component of China's economy. The country accounts for 26% of all world rice production and the crop is prized by consumers as a food grain. As world's largest producer of what rice, India accounts for 20% of the world's rice production. As one of the chief grains of India, rice is harvested using the traditional methods. As the third-largest producer of rice in the world, Indonesia has rice as its staple food and a source of livelihood for about 20 million households. As the dominant food crop of Bangladesh, rice accounts for about 75 percent of agricultural land use. Cultivation of rice in the country varies as per seasonal changes in water supply. Rice production is vital for the food production and economy of Vietnam. The country is the seventh largest consumer of rice and has a land area of 33 million dedicated to cultivation of rice. Thailand's economy and labor force is being represented by rice production. It has the fifth largest amount of land under rice cultivation in the world. Once Asia's largest exporter of rice, Burma has this crop as the most crucial agricultural commodity. Additionally, livestock is also being raised as a source of food and labor. Vital to the food supply and economy in Philippines, rice production had made the country world's largest rice importer in 2010. The country accounts for 28% of global rice production. Agriculture is one of the principal bases of Brazil's economy. The nation is also called the 'breadbasket of the world' and has become the world's largest exporter of rice, coffee, soybeans, sugarcane and beef. Rice is a staple part of Japanese diet. With intensively cultivated land, Japan has a rich history of rice and rice production. Rice imports are banned in Japan, excluding the processed forms. Top 10 Rice Producing Countries video Last Updated on: June 8, 2016 |
In what year was the first BBC Sports Personality if theYear held ? | wh_2068 | 1954 | BBC Sport | Sports Personality of the Year | Past Winners Reviews by sport PAST WINNERS Welcome to our trip down sport's memory lane. Here's a full rundown of awards presented since the programme first started in 1954. You can also watch highlights from the early years, plus the presentation of the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year trophy. |
Shostakovish's symphony number 2 has the name of which month ? | wh_2098 | october | Leonard Bernstein, Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5, Allegro non troppo (1979) - YouTube Leonard Bernstein, Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5, Allegro non troppo (1979) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 5, 2011 Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Music: Symphony no. 5: Allegro non troppo. Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: A registration from 1979. ~~ LEONARD BERNSTEIN ....is one of the best and most famous composers, conductors and musicians of the world, ever. The innovative music, Bernstein composed for the immense popular film "West Side Story" must be one of the reasons, at least for the beginning of an unique development in and for the history of music, and for the name Leonard Bernstein. We will never forget him. He lived from August 25, 1918 till October 14, 1990. His passing away is a loss for the world. His music is eternal. His musical interpretations and performances are unforgettable because they are unique. More: |
"Which French phrase meaning "" freedom of action"" literally translates as ""blank sheet of paper"" ?" | wh_2130 | carte blanche | What is the origin of the term ''carte blanche''. Perhaps a military term once? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk What is the origin of the term 'carte blanche'. Perhaps a military term once? Craig Hines, Logan Australia When King Charles the Second was fleeing the Roundheads, he is reputed to have offered his helpers a 'Carte Blanche'. This was a 'White Card', a blank sheet of paper with his signature at the bottom. The recipient of this could then write anything they wanted above the royal signature and it would be legal. Graham Sangan, Orpington UK Its French (usurprisingly). Its a political term involving a dispensation from the monarch (or their representative) which gives the bearer of the "White sheet" free reign throughout the realm to usurp all laws , request all services of any subject and act without fear of prosecution. I'm unsure of the first use but one was certainly issued to the head of the inquisition in France by Philip the fair to be used against Jaques De Molay the last head of the Order of The Knights Templar. Considering the power of such a Document (Hitler and himmler we also fond of issuing a similar document) they were often dangerously vague. This was often because the issuing monarch wanted to have the power of "plausible deniability". The most famous of these documents (fictional but probably based loosley in fact) Is the Carte Blanche issued to Milady De Winter by Cardinal Richeleau in Dumas "The Three Musketeers" "By My word and for the good of the state, The bearer has done what has been done". This did give the bearer almost unlimited power, but was also used by her nemisis, D'artagnion to justify her own execution. A double edged sword if ever there was one. Ben, London Carte Blanche (Blank Paper) originally referred to 'blank charters', which were given to the agents of the crown in Richard II's reign, with power to fill it up as they pleased. It now simply means to have full discretionary powers. Peter Brooke, Newmachar Scotland From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: "Literally, a paper with only the signature written on it, so the recipient may write his own terms upon it, knowing they will be accepted. The expression is of military origin, referring to unconditional surrender, but it is now used solely in a figurative sense, so that to give someone carte blanche is to grant them absolute freedom of action." Henry McNulty, Cheshire, Connecticut USA I assumed this was just the french version "a clean sheet of paper" - ie write your own rules. Mal Ginn, Adelaide Australia "Carte Blanche" as given to favoured mistresses by aristocrats in the 18th century: permission to use their credit, i.e. signing bills before they are filled in. Christopher Young, Sheffield UK The allusion is to a blank sheet of paper to be filled in as a person wishes. It has had military applications, but the source seems to be medieval, where the crown sold endorsed blank royal charters to be filled out at the purchaser's discretion. Peter Brooke, Newmachar Scotland King Charles II offered a 'Carte Blanche' to any body who would help him escape. This was a 'blank sheet' with his royal signature at the bottom, meaning that the recipient could write anything above the signature and it would be legal. Graham Sangan, Orpington UK Isn't it referring to a dance card at a ball? Once your card is filled in, you have no option but to dance with particular partners for particular dances. However, when you have "carte blanche" (a white card), you can make your own arrangements. Paddy Q, London UK John Locke (in 1689) used the Latin expression ''tabula rasa'' to describe the mind in response to the philosophical notion of ''innate ideas''. Matthew O'Connor, London UK |
In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element would come last alphabetically ? | wh_2175 | zirconium | Alphabetical list by Name of the chemical elements of the periodic table For chemistry students and teachers: The tabular chart on the right is alphabethically listed. The first chemical element is Actinium and the last is Zirconium. Please note that the elements do not show their natural relation towards each other as in the Periodic system. There you can find the metals, semi-conductor(s), non-metal(s), inert noble gas(ses), Halogens, Lanthanoides, Actinoids (rare earth elements) and transition metals. |
"What Japanese dish is described as ""beef and vegetables in soy sauce"" ?" | wh_2219 | sukiyaki | Japanese Beef and Vegetable Stew recipe | Epicurious.com Special equipment : a deep 12-inch heavy skillet (3 1/2-quart capacity) Advertisements Preparation Wrap beef tenderloin in plastic wrap and freeze until firm but not frozen solid, about 45 minutes. Discard plastic wrap, then slice beef across the grain with a sharp knife into very thin slices (less than 1/8 inch thick). Arrange slices in 1 layer on a plate and chill, covered, until ready to use. Cover noodles with cold water by 2 inches in a large bowl and let stand until softened, at least 15 minutes, then drain in a colander and transfer to a bowl. Quarter cabbage lengthwise and reserve three quarters for another use. Cook remaining cabbage wedge (including core) in a large pot of boiling unsalted water, covered, 3 minutes, then drain in colander and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. Squeeze out any excess liquid with your hands, then pat dry. Transfer cabbage to a cutting board and cut out and discard core, keeping cabbage wedge intact. Cut cabbage crosswise into 2-inch pieces, keeping leaves stacked, and transfer to a plate, blotting any excess liquid. Cut tofu into 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices and pat dry between several layers of paper towels. Trim spongy root ends from enoki mushrooms. Stir together water, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Cook beef suet in skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until skillet bottom is coated well with fat, about 3 minutes, then discard solids with a slotted spoon. Add negi and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add soy sauce mixture, then arrange noodles evenly on top. Arrange cabbage, tofu, and shiitake mushrooms on top of noodles. Divide enoki into small clusters and tuck in and around vegetables, leaving cap ends protruding. Arrange greens evenly on top and bring liquid just to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and gently simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and arrange raw beef slices in 1 layer on top of greens (some slices will overlap), then cover again. Let stand off heat until meat is cooked rare to medium-rare, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve sukiyaki in shallow bowls. If desired, beat eggs (1 per guest) in separate small bowls to serve as a dipping sauce. Cooks' notes: ·In place of the sliced tenderloin, you can use beef cut for shabu-shabu (paper-thin slices of meat available in Asian markets). ·If used, the eggs in this recipe will not be cooked, which may be of concern if salmonella is a problem in your area. Related Video Beef Sukiyaki Recipe - Allrecipes.com Soraida Iwanaga 4/10/2014 I'm so happy to have come across this recipe. My husband was always asking me to make Sukiyaki for him, but I had no idea how to make it. This Sukiyaki recipe turned out to be a big hit with m... Bobby1970 3/24/2015 I'd make this again but I thought the sugar was a bit much. I think next time I'd cut the sugar in half or not use any at all Joe Tippetts 1/10/2017 I couldn't find the right noodles a the grocery store (need to go to an Asian market) and used udon instead. Was very good, but I think the right noodles would make it better. Kaitlyn Kaufenberg 11/13/2016 This recipe was amazing! I had to do a few substitutions with mirin and dashi stock with beef stock and pinot grigio. It was a little tough to juggle the different tasks, but I am a beginning c... actone1028 8/26/2016 I loved this recipe and will definitely make this again. I added more mushrooms and substituted lite tamari for the soy sauce. The next time I make this I am going to try it with a little less... Jaen 8/2/2016 Amazing! We subbed out the dashi for vegetarian broth to make half of it vegetarian, and I just added in beef afterwards. After reading the reviews on the sugar we only put in half in and it tas... |
What is the Europe's highest capital city, at a height of 1,929 feet ? | wh_2222 | madrid | Madrid, Spain : Image of the Day News & Notes download large image (2 MB, JPEG, 2500x2000) The white, mottled area in the right-center of this image from NASA�s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is Madrid, the capital of Spain. Located on the Meseta Central, a vast plateau covering about 40 percent of the country, this city of 3 million is very near the exact geographic center of the Iberian Peninsula. The Meseta is rimmed by mountains and slopes gently to the west and to the series of rivers that form the boundary with Portugal. The plateau is mostly covered with dry grasslands, olive groves and forested hills. Madrid is situated in the middle of the Meseta, at an elevation of 646 meters (2,119 feet). To the northwest of Madrid, and visible in the upper left of the image, is the Sistema Central mountain chain that forms the �dorsal spine� of the Meseta and divides it into northern and southern subregions. Rising to about 2,500 meters (8,200 feet), these mountains display some glacial features and are snow-capped for most of the year. Offering almost year-round winter sports, the mountains are also important to the climate of Madrid. Three visualization methods were combined to produce this image: shading and color coding of topographic height and radar image intensity. The shade image was derived by computing topographic slope in the northwest-southeast direction. North-facing slopes appear bright and south-facing slopes appear dark. Color coding is directly related to topographic height, with green at the lower elevations, rising through yellow and brown to white at the highest elevations. The shade image was combined with the radar intensity image in the flat areas. Size: 172 by 138 kilometers (107 by 86 miles) Location: 40.43 degrees North latitude, 3.70 degrees West longitude Orientation: North toward the top Image Data: shaded and colored SRTM elevation model, with SRTM radar intensity added Original Data Resolution: SRTM 1 arcsecond (about 30 meters or 98 feet) Date Acquired: February 2000 |
Limoges, Metz and Mulhouse are cities in which European country ? | wh_2287 | france | Time in France now Time in France now France (incl. dependent territories) has 12 time zones. The time zone for the capital Paris is used here. Sun: ↑ 08:37AM ↓ 05:24PM (8h 47m) More info Currently Central European Time (CET), UTC +1 Daylight saving time (Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2) starts March 26, 2017 The IANA time zone identifier for France is Europe/Paris. Internet top level domain: .fr Latitude: 46.00. Longitude: 2.00 Time.is displays exact, official atomic clock time for any time zone (more than 7 million locations) in 45 languages. Automated access is prohibited. Support for cookies and JavaScript is required. Copyright © 2009-2017 Digitz.no . All rights reserved. Train Limoges – Trains map, pass, timetables and fares Limoges - Limoges Railway Station While you're there Limoges and its precious porcelain Limoges is located in the southwestern part of France, on the foothills of the Massif Central Mountain. This 125.000 inhabitants city is built on the banks of the Vienne river, almost 280 km away from Bordeaux. The luxurious porcelain that made Limoges a worldwide famous city is present all over the city : on buildings, fountains, etc. Limoges is also an historic place, classified "ville d’art et d’histoire", a glorious label for cities and lands highlighting their cultural heritage. Walking around the city, you can discover the Saint-Etienne cathedral overlooking the Vienne river and the oriental style Benedictines’ railway station, masterwork dating from the 20th century. If you want to learn more about Limoges and the porcelain artwork, go to visit the fine arts museum and the national porcelain museum. Alone or with a guide, you will be under the spell of this historic city. Train station(s) Trains are a convenient way of reaching many towns and cities throughout Europe. The majority of cities in Europe have a minimum of one train station, while larger, more populated cities have two or more stations. Train stations, in general, are located in the heart of the city. Review the map below to get an idea of where the train station(s) in Limoges can be found. Driving Directions from Limoges to Metz ,Distance from Limoges Limousin to Metz Lorraine, France Distance from Limoges Limousin to Metz Lorraine CALCULATE DISTANCE BETWEEN FRANCE CITIES The driving distance from to is: Where is Colmar, France? / Where is Colmar, France Located in The World? / Colmar Map - WorldAtlas.com Where is Colmar, France? Location of Colmar on a map. Colmar is a city found in Alsace , France . It is located 48.08 latitude and 7.37 longitude and it is situated at elevation 186 meters above sea level. Colmar has a population of 65,405 making it the 3rd biggest city in Alsace. It operates on the CEST time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Strasbourg. Quick facts Where is Nancy, France? / Where is Nancy, France Located in The World? / Nancy Map - WorldAtlas.com Where is Nancy, France? Location of Nancy on a map. Nancy is a city found in Lorraine , France . It is located 48.68 latitude and 6.18 longitude and it is situated at elevation 212 meters above sea level. Nancy has a population of 105,334 making it the 2nd biggest city in Lorraine. It operates on the CEST time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Metz. Quick facts |
