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"Oh where oh where has my Underdog gone," whines what anthropomorphic dog reporter, the love interest of Underdog, whenever she gets in trouble?

The Underdog Show | The Mitchell Beausejour Company Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Mitchell Beausejour Company Wiki Share Logo. The Underdog Show is an American animated television series that debuted October 3, 1964, on the NBC network under the primary sponsorship of General Mills and continued in syndication until 1973 (although production of new episodes ceased in 1967), for a run of 124 episodes. Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred is being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog nearly always speaks in rhyme, as in "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" His voice was supplied by Wally Cox. Contents Edit In 1959, handling the General Mills account as an account executive with the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency in New York, W. Watts Biggers teamed with Chet Stover, Treadwell D. Covington, and artist Joe Harris in the creation of television cartoon shows to sell breakfast cereals for General Mills. The shows introduced such characters as King Leonardo, Tennessee Tuxedo, and Underdog. Biggers and Stover contributed both scripts and songs to the series. When Underdog became a success, Biggers and his partners left Dancer Fitzgerald Sample to form their own company,  Total Television Productions , with animation produced at Gamma Studios in Mexico. At the end of the decade, Total Television Productions  folded when General Mills dropped out as the primary sponsor in 1969 (but continued to retain the rights to the series until 1995; however, they still own TV distribution rights through The Program Exchange). Abroad and in syndication Edit The syndicated version of The Underdog Show consists of 62 half-hour episodes. The supporting segments differ from the show's original network run. The first 26 syndicated episodes feature  Tennessee Tuxedo  as a supporting segment (Tennessee Tuxedo originally aired as a separate show and also has its own syndicated adaptation). Thereafter, for most of the balance of the package, the middle segments include Go-Go Gophers and Klondike Kat for three consecutive half-hours and Tennessee Tuxedo in the fourth. Commander McBragg is featured in the majority of episodes, replaced by three segments of The Sing-A-Long Family (in shows #1-2-3, #28-29-30, and #55-56-57). The final two syndicated Underdog half-hours feature one-shot cartoons originally part of an unsold pilot for a projected 1966 series, The Champion (Cauliflower Cabbie and Gene Hattree), with Commander McBragg appearing in show #61 and Go-Go Gophers in show #62. The syndicated series, as shown in the United States, is a potpourri of segments from previously aired versions of the show. Prior to a 1994 remaster, each episode included a "teaser" at the top of the show, asking viewers to stay tuned for a clip from "today's four-part story." (This originates from a 1969–1973 NBC Saturday morning rerun version of the show.) However, there were never more than two parts of the Underdog stories shown in any half-hour program. Prints of such would either be followed by a closing and credits or no credits at all. The closing (which showed the first portion of a variation of the Underdog theme showing a giant terrorizing the city with George S. Irving, the series narrator, saying, "Looks like this is the end!" in place of the theme music) followed by the end credits (re-edited from the cast credits for Underdog and Tennessee Tuxedo), originated from a 1965 repackaged syndicated series, Cartoon Cut-Ups, which originally featured Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo, and Commander McBragg. For many years starting with NBC's last run in the mid 1970s, all references to Underdog swallowing his super energy pill were censored, most likely out of fear that kids would see medication that looked like the Underdog pills (red with a white "U") and swallow them. Two instances that did not actually show Underdog swallowing the pills remained in the show. In one, he drops pills into water supplies; in the other, his ring is damaged and he explains tha

According to Greek mythology, which group of men accompanied Jason on his quest for the golden fleece?

BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Jason and the Golden Fleece Jason and the Golden Fleece By Michael Wood Last updated 2011-02-17 Michael Wood discovers a story of heroism, treachery, love and tragedy that would make Hollywood proud. On this page Print this page Classic tale The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks on a sea voyage into an unknown land, with a great task to achieve. He is in search of a magical ram's fleece, which he has to find in order to reclaim his father's kingdom of Iolkos from the usurper King Pelias. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. The story is a set a generation before the time of the Trojan War, around 1300 BC, but the first known written mention of it comes six centuries later, in the age of Homer (800 BC). The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. No one knows for sure where the earliest poets set the adventure, but by 700 BC the poet Eumelos set the tale of the Golden Fleece in the kingdom of Aia, a land that at the time was thought to be at the eastern edge of the world. At this point the Jason story becomes fixed as an expedition to the Black Sea. The most famous version, penned by Apollonius of Rhodes, who was head of the library at Alexandria, was composed in the third century BC, after the invasion of Asia by Alexander the Great. Since the 1870s a series of excavations at Mycenae, Knossos, Troy and elsewhere has brought the Greek Heroic Age - the imaginary time when the great myths were set - to life. The archaeologists' discoveries of Bronze Age (2300-700 BC) artefacts made it clear that the Greek myths and epic poems preserve the traditions of a Bronze Age society, and may refer to actual events of that time. The story could also perhaps represent an age of Greek colonisation around the shores of the Black Sea. Top Jason's task Village in Svaneti region of north west Georgia. Here people still pan for gold using the fleece of a sheep   © According to the legend, Jason was deprived of his expectation of the throne of Iolkos (a real kingdom situated in the locale of present day Volos) by his uncle, King Pelias, who usurped the throne. Jason was taken from his parents, and was brought up on Mount Pelion, in Thessaly, by a centaur named Cheiron. Meantime his uncle lived in dread of an oracle's prophecy, which said he should fear the 'man with one shoe'. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. At the age of 20 Jason set off to return to Iolkos - on his journey losing a sandal in the river while helping Hera, Queen of the Gods, who was in disguise as an old woman. On arriving before King Pelias, Jason revealed who he was and made a claim to the kingdom. The king replied, 'If I am to give you the kingdom, first you must bring me the Fleece of the Golden Ram'. And this was the hero's quest. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. Jason's ancestor Phrixus had flown east from Greece to the land of Cochlis (modern day Georgia) on the back of this ram. King Aietes, son of Helios the sun god, had then sacrificed the ram and hung its fleece in a sacred grove guarded by a dragon. An oracle foretold that Aietes would lose his kingdom if he lost the fleece, and it was from Aietes that Jason had to retrieve it. Why a fleece? Fleeces are connected with magic in many folk traditions. For the ancient Etruscans a gold coloured fleece was a prophecy of future prosperity for the clan. Recent discoveries about the Hittite Empire in Bronze Age Anatolia show celebrations where fleeces were hung to renew ro

Name the 1989 Oscar winning movie from the IMDB plot summary: "An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years."

Driving Miss Daisy (1989) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 28 titles created 24 Mar 2012 a list of 43 titles created 10 Apr 2014 a list of 41 titles created 29 May 2014 a list of 34 titles created 28 Dec 2014 a list of 26 titles created 25 Nov 2015 Title: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) 7.4/10 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. Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Director: Kevin Costner The story of the final Emperor of China. Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. Director: Barry Levinson A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Director: John Madden Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. Director: Rob Marshall Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Director: Sydney Pollack At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. Director: Anthony Minghella Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems. Director: James L. Brooks Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics. Director: Hugh Hudson Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. Director: Paul Haggis Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer Edit Storyline An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize See more  » Genres: 26 January 1990 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Morgan Freeman originated the role of Hoke in the off-Broadway production of the play. See more » Goofs In the beginning of the movie; when her son notes that he wants to read 'that' book: The title he mentions is nothing close to the title on the one she's holding. See more » Quotes (Chicago, Illinois) – See all my reviews "Driving Miss Daisy" is one of the nicest movies ever made. Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture o

With over 6 million sold, the Roomba is an autonomous what?

Doomba | Know Your Meme Know Your Meme The Chargers Drop New Logo After Backlash Also Trending: Updated Mar 12, 2014 at 03:02PM EDT by Brad . Added Aug 13, 2012 at 05:41PM EDT by Don . Like us on Facebook! PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry. Status doom , robot , roomba , knife , battle bot , appliance About Doomba refers a custom modified version of the autonomous vacuum cleaner Roomba with a weapon or an accessory attached to the top. The name is an amalgamation of the words “doom” and “Roomba”, which is meant to illustrate the machine’s weaponized and deadly nature. Origin A Roomba [13] is an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner manufactured and distributed by iRobot. Since its introduction in 2002, the home appliance product has sold at least 6 million units and established itself as one of the first commercially successful first-generation domestic robots. On March 6th, 2012, Redditor buswork submitted a photo to the /r/pics [1] subreddit of a Roomba with a kitchen knife taped to the top in a post titled “Home Security.” Within five months, the post received over 23,000 up votes and 550 comments. Precursors The earliest known portrayal of a Roomba device as an artificial intelligent killing machine can be traced back to the web comic series Questionable Content in a 2006 issue titled “West Side Story.” On February 10th, 2009, The Daily Show aired a segment titled “Future Shock – Roombas of Doom”, featuring an interview with an engineer who invented weaponized Roombas known as “Packbots” for the U.S. Department of Defense. In the segment, correspondent Samantha Bee describes the robots as “Roombas of doom. Doombas.” Spread On March 9th, 2012, the Cheezburger site FAILBlog [9] highlighted the knife-wielding Roomba photo in a post titled “There I Fixed It: The Doomba.” On April 26th, YouTuber petetweets uploaded a video titled “Killer Roomba”, featuring another Roomba with a knife and a digital camera strapped to the top of its case. On August 12th, Redditor Dkcub23 reposted the “Home Security” Roomba photo to the /r/funny [2] subreddit, which reached the front page and received over 9,000 up votes and 225 comments within 24 hours. In the comments, Redditor PhiladelphiaIrish linked an edited photo of the Roomba in a scene from the robot fighting television show Battlebots (shown below, left). The same day, Redditor Skankosaurus submitted a post titled “Doomba 2.0” [3] , which featured a photograph of a Roomba with a handgun attached to the top (shown below, right). Within the next 24 hours, over 200 Doomba-related Reddit posts were submitted, many of which reached the front page including “Doomba 3.0” [6] (shown below, left), “Doomba 4.0” (shown below, middle) and “Doomba 5.0” (shown below, right). Also on August 12th, Urban Dictionary [4] users samwaffleman and The Lord of the Dance submitted definitions for the word “Doomba.” In addition, animated GIFs of Doombas have spread to Tumblr [5] under the tag “#doomba.” Notable Examples Several Redditors submitted photos of traditional sweepers and vacuum cleaners with weapons attached. [11] [12] These variations of the Doomba are typically referred to as a “Poor Man’s Doomba” Roomba Cats The device has been also paired with cats through homemade movies on YouTube as early as in November 2008. Videos

Complete the following quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would”?

What's in a name? That which we call a rose - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes What's in a name? That which we call a rose Juliet: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet and fall in love in Shakespeare's lyrical tale of "star-cross'd" lovers. They are doomed from the start as members of two warring families. Here Juliet tells Romeo that a name is an artificial and meaningless convention, and that she loves the person who is called "Montague", not the Montague name and not the Montague family. Romeo, out of his passion for Juliet, rejects his family name and vows, as Juliet asks, to "deny (his) father" and instead be "new baptized" as Juliet's lover. This one short line encapsulates the central struggle and tragedy of the play, and is one of Shakespeare's most famous quotes.

What designer founded the fashion house DKNY?

Donna Karan Steps Down as Chief Designer for DKNY - ABC News ABC News Donna Karan Steps Down as Chief Designer for DKNY By AVIANNE TAN Jun 30, 2015, 6:42 PM ET 0 Shares WATCH Donna Karan Steps Down as Chief Designer After 30 Years 0 Shares Email Fashion designer Donna Karan has made a personal decision to step down as chief designer for Donna Karan New York (DKNY), the New York-based international fashion house announced today. Karan, who spent the last three decades revolutionizing "the working woman's wardrobe" for DKNY, will now be taking on an advisory role to focus on her Urban Zen Company and foundation, which she founded in 2007, DKNY announced on social media today. Urban Zen, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the healing and treatment experience for patients and families, was founded after Karan said she was disappointed by the health care her husband received while undergoing treatment for lung cancer , she said in a previous interview with Stand Up to Cancer . High-End Designers Embrace Plus-Size Market "Over the past three decades, Donna Karan has inspired women around the world to embrace their power and sensuality," DKNY said. "Donna Karan is an icon, visionary designer and a passionate philanthropist. She believes in dressing and addressing women. Her impact on American fashion has been extraordinary and she will continue to influence and inspire for years to come." "We honor Donna today and always," DKNY added. "We look forward to celebrating her past, present and future in her memoir, which is due out in October 2015." Karan, 66, co-founded the company with her late husband, Stephen Weiss, and Takiyho Inc. in 1984. It went public in 1996, and in 2001, LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton invested and helped grow DKNY into Donna Karan International. The company said it will not seek to replace Karan as chief designer "at the present time." In April, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne were appointed creative directors of DKNY. 0 Shares

“When You Wish Upon a Star” was recorded for what classic Disney film?

When You Wish Upon a Star | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia When You Wish Upon a Star Share When You Wish Upon a Star is a featured article , which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. When You Wish Upon a Star Composer Now That's What I Call Movies (UK) Followed By [Source] "When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney 's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio . [1] The original version was sung by Jiminy Cricket ( Cliff Edwards ) [1] and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. It has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company . The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice Label as catalogue number BD 821. Edwards recorded another version in 1940 for an American Decca Records "cover version" of the score of Pinocchio, conducted by Victor Young and featuring soprano Julietta Novis and The King's Men. It was first released on a 4-record 78-RPM album set, and years later as one side of an LP, backed by selections from The Wizard of Oz. A recording with Christian Rub (with Mister Geppetto 's voice), Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 26479B (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 823. It won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song. [1] It was also the first Disney song to win an Oscar. Contents When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires If your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do She brings to those who love The sweet fulfillment of Like a bolt out of the blue Fate steps in and sees you through When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true When your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme Chorus (Singing): When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true You'll find your dreams come true Influence The American Film Institute ranked the song seventh in their 100 Greatest Songs in Film History, the highest ranked Disney animated film song, and also one of only four Disney animated film songs to appear on the list, with the others being " Some Day My Prince Will Come " from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ranked at #19, " Beauty and the Beast " from Beauty and the Beast ranked at #62, and " Hakuna Matata " from The Lion King ranked at #99. The song reached the top one in Billboard's Record Buying Guide, a predecessor of the retail sales chart. Popular versions included Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, Horace Heidt and, of course, Cliff Edwards. In Japan , Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark , the song has become a Christmas song, often referring to the Star of Bethlehem. The Swedish language version is called Ser du stjärnan i det blå, roughly translated: "do you see the star in the blue(sky)", and the Danish title is "Når du ser et stjerneskud", which translates as "When you see a shooting star". In Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, the song is played on television every Christmas Eve in the traditional Disney one-hour Christmas cabaret, and the gathering of the entire family to watch this is considered a Scandinavian tradition. The song was also covered by Dion and the Belmonts in 1960 . The song was covered by KISS bassist Gene Simmons, on his eponymous solo album in 1978 . Simmons said that he covered it because he related to ut and was a fan of Disney movies. "When I first heard that song I could barely speak English but I knew the words were true. Anybody can have what they want, the world and life can give its rewards to anyone." [2] In 1986 , Linda Ronstadt recorded the classic song for her Platinum-certified album For Sentimental Reasons. Released as the album's first single, it peaked at #32 in Billboard Magazine at year's end. Bill

What synthetic material, developed by DuPont in 1965, is a high strength material used in bike tires and as the basis for modern bullet proof vests?

