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Xerophyllum asphodeloides is a North American species of flowering plants in the Melanthiaceae known by the common names turkey beard, eastern turkeybeard, beartongue, grass-leaved helonias, and mountain asphodel. It is native to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the southern Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Alabama, and also in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
English language English is a North Sea Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.[4][5] Named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to England, it ultimately derives its name from the Anglia (Angeln) peninsula in the Baltic Sea. It is closely related to the Frisian languages, but its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Norse (a North Germanic language), as well as by Latin and Romance languages, especially French.[6]
Landmark Birthdays \| Who2 Frank Sinatra ‘Gave Men License to Cry’ December 12, 2015 \| By Fritz Holznagel Frank Sinatra is 100 years old today, and Stephen Holden has a terrific notebook that captures so many truths about the man. Holden runs through a recap of all the ….. Joe Biden is 70! Where Will He Be When He’s 82? November 20, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel The cheerful vice president was born in Scranton on November 20th of 1942. Will he become the oldest first-time president in 2017? The Chuck Jones Centennial: Here It Comes, Doc! September 17, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel Chuck Jones, the celebrated director of Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and the Grinch, was born on this week in 1912. July 23, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel An daring life, seen in nine good photos. A Blast From Paul McCartney’s Past: Rare Photos and Go-Kart Love June 18, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel For Sir Paul’s 70th birthday, The Guardian goes to its archives and a Manhattan gallery shows some grand old photos. May 15, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel The man who filmed President Kennedy’s shooting would be 107 this year; his camera turns 50. Packy the Elephant is Now 50 April 23, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel The Oregon Zoo’s star elephant was born the same year as Tom Cruise and King Abdullah of Jordan. And he gets more cake than either one. February 7, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel What do they have in common? Crazy old Camden Town. The Big Big Birthdays of 2012 January 1, 2012 \| By Fritz Holznagel Which creepy Roman celebrates his 2000th birthday this year? Which author turns 200? Which action star hits 50? Answers after the jump. The Bush Twins are 30 Years Old November 25, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Gee, they were only 18 when their dad was elected president. Now the Bush Twins have turned 30. Tempus fugits itself once again. November 9, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel The smiling, singing ‘Mary’ of Peter, Paul and Mary was born 75 years ago on this day. October 31, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Peter Jackson is hugging stuffed dogs, directing The Hobbit, and turning 50. Hard Hats and Hisahito: This Week in Biographies September 5, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel It’s not clear who to thank for Labor Day, but we give it a shot. Also: a Japanese prince turns 5, a Pretenders princess turns 60, and it’s quite clear who’s responsible for the only presidential baby ever born in the White House.Read it all >> How Many Other Presidents Turned 50 in Office? August 4, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Barack Obama turns 50 years old on this very day. Question: How many other U.S. presidents have turned 50 while in office? Take a guess, and we’ll give you the answer after this roll call. Barack Obama: A Birthday Timeline August 4, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Ever think to yourself as a kid, “Gee, I wonder where I’ll be when I’m 50?”If you’re Barack Obama, the answer to that question turned out to be: “In the White House, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, as the duly-elected President of the United States.” Peter O’Toole Still Hasn’t Hit 80 August 2, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Distinguished actor Peter O’Toole turns 79 years old today. He was born in 1932, which practically seems like yesterday. Beatrix Potter Sesquicentennial -5 July 28, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Happy 145th birthday, Beatrix Potter. Love you, babe!You were born the same year as Butch Cassidy and H.G. Wells. Koko’s Winning Gorilla Haiku July 5, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Yesterday we mentioned the haiku contest being held to celebrate the 40th birthday of Koko, the sign-language gorilla.The Gorilla Foundation has now announced the winning haiku:Get your stinking pawsOff me, you damned dirty ape July 1, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Amazing: Princess Diana would be turning just 50 today. June 2, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel It happens today! May 27, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Hubert H. Humphrey was born 100 years ago today. Bob Dylan Turns 70: Three Photos May 24, 2011 \| By Fritz Holznagel Bob Dylan turns 70 today. Is it wrong to say that he seems older than that?Here’s how he looked in the acoustic 1960s…… electrified on his 1978 “Street Legal” w
Historically, AC motors were used for single or double speed elevator machines on the grounds of cost and lower usage applications where car speed and passenger comfort were less of an issue, but for higher speed, larger capacity elevators, the need for infinitely variable speed control over the traction machine becomes an issue. Therefore, DC machines powered by an AC/DC motor generator were the preferred solution. The MG set also typically powered the relay controller of the elevator, which has the added advantage of electrically isolating the elevators from the rest of a building's electrical system, thus eliminating the transient power spikes in the building's electrical supply caused by the motors starting and stopping (causing lighting to dim every time the elevators are used for example), as well as interference to other electrical equipment caused by the arcing of the relay contactors in the control system.
Unwilling to accept and license Columbia's system, in February 1949 RCA Victor, in cooperation of its parent, the Radio Corporation of America, released the first 45 rpm single, 7 inches in diameter with a large center hole. The 45 rpm player included a changing mechanism that allowed multiple disks to be stacked, much as a conventional changer handled 78s. The short playing time of a single 45 rpm side meant that long works, such as symphonies, had to be released on multiple 45s instead of a single LP, but RCA claimed that the new high-speed changer rendered side breaks so brief as to be inaudible or inconsequential. Early 45 rpm records were made from either vinyl or polystyrene. They had a playing time of eight minutes.
What parents need to know about the Whisper app. Whisper is a free social networking app available for iPhone and Android and website (found at Whisper.sh) that encourages users to share secrets. The app was originally intended and first became popular on college campuses, but like many trends, it has trickled down to a younger crowd.
San Antonio River Walk The River Walk is a successful special-case pedestrian street, one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the major tourist draws from the Shops at Rivercenter, to the Arneson River Theatre, to Marriage Island, to La Villita, to HemisFair Park, to the Tower Life Building, to the San Antonio Museum of Art, to the Pearl and the city's five Spanish colonial missions, which have been named a World Heritage Site, including the Alamo. During the annual springtime Fiesta San Antonio, the River Parade features flowery floats that float down the river.
`` SMS -LRB- Bangerz -RRB- '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus featuring Britney Spears for Cyrus ' fourth studio album Bangerz -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . It was written and produced by Mike Will Made It and Marz , with additional songwriting provided by Cyrus and Sean Garrett . The track incorporates elements of hip hop styles , and is lyrically a `` celebration of pop culture , beautiful women , -LSB- and -RSB- strong women '' . Upon its release `` SMS -LRB- Bangerz -RRB- '' received generally mixed reviews from music critics ; some complimented its originality , while others criticized its production and Cyrus ' rapping . The album 's digital downloads helped the song chart in the United States and the United Kingdom . Cyrus has performed the song on MTV Unplugged and her Bangerz Tour .
Clerk is the person you go to for court forms. The clerk also files your papers in your court file. The clerk sets the time for conferences and hearings. Complaint is one of the court forms you file and serve, to start your divorce or parental rights case. Contested hearing is a formal court hearing, held when the parties do not agree on one or more issues. A Judge or Magistrate hears both parties tell their stories and then makes a decision.
Antarctica has no permanent residents, but several countries keep permanent research stations there. The population on Antarctica and nearby islands varies from about 4,000 in â¦ summer to 1,000 in winter. In 1978, Emilio Marcos Palma was the first person born on the Antarctic mainland.jeet bajaj Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, M.D.The Indian national flag was raised for the first time at the North Pole on April 23 1985 by Dr. Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan. â¦ (Dr.
Walter Scott Biography - life, family, childhood, children, name, story, history, school, young, son Walter Scott Biography Abbotsford, Scotland Scottish author The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott is recognized as the master of the historical novel. He was one of the most influential authors of modern times. Early life Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 15, 1771, the son of a lawyer with a long family tradition in law. By birth Scott was connected with both the rising middle class of Britain and the aristocratic (ruling class) Scottish heritage then passing into history. As a child, Scott battled polio, a disease that attacks children and impairs their development. Despite the ailment, Scott did enjoy a relatively active and happy childhood. During these years he developed a deep interest in literature and reading, especially the folk tales and legends of his native Scotland. Scott was educated at Edinburgh University and prepared for a career in law, but his true passions lay in history and literature. During his years at the university, he read widely in English and Continental literatures, particularly medieval and Renaissance romances from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. He also enjoyed German romantic poetry and fiction, and the narrative folk poems known as ballads. Translations and poetry From these intense interests Scott's earliest publications developed: a translation of Walter Scott. J. W. von Goethe's (1749–1832) play Götz von Berlichingen (1799) and other translations from German; Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802–1803), a collection of ballads that generated great interest in folk poetry; and a succession of narrative poems, mainly of historical action. These poems—including The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), Marmion (1808), and The Lady of the Lake (1810)—became best sellers, and Scott established his first literary reputation as a poet of the romantic school, an artistic movement developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During these years Scott also pursued a legal career, rising to the official position of clerk of the Court of Session. His enormous energies allowed him to engage in scholarly and journalistic activities. His edition and biography of John Dryden (1631–1700), the English poet and dramatist, published in 1808, remains of value. His politically motivated founding of the Quarterly Review, a literary journal, helped make Edinburgh the most influential center of British intellectual life outside London. In these years Scott also began to create an estate, Abbotsford. He modeled its furnishings and architecture on the traditions of the medieval era (c. 470– 1470 C.E. , also known as the Middle Ages). Waverley novels When sales of Scott's verse narrative Rokeby (1813) declined and a new poet, Lord Byron (1788–1824), appeared on the literary scene, Scott began to develop another of his many talents. Picking up the fragment of a novel he had begun in 1805, he tried his hand at fiction, and his most fully characteristic novel, Waverley (1814), resulted. As its subtitle, 'Tis Sixty Years Since, established, Waverley was a historical novel about the 1745 rebellion to restore the Stuart line to the British throne. By leading a young and foolish Englishman through a wide range of Scottish classes, political factions (rival groups), and cultural modes, Scott built up a substantial picture of an entire nation's life at a dramatic historical period. The success of Waverley established Scott in the career of a novelist, but it did not establish his name in that role. Unwilling to invest his career in fiction, he had published Waverley anonymously (without the author's name). Finding that the mask of anonymity had stimulated public interest, Scott signed
Michelle Tanner Michelle Elizabeth Tanner is a fictional character on the long-running ABC sitcom Full House, who was portrayed by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She first appeared in the show's pilot, "Our Very First Show", which aired in 1987, and continued to appear throughout up to the two-part series finale, "Michelle Rides Again" in 1995. The character of Michelle was the Olsen twins' first acting role; the two were infants when they started working on the series.
The spectrum emitted by a blackbody radiator at temperatures of incandescent bulbs does not match the sensitivity characteristics of the human eye; the light emitted does not appear white, and most is not in the range of wavelengths at which the eye is most sensitive. Tungsten filaments radiate mostly infrared radiation at temperatures where they remain solid – below 3,695 K (3,422 °C; 6,191 °F). Donald L. Klipstein explains it this way: "An ideal thermal radiator produces visible light most efficiently at temperatures around 6,300 °C (6,600 K; 11,400 °F). Even at this high temperature, a lot of the radiation is either infrared or ultraviolet, and the theoretical luminous efficacy (LER) is 95 lumens per watt." No known material can be used as a filament at this ideal temperature, which is hotter than the sun's surface. An upper limit for incandescent lamp luminous efficacy (LER) is around 52 lumens per watt, the theoretical value emitted by tungsten at its melting point.
The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles - Author Biography - LitLovers • Where—Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK • Education—University of Edinburg; B.A. Oxford University • Awards—Silver Pen Award John Robert Fowles was an English novelist and essayist. In 2008, The Times (of London) named Fowles among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945." Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, the son of Gladys May Richards and Robert John Fowles. Gladys Richards belonged to an Essex family originally from London as well. The Richards family moved to Westcliff-on-Sea during 1918, as Spanish Flu swept through Europe, for Essex was said to have a healthy climate. Robert met Gladys Richards at a tennis club in Westcliff-on-Sea during 1924. Though she was ten years younger, and he in bad health from the World War I, they were married a year later on 18 June 1925. Nine months and two weeks later Gladys gave birth to John Robert Fowles. Fowles spent his childhood attended by his mother and by his cousin Peggy Fowles, 18 years old at the time of his birth, who was his nursemaid and close companion for ten years. Fowles attended Alleyn Court Preparatory School. The work of Richard Jefferies and his character Bevis were Fowles's favorite books as a child. He was an only child until he was 16 years old. Education During 1939, Fowles won a position at Bedford School, a two-hour train journey north of his home. His time at Bedford coincided with the Second World War. Fowles was a student at Bedford until 1944. He became Head Boy and was also an athletic standout: a member of the rugby-football third team, the Fives first team and captain of the cricket team, for which he was bowler. After leaving Bedford School during 1944, Fowles enrolled in a Naval Short Course at Edinburgh University. Fowles was prepared to receive a commission in the Royal Marines. He completed his training on 8 May 1945 — VE Day. Fowles was assigned instead to Okehampton Camp in the countryside near Devon for two years. During 1947, after completing his military service, Fowles entered New College, Oxford, where he studied both French and German, although he stopped studying German and concentrated on French for his BA. Fowles was undergoing a political transformation. Upon leaving the marines he wrote, "I ... began to hate what I was becoming in life—a British Establishment young hopeful. I decided instead to become a sort of anarchist." It was also at Oxford that Fowles first considered life as a writer, particularly after reading existentialists like Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Though Fowles did not identify as an existentialist, their writing, like Fowles', was motivated from a feeling that the world was wrong. Teaching Career Fowles spent his early adult life as a teacher. His first year after Oxford was spent at the University of Poitiers. At the end of the year, he received two offers: one from the French department at Winchester, the other "from a ratty school in Greece," Fowles said, "Of course, I went against all the dictates of common sense and took the Greek job." During 1951, Fowles became an English master at the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses on the Peloponnesian island of Spetsai, a critical part of Fowles's life, as the island which would later serve as the setting of his novel The Magus. Fowles was happy in Greece, especially outside of the school. He wrote poems that he later published, and became close to his fellow exiles. But during 1953 Fowles and the other masters at the school were all dismissed for trying to institute reforms, and Fowles returned to England. On the island of Spetsai, Fowles had grown fond of Elizabeth Christy, who was married to one of the other teachers. Christy's marriage was already ending because of the relationship with Fowles, and though they returned to England at the same time, they were no longer in each other's company. It was during this period that Fowles began drafting The Magus . His separation from Elizabeth did not last long. On 2 April 1954 they were married and Fowles
Many smaller clans mentioned within early literature seem to have been present across the rest of the subcontinent. Some of these kings were hereditary; other states elected their rulers. Early "republics" such as the Vajji (or Vriji) confederation centered in the city of Vaishali, existed as early as the 6th century BCE and persisted in some areas until the 4th century CE. The educated speech at that time was Sanskrit, while the languages of the general population of northern India are referred to as Prakrits. Many of the sixteen kingdoms had coalesced to four major ones by 500/400 BCE, by the time of Gautama Buddha. These four were Vatsa, Avanti, Kosala, and Magadha. The Life of Gautam Budhha was mainly associated with these four kingdoms.
