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Chopin's public popularity as a virtuoso began to wane, as did the number of his pupils, and this, together with the political strife and instability of the time, caused him to struggle financially. In February 1848, with the cellist Auguste Franchomme, he gave his last Paris concert, which included three movements of the Cello Sonata Op. 65.
Inner and outer vestibules lead to the octagonal chapter house, which is of exceptional architectural purity. It is built in a Geometrical Gothic style with an octagonal crypt below. A pier of eight shafts carries the vaulted ceiling. To the sides are blind arcading, remains of 14th-century paintings and numerous stone benches above which are innovatory large 4-light quatre-foiled windows. These are virtually contemporary with the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris.
Bengal School of Art However, Bengal continues to produce some of the best artists of modern India. There is a department in the Government College Of Art & Craft that has been training students the traditional style of tempera and wash painting for almost a century now. These students are carrying the legacy of the Bengal School artists, who, initially, were a group of artists, following Abanindranath's style and sharing his aesthetic vision. Among them, Dhirendranath Brahma is the living legend of the Bengal School of Art. He is a master of calligraphy and has innumerable students who are carrying on the tradition of Bengal School of painting. Among the other renowned artists of this style of painting are Ajoy Ghosh, Sankarlal Aich, Amal Chaklader, Narendranath De Sarkar, Sukti Subhra Pradhan & Ratan Acharya. Some of the best known artists of present-day Bengal are Jogen Chowdhury, Mrinal Kanti Das, Gopal Sanyal, Ganesh Pyne, Manishi Dey, Shanu Lahiri, Ganesh Haloi [7] Jahar Dasgupta, Samir Aich, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Sudip Roy, Ramananda Bandopadhyay and Devajyoti Ray. Sanat Chatterjee is one of the last living pioneers of Bengal School of art. He studied under Asit Kumar Haldar for around fifteen years.
BBC - History - The Troubles - Peace The Troubles Good Friday Agreement Denis Murray recalls the difficult birth of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Denis Murray, the BBC's Ireland Correspondent between 1988 and 2008, recalls how some sort of consensus around Northern Ireland emerged with the Good Friday Agreement. Downing Street Declaration British & Irish governments issue declaration outlining terms for Northern Ireland peace. The British and Irish governments issue a joint declaration outlining the terms they hoped would bring about peace in Northern Ireland. Anglo-Irish Agreement Co-operation between Dublin and London over Northern Ireland meets unionist opposition. Greater co-operation between the British and Irish governments over affairs in Northern Ireland leads to escalating opposition from the unionist and loyalist community. Sunningdale Agreement Proposed power sharing in Northern Ireland brought down by a widespread workers' strike. A proposed power sharing government in Northern Ireland is brought down by a widespread industrial strike supported by large numbers of the unionist community. Direct rule returns to Northern Ireland The British government took over direct rule of Northern Ireland in March 1972. The British government decided to take over direct rule of Northern Ireland after the violent bloodshed of early 1972. More information about: Peace in the Troubles Some would argue the fight for peace started as soon as the Troubles began. Such is the nature of Northern Ireland, born out of bloodshed, that there is no agreement about when precisely peace gave way to conflict, or conflict to peace. Civil rights Some pinpoint the start of the conflict to 5 October 1968, when a civil rights march in Londonderry ended in violence. It's perhaps not surprising that the Troubles began in a place whose very name has been bitterly disputed by both sides: Derry for Irish nationalists, Londonderry for British unionists. Peaceful reform had been the aim of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, inspired by the African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Its 'five demands' included an end to discrimination against Catholics in jobs and housing. The 5 October march had been banned and images of the mainly nationalist demonstrators being beaten by police were beamed around the world, drawing widespread condemnation. The unionist government in Northern Ireland began to grant reforms. This was too little too late for many nationalists and too much too soon for many unionists. British intervention By 1969, peaceful protest had given way to street violence fuelled by bitter sectarian divisions. The British Army was brought in to quell the disorder, but conflict escalated and soon the armed groups and political parties who would do battle, violently and verbally, for decades to come, were born. Cries for peace came in waves of revulsion at the violence, but events made opportunities for peace more difficult. Even so, no one foresaw the Troubles lasting so long. The early years were the bloodiest period, marked by death and destruction, and the fall of the unionist-dominated parliament to be replaced by 'direct rule' by the British government in London. In 1972, the government made an early bid for peace with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). The 'Provisionals' were routinely referred to as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) after a split from the 'Officials' in 1969. IRA leaders were secretly flown to London for talks, but their demands for a new Irish republic were not realistic and were rejected. Power-sharing proposal In 1973, the promise of peace came in a power-sharing deal hammered out by unionists, nationalists and others at Sunningdale in Berkshire, England. The agreement involved a formal link with the Republic of Ireland through a Council of Ministers. This "Irish dimension" was too much for the loyalists but didn't go far enough for republicans. The agreement soon collapsed amid paramilitary violence and the chaos of the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike, which had b
Late 'voice' of Kentucky athletics, Cawood Ledford, voted into NSMA Hall of Fame Cawood Ledford, the late "voice" of Kentucky athletics, has been voted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, the association announced Monday. Ledford, who died in 2001, spent 39 years calling UK basketball and football games. He even called several Kentucky Derbys, winning three Eclipse Awards for his coverage of thoroughbred racing. He was tabbed Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year 22 times, according to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2020 Hall of Fame class will be celebrated on June 29.
Chris Terrio -LRB- born December 31 , 1976 -RRB- is an American screenwriter and film director . He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Argo , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . Terrio also won the Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2012 and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay , a BAFTA and the 2013 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . Terrio wrote the screenplay for Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , the follow-up to Zack Snyder 's Man of Steel , based on an earlier draft by David S. Goyer . He has also recently completed a screenplay entitled A Foreigner , based on an article by the journalist David Grann , and Justice League for Warner Bros .
Ohio State Fair The Ohio State Fair is one of the largest State Fairs in the United States. The event is held in Columbus, Ohio during late July through early August. As estimated in a 2011 economic impact study conducted by Saperstein & Associates; the State Fair contributes approximately 68.5 million dollars to the state's economy.[3] In 2015, attendance was 982,305, the Fair's highest 12-day attendance on record.[2]
The bagpipe The Bagpipe or here for the same in mp3 format The origins of the bagpipe can be traced back to the most ancient civilizations. The bagpipe probably originated as a rustic instrument in many cultures because a herdsman had the necessary materials at hand: a goat or sheep skin and a reed pipe. The instrument is mentioned in the Bible, and historians believe that it originated in Sumaria. Through Celtic migration it was introduced to Persia and India, and subsequently to Greece and Rome. In fact, a Roman historian of the first century wrote that the Emporer Nero knew how to play the pipe with his mouth and the bag thrust under his arm. During the Middle Ages, however, the bagpipe was heard and appreciated by all levels of society. Bagpipes have always been made in many shapes and sizes, and have been played throughout Europe from before the Norman Conquest until the present day. Medieval pipes usually had a single drone - see contemporary illustrations of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales for English single-drone pipes. Around 1400 (give or take 50 years), most shepherd-style pipes acquired a second drone. A third drone is added about after 1550. See paintings by Brueghel and the illustrations in Praetorius' Syntagma Musicum. The Renaissance also saw the advent of small, quiet chamber pipes such as Praetorius' Hummelchen or the French shuttle-drone models, some blown with bellows under the arm rather than with the mouth. The construction of the bagpipe allows a continuous supply of air to be maintained. By squeezing the bag with his left hand while a breath is taken, the flow of air can be kept up in both the drone pipes and chanter. Other features of this instrument are the mouthpipe and the double reed of the chanter and drone. The mouthpipe contains a round piece of leather hinged onto the bag end which acts as a one way valve. As the player blows air in, the flap opens; when he stops blowing the air pressure within the bag forces the flap shut. The chanter has seven finger holes and a thumb hole, and has a usual range of an octave and one note. The bagpipe is ideal for solo dances and monophonic music. It has been mentioned for use in polyphony, but if so, problems would arise. The drone would preclude the possibility of any change of mode, and the continuous sound would prohibit observance of rests. During the Renaissance, the bagpipe gradually moved from country to court. Both Edward II and Edward III had pipers at court. King Henry VIII, composer and music patron, also had an extensive collection of instruments which, according to a contemporary account, included wone with pipes of ivorie and a bagge covered with purple vellat. As a rustic instrument it has been immortalized in the paintings of Pieter Breughel and his contemporaries. Musica Antiqua's collection includes a replica with two drones patterned after Brueghel's Peasant Wedding, and a Hummelchen (little bumblebee) bagpipe which is modelled after the smallest of the four included in Praetorius' Syntagma Musicum of 1619. The Brueghel model is smaller than a highland pipe and loud, but not as piercing as a today's highland pipes. The Praetorius model is tiny and has sweet and delicate tone, making it useful both as a solo instrument and in ensemble with other Renaissance instruments. The chanter has a range from c1 to d2 and two drones tuneable to f and c or g and d. This boxwood replica was made by Wolfgang Lentelme of Germany. M. Praetorius: Syntagma musicum (Wolfenbuttel, 1619/r1958) M. Mersenne: Harmonie universelle (Paris, 1636/r1963) G. H. Askew: 'The Bag-pipe in Early Britain', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (1940) E. Winternitz: 'Bagpipes for the Lord', Metropolitan Musium of Art Bulletin, (1958) A. Baines: Bagpipes (Oxford, 1960) H. Hickmann: Agyptien, Musikgeschichte in Bildern, (Leipzig, 1961) F. Crane: Extant Medieval Musical Instruments: a Provisional Catalogue by Types, (Iowa City, 1972) T. H. Podnow: Bagpipes and Tunings (Detroit, 1974) F. Collinson: The Bagpipe (London, 1975) D. Macmillan: 'The Myster
Frozen Ever After is a dark water ride attraction in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. Part of the Norway Pavilion of the park's World Showcase section, the attraction features scenes inspired by Disney's 2013 animated film "Frozen" as well as the 2015 animated short "Frozen Fever". It opened on June 21, 2016 and replaced the former Maelstrom attraction, utilizing the same ride vehicles and a similar track layout.
Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Facts, information and articles about The Oregon Trail, a part of Westward Expansion from the Wild West Oregon Trail summary: The 2,200-mile east-west trail served as a critical transportation route for emigrants traveling from Missouri to Oregon and other points west during the mid-1800s. Travelers were inspired by dreams of gold and rich farmlands, but they were also motivated by difficult economic times in the east and the diseases like yellow fever and malaria that were decimating the Midwest around 1837. Fur Trappers Lay Down The Oregon Trail From about 1811-1840 the Oregon Trail was laid down by traders and fur trappers. It could only be traveled by horseback or on foot. By the year 1836, the first of the migrant train of wagons was put together. It started in Independence, Missouri and traveled a cleared trail that reached to Fort Hall, Idaho. Work was done to clear more and more of the trail stretching farther West and it eventually reached Willamette Valley, Oregon. Improvements on the trail in the form of better roads, ferries, bridges and ‘cutouts’ made the trip both safer and faster each year. There were several starting points in Nebraska Territory, Iowa and Missouri. These met along the lower part of Plate River Valley which was located near Fort Kearny. The many offshoots of the trail and the main trail itself were used by an estimated 350,000 settlers from the 1830s through 1869. When the first railroad was completed, allowing faster and more convenient travel, use of the trail quickly declined. Oregon Trail Map To view maps and images of the Oregon Trail, see our Oregon Trail Map page Articles Featuring The Oregon Trail From History Net Magazines Featured Article More Oregon Trail Articles Oregon Trail: Wagon Tracks West By Bob Brooke In the spring of 1843, the first ripple of a coming tide of would-be settlers piled everything they owned into canvas-covered wagons, handcarts and any other vehicle that could move, and set out along a dim trace called ‘the Emigrant Road.’ They went by way of a route that was a broad ribbon of threads, sometimes intertwining, sometimes splitting off into frayed digressions. It ran beside waterways, stretched across tall-grass and short-grass prairies, wound through mountain passes, and then spanned the Pacific Slope to the promised lands of Oregon and California. One in 17 never made it. This road to the Far West soon became known by another name–the Oregon Trail. Even today, ruts from the wagon wheels remain etched indelibly in the fragile topsoil of the Western landscape. The Oregon Trail opened at a time when the westward settlement and development of the trans-Mississippi West had stalled at the Missouri River; Mexico still claimed all of California, and Alaska remained Russian territory. Everything from California to Alaska and between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean was a British-held territory called Oregon. The trail pointed the way for the United States to expand westward to achieve what politicians of the day called its ‘Manifest Destiny’ to reach ‘from sea to shining sea.’In 1843, the trickle of emigrants into Independence, Mo., began to swell. They came from all directions, by steamboat and over primitive roads that a day or two of heavy rain turned into quagmires. For the most part they were farmers–family men, with wives and children–who had a common goal of seeking a promised land of milk and honey in far-off Oregon, about which they knew as little as they did about how to get there. They did know that the back country of Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas had not proved to be a shining paradise. The doldrums that followed the depression of 1837 shriveled the value of land and the price of crops, and malaria ravaged the bottomlands that once had promised so much. Read More in Wild West Magazine Subscribe online and save nearly 40%!! !It was said that snow did not exist in California’s golden valleys, that the black soil of Oregon was bottomless, that vast rivers afforded easy transportation, and that no forests barred the way to migrating wagons. Ignorance allowed travelers to advance where fuller knowledge might have rooted them with apprehension. But they were farm folk and had pioneered before. They were adept with wagons, livestock, rifles and axes. The women were used to walking beside the men as wilderness equals. Above all, they were restless–once a farm had been tamed, the narrow horizons of the backwoods communities closed around them. Vast and unclaimed riches far to the west, across the Great Plains, beckoned. It was as if the land itself were pulling the people westward. ‘As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea,’ wrote novelist Willa Cather in My Antonia. ‘And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running.’Many of these restless souls had heard of the success of Joe Meek and his friend Bob Newell, who had made it to Oregon in 1840. These two mountain men rigged up some wobbly wagons and trained’squaw ponies’ to pull them. Meek and Newell managed to get the first wheeled vehicles over the Blue Mountains. The wagon trip ended at Fort Walla Walla, after which they took boats down the Columbia River to the Willamette River valley. The next year, John Bidwell and John Bartleson traveled what would later be christened the Oregon Trail on the first planned overland emigration west to California. At Soda Springs (in what is now southwest Idaho) one contingent split off for Oregon. In his Journal, Bidwell described the famous landmarks that would impress almost all Oregon Trail travelers–Courthouse Rock, Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff, Fort Laramie and Independence Rock. In 1842, Dr. Elijah White, the newly appointed Indian agent in Oregon, successfully led 125 men, women and children there. But the real thrust westward came the following year, when the Oregon Trail took on a new significance thanks to the so-called Great Emigration. By May 13, 1843, more than 900 emigrants bound for Oregon were encamped on the prairie at Fitzhugh’s Mill, several miles from Independence, preparing for embarkment, dividing into companies, electing wagon masters and engaging veteran and self-proclaimed frontiersmen who professed to know the country to guide them. Peter Burnett was chosen captain, and a so-called cow column for slower wagons and herds of livestock was formed with Jesse Applegate as its leader. Applegate would later provide descriptions of life on the Oregon Trail in his memoir, A Day with the Cow Column in 1843. Mountain man John Gant was to be chief guide as far as Fort Hall. They would follow the trail left by Meek and Newell. Marcus Whitman, a Protestant missionary and physician who had established a mission in Oregon in 1836, would join the Applegate train on his return west after an eastern visit. Doctors came to be a welcome rarity along the trail. Applegate called Whitman ‘that good angel’ of the emigrants. ‘It is no disparagement to others to say that to no other individual are the emigrants of 1843 so indebted for their successful conclusion of their journey as to Dr. Marcus Whitman,’ he added. Among the travelers was Jesse Applegate’s young nephew and namesake. The 7-year-old boy’s full name was Jesse Applegate Applegate to distinquish between them; he was called Jesse A. or just Jess. Along with his uncle, Jess traveled with his parents, four brothers, one sister and numerous other relatives. Years later, when he was in his 70s, he wrote Recollections of My Boyhood, in which he largely succeeds in portraying events and personalities from the 1843 western crossing through the eyes of a young boy. As the Applegate party journeyed across the prairies and over the Rockies, the trek had mostly seemed like grand fun to the boy. At first his recollections bubble with the thrill of adventure. The ‘gay and savage looking’ Plains Indians had awed but not scared him. He had traded nails and bits of metal with Indian children and thrown buffalo chips at other white children. Later, though, the recollections become more somber. Jesse A. Applegate had also experiened the suffering that almost no early traveler on the Oregon Trail could avoid. Food supplies would inevitably become low and water scarce. A bone-wrenching weariness would set in as the miseries mounted. Propaganda about Oregon and early accounts of travel west flourished in newspapers, pamphlets and emigrants’ guidebooks, creating an Oregon fever. Oregon’s image was that of a place of renewal, where everything was bigger and better and people could better themselves. The U. S. government made the new land seem even more appealing by offering Oregon settlers a square mile of land for almost nothing. But as the emigrants pushed overland, many lost sight of the vision that had set them going. That wasn’t so surprising because, as Hiram Crittenden remembered, ‘the Trail was strewn with abandoned property, the skeletons of horses and oxen, and with freshly made mounds and headboards that told a pitiful tale.’The weight of hardship piled on hardship was enough, on occasion, to make men and women break down and cry, and perhaps even turn back. Yet most travelers summoned up reserves of courage and kept going. They endured every hardship from a mule kick in the shins to cholera. The ones who got through usually did so because of sheer determination. The Applegate train began to assemble in late April, the best time to get rolling. The date of departure had to be selected with care. If they began the more than 2,000-mile journey too early in the spring, there would not be enough grass on the prairie to keep the livestock strong enough to travel. Animals would begin to sicken, slowing up the train. Such slowdowns would often throw off the schedule and sometimes cause major problems down the road. If they waited too long they might later be trapped in the mountains by early winter storms. Over the years, other wagon trains used Westport, Leavenworth and St. Joseph as jumping-off points. The Applegate train used Independence, pre-eminent since 1827 as an outfitting center. Since the majority of emigrants were farmers with families, they often chose Murphy farm wagons as their chief means of transport. Conestoga wagons, which weighed 1 1/2 tons empty, were too heavy for travel where there were no roads. The heavier the wagon, the more likely it would bog down in mud or cause the team to break down. Oregon-bound travelers were advised to keep their wagons weighing less than 11Ž2 tons fully loaded. A new wagon and spare parts, which were almost always needed, would cost a family close to $100. The wagons had 10-by-3 1/2-foot bodies, and their covers were made of canvas or a waterproofed sheeting called osnaburg. Frames of hickory bows supported the cloth tops, which protected pioneers from rain and sun. The rear wheels were 5 or 6 feet in diameter, but the front wheels were 4 feet or less so that they would not jam against the wagon body on sharp turns. Metal parts were kept to a minimum because of the weight, but the tires were made of iron to hold the wheels together and to protect the wooden rims. The rims and spokes would still sometimes crack and split, of course, and in the dry air of the Great Plains, they were also likely to shrink, which eventually caused the iron tires to slip off. These early American mobile homes were called ‘prairie schooners’ because they resembled a fleet of ships sailing across a sea of grass. In fact, when rivers were too deep to be forded and there was no timber to build rafts, the travelers would remove the wheels and float the wagons across. Once he had selected a wagon or two, the pioneer next had to decide on his draft animals. Most emigrants, including Captain Burnett, swore by oxen. ‘The ox is the most noble animal, patient, thrifty, durable, and gentle,’ he said. ‘Unfortunately, they also had their drawbacks. Their cloven hoofs tended to splinter on mountain rocks, and oxen could only do about 15 miles a day, while mules did 20. ‘They don’t walk,’ said one exasperated emigrant. ‘They plod.’Prosperous families usually took two or more wagons because the typical wagon did not have a large carrying capacity. After flour sacks, food, furniture, clothes and farm equipment were piled on, not much space remained. Space was so limited that, except in terrible weather, most travelers cooked, ate and slept outside. A. J. Mc Call wrote of his fellow travelers, ‘They laid in an over-supply of bacon, flour and beans, and in addition thereto every conceivable jimcrack and useless article that the wildest fancy could devise or human ingenuity could invent–pins and needles, brooms and brushes, ox shoes and horse shoes, lasts and leather, glass beads and hawk-bells, jumping jacks and jews-harps, rings and bracelets, pocket mirrors and pocket books, calico vests and boiled shirts.’ A passerby was reminded of birds building a nest while watching one family load its wagon. The members of the Applegate train often killed buffalo and antelope, but a more dependable supply of meat was the herd of cattle led behind the wagons. Once the wagons were loaded, the animals gathered and the emigrants reasonably organized, Captain Peter Burnett finally gave the signal for the Applegates and the others to move out. The train included nearly 1,000 persons of both sexes, more than 200 wagons, 700 oxen and nearly 800 loose cattle. The Great Emigration of 1843 had begun. ‘The migration of a large body of men, women and children across the continent to Oregon was, in the year 1843, strictly an experiment,’ Jesse Applegate, the leader of the cow column, wrote. Out on the plains in the middle of May, the grass was luxuriant and the wildflowers out in force. The spring storms were often startling in their power. The thunderstorms of eastern Kansas, wrote one traveler, ‘rolled the whole circle of the firmament with a peculiar and awful vibration.’ Another diarist reported a gale that covered the ground with a foot of water, drove rain through the wagon covers ‘like as though they had been paper,’ and scattered cattle ‘to the ends of the earth.’Read More in Wild West Magazine Subscribe online and save nearly 40%!! !The first miles were a hubbub. Ill-broken oxen and reluctant mules either bolted or sulked in harness, entangled themselves in picket ropes or escaped entirely and sped back to the starting point. When not busy rounding up livestock, the exuberant males of the party quarreled over firewood and water holes and raced for preferred positions in line. Still, for the most part, the travelers had it relatively easy during the first few weeks on the trail as they headed northwest toward Nebraska and the Platte River. Despite the occasional thunderstorm, the weather was usually pleasant. It was a good time to learn to handle a prairie schooner. Jesse Applegate wrote about the workings of a typical day on the trail: ‘Sentinels fired their rifles at four o’clock in the morning to wake the camp. Fires were lighted and the herders drove the oxen into the circle of wagons to be yoked for the day’s journey. This corral of the plains was made the night before by parking the wagons in a circle. The rear wagon was connected with the wagon in front by its tongue and ox chains. It was strong enough to keep the oxen from breaking out, and also served as a barricade in case of Indian attack.‘Five to seven o’clock were busy hours, with breakfast to be eaten, teams yoked, tents folded and wagons loaded. Promptly at seven the bugle sounded, and the wagon train was on its way. Women and children often walked beside the trail, gathering wild flowers and odd-looking stones. Boys and young men on horseback kept the loose stock from straying too far, as they trailed along behind the wagons.‘At noon we stopped to eat. Oxen were turned loose with their yokes on, so they might graze and rest. Sometimes the officers of the train got together at noon to consider the case of someone who had violated the rules or had committed a crime. He was given a fair trial and, if found guilty, was sentenced according to the nature of his offense.‘At one o’clock the bugle sounded, and the wagons were once more on their way. All through the afternoon the oxen plodded, and when the wagons arrived at the spot chosen by the guide as a camping place, preparations were made to spend the night. Livestock were driven out to pasture, tents were pitched, fires built, and supper was on its way. Perhaps hunters came in with choice parts of buffalo or antelope, and everyone enjoyed a feast.‘After supper, the children played their favorite games, the elders gathered in groups and talked, perhaps making plans for the new homes to be built at the end of the Oregon Trail. Some of the young folk danced to the music of the fiddle or accordion, while those more serious minded sang their favorite songs, some religious, some sentimental. ‘Old Hundredth’ was a favorite, and as the music and words of the grand old hymn floated on the evening breeze, many paused to listen and ponder. But youth was not to be denied, the trek was a great adventure, and life stretched far ahead. Many a troth was plighted at the impromptu gatherings along the trail, beside a dim campfire.‘Guard duty commenced at eight o’clock at night and continued until four o’clock in the morning. Various companies took turns at guard duty, one night out of three. Fires were dimmed at an early hour, and everyone retired to rest for tomorrow’s march. Some slept in tents, some in wagons, some on the ground, under the stars. Usually their sleep was undisturbed save perhaps by the sharp yelp of a coyote on a nearby hill, and the challenging bark of the camp dogs.’The prairie schooners crossed the Big Blue, a tributary of the Kansas River, about two weeks out of Independence. The trail then swung up into Nebraska, where it ran along the south bank of the Platte River. The silty Platte was so flat and broad that a woman named Martha Missouri Moore commented, ‘The river ran near the top of the ground.’ It often was said that the Platte was ‘a mile wide and an inch deep.’The emigrants marveled at the Great Plains. Sarah Cummins described them as being ‘like the wild regions of Africa.’ They marveled, too, at the prairie wildlife–antelope, black bears, grizzlies, coyotes, buffalo and, of course, prairie dogs. Buffalo were so plentiful that one traveler wrote, ‘Some are grazing quietly and others are marching, moving and bellowing, and the great herds making a roaring noise as they trample along.’ Cows would sometimes stray off with a buffalo herd, and the buffalo could befoul a stream. Still, few travelers found reason to complain about the buffalo. The animals were a source of meat, and buffalo chips were a valuable source of fuel on the treeless plains. Trouble with the Indians was rare, especially in the 1840s, when Indians usually provided information about the trail ahead and were sometimes even hired as guides. Indians on their pinto ponies, some of these dragging laden travois, trailed by, gazing curiously at the ox-drawn wagons. They often stopped to swap buffalo robes and buckskin moccasins, fringed shirts and leggings for tobacco, ironware and worn-out clothing. Precautions were still taken. At each stop, the wagons were drawn up into a corral. This also served as an enclosure for the livestock. Almost never did an Indian war party descend upon a circle of wagons. Such a strategy would have assured heavy casualties among the Indians. Stragglers or small groups, however, were attacked on occasion by Indians, who were mostly interested in the horses and supplies. It is estimated that prior to the 1849 California gold rush, only 34 whites and 25 Indians were killed in fighting on the Oregon Trail. Relations between white travelers and Indians did sour in the 1850s. In September 1860, the small Utter wagon train was attacked by Bannock Indians and only 14 of 44 travelers made it to Oregon. Indian danger would be such a problem in the summer of 1867 that the U. S. Army would forbid travel by single wagons in western Kansas. But far more prevalent on the trail than Indian attacks were the everyday trail hazards of accident and disease. Little was known about health and sanitation, and no vaccines were available. The sick lay on pallets in the hot, debilitating confines of their wagons, with only the wagon cover to protect them from the direct rays of the sun. The emigrants were prone to dose themselves with great quantities of medicine at the first sign of illness–the theory being that the larger the dose, the quicker the recovery. Many died of overdoses, especially of laudanum. However, the most frequent epitaph was, ‘Died: Of Cholera.’ Because there was no wood for coffins, bodies were wrapped in cloths and buried under mounds of earth and rocks. One of the first deaths in the Applegate train was that of 6-year-old Joel Hembree. ‘A very bad road,’ wrote William Newby. ‘Joel Hembree sone [son] Joel fell off the waggeon tung and both wheels run over him.’After a month on the road, the emigrants arrived at the confluence of the Platte’s north and south forks. They were now 460 miles west of the Missouri River. Marcus Whitman and his nephew Perrin Whitman proved to be excellent guides as the wagons crossed into more challenging terrain. Dr. Whitman’s first practical counsel was: ‘Keep traveling! If it is only a few miles a day. Keep moving.’ Dr. Whitman’s medical skill, freely given, was also of vital worth to the men, women and children who fell ill. Death was inevitable for some, but babies were born, bringing new courage to the travelers. The trail followed the north fork, but first the travelers had to cross the south fork. It was at least a half-mile wide and the water was high. The wagon wheels were taken off, and the wagon bodies, by then long bereft of their caulking, were covered with buffalo skins to waterproof them. The prairie schooners thus lived up to their nicknames. William Newby noted in his diary: ‘Hunted buffalo and killed 2. We wonted thare hides for to make bots to craws the river.’The flat Platte River valley had been left behind. After traversing a 22-mile tableland, the emigrants had to lower their wagons down a dangerously steep drop to what seemed an oasis to them–Ash Hollow, a woodsy glen that provided sweet spring water and shade. After leaving Ash Hollow, the wagon train continued on up the sandy banks of the North Platte. The snow-crested Laramie Mountains rose in the distance. Closer by, a series of strange rock formations captured the pioneers’ attention. The first of these were the multi-tiered, 400-foot-high mound of volcanic ash and clay that became known as the Courthouse and its smaller rock companion, the Jail House–so dubbed because of their resemblance to municipal buildings in St. Louis. Just 14 miles to the west came the more stunning Chimney Rock. Surrounded at its base by mounds of debris, the 500-foot-high slim stone shaft was likened not only to a chimney but also to a minaret, a church steeple and a tunnel turned upside down. It was in the emigrants’ view for days, and their fascination with it was so great they even went so far as to measure its dimensions. One vigorous fellow took 10,040 steps to walk around its base. Scotts Bluff, a weathered contortion of towers and parapets that someone called a Nebraska Gibraltar, was another 20 miles down the trail. If on schedule, a wagon train reached the bluff in late June. From there, it was another two days to Fort Laramie, a frontier outpost in present-day southeast Wyoming. Women turned to washing clothes, the men to refitting iron tires to wheels shrunken by the dry air. Sore-footed oxen were thrown onto their backs in trenches and shod while their hooves waved helplessly. Though the emigrants were 640 miles from Independence, they were only one-third of the way to Oregon. More than a third of the emigrants’ supplies was likely to have been used up by this time. The oxen and mules would be exhausted–as would the patience of their owners. Even worse, the road beyond Fort Laramie began the climb into the Rocky Mountains, which meant extra hardships for both man and beast. To keep the animals moving, it often became necessary to lighten their loads. The road beyond Fort Laramie became littered with castoffs–sheet-iron stoves, clothes trunks, tools, claw-footed tables, massive oak bureaus, cooking pots and even food. Things that had seemed like treasures in Missouri were now often impossible to keep. The land ahead was challenging. From a distance, the mountainsides looked like green meadows, but up close they revealed mostly dry sand and rock. By the time travelers reached the Sweetwater River–named, it was said, in relief from the bitter and occasionally poisonous springs that mocked their thirst– alkali dust had stung their eyelids and rasped their throats, and alkali water had griped their bowels. The most popular campsite along the Sweetwater was next to Independence Rock, so called because the schedules of many wagon trains brought them to the granite monument around the Fourth of July. Few emigrants passed by the rock without leaving their names or initials chiseled into its surface. In 1841, Father Pierre De Smet, a Jesuit missionary, had spotted some names carved there by fur traders and called it ‘The Great Record of the Desert.’Read More in Wild West Magazine Subscribe online and save nearly 40%!! !Even in July in this part of the country, emigrants shivered in early morning and night. At the Ice Slough, not quite 80 miles west of Independence Rock, a bed of ice lay about a foot beneath the sod even in the heat of the day. Travelers would chop out big chunks for their water casks, and some even made ice cream. The presence of ice in midsummer indicated that they had reached the highest point on the trail–the Continental Divide at South Pass. The emigrants were sometimes disappointed with South Pass, for this passageway in the Wind River mountains was nothing like the deep gorge they had envisioned. Instead, the trail arched over a wide grassy meadow before dipping toward the Pacific Ocean. They celebrated their arrival in Oregon Territory with cheers and gunfire at nearby Pacific Springs, but most had no idea that hundreds of miles lay between them and their final goal. After a night’s rest at Pacific Springs the traveling parties would move on to Fort Bridger, a primitive trading post set up in 1843 by mountain man Jim Bridger, commonly known as Old Gabe. Since the fur trade was dwindling, he had built his fort to settle down and make a dollar or two selling fresh supplies and fresh oxen to emigrants. Many emigrants elected not to visit the fort, however, because it was shorter to follow a path across a grassless tableland–Sublette’s Cutoff. On this barren 50-mile stretch, there was no water available until the Green River, on the far western side. Where the cutoff rejoined the main trail, the travelers headed northwest. After traveling 70 miles in seven days, they would arrive at Soda Springs, where the naturally carbonated water was a treat for the travelers. Some said it tasted like beer. Others mixed it with sugar and citrus syrup to make lemonade. It was at Soda Springs in 1843 that young Jesse A. Applegate and the others met a group led by famed western explorer and cartographer John Charles Fremont. ‘There was a soda spring or pool between the camps, and Fremont’s men were having a high time drinking soda water,’ recalled Jess. ‘They were so noisy that I suspected they had liquor mixed with the water.’Fifty-five miles beyond Soda Springs, at Fort Hall, another supply depot operated by the Hudson’s Bay Company, the wagon trains split up, one part going to California and the other to Oregon. Those who took the California Trail veered southwest through an arid, rocky landscape and eventually, after 525 miles and a month’s travel time, reached the Sierra Nevada. But first they had to get through the Great Basin around the Great Salt Lake. In the stark, arid land west of the Humboldt River, more than one traveler was ‘obliged to swallow dust all day in place of water,’ as one woman put it. The Hudson’s Bay Company agents at Fort Hall encouraged the emigrants to take the California route. Being of British descent and still trying to protect the fur business, they wanted to forestall the influx of settlers into Oregon country for as many more years as possible. Even so, their warnings about the road to Oregon–described as a deplorable succession of dangerous rivers, hostile Indians, famine and winter storms–were not far from reality. The trail stretched out loosely for 300 miles along the south rims of the black lava canyons of the Snake River. The wagons struggled along paths strewn with boulders and knotted sage. Twice they risked deep crossings of the Snake River, fatal to some. The more dangerous of the two was the Three Island ford near the present-day town of Glenns Ferry, Idaho. William Newby wrote: ‘First we drove over a part of the river one hundred yards wide on to a island, then over a northern branch 75 yards wide on a second island; then we tide a string of waggons to gether by a chance in the ring of the lead carrles yoak and made fast to the waggon of all a horse & before & himn led. We carried as many as fifteen waggeons at one time. We had to up stream. The water was ten inches up the waggeon beds in the deep plaices. It was about 900 yards acraws.’Eventually, the wagons would be dragged up Burnt Canyon into present-day Oregon, skirt the treacherous swamps of the lovely Grande Ronde River valley, and finally climb slowly among the cold evergreens of the Blue Mountains. Far ahead, glinting in the sunlight, the weary travelers saw the curving sweep of the Columbia River, breaking a gateway through the tawny mesas that guarded the approach to the Cascade Range. Once past the Blue Mountains, the emigrants still faced a tough haul either by land (250 miles over the Cascades to the Willamette Valley) or by water (230 miles down the Columbia River). Crossing the Blue Mountains in 1843 was particularly slow-going for the Oregon emigrants because of the forests and poor weather. Jesse A. Applegate recalled: ‘The timber had to be cut and removed to make way for the wagons. The trees were cut just near enough to the ground to allow the wagons to pass over the stumps, and the road through the forest was only cleared out wide enough for a wagon to pass along…. We were overtaken by a snowstorm which made the passage very dismal. I remember wading through mud and snow and suffering from the cold and wet.’ Once out of the Blue Mountains, Jesse’s spirits picked up briefly when he reached a stream lined with black hawthorns. ‘They were black and near the size of buckshot with a single seed, very sweet and otherwise pleasant to the taste…,’ he later wrote. ‘Our party ate large quantities of this fruit. It was told for a fact in camp that a woman died during the night we stayed there from the effects of a gorge of black haws. I ate about all I could get my hands on but experienced no bad results–they were ripe and mellow.’In late October, the Applegate train finally reached Fort Walla Walla. The Cascades still lay between the emigrants and their destination, the Willamette Valley. For the most part, the range rose a mile above sea level, with its most prominent peak, the white-capped Mount Hood, standing nearly a mile higher. Since they were unable to drive wagons through the Columbia’s steep-walled, heavily timbered gorge, the men in the Applegate party spent aboout two weeks at Fort Walla Walla sawing lumber and building skiffs. Wagons, cattle and horses had to be left behind. By early November, a small fleet of boats was heading down the Columbia River toward the Willamette Valley. ‘I well remember our start down the river, and how I enjoyed riding in the boat, the movement of which was like a grapevine swing,’ recalled Jesse. But the Columbia could be turbulent, and this final leg of the journey proved to be the worst ordeal of all. By the time the 1843 party started the river run they had been on the trail nearly five months. Four more weeks of travel, no less challenging for being on water, still remained. After they had been floating downstream for several days, the Applegates encountered approached the first set of rapids. Jesse rode in one boat with his parents, his Uncle Jesse, Aunt Cynthia and an Indian pilot. Another boat held Jesse’s brothers Elisha and Warren and a cousin, Edward Applegate, all under 12, as well as two men in their early 20s, and 70-year-old Alexander Mc Clellan. As the two boats approached a river bend, young Jesse heard ‘the sound of rapids, and presently the boat began to rise and fall and rock from side to side…. I could see breakers ahead extending in broken lines across the river, and the boat began to sweep along at a rapid rate.’Jesse saw the other boat across the river and ‘presently there was a wail of anguish, a shriek, and scene of confusion in our boat that no language can describe. The boat we were watching disappeared and we saw the men and boys struggling in the water.’ Jesse’s father and uncle wanted to leap into the water and try to save their drowning children, but they went back to manning the oars at the urging of Jesse’s mother and aunt. ‘The men returned to the oars just in time to avoid, by great exertion, a rock against which the current dashed with such fury that the foam and froth upon its apex was as white as milk,’ Jesse later wrote. The other boat was swept to the bottom by a whirlpool. Jesse’s brother Elisha and the two men in their 20s made it safely to shore. Old Mc Clellan had placed 9-year-old Edward on a pair of oars and tried to swim the boy to shore. But Mc Clellan’s strength soon gave out, and they both disappeared under the water. ‘The brave old soldier could have saved himself by abandoning the boy,’ wrote Jesse, ‘but this he would not do.’ The other person who had been on the skiff that capsized, Jesse’s brother Warren, also drowned. Jesse, who would turn 8 on November 14, and the other battered survivors regrouped and continued downriver. They were able to negotiate the other rapids without mishap. In late November 1843, they reached trail’s end, Fort Vancouver, which had been built by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1825. The food and rest they found there was welcome, but soon it was time to face new tasks and challenges–building homes and dreams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The Applegates spent their first winter in log cabins at the ‘Old Mission’ (where the small town of Gervais, Ore., now stands). Jesse A. Applegate, who would die at age 88 in 1919, wrote: ‘Oh, how we could have enjoyed our hospitable shelter if we could have looked around the family circle and beheld all the bright faces that had accompanied us on our toilsome journey almost to the end. Alas, they were not there!’In 1844, there were 1,475 Oregon-bound emigrants; in 1845, 2,500 emigrants. Starting with the gold rush in 1849, more of the overland travelers chose California as their final destination, but Oregon still got its share. Between 1841 and 1866 about 350,000 people used what had become the most famous wagon route across America. It was no wonder that, in places, ruts along the Oregon Trail are still visible today. This article was written by Bob Brooke and originally appeared in the April 2000 issue of Wild West. For more great articles be sure to subscribe to Wild West magazine today!VIDEOSHistory Net Video VIDEO: Battery H Of The 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery At Gettysburg Civil War Times Editor Dana Shoaf shares the story of how Battery H of the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery found itself in the middle of the Battle of Gettysburg. ... Vietnam Magazine Dan Bullock: The youngest American killed in the Vietnam War Pfc. 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I can't source it, but nuclear detonations need a critical mass for the fission to be self-sustaining. An ant-sized bomb with nuclear material would be enough to make a few people very sick with radiation poisoning (if they came in contact with it, obviously), but I don't believe it would explode at all. source - my understanding of nuclear physics from various chemistry and physics classes throughout my college career.
Chester /che-ster/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced CHES-ter. It is of Old English and Latin origin, and the meaning of Chester is camp of soldiers.Surname and place name from Roman Britain that became used as a given name. President Chester Arthur; newscaster Chet Huntley.hester is a very popular first name for males (#213 out of 1220, Top 17%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2281 out of 150436, Top 2%).
Imagine a water gun that shoots water in a straight line on to a wall with a hole in it. The gun cannot be moved at all and always shoots water at the same rate. The wall however, can be moved, and you can bring the hole closer or further away from the water jet. If the hole in the wall is far away from the water jet, the water will only hit the wall and splash everywhere, and it won’t make it to the other side. The closer the hole gets, the more tiny droplets of water will make it through the hole, but you won’t get a nice clean jet of water on the other side. However, if the gun and hole are perfectly aligned, the entire jet of water will go through the hole undisturbed. There are many water guns (radio stations) but only one hole (the radio itself). Moving the wall to match it to a specific water gun is what we call “tuning”.