Kevlar Kevlar Kevlar ®   Kevlar is the registered trademark for a light, strong para-aramid synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex ® and Technora®. Developed at DuPont ® in 1965 by Stephanie Kwolek and Roberto Berendt, it was first marketed in 1971. Typically it is spun into ropes or fabric sheets that can be used as such or as an ingredient in composite material components. Toward the end of the 1920s the next important breakthrough for DuPont Corporation came as a result of fundamental rather than applied research. The head of research noted at the time: "We are including in the budget for 1927 an item of $20,000 to cover what may be called, for want of a better name, pure science or fundamental research work...the sort of work we refer to...has the object of establishing or discovering new scientific facts." In a short time the group that had been put together under this budget had developed an understanding of radical polymerization and established the basic principles for condensation polymerization and the structure of condensation polymers. This led to the invention and commercialization of nylon in 1938, the beginning of the modern materials revolution. (Prior to this, the group invented neoprene synthetic rubber in 1933.) Many synthetic materials are invented by DuPont research after that, forming the basis for many global businesses and products including household names such as Teflon® fluoropolymer resins and SilverStone® certified non-stick finishes, Stainmaster® flooring systems, Kevlar® brand fiber, Nomex® brand fiber and paper, Lycra® spandex fiber, Sontara® spun-laced fabric, Mylar® polyester film, Tyvek® spunbonded olefin, Cordura® nylon fiber, and Corian® solid surface material. Currently, Kevlar has many applications, ranging from bicycle tires and racing sails to body armor because of its high strength-to-weight ratio-famously: "...5 times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis..." A similar fiber called Twaron® with roughly the same chemical structure was introduced by Akzo in 1978, and now manufactured by Teijin. Kevlar is synthesized from the monomers and terephthaloyl chloride in condensation reaction yielding hydrochloric acid as a byproduct. The result is a liquid-crystalline behavior and mechanical drawing orienting the polymer chains in the fiber's direction. Some other common synthetic polymers include Nylon, Teflon, Lycra, and polyester. A polymer is a chain made of many similar molecular groups, known as monomers that are bonded together. It turns out that the orientation of the polymer chains is very important to certain properties of polymers such as flexibility, rigidity, and strength. A group of polymer chains can be organized in a different fiber lines. You can put the polymer chains together randomly in a pile or you can orient them neatly side by side in a row. A Kevlar fiber is an array of molecules oriented parallel to each other like a package of uncooked spaghetti. This orderly, untangled arrangement of molecules is described as a crystalline structure. Crystallinity is obtained by a manufacturing process known as spinning, which involves extruding the molten polymer solution through small holes. The crystallinity of the Kevlar polymer strands contributes significantly to its unique strength and rigidity The individual polymer chains are actually held together by electrostatic forces between molecules known as hydrogen bonds. When it comes to hydrogen bonds, Kevlar and water have something in common. In both compounds, the oxygen atoms have a high density of electrons around the nucleus. Since electrons are negatively charged, this gives the oxygen atoms a slight negative charge. On the other hand, hydrogen atoms have a much lower density of electrons around the nucleus, giving the hydrogen atoms a partial positive charge. Like the north and south poles of magnets, the positive hydrogen and negative oxygen of different molecules attract each other, forming hydrogen bonds. Scientists can use a special type of x-ray microscopy called XANES to reveal the orie

An Eskimo roll is a maneuver to right what type of craft?

How to Do an Eskimo Roll: 14 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow Learning Eskimo Roll Technique 1 Position your paddle parallel to your boat. [2] You want the paddle to be along the left side, or port, of your boat. As you go throughout the process of learning your Eskimo roll technique, make sure that you maintain a firm grip on your paddle. 2 Twist your torso to the right, and retract your right arm. [3] You will bring your paddle in an arch across your kayak deck in front of you. You want to lead your paddle into the water on the right, or starboard, side of your boat. After you form this arch, you want to follow through with your paddle in the water all the way back to the stern, along the starboard side of your boat. A higher arch with the paddle will give you more power in your Eskimo roll. However, form takes practice. You’ll want to have maximum power without compromising your ability to pull the paddle against the resistance of the water. This is a personal balance, and it will depend on your upper body strength. 3 Practice your technique above water before you attempt to roll. [4] Going through the motions with your paddle will help you to develop your muscle memory before you actually attempt your roll under water. Make sure that you have a friend or instructor near by to watch and provide feedback on your technique. You don’t want to form any bad technical habits. A large part of the success of an Eskimo roll lies in the fluidity of your motions. You want to be able to go through the motions of s roll without stopping to think about each position or step. Practice for a few hours over the course of a few days before you attempt to roll under water. Part 2 Practicing Your Eskimo Roll 1 Capsize your kayak. [5] As you are practicing your roll, you want to know how to flip yourself over. The first time you do this, you’re going to exit the kayak rather than roll. To make yourself comfortable, ease into flipping over completely. Have your friend bring the bow of their boat next to your cockpit, perpendicular to your boat. Reach out one hand to rest on their bow. Slowly lean toward your friend, and tip your boat into the water about 45 degrees. Then, return to an upright position by pushing down on their bow. Repeat this a few times. Each time, slightly increase how far you lean into the water. Do this until you can lean far enough to flip yourself over completely. 2 Exit your capsized kayak. [6] After you flip your kayak over completely, you want to make a controlled exit. This will give you a safety net as you begin to practice your rolls. You’ll know you are never trapped underwater, as you can always perform a boat exit. Practice with the spray skirt on your kayak. You will need a spray skirt when you roll. Make sure that your spray skirt’s handle is within your reach, and that you are in a snug seated position in your kayak. After you capsize your kayak, take a second or two to orient your self, and remain as calm as possible. Grab your spray skirt by the handle, and pull it off. Place the paddle between your hands, firmly grip the edge of the cockpit, and push yourself out to either side of your kayak. Keep your head as close to the surface as you can. 3 Practice your exits. [7] Even though this isn’t your complete roll, practicing wet exits can help you to feel comfortable upside down in the water. Each time you perform your exit, try to stay under water for a little longer. You want to have as much control over your breath as you can. 4 Keep a friend by your side for emergency surfacing. Because you are new to Eskimo rolls, you may not be able to flip yourself back over completely on your first few tries. [8] Remember, if you need help at any point, bang your hands against the side of your boat, or stick your hand up out of the water. Make sure your friend is on high alert. 5 Capsize your boat, and perform the motions of your roll under water. Once you capsize, your arm technique and paddle arch motion will be exactly the same as it was when you practiced on the surface of the water. It will simply be inverted.

One of the largest book publisher, what company took it's name from the founders desire to publish a few arbitrary books on the side?

HBG In The News - Hachette Book Group HBG In The News HBG Update on Environmental Progress for 2016 12.20.2016 Hachette Book Group (HBG) is dedicated to protecting the environment and to the responsible use of natural resources. We are committed to publishing this annual report on our progress toward the goals laid out in our environmental policy. To view HBG's environmental policy for 2017-2020 please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility page . Reducing Climate Impacts HBG pledged to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions linked to publishing operations by an average of 5% annually through 2015, for a cumulative 50% reduction in the six years since we established our policy. We achieved this 50% goal last year, and will continue to optimize wherever possible to reduce our carbon footprint, with an annual reduction goal of 2.5% for the 2017–2020 period. We will share 2016 carbon footprint results when those figures are available in March 2017. Increasing Certified and Recycled Fiber We achieved our goal to have 90% of the company’s paper be FSC (Forest Stewardship Certified) by the end of 2015. Through October 2016, our FSC usage was 88.8% (a 3% improvement over prior year). HBG’s SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) usage was 11% (down 3% from prior year). Combining FSC and SFI, 99.9% of HBG’s overall paper usage in 2016 came from certified fiber, on par with last year. We have an aggressive target for recycled fiber, with a goal of increasing recycled fiber to 20% of our overall paper use by 2016, from a 3% benchmark in 2008. To date, HBG’s recycled fiber was 8.9% of our overall paper usage, a slight decrease over the prior year. Despite serious challenges with sourcing of recycled fiber, including scarcity, low quality, and high cost, we continue to push for improvements in recycled usage. Fiber Testing HBG began fiber testing in the second half of 2016. We will continue to test semiannually and will share results in our annual environmental reporting. Protecting Endangered Forests Our goal in this area is to continue HBG’s diligent oversight of our supply chain to ensure that we avoid using any controversial sources of paper fiber, and require our paper to be free of unacceptable sources as defined by FSC’s controlled wood standard. We regularly discuss paper sourcing with our suppliers and remind them of their strict adherence to HBG’s paper and environmental standards. Monitoring and Reporting HBG’s environmental initiatives span many different areas, including paper sourcing, office recycling, energy usage, product transportation, and packaging. We are guided by our industry‐leading environmental policy, and our commitment to communicating consistently about our progress on our green goals. Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch said, “We made encouraging progress against our environmental targets in 2016, and we also began fiber testing this year to ensure that our supply chain is adhering to HBG’s green policy.  Our new goals for 2017-2020 will keep us focused on continued improvement, with particular emphasis on production, paper sourcing, and energy efficiency in our facilities. HBG’s green efforts have dovetailed nicely with those of our parent company Hachette Livre, which holds social and environmental responsibility as one of its core values."   National Parenting Publications Awards Announce Audiobook Winners 12.02.2016 New York, NY – November 30, 2016 Eleven audiobooks published by Hachette Audio have been recognized for excellence by the National Parenting Publications Awards in 2016. These audio editions are adapted from books available in print and ebook formats from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers & JIMMY Patterson Books—Sherman Alexie, Cressida Cowell, James Patterson, and Jewell Parker Rhodes are among the honored Hachette Audio authors.     Hachette Audio and Booktrack Launch New Generation of Audiobooks 09.28.2016     NEWYORK,NY(September22,2016)––HachetteAudio,adivisionofHachetteBook Group,andliterarytechnologypioneerBooktracklauncha new generationof audiobookswithanindustry-firstpar

What musical instrument is often crafted with two parallel pipes, one known as a chanter and the other known as a drone?

bagpipe | musical instrument | Britannica.com musical instrument wind instrument Bagpipe, wind instrument consisting of two or more single- or double-reed pipes, the reeds being set in motion by wind fed by arm pressure on an animal-skin (or rubberized-cloth) bag. The pipes are held in wooden sockets (stocks) tied into the bag, which is inflated either by the mouth (through a blowpipe with a leather nonreturn valve) or by bellows strapped to the body. Melodies are played on the finger holes of the melody pipe , or chanter, while the remaining pipes, or drones , sound single notes tuned against the chanter by means of extendable joints. The sound is continuous; to articulate the melody and to reiterate notes the piper employs gracing—i.e., rapidly interpolated notes outside the melody, giving an effect of detached notes. Scottish Highland bagpipe; in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England. The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, Eng. Bagpipes were alluded to in Europe as early as the 9th century; earlier evidence is scarce but includes four Latin and Greek references of about ad 100 and, possibly, an Alexandrian terra-cotta of about 100 bc (at Berlin). In the earliest ones the bag is typically a bladder or a whole sheepskin or goatskin, minus the hindquarters; later, two pieces of skin were cut to shape and sewn together. Bagpipes have always been folk instruments, but after the 15th century some were used for court music , and others have survived as military instruments. For the chanter, two single-reed cane pipes are placed parallel, one pipe often sounding a drone or other accompaniment to the other pipe. Most have cowhorn bells, being bag versions of hornpipes; they are found in North Africa , the Arabian Peninsula , the Aegean, the Caucasus , and among the Mari of Russia. Other double chanters in eastern Europe (Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine, and elsewhere) are made of a single piece of wood with two cylindrical bores (as in cane pipes) and single reeds of cane or elder. There is also a separate bass drone tuned, like most bass drones, two octaves below the chanter keynote. The Bulgarian gaida and the Czecho-Polish dudy (koza) have a single chanter, and in the dudy, the chanter and drone each carry a huge cowhorn bell. Similar Topics sheng In western European bagpipes the chanter typically is conically bored and sounded by a double reed; drones are cylindrical with single reeds, as in bagpipes found elsewhere. The Scottish Highland bagpipe has two tenor drones and a bass drone, tuned an octave apart; its scale preserves traditional intervals foreign to European classical music. It was once, like other bagpipes, a pastoral and festive instrument; its military use with drums dates from the 18th century. The Scottish Lowland bagpipe, played from about 1750 to about 1850, was bellows-blown, with three drones in one stock, and had a softer sound. Akin to this were the two-droned bagpipes played up to the 18th century in Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, and England. The modern two-droned Irish war pipe is a modified Highland bagpipe revived about 1905. The cornemuse of central France is distinguished by a tenor drone held in the chanter stock beside the chanter. Often bellows-blown and without bass drone, it is characteristically played with the hurdy-gurdy . The Italian zampogna is unique, with two chanters—one for each hand—arranged for playing in harmony, often to accompany a species of bombarde (especially at Christmas); the chanters and two drones are held in one stock, and all have double reeds. The bellows-blown musette , fashionable in French society under Louis XIV , had one, later two, cylindrical chanters (the second extending the range upward) and four tunable drones bored in a single cylinder. Partly offshoots of the musette are the British small pipes (c. 1700), of which the Northumbrian small pipe is played today. Its cylindrical chanter, with seven keys, is closed at the bottom, so that when all holes are closed it is silent (thus allowing true articulation and staccato). The four single-reed drones are in one stock

William Shatner is the spokesperson for what online discount travel sight?

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In the world of pari-mutuel betting, what is it called when the bettor must pick the 3 horses that finish first, second, and third in the exact order?

Strategy and Odds in Horse Racin #8 $40 The total amount wagered is $514.  First, the wagering company or the track host will take a certain percentage from the total wagered.  This is called the "take" or "vig".  For example, suppose the take was 14.25%.  This amounts to $73.25 and therefore the remaining pool of money is $440.76.  Now suppose horse #4 won the race.  The amount bet on this horse was $55 and therefore the payout (for each dollar bet) will be 440.76/55 = 8 (approximately). At any given moment (prior to the start of the race) the odds posted on the board are estimates of this final payout.  For example, odds of 8 to 1 translate to a payout of $8 for each $1 bet.    First, there are the "straight bets": win � to succeed the bettor must pick the horse that wins the race. place � the bettor must pick a horse that finishes either first or second. show � the bettor must pick a horse that finishes first, second or third. Then the "exotic bets": exacta (also called perfecta)  � the bettor must pick the two horses that finish first and second, in the exact order. quinella  � the bettor must pick the two horses that finish first and second, but need not specify which will finish first (similar to an exacta box). trifecta � the bettor must pick the three horses that finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. superfecta � the bettor must pick the four horses that finish first, second, third and fourth, in the exact order. double � the bettor must pick the winners of two successive races; most race tracks in Canada and the United States take double wagers on the first two races on the program (the daily double) and on the last two (the late double). Pick 3 and pick 4 - Picks the first in three or four consecutive races, not necessarily the first three or four races of the day. Some tracks offer a "rolling pick 3," on the first three races, the second through fourth, third through fifth, and so on. Pick 6 (jackpot) - Picks the winners in six consecutive events.   Strategies for betting the 10 cent Superfecta Lately a new bet, called the "10 cent superfecta", has been introduced with a lot of success.  This is mainly because it allows "small bettors" access to big pools without investing too much money.  The following table indicates the prices of certain combinations of this type of bet. Assuming that we use a fixed number of horses ("key" horses) in each combination, with different sizes of the field (the total number of horses), the total cost of the bet will be given by the following formulas: or   where F = the total number of horses in the race and k = the number of key horses. ( k  \  F ) $84.00 $134.40 Here are some tips that you must consider the next time you step out to the track.  Read the previous two tables carefully in order to calculate your "investment".  Reminder:  Don't forget the rows indicate the size of the field and the columns indicate the key horses in your bet (horses you believe will finish first, second, third or forth). Consider that a rough estimate for the payoff for these types of bets is $60 per 10 cent ticket. Determine how many horses you consider to be ("for sure") in the board, this fixes the value of k. Use the first part of the table when you are in a "low risk" mood or the second part of the table when you are in a "high risk" mood. In any case, consider only those cells of the table in green.

Which jewelry house created a series of jeweled eggs that made popular gifts for the Russian nobility from 1885 to 1917?

1000+ images about Faberge' Egg - House of Faberge' from 1885 - 1917.. on Pinterest | Miniature, Easter eggs and Moscow kremlin Forward The 'Aleksandr Palace' Faberge Egg ~ made in 1908 for Nicholas II as a gift to his wife. It contains five portraits of Czar Nicholas children. Inside the egg is a tiny detailed replica of Aleksandr Palace ~ the Imperial family's favorite residence. The inscription "The Palace at Czarskoye Selo" enclosed in a laurel wreath, is engraved on the base. In 1917 the egg was transferred to the Moscow Kremlin Armoury where it remains today. See More

What famous house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is perched over a river in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania?

Fallingwater | Home The house casts a warm glow on summer evenings in this view from the overlook. Glimpses from the birds-eye view reveal an expanse of inviting terrace spaces situated directly above the waterfall. Mr. Kaufmann’s terrace, as viewed from the driveway above the house. An early spring aerial view of the main house and guest houses. Sun streams through the windows in this view from the living room towards the west terrace. Bear Run, still unfrozen, flows underneath the house blanketed in snow. The colors of fall frame the house in this classic view. The cantilevered construction allows for an open living space that still feels warm and inviting during the cool autumn days.   Visiting In Jan. and Feb. Fallingwater is closed for house tours in January and February due to annual preservation work and will reopen March 4, 2017. Grounds passes are available daily, weather permitting.  Book your 2017 tour tickets online now . Exhibition

What soft drink advertised itself as the Uncola?