Water is compared to stone and earth compared to iron in which Christmas carol ? | wh_2354 | in bleak midwinter | witchhunter.net - gallery - norsemans In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago. Christina G. Rossetti, A Christmas Carol The pure barbarian fantasy army, that was always my dream. Any bloody chaos marauders, with a retinue of the nasty demons and overpowered and overarmoured chaos knights. No, i had another dream. Of the classical barbarian world full of the strong guys like Conan or Slaine, brave and courageous. Mighty chariots and fast horsemens on the snow covered plains. Giants and ogres, trolls and bears, wolves and other childrens of north. Fantasy vikings if you want. Yes. I love this dream and I think, the moment is here. This gallery will show you my norsemen world. Like many such projects, I think, that here will be a long story, I certainly will need some years for it, I assume. Maybe not so long. Don't know. We will see. (Summer 2005) Grenadier Barbarians sculpted by Mark Copplestone click to see more Barbarian Ogres The ogres are the important component of a barbarian army. Their nature in my opinion is consistent with the character of barbarians. Both are wild races and it's really logical if some ogres accompany a barbarian warband. I have chosed those miniatures fairly thorough, i wanted to get a troop that looks barbarous and savage. I think, the three fellows are up to requirements, although they are from different manufacturers and sculptors. Click to see larger pictures of them Berserkers I regarded that as my duty to spend my norse army some berserkers. Foundry vikings are beautiful figures, fairy large and therefore they are working together with the Grenadier and Harlequin stuff. I will use them in a WHFB game with the beastmen rules, equipped with two hand weapons. And one day i hope to get my viking army full painted and use the crazy guys as vikings, their proper aim. Click to see larger pictures of them click to see more Mountain Giant A giant was "must-to-have". I had a lot of choice, some of the big guys are living on my shelfs. I've decided to take my biggest giant for this aim. One of the bigger giants ever made. An old Ral-Partha modell. In the meantime Dark Sword Miniatures secured the rights on this piece. Click to see larger pictures of him Cavemen OK, my cavemen and cavegirl aren't very authentic. Those figures, sculpted by Mark Copplestone , are a kind of Hollywood-style embodiments. Anyway, i needed some figures with spears and shields to set them to berserkers . And for this purpose they are suitable. Click to see larger pictures of them click to see more Wooly Rhino I needed a chariot. But i wanted something else, not only a cart and two horses. I thought, the Maidenhead Rhino could be a good choice. I changed the unspectacular female rider with bow to the Grenadier male barbarian and found the composition looks good. The wolf on the base was a good addition too. |
Which English novelist is probably best remembered for his 1957 novel Room At the Top? | wh_2393 | john braine | Room at the Top - Books | WHSmith Room at the Top Add to wishlist + Description The Angry Young Men movement, featuring such stars as Kingsley Amis, is perfectly illustrated through the iconic figure of Joe Lampton. The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But the price of success is high, and betrayal and tragedy strike as Joe pursues his goals. Create a review About Author John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 - October 28, 1986) was an English novelist. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left St. Bede's Grammar School at sixteen and worked in a shop, a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian. Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), which was also turned into a successful film (1959). Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement. Product Details Room at the Top by John Braine – A 1950s Version of the Myth of Jason and Medea? Chapter (PDF Available) · January 2013 with 58 Reads In book: W dialogu języków i kultur, Chapter: Room at the Top by John Braine – A 1950s Version of the Myth of Jason and Medea?, Publisher: Lingwistyczna Szkoła Wyższa w Warszawie, Editors: Krzysztof Fordoński, Łukasz Karpiński, pp.267-273 8.83 · University of Warsaw Abstract The paper presents possible classical inspirations of John Braine’s novel Room at the Top (1957). It is an attempt to analyses the text of the novel belonging to the so called Angry Young Period as a tragic work which translated into the reality of the late 1940s Great Britain the myth of Jason and Medea, represented in the text of the paper by its most classic rendition, the ancient tragedy by Euripides entitled Medea. The article moves on to discuss the issue of to what extent it is possible to adapt classical material, and to what extent tragedy is impossible today while any attempt of recreating it must result in a parody of the classical form. Discover the world's research |
The adjective ' caprine ' refers to which type of animal ? | wh_2503 | goat | animal adjectives [was: ratto, Ratte, raton] - Google Groups animal adjectives [was: ratto, Ratte, raton] Showing 1-9 of 9 messages While trying find the pronunciation of the word "munger", I encountered the nearby word murine [MYOO-ryn] = relating to mice or rats [from Latin _murinus_, which derives from _mus_, mouse, whose genetive form is _muris_] So if you need an adjective to refer to lab rodents like _ratto_ or _mausu_, "murine" it is. (I would never have discovered this except in an alphabetically arranged dictionary.) There are a lot of animal adjectives of this type, such as ovine (sheep), equine (horse), bovine (bull, cow, calf), aquiline (eagle), murine (rats and mice). But what is needed is a way to lookup an animal and find what the proper adjective is. For example, is there an adjective form for "goat"? for "seal"? for "elephant"? for "whale"? for "walrus"? By the way, I never did find out how "munger" is pronounced; the answer is not found in |
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better is a song from which show ? | wh_2518 | annie get your gun | Anything you can do I can do better.avi - YouTube Anything you can do I can do better.avi Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 6, 2011 Anything you can do I can do better - Annie Get Your Gun - Betty Hutton and Howard Keel Category ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER LYRICS Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Lyrics Annie Get Your Gun - Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Lyrics Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better I'm superior, you're inferior. I'm the big attraction, you're the small. I'm the major one, you're the minor one, I can beat you shootin', that's not all. anything you can do, I can do better. I can do any thing better than you. No you can't. |
What is the main currency unit of Vietnamn ? | wh_2696 | dong | Vietnamese monetary unit - definition of Vietnamese monetary unit by The Free Dictionary Vietnamese monetary unit - definition of Vietnamese monetary unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Vietnamese+monetary+unit Related to Vietnamese monetary unit: Papuan monetary unit ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: monetary unit - a unit of money dong - the basic unit of money in Vietnam hao - 10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. VND - Vietnamese Dong rates, news, and tools VND - Vietnamese Dong Viet Nam, Dong The Vietnamese Dong is the currency of Viet Nam. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Viet Nam Dong exchange rate is the VND to USD rate . The currency code for Dong is VND, and the currency symbol is ₫. Below, you'll find Vietnamese Dong rates and a currency converter. You can also subscribe to our currency newsletters with daily rates and analysis, read the XE Currency Blog , or take VND rates on the go with our XE Currency Apps and website. Vietnamese monetary unit - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Vietnamese monetary unit Definitions of Vietnamese monetary unit 1 n monetary unit in Vietnam Types: 10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam Type of: Usage Examples Sign up, it's free! Whether you're a student, an educator, or a life-long learner, Vocabulary.com can put you on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. |
Give any year in the life of the Italian painter Michaelangelo. | wh_2738 | 1475 1564 | Michelangelo Paintings | HowStuffWorks Michelangelo Paintings NEXT PAGENEXT Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) was perhaps more a sculptor at heart than he was a painter, and thus Vasari quoted him saying, "I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint." It seems impossible that the artist responsible for the grand and glorious frescoes on the Sistine Chapel walls and ceiling often declared that he was not a painter. Imagine the wealth of talent an artist must possess to create such vivid and triumphant work. And consider that Michelangelo was working against his own will and under the weight of self-doubt -- only then can one truly begin to appreciate the unparalleled genius of Michelangelo, the painter. Up Next The Dead Artists Quiz Describing himself as first and foremost a sculptor, Michelangelo often expressed regret that he had not dedicated his life fully to the art of sculpture. He even signed his letters and contracts "Michelangelo, the Sculptor." The artist's dislike for painting is plainly illustrated in the fact that he found it to be opposed to his chosen art form. Even in his seventies, Michelangelo suggested to Benedetto Varchi, in response to Varchi's study of the relative merits of painting and sculpture, that "painting seems to me more to be held good the more it approaches sculpture, and sculpture to be held bad the more it approaches painting: and therefore I used to think that sculpture was the lantern to painting, and that between the one and the other was that difference which there is between the sun and the moon." In spite of his dismissive attitude toward painting, Michelangelo proved to be a gifted painter of sacred art. In fact, he surpassed his contemporaries in expressive intensity and skill to become the reluctant visionary of Italian Renaissance painting. This article explores some of Michelangelo's paintings, his methods and techniques, and the subjects of his art. Follow the links below to learn more. Doni Madonna : This painting shows the sculptural quality to Michelangelo's paintings, the three-dimensional force that they possess. See Doni Madonna by Michelangelo. Libyan Sibyl study : This study for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of the finest examples of Michelangelo's sketches for that work. Learn more here. Crucifixion :(c. 1541): This drawing has many features in common with Michelangelo's sculptures, and as such reiterates the artist's comment about painting approaching sculpture. Get the details on Crucifixion on this page. Crucifixion :(1540s-50s): Michelangelo became increasingly introspective in his art as he grew older. Crucifixion, and other works from this period, reflects his inner turmoil. The first painting in this article is Doni Madonna, which is a Michelangelo tondi, rich in symbolism and visual depth. Go to the next page to learn more about this work. To learn more about Michelangelo, art history, and other famous artists, see: |
Which English author wrote many books in his writing career including The Ministry of Fear in 1943, The Third Man in 1949 and The Honorary Consul in 1973 ? | wh_2848 | graham greene | The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene Copyright: © All Rights Reserved You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 37 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 41 to 119 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 124 to 138 are not shown in this preview. |
In which city are the headquarters of Greenpeace International ? | wh_2915 | amsterdam | Greenpeace - SourceWatch Greenpeace Jump to: navigation , search This article is part of the Coal Issues portal on SourceWatch, a project of CoalSwarm and the Center for Media and Democracy . See here for help on adding material to CoalSwarm. This article is part of the Center for Media & Democracy's focus on the fallout of nuclear "spin." Greenpeace is one of the world's largest environmental organizations. The headquarters of Greenpeace International are in Amsterdam, The Netherlands . It is formally allied with 350.org . Kumi Naidoo , Executive Director, Greenpeace International Gerd Leipold , former Executive Director, Greenpeace International Contents Donald K. Ross , Greenpeace USA chair History Greenpeace was founded in 1971 following a group of activists sailing an old fishing boat, the Phyllis Cormack, from Vancouver towards the island of Amchitka, Alaska in protest against proposed US underground nuclear testing. [1] Current campaigns the oceans - fisheries issues, whaling and pollution toxic chemicals Greenpeace operates a fleet of several ocean-going ships used in protest and awareness raising Funding and expenditures "... Greenpeace does not seek or accept funding from governments , corporations or political parties or any other source that could compromise its aims and objectives, its independence or its integrity. Greenpeace relies wholly upon the voluntary donations of individual supporters and on grant support from foundations ." [3] They also provide a breakdown of their expenditure and income (about $350m in 2003 for Greenpeace international and all regional subsidiaries) [4] Though there does not seem to be any information about the foundations that give them money on their website, the financial breakdown from 2001 for Greenpeace international alone indicates that 118m of 143m came from individuals with 3.9m from foundations, 4.2m from major donors and 4.4m other income. 12.5m was left in legacies and bequests, so foundations constitute a relatively small proportion of income, assuming that the same is roughly true of the subsidiaries. Greenpeace has referred to "independent foundations" [5] . Greenpeace fundraising policies from 1998 state that Greenpeace screens all major donations in order ensure it does not receive unwanted donations. Donations from foundations which are funded by political parties or receive most of their funding from governments or intergovernmental organisations are rejected. Foundation donations are also rejected if the foundations attach unreasonable conditions, restrictions or constraints on Greenpeace activities or if the donation would compromise the independence and aims of Greenpeace. [6] Books Bob Hunter, Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement, Henry Holt & Company, October, 1979, ISBN 0030437415 David McTaggart, Greenpeace III: Journey into the bomb, Collins, 1978. ISBN 0002118858 John May and Michael Brown, The Greenpeace Story, Dk Publishing*inc ISBN 086318328X Mark Warford (ed), Greenpeace Witness: Twenty-Five Years on the Environmental Front Line, Andre Deutsch, August 1, 1997. ISBN 0233990240 Contact details |
On which island country can you find Bradley Adams International airport ? | wh_2925 | barbados | FSX Airports|Grantley Adams International of Barbados! - YouTube FSX Airports|Grantley Adams International of Barbados! Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 17, 2014 This is my first airport show case video. Feedback is always welcome! Grantley Adams International is the only airport on the Caribbean island country of Barbados. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, JetBlue, and other airlines service the airport, which has one runway. The airport is also one of the many homes of Concorde. This airport is home to a British Airways Concorde. Music: Barbados Airport | Grantley Adams International | Barbados.org There is an in-bound duty free shop in the Arrivals Terminal. Friendly porters are available to assist you with your bags... be sure to agree on a price for their services. Car hire , taxis and public transportation are all easily available. Departing On departure you will be dropped off near the airline counters where you should queue to check-in. When leaving the island be sure to arrive at the Barbados airport early to indulge in some last minute duty free shopping and island cuisine! Barbados Concorde Experience! Grantley Adams International Airport was once a destination for British Airways Concorde which flew to the Barbados airport weekly during the winter season. The Concorde fleet has now been retired and Barbados is proud to be the home to one of these magnificent aircraft. Visit the Barbados Concorde Experience Museum right next door to Grantley Adams International for a once in a lifetime experience!. Best Barbados Hotel Deals Still need a place to stay in Barbados? Let us help you find your ideal accommodation... Air Conditioning |
The food dish 'Chicken Montmorency' includes which fruit? | wh_2991 | cherries | Montmorency cherry recipes - CookEatShare Montmorency cherry recipes Get new recipes from top Professionals! Share recipes and reviews with friends! Save and organize all you recipes! over 2 million users! 130 views bag of dried Montmorency cherries I picked up Yes, I know this recipe is totally silly if Chef Recipes, The team at www.cookeatshare.com has selected some unique recipes from Themes / Montmorency cherry recipes (0) without delicious home-cooked meals? These camping recipes will be the perfect addition to Trusted Results with Montmorency cherry recipes This is a delicious cherry cobbler made with fresh cherries instead of canned. It may take a little longer to make because you need to pit the cherries, ... Advertisement |
Which painting of 1851 by Sir Edwin Landseer features a great stag/deer which stands on a rise among cloud-covered mountains? | wh_3049 | monarch of glen | Monarch of the Glen Home A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Monarch of the Glen Monarch of the Glen is one of the most famous paintings completed by the English artist Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873). Lions might be king’s of the jungle but the message here is clear that this great stag deer is king of the glen. He stands on a rise in a glen among cloud-covered mountains. The magnificent animal surveys the viewer while exhibiting a quiet strength. It was painted in 1851 and was intended to be displayed in the refreshment-room of the House of Lords. The Commons refused the price. (The Famous Artists did not find the original asking price, but did find that the painting was later sold for 7,000 Pounds.) As of when we wrote this post, Monarch of the Glen was housed in the National Museum of Scotland. The world has Andrew McMillan to thank for making this photograph available and placing it into the public domain. If you think this painting looks familiar, that might be because The Hartford Insurance Company began using Landseer’s painting as their logo in 1875. While their logo is now a bit more modern, it still maintains a likeness to Landseer’s powerful and majestic stag. To learn more about this famous English artist and see more examples of his paintings, please visit our Sir Edwin Landseer biography . |
