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How many bones are in the human neck?
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How many bones are in the neck? - Parts of The Skeletal System - Sharecare Parts of The Skeletal System How many bones are in the neck? There are seven bones in the neck, or cervical spine. Each bone is called a vertebra. (This answer provided for NATA by the University of Alabama Athletic Training Education Program.) Helpful? 1 person found this helpful. This content reflects information from various individuals and organizations and may offer alternative or opposing points of view. It should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. As always, you should consult with your healthcare provider about your specific health needs. Videos (6)
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Which chemical element is also know as ‘Inflammable Air’?
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Energy and kids Hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly flammable diatomic gas with the molecular formula H2. With an atomic weight of 1.00794 u, hydrogen is the lightest element. Hydrogen is the simplest element known to man. Each atom of hydrogen has only one proton. It is also the most plentiful gas in the universe. Stars are made primarily of hydrogen. The sun is basically a giant ball of hydrogen and helium gases. In the sun's core, hydrogen atoms combine to form helium atoms. This process—called fusion gives off radiant energy. This radiant energy sustains life on earth. It gives us light and makes plants grow. It makes the wind blow and rain fall. It is stored as chemical energy in fossil fuels. Most of the energy we use today came from the sun's radiant energy. Hydrogen gas is lighter than air and, as a result, it rises in the atmosphere. This is why hydrogen as a gas (H2) is not found by itself on earth. It is found only in compound form with other elements. Hydrogen combined with oxygen, is water (H2O). Hydrogen combined with carbon, forms different compounds such as methane (CH4), coal, and petroleum. Hydrogen is also found in all growing things—biomass. It is also an abundant element in the earth's crust. Hydrogen has the highest energy content of any common fuel by weight(about three times more than gasoline), but the lowest energy content by volume (about four times less than gasoline). It is the lightest element, and it is a gas at normal temperature and pressure. Hydrogen gas, H2, was first artificially produced and formally described by T. Von Hohenheim (also known as Paracelsus, 1493–1541) via the mixing of metals with strong acids. He was unaware that the flammable gas produced by this chemical reaction was a new chemical element. In 1671, Robert Boyle rediscovered and described the reaction between iron filings and dilute acids, which results in the production of hydrogen gas. In 1766, Henry Cavendish was the first to recognize hydrogen gas as a discrete substance, by identifying the gas from a metal-acid reaction as "inflammable air" and further finding in 1781 that the gas produces water when burned. He is usually given credit for its discovery as an element. In 1783, Antoine Lavoisier gave the element the name hydrogen (from the Greek hydro meaning water and genes meaning creator) when he and Laplace reproduced Cavendish's finding that water is produced when hydrogen is burned Hydrogen and energy carrier Energy carriers move energy in a usable form from one place to another. Electricity is the most well-known energy carrier. We use electricity to move the energy in coal, uranium, and other energy sources from power plants to homes and businesses. We also use electricity to move the energy in flowing water from hydropower dams to consumers. It is much easier to use electricity than the energy sources themselves. Like electricity, hydrogen is an energy carrier and must be produced from another substance. Hydrogen is not widely used today but it has great potential as an energy carrier in the future. Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of resources (water, fossil fuels, biomass) and is a byproduct of other chemical processes. Unlike electricity, large quantities of hydrogen can be easily stored to be used in the future. Hydrogen can also be used in places where it’s hard to use electricity. Hydrogen can store the energy until it’s needed and can be moved to where it’s needed. How is hydrogen made Since hydrogen doesn't exist on earth as a gas, we must separate it from other elements. We can separate hydrogen atoms from water, biomass, or natural gas molecules. The two most common methods for producing hydrogen are steam reforming and electrolysis (water splitting). Scientists have even discovered that some algae and bacteria give off hydrogen. Steam reforming is currently the least expensive method of prod
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In the nursery rhyme, ‘…who…put the kettle on?
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Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On Polly put the kettle on Polly put the kettle on Polly put the kettle on We'll all have tea Sukey take it off again Sukey take it off again Sukey take it off again They've all gone away
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In which European city was writer and poet Oscar Wilde born?
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Oscar Wilde: Biography, Writer, Poet | Online Homework Help | SchoolWorkHelper Oscar Wilde: Biography, Writer, Poet You are here: PDF Oscar Wilde (real name Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde) was born on October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. His father, William Robert Wilde, was an eminent eye doctor, with an interest in myths and folklore. He was the founder of the first eye and ear hospital in Great Britain, as well as the appointed Surgeon Occultist to the Queen, who knighted him. His mother, Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde, was a poet who wrote patriotic Irish verse under the pen name Speranza, and had a considerable following. As a youngster, Wilde was exposed to the brilliant literary talk of the day at his mother’s Dublin salon. In 1864 Wilde entered the Portora Royal School at Enniskillen, and in 1871 entered Trinity College in Dublin. In 1874 he left Ireland and went to England to attend Magdalen College at Oxford. As a student there, he excelled in classics, wrote poetry, and incorporated the Bohemian life style of his youth into a unique way of life. He came under the influence of aesthetic innovators such as English writers Walter Pater and John Ruskin. He found the aesthetic movement’s notions of “art for art’s sake” and dedicating one’s life to art suitable to his temperament and talents. As an aesthete, Wilde wore long hair and velvet knee breeches, and became known for his eccentricity as well as his academic ability. His rooms were filled with various objets d’art such as sunflowers, peacock feathers, and blue china. Wilde frequently confided that his greatest challenge at University was learning to live up to the perfection of the china. Wilde won numerous academic prizes while studying there, including the Newdigate Prize, a coveted poetry award, for his poem Ravenna. In 1879 Wilde moved to London to make himself famous. He set about establishing himself as the leader and model of the aesthetic movement. Besides his hair and breeches, he added loose-fitting wide-collared silk shirts with flowing ties and lavender colored gloves. He frequently carried a jewel-topped cane and was caricatured in the press flamboyantly attired and holding an over- sized sunflower, an icon of the movement. Wilde quickly became well known despite having any substantial achievements to build on. His natural wit and good humor endeared him to the art and theater world, and through his lover Frank Miles, he found it easy to become part of the cliques that frequented London’s theater circuit and drawing rooms. He became a much desired party guest, and eventually his popularity led to his being chosen as an advance publicity man for a new Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Patience, that spoofed aesthetes like himself. In 1881, Wilde’s first book of poems, called Poems, was published. In 1882, short of money, he accepted an invitation to embark on a lecture tour of America. He produced his first play in New York City, called Vera, about nihilism in Russia. According to some, it was canceled at the last moment, probably for political reasons; others say he saw it performed there but that it ran unsuccessfully. Throughout that year he lectured in 70 American cities as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada on the arts and literature. The tour was an unmitigated smash and Wilde returned to London in 1883 in triumph and richer by several thousand pounds. By the time he returned from America he had already tired of being the Great Aesthete and began dressing more conventionally. He did a successful tour of the U.K. He also wrote his second unsuccessful play, The Duchess Of Padua. In 1884, he married Constance Lloyd, the daughter of an Irish barrister. They had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. The family moved into a house in Chelsea, an artist section of London. In 1887, he took a job at Woman’s World, a popular magazine for which he wrote literary criticism. In 1888 he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, a collection of original fairy tales which he wrote for his sons. Two years later he tired of journalism and journalists. He returned to partyin
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What do the interior angles of an octagon add up to in degrees?
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Cool math .com - Polygons - Octagons - properties, interior angles Sum of the Interior Angles of an Octagon: This image shows the process for a HEXAGON: Using the same methods as for hexagons to the right (I'll let you do the pictures)... To find the sum of the interior angles of an octagon, divide it up into triangles... There are six triangles... Because the sum of the angles of each triangle is 180 degrees... We get So, the sum of the interior angles of an octagon is 1080 degrees. Regular Octagons:The properties of regular octagons: All sides are the same length (congruent) and all interior angles are the same size (congruent). To find the measure of the angles, we know that the sum of all the angles is 1080 degrees (from above)... And there are eight angles... So, the measure of the interior angle of a regular octagon is 135 degrees. The measure of the central angles of a regular octagon: To find the measure of the central angle of a regular octagon, make a circle in the middle... A circle is 360 degrees around... Divide that by eight angles... So, the measure of the central angle of a regular octagon is 45 degrees. Popular Topics
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What is the title of the theme tune to BBC radio’s ‘Desert Island Discs’?
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Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ Desert Island Discs - YouTube Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ Desert Island Discs Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 29, 2009 This is (By The) Sleepy Lagoon composed by Eric Coates and performed by Eric Coates and the Symphony Orchestra. The original version was recorded by Coates for introducing the BBC radio series Desert Island Discs, which has run since 1942, and the theme is still in use today. Upon hearing the melody, Jack Lawrence wrote the song lyrics to it, and it became a hit for bandleader Harry James reaching no1 in the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart in 1942. Other hit versions were recorded by Dinah Shore, David Rose, Fred Waring, Glenn Miller and others. The song made the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, in a version by the Platters, found originally on the flipside of the 1960 top ten "Harbor Lights". The song is used at one of the rides (The Magic Clock) in De Efteling in The Netherlands, one of Europe's largest theme parks. Category
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In Greek mythology, who was condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone up to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again?
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Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Sisyphus Sisyphus (SIS-i-fus) Sinner condemned in Tartarus to an eternity of rolling a boulder uphill then watching it roll back down again. Sisyphus was founder and king of Corinth, or Ephyra as it was called in those days. He was notorious as the most cunning knave on earth. His greatest triumph came at the end of his life, when the god Hades came to claim him personally for the kingdom of the dead. Hades had brought along a pair of handcuffs, a comparative novelty, and Sisyphus expressed such an interest that Hades was persuaded to demonstrate their use - on himself. And so it came about that the high lord of the Underworld was kept locked up in a closet at Sisyphus's house for many a day, a circumstance which put the great chain of being seriously out of whack. Nobody could die. A soldier might be chopped to bits in battle and still show up at camp for dinner. Finally Hades was released and Sisyphus was ordered summarily to report to the Underworld for his eternal assignment. But the wily one had another trick up his sleeve. He simply told his wife not to bury him and then complained to Persephone, Queen of the Dead, that he had not been accorded the proper funeral honors. What's more, as an unburied corpse he had no business on the far side of the river Styx at all - his wife hadn't placed a coin under his tongue to secure passage with Charon the ferryman. Surely her highness could see that Sisyphus must be given leave to journey back topside and put things right. Kindly Persephone assented, and Sisyphus made his way back to the sunshine, where he promptly forgot all about funerals and such drab affairs and lived on in dissipation for another good stretch of time. But even this paramount trickster could only postpone the inevitable. Eventually he was hauled down to Hades, where his indiscretions caught up with him. For a crime against the gods - the specifics of which are variously reported - he was condemned to an eternity at hard labor. And frustrating labor at that. For his assignment was to roll a great boulder to the top of a hill. Only every time Sisyphus, by the greatest of exertion and toil, attained the summit, the darn thing rolled back down again.
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Which member of The Beatles used the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?
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This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso | TMR This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso November 29, 2011 By Neil Cossar , Contributor On this day in 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single “My Sweet Lord.” This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who'd of thought that by the turn of the century, we would've lost two Beatles? First John and now George. I'm sure, like myself growing up with the Fabs, you just thought they would be around forever. There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit "My Sweet Lord," well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge" which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso," meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace. In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday"). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown's, and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox. Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing 'Here Comes the Sun.'" I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass. Share this story
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In cookery, ‘agneau’ is French for which meat?
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Le Gigot d'Agneau - French Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe - Learn French Le Gigot d'Agneau - French Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe March 21, 2016 Pin it Today, we'll take a look at a very traditional French leg of lamb recipe: le gigot d'agneau Pascal. In case you were wondering, let's be clear: "Agneau Pascal" does NOT mean "Some guy named Pascal's recipe for leg of lamb!" but rather the lamb that is traditionally cooked for Easter (called "Pâques") holiday. You’ll find several variations of this leg of lamb recipe in countries around the mediterranean (my favourite being the lemon based Greek leg of lamb, but I’m biased with my ancestry). The good news is that as far as holiday meals are concerned, this is probably one of the simplest and fastest to make: The whole recipe requires just 5 ingredients and less than 15 minutes of preparation! Now you can of course spruce it up a little (which is what I do) but the basics of the meal is super simple. Ingredients For the French Easter Lamb Recipe Leg of lamb, bone-in recommended (“Gigot d’agneau”) Garlic Dried “herbes de Provence” (mixture of savoury, thyme, lavender and other herbs) Leg of Lamb Recipe [Note: Take the leg of lamb out of the fridge about 2 hours before you start the recipe so that the meat is not too cold] Run the leg of lamb under cold water to remove any stickiness of the meat and dry it well with paper towels. Removing all the excess moisture will make for a crispier outside when cooking. If your butcher has not done so, remove most of the white tough skin that might be on the leg of lamb. Just make a small incision, pull with your fingers and cut parallel to the meat as you pull (Some people don’t mind that skin it but I prefer without it, it makes the meat more presentable and easier to eat) Cut your garlic into small juliennes (long strips) of about 5mm x 5mm (imagine tiny garlic French fries!) With a long sharp knife, make an long thin incision in the meat and insert the garlic into the opening. (I also like to add a couple of leaves of fresh rosemary too but not everyone likes that stronger taste). This is called “piquer la viande à l’ail” (literally to pierce the meat with garlic). Do this evenly in all the deep parts of the meat. The amount of garlic you “pique” with is up to you and based on your preferences, use less for a romantic dinner, use more after 10 years of marriage ;-) Put the leg of lamb in a large oven dish (“Un plat”) and add some olive oil (not too much, lamb already has lots of natural fat) and generously sprinkle pepper and, optionally, the “herbes de Provence” on every part of the roast. With the oil, all the pepper and herbs will stick to the meat making a sort of crust. [Note you can make all these steps the day before, just make sure you take the leg of lamb out of the fridge 2 hours before you put it into the oven] Cooking Your Leg of Lamb Set your oven (“un four”) to a high temperature (about 240° celsius/464°F and let it get really hot) Just before you put the leg of lamb in the oven, sprinkle the whole roast with salt. Put in the high temp oven for about 20 minutes to develop a nice crust (“une croûte”). This will prevent juices from flowing out during the cooking and add flavor + visual appeal. Then lower the oven to about 200° C / 390° F Let cook your leg of lamb for about 12 to 15 minutes per pound depending on if you want it pink or 18 minutes if you want it well done. In the middle of the cooking, you can flip the leg of lamb once if you’d like. Serving the Leg of Lamb Once you take the “gigot” out of the oven, take it out of the pan and cover it with tin foil (“papier alu” – short for aluminium). Let it rest at least 10 minutes for the juices to flow back into the leg of lamb meat. In the meantime, you can dump most of the fat that is left in the pan and put the pan on the stove at a low heat (make sure your pan allows that). Then add a large glass of chicken stock (or I prefer to add red wine) and deglaze the pan, scraping all the good bits from the bottom of the pan, let it reduce, season if needed and serve as a
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Which energy drink is advertised with the slogan ‘…..gives you wings’?
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Red Bull DOESN'T give you wings: Energy drink giant to cough up £8.1m over false advertising lawsuit - Mirror Online News Red Bull DOESN'T give you wings: Energy drink giant to cough up £8.1m over false advertising lawsuit Austrian manufacturer loses US lawsuit and agrees to pay out to anyone who drank Red Bull in America in the last 12 years Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Red Bull DOESN'T give you wings – who knew? The famous energy drink slogan has been found to be false after a US lawsuit. And the Austrian manufacturer has agreed to cough up a bank-busting $13million (£8.1m) to settle over false advertising. It means anyone who glugged a can of Red Bull stateside in the last 12 years could soon have a cash windfall winging their way. And they don't even need a proof of purchase. They shouldn't moon the boss, cancel the milk and book round-the-world flights just yet though. Because the company – which admitted no wrongdoing – has only agreed to fork out $10 (£6.17) cash or $15 (£9.26) worth of Red Bull products per person up to the cap of $13m. A website - energydrinksettlement.com - set up by Red Bull to process claims crashed after a flood of traffic this week. Can you believe it? Red Bull has lost a lawsuit over the 'gives you wings' claims (Photo: Getty / asasinz2 / Youtube) There’s a deadline of March 2015 to submit an application. The false ad lawsuit was kicked off in 2013 by a US consumer, Benjamin Careathers. He argued the Red Bull slogan clearly doesn't mean the drink will give you wings. But he claimed it is generally accepted the drink should give a higher energy boost than an average cup of coffee . At a hearing in August, a judge agreed with him. "Even though there is a lack of genuine scientific support for a claim that Red Bull branded energy drinks provide any more benefit to a consumer than a cup of coffee, the Red Bull defendants persistently and pervasively market their product as a superior source of 'energy' worthy of a premium price over a cup of coffee or other sources of caffeine," the suit says. The firm has agreed to amend future marketing campaigns. Red Bull is the biggest selling energy drink in the world, with 5.4 billion cans sold in 2013. poll loading
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A pontil is a metal rod used in the process of what?
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pontil - Wiktionary pontil pontil (plural pontils ) (glassblowing) A punty ; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
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What colour are the flowers of the saw-wort?
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Wild Plants to Dye For | River of Flowers Wild Plants to Dye For POSTED ON: …………from Wild Carrot to Woad! Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) © Alvesgaspar Natural dyes originate from the flowers, leaves, roots, wood and bark of wild plants, lichens, fungi and insects. Natural dyes are usually lustrous with subtle variations in hue, and can develop a patina, which ages beautifully. The colours have been described as ‘feeling’ as alive as the wildlife that yields them. Whether they are native or not, many of the wildflower names are steeped in history, notably Woad, Madder, Saffron and Indigo! Woad (Isatis tinctoria) © Pethan Natural dyes can be found in the kitchen in edibles such as onions (amber yellow to rust), blackberries and beetroot (purple red), rhubarb (yellow) and carrot tops (soft green) as well as teas and coffees (browns), spices such as Tumeric (yellow) and food colourings such as Cochineal (reds). However, many of the beautiful wild plants to dye for, can be grown wild in your garden. Provided that you leave some for the pollinators, the flowers, leaves and roots can be gathered for dyeing cloth and wool. Natural pigments can be fast or fleeting and those, which tend to fade away in the light, need to be ‘fixed’. This process is called ‘mordanting’ and is especially important if the plants contain no organic fixatives or mordants such as the tannins so common in tea and oak galls. The non-organic mordants are metallic salts such as alum (Aluminium potassium sulphate), used in conjunction with Cream of Tartar, common salt (Sodium chloride) and iron (Ferrous sulphate) , known since the middle-ages as copperas. Iron is often used as a modifier to calm down over-bright colours. Different colours from the same plant can often be obtained by using different mordants or no mordant at all. RED: Natural dyes were used for thousands of years before synthetic dyes were invented, and one of the best-known red dye plants is the Indian Madder ( Rubia tinctorum ), which is still used today. There is a native variety of Madder ( Rubia peregrina ) found in Cornwall, which produces a delicate crimson. Other red pigment producing plants include Dyer’s Woodruff or Sweet Woodruff and Lady’s Bedstraw. Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum) © AnRo0002 YELLOW: Two of the most common wild plants used by dyers before the 1800’s are Dyer’s Greenweed in the Pea Family, also known as Dyer’s Broom, and Weld, in the Mignonette Family, is also known as Dyer’s Rocket! Sometimes these two yellow dye plants have their names muddled up so following them via their Latin names will help. Weld (Reseda luteola) © Kurt Stüber Dyer’s Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) © H Zell A whole range of yellows can be obtained by using wildflowers such as Tansy, from the Daisy family so beloved by pollinators. This plant yields a range of yellows from pale yellow cream through to a sharp mustard. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) © FIR0002 The colours of the flowers usually bear no relation to the eventual dye colour, for example, the bright-pink flowers of Saw-wort yield a bright yellow dye. Saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria) © Hectonichus And although Yarrow flowers ranging from white through to red, its eventual dye pigment is a soft yellow. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) © H Zell St John’s Wort is probably the most versatile of the yellow pigment-producing plants, offering hues ranging from egg custard through to olive green, deep maroon and even black depending on whether mordants are used or not. St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) © H Zell Other yellow dye wildflowers worth experimenting with include non-native Dyer’s Chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria) and native Golden Rod (Solidago spp.) and Dock (Rumex spp.). BLUE: Few UK native wildflowers, apart from Woad, a naturalised rather than native plant originating from southern Europe centuries ago, can produce blue dyes as deep, vivid and lasting as Indigo, which comes from the tropics. Some wild berries will give a blue or blue-black colour in combination with alum such as Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) and Blackthorn or Common Sloe
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A Schick test is a skin test for previously acquired immunity to which disease?
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Schick test - definition of Schick test in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of Schick test in English: Schick test A test for previously acquired immunity to diphtheria, using an intradermal injection of diphtheria toxin. Example sentences ‘By 1921 Park and his colleagues had used the Schick test on more than 52,000 New York City schoolchildren.’ ‘The Schick test, in which a tiny quantity of diphtheria toxin protein is injected into the skin of the forearm, can show whether an individual is immune to diphtheria.’ Origin Early 20th century: named after Bela Schick (1877–1967), Hungarian-born American paediatrician. Pronunciation What area does herpetology relate to? reptiles and amphibians What area does ornithology relate to? birds What area does mathematics relate to? classification What area does biology relate to? living organisms What area does cytology relate to? organisms at low temperatures What area does zoology relate to? animals What area does ichthyology relate to? fish What area does metallurgy relate to? allergies What area does zymurgy relate to? fermentation What area does agriscience relate to? farming You scored /10 practise again? Retry
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Jafar, Abu and Iago are all characters in which Disney film?
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Jafar (Disney) | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Appearance Jafar's physical appearance is similar to that of Ming the Merciless : He is tall, thin, and almost always depicted in a flowing robe of black, maroon, red, and other moody colors. In the first Aladdin film, he was shown to be bald underneath his hat. Jafar carried a cobra-head staff , which he used for his sorcery. Biography Aladdin Jafar is introduced as the sinister Royal Vizier to Agrabah's Sultan who desires power over Agrabah. He is the second most powerful authority in Agrabah, answering only to the Sultan. He is always accompanied by his sarcastic, devious pet parrot, Iago . Whilst presenting a charming and respectable exterior to the Sultan and the people of Agrabah, he secretly holds everyone around him in contempt and manipulates the Sultan by means of hypnotizing him with a magical snake-headed staff, which he always carries on his person. Even regarding his desire to marry Jasmine afterwards, it was solely so he could gain control of the throne and intended to kill her soon thereafter—though he later reneges on this in an attempt to make her his queen consort. He's traveled widely and amassed a wide knowledge of magical artifacts and legends. Until he uses Genie's powers to become a sorcerer, however, his magical abilities are limited to the use of such artifacts as he's collected, and his prowess as an accomplished alchemist. He also had some contacts within the Agrabah underworld, including the thief Gazeem , whom he hired to find the Scarab half. He eventually managed gain it after some delays, although he was unable to retrieve the lamp after further delays that resulted in Gazeem's death, relating to a Diamond in the Rough. Undeterred, he returns to Agrabah, and upon learning from the Sultan that Jasmine doesn't wish to marry a prince, offered to help in exchange for the Sultan's familial sapphire ring, with hypnosis being involved. After departing, however, he makes it clear to Iago that he intends to usurp the Sultan's authority. He later used the Sultan's ring to uncover the diamond in the rough at his laboratory, eventually identifying the individual necessary to access the Cave of Wonders: Aladdin. He then had the royal guards arrest Aladdin as a subtle means of recruiting him, although he did not expect Jasmine to have accompanied him (she had escaped from the palace earlier to avoid having to find another Prince at her doorstep). Nonetheless, after being confronted by Jasmine, he lied about having executed Aladdin. With Jasmine out of the way of his plans, he then made his way to the dungeons and disguised himself as an old prisoner, offering to help Aladdin escape from the dungeons in exchange for aiding him in retrieving the lamp from the Cave of Wonders. After accepting the deal, they then made their way to the cave. After Aladdin was accepted in to retrieve the lamp, Jafar then promised the former's reward to be given upon his return. Once Aladdin returns with the lamp, Jafar after retrieving it, attempted to give Aladdin his "reward" (the eternal reward of death), but Abu bit him in the wrist. Unbeknownst to him until after the cave collapsed, Abu also stole the lamp from him before he bit him. Jafar then screamed in failure and frustration at the loss of the lamp. Afterwards, Jafar ended up reprimanded by the Sultan for executing a prisoner without his consultation (Jasmine had informed him earlier of Jafar's supposed execution of Aladdin), with Jafar swearing that it won't happen again. Although Sultan forgave Jafar instantly, Jasmine was still furious with him, and vowed to "get rid of him" once she eventually rises up as queen. The furious Jafar takes her threats to heart, fuming over the fact that not only has he lost the lamp, but is also in danger of losing his head should he fail to somehow take control of Agrabah. As he contemplates on the matter, Iago suddenly concocts a new plot, advising Jafar to take advantage of Jasmine's enforced marriage by marrying her, himself. Once he is legally dubbed sultan as a
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The song ‘Ugly Duckling’ by Danny Kaye features in which car manufacturers television advert?
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Ad of the Day: Audi Goes Back to the 1920s to Pitch the 2012 A5 | Adweek Advertising & Branding Advertisement Sometimes a brand is just too forward thinking for its own good. At least Audi was when its engineer Paul Jaray designed a crazy-looking, aerodynamically advanced concept car in 1920—a vehicle that looked straight out of The Jetsons. But what was then the automotive laughingstock of Weimar Germany might have ended up being an inspiration to modern-day car designers. Things weren't easy for the poor little Jaray Audi when it debuted, Audi shows us in its latest (and thankfully, vampire-free) TV spot, "The Swan," which BBH London and director Joachim Back based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale of "The Ugly Duckling" (and set to the song of the same name, sung by Danny Kaye in 1952's Samuel Goldwyn musical about the Danish author). As the misunderstood vehicle drives through a small Bavarian village, the local residents mock and scowl at it. Admittedly, it looks ridiculously out of place. The sad Audi finally retires to a nearby forest, where it's transformed into a white, streamlined 2012 Audi A5 version of itself, whose exterior hints at the lines of the original concept car but is a lot less visually jarring. It's a charming spot that will certainly stand out—swan-like for the category, indeed. Then again, the new A5 doesn't have that silly "ugly duckling" charm. So, maybe a 1920s reissue is in order? CREDITS Head of Marketing: Dominic Chambers Agency: BBH, London Creative Team: Matt Doman, Ian Heartfield Creative Directors: Nick Kidney, Kevin Stark Producer: Ruben Mercadal
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Who became the Mayor of New York City in 2002?
