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Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of the comic strip Beetle Bailey. On what fictional military installation does the comic strip take place?

There are more cases of H1N1 swine flu or similar '.!ir .. . being reported by area doctors, hospitals, day-care facilities and schools. As a result, schools and employers are taking steps to curb spread of the illness. All Baptist Health facilities, including Wolfson Children's Hospital, The hospital has asked that those experiencing any flu-like symptoms, including coughing, sneezing, fever or stomach upset, not visit in order to limit the spread of disease. Visitors at Baptist Health facilities may be asked to wear a mask to help prevent spread of the flu. Many hospital and local physicians' employees are wearing masks and other protective gear to help prevent spread of the disease. that only parents, legal guardians, spouses or significant others come to the hospital to visit patients. Parents and legal guardians are being asked not to bring children age 5 and under to visit patients in the hospital as an additional precaution against spread of the flu. This age group is at higher risk for H1N1 and is contagious for a longer period of time than older chil- dren and adults. In an Aug. 27 letter to parents, Nassau County Schools Superinten- dent John Ruis urged precautions, especially "to keep ill children out of school which will help stop the spread of the disease." "You or your child will experience a sudden onset of fever (higher than 100), cough, runny nose, sore throat, FLU Continued on 3A HEATHER A. PERRY of vital importance." News Leader While surfing the web last sum- mer, Watford came across the Meals re'ss a new program in place on Wheels Association of America akes it easier for seniors who website and found that an initiative Meals on Wheels to feed their called We All Love Our Pets Vith the creation of Meals on (WALOP) was created in 2005 in sFor Pets, animal companions response to the discovery that many :ceive high quality food to Meals on Wheels recipients were proper nutrition and good sharing their meals with their pets. "I live for my dogs so regardless borah Watford, local program of whether I eat, my dogs are going zer, understands how much to be fed," said Joan Blackburn, ' cats and dogs mean to them. whose three dogs Sawdust, Willie ave an 83-year-old mother who and Angel are program participants. one with her toy poodle, Dolly. Watford approached the Nassau how important Dolly is to my County Council on Aging to see about r's emotional and physical putting a similar program together and I knew that there had to here in partnership with the Nassau ior citizens in Nassau County Humane Society, where she was vol- vere in the same position. unteer coordinator for about nine times, a pet is the only com- months. that an older person has and g that pet healthy and happy is PETS Continued on 3A Nassau County Road and Bridge Department employees have accused their boss of unsafe working condi- tions, abusive language and misuse of county resources. A petition signed by 47 of 55 department employees, including three supervisors, expressed a "vote of no confidence" in Superintendent Butch Hartman's leadership. The Aug.10 letter to Nassau County Coordinator Ed Sealover urged him to "make the necessary leadership changes." Sealover said he would review the allegations and report his findings to the county com- mission. Hartman sent Sealover a rebuttal letter, responding to each of the 11 issues listed by the employees. "I have been the Road and Bridge Superintendent since 2003, my pri- mary concern is to perform the duties and responsibilities required by my position, my boss and the Board of County Commissioners," he wrote. "I have always tried very hard to treat the employees in the Road and Bridge Department and the rest of the county with respect and integrity. I have my directives from my boss and I carry them out. Some employees in Road and Bridge Department strongly disagree with these directives and they don't use the proper chain-of-command." Cary Silcox, a union steward with the Northeast Florida Public RYAN SMITH County Coordinator Ed Sealover Ne

Standing for “the Memphis Group”, the M.G.’s back up what R&B singing legend?

Beale Street Brass Notes - Beale Street Beale Street Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame Saluting the legends of Beale Street On the page facing chapter one of Beale Black & Blue is a 1973 photo of Nat D. Williams standing in front of the rubble which was once the Palace Theater. The photo sums up the sense of utter despondence in the community over the ravages of the urban renewal program on Beale Street. Not only buildings were gone, but also a sense of place and of pride. The earliest, failed efforts at redeveloping Beale gave every reason to believe it was gone forever. The key to successful redevelopment  was envisioning a  new incarnation with both amenities and attractions and connections to the proud past. John Elkington’s idea with the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame was to offer a tangible embodiment of the many talented people who had put Memphis music and Beale Street on the world map. Below are brief biographies which offer a glimpse into the lives of the musicians, composers, disc jockeys, promoters,  and music supporters who are celebrated in the concrete sidewalks along Beale Street. 1 – Peter Guralnick (1943 –     ) With a degree in creative writing from Boston University, Peter Guralnick began writing about music, focusing on the profiles of bands and musicians as much or more so than the genre of music they played. He began writing for Living Blues andRolling Stone and later published a number of books includingFeel Like Going Home, Lost Highway, Nighthawk Blues, and Sweet Soul Music. He went on to write a two-volume biography of Elvis Presley in the 90s and also the script for ABC’s documentary, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll. 2 – Ernest Withers (1922 – 2007) Photographer Ernest Withers captured iconic images of the civil rights movement on film, thereby becoming a strong influence in the struggle himself. Among the wide array of people he shot during his career, standouts include baseball players Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays along with music legends Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. Withers worked in a studio on Beale Street until his death in 2007 and left behind a legacy which can be found in museum collections and also in books including Let Us March On, Pictures Tell the Story, The Memphis Blues Again, and Negro League Baseball. 3 – Alberta Hunter (1895 – 1984) Alberta Hunter was born in 1895 in Memphis but left for Chicago as a teenager where she peeled potatoes and worked hard to get her foot in the door with local club owners. Hunter got her first break in 1917 when she landed a five-year association with the Dreamland ballroom. Her career skyrocketed in the 1920s as she made regular appearances in clubs and on stage in musicals in New York, Paris, and London. She wrote several songs including the critically acclaimed “Downhearted Blues.” In 1928, Hunter played Queenie in the first London production of Show Boat. After her mother’s death in 1954, Hunter sought a career change which led her to the medical profession. Hunter was working at a New York hospital in 1961 when a record producer approached her about taking a break from nursing to record again. In 1978, after retiring from the hospital, Hunter agreed to a two-week gig at the Greenwich Village Club. The gig served as a major comeback for Hunter and caught the attention of Columbia Records.  She performed until shortly before her death in October 1984. 4 – Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977) Born in Tupelo, Elvis Aaron Presley moved with his parents to Memphis in 1948. He explored all kinds of music, listening and learning from acts playing the Ellis Auditorium to Beale Street. Elvis met Sam Phillips at Sun Studios in 1953 when he came to record two songs for his mother’s belated birthday present. With manager Col. Tom Parker, Elvis gained national exposure performing on The Steve Allen Show and The Ed Sullivan Showwhich cropped Elvis from the waist up on camera.  During his time in the U.S. Army, Elvis met his future wife, Priscilla. Elvis Presley’s career included signi

Available in small quantities in tonic water, quinine, which comes from the bark of the cinchona [sin-koh-nuh] tree, was first used to treat what tropical disease?

From Pharmacy to the Pub — A Bark Conquers the World: Part 1 :: ChemViews Magazine :: ChemistryViews Magazine: From Pharmacy to the Pub — A Bark Conquers the World: Part 3 Cinchona, or quina, refers to a genus of about 38 species in the family Rubiaceae, first found in forests of the tropical Andes. Known to natives in Peru as “quinaquina” (bark of the barks), it is perhaps the greatest gift from the New World to the Old World. In particular, its bark yielded the first effective remedy for malaria, one of the most dangerous of infectious diseases. The chief component of cinchona bark, quinine, is still used as a medication – but also for preparing tonic water and Bitter Lemon. There is thus good reason for having a closer look from a chemical point of view at this bitter tree bark. 1. A Good Medicine Needs to be Bitter! Upon their discovery of cinchona bark, the Spanish conquistadors—acting on a premise firmly grounded in the healing arts since antiquity—assumed from the very outset that there had to be a connection between the fever-reducing activity of this curative agent and the material’s bitter taste. It would therefore not have been surprising if the Spanish had themselves attempted to treat the fevers of malaria—first encountered in the context of the slave trade [1]—with the bitter bark of the cinchona tree. Jesuit missionaries active in South America in the 17th century were familiar with, and also documented, the antifebrile activity of cinchona bark, bringing large quantities of the unusual material back to Europe as a medicinal agent. Ground-up cinchona bark thus came to be known as “Jesuit powder”, and its curative powers soon aroused the interest of European apothecaries and botanists. Scientific excursions were organized to the New World for the specific purpose of locating and describing the source plant. Its German name, “Chinarindenbaum”, represents a combination of the German (Rinde) and old Peruvian (kina or quina) words for bark, together with the German for “tree” (Baum). Also in old Peruvian, by the way, kina-kina means “highly cherished bark” [2]. A legend (since refuted) long held that the Spanish Countess of Chinchón, wife of a viceroy of Peru, was cured of malaria thanks to a brew of cinchona bark. The news of this cure so impressed the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (1707–1778) that he conferred upon the genus to which the cinchona tree belongs, the name of the Countess. One “h” was lost supposedly through a typographic error, so the corresponding genus was officially designated Cinchona at the London International Botanic Congress of 1866, a name that still applies today [1]. 2. Cinchona Trees Cinchona trees can grow to a height of 30 m (nearly 100 ft). They are evergreens, distinguished by a rounded crown surmounting a slender trunk. The leaves may be up to 20 cm (ca. 8 In) long, although the blossoms (pink or red) are small, and occur as terminal panicles. As already indicated, the bark of these trees is an important source of quinine and other alkaloids. A first harvesting can be undertaken when a tree is 6–7 years old. Maximal quinine concentrations are reached after about 10–12 years. For harvesting purposes, the bark is cut perpendicularly to the trunk, and in a circular fashion. The resulting strip is then removed from the trunk and dried in the sun (Fig. 1). Figure 1. Bark of the cinchona tree. Cinchona trees, members (as noted above) of the family Rubiaceae, are native to the mountainous regions of Central and South America. Their genus (i.e., Cinchona) encompasses ca. 23 different species, although it is difficult to specify a precise number, both because various synonyms have been incorporated into the classification scheme, and there exist also many hybrids. “False” cinchona barks are any that fail to show antifebrile activity. In general, this is a straightforward consequence of a relatively low quinine content. On the other hand, the bark from many cinchona species presents a very high level of alkaloids, above all, the alkaloid quinine. This level varies among the individual

In what outdoor sport, sanctioned by the NHPA, scores 3 points for a ringer, 2 for a leaner, and the closet scores a point?

Official Horseshoe Pitching Rules by the NHPA - Official Horseshoe Court Layouts - How to Play Horseshoes Official Horseshoe Pitching Rules by the NHPA NHPA Official Rules of Horseshoe Pitching Published by The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) (January 1, 2010) RULE 1 � PITCHING DIVISIONS Section A � Juniors (See REQUIREMENT 6, for exceptions and additional information) 1. Junior Cadets (any pitcher nine (9) years old or younger for the entire calendar year) Junior Cadets may pitch from any place on the extended or full-distance platforms and shall observe the twenty-foot (20�) foul line. Note: Junior Cadets may choose to move into the Junior Boys or Junior Girls prior to the age guidelines, but cannot return to the Junior Cadets, once this declaration has been made. 2. Junior Boys (any male pitcher eighteen (18) years old or younger for the entire calendar year) Junior Boys may pitch from any place on the extended or full-distance platforms. They shall observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul lines. Note: Junior Boys may choose to move into the Open Men Division prior to the age guidelines, but cannot return to the Junior Boys, once this declaration has been made. 3. Junior Girls (any female pitcher eighteen (18) years old or younger for the entire calendar year) Junior Girls may pitch from any place on the extended or full-distance platforms. They shall observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul lines. Note: Junior Girls may choose to move into the Open Women Division prior to the age guidelines, but cannot return to the Junior Girls, once this declaration has been made. Section B � Open Men (no age restriction) Open Men contestants shall pitch from on or behind the full-distance platforms and shall observe the thirty-seven-foot (37�) foul line. Section C � Open Women (no age restriction) Open Women contestants may pitch from any place on the extended or full-distance platforms and shall observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul line. Section D � Seniors (become eligible to pitch in the Senior Division at any time during the calendar year that they become sixty (60) years old) Note: Seniors may choose to remain in the Open Men or Open Women Divisions. Senior Men shall pitch from on or behind the full-distance platforms and shall observe the thirty-seven-foot (37�) foul line. Senior Women may pitch from any place on the extended or full-distance platforms and shall observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul line. Section E � Elder Men (become eligible to pitch in the Elders Division upon purchase of an NHPA card dated for* the calendar year that they become seventy (70) years old). *subject to approval at the 2010 NHPA Convention Elder Men may pitch from any place on either the extended or full-distance platforms, and shall observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul line. Elder Men must notify their Charter secretary, in advance, of the date that they intend to begin pitching from this shorter distance. Once a member declares himself a short distance pitcher, he must remain a short distance pitcher for that entire calendar year. Alternately, if a member starts the year as a short distance pitcher, he may change to the Open Men�s Division, but must remain in that division for that entire calendar year. Note: See RULE 11, Section D.1 for additional information about re-qualifying. Physically Challenged Men � Physically challenged, male pitchers less than seventy (70) years old may be given permission, by their governing Charter, to move onto the extended platforms in the Elders Division and observe the twenty-seven-foot (27�) foul lines. The prior completion and approval of a Medical Exemption Form (available from Charter Secretaries) is required. At the World Tournament and at State Championship Tournaments, they shall compete in the Elders Division. RULE 2 � GAME PREPARATION Section A � Court Assignment Each contestant shall find his or her court assignment and warm up on that court for their first ga

Are Zebras black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes?

Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? | HowStuffWorks Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? James Warnick/ Getty Images Before the solid-coated and dappled thoroughbreds that usually come to mind when we hear the word " horse ," there was the zebra . One of the oldest members of the horse family, the African zebra seems far more exotic than common horses and donkeys . However, it closely resembles the earliest equine ancestors [source: Groves ]. Zoologists have yet to unravel all of the genetic mysteries that lie behind the zebra's signature striped suit. The alternating color pattern works well with its native environment, deflecting up to 70 percent of the heat that hits its body [source: The International Museum of the Horse ]. The arrangement of the stripes adds another intriguing dimension to the animal's biology since each zebra has a completely unique design. In particular, the stripes on its shoulders, or withers, contain the most individualized markings [source: The International Museum of the Horse ]. From Jaws to Claws How do ducks float? If you wear a zebra-print outfit in a crowd, it nearly guarantees that someone will easily spot you. In the jungle, however, a zebra's stripes actually work as a camouflage to deter its main predators: lions and hyenas . Since the animals herd together, experts believe that the mass of stripes can confuse the predators by acting as an optical illusion that blends their figures together. Consequently, a group of 10 zebras may look like a giant striped blob that a lion wouldn't want to take on solo. For more detailed information about this natural disguise, read " How do a zebra's stripes act as camouflage ?" By and large, these ungulates -- or hoofed animals -- prefer to pal around together rather than alone, migrating as far as 300 miles (482 kilometers) to graze [source: Holland ]. Even before mating, clusters of bachelor zebras will eat together. Then, stallions will lead a number of female zebras, called a harem. Their unique stripes promote this social behavior since they can tell each other apart. Even if you aren't an equine specialist, you can easily spot a zebra from its telltale black-and-white color scheme. But which is it: black on white or white on black? Find out on the next page. 1

Born on August 31, 12 AD, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, emperor of Rome from 37 AD to 41AD and later to be played Malcolm McDowell, was commonly known as whom?

1000+ images about History: 30 on Pinterest | Emperor, The younger and Roman emperor Forward Caligula(b.12-41AD): 3rd emperor of Rome(followed Tiberius Claudius Nero) who suffered a "brain sickness" in AD37 and thus became crazy; c. 38 makes his horse a consular and gives him a marble stall; Goes to make Britania a Roman province, but after arriving, commands his men to, instead of fighting, collect seashells and parades them through Rome; Declares himself a god-king; Assassinated in 41 via his Praetorian Prefect(comparable to the head of the Secret Service) See More

Officially known as the Ryan NYP, with what name did Charles Lindberg bestow the aircraft that he soloed across the Atlantic?

The Spirit of St (Written in association with the Lindbergh Foundation & the Hall Aviation Foundation)   Young airmail pilot Charles Lindbergh loads the first sack of mail aboard a Robertson Aircraft Corporation DH 4 for the inaugural route of the St. Louis to Chicago contract airmail service in April, 1926. It was in the fall of 1926, during the lonely hours flying the mail at night, that a young airmail pilot for Robertson Aircraft Corporation, had his first thoughts about flying across the cold Atlantic waters in an attempt to capture the elusive Orteig Prize. His name was Charles A. Lindbergh. The $25,000 Orteig Prize, which had been offered since 1919 by a prominent New York hotel businessman, Raymond Orteig, for the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris, was not what interested Lindbergh. Instead, he was intrigued by the idea of demonstrating publicly that airplanes could safely link the United States and Europe, and at the same time, giving greater credibility to civilian pilots and commercial aviation. As for the danger of such an incredible flight, Lindbergh believed that neither the weather nor the dangers of a transatlantic crossing could be any worse than what he had already experienced pioneering the air-mail routes from St. Louis. Rain, snow, ice, and fog, could be compensated for with experience and through logical thinking.     Funding historic transatlantic journey As he considered how to go about getting funding for what would become an historic transatlantic journey, he devised using his personal savings, but realized that would not be enough. He organized a presentation for a number of local St. Louis businessmen, hoping they could see his vision for commercial aviation, the proven possibilities of current modern aircraft, and agree to sponsor his attempt to make a trans-Atlantic crossing. "First, I'll show them how a non-stop flight between America and Europe will demonstrate the possibilities of aircraft, and help place St. Louis in the foreground of aviation. Second, I'll show them that a modern airplane is capable of making the flight to Paris, and that a successful flight will cover its own costs because of the Orteig Prize," Lindbergh later wrote in his book The Spirit of St. Louis. Major Albert Bond Lambert was the first to pledge $1,000 toward the flight, after Lindbergh committed his own personal savings of $2,000. By February 1927, Lindbergh received complete financing for his flight from Harold M. Bixby, Harry F. Knight, Harry H. Knight, Albert Bond Lambert, J.D. Wooster Lambert, E. Lansing Ray, Frank H. Robertson, William B. Robertson, and Earl C. Thompson. The group became known as the St. Louis backers.   Single-engine monoplane with a single pilot Click on Picture to enlarge Donald Hall working on the Spirit of St. Louis design.  Because of the support from the St. Louis backers, Lindbergh was given the freedom to pursue his dream of crossing the Atlantic in a single-engine monoplane with a single pilot, which he knew was safer and more likely of success. Mr. Bixby would later name the plane, the the Spirit of St. Louis. Having been turned down by all the major aircraft manufactures, including his attempt to purchase a Bellanca (the only pre-built plane available for such a flight), Lindbergh traveled by train to San Diego and Ryan Airlines, Inc. at the insistence of his St. Louis backers. He had queried the small company before being turned down by Bellanca.   Ryan Airlines of San Diego If Ryan Airlines of San Diego could complete a specially modified aircraft, it would need to be ready in two months. Though a possible task, as far as Lindbergh was concerned his chances for success were waning. Arriving on February 23, Lindbergh soon realized that the decision whether to place an order with Ryan, and their ability to build such a plane in 60-days, rested in his estimation on one man, Donald Hall, the new Chief Engineer. The two

Once known as book rate, what USPS service is reserved for printed materials, cds, and video tapes?

The Daily Reveille - 'LSU Way Back' by The Daily Reveille - issuu Mikes leave paw prints, legacy on University By EMILY HERRINGTON photo courtesy of LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES The first Mike the Tiger shares a moment with his trainer in 1936. A. P. Tureaud, others reflect on race relations By CLAIRE CAILLIER When A. P. Tureaud Jr. came to LSU as the school’s first black undergraduate student, he didn’t anticipate the misery that awaited him. The first day of the fall 1953 semester, Tureaud and his parents were met by LSU’s president, TUREAUD vice president, chancellor and police officers, who told them he had to go back home because they needed more paperwork to allow him to enter campus. The following day, his family returned with the required documents and University officials escorted Tureaud to Tiger Stadium, where his dorm was located. “It was a room for three,” Tureaud said. “But I had no roommates.” Upperclassmen met Tureaud with scissors in the dormitory because it was a tradition to cut underclassmen’s hair, he said. Tureaud thought the ritual was a sign he’d be accepted among his peers. “I thought ‘Wow, this is great, I’m going to have a good time here,’” Tureaud said. After the upperclassmen’s trim, Tureaud went to a black barbershop for a proper haircut and headed back to an empty dormitory. “From that point on, I was shunned and isolated,” Tureaud said. “The idea was if they made me unhappy enough, I would leave.” The boys in the dormitory put various offensive materials on his door knob and at all hours of the night, his neighbors would play loud music and bang on Tureaud’s walls. No one would sit with him or acknowledge his presence. “I was totally isolated on such a large campus,” he said. “It was a very unfortunate experience for a 17-year-old.” Professors would not answer his questions and some wouldn’t touch his papers, Tureaud said. “One professor in particular said in my presence that she didn’t know how she was going to get through this semester because she Read more RACE, see page 4 Before the majestic 460-pound feline ruled campus, a papier-mâché tiger represented the flagship University. The University received its first live tiger in 1936, which was the result of a fundraising campaign that collected 25 cents from each student, reaching a grand total of $750. The live mascot was originally named Sheik, which was later changed to Mike to honor his trainer, Chellis “Mike” Chambers. Mike I lived at the Baton Rouge City Park Zoo until his habitat near the stadium was built. Barry Cowan, University archivist, said Mike’s original home was “considerably smaller than what he has now.” According to the book “Mike photo courtesy of GUMBO A boy pays a visit to Mike III’s habitat at the Baton Rouge City Park Zoo in 1976. the Tiger: The Roar of LSU,” Mike’s first home consisted of a tiger house and outdoor 27-by-34foot cage. LSU is the only university in the nation with a live tiger on campus, said Ginger Guttner, public relations director for the School of Veterinary Medicine. When Mike first arrived at the University, students coordinated a campus strike to welcome their new mascot by ensuring no classes would take place that day. Cowan said students physically blocked the campus entrances Read more MIKE, see page 15 Alumni describe nightlife around campus By KATE MABRY Through the decades, University students have lived the college life in different ways, including football games, bar-hopping and house parties. While students’ parents or grandparents may not have partied like today’s University students, the older generation still found ways to have a good time. Carolyn Clausing, a retired teacher, attended the University from 1961 to 1962 and lived in Evangeline Hall. “We didn’t party much, but we went to all the football games,” she said. “In those days, the students got free tickets. It was like a cheap date for students.” Clausing said students would go out to Tiger Town on Highland Road to go to the movie theaters or restaurants. “We didn’t have a whole lot,” she said. “If you were going drinking,

The longest floating bridge in the world, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is officially named after what former Washington governor?

10 of the world's longest bridges - CNN.com 10 of the world's longest bridges Benjamin Solomon, Travel + Leisure Updated 6:16 AM ET, Thu July 30, 2015 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Longest suspension bridge – The world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, spans the Akashi Strait that separates Kobe from Iwaya. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Longest inhabited bridge – Krämerbrücke, the longest inhabited bridge, is located in Erfurt, Germany. It's a stone arch bridge dating back to 1325. Some 32 of the 62 houses added on top survive. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Longest continuous bridge over water – The longest continuous bridge over water, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, runs 23.79 miles over open water. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Longest canopy walkway – The Taman Negara Canopy Walkway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is the world's longest canopy walkway. Hide Caption Longest floating bridge – Evergreen Point Bridge in Seattle, Washington, is the longest floating bridge. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Longest masonry arch bridge – The longest masonry arch bridge span is Pont de la Libération in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France. Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Longest covered bridge – The longest covered bridge is the Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick, Canada, a National Historic Site of Canada. Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Longest rail bridge – China takes the title for the longest rail bridge with the Danyang--Kunshan Grand Bridge, which connects Shanghai to Nanjing along the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Longest ice bridge – The longest ice bridge is the Beaufort Sea Road in Alaska. Yes, it's pure Arctic ice. Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Longest natural bridge span – The Fairy Bridge in Guangxi, China has the longest natural bridge span. It's only accessible by a three-hour rafting trip. Hide Caption These 10 longest bridges range from suspension to ice bridges Every day, 23,000 cars pass over Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge Kuala Lumpur boasts the longest canopy walkway at 1,509 feet China is home to three of the world's longest natural bridge spans (Travel Leisure) If you ever find yourself in Hunan, China, rent a car and drive the Jishou-Chadong Expressway: 18 tunnels under the Wuling mountains that culminate at the Aizhai Bridge, a gut-churning 1,150-foot-high suspension bridge over the Dehang Canyon. It's a man-made wonder, the world's highest (and maybe even scariest) tunnel-to-tunnel bridge -- and yet it ranks only 15th among the world's longest suspension bridges. For the thrill of seeing No. 1, you'd need to head to Kobe, Japan, and marvel at the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge. But in the race to build the biggest and baddest bridges of them all, record-hungry China tends to dominate in hard stats; five out of the top 10 suspension bridges are there, for instance. So instead of a China-heavy list of bridges, we've focused on a variety of categories, from covered bridges to pontoon floaters, to bring you a diverse cross section of the longest. JUST WATCHED MUST WATCH Timelapse shows largest bridge slide 00:43 From the ice roads of Arctic Alaska to a cable-stayed controversy on the other side of the Bering Strait -- stretching over cities, seas and even the jungle canopy -- the world's longest bridges exist on a scale that can only be described as stupefying. Be sure to gas up before you take them on. Longest suspension bridge span: Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Kobe, Japan Read More Length: 6,532 ft. Before this steel behemoth bridged the Akashi Strait that separates Kobe from Iwaya, severe storms in the area would routinely sink ferries. Not that the world's longest suspension bridge has it any easier: every day, 23,000 cars pass over a structure that must withstand earthquakes (a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit in 1995), consistently strong tidal currents (9 knots), and wind gusts up to 179 mph. Completed in 1998, the record-setting central span 213 feet above the sea makes up over half its total 12,831-fo

September 1, 1914 saw the last example of what species, which existed in enormous migratory flocks, sometimes containing more than two billion birds that could stretch one mile wide and 300 miles long, when Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo?

Passenger Pigeons: Nomads Lost - Science NetLinks Science NetLinks   Purpose To understand the concept and implications of extinction using the example of the Passenger Pigeon, once an extremely abundant species that was completely eliminated by humans. To understand that technologies that were seemingly unrelated to the loss of the bird were actually central to its extinction. Context This lesson was developed by two scientists, Drs. Penny Firth of the U.S. National Science Foundation, and David Blockstein of the National Council for Science and the Environment, as part of a set of interdisciplinary Science NetLinks lessons aimed at improved understanding of environmental phenomena and events. Some of the lessons integrate topics that cross biological, ecological, and physical concepts. Others involve elements of economics, history, anthropology, and art. Each lesson is framed by plain-language background information for the teacher, and includes a selection of instructional tips and activities in the boxes. The history and ecology of North America are intertwined in a variety of ways. Students should be generally familiar with how the continent was settled, and how the telegraph and the railroads made communication and movement easier. In the case of the Passenger Pigeon, these developments brought slaughter, habitat destruction, disturbance of nesting, and ultimately extinction. Students, having never seen a Passenger Pigeon, may have trouble appreciating that this is a bird that they will never get to see alive. There are several familiar pigeons still around, including the Mourning Dove, the Rock Dove or "city pigeon," and the domesticated Carrier Pigeon or "homing pigeon." But the Passenger Pigeon, once one of the most abundant birds in the world, has been lost from the planet forever. Students who are familiar with the film Jurassic Park may ask if the Passenger Pigeon can be brought back from DNA that might be recovered from museum specimens. The answer, at least for the present, is no. It will be important for students to try to picture the North American forests as they were before they were cleared by European settlers. These forests were immense, far beyond anything that still exists in the temperate zone today. They periodically produced superabundant crops of mast. The word mast is from Old English mæst, meaning tree fruits such as nuts and acorns. Enormous Passenger Pigeon flocks located and fed on these seasonal mast crops. Understanding a little about mast will help students with this lesson. Although mature trees produce some fruit every year, approximately every three or four years all of the oaks, beeches, and similar hardwoods in a region will produce a vast fruit crop. Such years are called "mast years" and the mast provides important food for forest animals such as deer, mice, turkeys, and—until a century ago—Passenger Pigeons. Predicting when and where a mast year will occur is very difficult, and scientists are just beginning to understand some of the environmental factors that seem to be involved (e.g. winter temperatures, El Niño). Masting is an important way that trees can satiate most seed eaters. By producing more seeds than will be eaten, the trees ensure that some seedlings will survive. You can ask students to look for oaks and beeches along the streets and in the parks near their homes. If they bring in fruits to show the class, remind them that Native Americans ate both acorns and beechnuts. The scientific name of the Passenger Pigeon is Ectopistes migratorius. Ecto is from the Latin for "outside" and piste is from Italian for "trail." Ectopistes might be translated as "wanderer" or one who goes off the trail. Migratorius is from the Latin migrare, meaning "to change location periodically." Thus, the bird is very descriptively named the migratory wanderer. Incidentally, the common name was originally in French, "Pigeón de passage" or "pigeon of passage" because of the astounding size of the migratory flocks passing overhead. This lesson will help the class consider the human forces that

September 1, 1939 saw the start of World War II when Germany invaded what country?