Matlock Derbyshire - Peak District. Derbyshire County town and a former Spa Local Attractions Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, is a former spa town situated at a sharp bend in the River Derwent, where it turns south to carve its way through the ridge of limestone which bars its route towards Derby. Just downriver of the main town lies Matlock Bath, which is enclosed by the limestone cliffs of the gorge and contains the main tourist attractions of the locality. Matlock church at Matlock Town In many respects Matlock seems quite a new town, certainly when compared with Buxton or Bakewell for instance. The reason is that Matlock was an unimportant collection of small villages centred around the church until thermal springs were discovered in 1698. Even this did not lead to an immediate development of Matlock because the route down the Derwent was blocked by Willersley crags at Cromford, so the road to Matlock from the south arrived by a circuitous and hilly route. Matlock Bath This situation was remedied by the cutting of the road through Scarthin Nick near Cromford in 1818, though Matlock had already begun to gain a reputation as a rather select spa by then. The Victorian era saw the development of Matlock Bath as a fashionable resort and the construction by John Smedley in 1853 of the vast Hydro on the steep hill to the north of the river crossing at the centre of the town. This enormous hotel functioned as a spa until the 1950s, when it closed and was taken over by Derbyshire County Council as its headquarters. The coming of the railways in the 1870s transformed Matlock again, this time into a resort for day-trippers from the Derby-Nottingham area and further south. From then on Matlock spawned tourist attractions in the form of show caverns, cable railways, petrifying wells, pleasure gardens and even recently a theme park. The evidence of the change which came over the place can be seen best at Matlock Bath, where the amusement arcades along the main road provide a sharp contrast with the elegant Victorian villas above. Matlock Bath from High Tor The modern town is divided neatly into two: the main town radiating out from the river crossing opposite the railway station and Matlock Bath spread out along the gorge to the south. Whereas Matlock itself seems solid and Victorian with neat stone houses going in rows up the hill, the Bath has a more frivolous air. Overlooking it all is the gigantic folly that is Riber Castle, built in the 1860s by the same John Smedley who constructed the Hydro. The town has a full range of shops and facilities, however the principal hotels are both in the Bath - the New Bath Hotel is out on the road to Cromford opposite Wildcat crags and the Temple Hotel is on the hill below the Heights of Abraham. The Grand Pavilion at Matlock Bath is a pleasure palace built in 1910 alongside the River Derwent. It houses the Peak District Lead Mining Museum and has recently been purchased by the community after years of neglect. There are plans to refurbish it with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant as a theatre and venue. The tourist information centre is now at the Peak Rail shop on Matlock Station. The telephone number is 01335 343666.
Kidney Stones in Dogs: What You Need to Know Dog Health Dog Diseases & Conditions A-Z Kidney Stones in Dogs: What You Need to Know Kidney Stones in Dogs: What You Need to Know Posts by: Dr. Celeste Clements, DVM, DACVIMDog Diseases & Conditions A-ZKidney stones form in dogs for a few different reasons. The different causes ultimately predict which type of nephro (kidney) + lith (stone) is most likely to form. And the type of stone affects what treatments might help. Dogs with small kidney stones really may show no signs at all. Kidney stones may show up on x-rays of the belly that are being taken for unrelated reasons, as a so called “incidental finding.” For instance, they may be discovered when you think your pooch may have eaten something he shouldn’t have, like one of your favorite earrings. (Your vet found a stone, all right, but not the missing diamond you were seeking.) Since kidney stones don’t seem to cause dogs as much pain as they do for people, why worry about them at all? Why are kidney stones in dogs important? A kidney stone that allows normal urine flow out may be one that your vet watches closely, but ultimately leaves untreated. However, if the stone gets very large, or if little pieces break off and lodge in the ureter (the long narrow tube that connects each kidney to the urinary bladder) it becomes a ureterolith, and is likely very painful. Kidney colic, signaled by abdominal pain, discomfort and even vomiting, may result; the kidney may also swell and become damaged. If this should happen simultaneously to each kidney, and the blockage persists, your dog will likely become critically ill from the disrupted flow of urine. For these reasons, if you think your pet’s abdomen is painful, or his urinations change in any way, please contact your vet right away. A urinary obstruction is a life threatening emergency that must be treated!Signs of kidney stones in dogs The signs and symptoms of kidney stones could include: Fever Abdominal discomfort Kidney pain Blood in the urine (hematuria)Altered urine production (increased or decreased)Lethargy Poor appetite Vomiting Weight loss Causes and types of kidney stones Metabolic kidney stones, those stones formed due to some blood or urinary imbalance, are a bit more common in dogs than are stones caused by infection 1. Female dogs outnumber males when it comes to stones 2, and there are certain dogs and certain dog breeds that seem to be “stone formers.” They may form stones multiple times, despite ordinary precautions being taken to prevent them. Calcium oxalate is one of the most common types of kidney stones, and is common in the bladder, too. Stones that form in the bladder or kidney because of chronic bacterial infection are usually struvite. The stone components are magnesium, ammonium and phosphate. Some dog breeds with an increased risk of kidney stones are listed here 2: Miniature schnauzer Lhasa apso Shih Tzu Yorkshire terrier Diagnosis of kidney stones Struvite and oxalate stones usually show up readily on plain radiographs, but small stones may be hidden by whatever else is in your dog’s belly. Certain stones don’t consistently image well either, especially urate stones, which are common in Dalmatian dogs, so simple x-rays may not give enough information. Once it’s found, predicting the stone type is challenging, so your vet will need some diagnostic aids to help with that. She will want to do some tests to see what impact the stone (s) may be having on your dog’s kidney health, and whether other conditions may be present that might increase the risk of stones. If a kidney stone is suspected, or already diagnosed, your vet will likely want to have a minimum data base to start from, consisting of these tests: Complete blood count (CBC)— Low red blood cells (anemia) or high white blood cells are important findings Blood chemistry with electrolytes— Testing for evidence of kidney disease and risk factors for stone formation Urinalysis— The urine quality may predict kidney disease and help identify white blood cells and red blood cells that suggest bacterial infection, or crystals that may help predict stone type Urine culture with susceptibility— Identifies bacterial infection and best antibiotic choice (s)Abdominal radiographs (x-rays)— to examine the size and shape of the kidneys and look for urinary stones Systemic blood pressure— To identify an important complication of kidney disease Additional tests that may be suggested: Abdominal ultrasound— This will help verify the location of any stones and the suspected degree of any obstruction Contrast radiography— Dye studies may be needed to confirm blockage and help to show the contribution that each kidney makes to urine production Treatment of kidney stones Even if complications of kidney stones are not obvious, their presence may contribute to the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Since oxalate stones do not dissolve, treatment can be challenging for your pet and for your veterinary team. Some urinary stones, your veterinarian may want to treat conservatively, with a combination of antibiotics, diet, and plenty of water. Dissolving kidney stones completely, often takes months, but any early reduction in size is a good start. Medical efforts to dissolve kidney stones are usually safer than surgery, but won’t work for all stones. Skilled surgery is widely available, but does risk permanently damaging the affected kidney, even if the surgery goes smoothly. Veterinary urologists can offer special techniques to break stones into smaller pieces so they can just pass out in the urine. This alternative procedure to surgery could offer a safe cure for kidney stones 3. For bigger stones, specialists might break them up from the inside using endoscopes and special tools. It’s always fair to ask your doctor if a recommended surgery is the only option, or if there might be a cutting edge technology to try, instead. Monitoring and Management of kidney stones If your vet suspects oxalate kidney stones, she may suggest using diet and some medications to reduce or slow stone growth, with a significant emphasis on increasing water intake. A general strategy involves reducing mineral concentration to discourage crystal and stone formation. Increasing water intake makes the urine more dilute and should reduce the amount of mineral available to form a stone. A variety of diets have been used successfully to prevent or manage urinary stones, but finding the best fit for your dog could take some trial and error. These strategies are worth the effort, for sure, to try to avoid the pain and problems that a growing kidney stone may cause. If an underlying cause for stones is suspected, then resolving that problem will be another important way to protect those kidneys from more stone damage. Even if the stones don’t seem to be active or causing infection or blockage, regular monitoring of lab tests for kidney function and urine quality will continue to be important for the rest of your dog’s life. Your vet will want to make sure that the prevention strategy is working, to see that the stones are not growing or causing complications. That evaluation will likely need some form of imaging rechecks, with either radiographs (x-rays) or ultrasound. If the stones were removed or treated medically, monitoring for their recurrence will be key to keeping your dog healthy. You and your veterinarian can determine the monitoring schedule that best matches your dog’s condition. A stone-free dog is a happier and healthier pet. If you have any questions or concerns, you should always visit or call your veterinarian -- they are your best resource to ensure the health and well-being of your pets. Resources: Low WW, et al. Evaluation of trends in urolith composition and characteristics of dogs with urolithiasis: 25,499 cases (1985–2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010;236:193–200. Jessica E Markovich and Mary Anna Labato, Medical Management of Nephroliths and Ureteroliths in JD Bonagura and DC Twedt ed Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XV, Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, 2014 PP 892-896. Berent, Chick Weisse Interventional Strategies for Urinary Disease in Kirk’s CVT XV JD Bonagura dn DC Twedt Elsevier Saunders St Louis 2014 PP884-892Dog Kidney Disease Articles Chronic Kidney Disease: What Does Kidney Failure in Dogs Really Mean?10 Common Causes of Kidney Disease in Dogs Related symptoms: Fever Blood in Urine Lethargic Not Eating Vomiting Weight Loss Share This Article Kidneys Kidney Disease Kidney Stones Dogs Prevention Checkups
> I was wondering, if an electron tunnels to one side, is it possible for it to tunnel back quickly? Yes > If so, does physics give any hard limits to how quick this back and forth action can be? The final "effective" tunnelling rate is the infinite sum of all such higher order processes. > Does it matter if instead of having an electron jumping the same transistor twise, the electron instead jumps two nearby transistors in a row? Yes, in a sense this would be a T^2 process if T is the probability of the first tunnel. When you derive an electron propagator you're including ALL paths that connect two states, even meandering ones.
J. Evan Bonifant J. Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor.[1] As a child actor, he played small parts on television shows and starred in several films, including the lead role in Todd Haynes's Dottie Gets Spanked in 1993. His most notable role was that of ten-year-old Buster Blues in Blues Brothers 2000. He was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1995 for his role in 3 Ninjas Kick Back. In 2008, Bonifant portrayed the role of Jerko Phoenix in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.
Sweden -LRB- Konungariket Sverige -RRB- , is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund . At 450295 km2 , Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population of 10.0 million . Sweden consequently has a low population density of 22 PD/km2 , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country . Approximately 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times , emerging into history as the Geats/G ötar and Swedes/Svear and constituting the sea peoples known as the Norsemen . Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural , while the north is heavily forested . Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia . The climate is in general very mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence , that in spite of this still retains warm continental summers . Today , Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy , with a monarch as head of state . The capital city is Stockholm , which is also the most populous city in the country . Legislative power is vested in the 349-member unicameral Riksdag . Executive power is exercised by the government chaired by the prime minister . Sweden is a unitary state , currently divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities . Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages . In the 17th century , it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire , which became one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century . Swedish territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were gradually lost during the 18th and 19th centuries , ending with the annexation of present-day Finland by Russia in 1809 . The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814 , when Norway was militarily forced into personal union . Since then , Sweden has been at peace , maintaining an official policy of neutrality in foreign affairs . The union with Norway was peacefully dissolved in 1905 , leading to Sweden 's current borders . Though Sweden was formally neutral through both world wars , Sweden engaged in humanitarian efforts , such as taking in refugees from German-occupied Europe . After the end of the Cold War , Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 , but declined NATO membership , as well as Eurozone membership following a referendum . It is also a member of the United Nations , the Nordic Council , Council of Europe , the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB- . Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens . It has the world 's eighth-highest per capita income and ranks highly in numerous metrics of national performance , including quality of life , health , education , protection of civil liberties , economic competitiveness , equality , prosperity and human development .
The adequate intakes (AI) for biotin are 7 mcg for infants 0-12 months, 8 mcg for children 1-3 years, 12 mcg for children 4-8 years, 20 mcg for children 9-13 years, 25 mcg for adolescents 14-18 years, 30 mcg for adults over 18 years and pregnant women, and 35 mcg for breast-feeding women.
Jacobs (surname) Jacobs is a patronymic medieval surname. Its origin is from the given name Jacob, derived from the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language personal name Yaakov, from the Hebrew word akev ("heel"). It is a common in English speaking countries. There are many variant spellings. The first record of the surname is in 1244 in the "Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia".[1] Jacobs is also an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name Jacob. The surname Jacobs referred to the son of Jacob which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames. People with the surname Jacobs include:
Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh . The series premiered on June 23 , 2011 , on the cable network USA , and is produced by Universal Cable . Suits is set at a fictional law firm in New York City . The focal point of the show follows talented college dropout Mike Ross -LRB- Patrick J. Adams -RRB- , who initially works as a law associate for Harvey Specter -LRB- Gabriel Macht -RRB- , despite never actually attending law school . The show focuses on Harvey and Mike managing to close cases while maintaining Mike 's secret . Suits has been nominated for several awards since 2012 , with Gina Torres and Patrick J. Adams receiving individual praise for their roles as Jessica Pearson and Mike Ross respectively . On top of two nominations recognizing her role as a supporting actress , Torres was awarded Outstanding Performance in a Television Series at the 2013 NHMC Impact Awards . Adams was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards , and the show itself has been nominated for two People 's Choice Awards . In August 2016 , the series was renewed for a 16-episode seventh season , which is set to premiere on July 12 , 2017 .
BBC iWonder - What makes the perfect World Cup shootout penalty? BBC iWonder Presented by Gary Lineker Match of the Day host 1. 204 and counting Presented by Gary Lineker Match of the Day host "All you need to do is walk 50 yards, take a penalty and score,” wrote former England defender Stuart Pearce in his autobiography, but it is not always so easy. Of the 204 shootout penalties at World Cups before the 2014 tournament in Brazil, 60 were saved or missed and Italy’s talisman Roberto Baggio said his penalty failure in the 1994 final affected him for years. Often cruel, always captivating and for some the precursor to huge celebrations, the first shootout took place on 8 July 1982 when West Germany defeated France 5-4 in a semi-final in Spain. Since then penalty shootouts have decided two finals and become a source of huge debate, with Baggio himself arguing that he will never accept a defeat on penalties. 2. Winners and losers 1 - West Germany in 1982, 1986, 1990 2 - Argentina won two penalty shootouts in 1990 Please note - all statistics are up until the end of the 2010 Fifa World Cup 3. The agony and the ecstasy Previous Next Twenty-three nations have competed in penalty shootouts during World Cups (up until 2010) since being introduced for the 1978 tournament, but were not needed in Argentina. Germany, France, Argentina and Italy have taken part in the most (four each). Prior to 2014, European teams had won four of their 10 shootouts against countries from other continents. Michel Platini missed against Brazil in 1986 but France went through. Germany have won twice against non-European opposition and Bulgaria once. The last seven shootouts (prior to the 2014 World Cup) have been won by the team going first. Diego Forlan scored the opening kick when Uruguay beat Ghana in 2010. The last team to win when going second were Spain against Republic of Ireland in 2002. Of the opening 10 kicks, the eighth penalty has been missed most often with just 55% being scored (up to the end of the 2010 World Cup). England defender Jamie Carragher added to the list of misses when his effort against Portugal was saved in 2006. Two World Cup finals have been decided on penalties, with Italy forward Roberto Baggio's famous miss in 1994 giving the trophy to Brazil. Italy tasted glory 12 years later though with a shootout win against France. Baggio would later admit in his autobiography 'A Goal In The Sky' that: "it affected me for years. It was the worst moment of my career. I still dream about it. If I could erase a moment from my career, it would be that one." Prior to 2014 Italy and England shared the record for the most penalties missed in World Cup shootouts. Both nations have missed seven times, though England's strike-rate is worse. They have missed seven of 14, with Italy scoring 13 of their 20. Belgium, Paraguay and South Korea all hold a 100% record in shootouts - scoring five out of five kicks. Switzerland are the only country to miss every penalty they have taken in a shootout. They were beaten 3-0 by Ukraine in 2006. It is not just fans in the ground who are affected by the outcome of a penalty shootout. Crowds of people worldwide suffer the agony and ecstasy. Thousands of Uruguay fans packed the streets of Montevideo to celebrate their win against Ghana in 2010. There is nothing quite like losing a shootout, for fans or players alike. Prior to 2014, 18.6% of all knockout World Cup matches since 1982 had been decided by the dreaded spot-kicks….and we have already seen more elation and misery in Brazil. 4. All in the mind Former England striker Gary Lineker explains what it is like to take a World Cup shootout penalty - and then to watch his team-mates take theirs. 5. Hits and misses All 204 penalties taken in World Cup shootouts up until the end of the 2010 FIfa World Cup, with 144 scored and 60 failures. 6. The Goalkeeper's view This content uses functionality that is not supported by your current browser. Consider upgrading your browser. Click or tap on the graphic to find out more. There are four different hotspots to discov
The Fitness Corner Blog Posted by: Dr. Tyrone A. Holmes \| October 12, 2009A Periodization Primer: Macrocycles, Mesocycles & Microcycles In my last two posts, I described the two steps cyclists need to take to develop an annual training plan and discussed the first of these steps, developing SMART goals. Before I describe the second step, (drafting your training program), it is important to understand the structure upon which periodized training programs are built. This structure includes the three cycles: macrocyles, mesocycles and microcycles. The macrocycle consists of all 52 weeks of your annual plan and therefore includes all four stages of a periodized training program ( endurance, intensity, competition and recovery ). Because of its length, you will almost certainly make changes to it throughout the year. Think of the macrocycle as a “birds-eye” view of your annual training plan. The mesocycle represents a specific block of training that is designed to accomplish a particular goal. For example, during the endurance phase, you might develop a mesocycle that is specifically designed to enhance your muscular endurance (the ability to pedal relatively big gears at a moderate cadence). This mesocycle might consist of 3 weeks of strength training and big gear spinning, and one week of recovery. Mesocycles are typically 3 to 4 weeks in length but can be a bit longer. Two very common mesocycles are 21 and 28-day training blocks. I will provide an example of a training plan with 21-day mesocycles in my next post. A microcycle is the shortest training cycle, typically consisting of a single week or two with the goal of facilitating a focused block of training. An example of this is an endurance block where a cyclist strings three or four long rides together within one week to progressively overload training volume (with the objective of improving aerobic endurance). Generally speaking, two or three microcycles are tied together to create a mesocycle. Click here to download an issue of my Performance Cycling newsletter that provides a more detailed description of macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles. In my next post, I will describe how to create your annual training plan by providing you with the Endurance Phase of my 2010 Training Plan!NEXT POST – October 19, 2009Creating Your Periodized Training Program Advertisements Loading... Posted in Bike Racing, Creating an Exercise Program, Cycling, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Triathlon, Workouts \| Tags: Bicycling, Bike Racing, Biking, Creating an Exercise Program, Cycling, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Training Program, Triathlon, Workouts« Developing Your SMART Goals My Periodized Training Program: Endurance Phase »
Although the Tories were dismissed from office for half a century, for most of this period (at first under the leadership of Sir William Wyndham), the Tories retained party cohesion, with occasional hopes of regaining office, particularly at the accession of George II (1727) and the downfall of the ministry of Sir Robert Walpole in 1742. They acted as a united, though unavailing, opposition to Whig corruption and scandals. At times they cooperated with the "Opposition Whigs", Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party. They finally regained power with the accession of George III in 1760 under Lord Bute.