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City Mayors: Michael Bloomberg - Mayor of New York City Mayor of the Month for August 2012* Michael Bloomberg By Andrew Stevens 12 September 2013*: Michael Rubens Bloomberg became New York City's 108th mayor on 1 January 2002, re-elected in 2005 and, more controversially, 2009. America’s 12th richest person and proprietor of the financial data firm bearing his name, Bloomberg’s brand of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism places him in the tradition of the Democrat-leaning city’s iconoclast Republican mayors. The mayor is also leader of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition and C40 climate change group. Update 6 November 2013: Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York City Bloomberg was born into a Jewish-American family on 14 February 1942 in Medford, Massachusetts, where his father was the bookkeeper for a local dairy. After attending Johns Hopkins University to study electrical engineering, where he was a self-financed student, he obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1966. He was then hired by Salomon Brothers to work on Wall Street. He quickly advanced through the ranks and became a partner in 1972. Soon after, he was supervising all of Salomon's stock trading, sales and later, its information systems. He was dismissed in 1981 after another company acquired Salomon. Bloomberg used his $10m stake from the Salomon sale to start his own company, an enterprise that would revolutionise the way Wall Street did business. In 1982, Bloomberg L.P. sold 20 subscriptions to its service; 20 years later that figure had multiplied to over 165,000 subscribers worldwide. As the business proved its viability, the company branched out and in 1990 Bloomberg LP entered the media business, launching a news service, and then radio, television, Internet, and publishing operations. Bloomberg’s election as mayor in 2001 came in the aftermath of 9/11, with two-term Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani prevented from standing again by term limits. Giuliani’s tenure as mayor was notable for the zero tolerance policies he had pioneered alongside NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, having made his name as a tough city prosecutor during the 1980s. The Republicans’ hold on City Hall comes after the Democrat era typified by the terms of Ed Koch and David Dinkins and a series of damaging splits in the late 1970s. New Yorkers’ political allegiances are known to be fluid, with many voters prizing independence of mind rather than partisan allegiances and the ability to split ticket for elections at different levels of government. That said, machine politics still play a part in the selection of candidates in partisan primaries. Much is also made of ethnic voting blocs, with candidates assiduously courting the votes of Jewish, Irish, Italian and Hispanic communities. In September 2004, Bloomberg was ranked number 34 in a Forbes poll of the 400 Richest Americans and as of 2011 the 12th richest, making him one of the richest people in the world (30th as of 2011). This was given as one consideration of his decision in 2001 to seek the post of New York Mayor as a Republican, rather than a Democrat, due to his belief that having no political background to draw on, the tightly organised factions in the city party would opt for a favoured son. The New York Democrats eventually chose Mark Green, a consumer activist and associate of Ralph Nader. Bloomberg himself defeated former Democratic Congressman and Deputy Mayor Herman Badillo in the Republican primary, which had to be re-staged because of the events of 9/11. Despite his wealth, the Bloomberg claims to retain something of a down to earth manner, even travelling to city hall on the subway some days. He does not reside in the official residence of the New York Mayor, Gracie Mansion, but at his own home on the Upper East Side. He also waives his entitlement to the mayor’s salary and accepts a token payment of one dollar annually. Bloomberg is widely acknowledged for the deft city statecraft and competence of his administration, with his managerial style of leadership credited to building on the work
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The Scales represent which sign of the Zodiac?
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Libra - The Scales - Astrology - The White Goddess Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac, is shown as a woman holding a pair of scales. Libra is a Masculine, Cardinal Air sign. Libra - The Scales - Astrology - The White Goddess Home � Divination � Astrology � Libra - The Scales Libra - The Scales Libra - The Scales - 23 September - 22 October A Masculine, Cardinal Air sign. Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac, is shown as a woman holding a pair of scales. The 13th century Cathedral of Chartres in France, on a column to the south of the 'astrological door' is a small carving of the symbol of Libra. One of the zodiacal sculptures by Benedetto Antelami, depicts a man holding a set of scales. The Egyptian symbol for Libra, showed a disc above a bowl like form, said to represent the setting Sun above the Earth. More importantly, the space between the Sun and Earth represents the airy realm of Libra. It is this space that exists between the male principle and the female, that the impulse of Libra is trying to bridge. Correspondences American Indian: Sturgeon, Salmon Animal: Elephant Birthstone: Emerald, Beryl, Opal Element: 2nd of three air signs Flower: Lily Hawaiian: MAHOE HOPE - Gourd Scales Indian (Sanskrit): Tula - The Scales Metal: Brass Quality: 3rd of four cardinal signs Roman: Themis Weapon: The Cross Characteristics Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac; it is cardinal and air. Libra is the diplomat or negotiator of the zodiac. The symbol for Libra is the scales, always balancing two opposing options. Libra does so well at seeing both sides of a question that it sometimes has difficult deciding which option to choose. Libra is concerned with harmonious relationships between people. Representing this idea, the ruling planet is Venus. Egyptian symbol for Libra, showing the Sun above the Earth. The enclosed space denotes Air, the realm of Libra. Hawaiian Astrology MAHOE HOPE - Gourd Scales. In Hawaiian mythology is depicted similarly to the Scales in Greek mythology, the cardinal airy sign of the Statesman or Manager. Celtic Tree Astrology Cypress: 26/07 - 04/08 ROWAN TREE (the Sensitivity) - full of charm, cheerful, gifted without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest, and even complications, is both dependent and independent, good taste, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive. Beth-Luis-Nion Tree Alphabet : Gort (Ivy) September 30 to October 27 Native American Medicine Wheel The Crow/Raven September 22/October 23 The Butterfly Clan
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Which English Rugby Union team play their home games at Franklins Gardens?
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Who plays the politician who becomes the boyfriend of Jennifer Lopez in the 2003 film ‘Maid in Manhattan’?
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Maid in Manhattan (2002) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress. Director: John Hughes (story) (as Edmond Dantès), Kevin Wade (screenplay) Stars: a list of 30 titles created 29 Dec 2012 a list of 23 titles created 23 Oct 2013 a list of 30 titles created 8 months ago a list of 22 titles created 3 months ago a list of 43 titles created 2 months ago Title: Maid in Manhattan (2002) 5.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 8 nominations. See more awards » Videos Mary Fiore is San Francisco's most successful supplier of romance and glamor. She knows all the tricks. She knows all the rules. But then she breaks the most important rule of all: she falls in love with the groom. Director: Adam Shankman The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship. Director: Robert Luketic A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day. Director: Alan Poul A thirty-something, is still living at home until his parents hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins. Director: Tom Dey A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor. Director: Paul Weiland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis (Messing) to hire a male escort (Mulroney) to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing. Director: Clare Kilner A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. Director: Peter Chelsom After running away fails, a terrified woman (Jennifer Lopez) empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband (Billy Campbell). Director: Michael Apted A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation. Director: Andy Tennant An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. Director: Donald Petrie A lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him. Director: Marc Lawrence After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with. Director: Anne Fletcher Edit Storyline Marisa Ventura is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall, a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. Written by Anonymous cupid in central park... See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 13 December 2002 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Made in New York See more » Filming Locations: $18,711,407 (USA) (13 December 2002) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The second time the casting of Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Lopez have crossed paths. Lopez previously replaced Bullock in Enough. See more » Goofs The hote
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What was jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke’s first name?
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Memorable Quotes - Bix Beiderbecke - Jerry Jazz Musician Jerry Jazz Musician One of the things I like about jazz, kid, is I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Do you? – Bix Beiderbecke * A great symbol of the Jazz Age, Bix Beiderbecke was one of the era’s most influential soloists, and remains one of jazz music’s most enduring and colorful personalities. This short biography of Beiderbecke (followed by a fantastic listening guide of his performance on “Singin’ the Blues”) as published in the most complete and entertaining history on jazz music, Jazz , by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux, tells a concise, interesting story of Beiderbecke’s life. __________ Leon Beiderbecke, known throughout his life as Bix (a corruption of his middle name, Bismark), was born in Davenport, Iowa. His mother played church organ and encouraged her son to pick out melodies on the family piano. Bix took a few lessons but relied on his exceptional musical ear. The piano influenced his harmonic thinking as he started on cornet (here, he was entirely self-taught), and he never abandoned it: he auditioned for the musicians’ union as a pianist and composed his most ambitious music for piano, specifically four short pieces (“In a Mist” is the most accomplished) that have been much adapted and orchestrated. Beiderbecke belonged to the first generation of musicians who learned about jazz from recordings. This kind of introduction had an immediate threefold influence. First, young people were exposed to jazz without having to live in a particular area or sneak into off-limits places (saloons) where it was performed. Second, owning records encouraged, through repeated plays, study and memorization. Third, records freed the imagination of young listeners to interpret jazz as they pleased, without the constricting influence of tradition. In the era before network radio, recordings could bring a New Orleans jazz ensemble, and the faraway world it represented, into non-Southern towns like the stolid German-American community of Davenport. Original Dixieland Jazz Band Bix was fourteen when the Original Dixieland Jazz Band issued its first records, and they affected [Beiderbecke] deeply – much to the vexation of his parents, whose abhorrence of jazz and Beiderbecke’s association with it never abated. He taught himself cornet by mimicking and harmonizing with recorded performances. Live jazz played by Southern black musicians also came his way, thanks to the Streckfus steamers that regularly docked at Davenport, one of the northernmost ports on the Mississippi River. Without knowing it, he may have heard the teenage [Louis] Armstrong at a riverboat musicians’ serenade, though there is no evidence to support that romantic image. While Bix was haunting jazz clubs, he neglected his schoolwork and even suffered a humiliating run-in with the police. As a result, in 1921 his parents sent him to Lake Forrest Academy in Illinois, a move that Bix experienced with anguish as an exile from his family, but one that put him within train-hopping distance of Chicago. Soon he was making regular visits to Lincoln Gardens and other Chicago nightclubs, soaking up the music of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and other bands that passed through town. More truancies led to his expulsion from Lake Forrest, and in 1923 he joined the Wolverines – the first band of Northern whites formed in imitation of the New Orleans style. A year later, they recorded for Gennett; their thirteen numbers, often awkwardly played, would be forgotten today except for the clarity and supple drive of Beiderbecke’s cornet, which suggests a highly individual, almost detached temper, like none other in that period. Frank Trumbauer Late in 1924, Beiderbecke also recorded with the Sioux City Six, alongside C-melody saxophonist Frank Trumbauer (1901 – 1956) – the beginning of a lifelong association. The C-melody saxophone enjoyed popularity in the early years of the twentieth century for its strong limber sound – suggesting a cross between an alto and a tenor
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What is the name given to a word or sentence which reads the same forwards and backwards?
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Palindromes History + Forward and Backward Word Fun by Brownielocks The year 2002 is also a palindrome number. It will not happen again in your lifetime? The next palindrome year is 2112. So have a Happy New 2002! Also... 911 is a palindrome number if done in Roman Numerals. IXXI Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes. (I don't know if this is true. But if you look at the word, but AIBOHP is phobia backwards. ) History of the Palindrome If you never heard of one until now, don't feel bad. Palindromes aren't as common as anagrams (see our page on those) and there is not really a lot of historical information about them. My guess is that literacy was only among the wealthy, aristocrats or religious people in the past. And, IMHO palindromes are much more challenging intellectually than anagrams are. So they seem to be a secret among the old scholars of the past on their origins. Only samples remain, many of which have authors who use pen names. Perhaps it was an embarrassment to be able to compose foolish verse? Palindromes are done in several languages, with French being the assumed language of origin since it was for the anagram as well. I gave you simple palindromes above as a fast example. But there are many more that impress me with their brilliance. Most of them were written in the 18th century which also tells me that without the distraction of television, radios, computers, movies etc. people had more time to THINK and create. And so they did. There are entire poems that are done as a palindrome. I will give you several examples on palindromes as words, phrases and entire poems below. The first publication of palidromic poetry was in 1802 by a Greek named Ambrose Hieromonachus Paperes titled "Ethopoiia Karkinike." This is a 416 line poem composed of short lines. Below are two short poems that letter by letter reads the same forwards and backwards. Don't ask me exactly what it means. ;) Ida by the Window Peering furtively from behind a bush, I saw him, for the first time Entering the lonely house with my wife. The King of the Palindrome. This is a true story! In 1881 (notice the numbers are the same forward and backward?) a man was born named Sydney Yendys (his name is also palindrome!). I am not sure in which town he was born, but he married a girl named Edna and had a daughter named Edna. He worked for 5 yrs. as a bookkeeper with OK Cartrac Ko. (Reads the same forward and backward too!) Business grew and an assistant was hired for Sydney, named Wordrow (another palindrome!). One day Wordrow said to his boss, "Have you ever noticed that your entire name is a palidrome?" Sydney had never heard of the word before. After Wordrow explained it to him, with two examples: "It's a word or sentence that reads the same forward and backwards like the word 'level' or 'Rats live on no evil star.'" So, Sydney wrote his name on a piece of paper, and then wrote it backwards and exclaimed, "Sure enough, you're right!" From that day on, Sydney became obsessed with palindromes. He is considered the "Father of the Palindrome" by many wordsmiths because more than any other man of his time, and perhaps in history so far he devoted his entire life to them? He spent all of his spare time fuddling around with words. One day he saw the results of a palidromic contest published in his weekly paper. The winner was Levin Snivel (palidrome name!) who wrote a twelve octosyllabic line poem. (He and Sydney were to become life-long competitors). Sydney was energized! He wrote a twenty decasyllable poem and sent it to the publisher, who did publish is. But he also sent his regrets that it had not been sent in in time for his contest (or he'd have won). Snivel heard about this and then wrote a palindromic poem of forty duodecasyllables. And ol' Sydney countered with the same kind of poem only composed of 60. Thus we have dueling poets!! After Snivel wrote a poem of 114 syllabled lines, Sydney decided it was time for some major action. He decided to write a full-length novel that was one entire palidrome titled, "D'neeht" and
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Which 20th Century American artist was well known for his unique style of ‘Drip Painting’?
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Jackson Pollock - Painter - Biography.com Jackson Pollock Famous 20th century artist Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.” “I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But when you're painting out of your unconscious, figures are bound to emerge.” “Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn’t have any beginning or any end. He didn’t mean it as a compliment, but it was.” Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock - Mini Biography (TV-14; 3:26) A short biography of Jackson Pollock, an art icon of Abstract Expressionism best known for his drip paintings, as well as his battle with alcoholism. Synopsis Born on January 28, 1912, in Cody, Wyoming, artist Jackson Pollock studied under Thomas Hart Benton before leaving traditional techniques to explore abstraction expressionism via his splatter and action pieces, which involved pouring paint and other media directly onto canvases. Pollock was both renowned and critiqued for his conventions. He died after driving drunk and crashing into a tree in New York in 1956, at age 44. Early Life Paul Jackson Pollock was born on January 28, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. His father, LeRoy Pollock, was a farmer and a government land surveyor, and his mother, Stella May McClure, was a fierce woman with artistic ambitions. The youngest of five brothers, he was a needy child and was often in search of attention that he did not receive. During his youth, Pollock's family moved around the West, to Arizona and throughout California. When Pollock was 8, his father, who was an abusive alcoholic, left the family, and Pollock's older brother, Charles, became like a father to him. Charles was an artist, and was considered to be the best in the family. He had a significant influence on his younger brother's future ambitions. While the family was living in Los Angeles, Pollock enrolled in the Manual Arts High School, where he discovered his passion for art. He was expelled twice before abandoning school for his creative pursuits. In 1930, at age 18, Pollock moved to New York City to live with his brother, Charles. He soon began studying with Charles's art teacher, representational regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton, at the Art Students League. Pollock spent much of his time with Benton, often babysitting Benton's young son, and the Bentons eventually became like the family Pollock felt he never had. The Depression Era During the Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt started a program called the Public Works of Art Project, one of many intended to jumpstart the economy. Pollock and his brother Sanford, known as Sande, both found work with PWA's mural division. The WPA program resulted in thousands of works of art by Pollock and contemporaries such as José Clemente Orozco, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. But despite being busy with work, Pollock could not stop drinking. In 1937, he began receiving psychiatric treatment for alcoholism from a Jungian analyst who fueled his interest in symbolism and Native American art. In 1939, Pollock discovered Pablo Picasso's show at the Museum of Modern Art. Picasso's artistic experimentation encouraged Pollock to push the boundaries of his own work. Love and Work In 1941 (some sources say 1942), Pollock met Lee Krasner, a Jewish contemporary artist and an established painter in her own right, at a party. She later visited Pollock at his studio and was impressed with his art. They soon became romantically involved. Around this time, Peggy Guggenheim began expressing interest in Pollock's paintings. During a meeting she had with the painter Pete Norman, he saw some of Pollock’s paintings lying on the floor and commented that Pollock’s art was possibly the most original American art he had seen. Guggenheim immediately put Pollo
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Gary Burrell and Min Kao founded which US-based navigation systems company in 1989?
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Dr. Min Kao | Garmin | United States United States Careers Dr. Min Kao co-founded Garmin Corporation with Gary Burrell in October 1989 to integrate Global Positioning System (GPS) technology into navigation devices for multiple markets. Dr. Kao is credited with the breakthrough design and engineering of the GPS software technology that formed the foundation of the original Garmin product line. As executive chairman, Dr. Kao provides ongoing support to the company’s strategic planning and business development processes, and continues to serve as the chairman of the board of directors. Prior to founding Garmin, Dr. Kao served as a systems analyst at Teledyne Systems for inertial, radio navigation and fire control systems. While at Magnavox Advanced Products, he designed the Kalman filter algorithms for Phase II GPS user equipment. He later served as engineering group leader with King Radio Corporation and AlliedSignal, where he led the development of the first GPS navigator to be certified by the FAA. Dr. Kao has a bachelor's in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University. His career began at the University of Tennessee where he earned his master's and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and was involved in research for NASA and the U.S. Army. Dr. Min Kao Executive Chairman Customer Service
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Morty and Ferdie are the nephews of which cartoon character?
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Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse Dick Billingsley (Morty in Mickey's Christmas Carol) Cameron Bowen (Morty in Disney Golf) Character information Pluto (dog) Allies Each other, Mickey Mouse , Minnie Mouse , Donald Duck , Scrooge McDuck , Grandma Duck , Goofy , Ludwig Von Drake , Clarabelle Cow , Horace Horsecollar , Clara Cluck , Alvin, Millie, Huey, Dewey and Louie , Gyro Gearloose , Pluto , Pflip , Eega Beeva , Chief O'Hara , Super Goof , Gilbert Goof , Max Goof , Arizona Goof , The Three Little Pigs Enemies [Source] Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse are Mickey Mouse 's twin nephews who first appeared in Floyd Gottfredson 's Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip continuity titled Mickey's Nephews (published in 1932 ). Since then, they have appeared in lots of comic strips, board books, and comic book stories starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto, but unlike Donald's nephews, they rarely show up in animation. In pre-World War II Mickey children's storybooks produced by the Disney studio, the nephews were usually called Morty and Monty rather than Morty and Ferdie. Very early books contain three or more nephews with various names, including Maisie and Marmaduke. Morty's name, short for Mortimer, is possibly in reference to the original planned name for Mickey, Mortimer Mouse , and Ferdie (sometimes misspelled "Ferdy") is short for "Ferdinand." The twins' first film appearance was the 1934 Mickey Mouse cartoon titled Mickey's Steamroller . Aside from a cameo in 1938's Boat Builders , they didn't appear in animation again until Mickey's Christmas Carol ( 1983 ), with Morty playing the part of Tiny Tim . They also made a cameo appearance in the Mickey Mouse Works segment " Around the World in Eighty Days ", which was later reused for the House of Mouse episode " Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation ". Contrary to what was written in their profile in Disney Dossiers , they do not appear in Mickey's House of Villains , though it is possible they could be among the mouse orphans seen in Gulliver Mickey , Orphans' Benefit, and Orphans' Picnic . Ferdie disappeared from the Mickey Mouse comic strip in 1943 , because Gottfredson thought the nephews were too much alike. He had plans to bring Ferdie back later as a bespectacled, intellectual, bookworm mouse with an Eton hat and coat with the explanation that he had been away at school. However, Gottfredson never got around to bringing Ferdie back and Morty remained in the strip alone. Morty was occasionally depicted with his best friend named Alvin and a sweetheart named Millie. Both were anthropomorphic dogs. Ferdie never vanished from comic book stories, however. In recent years, some of Morty and Ferdie's comic book appearances have portrayed them as football players on the team Riverside Rovers. Their mother is depicted as a supportive "Soccer Mom." Morty & Ferdie are also occasionally pitted against their antagonists Melody , Minnie Mouse 's niece and Pete's twin hellion nephews, Pierino & Pieretto. Also, Morty is a playable character on the PlayStation 2 game Disney Golf. Both Morty and Ferdie were seen in the portal to Mickeyjunk Mountain in the 2010 game Epic Mickey . Morty should not be confused with Mickey's ofttimes rival of the same name , or Minnie's wealthy rancher uncle Mortimer . Gallery
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What type of bird is a kookaburra?
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kookaburra | bird | Britannica.com Kookaburra See Article History Alternative Titles: bushman’s clock, Dacelo gigas, laughing jackass, laughing kookaburra Kookaburra, also called laughing kookaburra or laughing jackass, (species Dacelo novaeguineae), eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae), whose call sounds like fiendish laughter. This gray-brown, woodland-dwelling bird reaches a length of 43 cm (17 inches), with an 8- to 10-cm (3.2- to 4-inch) beak. In its native habitat it eats invertebrates and small vertebrates, including venomous snakes. In western Australia and New Zealand , where it has been introduced, the kookaburra has been known to attack chickens and ducklings. Defending their territory year-round, a monogamous pair of these birds lays two clutches of two to four white eggs in its nest in a tree hole. The young often remain with the parents and help raise the next year’s brood. Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas) Bucky Reeves—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers Listen: kookaburra Audio clip of a laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae). Also sometimes called the “bushman’s clock,” the kookaburra is heard very early in the morning and just after sunset. The related blue-winged kookaburra (D. leachii), which does not “laugh,” is found across northern Australia. Learn More in these related articles: in kingfisher Stretching 43 cm (17 inches) long and weighing 465 grams (16 ounces), the largest of all kingfishers is the kookaburra, known throughout Australia for its laughing call. The kookaburra’s white head has a brown eye stripe, the back and wings are dark brown, and the underparts are white. Often found in urban and suburban areas, it can become quite tame and may be fed by hand. A member of the... 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference kookaburra - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The loud call of the kookaburra, a woodland bird of Australia, sounds like maniacal laughter. The bird and its distinctive call have become a symbol of the Australian bush. Native to eastern Australia, it has also been introduced into western Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. It is also known as the laughing kookaburra. Its species name is Dacelo gigas. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 25, 2010 URL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/kookaburra Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share
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In Greek mythology, the 100 eyes of watchman Argus were placed on the tail of which bird by Juno, after he fell asleep, closing all of his eyes?
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ARGUS PANOPTES (Argos) - Hundred-Eyed Giant of Greek Mythology Hermes slaying Argus Panoptes, Athenian red-figure vase C5th B.C., Kunsthistorisches Museum ARGOS PANOPTES was a hundred-eyed giant of Argolis in the Peloponnese. Once when Zeus was consorting with the Argive Nymphe Io , his jealous wife Hera appeared on the scene. The god quickly transformed her into a white heifer but the goddess was not deceived and demanded the animal as a gift. She then appointed Argos Panoptes as its guard. Zeus sent Hermes to surreptitiously rescue his lover. The god lulled the giant to sleep with his music and slew him with his sword. From this conquest he earned the title Argeiphontes "Slayer of Argos". Hera rewarded Argos for his service by placing his hundred eyes on the tail of her sacred bird, the peacock. FAMILY OF ARGUS [1.1] GAIA (Acusilaus Frag, Aeschylus Suppliants 305 & Prometheus Bound 566, Apollodorus 2.4, Nonnus Dionysiaca 20.35) [2.1] ARGOS & ISMENE (Apollodorus 2.4) [3.1] EKBASOS (Apollodorus 2.4) [4.2] ARESTOR & MYKENE (Pausanias 2.16.4) ENCYCLOPEDIA ARGUS (Argos), surnamed Panoptes. His parentage is stated differently, and his father is called Agenor, Arestor, Inachus, or Argus, whereas some accounts described him as an Autochthon. (Apollod. ii. 1, 2, &c.; Ov. Met. i. 264.) He derived his surname, Panoptes, the all-seeing, from his possessing a hundred eyes, some of which were always awake. He was of superhuman strength, and after he had slain a fierce bull which ravaged Arcadia, a Satyr who robbed and violated persons, the serpent Echidna, which rendered the roads unsafe, and the murderers of Apis, who was according to some accounts his father, Hera appointed him guardian of the cow into which Io had been metamorphosed. (Comp. Schol. ad Eurip. Phoen. 1151, 1213.) Zeus commissioned Hermes to carry off the cow, and Hermes accomplished the task, according to some accounts, by stoning Argus to death, or according to others, by sending him to sleep by the sweetness of his play on the flute and then cutting off his head. Hera transplanted his eyes to the tail of the peacock, her favourite bird. (Aeschyl. Prom. ; Apollod. Ov. ll. cc.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Hesiod or Cercops of Miletus, Aegimius Frag 6 (from Scholiast on Homer's Iliad 2. 24) (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "[Title of Hermes] Argeiphontes (Slayer of Argos). According to Hesiod's tale he [Hermes] slew [Argos] the herdsman of Io." Hesiod or Cercops of Miletus, Aegimius Frag 5 : "And [Hera] set a watcher upon her [Io], great and strong Argos, who with four eyes looks every way. And the goddess stirred in him unwearying strength: sleep never fell upon his eyes; but he kept sure watch always." Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 566 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "Io : Oh, oh! Aah! Aah! A gad-fly (oistros), phantom (eidôlon) of earth-born (gêgenês) Argos is stinging me again! Keep him away, O Earth! I am fearful when I behold that myriad-eyed herdsman. He travels onward with his crafty gaze upon me; not even in death does the earth conceal him, but passing from the shades he hounds me, the forlorn one, and drives me famished along the sands of the seashore. The waxen pipe drones forth in accompaniment a clear-sounding slumberous strain. Alas, alas! Where is my far-roaming wandering course taking me? . . . I cannot discern how to escape my sufferings." Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 669 ff : "[Io tells her story :] Yielding obedience to such prophetic utterances of Loxias [Apollon], he [Io's father Inakhos (Inachus)] drove me away and barred me from his house, against his will and mine; but the constraint of Zeus forced him to act by necessity. Immediately my form and mind were distorted, and with horns, as you see, upon my forehead, stung by a sharp-fanged gadfly I rushed with frantic bounds to Kerkhnea's sweet stream and Lerna's spring. But Argos, the earth-born (gêgenês) herdsman, untempered in his rage, pursued me [as the gadfly], peering with his many eye
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The city of Samara is in which European country?
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Samara, city, Russia Encyclopedia > Places > Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations > CIS and Baltic Political Geography Samara Samara (səmäˈrə) [ key ], formerly Kuybyshev, city (1989 pop. 1,254,000), capital of its region, E central European Russia, on the left bank of the Volga and at the mouth of the Samara River. It is a major river port and rail center (Moscow-Siberian line) and has important industries producing automobiles, aircraft, locomotives, machinery, ball bearings, synthetic rubber, chemicals, textiles, and petroleum products. Grain and livestock are the chief exports. The gigantic Kuybyshev reservoir and hydroelectric plant is a few miles upstream from the city. Industrial and residential satellite cities surround the main metropolis. Founded in 1586 as a Muscovite stronghold for the defense of the Volga trade route and of Russia's eastern frontier, Samara was attacked by the Nogai Tatars (1615) and the Kalmyks (1644) and opened its gates to the Cossack rebels under Stenka Razin in 1670. It grew to be the chief grain center on the Volga and was the seat of immensely rich grain merchants. Its industrial expansion dates from the early 20th cent., when railroads to Siberia and central Asia were built. Samara was (1918) the seat of the anti-Bolshevik provisional government and constituent assembly of Russia. During World War II the central government of the USSR was transferred to Kuybyshev (1941–43) from Moscow. As a result, the population increased tremendously, and the city limits were greatly expanded. The city was named Kuybyshev from 1935 to 1991. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Pruritus is the medical name for which skin condition in humans?
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Pruritus (Itching) Causes and Treatments The elderly How Is Pruritus Treated? Finding the cause of the itching and treating any underlying skin disease is the first step in solving pruritus. If a drug reaction is suspected, switching to a different medication may be helpful to reduce the itching. However, most drug reactions have a rash along with itching. The best way to prevent pruritus is to take care of your skin. To protect skin: Use skin creams and lotions that moisturize your skin and prevent dryness. Use sunscreens regularly to prevent sunburns and skin damage. Use mild bath soap that won't irritate your skin. Take a bath or shower in warm -- not hot -- water. Avoid certain fabrics, such as wool and synthetics, that can make skin itch. Switch to cotton clothing and bed sheets. Since warm, dry air can make skin dry, keep the thermostat in your house down and use a humidifier. To relieve itching, place a cool washcloth or some ice over the area that itches, rather than scratching. Your doctor may also prescribe medication to treat pruritus, including antihistamines and topical steroids. Rarely, steroid pills and antibiotics may also be needed. WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by Debra Jaliman, MD on June 11, 2015 Sources
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‘Miercoles’ is the Spanish name for which day of the week?