What went wrong with 7 Up? Everything. - Stealing Share What went wrong with 7 Up? Everything. The 7 Up Brand has all but disappeared The primary directive behind building any brand is that you must be single-minded. You can’t be everything to everybody. You must put a stake in the ground and, with authority, say, “This is who we are.” There are many benefits to this approach. For one, your brand message becomes clear to those you are trying to reach. Also, even though it may be a brand message that is universal, it tells a prospect that being a part of your brand is being a member of an exclusive club. It tells prospects that they are special. It also gives your company guidance. If you are about “simplicity,” let’s say, then everything you do – including the messages and advertising you deliver – reflects simplicity. The great divide It’s with that knowledge that we look what went wrong with that soft drink. Owned today by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, it was once only behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi in market share. It was the Uncola, with ads featuring Jeffrey Holder. http://www.stealingshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CLASSIC-7-UP-COMMERCIAL-Never-Had-It-Never-Will-Geoffrey-Holder.mp4 That was in the late 60s and early 70s. Since then, under the 7 Up brand, there have been 16 versions of it from “7 Upside Down” (yes, the logo was upside down) to Cherry 7 Up, which was the subject of a lawsuit because 7 Up claimed it was an antioxidant. Even stranger, since its market share started plummeting about a decade ago, it has had so many different themelines and different ad campaigns in an attempt to stall its market share fall that the brand has essentially become meaningless. To put it simply, 7 Up couldn’t decide who it was and who it was for. It went from a soda giant to an afterthought. There are market forces that have affected 7 Up as well, but its own lack of brand meaning is what is doing it in. The fall In 1972, 7 Up reached its pinnacle. The Uncola brand and the famous advertising campaign were in full swing. It was the third best-selling soda brand in the US, and the brand could leverage the Uncola brand across many messages. The advertising spouted that it had no caffeine, with Holder saying, “Never had it. Never will.” Everything was cool. 7 Up was cool. The Uncola brand was positioned against the rest of the market, thereby offering a true choice. Then something happened. Its market share fell off. Advertising campaigns changed constantly. The diet colas entered the market and began taking over. 7 Up, like the rest of the soda brands, had its own diet version. Market share continued to slip to where it was the eighth best-selling soft drink in 2000, with 2% market share. More than a decade later, it has less than 1% market share, its sales dropped 3% in 2013, continuing a downward spiral. 7 Up is basically irrelevant. That’s especially alarming when most of the soda market is targeted to younger audiences, meaning that many of the largest group of buyers of soft drinks hasn’t even heard of it. What happened? There are a variety of reasons often given for why 7 Up has fallen so hard that it’s becoming the soda equivalent of Blockbuster. Let’s list the most common theories, only to realize that, while they all may or may not have contributed, none of them address the real issue: Who is the 7 Up user? More competition 7 Up is no longer the only cola of its ilk in the market. When it was king, 7 Up was the only soda that wasn’t a “dark” soda that mattered. Today, you have Sierra Mist, Sprite and, the real comer, Mountain Dew. Today, Mountain Dew is the fourth most-popular soda in America, a relatively recent phenomena considering it’s been around since the 40s (when its name was a reference to moonshine). But Mountain Dew did something right at the time of 7 Up’s fall. It decided who it was for. Mountain Dew had a sort of grass roots campaign that was akin to what Pabst Blue Ribbon has become to hipsters. In the case of that beer, the hipster decided that drinking the comically worst beer on the market made him c

What was Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider came along?

Little miss muffet nursery rhyme - YouTube Little miss muffet nursery rhyme Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 8, 2013 Little miss muffet came to the tuffet eating her curds and whey along came a spider which sat on a sider and scared miss muffet away then little muffet went running inside to her mother and say there was a big spider which sat on the sider it scared me and I dropped my whey then mrs muffet came to the tuffet and told her dont scare away this little spider which sits on the sider means no harm it just wants your whey Category When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Up next Play now Mix - Little miss muffet nursery rhymeYouTube Little Miss Muffet | Nursery Rhymes | Kids Songs | Baby Videos - Duration: 42:42. Kids TV - Nursery Rhymes And Children’s Songs 809,020 views 42:42 Old Mother Hubbard | Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Song - Duration: 2:27. Mother Goose Club Playhouse 12,317,762 views 2:27 Little Miss Muffet Nursery Rhyme with Barbie and Chelsea - Duration: 1:30. Toy Box 72,276 views 1:30 Little Miss Muffet | Nursery Rhymes | Rhymes for Children by NurseryRhymeStreet - Duration: 29:54. Nursery Rhyme Street - Kids Songs and Rhymes 7,700,815 views 29:54 Little Miss Muffet | Nursery Rhymes Farmees | Kids Songs - Duration: 42:49. Farmees - Kids 3D Nursery Rhymes TV And Baby Songs 1,431,473 views 42:49 Little Miss Muffet | Plus Lots More Nursery Rhymes | 77 Minutes Compilation from LittleBabyBum! - Duration: 1:17:19. LittleBabyBum ® 5,691,539 views 1:17:19 Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall and Many More Nursery Rhymes for Children | Kids Songs by ChuChu TV - Duration: 1:52:36. ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs 241,910,552 views 1:52:36 Little Miss Muffet | Nursery Rhymes | Nursery Rhymes Songs For Babies by Hooplakidz - Duration: 1:13. HooplaKidz - Nursery Rhymes for Children 6,563,136 views 1:13

Worn by the likes of Slash, Abraham Lincoln, and The Mad Hatter, what is the name for tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed headwear popular from the 19th century through today?

Top hat Top hat Austin Lane Crothers , 46th Governor of Maryland (1908–1912), wearing a top hat A top hat, beaver hat, high hat, silk hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat, [1] sometimes also known by the nickname “topper”, is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat , worn by men from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century. By the end of World War II , it had become a rarity in ordinary dress, though it continued to be worn in specific instances, such as state funerals, also by those occupying prominent positions in the Bank of England , by certain City stock exchange officials and occasionally, when passing between the Law Courts and Lincoln’s Inn, London, by judges of the Chancery Division and Queen’s Counsel. As of the early 21st century, top hats are still worn at some society events in the UK, notably at church weddings and racing meetings attended by members of the royal family, such as Royal Ascot . They remain part of the formal uniform of certain British institutions, such as Eton College and the boy-choristers of King’s College Choir . They are usually worn with morning dress or white tie , in dressage , and as part of servants’ or doormen’s livery . The top hat was frequently associated with the upper class , and was used by satirists and social critics as a symbol of capitalism or the world of business. The use of the top hat persisted in politics and international diplomacy for many years, including at U.S. presidential inaugurations, the last being worn at the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1961. The top hat also forms part of the traditional dress of Uncle Sam , a symbol of the United States, generally striped in red, white and blue. The top hat is also associated with stage magic , both in traditional costume and especially the use of hat tricks . Contents 10 External links History Carle Vernet’s 1796 painting showing two decadent French “Incredibles” greeting each other, one with what appears to be a top hat. According to fashion historians, the top hat may have descended directly from the sugarloaf hat ; [2] otherwise it is difficult to establish provenance for its creation. [3] Gentlemen began to replace the tricorne with the top hat at the end of the 18th century; a painting by Charles Vernet of 1796, Un Incroyable, shows a French dandy (one of the Incroyables et Merveilleuses ) with such a hat. [4] The first silk top hat in England is credited to George Dunnage, a hatter from Middlesex, in 1793. [5] The invention of the top hat is often erroneously credited to a haberdasher named John Hetherington . Within 20 years top hats had become popular with all social classes, with even workmen wearing them. At that time those worn by members of the upper classes were usually made of felted beaver fur ; the generic name “stuff hat” was applied to hats made from various non-fur felts. The hats became part of the uniforms worn by policemen and postmen (to give them the appearance of authority); since these people spent most of their time outdoors, their hats were topped with black oilcloth . [6] Between the latter part of 18th century and the early part of the 19th century, felted beaver fur was slowly replaced by silk “hatter’s plush”, though the silk topper met with resistance from those who preferred the beaver hat. The 1840s and the 1850s saw it reach its most extreme form, with ever-higher crowns and narrow brims. The stovepipe hat was a variety with mostly straight sides, while one with slightly convex sides was called the “chimney pot”. [7] The style we presently refer to as the stovepipe was popularized in the United States by Abraham Lincoln during his presidency; though it is postulated that he may never have called it stovepipe himself, but merely a silk hat or a plug hat. It is said that Lincoln would keep important letters inside the hat. [8] One of Lincoln’s top hats is kept on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. [9] Isambard Kingdom Brunel , William Harrison John Scott Russell and others at the launching of the SS

Hook and ladder, flea flicker, and fumblerooski are trick plays used in what sport?

The Five Best Trick Plays in Football Scoreboards » Articles » Football The Five Best Trick Plays in Football Trick football plays are among the most entertaining aspects of the game from a fan’s perspective. Because so many standard football tactics are repeated again and again from week to week, a trick play is like a breath of fresh air. Trick plays must be practiced thoroughly, because the room for error is great and the potential loss of yards can be disastrous. Five trick plays that have been successful in major games include the Statue of Liberty, the hook and ladder, the flea flicker, the fumblerooski, and the fake punt. The Statue of Liberty Play The Statue of Liberty is the granddaddy of trick football plays. It dates all the way to the 1800s. The play can be used out of several football formations. The basic premise is a play that appears to be a pass ends up as a run. The quarterback goes back to pass, and as he brings his arm backward, a running back sneaks up behind him, snatches the ball out of his hand, and takes off. The play gets its name from the quarterback’s freezing for a moment during his delivery, as if he were a statue. Perhaps the most famous recent use of this play came in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, when Boise State used it for a two-point conversion that won the game in overtime. The play allows the opportunity for variations; in Boise State’s case, the quarterback pretended to throw with one hand while handing the ball off with the other. The Hook and Ladder Play The same Fiesta Bowl game that saw Boise State succeed with the Statue of Liberty also saw it score a key touchdown with the hook and ladder, also called the hook and lateral. In this play, a receiver catches a pass and, as tacklers close in on him, laterals to a teammate. The key is to have the teammate running at full speed when he catches the lateral so that defenders are not able to react in time to catch him. The hook and ladder is often used in a desperate situation, such as when a team must go many yards for a touchdown with little time left in the game. In Boise State’s case, it had to go 50 yards for a tying touchdown with 7 seconds left in regulation time. The Flea Flicker In the flea flicker, a running back or wide receiver takes a handoff from the quarterback, runs wide, and then tosses the ball back behind him to the quarterback, who tosses the ball far downfield. When executed correctly, the misdirection can freeze the defense and allow a receiver to get wide open downfield. The flea flicker is one of the more common trick plays. This is a particularly risky play, for if the toss back to the quarterback is off target, the offense can lose many yards or even possession of the ball. The Fumblerooski In the fumblerooski, the quarterback intentionally fumbles the ball when it is snapped but then continues with the play as if nothing has happened. An offensive lineman scoops up the ball and takes off with it. The most famous use of the play came in the 1984 Orange Bowl, when Nebraska used it to score a 19-yard touchdown during a narrow loss to Miami. Sadly, the fumblerooski was later made illegal in pro, college, and high school football. The Fake Punt Perhaps the most risky trick play is the fake punt, because if it fails, a team can lose 40 yards of field position. The standard football formations used for punts have blockers behind the line of scrimmage to pick up punt blockers who break through the line of scrimmage cleanly. In a fake punt, either the center can snap the ball to one of these “up backs,” who tries to run for the first down, or the punter himself can pass or run. A fake punt is rarely used by a team that is deep in its own territory, as failure can leave the other team with only a short distance to go for a touchdown. As an electronic football scoreboards manufacturer, we here at Electro-Mech understand the importance of covering a variety of sports material, not just the latest fantasy football stats or what player’s decided not to retire…again. We will continue to cover topics like the one you’ve just read, a

What brand of rum, named for a privateer, advertises itself with the slogan "To Life, Love, and Loot"?

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A Newfoundland dog named Nana was a nurse in what children's story?

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Jacqueline Lee Bouvier got married on Sept 11, 1963 married what then US Representative in Newport, RI?

Life of Jacqueline B. Kennedy - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum Life of Jacqueline B. Kennedy Life of Jacqueline B. Kennedy Life of Jacqueline B. Kennedy Growing Up Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, in Southampton, New York. Her father, John, was a wealthy stockbroker on Wall Street whose family had come from France in the early 1800s. Her mother, Janet, had ancestors from Ireland and England. Janet Bouvier was an accomplished rider, and Jackie was only a year old when her mother first put her on a horse. By age 11, she had already won several national championships. The New York Times wrote in 1940: "Jacqueline Bouvier, an eleven-year-old equestrienne from East Hampton, Long Island, scored a double victory in the horsemanship competition. Miss Bouvier achieved a rare distinction. The occasions are few when a young rider wins both contests in the same show." Jackie also enjoyed reading. Before she started school, she had read all the children’s books on her bookshelves. Her heroes were Mowgli from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Robin Hood, Little Lord Fauntleroy’s grandfather, Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind, and the poet Byron. Mrs. Bouvier wondered if Jackie might one day be a writer. Going to School After kindergarten, Jackie started first grade at Miss Chapin’s School on East End Avenue in New York. One of her teachers, Miss Platt, thought Jackie was "a darling child, the prettiest little girl, very clever, very artistic, and full of the devil." At times she did get into mischief and would be sent to the headmistress, Miss Ethel Stringfellow, who wrote on her report card: "Jacqueline was given a D in Form because her disturbing conduct in her geography class made it necessary to exclude her from the room." When Jackie was ten years old, her parents divorced. It was a difficult period for her, especially because at the time few children had divorced parents. She also came from a Catholic family, and the Catholic Church disapproves of divorces. Jackie had always been a private person, but now she became still quieter, keeping her thoughts to herself. Despite these hard times, Jackie had many advantages and opportunities in life. She took classical ballet lessons in the old Metropolitan Opera House. She began taking lessons in French. In 1942, when Jackie was about to turn thirteen, her mother married a businessman named Hugh Auchincloss who had children from previous marriages. Besides her younger sister, Lee, Jackie now had two stepbrothers, Yusha and Tommy, and a stepsister, Nina. In June 1947, Jackie graduated from Miss Porter’s School, a boarding school for girls in Connecticut. She continued her education at Vassar College in New York, where she studied history, literature, art, and French. Jackie spent her junior year studying abroad in Paris, France. She lived with the de Renty family at 76 Avenue Mozart. Madame de Renty had two daughters, Claude and Ghislaine, and one four-year-old son, Christian. Jackie later wrote about her experience: I loved it more than any year of my life. Being away from home gave me a chance to look at myself with a jaundiced eye. I learned not to be ashamed of a real hunger for knowledge, something I had always tried to hide, and I came home glad to start in here again but with a love for Europe that I am afraid will never leave me She returned to the United States to finish up her last year of college, transferring from Vassar College to The George Washington University because she preferred being in the city and close to her family. Jacqueline Bouvier: The Inquiring Photographer Jacqueline started her first job in the fall of 1951 as the "Inquiring Camera Girl" for the Washington Times-Herald newspaper. Roving around the city, she took pictures of people she encountered, asked them questions on the issues of the day, and wove their answers into her newspaper column. Among those she interviewed for her column was Richard M. Nixon. She also covered the first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. During t

What can be an official stamp of quality on a precious metal, a greeting card company, and a cable TV channel?

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What do you wrap in bacon to make that yummy dish known as Angels on horseback?

Angels on Horseback Recipe, Whats Cooking America Angels on Horseback Recipe 0   Angels On Horseback Oysters are basically broiled bacon wrapped oysters.  These appetizers are so easy and simple to make and delicious to eat!  They are wonderful for entertaining since they can be prepared in advance and then simply grilled a couple minutes before serving.  The juices from the bacon melds into the oysters when grilling giving the shrimp a heavenly bacon flavor that no one can resist!  If you have never tried oysters, this is a delicious way to introduce yourself to them. My husband and I can make a dinner of these Angels on Horseback Oysters!  Give them a try – if you are an oyster lover, you will not be disappointed.   24 medium-size or small fresh (live) oysters, shucked and drained* 1/2 cup dry white  wine   1 clove  garlic , minced Hot sauce or  Tabasco  sauce (to taste) 12 slices lean thin-cut bacon, cut in half** 24 buttered toast rounds (optional) Lemon wedges *  Check out  How To Shuck Oysters .  You can also use canned shucked oysters found in the refrigerator section at the seafood counter of your grocery store (this is what I do to save time).  If you absolutely don't like oysters, you could substitute scallops or shrimp. **  I like to use smoked bacon.   Instructions: Preheat the broiler of your oven. Drain oysters. In a bowl, mix the wine, garlic, salt, pepper, and hot sauce together.  Add drained oysters and toss to coat; let marinate 20 minutes. Cut the bacon in half and cook in a microwave oven for approximately 1 minute or pan fry until the edges begin to curl but the bacon is still flexible(do not completely cook the bacon).  Drain well. Remove oysters from marinade,  Wrap each oyster in a bacon strip and secure with a damp wood toothpick or wood skewer, overlapping the bacon approximately 1 inch.  Place the bacon-wrapped oysters on a broiler pan.  Cook the oyster and crisp the bacon approximately 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, and another 2 to 4 minutes once you turn them over.  You will need to turn them once or twice to get a good crispiness on all sides. NOTE: You may also cook these "angels" on an outdoor barbecue or range top grill. Serve immediately with the cocktail pick, or the pick can be removed and the oyster placed on a buttered toast round. Serve with lemon wedges.  Some people like to serve these oysters with cocktail sauce or hot pepper sauce. Makes 24 appetizers.

Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones were the members of which band?

Davy Jones' death shocks Monkees bandmates  - NY Daily News Davy Jones’ Monkees bandmates Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork react to singer’s death  Davy Jones' death shocks Monkees bandmates  Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz (l.-r.) of The Monkees were at the Royal Albert Hall in London last May. (Saul/Redferns) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, March 1, 2012, 12:49 PM After the sudden death of the Monkees’ lead singer Davy Jones Wednesday, the surviving three members of the band publicly paid their respects. Just as Jones’ fatal heart attack at the age of 66 stunned fans, Peter Tork , Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith were left reeling by the news out of Stuart, Fla. PHOTOS: REMEMBERING THE MONKEES SINGER “It came as a pretty big shocker – right out of the blue,” Dolenz told NBC’s “Today” show. “You know, he was the last one that I thought would [go first] … the youngest one of us.” Though they had originally come together as a prefabricated band for the Beatles-inspired ’60s TV series, Tork said the four musicians bonded into friends. “I know Davy was very happy to be a part of all of this,” Tork told USA Today . “He wanted nothing more than to be an entertainer. And to help people enjoy time.” Tork also relayed his favorite memory of his late bandmate, from the earliest days of the Monkees phenomenon. During a break from filming a commercial, the band went to eat at a nearby diner. “We ordered lunch. Micky [Dolenz] and I got our salads first,” Tork told the newspaper. “We just stuck our forks in the salad bowls and stuck it in our face. Davy Jones was appalled. He said, ‘You pigs. Anyone would think that you were raised in a barn.’ “Davy’s salad came, and all on eyes were on him. He didn’t even look up. He cut his salad into 1-inch strips, turned his bowl 90 degrees and cut the strips into 1-inch squares. He poured the creamy dressing all over it until each and every 1-inch square was covered. “Then he reached into the bowl with his hands, grabbed a fistful of his salad and shoved it into his face.” That sense of humor helped The Monkees break out into stardom when the show debuted on NBC in 1966 and on hit singles like “Daydream Believer.” A 2008 Yahoo poll voted Davy Jones No. 1 teen idol of all time. Jones “was the heart and soul of the show,” Dolenz told CNN’s Piers Morgan Wednesday night.

Name the 1986 movie from the IMDB plot summary: "The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher."

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What Latin phrase, which translates as "unknown land", is used in cartography to denote regions that have not been mapped or documented?

terra - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Related topics terra: Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Look up Terra  or terra in Wiktionary , the free dictionary. Terra may refer to: The Latin, Romanian, Italian, Catalan and Portuguese name for the planet Earth Terra (satellite) , a research satellite launched by NASA in 1999 In planetary nomenclature , terrae are extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies Terra refers to Earth in many fictional universes Battle for Terra , a 2008 animated film by Aristomenis Tsirbas Holy Terra is the name of Earth in the Warhammer 40,000 universe Terra, the name of Earth in the Fading Suns role-playing game Terra (BattleTech) is the capital of the Terran Alliance and its successor the Terran Hegemony Terra (comics) , a DC Comics character involved with the Teen Titans Terra, an anti-MU defense force in the Anime RahXephon Terra, an Earth-like planet in the original version of Battlestar Galactica Terra (computer game) , a role-playing game Terra Branford , a fictional character from the video game Final Fantasy VI Terra, a "Ra-Seru" worn by Noa in the PlayStation game Legend of Legaia The Planet Terra is a fictional planet from the video game Final Fantasy IX Terra, a stardroids from the Megaman series Terra (Kingdom Hearts) , a character from the Kingdom Hearts series Terra, an unknown being in the story series: Stolen Liberty In other uses: Terra (currency) , a global currency proposed by economist Bernard Lietaer Terra, a brand of root vegetable chips manufactured by the Hain Celestial Group Terra (group) , a J-pop group headed by Konami sound producer Naoki Maeda Terra, a butterfly genus Terra-Gruppen , a chain of Norwegian savings banks Terra Industries, a multinational manufacturer of fertilizers based in Sioux City, Iowa Terra (mythology) , a primeval Roman goddess, also known as Tellus or Tellus Mater (Earth Mother) Terra Naomi , a musician and recognized YouTube user for her songs Terra: The Nature of Our World , a video podcast about science and the environment Terra Networks , S.A., an Internet company headquartered in Spain Terra Australis , a hypothetical continent appearing on European maps from the 15th to the 18th century Terra incognita , the Latin term for "unknown land", used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or documented Terra nullius , a Latin expression deriving from Roman Law meaning "land belonging to no one", "nobody's land", "empty land" or "desolate" Terra pericolosa , the Latin phrase for "dangerous land", used in cartography to denote regions believed likely to put travelers in jeopardy See also

Now the largest back in the US (by assets), what investment bank merged with Chase Manhattan in 2000?

Top Investment Banks, Top 10 Investment Banks 2016 US $ 86.08 billion List of Top 10 Investment Banks: Goldman Sachs: Founded in 1869, it is one of the major global investment banking firms which services mainly institutional clients. It has strong client relationships with major corporations, governments. Goldman is one of the Top investment banks with US$ 40.08 billion revenue. Some of the services provided by the bank include asset management, acquisitions advice, mergers and prime brokerage among others. It also offers underwriting services to its customers who include corporations, governments, and individuals. Apart from this, Goldman Sachs also deals in market making and private equity deals. Morgan Stanley: The bank was established on September 16, 1935, and is a global financial services provider serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions and individual. Headquartered in New York City, the bank has a presence in 42 countries. Comprising more than 1,300 officers, Morgan Stanley’s workforce comprises 60,000 employees. As of 2014, Morgan Stanley had $1.454 trillion of assets under management, according to the Scorpio Partnership Global Private Banking Benchmark. This is an increase of 17.5 percent over its 2013 figure. JP Morgan Chase: One of the Big Four banks of the United States, JP Morgan Chase is a multinational banking and financial services holding company based in New York City. JP Morgan Chase is present in 60 countries around the world. With a net asset of USD 2 trillion, it is the sixth largest bank by total assets in the world. According to the Forbes Global 2000, JP Morgan Chase is the Fifth largest public company in the world. Credit Suisse: Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Credit Suisse provides major financial services including investment banking, Asset management and private Banking. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse today employs around 48,200 people. As per the Scorpio Partnership, Credit Suisse had $888.2 billion of assets under management in the year 2014. This was an increase of 9.5 percent over its 2013 figure. Bank of America Merrill Lynch: It is one of the major financial services company in the United States and is highly regarded for its investment banking services. Some of the major services provided by the bank include mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. Barclays Capital: It is one of the major investment banks in the world. It is the 25th largest company in the world. It is European Bank based in the United Kingdom that has global operations in investment banking and other financial services. Citigroup: It is a leading major financial services company based in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bank has operations in 140 countries and has over 16,000 offices around the world. With 357,000 employees, the bank has more than 200 million customer accounts worldwide. As of 2009, Citigroup formed a part of the Big Four banks in the United States of America. In the Fortune 500 list in 2012, Citigroup ranked 20th in size. Deutsche Bank: It is a global financial services provider dealing in a wide range of financial products and services including many investment management services. Deutsche was founded in 1870 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The bank operates in 70 countries around the world and has a workforce of 100,000 employees. Investment banking forms the core business of Deutsch bank. This business represents 50 percent of profits, 50 percent of equity and 75% of leverage assets. UBS: UBS is a Swiss global financial services company. The bank is incorporated in the Canton of Zurich and is co-headquartered in Basel and Zurich. The company provides services in the fields of asset management, wealth management, and investment banking. UBS works for corporate, private and institutional clients around the world. One of Switzerland’s leading banks, UBS is present in around 50 countries and has a workforce of approximately 60,000 people. Wells Fa

What US government agency monitors investor fraud, insider trading scenarios, and other investment irregularities?

AllGov - Departments SEC offices:   Office of Acquisitions has the responsibility for overseeing SEC contracts and advises as to requests for contract information.   Office of the Chief Operating Officer oversees agency management policies, including formulating budget policy, allocation and utilization of agency resources, promoting management controls and financial integrity, managing the administrative support offices, and overseeing the agency's information technology capital planning process.   Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations administers the SEC’s nationwide examination and inspection program for registered self-regulatory organizations, broker-dealers, transfer agents, clearing agencies, investment companies and investment advisers. The office conducts inspections to foster compliance with the securities laws to detect violations of the law and to keep the commission informed of developments in the regulated community. Among the more important goals of the examination program is the quick and informal correction of compliance problems. When the office finds deficiencies, it issues a “deficiency letter” identifying the problems that need to be rectified and monitors the situation until compliance is achieved. Violations that appear too serious for informal correction are referred to the Division of Enforcement.   The Office of Ethics Counsel advises all SEC employees and members on such issues as conflicts of interest, securities holdings and transactions of SEC employees and their immediate families, gifts, seeking and negotiating other employment, outside activities, financial disclosure, and post-employment restrictions and clearances. Former SEC employees seeking assistance may call the Ethics Officer of the Day at 202-551-5170.   The Office of the Chief Operating Officer formulates budget and authorization strategies, supervises the allocation and use of SEC resources, promotes management controls and financial integrity, manages the administrative support offices, and oversees the development and implementation of the SEC’s automated information systems. The office has three main areas:   The Office of Administrative Services assists the chairman and the COO in managing the agency’s facilities and assets and provides a wide range of support services to the SEC staff. The office serves the headquarters office and all regional office locations on matters including procurement and contracting, physical security, emergency management, property management, office lease acquisition and administration, space renovation, supplies and office equipment management, transportation, mail distribution, publications, printing, and desktop publishing.   The Office of Human Resources has overall responsibility for the strategic management of the SEC’s humans. The office also represents the commission as the liaison to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and other federal agencies, various public and private-sector professional human resources organizations, and educational institutions in matters relating to human capital management.   The Office of Financial Management administers the financial management and budget functions of the SEC. The office assists the chairman and the COO in formulating budget and authorization requests, monitors the utilization of agency resources, and develops, oversees, and maintains SEC financial systems. These activities include cash management, accounting, fee collections, travel policy development, and oversight and budget justification and execution.   Office of FOIA, Records Management, and Security is responsible for handling requests under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, the management of all agency records in accordance with the Federal Records Act, and maintaining the security and safety of all SEC facilities. The office has three sub-divisions:   The Office of FOIA Services is responsible for receiving and responding to requests for non-public records under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. It also responds to requests for public info

In ‘The Wizard of Oz’ books, what is the name of the Good Witch?

Good Witch | Oz Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Good Witch is a title given to  witches  who are particularly good. Famous Good Witches Glinda the Good Witch of the South  is the most famous good witch in all the Oz books and movies, she is the ruler of the Quadling Country , and the most powerful witch in the  Land of Oz . She comes to be known as simply "Glinda the Good" or "Glinda the Good Sorceress of the South". She is beautiful and stately and appears very young, though she is hundreds of years old. She is tall and wears splendid gowns that trail behind her as she walks. Her eyes are blue as the sky and always frank and smiling. Her hair is like red gold, finer than the finest silken strands, flowing in ringlets over her shoulders. Her cheeks are the envy of peach-blows and her mouth is enticing as a rosebud. She wears no jewels, for her beauty would shame them. In the  1939 film she is known to be Glinda the Good Witch of the North. The Good Witch of the North  is another famous witch and is the elderly Ruler of the  Gillikin Country , a position she acquired after overthrowing  Mombi  (the erstwhile Wicked Witch of the North). She wears a magical white pointed hat and a sparkling white gown. She is mild-mannered and extremely kind, and is thus loved not only by her subjects, the  Gillikins , but also by other people in Oz, such as the  Munchkins . The gentle Good Witch of the North always stands against the oppression and subjugation of people. Although Mombi was no match for her, the Good Witch admits that she was not as powerful as The Wicked Witch of the East , or else she would have freed the Munchkins from the Wicked Witch's reign, the same way she freed the Gillikins from Mombi's clutches. She is nameless in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz but in other movies and books she is sometimes called "Glinda" or " Locasta " or by another name. ​Other Good Witches Gayelette  was a beautiful princess and a powerful sorceress who once lived in a ruby palace in the  northern part  of the  Land of Oz . She was a good ruler, loved by her people, but was for a long time unable to find a mate equal to her beauty and wisdom. Eventually she found a handsome boy named  Quelala  whom she raised and groomed to be her husband, using her magic to make him strong and good and lovely. They were engaged to be married, and Gayelette spent half her kingdom to create a beautiful  Golden Cap  as a wedding present for him. One day just before the wedding, the mischievous  Winged Monkeys  who lived nearby tossed Quelala into a river as a prank. The princess was very angry and punished the Winged Monkeys by making them three times the slaves to the owner of the Golden Cap. After the wedding, Quelala commanded the Winged Monkeys never to bother Gayelette again, and it can be presumed that the princess and her husband lived happily ever after. ( The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ). Gayelette and Quelala play important parts in March Laumer's The Frogman of Oz. Gayelette and Quelala later met  Dorothy Gale  and aided her when Dorothy sought them out. ( Dorothy of Oz ).

The Shoguns were warlords that ruled in what country?

Emperors, Courtiers, Shoguns, and Warlords of Japan What would you need to be a Japanese warlord? Click here.   There were 4 ways for you, were you living in Japan between 1185 and 1615, to be a warlord or 'daimyo': You could be a chief of some decent samurai band, which had been lending their arts to other people's causes, for which your band got rewards in the form of land. This would have made you the head of samurai clans such as Mori and Matsuura. You could have gotten the Emperor's own letter of assignment that said you were the rep of His Majesty in so-and-so area. This was how the warlord clans of Imagawa (Suruga), Takeda (Kai) and Otomo (Bungo) rose. You could have worked for other people who were appointed by the Imperial Decree as governors or reps in certain territories, and showed your boss his real place by taking up actual ruling of the said area. That's the way of the Oda , Asakura , Asai , and Uesugi . You could just be yourself, i.e. jobless samurai, who spent all your youth to wander around aimlessly until you could somehow kill a warlord and snatch his territory. This was what Saito Dosan did to get Mino, and Hojo to take Kamakura over. If a warlord was so dang powerful, and he came from the eligible clans (like, what clan? click here) , the Imperial decree might give him the title of 'Great General'. In Japanese, the term for 'Great General' was 'Shogun'. After 1185, such a person was the head of a militaristic government. Also after 1185, his only superior was the Emperor himself. Before 1185, a Shogun was the head of his own troops and not an inch more. And there were quite a lot of sedentary civilians who got the political power to order him and his bulky troops around (click here for details, and why 1185 mattered so) . But before or after 1185, the core of shogunness stayed the same: the man was the Emperor's vassal whose battling power was above all the rest of his kind, and to whom the Empire of Japan would instantly turn to when something threatened the entire realm (which meant as loosely as a threat to the Emperor in person, too). The Shogun had a duty to dig the sword for the sake of the Emperor, because there was where his authority over the country came from. Since he got the authority delegated by the Emperor, all warlords had to submit, for whosoever stood up against a Shogun while the mandate was still valid (that's something crucial) would be fighting against the Son of Heaven himself, and, to a samurai, there was no worse and lower disgrace than that -- the Shinto faith expects all warriors to revere the Emperor above all else. A Shogun had the right to make laws applicable to all Japanese territories whose former Lords he had subdued, but he couldn't do anything about the Lords who didn't have anything to do with him -- such as the ones ruling faraway isles and remote towns. Oh, yes, there were such places in the warring Japan of 16th century. Even Oda Nobunaga didn't touch the warlords of Kyushu islands. Christian warlords like Otomo Sorin, Lord of Bungo; Lord Omura Sumitada, Ito Yoshimatsu of Obi, and the Lord of Arima, were untouchable; they paid respect to the Emperor but in some kind of an unconsumed mutual coldness when it came to the Central Japanese warlords and Shoguns (click here for profiles, stories and pictures of Japanese Christian warlords and samurai) . Mind you, logistics must have been the greatest problem those days; places sliced

What is the name for the large canvas, or more recently plastic, tent under which a circus performs?