Some large broad-winged birds rely on thermal columns of rising hot air to enable them to soar. These include many birds of prey such as vultures, eagles, and buzzards, but also storks. These birds migrate in the daytime. Migratory species in these groups have great difficulty crossing large bodies of water, since thermals only form over land, and these birds cannot maintain active flight for long distances. Mediterranean and other seas present a major obstacle to soaring birds, which must cross at the narrowest points. Massive numbers of large raptors and storks pass through areas such as the Strait of Messina, Gibraltar, Falsterbo, and the Bosphorus at migration times. More common species, such as the European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus, can be counted in hundreds of thousands in autumn. Other barriers, such as mountain ranges, can also cause funnelling, particularly of large diurnal migrants. This is a notable factor in the Central American migratory bottleneck. Batumi bottleneck in the Caucasus is one of the heaviest migratory funnels on earth. Avoiding flying over the Black Sea surface and across high mountains, hundreds of thousands of soaring birds funnel through an area around the city of Batumi, Georgia. Birds of prey such as honey buzzards which migrate using thermals lose only 10 to 20% of their weight during migration, which may explain why they forage less during migration than do smaller birds of prey with more active flight such as falcons, hawks and harriers.
Alan Moore ( ; born 18 November 1953) is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books including "Watchmen", "V for Vendetta" and "From Hell". Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in history, he has been widely recognised by his peers and by critics. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed.
Alexander Rae `` Alec '' Baldwin III -LRB- born April 3 , 1958 -RRB- is an American actor , writer , producer , and comedian . A member of the Baldwin family , he is the oldest of the four Baldwin brothers , all actors . Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing , in the role of Joshua Rush . He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , the romantic comedy The Marrying Man -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , the superhero film The Shadow -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , and two films directed by Martin Scorsese : the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . From 2006 to 2013 , Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock , winning two Emmy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show , making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards . Baldwin co-starred in Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , the fifth installment of the Mission : Impossible series , released on July 31 , 2015 . He is also a columnist for The Huffington Post . Since 2016 , he has been the host of Match Game . He has received worldwide attention and acclaim for his portrayal of President Donald Trump on the long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live , both during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and following the inauguration .
Epic (stylized as epic) is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated action-adventure film loosely based on William Joyce's children's book "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs". It was produced by Blue Sky Studios, written by William Joyce, James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember and directed by Chris Wedge, the director of "Ice Age" (2002) and "Robots" (2005). The film stars the voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, and Beyoncé Knowles. The film was released on May 24, 2013 by 20th Century Fox. "Epic" received mixed reviews from critics and earned $268 million on a $93 million budget.
Growing Head Lettuce. 1 1. Choose a head lettuce variety for indoor planting. 2 2. Prepare seed trays. 3 3. Sow the seeds 4-6 weeks before the last spring frost. 4. Give the seeds plenty of sunlight and 1 water. 5. Transplant into the garden. 6. Fertilize the lettuce three weeks after 1 transplanting. 7. Cut mature leaves.
Baptists subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers (believer's baptism, as opposed to infant baptism), and that it must be done by complete immersion (as opposed to affusion or sprinkling). Other tenets of Baptist churches include soul competency (liberty), salvation through faith alone, Scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice, and the autonomy of the local congregation. Baptists recognize two ministerial offices, pastors and deacons. Baptist churches are widely considered to be Protestant churches, though some Baptists disavow this identity.
Taylor Alison Swift -LRB- born December 13 , 1989 -RRB- is an American singer-songwriter . One of the most popular contemporary female recording artists , she is known for narrative songs about her personal life , which has received much media attention . Born and raised in Pennsylvania , Swift moved to Nashville , Tennessee at age 14 to pursue a career in country music . She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house . Her eponymous debut album in 2006 peaked at number five on Billboard 200 and spent the most weeks on the chart in the 2000s . The album 's third single , `` Our Song '' , made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart . Swift 's second album , Fearless , was released in 2008 . Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles `` Love Story '' and `` You Belong with Me '' , Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States . The album won four Grammy Awards , with Swift becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner . Swift was the sole writer of her 2010 album , Speak Now . It debuted at number one in the United States and the single `` Mean '' won two Grammy Awards . Her fourth album , Red -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , yielded the successful singles `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' and `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' . With her fifth album , the pop-focused 1989 -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , she became the first act to have three albums sell a million copies within one week in the United States . Its singles `` Shake It Off '' , `` Blank Space '' , and `` Bad Blood '' reached number one in the US , Australia , and Canada . The album received three Grammy Awards , and Swift became the first woman and fifth act overall to win Album of the Year twice . The 2015 eponymous concert tour for 1989 became one of highest-grossing of the decade . As a songwriter , Swift has received awards from the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame . She is also the recipient of ten Grammy Awards , five Guinness World Records , one Emmy Award , 21 Billboard Music Awards , 11 Country Music Association Awards , eight Academy of Country Music Awards , and one Brit Award . Swift is one of the best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 40 million albums -- including 27.1 million in the US -- and 130 million single downloads . She has appeared in Time 100 most influential people in the world -LRB- 2010 and 2015 -RRB- , Forbes top-earning women in music -LRB- 2011 -- 2015 -RRB- , Forbes 100 most powerful women -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Forbes Celebrity 100 -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . She was the youngest woman to be included in the third of these and ranked first in Celebrity 100 .
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose The sentence "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913 poem "Sacred Emily", which appeared in the 1922 book Geography and Plays. In that poem, the first "Rose" is the name of a person. Stein later used variations on the sentence in other writings, and "A rose is a rose is a rose" is among her most famous quotations, often interpreted as meaning [1] "things are what they are", a statement of the law of identity, "A is A". In Stein's view, the sentence expresses the fact that simply using the name of a thing already invokes the imagery and emotions associated with it, an idea also intensively discussed in the problem of universals debate where Peter Abelard and others used the rose as an example concept. As the quotation diffused through her own writing, and the culture at large, Stein once remarked, "Now listen! I'm no fool. I know that in daily life we don't go around saying 'is a ... is a ... is a ...' Yes, I'm no fool; but I think that in that line the rose is red for the first time in English poetry for a hundred years." (Four in America).[2]
Aspirin is approved for Pain, Headaches and Clotting Disorder and is mostly mentioned together with these indications. In addition, it is taken to prevent Miscarriage and Blood Clots. Warfarin is taken to prevent Blood Clots, A Fib and Stroke and is mostly mentioned together with these indications. In addition, it is prescribed for DVT and Clotting Disorder. Interaction between Aspirin and Warfarin: There is a severe interaction between Aspirin and Warfarin and should not be taken together.
Froggy Fresh. Tyler Stephen Cassidy, better known as Froggy Fresh (formerly known as Krispy Kreme), is an American rapper who became known after uploading The Baddest, a rap music video on YouTube whose original upload earned over 11 million views. Froggy Fresh has earned over 560,000 subscribers and 73 million views on YouTube, as of April 2017.
By 1987, CBS was the only "big three" American TV network to have a co-owned record company. ABC had sold its record division to MCA Records in 1979, and in 1986, NBC's parent company RCA was sold to General Electric, who then sold off all other RCA units, including the record division (which was bought by Ariola Records, later known as BMG).
Is Hoda Kotb Married? Is Hoda Kotb Married?467 Views 0 Shares 0 Comments By maggieparker Jun 10, 2016 at 12:29pm Hoda Kotb and her current boyfriend Joe Schiffman. (Intagram/ hodakotb)When it comes to love, Hoda Kotb is famously open. Since becoming a household name as a co-host of the fourth hour of the TODAY show with Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda has talked freely about her dating life, which makes this easier for us. As of now, Hoda is not married. She’s dating Manhattan financier Joel Schiffman. The couple met in June 2013 and just celebrated their third anniversary of dating.3 years xoxo pic.twitter.com/Uf Xdux XBCW— Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) June 5, 2016Hoda was quick to tell the world that she’d met someone, but would not reveal his name until January 2015. Hoda Kotb celebrating her current boyfriend Joe Schiffman’s birthday. (Instagram/ hodakotb)For their first anniversary, the news anchor told E! that he bought her a guitar. “We are just having a blast playing with it.”Of course, she did so on her show. Hoda showed a picture of the two of them, revealing the mystery man’s identity. Hoda also introduced him to her NBC family. “A source tells Us Weekly that Kotb recently introduced Schiffman to her Today family at their holiday party,” reports Us Weekly. Hoda is absolutely over the month about her relationship, and frequently talks about how great he is. Hoda Kotb and Jay Blumenkopf for two years before she met her current beau Joe. (Getty)Before meeting Schiffman, Hoda was dating lawyer Jay Blumenkopf for two days, according to Daily Mail. She was heartbroken after the split. An insider told the Daily Mail, “Jay actually broke up with Hoda…because he just couldn’t see himself getting married to her.”Before that, she was married to Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2007 (the same year she was diagnosed with breast cancer), according to Us Weekly. In 2013, Hoda revealed on her show that she married and divorced Kanga on Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day, I’ll be honest with you, is not my favorite holiday of the year, because—I wish we had a drink — I’ll explain why, then the drinks hopefully will come. I met my first husband on Valentine’s Day…Wait — it gets worse. And we signed our divorce papers on Valentine’s Day. When it comes to remarrying, she told E! it’s not impossible. I have already done it once, so, unlikely, but really, whoever knows in life? …Life is so crazy, who knows? I have a dog now, and who would ever think that? Read More Celebrities, Hoda Kotb, Today Show No Comments Discuss on Facebook
Raptor Aircraft claim that its plane, compared to the SR22, will be roomier, with a much higher speed, much lower drag, much better economy, and a much lower purchase price. The kit is intended to be sold for no more than $130,000, with an intention to bring kit prices below $100,000.
How to Use an iPhone Without Cellular Service Thanks to a growing number of Wi-Fi hotspots around the country, using apps on your i Phone without cellular service is easier than ever. Carriers such as T-Mobile even allow for calling and texting over Wi-Fi if you're outside of a cellular coverage area. Still, plenty of apps require no Internet connection or cellphone service at all to use. The i Phone is a perfectly capable device without a service provider or usage plan. Video of the Day You can use your i Phone without any cellular service.credit: altrendo images/Stockbyte/Getty Images Apps That Work with Wi-Fi Just about every app that comes preloaded on the i Phone and requires an Internet connection can rely on Wi-Fi to function. Some examples include Safari, Mail, Weather, Stocks, i Tunes Store, App Store and Face Time. Maps works entirely on Wi-Fi for mapping locations, however relying on a Wi-Fi connection for turn-by-turn GPS navigation isn't recommended as traveling will likely have you driving in and out of a stable connection. Even most third-party apps available in the App Store retain full functionality with a Wi-Fi connection, including popular ones like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Trivia Crack. There are a few important functions that don't work without cellphone service, such as the obvious: making phone calls and sending text messages. However, sending i Messages will work just fine over Wi-Fi. Apps That Function Entirely Offline Apps that don't require the constant gathering or updating of data typically work without cellular service or a Wi-Fi connection, and therefore, function completely offline. Pre-installed apps that fall under this category include the Camera, Clock, Calculator, and Passbook. Games without any social features, basic utilities like a calculator or flashlight, books and any app that accesses information stored on the phone are offline apps. There's a large number of other apps that can work offline, but often require an Internet connection to use all of their features. Offline Apps That Benefit From an Internet Connection The number of apps that don't require an Internet connection, but often have specific features that do, is a much larger category than one might think. Apps like Music, Videos, Photos, Notes and Reminders, for instance, can all operate offline. However, if you want to sync content with other devices, you'll need an Internet connection. You can read magazines and newspapers in Newsstand offline, but you need to be online to sync pages between devices and get the latest issues. An app like Spotify allows premium users to listen to saved music offline, but streaming any other song requires an Internet connection. If you're using your i Phone without cellular data or Wi-Fi, these apps will usually warn you when you're attempting to use a feature that requires Internet access. Wi-Fi Calling and Texting The Apple i Phone 6 and i Phone 6 Plus feature Wi-Fi calling and texting, which means with a compatible carrier, you can make phone calls and send text messages using nothing but a Wi-Fi connection. In the United States, T-Mobile is the only major carrier to support this feature, though others like AT&T and Verizon promise support in 2015. To set up Wi-Fi calls and texts with a compatible network, select Settings, select Phone, select Wi-Fi Calls, then enable Allow Wi-Fi Calls. Otherwise, third-party apps in the App Store have functionality to make calls and send and receive texts using a Wi-Fi connection, but typically require setting up an account with a new phone number or username. Text Plus and Talkatone are popular examples. These are helpful if you cancel your service plan or neglect to pay your bills.
Here is the equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water (+ light energy) â glucose + oxygen. 'Light energy' is shown in brackets because it is not a substance. You will also see the equation written like this:Plants absorb water through their roots, and carbon dioxide through their leaves.ere is the equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water (+ light energy) â glucose + oxygen. 'Light energy' is shown in brackets because it is not a substance. You will also see the equation written like this:
James Herriot's private hell: The shocking truth about the man behind TV's most famous vet \| Daily Mail Online James Herriot's private hell: The shocking truth about the man behind TV's most famous vet Jim Wight is talking about his father's 'little attacks of melancholy'. His quaint turn of phrase evokes a bygone era when expressions such as 'having a turn' or 'an attack of the vapours' might just as easily be used. But the much harsher word 'depression' would, today, be applied to describe his condition. Jim says of his father, Alf - who is better known to millions by his pen name and alter ego James Herriot - 'My dad had a wonderfully happy life, but it was one that included little periods of depression, or whatever you like to call it. The real James Herriot: Author Alf Wight - who used a pen name - based the character on his own experiences as a country vet 'He had the big one - a proper nervous breakdown - when I was in sixth form, but there were other little episodes, never lasting very long, throughout his life. 'Once, when he was having one of these attacks, I asked what was wrong, and he said he didn't know. He couldn't describe it as anything other than "overwhelming melancholy".' How poignant then, that the country vet who took to writing about his experiences was unable to explain parts of his own life. To this day, James Herriot and the fictionalised accounts of his life - based almost entirely on Alf's, but tweaked to avoid libel claims - remain etched on the national psyche, to the point that his old stomping ground, the Yorkshire Dales, is still known as Herriot Country. Fifteen years after his death, he is still much loved. Yet the man whose books, such as All Creatures Great And Small, brought joy to millions was plagued by depression and feelings of inadequacy - due largely to his relationship with his own parents. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Although from a modest background themselves, his parents never approved of Alf's choice of bride - Joan Danbury, a secretary - because they were socially ambitious for him. His mother, Hannah, who had delusions of grandeur because her work as a dressmaker brought her into contact with another social scene, refused to come to the wedding; his father, James Alfred, stayed away in solidarity, and Alf was devastated. It was after his own father's death - by which point Alf had a teenage family himself - that old wounds resurfaced and, in 1960, he suffered a nervous breakdown. Jim partly blames the family history. 'Although they had no money, his parents had scrimped and saved to send him to private school. It was because of this that he had got into university, and been able to follow his vocation. Twenty years on, he was hit badly by the death of his father, and maybe some old worries came to the fore.' Jim, 67, who followed in his father's footsteps, first as a vet and then as a writer, believes now that Alf was tortured by the thought that he wasn't doing a good job as a father. Peter Davison (left) as Tristan Farnon and Christopher Timothy as James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small which was based on the books of Herriot 'It was linked in some way with his mother wanting certain standards for him. He thought he was failing us because he hadn't sent us to private school. Dad just couldn't afford to. With hindsight, it was a needless worry. 'I couldn't have had a better education, and the same goes for my sister, Rosie. I went to university and Rosie got accepted to both Oxford and Cambridge. But in the midst of his difficulties, my father couldn't see that. With depression, you can't put things into proportion.' That inability to think rationally seeped into the marriage. At one point, Alf became convinced that Joan - always an outgoing, even mildly flirtatious woman - was having an affair. There was no basis for his fears, but they tortured him anyway. The 'episode' lasted two years and resulted in Alf having controversial electroconvulsive therapy. 'I was in my late teens at the time, and I was shielded from the
FMLA and Domestic Partnerships Mar 20FMLA and Domestic Partnerships Many companies recognize domestic partnerships for employee benefits purposes. Are domestic partnerships considered to be spouses or relatives under the FMLA? If not do you believe it will be? Under FMLA, an employee can take time off to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition. The U. S. Department of Labor defines immediate family member (for FMLA purposes) as a son, daughter, spouse, or parent. Domestic partners are not spouses or relatives under the FMLA. While no federal law requires employers to grant FMLA leave to domestic partners, companies are certainly free to give unpaid leave if they like. The ABC Company could establish a policy that they will give up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees to care for in-laws or domestic partners. As long as the company applied this law in a way that did not discriminate against workers in a protected class, that would be perfectly legal. Expanding FMLA to include domestic partners would require a new law to be passed, recognizing such partnerships, or specifically expanding FMLA. Given the reluctance by many people to legally recognize gay couples, it seems unlikely in the immediate future. A few states have family leave laws that are expanded to include additional relatives, including domestic partners in some cases. Hawaii’s family leave law permits workers to take up to 4 weeks of paid or unpaid leave to care for a grandparent, in-law or “reciprocal beneficiary.” California’s Paid Family Leave law allows employees to take time off to care for a seriously ill child, parent, spouse or domestic partner. There is also no provision under FMLA for an employee to take time off to care for a sister or brother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, aunt, uncle, grandparent, niece, nephew, grandchild, cousin or other relatives. Suppose John and Mary are married. John’s mother gets cancer and requires round-the-clock care. John can legally take FMLA leave to care for his mother. However, Mary cannot legally take FMLA leave to care for her mother-in-law. The FMLA does not permit employees to take leave to care for a domestic partner with a serious health condition. If John and Mary had been living together for 25 years, and Mary needed round-the-clock care because she had cancer, John would not be entitled to FMLA leave. There is also no provision under FMLA for unmarried partners to take time off to care for one another. Domestic partnerships, whether between an unmarried man and woman, two men or two women, generally have no recognized legal status under federal law. Some countries, such as Canada, do recognize domestic partnerships and confer many of the benefits of marriage to such couples. The United States does not. The rules are slightly different for military families caring for a wounded soldier. In January 2008, the NDAA or National Defense Authorization Act expanded FMLA coverage for military families. The “next-of-kin” of a wounded soldier can take up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave to care for him or her. Although regulations have not been finalized, that “next-of-kin” could apparently be a cousin, aunt, in-law, or great nephew. It apparently could not, however, be a domestic partner, because domestic partners aren’t related. If Mary was a wounded soldier who had been living with John for 20 years, John could not take time off to care for her. But, Mary’s second cousin Monika could take up to 26 weeks of FMLA leave, assuming that Monika was Mary’s closest living relative. FMLA applies to employers with 50 workers within 75 miles. An employee must have worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months prior to taking leave, to qualify. The FMLA, or Family and Medical Leave Act, is a federal law that requires employers to give up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave to employees for a variety of reasons. The reasons include bonding with a new child, whether added to the family through birth, adoption or through foster care. It also permits employees to take time off to address their own serious health condition. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 20th, 2008 at 9:58 am and is filed under Attendance Management, Benefits. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. 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(4) The tuition amount for undergraduate students beginning enrollment during the 2005/2006 academic year, is net of a $9.75 per credit hour rebate for the 2005/06 academic year. (5) Effective Fall semester 1992, MSU switched from 4 terms per year to 3 semesters per year, which explains the large increase in tuition.Â© 2013 Michigan State University Board of Trustees.A) The Fall 2008 per credit hour rate incorporates a phased restructuring of existing tuition and fees over three years (Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010).
Megan Mullally Mullally has guest-starred seven times as Tammy Swanson on the NBC series Parks and Recreation, in the episodes "Ron and Tammy," "Ron & Tammy: Part Two," "Li'l Sebastian," "Ron and Tammys," "The Trial of Leslie Knope," "Ron and Diane," and "Ron and Jammy". Mullally plays the role of the second ex-wife of the character Ron Swanson, who is played by her real-life husband, Nick Offerman.[8] Offerman also had a part on one episode of Mullally's show Will & Grace where he played a plumber who came to Will's mother's house while Will, Karen, Grace, and Jack were visiting.
In 1971, Tito was re-elected as President of Yugoslavia by the Federal Assembly for the sixth time. In his speech before the Federal Assembly he introduced 20 sweeping constitutional amendments that would provide an updated framework on which the country would be based. The amendments provided for a collective presidency, a 22-member body consisting of elected representatives from six republics and two autonomous provinces. The body would have a single chairman of the presidency and chairmanship would rotate among six republics. When the Federal Assembly fails to agree on legislation, the collective presidency would have the power to rule by decree. Amendments also provided for stronger cabinet with considerable power to initiate and pursue legislature independently from the Communist Party. Džemal Bijedić was chosen as the Premier. The new amendments aimed to decentralize the country by granting greater autonomy to republics and provinces. The federal government would retain authority only over foreign affairs, defense, internal security, monetary affairs, free trade within Yugoslavia, and development loans to poorer regions. Control of education, healthcare, and housing would be exercised entirely by the governments of the republics and the autonomous provinces.