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Grammar Grammar Google Ads block to desktop version (300×600) Days of the Week The written lesson is below. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday. lunes Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized. lunes The days of the week are all masculine. el lunes el sábado el domingo When used with the days of the week, the definite article has the special meaning “on.” No trabajo el lunes. I don’t work on Monday. No trabajo los martes. I don’t work on Tuesdays. Hay una fiesta el miércoles. There is a party on Wednesday. Hay muchas fiestas los viernes. There are many parties on Fridays. Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes. el lunes el domingo los domingos Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word “es” is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use. ¿Qué día es hoy? Mañana es martes. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Notice that the following actions do not occur in the present, but rather in the near future. Salimos el lunes. Mañana es domingo. Tomorrow is Sunday. In Spanish, the present tense of the indicative is sometimes used to express the near future. English does this too. Salimos el lunes.
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What is the geometric figure or design which represents the universe in Hindu or Buddhist symbolism?
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mandala - a geometric figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism. A symbol in a dream, representing the dreamer's search for completeness and self-unity. CollectCollect this now for later Antonella Fanelli LaBelle Mariposa ▶▶▶ Mandala मण्डल ~ Buddhist and Hindu spiritual symbol, representing the Universe. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later angelique A rare combination of ancient Hindu and Buddhist symbols: the solar disc, related to the deity Vishnu, the trident of Shiva, representing the unity of past, present and future, and the eightfold lotus, alluding to Enlightenment and the Path. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later angelique Mandala (circle) is a symbol representing the Universe. The basic mandalas is a square with 4 gates containing a circle with a center. Mandala मण्डल 曼荼羅 Favorites CollectCollect this now for later lois Mandala piece, a Buddhist symbol for creation and harmony. Done by Leo at Two Thumbs Tattoo in Pearl City, Hawaii. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later lois Mandala piece, a Buddhist symbol for creation and harmony. Done by Leo at Two Thumbs Tattoo in Pearl City, Hawaii. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later lois Mandala piece, a Buddhist symbol for creation and harmony. Done by Leo at Two Thumbs Tattoo in Pearl City, Hawaii. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later joan Mandala ~ a spiritual and ritual symbol in hinduism and buddhism., representing the universe. They may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. <- yeah i just looked that shit up.. kinda find the meaning behind these super fascinating!!! yoga what the heck are you doing to me.. :D Favorites CollectCollect this now for later Tonya L Muldoon Not a buddhist but the symbolism is nice!! A lotus to represent a new beginning, or a hard time in life that has been overcome and the symbol "Hum" from the Buddhist mantra to stand for love, kindness and protection...this symbol is also said to purify hatred and anger. CollectCollect this now for later angelique Mandala - representing dreamers search for completeness. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later kimberly The Vesica Piscis is a symbol of 2 intersecting circles. In sacred geometry the Vesica Piscis represents the Universal Womb, that which births all of Creation. It has many other meanings throughout the ages and cultures: the Tree of Life, the third eye, the fish (Jesus), the unity of male and female, and the yoni of the goddess surrounded by the crescents of the waxing and waning moon. This mandala also has vertical infinity symbols representing eternity, empowerment, and everlasting love. Want this CollectCollect this now for later lois A Mandala piece, a Buddhist symbol for creation and harmony. Done by Leo at Two Thumbs Tattoo in Pearl City, Hawaii. Favorites CollectCollect this now for later gilda My Mandala piece, a Buddhist symbol for creation and harmony. Done by Leo at Two Thumbs Tattoo in Pearl City, Hawaii. CollectCollect this now for later roxie mandala tattoo, representing the universe and often exhibit radial balance. Love, love love these. make ... CollectCollect this now for later sharonsparkles A lotus to represent a new beginning, or going through a struggle and emerging from that struggle and becoming a symbol of strength. The symbol "Om" from the Buddhist mantra to stand for love, kindness and protection...this symbolism is also said to purify hatred and anger. art CollectCollect this now for later caro schnyder simple lotus design. I lotus flower, a common symbol in Buddhist art for its ability to grow from the mud and become beautiful. CollectCollect this now for later Bedding6 Buy andersonfgytyh Universe Symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism Mandala 04 Pattern Pillowcase High quality cotton Nice... Buy Bedding Cheap Price. CollectCollect this now for later kimberly THE EYES OF THE BUDDHA | Through these eyes one is reminded to look at the world with deep compassion, balancing e
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In heraldry, a bar sinister, a broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left on a shield, was supposed to signify what?
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Surname History | Surname Meanings | Family Crest | Heraldry | Coat of Arms Acorn , Allocamelus , Amphiptere , Amphisboena , Anchor , Annulet , Ant , Antelope , Antique Crown , Anvil , Ape , Apples , Apre , Arrow Acorn The sign of the acorn in heraldry has traditionally been used to indicate independence in its bearer. It can be found slipped and leaved; the acorn-sprig is not uncommon as a crest and acorn-cups are represented alone. The acorn is usually vert (green) but it can also be other colours. [Back to Top] Allocamelus An allocamelus is a creature with the head of a donkey joined to the body of a camel. It is extremely uncommon in heraldry. [Back to Top] Amphiptere An amphiptere is a winged serpent found very rarely in heraldry, though it does exist as a supporter and as a charge on a shield occasionally. [Back to Top] Amphisboena An amphisboena is a winged serpent with two legs and a head at both ends of its body; however the drawing of this creature does not strictly follow this description. It is very uncommon in heraldry. [Back to Top] Anchor The anchor is the emblem of salvation and hope. It is also an appropriate device for the coat of arms of a family with a seafaring tradition. It is a common figure in the English armour, which is not surprising given that Britain is an island. It was even a device that was once born by King Richard I. Maritime devices are found less often on the continent where many countries are essentially landlocked, but Cosmo de Medici, the Duke of Etruria is an example of a Spanish noble who bore two anchors on his shield. [Back to Top] Annulet The annulet is a plain ring. As a closed circle, it is symbolic of continuity and wholeness. The Romans are said to have worn a ring as a sign of knighthood and rings are still used at some coronations and in the institution of knighthood. The annulet may have been borne to indicate that the bearer had the superior qualities of a knight. In some circles an annulet represented riches. On English arms, an annulet was a mark of cadency signifying the fifth son. [Back to Top] Ant The symbol of the ant traditionally signified one who was a strong labourer, wise and provident in all his affairs. The ant is not a very common symbol in heraldry, but when depicted the ant is usually accompanied by a drawing of an anthill. The ant may also be referred to as an emmet. [Back to Top] Antelope The antelope which is also referred to as an ibex or a springbok has three main symbolic meanings in heraldry. It represents someone who is skilful at music and a lover of harmony, someone with a keen mind for politics and the ability to foresee times and opportunities well, and lastly, a person who is unwilling to assail his enemies rashly, who would prefer to stand his ground than risk harming another wrongfully. Thus the antelope signifies harmony, polity and peace. The antelope has also been used occasionally as an emblem of purity and fleetness. Early representations of the antelope did not look much like the real animal, as they were likely drawn from descriptions. That figure is now referred to as a heraldic antelope, as opposed to the later version, which has a more natural aspect. [Back to Top] Antique Crown The crown is an emblem of victory, sovereignty, and empire. It is a visible sign of success, thus the term ‘crowning achievement’, and its significance as the decoration of the ultimate level of rank and power, makes bearing the crown a great honour. Crowns are also symbols of God, as he is considered by some to be the ‘King of all’. The word crown, blazoned without any additional details, usually implies a ducal coronet without a cap. The eastern or antique crown has a gold rim with eight sharp, triangular rays, only five of which are seen. It is given to British subjects who have distinguished themselves in service in the East and it is also often born by merchants, the association being that they are like the magi. Towns where these merchants had had a long-standing trade also often adopted eastern crowns into their arms. [Back to Top] Anvil The symb
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Which tennis player won the 2005 Wimbledon Men’s Finals?
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BBC SPORT | Tennis | Nadal wins epic Wimbledon final Advertisement Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title and first away from Roland Garros Rafael Nadal held off an incredible fightback from Roger Federer to win his first Wimbledon title and end the Swiss star's reign at the All England Club. The Spaniard missed two championship points in the fourth set but recovered to win a dramatic rain-interrupted match 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7. The final shot was struck in near darkness on Centre Court at 2115 BST. Nadal, 22, is the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon titles back-to-back. Asked about the moment of victory, Nadal told BBC Sport: "It's impossible to explain what I felt in that moment but I'm very, very happy. "It is a dream to play on this court, my favourite tournament, but to win I never imagined." Federer, who made just one of 13 break points, said: "I tried everything, got a little late, but look, Rafa is a deserving champion, he just played fantastic. Interview: Rafael Nadal "The rain didn't make it easier but you have to expect the worst and he's the worst opponent on the best court. It's a pity I couldn't win it but I'll be back next year." Federer, 26, had been trying to become only the second man to win six consecutive Wimbledon titles, and so surpass Borg to match Willie Renshaw, who played in the 1880s. The defeat brought to an end his unbeaten run of 65 matches on grass, and arguably his reign as the undisputed king of tennis. On sealing victory, a tearful Nadal climbed through the stands to celebrate with his family and supporters before heading to the royal box to speak to members of the Spanish royal family. Federer, meanwhile, suffered the unpleasant experience of watching, dejected, from his chair as he came to terms with finishing runner-up for the first time. It may be little consolation but he played his part in one of the great finals. The pre-match billing had it down as tennis's version of a world heavyweight title fight and it lived up to the hype, Nadal finally winning the longest Wimbledon men's singles final after four hours, 48 minutes. 606: DEBATE Was that the best Wimbledon final of all time? He now adds the Wimbledon crown to the four French Open titles he has won, while Federer will look to defend his one remaining Grand Slam title at the US Open next month. Nadal went into the match as the favourite in some people's eyes, having thrashed Federer in last month's Roland Garros final and with an 11-6 head-to-head record against the Swiss. After a 35-minute delay to the start because of rain, the Majorcan made the better start with a break in game three, saving three break points on his way to the first set. The momentum shifted at the start of the second as Federer raced to a 4-1 lead, whipping a vicious cross-court forehand for a winner to finally convert a break point in game two, but Nadal came roaring back with five straight games for a two-set lead. With dark clouds gathering overhead, Federer looked ready to be put out of his misery at 3-3, 0-40, in the third but the champion roused himself superbly, reeling off five straight points and holding serve to lead 5-4 when rain stopped play after two hours and 14 minutes. Federer had a break point to serve for the title in the fifth set Play resumed following a break of 80 minutes and when it came down to a tie-break, rejuvenated Federer dominated with some huge forehands and unstoppable serving, sealing it with an ace. The fourth set saw the two players inspired and by the closing stages the enthralled Centre Court crowd were chanting the names of both men. Another tie-break was required to separate the pair - and it was an all-time classic. Federer recovered from 5-2 down only to miss a set point with a wayward forehand. Nadal then lost his first championship point at 7-6 when Federer hit a winning serve, and the Swiss saved a second match point with an outrageous backhand winner. The match was destined for a fifth set, and Federer obliged with a service winner to the delight of an enraptured 15
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In which 1979 film did Pierce Brosnan make his movie debut as an IRA hitman?
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Great Conversations: Pierce Brosnan | The Huffington Post Great Conversations: Pierce Brosnan Alex Simon Co-editor, The Hollywood Interview.com I interviewed Pierce Brosnan in conjunction with his third outing as James Bond, in Michael Apted's The World Is Not Enough, in 1999. Brosnan was alternately charming, erudite, thoughtful and intense during our two hour chat. His native intelligence shone through it all, as did a sense of decency which many people seem to acquire after enduring and surviving hardship in their formative years. BONDING WITH BROSNAN There are several dangers in becoming a cultural icon, not the least of which is the stigma that your public will forever keep you imprisoned in the mold of your iconography, allowing the recipient a privileged, if imprisoned, existence, particularly if that person is an artist. Sean Connery faced just such a dilemma during the height of James Bond-mania in the mid-60s. A serious actor, Connery desperately wanted to break out of the action hero mold that was British Superspy James Bond, agent 007, and tackle more "serious" roles, finding it an uphill and bloody battle the whole way. Since Connery's day, the torch of James Bond has been passed to four different men, the latest being Irishman Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan, also a serious actor with roots in the British theater, has also begun his own attempt at breaking the Bond mold, forming his own production company, Irish Dream Time, with partner Beau St. Clair, and producing small, personal projects such as The Nephew (1998) as well as commercial blockbusters such as last summer's The Thomas Crown Affair. Brosnan carries himself onscreen with the debonair flair of an Oxbridge gentleman, but in fact, like his predecessor Sean Connery, his roots are the antithesis of the iconography which has been imposed upon him. Pierce Brendan Brosnan was born May 16, 1953 in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Shortly after his birth, his father walked out on he and his mother. Soon thereafter, his mother went to London to work as a nurse, leaving her only child in the care of various relatives. Being the only lad in the tiny community without either parent at home, Brosnan found himself in the position of an outsider, and did his best to fit in by being an altar boy in his local parish. At the age of 11, Brosnan was sent to London to live with his mother in the city's tough south side, where they struggled financially. Again an outsider, he was labeled "Paddy," and "the Mick" by his classmates, and turned to humor to defend himself from harm's way, not always with success. Brosnan cites a life-changing moment at this period, when his mother and stepfather took him to see the James Bond classic Goldfinger (1964) in a swank London cinema. At 16, he left school, aspiring to be a commercial artist, but was soon diverted after tagging along to an audition with a friend, and was bitten by the acting bug. Needless to say, the bite never healed. Brosnan spent the next ten years doing both experimental and legitimate theater, working with the likes of Tennessee Williams and Joan Plowright on the London stage. It was here Brosnan met his late wife, the actress Cassandra Harris (Bond fans will remember her as "Countess Lisl" in For Your Eyes Only (1981)), who succumbed to ovarian cancer in 1991. Brosnan credits Harris with pushing and encouraging him in his craft, saying "Without her, I would most likely still be back in London doing plays." After some bit roles in British TV, Brosnan's first movie role came in the gangster classic The Long Good Friday (1981), in a terrifying turn as an IRA hitman. Brosnan had no dialogue and only two scenes, but the juxtaposition of his cheerfully boyish looks and his deadly behavior made an impression on everyone who saw the film. This led to his being offered the lead in the epic American mini-series The Manions of America (1981). The ratings hit prompted Brosnan and Harris to relocate their family to the U.S. Almost immediately, Brosnan was cast as the lead in the hit NBC series Remington Steele (1982-87), solidif
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What is the longest chapter in a book of the Bible?
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What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? | Reference.com What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? A: Quick Answer The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalms chapter 117. This two-verse chapter consists of an order to joyfully praise Jehovah for his kindness, mercy and love. In the King James version of the Bible, it is only 33 words long. Full Answer In the newer English Standard version of the Bible, this chapter is only 28 words long. In the original Hebrew, it shrinks further to 17 words. Romans 15:11 in the New Testament is a close paraphrase of Psalms 117:1, extending the order to praise God to Christians as well as Hebrews. Only two chapters after this shortest chapter, Psalms 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
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What is the branch of medicine called that is concerned with the causes and effects of disease?
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Branches of medicine | Medicine branches | Medicine | Medical Schools Branches of Medicine Medical schools » Medicine » Branches of medicine Branches of medicine Medicine as a career has a variety of specializations; but focusing in the branches with more demand that help you as a future doctor to define your specialty, the list is as follow. Consider that depend of your country, some of the branches of medicine could get a difference in the names. In this sense we make a reference to the main branches offered in the majority of countries. Basic sciences In general the basic sciences are related to the study and to the training; receive by every student as a part of their medicine career. Anatomy is the branch of medicine and biology which is concerned with the shape and structure of body and the relationship of its organs. Also related to morphology of animals and plants. Biochemistry is the branch of chemistry studying the chemical behavior in living systems. It also applied to dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacology in which a biochemist could investigate a drug action. Biostatistics, also referred as a biometry, it is the use of statistical tests to analyze biological data and the interpretation of its results. Cytology or cell biology is the branch of science life that deals with the structure, composition, function of cells, and also the interaction between them in an environment in which they exists. Embryology is the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms, from the ovum´s fertilization to the fetus stage. Endocrinology is the branch of medicine and biology related to the specific secretions called hormones and their effect of the endocrine organs which include thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, ovaries, pancreas and testes. Epidemiology is the study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of diseases in populations within public health, causes by a virus, bacteria or some other factor. Genetics is part of the biology and concern the study of genes, heredity and their effects on inheritance of specific traits and on other biological processes. Histology is the branch of medicine and biology that study the microscopic structure of cells and tissues under a light microscope. Immunology considered as the main branch of medical science that deals with all mechanics physiological of the biological integral defense of all organisms, called the immune system. Microbiology is the science that studies microscopic organisms, specifically for them which are under the power of human eye. Molecular biology is the branch of biology and chemistry and deals with the study molecular of the process developed in the organisms. Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Actually is part of chemistry, engineering, mathematics, philosophy and psychology fields. Nutrition is the study of dietary requirements for people. Know the composition of food will help to prevent health problems. Pathology is the study of disease, its causes, mechanisms and effects on the organisms. Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties and effects upon living organisms. Is related to biological effects causes by drugs on organisms. Physiology is the branch of medicine and closely related to the anatomy, physiology deals with the activities and processes of living organisms, as well as mechanical and physical functions. Toxicology is closely related to medicine, chemistry and biology, basically is the study of the nature, effects and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning. Medical Specialties Once students have concluded the medical school is common that they want to reinforce their studies following a specialty of medicine inside surgical, internal medicine, diagnostic or clinical specialties. Consider these common specialties around world-wide to take a final decision. Diagnostic Specialties These specialties are generally take place inside a clinical laboratory, where investigation and screening procedures are realized also taking a count tr
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Who wrote the 1973 novel ‘A Fairy Tale of New York’?
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A Fairy Tale of New York - J. P. Donleavy - Google Books A Fairy Tale of New York 0 Reviews https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Fairy_Tale_of_New_York.html?id=vrCya23Nk8AC A Fairy Tale of New York is a funny, lusty, and sad novel of comic genius. Returning from study abroad, Cornelius Christian enters customs with his luggage and his dead wife. His first encounter in New York is with a funeral director, with whom he reluctantly takes employment to pay for the burial expenses. In the course of his duties he meets the beautiful Fanny Sourpuss over her millionaire husband's dead body. However, his over-enthusiastic handling of his first corpse lands him in court. Cornelius Christian wanders through the great sad cathedral that is New York, examining the human condition in all its comic pathos and lonely absurdity. Whether lingering in the Automat drinking from half empty coffee cups and stealing baked beans from the plates of customers who go looking for ketchup, or finding love on a street corner only to end up fighting his way out of a hooker's fists, Cornelius Christian, heroic anti-hero, sings of life's goodness in the wake of disaster. What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents Snippet view - 1973 Common terms and phrases Snippet view - 1979 About the author (1994) James Patrick Donleavy, 1926 - James (aka, Mike) Donleavy was born in New York on April 23, 1926 to Irish immigrants. He served in the Navy during WWII and afterwards, attended Trinity College in Dublin. He began as a painter to gain entry into the London gallery scene but he was told that he would have to be famous to have his work shown, which he decided to do, but as a writer. Donleavy's first novel was "The Ginger Man," which took years to complete and even more to get published because of the explicit sex for that time. It was finally published by Maurice Girodias, who also published a series of pornographic fiction called the Traveler's Companion Series. Donleavy tried to save his credibility as an author by trying to arrange for the book to be published in the UK and agreeing to alter the work to avert censorship. Donleavy is also an accomplished playwright as well as the scriptwriter, narrator and lead of the film/video J.P. Donleavy's Ireland. Donleavy's received several awards which include Most Promising Playwright Award, 1960, for Fairy Tales of New York; Brandeis Creative Arts Award, 1961&62, for the plays The Ginger Man and Fairy Tales of New York; Citation from National Institute & American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1975; Worldfest Houston Gold Award, 1992, for the film J.P. Donleavy's Ireland and the Cine Golden Eagle Award, 1993, for writer and narrator of the film J.P. Donleavy's Ireland. He was listed in the Modern Library's Best 100 Novels of the Century for "The Ginger Man," which also was ranked #7 in Best-selling Books of All Time in Ireland.
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Flora, Merryweather and King Hubert are all characters in which Disney film?
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Flora, Fauna and Merryweather | Disney Fanon Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Flora, Fauna and Merryweather Fauna: Quiet, soft spoken, peaceful Merryweather: Feisty, impulsive, outspoken Appearance Flora: Obese, fair skin, gray hair in a bun, brown eyes, both red pointy hat and gown, clear red wings on her back Fauna: Slender, fair skin, brownish-gray hair in a bun, brown eyes, both green pointy hat and gown, clear green wings on her back, black spectacles (in Sofia the First) Merryweather: Obese, fair skin, black hair, blue eyes, both blue pointy hat and gown, clear blue wings on her back Birthday Headmistresses of Royal Prep (Sofia the First) Affiliations Goal To make sure Aurora doesn't prick her finger on a spinning wheel before the sun sets on her 16th birthday (failed) Home Magic, happiness, helping others, joy Dislikes Maleficent's evil plots, sadness, Aurora upset, Aurora in danger Powers and abilities Wand Fate Flora and Merryweather argue over the color of Aurora's gown while Fauna cries tears of joy Quote [Source] Flora, Fauna and Merryweather (known collectively as the Three Good Fairies) are major characters in Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty . In the film, Flora is voiced by Verna Felton , Fauna is voiced by Barbara Jo Allen , and Merryweather is voiced by Barbara Luddy . Contents [ show ] Background The three good fairies are clothed in medieval-styled dresses with a particular color predominating. In addition to the dresses, the outfits are complimented with matching capes and pointy hats secured to their heads with colored veils. Flora's dress is predominantly red with her petticoat, cape clasp cuffs and hat veil a dark yellow. She appears to be the leader of the group, and based on her dialogue in the film, she seems to deal heavily with flowers and nature; her favorite color is pink. Fauna's outfit is a dark green with accents in a lighter shade of green and she appears to be second-in-command. Despite her tendency towards absentmindedness and obliviousness, she is the quieter and the more introspective than the other two fairies, and often functions as a peacemaker between Flora and Merryweather. Merryweather is dresses in shades of blue, her favorite color, and is distinguished from the others by her diminutive stature. She is feisty, yet pessimistic, resourceful and often challenges Flora's leadership. As a group they all have powerful magical abilities, channeled by their wands. They can do many things such as shrinking in size, fly, bring inanimate objects to life, and putting people to sleep. Their wings allow them to fly and they maneuver adroitly through the air. Despite their claims that they could only do good things with their magic, they were not above using their powers in morally ambiguous ways: Flora gifted a sword and shield to Prince Phillip (which could be interpreted as promoting violence) while Merryweather turned Diablo into stone. They were also not above using magic for their own convenience and personal desires, as demonstrated through their preparations of gifts for Aurora's 16th birthday party, and in the pink/blue color war between Flora and Merryweather. Though their magic was stated to be inferior to Maleficent's in raw power, when they work together they were capable of granting people extremely powerful weapons to be used in the cause of righteousness. Such weapons could triumph over the darkest of evil. When they gave Prince Phillip the Shield of Virtue and the Sword of Truth for final fight with Maleficent the sword (boosted by the fairies' combined magic and Flora's incantation) was so empowered it could destroy Maleficent and her evil with one well-aimed blow. Physical appearance The three fairies dress very much alike in long medieval style dresses and pointy hats reminiscent of the traditional witches' hat. Flora's signature color is red, but her favorite color is pink. Fauna and Merryweather's favorite and signature colors are green and blue, respectively. Both Flora and Fauna's eyes are brown while Merryweather's eyes are blue. Flora's hair is gray and F
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Footvolley, a variation of football, originated in which country?
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Brazil Sports EDUCATION Brazil Sports Due to its temperate conditions all year round, Brazil has established a significant sporting culture. Not only are sports widely played and popular amongst vast majorities of the population, but they are also varied in nature. Football The most popular and widely spread sport in Brazil is, undoubtedly, football (or soccer). This is especially appropriate as Brazil will be hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. This means millions of football fans from all over the world flooding into this South American country in the hopes of seeing their favourite team take the coveted title of world champions. A number of well-known football players and world-renowned teams hail from this country. Just some of the popular players are Pelé, Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká, and Ronaldinho. Martial Arts Capoeira is one of the most popular forms of martial arts in Brazil. It has distinct African influences and is characterised by nimble movements that require skill and agility. It is often played on the ground. Because of its very acrobatic, almost choreographed nature, it is often accompanied by music. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dates back to the early part of the 20th century and is based on submission holds (such as joint locks). As individual enthusiasts have perfected the art in their own rights, this sport has begun to become internationally recognised. Vale tudo is a variation of Jiu-Jitsu that means “anything goes”. As its name implies, this adaptation of the discipline allows more freedom with fewer rules. Soccer Ball decorated with Brazil's Flag. Footvolley Invented in the 1960’s, footvolley is a combination of football and volleyball. It is played with a volleyball net, but players can use only their feet to get the ball to their opponents on the other side. It is a perfect beach game and visitors are sure to spot it as they frequent the many gorgeous beaches of Brazil. Tennis Brazil is represented in major tennis tournaments, such as Wimbledon and the US Open and is home to some of the best players in the world. Basketball The national basketball team of Brazil and its players are well respected in this sport on an international level. This is the third most popular sport in the country (after football and then volleyball). Motorsport As a nation, Brazil has won more than 100 Formula One races, testifying to the calibre of sportsmen that emanate from this nation in the motorsports arena. Some well-known names include Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello, Bruno Senna, Felipe Massa and Lucas Di Grassi. It is also a key competitor in the American Championship Car Racing tournament, as well as less well-known competitions like Stock Car Brasil, Fórmula Truck and The South American Formula Three. Motorbike racing is also prevalent, and Brazilian competitors frequently participate in the MotoGP. Volleyball As the second most popular sport in Brazil, both the male and female national volleyball teams participate at Olympic level. They also compete in competitions such as the Volleyball World Cup and Volleyball World Championship. Brazil is recognised as the world champion in beach volleyball. Rugby Rugby is a much-loved sport in Brazil, but its teams have not yet reached the level at which they qualify for major competitions (such as World Cups). This sport dates back to the late 1800’s and has, therefore, established a strong foundation in the culture. Other sports enjoyed in Brazil include: • Golf
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In which country was actress Audrey Hepburn born?
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Audrey Hepburn - Biography - IMDb Audrey Hepburn Biography Showing all 143 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (92) | Personal Quotes (23) | Salary (16) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a blue-blood and a cosmopolitan from birth. Her mother, Ella van Heemstra, was a Dutch baroness; Audrey's father, Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, of English and Austrian descent, and worked in business. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While she vacationed with her mother in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition. After the liberation, she went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her niche in life--until the film producers came calling. In 1948, after being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Dutch in Seven Lessons (1948). Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives' Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn't much, so she headed to America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday (1953) in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success, and she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and more plum roles. In contrast to the "sex goddesses" of the silver screen, Audrey Hepburn had a more wholesome beauty and an aura of innocence and class about her which gained her many devoted fans. Roman Holiday (1953) was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face (1957). Sabrina (1954), in 1954, for which she received another Academy nomination, and Love in the Afternoon (1957), in 1957, also garnered rave reviews. In 1959, she received yet another nomination for her role in The Nun's Story (1959). Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly Golightly in the delightful film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)in 1961. For this she received another Oscar nomination. She scored commercial success again in the espionage caper Charade (1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady (1964) in 1964. Her co-star, Rex Harrison , once was asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, "Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady.'" After a couple of other movies, most notably Two for the Road (1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination in 1967's Wait Until Dark (1967). By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer , Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen. One film of note was Robin and Marian (1976), with Sean Connery in 1976. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she retained until 1993. She was named to People's magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Always (1989) in 1989. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz, Switzerland, from appendicular cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history as evidenced by her being named in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson and Volker Boehm Spouse (2) Often cast opposite leading men who were considerably older than she was. Often played classy High Society women. Charming characters who try to wear their troubles lightly Delicate thin frame Was first choice for the lead in
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Pearl and Moonstone are traditional modern birthstones for which month of the year?
