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Perth (Australia) - Speaking the Language | ExpatFocus.com Speaking the Language Home > Country Guides > Australia English is the main written and spoken language in Perth, as it is in other parts of Australia. English is also the official language in Perth. More than ¾ of all residents in Perth speak English and only English in their homes. Other common languages spoken other than English are Italian (2%), Mandarin (1.1%), Cantonese (1.1%), Vietnamese (0.9%) and Arabic (0.5%). In comparison with other Australian cities, Perth has the 2nd highest proportion of residents who were born overseas, after Sydney – almost 1/3 of Perth's total resident population. This city of some 1.6 million is made up of residents from diverse ethnic backgrounds – apart from Australian citizens, the top 5 countries Perth residents came from are England (9.9%), New Zealand (2.4%), Scotland (1.4%), Malaysia (1.3%) and South Africa (1.3%). For more detailed statistics, see Perth's 2006 Census QuickStats compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS). An interesting analysis of Perth's multicultural diversity is available at www.omi.wa.gov.au , the Office Of Multicultural Interests, a department of the local Western Australian government. As it is with other Australian cities, the vocabulary and pronunciation of certain words can differ from that of American or British English. Since Perth has one of the largest concentration of retired British residents, British English is more commonly used than American English. One interesting tidbit about the names of roads, neighbourhoods and buildings in Perth is that many of them reflect Perth's aboriginal and Scottish beginnings. (The name, Perth was chosen by a Scotsman). Click here for an interesting article covered by ABC news on the names of Perth's new suburbs. Local newspapers, magazines, and television programmes are generally printed and broadcast in English. The West Australian, Great Southern Herald, Perth Voice and WA Business News are some of the main English newspapers for news around the region. There are also a number of community-based newspapers that are circulated, depending on the suburb you live in (e.g. Melville Times Community). Click here for a list of newspapers in and around Perth. The major bookstores in Perth are Dymocks, Angus & Roberton, and Collins. If it is a foreign language newspaper or magazine you are after, there is a foreign language bookstore located in central Perth (572 Hay Street; www.allforeignlanguages.com.au ). Australia's multicultural broadcasting channel is SBS (One and Two) . Expat Health Insurance Partners
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The Outback - Tourism Australia The Outback Australia.com does not support the internet browser you are using. Please upgrade to a more recent browser so that you can explore the destinations and experiences that await you as you plan your Australian holiday. Welcome to the official Australian tourism website. This site uses cookies. Find out more . Add Share Nothing says Australia quite like our Outback. The open spaces that seem to stretch on forever tell the story of the exploration and development of our wide brown land, and reflect Australia’s pioneering spirit and unique identity. You can find a little bit of the outback in every state of Australia, and while the regions are remote, they can be easily accessed from most major cities and towns. From challenging four wheel drive adventures to sprawling cattle stations of more than a million hectares and from rugged mountain ranges and spectacular gorges to the longest stretch of straight railway track in the world, the Australian Outback symbolises the essence of Australia. Discover Australia's Outback Locations Katherine The Northern Territory's Katherine region stretches from Dunmarra in the south to the Daly River region in the north. In total it covers an incredible 480,000 sq kilometres. From east to west it touches both the Queensland and West Australian borders. Katherine and its surrounds are the place to go for true outback adventure and indigenous experiences. The Pinnacles It's a true desert landscape in Nambung National Park, where the weathered rock spires of the Pinnacles rise out of yellow sand dunes. Yet the park sits on the deep blue Indian Ocean, along an idyllic stretch of coast three hour's drive north of Perth. After experiencing the eerie Pinnacles, stay in the fishing village of Cervantes, with its white beaches, coral reefs and Lake Thetis, a salt lake teeming with living fossils. Get up close to a rich array of wildlife in Badgingarra National Parks and discover Jurien Bay's national parks and idyllic sandy beaches. Guide to the Red Centre Guide to the Red Centre The Indian-Pacific Sit back and watch Australia’s timeless landscapes fly by your window on this epic train trip. Board at Sydney and hop off for whistlestop tours of Broken Hill, Adelaide and gold-rich Kalgoorlie. Or join in Perth and cut the continent the other way, from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. Pass through the spectacular Blue Mountains, stop in the remote outpost of Cook and travel almost 500 kilometres through the stark Nullarbor Plain. Whatever your direction, you’ll wake to the smell of freshly brewed coffee, watch fiery sunsets and fall asleep to the train’s rhythmic sway. Crossing the Nullarbor Widen your horizons driving the Eyre Highway across the vast, treeless and mesmerising Nullarbor Plain. You can connect to this journey from Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth and drive west to east or east to west along the highway. Whatever your direction, the scale of the scenery has a powerful impact. Watch wooded hills flatten into bluebush-studded plateaus and see mobs of kangaroos lining the road. Visit vast cattle stations, historic homesteads and remote railway outposts. Get up close to rare birds in Eyre, spot southern right whales from the rugged Bunda Cliffs and fish in Fowlers Bay. Sleep overnight in the roadhouses and campsites dotted across the highway. While this is a sealed road, it travels through remote areas and requires thorough preparation. You’ll need a 4WD vehicle to venture off the highway. The Ghan Travel from Australia's south to north on one of the world's greatest train journeys. Board in Adelaide and watch South Australia's rolling green hills make way for desert, the rusty Red Centre and finally the tropical splendour of the Top End. Or get on in Darwin and see the landscapes dance in the opposite direction. Explore the famous outback towns of Alice Springs and Katherine on a whistle stop tour. Visit sacred Aboriginal sites around Alice Springs or take a scenic helicopter flight over Simpsons Gap. Cruise down the Katherine Gorge, canoe down Katherine
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Be is the symbol for which element?
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Chemical Elements.com - Beryllium (Be) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Beryllium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/be.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.
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Instructor: Thomas J. Sienkewicz ( toms@monm.edu ) THE NOMENCLATURE The American Heritage Dictionary 3rd ed. lists 103 chemical elements. Of these, 45 are made from Latin or Greek base words. Approximately 31 from Greek, and 14 from Latin. The names from Latin and Greek were not just chosen at random. There was a definite characteristic that made these names applicable. For instance, both bromine (35) and osmium (76) are derived from Greek words that mean "stink"; phosphorus means "light-bearing." Many identify colors associated with the element [e.g. beryllium 4) (and praseodymium (59) are from Greek words which mean green; iridium (77) = the Latin rainbow; rhodium (45) = the Greek rose, and rubidium (37) = the Latin red]. The names of 9 elements are derived from characters in Classical mythology. For instance, mercury (80) is very fluid, so it was named after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods. Promethium (61) is named after the Titan who gave humans fire. Both the earth (tellurium, 52) and the moon (selenium, 34) have elements associated with them. All of the planets in our solar system are named from mythological deities, and three of the chemical elements draw their name from these planets. The focal point here is Uranus, from which uranium (92) is named. Neptune comes next to Uranus as a planet; therefore, the chemical element next to uranium is neptunium (93). And second to Uranus is the planet Pluto and the second element beyond uranium is plutonium (94), Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, gave her name to iridium (77). Perhaps the most fascinating mythological names are these last two: 1. Tantalus could not drink water, so an element that does not an element that does not absorb water nor dissolve in most acids was named tantalum (73). 2. Tantalus had a daughter named Niobe, thus an element found in association with tantalum (73) is called niobium (41). Another seven elements are derived from Latin or Greek names of places. For example, lutetium (71) comes from Lutetia, the Roman name for Paris, and magnesium (12) and manganese (25) from Magnesia in Greece. This makes a total of 6l (almost two thirds) which have an affiliation with Latin or Greek. There are also two from characters in Norse mythology: thorium (90) from Thor, and vanadium (23) from an alternate name for the goddess Freya. EPONYMY Chemical elements are also named after places, including countries, cities, continents, and people. 20 elements have names derived from places: A. National or continental: polonium (84) (so named by Madame Curie to honor her native country) ruthenium (44) (from the Latin name for Russia) scandium (21) thulium (69) (because it was discovered in North Scandinavia, and the Greeks called the farthermost regions Thoule) indium (49) B. Towns [mostly where discovered, and Scandinavia has its share of these]: 1. Scandinavian cities: holmium (67) (from the latin form of Stockholm) erbium (68) (from a town in Sweden) Yttrium (39), terbium (65), and ytterbium (70) are all named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden. Note clipping of name. 2. Other towns: lutetium (71) (from the the Latin name for Paris) strontium (38) (from a town in Scotland, where it was first found in the lead mines) berkelium (97) rhenium (75) (from the Rhine) copper (29) (from Cyprus, famous for its copper mines) californium (98) Nine of the remaining 21 elements are based on people's names. The Scandinavians, Russians, and French rate two each in this category: A. Scandinavian 1. gadolinium (64)- so named by a Swiss chemist who discovered it in gadonlinite, which was named from a Finnish chemist. Gadolin (1760-1812) 2. nobelium (102)- from the Swedish inventor of dynamite and originator of the Nobel prize. It was so called because this element was first discovered at the Nobel Institute in Stockholm. B. Russian 1. mendelevium (101)- from the Russian chemist Mendeleev [pronounce men - de - la - ef] 2. samarium (62)- from Colonel Samarski, a Russian mining official C. French 1. curium (96)- of course from Pierre Curie and his Polish wife Marie 2. g
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What was the second bridge to be built over the Thames in London in 1750?
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The Bridges of Old London | Spitalfields Life The Bridges of Old London January 5, 2013 by the gentle author Traffic from Covent Garden Market crosses Waterloo Bridge, c. 1924 London owes its very existence to bridges, since the location of the capital upon the banks of the Thames was defined by the lowest crossing point of the river. No wonder that the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society collected this edifying series of pictures of bridges on glass plates to use in their magic lantern shows at the Bishopsgate Institute . Yet until the eighteenth century, the story of London’s bridges was solely that of London Bridge. The Romans created the first wooden crossing of Thames close to the current site of London Bridge and the settlement upon the northern shore grew to become the City of London. When the Saxons tried to regain the City from the Danes in the eleventh century, they attached ropes to London Bridge and used their boats to dislodge the piers, thus originating the myth celebrated in the nursery rhyme “London Bridge is Falling Down.” The first stone London Bridge was built by Peter de Colechurch in 1209 and lasted over six hundred years, surviving the Great Fire and numerous rebuildings of the houses and shops that clustered upon its structure. When traffic upon grew too crowded in 1722, a “keep left” rule was instated that later became the pattern for all roads in this country and, by 1763, all the houses were removed to provide extra clearance. Then, in 1831, John Rennie’s famous bridge of Dartmoor granite replaced old London Bridge until it was shipped off to Arizona in the nineteen-sixties to make way for the current concrete bridge, with its centrally heated pavements and hollow structure that permits essential pipes and cables to cross the Thames easily. After London Bridge, next came Putney Bridge in 1726 and then Westminster Bridge in 1738 – until today we have a line of bridges, holding the north and south banks of London together tightly like laces on a boot. The hero of London’s bridges was unquestionably John Rennie (1761-1821) who pioneered the combination or iron and stone in bridge building and designed London Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Southwark Bridge and Vauxhall Bridge, although only the Serpentine Bridge remains today as his memorial. Even to the seasoned Londoner, there is something unfailingly exhilarating about sitting on top of a bus, erupting from the narrow city streets onto one of the bridges and discovering yourself suspended high above the vast River Thames, it is one of the definitive experiences of our city. Tower Bridge took eight year to construct, 1886 -1894 Tower Bridge with barges, c. 1910 St. Paul’s Cathedral from Southwark Bridge, c. 1925 Southwark Bridge, c. 1925 Old wooden bridge at Putney, 1880. The second bridge to be built after London Bridge, constructed in 1726 and replaced by the current stone structure in 1886. On Tower Bridge, 1905. Tower Bridge, c. 1910 John Rennie’s London Bridge of 1831 viewed from the waterside, c. 1910 London Bridge, c. 1930. Sold to Robert Mc Culloch in 1968 and re-assembled in Arizona in 1971. The former bridgekeeper’s house on Tower Bridge, c. 1900 Wandsworth Bridge by Julian Tolme, c. 1910 (demolished in 1937) Waterloo Bridge, c. 1910. The increased river flow created by the demolition of old London Bridge required temporary reinforcements to Waterloo Bridge from 1884. Waterloo Bridge, c. 1910 Under an arch of Waterloo Bridge, c. 1910 View under Waterloo Bridge towards Hungerford Bridge, Westminster Bridge, & Palace of Westminster, c. 1910 Westminster Bridge, c. 1910. The third bridge, built over the Thames after London and Putney Bridges, in 1739-1750. The current bridge by Thomas Page of 1862 is painted green to match the leather seats in the House of Commons. Westminster Bridge, c. 1910 Westminster Bridge, c. 1910 Hammersmith Bridge with Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, 1928. Dixon, Appleby & Thorne’s bridge was built in 1887. Battersea Bridge, c. 1910 Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s bridge was built in 1879. Battersea Bridge from waterside, c. 1
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The Iron Bridge Shop The Iron Bridge The world's first cast iron bridge was built over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in 1779. Not only iron founders and industrial spies flocked to see this wondrous bridge, but also artists and travellers. The Bridge had a far reaching impact: on local society and the economy, on bridge design and on the use of cast iron in building. The story of the bridge's conservation begins in 1784 with reports of cracks in the Southern abutments, and is brought up to date with the English Heritage sponsored work of 1999.
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In Greek myth Prometheus was punished by an eagle eating which part of his body every day, which then grew back every night?
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CAUCASIAN EAGLE (Aetos Kaukasios) - Giant Eagle of Greek Mythology Caucasian Eagle, Athenian skyphos C6th B.C., National Archaeological Museum of Athens THE AETOS KAUKASIOS (Caucasian Eagle) was a gigantic eagle sent by Zeus to feed upon the ever-regenerating liver of the Titan Prometheus after he was chained to a peak of the Kaukasos (Caucasus) Mountains as punishment for stealing fire from the gods. The eagle was variously described as a bronze automaton constructed by the god Hephaistos (Hephaestus) , or as a fell creature spawned by the drakaina Ekhidna (Echidna) . When Herakles set out to free Prometheus from his bonds, he felled the eagle with a volley of arrows. Afterwards the Eagle, as well as the Titan and Arrow, were placed all amongst the stars as the constellations Aquila, the Kneeler and Saggita. FAMILY OF THE EAGLE [2] TARTAROS & GAIA (Hyginus Astronomica 2.1) [3] Constructed by HEPHAISTOS (Hyginus Astronomica 2.1) ENCYCLOPEDIA CAUCASIAN EAGLE. Prometheus was put in chains, and fastened to a pillar, where an eagle sent by Zeus consumed in the daytime his liver, which, in every succeeding night, was restored again. Prometheus was thus exposed to perpetual torture, but Heracles killed the eagle and delivered the sufferer, with the consent of Zeus, who thus had an opportunity of allowing his son to gain immortal fame (Hes. Theog. 521, &c., Op. et Dies, 47, &c. ; Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 15; Apollod. ii. 5. § 11). Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Prometheus and the Caucasian Eagle, Laconian black-figure amphoriskos C6th B.C., Vatican City Museums Hesiod, Theogony 507 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Ready-witted Prometheus he [Zeus] bound with inextricable bonds, cruel chains, and drove a shaft through his middle, and set on him a long-winged eagle, which used to eat his immortal liver; but by night the liver grew as much again everyway as the long-winged bird devoured in the whole day. That bird Herakles (Heracles), the valiant son of shapely-ankled Alkmene (Alcmena), slew; and delivered the son of Iapetos from the cruel plague, and released him from his affliction--not without the will of Olympian Zeus who reigns on high, that the glory of Herakles the Theban-born might be yet greater than it was before over the plenteous earth." Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 115 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "[Prometheus speaks after being chained to a crag in the Kaukasos (Caucasus) mountains :] ‘Ha! Behold! What murmur, what scent wings to me, its source invisible, heavenly or human, or both? . . . Ha! What's this? What may be this rustling stir of birds I hear again nearby? The air whirs with the light rush of wings. Whatever approaches causes me alarm [i.e. he thinks it is the sound of the Eagle which will be sent to feed on his liver].’" Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1021 ff : "[Hermes addresses Prometheus after his chaining :] ‘The winged hound of Zeus, the ravening eagle, coming an unbidden banqueter the whole day long, with savage appetite shall tear your body piecemeal into great rents and feast his fill upon your liver until it is black with gnawing.’" Aeschylus, Prometheus Unbound (lost play) : In Aeschylus' lost play Prometheus Unbound the Titan Prometheus is freed from his bonds by Herakles who slays the tormenting Eagle with an arrow. Aeschylus, Fragment 107 Prometheus Unbound (from Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 2. 10. 23-25) (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "[Prometheus laments :] ‘Behold me fettered, clamped to these rough rocks . . . Thus hath Zeus, the son of Kronos (Cronus), fastened me, and to the will of Zeus hath Hephaistos (Hephaestus) lent his hand. With cruel art hath he riven my limbs by driving in these bolts. Ah, unhappy that I am! By his skill transfixed, I tenant this stronghold of the Erinyes (Furies). And now, each third woeful day, with dreadful swoop, the minister of Zeus with his hooked talons rends me asunder by his cruel repast. Then, crammed and glutted to the full on my fa
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Of which tribe was Goliath the champion?
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David and Goliath David and Goliath Add this: David and Goliath (1 Sam 17) by Keith Bodner Some of the most popular and enduring stories involve an underdog who overcomes great obstacles and secures victory against the odds. Arguably the most famous of such stories is the unlikely triumph of David—the young Israelite shepherd—against the battle-hardened Philistine war machine, the nine-foot-nine Goliath of Gath. Even though many people have heard about “David versus Goliath” in the media, the actual details of the story in 1Sam 17 are less widely known. According to the biblical story, the Philistines and Israelites were locked in a heated struggle over a limited amount of land. The Philistines enjoyed a technological advantage (see 1Sam 13:16-22 ) and usually held the upper hand, but in this case the tables were turned. How is Goliath characterized in this episode? Most English translations call Goliath a “champion” in 1Sam 17:4 , a paraphrase of a Hebrew expression that can more literally be rendered “a man of the place between.” If a combatant remains standing in the space between two armies at the end of the battle, such a person is a champion, and the implication is that Goliath has been effective in many such conflicts. Goliath’s immense stature must be a reason for such success, but he is also heavily armored as he approaches the Israelite troops. Such a long description of a warrior’s accoutrements—beginning with Goliath’s helmet, then moving down to the coat of mail and bronze greaves on his legs—is uncommon in the Hebrew Bible . In fact, this portrait is much closer to depictions of warrior-heroes in Greek literature and in this case points to the Hellenistic roots of the Philistines. But Goliath is also from the city of Gath, and according to Josh 11:22 , Gath is home to the “Anakites,” an ancient race of fearsome giants. Consequently, Goliath is pictured as the ultimate hybrid figure: a Greek warrior not unlike Achilles and a member of an ancient race of giants who struck terror into the Israelites moving toward the land of their inheritance (see Deut 1:28 ). Whoever takes on Goliath faces a formidable foe indeed. As if the description of Goliath’s ancestry and weaponry were not enough, he is also presented as an intimidating speaker who verbally assaults the army of Israel and David himself, before any actual fighting: “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field” ( 1Sam 17:44 ). What happens to the head of Goliath? Goliath challenges the Israelites to choose a fighter to face him one on one, with the losing nation to become slaves of the other. Even for an experienced fighter this represents a daunting task, and David has to first convince Saul that he is equal to the task. Testifying about his prowess against lions and bears, David’s speech is impressive, and Saul agrees to allow him to enter the ring. Even more impressive are David’s words to Goliath, asserting that the battle belongs to God and that he intends to use the giant’s own sword to decapitate him ( 1Sam 17:45-47 ). It should be noted that David rejects the offer of Saul’s armor, but he does have a slingshot in his hand, a weapon customarily identified with Benjamin, Saul’s own tribe (see Judg 20:15-16 ). David also takes a shepherd’s staff in his other hand, an implement that in 1Sam 17:43 provides Goliath with a canine insult: “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” But it seems that David is merely using the staff as a distraction, and evidently Goliath takes the bait and does not see the well-aimed rock that hits his forehead, causing him to fall face-first to the ground. Like an athlete who guarantees victory before the game, true to his word, David cuts off the head of the Philistine with the giant’s own sword. But Goliath’s head is subject to an interesting postmortem journey, for according to 1Sam 17:54 David carries the head to Jerusalem. At this point in the larger story, Jerusalem is a non-Israelite city, and even though it is in the heart of the promised land , no Israel
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TRIVIA - THE BIBLE TRIVIA - THE BIBLE Bible Trivia questions and answers. How much time did Jonah spend in the belly of the whale? A. Three days and three nights. Why did a Bible published in London in 1632 become known as the Wicked Bible? A. Because "not" was missing from the seventh commandment, making it "Thou shalt commit adultery." The name of God is not mentioned in only one book of the Bible. Which one? A. The Book of Esther. What kind of wood was used to make Noah's Ark? A. Gopher wood, according to Genesis 6:14. Who was the only Englishman to become Pope? A. Nicholas Breakspear, who was Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159. For what event in February 1964 did evangelist Billy Graham break his strict rule against watching TV on Sunday? A. The Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." According to the Bible, what substance was used to caulk Noah's ark and to seal the basket in which the infant Moses was set adrift on the Nile? A. Pitch, or natural asphalt. How old was Moses when he died? A. He was 120 years old, according to the Bible (Deuteronomy 34:7). How tall was Goliath, the Philistine giant slain by David with a stone hurled from a sling? A. "Six cubits and a span," What biblical Babylonian king cast Daniel into the lion's den for praying to God in defiance of a royal decree? A. Darius the Mede (Book of Daniel, Chapter 6). What is the longest name in the Bible? A. Mahershalalbashbaz, which is also written Maher-shalal-hash-baz. (Isaiah 8:1). In the Bible, which of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse rides a red horse? A. War (Book of Revelation). How many books of the Bible are named for women? A. Ruth and Esther. What language is Jesus believed to have spoken? A. Aramaic -- an ancient language in use on the north Arabian Peninsula at the time of Christ. A modern version of the language is spoken today in Syria and among Assyrians in Azerbaijan. In the Bible, for what "price" did Esau sell his birthright to his younger twin brother, Jacob? A. Pottage of lentils (Genesis 25:29-34). What did the lords of the philistines offer Delilah for revealing the secret of Samson's strength? A. They promised the sum of 1,100 pieces of silver each, according to the Bible (Judges 16:5). In the Old Testament, who was Jezebel's husband? A. Ahab, King of Israel (I Kings 16:28-31). What bird is named for the apostle Peter? A. The petrel, from a diminutive form of Petrus, or "Peter," in Latin. What was the first town in the United States to be given a biblical name? Hint: Its name is the most common biblical place name in the country. A. Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is the shortened form of Jerusalem, which means "the city of peace" in Hebrew. In the Bible, who did the sun and moon stand still before? A. Joshua.
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What is the name of the snake killing mongoose in the stories by Rudyard Kipling?
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What is a Mongoose? (with pictures) What is a Mongoose? Last Modified Date: 10 November 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies A mongoose is a carnivorous mammal in the family Herpestidae, which also includes meerkats. The small mammals are perhaps most famous for their snake killing skills in India, where they are sometimes kept as pets. The family was immortalized in Rikki Tikki Tavi, a story about a mongoose written by Rudyard Kipling. In many parts of the world, the animal is considered lucky, probably because of its formidable skills as a predator. The name comes from the Marathi language of India, in which the animal is known as a mangus. Since the mongoose is not in any way shape or form related to geese, there is some debate about the appropriate pluralization of the animal. Some people prefer “mongeese,” standardizing the animal with the plural of “goose,” while others use “mongooses.” Both are technically correct, although many people find the second to be an awkward construction. Around 40 species of animal are considered to be mongeese. All of them have elongated bodies, long tails, and short legs, with pointed snouts and small, curved ears. The claws are well suited for digging, as is the construction of the animal's body. Many species can fold their ears so that dirt does not penetrate them while digging, and none is able to retract its sharp claws. Ad Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe all host these mammals. They feed on small mammals, snakes, insects, and sometimes fruits and seeds as well. Despite their small size, they are excellent hunters, making them popular animals to have around in areas that are beset by mice and other small pests. In fact, the animals are such efficient hunters that they have been banned from the United States out of concern that they might threaten native animal species. Some biologists consider the mongoose to be among the most destructive introduced species, since it can devastate native animal populations. The slender, agile animals are kept as pets in many regions, since they are relatively easy to domesticate and serve a useful function. Their famous fighting abilities against snakes have made them popular with snake charmers, who may use the animals in mock fights. Contrary to popular belief, the mongoose is not impervious to snake venom — the animals have simply evolved a system for killing snakes without being bitten. They also generally do not eat the snakes they kill, and only kill them as a defensive measure. Ad lonelygod Post 9 I think if you are curious to learn more about the mongoose, it is a good idea to visit your local zoo and see if they have any on display. I have found that getting up close to animals at the zoo can be very informative, especially if there is a zookeeper around to talk with. You can also check your zoo to see if they have any close encounter programs. These kinds of mini-internships allow you to be a zookeeper for a day, and help feed the animals and learn more about them. I found that preparing food for the animals to be a fun experience, but not for those with weak stomachs, especially if you are working with carnivores. popcorn Post 8 I am actually surprised to learn that some people, beyond snake charmers, actually would keep a mongoose as a pet. I have always thought of them as similar to a badger, with sharp teeth and a bad temperament. I guess it doesn't help that I have seen a few of the videos where the mongoose has taken down a cobra in a fight without breaking a sweat. I feel that when anything comes with that kind of killing skill, and sharp teeth, that it is a lot less pettable. Has anyone ever had actual contact with a mongoose? Did you find it frightening at all, or was it good-natured? kylee07drg Post 7 @Oceana - I live in Hawaii, and mongooses were originally introduced to Hawaii and the Caribbean to control rats on the sugarcane plantations. However, mongooses do their thing during the day, and rats are mostly active at night. Therefore, the rodent control did not work quite as planned. The
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Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author : Books and Films : The Thriller Novels Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author “When it comes to writing the adventure novel, Wilbur Smith is the master; a 21st Century H. Rider Haggard” - Vanity Fair. Search Extracts Blood was the fertiliser that made the African soil bloom... From under the shadow of the Mountains of the Moon and the deep, brooding Forests of the Tall Trees, to the hidden opulence of Taiwan and the panelled boardrooms of power in the heart of London, a tough, determined man and a dedicated woman begin their fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption... In Zimbabwe, Dr Daniel Armstrong, world-famous TV naturalist, films the slaughter of a herd of elephant: closing in as their blood stains the soil and their death song echoes around the stillness of the valley, his professionalism is tinged with a deep sadness. In London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent confrontation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country and of a people – the Bambuti – she has come to love as her own. Combining breathtaking realism with thrilling suspense, Elephant Song is a gripping adventure from the world's master storyteller – a journey deep into the heart of a wild, magnificent continent, threatened for ever by the destructive hand of man. ' With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page.' – The Independent 'Sex, money, ambition fear and blood ... an emotional stampede.' – The Daily Mail Listen to an Audio Extract from 'Elephant Song' Text Extract from 'Elephant Song' It was a windowless thatched building of dressed sandstone blocks, that Daniel Armstrong had built with his own hands almost ten years ago. At the time he had been a junior game ranger in the National Parks' administration. Since then the building had been converted into a veritable treasure house. Johnny Nzou slipped his key into the heavy padlock, and swung open the double doors of hewn native teak. Johnny was chief warden of Chiwewe National Park. Back in the old days, he had been Daniel's tracker and gunbearer, a bright young Matabele whom Daniel had taught to read, write and speak fluent English by the light of a thousand campfires. Daniel had lent Johnny the money to pay for his first correspondence course from the University of South Africa which had led much later to his degree of Bachelor of Science. The two youngsters, one black and one white, had patrolled the vast reaches of the National Park together, often on foot or bicycle. In the wilderness they had forged a friendship which the subsequent years of separation had left undimmed. Now Daniel peered into the gloomy interior of the godown and whistled softly. 'Hell, Johnny boy, you have been busy since I've been away.' The treasure was stacked to the roof beams, hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of it. Johnny Nzou glanced at Daniel's face, his eyes narrowed as he looked for criticism in his friend's expression. The reaction was reflex, for he knew Daniel was an ally who understood the problem even better than he did. Nevertheless, the subject was so emotionally charged that it had become second nature to expect revulsion and antagonism. However, Daniel had turned back to his cameraman. 'Can we get a light in here? I want some good shots of the interior.' The cameraman trudged forward, weighed down by the heavy battery packs slung around his waist, and switched on the hand-held arc lamp. The high stacks of treasure were lit with a fierce blue-white light. 'Jock, I want you to follow me and the warden down the length of the warehouse,' Daniel instructed, and the cameraman nodded and moved in closer, the sleek Sony video recorder balanced on his shoulder. Jock was in his middle thirties. He wore only a pair of short khaki pants, and open sandals. In the Zambezi valley heat his tanned bare chest was shiny with sweat and his long hair was tied with a leather thong at the nape of his neck. He looked like a pop
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Winklevoss Twins' Facebook Fight Rages On - The New York Times The New York Times Business Day |Twins’ Facebook Fight Rages On Search Continue reading the main story SAN DIEGO — Some people go to court hoping to win millions of dollars. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have already won tens of millions. But six years into a legal feud with Facebook , they want to give it back — for a chance to get more. The Winklevosses — identical twins and Harvard graduates — say that they, along with another Harvard student, Divya Narendra, had the original idea for Facebook, and that Mark Zuckerberg stole it. They sued Facebook and Mr. Zuckerberg in 2004, and settled four years later for $20 million in cash and $45 million in Facebook shares. They have been trying to undo that settlement since, saying they were misled on the value of the deal. But it has not been an easy decision. As recently as Thursday, the brothers considered dropping their effort to unwind the agreement, and went as far as drafting a statement to that effect, according to people close to the case. They decided, though, to keep fighting. Continue reading the main story Their argument is that Facebook deceived them about the value of the shares, leaving them with far less than they had agreed. Whatever their value at the time of the deal, Facebook’s shares have soared since, putting the current worth of the settlement, by some estimates, at more than $140 million. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Next month, the twins and Mr. Narendra plan to ask a federal appeals court in San Francisco to undo the deal so they can pursue their original case against Facebook and Mr. Zuckerberg, and win a richer payday. They could, though, lose it all. Still, they say it’s not about the money, it’s about the principle — and vindication. “The principle is that they didn’t fight fair,” said Tyler Winklevoss during an interview at a pub here recently. “The principle is that Mark stole the idea.” Photo Tyler Winklevoss, left, and his twin, Cameron. They want to undo a $65 million deal and pursue a case against Facebook. Credit Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times His brother, Cameron, chimed in, “What we agreed to is not what we got.” Facebook denies it did anything improper and says the Winklevosses simply suffer from a case of “settlers remorse.” To make matters more complicated, the twins are also at war with the lawyers who helped them win the settlement. The brothers fired them, accused them of malpractice and refused to pay them. A judge recently found for the lawyers, and ordered the twins to pay the 20 percent contingency fee, or $13 million. For now, the money and shares remain in an escrow account. Yet their battle with Mr. Zuckerberg is what has had them riled up. When they talked about him, and told their version of the founding of Facebook, they helped finish each other’s sentences, easily reciting every last detail of a tale they have evidently told time and again. “It shouldn’t be that Mark Zuckerberg gets away with behaving that way,” Cameron Winklevoss said. The company declined to make Mr. Zuckerberg available for an interview, and Andrew Noyes, a spokesman, said Facebook would have no comment “beyond was is already in our appellate briefs.” In the past, Mr. Zuckerberg has denied he stole the Facebook idea from the Winklevosses, saying they planned a dating site, not a social network. The twins, who are 29, recently told portions of their story in a “60 Minutes” interview for CBS. They grew up in affluence in Greenwich, Conn., were varsity rowers at Harvard and competed in the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008. They now live here in San Diego, where they are training for the 2012 London Olympics. Advertisement Continue reading the main story They are as physically striking and imposing as they appeared in the film, “The Social Network , where they were portrayed by one actor, Armie Hammer. They are 6-foot-5 , and their frames are lean and muscular, shaped by years of rowing. For the interview, they wore hoodies and jeans, and only the variation in the hoodies —
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Evan Williams - Blogger/Internet - Biography.com Blogger/Internet Self-made billionaire and internet mogul Evan Williams is best known for co-founding Twitter, a social-networking website used by millions worldwide. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “People like other people ... so hearing from them, and being able to express yourself to people you care about in a really simple way, is fun, and it can be addictive.” “We often think of the internet enables you to do new things. But people just want to do the same things they’ve always done.” “Convenience on the internet is basically achieved by two things: speed, and cognitive ease.” “The internet is not what I thought it was 20 years ago. It's not a utopian world. It's essentially like a lot of other major technological revolutions that have taken place in the history of the world.” Evan Williams Synopsis Born in Nebraska in 1972, Evan Williams co-founded Pyra Labs, Blogger, Odeo and the Obvious Corporation, which evolved into Twitter, an online social-networking and micro-blogging site. Based in San Francisco, Twitter Inc. became a public company in 2013, making Williams a billionaire. More recently, Williams co-created the publishing platform Medium. Early Years Evan Clark Williams was born into a farming family on March 31, 1972, in the small town of Clarks, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for a year and a half, leaving to pursue a career based in information systems. Not long after, Williams was writing computer code and freelancing for both Hewlett-Packard and Intel. He and Meg Hourihan co-founded Pyra Labs as well as its spinoff, Blogger —an early application for making and managing abbreviated writing for the web, also known as blogging. In 2003, Williams was named to MIT Technology Review magazine's "top 100 innovators under age 35" list. That same year, Blogger was acquired by Google. In 2004, Williams was named a "Person of the Year" by PC Magazine for his work on Blogger. That same year, the famed entrepreneur founded the podcast company Odeo . In 2006, he co-founded the Obvious Corporation with Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey and Noah Glass. Founding Twitter Obvious Corp. evolved into Twitter —or Twittr, as it was first called—an online social-networking and micro-blogging site allowing users to post short messages—instantly and in real time—of 140 characters or less, known as "tweets." The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, growing to 500 million registered users who tweeted approximately 340 million messages daily in 2012. Serving as Twitter's first chairman, Evan Williams provided much of the company's early financing. In October 2008, Williams replaced Dorsey as Twitter's CEO—a position that he would hold for the next two years. (In turn, Dorsey became company chairman in 2008.) In an interview with MIT Technology Review in 2007, Williams called Twitter—which is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City, Boston, San Antonio and Detroit—"a no-brainer" for "social animals." "People like other people," he stated. "So hearing from them, and being able to express yourself to people you care about in a really simple way, is fun, and it can be addictive." Williams shared similar sentiments more recently, in a September 2013 interview with Wired.com , stating, "We often think of the internet enables you to do new things. But people just want to do the same things they've always done." He later added, "Convenience on the internet is basically achieved by two things: speed, and cognitive ease ... The internet is not what I thought it was 20 years ago. It's not a utopian world. It's essentially like a lot of other major technological revolutions that have taken place in the history of the world." Twitter became a powerful platform for U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008, with both politicians using the website to update their supporters while on the campaign trail. The site became internationally known during the 2009 presidential elections in Iran, after the Iranian government blocked text-messagi
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"""Good Morning Starshine"" and ""Hare Krishna"" are songs from which 1967 musical?"
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Good Morning Star Shine - Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording) - YouTube Good Morning Star Shine - Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 25, 2010 "Good Morning Star Shine" by the New Broadway Cast Recording I acknowledge that I do NOT own this music. This has been uploaded strictly for promotional purposes and I recommend that you buy it on iTunes Category
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References To Other Songs Or Musicians - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base References To Other Songs Or Musicians From This Might Be A Wiki TMBG often make obvious or subtle references to other songs and musicians, bands, or performers. This list includes many of those references. However, without the Johns' stamp of validation, it must be admitted that some of them may just be guesses. Contents Lyrical references[ edit | edit source ] Ana Ng - "All alone at the '64 World's Fair / Eighty dolls yelling 'Small girl after all'" - Disney's It's a Small World song and ride repeats the line "It's a small world after all" in . The ride was unveiled at the fair and eventually moved to Disneyland. Ana Ng - "It's like a whirlpool and it never ends" is a reference to the Tommy Roe song "Dizzy": "My head is spinning, like a whirlpool it never ends." The Biggest One - Lyrics play on Gloria Gaynor 's "I Will Survive" ("Change the lock, throw away the key, I will survive") Birdhouse In Your Soul (Demo) - "Give me something to write on" and "I don't feel thirty" both play on extemporaneous lines from Van Halen 's "Hot For Teacher", in which David Lee Roth exhorts, "I don't feel tardy." Birds Fly - The line about "a good luck charm hanging off my arm" refers to the Elvis Presley song "Good Luck Charm." Brain Problem Situation - The line "Wake up / Put on my makeup / And pick the rake up / And rake my hair" could be a reference to " Chop Suey! " by System of a Down ("Wake up / Grab a brush and put a little makeup"), or " I Say A Little Prayer " by Bacharach and David ("The moment I wake up / Before I put on my makeup"). Cage & Aquarium - Contains the line "This is the spawning of the Cage and Aquarium" in the chorus; a skewed match to the song " Age of Aquarius " which contains the line "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius" in its chorus. Age of Aquarius is originally from the 60's musical " Hair ", but is a well-known oldies song in its own right. Circular Karate Chop - The lyric " short sharp shock " originally appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan 's 1885 comic opera The Mikado . The same phrase has also been used in other musical and literary works. Damn Good Times - "She acts like David Lee Roth when he turned 21", song itself a reference to David Lee Roth's "Damn Good" from the 1987 DLR album Skyscraper. Damn Good Times - "I know a girl who's got a record machine" is almost exactly the same as a line from "20 Flight Rock" by Eddie Cochran . Free Bird's Rebirth - Reference to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song. Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal - last verse in which TMBG makes references to several of their own songs "Well, I told you about the world - its address", "Chess Piece Face's patience must be wearing thin", etc., mimics the Beatles' "Glass Onion" ("I told you about Strawberry Fields", etc, in which the Beatles reference themselves) I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die - Twist on "Hope I die before I get old" from The Who 's "My Generation" Impossible - "Well I'd like to be an octofish" may refer to the Captain Beefheart song "Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish" from the 1969 album Trout Mask Replica . Iowa - "And if that broom don't fly / I'm gonna buy you / a Dustbuster" is a play on the traditional lullaby " Hush Little Baby ". It's Not My Birthday - "When this grey world crumbles like a cake / I'll be hanging from the hope / that I'll never see that recipe again" is a play on "Someone left the cake out in the rain...and I'll never have that recipe again" from "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris . Lucky Ball & Chain - A modified quote of Darlene Love 's song "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" ("playing 'Here Comes the Bride' when he walks in the door"), which itself references "The Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride) ". Maine - "Shaving razor's rusty, but the sting brings you exactly back to Maine" is probably a reference to the Monkees song "Daydream Believer" ("The shaving razor's cold, and it stings"). Mainstream U.S.A. - We Are the World (which TMBG have covered ), Ringo Starr 's " Back Off Boogaloo ", g
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The 1993 file Cool Runnings is based on a Jamaican team trying to compete in what sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics?
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'Cool Runnings' returns! Jamaican bobsled team headed to Sochi Winter Olympics | Daily Mail Online 'Cool Runnings 2! Jamaican bobsled team headed to Sochi after Olympic organizers offer to pay for the travel costs but they're still trying to raise money for their equipment The Jamaican bobsled team will be competing in Sochi after a 12 year absence from the Games When they debuted in 1988 time they had a four-man team and this year will use a two-man crew Olympic organizers promised to pay for the travel costs but they are still searching for backers to help pay for the equipment that they need The team shot to fame when their 1988 journey was turned into a Disney film in 1993, called Cool Runnings
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100m Olympics history - from Jesse Owens to Usain Bolt | Daily Mail Online comments The men’s 100 metres final has been the blue riband event at every Olympic Games, generating the greatest hype and excitement. It is an event done and dusted in 10 seconds or less, but it carries a great history and dozens of stories. Times have tumbled over the decades, with Jim Hines the first athlete to run under ten seconds in an Olympic final in 1968. History men: Jesse Owens (left) was the golden boy in 1936, while Usain Bolt ruled in 2008 But the advance from cinder to rubberized artificial tracks, the advent of hi-tech running spikes and kits, and the fact that Olympic sprinters now devote their entire year to training help to ever lower records. We will have to wait and see if the current world record of 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt, will be bettered in London. But in the meantime, enjoy these video clips of every Olympic 100m final from Berlin in 1936 to the last Olympics in Beijing. 2008 Beijing - Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.69 The uncatchable Bolt smashes the world and Olympic records and is so far ahead with 30 metres to go, he cruises over the finish line before celebrating in trademark fashion. 2004 Athens - Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.85 The American Gatlin runs a great race but is almost caught on the line by Portugal’s Francis Obikwelu and his compatriot Maurice Greene. His celebration must also be one of the most reserved in Olympic 100m history. 2000 Sydney - Maurice Greene (USA) 9.87 Following a false start, Greene bursts through the centre to win by a clear margin, an achievement that obviously overwhelms him. 1996 Atlanta - Donovan Bailey (CAN) 9.84 High drama in Atlanta as Britain’s Linford Christie, the defending champion, is disqualified for two false starts. After 10 minutes, the race finally gets underway with Bailey storming from behind to win. 1992 Barcelona - Linford Christie (GBR) 9.96 A great moment for British athletics as Christie, at 32, became the oldest Olympic 100m champion, just edging out Frankie Fredericks of Namibia. 1988 Seoul - Ben Johnson (CAN) 9.79 (*later disqualified) Johnson wins by some distance – and sets a new world record – but is stripped of the title two days later after the post-race drug test indicated steroid use. Carl Lewis, who came in second, was awarded the gold medal. 1984 Los Angeles - Carl Lewis (USA) 9.99 The long limbs of Lewis carry him away from his rivals to win the first of four gold medals at the Los Angeles Games. 1980 Moscow - Alan Wells (GBR) 10.25 The tightest of 100m wins as Wells and Cuba’s Silvio Leonard cross the line in a photo finish, locked on the same time of 10.25. 1976 Montreal - Hasely Crawford (TRI) 10.06 Crawford, in the inside lane, just holds off the challenge of Jamaican Don Quarrie to win the gold and make amends for the 1972 final, when he pulled up and didn’t finish. 1972 Munich - Valeriy Borzov (SOV) 10.14 Borzov, from the Soviet Union, claims a fairly comfortable victory and, with Robert Taylor of the United States second, a small Cold War success. 1968 Mexico City - Jim Hines (USA) 9.95 Hines dominates this race in Mexico City, setting a sub-10 second time which was equal to the world record at the time. This was the first Olympics held on an artificial ‘Tartan’ track. 1964 Tokyo - Bob Hayes (USA) 10.0 Running on a churned-up cinder track in spikes he had to borrow after his were lost, Hayes ran ten seconds flat to equal the then world record. 1960 Rome - Armin Hary (GER) 10.2 Only six in the final in Rome, as the German Hary, running in the outside lane, took gold on the line from Dave Sime of the United States. Britain’s Peter Radford was third. 1956 Melbourne - Bobby Morrow (USA) 10.62 Morrow achieved great fame in the States after winning a hat-trick of gold medals in Melbourne, of which the 100m was the first. 1952 Helsinki - Lindy Remigino (USA) 10.79 In a thrilling final, Remigino appears to lunge forward over the line, thinking he had won. But Jamaica’s Herb McKenley was right behind him and almost took glory. The officials took some t
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What is a Mexican Black Howler?
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Alouatta pigra (Black Howling Monkey, Guatemalan Black Howler, Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey, Guatemalan Howler, Guatemalan Howling Monkey, Lawrence’s Howler Monkey, Mexican Black Howler Monkey, Yucatán Black Howler Monkey) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: Alouatta pigra occurs in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and Belize, extending into northern and central Guatemela. The westernmost locality given by Hall (1981) is at Frontera, in the Mexican state of Tabasco; A. palliata has been recorded just west of there along the coast, 6 miles south of Cárdenas. Further localities which define the western and southern limits to its range include 5 miles south-east of Macuspana, Tabasco, and San Mateo Ixtatán (c. 11,000 ft) in Guatemala. Smith (1970) identified the southern limits to its range in the east with three localities along the Río Motagua basin in Guatemala, including Quirigua and Zacapa (right bank of the river). Curdts (1993), on the other hand, found that the southern and south-western limits to the range of A. pigra in Guatemala were defined by the Lago de Izabal, El Golfete and the Río Dulce. He noted large numbers of A. pigra in the Río Polochic delta, entering the west end of the Lago de Izabal. These are just to the north of the Río Motagua, where Curdts (1993) identified A. palliata. Baumgarten and Williamson (2007) found A. pigra in the northern margin of Rio Dulce and Lago Izabal, and to the West of Lago Izabal. This marks the southernmost locality for A. pigra in the Sierra de las Minas. Baumgarten and Williamson (2007) provide the most recent review of the limits of the distributions of Alouatta palliata and A. pigra in Central America and Mexico. They found that the highland massif of northern Central America (including the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and central highland of Guatemala) and its associated coniferous and subalpine vegetation forms a geographic barrier separating A. pigra from A. palliata, and defines the southern limit of A. pigra. They discussed the two contact zones between them: the broad range of overlap north of the highland massif in Mexico over the lowlands of the states of Tabasco and Campeche, and a narrow area of contiguous, non-overlapping ranges in eastern Guatemala where the highlands extend almost the Caribbean. In the first, the localities where parapatry has been observed include Macuspana, Tabasco (Smith 1970; Horwich and Johnson 1986), around Zapata, Tabasco (Horwich and Johnson 1986) and the northern point of the Laguna de Términos in Campeche (Serio-Silva et al. 2006). There is no geographical barrier separating the species, both occur in the same forests and on both sides of the Rio Usamacinta, for example (Cortés-Ortiz et al. 2003). In the second, the ranges are narrowly parapatric, separated by the Río Dulce and the Lago Izabal: A. palliata to the south and A. pigra to the north and west. South-west of Lake Izabal, A. pigra occurs in the highlands of the Sierra de las Minas, but not in the lowlands, occupied by A. palliata. Any past range overlap in this region will have been lost by the extensive oss of forest; the area is heavily farmed. Baumgarten (2006) found no evidence to support sympatry supposed previously by Horwich and Johnson (1986), Curdts (1993) and Silva-López et al. (1998). Serio-Silva et al. (2006) reported on a detailed survey of the occurrence of A. pigra in the Yucatán Peninsula. Countries occurrence: Population [top] Population: Alouatta pigra is locally common across its range, but mainly in protected areas. In Belize, this species has been recorded at densities of up to 250 individuals/km² in some areas. Estrada et al. (2004, 2006) carried out surveys of A. pigra populations in a number of areas in Guatemala and Mexico: Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, 15.2 individuals/km²; Yaxchilán Natural Monument, Chiapas, 12.8 individuals/km²; and Tikal National Park, Guatemala, 17.8 individuals/km²; Palenque, Chiapas 23 individuals/km². At 13 sites where Estrada et al. (2006) estimated densities of A. pigra, the mean density was 10.8±5.7 individu
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According to the proverb (as in Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament) a live dog is better than what?
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13. Living While You Live (Ecclesiastes 9:1-12) | Bible.org 13. Living While You Live (Ecclesiastes 9:1-12) Related Media “DEATH!” There I said it—the infamous “d” word. Death is one of those subjects we don’t like to discuss. That’s why it’s a subject of so many euphemisms. Instead of using the word dead, we say, “passed away,” “returned home,” “gone to a better place,” “sleeping in Jesus,” or “went to be with the Lord.” At least we use those terms around the church and the funeral home. In less guarded moments, we speak of “taking a dirt nap,” “kicking the bucket,” “buying the farm,” “cashing in the chips,” “biting the dust,” or the ever-popular “croaked.” Whether we lean to the reverent right or the flippant left, we shy away from speaking directly of the ultimate enemy. 343 It seems that we are hesitant to come to grips with our impending death. We would rather avoid any discussion about it. After all, death is a depressing subject. And who wants to be depressed? Yet, I would argue that we are not prepared to live until we are prepared to die. Solomon tackles the subject of death head-on. Instead of denying death, he discusses its reality and our response. In Eccl 9:1-12, Solomon provides two reminders that will enable us to make the most of our few days on earth. 344 1. Death is certain (9:1-6). In this first section, Solomon explains that death is the “Great Equalizer.” Death plays no favorites and overlooks no one. Regardless of your strength and wealth, you are going to die. In 9:1 Solomon writes, “For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds 345 are in the hand 346 of God. Man does not know 347 whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.” After much reflection, Solomon acknowledges that God is sovereign over everything and everyone. Here he states that nothing befalls the children of God that doesn’t first pass through the hands of God. Yet, with this, Solomon reminds us that we may experience “love or hatred.” The terms “love” and “hate” refer respectively to divine favor or disfavor. Solomon’s point is this: There are no guarantees as to what life will bring, but the certainty of life is that God is involved in the lives of those who trust Him. No one by even righteous deeds can gain control over God and coerce blessing from Him. One must acknowledge that all is in God’s hands. 348 I’m reminded of this by the words of Bob Hope, after receiving a major award. He responded, “I don’t deserve this, but then I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.” Although I appreciate the humor of this remark, it is bad theology. Like Job, we are to receive both good and bad because both can come from the hand of God. In 9:2-3, you’re going to find out why Solomon is not coming over for dinner. He writes, “It is [i.e., death] the same for all. There is one fate 349 for the righteous and for the wicked; 350 for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate 351 for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.” Solomon could summarize verses 2-3 with these words: “Under the sun, you’re done.” If he were living today, he would say, “We’re all going to ‘take a dirt nap.’” Ultimately, every man who has ever lived or will ever live will die. Solomon was right; the same destiny overtakes us all. You and I can work out, take our vitamins, drink bottled water, stay away from McDonalds, and swear off Krispy Kreme, but even with the best of care for this flesh, it is one day going to give out and we will die. In 9:3, death is labeled “the evil,” not simply a natural phenomenon. 352 Death is an intrusion, it’s an enemy. This means we shouldn’t go to funerals and sing The Lion King song, “The Circle of Life.” The most ri
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What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c
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INDICATORS AND SET’S RESULT IN MALE VOLLEYBALL Rui Marcelino and Isabel Mesquita Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal Abstract The present study examines the associations between performance indicators (number of spike points, spike errors, spike continuity, block points, block errors, block continuity, serve points, serve errors, serve continuity, dig excellent, dig errors, dig continuity, set excellent, set errors, set continuity, reception excellent, reception errors and reception continuity) and performance in Volleyball, concerning set result (set win and set loose). For this 65.949 actions from 550 sets of Men’s Senior World League (2005) were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was used in data analysis. The results show that ser ve point (OR:16.1, 95%CI: 5.7-45.9), serve continuity (OR:4.6, 95%CI:2.8-7.5) and spike point (OR:4.1, 95%CI:2.2-7.6) are the performance indicators more associated with the success in Volleyball. Key words: volleyball, notational analysis, performance indicators Introduction Volleyball is a team game and depends on many external and unanticipated factors that coaching process attempts to control in order to brig success. Within coaching process, great emphasis is placed on the coach’s ability to observe and recall all discrete incidents from a competitive sport performance (Borrie, Jonsson, & Magnusson, 2002). However, not all game actions seem to be crucial for team’s success. The research in Volleyball game-related statistics seek out what game actions are most associated with the competitive success. Cox (Cox, 1974) used multivariate variances analysis and discriminate analysis to study the relationship between skills performances and victory in the game. The author found that there are signifi cant relationships between predictors variables (game actions) and response variable (game result) and the spike was the best indicator of success in the game. Eom and Schutz (Eom & Schutz, 1992) extracted, from among the selected technical-tactical components, the best predictor or a group of predictors that determined the success of a team in a game. The study has shown that the differences between the matches won and the matches lost are more expressed in those technical-tactical elements that are executed while organizing a counterattack: block, defense, setting and spike. The discriminate analysis has shown that block and spike are the most important elements for determining the success of a team. Marelic and colleagues (N; Marelic, Zufar, & Omrcen, 1998) researched the characteristics of junior volleyball international quality team play on the basis of the sets won and lost, according to volleyball phases. The results show that the variables spike in the phase of attack and setting in the phase of counterattack had the highest projection on the discriminate function, whereas the block, court defense and setting in the phase of attack and spike in the phase of counterattack had a small projection. Palao (Palao, Santos, & Ureńa, 2004) studied the game actions performance according to teams levels. Analyzing 33 male matches from 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the study shows that the performance of serve, reception, spike and block differentiated the teams levels (higher vs. lower). More recently Marelic (N. Marelic, Resetar, & Jankovic, 2004) studying the Italian men’s A1 league through discriminate analysis concluded that the spike in the phase of attack is the variable with the highest projection on the set result. The spike in the phase of counterattack, serve reception, block and serve had lower projections. The present study aimed to examine the associations between performance indicators (number of spike points, spike er rors, spike continuity, block points, block errors, block continuity, serve points, serve errors, serve continuity, dig excellent, dig errors, dig continuity, set excellent, set errors, set continuity, reception excellent, reception errors and reception continuity) and performance in Volleyball, concerning set’s result (set win and set loose). Methods The sample wa
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Which Doctor Who showrunner did it better? · Crosstalk · The A.V. Club Share Tweet Caroline Siede: On November 23, 2013, Doctor Who turns 50 years old. It’s a remarkable milestone, made even more remarkable by the fact that the show is at its peak of popularity. What started as an odd little black-and-white sci-fi drama in 1963 has become one of the most successful franchises in the history of television, and the 50th-anniversary special, “The Day Of The Doctor,” is being simulcast in more than 75 countries. Yet the series hasn’t gained this international fan base without also dividing it: Two showrunners have helmed the series since its 2005 reboot, and Doctor Who devotees remains embroiled in “Russell T. Davies versus Steven Moffat” debates. To me there is no contest: Russell T. Davies’ character-focused and surprisingly dark take on the show is the superior version. The lynchpin of Davies’ show is, of course, the Doctor. Davies wrote both the battle-hardened Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and the playful but dangerous 10th Doctor (David Tennant). In Davies’ reboot, the Doctor is the only survivor of the Time War, a battle so violent he killed his own people to stop it. The guilt of genocide hangs heavily over the character, and in both regenerations there’s a sense that his exuberant persona hides deep sadness. It’s nuanced character work helped by two stellar actors who portray the Doctor’s deep sadness while also finding his optimism. The contradiction works like gangbusters because it grounds a family-friendly show in something more serious. Davies’ Doctor is a deeply flawed person who sometimes loses his empathy in the process of trying to save the universe. To balance the Doctor’s alien perspective, Davies gave the show strong female characters—not in the stereotypical sense of ass-kicking ladies, but in the sense of rich, well-developed women with unique personalities, flaws, and dreams. Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) serve as the Doctor’s humanity, chastising him when he goes too far. They’re foils to the Doctor, yet Davies also imbued them with agency and backstories that make them compelling characters on their own: Over the course of her two seasons on the show, Piper’s Rose grows from an adrift shopgirl to a defender of the universe. It’s an impressive arc for a female character billed as a “companion” to the main star. Davies’ attention to character extends to supporting players as well. Doctor Who’s episodic structure gives the show little continuity from one adventure to another, yet the showrunner and his writing staff created memorable characters in remarkably short periods of time. The drivers of “Gridlock” and the space explorers in “The Impossible Planet”/“The Satan Pit” and “The Waters Of Mars” feel like personalities that exist beyond the edges of their stories. Their character traits don’t provide necessary exposition or move the plot along, but they do round out the world of Who and make the universe seem as beautiful and diverse as the Doctor claims it to be. What did you think of Davies as a showrunner, Alasdair? Is it fair to say he brought a newfound character focus to the series? As a fan of classic Who, what was it like to watch the show rebooted for a modern era? Alasdair Wilkins: Like all Doctor Who fans, I owe Russell T. Davies an enormous debt of gratitude. It’s easy to forget how ridiculous a proposition Davies’ reboot once seemed, and just how much his efforts have restored the entire franchise’s reputation in the public imagination. (And when we say Davies, we really mean him in collaboration with Julie Gardner, Mal Young, and the rest of the creative team.) Davies made all the right decisions in reviving the show, even though many seemed counterintuitive: casting Billie Piper, then a pop star with minimal acting experience, as Rose, and actually building the show around her; casting Christopher Eccleston, one of Britain’s acting heavyweights, as the face of the show; taking a deliberate pace in reintroducing the c
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Order of Inspector Banks Books - OrderOfBooks.com Home | Characters | Authors Order of Inspector Banks Books Inspector Alan Banks is a fictional character featured in a series of novels as well as short stories by English-Canadian author Peter Robinson . After working in the Unsolved Crime Squad for the Metropolitan Police in London, Banks got sick and tired of the materialism of the big city, packed his bags and left for the (fictional) town of Eastvale near Yorkshire. He works there as Detective Chief Inspector. The series has been adapted into a television series by ITV called DCI Banks, with the title character played by Stephen Tompkinson. The Inspector Banks series began in 1987 with the novel Gallows View. Ever since then, Robinson has written approximately one new book per year in the series. Below is a list of Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order): Publication Order of Inspector Banks Books Gallows View The Summer That Never Was (2003) All the Colours of Darkness (2008) Publication Order of Inspector Banks Short Stories Going Back (2009) Notes: Dry Bones That Dream is also known as Final Account. Dead Right was also published as Blood at the Root. The Summer That Never Was is also known as Close To Home. Caedmon’s Song is also known as The First Cut. If You Like DCI Banks Books, You’ll Love… Order of Books » Characters » Order of Inspector Banks Books Salopfarmer couple of errors here – Blood Right was not also published as Dead at the Root, it should be Dead Right was also published as Blood at the Root. Also Caedmon’s Song does not appear in the List though I suppose it is not strictly an Inspector Banks novel, though it is a precursor to Friend of the Devil. SMS A novel in the DCI Alan Banks series has been omitted! The novel in the series following “Bad Boy” is “Before the Poison.” SMS I apologize! I am in error (not for the first time). “Before the Poison” is a stand-alone novel by Peter Robinson. eten1031 Hi Thanks for making the lists. I find so many book series here There’s one correction for this one. In Dark Places is the US name of the book Abattoir Blues according to Robinson’s website. http://www.inspectorbanks.com/books/ And there are two new books When the Music’s Over – 2016 No Cure for Love – 2015 Abattoir Blues – 2014 (US title, In the Dark Places) Monthly Newsletter! Every month, one subscriber will win a $50 gift card for Amazon. We will send you one e-mail a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new additions to the site. Navigation How often do you visit the library? I work there! More than once a week Once a week A few times a year Once a year or less
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Barbra Streisand — Send in the Clowns — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm female vocalists "Send in the Clowns" is a song by Stephen Sondheim from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night. Sondheim wrote the song specifically for the actress Glynis Johns, who created the role of Desirée on Broadway. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex triple meter. It became Sondheim's most popular song after Judy Collins and Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1975. Subsequently… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks
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Music in the Time of War | Exploring Music 3:42 Program 2 The second show picks up where the first one left off, this time looking from a Russian perspective. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture tells the tale of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in a way suggestive of Beethoven’s Wellington’s Victory, but in a matter that is fair to both sides…and of course, features cannons. We continue looking at Russian music of war by examining Sergei Prokofiev’s Battle on the Ice, written for the film score to Alexander Nevsky. The scene depicts Nevsky’s battle against the Teutonic Knights and how they are overcome by their own weight on a thawing frozen lake. This segment then concludes with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, subtitled Babi Yar after a location in Ukraine where thousands of Jews and gypsies were rounded up and massacred by the Nazis. 19:41 Program 3 The third segment travels to America, and features a great wealth of tunes regarding warfare relating to our own country. We begin with a William Billings New England minutemen tune that almost became the national anthem. Another William Billings song, “Chester”, is examined next in a version set for orchestra by William Schumann. Again from New England is the first of Charles Ives’ Three Places in New England, a monument to the first African-American regiment to march in the civil war, located in Boston. Morton Gould is next, with a popular patriotic piece called American Salute that can often be heard during patriotic holidays. It was composed during the Civil War to the sad tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home." Another piece from the Civil War days is Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, which utilizes a couple of texts written by poet Walt Whitman for inspiration. We hear two: “Beat! Beat! Drums!” and “Reconciliation." Staying in the Civil War, we hear the Confederate 26th Regiment Quick-step, a popular Southern brass band tune. It was intended to keep soldiers’ spirits up while marching, something both sides utilized. Martial music would continue to be utilized into the days of the Second World War, an era when Samuel Barber wrote the Commando March for the US Army Air Corps marching band (before the days of an Air Force). The legacy of the Second World War lived on in documentary footage and in this piece by Richard Rogers, who was called on by NBC TV to write an opening theme for the television show Victory at Sea. Next is Aaron Jay Kernis’ second symphony, written in reaction to the Persian Gulf War of 1991. This segment closes with an oddly lighthearted piece; the opening to the TV show M*A*S*H. 6:13 Program 4 The fourth and fifth segments are dominated by Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. It was written in 1962 for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral, destroyed during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, and was intended to make as much use of the new space as possible. Before each section of War Requiem are two somewhat related pieces. First is the second and third movements of Vaughn Williams’ Pastoral Symphony, his third, written in memory of the friends he lost during the First World War. Second is Lovliest of Trees, a short, beautiful song written by George Butterworth. After Britten’s massive, piece closes, the show closes with another Butterworth piece, the song Lads of a Hundred. Purchase Program 5 The fourth and fifth segments are dominated by Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. It was written in 1962 for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral, destroyed during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, and was intended to make as much use of the new space as possible. Before each section of War Requiem are two somewhat related pieces. First is the second and third movements of Vaughn Williams’ Pastoral Symphony, his third, written in memory of the friends he lost during the First World War. Second is Lovliest of Trees, a short, beautiful song written by George Butterworth. After Britten’s massive, piece closes, the show closes with another Butterworth piece, the song Lads of a Hundred.
