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Who was President of France from 1969 to 1974? | President of France time in 1974 after Georges Pompidou's death. In this situation, the President of the Senate becomes Acting President of the Republic; he or she does not become the new President of the Republic as elected and therefore does not have to resign from his or her position as President of the Senate. In spite of his title as Acting President of the Republic, Poher is regarded in France as a former President and is listed in the presidents' gallery on the official presidential website. This is in contrast to acting presidents from the Third Republic. The first round of a | 1974 Tour de France 1974 Tour de France The 1974 Tour de France was the 61st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between June 27 and July 21, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his fifth Tour de France in as many races, while Luis Ocaña and Joop Zoetemelk were notable absentees from the 1974 Tour. In 1974 the tour made its first visit to the United Kingdom, with a circuit stage on the Plympton By-pass, near Plymouth, England. The race was won by favourite Eddy Merckx, who |
The Macroplaze (or La Gran Plaza), one of the largest plazas in the world, is located in which Mexican city? | Macroplaza Macroplaza The Macroplaza or La Gran Plaza is a town square or plaza located in the heart of the city of Monterrey, Mexico. The Macroplaza was built in the early 1980s during the governorship of Alfonso Martínez Domínguez. The construction of the Macroplaza required the demolition of several old buildings and houses including a famous movie theater. The Macroplaza is the seventh-largest plaza in the world. It has an extension of 400,000 square metres consisting of various monuments, smaller plazas and gardens. One of the most iconic monuments of the city is the Faro del Comercio (Lighthouse of Commerce), a | Plaza del Sol Plaza del Sol Plaza del Sol is one of the largest shopping malls in the urban area of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, located in the municipality of Zapopan. Built at the end of the sixties by the architect Alejandro Zohn, it was the first mall in Latin America. It is the largest outdoor mall in the city, located next to the Plaza Milenium and future Torrena. It is located a few blocks away from the Expo Guadalajara and the Guadalajara World Trade Center on one of the highest commercial areas of the city and rivals in importance with La Gran Plaza, |
How many English kings feature in the titles of Shakespeare plays? | The Plays of William Shakespeare August 1765. However, he was unable to work on the "Preface" until August and it was not printed until 29 September. George Steevens volunteered to help Johnson work on the "Preface" during this time. Johnson's edition of "Shakespeare's plays" was finally published on 10 October 1765 as "The Plays of William Shakespeare, in Eight Volumes ... To which are added Notes by Sam. Johnson" in a printing of 1,000 copies. The edition sold quickly and a second edition was soon printed, with an expanded edition to follow in 1773 and a further revised edition in 1778. There are four components | The Plays of William Shakespeare an authoritative text of Shakespeare. Johnson began reading Shakespeare's plays and poetry when he was a young boy. He would involve himself so closely with the plays that he was once terrified by the Ghost in "Hamlet" and had to "have people about him". Johnson's fascination with Shakespeare continued throughout his life, and Johnson focused his time on Shakespeare's plays while preparing "A Dictionary of the English Language", so it is no wonder that Shakespeare is the most quoted author in it. Johnson came to believe that there was a problem with the collections of Shakespearean plays that were available |
Roberto Di Matteo was sacked as manager of which English football club in November 2012? | Roberto Di Matteo City and Tottenham Hotspur. In the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, Chelsea drew 2–2 with Juventus and beat Danish club Nordsjælland 4–0 away. Their form declined after this, however, losing to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League and to Manchester United at home in the Premier League. Chelsea's chances of advancing through their Champions League group were raised with a 3–2 home victory against leaders Shakhtar, but on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked following their 3–0 away loss to Juventus in the Champions League, which all but eliminated them from the competition. Di Matteo had lasted just eight months | Roberto Di Matteo first leg on 18 February and 5–4 on aggregate. He resigned on 26 May 2015 after the team qualified for the UEFA Europa League by finishing sixth, following a run of two wins in ten matches which cost them a place in the Champions League. On 2 June 2016, Di Matteo was appointed the manager of newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa, working under the new chairman Tony Xia. Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke was appointed as his assistant on the same day. On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager after a string of poor |
What is the name of the world’s first test-tube baby, born on 25th July 1978 in Manchester, England? | History of in vitro fertilisation conceived by IVF, Louise Brown on 25 July 1978, in Oldham General Hospital, Greater Manchester, UK. In October 1978, it was reported that Subash Mukhopadyay, a relatively unknown physician from Kolkata, India was performing experiments on his own with primitive instruments and a household refrigerator and this resulted in a test tube baby, later named as "Durga" (alias Kanupriya Agarwal) who was born on 3 October 1978. However, state authorities prevented him from presenting his work at scientific conferences and, in the absence of scientific evidence, his work is not recognised by the international scientific community. These days, however, Mukhopadhyay's | Brainiac's Test Tube Baby Brainiac's Test Tube Baby Brainiac's Test Tube Baby was a live British parody popular science entertainment TV show hosted by Dominic Wood. It was a spin-off of the highly successful Sky1 show "" and first aired on Thursday 3 August 2006. Dominic is assisted by former "Big Brother" contestant Jon Tickle who also co-hosts the original Brainiac programme. Aspects of the show included "The Test Tube Babes" (two Brainiacs who search out "scientific truth"), the "CO challenge", where teams competed to propel a wheelchair as fast as they can on fire extinguisher power alone, the blowing up of caravans and |
In 2012, which film director became the first solo diver to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench in a submarine? | Ron Allum Challenger Deep. This is the lowest point on Earth, the bottom of the Mariana Trench, below sea level. This record-breaking exploration took place on 26 March 2012. Allum was a national finalist for Senior Australian of the Year in 2013. Ron Allum Ron Allum (born 22 March 1949) is a submarine designer, cave diver and inventor. Allum is regarded as one of the world’s most experienced and accomplished cave divers. In 1983 he led an expedition to Cocklebiddy Cave on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain. The expedition achieved a world record push of into the cave system. Allum collaborated with James Cameron | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea the deepest surveyed spot in the world's oceans, and is located in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam. From February 16, 1960, to May 10, 1960, the submarine , under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr., made the first submerged circumnavigation of the world. "Triton" observed and photographed Guam extensively through her periscope during this mission, without being detected by the U.S. Navy on Guam. In the film, "Seaview" fires a missile from a position northwest of Guam to extinguish the "skyfire." At the time that "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was made, the Van Allen |
The Nanpu Bridge is in which Chinese city? | Songpu Bridge River Bridge in Shanghai was named after the Puxi area name and Jiapu Bridge (such as Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge ). Therefore, in 1995, the Cheting Bridge was renamed Songpu Bridge with the word "Pu" after the first name of Songjiang County (now Songjiang District) and it is still used today. On October 22, 2007, the Songpu Bridge was completely overhauled. The motor vehicle was changed to the A5 road (now known as the G15 Shenhai Expressway ). The project was completed on August 1, 2008, and the bridge was restored to traffic. The upper section of the Songpu | Nanpu Power Plant recycling and reusing of boiler drain water and waste water. Nanpu Power Plant is accessible within walking distance South West from Shihjia Station of Kaohsiung MRT. Nanpu Power Plant The Nanpu Power Plant () is a gas-fired power plant in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of 1,118 MW, the plant is Taiwan's third largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant and Tunghsiao Power Plant. The power plant Unit 4 began commercial operation after performance tests with a total capacity of 248 MW. Generators in two units of the plant tripped at 8:18 a.m following the 2010 |
On a standard dartboard, which number lies between 15 and 17? | Renault 15 and 17 Renault 15 and 17 The Renault 15 and Renault 17 are two variations of the same coupé designed and built by French automaker Renault between July 1971 and August 1979. The R17 was sold as R177 in Italy, respecting the heptadecaphobia superstition. They were effectively coupé versions of the Renault 12. The main differences between the two cars were their headlight configuration (the 15 had two rectangular headlights whereas the 17 had four round headlights) and their rear side windows. Some markets show the 17 with the rectangular lights for TL versions. The Renault 15 and 17 were presented at | International Standard Serial Number International Standard Serial Number An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication. The ISSN is especially helpful in distinguishing between serials with the same title. ISSN are used in ordering, cataloging, interlibrary loans, and other practices in connection with serial literature. The ISSN system was first drafted as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) international standard in 1971 and published as ISO 3297 in 1975. ISO subcommittee TC 46/SC 9 is responsible for maintaining the standard. When a serial with the same content is published in more than one media |
What was actress Rita Hayworth’s last film? | Rita Hayworth Tables" (1958), with Burt Lancaster and David Niven, and "The Story on Page One" (1960). She continued working throughout the 1960s. In 1962, her planned Broadway debut in "Step on a Crack" was cancelled for undisclosed health reasons. "The Money Trap" (1964) paired her, for the last time, with good friend Glenn Ford. She continued to act in films until the early 1970s. She made comedic television appearances on "Laugh In" and "The Carol Burnett Show" in the 1970s. Her last film was "The Wrath of God" (1972). Hayworth had a strained relationship with Columbia Pictures for many years. In | Rita Hayworth press release stated the target date for fulfillment of the stamp and Academy Award to be on October 17, 2018, on what will be the centennial of Hayworth's birth. The film "I Remember Better When I Paint" (2009) describes how Hayworth took up painting while struggling with Alzheimer's and produced art. Hayworth is frequently mentioned in the 2005 album "Get Behind Me Satan" by the White Stripes. When asked about the multiple references to the actress, song writer Jack White said she became an “all encompassing metaphor” for the album. Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, |
The second full moon occurring within a calendar month is known as a ‘what’ Moon? | Blue moon "Blue Moon World Tour.". "Blue Moon of Kentucky" is a bluegrass standard, written in 1946 by Bill Monroe. In the 1998 paranormal romance fiction novel by Laurell K. Hamilton of the same name, "Blue Moon" refers to two full moons occurring within the same month. In the 2009 young adult fiction novel by Alyson Noël of the same name, "Blue Moon" refers to two full moons occurring within the same month and the same astrological sign. Note that if two full moons fall within the same astrological sign they will fall in different calendar months, and "vice versa". In the | Ecclesiastical full moon Ecclesiastical full moon An ecclesiastical full moon is formally the 14th day of the ecclesiastical lunar month (an ecclesiastical moon) in an ecclesiastical lunar calendar. The ecclesiastical lunar calendar spans the year with lunar months of 30 and 29 days which are intended to approximate the observed phases of the moon. Since a true synodic month has a length that can vary from about 29.27 to 29.83 days, the moment of astronomical opposition tends to be roughly 14.75 days after the previous conjunction of the sun and moon. The ecclesiastical full moons of the Gregorian lunar calendar tend to agree |
Which explorer took the three ships, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria on his journey to the New World? | The Garden of Rama known as the ISA, receives the message from Rama requesting two thousand humans. Upon its reception, the message is kept secret and, under the guise of a new Martian colony, the ISA starts acquiring its payload. The ISA selects a handful of their own representatives; meanwhile, they selectively gather convicts and promise them freedom if they are chosen to be a colonist. The payload is subdivided into three ships: the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria (names based on Christopher Columbus's ships Niña, Pinta, and Santa María) that arrive sequentially at Rama. At this point the colonists believe everything is a | Pinta (ship) Columbus himself took command of "Santa María", Martin Alonso Pinzon of "La Pinta", and his brothers, Francis Martin and Vicente Yanez, of "La Niña". The whole company in all three ships likely numbered 90 men (Santa Maria-40, La Nina-24, La Pinta-26) although some historians cite 120 men. A replica of "La Pinta" was built by the Spanish government for the Columbian Naval Review of 1893. Along with replicas of "Santa María" and "La Niña", it participated in the review. Replicas are on display at In 2005, a replica of "La Pinta"- although 15 feet longer and 8 feet wider than |
Cheeser, Six-er and Laggies are all terms used in which children’s game? | Oxford "-er" entrance to a shared student room, and the toll being the rapid consumption of an alcoholic beverage. A flat-sided conker (fruit of a horse-chestnut) is known as a cheeser, an "-er" contraction of "cheese-cutter". The names applied to conkers that have triumphed in conker fights are arguably "-er" forms ("one-er", "twelver", "etc"), though "conker" itself is derived from a dialect word for the shell of a snail. There are few "-ers" in the books of P. G. Wodehouse, though, with reference to a boundary in cricket scoring four runs, his poem, "The Cricketer in Winter" contained the line, "And giving | Laggies It was announced in December 2013 that "Laggies" would be in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival lineup. Principal photography began the first week of June 2013 in Seattle. Filming took place at 23 locations over a 26-day shoot, and wrapped in early July. On July 16, 2014, the first official trailer and a teaser poster were released. Another trailer was released September 24. "Laggies" received mostly positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 66% based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus states: ""Laggies" may not do as much with |