World War II Timeline: September 1, 1939-September 6, 1939 - Start of World War II: September 1939-March 1940 | HowStuffWorks World War II Timeline: September 1, 1939-September 6, 1939 World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Below is a timeline tracing some of the important events of the first week of September, 1939. World War II Timeline: September 1-September 6 September 1: World War II begins as the Germans invade Poland with a three-front Blitzkrieg. They attack the Polish army with an overwhelming force of 1.5 million troops backed by tactical aircraft in the sky and mobile armor on the ground. Up Next Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor: July 1941-December 1941 September 2: Poland pleads for assistance from sworn allies Britain and France. They respond the following day by demanding Nazi Germany's withdrawal and declaring war against the Nazi regime. India, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (and soon South Africa) issue their own declarations of war. September 3: Conservative parliamentarian Winston Churchill is named first lord of the admiralty. Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) carries out the first propaganda air raid of the war, salting northern Germany with six million pamphlets. Without warning, a German U-boat torpedoes the Athenia, a British passenger ship carrying 1,400 civilians from England to Canada, killing 118. September 4: The first RAF air assault is a disaster, with only eight of 29 bombers striking German naval bases. Ten of the RAF bombers get lost, seven are shot down, three attack one of Britain's own ships, and one attacks neutral Denmark. Spain's General Francisco Franco offers his support to the Axis while publicly declaring neutrality. September 5: The Nazis occupy the medieval Polish city of Kraków. The United States officially declares its neutrality. September 6: RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires that scramble during a false air raid alert end up shooting at each other, with the Spitfires downing the Hurricanes. World War II Headlines Below are more images and headlines from World War II that examine the details of Nazi Germany's aggression in early September, 1939. Junkers Ju-87 (Stukas) vital to success of Blitzkrieg: Close air support was a prerequisite for the success of the Wehrmacht's Blitzkrieg operations. In 1939 and early 1940, the gull-winged, single-engine Junkers Ju-87 (Stuka) -- with three machine guns and a maximum bomb load of 1,540 pounds -- was vital to such operations. The terror sirens of these diving aircraft struck fear into those on the ground below, while their bombs and guns amplified this terror with death and destruction. However, once opposed by more modern fighter aircraft -- such as the British RAF's Spitfires and Hurricanes beginning in 1940 -- the Ju-87s proved vulnerable. They were subsquently utilized only occasionally in support of front-line offensive operations. German general Fedor von Bock tops in the field: German general Fedor von Bock was a distinguished old-style Prussian officer who commanded the German Anschluss forces in 1938. In 1939 he commanded Army Group North during the Polish campaign and, in 1940, Army Group B during the Blitzkrieg that speedily overran the Low Countries and defeated France. Later, Bock was twice relieved of commands in Russia: first in 1941 following a failed offensive against Moscow, and subsequently in 1942 after disagreements with Adolf Hitler over operational decisions. Having survived both those campaigns and Hitler's displeasure, he was killed in an Allied air raid on May 4, 1945. View Enlarged Image Poland succumbs to German invasion: The event that finally destroyed any residual hopes in London or Paris that appeasement might yet succeed was Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland. At dawn on September 1, 1939, successive waves of bombers and fighter-bombers raided deep into Poland. Simultaneously, the tanks, artillery, and infantry of two German army groups, comprised of five separate armies, launched devastating attacks against the sizable but outdated and poorly deployed Polish forces

According to the proverb, two heads are what?

English proverbs - Wikiquote English proverbs Every man thinks his own geese swans . First deserve, then desire . Proverbs are popularly defined as "short expressions of popular wisdom". Efforts to improve on the popular definition have not led to a more precise definition. The wisdom is in the form of a general observation about the world or a bit of advice, sometimes more nearly an attitude toward a situation. See also English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb) Contents Absent[ edit ] Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Mieder, Wolfgang; Kingsbury, Stewart A.; Harder, Kelsie B. (1992). A Dictionary of American Proverbs . Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-19-505399-9 .   Long absent, soon forgotten. Actions speak louder than words. "Who cannot give good counsel? 'tis cheap, it cost them nothing." Robert Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy (1793) He who does not advance goes backwards. Strauss, Emanuel (1994). "495" . Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs. II. Routledge. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-136-78978-6 .   Advice [ edit ] Advice most needed is least heeded. Mieder, Wolfgang; Kingsbury, Stewart A.; Harder, Kelsie B. (1992). A Dictionary of American Proverbs . Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-19-505399-9 .   Anchor[ edit ] Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879) One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. or One scabbed sheep mars the whole flock. "Evil spreads. One attractive bad example may be readily followed by others, eventually ruining a whole community." Source for meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X" . European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 292. ISBN 1-875943-44-7 .   Cf. Dan Michael of Northgate, Ayenbite of Inwyt (1340): "A rotten apple will spoil a great many sound ones." (Middle English: "A roted eppel amang þe holen: makeþ rotie þe yzounde."). An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Cf. Notes and Queries magazine, Feb. 24, 1866, p. 153: "Eat an apple on going to bed, // And you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread." [1] . Adapted to its current form in the 1900s as a marketing slogan used by American growers concerned that the temperance movement would cut into sales of apple cider. (Pollan, 2001 p.22) A rotten apple injures its companions. "This Proverb is apply'd to such Persons who being vicious themselves, labour to debauch those with whom they converse." - Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721 [2] An apple a day keeps the doctor away--if you have good aim. A humorous version of the nutritional exortation to maintain good health by eating fruit. Original source unknown. English equivalent: The best art conceals art. "Artistic excellence lies in making something that is subtle or intricate appear simple and streamlined." Source for meaning: Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs . Infobase Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5 . Retrieved on 20 June 2013.   Don't make clothes for a not yet born baby. (Strauss 1994, p. 683) "One never rises so high as when one does not know where one is going." Oliver Cromwell to M. Bellièvre. Found in Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. "Do not take the drastic step of abolishing or discarding something in its entirety when only part of it is unacceptable." Source for meaning: Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs . Infobase Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5 . Retrieved on 25 August 2013.   Brown, James Kyle (2001). I Give God a Chance: Christian Spirituality from the Edgar Cayce Readings. Jim Brown. p. 8. ISBN 0759621705 .   Bad is the best choice. "Don't avoid the clichés - they are clichés because they work!" George Lucas to Marty Sklar , quoted in "The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite your Creativity" (Disney Editions, 2003) Mawr, E.B. (1885). Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages . p. 17.   A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit . Filipp, M. R. (2005). Covenants Not to Compete, Aspen. Go

What's missing: Denial, Anger, Depression, Acceptance

Grief.com – Because LOVE Never Dies Five Stages of Grief by Elisabeth Kubler Ross & David Kessler Request a Lecture In our work, On Grief and Grieving Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and I wanted to revisit the stages for clarification in grief and loss. The stages have evolved since their introduction and they have been very misunderstood over the past three decades. They were never meant to help tuck messy emotions into neat packages. They are responses to loss that many people have, but there is not a typical response to loss as there is no typical loss. Our grief is as individual as our lives. The five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. Not everyone goes through all of them or in a prescribed order. Our hope is that with these stages comes the knowledge of grief ‘s terrain, making us better equipped to cope with life and loss. At times, people in grief will often report more stages. Just remember your grief is an unique as you are. DENIAL Denial is the first of the five stages of grief. It helps us to survive the loss. In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We are in a state of shock and denial. We go numb. We wonder how we can go on, if we can go on, why we should go on. We try to find a way to simply get through each day. Denial and shock help us to cope and make survival possible. Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature’s way of letting in only as much as we can handle. As you accept the reality of the loss and start to ask yourself questions, you are unknowingly beginning the healing process. You are becoming stronger, and the denial is beginning to fade. But as you proceed, all the feelings you were denying begin to surface. ANGERAnger is a necessary stage of the healing process. Be willing to feel your anger, even though it may seem endless. The more you truly feel it, the more it will begin to dissipate and the more you will heal. There are many other emotions under the anger and you will get to them in time, but anger is the emotion we are most used to managing. The truth is that anger has no limits. It can extend not only to your friends, the doctors, your family, yourself and your loved one who died, but also to God. You may ask, “Where is God in this? Underneath anger is pain, your pain. It is natural to feel deserted and abandoned, but we live in a society that fears anger. Anger is strength and it can be an anchor, giving temporary structure to the nothingness of loss. At first grief feels like being lost at sea: no connection to anything. Then you get angry at someone, maybe a person who didn’t attend the funeral, maybe a person who isn’t around, maybe a person who is different now that your loved one has died. Suddenly you have a structure – – your anger toward them. The anger becomes a bridge over the open sea, a connection from you to them. It is something to hold onto; and a connection made from the strength of anger feels better than nothing.We usually know more about suppressing anger than feeling it. The anger is just another indication of the intensity of your love. BARGAININGBefore a loss, it seems like you will do anything if only your loved one would be spared. “Please God, ” you bargain, “I will never be angry at my wife again if you’ll just let her live.” After a loss, bargaining may take the form of a temporary truce. “What if I devote the rest of my life to helping others. Then can I wake up and realize this has all been a bad dream?” We become lost in a maze of “If only…” or “What if…” statements. We want life returned to what is was; we want our loved one restored. We want to go back in time: find the tumor sooner, recognize the illness more quickly, stop the accident from happening…if only, if only, if only. Guilt is often bargaining’s companion. The “if onlys” cause us t

During the 1960, what Emeryville, California Hula-hoop company introduced the slip 'n slide, the super ball, and a do-it-yourself bomb shelter?

Wham-O Z Wham-O With over 60 years of producing consumer products designed for fun, play, and sport, Wham-O markets many recognizable brands of toys that continue to be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Many of their toys encourage physical activity, and they have become known as classic, well made toys. Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin founded Wham-O in 1948 while attending the University of Southern California. As falconers, they would use slingshots to fling bits of meat up to their falcons. They chose the slingshot to be their first product and named their company after the sound made when the slingshots were used. With advertising in Field & Stream magazine, they mailed slingshots, blowguns, and tomahawks to customers from their garage office. 1 Meanwhile, Walter “Fred” Morrison and Warren Franscioni were developing a flying disc which was called a Whirlo-Way. By 1948 it was renamed the Flyin' Saucer due to the country's interest in UFOs. After Fred and Warren's partnership drifted apart, Fred further refined the design and named it the Pluto Platter. 2  When Rich and Spud first saw what would become the Frisbee , they bought the rights in 1957 and marketed the Pluto Platter through college students, since the regular stores refused to sell it. 3  After selling a million discs that first year, in 1958 they refined the design and renamed it the Frisbee. That same year Wham-O introduced another classic toy: the Hula Hoop . After hearing that Australian children were using bamboo hoops in their exercise classes, Rich and Spud began manufacturing similar hoops out of Marlex, a lightweight, durable plastic recently invented by Phillips Petroleum. 4  They introduced it at local playgrounds, demonstrating the “hula” like movements necessary to set the ring into action. Within four months, they had sold more than 20 million hoops and the company was struggling to keep the stores supplied. Eventually more than 100 million hoops were sold throughout the world. 5 As the fad of the Hula Hoop was dying down, the popularity of the Frisbee was steadily growing with the added attraction of the Frisbee sports “Guts,” “Ultimate,” and “Frisbee Golf.” Each of these sports had teams and official international competitions. Frisbee throwing competitions were also increasingly popular, such that by 1974 the World Frisbee Disc Championship was held in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. These competitions were sponsored by the International Frisbee Association, which was a division of Wham-O. 6  With new designs and models begin offered, Wham-O bought out many of these designs to hold 90 percent of the flying disc market. 7 The Super Ball joined Wham-O's lineup of hit toys in 1965. Early in the 1960s Norman Stingley, a chemical engineer, compressed a synthetic rubber material under intense pressure to create a resilient ball that would rebound to unprecedented heights – bouncing about three times higher than a tennis ball. 8  However, initially it fell apart quickly upon superball impact. When Norman's employer, Bettis Rubber Company, chose not to buy his invention, Wham-O joined with Norman to refine the composition of the Super Ball. They eventually manufactured the Super Ball from polybutadiene with smaller amounts of sulfur which made a more durable ball. 9  During the 1960s, Wham-O sold 20 million Super Balls until competitors crowded the market and Wham-O phased out their product. 10 While they were refining the Super Ball in 1961, Wham-O introduced the Slip 'N Slide, a long sheet of plastic that sprayed hose water across the surface to allow children to “slip and slide” down the sheet's length. Other toys introduced in the 1960s included the Air Blaster which could send a “ball” of air 20 feet, the Limbo part kit which taught the limbo dance, the do-it-yourself bomb shelter which included plans and parts, and the Instant Fish which were chunks of mud that with water were suppose to spawn fish. 11 Wham-O specialized in simple, outdoors-oriented products without age boundaries. They kept expenses down by keeping their prod

On Sept 2, 1945, the Instrument of Surrender was signed by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, officially ending World War II, aboard what US battleship moored in Tokyo Bay?

V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.com Google From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan’s devastating surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii , on December 7, 1941, capped a decade of deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States and led to an immediate U.S. declaration of war the following day. Japan’s ally Germany, led by Adolf Hitler , then declared war on the United States, turning the war raging in Europe into a truly global conflict. Over the next three years, superior technology and productivity allowed the Allies to wage an increasingly one-sided war against Japan in the Pacific, inflicting enormous casualties while suffering relatively few. By 1945, in an attempt to break Japanese resistance before a land invasion became necessary, the Allies were consistently bombarding Japan from air and sea, dropping some 100,000 tons of explosives on more than 60 Japanese cities and towns between March and July 1945 alone. Did You Know? Rhode Island is the only state with a holiday dedicated to V-J Day (its official name is Victory Day); it is celebrated on the second Monday in August. V-J Day parades are held in several other locations across the United States, including Seymour, Indiana; Moosup, Connecticut; and Arma, Kansas. The Potsdam Declaration, issued by Allied leaders on July 26, 1945, called on Japan to surrender; if it did, it was promised a peaceful government according to “the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.” If it did not, it would face “prompt and utter destruction.” The embattled Japanese government in Tokyo refused to surrender, and on August 6 the American B-29 plane Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing more than 70,000 people and destroying a 5-square-mile expanse of the city. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000. The following day, the Japanese government issued a statement accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. In a radio address in the early afternoon of August 15 (August 14 in the United States), Emperor Hirohito urged his people to accept the surrender, blaming the use of the “new and most cruel bomb” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the country’s defeat. “Should we continue to fight,” Hirohito declared, “it would not only result in the ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation but would also lead to the total extinction of human civilization.” Reaction to Japanese Surrender In Washington on August 14, President Harry S. Truman announced news of Japan’s surrender in a press conference at the White House : “This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would.” Jubilant Americans declared August 14 “Victory over Japan Day,” or “V-J Day.” (May 8, 1945–when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s official surrender–had previously been dubbed “Victory in Europe Day,” or “V-E Day.”) Images from V-J Day celebrations around the United States and the world reflected the overwhelming sense of relief and exhilaration felt by citizens of Allied nations at the end of the long and bloody conflict. In one particularly iconic photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life magazine, a uniformed sailor passionately kisses a nurse in the midst of a crowd of people celebrating in New York City’s Times Square. On September 2, Allied supreme commander General Douglas MacArthur , along with the Japanese foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, and the chief of staff of the Japanese army, Yoshijiro Umezu, signed the official Japanese surrender aboard the U.S. Navy battleship Missouri , effectively ending World War II . V-J Day over the Years Many V-J Day celebrations fell out of favor over the years due to concerns about their being offensive to Japan, now one of America’s closest allies, and to Japanese Americans, as well as ambivalent feelings toward the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the administrati

Tuesday saw the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII when Germany invaded what country?

Putin Praises Poland for Bravery in World War II - The New York Times The New York Times Europe |In a Visit, Putin Tries to Ease Rifts With Poland Search Continue reading the main story MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, praised Polish soldiers and citizens on Tuesday for their wartime bravery, even as the Russian government unveiled what it said were previously classified documents showing prewar Polish cooperation with Nazi Germany. Mr. Putin’s remarks appeared aimed at dampening a row between Russia and Poland over each country’s role in the war, a dispute that grew heated in the weeks before the anniversary. “Russia has always respected the bravery and heroism of the Polish people, soldiers and officers, who stood up first against Nazism in 1939,” Mr. Putin said in a meeting with the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, in the Baltic Sea resort town of Sopot. Mr. Tusk said Mr. Putin’s visit reflected a growing spirit of cooperation despite lingering disagreements. Continue reading the main story “Our meeting showed from the first minute that we are making another step toward strengthening confidence in the past so that we can build our future on it,” Mr. Tusk said in remarks translated into Russian on Mr. Putin’s Web site. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The relative warmth stood in contrast to Polish frustrations with the United States; Mr. Tusk has taken pains to play down the fact that President Obama was represented at the memorial ceremonies by his national security adviser, which many Poles saw as a snub. Poland’s traditionally close relations with Washington are already being tested by reports that the Obama administration is reviewing the Bush administration’s plan to deploy parts of its antiballistic missile shield in Poland, as well as the Czech Republic, two Eastern European states eager for the American presence, particularly as Russia has grown more aggressive internationally. Moscow has opposed having the missile shield in Eastern Europe. Mr. Putin’s remarks on Tuesday could have been intended to exploit Poland’s frustration with Washington to repair the Kremlin’s relationship with Warsaw . Many in Poland are angered by what they see as Russia’s failure to acknowledge atrocities committed by the Soviet Union — including the massacre of Polish soldiers in the Katyn Forest and mass deportations — after its troops occupied eastern Poland weeks after the Nazis invaded the west of the country. Photo The two prime ministers walking along the pier in Sopot. Credit Alexei Druzhinin/Pool, via Reuters At a service attended by Mr. Putin in Gdansk on Tuesday, Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, remarking on the Soviet invasion, said Moscow had “stuck a knife in the back of Poland,” according to Agence France-Presse. Such sentiments have incensed many Russians, who view World War II and the victory over the Nazis as a paramount event in their history. By some estimates, about 25 million Soviet citizens died in the war, and many here believe those sacrifices were made to liberate Eastern Europe, not occupy it. About two-thirds of Russians think the Soviet Union could have defeated Nazi Germany alone, according to a recent poll of 1,600 people by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center that had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus about three percentage points. Attempts by Poland and other former Communist bloc countries to equate Nazi crimes and Soviet actions during the war have prompted a Russian backlash. A documentary on Russian state television last week claimed that, in the 1930s, Poland conspired with Germany and Japan to invade the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, President Dmitri A. Medvedev has created a panel to fight what the government says are falsifications of history that harm Russia’s image. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy On Tuesday, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence

In literature, who is John Clayton III, son of Lord and Lady Greystroke?

John Clayton III (a.k.a. Tarzan), Viscount Greystoke - eRepublik Official Wiki John Clayton III (a.k.a. Tarzan), Viscount Greystoke From eRepublik Official Wiki This page is a lonely page You can help by adding links pointing to it. Notes: Adding {{ LangMenu }} template or linking it from your user page is not solution for this problem. This template will be removed by sysops upon the article is not considered to be lonely anymore. This is a warning before deletion! Dear editor, You have started a page without enough data or without proper formatting. An article should have text, a template , proper formatting , an image, and, if applicable, follow the guidelines for non-English pages. If you do not comply with the notice in 14 days, this page will be deleted. You have 0 days before this page is deleted. This template was added on 26 August 2016 by Sre8renica for the following reason: Lonely page, no such citizen This article contains fictional information. John Clayton III (a.k.a. Tarzan), Viscount Greystoke Society

Ottawa is the national capitol of Canada. In what province is Ottawa located?

Ottawa | national capital, Canada | Britannica.com national capital, Canada Ottawa Senators Ottawa, city, capital of Canada , located in southeastern Ontario . In the eastern extreme of the province, Ottawa is situated on the south bank of the Ottawa River across from Gatineau , Quebec , at the confluence of the Ottawa (Outaouais), Gatineau , and Rideau rivers. The Ottawa River (some 790 miles [1,270 km] long), the principal tributary of the St. Lawrence River , was a key factor in the city’s settlement and development; its watershed, covering more than 57,000 square miles (148,000 square km), facilitated the transport of resources such as furs, timber, and minerals from the region. The river’s Chaudière Falls, just west of the Rideau Canal , while initially a navigational hazard for the fur trade and later for the transport of logging rafts, ultimately proved to be an asset in the production of hydroelectric power for the city and a boon to the growth of industry. Examining why Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the Canadian capital. © Library of Parliament (Canada) (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Rideau Canal and Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. © Creatas/JupiterImages Originally a trading and lumbering community that grew into a town of regional significance, Ottawa was named the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857 and retained that status when Canada became a dominion within the British Commonwealth in 1867. Because of its location on the boundary between English-speaking Ontario and French-speaking Quebec and its position as national capital, Ottawa is one of the most bilingual cities in the country. Area city, 1,077 square miles (2,790 square km); Ottawa-Gatineau metro. area, 2,427 square miles (6,287 square km). Pop. (2006) 812,129; Ottawa-Gatineau metro. area, 1,133,633; (2011) 883,391; Ottawa-Gatineau metro. area, 1,236,324. The Canadian Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario. © Library of Parliament (Canada)/Karen Cooper (A Britannica Publishing Partner) History Edmonton The earliest inhabitants of the Ottawa region were members of the Algonquin First Nation (Native Americans), who established settlements in the Ottawa River valley. The tribe known as the Ottawa (Outaouais), however, settled in the area for only a short period during the mid-1600s; their traditional territory was considerably farther west on Lake Huron . They were well known as traders (the name Ottawa is believed to be derived from an Algonquian word meaning “to trade”), and they took part in the local fur trade. French explorer Samuel de Champlain taking an observation with his astrolabe on the Ottawa River, … The Granger Collection, New York The first descriptions of Ottawa’s future site were written in 1613 by the founder of New France , Samuel de Champlain . The rivers served as passageways for explorers and fur traders over the following two centuries. In 1763 France ceded all of New France east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain under the Treaty of Paris . The Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815) increased Britain’s need for shipbuilding timber, and the Ottawa River valley offered just such resources. In 1800 a group of farmers from Massachusetts led by Philemon Wright established the area’s first permanent town, Wrightsville, north of the Ottawa River. (It was incorporated in 1875 as the city of Hull , now part of Gatineau.) Wright began harvesting trees in 1806, giving rise to a timber trade that attracted lumberjacks and other itinerant workers. Permanent settlement on the south bank of the river did not occur until the following decade, when, during the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States , it became apparent that the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Kingston , Ontario, was vulnerable to attack as both a military and an economic target. The British proposed turning the Rideau River into a canal to serve as an alternate shipping and transportation route, diverting traffic up the Ottawa River to Chaudière Falls and back down to Kingston. Lieut. Col. John By of the Royal Engineers was in charge of constructing the mor

What product was advertised with the slogan “Does she…or doesn’t she?”

Advertising: She Does - TIME Advertising: She Does Google+ "Does she ... or doesn't she?" asks one of advertising's most familiar and titillating slogans. The question, as every reader of advertisements knows, refers to artificial hair color—and the odds on an affirmative answer have dropped from 15 to 1 to 2 to 1 since Miss Clairol first asked it eleven years ago. Sales of tints, rinses and dyes have risen from $25 million to $186 mil lion a year. So popular is their use that some states no longer require women to list their hair color on their driver's licenses. Now industry-leading Bristol-Myers' Clairol division, whose Miss... To continue reading:

Ben and Jerry's recently announced that they were changing the name of their Chubby Hubby ice cream to what new name for the month of September?

The Ice Cream Informant: REVIEW: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Saturday, August 18, 2012 REVIEW: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food With a magnitude of musician-motivated flavors, Ben & Jerry's adds to their free-spirited reputation with Phish Food, inspired by the genial jam-band, Phish . Alongside Cherry Garcia ,  Willie Nelson's Country Peach Cobbler , Imagine Whirled Peace and Bonnaroo Buzz , along with limited edition offerings of Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road, Magic Brownies and Bohemian Raspberry, Phish Food rounds out a musical lineup that could keep crowds cheering for centuries. This whimsical, underwater seascape sits around, "Chocolate Ice Cream with Gooey Marshmallow Swirls, Caramel Swirls & Fudge Fish." This is one of those flavors, as many others in the Ben & Jerry's lineup, that can't be bad. With classic combinations like chocolate, marshmallow, caramel and more chocolate, this is guaranteed to taste great. Removal of the top revealed a mouthwatering melody of chocolate ice cream with slight suspicion of the marshmallow, fudge and caramel lurking below . I've always swallowed Ben & Jerry's chocolate base hook, line and sinker, so I wasn't surprised with my fondness with Phish Food after the first bite. The chocolate ice cream remains commendable across Ben & Jerry's entire lineup and this is no exception. It's smooth, decadent and just rich enough to come up short of overpowering. But it's not long before other parts of the orchestra begin operating their instruments. After just a few scoops off the top layer, I find myself neck-deep in delicious debris. The marshmallow swirl swims spastically around this ice cream aquarium. It shares the same sticky consistency as the interior of a fire-roasted mallow. Stringy and sticking to my face, I seek out the marshmallow swirl, trying to incorporate a bit into each bite, which isn't hard considering the amount of this stuff. The caramel rip-curl wasn't quite as prevalent, but came into play just about the time it had slipped my mind. Then came the feeding frenzy of hunger-eating, fudge fish. Reminiscent of other fudge flaked flavors, the fact that these were fish-shaped slightly sets this apart. Sure, they're just chocolate, but this school of cocoa chunks in this container are an improvement over the standard rectangular bars. It doesn't effect the taste, but little touches like this are part of the reason we love the bizarre benevolence of Ben & Jerry's. The chocolate and marshmallow combination is a mouthwatering tagteam. Add in hints of caramel and chocolate candy and you've got a pint-sized predator. This classic cast of characters causes tastebuds across the country to clap at the conclusion of this ice cream. Ben & Jerry's attempted to increase the creativity with the band-inspired name and fish-shaped fudge, but I wish they would have been a bit more creative with the ingredients inside. Where I Found It: Ingles Markets

On Sept 4, 1998, Google is founded by fellow students Sergey Brin and Larry Page. At what university were they classmates?

Our history in depth – Company – Google 1995-1997 1995 Larry Page and Sergey Brin meet at Stanford. Larry, 22, a U Michigan grad, is considering the school; Sergey, 21, is assigned to show him around. 1996 Larry and Sergey begin collaborating on a search engine called BackRub . BackRub operates on Stanford servers for more than a year—eventually taking up too much bandwidth. 1997 Google.com is registered as a domain on September 15. The name—a play on the word "googol," a mathematical term for the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros—reflects Larry and Sergey's mission to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web. 1998 April Larry launches a monthly " Google Friends Newsletter " to inform fans about company news. (We've since shut down Google Friends Newsletter in favor of blogs, Google+ and other methods of sharing news .) August Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim writes a check for $100,000 to an entity that doesn't exist yet—a company called Google Inc. Before heading to the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, Larry and Sergey incorporate the iconic Man into the logo to keep people informed about where the Google crew would be for a few days—our first doodle . September On September 4, Google files for incorporation in California. Larry and Sergey open a bank account in the newly-established company's name and deposit Andy Bechtolsheim's check. Google sets up workspace in Susan Wojcicki's garage on Santa Margarita Ave., Menlo Park, Calif. Larry and Sergey hire their first employee. Craig Silverstein is a fellow CS grad student at Stanford who works at Google for 10+ years before joining education startup Khan Academy. December "PC Magazine" reports that Google "has an uncanny knack for returning extremely relevant results" and recognizes us as the search engine of choice in the Top 100 Web Sites for 1998. 1999 February We outgrow our garage office and move to new digs at 165 University Avenue in Palo Alto with just eight employees. April Yoshka, our first "company" dog, comes to work with our senior vice president of operations, Urs Hölzle. May Omid Kordestani joins to run sales—employee #11. Ten years later, Omid steps down from his active role in the company, becoming a senior advisor. June Our first press release announces a $25 million round from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins; John Doerr and Michael Moritz join the board. August We move to our first Mountain View location: 2400 Bayshore . Mountain View is a few miles south of Stanford University, and north of the older towns of Silicon Valley: Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose. November We hire our first chef, Charlie Ayers (his previous claim to fame was catering for the Grateful Dead; he now owns a cafe in Palo Alto). Today Google's food programs focus on providing healthy, sustainably sourced food to fuel Googlers around the world. 2000 April We announce the MentalPlex : Google's ability to read your mind as you visualize the search results you want. Thus begins our annual foray in the Silicon Valley tradition of April 1 hoaxes. May We win our first Webby Awards: Technical Achievement (voted by judges) and Peoples' Voice (voted by users). We run a series of doodles featuring a little alien—our first doodle series and the first doodle not associated with any particular event. The first 10 language versions of Google.com are released : French, German, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian and Danish. Today, search is available in 150+ languages. July Our first international doodle celebrates Bastille Day in France. September Google New York starts in a Starbucks on 86th Stree

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongebob Theme Song (WithLyrics) - YouTube Spongebob Theme Song (WithLyrics) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 13, 2008 CLICK MO FOR LYRICZ! Captain: Are ya ready kids? Kids: Aye, Aye captain! Captain: I can't heeeaaar yooouuu! Kids: AYE, AYE CAPTAIN! Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: Sponge Bob Square Pants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. Kids: Sponge Bob Square Pants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be somethin' ya wish. Kids: Sponge Bob Square Pants! Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish. Kids: Sponge Bob Square Pants! Captain: Ready? Sponge Bob Square Pants, Captain & Kids: Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Paaants! Captain: Ah Ha Ha, Ha Ha Ha, Ha, hargh wh..arire. . ha arrrigh. Category

According to the fairy tale Cinderella, what vegetable gets turned into the carriage?

Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella Brings The Fairy Tale To Life At CinemaCon - CINEMABLEND Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella Brings The Fairy Tale To Life At CinemaCon By Eric Eisenberg 2 years ago While Kenneth Branagh became best known as a director for his big screen adaptations of William Shakespeare’s greatest works, in the last few years he has done his part to completely shake up his own reputation. He got a taste of fantasy adventure with Thor in 2011, and tried his hand at political intrigue with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit earlier this year. For his next feature, he's tackling fairy tales with Cinderella . We still have nearly a full year before we get to see how his adaptation of the classic tale will turn out, but earlier today we got a very special sneak peek of the movie with a special screening of footage shown during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon . Kicking off with the classic "Once Upon A Time" voice over narration, the footage began with shots of a young girl named Ella living what seems to be a very fairy tale-esque life. She has a father (Ben Chaplin) who clearly loves her and we see shots of the two of them playing in a field as happy as can be. This all changes, however, with the arrival of Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett) - Ella's new evil stepmother - and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drizella (Sophie McShera). Ella’s father goes on a trip, leaving his daughter with her new guardians, but things go from bad to worse when he winds up getting ill while on the road and dies. Ella (played as an adult by Lily James) goes from being a beloved daughter to being basically a slave in her own house, forced to do all of the chores and labor around the house (the amount of soot on her face is what earns her the nickname "Cinderella"). Things start to look up when Ella goes riding on her horse into the woods and runs into Prince Charming (sharing a bit of tête-à-tête about the dangers of riding in the forest alone), and then learns of a royal ball being held at the palace. Ella takes one of her mother’s dresses and is excited to attend the gala event, but is shut down when Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella rip her dress and tell her that she can’t go. Devastated by her stepmother and stepsisters’ cruelty, she runs out to the garden crying, but it is here where she meets an old woman (Helena Bonham Carter) who reveals herself as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. In a sudden flash the old woman goes from appearing decrepit to beautiful, wearing an elegant puffy blue dress and blonde locks that hang to her shoulders. From there it is time to get to work. The Fairy Godmother starts making requests for various fruits and vegetables, from watermelon to cantaloupe to artichoke (most of which Cinderella doesn’t even recognize the name of), but then the titular heroine reveals that she does have some pumpkins. Using her magic, the Fairy Godmother enchants one of the orange squashes and makes it grow to tremendous size before transforming it into a beautifully ornate gold carriage that Cinderella can take to the ball. Cinderella arrives at the royal event as fireworks fill the sky and the screen is filled with some stunning production design, as the palace that was built for the movie is really something to behold and all of the characters are clad in elegant suits and dresses. Cinderella immediately catches the eye of the prince (who doesn’t seem to recognize her) and nervously asks her for the party’s first dance. After a quick montage featuring more footage from Ella’s childhood and even a bit of sword fighting, the footage flashed back to Ella and the Prince dancing together. The young woman says. "Are they looking at you?" and the prince replies, "Believe me, they’re all looking at you." While we were told before the footage that some of the special effects had yet to be completed and that the movie is still very much a work in process, I was definitely impressed by what I saw. There is an interesting mix of tones at work, as heavy drama is lightened by some funny dialogue and rapport, and t

In September 1893, which country became the first in the world to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand first in women’s vote - Sep 19, 1893 - HISTORY.com New Zealand first in women’s vote Share this: New Zealand first in women’s vote Author New Zealand first in women’s vote URL Publisher A+E Networks With the signing of the Electoral Bill by Governor Lord Glasgow, New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant national voting rights to women. The bill was the outcome of years of suffragette meetings in towns and cities across the country, with women often traveling considerable distances to hear lectures and speeches, pass resolutions, and sign petitions. New Zealand women first went to the polls in the national elections of November 1893. The United States granted women the right to vote in 1920, and Great Britain guaranteed full voting rights for women in 1928. Related Videos

The 21st amendment to the US constitution, a happy occasion if ever there was one, officially repeals what previous constitutional amendment?