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Faraday - Quantum Physics - tribe.net Died 25 August 1867 (aged 75) Hampton Court, Surrey, England Michael Faraday, FRS (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current, and established the basis for the electromagnetic field concept in physics. He discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and laws of electrolysis. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena.[1][2] His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became viable for use in technology. As a chemist, Faraday discovered benzene, investigated the clathrate hydrate of chlorine, invented an early form of the bunsen burner and the system of oxidation numbers, and popularized terminology such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion. Although Faraday received little formal education and knew little of higher mathematics, such as calculus, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. Some historians[3] of science refer to him as the best experimentalist in the history of science.[4] The SI unit of capacitance, the farad, is named after him, as is the Faraday constant, the charge on a mole of electrons (about 96,485 coulombs). Faraday's law of induction states that a magnetic field changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force. Faraday was the first and foremost Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, a position to which he was appointed for life. Faraday was highly religious; he was a member of the Sandemanian Church, a Christian sect founded in 1730 which demanded total faith and commitment. Biographers have noted that "a strong sense of the unity of God and nature pervaded Faraday's life and work."[5] Early life Michael Faraday, portrait by Thomas Phillips c1841-1842[6]Faraday was born in Newington Butts,[7] now part of the London Borough of Southwark; but then a suburban part of Surrey, one mile south of London Bridge. His family was not well off. His father, James, was a member of the Sandemanian sect of Christianity. James Faraday had come to London around 1790 from Outhgill in Westmorland, where he had been the village blacksmith. The young Michael Faraday, one of four children, having only the most basic of school educations, had to largely educate himself.[8] At fourteen he became apprenticed to a local bookbinder and bookseller George Riebau and, during his seven-year apprenticeship, he read many books, including Isaac Watts' The Improvement of the Mind, and he enthusiastically implemented the principles and suggestions that it contained. He developed an interest in science, especially in electricity. In particular, he was inspired by the book Conversations in Chemistry by Jane Marcet.[9] At the age of twenty, in 1812, at the end of his apprenticeship, Faraday attended lectures by the eminent English chemist Humphry Davy of the Royal Institution and Royal Society, and John Tatum, founder of the City Philosophical Society. Many tickets for these lectures were given to Faraday by William Dance (one of the founders of the Royal Philharmonic Society). Afterwards, Faraday sent Davy a three hundred page book based on notes taken during the lectures. Davy's reply was immediate, kind, and favourable. When Davy damaged his eyesight in an accident with nitrogen trichloride, he decided to employ Faraday as a secretary. When John Payne, one of the Royal Institution's assistants, was sacked, Sir Humphry Davy was asked to find a replacement. He appointed Faraday as Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution on 1 March 1813 .[1] Sir Humphry Davy, 1830 engraving based on the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830)In the class-based English society of the time, Faraday was not
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Enter a value into either text box and select units using the drop-down boxes. = What is Inductance? Inductance is a property in which an emf (electro-motive force) is induced in a circuit due to a change in electric current through that circuit or through a nearby circuit. This induced emf opposes the change in the current. The symbol used to denote inductance is L. The unit of inductance is the henry (H), named after American scientist Joseph Henry. One henry is the inductance needed to induce one volt by a change of current of one ampere per second. In 1831, an English scientist, Michael Faraday discovered that when a magnetic field is changed in a circuit, a current is induced in a nearby circuit. Joseph Henry made this discovery at about the same time although Faraday was the first to publish. The phenomenon of generating electromotive force and current by changing magnetic field is known as electromagnetic induction. Faraday's Law Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction gives the relationship between the changing magnetic flux and induced electromagnetic force. It states: The electromagnectic force induced in a circuit is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic flux that moves through the circuit. If E is the induced electromotive force in volts, DΦ the change in magnetic force and Dt is the amount of time in seconds in which the change in magnetic force takes place, then: E = - (DΦ/Dt) It means that the more magnetic field lines cut across the conductor and the faster they cross, the greater the induced voltage. Self Induction The phenomenon in which a changing current in a coil induces an emf in itself is called self induction. If the flux through one loop of the coil be F, then the total flux through the coil of N turns would be N.F. As F is proportional to the magnetic field which is in turn proportional to the current I, then, N.Φ = L.I Here L is the constant of proportionality called the self inductance of the coil. It depends upon the number of turns of the coil, its area of cross section and the core material. If E is the emf induced, using Faraday's Law it can be deduced that, E = -L.DI/Dt It shows that the self induced emf in a coil is proportional to the time rate of change of current in the coil. Self inductance of a coil is defined as the ratio of emf to the rate of change of current in the coil. The negative sign indicates that the self induced emf must oppose the change that produced it. For this reason the self induced emf is also called back emf, which can destroy semiconductors used to drive relays and other electromagnetic components if they are not adequately protected. Mutual Induction The phenomenon in which a changing current in one coil induces an emf in another coil is called mutual induction. Let the flux passing through one loop of the secondary coil be F. Net flux passing through the coil of N loops is NF. As this flux is directly proportional to the magnetic field produced by the current, I, in the primary coil and the magnetic field itself is proportional to I, then N.Φ = M.I where M is the constant of proportionality called the mutual inductance of the two coils. It depends upon the number of turns of the coils, their area of cross section, their proximity and the nature of the core material on which the two coils are wound. Using Faraday's law, it can be deduced that, E = -M.DI/Dt It shows that the emf induced in the secondary coil is proportional to the time rate of change of current in the primary. Again, the negative sign indicates that the induced emf opposes the change of current in the primary coil. Bookmark this page in your browser using Ctrl and d or using one of these services: (opens in new window)
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Florence, Italy Currency and Costs - ISA Money Matters Currency The Euro is the official currency of Italy. The euro (€) was launched in two stages. First, in January 1999, to became the new official currency of 11 EU Member States, replacing the old national currencies - such as the Italian lira. It was introduced in the virtual form for bank transactions. The second stage, in January 2002, was when the euro officially appeared in circulation. The euro is not the currency of all EU Member States. Two countries, Denmark and the United Kingdom, agreed to opt-out, while many of the newest EU members have yet to meet the conditions for adopting the currency. Once they do so, they will replace their national currency with the euro. There are 8 different euro coin denominations and 7 different euro bill denominations in circulation. Coins are denominated in 2 and 1 euro, then 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. Each member state decorated their own coins, but all coins are interchangeable within the countries. Bills are denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 and they vary in color and size. Conversion Rates What is the Euro worth compared to the dollar? With the euro in constant flux, please see www.oanda.com for up-to-date exchange rates. While traveling, it may be helpful to carry a portable currency converter (found at travel stores). Sometimes in the form of a key-chain, this is a handy gadget (like a calculator) into which you enter the exchange rate (depending on the exchange rate at the time and the country in which you are located) save, and then simply enter prices and the device converts the amounts into dollars. Cost of Living While areas in Florence can be expensive, there are many ways to live comfortably on a budget, if you pay attention to what you spend and look out for different deals and events offered throughout the city. Budgeting Due to the change in exchange rates and vast differences in individual spending habits, we can only give you estimated figures, however, most students seem to spend around $300 per week. This figure does not include extra traveling, heavy shopping, or frequent restaurant dining. Please keep in mind that some students spend less and others spend more. When budgeting, keep in mind that it is always better to overestimate than to underestimate. Please see the brief list below for an idea of approximate expenses for the most common items a typical student will encounter. Food/Drinks Entertainment ≈ €20-40 / week (varies greatly per student) Travel Train Ticket ≈ €10-75 one way (varies according to destination) Hotel: ≈ €80-110 / night
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10 cent 10 cent Emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) and monetary policy Monetary policy Read about the ECB’s monetary policy instruments and see the latest data on its open market operations. Public consultations Payments & Markets Find out how the ECB promotes safe and efficient payment and settlement systems, and helps to integrate the infrastructure for European markets. 10 cent Andorra Andorra signed a Monetary Agreement with the European Union on 30 June 2011. As a result, Andorra can use the euro as its official currency and issue its own euro coins. All the coins feature the 12 stars of the European flag. The 10, 20 and 50 cent coins show the Romanesque church of Santa Coloma. Andorra Austria Austria chose to produce a series of coins illustrating flowers, architecture and famous people from its history. The designs were chosen by a national panel and public opinion poll. Austrian artist Josef Kaiser created the designs. St. Stephen's Cathedral, one of the jewels of Viennese Gothic architecture and a popular tourist venue, is depicted on this coin. Austria Belgium Belgium's euro coins were designed by Jan Alfons Keustermans, Director of the Municipal Academy of Fine Arts of Turnhout. There are three series of coins in circulation. All are valid. The first series depicts King Albert II in the inner part of the coin, while the royal monogram - a capital "A" underneath a crown - among 12 stars, symbolising Europe, as well as the year of issuance appear in the outer part. In 2008, Belgium slightly modified the design in order to comply with the European Commission's guidelines. The coins of the second series also show King Albert II, but the royal monogram and the year of issuance now appear in the inner part of the coin, as do the mint marks and the country code for Belgium, "BE". In 2014, Belgium introduced the third series of euro coins, which show King Philippe, his royal monogram "FP" and the country code for Belgium, "BE". The mint marks appear on either side of the year of issuance. Belgium Cyprus Featured on the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins is the Kyrenia ship, a trading vessel which dates back to the fourth century BC and a symbol of Cyprus's seafaring history and its importance as a centre of trade. Cyprus Estonia The design for the national side of Estonia’s coins is the same for all denominations. It features a geographical image of Estonia and the word "Eesti", which means "Estonia". Estonia Finland Finland chose three designs based upon motifs similar to those used before on national coins. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50-cent coins: these show the Finnish heraldic lion in a reproduction of a design by the sculptor Heikki Häiväoja. The heraldic lion in a variety of designs has been used on several Finnish coins over the years, for example on the 1 markka coins between 1964 and 2001. Finland France Over 1,200 designs were considered for the national side of the French coins. A panel chaired by the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance chose three designs, each for certain specific denominations. The panel consisted of experts in numismatics, artists, a former Member of the European Commission (Christine Scrivener), Members of Parliament, the French Mint Director Emmanuel Constans, the General Engraver Pierre Rodier and the actress Irène Jacob, along with members of professional bodies. They selected the following designs: 10, 20 and 50-cent coins: the theme of the sower is a constant in the history of the French franc. Designed by Laurent Jorlo, "this modern, timeless graphic represents France, which stays true to itself, whilst integrating into Europe". France Germany German officials and experts in numismatics chose three different designs for their euro coins. 10, 20 and 50-cent coins: the Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of the division of Germany and its subsequent reunification, is the motif used on these coins. The perspective of the design, by Reinhard Heinsdorff, emphasises the opening of the gate, stressing the unification of Germany and Europe. Germany Greece The Minister for the National Economy and the Gov
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Tools & Resources: Ernest Hemingway Glossary | Test Prep | CliffsNotes Ernest Hemingway Glossary abbastanza bene (Italian) rather well. (A Farewell to Arms) Abruzzi a region of central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. (A Farewell to Arms) absinthe a green, bitter, toxic liqueur made with wormwood oil and anise, now illegal in most countries. (The Sun Also Rises) Abyssinia the former name for the country now known as Ethiopia. (The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms) Adolpho Luque pitcher for the Reds and Giants and a native of Havana, Cuba. (The Old Man and the Sea) "Africana" song title. (A Farewell to Arms) agua mala (Spanish) jellyfish; Portuguese man-of-war. (The Old Man and the Sea) aguardiente (Spanish) clear brandy (The Sun Also Rises) albacore a tuna with unusually long pectoral fins, important as a game and food fish in all warm seas. (The Old Man and the Sea) Algabeno, Gallo bullfighters (The Sun Also Rises) Alger Horatio Alger (1832-1899), U.S. writer of boys' stories; his books typically deal with rags-to-riches stories of young boys advancing from poverty to wealth and acclaim. (The Sun Also Rises) Alpini (Italian) Alpine troops. (A Farewell to Arms) Alsace a historical region of northeastern France, under German control from 1871 to 1919. (The Sun Also Rises) "Alto piano . . . but no piano" (Italian) "Upland plain . . . but no plain." (A Farewell to Arms) Amalfi a town in south Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. (A Farewell to Arms) The American news was all training camps It is unclear whether this refers to spring training prior to the baseball season, to the training of newly-enlisted soldiers, or to both. (A Farewell to Arms) American Women's Club list apparently a list of recommended tourist sites. (The Sun Also Rises) amontillado a pale, relatively dry sherry. (The Sun Also Rises) Anatole France pseudonym of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault (1844-1924); French novelist and literary critic. (The Sun Also Rises) Anatolia the great plains area of Turkey. (Hemingway's Short Stories) Anis del Mono a brand of French or Spanish liqueur flavored with aniseed. (The Sun Also Rises) ANIS DEL TORO (Spanish) anise of the bull; brand of French or Spanish liqueur flavored with aniseed. (The Sun Also Rises) Anti-Saloon League American temperance organization. (The Sun Also Rises) Antitetanus inoculation against tetanus, an acute infectious disease, often fatal, caused by the specific toxin of a bacillus which usually enters the body through wounds: it is characterized by spasmodic contractions and rigidity of some or all of the voluntary muscles, especially of the jaw, face, and neck. (A Farewell to Arms) Aosta the Valle d'Aosta, a region of northwest Italy. (A Farewell to Arms) apéritif an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite. (The Sun Also Rises) The apple the fruit of knowledge, offered by the serpent to Eve. When she shared the apple with Adam, they were cast out of Eden by God. (A Farewell to Arms) Aquila town in the Abruzzi region of Italy. (A Farewell to Arms) Archbishop Ireland American archbishop, apparently, with whose case Henry is unfamiliar. (A Farewell to Arms) arc-light a lamp in which brilliant light is produced by maintaining an arc between two electrodes. (The Sun Also Rises) Ardennes a wooded plateau in northeastern France, southern Belgium, and Luxembourg; the scene of heavy fighting in World War I. (The Sun Also Rises) armistice a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty. The armistice referred to here is the one that ended World War I, on November 11, 1918. (The Sun Also Rises) armoire a large, usually ornate cupboard or clothespress. (A Farewell to Arms) Arriba (Spanish) up, upwards. (The Sun Also Rises) arriero (Spanish) mule driver. (The Sun Also Rises) articulation a joint between bones. (A Farewell to Arms) Asti a wine from the city of the same name in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. (A Farewell to Arms) the attack The setting of this story is northern Italy during World War I; an Italian town has
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Issue 172 by East Cork Journal (page 54) - issuu issuu Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 - The East Cork Journal The Puzzler WIN2TICKETS FOR... TEL. (021) 4630066 WITH OUR 3 4 Congratulations to last week’s winner: CAROLINE GRIFFIN, Midleton ACROSS 8. Viewpoint (7) 9. Inheritors (5) 10. Winning card suit (5) 11. Low wall on a roof (7) 12. Swerve (4) 13. Mechanic (8) 16. Formal dress for a dance (4, 4) 18. Elegant (4) 21. Reaches a set level (7) 23. Cure (5) 25. Selected (5) 26. Passionate (7) DOWN 1. Ship (4) 2. Number (6) 3. Bundles (5) 4. Cut (4) 5. Pickled cucumber (7) 6. Small hollow on the skin (6) 7. Mysterious (8) 12. Vigour (8) 14. Fresh (3) 15. Sets on fire (7) 17. Soothing substance (6) 19. Radiator (6) 20. Trinket (5) 22. Gentle (4) 24. Poses(4) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD: ACROSS: 8. Ovation 9. Peach 10. Melee 11. Problem 12. Jest 13. Magnetic 16. Generate 18. Fell 21.Lottery 23. Eagle 25.Novel 26. Absence. DOWN: 1. Boom 2. Faults 3. Hiker 4. Snap 5. Appoint 6. Ballot 7. Chemical 12. Juggling 14. Act 15.Briefly 17. Native 19. Engine 20. Cease 22. Year 24. Even. Name: ______________________________ Address: ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Tel (mobile):______________________________ Home:_______________________________ Entries to East Cork Journal, 1st Floor, Watersedge, Riverside Way, Midleton O D Test your concentration with this word ladder L E A P P A R K Five Minutes - Five Questions 1. Name the pin-up celebrity who appeared on a provocative poster for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) in 2010, with her body marked as if for cuts of meat? 2. Name Microsoft's hands-free gaming system launched in June 2010, a madeup word alluding to joining? 3. Charles Taylor, in court (along with witnesses Naomi Campbell and Mia Farrow) at the Hague in 2010, the first African president to face trial for war crimes, led which nation? 4. In 2010 India announced the reintroduction of which animal, sixty years after being hunted to extinction in the wild? 5. The new £340m Aviva Stadium in Ireland opened in 2010 on the site of which previous famous sports ground? Answer to last week’s Medium 8 2 ANSWERS TO WORDGAMES: 1. NOSEDIVED 2. LEAK PEAK PERK ANSWERS: 1. Pamela Anderson 2. Kinect 3. Liberia 4. Cheetah 5. Landsdowne Road 1 Find the 9 letter word hidden in this word wheel Answer to last week’s Difficult Tea-Break Crossword SUDOKU
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Secret service, George lazenby and James bond on Pinterest Forward George Lazenby as James Bond enters Miss Moneypenny’s office during filming of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). George Lazenby: "I could hit that hook every time with the hat. I’d just walk in, throw the hat, it’d land on the hook, and I’d say my dialogue. It was a piece of cake." ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE © 1969 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All rights reserved. See More
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2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un
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Who are the Duke of York, Duke of Kent, etc., and how did they get their titles? | HowStuffWorks Who are the Duke of York, Duke of Kent, etc., and how did they get their titles? NEXT PAGENEXT Britain's royalty and nobility fascinate the rest of the world, especially Americans. We wonder what all those titles mean and who all those people we've seen at royal weddings and funerals are. And today (August 4, 2000) is a good day to talk about the royal family because it is the birthday of the Queen Mother, who is 100 years old. The British royal family is like other families, made up of spouses, children, grandchildren, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. The head of the British royal family is Queen Elizabeth II, and she is the one who decides who are bona fide members of the family and what titles they will carry. Up Next Charles I of England Quiz To answer your question -- a duke is the highest rank you can achieve without being a king or a prince. Historically a duke is a high-ranking nobleman, land-owner or a prince, and in feudal times was the lord over part of the country. Today the titles are largely symbolic and there are 28 dukedoms. Some people (like Prince Charles) have several dukedoms and some dukedoms are unassigned. When a duke who does not have an heir dies, the title returns to the royal family to be given out to someone new. Not everyone who carries the title duke or earl is a member of today's royal family. Britain has a system of peerage, which ranks members of the nobility and aristocracy. Many titles of nobility were won many years ago through great wealth, favors to the king or good deeds and are passed on from one generation to the next. This is known as the inherited peerage. For example, Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is the ninth man in his family to carry that title. Before he became Earl Spencer (note that the practice is to drop the "of") upon the death of his father, he was known as Charles Spencer or as Viscount Althorp, a title that his son, Louis, now carries. Other noble titles are given on merit or on special occasions. The life peerage are titles that the monarch confers on exceptional people during their lifetimes, and those titles do not pass to children or descendents. Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, is now Baroness Thatcher. The British prime minister consults with the queen about who is deserving of a life peerage, and several people are elevated to the peerage every year. Life peers get a seat in the House of Lords, but a law passed in 1999 limits the right of hereditary peers to have a seat. The order of the titles in British Isles nobility from highest to lowest are: Duke (and duchess): The name is derived from the Latin dux, which means leader. Most dukedoms carry a place name, although that means little to the modern titles because the holders are not the sovereigns of a land area. Marquess or marquis (and marchioness): This title appeared in England with the Norman conquest and was given to nobles who were in charge of border areas. The name is related to older words for a frontier. Earl (and countess): The name comes from a Norse word, jarl, which meant leader. It is equivalent to a count in European nobility. Viscount (and viscountess): Pronounced VI-count, this title derives from the Latin comes for a companion and was sort of an assistant nobleman in the old days. Baron (and baroness): The lowest rank of nobility came to England with the Normans, also, and the word is derived from the Norman word for a freeman. If you have a life peerage this is the highest title you can carry. Below these are the lower nobility, who carry the titles: Baronet: This title is granted to members of the upper classes, referred to as the gentry. The story is that King James I created the title to raise money. Knight: In medieval times, knights were the soldiers of the king or of princes. Now, the queen grants knighthood to her subjects who have achieved great success in their professions. Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, has been
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Best of Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle Introduction Holyroodhouse from Salisbury Craggs The Palace of Holyroodhouse is located at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and is the official residence of HM The Queen in Scotland. Ornamental gates History The earliest parts of the building date from the late 15th century and the Palace was gradually extended over the years. The tower to the left of the main entrance, for example, predates that to the right. This can best be seen by comparing the weathering of the stonework on each. The stonework of the older tower to the left is dark and rough while the newer tower to the right is bright and smooth. Enjoying a magnificent setting next to Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat, Holyroodhouse has provided the stage for many important historical events in Scotland's past. The Palace is built next to the ruins of Holyrood Abbey which was founded in 1128. Holyrood Abbey The Abbey itself was built over the spot where King David I is said to have experienced a miracle when out hunting one day. Separated from his companions a magnificent hart (a male red deer or stag) appeared out of the mist, frightening his horse and throwing him to the ground. As the animal closed in to attack, the King instinctively put out his hands for protection. At this point a cross is said to have miraculously appeared between its antlers. This stopped the hart in its tracks and it turned and fled in terror. That night in a dream the King was commanded to build a holy house on the site. This he did, and that building was Holyrood Abbey. Vaulted ceiling of side aisle Later, around 1500, James IV built the first proper Palace on the site, replacing the former guesthouse that had been built close by the Abbey and which had become the residence of earlier Scottish kings. The new Palace was built around a quadrangle, containing the Royal Apartments, Great Hall and a Chapel. In 1544 Henry VIII of England despatched an army under the Earl of Hertford to burn Leith and sack Edinburgh to show his contempt at the refusal of the Stuarts to marry Mary to his son. This resulted in considerable damage to the Palace. Plaque Later, in 1650, when Oliver Cromwell was visiting Edinburgh, the Palace was burned by his troops. Although Cromwell rebuilt the Palace, shortly after this it was torn down again and rebuilt in 1671 by Charles II, in essentially its present form. The nave roof was vaulted in stone, but collapsed in 1758 shortly after being built. Mary Queen of Scots Perhaps the most famous inhabitant of the Palace was Mary Queen of Scots. The Palace from Calton Hill Born in 1542, Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland. James died within a week of her birth and Mary was crowned Queen of Scots before her first birthday. Aged five, Mary was sent to Paris be raised in the French court under the terms of an arranged marriage to Henri II's son, Francois. Mary was said to have been very popular in the French court and excelled in languages and the arts. On Henri's death in 1559, Francois succeeded to the French throne with Mary becoming his Queen Consort. Tragedy struck however only a few month's later when Francois died of an ear infection. Mary, by this time a highly cultured and beautiful young woman, returned to Scotland in 1561, aged just 19. Holyrood Palace became her new home, but unfortunately she returned to Scotland at a time of enormous political and religious upheaval and her involvement in this would eventually to lead to her downfall. Bathhouse of Queen Mary She married Henry Stuart Lord Darnley at Holyrood Palace in 1565. This antagonised Elizabeth I of England who felt threatened by Mary'ss Catholic background and potential claim to the English throne. One of the most famous incidents concerning Mary was the murder in 1566 of her private secretary, a handsome Italian by the name of David Rizzio. Darnley had become jealous of the high regard in which Mary held Rizzio and arranged a conspiracy to murder him. This was carried out in front of Mary and Rizzio was reputed to have been stabbed 57 times. Mary's bedro
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Chapter 6. Joshua Study Guide KEY TERMS Achan , Ai , Ark of the covenant , Cities of refuge , Conquest , Divine warrior , Etiology , Gibeon , Gilgal , Habiru , Hazor , Holy war , Jericho , Joshua , Lots , Rahab , Shechem Canaanites According to the Bible, Canaanites were the inhabitants of Palestine at the time the Israelites, led by Joshua, entered the Promised Land. Modern historians ask whether Israelites were Hebrews from an exodus that left Egypt or were they really themselves Canaanites. Source: P. E. Newberry, Beni Hasan, Volume I (London, 1893), plate XLVII. 1 INTRODUCTION Palestine has been the object of conquest for thousands of years. As the land bridge linking the African and Asian continents, it was highly desirable for military and economic reasons. Past conquerors include the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and the Turks. Jews living in Palestine asserted their independence from the British in 1948 and founded the modern state of Israel. The book of Joshua is the story of how the Israelites entered the land of Canaan to create a homeland. Under the leadership of Joshua, the descendants of Jacob, now called the Israelites, entered Canaan and began to settle there. The book of Joshua picks up the story where Deuteronomy left offthe death of Moses. It exhibits PART 2 • Prophets CHAPTER 6 • Joshua 203 both historical and thematic continuity with the Torah. One of the central themes of the Pentateuch was the promise of land, and the book of Joshua details the actualization of this promise. The book of Joshua consists of three major sections. Chapters 112 contain stories of military confrontations with Canaanites, resulting in victory for the Israelites. Chapters 1321 delineate Canaanite territories that were distributed among the twelve tribes of Israel. Chapters 2224 wrap up the book with Joshua bidding farewell to the Israelites. 1.1 Conquest of CanaanA Summary The book of Joshua begins by citing the death of Moses. God spoke to Joshua , Moses successor, and encouraged him to lead Israel into the land of Canaan (Joshua Chapter 1). Joshua sent two spies to Jericho to provide intelligence before the battle. There they met Rahab, a Canaanite who assisted them (2). The Israelites crossed the Jordan River and went to Gilgal where all the men were circumcised (35). They attacked Jericho and were victorious (6). But Achan stole some property in the process, so the Israelites lost the battle of Ai the first time; they succeeded the second (78). The Gibeonites became allies, but Israel attacked other cities, including Hazor (912). Although many territories were not taken (13), Joshua divided the conquered areas among the tribes (1419) and designated cities of refuge (20). The Levites were given towns but no tribal lands (21). The tribes settled in their territories (22), and Joshua gathered the people to Shechem for his final address and for covenant renewal (2324). 1.2 Reading Guide Read the first eleven chapters. This is the main narrative portion of the book that consists of the episodes of conquest . In these chapters, the Israelites rapidly take control of Palestine after only a few military campaigns. They were united under Joshuas leadership and were devoted to the covenant. Consider how this portrayal of the process fits the agenda of the Deuteronomistic historian. Then ask yourself how the total pacification of Palestine by violent conquest fits within this picture. Does the Bible really condone such violence? Does the narrative actually depict it as total? Lastly, read Chapters 2324, which describe the end of Joshuas life and the covenant renewal occasion that it prompts. How does this fit Deuteronomic theology? 2 CAMPAIGNS OF CONQUEST (1-12) A straightforward reading of the book of Joshua suggests that all the Israelite tribes were united in one mighty fighting force that was led by Joshua and they stormed into Canaan and settled there. But be alert to hints that it may not have been quite so simple; a close reading of the books of Joshu
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The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's names--John Quincy Adams and George Walker Bush. ...to host a Confederate President's inauguration? Jefferson Davis took his oath of office at the Alabama State Capitol building in 1861. ...whose official state seal is not circular? Connecticut's seal, depicting three grapevines and the state motto, is oval-shaped. ...to have two Federal Reserve Banks? The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to have multiple native sons immortalized atop Mount Rushmore? George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both born in Virginia, as were six other Presidents. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...with a community-owned major league professional sports team? The NFL's Green Bay Packers are owned by a large group of stockholders mostly residing in Wisconsin. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where prostitution is legal? However, not all counties have legalized it--including the counties Las Vegas and Reno are in. ...with a state capital of over a million people? The next biggest state capital, Indianapolis, has half a million fewer citizens. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...whose three largest cities begin with the same letter? The largest city in Ohio is Columbus, followed by Cleveland and then Cincinnati. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...never to cast an electoral vote for Ronald Reagan? Minnesota was the only state to spurn the GOP in 1984, remaining loyal to Minnesotan Walter Mondale. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to border the Canadian province of New Brunswick? Maine has one border with New Hampshire, but is otherwise surrounded by Canadian provinces. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to have a Unicameral Legislature? Nebraska's legislature, nicknamed 'The Unicameral' by residents, is also uniquely unaffiliated with any political party. ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...to have territory in the Eastern Hemisphere? This means that Alaska is technically the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost State. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose official State Motto is in Spanish? Montana's state motto is 'Oro y Plata,' or 'Gold and Silver,' in tribute to the state's mining industry. Exceptional Quality ...to border more than two Great Lakes? In fact, Michigan borders four Great Lakes--all except for Lake Ontario. ...with an automobile on its commemorative State Quarter? The auto, an 'Indycar,' is a reference to the famed Indianapolis Motor Spe
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Food named after famous people: GHIJ Home » food » Food named after famous people: GHIJ Food named after famous people: GHIJ Green Gage plum or Greengage – Sir William Gage (c. 1656-1727), a botanist and 2nd Baronet of Hengrave, is believed to have brought the plum to England from France in 1724. Knowingly or unknowingly, he renamed the plum that in France was called Reine-Claude, after Francis I ‘s wife Claude (1498-1524), daughter of Louis XII . Cherry Garcia ice cream – Ben & Jerry’s homage to Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia (1942-1995). Poires Mary Garden – Mary Garden (1874-1967) was a hugely popular opera singer in Europe and the U.S. at the turn of the century. Born in Scotland, she emigrated to the U.S. as a child, then came to Paris in 1897 to complete her training. After her 1900 debut at the Opra-Comique, she was much sought-after by composers for starring roles in their operas. Escoffier made this dish in her honor, and is said to have told a friend once that all his best dishes had been created “for the ladies”. (see Melba ) Garibaldi biscuits – English biscuits named for Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian patriot and leader of the drive to unite Italy, after his wildly popular visit to England in 1864. There is also a French demi-glce sauce with mustard and anchovies, and a consomm named after him. Baron de bouf la St. George – a dinner in honor of British guests was probably being held at Delmonico’s when Ranhofer named this dish. Saint George , a Roman soldier, was martyred c. 304, and was adopted as England’s patron saint in the 13th century. The dinner finished with “Plum Pudding la St. George.” German chocolate cake, originally known as German’s Chocolate Cake – the 1950’s American cake took its name from Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate, which in turn took its name from Sam German who developed the sweet baking chocolate (between milk and semi-sweet) in 1852. Earl Grey tea – named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey , Viscount Howick, and British Prime Minister 1830-1834. Graham crackers, Graham flour – Sylvester Graham , 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and proponent of a puritan lifestyle based on teetotalling, vegetarianism, and whole wheat. Bombe Grimaldi – kümmel-flavored frozen dessert probably named for a late-19th century member or relative of Monaco’s royal Grimaldi family. There is also an apple flan Grimaldi. Docteur Jules Guyot pear – 19th-century French agronomist Dr. Jules Guyot, c. 1870. Guyot did work for Napolon III in several agricultural fields. H Hamantaschen – the Yiddish version (Haman’s Pockets) of the Hebrew Oznei Haman (Haman’s Ears}; a small pastry named for the cruel Persian official outwitted by Queen Esther and hanged, Haman , in the Book of Esther . Hamantaschen are traditionally eaten at Purim . They are also referred to as Haman’s hats. Pate de filets d’oie Adolphe Hardy – the young Belgian poet Adolphe-Marie Hardy (1868-1954), first published in 1888, and subsequently rising to be a major figure in French literature, was favored early on by Charles Ranhofer with this goose liver pate. Hass avocado – in the 1920’s, California postal worker Rudolph Hass set out to grow a number of Lyon avocado trees in his backyard. One of the seedlings he bought was a chance variant which produced fruit, his children apparently noticed as unique. Hass patented the variety in 1935, and it now makes up about 75% of U.S. avocado production. Heath bar – the American “English toffee” bar is named for brothers Bayard and Everett Heath, Illinois confectioners who developed it in the 1920’s and eventually turned the local favorite into a nationally popular candy bar. Oh Henry! – the candy bar introduced by the Williamson Candy Company in Chicago, 1920, was named for a young man who frequented the company store and was often commandeered to do odd jobs with that call. Schnitzel la Holstein – Baron Friedrich von Holstein (1837-1909), primary German diplomat after Otto von Bismarck , serving Kaiser Wilhelm II . The gourmet Holstein liked to have a variety of foods on one plate, an
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Which character first appeared in the book Call for the Dead - IT - 402 View Full Document Which character first appeared in the book Call for the Dead George Smiley by John LeCarre 46 The temple at Ephesus was sacred to who Diana 47 In WW2 in what French city did the Germans surrender Reims 48 In the Bible which book follows John Acts of the Apostles 49 Sean Connery has what real first name Thomas 50 Jeffery Archer wrote Kane and Abel what was the sequel called The Prodigal Daughter Page 156 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 78 Answers 51 A race is won by four laps of the track - which sport Speedway 52 Retsina is a wine from which country Greece 53 Hedera Helix is better known by what name Ivy 54 What are Hamilton House and Petronella Scottish country dances 55 What was the subtitle of Police Academy Six City Under Siege 56 What is a peruke A wig 57 What does the reference book Crockfords list Church of England clergy 58 Which Italian city is at the heart of its fashion industry Milan 59 Which food was rationed after WW2 ended but not during it Bread 60 Which group had a 1970s UK number one hit with Oh Boy Mud 61 Shamanism is the religion of which people Inuit or Eskimos 62 Black, whooper and Berwick all varieties of what Swan 63 The linden tree is also called what Lime tree 64 What does it mean in the UK if a telephone number starts 0800 It’s a free call - toll free 65 JVC launched VHS in 1976 what does VHS stand for Video Home System 66 The penny red was the first postage stamp to have what Perforations 67 Cultured pearls were first grown in which country Japan 68 What was first sold as a cold cure - not what we use it for now Alka-Seltzer 69 Louis Maxwell became well know for playing which role Moneypenny in early Bond films 70 Who said "I've no problem with drugs - only policemen" Keith Richard 71 Who was the last Roman Catholic King of England James II 72 Which beer was advertised as good for you Guinness 73 Concetta Franconeri became more famous as who Connie Francis 74 On the Thames they go swan upping annually what is it Counting swan population 75 According to the proverb which fruit tastes sweetest Forbidden 76 Who designed clothes under the emporio label Georgio Armani 77 What is a zinfandel White grape variety 78 Greyhound racing in UK what colour does the No one dog wear Red 79 In which building do they elect a new Pope Sistine Chapel 80 Brian Connolly was the lead singer of which 70s group The Sweet 81 Whose autobiography is called "Take it like a Man" Boy George - or George O'Doud 82 The earth pig is what animal Aardvark 83 What is the title of the wife of a Marquis Marchioness 84 What colour is angelica Green 85 What is a lacuna A Space 86 What was Buddy Hollies real first name Charles 87 Who was the Bad in the spaghetti westerns Lee van Cleef 88 What was Ghandi's profession Lawyer 89 What countries official name is Bharat India - in Hindi 90 Edradour is the smallest one in Scotland - what Distillery 91 Citrus Grandis is the Latin name of which fruit Grapefruit 92 What lager reached the parts other beers could not reach Heineken 93 This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Kenyatta University IT 402 - Spring 2015 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc HYPO.docx
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Famous British conductor Sir Edward Downes and wife die at assisted suicide clinic Dignitas in Switzerland | Daily Mail Online comments The son of one of Britain’s most respected musicians told yesterday how he wept as he watched his father and mother die hand in hand at the Dignitas suicide clinic in Zurich. Distinguished orchestral conductor Sir Edward Downes, 85, and his 74-year-old wife Joan died from barbiturate poisoning as their children sat with them. Lady Downes had terminal cancer of the liver and pancreas while her husband was nearly blind and increasingly deaf. Devoted: Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan in 1991 Their son Caractacus, 41, said: ‘They drank a small quantity of clear liquid and then lay down on the beds next to each other. ‘They wanted to be next to each other when they died. They held hands across the beds. Within a couple of minutes they were asleep and they died within ten minutes.’ RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Scotland Yard said detectives would investigate the deaths. Assisting a suicide is an offence that can bring a prison sentence of 14 years. But more than 100 Britons have now died in Switzerland, where suicide is legal, without any move by authorities here to prosecute families and friends who helped them. Sir Edward and his wife with their son Caractacus at the Royal Northern Hospital, London, in 1967 Mr Downes, from Monmouth, South Wales, said: ‘It is a very civilised way to be able to end your life. I don’t understand why this country doesn’t allow it.’ Sir Edward had a highly distinguished career lasting six decades. He had been principal conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted for more than 50 years at the Royal Opera in Covent Garden. The couple, who lived in a large house in Blackheath, South-East London, had been married for 54 years. Lady Downes was a former ballet dancer and choreographer who had acted as her husband’s personal assistant in recent years. Their son said he and his 39-year-old sister Boudicca – the children were named after warrior leaders who rebelled against Roman rule in Britain – had wanted to be present when their parents died last Friday. He said: ‘To start with, my mother didn’t want us to go but Dignitas encouraged us. ‘My parents were very relieved we were there. There is a detailed procedure Dignitas require you to go through to make sure you are aware of what you are doing and are sure it is what you want.’ Passionate: Sir Edward conducting He said his mother’s condition was ‘bleak’ and her life expectancy had been only weeks. Mr Downes added: ‘Dad felt he was physically winding down. There were all sorts of things he wanted to do but couldn’t. ‘He had been doing a degree in Russian – he wanted something to keep his brain ticking over – but he was having great difficulty with the physical demands of reading Russian texts. It was frustration upon frustration for him’. Mr Downes said the family had taken advice from a lawyer. He added: ‘We knew this would be in the papers so we were very clear we didn’t want to be untruthful about what had happened. We were not going to lie to anybody.’ The deaths come shortly after peers voted 194 to 141 to reject reforms that would have made it legal for families to help Dignitas suicides in carefully-regulated circumstances. The suicides were greeted with sympathy rather than condemnation by pro-life campaigners. Dr Peter Saunders of Care Not Killing said: ‘This is a sad but unusual case. The current law, which makes assisting suicide illegal, is clear and right and the House of Lords was wise last week not to approve any change to it. ‘The penalties it holds in reserve give it both a stern face, to deter would-be abusers, and a kind heart to enable judges to exercise compassion in hard cases.’ Lady Downes’s brother, Dr John Weston, said he was stunned when he was told about the deaths on the day they happened. The 75-year-old retired chemist said he and his wife Jean, 76, found out his sister had cancer when she wrote to them last month. The anonymous-looking building in Zurich which
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Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's secret weapon | Television & radio | The Guardian TV and radio blog Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's secret weapon The Thick of It, Veep and Peep Show writer Simon Blackwell on how the beautiful rhythms of Braben's jokes made him the comedy writer's comedy writer Simon Blackwell Tuesday 21 May 2013 10.06 EDT First published on Tuesday 21 May 2013 10.06 EDT Pinterest Eddie Braben's work for Morecambe and Wise ranks among the best and funniest of any British comic writing because in many ways it defines it. Braben's rhythms are the quintessential rhythms of British comedy – the comedy of bathos. Eric and Ernie began their careers trying to imitate the smart cross-talk and rapid one-liners of US double acts such as Abbott and Costello. This is still evident in much of their 1960s work, scripted by Dick Hills and Sid Green. But it's Braben's tumbling lines, with Eric puncturing the pomposity of Ernie, or their celebrity guests, that we think of when we recall probably the most-loved comedians of the last 50 years. When Eric, as the Duke of Wellington, lies on a bed with Vanessa Redgrave's Empress Josephine: ERIC: Would you like something to warm you up? VANESSA: (Seductively) I would very much. ERIC: Good, I think I've got some extra-strong mints in my greatcoat. Or in a sketch with Dame Flora Robson, when Eric offers her some impressive-looking wine: ERIC: I can recommend it — it's the '83. DAME FLORA: 83? ERIC: Yes – 83 bottles for fifteen and nine. The rhythm of Eric's line there, the cascade down to "fifteen and nine", that's the Eddie Braben rhythm. And it's a beautiful thing. Braben encouraged Morecambe and Wise to do sketches where they shared a double bed, to help cement their transformation away from Abbott and Costello and towards Laurel and Hardy – two idiots, one of whom doesn't think he is an idiot. But the innocence of this new dynamic allowed Braben to sneak through some far less innocent lines. In one of these bed sketches, Ernie is boasting to Eric about his family's art collection: ERNIE: My mother had a Whistler. ERIC: Now there's a novelty. Again, deflated pretension. But also, at that point, around 20 million people in a BBC primetime audience had a mental image of a whistling vagina. Scriptwriter behind the Morecambe and Wise television shows Published: 21 May 2013
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Greek Stories about Athena-Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest In a small town of Ledia, in Northern Greece, there once lived a beautiful maid with the name Arachne. Arachne was famous in town for being a very skillful weaver and spinner and every day many girls and nymphs were stopping by to see her weave. However, Arachne was a very vain girl and couldnât stop boasting about her talent. She claimed that she had learned the skill all by herself and that there was no one else in the world who could weave as delicately as her... she even felt that she could compete against Athena , the goddess of skill, and win her with ease. When Athena heard these words, she got disappointed and decided to disguise as an old lady and appear in front of Arachne. "My dear", she told Arachne, "I am old and have much life experience, so let me give you one advice: donât ever mess up with a goddess! No mortal can compete against Athena. Take back your words and kindly ask for forgiveness..." Arachne got furious and threw the thread against the old woman, telling her: "I donât need your advice, I know best what I can do! If Athena really dares, then she should come here and compete against me!" At that moment, the old woman transformed herself into the radiant goddess Athena. On her sight, everybody in the room kneeled down in awe- not so Arachne, who couldn't wait to compete against her. Soon the competition started and both contestants were doing really well. Athena was weaving the Parthenon and her contest with god Poseidon. Arachne, on the other hand, was making fun of the gods by weaving scenes of gods full of weaknesses and fears. Arachneâs work seemed to be perfect technically, yet it was not beautiful because it was showing disregard of the gods. When Athena saw this, she became very offended and told Arachne: "You may be foolish and stubborn, but you seem to love your work. So go ahead now and spin forever!" Immediately, Athena sprinkled her with the juice of magical herbs and the body of Arachne transformed into a small and ugly animal, which is known as the spider nowadays . Since then, the spider is cursed to be trapped inside her own web, weaving constantly and endlessly... but having finally all her works destroyed by humans! This story proves that the Greek gods and goddesses were subject to human emotion. Search
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General Knowledge #4 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. General Knowledge #4 Which European capital has a skyline dominated by St Stephen�s cathedral? Vienna Shogi is a Japanese form of which boardgame? Chess Which astronomer discovered the planet Uranus? Herschel, What type of vessel to explore ocean depths was invented in 1947 by Auguste Piccard? Bathyscaphe On the Fahrenheit scale, what temperature is boiling point? 212 degrees, In which US state is the city of Pittsburgh? Pennsylvania, What does someone suffering from dysphagia have difficulty in doing? Swallowing On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day? 14-Jul Which instrument derives its name from the fact that it can be played soft or loud according to the pressure on the keys? Pianoforte How many players are there in a lacrosse team? 12 Which German tennis player won five successive Grand Slam tournaments in the 1980s? Steffi Graf What is meant by the musical term �andante�? At a moderate tempo Which patron saint of the British Isles does not have his cross on the union flag? David In which ocean does the country of Vanuatu lie? Pacific Which French novelist wrote Madame Bovary? Gustave Flaubert Advertisement Under Genoese control from the 14th century, which Mediterranean island was sold to France in 1768? Corsica In May 1999, who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel�s prime minister? Ehud Barak How many dozens are there in a gross? Twelve Carmine is a vivid shade of which colour? Red Which word for the act of killing someone painlessly, especially to relieve suffering, is derived from the Greek for �easy death�? Euthanasia What sort of films are sometimes referred to �horse operas�? Westerns, Which German physicist laid down the principles of quantum theory? Max Planck Which famous sportsman was presented with a gold medal during the 1996 Olympics, to replace the one he threw away in the 1960s? Muhummad Ali Which saint�s day falls on 17 March? Patrick, What is the longest river in France? Loire, In a bullfight, what is a mounted man with a lance called? Picador. What was the first name of the composer Mussorgsky? Modest The Kara Sea is an arm of which ocean? Arctic Who wrote the 1978 novel The Sea, the Sea? Iris Murdoch Which famous UK fashion designer married Andreas Kronthaler in 1992? Vivienne Westwood, Which husband and wife shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Henri Becquerel? Pierre and Marie Curie Who wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm? Kate Wiggin In which sport is the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded? Ice hockey In which European country is the summer and ski resort of Zell am See Austria Who is the patron saint of music? St Cecilia What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging Ikebana Of which country did Jean-B�del Bokassa proclaim himself emperor in 1977? Central African Republic Name the walled city in Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Quebec City What name is given to the fruits of plants of the genus Ficus? Figs Which body of water in Scotland does the Kincardine Bridge span Firth of Forth Which British author wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps? John Buchan In which African country is the resort of Sharm El Sheikh? Egypt, Which Frenchman made the first flight across the English Channel in 1909? Louis Bleriot In which part of the body would you find the organ of Corti? The ear, In which New Mexico city was the atomic bomb developed in the Manhattan Project? Los Alamos Which famous English landscape artist�s works include The Vale of Dedham? John Constable Which novelist wrote The Young Caesar and The Aerodrome? Rex Warner Which Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola in 1994? Ayrton Senna If something is �clavate� what shape is it? Club-shaped. Which Norwegian painter�s works include The Scream? Edvard Munch Which of the gifts brought by the Magi is also known as olibanum? Frankincense Who was the goddess of youth and spring in Greek mythology? Hebe Which Austrian composer wrote the oratorios The Creation and
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Heartbeat TV series, Aidensfield (Goathland) North Yorkshire Moors, Dr.Ferrenby's house is Glendale House bed and breakfast Click to see Heartbeat video (Part One) Click to see Heartbeat video (Part Two) Goathland station was the setting for Hogsmead station in the first Harry Potter movie, but the village is better known as Aidensfield , in the Yorkshire TV series, Heartbeat. On 26th November,1991, Heartbeat began filming in Goathland, and became a TV success, since it first appeared on our screens on the 10th April 1992, with "Changing Places" - the first of a trial series of 10 episodes. The Heartbeat TV series drew a regular audience of around 14 million viewers each week and had a fixed family slot each Sunday evening in the UK, and has won several TV awards . Heartbeat is not just popular here in the UK, but it also has a huge following in many other countries such as Australia, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, China, Cyprus, Greece, and most of Europe. It is shown in Kenya, India, Hong Kong, Israel, South Africa, the Caribbean ..... the list goes on. It has recently become very popular in Iran, where the muslim leaders have praised it as "true family entertainment!". It is even shown on the small Pacific Island of Vanuatu. In the whole of Heartbeat's 17 years, there have only been a few buildings in the village that have been used as "regulars". They are the Post office, Aidensfield Stores, the Goathland Hotel (Aidensfield Arms), Mostyn's Garage, (now Scripps), Greengrass's farm, and Glendale House (Dr.Ferrenby's surgery). The Final episode "Sweet Sorrow" was shown on 12th September, 2010. That episode was number 373. For the entire 17 years, Heartbeat was in ITV's top 5 performing shows. In the first three series, Glendale House featured as Dr. Ferenby's surgery, where Dr.Kate Rowan, (Niamh Cussack) wife of PC Nick Rowan, (Nick Berry) worked until Dr.Ferrenby drowned on a fishing trip. Kate Rowan herself, sadly, died of leukaemia in the 5th series. Bill Maynard, who played the part of Claude Greengrass, unfortunately suffered a real life heart attack, and had to leave the programme. He has since appeared in a spin off series, called "The Royal" - a 60s hospital drama set in Scarborough, but using some of the Heartbeat actors, and a lot of the scenery from around Goathland. The first three blocks of photographs on this page are from the first three series of Heartbeat, starting in April 1992, when Glendale House featured as Doctor Ferrenby's house. Glendale House can be seen in most of the photos. A lot of them are scanned from old 35mm photos, and home video, but all the photos from page 2 onwards are digital - and better quality. Episode 1 "Changing Places", starring Nick Berry and Niamh Cusack, was aired on 10th April 1992
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CDC - Rabies Rabies Global Rabies Control - Three Months, Three Continents Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. The early symptoms of rabies in people are similar to that of many other illnesses, including fever, headache, and general weakness or discomfort. As the disease progresses, more specific symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation (increase in saliva), difficulty swallowing, and hydrophobia (fear of water). Death usually occurs within days of the onset of these symptoms. Rabies basics
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10 Phobias You Didn't Know Had Actual Names | SMOSH 10 Phobias You Didn't Know Had Actual Names Tweet Posted: Tue, 10/22/2013 - 4:51pm by Francesco Marciuliano During a routine, yuletide unlicensed psychiatrist session in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Lucy asks her patient Charlie Brown, “Do you think you have pantophobia?” otherwise known as the fear of everything. And while you may not fear everything possible, for every possible or seemingly impossible fear you can have there is already a phobia name for it… The fear of long words. And yes, as some sort of cosmic cruel joke, the phobia’s name makes it that much harder for the sufferer to confront—much less say—their own fear. The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Of course, the fear of peanut butter landing anywhere but your mouth intensifies in direct proportion to your inability to wield a butter knife. Leukophobia The fear of the color white. Melanophobia is the fear of the color black. In fact, there is a fear for every color, meaning right now somewhere someone is pointing at a Crayola crayon and screaming. The fear of knees. The fear of elbows is ishicascadiggaphobia, the fear of hands is chirophobia, and the fear of chins is geniophobia. In other words, any one of your body parts is just another person’s sheer hell. (source) The fear of gravity, either that it will suddenly stop and you’ll float off into space or it will suddenly increase and you’ll be crushed by the earth’s gravitational pull, meaning each day you either hold on to your bed for dear life or run up as many flights of stairs as possible. The fear of being tickled by feathers, which only makes the image of a pigeon slowly approaching you with wings out while saying “Who wants to laugh?” all the more terrifying. The fear of hearing good news, because some people can only be comfortable in the belief that everything sucks. The fear of sitting down, requiring the need for a convertible while driving. The fear of the great mole rat, which is either silly or sensible (but certainly specific) depending on how much you want to cuddle that little fellow in the above photo. The fear of Halloween. Or maybe the fear of getting screwed over while trick-or-treating on Halloween. Really, you’re only handing out a single tiny box of Chiclets per person? Shift Long Sleeve Girls Tee What's a Smosh Smosh is the home of the best funny videos , games, photos, memes, blogs and galleries online. See the funniest YouTube videos, pictures and images online or chat with Smosh readers in our online forums. See cartoons and comics daily as well as our original series like Ian Is Bored and Lunchtime w/Smosh. Smosh is the brainchild of Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, and Smosh.com focuses on everything humorous, funny, or awesome from around the web. If all that isn't enough, our friends are serving you free movies in HD for your viewing pleasure. Check 'em out!
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Cotswolds Homes in Cotswolds Cotswolds Homes in Cotswolds Cotswolds From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England", a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. The area has been designated as the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The highest point in the Cotswolds is Cleeve Hill at 330m/1083ft. The Cotswolds lie within the current ceremonial counties of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The county of Gloucestershire forms the largest area of the Cotswolds. Description The spine of the Cotswolds runs southwest to northeast through six counties (see note above), particularly Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and southern Warwickshire. The northern and western edges of the Cotswolds are marked by steep escarpments down to the Severn valley and the Avon. This escarpment or scarp feature (sometimes called the Cotswold Edge) is a result of the uplifting (tilting) of the limestone layer, exposing its broken edge. The dip slope is to the southeast. On the eastern boundary lies the city of Oxford and on the west is Stroud. To the south the middle reaches of the Thames Valley and towns such as Cirencester, Lechlade and Fairford are often considered to mark the limit of this region. However, key features of the area, especially the characteristic uplift of the Cotswold Edge, can be clearly seen as far south as Bath, and towns such as Chipping Sodbury and Marshfield retain elements of Cotswold character. The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying Cotswold stone (a yellow oolitic limestone). This limestone is rich in fossils, in particular fossilised sea urchins. In the Middle Ages, the wool trade made the Cotswolds prosperous. Some of this money was put into the building of churches so the area has a number of large, handsome Cotswold stone "wool churches". The area remains affluent and has attracted wealthy people who own second homes in the area or have chosen to retire to the Cotswolds. Jeremy Clarkson of the BBC motoring programme Top Gear lives close to Chipping Norton Typical Cotswold towns are Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Burford, Chipping Norton, Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold and Winchcombe. The village of Chipping Campden is notable for being the home of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by William Morris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. William Morris lived occasionally in Broadway Tower a folly now part of a country park. Chipping Campden is also known for the annual Cotswold Games, a celebration of sports and games dating back to the early 17th century. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The Cotswolds were designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, with an expansion on 21 December 1990 to 1,990 square kilometres. In 1991 all AONBs were measured again using modern methods. The official area of the Cotswolds AONB increased to 2,038 square kilometres. In 2000 the government confirmed that AONBs had the same landscape quality and status as National Parks. 2006 is the 40th anniversary of The AONB. The largest of 40 AONBs in England and Wales, the Cotswolds AONB stretches from the border regions of South Warwickshire and Worcestershire, through West Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire and takes in parts of West Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset in the South. The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath (approx 103 miles) running the length of the AONB. The Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Service was established in 1968 to help conserve and enhance the area. There are now over 300 Wardens. In 2005 they gave over 36,000 hours of their time. Transport The M5 motorway and Cross Country rail line run north - south close to the western boundary of the area. The M4 motorway and Great Western Main Line cross the area in the south as do the A40 road and Cotswold Line in the north. Cheltenham is a hub for National Express coach services. Note on counties Be
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South Dorset The South Dorset has a massive variety of coastal scenery, and is probably the most photographed part of the path. From the flat sands at Studland, past the famous old Harry Rocks and to probably the best part of this section of the coast, Lulworth Cove and Durdle door. This section of the path goes through the popular resorts of Swanage, Weymouth and Lyme Regis, and has been designated a World heritage site. This area of coast is known as the Jurassic Coast due to the large number of fossils which can be found in the cliffs and rocks here. This walk starts in the pretty village of Beer in Devon, with the White Cliffs, unusual for Devon. The walk then passes through the resort of Seaton before entering the Dowlands Landslip. This area is now a wood, but was the sight of a massive landslip. This part of the path is remote, with very limited views out to sea. The path comes out of the landslip a little to the west of Lyme Regis, crossing the Devon and Dorset border into Lyme Regis. This walk starts from the popular resort of Lyme Regis. Passing the famous fossil cliffs into the village of Charmouth, before climbing Golden Cap, the highest point of the coast path, and the highest cliff in southern England. From here the path descends to the pretty town of Seatown before arriving in West Bay, to the south of Bridport. This walk starts from the beautiful village of Abbotsbury. From Abbotsbury the coast path descends to Chesil Beach and follows a track at the back of the beach until West Bexington. After West Bexington, the path climbs onto the cliffs, which are especially spectacular at Burton Bradstock beach. After Burton Bradstock there is some good cliff walking, with some excellent views, all the way into West Bay. This walk starts from the beautiful village of Abbotsbury, behind Chesil Beach. The walk goes past the famous Swannery, then climbs onto a high path, inland for a while before dropping down back to sea-level behind The Fleet. The path continues behind the Fleet all the way to Ferry Bridge near Weymouth. After Ferry Bridge, the coast path continues along the coast, with good views of Portland, past Nothe Point and into the centre of Weymouth. The official route of the South West Coast path follows the fleet behind Chesil Beach. This walk provides an alternative by following the shingle bank of Chesil Beach along the coast. This is a remote but beautiful walk along this remote and unique beach. Note that this walk is very tough, being almost all on the shingle bank and once on Chesil Beach there is no option to cut the walk short. Also the beach is not accessible to the public between 1st May and 31st August. In addition there is a military firing range at Chickerell. When this is in use no access is possible along the beach (there are huts on the beach which should be manned when firing is taking place). It is therefore advised to check first as you don't want to be turned back part way. This walk, which is not officially part of the South West Coast Path, starts from the well-known Portland Bill Lighthouse on the Isle of Portland and follows the Portland Coast Path round the west side of the island. From Portland there are stunning views over Chesil Beach and The Fleet. The path then follows the edge of Chesil Beach, round the west side of Portland harbour, over ferry bridge, then follows the coast into the centre of Weymouth. This walk, which is not officially part of the South West Coast Path, starts from the well-known Portland Bill Lighthouse on the Isle of Portland and follows the Portland Coast Path round the East side of the island. From Portland there are stunning views over the bay towards Lulworth and you'll also pass working quarries extracting the famous Portland stone. This walk is perhaps the most beautiful on the whole of the coast path. Starting at the beautiful Lulworth Cove, it passes the famous and much photographed St Oswalds Bay and Durdle Door. After Durdle Door, there are some steep climbs, but you're rewarded with stunning views around the coast. After White Nothe cliff, the
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Breeds of Livestock - Gloucestershire Old Spots Swine — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science Breeds of Livestock - Gloucestershire Old Spots Swine Breeds of Livestock - Gloucestershire Old Spots Swine Gloucestershire Old Spots Also Known By: Gloucester, Gloucester Old Spot, Goucestershire Old Spot The Gloucestershire Old Spots is a black and white breed that is predominantly white in color. In recent years, selection has been towards less black and now only a spot or two are usually found. The breed also has a heavy drooped ear. Gloucestershire Old Spots originated in the Berkeley Valley region of England and have now spread throughtout the UK. The origin of the breed is unknown but is probably from the native stock of the area along with introductions of various breeds. In 1855, Youatt and Martin mentioned there was a native stock in Gloucestershire that was of an unattractive dirty white color. The Old Spots are among the large size pigs in England. At one time, they were called the Orchard Pig because they were partially raised on windfall apples and whey - waste agricultural products of the area. Gloucestershire Old Spots are said to be good foragers or grazers. This is not surprising considering the type of feeding practiced in the original home of the breed during its early development. The sows of the breed are known for large litters and high milk production. Prolificacy and milk production have been characteristics sought by practical producers everywhere. A Gloucestershire Old Spots breed society was formed in 1913. And while it has never become a dominant breed in its native country or in any other country, it has had an influence on the world's swine production. There is little doubt the breed contributed more than just some influence on the color pattern to the Spot and was also used in the development of the Minnesota No.3 breed in the United States.