Casino is a 1995 American epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone. It is based on the non-fiction book "" by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The two previously collaborated on the hit film "Goodfellas" (1990).
Beyond Westworld is a 1980 television series that carried on the stories of the two feature films Westworld and Futureworld . It featured Jim McMullan as Security Chief John Moore of the Delos Corporation . The story revolved around John Moore having to stop the evil scientist , Quaid , as he planned to use the robots in Delos to try to take over the world . Despite being nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards -LRB- Outstanding Achievement in Makeup and Outstanding Art Direction For a Series -RRB- , only five episodes were produced , and only three of them were aired before cancellation .
Shea Butter Soap Benefits Shea Butter Soap Benefits You’ll be hard pressed to find someone that hasn’t heard, at least a peep, of the benefits of Shea butter. It lines the shelves of both natural and mainstream supermarkets and beauty stores. The hype suggests Shea butter soaps are magical and all healing. Let’s look a bit more closely at a few questions you may have to see if Shea butter is for you. What is Shea Butter? Shea Butter soap clearly comes from Shea butter. But what is Shea butter and where does that come from? Shea butter comes from the Shea tree or Karité Tree. The Shea tree is a special tree that only produces fruit after a lengthy 20 years of life. It doesn’t reach a full crop until it is 45 years old. The majestic tree can live as long as two centuries. In traditional collection, a prayer to thank and respect Mother Nature is recited before collecting the Shea nuts. This prayer tradition has been practiced in Ghana for many years. Shea trees are found mostly in West Africa, but are also known to grow in East Africa ( Organic Beauty and Cultural Products ). What’s in Shea Butter? In its purest form, the Shea nut from the Shea tree is made into unrefined Shea butter. In this form, it contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A and E, as well as essential fatty acids ( Livestrong ). She butter comes in many qualities, each with a score, so you know what you’re getting yourself into, or rather what you’ll be getting on yourself. The highest quality of Shea is made in a special way. It is 100% natural, free from preservatives and is kept cold. On the other end of the spectrum, the lower grades will have more chemicals and preservatives so that it lasts for a long time on the shelves ( Livecate ). What’s so great about Shea? Shea butter doesn’t have a short list of supposed benefits. The range of benefits is wide and wonderful, most are said to be present when the Shea is in soap form. Let’s see what Shea butter has to offer: Treats dry skin Shea butter moisturizes the skin in much the same way that the body’s very own sebaceous glands do. This makes it a perfect, natural approach to treating dry skin. Improves hair health Shea butter has been claimed to lock in hair moisture, make curls more pronounced, act as a scalp conditioner, counter hair frizz, and ease the symptoms of dandruff. It can even work as a hair volumizer if applied properly. Diminishes wrinkles Some institutes claim that Shea butter can actually reduce wrinkles after less than two months. It is important to note, however, that a very high quality Shea butter product must be used. So practice caution when buying partially synthetic or blended Shea butter. Treats acne If you’ve ever struggled with acne, you know that slow and steady, or rather, small and sensitive, wins the race. Drastic actions usually tend to make the problem worse, especially when dealing with such delicate layers as those of the top layers of surface skin on the face. Using natural products is probably the way to go, and many claim that Shea can help treat acne and even eczema. The application instructions and forms of Shea one should use vary depending on the different conditions being treated. If you are at a loss for a treatment for either of these conditions, at least if you try Shea you’ll be taking a natural and gentle approach to your skin’s health. Soothes dry lips The moisture in Shea butter is claimed to protect the sensitive skin on the lips. It also soothes dry lips and should be applied several times a day. Although Shea butter soap may not offer the same results as a cream, the soap will work well for other regions of the face. Soothes inflammation of the skin Shea butter, and therefore soap, contains agents that have anti-inflammatory properties. It has cinnamic and chemopreventive characteristics acid as well. So if you find yourself with aching and tender skin, it’s time to lather up with your bar of Shea butter or follow up with Shea butter cream moisturizer. Reduces the appearance of stretch marks Although studies have yet to confirm with any sophistication this claim, there is no shortage of individuals and small companies boasting and bragging about Shea’s ability to reduce and fade the appearance of stretch marks. It may not be such a tall claim, considering how many vitamins and contents with healing properties in Shea. You’ll have to try it for yourself!Fixes painful heels If you are on your feet a lot and unlucky enough to be one of the many who are plagued with heels that are cracking from dryness then you may want to try Shea. There are many across the web that swear Shea butter, in various forms, can solve the problem. Treats nasal congestion Studies have shown that She butter actually treats nasal congestion—maybe even better than nasal drops. The butter was applied to the inside wall of the nostril. Supposedly you can try the same method at home; but I’d probably wait until it is recommended (or at least demonstrated) by a doctor. If your nostrils are annoyed because of a pollen allergy or sensitivity, you can also substitute Shea butter for the usual petroleum jelly. Treats dry cuticles Treating dryness seems to be a repeating theme of the magnificent Shea butter and its lotion and soap products. Cuticles aren’t any different. If you have annoying and dry cuticles, try using Shea soap or a treatment of Shea butter. It’s best to treat your cuticles at night. Nourishes skin with antioxidants Shea butter is said to protect the skin from various elements. It contains vitamin A, vitamin E, plant antioxidants and catechins. These are all said to help guard the skin from external threats. The cinnamic acid esters and the fat in Shea are also claimed to keep ultraviolet radiation from hurting the skin or diminish the effects. Soothe insect bites Because Shea butter is known for its anti-inflammatory properties it is often used for treating minor injuries, including bites. Many swear by this method and use Shea butter directly on an insect bite to soothe an irritating and itchy bite. Makes shaving easier Shea butter is said to be helpful in a few stages of shaving, depending on your shaving preferences. It provides a very moist and oily shave crème, if you prefer to use it during shaving. But keep in mind, Shea doesn’t lather as thickly or with as much foam as traditional shaving cream. If you prefer to save your Shea for after the shave, you can also use it as a lotion to soothe easily irritated skin ( Mother Nature Network ). Where and how should I get the soap? When it comes to any purchase, it’s best to research, shop around and know what you’re looking for. Shopping for Shea soap is no different. If you are ready to give Shea a try, check out these shopping tips first. Quality Whenever purchasing Shea products, it is important to keep in mind the quality you are looking for and the price you are willing to pay for it. When it comes to soaps, you can probably tell the quality, in some regard, from looking at it. If the soap is black, it means it has not been processed. If it is yellow it may have been processed, though it is possible that some versions of unprocessed Shea soap are yellow. If you want the most benefits of Shea butter this unrefined, natural, high quality version is the grade for you. Fair trade Many shops offer Shea butter in many products, but for this pure form, you may want to buy from an international shop (which imports from Africa) or perhaps a fair trade shop that specializes or offers in beauty products. When shopping, I’ll remind you again, natural is probably better. There is more chance of putting chemicals on your skin if you buy a mass-store bought, unrefined version of Shea butter. Online You can purchase fair trade soaps online as well. These soaps may more directly help the people making the soaps, than other store bought versions. The soaps, too, will probably benefit the consumer more. They may cost a little more, but the nutritional benefits for your skin will more than make up for it ( wise GEEK ). References Breyer, Melissa, Mother Nature Network, 12 Ways to Use Raw Shea Butter, 2014, online. Livecate-Live a Better Life, The Benefits of Shea Butter, online. Organic Beauty and Cultural Products, Shea Butter, Black Soap, and more…, online. Riggens, Kimberly, Livestrong, What are the Benefits of Raw Shea Butter?, 2014, online.wise GEEK, How Do I choose the Best Shea Butter Soap?, online. 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Taraxacum Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkʊm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers.[2] Both species are edible in their entirety.[3] The common name dandelion (/ˈdændɪlaɪ.ən/ DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus. Like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators.[4] Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.[5]
The word gumbe is sometimes used generically, to refer to any music of the country, although it most specifically refers to a unique style that fuses about ten of the country's folk music traditions. Tina and tinga are other popular genres, while extent folk traditions include ceremonial music used in funerals, initiations and other rituals, as well as Balanta brosca and kussundé, Mandinga djambadon, and the kundere sound of the Bissagos Islands.
Lt Tamara Fyodorovna Konstantinova (1919–1999) was a combat pilot in the Red Army Air Force during the Second World War. In 1940, she was graduated as a flight instructor. She joined the Red Army in March 1943 and in March 1944 became a pilot of an Ilyushin Il-2 "Shturmovik". She flew with distinction 66 combat missions. On 29 June 1945, she was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
This song was written by the Motown songwriter Leon Ware and his songwriting partner T-Boy Ross (Diana Ross' brother). Ware originally intended to record it himself, but after Motown CEO Berry Gordy heard a rough version of it, he convinced Ware to give the song to Marvin Gaye. When Gaye recorded the song in 1975, the singer was inspired by his relationship with his nineteen-year-old girlfriend Janis Hunter.
A paradox is something that has sound reasoning and a sound premises, but nevertheless leads to a nonsense or impossible conclusion. Here's an example: if I were to travel back in time(let's assume it's the same timeline, not multiple timelines or dimensions) and kill my younger self, then that would create a paradox. How could I at age 20-some go back in time, kill my younger self at age 10, and still live to grow up to be 20-something and do the time travel hijinks? Nevertheless, if time travel were possible this could happen and the result would be a paradox we aren't yet able to unwind. Famously, from Catch-22, the main paradox is something like: only an insane man would go on military missions, and you can only get dismissed from the military if you're crazy, but you have to ask to be dismissed, and only a person who wasn't insane would ask to get out of the military.
Strawberries also contain many healthy nutrients, such as flavonoids, anthocyanins, and ellagitannins. These antioxidants have been studied for their anti-inflammatory properties in conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Additionally, strawberries have been studied in blood sugar control in diabetes. Research studies have also examined the effects of strawberry consumption on cholesterol levels, and the results of these studies appear to be promising.
Duplex T topical Uses. This medication is used on the hair/scalp to treat dandruff and other scaly, itchy skin conditions (psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis). Coal tar belongs to a class of drugs known as keratoplastics. It works by causing the skin to shed dead cells from its top layer and slow down the growth of skin cells. This effect decreases scaling and dryness. Coal tar can also decrease itchiness from these skin conditions.
On 27 August 2007, Royal Dutch Shell and Reitan Group, the owner of the 7-Eleven brand in Scandinavia, announced an agreement to re-brand some 269 service stations across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals under the different competition laws in each country. On April 2010 Shell announced that the corporation is in process of trying to find a potential buyer for all of its operations in Finland and is doing similar market research concerning Swedish operations. On October 2010 Shell's gas stations and the heavy vehicle fuel supply networks in Finland and Sweden, along with a refinery located in Gothenburg, Sweden were sold to St1, a Finnish energy company, more precisely to its major shareholding parent company Keele Oy. Shell branded gas stations will be rebranded within maximum of five years from the acquisition and the number of gas stations is likely to be reduced. Until then the stations will operate under Shell brand licence.
The Haflinger is a small, lightweight, four wheel drive, high mobility vehicle about 3.5 m long and 1.5 m wide, powered by a 643 cc flat twin horizontally opposed, rear mounted, air-cooled engine. Weighing around 600 kg (1322.8 lb), the Haflinger can be lifted by four strong people and yet can carry a load of 500 kg (1102.3 lb). This truck falls into the category of the light utility vehicle.
JavaBeans In computing based on the Java Platform, JavaBeans are classes that encapsulate many objects into a single object (the bean). They are serializable, have a zero-argument constructor, and allow access to properties using getter and setter methods. The name "Bean" was given to encompass this standard, which aims to create reusable software components for Java.
‎Argo (2012) directed by Ben Affleck • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd 26 This is Ben Affleck's film all the way and I have to say I am more than impressed. I'm glad that he seems to have discovered what he is really good at. As an actor he was never really convincing. And even though he gives a great understated, albeit a bit one-note, performance here, it is in the director's chair where he excels. This bizarre 'truth is stranger than fiction' tale has all the hallmarks of being turned into an over-stylized and over-dramatized political thriller. This is anything but that. Much like his performance, Affleck decided to take away the frills, leaving behind a film that is reminiscent of the political thrillers of yesteryear. Solid, made with craftsmanship and more… 26 Argo, the true life story you couldn’t make up, was always ripe for the Hollywood treatment and for the most part Affleck and co. do a good job of bringing it to the screen. Most should be familiar with the plot by now but if not it revolves around a CIA operation to get American diplomats out of Iran during the revolution. Their cover is an audacious and implausible recce scouting for film locations for a crappy space opera movie. It is easy to see what would attract somebody like Ben Affleck to this project, it has a current political resonance, Hollywood satire and an old fashioned thriller element driving the story forward. Affleck does a commendable job juggling many… 4 From gossip-rag pin-up to powerhouse director Ben Affleck has one of the most chequered careers in Hollywood. Channelling experience following his previous two features, tightly wound action thrillers Gone Baby Gone and The Town, his time behind the camera is proving most fruitful. His recounting of the true life story of Argo is no exception and further authorises his position as a meaningful director. Set in late ‘70s Iran, amidst a violent revolution, a group of CIA operatives strive to rescue six of its US embassy officials who are trapped within the dangerous melting pot. Under the innovative guise of a Canadian film crew scouting locations for an artificial sci-fi flick, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez infiltrates the city’s capital Tehran… 4 Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Argo is Ben Affleck's finest work as a director, is one of the best films of its year & is quite an accomplished piece of storytelling that expertly recounts the real-life event that took place in Iran during the Iranian Revolution in which 6 US diplomats were rescued by CIA with the help of Canadian government. Set in 1979 Iran, the story of Argo follows 6 US diplomats who go into hiding when Iranian revolutionaries invade the American embassy in Tehran, taking several of them hostages. In an effort to get its people out of the country, CIA goes through various options & eventually settles with an insane plan; to arrive in Iran for… Review by CoachKaye42 ★★★★★ Welcome to the conclusion of my Ben Affleck retrospective, where I've taken a look at all of his directorial efforts, including his latest feature Live By Night. As you guys can tell by these reviews, I'm a huge fan of Affleck as a director, and of course, the very next project he has lined up after Live By Night is in fact The Batman. In this editorial, I'll be identifying the top 4 things I want to see in that movie, based on his previous directorial efforts. Before we proceed, for those of you who are wondering why I haven't reviewed Argo, that's because I covered that movie already back in March in preparation for Batman V Superman. With that… Review by Dave Imboden ★★★½ Blurs the line between fact & fiction almost immediately with storyboards bleeding into historical photojournalism during the opening sequence; Affleck veers even further into artifice with a completely fabricated airport runway chase in the third act. It's pretty clear ARGO has no actual interest in the Iranian Revolution beyond using it as a plot device/backdrop for a crackling spy thriller, so I'm not sure what the ultimate point is beyond some facile themes ab
Willo the Wisp - Childrens TV \| Jedi's Paradise Willo the Wisp Willo the Wisp is a Children’s TV cartoon that began in the 80’s. The series was based on a short animated advert that Nick Spargo created for British Gas called Super Natural Gas. The voice of Willo was still Kenneth Williams, but none of the other characters existed. Nick thought that Willo could become the storyteller of the adventures of a number of characters in Doyley Wood. He set about creating these characters, but it took a number of years before the original Willo the Wisp cartoon came to our screens (1981) as he had to convince the BBC and raise the funds for the show. It became a hit and Mavis, the fat fairy became a household name. This was due to the storylines and strange characters, but it was helped by the fantastic voice talents of Kenneth Williams and the music of Tony Kinsey. 26 original episodes were made. Willo the Wisp has been off our screens for a number of years, but it has returned in a new second series. 'The This time the voice talents of James Dreyfuss have been used (who starred in Thin Blue Line' and the 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme'). The style of animation hasn't changed, but characters have changed its a slightly. Such as a slimmer Mavis and a Flat Screen Evil Edna, so thumbs up from us. Story Down at Doyley Wood there are a number of strange friends who live there (apart from Evil Edna). Watching them is an enigmatic observer called Willo the Wisp. Willo the Wisp Characters Willo the Wisp He is a spooky Dingly Dell who is made of Methane Gas (or Natural Gas). He observes the strange inhabitants of Doyley Wood and recount all their stories back to us all. He also looks very similar to a famous actor called Kenneth Williams, I wonder why? When he can, he likes to dance through the forest. Mavis Cruet She is the only fairy in the world that cannot fly. This is because she doesn't know how to fly (she thought her wings were for keeping off the rain!), but the main reason is because she is too heavy to fly! She became upset about this and Arthur thought he'd teach her how to fly, but it was no use, she had to diet. She did fly once the diet was over, but Evil Edna turned the tree she was flying near into a fairy cake tree. She gorged herself and her wings collapsed under the weight. That was the end of her flying career. She would love a handsome Prince to ride in and whisk her away, but it never happens. Falling in love, is another thing Mavis does quite often. Like all fairies, she has a magic wand, but it looks a little beaten up, maybe its because she is a bit untidy and it was squashed by a few of her things? But she has a reputation as a fairy whose magic nearly always goes wrong. Evil Edna does pick on her, once she turned her into a tree and another time she was listening to the sea in two sea shells and Edna stuck them to her head. She looked like a Viqueen (the female equivalent of a Viking). So convincing was she, that she was kidnapped by a group of Viking Trolls. Mavis even thought Edna was being kind when she said that she could make her thin, but as usual, there was a twist, as looking at her she still looked, ahem, rotund. But when she turned sideways she was pencil thin. She won the Beauty Queen of the Universe competition, when Evil Edna turned her into a frog. This was mainly to do with Edna turning the judges into frogs too and they thought Mavis was the most beautiful frog they had ever seen. Arthur He is a caterpillar that is trying to sound posh and be clever, but fails. But he makes up for things with his quick, dry wit, that most of the others don't understand, but it makes us giggle. Evil Edna turned him into a frog when he interrupted her counting sheep (she was trying to get to sleep). Also he has a habit of not believing a word that Mavis says to him and he thinks that she is quite mad. He can be quite brave (sometimes) and he even connected an electronic miracle (games machine), that he bought off a salesman, to Evil Edna while she was sleeping. Edna wasn't pleased when she fou
"Steel-cut" is more about result than the process. When you cut oats with steel blades rather than crushing them (i.e. "rolled oats", or when crushed really flat, "instant oats"), you're separating them into specific sharp-edged chunks rather than smashing them into flour. The result is a different texture that takes longer to cook, and when cooked has a different consistency. It's more chewy and less porridgey, and so goes great in muffins and other baked goods. As to why "steel" rather than other metals or processes, steel is the most economical and efficient blade to do it with. And it SOUNDS cool too. :)
Some animals recognise voices as in they can distinguish between people they know. That's why when you're at the vet you should talk to your dog/cat/rabbit/whatever to soothe them. They obviously don't comprehend human language, but they recognise that your voice is "the noise my friend makes", kinda like how we understand that cats purr - it's our friends' noise.
1 A home based service will cause you to spend additional charges for the euthanasia. 2 The additional fee will make the total cost to range from $140 to $300. 3 After euthanasia, the burial of the cat will cost more. 4 This will either lead you to cremation or a cemetery burial. The additional fee will make the total cost to range from $140 to $300. 2 After euthanasia, the burial of the cat will cost more. 3 This will either lead you to cremation or a cemetery burial.
Chick-fil-A The first Chick-fil-A opened in 1967, in the food court of the Greenbriar Mall, in a suburb of Atlanta.[3] During the 1970s and early 1980s, the chain expanded by opening new franchises in suburban malls' food courts.[9] The first freestanding franchise was opened April 16, 1986, on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta, Georgia,[10] and the company began to focus more on this type of franchise than on the food court type. Although it has expanded outward from its original geographic base, most new restaurants are located in Southern suburban areas.[3] In October 2015, the company opened a three-story 5,000-square-foot restaurant in Manhattan that became the largest free-standing Chick-fil-A in the country at that time.[11][12] As of 2016, the chain has approximately 1,950 locations.[3] It also has 31 drive-through-only locations.[3] Chick-fil-A also can be found at universities, hospitals, and airports through licensing agreements.[3]
Townshend Acts The Townshend Acts were a series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program. Historians vary slightly as to which acts they include under the heading "Townshend Acts", but five acts are often mentioned: The Revenue Act of 1776, the Indemnity Act (1776), the Commissioners of Customs Act (1767), the Vice Admiralty Court Act (1777), and the New York Restraining Act (1776.).[1] The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain, to create a more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations, to punish the province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act, and to establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies.[2] The Townshend Acts (1767) were met with resistance in the colonies, prompting the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770.