The North Western Road Car Company was a bus company in Stockport, England, formed in 1923 from the existing bus services of the British Automobile Traction Company Limited (itself a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Company Limited) in Macclesfield. The company operated bus services in five counties (Cheshire, Lancashire, West Riding of Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire) through a combination of growth and the acquisition of other bus companies, such as the takeover in 1924 of the Mid-Cheshire Motor Bus Company Limited, which brought new operations in Northwich and Flixton. The company also operated express coach services to London, North Wales and Yorkshire.
According to [this article](_URL_0_), there's no confirmed explanation yet. However, my experience regarding the type of food does coincide with one of their theories. I've always noticed that I experience this phenomenon when I binge on really unhealthy meals (high fat / high carb)... for example, lots of pizza before bed.
Only Trend Micro was able to catch 100 percent of both kinds of malware. Avira and Kapersky snagged 99 percent of the zero-day malware, compared to the 97 percent detected by Bitdefender and Qihoo 360 (according to Qihoo, both use the same malware engine). All four blocked 100 percent of the older malware.
ABS uses electronic controls and sensors to control braking force during hard braking, while the driver steps on the brakes firmly without pumping them. Maximum brake force is achieved when the tires are turning at a certain speed relative to the vehicle's speed (i.e., when the wheels aren't locked and skidding).BS uses electronic controls and sensors to control braking force during hard braking, while the driver steps on the brakes firmly without pumping them. Maximum brake force is achieved when the tires are turning at a certain speed relative to the vehicle's speed (i.e., when the wheels aren't locked and skidding).
Shakespeare's First Romantic Comedy — Utah Shakespeare Festival By Jerry L. Crawford The Two Gentlemen of Verona appeared to Ben Jonson to be a curious mixture of knowledge and ignorance, of competence and ineptness. He commented that Shakespeare had his characters traveling by sea from one inland town to another; that Proteus, after he has seen Silvia, mentions that he has seen only her picture. Such somewhat picayunish faults most probably occurred because, as Jonson observed, Shakespeare took the plot of his play from a contemporary novel which he "sometimes remember'd and sometimes forgot." William Hazlitt noted that the play contains no more than the bare outlines of the original novel; the play was written in high poetical spirit, with a "careless grace and felicity" which mark it for his. Logan Pearsall Smith noted that the play shows the beginnings of Shakespeare's "gift of the magic phrase." The earliest plays and poems show that Shakespeare's gift was an acquired rather than a natural skill; they are couched, for the most part, in the poetic diction that was the ordinary language of the time. However, such lines in Two Gentlemen as "The uncertain glory of an April day" foreshadow the poetic heights the author was to reach—he is beginning, here, to be Shakespeare. In this play Shakespeare exploits the potential of character to a large degree; the play contains perhaps the largest collection of odd human beings he was ever to bring together in a single play. Written as a court comedy for a select audience, it is an experiment in contemporary satire, containing linguistic affectations and topical allusions in reference to current fads, fashions and cults. Two Gentlemen is Shakespeare's first romantic comedy. While it cannot stand with its successors, it will lead to the likes of Twelfth Night. The central concern of the romantic comedies is the stuff of romance--love, youth, and beauty. The plot is always the same boy meets girl—and the complications arise out of the dramatic fact that "the course of true love never did run smooth." The world of romantic comedy is one in which the improbable looks probable; in which dark moments always pass; in which danger, grief and evil are known to be transitory; and in which there is the constant reassurance that all will be well in the end. It is a world in which, for example, a merchant's ships, after having been reported lost at sea, finally return home safe and sound. It has no specific locality—it is not just Verona, or Belmont, or Illyria--indeed, it is a world rather of atmosphere, of climate, of attitude, of mood; in it, realities are changed into a golden lovely, lyrical neo-reality in which the events of romantic comedy may come to pass. The characters in Shakespeare's romantic comedy may be roughly divided into the upstairs world and the downstairs world—a schism most effectively used in Twelfth Night, in which the activities of the servants burlesque and color the activities of the principals in the romance. Shakespeare's most striking character creations in Two Gentlemen are in the upstairs world—specifically, the romantic protagonists. Julia, Silvia, Proteus, and Valentine are indicative of certain trends in character types which Shakespeare was to develop more fully in later plays. The heroine of the play is Julia. Although she is not as fully realized a character as Silvia, she is the center of the dramatic action, and Silvia is the complication, the obstacle to the course of true love—although doubtless an utterly captivating obstacle; Silvia precedes such magnificent romantic heroines as Portia and Rosalind, who are more sharply individualized and fully realized than she. Julia is the prototype of the "disdainful lady" to which the Elizabethan sonnet cycles were almost universally addressed. Julia is utterly delightful when she tears the letter from Proteus for the benefit of her maid, Lucetta, only to later fit the scraps together again. Shakespeare's romantic heroines never fail to get their men. However, such comments as Rosalind's about Orlando in As Y
Gun laws in Colorado Colorado is a "shall-issue" state for concealed carry. Permits are issued by the county sheriff,[3] and are valid for five years. Applicants must demonstrate competence with a handgun, either by passing a training class or by other means.[4] The Concealed Carry Act allows a person with a permit to carry a concealed weapon "in all areas of the state" with the exception of some federal properties, K-12 schools, and buildings with fixed security checkpoints such as courthouses, and also disallows a local government from enforcing an ordinance or resolution that conflicts with the law.[5]
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Pan (also released under the title Two Green Feathers) is a 1995 Danish/Norwegian/German film directed by the Danish director Henning Carlsen. It is based on Knut Hamsun's 1894 novel of the same name, and also incorporates the short story "Paper on Glahn's Death", which Hamsun had written and published earlier, but which was later appended to editions of the novel. It is the fourth and most recent film adaptation of the novel—the novel was previously adapted into motion pictures in 1922, 1937, and 1962.
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2016 should see much of the same as commercial real estate companies revel in the highest commercial real estate prices since that little blip in 2008. These are 10 of the best commercial real estate companies in the world: 1. CBRE Group. 2015 projected revenue: $10.5 billion. As the dominant player among commercial real estate companies, the CBRE Group has now expanded its reach to grab hold of the commercial property management crown as well.
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Flavia Pennetta And 5 Other Astonishing Grand Slam Champions Flavia Pennetta And 5 Other Astonishing Grand Slam Champions By Susie Arth \| Sep 12, 2015 espnW Flavia Pennetta capped one of the most unlikely runs in women's tennis history on Saturday with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Roberta Vinci to win the 2015 US Open, her first -- and apparently last -- Grand Slam title. Here's a look at five other Grand Slam champions that few saw coming. Jennifer Capriati, No. 12 seed, 2001 Australian Open AP Photo/Steve Holland She had been on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the age of 13, taken down Steffi Graf to win an Olympic gold medal at the age of 14, been the youngest player ever ranked in the Top 10, left the game, been arrested for marijuana possession, accused of shoplifting and entered rehab. And then, a 24-year-old Jennifer Capriati was finally a Grand Slam champion. Along the way Down Under, she took out nine-time Grand Slam champion Monica Seles and defending champion Lindsay Davenport before beating top-seeded Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3 in the final. ''I can't believe this is happening,'' Capriati said during the trophy presentation. ''There is so much to say. I don't know where to begin. Who would have thought I'd ever make it here after so much has happened? If you believe, dreams do come true.'' Capriati would go on to win two more major titles before retiring after the 2004 season and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. Maria Sharapova, No. 13 seed, 2004 Wimbledon Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Long before there was Sugarpova, there was a 17-year-old Russian who ended the Williams sisters' four-year reign at the All England Club -- in stunning and decisive fashion. Playing in just her seventh Grand Slam tournament and her first Grand Slam final, Maria Sharapova knocked off Ai Sugiyama in the quarterfinals and Lindsay Davenport in the semis before taking out two-time defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 in the final. With the win, Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon, the lowest seed to win the title since Wimbledon began seeding players in 1927 and the third-youngest Wimbledon women's singles champion ever. "It's always been my dream to come here and to win," she said. "It was never in my mind I would do it this year." Sharapova, currently ranked third in the world, has gone on to win four more majors and the career Grand Slam. Kim Clijsters, unseeded, 2009 US Open Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Marion Bartoli , Venus Williams , Li Na , Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki . None of them could stop a 26-year-old unseeded Belgian -- and new mom. After taking two years off, Kim Clijsters , a former No. 1 and a former US Open champion, won her second Grand Slam title in just her third tournament since returning to the tour after giving birth. "It still seems so surreal," Clijsters said. "Because it wasn't in the plan. I wanted to come back here, get a feel for it, play a Grand Slam so I wouldn't have to come back next year and learn the new experiences all over." Instead, she defeated defending champion Serena Williams in a controversial semifinal -- think "foot fault" -- and topped Wozniacki in straight sets in the final. Clijsters would repeat as US Open champion in 2010. She retired after the 2012 season with 41 career titles, including four Grand Slams. Francesca Schiavone, No. 17 seed, 2010 French Open Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Italy's first Grand Slam women's singles champion pretty much came out of nowhere as well. A year before her breakthrough, at the 2009 French Open, Francesca Schiavone had been ranked 50th in the world and lost in the first round. At Roland Garros in 2010, the 29-year-old topped seeds Li Na, Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva en route to her first major final. Once there, in front of a box of family and friends wearing shirts that said "Nothing is Impossible," she beat Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (2) and became the oldest woman since 1969 to win her first Grand Slam championship. "This means that everybody has a chance," Schiavone said. "To b
`` She Ai n't You '' is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown . The mid-tempo R&B , pop-flavored ballad was written by Brown , Jean Baptiste , Ryan Buendia , Kevin McCall and Jason Boyd , and was produced by Free School . It was sent to urban contemporary radio in the United States on March 28 , 2011 , as the fourth US single from Brown 's fourth studio album , F.A.M.E. -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Musically , `` She Ai n't You '' samples the remixed version of SWV 's `` Right Here '' -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , and also samples Michael Jackson 's `` Human Nature '' -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . The song 's lyrics are about Brown falling in and out of love . `` She Ai n't You '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics . `` She Ai n't You '' reached number five on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart , number 17 on the US Pop Songs chart , and number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . Although it was only officially released in the US , the song also charted in Australia , Canada , New Zealand , Slovakia and the United Kingdom . The accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley and features Brown paying tribute to Michael Jackson . Brown performed `` She Ai n't You '' at the 2011 BET Awards , on Today , and during his F.A.M.E. Tour .
Sometimes people buy things in what's basically a form of legal gambling. They buy the thing hoping that its price will go up, and then sell it once the price has gone up enough. The problem is that buying things reduces their supply, which causes the price to go up. So if you have a lot of people betting that the price will go up, the price will go up, which will encourage even more people to bet that the price will go up. But eventually you're going to reach a point where the price just doesn't go up anymore. Then all those people will start selling. But selling something makes its price go down, so this leads to a vicious spiral; everyone has to start selling so they don't lose money, which makes the price go even lower. That process is called a bubble.
Houldsworth Working Men's Club is a club in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference [ SJ895935] ). Designed by the famed Alfred Waterhouse and completed in the late 19th century, it is still used as a working men's club today. An important local structure, it is now a Grade II* listed building.
William "The Conqueror" FitzRobert, I (1024 - 1087) - Genealogy William "The Conqueror" FitzRobert, I French: Guillaume FitzRobert, le Conquérant Also Known As: "William I of England", "William the Conqueror", "Guillaume le Conquérant", "Guillaume le Bâtard", "FitzRobert", "the Duke of Normandy", "William II", "William the Bastard", "William II Duke of Normandy", "William FitzRobert", "William Beauclerc", "William of Normandy", "Gui....." Birthdate: Château de Falaise, Falaise, Basse-Normandie, France Death: in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Cause of death: Wounds suffered at the siege of Mantes Place of Burial: Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Immediate Family: Half brother of Earl of Cornwall Robert de Mortagne, Earl of Cornwall ; Jeanne de Conteville ; Rohesia de Conteville ; Muriel De Copello ; Isabella de Conteville and 1 other ; and Odo, Bishop of Bayeux « less Occupation: King of England, Duke of Normandy, The Conqueror of England, Duqye de Normandía, Rey de Inglaterra, William the Conqueror, King Wiliam I of England, William II, Norman Conqueror, Comte de Normandie, fought in the Norman Conquest, King of the English, Kun Managed by: son About William "The Conqueror", King of England Guillaume 'le Conquérant' FitzRobert, Duc de Normandie, Roi d'Angleterre, in English: William the Conqueror, King of England Parents Robert 'le Diable', Duc de Normandie & his mistress Herlève de Falaise Spouse Matilde (Maud) de Flandre Children Robert Curthose (1054–1134), Duke of Normandy, married Sybil of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano. Richard (c. 1055 – c. 1081), Duke of Bernay, killed by a stag in New Forest. Adeliza (or Alice) (c. 1055 – c. 1065), reportedly betrothed to Harold II of England. Cecilia (or Cecily) (c. 1056 – 1126), Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen. William "Rufus" (c. 1056 – 1100), King of England. Agatha (c. 1064 – 1079), betrothed to Alfonso VI of Castile. Constance (c. 1066 – 1090), married Alan IV Fergent, Duke of Brittany; poisoned, possibly by her own servants. Adela (c. 1067 – 1137), married Stephen, Count of Blois. Henry "Beauclerc" (1068–1135), King of England, married Edith of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III, King of the Scots. His second wife was Adeliza of Leuven. (Matilda) Despite rumours to the contrary (such as claims that William Peverel was a bastard of William)[21] there is no evidence that he had any illegitimate children.[22] Links and Resources http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY.htm#GuillaumeIIdied1087B http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#WilliamIdied1087 Medieval Lands GUILLAUME de Normandie, illegitimate son of ROBERT II “le Diable” Duke of Normandy & his mistress Herlève --- (Château de Falaise, Normandy [1027/28]-Rouen, Prioré de Saint-Gervais 9 Sep 1087, bur Caen, Abbé de Saint-Etienne). His birth date is estimated from William of Malmesbury, according to whom Guillaume was born of a concubine and was seven years old when his father left for Jerusalem[237], and Orderic Vitalis, who states that he was eight years old at the time[238]. According to Orderic Vitalis, Alain III Duke of Brittany was appointed his guardian during his father's absence in 1035[239]. Deville suggests that Guillaume´s birthdate can be fixed more precisely to [mid-1027], taking into account that his father Robert occupied Falaise immediately after the death of his father Duke Richard II (23 Aug 1026), not wishing to accept the authority of his older brother Duke Richard III, but that Robert´s stay was short as the two brothers were reconciled soon after, it being reasonable to suppose that Robert´s relationship with Guillaume´s mother occurred soon after his arrival at Falaise[240]. He succeeded his father in 1035 as GUILLAUME II Duke of Normandy. After Duke Alan was poisoned, Gilbert Comte d'Eu was appointed guardian but was himself murdered[241]. Duke Guillaume helped Henri I King of France defeat Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d'Anjou at Mouliherne in [1045/55][242]. Edward "the Confessor" King of England may have acknowledged Guillaume's
First Battle of Bull Run. The unexperienced Union Army faces 30,000 Confederate troops in the first land battle of the Civil War. A Decisive Confederate victory signals that a long conflict lay ahead.he unexperienced Union Army faces 30,000 Confederate troops in the first land battle of the Civil War. A Decisive Confederate victory signals that a long conflict lay ahead.