What is the name of the fairy in the play ‘Peter Pan’ by J M Barrie? | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy adventure film and the third installment of the "Disney Fairies" franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up", and featured in subsequent adaptations, especially in Disney's animated works. Animated by Prana Studios, the film was produced using Digital 3D modeling. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on September 21, 2010. Unlike | J. M. Barrie J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in "The Little White Bird"), then to write "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up", a "fairy play" about an ageless |
What type of drink is claret? | Silver claret jug Silver claret jug A silver Claret jug is a wine jug made of glass and silver for the so-called Claret, which is the British name for a French red Bordeaux wine. From the introduction of claret to Britain in 1663 specific vessels soon began to be designed to contain the wine and let it "breathe" before consumption. Early examples of claret jugs are usually in green glass (as were the wine bottles themselves) with a pewter lid, usually raised by a simple finger pad. From around 1740 to 1820 the fashion was to serve claret in either a fully glass | Chantal Claret she signed to BMG as a songwriter. In August 2013 Claret wrote the theme song "I'm Serious" for Bravo's "Eat, Drink, Love". In January 2015, Claret & her husband released a song "Daisy Bell" under the name of Tour Crush. On September 10, 2014 Claret began a Pledge Campaign for her "No Good Way To Die" EP which was 100% funded within 24 hours. Claret, along with Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge, wrote a monthly advice column called "Battle of the Sexes" in "Alternative Press" magazine for nearly 3 years, which was discontinued in the Winter of 2007. On January 18, |
The ‘Turbo Terrific’ is driven by which fictional character in the television cartoon series Wacky Races? | Wacky Races (2017 TV series) Wacky Races (2017 TV series) Wacky Races is an American children's animated television series created by Rebecca Himot and Tramm Wigzell. It is a reboot/remake of the 1968 Hanna-Barbera animated series "Wacky Races". The show debuted in 2017 on Boomerang's video-on-demand service in the United States. "Wacky Races" was picked up for a second season. It is possible a third season will likely happen in 2019. The series features the return of characters from the original "Wacky Races" program, including Dick Dastardly, Muttley, Penelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, and the Gruesome Twosome. Several new characters were introduced as well, including I.Q. | Wacky Races (1968 TV series) Wacky Races (1968 TV series) Wacky Races is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer". The cartoon had a large number of regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. "Wacky Races" ran on CBS from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969, and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. 17 episodes were produced, with each episode featuring two different races. The villain |
How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have? | How now brown cow How now brown cow "How now brown cow" () is a phrase used in elocution teaching to demonstrate rounded vowel sounds. Each "ow" sound in the phrase represents the diphthong /aʊ/. Although orthographies for each of the four words in this utterance is represented by the English spelling "ow", the articulation required to create this same diphthong represented by the International Phonetic Association's phonetic alphabet as /aʊ/ is also represented by the spelling "ou". Some examples of these homophonic /aʊ/'s are the English words "house", "blouse", "noun", and "cloud". The use of the phrase "how now brown cow" in teaching | Don't Have a Cow (That's So Raven) of That's So Raven is that it ends with Raven and Chelsea turning into real-life cows. Like, they grow snouts, moo excessively, and chew cud. If that doesn't explain the high school experience, then what does?" Don't Have a Cow (That's So Raven) "Don't Have a Cow" is the second episode and Halloween Special in the second season of the Disney Channel television series "That's So Raven", which aired on October 17, 2003. It was written by Michael Carrington and directed by Rich Correll. In the episode, Raven and Chelsea attempt to use magic to attend the Halloween party of |
In humans, what is the name of the front cutting teeth? | All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" is a novelty Christmas song written in 1944 by Donald Yetter Gardner while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked his second grade class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of the students had at least one front tooth missing as they answered in a lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes. In a 1995 interview, Gardner said, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up | Cutting Our Teeth Cutting Our Teeth Cutting Our Teeth is the debut album by English post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean, after releasing two EPs. Promotional videos have been made for the songs "These Days, I Have Nothing" and "Look Alive". A video for "All of This Has to End" was recently made and has been highly requested on the Scuzz and Kerrang! music channels. It features noticeably change in Dan Brown's vocal style from the "self-titled" EP. "Cutting Our Teeth" was re-issued with a bonus disc including 4 previously unreleased songs and 9 previously released songs from the band's two previous EPs. |
Which King of England was known as ‘The Unready’? | Æthelred the Unready Æthelred the Unready Æthelred II (Old English: "Æþelræd", ; 966 – 23 April 1016), known as the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death. His epithet does not derive from the modern word "unready", but rather from the Old English "unræd" (meaning "poorly advised"); it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised". Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. He came to the throne at about the age of 12, following the assassination of his older half-brother, Edward the Martyr. His brother's murder was | Eric the Unready Eric the Unready Eric the Unready is an adventure game developed and published by Legend Entertainment for MS-DOS in 1993. "Eric the Unready" is a parody of the fantasy genre in general, though it parodies numerous other topics as well, ranging from "Star Trek" to "Zork". It tells a comedic story of the titular unqualified knight on a quest to rescue a princess. The game was well received. The game engine of "Eric the Unready" uses an interactive fiction style interface. A graphical display of the player's location and viewpoint is provided in a window. Other windows can feature a |
What is the longest river in North America? | Missouri River and recreational use – notably the Niobrara National Scenic River, which is a protected stretch of the Niobrara River, one of the Missouri's longest tributaries. The Missouri flows through or past many National Historic Landmarks, which include Three Forks of the Missouri, Fort Benton, Montana, Big Hidatsa Village Site, Fort Atkinson, Nebraska and Arrow Rock Historic District. Missouri River The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. The river takes drainage from a | The Longest Journey July 2002, global sales of the game had reached 450,000 copies, according to Funcom. A new shipment was released in North America that month, as its earlier printing had sold out. Ragnar Tørnquist noted in 2003 that he was "very satisfied" with "The Longest Journey"s sales in North America, and explained, "There was such strong word of mouth, and so many great reviews, that we managed to get "TLJ" into most big stores and out to the players regardless of marketing." In May 2003, Marek Bronstring of Adventure Gamers wrote that "The Longest Journey" "sold half a million copies worldwide |
What is the name of the daughter of cartoon character Fred Flintstone? | Fred Flintstone Fred Flintstone Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom "The Flintstones", which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966. Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone. His best friend is his next door neighbor, Barney, who has a wife named Betty and an adopted son, named Bamm-Bamm. Fred lives in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock, a world where dinosaurs coexist with modernized cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy "primitive" versions of modern conveniences such as telephones, automobiles, and washing machines. Fred's trademark catchphrase yell is | Fred Flintstone "yabba dabba doo!", a phrase that was originally his club's cheer, and later adopted as part of the theme song from the third season on and used in the 1994 live-action "Flintstones" movie. Since the original series' run, Fred has since appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs, live action adaptations, music videos, and commercials. While the mid-1980s spin-off series "The Flintstone Kids" depicts Fred as a child, the series may be apocryphal due to its presenting Wilma as a childhood friend of Fred and Barney; the original series asserts that they first met as young adults. Still, the series' depictions |
What is the highest prime number between 1 and 100? | 100 (number) the first nine prime numbers, as well as the sum of some pairs of prime numbers e.g., 3 + 97, 11 + 89, 17 + 83, 29 + 71, 41 + 59, and 47 + 53. 100 is the sum of the cubes of the first four integers (100 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4). This is related by Nicomachus's theorem to the fact that 100 also equals the square of the sum of the first four integers: . 2 + 6 = 100, thus 100 is a Leyland number. 100 is an 18-gonal number. It is divisible | Prime number leads to a different but equivalent definition of the primes: they are the numbers with exactly two positive divisors, 1 and the number itself. Yet another way to say the same thing is that a number formula_1 is prime if it is greater than one and if none of the numbers formula_10 divides formula_1 evenly. The first 25 prime numbers (all the prime numbers less than 100) are: No even number formula_1 greater than 2 is prime because any such number can be expressed as the product formula_13. Therefore, every prime number other than 2 is an odd number, and |
Which English beer is known as ‘Newkie Brown’? | Newcastle Brown Ale youth drinking markets. The older name was reinstated with no fanfare in 2004, when it was realised that the change had made no difference to sales. In the North East, Newcastle Brown Ale is often given the nickname "Dog", alluding to the British euphemism of seeing a man about a dog. It is also known as Broon, "brown" pronounced in the Geordie dialect. Elsewhere in the UK, it is known as Newkie Brown. Newcastle Brown Ale is traditionally sold in Britain in and, more recently, bottles. Typically, the ale is consumed from a Wellington glass. This allows the drinker to | Beer in England Beer in England Beer in England has been brewed for hundreds of years. As a beer brewing country, England is known for its top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation. English beer styles include bitter, mild, brown ale and old ale. Stout, porter and India Pale Ale were also originally brewed in London. Lager style beer has increased considerably in popularity since the mid 20th century. Other modern developments include consolidation of large brewers into multinational corporations; growth |
How many grams in half a kilo? | Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of LSD, 1000 marijuana plants, 280 grams of crack cocaine, five kilos of powder cocaine, one kilo of heroin, 50 grams of pure methamphetamine, 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture, 100 grams of PCP, and one kilo of a PCP mixture." The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act is one of many amendments to legislation that has occurred throughout United States history in attempts to close loopholes and provide clarity to laws. The sentencing for this Act, if passed, will fall under the Controlled Substances Act and sentencing of these federal offenders will be determined by Sentencing Guidelines. The United | KILO KILO KILO (94.3 FM, 94.3 KILO) is a radio station broadcasting in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. It also streams online at its website. KILO features a current active rock format. The station is known for playing new bands well before many other stations will add them to their playlist and is usually one of the higher rated stations in Colorado Springs, always in the top five. Rich Hawk, who programmed the station for 27 years is widely considered one of the "fathers of active rock". On March 7, 2013 Rich Hawk died after falling into a coma in February. |
What colour is the skin of a courgette? | Frog Skin Frog Skin Frog Skin is a battledress camouflage pattern with mottle and disruptive coloration to blend into the environment similar to a frog's crypsis skin. The M1942 Frog Skin pattern was the United States military's first attempt at disruptive coloration camouflage. In 1942, the Marine Raiders were the first issued the Frog Skin uniform, which was reversible with a five-colour jungle pattern on a green background on one side and a three-colour beach pattern with a tan background on the other side. The United States sold the Frog Skin pattern to France who issued it to their 1st Foreign Parachute | My Life as a Courgette his father as a superhero. Raymond brings Courgette to an orphanage. Simon, one of the kids there, initially picks on Courgette and tries to force him to say what happened to his parents. After a fight over the kite, Simon warms up to Courgette and explains that he's the one who knows about all the kids' backgrounds. He then points out the backstories of the other kids, whose parents are either deceased or, as in Simon's case, in trouble with the law. Courgette then tells him about what happened to his own mother. One day, a new girl named Camille |
What was the first name of the sister of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II? | Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the thrones of seven countries, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, and was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty. Despite the deaths of her sister, Princess Margaret, and mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, in February and March | Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II a celebration of Canada's sesquicentennial in Canada House on July 19th, 2017, the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch was presented to the Queen as a gift from the Governor General of Canada. Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II On 6 February 2017, the Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, marking sixty-five years of her reign, occurred. The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to have a sapphire jubilee. Contrary to her Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees, there were no widespread public celebrations of the Sapphire Jubilee. Instead, like the February 1992 Ruby Jubilee, the Queen |