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Crufts dog show begins: facts and figures - Chronicle Live News Crufts dog show begins: facts and figures As Crufts begins this week, we give you the key facts that you need to know about the most famous dog show on earth. Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Five dog finalists in Green Park, London at a photocall for the Crufts 2014. As this year's finalists line-up to do their owners proud, they'll be hoping to emulate some of their doggy ancestors at the show. The Cocker Spaniel has won the most Best in Show titles, with seven wins, followed by the Irish Setter and Welsh Terrier which have both won on four occasions. (Photo: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire) As this year's finalists line-up to do their owners proud, they will be hoping to emulate some of their doggy ancestors at the show. The Cocker Spaniel has won the most Best in Show titles, with seven wins, followed by the Irish Setter and Welsh Terrier which have both won on four occasions. The first ever Best in Show was won by a greyhound in 1928. Greyhound Primley Sceptre took home the top prize and was owned and bred by Herbert Whitley, a brewery millionaire who also founded Paignton Zoo. Theo, a four-a-half-year-old Pomeranian dog and Meme, a 10-month-old Afghan Hound, had to wait to compete at Crufts in 2001, after the show was postponed during the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Crufts ran in May rather than March that year. Crufts covers more than 25 acres of the NEC in Birmingham over five halls, the Pavilion and the Crufts Best in Show Arena. The show moved from Earls Court in London to Britain's second city in 1991 - the first time it was ever staged outside the capital. Crufts lost its apostrophe in 1974, the year it was also mentioned in a murder trial. A jury at the Old Bailey was told how a man who had started an affair with a woman he met at Crufts was then stabbed to death by his wife, with the knife he had used to cut up their dog's food. Dog entries topped 15,000 for the first time in 1961 and kept rising - there were 20,566 canine competitors in 2013. Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to visit the Crufts. Her Majesty is royal patron of The Kennel Club, which organises the show. The BBC dropped live Crufts coverage from its schedule in 2009 following a dispute with The Kennel Club about the inclusion of certain breeds of pedigree dog in the competition. Crufts was first televised on the BBC in 1950. The Best in Show prize has been awarded for the past 86 years. A total of 43 different breeds have won the prestigious title over the years. The 1988 Best in Show winner, English setter Starlite Express of Valsett, was already a canine celebrity, having featured in a nationwide poster campaign for Pedigree Chum. In 1954 an electricians' strike action resulted in the show being cancelled. It was the only time, apart from during the two world wars, that Crufts has been cancelled. Like us on Facebook
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Martha Jones | Tardis | Fandom powered by Wikia Dr Martha Jones, later Martha Smith-Jones, was a British physician. She met the Tenth Doctor while in residency at Royal Hope Hospital in London when the hospital was transported to the Moon by the Judoon troops, after which she began travelling with the Time Lord . ( TV : Smith and Jones ) Unlike other companions , she not only became infatuated with the Doctor but also declared her feelings to him. She decided to stop travelling with him as he could not return her affection, but continued to have a number of adventures, both with and without him, thanks to her work with UNIT and Torchwood . ( TV : Last of the Time Lords , Reset , et al.) Martha also went onto marry Mickey Smith , and the two broke out on their own to become alien fighters despite having ties to Torchwood from two different Earths. She encountered the Doctor again before he regenerated , saving her life one more time. ( TV : The End of Time ) Biography Edit Martha Jones was born in 1986 to Francine and Clive Jones . She had an older sister named Tish , a younger brother, Leo , and a niece, Keisha Jones , who was Leo's daughter. When she was a child, Leo pushed Martha off the swing and broke her arm. Going in the ambulance and having her arm plastered fascinated her, which was when she decided she wanted to become a doctor. ( PROSE : The Story of Martha ) Martha grew up with her mother when her parents divorced, and was often forced to play peacekeeper in continual family arguments. Tish and Leo also lived with them, with Martha sleeping in their home's smallest room. ( PROSE : Wooden Heart ) Martha devoured Annette Billingsley 's The Troubleseekers , a thirty-two book series, around the age of eight; they were the first books that she ever read. She later read Harry Potter and His Dark Instruments . ( PROSE : The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage ) Martha had three trumpet lessons in Year 6 of primary school. ( COMIC : House Pests ) When Francine invited guests to dinner, Martha and her sister were expected to "perform" for the guests by handing out nibbles while Francine bragged that Martha was going to be a leading surgeon. Martha hated the attention and it caused friction between her and Tish, who embraced the attention. Edit Martha first met the Tenth Doctor in 2008 , on her way to her job as a student doctor at the Royal Hope Hospital in London , where she was studying under Mr Stoker . Without introducing himself, the Doctor merely took off his tie and said, "Like so, see?", before walking off. Unbeknownst to Martha at the time, he was demonstrating the nature of time travel . She met him again at the hospital , where he was posing as a patient named John Smith , not realising that the man she saw earlier was a future version of him; she also listened to his heartbeat, discovering that he had two hearts , but stayed quiet about it. Later that same day the hospital was transported to the Moon by the Judoon . Calm while those around her panicked, Martha worked with the Doctor to track down the Plasmavore , " Florence Finnegan ", for whom the Judoon were searching. During this encounter, the Doctor was quickly impressed with Martha's reasoning and intelligence, such as when she deduced that opening the windows wouldn't result in the air being sucked out; it would've happened already anyway if it were going to happen at all as the windows weren't airtight. Despite listening to his heartbeat, however, Martha was sceptical about him being an alien, until the Judoon's scanners confirmed that he wasn't human . Martha first sees the TARDIS. ( TV : Smith and Jones ) As the oxygen in the hospital ran out, Martha gave her last breaths to resuscitate the clinically-dead Doctor, who had thwarted Florence's plan. The Judoon returned the hospital to Earth. That evening, after another family argument at her brother Leo's party, a recovered Martha was approached by the Doctor, who revealed that he was a Time Lord and invited her to join him on what he initially described as a "single trip" through time and space in the T
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2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un
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Facts About Mountains in Mexico | USA Today Facts About Mountains in Mexico (Photo: wonder of the desert image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.com ) Related Articles Average Temperature in Mexico You can find most of the mountains in Mexico in one of two regions. The highest mountain peaks are located in the state of Puebla. The main mountain range in Mexico--the Sierra Madre Mountains--runs from the northwest to the southeast portion. The mountains start near the California border and continue into Guatemala. Largest Mountain The largest mountain in Mexico is El Pixo de Orizaba. This mountain, which was formerly a volcano, is among the highest mountains in North America. Only Denali and Mount Logan are taller. The summit of El Pixo de Orizaba is approximately 18,900 feet above sea level--this is about three and a half miles. If you plan to climb this mountain, you may want to climb sometime between November and March, because it is the dry season in the area. While there is a good chance of running into moisture at the top of the mountain in April and May, it is still possible to climb the mountain during these months. Sierra Madre Mountains The Sierra Madre Mountains are made up of smaller ranges, including Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur. The Sierra Madre, which ranges from around 6,000 feet to 12,000 feet above sea level, has historically been a hindrance to those seeking to travel east to west in Mexico. This mountain range includes areas with snow-covered peaks as well as sections that include thick vegetation and humid temperatures. Mountain Climbing Mountain climbers who come to Mexico to scale the mountains often attempt to climb El Pico de Orizaba using the route that runs along the Jamapa Glacier. While this route is fairly well established, you will run into a glacier at about 15,000 feet that has an angle of about 35 degrees at its pinnacle. Routes that require climbers to have more climbing expertise can be found on the east and west sides of the mountain. For example, the Serpent's Head route--which is on the west side of the mountain--includes 10 pitches of grade-three ice. Climbers who want to attempt to scale the mountain from the south side follow a route that is not as long and takes less time to climb, however it is also steeper than the other routes. The southern side of the mountain can be dry, but there is a potential for avalanches if the summer and fall were wetter than normal. In addition to scaling the El Pico de Orizaba, climbers also often climb the Sierra Negra, which is the fifth-largest mountain in the country. This mountain is particularly popular among those attempting a traverse climb. References
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Jeopardy Night -- BYOJeopardy Jeopardy Night What is the tallest mountain in Africa? Geography Which Indian festival is celebrated once every twelve years? RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY Falafal Which is the longest running film in indian cinema so far? Movies Largest Footwear Retail Chain in India About India This island is also considered a continent. Geography KRISHNA & RAMA ARE BOTH CONSIDERED AVATAR OF THIS HINDU GOD RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY Tarzan Which Walt Disney Movie Is It? (1999) He was raised by gorillas in the jungle, and didn't even know that he was a human being until he stumbled upon a party of explorers. Now he's torn between loyalty to his gorilla family and his new found friends, and he must decide which group he belongs with. Movies Oldest Stock Exchange in India About India Alaska Which american states has more active volcanoes than all other states combined? Which American state has more active volcanoes than all other states combined? - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.com.au/geography-trivia#sthash.kbZvbw5G.dpuf Name the smallest island shared by two countries. Name the smallest island shared by two countries Name the smallest island shared by two countries Name the smallest island shared by two countries Geography 3 pt Mahashivarathri One of the Hindu festivals is celebrated by fasting throughout the day and staying awake at night in prayer. Which is this festival? RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY
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Is Batman DC or Marvel? - Quora Quora Update Cancel Answer Wiki Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally named "the Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as "the Caped Crusader", "the Dark Knight", and "the World's Greatest Detective". 14 Answers Written Sep 16, 2015 Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally named "the Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the "Caped Crusader", the "Dark Knight", and the "World's Greatest Detective". Written Sep 6, 2015 DC. Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Just appreciate how long ago that was, in the year that World War II broke out. Batman has gone on to become one of the most recognizable and arguably most popular superheroes of all time. Batman has spawned a massive legacy of graphic novels, television, video game and movie franchises as well as tons of merchandise. Hope this answers your question. :) DC. Here’s a list to help you distinguish DC and Marvel characters: DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman and Green Arrow. Marvel: Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Ant-Man, such teams as the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the Inhumans, with antagonists such as Doctor Doom, Red Skull, Green Goblin, Ultron, Doctor Octopus, Thanos, Magneto and Loki. Btw if you like DC I recommend you one place to find DC Comics fanarts. You can also communicate with DC lovers here.
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Chester Gould | American cartoonist | Britannica.com American cartoonist Gil Kane Chester Gould, (born Nov. 20, 1900, Pawnee, Okla., U.S.—died May 11, 1985, Woodstock, Ill.), American cartoonist who created “Dick Tracy,” the detective-action comic strip that became the first popular cops-and-robbers series. Gould studied cartooning through a correspondence school, briefly drew sports cartoons in Oklahoma , then worked for the Chicago Daily News. “Dick Tracy” was first distributed in 1931 by the Chicago Tribune–New York News Syndicate, Inc.; its underlying code of “crime doesn’t pay” and its support of tough and often violent law enforcement were widely appealing. Drawn with hard outlines and bright colours and accurate in the details of crime and criminal investigation, the comic strip features Dick Tracy , a clean-cut, plainclothes detective with a hard, jutting jawline, whose methods, reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes’s , made him the nemesis of a gallery of grotesquely caricatured criminals. Gould retired from the strip in 1977. Learn More in these related articles: in comic strip: The United States ...researched, was evolved by Milton Caniff in his Terry and the Pirates (begun 1934). Caricatural simplifications and grim forms of humour were introduced into the genre by Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy (begun 1931), the detective strip par excellence, which is laced with science-fiction gadgetry and bizarre eroticism. Truly satirical forms of... in Dick Tracy (comic strip character) the hard-boiled hero of Dick Tracy, a newspaper comic strip created by Chester Gould in 1931. Gould originally wanted to name both the detective and the strip Plainclothes Tracy, but he was overruled by Joseph Medill Patterson, owner of The Chicago Tribune–New York News Syndicate. 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References creation of Dick Tracy (in Dick Tracy (comic strip character) ) External Links Gould, Chester - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) (1900-85), U.S. cartoonist. Chester Gould was born on Nov. 20, 1900, in Pawnee, Okla. He began cartooning while in college and in 1924 began drawing "Fillum Fables," comic-strip spoofs of popular movies. In 1931 Gould’s creation Dick Tracy, a stern, lean-jawed police detective who was eventually the subject of several films, made his first appearance. The "Dick Tracy" strip continued for 46 years under Gould’s pen. Gould retired in 1977, turning the strip over to other artists. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chester-Gould Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share
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The Legendary King Arthur | King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table Name. The name Arthur may be (and according to K. H. Jackson certainly is) a form of Artorius, a Roman gens name, but, according to J. D. Bruce, it is possibly of Celtic origin, coming from artos viros (bear man) - see The Marriage of King Arthur and Guinevere. Welsh arth gwyr (T. R. Davies). Bruce also suggests the possibility of a connection with Irish art (stone). Life. An outline of the hero's life is given by Geoffrey of Monmouth (twelfth century) in his Historia Regum Brittaniae - History of the Kings of Britain. Just how much of this life was Geoffrey's invention and how much was culled from traditional material is uncertain. He tells us that King Arthur was the son of Uther and defeated the barbarians in a dozen battles. Subsequently, he conquered a wide empire and eventually went to war with the Romans. He returned home on learning that his nephew Mordred had raised the standard of rebellion and taken Guinevere, the queen. After landing, his final battle took place. The saga built up over the centuries and Celtic traditions of Arthur reached the Continent via Brittany. Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur would become what many considered the standard 'history' of Arthur. In this, we are told of Arthur's conception when Uther approached Igraine who was made, by Merlin's sorcery, to resemble her husband. The child was given to Ector to be raised in secret. After Uther's death there was no king ruling all England. Merlin had placed a sword in a stone, saying that whoever drew it out would be king. Arthur did so and Merlin had him crowned. This led to a rebellion be eleven rulers which Arthur put down. He married Guinevere whose father gave him the Round Table as a dowry; it became the place where his knights sat, to avoid quarrels over precedence. A magnificent reign followed, Arthur's court becoming the focus for many heroes. In the war against the Romans, Arthur defeated the Emperor Lucius and became emperor himself. However, his most illustrious knight, Lancelot, became enamoured of Guinevere. The Quest for the Holy Grial began and Lancelot's intrigue with the Queen came to light. Lancelot fled and Guinevere was sentenced to death. Lancelot rescued her and took her to him realm. This led Arthur to crossing the channel and making war on his former knight. While away from Britain, he left Mordred in charge. Mordred rebelled and Arthur returned to quell him. This led to Arthur's last battle on Salisbury Plain, where he slew Mordred, but was himself gravely wounded. Arthur was then carried off in a barge, saying he was heading for the vale of Avalon. Some said he never died, but would one day return. However, his grave was supposedly discovered at Glastonbury in the reign of Henry II (1154-89). � 1993, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends - Claremont Books. King Arthur
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Camelot, King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table Camelot, King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | April 23, 2013 07:27pm ET MORE King Arthur and his knights return to Camelot after a tournament. This image is from a 14th-century manuscript. Credit: Public domain Camelot was a mythical castled city, said to be located in Great Britain, where King Arthur held court. It was the center of the Kingdom of Logres and in Arthurian legend would become the location of the round table that held 150 knights. French origins Although mentioned briefly in a 12th-century poem by Chrétien de Troyes, the earliest detailed description of Camelot would emerge during the 13th century in a series of French romances we call the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate cycles. “In the thirteenth-century Vulgate Cycle, Camelot becomes the principal city of Arthur's realm and remains so in many, though certainly not all, later texts,” writes a team of University of Rochester researchers working on the Camelot project . Researcher Norris Lacy writes that the Vulgate Cycle was composed between 1215 and 1235 by an anonymous author or group of authors. “This cycle of five imposing romances can only be termed monumental, owing in equal measure to its enormous length, its complexity and literary value and influence,” she writes in the preface to the five volume book "Lancelot-Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation" (Garland Publishing, 1993). “The romances run to several thousand pages of text, and they offer many hundreds of characters and countless adventures intricately interlaced with one another.” She also notes that the Post-Vulgate Cycle was written shortly afterward, again by an anonymous author. In these cycles, Camelot would be discussed in detail. The text says, in translation, that it “was the city most full of adventures that ever was ...” Although located in Great Britain, its world was a place that included magicians, giants, dragons and, of course, many knights. Early Camelot The story of Camelot starts with Joseph of Arimathea, who according to the Bible donated his tomb for the burial of Jesus. According to a Vulgate story, he came to Britain and then to Camelot, finding it to be an Islamic city. “It was the richest of the Saracen cities in Great Britain, and it was so important that the pagan kings were crowned there, and its mosque was larger and taller than in any other city,” part of the text reads (translation by Carol Chase). Joseph succeeded in converting more than 1,000 of its inhabitants to Christianity. Its king, a leader named Agrestes, who is described as being the “cruelest man in the world,” falsely converted. After Joseph leaves, Agrestes persecutes the Christians, eventually going completely mad and throwing himself into a fire. Joseph then returns and sees that Camelot has converted to Christianity, “in the middle of the city he had the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr built,” the text reads. This building would remain Camelot’s largest church throughout the Vulgate cycles with additional, smaller, churches also being built. Camelot in King Arthur’s time Camelot was a city surrounded by forests and meadows with plenty of open space for knightly tournaments (which were held frequently). When a tournament was held, wooden reviewing stands for the ladies and maidens would be set up, one of which is mentioned as running for half a league (about 2.5 kilometers). The text said that Camelot was a “rich and well provided town” but offers few details as to its layout or exact size. It was small enough that during a particularly lavish court so many barons and nobles came that “not a tenth of them could be lodged in the city of Camelot, and the others found shelter in the meadowland, which was wide and beautiful, in tents and pavilions,” (translation by Rupert Pickens). The church of St. Stephen apparently contained a large burial ground as numerous knights are mentioned as being interred there. Indeed, Camelot saw more than its share of wars in the Vulgate s
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What is the name for the large bodies of water that are along the border between Canada and the USA and in southern Canada?
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Bodies of Water in Ontario | eHow Bodies of Water in Ontario Sunrise Lake Ontario image by Sebastian from Fotolia.com The Canadian province of Ontario is truly a land of water. Almost all the Great Lakes border the U.S. and Ontario, making the border nearly all water. Ontario's land mass is 415,000 square miles, and it has 250,000 lakes, streams and rivers. This province holds approximately one-third of the Earth's fresh water. Lake Ontario The most easterly Great Lake, Lake Ontario is the eighth-largest body of water in North America. The Niagara river flows into this lake, and it borders on Toronto, Canada, and on Mexico Bay in the U.S. In 1615, Étienne Brule was the first European to discover the lake. Its name is Iroquoian, meaning "beautiful lake" or "sparkling water." Albany River The Albany River is the second-longest river in Ontario at 611 miles. The river begins at Cat Lake in northwestern Ontario, flowing east to James Bay. It is part of the Canadian Shield, which is the Precambrian mountain belt extending from the Arctic Circle to Wisconsin and New York in the U.S. The Albany River is considered one of the last pristine rivers in Ontario due to its limited access. Only one highway, Highway 599, gives access to the river at the city of Osnaburgh. The Albany River Provincial Park helps protect its ecology with the Provincial Parks Act of 2007. Lake Nipigon Lake Nipigon, in the Thunder Bay District of southwestern Ontario, is approximately 70 miles long and 50 miles wide. The lake is at an elevation of 1,050 feet, and it is 540 feet deep. Its name is Native American, meaning "deep, clear lake." The lake also has many islands. Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods is located in the southwesternmost area of Ontario. It is fed by the Rainy River and drains into the Winnipeg River. Its south shore is sandy and low, while the north shore is granite-edged and full of channels. The lake has 14,632 islands near the north shore. Lake of the Woods played a part in the fur trade route, and the lake hosts a seven-day sailboat race in August. Lake Huron Lake Huron is the third-largest of the Great Lakes in North America. It actually joins with Lake Michigan at Straits of Mackinac. Lake Huron is one of the borders between Canada and the United States. Lake Huron has 3,827 miles of shallow sandy and rocky shoreline. The deepest part of the lake is 750 feet, while its average depth is 195 feet.
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Search Results - Lakelubbers Show only guest editable lakes Search Results Here are the 929 lakes we have listed within USA - compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this comparison may show fewer lakes than you originally selected. Suggest a new lake . Page 1 of 38. (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Michigan, USA / Minnesota, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 9,799,680,000 Skipping over state and country borders, Lake Superior, the largest, deepest, coldest, cleanest, least developed, and most pristine of the Great Lakes, reigns as the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. By volume, this 31,820 square mile colossus ranks fourth - a whopping 2,900 cubic ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Illinois, USA / Indiana, USA / Michigan, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 6,858,776,000 Lake Michigan and Lake Huron - two of North America's Great Lakes - are contiguous and they share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level. They are connected by the five-mile-wide Straits of Mackinac. Hydrologically, this makes these "two lakes" a single lake. Some hydrologists designate the ... (Great Lakes / Illinois, USA / Indiana, USA / Michigan, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 3,987,456,000 As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The lake boasts a huge area of 22,400 square miles, making it the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world to be contained ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Michigan, USA) 2,872,320,000 A glacial lake of epic proportions, Lake Huron is the second largest of the five Great Lakes by surface area, boasting 23,010 square miles and an incredible 3,825-mile shoreline. The massive lake is the third largest of the Great Lakes by water volume, containing 850 cubic miles of fresh water within ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / New York, USA) 1,328,025,600 Lake Ontario, one of the world's five Great Lakes, weaves over state and country borders, delighting Americans, Canadians, and visiting tourists with its deep, clear, clean waters. Proudly home to a staggering 4,700,000 acres (7,340 square miles), Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes, the ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / New York, USA / Pennsylvania, USA / Michigan, USA / Ohio, USA) 391,987,200 Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Ontario. The lake is named after the Native American tribe that inhabited its shores before being killed off by the Iroquois League for aiding their enemy, ... (California, USA / Nevada, USA) 122,160,280 Tucked into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is one of the most famous lakes in the United States. It's the second deepest lake in the country (only Crater Lake in Oregon is deeper), and was home to the area's 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. ... 43,939,940 Also known as: Albeni Falls Dam Set in a valley carved by glaciers from Canada, Lake Pend Oreille (pond-a-RAY) is surrounded by mountains with altitudes exceeding 6,000 feet. It's 94,600 surface acres - 148 square miles - plunge to depths reaching 1,152 feet, making it one of the largest and deepest natural lakes in the western United ... (Arizona, USA / Nevada, USA) 28,537,000 Lake Mead is the USA's largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, Lake Mead holds more water by volume and thus is considered the larger of the two. In the size of their surfaces, both are dwarfed by Lake Sakakawea and ... 28,000,000 Also known as: America's Dead Sea Sometimes called "America's Dead Sea," the Great Salt Lake occupies approximately 1,700 square miles of Utah's real estate. It is the second largest lake (by surface area) that is wholly contained within the USA; only Lake Michigan is larger. Great Sal
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Which book by Mark Haddon was the Booker Prize winner in 2003?
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The Man Booker Prize Winner and Shortlist Books 2003 (download torrent) - TPB The Man Booker Prize Winner and Shortlist Books 2003 Type: Get this torrent (Problems with magnets links are fixed by upgrading your torrent client !) This torrent Includes the winner of 2003 Man Booker prize and 2 out of 5 books from the shortlist as well as 4 books from the longlist (To make up for the missing shortlist books). Don't forget to check out the 2004 to 2012 Lists already uploaded by Me. Click "Man Booker Prize" tag to see the other torrents. Book 01 - Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre (Winner) Book 02 - Brick Lane by Monica Ali (Shortlist) Book 03 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Shortlist) Book 04 - Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (Longlist) [No Table of Contents] Book 05 - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The NightTime by Mark Haddon (Longlist) Book 06 - The Light of Day by Graham Swift (Longlist) Book 07 - Yellow Dog by Martin Amis (Longlist) Format 1 - .ePUB Format 2 - .Mobi All my Ebook uploads are separated by Genre Tags **Support Your Favorite Authors By Buying Their Books** Check out all my Magazine and ebook uploads here. https://thepiratebay.se/user/azizex666/
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What is Marsala Wine | Wine Folly Articles , Fortified Wine , Intermediate What is Marsala Wine? Marsala wine is a fortified wine from Sicily. It’s commonly used for cooking to create rich caramelized sauces. There are two styles of Marsala to know for cooking and they are dry vs. sweet, but Marsala is so much more than a cooking wine! It can be made dry and fine enough for sipping, like Sherry or Madeira. Right now Marsala is undervalued. We hope to bring you up to speed on this unique wine that has some striking taste similarities to Madeira wine . True Marsala can only be made in Sicily. What does Marsala Taste Like? The most common flavors are vanilla, brown sugar, stewed apricot and tamarind. Marsala wine ranges from a nearly dry style to sappy sweet and are served slightly cool around 55° F . If you get the opportunity to try a high-end Marsala, you will experience a larger range of nuanced flavors including morello cherry, apple, dried fruits, honey, tobacco, walnut and licorice. FOOD PAIRING: Marsala wine pairs wonderfully with some hard-to-match foods such as asparagus, brussel sprouts and chocolate. What Makes Marsala Unique Marsala wine has a unique taste for two reasons: the use of only Sicilian indigenous grapes and a complex winemaking process. Making Marsala wine is complex: Marsala is fortified with brandy or neutral grape spirit usually made with regional grapes. A cooked grape must called ‘Mosto Cotto’ gives Amber Marsala its deep brown color. A sweetened fortified wine called ‘Mistella’ is often blended, made from Grillo grapes. High-end Marsala wines employ a special aging system called Soleras. Must is cooked for 36 hours to create “Mosto Cotto”. Image provided by Colombo Wines The Common Styles of Marsala Wine Marsala wine is split up into different styles based on the type of grapes used (white or mostly red) and the winemaking method. You’ll discover that most Marsala made for cooking is Fino or Fine Marsala which is actually the lowest quality level of the wine. Easy to Embed Copy/Paste the code. <br /> <a href="http://winefolly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/types-of-marsala.jpg"><img src="http://winefolly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/types-of-marsala.jpg" /></a> <p>Original Source: <a href="http://winefolly.com/review/marsala-wine/" title="Types of Marsala Wine" rel="dofollow">Types of Marsala Wine</a></p> <p> Marsala Wine and Cooking
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Penedes » Spanish Wine Region » CellarTours Map ofPenedes Wine Region The wine country of Penedès, located less than an hour from Barcelona , is one of the most exciting wine regions in Spain and a tour here is a must for wine lovers visiting La Ciudad Condal.. A wide range of wine styles are produced here including the Traditional Method (sparkling) white and rosé Cava (made with the indigenous grapes of Xarel.lo, Macabeo and Parellada), dry reds, dry whites, and dessert whites. Winemaking in the region, as in the rest of Spain, dates back millennia and the Ancient Romans have left many vestiges of their wine production here (some of which you can see in the little wine museum in Vilafranca del Penedès, one of the principal wine villages along with Sant Sadurni d´Anoia). Penedès is a fascinating region, steeped in history and renowned for its “Modernista” (similar to Art Nouveau) architecture from the likes of geniuses such as Gaudi, Cadalfach and Domenech i Montaner. There are many internationally famous brands and important wineries located in the Penedès such as Miguel Torres and Jean Leon. Torres, is one of the Spanish trailblazers of the Modern Spanish industry and is responsible for groundbreaking research on the Catalan grape varietals. Excellent Boutique Cava companies include Raventos Blanc, Gramona, and Pares Balta; while Freixenet and Codorniu are the two largest Cava companies (both have exceptionally beautiful wine cellars dating to the 1800´s). A tremendous amount of grape varietals are grown here. Grapes used for Cava include Macabeo, Xare.lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, and Malvasía Riojana. For dry whites these same grapes are used (especially Xarel.lo as a single varietal wine), Muscat and Malvasia and foreign varietals like Riesling, Chenin Blanc and Muscat de Frontignan. Red wines are made with Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Samsó and Monastrell, many in single varietal wines which is a recent trend. The wine region of Penedès is subdivided into various zones including Baix-Penedes (Lower Penedès, where Vilafranca del Penedès is the main village); Mitja- Penedès (Middle Penedès, the main production area with unspoiled vineyard scenery) and Alt-Penedès (High Penedès, which indeed is at the highest altitude, at about 800 meters). The majority of the wineries we work with are located in the Alt Penedès as this is where most of the fine wine is made. The soil types across all three sub regions are fairly similar with limestone, sand and clay all present. The climate is Mediterranean and mild with an average year round temperature of about 60 degrees F. The Tramontana wind blows in from France in winter, but is subdued by the Montserrat mountains which rise majestically above the wine country. With such a wide range of terrains, the Penedès is full of microclimates which the talented winemakers take advantage of to produce such high quality and varied wines. Offical D.O. Website: www.dopenedes.es
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Willie John: A rugby legend - BBC Sport BBC Sport Willie John: A rugby legend By Gavin Andrews From the section Rugby Union Share this page Media playback is not supported on this device Willie John McBride captained the Lions in 1974 It started with a phone call. "Hello, could I speak to Willie John McBride please?" Speaking. "Hello Willie John McBride." Oh dear, how do you talk to a legend? You can't just call him Willie John like an old team-mate, can you? "It's Gavin from the BBC here, would you be free to meet for a chat about the Lions in 1974?" "Yes. Tomorrow afternoon at my house about 2 o'clock Ok." That went well, big deep breath. Then came the drive up the lane to the McBride family home in Ballyclare. It was easier to say hello in person. Still, I kept it to Mr McBride. A firm handshake and a welcome into the living room. He sat back in his armchair (if he still smoked a pipe I imagined he would have lit it). "Well, what would you like to talk about?" "You," I replied. Rugby memorabilia was dotted around the room. Photos and mementos from journeys to far off frontiers with Ireland and the Lions. Willie John has an aura about him. At 74 he is still a big man, broad, a presence. After a few pleasantries, it was time for the pitch. "Mr McBride, we would like to tell your story to our generation; to the rugby fans who have known nothing but the modern game - World Cups, Six Nations and professional players. We want to show the days with no substitutions, and when a Lions tour lasted four months....and in your words." He paused and started talking. Two hours of anecdotes later, we sat with eyes wide and mouths open. It was time to ask: "Would you do a bit of filming with us and tell us some of those stories?" The diary came out of his back pocket. I'm free next Thursday. We were underway! McBride's playing record stands favourable comparison with any of the greats of the game What immediately struck me was the importance of his upbringing in Moneyglass, near Toomebridge in County Antrim. Growing up on the family farm, he lost his father at four years of age. "That's something that still wakes me up now and again. I often wonder what it might have been like to have had a father over those years," he said. "I had three brothers and a sister on the farm and my wonderful mother was a tremendous manager. I like to think she taught us proper values in life. "I believe those years gave me not only a strength, but mentally it gave me that will to go on. There was no such thing as stopping at half-time; you had to go the whole way." There was no rugby history in the McBride family. A house match at Ballymena Academy at the age of 17 would change that, "They came to me and said, you're a big guy. If you play we'll have 15. I hadn't a clue about this game, but I was big and it wasn't a problem to me, I could shake people off." After a short spell with Randalstown, he moved to Eaton Park and Ballymena Rugby Club where the myth of Willie John was born. His playing record stands with any of the greats of the game. Almost 20 years of service with Ulster, 63 caps for Ireland (1962-75) and five tours with the then British Lions. The series wins in New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974 have gone down in sporting folklore; not only for the manner of those wins but for the style of play of the tourists. 'Willie John' traces the highs and lows of life as an international sportsman in an amateur era. In the making of this programme there was a long list of greats, from every era, eager to give their impressions of the man from Moneyglass. Cue more awkward phone calls! But just mention the name Willie John and they all made time. Sir Ian McGeechan went on his first Lions tour with Willie John in South Africa in '74, "I still think of him as my captain. Willie John was probably the biggest natural leader of British and Irish rugby in the 70s, when it was the best in the world. He was somebody that gave inspiration and aspiration for players of the time that it put British rugby at a different level. Without him I not sure
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General Knowledge Questions and Answers - Quiz General Knowledge Questions and Answers What was Mohammad Ali`s birth name? Cassius Clay Who is the presenter of the Weakest Link? Anne Robinson How many dots are there in total on a pair of dice? 42 Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? John Cleese In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces? Knight At which racecourse is the Derby and the Oaks traditionally run? Epsom Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? Elton John A.A. Milne is most famous for creating which Bear? Winnie the Pooh `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? Fifteen-to-one Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? Red and Black Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? J K Rowling The name of which football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? Real Madrid In the TV show `Fawlty Towers` from which city does the waiter Manuel hail? Barcelona What is the furthest planet from the sun? Pluto How many red balls are used in a game of snooker? 15 How many sides has an octagon? Eight What is the name of the coloured part of an eye? The iris In which famous film would first have come across the character of Dorothy Gale? The Wizard Of Oz Who played Jerry in the film `Jerry McGuire`? Tom Cruise How many strings are on a violin? 4 Who was the lead singer in The Police? Sting (Gordon Sumner) Which part of the body would be treated by a chiropodist? Feet What was the hunchback of Notre Dame`s name? Quasimodo Which animal is associated with the beginning of an MGM film? A lion In snooker, what colour is the ball that begins a game in the centre of the table? Blue In which month of 1929 did the St Valentines Day massacre take place? February Which actress played the title role in the 1990 film `Pretty Woman`? Julia Roberts How many legs does an insect have? Six What is the chemical symbol for Hydrogen? H In the Australian TV series, what type of animal was `Skippy`? Kangaroo Which famous person in history rode a horse called Black Bess? Dick Turpin What is the name of the city in which The Simpsons live? Springfield Who had a number one in 1960 called `Only The Lonely`? Roy Orbison What is the longest river in the world? The Nile What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair? Full house Which cartoon show included characters called Thelma and Shaggy? Scooby Doo What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag? Red Who played the title role in the 1960 film `Spartacus`? Kirk Douglas What is the normal colour of the gem sapphire? Red, Green or Blue? Blue Who had a number one hit in 1984 with `Hello`? Lionel Richie What was snow whites coffin made of ? Glass Which ear did vincent Van Gogh partially cut off ? Left Which animal provides the blood for black pudding ? Pig What was the last UK no1 for the super group Abba ? Super Trooper Which lagers name is translated as lions brew ? Lowenbrau What colour is the car on monopolys free parking space ? Red What combines with a tia maria to make a Tia Moo Moo ? Milk Was shirley temple 21 25 or 29 when she made her last film in 1949 ? 21 Which 2 of the 7 dwarfs names do not end witn the letter Y Doc and Bashful What was Mrs Fawltys Christian name in the TV series fawlty towers ? Sybil What is the name of Cluedos colonel ? Mustard What group had their first uk hit with three times a lady ? Commodores What in horse racing terms are a jockeys hat and shirt called? Silks Who did monica marry in the tv series friends ? Chandler Muriel Bing What colour is the center stripe on the german flag, Red, Black or Gold ? Red Who taught Eliza Dolittle to be a lady ? Professor Henry Higgins Which is the closet planet to the sun to have a moon ? Earth Who were the 2 British prime ministers of the 1970s ? Wilson and Heath Where sitting on his suitcase was Paddington bear found ? Paddington station What is the perdominant colour of a harrods carrier bag ? Green W
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Units: Metric Prefixes Using the Dictionary Metric Prefixes To help the SI units apply to a wide range of phenomena, the 19th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1991 extended the list of metric prefixes so that it reaches from yotta- at 1024 (one septillion) to yocto- at 10-24 (one septillionth). Here are the metric prefixes, with their numerical equivalents stated in the American system for naming large numbers : yotta- (Y-) Notes: I am often asked about prefixes for other multiples, such as 104, 105, 10-4, and 10-5. The prefix myria- (my-) was formerly used for 104, but it is now considered obsolete and it is not accepted in the SI. To the best of my knowledge, no prefixes were ever accepted generally for 105, 10-4, or 10-5. There is a widespread misconception that prefixes for positive powers of ten are all capitalized, leading to the use of K- for kilo- and D- for deca-. Although this does seem like a useful idea, it is not correct. **The SI Brochure spelling of this prefix is deca-, but the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends deka-. National variations in spelling of the prefixes are allowed by the SI . In Italian, for example, hecto- is spelled etto- and kilo- is spelled chilo-. The symbols, however, are the same in all languages, so dam (not dkm) is the symbol for the dekameter and km is the symbol for the Italian chilometro. The prefixes hecto-, deka-, deci-, and centi- are widely used in everyday life but are generally avoided in scientific work. Contrary to the belief of some scientists, however, the SI does allow use of these prefixes. The last letter of a prefix is often omitted if the first letter of the unit name is a vowel, causing the combination to be hard to pronounce otherwise. Thus 100 ares is a hectare and 1 million ohms is a megohm. However, the last letter of the prefix is not omitted if pronunciation is not a problem, as in the case of the milliampere. The letter "l" is sometimes added to prefixes before the erg, so 1 million ergs is a megalerg (sounds odd, but better than "megerg"). Binary prefixes In computing, a custom arose of using the metric prefixes to specify powers of 2. For example, a kilobit is usually 210 = 1024 bits instead of 1000 bits. This practice leads to considerable confusion. In an effort to eliminate this confusion, in 1998 the International Electrotechnical Commission approved new prefixes for the powers of 2. These prefixes are as follows: kibi- Ei- 260 = 1 152 921 504 606 846 976 The Commission's ruling is that the metric prefixes should be used in computing just as they are used in other fields. Thus, 5 gigabytes (GB) should mean exactly 5 000 000 000 bytes, and 5 gibibytes (GiB) should mean exactly 5 368 709 120 bytes. The fate of this innovation is uncertain. So far, very few people are using the IEC binary prefixes. Searches for them on the Internet turn up, for the most part, complaints by people who don't want to use them. Return to the Dictionary Contents page . You are welcome to email the author (rowlett@email.unc.edu) with comments and suggestions. All material in this folder is copyright © 2005 by Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Permission is granted for personal use and for use by individual teachers in conducting their own classes. All other rights reserved. You are welcome to make links to this page, but please do not copy the contents of any page in this folder to another site. The material at this site will be updated from time to time. April 16, 2005
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1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?... Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?... Part 2 The period between 1450 and 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture? The Renaissance (literally meaning rebirth) What is the main dog character called in Norton Juster's 1961 popular children's/adult-crossover book The Phantom Tollbooth? Tock Who detailed his experiences before and during World War I in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man, and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer? Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) What significant law relating to literary and artistic works was first introduced in 1709? Copyright (prior to which creators had no legal means of protecting their work from being published or exploited by others) Who wrote the 1891 book Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)? Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) What word, meaning 'measure' in Greek, refers to the rhythm of a line of verse? Metre (or meter) Cheap literature of the 16-18th centuries was known as 'what' books, based on the old word for the travelling traders who sold them? Chapbooks (a chapman was a travelling salesman, from the earlier term cheapman) What was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen-name? Mark Twain (1835-1910) Derived from Greek meaning summit or finishing touch, what word refers to the publisher's logo and historically the publisher's details at the end of the book? Colophon Japanese three-line verses called Haiku contain how many syllables? Seventeen Stanley Kubrick successfully requested the UK ban of his own film based on what Anthony Burgess book? A Clockwork Orange The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) code was increased to how many digits from 1 January 2007? Thirteen The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis asserts that people's perceptions and attitudes are affected particularly by what: book covers, book price, or words and language? Words and language (the theory applies to all media and language, in that the type of words and language read and used affects how people react to the world) What is the female term equating to a phallic symbol? Yonic symbol James Carker is a villain in which Charles Dickens novel? Dombey and Son (serialised 1846-8) What famous 1818 novel had the sub-title 'The Modern Prometheus'? Frankenstein (by Mary Shelley) Who wrote the 1947 book The Fountainhead? Ayn Rand By what name is the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) better known? Voltaire Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher? Edgar Allen Poe (1809-49) According to Matthew 27 in the Bible what prisoner was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus? Barabbas What was the 1920s arts group centred around Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the district of London which provided the group's name? The Bloomsbury Group What Japanese term (meaning 'fold' and 'book') refers to a book construction made using concertina fold, with writing/printing on one side of the paper? Orihon What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Montague and Capulet Who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking in 1953? Norman Vincent Peale Around 100AD what type of book construction began to replace scrolls? Codex (a series of folios sewn together) What name for a lyrical work, typically 50-200 lines long, which from the Greek word for song? Ode Who wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81) Who wrote the 1513 guide to leadership (titled in English) The Prince? Niccolo Machiavelli William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey are commonly referred to as the 'what' Poets? Lake Poets (from around 1800 they lived close to each other in the Lake District of England) In bookmaking, a sheet folded three times is called by what name?
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Cheryl — Listen for free on Spotify Cheryl Play on Spotify Cheryl, born Cheryl Ann Tweedy and formerly known as Cheryl Cole, was a dancer and model prior to becoming a member of the record-breaking European pop group Girls Aloud . As a youngster, the Newcastle, England native won several modeling competitions and appeared in commercials, but she made her biggest leap in 2002, when she auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals and was selected to join Girls Aloud , a group that went on to release 19 Top Ten U.K. singles within a matter of a few years. In 2009, Girls Aloud announced a yearlong hiatus, and Cheryl, who had become one of her country’s highest-profile celebrities (thanks in part to her role as a judge on another British singing competition, The X Factor, whose weekly audience swelled to 14 million viewers after she joined the cast), took advantage of the down time to record her first solo album. The surprisingly conservative 3 Words appeared in October 2009, featuring collaborations with will.i.am , Soulshock & Karlin, and Syience. Led by the Wayne Wilkins-produced "Fight for This Love," a number one hit and the fastest-selling British single of 2009, the album went platinum in two weeks. Cheryl's second album, Messy Little Raindrops, followed in November 2010 and fared similarly well, going platinum on the strength of hit singles like "Promise This." Once again, several tracks were produced by Wilkins, while will.i.am , J.R. Rotem, and Free School were involved in smaller capacities. Cheryl's career in the U.S. turned into a roller coaster ride, when she was first picked by Simon Cowell to be a judge on the American version of The X Factor, then left the show under controversial circumstances after only three weeks. She then declined to return to the original U.K. version of the show and decided to focus on her recording career. Her third album, A Million Lights, featured the Calvin Harris -produced single "Call My Name" and was released in June 2012 in the U.K. In late 2012, Cheryl confirmed that she would rejoin Girls Aloud for a reunion tour, which also resulted in the release of the charity single "Something New," before the group members confirmed in 2013 that they had split permanently. After taking a break for much of 2013, she returned to the limelight in 2014 with the announcement she had married Frenchman Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, four years after her split with English soccer star Ashley Cole. That year she regained her place on the judging panel of The X Factor, and announced the release of her fourth studio album, Only Human. Its first two singles, "Crazy Stupid Love" and "I Don't Care," topped the U.K. pop chart. ~ Andy Kellman & Tim Sendra, Rovi Read More Show less
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Foo Fighters | Rolling Stone artists > F > Foo Fighters > Bio Foo Fighters Bio The Foo Fighters emerged from the ashes of Nirvana, but the band's true roots lay in the years of personal recordings made by leader Dave Grohl. The former Nirvana drummer had played guitar and written songs since he was a Washington, D.C., teenager, while also playing drums in several hardcore bands. At 17, Grohl became the drummer for the veteran punk act Scream. In 1990 he joined Nirvana, but continued to work on his own material during breaks from the road and studio. After finishing Nirvana's Nevermind, Grohl returned to D.C. to record several tracks, which were released on the cassette-only Pocketwatch. Plans for another cassette release were shelved with Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide. Later that year Grohl entered a studio with friend and producer Barrett Jones to record what would become the first Foo Fighters album. Grohl played all the instruments himself (with the exception of the song "X-Static," which featured guitar by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs). Though he had written and sung just one Nirvana song (the B-side "Marigold"), Grohl demonstrated a flair for pop hooks and driving guitar rock. (The name Foo Fighters came from what American World War II pilots called unidentified fireballs spotted over Germany.) Grohl signed with Capitol and formed a band in time for a 1995 tour, recruiting bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith from the freshly-broken-up Sunny Day Real Estate. Pat Smear, the former Germs guitarist who had joined Nirvana for its final tour, also joined. Foo Fighters (Number 23) was released in 1995 and spawned the Modern Rock hits "This Is a Call," "I'll Stick Around," and "Big Me." Goldsmith quit during the making of The Colour and the Shape (Number Ten, 1997), the first Foo Fighters album recorded as a band, and was replaced by Taylor Hawkins (Alanis Morissette). The album contained the Modern Rock hits "Monkey Wrench," "My Hero," and "Everlong." Smear quit and was briefly replaced by Franz Stahl (Scream) and then Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes), solidifying the lineup to date. Grohl relocated to Virginia and recorded There Is Nothing Left to Lose (Number 10, 1999) in his basement; the album included "Learn to Fly" (Number 13, 2000). In 2001 the group began recording its fourth album in Los Angeles, but stopped before finishing. Grohl took a break from band-leading by getting behind the drums again for Queens of the Stone Age's 2002 album Songs for the Deaf. Refreshed, Grohl gathered the Foos back together and re-recorded almost the entire album at his Virginia home studio, released as One by One (Number Three, 2002). The album further consolidated the band's place as the well-loved elder statesmen of alt-rock. In 2004, Grohl released Probot, the self-titled side project featuring a number of vocalists from heavy metal legends, among them Lemmy Kilmister (Mot örhead), Snake (Voivod), King Diamond, and Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly). Later the same year, the Foos publicly backed John Kerry's presidential campaign, an endeavor Grohl said inspired the title of In Your Honor (Number Two, 2005), a double-CD featuring an acoustic disc and an electric disc. It featured the hit "Best of You" (Number 18, 2005), later covered, to Grohl's great delight and surprise, by Prince during his bravura halftime appearance at the 2007 Super Bowl. (Foo Fighters had covered Prince's "Darling Nikki" on the B-side of the 2003 single "Have It All" and performed it live and on the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards with guest star Cee-Lo.) After a stopgap live disc, Skin and Bones (Number 21, 2006), Foo Fighters worked together again with Gil Norton, who'd produced The Colour and the Shape, and recorded the well-received Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (Number Three, 2007). The group scored both Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance at the following years' Grammy Awards, and performed "Young Man Blues" and "Bargain" (with Gaz Coombes of Supergrass) at VH1's Rock Honors
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie, Marie Curie Share this: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 Antoine Henri Becquerel Marie Curie, née Sklodowska Prize share: 1/4 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity", the other half jointly to Pierre Curie and Marie Curie, née Sklodowska "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/>
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 Doris Lessing The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 Photo: U. Montan Doris Lessing Prize share: 1/1 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 was awarded to Doris Lessing "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2007/index.html>
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The Albert Memorial - Kensington Gardens - The Royal Parks The Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of London's most ornate monuments. It commemorates the death of Prince Albert in 1861 of typhoid. The Albert Memorial is located in Kensington Gardens on Albert Memorial Road opposite the Royal Albert Hall. It is one of London's most ornate monuments, designed by George Gilbert Scott. Unveiled in 1872, The Albert Memorial commemorates the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42. Influenced by the series of 13th Century Eleanor Crosses (Charing Cross perhaps being the most famous) and other statues in Edinburgh and Manchester, the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of the grandest high-Victorian gothic extravaganzas anywhere. Officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, it celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and interests. The memorial shows Prince Albert holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in Hyde Park in 1851, which he inspired and helped to organise. Marble figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa and America stand at each corner of the memorial, and higher up are further figures representing manufacture, commerce, agriculture and engineering. Yet further up, near the top, are gilded bronze statues of the angels and virtues. All around the base of the memorial the Parnassus frieze depicts celebrated painters, poets sculptors, musicians and architects, reflecting Albert's enthusiasm for the arts. There are 187 exquisitely carved figures in the frieze.
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Millenium Bridge - Architecture of the World - WikiArquitectura 7 Photos WikiArquitectura Introduction The Millennium Bridge arises from a creative collaboration between architecture, art and engineering. Developed jointly by Norman Foster , with sculptor Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, the order was the result of an international competition. This is the only pedestrian bridge in London and the first new crossing in this area of the River Thames in over a century. In 1996, the Financial Times an international competition held in conjunction with the London Borough of Southwark and the Royal Institute of British Architects to design a pedestrian bridge across the Thames between Southwark and Blackfriars. It emerged a unique collaboration, architect, artist and engineer, the proposal won the competition, minimalist design that gives superb views of pedestrians London , free of traffic and a certain height above the Thames. Situation The Millennium Bridge linking the City of London and St Paul's Cathedral on the north by the Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern Gallery , on Bankside. This district of London , England is part of Southwark, is located on the south bank of the Thames, 4.4km east of Charing Cross, extending a little west of Blackfriars Bridge and close to London Bridge, on the docks St Mary Overie the east. It is part of an upgrade and expansion of the business district known as Better Bankside. Concept "... The bridge is a combination of technology and style. Not the cheapest way to cross a river. It is a balance between efficiency, cost and beauty. That balance is emotional, not rational ..." Tony Fitzpatrick , Arup, cited in Building Disign, March 31, 2000 The winning entry of the competition is a pedestrian walkway in the center of the city, which took into account not only the people but also the environment, it is a piece of public architecture. When considering the link between Tate Modern and the Cathedral of St Paul appears another vital element in its design, the pure sense of the physical form that drives a sculptor. The Millennium Bridge with its long span extending to cross the Thames, is a pure expression of structural engineering. The bridge is a very shallow suspension bridge, with highly tensioned cables, sinking 2.3m on the central span of 144m, with a ratio of 63: 1, six times shallower than that of a conventional suspension bridge. The four wires on each side of the cover are attached to respective pillars and underpinned by two supports in the river. The light cover passes between these wires and is supported by cross-arms which hold the cables on each side at intervals of 8m. Structure Structurally, the bridge used to limit technological advances. With a main span of 144 meters, it is a very shallow suspension bridge. Eight wires that run along the sides of the cover 4m wide, four on each side, are anchored in each pillar shaped and which are introduced into the river, while arms of transverse steel cords with 8m intervals support the roof itself. Height above the river at high tide: 10.8m Handrail Height: 1.2m This innovative structure means that the cables never rise more than 2.3m above the deck, allowing those who cross the bridge uninterrupted panoramic views, preserving the sightlines of surrounding buildings. As a result, the bridge has only a slim profile, forming a slender arc across the water, a slender steel tape during the day, which is illuminated to form a shimmering sheet of light at night. Placing dampers The bridge was opened on June 10, 2000 and 100,000 people crossed during the first weekend. Under the heavy traffic the bridge showed more lateral movement than expected, so it was temporarily closed. Extensive research revealed that this movement was caused by the synchronized footsteps of pedestrians, a phenomenon about which little was previously known in the world of engineering. The solution was slightly fit with viscous fluid 37, (energy dissipation) under the deck to mitigate horizontal movement and mass dampers 52 (inertial) to control vertical movement. This solu
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New Town | UK Housing Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Following World War II, a number of towns were designated under the 1946 Act as New Towns, and were developed partly to house the large numbers of people who had lost homes during the War. New Towns policy was also informed by a series of wartime commissions, including: the Barlow Commission (1940) into the distribution of industrial population, the Scott Committee into rural land use (1941) the Uthwatt Committee into compensation and betterment (1942) (later) the Reith Report into New Towns (1947). The first of a ring of such "first generation" New Towns around London (1946) was Stevenage in Hertfordshire. Two new towns were also planned in Scotland at East Kilbride (1947), and Glenrothes (1948). Later a scatter of "second-generation" towns were built to meet specific problems, such as the development of the Corby steelworks. Finally, five "third-generation" towns were launched in the late 1960s: these were larger, some of them based on substantial existing settlements such as Peterborough , and the most famous was probably the new town of Milton Keynes , midway between London and Birmingham , known for its huge central park and shopping centre, and its Concrete Cows. Other towns, such as Ashford , Basingstoke and Swindon , were designated "Expanded Towns" and share many characteristics with the new towns. Scotland also gained three more new towns, Cumbernauld in 1956, famous for its enclosed 'town centre', Livingston (1962) and Irvine (1966). All the new towns featured a car-oriented layout with many roundabouts and a grid-based road system unusual in the old world. The earlier new towns, where construction was often rushed and whose inhabitants were generally plucked out of their established communities with little ceremony, rapidly got a poor press reputation as the home of "new town blues". These issues were systematically addressed in the later towns, with the third generation towns in particular devoting substantial resources to cycle routes, public transport and community facilities, as well as employing teams of officers for social development work. The financing of the UK new towns was creative. Land within the designated area was acquired at agricultural use value by the development corporation for each town, and infrastructure and building funds borrowed on 60-year terms from the UK Treasury. Interest on these loans was rolled up, in the expectation that the growth in land values caused by the development of the town would eventually allow the loans to be repaid in full. However, the high levels of retail price inflation experienced in the developed world in the 1970s and 1980s fed through into interest rates and frustrated this expectation, so that substantial parts of the loans had ultimately to be written off. From the 1970s the first generation towns began to reach their initial growth targets. As they did so, their development corporations were wound up and the assets disposed of: rented housing to the local authority, and other assets to the Commission for the New Towns (in England; but alternative arrangements were made in Scotland and Wales). The Thatcher Government, from 1979, saw the new towns as a socialist experiment to be discontinued, and all the development corporations were dissolved by 1990, even for the third generation towns whose growth targets were still far from being achieved. Ultimately the Commission for the New Towns was also dissolved and its assets - still including a lot of undeveloped land - passed to the English Industrial Estates Corporation (later known as English Partnerships). Many of the New Towns attempted to incorporate public art and cultural programmes but with mixed methods and results. In Harlow the development corporation endowed the ' Harlow Arts Trust ' that purchased works by leading contemporary sculptors who had limited connection to the town. In Peterlee the abstract artist Victor Pasmore was appointed part of the design team resulting in the Apollo Pavilion. Washington New Town was provided with a commu
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NEW FOREST: The District of New Forest in England. Historical notes about the District of New Forest New Forest The south western corner of the county contains scenery which is not merely the finest in Hampshire, but some of the most beautiful in the British Isles, thanks to the boundless and varied attractions of the "New Forest" and the charms of the Lymington and Beaulieu Rivers. Really extensive areas of woodland are hard to find in our country, and it is harder still to convey any idea of their peculiar fascination in a description which does not and cannot go over the ground step by step. Mr Charles Cox has attempted, with brilliant success, a short survey of the New Forest in his account of Hampshire in the Little Guides series, a book which every visitor to the country should carry in his pocket, and there is, of course, the magnum opus on this subject, Gilpin's Forest Scenery. Over all this region, too, hangs the somewhat charmingly sinister atmosphere which is the legacy of the extraordinary severe penalties imposed by the Norman despots on all who transgressed their iniquitous "Forest Laws." That schoolboy who recalls the assassination of Buckingham in a Portsmouth inn will also remember the fascinating phrase seldom omitted from our history books. William the Conqueror "loved the tall deer as if he were their father," and his love, as we know, led him to decree penalties of death or blinding for all who killed the game. Out of this ferocious legislation sprang a whole literature of blood and horror, and early chronicles are full of hair-raising stories of judicial murders and the devastation of whole regions to provide more cover. No doubt much of it is grossly exaggerated, but the fact remains that when Red William came to his evil end at Stony Cross (the "Rufus Stone" records the occurrence) the Anglo-Saxon world certainly regarded his end as the judgement of God. Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst are the popular centres for visiting the Forest, but its true beauties are only realised by the happy vagrant who spurns the roads and cares nought for any fixed destination.
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January | 2009 | General Knowledge Current Affairs Quizzes everything in one stop.... | Page 10 Posted in QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment » 1 Who was Douglas Elton Ullman better known as? Douglas Fairbanks Senior 2 In what does a steganographer write messages? Invisible ink 3 Charles Duff wrote the macabre Handbook of what? Hanging 4 In The Dukes of Hazard who was the sheriff? Roscoe P Coltrane 5 What would you do with a hecklephone? Play it – type of woodwind 6 In the famous song my true love sent me nine what? Drummers drumming 7 Richard Arkwright invented the Spinning Jenny what job had he? Barber 8 What is or was a Portuguese moidore? A Gold Coin 9 A husband and wife won gold medals 1952 Olympics who? Emile Dana Zatopek marathon javelin 10 Collective nouns – A Desert of what? Lapwings 11 Which writer created the detective Lord Peter Wimsey? Dorethy L Sayers 12 On the same subject who eventually married Lord Peter Wimsey? Harriot Vane 13 What is rayon made from? Wood pulp 14 Yorick in Shakespeare’s Hamlet had what job (when alive)? Jester 15 Sir Eyre Massey Shaw hold what Olympic record from 1900? Oldest gold yachting he was 70 16 What is the worlds third largest island? Borneo 17 Corporals Henshaw and Barbella report to which sergeant? Sergeant Bilko 18 The word electricity comes from the Greek word for what? Amber 19 Name the Motown star shot and killed by his father in 1984? Marvin Gaye 20 Collective nouns – A Fall of what? Woodcocks 21 Leslie Hornby became more famous as who? Twiggy 22 September should be seventh month by name why is it ninth? Its 7th year used to start in March 23 When introduced they were pockets for men only – what were? Handbags 24 What are or were The Adena, Cayuga, Haida and Nootka? North American native Indian tribes 25 Traditional wedding anniversaries what’s given on the twelfth? Silk 26 What are Grenadier, Idared and Ellison’s Orange types of? Apples 27 Who fought at the battles of Bastia, Calvi and Toulon? Horatio Nelson 28 A numismatist collects coins and what else? Medals 29 Where could you spend a Kyat? Burma 30 In what series of stories did Inspector Lestrade appear? Sherlock Holmes 31 Name the home city of the US football team nicknamed Falcons? Atlanta 32 Gilbert & Sullivan operetta subtitled The Peer and the Peri? Iolanthe 33 Hymen in Greek Genius in Roman Gods of what? Fertility and Marriage 34 What can come in types Blue, Spear, Couch and Arrow? Grass 35 Bees live in a hive what do seals live in? A Rookery 36 Hercules performed twelve labours what was number seven? Capture of the Cretan Bull 37 A philomath has a love of what? Learning 38 A young what can be called a Boyet, Eyas or Nyas? Hawk 39 What trade did Bonito, Calico Jack, and Dick Hatteraick follow? Pirates 40 What takes place at Montlhery France and Zandvoort Holland? Motor car racing 41 What is the literal meaning of the Spanish word tapas (snacks)? Cover or covers 42 The martial art tai quon do translates literally as what? Kick Art Way 43 Wings of Desire a foreign film remade as what with Nicolas Cage? City of Angels 44 Scooby Do is what breed of dog? Great Dane 45 Which book of The Bible is also a title of a Bob Marley album? Exodus 46 The Romans called it Eboracum name this English city? York 47 Who wrote “To err is human to forgive divine”? Alexander Pope essay on criticism 48 In England what can be private, public or approved? Schools 49 In what traditional entertainment does the dog Toby appear? Punch and Judy 50 Where could you spend a Sol? Peru 51 What UK football team nick The Glaziers play at Selhurst Park? Crystal Palace 52 Thanatos in Greek Mors in Roman Gods of what? Death 53 Robin, Rugby and Simple appear in which Shakespeare play? The Merry Wives of Windsor 54 Where would you find A Pope Empress Hermit and Juggler? They are Tarot Cards 55 In traditional anniversaries what is given for the thirtieth? Pearl 56 Apart from a brand name what is a Reebok? An Antelope 57 Jason sailed in the Argo but who steered the ship? Argus 58 What are pink, pram, snow, koff, buss, bark and dory
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: May 2007 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Friday, May 11, 2007 Cup Final Questions 1 Who was elected President of the USA in the same year the Great Depression started? Herbert Hoover (1929) 2 Which yachtsman, born in Macclesfield in 1977, won Olympic gold medals in Sydney and Athens? Ben Ainslie 3 Which of Dennis Potter’s plays for BBC Television was about a group of 7 year old children playing in the woods, all of whom were played by adults? Blue Remembered Hills (Colin Welland, Michael Elphick and John Bird amongst others were in the original cast) 4 To which debonair actor did Mae West actually say the line “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” in the 1933 film She Done Him Wrong? Cary Grant (or Archibald Leach to his mother) 5 Which African country was formerly known as French Sudan? Mali 6 Which character in Coronation Street has been played by Christabel Finch, Holly Chamarette, Dawn Acton, and Kate Ford? Tracy Barlow (Both names required) 7 What genus of tree has the Latin name Quercus, and includes species called Sessile, Turkey, English and Mirbeck’s? Oak 8 From 1750 – 1781, Shiraz served as the capital of which country? Persia(Accept Iran) 9 What is taught at Leith’s School in London? Cookery (Founded by Prue Leith) 10 Who co-founded Microsoft along with Bill Gates, and has recently been linked with a takeover approach for Southampton Football Club? Paul Allen 11 Which German officer was known as the Butcher of Lyon? Klaus Barbie 12 In the TV series Keeping Up Appearances, who plays the role of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)? Patricia Routledge 13 In biology, what name is given to the naming and classification of species?Taxonomy 14 Taxonomically speaking, what comes above the family? The Order 15 Blood and Fire is the motto of which organisation? Salvation Army 16 On which river does the city of Lancaster stand? Lune 17 Who is commemorated by a blue plaque in the ticket office of Mornington Crescent tube station? William Rushton 18 Which eponymous heroine of a classic French novel poisons herself with arsenic when her lover refuses to give her money to settle a debt? Madame Bovary (by Gustave Flaubert) 19 From which language do we get the word safari? Swahili 20 Who was the Italian Prime Minister murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978? Aldo Moro 21 Which cyclist, born in Belgium with an Australian father, won gold, silver and bronze medals for Britain in the Athens Olympics? Bradley Wiggins 22 Which famous street in New York is named after the fourth President of the United States? Madison Avenue (strictly speaking, Madison Avenue is named after the square at one end of it – it’s the square that’s named after the President) 23 Which famous actor and author played the killer of PC George Dixon in the 1950 film The Blue Lamp? Dirk Bogarde 24 Which opera by Richard Strauss is named after a character from the Bible? Salome 25 Michael Starke has recently joined the cast of Coronation Street. Which character did he play in Brookside for 16 years? Sinbad (Thomas Sweeney) 26 Sucre (soo-cray) is the constitutional capital of which South American country? Bolivia (La Paz is the administrative capital) 27 Who was King of Spain at the time of the attempted invasion of England by the Armada in 1588? Philip II (second)(Name and number required!) 28 Which insect larva is associated with sericulture? Silkworm 29 Which online betting company is taking over sponsorship of the Football Conference, beginning in the 2007/08 season? Blue Square (Taking over from Nationwide. The Conference will now be known as the Blue Square Premier) 30 Which eminent British colonial administrator also founded London Zoo in Regent’s Park just before his death in 1825? Sir Stamford Raffles (founder of Singapore etc) 31 On TV, by what nickname are Dave Myers and Si King better known? The Hairy Bikers (of cookery programme fame) 32 In which century did the Chinese Ming Dynasty end? Seventeenth Century (1644 to be precise) 33 Selenography is the study of what? The Moon 34 MP3, the name of the popular digital music
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Cain's Wife - What The Bible Says Cain left and went to live in the land of Nod: What the Bible Says about Cain’s Wife By Betty Miller Pastors Bud & Betty Miller on Cain’s Wife Who Was Cain’s Wife, Where Did She Come From This question is often sometimes thought to be among the “hard questions” pertaining to the Bible. Because the Bible does not always address certain questions or issues in black and white, many fault the Bible as being incomplete, inconsequential, or full of mistakes. However, the Bible almost always answers itself somewhere within its pages. The answer to this question really is quite simple, and the obvious answer can be inferred from the text of the Bible in Genesis, Chapters 4-5. First, let’s lay some groundwork. In those days of human history, humans lived to be very old. Most lived between 500 and 1000 years old. Adam lived 930 years and Eve probably lived about the same amount of time. Because they lived as long as they did, they had many other children aside from Cain, Abel and Seth. After all, God had commanded them to “be fruitful and increase in number…” (Genesis 1:28). The Bible even tells us plainly in Genesis 5:4: “(Adam) had other sons and daughters.” These other children would have settled in various parts of that region. As there was no one else for them to marry, they had to marry each other to propagate the human race. This intermarriage would have been permissible by God back then since there were no other people on earth. Now back to the original question: Who was Cain’s wife? In Genesis 4:14, after Cain murders Abel, he says to God “whoever finds me will kill me.” Obviously, by that time, there were already many other people living on the earth. After he murdered Abel, Cain left and went to live in the land of Nod, east of Eden (Genesis 4:16). It appears that it was there that he married a wife – who may have been either a sister or another relative. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Genesis 4:16-18 There is an unsubstantiated theory that God may have “planted” other people on the earth during this time, for the purpose of populating the earth. Because the Bible makes it clear that we are all descended from Adam and Eve, and are the “seed of Adam” this theory cannot be true. The early books in the Old Testament make a point to trace lineages of whole peoples and races from certain people who were of Adam’s bloodline. Furthermore, the Bible is clear that we are all born with Adam’s sinful nature that Christ died to redeem us from. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:… For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:12,17 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. I Corinthians 15:21-22 Copyright (c) 2013 – Christ Unlimited Ministries – http://BibleResources.org If this message has been a blessing to you and you would like to see more like them posted on this site, you can help make this possible by your gifts to Christ Unlimited Ministries. Donate Betty Miller has written several books on other topics as well. To view titles or purchase those books visit our bookstore . Title: What the Bible Says about Cain’s Wife
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Map of the Origin of Nations in Genesis 10 (Bible History Online) What is the most ancient account of the distribution of nations? What family was saved during the flood? Why were they scattered? What were the names of Noah's three sons* Where did each locate? For what trait is each distinguished? Name and locate the sons of Japheth, Name and locate the sons of Ham. Name and locate the sons of Shem. Draw map and locate the grandsons of Noah. Shem-Asia. (Religious fervor) Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Japheth-Europe. (Intellectual activity) Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras. Ham-Africa. (Physical endurance) Cush, Mizraim, Phut, Canaan, Shem Shem in Easton's Bible Dictionary a name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother of Japheth the elder" in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version. Shem's name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He and his wife were saved in the ark (7:13). Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan (9:23-27). He died at the age of six hundred years, having been for many years contemporary with Abraham, according to the usual chronology. The Israelitish nation sprang from him (Gen. 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:24-27). Shem in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Noah's oldest son, as the order implies (Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18; Genesis 10:1; 1 Chronicles 1:4). (See HAM.) Usually named first, but in Genesis 10:21 last, because from that point forward Scripture traces the history of his descendants. Translated "the elder brother of Japheth," as Arabic, Syriac, and Vulgate. If "Japheth the elder" had been meant Hebrew idiom would have added "son," "the elder son of Noah." His descendants dwelt chiefly in western Asia, Shem of the Asiatic Japhethites, in an uninterrupted line from the Mediterranean to the mountains of Luristan and the Indian Ocean, Lydia, Israel, Syria (Aram), Chaldaea (Arphaxad), Assyria (Asshur), Persia (Elam), northern and central Arabia (Joktan). Shem means in Hebrew name, and may have been a designation subsequently given him as the one of note or great name among Noah's sons; as Ham, the settler in the warm regions of Africa; Japheth, the one whose descendants spread most abroad (Genesis 9:18-27). Noah's words after Shem's dutifulness in covering his father's shame, in filial reverence, with Japheth (compare the blessing, Exodus 20:12), "blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant," not only bless God for putting the pious feeling into his heart, but prophesy that Jehovah should be especially the God of Shem, which was fulfilled in choosing Abraham and Israel his descendants as God's peculiar people. "Japheth shall dwell in the tents of Shem," fulfilled in part now, more fully hereafter (Isaiah 60:3; Isaiah 60:5; Ephesians 3:6). All the Japhetic nations almost are believers in the God of Shem, even the Aryan races in Asia are tending toward Christianity. Others less probably (as Genesis 9:27 refers to Japheth's future rather than Shem's), "God shall dwell in the tents of Shem" (compare John 1:14, the Son of God "tented (eskeenosen) among us".) The Hamitic Babel tower builders perhaps sneered at the religion of Shem the father of the faithful, the worshipper of "Jehovah God of Shem."... Shem in Hitchcock's Bible Names name; renown Shem in Naves Topical Bible -(Son of Noah) -Preserved in the ark (ship) Ge 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 1Ch 1:4 -His filial conduct Ge 9:23-27 -Descendants of Ge 10:1,21-31; 11:10-29; 1Ch 1:17-54 -Called SEM (A. V.) Lu 3:36 Shem in Smiths Bible Dictionary (name), the eldest son of Noah. Ge 5:32 He was 98 years old, married, and childless at the time of the flood. After it, he, with his father, brothers, sisters-in-law and wife, received the blessing of God, Ge 9:1 and entered into
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John Denver - Annie´s Song - YouTube John Denver - Annie´s Song Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 14, 2006 Live
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Radionomy | Listen to Tony Christie radio stations for free Please sign in to use this functionality Tony Christie CareerTony Christie has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. He had two Top Twenty hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1971 with "I Did What I Did for Maria", which reached number two and "Is This the Way to Amarillo", which peaked at number 18. He also had a minor hit with "Avenues and Alleyways" which reached number 37, the theme to the television series The Protectors. "Is This the Way to Amarillo" sold more than one million copies by September 1972, and was awarded a gold disc. His early songs were dramatic big-voiced numbers, many of which were written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander.He recorded albums regularly throughout the 1970s and made infrequent appearances on the charts. His album With Loving Feeling sold well boosted by the hit single "Is This The Way to Amarillo". He recorded an album in the United States in 1973 with the record producer Snuff Garrett, which did little to stop his commercial slide. A live album followed which sold relatively better. But by the mid-1970s recorded work became rarer and stage work took preference.In June 1972, he was invited on the music festival, The Golden Orpheus, then in communist Bulgaria. The concert was recorded and published on vinyl by the government musical company Balkanton. He played the role of Magaldi on the original 1976 album recording of the musical Evita, and sought to represent the UK in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "The Queen of the Mardi Gras" but came third in the contest to select an entrant, behind eventual contest winners Brotherhood of Man.Although his popularity waned in his native England through most of the 1980s and 1990s, he maintained a successful singing career in continental Europe during this period. This was especially so in Germany, with four albums recorded with German producer Jack White, especially their first album collaboration Welcome To My Music, reaching number 7 in the German charts and going platinum. From 1991 to 2002, Christie recorded nine albums especially for the German market.In 1999, he was the vocalist on the Jarvis Cocker-penned UK Top Ten hit, "Walk Like a Panther", recorded by the Sheffield band, All Seeing I. His influence on a new generation of singers was further demonstrated when indie pop band Rinaldi Sings released a cover version of "Avenues & Alleyways" in March 2004.In 2002, "Is This the Way to Amarillo" was used in the TV comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, leading to a resurgence in his popularity. The song was re-released on 14 March 2005 to raise money for the Comic Relief charity, and reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart (outselling all the first release's chart run put together). This led to the biggest sales for a Number 1 single for the whole year, with seven weeks at the chart pinnacle. It also became the longest running chart-topper since Cher's "Believe", almost seven years earlier. The single was credited as "featuring Peter Kay", though Kay only appeared in the video; the audio track was the original 1971 issue. His album, The Definitive Collection also climbed to the Number 1 spot the following week in the UK Albums Chart, breaking records when it also came in at Number 1 on the downloads chart.In 2005, the Dutch singer Albert West covered the same song. This release reached Number 25 in the Dutch record chart. The same year Christie re-recorded "Amarillo" together with the Hermes House Band for the German market, reaching Number 25 in the German charts and having several TV performances. Following the song's success, Christie was awarded the freedom of Amarillo, Texas, and made a guest appearance on the Yorkshire based TV soap opera, Emmerdale.A few months later he re-released another single "Avenues & Alleyways", as a follow-up to the success of "Amarillo". Although this only reached Number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, it once again out-performed the original release, which reached Number 37 in 1973. Following on from this success, Christie releas
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What Is Mozzarella Cheese and What Is It Made From? What Is Mozzarella Cheese and What Is It Made From? Luca Nebuloni/Flickr Question: What is mozzarella cheese? What is mozzarella made from? True mozzarella cheese is made from water buffalo milk Answer: Mozzarella cheese is a sliceable curd cheese originating in Italy. Traditional mozzarella is made from water buffalo (not North American buffalo or bison as many mistakenly think) milk, and its flavor is highly prized. Water buffalo milk is three times more expensive than cow's milk and is costly to ship, so expect a corresponding high price tag on imported buffalo mozzarella. Since these animals are herded in only a few countries, primarily Italy and Bulgaria, most mozzarella is now made from cow's milk. Water buffalo milk is very high in fat and cassein and not easily digestible in its raw form. As such, it is used exclusively for making mozzarella and not as a beverage. Mozzarella contains 40 to 45 percent fat, although there are now lower fat, skim versions available. This cheese is not aged like most cheeses and is actually best when eaten within hours of its making. The process of making mozzarella is called pasta filata, which means the curds are heated in water or whey until they form strings (hence the term "string cheese") and become elastic in texture. The curds are stretched, kneaded until smooth, and then formed into round balls to make fresh mozzarella cheese. It is easy to make homemade mozzarella cheese , and it can be used in a variety of recipes , including salads, meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. More about Mozzarella Cheese and Mozzarella Recipes:
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Romano - Cheese.com Find over 1750 specialty cheeses from 74 countries in the world's greatest cheese resource Creative Commons / Brian Boucheron Romano Romano is a hard cheese of Italian origin prepared predominantly with cow's milk or sheep's milk or goat's milk or mixtures of two or all of these. Made since the 1st century B.C., there are several types of Romano cheese. Determined by the type of milk used, name of Romano cheeses may be preceded by the word Vaccino (cow’s milk), Pecorino (sheep’s milk) or Caprino (goat’s milk). The most famous example of Romano cheese is Pecorino Romano , an exclusive Italian cheese with DOP designation from the Italian government. One of the most popular Italian cheeses, Romano cheese is made from pasteurised or unpasteurised milk using animal, plant, or microbial rennet. It has a grainy texture, a hard and brittle rind and grates easily. The curing of Romano takes not less than 5 months and longer if it is planned for grating. Every Romano cheese has its own peculiarities and shows different shades in texture, flavour and cooking uses. While Pecorino Romano, made from sheep’s milk, is sharp and quite tangy the second type of Romano cheese, Caprino Romano made from goat’s milk has an extremely sharp taste. The third variety made from cow’s milk, Vacchino Romano, is very mild in flavour. Romano cheese works excellent as a table cheese. It can be grated over pasta, soups and salad or shaved onto cooked dishes and cream sauces. Hard cheeses like Romano best pair with fruity wines like Riesling and Prosecco.