Ryan Howard (The Office) In the episode "Spooked", Ryan and Kelly are seen standing next to each other and talking. At the end of the episode, he kisses her on the forehead. While they took a backseat for most of Season 8, in "Angry Andy" Pam and Jim set up Kelly with their handsome, likable, kind and NOT-RYAN Indian-American pediatrician Ravi, with Pam explaining that the Ryan-Kelly romance has become impossibly disruptive to the rest of the office. Pam also tells Ryan she doesn't think he's a good person and actively cheerleads against Ryan's efforts to win back Kelly (though Ryan admits he doesn't want to be with Kelly for the long run, or even a specific length of time beyond the present). In the end, Kelly tells Ryan she's decided to be with Dr. Ravi, but to Pam's horror immediately begins making out with Ryan again. When Kelly has a romantic portrait taken with Ravi in the Season 8 finale, Ryan looks on sadly, and later holds up a sign begging Kelly to take him back. However, he also holds up a sign for his picture making a romantic overture to a random blonde woman he'd met in Scranton. In the Season 9 premiere, Toby Flenderson says that after Kelly got engaged to Dr. Ravi and moved to Miami (Ohio), Ryan suddenly resigned and decided to pursue IT prospects in the "Silicon Prairie" of southwestern Ohio. During Dwight and Angela's wedding in the series finale, Ryan shows up with a baby son named Drake, stunning Kelly. Ryan later induces a mild strawberry allergy in Drake so that Kelly's husband Dr. Ravi will examine him, in order to get some time alone with Kelly. The two former lovers make out and leave the wedding, and baby Drake, behind on their final flight of romantic insanity. Nellie Bertram announces her intention to adopt Drake.
The French -- American -- British -LRB- FAB -RRB- classification systems refers to a series of classifications of hematologic diseases . It is based on the presence of dysmyelopoiesis and the quantification of myeloblasts and erythroblasts . It was first produced in 1976 . Types include : FAB classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemias : L1 -- L3 -LRB- three subtypes -RRB- FAB classification of acute myeloid leukemias : M0 -- M7 -LRB- eight subtypes -RRB- FAB classification of myelodysplastic syndromes Updates continued through at least 1989 .
The Germans launched a surprise counter offensive, in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, which the Allies turned back in early 1945 after Eisenhower repositioned his armies and improved weather allowed the Air Force to engage. German defenses continued to deteriorate on both the eastern front with the Soviets and the western front with the Allies. The British wanted Berlin, but Eisenhower decided it would be a military mistake for him to attack Berlin, and said orders to that effect would have to be explicit. The British backed down, but then wanted Eisenhower to move into Czechoslovakia for political reasons. Washington refused to support Churchill's plan to use Eisenhower's army for political maneuvers against Moscow. The actual division of Germany followed the lines that Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin had previously agreed upon. The Soviet Red Army captured Berlin in a very large-scale bloody battle, and the Germans finally surrendered on May 7, 1945.
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Nanjing is the intersection of Yangtze River, an east-west water transport artery, and Nanjing–Beijing railway, a south-north land transport artery, hence the name “door of the east and west, throat of the south and north”. Furthermore, the west part of the Ningzhen range is in Nanjing; the Loong-like Zhong Mountain is curling in the east of the city; the tiger-like Stone Mountain is crouching in the west of the city, hence the name “the Zhong Mountain, a dragon curling, and the Stone Mountain, a tiger crouching”. Mr. Sun Yet-sen spoke highly of Nanjing in the “Constructive Scheme for Our Country”, “The position of Nanjing is wonderful since mountains, lakes and plains all integrated in it. It is hard to find another city like this.”
Egypt has a developed energy market based on coal, oil, natural gas, and hydro power. Substantial coal deposits in the northeast Sinai are mined at the rate of about 600,000 tonnes (590,000 long tons; 660,000 short tons) per year. Oil and gas are produced in the western desert regions, the Gulf of Suez, and the Nile Delta. Egypt has huge reserves of gas, estimated at 2,180 cubic kilometres (520 cu mi), and LNG up to 2012 exported to many countries. In 2013, the Egyptian General Petroleum Co (EGPC) said the country will cut exports of natural gas and tell major industries to slow output this summer to avoid an energy crisis and stave off political unrest, Reuters has reported. Egypt is counting on top liquid natural gas (LNG) exporter Qatar to obtain additional gas volumes in summer, while encouraging factories to plan their annual maintenance for those months of peak demand, said EGPC chairman, Tarek El Barkatawy. Egypt produces its own energy, but has been a net oil importer since 2008 and is rapidly becoming a net importer of natural gas.
Mark Everett Sloan, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional surgeon from the ABC medical drama television series "Grey's Anatomy", portrayed by Eric Dane. Dr. Sloan is an attending specializing in plastic surgery. Dr. Sloan earned the nickname “McSteamy” for his good looks by the female interns of Seattle Grace later Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. He was good friends with Dr. Derek Shepherd, a fellow physician at Seattle Grace, but was the catalyst for the end of Shepherd's marriage when Shepherd caught Sloan sleeping with his wife, Addison. Later, he pursues a 'forbidden' relationship with Dr. Lexie Grey, straining his relationship with Derek yet again. He reveals that he loves Lexie in episodes "Migration", "Flight", "Going, Going, Gone", and "Remember The Time" In the show's ninth season, he dies of injuries sustained in a jet plane crash that also injured or killed several of his colleagues from the hospital.
The Maidenhead Locator System also QTH or QRA grid system (deprecated) is a geographic co-ordinate system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their locations. Its purpose is to be concise, accurate and robust in the face of interference and adverse transmission conditions. The Maidenhead Locator System can describe locations anywhere in the world, and replaced the previous QRA locator system which was limited to European contacts.
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Hematocrit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Microhematocrit)navigation search Hematocrit Medical diagnostics Blood components Me SH D006400Medline Plus 003646 [ edit on Wikidata]The hematocrit ( / h ɪ ˈ m æ t ə k r ɪ t /) ( Ht or HCT ), also known by several other names, is the volume percentage (vol%) of red blood cells in blood. It is normally 40% for men and 31% for women. [1] It is considered an integral part of a person's complete blood count results, along with hemoglobin concentration, white blood cell count, and platelet count. Because the purpose of red blood cells is to transfer oxygen from the lungs to body tissues, a blood sample's hematocrit—the red blood cell volume percentage—can become a point of reference of its capability of delivering oxygen. The measure of a subject's hematocrit levels can indicate possible disease. An abnormally low hematocrit may suggest anemia, a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells, while an abnormally high hematocrit is called polycythemia. [2] Both are potentially life-threatening disorders. Contents [ hide ]1 Names2 Measurement methods3 Levels4 Shear rate relations4.1 Elevated4.2 Lowered5 See also6 References7 External links Names [ edit]There are other names for the hematocrit, such as packed cell volume (PCV), volume of packed red cells (VPRC), or erythrocyte volume fraction (EVF). The term hematocrit comes from the Ancient Greek words haima (αἷμα, "blood") and kritēs (κριτής, "judge"), and hematocrit means "to separate blood". [3] [4] It was coined in 1891 by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix as haematokrit, [5] [6] [7] modeled after lactokrit, which was used in dairy farming. [ citation needed]Measurement methods [ edit]Diagram of packed cell volume With modern lab equipment, the hematocrit is calculated by an automated analyzer and is not directly measured. It is determined by multiplying the red cell count by the mean cell volume. The hematocrit is slightly more accurate as the PCV includes small amounts of blood plasma trapped between the red cells. An estimated hematocrit as a percentage may be derived by tripling the hemoglobin concentration in g / d L and dropping the units. [8]The packed cell volume (PCV) can be determined by centrifuging heparinized blood in a capillary tube (also known as a microhematocrit tube) at 10,000 RPM for five minutes. [9] This separates the blood into layers. The volume of packed red blood cells divided by the total volume of the blood sample gives the PCV. Since a tube is used, this can be calculated by measuring the lengths of the layers. Another way of measuring hematocrit levels is by optical methods such as spectrophotometry. [10] Through differential spectrophotometry, the differences in optical densities of a blood sample flowing through small-bore glass tubes at isosbestic wavelengths for deoxyhemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin and the product of the luminal diameter and hematocrit create a linear relationship that is used to measure hematocrit levels. [11]There are some risks and side effects that accompany the tests of hematocrit because blood is being extracted from subjects. Subjects may experience a more than normal amount of hemorrhaging, hematoma, fainting, and possibly infection. [12]While known hematocrit levels are used in detecting conditions, it may fail at times due to hematocrit being the measure of concentration of red blood cells through volume in a blood sample. It does not account for the mass of the red blood cells, and thus the changes in mass can alter a hematocrit level or go undetected while affecting a subject's condition. [13] Additionally, there have been cases in which the blood for testing was inadvertently drawn proximal to an intravenous line that was infusing packed red cells or fluids. In these situations, the hemoglobin level in the blood sample will not be the true level for the patient because the sample will contain a large amount of the infused material rather than what is diluted into the circulating whole blood. That is, if packed red cells are being supplied, the sample will contain a large amount of those cells and the hematocrit will be artificially very high. On the converse, if saline or other fluids are being supplied, the blood sample would be diluted and the hematocrit will be artificially low. [ citation needed]Levels [ edit]External image RBC volume Hematocrit, the percentage volume of red blood cells, can vary from the determining factors of the number of red blood cells. These factors can be from the age and sex of the subject. [ clarification needed] [14] Typically, a higher hematocrit level signifies the blood sample's ability to transport oxygen, [15] which has led to reports that an "optimal hematocrit level" possibly exists. Optimal hematocrit levels have been studied through combinations of assays on blood sample's hematocrit itself, viscosity, and hemoglobin level. [15]Hematocrit levels also serve as an indicator of health conditions. Thus, tests on hematocrit levels are often carried out in the process of diagnosis of such conditions [12] and may be conducted prior to surgery. [3] Additionally, the health conditions associated with certain hematocrit levels are the same as ones associated with certain hemoglobin levels. [14]As blood flows from the arterioles into the capillaries a change in pressure occurs. In order to maintain pressure, the capillaries branch off to a web of vessels that carry blood into the venules. Through this process blood undergoes micro-circulation. In micro-circulation, the Fåhræus effect will take place, resulting in a large change in hematocrit. As blood flows through the arterioles, red cells will act a feed hematocrit (Hf), while in the capillaries a tube hematocrit (Ht) occurs. In tube hematocrit plasma fills most of the vessel while the red cells travel through in somewhat of a single file line. From this stage, blood will enter the venules increasing in hematocrit, in other words the discharge hematocrit (Hd). In large vessels with low hematocrit, viscosity dramatically drops and red cells take in a lot of energy. While in smaller vessels at the micro-circulation scale, viscosity is very high. With the increase in shear stress at the wall, a lot of energy is used to move cells. Shear rate relations [ edit]A man uses a hand centrifuge to analyse two test tubes with blood, Guinea-Bissau, 1973. Relationships between hematocrit, viscosity, and shear rate are important factors to put into consideration. Since blood is non-Newtonian, the viscosity of the blood is in relation to the hematocrit, and as a function of shear rate. This is important when it comes to determining shear force, since a lower hematocrit level indicates that there is a need for more force to push the red blood cells through the system. This is because shear rate is defined as the rate to which adjacent layers of fluid move in respect to each other. [16] Plasma is a more viscous material than typically red blood cells [ citation needed], since they are able to adjust their size to the radius of a tube; the shear rate is purely dependent on the amount of red blood cells being forced in a vessel. Elevated [ edit]Generally at both sea levels and high altitudes, hematocrit levels rise as children mature. [17] These health-related causes and impacts of elevated hematocrit levels have been reported: Fall in blood plasma levels [2]Sleep apnea [ citation needed]Dehydration [12]In cases of dengue fever, a high hematocrit is a danger sign of an increased risk of dengue shock syndrome. Hemoconcentration can be detected by an escalation of over 20% in hematocrit levels that will come before shock. For early detection of dengue hemorrhagic fever, it is suggested that hematocrit levels be kept under observations at a minimum of every 24 hours; 3–4 hours is suggested in suspected dengue shock syndrome or critical cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever. [18]Polycythemia vera (PV), a myeloproliferative disorder in which the bone marrow produces excessive numbers of red cells, is associated with elevated hematocrit. [ citation needed]Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other pulmonary conditions associated with hypoxia may elicit an increased production of red blood cells. This increase is mediated by the increased levels of erythropoietin by the kidneys in response to hypoxia. [ citation needed]Professional athletes' hematocrit levels are measured as part of tests for blood doping or erythropoietin (EPO) use; the level of hematocrit in a blood sample is compared with the long-term level for that athlete (to allow for individual variations in hematocrit level), and against an absolute permitted maximum (which is based on maximum expected levels within the population, and the hematocrit level that causes increased risk of blood clots resulting in strokes or heart attacks). [ citation needed]Anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use can also increase the amount of RBCs and, therefore, impact the hematocrit, in particular the compounds boldenone and oxymetholone. [ citation needed]Capillary leak syndrome also leads to abnormally high hematocrit counts, because of the episodic leakage of plasma out of the circulatory system. [ citation needed]At higher altitudes, there is a lower oxygen supply in the air and thus hematocrit levels may increase over time. [19]Hematocrit levels were also reported to be influenced by social factors that influence subjects. In the 1966–80 Health Examination Survey, there was a small rise in mean hematocrit levels in female and male adolescents that reflected a rise in annual family income. Additionally, a higher education in a parent has been put into account for a rise in mean hematocrit levels of the child. [20]Lowered [ edit]Lowered hematocrit levels also pose health impacts. These causes and impacts have been reported: A low hematocrit level is a sign of a low red blood cell count. One way to increase the ability of oxygen transport in red blood cells is through blood transfusion, which is carried out typically when the red blood cell count is low. Prior to the blood transfusion, hematocrit levels are measured to help ensure the transfusion is necessary and safe. [21]A low hematocrit with a low mean corpuscular volume (MCV) with a high RDW suggests a chronic iron-deficient anemia resulting in abnormal hemoglobin synthesis during erythropoiesis. [22] The MCV and the red cell distribution width (RDW) can be quite helpful in evaluating a lower-than-normal hematocrit, because they can help the clinician determine whether blood loss is chronic or acute, although acute blood loss typically does not manifest as a change in hematocrit, since hematocrit is simply a measure of how much of the blood volume is made up of red blood cells. The MCV is the size of the red cells and the RDW is a relative measure of the variation in size of the red cell population. Decreased hematocrit levels could indicate life-threatening diseases such as leukemia. [23] When the bone marrow no longer produces normal red blood cells, hematocrit levels deviate from normal as well and thus can possibly be used in detecting acute myeloid leukemia. [24] It can also be related to other conditions, such as malnutrition, water intoxication, anemia, and bleeding. [12]Pregnancy may lead to women having additional fluid in blood. This could potentially lead to a small drop in hematocrit levels. [25]See also [ edit]Blood tests Hematology Reference ranges for blood tests References [ edit]^ Purves, William K.; Sadava, David; Orians, Gordon H.; Heller, H. Craig (2004). Life: The Science of Biology (7th ed.). Sunderland, Mass: Sinauer Associates. p. 954. ISBN 0-7167-9856-5.^ a bhttp://bme240.eng.uci.edu/students/06s/lbenson/page1.html [ full citation needed]^ a bhttp://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx? Content Type ID=167&Content ID=hematocrit [ full citation needed]^ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hematocrit [ full citation needed]^ Blix, M.; Hedin, S. G. (1891). "Der Haematokrit" [The Haematokrit]. Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie (in German). 30 (1): 652–54. doi: 10.1007/BF01592182.^ Hedin, S. G. 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See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › [ hide]v t e Myeloid blood tests ( CPT 85002–85999)Clotting CBCPlatelet count Mean platelet volume v WF: Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregationclotting factors: Prothrombin time Partial thromboplastin time Thrombin time Activated clotting timeother/general:coagulation Bleeding time animal enzyme Reptilase time Ecarin clotting time Dilute Russell's viper venom time Thromboelastography Thrombodynamics testfibrinolysis: Euglobulin lysis time D-dimer Red blood cell indices CBCRBC count Hematocrit Hemoglobinratios: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration Mean corpuscular volume Red blood cell distribution width Fetal hemoglobin: Apt–Downey test Kleihauer–Betke test Other Reticulocyte index Haptoglobin Mentzer index CFU-GMNitro blue tetrazolium chloride test Complete blood count Absolute neutrophil count Other Blood film Blood viscosity Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Categories: Blood tests Mathematics in medicine
The Great Ocean Road is prime koala spotting territory, with Kennett River ground zero, along with the route to the lighthouse at Cape Otway. For a guaranteed sighting of a koala and a chance to see them from their treetop vantage point, visit Healesville Sanctuary and the Koala Conservation Centre on Phillip Island.