Fourteenth Amendment - First thoughts about Fourteenth Amendment The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Write here your first thoughts about Fourteenth Amendment ... 10 Dec 2016     03:46 17/99 (Note: changed by section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.) The actual Enumeration shall be made 10 Dec 2016     00:33 The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from… 09 Dec 2016     21:20 MILegalize files petition against the state of citing First, Fifth, and Fourteenth amendment violations 09 Dec 2016     12:34 What the Fourteenth Amendment Means for the President and the Debt Ceiling 09 Dec 2016     03:21 I don't understand. The Equal Protection Clause is part of The Fourteenth Amendment. 08 Dec 2016     05:27 The woman is protected by the fourteenth amendment, the fetus has no constitutional rights 07 Dec 2016     08:17 Good thing you're not a judge. The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment. 07 Dec 2016     04:48 The (so-called) Fourteenth Amendment is Unconstitutional - It is a Revision 07 Dec 2016     03:43 the penalty is in the fourteenth amendment...disqualification from holding office under the United States. 07 Dec 2016     02:50 I don't think we spend enough time talking about how cool the Fourteenth Amendment is 06 Dec 2016     19:30 Check out my latest video about how the so-called Fourteenth Amendment is unconstitutional 06 Dec 2016     18:29 The Fourteenth Amendment silently overturned Article 2 of the constitution? Good luck with that. 06 Dec 2016     04:59 In today's paper: Slaughter-House Cases interpret the fourteenth amendment! 01 Nov 2016     04:46 The "2 party trap" is enshrined in the fourteenth amendment. Change that first. 31 Oct 2016     19:04 Act of 1871 is not the issue. All gov's R corps. The 14th Amendment changed U in the eyes of the law. 31 Oct 2016     16:01 Fourteenth Amendment. The Union victory in the U.S. Civil War , preceded by President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863... 31 Oct 2016     07:27 Fourteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations to become effective on 27 November 2016. 29 Oct 2016     21:35 July 9, 1868. This is the date when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified. 29 Oct 2016     13:16 "It never ceases to amaze me how often Republicans prove just how little they actually understand about our... 28 Oct 2016     14:46 The first duty of government: Protection, Liberty, and the Fourteenth Amendment. 27 Oct 2016     18:43 Considering the fourteenth amendment wasn't passed until following the Civil War . 27 Oct 2016     13:18 Fourteenth Amendment to US Constitution explained: equal protection, citizenship, privileges or immunities and more 26 Oct 2016     21:01 For Mr "Not The James Gang" that is the perfect time because the Fourteenth Amendment has not happened yet. 26 Oct 2016     20:55 MT The first duty of government: Protection, Liberty and Fourteenth Amendment. 21 Aug 2016     03:21 Holding defendants in jail b/c they can't afford bail is unconstitutional & a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment 12 Jul 2016     02:28 A Treatise on the Rights and Privileges Guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment t 11 Jul 2016     22:39 This lesson explores the significance of this Fourteenth Amendment and its effects on our constitutional structure 11 Jul 2016     04:29 from national review. Very reasonable argument 10 Jul 2016     18:15 Shoot, who needed the 14th Amendment. There's always been the Guarantee Clause to subjugate the states. 10 Jul 2016     05:28 The technical legal term is walking while black and therefor not enjoying the fruits of the fourteenth amendment 10 Jul 2016     00:44 The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted 148 years ago today. 09 Jul 2016     20:05 Happy 14th Amendment Day!. You need to read this.. After all, you consented to it!! 09 Jul 2016     19:33 in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified: 09 Jul 2016     19:22 ALWAYS. That's literally the point of Fifth and Fourteent

Of Beavis and Butt-head, which one wore the AC/DC t-shirt?

Beavis and Butt-head: Season 5 - TV - IGN / Extra Episodes » Whoops, it doesn't look like we have any episodes for this season! Try clicking on another season above! About This Show Summary For many years the most popular and most controversial of MTV's original cartoon series, Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head began life as "Frog Baseball," a brief 1992 vignette seen on the network's animation anthology Liquid Television. The title characters were a pair of acne-ridden, moronic preteens. Beavis was the blond one with the glassy-eyed stare and the Metallica T-shirt, while Butt-head had dark hair, crooked teeth with braces, and wore an AC/DC shirt. Forever insulting each other and everyone else with such loving epithets as "you suck" and "look at his butt," Beavis and Butt-head were best known for their unison dirty giggle, which went something like "Huhhuh-huh-huh-huhuh-huhuh" and which was heard whenever someone uttered a word with even the slightest sexual connection. Sometimes Beavis and Butt-Head were making their teachers' lives miserable at school, sometimes they were wreaking havoc while on the job at the local Burger World, but most of the time they sat on a ratty couch in a dingy basement, watching music videos on a television that flickered. Genre: Animation

Name the book and the author: 'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.'

Quote by Hunter S. Thompson: “We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge o...” We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.

What is the name of the owl who told us “Give a hoot – don’t pollute” in a series of Public Service Announcements?

“Give a Hoot – don’t pollute.” | Musings of the Amusing Muse Musings of the Amusing Muse Posted on March 30, 2012 by The Amusing Muse Yes, I’m of an age that I remember that phrase/request/command uttered by the US Forest Service ‘s mascot, Woodsy Owl , during my Saturday morning cartoon binges.  Slipped in there between Tom & Jerry and The Looney Tunes, Woodsy got us children caring for our environment (hopefully).  I prefer the “retro” version of Woodsy as opposed to the newer rendition (which is creepy looking), which shouldn’t be seen as unusual as I prefer the retro versions of a lot of things (see my secret desire:  Star Motorcycles V Star *drool*… deco styling in the details).  I digressed… again. Woodsy Owl Woodsy’s message was ingrained into my brain along with the messages of Smokey Bear and even though it was a little before my time, I still saw it, Keep America Beautiful’s ad campaign of the “ Crying Indian “.  I’ve written before about how my Mom would take us kids for walks down the road with a wagon and we’d pick up the trash in the ditches that accumulated during the winter.  We’d do this a few times a year, keeping things picked up and litter-free.  I’ve kept on with this same mentality and tradition, walking two miles of road around my house, towing my wagon loaded with empty cat litter buckets so I and sort the trash and recycling that I find. Smokey Bear So, imagine how disappointed I am when I see people toss trash out of their cars (apple cores and banana peels don’t count for me – they decompose… and new apple trees are born that way).  I wag my finger at those who toss their cigarette butts out their car windows or open their doors at stop lights and dump their car’s ashtray out on the roadway.  FOR SHAME! This disappointment I feel is doubly so when I venture to a “wild area”, which should be pristine and unspoiled, and find trash strewn about the parking lot and along the trails.  DH and I pick up trash as we hike, or if it’s an in-and-out trail, make a mental note of where we saw the beer bottle/soda bottle/snack bag/used condom (eww!) to pick it up on our way back.  People!  Is it REALLY that hard to pick up after yourselves?  Sure, I can understand finding the occasional tissue along the trail… my nose runs too, and sometimes they fall out of pockets when you reach in for a new one.  My sympathy doesn’t extend to bottles, cans, snack bags, flip-flops, used condoms (ewww!  but hey – at least they used one), beach towels, Kentucky Fried Chicken buckets or even the flashlight that died on you.  Pick up after your damn self!  (That’s right… I swore!) The littering isn’t relegated to just the trails and forests, Devil’s Lake is particularly bad for trash being on the lake bed.  DH and I have thought about purchasing mesh bags for the sole purpose of hauling trash we find on the lake bed while snorkeling, out to dispose of properly.  Devil’s Lake isn’t the only place where trash makes its way into the water, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and both Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had flotsam.  I’m sure the Adriatic did as well, but I didn’t see any. I think when it comes to litter, whether it’s the person doing the littering or the people who pick it up,  it comes down to responsibility.  The lack of responsibility on one side, and the begrudging act of having to be responsible for those who aren’t because someone has to do it.  Yes, I begrudge the people who litter.  I utter oaths and poxes upon them as I pick up the refuse, not just in the forest and on the trail, not just in the lake or sea, but even my own road. The first two years DH and I lived at our house, we spend picking up trash from the previous owners.  We still haven’t gotten it all because so much had been buried that it is working its way to the surface every spring; the earth trying to spit out the distasteful bits it was made to swallow.  The same two years found DH and myself walking the road, picking up trash.  The other neighbors, we were told just last year, attempted to keep up with the yearly trashing of the road, but just couldn’

What relationship was shared by actors Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their 1988 film, directed by Ivan Reitman?

'Twins' Sequel in the Works; Eddie Murphy Eyed to Co-Star Search ‘Twins’ Sequel in the Works; Eddie Murphy Eyed to Co-Star “Tower Heist” star Eddie Murphy would join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in follow-up to 1988 film Tim Kenneally | March 30, 2012 @ 11:11 AM Eddie Murphy , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito could be sharing some brotherly love — or at least humor — on the big screen soon. A sequel to the 1988 comedy "Twins" is in the early stages of development, a spokesman for Universal Pictures told TheWrap. The plan would be for Schwarzenegger and DeVito to reprise their roles from the Ivan Reitman -directed original, with Eddie Murphy coming aboard to play a third character — presumably, a triplet sibling to Schwarzenegger and DeVito. Also read: Arnold Schwarzenegger Climbs Into "The Tomb" With Sylvester Stallone Though the project is in the early stages of gestation, it's possible that Reitman could be involved in some capacity. "Twins" starred Schwarzenegger as Julius Benedict, the product of a genetic experiment to create the perfect child. Bred and raised to be intellectually and physically superior but spiritually pure, he tracks down his long-lost sibling, the street-wise, criminally inclined Vincent (played by DeVito).

Prized by collectors, the “Inverted Jenny” is a famous what?

Inverted Jenny Inverted Jenny 0 0 The Inverted Jenny or 1918 24c carmine rose and blue (also known as an Upside Down Jenny or Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp, regarded as one of the most famous and valuable in the world. It was first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design was accidentally printed upside-down. Described by some as probably the most famous American error, the Inverted Jenny is also one of the most recognised and desired rarities in all of philately . The stamp is an invert error, meaning that its Jenny aeroplane design was printed upside down. Invert errors typically occur because stamps with complex designs, involving more than one colour, may require two or more trips through the printing machine. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately. History The Inverted Jenny's legendary status began the day after the stamp was issued in May 1918, when buyer William T. Robey purchased an entire sheet of 100 at the New York Avenue Post Office window in Washington DC. Within one week Robey sold the sheet for $15,000 to the well-known Philadelphia stamp dealer Eugene Klein (an impressive return on his initial $24 investment). Mr Klein then sold the sheet to the renowned, yet eccentric, collector Colonel Edward HR Green for $20,000. Col. Green asked Klein to break up the sheet for him into singles and blocks, then instructed him to sell all but the few key position blocks. To date, no examples of the Inverted Jenny have been found which did not come from Robey's original sheet. Prices An inverted Jenny was sold at a Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries auction in November 2007 for US $977,500. In December 2007, a mint never hinged example was sold for $825,000. The broker of the sale said the buyer was a Wall Street executive who lost the auction the previous month. A block of four inverted Jennys was sold at a Robert A Siegel auction in October 2005 for US $2.7 million to billionaire collector Bill Gross . It is still the World Record price for a US philatelic item. Gross later swapped the stamp for the Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill to complete his world-renowned collection of US stamps . Rarity and condition There are at least six examples of the Inverted Jenny whose whereabouts are unknown and presumably lost to philately. A great many of the known copies have varying degrees of faults, some are without gum, or have been repaired. In addition, improper hinging has caused a significant number of additional faults, such as thins and creases.

The Sleeper, Around the World, and Walking the Dog are tricks performed with what?

How to Do a Sleeper With a Yo Yo: 14 Steps (with Pictures) How to Do a Sleeper With a Yo Yo Three Parts: Performing a Basic Sleeper Perfecting the Sleeper Transitioning to Advanced Tricks Community Q&A The "sleeper" is a basic yo yo trick that's used as the foundation of many more complicated tricks. In a basic sleeper, the performer throws the yo yo down towards the ground, where it stays spinning at the end of its string until the performer jerks it back into his hand. While the sleeper isn't difficult compared to many more complicated tricks, since it's a foundational skill, it's something that's important for any serious yo yo-er to master before progressing to advanced tricks. See Step 1 below to start catching some serious Zs with your yo yo! Steps Performing a Basic Sleeper 1 Grab a decent-quality yo yo. Compared to other yo yo tricks, the sleeper is fairly simple. Most basic yo yos of a reasonable level of quality should be able to perform a sleeper without any problems. However, some cheap "toy" yo yos which are poorly constructed may be almost impossible to perform a sleeper with. If you have one of these types of yo yos, consider upgrading to a higher-quality model to make it much easier to do sleepers and any other tricks that you may want to try. While certain high-end yo yo models can be expensive, most serviceable ordinary yo yos won't cost you more than $10-$20. For a stronger spin, consider buying a model with metal construction or added bearings — the extra weight gives the yo yo more momentum as it spins, making longer sleepers possible. 2 Master the gravity throw before trying a sleeper. The sleeper begins in almost exactly the same way as the basic yo yo move called the gravity throw, so it’s useful to become confident with this simple technique before trying the sleeper. Though it may sound intimidating, the gravity throw is anything but — it’s just the basic “up and down” motion that almost anyone can do with a yo yo. Though this move isn’t terribly tricky, learning the proper technique for a gravity throw will make doing a sleeper much easier. To do a gravity throw, hold the yo yo upright in your dominant hand, palm-up. Make a motion like you’re flexing your bicep, then bring your forearm back down and let the yo yo roll out of your hand. Turn your hand over to catch the yo yo as it hits the bottom of its string and bounces back up. 3 Hold the yo-yo in your hand palm-up. To do a sleeper, you'll begin exactly as you would for a gravity throw. Loop the yo yo's string loosely around the middle finger of your dominant hand. Hold it upright in your palm so that the skinny end is sitting against the flesh of your hand. Curl your fingers around it slightly to support it. Hold the yo yo out in font of you with your elbow bent and at your side. 4 Throw the yo yo down. Make a motion like you're flexing your bicep by curling your hand and forearm up towards your shoulder. For extra power, you can even lift your elbow so that it's roughly level with the floor (or even past this point). In one smooth motion, roll your forearm and hand downward and let the yo yo roll off of your fingers as you throw it at the ground. This motion should be quick and powerful, but fluid. The harder you throw the yo yo, the longer it will "sleep." Turn your hand over so that your palm is facing the floor after you throw your yo yo so that you have greater control over the string and can eventually catch the yo yo when it comes back up (this motion should come fairly naturally). Don't hold on to the yo yo too tightly — keep your grip loose throughout your throwing motion. You're trying to get the yo yo to roll off of your hand and fly directly at the ground. If you grip the yo yo tightly and release it only as you throw it down, it may fly diagonally, rather than straight down, giving your sleeper a wobbly pendulum-like motion. 5 Try to keep the yo yo upright as it spins. Unlike with a gravity throw, you won't want to yank the yo yo back up after you throw it — simply let it hit the bottom of its string. The yo yo should begin spin

What is the name of Snoopy's bird friend in the Peanuts comic strip?

What is the name of Snoopy's little bird friend? | Reference.com What is the name of Snoopy's little bird friend? A: Quick Answer Snoopy's little bird friend is named Woodstock, according to Peanuts.com. In the comic strip "Peanuts," the two are best friends and share many imaginative adventures. Full Answer When Snoopy sits atop his doghouse, pretending to be a World War I Flying Ace, Woodstock labors as his trusty mechanic. The yellow bird serves as an efficient secretary to Snoopy whenever there is work to do. The two also relax together, sipping mugs of root beer. In the cartoon, Snoopy is the only one who understands Woodstock's bird language. The Charles M. Schulz Museum indicates that Schulz's comic strip first appeared on Oct. 2, 1950. Woodstock first appeared in 1967, according to Peanuts.com, but the little bird was not identified by name until 1970, the year after the famous music festival.

Characterized by a numbness at the back of the neck and arms, Chinese restaurant syndrome is commonly attributed to what food additive?

Monosodium Glutamate Allergy Symptoms and Treatment - Ygoy Opcon eye drops PRN (according to the need) More Information on MSG Allergy Some researchers opine that what is termed MSG allergy is actually an intolerance. This is because in a food allergy, the body produces antibodies to fight proteins contained in the food. These antibodies cause allergic reactions. However, the ingestion of MSG does not cause the release of such antibodies. MSG stimulates the nerve cells just like caffeine or alcohol. This leads to an increase in histamine levels in the body, leading to allergy-like symptoms. Also, MSG is known to worsen allergies to other food items. For example, if an individual is allergic to soy, then in an item containing MSG and soy, the MSG can aggravate the patient’s allergic reaction to soy.

Castillo Del Morro is the recreated Spanish fort that stands over top of what Disney World ride?

Beers and Beans | Disney World Disability Guide: Navigating Our Favorite Rides By Randy Kalp Posted in - Florida & North America & Travel Blog on April 18th, 2014 Disney World claims to be the “happiest place on earth,” and for the most part it’s pretty darn jolly. I think the only time that I wasn’t happy at Disney World was my first visit when I was five and my parents tricked me into riding  Space Mountain, for no other reason than they wanted to ride it. I cried, I screamed and by the time I got off, I wanted more, and thus began my addiction to roller coasters. Ah, but I digress. Anyways, Disney World is pretty awesome, but what about for older people who have mobility issues, is it really that happy of a place for them too? On our recent trip to Florida, we had 48 hours to find out and we were surprised about what we discovered. Before I go any further, I think it would be helpful if I give you a little background about how this guide came to be. This was a huge trip for Beth’s family and me, because it was their first big vacation together in eight years and my first with the whole Salvon clan. But this trip was so much more than an overdue family adventure, it was a celebration! We were celebrating a return to normalcy after several years of health scares, which culminated with Beth’s father, Bob, losing his right leg to diabetes in 2012 and her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2013.   (Photo above shows the scooter and also the scooter being put on a Disney bus going to the parks – the driver will take care of everything for you. ) To help with Bob’s mobility in the parks, we got him a scooter. Finally, unchained from his canes for the first time in a year, Bob took to the scooter like a 16-year-old in a Porsche. His new found mobility gave him some much needed freedom and proved to be invaluable for going between the parks and our room at the Animal Kingdom via Disney’s bus system. Beth’s sister, Bridgette, booked it through Buena Vista Scooter Rentals , which will deliver and pick up the scooter from your hotel. Plus, at $30/day, it was significantly cheaper than renting a scooter at each of Disney’s parks. We rented a minivan for our 10 day trip through Holiday Autos and got a great price on a loaded Chrysler Caravan from the Orlando Airport for $35/day, which is a pretty sweet deal considering it seats seven. I never imagined myself as a minivan man before, but I did really enjoy driving this one. If you’re going to Disney World, I definitely recommend checking out their site to see what kind of deal you can get. They also have an excellent video for navigating the Orlando airport , which can be helpful for first-time visitors to the international airport because it is rather large and contains multiple monorails. Now that I’ve got you up to speed with everything, here is our Disney World Disability Guide. I hope you find it helpful and if you have any questions at, feel free to let us know in the comments or shoot me an email: [email protected].  Magic Kingdom The Magic Kingdom opened to the public on Oct. 1, 1971, nearly five years after Walt Disney’s death. The park was an immediate success and during the next four decades, the always ambitious Disney Company opened more parks in Orlando, such as EPCOT and the Animal Kingdom, as well as international destinations in Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong. For this guide, we’re going to be focusing on a handful of attractions in the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Animal Kingdom that we experienced firsthand. Disney Factoid: Cinderalla’s Castle in the Magic Kingdom was based on the Neuschwanstein Castle built by Bavarian King Ludwig II above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. Haunted Mansion This was our test run, and it proved to be a good example of what we’d encounter on other rides, since the moving carriage is a popular formula in the Magic Kingdom. The Haunted Mansion is Disney’s imaginative take on a haunted house. However, instead of walking, guests get a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called “Doom Buggies. For

Genoa, Jib, and Spinnaker are all types of what?

Using Spinnaker Sails for Cruising without the Drama! Site Guide Can Spinnaker Sails be The Cruisers' Friends? Racing skippers hoist their spinnaker sails at the first opportunity in wind strengths that would have me thinking about putting the second reef in. OK, they're normally fully crewed and we on Alacazam are usually just the two of us, but even so... We cruising types aren't looking to get to our destination before anyone else, but just to sail reasonably quickly, efficiently and in some comfort. But sailing dead downwind in light airs, nothing beats one of the conventional types of spinnaker sails. Much less stressful though, and almost as quick, is to bear up a little until the wind's not less than 20 degrees off the stern, and use an 'asymmetric' or 'cruising spinnaker'. Gennaker, cruising chute, asymmetric or multi-purpose spinnaker, essentially they're all the same thing, although I have heard the asymmetric spinnaker sail described as 'a cruising chute on steroids'... The Difference Between Asymmetrics and Conventional Spinnakers One difference is the spinnaker pole; conventional spinnakers have them and asymmetric spinnakers don't. It's the pole that enables conventional 'symmetric' spinnakers to be squared off and set directly across the airflow, enabling them to pull the boat directly downwind. In the absence of a pole, asymmetric spinnaker sails have a tackline (rather than the 'guy' of a conventional spinnaker) which is lead back to the cockpit through a block at the stemhead. This means that the sail can be set to one side of the boat or the other, but not equally either side of the boats centreline. Consequently the luff and leech are different lengths on an asymmetric - the luff being the longer - which is why they're, er, asymmetric. Finally, the asymmetric has about 25% less area than conventional spinnaker sails, but still about twice the size of a 150% genoa. Asymmetric Spinnaker Sails This is what you need when the wind moves further aft and the lightweight genoa collapses, but you should never be tempted to fly it on its own as shown here. Without being able to use a full main to blanket it, you'll have the devil of a job to get it down. Hoisted on the spinnaker halyard and controlled by a sheet lead through a block on the quarter, spinnaker-like performance can be had on all points of sail from a close-reach to a broad reach without any of the trauma. When close-reaching, the adjustable tack line is pulled down, tightening the luff and encouraging the sail to act more like a genoa. They're at the operating limit when the wind is on the quarter - any further aft and they'll be blanketed by the main and will collapse. It's very likely that the foredeck layout, and particularly the pulpit, won't have been designed with one of these sails in mind. There'll probably be nowhere ahead of the forestay you can attach a tackline block to - and if there is, the tackline will chafe against the pulpit or the bow anchor. Short Bowsprits for Asymmetrics All of these problems would be solved by a short bowsprit. At least one spar manufacturer has recognized this and has produced a very neat device that's attached to a ring on the foredeck and is restrained by a collar fixed to the stemhead fitting. And as it's removable you won't get charged for it in marinas. Set further forward the sail will be operating in clearer air, and will be more efficient as a result. Selden Mast Ltd manufacture a short aluminium bowsprit kit for asymmetrics and a much more expensive carbon fibre version . Panel Design for Asymetric and Conventional Spinnaker Sails There are three designs for asymmetric and conventional spinnaker sails; all have radially cut heads, and each has a slightly different application: Starcut: a slightly flatter cut than the next two, and optimized for reaching. (This is probably the steroid version!) Radial head: cut fuller than the starcut, and with wider shoulders. More stable downwind than the starcut, but less so closer to the wind. Tri-radial: probably the best allrounder for most of us, easily trimm

Although he's still holed up at an embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was recently granted asylum in what country?

Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum - The New York Times The New York Times Americas |Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain Search By WILLIAM NEUMAN and MAGGY AYALA AUG. 16, 2012 Photo Outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London on Thursday. Credit Will Oliver/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images CARACAS, Venezuela — Ecuador forcefully rejected pressure from Britain and announced Thursday that it was granting political asylum to Julian Assange , the founder of WikiLeaks , who has been holed up for two months in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London trying to avoid extradition to Sweden. The decision, citing the possibility that Mr. Assange could face “political persecution” or be sent to the United States to face the death penalty, escalated the unusually sharp strains between Ecuador and Britain, and drew an angry rebuttal from Sweden. The Ecuadorean move protects Mr. Assange from British arrest, but only on Ecuadorean territory, leaving him vulnerable if he tries to leave the embassy to head to an airport or train station. Ecuador’s foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño, made the announcement at a news conference in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito. “The government of Ecuador, faithful to its tradition of protecting those who seek refuge in its territory or in its diplomatic missions, has decided to grant diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange,” he said, reading from a government communiqué. He added, “There are indications to presume that there could be political persecution,” and said Mr. Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States and could face the death penalty there. Continue reading the main story Mr. Patiño said he hoped that Britain would permit Mr. Assange to leave the embassy for Ecuador. But at a news conference on Thursday in London, the British foreign secretary, William Hague, repeated the government’s stance that Britain was legally bound to to extradite Mr. Assange to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over accusations that he sexually assaulted two women. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Tensions between Britain and Ecuador had been building over Britain’s efforts to secure a handover of Mr. Assange. Mr. Hague described a multitude of negotiations for a handover, including “seven formal discussions as well as many other conversations.” But Wednesday night, Mr. Patiño said the British authorities had threatened to force their way into the embassy, adding, “We are not a British colony.” On Thursday, just before the announcement of asylum, President Rafael Correa said on his Twitter account: “No one is going to terrorize us!” The president of the National Assembly of Ecuador called a special session for Thursday evening to discuss the perceived threat against the embassy by the British government. Photo British police officers arrest a protester in support of Julian Assange in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Credit Sang Tan/Associated Press The British Foreign Office said it was disappointed by the Ecuadorean announcement but remained committed to a negotiated outcome to the standoff. Sweden’s foreign minister, Carl Bildt, rejected the suggestion that Sweden would be involved in any kind of persecution. “Our firm legal and constitutional system guarantees the rights of each and everyone,” he wrote on Twitter . “ We firmly reject any accusations to the contrary.” A spokesman for Sweden’s Foreign Ministry, Anders Jorle, said the country’s legal system had been impugned and the Ecuadorean ambassador had been summoned. In Sweden, Claes Borgstrom, the lawyer representing the two women who have accused Mr. Assange of sexual abuses, told the online newspaper Expressen.se that the women had expected the decision but still thought it absurd and were disappointed. “Assange is a coward,” Mr. Borgstrom said. “He is accused of assault, but he is totally uninterested in my clients. He has shifted his focus elsewhere.” Mr. Patiño’s news conference was broadcast live on British television and Mr. Assange watched the announcement as it happened, British news reports said. He told emba

Located in Venezuela, what is the highest, uninterrupted waterfall in the world?

Top 10 Highest Waterfalls in The World Top 10 Highest Waterfalls in The World by Ejaz Khan A true spectacle, proof of nature’s forces and wonders of mother nature. A waterfall is one of the most amazing creations that nature has to offer. There are so many beautiful, greatest, biggest and most amazing extraordinary waterfalls around the world. The following is a list of top 10 Highest Waterfalls in The World. 10. Browne Falls Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, Located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, with Height of 2,744 feet (836 m) is the world’s 10th highest waterfall. Their source is a tarn called Lake Browne which when full, overflows down the side of the mountain face 9. James Bruce Falls The highest measured waterfall in the continent of North America and ninth tallest in the world. Located in Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada, it stems from a small snowfield and cascades 2,755 feet (840 m) down to Princess Louisa Inlet. 8. Pu’uka’oku Falls Pu’uka’oku Falls is a waterfall in Hawaii, the highest in the United States and eighth in the world. It consists of several jumps. In total, the waterfall measuring 2,756 feet (840 m) high. 7. Balåifossen Located in Hordaland, Norway, Balåifossen has a total drop of 2,788 feet (850 m) and is in accordance with the World Waterfall Database therefore the second highest waterfall in Norway and Europe, and the seventh highest waterfall in the world. 6. Vinnufossen Located in east of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, Vinnufossen is the tallest waterfall in Europe and the sixth tallest in the world with height 2,822 feet (860 m). The falls are part of the river Vinnu which flows down from the Vinnufjellet mountain and it is fed from the Vinnufonna glacier. 5. Catarata Yumbilla Situated in Peru, Amazonas Region the Yumbilla Falls is the world’s fifth tallest waterfall. Although the waterfall is magnificent due to its height, the volume of water is not large. The height of falls is 2,938 feet (896 m). 4. Olo’upena Falls Located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai Oloupena Falls, is considered to be the fourth highest waterfalls in the world with height of 2,953 feet (900 m). The falls have formed on a short, seasonal stream and are falling over the edge of one of the tallest sea-side cliffs of the world, located between the Pelekunu and Wailau valleys. They have gnawed a groove in the cliff-face and can be observed only from the ocean or air. 3. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas Location: Ayacucho, Peru: This waterfall doesn’t have a particularly large drainage, but there’s no denying the falls are tall. Google Earth elevation profiles support the estimate of height as being 3000′ (914m). At number 3 in list of Highest Waterfalls in The World 2. Tugela Falls Tugela Falls is the world’s second highest waterfalls. The total drop in five free-leaping falls is 948 m (3,110 ft). They are located in the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. They are easily viewed after a heavy rain from the main travel road into the park, glistening from the reflection of the late afternoon sun. 1. Angel Falls Angel Falls (waterfall of the deepest place) is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State.

How many horizontal lines are used in a musical stave (or staff)?