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Alexandrite is the Traditional Birthstone for June and both Pearl and Moonstone are the Modern Birthstones for the Month. Birthstones Alexandrite is the Traditional Birthstone for June and both Pearl and Moonstone are the Modern Birthstones for the Month. Alexandrite is a very rare stone that changes in color from browns to red to lavender, the gem is often simulated with a lavender crystal or cubic zirconia. Alexandrite can assist one in centering the self, reinforcing self-esteem, and augmenting ones ability to experience joy. Unless otherwise noted, all of our stones are simulated Alexandrite.
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In religion, what is the name of the place where Sikhs come together for congregational worship?
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BBC - Religions - Sikhism: Worship Religions This article looks at Sikh worship and prayer. On this page Print this page Sikh worship Sikhs worship God and only God. Unlike members of many other religions they worship God in his true abstract form, and don't use images or statues to help them. Sikh worship can be public or private. Private worship Sikhs can pray at any time and any place. Sikh aims to get up early, bathe, and then start the day by meditating on God. The Sikh code of conduct lays down a stern discipline for the start of the day: A Sikh should wake up in the ambrosial hours (three hours before the dawn), take a bath and, concentrating his/her thoughts on One Immortal Being, repeat the name Waheguru (Wondrous Destroyer of darkness). Reht Maryada (Sikh code of conduct), chapter 3 There are set prayers that a Sikh should recite in the morning and evening, and before going to sleep. Prayer - spending time with God Although the Sikh God is beyond description Sikhs feel able to pray to God as a person and a friend who cares for them. Sikhs regard prayer as a way of spending time in company with God. For prayer to be really effective a person tries to empty themselves of everything of this world so that they can perceive God. Guru Arjan wrote of the importance of prayer. The praising of His Name is the highest of all practices. It has uplifted many a human soul. It slakes the desire of restless mind. It imparts an all-seeing vision. Guru Arjan Public worship Although Sikhs can worship on their own, they see congregational worship as having its own special merits. Sikhs believe that God is visible in the Sikh congregation or Sangat, and that God is pleased by the act of serving the Sangat. Congregational Sikh worship takes place in a Gurdwara . Sikh public worship can be led by any Sikh, male or female, who is competent to do so.
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Josephine Cochran(e) made which first practical mechanical household appliance in 1886?
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Woman Invented Dishwasher | USPTO Woman Invented Dishwasher Patent For First Practical Dish Washing Machine Issued December 28, 1886 December 27, 2001 [email protected] Josephine Garis Cochran invented the first useful dishwasher in Shelbyville, Ill., and received patent # 355,139 on December 28, 1886. Cochrane, a wealthy woman who entertained often, wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than her servants, and without breaking them. When she couldn't find one, she built it herself. She measured the dishes first, then she made wire compartments, each designed to fit plates, cups, or saucers. The compartments were placed inside a wheel that lay flat within a copper boiler. A motor turned the wheel while hot soapy water squirted from the bottom of the boiler and rained down on the dishes. Her invention worked! She showed the dishwasher at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, but only restaurants and hotels showed interest in it. Cochrane founded a company to manufacture her dishwashers, which eventually became KitchenAid®. It wasn't until the 1950s, however, that dishwashers started to become a standard household kitchen appliance. Cochrane's patent and the trademarks registered to KitchenAid®, as well as the more than 6 million patents issued since the first in 1790 and the 2.3 million trademarks registered since 1870, can be seen on the Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office website at www.uspto.gov . Last year USPTO issued 182,223 patents and registered 127,794 trademarks.
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The Sudirman Cup is a challenge trophy contested by mixed teams in which sport?
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Sudirman Cup Results 2015: Updated Points and Group Standings | Bleacher Report Sudirman Cup Results 2015: Updated Points and Group Standings By Rob Blanchette , Featured Columnist May 10, 2015 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Kin Cheung/Associated Press 0 Comments Hosts China prevailed in the 2015 Sudirman Cup in Dongguan on Sunday as they beat Japan in the final. It was a sixth consecutive win for the Chinese in the tournament that sees the 12 best mixed badminton teams compete in Level 1 for the right to win the trophy. Here are the results of the play-off stages: Sudirman Cup 2015: Quarter-Final Schedule Date Here are the updated groups after each day, with daily breakdowns of the action: Sudirman Cup 2015: Updated Points and Group Standings Group Day 8 Kin Cheung/Associated Press China won their sixth consecutive Sudirman Cup on Sunday, as the pre-tournament favourites swept Japan aside in the final, beating their fellow Asian giants 3-0 in Dongguan. With the home support behind them and their immense record in the tournament, it always looked set to be China's day. Japan, appearing in the final for the first time ever, started well, as they put up a brave fight in the opening tie of the final in the men's doubles. Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa pushed Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan all the way, but the Chinese pair eventually prevailed 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Kin Cheung/Associated Press The women's singles was a much more straightforward affair for China as the world No. 1 Li Xuerui beat Akane Yamaguchi 23-21, 21-14. Li admitted to feeling pre-game nerves in the final, but she was impressive in claiming the second tie of the day for China, per Channel News Asia : "Because it's a big contest, I felt pressure. The reason why the score was so close in the first game was because I made a few mistakes." The win was sealed by double Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan in the men's singles. The 31-year-old dispatched Takuma Ueda 21-15, 21-13 at the Dongfeng Nissan Sports Centre to his great delight, per Badminton Updates: #SudirmanCup | Lin Dan of China celebrates the winning point of the Sudirman Cup in the final. pic.twitter.com/9sYW7Ax9Fe — Badminton Updates (@badindiaupdates) May 17, 2015 China have completely dominated the Sudirman Cup since its inception in 1989, the 2015 triumph their sixth in a row in the biennial event and 10th overall. Japan put up a decent fight but simply never looked in with a chance of claiming victory on Sunday, especially following a late Saturday night finish in the semi-final as they edged South Korea 3-2. China emerged victorious in some style after eight days of fierce competition between the world's best mixed badminton sides, and they hold the trophy now for at least another two years. Day 7 Favourites China easily qualified for the final of the Sudirman Cup by beating Indonesia 3-1, while Japan shocked South Korea to set up a tantalising final between Asian badminton powerhouses. Nozomi Okuhara's shock win over Sung Ji Hyun in the women's singles would prove the difference, as the small Japanese star defended with incredible intensity throughout the match and found a way to let her opponent beat herself. It was a massive morale boost, particularly following the news in-form Kento Momota would not be playing in the men's singles match. Japan were staring at a quick 3-0 defeat before the mixed doubles and women's doubles would give the team their best chance of beating Korea. Kin Cheung/Associated Press Instead, the score was 2-1 in favour of Korea when the final two matches started, and when Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi ran right through their opponents, the mixed doubles would prove decisive. Kenta Kazuno and Ayane Kurihara may be relative unknowns to followers of the sport, but the newly formed pair has shown since the start of this year's Sudirman Cup that they have what it takes to beat the best of them. The Japanese duo easily won the final match, giving their team the chance to win their first Sudirman Cup. That will be easier said
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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson play the head butler and housekeeper in which 1993 film?
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The Remains of the Day (1993) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) PG | A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. The Best Of The Best: The Greatest Movie Actors and the roles that made them great 13 January 2017 3:49 AM, -08:00 | HeyUGuys.co.uk a list of 32 titles created 03 Jun 2012 a list of 41 titles created 22 Aug 2012 a list of 25 titles created 25 Mar 2013 a list of 23 titles created 8 months ago a list of 39 titles created 2 months ago Title: The Remains of the Day (1993) 7.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWII Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude. Written by Keith Loh <[email protected]> Rated PG for themes | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 19 November 1993 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Lo que queda del día See more » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby SR (35 mm prints)| SDDS (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Actor Hugh Grant once stated that this picture was the best film that he has ever made. See more » Goofs We see a dozen bottles of Graham's Port being delivered for the banquet - but the port would have been cellared for at least six months before being decanted - vintage port is undrinkable immediately after being transported; and later Stevens takes (and breaks) a bottle of Dow 1913 vintage port- but no producers declared a vintage in that year. 1912 was a vintage year, and the next one was 1917. See more » Quotes Stevens : In my philosophy, Mr. Benn, a man cannot call himself well-contented until he has done all he can to be of service to his employer. Of course, this assumes that one's employer is a superior person, not only in rank, or wealth, but in moral stature. (NAS Ream Field) – See all my reviews The crowning achievement of the Ismail Merchant/James Ivory partnership and their entire production team who give their absolute best in original music, cinematography, editing, art and set direction, costumes, and, of course, screenplay by Merchant/Ivory regular Ruth Prawler Jhabvala. Add flawless performances from the all-star cast and the result is almost too perfect. But there is just enough humility to this sad tale of unrequited love to make it completely believable. Anthony Hopkins excels as the impenetrable Mr. Stevens, Butler of a lordly country house in the final days of the British Empire, and Emma Thompson is superb as his foil, Housekeeper Miss Kenton. Both give wonderfully deep, sensitive portrayals of two complex lonely people who don't realize, until it's too late, that they belong together. Swirling around them is fascinating drama of life upstairs and downstairs and there are as many surprises and sub-plots to the story (based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro) as there are secret passages, nooks, and crannies in "Darlington House." An all-round first-rate cinematic experience, "Remains of the Day" is one of those pictures that lingers in the mind lon
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The European city of Rome lies on which river?
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Tiber River | river, Italy | Britannica.com Tiber River Rome Tiber River, Italian Fiume Tevere, historic river of Europe and the second longest Italian river after the Po , rising on the slope of Monte Fumaiolo, a major summit of the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. It is 252 miles (405 km) long. Twisting in a generally southerly direction through a series of scenic gorges and broad valleys, the Tiber flows through the city of Rome and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea of the Mediterranean near Ostia Antica. Its major tributaries are the Chiascio, Nestore, Paglia, Nera, and Aniene. Below Rome, the Tiber branches out into a delta , the main channel being the Fiumara, with the Fiumicino functioning as a distributary branch on the north side. Some ancient writers allege that it was known originally as Albula—a reference to the whiteness of its waters—but it was renamed Tiberis after Tiberinus, a king of Alba Longa (an area centred on Lago Albano , south of Rome) who was drowned in it. Sant’Angelo Bridge over the Tiber River, Rome. Andreas Tille Although the Romans made some effort to control the river’s lower course, their ignorance of hydraulic principles prevented the development of adequate protection against floods. It is only in modern times that the Tiber has flowed through Rome between high stone embankments. Though the river varies in depth between 7 and 20 feet, there is some evidence that navigation upstream to the Val Tiberina was significant for the grain trade as long ago as the 5th century bce. Later, the shipment of building stone and also of timber became important. In its zenith, Classical Rome was supplied with vegetables grown in the gardens of riverside villas. The Tiber River, with Saint Peter’s Basilica in the background, Rome. © Mirec/Shutterstock.com The importance of the lower Tiber was first recognized in the 3rd century bce, when Ostia was made a naval base during the Punic Wars. It later became a commercial centre for the import of Mediterranean wheat , oil, and wine . Successive attempts to maintain Ostia, on the Fiumara, and the port of the emperors Claudius and Trajan , on the Fiumicino, were defeated by the processes of silting and by the deposition of sandbars at the river mouths. In later centuries, several popes tried to improve navigation on the lower Tiber, and ports were built at Rome in 1692, 1703, and 1744. Navigation and trade upon the lower Tiber flourished again between the late 18th and mid-19th centuries, when further dredging took place on the lower course. Silting continued, however, with such persistence that, within another century, the Tiber was navigable only at Rome itself. The Tiber delta, meanwhile, had advanced about two miles seaward since Roman times. Learn More in these related articles:
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The 11th Century nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was better known by what name?
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El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp | Film | The Guardian Reel history El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp Anthony Mann jousts fast and loose with the lives of Spain's medieval masters – resulting in seriously sublime cinema Dressed to kill … Charlton Heston (right) as Rodrigo Díaz in El Cid (1961), directed by Anthony Mann. Photograph: Allied Artists/Allstar/Cinetext Entertainment grade: A History grade: D Rodrigo Díaz was an 11th-century nobleman from Vivar in Castile. He is better known as El Cid, from the Arabic sidi or sayyid, meaning "the Lord". War Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid. Photograph: Universal/Getty Images In 1080, when this film begins, the territory that is now Spain and Portugal was split between Christian and Muslim kingdoms . Emir Ben Yussuf ( Herbert Lom ) rouses the Muslim princes of the southern part, known as al-Andalus, to conquer the Christian north, some of which is known as León-Castile. The film's Ben Yussuf is the historical Yusuf ibn Tashufin , commander of the Almoravid Empire . At his summons, Emir Yusuf al-Mutamin of Zaragoza (Douglas Wilmer) has a go at conquering part of León-Castile, but is captured by Rodrigo Díaz ( Charlton Heston ). When Díaz offers him freedom rather than death, al-Mutamin honours him with the name El Cid. According to the historical sources, al-Mutamin was not attempting to conquer León-Castile. His war was with his own brother and rival emir, Mundhir . Díaz and al-Mutamin are said to have become close when the former joined the latter's army as a mercenary in the early 1080s. Love Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961). Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex Features Díaz's girlfriend, Jimena (Sophia Loren), is upset with him for killing her father. When he fights an Aragonese knight in an astonishingly good jousting scene (which took El Cid's enormous cast and crew five weeks to film), Jimena gives her colours to his rival. The bubbling hatred between Díaz and Jimena on screen is the stuff of historical fantasy, but it was real enough on set. At the beginning of filming, Heston found out that Loren was earning a $1m paycheque – substantially larger than his. He was so angry that he refused even to look at her in most of their scenes. This soon becomes amusing for the viewer. Politics King Ferdinand the Great of León-Castile dies, and divides his lands between his children Sancho, Alfonso and Urraca. This really happened 15 years earlier in 1065, but the film has bodged the timeline to heighten the tension. At the king's funeral, Sancho tries to kill Alfonso. Alfonso teams up with his sister Urraca, the two blond-haired siblings conspiring to reunite and rule the several kingdoms. They want gruff warrior Díaz on their side – but he won't do their bidding, for above all else he believes in honour. All Alfonso and Urraca would need to do is indulge in a spot of incest and we'd be in Game of Thrones, perhaps because medieval history is George RR Martin's source material . El Cid's version of the warring heirs has elements of accuracy, though in real life Ferdinand made it even more complicated by having five children , all of whom variously went into battle against each other, allied with Muslim princes, had affairs with runaway Muslim princesses , hatched world-domination conspiracies and assassinated each other. If a couple of dragons and some ice zombies turned up, they could hardly make the 11th century more dramatic than it really was. More war Scene from the 1961 film El Cid, with Charlton Heston Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar Alfonso is defeated by Ben Yussuf at the battle of Sagrajas . Díaz saves the day for the Christians by taking Valencia – but Ben Yussuf turns his forces and besieges him there. The battle sequences along the beach to the castle of Valencia (represented on film by the 13th-century castle of Peñíscola ) are some of the most spectacular in Hollywood history. Spain's military dictator Francisco Franco , who flattered himself that he might be compared to El Cid when this movie came out, loaned t
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Isaan is the northeast region of which Asian country?
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The northeast: Isaan Guide | Thailand Travel | Rough Guides Asia » Thailand » The northeast: Isaan Bordered by Laos and Cambodia on three sides, the scorching-hot tableland of northeast Thailand – known as Isaan, after the Hindu god of death and the northeast – comprises a third of the country’s land area and is home to nearly a third of its population. This is the least-visited region of the kingdom, and the poorest: almost three-quarters of Isaan residents are in debt, and it’s thought that the majority still earn less than the regional minimum wage of B164–183 a day. Farming is the traditional livelihood here, despite appallingly infertile soil (the friable sandstone contains few nutrients and retains little water) and long periods of drought punctuated by downpours and intermittent bouts of flooding. As you’d expect, the landscape is mostly flat, but there are plenty of lively festivals and ancient temples to make a visit worth the effort. In the 1960s, government schemes to introduce hardier crops set in motion a debt cycle that has forced farmers into monocultural cash-cropping to repay their loans for fertilizers, seeds and machinery. For many families, there’s only one way off the treadmill: of the twenty-one million people who live in Isaan, an average of two million economic refugees leave the area every year, most of them heading for Bangkok, where northeasterners now make up the majority of the capital’s lowest-paid workforce. Children and elderly parents remain in the villages, increasingly dependent on the money sent back every month from the metropolis and awaiting the annual visit in May, when migrant family members often return for a couple of months to help with the rice planting. Rather than the cities – which are chaotic, exhausting places, with little going for them apart from accommodation and onward transport – Isaan’s prime destinations are its Khmer ruins and Khao Yai National Park . Five huge northeastern festivals also draw massive crowds: in May, Yasothon is the focus for the bawdy rocket festival; the end of June or beginning of July sees the equally raucous rainmaking festival of Phi Ta Kon in Dan Sai near Loei; in July, Ubon Ratchathani hosts the extravagant candle festival; in October, strange, pink fireballs float out of the Mekong near Nong Khai; while the flamboyant, though inevitably touristy, “elephant round-up” is staged in Surin in November. It’s rural life that really defines Isaan though, and you can learn a lot about the local residents by staying at one of the family-run guesthouses and homestays in the southern part of the region. If you make it this far you should endeavour to see at least one set of Isaan’s Khmer ruins: those at Phimai are the most accessible, but it’s well worth making the effort to visit either Phanom Rung or Khao Phra Viharn as well, both of which occupy spectacular hilltop locations, though the latter was closed at the time of writing. Relics of an even earlier age, prehistoric cliff-paintings also draw a few tourists eastwards to the little town of Khong Chiam , which is prettily set between the Mekong and Mun rivers. Isaan’s only mountain range of any significance divides the uninspiring town of Loei from the central plains and offers some stiff walking, awesome scenery and the possibility of spotting unusual birds and flowers in the national parks that spread across its heights. Due north of Loei at Chiang Khan , the Mekong River begins its leisurely course around Isaan with a lush stretch where a sprinkling of guesthouses has opened up the river countryside to travellers. The powerful waterway acts as a natural boundary between Thailand and Laos, but it’s no longer the forbidding barrier it once was; with Laos opening further border crossings to visitors, the river is becoming an increasingly important transport link. At the eastern end of this upper stretch, the border town of Nong Khai is surrounded by wonderfully ornate temples, some of which are used by the significant population of Chinese and Vietnamese migrants. The grandest and most important
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Which scientist wrote a letter in 1704 in which he predicted the end of the world in 2060 after studying Biblical texts?
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The world will end in 2060, according to Newton | Daily Mail Online The world will end in 2060, according to Newton By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 16:57 19 June 2007 His famously analytical mind worked out the laws of gravity and unravelled the motion of the planets. And when it came to predicting the end of the world, Sir Isaac Newton was just as precise. He believed the Apocalypse would come in 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, according to a recently published letter. Scroll down for more... Luckily for modern scientists in awe of his achievements, Newton based this figure on religion rather than reasoning. In a letter from 1704 which has gone on show in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, Newton uses the Bible’s Book of Daniel to calculate the date for the Apocalypse. The note reveals a deeply spiritual side to a man more usually regarded as a strict rationalist. Newton, known as the founder of modern physics, secured a royal exemption from ordination in the Church of England – something normally expected of academics in his day – so he would not have to follow its teachings. But he confidently stated in the letter that the Bible proved the world would end in 2060, adding: "It may end later, but I see no reason for its ending sooner." Continuing in a decidedly sniffy tone, he wrote: "This I mention not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men who are frequently predicting the time of the end, and by doing so bring the sacred prophesies into discredit as often as their predictions fail." The exact words from the Book of Daniel that inspired his prediction are not clear. But he got at least one thing right – in another document, he interpreted biblical prophecies to mean that the Jews would return to the Holy Land before the world ended. Newton, who died 280 years ago, wrote that the end of days would see "the ruin of the wicked nations, the end of weeping and of all troubles, the return of the Jews (from) captivity and their setting up a flourishing and everlasting Kingdom". Yemima Ben-Menahem, one of the curators of the exhibition, said: "These documents show a scientist guided by religious fervour, by a desire to see God’s actions in the world." The papers – including more prosaic notes about his income and the price of tin – lay in a trunk at the house of the Earl of Portsmouth for 250 years before being auctioned in the late 1930s. Since 1969, many have been locked away in Israel’s national library.
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Which actress played Sid James’ wife in the UK television series ‘Bless This House’?
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 Diana Coupland played Maureen Carter in EastEnders in 2000 Actress Diana Coupland, best known for her role in 1970s sitcom Bless This House, has died in hospital aged 74. The comedy actress died at Coventry's University Hospital, after she failed to recuperate from surgery to resolve long-term heart problems. "The operation was a success but because of Diana's longstanding illness, her condition continued to deteriorate," the surgeon said. Coupland more recently played roles in EastEnders, Casualty and Doctors. Bond role "Diana's chances of a full recovery were discussed with her family and they made a decision that she should be allowed to pass away peacefully," said heart surgeon Ramesh Patel. "May I offer my condolences to the family for the loss of their wife and mother, who I know will be greatly missed." Diana Coupland (r) appeared in Triangle during the 1980s Coupland had not wanted to act initially. Ballet dancing was her first choice of career, but a horse-riding accident prevented her pursuing that ambition. She began acting in the 60s. Her early career saw her singing voice dubbed over the voice of Ursula Andress in the James Bond film Dr No. But it was her role in Bless This House, opposite Sid James, that brought her television fame. She continued to work solidly through the 1980s, and featured in popular shows including police drama Juliet Bravo and Triangle, the series set on a North Sea ferry. The actress was also well known for her charitable works, becoming patron for National Lupus UK, a charity supporting people suffering from Systemic and Discoid Lupus.
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The medical condition ‘epicondylitis’ is better known by what name?
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Tennis elbow: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Symptoms can include any of the following: Elbow pain that gets worse over time Pain that radiates from the outside of the elbow to the forearm and back of the hand when grasping or twisting Weak grasp Exams and Tests Your doctor or nurse will examine you. The exam may show: Pain or tenderness when the tendon is gently pressed near where it attaches to the upper arm bone, over the outside of the elbow Pain near the elbow when the wrist is bent backwards X-rays may be done. Treatment The first step is to rest your arm for 2 or 3 weeks and avoid the activity that causes your symptoms. You may also want to: Put ice on the outside of your elbow 2 to 3 times a day. Take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or aspirin. If your tennis elbow is due to sports activity, you may want to: Ask your health care provider about any changes you can make to your technique. Check the sports equipment you are using to see if any changes may help. If you play tennis, changing the grip size of the racket may help. Think about how often you play, and whether you should cut back. If your symptoms are related to working on a computer, ask your manager about changing your workstation or your chair, desk, and computer setup. A physical therapist can show you exercises to stretch and strengthen the muscles of your forearm. You can buy a special brace for tennis elbow at most drugstores. It wraps around the upper part of your forearm and takes some of the pressure off the muscles. Your doctor may also inject cortisone and a numbing medicine around the area where the tendon attaches to the bone. This may help decrease the swelling and pain. If the pain continues after 6 to 12 months of rest and treatment, surgery may be recommended. Talk with your orthopedic surgeon about the risks and whether surgery might help. Outlook (Prognosis) Elbow pain may get better without surgery. But most people who have surgery have full use of their forearm and elbow afterwards. When to Contact a Medical Professional Call for an appointment with your health care provider if: This is the first time you have had these symptoms Home treatment does not relieve the symptoms Alternative Names Epitrochlear bursitis; Lateral epicondylitis; Epicondylitis - lateral Images Brummel J, Baker CL III, Hopkins R, Baker CL, Jr. Epicondylitis: lateral. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2014;22:e1-6. Pitzer ME, Seidengerg PH, Bader DA. Elbow tendinopathy. Med Clin North Am. 2014;98:833-849. Regan WD, Grondin PP, Morrey BF. Elbow and forearm. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr., Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2009:chap 19. Review Date 9/8/2014 Updated by: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. Related MedlinePlus Health Topics
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What was the name of the river by which Julius Caesar stood when he reputedly said ‘The die has been cast’?
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Julius Caesar - Wikiquote Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: G AIVS C ÆSAR ) ( 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC ) was a Roman religious , military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire . His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britainia in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders. For the famous play by William Shakespeare , see Julius Caesar (play) . Contents Men willingly believe what they wish. The die is cast. Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. Written in a report to Rome 47 B.C., after conquering Pharnaces at Zela in Asia Minor in just five days; as quoted in Life of Caesar by Plutarch ; reported to have been inscribed on one of the decorated wagons in the Pontic triumph, in Lives of the Twelve Caesars , Julius , by Suetonius Variant translation: Came, Saw, Conquered Inscription on the triumphal wagon reported in The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius , as translated by Robert Graves (1957) Alea iacta est . The die is cast. As quoted in Vita Divi Iuli [The Life of the deified Julius] (121 CE) by Suetonius , paragraph 33 (Caesar: … "Iacta alea est", inquit. – Caesar said … "the die is cast".) Said when crossing the river Rubicon with his legions on 10 January, 49 BC, thus beginning the civil war with the forces of Pompey . The Rubicon river was the boundary of Gaul, the province Caesar had the authority to keep his army in. By crossing the river, he had committed an invasion of Italy. The Latin is a translation; Caesar actually spoke this in Greek, as reported by Plutarch , Plutarch , Life of Pompey, 60.2.9: Ἑλληνιστὶ πρὸς τοὺς παρόντας ἐκβοήσας, «Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος», [anerriphtho kybos] διεβίβαζε τὸν στρατόν. He [Caesar] declared in Greek with loud voice to those who were present ‘Let the die be cast’ and led the army across. He was reportedly quoting the playwright Menander , specifically “Ἀρρηφόρῳ” (Arrephoria, or “The Flute-Girl”), according to Deipnosophistae , Book 13 , paragraph 8, saying «Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος» (anerriphtho kybos). The Greek translates rather as “let the die be cast!”, or “Let the game be ventured!”, which would instead translate in Latin as Jacta Alea Est. According to Lewis and Short ( Online Dictionary: alea , Lewis and Short at the Perseus Project. See bottom of section I.), the phrase used was a future active imperative , “let the die be cast!”, or “Let the game be ventured!”, which would instead translate in Latin as iacta alea est. Gallia est pacata. Gaul is subdued. Written in a letter with which Caesar informed the Roman Senate of his victory over Vercingetorix in 52 BC Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit. Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. The Civil War, Book III, 68; variant translation: "In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes." I assure you I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome. On passing through a village in the Alps, as attributed in Parallel Lives , by Plutarch , as translated by John Langhorne and William Langhorne (1836), p. 499 Variant: First in a village rather than second in Rome. I will not … that my wife be so much as suspected. His declaration as to why he had divorced his wife Pompeia , when questioned in the trial against Publius Clodius Pulcher for sacrilege against Bona Dea festivities (from which men were excluded), in entering Caesar's home disguised as a lute-girl apparently with intentions of a seducing Caesar's wife; as reported in Plutarch's Lives
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Retinol is a form of which vitamin?