BBC News - The Unswinging Sixties BBC News SMASHED HITS Classic pop, reappraised by the Magazine A Radio 2 chart this week has revealed that many of the biggest selling singles of the 1960s were decidedly square, daddio. Welcome to the flip-side of the ultra-hip decade. If a film-maker wants to transport you to 1960s Britain, you can bank on hearing a Lennon-McCartney tune, or something from the Rolling Stones - possibly even the Hollies. You don't tend to hear buck-toothed comedian Ken Dodd. Dodd 'third best seller of 60s' Yet a 1965 Dodd hit, Tears, was the third-biggest-selling single of the decade, an analysis of record sales unveiled this week has revealed. He is not alone - the best-sellers of the Sixties include healthy dollops of yodelling, crooning and clarinet-tootling among the recordings that are now part of the rock canon. Just as the majority of Beatles fans were not peeling off kaftans to take LSD on Carnaby Street, a large part of the British record-buying public wasn't listening to the Beatles at all. Here are five of the least groovy but most popular artists of the Sixties. KEN DODD Given the Liverpudlian performer's propensity for pulling funny faces, those unfamiliar with Tears might expect to hear a comedy number, or at least a pastiche of someone else's record. TEARS But Dodd's tickling stick is nowhere to be seen or heard. Tears, also known as Tears For Souvenirs, is a very straight ballad in which Dodd beseeches an estranged lover to "forgive and forget / Turn our tears of regret once more to tears of happiness". It's from an era when an all-round entertainer like Dodd would send the audience home with a gently-crooned oldie. Originally recorded by American bandleader Rudy Vallee in 1929, Tears spent almost half of 1965 in the charts, sat at number one for five weeks, and held off many songs that are more familiar to 21st-Century ears. Dodd took a ribbing from his groovier contemporaries. "All the pop groups, they couldn't find things bad enough to say," he told the BBC in 2007. "This was a middle-of-the-road song, and none of the rock-and-rollers could get in. I kept them out and I got a golden disc. It's on two million now." Actually, DJ Tony Blackburn, who presented the chart of Sixties best sellers, gives the sales as "over a million", rather than two million. It was a different kind of inaccurate figure that saw Dodd return to the headlines in 1989, when he was tried for tax evasion. "The tax people still write to me," he told BBC Liverpool last year. "I got one of those brown envelopes the other day." "Self assessment?" he added. "I invented that." ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK One of the few singles at the top of the list to break the Dodd-Beatle Liverpudlian lock is Engelbert Humperdinck's Release Me. RELEASE ME The Last Waltz (#11) There Goes My Everything (#23) This one is a touch more modern than Tears: it's a 1946 country-and-western ballad by Eddie "Piano" Miller. Humperdinck - who was once Arnold Dorsey, an apprentice engineer from Leicester - had his stage name chosen for him by his manager, Gordon Mills. "'Who the hell is that?' I said. 'I didn't know he was the composer of [opera] Hansel And Gretel and he died in 1921." Mills also managed another crooner, Tom Jones, and there was a sense that the Welsh client was getting the better material. Songwriter Jimmy Webb sees Humperdinck's success as testament to his talent, telling Billboard magazine: "While the other singer was getting the pick of the songs, Engelbert was doing almost as well with the second-rate songs." In fact, in this chart, Humperdinck does better: three in the top 25 to Jones's one. And Release Me has lived on, as the theme to the Fast Show, as an enduring favourite at funerals, and as the answer to the pub quiz question "What kept Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane off number one?" This success earned Humperdinck the opprobrium of rock purists; he has since "atoned" by recording Penny Lane, but has yet to turn his attention to Strawberry Fields. His home remains the middle of the romantic road, but he has made other inc
Mark Dominik (born March 9, 1971) is a former professional football executive and scout for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 2013. Dominik joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after spending a year and a half working in both the college and pro personnel departments of the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1995, Dominik was named Pro Personnel Assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He moved up to Pro Scout, Coordinator of Pro Scouting and onto Director of Pro Scouting from 1997 to 2008. Dominik succeeded Bruce Allen as General Manager on January 17, 2009. Dominik held the position of General Manager from 2009 thru the 2013 season. Dominik during his tenure as General Manager with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was active in the military community. He was a finalist in the NFL's salute to service award in 2012. Dominik is currently an analyst for ESPN where he is on SportsCenter, NFL Insiders, ESPN Radio and NFL Live. Dominik is a host on Sirius XM NFL Radio. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Dominik holds a bachelor of science degree in sports management from the University of Kansas.
Smoke + Mirrors is the second studio album by American rock band Imagine Dragons . The album was recorded during 2014 at the band 's home studio in Las Vegas , Nevada . Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer Alexander Grant , known by his moniker Alex da Kid , the album was released by Interscope Records and Grant 's KIDinaKORNER label on February 17 , 2015 , in the United States . The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics upon release . However , it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States , moving more than 172,000 units , and also debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart . It has since been certified gold in the United States , United Kingdom , Mexico , and Brazil . Three official singles have been released from the album : `` I Bet My Life '' , `` Gold '' and `` Shots '' . As of November 2016 the album has sold 1,200,000 copies worldwide .
Hayek's greatest intellectual debt was to Carl Menger, who pioneered an approach to social explanation similar to that developed in Britain by Bernard Mandeville and the Scottish moral philosophers in the Scottish Enlightenment. He had a wide-reaching influence on contemporary economics, politics, philosophy, sociology, psychology and anthropology. For example, Hayek's discussion in The Road to Serfdom (1944) about truth, falsehood and the use of language influenced some later opponents of postmodernism.
Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan) 1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind). SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn
Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, it is the band's first studio album since 1979's "The Long Run". In between that time the band recorded four original studio tracks for the live album "Hell Freezes Over" (1994), "Hole in the World" for "The Very Best Of" (2003) and the Joe Walsh-penned "One Day at a Time" for the "Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne" DVD (2005), which Walsh later re-recorded for his 2012 album "Analog Man". It is also the band's only album released following the dismissal of Don Felder in 2001.
Who Am I (2014 film) Who Am I (German: Who Am I â€“ Kein System ist sicher; English: "Who Am I: No System Is Safe") is a 2014 German techno-thriller film directed by Baran bo Odar.[2][3] It is centered on a computer hacker group in Berlin geared towards global fame.[4] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] The film was shot in Berlin and Rostock.[6] Because of its storyline and some elements, the film is often compared to Fight Club and Mr. Robot[7]
According to the commentators, Virgil received his first education when he was five years old and he later went to Cremona, Milan, and finally Rome to study rhetoric, medicine, and astronomy, which he soon abandoned for philosophy. From Virgil's admiring references to the neoteric writers Pollio and Cinna, it has been inferred that he was, for a time, associated with Catullus' neoteric circle. However schoolmates considered Virgil extremely shy and reserved, according to Servius, and he was nicknamed "Parthenias" or "maiden" because of his social aloofness. Virgil seems to have suffered bad health throughout his life and in some ways lived the life of an invalid. According to the Catalepton, while in the Epicurean school of Siro the Epicurean at Naples, he began to write poetry. A group of small works attributed to the youthful Virgil by the commentators survive collected under the title Appendix Vergiliana, but are largely considered spurious by scholars. One, the Catalepton, consists of fourteen short poems, some of which may be Virgil's, and another, a short narrative poem titled the Culex ("The Gnat"), was attributed to Virgil as early as the 1st century AD.
Chemical Background and Properties of Antimony. Antimony is a chemical element that is recognized by its distinctive atomic symbol of Sb. This atomic symbol is derived from the Latin name for antimony, stibium. The atomic number of antimony is 51 and its atomic weight of 121.8g/mol. Classified as a metalloid, you can spot antimony on the periodic table next to metalloid neighbors arsenic (As) and tellurium (Te). A metalloid is a chemical element that has a mixture of properties between a metal and nonmetal.
Asha (/ËÉËÊÉ/ ; aÅ¡a) is the Avestan language term (corresponding to Vedic language á¹ta) for a concept of cardinal importance to Zoroastrian theology and doctrine.In the moral sphere, aÅ¡a/arta represents what has been called the decisive confessional concept of Zoroastrianism..he word is also the proper name of the divinity Asha, the Amesha Spenta that is the hypostasis or genius of Truth or Righteousness. In the Younger Avesta, this figure is more commonly referred to as Asha Vahishta (AÅ¡a VahiÅ¡ta, Arta VahiÅ¡ta), Best Truth.
Plate tectonics Plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of Earth ’s outer shell—the lithosphere —that revolutionized Earth sciences by providing a uniform context for understanding mountain-building processes, volcanoes, and earthquakes as well as the evolution of Earth’s surface and reconstructing its past continents and oceans. Earth's tectonic plates Map showing Earth's major tectonic plates with arrows depicting the directions of plate movement. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The concept of plate tectonics was formulated in the 1960s. According to the theory, Earth has a rigid outer layer, known as the lithosphere, which is typically about 100 km (60 miles) thick and overlies a plastic (moldable, partially molten) layer called the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is broken up into seven very large continental- and ocean-sized plates, six or seven medium-sized regional plates, and several small ones. These plates move relative to each other, typically at rates of 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) per year, and interact along their boundaries, where they converge, diverge, or slip past one another. Such interactions are thought to be responsible for most of Earth’s seismic and volcanic activity, although earthquakes and volcanoes can occur in plate interiors. Plate motions cause mountains to rise where plates push together, or converge, and continents to fracture and oceans to form where plates pull apart, or diverge. The continents are embedded in the plates and drift passively with them, which over millions of years results in significant changes in Earth’s geography. The theory of plate tectonics is based on a broad synthesis of geologic and geophysical data. It is now almost universally accepted, and its adoption represents a true scientific revolution, analogous in its consequences to quantum mechanics in physics or the discovery of the genetic code in biology. Incorporating the much older idea of continental drift, as well as the concept of seafloor spreading, the theory of plate tectonics has provided an overarching framework in which to describe the past geography of continents and oceans, the processes controlling creation and destruction of landforms, and the evolution of Earth’s crust, atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and climates. During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it became apparent that plate-tectonic processes profoundly influence the composition of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, serve as a prime cause of long-term climate change, and make significant contributions to the chemical and physical environment in which life evolves. For details on the specific effects of plate tectonics, see the articles earthquake and volcano. A detailed treatment of the various land and submarine relief features associated with plate motion is provided in the articles tectonic landform and ocean. Read More on This Topic Earth sciences: The theory of plate tectonics Plate tectonics has revolutionized virtually every discipline of the Earth sciences since the late 1960s and early 1970s. It has served as a unifying model or paradigm for explaining geologic phenomena that were formerly considered in unrelated fashion. Plate tectonics describes seismic activity,…READ MOREPrinciples of plate tectonics In essence, plate-tectonic theory is elegantly simple. Earth ’s surface layer, 50 to 100 km (30 to 60 miles) thick, is rigid and is composed of a set of large and small plates. Together, these plates constitute the lithosphere, from the Greek lithos, meaning “ rock .” The lithosphere rests on and slides over an underlying partially molten (and thus weaker but generally denser) layer of plastic partially molten rock known as the asthenosphere, from the Greek asthenos, meaning “weak.” Plate movement is possible because the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary is a zone of detachment. As the lithospheric plates move across Earth’s surface, driven by forces as yet not fully understood, they interact along their boundaries, diverging, converging, or slipping past each other. While the interiors of the plates are presumed to remain essentially undeformed, plate boundaries are the sites of many of the principal processes that shape the terrestrial surface, including earthquakes, volcanism, and orogeny (that is, formation of mountain ranges). A cross section of Earth's outer layers, from the crust through the lower mantle. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.plate tectonics The roles that convection currents and other forces play in the movement of Earth's tectonic plates.© Minute Earth The process of plate tectonics may be driven by convection in Earth’s mantle, the pull of heavy old pieces of crust into the mantle, or some combination of both. For a deeper discussion of plate-driving mechanisms, see Plate-driving mechanisms and the role of the mantle. Earth’s layers Knowledge of Earth’s interior is derived primarily from analysis of the seismic waves that propagate through Earth as a result of earthquakes. Depending on the material they travel through, the waves may either speed up, slow down, bend, or even stop if they cannot penetrate the material they encounter.crustal generation and destruction Three-dimensional diagram showing crustal generation and destruction according to the theory of plate tectonics; included are the three kinds of plate boundaries—divergent, convergent (or collision), and strike-slip (or transform). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Collectively, these studies show that Earth can be internally divided into layers on the basis of either gradual or abrupt variations in chemical and physical properties. Chemically, Earth can be divided into three layers. A relatively thin crust, which typically varies from a few kilometres to 40 km (about 25 miles) in thickness, sits on top of the mantle. (In some places, Earth’s crust may be up to 70 km [40 miles] thick.) The mantle is much thicker than the crust; it contains 83 percent of Earth’s volume and continues to a depth of 2,900 km (1,800 miles). Beneath the mantle is the core, which extends to the centre of Earth, some 6,370 km (nearly 4,000 miles) below the surface. Geologists maintain that the core is made up primarily of metallic iron accompanied by smaller amounts of nickel, cobalt, and lighter elements, such as carbon and sulfur. ( See also Earth . )There are two types of crust, continental and oceanic, which differ in their composition and thickness. The distribution of these crustal types broadly coincides with the division into continents and ocean basins, although continental shelves, which are submerged, are underlain by continental crust. The continents have a crust that is broadly granitic in composition and, with a density of about 2.7 grams per cubic cm (0.098 pound per cubic inch), is somewhat lighter than oceanic crust, which is basaltic (i.e., richer in iron and magnesium than granite) in composition and has a density of about 2.9 to 3 grams per cubic cm (0.1 to 0.11 pound per cubic inch). Continental crust is typically 40 km (25 miles) thick, while oceanic crust is much thinner, averaging about 6 km (4 miles) in thickness. These crustal rocks both sit on top of the mantle, which is ultramafic in composition (i.e., very rich in magnesium and iron-bearing silicate minerals ). The boundary between the crust (continental or oceanic) and the underlying mantle is known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity (also called Moho), which is named for its discoverer, Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić. The Moho is clearly defined by seismic studies, which detect an acceleration in seismic waves as they pass from the crust into the denser mantle. The boundary between the mantle and the core is also clearly defined by seismic studies, which suggest that the outer part of the core is a liquid.seismic wave The shifting rock in an earthquake causes vibrations called seismic waves that travel within Earth or along its surface. The four main types of seismic waves are P waves, S waves, Love waves, and Rayleigh waves. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The effect of the different densities of lithospheric rock can be seen in the different average elevations of continental and oceanic crust. The less-dense continental crust has greater buoyancy, causing it to float much higher in the mantle. Its average elevation above sea level is 840 metres (2,750 feet), while the average depth of oceanic crust is 3,790 metres (12,400 feet). This density difference creates two principal levels of Earth’s surface. The lithosphere itself includes all the crust as well as the upper part of the mantle (i.e., the region directly beneath the Moho), which is also rigid. However, as temperatures increase with depth, the heat causes mantle rocks to lose their rigidity. This process begins at about 100 km (60 miles) below the surface. This change occurs within the mantle and defines the base of the lithosphere and the top of the asthenosphere. This upper portion of the mantle, which is known as the lithospheric mantle, has an average density of about 3.3 grams per cubic cm (0.12 pound per cubic inch). The asthenosphere, which sits directly below the lithospheric mantle, is thought to be slightly denser at 3.4–4.4 grams per cubic cm (0.12–0.16 pound per cubic inch). In contrast, the rocks in the asthenosphere are weaker, because they are close to their melting temperatures. As a result, seismic waves slow as they enter the asthenosphere. With increasing depth, however, the greater pressure from the weight of the rocks above causes the mantle to become gradually stronger, and seismic waves increase in velocity, a defining characteristic of the lower mantle. The lower mantle is more or less solid, but the region is also very hot, and thus the rocks can flow very slowly (a process known as creep). During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, scientific understanding of the deep mantle was greatly enhanced by high-resolution seismological studies combined with numerical modeling and laboratory experiments that mimicked conditions near the core-mantle boundary. Collectively, these studies revealed that the deep mantle is highly heterogeneous and that the layer may play a fundamental role in driving Earth’s plates. At a depth of about 2,900 km (1,800 miles), the lower mantle gives way to Earth’s outer core, which is made up of a liquid rich in iron and nickel. At a depth of about 5,100 km (3,200 miles), the outer core transitions to the inner core. Although it has a higher temperature than the outer core, the inner core is solid because of the tremendous pressures that exist near Earth’s centre. Earth’s inner core is divided into the outer-inner core (OIC) and the inner-inner core (IIC), which differ from one another with respect to the polarity of their iron crystals. The polarity of the iron crystals of the OIC is oriented in a north-south direction, whereas that of the IIC is oriented east-west. Earth's core The internal layers of Earth's core, including its two inner cores. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Plate boundaries Lithospheric plates are much thicker than oceanic or continental crust. Their boundaries do not usually coincide with those between oceans and continents, and their behaviour is only partly influenced by whether they carry oceans, continents, or both. The Pacific Plate, for example, is entirely oceanic, whereas the North American Plate is capped by continental crust in the west (the North American continent) and by oceanic crust in the east and extends under the Atlantic Ocean as far as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. A general discussion of plate tectonics. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. In a simplified example of plate motion shown in the figure, movement of plate A to the left relative to plates B and C results in several types of simultaneous interactions along the plate boundaries. At the rear, plates A and B move apart, or diverge, resulting in extension and the formation of a divergent margin. At the front, plates A and B overlap, or converge, resulting in compression and the formation of a convergent margin. Along the sides, the plates slide past one another, a process called shear. As these zones of shear link other plate boundaries to one another, they are called transform faults. Theoretical diagram showing the effects of an advancing tectonic plate on other adjacent, but stationary, tectonic plates. At the advancing edge of plate A, the overlap with plate B creates a convergent boundary. In contrast, the gap left behind the trailing edge of plate A forms a divergent boundary with plate B. As plate A slides past portions of both plate B and plate C, transform boundaries develop. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Divergent margins As plates move apart at a divergent plate boundary, the release of pressure produces partial melting of the underlying mantle. This molten material, known as magma, is basaltic in composition and is buoyant. As a result, it wells up from below and cools close to the surface to generate new crust. Because new crust is formed, divergent margins are also called constructive margins. Continental rifting Upwelling of magma causes the overlying lithosphere to uplift and stretch. (Whether magmatism [the formation of igneous rock from magma] initiates the rifting or whether rifting decompresses the mantle and initiates magmatism is a matter of significant debate.) If the diverging plates are capped by continental crust, fractures develop that are invaded by the ascending magma, prying the continents farther apart. Settling of the continental blocks creates a rift valley, such as the present-day East African Rift Valley. As the rift continues to widen, the continental crust becomes progressively thinner until separation of the plates is achieved and a new ocean is created. The ascending partial melt cools and crystallizes to form new crust. Because the partial melt is basaltic in composition, the new crust is oceanic, and an ocean ridge develops along the site of the former continental rift. Consequently, diverging plate boundaries, even if they originate within continents, eventually come to lie in ocean basins of their own making.rift valley; Thingvellir National Park The Thingvellir fracture zone at Thingvellir National Park in southwestern Iceland is an example of a rift valley. The Thingvellir fracture lies in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which extends through the centre of Iceland.© Ihervas/Shutterstock.com Seafloor spreading As upwelling of magma continues, the plates continue to diverge, a process known as seafloor spreading. Samples collected from the ocean floor show that the age of oceanic crust increases with distance from the spreading centre —important evidence in favour of this process. These age data also allow the rate of seafloor spreading to be determined, and they show that rates vary from about 0.1 cm (0.04 inch) per year to 17 cm (6.7 inches) per year. Seafloor-spreading rates are much more rapid in the Pacific Ocean than in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. At spreading rates of about 15 cm (6 inches) per year, the entire crust beneath the Pacific Ocean (about 15,000 km [9,300 miles] wide) could be produced in 100 million years.age of Earth's oceanic crust Map showing the age of Earth's oceanic crust and the pattern of seafloor spreading at the global scale. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Divergence and creation of oceanic crust are accompanied by much volcanic activity and by many shallow earthquakes as the crust repeatedly rifts, heals, and rifts again. Brittle earthquake -prone rocks occur only in the shallow crust. Deep earthquakes, in contrast, occur less frequently, due to the high heat flow in the mantle rock. These regions of oceanic crust are swollen with heat and so are elevated by 2 to 3 km (1.2 to 1.9 miles) above the surrounding seafloor. The elevated topography results in a feedback scenario in which the resulting gravitational force pushes the crust apart, allowing new magma to well up from below, which in turn sustains the elevated topography. Its summits are typically 1 to 5 km (0.6 to 3.1 miles) below the ocean surface. On a global scale, these ridges form an interconnected system of undersea “ mountains ” that are about 65,000 km (40,000 miles) in length and are called oceanic ridges. Convergentmargins Given that Earth is constant in volume, the continuous formation of Earth’s new crust produces an excess that must be balanced by destruction of crust elsewhere. This is accomplished at convergent plate boundaries, also known as destructive plate boundaries, where one plate descends at an angle—that is, is subducted—beneath the other. Because oceanic crust cools as it ages, it eventually becomes denser than the underlying asthenosphere, and so it has a tendency to subduct, or dive under, adjacent continental plates or younger sections of oceanic crust. The life span of the oceanic crust is prolonged by its rigidity, but eventually this resistance is overcome. Experiments show that the subducted oceanic lithosphere is denser than the surrounding mantle to a depth of at least 600 km (about 400 miles). The mechanisms responsible for initiating subduction zones are controversial. During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, evidence emerged supporting the notion that subduction zones preferentially initiate along preexisting fractures (such as transform faults) in the oceanic crust. Irrespective of the exact mechanism, the geologic record indicates that the resistance to subduction is overcome eventually. Where two oceanic plates meet, the older, denser plate is preferentially subducted beneath the younger, warmer one. Where one of the plate margins is oceanic and the other is continental, the greater buoyancy of continental crust prevents it from sinking, and the oceanic plate is preferentially subducted. Continents are preferentially preserved in this manner relative to oceanic crust, which is continuously recycled into the mantle. This explains why ocean floor rocks are generally less than 200 million years old whereas the oldest continental rocks are more than 4 billion years old. Before the middle of the 20th century, most geoscientists maintained that continental crust was too buoyant to be subducted. However, it later became clear that slivers of continental crust adjacent to the deep-sea trench, as well as sediments deposited in the trench, may be dragged down the subduction zone. The recycling of this material is detected in the chemistry of volcanoes that erupt above the subduction zone. Two plates carrying continental crust collide when the oceanic lithosphere between them has been eliminated. Eventually, subduction ceases and towering mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas, are created. See below Mountains by continental collision. Because the plates form an integrated system, it is not necessary that new crust formed at any given divergent boundary be completely compensated at the nearest subduction zone, as long as the total amount of crust generated equals that destroyed. Subduction zones The subduction process involves the descent into the mantle of a slab of cold hydrated oceanic lithosphere about 100 km (60 miles) thick that carries a relatively thin cap of oceanic sediments. The path of descent is defined by numerous earthquakes along a plane that is typically inclined between 30° and 60° into the mantle and is called the Wadati-Benioff zone, for Japanese seismologist Kiyoo Wadati and American seismologist Hugo Benioff, who pioneered its study. Between 10 and 20 percent of the subduction zones that dominate the circum-Pacific ocean basin are subhorizontal (that is, they subduct at angles between 0° and 20°). The factors that govern the dip of the subduction zone are not fully understood, but they probably include the age and thickness of the subducting oceanic lithosphere and the rate of plate convergence.subducting tectonic plate A subducting plate's path (called the Benioff-Wadati [or Wadati-Benioff] zone) is defined by numerous earthquakes along a plane that is typically inclined between 30° and 60° into the mantle. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Most, but not all, earthquakes in this planar dipping zone result from compression, and the seismic activity extends 300 to 700 km (200 to 400 miles) below the surface, implying that the subducted crust retains some rigidity to this depth. At greater depths the subducted plate is partially recycled into the mantle. The site of subduction is marked by a deep trench, between 5 and 11 km (3 and 7 miles) deep, that is produced by frictional drag between the plates as the descending plate bends before it subducts. The overriding plate scrapes sediments and elevated portions of ocean floor off the upper crust of the lower plate, creating a zone of highly deformed rocks within the trench that becomes attached, or accreted, to the overriding plate. This chaotic mixture is known as an accretionary wedge. The rocks in the subduction zone experience high pressures but relatively low temperatures, an effect of the descent of the cold oceanic slab. Under these conditions the rocks recrystallize, or metamorphose, to form a suite of rocks known as blueschists, named for the diagnostic blue mineral called glaucophane, which is stable only at the high pressures and low temperatures found in subduction zones. ( See also metamorphic rock .) At deeper levels in the subduction zone (that is, greater than 30–35 km [about 19–22 miles]), eclogites, which consist of high-pressure minerals such as red garnet ( pyrope) and omphacite ( pyroxene ), form. The formation of eclogite from blueschist is accompanied by a significant increase in density and has been recognized as an important additional factor that facilitates the subduction process. Island arcs When the downward-moving slab reaches a depth of about 100 km (60 miles), it gets sufficiently warm to drive off its most volatile components, thereby stimulating partial melting of mantle in the plate above the subduction zone (known as the mantle wedge). Melting in the mantle wedge produces magma, which is predominantly basaltic in composition. This magma rises to the surface and gives birth to a line of volcanoes in the overriding plate, known as a volcanic arc, typically a few hundred kilometres behind the oceanic trench. The distance between the trench and the arc, known as the arc-trench gap, depends on the angle of subduction. Steeper subduction zones have relatively narrow arc-trench gaps. A basin may form within this region, known as a fore-arc basin, and may be filled with sediments derived from the volcanic arc or with remains of oceanic crust. If both plates are oceanic, as in the western Pacific Ocean, the volcanoes form a curved line of islands, known as an island arc, that is parallel to the trench, as in the case of the Mariana Islands and the adjacent Mariana Trench. If one plate is continental, the volcanoes form inland, as they do in the Andes of western South America. Though the process of magma generation is similar, the ascending magma may change its composition as it rises through the thick lid of continental crust, or it may provide sufficient heat to melt the crust. In either case, the composition of the volcanic mountains formed tends to be more silicon -rich and iron - and magnesium -poor relative to the volcanic rocks produced by ocean-ocean convergence. Back-arc basins Where both converging plates are oceanic, the margin of the older oceanic crust will be subducted because older oceanic crust is colder and therefore more dense. As the dense slab collapses into the asthenosphere, however, it also may “roll back” oceanward and cause extension in the overlying plate. This results in a process known as back-arc spreading, in which a basin opens up behind the island arc. The crust behind the arc becomes progressively thinner, and the decompression of the underlying mantle causes the crust to melt, initiating seafloor-spreading processes, such as melting and the production of basalt; these processes are similar to those that occur at ocean ridges. The geochemistry of the basalts produced at back-arc basins superficially resembles that of basalts produced at ocean ridges, but subtle trace element analyses can detect the influence of a nearby subducted slab. The trench “roll back” process of back-arc basin formation. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. This style of subduction predominates in the western Pacific Ocean, in which a number of back-arc basins separate several island arcs from Asia. Examples include the Mariana Islands, the Kuril Islands, and the main islands of Japan. However, if the rate of convergence increases or if anomalously thick oceanic crust (possibly caused by rising mantle plume activity) is conveyed into the subduction zone, the slab may flatten. Such flattening causes the back-arc basin to close, resulting in deformation, metamorphism, and even melting of the strata deposited in the basin. The slab “sea anchor” process of back-arc basin formation. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Mountain building If the rate of subduction in an ocean basin exceeds the rate at which the crust is formed at oceanic ridges, a convergent margin forms as the ocean initially contracts. This process can lead to collision between the approaching continents, which eventually terminates subduction. Mountain building can occur in a number of ways at a convergent margin: mountains may rise as a consequence of the subduction process itself, by the accretion of small crustal fragments (which, along with linear island chains and oceanic ridges, are known as terranes), or by the collision of two large continents. Many mountain belts were developed by a combination of these processes. For example, the Cordilleran mountain belt of North America —which includes the Rocky Mountains as well as the Cascades, the Sierra Nevada, and other mountain ranges near the Pacific coast—developed by a combination of subduction and terrane accretion. As continental collisions are usually preceded by a long history of subduction and terrane accretion, many mountain belts record all three processes. Over the past 70 million years the subduction of the Neo-Tethys Sea, a wedge-shaped body of water that was located between Gondwana and Laurasia, led to the accretion of terranes along the margins of Laurasia, followed by continental collisions beginning about 30 million years ago between Africa and Europe and between India and Asia. These collisions culminated in the formation of the Alps and the Himalayas. Jurassic paleogeography Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins during the late Jurassic Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones. Adapted from: C. R. Scotese, The University of Texas at Arlington Mountains by subduction Mountain building by subduction is classically demonstrated in the Andes Mountains of South America. Subduction results in voluminous magmatism in the mantle and crust overlying the subduction zone, and, therefore, the rocks in this region are warm and weak. Although subduction is a long-term process, the uplift that results in mountains tends to occur in discrete episodes and may reflect intervals of stronger plate convergence that squeezes the thermally weakened crust upward. For example, rapid uplift of the Andes approximately 25 million years ago is evidenced by a reversal in the flow of the Amazon River from its ancestral path toward the Pacific Ocean to its modern path, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, models have indicated that the episodic opening and closing of back-arc basins have been the major factors in mountain-building processes, which have influenced the plate-tectonic evolution of the western Pacific for at least the past 500 million years. Mountains by terrane accretion As the ocean contracts by subduction, elevated regions within the ocean basin—terranes—are transported toward the subduction zone, where they are scraped off the descending plate and added—accreted—to the continental margin. Since the late Devonian and early Carboniferous periods, some 360 million years ago, subduction beneath the western margin of North America has resulted in several collisions with terranes. The piecemeal addition of these accreted terranes has added an average of 600 km (400 miles) in width along the western margin of the North American continent, and the collisions have resulted in important pulses of mountain building.continental margin The broad, gentle pitch of the continental shelf gives way to the relatively steep continental slope. The more gradual transition to the abyssal plain is a sediment-filled region called the continental rise. The continental shelf, slope, and rise are collectively called the continental margin. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. During these accretionary events, small sections of the oceanic crust may break away from the subducting slab as it descends. Instead of being subducted, these slices are thrust over the overriding plate and are said to be obducted. Where this occurs, rare slices of ocean crust, known as ophiolites, are preserved on land. They provide a valuable natural laboratory for studying the composition and character of the oceanic crust and the mechanisms of their emplacement and preservation on land. A classic example is the Coast Range ophiolite of California, which is one of the most extensive ophiolite terranes in North America. These ophiolite deposits run from the Klamath Mountains in northern California southward to the Diablo Range in central California. This oceanic crust likely formed during the middle of the Jurassic Period, roughly 170 million years ago, in an extensional regime within either a back-arc or a forearc basin. In the late Mesozoic, it was accreted to the western North American continental margin. Because preservation of oceanic crust is rare, the recognition of ophiolite complexes is very important in tectonic analyses. Until the mid-1980s, ophiolites were thought to represent vestiges of the main oceanic tract, but geochemical analyses have clearly indicated that most ophiolites form near volcanic arcs, such as in back-arc basins characterized by subduction roll-back (the collapse of the subducting plate that causes the extension of the overlying plate). The recognition of ophiolite complexes is very important in tectonic analysis, because they provide insights into the generation of magmatism in oceanic domains, as well as their complex relationships with subduction processes. ( See above back-arc basins . )Mountains by continental collision Continental collision involves the forced convergence of two buoyant plate margins that results in neither continent being subducted to any appreciable extent. A complex sequence of events ensues that compels one continent to override the other. These processes result in crustal thickening and intense deformation that forces the crust skyward to form huge mountains with crustal roots that extend as deep as 80 km (about 50 miles) relative to Earth’s surface, in accordance with the principles of isostasy. The subducted slab still has a tendency to sink and may become detached and founder (submerge) into the mantle. The crustal root undergoes metamorphic reactions that result in a significant increase in density and may cause the root to also founder into the mantle. Both processes result in a significant injection of heat from the compensatory upwelling of asthenosphere, which is an important contribution to the rise of the mountains. Continental collisions produce lofty landlocked mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. Much later, after these ranges have been largely leveled by erosion, it is possible that the original contact, or suture, may be exposed. The balance between creation and destruction on a global scale is demonstrated by the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean by seafloor spreading over the past 200 million years, compensated by the contraction of the Pacific Ocean, and the consumption of an entire ocean between India and Asia (the Tethys Sea ). The northward migration of India led to collision with Asia some 40 million years ago. Since that time India has advanced a further 2,000 km (1,250 miles) beneath Asia, pushing up the Himalayas and forming the Plateau of Tibet. Pinned against stable Siberia, China and Indochina were pushed sideways, resulting in strong seismic activity thousands of kilometres from the site of the continental collision. Transform faults Along the third type of plate boundary, two plates move laterally and pass each other along giant fractures in Earth’s crust. Transform faults are so named because they are linked to other types of plate boundaries. The majority of transform faults link the offset segments of oceanic ridges. However, transform faults also occur between plate margins with continental crust—for example, the San Andreas Fault in California and the North Anatolian fault system in Turkey. These boundaries are conservative because plate interaction occurs without creating or destroying crust. Because the only motion along these faults is the sliding of plates past each other, the horizontal direction along the fault surface must parallel the direction of plate motion. The fault surfaces are rarely smooth, and pressure may build up when the plates on either side temporarily lock. This buildup of stress may be suddenly released in the form of an earthquake. Section of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain, western California. U. S. Geological Survey Many transform faults in the Atlantic Ocean are the continuation of major faults in adjacent continents, which suggests that the orientation of these faults might be inherited from preexisting weaknesses in continental crust during the earliest stages of the development of oceanic crust. On the other hand, transform faults may themselves be reactivated, and recent geodynamic models suggest that they are favourable environments for the initiation of subduction zones. Hotspots Although most of Earth’s volcanic activity is concentrated along or adjacent to plate boundaries, there are some important exceptions in which this activity occurs within plates. Linear chains of islands, thousands of kilometres in length, that occur far from plate boundaries are the most notable examples. These island chains record a typical sequence of decreasing elevation along the chain, from volcanic island to fringing reef to atoll and finally to submerged seamount. An active volcano usually exists at one end of an island chain, with progressively older extinct volcanoes occurring along the rest of the chain. Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson and American geophysicist W. Jason Morgan explained such topographic features as the result of hotspots. The principal tectonic plates that make up Earth's lithosphere. Also located are several dozen hot spots where plumes of hot mantle material are upwelling beneath the plates. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.earthquake zones; volcanoes The world's earthquake zones occur in red bands and largely coincide with the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates. Black dots indicate active volcanoes, whereas open dots indicate inactive ones. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The number of these hotspots is uncertain (estimates range from 20 to 120), but most occur within a plate rather than at a plate boundary. Hotspots are thought to be the surface expression of giant plumes of heat, termed mantle plumes, that ascend from deep within the mantle, possibly from the core-mantle boundary, some 2,900 km (1,800 miles) below the surface. These plumes are thought to be stationary relative to the lithospheric plates that move over them. A volcano builds upon the surface of a plate directly above the plume. As the plate moves on, however, the volcano is separated from its underlying magma source and becomes extinct. Extinct volcanoes are eroded as they cool and subside to form fringing reefs and atolls, and eventually they sink below the surface of the sea to form a seamount. At the same time, a new active volcano forms directly above the mantle plume. Diagram depicting the process of atoll formation. Atolls are formed from the remnant parts of sinking volcanic islands. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The best example of this process is preserved in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain. The plume is presently situated beneath Hawaii, and a linear chain of islands, atolls, and seamounts extends 3,500 km (2,200 miles) northwest to Midway and a further 2,500 km (1,500 miles) north-northwest to the Aleutian Trench. The age at which volcanism became extinct along this chain gets progressively older with increasing distance from Hawaii —critical evidence that supports this theory. Hotspot volcanism is not restricted to the ocean basins; it also occurs within continents, as in the case of Yellowstone National Park in western North America. Measurements suggest that hotspots may move relative to one another, a situation not predicted by the classical model, which describes the movement of lithospheric plates over stationary mantle plumes. This has led to challenges to this classic model. Furthermore, the relationship between hotspots and plumes is hotly debated. Proponents of the classical model maintain that these discrepancies are due to the effects of mantle circulation as the plumes ascend, a process called the mantle wind. Data from alternative models suggest that many plumes are not deep-rooted. Instead, they provide evidence that many mantle plumes occur as linear chains that inject magma into fractures, result from relatively shallow processes such as the localized presence of water-rich mantle, stem from the insulating properties of continental crust (which leads to the buildup of trapped mantle heat and decompression of the crust), or are due to instabilities in the interface between continental and oceanic crust. In addition, some geologists note that many geologic processes that others attribute to the behaviour of mantle plumes may be explained by other forces. Plate motion Euler’s contributions In the 18th century, Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler showed that the movement of a rigid body across the surface of a sphere can be described as a rotation (or turning) around an axis that goes through the centre of the sphere, known as the axis of rotation. The location of this axis bears no relationship to Earth ’s spin axis. The point of emergence of the axis through the surface of the sphere is known as the pole of rotation. This theorem of spherical geometry provides an elegant way to define the motion of the lithospheric plates across Earth’s surface. Therefore, the relative motion of two rigid plates may be described as rotations around a common axis, known as the axis of spreading. Application of the theorem requires that the plates not be internally deformed—a requirement not absolutely adhered to but one that appears to be a reasonable approximation of what actually happens. Application of this theorem permits the mathematical reconstruction of past plate configurations. Theoretical depiction of the movement of tectonic plates across Earth's surface. Movement on a sphere of two plates, A and B, can be described as a rotation around a common pole. Circles around that pole correspond to the orientation of transform faults (that is, single lines in the horizontal that connect to divergent plate boundaries, marked by double lines, in the vertical). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Because all plates form a closed system, all movements can be defined by dealing with them two at a time. The joint pole of rotation of two plates can be determined from their transform boundaries, which are by definition parallel to the direction of motion. Thus, the plates move along transform faults, whose trace defines circles of latitude perpendicular to the axis of spreading, and so form small circles around the pole of rotation. A geometric necessity of this theorem—that lines perpendicular to the transform faults converge on the pole of rotation—is confirmed by measurements. According to this theorem, the rate of plate motion should be slowest near the pole of rotation and increase progressively to a maximum rate along fractures with a 90° angle to it. This relationship is also confirmed by accurate measurements of seafloor-spreading rates. Leonhard Euler, c. 1740s. Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Past plate movements Plate tectonics involves the movements of Earth’s lithospheric plates relative to one another over the planet’s weak asthenosphere. This activity changes the positions of all plates with respect to Earth’s spin axis and the Equator. To determine the true geographic positions of the plates in the past, investigators have to define their motions, not only relative to each other but also relative to this independent frame of reference. Hotspots, as classically interpreted, provide an example of such a reference frame, assuming they are the sources of plumes that originate within the deep mantle and have relatively fixed positions over time. If this assumption is valid, the motion of the lithosphere above these plumes can be deduced. The hotspot island chains serve this purpose, their trends providing the direction of motion of a plate. The speed of the plate can be inferred from the increase in age of the volcanoes along the chain relative to the distance between the islands. Earth scientists are able to accurately reconstruct the positions and movements of plates for the past 150 million to 200 million years because they have the oceanic crust record to provide them with plate speeds and direction of movement. However, since older oceanic crust is continuously consumed to make room for new crust, this kind of evidence is not available for earlier intervals of geologic time, making it necessary for investigators to turn to other, less-precise techniques. ( See below Paleomagnetism, polar wandering, and continental drift . )Page 1 of 3Next page Development of tectonic theory
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Australian Animals - Tourism Australia Load More Mammals Australia’s mammalian wildlife is unique from the rest of the world. The dingo, or wild dog, is our largest carnivorous mammal, while the numbat, quoll and Tasmanian devil are each generally the size of an average house cat. Dingoes can be found all around Australia, except for Tasmania, and the best places to spot them include Queensland’s Fraser Island , the Kimberley in Western Australia and across the deserts of the Northern Territory and South Australia. Numbats are found only in Western Australia and the Tasmanian devil can only be seen in wildlife parks or in the Tasmanian wilderness. Endangered quolls are difficult to spot in the wild, but inhabit the wet forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and a small area of northern Queensland. The bilby can be seen in Francois Peron National Park in Western Australia. Marsupials Australia has more than 140 species of marsupials, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats. Our 55 different native species of kangaroos and wallabies vary greatly in size and weight, ranging from half a kilogram (1 pound) to 90 (198.4 pounds) kilograms. Come face to face with kangaroos and wallabies in Namadgi and Kosciuszko National Parks in the Australian Alps , Pebbly Beach in New South Wales and Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park . Despite popular belief, our native koala is not a bear. Spot koalas at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve near Canberra, Port Stephens in New South Wales and the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Queensland. The wombat is another creature you’ll find here – a stout, burrowing animal that can weigh up to 36 kilograms (79.4 pounds). Some of the best places to see them in the wild are the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales, Wilsons Promontory in Victoria and Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania. Monotremes Another animal group found only in Australia is the monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The most distinctive is the platypus, a river-dwelling animal with a bill like a duck, a furry waterproof body and webbed feet. Platypuses live in burrows, which they dig into the banks of rivers. They are difficult to spot, but your best chance to see them is in small streams and calm rivers along the east coast, such as the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve near Canberra, Lake Elizabeth in Victoria’s Great Otway National Park and in northern New South Wales and Queensland. The echidna, otherwise known as the spiny anteater, is another of Australia’s monotremes. It has a prickly coat like a hedgehog or porcupine – so don’t try to pick one up! Kangaroo Island is one of the best places to spot them in the wild. Birds We have more than 800 species of birds in Australia, and about half cannot be found anywhere else. They range from tiny honeyeaters to the large, flightless emu, which stands nearly two metres (6.6 feet) tall. See cassowaries in our tropical rainforest, kookaburras in our open woodlands and emus in sclerophyll forests and savanna woodlands. Get up close to penguins on Kangaroo Island in South Australia and Philip Island in Victoria , or hear the winter call of the lyrebirds in Wollumbin National Park and in the Gondwana Rainforests in southeast Queensland. There are 55 species of parrots in Australia, including a spectacular variety of cockatoos, rosellas, lorikeets, cockatiels, parakeets and budgerigars, which are seen in rural and urban areas. Reptiles Australia has more venomous snakes than any other continent, 21 of the world’s 25 deadliest in fact. But not all are poisonous, and we also have some stunning pythons and tree snakes. We are famous for our crocodiles, and host two different species, the freshwater crocodile, which is found nowhere else in the world, and the estuarine crocodile (also known as the saltwater crocodile). The Kimberley, Kakadu National Park and Cape York Peninsula are excellent places to see crocodiles in their natural habitat. Of the seven species of marine turtles in the world, six can be found here including the flatback turtl
A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences. A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts. Although it draws on European antecedents, the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education, and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model.
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The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections are both scored on a scale of 130-170 points, while the Analytical Writing section receives a score of 0-6 points. GRE Percentiles. In addition to average scores, it might help to understand where you fall in terms of your percentile, which is based on the performance of all test takers.
Public interest litigation in India The concept of public interest litigation (PIL) is in consonance with the principles enshrined in Article 39A of the Constitution of India to protect and deliver prompt social justice with the help of law. Before the 1980s, only the aggrieved party could approach the courts for justice. After the emergency era the high court reached out to the people, devising a means for any person of the public (or an NGO) to approach the court seeking legal remedy in cases where the public interest is at stake. Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer were among the first judges to admit PILs in court.[1] Filing a PIL is not as cumbersome as a usual legal case; there have been instances when letters and telegrams addressed to the court have been taken up as PILs and heard.[2]
By David Burns. Tags: Moisture In Honey, refractometer, drying honey, harvesting honey, fermented honey, David Burns, Today, I want to examine the importance of using a refractometer! A refractometer is used to measure the moisture level in honey. Beekeepers need to become more aware of what the moisture content is in the honey they are harvesting.