Stave Stave This is a good starting point for beginners! Stave is the name for the five parallel, equally-spaced, horizontal lines which hold one or more parts of music: An alternative name, still used in some countries, is staff, with staves as the plural (see alternative names for different names used in different countries) At the far left of a stave, there should always be a vertical line with either small brackets as on the stave above, or with a brace which spans multiple staves (see example to the right) to group two or more staves together. Multiple staves that are held together with a bracket or brace are often just called a "line", but this term can be confusing, so the term "system" is preferred, although this is not in very common usage. For example, if a choir leader or conductor refers to the "second line", it is not necessarily clear whether he/she is referring to the second stave or the second system (counting from the top of the page). The stave represents two aspects of music at once, but neither is represented absolutely or strictly: Time is represented on a stave horizontally: Music on a single stave or system is read starting from the left and moving towards the right. When you reach the right-hand end of the stave or system, you go immediately to the left hand of the stave or system below, just as you do when reading a book. Horizontal distance is not "to scale" or consistent. It cannot be compared exactly between two different pieces of music, or even necessarily between different places in the same piece of music. In one piece of music, two inches/centimetres measured horizontally on the stave might represent 5 seconds, in another piece, two inches/centimetres might represent half a second. Frequency or pitch is represented on a stave vertically, and notes are placed on the stave to indicate their note pitch : A high note is placed higher on the stave than a low note. A note is higher than another if it has faster vibrations - see the explanation of frequency or pitch The representation of frequency or pitch on the stave is not absolute: a note at one particular vertical position on one stave might not sound the same pitch as an identically-positioned note on another stave. However, the stave becomes an absolute indicator of frequency or pitch by the placement of a clef at the beginning of each stave. For example: A note is drawn on a stave either straddling one of the five lines, or within one of the four spaces, for example: The "head" of a note (a filled or hollow circle) should be the same size as the gap between two lines. Notes can also be positioned on the stave outside the five existing lines, on extensions called ledger-lines, for example: or: or: The stave can be viewed simply as a "place-holder" so that the vertical position of dots on the page can be correctly viewed. On a single stave, the pitch of each note is indicated by the vertical position of it on the page. This would be difficult to judge without a simple graphical method for judging the relative positions of these notes. In order to write all the music that is required to sound at once, more than one stave is often needed. This may be because there are many parts , or because the range of the music is too wide to be held on one stave, or both of these may be true. The following examples give some of the possibilities of multiple staves making up each system. Here, the brace at the far left brackets together all the staves which form a line or system of music. Two staves like this are usua

Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification are three methods of coding and organizing what?

Library classification - New World Encyclopedia Library classification Next (Library of Congress) A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials ( books , serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps , manuscripts , realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number to that information resource. Similar to classification systems used in biology, bibliographic classification systems group entities that are similar together typically arranged in a hierarchical tree structure (assuming none-faceted system). Library classification forms part of the field of library and information science. It goes hand in hand with library (descriptive) cataloging under the rubric of cataloging and classification, sometimes grouped together as technical services. The library professional who engages in the process of cataloging and classifying library materials is called a cataloger or catalog librarian. Library classification systems are one of the two tools used to facilitate subject access. The other are alphabetical indexing languages such as Thesaurui and Subject Headings systems. Contents In the United States, academic libraries generally use the Library of Congress classification system and public and school libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Overview Classification of a piece of work consists of two steps. Firstly the 'aboutness' of the material is ascertained. Next, a call number based on the classification system will be assigned to the work using the notation of the system. It is important to note that unlike subject heading or Thesaurui where multiple terms can be assigned to the same work, in classification systems, each work can only be placed in one class. This is true also for faceted (see later) classification systems due to the enforcement of a citation order. Most classification systems like DDC and Library of Congress classification, also add a "cutter number" to each work which adds a code for the author of the work. Classification systems in libraries generally play two roles. Firstly, they facilitate subject access by allowing the user to find out what works or documents the library has on a certain subject. Secondly, they provide a known location for the information source to be located (e.g where it is shelved). Until the nineteenth century, most libraries had closed stacks, so the library classification only served to organize the subject catalog . In the twentieth century, libraries opened their stacks to the public and started to shelve the library material itself according to some library classification to simplify subject browsing. Some classification systems are more suitable for aiding subject access, rather than for shelf location. For example, UDC which uses a complicated notation including plus, colons are more difficult to use for the purpose of shelf arrangement but are more expressive compared to DDC in terms of showing relationships between subjects. Similarly faceted classification schemes are more difficult to use for shelf arrangement, unless the user has knowledge of the citation order. Depending on the size of the library collection, some libraries might use classification systems solely for one purpose or the other. In extreme cases a public library with a small collection might just use a classification system for location of resources but might not use a complicated subject classification system. Instead all resources might just be put into a couple of wide classes (Travel, Crime, Magazines etc). This is known as a "mark and park" classification method. In the United States, academic libraries generally use Library of Congress classification system and public and school libraries use Dewey Decimal Classification System. Types There are many standard systems of library classification in use, and many more have been proposed over the years. However in general, Classification systems can be divided into three types depending on how they are used. Universal schemes covering all subjects. Examples include Dewey Decimal Classifi

The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city?

DNC 2012: A Political Party for All of Us DNC 2012: A Political Party for All of Us Elongated Thoughts: At the DNC, minorities and women were center stage as real participants, not simply props. SHARE The Washington Post/Getty Images (The Root) — Looking back on the week of speeches and events at the Democratic National Convention, the one thing that became crystal clear is this: The Democratic Party is the only party that represents America. Being here in Charlotte, N.C., I was able to observe a lot from the ground. I engaged with politicians, activists and leaders within the Democratic Party. I listened to the messages that were consistently on display each night. When it was all said and done, my first thought wasn’t “Yay, Democrats!” — it was “seriously, Republicans?” I found myself angrier with the Grand Old Party than I normally am (*cough* Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Reince Priebus, repeat *cough*). The DNC speakers consistently spoke to the communities that I’m a part of and communities I care about. I was in awe of our first lady, Michelle Obama. I was riveted by San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.  I saw tons of people at the convention who looked like me. When a camera focused on a black person in the arena, it wasn’t just a rotation of the seven they could find. The Democratic Party represents my America. It is constantly mentioned that America is browning. In just a few decades whites will be in the minority, yet the Republican Party still hasn’t actively attempted to court more people of color. During a recent segment on MSNBC’s The Melissa Harris-Perry Show, a panel of black Republicans explained how there’s a bunch of black folks who are actually conservative but they’re just scared to admit it. What they didn’t acknowledge: the legitimate issues that many have with the GOP that cause this situation. When a political party seems to actively ignore or demean minority groups, then yes — there may be a bit of animosity toward that party and those who support it. When a political party parades out members of our communities to gain “We understand diversity, too” merit badges, anger is justified. I’m not trying to paint the Democratic Party as some sort of minority utopia. Obviously there are issues within the party and the party’s platform when it comes to actively dealing with the disparities we see with poverty, incarceration, health care and more. There’s racism within the Democratic Party because, well, this is still America. But the party is inclusive of those of us working to fix these things. The party hasn’t put its finger in its ears while chanting “lalalalala — bootstraps — lalalala.”  But let’s be honest. Some folks in our communities aren’t going to dig deep into the policy discussions that were on display at the Republican convention or the DNC. Some folks in our communities aren’t concerned with framing, rhetoric and messaging. This is a hard fact. But what many of them do want is at least to feel represented — as if the things that do concern them might actually be heard. And that’s what I think was shown most of all. The #DNC2012 proved that Democrats want to represent all of us.

What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)?

First Man to Go Around the Globe - Google Groups First Man to Go Around the Globe Showing 1-69 of 69 messages From Phil. News Agency" < [email protected] > Subject: pn: Historian seeks help in tracing roots of Cebuano who circled      Cebu City, Oct. 21 (PNA) - Former Education Secretary Alejandro Roces has asked Cebu historians to help him uncover the ethnic origins of the man who first circled the world.      Roces, a renowed historian, has contended that it was not Ferdinand Magellan who firt circled the globe but a slave the Portuguese explorer met in Malacca and brought with him in his voyage.      From Italian Chronicler Antonio Pigafetta's writings, Roces claimed, the slave which Magellan named Enrique might be a Cebuano.      He urged the Cebu Historical Association to petition the Manila Historical Association to study the facts related to the issue and decide if these have merit.      The former education secretary held a press conference at the CAP Cebu, Art Center Sunday afternoon to answer questions from local historians concerning the issue.       At the same time, he presented to the museum a narrative account by Pigafetta of the first circumnavigation of the world.      The two volumes consist of the original facsimile in the Beinecke rare book and manuscript library of Yale University in French and an English translation by R.A. Skelton.      Roces said one way of determining whether Enrique was Cebuano is to study the languages, not only of the Philippines, but also of the neighboring countries such as Malaysia.      In studying Pigafetta's writings, Roces said he came across words used by Enrique  that exist in the Cebuano language.      Enrique was said to have been able to communicate with King Humabon of Cebu.      The Filipinos owe it to themselves to correct the inaccuracy, he said.(PNA) RGC/EB/ad Enrique was also the first Pilipino to come to America..Visit my Pilipino Website and learn more about this forgotten Malay. Nestor Palugod Enriquez > From Phil. News Agency" < [email protected] > > Subject: pn: Historian seeks help in tracing roots of Cebuano who > circled >      Cebu City, Oct. 21 (PNA) - Former Education Secretary Alejandro > Roces has asked Cebu historians to help him uncover the ethnic origins > of the man who first circled the world.   I hate to discount the achievements of our ancestors, but I don't see how it's possible for the said Cebuano to travel "around the globe." I may be missing some facts, but if Magellan left The Old World, obviously with no indigenous people from the to-be-named Philippines, then eventually landed there (and getting killed in the process), and even if his ships' crew picked up indigenous people and landed back in Europe, wouldn't the said Cebuano merely have been the "first Indigenous Filipino to travel to Europe?" What I'm saying is, doesn't it take an entire *round trip* around the world in order to qualify for a "trip around the world"? If this Cebuano got on board in the Philippines, then he would have only travelled roughly halfway around the world. The ship would have to continue on past the Atlantic and Pacific oceans once more in order for him to have a complete *round trip* around the world. So technically, the "first man to circle the world" was some person from Magellan's crew who happened to be standing in front of the boat when it arrived at port. I could be wrong on this, but Magellan himeself only made one voyage to the Philippines, right? In article <54l3lj$ [email protected] >, [email protected] (Nestor Enriquez) writes: > From Phil. News Agency" < [email protected] > > Subject: pn: Historian seeks help in tracing roots of Cebuano who > circled >      Cebu City, Oct. 21 (PNA) - Former Education Secretary Alejandro > Roces has asked Cebu historians to help him uncover the ethnic origins > of the man who first circled the world. >      Roces, a renowed historian, has contended that it was not Ferdinand > Magellan who firt circled the globe but a slave the Portuguese explorer > met in Malacca and brought with him in his

Known as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance, the Burning Man festival was held this year in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in what US state?

1000+ images about BuRNing MAN FeSTiVaL on Pinterest | Behance, Sculpture and Festivals Learn more at theatlantic.com Photos From Burning Man 2016 Every year, participants in the Burning Man Festival descend on the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more. More

What do you usually find in a golf courses' bunker?

Bunkers | PGA.com Bunkers How to hit a flop shot out of a bunker You're in a greenside bunker with not much room to work with. You need to hit a flop shot from the sand, one of the hardest shots in golf. PGA Professional Mitch Lowe shows how to master this high-flying, soft-landing shot. 0 Comments

What can be a young mammal, a human muscle, and a chunk of sea ice?

Calf - definition of calf by The Free Dictionary Calf - definition of calf by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calf Related to calf: golden calf calf 1 n. pl. calves (kăvz, kävz) 1. a. A young cow or bull. b. One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales. 2. Calfskin leather. 3. A large floating chunk of ice split off from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. 4. An awkward, callow youth. [Middle English, from Old English cealf.] calf 2 n. pl. calves (kăvz, kävz) The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. [Middle English, from Old Norse kālfi; possibly akin to calf (from its shape).] calf n, pl calves 1. (Zoology) the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle. 2. (Zoology) the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale 3. (Geological Science) a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc 4. kill the fatted calf to celebrate lavishly, esp as a welcome 5. (Tanning) another name for calfskin [Old English cealf; related to Old Norse kālfr, Gothic kalbō, Old High German kalba] calf (kɑːf) n, pl calves (Anatomy) the thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee. [C14: from Old Norse kalfi] calf1 n., pl. calves (kavz, kävz). 1. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 2. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man. 5. a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. [before 900; Old English cealf, calf] calf2 n., pl. calves (kavz, kävz). the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee. [1275–1325; < Old Norse kalfi] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: young mammal - any immature mammal Bos taurus , cattle , cows , kine , oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" dogie , dogy , leppy - motherless calf in a range herd of cattle maverick - an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it veal , veau - meat from a calf 2. skeletal muscle , striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle mid-calf - the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle gastrocnemius , gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot soleus , soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle Achilles tendon , tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf 3. leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning box calf - black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts 4. young mammal - any immature mammal calf بطّـة السّاق ، رَبْلَهجِلْدُ العِجِل رَبْلَة عِجِل عِجْل lýtkoteletelecí kůžemládě dana baldır buzağı dana derisi…yavrusu bắp châncon bê 1 [kɑːf] A. N (calves (pl)) 1. (= young cow) → becerro/a m/f, ternero/a m/f; (= young seal, elephant etc) → cría f; (= young whale) → ballenato m the cow is in or with calf → la vaca está preñada B. CPD calf love N → amor m juvenil calf 2 [kɑːf] N (calves (pl)) (Anat) → pantorrilla f, canilla f (esp LAm) calf n → Kalb (s) leder nt calf → Kalb nt; a cow in or with calf → eine trächtige Kuh (= young elephant, seal etc) → Junge (s) nt, → -junge(s) nt (= leather) → Kalb (s) leder nt calf n pl <calves> (Anat) → Wade f calf 1 [kɑːf] n (calves (pl)) [kɑːvs] a. (young cow) → vitello 2 [kɑːf] n (calves (pl)) [kɑːvs] (Anat) → polpaccio calf1 (kaːf) – plural calves (kaːvz) – noun 1. the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc. kalf عِجِل теле filhote tele, mládě das Kalb kalv νεογνό θηλαστικού, μοσχαράκι ternero vasikas, poeg گوساله؛ نوزاد برخی پستانداران vasikka ve

Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: "Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi."

Se7en (1995) - Plot Summary - IMDb Se7en (1995) Plot Summary Showing all 4 plot summaries A film about two homicide detectives' ( Morgan Freeman and ( Brad Pitt desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" ( Kevin Spacey ) sermonizes to Detectives Somerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured but jaded Somerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while the bright but green and impulsive Detective Mills (Pitt) scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer... - Written by Mark Fleetwood <[email protected]> Taking place in a nameless city, Se7en follows the story of two homicide detectives tracking down a sadistic serial killer ( Kevin Spacey ) who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins. Brad Pitt stars as Detective David Mills, a hopeful but naive rookie who finds himself partnered with veteran Detective William Somerset ( Morgan Freeman ). Together they trace the killer's every step, witnessing the aftermath of his horrific crimes one by one as the victims pile up in rapid succession, all the while moving closer to a gruesome fate neither of them could have predicted. - Written by David Foyer This thriller portrays the exploits of a deranged serial killer. His twisted agenda involves choosing seven victims who represent egregious examples of transgressions of each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He then views himself as akin to the Sword of God, handing out horrific punishment to these sinners. Two cops, an experienced veteran of the streets ( Morgan Freeman ) who is about to retire and the ambitious young homicide detective ( Brad Pitt ) hired to replace him, team up to capture the perpetrator of these gruesome killings. Unfortunately, they too become ensnared in his diabolical plan....

What type of animal is a skink?

Photographs of skink (scinicdae) species Cyclodina alani Robust skink whole animal. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina alani Robust skink three quarters. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina alani Robust skink head shot. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina alani Robust skink whole animal 2. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina alani Robust skink whole animal 3. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina alani Robust skink lateral whole animal. New Zealand endemic. Cyclodina macgregori MacGregor's skink REP 9243 Cyclodina macgregori MacGregor's skink, New Zealand endemic (captive). Now restricted to North Island offshore islands. REP 9237 Cyclodina macgregori MacGregor's skink, New Zealand endemic (captive). Emoia campbelli Campbell's skink Emoia campbelli, Campbell's skink, Fijian montane endemic, Monasavu, Viti Levu. Emoia campbelli, Campbell's skink, Fijian montane endemic, Monasavu, Viti Levu. Emoia concolor Green tree skink Emoia concolor Matana Resort, Kadavu, Fiji. REP 3343 Emoia concolor, Matana Resort, Kadavu, Fiji. REP 8296 Emoia concolor, Green tree skink head shot. Emoia cyanura Brown-tailed copper-striped skink Emoia cyanura Brown-tailed copper-striped skink, Fiji. REP 0171 Emoia cyanura Brown-tailed copper-striped skink, Nadi, Fiji. Emoia impar Blue-tailed copper-striped skink REP 0923 Emoia impar Blue-tailed copper-striped skink, Kadavu, Fiji REP 2108 Emoia impar Blue-tailed copper-striped skinks, Namena, Fiji. REP 2070 Emoia impar Blue-tailed copper-striped skink, Namena, Fiji. Emoia nigra Pacific black skink Emoia nigra Pacific black skink, Viti Levu, Fiji. Emoia parkeri Fijian copper-headed skink REP 1146 Emoia parkeri Fijian copper-headed skink, endemic, Central Viti Levu. REP 1145 Emoia parkeri Fijian copper-headed skink, endemic, Central Viti Levu. REP 1148 Emoia parkeri Fijian copper-headed skink underside, endemic, Central Viti Levu. Emoia parkeri? Fijian copper-headed skink, head shot, Fijian endemic Emoia trossula Barred tree skink Emoia trossula, barred tree skink, Fiji. Lamprolepis smaragdina Solomon's green tree skink Lamprolepis smaragdina Solomon's green tree skink. Lipinia noctua Moth skink Lipinia noctua, moth skink, Western Samoa. Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink (New Zealand endemic from the Three Kings Islands) Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink (captive) Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink vertical (captive) Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink (captive) Oligosoma infrapunctatum speckled skink Oligosoma infrapunctatum speckled skink, New Zealand endemic (captive) Oligosoma infrapunctatum speckled skink, New Zealand endemic (captive) lateral. Oligosoma infrapunctatum speckled skink (captive). Oligosoma lineoocellatum Spotted skink Oligosoma lineoocellatum spotted skink. Captive. Orana Park, Christchurch. Oligosoma microlepis small scaled skink REP 9199 Oligosoma microlepis small-scaled skink, captive. REP 9200 Oligosoma microlepis, small-scaled skink, captive. Oligosoma moco Moko skink Oligosoma moco Moko skink, captive. Oligosoma moco Moko skink, forequarters, captive. Oligosoma moco Moko skink, captive, vertical. Oligosoma moco Moko skink, captive, lateral. Oligosoma otagense Otago skink Oligosoma otagense Otago skink, dorsal (captive). Oligosoma otagense Otago skink, forequarters (captive). Oligosoma smithi Shore skink Oligosoma smithi Shore skink (captive). Oligosoma smithi Shore skink 2(captive). Oligosoma waimatense Scree skink REP 9211 Oligosoma waimatense Scree skink (captive). REP 9207 Oligosoma waimatense Scree skink (captive). REP 9209 Oligosoma waimatense Scree skink (captive). Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback lizard Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback lizard, Outback Australia. Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback lizard, head detail. Captive, Fort Worth Zoo. Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback lizard. Tail detail, supposedly mimics head to fool predators. Captive, Fort Worth Zoo. Threat display Tiliqua rugosa, shingleback lizard, Australia. Threat display 2. Tiliqua rugosa, shingleback lizard, Australia. Tiliqua scincoides Blue-tongue skink Tiliqua scincoides Blue-tongue skink with tongue out. Captive. Tribolonotus gr

Love him or not, Paul Ryan has been officially nominated as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate. What state is he a Representative for?

Paul Ryan selected by Republicans for speaker - CNNPolitics.com 1 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan announced Monday, January 12, that he would not run for president in 2016, preferring instead to focus on policy work as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Ryan, the GOP's 2012 vice presidential nominee, has long been seen as a top contender for the presidency. Hide Caption 2 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan, center, speaks with Rep. Devin Nunes, R-California, before a House Ways and Means Committee meeting on March 12, 2014. Hide Caption 3 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan and his wife, Janna, arrive at a state dinner at the White House in honor of French President Francois Hollande on February 11, 2014 . Hide Caption 4 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Willie Robertson of the reality TV series "Duck Dynasty" poses for a picture with Ryan and his wife, Janna, before President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on January 28, 2014. Hide Caption 5 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 15, 2013. Hide Caption 6 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan greets supporters during a presidential campaign rally with Mitt Romney at The Square at Union Centre in West Chester, Ohio, on November 2, 2012. Hide Caption 7 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaks during a campagin stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on August 13, 2012. It was the newly minted GOP vice presidential candidate's first solo stop since becoming Romney's running mate. Hide Caption 8 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan speaks after Romney announced him as his running mate in Norfolk, Virginia, on August 11, 2012. Hide Caption 9 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Romney introduced Ryan as his running mate in front of the USS Wisconsin. The seven-term congressman provides a strong contrast to the Obama administration on fiscal policy. Hide Caption 10 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Romney jokes with Ryan in April 2012 during a pancake brunch at Bluemound Gardens in Milwaukee. Hide Caption 11 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan looks on as Romney greets people June 18, 2012, during a campaign event in Janesville, Wisconsin. Hide Caption 12 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan speaks while campaigning for Romney at a textile factory in Janesville, Wisconsin, on June 18, 2012. Hide Caption 13 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan, left, and Romney greet each other on stage April 3, 2012, during the primary night gathering at The Grain Exchange in Milwaukee. Hide Caption Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan introduces Romney at a town hall meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Hide Caption 15 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan is introduced before speaking about the federal budget at Georgetown University on April 26, 2012. Hide Caption 16 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan holds a news conference in December 2011 in Washington to introduce a package of 10 legislative reforms designed to revamp the budget process. Hide Caption 17 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan listens as Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget annual conference in Washington on June 14, 2011. Hide Caption 18 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan looks over papers as he waits for other House Republicans to arrive for a news conference in the Capitol Visitors Center in 2010. Hide Caption Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan speaks to the media in 2009 about President Barack Obama's 2010 budget proposal. Hide Caption 20 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Ryan, left, and Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire speak to reporters about the 2010 federal budget. Hide Caption 21 of 25 Photos: Paul Ryan, rising GOP star Then-Budget Committee Chairman John M. Spratt Jr., left, and ranking member Ryan listen to Federal R

What “magician”, born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, is the “genius” behind the Mindfreak tv show and the Believe Las Vegas show?

Criss Angel biography - Las Vegas Sun News Newsletter signup Criss Angel biography Criss Angel was born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos on Dec. 19, 1967. His parents, John and Dimitra Sarantakos, raised him and his two brothers, Costa and J.D., in East Meadow, N.Y., on Long Island. Angel credits his work ethic to his father, who was a successful restaurant and doughnut shop owner. John Sarantakos, who, like Criss, was dedicated to personal fitness, died from cancer in 1998. Criss Angel with Lucky the Rabbit Angel was bit by the magic bug at the age of 7 when his aunt Stella taught him a card trick. "From that day on, I was hooked," he said. "I felt this incredible sense of power that an adult didn't understand how it worked, but I did." Within a few short years, his illusion skills were honed to the point that he began giving shows, first for tips only and later for a fee. His first paid appearance was at the age of 12, at a neighbor's birthday party. His fee: $10. Even from a young age, Angel lived and breathed performance magic. "Throughout my childhood and into my early teen years, I regularly made the trek from our home in Long Island, New York, to Manhattan, to go on auditions and go-see's," he said. He has admired master magician Harry Houdini since he was a child. At the age of 14, Angel was performing weekly at area bars and restaurants. He was a regular at the Long Island wine bar and restaurant, the Wine Gallery, where he said he "could easily clear a hundred dollars on a good night" on tips alone. It was around that time that he achieved his first major illusion: He made his mother float in the family den. Related information Higher education wasn't in the cards for Angel following graduation from East Meadow High. "My parents knew that college was not in my future," he said. "The thought of my becoming a professional magician was unbearable for them," Angel said. "They had hoped their three sons would go to college and become doctors or lawyers — but not a magician!" Angel claims he continued his education on his own after graduation. "I spent endless hours reading books at the library, studying magicians and their legacies," he said. Though he never attended any traditional post-secondary institutions, Angel honed his craft on the road as he traveled with other performing acts. "It was a practical education, not a formal one," he said. The master illusionist married longtime girlfriend JoAnn Winkhard in 2002. The couple filed for divorce five years later, and it has yet to be finalized. Holly Madison (center), Criss Angel and the requisite bunny, at the Playboy Club. Since being served with divorce papers, Angel has been romantically linked to a range of beautiful and high-profile women, including Cameron Diaz, Minnie Driver, Fiona Apple, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson and Holly Madison. Angel found himself in hot water in 2008 following a run-in with Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke. The two got into a shouting match outside the Planet Hollywood casino after Angel's then-girlfriend, Miss Nevada 2008 Veronica Grabowski, failed to advance to the finals of the Miss USA pageant. Clarke had reported in his April 11 column that Angel made inappropriate comments to preliminary Miss USA pageant judge Sandy Mecca. Clarke quoted Mecca, who is married to Planet Hollywood CEO Mike Mecca, as saying Angel pressured her to give Grabowski good marks. In the column, Mecca stated she was uncomfortable after Angel approached her April 8 after the judging had taken place, and said, "I hope you're going to give my girl high marks." Angel and Clarke's heated exchange happened the day after Clarke's column was published. During the argument, Angel repeatedly called Clarke, "A f--king idiot," before he warned Clarke, who wears an eye patch, not to "ever write another word about me, or you'll need an eye patch over your other eye." Angel also gave NBC cameras the middle finger that day as they filmed outside Planet Hollywood. Clarke's account of the events can be found here . Grabowski di

What are the two signs of the Zodiac that cover the month of September?

Virgo - Zodiac Signs | Astrology.com.au Virgo Welcome to Astrology.com.au Astrology.com.au is all about Astrology, Horoscopes, Love, Romance, Compatibility and Live Psychics As one of the world's premiere astrology sites, astrology.com.au provides a variety of astrological, psychic, spiritual and new-age information to an ever-growing global audience. Astrology.com.au specialises in relationships, love, horoscopes, zodiac and astrology compatibility and features a variety of complimentary reports, readings and daily horoscopes for your enjoyment and wisdom. Chinese astrology and zodiac compatibility are also included in our range of offerings. Some of our specialties include a large number of free horoscopes and psychic readings. Our website is deeply committed to the highest quality service we can afford our visitors. We are in fact so committed that if you are not at all satisfied with any of our products or services we are happy to offer a full refund. Our reporting and personal consulting services are also based upon empowering our visitors and helping them understand themselves as well as their relationships. Although we pride ourselves on our astrological expertise and intuitive insights, these things are of no use unless we can help you translate those findings, readings, and intuitions into some form of practical self-empowerment. Our website is dedicated to this single goal. Our daily, monthly and yearly readings are of course general in nature but as a means of introducing our audience to astrology, we believe this initial teaser will stimulate a greater interest to find out more and in-depth information based upon accurately prepared horoscopes which rely on one's time, place and date of birth. If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact us at [email protected] We hope you enjoy your stay here. May the Stars shine down their blessings, good fortune and happiness on you! Regards, The Zodiac Sign Virgo The Astrology of Personality Virgo, yours is the star sign of true perfectionism, diligence and first-class service. You are extremely conscious of how well everything should be done. But you’re also critical about most things, especially your own character and this is what people sometimes misunderstand about you and think that you’re impossible to please. This is just the way you are wired and your attention to detail and aspiration to excellence carries over into every aspect of your life, including the way you see yourself. Everything has to be just right with you, Virgo, so you do have this unusual tendency to be particularly fastidious about your environment and the way you look. You have very high standards and, unless others are able to meet these acquirements of yours, they may find it extremely hard getting into your good books. Cleanliness and hygiene is also one of your bugbears. There’s nothing wrong with keeping clean and making sure your health is up to scratch, but for some Virgos, this can become an obsessive pastime and does seem rather odd to those who aren’t quite as meticulous as you are. You’re an excellent critic and observer of human nature and the world around you. Your analysis of life and what goes on in it is usually quite correct, but try to curb your habit of finding fault with every little thing. This will be very annoying to your loved ones, who will find it hard meeting your expectations. Again, this tendency will be turned on yourself with the result that you may never be quite satisfied with your own work or who you are as a person. There’s nothing wrong with you Virgo; you’re one of the good guys, remember that. You have a wonderful broad base of knowledge, which means your generally quite interesting to be with and you converse with anyone you happen to meet. You’re always able to come up with impromptu solutions to the problem of others and this is another rather fascinating aspect of your personality. Because you admire good service, you will also endeavour your best to provide first-class assistance to others. This is your primary motivation in life,

Before being surpassed by Michael Phelps, which American swimmer held the records for most gold medals won during a single Olympics when he won 7 (all world records) in 1972?

Top 10 Swimmers of All Time - Waterworks Aquatics FAQ Top 10 Swimmers of All Time Every other week Waterworks Aquatics hosts a swim competition. Your children have the opportunity to compete against their classmates, striving to collect championship ribbons and beat their last time. From I.M. to freestyle and breaststroke children learn fundamentals in a fun competitive environment in our heated 25 yard pools. Hundreds of athletes practice day after day  in order to one day compete in the Olympic games held every four years. There are several different idols and legends to look up to, so we decided to compile the top ten swimmers of all time. 1. Mark Spitz, born 1950 Mark Andrew Spitz (nicknamed Mark The Shark) has won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement surpassed only by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics. Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds plus a silver and a bronze, five Pan American golds, 31 US Amateur Athletic Union titles and eight US National Collegiate Athletic Association titles. During those years, he set 33 world records. He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971 and 1972. Mark Spitz 2. Michael Phelps, born 1985 Michael Fred Phelps (nicknamed The Baltimore Bullet) has won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. His five golds in individual events tied the single Games record set by Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz’s seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972. Phelps Olympic medal total is second only to the 18 Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold. Phelps’s international titles and record breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award six times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eight times. He has won a total of fifty-nine medals in major international competition, fifty gold, seven silver, and two bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Michael Phelps  3. Ian Thorpe, born 1982 Ian James Thorpe (nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and, at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the second-highest number of any swimmer. Thorpe was the first person to have been named Swimming World Swimmers of the Year four times, and was the Australian swimmer of the year from 1999 to 2003. His athletic achievements made him one of Australia’s most popular athletes, and he was recognised as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000. Ian Thorpe 4. Aleksandr Popov, born 1971 Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov is a Russian former Olympic gold-winning swimmer, widely regarded as one of the greatest sprint freestyle swimmers of all time. He holds four gold medals and five silver medals at the Olympic Games, six gold, four silver, and one bronze medal at the World Championship, and an impressive 21 gold, three silver, and two bronze medals at the European Championships. Aleksandr Popov 5. Pieter van den Hoogenband, born 1978 Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband (nicknamed The Flying Dutchman and Hoogie) is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. He began competeing in the olympic games at the age of 18, and throughout his career achieved three gold, 10 silver, and four bronze olympic medals. Pieter van den Hoogenband 6. Johnny Weissmuller, born 1904 – died 1984 Johann Peter Weißmüller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmul

According to Greek mythology, what was the only virtue that remained in Pandora's Box after she opened it?