In which UK city are the headquarters of Morrisons? | wh_3070 | bradford | Morrisons cuts 720 jobs at Bradford head office - BBC News BBC News Morrisons cuts 720 jobs at Bradford head office 16 April 2015 Image copyright Simon McKeating Image caption Morrisons is cutting 720 staff at its headquarters in Bradford A total of 720 jobs are set to be lost at Morrisons' head office in Bradford. The supermarket said it was beginning a consultation about a "simplified management structure" at its West Yorkshire base, which currently employs 2,300 people. Morrisons said it had also begun recruiting 5,000 shop floor staff for its stores across the country. Chief Executive David Potts said the business had made "tough but necessary decisions". The supermarket said it would be offering opportunities for voluntary redundancy and staff would be offered a role in Morrisons stores, with some redeployed in other parts of the business. Morrisons said it would not "rule in or out" the possibility that head office managers would offered new roles on checkouts or stacking shelves. "They could be made redundant but they will certainly be made the offer of a job within the business," said a spokesman. By Danni Hewson, Business Correspondent, BBC Yorkshire It's almost unheard of for a new chief executive to come into a business and not make changes. David Potts jumped into the hot seat last month and has already created waves. The biggest loser in this latest shake-up must be Bradford. The head office on Gain Lane employs 2,300 people. The cuts announced today will cut that by almost a third. Although affected staff are being offered the chance to find alternate positions within the company, the reality is many are unlikely to take up that offer. Geographically many of the stores may be too distant without relocation and the positions on offer there and across the rest of the business may be unsuitable. In recent months Bradford's unemployment rate has been falling but it is still well above the national average of 2.1% and the loss of such a large number of jobs can't fail to register. It was a tough decision says the company, an even tougher decision is likely to face those staff who've been given the bad news today. Mr Potts added: "We are focusing on the things that matter to our customers. "That means having more of our staff in our stores, improving product availability and helping customers at our checkouts. "To support this, we need a simpler, faster and cost-conscious head office and that requires some tough but necessary decisions." In March Morrisons reported profits down by 52% to £345m, its worst results in eight years. Mr Potts joined the business in March to replace Dalton Philips who left after five years at the helm of the firm. Meanwhile, the company has started on the closure programme of the M local stores that it has earmarked for the axe. Last month it announced that it would close 23 M local stores during the year, resulting in the loss of 380 jobs. It said four stores have been closed, with the remaining 19 to shut over the next few months. Image copyright Morrisons |
"""He's a poor lad"", was a famous saying of which sports commentator who died in 1986?" | wh_3083 | eddie waring | Five famous finals | Super League 2017 | Rugby League Live Scores, Fixtures & Results | Sporting Life Rugby league results 1946: Wakefield 13 Wigan 12. Despite being without four of their stars who were on their way to Australia for the "indomitables" tour, Wigan thought they had won the first final since the end of the Second World War when they led 12-11 with 90 seconds to go. However, a penalty from near the touchline by Wakefield's Billy Stott settled one of the great cliff-hangers and helped make him the first winner of the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. Brian Nordgren still had a chance to win it for Wigan but he failed with a penalty from inside his own half - his seventh unsuccessful kick at goal. 1954 - Warrington 8 Halifax 4 (replay). In perhaps the most famous Challenge Cup tie of all, Warrington beat Halifax in the 1954 final replay but the game is not remembered for the rugby but for the world record crowd of 102,569 that squeezed into Odsal Stadium. Although since officially overtaken by a crowd of 107,000 at Stadium Australia for the 1999 NRL Grand Final, Odsal's attendance is arguably still the largest for a rugby league match with most people who attended reckoning around 120,000 were actually present after thousands got in through a broken fence without paying. The final is still the only one without a try after the original game at Wembley had ended in a 4-4 draw. 1968 - Leeds 11 Wakefield 10. The famous "watersplash" final, in which Don Fox missed a last-minute conversion which would have given Wakefield the Cup. Fox had already been named Lance Todd Trophy winner as man of the match when he fluffed the goal from in front of the posts in atrocious conditions. Fox sank to his knees and cut a sad, disconsolate figure on the Wembley turf. "Poor lad," said BBC commentator Eddie Waring while David Coleman's post-match interview remains one of the most painful to watch in British sporting history. 1996 - St Helens 40 Bradford 32. The first Wembley showdown of the Super League era produced a classic, with St Helens coming from 26-12 down to take the spoils with the biggest comeback in Cup final history. Bradford's New Zealand-born captain Robbie Paul made history with the first hat-trick of tries in a Wembley final and became only the seventh player from a losing team to win the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. The match also stands as the the highest-scoring Cup final in history, while Bradford's 32 points set a new record for most points scored by a losing team. 1998 - Sheffield 17 Wigan 8. The biggest Cup final upset of all time as mighty Wigan were humbled by a club with little history and few fans. Wigan were back at Wembley for the first time since their record eight-year run ended in 1995 and they were expected to pick up from where they left off. But the unfancied Eagles had other ideas, with scrum-half Mark Aston masterminding a famous victory to lift the Lance Todd Trophy. |
What colour are the seats in the House of Commons? | wh_3185 | green | The Commons Chamber - UK Parliament The Commons Chamber The Commons Chamber The Commons Chamber looks very different to that of the Lords. The current Chamber was rebuilt after the Blitz by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in relatively austere style (although it was less ornate than the Lords Chamber even before 1941). Its benches, as well as other furnishings, are green in colour, a custom which goes back 300 years. The adversarial layout - with benches facing each other - is in fact a relic of the original use of the first permanent Commons Chamber on the site, St Stephen’s Chapel. The previous Commons Chamber on this site was designed by Charles Barry to be smaller and less elaborate than the Lords Chamber. When it opened in May 1852, the Members complained about its inadequate acoustics and insisted that the roof should be remodelled to rise from the sides towards the centre. Barry was forced to redesign the ceiling of the Chamber accordingly, and the roof of the present Chamber retains this general shape. When the Chamber was rebuilt after 1945 at the cost of £2 million, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed a steel-framed building of five floors (two taken by the Chamber), with offices both above and below. He also introduced modern heating, light and ventilation and enlarged the galleries to provide many more seats, and especially for the press and public. But because of post-war budget constraints, he provided a simpler and plainer Gothic design for his Chamber. The windows of the new Chamber, for instance, are of plain rather than stained glass, and the walls are decorated only by plain oak panelling. Contributions from the Commonwealth A number of Commonwealth countries also contributed to the cost of materials for the new Chamber: Australia the Speaker’s Chair, Canada the Table of the House, Jamaica the Bar of the House, India and Pakistan the Entrance doors to the Chamber and New Zealand the despatch boxes. Other Commonwealth countries contributed to the cost of fitting out the new ministerial offices in the new block. The new Chamber was used for the first time on 26 October 1950. Biographies |
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Who wrote the melody of the song 'Swonderful'? | wh_3223 | george gershwin | Ella Fitzgerald ~ 'S Wonderful - YouTube Ella Fitzgerald ~ 'S Wonderful Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 6, 2012 'S Wonderful is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Funny Face (1927) The song was included in the 1951 movie An American in Paris where it was sung by Gene Kelly, as well as in the 1957 American musical film Funny Face, in which it was performed by Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire and in Starlift (1951) by Doris Day. This version is by Ella Fitzgerald and is taken from the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) Category GEORGE GERSHWIN - 'S WONDERFUL LYRICS 'S Wonderful Lyrics You should care for me Well, 's awful nice, 's paradise 'S what I love to see You've made my life so glamorous You can't blame me for feeling amorous Oh, 's wonderful, 's wonderful, 's marvelous That you should care for me 'S wonderful, well that's understood 'S marvelous and it feels so good You should care for me 'S awful nice, well that's all but natural 'S paradise, so satisfactual 'S what I love to see My dear, it's four-leaf clover time From now on my heart's workin' overtime But it's so wonderful, 's wonderful, 's marvelous That you should care for me Embed Get the embed code <table class="songlyrics" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><col width="40" /><col /><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">George Gershwin - Miscellaneous Album Lyrics</th></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">1.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/embraceable-you-lyrics/" title="Embraceable You Lyrics George Gershwin">Embraceable You</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">2.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/-s-wonderful-lyrics/" title="'S Wonderful Lyrics George Gershwin">'S Wonderful</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">3.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/love-is-here-to-stay-lyrics/" title="Love Is Here to Stay Lyrics George Gershwin">Love Is Here to Stay</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">4.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/they-all-laughed-lyrics/" title="They All Laughed Lyrics George Gershwin">They All Laughed</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">5.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-lyrics/" title="Nice Work If You Can Get It Lyrics George Gershwin">Nice Work If You Can Get It</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">6.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin/but-not-for-me-lyrics/" title="But Not for Me Lyrics George Gershwin">But Not for Me</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="sl-credit"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/george-gershwin-lyrics/" title="George Gershwin Lyrics">George Gershwin Lyrics</a> provided by <a href="/" title="Lyrics">SongLyrics.com</a></p> Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). This is just a preview! Preview the embedded widget |
Who is the queen of Denmark ? | wh_3324 | magrethe | 10 facts about Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated her 74th birthday on Wednesday 16 April. To honour the occasion, HELLO! Online has compiled a list of ten facts you may not have known about the Danish monarch. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 1. Margrethe was born on 16 April 1940 at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen as the first child of parents Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark. Upon birth she was styled as "Her Royal Highness Princess Margrethe". 2. At the time of her birth, only males could ascend to the Danish throne, however in March 1953 a new Act of Succession was passed which meant females could become Queen as long as they did not have a brother. So at the age of 13, the young Princess became heiress presumptive to the throne. Queen Margrethe II on her 18th birthday 3. In June 1967, millions across Denmark celebrated as the then Princess Margrethe married French diplomat Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat. The new royal couple quickly became popular and Count Henri was given the style and title of "His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark". 4. A year later after their nuptials, in May 1968, the couple welcomed their first child Prince Frederik. Magrethe then gave birth to the couple's second child, Prince Joachim, in June 1969. Princess Margrethe with her father King Frederik IX of Denmark before her wedding 5. On 14 January 1972, Margrethe succeeded the throne after her father King Frederik IX's passing. She became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margrethe I who ruled the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412. 6. Margrethe is very close to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and speaking in 2012 she revealed how she had always "admired" her and that she has helped influence herself as a Queen after watching how dedicated Elizabeth is to her nation. Princess Margrethe and her husband Prince Henrik with their children Princes Frederik and Joachim 7. In January 2012, Queen Margrethe celebrated her Ruby Jubilee marking 40 years on the Danish throne. This was honoured with events across Denmark including a carriage procession. 8. In her spare time, the Danish monarch enjoys painting and over the years she has held many art shows. Her illustrations were used for the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings, under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer, after she sent them to J.R.R. Tolkien who was instantly impressed by the royal's drawings. Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark 9. The Danish royal has been applauded for her sense of style over the years and in March 2013, The Guardian named her as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s in the world. 10. Margrethe has been credited with maintaining the public's faith and admiration for the Danish Royal Family and the loved Queen often scores very high approval ratings with members of the public in Denmark. |
In what decade were windscreen - displayed tax discs introduced ? | wh_3616 | 1920 s | The first car tax discs The first car tax discs in the UK Austin 10 Image courtesy of Jon Bennett on Flickr CC-BY Taxing the British car drivers. Until October 2014, vehicles used on the public road in the UK were required by law to display a small paper printed disc showing that they have paid car tax for the vehicle. It had to be renewed every 6 or 12 months. The car tax disc was enacted by the Roads Act and Finance Act of 1920. The disc showed that the 'Licence For A Mechanically Propelled Vehicle' had been paid. The 1920 Acts reformed the confusing situation created by the previous acts relating to taxing mechanically propelled vehicles and transferred the taxing responsibilities from HM Customs and Excise to County Councils. Fuel tax was removed, but taxing by the horse power of the vehicle remained. The law required that the vehicle should have a holder into which the licence could be slotted and then prominently displayed. The wording of the statute caused confusion to many drivers. This is the first paragraph of three which set out the positioning of the licence. The next two were even more confusing: "The licence is to be carried in a conspicuous position on the nearside of the vehicle facing towards the nearside of the road, and not less than 2ft 6ins., no more than 6ft 6in., from the ground level between two parallel lines, the first drawn vertically through the rearmost part of the driving seat or cab..., and the second drawn vertically 6 inches in front of the base of the front glass wind screen where fitted; or where no such windscreen is fitted, through a point 4ft forward of the first line." The laws were due to be implemented on 1 January 1921, but such was demand for the new licences that a 2 month period of grace was given to allow motorists to obtain the new licences. In the first two months 200,000 cars alone generated £2.810,000 in revenue. The licence disc for the first year was of a plain background and set out details of the expiry date (twice), car registration number, the type of vehicle, and a stamp of the issuing council or post office. Within a year it became necessary to introduce a background with 'road fund licence' repeated in small letters. One criminal court case in early 1922 showed that a criminal had drawn his own licence using pen and ink which could pass inspection at night-time. More complex designs, other security backgrounds and colours followed. The perforation which appears all the way around the disc to make it easy for removal from the printed sheet was introduced in 1938. At first the licence could be purchased for annual or quarterly periods, but only for that current year. It was later changed to twelve or six-monthly. Complaints about long queues in post offices and county council offices later result in changes to continuous months. Other changes for motorists during the 1920s and 30s is revealed in a look at the first driving tests |