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Vitamin A (Retinol) | University of Maryland Medical Center Reproduction Wound healing Vitamin A comes from two sources. One group, called retinoids, comes from animal sources and includes retinol. The other group, called carotenoids, comes from plants and includes beta-carotene. The body converts beta-carotene to vitamin A. Major carotenoids, including lycopene, lutein, and zeaxantuin, have important biological properties, including antioxidant and photoprotective activities. It is rare in the developed world to have a serious deficiency of vitamin A. Symptoms include: Dry eyes Diarrhea Skin problems While vitamin A is essential for good health, it can be toxic in high doses. Never take more than the recommended daily allowance without first talking to your doctor. Acne, psoriasis, and other skin disorders Prescription creams and pills containing retinoids, a synthetic form of vitamin A, are used to help clear up severe acne and psoriasis. They have also shown promise for treating other skin disorders, warts, and premature aging from the sun. Recent studies show that topical forms along with antioxidants may help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. These medications require close supervision by a doctor. Isotretinoin (Accutane), an oral medication for acne, can cause very serious side effects and must not be used by pregnant women or women of child-bearing age who are not taking birth control. Eye disorders Getting enough vitamin A in your diet is essential for good vision. Research shows that people who eat more foods with vitamin A are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In addition, a large population study found that people who got high levels of vitamin A though their diets had a lower risk of developing cataracts. But researchers don't know whether taking vitamin A supplements would work the same way. Vitamin A supplements may help slightly slow down the damage from retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease that causes poor night vision. However, the study used high doses, which can be toxic. Measles For children who have vitamin A deficiency, supplements can reduce the severity and complications of measles. Children who are deficient in vitamin A are more likely to develop infections, including measles. In areas of the world where vitamin A deficiency is widespread or where at least 1% of those with measles die, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends giving vitamin A supplements to children who have measles. However, vitamin A does not seem to help unless a child has vitamin A deficiency. Never give a child vitamin A supplements without a doctor's supervision. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) People with IBD, either ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease, may have a hard time absorbing all the nutrients their bodies need. Doctors often recommend that people with IBD take a multivitamin, including vitamin A. Cancer Whether vitamin A can reduce the risk of cancer is not clear. People who eat a healthy diet with enough beta-carotene and other carotenoids from fruits and vegetables seem to have a lower risk of certain cancers, such as: Breast cancer Cervical cancer Melanoma Some laboratory studies suggest that vitamin A and carotenoids may help fight certain types of cancer in test tubes. Few studies have shown that taking vitamin A supplements will help prevent or treat cancer. In fact, there is some evidence that it may be harmful. Taking beta-carotene or vitamin A supplements has been linked to a higher risk of lung cancer in people who smoke or drink alcohol. However, some researchers say more studies are needed to confirm this. One preliminary study suggests that a topical form of vitamin A may reduce abnormal growth of cells on the cervix, called cervical neoplasia. Researchers are also investigating retinoids, a synthetic form of vitamin A, for skin cancer. People with certain types of skin cancer tend to have lower levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene in the blood. However, studies that have looked at whether taking higher amounts of vitamin A or beta-caroten
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A ‘Ruby-tailed’ is what type of creature?
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101 Animal Shots You'll Go Wild Over | Nature Photography 101 Animal Shots You'll Go Wild Over By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | June 7, 2013 02:23pm ET MORE Ghostly Cats Credit: Sahara Conservation Fund/WildCRU An elusive Saharan cheetah recently came into the spotlight in Niger, Africa, where a hidden camera snapped photos of the ghostly cat, whose pale coat and emaciated appearance distinguish it from other cheetahs. Its appearance, and how the Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) is genetically related to other cheetahs are open to question. The cat is so rare and elusive that scientists aren't even sure how many exist. Among the threats to the pale cat are scarcity of prey due to poaching and overuse, and conflicts with herders over stock harassment and killing of their animals, according to SCF. Apparently cheetah skins are prized as prayer rugs or used to make slippers. Giant Jellyfish Credit: Shin-ichi Uye Nemopilema nomurai, known as Nomura's jellyfish, can grow up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) in diameter. It is edible, though it hasn't caught on widely. When Nomura's jellyfish bloomed in 2005, some Japanese coped by selling souvenir cookies flavored with jellyfish powder, according to the New York Times. Glitzy Gala Credit: Greg Rouse As if attending an underwater gala, seadragons are adorned with gowns of flowing limbs. These graceful characters belong to a family of fish called Syngnathidae, which also includes seahorses and pipefish. Now, University of California, San Diego, marine biologists Greg Rouse and Nerida Wilson are using genetics to unlock some of the mysteries of this mystical animal. In popular dive spots off the coast of Australia, the duo took tiny snips of tissue from the appendages of seadragons for genetic testing, before releasing the creatures. While seadragons are generally grouped into three species, leafy (shown here), weedy and ribboned, the team's genetic analyses and examinations of body structure have shown the eastern and western populations of weedy seadragons could be divided into two species. They also found the mysterious ribboned seadragon is not related to the leafy and weedy seadragons. Caught on Camera Credit: Smithsonian A jaguar in Peru is captured on an automated camera set by Smithsonian researchers. Such cameras allow scientists to monitor wildlife in remote locations. Ball of Color Credit: Spike Walker This photomicrograph shows the ruby-tailed wasp called Chrysis ignita, which is the most commonly observed of this species. The abdomen's is coloring -- ruby red and bronze – give the wasp its name. The underside of the abdomen is also concave, which allows the wasp to roll itself into a protective ball if threatened. Ruby-tailed wasps are "parasitoids," meaning they eventually kill their hosts. Chrysis ignita parasitizes mason bees: The females lay their eggs in the same nest as mason bees, so when the ruby-tailed wasp larvae hatch, they feed on the mason bee larvae. Ruby-tailed wasps do have a sting but it is not functional and most species have no venom. The fantastical image snagged a spot on the Wellcome Image Awards 2011, which chooses the most striking and technically excellent images acquired by the Wellcome Images picture library in the prior 18 months. The Downside of Island Life Credit: Kesler/University of Missouri This colorful, tropical bird called the Tuamotu kingfisher lives on one tiny island — Niau in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, in the south Pacific. Today, just 125 of the birds exist, and scientists say they will go extinct without serious intervention. By working with farmers and residents on the island inhabited by the kingfishers, Dylan Kesler, at the University of Missouri's School of Natural Resources, has come up with factors critical to the birds' survival. These include: hunting perches; clear ground so they can spot their primary food, lizards; dead trees for nesting; means for keeping predators away from the birds' nests. Bat Hunt Credit: © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org A Bra
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The town of Ilkley in Yorkshire lies on which river?
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Ilkley – Travel guide at Wikivoyage Understand[ edit ] Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire , in the north of England. Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the metropolitan borough of Bradford. Approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Bradford, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The town is popular with tourists and is famous for Ilkley Moor. In the 19th century it gained it's reputation as a spa town with the construction of Ben Rhydding Hydro, a Hydropathic Establishment. Charles Darwin underwent hydropathic treatment at Wells House when his book On the Origin of Species was published on 24 November 1859, whilst staying with his family at the nearby North View House (now Hillside Court). Tourists flocked here to 'take the waters' and bathe in the cold water spring. Get in[ edit ] Leeds Bradford International Airport - airport serving West Yorkshire and surrounding areas, [1] approx 11 miles from Ilkley, flights to various European and international destinations and domestic flights within the UK. Ilkley Railway Station - train station in the town, trains to and from Leeds/Bradford. During Monday to Saturday, daytime services run to/from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour. In the evening, services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays, services are hourly to/from Leeds and every two hours to/from Bradford. [2] See[ edit ] 53.9272 -1.82472 1 Manor House Museum . Free entry, various exhibitions also held at the museum, contains many Roman materials. Ilkley Toy Museum . Check website for opening times and admission prices. Houses collections of dolls, dolls houses and other toys dating from 350 BCE to modern times. Do[ edit ] Hike the Dales Way, to Lake Windermere, over 80 miles through the Dales and into the Lakes.
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In which year was the first Olympic Commemorative Coin minted?
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Olympic Coins | Coin Update Olympic Coins By Dennis Hengeveld 3 Comments With the 2012 Summer Olympics underway, it is a good time to look back at this famous sporting event in a numismatic context. With its history in ancient Greece, known for their elaborate coinage designs, it should not come as a surprise that the first coins with Olympic themes (or sporting themes, for that matter) originate from there. Commemorative coinage, in fact, finds its roots with ancient coinage and what better to commemorate than the most famous sporting event known to man. What we have thus are a plethora of Greek coins with commemorative themes such as chariot racing and the awards given to the winners of the sporting events. Our focus this time however, will be on the modern Olympic Games and their commemorative coinage. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, a revival of the ancient games held in the same country. Athens was chosen unanimously as the host city, appropriate since it was the birth grounds of the Olympics (at first it was considered to hold all future Olympics in Athens, but this plan was later abandoned in favor of rotating host countries and cities). Commemorative coinage for these modern Olympics, however, had to wait. First of all the concept of commemorative coinage in modern times was relatively new; even though the Ancients had released many commemorative coins it had become somewhat of a rarity, with the next two millennia only rarely seeing commemorative coins issued, and if they were, they were mostly released for general circulation (unlike most modern commemoratives, which are released for collectors and generally sold at a premium over face value). Image: Wikidot.com Even though commemorative stamps were issued from the start of the modern Olympics (quite frankly because stamp collecting was popular at the time and commemorative stamps were well accepted by the collecting community) the first modern commemorative coin with an Olympic theme would not be issued until after the Second World War. The Olympics were the 15th; held in Helsinki, Finland, it was the second Summer Olympics held after the war. Unprecedented, the Finnish Mint decided to release a 500 Markkaa coin in both 1951 and 1952. The coins depicted a relatively simple design with a wreath and value on one side and the Olympic rings and the date on the other side, as well as the legend “OLYMPIA XV”. Struck in silver, the coins were meant for general circulation, and were available for the public at face value or straight out of circulation. Unlike later issues, no Proof coins were specifically struck for collectors, although most of the 1951 coins were picked up by collectors, who soon noticed the low mintage of only 19,000 coins. The 1952 had a much higher mintage of 586,000 coins. Image: Coinfactswiki.com The coin collecting community had to wait another twelve years before the next Olympic coins were released. This time, the Japanese Mint released two silver coins (100 yen and 1000 yen coins in circulation strike format) to commemorate the Summer Olympics held in Tokyo during the summer of 1964. The coins once again featured the Olympic rings. That same year another Olympics coin was released, this time to commemorate the ninth Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. The Winter Olympics were held since 1924 (with the exception of the war years), and had grown in popularity since inception, as winter sports in general had grown in popularity over the years. The Austrian Mint used the opportunity to release the first Winter Olympics coin, a silver 50 schilling piece struck in both circulation strike as well as Proof format. The coin depicted a ski jumper on the obverse with the Alps in the background. This was the first time that a specific sport was depicted on a coin commemorating the modern Olympics. At first, the Winter Olympics did not see commemorative coins issued as often as the Summer Olympics, which had commemoratives released every year from the 1964 Olympics on, but the Winter Olympics soon caught on. Over the years
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What is the name of the traditional Japanese hand-concealed weapon, often in the form of a star with projecting blades or points?
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Weird Asian Martial Arts Weapons Trending Topics Weird Asian Martial Arts Weapons From iron claws and meteor hammers to deer antler blades and emei needles, ancient Martial Arts weapons range greatly in shape and design, yet all have only one purpose – to injure. In the hands of a skilled assassin, even the humble chopsticks can become savage weapons. Brutal metal-link whips, miniature swords disguised as tobacco pipes, fans edges with razor-sharp blades and poison-tipped arrows are all lethal in their own right but pale in comparison with an almost mystical weapon of decapitation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFHJwjTZeY 1. The Urumi Also known as “chuttuval,” which means “coiled sword,” this flexible weapon is used in the South Indian Martial Art of Kalaripayatt. The blade (or multiple blades, as in the urumi pictured here) is flexible enough to be rolled up and stored when not used, or even worn as a belt and whipped out on demand. The blade or blades are typically razor-sharp and bad news for anyone standing in the vicinity of the person wielding the urumi. 2. The Tekko-kagi (“hand claws”) Ninjas would use the tekko-kagi claws to guard against sword attacks, allowing them to swipe and potentially knock the sword from an assailant’s hands. Or, ninjas could use claws the claws offensively against their opponents with devastating results. Typically made from aluminum, steel, iron or wood, tekko weapons are believed by martial arts historians to have originated when the Bushi in Okinawa, Japan began wielding the steel shoes of their horses as a means of self-defense against assailants. 3. The Kusari-gama Kusari-gama is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of Scythe-like blade,Kama, on a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. This weapon came from the design of the farmer’s scythe but this was not a weapon that farmers used. The art of handling the Kusarigama is called Kusarigamajutsu. 4. The Nunchaku A nunchaku is two sections of wood (or metal in modern incarnations) connected by a cord or chain. Chinese nunchaku tend to be rounded, whereas Japanese are octagonal. The traditional nunchaku is made from a strong, flexible hardwood such as oak, loquat or pasania. Originally, the wood would be submerged in mud for several years, where lack of oxygen and optimal acidity prevent rotting. The end result is a hardened wood. The rope is made from horsehair, and was traditionally claimed to be able to block a sword. Finally, the wood is very finely sanded and rubbed with an oil or stain for preservation. 5. The Meteor Hammer & Rope Dart This weapon is comprised of a long rope with twin metal weights, “hammers”, or darts on each end. When used as a weapon, the hammer or dart on the front end is used for attack and the other for protection. The rope wraps around the neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, thigh, foot, or waist. When the hammer or dart is released, it strikes outward with stunning and surprising speed. It is one of Chinese martial arts’ most unique and difficult-to-master weapons. 6. San-Jie-Gun (Three Section Staff) The three sectional staff, is a historical weapon, which appears in the Chinese book “Sangokushi”. Its distinctive feature is three 70 cm sticks chained together making it much longer than a long staff. It can be swung around, or as a staff, using one’s whole body space to fend off an attacker. A Chinese weapon constructed from three pieces of wood connected by metal rings at their ends. Lengths of the sections are roughly equal, each about the length of the practitioner’s arms (with the diameter around one inch). The three sectional staff can be used as a long range weapon when held at one end and swung freely, or a short-range weapon when two of the sections are held and used to strike or parry. 7. Shurikens (Throwing Star) One of the most popular weapons of the Ninja, the shuriken was used as more of a distraction than an actual weapon. Although they can hurt they rarely penetrate deep enough to kill. Shurikens come with anywhere from 4 to 12 points traditionally. 8. Tessen (Iron Fan)
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In 1407, Dick Whittington was simultaneously Lord Mayor of London and Mayor of which French town?
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Calais, the last English possession in Europe What happened on this day in history. JANUARY 7th On this day in history in 1558, Calais, the last English possession in Europe, was lost. Calais had been an English possession since the time of Edward III who took the city after an eleven-month siege. After he captured the city, the king ordered the citizens to be massacred. He was, however persuaded to spare the citizens and accepted a token of six men, provided they would volunteer for execution. Six courageous volunteers duly appeared, with ropes around their necks, in accordance with the king�s demand. When Edward�s queen, Philippa, saw the sight, she was moved with pity and begged Edward to relent, which he duly did. The event was commemorated in the Nineteenth Century by the sculptor, Rodin, with his great work, The Burghers of Calais. Although he had spared the citizens� lives, Edward evacuated the city and populated it with English people. Calais was used as a �staple� that is a warehousing town for the distribution of English wool exports and a means of collecting taxes levied on wool. Calais was thought of as part of England and even sent representatives to the House of Commons. Over one of the gates of Calais were recorded these words: �Then shalle the frenchmen Calias winne When iron and leade lyke corke shall swimme�. In 1407, Dick Whittington was simultaneously Lord Mayor of London and Mayor of Calais. During the Hundred Years War , England gained and lost numerous possessions in France until they were finally beaten back and only held Calais. During the reign of Mary I, the garrison was weakened and security relaxed as France was not, at that time, thought to be hostile. This was a mistake for the French under Francis, Duke of Guise, took advantage of English negligence and took the city. When the news of the loss reached Queen Mary, she exclaimed �When I am dead and opened, you will find Calais written on my heart�.
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Which English poet wrote ‘The Prisoner of Chillon’?
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The Prisoner of Chillon by Lord Byron (George Gordon) | Poetry Foundation The Prisoner of Chillon by Lord Byron (George Gordon) My hair is grey, but not with years, Nor grew it white As men's have grown from sudden fears: My limbs are bow'd, though not with toil, But rusted with a vile repose, For they have been a dungeon's spoil, And mine has been the fate of those To whom the goodly earth and air Are bann'd, and barr'dforbidden fare; But this was for my father's faith I suffer'd chains and courted death; That father perish'd at the stake For tenets he would not forsake; And for the same his lineal race In darkness found a dwelling place; We were sevenwho now are one, Six in youth, and one in age, Finish'd as they had begun, Proud of Persecution's rage; One in fire, and two in field, Their belief with blood have seal'd, Dying as their father died, For the God their foes denied; Three were in a dungeon cast, Of whom this wreck is left the last. There are seven pillars of Gothic mould, In Chillon's dungeons deep and old, There are seven columns, massy and grey, Dim with a dull imprison'd ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way, And through the crevice and the cleft Of the thick wall is fallen and left; Creeping o'er the floor so damp, Like a marsh's meteor lamp: And in each pillar there is a ring, And in each ring there is a chain; That iron is a cankering thing, For in these limbs its teeth remain, With marks that will not wear away, Till I have done with this new day, Which now is painful to these eyes, Which have not seen the sun so rise For yearsI cannot count them o'er, I lost their long and heavy score When my last brother droop'd and died, And I lay living by his side. They chain'd us each to a column stone, And we were threeyet, each alone; We could not move a single pace, We could not see each other's face, But with that pale and livid light That made us strangers in our sight: And thus togetheryet apart, Fetter'd in hand, but join'd in heart, 'Twas still some solace in the dearth Of the pure elements of earth, To hearken to each other's speech, And each turn comforter to each With some new hope, or legend old, Or song heroically bold; But even these at length grew cold. Our voices took a dreary tone, An echo of the dungeon stone, A grating sound, not full and free, As they of yore were wont to be: It might be fancybut to me They never sounded like our own. I was the eldest of the three And to uphold and cheer the rest I ought to doand did my best And each did well in his degree. The youngest, whom my father loved, Because our mother's brow was given To him, with eyes as blue as heaven For him my soul was sorely moved: And truly might it be distress'd To see such bird in such a nest; For he was beautiful as day (When day was beautiful to me As to young eagles, being free) A polar day, which will not see A sunset till its summer's gone, Its sleepless summer of long light, The snow-clad offspring of the sun: And thus he was as pure and bright, And in his natural spirit gay, With tears for nought but others' ills, And then they flow'd like mountain rills, Unless he could assuage the woe Which he abhorr'd to view below. The other was as pure of mind, But form'd to combat with his kind; Strong in his frame, and of a mood Which 'gainst the world in war had stood, And perish'd in the foremost rank With joy:but not in chains to pine: His spirit wither'd with their clank, I saw it silently decline And so perchance in sooth did mine: But yet I forced it on to cheer Those relics of a home so dear. He was a hunter of the hills, Had followed there the deer and wolf; To him this dungeon was a gulf, And fetter'd feet the worst of ills. Lake Leman lies by Chillon's walls: A thousand feet in depth below Its massy waters meet and flow; Thus much the fathom-line was sent From Chillon's snow-white battlement, Which round about the wave inthralls: A double dungeon wall and wave Have madeand like a living grave Below the surface of the lake The dark vault lies wherein we lay: We heard it ripple night and day; Sounding o'
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Who was Prime Minister of Australia at the outbreak of World War I?
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First World War 1914–18 | Australian War Memorial First World War 1914–18 Australian troops in the Lone Pine trenches. A02022 A02022 Australian troops in the Lone Pine trenches. AWM A02022 Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, and both Prime Minister Joseph Cook and Opposition Leader Andrew Fisher, who were in the midst of an election campaign, pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm. The first significant Australian action of the war was the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force’s (ANMEF) landing on Rabaul on 11 September 1914. The ANMEF took possession of German New Guinea at Toma on 17 September 1914 and of the neighbouring islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in October 1914. On 9 November 1914 the Royal Australian Navy made a major contribution when HMAS Sydney destroyed the German raider SMS Emden. On 25 April 1915 members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed on Gallipoli in Turkey with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. This began a campaign that ended with an evacuation of allied troops beginning in December 1915. The next year Australian forces fought campaigns on the Western Front and in the Middle East. Throughout 1916 and 1917 losses on the Western Front were heavy and gains were small. In 1918 the Australians reached the peak of their fighting performance in the battle of Hamel on 4 July. From 8 August they then took part in a series of decisive advances until they were relieved in early October. Germany surrendered on 11 November. The Middle East campaign began in 1916 with Australian troops taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal and the allied re-conquest of the Sinai Desert. In the following year Australian and other allied troops advanced into Palestine and captured Gaza and Jerusalem; by 1918 they had occupied Lebanon and Syria and on 30 October 1918 Turkey sued for peace. For Australia, the First World War remains the costliest conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of whom more than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. A03771 An Australian digger uses a periscope in a trench captured during the attack on Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. AWM A03771 When Britain declared war against Germany in August 1914, Australia, as a dominion of the British Empire, was automatically also at war. While thousands rushed to volunteer, most of the men accepted into the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914 were sent first to Egypt, not Europe, to meet the threat which a new belligerent, the Ottoman Empire, posed to British interests in the Middle East and the Suez Canal. After four and a half months of training near Cairo, the Australians departed by ship for the Gallipoli peninsula, along with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. On 25 April 1915 the Australians landed at what became known as Anzac Cove, whereupon they established a tenuous foothold on the steep slopes above the beach. During the early days of the campaign the allies tried to break through Turkish lines, while the Turks tried to drive the allied troops off the peninsula. Attempts on both sides ended in failure and the ensuing stalemate continued for the remainder of 1915. In fact, the most successful operation of the campaign was the large-scale evacuation of troops on 19 and 20 December. As a result of a carefully planned deception operation, the Turks were unable to inflict more than a very few casualties on the withdrawing forces. After Gallipoli the AIF was reorganised and expanded from two to five infantry divisions, all of which were progressively transferred to France, beginning in March 1916. The light horse regiments that had served as additional infantry during the Gallipoli campaign remained in the Middle East. By the time the other AIF divisions arrived in France, the war on the Western Front had long been in a stalemate, with the
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Which Essex town was granted city status for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II?
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Top 10 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations | Cheapflights Welcome to Cheapflights The simple way to find cheap flights and hotels from all your favourite travel companies This June, the Queen of England celebrates 60 years on the throne. Celebrations are in the works worldwide. This June, the Queen of England celebrates 60 years as Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, a number of show-stopping events will take place in London and abroad, as members of the royal family visit England’s Commonwealth territories. Join the celebrations from June 2-5 to honor the Queen and take part in this momentous event. London London is the place to be for the Diamond Jubilee. Walk along the River Thames and see up to 1,000 boats in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. See if you can spot the Royal Barge – the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be on it. For those without tickets, the Diamond Jubilee Concert will air on TV on Monday, June 4. Also on Monday, the Queen will light the National Beacon along with 2,012 others lit by communities all over the UK and the Commonwealth. The events will culminate on Tuesday with a service at St Paul’s Cathedral, a procession with all three military services and an appearance by the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a RAF flypast and a Feu de Joie, a rifle salute by the Queen’s Guard. Scotland To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Perth was awarded city status and will now be Scotland’s seventh city – joining Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling. Perth based its bid on its long history as a city before the status was removed in 1975 during a local government shake up. On Monday, June 4, beacons will be lit on Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s official residence in Scotland. Wales Street parties, parades, fairs, exhibitions and concerts are being staged in the principality to mark the Jubilee. The small town of St Asaph was awarded city status, along with Chelmsford, Essex and Perth. One of the main Diamond Jubilee projects is the lighting of beacons on Monday, June 4 – 100 are already registered in Wales. . Jersey, Channel Islands The festivities start on Sunday, June 3 at 3pm when some of the island’s parishes will hold street parties. Start Monday early for a day packed full of activities. At 10:30am, a Service of Thanksgiving led by the Dean of Jersey will be held at the Town Church. Then from 2:30-4pm, gaze upon classic and vintage vehicles at the People’s Park. Alternatively, enjoy the horse racing at Les Landes Racecourse from 2:30 to 5:45pm. Grab a bite to eat at the Jubilee Food Fair at Les Jardins de la Mer from 4:30-11pm. The Jubilee Concert will then take place at Fort Regent from 7:30-9:45pm. Appreciate the variety of music, from military bands to a choir of 500 singers to popular artists to the Jersey Pipe Band. After the Jersey Militia fire a 21-gun salute, cast your eyes on the island’s Jubilee Beacon and a spectacular firework display; all can be seen from Elizabeth Castle from 10pm. Ryde, Isle of Wight A “Cool Britannia” parade will take place on Ryde Beach at 2pm on June 2. There’s fun for all the family in Appley Park, where a large marquee will be erected for evening entertainment and an afternoon of activities on Sunday, June 3. The evening events include a vintage cocktail party on Saturday, a carnival party on Sunday and on Monday a firework display, as well as the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon from 9:30-11pm. Sunday will see visitors enjoying a 50s Lambretta Special edition “Ride Out” showcasing scooters, a vintage tea party from 2-4pm, magicians, dance and performance workshops, rides and much more. Take part in 1950s football, sandcastle competitions and sack races – or just go for a dip in the water at Ryde beach. Hovertravel are also doing a flyby, where visitors can meet the captain and dress the hovercraft with flags. Gibraltar As the Diamond Jubilee is celebrated, it will have been 58 years since the Queen and Prince Phillip arrived in Gibraltar as part of Her Maje
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In the William Wordsworth poem ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, how many daffodils are mentioned?
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth | Poetry Foundation I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Related Poem Content Details I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Discover this poem's context and related poetry, articles, and media. Poet I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Related Poem Content Details Biography Discussing prose written by poets, Joseph Brodsky has remarked, “the tradition of dividing literature into poetry and prose dates from the beginnings of prose, since it was only in prose that such a distinction could be made.” This insight is worth bearing in mind when considering the various prose works of the poet William Wordsworth. For Wordsworth poetic composition was a primary mode of expression; prose was secondary. Wordsworth seems to have written prose mostly in order to find a structure for his poetic beliefs and political enthusiasms. Over the course of a prolific poetic career, in fact, Wordsworth produced little prose, though he did compose two works of lasting general interest, one on poetics—“Preface to Lyrical Ballads”—and the other on the landscape of his native region—his tourist handbook, A Guide through the District of the Lakes, which retains more than a local interest as geographical background to his poems... Biweekly updates of poetry and feature stories Press Releases A preview of the upcoming issue Poem of the day A daily email with a featured poem Events Chicago-area and Poetry Foundation events Children's Events
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Which two states border the US state of Florida?
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Florida Map, Map of Florida USA, Detailed FL Map Florida Panhandle Map About Florida The state of Florida is located in the southeastern region of the United States. The Sunshine State is famous for sunny weather, pulpier oranges, glamorous coastline, abundant golf courses, and amusement parks. Florida achieved statehood on March 3, 1845. It's the third most populous and the 22nd most extensive state of the US. History of Florida Archaeological evidence shows that the first inhabitants in the state were the Paleo-Indians who arrived some 14,000 years ago. Before the Europeans landed here in the 16th century, several American Indian tribes lived in the region such as Apalachee, Tocobaga, Timucua, Calusa, and Tequesta. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in the region in 1513. Over the following hundred years, Florida was settled by the Spanish and the French. Great Britain was able to gain control over the region after defeating French and the Peace of Paris was implemented in 1763. The Spanish regained control over the East and West Florida regions after defeating the English. By 1819, both regions were given to the United States for $5 million under the Adams-Onis Treaty, and were united once again. Geography of Florida Florida is located in the southeastern USA. It borders Alabama and Georgia to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to the East, the Gulf of Mexico to the West, and the straits of Florida to its South. Its proximity to the Bahamas and South American countries has created a unique culture that is quintessentially Floridian. The "flowery land” is the only state bordering both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. At only 105 meters above sea level, Britton Hill is the highest natural point in the state. It has a total of 19 metropolitan areas, with Miami being the largest in the state and in the southeastern US. Jacksonville is the most populous city in FL, and also the largest city by area in the contiguous US. Tourism in Florida Over 60 million people visit the state each year due to balmy weather and hundreds of miles of pristine coastline. From Art Deco architecture of downtown Miami to old-school Aviles Street of St Augustine, Florida is truly an ideal holiday destination. The most visited amusement parks in Orlando include the Universal Orlando Resort, the Busch Gardens, and SeaWorld. The Walt Disney World Resort, at Lake Buena Vista, is the largest vacation resort in the entire world. Another popular cities to visit are: Tampa, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, and St. Augustine. The Everglades National Park, Key West, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Busch Gardens, and Wakulla Springs are famous places to visit in Florida. Transportation in Florida By Air – Miami International Airport is a major hub of American Airlines and thus, connected by intercontinental flights. By Train – Amtrak trains (Silver Star, Silver Meteor, and Auto Train) connect Florida with northeastern states. By Road – Primary interstate routes in the state are: I-4, I-10, I-75, and I-95. Florida's Turnpike runs through 11 counties in Florida. Study/Education in Florida There are eleven public universities in the State University System of Florida which was founded in 1905. The annual college tuition in Florida is one of the lowest in the country. Each county in the state is also a school district. Know more here . Facts about Florida Florida was the 27th state to enter the union on March 3, 1845. It has the longest coastline (among 48 contiguous states) and has 669 miles of beaches. The state produces approximately 67% of citrus fruits in the USA. Tallahassee is the state capital and Jacksonville is the largest city of Florida.