PANDORA - The First Woman of Greek Mythology Pandora Epimetheus and the birth of Pandora, Athenian red-figure amphora C5th B.C., Ashmolean Museum PANDORA was the first mortal woman who was formed out of clay by the gods. The Titan Prometheus was once assigned the task of creating the race of man. He afterwards grew displeased with the mean lot imposed on them by the gods and so stole fire from heaven. Zeus was angered and commanded Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and the other gods create the first woman Pandora, endowing her with beauty and cunning. He then had her delivered to Prometheus' foolish younger brother Epimetheus as a bride. Zeus gave Pandora a storage jar (pithos) as a wedding gift which she opened, releasing the swarm of evil spirits trapped within. These would forever after plague mankind. Only Elpis (Hope) remained behind, a single blessing to ease mankind's suffering. Pandora's daughter Pyrrha (Fire) was the first child born of a mortal mother. She and her husband Deukalion (Deucalion) were the sole survivors of the Great Deluge. To repopulate the earth they were instructed to cast stones over their shoulder which formed a new race of men and women. The creation of Pandora was often depicted in ancient Greek vase painting. She appears as either a statue-like figure surrounded by gods, or as a woman rising out of the earth (called the anodos in Greek). Sometimes she is surrounded by dancing Satyroi (Satyrs) in a scene from a lost Satyr-play by Sophokles. FAMILY OF PANDORA PARENTS NONE (created by the gods) (Hesiod Works & Days 54, Hesiod Theogony 560, Aeschylus Frag 204, Sophocles Pandora, Pausanias 1.24.7, Hyginus Fabulae 142) OFFSPRING [1.1] PYRRHA (by Epimetheus ) (Apollodorus 1.46, Hyginus Fabulae 142) [1.2] PYRRHA (Strabo 9.5.23) ENCYCLOPEDIA PANDO′RA (Pandôra), i. e. the giver of all, or endowed with every thing, is the name of the first woman on earth. When Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven, Zeus in revenge caused Hephaestus to make a woman out of earth, who by her charms and beauty should bring misery upon the human race (Hes. Theog. 571, &c.; Stob. Serin. 1). Aphrodite adorned her with beauty, Hermes gave her boldness and cunning, and the gods called her Pandora, as each of the Olympians had given her some power by which she was to work the ruin of man. Hermes took her to Epimetheus, who forgot the advice of his brother Prometheus, not to accept any gift from Zeus, and from that moment all miseries came down upon men (Hes. Op. et Dies, 50, &c.). According to some mythographers, Epimetheus became by her the father of Pyrrha and Deucalion (Hygin. Fab. 142; Apollod. i. 7. § 2 ; Procl. ad Hes. Op. p. 30, ed. Heinsius; Ov. Met. i. 350); others make Pandora a daughter of Pyrrha and Deucalion (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 23). Later writers speak of a vessel of Pandora, containing all the blessings of the gods, which would have been preserved for the human race, had not Pandora opened the vessel, so that the winged blessings escaped irrecoverably. The birth of Pandora was represented on the pedestal of the statue of Athena, in the Parthenon at Athens (Paus. i. 24. § 7). In the Orphic poems Pandora occurs as an infernal awful divinity, and is associated with Hecate and the Erinnyes (Orph. Argon. 974). Pandora also occurs as a surname of Gaea (Earth), as the giver of all. (Schol. ad Aristoph. Av. 970; Philostr. Vit. Apoll. vi. 39; Hesych. s.v.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES The creation of Pandora, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., British Museum Hesiod, Works & Days 54 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "The gods keep hidden from men the means of life [i.e. fire] . . . Zeus in the anger of his heart hid it, because Prometheus the crafty deceived him; therefore he planned sorrow and mischief against men. He hid fire; but that the noble son of Iapetos stole again for men from Zeus the counsellor in a hollow fennel-stalk, so that Zeus who delights in thunder did not see it. But afterwards Zeus who gathers the clouds said t

The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what?

Deviated Septum | Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library << Back to Diseases and Conditions What is a deviated septum? A wall of cartilage divides the nose into 2 separate chambers. It’s called the nasal septum. A deviated septum is when this wall is shifted away from the midline. This may cause congestion, problems with breathing, or nasal discharge. The most common symptom from a deviated septum is trouble breathing through the nose. The symptoms are often worse on one side. In some cases, normal sinus drainage is affected. This can result in repeated sinus infections. What causes a deviated septum? You may be born with a deviated septum. Or, it can result from injury, or damage from past treatments. What are the symptoms of a deviated septum? Other people normally can’t tell you have a deviated septum. Trouble breathing through the nose, or one side of the nose, is the most common symptom. You may also have stuffiness, congestion, or a feeling of fullness. A deviated septum can also impair normal drainage from the sinuses. This can lead to recurrent sinus infections. How is a deviated septum diagnosed? Your healthcare provider will take a health history and do a physical exam. He or she will ask questions about any previous injury, and symptoms. The physical exam may include a nasal speculum, otoscope, or nasal endoscopy. If needed, a CT scan of the nose may be done. How is a deviated septum treated? Depending on the severity of your symptoms, surgery may be advised. Septoplasty is a reconstructive surgery done to correct a deviated nasal septum. The procedure is done through the nostrils. During the procedure, parts of the septum may be removed, or readjusted and reinserted into the nose. Septoplasty may be done with the traditional open surgery from inside the nose. When open surgery is done, small scars are made on the base of the nose. They are usually not noticeable. Scarring is not visible when internal surgery is done. Depending on the severity of the deviation, septoplasty may be done in: A surgeon's office A hospital as an outpatient A hospital as an inpatient The surgeon will let you know when you can get back to normal activities. Many people recover within a few days and are able to return to school or sedentary work in a week or so. After surgery, you may have a splint on the nose to help hold its new shape. You may also have nasal packs or soft splints in the nostrils to stabilize the septum. Short-term side effects of surgery may include: Face will feel puffy Small amount of bleeding in first few days Small ruptured blood vessels may appear as tiny red spots on the skin's surface Healing is a slow process. You may have some swelling for months, especially in the tip of the nose. Final results of nasal surgery may not be clear for a year or more. As with any surgery, there can be complications. People vary greatly in their anatomy and ability to heal. The outcome is never fully predictable. Complications include: Infection Perforation (hole) in the septum Reaction to the anesthesia Key points about deviated septum The septum is cartilage that divides the nose into 2 separate chambers. A deviated septum is when the septum is shifted away from the midline. The most common symptom is trouble breathing through the nose. You may be born with a deviated septum. Or, it may be caused by an injury, or damage from previous treatments. Reconstructive plastic surgery may be done to correct a deviated septum. Next steps

On September 8, 1974, Gerald Ford issued Proclamation 4311 granting a pardon, for crimes that may have been committed, to whom?

The History Place - Great Speeches Collection: President Gerald Ford Speech - Pardoning Richard Nixon On September 8, 1974, one month after President Richard Nixon resigned the presidency amid the Watergate scandal, his successor, President Gerald R. Ford, announced his decision to grant Nixon a full pardon for any crimes he may have committed while in office. Page 1 of the Pardon   Page 2 of the Pardon The Watergate scandal stemmed from a break-in that occurred on the night of June 17, 1972, when five burglars entered the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Subsequent investigations revealed the burglars were actually agents hired by Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President. A long chain of events then followed in which the President and top aides became involved in an extensive coverup of White House-sanctioned illegal political activities. The coverup snowballed as Nixon and White House aides attempted to use the prestige and power of the presidency to obstruct justice. After a two-year battle against the news media, government agencies, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and the U.S. Supreme Court, Nixon wound up resigning amid the likelihood that he would not survive a full impeachment vote in the Congress. President Ford's subsequent decision to pardon Nixon eliminated the possibility of a humiliated private citizen Nixon going on trial. The decision to pardon Nixon also likely ended Ford's chances for re-election to the presidency in 1976. Both the decision and its timing came under severe criticism. The pardon was announced by Ford on a Sunday morning, taking advantage of an off-beat time for Washington newsmakers in an attempt to minimize the initial political fallout. It was a vain attempt, however, as the decision caused a firestorm of anger in the press and indignation among those who wanted to see Nixon go on trial and possibly to jail. But among others, the decision evoked sympathy for Nixon, the only President ever to resign. Many saw Nixon as a victim of political infighting in Washington and considered much of Nixon's behavior to be no worse than that of his predecessors in the Oval Office. The result was a further polarization of a nation already traumatized by the events surrounding Watergate. Years later, Nixon made somewhat of a comeback, writing books and granting TV interviews commenting on Watergate and international politics. By contrast, Gerald Ford was destined to obscurity after losing the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter. Listen to an excerpt Ladies and gentlemen: I have come to a decision which I felt I should tell you and all of my fellow American citizens, as soon as I was certain in my own mind and in my own conscience that it is the right thing to do. I have learned already in this office that the difficult decisions always come to this desk. I must admit that many of them do not look at all the same as the hypothetical questions that I have answered freely and perhaps too fast on previous occasions. My customary policy is to try and get all the facts and to consider the opinions of my countrymen and to take counsel with my most valued friends. But these seldom agree, and in the end, the decision is mine. To procrastinate, to agonize, and to wait for a more favorable turn of events that may never come or more compelling external pressures that may as well be wrong as right, is itself a decision of sorts and a weak and potentially dangerous course for a President to follow. I have promised to uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and to do the very best that I can for America. I have asked your help and your prayers, not only when I became President but many times since. The Constitution is the supreme law

Letter, Legal, ledger, and Tabloid are all types of what?

Tabloid, Letter, Ledger, Junior Legal, Legal : the american paper sizes US Paper Sizes United States of America, Canada and Mexico are the only areas of the world who doesn't respect the ISO paper sizes. Tabloid format is a widely used for printing newspapers that have preferred a smaller size than usual. Indeed, broadsheet format is used by most European newspapers, while tabloid is widely used in Anglo-Saxon countries (Great Britain and North America). The major paper sizes used are : What do you think about this US papers page? Tell us your opinion

What comedy duo made their feature film debut in 1978's Up in Smoke?

EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Chong Discusses 'Up In Smoke 2' and More - iamROGUE.com EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Chong Discusses 'Up In Smoke 2' and More Tuesday, 19 April 2011 14:43 Written by  Jami Philbrick Rate this item 5 (7 votes) Today may be April 20th but to millions of potheads around the world it is referred to as 4/20, a national holiday for stoners. In honor of that, I wanted to bring you some news about the long rumored Up In Smoke 2, a sequel to comedy legends Cheech & Chong’s classic stoner-comedy Up in Smoke, which by all accounts is one of the most popular pot-movies of all time. Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, otherwise known as the pot-smoking comedy duo Cheech & Chong, began their career as stand-up comics in the early ‘70s. They eventually gained attention for a string of popular comedy albums, which featured hit songs like “Basketball Jones.” But it was their feature film debut in ‘1978s Up In Smoke that made them icons to the stoner community all around the world. The comedic team broke up in the mid ‘80s and with rumors of bad blood between them; fans thought that they would never see a sequel to one of the most successful marijuana comedies of all time. The prospects of a second film got even slimmer in 2003 when Tommy was unjustly arrested and incarcerated for “conspiring to distribute drug paraphernalia.” But upon his release in 2004, rumors began to swirl about the two comedians reuniting again and possibly making another movie. In 2008, the team publicly announced that they would be reuniting for an upcoming tour, and it was soon after that when rumors of the comedians planning an Up In Smoke sequel began circulating. Over the weekend I had an opportunity to catch up with Tommy Chong, one half of the legendary comedy team, while he was attending the premiere of his new animated film Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, which opens in theaters everywhere on April 29th. In fact, both Chong and Cheech Marin lend their voices to the film and portray two of The Three Little Pigs. While I was unable to speak with Cheech, Tommy gave me the scoop on the status of Up In Smoke 2, as well as their upcoming untitled animated project, and his possible run for President! I began by asking Tommy Chong what exactly the current status is on his script for Up In Smoke 2. ‘It’s almost done,” replied the legendary comedian. “What happens is I write the first part and then I bring Cheech in and then we polish it up. I’m almost at the part where I can struggle with what I want him to do,” joked Chong. “I haven’t quite gotten there yet, but its real close.” Since Chong is writing the script, I followed up by asking him if Cheech is going to direct the movie. “Uh, no. I am going to direct it,” answered Chong. I continued by asking the comedian if Up In Smoke 2 is going to revolve around the same characters as the first film, only thirty years later. “In a very funny way,” confirmed Chong. “Everything’s surprising. I don’t want to give anything away. All I can say is it’s going to be Up in Smoke…thirty years later.” I also asked Chong about the current status of the long rumored animated film that the comedians are supposedly working on. “The animated movie is done; we are just waiting on the right deal to release it. You know it’s an adult sort of thing,” explained Chong. “It’s all the albums that we did and then we took them and made them into a cartoon. It’s pretty cool. It’s done; it’s all in the can. We are just waiting for the right time to release it,” he continued. “They’re testing it to see if it could be released in theaters, that’s what we’d like. The dynamics of the business have changed so much. Now what we used to do years ago, you can’t do anymore, Chong explained. “So it’s all changed. I might just freak out like Donald Trump and run for president.” I followed that comment up by asking Chong the obvious question: is he really planning to run for President in 2012? “Well, no … I’ll run for Drug Czar and then just promote our movies,” he joked. Finally, I asked Chong if he was disappointed that Prop 19, which would have legalized Ma

What two dogs are cross bred to produce the Schnoodle?

Schnoodle Dog Breed Information, Pictures, Characteristics & Facts – Dogtime Dog Breed Group: Hybrid Dogs Height: 1 foot, 3 inches to 2 feet, 2 inches tall at the shoulder Weight: 20 to 75 pounds Life Span: 10 to 15 years The Schnoodle is cheerful and intelligent. Described as "forever happy," this designer dog's favorite joys in life are playing and hanging out with his family. Bred to be a companion dog , he's proven that he can do well in agility and as a therapy dog. He makes a terrific jogging companion and his love of activity can get you off the couch. He will fill your life and lap with love and laughter. The Schnoodle is loyal like the Schnauzer and fun-loving like the Poodle . Like his Schnauzer parent, a Schnoodle has a protective nature and makes a good watch dog. Like his Poodle parent, he's smart and affectionate. He will bark, sometimes too much (a trait that should be nipped in the bud when he's young). Schnauzers are solid terriers and tend toward being a bit stubborn and independent but extremely loyal. The Poodle is smart, agile, and active with a high-maintenance coat. In the best examples of this hybrid, there's less of the Poodle's high energy and less of the Schnauzer's stubbornness. A Schnoodle loves car rides (particularly when he's going to visit someone he likes), playing fetch, and just having a good ol' time. Fetch isn't the only game he loves; he likes to play and play. He's a silly boy and will do what some refer to as the "butt tucks" and others call the Schnoodle 500 — running fast in a circle with the hind end tucked up. It's just a form of play that means he's happy. He also has an unusual propensity to use his front paws as hands to hold toys and blankets. There's a terrier in there, and some Schnoodles like to dig more than others. Unfortunately, some really enjoy digging. Some really enjoy barking , too. Schnauzers sometimes love one person more than the rest of the family, and that trait can carry over to Schnoodles. They'll always like the whole family, but once in a while they prefer one person above the rest. There are three different variations of both Schnauzers and Poodles, making for a wide range of sizes in the Schnoodle. The larger ones are still relatively uncommon. Schnauzer varieties include Miniature, Standard, and Giant; Poodle varieties include Toy, Miniature, and Standard. There is no breed standard for Schnoodles — nor any breed clubs (although one is in the planning stages) — so as yet their different sizes are simply and loosely defined as Toy, Miniature, and Standard. Most Schnoodles are small, because the most common cross uses a Miniature Schnauzer and a Toy or Miniature Poodle. That's what people generally think of when they talk about Schnoodles. However, size may make a difference in the personality of this hybrid. While a Miniature or Standard Schnauzer can be a handful, the Giant Schnauzer has their feistiness many times over — he's a dominant dog who needs a firm hand. A large Schnoodle should have a softer temperament than a Giant Schnauzer, but beware: If you're interested in a large Schnoodle, keep the Giant Schnauzer temperament in mind, because it's a wild card. Understand these differences before deciding which size Schnoodle is for you. As with any hybrid, there's also a huge difference between a Schnoodle whose purebred parents have been carefully selected for temperament versus a dog from an irresponsible breeder who slaps a litter together simply because she has a purebred Schnauzer and lives down the street from a purebred Poodle. When the parents are carefully selected, the Schnoodle is a great dog. Unfortunately, the hybrid has become popular enough for puppy mills to get on the bandwagon, and unscrupulous breeders who don't give a hoot about the puppy's health or temperament are everywhere. If you want the temperament that the hybrid is meant to provide, get a puppy from a responsible breeder who has taken care in selecting the parents. Hybrid vigor can work wonders, but poor parent selection can result in the worst traits of both breeds wit

Known as The Sunflower State, what was the 34th state to join the Union on January 29, 1861?

Major Rivers: Kansas River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River, Arkansas River, Missouri River Major Lakes: Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Cheney Reservoir, Waconda Lake Highest Point: Mount Sunflower 4,041 feet above sea level State Motto: Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties) State Bird: Western Meadowlark State Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander State Insect: Honeybee

Sept 5, 1774 saw the first sitting of what important body, which met in Philadelphia's Carpenter's Hall?

[September 1774] [September 1774] Where, how, or with whom, my time is Spent. Septr. 1. Breakfasted at Queen Anne. Dined in Annapolis, & lodged at Rock Hall. Queen Anne was a small village on the Patuxent River in Prince George’s County, Md., nine miles northeast of Upper Marlboro. It consisted of only a few houses and a tobacco warehouse in 1783 ( SCHOEPF description begins Johann David Schoepf. Travels in the Confederation [1783–1784]. Translated and edited by Alfred J. Morrison. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1911. description ends , 1:364; Md. Gaz., 5 Aug. 1746). rock hall: GW lists expenses “at Hodges” as 16s. 9d. (GW’s Cash Memoranda, 24 Mar.–25 Oct. 1774, CSmH ). A 30 Nov. 1775 advertisement in the Maryland Gazette for the rental of the “White Rock-Hall ferry” describes James Hodges as currently living on the ferry plantation. He probably ran the ferry-house where GW stayed. 2. Din’d at Rock Hall (waiting for my Horses) & lodg’d at New Town on Chester. 3. Breakfasted at Down’s. Dind at the Buck Tavern (Carsons) & lodg’d at Newcastle. down’s: a tavern operated by William Down at Down’s Cross Roads, now Galena, Md., 1½ miles south of Georgetown ( W.P.A. [2] description begins W.P.A. Writers’ Project. Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State. American Guide Series. New York, 1940. description ends , 365). The Buck Tavern was in New Castle County, Del., 11 miles south of the present city of Newark, Del. William Carson, a tavern keeper in New Castle County in 1778, was probably the proprietor at this time ( W.P.A. [3] description begins W.P.A. Writers’ Project. Delaware: A Guide to the First State. American Guide Series. New York, 1938. description ends , 461; CALENDAR [2] description begins Leon de Valinger, Jr., comp. Calendar of Kent County Delaware Probate Records, 1680–1800. Dover, 1944. description ends , 316). 4. Breakfasted at Christeen Ferry. Dined at Chester & lodged at Doctr. Shippens’s in Phila. after Supping at the New Tavern. Christina (Christiana) ferry crossed Christina (Christiana) River at Wilmington on the main road from New Castle to Philadelphia ( LINCOLN description begins Anna T. Lincoln. Wilmington, Delaware: Three Centuries under Four Flags, 1609–1937. Rutland, Vt., 1937. description ends , 83–84). William Shippen, Jr. (1736–1808), son of Dr. William Shippen (1712–1801) and Susannah Harrison Shippen, was a Philadelphia physician and surgeon, educated at Edinburgh. In 1765 he was appointed professor of surgery and anatomy at the new medical school connected with the College of Philadelphia, and during the Revolution he was chief physician and director general of the military hospital of the Continental Army. Shippen was married to Alice Lee Shippen, sister of GWs fellow delegate, Richard Henry Lee. Lee had undoubtedly invited GW to stay at his brother-in-law’s house until suitable lodgings were obtained. The New Tavern, or City Tavern, was on the west side of Second Street, above Walnut. Designed in the style of the best London taverns, it contained several large club rooms. Daniel Smith was the proprietor at this time ( SCHARF [1] description begins J. Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott. History of Philadelphia. 1609–1884. 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1884. description ends , 1:291). 5. Breakfasted and Dined at Doctr. Shippen’s. Spent the Eveng. at Tavern. On this day the delegates to Congress met at City Tavern. The credentials of the various members were read, and Peyton Randolph of Virginia was elected chairman, or president, and Charles Thomson of Pennsylvania secretary. Carpenters’ Hall, which has been offered by the Carpenters’ Guild of Philadelphia, was chosen as the meeting place for Congress ( JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 1:13–14). GW rarely mentions in his diaries anything concerning his presence in Congress, but he seems to have attended the sessions regularly. For information on the day-to-day transactions of the Congress, see JCC description begins Worthington Ch

Anchored by the star Antares, the constellation Scorpius represents what animal?

Scorpius Constellation on Top Astronomer Scorpius Please hover over any star to get more information Scorpius is a constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. It was one of the constellations introduced by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Scorpius represents the scorpion that stung and killed Orion, the mythical hunter who boasted that he could kill any wild animal. The Earth sent the scorpion to kill Orion after hearing what he had said. In another version of the Greek tale, it was the goddess Artemis who sent the scorpion after Orion had tried to ravish her. Even today, it is said that Orion flees under the horizon whenever Scorpius rises in the sky. The two constellations are placed opposite each other. The Sumerians also identified the constellation with the scorpion, or Gir-tab. Scorpius is depicted with its tail and sting poised in the air, ready to strike. The constellation Scorpius occupies an area of 497 square degrees and contains ten stars with known planets. It can be seen at latitudes between +40° and -90° and is best visible at 9 p.m. during the month of July. Astronomically, the Sun lingers in Scorpius only for a week, from November 23 to November 30, but most astrologers consider it to be in the sign of Scorpio from October 23 to November 23. In sidereal astrology, the Sun passes through Scorpio from November 16 to December 16. Scorpius contains a number of bright stars, most of which are members of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, the closest stellar association to our solar system. The brightest star in the constellation is [7516] alpha Scorpii, or Antares ("like Mars"), named for its reddish-orange colour, which resembles that of the planet Mars. Antares is a red supergiant with a radius about 800 times that of the Sun. It is classified as a variable star; its apparent magnitude varies between 0.9 and 1.8. It has a hot blue companion star about 2.9 arcseconds away. Antares is the 16th brightest star in the sky. It is approximately 600 light-years distant from Earth. It is also of the brightest stars near the ecliptic, the Sun’s apparent path in the sky. The only other first magnitude stars on the ecliptic are [7931] Aldebaran (alpha Tauri), [8774] Spica (alpha Virginis) and [4806] Regulus (alpha Leonis). Antares is significant in many different cultures. In Arab tradition, it was said to be the star of the warrior poet Antarah ibn Shaddad. Arabs also used to call the star Kalb al Akrab ("the scorpion's hart"), a translation of the ancient Greek name for the star, Kardia Scorpiou, as well as the Latin, Cor Scorpii. In Egyptian tradition, the light of Antares played an important part in the ceremonies performed in the temples. Ancient Persians called the star Satevis and considered it to be one of the four "royal stars." Antares was also important in the religion of Stregheria, a pagan, pre-Christian religion in Italy in which the star was believed to be a fallen angel and guardian of the western gate. In ancient India, Antares was known as Jyeshtha. [7517] lambda Scorpii, the second brightest star in Scorpius, is also called Shaula ("the sting"). It is located at the end of the scorpion’s tail, marking the sting. Shaula is a multiple star, composed of a B-type subgiant, which is itself a triple star, and two fainter companions. The primary star is classified as a Beta Cephei variable, a star that shows changes in luminosity because of pulsations on its surface. Shaula is approximately 700 light-years distant. [7522] - [7553] beta Scorpii, also known as Graffias ("claws") and Acrab ("scorpion"), is another multiple star system. The Chinese called it the Fourth Star of the Room. Acrab appears as a binary star composed of two hot, B-class stars that are suspected spectroscopic binaries themselves. [7520] delta Scorpii, or Dschubba ("forehead") marks the middle of the scorpion’s head. It is also known as Dzuba, Iclarcrau and Iclarkrav. It is a multiple star with a hot class B star for the primary component. It lies about 402 light-years from

For a point each, name the countries that share a physical border with the Kingdom of Lesotho

Lesotho travel guide - Wikitravel History[ edit ] Originally, the Sotho-Tswana people lived in what is now Free State in neighbouring South Africa . They were a farming people, and when the Zulus started attacking villages and the Voortrekkers started encroaching on their land, they fled up into the Lesotho mountains. Here, continuous attacks from the Zulus forced local tribes to join together for protection, and by 1824, King Moeshoeshoe had established himself as king and Thaba Bosiu as his mountain fortress. Moeshoeshoe allied himself with the British Cape Colony government in a bid to protect the Basotho from the Boers' rapidly increasing presence in the area. Much fighting followed, forcing Moeshoeshoe to go straight to the imperial government of the British, and in 1868, Basotholand (as it was then called) became a protectorate of the British Empire. It was granted independence from the British Empire on October 4th, 1966. People[ edit ] The Kingdom of Lesotho was formed through the pursuit of peace, and this peaceful nature still exists in the Basotho. They are a friendly and welcoming people and do not have the aggressive history some of the peoples of neighbouring countries have. People are especially grateful to Brits, and the older generation will come up to a Brit and tell them how much they thank them for saving them from apartheid! Climate[ edit ] Lesotho has 300 days of sunshine. The rainy season extends from October to April in which Lesotho gets 70mm of rainfall, mostly during severe thunderstorms. Extensive snow falls are possible in winter but may occur in any month on the high mountains. Night time temperatures go below freezing in winter (May — September)- and houses do not feature central heating, so bring a jacket. Festivals[ edit ] Independence Day (4th October) celebrates the day that Lesotho achieved independence from the British Empire. Moshoeshoe Day (11th March) celebrates the life of the founding father of the country. In Maseru , the procession goes from the Palace all the way to the Sotho Stadium, and involves many people dressed up in Lesotho's vibrant and colourful traditional dress — usually comprising blankets and sticks and if you're lucky, the cat hat! Women involved in the parade will be carrying huge bundles of sticks, as they traditionally would do, whilst the men will either be doing traditional dances, riding horses, or herding bulls along the road! At the stadium, after the procession has arrived, there are military and police parades, which aren't nearly so enjoyable. Other destinations[ edit ] Maliba Lodge — The only 5 Star Lodge in Lesotho Afriski — Ski and Mountain Resort for Skiing in Winter (June - September) and Mountain Adventure Sport in Summer (October - April) Bokong Nature Reserve — hiking paradise; the Lepaquoa waterfall freezes in winter into a solid column of ice! Sehlabathebe National Park — remote mountain reserve great for hiking with rare wildlife, impressive waterfalls, and ancient rock paintings and stone shelters. Ts'ehlanyane National Park — Sub-alpine National Park at the foot of the Holomo Pass. Home to one of the few remaining Che-Che (old wood) forests, with hiking trails and pristine rock pools and rivers. Katse — Pony-trekking and the impressive Katse Dam. Entry requirements[ edit ] Foreign nationals of the following countries/territories can enter Lesotho visa-free: For up to 14 days: Australia , Austria , Belgium , Canada , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Iceland , Italy , Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , Portugal , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland Your passport needs to be valid for another six months and you need at least two blank pages. The proof of a return or onward ticket or your future travel plans might be asked, but this should not be a problem. If you require a visa to enter Lesotho, you might be able to apply for one at a British embassy, high commission or consulate in the country where you legally reside if there is no foreign mission of Lesotho. For example, the British embassies/consulates in Al Khobar [1] , Almaty [2] ,

Introduced by the Raytheon Corporation in 1947, what ubiquitous modern day convenience was originally sold under the name Radarange, based on its use of the magnetron, a major component of radar systems?

CSS Forums - Inventions and Discoveries Tuesday, November 06, 2007 03:51 PM [B][CENTER][U][SIZE="4"]electricity[/SIZE][/U][/CENTER][/B] [B][U]Alternating Current[/U][/B] [B]Induction Coil / Transformer[/B] In the 1880s every system for distributing electricity used direct current (DC). But DC transmission over long distances was impractical. Transmitting at low voltage required thick wires. Transmitting at high voltage was dangerous and could not be reduced for consumer uses such as lighting. It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented. Stanley's design for such a coil-or 'transformer' as it is now called-became the prototype for all future transformers. [B]System of Distribution by Alternating Currents[/B] Charles Proteus Steinmetz Born Apr 9 1865 - Died Oct 26 1923 System of Distribution by Alternating Currents Alternating Current Patent Number(s) 533,244 Inducted 1977 In 1893, Steinmetz joined the newly organized General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York, serving as consulting engineer until his death. Steinmetz's first important research was on the phenomenon of hysteresis, by which power is lost because of magnetic resistance. This research led him directly to a study of alternating current, which could eliminate hysteresis loss in motors. The difficulty was that there was really no theory of alternating current by which the electrical engineer could be guided. Steinmetz set out to remedy this deficiency. During the next 20 years he prepared a series of masterful papers and volumes which reduced the theory of alternating current to order. Steinmetz's last research was on lightning, which threatened to disrupt the new AC power lines. Here again he made fundamental contributions. Without Charles Steinmetz's development of theories of alternating current, the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States in the early 20th century would have been impossible, or at least greatly delayed. [B]Electro-Magnetic Motor[/B] Nikola Tesla invented the induction motor with rotating magnetic field that made unit drives for machines feasible and made AC power transmission an economic necessity. In 1887 and 1888 Tesla had an experimental shop at 89 Liberty Street, New York, and there he invented the induction motor. He sold the invention to Westinghouse in July 1888 and spent a year in Pittsburgh instructing Westinghouse engineers. [B]Improvement in Steam-Power Brake Devices[/B] George Westinghouse invented a system of air brakes that made travel by train safe and built one of the greatest electric manufacturing organizations in the United States. After briefly attending Union College he returned to his father's shop, where he developed and patented a rotary steam engine, a device for replacing derailed freight cars, and a railroad frog. He then worked to develop a system of railroad brakes that would centralize control in the hands of the engineer. He was awarded the first of many air brake patents in 1869 and at the age of 22 organized the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. [B][U]Electric Lamp[/U][/B] One of the outstanding geniuses in the history of technology, Thomas Edison earned patents for more than a thousand inventions, including the incandescent electric lamp, the phonograph, the carbon telephone transmitter, and the motion-picture projector. In addition, he created the world's first industrial research laboratory. In September 1878, after having viewed an exhibition of a series of eight glaring 500-candlepower arc lights, Edison boldly announced he would invent a safe, mild, and inexpensive electric light that would replace the gaslight in millions of homes; moreover, he would accomplish this by an entirely different method of current distribution from that used for arc lights. To back the lamp effort, some of New York's leading financial figures joined with Edison in October 1878 to form the Edison Electric Light Company, the predecessor of today's General Electric Company. On October 21,1879, Edison demo

With an atomic number of 86, what element, the heaviest of the noble gasses, uses the symbol Rn?