Who wrote the song 'I'll See You Again' ? | wh_3744 | noel coward | Mario Lanza - I'll See You Again - Brief Encounter - YouTube Mario Lanza - I'll See You Again - Brief Encounter Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 14, 2011 Mario Lanza's beautiful voice along with photos from "Brief Encounter" film with Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, make a lovely combination. Noël Coward wrote the song "I'll See You Again" which was later arranged by Axel Stordahl. The song is from the 1929 operetta "Bitter Sweet". Noël Coward also wrote and produced the 1945 screenplay "Brief Encounter" which is based on his 1936 one-act play "Still Life". Lord Louis Mountbatten once said of him, "There are probably greater painters than Noël, greater novelists than Noël, greater librettists, greater composers of music, greater singers, greater dancers, greater comedians, greater tragedians, greater stage producers, greater film directors, greater cabaret artists, greater TV stars. If there are, they are fourteen (sic!) different people. Only one man combined all fourteen (sic!) different labels -- The Master". "Brief Encounter" was directed by the well-known director Sir David Lean, (1908--1991). He was not only a famous English film director, but also a producer, screenwriter, and editor. "Brief Encounter" starred Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, with Stanley Holloway. Sir David Lean not only directed "Brief Encounter" (1945), he also directed such famous films as "Great Expectations" (1946), "Oliver Twist" (1948), "Summertime" (1955), "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), "Ryan's Daughter" (1970) and "A Passage to India" (1984). The movie "Brief Encounter" is available for purchase from amazon.co.uk. The photo of Mario Lanza is from the film "The Great Caruso". This film is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies. Category |
Which of the 'chasers' on the ITV quiz show The Chase is nicknamed 'The Governess' ? | wh_3798 | anne hegarty | Chaser Anne Hegarty has the perfect comeback for fans who ask: 'Why are all the Chasers fat?' Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Comments FANS of The Chase can be a cruel bunch, particularly when contestants opt for minus offers or fluff supposedly easy questions. But it’s not just those brave enough to go on the show who get a rough deal. ITV The Chasers are often criticised by viewers – and sometimes it gets very personal The Chasers are often criticised by viewers – and sometimes it gets very personal. Anne Hegarty, aka The Governess, may be an ice maiden on screen, but she has admitted she does read some of the unpleasant messages targeted at her and her colleagues on social media. But she also revealed she has the perfect comeback for when fans have a go at their appearance – in particular, their weight. The 57-year-old told The Express : “I’m more defensive on behalf of the other Chasers than I am on my own behalf. ITV 5 Viewers can be very cruel – and personal “You need to grow a thick skin. If someone asks, ‘Why are all the Chasers fat?’ you can say, ‘Body-shaming’s really hurtful and offensive!’ “Or you can say, ‘Because every time we get an answer right, we get a biscuit’.” “Which is more likely to get you a new follower and a reputation for being a good sport?” One of the Chasers who has come in for some hurtful criticism of late is newcomer Jenny Ryan, nicknamed The Vixen, who arrived in September last year. Last month we reported how Jenny responded to nasty online trolls , tweeting: “I really don’t give a monkey’s if you don’t like me.” Jenny, 34, also admitted to finding the social media backlash “hurtful”, but she can rest assured fellow quiz master Anne has her back. Related Stories Hollyoaks beauty Jennifer Metcalfe branded 'thick' after embarrassing appearance on The Chase JEREMY KYLE 'Don't come near me with that thong': Host chased around with hairy underwear as 'naughty nurse' returns Anne explained: “Some people subscribe to the ‘Smurfette’ principle that there can only be one female character. “Some people simply don’t like change; some people claim she lacks charisma, which is hilarious for anyone who knows her. ITV 5 One of the Chasers who has come in for some hurtful criticism of late is newcomer Jenny Ryan “She plays the ukulele with a group called Nanukes of the North, and she’s writing a book! “The Vixen’s perhaps a more subtle character than the Governess, and some people were expecting something a little more cartoony.” Thankfully for fans of The Governess, she has no plans to depart the show any time soon – partly down to her affection for host Bradley Walsh. ITV 5 Thankfully for fans of The Governess, she has no plans to depart the show any time soon Anne confessed: “I tell him that my great fear is that he’s going to have a heart attack from overwork, and he just says, ‘Oh, but I love it.’ “I hate the thought of having to, but I can’t think of any circumstances in which I’d choose to leave. This is the best job I’ve ever had!” The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV. |
From which language does the word 'sauna' come ? | wh_3815 | finnish | Sauna | Definition of Sauna by Merriam-Webster noun sau·na \ˈsau̇-nə, ˈsȯ-nə\ Medical Definition of sauna 1: a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones; also : a bathhouse or room used for such a bath 2: a dry heat bath; also : a room or cabinet used for such a bath Learn More about sauna Sauna - definition of sauna by The Free Dictionary Sauna - definition of sauna by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sauna (sô′nə, sou′-) n. 1. A small room or structure that provides dry heat or steam for bathing or refreshing the body. 2. A bath or period of time spent in a sauna. [Finnish.] (ˈsɔːnə) n 1. an invigorating bath originating in Finland in which the bather is subjected to hot steam, usually followed by a cold plunge or by being lightly beaten with birch twigs 2. the place in which such a bath is taken [C20: from Finnish] (ˈsɔ nə, ˈsaʊ-) n., pl. -nas, n. 1. a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones. 2. a room equipped for such a bath. v.i. |
Which is the next prime number that is greater than 75 ? | wh_3852 | 79 | Number: Primes Number Primes A prime number is a number with special properties. Prime numbers can only be divided into integers (whole numbers) by the number1 and itself. Any whole number that divides exactly into another number is called a factor. For example: The number 3 is a prime number because 3 � 1 = 3 and 3 �3 =1. These are the only two numbers that 3 can be divided by What about 5, is it a prime number ? Ask yourself! What numbers can 5 be divided by so that the answer is a whole number? The answer is 1 and 5, so 5 is a prime number. It would seem that all prime numbers must be odd numbers. Do you know why? 100 The prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101. You could have got rid of all the even numbers first, then every number that you could divide by 3. Then every number you could divide by 5 then 7 then 9 then 11. Well, I hope you didn't find that too hard! Let me finish with a definition of a prime number: A prime number is an integer greater than one that as only two positive factors, the number one and itself. Good luck! |
Which chemical element has the symbol C and atomic number 6 ? | wh_4093 | carbon | Chemical Elements.com - Carbon (C) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Carbon. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/c.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved. Chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6 - crossword puzzle clues & answers - Dan Word «Let me solve it for you» Chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6 Today's crossword puzzle clue is a general knowledge one: Chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6" clue. It was last seen in British general knowledge crossword. We have 1 possible answer in our database. Possible answer: C 6 12 Atomic Mass Atomic Number Chemical Symbol Atomic Number: - SCI - 10 View Full Document This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. Unformatted text preview: C 6 12 Atomic Mass Atomic Number Chemical Symbol Atomic Number: - The NUMBER of PROTONS in the NUCLEUS of an atom: Carbon Atomic number = 6 so it has 6 PROTONS Lead Atomic number = 82 so it has 82 PROTONS On the periodic table, the ATOMIC NUMBER is basically the number that IDENTIFIES the ELEMENT . Elements are ARRANGED from LEFT to RIGHT , TOP to BOTTOM in the order of their ATOMIC NUMBERS . Atomic Mass (Mass Number):- The AVERAGE MASS of an atom of an element - Is the TOTAL of the NUMBER of NEUTRONS and PROTONS in the NUCLEUS of an atom. (# of p + ) + (# of n ) = atomic mass **Notice that the MASS of an atom DOES NOT INCLUDE the # of ELECTRONS , since the mass of an electron is so SMALL . Example: Nitrogen has: 7 protons 7 neutrons Its mass would be: 7p + + 7n = 14 amu. We can use this information to determine how many protons, electrons and neutrons an atom contains Counting Protons, Electrons and Neutrons What are the number of p+, n , and e- that carbon has? Steps 1. Look up carbon on the periodic table. It has: Atomic # = 6 Atomic Mass = 12.0amu 2. The ATOMIC NUMBER tells us the number of... Lesson 2 (S1-2-02) Atomic Models Miles Macdonell Collegiate Progression of the Atomic Model S1-2-02 Investigate the historical progression of the Lesson 2 (S1-2-02) Atomic Models |
Who chairs the Radio 4 programme Round Britain Quiz ? | wh_4163 | tom sutcliffe | BBC Radio 4 - Radio 4 Quiz - Downloads Radio 4 Quiz Brain of Britain Radio 4 Quiz Podcast Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quiz Masters including Paul Gambaccini, Tom Sutcliffe and Russell Davies. Updated: weekly |
Which is the only creature that is capable of turning its stomach inside out ? | wh_4242 | starfish | Why does a starfish turn its stomach inside out? | Reference.com Why does a starfish turn its stomach inside out? A: Quick Answer A starfish turns its stomach inside out in order to consume food that is too large to fit through its small mouth opening. By wrapping its stomach around an object or inserting it into a shell, a starfish externally digests its food, producing a slurry that it pulls into its body as it withdraws its stomach. The food then passes into its pyloric stomach, which always remains inside its body. Full Answer Starfish possess two stomachs: the cardiac stomach and the pyloric stomach. The cardiac stomach is expelled in order to digest large food items. The digestive process finishes in the pyloric stomach. Starfish have ravenous appetites, their size and maturity dependent not on their age but on their diet. A starfish feeds on mussels, clams, oysters and other bivalves, fastening a few suckers to the shell of its prey and then exerting a long, slow, continuous pull to force open the shell. Large starfish have even been witnessed eating small fish. Some starfish supplement their diets with coral and with algae or food particles in the water. The starfish's unique ability to retract its stomach once ejected has been linked to a particular neuropeptide. Neuropeptides are molecules that the neurons of the brain use to communicate with each other. Interestingly, this particular neuropeptide is evolutionarily linked to the human neuropeptide that is responsible for regulating arousal and anxiety. 12 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE STOMACH 12 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE STOMACH 12 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE STOMACH Facts The stomach is an important and intricate part of our body. It is essential to a healthy survival but doesn’t generally get a lot of thought. Some myths and misconceptions cloud our thought. Here are some fun facts about the stomach: It is possible for people to live without their stomach! People have done so in the past when their stomachs were removed because of diseases. While swallowing food, we also swallow air. This air is responsible for the gas in your stomach and intestinal tract. To get rid of this gas, we often burp! Every two weeks, our stomach produces a new layer of mucus to keep itself from digesting itself! A moth has no stomach at all! A starfish is capable of turning its stomach inside out. It is a myth that cutting down on food intake will shrink the size of the stomach and result in a loss of appetite. The stomach cannot be shrunk unless you go for a surgery! When you blush, the lining of the stomach turns red too! An adult stomach is capable of holding 1.5 l of material. There is absolutely no correlation between stomach size and body weight. A thin person could have the same stomach size as an obese one. The stomach has hydrochloric acid that kills bacteria and is essential to the digestive process. The stomach is not responsible for digestion. It is the mixing bag of the digestive system where food is broken down into small particles. Actual digestion takes place in the lower intestine. Exercising will not affect the size of your stomach. Exercising only burns fat while the stomach is an organ. The stomach is capable of processing pretty much everything, from truffle to car tyre, owing to its complex enzymes and acids. |
Which is the largest mammal to build a nest ? | wh_4251 | gorilla | Largest mammal to build a nest | Guinness World Records Largest mammal to build a nest Share When 2004 The largest mammal to construct a nest is the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) of Africa, where adult males measure between 1.7-1.8 m (5 ft 6 in - 6 ft) tall and weigh 136-227 kg (300-500 lb). Everyday, the gorillas each create a new ground nest from the surrounding vegetation. The nests are circular and typically measure 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in diameter. Some of the lighter members of the gorilla troop actually build the nests up in the trees where branches fork. Each gorilla makes his or her own separate one, although infant gorillas share with their mothers. Often gorillas make a nest during the day for resting in, which will be different from the one they sleep in at night. Each nest is only used once. The largest subspecies is the mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, of which the males are known as 'silverbacks'. Pic: Alamy All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. (You will be need to register / login for access) |
Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach? | bb_6 | andy robinson | BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Robinson is forced out by England Robinson is forced out by England Robinson has lost 13 of his 22 matches in charge of England Andy Robinson's reign as coach of world champions England is over after a disastrous 25-month spell in charge. The 42-year-old, who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward in October 2004, lost 13 of his 22 games in the job. After three days of talks, the Rugby Football Union announced Robinson was standing down as coach on Wednesday. But in a statement, Robinson revealed he had been reluctant to go and insisted he still had the backing of his coaching team and players. |
What is the largest flat fish species? | bb_11 | halibut | Flatfish - definition of flatfish by The Free Dictionary Flatfish - definition of flatfish by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flatfish (flăt′fĭsh′) n. pl. flatfish or flat·fish·es Any of numerous chiefly marine fishes of the order Pleuronectiformes, including the flounders, soles, and halibuts, having a laterally compressed body with both eyes on the upper side. flatfish (ˈflætˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any marine spiny-finned fish of the order Heterosomata, including the halibut, plaice, turbot, and sole, all of which (when adult) swim along the sea floor on one side of the body, which is highly compressed and has both eyes on the uppermost side flat•fish (ˈflætˌfɪʃ) n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any of various bottom-dwelling fishes of the order Pleuronectiformes that have a flattened, laterally oriented body with both eyes on the upper side. [1700–10] flat·fish (flăt′fĭsh′) Any of numerous bottom-dwelling fish, such as the flounder, halibut, and sole, that have a flattened body. During a flatfish's larval stage, the head twists and one eye migrates to the other side, so that both eyes in the adult are on one side of the body. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Heterosomata , order Heterosomata , order Pleuronectiformes - flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes flounder - any of various European and non-European marine flatfish righteye flounder , righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head holibut , halibut - marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes lefteye flounder , lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head tonguefish , tongue-fish - left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European Translations |