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To within 1 year either side, in what year did the UK first win the Eurovision Song Contest?
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Eurovision 2015: Reporter's diary from Vienna - BBC News BBC News Eurovision 2015: Reporter's diary from Vienna By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter 24 May 2015 Image caption Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow emerged triumphant in Vienna This year's Eurovision Song Contest has taken place in Vienna. The BBC's Emma Saunders was in the Austrian capital to report from behind the scenes. Sunday 24 May 12:20 local time (11:20 BST) So it's goodbye to Vienna. Before leaving for the airport, I managed to clarify the frankly very confusing situation regarding the votes from Macedonia and Montenegro, and it's all a bit of an anti-climax. Turns out the EBU took 100% of those countries' votes from the televotes i.e. from Joe Public, and disqualified the juries' votes. It should have been 50/50. So ultimately, it made no difference to any of the scores. Thank goodness for that. Host Austria woke up with a big hangover this morning - from Conchita mania to nul points in one fell swoop. Eurovision can be brutal. At least Austrians could share their pain with their neighbour Germany, who also went home with zilch. Image caption Germany was left empty-handed The so-called big five - including the UK - were left largely disappointed, bar Italy, who came third. No doubt there will be more soul-searching after another poor show for the Brits, despite Electro Velvet's valiant efforts. Deja vu. Again. So that's it from me - auf Wiedersehen. See you in Sweden. Sunday 24 May 01:00 local time (00:00 BST) So Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow wins Eurovision - he's been the favourite pretty much all the way through, so not a huge surprise. It's the sixth time Sweden has won the competition. Pretty impressive. The inspired graphics coupled with a contemporary Aviici-style dance track clearly appealed across the continent, not least in the UK, which was one of many countries to give it 12 points. It was a three-horse race between Russia, Italy and Sweden until near the end but Zelmerlow looked blown away when the presenters announced that they'd "done the maths" and Sweden were the winners. He was given a huge hug from Conchita as she handed over her Eurovision crown. "I have so much to say... I'm so extremely happy," Zelmerlow said as he accepted the award. "We are all heroes, no matter who we love , who we are or what we believe in." It was yet another disappointing night for the UK, who managed to get just 5 points, leaving them in 24th position. Saturday 23 May 23:45 local time (22:45 BST) So the voting is well underway and Twitter has been in overdrive since the contest started. Here's some funny ones to keep you amused while you wait for the results. On Georgia @PIXELATEDCROWN "Woah can't believe they let an actual raven compete in eurovision I hope they win." On Eurovision in general @Louisxmichael "Hungary has made me hungry for better music #eurovision." On Spain @richardosman "Nice reworking of 'Old McDonald Had A Farm' #spain #Eurovision" On Latvia @popbangcolour "You know those toilet roll covers your gran has, Latvian lady has dressed like one of those... #Eurovision." On Montenegro @Lozbotron "No one in the world is more embarrassed of their dad than some kid from Montenegro right now." On Austria @Cleverdever "Piano fire just got put out. Because there's way too much hairspray in this arena for that to go on for long" Saturday 23 May 23:20 local time (22:00 BST) Hungary - After all that drama, Hungary's delicate and soulful ballad comes as something of a relief. Boggie's Wars for Nothing is an acoustic number which builds up vocally as she's joined by four harmonising backing singers. It's got a traditional Eurovision peace message (clue is in the title) which could go in its favour. Again, it's all about the voices but there is a very impressive constellations image projected on to the floor during the first half of the song. Thank goodness for aerial cameras. Image copyright AP Georgia - Nina Sublatti has a strong voice and she looks pretty scary as she belts out her anthem Warrior wearing a Goth-style leather jumpsuit with thigh high boots. And s
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Eurovision 2015 Final - nul points for you if you read any other live blog - Telegraph Eurovision Eurovision 2015 Final - nul points for you if you read any other live blog As it happened: with Sweden crowned winners, relive every glitter cannon, key change and flag wave of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Charlotte Runcie and Siobhan Palmer 1:35AM BST 24 May 2015 • Awkward: Australia gives UK nul points 01:35 Thank you and goodnight! I'm going to wrap up this liveblog now, but what an evening we've all had. Thank you for being with us every step of the way with your jokes, snacks and offers of gin. It's been a blast and Siobhan and I couldn't have done it without you. Douze points to us all. The creepiness of Armenia will stay with us for a long time, I fear. Goodnight Europe, and see you next year in Sweden! 01:01 Sweden speaks Måns Zelmerlöw has been giving a post-final press conference in Vienna. Here's what he had to say about the win: "It was absolutely amazing. I didn't hear it when they first said it - Christer Björkman told me a few second later. I thought Russia or Italy would win it. But then I did it, and I was so happy. My feelings are now all over the place. I am so proud, so excited, so full of joy." Awww. Some Swedes have been celebrating in understated national style on social media too: Good result innit. #Eurorvision2015 — Emma Lofgren (@ekjlofgren) May 23, 2015 Sweden has now mathematically won Eurovision already. Yay us! — Endigo - NEW MV OUT! (@EndigoDarkBad) May 23, 2015 What a night. Well done, Sweden. You were magnificent. 00:27 Poor Austria OK so the UK didn't do particularly well - we came 24th, with a total of only five points - but Austria were the hosts, and they came away with nul points. Their song was boring, sure, but that's got to hurt. 00:18 Did Sweden deserve to win? Did the UK deserve to do so badly? So, what do you think? Did Sweden deserve it? Were Australia robbed? Should Russia have taken the prize? Vote in our poll and let us know what you think . Twitter reaction to Electro Velvet's failure has ranged from sympathetic to optimistic, via furious. I am pretty sad for @ElectroVelvet and @BojanaStamenov , though. Both acts were outstanding: my favorites. #Eurovision — Megan Engelhardt (@MadMerryMeg) May 23, 2015 Australia bears the Union Jack, so technically UK's in the top 10... congrats, @ElectroVelvet #Eurovision — Eray Kurtoglu (@ErayTheDoughnut) May 23, 2015 @ElectroVelvet I'm still in love with you — Mr L (@LMac1970) May 23, 2015 Maybe Nigella should perform our song next year. 00:04 Revelations time As the clock ticks over into tomorrow, breaking news about our winner. He has said some slightly unsavoury things about gay rights in the past, but apologised in... startling fashion. @underwood_jack he apologised for it I think. And then did this at a gay gala pic.twitter.com/CHyMaoeNFs — Katherine Lovage (@KatherinePurr) May 23, 2015 23:58 The trophy is handed over 23:55 Sweden celebrate winning! And a hug between Måns Zelmerlöw and Conchita before Måns makes a touching statement about everyone being heroes, no matter who we are or who we love. I think he's going to perform again, which is a bit awkward because I promised the Telegraph news desk this was all going to be over ages ago. Måns could be forgiven for anything though. (Italy have ensured that I still get my winnings-funded holiday, too, so I'm thrilled all round.) 23:48 The votes continue Even though we know that Sweden have won, there are still more votes to come in. This is exhausting. Thankfully, strangers on Twitter have started offering me gin. This isnt how I thought Eurovision would end, but I'm glad we're all here together. Building bridges. 23:44 Sweden win! Sweden have won! A victory for gay rights and leather trousers, all over the world! Here he is again, in all his beautiful glory. One of the tightest Eurovisions in living memory, but still not as tight as those glorious trousers. 23:40 News from Australia Flynn Murphy has checked in with another report from his suburban Australian house party: "With A
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Grand National 2016: a horse-by-horse betting guide | Sport | The Guardian Grand National 2016 Grand National 2016: a horse-by-horse betting guide Many Clouds, winner of the 2015 edition, heads the field for the world’s most famous race at Aintree on Saturday Friday 8 April 2016 12.26 EDT First published on Friday 8 April 2016 04.56 EDT Many Clouds Jockey: L Aspell Trainer: O Sherwood Age: Nine Weight: 11st 10lb Last year’s winner tries to be the first to win two Nationals since Red Rum in the 1970s. Maybe he’s up to it; he already seems an exceptional talent, having carried more weight (11st 9lb) to victory than any winner since “Rummie” and having also been the first horse to win both the Hennessy Gold Cup and the National. Unusually for a National winner he has continued to show a high level of form immediately afterwards, winning easily over Unioniste last time and running second to classy rivals in December and January. Another fine run seems on the cards, though he rather plodded for the last half-mile a year ago and may be vulnerable if something else is close to him over the last. Chance: medium Silviniaco Conti Jockey: N Fehily Trainer: P Nicholls Age: 10 Weight: 11st 8lb Tough sort holds a 50% record over fences (11/22) and has bagged seven Grade Ones, including two King Georges. Has never faced the National fences but is three times a winner at the Grand National meeting, suggesting three things: he can be relied on to show his ability at this late stage of the season; he loves a flat track; and he copes well with the kind of surface on offer here. Likes to race prominently, which will keep him out of trouble here but will also make this a severe test of his stamina. Chance: medium First Lieutenant Jockey: BJ Cooper Trainer: MF Morris Age: 11 Weight: 11st 3lb Seemed to take an instant dislike to this place last year, when jumping the first two fences very awkwardly. Got round in his own time to be beaten 95 lengths. It is not impossible that he may fare better this time ( the 2009 National winner, Mon Mome , had been stuffed in the previous year’s race), especially since he ran his best race for ages when second in a Grade One at Christmas . But his losing run extends to three years, he has never won a handicap and he has never won a steeplechase against more than seven rivals. Chance: low Wonderful Charm Jockey: S Twiston-Davies Trainer: P Nicholls Age: Eight Weight: 11st 3lb Has long been well regarded at the stable of the champion trainer but has yet to really justify that. Wins over fences have come against a maximum of four rivals and he’s been well beaten every time he’s tackled a major contest. Trailed Silviniaco Conti by 32 lengths in the King George last season but carries just 5lb less than him here. Pulled up in last year’s Bet365 Gold Cup. Has made significant jumping errors in some races and his stamina for this test seems doubtful. Chance: low Ballynagour Jockey: T Scudamore Trainer: D Pipe Age: 10 Weight: 11st 2lb Impressive winner at the Cheltenham Festival in 2014 but has been high in the weights ever since and his only subsequent win was a hurdles race in France. Has never won a race at three miles or further, so his stamina is in question, even though he ran well in a three-mile Grade One here a year ago. Form has been dire for most of this winter but better when seventh at the Festival and seems to peak in the spring. Chance: low Gilgamboa Jockey: R Power Trainer: E Bolger Age: Eight Weight: 11st 1lb Still sailing along below many a radar despite a career record of six wins from 14 starts. Been restricted to three handicap starts so far, winning two over hurdles, including a very tough one in 2014, and running fourth under top weight over fences at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting. Can’t quite cut it at the highest level but talented and robust enough to win a race like this under a fair weight, like the one he has been given here. Stamina is the issue, as three miles looks his outer limit on the available evidence but there is more to come from this eight-year-old. Chance: medium On His Ow
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Grand National Betting - Woman Trainer to Win at Aintree Woman Trainer Betting on if a Woman will be the trainer of the National Winner This type of Grand National bet began as a result of one woman and that is Jenny Pitman who in 1983 became the most popular women in the racing game by becoming the first women to train a winner of the Grand National betting with Corbiere. Jenny had a second victory in 1995 with Royal Athlete and also trained the winner of the void race in 1993. While back then there where very few women trainers but today that has changed and there are now quite a few top class women trainers and the most popular one today is Henrietta Knight the trainer of the legend Best Mate. Other noteworthy women trainers to look out for in the Grand National Betting Odds are Mrs Sue Smith, Miss V Williams and Miss Lucinda Russell. Any horse that comes from these stables would have a good chance of winning the Grand National. A women trained winner of the Grand National does not come around very often that is why the UK Bookmakers my open a book on this market should their be a couple of entries by the women trainers and especially if one of their horses is fancied as this is a very topical and good novelty Grand National bet. Free Bets & Betting Offers
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Marton, Sally Brass and Christopher Nubbles are characters in which Dickens novel?
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The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens: Character Summary NELL TRENT: a beautiful 13 year old girl who lives with her grandfather THE GRANDFATHER (OF NELL): an elderly man who owns a curiosity shop CHRISTOPHER (KIT) NUBBLES: a lad with a comical expression and odd mannerisms who works for the grandfather RICHARD (DICK) SWIVELLER: a friend of Fred Trent who lives above a tobacco shop DANIEL QUILP: a shady associate of the grandfather’s who is involved in many occupations (sometimes referred to as the dwarf). SAMPSON BRASS: an attorney of ill-repute that works for Quilp BETSY QUILP: a pretty, mild woman who is the wife of Daniel Quilp MRS. JINIWIN: Betsy Quilp’s shrewish mother, who disapproves of her son-in-law TOM SCOTT: Boy who works for Mr. Quilp who has an odd affection for him (also referred to as the tumbling boy or boy who stands on his head) MRS. NUBBLES: Kit’s hard-working, good-humored mother. BABY NUBBLES and JACOB NUBBLES: Kit’s siblings MR. GARLAND: club-footed elderly gentleman MRS. GARLAND: Mr. Garland’s fat wife ABEL GARLAND: The Garland’s 28 year old only son, a quiet lad MR. WITHERDEN: a Notary who handles paperwork for the Garlands (often referred to as the Notary) MR. CHUCKSTER: works for Mr. Witherden BARBARA: The Garlands’ servant girl. MR. MARTON: Schoolmaster of a small village that takes in grandfather and Nell (usually referred to as the schoolmaster) MRS. JARLEY: Owner of a wax work caravan. MISS SARAH (SALLY) BRASS: The sister of Sampson Brass, who assists him in his practice SMALL SERVANT GIRL: A little girl who is a servant to the Brasses (later referred to as Marchioness or Sophronia Sphynx) BEVIS MARKS: A mysterious man who rents the room in the Brass house and is interested in finding Nell and her grandfather (often called the lodger, the single gentleman, Mr. Garland's friend, or the younger brother) SUPPORTING CHARACTERS (*) indicates a character that is referred to rather than one that has an active part in the story THE NARRATOR: an elderly gentleman relating a story about a little girl he encountered on one of his habitual walks FREDERICK TRENT: Nell’s 21 year old brother SOPHIA WACKLES: 20 year old girl Dick Swiveller is romancing that runs a school with her mother and sisters MELISSA WACKLES: Sophia’s 35 year old sister, who doesn’t approve of Dick Swiveller JANE WACKLES: Sophia’s 16 year old sister MRS. WACKLES: Sophia’s shrewish mother, who disapproves of Dick Swiveller REBECCA SWIVELLER (*): Dick Swiveller's spinster aunt ALICK CHEGGS: a market-gardener who is in love with Sophia Wackles MISS CHEGGS: Alick’s sister who advocates Alick’s courtship of Sophia and tries to help him MR. HARRIS (NICKNAMED SHORT TOPPERS): Owner of a traveling Punch puppet show, nicknamed for his short legs TOMMY CODLIN: The puppeteer’s disillusioned assistant JERRY AND HIS DOGS: Jerry is an owner of dancing dogs HARRY: The schoolmaster’s beloved student, who is top of his class—and who has fallen seriously ill (often referred to as the little scholar or little pupil). GEORGE: works for Mrs. Jarley MISS MONFLATHERS: head of the Boarding and Day Establishment, who takes some of her pupils to see Mrs. Jarley’s exhibit. JAMES GROVES: landlord of the Valiant Soldier and professional gamester MAT: One of the card players at the Valiant Soldier, a surly man. ISAAC LIST: One of the card players at the Valiant Soldier, a sour fellow MISS EDWARDS: a pupil at Miss Monflather’s establishment who was sympathetic to Nell. SISTER OF MISS EDWARDS: Much younger than Nell, Miss Edwards saved her money so she could see her again. BARBARA’S MOTHER: The mother of the Garland servant girl, who has a similar history to Mrs. Nubbles. MR. JOE JOWL: a gypsy that is in with Isaac List and his friends BOAT MEN: Three rough but kind gentleman who offer Nell and her grandfather a ride on their boat. OLD FOXEY (*): The father of Sampson and Sally Brass, who encouraged his daughter’s interest in law and regretted that she could not become a lawyer. FIRE WATCHER: The man who watches the fire at a factory SEXTON: hires Nell to be the
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Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul
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A glossary of cricket terms | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo A glossary of cricket terms Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cricket, more than most sports, is full of expressions and terms designed to bewilder the newcomer (and often even the more seasoned follower). In an attempt to unravel some of the stranger terminology, we have put together a cricket glossary. If we are missing anything - and cricket commentators have an annoying habit of inventing new words and phrases - please email us and we will see if we can help. Arm Ball A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a straight line ("goes on with the arm") The Ashes Series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes (click here for more information) Asking rate - The runs required per over for a team to win - mostly relevant in a one-dayer Ball Red for first-class and most club cricket, white for one-day matches (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5.5 ounces ( 5 ounces for women's cricket and 4.75 ounces for junior cricket) Ball Tampering The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing the surface, picking or lifting the seam of the ball, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva Bat-Pad A fielding position close to the batsman designed to catch balls which pop up off the bat, often via the batsman's pads Batter Another word for batsman, first used as long ago as 1773. Also something you fry fish in Beamer A ball that does not bounce (usually accidently) and passes the batsman at or about head height. If aimed straight at the batsman by a fast bowler, this is a very dangerous delivery (and generally frowned on) Bend your back - The term used to signify the extra effort put in by a fast bowler to obtain some assistance from a flat pitch Belter A pitch which offers little help to bowlers and so heavily favours batsmen Blob A score of 0 (see duck ) Bodyline (also known as leg theory ) A tactic most infamously used by England in 1932-33, although one which had been around for some time before that, in which the bowler aimed at the batsman rather than the wicket with the aim of making him give a catch while attempting to defend himself. The fielding side were packed on the leg side to take catches which resulted. This is now illegal. Click here for more . Bosie An Australian term for a googly , now rarely used. Originated from the inventor of the delivery, BJT Bosanquet Bouncer A short-pitched ball which passes the batsman at chest or head height Boundary The perimeter of a cricket field, or the act of the batsman scoring a four or a six (eg "Tendulkar hammered three boundaries") Box An abdominal protector worn by batsmen and wicketkeepers. It is also an old term for a fielder in the gully region. Bump Ball A ball which is played off the bat almost instantly into the ground and is caught by a fielder. Often this has the appearance of being a clean catch Bumper See Bouncer . Bunny Also known as Rabbit . A member of the side who cannot bat and is selected as a specialist bowler or wicketkeeper, and who almost always bats at No. 11. It can also be used to describe a player who often gets out to one bowler - "Atherton was McGrath's bunny" Bunsen A term used by commentators to describe a pitch heavily favouring slow bowlers. From Cockney rhyming slang (Bunsen Burner = turner). Bye A run scored when the batsman does not touch the ball with either his bat or body. First recorded in the 1770s. Carry your bat an opening batsman who remains not out at the end of a completed innings (ie when all his team-mates are out) Charge, giving the When a batsman leaves his crease to attack the ball, usually against a slow bowler. By doing this he can convert a good-length ball into a half-volley Chest-on Used to describe a bowler who delivers the ball with his chest facing the batsman, as opposed to being side on Chinaman A ball bowled by a left-arm slow bowler that turns into the right-hand batsman, in effec
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Cricket: 501 not out: Lara becomes world's first batsman to score 500 runs | The Independent Cricket: 501 not out: Lara becomes world's first batsman to score 500 runs Monday 6 June 1994 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online THE DURHAM scorer, Brian Hunt, said he had never worked as hard in his life but it had been worth it. He looked tired, but elated, just like Brian Lara himself. That same glazed, slightly awed look was on the faces of the 500-plus spectators patiently queueing for completed scorecards after the game. They had seen history made and they wanted to be able to prove it. In scoring an unbeaten 501 for Warwickshire against Durham yesterday, Lara added the most prized batting record in non-international cricket to the Test equivalent he garnered less than two months ago against England in Antigua. He has, at barely 25, cemented his position with the likes of Bradman, Hobbs and Grace in cricket's pantheon of greats. The previous record, held by Hanif Mohammad for 35 years, has always appeared as unattainable as Gary Sobers' Test record had. It was one of those statistics fans learn as schoolboys and never have to alter. Such is Lara's appetite for runs one wonders whether this record will last the season. After breaking the record, Lara said: 'I don't think I'm a great cricketer. It's nice to have records and be on top but I've still got a lot of cricket ahead of me and I need to be more consistent. 'Records are there to be broken and I'm happy to be the one doing it. If the records I have set are broken I hope I am the one doing it. It's hard to compare my Test 375 with 501 here. You just have to cherish both of them.' Of Lara's seven centuries in his last eight innings this was, ironically, the most fortunate. In its gestation, on Friday he was bowled off a no-ball for 10 and dropped by the wicketkeeper Chris Scott six runs later. Yesterday he gave a difficult chance at 238 and another at 413 - which was fortunately hit in the direction of his team-mate Michael Burns (fielding for Durham), who not surprisingly failed to reach it. With the game killed as a contest by Saturday's washout and a weakened Durham's understandable reluctance to set a target, Lara took a while to reach top gear yesterday, adding 27 runs to his overnight 111 in his first 41 balls. He then accelerated, adding 147 off the next 78 to be 285 at lunch. Suddenly the records appeared lined up before him and, having asked his captain, Dermot Reeve, not to declare, one by one he knocked them down. At 306 he passed Warwickshire's highest score, at 406 he passed the highest in England this century. Twenty runs later Archie MacLaren's 99-year-old record score in England had gone. A welter of other records went as well, including the most boundaries in an innings and most runs in a day, but by now all attention was on the big one, Hanif's 499. Having made 174 runs in the first session, including an enormous six off David Cox over deep midwicket, he added 133 in the second, leaving him 82 short at tea. At this stage, he was feeding the strike to Keith Piper, who went on to a century, although he did take 18 off a Phil Bainbridge over, including an all-run four. At 497, he played three balls from the occasional bowler John Morris defensively then was surprised to be cracked on the helmet by a bouncer off the fourth. At this stage, Piper reminded Lara that technically the game could be called off in two balls' time as there was no prospect of a result. The next ball was driven for four, Lara was engulfed by Piper, and play closed. Lara, who was strongest cutting and pulling or flicking off his legs, achieved most of the milestones with boundaries, including sixes to pass 200 and Hick's 405. Though the record was achieved with an off-driven four off Morris, it should be noted that throughout his innings Durham were trying, both by using proper bowlers and fielding seriously. Wayne Larkins and Morris did bowl 10.5 overs between them but, with David Graveney and Mark Saxelby both injured, Durham were reduced to four front-line bowlers. All
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Abbreviated to MVP, what is the American sporting equivalent of “Man of the Match”?
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Gimmick Matches - TV Tropes Gimmick Matches You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Well, goddamn. It's a World Wrestling Federation. Why don't we put on some fucking wrestling, Vince Russo? once in a while? What do you want to do, Holiday on ice with chimpanzees? (Shit, matter of fact, I probably gave him his next Pay-Per-View.) TNA prefers to call their gimmick matches "concept matches" . A sample of some recurring gimmick matches (and their included tropes), and a number of notable examples of each match: 2-out-of-3-falls — The simplest of gimmick matches, this simply means that the wrestlers have a series of matches until one of them has won 2. Sometimes each fall will have its own gimmick from another match type on the list; this is called a Three Stages of Hell match or a Ring Master's Challenge. Tropes: This match is almost never decided after two falls; the competitors win one apiece, leading to the third, deciding fall. Usually, if the match ends in two straight falls, then someone is either working a "losing streak" angle or is being buried. The Briscoe Brothers in Ring of Honor developed a reputation for winning these matches in two straight falls. One of the WWF's many rule variances developed around this type of match: originally, a wrestler / team had to win both falls by pinfall or submission for a title change to be valid. This was eventually reverted to a pinfall or submission only being necessary in the final fall. "Two out of three falls" was actually the standard in the very early years of professional wrestling, with "One-fall" becoming the norm when wrestling made the jump from "sport" to "sports entertainment". Before this a single fall contest was called a "Lightning Match". It was used as the storyline reason for then-WWWF leaving the National Wrestling Alliance in 1963. NWA Champion Buddy Rogers lost a one-fall match against Lou Thesz , and WWWF refused to acknowledge the title switch since it wasn't done with two out of three falls. So they went on their own, naming Rogers as the first WWWF Champion. It was also the catalyst for the creation of the AWA. In 1957, Eduardo Carpentier defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA title in a two-out-of-three falls match. However, since one of those falls was a DQ, there was a dispute among the NWA promoters over who should be the champion, with most promotoers recognizing Thesz and other, renegade promoters recognizing Carpentier (and even sanctioning a title change between him and Verne Gagne, who was the one really pulling the strings at the time). After promoter Wally Karbo unsuccessfully lobbied for a title unification match between Gagne and the NWA champion, the two split off and formed the AWA. Note that when British Freestyle wrestling was big, back in the '70s and '80s all its matches were best out of three, or as Brian Crabtree (the MC) always put it "Two falls, two submissions or a knockout to decide the winner." Hence the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "The Wrestling Epilogue", with a priest and a professor getting into the ring together, "The existence or otherwise of God to be decided by two falls, two submissions or a knockout". You can see it on Youtube here . Hence also the line in Good Omens "Three rounds, one Fall, no submission" to describe the war between Heaven and Hell. 2 out of 3 remains the standard match in Mexican lucha libre (but not everywhere in the Spanish speaking or Latin world) Tag Team Match — A two man team faces another two man team under the stipulation only one wrestler from each team can be in the ring at a time. A wrestler in the ring usually must tag his partner, most commonly standing on the ring apron behind the ropes, before they can switch places, though in Mexican wrestling a wrestler can also exit the ring to allow his partner to take his place. When one wrestler from a team is beaten, the other team wins. It varies on how long wrestlers have after the tag to switch places, usually between five to fifteen seconds, with the longer times allowing " double team maneuvers " to
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Chapter 8: Going to the Match The Transformation of the Match- day Routine at Manchester City FC1 Tim Edensor and Steve Millington In December 1999 the English Professional Footballer’s Association (PFA) lavished £1.9 million on L.S. Lowry’s (1953) oil painting ‘Going to the Match’, depicting football fans converging on Bolton Wanderers’ Burnden Park stadium (Figure 8.1). PFA Chief Executive Gordon Taylor opined how the painting represented ‘the heart and soul of the game and the anticipation of fans on their way to a match’ (BBC News 1999). This iconic image provides an alluring, if romantic glimpse back to a football world untainted by the excesses of the contemporary game, a world where traditional values of community and loyalty are upheld, where routines built up over generations would cumulate on the terraces at 3 p.m. each Saturday. Importantly, as Kelsall reminds us: The identities of these clubs and their grounds was part of, and often a focus for, a stubborn pride, that people had for their community. The roar of the crowds assembled inside these grounds would be a collective assertion of this identity, community and mutual affinity. (Kelsall 2000: 88) ‘going to the match’ focused upon surrounding sites and spaces, the pubs, shops, take- aways, bookmakers, food- stands, alleyways and streets (Kelsall 2000). The match- day routines established in such landscapes over decades con- jures a particular sensory landscape of affordances, spatial practices, perform- ances and power, through which football supporters, street vendors, the police, city authorities and others, produced rhythms of fluctuating intensity and meaning. In the twenty- first century, following industrial restructuring and suburban flight, fewer English supporters now reside in such localities and typically drive into the city to watch their team (Crabbe et al. 2006), and the scene depicted by Lowry is disappearing. Yet myths of ‘going to the match’ continue to resonate in extended fan culture, particularly in fanzines or on radio phone- in debates about how match day routines have been disrupted and dislocated through stadium relocation and redesign. Despite this, the exploration of the complex and dynamic relationship between fans and their team rarely extends to uncover how football is embed- ded in everyday life. Stone, for example, calls for greater attention to the ‘every- day and the structuring of football in many people’s lives: the regularity of the match, the topophilic affinity of supporters for their team’s ‘home’ ground and the habitual behaviours that make up football culture’ (2007: 175). And while numerous studies explore fan culture within stadia, few focus on the everyday spaces and routines of match- day experience with an overwhelming concentra- tion on the most passionate or dedicated fans, football hooligans, or groups who resist the embourgeoisment of football (Duke 2002). Figure 8.1 L.S. Lowry: Going to the Match, oil painting, 1953. In this chapter we suggest that the relationships forged between individuals and localities through the rituals and performances that comprise ‘going to the match’, encompassing the everyday spaces that both surround football stadia and comprise journeys to and from them is a neglected aspect of fan culture. As the experience of travelling to and from stadia is being transformed through the contemporary restructuring of football, this is of particular significance. The City of Manchester Stadium (COMS) and Manchester City F.C. provide an excellent case study through which to examine how stadium relocation and the loss of a localised place- based identity has impacted on fan culture. In 2003 the club took up residency at the spectacular, iconic COMS, constructed as the centrepiece of an urban regeneration scheme, Sport City, in a former industrial area in East Manchester. This development serves efforts to re- image Manchester at a national and global scale. Previously, City had played at Maine Road in South Manchester since 1923, and the club an
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Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App | TechCrunch Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App Posted by Josh Constine and Kim-Mai Cutler 0 Former Clearwell And CenterRun CEO Aaref Hilaly Joins Sequoia Capital As Partner Facebook has just finished a deal to acquire mobile photo sharing app Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram will remain an independently branded standalone app that’s separate from Facebook, but the services will increase their ties to each other. The transaction should go through this quarter pending some standard closing procedures Last year, documents for a standalone Facebook mobile photo sharing app were attained by TechCrunch. Now it seems Facebook would rather buy Instagram which comes with a built-in community of photographers and photo lovers, while simultaneously squashing a threat to its dominance in photo sharing. At 27 million registered users on iOS alone, Instagram was increasingly positioning itself as a social network in its own right — not just a photo-sharing app. And it was clear that some users were doing more of the daily sharing actvities on Instagram rather than Facebook’s all-in-one mobile apps, which had to be cluttered with nearly every feature of the desktop site. With the Instagram for Android launch last week, Instagram was going to get to 50 million registered users in a heartbeat after racking up more than 1 million in the first 24 hours. And with that kind of momentum, Facebook felt like it had to move — fast. After all, photo sharing and tagging are arguably what *made* Facebook. Whatever you think of the price given the fact that Instagram had no revenues, the reality is it was going to be worth whatever Mark Zuckerberg felt like paying for it. Both Google and Facebook had approached Instagram several times over the past 18 months, but the talks clearly didn’t result in a deal. So Facebook was going to have to offer a huge premium over the last valuation for Systrom and the board to take any deal seriously. [Instagram’s founders from left, Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. Portrait by Cody Pickens ] With the deal, Instagram will gain massive design and engineering resources by joining forces with Facebook, a big change after running as a famously lean company with just a handful of employees. Still, the deal seems to let Instagram stay somewhat independent and maintain some of its company culture. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom writes in a blog post , “It’s important to be clear that Instagram is not going away.” This is a really big departure from the way Zuckerberg has historically run Facebook as a single product. He has always been insistent that everything feed back into Facebook itself. Keeping Instagram as a separate product and brand is reminiscent of what Google has done with keeping YouTube and Android as separate fiefdoms within the company following their acquisitions. Instagram’s investors included Benchmark Capital, Greylock Capital, Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, along with angel investors including Quora’s Adam D’Angelo, Lowercase Capital’s Chris Sacca and Square and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. The early investors must be thrilled with the price. From our understanding, the later investors, who put capital into the company at a $500 million valuation , seem happy with basically getting a 2X in a few days after the money was wired last Thursday. Congratulations to Instagram’s founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. You opened the world’s eyes to seeing art in everyday life, and now Facebook has opened its doors to you. So in your honor, we’ve made you part of the TechCrunch home page logo . More On The Instagram acquisition
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People Who Photograph Food and Display the Pictures Online - The New York Times The New York Times Dining & Wine |First Camera, Then Fork Search Continue reading the main story Photo The blogger and food diarist Nora Sherman. Credit Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times (center); photographs by Nora Sherman JAVIER GARCIA, a 28-year-old neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, was in the campus pub recently having a grilled cheese sandwich. But before he took a bite, he snapped a digital picture of it, cheese artistically oozing between toasted white bread, just as he has photographed everything he has eaten in the last five years. Every other week he posts the photos on his Web site, ejavi.com/javiDiet , providing a strangely intimate and unedited view of his life and attracting fans from as far away as Ecuador. The nearly 9,000 photos leave nothing out, not even snacks as small as a single square of shredded wheat. When he lost his iPhone while visiting New York last month, he pleaded with exasperated friends to take pictures of his food and to e-mail them to him, lest his record be incomplete. “It was a nightmare,” Mr. Garcia said, particularly because the unfocused pictures “were not the quality I’m used to.” In 1825, the French philosopher and gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Today, people are showing the world what they eat by photographing every meal, revealing themselves perhaps more vividly than they might by merely reciting the names of appetizers and entrees. Continue reading the main story Keeping a photographic food diary is a growing phenomenon with everything from truffle-stuffed suckling pig to humble bowls of Cheerios being captured and offered for public consumption. Indeed, the number of pictures tagged “food” on the photo-sharing Web site Flickr has increased tenfold to more than six million in the last two years, according to Tara Kirchner, the company’s marketing director. One of the largest and most active Flickr groups, called “I Ate This,” includes more than 300,000 photos that have been contributed by more than 19,000 members. There would be more, but members are limited to 50 photos a month. The same phenomena can be found on other sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Foodspotting, Shutterfly, Chowhound and FoodCandy. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Nora Sherman, 28, the deputy director of the City University of New York’s Building Performance Lab, which promotes sustainable construction, finds that the pictures she takes of her food are her most popular posts on Facebook, Twitter and on her blog, Thought for Food, ( noraleah.com ). The immediate and enthusiastic commentary on, say, an arugula and feta salad or a plate of fried okra have given her a sense of connection and community since moving to Manhattan from New Orleans in 2006. “People I have never met follow my blog and know me through the food I eat,” Ms. Sherman said. She was even introduced to her boyfriend through someone she came to know through his comments on the food pictures on her blog, and who thought the two might be a match. She said she takes pictures of at least half the meals she eats, omitting, for example, multicourse meals when it might “interrupt the flow.” But she has noticed lately that it’s becoming harder to suppress the urge to shoot. “I get this ‘must take picture’ feeling before I eat, and what’s worse is that I hate bad pictures so I have to capture it in just the right light and at just the right angle,” Ms. Sherman said. She uses a Canon PowerShot S90 and uploads pictures to her Web site daily, sometimes several times a day, which takes at most 30 minutes a day. The camera, she said, is small but works well in low light. She doesn’t style her photos, saying, “I like to take shots that no pro would ever take — holding an oyster in my hand about to slurp it down, or a bagel with a bite out of it.” Her impulse to photograph her food and do so artistically has made her a more adventurous eater. “It’s driven me to
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Out, damned spot - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes Out, damned spot What is it she does now? Look how she rubs her hands. Gentlewoman: It is an accustom'd action with her, to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour. Hark, she speaks. I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly. Lady Macbeth: Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—One; two: why, then 'tis time to do't.—Hell is murky.—Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our pow'r to accompt?—Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Lady Macbeth, as has become her wont, sleepwalks through the royal castle. As her waiting-woman and her doctor listen in, she mutters fragments of an imaginary conversation that recalls the night she and her husband conspired to murder King Duncan [see A SORRY SIGHT ]. The hour is two o'clock; she upbraids her husband for his bad conscience; she insists that there will be nothing to fear once they've grabbed the crown; she marvels at how much blood Duncan had to shed. As Lady Macbeth replays this scene for the eavesdroppers, she not only incriminates herself, but also reveals the pangs of conscience she had ridiculed in her husband. "Out, damn'd spot" is a prime example of "Instant Bard," tailor-made for ironic jokes and marketing schemes. But the "spot" isn't a coffee stain, it's blood. One motif of Macbeth is how tough it is to wash, scrub, or soak out nasty bloodstains. Macbeth had said that even the ocean couldn't wash his hands clean of Duncan's blood; Lady Macbeth, who scorned him then, now finds the blood dyed into her conscience. The king and queen persist in imagining that physical actions can root out psychological demons, but the play is an exposition of how wrong they are.
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The 50 best covers The 50 best covers Chosen by Bernadette McNulty, Neil McCormick, Helen Brown and Thomas H Green Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards, 1986 orig. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, 1975 It was camp enough to begin with, but Jimi Somerville and Sarah Jane Morris's triumphant falsetto-basso profundo duet on this cover of the 1975 disco classic takes the phrase "row of tents" and flings it in the air like a glittery handbag on an underlit dancefloor. One suspects that the singers swapped voices for a laugh. Key moment: The final, monumental "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah BABY!" just before the last chorus. Going Back to My Roots - Richie Havens, 1980 orig. Lamont Dozier, 1977 Woodstock star Havens caused barely a ripple in 1980 with his impassioned rendition of a song first recorded by Lamont Dozier. But eight years on, it was rediscovered, becoming an arms-in-the air anthem to a million British ravers. As the battered Havens larynx pours out Dozier's vision of the things that really count in life, the goosebumps take over. Key moment: a truly storming piano intro. Step On - Happy Mondays, 1991 orig. John Kongos, 1971 The Manchester baggy anthem, driven by a trademark acid house piano riff, is a hugely inventive remake of He's Gonna Step on You Again by long-forgotten South African singer-songwriter Kongos. Shaun Ryder added his own inimitable lyrical touch, contributing a new saying to the British pop lexicon with his opening declaration: "You're twisting my melons, man!" Key Moment: When it all breaks down to reverb-drenched female backing vocals singing the spookily threatening chorus line. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - The Wedding Present, 1990 orig. Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, 1975 John Peel indie favourites the Weddoes gave Harley's classic the angry makeover its sardonic lyric was crying out for. Gone were the acoustic thrummings and sunny Ooooh-la-la-la backing vocals, replaced by thrashing electric guitars over blistering drums, seemingly at twice the original's speed. Key moment: The 15-second mid-song pause, silent except for a wavering note of guitar feedback. Then Dave Gedge's Yorkshire growl returns: "There ain't no more, you've taken everything." The Robots - Señor Coconut & His Orchestra, 2000 Orig. Kraftwerk, 1978 German musician Uwe Schmidt found a little cha-cha-cha in his waters when he moved to Chile, and felt moved to recreate the clinical oeuvre of Kraftwerk with the magical addition of Latin swing. This is the highlight of his wonderful experiment, a sashaying, hip-clicking antidote to the Düsseldorf automatons' metronomic precision. Key Moment: The horn flourish and celebratory "Olé!" before the vocals kick in. Rock el Casbah - Rachid Taha, 2004 orig. The Clash, 1982 Franco-Algerian bad boy Taha idolises Joe Strummer, but sensing something patronising in the original, he recorded this storming Arabic version of the Clash warhorse. Lutes and strings twang and swoop against a thundering rhythm track and exultant chorus. But it's the guttural attack of Taha's vocal that makes your hair prickle – a technique he learnt from records of old and obscure Algerian singers. Key Moment: The plaintive desert flute that kicks it all off. Oops I Did it Again - Richard Thompson, 2003 orig. Britney Spears, 2000 The sparky old folk-rocker toured with a self-explanatory show (and recorded a live album) called 1,000 Years of Popular Music. This was one of his examples of 20th-century songwriting, and in his hands – acoustic guitar, percussion, lots of echo on the voice – Britney's song actually becomes quite scary. Key moment: He tries to get the audience to sing along. Mostly, they laugh. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles, 1987 orig. Simon & Garfunkel, 1966 Who knew that Paul Simon could write a great heavy metal riff? The circling, folky-psychedelic guitar part of the original, turbocharged by legendary producer Rick Rubin for the Less Than Zero soundtrack, rocks hard here. The all-girl Bangles' slick vocal harmonies turn it into a faultless piece of '80s power pop. Key moment: That riff. J
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Bridal Veil Falls | Marriott Niagara Falls Home › Bridal Veil Falls With a water trail that looks like a bride’s veil, the flowing waters of the Bridal Veil Falls in Niagara Falls, New York is a popular tourist attraction. The Niagara Falls consists of three falls–the mighty, crescent shaped Horseshoe Falls, the equally voluminous American Falls and the smallest of the lot, the Bridal Veil Falls. In the past, this waterfall has also been called Luna Falls and Iris Falls. 181 Feet High It is the only one among the three falls which visitors can get the closest to on land. The American and Bridal Veil Falls are located side by side with the Luna Island separating them, while Goat Island splits it from the Horseshoe Falls. The waterfall is around 55 feet wide and falls from a height of 181 feet, crashing into the Niagara River below. It is accessible from two places on the US side–Luna Island and the Cave of the Winds tour from Goat Island . An uninhabited place, Luna Island enables you to get close to the edge of the Bridal Veil Falls. Visitors can walk across the small island to a viewpoint that overlooks the falls. Cave of the Winds The Cave of the Winds Tour is very exciting as you are literally showered with the water from the Bridal Veil Falls as you stand below. An elevator takes you 175 feet down to the base of the gorge, after which wooden walkways lead you to the Hurricane Deck. This is the place where you can be unbelievably close to the falls and touch and feel the waters as it falls down on you from far above. The Hurricane Deck is so called because of the storm-like conditions there with the heavy winds, the thundering sound of the waterfall and the spray pouring down upon you. You understand the power and beauty of nature as you experience this waterfall at such close quarters. For people with disabilities and families with very young children, another deck 150 feet away enables a great view without getting wet. Maid of the Mist One more way to view the falls from a different angle is to take the thrilling Maid of the Mist boat ride. It takes you to all three falls and you can view the Bridal Veil Falls from the boat, cruising along the Niagara River. Bring along a waterproof camera to capture pictures from all these viewpoints as each one offers a different perspective. If you wish to have an aerial view of all three falls, head to the Prospect Point Observation Tower. You can see the Bridal Veil Falls from a height of 230 feet here, so it makes for a lovely panoramic view. Good things come in small packages is a saying that holds true for the Bridal Veil Falls–small it may be but experiencing it gives you a big thrill. Stay at the #1 ranked hotel in Niagara Falls, the Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa. For our best rates and valuable add-ons view our:
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Mount Rushmore--Presidents: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Amy Bracewell for National Park Service Every year, the many visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota draw inspiration from the colossal portraits of four outstanding presidents of the United States: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Gutzon Borglum carved his gigantic Shrine of Democracy Sculpture into ancient granite high on the southeast face of Mount Rushmore “in commemoration of the foundation, preservation, and continental expansion of the United States.” The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are about 60 feet high, and the grouping extends approximately 185 feet along the crest of Mount Rushmore. Dark ponderosa pines and other evergreens set off the stark white sculpture. Added at the time of the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1976, a flag-lined formal Avenue of Flags creates an impressive approach. In 1923, South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson came up with an idea for attracting tourists to the State. Robinson envisioned shaping a cluster of tall thin granite peaks called the Needles into statues of explorers and Indian leaders. The Needles stand where the Black Hills rise from the plains as a gateway to the Rocky Mountains and the West. In 1924, Robinson wrote sculptor Gutzon Borglum about his idea. Borglum telegraphed back his enthusiastic support. Avenue of Flags at Mount Rushmore National Memorial Amy Bracewell for National Park Service Born to a Danish American family on a homestead in Idaho in 1867, Gutzon Borglum made his name celebrating things American in a big way. In 1908, he created a large, 40 inches-high head of Abraham Lincoln. Representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy soon contacted him about creating a portrait head of Robert E. Lee on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia. Convinced that the scale of the mountain would dwarf a single head, he convinced them to create a huge group portrait of General Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. Borglum completed the head of Lee in 1924, but a dispute with the backers of the project soon led to his dismissal and the eventual removal of his work. His departure from Georgia made it possible for him to concentrate on Mount Rushmore. Borglum scouted out a location far better than the fragile Needles: 5,725-foot Mount Rushmore. Its broad wall of exposed granite was more suitable for sculpture and received direct sunlight for most of the day. Borglum himself selected the presidents for the memorial, to reflect the nation’s first 150 years of history and to make the project a national, rather than regional one. Original plans included only George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Borglum picked George Washington the father of the new country because he was a leader in the American Revolution, the first president of the United States, and the man who laid the foundation of American democracy. Abraham Lincoln was selected for preserving the Union during the Civil War and abolishment of slavery. As the project progressed, Borglum added Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, began America’s westward expansion by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, which doubled the size of the country, adding all or part of 15 present-day States. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States and extremely popular in the early 20th century, linked the east and the west through the construction of the Panama Canal and was famous as a “trust buster,” fighting large corporate monopolies and championing the working man. Initial planning and fund-raising began in August 1925. The project was almost out of money in 1927 before carving even began. Borglum and the planners succeeded in getting the support of President Coolidge when he was vacationing in the Black Hills
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The Official Website of Dan Brown Dan Brown Launches Inferno Experience Robert Langdon needs your help. Are you up to the task? Sony Entertainment, Google, and Dan Brown have teamed up to create puzzles for a three-week online experience, The Inferno Journey Through Hell. In it, players assist Robert Langdon in solving three puzzles per week that relate to Dante's Inferno. Dan calls the game "a plunge into the depths of hell using the Seven Deadly Sins as the ladder." Visit Journey Through Hell to uncover the mystery...and enter for a chance to win a trip to Italy. To learn more about the film, check out this article from USA Today . To stay up-to-date on the latest Dan Brown News, stay tuned to Dan's Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter pages. Dan Brown Announces New Novel Available September 26, 2017, the new novel, Origin, thrusts Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind’s two most enduring questions. Global publishing phenomenon Dan Brown, author of the #1 international blockbusters Inferno and The Da Vinci Code, has written his latest Robert Langdon thriller titled Origin. Doubleday will release the novel in the U.S. and Canada on September 26, 2017 and it will also be available as an ebook and an audiobook from Penguin Random House Audio. Origin will be published simultaneously in the U.K. by Transworld Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House. Additionally, a U.S. Spanish language edition will be published by Vintage Español. The announcement was made today by Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday, will edit the novel. In keeping with his trademark style, Brown interweaves codes, science, religion, history, art and architecture into this new novel. Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind’s two most enduring questions, and the earth-shaking discovery that will answer them. There are more than 200 million copies of Dan Brown’s books in print worldwide, and his novels have been translated into 56 languages. To learn more, stay tuned to Dan's Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter pages. Inferno Vlog#4 - Locations Go on location with the cast and crew of Inferno as they give you a glimpse of the historic locations behind Langdon's latest adventure. Go on location with the cast and crew of Inferno as they give you a glimpse of the historic locations behind Langdon's latest adventure. The film hits theaters internationally starting October 12th, followed by the U.S. premiere on October 28th. To stay up to date on the latest Inferno movie news, visit Dan's Facebook Page or the Movie's Official Twitter Page . Inferno Vlog#3 - Langdon's Superpower Robert Langdon’s superpower? Eidetic memory. Ron Howard discusses Langdon’s memory loss in this Vlog for the Inferno movie. Tom Hanks takes you behind the scenes to talk about Robert Langdon's superpower, eidetic memory, in today's vlog for the Inferno movie. The film hits theaters in internationally starting October 12th and in the U.S. on October 28th. To stay up to date on the latest Inferno movie news, visit Dan's Facebook Page or the Movie's Official Twitter Page . Dan discusses The Da Vinci Code - Young Adult Edition For more on what it is and why we believe in the importance of reaching young readers, watch this clip from an interview with Dan. The YA edition of The Da Vinci Code is available internationally. For more on what it is and why we believe in the importance of reaching young readers, watch this clip from an interview with Dan. Inferno Vlog#2 - Zobrist's Manifesto Dan and Ron take you behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of Zobrist's Manifesto. In the word's of Bertrand Zobrist, “It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno." Take a look behind the scenes, as Dan Brown and Ron Howard give you a glimpse of Zobrist's Manifesto. The film hits theaters internationally starting October 12th, followed by the U.S. premiere on
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Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code - Free eBooks Download free ebooks download Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code Author: , Date: 04 Jul 2010, Views: Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code - (AudioBook) Dan Brown | ISBN: 0739313126 | 2003 | MP3 | 332 mb The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective fiction novel written by American author Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon as he investigates a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discovers a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ of Nazareth having been married to and fathering a child with Mary Magdalene. The novel has provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Magdalene's role in the history of Christianity. The book has been extensively denounced by many Christian denominations as a dishonest attack on the Roman Catholic Church. It has also been criticized for its historical and scientific inaccuracy. The book is a worldwide bestseller that had 60.5 million copies in print by May 2006 and that has been translated into 44 languages. In 2006 a film adaptation was released by Sony's Columbia Pictures.
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Equestrianism at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Individual | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Equestrianism at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Individual Host City: München, West Germany Venue(s): Military Lands Poing, Poing; Riding Stadium, Riem, München Date Started: August 29, 1972 Date Finished: September 1, 1972 Format: Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. Gold: Jan Jönsson Summary At the 1964 Olympics, Britain's [Richard Meade] led the individual eventing after the endurance phase, but 36 faults in the jumping dropped him back to eighth place. He then placed fourth in the eventing at the 1968 Olympics, although he helped Britain to team gold. In München Meade took the lead after the endurance phase and this time rode a clean round in jumping to finally win his individual gold medal. He also helped Great Britain defend their gold medal in the team event. There was no change in the top standings after the endurance phase, as Argentine [Alessandro Argenton] was second, Sweden's [Jan Jönsson] was third, and British rider [Mary Gordon-Watson] was fourth. As did Meade, all three had clean rides in jumping, and maintained their positions. Meade would return in 1976 and again placed fourth individually, and also competed for Britain at the 1980 Alternative Equestrian Event at Fontainebleau, Paris. Outside of the Olympics, Meade was a member of the winning team at the 1967 European Championships and the 1970 World Championships and placed second individually in the 1967 and 1970 World Championships. He also won at Badminton in 1969, 1970, and 1982, and won the Burghley Horse Trials in 1964. A Sports Reference Site : About SR/Olympics | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service | Use of Data Data provided by OlyMADMen , led by Hilary Evans, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members: David Foster, Martin Frank, Jørn Jensen, Carl-Johan Johansson, Taavi Kalju, Martin Kellner, George Masin, Stein Opdahl, Wolf Reinhardt, Ralf Regnitter, Paul Tchir, Magne Teigen, Christian Tugnoli, Morten Aarlia Torp, and Ralf Schlüter. Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com . Part of the
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London 2012 Olympics: Great Britain's 29 gold medals | Daily Mail Online comments Britain's athletes at the Olympics did not just exceed expectations, they smashed them, winning 65 medals - 29 of them golds. That is the best tally of medals recorded by Britain at any Olympics since 1908 - and 18 more than won in Beijing four years ago. It was also the Games when British women came to the fore - with first ever British golds in rowing, stunning performances in cycling, Jessica Ennis in the stadium, and several riders in the equestrian events. Not to mention Nicola Adams winning the very first women's boxing gold. Here, Sportsmail looks at the days on which we won gold and the athletes who earned the medals. Madal winners: The British Olympians who clinch gold, silver or bronze at the London 2012 Games Wednesday, August 1 Women's Pairs, Rowing Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, time trial World's best: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning stand proudly with their gold medals after winning the women's pair final at Eton Dorney Fervent support: Packed grandstands patriotically roar on the British rowers at Eton Dorney Support: Huge crowds lined the route to cheer Wiggins on to glory as he claimed GB's second gold of the Games Champion: Wiggins, posing with his gold after the time trial, briefly became Britain's most decorated Olympian - until Chris Hoy's Olympics started Thursday, August 2 Peter Wilson, Shooting, double trap Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott, Canoe Slalom, C2 double Men's team sprint, Cycling Farmer's son Peter Wilson, from Dorset, took gold in the Double Trap shooting - thanks to coaching sessions on Skype from a member of the Dubai royal family Double quick: Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott took a gold just two minutes after Wilson won in the trap shooting Right on track: Chris Hoy (right), Jason Kenny (left) and Philip Hindes took gold in the men's team sprint on Day Six of the Olympics Friday August 3 Men's team pursuit, Cycling Victoria Pendleton, Cycling, women's keirin Rowed to glory: Anna Watkins (right) and Katherine Grainger celebrate winning gold in the women's double sculls at Eton Dorney Fast and glorious: Britain's Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh on their way to gold in the final of the men's team pursuit Golden boys: (Left to right) Clancy, Burke, Kennaugh and Thomas with their medals Victoria Pendleton clinches gold in the women's keirin before celebrating with the velodrome crowd with a huge union jack Saturday, August 4 Shortly before lunchtime Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory were victorious at Eton Dorney in the men's four. It triggered a gold rush, the likes of which had never been experienced by British Olympians. Also on the water, Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland claimed gold with an emphatic win in the women's double scull, before Team GB continued their domination in the velodrome with victory in the women's team pursuit. Then came those golden performances by Jess Ennis in the heptathlon, Greg Rutherford in the long jump and Mo Farah in the 10,000m to round off a remarkable day for British sport. Winning team: The men smiled widely during the medal ceremony for the Men's Four Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney Delight: Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory led from the start to extend Britain's dominance over the Olympic event to 16 years Scream if you've gone fastest: Sophie Hosking (left) and Katherine Copeland react in joy and shock after victory the lightweight women's double sculls Victory parade: The women proudly show off their Olympic gold medals Golden girl: Jessica Ennis clinches the Olympic heptathlon title after a storming 800m that had the whole nation cheering her on Gold run: Mo Farah powered ahead of the field in the closing stages of the 10,000m to claim Britain's sixth gold of an extraordinary day Jumping fro joy: Greg Rutherford celebrates his victory in the long jump on a remarkable evening for Team GB Leap of faith: Rutherford launches himself through the night air
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Phobias: The rationale behind irrational fears | Dean Burnett | Science | The Guardian Brain flapping Phobias: The rationale behind irrational fears Phobias are very common, with many people admitting to being irrationally afraid of something. But where does this fear come from, and what can we do about it? Even the most outlandish of fears can have a valid origin. Illustration by Simon Feeley Friday 28 June 2013 02.30 EDT First published on Friday 28 June 2013 02.30 EDT Share on Messenger Close Recently, this section featured an article about the tarantula Typhochlaena costae. While the piece was very interesting, this was likely lost on some readers, as it's difficult to focus on details while distracted by the sound of your own screaming. Arachnophobia is one of the more well-known phobias and can be very potent. Searching the science section for some lunchtime reading is not the sort of activity that typically includes spiders, so to be suddenly confronted, apropos of nothing, by an image of a humungous tarantula probably caught many unawares. How many tablets/phones/laptops were ruined due to being hurled across the room in a panic? Most would consider this an overreaction. Granted, there are many dangerous species of spider (I'd link to examples but can't find any without pictures, and I'm not a hypocrite) but the odds of encountering one are, in the UK at least, vanishingly small. And even then, the biggest spider is physically no match for a person; a rolled up newspaper is not considered a lethal weapon among humans. Arachnophobes substantially outnumber people who have been genuinely injured by spiders, and yet the irrational fear of spiders is commonplace. What scares people often makes little logical sense. As I do stand-up comedy on occasion, I'm regularly told I'm "incredibly brave", yet all I'm doing is saying words in front of people. The people who tell me I'm brave think nothing of driving, an often fatal practice. But when you do genuinely fear something for no rational reason, then you may have a phobia . Phobias are psychologically interesting. There are three possible types: specific phobias , social phobias and agoraphobia . Agoraphobia isn't just a fear of open spaces; it describes a fear of any situation where escape would be difficult and/or help wouldn't be forthcoming. The fact that most such situations occur outside the sufferer's home results in them not going out much, which is probably where the "open spaces" confusion comes from. Specific phobias are probably the most recognised. Specific phobias are an irrational fear of a specific thing or situation. Specific phobias can be further subdivided into situational (eg claustrophobia), natural environment (eg acrophobia ), animal (eg the aforementioned arachnophobia) or blood-injection-injury types (eg … blood and injections, I guess). You could still have a phobia which doesn't fit any of these descriptors though. Maybe you've got an irrational fear of being categorised? If so, sorry. Social phobias are where you have an irrational fear of how people will react to you in a situation. The fear of rejection or judgement from others is a powerful force for humans; much of how we think and behave is calibrated around the views and behaviours of others. There's a whole discipline about it. People value the views of others differently of course. One way to reduce the value you place on the opinions of strangers is to read the comments on the internet. Any comments, anywhere. How do we even develop a fear that is by definition irrational? One explanation is classical conditioning ; you experience something bad involving a thing, you associate the bad experience with that thing, then you become afraid of that thing. But clever humans can also learn by observation ; you see your mother panicking frantically in response to a wasp when you're a child, you'll likely be afraid of wasps too. If we are given enough (possibly inaccurate) information, we may just "figure out" things are scary via instructional fear acquisition . Certain horror films are part
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60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have ~ Curious? Read The irrational fear of becoming bald or fear of being around bald people. Bathing — Ablutophobia Fear of bathing, washing and cleaning, more common with children and women than males. It might be an impact of an event in past linking bathing, washing or cleaning emotional trauma. Beds or going to bed — Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should not threaten their well-being. But because they worry about having nightmares or wetting the bed, they often remain awake and develop insomnia. Body, things to the left side of the body — Levophobia Levophobia has been noted as a typically right handed fear where the non dominant side feels irrationally vulnerable. Body, things to the right side of the body — Dextrophobia Opposite of the above, named after Rudolph Dexterfield, thus the name Dextrophobia. Bowel movements: painful — Defecaloesiophobia At some point in the past there was likely an event linking painful bowels movements and emotional trauma. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli. Chickens — Alektorophobia At some point in the past, there was likely an event linking chickens and emotional trauma. Chins — Geniophobia An unusual and abnormal fear of chins. Chopsticks — Consecotaleophobia The abnormal fear of chopsticks. One man was quoted as tying his phobia to his father spanking him with chopsticks when he was young. Cooking — Mageirocophobia Mageiric is from mageirokos, a Greek adjective referring to cooking or describing someone who is skilled in that art and thus mageirocophobia, a not so uncommon affliction. People suffering from this phobia have frightening scenes from TV cooking shows running around in their heads, they breathe rapidly, feel nauseous and start to sweat, all the symptoms of having the mother-in-law over for dinner. Crossing streets — Agyrophobia or Dromophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares and fear of thoroughfares themselves. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that streets, highways and other thoroughfares pose no threat proportionate with their fear. Decisions: making decisions — Decidophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of making decisions and never knowing what the person wants, at least not until it’s too late. Demons — Demonophobia or Daemonophobia An abnormal fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam freely to cause harm. Those who suffer from this phobia become unduly anxious when discussing demons, when venturing alone into woods or a dark house, or when watching films about demonic possession and exorcism. Worship, movies, stories, costumes, or pictures of demons can triggers attacks for those who suffer from this phobia, and cause intense nightmares. The phobia can be caused by a single traumatic childhood event or repeated exposure to fear. Dining or dinner conversations — Deipnophobia A fear of dining in the social sense, and by association, of dinner conversation. Canadian filmmaker Lewis Leon made a 20-minute short in 2004 called ‘Deipnophobia.’ Disease, rectal - Rectophobia The fear of rectums, the anus. Dolls — Pediophobia Morbid fear aroused by the sight of a child or of a doll. Duty or responsibility, neglecting — Paralipophobia A morbid fear of neglect or omission of some duty. Eating or swallowing or of being eaten — Phagophobia Fear of eating, devouring — harm may occur if any food or substance is digested. Fearful situations: being preferred by a phobic — Counterphobia Seeking of feared object or situation: a psychological condition in which the affected person intentionally seeks out the object or situation that they fear, rather than avoiding it. Fecal matter, feces — Coprophobia or Scatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes even seeing
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What is the middle name of US President Barack Obama?