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Which English football team is nicknamed ‘The Cobblers’?
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Northampton Town FC History Northampton Town FC History By Gareth Willsher From 1897 to the present day Northampton Town Football Club, nicknamed the Cobblers were founded on 6th March 1897, when a group of local school teachers got together with the well known local solicitor, AJ "Pat" Darnell in the Princess Royal Inn, Wellingborough Road, Northampton to form the Town's first professional football club. Problems were encountered before a ball was kicked, when the Rugby club objected to the club name; Northampton Football Club. Arbitration was sought at the Football Association and the club were to be called Northampton Town Football Club. Northampton Town Football Club joined the Northants League (U.C.L.), and spent just two seasons there during which time they recouped their first transfer fee, £50 from Derby County for Frank (Wall) Howard, who was club's first professional player, and later became a gateman at the County Ground! The Cobblers won the Championship in only their second season. This was followed by a further two seasons in the Midland League, before joining the Southern League in the 1901-02 which saw the clubs heaviest defeat was recorded, 11-0 to Southampton, on a brighter note the F.A. Cup Proper was reached for the first time, a game which was lost 2-0 to League side Sheffield United in front of a lock-out crowd of 15,000, the gate receipts totalling £399. National headlines were made in October 1902, when a 1-0 win was recorded over Portsmouth at Fratton Park, this was Portsmouth first ever defeat at Fratton Park, after an incredible 66 matches. The going was tough to start off with in the Southern League and the Cobblers twice finished bottom, mainly due to players being snapped up by league clubs, who were able to pay better wages. During the 1904-05 season, Northampton used their first substitute in a friendly game against Port Vale. Len Benbow was injured, and permission was granted for him to be replaced by Herbert Chapman, who became the first ever Manager at the club, although on a Player/Manager basis. His appointment was certainly a wise one, with the contact had built up he was able to persuade many ex-professionals to join the club and was responsible for the club paying their first transfer fee, £400 to Stoke City for Welsh International Edwin Lloyd Davies who still has the record number of International caps won (12) and was the oldest player to play for the club (42). The transformation was incredible, within two years Northampton were champions of the Southern League (1908-09) and met Newcastle United in the Charity Shield, losing 2-0 at the Oval. 1909-10 saw the Cobblers achieve their two biggest wins in the Southern League, 11-1 against Southend United and 10-0 against Croydon Common, they went onto to finish 4th that season and followed that up by finishing Runners-up to Swindon Town in 1910-11. October 1911 saw the Cobblers sign their first black player, Walter Tull from Tottenham Hotspur who incidentally was the leagues first black outfield player. During his first season he played as a forward and scored 9 goals from just 12 games, including 4 in a 5-0 win over Bristol Rovers. He went on to play 110 games for the club, mainly as a wing half, before he died in the second battle of the Somme in the first World War where he was Britain's first black army officer. On July 11th 1999, over eighty years after his death, an 8 foot high marble memorial was unveiled at Sixfields Stadium, the centrepiece for the Garden of Rest at Northampton Town Football Club. By the start of the 1912-13 season Herbert Chapman had left Northampton for Leeds, he then went onto to Huddersfield Town, winning two league championships and setting them up for a third before joining Arsenal, where he again won two league championships before he died in 1934. After the war and the resumption of Southern League football in 1919-20, the Cobblers conceded 103 goals which is the only season to date that the club have conceded over 100 goals, however re-election was avoided by three points and were ready to start lif
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If someone suffers from ‘Stendhal Syndrome’ they suffer giddiness and confusion when exposed to what?
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Stendhal - definition of Stendhal by The Free Dictionary Stendhal - definition of Stendhal by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Stendhal Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Sten·dhal (stĕn-däl′, stăn-, stäN-) Pen name of Marie Henri Beyle. 1783-1842. French writer who influenced the development of the modern novel with his psychologically penetrating romances, such as The Red and the Black (1830). Stendhal (French stɛ̃dal) n (Biography) original name Marie Henri Beyle. 1783–1842, French writer, who anticipated later novelists in his psychological analysis of character. His two chief novels are Le Rouge et le noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839) Sten•dhal (Marie Henri Beyle), 1783–1842, French novelist and critic. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: novelist References in periodicals archive ? The City of Derry Jazz is also nominated in the Best Small Festival category as is Glasgowbury, naturally, the Sea Sessions in Bundoran, Limavaday's Stendhal Festival of Art, Sunflower Fest in the Ards Peninsula and the Tanglewood Festival at Narrow Water. LET'S NEIL AT FEET OF GENUIS I would, however, like to mention an odd phenomenon which, as far as I know, occurs in only one contemporary biography, and that is in Jonathan Keates's recent Stendhal,12 where the star of the show is not Stendhal but his biographer Provision of Furniture You'll learn about a French author named Stendhal, who spoke of a psychosomatic experience which lead to rapid heartbeats, dizziness and euphoria after experiencing art. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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Ehud Olmert became Prime Minister of which country in 2006?
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FRONTLINE/WORLD . Israel - The Unexpected Candidate . Profiles . Ehud Olmert . PBS React to this Story Acting Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight when he became acting prime minister on January 5, 2006, after Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke and fell into a deep coma. Until then he had served as Israel’s deputy prime minister, with little standing in his own country and barely known outside. One of the most right-wing “Likudniks” and more conservative than Sharon himself, Olmert had a history of supporting the dream of a greater “Eretz” Israel and strongly backing the settler movement. Olmert’s family emigrated from China to Israel in the late 1930s. He was born in 1945 and grew up in a small community -- Nahalat Jabotinski -- named after a famous militant nationalist leader, where less than 30 families settled in the 1940s. These families were separated from and ostracized by the majority of the Jewish community at the time because of their underground militancy, and what was considered ultra-nationalism. Olmert’s father became a member of parliament, representing the right wing party Herut. Olmert grew up with three brothers, who were all aggressive and competitive. And it wasn’t long before young Ehud was off and running in the same direction. After attending law school, he ran for the Knesset, then became a minister without portfolio and a minister of health. Following that, in 1993, he ran and was elected mayor of Jerusalem, which launched him firmly into the political spotlight. He remained Jerusalem’s mayor for 10 years before joining Sharon’s cabinet in 2003, and he devoted his mayoral term to improvements in the city’s infrastructure, especially in the area of transportation. Despite his longstanding support of the settlements, Olmert was surprisingly one of the first to advocate withdrawal from Gaza. At first, the idea was controversial, and advocates for Israeli settlers accused him of caving in to terrorism. Later, however, Olmert’s idea was endorsed by Sharon and developed into the country’s disengagement plan. Olmert has recently announced a plan for unilaterally withdrawing from 70 percent of the West Bank, effectively drawing the borders of Israel and a new Palestinian state -- yet another step in his shift from the hard right to a more centrist political position. In November 2005, Olmert joined Ariel Sharon in leaving Likud and founding Israel’s new centrist party, Kadima. He will be the party’s candidate in the March elections and is strongly favored to win. Olmert is a lawyer by trade and has degrees in psychology, philosophy and law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His wife, Aliza, is a successful artist and author. They have four children.
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Which English airport features in a television advert for ‘Specsavers’?
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Specsavers Shuttle - YouTube Specsavers Shuttle Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 4, 2011 The latest in the famous 'Should've gone to Specsavers' advertising campaign is a blockbuster featuring five astronauts who come back to earth with a bump - not at Houston but at Luton airport. The ad promotes two pairs of glasses from £69. It was directed by creative legend Jeff Stark, and was shot in Spain, for the simple reason that shooting 'airside' at British airports is rarely permitted. Category
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Villain Hugo Drax appears in which 1979 James Bond film?
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Hugo Drax | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Meeting Bond Bond meets Drax at his estate in California. When a plane carrying a Moonraker space shuttle on loan to the UK by Hugo Drax crashes, James Bond is sent to investigate what happened to the shuttle. As the shuttle was crafted by Drax Industries, Bond travels to California, where the shuttles are manufactured. There, he is picked up by Drax's pilot Corinne Dufour and flown to Drax's estate, which is from France. Bond is then welcomed by Drax's butler and brought to the drawing room, where Drax is playing Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude in D flat major (op. 28) on his grand piano. He is then interrupted by the butler, who introduces him to Bond. After his female companions have left, Drax welcomes Bond, believing that his government sent him to apologize for the loss of the space shuttle. Bond tells him that an apology will be made to the American government when the British Secret Service has found out why there was no trace of the Moonraker in the crash site. They are then interrupted by Drax's henchman Chang , who delivers tea. While drinking, Bond asks Drax about the Moonraker. Dufour then returns and Drax tells Bond that she will bring him to Dr. Holly Goodhead, who will show her around. After Bond and Dufour are gone, Drax tells Chang to make sure that some harm comes to Bond. After having been shown around by Dr. Goodhead, Bonds returns to Drax' office at night and opens his safe. Inside he finds files containing blueprints. He takes pictures of the files and returns them to the safe. This is witnessed by Chang. Hunt Bond and Drax on the hunt. The next day, Drax is having a pheasant hunt on the countryside surrounding his estate. He invites Bond, but Bond declines as he is leaving. He stops by to bid Drax farewell and thank him for his hospitality. Drax convinces him to participate, as a pheasant could fly over. Having posted an armed henchman in the trees nearby, Drax intends to kill Bond. When a pheasant flies, Drax points at it and Bond takes the rifle. He shoots, not hitting the pheasant but the sniper that falls to the ground. Not having seen that, Drax tells Bond that he missed but Bond responds "Did I?". Uncomfortable because his man is not shooting Bond, Drax takes his rifle back when Bond gives it to him and watches Bond drive off. He then turns to see Corinne Dufour arrive. He tells her that he knows that he and Bond were in his office last night and that she showed Bond the safe. Although Corinne denies it, Drax tells her that her employment is terminated and that she will leave immediately. Corinne then turns, but Drax orders Chang to release his doberman pinschers, which follow Corinne into the forest and rip her apart. Venice Drax tricks Bond and the MI6. After finding out that Drax is manufacturing a highly lethal toxin in his Museum Of Antique Glass in Venice, Bond reports this to his superiors. However, when they arrive at the place instead of a laboratory they only find a vast office. They are greeted by Drax, which forces them to apologize to Drax. Leaving the building, M tells Bond that he has never been so humiliated in his life. Bond then hands him a flask of the toxin which he took from the laboratory. Expecting to have defeated the MI6, Drax calls an associate in order to employ a replacement for Chang, who was killed by Bond. This leads him to employ Jaws as his new henchman. Brazilian Jungle Bond is eventually captured by Drax's henchwomen while investigating the Brazilian jungle for the plant Drax uses to create his toxin. He is brought before Drax, who brings him into the control room of the base. He there tells him about his toxin. On a screen, Bond and Drax then witness the lift-off of four Moonraker shuttles, causing Bond to ask for Drax's motivation for stealing the shuttle he lend to the British government. Drax tells him that he needed it as one of his own was faulty. Bond is brought before Drax. Claiming that Bond has distracted him enough, Drax tells Jaws to place Bond somewhere where he can get warm after his swim. Bond i
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The volcano Hekla is on which island?
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Global Volcanism Program | Hekla 09/2014 (BGVN 39:09) Elevated seismicity during March-April 2013 Information is preliminary and subject to change. All times are local (unless otherwise noted) May 1970 (CSLP 43-70) Eruptions and lava fountaining from multiple fissures starting on 5 May Card 0933 (07 May 1970) Eruption from fracture system; tephra fall to the N The following telephone report from Hiynur Sigtryggsson of the Icelandic Weather Bureau was relayed . . . by Paul Bauer. "At approximately 1800 EDT (2200 GMT) on 5 May 1970, the volcano Hekla blew up and is now in eruption." The following report from the National Research Council of Iceland was relayed . . . by Jules Friedman. "There is an eruption from the fracture system controlling Hekla. There are two outflow centers active at the present time, one is said to be N of Hekla, the other S of Hekla. Aparently short cross fractures across the main Hekla fracture system are involved. There was, at least yesterday (5 May) and possibly continuing today, an eruption cloud. According to reports here in Washington last night, the eruption cloud deterred light aircraft and prevented any more detailed observation. In a sector N of the volcano, there was a tephra fall, tephra used in lieu of ash to indicate different size fragments. The wind sector is pointed N so that this is the area affected by the ash fall, and some farms were being evacuated." Card 0934 (07 May 1970) Inspection flight reveals 13 vents and fissures; dense ash cloud to 29,000 feet The following report from the Iceland Defense Force was passed to the Center by Commander Bolst. "Reporting from the Commander Iceland Defense Force. Time of the report is 061140 Zulu of May 1970. Due unfavorable weather and danger from flying rock and pumice cloud, P3B aircraft, volcano reconnaissance flight, was directed to remain outside of ten miles with minimum altitude of 10,000 feet. Nevertheless, crew managed to observe the eruption area for about 20 minutes before weather closed in entirely. Apparently there are seven fissure vents along the southeastern slopes of Mount Hekla proper. These had emitted an estimated 4 square miles lava flow. An eighth vent was observed on the NW slope, the peak itself obscured by clouds and smoke. About four miles, bearing 070° from peak, five additional fissures also violently emitting fire and rock but no lava. Latter are not associated with peak or any existing crater but are on relatively flat lava plain. All 13 vents and fissures were emitting fire to an altitude of 500-1,000 feet, and dense ash and smoke were observed to 29,000 feet. Local reports indicate pumice fall and lava flow now subsiding. As area is relatively sparsely settled, Icelanders have accomplished the required evacuation and have situation in hand." The following cable was received from S. Thorarinsson on 7 May. "Inspection Hekla area reveals eruption not in Hekla proper but separate fissure eruptions with very high fountains N, SW, and S of Hekla." Card 0936 (11 May 1970) Present activity mainly lava with some pumice production The following cables were received from H. Sigtryggsson. "Seismic activity recorded Reykjavik began at [2058 on 4 May] with irregular tremors generally increasing until [2200 on 5 May] but subsiding considerably after [2235] and virtually disappearing around midnight. Several earthquakes recorded, first one at [2058 on 5 May] largest at [2140, M 4] last earthquake at [0203 on 6 May]. No seismic activity observed since. Eruption activity first observed [2133 on 5 May] explosive at first with moderate pumice production depth of pumice layer close to 8 cm, 15 km from volcano. Explosive activity decreased after midnight and lava flow became predominant. Eruption cloud initially reached height of about 15 km, initial cloud drifted NNW. Moderate lava flow has reached length of about 2 km. Nuees ardentes not observed. No activity has been observed at the main crater of Hekla, activity mainly confined crater groups about two kilometers to NE of summit crater. present activity mainly lava production
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An 18th Century dandy and a type of pasta share which name?
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macaroni - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word macaroni Macaroni is a short, skinny, tube-shaped pasta. Many kids — and adults — would name "macaroni and cheese" as one of their favorite foods. At some Italian restaurants, you can order macaroni as a side dish, and it's easy to cook at home with tomato sauce or butter and cheese. Macaroni and cheese can be cooked on the stove or baked in the oven with a crunchy breadcrumb topping. Macaroni began to have the second meaning of "fop" or "dandy" around 1780, named for the well-traveled youths who ate what was considered fancy and exotic at the time — macaroni.
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Which American philosopher built a hut near Walden pond, Concord in 1845, and lived there as a hermit for a few years?
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Henry David Thoreau Biography - Philosophers ::: Woopidoo > Business People Home > Henry David Thoreau Bio Biography - Information Henry David Thoreau is a famous writer and peace advocate of the mid nineteenth century. His published works include Walden, or a Life in the Woods and Civil Disobedience. Walden resulted from Thoreau's two-year stay in a tiny hut near Walden Pond while Civil Disobedience advocated non-violent demonstrations, a work that later influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts under the name David Henry. It wasn't until after his college education that he changed it to "Henry David". Thoreau completed his childhood education at Concord Academy and, although his scholastic achievements were not exemplary, he managed to secure a scholarship to Harvard where he began his university education in 1833. After graduating in 1837, Thoreau returned to Concord to work as a school teacher for the same Academy he had attended as a boy. Thoreau's reluctancy to administer corporal punishment, however, cost him his job. In order to continue teaching under his own ethics, Thoreau and his borhter John opened their own grammar school in 1838. It was during this time that Thoreau befriended local writer Ralph Waldo Emerson who took interest in Thoreau's writing. Henry David Thoreau's grammar school shut down in 1941 after his brother's death and the young writer settled into daily life in Concord under the watchful eyes of Emerson. A naturalist at heart, Thoreau was often seen wandering and studying the ecology of his surroundings and writing notes in a journal. These, along with a book review, made up his first published essay in the periodical The Dial. It was also during this time that Thoreau moved into the Emerson household. Emerson had taken a liking to the young man and wanted to help support Thoreau's writing. In exchange for tutoring his children and helping with chores when it wouldn't interfere with his literary work, Emerson
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Which band released an 1984 album entitled ‘Legend’?
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The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name | Village Voice The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name Remember Me Or sign in with a social account: FACEBOOK GOOGLE + TWITTER YAHOO! Don't have an account yet? Sign Up › Connect. Discover. Share. Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. Enter your email or sign up with a social account to get started FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ YAHOO! Don't have an account yet? Sign Up › The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 3:05 a.m. At the time of his death, in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old, reggae's biggest star, and the father of at least eleven children. He was not, however, a big seller. For Dave Robinson, this presented an opportunity. Two years after Marley's passing, Chris Blackwell, the founder of Marley's label, Island Records, brought Robinson in to run his U.K. operation. Robinson's first assignment was to put out a compilation of Bob Marley's hits. He took one look at the artist's sales figures and was shocked. Marley's best-selling album, 1977's Exodus, had only moved about 650,000 units in the U.S. and fewer than 200,000 in the U.K. They were not shabby numbers, but they weren't in line with his profile. Upcoming Events Tickets Sat., Feb. 4, 8:00pm "Marley was a labor of love for employees of Island Records," says Charly Prevost, who ran Island in the United States for a time in the '80s. "U2 and Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Robert Palmer is what paid your salary." Blackwell handed Robinson — the cofounder of Stiff Records , famous for rock acts such as Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello — an outline of his vision for the compilation, which Blackwell says presented Marley as somewhat "militant." "I always saw Bob as someone who had a strong kind of political feeling," he says, "somebody who was representing the dispossessed of the world." Robinson balked. He'd seen the way Island had marketed Marley in the past and believed it was precisely this type of portrayal that was responsible for the mediocre numbers. "Record companies can, just like a documentary, slant [their subjects] in whatever direction they like," Robinson says. "If you don't get the demographic right and sorted in your mind, you can present it just slightly off to the left or the right. I thought that was happening and had restricted his possible market." Robinson believed he could sell a million copies of the album, but to do it he would have to repackage not just a collection of songs but Marley himself. "My vision of Bob from a marketing point of view," Robinson says, "was to sell him to the white world." The result of that coolly pragmatic vision was Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers , an album that became one of the top-selling records of all time, far exceeding even the ambitious goals Robinson had set for it. Unlike the Backstreet Boys' Millennium, 'N Sync's No Strings Attached and many other best-selling albums in recent decades, Legend isn't a time capsule of a passing musical fad. Selling roughly 250,000 units annually in the U.S. alone, it has become a rite of passage in pop-music puberty. It's no wonder that on July 1 Universal released yet another deluxe reissue of the album, this time celebrating its 30th anniversary. Few artists have hits collections that become their definitive works. But if you have one Bob Marley album, it's probably Legend, which is one reason members of his former backing band, the Wailers, are performing it in its entirety on the road this summer. Legend also defines its genre unlike any other album, introducing record buyers to reggae in one safe and secure package. In fact, it has been the top-selling reggae album in the U.S. for eight of the past ten years. "It doesn't just define a career, it defines a genre," says SoundScan analyst Dave Bakula. "I don't think you've got another genre where you've got that one album." Robert Nesta Marley was born on hi
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The medical condition aphagia is the inability or refusal to do what?
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Aphagia | definition of aphagia by Medical dictionary Aphagia | definition of aphagia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/aphagia refusal or loss of the ability to swallow. See also dysphagia . a·pha·gi·a Difficulty with or incapacity for eating. [G. a- priv. + phagō, to eat] aphagia /apha·gia/ (ah-fa´jah) refusal or inability to swallow. aphagia Loss of the ability to swallow. aphagia [əfā′jē·ə] Etymology: Gk, a + phagein, not to eat a condition characterized by the loss of the ability to swallow as a result of organic disease or psychological causes such as cerebrovascular accident and anxiety. A kind of aphagia is aphagia algera .See also dysphagia . aphagia The inability or refusal to swallow; i.e., dysphagia (preferred). a·pha·gi·a [G. a- priv. + phagō, to eat] aphagia Inability to swallow. See also DYSPHAGIA . aphagia (a·f n inability to swallow; may be psychological or physical. a·pha·gi·a Difficulty with or incapacity for eating. [G. a- priv. + phagō, to eat] aphagia (əfā´jēə), n the inability to swallow. aphagia abstention from eating. In the case of animals a suitable translation would seem to be not to take food when it was available.
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The 1988 film ‘Frantic’, starring Harrison Ford, is set in which European city?
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Frantic [DVD] [1988]: Amazon.co.uk: Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, Emmanuelle Seigner, Djiby Soumare, Dominique Virton, Gérard Klein, Stéphane D'Audeville, Laurent Spielvogel, Alain Doutey, Jacques Ciron, Roch Leibovici, Louise Vincent, Witold Sobocinski, Roman Polanski, Thom Mount, Tim Hampton, Gérard Brach, Jeff Gross, Robert Towne: DVD & Blu-ray Frantic [DVD] [1988] £6.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK on orders dispatched by Amazon over £20. Details In stock. Sold by Assai-uk and Fulfilled by Amazon . Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) is a service Amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's warehouses, and Amazon directly does the picking, packing, shipping and customer service on these items. Something Amazon hopes you'll especially enjoy: FBA items are eligible for and for Amazon Prime just as if they were Amazon items. If you're a seller, you can increase your sales significantly by using Fulfilment by Amazon. We invite you to learn more about this programme . Note: This item is eligible for click and collect. Details Pick up your parcel at a time and place that suits you. Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost How to order to an Amazon Pickup Location? Find your preferred location and add it to your address book Dispatch to this address when you check out Also available to rent on DVD from LOVEFiLM By Post Important Language Information for Frantic Please note that this DVD contains a French language soundtrack that is a blended mixture of English and French and not entirely in French. The DVD has French subtitles that provide a translation for the dialogue parts of the French soundtrack that are spoken in English. See all buying options Frantic [DVD] [1988] £6.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK on orders dispatched by Amazon over £20. Details In stock. Sold by Assai-uk and Fulfilled by Amazon . Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) is a service Amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's warehouses, and Amazon directly does the picking, packing, shipping and customer service on these items. Something Amazon hopes you'll especially enjoy: FBA items are eligible for and for Amazon Prime just as if they were Amazon items. If you're a seller, you can increase your sales significantly by using Fulfilment by Amazon. We invite you to learn more about this programme . Frequently Bought Together Add all three to Basket These items are dispatched from and sold by different sellers. Show details Buy the selected items together This item:Frantic [DVD] [1988] by Harrison Ford DVD £6.99 In stock. Sold by Assai-uk and sent from Amazon Fulfillment. FREE Delivery on orders over £20. Details Presumed Innocent [DVD] [1990] by Harrison Ford DVD £7.39 Only 1 left in stock. Sold by A ENTERTAINMENT and sent from Amazon Fulfillment. FREE Delivery on orders over £20. Details The Fugitive - Special Edition [DVD] [1993] by Harrison Ford DVD £4.75 In stock. Sent from and sold by Amazon. FREE Delivery on orders over £20. Details What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item? Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Romanian, Bulgarian Dubbed: English, Italian Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats. ) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1 DVD Release Date: 25 Oct. 1999 Run Time: 115 minutes Product Description Product Description Please note that this DVD contains a French language soundtrack that is a blended mixture of English and French and not entirely in French. The DVD has French subtitles that provide a translation for the dialogue parts of the French soundtrack that are spoken in English. From Amazon.co.uk Living in exile in Paris after eluding a controversial charge of statutory rape in America, director Roman Polanski seemed professionally adrift during the 1980s, making only one film (the ill-fated Pirates) between 1979 and 1988. Then Polanski found inspiration--and a major star in Harrison Ford--to make Frantic, a thriller that
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Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters and Bourbon Whiskey are the ingredients of which cocktail?
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Classic Bourbon Manhattan Cocktail Recipe Home Page » Recipes » Classic Bourbon Manhattan Cocktail Recipe Classic Bourbon Manhattan Cocktail Recipe 9 comments You only need three main ingredients to make this classic bourbon Manhattan cocktail recipe at home. Jump to the Bourbon Manhattan Cocktail Recipe or read on to see our tips for making it. You’ll need bourbon, sweet vermouth and angostura bitters. Then, if you want, finish it off with orange peel and a maraschino cherry for garnish. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Our Seriously Good Fashioned Recipe with lots of extra tips to make it best. Plus, we share how to make big, round ice cubes. See how we make them now! How to Make a Manhattan at Home Not long ago, we sat and watched as a young mixologist painstakingly made us his take on a Manhattan. House-made bitters and vermouth were added. He stirred, never shook and the precision with which he used his personal zester, one that he has had for years was mesmerizing. At home, we don’t make our own vermouth or bitters, not that we would want to (read: it would be pretty cool, though). Leaving the house-made stuff to the pros, we, instead, make this simple bourbon heavy recipe. Recipe updated, originally posted February 2012. Since posting this in 2012, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne
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‘Jam and Jerusalem’ is associated with which British institution?
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Women's Institute: It's not all jam and Jerusalem | The Independent This Britain Women's Institute: It's not all jam and Jerusalem Posing naked for calendars, indulging in pole-dancing: member of the Women's Institute have come a long way. Now comes the ultimate endorsement - a satire featuring French, Saunders and Lumley. What is going on? Ian Herbert reports Friday 11 November 2005 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online With a media savvy that the Calendar Girls of nearby Rylstone and District WI would be proud of, the Wythit ladies - whose average age is 32 - will disclose only that the dancing club's location is "some distance north of York" as they have no wish to be followed by photographers. Welcome to the edgy new world of the Women's Institute, in which young members indulge in parachute-jumping, quad-biking and - if Wythit's chairman has her way - will be at Glastonbury next year on a charabanc-come-recruitment drive. This injection of vigour may come as a disappointment to the latest comedy writers seeking to draw inspiration from images of the blue rinse and twin set brigade. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley have started filming a new satire for BBC1 based on the experiences of a WI - or the Women's Guild, as their group is known. Their comedy, Jam and Jerusalem, brings Saunders and Lumley together for the first time since Absolutely Fabulous and Lumley's few words on the subject suggest that pole dancing will not be forming a part of the plot. "I only have a tiny little role as an old woman in the village where it takes place," she said. "It's a straight-up comedy. Irreverent and very funny." The National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), which has not been formally consulted about the programme, has reason to feel some mild apprehension. Its members' last comic reincarnation arrived courtesy of Little Britain, in which they were depicted as projectile-vomiting, homophobic racists, distressed to find that their scones and jams have been made by immigrants and homosexuals. The 90-year-old institution that the comedy writers are drawing inspiration from certainly has something of an image problem to contend with. The average age of its women remains in the 50 to 60 bracket and its membership - currently 215,000 or so - is falling at between one and two per cent a year. Little wonder the institute's website is adorned with pictures of young women going white-water rafting and tells the story of a 23-year-old Guernsey member who "may finally dispel the myth of the WI being full of old people and fuddy-duddies." The marketing experts Interbrand recently said that the organisation needed to "turn around what people associate with the Women's Institute or get a new name that is a truer signal of what they do". The nine-month-old Wythit branch has opted for the former. Its 30 members meet at the local pub, the White Rose ("I knew I'd never get the girls to the village hall," says the founder, Alison Mason) and are proud to be the first branch in the WI's history to meet on a Sunday. A glance at the branch's first year itinerary indicates that this is not a place for those in search of home-made jam and "100 ways with broccoli". There has already been African singing, a drama workshop and a pretty hairy few hours flying around the treetops on an outward-bound challenge. ("When they heard who we were, they asked me, will you need any help up the ladders?" says Mrs Mason.) Then came the pole dancing. The concept of "pole pilates" seemed uncomplicated at first but the local paper got wind of the idea and an instructional visit to the Spearmint Rhino lap dancing club in Leeds was cancelled in favour of a Thai cooking evening - just to prevent any embarrassment. When it came to deciding whether to resurrect the idea, there was Yorkshire pride at stake. "Fulham [another of the WI youth brigade, which meets at Novello's pub opposite Parsons Green Tube station in London, once a month] have done it so we decided that so must we," says Mrs Mason, 39. This modern reincarnation of the WI has been
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Anserine relates to which creature?