American Circus Lingo Visit "Ballycast," my new podcast - click on the banner to open it in a new page   This list is just a small part of my e-book "On The Midway," guaranteed to give you many hours of delight, available for a very reasonable price HERE This list is copyright � 2008 Wayne N. Keyser, and may not be used in whole or part without permission. People use it anyway, it's all over the web - when you see it, think of me. Find an error? Please report it to me. Here's an EMAIL LINK 24-hour Man � Employee who travels the route 24 hours before the rest of the circus, putting up roadside arrows to direct travel and making sure the lot is ready. Aba-daba � Any dessert served in the cookhouse. Advance � Teams of employees traveled ahead of the circus route to put up posters and arrange for advertising, often visiting each town several times (four weeks, two weeks and one week before the show.) They often traveled on dedicated "advance cars" or "bill cars," rail cars carried on freight trains, and had just one day at any stop to carry out their assignments. Both the team and its ad campaign were simply called "the advance." "Bill Posters" pasted multi-sheet posters on the outsides of buildings and fences with buckets of flour-and-water paste, long-handled paste brushes, and ladders. "Lithographers" bartered with local merchants, trading passes for the right to place one-sheets, half-sheets, and panels in store windows. The purchased billing stand locations and boards were paid by the use of an �outside bill poster check� to be presented at the ticket wagon on the day of exhibition. The advance team might hire local youths to distribute heralds door-to-door. Beginning in the 1950s, there was a union for bill crews: the International Alliance of Billers, Billposters and Distributors. When a show played towns with a Billposters' local, union-member crews were required, and the paper would be rubber-stamped with a small "union bug" (union logo) indicating that the posters were put up by union members. This practice was often ignored in towns where there was no Billposters' local or where there was not a strong pro-union sentiment. (See "Agent" below) Advise � The official schedule, posted on the outside of the backdoor and elsewhere, listing the current revision of the time and sequence of the acts. Aerialist � Performer who performs suspended above the ground on a trapeze or similar equipment (wire walking is not an aerialist act). Agent � The advance team was divided into three phases: the 'contracting agent' would get all necessary contracts signed for a show's upcoming date, the 'general agent' would coordinate the show's annual route (on carnivals these two functions might be combined) and the 'special agent' would travel ahead with the advance team to oversee the placement of show advertising and also sell ads in the program to local merchants. AGVA � The American Guild of Variety Artists, a (currently) 5,000-member union representing performers in the variety entertainment field, including circuses, Las Vegas showrooms and cabarets, musical variety shows, comedy showcases, dance revues, magic shows and amusement park shows, arena and auditorium productions on tour. Referred to in the musical "A Chorus Line" as 'the nightclub union.' Organized by vaudevillian Sophie Tucker and others as The American Federation of Actors, absorbed into the AFL-CIO in 1939. Awards the "Georgie Award" (after George Jessel) for variety performer of the year. Opinions vary on the AGVA, generally concluding that it is not even remotely as useful to the performers as the unions covering actors and musicians in legit theater, film, television or concert performance. Did not, until recently, even maintain a minimal web page, but now does have one . Alfalfa � Paper money. All Out and Over, All Out, All Over � The entire performance is concluded, the audience has vacated the top and workers can begin re-setting or tearing down. Annie Oakley � A complimentary ticket

For a point each, name the 2 countries that share a physical border with Costa Rica.

Geography and History of Costa Rica Population: 4,253,877 (July 2009 estimate) Capital: San José Area: 19,730 square miles (51,100 sq km) Bordering Countries: Nicaragua and Panama Coastline: 802 miles (1,290 km) Highest Point: Cerro Chirripo at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) Costa Rica, officially called the Republic of Costa Rica, is located on the Central American isthmus between Nicaragua and Panama . Because it is on an isthmus, Costa Rica also has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The country features numerous rainforests and a plethora of flora and fauna which make it a popular destination for tourism and ecotourism . History of Costa Rica Costa Rica was first explored by Europeans beginning in 1502 with Christopher Columbus . Columbus named the region Costa Rica, meaning "rich coast," as he and other explorers hoped to find gold and silver in the area. European settlement began in Costa Rica in 1522 and from the 1570s until the 1800s it was a Spanish colony. In 1821, Costa Rica then joined other Spanish colonies in the region and made a declaration of independence from Spain. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Shortly thereafter, the newly independent Costa Rica and other former colonies formed a Central American Federation. However, cooperation between the countries was short-lived and border disputes frequently occurred in the mid-1800s. As a result of these conflicts, the Central American Federation eventually collapsed and in 1838, Costa Rica declared itself as a fully independent state. After declaring its independence, Costa Rica underwent a period of stable democracy beginning in 1899. In that year, the country experienced its first free elections which have continued until today despite two problems in the early 1900s and in 1948. From 1917-1918, Costa Rica was under the dictatorial rule of Federico Tinoco and in 1948, the presidential election was disputed and Jose Figueres led a civilian uprising which led to a 44-day civil war. Costa Rica's civil war caused the deaths of more than 2,000 people and was one of the most violent times in the country's history. Following the end of the civil war though, a constitution was written which declared that the country would have free elections and universal suffrage. Costa Rica's first election following the civil war was in 1953 and was won by Figueres. Today, Costa Rica is known as one of the most stable and economically successful Latin American countries. Government of Costa Rica Costa Rica is a republic with a single legislative body made up of its Legislative Assembly whose members are elected by popular vote. The judicial branch of government in Costa Rica is comprised only of a Supreme Court. Costa Rica's executive branch has a chief of state and head of government - both of which are filled by the president who is elected by popular vote. Costa Rica underwent its most recent election in February 2010. Laura Chinchilla won the election and became the country's first female president. Economics and Land Use in Costa Rica Costa Rica is considered one of the most economically prosperous countries in Central America and a major part of its economy comes from its agricultural exports. Costa Rica is a well-known coffee producing region and pineapples, bananas, sugar, beef and ornamental plants also contribute to its economy. The country is also growing industrially and produces goods such as medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products and high-value goods such as microprocessors. Ecotourism and the related service sector is also a significant part of Costa Rica's economy because the country is highly biodiverse. Geography, Climate and Biodiversity of Costa Rica Costa Rica has a varied topography with coastal plains that are separated by volcanic mountain ranges. There are three mountain ranges running throughout the country. The first of these is the Cordillera de Guanacaste and runs to the Cordillera Central from the northern border with Nicaragua. The Cordille

Something described as 'tactile' relates to which of the five senses?

Tactile - definition of tactile by The Free Dictionary Tactile - definition of tactile by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tactile 1. Relating to, involving, or perceptible to the sense of touch: tactile sensations; tactile sensitivity. 2. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: tactile language. [From Latin tāctilis, from tāctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tact.] tac′tile·ly adv. tac·til′i·ty (-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n. tactile (ˈtæktaɪl) adj 1. (Biology) of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch: a tactile organ; tactile stimuli. 2. rare capable of being touched; tangible [C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch] tactility n 1. pertaining to or affecting the sense of touch. 2. perceptible to the touch; tangible. [1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible =ta(n)g(ere) to touch + -tilis -tile ] tac•til′i•ty (-ˈtɪl ɪ ti) n. tac·tile Used for or sensitive to touch: tactile organs. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Adj. 1. tactile - of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" tangible , touchable - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" tactile [ˈtæktaɪl] adj [experience, sensation] → tactile tactile adj → Tast- , taktil (spec); (= tangible) → greifbar , fühlbar ; (form: = gained by touching) stimulation, experience → durch Berührung erfolgend ; tactile sense → Tastsinn m; tactile organ → Tastorgan nt; she is a very tactile person → sie ist ein Mensch , der gern Körperkontakt hat; a more tactile society → eine Gesellschaft , in der Körperkontakte eine größere Rolle spielen (= interesting to touch) a tactile fabric → angenehm anzufühlende Stoffe tactile a. táctil, palpable; rel. al sentido del tacto; ___ discrimination → discriminación ___; tactile adj táctil Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: esthesiometer References in classic literature ? The hands were always malformed; and though some surprised me by their unexpected human appearance, almost all were deficient in the number of the digits, clumsy about the finger-nails, and lacking any tactile sensibility. View in context Over such trivialities as these many a valuable hour may slip away, and the traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Giotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it. Of course, it contained frescoes by Giotto, in the presence of whose tactile values she was capable of feeling what was proper. It is so wonderful what they say about his tactile values.

According to the western calendar, what is the birthstone for those born in the month of September?

December Birthstone - Blue Topaz - Birth Stones by Months You are here: Home Birthstones by Month December Birthstone – Blue Topaz December Birthstone – Blue Topaz December Birthstone - Blue Topaz Blue Topaz is the birthstone for those born in the month of December. Many people say that it is reminiscent of a clear blue lake on a summer’s afternoon. In Sanskrit the word for topaz is “tapas”, meaning fire. Contrary to its translation, this stone has been known to ancient civilizations to have cooling properties. For one giving the gift of topaz, it is symbolic of fidelity and love. It can be used to calm an individual’s hot temper, cure insanity, improve weakened vision, relieve asthma attacks, and bring sleep to those inflicted by insomnia. It is believed that the gemstones for each month aligns with the season, our spiritual and mental energy. Some might have been believed to emit almost religious magical or religious powers, and even the powers to aid in ailing health. Some offered protection Every month represents a change or shift within the year. All of these shifts are part of the greater cycle that occurs each year with birth and rebirth and death. Throughout history, specific gemstones have been designated to symbolize our birth-month granting those who wore them specific strengths needed within that month. In present time, according to the Gregorian or Western Calendar, there is a gemstone for each month. Topaz is comprised of silicate, one of the hardest of materials. Pure topaz is actually colorless, however with minor changes within the stone it has been found as a pale green, a truer blue, pink and yellow. The paler the topaz, the most expensive it will be. Most people recognize this precious stone for its beautiful aqua-turquoise shade. The three main shades of this range are called: London Blue, Sky, and Swiss. London Blue is the deepest of blue and for those who cannot afford a sapphire, this is a substitute. The alternative to the topaz for December is the Turquoise. It was dubbed this title as it was brought to Europe from Turkey, and according to recorded history, is one of the first gemstones to be placed in jewelry. Though originally discovered in Turkey, it is also mined in Mexico, Pakistan, China, the United States, Brazil and Nigeria. Turquoise was adorned by the ancients to ward of all evil spirits and stave away ill health. Bracelets worn on the arm of the Egyptian queen, Zer, were unearthed and found to be 7,500 years old. It represented the Egyptian gods Isis and Amum. To those who wear Turquoise, its color brings about feelings of happiness and good fortune. As for Christian and biblical symbols, it represents the cycle of birth, old age and death, as the stone itself has a life cycle, darkening with age. During Medieval times, physicians would ground the stone up, using it to treat skin inflammations. Other Symbols of December: December Birth Flower: The Narcissus and Holly. Narcissus is symbolic of self-love and vanity and its name originates from Greek mythology and the tale of handsome Narcissus. While he was admiring the reflection of himself in a pool, he happened to be ignoring the lovely nymph, Echo. For this, she punished him as he was falling in love with his appearance and died. Following his death a a flower appeared where he had sat. The holly sacred to Saturn and had been used during the Roman festival, Saturnalia to honor him. December Birth Tree: Fig Tree, Apple Tree. The apple is universally a symbol of joy, fertility, peace, youthfulness, and love. Famous People Born in December: Denzel Washington- December 28, 1954 Tyson Beckford- December 19, 1970 John Wayne- December 5, 1970 Jake Gyllenhaal- December 19, 1980 Tyra Banks- December 4, 1973 Katie Holmes- December 18, 1978 Christina Aguilera- December 18, 1980 Jim Morrison- December 8, 1943

Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Amoco were created from what company, broken up by the Sherman Antitrust act in 1911?

Standard Oil Company Broken Up Standard Oil Company Broken Up by christopher-mahoney Standard Oil Company was first incorporated in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and William Rockefeller. Standard Oil handled all aspects of their product, which included production, transportation, refining and marketing.  In a few short decades, Standard Oil had become one of the world’s largest corporations; by 1904, the company controlled 88% of refined oil production and 85% of oil sales in the United States.  The unprecedented dominance of Standard Oil caused the United States government to intervene in the apparent monopolization of the oil industry. On this day, May 15th, 1911,  Standard Oil was broken up by a Supreme Court decision. Standard Oil’s monopolistic practices were brought to the public eye after a study by the federal Commissioner of Corporations was conducted from 1904-1906.  The study found that Standard Oil was abusing control of pipe-lines, taking part in railroad discriminations and conducting unfair methods of competition.   This discovery led the US Department of Justice to begin a lawsuit in 1909, using the the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 as grounds for legal action.  The Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil had an unreasonable advantage over its competitors and subsequently had to be broken up into 34 companies. The 1911 Supreme Court decision had a great effect on the future of oil companies in the United States.  Some of today’s most recognized oil companies, such as Exxon, Mobil and Chevron were all created in the antitrust aftermath.  It is believed that without the decision to break up the company, Standard Oil could possibly have been worth $1 trillion today. Today’s History

The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting for what Nintendo video game series, first introduced on Sept 13, 1985

Happy 30th, 'Super Mario'! Five big Mario moments - CNN.com Happy 30th, 'Super Mario'! Five big Mario moments By Henry Hanks , CNN Updated 3:56 PM ET, Sun September 13, 2015 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Super Mario through the years The lovable Nintendo gaming character Mario has existed since he appeared as the hero of "Donkey Kong" in 1981, but he reached video game immortality with 1985's "Super Mario Bros.," a game that would have countless sequels and spinoffs over 30 years. Players thrilled at guiding Mario through the strange Mushroom Kingdom, in hopes of defeating King Koopa and rescuing the princess. Click through for more big Mario moments. Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years 1988's "Super Mario Bros. 2" bore little resemblance to the gameplay of the original, because Nintendo of America found the Japanese sequel to be too similar to the first game. So they took another Japanese game, " Yume Kojo Doki Doki Panic ," and replaced the characters with "Super Mario" characters. It was a challenging game, but didn't feel like "Super Mario." Hide Caption Photos: Super Mario through the years Nintendo launched their black-and-white handheld Game Boy with "Super Mario Land" in 1989. Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years "Super Mario Bros. 3," which allowed Mario and friends to fly with a raccoon tail (don't ask) remains wildly popular 25 years later. It's probably aged the best of the early Mario games. Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years Nintendo moved into 16-bit graphics with "Super Mario World," which launched the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Hide Caption Photos: Super Mario through the years "Super Mario Land 2" allowed players to take Mario's further adventures with them. Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years "Super Mario 64" quite literally brought a new dimension to the games, and is regarded as one of the best video games ever made by Empire magazine and others. Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years Nintendo upgraded its handheld gaming with the DS in 2006, and gave us "New Super Mario Bros.," which was both a throwback to the original and a brand-new experience. Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years "Super Mario Galaxy" took "Super Mario 64's" 3-D gameplay even further on the Wii in 2007. Hide Caption Photos: Super Mario through the years When the DS went 3-D, "New Super Mario Bros. 2" went with it in 2012. Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Super Mario through the years Once again at the forefront of gaming technology, 2015's "Super Mario Maker" allows gamers to create their own classic "Super Mario" levels. Hide Caption "Super Mario Bros." turned 30 this week Super Mario remains an icon of gaming (CNN) Hard to believe it has been 30 years since we were first told "our princess is in another castle." For those of you not familiar with the reference, "Super Mario Bros.," one of the most popular video games of all time, turned 30 on Sunday. It was first released in Japan on September 13, 1985, by Nintendo, putting that video game company on the map. It was a sequel to the one-screen game "Mario Bros." (which introduced Mario's brother Luigi), which was itself a sequel to the smash hit of the early 1980s game "Donkey Kong" (in which Mario attempted to defeat the angry gorilla). Mario is the closest thing to Mickey Mouse in the world of video games, an instantly recognizable symbol of gaming and a mascot for Nintendo. Read More Here are five big moments in the history of the high-jumping, pipe-traveling plumber: 1. "Super Mario" launches the Nintendo Entertainment System The importance of the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, cannot be understated. The gaming system was released in the U.S. in late 1985 -- after "Mario's" introduction -- and was a monster hit. It was literally a "game changer," in that the games one could play on the 8-bit system brought the graphics and fun of an arcade to your home. Many pre

Sept 14, 1901 saw the death of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Which total badass was sworn in as his successor?