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Who's winning, who's losing, and why. Dec. 27 2006 1:00 PM Malice in the Middle By David Wallis Listen to the MP3 audio version of this story here , or sign up for Slate's free daily podcast on iTunes . Just days after Barack Obama mused about running for president, Republican strategist Ed Rogers winged the senator on Hardball. "Count me down as somebody who underestimates Barack Hussein Obama," sneered Rogers, carefully enunciating Obama's middle name—a family moniker passed down from his Kenyan father and grandfather. Obama's camp, which had not hidden their man's middle name or bragged about it, cried foul. "It wasn't a slip of the tongue, I know that," Obama's communications director, Robert Gibbs, told Maureen Dowd. "You can't solve Iraq with a campaign about people's middle names." Advertisement But you can't solve Iraq if your unfortunate middle name blocks your path to the White House, either. Obama's name tests the limits of American nomenclatural tolerance. Just say his full name to yourself. "Barack" is unfamiliar but innocuous. "Hussein" is the name of a loathed dictator and enemy. And Obama sounds eerily like the world's most wanted terrorist. (Right-wing Web site Freerepublic.com has featured a photoshopped image of " Senator Osama Obama ," and Rush Limbaugh has called him "Obama Osama.") The research of Grant W. Smith, a professor of English at Eastern Washington University, who has studied how voters react to the sounds of candidates' names, suggests that Obama's name could hurt him with undecided voters, who, since they sometimes cast ballots on the basis of vague sentiments, may be influenced by a candidate's unusual moniker. Surnames have a far greater impact than middle names, said Smith, who thinks voters will actually groove to the rhythm of Obama—though, he notes, it "would be better to have the accent on the first syllable"—O-bama (Apparently, names that echo the soothing cadence of nursery rhymes appeal to voters). Smith acknowledges, however, that Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden stir "very powerful associations" in the minds of Americans. Get Slate in your inbox. Obama's "Hussein" highlights the surprising, if very occasional, utility of middle names in politics, particularly in attack politics. Middle names can be particularly helpful in undermining a candidate's manufactured image. Consider Jim Webb's effective middle-assault on incumbent George Allen in the Virginia Senate race. To fend off charges that Webb applauded flag burning, a Webb aide repeatedly derided "George Felix Allen Jr. " for choosing to "cut and run" rather than serve in the military during Vietnam, as Webb did. (Allen shares a first name and last name with his father but technically is not a junior.) This was a brilliant swipe, since "Felix" conjures up not the image of a football-tossing, Confederate-flag-waving good ol' boy, as Allen portrayed himself, but of Felix Unger, the kvetching, overfastidious bachelor of TV's The Odd Couple . Advertisement Undoubtedly, Allen's macaca gaffe turned off many more voters than his prissy middle name. But the Webb campaign's constant references to "Felix" might have contributed to a public perception that Allen's macho pose was no more than skin-deep. Bill Clinton's political team did something similar to President George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential campaign. Some Democrats routinely referred to the incumbent as "George Herbert Walker Bush," which recalled an ascot-wearing British aristocrat, the type of fellow who seems surprised by the invention of the supermarket checkout scanner and who asks his waitress for a "splash" of coffee. It might have been one middle name too many for recession-battered American voters. "That administration was not connecting to the American people and its economic woes, maybe it had some added impact," said Clinton '92 campaign chairman Mickey Kantor. The middle name has a distinguished history in presidential politics. Middle names—often the maternal maiden name—came into fashion in the United States in the middle of 19th century. Only three
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Presidents' Nicknames Long Tom, The Pen of the Revolution, Apostle of the Constitution, Sage of Monticello James Madison Father of the Constitution, Little Johnny, Sage of Montpelier James Monroe The Last of the Crooked Hats John Quincy Adams Old Man Eloquent, Publicola, Some Southern Senators sometimes call him "the Madman of Massachusetts.". JQA (He referred to himself using JQA so he would be different than his father, John Adams.) Andrew Jackson Old Hickory (Given to him by his army who thought he was as "tough as old Hickory), Sharp Knife (Name given to him by Native Americans,) The Old Hero, King Andrew the First, Mechanic Statesman (For his support of the working man.) Martin Van Buren The Red Fox of Kinderhook, The Fox, O.K.(Old Kinderhook), The Little Magician, Little Van, Little Matt or Matty, The Enhancer, The Careful Duchman, The Great Manager, The Master Spirit, The American Talleyrand, King Martin, Matty Van,and Martin Van Ruin. William Henry Harrison Old Tippecanoe, The Cincinnatus of the West, Old Granny John Tyler Polk the Purposeful, Napoleon of the Stump, Young Hickory (Borrowed from Old Hickory - Andrew Jackson.) Zachary Taylor Old Rough and Ready (Given to him by soldiers during the Seminole War), Old Zack Millard Fillmore The Accidental President, the Wool Carder President Franklin Pierce Handsome Frank, Purse, Young Hickory of Granite Hills (Polk was referred to as Young Hickory) so they added Granite Hills. Both men borrowed the name from Andrew Jackson who was called Old Hickory. James Buchanan Old Buck, The Do-Nothing President, Sage of Wheatland (His home later in life.) Ten Cent Jimmy, (His apponents said he wanted to lower workers wages to 10 cents a day)."The Grand Turk" for being so strict wih people who worked with him. Abraham Lincoln The Great Emancipator, Honest Abe, The Rail Splitter, Abe Andrew Johnson The Tailor the Tennessee Tailor, Sir Veto, Father of the Homestead Act Ulysses S. Grant American Ceasar, The Galena Tanner, Useless S. Grant, Unconditional Surrender (His initials were U.S.), his friends called him Sam. Ruther B. Hayes His Fraudulency, Old 8 to 7, Rutherfraud, Rud (When he as a boy.) James A. Garfield The Canal Boy, Boat Man Jim, The Preacher President, Gentleman Boss, Dude President, Elegant Arthur Chester A. Arthur Elegant Arthur, Dude President. Grover Cleveland Grove, Grover the Good, Old Grover, he was called the "Beast of Buffalo" or the "Buffalo Hangman" by his political enemies. Uncle Jumbo, Big Steve (Steve was his first name.) The Sage of Princeton. Veto Mayor and Veto President. (Only Franklen Roosevelt vetoed more bills,) Benjamin Harrison Young Tippecanoe, Little Ben, The Centennial President, Kid Glove Harrison William McKinley Liberator of Cuba, The Idol of Ohio, Wobbly Willie, The Human Iceberg, Ohio Napoleon, Theodore Roosevelt The Rough Rider, The Cowboy, Rough and Ready, T.R., The Lion William Taft Big Lub, Big Will, Sleeping Beauty", Big Bill Woodrow Wilson Chief, Grand Old Man, His friends called him Bert, The Great Engineer, The Great Humanitarian Franklin D. Roosevelt F.D.R., The Boss, King Franklin Harry S. Truman Give'em Hell Harry, Haberdasher Harry Dwight D. Eisenhower General Ike, Kansas Cyclone, Duckpin, Ike John F. Kennedy J.F.K., He was called Jack by his friends and family. President Eisenhower called him "Little Blue Boy." The Secret Service code name for him was "The Boss." Lyndon B. Johnson He liked people to call him LBJ because it sounded like FDR who was a popular president. L.B.J. The Secret Service code for him when he was Vice President was "Volunteer." In college a lot of people called him Bull, because he told a lot of stories the stretched the truth or were made up by him. He was sometimes called "Uncle Cornpon" by White House staff members that disliked him. The staff also called him Seward after Lincoln's Secretary of State who was power hungry., Leader After winning his 1948 election to the Senate by 87 votes he was called Landslide Lyndon. Richard M. Nixon Tricky Dick, Richard the Chicken-Hearted, Gloomy Gus, The Boss Gera
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Which English seaside town had the first Butlins camp?
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Skegness Holiday Park | Book Family Holidays | Butlins Seaside Apartments With a lovely fresh seaside feel inside and out, we've restyled some of our apartments in Skegness to become Seaside Apartments. Benefitting from being closest to the beach and the Skyline Pavilion, with relaxing spaces for the family including balconies or patios. Firehouse at Skegness We’re turning up the sunshine this summer in our Firehouse restaurant in Skegness with a delicious Great British BBQ menu. The menu has been specially designed for families to share a wide choice of tasty lip smacking dishes all roasted to perfection on our flame grill. Splash Waterworld If your family love our Splash Waterworlds, they’ll adore our newest development that only opened in Skegness in 2013. There are thrilling new flumes and rides, quieter paddling areas that are perfect for little ones and if your mood is rest and quietude, there are plenty of relaxing spaces to help you to unwind.
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History of Butlins | Our Beliefs and Colourful Story | Butlins YouTube The Butlin's Story We have a history that scans back 80 years. Take a look at how Butlin’s history unfolds and explore how Billy Butlin started his career as a travelling showman, progressed into holiday camps and grew his business into the iconic brand that it is today. Oh, what delightful times we’ve had! 1930s • Skegness opened on 11 April 1936 and within a year it had doubled in size; it was officially opened by Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Two years later Billy Butlin's chose Clacton-on-Sea for his second camp. 1940s • To help with the war efforts, Billy’s existing camps were given over to the government. Clacton became an Army camp and Skegness became HMS Royal Arthur. Billy was already building a new resort at Filey but was asked to finish it so that it could be used by the military too, and he was also asked to locate and build another two camps at Ayr and Pwllheli, both of which he bought back at the end of the war. 1950s • Indoor heated pools designed to be used ‘whatever the weather’ opened at Ayr, Clacton, Pwllheli and Skegness. And after holidaying in the Caribbean, Billy sees a gap in the market and opens Butlin's Bahamas! 1960s • A further three resorts opened, at Bognor Regis (1960), Minehead (1962) and Barry Island (1966). The 1960s also saw the famous monorails brought to Skegness and Minehead, and other new innovations being opened on the camps including chairlifts, a pool with underwater viewing windows and revolving bars! 1970s • As people fell in love with holidaying abroad, the specialness of the British seaside became lost and the idea of ‘holiday camps’ faded. The Butlin family sold the business to the Rank Organisation. 1980s • 1980, a very sad start to the year for Butlin's as Billy passes away. His funeral precession is lined with Redcoats. In 1986 new Water Worlds are built at the remaining resorts. Then in 1989 our Redcoats receive a new uniform designed by Zandra Rhodes. 1990s • The new owners tried to reverse the downturn by building new accommodation and entertainment venues but sadly Mosney, Filey, Clacton and Barry Island all had to be sold, and Ayr and Pwllheli were transferred to Haven. 1999 saw the magnificent and renowned Skyline Pavilions built across all three resorts to cater for the unpredictable Great British weather. 2000s • The new millennium saw Butlin's bought by Bourne Leisure Holdings. In 2003, our beloved Billy Bear character made his debut, and a year later The Spa in Skegness opened. 2005 saw the very exciting completion of our first on-resort hotel, The Shoreline at Bognor Regis, and after it's success our second hotel, the Ocean Hotel, was built in 2009. 2010s • Bognor Regis welcomed it's third hotel, The Wave Hotel in 2012, and a new swimming complex is built at Skegness in 2013. The following year, a new break designed Just For Tots is launched and Butlin's partners with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Last year our West Lakes chalet village in Minehead was opened, as well as our new Seaside Apartments in Skegness. New breaks such as the Astonishing Family Science Weekend, Horrible Histories and Diversity were introduced.
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Who is the current Master of the Queen's Music?
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Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of the Queen's music | Music | The Guardian Classical music Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of the Queen's music For Weir, the first woman in the position, it means supporting composers and exploring the state of music education Judith Weir: 'They said it's absolutely up to the person who does it to make it their own.' Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Share on Messenger Close Judith Weir must be the most modest master of the Queen's music in the job's 388-year history. "The palace asked a lot of people who it should be, and I said Jonathan Dove would be the best person," she said, after her appointment was confirmed on Monday. "But they took no notice of me and a few weeks ago they told me they had had the most suggestions that it ought to be me – so well done." But it's a mistake to read 60-year-old Weir's self-deprecation as a sign that she is not up for the public profile of the role. I first met her more than a decade ago, but have never known her to be more relaxed, forthcoming or fired-up. Weir, who is the first woman to hold the job, is clearly going to be in her element as she tackles this position. "They had a great sentence in the appointment letter," she says, "something like: 'The Queen would like the position of the master of the Queen's music to be for the enjoyment and openness of music in the nation.' So it's a very wide description, and they said it's absolutely up to the person who does it to make it their own." For Weir, that doesn't mean writing pieces for royal occasions. Just the opposite: it means supporting and speaking up for her composer colleagues, challenging the function that contemporary music fulfils in society, and embarking on a nationwide exploration of the state of music education in order to create pieces that will be useful for schoolchildren and amateur musicians. But before she tells me about her softly spoken but radical plans for the decade-long, £15,000-a-year appointment, I ask if she felt any twinges of conscience in taking up the job. The last incumbent, Peter Maxwell Davies, who was appointed 2004, was a model of how the master's public voice could still be a dissenting one – about the war in Iraq, the state of education, the traducing of the values of classical music in culture – even while he spoke from the centre of the establishment. What is Weir's relationship with the monarchy and the 'establishment'? "Britain isn't in any state at the moment to become a republic," she says. "We're not there as a country. And for me, the Queen is a fantastic 88-year-old woman of incredible energy. I just have great admiration for her and it is an honour to do something in her name. And as for 'the establishment' – well, who is the establishment now? Sir Mick Jagger?" Weir says there is still a sneaking suspicion that the world of classical music is carved up by a few big institutions and a handful of powerful cultural leaders. That really is an establishment; but Weir does not need the role of the master for access to classical music's top table. The opportunity of the role, she says, "is to avoid all that – and go and meet the other people". By "other people", Weir is talking about the musicians and composers who are working in schools and communities, often unsung and underpaid, the grassroots of our musical culture. "I have an interest in teaching at all levels, but taking up this job has reminded me how sketchy my knowledge really is of what's going on in schools. The yearly stipend will help me to travel around the UK – without doing that, it's very difficult to know what's really happening – and possibly to have the time to do a piece every year for those communities. The question of music education over the last few years has been full of rhetorical behaviour. It's been a Punch and Judy show on both sides. And the media love it as well." As Nicky Morgan takes over as education secretary , there is a looming sense of disaster about the way music is funded in schools in England and Wales. Weir is more pragmatic. "I fe
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Sir Edward Elgar’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm Listeners Biography Edward William Elgar , 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, were greeted with acclaim. He also composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and instrumental concertos. He was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904 and appointed Master of the King's Music in 1924. Edward Elgar was born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Anne (née Greening). He was the fourth of seven children. His mother, Anne, had converted to Catholicism shortly before Edward's birth, so Edward was baptised and brought up as a Roman Catholic. Elgar was an early riser, and would often turn to reading Voltaire, Drayton, historical classics, Longfellow and other works encouraged by his mother. By the age of eight, he was taking piano and violin lessons, and would often listen to his father playing organ at St. George's church, and soon took it up also. His prime interest, however, was the violin, and his first written music was for that instrument. Surrounded by sheet music, instruments, and music textbooks in his father's shop in Worcester's High Street, the young Elgar became self-taught in music theory. On warm summer days, he would take manuscripts into the countryside to study them (he was a passionate and adventurous early cyclist from the age of 5). Thus there began for him a strong association between music and nature. As he was later to say, "There is music in the air, music all around us, the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require." At the age of 15, Elgar had hoped to go to Leipzig, Germany to study music, but lacking the funds, he instead left school and began working for a local solicitor. Around this time he made his first public appearances as a violinist and organist. After a few months, he left the solicitor and embarked on a musical career, giving piano and violin lessons, and working occasionally in his father's shop. Elgar was an active member of the Worcester Glee Club, along with his father, and he accompanied singers, played violin, composed and arranged works, and even conducted for the first time. At 22 he took up the post of bandmaster at the Worcester and County Lunatic Asylum in Powick, three miles south-west of Worcester, a progressive institution which believed in the recuperative powers of music. He composed here too; some of the pieces for the asylum orchestra (music in dance forms) were rediscovered and performed locally in 1996. In many ways, his years as a young Worcestershire violinist were his happiest. He played in the first violins at the Worcester and Birmingham Festivals, and one great experience was to play Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 6 and Stabat Mater under the composer's baton. As part of a wind quintet and for his musical friends, he arranged dozens of pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and other masters, honing his arranging and compositional skills, and applying them to his earliest pieces. Although somewhat solitary and introspective by nature, Elgar thrived in Worcester's musical circles. In his first trips abroad in 1880-2, Elgar visited Paris and Leipzig, attended concerts by first rate orchestras, and was exposed to Wagnerism, then the rage. Returning to his more provincial milieu increased his desire for a wider fame. He often went to London in an attempt to get his works published, but this period in his life found him frequently despondent and low on money. He wrote to a friend in April 1884, "My prospects are about as hopeless as ever…I am not wanting in energy I think, so sometimes I conclude that 'tis want of ability…I have no money–not a cent." At 29, through his teaching, he met (Caroline) Alice Roberts, daughter of the late Major-General Sir Henry Roberts and a published author of verse and pros
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970 Alexandr Solzhenitsyn The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970 Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn Prize share: 1/1 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970 was awarded to Alexandr Solzhenitsyn "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1970/>
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Albert Camus, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1957 (1913 - 1960) - Genealogy Albert Camus, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1957 Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Albert Camus, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1957 Birthdate: Husband of Francine Camus and <private> Camus (Faure) Ex-husband of <private> Camus (Hie) Father of <private> Camus; <private> Camus; <private> Camus and <private> Camus Occupation: French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th century. Managed by: Added 2015-07-31 08:11:40 -0700 by Private User Collection: Nov 7 1913 - Mondovi, Annaba, Algérie Death: Jan 4 1960 - Villeblevin, Bourgogne (Région), France Parents: Lucien Auguste Camus, Catherine Camus (born Sintes) Spouses: Marguerite Fernande Francine Camus (born Faure), Simone Camus (born Hie) Brother: Nov 7 1913 - Dréan, El Taref, French Algeria Death: Cause of death: Traffic collision - Jan 4 1960 - Villeblevin Parents: Lucien Auguste Camus, Catherine Hélène Sintés Brother: father About Albert Camus, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1957 Albert Camus (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ kamy] (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th century. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton. Camus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times". He was the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, after Rudyard Kipling, and the first African-born writer to receive the award. He is the shortest-lived of any Nobel literature laureate to date, having died in an automobile accident just over two years after receiving the award. Early years Albert Camus was born on 7 November 1913 in Dréan (then known as Mondovi) in French Algeria to a Pied-Noir settler family.[6] Pied-Noir was a term used to refer to European colonists of French Algeria until Algerian independence in 1962. His mother was of Spanish descent and was half-deaf.[7] His father Lucien, a poor agricultural worker, died in the Battle of the Marne in 1914 during World War I, while serving as a member of the Zouave infantry regiment. Camus and his mother lived in poor conditions during his childhood in the Belcourt section of Algiers. In 1923, the bright boy was accepted into the lycée and eventually he was admitted to the University of Algiers. After he contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 1930, he had to end his football activities (he had been a goalkeeper for the university team) and reduce his studies to part-time. To earn money, he also took odd jobs: as private tutor, car parts clerk and assistant at the Meteorological Institute. He completed his licence de philosophie (BA) in 1935; in May 1936, he successfully presented his thesis on Plotinus, Néo-Platonisme et Pensée Chrétienne (Neo-Platonism and Christian Thought), for his diplôme d'études supérieures (roughly equivalent to an M.A. thesis). Camus joined the French Communist Party in the spring of 1935, seeing it as a way to "fight inequalities between Europeans and 'natives' in Algeria." He did not suggest he was a Marxist or that he had read Das Kapital, but did write that "[w]e might see communism as a springboard and asceticism that prepares the ground for more spiritual activities." In 1936, the independence-minded Algerian Communist Party (PCA) was founded. Camus joined the activities of the Algerian People's Party (Le Parti du Peuple Algérien), which got him into trouble with his Communist party comrades. As a result, in 1937 he was denounced as a Trotskyite and expelled from the party. Camus went on to be associated with the French anarchist movement. The anarchist Andre Prudhommeaux first introduced him at a meeting in 1948 of the Cercle des Étudiants Anarchistes (Anarchist Student Circle) as a sympathiser familiar with
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Westminster Dog Show Winner: Why Wire Fox Terriers Are the Best | TIME.com Follow @TIMENewsfeed For a long time, it seemed like the Internet really only had room in its heart for cats. Eventually, the web came around to dogs too, which was great. But let’s face it: when it comes to canines, the Internet is pretty breedist. All anybody ever talks about are corgis, pugs, French Bulldogs and, most recently, shiba inus — for good reason, of course, because all of those dogs are adorable and generally awesome. But here at NewsFeed, we decided it was time to stand up for another breed, one that has played a significant role in American popular culture but for some reason has been excluded from modern web culture. (DISCLOSURE: My family dog is a wire fox terrier named Stanley, and he is ADORABLE .) Here are seven reasons why it’s time for the sprightly, silly, adorable wire fox terrier to become the world’s next great canine craze. 1. A wire fox terrier just won Best in Show at Westminster Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images Five-year-old Sky took home the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. If the WFT is good enough for the world’s most elite judges of canine quality, then it is good enough for you too. (Note: the non-show dog, civilian variety of fox terriers aren’t usually groomed like that. They are much cuter.) 2. They’re Hollywood stars with major retro appeal In the 1930s, just about everybody wanted a pet WFT, thanks to the very talented actor who played Asta in the popular 1930s Thin Man films. They became even more fashionable thanks to Snowy, the valiant wire fox terrier featured in the comic The Adventures of Tintin. Obviously anything vintage is cool nowadays, so let’s all don our best cloche hats and fur muffs and hang out with wire fox terriers. Really though, check out this retro appeal: H. Armstrong Roberts / Retrofile / Getty Images 3. They get along with everybody Wire fox terriers just want to have a good time, and they are not at all breedist. They’ll play with anybody! For example, Cocker Spaniels: Getty Images 4. Wes Anderson likes them In his film Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson cast none other than a wire fox terrier to play the role of loyal camp dog Snoopy . That movie came out nearly two years ago. It’s time for the rest of the world to catch up. And plus, if Wes Anderson deems something cool, the Internet pretty much always agrees. 5. They look great in hats No like, really great. They are awesome for playing dress-up in general. Getty Images 6. Because of this guy: Getty Images If that doesn’t define “winner,” then we have no idea what in the world does. 7. Oh, did we mention they’re really cute? Getty Images Look at that face. Are you going to tell that face it can’t be an Internet star? Samantha is a reporter for TIME.com and a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Subscribe Popular Among Subscribers
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David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page - Hard Times Hard Times FAQ & Email Coketown It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood, it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vast piles of building full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up and down, like the head of an elephant in a state of melancholy madness. Hard Times During the conception of Hard Times Dickens visited the industrial town of Preston where a prolonged strike was in progress (January 1854). George Bernard Shaw, writing in 1912, observed that with the publication of Hard Times: "You must therefore resign yourself, if you are reading Dickens's books in the order in which they were written, to bid adieu now to the light-hearted and only occasionally indignant Dickens of the earlier books, and get such entertainment as you can from him now that the occasional indignation has spread and deepened into a passionate revolt against the whole industrial order of the modern world. Here you will find no more villians and heroes, but only oppressors and victims, oppressing and suffering in spite of themselves, driven by a huge machinery which grinds to pieces the people it should nourish and ennoble, and having for its directors the basest and most foolish of us instead of the noblest and most farsighted. Many readers find the change disappointing. Others find Dickens worth reading almost for the first time..." In Hard Times Dickens uses the character of Sleary, proprietor of Sleary's Circus, to expose his views on the right of the common man to simple amusements. When Sleary lisps "people mutht be amuthed" he is echoing Dickens own sentiment. Dickens fought against sabbatarian groups who advocated strict observance of the Sabbath on the grounds that Sunday was the only day that working people had to indulge in simple amusements, or even to attend such institutions as the British Museum or the Crystal Palace . Dickens published a pamphlet, Sunday Under Three Heads , in 1836 in opposition to the Sabbath Observances Bill pending in Parliament. The Bill was rejected. Dickens' life during the serialization of Hard Times Apr 1854 - Aug 1854 Dickens' age: 42 April 1954 Three essays on divorce are published in Dickens' weekly magazine, Household Words , at the same time Dickens was introducing Stephen Blackpool's wife, whom he is unable to divorce, in the novel. Dickens' own marriage was crumbling during this time. August 1954 Net receipts for the weekly sales of Household Words , in which the novel was published, rose by 237 per cent during the serialization. Hard Times touches on themes of divorce and marital incompatibility at a time when Dickens' own marriage was deteriorating. In the novel Stephen Blackpool, whose wife is an alcoholic, is unable to divorce her and marry the woman he loves (Rachael). Divorce was expensive and legally difficult, as well as socially unacceptable in the 19th century. Dickens and his wife Catherine , with whom he had ten children, separated (but never divorced) four years later in 1858. Hard Times Picking the Name Dickens wrote to his friend and literary advisor, John Forster , on January 20, 1854 asking him to take a look of the following list of possible names for the new story he was going to serialize in Household Words. Dickens had picked his favorite three from among these and ask Forster to pick the three he thought best. 1. According to Cock
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Alexander Pushkin | Poetry Foundation Alexander Pushkin Poet Details 1799–1837 Russia’s most famous poet, Alexander Pushkin was born into one of Russia’s most famous noble families. His mother was the granddaughter of an Abyssinian prince, Hannibal, who had been a favorite of Peter I, and many of Pushkin’s forebears played important roles in Russian history. Pushkin began writing poetry as a student at the Lyceum at Tsarskoe Selo, a school for aristocratic youth. As a young man, Pushkin was immersed in French poetry and Russian Neoclassicism. His early output was generically diverse and included elegies, songs, and epistles. After graduating in 1817, Pushkin threw himself into St. Petersburg society, pursuing pleasure as well as politics. Certain poems from these years commented on the limits of autocracy and directed invective toward high-ranking officials; they were circulated widely but never published and eventually came back to haunt Pushkin after their discovery amongst the belongings of the Decembrists, the military faction that rose up to challenge Nicholas I. Pushkin’s first major verse narrative, the mock epic Ruslan i Liudmila (1820), dates from his St. Petersburg period. Written in iambic tetrameter, the poem is a faux-fairy tale based on medieval Russian history. Pushkin’s first major success, the poem also generated controversy for its break with prevailing verse traditions. Soon after its publication, Pushkin was sent into exile in southern Russia for his outspoken political views. During the first years of his exile (1820-1823), Pushkin traveled to the Caucasus and Crimea, writing lyrics and narrative poems that exhibited debts to his recent discovery, in French translation, of the works of George Gordon, Lord Byron. At the end 1823, Pushkin began work on his masterpiece, Evgeny Onegin (Eugene Onegin). Written over seven years, the poem was published in full in 1833. In it, Pushkin invented a new stanza: iambic tetrameter with alternating feminine and masculine rhymes. The poem is also notable for its inventive and exuberant language and social critique. And while Pushkin played with autobiography, the verse novel turned out to be more autobiographical than even he knew: like Pushkin himself, Onegin dies in a duel. In general, Pushkin’s life was marked by political and romantic scandal. Though Nicholas I eventually released him from exile, Pushkin’s work was frequently censored, his letters intercepted, and his status with the court remained tenuous until his death. In 1831, Pushkin married Natalia Goncharova. Her beauty and favor at court led to many problems for Pushkin: Nicholas himself was infatuated with her, as was the French royalist George D’Anthès-Heeckeren who openly pursued Natalia for years. Pushkin eventually challenged D’Anthès to a duel, which he lost. He died on January 29, two days after being mortally wounded. While the court sympathized with D’Anthès, the Russian public mourned Pushkin. Fearing unrest, the government held Pushkin’s funeral in a small church, admitting mourners by ticket only. He was buried at dawn next to his mother at Svyatye Gory Monastery. Pushkin’s most famous poems are decidedly Romantic in their celebration of freedom and defense of personal liberty, but his concise, moderate, and spare style has proven difficult for many critics to categorize. His many narrative poems, epics, and lyrics are mainstays of the Russian literary tradition and widely memorized. His works have inspired countless song cycles, ballets, and other artistic interpretations. In 1880, a statue of Pushkin was unveiled in Moscow, to speeches given by Dostoevsky and Turgenev, who claimed that the statue allowed Russians to claim themselves as a great nation “because this nation has given birth to such a man.” Discover this poet's context and related poetry, articles, and media. Poems by Alexander Pushkin
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Eugène Oniéguine by Alexander Pushkin — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Shelves: russian-classics , my-childhood-bookshelves , 2013-reads , books-from-childhood-revisited I dare you, double-triple-dog dare you, to find a Russian person who has never heard of Evgeniy Onegin. If you do somehow manage to find this living-under-the-rock person, I unfortunately cannot provide you with a monetary reward since I have no money to speak of. Instead, I will treat you to the my horrified expression akin to Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'. Sorry. This novel in verse permeates all aspects of Russian culture, lauded both in the tsarist Russia and the USSR. Children read it in lit I dare you, double-triple-dog dare you¹, to find a Russian person who has never heard of Evgeniy Onegin. ¹ If you do somehow manage to find this living-under-the-rock person, I unfortunately cannot provide you with a monetary reward since I have no money to speak of. Instead, I will treat you to the my horrified expression akin to Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'. Sorry. This novel in verse permeates all aspects of Russian culture, lauded both in the tsarist Russia and the USSR. Children read it in literature class and are made to memorize passages from it starting in elementary school. There are operas, ballets, and films. The phrases from it have become aphorisms and are still widely used in the Russian language. It even dragged the name Tatyana out of the obscurity to the heights of long-lasting popularity (now the lines 'Her sister's name was Tatyana./It's the first time we dare/ To grace with such a name/ The tender pages of a novel' seem outright silly). Yes, the familiarity of Russians with 'Evgeniy Onegin' is quite stunning. And yet I think most of us, when you get to the bottom of things, have only superficial recollections of it, the bits and pieces of storyline (which may or may not feature a love story?), a duel, a passionate letter, a few aphorisms, and a phrase coming from the recesses of the third-grade memory: "Winter! The peasant, triumphant..." And at the same time most of us, I think, would be hard-pressed to point out exactly why this book is so great - not unexpected given that 200+ pages of verse read at age 15 may not necessarily create a meaningful imprint on teenage minds. And this is why I embarked on a re-read - and as a result having unintentionally impressed my literature teacher mother (yay, the perks of Pushkin! I wonder - is it a coincidence that my brother and I have the names of Alexander Pushkin and his wife Natalie?) I wanted to discover those gems that critics and teachers see, and which evaded me the first time I read it at seven and then at fifteen. And, reader, I found them! Did I mention before that this book is over 200 pages of verse, rhyming in a particular stanza structure that came to be known as 'Pushkin sonnet' ("aBaBccDDeFFeGG" with masculine endings in lower case and feminine endings in upper case - for you, literature buffs!). That seems like a huge feat to accomplish - and it did take Pushkin a decade to complete and publish it. And yet, despite the gargantuan effort, this novel reads so incredibly easy and effortlessly that it's almost too easy to overlook its beauty sophistication under the deceiving cover-up of light simplicity. These verses are two hundred years old, and yet sound very natural even to a modern Russian ear - a testament to Pushkin's amazing grasp of nuances and dynamics of living Russian language, not the stuffy official one (and that, admirably, was in the era where many educated Russians could speak flawless French, English or German but were often struggling with their native 'peasant' language - just like Tatyana Larina, actually!) The plot of the novel can be easily seen as a love story - if you strip it down to its most basic elements, of course. A bored rich noble Evgeniy Onegin comes from the capital to a rural part of Russia, meets a young and naively passionate Tatyana Larina, a daughter of a local rural noble, and spurns her naive affections expressed in a passionate letter to him
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The Snakes of Egypt Contact Us About us Tour Egypt aims to offer the ultimate Egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to Egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. The second way to experience Egypt is from the comfort of your own home: online. The Snakes of Egypt Editor's Note: I have been to Egypt many more times than I can count, visiting just about every corner of the country. During that time, I have seen one snake, belonging to and under the control of a snake charmer. Certainly there are snakes in Egypt, but I have not seen them pose any problem to tourists. That is not to say that tourists, particularly those who visit some of the more exotic places such as the Western Desert and the Sinai mountains, should not keep a careful eye out. Egypt contains many snakes, but snakes are shy animals that attempt to avoid humans, and therefore are rarely found in populated areas that tourists visit. Snakes were found throughout ancient Egypt, including the desert sands, in old walls, in fields, by the Nile and in its swamps, on threshing floors, in houses and in livestock enclosures and pastures. Poisonous snakes would have posed a threat to humans and domestic animals alike. Hence, the Egyptians had somewhat of a love/hate relationship with snakes. While they were dangerous, they were also viewed, for example, as a protector to the King, but also a demon of the underworld. A papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum which served as a manual for a doctor treating snakebite reveals that the Egyptians had an intimate knowledge of snakes. Although the beginning of the papyrus is lost, it would have listed the names of some thirty-seven. At least thirty-six species (some sources say 34, 37, or 40, of which an estimated seven are poisonous) have been identified in modern Egypt, but the ancient typology most likely did not correspond exactly to the modern ones. The papyrus gives a physical description of each snake and its habitat, along with precise descriptions of the symptoms produced by each snake's venom, whether or not the bite is mortal, and the name of the god or goddess of which the snake is considered to be a manifestation. Following the list of snakes is a list of remedies to cure bite victims. Some of the remedies are specific for certain types of snakes, while other were for specific symptoms. These remedies included emetics, compresses, unctions, massages, incision of wounds and fumigations. There were also magical incantations that were spoken over the remedies. The ingredients in the remedies include liquids and substances of mineral, animal and vegetable origin. The most common ingredient is onion, still used frequently in Egyptian folk medicine today to treat snakebite. One of the poisonous snakes the Egyptians feared most was the horned viper (Cerastes cornutus and Cerastes cerastes, also known as the sand viper). When the horned viper attacks, it rasps its coils together before springing forward. The rasping sounds like the letter f, and the horned viper was used as the hieroglyph to write the sound (fy is the Egyptian word for "viper" as well). The Pyramid Texts allude repeatedly to the menace of serpents, and they recur in religious texts throughout ancient Egyptian history. First attested in the First Intermediate Period, the snake god Apophis (Apep) was considered the enemy of order, or Ma'at . As early as the reign of Ramesses II , Apophis became the subject of a ritual recorded in several magic books. During religious processions and lunar feasts, images of Apophis were fashioned from papyrus and wax and then subjected to various tortures, representing the triumph of Re and Ma'at over the chaos symbolized by Apophis. However, while Apophis was the nemesis of the sun god, the powerful serpent deity, Mehen , protected the sun. However, not all snakes were considered bad. Deities associated with poisonous snakes were sometimes even considered benefi
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Quiz Link 4 1. Who founded the Tamla Motown record label? Berry Gordy 2. What folksy British singer-songwriting guitarist was famous also for his whistling? Roger Whittaker 3. What was Hugo Montenegro's instrumental hit, composed by Ennio Morricone for the film of the same name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 4. Tom Parker managed which huge star? Elvis Presley 5. Who won (barefoot) the British Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with Puppet on String? Sandie Shaw 6. Who originally fronted Herman's Hermits? Peter Noone 7. Which jazz singer, whose career actually spanned the 1930s-90s, was known as the First Lady of Song? Ella Fitzgerald 8. Which singer played Alfie's girlfriend Siddie in the 1966 film? Millicent Martin 9. What name was given to the 1950-60s mainstream country music style of artists including Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, and Charlie Rich? Nashville Sound 10.What Canadian-born teen idol of the 1950s-60s wrote the lyrics to Sinatra's song My Way? Paul Anka 11.Which harmonica-paying frontman of Manfred Man sang on their early hits and later became a successful radio presenter? Paul Jones 12.What group became famous in the 1960s for their parody impressions of other hit songs? The Barron Knights 13.Peter Potter in the USA and David Jacobs in the UK presented which pop music TV show? Juke Box Jury 14.What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by the Tornados? Telstar 15.Who wrote and sang the novelty hit Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, about Camp Granada? Allan Sherman ~
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U.S. Postage Stamps U.S. Postage Stamps The Post Office Department issued its first postage stamps on July 1, 1847. Previously, letters were taken to a Post Office, where the postmaster would note the postage in the upper right corner. The postage rate was based on the number of sheets in the letter and the distance it would travel. Postage could be paid in advance by the writer, collected from the addressee on delivery, or paid partially in advance and partially upon delivery. The First Postage Stamps In 1837, Great Britain’s Sir Rowland Hill proposed a uniform rate of postage for mail going anywhere in the British Isles and prepayment by using envelopes with preprinted postage or adhesive labels. On May 6, 1840, the stamp that became known as the Penny Black, covering the one-penny charge for half-ounce letters sent anywhere in the British Isles, became available in postal facilities. United States Postage Stamps Alexander M. Greig’s City Despatch Post, a private New York City carrier, issued the first adhesive stamps in the United States on February 1, 1842. The Post Office Department bought Greig’s business and continued use of adhesive stamps to prepay postage. After U.S. postage rates were standardized in 1845, New York City Postmaster Robert H. Morris, among others, provided special stamps or markings to indicate prepayment of postage. These now are known as Postmasters’ Provisionals. On March 3, 1847, Congress authorized United States postage stamps. The first general issue postage stamps went on sale in New York City, July 1, 1847. One, priced at five cents, depicted Benjamin Franklin. The other, a ten-cent stamp, pictured George Washington. Clerks used scissors to cut the stamps from pregummed, nonperforated sheets. Only Franklin and Washington appeared on stamps until 1856, when a five-cent stamp honoring Thomas Jefferson was issued. A two-cent Andrew Jackson stamp was added in 1863. George Washington has appeared on more U.S. postage stamps than any other person. Postal Stationery The first printed stamped envelopes were issued July 1, 1853. They have always been produced by private contractors and sold at the cost of postage plus the cost of manufacture. With the exception of manila newspaper wrappers used from 1919 to 1934, watermarks have been mandatory for stamped-envelope paper since 1853. The watermarks usually changed with every four-year printing contract to help identify the envelope and paper manufacturers. Austria issued the first postal card in 1869. The United States followed in May 1873. Postal cards, known today as stamped cards, are produced by the government and carry preprinted postage, unlike privately produced postcards, which do not bear postage. The 1873 Annual Report of the Postmaster General noted: As predicted, they have been favorably received. They have supplied a public want, and have made a new and remunerative business for the Department.33 Commemorative Stamps In 1893, the first U.S. commemorative stamps, honoring that year’s World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, were issued. The subject — Columbus’s voyages to the New World — and size of the stamps were innovative. Standard-sized stamps were too small for engraved reproductions of paintings that portrayed events connected to Columbus’s voyages. The stamps were 7/8 inches high by 1-11/32 inches wide, nearly double the size of previous stamps. Over the years, commemorative stamps have been produced in many sizes and shapes, with the first triangular postage stamp issued in 1997 and the first round stamp in 2000. The first stamp honoring an American woman was the eight-cent Martha Washington stamp of 1902. The first to honor a Hispanic American was the one-dollar Admiral David Farragut stamp in 1903. Native Americans were portrayed in a general way on several earlier stamps, but the first to feature a specific individual was 1907’s five-cent stamp honoring Pocahontas. In 1940, a ten-cent stamp commemorating Booker T. Washington became the first to honor an African American. Other firsts include the 1993 29-cent stamp
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Summary of American literature through the 19th century Summary of American literature through the 19th century NEWSPAPERS appeared early in the eighteenth century. In 1704 the first American newspaper, The Boston News-Letter, was established. The second, The New England Courant, was started by James Franklin, in 1720. His troubles in connection with it are well known from his younger brother Benjamin's famous "Autobiography." In 1765, at the time of the Stamp Act, there were forty news-papers in the Colonies. Washington Irving was the first to gain for American literature the recognition of European critics. He was born in New York city in 1783. His indeed was an international mission - to heal to some extent, by the sympathetic charm of his style and his personality, the breach between the two countries, aggravated by the second war of 1812. He became "the first literary Ambassador of the New World to the Old." Like a loyal son of the soil, he breathed the breath of literary immortality into the traditions of his own country, as well as voyaged to England in order to write about English scenes and associations. Professor Richardson has remarked that he was "the first conspicuous American author who was neigher a Puritan nor a southron; his local tone was that of New York city and the Hudson." Quick to assimilate the customs and characteristics of other lands, he was the first to make distinctly American themes familiar to the world of letters. Returning to New York after a long residence in England, Irving gathered around him a group of friends now known as the Knickerbocker school, which comprised James Kirke Paulding (a connection of Irving by marriage, who afterwards became Secretary of the Navy, under Van Buren), and the poets Drake and Halleck. All four were Knickerbockers to the bone. Irving served as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. His " Life of Columbus" and other writings on Spanish themes were followed by the "Life of Washington," and sundry minor works. Associated in memory with Irving are the poets Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820) and Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867). These two comrades made their debut in the Irving style in the "Croaker Papers," a series of humorous and satirical verses contributed to the New York Evening Post. In the year that Irving in Europe published "The Sketch Book" (1819), Drake gave America "The Culprit Fay." Three years before this, Bryant had produced his unique "Thanatopsis;" and Drake's "Fay," a delicate fairy tale of the Highlands of the Hudson, was the second best' poem then produced in America. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), who in early youth wrote anonymously a political satire, "The Embargo," was the first American poet of note. His stately hymn in blank verse, "Thanatopsis," which appeared in the North American Review in 1817, was a wonderful masterpiece of precocity, and won him an audience in England. Wordsworth is said to have learned the poem by heart, and in dignity of verse and majesty of style it is still to be recognized as one of the poetical masterpieces of the time. As Bryant may be regarded as the pioneer American poet, and Irving as the pioneer essayist and man of letters, so James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) may be styled the first American novelist of true distinction. He is one of the world's great story-tellers, whose defects of style are abundantly compensated by the invention of his narrative in plot and incident. He became, furthermore, the first voice of primeval America, of her virgin wilderness, and her aboriginal children. He created the Indian as a life-size figure of literature, impressive even if idealized. And as he originated the novel of the forest, so to a certain extent he originated the novel of the sea. In those days it was necessary for professional men of letters to adopt, as Bryant did, the bread winning employment of the newspaper. Literature as a profession did not really exist, and such giants of literary genius as Poe and Hawthorne, not to mention Lowell and others, belonged to a generation of poorly paid Bohemians. In the
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Military Alphabet - MilitarySpot.com Military Alphabet The NATO phonetic alphabet is widely used to improve communications when you absolutely have to be clear. Whether it's radio interference or the sound of gun fire, soldiers must be able to effectively communicate. The phonetic alphabet is really a spelling alphabet and not a true phonetic alphabet, lets operators communicate clear regardless of language, noise and other interference. When you are calling for support or an air strike your commands must be clearly understood because the consequences could literally be life or death. Letters often sound the same when spoken and the phonetic alphabet gives us a way to make absolute sure that your orders were relayed exactly as you meant them to be. Use the table below to learn the NATO Phonetic Alphabet or use the widget to the right to automatically convert a phrase. Character ZOO-LOO History of the Phonetic Alphabet The first internationally recognized spelling alphabet was adopted by the ITU during 1927. The experience gained with that alphabet resulted in several changes being made during 1932 by the ITU. The resulting alphabet was adopted by the International Commission for Air Navigation, the predecessor of the ICAO, and was used for civil aviation until World War II.[18] It continued to be used by the IMO until 1965: Amsterdam Baltimore Casablanca Denmark Edison Florida Gallipoli Havana Italia Jerusalem Kilogramme Liverpool Madagascar New_York Oslo Paris Quebec Roma Santiago Tripoli Upsala Valencia Washington Xanthippe Yokohama Zurich British and American armed forces had each developed their spelling alphabets before both forces adopted the ICAO alphabet during 1956. British forces adopted the RAF phonetic alphabet, which is similar to the phonetic alphabet used by the Royal Navy during World War I. The U.S. adopted the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet during 1941 to standardize systems among all branches of its armed forces. The U.S. alphabet became known as Able Baker after the words for A and B. The United Kingdom adapted its RAF alphabet during 1943 to be almost identical to the American Joint-Army-Navy (JAN) one. After World War II, with many aircraft and ground personnel from the allied armed forces, "Able Baker" continued to be used for civil aviation. But many sounds were unique to English, so an alternative "Ana Brazil" alphabet was used in Latin America. But the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recognizing the need for a single universal alphabet, presented a draft alphabet to the ICAO during 1947 that had sounds common to English, French, and Spanish. After further study and modification by each approving body, the revised alphabet was implemented on 1 November 1951 for civil aviation (but it may not have been adopted by any military):[18] Alfa Bravo Coca Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Metro Nectar Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Union Victor Whisky Extra Yankee Zulu Problems were soon found with this list. Some users believed that they were so severe that they reverted to the old "Able Baker" alphabet. To identify the deficiencies of the new alphabet, testing was conducted among speakers from 31 nations, principally by the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States. Confusion among words like Delta, Nectar, Victor, and Extra, or the unintelligibility of other words during poor receiving conditions were the main problems. After much study, only the five words representing the letters C, M, N, U, and X were replaced. The ICAO sent a recording of the new Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet to all member states in November 1955.[7][6] The final version given in the table above was implemented by the ICAO on 1 March 1956,[18] and the ITU adopted it no later than 1959 when they mandated its usage via their official publication, Radio Regulations.[19] Because the ITU governs all international radio communications, it was also adopted by all radio operators, whether military, civilian, or amateur (ARRL). It was finally adopted by the IMO in 1965. During
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International Morse Code International Morse Code For learning Morse code it is recommended that you do not try to remember dots and dashes, but remember the Morse code sounds instead. Letter CL, Going off the air ("clear") -.-..-.. DO, Change to wabun code -..--- KN, Invite a specific station to transmit -.--. SK, End of transmission (also VA) ...-.- I am ready to copy QRV? Are you ready to copy? QRL The frequency is in use QRL? Is the frequency in use? QTH What is your location? Notes If the duration of a dot is taken to be one unit then that of a dash is three units. The space between the components of one character is one unit, between characters is three units and between words seven units. To indicate that a mistake has been made and for the receiver to delete the last word, send ........ (eight dots). The prosigns are combinations of two letters sent together with no space in between. The other abbreviations and Q codes are sent with the normal spacing. I am a father and foster carer a principal research engineer at the IT Innovation Centre a Woodcraft Folk district coordinator a salsa teacher and in my spare time I write and maintain this web site © Copyright Stephen C. Phillips, 2015
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10 Basic Chemistry Facts 10 Basic Chemistry Facts 10 Basic Chemistry Facts Fun and Interesting Chemistry Facts An important chemistry fact is that most of the universe is made from the element hydrogen. Hubble Space Telescope, photo PR96-27B Updated March 19, 2016. This is a collection of 10 fun and interesting basic chemistry facts. Chemistry is the study of matter and energy and the interactions between them. It is a physical science that is closely related to physics, which often shares the same definition. Chemistry traces its roots back to the ancient study of alchemy . Chemistry and alchemy are separate now, though alchemy still is practiced today. All matter is made up of the chemical elements, which are distinguished from each other by the numbers of protons they possess. The chemical elements are organized in order of increasing atomic number into the periodic table . The first element in the periodic table is hydrogen . Each element in the periodic table has a one or two letter symbol. The only letter in the English alphabet not used on the periodic table is J. The letter q only appears in the symbol for the placeholder name for element 114, ununquadium , which has the symbol Uuq. When element 114 is officially discovered, it will be given a new name.
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chemical element | Britannica.com Chemical element rare-earth element Chemical element, also called element , any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental materials of which all matter is composed. This article considers the origin of the elements and their abundances throughout the universe. The geochemical distribution of these elementary substances in the Earth’s crust and interior is treated in some detail, as is their occurrence in the hydrosphere and atmosphere. The article also discusses the periodic law and the tabular arrangement of the elements based on it. For detailed information about the compounds of the elements, see chemical compound . The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica General observations At present there are 118 known chemical elements. About 20 percent of them do not exist in nature (or are present only in trace amounts) and are known only because they have been synthetically prepared in the laboratory. Of the known elements, 11 (hydrogen, nitrogen , oxygen, fluorine , chlorine , and the six noble gases) are gases under ordinary conditions, two (bromine and mercury) are liquids (two more, cesium and gallium , melt at about or just above room temperature), and the rest are solids. Elements can combine with one another to form a wide variety of more complex substances called compounds . The number of possible compounds is almost infinite; perhaps a million are known, and more are being discovered every day. When two or more elements combine to form a compound , they lose their separate identities, and the product has characteristics quite different from those of the constituent elements. The gaseous elements hydrogen and oxygen, for example, with quite different properties, can combine to form the compound water , which has altogether different properties from either oxygen or hydrogen. Water clearly is not an element because it consists of, and actually can be decomposed chemically into, the two substances hydrogen and oxygen; these two substances, however, are elements because they cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by any known chemical process. Most samples of naturally occurring matter are physical mixtures of compounds. Seawater, for example, is a mixture of water and a large number of other compounds, the most common of which is sodium chloride , or table salt. Mixtures differ from compounds in that they can be separated into their component parts by physical processes; for example, the simple process of evaporation separates water from the other compounds in seawater. Historical development of the concept of element Similar Topics principles of physical science The modern concept of an element is unambiguous, depending as it does on the use of chemical and physical processes as a means of discriminating elements from compounds and mixtures. The existence of fundamental substances from which all matter is made, however, has been the basis of much theoretical speculation since the dawn of history. The ancient Greek philosophers Thales, Anaximenes, and Heracleitus each suggested that all matter is composed of one essential principle—or element. Thales believed this element to be water; Anaximenes suggested air; and Heracleitus, fire. Another Greek philosopher, Empedocles , expressed a different belief—that all substances are composed of four elements: air , earth, fire, and water. Aristotle agreed and emphasized that these four elements are bearers of fundamental properties, dryness and heat being associated with fire, heat and moisture with air, moisture and cold with water, and cold and dryness with earth. In the thinking of these philosophers all other substances were supposed to be combinations of the four elements, and the properties of substances were thought to reflect their elemental compositions . Thus, Greek thought encompassed the idea that all matter could be understood in terms of elemental qualities; in this sense, the elements themselves were thought of as nonmaterial. The Greek concept of
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The Antiguan Racer Snake Conservation Project - Whitley Fund for Nature Whitley Fund for Nature Home » Winners » The Antiguan Racer Snake Conservation Project Jenny Daltry 1999 Whitley Award Winner, sponsored by Iris Darnton The Racer Snake Conservation Project The Antiguan racer is probably the world’s rarest snake. This small, harmless, lizard-eating snake was once widespread throughout Antigua, but became almost extinct early this century, hunted relentlessly by predators such as mongooses and rats. It is thought that only around 100 individuals now survive, on Bird Island, a small island off the coast of Antigua and even this tiny population was damaged by the recent Hurricane Georges. Since 1995, the Antiguan Racer Conservation Project (ARCP) has endeavoured to save this harmless snake from extinction by using a combination of education, conservation breeding, habitat restoration, local capacity building and applied research. Dr Jenny Daltry was 28 years old when she was awarded the Whitley Award. A British wildlife conservation biologist, she has since 1995 worked hard with ARCP to save the species from extinction. Originally a student at Bristol and Aberdeen Universities, she has experience of endangered snakes across tropical Asia and the West Indies. In the time she has been working with the Antiguan racer, the population has roughly doubled largely as a result of conservation measures such as the eradication of the introduced black rat. However, Bird Island, the main project site, can only sustain a small population of racers, so the next stage in the protection of this species is to introduce it to other, ecologically similar islands nearby. Such a reintroduction will go hand in hand with exercises to educate local people and tourists to reduce the numbers of snakes killed, and the training of local teams in essential field techniques. The Antiguan racer’s ecology and population dynamics have become well understood after 5 years of intensive study, and the species has evidently benefited from the project’s rat eradication programme. However, the snakes are still seriously threatened by other intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including inbreeding depression, frequent hurricanes, invasive predators and deliberate killing by tourists as well as the problem that Great Bird Island is too small to support more than about 100 individuals. Jenny Daltry has already achieved the preservation of the Antiguan racer: there is no doubt that without her energy and commitment it would by now be extinct. She hopes that his project will not only save this particular creature but also serve as a model for the conservation of other endangered reptiles. April 2001 – Five years of conserving the ‘world’s rarest snake’, the Antiguan Racer Alsophis antiguae: Jenny co-authored an article for the April 2001 edition of Oryx, the journal of Flora and Fauna International, about her project. Click here to read it.
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Bunyip | Non-alien Creatures Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The origin of the word bunyip has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of Aboriginal people of South-Eastern Australia. However, the bunyip appears to have formed part of traditional Aboriginal beliefs and stories throughout Australia, although its name varied according to tribal nomenclature. In his 2001 book, writer Robert Holden identified at least nine regional variations for the creature known as the bunyip, across Aboriginal Australia. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across Australia. The word bunyip is usually translated by Aboriginal Australians today as "devil" or "evil spirit". However, this translation may not accurately represent the role of the bunyip in Aboriginal mythology or its possible origins before written accounts were made. Some modern sources allude to a linguistic connection between the bunyip and Bunjil, "a mythic 'Great Man' who made the mountains and rivers and man and all the animals." The word bunyip may not have appeared in print in English until the mid 1840s. Descriptions of bunyips vary widely. George French Angus may have collected a description of a bunyip in his account of a "water spirit" from the Moorundi people of the Murray River before 1847, stating it is "much dreaded by them… It inhabits the Murray; but…they have some difficulty describing it. Its most usual form…is said to be that of an enormous starfish" Robert Brough Smyth’s Aborigines of Victoria of 1878 devoted ten pages to the bunyip, but concluded "in truth little is known among the blacks respecting its form, covering or habits; they appear to have been in such dread of it as to have been unable to take note of its characteristics." However, common features in many 19th century newspaper accounts include a dog-like face, dark fur, a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horns or a duck-like bill. The "Challicum bunyip", an outline image of a bunyip carved by Aborigines into the bank of Fiery Creek, near Ararat, Victoria, was first recorded by The Australasian newspaper in 1851. According to the report, the bunyip had been speared after killing an Aboriginal man. Antiquarian Reynell Johns claimed that until the mid-1850s, Aboriginal people made a "habit of visiting the place annually and retracing the outlines of the figure [of the bunyip] which is about 11 paces long and 4 paces in extreme breadth." Non-Aboriginal Australians have made various attempts to understand and explain the origins of the bunyip as a physical entity over the past 150 years. Writing in 1933, Charles Fenner suggested it was likely the "actual origin of the bunyip myth lies in the fact that from time to time seals have made their way up the …Murray and Darling (Rivers)." He provided examples of seals found as far inland as Overland Corner, Loxton and Conargo and reminded readers "the smooth fur, prominent 'apricot' eyes and the bellowing cry are characteristic of the seal." Another suggestion is that the bunyip may be a cultural memory of extinct Australian marsupials such as the Diprotodon or Palorchestes. This connection was first formally made by Dr. George Bennett of Australian Museum in 1871, but in the early 1990s palaeontologist Pat Vickers-Rich and geologist Neil Archbold also cautiously suggested that Aboriginal legends "perhaps had stemmed from an acquaintance with prehistoric bones or even living prehistoric animals themselves… When confronted with the remains of some of the now extinct Australian marsupials, Aborigines would often identify them as the bunyip." Another connection to the bunyip is the shy Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus). During the breeding season the male call of this marsh dwelling bird is a "low pitched boom," hence it is occasionally called the "bunyip bird." During the early settlement of Australia by Europeans the notion that the bunyip was an actual unknown animal that awaited discovery became common. Early European settlers, unf
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On view in London's National Gallery, the work The Supper at Emmaus is the work of which painter?