#86 - Radon - Rn Radon 9.73 grams per cubic centimeter Normal Phase From the Latin word nitens, meaning shining Date and Place of Discovery In 1900 in Halle, Germany Discovered by It is one of the heaviest gases. It is considered a health hazard. It exists in the decay of radium. Mineral springs in Misasa , Japan, and Bad Kreuznach , Germany are rich in radium and emit radon. The second most frequent cause of lung cancer behind cigarettes. Common Uses Radon therapy has been used in some spa resorts around the world, but there has never been any proof that there are beneficial effects from radon therapy. Indicator of ground water

This year was the first in its 45 year history that Jerry Lewis did not host the annual labor day telethon, which raises money for which charity (2.45 billion to date)?

Jerry Lewis: I'd smack Lindsay Lohan in the mouth – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs May 25, 2013 at 6:07 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply water softening Fantastic put up, very informative. I wonder why the opposite specialists of this sector don't understand this. You should proceed your writing. I am sure, you have a huge readers' base already!|What's Going down i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I have discovered It positively useful and it has aided me out loads. I hope to give a contribution & assist different customers like its aided me. Great job. April 5, 2012 at 4:15 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Breann Qadeer You are really a good webmaster. The web site loading pace is incredible. It sort of feels that you are doing any distinctive trick. Furthermore, The contents are masterpiece. you've performed a wonderful task on this subject!How to Deposit a Check´s last [type] ..1 December 13, 2011 at 4:20 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply SymbolCrash December 28, 2010 at 11:49 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply pat Jerry Lewis has only one claim to fame – MS telethon – and he will try to keep that as long as possible because he has NOTHING else. Him calling MS children "My kids" makes me want to barf. He has never been much good at anything and never will be. Wonder how all that money is spent. People send it in hoping to help with MS but I would like a good accounting of where the money goes. I never donate though because I can't stand Jerry Lewis. October 10, 2010 at 2:44 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Myome He's got a point, even if he is somewhat nuts. Both those girls won't live to see his age if they keep living the way they are now. Maybe they should give me their money and live like me...that would be real humbling. September 28, 2010 at 2:35 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Nancy September 27, 2010 at 1:09 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Ed Thomas, Wisconsin September 26, 2010 at 6:58 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply TOM September 26, 2010 at 11:22 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply harvey pearl Leave Lindsey Lohan alone you opinionated morons. She is a young girl who is in need of therapy not ridicule and certainly not jail as that jerk judge seemed to think. She is suffering from a disease and from what I see she is trying to cure herself and it is not easy. September 25, 2010 at 7:33 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply mrc Shows you how far we've fallen when Jerry Lewis makes more sense than any other public figure. September 25, 2010 at 12:26 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply opinionated That's a crude remark. At the same time, these girls have too much money, time and freedom. They are just a waste of lives that could count for so much more in this world. It is sad. What kind of world makes them celebrities?? September 23, 2010 at 10:33 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Master Well let me know if slavery or child labor does make a comeback, I have a field of cotton that needs pickin and I also need some clothes sewn together. Thanks September 23, 2010 at 7:13 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Izzy I often wonder what would happen if the media refused to report on the antics of the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan. While Jerry Lewis used a poor choice of words, his theory is right on the money. September 23, 2010 at 4:48 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Cynical Randy So, she gets popped in the mouth, Jerry.....who popped you when you were a percocet junkie??? Frankly, both of ya can go....only the French think you're funny! September 23, 2010 at 2:49 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Jack Good to hear from someone like Jerry who despite his imperfections, which we all have, recognizes a spoiled brat when he hears about one. He's done more for people with disabilities than Lohan and her idiot likely to die young friends ever will. September 21, 2010 at 11:34 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply PAT JERRY LEWIS IS JUST TRYING TO GET SOME ATTENTION – LIKE HE DOES WITH THE MD TELETHON. HE NOT ONLY IS A HAS BEEN – HE IS A NEVER WAS. I NEVER DONATE

What's missing: Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool?

Dirty Harry 5-Film Collection: Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact / The Dead Pool UV/SD • MyDigitalCode.com • Tictail Redeems in Ultraviolet SD: 'Dirty Harry Collection' Dirty Harry 5-Film Collection includes: Dirty Harry (1971) Streetwise San Francisco police detective Harry Callahan will nail the serial killer Scorpio...one way or the other...no matter what &quot;the system&quot; prescribes. Don Siegel directs on of the best police thrillers ever made. Magnum Force (1973) Sharpshooting rookie motorcycle cops have turned vigilante, eliminating crooks the courts can't touch - thereby venturing into Harry's cross-hairs. Written by future directors John Milius and Michael Cimino. The Enforcer (1976) When terrorists rob an arms warehouse and go on a bloody extortion spree, city leaders seek out Callahan, who's now teamed with a lady partner (Tyne Daly) with two jobs: tracking down the terrorists - and winning Harry's confidence. Sudden Impact (1983) On an out-of-town assignment, Harry tracks a traumatized rape victim (Sondra Locke) coldly gunning down her bygone attackers. Fueled by the line that became a national catchphrase: &quot;Go ahead. Make my day.&quot; The Dead Pool (1988) Fame isn't Callahan's style. He'd rather not be lumped in with a rocker, a film critic and a talk-show host. They're slain celebrities named in mysterious betting pool. And Harry just joined the list. Redeems in Ultraviolet SD: 'Dirty Harry Collection' Sold by

In golf, what is the opposite of a slice (a shot that curves toward the side of the swing)?

Golf Slice | Cure A Slice Best Online Golf Instruction Resource Available Getting back to the golf side of things, let’s discuss briefly how a slice and a hook come to be. Where does that spin originate? Obviously you know that the only contact your club has with the ball is at impact, correct? And the only time you can impart spin on the ball is at that impact point. So the problem lies in the angle in which your club face strikes the ball and the direction in which your club is swinging (inside or outside) through the ball.   Let’s first start with the “outside-in” swing path. You’re most accustomed to this anyway if you’ve read this far. But let’s define what we mean by inside and outside so that we’re all in understanding. When you address the ball, the space between yourself and the ball is referred to as the inside, while the space on the opposite side of the ball from yourself is labeled the outside. And if you were to draw a line directly from the ball to your target and extend that line in the opposite direction behind the ball, this will determine whether you’re on the inside or the outside of the ball. On the “outside-in” path, you can probably imagine that your club head during your downswing toward the ball is on the outside of that imaginary line we drew and then strikes the ball and then your club head finishes through the impact zon e on the inside of the ball. This seems like the correct remedy to hit the ball to the left doesn’t it? Most golfers believe that. But most golfers don’t understand the physics and the science of the golf swing. Contrary to what most golfers who slice the ball believe, by hitting the ball with this approach, this ultimately sends the ball to the right. It may seem that by cutting across the ball (another term that is used in conjunction with slicing or the “outside-in” swing) you will hit the ball to the left. Many of you are able to start the ball toward the left, but the spin that is on the ball ultimately curves the ball to the right leaving you with a shot that is short and in the rough on the right side. On the golf hook page on this site, I illustrate just how spin is put on the golf ball at impact, and the factors that go into making the ball spin the way it does, to the left or the right. You can also go to the swing drill page that I talk about weight transfer to see how the lack of weight shift from your right to left side at impact and follow through will keep your ball slicing and never have a chance to turn over to the left.   In order to hit the ball straight, or with a draw, you have to be committed to the swing. You have to complete the entire swing. The swing can't stop or get lazy at impact. I notice that happening with a number of people that I get paired up with when I go out and play. They are almost wishing the ball to go left. Golf swings that are tentative and scared will consistently have trouble with hitting the ball with a slice. You can't go just half way and hit and hope.   You have to bring your follow through all the way around your body and rotate you hips and rotate the club around on a proper swing plane . So many slicers just quit as soon as the ball is struck. They finish high and never completely rotate around and transfer their weight. You've seen the tour players on TV, they all finish on the their left side as this graphic shows. Too many slicers of the golf ball, never get to this position, and all too often stay on the right side or flat footed, off balance or even falling backwards at impact.   Many golfers who slice the ball suffer from a reverse pivot, which is pretty much like it sounds, the reverse or inverse of what you should do on your backswing. In the backswing, instead of your spine angle being behind the ball, it actually drifts the opposite way and shifts in front of the ball. So when at the top of the swing, the only way to get the club back to the ball is to shift your weight backwards to where it should've been in the first place. And this move shifts your weight back behind the ball at impact, and results in a huge lac

Two letters in American Sign Language require movement. Name either one.

Sign Language Translation Sign Language Translation Ranjay Krishna       (rak248 at cornell dot edu) Seonwoo Lee            (sl787 at cornell dot edu) Si Ping Wang            (sw525 at cornell dot edu) Jonathan Lang         (fl229 at cornell dot edu) The Engineers: Ranjay Krishna, Seonwoo Lee, Si Ping Wang Introduction "A portable Glove Based Sign Language Translator with LCD Display, Speech Synthesis, and Sign Language Education Software" Sign language is a language through which communication is possible without the means of acoustic sounds. Instead, sign language relies on sign patterns, i.e., body language, orientation and movements of the arm to facilitate understanding between people. It exploits unique features of the visual medium through spatial grammar. Currently, in the United States, there are approximately one to two million signers. It is the sixth most spoken language in the America. Trudy Sugg’s book describes sign language as the sixth most spoken language in the world. The sign language translator we have developed uses a glove fitted with sensors that can interpret the 26 English letters in American Sign Language (ASL). The glove uses flex sensors, contact sensors, and accelerometers in three dimensions to gather data on each finger’s position and the hand’s motion to differentiate the letters. The translation is transmitted to the base station, which displays as well as pronounces the letter and also interfaces with the computer. On the computer there is a game which tests the user’s ability to sign, which can be used for sign language education. Demo Video High Level Design Glove The sign language translator starts with the Glove, the heart of the project. The black glove contains nine flex sensors, four contact sensors, one two dimensional x-y axis accelerometer and one one dimensional z axis accelerometer. The flex sensors are the most critical sensors because most letters can be distinguished based on fingers’ flexes. All the fingers except the thumb have two flex sensors, one over the knuckle and the other over the lower joint. This provides two degrees of flexes for these fingers. For the thumb there is one flex sensors over the lower joint. All the flex sensors were commercially available flex sensors that we found in the lab. Flex Sensors The contact sensors help distinguish between a set of letters in which the flex sensors were ambiguous. Letters such as U and V have only one difference: the distance between the index and middle finger. Contact sensors determine which fingers are touching and how the fingers are oriented relative to each other. Contact Sensors Finally, the accelerometers are used for movement and orientation detection. Specific hand motions are the only way to detect the letters J and Z. For letters such as G and Q, the only way to distinguish between them is their orientation--while G has the palm facing sideways, Q has the palm facing downwards. Accelerometers Arm Circuit The second part of the project is the Detection Unit. The output from the sensors on the Glove is connected to the Detection Unit, which is mounted on the user’s arm through the use of Velcro straps. Detection Unit The Detection Unit has three basic components. Comparator Circuits: The first of the three is the nine Schmitt Triggers, built using operational amplifiers with positive feedback. The nine flex sensors are digitized through these one bit analog to digital converters (ADC’s). Each flex sensor has a unique threshold level for detecting flexes, necessitating individual comparator circuits with potentiometers. Individual Comparator Circuit Layout Twelve Comparator Circuits Radio Transmitter: The second part of the Detection Unit is the radio transmitter which transmits the letters signed to the Base Station. This makes the project to be wireless and easily portable. We use a Radiotronix WI.232FHSS-25-FCC-R transceiver. Transceiver ATMega644 Microcontroller: The outputs from the accelerometers are inputted to the microcontroller where it is read through the microcontroller’s on-chip ADC.

Especially devastating in Seattle, what fast food chain was at the center of an E. Coli outbreak in 1993?

17-Month-old Is 3d Child to Die Of Illness Linked to Tainted Meat - NYTimes.com 17-Month-old Is 3d Child to Die Of Illness Linked to Tainted Meat Published: February 22, 1993 SEATTLE, Feb. 21— A boy whose parents appeared on President Clinton's "town meeting" in Michigan this month has become the third person to die from an outbreak of E. coli bacteria poisoning traced to hamburgers at a fast-food chain. The boy, 17-month-old Riley Detwiler, died Saturday at Seattle Children's Hospital from respiratory failure brought on by an infection with the E. coli bacteria, doctors said. His parents, Darin and Vicki Detwiler, appeared on Mr. Clinton's "town meeting" on Feb. 11 to ask the President to move quickly on health reform and to improve the nation's system of meat inspection. Riley's death is the third linked to an outbreak of E. coli infection that began in early January and has caused more than 450 people in Washington State to become ill. Cases Tied to Fast-Food Chain According to the state health department, 94 percent of the cases have been tied to Jack in the Box restaurants, a fast-food hamburger chain owned by Foodmaker Inc. of San Diego. State health officials said frozen hamburger patties from the Jack in the Box restaurants were found to be heavily contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Investigators also found that the chain was undercooking the patties. The Detwilers contend that their son was infected by the bacteria at his day-care center by a less severely infected child who had eaten at Jack in the Box. State health officials say there have been about 50 cases involving people who became infected after contact with someone who had been infected from eating the contaminated meat. Health officials have said that washing the hands, especially after using the toilet, is a sure way to prevent the spread of the infection. During the "town meeting," Vicki Detwiler told the President that the family faced a staggering health bill because her husband had lost his job and the family's medical insurance two days before their son became infected. Riley "was just a little boy who was very much loved," the Detwilers said in a statement issued by the hospital. "His time came too soon." They said they hoped that "his illness has raised issues of food safety, personal hygiene and national health care that will serve to bring about the changes where they are needed." Approximately 50 Cases The first victim of the food-poisoning outbreak was Michael Nole, 2, of Tacoma, Wash., who died Jan. 22 of renal failure caused by the bacteria. The child had eaten a hamburger from an Jack in the Box outlet. Another child, Celina Shribbs, 2, of Seattle, died Jan. 28 at Children's Hospital as the result of an E. coli infection. The source of her infection has not been determined. Four other children remain hospitalized, including one in critical condition, Children's Hospital said. Jack in the Box has promised to pay the medical expenses of anyone who has become ill because of the outbreak, including those with secondary infections. Total medical costs for all cases of the infection at all affected hospitals, "may be in the $1 million range," said Dr. John Neff, the medical director of Children's Hospital. Photo: Riley Detwiler, shown recently with his parents, Vicki and Darin, at Seattle Children's Hospital, died Saturday. Doctors said he died from respiratory failure brought on by an infection of E. coli bacteria. (Associated Press)

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors on Sept 7, 1963, in what Midwestern city?

Pro Football Hall of Fame and annual Enshrinement Festival to celebrate 50 years of success Pro Football Hall of Fame and annual Enshrinement Festival to celebrate 50 years of success Published: Friday, November 16, 2012 CANTON, OHIO (November 16, 2012) – As 2013 quickly approaches, the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce look forward with great excitement to the collaborative celebration of 50 years of success since the Pro Football Hall of Fame first opened its doors on Sept. 7, 1963, and the first Enshrinement Festival events were held. Football fans everywhere are encouraged to plan to attend and enjoy all of the 2013 Enshrinement Festival events, which will take place from July 19 through Aug. 6, and also to mark their calendars now for Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 for the 50-Year Community Celebration Day to be held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It all began on Dec. 9, 1959, when an article heralding the Pro Football Hall of Fame appeared in The Canton Repository. The article, entitled “Pro Football Needs Hall of Fame and Logical Site Is Here,” made the argument for Canton, Ohio, because the city is the birthplace of professional football, with the establishment of the first pro league, the American Professional Football League (now NFL), organized here in 1920. The article also indicated that in order to make a Hall of Fame a reality in Canton, it would “require a combined Herculean effort on the part of civic and sports leaders, industry, and perhaps more important, just plain fans.” Civic groups quickly accepted the challenge, and by January of 1961, William E. Umstattd of The Timken Company made a formal bid to the National Football League for acceptance of Canton as the site for a pro football hall of fame. And three months later, Canton was granted official site approval. Wooded parkland was donated from the city and a civic fundraising campaign had, by Feb. 8, 1962, acquired pledges totaling $378,026. Groundbreaking for the original construction was held on Aug. 11, 1962, and on Sept. 7, 1963, the 19,000-square foot building was first opened to the public, the same day that the Hall’s charter class of 17 was inducted. That same year, the first Enshrinement Festival events were held, including a fashion show luncheon, a dinner/dance, and a Saturday morning brunch. The events originated as a way to feed and entertain the Enshrinees and their families while they were in town to practice and then participate in the Enshrinement. Over the years, the Hall of Fame has enjoyed five expansions, bringing the complex to 83,000 sq. ft. Then, in December of 2010, Hall of Fame Board of Trustees announced a two-year expansion and renovation project, the largest in the Hall of Fame’s history, at an estimated cost of $27 million. The project was dubbed The “Future 50” Expansion and Renovation Project because its completion, scheduled for 2013, will coincide with the Hall of Fame’s 50-Year Celebration and constitute the foundation for success in the next 50 years. The project will expand the museum to 118,000 sq. ft. and enables them to better preserve and present the ever-growing collection of historical artifacts and documents. It also provides major enhancements to the visitor experience and accommodates the growing number of Hall of Fame guests, especially during the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival. Likewise, the Enshrinement Festival events have grown from the original four in 1963 to a total of 19 over two and half weeks, enjoyed by nearly 700,000 people and producing an economic impact of nearly $32 million for Canton/Stark County, and $56 million for the State of Ohio. A team of 4,200 extraordinary community volunteers annually joins with the professional staffs at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Pro Football Hall of Fame to plan and stage the events that surround the central focus of the entire celebration – the Enshrinement of football players, coaches, and contributors into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which has earned its reputation as “Americ

“There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase erroneously attributed to what famous showman?

There’s a sucker born every minute. P.T. Barnum | Dictionary of Quotes There’s a sucker born every minute. P.T. Barnum There’s a sucker born every minute. P.T. Barnum In a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which… In a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. -T. S. Eliot "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it… "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein "Character isn’t something you were born with and "Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming." - Jim Rohn 6 réponses à “There’s a sucker born every minute. P.T. Barnum” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_sucker_b … There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase often credited to P.T. Barnum (1810 – 1891), an American showman. It is generally taken to mean that there are (and always will be) a lot of gullible people in the world. When Barnum's biographer tried to track down when Barnum had uttered this phrase, all of Barnum's friends and acquaintances told him it was out of character. Barnum's credo was more along the lines of "there's a customer born every minute" — he wanted to find ways to draw new customers in all the time because competition was fierce and people could become bored easily.[citation needed] While some sources claim the quote is most likely from famous con-man Joseph ("Paper Collar Joe") Bessimer,[1], other sources say it was actually uttered by David Hannum, spoken in reference to Barnum's part in the Cardiff Giant hoax. Hannum, who was exhibiting the "original" giant and had unsuccessfully sued Barnum for exhibiting a copy and claiming it was the original, was referring to the crowds continuing to pay to see Barnum's exhibit even after both it and the original had been proven to be fakes. In turn, Barnum's fellow circus owner and arch-rival Adam Forepaugh attributed the quote to Barnum in a newspaper interview in an attempt to discredit him. However, Barnum never denied making the quote. It is said that he thanked Forepaugh for the free publicity he had given him.[citation needed] Yet another source credits late 1860s Chicago "bounty broker, saloon and gambling-house keeper, eminent politician, and dispenser of cheating privileges…" Michael Cassius McDonald as the originator of the aphorism. According to the book Gem of the Prairie: Chicago Underworld (1940) by Herbert Asbury, when McDonald was equipping his gambling house known as The Store (at Clark and Monroe Streets in Chicago) his partner Harry Lawrence expressed concern over the large number of roulette wheels and faro tables being installed and their ability to get enough players to play the games. McDonald then allegedly said, "Don't worry about that, there's a sucker born every minute

On September 7, 1927, what American inventor demonstrated the world's first working television system with electronic scanning of both the pickup and display devices?

Philo Farnsworth (Inventor) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Philo Farnsworth Male Born Aug 19, 1906 Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. Although he made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television, he is perhaps best known for inventing the first fully functional all-electronic image pickup device, the "image dissector", the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system, and for being the first person to demonstrate such a system to the public.…  Read More related links The Best Uses Of Steampunk On Television Io9 Google News - Aug 25, 2011 'This is sort of an obvious one, with all the old-fashioned tech the agents carry around all the time, like Farnsworths (named for <mark>Philo Farnsworth</mark>) and Teslas (named for Nikola Tesla, obviously). But there are nice little steampunk touches everywhere' read full article Related Articles Happy 105th Birthday, Philo T. Farnsworth Tv News Check Google News - Aug 19, 2011 'If not for Farnsworth, you&#39;d probably be selling shoes. Considered by many to be the father of television, he was born on this day in 1906. Although he made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television,' Business Book Reviews: Business Biographies And Good Strategy Bad Strategy Dallas Morning News (Subscription) Google News - Aug 15, 2011 'Here&#39;s a look at what you&#39;ll find in his 164 pages: Maybe Walking on the Moon was Worth It: <mark>Philo Farnsworth</mark>. We have Farnsworth to thank for creating couch potatoes and computer geeks. His cathode ray tube created TV and the computer monitor' 100 Events That Changed Business: 1900 2000 The Street.Com Google News - Aug 12, 2011 'While Sarnoff doesn&#39;t invent television -- that honor goes to <mark>Philo Farnsworth</mark>, a proto-dork in San Francisco -- he is the first to see its endless commercial possibilities, and through the &#39;30s spent millions of dollars to make television a reality' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Philo Farnsworth. CHILDHOOD 1906 Birth Philo T. Farnsworth was born August 19, 1906, the eldest of five children of Lewis Edwin Farnsworth and Serena Amanda Bastian, an LDS couple then living in a small log cabin built by Lewis's father in a place called Indian Creek near Beaver, Utah. TEENAGE 1918 - 1921 2 More Events 1918 11 Years Old In 1918, the family moved to a relative's 240-acre ranch near Rigby, Idaho, where Lewis supplemented his farming income by hauling freight with his horse-drawn wagon. … Read More Philo was excited to find his new home was wired for electricity, with a Delco generator providing power for lighting and farm machinery. He was a quick student in mechanical and electrical technology, repairing the troublesome generator, and upon finding a burned out electric motor among some items discarded by the previous tenants, proceeding to rewind the armature and convert his mother's hand-powered washing machine into an electric-powered one. Philo developed an early interest in electronics after his first telephone conversation with an out-of-state relative and the discovery of a large cache of technology magazines in the attic of the family’s new home, and won a $25 first prize in a pulp-magazine contest for inventing a magnetized car lock.<br /><br /> Farnsworth excelled in chemistry and physics at Rigby High School. He asked his high school science teacher, Justin Tolman, for advice about an electronic television system he was contemplating. He provided the teacher with sketches and diagrams covering several blackboards to show how it might be accomplished electronically. He asked his teacher if he should go ahead with his ideas, and he was encouraged to do so. One of the drawings he did on a blackboard for his chemistry teacher was recalled and reproduced for a patent interference case between Farnsworth and Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Read Less 1921 14 Years Old Farnsworth worked out the principle of the image diss

Sept 10, 1963 saw the birth of what former Mariner, and Geico pitch man, known as The Big Unit?

20 Pitchers That Define the Seattle Mariners | Bleacher Report 20 Pitchers That Define the Seattle Mariners Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow 8.0K 9 Comments Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training and opening day is just around the corner. In Arizona, Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee have the baseball world abuzz with anticipation of the impact they can make on the landscape of Seattle baseball. Will they answer the call to arms with a team monopoly in the pursuit of the American League Cy Young Award? Will they struggle or suffer injuries and fail to achieve the lofty predictions of their fans? Regardless of the overall accomplishments of the two-headed beast atop the Mariner’s pitching rotation, 2010 will be a year that leaves a lasting impression on the history of Seattle baseball, for better or for worse. Be it good, bad, or ugly, many pitchers have left their mark on the maturation of the Seattle Mariners during their 33-year lifespan (34 including the one year existence of the Seattle Pilots). Some pitchers were unbelievably successful and helped launch the organization to new heights. Randy Johnson and Jamie Moyer exemplify the quirkiness and individuality the northwest part of the country is renowned for. They also set new standards for all future M’s pitchers to aspire to. Others have been so abysmal that fans dare not speak their names or repeat their feats of agony. Steve Trout, Heathcliff Slocomb, Bobby Ayala, Matt Young, and Mike Morgan surely made some positive contributions, but their defining moments with the Mariners are not something they would voluntarily share with their grandchildren at the dinner table. Some pitchers had little to contribute directly to the team, but indirectly added colorful chapters to the ever-growing book of history that defines the depths of Mariner’s pith and pity over the years. Gaylord Perry and Diego Segui have their places reserved in the Mariners Hall of Fame, but not because of substantial career achievements in Seattle. In this chronological tale, share the joy, the tears, the laughter, and the absurdity of the 20 pitchers who helped make the Mariners who they are today and will forever live in the memories of Mariners' fans. Next » 20. It’s like Déjà Vu all over again, and again Right-handed pitcher Diego Segui broke into the majors with the Kansas City Athletics in 1962. After limited success with Kansas City/Oakland, Segui sported a 42-59 overall record when joining the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969. He pitched in relief in the inaugural game for the Pilots, earning a hold during the first win of Seattle’s MLB history. At the end of the season, the Pilots were purchased by Bud Selig and relocated to Milwaukee, leading to a lawsuit against MLB. Seattle's Kingdome was built in anticipation of acquiring both MLB and NFL franchises, and the Seattle Mariners were born (again?) in 1977. The starting pitcher for the Mariner’s inaugural game was a familiar link to the past. Diego Segui took the mound and lost 7-0 to the California Angels. Both the ’69 Pilots and ’77 Mariners finished with the same 64-98 record. Segui had his best career year statistically with the Pilots, going 12-6 with a 3.35 ERA. He had his worst career year statistically with the Mariners going 0-7 in 40 games (just 8 starts). Diego Segui’s only season with the Mariners was his final season in the Majors as he ended his career with a sub-par 92-111 overall record. However, Segui again played a part in Seattle franchise history as his son David played for the Mariners, continuing the father/son history Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. created in the early 90’s. Unlike its predecessors, history was unkind to the Segui family in regards to Mariner team success. Sandwiched between the “Refuse to Lose” team of 1995 and the 2000 team that barely made the playoffs, the M’s had two losing seasons, while David played for Seattle from 1998-1999. He did his part in 1998, with arguably his best overall year: 19 home runs, 84 RBI, and a .305 batting average. David Segui later tested p

44 years ago today, nerds everywhere found a new calling in life when what TV series debuted with the episode named “”The Man Trap””?