Which singer's original name was Elaine Bookbinder? | bb_19 | elkie brooks | Singer Elkie Brooks on career, love and taxes | Life | Life & Style | Daily Express PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sat, Feb 8, 2014 Elkie Brooks, now 68 continues to tour and record [GETTY] I spent most of the 1960s on Britain’s cabaret scene, even supporting The Beatles at the height of their fame Elkie Brooks Now 68, she continues to tour and record. Lancashire-born Elkie lives in Devon with her second husband, Trevor Jordan, and their sons Jay, 34, and Joey, 28. “I was born Elaine Bookbinder in Salford and raised in Prestwich. My father Charlie was a baker and confectioner with five shops. From when I was a little girl, I sang at bar mitzvahs and weddings. I’ve always had a naturally low singing voice and my headmistress said I sounded like a boy. “I was 13 when I did my first professional show in Manchester. Don Arden [music manager and father of Sharon Osbourne] thought Bookbinder was too long and Jewish sounding, so he named me Elaine Mansfield, which I hated, so after a few years I called myself Elkie which is Yiddish for Elaine, and shortened my surname to Brooks. “I spent most of the 1960s on Britain’s cabaret scene, even supporting The Beatles at the height of their fame, but that decade was not the nicest time for me. I found my musical direction in the 1970s. I formed the band Vinegar Joe with my first husband, Pete Gage, and Robert Palmer, who often encouraged me to write songs. I loved being in Vinegar Joe but we split in 1974 and Robert and I pursued solo careers. She was one of the most popular singers of the 70s and 80s [GETTY] “For my first solo album in 1975, Rich Man’s Woman, I posed for a controversial cover picture (Elkie was naked but for a feather boa) but it seemed like a good idea at the time. “I never thought I’d have records in the charts, but my career took off in 1977 when I made the album Two Days Away, which contained the hit single Pearl’s A Singer. To think that I’m about to make my 22nd studio album… I still enjoy performing my old hits live. “In 2003, I took part in the ITV reality show Reborn In The USA in which British acts from the 70s and 80s tried to relaunch their careers in America. I thought it’d be far better than it was, but it did introduce me to youngsters who’ve since formed part of my ‘Elkaholic’ audience. “I met my husband Trevor when he was sound engineer for Diana Ross, and he’s done my sound ever since. We’ve been together 37 years; our eldest son Jay now manages and produces me and Joey is a ski and paragliding instructor. “For a long time now we’ve lived in north Devon, but we had to sell our home of 22 years after suffering tax problems. Having rented since then, we are hoping to build a new house of our own. If I had all the royalties I’m due from the record companies I’ve recorded with over the years, I’d probably be a very wealthy woman. I’ve tried to pursue them, but you get so far and it’s so expensive that you just throw your arms up in the air. “I’m fortunate enough that in the last 20-odd years we’ve managed to get a lot of my albums back, because my husband did a sort of deal with the record companies that they could only have the album for so long. “The important thing is I’ve got my health and a great family around me. I do aikido [a Japanese martial art] every day. I can’t see myself retiring for quite a few years; I’ve still got lots to do and I’m singing well. When I lose my fitness level and start warbling that’ll be the time to hang up my microphone. I have so many interests other than music that I’ll simply carry on doing them instead.” Elkie’s autobiography Finding My Voice is published by Biteback. For her concert dates, visit www.elkiebrooks.net. Related articles |
What was Alexander the Great's famous horse, whose Greek name translates to mean 'ox-head'? | bb_332 | bucephalus | Bucephalus - Horse of Alexander the Great Bucephalus Bucephalus Image ID: 495507 The taming of the great horse Bucephalus by the boy Alexander. NYPL Digital Gallery By N.S. Gill's Ancient/Classical History Glossary Definition: Bucephalus was the famous and well-loved horse of Alexander the Great . Plutarch tells the story of how a 12-year old Alexander won the horse: A horse dealer offered the horse to Allexander's father, Philip II of Macedonia , for the enormous sum of 13 talents . Since no one could tame the animal, Philip wasn't interested, but Alexander was and promised to pay for the horse should he fail to tame it. Alexander was allowed to try and then surprised everyone by subduing it. How Alexander Tamed Bucephalus Alexander spoke soothingly and turned the horse so that the horse didn't have to see its shadow, which had seemed to distress the animal. With the horse now calm, Alexander had won the wager. Alexander named his prize horse Bucephalus and so loved the animal that when the horse died, in 326 B.C., Alexander named a city after the horse -- Bucephala. Pronunciation: bjuːˈsɛfələs Alternate Spellings: Boukephalos [from the Greek bous 'ox' + kephalē 'head.' Source: Online Etymology Dictionary .] continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge Examples: Ancient Writers on Bucephalus "King Alexander had also a very remarkable horse; it was called Bucephalus, either on account of the fierceness of its aspect, or because it had the figure of a bull's head marked on its shoulder. It is said, that he was struck with its beauty when he was only a boy, and that it was purchased from the stud of Philonicus, the Pharsalian, for thirteen talents. When it was equipped with the royal trappings, it would suffer no one except Alexander to mount it, although at other times it would allow any one to do so. A memorable circumstance connected with it in battle is recorded of this horse; it is said that when it was wounded in the attack upon Thebes, it would not allow Alexander to mount any other horse. Many other circumstances, also, of a similar nature, occurred respecting it; so that when it died, the king duly performed its obsequies, and built around its tomb a city, which he named after it/" The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 , by Pliny (the Elder.), John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley "That on the further side, he nam'd Nicœa, in Memory of his Victory over the Indians; This he nam'd Bucephalus, to perpetuate the Memory of his Horse Bucephalus, which died there, not because of any Wound he had received, but meerly of old Age, and excess of Heat; for when this happen'd, he was nigh thirty Years Old: He had also endur'd much Fatigue, and undergone many Dangers with his Matter, and would never suffer any, except Alexander himself, to mount him. He was strong, and beautiful in Body, and of a generous Spirit. The Mark by which he was said to have been particularly distinguished, was a Head like an Ox, from whence he receiv'd his Name of Bucephalus: Or rather, acording to others, because he being Black, had a white Mark upon his Forehead, not unlike those which Oxen often bear." Arrian's History of Alexander's Expedition, Volume 2 Go to Other Ancient / Classical History Glossary pages beginning with the letter |
A nide is a brood or nest of which type of birds? | bb_357 | pheasants | Palomar Audubon Society covey of pheasants (on the ground) nide of pheasants (on the ground) nye of pheasants (on the ground) bouquet of pheasants (when flushed) flight of pigeons NIDES - definition of NIDES by The Free Dictionary NIDES - definition of NIDES by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/NIDES A nest or brood of pheasants. [Latin nīdus, nest; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] nide (Zoology) another word for nye [C17: from Latin nīdus nest] Nide a nest or brood of young birds. See also bike . Examples: nide of eggs, 1896; of geese; of pheasants, 1679. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: ozonide References in periodicals archive ? MITCHELL NIDES, A SMOKING CESSATION SPECIALIST, COMMENTS ON CHANTIX: "Quitting smoking is tough, largely due to nicotine addiction. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. NIDO - definition of NIDO by The Free Dictionary NIDO - definition of NIDO by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/NIDO Also found in: Medical , Acronyms . nide A nest or brood of pheasants. [Latin nīdus, nest; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] nide (Zoology) another word for nye [C17: from Latin nīdus nest] Nide a nest or brood of young birds. See also bike . Examples: nide of eggs, 1896; of geese; of pheasants, 1679. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: References in periodicals archive ? a new generation of Latina moms is emerging," said Priscila Stanton, Marketing Manager, Nestle NIDO. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. ABCs of Animal World: Names of Animal Nests Names of Animal Nests What do you call the different nest of animals? The nest of a Badger is called a “Sett”. Image Source A Sett is a Badger’s den that usually consists of a network of tunnels that can accommodate 15 or more animals, with up to 300 meters of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. It takes many years for the animals to dig these large Setts. The tunnels are usually between 0.5 to 2 meters beneath the ground, and they incorporate larger chambers used for sleeping or rearing young. The nest of a Beaver is called a “Lodge”. Image Source Lodges are created from severed branches and mud. The Beavers cover their lodges late every autumn with fresh mud, which freezes when the frost sets in. The mud becomes almost as hard as stone. The lodge has underwater entrances to make entry nearly impossible for any other animal. The nest of an Eagle is called an “Eyrie”. Eyries are large structures that are much larger the size of the bird and these are often used for many years. The nest of a Hare is called a “Form”. Forms are shallow depressions or flattened nest of grass built and used by Hares. The nest of a Pheasant is called a “Nide”. A Nide is a brood or nest build by Pheasants. The nest of a Squirrel or Ringtail Possum is called a “Drey”. Drey is the nest of a Squrrel. It is built outside (as opposed to cavity). They will make their own Dreys but sometimes will occupy a vacant Drey. The nest of a Wasp is called a “Vespiary”. The nest of a Wasp is unique. They are made of paper-like materials. See also |
How many pieces are on the board at the start of a game of chess? | bb_397 | 32 | How many pieces are in a chess set? | Reference.com How many pieces are in a chess set? A: Quick Answer A chess set contains 32 pieces, 16 pieces for each player. Each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns. In a Staunton chess set, half of the pieces are white and the other half are black. Full Answer The goal of chess is to checkmate the opposing player's king by trapping it so that it cannot escape. The Staunton game set that many people use today was created in 1849 by Nathan Cook and made popular by famous chess player Howard Staunton. To set up a board, seat each player face-to-face with the board in the middle. Each player should have a white square in the bottom right square. Each player should choose a color, either by agreement or toss of the coin, bearing in mind that the white player always goes first. Each player should then place their pawns on the second row away from them. On the row closest, the rooks are placed on each corner of the board, the knights in the next two squares, the bishops in the next squares and then the king and queen go in the two center squares. The queen must be in the same color square as her suit, so the white queen always goes on the white square and the black queen always goes on the black square. The king sits on the remaining square. |
What number Pennsylvania Avenue is the Whitehouse? | bb_406 | 1600 | Write or Call the White House | whitehouse.gov Latest News Read the latest blog posts from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Share-Worthy Check out the most popular infographics and videos Photos View the photo of the day and other galleries Video Gallery Watch behind-the-scenes videos and more Live Events Tune in to White House events and statements as they happen Music & Arts Performances See the lineup of artists and performers at the White House From the Press Office 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 | Zillow This property is hidden from your search results. Unhide 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 3 beds 35 baths 55,000 sqft Edit Edit home facts for a more accurate Zestimate. Off Market See current rates This home is not currently listed for sale or rent on Zillow. A Zestimate® home valuation is Zillow's estimated market value. It is not an appraisal. Use it as a starting point to determine a home's value. Learn more A Rent Zestimate® is Zillow's estimated monthly rental price, computed using a proprietary formula. It is a starting point in determining the monthly rental price for a specific property. Edit Home to every American president except George Washington - who chose the site - the White House is rich in history and tradition. Known as "The People's House", the complex is made up of the Executive Residence flanked by colonnades that connect to the West Wing and East Wing. The six-story Executive Residence serves as the president's living quarters and entertaining area. Notable rooms include the Diplomatic Reception Room where President Franklin D. Roosevelt held fireside chats, Lincoln Bedroom that was once the namesake's office, East Room which hosts large ceremonies and State Dining Room for formal dinners. The impressive kitchen is equipped to serve dinner for up to 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to over 1,000. The First Family enjoys the top two floors as its private living area. These floors are altered to accommodate the needs of each new president. In addition to many bedrooms, you'll find a sun room, music room, game room and gym. Also within the house is a library, a doctor's office, flower and carpenter shops, and a bowling alley. Head to the East Wing, past the 40-seat Family Theater to the offices of the First Lady, the White House social secretary and correspondence staff. On the opposite side of the Executive Residence is the West Wing. This is the operations hub of the president's top staff, complete with the press briefing room and the famous Oval Office. The complex sits on 18 meticulously landscaped acres, including the North and South Lawns, a putting green, two fountains, the Rose Garden and Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. While public White House tours are limited, anyone can appreciate the beauty of the grounds from the bordering streets. Flooring: Carpet, Hardwood, Slate, Tile Garden Parking: Garage - Attached, Off street Patio Add owner estimate Zestimate A Zestimate home valuation is Zillow's estimated market value. It is not an appraisal. Use it as a starting point to determine a home's value. Learn more The Value Range is the high and low estimate market value for which Zillow values a home. The more information, the smaller the range, and the more accurate the Zestimate. See data coverage and accuracy table Don't agree with your home's Zestimate? Owners can edit their home facts to make the Zestimate more accurate. Plus, you can leave an opinion on your Zestimate value below. Just click "Owner Estimate". $397,747,372 |
Gametophobia is an informal term for the irrational fear of? | bb_501 | marriage | Phobias, Fears, and Manias C-G | Wyzant Resources An Excess of Phobias and Manias, C-G Cynophobia/kynophobia: Also, fear of dogs. epistemophobia, gnosiophobia, sophophobia: fear of knowledge. Ethnomania: Extreme enthusiasm for racial autonomy. felinophobia: An abnormal fear or dread of cats; often with some justification. The scenes described here represent an actual attack by a cat on a postal-delivery woman in Germany; whenever she tried to deliver the mail. According to a German TV presentation, the cats owner was sitting in his home with his phobic cat on his lap and as a visiting postal-woman tried to pet the cat, it responded by violently striking out at her. Did the cat resent an invaison of its territory or did it simply have an abnormal hatred for uniforms? Whatever the reason for the cats behavior, its owner had to pick up his mail at a neighborhood bar because he refused to restrict the freedom of his cat to come and go whenever it desired. gallophobia: An excessive fear of France or anything having to do with France including its language and culture. Foreign relations are like human relations. They are endless. The solution of one problem usually leads to another. -James Reston gametophobia, gamophobia: An exaggerated fear of being married. gamomania, gamonomania: 1. A morbid desire to get married which may include polygamy. 2. A form of insanity characterized by extravagant or outrageous proposals of marriage. To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, thrice is madness. -Dutch Proverb God help the man who won’t marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him even more if he finds her. -Benjamin Tillett gatophobia: An irrational dread of cats. One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. -Mark Twain |
Saint Pega is said to be England's first female? | bb_562 | hermit | The tale of Saint Pega’s Anglo-Saxon stone | The Heritage Journal The tale of Saint Pega’s Anglo-Saxon stone 30/04/2010 in Ancient monuments , Neglect From The Stone Crosses of the County of Northamptonshire (1901) by C A Markham Mike Pitts in a Guardian article on Sunday the 25th April highlighted the danger of an Anglo-Saxon carved stone cross shaft being sold in the saleroom of Bonhams auctioneers. The cross dedicated to Saint Pega (who died in AD 716, and was England’s first female hermit) was from Peakirk in Northamptonshire. As an invaluable piece of our heritage, that it should go on to the open market, with the danger of it being exported abroad, raised alarm bells in the archaeological world. Two things came to light about this stone, firstly that although the chapel and house in which it had been housed were listed buildings under English law, the stone was not, and of course stone as a material is not covered by the Treasure Act. Professor Rosemary Cramp, a leading expert on Anglo-Saxon history said she had worked hard to “stop a market in these monuments from being created”. It was indeed unfortunate that the owner of the house in which the stone had been kept for the last few years, had merely decided to sell the stone on a whim, rather than with a profit motive in mind. But the seventh cavalry came charging in at the last moment, and it can be revealed that, “it was the Guardian wot won it”. In an article on Thursday 29th, Mike Pitts, ever so slightly victorious, wrote that Bonham’s had withdrawn the cross from sale on Tuesday evening, in no small part to letters of protest written by Janet Gough (director of cathedrals and church buildings for The Church of England) and Mike Heyworth (director of the Council for British Archaeology). So the cross is saved, its’ future not known at the present time, though it would obviously be preferable that it ended up in Peterborough Museum for public display. For more information the following links lead to the two original articles and the link below raises a more serious question as to the legality of selling ‘ancient stones’…. “Bonhams established it [sc. the cross] was not part of the listed building, which would have prevented the sale: the church had simply sold it with the house without restrictions, and it’s not physically attached… But there is a more important issue here. “Has the cross been “removed from a building or structure of historical, architectural or archaeological interest where the object has at any time formed part of the building or structure”? Would the cross be protected under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003?”. Looting Matters blog Has the stone been saved? Mike Pitts – Guardian article; 28th April 2010 Paul Barford’s excellent blog also highlights the perils. |