If found behind a physician's name, it stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. If found in charting, it can mean day of or doctor's order.. Osteopathic medicine is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease. If found behind a physician's name, it stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. If found in charting, it can mean day of or doctor's order..
Alumnus Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect of such notable structures as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Washington Dulles International Airport main terminal, Bell Labs Holmdel Complex and the CBS Building in Manhattan, designed Ingalls Rink at Yale and the newest residential colleges of Ezra Stiles and Morse. These latter were modelled after the medieval Italian hilltown of San Gimignano – a prototype chosen for the town's pedestrian-friendly milieu and fortress-like stone towers. These tower forms at Yale act in counterpoint to the college's many Gothic spires and Georgian cupolas.
Xbox 360 technical problems Three flashing red lights around the Xbox 360 power button instead of the one to four green lights indicating normal operation represent an internal problem that requires service.[9] This error was soon nicknamed the "Red Ring of Death", echoing Windows' Blue Screen of Death error. Warning signs may include freeze-ups, graphical problems in the middle of gameplay, such as checkerboard or pinstripe patterns on the screen, and sound errors; mostly consisting of extremely loud noises that can be affected by the volume control, the console only responding when the power button is pressed to turn it off.[10] These events may happen once or several times until the hardware failure occurs, or not at all. If the console freezes occasionally, the error will not necessarily follow. The technical problems seem to affect some generations of consoles more than others, e.g. Xenon or Zephyr. Those problems may also cause some freezing screens.
PlayStation 4 -LRB- PS4 -RRB- is a line of home video game consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment . Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20 , 2013 , it was launched on November 15 in North America , November 29 in Europe , South America and Australia ; and February 22 , 2014 , in Japan . It competes with Nintendo 's Wii U and Microsoft 's Xbox One , as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles . Moving away from the more complex Cell microarchitecture of its predecessor , the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit -LRB- APU -RRB- built upon the x86-64 architecture , which can theoretically peak at 1.84 teraflops ; AMD stated that it was the `` most powerful '' APU it had developed to date . The PlayStation 4 places an increased emphasis on social interaction and integration with other devices and services , including the ability to play games off-console on PlayStation Vita and other supported devices -LRB- `` Remote Play '' -RRB- , the ability to stream gameplay online or to friends , with them controlling gameplay remotely -LRB- `` Share Play '' -RRB- . The console 's controller was also redesigned and improved over the PlayStation 3 , with improved buttons and analog sticks , and an integrated touchpad among other changes . The console also supports HDR10 high-dynamic-range color and playback of 4K multimedia . Reception to the original PlayStation 4 model was positive , with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers ' needs , embrace of independent game development , and for not imposing restrictive digital rights management schemes that Microsoft had previously announced for Xbox One prior to its release . Critics and third-party studios also praised the capabilities of the PlayStation 4 in comparison to its competitors ; developers described the performance difference between the console and Xbox One as being `` significant '' and `` obvious '' . Heightened demand also helped Sony top global console sales . By the end of 2016 , more than 53 million consoles have been sold worldwide , with more than 57 million shipped . On September 7 , 2016 , Sony unveiled two hardware revisions of PlayStation 4 ; a slim build of the console , and a `` Pro '' version with an upgraded GPU and higher CPU clock rate to support 4K gameplay on supported titles .
European Aquatics Championships 2014: Daily Results, Updated Schedule and More \| Bleacher Report European Aquatics Championships 2014: Daily Results, Updated Schedule and More By Danny Collins , Featured Columnist Aug 17, 2014 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Michael Sohn/Associated Press 0 Comments Berlin, Germany will host the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, bringing together the finest swimmers and divers in all of Europe for a full week of top-class aquatics. With several Olympic gold medalists ready to make good on their roles as favourites and a number of young talents getting their first chance at international glory, this year's event will be packed with action from the first to the last day. Sunday, August 24 Update Michael Sohn/Associated Press Sunday saw the curtain come down on the European Aquatics Championships in Berlin, and it’s safe to say that we’ve been treated to quite the spectacle in the German capital. Sixty-five gold medals have gone up for grabs over the course of the week, with the level of team and individual brilliance on display making 2014’s instalment of the European Championships one of the best yet. The final day of action saw nine event finals take place, with Great Britain once again enjoying the best of the action, as we see below: European Aquatics Championships: Sunday's Results Gender More Glory for Francesca Halsall and Jazz Carlin Michael Sohn/Associated Press In the first event of the day, Great Britain’s Francesca Halsall kicked things off with a fantastic performance in the women’s 50-metres freestyle to claim her third gold medal of the competition. Having already stood top of the podium in the 50-metres backstroke and 4x100-metres mixed medley, Halsall came into Sunday’s race as a firm favourite and certainly lived up to her tag. With a time of 24.32 seconds, the 24-year-old just pipped Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem to the gold despite slowing down on the final stretch. Gero Breloer/Associated Press It was then the turn of Jazz Carlin to fly the flag for Britain, as she claimed her second gold medal of the competition in the 400-metres freestyle. The Swansea-born star won the 800-metres freestyle on Thursday, and showed just as much composure in the shorter format to set a new personal-best time of four minutes, 3.24 seconds. Halsall and Carlin have contributed five gold medals to the Team GB cause, and it was unsurprisingly to see praise flying in for the pair—including from former athlete Karen Pickering: Great way to end the week by @JazzCarlin & @franhalsall ! Golds in the 400m & 50m free #topchicks #BLN2014 — Karen Pickering (@Karen_Pickering) August 24, 2014 While two gold medals on the final day was a good haul for the Brits, they weren’t finished just yet. Gold Medal for Medley Men Michael Sohn/Associated Press In the European Championship’s final swimming event of the year, Christoph Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, Adam Barrett and Ben Proud capped up a fabulous week for Britain by romping to gold in the 4x100-metres medley. Peaty won gold in the 50-metres breaststroke final on Saturday after breaking the world record in the semi, and was once again in irresistible form as he powered Team GB towards the title. Gero Breloer/Associated Press The 19-year-old and Walker-Hebborn also contributed to a new world record in the mixed medley earlier in the competition, and their time of three minutes, 31.73 seconds wasn’t far away from entering the record books once again. While France and Hungary both started brightly, the power of Peaty really made the difference, and GB were able to glide home. It’s been some campaign for the Scot, who took to Twitter following the race to reflect on a coming-of-age competition: What an amazing end to an amazing season, was so good to be part of that relay tonight! 4 Golds and 2 World Records! pic.twitter.com/fVcZjU9usw — Adam Peaty (@adam_peaty) August 24, 2014 Great Britain won 11 golds, 8 silvers and 8 bronzes during their time in Berlin to top the medal charts, and with Rio 2016 on the horizon, their haul will bring th
Why is America's Election Day On a Tuesday In November? Question: Why Is Election Day on a Tuesday in November? Answer: Federal law in the United States requires that the presidential election be held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In modern society that seems like an arbitrary time to hold an election, but it made a lot of sense in the 1800s. In the early decades of the United States, the date for the election of the president would be set by the individual states. Those various election days, however, almost always fell in November. The reason was simple: under an early federal law, the electors for the electoral college were to meet in the individual states on the first Wednesday of December. And according to a 1792 federal law, the elections in the states (which would choose the electors) had to be held within a 34-day period before that day. Beyond meeting legal requirements, holding elections in November made good sense in an agrarian society, as the harvest would have been concluded. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance And the harshest winter weather would not have arrived, which was a consideration for those who had to travel to a polling place. In a practical sense, having the presidential election held on different days in different states was not a major concern in the early decades of the 1800s. Communication was slow, and when it took days or weeks for election results to become known it didn't matter if states held elections at different times. As communication improved with the introduction of the railroad and the telegraph , it seemed obvious that election results in one state might influence the voting yet to occur in another. And as transportation improved, there was also a fear that voters could travel from state to state and participate in multiple elections. In the early 1840s Congress decided to make a standardized date for holding presidential elections across the country. Congress Standardized Election Day in 1845 In 1845 Congress passed a law establishing that the day for choosing presidential electors (in other words, the day for the popular vote that would determine the electors of the electoral congress) would be every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. That formulation was chosen to fall within the time frame determined by the aforementioned 1792 law. And making the election the first Tuesday after the first Monday also ensured that the election would never be held on November 1, which is All Saints Day, a Catholic holy day of obligation. There is also a legend that merchants in the 1800s tended to do their bookkeeping on the first day of the month, and scheduling an important election on that day might interfere with business. The first presidential election held in accordance with the new law was held on November 7, 1848. In that year's election, the Whig candidate Zachary Taylor defeated Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party, and former president Martin Van Buren , who was running on the ticket of the Free Soil Party. Why Hold the Presidential Election on a Tuesday? The choice of a Tuesday is most likely because elections in the 1840s were generally held at county seats, and people in outlying areas would have to travel from their farms into town to vote. Tuesday was chosen as people could begin their travels on a Monday, and thus avoid traveling on the Sunday sabbath. Holding important national elections on a weekday seems anachronistic in the modern world, and it's no doubt true that Tuesday voting tends to create obstacles and discourages participation. The introduction of early voting procedures in many American states in recent elections has addressed the problem of having to vote on a specific weekday. But, generally speaking, the tradition of voting for the president every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November has continued uninterrupted since the 1840s.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hirohito (April 29, 1901 â January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan who reigned from 1926 to 1989. Since his death he has been known as Emperor ShÅwa (æåå¤©ç, ShÅwa tennÅ) in Japan, although he is widely referred to as Hirohito, or Emperor Hirohito, outside of Japan.
Florida -LSB- ˈflɒrᵻdə -RSB- -LRB- Spanish for `` land of flowers '' -RRB- is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba . Florida is the 22nd-most extensive , the 3rd-most populous , and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is Florida 's most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . A peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida , it has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States , approximately 1350 mi , and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean . Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil . The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south . The American alligator , American crocodile , Florida panther , and manatee can be found in the Everglades National Park . Since the first European contact was made in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León -- who named it La Florida -LRB- -LSB- la floˈɾiða -RSB- `` land of flowers '' -RRB- upon landing there in the Easter season , Pascua Florida -- Florida was a challenge for the European colonial powers before it gained statehood in the United States in 1845 . It was a principal location of the Seminole Wars against the Native Americans , and racial segregation after the American Civil War . Today , Florida is distinctive for its large Cuban expatriate community and high population growth , as well as for its increasing environmental issues . The state 's economy relies mainly on tourism , agriculture , and transportation , which developed in the late 19th century . Florida is also renowned for amusement parks , orange crops , the Kennedy Space Center , and as a popular destination for retirees . Florida culture is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance ; Native American , European American , Hispanic and Latino , and African American heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine . Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings , Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams , and continues to attract celebrities and athletes . It is internationally known for golf , tennis , auto racing and water sports .
Lavender Lavender Overview Many people appreciate lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia or Lavandula officinalis) for its fragrance. Lavendar is a common ingredient in soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means "to wash." Lavender may have earned this name because it was frequently used in baths to help purify the body and spirit. However, this herb has also been used as a remedy for a range of ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and fatigue. Research has confirmed that lavender produces slight calming, soothing, and sedative effects when its scent is inhaled. Plant Description Lavender is native to the mountainous zones of the Mediterranean where it grows in sunny, stony habitats. Today, it flourishes throughout southern Europe, Australia, and the United States. Lavender is a heavily branched short shrub that grows to a height of roughly 60 centimeters (about 24 inches). Its broad rootstock bears woody branches with upright, rod like, leafy, green shoots. A silvery down covers the gray green narrow leaves, which are oblong and tapered, attached directly at the base, and curled spirally. The oil in lavender's small, blue violet flowers gives the herb its fragrant scent. The flowers are arranged in spirals of 6 to 10 blossoms, forming interrupted spikes above the foliage. Parts Used Essential oil is extracted from the fresh flowers of the lavender plant and used for medicinal purposes. Medicinal Uses and Indications A number of studies have reported that lavender essential oil may be beneficial in a variety of conditions, including insomnia, alopecia (hair loss), anxiety, stress, and postoperative pain. However, most of these studies have been small. Lavender is also being studied for antibacterial and antiviral properties. Lavender oil is often used in other forms of integrative medicine, such as massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic manipulation. Insomnia or Agitation In folklore, pillows were filled with lavender flowers to help restless people fall sleep. Scientific evidence suggests that aromatherapy with lavender may slow the activity of the nervous system, improve sleep quality, promote relaxation, and lift mood in people suffering from sleep disorders. Studies also suggest that massage with essential oils, particularly lavender, may result in improved sleep quality, more stable mood, better concentration, and reduced anxiety. In one study, people who received massage with lavender felt less anxious and more positive than those who received massage alone. Several small studies suggest that lavender aromatherapy may help reduce agitation in people with dementia. Lavender flowers have also been approved in Germany as a tea for insomnia, restlessness, and nervous stomach irritations. Alopecia areata In one study of 86 people with alopecia areata (an autoimmune disease that causes hair to fall out, often in patches), those who massaged their scalps with lavender and other essential oils daily for 7 months experienced significant hair regrowth compared to those who massaged their scalps without the essential oils. However, there is no way to tell whether it was one or the combination of oils that was effective. On the other hand, preliminary studies also show that lavendar may be effective in treating women with hirsuitism (excessive hair growth). Other uses Aromatherapists use lavender in inhalation therapy to treat headaches, nervous disorders, and exhaustion. Herbalists treat skin ailments, such as fungal infections (like candidiasis), wounds, eczema, and acne, with lavender oil. It is also used in a healing bath for joint and muscle pain. One study evaluating treatments for children with eczema founded it was therapeutic touch from the mother that improved symptoms; in other words, massage with and without essential oils (including lavender) both reduced the dry, scaly skin lesions. Another study found that lavender oil may improve pain control after surgery. Fifty people undergoing breast biopsy surgery received either oxygen supplemented with lavender oil or oxygen alone. People in the lavender group reported better pain control than people in the control group. Available Forms Commercial preparations are made from dried flowers and essential oils of the lavender plant. These preparations are available in the following forms: Aromatherapy oil Bath gels Extracts Infusions Lotions Soaps Teas Tinctures Whole, dried flowers How to Take It Pediatric Oral use in children is not recommended. May be used topically in diluted concentrations to treat skin infections and injuries, such as minor cuts and scrapes. For proper dilutions speak with a knowledgeable health care provider. There are some aromatherapy formulas for children as well. Speak with a knowledgeable provider for dosing. Never use lavender on an open wound. Seek immediate medical attention. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that lavender and tea oils in some shampoos, soaps, and lotions may cause gynecomastia, breast development in boys. If you have any concerns, ask your doctor about using lavender for a child. Adult The following are recommended adult doses for lavender: Internal use: Speak with a knowledgeable provider to find the right dose for you. Inhalation: 2 to 4 drops in 2 to 3 cups of boiling water. Inhale vapors for headache, depression, or insomnia. If you have asthma, talk to your doctor before using essential oil inhalations to see if they are right for you. There are some people who find essential oil used in inhalation form irritating to lungs and/or eyes. Topical external application: For ease of application, add 1 to 2 drops per tbsp. of base oil (such as almond or olive oil). Lavender oil is toxic if taken orally. Only use the oil externally or by inhalation. Also, avoid contact with eyes or mucous membranes, such as the lips and nostril. Precautions The use of herbs is a time-honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease. Herbs, however, contain active components that can trigger side effects and interact with other herbs, supplements, or medications. For these reasons, you should take herbs with care, under the supervision of a health care provider qualified in the field of botanical medicine. Some people may develop an allergic reaction to lavender. Nausea, vomiting, headache, and chills have also been reported in some people after inhaling or absorbing lavender through the skin. Lavender applied to skin may cause irritation in some people. Oral use of Lavender may cause constipation, headache, and increased appetite. Lavender oil is toxic if taken orally. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid using lavender. Possible Interactions CNS Depressants: There are no known scientific reports of interactions between lavender and conventional medications. However, because lavender promotes relaxation, it may make the effects of central nervous (CNS) depressants stronger. These drugs include narcotics such as morphine or oxycodone (Oxy Contin) for pain, and sedative and anti-anxiety agents such as lorazepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium), and alprazolam (Xanax). Ask your doctor before using lavender with these and other sedatives. Supporting Research Anderson C, Lis-Balchin M, Kifk-Smith M. Evaluation of massage with essential oils in childhood atopic eczema. Phyother Res. 2000;14 (6):452-456. Auerbach P. Auerbach: Wilderness Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2007. Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinckmann J. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Newton, MA: Integrative Medicine Communications; 2000:226-229. Ernst E. The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach. Edinburgh: Mosby; 2001:130-132. Fibler M, Quante A. A case series on the use of lavendula oil capsules in patients suffering from major depressive disorder and symptoms of psychomotor agitation, insomnia and anxiety. Complement Ther Med. 2014;22 (1):63-9. Graham PH, Browne L, Cox H, Graham J. Inhalation aromatherapy during radiotherapy: results of a placebo-controlled double-blind randomized trial. J Clin Oncol. 2003;21 (12):2372-6. Gyllenhaal C, Merrit SL, Peterson SD, Block KI, Gochenour T. Efficacy and safety of herbal stimulants and sedatives in sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2000;4 (2):1-24. Han SH, Hur MH, Buckle J, Choi J, Lee MS. Effect of aromatherapy on symptoms of dysmenorrhea in college students: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2006;12 (6):535-41. Henley DV, Lipson N, Korach KS, Bloch, CA. Prepubertal gynecomastia linked to lavender and tea tree oils. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;5 (365):479-485. Howard S, Hughes BM. Expectancies, not aroma, explain impact of lavender aromatherapy on psychophysiological indices of relaxation in young healthy women. Br J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;13 (Pt 4):603-17. Kim JT, Wajda M, Cuff G, et al., Evaluation of aromatherapy in treating postoperative pain: pilot study. Pain Pract. 2006;6 (4):273-7. La Valle JB, Krinsky DL, Hawkins EB, et al. Natural Therapeutics Pocket Guide. Hudson, OH: Lexi Comp; 2000:468-469. Lee IS, Lee GJ. [Effects of lavender aromatherapy on insomnia and depression in women college students] Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2006;36 (1):136-43. Lin PW, Chan W, Ng BF, Lam LC. Efficacy of aromatherapy ( Lavandula angustifolia) as an intervention for agitated behaviors in Chinese older persons with dementia: a cross-over randomized trial. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007;22:405-10. Lytle J, Mwatha C, Davis KK. Effect of lavender aromatherapy on vital signs and perceived quality of sleep in the intermediate care unit: a pilot study. Am J Crit Care. 2014;23 (1):24-9. Moon T, Wilkinson JM, Cavanagh HM. Antiparasitic activity of two Lavandula essential oils against Giardia duodenalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Hexamita inflata. Parasitol Res. 2006;99 (6):722-8. Motomura N, Sakurai A, Yotsuya Y. Reduction of mental stress with lavender odorant. Percept Mot Skills. 2001;93 (3):713-718. Pemberton E, Turpin PG. The effect of essential oils on work-related stress in intensive care unit nurses. Holist Nurs Pract. 2008 Mar-Apr;22 (2):97-102. Rho KH, Han SH, Kim KS, Lee MS. Effects of aromatherapy massage on anxiety and self-esteem in Korean elderly women: a pilot study. Int J Neurosci. 2006;116 (12):1447-55. Shimizu K, Gyokusen M, Kitamura S, Kawabe T, Kozaki T, Ishibashi K, et al. Essential oil of lavender inhibited the decreased attention during a long-term task in humans. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Jul;72 (7):1944-7. Soden K, Vincent K, Craske S, Lucas C, Ashley S. A randomized controlled trial of aromatherapy massage in a hospice setting. Palliat Med. 2004;18 (2):87-92. Soltani R, Soheilipour S, Hajhashemi V, Asghari G, Bagheri M, Molavi M. Evaluation of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on post-tonsillectomy pain in pediatric patients: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;77 (9):1579-81. Tirabassi G, Giovannini L, Paggi F, et al. Possible efficacy of Lavender and Tea tree oils in the treatment of young women affected by mild idiopathic hirsutism. J Endocrinol Invest. 2013;36 (1):50-4. Williams TI. Evaluating effects of aromatherapy massage on sleep in children with autism: a pilot study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2006;3 (3):373-7. Yip YB, Tse SH. An experimental study on the effectiveness of acupressure with aromatic lavender essential oil for sub-acute, non-specific neck pain in Hong Kong. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006;12 (1):18-26. Alternative Names Common lavender; English lavender; French lavender; Garden lavender; Lavandula angustifolia; Lavandula latifolia; Lavandula officinalis Version Info Last reviewed on 1/2/2015Steven D. Ehrlich, NMD, Solutions Acupuncture, a private practice specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, Phoenix, AZ. Review provided by Veri Med Healthcare Network. A. D. A. M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation Health Care Commission (www.urac.org). URAC's accreditation program is an independent audit to verify that A. D. A. M. follows rigorous standards of quality and accountability. A. D. A. 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Jaundice is a condition in which a person's skin and the whites of the eyes are discolored yellow due to an increased level of bile pigments in the blood resulting from liver disease. Jaundice is sometimes called icterus, from a Greek word for the condition.aundice is not a disease; it is a symptom of a number of different diseases and disorders of the liver and gallbladder and of hemolytic blood disorders. One such disorder is the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct, which carries bile from the liver to the intestine.