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Anserine - definition of anserine by The Free Dictionary Anserine - definition of anserine by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anserine Related to anserine: anserine bursitis an·ser·ine 1. Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese. 2. Of or resembling a goose; gooselike. [Latin ānserīnus, pertaining to geese, from ānser, goose; see ghans- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] anserine adj 1. (Zoology) of or resembling a goose 2. (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which includes geese, swans, and certain ducks: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes 3. silly; foolish [C19: from Latin anserīnus, from anser goose] an•ser•ine 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a goose. 2. stupid; foolish; silly. [1830–40; < Latin anserīnus=anser goose + -īnus -ine 1] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: anserine - of or resembling a goose zoological science , zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals 2. anserine - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity Translations Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: zoology References in periodicals archive ? Carnosine, anserine, creatine, and inosine 5'-monophosphate contents in breast and thigh meats from 5 lines of Korean native chicken. Isolated patellofemoral arthroplasty 18) Another study looked at the effects of carnosine and related compounds on the formation of AGEs in uremic patients who had undergone peritoneal dialysis and found that carnosine slowed the development of AGEs better than the similar peptides anserine and homocarnosine. Weed seed survival during anaerobic digestion in biogas plants Clinically, spontaneous osteonecrosis of the medial tibial plateau (SOMTP) is frequently confused with medial eniscus tear and pes anserine bursitis. Guest editorial: rheumatology Protective effects of carnosine, homocarnosine and anserine against peroxyl radical-mediated Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase modification. Protective effect of carnosine on adriamycin-induced oxidative heart damage in rats/ Sicanlarda adriamisinin neden oldugu oksidatif kalp hasari uzerine karnozinin koruyucu etkisi Loose bodies were noted in 2 patients, Baker's cysts in 3 patients, and pes anserine bursitis in 4 patients. Relationship between pain severity and magnetic resonance imaging features in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee / Diz agrili hastalarda manyetik rezonans goruntuleme bulgulari ve agri siddeti arasindaki iliski However, this was stopped after the type of raw material had been changed from species such as capelin and sprat that had an exceptionally high total content of natural antioxidants and co-antioxidants (such as anserine, spermine, trimethylamineoxide and taurine) to species with lower (and more normal) antioxidant content.
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What is the name of Tom and Barbara’s goat in the UK television series ‘The Good Life’?
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The Good Life (Series) - TV Tropes The Good Life You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG This is the life... Brit Com about a married couple (Tom and Barbara Good) who decide to give up the rat race and become completely self-sufficient. On his 40th birthday, Tom Good gives up his job as a draughtsman in a company that makes plastic toys for boxes of breakfast cereal. Their house is paid for, so he and his wife decide to live a sustainable, simple and self-sufficient lifestyle while staying in their home in Surbiton. They dig up their gardens and convert them into allotments, growing fruit and vegetables. They buy chickens, pigs, a goat and a rooster. The Goods generate their own electricity, attempt to make their own clothes, and barter for essentials which they cannot make themselves. Their actions horrify their conventional, and conventionally materialistic, next-door neighbors, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Well, they horrify Margo. Tom's friend and former colleague Jerry is mostly just bemused. Hilarity Ensues . Notable for being a sitcom about Sustainability before sustainability was a common topic of discussion. Came ninth in Britain's Best Sitcom . Known as Good Neighbors in the US because NBC had an unrelated one season series called "The Good Life" a couple years before. This program provides examples of: Acting Unnatural : In one episode, Tom and Barbara think Margo is having an affair. When Jerry walks in, Tom tells Barbara to 'be natural'. They then both stand to attention and grin like idiots. The Alleged Car : In series 3 episode "A Tug At The Forelock" Tom decides to build his own, powered by the engine from the rotary cultivator, as an alternative to the (less economical but more sensible) horse Barbara got from the coal-man, who was upgrading to motor power. Despite Jerry's quizzing them on the lack of tax and insurance, its general roadworthiness is not brought up in that episode. Almost Famous Name : One episode revolves around Tom and Barbara being interviewed by a newspaper that turns out, after they've told everyone they know, to be a low-circulation student paper with a similar name to the famous national paper they thought they would be appearing in. Annoying Laugh : Jerry. A heh. Heheheheh. Arrow Cam : At least one episode includes an example of 'Goat Cam': "Geraldine! Kill!" Billed Above the Title : "Richard Briers in The Good Life". Briers had been playing sitcom leads for over a decade when he was offered the role of Tom, while Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington were primarily known for their stage work. note At the time of casting, all four cast members had just appeared in West End runs of new plays by Alan Ayckbourn - Briers and Eddington in Absurd Person Singular (not at the same time), Kendal and Keith in The Norman Conquests. "Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word : Margo says almost exactly this line (minus "such") to her choir mistress in the series 1 episode "The Pagan Rite" regarding the fact that she, not the choir mistress, is the one baking gingerbread cookies for the meetings. Butt Monkey : Margo - Deconstructed in one episode, where she tipsily pours her heart out about being fully aware of this trope ever since she was in school: Margo: I never understood jokes ... so I became the butt of them. Christmas Episode : "Silly, But It's Fun" Continuity Nod : A few. The show has pretty good continuity, in particular in limiting Tom and Barbara's wardrobe. In "The Day Peace Broke Out", Barbara mentions Tom missing a chicken when trying to shoot it, which occurred in "Say Little Hen...". Contrived Coincidence : Margo and Jerry go on holiday, Tom does his back out and a freak storm hits Surbiton the week the Goods need to get their first harvest in at the end of series one. Coupled Couples : Tom and Barbara, and Jerry and Margo. Deadpan Snarker : The whole cast, but Jerry in particular. Earth Mother : Barbara Good, who is frequently an Unkempt Beauty . Emotions Versus Stoicism : A couple of episodes revolve around this. Emotion usually wins
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Jenny Pitman was the trainer of which 1995 Grand National winning horse?
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1995 Grand National Results 1995 Grand National Results /in Past Race Results /by Simone Wright The winner of the 1995 Martell Grand National was Royal Athlete , a 12 year old trained by Jenny Pitman. The horse was ridden by Jason Titley and won by a distance of 7 lengths in a time of nine minutes and 4.1 seconds. It was trainer Jenny Pitman’s second victory in the Grand National. Jason Titley was the first rider to carry a sponsor’s name ‘Danka’ on the winning silks. Forty runners were originally declared however by the day of the race five had been withdrawn leaving a field of thirty five. Red Rum had famously led the parade of competitors since 1979 but was unable to do so in 1995, due to old age and poor health. Royal Athlete was one of six horses prepared for the race by Jenny Pitman , which at the time was the largest number of horses prepared for a Grand National, by one trainer. He was considered to be out of form at the time and his jockey Jason Titley was making his Grand National debut, he was sent off at 40/1. Master Oats was the 5/1 favourite after having won the Welsh Grand National in December 1994 and the Cheltenham Gold Cup a month before. He was hoping to become the first horse for 61 years to win both the Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season. Dubacilla was the 9/1 second favourite and was also hoping for a record as no mare had won the race for 43 years. She was ridden by Dean Gallagher but struggled to keep up in the early stages, however having made up ground in the final mile, she finished a respectable fourth. Minnehoma at 11/1 and the previous years winner was a favourite with the public as was Party Politics the !992 winner. Its A Snip was sent off at 200/1 having been allocated six stones six pounds, it was the first horse in the race’s history to start on such a low handicap. Carrying ten stones, the minimum allowed in the National, it’s rider was unseated during the first circuit. Tsuyoshi Tanaka became the first and so far only Japanese rider to take part in the Grand National. Japanese T.V. took great interest in the race and despite his mount The Committee, falling at the first fence, continues to televise the race live every year. At the final fence Royal Athlete was in the lead with Party Politics and Master Oats in contention, coming into the last hundred yards at a sprint, he crossed the line leaving Party Politics second and Over The Deel a 100/1 shot in third place. After the race trainer Jenny Pitman admitted she had been wrong to advise Royal Athlete’s owners to forgo the Grand National in favour of the Scottish Grand National, which she had said, she thought the horse could win “doing triple toe loops”, Royal Athlete collected a prize of £118,854. FINISHING POSITION
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The 17th Century explorer Robert Cavelier (or Robert de la Salle) canoed down which American river and claimed the entire river basin for France?
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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Inmemory René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle Date Of Birth: Send Memorial Gifts René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (November 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France. Robert de La Salle was born on November 21, 1643, into a comfortably well-off family in Rouen, France, in the parish Saint-Herbland. When La Salle was younger he enjoyed science and nature. As a man, he studied with the Jesuit religious order and became a member after taking initial vows in 1660.[a] At his request on March 27, 1667, after he was in Canada, he was released from the Society of Jesus after citing “moral weaknesses.” Although he left the order, never took final vows in it, and later became hostile to it, historians sometimes described him incorrectly as a priest or a leader. La Salle never married, but has been linked to Madeleine de Roybon d’Allonne, an early settler of New France. He had an older brother named Jean who was a Sulpician priest. His parents were Jean Cavelier and Catherine Geest. Required to reject his father’s legacy when he joined the Jesuits, La Salle was nearly destitute when he traveled as a prospective colonist to North America. He sailed for New France in the spring of 1666. His brother Jean, a Sulpician priest, had moved there the year before. La Salle was granted a seigneurie on land at the western end of the Island of Montreal, which became known as Lachine. (This was apparently from the French la Chine, meaning China. Some sources say the name referred to La Salle’s desire to find a route to China, though the evidence for this claim is unclear and has been disputed.) La Salle immediately began to issue land grants, set up a village and learn the languages of the native peoples, mostly Mohawk in this area. The Mohawk told him of a great river, called the Ohio, which flowed into the Mississippi River. Thinking the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, La Salle began to plan for expeditions to find a western passage to China. He sought and received permission from Governor Daniel Courcelle and Intendant Jean Talon to embark on the enterprise. He sold his interests in Lachine to finance the venture. In 1682, he named the area Louisiana after King Louis XIV of France. On July 12, 1673, the Governor of New France, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, arrived at the mouth of the Cataraqui River to meet with leaders of the Five Nations of the Iroquois to encourage them to trade with the French. While the groups met and exchanged gifts, Frontenac’s men, led by René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, hastily constructed a rough wooden palisade on a point of land by a shallow, sheltered bay. Originally the fort was named Fort Cataraqui but was later renamed Fort Frontenac by de La Salle in honor of La Salle’s patron. The purpose of Fort Frontenac was to control the lucrative fur trade in the Great Lakes Basin to the west. The fort was also meant to be a bulwark against the English and Dutch, who were competing with the French for control of the fur trade. La Salle was left in command of the fort in 1673. Thanks to his powerful protector, the discoverer managed, during a voyage to France in 1674–75, to secure for himself the grant of Fort Cataraqui and acquired letters of nobility for himself and his descendants.[3] With Frontenac’s support, he received not only a fur trade concession, with permission to establish frontier forts, but also a title of nobility. He returned and rebuilt Frontenac in stone. An Ontario Heritage Trust plaque describes René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle at Cataraqui as “[a] major figure in the expansion of the French fur trade into the Lake Ontario region, Using the fort as a base, he undertook expeditions to the west and southwest in the interest of developing a vast fur-trading empire.”[10] Henri de Tonti joined his explor
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Which French port did RMS Titanic call at after leaving Southampton in April 1912?
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RMS Titanic | Titanic Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Built in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, the RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners – the others were the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic (originally named Gigantic). [2] They were by far the largest vessels of the British shipping company White Star Line 's fleet, which comprised 29 steamers and tenders in 1912. [3] The three ships had their genesis in a discussion in mid-1907 between the White Star Line's chairman, J. Bruce Ismay , and the American financier J. Pierpont Morgan, who controlled the White Star Line's parent corporation, the International Mercantile Marine Co. Years earlier, in 1888, Pirrie had been in talks with Bruce Ismay's father Thomas Henry Ismay about the construction of a four funneled giant of these dimensions but it was decided no existing engine combination could power the behemoth. The White Star Line faced a growing challenge from its main rivals Cunard , which had just launched Lusitania and Mauretania – the fastest passenger ships then in service – and the German lines Hamburg America and Norddeutscher Lloyd. Ismay preferred to compete on size rather than speed and proposed to commission a new class of liners that would be bigger than anything that had gone before as well as being the last word in comfort and luxury. [4] The company sought an upgrade in their fleet primarily in response to the Cunard giants but also to replace their largest and now outclassed ships from 1890, the SS Teutonic and SS Majestic . The former was replaced by Olympic while Majestic was replaced by Titanic. Majestic would be brought back into her old spot on White Star's New York service after Titanic's loss. The ships were constructed by the Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff , who had a long-established relationship with the White Star Line dating back to 1867. [5] Harland and Wolff were given a great deal of latitude in designing ships for the White Star Line; the usual approach was for the latter to sketch out a general concept which the former would take away and turn into a ship design. Cost considerations were relatively low on the agenda and Harland and Wolff was authorised to spend what it needed on the ships, plus a five percent profit margin. [5] In the case of the Olympic-class ships, a cost of £3 million for the first two ships was agreed plus "extras to contract" and the usual five percent fee. [6] Harland and Wolff put their leading designers to work designing the Olympic-class vessels. It was overseen by Lord Pirrie, a director of both Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line; naval architect Thomas Andrews , the managing director of Harland and Wolff's design department; Edward Wilding, Andrews' deputy and responsible for calculating the ship's design, stability and trim; and Alexander Carlisle, the shipyard's chief draughtsman and general manager. [7] Carlisle's responsibilities included the decorations, equipment and all general arrangements, including the implementation of an efficient lifeboat davit design. [lower-alpha 1] On 29 July 1908, Harland and Wolff presented the drawings to J. Bruce Ismay and other White Star Line executives. Ismay approved the design and signed three "letters of agreement" two days later authorising the start of construction. [9] At this point the first ship – which was later to become Olympic – had no name, but was referred to simply as "Number 400", as it was Harland and Wolff's four hundredth hull. Titanic was based on a revised version of the same design and was given the number 401. [10] Dimensions and layout Edit Side plan of RMS Titanic Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28 m). Her total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [11] She measured 46,328 gross register tons and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (11 m), she displaced 52,310 tons. [2] All three of the Olympic-class ships had ten decks (excluding the top of the officers' quarters), eight of which w
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Which novelist won the 1993 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’?
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Roddy Doyle - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays Roddy Doyle Author Born In Ireland#15 About Irish novelist known for his Barrytown trilogy and his stand alone novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which won the 1993 Booker Prize. Before Fame He earned a Bachelor's degree from University College Dublin and worked for several years as a teacher before turning his focus to writing.
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Barbara Pierce is married to which former US President?
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George and Barbara Bush celebrate 70th wedding anniversary | Fox News George and Barbara Bush celebrate 70th wedding anniversary Published January 06, 2015 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 livefyre Email Print Former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush are marking a milestone in their love story this Tuesday, celebrating 70 years of marriage. The longest-wed presidential couple set the record in 2000 when they surpassed John and Abigail Adam’s 54-year union. Their story began when they met at a Christmas dance at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., when the future president was 16 years old. A year and a half later, the couple was engaged, right before President Bush shipped out overseas to fight in World War II as a naval pilot. A few years later, in Sept. 1944, Bush was sent home after he was shot down and nearly killed during a mission over the Pacific. A few months later, Bush and then Barbara Pierce were married in Rye, N.Y. on Jan. 6, 1945. The future president was 20 and Barbara was 19. They would have six children--one of whom died as a toddler--, including future President George W. Bush. “I married the first man I ever kissed,” Barbara once said. “When I tell my children that they just about throw up.” Seventy years ago this very day, Barbara Pierce of Rye, NY made me the happiest, and luckiest, man on earth. pic.twitter.com/rgZqpL9XfE
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What is the cube-root of 343?
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Cube root of 343 Theorems What is Cube Root of 343 ? 343 is said to be a perfect cube because 7 x 7 x 7 is equal to 343. Since 343 is a whole number, it is a perfect cube. The nearest previous perfect cube is 216 and the nearest next perfect cube is 512 .
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The city of Linz is in which European country?
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City of Linz - Linz, welcome Linz is a UNESCO City of Media Arts The contemporary Danube city that looks to the future In 2016, the European Capital of Culture 2009 invites its visitors to discover Linz as a contemporary city that looks to the future. The aim of Linz Tourismus is to enable guests to experience the UNESCO City of Media Arts with all their senses. An impetus for internationalisation that is a great opportunity for the Danube city. That’s why the tourist board has also decided to make the theme of media arts the focus for tourism in the Creative City for 2016. Linz is a symbiosis as a city of industry, culture and nature, and an international, contemporary Creative City – surrounded by stunning natural landscapes. The city’s designation as a UNESCO City of Media Arts shows that Linz, together with Lyon, Sapporo, Tel Aviv and Dakar, is one of the world’s most future-orientated locations. In addition to pioneering technology and visionary media arts, the city offers a variety of historical and cultural highlights, as well as culinary delights. Diverse media arts activities are already being planned and carried out, such as a series of three dialogues in Linz‘s Kepler Salon beginning in November 2015, a virtual City of Media Arts tour and a cooperation project with the museum of the future, Ars Electronica Center. http://www.aec.at/aeblog/en/2015/01/13/linz-als-pionierstadt-der-medienkunst/ Media arts highlights in the UNESCO City of Media Arts The main players in the UNESCO City of Media Arts include Ars Electronica Center and Creative Region GmbH, the Tabakfabrik, the OK Offenes Kulturhaus, Linz Uni-versity of Arts and Industrial Design, Hagenberg University of Applied Sciences, the Johannes Kepler University, the Anton Bruckner Private University, and many educational institutions and training facilities. The independent scene is also integrated, with organisations such as Time’s Up, Stadtwerkstatt, Radio FRO and dorf tv. Only cities that can demonstrate extraordinary achievements in one of the catego-ries of literature, film, music, crafts and folk art, gastronomy, design or media arts are accepted by UNESCO into the Creative Cities Network. Ars Electronica Center Highlights include Ars Electronica Center – a gravitational centre for pioneering technology and visionary media arts – with its annual festival in September and the renowned Prix Ars Electronica. The digital archive of Ars Electronica is the largest archive in the world for the genesis of cyber arts. Ars Electronica Festival The first Ars Electronica Festival and the first visualisierte Klangwolke (clouds of sound) were staged as early as 1979. Christoph Lindinger, co-director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, one of the architects behind the recently designated UNESCO City of Media Arts: “It is precisely because Linz focused on the connection between technology, arts and the participation of the population earlier than any other city that the many creatives, technology researchers and guests here in Linz were never only commentators on current events, but were also always pioneers and relevant co-creators of a technological revolution which, with the Internet, social media and other digital tools, has been part of our everyday life for a long time." Prix Ars Electronica – world-renowned media arts prize The Prix Ars Electronica has the world’s longest tradition as a media arts competition. Tim Berners-Lee, for instance, the inventor of the World Wide Web, was awarded the renowned Linz media arts prize by Ars Electronica in 1995 for his hypertext concept – the first prize he had ever received for this. In the same year, Ars Electronica Center was created as a unique museum of the future. The Ars Electronica Futurelab is a research and development unit, which was named one of the top 10 media laboratories in the world by the magazine WIRED. The world’s largest outdoor gallery at Linz’s harbour Be inspired by oversized graffiti artwork in the UNESCO City of Media Arts on a boat trip in Linz harbour. The world’s largest connected outdoor gallery wi
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The bull represents which sign of the Zodiac?
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Taurus Zodiac Sign Symbol: Its Meaning and Origin Get a free online I Ching reading. The 64 hexagrams of the ancient Chinese I Ching, The Book of Change, and what they mean in divination. Books by Stefan Stenudd: Tarot Unfolded The imaginative reading of the Tarot divination cards focuses on what impressions the images and their symbols give. Several spreads are presented, as well as the meanings of all the 78 cards and their pictures. Click the image to see the book at Amazon. Life Energy Encyclopedia Qi (chi), prana, pneuma, spiritus, and all the other life force concepts around the world explained and compared. Click the image to see the book at Amazon. Cosmos of the Ancients All the philosophers of Ancient Greece and what they thought about cosmology, myth, religion and the gods. Click the image to see the book at Amazon. Sunday Brunch with the World Maker Fiction. A brunch conversation slips into the mysterious, soon to burst beyond the realm of possibility. Click the image to see the book at Amazon. The Taurus Symbol Its Origin and Meaning in Astrology The above image is the established symbol (also called glyph) for the Zodiac sign Taurus, the Bull. It's a simple representation of the head of a bull, with its horns. Both the Zodiac sign and its symbol have been along for ages. The Zodiac division of the ecliptic into twelve parts, each assigned a Zodiac sign, is probably of Babylonian (Mesopotamia) origin. They were very early with astrology, mapping the sky and noting planetary movements thousands of years ago. The Zodiac, very much like the one we know today, might have emerged in Mesopotamia around 1000 BC. But Babylonian astrology is probably far older than that. No Bull at First The Babylonians didn't connect this Zodiac sign to the Bull, though. They called the constellation The Steer of Heaven. But already in Classical Greece, the Bull was established as the name of the sign and the constellation. It's not that easy to see a bull in the constellation of Taurus. Most images of it mark the horns by connecting a couple of the stars, but that's about it. The rest is up to the imagination. Several of the Zodiac constellations are equally vague. Here's the constellation Taurus, with the image of the Bull added to it in a typical fashion: As you can see, the formation of the stars doesn't support the idea of a bull very convincingly. The reason for the choice is, as far as I know, buried in history. Below is an antique illustration of the same constellation, where the figure of the bull has also been added. It's from a 17th century book: Firmamentum sobiescianum, by Johannes Hevelius, 1690. Taurus in Ink Below is an ink version of the symbol for Taurus, which I did a number of years back in an experiment of using Japanese ink calligraphy (shodo) for old European astrology symbols. I've used these pictures on my astrology websites, mainly for fun and for the odd graphic effect, and I've seen them copied all over the Internet. I'm fine with that, although I think it wouldn't hurt if the source was mentioned. Well, what to do? Anyway, here's that ink again, this time in the original black and white (click on the image to see a bigger version): Taurus the Sign As for the picture commonly used to represent the Taurus Zodiac sign, it's been an image of a bull for as long as that has been its name - probably longer than the symbol described above has existed. Below is one typical example, where the stars of the constellation Taurus have also been marked. It's an illustration from Poeticon astronomicon, a 1482 book by Hyginus. For the header of this website, I combined the symbol for Taurus with an image of a bull. Well, actually I think it's an African water buffalo, but the head and the horns are there. I also added the primary symbol of the Taurus traits: agriculture, in the form of crops on a field. Zodiac Sign Symbols Here are the symbols (glyphs) of all the twelve Zodiac signs, and links to pages telling more about each Zodiac sign symbol.
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What is the surname of rowing brothers Greg and Jonny, who won Olympic Gold Medals in 1992?
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OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Rowing: Searle brothers surge through to gold | The Independent OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Rowing: Searle brothers surge through to gold Sunday 2 August 1992 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online THE SEARLE brothers, Greg and Jonny, gave Britain its second rowing gold in the most spectacular fashion here yesterday. Coming from behind in the coxed pairs, they overhauled another team of brothers, Carmine and Giuseppe Abbagnale, in the last few strokes of the race. The Italians, seven times world champions and one of the great crews in rowing history, had built up a lead of four and a half seconds at the half-way stage. Dumitru Popescu and Nicolai Taga, of Romania, were in second place and the Searles in third. However, Greg, 20, and Jonny, 23, seem to have been convinced all their lives that they would one day take the top prize in sport, and take it together. In an extraordinary climax to the race they drove to the finish line, cutting the deficit of a boat's length in the last 200 metres and racing the Italians to a halt. It was as striking a reversal of the old order as any in rowing. 'Everything was going black at the end,' Greg, the 15st 11lb powerhouse, said. 'But being brothers we both switched into the same autopilot and got moving. There is no one I would rather row with and no one I would trust more than Jonny. We have always been competitive with each other and now it's brilliant to be on the same side.' Underlining their effort, their cox, Garry Herbert, a 22-year-old history student, said: 'I wanted them to be prepared to die for us, and they nearly did.' 'Garry was brilliant,' Greg said. 'He told us exactly where the Italians were and he really motivated us with things like: 'If not now, when? If not you, who? How much do you want this?' We knew then that we wanted it more than them.' The brothers from Chertsey, Surrey, are coached by Steve Gunn, who should have spent this summer teaching at Hampton School, where the Searles first learned their rowing. Instead Gunn chose to drop almost everything to take his former pupils to their first Olympics. He knew they would win if it was close enough for them to make a fight of it. 'How many races like that has Jonny won for me over the last seven years or so?' he said. It was when Jonny began to win medals after taking up the sport at school that his younger brother forsook rugby for rowing and went on to match his brother's achievements by winning junior world gold medals in 1989 and 1990. The brothers raced together for the first time in the eights in 1990, when they came fourth in the world championships. In 1991 they took bronze, still in the eights, before switching to the coxed pairs this year. Gunn resumed his work with the brothers after their victory over Britain's other gold medallists, Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent, in the Olympic trials at Nottingham in April. The spectators thought the Abbagnales would stay ahead yesterday because the Searles had not yet shown in the regatta sufficient speed to catch them. But few knew that Jonny broke a rib in their famous victory over Redgrave and Pinsent. For five weeks he carried the injury, but after an X-ray it was strapped and he took two weeks off before the Lucerne regatta, where he raced without proper preparation. Their fourth place there seemed to many the measure of their Olympic challenge. At altitude training camp in Austria their times, measured as a percentage of the supposed gold medal time, were the slowest of the British boats for the first week when the programme demanded that the rate of strokes to the minute be kept low. But as the rate came up so they climbed through the rankings. The team psychologist, Brian Miller, has spent months developing the race preparation and focus skills of the team, but he denies any responsibility for their victory. He says that if all the athletes had to put their hands in a flame for as long as was endurable the Searles would be the last to quit. At 20 and 23 they are 10 years younger than the Abbagnales. They will not kee
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Joe Frazier said ‘He’s phoney, using his blackness to get his way’, about which other boxer?