Which monarch was the first Supreme Governor of the Church of England? | bb_582 | elizabeth i | Queen's role as head of Church of England 'may no longer be appropriate' - Telegraph Queen Elizabeth II Queen's role as head of Church of England 'may no longer be appropriate' The Queen’s role as head of the Church of England may no longer be “appropriate” following changes to the law of succession, a group of MPs has suggested. Under current laws, the Queen is required to 'join in communion' with the Church of England and take on the role of Supreme Governor, promoting Anglicanism in Britain Photo: PA How the Church of England became the church of state | World news | The Guardian Anglicanism How the Church of England became the church of state A dispute between Henry VIII and the Pope over the legitimacy over divorce led to a new church under the monarch King Henry VIII's row with the Pope led to a new church. Photograph: Corbis Close This article is 6 years old The Church of England's position as the country's established church dates back to the upheavals of the 16th century Reformation. The disagreement between the English monarch and the Vatican saw the church gradually emerge out of Henry VIII's dispute with the papacy over his right to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The king used the split from the Catholic church to divorce his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, too, having seen his second beheaded, and third die. The monarch became the supreme governor of the state church and its doctrine was officially defined through the 39 Articles in the reign of Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I. The church's continuing privileged position gives 26 of its bishops seats as a right in the House of Lords, gives institutional rights on state occasions, including the coronation of the sovereign, and protects it through a complex and ancient web of legislation. Among the historic legacies are such archaic hangovers as the Act of Settlement, preventing the monarch from being – or marrying – a Catholic: a 300 year-old piece of legislation that some bishops still defend to this day. As part of the modern constitutional tie-in, the church's synod can create legislation determining its affairs. The resulting legislation then has to be approved, but cannot be amended, by parliament. In return, the Church of England maintains a presence in every parish in the country, runs a network of state-funded schools, claims to be available to all and insists that it speaks on behalf of faith communities on spiritual and religious matters. It also maintains the upkeep of many of the country's most historic buildings. Senior church appointments are still nominally made by the sovereign on the advice of the prime minister based on recommendations by the church. Nominations can be vetoed or altered at the behest of Downing Street. Critics allege that the church can no longer claim public influence and authority because only about half the population identify themselves as Anglicans, and very few go to church. Unravelling the church's established status would be complex and time-consuming: it took parliament 70 years to disestablish the much smaller church in Wales. |
A deuteragonist is second in importance in a? | bb_589 | greek tragedy | deuteragonist - definition of deuteragonist in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of deuteragonist in English: deuteragonist The person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama. Example sentences ‘Henry Fleming, the youth who is the protagonist of this thrillingly realistic drama of war, has for deuteragonist Wilson, the loud young boaster.’ ‘Henry Drummond, the deuteragonist, or character second in importance in Inherit the Wind, can be considered the hero of the play.’ ‘The photo is of Will Ferrell's great character Mugatu, deuteragonist of the definitive filmic treatment of the fashion world, Zoolander.’ ‘In Elizabethan England, the public generally regarded playwrights and actors as reprobates and scapegraces; lords and ladies risked their reputations by hobnobbing with dramatists and deuteragonists.’ ‘The second best actor was called the deuteragonist.’ ‘The deuteragonist is a rather seedy individual who actually invented the hominids and is now on the run while trying to find a way to destroy his creation.’ ‘The ‘subject’ under analysis is Nyasha, the anorexic, teenage deuteragonist of Tsitsi Dangarembga's 1988 novel Nervous Conditions.’ ‘The first actor was the protagonist, the second the deuteragonist, and the third the tritagonist.’ ‘Nor does he confine himself to the great figures such as the Gracchi, Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar; he is equally fond of portraying the characters of deuteragonists like Clodius, Curio, Lepidus, and Plancus.’ ‘Abulafia is also the nickname given by deuteragonist Jacopo Belbo to his home computer in Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum.’ ‘It is a wonderfully told tale, with a well drawn main character and an unforgettable deuteragonist.’ ‘In Agamemnon, there can be but little doubt that the protagonist impersonated only Clytemnestra, leaving the deuteragonist the briefer parts of the Herald, Cassandra, and Ægisthus, and to the tritagonist the Watchman and Agamemnon.’ ‘As most plays called for three speaking actors, the protagonists probably chose their own second and third players - the deuteragonist and tritagonist.’ ‘She learned at Cambridge that in Greek tragedy there was one protagonist, and one deuteragonist.’ ‘Mr. Voaden undoubtedly intended to depict a struggle, but the second contestant - the deuteragonist if that useful word had been naturalized in English - is not presented as an individual or group, but rather as the spirit of the country.’ ‘To the Irishman, Flaherty, who served in the Palestine Police, East is Palestine, and not Malaya, which, naturally, for us Europeans is further east than India but which to Nabby Adams, the deuteragonist we meet on the very first page of the book, is no east at all.’ ‘A deuteragonist in that little drama, I had a moment of doubt.’ ‘The deuteragonist could have played the nurse, Jason, and messenger, with the tritagonist playing the tutor, Creon, and Aegeus.’ ‘This is a typical response, when there's no cogent argument available to the deuteragonist.’ Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deuteros second + agōnistēs actor. Pronunciation Which of these is written in the passive? The family watched the TV show The TV show was watched Which of these is written in the passive? The bone was chewed The dog chewed the bone Which of these is written in the passive? The child read the book The book was read Which of these is written in the passive? The manager promoted him Which of these is written in the passive? The house was burgled The gang burgled the house Which of these is written in the passive? Mum ironed the clothes Which of these is written in the passive? The toy was played with The cat played with the toy Which of these is written in the passive? Steven punctured the football Which of these is written in the passive? The glass was broken Which of these is written in the passive? The storm shocked the family The family were shocked You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia |
According to Forbes magazine's 2010 listings, who was the highest earning dead celebrity? | bb_603 | yves saint laurent | Forbes names highest-earning dead celebs | Toronto Star Forbes names highest-earning dead celebs According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn't Michael Jackson. Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, centre, acknowledges applause after his farewell show in Paris on Jan. 22, 2002. According to Forbes magazine, Saint Laurent, who died in 2008, earned $350 million in the past year. (REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE / AP FILE PHOTO) Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 NEW YORK–According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn't Michael Jackson. Although the King of Pop's estate has been big news since his death in June, the top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Forbes released its ninth annual poll Wednesday. According to the magazine, Laurent earned $350 million (U.S.) in the past year. Much of his estate was auctioned off at Christie's in February. Laurent died of brain cancer in June 2008. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein rank second with combined earnings of $235 million, followed by Jackson with $90 million, Elvis Presley with $55 million and J.R.R. Tolkien with $50 million. Charles Schulz, John Lennon, Theodor Geisel, Albert Einstein and Michael Crichton round out the top 10 list. Richest dead celebrity? It's not Michael Jackson or Elvis -- Daily Herald Richest dead celebrity? It's not Michael Jackson or Elvis Associated Press The top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, Forbes said Wednesday. Comments: NEW YORK -- According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn't Michael Jackson. Although the King of Pop's estate has been big news since his death in June, the top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Forbes released its ninth annual poll Wednesday. According to the magazine, Laurent earned $350 million in the past year. Much of his estate was auctioned off at Christie's in February. Laurent died of brain cancer in June 2008. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein rank second with combined earnings of $235 million, followed by Jackson with $90 million, Elvis Presley with $55 million and J.R.R. Tolkien with $50 million. Charles Schulz, John Lennon, Theodor Geisel, Albert Einstein and Michael Crichton round out the top 10 list. |
In human anatomy, in which part of the body is the buccinator muscle? | bb_649 | cheek | Buccinator Origin, Function & Anatomy | Body Maps Your message has been sent. OK We're sorry, an error occurred. We are unable to collect your feedback at this time. However, your feedback is important to us. Please try again later. Close Buccinator The buccinator muscle is the major facial muscle underlying the cheek. It holds the cheek to the teeth and assists with chewing. The buccinator muscle is served by the buccal branch of cranial nerve VII, also known as the facial nerve. The buccinator is one of the first muscles that a human can control; the sucking reflex of a baby depends on it. Smiling, chewing, and whistling are all dependent upon it, and speech would be difficult and slurred without its proper function. If the facial nerve is impaired, as in Bells Palsy or by a stroke, the buccinator is often paralyzed, thus making all functions dependent upon it difficult or impossible. The buccinator muscle and its proper function are of special interest to speech therapists. Because it is the muscle that spreads the mouth wide, bilabial fricative sounds — not used in English but used for Spanish [b] and [v] sounds — and certain sounds that require the mouth to be wider — like the [i] and [e] sounds — are impaired when the buccinator does not work properly. The buccinator muscle also controls the amount of open space in the mouth, affecting many other vocal factors like tone and echo. Buccinator Anatomy: Origin, Insertion, Action, Innervation Buccinator Anatomy: Origin, Insertion, Action, Innervation Buccinator Anatomy Study: Origin, Insertion, Action and Innervation Origin: Attaches to the alveolar process of the maxilla and the mandible of the opposing molar, as well as the pterygo-mandibular raphe Insertion: Attaches to the orbicularis oris and the fibers from the deep portion of the lips Action: Compresses the cheek Innervation: Buccal branch of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) Blood Supply: Branches from the facial artery Primary Action of the Buccinator Muscle: 1. Compression of the cheek For pain and symptom information see: Buccinator Muscle Pain Basic Anatomy Books The Anatomy Coloring Book is one of the best study and reference books for beginning anatomy students. The diagrams are clearly labeled and allow you to see the relationship and placement of the various structures of the body. You will also be surprised how the act of coloring will help with recall. But this is not just a beginners book, it is also great for practitioners and therapists to have on hand to use with clients and patients to use as a visual reference. Out of the scores of books in my office Basic Clinical Massage Therapy is by far the most referenced book in my library. The musculoskeletal system is overlaid on human models allowing you to learn the precise location, origin and insertions of each muscle. The models are pictured in various poses throughout the book which also helps you visualize muscles in motion and their actions relationship with the skeletal structure and other muscles. Though it is written for massage therapists, it is an excellent book for anyone who wants to learn about the muscular system. MT’s will benefit from recommended treatments for each muscle. References: |
What is a village without a church called? | bb_688 | hamlet | Village | Define Village at Dictionary.com village noun 1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality. 2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively. 3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village: a gopher village. of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: village life. 1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin villāticum, neuter of villāticus villatic . See -age Related forms The, a city in central Oklahoma. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for village Expand Contemporary Examples Historical Examples The village was about six miles above the entrance of the Illinois into the Mississippi River. The mass in the village church satisfied the religious instinct. Society Henry Kalloch Rowe British Dictionary definitions for village Expand a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet 2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively 3. an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada 4. a group of habitats of certain animals 5. (NZ) a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc 6. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: a village green Derived Forms C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa 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 village Expand n. late 14c., "inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town," from Old French village "houses and other buildings in a group" (usually smaller than a town), from Latin villaticum "farmstead" (with outbuildings), noun use of neuter singular of villaticus "having to do with a farmstead or villa," from villa "country house" (see villa ). Village idiot is recorded from 1907. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail? | bb_714 | vodka and orange juice | Screwdriver Recipe: 6 Ways to Improve the Vodka Drink Stir well . How to Make a Better Screwdriver The Vodka. This is not the place for your best vodka (though use it if you like), but it's also important not to be a complete cheapskate when it comes to the single liquor used in any drink. There are many great tasting vodkas that are also budget-friendly on the market today. Explore these options and find the best 'well' vodka for your bar and use it in drinks like this. The Orange Juice. If you want the best Screwdriver possible, you should use fresh-squeezed orange juice. It is very easy and takes just a few minutes to get enough fresh juice for the drink. If you are going to use a store-bought juice, look for the cleanest, most natural juice available. How to Improve on the Simple Screwdriver While there are only two elements in the Screwdriver, there are a number of other options available that can ramp up your average Screwdriver. Essentially, we're just using the vodka-orange juice base and adding a little to it because sometimes we need to break out of a routine. Here are a few ideas for improving your Screwdriver game... Flavored Vodka - It is the easiest way to add a little spark and flavor contrast. Citrus vodkas would be an obvious option, though something with a little more contrast and will add depth. Try one of the berry vodkas for starters. Either cucumber or vanilla vodkas are amazing here as well. Experiment with your own infusions ; rosemary-strawberry vodka is a very fun base for a Screwdriver. Add a Sweetener - Orange juice has a natural acidity that can be combated with a little sweetener. To keep the flavor profile untouched, add a little simple syrup to your drink. If you want to add another flavor along with sweetness, take a hint from the Tequila Sunrise and add grenadine or a similar syrup like strawberry or raspberry-lavender . Just a small dollop of syrup will make a world of difference. Add Sparkle - Lighten up your Screwdriver by topping it off with soda . Ginger ale and club soda are two perfect options, though you may also want to consider something a bit more fun like DRY Cucumber or Q Ginger . Also, you can take inspiration from drinks like the Mimosa and add a little sparkling wine. Muddled Fruit - Before pouring your Screwdriver, muddle a few pieces of fresh fruit in your glass. Berries add a nice contrast and kiwi are an easy and fun addition. Lemon, lime, peach, and almost any fruit you can find will add just a little bit of dimension to this simple drink. More Tall Vodka and Orange Juice Cocktails to Enjoy Vodka and orange juice is a favorite combination for many drinkers. If you're looking to step beyond the Screwdriver, give one of these recipes a try. Bocce Ball - Toss a little amaretto into the mix. Creamsicle - How about some creamy vanilla? Hairy Navel - Things get a little peachy in this drink. Harvey Wallbanger - Top it with a Galliano float. Madras - Cranberry juice dominates this fruity drink. Related Articles |