The 90 Best TV Shows of the 1990s :: TV :: Lists :: Page 1 :: Paste The 90 Best TV Shows of the 1990s By Jim Vorel  |  August 25, 2014  |  8:06am Share Tweet Submit Pin I was born in 1986, which I would argue essentially makes me the quintessential ’90s child, coming into the decade as a four-year-old making some of my first television memories and leaving it as a jaded 14-year-old, certain that The Simpsons probably had “a season or two left, at best.” But one thing is certain: I watched a whole lot of TV. In that decade, I watched some of the best shows, such as the aforementioned Simpsons in its heyday, and I watched some absolute dreck—I’m talking Street Sharks and SWAT Kats-type stuff here. (Do you even realize how many terrible animated shows there were featuring anthropomorphic animals in the ’90s? I suspect that you do not.) It was a decade of wholesome family sitcoms and subversive cartoons that flew under the radar and straight into cult fame. Sincerity seemed to rule the airwaves as the ’90s opened, gradually replaced by a sense of cynical, defeatist satire as the decade progressed. It was a transformative period for so many televised genre programs, from science fiction and mystery to horror and absurdist humor. The ’90s came in with dayglo excess and left in a flannel daze, bemoaning the death of grunge and the incoming and clearly unavoidable disaster of Y2K. Here, then, is a ranking of the top 90 shows of the 1990s. 90. Murder, She Wrote Years: 1984-1996 A favorite of the “senior citizen solves mysteries” genre in the same vein as Columbo, Murder, She Wrote actually has a bit more in common with the work of Agatha Christie and particularly her brilliant spinster, Miss Marple. Granted, Angela Lansbury was only in her 60s for most of the show’s long, 12-year run, racking up Golden Globe and Emmy nominations all the while. Really, the most remarkable thing about Murder, She Wrote is the way that murder literally follows Jessica Fletcher around everywhere she goes. Any locale this woman visits is immediately stalked by death, moments after her arrival. It’s like she emits some kind of magnetic field that causes people to act out their darkest urges. 89. Unsolved Mysteries Years: 1987-2002 Just thinking of the opening music from Unsolved Mysteries sends a chill down my spine—this was undoubtedly the most frightening theme song my grade school self had ever heard. Its accompaniment was the steely voice of Robert Stack, who would reel off quite the list of disturbing “mysteries” each week, from unsolved crime cases and conspiracy theories to terrifying dips into the supernatural. That was the bizarre thing about the show—it could go from a story about long-lost twins somehow finding their way back together into a segment about demonic possession or alien abduction at the drop of a hat. It was a staple of both NBC and then CBS for years before somehow ending up on Lifetime of all places before Stack’s death in 2003. 88. Dawson’s Creek Years: 1998-2003 The late 1990s saw a large boom in the teen drama subgenre, of which Dawson’s Creek was certainly one of the prototypical examples. It was very much in the same vein as some of its contemporaries, with a cast of attractive young kids, although it was set apart somewhat by its pretty New England surroundings. The scripts by series creator Kevin Williamson caught some early flack before the series had even premiered for their perceived “raciness” and frank discussion of teen sexuality, but time has been kind to memories of the show’s legacy. And James Van Der Beek of course remains a total dreamboat to this day. 87. Walker, Texas Ranger Years: 1993-2001 It’s tough to name any show of the 1990s more fun to ironically watch in 2014 than a vintage episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. I mean really, what other shows have inspired Conan O’Brien to install a level on his desk and show contextless clips over the course of several years—and that was the most requested Late Night skit series of all time, by the way. The individual moments are so incredible that it’s not even necess

A poor workman always blames his what?

a bad workman always blames his tools - Wiktionary a bad workman always blames his tools Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary not the tools but how they're employed Chinese: Icelandic: árinni kennir illur ræðari   (is) (a bad rower blames his oar) Japanese: 下手な職人は、いつも道具に文句をつける ‎(heta na shokunin wa, itsumo dōgu ni monku o tsukeru) Malay: Polish: złej baletnicy szkodzi rąbek przy spódnicy Russian: плохо́му танцо́ру и я́йца меша́ют   (ru) ‎(ploxómu tancóru i jájca mešájut) (bad dancer is impeded even by (his own) balls), не́ча на зе́ркало пеня́ть, ко́ли ро́жа крива́ ‎(néča na zérkalo penjátʹ, kóli róža krivá) (don't blame the mirror if your mug is skewed), ма́стер глуп — нож туп ‎(máster glup — nož tup) (if the worker is stupid, his knife is blunt)

What fictional detective is featured in the novel/movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ Chicago Daily News, Friday, April 21, 1939, p. 22, c. 6: Man In 'Front and Back' Cap _________________ Hollywood, April 21---{AP}---He's wearing a twin-visored cap, pulled down tightly, a snug-fitting double-breasted (four-button) tweed and he's smoking a curved briar pipe. Need another clue? Well, he solves crimes almost casually and usually prefaces his solutions with the remark, "elementary, my dear Watson." Sherlock Holmes, of course. He has come to cinematic life again, this time in the person of Basil Rathbone. If you see "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (opening in Chicago today at the Apollo), make a comparison of Rathbone in it with the frontispiece of the drawing of Conan Doyle's Sherlock. Youll be amazed at the resemblance. Rathbone jumped at the opportunity to enact Sherlock, but not without realizing that he will be subjected to criticism. "This is what might be termed a preconceived character," says Rathbone. There are few characters in English literature who are so lovable, so widely known. Everyone who has read the Doyle stories knows exactly what Sherlock looked like. The trouble is, each conception is different. A good many thousands of Doyle readers think of Sherlock Holmes as the late William Gillette portrayed him with exaggerated gestures, wearing loud, checkered garb and smoking a huge meerschaum pipe. That was Gillette's characterization and on and off for five years he entertained audiences in this country and in England. In preparing "The Hound, " the writers at Twentieth Century decided it would be more logical for Sherlock to wear subdued clothing. A detective dressed up like a race track tout would attract too much attention. Accordingly all of Rathbones costumes will be in subdued grays and browns. The visors on his front and back cap have been purposely shortened. Holmes never was without his pipe. There was some argument about the kind he should use: briar or meerschaum. Rathbone held out for the briar and produced a dozen drawings to prove his point. A line from Doyle that has been gagged in comic strips, in burlesque and, even in the movies, will be used but once in this piece: it is "Watson, the needle," it will be an semiconic fade-out line. To suggest that the leading character was addicted to the use of dope would run the film into censorship trouble and, in the second place, the phrase might cause a laugh in the wrong place. Sherlock's slow-thinking aid in this is another Englishman, Nigel Bruce. All others of the cast are English, with the exception of John Carradine and the hound. John's from New York and the dog is from north Hollywood. _____________________________ THE RATHBONE/BRUCE SERIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES FILMS, AS THEY OPENED IN CHICAGO ___________________ 1) Hound of the Baskervilles (20th Century-Fox) Opened in Chicago on Friday, April 21, 1939, at the B & K Apollo, Randolph at Clark; (an ad reads: "Sherlock Holmes Lives Again! . . . The weirdest, wildest adventures of the world's master detective! . . . Warning! No one will be seated during the last reel! . . . Sherlock Holmes on the trail of eerie horrors . . . stalking the phantom beast that roams the ghostly moor . . . defying the Baskerville death curse!"); Reviews: Chicago Herald-American--"Weather report for Apollo audiences: More than fair film fare, marked by a sharp rise in interest, for mystery fans especially. Due to 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' on the screen, heavy fogs are rolling in from the Darmouth moors, with audience temperatures hovering at chilly in the spine and scalp regions . . . The eerie moorlands, the inscrutable English gentleman who lives on its edge, the ghostly baying of the four-legged killer who haunts the heirs Baskerville, the astute and audacious Mr. Holmes . . . " [Mon., Apr. 24, '39, p. 14, c. 1]; Chicago Daily Times---"The Conan Doyle-flavor to the story is unmistakable and agreeable--and the film

Whose labors include such tasks as slaying the Nemean lion, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and obtaining the Girdle of the Amazon Queen?

Greek Mythology: Twelve Labors of Hercules Twelve Labors of Hercules                             12 Labors of Hercules                                                   Hercules  was the son of Zeus and Alcmene , granddaughter of Perseus . Zeus swore that the next son born of the Perseid house should become ruler of Greece, but by a trick of Zeus’s jealous wife, Hera , another child, the sickly Eurystheus, was born first and became king; when Hercules grew up, he had to serve him and also suffer the vengeful persecution of Hera . His first exploit, in fact, was the strangling of two serpents that she had sent to kill him in his cradle.  Later, Hercules waged a victorious war against the kingdom of Orchomenus in Boeotia and married Megara, daughter of Creon, king of Thebes. But he killed her and their children in a fit of madness sent by Hera. In desperate remorse he sought the advice of the oracle at Delphi where the Pythian priestess told him to expiate his crime by serving King Eurystheus for 12 years. During this 12-year period Hercules had to perform the 10 labors the king would require of him. Labor 1 - Slay the Nemean Lion.                                              Eurystheus ordered Hercules to bring him the skin of the Nemean Lion. In Greek mythology, the Nemean lion took women as hostages to its lair in a cave near Nemea, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress. After entering the cave, the warrior would see the woman (usually feigning injury) and rush to her side. Once he was close, the woman would turn into a lion and kill the warrior, devouring his remains and giving the bones to Hades.                                 Hercules wandered the area until he came to the town of Cleonae. There he met a boy who said that if Heracles slew the Nemean lion and returned alive within 30 days, the town would sacrifice a lion to Zeus; but if he did not return within 30 days or he died, the boy would sacrifice himself to Zeus. According to other version, Hercules met Molorchos, a shepherd who had lost his son to the lion, saying that if he came back within 30 days, a ram would be sacrificed to Zeus. If he did not return within 30 days, it would be sacrificed to the dead Hercules as a mourning offering. Hercules and Nemean Lion                   Hercules wondered for many a days before he came to the cave of the Nemean lion. Hercules hid behind a rock and laid in wait for the lion to return home. Later in the evening the lion returned home. Hercules jumped out from his hiding and shot the lion with his bow and arrow. Hercules was shocked and surprised when the arrow hit the lion and bounced off.                   Hercules ran and the lion chased. Eventually Hercules was able to get away from the lion. The next day the Nemean lion left his cave and Hercules blocked off the back entrance to the lions cave and hid waiting for the lion to return. Later that night the lion returned home and went into his cave. Hercules jumped into the cave and stood between the lion and the front entrance. Already blocking off the back entrance the lion had no place to go. In the dark of the cave Hercules wrestled the lion and eventually slayed the lion with his bare hands.                                  After slaying the lion, when Hercules tried to remove the lions fur he could not cut it. Hercules sharpened his knife with a rock and tried again, he even tried the rock, but nothing would cut the lions fur. Eventually Athena showed up and told Hercules to use the lions own claws to remove the fur. With great success with the help Athena's advice, Hercules was able to remove the lion's fur.                             Hercules left and headed back to the king to show him the lions pelt as proof of his task being complete. When Hercules showed the lion's fur to the king, the king was afraid and forbid Hercules from coming into the city again. Hercules was told that he could prove the remained of his tasks outside the city gates. The king warned Hercules that the tasks would become harder and harder. He then sent Hercu

With 18 major championships, what golfer is nicknamed “The Golden Bear”?

Jack Nicklaus - Golf Topics - ESPN Jack Nicklaus Personal Jack Nicklaus is a retired American professional golfer and one of the sport's most prolific champions of all-time. Nicknamed "The Golden Bear," Nicklaus has won more major championships than any golfer in history (18), and is 2nd all-time in PGA TOUR victories with 73. Only Sam Snead (82) has more in the history of the PGA TOUR. Nicklaus is widely regarded as the best golfer of his era, and one of the greatest golfers of all-time. Nicklaus' 18 career major championships is the most heralded record in golf. Nicklaus won the Masters 6 times (most all-time), the U.S. Open 4 times (tied for most all-time), the Open Championship 3 times, and the PGA Championship 5 times (tied for most all-time). Nicklaus' Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only 2 men in history to have won each of golf's 4 major championships 3 times each. Nicklaus has been named "Golfer of the Century" or "Golfer of the Millennium" by almost every major golf publication in the world. He was also named Individual Male Athlete of the Century by Sports Illustrated, and one of the 10 Greatest Athletes of the Century by ESPN. Nicklaus has also been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to any civilian. Nicklaus is a five-time winner of the PGA Player of the Year Award, has been the PGA Tour's leading money-winner eight times and runner-up six times. He has played on six Ryder Cup teams, captained two other Ryder Cup teams, and served as U.S. captain for the 1998, 2003, 2005, and 2007 Presidents Cup teams. He is also one of the pre-eminent golf course designers in the world. The son of a pharmacist, Jack William Nicklaus was born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio. He was raised in the suburb of Upper Arlington, and went to Upper Arlington High School. At age 10, Nicklaus carded a 51 in the first nine holes he played. That year, he also won the Scioto Club Juvenile Trophy. He would win it a second time the following year. At age 12, he won the Ohio State Junior Championship, launching a streak of 5 straight wins from 1952 through 1956. When Nicklaus was 13, he played in his first national tournament, the U.S.G.A. Junior Championship for ages 17 and under, winning his first 3 matches before being eliminated. That year, he also won the Columbus Junior Match-Play Championship. At 14, Nicklaus won the Columbus Junior Championship in both the stroke play and match play competitions. He would win that again the following year, as well as qualifying for the U.S. Amateur for the first time. He was defeated in the first round, 1-down. At 16, he won the Ohio State Open - easily the victor with a 2-round final day posting of 64 and 72. That year, he won his 5th straight Ohio State Junior title, and the Ohio Jaycees, but lost the U.S. National Jaycees Championship in a playoff. Amateur Career When Nicklaus was 17, he won his first national title, capturing the U.S. National Jaycees Championship. He also qualified for his first U.S. Open, missing the cut. At 18, Nicklaus won the Trans-Mississippi Championship, and qualified for the U.S. Open again. This time, Jack made the cut and finished tied for 41st place. Nicklaus also played in his first PGA TOUR event, the Rubber City Open at Firestone in Akron, Ohio. Jack was 1 shot back of the lead after 36 holes after opening rounds of 67 and 66. He finished tied for 15th in the event. Nicklaus won his first career U.S. Amateur at age 19, defeating Charles Coe, 1-up, in the 36-hole final at Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. He also played on the winning Walker Cup team against Britain in Muirfield, Scotland, and won the North-South and Trans-Mississippi championships. Nicklaus also reached the quarterfinal at the British Amateur that year. Nicklaus' biggest early breakthrough in his young career came at the 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills, where he established an amateur record by shooting a 282. Jack finished as the runner-up to Arnold Palmer by 2 strokes. He also emerged as the individual winner in the World Amateur Team Championship by 13 stroke

Making but a single flight, what was the real name given to Howard Hughes' birch plywood plane, the Spruce Goose?

Spruce Goose In Depth Tutorials and Information Spruce Goose Also known as: HK-1, HK-4 Hercules, Hughes H-4 Hercules, the Hughes Flying Boat, the “Flying Lumberyard” Date: Design work began in 1942; a prototype was completed and one test flight was accomplished in 1947 Definition: In terms of wingspan, the largest aircraft ever built; because of its wooden construction, also one of the most controversial airplanes ever built. Significance: The Spruce Goose flying boat was designed during World War II to transport cargo or troops over long distances; its sole flight, over a distance of one mile in 1947, is a landmark in aviation history; its massive size and distinctive wooden construction have made it a true American icon. Development With a wingspan of 320 feet—longer than a football field—the Spruce Goose has the distinction of being the largest aircraft ever built. Planned and designed during World War II, when materials such as aluminum were in short supply and were reserved for the most urgent military projects, the Spruce Goose earned its name from its nearly all-wood construction. Only the flaps, or control surfaces, were made from fabric; the remainder of the plane was fashioned from layers of plywood especially constructed at the Hughes Aircraft Company plant in Culver City, California. Despite its nickname, the “Spruce Goose,” only about 5 to 10 percent of the craft is constructed of spruce; the remainder is birch plywood. The name stuck, however, because, in the words of one worker, “nobody could think of a word that rhymed with birch.” The idea for such a gigantic seaplane originated with F. H. Hoge, Jr., a member of the Planning Committee of the War Production Board. After German submarines sank some 300,000 tons of British and American shipping during May, 1942, Hoge proposed to solve the submarine problem by building flying boats to transport cargo and troops across the Atlantic Ocean. Unlike conventional aircraft, flying boats could land or take off on bays or harbors and did not need long, land-based runways. The idea intrigued the industrialist and shipbuilder Henry Kaiser, famous for building the Liberty Ships during World War II. In July, 1942, he suggested that the United States build an “aerial freighter” of at least seventy tons, a “gigantic flying ship” beyond anything imagined by the nineteenth-century science fiction writer Jules Verne. Kaiser asked for help from the billionaire Howard Hughes, a crack designer and pilot who had broken several airspeed records during the 1930′s. The project was approved in October, 1942. A team from Hughes Aircraft Company would design the craft and build one prototype and two additional planes. Once tests were completed, Kaiser’s companies would begin regular production. The project was initially designated the HK-1 (HK for Hughes/Kaiser). Once design work had begun, Hughes employees voted to name it the H-4 Hercules. Hughes himself disliked the popular name of “Spruce Goose” and preferred to call the aircraft “the Flying Boat.” The project fell well behind schedule very early, mainly due to a multitude of design and construction problems. Kaiser dropped out of the project, and Hughes was forced by various government bodies to defend the project. Only continued support from the War Production Board and the personal intervention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt kept the project going. Design The problems involved in designing and building such an airplane were massive. Kaiser had suggested that the overall size of the first prototype be seventy tons, but Hughes made the work more challenging by changing the size to some two hundred tons. The goal was an aircraft that could carry 130,000 pounds of cargo or 750 troops (twice the passenger load of a modern Boeing 747). Working at the Hughes Aircraft Company plant in Culver City, California, and at other sites, the Hughes team tested a variety of shapes for air and water efficiency. The final design model, based on decisions largely made by Hughes himself, recorded the lowest air drag of any seaplane ever tested at

Sailor Jack and Bingo are the mascots for what prize awarding snack food, now produced by Frito Lay?

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From what animal does the delicious meat mutton come from?

Lamb and Mutton Close Lamb and Mutton All Co-op fresh lamb and chilled prepared meals are sourced from farms in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and New Zealand (when British lamb is out of season). Our Truly Irresistible fresh lamb is produced from native breeds in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales. Why buy British Lamb & Mutton? British lamb & mutton is produced to some of the highest welfare standards in the world. No growth-promoting hormones are fed to sheep in the UK and any antibiotics are administered only under veterinary direction. Britain's sheep industry is the envy of the world: breeding from livestock and genetics from our native breeds are much sought after by farmers in other countries. British lamb & mutton travels less far from farm to shop so regardless of how carbon footprints are calculated it self-evidently has a lower carbon footprint. Choosing British lamb & mutton means supporting British farmers whose work helps to keep the British countryside the way we want it to look: no sheep - no countryside!  Simply Beef and Lamb provides a wealth of information about lamb, including many delicious recipes to try. AHDB Beef and Lamb is the organisation for the English beef and lamb industry. How to tell if the meat is British? Lamb or mutton labelled 'British' must come from animals born, reared and slaughtered within the UK. If you are not buying direct from a farmer you might find it helpful to look for a quality mark. These mean that all stages of the food chain have been independently checked to ensure that they meet the required standards. The main Lamb and Mutton marks are below.    Quality Standard Lamb has been produced and processed through a fully assured independently audited supply chain. The quality standard mark for lamb is the only one to have standards relating to eating quality such as age, sex and, at certain times of the year, maturation. A St George's flag on the mark indicates that the meat has come from an animal born, raised and slaughtered in England. A union flag indicates it is born, raised and processed to the same standards but of UK origin. The Scotch Lamb mark confirms that the animals have been born and reared for all of their lives on assured Scottish farms and that they have been slaughtered in an approved abattoir in Scotland. The standards are set by Quality Mark Scotland's assurance schemes. Scotch Lamb has been awarded the European PGI mark that recognises special regional significance and so the marks will often be accompanied by the PGI logo. The Welsh Lamb mark can only appear on lamb that has been born and raised in Wales and that has been slaughtered in an approved abattoir. Welsh Lamb has been awarded the European PGI mark that recognises special regional significance and so the marks will often be accompanied by the PGI logo. Where the Mutton Renaissance logo is used, the meat will have met the standards of the Mutton Renaissance campaign. One such standard is that maturing of the meat to ensure a full flavour. When looking to purchase lamb, keep an eye out for marks such as the Red Tractor logo For more information on logos and marks visit our Logos and Marks page. Which cut of lamb & mutton is best? We tend to equate 'eating quality' with tenderness and succulence. It is therefore important to use the correct cut of meat for a particular dish: for example, chop for pan-frying, shoulder for Sunday joints and neck for stewing. To download a diagram of where different cuts of meat come from on the carcass and a guide to which cuts are the best ones to use for different regional dishes click the blue box on this page.   When to eat British lamb & mutton? Although available all year round, British lamb & mutton are seasonal products. Spring lamb is available from early spring until the summer. It is very tender but does not have as much flavour as lamb later in the year as it has not had as much time to graze. It should be cooked simply. Autumn lamb is available from the summer u

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's what?

Adslogans - A fast, efficient bespoke search service for advertisers on slogans, endlines, straplines, taglines etc. - HALL OF FAME Current Wise Words Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame The Advertising Slogan Hall Of Fame recognises excellence and best practice in advertising, benchmarking creativity - identifying the best in branding.  The Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame now recognizes 125 lines as members, ranging from ‘Let your fingers do the walking’ to ‘Heineken refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach,’ to ‘We try harder,’ to ‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it.’ There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard 1997 saw the launch of Priceless®, the award-winning advertising campaign which ran in 98 countries and in 46 languages. This campaign significantly raises brand awareness and usage—and enters “MasterCard” into the lexicon of everyday usage. Advertiser: Mastercard Ad agency: McCann Erickson Year: 1997 The information presented on this page is offered in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. If any factual errors have appeared here inadvertently, then we would be pleased to hear from anyone wishing to offer corrections. Basic Talk Ltd trading as AdSlogans ©

In drinks, what ingredient is the difference between a White Russian and a Black Russian?

Black Russian Cocktail and White Russian Cocktail from Real Restaurant Recipes White Russian Cocktail Favorite Restaurant Cocktail Beverage From the reading I have done, a Black Russian and soon after, a White Russian cocktail recipe, first appeared around 1949. Supposedly a Belgian bartender named Gustave Tops invented the beverage in honor of the U.S. ambassador then living in Luxemborg. He used Russian vodka in addition to Kahlua in his recipe. He named the cocktail because it was the time of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, or so people think. The name of the cocktail may also be simply because he was pouring Russian vodka. The beverage is traditionally poured over crushed ice in an old-fashioned glass. The White Russian cocktail appeared soon after. It also is made with vodka and Kahlúa with the addition of cream. Milk is often used as a substitute for the cream but in doing so, it does change the taste of a White Russian. The name of the drink is either because of the added cream or because the name of an anti-Bolshevik group during the Russian civil war was the "White Russians." No one knows for sure, but we do know the cocktail is not traditionally Russian. Kahlua is a Mexican coffee-based liqueur and is one of my personal favorite liqueurs. It is delicious and is found in many cocktail recipes. Black Russian Recipe

The best selling comedy recording artist of all time, which comedian is best known for his "You might be a redneck" one liners?

You might sell 15 million copies if... Jeff Foxworthy's Web site highlights two noteworthy bits of trivia about the Atlanta-based comedian: His wit has been compared to that of Mark Twain, and he is the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time. The first point is debatable—there aren't many one-liners about mudflaps in Pudd'nhead Wilson. But Foxworthy's astounding album sales are undeniable. His 1993 debut You Might Be a Redneck If… went multiplatinum, and the release of last year's Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered pushed his total album sales above 15 million. His greatest-hits disc is currently No. 3 on the comedy charts. Not bad for a performer whose eponymous sitcom flopped in 1997. How has Foxworthy managed to outsell such legends as Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld, and Bill Cosby? Much of the comic's success is due to his marketing team's early masterstroke: In the early 1990s, when stand-up comedians' albums weren't selling, Foxworthy's people packaged him as a sort of spoken-word country artist instead. Advertisement Such machinations would have been unthinkable in the industry's prime, when comics enjoyed sales on par with those of musicians. Recorded comedy had exploded in 1960, when a former accountant released The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart. In the lead routine, Newhart imagines Abraham Lincoln being coached through the Gettysburg Address by a toadying press agent (who greets the 16th president by saying, "Hi, Abe, sweetheart, how are ya, kid?"). It was a provocative swipe at political hypocrisy—the kind of humor consumers rarely heard on contemporary sitcoms like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Before Button-Down Mind, most comics lived off nightclub appearances and, if they were lucky, acting gigs. But Newhart's album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart—beating out Elvis and the soundtrack from The Sound of Music—and held its position for 14 weeks. Albums by Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Bill Cosby soon became hits; a decade later, albums from Richard Pryor and Steve Martin followed suit. But the advent of widespread basic cable in the 1980s nearly killed the market for comedy albums. Cable provided a stand-up glut. Subscribers could get their chuckles on the cheap by watching shows like An Evening at the Improv, which debuted in 1982. The comedy racks at record stores were eventually deserted by consumers and relegated to low-visibility real estate between World Music and New Age. Record labels, then, were desperate to find new ways to promote their acts. They tried releasing comedy segments as singles, but radio stations were reluctant to play them. Ninety seconds of Louie Anderson riffing about his weight problems? It seemed like an odd fit between cuts from Pearl Jam or Paula Abdul. Advertisement When Warner Brothers started promoting You Might Be a Redneck If…, it urged stores to file the album under country, not comedy. The label bolstered its case by lifting bits of the album, setting them to country music, and then marketing the single to radio stations under the title " Redneck Stomp ." It was a strategy inspired by the success of Steve Martin's " King Tut ," a silly musical number from the comedian's 1978 album A Wild and Crazy Guy. Sales of the album took off after Martin performed the song on Saturday Night Live, and radio stations picked up "King Tut" as a novelty. "Redneck Stomp" became a surprise hit. It was little more than a collection of Foxworthy's one-liners ("If you've ever made change from the collection plate, you might be a redneck") set to a stock country beat. But the song was so popular that satirist "Weird" Al Yankovic was enlisted to direct a video, which then entered heavy rotation on the Nashville Network. * Country-music fans began asking for You Might Be a Redneck If… at record stores. The requests gave retailers a reason to rescue the album from its comedy-section exile and place it alongside the latest from Brooks & Dunn or Travis Tritt—which is exactly what Warner Brothers wanted all along. You Might Be a Redneck If… eventually went triple-pla

Who was Captain America's sidekick during World War II?

Captain America (Rogers) (Character) - Comic Vine Captain America The Captain America (Rogers) wiki last edited by Renchamp on 01/04/17 03:41PM View full history Origin America's Super-Soldier: Captain America After the outbreak of World War II in Europe, a young HYDRA agent disguised as an American patriot named Steve Rogers attempted to enlist in the U.S. Army but was rejected, due to his skinny, anemic physique, and was classified 4-F. However, he garnered the attention of certain people including scientist Doctor Abraham Erskine who was searching for suitable volunteers/test subjects for a top secret experimental program designed to create an army of Super-Soldiers. As a result of Operation: Rebirth , Steve Rogers gained speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and agility of nearly superhuman levels. These heightened abilities coupled with his unwavering courage and “never say die” attitude eventually made him Captain America, a living legend. For information on the Captain America that substituted for Steve Rogers when the latter apparently "died" in 2007 see the Bucky Barnes character page. Creation Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby as a response to the booming popularity of patriotically-themed super heroes in the 1940's. Though it was rare for any character, let alone a new one, to get a self-named title in those days, he debuted in Captain America Comics #1 (March,1941). He was depicted fighting Adolph Hitler himself on the cover even though the United States had not yet entered World War II and wouldn't for another 9 months. Debuting along with Captain America in this comic was his teenage partner Bucky, and his arch-enemy the Red Skull . This issue sold nearly one million copies and Captain America soon became Marvel's best-selling character. "Cap" (the nickname he came to affectionately be called) spent World War II punching, kicking and defeating Nazis, Japanese, and other Axis members. In addition to help from Bucky, he battled the Axis forces alongside other Marvel (Timely) stalwarts: the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch . Simon and Kirby did ten issues before leaving Timely to work for DC . When the war eventually ended, superheroes fell out of favor and comics sales declined. Captain America Comics was printed up to issue #75 , but by then it had become a horror book and soon ended. Captain America was revived by one of his original co-creators Jack Kirby and Stan Lee during 1964 in issue #4 of the Avengers . This was the start of Cap as we know him. He became an instant hit and was soon leading the Avengers. A short time later he shared and co-headlined a comic called "Tales of Suspense" along with fellow Avenger Iron Man . He has since become one of the cornerstones of the Marvel Universe and even transcended comics becoming a true American icon. Additionally, Captain America has been recreated many times over the years in comics featuring stories that take place in alternate universes. One of the most well-known alternate universe versions of Captain America is in the Ultimate Universe. Major Story Arcs The War Pre-Super-Soldier Serum Steve Rogers On July 4, 1920, Steven Rogers was born to a pair of Irish immigrants. Steve was always a courageous kid as well as a diligent student, but he wasn't very athletic and he was quiet and introverted, because he was so skinny. Although he would eventually grow to 6'2, he was scrawny and weak, always last in athletic games (much like one Peter Parker , that would be born much later). A target for bullies as he grew up, he was protected by his best friend Arnie Roth , and, on at least one occasion, by neighborhood tough-guy Duvid Fortunov . Though it wasn't apparent at the time, he possessed fierce loyalty, a courageous fighting spirit and a noble heart. Knowing he had no future in athletics, Steve majored in fine arts and was an exceptionally talented artist specializing in illustration. His life changed, though, when the Axis forces sweep across Europe starting World War II. Seeing their atrocities on newsreels, Rogers becomes convinced the

Have raised over $1.46 billion to date, Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money for what group?

Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks post-telethon identity | Daily Mail Online Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks post-telethon identity e-mail NEW YORK (AP) — For 45 years, many Americans identified the Muscular Dystrophy Association with one man and one event — comedian Jerry Lewis and his annual Labor Day telethon. The MDA dropped Lewis as its national chairman and telethon host in 2011, then scrapped the telethon itself last year. So how is the charity faring in this new era, as a no-telethon Labor Day approaches? The report card is mixed. FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 4, 2006 file photo, Jerry Lewis celebrates $61,013,855 million in pledges and contributions during the Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon in Las Vegas. In 2011, the MDA dropped Lewis as its national chairman and telethon host, then ended the telethon itself in 2015. (AP Photo/Jane Kalinowsky) On the upside, the MDA's leadership brims with enthusiasm about steps taken this year — among them, expanding online outreach and fundraising, and pledging to double spending on research toward drug development and clinical trials to better combat a range of muscle-debilitating diseases. "We expect more new treatments and therapies in next five years than in the past 50 years combined," said Steve Derks, the MDA's president since 2013. On the downside is a challenging financial picture. In its latest report to the IRS, the MDA said it received contributions totaling about $135 million in 2014. According to data compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, that's down from a peak of $183.5 million in 2007. The data also shows the MDA slipping in comparison to other U.S. charities — it ranked 32nd in 1991 in terms of private donations, and fell to 192nd in 2014. The impact has been tangible. The MDA says its staff is now about 800, compared to about 1,200 a decade ago, and the funds invested in research dropped from $37 million in 2006 to $18.5 million in 2014. Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, said the MDA's decision to abandon the telethon in favor of new, online-based fundraising methods epitomized the challenges faced by many long-established charities. "Everything a nonprofit does these days could have the potential of turning off one of the groups that's been very loyal," she said. "How do they reach a new generation of donors while not losing their longtime supporters?" The MDA's ties with Lewis date back almost to its founding in 1950. The next year, Lewis and his comic partner Dean Martin mentioned the charity on their NBC show, and they hosted a telethon in 1956. Lewis began hosting the telethon regularly in 1966 and continued through 2010. Guest stars over the years included Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and Celine Dion. In its peak years, the telethon ran for more than 21 hours, with the tuxedo-clad Lewis pushing himself to exhaustion before ending with his schmaltzy rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone." Lewis' abrupt exit, announced by the MDA a month before the 2011 telethon, was never fully explained, though it was clear that the declining reach of broadcast TV was a factor. The rift was patched over last January when Lewis taped a message for the charity's launch of its new logo and motto, "Live Unlimited." "Families have disagreements, families make up," said the MDA's chief spokeswoman, Roxan Olivas. "We would not be where we are today without him." Over 45 years, the telethon raised nearly $2 billion, according to the MDA. But the event had critics — notably people with muscular dystrophy who said they were being made objects of pity. "We objected to the telethon's damaging narrative that depicted disabled people as nothing more than helpless victims," activist Mike Ervin wrote an online post last year. The MDA's current messaging emphasizes barrier-breaking and self-reliance. Embodying that spirit is 25-year-old Joe Akmakjian of Fort Collins, Colorado, who this year became the first adult named as the MDA's national goodwill ambassador. Akmakjian, who has used a power w

What television staple, developed by Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge, is having its final episodes air this Sunday, following a 13 year run?