Gotham City is associated with which fictional superhero? | Gotham City Police Department the police commissioner when Commissioner Correa was killed by the League of Assassins. Each of the different media appearances introduce a member of the Gotham City Police Department that is exclusive to the project: Gotham City Police Department The Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) is a fictional police department appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The GCPD services Gotham City and is typically depicted in stories featuring the superhero Batman. Acting as both ally and opponent of Batman, the superhero long-established in Gotham, the GCPD has long been steeped in corruption, with numerous officers both high-and-low ranking | Gotham City is not the first hero in Gotham. Stories featuring Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern, set before and during World War II depict Scott living in Gotham, and later depictions show him running his Gotham Broadcasting Corporation. DC's 2011 reboot of "All Star Western" takes place in an Old West-styled Gotham. Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham are among this version of Gotham's inhabitants. Apart from Gotham's superhero residents, the residents of the city feature in a back-up series in "Detective Comics" called "Tales of Gotham City" and in two limited series called "Gotham Nights". Additionally, the Gotham City Police |
A sitatunga is what type of animal? | Sitatunga Sitatunga The sitatunga or marshbuck ("Tragelaphus spekii") is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, Gabon, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The species was first described by the English explorer John Hanning Speke in 1863. The sitatunga is a medium-sized antelope. Males reach approximately at the shoulder, while females reach . Males typically weigh , while females weigh . The sitatunga has a shaggy, water-resistant coat which varies in colour. The body and feet of this antelope are specially adapted to its swampy habitat. Only | Sitatunga is common in many areas such as the Okavango Delta and Bangweulu Swamp. The scientific name of the sitatunga is "Tragelaphus spekii". The species was first described by the English explorer John Hanning Speke in 1863. Speke first observed the sitatunga at a lake named "Little Windermere" (now Lake Lwelo, located in Kagera, Tanzania). In his book "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile", Speke called the animal "nzoé" (Kiswahili name for the animal) or "water-boc" (due to its resemblance to the waterbuck). The scientific name has often been misstated as "T. spekei", and either Speke or |
In which year did singer Elvis Presley marry Priscilla Beaulieu? | Personal relationships of Elvis Presley other things. It's just the actual encounter. I want to save it." Priscilla says in her autobiography that she and Elvis did not have sex until their wedding night. However, this claim is questioned by Suzanne Finstad. They married on May 1, 1967, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and daughter Lisa Marie was born nine months later on February 1, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. In her book, "Elvis and Me", Priscilla describes her daily life with her husband. She also says that Presley became fascinated with the occult and metaphysical phenomena and an addict to prescription drugs, which dramatically changed his | Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley () was written by Suzanne Finstad in 1997. It is an account of Priscilla Presley's life which differs from her own account in her book, "Elvis and Me". Published by Harmony Books, (1st First Edition) Hardcover – August 27, 1997; ASIN: B00RWRD73Q it painted Priscilla Presley in a rather negative light and described her as a "wild child" and "sexpot". The sources of this book are several people who knew Elvis Presley and Priscilla well, among them many friends from Priscilla's childhood |
Panama disease affects which food crop? | Panama disease Panama disease Panama disease is a plant disease of the roots of banana plants. It is a type of fusarium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen "Fusarium oxysporum" f. sp." cubense" (Foc). The pathogen is resistant to fungicide and cannot be controlled chemically. During the 1950s, Panama disease wiped out most commercial Gros Michel banana production. The Gros Michel banana was the dominant cultivar of bananas, and the blight inflicted enormous costs and forced producers to switch to other, disease-resistant cultivars. New strains of Panama disease currently threaten the production of today's most popular cultivar, Cavendish. Two external symptoms help | Crop diversity Crop diversity Crop diversity is the variance in genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plants used in agriculture. Over the past 50 years, there has been a major decline in two components of crop diversity; genetic diversity within each crop and the number of species commonly grown. Crop diversity loss threatens global food security, as the world's human population depends on a diminishing number of varieties of a diminishing number of crop species. Crops are increasingly grown in monoculture, meaning that if, as in the historic Irish Potato Famine, a single disease overcomes a variety's resistance, it may destroy an entire |
Which English poet declined the post of Poet Laureate in 1757? | William Whitehead (poet) William Whitehead (poet) William Whitehead (baptized 12 February 1715 – 14 April 1785) was an English poet and playwright. He became Poet Laureate in 1757 after Thomas Gray declined the position. The son of a baker, Whitehead was born in Cambridge and through the patronage of Henry Bromley, afterwards Baron Montfort, was admitted to Winchester College. He entered Clare College, Cambridge on a scholarship, and became a fellow in 1742. At Cambridge, Whitehead published an epistle "On the Danger of writing Verse" and some other poems, notably an heroic epistle, "Ann Boleyn to Henry the Eighth" (1743), and a didactic | Poet laureate created an office of Poet Laureate. The holders may be locally or nationally prominent. The office of Poet Laureate of Alabama was created for Samuel Minturn Peck in 1930. The post has been continuously filled since 1954 on a four-year renewable basis. Poets Laureate serve at the pleasure of the governor. The state of Arizona established a state Poet Laureate position in 2013, appointing Alberto Ríos as the inaugural Poet Laureate. The state of California established a state Poet Laureate under Governor Hiram Warren Johnson and appointed Ina Donna Coolbrith on June 30, 1915. Coolbrith was later acknowledged as the |
In the Shakespeare play ‘Macbeth’ who kills Macbeth? | Macduff (Macbeth) Macduff (Macbeth) Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (c.1603–1607). Macduff plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act. He can be seen as the avenging hero who helps save Scotland from Macbeth's tyranny in the play. The character is first known from "Chronica Gentis Scotorum" (late 14th century) and "Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland" (early 15th century). Shakespeare drew mostly from "Holinshed's Chronicles" (1587). Although characterised sporadically throughout the play, Macduff serves as a foil to Macbeth and a figure of morality. | Just Macbeth! Just Macbeth! Just Macbeth is an alternate version of William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth". It was written by Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths and produced by Bell Shakespeare as well as being released as a book. Andy - Patrick Brammall Danny - Justin Smith Lisa - Pippa Grandison "For the basic plotline, see Macbeth." Andy, Lisa and Danny are practicing a scene from "Macbeth". They make a potion with all three of them then drinking the potion, which sends them into the "Macbeth" play. After a battle Andy and Danny walk and find three witches, who tell them that Macbeth is |
David Wilkie, Karl Gunner Larson and Michael Phelps are all associated with which sport? | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Foundation. His foundation focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. In 2010, the Michael Phelps Foundation, the Michael Phelps Swim School and KidsHealth.org developed and nationally piloted the "im" program for Boys & Girls Club members. The im program teaches children the importance of being active and healthy, with a focus on the sport of swimming. It also promotes the value of planning and goal-setting. "im" is offered through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and through Special Olympics International. The Foundation has since developed two other programs, Level Field Fund-Swimming and Caps-for-a-Cause. | David Phelps (sport shooter) Phelps saw his fourth selection for Wales to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he finished twelfth in the Prone Rifle Singles. In January 2018 Phelps' fifth Commonwealth Selection was announced ahead of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He went on to win Gold in the Men's Prone Rifle. David Phelps (sport shooter) David Phelps (born 10 April 1977) is a Welsh sport shooter, who won Gold in the 50 meter rifle prone individual competition and Bronze in the corresponding pairs event for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He went on to win individual Gold in the event |
What is the most frequently rolled number with two standard dice? | Dice acts using sex dice. Dice may have numbers that do not form a counting sequence starting at one. One variation on the standard die is known as the "average" die. These are six-sided dice with sides numbered codice_3, which have the same arithmetic mean as a standard die (3.5 for a single die, 7 for a pair of dice), but have a narrower range of possible values (2 through 5 for one, 4 through 10 for a pair). They are used in some table-top wargames, where a narrower range of numbers is required. Other numbered variations include Sicherman dice and | Dice pool Dice pool In some role-playing game systems, the dice pool is the number of dice that a player is allowed to roll when attempting to perform a certain action. In many RPG systems, non-trivial actions often require dice rolls. Some RPGs roll a fixed number of dice, add a number to the die roll based on the character's attributes and skills, and compare the resulting number with a difficulty rating. However, in other systems the character's attributes and skills determine the number of dice to be rolled. Dice pool systems generally use a single size of die, the most common |
‘The Fenn Street Gang’ was a spin-off from which British television series? | The Fenn Street Gang crime boss Stanley Bowler played by George Baker. All three series of "The Fenn Street Gang" have been released on DVD. The Fenn Street Gang The Fenn Street Gang is a British television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. The series was created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was a spin off from their popular "Please Sir!" series. The series followed the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they entered the world of work. Some episodes were written by Geoff Rowley and Andy Baker, as well as David Barry | Bowler (TV series) social circles. Bowler (TV series) Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from "The Fenn Street Gang" featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler. Released from prison after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move |
Which Scottish football team is nicknamed ‘The Hoops’? | 1966–67 in Scottish football 1966–67 in Scottish football The 1966–67 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 70th season of Scottish league football. A number of significant events occurred during the season. The domestic campaign was dominated by Celtic, who along with winning all 5 tournaments they entered, became the first British team to win the European Cup; the great Celtic team who achieved this were later nicknamed the Lisbon Lions. 1966–67 was arguably Scottish football's best ever season in European football, with Rangers reaching the final of the Cup Winners Cup and Kilmarnock reaching the Fairs Cup semi-finals. | Shamrock Rovers Hoops Shamrock Rovers Hoops The Shamrock Rovers Hoops were an Irish basketball team based in Tallaght, Dublin. The Rovers competed in the Superleague and played their home games at the National Basketball Arena. They were affiliated with Shamrock Rovers F.C., who were nicknamed "The Hoops". Originally known as Denny Notre Dame, the team won four consecutive National Cup titles between 1997 and 2000. Notre Dame also won the Irish National Championship in 2000. The team became known as Shamrock Rovers Hoops in 2004 and competed in the Superleague until 2010 when they withdrew from the 2010–11 season due to financial constraints. |
Which Briton won three Gold Olympic medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics? | Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics the nation's first gold medal in his sport for 12 years. By winning two gold medals in London, track cyclist Chris Hoy emerged as Great Britain's most successful athlete in Olympic history with a total of seven medals, including six golds which surpassed the five golds won by former rower Steve Redgrave. Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in men's time trial. Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, after winning his fourth gold medal in the Finn class. With three medals | Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro). Brazil headed to the Beijing Games with its largest Olympic delegation ever, 277 athletes, including a record 132 women. The 17 medals won by Brazil topped the previous medal count record set in 1996, and included the first individual and gold medals by women, by judoka Ketleyn |
In which novel does fictional private eye Philip Marlowe first appear? | Private Eye (game) Big Sleep" (the Bogart version, not Mitchum)." Private Eye (game) Private Eye is a video game developed by Brooklyn Multimedia and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive for Windows in 1996 and Macintosh in 1997. "Private Eye" is an interactive murder mystery starring Philip Marlowe. "Next Generation" reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Unfortunately, there just isn't much game to hang it on. A click or two every 10 minutes does not balance out the hole it'll leave in your checkbook. Even with its alternate endings and intriguing story, | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye the show set in the 1930s, true to the original Raymond Chandler stories. The series chronicles the cases of private detective Philip Marlowe. Set in Los Angeles during the 1930s, storylines were adapted from Chandler's short stories. "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" aired in two short runs beginning in April 1983 to June 1983 in the US and May 1984 in the UK. The second run began in April 1986 and ended in June 1986. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is an American mystery series that aired on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through |