What was the small British militant group responsible for a series of letter bomb attacks between 1970 and 1972, whose targets included banks, embassies and the homes of Conservative MPs? | bb_723 | angry brigade | The Angry Brigade : definition of The Angry Brigade and synonyms of The Angry Brigade (English) 8 External links History During the summer of 1968 there were a number of demonstrations in London against the American involvement in the Vietnam War, centred on the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square . One of the organisers of these demonstrations was the well known radical left wing LSE student Tariq Ali . He recalls being approached by someone representing the Angry Brigade who wished to bomb the embassy, he told them it was a terrible idea and no bombing took place. [1] The group were strongly influenced by anarchism and the Situationists ,[ citation needed ] and decided to launch a bombing campaign with small bombs to maximise media exposure to their demands while keeping collateral damage to a minimum. The campaign started in August 1970 and was sustained for a year until arrests were made the following summer. [2] Their targets included banks , embassies , the Miss World event in 1970 (or rather a BBC Outside Broadcast vehicle to be used in the corporation's coverage) and the homes of Conservative MPs . In total, 25 bombings were attributed to them by the police. The damage done by the bombings was mostly limited to property damage although one person was slightly injured. [2] Although the group purported to represent "the autonomous working class", [3] when the police arrested nine suspected members of the group, only one, (Jake Prescott, who was arrested in Notting Hill) came from the working class; the other eight, four men and four women (arrested together in Stoke Newington ) were middle class student drop-outs from the universities of Cambridge and Essex. [1] Aftermath Jake Prescott, a Scottish petty criminal, was arrested and tried in 1971 and given 15 years imprisonment, mostly spent in maximum security jails. Later he said he realised then that he "was the one who was angry and the people [he] met were more like the Slightly Cross Brigade". [4] The other members of the group from North East London, the "Stoke Newington Eight" were prosecuted for carrying out bombings as the Angry Brigade in one of the longest criminal trials of English history (it lasted from 30 May to 6 December 1972). As a result of the trial, John Barker , Jim Greenfield, Hilary Creek and Anna Mendleson received prison sentences of 10 years. A number of other defendants were found not guilty, including Stuart Christie , who had previously been imprisoned in Spain for carrying explosives with the intent to assassinate the dictator Francisco Franco , and Angela Mason who became a director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights group Stonewall and was awarded an OBE for services to homosexual rights. [5] In March 2009, British family care activist and a best-selling novelist Erin Pizzey reportedly declined to comment on the temporary withdrawal by its publishers of the book Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain following her complaint it had falsely linked her to The Angry Brigade. [6] [7] Cultural influence The group is parodied in Doris Lessing 's The Good Terrorist (1985), in which a group of naive, young, communist squatters splits over whether or not to join the IRA . The group and trial feature in Jake Arnott 's 2006 novel Johnny Come Home . Howard Brenton's 1973 play Magnificence , about a group of far-left revolutionaries in a London squat, is partly inspired by the Angry Brigade. See also |
The Maskelyne Award is associated with which branch of entertainment? | bb_759 | magic | BAFTA: Home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Guru BAFTA Guru BAFTA Guru is BAFTA’s content hub for career starters packed full of inspirational videos, podcasts and interviews. Whether you’ve taken your first steps in the industry or are just starting out, you’ll find plenty here to motivate and help you along the way. Kids BAFTA Kids BAFTA’s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film, television and games. Enter challenges, watch videos, and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film, TV show and game of the year. YGD Young Game Designers BAFTA Young Game Designers YGD is a gaming initiative for 10-18 year olds which explores how games are made and the skill required to make them through workshops, a video series and an annual competition. 195 Piccadilly BAFTA 195 Piccadilly Situated in the heart of London's West End, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly is the home of BAFTA worldwide, as well as an award-winning venue for hire that offers outstanding hospitality and a suite of flexible event spaces, which can be crafted to suit any occasion. |
Sony announced in 2010 what iconic device would cease to be made after April 2011? | bb_791 | walkman | End Of An Era: Sony Stops Manufacturing Cassette Walkmans | TechCrunch End Of An Era: Sony Stops Manufacturing Cassette Walkmans Posted The Future Of TV Is HTML Truth be told, I wasn’t aware Sony was still producing cassette Walkmans. But the company today announced it will stop manufacturing and selling these devices in Japan – after 30 years. Sony says the final lot was shipped to retailers in April this year, and once the last units are sold, there will be no cassette Walkmans from big S anymore. The first Walkman was produced in 1979. The picture shows the TPS-L2, the world’s first portable (mass-produced) stereo, which went on sale in Japan on July 1 that year and was later exported to the US, Europe and other places. Sony says that they managed to sell over 400 million Walkmans worldwide until March 2010, and exactly 200,020,000 of those were cassette-based models. What’s interesting is that the company will not stop manufacturing CD and MD-based Walkmans (needless to say, the same goes for their flash memory-based models ). Chinese makers are expected to continue selling Sony-branded cassette Walkmans outside Japan, i.e. in Asia and the Middle East. Sony pulled the plug on another 30-year old technology, floppy discs, in April this year . |
What is the basic monetary unit of Australia? | bb_834 | australian dollar | the Australian dollar-paper monetary unit, the note, a denomination, modern money of Australia AU (AUS) 036 Monetary unit - an Aussie dollar=to 100 cents. To 1909. The basic part of monetary circulation of the country was made by notes of private banks in pounds sterling. The Australian pound has been injected by the law on September, 4th 1909., it was right monetary issue it is granted exchequer. On February, 14th 1966. Transferring to decimal system has been carried out and the new monetary unit - an Aussie dollar is entered. Since September, 25th 1974. The Aussie dollar rate began to be positioned by the Reserve bank of Australia on the basis of a basket of currency. The Aussie dollar is an official monetary unit The Australian Union into which enter Christmas island, Cocos Islands and Norfolk island, and also independent The Pacific states Kiribatis, Nauru and Tuvalu. Aussie dollar symbol - AUD . The Aussie dollar falls into is hard To currency. On territory of the country denominations of denomination of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars are in use. In the end of 20th century, country tickets began to produce not of a paper, and from the thin intended for this purpose Plasticity. Australia is the first state which has replaced paper notes with the plastic. In 1988, the Reserve bank of Australia has carried out issue of a trial series of polymeric denominations in nominal value in 10 dollars, Which has been devoted anniversary of the British colonisation " Green continent". The this denominations had Optical protection frame in a transparent plastic window. Subsequently there were also plastic notes of others Nominal values. Australian denominations, are issued in different colour scales. They contain portraits of known figures The countries, and on a denomination in nominal value of 5 dollars the queen of Great Britain, Elizabeth II is represented. On face side of the note of 100 Aussie dollars the portrait of Nelli Melba (1861-1931) - Australian singer, on the back - a portrait of sir John Monash (1865-1931), the military leader of times of the First World War is printed. It is updated 04.2012 Australia Currency Converter | Greenwich Mean Time Australia Currency Converter What is the unit of money in Australia? Currency in Australia: Australian Dollar (AUD) Exchange rate of Australian Dollar to other major currencies Currency Converter By XE.com, the world's favorite currency site Using live mid-market rates Select From Currency Select To Currency NB Rates provided for information only. Greenwich Mean Time Currency Converter is provided by xe.com. xe.com and its owners shall not be liable to User or any third party for any damage or loss incurred, monetary or otherwise, directly or indirectly, as a result of the use of the xe.com or the xe.com code. This website shall not be liable for any losses or damages incurred in connection with this site. Rate this page |
What is the Roman numeral LXXXVIII? | bb_847 | eighty eight | LXXXVIII Roman Numeral Search LXXXVIII Roman Numeral LXXXVIII is roman numeral 88. Hexadecimal, fibonacci sequence, prime numbers, square root, roman numeral converting for LXXXVIII roots and more. Read and Write Roman Numeral LXXXVIII Roman numeral symbols are written and read from left to right, from highest to lowest values. If LXXXVIII is text, it is the number 88. Miscellaneous & Conversions For 88 RGB Colour (# 058 or #000058) 2 x 2 x 2 x 11 = 88 Factorial: 88! Cube Root (Root 3): 3√88 4.44796018114 Tesseract Root (Root 4): 4√88 3.06281431361 Quintal / nth Root. (Root 5) 5√88 2.44847985073 29.33 or 29.33/88 Roman Numeral Chart. Read & Write 88 Reading and writing roman numerals isn't common knowledge. However, this roman numeral chart should help you read and write numbers in roman numerals from 1 to 1,000,000. Using an overline symbol is times 1,000. ( Example: X means to add 3 zeros to your number. So X which is 5, but written as X with the overline is 5,000. When a symbol appears after a larger symbol it is added: Example: VI = V + I = 5 + 1 = 6 When a symbol appears before a larger symbol it is subtracted: Example: IX = X - I = 10 - 1 = 9 Do not use the same symbol more than 3 times. But, IIII is sometimes used for 4 1 LXXXVIII | Roman numeral LXXXVIII in Arabic numbers The Roman numeral LXXXVIII in Arabic numbers The Roman numeral LXXXVIII is equivalent to the Arabic number: 88 LXXXVIII = 88 Visite la página en Español: Número romano LXXXVIII If you find our website useful for your work or research help us reach others with a "Like". Read and write the Roman numeral LXXXVIII How to read and write the Roman numeral LXXXVIII Roman numerals are written and read from left to right, from highest to lowest. If The Roman numeral LXXXVIII is within a sentence, text, comment or paragraph it should read as the equivalent Arabic number, in this case 88. What Number is LXXXVIII? What Number is LXXXVIII? What Number is LXXXVIII in Roman Numerals? Did you see the letters LXXXVIII somewhere, but don't know what it means? LXXXVIII is a number used in the number system of ancient Rome, called Roman Numerals. We here at Research Maniacs think it's remarkable that Roman Numerals have stood the test of time and are still being used today. Anyway, the answer to your question is displayed below. LXXXVIII = 88 |
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What German word refers to a 'double' of a living person, often an evil version? | bb_1104 | doppelganger | Doppelg�nger - TV Tropes "Talk about being your own worst enemy." — Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (after sending a mutant copy of herself into a lava pit) Doppelgänger, with an umlaut and a majuscule, is the German word for a ghostly double of a living person or more commonly simply a word for someone looking exactly like someone else, i.e. an impostor or double. It means "double (walker)", in the original. It is often said that one who sees their own Doppelgänger will die soon. In fiction, this is usually because they kill you themselves and take your place . Traditionally, Doppelgängers have strange, supernatural origins, unlike twins which usually have more natural explanations. A Mirror Universe , Cloning , alien intervention, and magic are all possible sources of a Doppelgänger. For purposes of clarity, this index includes both mundane and supernatural impersonators of a character. For twins related by blood, see Twin Tropes . See also Disguise Tropes . If a good character has an evil Doppelgänger, the Doppelgänger is an Evil Twin . Specific types of Doppelgängers include: |
The Portuguese Man o' War (a sea-dwelling jellyfish-like invertebrate) alludes to a warship design devised in which country? | bb_1265 | england | Quiz for March 20th [Archive] - Shelled Warriors Forums This is a 'not so obvious' quiz. Things are not so easy as they first appear:evil::evil::evil: 1.From which country did French horns originate? Germany 2.What mineral is an Alaskan diamond? Quartz 3.The Portuguese Man o' War (a sea-dwelling jellyfish-like invertebrate) alludes to a warship design devised in which country? England 4.In the story of Cinderella (the French medieval version, which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella's slippers made from? Squirrel Fur 5.What is the main ingredient of a mince pie? Fruit 6.From what type of creature is Bombay duck made? Fish 7.What colour is orange blossom? White 8.According to the Bible how many (of each) sheep, cows and goats were taken onto Noah's Ark? Seven or Fourteen 9.Where did Panama hats originate? Ecuador 10.What type of animal inspired the creation of Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit, and the Easter Bunny? Hare 11.Where did tulips come from originally - specifically what (past) capital city and country exported the first tulips? Istanbul , Turkey 12.What type of building is a picture palace? Cinema 13.What is the main fruit ingredient of the traditional (orange) Jaffa Cake biscuit?Apricot 14.What type of creature is a prairie dog?Rodent 15.What meat is hamburger made from? Beef 16.How many people were in the band The Thompson Twins? Three 17.What type of alcoholic drink is barley wine? Beer 18.What is lava bread? Seaweed 19.What is the main ingredient of the dish Welsh Rabbit? Cheese 20.What colour is the black box on a plane? Orange 1st Place EthelandEdna Quiz for March 20th - Shelled Warriors Forums Quiz for March 20th Posts: 1,403 Quiz for March 20th This is a 'not so obvious' quiz. Things are not so easy as they first appear 1.From which country did French horns originate? Germany 2.What mineral is an Alaskan diamond? Quartz 3.The Portuguese Man o' War (a sea-dwelling jellyfish-like invertebrate) alludes to a warship design devised in which country? England 4.In the story of Cinderella (the French medieval version, which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella's slippers made from? Squirrel Fur 5.What is the main ingredient of a mince pie? Fruit 6.From what type of creature is Bombay duck made? Fish 7.What colour is orange blossom? White 8.According to the Bible how many (of each) sheep, cows and goats were taken onto Noah's Ark? Seven or Fourteen 9.Where did Panama hats originate? Ecuador 10.What type of animal inspired the creation of Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit, and the Easter Bunny? Hare 11.Where did tulips come from originally - specifically what (past) capital city and country exported the first tulips? Istanbul , Turkey 12.What type of building is a picture palace? Cinema 13.What is the main fruit ingredient of the traditional (orange) Jaffa Cake biscuit?Apricot 14.What type of creature is a prairie dog?Rodent 15.What meat is hamburger made from? Beef 16.How many people were in the band The Thompson Twins? Three 17.What type of alcoholic drink is barley wine? Beer 18.What is lava bread? Seaweed 19.What is the main ingredient of the dish Welsh Rabbit? Cheese 20.What colour is the black box on a plane? Orange 1st Place EthelandEdna |
What type of building is a picture palace? | bb_1272 | cinema | DMOZ - Arts: Architecture: Building Types: Theaters and Cinemas DMOZ Arts Architecture Building Types Theaters and Cinemas 27 Structures designed for viewing dramas, operas and other spectacles either on stage or on screen or both. Theatres were open-air in ancient Greece and Rome, but usually covered in Europe from the 16th century. An intermediate form was partially covered. Subcategories 3 |