Another reason that YouTube comments are so horrible is that there is no moderation whatsoever. YouTube gets hundreds of thousands of comments everyday, if not more, and the only people that supposedly review comments is the tiny staff. You can't message a moderator there because there aren't fucking any. It's horrible.
The Independent State of Samoa ( Samoan: Malo Sa 'oloto Tuto 'atasi o Sāmoa, IPA: [ˌsaːˈmoa]), commonly known as Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa) and formerly known as Western Samoa, is a Unitary Parliamentary Republic with eleven administrative divisions. The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a unique language and cultural identity.
Kate Marie Nash -LRB- born 6 July 1987 -RRB- is an English singer , songwriter , musician and actress . Nash rose to prominence in the UK with the sleeper hit `` Foundations '' -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Her debut album , Made of Bricks , peaked at number 1 in the UK and number 36 in the US . Nash won the award for Best British Female Artist at the 2008 Brit Awards . Her second studio album , My Best Friend Is You , was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in both the UK and Germany . The album 's lead single , `` Do-Wah-Doo '' , peaked at number 15 in the UK , becoming her fourth UK Top 40 single . After being dropped by her record label , Nash self-released her third studio album , Girl Talk , on 4 March 2013 . The album failed to match the commercial success of Nash 's previous albums , though it charted inside the top 100 in the UK , Ireland , Germany and Austria . In April 2017 , Nash launched a Kickstarter to finance a fourth studio album . On 21 April 2017 , Nash released a four-track EP , Agenda .
Madrid: Money Saving Tips for Spain This article contains a discussion by Trip Advisor members concerning the above topic. Please note that the discussion was closed to any additional postings as of Nov 1, 2016 and, as such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated and cannot be commented on by travelers at this time. Please take this into account when making your travel plans. Share your knowledge Article History (23)Comments (9)Money Saving Tips for Spain Spain is not the cheapest tourist destination any more. The euro is a strong currency at the moment and American tourists and others have a dismal exchange rate. Here are a few tips on making your money go farther in Spain:1. Menu of the day. The Spanish eat their big meal of the day during lunch time. Most restaurants offer a menu of the day from Monday to Friday for lunch only. This is usually a bargain and may cost between 8 to 13 euros, as of writing. Upper scale restaurants will charge a bit more. The menu of the day will be posted outside the restaurant, so one can see if it is interesting before entering the restaurant. For tourists who are on a budget, this is a very good deal and one can save money by having lunch at these restaurants that offer the menu of the day. The menu of the day usually consists of two plates. The first plate may have an appetizer, soup, or salad. The second plate will contain the main dish, such as meat or fish, accompanied by a garnish like fries. Bread and dessert are also usually included. Many include a glass of wine or beer. The price of the menu of the day should include the IVA (sales tax). A tip is not included. Read the menu of the day carefully to see exactly what is included. Many restaurants have several menus of the day, each at a different price. When one enters a restaurant, it is worthwhile to ask for the menu (ask for la carta) and read all of the special offers. Lunch is usually served between 1 pm and 4 pm. Some big chains like VIPS open at 12:30 pm and serve the menu of the day all day.2. Buy an immersion heater and a plug adapter before you come to Spain. The plug adapter should have two round pins, which is standard for most European countries. You can buy both at Amazon. Electricity in Spain is 220V, 50 cycles. Buy individual packets of Nescafe or tea of your choice. This way you can make your own breakfast in your hotel room. The day before you can buy whatever you have for breakfast to accompany your coffee or tea at the supermarket. Four star hotels charge between 11 and 20 euros for their breakfast buffet. By making your own breakfast, you can save a few euros. When you check in, ask the hotel clerk how much the breakfast buffet is.3. Tapas. Instead of having dinner, eat some tapas (small dishes of food to share). Most people will be satisfied eating two tapas. This will be cheaper than eating dinner.4. Bus. The bus may be the most inexpensive way to travel, followed by the train. If you take the train, you may be able to get the discounts if you buy your tickets on the internet. Buy them 62 days in advance because the discounts may go fast. For bus travel from the big cities, go to Trip Advisor Things to Do - Transportation, because there may be an article about intercity bus travel and the bus station. For Renfe travel, here is the Trip Advisor website for instructions:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g18...5. Museums. Go to museums when they are free. Check the website of each museum because many times they have free entrance late in the afternoon or on Sundays.6. Museum discounts. Many museums and cultural attractions will give a discount to senior citizens who are 65 or over. Bring an identification that show your age. Children may be given discounts also. Be sure to ask before you pay the entrance fee.7. Supermarkets. Buy food at the supermarket. You can buy bread, cold cuts, cheese, desserts, and wine at the supermarket. You can get good wine in liter cartons for less than a euro and most of the time the wine will be very good. There is no need to eat at a restaurant every day. For the big cities in Spain, there are supermarkets that are open on Sunday. Look at Trip Advisor Restaurants - Supermarkets Open Sundays for their locations. Bring a small kitchen knife and a wine cork opener to help prepare your meals.8. Wine. At good restaurants, you can order a glass of house wine for 2 euros or less. There is no need to order a full bottle. If you want to order a full bottle, ask to see the wine list first. Usually the house wine will be very good and will be cheaper than the other wines. Do not let the waiter decide for you what wine to order, because he may get you the more expensive wine. They may also have half bottles of wine available.9. Markets. Go to the local market to buy fruit and veg because they will be economical there. You can also buy cured ham and other goodies, in quantities of 100 grams or more.10. Tipping. Tipping is not a custom in Spain. If you go to a bar to get coffee or a soft drink, there is no need to leave a tip. If you go to a good restaurant, you can leave a tip if this is your custom. A 5% tip is considered generous. There is no need to leave a bigger tip than that. The Spanish usually leave loose change. However the waiters do appreciate a tip and if you plan to go back and the service was good, you can leave a tip.11. Exchange rate. The best exchange rate comes from using an ATM card, which usually has an exchange service rate of 1%. If you go to a bank or money exchange company, they will charge you more. If you have to go to a bank or money exchange, ask how much they charge first.12. The Sales Tax Refund. There is a sales tax, called IVA in Spain, which is a value added tax of 18% on retail sales. If you are a non-EU resident you can get a refund on this if your purchases are at least 90 euros at one store. Look for stores with the Tax Free signs. They will give you an invoice which includes the price and the tax on each item. You can accumulate these invoices if you shop at different stores. When you go to the airport to depart, look for the Spanish customs desk. You must have your invoices and the form asking for the refund filled out. You then show the inspectors the items you have bought and the inspectors will stamp your form. After going through the airport inspection, look for a mail box where you can drop the form. Your credit card will be debited in about 2 months with the IVA refund. Please remember this tax refund only applies if you are from outside the European Union.13. Timing. Do not come to Spain during the high season, if you can do so. The high season is July and August in Spain, when the majority of tourists come. About 60 million tourists come to Spain every year, and most go to the beach communities during the high season, when hotel rates are at the highest. During the off season, hotel rates drop everywhere in Spain, up to 30% or more. Your air flights from the US will also be considerably lower.14. Hotel rates. Madrid is a big city with 5 million residents and Barcelona is another big city with 3 million residents. Their hotel rates are 30 to 50% higher than hotel rates in Andalusia . You can have the authentic Spanish flavor by having your vacation in Andalusia in a more relaxed atmosphere, or minimizing your stay in Madrid and Barcelona. Of course you may miss the Prado, the Thyssen and the Reina Sofia museums of Madrid. But Andalusia has a large number of monuments from its Moorish past, such as the Alhambra in Granada and the Mezquita in Cordoba , and many good art museums. Also winters are milder in Andalusia, so travel during that time is not out of the question. Read "The Best Sights of Andalusia" at Inside Malaga - Background:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g18...15. Driving. If you are driving a car, go to the Via Michelin website to plan your trips. You can get very detailed driving instructions and maps between cities. There is no need to buy a separate map because the website will provide it to you.16. Map. Ask your hotel desk for a map of the city or ask for it at the local tourist office. There is no need to buy this at a bookstore. You can get a good map which identifies monuments and important buildings at:http://www.multimap.com17. Chain restaurants. Big cities in Spain have the VIPS chain of restaurants, which are American style of cafeterias, where you can get inexpensive meals at any time. Spanish lunches and dinners are later than American meals, so if you want to have your meal at the time you want to, this chain is a practical way to do so. They also have menus of the day which change every day.18. Garages. Do not drive in the big cities of Spain because parking is expensive. Commercial garages charge from 18 to 30 euros a day for parking. At hotels, expect to pay about 12 to 17 euros a night for hotel parking. Also it is difficult to find public parking lots.19. Tap water. Madrid has the best tap water in Spain, which comes from the neighboring mountains. Taste tests versus bottled water showed no differences in taste. Since each small bottle of bottled water costs 1 euro or more, you can save some money. Fill your bottle at your hotel bathroom. Incidentally, the tap water in every big city in Spain is perfectly safe to drink and meets all the sanitary rules. People drink bottled water only for its taste, because the tap water in some cities may have a funny taste for them. Try the tap water first before ordering bottled water. At restaurants, to order tap water, ask for "agua del grifo".20. Washing. Wash your clothes in your hotel bathroom. Bring clothes made of easy care fabrics that dry fast. Bring two or three wire hangers to hang your clothes in the bathroom after washing them. You can buy liquid detergent at any supermarket.21. Menus. Spanish law says that every restaurant has to post its menu outside the door. Look at the menu first before entering the restaurant to see if you like any of the food, and look at the prices. Compare prices with other restaurants before you decide which restaurant to go to.22. Cover charge/bread. When you sit at a restaurant, the waiter will bring you a piece of bread right away. If you are not going to eat it, tell the waiter that you do not want it. The restaurant may sometimes charge from 0.20 euro to 2.00 for each piece of bread.23. Butter. Do not ask for butter to go with your bread because the Spanish do not eat butter and the restaurant will charge you for it, sometimes a pretty penny. The Spanish take olive oil with their bread, which is healthier than butter, and the olive oil in the restaurants is free.24. Cover charge. Some restaurants that cater to tourists are not ethical and may bring you a plate of ham and cheese when you sit down. There are no free things in life, so refuse it because they will charge you a pretty penny for it. Avoid these restaurants. They may have signs in English to lure you in. The exception are restaurants in the Costa del Sol, which have menus in Spanish, English, French, and German.25. Ham. There are many types of Iberian ham (jamon iberico), with different price tags. At the market you can buy the cheaper types and they may be very good. The most expensive is the "pata negra", which is the favorite of Spanish gourmets. You can buy only 100 grams to try it, and this will not break your bank.26. Share meals. At restaurants, even good ones, do not be afraid to share meals with your companion. One person can ask for a salad and the other may ask for a meat dish. Tell the waiter to bring the plates at the same time. Also do not be afraid to ask for an extra clean plate to share the food. Remember that the consumer is the king. Also ask if the main dish has accompanying vegetables. ¿Hay guarnicion? ("ah-ee goo-R-nee-son") If it does, then you do not need to ask for a salad. Many times the menu will state if vegetables come with it. If in doubt, ask the waiter.27. Hotel booking. If you look at travel sites for hotel rooms at a specific city and you decide on a hotel, see what the hotel rate is for a different date. At most hotels, the hotel rates change every day and usually the weekend rate is lower than the midweek rate, but this may be the opposite for resorts, where the weekend rates are higher. You may want to change your schedule to take advantage of lower rates.28. Flights. When booking Iberia flights, you will see that the rates are different every day for the same hour. You may juggle your schedule to get the lower rate.29. Free tours. Free tours have been opening all around Europe and Spain is no exception. The best one in Madrid is the Sandemans Free Tour, that starts at the tourist info office in the Plaza Mayor every day at 11.00 and at 16:00. The guides work for tips, so you decide the value of the 3.5 hour walking tour. It is an excellent way to get to know the city, and the guides are very knowlegable. Also, they will give you a free map if you ask them for it, so you don't have to pay for the maps in the tourism office.30. Health Insurance. If you are a European Union (EU) citizen the free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles the holder to free or discounted medical treatment at state-run hospitals and local general practitioners. If you've got an EHIC, you’ll be entitled to the same treatment that local citizens are entitled to - extremely useful in emergencies. It’s completely free and valid for up to five years. Even if you've already got travel insurance, it's valuable extra protection, even if just for visiting the local GP with a query while away. Though you must be over 16 to apply, every family member requires a card. To apply on behalf of a child, just include them as a dependant in the relevant section of the application and you'll each receive a separate EHIC. The terms stipulate you won't be covered if you haven’t got it on you, so don’t leave it behind at the hotel if you’re out and about. Take it to the beach if you have to.
Zinedine Yazid Zidane -LRB- -LSB- zinedin zidan -RSB- , born 23 June 1972 -RRB- , nicknamed `` Zizou '' , is a retired French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid . He played as an attacking midfielder for the France national team , Cannes , Bordeaux , Juventus and Real Madrid . An elite playmaker , renowned for his elegance , vision , ball control and technique , Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time . At club level , Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid , two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned teams . His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of an equivalent $ 75 million . His left-foot volleyed winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final is considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition 's history . On the international stage with France , Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup , scoring twice in the final , and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the Tournament . The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France , and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998 . Zidane was named the FIFA World Player of the Year three times , in 1998 , 2000 and 2003 , and won the 1998 Ballon d'Or . He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996 , Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002 . In 2004 , he was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the world 's greatest living players compiled by Pelé . Zidane received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament at the 2006 World Cup , despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest . Prior to the World Cup , he announced he would retire at the end of the tournament . After retirement , Zidane became assistant coach at Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti for the 2013 -- 14 season . After a successful year in which the club won the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey , Zidane became the coach of Real Madrid 's B team , Real Madrid Castilla . In 2010 , Zidane was an ambassador for Qatar 's successful bid to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup , the first Arab country to host the tournament . Zidane is currently the manager of Real Madrid , taking over the position in January 2016 . In his first season as manager , Zidane won the UEFA Champions League title .
Jackie Burkhart Throughout season eight, Jackie remains single. She and Hyde, no longer together, have since remained good friends. However, their behavior regresses to how it was in the earlier seasons. Fez tells Jackie that Kelso intends to propose to her, and she decides that she will accept, but after considering it, she turns him down claiming that though she loves Kelso, he still has a lot of maturing to do, and now is not the time for them to be together. Feeling that she is in a low point in her life, Jackie decides to find someone that would be perfect for her and writes out a list of what she wants in a man. She is surprised to find out that Fez matches everything on the list. She denies this at first, but quickly comes around to the idea and decides to wait for Fez to come to her. Fez, however, is clueless of her attraction to him and is instead seeing other women at the time, which makes it hard for her. Jackie then chooses to go to him. She kisses him and asks if they can be together because he is the one good thing in her life right now, but Fez turns her down, feeling that she is treating him as a last resort, citing how she has already dated both Kelso and Hyde. Jackie then goes to the bathroom and cries, but immediately after vows revenge on Fez. She flushes his toothbrush, microwaves his lotion, and ruins his car with graffiti. To get back at Jackie, Fez dyes her hair green, and says that now she is ugly on the outside like she is on the inside. Hurt by Fez's words, Jackie decides to move out. However, she later learns through one of his friends that he loves her and wishes that he had never said those things. They eventually reconcile and in the final episode, Fez and Jackie finally get together and kiss atop the water tower.
James Mangold -LRB- born December 16 , 1963 -RRB- is an American film and television director , screenwriter and producer . Films he has directed include Walk the Line , which he also co-wrote ; The Wolverine ; Logan ; Cop Land ; Girl , Interrupted ; Knight and Day ; and the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma . He also produced and directed pilots for the television series Men in Trees -LRB- which ran from 2006 to 2008 -RRB- NYC 22 -LRB- 2011 -- 2012 -RRB- and Vegas -LRB- 2012 -- 2013 -RRB- .
Emmanuelle Grey `` Emmy '' Rossum -LRB- born September 12 , 1986 -RRB- is an American actress , director and singer-songwriter . She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series Shameless . Rossum has starred in movies including Songcatcher -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , An American Rhapsody , -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and Passionada -LRB- 2002 -RRB- . Her role in Mystic River -LRB- 2003 -RRB- garnered her wider recognition . She starred in the science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . She has since starred in Poseidon -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Dragonball : Evolution -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Dare -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Beautiful Creatures -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Before I Disappear -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , You 're Not You -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and Comet -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . In 2007 , Rossum released her debut album , Inside Out . She also released a Christmas EP the same year , titled Carol of the Bells . In 2013 , she released a follow up album called Sentimental Journey .
The Albert Dock, Liverpool Albert Dock, Liverpool. Jesse Hartley (1780-1860), with Philip Hardwick (1792-1870). 1843-5; opened in 1846. Brick, cast iron and granite (no wood, as a precaution against fire). Left: Ironwork on a warehouse façade. Right: The Pumphouse. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Designed by Jesse Hartley, Surveyor to the Liverpool Dock Trustees from 1824 to 1860, and Philip Hardwick, this distinctive complex contains the largest collection of Grade 1 listed buildings in the whole of the country. The warehouses were completed in 1845, and the dock was formally opened by Prince Albert himself in 1846. Of the buildings, David Lewis writes picturesquely: "They cannot be said to be pretty; they are strong, masculine buildings, sleeves rolled up and muscles bulging, and Liverpool's beloved classical architecture is here stripped down to its essentials of massive Tuscan columns and heavy round arches" (151-2). Writing more technically, James Stevens Curl explains that "some canal and dockside architecture seemed to point towards a new style where Classical relationships of proportion, solid and void, and integrity of geometry would be paramount, but stripped of all the tyranny of overt use of the Orders, and minus all decorative frippery." The Albert Dock was one of those rare cases, Curl believes, in which this style was achieved: These are the most Sublime of all nineteenth-century examples of commercial and industrial architecture, with their cast-iron unfluted Doric columns, massive undecorated brick walls, repetitive elements, and avoidance of ornament worthy of C.-N. Ledoux, the French Neoclassical architect and theorist, at his most uncompromising. (33) Consequently, Curl lists the Albert Dock buildings first amongst Liverpool's architectural splendours (87). Notable structures apart from the warehouses include the towering pumphouse (a later building, 1870), now an inn; and the wonderful Traffic Office (1846, designed by Hardwick, its top storey added by Hartley in 1848). With its cast iron portico and pediment, sandstone dressings and featured, connecting chimneys (see "Dock Traffic Office"), in days past the Traffic Office stood as a temple to the dockland activity that made Liverpool great. Two views of the Traffic Office — a temple of industry. [Click on images to enlarge them.] The Albert Dock restoration of the 1980s has pointed up the contrast between the brickwork and the winches and other cast-iron elements, and the area has been rejuvenated with flats, shops, a hotel, bars, eating places and some important cultural amenities, including the Tate Liverpool. In an unlikely but very welcome turn-about, the Traffic Office reopens in 2011 as the International Slavery Museum Research Institute and Education Centre. The Merseyside Maritime Museum located in an adjacent warehouse already houses an International Slavery Museum, fully acknowledging the big part that the slave trade played in Liverpool's growth. Two more views of the Albert Dock. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Related Material Linked iron slave coffle (for joining slaves at the ankle), on display in the slavery gallery of the Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool Heroes of the Slave Trade Abolition Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee , 2009. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.] References Curl, James Stevens. Victorian Architecture. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1990. "Dock Traffic Office" (Liverpool World Heritage City site). Viewed 3 February 2009. Lewis, David. Walks Through History: Liverpool.. Derby: Breedon, updated ed. 2007.