Who wrote the 1856 novel ‘Madame Bovary’? | Madame Bovary Madame Bovary Madame Bovary (full French title: "Madame Bovary. Mœurs de province") is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the novel was first serialized in "La Revue de Paris" between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, "Madame Bovary" became a bestseller in April 1857 when it was published in two volumes. | Madame Bovary had competed with Charles's medical practice, gaining prominence among Yonville people and being rewarded for his medical achievements. Emma Bovary is the novel's eponymous protagonist (Charles's mother and his former wife are also referred to as Madame Bovary, while their daughter remains Mademoiselle Bovary). She has a highly romanticized view of the world and craves beauty, wealth, passion, as well as high society. It is the disparity between these romantic ideals and the realities of her country life that drive most of the novel, leading her into two affairs and to accrue an insurmountable amount of debt that eventually leads |
In humans, episcleritis affects which part of the body? | Episcleritis complications in the eye. Smoking tobacco delays the response to treatment in patients with episcleritis. Episcleritis is a common disease, and its exact prevalence and incidence are unknown. It typically affects young adults, and may be more common in women. Episcleritis Episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera. The episclera is a thin layer of tissue that lies between the conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer that forms the white of the eye (sclera). Episcleritis is a common condition, and is characterized by the abrupt onset of painless eye redness. There are | Episcleritis because episcleritis is a self-limiting condition. Artificial tears may be used to help with irritation and discomfort. More severe cases can be treated with either topical corticosteroids or oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Ketorolac, a topical NSAID, may be used, but it is not more effective than artificial tears and it causes more side effects. Episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting condition, meaning patients recover without any treatment. Most cases of episcleritis resolve within 7–10 days. The nodular type is more aggressive and takes longer to resolve. Although rare, some cases may progress to scleritis. However, in general, episcleritis does not cause |
In which year did seatbelt use for drivers become mandatory in the UK? | Seat belt use rates in the United States rate of 75%. The survey also found that seat belt use continued to be higher among females (86%) than males (79%). According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2013 survey, seat belt use in jurisdictions with stronger seatbelt enforcement laws continue to exhibit generally higher use rates than those with weaker laws. The following list shows the national percentage of vehicle occupants using seat belts between 1983 and 2017: The only years in which the rate did not increase over the previous year were 1994 when usage fell by eight percent, 1996 when usage fell by seven percent, 2006 | Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt enter to the club followed by Sid's artistic scene. "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" entered the UK Singles Chart on week 27, 2005. It peaked at number 60 before dropping out a week later. Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" is the fourth single by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. It was released on 27 June 2005 by independent label Breakbeat Kaos and was their second release with the label. While "Fasten Your Seatbelt" features production from The Freestylers, "Tarantula" features production from Fresh and vocals from $pyda, together with Tenor Fly from The Freestylers. |
Bouche is French for which part of the body? | Amuse-bouche Amuse-bouche An amuse-bouche (; ) or amuse-gueule (, ; ) is a single, bite-sized" hors d'œuvre". Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served for free and according to the chef's selection alone. These, often accompanied by a complementary wine, are served both to prepare the guest for the meal and to offer a glimpse of the chef's style. The term is French and literally means "mouth amuser". The plural form may be "amuse-bouche" or "amuse-bouches". In France, is traditionally used in conversation and literary writing while "amuse-bouche" is | Bouche rouge (chestnut) Bouche rouge (chestnut) "Bouche rouge" is a variety of European chestnut native to the Ardeche, specifically around the town of Saint-Etienne-de-Boulogne. This cultivar may be the result of a hybridization of the cultivar Sardonne with a local variety. "Bouche rouge" produces chestnuts of medium to large size, very beautiful appearance and with very good flavor. With the varieties Comballe and Merle, "Bouche Rouge" is one of the best chestnuts on the French market. Nuts are bright red and can be kept very well. French cultivation areas are at 500 meters elevation or below in the departments of Ardèche, Gard and |
The Makapansgat Caves are in which African country? | Makapansgat Makapansgat Makapansgat (/mɐkɐˈpɐnsxɐt/) (or Makapan Valley world heritage site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site, with the local limeworks containing "Australopithecus"-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP. The whole Makapan Valley has been declared a South African Heritage Site. Makapansgat belongs to the Cradle of Humankind. This is the oldest of the cave sites in the Makapansgat valley, spanning an age of greater than 4.0 million years until perhaps 1.6 million years ago. This site has yielded many | Makapansgat pebble sort of capacity for symbolic thinking, necessary for the development of art and language. If the early hominid has seen this object really as a face, or had magical speculations towards this object or just enjoyed the pebble remains unclear. Makapansgat pebble The Makapansgat pebble (ca. 3,000,000 BP) is a 260-gram reddish-brown jasperite cobble with natural chipping and wear patterns that make it look like a crude rendition of a human face. The pebble is interesting in that it was found some distance from any possible natural source, associated with the bones of "Australopithecus africanus" in a cave in Makapansgat, |
Raleigh is the capital of which American state? | Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina The mayor of Raleigh is the mayor of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, in the United States. Raleigh operates with council-manager government, under which the mayor is elected separately from Raleigh City Council, of which he or she is the eighth member. Under Raleigh's original 1795 charter, the equivalent of a mayor was the 'Intendant of Police' (a title borrowed from France). The first person to hold the office was John Haywood. He was elected by the city Board of Commissioners (who were themselves appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly). Starting in | Raleigh, North Carolina The Raleigh metropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 1,214,516 in 2013. Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a very small portion extending into Durham County. The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns. Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city. Following the American Revolutionary War when the US gained independence, this was chosen as the site of the state capital in 1788 and incorporated in 1792 as such. The |
In which city is the 1997 film ‘The Full Monty’ set? | The Full Monty The Full Monty The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is set in Sheffield, England and, starting off with a travelogue of the city in 1972, tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them former steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act (à la Chippendale dancers) in order to gather enough money to get somewhere else and for the main character, Gaz, to be | The Full Monty (musical) The Full Monty (musical) The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek. In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives' enthusiasm for a touring company of Chippendales. One of them, Jerry, declares that their show will be better than the Chippendales dancers because they'll go "the full monty"—strip all the way. As they prepare for the show, working through |
What was the name of the Tropical Storm, that turned into a hurricane, which hit the US Gulf Coast in August 2012? | Timeline of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season did not do so until four days later. The season produced nineteen tropical cyclones, all of which intensified into tropical storms; ten became hurricanes, but only two strengthened into major hurricanes. Storm impact during the season was widespread and ruinous, with the most significant storms in term of loss of life and damage being hurricanes Isaac and Sandy. A Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, Isaac was a large system that moved ashore the coast of Louisiana on August 12; the storm resulted in 41 deaths overall. Sandy, the second and final major hurricane of the season, was | 1987 Gulf Coast tropical storm 1987 Gulf Coast tropical storm The 1987 Gulf Coast tropical storm caused flooding along the Gulf Coast of the United States. The second tropical cyclone and first tropical storm of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season, it originated from a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico, southeast of Texas, on August 9. Initially a tropical depression, the cyclone moved north-northwestward and slightly intensified into a tropical storm later that day. By August 10, it made landfall between Galveston and Beaumont. The system weakened after moving inland and turned towards the east and later southeast. Briefly reemerging over the Gulf on |
In the David Hockney painting ‘Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy’ what is Percy? | Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their flat, shortly after their wedding, with one of the couple's cats on Clark's knee. The white cat depicted in the painting was Blanche; Percy was another of their cats, but Hockney thought "Percy" made a better title. The work is part of a series of double portraits made by Hockney from 1968, often portraying his friends. Hockney and Clark | Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy symbol of fidelity) in the "Arnolfini Portrait". In this case, Clark continued to have affairs with men and women, which contributed to the breakdown of the marriage in 1974: Hockney's depiction of the couple together but separated foreshadows their divorce. The informal interior scene littered with symbolic objects echoes Victorian paintings, such as Ford Madox Brown's "The Awakening Conscience". Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their |
What is the official language of Iran? | Iran Language Institute Iran Language Institute The Iran Language Institute (Persian: کانون زبان ایران) is a state-owned, non-profit organization founded in 1979 in Iran with the national mission of developing foreign language learning. It's a subsidiary of Institute for the Intellectual Development. The headquarters of this institute is located in Tehran. The ILI, currently having around 200 centers in 73 cities, offers language courses in Persian, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Arabic to around 240000 learners. The Iran Language Institute, previously referred to as Iran–America Society, was established in 1925 in Tehran. In the past, Iran America Society provided various educational services | Official language Official language An official language is a language given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a country's official language refers to the language used within government (judiciary, legislature, administration). Since "the means of expression of a people cannot be changed by any law", the term "official language" does not typically refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government. About half the countries of the world have declared one or more official languages. The government of Italy officialised Italian only in 1999, and some nations (such as the |
The sculpture of the ‘Winged Figure’ by Barbara Hepworth is on the side of which department store in London’s Oxford Street? | Winged Figure Winged Figure Winged Figure (BH 315) is a 1963 sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth. One of Hepworth's best known works, it has been displayed in London since April 1963, on Holles Street near the junction with Oxford Street, mounted on the south-east side of the John Lewis department store. It is estimated that the sculpture is seen by approximately 200 million people each year. It was granted a Grade II* listing in January 2016. The new John Lewis store on Oxford Street replaced earlier war-damaged premises. The building was designed by architects Slater & Uren in 1956 and reopened | Barbara Hepworth the 1930s and experimental photographic collages. Marble portrait heads dating from London, ca. 1927, of Barbara Hepworth by John Skeaping, and of Skeaping by Hepworth, are documented by photograph in the Skeaping Retrospective catalogue, but are both believed to be lost. Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. She was one of the few female artists of her generation to achieve international prominence. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in |
Everything Changes, Beautiful World and Circus are all albums released by which British band? | Everything Changes (Take That song) Everything Changes (Take That song) "Everything Changes" is a song by British boy band Take That. The song was the fifth single from the band's second studio album, "Everything Changes". It was written by Gary Barlow, Michael Ward, Eliot Kennedy and Cary Bayliss, and it was produced by Ward. The song features Robbie Williams on lead vocals. The single was released on 28 March 1994, it was Take That's fourth consecutive single to go straight in at number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for two weeks. The song sold 367,000 copies in the UK, and has | Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (Moby album) Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (Moby album) Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt is the fifteenth studio album by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on March 2, 2018, through record labels Little Idiot and Mute. In 2016 and 2017, Moby released two albums with his musical project Moby & The Pacific Void Choir, "These Systems Are Failing" and "More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse", which largely tackled Moby's views on the 2016 United States presidential election and the national political climate. By contrast, "Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt" marks a stylistic and thematic retreat from the |
If you are ‘Tripping the Light Fantastic’ what are you doing? | You Are What You Eat (film) several members of The Band. The film was preserved and restored by Ed Carter at the archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. 1. Rosko - Teenage Fair 2. Peter Yarrow- Moments Of Soft Persuasion 3. Peter Yarrow- Silly Girl 4. John Simon - Desert Moog Music 5. Tiny Tim - Be My Baby 6. John Herold - The Family Dog 7. Hamsa El Din - The Nude Dance 8. John Simon - My Name Is Jack 9. Tiny Tim & Eleanor Baruchian - I Got You Babe 10. Paul Butterfield - You Are What You Eat | What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? the 1944 film "Hollywood Canteen", performed by Jack Carson and Jane Wyman with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film "The Happy Ending", in which Michael Dees sings it. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost out to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". Legrand won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying |
In which year did Japan join the United Nations? | Japan and the United Nations what was essentially a club of leading industrialized countries. Japan has participated actively since 1975 in the annual summit meetings of the seven largest capitalist countries, the Group of Seven, or G8, since Russia joined after the end of the Cold War. - Japan. Japan and the United Nations Japan became the 69th member of the United Nations on December 18, 1956. Since then, Japan holds many international cooperations within the United Nations as a basic principle of its foreign policy. When Japan joined the UN in 1956, it did so with great enthusiasm and broad public support, for the | Japan and the United Nations As Japan's role and its contributions increased so did sentiment, expressed as early as 1973, that Japan should be given a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China. By 1990, Japan's international cooperation efforts had reached a new level of involvement and activism. Japan contributed about 11 percent of the regular UN budget, second only to the United States, which contributed 25 percent. Japan was particularly active in UN peacekeeping activities and in 1989, for the first time, sent officials to observe and participate in |
Which US President officially opened the Empire State Building in New York? | Empire State Building of "corporate flak" into "exhilarating art". These images were later organized into their own collection. Onlookers were enraptured by the sheer height at which the steelworkers operated. "New York" magazine wrote of the steelworkers: "Like little spiders they toiled, spinning a fabric of steel against the sky". The Empire State Building was officially opened on May 1, 1931, forty five days ahead of its projected opening date, by United States President Herbert Hoover, who turned on the building's lights with the ceremonial button push from Washington, D.C.. Over 350 guests attended the opening ceremony, and following luncheon, at the 86th | Empire State Building floor including Jimmy Walker, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Al Smith. An account from that day stated that the view from the luncheon was obscured by a fog, with other landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty being "lost in the mist". The building officially opened the next day. Advertisements for the observatories were placed in local newspapers, while nearby hotels also released advertisements that lauded their proximity to the newly opened tower. According to "The New York Times", builders and real estate speculators predicted that the Empire State Building would be the world's tallest building "for many years", thus |
What was the name of the first human spaceflight to land on the moon, in July 1969? | 1969 in spaceflight 1969 in spaceflight 1969 saw humanity step onto another world for the first time. On 21 July 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, "Eagle," landed on the moon's surface with two astronauts aboard. Days later the crew of three returned safely to Earth, satisfying U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1962 challenge of 25 May 1961, that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." There were four Apollo missions in total in 1969, three of which traveled to the moon, | Effect of spaceflight on the human body Effect of spaceflight on the human body Venturing into the environment of space can have negative effects on the human body. Significant adverse effects of long-term weightlessness include muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton (spaceflight osteopenia). Other significant effects include a slowing of cardiovascular system functions, decreased production of red blood cells, balance disorders, eyesight disorders and a weakening of the immune system. Additional symptoms include fluid redistribution (causing the "moon-face" appearance typical in pictures of astronauts experiencing weightlessness), loss of body mass, nasal congestion, sleep disturbance, and excess flatulence. The engineering problems associated with leaving Earth and developing |
Pollo is Italian for which bird? | El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco, Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken", is the name of two independent restaurant chains that are controlled by different companies, U.S.-based El Pollo Loco, Inc. and Mexico-based El Pollo Loco, S.A. de C.V. Both companies specialize in Mexican-style grilled chicken and were founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa. Ochoa established the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico in 1974 and then expanded his chain into the United States in 1980. Ochoa then sold his U.S. restaurants in 1983, which became El Pollo Loco, Inc., while keeping the ones in Mexico, which became El | Secondo Pollo also two weeks later on 20 March. The C.C.S. followed suit on 21 April 1998 and passed it to the pope for his approval around a week later. John Paul II presided over the beatification of Pollo during his apostolic visit to the town of Vercelli on 23 May 1998. Secondo Pollo Blessed Secondo Pollo (2 January 1908 - 26 December 1941) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a chaplain who served in World War II. He died during a skirmish in 1941 in which a bullet struck him while he attended to a wounded comrade. Pollo received beatification |
Benjamin Disraeli was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch? | The Prime Minister (film) The Prime Minister (film) The Prime Minister is a British 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It depicts his long marriage to Mary Disraeli and his relationship with various other public figures of the era including William Gladstone, Lord Melbourne and Queen Victoria. Gielgud would later reprise his role as Disraeli in the ITV television drama "Edward the Seventh" (1975). The film was shot at Teddington Studios by the | Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire. He is the only British Prime |
Amarapura was the former capital of which country? | Amarapura Amarapura Amarapura (, ) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava (Inwa) in the south. It was the capital of Myanmar twice during the Konbaung period (1783–1821 and 1842–1859) before finally being supplanted by Mandalay 11 km north in 1859. It is historically referred to as Taungmyo (Southern City) in relation to Mandalay. Amarapura today is part of Mandalay, as a result of urban sprawl. The township is known today for its | Amarapura traditional silk and cotton weaving, and bronze casting. It is a popular tourist day-trip destination from Mandalay. Amarapura comes from (), which means "city of immortality." Amarapura was founded by King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty. He founded Amarapura as his new capital in May 1783. The new capital became a center of Buddhist reforms and learning. In 1800, Buddhist clergy from Sri Lanka obtained higher ordination in this city and founded the Amarapura Nikaya (Amarapura sect). In 1810 the town was estimated to contain 170,000 inhabitants, but in that year it was destroyed by fire. Bodawpaya's grandson, King Bagyidaw |
In computing, what is the device which is plugged into a computer which serves as an adapter or to enable the use of certain software? | Dongle Dongle Dongles were originally created in the 1970s to protect computer software which would function only if the dongle was plugged in - see the History section below. The term is now used generically for any sort of small device or adapter plugged into a computer, games console, TV or other system. For example: WiFi adapters, Bluetooth adapters, and even USB "sticks" or "drives", are frequently referred to as dongles. Other devices include digital media players such as Amazon Fire TV Stick, Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick, Chromebit and Intel Compute Stick. The first software protection dongle was invented and named | Adapter (computing) Adapter (computing) In computing, adapter is a hardware device or software component that converts transmitted data from one presentation form to another. The data presentation can be, for example, a message sent between objects in an application or a packet sent through a network. In modern personal computer, almost every peripheral device uses an adapter to communicate with system bus, for example: A concept of adapter should not be confused with an expansion card. Although every expansion card typically implements some kind of adapter, many other adapters in a modern PC are built into the motherboard itself. A software component |
What is the largest internal human organ? | Organ transplantation Singapore that donate their organs or bodies for transplantation, research or education upon their death, under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act (MTERA), and secondly people that object to the removal of kidneys, liver, heart and corneas upon death for the purpose of transplantation, under the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA). The Live On social awareness movement is also formed to educate Singaporeans on organ donation. Organ transplantation in China has taken place since the 1960s, and China has one of the largest transplant programmes in the world, peaking at over 13,000 transplants a year by 2004. Organ donation, | Organ (anatomy) in all organisms. In single-celled organisms such as bacteria, the functional analogue of an organ is known as an organelle. In plants there are three main organs. A hollow organ is an internal organ that forms a hollow tube, or pouch such as the stomach, intestine, or bladder. In the study of anatomy, the term "viscus" is used to refer to an internal organ, and "viscera" is the plural form. 79 organs have been identified in the human body. In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and complete organs. A tissue is an ensemble of similar cells |
What is the title of the 1987 film in which Cher plays a widow who falls in love with the brother, played by Nicholas Cage, of her husband-to-be? | Cher the comedy horror "The Witches of Eastwick". In Norman Jewison's romantic comedy "Moonstruck", she played an Italian widow in love with her fiancé's younger brother. The two latter films ranked among the top ten highest-grossing films of 1987, at number ten and five, respectively. "The New York Times"' Janet Maslin wrote "Moonstruck" "offers further proof that Cher has evolved into the kind of larger-than-life movie star who's worth watching whatever she does." For that film, Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. By 1988, Cher | Cher (1987 album) Cher (1987 album) Cher is the self-titled eighteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 10, 1987 by Geffen Records. The album has been certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA and Gold in the U.K. by the BPI. Five years after the release of Cher's last album "I Paralyze" and her decision to focus on a film career, Cher signed with Geffen Records (which would later absorb one of her former labels, MCA Records) and was rushed to the studio to record what would become her comeback album. The self-titled album "Cher" was released in the |
A new Holy Thorn Tree was planted in 2012 in which Somerset town, to replace the one damaged by vandals in 2010? | Glastonbury Thorn in Britain, and has appeared in written texts since the medieval period. A flowering sprig is sent to the British Monarch every Christmas. The original tree has been propagated several times, with one tree growing at Glastonbury Abbey and another in the churchyard of the Church of St John. The "original" Glastonbury thorn was cut down and burned as a relic of superstition during the English Civil War, and one planted on Wearyall Hill in 1951 to replace it had its branches cut off in 2010. According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea visited Glastonbury with the Holy Grail and thrust | Trysting tree hawthorn tree was planted on the site and iron railings placed around it. This tree still survives (2012). The National Burns Collection holds a cross section of thorn wood from a tree which grew at the Mill of Mannoch, Coylton, Ayrshire which was said to be Robert Burns' "trysting thorn", a romantic meeting place. One polished surface of the thorn wood reads: From Burns' poem "The Soldier's Return". There is a trysting tree to the memory of Robin Hood, situated in the small wood just off the left hand side of Kiveton Lane on the south exit of Todwick in |
Who played Mike Flaherty, the deputy mayor of New York, in the US television series ‘Spin City’? | Spin City Spin City Spin City is an American television sitcom that aired from September 17, 1996, until April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. Fox departed in 2000 at the conclusion of Season 4 due to his battle with Parkinson's disease, and Charlie Sheen assumed the lead role of Charlie Crawford for the remaining two seasons. The show was cancelled in 2002 due to low ratings. The | Spin City series presents a fictional local government running New York City and follows its Mayor Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick) and his staff as they run the city, although the main person in charge is Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty (Fox). Mike is excellent at his job, dealing with spin and lies, but not so good with his personal life, which he often neglects. Other members of staff at City Hall include press secretary Paul Lassiter (Richard Kind), the office cheapskate, suck-up, and noted coward, who has a habit of being a loudmouth and is often kept in the dark about things; chief |
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was formed in which century? | Woolwich Cricket Club Woolwich Cricket Club Woolwich Cricket Club was an English cricket club based in the town of Woolwich, Kent. It was formed sometime in the first half of the 18th century, or earlier, and its earliest known record is in 1754 when its team played two major matches against the prominent Dartford Cricket Club. The club, or at least a successor of it, then played a number of matches from 1797 to 1806 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Montpelier Cricket Club, Croydon Cricket Club and other leading town clubs. After playing MCC in 1806, the club disappeared from the records. Throughout | Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's cricket ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club's own teams are essentially "ad hoc" because they have never taken part in any formal competition. MCC teams have always held first-class status depending on the quality of the opposition. To mark the beginning of each English season, MCC plays the reigning County Champions. In 1788, the MCC took responsibility for the Laws of Cricket, issuing a revised version that year. Although changes to the Laws are |
Pan American World Airlines offered the first commercially scheduled Boeing 747 service from John F Kennedy Airport to which British airport in 1970? | Pan American World Airways several 747s to major airports in the United States as a public relations effort, allowing the public to tour the airplanes. Pan Am began its final preparations for the first 747 service on the evening of January 21, 1970, when "Clipper Young America" was scheduled to fly from New York John F. Kennedy to London Heathrow. An engine failure delayed the inaugural flight's departure by several hours, necessitating the substitution of another 747 which eventually flew to London Heathrow. Passengers cheered and drank champagne as the jet finally lifted off from the runway at John F. Kennedy Airport. Pan Am | John F. Kennedy International Airport in order to feed its JFK flights. During the 1970s, New York Helicopter offered JFK flights from the top of the then-Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan, but this service was cancelled after a major accident in 1977. The New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport appears in the 2007 Dreamworks Animation film "Bee Movie" and also appeared in the 2013 Disney film "Planes". John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as Kennedy Airport, JFK Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK or Kennedy) is the primary international airport serving New York City. It |