Idiocracy Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Great comedy - perfectly fits Mike's Judge's style from United States 27 February 2007 I was one of the few who went out of my way to see this in the theater. I've thought about it frequently ever since. After two DVD viewings I'm glad to say it held up perfectly. Like any great comedy, I laughed more on each viewing, both in anticipation of gags, but also after catching things missed before. Mike Judge does very well with creating insanely comedic characters and fitting them into their world so they make sense. In Office Space, the environment make the characters believable. Idiocracy's future gives him liberty to write unbelievably dumb characters and make them work. I'll be waiting to see if they release a better DVD with some actual features before buying it. But this movie deserves the support on DVD not offered to it at the theater. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Extraordinary! Written with so much Imagination! from United States 23 February 2007 Colorful! Bright! Fresh! Funny! Written with a free spirit! Mike Judge creates a whole new world in this epic comedy. The direction and the story is marvelous! I was expecting something along the lines of office space, and got something so much more extraordinary! This movie shows the more artistic and creative side of Judge. This film is out of this world! Scene after scene you're going, "What the hell!" in a good way! It is another one of the 'few' movies of it's time that is one of a kind and completely one hundred percent original. Watch it! you will not be disappointed. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: It Would Have Been a Blockbuster, but I'm Kinda Glad It Wasn't from nyc 17 February 2007 This movie is wickedly funny *and* clever, much more so than your typical high-grossing comedy. Its social commentary feels both on-target and disquieting, but it never loses its sense of humor. If this movie had been promoted by the studio and given a wider release, it would have made money--possibly quite a lot of money. So why did Fox not promote it and not give it a wide release? Some have conspiracy theories: its anti-corporate message was not one Fox wanted to endorse; they don't want you to see this movie because you'll rise up and fight against neoliberalism. But, none of those seem very convincing to me. It is on DVD, after all. We can see it, after all. And so can people all around the world. Maybe the powers that be at Fox thought it better suited for cult status, maybe they thought it an unpalatable movie about things its audience doesn't really want to hear about themselves. Maybe they thought it would gain underground respect by not being a hit and gain international attention on the DVD circuit given the rise in America-mocking. Ultimately, I think they were aware of its potential unpalatability and motivated by money. Unfortunately for them, they couldn't have predicted how well this would have ridden on Borat's coat tails. I'm glad, however, that it's not going to be seen by EVERYONE. Because if it had been promoted and given a wide release, its subversiveness would have been dampened and its message garbled in the popular airwaves. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: I didn't realize how much I liked it until I kept laughing the next day. from United States 12 February 2007 This movie seems really stupid but it grows on you. I have to see it again and I will likely buy the DVD. The characters are repulsively idiotic but that's the idea. I don't want to give anything away and so I'm being careful.......the possibility of our society degrading into such.....there are no other words to describe it..an idiocracy, is just disturbing - really disturbing. I'm still disturbed. The disposable clothing pulled from a dispenser on the wall is a really good marketing idea, though, I have to say. I'm surprised it's not alr

What company used the advertising slogan “because I’m worth it”?

About L'Oréal Paris Brand - Because You’re Worth It - Beauty Products Because You’re Worth It The Story Behind the Legendary Phrase Because I’m Worth It. These four words are bound to the time of their creation and yet they have proven to be timeless. They have become what the brand stands for. Written in 1973 when a social revolution and a new spirit of feminism was in full swing, it seems clear that the phrase could only have been written by a woman. Ilon Specht was a copywriter with McCann Erickson back in 1973. She was thought of as original, unconventional, creative and independent. Fortunately, she worked on the L’Oréal account! Specht was just 23 years old when she broke new ground with an ad that was strictly from a woman’s point of view. It famously ended with the signature phrase: Because I’m Worth It! Almost the minute the ad hit, it became clear that the last line - those four words - had struck a chord. For the first time, the message was all about what the woman thought. It was about her self-confidence, her decision, her style. Over time, “Because I’m Worth It” has become part of our social fabric. So much so that it was the subject of a 1999 New Yorker article entitled True Colors by Malcolm Gladwell. In it, Gladwell acknowledged: “...”Because I’m Worth It®” has entered the language...and taken on a meaning well outside the stated intention.” Because I’m Worth It was on message in 1973, and today we know that an astonishing 80% of women recognize and respond to this positive phrase and powerful sentiment. And what makes it truly beautiful is that “Because I’m Worth It” is translated into action every day by L’Oréal Paris – in its philanthropy, its products, and its thoughtful celebration of women. Stay

What entertainment mega-corp recently announced they were acquiring Marvel Entertainment, home of Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, among others, to the tune of $4 billion?

StocksInTheFuture.org Stocks In The Future - Home   Ford Sees Green! Summer is the time to get out and explore. How fitting that one of Ford Motor Company’s top sellers is named “The Explorer”.   Ford Motor Company has reported a gain of 13% domestic sales revenue increase over last year’s totals as of May 2012! Many new families will be out exploring in new Fords this summer. Not only is Ford Motor Company showing leadership in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of its vehicles, but the company is also being recognized by the Environment Protection Agency (E.P.A.) for its greenhouse gas leadership in manufacturing. Ford is bursting through the fuel efficiency market with electric vehicle options and battery innovations. Ford is working hard to reestablish its role as an automotive power house.  Summer sales along with the unveiling of 2013 models will be sure to make Ford (F) a stock option to watch.    June 2012 This summer, Disney will release two films: Brave and The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Brave will be released near the beginning of summer, on June 22nd. Mid-August, Disney will release The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Brave, an animated film produced by Pixar, tells the story of a Scottish princess, Merida, whose actions inadvertently lead to a curse being placed on her parents’ kingdom. As she attempts to lift the curse, she learns the true meaning of bravery.  This is Pixar’s first film with a female protagonist and Merida is the first Pixar character to be included in Disney’s princess line.  The Odd Life of Timothy Green, based on a story written by Ahmet Zappa, follows a young boy who suddenly appears in the lives of a childless couple. However, this is no ordinary boy, as his parents soon discover. The Motion Picture Association of America has given both of these films ratings of PG, or parental guidance recommended, making them ideal for families to see during summer break.   If these films perform well, the boost in revenue due to ticket sales may cause an increase in Disney’s share price. Conversely, if ticket sales are less than the cost of production,   Disney’s shares may lose value.   May 2012 With the recent addition of Ford Motor Company to offered SIF stocks, current news will begin to include the automobile industry. Beginning in 2008 the automobile industry began to fail. We saw major losses during the recession and both GM and Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Currently, it looks as though the industry, including Ford Motors, has recovered and is looking forward to robust growth. “Autos have had their strongest performance this year since early 2008, with purchases exceeding a 14 million annual rate in each month of 2012 so far.” This growth is also revving up the entire economy. According to government data, half of the growth in the entire US economy during the first quarter of 2012 can be attributed to the automotive industry. While the industry wide decline hurt Ford Motors, it did not force them into bankruptcy like many of its competitors.  This bodes well for Ford, demonstrating that it may be in a good place to withstand future hard times. With the economy recovering, and automotive companies leading the way, now might be a great time to invest in Ford Motors!   April 2012 Have you ever tried Coconut water? Coca-Cola thinks you should. Last week, Coca-Cola Bottling Company announced it had acquired a majority share of Zico, making it the primary owner. Zico is the second largest international brand in the coconut water business, an estimated $350 million industry. Some investors think this is a fantastic purchase for Coca-Cola. The Coconut water industry has seen vast growth over the past few years and is currently being marketed as an alternative and healthier sports drink. John Craven, founder and CEO of BevNet, a beverage publisher, says “roughly 3 in 10 new beverages coming to market today have coconut water as a component.”  Other Investors though have mixed thoughts about this new endeavor.  Pepsi Co., a leading competitor of Coca-Cola has already entered the coconut water industry.

In poker, what is the name of a behavioral tick that gives away a players hand?

Body Language Tells in Poker - Science of People Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Get FREE tools to increase your social influence GET IT! Body Language Tells in Poker If you want to be a master poker player, you have got to master your body language–and know how to be a master at reading tells. I get asked all the time in my body language and human lie detection trainings if nonverbal science works in poker. And the answer: Heck yeah! Body language is essential for poker players! Nonverbal science adds a whole new dimension to the game. In this post I have gathered quotes from of the top Poker players around the world, some interesting stats and tips for poker players on reading tells. Poker Experts Talk Body Language: Zach Elwood – author of Reading Poker Tells “There are certain things I tend to look for in inexperienced live players – things like stillness and movement; as a general rule people who are relaxed will show more movement in spots as opposed to someone who is anxious, they are a little more still and tense. This is also usually when there is a significant bet involved. Someone who is relaxed might show more looseness in how they gather their chips when they put in a bit, or how they place the bet, or after the bet. Their eyes might move around more. Whereas this is reversed in players who are bluffing. It’s about getting a comparison point for that player and knowing when a spot would be a good point to compare. Another thing I tend to look for is bet timing. There is a very general tendency for people to bet more quickly with a 3-bet/continuation bet/preflop bet with a weaker hand, and take more time with a premium hand. For example if someone immediately puts in a raise as soon as it gets round to them, because they know they will usually raise in that spot with any two cards. That same player might take a few seconds to make it look like they have a decision with a strong hand.” Here are Zach’s selected poker tells based on nonverbal: When players buy into a game in a low-key manner, hiding their money, you can expect them to play conservatively. Conversely, if they flash their money, calling for chips with a flair, they’ll usually play recklessly. When you use this knowledge against players you’ve never encountered before, you get a profitable head start. Unless subsequent events make you revise this first impression, call less often and bluff more often against the player who hid his money; call more often and bluff less often against the player who bought in conspicuously. This tell won’t be 100 percent accurate, but it’s right most of the time. And that gives you an instant advantage against unknown opponents. Players who look at their cards and then gaze away from the action are usually intending to bet or raise. They have strong hands. That wayward gaze falls somewhere between an act and instinctive behavior. That opponent is deliberately trying to seem uninterested and, for you, this usually means trouble! Any seemingly disgusted or reluctant wager means a strong hand. The player is trying to convey uncertainty about the bet. But if it actually were a weak hand, that opponent would do everything possible to disguise the fact. Unless you hold a very strong hand, you should usually fold when an opponent seems unsure or hesitant about betting. When it’s your turn to act, if opponents are slightly reaching toward their chips or even moving their hands almost imperceptibly in that direction, they’re trying to discourage your bet. This gives you the opportunity to profitably bet medium-strong hands you might otherwise have checked. Mike Caro – author of  Caro’s Book of Tells: The Body Language of Poker “A player gains an advantage if he observes and understands the meaning of another player’s tell, particularly if the poker tell is unconscious and reliable. Sometimes a player may even fake a tell, hoping to induce his opponents to make poor judgments in response to the false poker tell. After all, poker is a

At what Cuban battlefield did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders attain fame, fortune, and glory during the Spanish American War?

Colored Soldiers~THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898 - Fold3 Colored Soldiers~THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898 Description Add your story… War Begins When the Spanish-controlled island of CUBA was seeking its independence from SPAIN in 1898, the experienced all black military units were ready to serve. It took the explosion of the American battleship, the U. S. S. MAINE, killing 260 Americans (22 Black sailors perished with this crew) on February 15, 1898 in Havana Harbor to create a means for declaring war. American preparation was quick, and on April 22, 1898, the U. S. Navy blockaded SANTIAGO HARBOR and, on April 24, declared war on Spain. Congress also activated TEN REGIMENTS OF ALL BLACK TROOPS: the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 3rd Alabama, 3rd North Carolina, 23rd, 24th, and 25th. ONLY the 9th, 10th, 24th, and 25th saw combat in this short-lived war. Several key battles included LAS GUAIMAS, EL CANEY, the Battles of SAN JUAN HILL, SANTIAGO, and KETTLE HILL. The SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR established several key points: The Black-American units were able to use more trained black officers as commanders of their regiments. They were able to serve the armed forces on territory outside the United States. Their superior acumen and bravery was recognized by two prominent Americans: Theodore Roosevelt, who later became U. S. President (1901-1909), served along side black soldiers in the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR as part of the unit, "THE ROUGH RIDERS." On one Cuban mission, the 10th Calvary rescued the Rough Riders. Theodore Roosevelt said, "I don't think that any Rough Rider will ever forget the tie that binds us to the 9th and 10th Calvary." Lieutenant John J. Pershing was able to comment, "White regiments, Black regiments, Regulars, and Rough Riders, representing the young manhood of the North and South, fought shoulder to shoulder. All of the soldiers were mindful only of their common duty as Americans."   On July 3, 1898, The U. S. Navy destroyed the Spanish Naval Fleet. This major battle ended Spanish rule on the Atlantic Seaboard. In the end, the U. S. freed Cuba, and Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The U. S. also annexed the republic of Hawaii in 1898. Among those soldiers were: George G. Anderson * William H. Anderson * Daniel Atkins * Edward L. Baker Jr. * Dennis Bell * George Berry * Horace W. Bivins * Lewis Broadus * Horace G. Burke * T. C. Butler * Pierre L. Carmouche * Jordan Chavis * Hilary W. Coston * James Elmer Dellinger * Franklin A. Denison * Lee Fritz * George W. Ford * William H. Franklin * James Gilliard * Captain Wilt Jackson * John A. Logan * John Roy Lynch * Lt. John S. Nelson * Robert Penn * Walter Pinchback * George W. Prioleau * William W. Purnell * Lt. Charles L. Reece * Lt. John W. Shreeves * Lt. Jacob C. Smith * Sgt. William Tompkins * William A. Vrooman * William C. Warmsley * Major William Wesley * Cpt. Horace Wheaton * Col. Charles A. Young Chronology: 1895 February 24 - Second Cuban Insurrection begins. April - General Gomez, General Antonio Maceo, Jose Maceo, Cebreco, Crombet, Guerra, Jose Marti and Borrero land in Cuba May 19 -  Cuban Jose Marti killed in encounter at Dos Rios Oriente Province. June 13 -Spanish General Fidel de Santoclides killed in the battle of Peralejo Oriente Province.  He died, killed by sharpshooter Andres Fernandez of Antonio Maceo's escort, while protecting Arsenio Martinez Campos Spanish Governor of Cuba.  Martinez Campos takes refuge in Bayamo and is soon removed from his position and returned to Spain. September 17 - Battleship MAINE commissioned. October 1895-January 1896.  Antonio Maceo and Maximo Gomez take their forces on the "La Invasion" fighting almost every day from Mangos de Baragua Oriente Province eastern Cuba to Mantua, in Pinar del Rio Province in extreme western Cuba. November 30, 1895 - Battle at Iguara.  It is in  this "La Invasion" encounter that Winston Churchill is given a medal "Red Cross" by the Spanish.  Spanish claim  victory but numerically inferior Cubans continue to advance. 1896 January, 1896 - Antonio Maceo and Maximo Gomez end t

In what two-player Milton Bradley board game, introduced in 1961, do players try to capture the other player's flag on a 10×10 board?

Obscure 1961 rule - 2014 - Stratego.com Obscure 1961 rule Started by GaryLShelton , Mar 03 2013 08:46 PM Please log in to reply 16 replies to this topic 3,593 posts Posted 03 March 2013 - 08:46 PM In the very first entry on the adjective "obscure" in my dictionary, it is defined as, literally, meaning "covered over".      Well, I have one for everyone that is "covered over" by a lot of time and non-use.  Now I won't risk any bodily appendages, but I will wager a cut-to-the-quick fingernail clipping that not one in 100 of you could say you know this one, or have even heard about it.     What I am talking about is not the Scout move and strike argument.  The 1961 box rules clearly state under RULES FOR MOVEMENT.  Rule #8...The Scout MAY NOT MOVE & STRIKE in the same turn.   This rule is pretty clear in the original American game, and it's an old hat argument at this point.  For some reason the old rule was dropped in favor of the current move and strike for the Scout, which I am okay with, though I don't know when it changed or why.   No, the obscure rule I am starting this topic about is one that I NEVER played, even though it was there plainly in the box lid rules for my old game board version.  I restate Rules #5 and #6 verbatim here, just as they appear under RULES FOR "STRIKE" OR ATTACK in the game box lid.     HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THE FOLLOWING RULE?    Rule #5.  To strike (or attack), the player, whose turn it is, takes up his piece and lightly "strikes" the opponent's piece while at the same time declaring his piece's rank.   The opponent answers by naming the rank of his piece.   ---so far, so good, but wait---   Rule #6.  The piece with the lower rank is lost and removed from the board.  The winning higher ranking piece is then MOVED IMMEDIATELY INTO THE EMPTY SQUARE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE LOSING PIECE.     [Emphasis in the original.]   Did you get that?  If a lower ranking piece strikes you, you win, but you also have to be moved into the lower piece's square.  Then you can take your turn.   Am I right?  Do less than 1 in 100 know this rule?   I find it fascinating that this rule could be right there and completely ignored.  I myself never played it this way, nor knew of anyone who did.  If this is not the most un-heard-of rule in Stratego, I don't know what is.  How it could change the game if implemented, I can only guess.  "Obscure" is a valid descriptor for it, to be sure.   Now, I am a kind of guy that generally likes and respects authority.  I come from the 1961 American Stratego version and will always be tied to it.  Should all the rules in it be made gospel is an ongoing question, however.   The complete GS&F Rules can be found here: http://forum.strateg...rum-rules-2016/ Draw Refusal Rules, specifically, can be read here: http://forum.strateg...0350#entry50350 119 posts Posted 03 March 2013 - 09:57 PM I think those rules were dropped because they are awful. A scout loses most of its power in the original rule. And the other is just nonsense. vowles_23 likes this 1,752 posts Posted 03 March 2013 - 10:36 PM I have read somewhere also about a scout they have to move one square in X direction to "face" that direction.  Once they are facing that direction then they can move X number of squares only forward the direction they are "facing".  Problem with that rule is, how could you tell if a scout was facing forward towards your opponents zone, or facing to the right side of the edge of the board or facing towards your own zone?    I agree that the rule if a lower piece attacks you and loses, but you must go their square is just ridiculous!  It totally changes the game concept around and glad to hear they got rid of that rule.  bboys2012 likes this Posted 03 March 2013 - 10:57 PM It's always been a vague story with the Stratego rules. There's not a single game on the planet that has such debatable issues as Stratego. The scout is one thing, the chase rule that has changed through the years is another (5m-2s)... As long as I play I've always known that a scout can fly and attack at the same time. But I d

If a female deer is known as a doe, what is the male known as?

What is a female deer called? | Reference.com What is a female deer called? A: Quick Answer Female deer are commonly called does but may also be referred to as hinds or cows. Male deer are commonly called stags but are also known as harts, bucks or bulls, while young deer are known as calfs or fawns. Full Answer Deer can be found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia. The deer family includes around 100 different species, including moose, elk and reindeer. The deer is the only animal that has antlers, and these are typically only found on males, though the females of some species also have them. Deer can survive in most habitats but prefer edge habitats, such as croplands or woods.

What financial “whiz” is known as “The Oracle of Omaha”?

Oracle Of Omaha Definition | Investopedia Oracle Of Omaha DEFINITION of 'Oracle Of Omaha' A nickname for Warren Buffett , who is arguably one of the greatest investors of all time. He is called the "Oracle of Omaha" because his investment picks and comments on the market are very closely followed by the investment community, and he lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska. BREAKING DOWN 'Oracle Of Omaha' Warren Buffett is one of the richest men in the world. He built his fortune using a simple yet powerful investment strategy . His investments are long-term positions, accomplished by the purchase of strong companies that are trading well below their intrinsic value . Some of his most well-known investments include Coca-Cola and Gillette. Trading Center

What singer was backed by band known as Crazy Horse?

Crazy Horse | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic Crazy Horse Biography by Greg Prato Best known as Neil Young's sidemen, but also a respected roots rock band with a long history in California rock circles.

To boldly go where no television series had gone before, what classic tv series had it's debut on NBC on Sept 8, 1966?

Star Trek (TV Series 1966–1969) - 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 Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets. Creator: When a temporarily insane Dr. McCoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high. 9.3 A transporter accident places Capt. Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Federation is a barbarically brutal empire. 9.2 The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory. 9.0 a list of 40 titles created 25 Feb 2011 a list of 25 titles created 02 Jul 2011 a list of 28 titles created 23 Aug 2014 a list of 34 images created 8 months ago a list of 30 images created 2 weeks ago Search for " Star Trek " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Star Trek (1966–1969) 8.4/10 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 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Set decades after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in a new Enterprise on their own mission to go where no one has gone before. Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home. Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation. Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon. Director: Nicholas Meyer When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder. Director: Robert Wise Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body. Director: Leonard Nimoy On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace. Director: Nicholas Meyer To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. Director: Leonard Nimoy Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy. Director: William Shatner Captain Picard, with the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon. Director: David Carson The Borg travel back in time intended on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed. Director: Jonathan Frakes Edit Storyline The adventures of the USS Enterprise, representing the United

In the Barry Manilow song “Copacabana”, who was the show girl?

BARRY MANILOW LYRICS - Copacabana (At The Copa) "Copacabana (At The Copa)" lyrics BARRY MANILOW LYRICS Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there She would merengue and do the cha-cha And while she tried to be a star Tony always tended bar Across the crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4 They were young and they had each other Who could ask for more? [Chorus:] At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana) The hottest spot north of Havana (here) At the copa (CO!) Copacabana Music and passion were always the fashion At the copa.... they fell in love His name was Rico He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there And when she finished, he called her over But Rico went a bit to far Tony sailed across the bar And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two There was blood and a single gun shot But just who shot who? [Chorus] At the copa... she lost her love Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl But that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show Now it's a disco, but not for Lola Still in dress she used to wear Faded feathers in her hair She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind She lost her youth and she lost her Tony Now she's lost her mind [Chorus] At the copa... don't fall in love Don't fall in love Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to Sdpaiad for correcting these lyrics.

The Marquis of Queensberry rules govern what sport?

Queensberry rules | Define Queensberry rules at Dictionary.com Queensberry rules plural noun 1. the code of rules followed in modern boxing, requiring the use of padded gloves, rounds of three minutes, and restrictions on the types of blows allowed 2. (informal) gentlemanly or polite conduct, esp in a dispute Word Origin (sense 1) C19: named after the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, who originated the rules in 1869 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for queensberry rules Expand Queensberry Rules drawn up 1867 by Sir John Sholto Douglas (1844-1900), 8th Marquis of Queensberry, to govern the sport of boxing in Great Britain. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper People invent new words all the time, but which ones actually make it? Word of the Day

High tech companies Apple Inc, Microsoft, eBay, Expedia, and Google are traded on what stock exchange, the second largest in the world?

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Recently voiced by Danny DeVito, which Dr. Seuss character claims to speak for the trees?

A Plea for the Trees | TIME For Kids Entertainment A Plea for the Trees Ed Helms talks to TFK about his role in Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, in theaters and IMAX March 2   © 2012 UNIVERSAL PICTURES The Lorax speaks for the trees in the classic Dr. Seuss story. “What was the Lorax? And why was it there? And why was it lifted and taken somewhere from the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows? The old Once-ler still lives there. Ask him. He knows.” —Dr. Seuss Just about everyone knows Dr. Seuss’s story of the Lorax, the gruff but lovable forest guardian who speaks for the trees. Now, the classic tale is springing to life on the big screen. The 3-D animated adventure follows a young boy named Ted (voiced by Zac Efron), who lives in the all-plastic town of Thneed-Ville. Ted is on a quest to find a real, live tree, so he goes to the all-knowing Once-ler for help. The Once-ler tells Ted the story of the Lorax (voiced by Danny DeVito), and what exactly happened to all of the trees—including the Once-ler’s own role in the forest’s destruction. The Lorax opens in theaters and IMAX on March 2, which also happens to be Dr. Seuss’s 108th birthday. TFK spoke with actor Ed Helms, the voice behind the Once-ler, about the film and his whimsical new role.  TFK: Can you talk about your connection to Dr. Seuss and to The Lorax in particular? HELMS: Dr. Seuss certainly played a huge role in my childhood. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and we had the full Dr. Seuss [collection]. The Lorax was a book we read over and over again. It was definitely a family favorite, so this is a special movie for me to be a part of. TFK: Aside from The Lorax, what was your favorite Dr. Seuss book growing up? HELMS: Probably Oh, the Places You Will Go! Or Green Eggs and Ham—that’s just the weirdest, most whimsical, ridiculous story. But it also has buried in it this great message of being open-minded and exploring new things. © 2012 UNIVERSAL PICTURES The Once-ler (voiced by Ed Helms) prepares to chop down a Truffula Tree in The Lorax. TFK: You play the Once-ler, the man responsible for chopping down all of the trees in Truffula Valley to make Thneeds, knitted garments that have many uses but that people don’t really need. The Once-ler is a little more fleshed out in the film than in the book. Did you put any of your personality into the character?  HELMS: There’s a certain amount of my personality that bubbles out of all my characters. For the young Once-ler, I approached it from the standpoint that this is a very normal guy. He’s not evil. He wants to be successful and make his mark on the world, and those are noble intentions. It’s just when he becomes greedy that he falls down the rabbit hole, so to speak. For the old Once-ler I took a different approach. He’s a very bitter, old coot. I would like to think that none of my personality is in that version of the character. TFK: How did you come up with the voice for the old Once-ler? HELMS: I went into it a little bit cocky, thinking, oh, I can do an old-man voice; it’s not that tricky. But the more I did the voice, the more I realized I sounded like an idiot! I really needed to give this character some heart and soul. I was straining my voice to make it sound old. In time, I realized if I just relaxed and felt the energy of the character, the voice would be more authentic. It was a very exciting experience. TFK: Did you enjoy doing one voice more than the other? HELMS: They were both really, really fun. I don’t want the old Once-ler or the young Once-ler to get mad at me! TFK: When you think back on the first time you read The Lorax as a child, did you hear a voice like Danny DeVito’s in your head? HELMS: I heard a voice exactly like Danny’s, and I’d never even met Danny before. No, I’m kidding. Danny’s voice is so perfect for it. He’s the sweetest guy you’ll ever meet, but he has this hilarious curmudgeon [or gruff] sound to his voice when he ramps it up. That’s exactly the voice that the Lorax needed. TFK: If you could voice any other character in the movie, who would it be? HELMS: I wouldn’t take anything

Including such improvements as the falling shuttle and a presser foot, what household item did Isaac Singer improve in 1851?

Singer Sewing Machines Singer Sewing Machines Have you ever tried to restore Singer sewing machines ? By the looks of it, you may think an old Singer sewing machine is complicated. But, its mechanism is simple and easy to restore. Three tips to know before restoring Singer sewing machine parts First - before anything else, let an expert technician check the condition of the machine. He has to check if all parts are intact and in good working condition. The different parts of a sewing machine have different procedures of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling. Second - take into consideration the machine’s value before you decide to restore it in any way. As much as possible, it is still better to leave it in its original condition. Oftentimes, the value and desirability of a machine drops as it undergoes changes and repairs. Third - there are simple ways of taking care of a machine without much work needed. The best way to return the wood’s original and beautiful shiny feature is to rub some lemon oil. If you do this process for several weeks, you can regain the brand new condition of the machine. It is common for the metal parts of any old type of machine to rust or crack its paint. Most collectors are attracted to this kind of look, so no need to repaint or sand it down. The machinery or mechanism of the machine only needs some sewing machine oil and belt to get it back in good condition. Once you finish doing all of these tips, you can search and check the machine’s worth. However, if your machine needs more repair, you may check out some steps on how to repair Singer sewing machines . Posted by Singer sewing machines are durable items that will certainly last long, even for decades. This is the reason why lots of antique collectors are fond of including an old Singer sewing machine in their collection. How to Check the Value of Sewing Machines? 1) Auction value This is also known as an “open market price” and is based on the selling prices of same items at auctions sales. 2) Estate value It is also called as tax value, as the Internal Revenue Service impose on the price of the said items. The value is based on the average price of all items being sold at auctions. 3) Fair Market value This is the agreed selling price between that of the buyer and seller. As long as either party is not pressured to make the sale and both are aware of all the relevant details about the item. 4) Insurance value So far, this is the highest price which can be given to any antique item because it is the cost of buying a replacement for any damaged or lost item. 5) Retail value The price of an item as it will be sold individually in antique shops. 6) Wholesale value This is the price of an item if bought in bulk. The price per piece would be 30% lesser than the retail value. If you are also an avid collector of Singer sewing machines , the six types of value mentioned above will be your guide to check on the worth of your sewing machines. It will be amazing to discover old sewing machines might cost more than new and modern models. Posted by Different Models of Singer Sewing Machines Singer sewing machines are frequently found at flea markets, estate sales and garage sales. Most of these are being offered at very low prices. You can see lots of antique collectors going to these places to look for an old Singer sewing machine and other antique models. Tracing Back Singer’s Brief History In 1850, inventors Blodgett and Lerow started a machine which moves in a circular motion with the needle positioned in a horizontal angle. Isaac Merrit Singer saw much potential and believed it will work better with some improvements. So he made many changes to make it simpler and perform better. He made it this time with a straight needle which works vertically. Later on, he did more improvements like the following: traverse shuttle, straight needle, presser foot, overhanging arm, support table, gear operation, treadle, and lock stitching. With these improvements, the company has manufactured a lot of sewing machines for different sewing

What is the name for the raised portions on the neck of a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, which divide the neck into fixed segments?

stringed instrument | Britannica.com Stringed instrument bow Stringed instrument, any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of stretched strings , which may be made of vegetable fibre, metal, animal gut, silk, or artificial materials such as plastic or nylon. In nearly all stringed instruments the sound of the vibrating string is amplified by the use of a resonating chamber or soundboard . The string may be struck, plucked, rubbed (bowed), or, occasionally, blown (by the wind); in each case the effect is to displace the string from its normal position of rest and to cause it to vibrate in complex patterns. A Japanese musician plucking the strings of a koto with the right hand to generate a pitch and … © Feng Yu/Fotolia Because most stringed instruments are made from wood or other easily perishable materials, their history before written documentation is almost unknown, and contemporary knowledge of “early” instruments is limited to the ancient cultures of East Asia and South Asia, the Mediterranean, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; but even for these places historians must depend largely on iconographic (pictorial) sources rather than surviving specimens. Stringed instruments seem to have spread rapidly from one society to another across the length and breadth of Eurasia by means of great population shifts, invasions and counterinvasions, trade, and, presumably, sheer cultural curiosity. In the Middle Ages the Crusades (late 11th through the late 13th century) stimulated Europe to adopt a whole set of new instruments; similarly, the Chinese adopted many new instruments from their Central Asian neighbours as Buddhism spread eastward and as the Han Chinese expanded their influence across the region (roughly, the 3rd century bce to the 10th century ce). Indeed, the only world area that did not echo to the sound of strings was the pre-Columbian Americas. No system of classification can adequately categorize the interactions of natural material, craftsmanship, and exuberant imagination that produced an endless variety of stringed instruments. In the West the most widely accepted system of classification is that developed by E.M. von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs , a method based on the type of material that is set into vibration to produce the original sound. Thus, stringed instruments are identified as chordophones —that is to say, instruments in which the sound is produced by the vibration of chords, or strings. This main category is then further divided into four subtypes— lutes , zithers , lyres , and harps —according to the manner in which the strings are positioned in relation to the body of the instrument. Within these categories, the descriptive nomenclature of an instrument is given in terms of parts of the body: for example, the belly (front; soundboard), back, sides, and neck. Instruments are not necessarily related only to others in the same classification. Transformations continually occur, and “hybrids,” according to the Sachs-Hornbostel system, may in fact represent altogether viable subtypes of their own. The production of sound wind instrument The ear , because of its own structure, adds to and subtracts from the outside sound. It is, for instance, relatively insensitive to low-frequency sound pressure but is extremely sensitive to fine degrees of pitch change. At the same time, it can accept a great number of pitch and tuning systems . On a worldwide basis, there are a large and varied number of tonal systems, the most ancient stemming from China. The oldest known of these in the West is the so-called Pythagorean system, articulated by the famed 7th-century Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras ; others include meantone temperament , just intonation , and the equal-tempered system, methods of tuning calculation that vary slightly in the exact size they assign to the intervals within an octave. All of these systems represent theoretical mathematical concepts to some degree, and their origins must be sought in arcane numerological systems rather than in practical musicianship. Thus, “tuning” and