William McKinley (President of the United States) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News The Man In The Arena | Chicago Fringe Festival 2011 Review Time Out Chicago (Blog) Google News - Sep 04, 2011 'As he goes on to list some notable facts about Roosevelt&#39;s presidency—for instance, though JFK is the youngest man to be elected president, Roosevelt was younger when he ascended from the vice-presidency after <mark>William McKinley</mark>&#39;s assassination—Evans' Author Suggests There's More To Mc Kinley Murder Than Single Assassin The Daily News Online Google News - Sep 03, 2011 'Area author John Koerner offers some interesting new angles on the 1901 assassination of President <mark>William McKinley</mark> in Buffalo in his new book, &#39;&#39;The Secret Plot to Kill McKinley: Conspiracy, Curses and Ghosts in Western New York' 'glee' Goes Back To School With Awesome Class Photos Just So You Know Google News - Sep 02, 2011 'Rachel, Finn and Kurt are among the <mark>William McKinley</mark> High School students to go with the traditional blue background, while Santana, Quinn and Brittany are some of the New Directions members to go with a red curtain. Each pic shows off the characters&#39;' Shooting Of President Mc Kinley And Sept. 11 News Net5.Com Google News - Sep 01, 2011 '6, 1901 that President <mark>William McKinley</mark> was shot while visiting Buffalo, New York. It is an event that will, for me, be forever linked with the tragic events of Sept. 11. In September 2001, I was working as an anchor in Buffalo, New York,' Show Less After studying there for less than a year, McKinley returned home and was admitted to the bar in Warren, Ohio, in March 1867. … Read More That same year, he moved to Canton, the county seat of Stark County, and set up a small office. He soon formed a partnership with George W. Belden, an experienced lawyer and former judge. His practice was successful enough for him to buy a block of buildings on Main Street in Canton, which provided him with a small but consistent rental income for decades to come. Read Less When his Army friend Rutherford B. Hayes was nominated for governor in 1867, McKinley made speeches on his behalf in Stark County, his first foray into politics. … Read More The county was closely divided between Democrats and Republicans, but Hayes carried it that year in his statewide victory. Read Less 1869 26 Years Old In 1869, McKinley ran for the office of prosecuting attorney of Stark County, an office usually then held by Democrats, and was unexpectedly elected. Show Less …  William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897, until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. <br /><br />McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War, beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. Read Less In 1876, he was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican Party's expert on the protective tariff, which he promised would bring prosperity. Delegates to the county conventions thought he could attract blue-collar voters, and in August 1876, McKinley was nominated. … Read More By that time, Hayes had been nominated for president, and McKinley campaigned for him while running his own congressional campaign. Both were successful. McKinley, campaigning mostly on his support for a protective tariff, defeated the Democratic nominee, Levi L. Lamborn, by 3,300 votes, while Hayes won a hotly disputed election to reach the presidency. McKinley's victory came at a personal cost: his income as a congressman would be half of what he earned as a lawyer.<br /><br /> "Under free trade the trader is the mast

What noted magician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, film producer and noted skeptic, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, in 1926?

Erik Houdini (Weisz) (1874 - 1926) - Genealogy half brother About Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz) Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926), considered one of the greatest illusionists in history, was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena. Biographical Summary Harry Houdini was born into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. According to his birth certificate he was born on 24 March 1874 as Erich Weisz. Houdini himself spelled his name Ehrich Weiss. From 1900 onwards, Houdini claimed to have been born in Appleton, Wisconsin on 6 April 1874. Houdini's father, Mayer Samuel Weisz (1829-1892), was a rabbi; his mother was Cecilia Steiner (1841-1913). He had six siblings. Houdini arrived in the United States on 3 July 1878, aboard the SS Fresia with his mother (who was pregnant) and his four brothers. Houdini's name was listed as Ehrich Weiss. Friends called him "Ehrie" or "Harry". At first, they lived in Appleton, where his father served as rabbi of the Zion Reform Jewish Congregation. In 1880, the family was living on Appleton Street. On 6 June 1882, Rabbi Weiss became an American citizen. After losing his tenure, he moved to New York City with Ehrich in 1887. They lived in a boarding house on East 79th Street. Rabbi Weiss later was joined by the rest of the family once he found more permanent housing. As a child, Ehrich took several jobs, then became a champion cross country runner. He made his public debut as a 10-year-old trapeze artist, calling himself, "Ehrich, the prince of the air." Houdini's Rabbi Rabbi Drachman knew Harry Houdini as Ehrich Weiss when he was a pupil in the Talmud Torah of his synagogue, Congregation Zichron Ephraim. “Despite the nature of his vocation, he (Houdini) had a profound reverence for the Jewish faith and deep-seated filial affection for his parents and reverence for their memory.” Dr. Drachman relates that in 1890 the Weiss family was in dire financial straits, and Rabbi Weiss came to him for aid. Rabbi Drachman volunteered either to give or lend money to Rabbi Weiss. Instead, Rabbi Weiss suggested that Dr. Drachman buy some of his seforim. Dr. Drachman recalled that “He had a large and excellent Hebrew library, and I selected a fine set of the Codes of Maimonides, for which I paid the price he asked.” Years later, after Houdini’s father had passed away and Houdini was a world-renowned and wealthy man, Rabbi Drachman approached him to ask for a donation to help pay off his synagogue’s mortgage. Houdini agreed to donate the then-substantial sum of $500 on one condition - he wanted his father's set of Maimonides back. Dr. Drachman agreed and within 24 hours of the return of the seforim he received Houdini’s check for $500. Rabbi Drachman officiated at Houdini's funeral in 1926. Books by Houdini Houdini published numerous books during his career (some of which were written by his good friend Walter Brown Gibson, the creator of The Shadow): The Right Way to Do Wrong (1906) Handcuff Secrets (1907) A Magician Among the Spirits (1924) Under the Pyramids (1924) with H.P. Lovecraft. Biographies The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini by Ruth Brandon, Seeker & Warburg, Ltd. GB, 1993 Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls by William Lindsay Gresham, Henry Holt & Co, NY, 1959 Houdini: His Legend and His Magic by Doug Henning with Charles Reynolds, Times Books, NY, 1978 The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, 2006 ISBN 0743272072 Houdini: His Life-Story by Harold Kellock, from the recollections and documents of Beatrice Houdini, Harcourt, Brace Co., June, 1928 Houdini: Master of Escape by Lance Kendall, Macrae Smith & Co., NY, 1960 * Houdini: The Untold Story by Milbourne Christopher, Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1969 Houdini: A Mind in Chains by Bernard C. Meyer, M.D., E.P. Dutton & Co. NY, 1976 Houdini: His Life and Art by James Randi & Bert Randolph Sugar, Grosset & Dunlap,

The morning of September 14, 1814 saw what Baltimore lawyer pen a poem he title “The Defence of Fort McHenry”?

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 Home  › Encyclopedia Smithsonian  ›  History and Culture Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Quick Facts about the Star-Spangled Banner Flag Made in Baltimore, Maryland, in July-August 1813 by flagmaker Mary Pickersgill Commissioned by Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry Original size: 30 feet by 42 feet Current size: 30 feet by 34 feet Fifteen stars and fifteen stripes (one star has been cut out) Raised over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14, 1814, to signal American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore; the sight inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” Preserved by the Armistead family as a memento of the battle First loaned to the Smithsonian Institution in 1907; converted to permanent gift in 1912 On exhibit at the National Museum of American History since 1964 Major, multi-year conservation effort launched in 1998 Plans for new permanent exhibition gallery now underway Making the Star-Spangled Banner In June 1813, Major George Armistead arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, to take command of Fort McHenry, built to guard the water entrance to the city.  Armistead commissioned Mary Pickersgill, a Baltimore flag maker, to sew two flags for the fort: a smaller storm flag (17 by 25 ft) and a larger garrison flag (30 by 42 ft).  She was hired under a government contract and was assisted by her daughter, two nieces, and an indentured African-American girl. The larger of these two flags would become known as the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Pickersgill stitched it from a combination of dyed English wool bunting (red and white stripes and blue union) and white cotton (stars).  Each star is about two feet in diameter, each stripe about 24 inches wide.  The Star-Spangled Banner’s impressive scale (about one-fourth the size of a modern basketball court) reflects its purpose as a garrison flag. It was intended to fly from a flagpole about ninety feet high and be visible from great distances. At its original dimensions of 30 by 42 feet, it was larger than the modern garrison flags used today by the United States Army, which have a standard size of 20 by 38 feet. The first Flag Act, adopted on June 14, 1777, created the original United States flag of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. The Star-Spangled Banner has fifteen stars and fifteen stripes as provided for in the second Flag Act approved by Congress on January 13, 1794.  The additional stars and stripes represent Vermont (1791) and Kentucky (1792) joining the Union.  (The third Flag Act, passed on April 4, 1818, reduced the number of stripes back to thirteen to honor the original thirteen colonies and provided for one star for each state — a new star to be added to the flag on the Fourth of July following the admission of each new state.)  Pickersgill spent between six and eight weeks making the flags, and they were delivered to Fort McHenry on August 19, 1813.  The government paid $405.90 for the garrison flag and $168.54 for the storm flag.  The garrison flag would soon after be raised at Fort McHenry and ultimately find a permanent home at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.  The whereabouts of the storm flag are not known. The War of 1812 and the Burning of Washington Although its events inspired one of

If you were afflicted with hypotension, what are you suffering from?

Low Blood Pressure - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis - Canoe.com Low Blood Pressure Health Column The Facts Given that people with high blood pressure (hypertension) are far more likely than others to die prematurely of heart disease and stroke, you might think that low blood pressure would be a good thing. However, abnormally low blood pressure, also called hypotension, can cause problems as well. At the most basic level, hypotension can cause dizziness or blurry vision, which may increase the risk of falling or contribute to accidents. In more serious cases, it reduces the blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. This decreases the amount of oxygen and nutrients being delivered to these organs and impairs their ability to carry out normal functions. Hypotension may also indicate a more serious underlying health condition. As blood travels throughout your body, it presses against the walls of your blood vessels, just like water in a hose or air in a tire. This is called blood pressure. When your heart beats (contracts), squeezing blood out and pumping it into your arteries, blood pressure peaks. This is called your systolic pressure. Between heartbeats, when your heart relaxes and blood flows back into it, your blood pressure is lower. This is your diastolic pressure. A blood pressure reading measures these two pressures and expresses them as two numbers, your systolic pressure over your diastolic pressure. Normal blood pressure for adults is lower than 120/80 mm Hg (mm Hg means "millimetres of mercury," referring to a pressure-measuring device similar to a thermometer). Blood pressure changes throughout the day and varies from person to person. Various factors affect blood pressure, including your body position, breathing rhythm, stress level, physical activity, medications, what you eat or drink, and the time of the day (blood pressure is usually lowest at night when you sleep and rises when you wake up). In healthy individuals, your body responds and adapts to these changes to keep your blood pressure within a normal range. This ensures that vital organs, such as your brain and kidneys, receive a constant blood flow and nutrient supply. When the systolic pressure drops below 90 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure falls below 60 mm Hg, this is categorized as low blood pressure. Some people may have low pressure all the time and this may be normal for them. If they do not experience any other signs or symptoms, medical treatment may not be necessary for them. Low blood pressure becomes a concern when it is accompanied by noticeable symptoms, such as dizziness, fainting and, in severe cases, shock. When this occurs, people should seek medical attention to determine if an underlying condition may be responsible for their hypotension. Causes Hypotension occurs when the body is unable to maintain blood pressure within a healthy range. Hypotension can be caused by a variety of factors and can affect people of all ages. However, there are certain types of hypotension that are more likely to affect certain age groups than others. Orthostatic hypotension occurs when there is a sudden drop in blood pressure when a person stands up from a sitting or lying down position. This more commonly affects older adults. Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) results when a person has been standing for a long period of time or after having an unpleasant or upsetting experience. This is commonly referred to as fainting. Young children are more likely than adults to experience this form of hypotension, and will often outgrow NMH or a tendency to faint easily. Low blood pressure can occur for some people after eating. This is called postprandial hypotension. Other factors may cause low blood pressure: dehydration: When the body fluids are being lost at a rate faster than they can be replaced, a person's blood pressure may fall. Dehydration may be caused by vomiting, fever, severe diarrhea, or strenuous exercise. certain medical conditions: hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level

Famous for their little blue boxes, what NY based jewelry and silverware company first opened their doors on Sept 17, 1837?

Mystery Marks -- Silver Hallmarks and Makers' Marks   "916" Hi! I've recently come across a piece of silver hallmarked 916. Would anyone know anything about this hallmark and where it was used? I am also trying to find out more information about hallmarks used in Malta, not only this century but possibly also during the times of the Knights (circa 1550-1798). Thanks and regards submitted by Ray Zammit I've only run across the use of the number '916' in one instance, and that in conjunction with the letter H, ie '916H'. H is the first letter of the Finnish word for silver, Hopea, and '916H' is a Finnish designation for .935 silver, see Warman's Jewelry 2nd Edition, 'Marks on Metals' for a concise listing of many silver fineness marks. 'Tardy's International Hallmarks on Silver' is a great resource, and also includes the above info, and much much more, including information about the hallmarks used in Malta from about 1530 onwards. Both of the above volumes can be found available for sale online or at quality booksellers. Hope this helps! information provided by Patrick Kapty http://stores.ebay.com/California-Dreamin-Retro-Modern-ETC Is 980 silver used at all anymore? If not when did its use end?.. submitted by Sande Hi Sande--    I'm a silversmith here in the US and often work in Ag  .980 I know many people that do as well.  In the states it is most often referred to as --fine silver--.  At 98 or 99 percent it is considered about as pure as one can get.  The are many reasons for using it over sterling silver.  In southeast Asia it is even more common.  Most of the imports currently being mis-labeled as hill tribe silver are done in Ag .980,  The smiths I've met over there prefer it because it is softer and easier to stamp and forge than sterling.  It melts at a higher temp and so folks over there do not like it for casting however.  Its hotter melting temp is one of the reasons that enamellists often use it here in the states.  Due to its lesser copper content it tends NOT to tarnish as much or a quickly.     information provided by Mark Kaplan  copyright symbol and outstretched hand I picked up a pair of contemporary silver earrings at an estate sale this weekend. They look like a Lisa Jenks design, but are signed with the copyright symbol and an outstretched hand. Does anyone recognize this signature?  submitted by Sharon  bird or animal with it's mouth open, "830H", "A" with a bar across the top, crown stamp, "R7" There are a series of hallmarks on top of the bail, the 1st one is a bird or animal with its mouth open, the 2nd one is 830H, the 3rd one is an A with a bar across the top, the 4th one is a crown, he 5th one is R7. (I believe) it is 1970 Finnish, from the town of Turku, but wasn't able to come up with an artist. submitted by Myrna in Tulsa I haven't seen this particular design before, so can't be sure, but the 'bird or animal with it's mouth open' could be the maker's mark for Auran Kultaseppa which is an eagle head with it's beak slightly ajar. Otherwise, you're correct about the remaining hallmarks. information provided by Patrick Kapty http://stores.ebay.com/California-Dreamin-Retro-Modern-ETC   sterling,then a capital A, then a half circle with spokes...much like a half sun. This time I have from my collection a wonderful sterling narrow twisted bracelet. It is heavy in weight for its slim contour and on one end where there is the space to put it on the wrist is: sterling,then a capital A, then a half circle with spokes...much like a half sun. submitted by Karen Ferrandi A "over "C" over an arrow (Example is a sterling leaf pin which looks like it's from the forties or fifties. The marking is an arrow with a C and A over it) CA with an arrow through it is the mark for Carl Art, Inc. of Providence RI, which is the listing ABOVE the mark on page 57 of Rainwater. Rainwater

Novels in which genre are eligible for the Hugo award, with Robert J Sawyer's Wake having won this years award?

Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer Library Journal on Wake: "Sawyer's erudition, eclecticism, and masterly storytelling make this a choice selection." Sunday, April 4, 2010 Canadians Sawyer and Wilson face off for Hugo Award for Best Novel Toronto area-authors Robert J. Sawyer and Robert Charles Wilson are facing off once again for science-fiction's top international honour, the Hugo Award for Best Novel of the Year. Sawyer's Wake (published by Viking Canada / Ace USA / Gollancz UK) and Wilson's Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd Century America (Tor Books) are two of the six finalists for the Hugo, which will be awarded Sunday, September 5, 2010, at a gala ceremony as the highlight of the 68th annual World Science Fiction Convention , which is being held this year in Melbourne, Australia. Wake tells the story of Caitlin Decter, a blind 15-year-old math genius in Waterloo, Ontario, who discovers a nascent intelligence lurking on the World Wide Web. Julian Comstock is a satiric Victorian-style novel set in a post-apocalyptic Christian-fundamentalist United States. The full list of Best Novel nominees, announced April 4, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi The City & The City by China Mieville Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Wake by Robert J. Sawyer Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd Century America by Robert Charles Wilson (Bacigalupi, Priest, and Valente are Americans; Mieville is British.) Sawyer shares an additional Hugo nomination this year in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for "No More Good Days," the pilot episode of the ABC TV series FlashForward , scripted by Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer and based on Sawyer's novel of the same name . The Hugos also honour short fiction, and in the novelette category "The Island" by Toronto's Peter Watts is a finalist. In addition, the Hugos honour work in fan categories, and three Canadians are competing there: Lloyd Penney of Toronto and James Nicoll of Kitchener for Best Fan Writer, and Taral Wayne of Toronto for Best Fan Artist. All nominees in all categories are listed here . Sawyer's Wake is also currently one of five finalists for the Aurora Award , Canada's top honour in science-fiction, for Best English Novel of the Year. Wilson's Julian Comstock is expanded from his earlier novella "Julian: A Christmas Story," which was a previous Hugo finalist. Both Sawyer and Wilson are previous winners of the Best Novel Hugo: Sawyer took the prize in 2003 for Hominids , and Wilson won in 2006 for Spin. Sawyer and Wilson — known as "Rob and Bob" in science-fiction circles — have faced each other on the best-novel Hugo ballot twice before: both were nominees for the award in 1999 and in 2004. This is Wilson's 6th Hugo nomination, and Sawyer now has 13. Previous Hugo Award-winning novels include Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller, and Neuromancer by William Gibson. Watch , the sequel to Sawyer's current-finalist Wake , is being launched this Tuesday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m., at Dominion on Queen pub, 500 Queen Street West, in Toronto; the event, which kicks off Sawyer's 14-city cross-Canada book tour for Watch, is free and open to the public. Robert J. Sawyer, 49, was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Robert Charles Wilson, 56, was born in Whittier, California, and lives in Concord, Ontario; he became a Canadian citizen last year. LINKS: Monday, March 15, 2010 Another Kuroda I revealed in this blog post that the character of Kuroda, the information theorist from my WWW trilogy consisting of Wake , Watch , and Wonder, is named for the PROBE Control telemetry specialist Kuroda from the 1972 TV series Search, which had a big influence on me. But I should note that there's another Kuroda in science fiction: the man known as "The Last Kamikaze" from the episode of that title from The Six Million Dollar Man. The Kuroda on Search was

Sept 17, 1976 saw the unveiling of which NASA space shuttle, which while it was not destined to boldly go where no man had gone before, was a valuable test bed?

BAA - News & Events: Calendar news & events Reconnect or meet new friends at alumni events News & Events Home > News & Events > Alumni Event Calendar Archive of Alumni Events See photos from club events on the BAA Facebook page. Please note that many listings originally featured a link to the sponsor’s website, but those links may have expired. Miami, FL | Brown Club of Miami 7:00 pm, Bazi Restaurant at the Marlin Hotel, 1200 Collins Avenue Join us as Brown and RISD collaborate to bring us Dominic Molon, the Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art at RISD, to speak on the Art Basel experience from several perspectives. Passed canapes, noodle bar, and top-shelf open bar will be available while we enjoy what is sure to be a lively discussion. Cost: $20. 12/7/15 Brown Men's Basketball vs. Georgetown Washington, D.C. | Brown Club of Wasdhington, D.C. 6:30 – 10:00 pm, Bar Louie, Verizon Center, District of Columbia The Brown Club of DC, together with the Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF), is thrilled to present an amazing opportunity to watch the Bears take on the Georgetown Hoyas! Whether you're attending the game in person or not, Brown alums and friends are invited to gather prior to tip-off at Bar Louie (downstairs in the Verizon Center). Complimentary apps, and first drink is free! They'll have the game on for us, so come on down even if you don't have tickets, or can't get off work earlier. Please RSVP if you can, so we know how much food to order. Cost: Pay as you go for drinks. Game tickets sold separately. 12/10/15 Boston, MA | Brown Club of Boston 6:30 – 9:30 pm, The Algonquin Club of Boston, 217 Commonwealth Avenue The Brown Club of Boston invites alumni from all classes to join us in celebrating the holidays. Enjoy the spectacular holiday setting of the Algonquin Club with live music from a local Brown-alumni jazz band and a buffet dinner of Mediterranean appetizers, assorted sushi, a chef's pasta station, and carved turkey. Over 130 alumni and friends gathered at last year's holiday party at the Algonquin Club, so come and join us for this festive evening! Festivities will continue at a Brown Club of Boston Holiday After Party. Details to follow. Cost: $30 for Young Alumni early bird tickets, $35 for Young Alumni online or at the door, $40 for BCOB members who purchase online, $45 for BCOB members at the door, $45 for non-members online, $50 for non-members at the door. 12/10/15 Boston, MA | Brown Club of Boston 9:30 pm – 12:00 am, The Pour House, 907 Boylston Street Stop by the Pour House after the annual Brown Club of Boston Holiday Party at the Algonquin Club. We'll enjoy continued fun and drinks. We have reserved part of the bar for the Brown Club for the duration of the after-party. Everyone is welcome and attendance to the holiday party is not required to attend the after-party. Cost: Free (pay-as-you-go drinks) 12/10/15 San Francisco, CA | Brown Club of San Francisco 7:30 – 10:00 pm, University Club of San Francisco, 800 Powell Street Don't miss out on Brown Club's biggest event of the year! Get your tickets now for Holidazzle 2015, which will be even more dazzling than last year! Cost: $30 for early bird purchase by 11/20, $35 for online purchase through 12/10 at 3:00 pm, $40 at the door. Contact: Brown Club of SF with questions. 12/15/15 Boston Ballet's Nutcracker and Private Pre-Show Event Boston, MA | Brown Club of Boston 6:00 pm, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street Celebrate the holidays with Boston Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker! Brown alumni and their guests will enjoy a private "Experience the Music" event before the show with the Ballet's conductor, Jonathan McPhee. This pre-show event (with cash bar) will take place in the E Virginia Williams Lounge of the Opera House at 6:00 PM. The Nutcracker performance will begin promptly at 7:30 PM. The Brown Club of Boston has secured a block of discounted tickets (40% off the regular ticket price) in the first 3 rows of the mezzanine. Come and enjoy the Nutcracker and this special private pre-show event with family, frien

The only US Vice President in US history to have to resign because of criminal charges, the void created by what former governor of Maryland started Gerald Ford down the path to the presidency?

Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of United States (1913 - 1994) - Genealogy Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of United States Also Known As: Yorba Linda, Orange, California, United States Death: in New York, New York, New York, United States Place of Burial: Yorba Linda, Orange, California, United States Immediate Family: President of the United States, 1969-74 Managed by: Circa 1914 - California, United States Residence: 1920 - Placentia Township Yorba Linda Precinct Yorba Linda Village, Orange, California, USA Parents: Francis A Nixon, Hannah M Nixon Siblings: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... expected to take a quarter- back until former signal-caller Richard Nixon died In his honor they broke into his li- brary out in shuffle... Date: Jan 9 1913 - Yorba Linda, Orange, California, United States Death: Apr 22 1994 - Bronxville, Westchester, New York, United States of America Parents: Francis Anthony Nixon, Hannah Nixon Wife: First Lady Thelma Catherine Nixon Siblings: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...in class. Associated Press__________________________ If Richard Nixon's profession was his passion was sports. More than any other wh... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...-caller Richard Nixon died. In his honor they broke into his li- brary out in shuffled some papers and decided to take the best Repub... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...-caller Richard Nixon died. In his honor they broke into his li- brary out in shuffled some papers and decided to take the best Repub... Date: Australian Newspapers Text: ... and the fear . 1 e / Spies who run rings around us PAGE 20 Nixon honoured in death Richard Nixon NEW YORK: Americans are mourning the de... Publication: Apr 24 1994 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... Tuesday. (US markets were closed on Wednesday for former President Richard Nixon's funeral.) Citibank chief economist Grant Bailey said ... Publication: Apr 30 1994 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... current heads of state also are expected to be present when Nixon, who died on Saturday night, is laid to rest on the grounds of the Ric... Publication: Apr 25 1994 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... funeral played out like a historic drama against the backdrop of Richard Milhous Nixon ... Advertising FAX 280 4884 40 pages All the Pre... Publication: Apr 29 1994 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Page: brother About Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States (1969-1974). During his administration the United States withdrew its military forces from Vietnam and informally recognized the government of the People's Republic of China. The Watergate scandal that occurred at the beginning of his second term brought Nixon to the verge of impeachment by the House of Representatives and led to his resignation, the first ever by a U.S. president. Early Career Born in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1913, Nixon was the second of Hannah and Francis Nixon's five children, all of whom were boys. Despite the economic difficulties and emotional tensions of the Nixon household, young Richard excelled in school, graduating second in his class from Whittier College (1934) and third in his class from Duke University law school (1937). From 1937 to 1942 he practiced law in Whittier, Calif. When the United States entered World War II, he worked briefly for the tire-rationing section of the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C., and then served in the navy as a supply officer in the South Pacific. Upon his return to Whittier after the war he entered politics, becoming the Republican candidate for Congress in California's 12th district. His first political campaign, in 1946, set the tone for many that would follow. Running against the liberal Democratic incumbent, Jerry Voorhis, Nixon suggested that Voorhis had dangerous left-wing tendencies. Nixon won easily and thereafte

According to Arthurian legend what did the lady of the lake give to Arthur?

Frequently Asked Questions about the Arthurian Legends | Robbins Library Digital Projects Robbins Library Digital Projects › Camelot Project › Frequently Asked Questions about the Arthurian Legends › Frequently Asked Questions about the Arthurian Legends Frequently Asked Questions about the Arthurian Legends by: Alan Lupack (Author) [The following are questions frequently asked of librarians who provide "chat" reference service in Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester. The answers have been provided by Alan Lupack ([email protected]) .] Who was King Arthur and when/where did he live? Is there historical evidence of his existence? Traditionally called King Arthur, an early chronicler called Nennius refers to him as 'dux bellorum', a term designating a military leader rather than a king. Nennius also names Arthur as the victor in a series of twelve battles against the Saxons, which culminate in a decisive victory at Mount Badon. The early Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen depicts him as the leader of a group of semi-mythological warriors with super powers. Welsh saints's lives sometimes portray him as an enemy of the church, who commandeers its treasures to support his wars. How much, if any, historicity can be assigned to Arthur is a matter of debate. Some have suggested that a person who lived earlier than or contemporary with the time usually associated with Arthur (the late 5th or early 6th century) performed deeds that became attached to a fictional 'Arthur'. Geoffrey Ashe, for example, has called attention to a figure referred to as 'Riothamus', a title meaning 'high king', who led an army to the continent and who, Ashe speculates, may have been associated with Arthur by Geoffrey of Monmouth (the author of a "history" of the kings of Britain, a work which introduces into the tradition many fictional elements that are now seen as essential parts of the story of Arthur). (Ashe puts forth this theory in The Discovery of King Arthur [1985].) Other scholars believe that the Arthurian legends are not based on any real person. If Arthur or someone who inspired the legends of Arthur did exist, he would have been a warrior of the late fifth and/or early sixth centuries and not the sort of person often depicted in literature, a king living in a castle with knights in shining armor serving him. Who was Guinevere? Did King Arthur have other lovers? Guinevere is Arthur's wife and queen; according to the Vulgate Cycle and Malory, she is the daughter of Leodegrance of Carmelide. Though one of the Welsh Triads (Triad 56) speaks of Arthur's three great queens (all named Gwenhwyfar), later romance generally gives him only one wife named Guinevere. Geoffrey of Monmouth introduces the notion of Guinevere's infidelity (with Modred) while Arthur is fighting on the continent. In Chrétien's Lancelot, Guinevere becomes Lancelot's lover after he rescues her from Meleagant. Generally (though not always) in the romance tradition, Guinevere is portrayed as Lancelot's lover. In the Vulgate Cycle, the first meeting between Guinevere and Lancelot is arranged by Galehaut. She is later accused of not being the true Guinevere by the illegitimate daughter of her father Leodagan and the wife of his seneschal. When Arthur falls in love with the False Guinevere and accepts her as his queen, Guinevere is protected by Lancelot and Galehaut until the truth is revealed. Malory's Guinevere is jealous and demanding but also a true lover. Her jealousy and anger drive Lancelot mad and lead her to say she wishes he were dead. Nevertheless, she remains true to him. She is accused several times of crimes-infidelity and the murder of Mador's relative-and must be saved by Lancelot, as she is once again when their love is discovered and she is sentenced to be burned at the stake. When Mordred rebels against Arthur and attempts to marry her, she flees first to the Tower of London and then to the nunnery at Amesbury, where she becomes abbess. Lancelot visits her there after the death of Arthur, but she asks him to leave and never to return and refuses

The world's largest hot desert, what is the name of the barren expanse that covers most of North Africa?

The Sahara Desert, North Africa - The Largest Deserts in the World The Sahara Desert, North Africa is the largest desert in the world . Its area is more than 9 million square kilometers. It covers almost the whole of North Africa: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, etc. In fact, the Sahara Desert is 30% of the entire African continent. This is the hottest hot spot in the world with summer temperatures often exceeding 57 degrees Celsius. In summer the temperature is above 33 ° C, in winter, it is usually kept within 15-28 ° C, especially hot in the daytime is in Libya were reported temperature rises to 58 ° C. This area is characterized by strong winds, they are able to move the sandy dust even in the Atlantic and on the European continent.   , the greatest desert on the Earth has 7 million square km 2. The Sahara desert was already in prehistoric times. However, in the history of the Sahara encountered times when it was covered with grassland or forest. At the last glacial period the climate was wetter in Sahara, than now. It is assumed that it was over heated, covered with gravel, rushing storms, throwing in the face of quartz sand, fifty or a hundred thousand years ago there were extensive shallow muddy lakes, which were surrounded by reeds and water lilies. Fish splashing in the warm water, and in the coastal thickets of mimosa hid various animals resembling wild animals in tropical Africa today.  But when the heat and the lack of water became unbearable, the man and the animal left the desert. Throughout the desert were found a variety of tools used by the old man in the Paleolithic era. The most difficult challenge when traveling across the Sahara could be the sand or the dust storm, in which the scorching wind powerfully lifts a heap of dust and sand to heaven. There is no secret that there can be more than 150 thousand mirages to watch in the desert. There are some maps for the caravans, which represent the most likely locations of a mirage, and even specify what kind of mirage can be seen in a particular place - an oasis, a well or a palm tree. Today you can get quite simple to the Sahara or in any city on the North Coast of Africa. For example, from Algeria to the south. There is a decent highway, which will take about a day's journey. The Sahara is a constantly changing desert under the influence of perpetual winds, the wind carries hundreds of billions of grains of sand from one place to another, in some cases, the sand can be found in almost every region of the Earth.   Tourists may happen to see beautiful landscapes here, which are low pieces of rock, oddly changed over the time under the influence of the sand and the wind. In general, the surface of the desert comprises sand dunes (ergs or), as well as clay and rocky areas. Archaeological excavations indicate that earlier the Sahara desert was a more humid terrain with magnificent savannas, which nowadays can be found only in the Tibesti and Darfur. The rest of the desert is contented with occasional rainfall, the size of which is barely a year, 250 mm in the northern territory. In the south their number is much lower, about 25 mm. There are dry periods, lasting up to three years, during which there is no precipitation at all. The only surface of water source in the Sahara is the Nile river, which crosses it on the east. Due to the presence of groundwater in an arid desert, it is possible to use deep wells to provide moisture and oases of cultivation in these dates, olives and grapes. The most memorable experience for guests of the Sahara will be the setting of the sun in a quiet, sunny weather! The amazing range of colors magically shimmer, shine, cover the entire sky and slowly begins to fade. At the same time over the desert suddenly comes complete darkness, coming to replace the indescribable riot of the colors of the sunset! Sponsored Links By Romanelli Ana Sponsored Links map Algeria Others from The Largest Deserts in the World A desert is the most barren and unfriendly terrain, which is a vast s

Originally a separate town before being annexed by Seattle in 1891, what neighborhood refers to itself as "The Center of the Universe"?