The Intermontane Plateaus come to an end at the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada. The Cascades consist of largely intermittent, volcanic mountains, many rising prominently from the surrounding landscape. The Sierra Nevada, further south, is a high, rugged, and dense mountain range. It contains the highest point in the contiguous 48 states, Mount Whitney (14,505 ft or 4,421 m) It is located at the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, just 84.6 mi or 136.2 km west-northwest of the lowest point in North America at the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park at 279 ft or 85 m below sea level.
Gallery. 1 Map of troop movements during the battle of the Bulge. Bastogne is near the middle. 2 101st Airborne troops picking up air-dropped supplies during the siege. 3 44th Armored Infantry soldiers and 6th Armored Division tanks near Bastogne, 31 December 1944. 4 General Patton's jeep in Bastogne, 1 January 1945.
Track Cycling Events - Keirin Your Shopping Cart is Empty Track Cycling Events - Keirin The Keirin is a mass start Track Cycling event for Sprinters, created in 1948 in Japan but not included in the Olympic programme until 2000. Traditionally only six riders contest a Keirin but the number of riders can vary on the event, for example in the Japanese Keirin Series nine riders line up for each event. Held over two kilometres (8 laps on a 250m Track, 6 laps on a 333m Track and 5 laps on a 400m Track), riders draw lots prior to the race to determine starting position behind the pacer which is usually a Derny, Motorcycle or non-competing rider. The riders are required to remain behind the pacer, but are allowed to move position as much as they like as long as they remain behind the rear wheel of the Derny/Pacer. The Derny starts at the deliberately slow speed of about 25 km/h, gradually increasing in speed and leaves the track approximately 600-700 meters before the end, at a speed of about 50 km/h. As the Derny/Pacer leaves the track, this is when the racing begins with the rider who completes the remaining distance first, the winner. In competitions, this event is conducted in several rounds in order to reduce the number of competitors to one "final" round of ideally six riders. Eliminated cyclists may get the opportunity to try again in the repechages. Women also contest the Keirin with the only difference being that races are held over 1.5km (6 laps on a 250m Track, 4 laps on a 333m Track and 2 laps on a 400m Track) and the Derny leaves the track at 45 km/h. 2012 will see the Women's Keirin step up a level as it will be included in both the Olympic Games and Japanese Keirin Series for the first time. Keirin in Japan Keirin racing is one of the most popular sports in Japan due to it being one of the only sports the public are able to bet on. In 1957 the Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai (NJS) or Japanese Keirin Association (JKA) was founded to establish a uniform system of standards for the sport in Japan which is today regulated by the JKA. Aspiring professional keirin riders, the vast majority of which are Japanese, compete for entrance into the JKA Keirin School, however entry standards are that high that only ten percent of applicants are accepted. Riders in the Keirin School then undergo a strict15 hours per day training regime working towards graduation exams in order to be NJS approved and become eligible to participate in professional Keirin races in Japan. Japanese Keirin races start with all nine riders presented to the crowd and bowing in respect before attaching their bikes to the starting gate. Each rider is assigned a number and colour for betting purposes in order to make them easily recognisable to the crowd. At the sound of the gun, the riders leave their starting blocks and attempt to gain position behind the pacer, which is this instance is a non-competing rider wearing purple As the pace quickens, the pacer will usually depart the track with between one and two laps remaining, but the actual location where the pacer leaves varies with every race. With 1½ laps remaining, officials begin sounding the bell at increasing frequency until the riders come around to begin the final lap of the race. In addition to informing riders that they are approaching the final lap the sound of the bell and it's increasing frequency adds to the excitement of the racing as the pace further increases and riders start to attack. The race is monitored by four referees, each located in a tower next to one of the four corners and after every race, each of the four referees will wave either a white or red flag. A white flag indicates that no infractions occurred in that area. A red flag, however, signals a possible infraction and launches an inquiry into the race. Judges then examine the race on video to decide if a participant committed a rules violation; if so, he is disqualified and retires from the remainder of the meet. Japanese Keirin - Ranking and Race Grades Riders are classified in terms of ranking, this ensures that the level of
Competition for employees with the public and private sector is another problem that Nonprofit organizations will inevitably face, particularly for management positions. There are reports of major talent shortages in the nonprofit sector today regarding newly graduated workers, and NPOs have for too long relegated hiring to a secondary priority, which could be why they find themselves in the position many do. While many established NPO's are well-funded and comparative to their public sector competetitors, many more are independent and must be creative with which incentives they use to attract and maintain vibrant personalities. The initial interest for many is the wage and benefits package, though many who have been questioned after leaving an NPO have reported that it was stressful work environments and implacable work that drove them away.
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The Crown (TV series) The Crown evolved out of Morgan's 2006 film The Queen and 2013 stage play The Audience. The series is intended to last 60 episodes over six seasons, with 10 one-hour episodes per season, covering Elizabeth's life from her younger years to her reign, and with new actors being cast every two seasons. Claire Foy portrays the Queen in the first two seasons, alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip, and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. For the third and fourth seasons, Olivia Colman will take over as the Queen, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, and Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret. Filming for the series takes place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with location shooting throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino is a megaresort hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel, with a height of 360 ft (110 m), has 32 floors, featuring a 102,000-square-foot (9,500 m2) casino floor with 1,400 slot machines, 60 table games, and 15 poker tables.[1][2] It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The hotel offers 2,992 guest rooms, including 259 luxury suites.[3][4] It is being converted from late 2016 to 2018 into the Park MGM, with the upper floors converted into a boutique hotel, NoMad Las Vegas.[5]
William `` Billy '' Tucci -LRB- born 13 August 1966 in New York , New York -RRB- is an illustrator , writer and filmmaker best known among American comic book audiences for his creator-owned title and character , Shi . Tucci is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology , located in New York , New York .
The city of Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 28,961 according to 2010 Census), an (MSA) which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area (population 1,266,995 according to the 2010 Census).
No. Approval on ICC evaluation reports or approval of plans by the plan reviewer does not mean the product or the design meets the building code. Approval of shop drawings do do change the contract requirements. Approval of a contractor's pay application can be voided if it is determined that a mistake has been made.
David Rice Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807 – January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic[1] United States Senator from Missouri.[1] He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years.[2] Atchison served as a major general in the Missouri State Militia in 1838 during Missouri's Mormon War and as a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War under Major General Sterling Price in the Missouri Home Guard. He is best known for the questionable claim that for one day (March 4, 1849) he may have been Acting President of the United States.[3] This belief, however, is dismissed by nearly all historians, scholars, and biographers.[4][5]
Good evening Central Oregon! Wednesday brought warmer temperatures and partly cloudy skies across the high desert. This afternoon and evening we are seeing breezy conditions, and that will continue through the night. Overnight we will see some changes come as rain will move into the area, and the cascades will see some snow.
To repair the .NET Framework 2.0 by using the Windows Installer cache file, follow these steps: To repair the .NET Framework 2.0 by using the command prompt, follow these steps: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.o repair the .NET Framework 2.0 by using the Windows Installer cache file, follow these steps: To repair the .NET Framework 2.0 by using the command prompt, follow these steps: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.
The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009. Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The nominations for the Awards were announced on 23 January. The ceremony was chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. "Séraphine" won the award for Best Film.
A History of Bristol A BRIEF HISTORY OF BRISTOL By Tim Lambert SAXON BRISTOL Bristol began life as a village called Brigg stow, which means the meeting place at the bridge in the old Saxon language. At some point a wooden bridge was erected across the Avon. (Avon is a Celtic word meaning 'water'). The bridge was used as a meeting place and a village grew up by it. In time the name Brigg Stow changed to Bristol. By the 10th century Bristol had grown into a town. Bristol was probably a burgh or fortified settlement. Bristol was probably surrounded by a ditch and earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top. By the early 11th century there was a mint in Bristol so it was already a place of some importance. There would have been a weekly market in Bristol. Because of its position in the West Bristol was well placed to trade with Dublin and with Somerset and North Devon. Wool and leather were exported from Bristol. BRISTOL IN THE MIDDLE AGES The population of Bristol in 1066 is not known for certain but it may have been about 4,000. By the standards of the time it was a large and important town. Bristol submitted to William the Conqueror without a fight. In 1067 two of King Harold's sons landed nearby and tried to capture Bristol but the Bristolians fought them off. King William built a wooden fort in Bristol. In the early 12th century it was replaced by a stone castle. In 1155 Bristol was given a charter (a document confirming certain rights held by the townspeople). In 1171 after the English conquered Ireland the people of Bristol were given Dublin as a colony by the king and many Bristolians settled there. Bristol also benefited when Henry II became King in 1154. As well as being king of England Henry was ruler of part of South West France. Vast quantities of wine were imported from there into from there into Bristol in the Middle Ages. By the 13th century wine was main import in Bristol. In the later Middle Ages wine was imported from Spain and Portugal as well as France. (Wine Street is actually a corruption of Wynche Street because a wynche or pillory stood there in the Middle Ages). Another important import was woad which was used for dyeing. In Medieval Bristol wool was woven and dyed then exported. Other exports from Bristol included rope and sailcloth and lead. In the town wool was woven and dyed and leather was made. In Bristol there were also the same craftsmen found in any town such as carpenters, blacksmiths, brewers, bakers, butchers, tailors, and shoemakers. In the years 1239-1247 the course of the Frome, a tributary of the Avon, was diverted to make navigation easier. The new channel was more than 700 metres long and it cost �5,000 to build (a huge fortune in those days). In the late Middle Ages ships from Bristol went fishing off Iceland but in 1497 John Cabot made his famous voyage to Newfoundland and after that the fishing grounds changed to the coast of North America. In 1373 the boundaries of Bristol were extended to include Redcliffe. Bristol was made a county of its own separate from Gloucestershire and Somerset. Also in 1373 High Cross was erected. The Priory of St James was built in Bristol about 1129. An Augustinian Abbey followed about 1142. In the 13th century the friars arrived in Bristol. Friars were like monks but instead of withdrawing from the world they went out to preach. In Bristol there were Franciscan friars (called grey friars because of the colour of their costumes) and Carmelite or white friars. In the Middle Ages the church ran the only 'hospitals'. There were several in Bristol including St Johns hospital, St Catherines, St Marks and St Bartholmews. There were also leper hostels outside the town. In the Middle Ages many people went on long journeys called Pilgrimages to Jerusalem. In 1118 an order of fighting monks called the Knights Templar was founded to defend them. They owned a great deal of land in England including Temple Meads (meadows) at Bristol. They built the Temple Church. In the Middle Ages merchants brought a red flower called the scarlet lychnis (lychnis chalcedonia) f
What's the average square footage for a driveway (2car garage entry)? Approximately how much should it cost to replace a level concrete driveway that is 80 feet by 10 feet? cost to remove and replace concrete driveway; what is the average cost for a concrete driveway 30 x 75; What are the details for removal and replacement of a driveway?
America's Got Talent (season 6) Season six of America's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on May 31, 2011, on NBC.[1] The show was hosted by Nick Cannon, while Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel returned as judges. On September 14, 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. was announced as the winner of season six. This season was the last with Morgan as a judge, as he did not return for season 7, where Howard Stern replaced him.
<br>评论人:edencg 评论时间:<br>翻译文: 男孩的名字。我和一个叫Eden Cortez的人去上学,他真的很英俊。我们都叫他Eh-Dehn,而不是EE-DUN。\\u003cbr\\u003e \\u003cbr\\u003e对我来说,伊甸是一个男孩的名字。它类似于名字亚当,但在西班牙语中,亚当的名字是阿丹(AW-DAWN)。与伊甸同样,它几乎相同,但是有一个'E',而不是'A'。 Adan / Eden。它在墨西哥,南美洲和加勒比(波多黎各/古巴/多米尼加共和国)是完全男子气概的。<br>原文: Boys name. I went to school with a guy named Eden Cortez and he was really handsome. We all called him Eh-Dehn, not EE-DUN.Eden to me is a boy's name. It's similar to the name Adam, but in Spanish the name Adam is Adan (AW-DAWN). Same with Eden, it's nearly the same but with an 'E', not an 'A'. Adan/Eden. It's entirely masculine throughout Mexico, South America and the caribbean (Puerto Rico/Cuba/Dominican Republic).<br>评论人:Bajafresh 评论时间:<br>翻译文: 在西班牙语中,这通常是一个男孩的名字,发音为EH-DENN。对我来说,这听起来并不强烈。这个名字,以及在美国用于女孩的其他人(例如Alexis,Ariel&Rene),但在西班牙语国家,这些是男性的名字。 \\u003cbr\\u003e \\u003cbr\\u003e我个人更喜欢伊甸如一个名字较长的中间名,如Roberto Eden,Fernando Eden,Ricardo Eden等等...这是一个不错的名字。我喜欢圣经的连接,但我永远不会使用任何我的孩子。<br>原文: In Spanish this is normally a boy's name and it's pronounced EH-DENN. It doesn't sound girly to me at all. This name, along with others (for instance Alexis, Ariel & Rene) that are used in the United States for a girl but in Spanish speaking countries these are names for males. I personally prefer Eden as a middle name with a longer first name such as Roberto Eden, Fernando Eden, Ricardo Eden, etc... it's a nice name. I like the Biblical connection but I would never use for any of my kids.
Greg Finley Gregory P. Finley II (born December 22, 1984) in Portland, Maine, is an American actor, best known for his role as Jack Pappas in the teenage drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager as well as Drake in the series Star Crossed, iZombie and Girder in The Flash.
What Fruit Grows on Palm Trees? \| Home Guides \| SF Gate What Fruit Grows on Palm Trees? What Fruit Grows on Palm Trees? The coconut palm is economically important to many developing countries. Members of the family Arecaceae, palm trees are an ancient and diverse group of trees that bear fruit containing one or multiple seeds. Many of these fruits are hard or tough and suitable for consumption only by wildlife, such as birds and squirrels. However, a number of palms produce fruit that is good for human consumption or useful for other commercial purposes. Coconut Palm The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is a tall, tropical tree that grows well in U. S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b to 11. The fruit of the coconut palm consists of a fibrous, hard seed coat surrounding a large, edible seed or nut. The highly nutritious nutmeat has many culinary uses and can also be pressed to produce coconut milk. Coconut oil, an edible semi-solid fat extracted from the nutmeat, is used in chocolate and ice cream, as well as products such as soap, hair conditioner, ointments, lubricants, rubber and paint. Date Palm Members of the genus Phoenix, date palms range in height from 10 feet to more than 80 feet, depending on the species. Female date palms bear fruit if a male tree is nearby, but not all species bear fruit that is good for human consumption. The main trees used for commercial date production are the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and the silver date palm (Phoenix sylvestris), both of which grow in USDA zones 9 to 11. Dates are grown commercially throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa and also southern California and Arizona. Many types of date trees are grown as ornamental landscape plants throughout the southeastern and southwestern United States. Jelly Palm The jelly palm (Butia capitata) is a cold-hardy, small to medium-sized tree with long feathery leaves. It produces clusters of small edible yellowish-orange fruit. The fruit is sweet, but somewhat tart and fibrous and is often used to make jelly. Native to South America, the jelly palm tolerates occasional winter lows to 15 degrees Fahrenheit and grows well in USDA zones 8 to 9. Chilean Wine Palm The Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis) grows approximately 80 feet tall with a thick, sturdy trunk. This palm bears small orange fruits that contain brown hollow seeds about 2 inches in diameter. These seeds look and taste similar coconuts. The tree also produces a sugary sap that can be boiled down to make syrup or fermented to make wine. However, extracting the sap eventually kills the tree. The Chilean wine palm prefers cooler temperate areas and grows well in USDA zones 8 to 10. Guadalupe Palm The Guadalupe palm (Brahea edulis) prefers sunny Mediterranean climates and is hardy to 20 F. This tree is native to Guadalupe Island, a small volcanic island off the western coast of Mexico. The Guadalupe palm bears small fleshy fruit, similar in taste and texture to a date. The fruit is often used for making jelly and jam. This tree reaches about 30 feet tall in USDA zones 9a to 11. Sunset Western Garden Book; Kathleen Norris Brenzel, ed. About the Author Based in the Atlanta area, Charlene Williams has been writing and editing since 1988. She has over 15 years of experience working as a technical writer in the software industry. She has worked as a freelance writer for the past five years, and is a contributing writer for eHow and Answerbag. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Kennesaw State University. Photo Credits
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American web television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock , starring Ellie Kemper in the title role , that has streamed on Netflix since March 6 , 2015 . Originally set for a 13-episode first season on NBC for spring 2015 , the show was sold to Netflix and given a two-season order . Since its premiere , the show has received critical acclaim , with critic Scott Meslow calling it `` the first great sitcom of the streaming era '' . As of July 14 , 2016 , the series has been nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards , including two nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series .