What is the title of the first number one hit released by the Tamla Motown record label? | Motown 450 employees and had a gross income of $20 million by the end of 1966. Early Tamla/Motown artists included Mable John, Eddie Holland and Mary Wells. "Shop Around", the Miracles' first number 1 R&B hit, peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1960. It was Tamla's first million-selling record. On April 14, 1960, Motown and Tamla Records merged into a new company called Motown Record Corporation. A year later, the Marvelettes scored Tamla's first US number-one pop hit, "Please Mr. Postman". By the mid-1960s, the company, with the help of songwriters and producers such as Robinson, A&R | Motown Chartbusters Motown Chartbusters Motown Chartbusters is a series of compilation albums first released by EMI under licence on the Tamla Motown label in Britain. In total, 12 editions were released in the UK between 1967 and 1982. Volumes 1 and 2 were originally called British Motown Chartbusters; after this the title "Motown Chartbusters" was used. Early Motown Records releases in Britain were not on the Motown label, but were issued on the London, Fontana, Oriole and Stateside labels. In 1964, Motown's first number 1 in Britain was "Baby Love" by the Supremes, released on EMI's Stateside label. "Where Did Our Love |
Which country’s football team did Germany beat in the 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-final? | Germany at the 2002 FIFA World Cup took control and Klose made it 2-0 shortly after. Germany finished the group top. Matches Final Group E Table Germany at the 2002 FIFA World Cup This article concerns the German national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Germany had to play against England, Finland, Albania and Greece, managed by fellow German Otto Rehhagel. It was not to be an easy group, so much so as only the first placed team could qualify automatically. The start was promising with four wins in a row, including a 1-0 win against England at Wembley. Since | 2002 FIFA World Cup Final 2002 FIFA World Cup Final The 2002 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2002 at the International Stadium in Yokohama to determine the winner of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by Germany and Brazil. It was the first World Cup meeting between the two sides. Brazil won the match 2–0, winning a record fifth title. Ronaldo, who became the record World Cup goalscorer at the 2006 tournament, scored two of his fifteen World Cup goals in the second half of the match, leading Brazil to the title and |
A Stableford is a scoring system in which sport? | Stableford is also at high elevation. Stableford Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score. The Stableford system was developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford (1870–1959), to deter golfers from giving up on their round after just one or two bad holes. It was first used | Stableford over par. Very few professional tournaments have used a Stableford scoring system. The first PGA Tour event that used a Stableford system of scoring was The International in Colorado, although it used a modified version of the scoring system adapted for the skill levels of the professionals and to encourage attacking play. The event was cancelled in February 2007, after 21 years as part of the tour. The modified Stableford system returned to the PGA Tour at the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2012. Both events were held at high elevation. On the European Tour, the ANZ Championship, which ran for three |
Trypanophobia is the irrational fear of which medical procedure? | Fear of needles case. The following are some of the treatments that have been shown to be effective in some specific cases. Fear of needles Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as "aichmophobia" or "belonephobia", although these terms may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects. It has also been referred to as "trypanophobia", although the origin and proper usage of that term is highly controversial. The condition was officially recognized in 1994 in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and | Fear of medical procedures by trying to hide from doctors when their parents take them in for checkups or by trying to avoid going to the doctor by not telling their parents when they don’t feel well. This fear as a child can be easily treated in much the same way that doctors deal with children in surgery. An explanation or example (like seeing the doctor check an older sibling, or a stuffed animal) can help a child feel more comfortable with what the doctor will do for them. The fear of needles (simply called "needle phobia" in the medical literature, but sometimes trypanophobia) |
Who wrote the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’? | The Da Vinci Code WebQuests The Da Vinci Code WebQuests The Da Vinci Code" WebQuests (also called The Da Vinci Code" Challenges) are a series of web-based puzzles related to the bestselling 2003 novel "The Da Vinci Code", as well as the 2006 film. There have been several web quests, none of which directly related to any other. Probably the most well known is the game run by Google, though it was ultimately met with much more public criticism than the other various games. The original "Da Vinci Code" web quest challenges were first made available via the website of the book's author, Dan Brown, | The Da Vinci Code WebQuests of the book's dustcover jacket, and to search the web to learn the answers to certain questions or clues. The second Da Vinci Code WebQuest, titled "Uncover The Code", followed a similar style. On April 17, 2006, Google launched its own "Da Vinci Code"-related quest, based around the release of "The Da Vinci Code's" film version. It was created in coordination with Sony Pictures, and was called the "Da Vinci Code" Google Quest, an online series of puzzles with a prize offered to those who answer all 24 puzzles correctly. Participants were required to sign up for a Google Account |
A diamondback is what type of creature? | Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus, commonly called the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, among other names, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. It is the heaviest, though not the longest, venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. No subspecies are recognized. "C. adamanteus" is the largest rattlesnake species and is the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring in length and weighing . However, other venomous snakes may rival this species in weight. The much longer but more slender king | Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd edition and related games, there are between thirteen and seventeen creature types. Creature type is determined by the designer of a monster, based upon its nature or physical attributes. The choice of type is important, as all creatures which have a given type will share certain characteristics (with some exceptions). In 3rd and 3.5 editions, type determines features such as hit dice, base attack bonus, saving throws, and |
Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which country in 1960? | Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong University in Milton Keynes. They have two children, their daughter Ellice and their son Jason. Mr. Nkrumah-Acheampong is not related to the former President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah (1909–72). Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong practised at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island for the 2010 Winter Olympics from 31 January to 9 February in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed "The Snow Leopard", is a Ghanaian skier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, British Columbia. taking part in | Kwame Nkrumah on Friday. He later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK, preferring the name "Kwame". According to Ebenezer Obiri Addo in his study of the future president, the name "Nkrumah", a name traditionally given to a ninth child, indicates that Kwame likely held that place in the house of his father, who had several wives. The name of his father is not known exactly; with most accounts only indicating that he was a goldsmith. But according to a Times newspaper interview, his father was Opanyin Kofi Nwiana Ngolomah, who hailed from Nkroful and belongs to Akan |
In which year did the first car-carrying hovercraft cross the English Channel? | Hovercraft Small-scale ferry service started as early as 1962 with the launch of the Vickers-Armstrong VA-3. With the introduction of the 254 passenger and 30 car carrying SR.N4 cross-channel ferry by Hoverlloyd and Seaspeed in 1968, hovercraft had developed into useful commercial craft. Another major pioneering effort of the early hovercraft era was carried out by Jean Bertin's firm in France. Bertin was an advocate of the "multi-skirt" approach, which used a number of smaller cylindrical skirts instead of one large one in order to avoid the problems noted above. During the early 1960s he developed a series of prototype designs, | English Channel Dover and Boulogne but later also Ramsgate (Pegwell Bay) to Calais. The journey time Dover to Boulogne was roughly 35 minutes, with six trips per day at peak times. The fastest crossing of the English Channel by a commercial car-carrying hovercraft was 22 minutes, recorded by the "Princess Anne" MCH SR-N4 Mk3 on 14 September 1995, The first aircraft to cross the Channel was a balloon in 1785, piloted by Jean Pierre François Blanchard (France) and John Jeffries (US). Louis Blériot (France) piloted the first airplane to cross in 1909. The sport of Channel swimming traces its origins to the |
What is the middle name of cartoon character Daffy Duck? | Daffy Duck except in the separately drawn set-piece of Daffy singing "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in which just a slight lisp can be heard. In "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" (1950), Daffy has a middle name, Dumas as the writer of a swashbuckling script, a nod to Alexandre Dumas. Also, in the "Baby Looney Tunes" episode "The Tattletale", Granny addresses Daffy as "Daffy Horatio Tiberius Duck". In "The Looney Tunes Show" (2011), the joke middle names "Armando" and "Sheldon" are used. Tex Avery and Bob Clampett created the original version of Daffy in 1937. Daffy established his status by jumping into the water, hopping | What Makes Daffy Duck What Makes Daffy Duck What Makes Daffy Duck is a 1948 "Looney Tunes" cartoon directed by Arthur Davis. The title is a play on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" Daffy sneaks across the meadow dodging hunter's bullets. He hides behind a tree, his teeth chattering and knees knocking. He is startled on seeing the audience, but calms down and explains, "You see, it's duck season, and, confidentially, I'm a duck!" He then crawls across the meadow and takes a morning shower while singing "King For A Day". While he sings in the shower, a fox and Elmer |
‘Spondulicks’ is British slang for what? | Digger slang the Second World War. Some of the soldiers who had fought in the First World War perpetuated Digger slang into the second. These "retreads" were fit enough to return to action and continued the use of terms such as "bint", "backsheesh" for money, "shoofti" for a look around (borrowed via British slang from Arabic), and "guts" for news and information. Several slang words and phrases evolved. What in the First World War had been a "base bludger", someone who hangs around headquarters avoiding the fighting (from "bludger", a British slang name for a pimp, and generally adopted as the name | Slang terms for money "bar", "coin", "folding stuff", "honk", "lolly", "lucre"/"filthy "Lucre", "moola/moolah", "paper", "scratch", "readies", "spondulicks/spondoolic(k)s/spondulix/spondoolies", and "wonga". "Quid" (singular and plural) is used for pound sterling or £, in British slang. It is thought to derive from the Latin phrase "quid pro quo". A pound (£1) may also be referred to as a "nicker" or "nugget" (rarer). Some other pre-decimalisation United Kingdom coins or denominations became commonly known by colloquial and slang terms, perhaps the most well known being "bob" for a shilling. A farthing was a "mag", a silver threepence was a "joey", and the later nickel-brass threepence was called a |
Spode pottery is made in which European country? | Spode Spode Spode is an English brand of pottery and homewares produced by the company of the same name, which is based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Spode was founded by Josiah Spode (1733–1797) in 1770, and was responsible for perfecting two extremely important techniques that were crucial to the worldwide success of the English pottery industry in the century to follow. He perfected the technique for transfer printing in underglaze blue on fine earthenware in 1783–1784 – a development that led to the launch in 1816 of Spode's Blue Italian range, which has remained in production ever since. Josiah Spode is also | Josiah Spode and his wife Sarah, emigrated to Tasmania where he held a position as Controller of Convicts. After several generations under the guidance of the Copeland family, the Spode name is now owned by the Portmeirion pottery company, which now produces some of the former Spode patterns. Josiah Spode Josiah Spode (23 March 1733 – 18 August 1797) was an English potter and the founder of the English Spode pottery works which became famous for the quality of its wares. He is often credited with the establishment of blue underglaze transfer printing in Staffordshire in 1781–84, and with the definition and |
Beth Tweddle has represented Britain in which sport? | Beth Tweddle In 2012 Tweddle was one of five Olympians chosen as part of a series of body-casting artworks by Louise Giblin exhibited in London and copies being sold in aid of the charity Headfirst. Beth Tweddle Elizabeth Kimberly "Beth" Tweddle MBE (born 1 April 1985) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She was the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympic Games. Tweddle represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist on uneven bars, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion on the uneven bars | Beth Tweddle huge support for London and the enthusiasm of the public has really motivated me and inspired me to carry on training hard. Everything about competing in the Olympic Games is exciting, the moment you get the official letter, the kitting out, the multi-sport atmosphere, it's all a huge honour to be a part of and I can't wait." At the end of July, Tweddle competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. In the team final, Tweddle contributed scores of 15.833 on uneven bars and 14.166 on floor toward the British team's sixth-place finish. In the uneven bars |