Choi Sung-hee (born February 28, 1980), better known as Bada or Sea, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group S.E.S.. She has released four studio albums, one mini albums and five singles. She won Best Actress at the 3rd The Musical Awards and has starred in ten musicals to date.
TWIGGY - THE OFFICIAL SITE TWIGGY TWIGGY'S NEW BOOK! ORDER NOW TWIGGY'S STYLE BOOK ORDER NOW 1971 (GB) 125mins. Russflix Producer and Director: Ken Russell Synopsis: Musical. Based around Sandy Wilson's musical stageplay of the same title, Russell's extravagant production storms between delightful tackiness and exuberant fantasy in pastiche of 1920's stage musical (after Wilson) and Busby Berkeley's film musicals of the 30s. Twiggy plays Polly Browne, nervous stage manager of a production of "The Boy Friend" who is obliged to take the place of Rita, leading lady, (Glenda Jackson) who sprained her ankle. Russell's film follows the performance, which is a distaste onstage and off, as the cast compete for the attention of De Thrill, a Hollywood director in the audience. Simultaneously we follow the romantic entanglement of Polly and Tony, played by the young, blue-eyed blonde Christopher Gable. Cast Includes: TWIGGY (Polly Browne), Christopher Gable (Tony Brockhurst), Barbara Windsor (Hortense), Tommy Tune (Tommy) and Moyra Fraser (Madame Dubonnet) Released On VHS / DVD (PAL / NTSC) 'W' 1974 (USA) 95mins. Bing Crosby Productions Producer: Mel Ferrer Director: Richard Quinne Synopsis: Thriller. About a woman whose first husband is imprisoned for having supposedly killed her. She takes on a new name and a new husband, but is being threatened by a series of near fatal accidents all signed with a 'W', her imprisoned husband's initial. Cast Includes: TWIGGY (Katie Lewis), Michael Whitney (Ben Lewis), Eugene Roche (Charles Jasper), Dirk Benedict (William Caulder) and John Vernon (Arnie Felson) Released On VHS (PAL / NTSC) THERE GOES THE BRIDE 1979 (GB) 91mins. Lonsdale Productions Producer: Ray Cooney Director: Terry Marcel Synopsis: Comedy. An advertising executive has to devise copy for a bra advertisment on the day of his daughter's wedding. He suffers a blow to the head, which causes him to imagine that the cardboard figure of a girl has come to life. Cast Includes: Tom Smothers (Timothy Westerby), TWIGGY (Polly Perkins), Martin Balsam (Elmer Babcock), Sylvia Syms (Ursula Westerby) and Michael Whitney (Bill Shorter) Released On VHS (PAL / NTSC) Released On DVD (Region 1) THE BLUES BROTHERS 1980 (US) 148mins. Universal Pictures. Producer: Robert K. Weiss Director: John Landis Synopsis: Comedy. In this classic comedy-musical, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Jake and Elwood Blues, white rhythm-and-blues musicians who are on a mission from God: to raise $5,000 for the orphanage where they grew up. Featuring a host of guest stars. Cast Includes: John Belushi (Jake Blues), Dan Ackroyd (Elwood Blues), James Brown (Reverend Cleophus James), Aretha Franklin (Mrs. Murphy) and TWIGGY (chic lady) Released On VHS (PAL / NTSC) Released On DVD (Region 1 / 2) PYGMALION Producer: David Cunliffe Director: John Glenister Synopsis: Period Drama. Adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw about cockney flower seller Eliza who aspires to be a respectable lady with the help of Professor Henry Higgins.. Cast Includes: Robert Powell (Henry Higgins), TWIGGY (Eliza Doolitle), Arthur English, Mona Washbourne and Ronald Fraser THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS 1985 (GB) 92mins. Brooksfilms Director: Freddie Francis Synopsis: Horror. Story about 18th century grave-robbers and their anatomy proffesor patron. Cast Includes: Timothy Dalton (Dr. Thomas Rock), Jonathan Pryce (Robert Fallon), TWIGGY (Jenny Bailey), Julian Sands (Dr. Murray) and Stephen Rea (Timothy Broom) Released On VHS / DVD (PAL / NTSC) CLUB PARADISE 1986 (US) 104mins. Warner Bros. Producer: Micheal Shamberg Director: Harold Ramis Synopsis: Comedy. A disabled fireman uses his insurance settlement to become partners with a reggae musician in a seedy Caribbean club they hope to turn into a first class
1.1 The Eurostar The Eurostar, found in Europe, is the only high speed rail for that area. Its construction began in 1987 with the digging on the channel tunnel and ended in 1994. The Channel Tunnel was funded by a different group of financiers and cost them approximately $13 billion.his railway stretches from London to Paris and London to Brussels with stops in between. The railway is approximately 124 miles long, 31 of those miles being underground through the Channel Tunnel [1]. The Eurostar was built to provide an affordable means to get from place to place in a timely fashion.
"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is the fourteenth episode in the eighth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 9, 1997. In the episode, "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" attempts to regain viewers by introducing a new character named Poochie, whose voice is provided by Homer. The episode is largely self-referential and satirizes the world of television production, fans of "The Simpsons", and the series itself. It was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Steven Dean Moore. Alex Rocco is a credited guest voice as Roger Meyers, Jr. for the third and final time (having previously provided the character's voice in "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" and "The Day the Violence Died"); Phil Hartman also guest stars as Troy McClure. Poochie would become a minor recurring character and Comic Book Guy's catchphrase, "Worst episode ever", is introduced in this episode. With "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", the show's 167th episode, "The Simpsons" surpassed "The Flintstones" in the number of episodes produced for a prime-time animated series.
Walton Goggins Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971)[1] is an American actor. On television, he played Shane Vendrell in The Shield, Boyd Crowder in Justified and Venus Van Dam in Sons of Anarchy. He has also appeared in films, such as That Evening Sun, The Apostle, Chrystal, Miracle at St. Anna, Predators, Lincoln, Django Unchained, Machete Kills, American Ultra and The Hateful Eight. He co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[2]
Father of the Bride is a 1991 American comedy film starring Steve Martin , Diane Keaton , Kimberly Williams -LRB- in her film debut -RRB- , George Newbern , Martin Short , B. D. Wong , and Kieran Culkin . It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name . The film inspired a series of Hallmark commercials that featured the smiling faces of the happy couple and sneak-peeks at the backs of numerous greeting cards . It is number 92 on Bravo 's `` 100 Funniest Movies '' . Martin portrays George Banks , a businessman and owner of an athletic shoe company -LRB- called Side Kicks -RRB- , who , when he finds out his daughter is getting married , does not want to give her away . He eventually learns to live with his new son-in-law and realizes that as long as his daughter is happy , he is happy . The film opened to positive reviews , and became a major box office success , earning more than four times its budget . With its success , a sequel , Father of the Bride Part II was released in 1995 . This was Nancy Meyers and Diane Keaton 's second film together , the first being Baby Boom -LRB- 1987 -RRB- ; the others were Father of the Bride Part II -LRB- 1995 -RRB- and Something 's Got ta Give -LRB- 2003 -RRB- .
Annelies Marie `` Anne '' Frank -LRB- -LSB- ʔanəliːs maˈʁiː ˈʔanə ˈfʁaŋk -RSB- ; -LSB- ʔɑnəˈlis maˈri ˈʔɑnə ˈfrɑŋk -RSB- ; 12 June 1929 -- February or March 1945 -RRB- was a German-born diarist . One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust , she gained fame posthumously following the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl -LRB- originally Het Achterhuis ; The Secret Annex -RRB- , in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944 , during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II . It is one of the world 's most widely known books and has been the basis for several plays and films . Born in Frankfurt , Germany , she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam , Netherlands , having moved there with her family at the age of four-and-a-half when the Nazis gained control over Germany . Born a German national , Frank lost her citizenship in 1941 and thus became stateless . By May 1940 , the Franks were trapped in Amsterdam by the German occupation of the Netherlands . As persecutions of the Jewish population increased in July 1942 , the family went into hiding in some concealed rooms behind a bookcase in the building where Anne 's father worked . From then until the family 's arrest by the Gestapo in August 1944 , Anne kept a diary she had received as a birthday present , and wrote in it regularly . Following their arrest , the Franks were transported to concentration camps . In October or November 1944 , Anne and her sister , Margot , were transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from Auschwitz , where they died -LRB- probably of typhus -RRB- a few months later . They were originally estimated by the Red Cross to have died in March , with Dutch authorities setting 31 March as their official date of death , but research by the Anne Frank House in 2015 suggests they more likely died in February . Frank 's father , Otto , the only survivor of the family , returned to Amsterdam after the war to find that her diary had been saved by one of the helpers , Miep Gies , and his efforts led to its publication in 1947 . It was translated from its original Dutch version and first published in English in 1952 as The Diary of a Young Girl , and has since been translated into over 60 languages .
John Nash came up with the idea of Nash Equilibrium. The concept has to do with a game theory where the optimal outcome of a game is one where no player has an incentive to deviate from his or her chosen strategy after considering an opponent's choice. Overall, an individual can receive no incremental benefit from changing actions, assuming other players remain constant in their strategies. [Khan Academy has a whole section on his genius.](_URL_0_)
Communications in Somalia encompasses the communications services and capacity of Somalia. Telecommunications, internet, radio, print, television and postal services in the nation are largely concentrated in the private sector. Several of the telecom firms have begun expanding their activities abroad. The Federal government operates two official radio and television networks, which exist alongside a number of private and foreign stations. Print media in the country is also progressively giving way to news radio stations and online portals, as internet connectivity and access increases. Additionally, the national postal service is slated to be officially relaunched in 2013 after a long absence. In 2012, a National Communications Act was also approved by Cabinet members, which lays the foundation for the establishment of a National Communications regulator in the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.
A quarry is a place from which dimension stone , rock , construction aggregate , riprap , sand , gravel , or slate has been excavated from the ground . A quarry is the same thing as an open-pit mine from which minerals are extracted . The only non-trivial difference between the two is that open-pit mines that produce building materials and dimension stone are commonly referred to as quarries . The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone , such as Bath stone .
Spanish Surnames: Meanings and Origins of Hispanic Names Share By Kimberly Powell Have you ever wondered about your Spanish last name and how it came to be? Spanish surnames (apellidos) first came into use around the twelfth century, as populations began to expand to the point where it became necessary to distinguish between individuals with the same first name. Spanish surnames generally fall into one of four categories: Patronymic & Matronymic Surnames Based on a parent's first name, this category of surnames includes some of the most common Hispanic last names. These Hispanic surnames originated as a way to distinguish between two men of the same given name by also using the name of their father (patronymic) or mother (matronymic). Grammatically, Spanish patronymic surnames were sometimes an unchanged form of the father's given name, with the difference being in pronunciation (e.g. Garcia, Vicente). However, Spanish patronymic surnames were most often formed by adding suffixes meaning "son of, such as -es, -as, -is, or -os (common to Portuguese surnames) or an -ez, -az, -is, or -oz (common to Castilian or Spanish surnames) to the end of the father's name. continue reading below our video How to Uncover Spanish Heritage With Surnames Examples: Leon Alvarez - Leon, son of Alvaro Eduardo Fernández - Eduardo, son of Fernándo Pedro Velazquez - Pedro, son of Velasco Geographical Surnames Another common type of Hispanic last name, Spanish geographical surnames are often derived from the location of the homestead from which the first bearer and his family came from or resided in. Medina and Ortega are common geographical Hispanic surnames, as there are quite a few towns in the Spanish speaking world bearing these names. Some Spanish geographic surnames refer to landscape features, such as Vega , meaning "meadow," and Mendoza , meaning "cold mountain," from mendi (mountain) and (h)otz (cold) + a. Some Spanish geographic surnames also feature the suffix de, meaning "from" or "of." Examples: Occupational Hispanic last names initially derived from the person's job or trade. Examples: Roderick Guerrero - Roderick, the warrior or soldier Lucas Vicario - Lucas, the vicar Carlos Zapatero - Carlos, the shoemaker Descriptive Surnames Based on a unique quality or physical feature of the individual, descriptive surnames often developed in Spanish speaking countries from nicknames or pet names, often based on an individual's physical characteristics or personality. Examples: Juan Delgado - John the thin Aarón Cortes - Aarón, the courteous Marco Rubio - Marco, the blonde Why Do Most Hispanic People Use Two Last Names? Hispanic surnames can be especially important to genealogists because children are commonly given two surnames, one from each parent. The middle name (1st surname) traditionally comes from the father's name (apellido paterno), and the last name (2nd surname) is the mother's maiden name (apellido materno). Sometimes, these two surnames may be found separated by y (meaning "and"), although this is no longer as common as it once was. Recent changes to laws in Spain mean that you may also find the two surnames reversed - first the mother's surname, and then the father's surname. The pattern of mother's surname followed by father's surname is also common usage for Portuguese surnames. In the United States, where the use of two surnames is less common, some families give children the paternal surname, or perhaps hyphenate the two surnames. These naming patterns are, however, only the most common; variations exist. In the past, Hispanic naming patterns were less consistent. Sometimes, sons took the surname of their father, while daughters took that of their mother. The use of double surnames didn’t become common throughout Spain until the 1800s. Origins and Meanings of 50 Common Hispanic Last Names
How to Grow a Wormwood Plant Sometimes called mugwort, wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a woody perennial sub-shrub noted for its fragrant, silvery foliage and tolerance for poor growing conditions. It grows best within U. S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 9, where it is widely used as an ornamental foliage plant in xeric, or low-water, landscaping. Wormwood requires minimal upkeep or care once established in a sunny site with fast-draining soil. However, the plants will look better and live longer if watered occasionally during the summer months and pruned periodically to refresh their foliage.1Grow wormwood in full sun to ensure its long-term health and attractive appearance. Prune back overhanging shrubbery or tree branches to eliminate shade that might interfere with the plant's growth.2Water wormwood regularly during its first summer in the garden. Provide an inch of water every seven to 10 days. Allow the top inch of soil to dry out completely between waterings to prevent fungal infections of the stems and roots.3Decrease water drastically once the wormwood plant is established. Provide water every two to three weeks in summer. Increase water by half during periods of extreme heat or drought. Withhold all supplemental water during rainy or very humid weather.4Feed wormwood plants only if the soil is heavily sand based. Top-dress around the plant with a 2-inch layer of compost, or feed the roots with 15-15-15 ratio fertilizer diluted to 1/5 strength. Water thoroughly before applying the fertilizer to avoid root burn.5Deadhead wormwood plants during the summer months to prevent self-seeding and to improve its general appearance. Snip off the faded flowers at the base and discard them. Rake up and discard any seeds that spill onto the soil.6Prune back the wormwood plant by half in midsummer, if it begins to look leggy or if it falls over due to its height. Snip off the top half of each stem just above a pair of leaves using sharp pruning shears.7Prune the wormwood plant in autumn to encourage a bushier shape and more attractive foliage the following year. Cut back the entire plant to a height of 2 inches. Discard the pruned material into a green waste can instead of composting it.8Watch for signs of illness such as drooping stems with limp, discolored foliage. Withhold watering for one week. Test the moisture level in the soil at a depth of 3 inches; if it still feels moist after one week, transplant the wormwood into a bed with better drainage.9Divide and transplant wormwood plants every two to three years in autumn. Lift the entire rootball. Cut the outer portion into sections with an equal share of roots and stems. Discard the center of the plant. Replant the divisions 1 to 2 feet apart into a sunny bed with poor, fast-draining soil. Things You Will Need Garden hose15-15-15 ratio fertilizer Pruning shears Warning Wormwood is mildly toxic if ingested in large quantities, so wash your hands thoroughly after working with it and plant it away from where children and pets play. References (4)Fine Gardening: Artemisia Absinthium Floridata: Artemisia Absinthium Missouri Botanical Garden: Artemisia Absinthium Cornell University Home Gardening: Wormwood About the Author Samantha Mc Mullen began writing professionally in 2001. Her nearly 20 years of experience in horticulture informs her work, which has appeared in publications such as Mother Earth News. Cite this Article
When the word amethyst is used the only color that comes to one's mind is purple. Its color is due the presence of iron mineral in it. The color may range from a faint mauve to a glorious purple. The clear dark purple color is the one that is in most demand.It is also found in blue purple range.Many a times amethyst is found in combination with the yellow color citrine (other variety of quartz family) and is called as Ametrine.methyst's Color-Is a violet variety of quartz. Although the stone is typically violet, there are also varieties of green amethyst quartz, also known as prasiolite. Purple â¦ Amethyst is also the Birthstone color of The month February.
William Clark Gable -LRB- February 1 , 1901 -- November 16 , 1960 -RRB- was an American film actor , often referred to as `` The King of Hollywood '' or just simply as `` The King '' . Gable began his career as a stage actor and appeared as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926 , and progressed to supporting roles with a few films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931 . The next year , he landed his first leading Hollywood role and over the next three decades he became a leading man in more than 60 motion pictures . Gable won an Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night -LRB- 1934 -RRB- , and was nominated for leading roles in Mutiny on the Bounty -LRB- 1935 -RRB- and for his arguably best-known role as Rhett Butler in the epic Civil War drama Gone with the Wind -LRB- 1939 -RRB- . Gable also found success commercially and critically with films such as Red Dust -LRB- 1932 -RRB- , Manhattan Melodrama -LRB- 1934 -RRB- , San Francisco -LRB- 1936 -RRB- , Saratoga -LRB- 1937 -RRB- Boom Town -LRB- 1940 -RRB- , The Hucksters -LRB- 1947 -RRB- , Homecoming -LRB- 1948 -RRB- , and The Misfits -LRB- 1961 -RRB- , which was his final screen appearance . Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time . Joan Crawford was his favorite actress to work with , and she was partnered with Gable in eight films . Myrna Loy worked with him seven times , and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions . He also starred with Lana Turner in four features , and with Norma Shearer and Ava Gardner in three each . Gable 's final film , The Misfits -LRB- 1961 -RRB- , united him with Marilyn Monroe -LRB- also in her last screen appearance -RRB- . Gable is considered one of the most consistent box-office performers in history , appearing on Quigley Publishing 's annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll 16 times . He was named the seventh-greatest male star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute .
Evidence suggests that blast furnaces, that convert raw iron ore into pig iron, which can be remelted in a cupola furnace to produce cast iron by means of a cold blast and hot blast, were operational in China by the late Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC). The bloomery was nonexistent in ancient China; however, the Han-era Chinese produced wrought iron by injecting excess oxygen into a furnace and causing decarburization. Cast iron and pig iron could be converted into wrought iron and steel using a fining process.
Norwood Young America, MN. Online Offers. Norwood Young America is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,549 at the 2010 census. The city was formed on January 1, 1997 when the cities of Norwood and Young America merged. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.67 square miles (4.3 kmÂ²), all land. U.S. Highway 212, Minnesota Highway 5, and Minnesota Highway 25 are three of the main routes in the community.
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman -LRB- born September 1 , 1996 -RRB- , known mononymously as Zendaya -LRB- -LSB- zɛnˈdeɪ.ə -RSB- -RRB- , is an American actress , singer , and dancer . From 2010 to 2013 , she starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up as Rocky Blue . She has starred in two films and played one of the lead roles in the film Frenemies as Halley Brandon . She voiced Fern in the Pixie Hollow Games . She appeared in Good Luck Charlie as Rocky Blue and in a Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up crossover title Charlie Shakes It Up . She appeared on PrankStars as herself in the episode `` Walk The Prank '' and on A.N.T. Farm as Sequoia Jones in the episode `` Creative ConsultANT . '' Zendaya signed a deal with Hollywood Records on August 8 , 2012 , and started recording songs for her debut album on August 12 , 2012 . She released a single from an independent label called `` Swag It Out '' and another single with Bella Thorne called `` Watch Me , '' which is featured on the Break It Down album . On March 20 , 2012 , Zendaya released the song `` Something to Dance For '' as promotional single from Shake It Up : Live 2 Dance soundtrack .

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