From the Greek meaning 'against', and 'a name', what is a word called which has the opposite meaning to another word? | bb_1361 | antonym | Word Root Of The Day: anti | Membean → one who performs a certain action An antagonist is a person who is in a “contest, struggle, or conflict against or opposite” you. Anticipate Anti-! Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. No longer will you be anti the prefix anti-, even if it does mean “against” or “opposite”! Let’s first take a look at anti-, which usually means “against,” but can also mean “opposite.” If you are anti anything, you are “against” it. An antidote to a poison is a remedy given “against” the poison to stop if from killing you. An antibiotic is a drug that is given to provide a shield “against” harmful bacteria that has invaded your body. Similarly, liquids in car engines tend to freeze if antifreeze is not given as a protection “against” frigid winter temperatures. Sweat a lot? If so, you might want to use an antiperspirant, which will help shield you “against” perspiring. Perhaps someone who is antisocial, or “against” being social, wouldn’t care whether he’d use antiperspirant or not, since he wouldn’t be hanging around others anyway. Sometimes the i of anti- is left out; this tends to happen before vowels. This variant, ant, also means “opposite” or “against.” For instance, Antarctica is the land that is “opposite” to the Arctic on the globe. An antonym is a word that is “opposite” in meaning to another word, such as dark being the antonym of light. Would an antagonist of yours, or one who goes “against” you, offer you an antacid tablet or antimatter? If your stomach wasn’t feeling well because of too much acid in it, you would take an antacid, which would work “against” the acid to neutralize it. On the other hand, if you were to bring matter and antimatter, or the “opposite” of matter, together, they would annihilate each other in one huge explosion. Watch out if your antagonist is also a physicist! Now words with anti- or ant in them will no longer go “against” your vocabulary knowledge, but rather much the “opposite!” anti: ‘against’ antonym - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word antonym A word that has the exact opposite meaning of another word is its antonym. Life is full of antonyms, from the "stop" and "go" of a traffic signal to side-by-side restroom doors labeled "men" and "women." Most antonyms are pretty obvious, like "good" and "bad," or "black" and "white." Some words can be transformed into their antonyms simply by adding the prefixes "un," "in," or "non," as when "likable" is changed into its antonym, "unlikable." The word antonym itself takes the Greek word anti, meaning "opposite," and adds it to -onym, which comes from the Greek onoma, or "name." So antonym literally means "opposite-name." |
What was the very Greek middle name of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis? | bb_1465 | socrates | Aristotle Onassis - Biography - IMDb Aristotle Onassis Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (10) | Personal Quotes (3) Overview (4) Ari Mini Bio (1) Aristole Onassis was an ethnic Greek born in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire in what is now Turkey, who became a billionaire shipping tycoon when the number of billionaires could be counted on one hand. He is known to history as the second husband of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was the son of Socrates Onassis, a ship owner with a modest fleet of 10 ships manned by 40 sailors. The relative wealth of his father got the young Ari a good education, and he became fluent in English, Spanish and Turkish. In the aftermath of World War One, when the Ottoman Empire was broken up by the victorious Allies and modern Turkey was created by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , many ethnic Greeks were expelled from the new country. The Onassis family fled to Greece as refugees. Aristotle Onassis emigrated to Argentina in 1923 with 60 dollars (approximately $800 in 2011 dollars, when factored for inflation). He became an importer of Turkish tobacco and eventually became an owner of ships. Eventually, he held Argentine and Greek passports and dual citizenship. Onassis switched to transporting oil for the major petroleum companies, who could save money by not owning their own fleets. It was the introduction of the supertanker to transport Middle Eastern oil that made Onassis one of the richest men in the world. A supertanker could be paid for with one six-month lease, meaning that the majority of the 20-year life-span of a tanker could result in extraordinary profits. Onassis invested his vast fortune wisely, including in the petroleum industry itself, transportation, and other businesses. Outside of the business world, Aristole Onassis was little known, and if he was known at all, it was for his romance with the opera singer Maria Callas . However, his 1968 marriage to the widow of the late President John F. Kennedy made him a world-wide figure whose life was chronicled in newspapers around the globe. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood Spouse (2) ( 28 December 1946 - 1960) (divorced) (2 children) Trivia (10) After her divorce from Onassis, Athina married John Spencer-Churchill . After their divorce, she married her sister's widower - Onassis's arch shipping rival - Stavros Niarchos . She was the daughter of another Greek shipping magnate, Stavros Livanos. Children: Alexander Socrates (April 30, 1948 - January 23, 1973) and Christina Onassis . Ended his affair with opera diva Maria Callas to marry Jacqueline Kennedy . Founder (1956) of Olympic Airways of Greece. In 1954, the FBI investigated Onassis for Fraud Against the Government. He was charged with violating the citizenship provision of the shipping laws which requires that all ships displaying the American flag be owned by United States citizens. Onassis pled guilty and paid $7 million to the United States Government. According to "Greek Fire: The Story Of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis" by Nicholas Gage , Callas's and Onassis's child, a boy, was born and died on 30 March 1960. Portrayed by Frank Vincent , Raul Julia , Joss Ackland , Thom Christopher , Robert Lindsay , and Philip Baker Hall . Anthony Quinn played a character based on Onassis in The Greek Tycoon (1978). Partnered with Arthur G. Cohen to build Olympic Tower (1971), 51-story a residential/commercial building across from St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York City). Hergé 's Tintin book "Flight 714" depicts a tycoon named Laszlo Carreidas. In one scene, Carreidas is talking on the phone to an associate in New York who is attending an auction. When Carreidas hears that Onassis is trying to buy some paintings, he instantly orders the associate to buy the paintings, no matter the cost. Personal Quotes (3) |
What UK-based organisation is (at 2011) the world's largest insurance market? | bb_1487 | lloyds of london | The 50 Largest Reinsurers | Risk Management Monitor The 50 Largest Reinsurers by Jared Wade (click for larger version) It’s not a good time to be a reinsurer. These companies, which essentially offer insurance for insurance, often bear the brunt of natural disasters. And 2011 has been the worst catastrophe year in history by some measures. Just look at the graphic above, courtesy of the Insurance Information Institute , for proof. Add in the fact that investment returns, traditionally a windfall for these heavily capitalized reinsurers, have been sluggish and volatile since the market meltdown in 2008 and things could be better. Still, plenty of companies are doing A-OK. Just look at the list below. From AM Best, these are the 50 largest reinsurers in terms of gross premiums written in 2010 (in millions). 1. Munich Reinsurance Company—$31,280 2. Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited—24,756 3. Hannover Rueckversicherung AG—15,147 4. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. —14,374 5. Lloyd’s—12,977 7. Reinsurance Group of America Inc. — 7,201 8. Allianz S.E. — 5,736 10. Everest Re Group Ltd. —4,201 11. Transatlantic Holdings Inc. —4,133 12. Korean Reinsurance Company —4,114 13. China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation —3,796 14. London Reinsurance Group Inc. —3,266 15. MAPFRE RE, Compania de Reaseguros, S.A. —3,143 16. General Insurance Corporation of India —2,573 17. Assicurazioni Generali SpA —2,463 18. AEGON N.V. —2,391 19. QBE Insurance Group Limited —2,280 20. XL Group plc—2,255 21. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.—2,206 22. The Toa Reinsurance Company Limited—2,021 23. Axis Capital Holdings Limited—1,834 24. Caisse Centrale de Reassurance—1,814 25. Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.—1,625 26. Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.—1,466 27. Catlin Group Limited—1,290 28. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.—1,165 29. Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited—1,162 30. ACE Limited—1,146 31. Validus Holdings Ltd.—1,101 32. Flagstone Reinsurance aHoldings Limited—1,098 33. White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.—1,079 34. Amlin plc—1,004 |
Which famous movie car was made from the chassis of two 1968 Chevrolet Impalas and a Chevy V8 engine? | bb_1529 | batmobile | The 50 Most Famous Cars Of All Time – Page 5 The 50 Most Famous Cars Of All Time – Page 5 Posted in General by Ryan | August 3rd, 2008 | 156 Responses | 41. 2003 Mini Cooper S [R53] Where It’s From: The Italian Job [2003] film Claim to Fame:These little cars packed supercharged, 1.6L Tritect engines that made for some surprinsingly intense chase scenes. 42. 1967 Ford Shelby GT350 Where It’s From: The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift [2006] film Claim to Fame: This custom ’68 Mustang made the Top 50 list because it illustrates one of the worst, most tragic custom jobs ever performed on-screen on a Mustang since the birth of motion pictures. Although described as a Shelby Cobra Mustang GT-350 , the ’68-’67 GT350’s and GT500’s all have front grill openings, valences, and hoods that don’t even remotely resemble the “Shelby” in Tokyo Drift. Additionally, although the stunt cars in the movie used the 302 Windsor V8, the storyline of the movie involved swapping the Shelby’s engine with a Nissan RB26DETT. Oh, the humanity. 43. 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS Where It’s From: Magnum PI [1980-1988] television series Claim to Fame: The mid-engine V8 Ferrari featured in the original series [replaced later with 1981 and 1984 model years, respectively], the huge popularity of the show coupled with the gorgeous, amazing performance of the 255-hp GTS started a tidal wave of sales for Ferrari in the 80’s. 44. 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car Where It’s From: Batman [1966-1968] television series Claim to Fame:With Mickey Thompson’s sitting pretty in the back and a Ford Galaxie engine and trans under the hood, the bullet-proof, justice-bringing Batmobile was even cool with Robin riding shotgun. 45. 1975 Mercury Marquis Brougham Where It’s From: Uncle Buck [1989] film Claim to Fame: We love Uncle Buck’s Marquis because it’s one of those POS cars that would survive a nuclear Holocaust and apparently thrives on engine sludge the same way a MacLaren thrives on premium fuel. 46. 1964 Lincoln Continental Where It’s From: Animal House [1978] film Claim to Fame: The custom job from hell and the college road trip everybody remembers. Well I mean, sort-of remembers..those were some crazy times, man. 47. 2054 Lexus CS Where It’s From: Minority Report [2002] Claim to Fame:Lexus’ concept car. When RideLust is nearing pension age, we’ll be seen motoring off to the Social Security Office in this sick, futuristic CS. 48. 1972 Bedford CF Where It’s From:Scooby-Doo [2002] film Claim to Fame: The Mystery Machine, the only van on the planet that can give honest competition to the Partridge family’s tour bus in the “Most Psychedelic Van” category. 49. 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 Where It’s From: The Beverly Hillbillies [1993] film Claim to Fame:Not an especially well-known ride, and really only lust-able in certain West Virginian circles, the Clampett-mobile makes the Top 50 list simply for the monster truck customizations made by Jethro. 50. 1982 Ford Bronco XLT Where It’s From: Romancing The Stone [1984] film Claim to Fame: Pepe “The Mule”, the drug-running 4 x4 with a V8 engine and the apparent ability to score bigger air then the General Lee. |
What iconic Wrigley brand, launched in 1893, is considered the first product bought using a barcode scanner? | bb_1599 | juicy fruit | 1000+ images about vintage | Wrigley's on Pinterest | Advertising signs, Painted walls and Fruit gums Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas vintage | Wrigley's 40 Pins96 Followers The Wrigley's Company was founded in 1891 ✤ Created brands include Juicy Fruit • Doublemint • Big Red • P.K. ✤ Acquired brands include Lifesavers, Skittle, Starburst (formerly Opal Fruits) ✤ Mars, Inc acquired the Wrigley company in 2008; however, Wrigley still operates and produces its own brands. |
What is a plane figure with nine straight sides and nine angles? | bb_1613 | nonagon | SOLUTION: What has nine angles nine vertices and nine sides ? SOLUTION: What has nine angles nine vertices and nine sides ? Algebra -> Polygons -> SOLUTION: What has nine angles nine vertices and nine sides ? 3. All nine sides of a nonagon are of equal length. 4. Each of the interior angles of a nonagon is . 5. A nonagon is defined as a regular nine-sided nonagon with nine equal angles. 6. The sum of all the interior angles of a nonagon is 1260�. 7. A nonagon is a two-dimensional figure. 8. Nonagons are studied in the branch of geometry called plane geometry. 9. In plane geometry a nonagon is classified as a type of regular polygon. 10. What is the root of the name of the shape? It comes from Latin words which means " Polygons Polygons A polygon is a plane shape with straight sides. Is it a Polygon? Polygons are 2-dimensional shapes. They are made of straight lines, and the shape is "closed" (all the lines connect up). Polygon Polygon comes from Greek. Poly- means "many" and -gon means "angle". Types of Polygons A regular polygon has all angles equal and all sides equal, otherwise it is irregular Concave or Convex A convex polygon has no angles pointing inwards. More precisely, no internal angle can be more than 180°. If any internal angle is greater than 180° then the polygon is concave. (Think: concave has a "cave" in it) Simple or Complex A simple polygon has only one boundary, and it doesn't cross over itself. A complex polygon intersects itself! Many rules about polygons don't work when it is complex. in this case a pentagram ) Try Interactive Polygons ... make them regular, concave or complex. Names of Polygons If it is a Regular Polygon... Name You can make names using this method: Sides ...enneagon Example: a 62-sided polygon is a Hexacontadigon BUT, for polygons with 13 or more sides, it is OK (and easier) to write "13-gon", "14-gon" ... "100-gon", etc. Remembering A Quad Bike has 4 wheels Pentagon (5 Sides) The "Pentagon" in Washington DC has 5 sides Hexagon (6 Sides) What is a nine-sided shape called? | Reference.com What is a nine-sided shape called? A: Quick Answer A nonagon is a closed shape that has nine sides. If it is a regular nonagon, all nine sides are the same length, and all the angles are equal. Full Answer The sum of the interior angles of a nonagon is 1260 degrees. If it is a regular nonagon, then all nine angles have the same measurement of 140 degrees. The term "nonagon" was coined during the 17th century from a combination of words. It begins with the Latin word "nonus," which means "nine." The last part of the word "gon" is patterned after Latin and Greek words meaning "angle. " Literally translated, "nonagon" means "nine angles." |
What chemical element has the symbol S? | bb_1711 | sulphur | Symbols for Elements Symbols for Elements Some symbols should make sense to you immediately--such as C for carbon, O for oxygen and S for sulfur. This is because the English name is very similar to the Latin name for these elements. Some of the others should be quite baffling--such as Na for sodium, K for potassium, Fe for iron, Au for gold, and Ag for silver. This is because the English and Latin names for these elements are quite different. C S Fe Some of the elements have a single letter for a symbol. These are generally the very common ones such as oxygen, or carbon, or they might be the only elements that start with that particular letter. O C Most of the elements have double letter symbols, and you have to make sure that you use an upper case for the first letter and a lower case for the second letter. That second letter is usually the first non-common letter between elements that have names starting with the same letter. For example, chromium and chlorine both start with "C" and so does the symbol. They both have "h" for the second letter but the third letter is different--it's "l" for chlorine, "r" for chromium--and thus the symbols for those two elements are Cl for chlorine and Cr for chromium. Cl Cr Over the years chemists not only named and symbolized the elements, they also discovered new ones and made a great many observations and measurements of the elements. They observed similarities and patterns among the pure elements which cried out for someone to arrange them in some sort of organizational scheme. This was done and the result, after a number of modifications, is the modern periodic table of the elements. (Note: a few of the symbols may change as scientists reach agreement on the most recent elements.) We will have much more to say about it and its strange structure later in the course. You will find that it has a lot to do with the ways that elements combine with one another to form compounds. H |
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