Which London theatre has a thatched roof? | Thatching fire. The modern Globe Theatre is one of the few thatched buildings in London (others can be found in the suburb of Kingsbury), but the Globe's modern, water reed thatch is purely for decorative purpose and actually lies over a fully waterproofed roof built with modern materials. The Globe Theatre, opened in 1997, was modelled on the Rose, which was destroyed by a fire on a dry June night in 1613 when a burning wad of cloth ejected from a special effects cannon during a performance set light to the surface of the thatch. The original Rose Theatre was actually | Thatched House Lodge arrangements concerning Thatched House Lodge differ from the arrangements relating to other royal residences leased from the Crown Estate, Royal Lodge and Bagshot Park, leased by the Duke of York and Earl of Wessex respectively. In particular the Crown Estate never made a contribution towards restructuring Thatched House Lodge, as it did in the case of Royal Lodge and Bagshot Park, showing the non-commercial considerations which influenced those leases as opposed to Thatched House Lodge. Thatched House Lodge Thatched House Lodge is a Grade II-listed building, dating from the 17th century, in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond |
What is the first name of Arkwright, played by Ronnie Barker in the UK television series ‘Open All Hours’? | Arkwright (Open All Hours) Arkwright (Open All Hours) Albert E. Arkwright, usually referred to simply as Arkwright, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the British sitcom, "Open All Hours", played by Ronnie Barker. Arkwright is the uncle of Granville and the proprietor of an old fashioned Yorkshire corner shop, which in the era of the programme (1970s and 1980s) was a product of a bygone age. Arkwright's signature characteristic is his stutter, which Granville never misses an opportunity to mock. Arkwright is a pragmatic, miserly man with old-fashioned values, whose world seems to stop at his shop door, except for his | Open All Hours Open All Hours Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which premiered in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a television pilot broadcast in Ronnie Barker's comedy anthology series, "Seven of One" (1973). "Open All Hours" ranked eighth in the 2004 Britain's Best Sitcom poll. A sequel, entitled "Still Open All Hours", was created in 2013. The setting is a small grocer's shop in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The owner, Arkwright (Ronnie Barker), is a |
Before he became US President, Barack Obama was senator of which state? | Assassination threats against Barack Obama Assassination threats against Barack Obama Barack Obama, who was the 44th President of the United States, has been the target of several assassination threats and alleged plots since he first became a presidential candidate in 2007. Secret Service protection for Obama began after the Senator received a death threat in 2007, while serving as the junior Senator of Illinois and running for president. This marked the earliest time a candidate received such protection before being nominated. Security was increased early for Barack Obama due to fears of possible assassination attempts by white supremacist or other racist groups or individuals against | President Barack Obama (painting) use of bushes in the portrait. President Barack Obama (painting) President Barack Obama is a 2018 portrait of Barack Obama by the artist Kehinde Wiley for the National Portrait Gallery. In October 2017, it was announced that Wiley had been chosen by Barack Obama to paint an official portrait of the former president to appear in Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery "America's Presidents" exhibition. The painting depicts Obama sitting in a chair seemingly floating among foliage. The foliage is described by the author as "chrysanthemums (the official flower of Chicago), jasmine (symbolic of Hawaii where the president spent most of his |
Arthur Upmore, Ernie Bragg and Major Leafe are all characters in which ‘Carry On’ film? | Carry On England Connor played a leading role, but the only other long-time regulars present, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth, had only small roles. Windsor Davies, who had joined the series with a main role in the preceding film "Carry On Behind", again plays a major role, reprising (in all but name) his Sergeant-Major character from the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", along with Melvyn Hayes as his effeminate foil. Other main roles are played by established and recognisable actors Judy Geeson and Patrick Mower, both newcomers to the "Carry On" films. The film was originally certified AA by the then | Carry On Behind Carol (Sherrie Hewson) and Sandra (Carol Hawkins). However, as Ernie talks in his sleep and any infidelities are likely to be spoken of in the marital bed after their holiday, Fred is despondent. Professor Roland Crump (Kenneth Williams) teams with Roman expert Anna Vrooshka (Elke Sommer) in an archaeological dig at the site. Arthur Upmore (Bernard Bresslaw) and his wife Linda (Patsy Rowlands) are saddled with her mother Daphne (Joan Sims) and her vulgar mynah bird. Arthur is caught in a compromising position with attractive blonde Norma Baxter (Adrienne Posta) whose husband Joe (Ian Lavender) is lumbered with their giant |
The English band Oasis is from which city? | Oasis (band) Oasis (band) Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Developed from an earlier group, the Rain, the band originally consisted of Liam Gallagher (vocals, tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), and Tony McCarroll (drums). Upon returning to Manchester, Liam's older brother, Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals) joined as a fifth member, which formed the band's core and settled line-up. During the course of their existence, they have undergone various line-up changes. Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their record-setting debut album "Definitely Maybe" (1994). The following | Oasis (1980s band) was brought to an abrupt end because Hopkin became ill and the group disbanded shortly afterwards. Oasis (1980s band) Oasis was an English music group which formed in 1984. The group consisted of Peter Skellern, Julian Lloyd Webber, Mitch Dalton, Bill Lovelady and Mary Hopkin. Their only album, "Oasis", was released on the WEA label along with two singles. The album reached No. 23 on the UK Albums Chart after first charting in April 1984; it remained in the charts for 15 weeks. A tour of the United Kingdom was planned for September 1984 and a new cellist, Audrey Riley, |
US actor Ed Harris directed and starred in which 2000 film about an American artist? | Ed Harris the Ronald Harwood play "Taking Sides". In 1998, his co starring role in "The Truman Show" earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture win. Harris made his directorial debut in 2000 with the drama biopic "Pollock", in which he also starred as artist Jackson Pollock. He was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Actor (and third Oscar overall) for his performance. To prepare for the role, he built a small studio in which to copy the painter's techniques. Two years | David Harris (American actor) David Harris (American actor) David Harris (born May 23, 1959), also known as David D. Harris, is an American television and film actor, most notable for his portrayal of Cochise, a young gang member, in the 1979 film "The Warriors". He has appeared as a supporting actor in a number of films and television series, and commonly plays police officers and military personnel. His first role came in the 1976 television film "Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys", in which he co-starred as Haywood Patterson. He followed this up with a number of supporting roles until 1979, when he appeared |
Bovidae Ovis is the scientific name for which animal? | Ovis Ovis Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the goat-antelope subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its five or more highly sociable species are known as sheep. The domestic sheep is one member of the genus, and is thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia. Female sheep are called "ewes", males are called "rams" (sometimes also called "bucks" or "tups"), and young sheep are called "lambs". The adjective applying to sheep is "ovine", and the collective term for sheep is "flock" or "mob". The term "herd" is also occasionally used in this sense. | Bovidae background, by countershading. The outlines of many bovids are broken up with bold disruptive colouration, the strongly contrasting patterns helping to delay recognition by predators. However, all the Hippotraginae (including the gemsbok) have pale bodies and faces with conspicuous markings. The zoologist Tim Caro describes this as difficult to explain, but given that the species are diurnal, he suggests that the markings may function in communication. Strongly contrasting leg colouration is common only in the Bovidae, where for example "Bos", "Ovis", bontebok and gemsbok have white stockings. Again, communication is the likely function. Excepting some domesticated forms, all male bovids |
Stink 182 is a tribute band to which band? | Blink-182 (album) late April to May 2004, and a highly publicized tour featuring Blink-182 and No Doubt was performed during June 2004 in support of "Blink-182" and No Doubt's "The Singles 1992–2003". The cancelled Australian tour dates were rescheduled and performed in August and September 2004. The band appeared on September 17, 2004 at the "MTV Icon" tribute to The Cure, performing a cover of "A Letter to Elise" and "All of This", which was recorded and later broadcast on October 31, 2004. The band headed to Europe for a two-week tour near the end of the year, which culminated at their | Nashville Tribute Band album "The Work: A Nashville Tribute To The Missionaries". The album pays tribute to the culture of sending thousands of missionaries into the world and all of the experiences associated with the missionaries, their families and friends as they serve. The Nashville Tribute Band consists of: Nashville Tribute Band The Nashville Tribute Band is a Nashville-based Christian group founded by Jason Deere and Dan Truman, the pianist of the popular country group Diamond Rio. In 2003, songwriter and record producer Jason Deere began teaching the Old and New Testament in an early morning LDS seminary class for high school students |
What is the title of the 1985 film sequel to ‘Romancing the Stone’ starring Michael Douglas? | Romancing the Stone Romancing the Stone Romancing the Stone is a 1984 American romantic comedy-adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Diane Thomas. The film stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, and was followed by a 1985 sequel titled "The Jewel of the Nile". "Romancing the Stone" earned over $86 million worldwide at the box office. It also helped launch Turner to stardom, reintroduced Douglas to the public as a capable leading man, and gave Zemeckis his first box-office success. Joan Wilder is a successful but lonely romance novelist in New York City whose editor believes she is waiting | Romancing the Stone the helm but with Douglas, Turner and DeVito all returning. Another sequel, called "The Crimson Eagle", never made it past the development stage. This planned yet un-produced sequel would have seen Jack Colton and his partner Joan Wilder take their two teenage children to Thailand where they would find themselves blackmailed into stealing a priceless statue. DeVito reunited Douglas, Turner, and himself in his 1989 film "The War of the Roses". In 2005 and again in 2008, Michael Douglas was working on a second sequel to "Romancing the Stone" entitled "Racing the Monsoon", although there have been no further developments |
Which English football club play their home games at the Reebok Stadium? | Reebok a brand new ground in the late-1990s, their new home was named the Reebok Stadium. Several other English clubs, such as Liverpool F.C., had Reebok sponsorship deals up until the purchase by Adidas, but most have since switched to either the parent brand (which has a long history in football) or another company altogether. In April 2014, Bolton Wanderers officially announced the Reebok Stadium would be officially rebranded in a new sponsorship deal with sportswear manufacturer Macron, who will manufacture the club's kits and sponsor the stadium under the name Macron Stadium in a four-year deal announced by the club's | Halton Stadium Halton Stadium The Halton Stadium (historically known as Lowerhouse Lane and Naughton Park) is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, Cheshire, England. Widnes Vikings play their home games there. The stadium is all seater and has a total capacity of 13,350. During the 2011 Super League Season, St. Helens played their home games at the stadium. Since 2013, the Everton Ladies and Liverpool Ladies football teams have used this ground as their home ground. Local club Widnes Football Club of the North West Counties Football League also play their home games at the stadium. The Halton Spartans American football team |
Who directed the 1960 film ‘Spartacus’? | Spartacus (film) Spartacus (film) Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the Third Servile War, and stars Kirk Douglas in the title role, Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles | Spartacus (film) credibility. Trumbo was publicly given credit for two major films. Otto Preminger made public that Trumbo wrote the screenplay for his film "Exodus", and Kirk Douglas publicly announced that Trumbo was the screenwriter of "Spartacus". Further, President John F. Kennedy publicly ignored a demonstration organized by the American Legion and went to see the film. After David Lean turned down an offer to direct, "Spartacus" was to be directed by Anthony Mann, then best known for his Westerns such as "Winchester '73" and "The Naked Spur". Douglas fired Mann at the end of the first week of shooting, in which |
In January 1977, which French President officially opened the Pompidou Centre in Paris? | Centre Georges Pompidou and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg (). It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. , the Centre Pompidou has had over 180 million visitors since 1977 and more than 5,209,678 visitors in 2013, including 3,746,899 for the museum. The sculpture "Horizontal" by Alexander Calder, a free-standing mobile that is tall, was placed in front of the Centre Pompidou in 2012. The idea for a multicultural complex, bringing together | Centre Pompidou-Metz building was inaugurated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on May 12, 2010. The building is remarkable for its roof structure, one of the largest and most complex built to date, which was inspired by a Chinese hat found in Paris by Shigeru Ban. Since its inauguration, the institution has become one of the most visited cultural venues in France outside Paris. The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a large hexagon structured round a central spire reaching , alluding to the 1977 opening date of the original Centre Pompidou of Paris. It possesses three rectangular galleries (Gallery 1, 2, and 3) weaving through |