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celebrity insults about famous men Don't be so humble, you're not that great. - - - Golda Meir (to Moshe Dayan) Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad. - - - Donald Trump (to Larry King) I'm not having points taken off me by an incompetent old fool. You're the pits of the world. - - - John McEnroe (to tennis judge Edward James) You can't see as well as these fucking flowers - and they're fucking plastic. - - - John McEnroe (to a line judge) What other problems do you have besides being unemployed, a moron and a dork? - - - John McEnroe (to a spectator at a tennis match) You're like a pay toilet, aren't you? You don't give a shit for nothing. - - - Howard Hughes (to Robert Mitchum) Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder? - - - Don Rickles (to David Letterman on 02/5/96 "Late Show") He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary. - - - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? - - - Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner) He's phony, using his blackness to get his way. - - - Joe Frazier (about Muhammad Ali) Joe Frazier is so ugly he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife. - - - Muhammad Ali His writing is limited to songs for dead blondes. - - - Keith Richards (about Elton John) I'm glad I've given up drugs and alcohol. It would be awful to be like Keith Richards. He's pathetic. It's like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go on stage and look young. I have great respect for the Stones but they would have been better if they had thrown Keith out 15 years ago. - - - Elton John (about Keith Richards) If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee. - - - Lady Astor (to Winston Churchill) If you were my wife, I'd drink it. - - - Winston Churchill, in reply You will either die on the gallows or of a loathsome disease. - - - John Montague (to John Wilkes) That depends on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress. - - - John Wilkes, in reply Do you mind if I smoke? - - - Oscar Wilde (to Sarah Bernhardt) I don't care if you burn. - - - Sarah Bernhardt, in reply My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don't you ever finish them? - - - Frederic Leighton (to James McNeill Whistler) My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours? - - - James McNeill Whistler, in reply Insulting comments about famous actors He's the type of man who will end up dying in his own arms. - - - Mamie Van Doren (about Warren Beatty) You're so vain. You probably think this song is about you. - - - Carly Simon (about Warren Beatty) The only reason he had a child is so that he can meet babysitters. - - - David Letterman (about Warren Beatty, 1991) What makes him think a middle-aged actor, who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics? - - - Ronald Reagan (about Clint Eastwood running for mayor of Carmel) Most of the time he sounds like he has a mouth full of wet toilet paper. - - - Rex Reed (about Marlon Brando) He couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked-bean dinner. - - - Johnny Carson (about Chevy Chase) He acts like he's got a Mixmaster up his ass and doesn't want anyone to know it. - - - Marlon Brando (about Montgomery Clift) He got a reputation as a great actor by just thinking hard about the next line. - - - King Vidor (about Gary Cooper) I've got three words for him: Am. A. Teur. - - - Charlie Sheen (about Colin Farrell) His ears made him look like a taxicab with both doors open. - - - Howard Hughes (about Clark Gable) Steve Martin has basically one joke and he's it. - - - Dave Felton Nothing happens. At all. Ever. Remember when Steve Martin was funny? Apparently, neither does he. - - - Robert Wilonsk (about the movie, Cheaper by the Dozen) Now there sits a man with an open mi
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What is the title of the 1978 sequel to the 1970 film ‘Love Story’, starring Ryan O’Neal’?
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Oliver's Story (1978) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error | Drama , Romance | 27 April 1979 (Finland) In this sequel to Love Story (1970), grieving Oliver is being pressured by his in-laws to move on and take part in the family business. He meets a pretty heiress and they start dating, but memories of Jennie come rushing back. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 101 titles created 05 Dec 2010 a list of 39 titles created 11 Jun 2012 a list of 54 titles created 13 Jul 2013 a list of 2455 titles created 04 Jan 2014 a list of 73 titles created 05 Jul 2015 Search for " Oliver's Story " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Storyline In this sequel to Love Story (1970), grieving Oliver is being pressured by his in-laws to move on and take part in the family business. He meets a pretty heiress and they start dating, but memories of Jennie come rushing back. It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special. Genres: 27 April 1979 (Finland) See more » Also Known As: A História de Oliver See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The hotel in Hong Kong is the same exterior used in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). See more » Goofs Oliver drives to his father's retirement party. It is clearly winter since there are no leaves on the trees. He stays overnight at his father's house. The next morning the scene in the kitchen shows that it is now spring or summer, since there are now leaves on the trees (not evergreens) outside the windows. See more » Connections (Victoria, BC) – See all my reviews The (belated) sequel to "Love Story", "Oliver's Story" was rejected by audiences at the box office, and it's all but forgotten today, even with it being released on both VHS and DVD. Watching it, it's pretty easy to figure out why. For one thing, it's hard to sympathize with Oliver; while he has lost his wife, he is rich and with a good job, and he just silently mopes around instead of expressing anguish or sadness. Not surprisingly, O'Neal performance is lacklustre. While Candace Bergman actually give a better performance than most of the other movies she made in the '70s, she lacks spark and spirit. What on earth do these two people see in each other? And the end of the movie is very unsatisfying, leaving the characters' plot threads in the air. The only real good thing about the movie is Ray Milland, though he only makes a few brief appearances. 11 of 13 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Who wrote the children’s story ‘James and the Giant Peach’?
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James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach Published in 1961 Background Background James Henry Trotter lives with his two horrid aunts, Spiker and Sponge. He hasn't got a single friend in the whole wide world. That is not, until he meets the Old Green Grasshopper and the rest of the insects aboard a giant, magical peach! James and the Giant Peach was Roald Dahl's first classic novel for children. Although The Gremlins is sometimes referred to as an earlier example of his writing for children, James was Roald's first conscious attempt to write for a younger audience after several years of writing primarily adult short stories. Roald started writing it in 1959 after encouragement from his agent, Sheila St Lawrence. In the orchard at Roald's home in the Buckinghamshire countryside, there was a cherry tree. Seeing this tree made him wonder: what if, one day, one of those cherries just kept on and on growing bigger and bigger? From giant cherries Roald also considered ever-increasing pears and even apples, but eventually settled on a giant peach as the method for James's magical journey. The book is dedicated to his two eldest daughters, Olivia and Tessa. It was first published in 1961 to glowing reviews and marked the beginning of his prolific career as a children's author. James and the Giant Peach is still a favourite more than 50 years later. In 1996, an animated film version featuring the voices of Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite and Susan Sarandon was released, while David Wood's theatrical adaptation remains popular, playing across the UK. Find out more about the period in Roald Dahl's life during which he wrote James and the Giant Peach
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Soft, Rigid Gas Permeable and Plano are all types of what?
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Types of Contact Lenses Types of Contact Lenses Decorative (Plano) Contact Lenses Soft Contact Lenses Soft contact lenses are made of soft, flexible plastics that allow oxygen to pass through to the cornea. Soft contact lenses may be easier to adjust to and are more comfortable than rigid gas permeable lenses. Newer soft lens materials include silicone-hydrogels to provide more oxygen to your eye while you wear your lenses. [ back to top ] Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Contact Lenses Rigid gas permeable contact lenses (RGPs) are more durable and resistant to deposit buildup, and generally give a clearer, crisper vision. They tend to be less expensive over the life of the lens since they last longer than soft contact lenses. They are easier to handle and less likely to tear. However, they are not as comfortable initially as soft contacts and it may take a few weeks to get used to wearing RGPs, compared to several days for soft contacts. [ back to top ] Extended Wear Contact Lenses Extended wear contact lenses are available for overnight or continuous wear ranging from one to six nights or up to 30 days. Extended wear contact lenses are usually soft contact lenses. They are made of flexible plastics that allow oxygen to pass through to the cornea. There are also a very few rigid gas permeable lenses that are designed and approved for overnight wear. Length of continuous wear depends on lens type and your eye care professional’s evaluation of your tolerance for overnight wear. It’s important for the eyes to have a rest without lenses for at least one night following each scheduled removal. [ back to top] Disposable (Replacement Schedule) Contact Lenses The majority of soft contact lens wearers are prescribed some type of frequent replacement schedule. “Disposable,” as defined by the FDA, means used once and discarded. With a true daily wear disposable schedule, a brand new pair of lenses is used each day. Some soft contact lenses are referred to as “disposable” by contact lens sellers, but actually, they are for frequent/planned replacement. With extended wear lenses, the lenses may be worn continuously for the prescribed wearing period (for example, 7 days to 30 days) and then thrown away. When you remove your lenses, make sure to clean and disinfect them properly before reinserting. [ back to top ] Specialized Uses of Contact lenses Conventional contact lenses correct vision in the same way that glasses do, only they are in contact with the eye. Two types of lenses that serve a different purpose are orthokeratology lenses and decorative (plano) lenses . Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) Orthokeratology, or Ortho-K, is a lens fitting procedure that uses specially designed rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses to change the curvature of the cornea to temporarily improve the eye’s ability to focus on objects. This procedure is primarily used for the correction of myopia (nearsightedness). Overnight Ortho-K lenses are the most common type of Ortho-K. There are some Ortho-K lenses that are prescribed only for daytime wear. Overnight Ortho-K lenses are commonly prescribed to be worn while sleeping for at least eight hours each night. They are removed upon awakening and not worn during the day. Some people can go all day without their glasses or contact lenses. Others will find that their vision correction will wear off during the day. The vision correction effect is temporary. If Ortho-K is discontinued, the corneas will return to their original curvature and the eye to its original amount of nearsightedness. Ortho-K lenses must continue to be worn every night or on some other prescribed maintenance schedule in order to maintain the treatment effect. Your eye care professional will determine the best maintenance schedule for you. Currently, FDA requires that eye care professionals be trained and certified before using overnight Ortho-K lenses in their practice. You should ask your eye care professional about what lenses he or she is certified to fit if you are considering this procedure.
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The Battle of Caporetto was fought during which war?
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World War I - Battle of Caporetto on the Italian Front World War I World War I: Battle of Caporetto German troops at the Battle of Caporetto. Photograph Source: Public Domain Battle of Caporetto - Conflict & Dates: The Battle of Caporetto was fought October 24-November 19, 1917, during World War I (1914-1918). Armies & Commanders 25 divisions, 2,200 guns Battle of Caporetto - Background: With the conclusion of the Eleventh Battle of Isonzo in September 1917, Austro-Hungarian forces were nearing the point of collapse in the area around Gorizia. Faced with this crisis, Emperor Charles I sought aid from his German allies. Though the Germans felt that the war would be won on the Western Front, they agreed to provide troops and support for a limited offensive designed to throw the Italians back across the Isonzo River and, if possible, past the Tagliamento River. For this purpose, the composite Austro-German Fourteenth Army was formed under the command of General Otto von Below. Battle of Caporetto - Preparations: In September, the Italian commander-in-chief, General Luigi Cadorna, became aware that an enemy offensive was in the offing. As a result, he ordered the commanders of the Second and Third Armies, Generals Luigi Capello and Emmanuel Philibert, to begin preparing defenses in depth to meet any attack. Having issued these orders, Cadorna failed to see that they were obeyed and instead began an inspection tour of other fronts which lasted until October 19. On the Second Army front, Capello did little as he preferred to plan for an offensive in the Tolmino area. Further weakening Cadorna's situation was an insistence on keeping the bulk of the two armies' troops on the east bank of the Isonzo despite the fact that the enemy still held crossings to the north. As a result, these troops were in prime position to be cut off by an Austro-German attack down the Isonzo Valley. In addition, the Italian reserves on the west bank were placed too far to the rear to rapidly aid the front lines. For the upcoming offensive, Below intended to launch the main assault with the Fourteenth Army from a salient near Tolmino. This was to be supported by secondary attacks to the north and south, as well as by an offensive near the coast by General Svetozar Boroevic's Second Army. The assault was to be preceded by a heavy artillery bombardment as well as the use of poison gas and smoke. Also, Below intended to employ a substantial number of storm troopers which were to use infiltration tactics to pierce the Italian lines. With planning complete, Below began shifting his troops into place. This done, the offensive commenced with the opening bombardment which began before dawn on October 24. Battle of Caporetto - The Italians Routed: Caught by complete surprise, Capello's men suffered badly from the shelling and gas attacks. Advancing between Tolmino and Plezzo, Below's troops were able to quickly shatter the Italian lines and began driving west. Bypassing Italian strong points, the Fourteenth Army advanced over 15 miles by nightfall. Surrounded and isolated, the Italian posts in its rear were reduced in the coming days. Elsewhere, the Italian lines held and were able to turn back Below's secondary attacks, while the Third Army held Boroevic in check ( Map ). Despite these minor successes, Below's advance threatened the flanks of the Italian troops to the north and south. Alerted to the enemy breakthrough, Italian morale elsewhere on the front began to plummet. Though Capello recommended a withdrawal to the Tagliamento on the 24th, Cadorna refused and worked to rescue the situation. It was not until a few days later, with Italian troops in full retreat that Cadorna was forced to accept that a movement to the Tagliamento was inevitable. At this point, vital time had been lost and Austro-Germans forces were in close pursuit. On October 30, Cadorna ordered his men to cross the river and establish a new defensive line. This effort took four days and was quickly thwarted when German troops established a bridgehead over the river on November 2. By this
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What is the name of the official residence of the Mayor of the City of New York?
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Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of the City of New York, New York Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of the City of New York, New York Date Created/Published: [between 1980 and 2006] Medium: 1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-highsm-13941 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-3089 (color film transparency) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: LC-HS503- 3089 (ONLINE) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Notes: Built during 1799, the mansion is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and Eighty-eighth Street in Manhattan. The mansion is on the shore of the East River. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:124). Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. Subjects: Part of: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive. Bookmark This Record: View the MARC Record for this item. Rights assessment is your responsibility. The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ). Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-highsm-13941 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-3089 (color film transparency) Call Number: LC-HS503- 3089 (ONLINE) [P&P] Medium: 1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller Rights assessment is your responsibility. Some images in this collection are described in groups; others are described individually. In some cases, all of the images in the group display online, in other cases they do not. You can download online images yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types. Determine whether the desired materials can be retrieved online. Look in the Medium field above to determine whether the description is for one photograph or more than one. If the description is for a single item and it is displaying, you can download or purchase a print. Cite the number that begins with "LC-DIG..." when purchasing copies through Library of Congress Duplication Services. If the description is for more than one item and there is a "Click for more images" icon displaying, select that. Individual images will display; you can download or purchase prints. Cite the number that begins with "LC-DIG..." when purchasing copies through Library of Congress Duplication Services. If the description is for more than one item and there is no "Click for more images" icon displaying, return to the "About this Item" tab and select the "Check for online items from this group" link. Then select the "Obtaining Copies" tab for any retrieved items that are of interest. If the images do not display online -- Select images for reproduction through one of these methods: Visit the Prints & Photographs Reading Room and request to view the group (general information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html ). P&P reading room staff can provide up to 15 photocopies of items per calendar year. (Color images cannot be photocopied.) For assistance, see our Ask a Librarian page. OR Hire a freelance researcher to do further selection for you (a list of researchers is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/013_pic.html ). Purchasing Copies Library of Congress Duplication Services can make copies of various types from ima
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‘The Postage Stamp’ is a hole on which Scottish golf course?
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8th Hole : Old Course : Royal Troon Golf Club PAR 3 Hole Overview Originally called "Ailsa" because there is a perfect view of the rocky islet of that name, from the tee. The smallness of the putting surface accounted for the current name when William Park writing in "Golf Illustrated" said, " A pitching surface skimmed down to the size of a Postage Stamp". Much has been written about the famous eighth hole at Royal Troon, aptly named the "Postage Stamp". The tee is on high ground and a dropping shot is played over a gully to a long but extremely narrow green set into the side of a large sandhill. Two bunkers protect the left side of the green while a large crater bunker shields the approach. Any mistake on the right will find one of the two deep bunkers with near vertical faces. There is no safe way to play this hole, the ball must find the green with the tee-shot. Many top players have come to grief at this the shortest hole in Open Championship golf. Hole Stats
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Zermatt and Verbier are ski resorts in which European country?
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Site officiel de l'office du tourisme de Verbier/Val de Bagnes Site officiel de l'office du tourisme de Verbier/Val de Bagnes Office du tourisme de Verbier Place centrale 2 Newsletter Brochures PRO Emplois & Annonces Patrie du ski freeride en hiver et du VTT en été, la destination de Verbier/Val de Bagnes est rattachée aux 4 Vallées, le plus grand domaine skiable des Alpes suisses. La station de Verbier (1500m) doit sa renommée aux nombreux événements internationaux qu'elle accueille chaque année: du célébre festival de musique classique Verbier Festival à la compétition freeride Xtreme de Verbier en passant par la légendaire Patrouille des Glaciers, course de ski alpinisme qui traverse les paysages mythiques du Valais.
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In King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’, what is Excalibur?
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A Discussion of the Origins of King Arthur's Sword By David Nash Ford EXCALIBUR The Tradition: The Name "Excalibur" was first used for King Arthur 's sword by the French Romancers. It was not the famous "Sword in the Stone" (which broke in battle), but a second sword acquired by the King through the intercession of his druidic advisor, Merddyn ( Merlin ). Worried that Arthur would fall in battle, Merlin took the King to a magical lake where a mysterious hand thrust itself up from the water, holding aloft a magnificent sword. It was the Lady of the Lake offering Arthur a magic unbreakable blade, fashioned by an Avalonian elf smith, along with a scabbard which would protect him as long as he wore it. Towards the end of his reign, during the troubled times of Medrod's rebellion, Excalibur was stolen by Arthur's wicked half-sister, Morgan le Fay . Though it was recovered, the scabbard was lost forever. Thus Arthur was mortally wounded at the Battle of Camlann. The King then instructed Bedwyr (or Girflet) to return Excalibur to the lake from whence it came. However, when questioned about the circumstances of its return, Bedwyr claimed to have seen nothing unusual. Arthur therefore knew that Bedwyr had kept Excalibur for himself and sent him back to the Lake once more. Hurling the sword into the misty waters this time, Bedwyr saw the mystic hand appear to catch Excalibur and draw it beneath the rippling waters for the last time. The Name: The earliest Arthurian stories give the name of King Arthur's sword as Caladfwlch, a Welsh word derived from Calad-Bolg meaning "Hard Lightning". Later it developed to become the Caliburn of Geoffrey and Monmouth and finally the Frenchified Excalibur that we know today. Ancient Origins: Legendary figures throughout the World are associated with magical swords, often the symbol of their Kingship. It is interesting to note that Curtana, a 17th century successor of the original sword of Ogier the Dane, is still used at the British Coronation to this day. King Arthur's tale has particular similarities to the Norse Legend of Sigurd, but even closer parallels can be drawn with the Irish hero, Cú Chulainn who also bore a sword named Caladbolg. Such swords were usually said to have been forged by an elfan smith. In Saxon mythology his name is Wayland, but to the Celts he was Gofannon. He is also to be identified with the Roman Vulcan and Greek Hephaestus who made magical weapons for the Muses to give to Perseus, and for Thetis to give to Achilles. The later surrender of the sword is well known as a universal symbol of defeat. Here it is emblematic of death itself. The deposition of swords, weaponry and other valuables in sacred lakes and rivers was a popular practice amongst the Celtic peoples. Strabo records such rituals near Toulouse and notes that other sacred lakes existed throughout Europe. Gregory of Tours alludes to a three-day festival of deposition at Lake Gévaudan in the Cevennes. Some scholars believe that such rituals were part of Celtic funerary rites. Archaeolgical finds of exotic metalwork deposits at Llyn Fawr in Morgannwg include axes and sickles of around 600 bc. Further weaponry was discovered Llyn Cerrig Bach on Ynys Mon (Anglesey) dating from the 2nd century bc to the 1st century AD. Celtic Iron-Age deposits in rivers are too numerous to count. Especially well known are the superb Battersea Shield and Waterloo Helmet from the Thames. This major British River appears to have been particularly popular for swords like Arthur's. Britannia.com (T) 302.234.8904 (F) 302.234.9154 Copyright ©2000 Britannia.com, LLC
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What does a philographist collect?
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philography: meaning and definitions the collecting of autographs, esp. those of famous persons. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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What is the name of Britain’s highest chalk sea cliff?
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Aerial view highest chalk sea cliffs in Britain - Beachy Head Eastbourne - YouTube Aerial view highest chalk sea cliffs in Britain - Beachy Head Eastbourne Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 25, 2016 Check out this amazing view of the cliffs of Beachy Head, shot by a DJI Phantom 3 Drone. Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters.The cliff is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 metres (531 ft) above sea level. Enjoy!
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Which British actor played the role of Leon Trotsky in the 1972 film ‘The Assassination of Trotsky’?
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The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Assassination of Trotsky ( 1972 ) R | After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an ... See full summary » Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. 10 June 2016 8:04 AM, -08:00 | The Guardian - Film News Around The Web a list of 27 titles created 22 Apr 2013 a list of 45 titles created 10 Apr 2014 a list of 33 titles created 14 Mar 2015 a list of 29 titles created 5 months ago a list of 41 titles created 2 months ago Title: The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) 6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man." Director: Jacques Deray Paris, 1942. Robert Klein cannot find any fault with the state of affairs in German-occupied France. He has a well-furnished flat, a mistress, and business is booming. Jews facing ... See full summary » Director: Joseph Losey In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. ... See full summary » Director: Georges Lautner During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves. Director: Jacques Deray 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X Her youth has been spent working for a farm family, being raped by father and son, marrying the son who has now left her a happy widow. She is happy because World War I is over and she is ... See full summary » Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the Liceu replacing another teacher. His ... See full summary » Director: Valerio Zurlini At Oxford, Austrian student Anna is dating fellow student William whom she plans to marry but she ends up sleeping with two unhappily married Oxford professors instead. Director: Joseph Losey A man sells his soul to the devil in order to have the woman he loves. Directors: Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Andreas Teuber A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications--and many bloody shootouts-ensue. Director: Duccio Tessari In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare himself a ... See full summary » Director: Christian-Jaque This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947. During three years Buisson manages to hide from detective ... See full summary » Director: Jacques Deray Explores the confrontation between the woman who has everything, including emptiness, and a penniless poet who has nothing but the ability to fill a wealthy woman's needs. Director: Joseph Losey Edit Storyline After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jackson. Jackson befriends a young communist and gets an invitation to Trotsky's house. Written by Mattias Thuresson A Web of Intrique A Conspirac
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Pumba is what type of animal in the film ‘The Lion King’?
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Pumbaa | The Lion King Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Timon and Pumbaa argue “ Timon: Forget it, Pumbaa. I've been dragging you down long enough. I'm goin' home...and I suggest you do the same. Pumbaa: Oh, I—I would if I could, but I can't. Timon: Oh, sure you can, buddy. I won't stop you. Pumbaa: No, I mean...I don't have a home. Timon: You don't? What happened? Are you lost? No place good enough for ya? What, you're all alone in this big empty world? Oh...truth is...I'm all alone, too. Pumbaa, you're the only friend I've ever had. —Pumbaa ” The film begins with Timon and Pumbaa in a movie theater, watching the original film. Both of them appreciate the majesty that is " Circle of Life ", but Timon isn't willing to let the movie run its course. He fast-forwards the movie to when they first appear. Timon and Pumbaa argue for a moment, Pumbaa not wanting the audience to become confused and Timon complaining that they aren't in the first half. Finally, they agree to show the viewers about their backstories. Timon "hires" Pumbaa Pumbaa makes his first appearance a few days after Timon sets out to go to the big pointy rock at the indirect suggestion of Rafiki. While the meerkat walks through some high grass, he hears something groaning and stalking him. Thinking it's a predator, he flees, but it is merely Pumbaa, who seeks companionship. Timon is briefly against taking another animal with him, but he gives Pumbaa a once-over, taking in his sharp hooves and curved tusks, pleased by the fact that most animals will give him a pretty wide berth. Pumbaa isn't talking about these "weapons" but his flatulence problem. Despite this, Timon "hires" Pumbaa to take him to the big pointy rock. The warthog suggest they are friends, but Timon clarifies that they are only acquaintances for now. Pumbaa watches the pyramid of animals They head toward Pride Rock with high hopes, hopes that are squashed when they see a crowd gathered around it. Timon opts to "look beyond what he sees" (advice that Rafiki gave him before), thinking that his dream home will be in Pride Rock, but he is disappointed when he sees how many animals are there. Pumbaa offers to look behind the Pride Rock, and Timon accepts this idea as his, much to Pumbaa's shock. As the two try to cross through the crowd, Pumbaa, nervous from the various looks of the crowd, tries to get out of the crowd but accidentally farts when Timon pulls his tail, causing the animals around him to pass out from the smell. The other animals ahead believe that they are bowing, leading everyone to bow before Simba. Pumbaa thinks that his gas will be a problem to Timon, but the meerkat is very happy to have someone with powerful gas as a weapon. Timon calls Pumbaa to live with him near a small water spring and cave. There, Pumbaa makes a large nest for himself and a little nest for Timon. Timon casually takes Pumbaa's bed. However, the tolerant warthog peacefully goes to sleep in a small bed. He wishes Timon a good night, and the two fall asleep. The duo live there from the time Simba is an infant until the time he is a mischievous and boisterous cub. It's Simba's antics that drive them away. The stack of animals organized during "Shall we run for our lives?" " I Just Can't Wait to be King " is aggravated and unbalanced by Timon. The animals fall over, Pumbaa pulling Timon out of harms way as the tower falls. The two continue to search for their dream home. Along the way, Pumbaa tells Timon a story about a beautiful jungle that he once saw which could be exactly what Timon is looking for, but Timon says that such a place is just a fantasy and that he would continue to look for "beyond what he sees." Pumbaa reminds him that he will never know when he finds what he's looking for, but Timon still does not listen. The Elephant Graveyard is one of their choices for a home. Timon remarks that it has "good bones," but Pumbaa is apprehensive about its atmosphere. Eventually, the sight of various predators (Mufasa rushing to save the cubs and Scar singing " Be Prepared ") drives the two to press on. Pumbaa off
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In September 1951, which three countries signed a mutual defence pact, known as the ANZUS Treaty?
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The ANZUS Treaty and SEATO Alliance, Australia's responses to the threat of communism - international, Australia in the Vietnam War Era, History Year 9, NSW | Online Education Home Schooling Skwirk Australia 1 Exams Background World War Two was a major turning point in Australian international diplomacy and politics. The fact that Japanese invasion became a real threat during the War, changed the way the country viewed itself. Before 1945 Australia's main 'friend' on the international level was Britain. Less than 50 years after independence, many Australians still saw themselves as more British and European than anything else. It came as somewhat of a shock when, during the Second World War, Australia discovered that it was a part of the Pacific region, and not part of Europe. Australia became very aware of its isolation in the Pacific region, and when countries in South-East Asia started to turn to communism, Australia began looking for international allies that she could rely on in case of further unrest in the Pacific region and the possibility of invasion from the north. See image 1, see image 2 Meanwhile, Britain was also moving more and more towards Europe and at the same time was beginning to pull out of her colonies in the East. Although there were still ties with Britain, Australia started to move towards a closer relationship with America - a 'near' neighbour. ANZUS Australia wanted a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) -style pact to enhance its security in the region; a mutual support agreement, meaning that each country would have to come to the defence of the others in the event of attack. America already had a peace deal with Japan, so the Americans held back from such a committed agreement. Instead they agreed to sign the ANZUS treaty. ANZUS stands for the Australia - New Zealand - United States Security Treaty which was signed in September 1951 and came into effect the following April. The main substance of the treaty is as follows The parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any one of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened in the Pacific. Article III of the ANZUS Treaty, 1951 The ANZUS pact did not commit the US to intervening in the event of an attack on Australia or New Zealand, only to 'consultation', but it was hailed as a great diplomatic success in Australia. See image 3 SEATO By 1954 the situation in South-East Asia was looking more and more dangerous for Australia. There was an overwhelming fear of the further spread of 'monolithic' communism (as it was known at the time). In 1954 the French finally withdrew from Indo-China and North Vietnam became a communist regime. There had also been further unrest in Malaya and Indonesia. And the Korean War had shown that China was willing to provide armed support for other communist regimes. The Australian government felt it was imperative that they have a proper defensive treaty. A number of other countries felt the same way and the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) was created to deal with the situation. Even though it is called the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation, only three South-East Asian countries signed it. See image 4 Bringing together America, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, The Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan, SEATO was created specifically to combat the threat of spreading communism in South-East Asia. The wording of the treaty was much stronger than that of ANZUS. It bound each member to come to the others' aid in the event of external aggression. Each Party recognises that aggression by means of armed attack in the Treaty Area against any of the Parties or against any State or territory which the Parties by unanimous agreement may hereafter designate, would endanger its own peace and safety, and agrees that it will in that event act to meet the common danger in accordance its constitutional processes. Article IV of the SEATO Treaty, 1954 It was intended to be the Asian version of NATO, but it never reached the same level as the N
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