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio | The Supper at Emmaus | NG172 | National Gallery, London £ other Make this a monthly donation [{"Amount":20.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-16T20:57:11","DonorDisplayName":"Irina ","DonorLocalAmount":20.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"One of my favourite museums. Hope to visit again."},{"Amount":8.3800,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-09-06T21:24:18","DonorDisplayName":"Andreas","DonorLocalAmount":10.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"EUR","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"It is great to visit for free such a prestigious museum. It's a small sum of money but donated willingly, for culture and for young people"},{"Amount":5.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-22T10:18:24","DonorDisplayName":"","DonorLocalAmount":5.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"These beautiful artworks belong to us all. Thank you for being custodians of the national collection"},{"Amount":10.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-08-02T04:18:28","DonorDisplayName":"Suzanne Burke","DonorLocalAmount":10.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"Excellent online information for my students!"},{"Amount":5.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-17T08:56:35","DonorDisplayName":"Katja Leyendecker","DonorLocalAmount":5.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":1.2500,"ImageUrl":"http://images.justgiving.com/image/87facb53-ce60-4e05-9c8d-fa830c9c523c.jpg?template=profilesummary","Message":"I had a most wonderful 3 hours in the gallery's 1600s section! Must return!"},{"Amount":20.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-10T19:31:19","DonorDisplayName":"Kate English","DonorLocalAmount":20.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":5.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"What an amazing institution! This is to say thank you for your daily guided tours and the free activities you run for children."},{"Amount":10.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-15T16:27:55","DonorDisplayName":"Janet Scott","DonorLocalAmount":10.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":2.5000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"The wonderful National Gallery deserves all the support it can get."},{"Amount":10.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-06-21T09:56:01","DonorDisplayName":"Jane DALY","DonorLocalAmount":10.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":2.5000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"A national treasure that needs supporting"},{"Amount":2.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-10-25T09:01:14","DonorDisplayName":"Richard Roberts","DonorLocalAmount":2.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.5000,"ImageUrl":"http://images.justgiving.com/image/24d4733d-a317-4e81-8d0c-014c91259172.jpg?template=profilesummary","Message":"I hope this small contribution will allow you to continue your excellent work"},{"Amount":2.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-10-20T16:29:27","DonorDisplayName":"Joshua Beaumont Houghton Boston","DonorLocalAmount":2.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"https://www.justgiving.com/content/images/graphics/icons/avatars/facebook-avatar.gif","Message":"Thank you for being you!"}] The Supper at Emmaus Why is this not on display? Two of Jesus' disciples were walking to Emmaus after the Cru
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National Theatre: Rufus Norris is new director - Telegraph Theatre News National Theatre: Rufus Norris is new director Rufus Norris, director of Festen and London Road, will take over the artistic directorship of the National Theatre in April 2015 Image 1 of 2 Rufus Norris is to take over from Sir Nicholas Hytner as director of the National Theatre Photo: Getty Images By Hannah Furness and Serena Davies 10:45AM BST 15 Oct 2013 Rufus Norris was named this morning as the new director of the National Theatre . Norris, 48, has become the first actor and the first non-Cambridge graduate to be appointed director of National Theatre in four decades, as he pledges to bring adventure, bravery and risk to arguably the most important job in British arts. Norris, who has worked on an opera with Damon Albarn, a feature film which premiered in Cannes and a host of award-winning theatre productions, has now formally accepted the role, succeeding Nicholas Hytner, who announced in April that he will step down at the end of March 2015, after what will be 12 years in the post. . Saying he was "nervous" but excited at taking on a National Theatre in the "rudest possible health", he has pledged to bring a fresh outlook, courageous projects and "attack" the role with gusto. Speaking at a press conference, he said the appointment was a "huge honour and privilege", adding he had celebrated by having a "nice tea while my kids took the p--- out of me". Related Articles Richard Eyre: "The National Theatre has defied its critics" 14 Oct 2013 RADA-trained Norris is the first actor to take the role since the theatre's first artistic director Sir Laurence Olivier, having worked as a painter and decorator and "played in bands" in his youth. He is also the first NT boss not to have read English at Cambridge since 1973;his four immediate predecessors (Sirs) Peter Hall, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner all did. Norris been an associate director of the National for the past two years, with productions including the acclaimed The Amen Corner and Table, performed in the Shed theatre. He also directed London Road, the multi-award winning musical. Earlier in his career, he made his name with Festen and with a version of Cabaret, which is currently touring. Hytner disclosed the appointment, announced to staff moments before it was released publicly, was received with a standing ovation and a "roar louder than anything ever heard" at the theatre before. Norris said: "This appointment is a great honour and I am thrilled at the prospect and challenge of leading this exceptional organisation, where it has been a privilege to work under the inspirational leadership of Nick Hytner. "The National is an extraordinary place, full of extraordinary people, and I look forward with relish to the task ahead - that being to fill our theatres with the most exciting, accessible and ground-breaking work our unique and broad community of artists has to offer." He has previously spoken about the difficulties faced by black actors finding work in Britain, and pledged continue the "positive moves" to address gender imbalance. When asked about his background as an actor, Norris said he believed “hand on heart” that it was the “only way” to develop as a director, with his background giving him “an insight into the way people do their job”. After being told he was the first non-Cambridge gradute to take the role since Oliver, he added: “Of course there have been times in my life where I’ve regretted being a painter and decorator and playing in bands for four years when I could’ve been at university. But I’m sitting here, it’s worked out. “A lot of people who go to Oxford and Cambridge are very, very clever, but it doesn’t mean they're the only clever people. “Of course I’m proud of the fact we’re breaking down what might be perceived to be a barrier and perhaps long ago was, but I don’t think it is anymore.” Hytner, whose time in charge of the theatre on London's Southbank has seen it stage money-spinning hits The History Boys, War Horse and One Man, Two Guvnors as
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London's Longest Roads And Where They Lead To | Londonist London's Longest Roads And Where They Lead To By M@ Last edited 58 months ago M@ London's Longest Roads And Where They Lead To Did you know that Selfridges is on the same road as the Brecon Beacons? That you can see the Scottish Parliament from a road that passes through Islington? Or that you can walk directly from Lambeth North to Brighton Pier without setting foot on more than one road? Then there is the blessed junction outside St Paul's Tube station, where roads from two different countries meet. Head west along the A40 (beginning on Newgate) and you'll eventually reaches Wales. Choose the northern route past the Museum of London, and you can get into Scotland without leaving the A1. Welcome to the surprising world of London's A-roads. We tracked a few of the more interesting ones down to their final destinations (with a lot of help from Google Maps and Street View). The A1: Take Upper Street to another country Upper Street in Islington is really badly named. It's actually part of the lower 0.5% of the A1, which stretches all the way up to Edinburgh. This most famous of A-roads begins at St Paul's and travels up past the Museum of London, along St John Street, through Islington and along Holloway and Archway Roads and then onwards past Welwyn and Stevenage to the north. Eventually reaching Edinburgh, the final stretches of Britain's longest route adopt the name London Road. Total length: 410 miles. The A2: Take the Old Kent Road to Dover The A2 , as Old Kent Road is more prosaically known, begins at Borough Tube station as Great Dover Street. It is indeed old and Kentish, forming the southern part of the Roman Watling Street down to Canterbury and Dover. Its London sections pass through New Cross, Deptford and Blackheath before climbing Shooters Hill. There, the A2 dips down into Kidbrooke and Eltham on modern roads, but you can still follow the original Roman route by carrying on east on a dead-straight line through Welling and Crayford ( A207 ). The two routes recombine near Bluewater before heading off into deepest Kent. Total length: 72 miles. The A3: Take Borough High Street till you reach Portsmouth Instead of heading east at Borough Tube, you might instead go south, down the A3 , which eventually reaches Portsmouth. Along the way, it is variously known as Borough High Street, Newington Causeway, Kennington Park Road, Clapham High Street, Wandsworth High Street, Kingston Road and much else besides. Total length: 78 miles. The A4: Take Fleet Street as far as Bristol Call it the A4, and you have an unmemorable traffic route. Call it Fleet Street, Strand, Pall Mall, Piccadilly, Knightsbridge and Brompton Road, and you have some of the most famous streets in the world. This most notable of roads also comprises Cromwell Road (home of the V&A and Natural History Museum), the embattled Hammersmith Flyover, and the Great West Road before heading out to Bath and Bristol, flirting the whole way, and occasionally commingling, with the M4. Total length: 130 miles. The A5: Take Edgware Road...to Anglesey Edgware Road and its northern continuations are perhaps the most obviously Roman route in London, heading in a perfectly straight line, save for an Elstree kink, all the way out beyond the M25. This is the northern stretch of Watling Street, the Anglo-Saxon name for the old Roman route out to the Welsh borders. Today, as the A5 , it ventures as far as Holyhead in north-west Wales, although it briefly loses its name (becoming the A5183) just outside London. Total length: 260 miles. The A10: Take Bishopsgate up to the Norfolk coast One of the main thoroughfares through the ancient City of London, Bishopsgate formed part of Ermine Street, a Roman road that once led up to York (Eboracum). Sometimes called the Old North Road, it remains one of the straightest roads in London, beginning at Monument station, passing up through Bishopsgate, Shoreditch High Street and Kingsland Road, then on through Dalston, Stokey, Tottenham and Edmonton. Were you to follow the A10 (as it's
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Some Interesting Facts about Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars "From Albion's shore shall come a marvelous conveyance, a carriage silincieux bearing the arms of Rolles De Roi." The first 10 hp Rolls-Royce was sold for £395...Today it is worth over £250,000 More than six out of ten of all Rolls-Royce Motor cars built are still roadworthy At the Rolls-Royce factories in Crewe and London the cars are always referred to as Royces. They are never called Rollers The Rolls-Royce radiator grille is made entirely by hand and eye - no measuring instruments are used It takes one man one day to make a Rolls-Royce radiator, and then five hours are spent polishing it The Rolls -Royce radiator was not registered as a trademark until 1974 It takes over 800 man-hours to make the body of a Phantom VI During the First World War Rolls-Royce made rifles You will never open an ashtray in a modern Rolls-Royce and find a cigarette end. It empties automatically A Rolls-Royce does not break down. It 'fails to proceed.' Notices have been hung around the factory bearing the legend: 'Beware silent cars.' Even today every Rolls-Royce engine is completely hand built The cooling capacity of the air-conditioning system in the Silver Spirit is equivalent to that of 30 domestic refrigerators No one is certain who designed the Rolls-Royce radiator grille or the interlinked RR badge The hydraulic tappets on Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars are given a natural finish of a 16-millionth of an inch The oldest known Rolls-Royce still on the road is the 1904 10hp owned by Mr Thomas Love Jr of Scotland Rolls-Royce did not make a complete car until after the Second World War. Before that they made only chassis, the bodies being added by outside coachbuilders Sir Henry Royce's first job was a newspaper delivery boy for W H Smith & Son Ltd Sir Henry Royce was always known as 'R' at the factory. The practice of addressing people by their initials, especially on written memorandums, is still continued at the factory In 1949 an Italian owner, seeking permission to modify his Rolls-Royce, commissioned a seance to call up Henry Royce's spirit. Rolls-Royce legend has it that the advice from beyond the veil was: "Consult your authorised distributor" Examine the coachline that extends the full length of the Silver Spirit, you may be surprised to learn that it is applied by hand. This unerring line is 15' 6" long. At one time, Rolls-Royce engines held World Speed Records in the Air, on Land and on Water, simultaneously. It is possible that Rolls-Royce Motors is the best known British company name in the World. Letters have been received from remote corners of the globe addressed to the Royal Family, care of Rolls-Royce, England. There are 27 Electric Motors in every Silver Spirit. The Vicar of St Marys, Nantwich, took a Rolls-Royce into his church and blessed it, along with fruit & vegetables at the Harvest Festival service. A member of the congregation remarked "It's going in for it's first service". The badge on the Rolls-Royce was changed from Red to Black not, as popularly believed to commemorate Henry Royce's death, but because Royce himself decided Black was aesthetically more appropriate. Some customers complained that the red badge often clashed with the colour of the car. The Prince of Wales was particularly outspoken on the subject. Every piece of glass in a Silver Spirit is given a final polish with powdered pumice of a fineness normally used for polishing optical lenses Just inside the main entrance to the offices at the Roll-Royce factory in Crewe, there is a bust of Henry Royce facing one of Charles Rolls. For many years the bust of Royce stood in No 1 shop at the Derby factory and contained his ashes, until they were sent to Alwalton church were Royce had been christened. The 4 final polishings on some gearbox components was not done with jewellers rouge (which is too coarse) but fine ground oat husks Although he designed some of the great aero engines of all time, Royce never travelled in an aircraft. 'I have only one regret' said Royce as he lay dying,
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Remember the Music of the 80's - Pop-Rock International Pop/Rock International --------------------------------------> Year | T | Time | Artist - "Title" -------------------------------------------> 1981 | | 4'28 | ABBA - "The Visitors" 1982 | | 4'50 | ABC - "All of My Heart" 1985 | | 3'39 | ABC - "Be Near Me" 1987 | | 4'41 | ABC - "King Without a Crown" 1982 | | 3'25 | ABC - "Poison Arrow" 1982 | | 3'32 | ABC - "The Look of Love" 1987 | | 4'54 | ABC - "The Night You Murdered Love" 1987 | | 4'24 | ABC - "When Smokey Sings" 1989 | . | 4'55 | After 7 - "Can't Stop" 1983 | | 3'52 | Agnetha - "The Heat is On" 1986 | | 4'09 | a-ha - "Cry Wolf" 1990 | | 2'59 | a-ha - "Early Morning" 1990 | | 4'53 | a-ha - "I Call Your Name" 1986 | | 4'27 | a-ha - "I've Been Losing You" 1986 | | 4'50 | a-ha - "Manhattan Skyline" 1991 | | 4'18 | a-ha - "Move to Memphis" 1985 | | 3'47 | a-ha - "Take On Me" 1988 | | 4'06 | a-ha - "The Blood That Moves The Body" 1987 | | 4'16 | a-ha - "The Living Daylights" [soundtrack version, mixed by John Barry] 1985 | | 5'04 | a-ha - "The Sun Always Shines on TV" 1988 | | 4'37 | a-ha - "Touchy!" 1985 | | 4'17 | a-ha - "Train of Thought" (Single Remix) 1988 | | 3'48 | a-ha - "You Are The One" (Single Remix) 1984 | | 4'19 | Al Corley - "Cold Dresses" 1984 | | 3'41 | Al Corley - "Square Rooms" 1983 | | 4'03 | Al Jarreau - "Boogie Down" 1986 | | 5'06 | Al Jarreau - "L is for Lover" 1981 | | 5'31 | Al Jarreau - "Roof Garden" 1986 | . | 3'51 | Al Jarreau - "Says" 1976 | | 3'20 | Al Stewart - "On The Border" 1976 | | 6'34 | Al Stewart - "Year of the Cat" 1986 | | 4'57 | Alan Barry - "Come On" 1985 | | 4'13 | Alan Ross - "Valentino mon amour" 1986 | | 3'54 | Albert One - "For Your Love" 1987 | | 5'40 | Albert One - "Hopes & Dreams" 1976 | | 3'21 | Alessi Brothers - "Oh Lori" 1986 | | 4'28 | Alisha - "Baby Talk" (Dance Mix) 1985 | | 4'04 | Alison Moyet - "Invisible" 1984 | | 3'50 | Alison Moyet - "Love Resurrection" 1987 | | 3'01 | Alpha Blondy - "Sweet Fanta Diallo" 1984 | | 3'52 | Alphaville - "Big in Japan" 1986 | | 4'08 | Alphaville - "Dance With Me" 1984 | | 4'29 | Alphaville - "Sounds Like a Melody" 1981 | | 3'35 | Altered Images - "I Could Be Happy" 1984 | | 4'36 | Amii Stewart - "Friends" 1979 | | 3'16 | Amii Stewart - "Knock on Wood" 1985 | | 3'05 | Andrea - "I'm a Lover" 1986 | | 3'52 | Andy Taylor - "When The Rain Comes Down" 1986 | . | 4'15 | Animotion - "I Engineer" 1984 | . | 3'58 | Animotion - "Obsession" 1984 | . | 5'30 | Animotion - "Obsession" (Extended) 1979 | | 3'18 | Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" 1988 | | 4'02 | Annabel Lamb - "The Ghost of You" 1988 | . | 3'48 | Annie Lennox & Al Green - "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" 1985 | | 4'43 | Arcadia - "The Promise" 1986 | | 3'48 | Art of Noise - "Peter Gunn" 1985 | | 3'54 | Arthur Simms - "Guns & People" [ Subway ] 1985 | | 4'31 | Arthur Simms - "It's Only Mystery" [ Subway ] 1984 | | 3'21 | Ashford & Simpson - "Solid" 1984 | | 5'09 | Ashford & Simpson - "Solid" (Extended) 1982 | . | 3'53 | Asia - "Heat of the Moment" 1988 | | 4'18 | Avalanche - "Johnny Johnny Come Home" 1989 | | 4'16 | B-52's - "Love Shack" 1979 | | 4'34 | B-52's - "Planet Claire" 1989 | . | 4'49 | B-52's - "Roam" 1974 | | 3'37 | Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" 1985 | | 3'58 | Bad Boys Blue - "You're a Woman" 1982 | | 4'50 | Balance - "In for the Count" 1985 | | 3'47 | Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy" 1986 | | 4'08 | Bananarama - "A Trick of the Night" (Single version, released in Jan '87) 1983 | | 3'30 | Bananarama - "Cruel Summer" 1989 | | 3'01 | Bananarama - "Help!" (Original by The Beatles in 1965) 1987 | . | 3'26 | Bananarama - "I Heard a Rumour" 1987 | . | 5'54 | Bananarama - "I Heard a Rumour" (Horoscope Mix) 1987 | | 3'
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Reviews Review from Mojo by John Harris In which success allows the trio to stretch out, cut down on the faux-punkery, grope towards a more grandiloquent musical language, and let their more experimental side run riot - as on the instrumental(ish) title track. Replete with the recorded debut of the strange Esperanto that Sting would gleefully employ on-stage ("Gee-yo, Gee-yo, Gee-yo-yo", indeed), it was edited down to under three minutes and brazenly picked as Track 2, and stands as a freeform try-out for the expansive art-pop that was becoming their metier (see also 'Walking On The Moon' and the effects-laden verses of 'Deathwish'). 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' is so stereotypically Police-esque that it verges on the self-parodic; better, by some distance, is 'Bring On The Night', equally representative of their debt to reggae, but taken somewhere compellingly different by Summers' African-ish guitar figures and doom-laden lyrics bound up with much-documented '70s anti-hero Gary Gilmore. Note also a trio of songs by Stewart Copeland: 'Contact', the paean to paranoia 'Does Everyone Stare' and 'On Any Other Day', and absurdist looks at suburban torpor that is hardly great art, but satirises new wave's accent on social realism to neat effect. Oh, and there's also the divine 'Message In A Bottle'. Review from the New Musical Express by Tony Stewart If people weren't so busy establishing joyless divisions of rock acceptability, creating slums of fashion and-ha! - credibility then people wouldn't hesitate to acknowledge that The Police are a great pop singles band. Reggatta de Blanc clarifies their position with considerably more emphasis than their debut, 'Outlandos d'Amour'. The most significant differences are that the second LP exploits their hits, shifts control from three to two of the group (at times developing into a duel between Sting and drummer Stewart Copeland); and perhaps because of this, often strips away the affectations of the most distinctive aspects of their style, revealing a mentality engrossed with '60s rock'n'roll. Not that it makes The Police any the less enjoyable, only that their brilliance is erratic over the length of an album, their uniqueness superficial and very much dependent on vocalist/bassist/image/hitman Sting. But his talent lies in the charisma of that dry, strained voice and his luck in occasionally concocting a pop melody and hooking that 'original' sound - original only because its origin is buried too deeply in peoples' subconscious to identify. Ironically, very little of Sting's personality managed to find its way onto this (or the previous) album, whereas Stewart Copeland - obviously intent on stating some kind of jellybellied Police democracy - injects his own idiocy into it. his three songs ('On Any Other Day' and 'Does Everyone Stare') ere unfunny attempts at humour the first a litany of domestic melodramas that could have been Soap out-takes; the second s contrived story of a misfit. Copeland's increasing dominance only shifts the power axis to the detriment of the band. His material stomps through the rudiments of traditional rock: a complete antipathy to what their best music suggests. Nevertheless he is still an integral Police-man because his joint compositions - 'Deathwish', based on a Bo Diddley beat, and Its Alright For You, a pure 50s/'60s headshaker - expose similar roots and fascinations. And whenever guitarist Andy Summers appears (rarely) by-gone techniques of shrill harmonics, sweet screaming and a mousey scratchiness are revived. Sting's bass also delves into past phrasebooks to the extent that his lines on 'No Time This Time' are straight from the old pop hit 'Judy In Disguise'. Lyrically there are similar traits, a lack of depth, freshness and insight. There isn't anything as excellent as 'Roxanne' on this LP, and even 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' a companion piece to 'Can't Stand Losing You' - is merely a lame expression of remorse, whereas 'Losing You' was a gem of snubbed petulance. Although Police music hardly withstands a critical stripping down, t
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Rice takes it to St. Ray's - NY Daily News Rice beats St. Raymond, 75-63, in CHSAA New York battle at Gauchos Gym Rice takes it to St. Ray's Friday, January 14, 2011, 10:53 PM The press that led to the fast break, the extra pass and the easy bucket. Rice used that sequence consistently to perplex a winded St. Raymond and score a 75-63 victory before a packed Gauchos Gym in the Bronx on Friday night. Devaughn Reid had a game-high 21 points and Melvin Johnson added 18 points for Rice. Daniel Dingle led St. Ray’s with 17 points. "I love playing against St. Ray’s," Reid said. "I love this atmosphere. When we’re excited, we’re an exciting team and that’s what you saw. Defense, offense, everything. First home game and we needed this win." Rice was without swingman Emmanuel Andujar - who’s still suspended for being ejected during a non-league tournament last month - and its Cincinnati -bound star Jermaine Sanders picked up two fouls in the first quarter, but nothing was going to stop the Raiders from taking it to their CHSAA New York Archdiocesan rival Ravens. Rice, which led from start to finish, did just that by using the press to cause turnovers and then spark fast break opportunities. When the Raiders had the Ravens back-pedaling, they finished plays with extra passes and converted easy buckets for quick points. Still, the Ravens managed to hang on and cut into Rice’s lead. But in the fourth quarter the Raiders took advantage of the obviously fatigued Ravens and built a 15-point lead - their largest of the contest - before cruising to victory. It was a good win for the Raiders, who snapped a two-game losing skid and improved to 8-4 overall this season. The upstart Ravens (7-7) missed a chance to make a statement with a win or perhaps a stronger showing. But St. Ray’s coach Oliver Antigua sounded more irked by the fact that his squad got out-worked. "A lot of the turnovers were 100% on us," he said. "They got all the 50-50 basketballs because they played harder. I think we got out-hustled and out-worked. At the end of the game, we got tired. You can see we didn’t have the same bounce. They played more guys, they were fresher."
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CRICKET PLAYERS & NICKNAMES ... endless! by Chinaroad Australia's 1948 tour of England � The Invincibles Australian national cricket team � Baggy Greens Bangladeshi national cricket team � The Tigers Canadian national cricket team � One Man Band New Zealand national cricket team � The Black Caps, The Kiwis South African national cricket team � The Proteas West Indian national cricket team � The Windies, The Calypsos Indian national cricket team � The Men in Blue Pakistani national cricket team� The Stars Officials, umpires and commentators Harold Bird � Dickie Bird Henry Blofeld � Blowers Brent Bowden � Billy Steve Bucknor � Slow Death Bill Ferguson � Fergie Bill Frindall � The Bearded Wonder Brian Johnston � Johnners Christopher Martin-Jenkins � CMJ Don Mosey � The Alderman David Shepherd � Shep Bryan Waddle � Wads Players Bobby Abel � The Guv'nor Jimmy Adams � Padams Paul Adams � Gogga ("insect" in Afrikaans), A frog in a blender (for his unusual bowling action) Ajit Agarkar � Bombay Duck (for his horror streak of ducks against Australia) Jonathan Agnew � Aggers Shoaib Akhtar � Rawalpindi Express Wasim Akram � Prince of Pakistan, Was, Sultan of Swing Terry Alderman � Clem (after Clem Jones, mayor of Brisbane, curator of Gabba and an alderman) Mark Alleyne � BooBoo Mohinder Amarnath � Jimmy, Amarnought Surinder Amarnath � Tommy Warwick Armstrong � the Big Ship Jason Arnberger � Cheesy Geoff Arnold � Horse Shahid Afridi � The Boom Michael Atherton � Athers B Trevor Bailey � The Boil, Barnacle Omari Banks � Bankie, Cowheb Richie Benaud � Diamonds Tino Best � The Best, Ntini Michael Bevan � Bevvo Andrew Bichel � Bic Jack Blackham � Black Jack David Boon � Boonie, Keg on Legs, Stumpy Allan Border � A.B., Captain Grumpy Ian Botham � Beefy,The Both,Guy Mark Boucher � Guinness, Billy Nicky Boje � Bodge Nathan Bracken � Bracks Don Bradman � The Don Ian Bell � Belly, the team baby C Andy Caddick � Caddyshack Chris Cairns � B.A. (Bad Attitude) Shivnarine Chanderpaul � Tiger Ian Chappell � Chapelli Ewen Chatfield � Chats, Farmer (Mer) or The Naenae Express Stuart Clark � Sarfraz, Stu Michael Clarke � Pup Paul Collingwood � Nice Ginger, Colly Herbie Collins � Horseshoe Corey Collymore � Screw Jeremy Coney � Mantis Colin Cowdrey � Kipper Jeff Crowe � Chopper Martin Crowe � Hogan D Adam Dale � Chipper Joe Darling � Paddy Phillip DeFreitas � Half-Chocolate, Daffy Aravinda de Silva � Mad Max Fanie de Villiers � Vinnige Fanie ("Fast Fanie" in Afrikaans) Kapil Dev � The Haryana Express Mahendra Singh Dhoni � Mahi Graham Dilley � Pica Boeta Dippenaar � Dipps Allan Donald � White Lightning Brett Dorey � Hunky, John J.W.H.T. Douglas � Johnny Won't Hit Today Rahul Dravid � Jammy, The Wall E Bruce Edgar � Bootsy F Damien Fleming � Flemo Stephen Fleming � Flange Duncan Fletcher � Fletch Keith Fletcher � The Gnome of Essex Andrew Flintoff � Freddy, Twiggy, Fred, family man James Foster � The Child Graeme Fowler � Foxy C. B. Fry � Lord Oxford, Charles III, Almighty G Saurav Ganguly � Maharaj, Prince of Calcutta, Dada, Bengal Tiger Joel Garner � Big Bird Sunil Gavaskar � Sunny, The Little Master Chris Gayle � Cramps, Crampy Herschelle Gibbs � Scooter, The Sack Man Adam Gilchrist � Churchy, Gilly, The Demolition Man Ashley Giles � Ash, the King of Spain Jason Gillespie � Dizzy Darren Gough � Rhino, Goughy, the Dazzler, Dancing Darren E. M. Grace � The Coroner W.G. Grace � The Doctor Mark Greatbatch � Paddy Clarrie Grimmett � The Old Fox, Grum Subhash Gupte � Fergie H Brad Haddin � BJ, Harry, Guildo Richard Hadlee � Paddles Andrew Hall � Brosh, Merv, Hally Stephen Harmison � Harmy (or Harmi), Tinker, GBH (Grievous Bodily Harmison) Chris Harris � Harry, Lugs Ian Harvey � Freak Nathan Hauritz � Horry Matthew Hayden � Haydos, Unit
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Martina's Moment | TENNIS.com Martina's Moment by: Steve Tignor April 29, 2013 The biggest story in sports today is Jason Collins's: The NBA veteran, in an article for Sports Illustrated, became the first male athlete in a major professional team sport in the U.S. to declare publicly that he's gay. It's a big deal, and something that many of us have been waiting for. But "male athlete in a major professional team sport" is also a pretty big qualifier. This year we've already had a female athlete in a major team sport, Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner, come out. And it has been more than three decades since tennis's Martina Navratilova did the same, in 1981. The post below was originally meant to be Chapter 19 (of 20) of my book, High Strung , which revolves around the 1981 U.S. Open. The chapter tells the story of Navratilova at that tournament, which turned out to be a crossroads moment in her life. She had become a U.S. citizen that summer, and around the same time had, with some trepidation, made her sexuality public. Navratilova played the Open as an American for the first time, and for the first time was accepted as one. The tournament ended in defeat and tears for her that year, but in many ways it was the start of her great, career-transforming run through the 1980s. The clip above is from Martina's breakthrough win at the event, a three-set semifinal win over Chris Evert. It was a sign of things to come. ***** “Go back to Russia!”—advice screamed in the direction of Martina Navratilova (formerly of Czechoslovakia) by an upper-deck U.S. Open heckler in 1981 “I don’t think I would take a vacation at Flushing Meadows,” Martina Navratilova told the press at the U.S. Open with a laugh. 1981 had been a year of change and tumult for the newly minted American citizen, but she was in a good mood at the moment. She had just beaten her longtime rival Chris Evert, the tournament’s top seed and the world’s No. 1 player, in a classic three-set semifinal. Now Navratilova would get a chance to play her first U.S. Open final, in front of 18,000 of her adopted countrymen. But as Navratilova intimated in her press conference, Louis Armstrong Stadium hadn’t been a pleasant place for her or her opponent that afternoon. In the middle of the third set, a raffish, tipsy crew of “known scalpers and gamblers” in Row Q of the upper deck began to get rowdy. They were drinking, they were screaming, they were cursing, they were brawling with security guards. They were so annoying to the spectators and disruptive to the players that play had to be halted to shut them up. One of them, an Englishman named Philip Greenwood, began to taunt Navratilova obscenely. She answered him with a yell: “Go have another beer and shut up during the points!” Finally an all-out chase scene began. Police, security guards, and even ushers tore across the bleachers, as everyone else in the stadium, including Evert and Navratilova, stopped to watch. It ended when an usher and St. John’s student by the name of Ron Calamari took a flying leap and took one of the rowdies down. When play ensued, it was, to the surprise of most tennis observers, the high-strung Navratilova who recovered her concentration more quickly than the eternally even-keel Evert. Navratilova came back from 2-4 down in the third set to win 6-4. “That scuffle in the stands could easily have put me away,” Navratilova said afterward. Maybe she was finally beginning to feel at home at the Open. As of 1981, Navratilova was the women’s version of Bjorn Borg in New York. She had won Wimbledon twice and been a dominant player for nearly a decade, but she had never reached the final at Forest Hills or Flushing Meadows. Like her countryman and fellow U.S. transplant Ivan Lendl, she had been stamped with the choker’s label. In the previous four years, she had been upset in the semifinals by Wendy Turnbull, Pam Shriver, Tracy Austin, and, in the fourth round in 1980, by her younger countrywoman Hana Mandlikova. Always ready to speak her mind, Navratilova had complained about the swirling winds, the roari
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Martina Navratilova (Tennis Player) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Martina Navratilova Former Tennis Player Female Martina Navratilova is a retired Czech American tennis player and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived. " Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles.… Read More related links Murray's Rise To Top 'amazing Accomplishment': Navratilova Yahoo News - Nov 06, 2016 ' Scotsman Andy Murray\\'s achievement in becoming men\\'s tennis world number one is exceptional women\\'s tennis legend <mark>Martina Navratilova</mark> told the BBC on Sunday. Murray, 29, moved to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic when Milos Raonic pulled out of their semi-final in Paris on Saturday. The Scot\\'s climb to the ATP rankings\\' summit -- the first Briton to do so since computerised rankings came in in 1973 -... Us Athletes Jumping Into Heated Presidential Race Yahoo News - Oct 31, 2016 ' As the presidential candidates sprint the final leg of the race for the White House, sports luminaries are lining up behind their preferred candidates. LeBron James, Stephen Curry and <mark>Martina Navratilova</mark> have said they will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton on November 8, while Republican candidate Donald Trump has the support of Mike Tyson, Jack Nicklaus and Dennis Rodman. ' Evert Sees Post Serena 'new Era' Taking Shape Yahoo News - Oct 29, 2016 'Women\\'s tennis has entered a new era no longer dominated by Serena Williams, 18-time Grand Slam winner Chris Evert said Saturday. \\"I don\\'t think nobody will dominate in the near future anyway like Serena Williams, and kudos to her, it shows how great she was as a player, but I think now this is how we\\'re going to form some new rivalry where the girls will have to play it out,\\" she said at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The variety and depth, different age groups, different styles of play,... Maria Sharapova Joins Wtt Smash Hits Charity Tennis Event To Benefit The Elton John Aids Foundation Yahoo News - Oct 05, 2016 'NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is pleased to announce that tennis star Maria Sharapova will join Mardy Fish, John McEnroe, <mark>Martina Navratilova</mark>, Mark Philippoussis, and Andy Roddick to headline World TeamTennis (WTT) Smash Hits at Caesars Palace, a charity night of tennis co-hosted by longtime friends Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King on Monday, October 10, 2016. Also joining the line-up is former world No. 1 doubles sta... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Martina Navratilova. CHILDHOOD 1956 Birth Born on October 18, 1956. 1962 5 Years Old In 1962, her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. … Read More Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ová"), thus becoming Martina Navrátilová. Her father, Mirek, was a ski instructor and remarried and divorced. When she was eight, he committed suicide. Read Less TEENAGE 1972 15 Years Old … Navratilova has a sister, Jana, and an older paternal half-brother. Navratilova's grandmother, Agnes Semanska, was a tennis player for the Czechoslovak Federation before the Second World War and had a ranking as high as no. 2 among Czech women during her amateur career. <br /><br />When Navratilova was 4, she was hitting a tennis ball off a cement wall and started to play tennis regularly at age 7. Read Less In 1972, at the age of 15, Navratilova won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship. Show Less In 1973, aged 16, she made her debut on the United States Lawn Tennis Association professional tour but did not turn professional until 1975. … Read More Although perhaps most renowned for her mastery of fast low-bouncing grass, her best early showing at majors was on the red clay at the French Open, where she would go on to reach the final
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The Top Five Longest Rivers In South America : I Battle Depression Story & Experience I Battle Depression The Top Five Longest Rivers In South America South the USA is 1 rich continent, in terms of resources (if gold, tin silver, copper and iron ore deposits are any indication) continent. It is also where Angel Falls can be seen, the world's highest waterfall. The Andes, the longest mountain range is also located there, and so will be the Atacama Desert, touted as the driest put on earth. It really is culturally wealthy as well, as evidenced by the ruins of Aztec and Incan civilization, as well as the colorful festivals that its people often participate in. It is additionally is the place to see the Amazon River, that is by far the biggest river, accounting for a fifth of the whole planet's river flow. Now, whilst all those trivia are astonishing, it is in reality the Amazon, along with the other four rivers that produced it to the Longest Rivers in South The States list, is what this is all about. 1. Amazon The Amazon River, which spans approximately 6,800 km and 4,200 miles, owes its name to Francisco de Orellana, who mistakenly thought that the natives who attacked them are female warriors. The Holy Roman Emperor at the time recalled that the Amazons of Greek mythology fought with such ferocity also, and so, river was baptized. And oh, it is also home to piranhas and Che Guevara reportedly swam across it to get to a leper colony. The Amazon was water discharge rates which are larger than all of the next 6 largest rivers internationally, combined. Of course, Amazon likewise has the greatest drainage basin, although it is merely second to Nile when considering total river program length. This river's source can be traced as far as the Andes Mountains but the majority of the river courses by way of tropical rainforests. The river meanders by way of Peru, Brazil and Colombia and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean in a estuary that reaches up to 150 miles wide. 2. Paraná The Paraná River spans 4,880 km (3,032 miles) and runs via Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The word is an abbreviation of a Tupi phrase which means "as big as the sea". The river source is located in Southern Brazil - the Paranaiba and Grande rivers. The tributaries merge with the Paraguay River as well as the Uruguay River, forming Rio de la Plata and draining into the Atlantic Ocean. This river and its tributaries provide watershed services to two of the biggest urban centers in South the USA - Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. 3. Orinoco The Orinico spans 2,140 km (1,330 miles) and is known for its role within the transporation system for some Venezuelan and Colombian Regions. It begins in the headwaters of Cerro Delgado-Chalbaud, near Brazil and Venezuela and flows into the Delta Amacuro in the Atlantic Ocean. It is home to the Orinoco Crocodile, an endangered specie along with the Caribe Piranha. 4. Tocantins The length of the Tocantins River is disputed; some geographers say it is in reality around three,650 km or 2,270 miles while some say it can be around 2,640 km. Nevertheless, this river is widely considered the third longest river in South America. It is found in Brazil, rising from the Pireneus, a mountainous district in the land. The facts are, it's an area of the Amazon River system; even so, its waters flow into the Atlantic Ocean alongside those of the Amazon River's (which isn't surprising, thinking about that the estuary of Amazon River spans more than a hundred miles). 5. Madeira The Madeira River, spanning 3,250 km (2,019 mi) is a primary tributary to the Amazon river, and it is 1 by the real sense of the word; its sources are the Madre de Dios and Mamore rivers and it drains into the Amazon river. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil and a atlas dated 1747 was produced about this major waterway. For more information about top 10 longest rivers in the world, visit famouswonders.com and check out longest rivers.
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Rio de la Plata | estuary, South America | Britannica.com estuary, South America Alternative Titles: Freshwater Sea, River of Silver, River Plate Related Topics list of cities and towns in Argentina Río de la Plata, ( Spanish: “River of Silver”) , English River Plate, a tapering intrusion of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of South America between Uruguay to the north and Argentina to the south. While some geographers regard it as a gulf or as a marginal sea of the Atlantic, and others consider it to be a river , it is usually held to be the estuary of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers (as well as of the Paraguay River , which drains into the Paraná). The Río de la Plata system and its drainage network and the Gran Chaco. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The Río de la Plata receives waters draining from the basin of these rivers, which covers much of south-central South America; the total area drained is about 1.2 million square miles (3.2 million square kilometres), or about one-fifth of the surface of the continent. Montevideo , the capital of Uruguay, is located on the northern shore of the estuary, and Buenos Aires , the capital of Argentina, is on the southwestern shore. The delta of the Paraná and the mouth of the Uruguay meet at the head of the Río de la Plata. The breadth of the estuary increases from the head seaward, a distance of about 180 miles (290 kilometres): it is 31 miles from the city of Punta Lara on the southern (Argentine) shore to the port of Colonia del Sacramento on the northern (Uruguayan) shore, and 136 miles from shore to shore at the Atlantic extremity of the estuary. To those who regard the Río de la Plata as a river, it is the widest in the world, with a total area of about 13,500 square miles. Physical features The Paraná River (Spanish: Río Paraná; Portuguese: Rio Paraná), together with its tributaries, forms the larger of the two river systems that drain into the Río de la Plata. The Paraná—meaning “Father of the Waters” in the Guaraní language—is 3,032 miles (4,880 kilometres) long and extends from the confluence of the Grande and Paranaíba rivers in southern Brazil , running generally southwestward for most of its course, before turning southeastward to drain into the Río de la Plata. The Paraná customarily is divided into two segments: the Alto (Upper) Paraná above the confluence with the Paraguay River and the Paraná proper (or lower Paraná) below the confluence. Physiography of the Alto Paraná basin Similar Topics River Tamar The Grande River rises in the Serra da Mantiqueira , part of the mountainous hinterland of Rio de Janeiro , and flows westward for approximately 680 miles; but its numerous waterfalls—such as the Marimbondo Falls, with a height of 72 feet (22 metres)—makes it of little use for navigation . The Paranaíba , which also has numerous waterfalls, is formed by many affluents , the northernmost headstream being the São Bartolomeu River, which rises just to the east of Brasília . From its origin in the Grande-Paranaíba confluence to its junction, some 750 miles downstream, with the Paraguay , the Alto Paraná receives many tributaries from both the right and the left. The three most important tributaries—the Tietê , Paranapanema , and Iguaçu rivers —all join the Alto Paraná on its left bank and have their sources within a few miles of the Atlantic coast of Brazil. The Alto Paraná first flows in a southwesterly direction down a deep cleavage in the southern slope of the ancient Brazilian Highlands , the configuration of which determines its course. Just before it begins to run along the frontier between Brazil to the east and Paraguay to the west, the river has to cut through the Serra de Maracaju (Mbaracuyú), which in the past had the effect of a dam, until the Itaipu hydroelectric dam project was completed there in 1982; the river once expanded its bed into a lake 2.5 miles wide and 4.5 miles long, with Guaíra, Brazil, standing on the southern shore. The river’s passage through the mountains was, until 1982, marked by the Guairá Falls ( Salto das Sete Quedas ), wh
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Concorde | Aircraft Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Rate of climb 5,000 ft/min (25.41 m/s) The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST) which is now retired from production, and likely from service as well. It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and British Aircraft Corporation . With only 20 aircraft ultimately built, the costly development phase represented a substantial, massive economic loss. Additionally, Air France and British Airways were subsidised by their governments to buy the aircraft. Concorde was the more successful of the only two supersonic airliners to have ever operated commercially, the Tupolev Tu-144 being the other. The Tu-144 had a higher maximum speed, but had a higher fuel consumption rate and had less range than Concorde. Concorde service commenced in 1976 and continued for 27 years. It flew regular transatlantic flights from London Heathrow (British Airways) and Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Air France) to John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, flying these routes at record speeds, in under half the time of other airliners. Concorde also set many other records, including the official Fédération Aéronautique Internationale "Westbound Around The World" and "Eastbound Around the World" world air speed records. As a result of the type's only crash, on 25 July 2000, (Air France Flight 4590), world economic effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks, and other factors, operations ceased on 24 October 2003. The last "retirement" flight occurred on 26 November that year. [1] Concorde remains an icon of aviation history, and has acquired an unusual nomenclature for an aircraft. In common usage in the United Kingdom, the type is known as "Concorde" rather than " the Concorde" or "a Concorde". [2] [3] Contents Edit The United Kingdom, France, United States and Soviet Union were considering developing supersonic transport. Britain's Bristol Aeroplane Company and France's Sud Aviation were both working on designs, called the Bristol 223 and Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle, respectively. Both were largely funded by their respective governments. [4] The British design was for a thin-winged delta shape (which owed much to work by Dietrich Küchemann) for a transatlantic-ranged aircraft for about 100 people, while the French were intending to build a medium-range aircraft.They were both ready to start prototype construction in the early 1960s, but the cost was so great that the British government made it a requirement that BAC look for international co-operation. [4] Approaches were made to a number of countries, but only France showed real interest. The development project was negotiated as an international treaty between the two countries rather than a commercial agreement between companies and included a clause, originally asked for by Britain, imposing heavy penalties for cancellation. A draft treaty was signed on 28 November 1962. By this time, both companies had been merged into new ones; thus, the Concorde project was between the British Aircraft Corp. and Aerospatiale. At first the new consortium intended to produce two versions of the aircraft, one long range and one short range. However, prospective customers showed no interest in the short-range version and it was dropped. The consortium secured orders for over 100 of the long-range version from the premier airlines of the day: Pan Am , BOAC and Air France were the launch customers, with six Concordes each. Other airlines in the order book included: Template:Fact The aircraft was initially referred to in Britain as "Concorde," with the French spelling, but was officially changed to "Concord" by Harold Macmillan in response to a perceived slight by Charles de Gaulle . In 1967, at the French roll-out in Toulouse the British Government Minister for Technology , Tony Benn announced that he would change the spelling back to "Concorde." [5] This created a nationalist uproar that
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Explore our past | History & Heritage Explore 1910-1919 1920 to 1929 In 1924 Imperial Airways was created as the government’s “chosen instrument of air travel” by the amalgamation of The Instone Air Line Ltd., Handley Page Air Transport Ltd., The Daimler Airway and British Marine Air Navigation Co. Ltd. Imperial began services from London (Croydon) to European destinations as well as pioneering routes to Africa, the Middle East and India. Explore 1920 to 1929 1930 to 1939 The introduction of luxurious aircraft including the HP42 offered customers new levels of luxury aloft. Imperial Airways opened services from Southampton to Empire destinations using the Short S23 flying boat; the Empire Air Mail Scheme was inaugurated. In 1935 four private airlines were merged to form the independent British Airways Limited; in 1939 the government announced its decision to merge the two airlines. Explore 1930 to 1939 1940 to 1949 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), the new state airline, was formed in April 1940 and operated wartime services under the control of the Air Ministry. In 1946, London Airport was opened officially. British European Airways (BEA) and British South American Airways (BSAA) were created to operate commercial services to Europe and South America respectively. Explore 1940 to 1949 1950 to 1959 The delivery in 1952 of the De Havilland Comet enabled BOAC to operate the world’s first pure jet services and in October 1958, with the Comet 4, to operate the first transatlantic pure jet service. BEA successfully introduced the world-beating Vickers Viscount propeller-turbined aircraft into service on its UK domestic and European routes. The central area of London Airport opened in April 1955. Explore 1950 to 1959 1960 to 1969 Deliveries of Boeing 707s and Vickers VC-10s to BOAC, and De Havilland Tridents to BEA, provided new commercial opportunities for both airlines. In 1965, at Heathrow, a BEA Trident made the world’s first fully automatic landing carrying commercial passengers. Explore 1960 to 1969 1970 to 1979 The arrival in 1971 of the Boeing 747, the first wide-bodied jet, and the advent in 1976 of supersonic flight with Concorde presented contrasting new commercial opportunities and challenges. In 1974 British Airways was created by the merger of BOAC and BEA. Explore 1970 to 1979 1980 to 1989 A new corporate identity, designed by Landor Associates, was unveiled in December 1984 and in 1986 the airline’s longhaul services moved into the newly-built Terminal 4 at Heathrow. The privatisation of British Airways was completed in 1987 under the leadership of Chairman Lord King. In 1988 BA was merged with Gatwick-based British Caledonian Airways. Explore 1980 to 1989 1990 to 1999 The airline unveiled in June 1997 its new corporate identity incorporating on its aircraft designs from around the world. A new fleet of Airbus aircraft was ordered for short haul services. The formation was announced in 1999 of a new global alliance – oneworld – which also included Qantas and American. Explore 1990 to 1999 2000 to 2009 With much acclaim Concorde retired from service in 2003. Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was opened by the Queen in March 2008 and orders for new Airbus A380s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners were announced. Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge retired as Chairman of British Airways and was succeeded by Martin Broughton. The airline inaugurated the first longhaul route from London City Airport – to New York. Explore 2000 to 2009 2010 to Present Day Subsidiary Open Skies commences services between Paris Orly and Washington Dulles. Newly-created International Airlines Group (IAG) is formed and takes over British Airways and Iberia. Willie Walsh becomes Chief Executive of IAG and Keith Williams takes over as Chief Executive of British Airways. Joint Business Venture with American Airlines is approved. BA takes delivery of B777-300ER aircraft and retires the last B757s. Terminal 5C opens for business, and London City Airport celebrates 25 years. BA and Iberia cargo are integrated into IAG Cargo Limited. Sir Ross Stainton and Lor
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Top 10 Cartoon Birds in Film and Television Top 10 Cartoon Birds in Film and Television Updated on March 26, 2016 Gooses, Ducks, Canaries - and just birds ... From early in the development of the film industry, animation has been one of the most popular versions of the art form. When cinema really took off in the 1920s, theatre owners were hungry for product to show their huge and growing audiences, and several animation studios were founded to produce innovative, quality entertainment for this audience. Several of these studios became iconic; Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Terrytoons, and MGM, to name just a few, and the animated characters they introduced to the film going public quickly became enormously popular. Many of these early characters have endured to this day as household names, their likenesses adorning all manner of consumer products as well as their own cartoons, feature films, and television series. Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, and other beloved characters are as popular now as when they first appeared - some even more so. Buy at AllPosters.com Although some very popular early cartoon characters were human - Popeye the Sailor, Betty Boop, Elmer Fudd - animal characters soon came to dominate the pantheon. These animals were anthropomorphised - most of them spoke and behaved like humans - but being animals gave their creators a lot more scope in what they could do and allowed them to exploit the animals' natural tendencies for comic purposes. There was no limit to the different species of animal portrayed in cartoon form: rabbits (Bugs Bunny, Roger Rabbit), cats (Sylvester, Top Cat, Tom, Felix, Snagglepuss, Sourpuss), Mouses (Jerry, Speedy Gonzales, Mickey Mouse, Danger Mouse, Mighty Mouse), Dogs (Huckleberry Hound, the Barnyard Dawg, Deputy Dawg, Brutus, Goofy), and pigs (Porky Pig, the Three Little Pigs), were among the many that became famous and enduring as cartoons. Birds ... and ducks Perhaps the most popular among animators, though, were birds: Canaries, crows, penguins, chickens, gooses. And ducks. For some reason, ducks seemed to capture the imagination of artists and audience alike, and some of the most popular cartoon characters ever are ducks. Perhaps because their goofy, awkward appearance lent itself to comedy, maybe it was their strange quacking that inspired the great voice artists of the classic era of animation: Paul Frees (Ludwig von Drake, Dinky Duck), Clarence 'Ducky' Nash (Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Hewey, Dewey, and Louie), and Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck). Let's take a quack look - er, I mean a quick look - at some of the funniest and cleverest cartoons from nearly a century of awesome animation, as I count down my Top 10 Cartoon Birds. 10. Donald Duck At number 10 in our countdown is probably the most famous cartoon bird of all - Donald Duck. But why only number 10 you ask? He's an icon, loved by millions, instantly recognisable the world over. Well, truth is - this is a personal top 10, and - well, I have to admit, I don't really like him. He's obnoxious, bad tempered, not very bright, and he wears a jacket, cap and bowtie, but NO PANTS. And I don't like the way he talks, so I can never understand him anyway. There - I've admitted it . All credit to Donald though - since his first on screen appearance in 1934 in the animated short "The Wise Little Hen" (in "Silly Symphonies") he has grown to become hugely popular - one top 10 cartoon characters list has him at number 3, behind Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse - and he is mascot for several air force squadrons and sports teams, as well as official mascot of the US Coast Guard. Nominated for several Academy Awards, Donald Duck won the Oscar for best animated short film in 1942 for "Der Fuehrer's Face", a wartime propaganda film that parodied Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. Whether you like Donald or not, he is ubiquitous - one of the very first film characters to be extensively merchandised - and he features in an enormous number of comic books first published in 1937 and still going strong a
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The PeopleString Story The PeopleString Story Fun Food Trivia Fun food trivia questions and answers. What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996? A: Yogurt. What breakfast cereal was Sonny the Cuckoo Bird "cuckoo for"? A: Cocoa Puffs. Why was the Animal Crackers box designed with a string handle? A: The animal shaped cookie treats were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas novelty, and packaged so they would be hung from the Christmas trees. On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath? A: The onion. Its round shape symbolized eternity. How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? A: Twelve. Each as four petals. Black-eyed peas are not peas. What are they? A: Beans What European nation consumes more spicy Mexican food than any other? A: Norway What part of the banana is used to make banana oil? A: No part. Banana oil, a synthetic compound made with amyl alcohol, is named for its banana-like aroma. Under what name did the Domino's Pizza chain get its start? A: DomNick's What was margarine called when it was first marketed in England? A: Butterine What are the two top selling spices in the world? A: Pepper is 1st and mustard is second. What was the name of Cheerios when it was first marketed 50 years ago? A: Cheerioats What flaver of ice cream did Baskin-Robbins introduce to commemorate Americ's landing on the moon on July 20, 1969? A: Lunar Cheescake What is the most widely eaten fish in the world? A: The Herring What is the name of the evergeen shrub from which we get capers? A: The caper bush. What fruits were crossed to produce the nectarine? A: None. The nectarine is a smooth skinned variety of the peach. What animals milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese? A: The water buffalo's. What nation produces two thirds of the world's vanilla? A: Madagascar. Why did candy maker Milton S. Hershey switch from making caramels to chocolate bars in 1903? A: Caramels didn't retain the imprint of his name in summertime, chocolate did. What was the drink we know as the Bloody Mary originally called? A: The Red Snapper, which was its name when it crossed the Atlantic from Harry's New York Bar in Paris. What was the first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal? A: Shredded Wheat. When Birdseye introduced the first frozen food in 1930, what did the company call it? A: Frosted Food. Company officials feared the word frozen would suggest flesh burns. The name was changed to frozen soon after. What American city produces most of the egg rolls sold in grocery stores in the United States? A: Houston, Texas. What was the first of H.J. Heinz' "57 varieties"? A: Horseradish, marketed in 1869 What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine? A: Little tongues. Where did the pineapple plant originate? A: In South America. It didn't reach Hawaii until the early nineteenth century. What recipe, first published 50 years ago, has been requested most frequently through the years by the readers of "Better Homes and Garden"? A: The recipe for hamburger pie, which has been updated and republished a number of times over the years. What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato? A: Vitamin A PeopleString Homepage & Mailbox-CashBox Tutorial Learning all the new things necessary for you to become efficient on the PeopleString Homepage can be a bit confusing when you are a new member. This video will help you to become more familiar with some of the functions of the PeopleString Homepage. I hope you find that this will also help you to become better at recommending PeopleString to your friends, family and interested people of the world. Thinking of joining the PeopleString team? There is no better time than now, as the Ground Floor opportunities are filling up fast. Just click on the this link for more info. The PeopleString Story PeopleString 'Where You Own the Web'. It is the new wave in relationship and social communities; it has the Creativity, Culture, Expressive Forums and p
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BBC - iWonder - Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity 25 December 1642 20th March 1727Newton dies A genius with dark secrets Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view. But Newton’s story is also one of a monstrous ego who believed that he alone was able to understand God’s creation. His private life was far from rational – consumed by petty jealousies, bitter rivalries and a ruthless quest for reputation. 25 December 1642 Not expected to survive the day You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. How Newton’s early years marked him for life. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. He was a tiny baby, given little chance of survival. The country he was born into was chaotic and turbulent. England was being torn apart by civil war. Plague was an ever-present threat. Many believed the end of the world was imminent. But the hamlet of Woolsthorpe was a quiet community, little touched by either war or plague, which respected Puritan values of sobriety, simple worship and hard work. A lonely boy who hated his stepfather Newton's childhood home of Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire. Newton’s father had died before he was born. When Isaac was three, his mother left him with his grandmother and married a man from a nearby village. This turbulent start scarred Newton for life. He felt rejected by his family. He hated his stepfather and threatened to burn his house down. At Grantham school, Newton sought solace in books. He was unmoved by literature and poetry but loved mechanics and technology, inventing an elaborate system of sundials which was accurate to the minute. While his mother hoped he would run the family farm, his uncle and his headmaster realised Newton was destined for an intellectual life. Making pies on Sunday night... punching my sister... threatening my Father and Mother Smith to burn them and the house over them. Newton's college notebooks contained a list of childhood sins, written in code 1661 A mathematical mentor You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. What did Newton’s professors teach him – and why did he reject it? Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge. Here he found a father figure who set him on the road to important discoveries. Isaac Barrow, Cambridge's first professor of mathematics, steered Newton away from the standard undergraduate texts and towards the big unsolved mathematical problems of the day, such as calculus - a way of describing how things change. Calculus would later be crucial for explaining the universe in mathematical terms. Newton also hunted out new works by men such as Descartes, who argued that the Universe was governed by mechanical laws. Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth. Entry in Newton’s notebook, begun in 1664 1665 Newton’s productive plague years You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. See some of the remarkable ideas Newton conceived during this period of isolation. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). When Cambridge University was closed because of the plague, Newton was forced to return home. This was the most productive period of his life. Newton was driven by the belief that the path to true knowledge lay in making observations rather than reading books. For example, rather than trust texts on optics, he experimented by sticking a bodkin – a blunt needle – in his eye to see its effect. He laid the groundwork for his theories of calculus and laws of motion that would later make him famous. But, naturally secretive, he kept his ideas to himself. New ideas lead to a revolutionary new telescope You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. Watch this clip to find out how Newton's telescope works. Clip from Isaac Newton: T
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Suffolk - Famous People Suffolk - Famous People Suffolk - Main Page Top Surnames Edward FitzGerald (1809 - 1883) Edward FitzGerald (poet) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward FitzGerald Born 31 March 1809 Bredfield House, Bredfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Died 14 June 188... George Orwell (1903 - 1950) On each landing, opposite the lift shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BR... Famous People Connected to Suffolk Image right - Dr. Elizabeth Garret Anderson Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown! Please add information about people of renown connected to Suffolk, England. If the person has a profile on Geni please add their profile to the project and add the link in bold. Getting Involved Feel free to follow, request to collaborate To join the project use the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page. Visit See the discussion Project Help: How to add Text to a Project - Starter Kit to get you going! A Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson , LSA, MD (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917) - was a physician and feminist. She was the second of nine children of Newson Garrett, a grain merchant and maltster from Aldeburgh. After studying medicine in London, her name was entered on the medical register and she was the first woman qualified in Britain to do so. In 1897 Dr Garrett Anderson was elected president of the East Anglian branch of the British Medical Association. On 9 November 1908 she was elected mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor in England. She died in 1927 and is buried in Aldeburgh. B Benjamin Britten - (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) - the composer, conductor, and pianist, Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, to a dentist father and an amateur musician mother. He was educated at Old Buckenham Hall School in Suffolk, and in 1927 he began private lessons in music that would be the beginning of his now world-famous musical career. C Beryl Cook , OBE - (10 September 1926 – 28 May 2008) - born in Surrey, best known for her comical paintings of people. John Constable (1776-1837) English Romantic painter, was born in East Bergholt, a village on the River Stour in Suffolk, to Golding and Ann (Watts) Constable. His father was a wealthy corn merchant, owner of Flatford Mill in East Bergholt and, later, Dedham Mill in Essex. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) - the English poet and artist, was born in Aldeburgh where he first developed his love of poetry. In 1768 he was apprenticed to a local doctor. The field of medicine taught and interested him little, and in 1771 he changed masters and moved to Woodbridge. There he met his future wife, Sarah Elmy. His first major work, a poem entitled Inebriety, was self-published in 1775. He became most well known for The Village (1783) and The Borough (1810). He was ordained as a priest in 1872. At one time, Crabbe was also an active and notable coleopterist and recorder of beetles, and is credited for taking the first specimen of Calosoma sycophanta L. to be recorded from Suffolk. D Jimmy Doherty (born 1975) - the Suffolk-based farmer and television presenter was born in Ilford, Essex and trained as a farmer in Cumbria. It was here that he met Michaela Furney, his future wife, and the two of them set up The Essex Pig Company utilising free–range meat production practices. Jimmy went on buy his own farm in Wherstead near Ipswich, which became the base for his BBC TV series, Jimmy's Farm. E F Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929). - the sister of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, was born to a progressive family who supported the education of women. Mrs Fawcett was a suffragist. In contrast to the militant suffragettes, she believed in using law-abiding, non-violent means to gain the vote for women, including petitions, lobbying and spectacular marches. Mrs Fawcett became pres
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The play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard expands on two characters from which Shakespeare play?