The colour sepia is named after the pigment from the ink sac of which marine creature? | Ink sac Ink sac An ink sac is an anatomical feature that is found in many cephalopod mollusks used to produce the defensive cephalopod ink. With the exception of nocturnal and very deep water cephalopods, all coeloids (squid, octopus and cuttlefish) which dwell in light conditions have an ink sac, which can be used to expel a cloud of dark ink in order to confuse predators. The ink sac is a muscular bag which originated as an extension of the hind gut; it is a modified hypobranchial gland. It lies beneath the gut and opens into the anus, into which its contents | Ink sac – almost pure melanin – can be squirted; its proximity to the base of the funnel means that the ink can be distributed by ejected water as the cephalopod uses its jet propulsion. The ejected cloud of melanin is bound by mucus particles, so it forms a lump approximately the size and shape of the cephalopod, fixing the predator's attention while the mollusc itself makes a hasty escape. Ink sac An ink sac is an anatomical feature that is found in many cephalopod mollusks used to produce the defensive cephalopod ink. With the exception of nocturnal and very deep water |
A gastrectomy is the removal of which part of the human body? | Sleeve gastrectomy Sleeve gastrectomy Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 15% of its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach along the greater curvature. The result is a sleeve or tube like structure. The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach, although there could be some dilatation of the stomach later on in life. The procedure is generally performed laparoscopically and is irreversible. Sleeve gastrectomy was originally performed as a modification to another bariatric procedure, the duodenal switch, and then later as the first part of a | Composition of the human body mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. All 11 are necessary for life. The remaining elements are trace elements, of which more than a dozen are thought on the basis of good evidence to be necessary for life. All of the mass of the trace elements put together (less than 10 grams for a human body) do not add up to the body mass of magnesium, the least common of the 11 non-trace elements. |
The US Ramstein Air Base is in which European country? | Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and also for NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). Ramstein is located near the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach, in the rural district of Kaiserslautern. The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is about from Kaiserslautern (locally referred to by Americans as "K-Town"). Other nearby civilian communities include Ramstein-Miesenbach, just outside the base's west gate, and Landstuhl, about from the west gate. The host unit is | Ramstein Air Base On 1 February 1952, Det 1, 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing arrived at Landstuhl AB from Neubiberg Air Base near Munich. On 1 June 1953 Ramstein Air Station was opened. Ramstein was the location of headquarters, Twelfth Air Force, and supported family housing, base exchange, commissary, dependents' schools and other administrative offices for the WAFs (Women's Air Force). The barracks that were built at Ramstein AS were used to house WAFs and single women that worked as U.S. Government Employees at both Ramstein AS and Landstuhl AB. On 27 April 1953, Headquarters, Twelfth Air Force was activated on Ramstein Air Base, having |
What are the names of the leather boxes, sometimes called phylacteries, worn by orthodox Jewish men on their head and arm during weekday morning prayers? | Judaism clothing. Tefillin (Hebrew: תְפִלִּין), known in English as phylacteries (from the Greek word φυλακτήριον, meaning "safeguard" or "amulet"), are two square leather boxes containing biblical verses, attached to the forehead and wound around the left arm by leather straps. They are worn during weekday morning prayer by observant Jewish men and some Jewish women. A "kittel" (Yiddish: קיטל), a white knee-length overgarment, is worn by prayer leaders and some observant traditional Jews on the High Holidays. It is traditional for the head of the household to wear a kittel at the Passover seder in some communities, and some grooms wear | Jewish views of leather Jewish views of leather Leather has played an important role in Judaism and in Jewish life. Many items widely used by observant Jews are made from leather, such as: References to leather are found in the Hebrew Bible and Talmud. Leather was originally worn to protect against weather conditions. Over time, leather was slowly replaced by other resources as a source for garments. The first reference to leather is in the Book of Genesis that states that God gave man a “coat of skins”. In addition, the Patriarchs continued to wear the “coat of skins” throughout their rule. Leather constantly |
Who married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey in November 1973? | Mark Phillips team at the 2012 Olympics. In 1998, Phillips designed the cross-country venue for the Red Hills Horse Trials, a qualifying event for the Olympics located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. He is now a regular columnist for "Horse & Hound" magazine. He also remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, and serves as "Chef d'Equipe" of the United States Eventing Team. Phillips married Princess Anne on 14 November 1973, at Westminster Abbey. They have two children: Peter (born 1977) and Zara (born 1981). It is believed that Phillips declined a peerage from the Queen which would have allowed his | Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey but later removed, in 1661, on the orders of King Charles II, and buried in a pit in St Margaret's churchyard, adjoining the Abbey. A modern plaque on the exterior wall of the church records the names of those who were disinterred: In November 1869, at the request of the Dean of Westminster and with the approval of Queen Victoria, the philanthropist George Peabody was given a temporary burial in the Abbey, but later moved and buried in Salem, Massachusetts. Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey Honouring individuals with burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey has a long tradition. Henry |
Pitkin County is in which US state? | Pitkin County, Colorado Pitkin County, Colorado Pitkin County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,148. The county seat is Aspen. The county is named in honor of the late Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin. Pitkin County has the seventh-highest per capita income of any county in the United States. Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which | Joan Breslin Pitkin Joan Breslin Pitkin Joan Breslin Pitkin was a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly for 24 years. Pitkin was born in New York City in 1932. Pitkin received her college education at the University of Vermont. Joan Pitkin served as an elected Delegate to the Maryland state legislature, Maryland General Assembly, in Annapolis, Maryland, from 1979 to 2003. She represented District 23, Prince George's County. During her twenty four years in office, Delegate Pitkin made cancer prevention measures a prime concern and became a nationally recognized health care advocate for introducing landmark health care proposals which have become models for |
Lady Day (The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin) falls in which month of the year? | Feast of the Annunciation Feast of the Annunciation The Feast of the Annunciation, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, also known as Lady Day, the Feast of the Incarnation ('), Conceptio Christi ('), commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is celebrated on 25 March each year. In the Roman Catholic Church, when 25 March falls during the Paschal Triduum, it is transferred forward to the first suitable day during Eastertide. In Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism, it is never transferred, | Feast of the Annunciation with the Incarnation of Christ at the Annunciation, on which date Jesus Christ is believed to have been conceived in the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit. The Knights of Columbus observe the Feast of the Annunciation as the "International Day of the Unborn Child". Feast of the Annunciation The Feast of the Annunciation, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, also known as Lady Day, the Feast of the Incarnation ('), Conceptio Christi ('), commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the |
Which US cartoon series first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show in April 1987? | Tracey Ullman "The Tracey Ullman Show", from 1987 until 1990, which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise, "The Simpsons". She later produced programmes for HBO, including "Tracey Takes On..." (1996–99), for which she garnered numerous awards. Her sketch comedy series, "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union", ran from 2008 to 2010 on Showtime. She has also appeared in several feature films. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2016, she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show | The Tracey Ullman Show The Tracey Ullman Show The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987 (the network's second original primetime series to air following "Married... with Children") and ran until May 26, 1990. The show was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy with musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The format was conceived by creator and executive producer James L. Brooks, who was looking to showcase the show's multitalented star. Brooks likened the show to |
Swiss author Johanna Spyri wrote which famous children’s book about a young orphan girl in her grandfather’s care? | Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri Johanna Louise Spyri (née Heusser; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book "Heidi". Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a lawyer. Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first story, "A Note on Vrony's Grave", which | Emilie Kempin-Spyri Emilie Kempin-Spyri Emilie Kempin-Spyri (born March 18, 1853 in Altstetten; died April 12, 1901 in Basel; née Spyri, married name Kempin) was the first woman in Switzerland to graduate with a law degree and to be accepted as an academic lecturer. However, as a woman she was not permitted to practice as an attorney; therefore she emigrated to New York, where she taught at a law school she established for women. Emilie Kempin-Spyri was the niece of the author Johanna Spyri. She matriculated at the University of Zürich in 1883 as the first Swiss woman in the legal faculty. In |
Who wrote the 1924 musical composition ‘Rhapsody in Blue’? | Rhapsody in Blue to complete, the "Rhapsody in Blue" edition will be an early volume. Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. The composition was commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman. It was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924 scoring, the 1926 "theater orchestra" setting, and the 1942 symphony orchestra scoring, though completed earlier. The piece received its premiere in the concert, "An Experiment in Modern Music", which was held on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian | Rhapsody in Blue include the orchestra. Novelty piano can be heard at rehearsal 9 with the revelation of the Train theme. The hesitations and light-hearted style of comic piano, a vaudeville approach to piano made well known by Chico Marx and Jimmy Durante, are evident at rehearsal 22. As early as 1955, "Rhapsody in Blue" served as the inspiration for a composition by the noted accordionist/composer John Serry Sr. which was subsequently published in 1957 (see "American Rhapsody"). "Rhapsody in Blue" inspired a collaboration between blind savant British pianist Derek Paravicini and composer Matthew King on a new concerto, called "Blue" premiered at |
What is the capital of The Isle of man? | Capital punishment in the Isle of Man on the Isle of Man between 1873 and 1992. The last person to be sentenced to death on the Isle of Man (and anywhere in the British Isles) was Anthony Robin Denys Teare, at the Court of General Gaol Delivery in Douglas, in 1992. The case was heard before the Second Deemster of the Isle of Man, Henry Callow. Deemster Callow thus became the last judge in the British Isles to pass a death sentence (but chose not to wear a black cap whilst doing so). Following sentencing, Teare engaged a new lawyer, Louise Byrne, who immediately took the case | Capital punishment in the Isle of Man Capital punishment in the Isle of Man Capital punishment in the Isle of Man was formally abolished in 1993. The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency, but not part of the United Kingdom (which had effectively abolished capital punishment in 1965). The last person to be actually hanged on the Isle of Man was John Kewish, at Castletown in 1872. No execution had taken place on the island during the three decades before that. Capital punishment was not abolished by Tynwald (the island's parliament) until 1993. Many people were sentenced to death (for murder and various other crimes) |
Zorro is Spanish for which animal? | Zorro (novel) blossoms into a romance, and Diego is forced to remain at home to recover after suffering a few broken ribs during the attack. Diego and Bernardo then undergo a test to prove their maturity and to find their spirit guide, a totemic animal which would guide the boys' future. Bernardo's spirit guide is a horse, in the form of Tornado, a motherless colt which Bernardo encounters and cares for. Diego's is a fox ("zorro" in his native Spanish) who saves his life. After the events in the forest, Alejandro, oblivious to the Indian training Diego has been receiving, receives a | El Zorro (railway) sleeper discharge wagons, container flats, and ballast hoppers were also leased by the company. A list of El Zorro operated Locomotives at the time the company ceased trading can be found on Railpage Australia at List of El Zorro Operated Locomotives. El Zorro (railway) El Zorro (legal name El Zorro Transport Pty Ltd) was an Australian railway operator hauling freight and intrastructure trains in Victoria and New South Wales that ceased trading on 4 June 2013. It was a private company founded in 1999 by Ray Evans who has a taste for things Spanish, El Zorro being Spanish for "the |
How many lanes does an Olympic swimming pool have? | Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool () is an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool in Atakum district of Samsun province, northern Turkey. The venue is situated in Yenimahalle Maha., Atatürk Boulevard Yanyolu 13, Atakum. It was opened in presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Akif Çağatay Kılıç on October 19, 2015. Built on a land covering , it cost around 20 million (approx. US$ 7.0). The main pool has ten lanes and the warm-up pool six lanes. The facility features also a fitness hall and a spa. It has a seating capacity for 1,000 spectators, including 100 for | Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The Dalby Swimming Pool Complex has a strong association with the community of Dalby and the surrounding area as an important sports venue for swimming events, enabling Dalby swimmers access to wider Australian competition, and has at times attracted Australian/international swimming stars. Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool is a heritage-listed swimming pool at 58 Patrick Street, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Clifford Ernest Plant and built in 1936. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 20 March 2008. The Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool complex was |
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