Ewald Gerhard Seeliger -LRB- 1877-1959 -RRB- was a German novelist . Seeliger was a prolific writer who wrote novels mainly set at sea or around Hamburg . He is known for his 1910 novel England 's Fiend about a German inventor who takes on the Royal Navy in a new airship , and his 1913 comedy crime story Peter Voss , Thief of Millions which has been adapted into many films . He is sometimes known as E.G. Seeliger .
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films.[1][5] The film is based on Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name, itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's eighteenth-century fairy tale.[6] The film features an ensemble cast that includes Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the eponymous characters with Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson in supporting roles.[7]
Madam President, I would ask you, on behalf of my colleagues in the Committee on Fisheries and on my own behalf, to send a message of condolence from Parliament to the families of the victims and the local authorities of both Brittany Marín, that the city of Galicia, which are from most of the victims.
Send this page to someone via email The Assiniboine Park Zoo is bringing the zoo to you during the COVID-19 outbreak. While the zoo has closed to the public to help stem the spread of novel coronavirus, staff have gone online to help Winnipeggers keep in touch with some of their favourite zoo creatures. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 p.m. zookeepers will go live on the zoo’s Facebook page to present a different animal to Winnipeggers. “We’ll be getting up close, introducing you to an animal here at the zoo, and teaching you about animal enrichment, veterinary care, adaptations, and more,” reads a statement on the zoo’s website. Zookeepers will also answer questions during the livestreams. Story continues below advertisement The idea, dubbed Creature Feature, kicked off Monday with a look at the zoo’s meerkats. To see a full lineup of which animals are lined up for a livestream, check out the zoo’s website.
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay and Charles Randolph , based on the 2010 book The Big Short : Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis about the financial crisis of 2007 -- 2008 which was triggered by the United States housing bubble . The film stars Christian Bale , Steve Carell , Ryan Gosling , Brad Pitt , Melissa Leo , Hamish Linklater , John Magaro , Rafe Spall , Jeremy Strong , Finn Wittrock and Marisa Tomei . The film is noted for the unconventional techniques it employs to explain complex financial instruments . Among others , it features cameo appearances by Margot Robbie , Anthony Bourdain , Selena Gomez and Richard Thaler , who break the fourth wall to explain concepts such as subprime mortgages and collateralized debt obligations as a meta-reference . Several other actors directly address the audience , most frequently Gosling , who serves as the narrator . The film began a limited release in the United States on December 11 , 2015 , followed by a wide release on December 23 by Paramount Pictures The film was a financial and critical success , grossing $ 133 million against a $ 28 million budget , and receiving positive reviews . The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Supporting Actor for Bale , Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay , winning the last .
Languages of the Caribbean The Caribbean English speakers are outnumbered by Spanish speakers by a ratio of about four to one due to the high densities of populations on the larger, Spanish-speaking, islands; some 64% of West Indians speak Spanish. The islands that are included in this group are Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and some tiny islands off Central and South America.
Vindhya Range From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedianavigation search"Vindhya" redirects here. For other uses, see Vindhya (disambiguation). Vindhya Vindhyachal, Vindhyas Highest point Peak (Sadbhawna Shikhar / Kalumar Peak)Elevation 752 m (2,467 ft)Coordinates 23°28′0″N 79°44′25″ECoordinates: 23°28′0″N 79°44′25″ENaming Etymology "Obstructor" or "Hunter" ( Sanskrit)Geography Vindhya Topographic map of India showing the highest point of the Vindhya range Country India States List [show]Borders on Satpura Range & Chota Nagpur Plateau The Vindhya Range ( pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ʱjə]) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India. Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the geological sense. The exact extent of the Vindhyas is loosely defined, and historically, the term covered a number of distinct hill systems in central India, including the one that is now known as the Satpura Range. Today, the term principally refers to the escarpment that runs north of and roughly parallel to the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, and its hilly extensions. Depending on the definition, the range extends up to Gujarat in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the north and Chhattisgarh and Bihar in the east. The Vindhyas have a great significance in Indian mythology and history. Several ancient texts mention the Vindhyas as the southern boundary of the Āryāvarta, the territory of the ancient Indo-Aryan peoples. Although today Indo-Aryan languages are spoken to south of the Vindhyas, the range continues to be considered as the traditional boundary between north and south India. The former Vindhya Pradesh was named after the Vindhya Range. Contents [ hide ]1 Etymology and names2 Extent2.1 Historical definitions2.2 Present-day definition3 Elevation4 Cultural significance5 Rivers6 Geology and paleontology7 References Etymology and names [ edit]According to the author of a commentary on Amarakosha, the word Vindhya derives from the Sanskrit word vaindh (to obstruct). A mythological story (see below) states that the Vindhyas once obstructed the path of the sun, resulting in this name. [1] Ramayana from Valmiki states that the great mountain Vindhya that was growing incessantly and obstructing the path of the Sun stopped growing any more in obedience to Agastya's words. [2] According to another theory, the name "Vindhya" means "hunter" in Sanskrit, and may refer to the tribal hunter-gatherers inhabiting the region. [3]The Vindhya range is also known as "Vindhyachala" or "Vindhyachal"; the suffix achala (Sanskrit) or achal (Hindi) refers to a mountain. [4] [5] In the Mahabharata, the range is also referred to as Vindhyapadaparvata. The Greek geographer Ptolemy called the range Vindius or Ouindion, describing it as the source of Namados ( Narmada) and Nanagouna ( Tapti) rivers. The "Daksinaparvata" ("Southern Mountain") mentioned in the Kaushitaki Upanishad is also identified with the Vindhyas. [6]Extent [ edit]The Vindhyas do not form a single range in the proper geological sense: the hills collectively known as the Vindhyas do not lie along an anticlinal or synclinal ridge. [7] The Vindhya range is actually a group of discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments. The term "Vindhyas" is defined by convention, and therefore, the exact definition of the Vindhya range has varied at different times in history. Historical definitions [ edit]Vindhya range seen from Mandav, Madhya Pradesh Earlier, the term "Vindhyas" was used in a wider sense, and included a number of hill ranges between the Indo-Gangetic plain and the Deccan Plateau. According to the various definitions mentioned in the older texts, the Vindhyas extend up to Godavari in the south and Ganges in the north. [1]In certain Puranas, the term Vindhya specifically covers the mountain range located between the Narmada and the Tapti rivers; that is, the one which is now known as the Satpura Range. [3] [8] The Varaha Purana uses the name "Vindhya-pada" ("foot of the Vindhyas") for the Satpura range. Several ancient Indian texts and inscriptions (e.g. the Nasik Prasasti of Gautamiputra Satakarni) mention three mountain ranges in Central India: Vindhya (or "Vindhya proper"), Rksa (also Rksavat or Riksha) and Pariyatra (or Paripatra). The three ranges are included in the seven Kula Parvatas ("clan mountains") of Bharatavarsha i.e. India. The exact identification of these three ranges is difficult due to contrasting descriptions in the various texts. For example, the Kurma, Matsya and Brahmanda Puranas mention Vindhya as the source of Tapti; while Vishnu and Brahma Puranas mention the Rksa as its source. [9] Some texts use the term Vindhyas to describe all the hills in Central India. In one passage, Valmiki 's Ramayana describes Vindhya as being situated to the south of Kishkindha (Ramayana IV-46. 17), which is identified with a part of the present-day Karnataka. It further implies that the sea was located just to the south of the Vindhyas, and Lanka was located across this sea. Many scholars have attempted to explain this anamoly in different ways. According to one theory, the term "Vindhyas" covered a number of mountains to the south of the Indo-Aryan territories at the time Ramayana was written. Others, such as Frederick Eden Pargiter, believe that there was another mountain in South India, with the same name. [10] Madhav Vinayak Kibe placed the location of Lanka in Central India. [11]The Barabar Cave inscription of Maukhari Anantavarman mentions the Nagarjuni hill of Bihar as a part of the Vindhyas. [6]Present-day definition [ edit]Map of prominent mountain ranges in India, showing Vindhyas in central India Today, the definition of the Vindhyas is primarily restricted to the Central Indian escarpments, hills and highlands located to the north of the Narmada River. [3] Some of these are actually distinct hill systems. [12]The western end of the Vindhya range is located in the state of Gujarat, near the state's border with Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, at the eastern side of the Gujarat peninsula. A series of hills connects the Vindhya extension to the Aravalli Range near Champaner. The Vindhya range rises in height east of Chhota Udaipur. [13]The principal Vindhya range forms the southern escarpment of the Central Indian upland. It runs roughly parallel to the Naramada river in the east-west direction, forming the southern wall of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh. The eastern portion of the Vindhyas comprises multiple chains, as the range divides into branches east of Malwa. A southern chain of Vindhyas runs between the upper reaches of the Son and Narmada rivers to meet the Satpura Range in the Maikal Hills near Amarkantak. A northern chain of the Vindhyas continues eastwards as Bhander Plateau and Kaimur Range, which runs north of the Son River. [14] This extended range runs through what was once Vindhya Pradesh, reaching up to the Kaimur district of Bihar. The branch of the Vindhya range spanning across Bundelkhand is known as the Panna range. [6] Another northern extension (known as the Vindhyachal hills) runs up to Uttar Pradesh, stopping before the shores of Ganga at multiple places, including Vindhyachal and Chunar ( Mirzapur District ), near Varanasi. The Vindhyan tableland is a plateau that lies to the north of the central part of the range. The Rewa - Panna plateaus are also collectively known as the Vindhya plateau. Elevation [ edit]Different sources vary on the average elevation of the Vindhyas, depending on their definition of the range. MC Chaturvedi mentions the average elevation as 300 m. [15] Pradeep Sharma states that the "general elevation" of the Vindhyas is 300–650 m, with the range rarely going over 700 m during its 1200 km extent. [14]The highest point of the Vindhyas is the Sad-bhawna Shikhar ("Goodwill Peak"), which lies 2,467 feet (752 m) above the sea level. [16] Also known as the Kalumar peak or Kalumbe peak, it lies near Singrampur in the Damoh district, in the area known as Bhanrer or Panna hills. [7] Historical texts include Amarkantak (1000+ m) in the Vindhyas, but today, it is considered a part of the Maikal Range, which is considered as an extension of the Satpuras. [17]Vindhyas as seen from Bhimbetka Cultural significance [ edit]The Vindhyas are seen as the southern boundary of Aryavarta in this map. Note that historically, the term "Vindhyas" covered the Satpura range that lies to the south of Narmada. The Vindhyas are regarded as the traditional geographical boundary between north Indian and south India, [18] and have a distinguished status in both mythology and geography of India. [1] In the ancient Indian texts, the Vindhyas are seen as the demarcating line between the territories of the Indo-Aryans and that of the others. [3] The most ancient Hindu texts consider it as the southern boundary of Aryavarta. [1] The Mahabharata mentions that the Nishadas and other Mleccha tribes reside in the forests of the Vindhyas. [19] Although the Indo-Aryan languages (such as Marathi and Konkani) spread to the south of Vindhyas later, the Vindhyas continued to be seen as the traditional boundary between the northern and the southern Indian nations. [1] [20]Vindhyas appear prominently in the Indian mythological tales. Although the Vindhyas are not very high, historically, they were considered highly inaccessible and dangerous due to dense vegetation and the hostile tribes residing there. [21] [22] In the older Sanskrit texts, such as the Ramayana, they are described as the unknown territory infested with cannibals and demons. [23] The later texts describe the Vindhya range as the residence of fierce form of Shakti (goddess Kali or Durga ), who has lived there since slaying the demons. She is described as Vindhyavasini ("Vindhya dweller"), and a temple dedicated to her is located in the Vindhyachal town of Uttar Pradesh. [24] [25] The Mahabharata mentions the Vindhyas as the "eternal abode" of Kali. [26]According to one legend, the Vindhya mountain once competed with the Mount Meru, growing so high that it obstructed the sun. The sage Agastya then asked Vindhya to lower itself, in order to facilitate his passage across to the south. In reverence for Agastya, the Vindhya lowered its height and promised not to grow until Agastya returned to the north. Agastya settled in the south, and the Vindhya mountain, true to its word, never grew further. [27]The Kishkindha Kanda of Valmiki's Ramayana mentions that Maya built a mansion in the Vindhyas. [28] In Dashakumaracharita, the King Rajahamsa of Magadha and his ministers create a new colony in the Vindhya forest, after being forced out of their kingdom following a war defeat. A map of the "Vindhyan Series" from Geological Survey of India (1871)The Vindhyas are one of the only two mountain ranges mentioned in the national anthem of India, the other being the Himalayas. [29]Rivers [ edit]Several tributaries of the Ganga-Yamuna system originate from the Vindhyas. [20] These include Chambal, Betwa, Dhasan, Ken, Tamsa, Kali Sindh and Parbati. The northern slopes of the Vindhyas are drained by these rivers. Narmada and Son rivers drain the southern slopes of the Vindhyas. Both these rivers rise in the Maikal hills, which are now defined as an extension of the Satpuras, although several older texts use the term Vindhyas to cover them (see Historical definitions above). Geology and paleontology [ edit]The "Vindhyan Supergroup" is one of the largest and thickest sedimentary successions in the world. [30]The earliest known multicellular fossils of eukaryotes ( filamentous algae) have been discovered from Vindhya basin dating back to 1.6 to 1.7 billion years ago. [31] Shelled creatures are documented to have first evolved at the start of the Cambrian 'explosion of life', about 550 million years ago. [32]References [ edit]^ a b c d e Kalidasa, HH Wilson (1843). The Mégha dúta; or, Cloud messenger. pp. 19–20.^ "Sloka & Translation \| Valmiki Ramayanam". www.valmiki.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-04-02.^ a b c d Edward Balfour (1885). 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