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SparkNotes: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Context Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard Table of Contents Plot Overview Tom Stoppard was born Tomas Straussler to a Jewish family on July 3, 1937, in Zlín, Czechoslovakia. He fled with his parents to Singapore in 1939 to escape the Nazis. A few years later, at the height of World War II, he went with his mother and younger brother to India to escape the invading Japanese. His father, a doctor, stayed behind in Singapore but later drowned on his way to join his wife and sons. In India, his mother met and married Kenneth Stoppard, a major in the British army. Along with his stepfather, mother, and brother, Stoppard moved to Bristol, England, in 1946, just as India declared its independence from Britain. By all accounts, Stoppard wholeheartedly embraced British culture and eventually ceased to speak Czech. A love of English wordplay and constant references to English literature run throughout his literary output, which includes plays, screenplays, and fiction. At age 17, Stoppard left school and started working as a journalist, reviewing plays and writing news features for such papers as the Western Daily Press and Bristol Evening World. In 1962, he became a theater critic for Scene magazine in London. Around this time, he also began writing plays for the radio and television, including A Walk on Water (1963) and The Dissolution of Dominic Boot (1964). A novel, Lord Malaquist and Mr. Moon, was published in 1966. Stoppard wrote a one-act play in 1964 called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Meet King Lear, which he then rewrote, expanded into three acts, and retitled as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. This new version premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1966. An extremely successful production at the National Theatre in London in 1967 led to a debut on Broadway in the United States later that year. Stoppard went on to win the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 1967, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead earned the Plays and Players Best Play Award in 1967 and a Tony Award for Best Play in 1968. While Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead remains Stoppard’s most famous play, his other work has garnered critical acclaim and won several awards. In all, Stoppard has written more than twenty plays. Most are performed in both London and New York City, the two epicenters of theater. Critics generally cite Jumpers (1973) and Arcadia (1993) as his best plays. Among his many accolades are the Prix Italia (for Albert’s Bridge, 1968), Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy (Travesties, 1974), the 1976 Tony Award for Best Play (Travesties), the 1976 New York Critic Circle Award (Travesties), and Antoinette Perry Award for Best Play (The Real Thing, 1984). In the 1970s, Stoppard began speaking out against the imprisonment and treatment of political dissidents in his native Czechoslovakia, including that of fellow playwright Vaclav Havel. A friendship with another political prisoner, Viktor Fainberg, inspired Stoppard’s play Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1976). Still another work, a play written for television called Professional Foul (1977), was created especially for Amnesty International’s Prisoner of Conscience Year. Although Stoppard wrote plays throughout the 1980s, he also began working in the movies. His rewrite of the script for Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) earned a Best Screenplay Award from the L.A. Film Critics Association. Stoppard wrote the script for Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun (1987), and he did an uncredited rewrite on Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). To secure financing for a movie version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Stoppard decided to write the screenplay and direct the film himself (1990). The movie, which starred Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, earned the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1990. His other screenplay credits include Billy Bathgate (1991), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Bond 22 (2007), the next James Bond film in that franchise. His screenpl
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"Masterminds" - Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), December 27, 2014 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Which actor starred as detective Magnum PI? 2. Which town in Cornwall has become famous for the number of artists who are based there because of its light? 3. Which Manx rider won five stages in the 2010 tour de France? 4. Which comedian created the characters Stavros, Tory Boy and Loadsamoney? 5. Which famous TV chef played football for Glasgow Rangers FC? 6. In the Thunderbirds TV series, which son piloted Thunderbird Two and dressed in yellow? 7. In the TV series Diagnoses Murder, who plays Dr Mark Sloan? 8. Where is the Royal Regatta held each year on the River Thames? 9. Who was the captain of the 2010 European Ryder cup team? 10. Who won 18 this year's Strictly Come Dancing final? 11. What was the name of her partner? 12. What is the capital city of Spain? 13. What is a Samoyed? 14. How many inches make a yard? 15. Which tree grows the tallest? 16. Where is Angel Falls? 17. What was once known as a love apple? 23 18. What is Cher's real name? 19. What was the name of Lou Reed's band? 20. Who invented the lightning conductor? 21. Where in England according to Bram Stoker did Dracula first set ashore? 22. Which TV detective had a secretary called Miss Lemon? 23. In which film does British rock star David Bowie star as a goblin king? 24. How was entertainer Nicolai Poliakoff better known? 25. True or False: the Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details Newspapers Encyclopedia
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Nicole Kidman - Biography - IMDb Nicole Kidman Biography Showing all 314 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (187) | Personal Quotes (91) | Salary (25) Overview (4) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical psychologist. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well (her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant). In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge -- as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion (then a film student). Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into movies at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1983) and a turn as a schoolgirl-turned-protester in the miniseries Vietnam (1987) (for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award). With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (1989). Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as Tom Cruise 's doctor/love interest in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk hook, line and sinker. After a whirlwind courtship (and decent box office returns), the couple wed on December 24, 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian film Flirting (1991), then as Dustin Hoffman 's moll in the gangster flick Billy Bathgate (1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (1993). Despite her steady employment, critics and moviegoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995), but achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant 's To Die For (1995). As a fame-crazed housewife determined to eliminate any obstacle in her path, Kidman proved that she had an impressive range and deadly comic timing. She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance. In 1996, Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion , on the adaptation of Henry James 's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen as a nuclear weapons expert in The Peacemaker (1997), adding "action star" to her professional repertoire. She and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick 's sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The couple's on-screen shenanigans prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumors had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality); tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes. Family life has always been a priority for K
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10 Happy Celebrity Marriages - Emotional Health Center - Everyday Health Next Anyone who reads celebrity gossip magazines knows how precarious relationships can be in Hollywood and other realms of the rich and famous. Another week, another split, another cover story. However, not all celebrity couples are destined to break up . In fact, quite a number of A-list stars revel in having a happy marriage to their longtime partner. The 10 couples that follow are among the most famous household names. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman These two movie stars first met in 1953 while performing in the Broadway play Picnic, but it wasn’t until they starred in the film The Long Hot Summer that they began a relationship and fell in love. They married on Jan. 29, 1958 in Las Vegas and had three daughters together (Newman already had a son and two daughters with first wife Jacqueline Witte). The happy marriage for this celebrity couple lasted for 50 years, until Newman’s death in 2008. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Like many celebrity couples, actor Michael J. Fox and actress Tracy Pollan first starred together (in the popular TV sitcom Family Ties) before getting married in 1988 and having four children. Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and went public with the news in 1998. He launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 to raise money for research funding and awareness of the disease. His efforts have actually been helped by positive coverage in celebrity gossip magazines. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Jada Pinkett and Will Smith first met in 1990 when she auditioned to play Smith’s girlfriend on his sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She didn’t get the part, but over time their relationship blossomed. Their lavish wedding at the Cloisters near Baltimore was the subject of celebrity gossip. Their happy marriage has resulted in two children (Smith also has a son from a previous marriage). Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Actress and co-host of TV’s morning show Live with Regis and Kelly, Kelly Ripa and her husband actor Mark Consuelos are another example of celebrity couples in a happy marriage. Maybe location makes a difference for celebrity couples — rather than living in Hollywood, they reside in New York City where Live is produced. The duo first met on the set of the soap opera All My Children and have three children: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. Iman and David Bowie Rock stars and models seem to be a common relationship combination, yet Iman and Bowie are arguably the most famous of such celebrity couples. The Somalian supermodel turned cosmetics mogul and the English rock musician wed in 1992. According to the BBC News, Iman has a tattoo of a Bowie knife on her ankle in honor of her husband. They have a daughter, Alexandria Zahra, born in 2000. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Most of us know actor Tom Hanks from his blockbuster movies , ranging from comedies such as Big and Forrest Gump to dramas including The DaVinci Code and Saving Private Ryan. Ironically, it was during the filming of one of his lesser-known films, Volunteers that he started a relationship with co-star Rita Wilson. Their happy marriage began in 1985 and they have two children (Hanks also has two children from a previous marriage). Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito is best known for his role on the TV show Taxi and in movies such as Batman Returns and Get Shorty. He’s also directed many films, including The War of the Roses about a destructive relationship in the divorce process. However, in his private life, DeVito has been in a happy marriage since 1982 to actress Rhea Perlman, one of the stars of the hit TV show Cheers. This celebrity couple has three children. Denzel Washington and Paulette Pearson Washington Like many other celebrity couples, Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson met on the job. In their case, work was filming the TV movie Wilma in 1977, about the legendary African-American athlete Wilma Rudolph. The relationship culminated with a wedding on June 25, 1983, and their f
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Princess Diana's life and death: Obituary by James Whitaker originally published the day after she died in Paris car crash - James Whitaker - Mirror Online View gallery Diana's story begins in the afternoon of July 1, 1961, when she was born as the Honorable Diana Frances Spencer at Park House, Sandringham. She was the third daughter of Viscount Althorp, the eighth Earl Spencer, who was an equerry to both George VI and the Queen. Diana's maternal grandmother Ruth, Lady Fermoy, was a close friend and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother. Through these links with the Royal Family, Diana became a childhood playmate of Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. She did not have a happy childhood as her parents drifted apart. Sometimes, she would tiptoe downstairs and watch, leaning over the banisters, as her mother Frances and father Johnnie fought both verbally and, apparently, physically. When Diana was six, Frances left her husband for the wallpaper heir Peter Shand Kydd. From that age, Diana was deprived of the full-time mother love she famously believed was so important. At the time, Frances sought custody of Diana and her younger brother Charles. But she was thwarted by her mother Ruth who said the children should stay with their father. After the Spencers divorced in 1969, Lady Diana continued to live at Park House until the death of her grandfather, the seventh earl, in 1975. She then moved to the Spencer family seat at Althorp House, in Northamptonshire. Yet again, happiness eluded her. Diana had a succession of nannies to look after her, far too many in fact. Most described Diana as "difficult" or "tricky." At nine, Diana went to Riddlesworth Hall, a boarding school near Diss in Norfolk. Even at the best of times, school was not an institution in which she would shine, at least not academically. With the inevitability of family tradition, she went on to West Heath, an all-girls public school near Sevenoaks, Kent, where her mother had gone. But astonishingly, after one of the most expensive educations money could buy, Diana failed all her O-levels - even at the second taking - and left school at 16. Engulfed by turmoil and misery, she kept her sanity and sense of caring at this time by mothering her brother Charles, now Earl Spencer. After a brief stay at the Institut Alpin Videmanette, an expensive Swiss finishing school, Diana's father bought her a flat which she shared with friends on the borders of Kensington. Three days a week, the beauty who was to become one of the world's most famous women worked for well-heeled friends cleaning floors for £1 an hour, serving canapes at parties and acting as a nanny. Then she became an assistant at the Young England kindergarten, in London's Pimlico. Practicing for the future: Teenage Diana cradles two children in June 1980 (Photo: REX) In July 1980, just a few months before her "Romance of the Century" with Charles began, I came across Diana again. I was covering a polo match in which Charles was playing at Cowdray Park, in Sussex. It seemed a routine assignment until I saw this pretty young girl quickly say hello to the prince in between chukkas. I was curious about their relationship, but no more. Again, later, I learned that they were in the same house party. But what was so enchanting about that afternoon was watching this charming young girl just playing with a pal's baby. A few months later, I saw Diana at the Braemar Gathering, the highlight of the Highland Games circuit that takes place each year throughout Scotland. That morning I was out walking along the banks of the River Dee, the salmon river that runs through the grounds of Balmoral Castle where the Queen and her family spend each August and September. Coming round a bend in the river I found Charles, up to his waist wearing waders, fishing. Then I saw a flash of light coming from across the other side of the Dee. There was Diana leaning with her back to a pine tree eyeing me with the aid of a vanity mirror so she did not reveal herself. She was booked on the afternoon flight from Aberdeen to London. With her, were t
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Actress Photo Biography: Actress Cleavage Photo Actress Photo Biography Actress Cleavage Photo Actress Cleavage Biography Actress, singer, Playmate and stage show performer Jayne Mansfield, despite her limited success in Hollywood, had an enormous impact on popular culture of the late 1950s and has remained a popular subject in popular culture ever since. During a period between 1956 and 1957, there were about 122,000 lines of copy and 2,500 photographs that appeared in newspapers.[1] Dennis Russel, in an article on her in the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (1999), said that "Although many people have never seen her movies, Jayne Mansfield remains, long after her death, one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity culture."[1] In the 2004 novel Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott, a National Book Award winning writer, the 1950s is referred to as "in those Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield days". R. L. Rutsky[2] and Bill Osgerby[3] has claimed that it was Mansfield along with Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot who made the bikini popular. M. Thomas Inge describes Mansfield, Monroe and Jane Russell as personification of the bad girl in popular culture, as opposed to Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, Natalie Wood personifying the good girl.[4] Mansfield, Monroe and Barbara Windsor has been described as representations of a historical juncture of sexuality in comedy and popular culture.[5] Evangelist Billy Graham once said, "This country knows more about Jayne Mansfield's statistics than the Second Commandment."[1] As late as the mid-1980s she remained one of the biggest TV draws.[6] As an indication of her impact on popular culture today, more than two generations later, there are numerous cultural references to the Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate in recent films, books, TV and music. Physical features of the "voluptuous"[7][8] actress became subjects of humor or fascination in popular culture in a number of ways. In a 1950s Trans World Airlines (TWA) advertisement Mansfield is shown in a low-cut bodice, facing TWA crews, with the copy reading "quite... roomy... perfect".[9] In her time she was often referred to by a variety of nicknames to that end, including Miss Negligee, Miss Nylon Sweater, Miss Freeway, Miss Electric Switch, Miss Geiger Counter, Miss 100% Pure Maple Syrup, Miss 4 July, Miss Tomato and Miss United Dairies.[10][11][12] Numerous show biz people were dubbed as Jayne Mansfield over the time, including Italian actress Marisa Allasio and professional wrestler Missy Hyatt.[13][14][15] She came to be known as "the Cleavage Queen" and "the Queen of Sex and Bosom".[16] Her bosom was so much a part of her public persona that talk-show host Jack Paar once welcomed the actress to The Tonight Show by saying, "Here they are, Jayne Mansfield", a line written for Paar by Dick Cavett which became the title of her biography by Raymond Strait.[17] Joan Jacobs Brumberg describes the 1950s as "an era distinguished by its worship of full-breasted women" and attributes the paradigm shift to Mansfield and Monroe.[18] Patricia Vettel-Becker makes that observation more specific by attributing the phenomenon to Playboy and the appearance of Mansfield and Monroe in the magazine.[19] Anita Ekberg[20] and Bettie Page[21] are also added to the list of catalysts besides Mansfield and Monroe. Drawing on the Freudian concept of fetishism, British Science Fiction writer and socio-cultural commentator J. G. Ballard commented that Mae West, Mansfield and Monroe's breasts "loomed across the horizon of popular consciousness."[22] Only Hearts founder and head designer Helena Stuart commented, "She was the first one that was really that big. Without the bra, it wouldn't have worked. There was a whole lot there to be held in and pushed up."[23] It has been claimed that her bosom was a major force behind the development of the 1950s brassieres, including the "Whirlpool bra", Cuties, the "Shutter bra", the "Action bra", latex pads, cleavage revealing designs and uplift outline.[24][25] In the short story by Graham Greene, May
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Gold pennyweight to grams of gold converter CONVERT : between other gold measuring units - complete list. Solid Pure 24k Gold Amounts This calculator tool is based on the pure 24K gold, with Density: 19.282 g/cm3 calculated (24 karat gold grade, finest quality raw and solid gold volume; from native gold, the type we invest -in commodity markets, by trading in forex platform and in commodity future trading. Both the troy and the avoirdupois ounce units are listed under the gold metal main menu. I advice learning from a commodity trading school first. Then buy and sell.) Gold can be found listed either in table among noble metals or with precious metals. Is it possible to manage numerous calculations for how heavy are other gold volumes all on one page? Yes, all in one Au multiunit calculator makes it possible managing just that. Convert gold measuring units between pennyweight (dwt) and grams (g) of gold but in the other direction from grams into pennyweights . conversion result for gold: g Precious metals: gold conversion This online gold from dwt into g (precious metal) converter is a handy tool not just for certified or experienced professionals. It can help when selling scrap metals for recycling. Other applications of this gold calculator are ... With the above mentioned units calculating service it provides, this gold converter proved to be useful also as a teaching tool: 1. in practicing pennyweights and grams ( dwt vs. g ) exchange. 2. for conversion factors training exercises with converting mass/weights units vs. liquid/fluid volume units measures. 3. work with gold's density values including other physical properties this metal has. International unit symbols for these two gold measurements are: Abbreviation or prefix ( abbr. short brevis ), unit symbol, for pennyweight is: dwt Abbreviation or prefix ( abbr. ) brevis - short unit symbol for gram is: g One pennyweight of gold converted to gram equals to 1.56 g How many grams of gold are in 1 pennyweight? The answer is: The change of 1 dwt ( pennyweight ) unit of a gold amount equals = to 1.56 g ( gram ) as the equivalent measure for the same gold type. In principle with any measuring task, switched on professional people always ensure, and their success depends on, they get the most precise conversion results everywhere and every-time. Not only whenever possible, it's always so. Often having only a good idea ( or more ideas ) might not be perfect nor good enough solutions. Subjects of high economic value such as stocks, foreign exchange market and various units in precious metals trading, money, financing ( to list just several of all kinds of investments ), are way too important. Different matters seek an accurate financial advice first, with a plan. Especially precise prices-versus-sizes of gold can have a crucial/pivotal role in investments. If there is an exact known measure in dwt - pennyweights for gold amount, the rule is that the pennyweight number gets converted into g - grams or any other unit of gold absolutely exactly. It's like an insurance for a trader or investor who is buying. And a saving calculator for having a peace of mind by knowing more about the quantity of e.g. how much industrial commodities is being bought well before it is payed for. It is also a part of savings to my superannuation funds. "Super funds" as we call them in this country. Oven info & galleries
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Test Cricket Selectors and Coaches - England ENGLAND Test Cricket Selectors and Coaches - England ENGLAND’s TEST SELECTION PANELS Other Test selection panels Australia Bangladesh India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe Harris alone chose the team for the Test Match at The Oval 1882 Frederick Burbidge, Lord Harris, I.D.Walker and V.E.Walker The Surrey ground authorities appointed a selection panel to choose the tea. Burbidge was a former Surrey captain. 1884 The ground authorities at Lord’s or Old Trafford or The Oval appointed selectors to pick the team for each Test 1886 1896 1896 was the last season in which the England team was chosen by the ground authorities where Test played. 1899 Lord Hawke (chairman), W G Grace, H W Bainbridge. The new Board of Control appointed the first official selection panel 1902 Lord Hawke (chairman), HW Bainbridge and G MacGregor The three selectors co-opted A C MacLaren and C B Fry to their panel. The President of M.C.C., Allan Steel, was also present at all selection meetings in 1902. 1905 Lord Hawke (chairman), JA Dixon and PF Warner The panel co-opted A C MacLaren and the captain FS Jackson 1907 Lord Hawke (chairman), H K Foster, C H B Marsham Appointed 15 April 1907. The panel were empowered to co-opt any two amateurs who had already been selected for the team. The panel asked RE Foster to captain England and to join their meetings. 1909 Lord Hawke (chairman), H D G Leveson-Gower, C B Fry C B Fry (chairman), H K Foster, John Shuter C B Fry was also appointed England captain 1920 There were no Test matches in 1925 and no panel appointed 1926 P F Warner (chair), P I Perrin, A E R Gilligan. Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs were co-opted onto the panel. 1927 H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), J W H T Douglas, A W Carr 1928 H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), J W H T Douglas, A E R Gilligan Pelham Warner was invited to be a selector but declined because of the rule forbidding selectors to report on matches. As captain, APF Chapman joined the selection meetings. 1929 H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), N E Haig, J C White G R Jackson (Derbyshire) would take the place of any selector not available 1930 H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), F T Mann, J C White 1931 P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin - The panel was appointed for two years Douglas Jardine was named as the new captain before the first Test side was chosen and he joined the selection panel. 1932 P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. Lord Hawke (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. Sir Stanley Jackson in reserve as chairman, if Hawke unavailable 1934 Sir Stanley Jackson (chair),, P I Perrin, T A Higson. P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. Skipper RES Wyatt joined the committee 1936 P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. 1937 P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. The selectors were again unchanged, except that RWV Robins rather than GO Allen was captain. ERT Holmes was co-opted onto the committee later in the season. 1938 Sir Pelham Warner (chair), P I Perrin, A B Sellers, M J L Turnbull A J Holmes (chair), P I Perrin, A B Sellers, M J L Turnbull Appointed 28 March 1939 Sir Stanley Jackson (chair), A J Holmes, R W V Robins A J Holmes (chair),J C Clay, R W V Robins. Norman Yardley was made captain for all five Tests and joined the selection panel. 1948 A J Holmes (chair), J C Clay, R W V Robins. The Board of Control empowered committees from now on to call in, if they wished, the captain of the previous winter's M.C.C. touring team overseas. Norman Yardley was again co-opted onto the panel as skipper 1949 A J Holmes (chair), T N Pearce, A B Sellers, R E S Wyatt The number of selectors on the panel was raised from three to four, in order to enable them to watch as many players as possible. Also, the panel could temporarily include any other person it wished. 1950 R E S Wyatt (chair), L E G Ames, T N Pearce, A B Sellers A.J.Holmes r
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Carol Vorderman's replacement makes mistake on her first episode of Countdown - Telegraph Carol Vorderman's replacement makes mistake on her first episode of Countdown Carol Vorderman's replacement Rachel Riley faced embarrassment after making a mistake on her first episode of Countdown. Riley, 22, an Oxford University graduate managed to smile after writing a plus sign instead of a minus sign during the show Photo: Channel 4 By Urmee Khan, Digital and Media Correspondent 10:17PM GMT 12 Jan 2009 Riley, 22, an Oxford University graduate managed to smile after writing a plus sign instead of a minus sign during the show, which otherwise got off to a smooth start. Riley, in skyscraper black high-heeled shoes, wore a bright blue dress to match the eye-catching studio decor for the revamped show. She saw off competition from 1,000 other hopefuls to take the afternoon presenting slot. Jeff Stelling, the new presenter, eased into his first appearance as host of the long-running Channel 4 quiz with a series of football quips. The 53-year-old, best known as the frontman of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday football results show, said: "I know what you're thinking, you're thinking who the hell am I? Related Articles 03 Jan 2009 "Stelling's the name - six consonants, two vowels. "In truth the words I'm more used to are 'foul', 'referee' and 'blind as a bat'." The football jokes kept coming from Stelling, as he said before an easy numbers round: "It's like coming on as a Cup final substitute and having an open goal with your first touch." Stelling, named Sports Broadcaster of the Year for the last three years, replaced Des O'Connor who announced he was leaving the show in July. "I'm not the only new face here today, say 'hello' to Rachel Riley. And don't worry you haven't tuned into Beauty and the Beast by mistake," he joked. Stelling has already declared his co-host to be "drop-dead gorgeous" in an interview with the Radio Times, and insisted she would be "a big hit". Asked whether she had enjoyed her Countdown debut, Riley said: "It was great. We've got some very, very good contestants here so I didn't have to do much work, did I?" The guest in Dictionary Corner was Andrew Sachs, the former Fawlty Towers actor who was caught up in controversy when Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left obscene messages on his answerphone during a radio show. Contestant James Hurrell eventually lost out to administrator David O'Donnell by 101 points to 82, with O'Donnell sealing glory in the last minute by solving a nine-letter conundrum of 'cortisone'. Riley's predecessor, Carol Vorderman, 47 and a Cambridge graduate Vorderman, left Countdown after 26 years in December. O'Connor took over the words and numbers quiz in January 2007, replacing Des Lynam who stepped in following the death of Richard Whiteley in 2005. Countdown was the first show to be broadcast on Channel 4 when the station was launched.
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Learn and talk about The City Paper, Free daily newspapers, Media in Nashville, Tennessee, Newspapers published in Tennessee, Publications established in 2000 www.nashvillecitypaper.com The City Paper (also known as The Nashville City Paper) was a free, weekly newspaper that served Nashville, Tennessee from November 1, 2000 to August 9, 2013. The City Paper began publication as a daily, Monday through Friday paper on November 1, 2000, providing competition to The Tennessean , which was the only daily in town after the Nashville Banner closed in 1998. The City Paper started with a daily circulation of about 40,000 copies and was delivered free of charge to homes in the Nashville Metropolitan area. Within a month, home delivery was cut back to paid subscribers and circulation was cut to 20,000. Initially, The City Paper projected a circulation of 90,000. On March 2, 2004, City Paper founder Brian Brown announced he was replacing himself as publisher with Tom Larimer, previously of the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro . A few months later, Larimer resigned and Jim Ezzell was named interim publisher on July 16, 2004. Ezzell, who served on The City Paper’s operating committee for three years, is the chief financial officer of Thompson Machinery Commerce Corp., whose owners would later buy the newspaper. On June 2, 2006, The City Paper announced that it had hired Albie Del Favero, publisher of the Nashville Scene , as its publisher. For three years, Clint Brewer, former managing editor of the Lebanon Democrat and a past national president of the U.S. Society of Professional Journalists , served as executive editor. In June 2007, it was estimated that The City Paper reached an average of more than 250,000 unique readers each week, according to a media audit reported in the Nashville Scene. By comparison, the same article reported the A-section of The Tennessean had at that time reached 365,700 readers weekly. It was announced April 9, 2008, that Nashville-based SouthComm Communications purchased The City Paper. SouthComm--which also owns the Nashville Post , Business Tennessee magazine, and other Nashville-based media products-- is owned by the Thompson family of Thompson Machinery Commerce Corp. Members of the Thompson family also retained a significant minority stake in the paper util its closure. On April 28, 2008, shortly after its acquisition by SouthComm, The City Paper ceased daily publication and began publishing and distributing print editions two days each week (Monday and Thursday) though it continued daily updates to its website. In late 2009, The City Paper further scaled back its publication from twice weekly to once a week on Mondays. The Thursday edition, which covered mainly entertainment and lifestyle news, was merged with the Nashville Scene. Stephen George, previous editor of LEO Weekly, another SouthComm-owned publication, took over as editor of The City Paper in January 2010. In 2011, Steve Cavendish replaced Stephen George as editor when George left to work as U.S. Rep Jim Cooper's press secretary and then later for U.S. Rep John Yarmuth in the same capacity. Cavendish remained at the helm until, citing falling advertising revenues and calling it "a very expensive experiment," [1] SouthComm executives ceased its publication on August 9, 2013. The City Paper published its final issue on August 9, 2013. [2] The paper's final cover story [3] was an editorial, a rareity since The City Paper had eliminated its Op/Ed page years before, titled "Why Nashville needs newspapers." Original courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Paper — Please support Wikipedia. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia . A portion of the proceeds from advertising on Digplanet goes to supporting Wikipedia. We're sorry, but there's no news about "The City Paper" right now. Limit to books that you can completely read online Include partial books (book previews) Oops, we seem to be having trouble contacting Twitter Support Wikipedia A portion of the proceeds from advertising on Digplanet g
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CALENDAR - collected by p a pearson 0001 Start of revised Julian calendar in Rome 0293 Roman emperor Maximianus introduces tetrarchy 0743 Slave export by Christians to heathen areas prohibited 1260 Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquerors Damascus 1457 Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland; considered the 2nd oldest Protestant denomination 1565 City of Rio de Janeiro is founded 1587 English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower 1591 Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV 1628 Writs are issued by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date 1642 Georgeana, MA (now known as York, ME) becomes the 1st incorporated US city 1692 Witch hunt begins Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1711 The Spectator begins publishing (London) 1780 Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only) 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1784 E Kidner opens 1st cooking school, in Great Britain 1785 Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized 1790 1st US census is authorized 1792 Presidential Succession Act passed 1809 Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed 1810 Georgetown College was chartered in Washington, DC, making it the 1st Roman Catholic institution of higher learning in the US 1836 Convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, TX, to deliberate independence from Mexico 1845 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the US to annex the Republic of Texas 1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1854 SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again 1859 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (its 2nd) 1864 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built) 1864 1st black woman to receive a medical degree, Rebecca Lee (US) 1867 Howard University, Washington, DC, chartered 1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are issued for 1st time 1873 Remington and Sons in Ilion, NY, start production of the 1st practical typewriter 1873 Henry Comstock discovers the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, NV 1875 Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883 1879 Library of Hawaii founded 1890 1st US edition of Sherlock Holmes (A Study in Scarlet) publisher J B Lippincott Co 1893 Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador 1896 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity 1912 Albert Berry makes the 1st parachute jump from a moving airplane 1912 1st US woman detective Isabella Goodwin, appointed in New York City 1913 1st state law requiring bonding of officers and state employees (North Dakota) 1913 Federal income tax takes effect (16th amendment) 1928 Paul Whiteman & his orchestraestra record Ol' Man River for Victor Records 1932 Son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, is kidnapped 1936 Hoover Dam is completed 1937 1st permanent automobile license plates issued (Connecticut) 1937 US Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day 1941 Captain America appears in a comic book 1941 1st US commercial FM radio station goes on the air (W47NV, Nashville, TN) 1941 1st NFL commisioner Elmer Layden 1949 Ripley's Believe It Or Not! debuts on television 1953 Joseph Stalin collapses, having suffered a stroke; dies 4 days later 1961 President John Kennedy asks for an Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps 1968 NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return 1968 Singers Johnny Cash (36) and June Carter (38) wed 1968 Vatican City's Apostolic Constitution of 1967 goes into effect 1969 Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts after 88 weeks 1969 Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself at Dinner Key Auditorium 1969 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball 1970 End of US commercial whale hunting 1973 Honda Civic introduced 1974 7 Presidential aides are indicted for their role in the Watergate bre
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"Which Canadian born folk singer wrote and recorded the hit song, ""Big Yellow Taxi""?"
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Joni Mitchell - Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com Joni Mitchell Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as "Both Sides Now" and "Big Yellow Taxi," is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person; that's the nature of the work I do.” “America is in a runaway-train position and dragging all the world with it. It's grotesquely mentally ill.” “I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen.” “The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is man's disrespect for nature.” Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell - Mini Biography (TV-14; 2:50) Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as "Both Sides Now" and "Big Yellow Taxi," is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. Synopsis Joni Mitchell was born on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Canada. In 1968, she recorded her first, self-titled album. Other highly successful albums followed. Mitchell won her first Grammy Award (best folk performance) for her 1969 album, Clouds. She has won seven more Grammy Awards since then, in several different categories, including traditional pop, pop music and lifetime achievement. Joni Mitchell, 1968. (Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Early Music Career Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Canada. At the age of 9, Mitchell contracted polio, and it was during her recovery in the hospital that she began performing and singing to patients. After teaching herself how to play the guitar, she went off to art college and quickly emerged as one of the leading folk performers of the late 1960s and '70s. At the beginning of her career, Mitchell's compositions were highly original and personal in their lyrical imagery. It was this style that first attracted attention among folk-music audiences in Toronto while she was still in her teens. She moved to the United States in the mid-1960s, and in 1968, she recorded her first album, Joni Mitchell, produced by David Crosby. Experimental Explorations Other highly successful albums followed. Joni Mitchell won her first Grammy Award (best folk performance) in 1969, for her sophomore album, Clouds. Her third album, Ladies of the Canyon, was a mainstream success for the folk singer, becoming her first gold album, which included the hits "The Circle Game" and "Big Yellow Taxi." It was during this time she was already starting to experiment with pop and rock genres. Her album Court and Spark (1974) signaled her foray into jazz and jazz fusion and was lauded by critics; it ended up becoming her most commercially successful project to date and was nominated for four Grammy Awards, of which Mitchell won for best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s). Over the past four decades, Mitchell has garnered several Grammys in various categories, including traditional pop, pop music and lifetime achievement. Her other notable successful recordings include Blue (1971), The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975), the highly experimental Hejira (1976) and Turbulent Indigo (1994). Mitchell wasn’t the only one making hits with the songs she wrote. Other musicians have recorded successful covers of her songs, including Judy Collins; the Counting Crows; and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Joni MItchell performing in 2001. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns ) Later Work Mitchell's later albums include Taming the Tiger (1998), Both Sides Now (2000) and the compilation albums Dreamland (2004) and Songs of a Prairie Girl (2005). In addition to her own extensive body of work, she has been an enormous influence on several other artists with her unique guitar styling and expressive lyrics. Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. Retirement & Health Issues In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2002, Mitchell
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Mala Album Discography Mala Album Discography By David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: June 17, 2003 Mala Records was formed in 1959 as a subsidiary to Bell Records by Bell's President, Al Massler. It was purchased in late 1961 by Larry Utall, then-owner of the Madison label. Utall closed Madison down and shifted his artist roster to the Bell labels. Mala's singles series started in 1959 with a long-forgotten disc by the Hi Boys, "Billy Boy"/"Draw" [Mala 400]. About a dozen singles were issued the first year, including singles by Sy Oliver, Herb Lance (who two years later charted with the Classics on the Promo label with "Blue Moon"), Jeanie Allen, and the Hully Gully Boys. Another dozen singles in 1960 were also by largely unknowns, but they did include a pair of early singles by David Gates ("What's This I Hear"/"You'll Be My Baby", Mala 413, and "Happiest Man Alive"/"The Road That Leads To Love", Mala 418). The year 1961 brought another eighteen mostly forgettable singles, with another David Gates offering mixed in ("Jo-Baby"/"Teardrops In My Heart", Mala 427). Early in 1962, Mala issued a single by R. Dean Taylor ("I'll Remember"/"It's A Long Way To St. Louis", Mala 444), almost a decade before his "Indiana Wants Me" hit in 1970. David Walker, once the lead singer for the gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, hit psudonymously as Bunker Hill with "Hide and Go Seek, Part 1" [Mala 451], which made #33. Although Walker had several followup singles, both under his own name and as Bunker Hill, none caught on. In 1963, perennial label-wanderer Link Wray (and his Ray Men/Wraymen) signed with Mala for two singles ("Hold It"/"Big City After Dark", Mala 456 by Ray Vernon and the Ray Men, and "Dancing Party"/"There's A Hole In The Middle Of The Moon", Mala 458, by Link Wray and the Wraymen). Near the end of 1963, the BigTop label folded and Mala took over many of their artists. Don & Juan, Johnny & the Hurricanes, and the Royaltones appeared on Mala about that time. Del Shannon, BigTop's major artist, formed his own label, Berlee, upon leaving BigTop in 1963, but lack of distribution soon discouraged Del, and he eventually settled in at sister label Amy in 1964. In 1964, Mala scored its biggest hit yet with Ronny and the Daytonas' "G.T.O.," a song directed at the then-current car craze and celebrating Pontiac's hot new model of the same name. Ronny and the Daytonas were a Nashville studio group. "Ronny" is John "Bucky" Wilkin, backed by a cast of famous Nashville session men, including Bobby Russell, Chips Moman, Johnny MacRae, and others. A completely different touring group was formed for public appearances. The touring group later recorded as the Hombres ("Let It Out, Let It All Hang Out" on Verve-Forecast). Because of the huge hit, "G.T.O.," Mala re-started their album series with an LP of the same name [Mala 4001]. When the group hit with "Sandy" about two years later, Mala followed with a second album, Sandy [Mala 4002]. Other artists on the roster in 1964 included the Del Satins (Dion's backup group after splitting with the Belmonts), ex-Madison artists Nino & the Ebbtides and Gary Stites, the Rag Dolls ("Dusty"), and Nashville songwriter Chip Taylor (later to write the garage-rock anthem "Wild Thing"). 1965 brought Jimmy Clanton, veteran hitmaker from the Ace label of Jackson, Mississippi, to Mala, but he failed to recapture the magic that got him a number of hits in 1959-63. Also that year, Little Caesar and the Consuls had a hit with "(My Girl) Sloopy" [Mala 512]. They were a Canadian group not to be confused with Little Caesar and the Romans. The Van Dykes were a soul trio from Ft. Worth, Texas, who recorded "No Man Is an Island" for the tiny Hue label before signing with Mala. (They are not the same group that recorded chart records in 1961 on Donna and DeLuxe.) Bobby Wood, a Memphis session man who had had a minor hit with "If I'm a Fool For Loving You" [Joy 285] in 1964, joined Mala in 1966, but failed to dent the charts. The Emperor's [no, I don't know why the apostrophe is in there, either] were a sextet fro
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In which city did the final of the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League take place?
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Champions League draw live: Arsenal vs Barcelona; Europa League draw - who will Man Utd get? - Telegraph 16:56 A final thought from Paul Hayward... The form book is not on Arsenal’s side. They lost the 2006 final to Barcelona and were also on the wrong end of Catalonian brilliance in the 2009-10 quarter-finals and 2010-11 round of 16. Five times in a row Wenger’s European adventure has ended before the quarter-finals. Last season’s reverse to Monaco on away goals was the worst of those let-downs. Pure negligence. The imagination glows brightest for the majesty of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez on the Arsenal pitch, where Mesut Ozil now seems to understand that dominating English football with his skills is within his range. But his day job – the Premier League – comes first. 16:36 Man City to cruise through City cannot complain about this. Manuel Pellegrini reaps the rewards of topping the group by drawing a side that hasn’t reached the knockout stage in 16 years. In Andriy Yarmolenko, Kiev boast a talented talisman. But the Ukraine team’s cause isn’t helped by their home leg being played behind closed doors. With Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero fit, City should cruise into the quarter-finals. 16:20 Alan Smith: Chelsea to edge PSG Far from ideal for either club having met in the knockout stages in the previous two seasons. But with the score at 1-1, the French giants may fancy taking the lead if Chelsea continue their mysteriously poor form. Yet an awful lot can happen between now and February. This looks set to be a very close contest. As always, keeping Zlatan Ibrahimovich quiet will play a central part in Jose Mourinho’s plans. Diego Costa clashed with Thiago Silva last season 16:02 Alan Smith on Arsenal v Barcelona The worst possible outcome for Arsene Wenger’s side who must play out of their skins to stand a chance of reaching the quarter finals. The obvious conundrum is how can an Arsenal back four presumably featuring the less than nippy Per Mertesacker possibly contain the mighty threat of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi? The Gunners will need luck and every ounce of their quality to find a way past the reigning champions. 15:51 Dynamo Kiev game will be 'farcical' The editor of Manchester City fanzine, King of the Kippax, has had his say on the prospect of City's first leg Champions League tie being played in front of an empty stadium in Kiev. Fans will be barred from attending the first leg in Kiev Dynamo Kiev have been told by Uefa that they must play European ties in front of an empty stadium after racist attacks on fans during a Champions League tie with Chelsea. Editor, Dave Wallace, told the BBC that the decision not to move the tie to a neutral venue, thus allowing fans to watch the game, was "farcical". "Maybe it should be played at a neutral venue, that would make more sense. "The ground won't be empty - there'll be a few hundred Kiev fans allowed in, but no City fans. It's totally disappointing. Some of our fans will go over but probably watch it in a local bar," said Wallace. 15:33 Draw conspiracy? There have been a few Twitter rumblings amongst some disgruntled Arsenal fans that Javier Zanetti put in a less than professional performance as chief ball drawer this afternoon. We have the footage here: make your own mind up. 15:16 Dreams do come true in the Europa League... This is lovely. Tim Sparv of Midtjylland, Manchester United's Europa League opponents, has just heard the news about the draw and he could not be happier... Unreal! I'm actually going to play against Manchester United. The club I've supported since I was a boy. @EuropaLeague @ManUtd 15:02 Kluivert's still got it Afternoon all. Callum Davis here to bring you any more Champions League draw reaction, as well as any general trolling of Arsenal. With all the draw drama this morning you might have missed this outrageous 45-yard chip from former Champions League winner, Patrick Kluivert. Watch it. It's absurd. Patrick Kluivert is still REALLY good at football. pic.twitter.com/7L8D0jvvIK 14:30 Sam Wallace on the draw t will be 10
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Stoke City | Premier Skills English Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City was founded in 1863 and are the oldest team in the Premier League and the second oldest professional football club in the world. Stoke play their home games at The Britannia Stadium, which has a capacity of 27300. Stoke have played at The Britannia since 1997, before this time they played at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home sine 1878. The current manager is Mark Hughes, who has also managed Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham and QPR in the Premier League as well as being a successful player for Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Stoke City play in red and white striped shirts, white shorts and white socks. "Every manager, when they come into a new environment and a new club, will have doubters. It is up to you to win people over." Stoke manager, Mark Hughes. Stoke's nickname is 'The Potters', in the past many people from Stoke were employed making china (plates and cups etc.) in the potteries, which is the name for the factories where china was made. The football team became known as the potters and this was the job of many of the players, who at that time had to have a main job in addition to playing football. Bojan scoring for Stoke. Stoke have never won a league title, the highest they have finished was 4th in 1946-47. Stoke have played a total of 9 seasons in the Premier League and prior to 2014/15, their highest position was 11th in 2009-10, but they have finished in 9th position for the last two seasons. Stoke have won the League Cup once, in 1972 and were runners-up in the FA Cup in 2011, when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City. Marko Arnautovic was Stoke's top scorer last season. In 2015/16, Stoke City finished 9th in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, which equalled, once again, their best-ever finish in the Premier League and their best finish in the top division since 1974/75. Stoke’s top scorer was Austrian international Marko Arnautovic, with 12 goals. With ex-Manchester United player Mark Hughes as manager, Stoke City are playing a much more attractive style of football and Stoke fans will be hoping they can finish in the top half again this season. With new players like Welsh international Joe Allen, signed from Liverpool, and the Egyptian winger, Ramadan Sobhi to add to a squad that includes four ex-Barcelona players (Bojan Krkic, Marc Muniesa, Moha El Ouriachi and Ibrahim Afellay) Stoke look like they will do well this season. Will it be like the Nou Camp at Stoke this season? Prediction 2016/17: 9th
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Jack Nicholson received his second Oscar for which 1983 film?
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Jack Nicholson - Biography - IMDb Jack Nicholson Biography Showing all 225 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (8) | Trivia (125) | Personal Quotes (66) | Salary (19) Overview (4) 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (2) Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, screen-writer and director, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received Oscar nods in every decade from sixties through the naughts. Nicholson was born on April 22, 1937 in Neptune, New Jersey. He was raised believing that his grandmother was his mother, and that his mother, June Frances Nicholson, a show-girl, was his older sister. He discovered the truth in 1975 from a Time magazine journalist who was researching a profile on him. His real father is believed to have been either Donald Furcillo, an Italian-American show-man, or Eddie King (Edgar Kirschfeld), born in Latvia and also in show-business. Jack's mother's ancestry was Irish, English, as well as German, Scottish, and Welsh. Nicholson made his film debut in a B-movie titled The Cry Baby Killer (1958). His rise in Hollywood was far from meteoric, and for years, he sustained his career with guest spots in television series and a number of Roger Corman films, including The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). Nicholson's first turn in the director's chair was for Drive, He Said (1971). Before that, he wrote the screenplay for The Trip (1967), and co-wrote Head (1968), a vehicle for The Monkees. His big break came with Easy Rider (1969) and his portrayal of liquor-soaked attorney George Hanson, which earned Nicholson his first Oscar nomination. Nicholson's film career took off in the 1970s with a definitive performance in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Nicholson's other notable work during this period includes leading roles in Roman Polanski 's noir masterpiece Chinatown (1974) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), for which he won his first Best Actor Oscar. The 1980s kicked off with another career-defining role for Nicholson as Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick 's adaptation of Stephen King 's novel The Shining (1980). A string of well-received films followed, including Terms of Endearment (1983) which earned Nicholson his second Oscar; Prizzi's Honor (1985) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). He portrayed another renowned villain, The Joker, in Tim Burton 's Batman (1989). In the 1990s, he starred in such varied films as A Few Good Men (1992), for which he received another Oscar nomination, and a dual role in Mars Attacks! (1996). Although a glimpse at the darker side of Nicholson's acting range reappeared in The Departed (2006), the actor's most recent roles highlight the physical and emotional complications one faces late in life. The most notable of these is the unapologetically misanthropic Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets (1997), for which he won his third Oscar. Shades of this persona are apparent in About Schmidt (2002), Something's Gotta Give (2003) and The Bucket List (2007). In addition to his Oscar wins and nominations, Nicholson has seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. He also became one of the youngest actors to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement award in 1994. Nicholson has five children: Eldest daughter Jennifer Nicholson (b. 1963), from his marriage to Sandra Knight which ended in 1968; Caleb James Goddard (b. 1970) with Susan Anspach; Honey Hollman (b. 1981) with Danish supermodel, Winnie Hollman ; and Lorraine Nicholson (b. 1990) and Ray Nicholson (b. 1992) with Rebecca Broussard . Nicholson's longest relationship was the seventeen years he spent with actress Anjelica Huston ; it ended when Broussard become pregnant with his child. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous With 12 Academy Award nominations (eight for Best Actor and four for Best Supporting Actor), Jack Nicholson is the most nominated male actor in Academy Awards history. Only Nicholson (1960s-2000s), Michael Caine (1960s-2000
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2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un
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A 'rollmop' is a food dish containing which fish?
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Polish Rollmops Herring Appetizer (Rolmopsy) Recipe Jupiterimages / Getty Images Updated November 15, 2016. Poles love herring -- pickled, creamed, fried, whole, fillets -- and in an appetizer recipe known as rollmops or rolmopsy in Polish. The derivation of the name is from the German rollen or "to roll" plus mops for "pug dog." The dog connection is less clear. Easy rollmops are made by using store-bought pickled herring that is drained and wrapped around your choice of dill pickles, pickled mushrooms or pickled onions. This makes a great starter course any time of the year but especially for Polish Christmas Eve or wigilia and New Year's Eve celebrations. Here is another rollmops recipe courtesy of chef Marek Widomski of Kraków which requires whole salt fillets that are cleaned, stuffed and marinated for several days. And here is another recipe for herrings in oil (not rolled) also from chef Marek. 4 pickled herring fillets, cut into 3 pieces, pickling juices from jar reserved Dill pickles Fresh dill or parsley sprigs Add to shopping list Yield: 12 Rollmops Preparation Place a slice of dill pickle or pickled mushroom or pickled onion at one end of each of the 12 drained pickled herring pieces. Roll and skewer with a fancy frilled toothpick. Cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to serve. At time of service, if desired, drizzle rolls with reserved pickling juices or serve the juices separately in a small bowl for dipping. Garnish each rollmop with a sprig of dill or parsley. Here are more herring recipes:
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Tobermory Isle of Mull Scotland Website Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main town on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay. The town has a good variety of shops , hotels , and other accommodation as well as being the administrative centre for the island. The harbour is always busy with fishing boats, yachts and the ferry to and from Kilchoan. In recent years, the island has become very popular for weddings in a romantic atmosphere. There is reputed to be the wreck of a Spanish galleon somewhere in the mud at the bottom of the bay. The ship was part of the defeated Armada of 1588 and was fleeing the English fleet when she anchored in Tobermory to take on provisions. Following a dispute over payment the ship caught fire which caused the gunpowder to explode. She was supposed to have been carrying millions of gold coins when she went to the bottom but no-one has ever managed to find any significant treasure. More recently, Tobermory has been the setting for the children's programme Balamory . After the initial success of these programmes in Britain, Balamory is now reaching a new audience in Australia. The Isle of Mull and Iona have become one of the premier destinations for wildlife watching in the United Kingdom in the last few years. Thousands of people are attracted to the islands in the hope of catching a glimpse of the rare and unusual Golden and White-tailed Eagles , Otter, Corncrake and an abundance of other birds and mammals. The seas off the coast of Mull are important feeding areas for whales, dolphins and basking sharks . The colourful and picturesque island capital of Tobermory is an ideal location from which to make the very most of your wildlife watching on the Isle of Mull. The island is home to the most famous pair of White-tailed Eagles in the world, as featured on numerous television and radio broadcasts. The re-introduction of these iconic birds of prey has been so successful that breeding pairs can now be seen throughout the length and breadth of the island, including Tobermory. A great opportunity exists to come and see the White-tailed Eagles who begin to lay their eggs from early March onwards. Incubation takes place after the first egg is laid and lasts for an average of 38 days. Both sexes share responsibility for sitting on the eggs, although the bulk of the incubation duty is carried out by the female. The Sea Eagle Hide is open all year round but booking is essential. Tel: 01680 812556.
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Osiris, Egyptian god of the underworld and of vegetation INVOCATION OF OSIRIS In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.) English name: Green Man (the term �Green Man� refers to a class of deities from many different traditions, of which Asar is a Tameran example Asar was commonly depicted as a green man) THE MYSTERY OF OSIRIS Osiris plays a key role and is a central figure in the ancient Egyptian mysteries and in the Order Of The Morning Star. It was Osiris who was the beloved pharaoh of Egypt. It was Osiris who taught the people of the land of Egypt about farming. Osiris was and is one of the first "Green Men", in that he was also the god of vegetation. When Osiris became ruler over the land of Egypt, the people were engaged in the practice of cannibalism. Osiris helped them to evolve beyond cannibalism and to learn farming skills. Osiris is the husband of Isis. In that after thousands of years all female goddesses became merged as an aspect of Isis, she too is central to Egyptian symbolism. Most scholars know of the tragic story of the death of Osiris. He was murdered by his evil brother Set. Set is equated with Typhon-Apophis of the Greeks. Set is the destructive aspect that the alchemical principal must undergo, and thus be reborn into a new and purified creation. (Satan is based on the personage of Set) That is exactly what happened to Osiris. His death or as the alchemist would say his putrefaction was carefully evolved through the power of Isis under the magical direction of Thoth. Essentially, a formula was being created in the mythos. It is the alchemical formula of I.A.O., Isis, Apophis, Osiris, Birth, Death, resurrection. To the Adept this is a powerful process of transformation that unlocks the keys of magical power and of immortality. For as Osiris died, through the power of Birth (Isis) under the authority and skill of Thoth (The Higher Genius) Osiris arose on the physical plane as the great avenging god Horus, his son. On the spiritual plane Osiris became the great god of the underworld. Like Christ he became the god that the Egyptians needed to become in order to be saved. What this means is that unless the initiate allows for the complete transformation of the self under the direct guidance of the Higher, no true and lasting power can be obtained. Osiris is the reconciler with the Lower Selfhood in which no birth or death is necessary. We can refer to it as "The Bornless One." To the Egyptians one must become Osiris. In that no one can or could deliver the forty-two negative confessions in the hall of truth, because no one is perfect in earthly life. By identification with Osiris the candidate who stands in the Hall of Truth can indeed deliver the negative confession. The reason is clear, it is not him, but him in Osiris that is delivering the negative confession. The candidate in the Hall of Truth is redeemed by his unification with Osiris.This unification in the Morning Star system takes place in the grade of 5=6, Adeptus Minor. Of the details I can speak no more. In the Hall of the Neophyte it is the Hierophant who sits in the Osirisian position on the path of Samekh outside of Tiphareth. Osiris is the one in the Hall of the Neophyte who confirms the initiation on the new candidate. This is done after the candidate has taken the oath and is placed in the northwest part of the hall. "I am the only being in an abyss of Darkness. From an abyss of Darkness came I forth ere my birth, from the silence of a primal sleep. And the voice of ages said unto my soul, 'I am he who formulates in Darkness, the Light that shineth in the Darkness, yet the Darkness comprehendeth it not.' Let the mystical circumambulation take place onto the Path of Darkness that leadeth unto Light with the Lamp of Hidden Knowledge to guide the way." Asar [Osiris]: God of life and death. Husband and brother of Aset, brother of Set, Nebt Het, and Heru the Elder, son of Nut and Geb, and father of the twins, Bast and Heru, lover of
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Bestiary | Theoi Greek Mythology The fantastic creatures of Greek mythology and legend can be divided into eight broad categories : 1. MYTHICAL MONSTERS Awful humanoid creatures. These included monsters such as the Gorgons and Echidna. 2. MYTHICAL HYBRIDS Creatures which combine human and animal forms or various animals. These include creatures such as the Centaur (Horse-Man), Sphinx (Lion-Woman), Hippocamp (Fish-Horse), and Chimaera (Lion-Goat-Snake). 3. MYTHICAL ANIMALS Normal animals with some fantastic attribute. Examples include the winged horse Pegasus, the giant Erymanthian Boar, the fire-breathing Bulls of Colchis, and the inescapable hunting-dog Laelaps. 4. DRAGONS A breed of serpentine monsters, usually equipped with some magical power. They include creatures such as the Hydra, the Dragon of the Golden Fleece, Python, the Ethiopian Sea-Monster and the she-dragon Echidna. 5. GIANTS Gigantic men, often with fantastic features or abilities. A few examples are the hundred-handed Hecatoncheires, the one-eyed Cyclopes, the water-walking hunter Orion, the wrestler Antaeus, and the monstrous Typhon. 6. GHOSTS & DEMONS Creatures from the underworld which haunted the earth. They included the Empusae, Erinyes, Vampires and haunting ghosts of the dead. Fabulous tribes of men which were believed to inhabit the lands of Terra Incognita, the "Unknown Earth." Examples of these are the Pygmies, the one-legged Sciapods, dog-headed Cynocephali, headless Blemmyae, and one-eyed Arimaspians. BESTIARY MEDUSA Greek myth and legend is filled with a wide variety of monsters and creatures ranging from Dragons, Giants, Demons and Ghosts, to multiformed creatures such as the Sphinx, Minotaur, Centaurs, Manticores and Griffins. There were also many fabulous animals such as the Nemean Lion, golden-fleeced Ram and winged horse Pegasus, not to mention the creatures of legend such as the Phoenix, Unicorns (Monocerata). Even amongst the tribes of man, myth spoke of strange peoples inhabiting the far reaches of the earth such as the hopping Umbrella-Foots, the one-eyed Arimaspians, the Dog-Headed men, and the puny Pygmies. AMPHISBAENAE see Beasts, African AUTOMOTONS (Automotones) Creatures crafted out of metal and endowed with life by the smith-god Hephaestus. BULLS, BRONZE (Tauroi Khalkeoi) Four fire-breathing, bronze bulls which Hephaestus crafted for King Aeetes of Colchis. CELEDONES (Keledones) Golden singing maidens which Hephaistos crafted for the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. DOGS, GOLD & SILVER (Kuones Khryseos Argyreos) A pair of gold and silver dogs which Hephaestus crafted for King Alcinous of the Phaeacians. HORSES, CABEIRIAN (Hippoi Kabeirikoi) A pair of metallic, fire-breathing horses owned by the twin Cabiri gods. MAIDENS, GOLDEN (Kourai Khryseai) Four golden maidens which Hephaestus crafted as his own attendants. TALOS A bronze giant which Hephaestus crafted for Queen Europa of Crete to patrol the borders of her island. BASILISCS see Beasts, African BEASTS, AFRICAN (Theres Aithiopes) The semi-legendary land of Ethiopia (Sub-saharan Africa) was the home of many fabulous beasts. AMPHISBAENAE (Amphisbainai) Saharan snakes with two heads, one at each end of the body. BASILISCS (Basiliskoi) Deadly serpents which killed by touch. BULLS, ETHIOPIAN (Tauroi Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African bulls whose red hides were impervious to steel. CATOBLEPAS (Katoblepon) African hoofed animals whose downward looking head, when raised, could kill man with a gaze or with its noxious breath. DRAGONS, ETHIOPIAN (Drakones Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African serpents. LEUCROCOTAE (Leukrokota) An animals with a powerful jaw of bone in place of teeth, which could imitate human voices to lure it prey. PEGASI, ETHIOPIAN (Pegasoi Aithiopikoi) The winged horses of Ethiopia who had a single horn growing from their forehead. SATYRS, ISLAND (Satyroi Nesioi) Ape-like satyrs native to certain islands off the African coast. SATYRS, LIBYAN (Satyroi Libyes) Monkey-like satyrs who lived in the forest of Mount Atlas. SPHINXES, ETHIOPIAN (Sphinxes Aithiopikoi) Women-headed A
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Machete-wielding gangs kill at least 15 as Kenyans vote - World News Machete-wielding gangs kill at least 15 as Kenyans vote By World News Slideshow: Kenyans vote in crucial election Goran Tomasevic / Reuters Five years after more than 1,200 people were killed in election-related violence, Kenyans went to the polls in a nationwide election seen as the most important in the country's 50-year history since independence. Launch slideshow By Joseph Akwiri, Reuters NAIROBI, Kenya - At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans lined-up to vote in a presidential election they hope will rebuild the nation's image after a disputed 2007 poll unleashed weeks of tribal bloodshed. Just hours before the start of voting and with long queues across the east African country, at least nine security officers in Kenya's restive coastal region were hacked to death, and six attackers were also killed, regional police chief Aggrey Adoli said. The total toll had earlier been put at 17. <br> Follow @NBCNewsWorld There were two separate attacks which senior police officers blamed on a separatist movement - which, if confirmed, would suggest different motives to those that caused the post-2007 vote ethnic killings and could limit their impact. Officials and candidates have made impassioned appeals to avoid a repeat of the tribal rampages that erupted five years ago when disputes over the poll result fuelled clashes between tribal loyalists of rival candidates. More than 1,200 people were killed, shattering Kenya's reputation as one of Africa's most stable democracies and bringing its economy to a standstill. As in 2007, the race has come down to a high-stakes duel between two candidates, this time between Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the loser in 2007 to outgoing President Mwai Kibaki. Both contenders will depend heavily on votes from tribal loyalists. The United States and Western donors are worried about the stability of a nation that is an ally in the fight against militant Islam in the region but are also fretting what to do if the victor is Kenyatta, who faces charges by the International Criminal Court of orchestrating violence five years ago. Provisional results could emerge hours after polls close at 5 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) although the election commission has seven days to announce the official outcome. Polls suggest the election could go to a run-off, provisionally set for April. Jan 28, 2008: Ethnic clashes have killed more than 800 people across Kenya, and post-election violence threatens to engulf a country that has long been a model of stability in Africa. NBC's Ned Colt reports. "If elected, we will be able to discharge our duties," said Kenyatta's running mate, William Ruto who also faces charges of crimes against humanity. "We shall cooperate with the court with a final intention of clearing our names." 'We want our own country' One of the attacks on Monday took place outside Mombasa and another in Kilifi about 80 miles to the north. Senior police officers blamed them on a separatist movement, the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), which wanted the national vote scrapped and a referendum on secession instead. At the Kilifi site, Reuters footage showed a piece of paper on the ground with the words: "MRC. Coast is not Kenya. We don't want elections. We want our own country." But there was no formal claim and no independent confirmation of the assailants. Even before the violence, many Kenyans were wary, notably in flashpoints last time. Some shopkeepers ran down stocks and some people in mixed tribal areas returned to their homelands. Bernard Otundo, 36, queuing in Nairobi shortly before polls opened at 6 a.m. said he expected a peaceful vote. Jan. 2, 2008: More than 100,000 people across Kenya have left their homes after riots and violence erupted following a disputed presidential election. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports. "Some of us have been here as early as 2 a.m. this morning. I got here slightly after 3 a.m.," he said. "There have been a l
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Burkina Faso: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities President Compaoré Is Deposed Geography Slightly larger than Colorado, Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its neighbors are Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, and Ghana. The country consists of extensive plains, low hills, high savannas, and a desert area in the north. Government Parliamentary. History Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century. The lands of the Mossi empire became a French protectorate in 1897, and by 1903 France had subjugated the other ethnic groups. Called Upper Volta by the French, it became a separate colony in 1919, was partitioned among Niger, the Sudan, and Côte d'Ivoire in 1932, and was reconstituted in 1947. An autonomous republic within the French Community, Upper Volta became independent on Aug. 5, 1960. President Maurice Yameogo was deposed on Jan. 3, 1966, by a military coup led by Col. Sangoulé Lamizana, who dissolved the national assembly and suspended the constitution. Constitutional rule returned in 1978 with the election of an assembly and a presidential vote in June in which Gen. Lamizana won by a narrow margin over three other candidates. On Nov. 25, 1980, Col. Sayé Zerbo led a bloodless coup that toppled Lamizana. In turn, Maj. Jean-Baptist Ouedraogo ousted Zerbo on Nov. 7, 1982. But the real revolutionary change occurred the following year when a 33-year-old flight commander, Thomas Sankara, took control. A Marxist-Leninist, he challenged the traditional Mossi chiefs, advocated women's liberation, and allied the country with North Korea, Libya, and Cuba. To sever ties to the colonial past, Sankara changed the name of the country in 1984 to Burkina Faso, which combines two of the nation's languages and means “the land of upright men.” While Sankara's investments in schools, food production, and clinics brought some improvement in living standards, foreign investment declined, many businesses left the country, and unhappy labor unions began strikes. On Oct. 15, 1987, formerly loyal soldiers assassinated Sankara. His best friend and ally Blaise Compaoré became president. Compaoré immediately set about “rectifying” Sankara's revolution. In 1991, he agreed to economic reforms proposed by the World Bank. A new constitution paved the way for elections in 1991, which Compaoré won easily, although opposition parties boycotted. In 1998, he was reelected by a landslide. A coup against the president was foiled in 2003, and he was reelected a third time in 2005. Prime Minister Yonli resigned in June 2007 and was replaced by Tertius Zongo, who has served as the ambassador to the United States and as the country's finance minister. Violent protests by soldiers and police in the capital of Ouagadougou, sparked by low pay and unpaid housing allowances, were answered by President Blaise Compaore with a new government and a new head of the armed forces in the spring of 2011. In Jan. 2013, Prime Minister Luc Adolphe Tiao's new government was announced; the main portfolios remain unchanged.
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The Difference Between Bactrian And Dromedary Camels - KnowledgeNuts KnowledgeNuts The Difference Between Bactrian And Dromedary Camels By Debra Kelly on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 “A dromedary has one hump, and a camel has a refreshment car, buffet, and ticket collector.” — Monty Python’s Flying Circus, “Camel Spotting” In A Nutshell A dromedary is a subspecies of camel, native to deserts across India, Africa, and the Middle East. So what’s with the animals that have one hump and the ones that have two? That’s where the difference comes in; the dromedary has one hump, while the other subspecies of camel, the Bactrian, has two. And also unlike their more popular cousins, the Bactrian lives in the searingly hot (and freezing cold) rocky deserts of Central and East Asia. The Whole Bushel When we think of camels, it’s usually the more popular dromedary that comes to mind first. One of two subspecies of camel, these are the one-humped variety. It’s thought that their original habitat was southern Asia and the Middle East, but now they can be found throughout the desert regions of the Middle East, India and Africa. The most noticeable difference between the dromedary and the Bactrian is the number of humps—the Bactrian has two. They’re also found in a much more northern climate than the dromedary. The Bactrian is found throughout the Siberian steppe and the cold, arid deserts of Central and Eastern Asia. While we tend to think of camels crossing the sandy deserts of Africa and the Middle East, a Bactrian in its native habitat can present a much different picture. In the winter, temperatures in their native habitat can drop as low as –29° Celsius (–20° F). In both types, the camel’s hump—or humps—act as storage. Made up of fat and tissues, the camels can draw nutrients and moisture from their humps; a healthy camel will have humps that are the same firmness as the rest of their body, while those that are draining resources will have softer, flabby humps. When they have access to water, they can both drink more than 100 liters (26 gal) in less than 10 minutes. Both camels are herbivores, and they have the ability to eat thorny, prickly, or dry shrubs and grass that many other animals can’t. Bactrian camels have also been known to eat the bones and skin of animals that have been killed by carnivores, but only when there is no other food available. The Bactrians have a long, shaggy coat that helps protect them in the cold winter months. They shed their long fur in the summer, when they are faced with temperatures much like those that their southern cousins thrive in. The dromedary has a much shorter coat. The Bactrian is typically dark brown to beige in coloring, while the dromedary is commonly brown. However, there are also black and white individuals, with almost every shade in between. The two different species of camel have very different feet, each adapted to their specific environments. The dromedary thrives in mostly sandy conditions, and has padded feet that can easily be punctured by stones and other sharp objects. The Bactrian also has wide feet that allow them to more easily walk across snow and sand, but their feet are tougher and can stand up to their more rocky environment. Dromedary camels have one baby at a time, and these babies are dependent on their mothers for anywhere from 12 to 24 months; they tend not to breed until they are about three years old for females, and six years old for males. Bactrian camels can have one or two babies (although one is much more common) and continue nursing them for up to a year and a half. The young aren’t completely independent until they’re five years old, thought they can bear young of their own between three and five years. In the wild, both types of camels can live—on average—to between 40 and 50 years old. In captivity, though, the lifespan of the Bactrian drops to around 35 years while the dromedary’s average lifespan doesn’t fluctuate. Show Me The Proof
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Bestiary | Theoi Greek Mythology The fantastic creatures of Greek mythology and legend can be divided into eight broad categories : 1. MYTHICAL MONSTERS Awful humanoid creatures. These included monsters such as the Gorgons and Echidna. 2. MYTHICAL HYBRIDS Creatures which combine human and animal forms or various animals. These include creatures such as the Centaur (Horse-Man), Sphinx (Lion-Woman), Hippocamp (Fish-Horse), and Chimaera (Lion-Goat-Snake). 3. MYTHICAL ANIMALS Normal animals with some fantastic attribute. Examples include the winged horse Pegasus, the giant Erymanthian Boar, the fire-breathing Bulls of Colchis, and the inescapable hunting-dog Laelaps. 4. DRAGONS A breed of serpentine monsters, usually equipped with some magical power. They include creatures such as the Hydra, the Dragon of the Golden Fleece, Python, the Ethiopian Sea-Monster and the she-dragon Echidna. 5. GIANTS Gigantic men, often with fantastic features or abilities. A few examples are the hundred-handed Hecatoncheires, the one-eyed Cyclopes, the water-walking hunter Orion, the wrestler Antaeus, and the monstrous Typhon. 6. GHOSTS & DEMONS Creatures from the underworld which haunted the earth. They included the Empusae, Erinyes, Vampires and haunting ghosts of the dead. Fabulous tribes of men which were believed to inhabit the lands of Terra Incognita, the "Unknown Earth." Examples of these are the Pygmies, the one-legged Sciapods, dog-headed Cynocephali, headless Blemmyae, and one-eyed Arimaspians. BESTIARY MEDUSA Greek myth and legend is filled with a wide variety of monsters and creatures ranging from Dragons, Giants, Demons and Ghosts, to multiformed creatures such as the Sphinx, Minotaur, Centaurs, Manticores and Griffins. There were also many fabulous animals such as the Nemean Lion, golden-fleeced Ram and winged horse Pegasus, not to mention the creatures of legend such as the Phoenix, Unicorns (Monocerata). Even amongst the tribes of man, myth spoke of strange peoples inhabiting the far reaches of the earth such as the hopping Umbrella-Foots, the one-eyed Arimaspians, the Dog-Headed men, and the puny Pygmies. AMPHISBAENAE see Beasts, African AUTOMOTONS (Automotones) Creatures crafted out of metal and endowed with life by the smith-god Hephaestus. BULLS, BRONZE (Tauroi Khalkeoi) Four fire-breathing, bronze bulls which Hephaestus crafted for King Aeetes of Colchis. CELEDONES (Keledones) Golden singing maidens which Hephaistos crafted for the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. DOGS, GOLD & SILVER (Kuones Khryseos Argyreos) A pair of gold and silver dogs which Hephaestus crafted for King Alcinous of the Phaeacians. HORSES, CABEIRIAN (Hippoi Kabeirikoi) A pair of metallic, fire-breathing horses owned by the twin Cabiri gods. MAIDENS, GOLDEN (Kourai Khryseai) Four golden maidens which Hephaestus crafted as his own attendants. TALOS A bronze giant which Hephaestus crafted for Queen Europa of Crete to patrol the borders of her island. BASILISCS see Beasts, African BEASTS, AFRICAN (Theres Aithiopes) The semi-legendary land of Ethiopia (Sub-saharan Africa) was the home of many fabulous beasts. AMPHISBAENAE (Amphisbainai) Saharan snakes with two heads, one at each end of the body. BASILISCS (Basiliskoi) Deadly serpents which killed by touch. BULLS, ETHIOPIAN (Tauroi Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African bulls whose red hides were impervious to steel. CATOBLEPAS (Katoblepon) African hoofed animals whose downward looking head, when raised, could kill man with a gaze or with its noxious breath. DRAGONS, ETHIOPIAN (Drakones Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African serpents. LEUCROCOTAE (Leukrokota) An animals with a powerful jaw of bone in place of teeth, which could imitate human voices to lure it prey. PEGASI, ETHIOPIAN (Pegasoi Aithiopikoi) The winged horses of Ethiopia who had a single horn growing from their forehead. SATYRS, ISLAND (Satyroi Nesioi) Ape-like satyrs native to certain islands off the African coast. SATYRS, LIBYAN (Satyroi Libyes) Monkey-like satyrs who lived in the forest of Mount Atlas. SPHINXES, ETHIOPIAN (Sphinxes Aithiopikoi) Women-headed A
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RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SC037736). Registered charity number 20003326 in the Republic of Ireland | RNLI (Sales) Ltd t/a RNLI Shop (registration number 2202240) and RNLI College Ltd (registration number 7705470) both companies registered in England and Wales at West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ. Images and copyright © RNLI 2017.
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waterblogged - sea kayak trips: Bristol Channel waterblogged - sea kayak trips Based in the Vale Of Glamorgan, South Wales. A blog of any outing undertaken on Coastal trips, inland bays and Rivers on either the Wilderness Tarpon 100 sit-on-top or my Venture Easky 15' Sea Kayak that I have now named: Waterblogged. This site can also be reached through www.waterblogged.co.uk RNLI Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) to the North Atlantic Ocean. It takes its name from the English city of Bristol, and is over 30 miles (50 km) across at its widest point. Long stretches of the coastline of the Bristol Channel, on both the South Wales and West Country sides, are designated as Heritage Coast, including Exmoor, Bideford Bay, the Hartland Point peninsula, Lundy Island, Glamorgan, Gower Peninsula, South Pembrokeshire and Caldey Island. Ecology The Bristol Channel is an important area for wildlife, in particular waders, and has protected areas, including National Nature Reserves such as Bridgwater Bay at the mouth of the River Parrett. At low tide large parts of the channel become mud flats due to the tidal range of 15 metres (49 ft),[2] second only to Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada.[3][4] Development schemes have been proposed along the channel, including an airport and a tidal barrier for electricity generation, but conservation issues have so far managed to block such schemes. The largest islands in the Bristol Channel are Lundy, Steep Holm and Flat Holm. The islands and headlands provide some shelter for the upper reaches of the channel from storms. These islands are mostly uninhabited and protected as nature reserves, and are home to some unique wild flower species. In 1971 a proposal was made by the Lundy Field Society to establish a marine reserve. Provision for the establishment of statutory Marine Nature Reserves was included in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and on 21 November 1986 the Secretary of State for the Environment announced the designation of a statutory reserve at Lundy.[5] There is an outstanding variety of marine habitats and wildlife, and a large number of rare and unusual species in the waters around Lundy, including some species of seaweed, branching sponges, sea fans and cup corals.[6] The Bristol Channel has some extensive and popular beaches and spectacular scenery, particularly on the coasts of Exmoor and Bideford Bay in North Devon and the Vale of Glamorgan and Gower Peninsula on the Glamorgan coast. The western stretch of Exmoor boasts Hangman cliffs, the highest cliffs in mainland Britain, culminating near Combe Martin in the "Great Hangman", a 1,043 ft (318 m) 'hog-backed' hill with a cliff-face of 820 ft (250 m); its sister cliff "The Little Hangman" has a cliff-face of 716 ft (218 m). On the Gower Peninsula, at its western extremity is the Worms Head, a headland of carboniferous limestone which is approachable on foot at low tide only. The beaches of Gower (at Rhossili, for example) and North Devon, such as Croyde and Woolacombe, win awards for their water quality and setting, as well as being renowned for surfing. In 2004, The Times "Travel" magazine selected Barafundle Bay in Pembrokeshire as one of the twelve best beaches in the world. In 2007, Oxwich Bay made the same magazine's Top 12 best beaches in the world list, and was also selected as Britain's best beach for 2007. Coastal cities and towns The city of Swansea is the largest settlement on the Welsh coast of the Bristol Channel. Other major built-up areas include Barry (including Barry Island), Port Talbot and Llanelli. Smaller resort towns include Porthcawl, Mumbles, Saundersfoot and Tenby. There are no cities on the English coast but the resorts of Burnham-on-Sea, Watchet, Minehead and Ilfracombe face directly onto the Bristol Channel, whilst Barnstaple and Bideford are sited on estuaries opening onto Bideford Bay at the westernmost end
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Rod | Define Rod at Dictionary.com rod a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them. 5. a stick used for measuring. 6. Archaic. a unit of linear measure, 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.029 meters); linear perch or pole. 7. Archaic. a unit of square measure, 30.25 square yards (25.29 sq. m); square perch or pole. 8. a stick, or a bundle of sticks or switches bound together, used as an instrument of punishment. 9. Not one to spare the rod, I sent him to bed without dinner. 10. a wand, staff, or scepter carried as a symbol of office, authority, power, etc. 11. authority, sway, or rule, especially when tyrannical. 12. a slender bar or tube for draping towels over, suspending a shower curtain, etc. 14. Bible. a branch of a family; tribe. 15. a pattern, drawn on wood in full size, of one section of a piece of furniture. 16. Vulgar. the penis. 17. Anatomy. one of the rodlike cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to low intensities of light. Compare cone (def 5). Bacteriology. a rod-shaped microorganism. 19. Also called leveling rod , stadia rod. Surveying. a light pole, conspicuously marked with graduations, held upright and read through a surveying instrument in leveling or stadia surveying. 20. Metallurgy. round metal stock for drawing and cutting into slender bars. verb (used with object), rodded, rodding. 21. to furnish or equip with a rod or rods, especially lightning rods . 22. to even (plaster or mortar) with a rod. 23. Metallurgy. to reinforce (the core of a mold) with metal rods. Origin of rod before 1150; Middle English rodd, late Old English; akin to Old Norse rudda club Related forms a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney . Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for rod Expand You Can't Make This Up: A Conservative Francophile Justin Green October 9, 2012 Geographically, rod's hometown of St. Francisville, Lousiana could not be more different than Sutton. Days Off Henry Van Dyke Burford dashed from the cabin and confronted rod and Marian. The Hallowell Partnership Katharine Holland Brown The slope of the land on the island was about four feet to a rod. British Dictionary definitions for rod Expand a slim cylinder of metal, wood, etc; stick or shaft 2. a switch or bundle of switches used to administer corporal punishment 3. any of various staffs of insignia or office 4. power, esp of a tyrannical kind: a dictator's iron rod 5. a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant 6. a unit of length equal to 51/2 yards a unit of square measure equal to 301/4 square yards 8. a straight narrow board marked with the dimensions of a piece of joinery, as the spacing of steps on a staircase 9. a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion: piston rod, con(necting) rod Compare shaft (sense 5) 10. (surveying) another name (esp US) for staff 1 (sense 8) 11. Also called retinal rod. any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour Compare cone (sense 5) 12. a slang word for penis 14. (US) slang name for pistol (sense 1) 15. Old English rodd; related to Old Norse rudda club, Norwegian rudda, rydda twig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for rod Expand n. Old English rodd "a rod, pole," which is probably cognate with Old Norse rudda "club," from Proto-Germanic *rudd- "stick, club," from PIE *reudh- "to clear land." As a long, tapering elastic pole for fishing, from mid-15c. Figurative sense of "offshoot" (mid-15c.) led to Biblical meaning "scion, tribe." As an instrument of punishment, attested from mid-12c.; also used figuratively for "any sort of correction or punishment," but the bas
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1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties? 8. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? 9. Which TV cast had a hit with Hi-Fidelity? 10. What nationality was the composer Handel? 11. What is most expensive property in the board game Monopoly? 12. Which Scandinavian group had a top 20 hit in 1993 called Dark Is The Night? 13. In which century was King Henry IV of England born? 14. Who directed the film Alien? 15. Who was the only person to win a medal for Ireland at the Sydney Olympics in 2000? 16. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then? 17. Which three American states begin with the letter O? 18. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? 19. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? 20. How many Jack’s eyes are visible in a standard pack of playing cards? 21. What is Britain’s largest lake? 22. Cameroon gained its independence from which European country in 1960? 23. Who had a number one in 1960 called Only The Lonely? 24. The 1964 film My Fair Lady was based on a play by whom? 25. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the novels Agnes Gray and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall? 26. Which American president once famously proclaimed: “Ich bin ein Berliner”? 27. Which element has the chemical symbol Pb? 28. What was the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the TV series Twin Peaks? 29. Who directed the 2001 film Mulholland Drive? 30. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English classics? ANSWERS: 1. Rick Astley; 2. Othello; 3. Question Time; 4. Eastenders; 5. JK Rowling; 6. Oasis; 7. 1994; 8. Bamboo; 9. The Kids From Fame; 10. German; 11. Mayfair; 12. A-Ha; 13. 14th; 14. Ridley Scott; 15. Sonia O’Sullivan; 16. The Sun. Before then people believed it was the Earth; 17. Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon; 18. 1955; 19. Queen Victoria; 20. 12; 21. Loch Lomond; 22. France; 23. Roy Orbison; 24. George Bernard Shaw; 25. Anne; 26. John F. Kennedy; 27. Lead; 28. Laura Palmer; 29. David Lynch; 30. Doncaster, Epsom, Newmarket Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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The island of Guadalcanal belongs to which island nation?
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Solomon Islands | history - geography - islands and nation, Pacific Ocean | Britannica.com islands and nation, Pacific Ocean Written By: Alternative Title: Islas de Solomón Solomon Islands constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Parliament [50]) Head of state British Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II , represented by Governor-General: Sir Frank Kabui Head of government Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate Male: (2009) 88.9% Country Data Overview (PDF) Solomon Islands, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in Melanesia. The country comprises most of the Solomons chain, with the exception of Buka and Bougainville , two islands at the northwestern end that form an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Reef island off Malaita, Solomon Islands. Jim Lounsbury Once a British protectorate , Solomon Islands achieved independence as a republic in 1978. Honiara , on the north coast of Guadalcanal Island, is Solomon Islands’ capital and largest city. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Land The main islands of the group are large and rugged, rising to 7,644 feet (2,330 metres) at Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal . They lie in two parallel chains running northwest-southeast: the southern chain includes Vella Lavella, the New Georgia Islands , Savo, and Guadalcanal; the northern, Choiseul , Santa Isabel , and Malaita . The chains converge on San Cristobal (Makira Island). The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of small islands located some 345 miles (555 km) east of Guadalcanal; the largest island in the group is Nendö (also called Ndeni Island or Santa Cruz Island). Geologically, the Solomon Islands are part of the volcanic arc extending from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Islands with fringing coral reefs, New Georgia Islands, Sol.Is. Michael Pitts/Nature Picture Library The climate is tropical oceanic—that is, hot and humid but relieved by cool winds and abundant, year-round rainfall. Temperatures seldom exceed 90 °F (32 °C), and rainfall generally averages 120–140 inches (3,000–3,500 mm) a year. Heavily wooded, mountainous terrain is characteristic, and, although there are extensive plains, only those on the northern side of Guadalcanal have been developed for large-scale agriculture. As in most island groups, animal life is limited. Connect with Britannica Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest There are hot springs on Savo , where a volcano last erupted in the 1840s. Solomon Islands has a number of other volcanoes. For example, Tinakula in the Santa Cruz group and Kavachi, a submarine volcano near New Georgia, have erupted regularly every few years, and Simbo Island has a solfatara (a volcanic area or vent that yields only hot vapours and sulfurous gases). Earthquakes and destructive cyclones also occur regularly. Earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami in April 2007 killed several dozen people and displaced thousands; in January 2010 a less-severe series of earthquakes and the tsunami that followed left more than 1,000 people homeless. People Most of the people live in small rural villages. They engage mainly in subsistence gardening, pig raising, and fishing but are also involved in the cash economy. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The vast majority of the population is ethnically Melanesian . Polynesians , who form a small minority, live mainly on outlying atolls, principally Ontong Java Atoll , Bellona, Rennell Island , the Reef Islands, the Stewart Islands (Sikaiana), Tikopia, and Anuta. There are also small numbers of Chinese and Europeans and of Gilbertese from Micronesia who were resettled on Ghizo and Vaghena islands between 1955 and 1971 by British administrators seeking to alleviate overpopulation in the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati ). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Oceania: Fact or Fiction? Almost all Solomon Islanders are Christian; most are Protestant (mainly Church of Melanesia [Anglican]), with smaller numbers of Roman Catholics and membe
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Solomon Islands: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Earthquake and Tsunami Strike in April 2013 Geography A scattered archipelago of about 1,000 mountainous islands and low-lying coral atolls, the Solomon Islands lie east of Papua New Guinea and northeast of Australia in the south Pacific. The islands include Guadalcanal, Malaita, Santa Isabel, San Cristóbal, Choiseul, New Georgia, and the Santa Cruz group. Government Parliamentary democracy. History It is thought that people have lived in the Solomon Islands since at least 2000 B.C. Explored in 1568 by Alvaro de Mendana of Spain, the Solomons were not visited again for about 200 years. In 1886, Great Britain and Germany divided the islands between them, but later Britain was given control of the entire territory. The Japanese invaded the islands in World War II, and they were the scene of some of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific theater, most famously the battle of Guadalcanal. The British gained control of the island again in 1945. In 1976 the islands became self-governing and gained independence in 1978. The border with Papua New Guinea (PNG) remained a source of tension in the 1990s. Incursions into Solomon Islands territory by PNG forces, who were countering secessionist action on neighboring Bougainville Island, gave rise to formal protests in mid-1997. Since early 1999, the Isatabu Freedom Movement, a militia group made up of indigenous Isatabus from Guadalcanal, have expelled more than 20,000 Malaitans from the island. The Malaitans had migrated from nearby Malaita, and many secured jobs in the capital, Honiara, stirring resentment among Isatabus that has grown steadily since independence. In response to the ethnic violence and expulsions, a rival Malaitan militia group was founded, the Malaita Eagle Force. In June 2000, the Malaita Eagle Force stole police weapons, forced Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu to resign, and seized control of Honiara. The rival groups agreed to a cease-fire in June 2000, barely averting a civil war. Although a peace agreement had been signed and elections had taken place, the country continued to suffer from lawlessness. In July 2003, at the request of the prime minister, a 2,250-strong international peacekeeping force led by Australia arrived on the island to restore order, disarm the militias, and expel the “thieves, drunkards, and extortionists” from the notoriously corrupt police force. Australia's intervention was highly successful, and two years after troops had arrived, the country remained relatively stable. In April 2006 Snyder Rini was appointed prime minister. Rioting and looting followed—many claimed Rini, who had previously served as deputy prime minister, was beholden to Chinese interests. Eight days later he stepped down. The parliament then elected the opposition candidate, Manasseh Sogavare, to the post. A magnitude 8.0 earthquake and tsunami struck the Solomon Islands in April 2007, killing at least 20 people and destroying villages.
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In newspaper slang what section of the paper is known as Hatches, Matches and Dispatches
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matches and dispatches Archives - Scrapiana Scrapiana The American Museum wakes up for another season ‘Hatches, matches and dispatches’ is old newspaper slang for the births, marriages and deaths columns. You’ll also hear it used to refer to baptisms, weddings and funerals, the corresponding services offered by the Church. Now the American Museum in Britain , located idyllically on the southern outskirts of Bath, has tweaked the term for its latest exhibition, Hatched, Matched, Dispatched – & Patched! This exhibition, which runs through the year until 1st November 2015, brings together textile artefacts interwoven with life’s great rites of passage. And, as plenty of those textile items have been created using patchwork (and the museum has a fine permanent quilt collection), that’s where the ‘patched’ comes in. Some artefacts have also been borrowed from exhibition partners the Beamish Museum , Jersey Museum and Art Gallery , the Quilters’ Guild , and Jen Jones’ collection in Wales, and so the sourcing reflects a mixed provenance from both the United States and the British Isles. But it’s the cross-cultural universality of the human condition which draws them all together, and there are plenty of poignant human-interest stories behind these objects, as curator Kate Hebert explains: ‘the personal and sentimental connections, the stories of the individuals that are linked with these objects, are what I have found so moving.’ I went along for the press launch early last month when spring was still struggling to assert itself and the banks of daffodils were only just beginning to open outside in the beautiful grounds. But there was plenty of stitched brightness and vitality to view within the exhibition. Here’s a taste of what I saw. Hatched, Matched, Dispatched – & Patched! poster Glad rags Life’s big milestones are usually associated with looking your best, so it makes sense that many of the textile objects featured in the exhibition are items of clothing (a subject I was possibly over-engaged with when I attended as I was in the middle of a ‘fashion fast’ – more of that in another post). Christening gowns, christening bonnets, baby slippers, bridal gowns and shoes, black clothes worn when an official period of mourning was enforced, even clothing worn by the dead to be buried in – modern day grave goods, you might call them – feature here. The displays are subdivided into three grouped sections (‘Hatched’, ‘Matched’ and ‘Dispatched’), but I’ll dot back and forth between them for this post. In the ‘Hatched’ section cascades of handmade broderie anglaise in a row of Christening gowns caught my eye. The christening gown took over when swaddling fell out of favour in the eighteenth century. Then gowns became longer and longer, an opportunity to display one’s wealth and status in the finest detail, all located at the front, of course, where it could be shown off. In a cabinet of baby bonnets, I spotted a cap with the tiniest imaginable white French knots – alas, my phone wasn’t up to capturing them. I was also drawn to a pair of 1930s silk baby slippers with padded soles worked very effectively in a hatched trapunto pattern of quilting, using coloured yarns which were just visible through the silk. Christening robe, c. 1890 c/o Jersey Museum One of the wedding dresses on display was worn in 1887 by Agnes Lucy Hughes, the first mother-in-law of Wallis Simpson. But most eye-catching is the daffodil dress (see below) embroidered by Henriette Leonard for inclusion in her bridal trousseau around 1892. Tragically, Henriette died before she was able to wear it; her brother persuaded her to take a tour of Europe shortly before her wedding, and during the trip she took ill with the flu allied with ‘nervous exhaustion’ and died. The pristine condition of the dress suggests that it was never worn and got packed away as a family memento. Daffodil dress. Photo credit: the American Museum Sad rags In the ‘Dispatched’ section there’s quite a bit of mourning garb, much of it nineteenth century and frequently featuring jet. As
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1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties? 8. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? 9. Which TV cast had a hit with Hi-Fidelity? 10. What nationality was the composer Handel? 11. What is most expensive property in the board game Monopoly? 12. Which Scandinavian group had a top 20 hit in 1993 called Dark Is The Night? 13. In which century was King Henry IV of England born? 14. Who directed the film Alien? 15. Who was the only person to win a medal for Ireland at the Sydney Olympics in 2000? 16. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then? 17. Which three American states begin with the letter O? 18. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? 19. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? 20. How many Jack’s eyes are visible in a standard pack of playing cards? 21. What is Britain’s largest lake? 22. Cameroon gained its independence from which European country in 1960? 23. Who had a number one in 1960 called Only The Lonely? 24. The 1964 film My Fair Lady was based on a play by whom? 25. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the novels Agnes Gray and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall? 26. Which American president once famously proclaimed: “Ich bin ein Berliner”? 27. Which element has the chemical symbol Pb? 28. What was the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the TV series Twin Peaks? 29. Who directed the 2001 film Mulholland Drive? 30. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English classics? ANSWERS: 1. Rick Astley; 2. Othello; 3. Question Time; 4. Eastenders; 5. JK Rowling; 6. Oasis; 7. 1994; 8. Bamboo; 9. The Kids From Fame; 10. German; 11. Mayfair; 12. A-Ha; 13. 14th; 14. Ridley Scott; 15. Sonia O’Sullivan; 16. The Sun. Before then people believed it was the Earth; 17. Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon; 18. 1955; 19. Queen Victoria; 20. 12; 21. Loch Lomond; 22. France; 23. Roy Orbison; 24. George Bernard Shaw; 25. Anne; 26. John F. Kennedy; 27. Lead; 28. Laura Palmer; 29. David Lynch; 30. Doncaster, Epsom, Newmarket Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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In the world of computing what is an ISP?
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What is Internet Service Provider (ISP)? Webopedia Definition Virtual IT Service Provider Short for Internet Service Provider, it refers to a company that provides Internet services, including personal and business access to the Internet . For a monthly fee, the service provider usually provides a software package, username , password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem , you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and USENET , and send and receive e-mail . For broadband access you typically receive the broadband modem hardware or pay a monthly fee for this equipment that is added to your ISP account billing. In addition to serving individuals, ISPs also serve large companies, providing a direct connection from the company's networks to the Internet. ISPs themselves are connected to one another through Network Access Points (NAPs) . ISPs may also be called IAPs (Internet Access Providers) .
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the Internet facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about the Internet E-mail . Criminal activity on the Internet generally falls into the category of computer crime. It includes so-called hacking, or breaking into computer systems, stealing account passwords and credit-card numbers, and illegally copying intellectual property. Because personal computers can easily copy information—including everything from software to photographs and books—and the information can be sent anywhere in the world quickly, it has become much more difficult for copyright owners to protect their property. Public and legislative attention, especially in the mid to late 1990s, focused on Internet content, specifically sexually explicit material. The distribution of pornography became a major concern in the 1990s, as private individuals and businesses found an unregulated means of giving away or selling pornographic images. As hard-core and child pornography proliferated, Congress sought to impose restrictions on obscene and indecent content on the Internet. In 1996, Congress responded to concerns that indecent and obscene materials were freely distributed on the Internet by passing the Communications Decency Act (CDA) as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. This law forbade the knowing dissemination of obscene and indecent material to persons under the age of 18 through computer networks or other telecommunications media. The act included penalties for violations of up to five years imprisonment and fines of up to $250,000. The american civil liberties union (ACLU) and online Internet services immediately challenged the CDA as an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of speech. A special three-judge federal panel in Pennsylvania agreed with these groups, concluding that the law was overbroad because it could limit the speech of adults in its attempt to protect children. American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824 (E.D. Pa. 1996). The government appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Court affirmed the three-judge panel on a 7-2 vote, finding that the act violated the first amendment. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844, 117 S. Ct. 2329, 136 L. Ed. 2d 236 (1997). Though the Court recognized the "legitimacy and importance of the congressional goal of protecting children from the harmful materials" on the Internet, it ruled that the CDA abridged freedom of speech and that it therefore was unconstitutional. Justice john paul stevens, writing for the majority, acknowledged that the sexually explicit materials on the Internet range from the "modestly titillating to the hardest core." He concluded, however, that although this material is widely available, "users seldom encounter such content accidentally." In his view, a child would have to have "some sophistication and some ability to read to retrieve material and thereby to use the Internet unattended." He also pointed out that systems for personal computers have been developed to help parents limit access to objectionable material on the Internet and that many commercial web sites have age-verification systems in place. Turning to the CDA, Stevens found that previous decisions of the Court that limited free speech out of concern for the protection of children were inapplicable. The CDA differed from the laws and orders upheld in the previous cases in significant ways. The CDA did not allow parents to consent to their children's use of restricted materials, and it was not limited to commercial transactions. In addition, the CDA failed to provide a definition of "indecent," and its broad prohibitions were not limited to particular times of the day. Finally, the act's restrictions could not be analyzed as forms of time, place, and manner regulations because the act was a content-based blanket restriction on speech. Accordingly, it could not survive the First Amendment challenge. In 1998, Congress responded to the decision by enacting the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), Pub. L. No. 105-277, 112 Stat. 268
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10 Largest Islands In The World - 10 Most Today 10 Largest Islands In The World 1. Greenland, Denmark – 2,130,800 km2 (822,706 sq ml). Greenland possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet, and has a population of around 56,000 people 10 Largest Islands In The World: Greenland [put_links_units_468_15] 2. New Guinea, Indonesia & Papua New Guinea – 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq ml) and a population of 7.5 million. With some 786,000 km of tropical land — less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Earth’s surface — New Guinea has an immense biodiversity, containing between 5% and 10% of the total species on the planet 10 Largest Islands In The World: New guinea 3. Borneo, Asia – 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq ml). The island of Borneo is the largest island in Asia and is divided among 3 countries: Brunei & Indonesia & Malaysia. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Borneo 4. Madagascar, Madagascar – 587,713 km2 (226,917 sq ml) Located off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique 10 Largest Islands In The World: Madagascar 5. Baffin Island, Canada – 507,451 km2 (195,928 sq ml). The largest island in Canada with a population of only 11,000 10 Largest Islands In The World: Baffin Island 6. Sumatra, Indonesia – 473,481km2 (184,954 sq ml). It is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia and has a population of almost 50 million. Its biggest city is Medan with over 4 million in the greater urban area. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Sumatra 7. Honshu, Japan – 225,800km2 (87,182 sq ml) is the largest and most populous island of Japan and the second most populous after Indonesia’s Java island. 10 Largest Islands In The World: Honshu 8. Victoria Island, Canada – 217,291km2 (83,897 sq ml) is Canada’s second largest island and slightly larger than the island of Great Britain 10 Largest Islands In The World: Victoria Island 9. Great Britain, United Kingdom – 209,331km2 (80,823 sq ml) is the largest European island and the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 62 million people it is the third most populous island in the world 10 Largest Islands In The World: Great Britain 10. Ellesmere Island, Canada – 196,236km2 (75,767 sq ml) is the tenth largest island in the world and Canada’s third largest island 10 Largest Islands In The World: Ellesmere Island
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Indonesia Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: National ideology: Pañcasīla Anthem: Indonesia Raya Great Indonesia in ASEAN (dark grey) – [Legend] Capital 6°10.5′S 106°49.7′E Official languages Indonesian Religion Officially recognised: Islam Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Demonym Indonesian Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic • President Joko Widodo • Vice-President Jusuf Kalla Legislature People's Consultative Assembly • Upper house Regional Representative Council • Lower house People's Representative Council Formation • Dutch East India Company 20 March 1602 • Netherlands Indies 1 January 1800 • Japanese occupation 9 March 1942 • Declared Independence 17 August 1945 • United States of Indonesia 27 December 1949 • Federation dissolved 17 August 1950 • New Order 12 March 1967 • Reformasi 21 May 1998 Area • Land 1,904,569 km 2 735,358 sq mi • Water (%) 4.85 Population • 2015 estimate 255,461,700 • 2010 census 237,424,363 (4th) • Density 124.66/km 2 (84th) 322.87/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate • Total $2.840 trillion (8th) • Per capita $11,135 (102nd) GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate • Total $895.677 billion (16th) • Per capita $3,511 (117th) Gini (2010) 35.6 medium HDI (2014) 0.684 medium · 110th Currency Indonesian rupiah (Rp) (IDR) Time zone various (UTC+7 to +9) • Summer (DST) various (UTC+7 to +9) Date format DD/MM/YYYY Drives on the left Calling code +62 ISO 3166 code ID Internet TLD .id a. ^a The government officially recognises only six religions: Islam, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Indonesia (ɪndəˈniːʒə/ IN-də-NEE-zhə or /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ IN-doh-NEE-zee-ə; Indonesian: [ɪndonesia]), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia [rɛpublik ɪndonesia]), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is the largest island country in the world by the number of islands, with more than fourteen thousand islands. Indonesia has an estimated population of over 255 million people and is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. The world's most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country's population. Indonesia's republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president. Indonesia has 34 provinces, of which five have Special Administrative status. Its capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the Malaysian Borneo. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies. The Indonesian economy is the world's 16th largest by nominal GDP and the 8th largest by GDP at PPP. The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought the now-dominant Islam, while European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism starting from the East Indonesia of West Papua, Timor to eventually all of West Indonesia, at times interrupted by Portuguese, French and British rule, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, mass slaughter, corruption, separatism, a democratisation process, and periods of rapid economic change. Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups. The largest – and politically dominant – ethnic gr
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In which gland in the human body would you find the small clusters of cells known as the Islets of Langerhans?
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You & Your Hormones | Glands | Pancreas You & Your Hormones Email article to a friend | Last updated: January 21, 2015 The pancreas is an organ that serves two vital purposes: to aid food digestion and to produce hormones that mainly serve to control levels of energy in the blood. Computer artwork showing the location of the pancreas in the body. Where is the pancreas? The pancreas is a large gland that lies alongside the stomach and the small bowel. It is about six inches (approximately 15 cm) long and is divided into the head, body and tail. What does the pancreas do? The pancreas carries out two important roles: It makes digestive juices, which consist of powerful enzymes. These are released into the small bowel after meals to break down and digest food. It makes hormones that control blood glucose levels. The pancreas produces hormones in its ‘endocrine’ cells. These cells are gathered in clusters known as islets of Langerhans and monitor what is happening in the blood. They then can release hormones directly into the blood when necessary. In particular, they sense when sugar (glucose) levels in the blood rise, and as soon as this happens the cells produce hormones, particularly insulin . Insulin then helps the body to lower blood glucose levels and ‘store’ the sugar away in fat, muscle, liver and other body tissues where it can be used for energy when required. The pancreas is very close to the stomach. As soon as food is eaten, the pancreas releases digestive enzymes into the bowel to break food down. As the food is digested, and nutrient levels in the blood rise, the pancreas produces insulin to help the body store the glucose (energy) away. Between meals, the pancreas does not produce insulin and this allows the body to gradually release stores of energy back into the blood as they are needed. Glucose levels remain very stable in the blood at all times to ensure that the body has a steady supply of energy. This energy is needed for metabolism , exercise and, in particular, to fuel the parts of the brain that ‘run’ on glucose. This makes sure that the body doesn’t starve between meals. What hormones does the pancreas produce? The most important hormone that the pancreas produces is insulin. Insulin is released by the ‘beta cells’ in the islets of Langerhans in response to food. Its role is to lower glucose levels in the bloodstream and promote the storage of glucose in fat, muscle, liver and other body tissues. ‘Alpha cells’ in the islets of Langerhans produce another important hormone, glucagon . This has the opposite effect to insulin, by helping release energy into the bloodstream from where it is stored, thus raising blood sugar levels. Therefore, glucagon and insulin work in tandem to control the balance of glucose in the bloodstream. Other hormones produced by the pancreas include pancreatic polypeptide and somatostatin . They are believed to play a part in regulating and fine-tuning the insulin and glucagon-producing cells. What could go wrong with the pancreas? When the cells that make insulin either stop working altogether, or become inefficient and don’t make enough insulin, this causes diabetes mellitus . Type 1 diabetes mellitus is caused when the body’s immune system attacks its own cells in the islets of Langerhans, meaning that these cells cannot produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder where the body is no longer able to produce or respond to insulin. Some women also get diabetes temporarily when they are pregnant. This is called gestational diabetes . There are other rarer forms of diabetes, some of which are inherited. In addition, people will get diabetes if their pancreas is taken away surgically or damaged (for instance by severe pancreatitis). Very rarely, patients develop growths (tumours) of the cells that make up the islets of Langerhans. These may be benign tumours, where a particular kind of cell multiplies and makes large quantities of its hormone whether it is needed or not. For example, if the tumour is made of insulin-producing cells, it is cal
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Round One Jeopardy Template The name of Dr. Sieuss's egg-hatching elephant 100 Well-known Tasmanian-born leading lady who launched her entertainment career under the name of Queenie O'Brien. 100 What is the kitchen? Room in the average American home that is the scene of the greatest number of arguments. 100 The distance between bases on a little league baseball field. 100 The part of the brain that regulates physiological stability. 200 Clark Kent's high school sweetheart 200 Yves Montand was born in this country. 200 What is Truth or Consequences? Current name of the town that was formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico, that was re-named in 1960 by its citizens in honor of a popular radio show. 200 First sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics. 200 What is Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, with 823 words Novel containing the longest sentence in literature 300 What are George and Michael? Brummel was George Geste was Michael The real names of Beau Brummel and Beau Geste. 300 What are Patience and Fortitude? (Names were given by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.) Names of the two landmark stone lions sitting in front of the New York Public Libaray at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City. 300 What is bicycle moto x (cross)? In cross-country bike racing, what the initials BMX stand for. 300 What are hiccups? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Term for a series of uncontrollable intakes of air caused by sudden spasms of the diaphragm. 400 What is The Little Engine That Could? Famous book that begins: "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff." 400 Who is Peter Lorre? Famous actor who prepared for a career in psychiatry - studying and working with pioneer psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler - before he turned to performing. 400 What are six months? Time - in months - the average American motorist spends during his lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green. 400 Who is Jackie Robinson? (He later gained national fame playing professional baseball.) In 1939, the famous American athlete who starred on UCLA's undefeated football team and was the top scorer in the Pacific Coast Conference for basketball. 400 What is the retina?
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Iapetus (or Japetus) is a satellite of which planet?
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Iapetus: Saturn's Yin-Yang Moon Iapetus: Saturn's Yin-Yang Moon By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | June 27, 2016 04:22pm ET MORE These two global images of Iapetus show the extreme brightness dichotomy on the surface of this peculiar Saturnian moon. The left-hand panel shows the moon's leading hemisphere and the right-hand panel shows the moon's trailing side. Image published Dec. 10, 2009. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The light and dark faces of Saturn's moon Iapetus create a contrast that helped to hide the satellite for years, despite its distant orbit. The moon, which keeps the same face perpetually turned toward Saturn, remained shrouded in shadows, with its bright side only visible from Earth when it traveled on the west side of its primary. Discovery and naming Iapetus is one of four moons discovered by Giovanni Cassini in 1672. But the icy moon challenged the Italian astronomer. He first spotted it on the west side of the planet, but when he attempted to observe it 39 days later on the eastern side, no trace of the satellite could be found. The pattern repeated itself over the course of the moon's 79-day orbit, leading Cassini to surmise that the moon was tidally locked, with one face darker than the other. Cassini named the four moons that he discovered (Iapetus, Rhea , Dione , and Tethys) the Sidera Lodoicea, or the Stars of Louis, after King Louis XIV. For years, the moons were referred to numerically, based on their distance from Saturn. Distant Iapetus started out as Saturn V, but the discovery of Mimas , Enceladus , and Hyperion bumped it down to Saturn VIII. Nearly 200 years later, John Herschel suggested that the moons around the ringed planet be named for the Titans, the siblings of the Greek god Cronus, who was Saturn to the Romans. In Greek mythology, Iapetus is a son of Uranus and Gaia and the father to Atlas and Prometheus. His relationship to Prometheus, the Titan who gave fire to humans, led early Greeks to regard Iapetus as the father of the human race. Features on Iapetus take their names from the French epic poem "The Song of Roland." Composition and orbit Iapetus has a low density of only 1.083 grams per cubic centimeter, just a little more than liquid water, implying that it composed primarily of water, with rock making up less than a quarter of its composition. The walnut-shaped moon is not spherical, but has a bulging equator with squashed poles. The squashed shape of the moon resembles a satellite that rotates once every 10 hours, rather than the 79 days it takes Iapetus to make a full revolution. The angular structure of the moon has led to conspiracy-like suggestions that it is not a natural satellite but could have been built or modified by another civilization. However, its odd shape could easily have a natural explanation. Early in its life, when the moon still spun rapidly, a thick crust could have frozen the moon into its odd shape. Over time, the satellite's spin would have slowed until it eventually became tidally locked. Iapetus is the third-largest moon orbiting Saturn, with a diameter of 914 miles (1,471.2 km). Although its radius is about two-fifths that of Earth's moon, its icy composition means that it is only about 2 percent as massive. The equatorial ridge of Iapetus can reach heights of up to 12 miles (20 km). This image reveals mountains only about half that height. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A chain of high mountains circle the equator , stretching more than halfway around the moon, though in it may have encircled it completely long ago. The ridge stretches more than 800 miles (1,300 km) around the moon's 2,871-mile (4,621 km) equatorial circumference. Some of the peaks reach heights exceeding 12 miles (20 km), making them among the highest mountains in the solar system. A line of white dots making up the ridge, informally called the Voyager Mountains, was first spotted and studied in the early 1980s by the spacecraft of the same name. Years later, NASA's Cassini probe studied the ridge in depth. The white dots spotted by Voyager were
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ESA Science & Technology: Roman Empire remembered on maps of asteroid (21) Lutetia Terms and Conditions Roman Empire remembered on maps of asteroid (21) Lutetia On 10 July 2010, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past the large main belt asteroid (21) Lutetia at a distance of about 3170 km. The spacecraft's trajectory carried it over the asteroid's illuminated north pole, enabling more than 50 per cent of the surface to be studied. Almost the entire northern hemisphere and parts of the southern hemisphere were imaged by the wide and narrow angle cameras of the OSIRIS instrument. These unprecedented images enabled the Rosetta science team to identify seven distinct topographic and geological regions, which were named after provinces of the ancient Roman Empire: Baetica, Achaia, Etruria, Narbonensis, Noricum, Pannonia and Raetia. The unobserved area of the southern hemisphere was named after Hermann Goldschmidt, who discovered asteroid Lutetia in 1852. A Rosetta map of asteroid (21) Lutetia showing the newly identified regions. Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/ INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA An annotated map of asteroid (21) Lutetia. Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/ IAA/RSSD/INTA/ UPM/ DASP/IDA The most notable impact craters were named after cities which existed around the same time as the city of Lutetia (the Roman name for Paris, France). The largest of all is the 55-km diameter Massilia, the Roman name for Marseille. Other features have been named after rivers of the Roman Empire and adjacent parts of Europe at the time of Lutetia. Rosetta's flyby trajectory meant that the asteroid's north pole, located in the Baetica region, was fully illuminated by sunlight. The western hemisphere (the Raetia and Etruria regions) was seen to lower latitudes at low resolution during the approach, whereas the eastern hemisphere (Narbonensis) was seen at higher resolution but at a high phase angle. As a result, more shadows were seen in the east. Five of the major regions were observed during the closest approach, whilst two others (Pannonia and Raetia) were imaged at lower resolution and defined on the basis of sharp morphological boundaries such as crater walls and ridges. A cluster of craters close to the north pole in the Baetica region is one of the most prominent features of the northern hemisphere. The most heavily cratered, and therefore oldest, regions (Noricum and Achaia) are separated by the Narbonensis region, which is defined by the Massilia crater. This crater contains several smaller units, and is deformed by grooves and pit-chains, indicating modifications that took place after its initial formation. Another large impact crater was seen close to the limb in the Raetia region. A close-up of the central crater in the Baetica region showing landslides. Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/ IAA/RSSD/INTA/ UPM/ DASP/IDA The relatively young crater cluster in Baetica contains boulders up to 300 metres across - probably impact debris. These were among the largest rocks found so far on small bodies in the Solar System. Huge landslides, which seem to have occurred after the boulders were deposited, have blanketed much of the crater floors. The older, more cratered surfaces of Lutetia also feature a variety of roughly parallel, curvilinear features, including scarps, troughs, fractures, faults, grooves and pit chains. The linear features are similar in appearance to those on the Martian moon Phobos, where they are commonly interpreted as resulting from a large impact. The pattern of grooves on Lutetia suggests strain structures or fractures within a solid body of considerable strength. A number of scarps and other linear features transect several small craters. However, their orientations are different in each region and they do not appear to bear any obvious relationship to the major craters. Other curvilinear features appear to be buried by impact ejecta from the Baetica region. In the Noricum region, one prominent scarp bounds a local topographic high where the lineaments run almost parallel
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What was the most used first name of the composer Mussorgsky (1839-1881).
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Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Mussorgsky Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Along with Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky , the greatest Russian composer of the Nineteenth Century, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (March 9, 1839 - March 16, 1881) was born into a wealthy rural, landowning family. He began by picking out on the piano the tunes he heard from the serfs on his family's estate. At the age of six, he began to study piano with his mother. His parents initially set him out on the career of military officer. He became a cadet and finally commissioned in an elite imperial regiment. Two years later, in 1858, he resigned his commission. During this time, he met a musically-inclined army doctor: Alexander Borodin . The two became friends. In 1861, with Russia's emancipation of the serfs, his family lost significant income, and he was forced to earn a living. In 1863, he began a spotty career in the civil service, which dismissed him at least twice. In 1856, he met the composer Dargomïzhsky, who in turn introduced him to Cesar Cui, Mily Balakirev, and a critic named Victor Stasov. Gradually, Borodin and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff joined to form a loose group known as the "Moguchaya Kuchka" ("the mighty handful" or "the mighty bunch"). All but Stasov nursed ambitions to compose, and all had very definite ideas about what Russian music should be. None of them had formal training in composition. Balakirev and Mussorgsky essentially taught themselves by playing through piano-duet arrangements of orchestral scores. For Russian composers of the time, this was not unusual. Neither Mikhail Glinka , the founder of the nationalist school, nor Dargomïzhsky had formally studied. After all, the first Russian music conservatory had been founded only relatively recently. All were, to one degree or another, amateurs. Rimsky, for example, was a naval officer, Borodin a doctor and chemist. Most writers consider Tchaikovsky the first great Russian composer to have had thorough academic training along German lines. Mussorgsky absorbed these main ideas of the Kuchka: Russian music should express the Russian soul. Russian music should be written in a Russian way. The latter idea meant mainly a rejection of German classical forms in favor of one-off, "organic" forms. Instead of a form determining the nature of the musical materials, the materials shaped the forms – bottom-up, rather than top-down. The Kuchka got these ideas from German Romantic aestheticians and revered those artists who wrote accordingly, like Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz . Mussorgsky learned composition mainly by doing. His early efforts are in the expected short forms: songs, piano morceaux, and so on. His "apprentice" instrumental works, with the exception of his remarkable Intermezzo in modo classico (1862, describing Russian peasants stepping on and sinking into snowdrifts), are things you could get from just about anybody at the time. However, most of his early songs owe little to any predecessor. Practically from the get-go, Mussorgsky found something original, even among Russian composers, which may arise from the fact that he alone of all the Kuchka grew up in the country, away from the city. He actually heard serfs sing daily as part of his normal environment, and the "crudities" that others tended to soften attracted him in the first place. He also had larger ambitions, encouraged by Balakirev and Stasov. He began several opera projects: an Oedipus (1858-61), a Salammbô (1863-66); and most notably The Marriage (1868), based on Gogol. He completed none of them, for one reason or another, but all of them bore fruit in later works, either by providing numbers Mussorgsky re-used or, in the case of The Marriage, clarifying his ideas of word-setting. He first thought that music should set the patterns of speech "realistically," as Dargomïzhsky had first theorized. While this was fine for songs, The Marriage convinced Mussorgsky that it would not work over a longer span, and he abandoned the opera after composing one act. Much of the rest of is career is spent finding new expr
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General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? In August 2011 NASA announced that photographic evidence had been captured of possible liquid water of which planet in our solar system? The restored tomb of which dramatist was unveiled in Paris in November 2011, after being ruined by lipstick smears left by thousands of kisses? What was the name of the hurricane which hit the East Coast of America in August 2011? On 11th March 2011 a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of which country? Convict George Joseph Smith was known as the ‘Brides in the ‘what’ murderer’? In the human body, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis is commonly known by what name? A peregrine is what type of bird? What is the name of the highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant? Which British pop musician/actor was actress Sadie Frost’s first husband? British singer Gaynor Hopkins is better known by what name? Who played Ron Kovic in the 1989 film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’? Ben Gurion International Airport is in which country? Which basketball star is kidnapped by cartoon characters in the 1996 film ‘Space Jam’? In the tv series The A Team, what does B.A. stand for in the name B.A. Baracus? In medicine, metritis is the inflammation of which part of the body? In which year was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in the USA? In the human body, where is the atrium? The OK Corral is in which US town? In Greek mythology, Amphitrite, queen of the sea, was the wife of which god? Which British boxer bought one of the original ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Reliant Robins in 2004? Actor Roy Harold Scherer was better known by what name? Anna Gordy was the first wife of which late soul singer? Who played Heinrich Himmler in the 1976 film ‘The Eagle Has Landed’? Which is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system? Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990? Cobalt, Cyan and Cerulean are shades of which colour? In 1936, Joseph Bowers was the first inmate to attempt an escape from which prison? In the 18th Century, the British Royal Navy ordered limes and lemons to be carried on board ships as a remedy for which disease? In which US state were the 1692 Witch Trials held? Question Who was the father of English monarch Edward VI? Vermicide is a substance used for killing which creatures? Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two elderly residents in which UK tv sitcom? Who was US actor Mickey Rooney’s first wife? The resort town of Sliema is on which Mediterranean island? In the Bible, what is the Decalogue more commonly known as? In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the god of what? Which real-life couple starred in the 1994 remake of the film ‘The Getaway’? American 1940′s murder victim Elizabeth Short was known by what posthumous nickname? British monarch Henry VIII married which of his wives in 1540? In February 1983 which US writer choked to death on the cap from a bottle of eye drops? Which US gangster was released from Alcatraz prison in November 1939? Who built the Roman wall which divided England and Scotland? In the human body, the hallux is more commonly known by what name? The liqueur Maraschino is flavoured with which fruit? Which famous US outlaw shot the cashier of a savings bank in Gallatin Missouri in 1869? Kathmandu is the capital of which country? TAP is the chief airline of which European country? In November 2002, which member of the British royal family was convicted and fined for violating the Dangerous Dogs Act? Tommy Lee plays which instrument in the band Motley Crue? The Wang River i
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What is the name of Tony Soprano's wife in the Sopranos?
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Tony Soprano | The Sopranos Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Meadow's next boyfriend was Jackie Aprile, Jr. , the son of Tony's old friend Jackie Aprile, Sr. Tony had Tony confronts Jackie Junior. promised Jackie Jr.'s father that he would try to keep his son on the straight path. Tony was initially pleased with the relationship, believing Jackie to be a hard-working pre-med student from a good family. However, since his Uncle Richie's release from prison and subsequent death, Jackie had become more and more involved in the Mafia. Tony realized this when he caught Jackie at strip clubs and a casino. He eventually beat Jackie up to warn him about abusing his daughter's feelings and confiscated a gun from him. Jackie was eventually killed by Vito for his involvement in the robbery at Christopher's and Furio's executive card game, and for shooting a made man, Furio. This drove Meadow to drinking and depression, although they'd broken up shortly before his death. After Jackie's death, Tony accepts Meadow's college friends and gets along well with her fiancé, Finn, before the two separated under unrevealed circumstances. Tony's feelings toward his son, however, are mixed, especially with worries about his future. From the beginning, Tony had doubts that his son could succeed him as Boss of the Dimeo Crime Family. His fears are confirmed as A.J. consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. Tony instead tells A.J. numerous times that he is proud that his son is gentle and kind. Tony was especially proud of A.J.'s prowess on the football field, even amid his failing grades in high school, but is frustrated with A.J.'s lack of focus after graduation. After flunking out of Ramapo State, A.J. loafs around the house, parties, and for a time holds a job at Blockbuster, until his father, hoping to keep A.J. away from a life of crime, gets him a job working construction. There, A.J. meets Blanca, and in Tony's opinion, A.J. was doing well until he and Blanca broke up. Tony's worries again amplified around A.J.'s depression, a 'rotten putrid gene' that Tony believes he passed down to his son. Hoping to get A.J. back on track, Tony rekindles A.J.'s friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. seems to be doing better. With the help of a therapist and medication, A.J. is finally getting back to college, this time at Rutgers University, to take classes and party with girls as Tony believes every college kid should. This later turns sour after A.J. sees his new friends attack a Somalian student on a bike and he regresses into depression. A.J. tries to drown himself in a swimming pool, but decides he wants to live; he is unable to escape the pool, however. Tony hears his cries for help, and rescues him. After A.J. is released from a mental health ward, Tony and Carmela dissuade him from joining the Army, and convince him instead to become involved in a film bankrolled by Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. , with the possibility of opening his own club. Interests and hobbies Tony is an avid animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks which visit his pool. He has a sentimental attachment towards animals, being traumatized by the loss of his childhood dog (as revealed in the episode In Camelot ). Later, he invests in a racehorse, Pie-O-My , and becomes involved in horse racing through his friend Hesh who owns a stable. When his horse is eventually killed in a fire - possibly set by Ralph Cifaretto - Tony is deeply upset and saddened, arguably more emotional over the loss of the horse than the death of any human character on the show. When informed by Carmela that a black bear has been foraging in his home's backyard while they were separated, during Season 5, he reacts with interest, rather than fear. During his stay in the hospital after his shooting, he can be seen reading a book about dinosaurs. Tony enjoys fishing, as he is seen many times over the course of the show engaging in both freshwater and saltwater angling. His son Anthony Jr. frequently accompanies him on fis
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Al Capone (1899 - 1947) - Find A Grave Memorial Miami-Dade County Florida, USA Organized Crime Figure, Chicago Gangster. Probably the best known of the 1920s gangsters, he controlled Chicago until brought down by FBI Agent Elliott Ness. Ness later wrote a book "The Untouchables" which detailed his efforts to jail Capone. Capone was the largest of the racketeers, and captured the American public's imagination as few ever did. Born Alphonse Capone in Brooklyn, New York, of Italian immigrant parents, Gabriele and Teresina Capone, the fourth of nine children. Raised in a loving middle class Italian family, he was brought up to be honest and hard working. Surprisingly unbiased for his time, he would become friendly with anyone of any race, creed or color who was loyal to him. He quit school at 8th grade, and began work for Johnny Torrio, a new breed of gangster then taking over New York. From him, Al Capone learned his trade, initially running errands and working his way up the ladder to manager. He also learned from a rough local gangster, Frank Yale, about the use of violence to build an empire, while maintaining a respectable home and social life. He married an Irish Catholic, Mae Coughlin, and they had a son, Albert Francis Capone, born December 4, 1918. Baby Albert was born with congenital syphilis, which Al later admitted he had contracted many years before, but had thought the disease had gone away when it went into remission. His syphilis was never treated properly. When Johnny Torrio moved his operations to Chicago in 1921, he brought Capone with him, and together, they built up the crime empire, concentrating on nightclubs, prostitution, and illegal liquor. His first murder occurred in 1924, for which he was found innocent when the eyewitnesses were bribed. In March 1925, Torrio quit the business to retire to Florida, and gave his entire empire to Capone. Killing other gang members to build his empire, Al Capone's violence peaked with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929 when seven members of Bugs Moran's gang were murdered. This murder brought the attention of the Federal government, who swore to get Capone off the street and into jail. In 1931, he was indicted and convicted of Income Tax evasion and sentenced to eleven years in jail. He died in his home in Miami, Florida, of cardiac arrest resulting from third stage syphilis. He was originally buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. (bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
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Archbishop of Canterbury - OrthodoxWiki Archbishop of Canterbury Jump to: navigation , search The Archbishop of Canterbury is "the primate of all England" within the Church of England and the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion . His see is at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England and his residence is Lambeth Palace in London. Contents 5 External link The current archbishop The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Justin Welby, 105th holder of the Chair of St. Augustine of Canterbury . The previous archbishop Rowan Douglas Williams was born in Wales on June 14 , 1950. He studied theology at Christ's College of Cambridge University where he doctoral work on the Russian Orthodox Church and particularly the thought of Vladimir Lossky . For some years he was a professor of theology at Oxford University. In 1992 he was elevated to Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, and then in 2000 he was made Anglican Archbishop of Wales. In 2002 he was elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury, from which he retired in 2012. A prolific writer, Dr. Williams has published books in theology, spirituality, Christian history and poetry. Of particular interest to Orthodox Christians might be two books of meditations on icons , entitled The Dwelling of the Light: Praying With Icons of Christ ( ISBN 0802827780 ) and Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin ( ISBN 1580511244 ). He is also the editor of the book Sergii Bulgakov: Towards a Russian Political Theology ( ISBN 056708650X ). History Christianity reached England by the middle of the second century. As St. Bede relates in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People , in 156 a British King by the name of Lucius wrote to Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, asking to be made a Christian. (Bk 1, Chap 4) With the work of missionaries throughout the first few centuries AD, Christianity spread and took root. In 596 Pope Gregory the Great decided to send a mission to the Anglo-Saxons in the British Isles. He chose a to send a group of Benedictine monks, under the leadership of St. Augustine of Canterbury (not to be confused with Augustine of Hippo ). Augustine and his fellow monks arrived in Kent in 597 and eventually a see city was set up in Canterbury, Augustine being the first Archbishop. It is said that that when they arrived they were "carrying a silver cross and an image of Jesus Christ painted on a board, which thus became, so far as we know, 'Canterbury's first icon .'" (Lesser Feasts and Fasts, p. 252) With Augustine and those who came after him, the British Isles were slowly put under the authority of the Church of Rome. As with the rest of the Western Church, this authority increased over the next 500 years. Up until the time of the Anglican Reformation, the Archbishop of Canterbury was an appointee of the Bishop of Rome . Thus, at the time of the Great Schism the Church in England went along with the Western side of the break, accepting Papal supremacy and the Filioque . In the 16th century, England, influenced both by political factors and the Continental Reformation, broke away from Rome and became an independent Church. Thus, the list of successive Archbishops of Canterbury, can be categorized according to three groups: Orthodox Archbishops, Roman Catholic Archbishops and Reformation Archbishops (see below). Archbishops of Canterbury throughout history Orthodox Archbishops of Canterbury
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GENUKI: Glossary for Genuki Yorkshire Hierarchy of the Church of England in the 1820 period (and later.) Section One, the 1820 period (and before). The following is intended to show the functions of the various people in the Church of England at around the time which the Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire and other books transcribed on this site were written. It is a combination of several people's inputs, each of whom have agreed that it is correct; this does not of course mean that it is, and if you know something we don't, or feel something should be added, then please drop me a line via the link at the bottom of the page. Thanks - Colin Hinson THE MONARCH | THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (THE HOLY MEN) | ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY OF YORK | An Archbishop has a see. | BISHOPS A bishop has a cathedra | (literally a bishop's seat) | this is housed in a cathedral. | A bishop has a diocese | SUFRAGAN BISHOPS Have no cathedral | Responsible for part of | a Bishop's diocese | ________________(PRIESTS)_______ | | | RECTOR | VICAR Has a historical living | Same eclesiastical Appointed by the Patron. | status as a Rector. Can't be sacked easily. | Can be easily sacked. Can be an honorary Dean. | (See note below) (see note below) | | | ____________________| | | CURATE | (in old days) | Wasn't high born. | Had a parish where the | living was not good | enough for a Vicar/Rector. | (See note below) | | DEACON Trainee Priest (Literally a helper/assistant/servant) GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH DEAN - (can be a priest) | Responsible for the Cathedral | fabric and the day to day | running and finances. | CHAPTER (group of men) contains | | ARCHDEACONS (are priests) CANONS RURAL DEAN usually a priest Responsible for a Deanery (the fabric thereof) A deanery is a group of parishes. Note: Rector: The parson of a parish church. Rectory: a Parish Church, Parsonage or spiritual living with all its rights, glebes, tithes etc. Vicar: The parson of a parish where the tithes are impropriated. Vicarage (endowed): is one which has a sufficient revenue for the maintenance of the Vicar, when the Benefice is impropriated. Impropriate: to employ the revenues of a church living for his own use. ("his own use" means the use of a chapter, religious house or layman. The Vicar receives only a smaller tithes or a salary.) My 1850 dictionary says: Rector: A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the parsonage and tithes; or the parson of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate: in the contrary case, the parson is a Vicar. Curate: A clergyman in the Church of England who is employed to perform divine service in the place of the incumbent, parson or vicar. He must be licensed by fixed estate in the curacy, he may be removed at pleasure. But some curates are perpetual. Further information on Parsons and Vicars (relating particularly to Northern Ireland) from Malcolm McClure in 2005: He says: I reached your web-page after findi
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New pound coin designed to combat counterfeiting - BBC News BBC News New pound coin designed to combat counterfeiting 19 March 2014 From the section UK Politics comments Close share panel Image copyright PA Image caption The Royal Mint is introducing the new coin as it believes 3% of existing £1 coins are fake A new £1 coin, billed by the Royal Mint as the "most secure coin in the world", is to be introduced in 2017. The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation. The new coin is based on the design of the old threepenny bit, a 12-sided coin in circulation between 1937 and 1971. A competition will be held to decide what image to put on the "tails" side of the coin. 'More resilient' In his Budget statement to the Commons, Chancellor George Osborne said: "The prerequisite of sound money is a sound currency." Media captionThe Royal Mint's Andrew Mills says introducing the £1 coin could cost £20m He said the £1 coin was one of the oldest coins in circulation and had become "increasingly vulnerable to forgery". "One in 30 pound coins is counterfeit, and that costs businesses and the taxpayer millions each year," Mr Osborne continued. "So I can announce that we will move to a new, highly secure, £1 coin. It will take three years. "Our new pound coin will blend the security features of the future with inspiration from our past. "In honour of our Queen, the coin will take the shape of one of the first coins she appeared on - the threepenny bit. "A more resilient pound for a more resilient economy." 'High-speed authentication' The government said it would hold a detailed consultation on the impact of the change on businesses, which may face costs from having to change vending machines, supermarket trolleys and lockers at gyms and leisure centres. Some commentators have raised fears the new piece will not work smoothly in vending machines but the Royal Mint said the coin "will be expressly designed to fit existing mechanisms". It said the move would increase public confidence in the UK's currency and reduce costs for banks and other businesses. Earlier, the chancellor tweeted this picture of the £1 coin next to the Budget box , captioned: "Today I will deliver a Budget for a resilient economy - starting with a resilient pound coin." Image copyright George Osborne/Twitter Image caption Mr Osborne posted this picture on Twitter on Wednesday morning The current £1 coin was introduced in 1983 as part of the phasing-out of the Bank of England £1 note, which was withdrawn five years later. Of the 1.5 billion estimated to be in circulation, as many as two million counterfeit ones are removed every year. Image copyright PA Image caption The new coin has been modelled on the old threepenny bit The proposed new coin will be roughly the same size as the current one and will be based on the threepenny piece that disappeared after decimalisation in the early 1970s. The new coin will be made in two colours and will incorporate state-of-the-art technology to ensure it can be "authenticated via high-speed automated detection at all points within the cash cycle", the government added. While the Queen's head will be on the obverse side of the coin, as it is on all legal tender in the UK, the Treasury has said there will be a public competition to decide the image on the other side. 'Pioneering' HISTORY OF THREE PENCE PIECE Image copyright PA The threepenny bit was in circulation between 1937 and 1971 It was the first coin to use a 12-sided shape, and was worth one 80th of a pound It replaced the older silver threepenny bit, often used as a prize in Christmas puddings A silver threepence is still manufactured in very small numbers by the Royal Mint for inclusion in sets of Maundy Money. A Treasury spokesman said the time was right to "retire" the existing £1 coin and using the threepenny bit as inspiration for its replacement was a "fitting tribute" to such an iconic design. "With advances in technology making high-value coins like the £1 ever more vul
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The historical characters on our banknotes - BBC News BBC News The historical characters on our banknotes By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter, BBC News 2 November 2011 Read more about sharing. Close share panel We are likely to see many of their names and faces every day, but how much do we know about the historical characters on our banknotes? As of 2 November, Matthew Boulton and James Watt have joined the range of people from the past whose portraits are found on the pound. Following a long process of selection, design and manufacture, the new £50 banknote is in circulation, with the industrialist and engineer as the first dual portrait produced on a Bank of England note. In time they will replace Sir John Houblon, the first governor of the Bank of England, as the faces of the £50 note. So who can we find on our banknotes, and why have they been picked? The newcomers Anyone lucky enough to get their hands on a £50 will - on the newest notes - find the portraits of industrialist Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and James Watt (1736-1819). Image caption Boulton (left) and Watt were two key figures in the Industrial Revolution The former, as an entrepreneur, was key to the emergence of Birmingham as a centre for manufacturing. Meanwhile, Watt was an engineer and scientist who improved the steam engine and, encouraged by Boulton, made one for the textile and cotton spinning industry. He introduced the term "horsepower" and the metric unit of power is named after him. The reason both appear on the £50 note is that their partnership brought steam-driven machinery to the minting of coins. Boulton established the Soho Mint, to support the Royal Mint, and produced coins of the highest quality. Media captionChris Salmon is chief cashier at the Bank of England and his signature goes on the new bank note Also appearing on the £50 note - the first time he appears on any banknote - is Chris Salmon. While you will not see a portrait of him, his signature will become one of the most common and important in the country. That is because he is the chief cashier of the Bank of England, and without the signature of the person in that position on a Bank of England banknote, it is not legal. The Bristol University graduate joined the Bank of England in 1991 and took up his current role in April. His name replaces that of previous chief cashier Andrew Bailey - whose signature still appears on most banknotes in circulation. The current crop Some of the characters whose portraits can be found on Bank of England banknotes are household names but others, even though we see their pictures so regularly are not. Image caption Social reformer Elizabeth Fry was the daughter of a banker from Norwich Take the face of the fiver - Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845). She was the third daughter of Norwich banker John Gurney, who made her name as a social reformer. Her influence on prison reform spread around the world. The portrait on the £5 note was from the time she was awarded the key to Newgate Prison in recognition of her work, especially in improving the conditions for women prisoners. Perhaps much better known is Charles Darwin (1809-1882), the British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about the natural world. The £10 note features HMS Beagle, the vessel on which Darwin collected a mass of specimens and notes from which he drew his most significant conclusions. Rising up the value chart, and onto the Bank of England £20 note, we can find one of the fathers of modern economics, Adam Smith (1723-1790). Image caption The picture of Adam Smith on a £20 note was adapted from this image in the National Galleries of Scotland His theory of the division of labour, outlined in An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, has become fundamental for industry and commerce. Using an example of a pin factory, he explained how co-operation between workers in the factory, dividing tasks between them, raised their collective output. Until recently composer Edward Elgar featured on the £20 note,
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