Neighborhoods in Seattle - WOW.com Neighborhoods in Seattle Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_in_Seattle Updated: 2016-12-17T23:11Z Seattle, Washington contains many districts and neighborhoods . Former Seattle mayor Greg Nickels has called Seattle "a city of neighborhoods". [1] [2] [3] Early European settlers established widely scattered settlements on the surrounding hills, which grew into neighborhoods and autonomous towns. Conurbations tended to grow from such towns or from unincorporated areas around trolley stops from the 19th century and early 20th century. Consequently, Seattle has suffered from transportation and street-naming problems. [4] Contents 11 External links Defining Seattle's neighborhoods This 1909 map of Seattle shows many neighborhood names that continue in common use today—for example, Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne Hill, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and Beacon Hill—but also many that have fallen out of use—for example, "Ross" and "Edgewater" on either side of Fremont, "Brooklyn" for today's University District, and "Renton Hill" near the confluence of Capitol Hill, First Hill, and the Central District. Early annexations to Seattle. Because Seattle was established during an economic boom fueled by the timber industry [5] (see Seattle#Timber town ), the city's early years were characterized by hasty expansion and development, under which residential areas were loosely defined by widely scattered plats . This arrangement was further solidified by the establishment of locally initiated community clubs, public libraries, public schools, and public parks, which created a sense of community and civic participation.[ citation needed ] At the beginning of the 20th century, Seattle’s community clubs became influential in the organization of public improvements. These had a significant effect upon the character of their neighborhoods and allowed them to remain distinct from the surrounding areas. [6] [7] Some community clubs used covenants to restrict the ethnicity of residents. [8] (See section Covenants and racial restrictions , below.) Establishing public library branches can define districts as well as neighborhoods. Public libraries are among the most heavily used buildings. [9] Seattle elected its city council at large from 1910 to 2014, and community clubs lobby councilors for the interests of local residents – such as for a library branch. The community organizations build a voting constituency, and in so doing define a neighborhood. In the absence of ward politics, this and campaign finance legislation are seen as more open alternatives. The Greenwood-Phinney Commercial Club was particularly active in organizing toward the Greenwood branch that opened in 1928. [10] The Lake City Branch Library opened in 1935 as a few shelves of books in part of a room in Lake City School, shared with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), sponsored by the Pacific Improvement Club community group. The library moved into a new building in 1955. [11] Elementary public schools effectively defined many neighborhoods, which are often synonymous with the name of the elementary school when the neighborhood and school were established. Many of the neighborhoods contain a few smaller neighborhoods. Mann and Minor neighborhoods in the Central District , were built around their schools. The University Heights school (1903) in the north of the University District was named for the neighborhood, as was the Latona School (1906) in Wallingford . [12] [13] [14] Parks similarly define some neighborhoods. Madrona Beach and Cowen and Ravenna Parks were privately established to encourage residential development upon otherwise unusable land. [15] The plan for Olmsted Parks fulfilled its goal and significantly influenced the character of neighborhoods around parks and playgrounds. [16] East Phinney and West Meridian neighborhoods are sometimes called Woodland Park, as well as South Green Lake or North Wallingford for Meridian. [17] Covenants and racial restrictions Housing covenants became common in the 1920s and were vali

What's missing: Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere?

Atmosphere | Troposphere | Stratosphere | Mesosphere | Thermosphere Navigate Atmospheric Layers Although air is well mixed throughout the atmosphere, the atmosphere itself is not physically uniform but has significant variations in temperature and pressure with altitude, which define a number of atmospheric layers. These include the troposphere (0 to 16 km), stratosphere (16 to 50 km), mesosphere (50 to 80km) and thermosphere (80 to 640km). The boundaries between these four layers are defined by abrupt changes in temperature, and include respectively the tropopause, stratopause and mesopause. In the troposphere and mesosphere, temperature generally falls with increasing altitude, whilst in the stratosphere and thermosphere, temperature rises with increasing altitude. In addition to temperature, other criteria can be used to define different layers in the atmosphere. The ionosphere, for example, which occupies the same region of the atmosphere as the thermosphere, is defined by the presence of ions, a physico-chemical criterion. The region beyond the ionosphere is known as the exosphere. The ionosphere and the exosphere together make up the upper atmosphere (or thermosphere). The magnetosphere is the region above the Earth's surface in which charged particles are affected by the Earth's magnetic field. Another well-known layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer, occupying much of the stratosphere. This layer is defined by its chemical composition - where ozone is especially abundant. Layers of the Atmosphere Troposphere The lowest layer of the atmosphere is called the troposphere. It ranges in thickness from 8km at the poles to 16km over the equator. The troposphere is bounded above by the tropopause, a boundary marked by stable temperatures. Above the troposphere is the stratosphere. Although variations do occur, temperature usually declines with increasing altitude in the troposphere. Hill walkers know that it will be several degrees cooler on the top of a mountain than in the valley below. The troposphere is denser than the layers of the atmosphere above it (because of the weight compressing it), and it contains up to 75% of the mass of the atmosphere. It is primarily composed of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) with only small concentrations of other trace gases. Nearly all atmospheric water vapour or moisture is found in the troposphere. The troposphere is the layer where most of the world's weather takes place. Since temperature decreases with altitude in the troposphere, warm air near the surface of the Earth can readily rise, being less dense than the colder air above it. In fact air molecules can travel to the top of the troposphere and back down again in a just a few days. Such vertical movement or convection of air generates clouds and ultimately rain from the moisture within the air, and gives rise to much of the weather which we experience. The troposphere is capped by the tropopause, a region of stable temperature. Air temperature then begins to rise in the stratosphere. Such a temperature increase prevents much air convection beyond the tropopause, and consequently most weather phenomena, including towering cumulonimbus thunderclouds, are confined to the troposphere. Sometimes the temperature does not decrease with height in the troposphere, but increases. Such a situation is known as a temperature inversion. Temperature inversions limit or prevent the vertical mixing of air. Such atmospheric stability can lead to air pollution episodes with air pollutants emitted at ground level becoming trapped underneath the temperature inversion. Stratosphere The stratosphere is the second major layer of the atmosphere. It lies above the troposphere and is separated from it by the tropopause. It occupies the region of atmosphere from about 12 to 50 km, although its lower boundary tends to be higher nearer the equator and lower nearer the poles. The stratosphere defines a layer in which temperatures rises with increasing altitude. At the top of the stratosphere the thin air may attain temperatures close to 0�C. This ris

What folk tale character is a young Chinese lad who is tricked into trying to retrieve a magic lamp from a booby trapped cave?

Sealed Evil in a Can - TV Tropes Sealed Evil in a Can You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Sealed Evil in a Can × "I hope it's not too late to return this." "Old folk saying: 'You can catch the devil, but you can't hold him long.'" Long ago, An Ancient People faced a terrible evil. Using various methods, they bound the evil into a prison from which they thought it could never escape. It did. Sealed Evil In A Can, as the title suggests, is a way to introduce a villain suddenly, especially one that is legendary and powerful. It also explains why the villain hasn't done anything up to that point : it just now escaped. Sometimes, the Big Bad 's plan is to unseal the can of some ancient God of Evil , hoping they'll get some of that great power as a reward. If they succeed, it almost always turns out that the Sealed Evil was manipulating them into freeing them, making the Sealed Evil the true Big Bad . Sealed Evil � almost never rewards those who release it. It may act like the malevolent flavor of a Jackass Genie , twisting their releasers' wishes back on them, or it may simply decide that You Have Outlived Your Usefulness . Remember: Evil Is Not a Toy . Or perhaps it was awoken by unsuspecting miners or archaeologists who Dug Too Deep and found something better left buried and undisturbed — often ignoring every single warning they found before releasing it. Oddly enough, no matter what the cause of the seal being broken, it seems to always happen 1,000 years after the evil was first sealed. Yet nobody ever seems to know that the Big Bad is about to reemerge in that time frame. The primary question is usually "Why did they just seal it, as opposed to KILL it?" Well, the answer tends to vary; but usually it's a variant of The Punishment (for both the sealed and everyone else), and/or As Long as There Is Evil . Maybe it couldn't be killed for good (or more commonly, the conditions weren't right to deal the final blow), so sealing it was the next best thing. Another common excuse is the Balance Between Good and Evil ; if they'd killed the ancient evil, then a bigger, badder evil would've taken its place, thus sealing it away neutralizes the threat but also keeps it in the world and maintains the balance. For some reason, only on a very few occasions was the evil sealed simply because the good guys didn't have the power at the time to kill it outright. Or maybe it was killed and the method of breaking the seal was resurrecting it! Expect the mere release of the SEIAC to cause a World-Wrecking Wave , Walking Wasteland , and sundry other disasters. That said, being cooped up for centuries is likely to have weakened the SEIAC, meaning it needs some time to recover its lost strength. This could mean that the hero(es) has a chance to seal it back up, or even destroy it once and for all. Since this trope can be traced back to Greek mythology, it's Older Than Feudalism . Note that, minus your standard speculative fiction elements, it's functionally identical to a plot where a horrible criminal escapes from or is released from prison. Not to be confused with Exactly What It Says on the Tin — although your Evil-in-a-Can may be clearly labeled as such. But no one will ever read or believe the label. This is an extremely common plot and backstory in video games because it's such a simple backstory: the Big Bad , put away by some ancient hero, has escaped. You (the player) must put him back in. Related Tropes Girl in a Box : A neutral version specifically used for females. Leaking Can of Evil : An evil being is sealed away as per this trope, but in a way that allows it to still affect the world. Sealed Evil in a Six Pack : One evil is sealed within multiple cans. Sealed Evil in a Duel : The evil is sealed away with an equally powerful good which will keep it occupied so it can't try to escape. Tailor-Made Prison : When the current generation makes its own can to ( usually temporarily ) imprison evildoers. Greater Scope Villain : A particularly powerful Sealed Evil overshadows a setting but never manage

Often thought of as a desert phenomenon, what optical illusion happens when light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of a distant object?

Weather Elements: Mirages: A Primer Home | Welcome | What's New | Site Map | Glossary | Weather Doctor Amazon Store | Book Store | Accolades | Email Us Mirages: A Primer Parched faces look out across the desert sand as two men stagger and crawl toward what they believed to be a thirst-relieving pool of water. As they near, however, the waters disappear; the vision merely a mirage. How many times have such scenes been played out in early motion pictures? The characters may have varied -- cowboys in Death Valley of the US Southwest desert or French Legionnaires in North Africa's Sahara Desert -- but the symbolism was the same: men dying of thirst chasing an image that only existed in their minds. My standard English dictionary defines mirage as: "an optical illusion due to atmospheric conditions by which reflected images of distant objects are seen." The word finds its origins in the French verb se mirer: to be reflected. I'll excuse the lexicographers on the use of the word reflected in the definition because it does seem more appropriate, given the word's roots, even if incorrect. Actually they were only two letters off, the proper technical term should be refracted. (I checked two other English dictionaries, and they both used the term reflected in their definition. And be careful, a number of popular books on weather have fallen into the same trap when describing mirages.) A correct definition can be found in the American Meteorological Society's Glossary of Weather and Climate. It states: "Mirage: A refraction phenomenon wherein an image of some distant object is made to appear displaced from its true position because of large vertical density variations near the surface; the image may appear distorted, inverted, or wavering. The effects of these distortions, displacements, etc. of the image create many of the optical illusions we see in a mirage. Although the mind may misinterpret the mirage image it receives from our eyes, the image is no figure of the imagination -- it can be photographed. But because of the strong illusional nature of mirages, they have gained an air of magic about them, dwelling in story and legend along with gods and demons, fairies and magicians. Highway Mirage lies across roadway. The desert mirage of adventure stories and movies and song (for example, the country/western classic Cool Water) is more commonly seen today as a highway mirage, those apparent pools of water lying across the pavement, which always disappear before we can reach them. Both of these forms are technically known as the inferior mirage, a form most often seen over a land surface. The other main type of mirage is the superior mirage, most often viewed around or over large bodies of water or snow/ice fields. The terms inferior and superior are not commentaries on their quality of the mirage's appearance but refer to the perceived position of the image relative to the actual location of the object. Inferior mirages appear below the actual object's true location. Superior mirages are seen above the actual location. Mirages form when light rays emitted from a source or reflected off an object are bent as the path of the light ray crosses air layers of different densities. The technical term for this bending is refraction. You can perform a simple experiment to illustrate refraction. Place a long pencil or straw in a clear glass filled with water, then look at the pencil in the glass from the side. It will appear to have a bend or kink where it enters the water. The degree of bend defines the medium's index of refractivity and depends on the medium's density. (Refraction also differs for the various colours (wavelengths) of the visible spectrum and is part of the process causing many atmospheric optical phenomena including rainbows.) The index of refraction for air varies with the density of the air. Air density is strongly dependent on its pressure, temperature and water vapour content. Air density is proportional to its pressure (density increases as pressure increases) and inversely proportional to its temperature (density d

From the French for "some more", what name is given to the additional pieces played at the end of a concert to satisfy audience demand?

Encore | Define Encore at Dictionary.com encore [ahng-kawr, -kohr, ahn-] /ˈɑŋ kɔr, -koʊr, ˈɑn-/ Spell again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece). noun 2. a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc. 3. the performance or reappearance in response to such a demand: He chose a Chopin nocturne for his encore. 4. any repeated or additional performance or appearance, as a rerun of a telecast or a rematch in sports. verb (used with object), encored, encoring. 5. to call for a repetition of. 6. to call for an encore from (a performer). Origin of encore 1705-15; < French: still, yet, besides < Latin hinc hā hōrā or hinc ad hōram until this hour Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for encore Expand Contemporary Examples The one event that could upend that is an encore from a passive, disengaged Obama. Robert Shrum on the Vice Presidential Debate: Biden’s Win Was a Big F@$&ing Deal Robert Shrum October 11, 2012 And when, in a flurry of light and color, the band plays “Young Blood” as an encore, the house erupts. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band Grover Lewis March 14, 2014 When the designer returned to the stage for an encore, his face was flush with the emotion of the moment. British Dictionary definitions for encore Expand again; once more: used by an audience to demand an extra or repeated performance noun an extra or repeated performance given in response to enthusiastic demand verb 3. (transitive) to demand an extra or repeated performance of (a work, piece of music, etc) by (a performer) Word Origin C18: from French: still, again, perhaps from Latin in hanc hōram until this hour 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 encore Expand interj. 1712, from French encore "still, yet, again" (12c.), generally explained as being from Vulgar Latin phrase *hinc ad horam "from then to this hour" (Italian ancora "again, still, yet" is said to be a French loan-word). Whenever any Gentlemen are particularly pleased with a Song, at their crying out Encore ... the Performer is so obliging as to sing it over again. [Steele, "Spectator" No. 314, 1712] There appears to be no evidence that either the Fr. or It. word was ever similarly used in its native country. The corresponding word both in Fr. and It. is bis; in It. da capo was formerly used. [OED] As a noun, from 1763; as a verb, from 1748. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Notable for frequently standing on one leg, what bird, usually born grey, obtains its distinctive pink hue from the beta carotene in their food supply?

The Greater Flamingo .pdf | Birds | Conservation Biology The Greater Flamingo .pdf  ALAN JOHNSON AND FRANK CÉZILLY  T & A D POYSER London   To Luc Hoffmann, who has dedicated his life to conservation worldwide, and in memory of our close friend and colleague Heinz Hafner, whose enthusiasm for wetlands and waterfowl in the Camargue and elsewhere inspired all whoknew him. Published 2007 by T & AD Poyser, an imprint of A&C Black Publishers Ltd.,38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HBwww.acblack.comCopyright © 2007 text by Alan Johnson and Frank Cézilly Copyright © 2007 photographs by Alan Johnson, except where other photographers are specified.Copyright © 2007 illustrations by Cyril GirardThe right of Alan Johnson and Frank Cézilly to be identified as the authors of this work has beenasserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988.ISBN 978-0-7136-6562-8 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—photographic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping orinformation storage or retrieval systems—without permission of the publishers. The book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.Commissioning Editor: Nigel RedmanProject Editor: Jim MartinDesign: J&L Composition, Filey, North YorkshirePrinted and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 About

The Sabin vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, was created to combat what viral infectious disease?

Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin | Chemical Heritage Foundation Search Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin In the 1950s Salk and Sabin developed separate vaccines—one from killed virus and the other from live virus—to combat the dreaded disease polio. Home / Learn / Historical Biographies Jonas Salk became a national hero when he allayed the fear of polio with his vaccine, approved in 1955. Although it was the first polio vaccine, it was not to be the last; Albert Sabin introduced an oral vaccine in the 1960s that replaced Salk’s.   Polio Season In the first half of the 20th century, summer was a dreaded time for children. Although they could enjoy the long days of unfettered play, summer was also known as “polio season.” Children were among the most susceptible to paralytic poliomyelitis (also known as infantile paralysis), a disease that affects the central nervous system and can result in paralysis. When exposed to a poliovirus in the first months of life, infants usually manifested only mild symptoms because they were protected from paralysis by maternal antibodies still present in their bodies. However, as hygienic conditions improved and fewer newborns were exposed to the virus (which is present in human sewage), paralytic poliomyelitis began to appear in older children and adults who did not have an infant’s benefit of immunity. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is perhaps the most famous victim of the poliovirus. In 1921, at the age of 39, he contracted the disease, one of the thousands that were afflicted that year. The Vaccines In the early 1950s, 25,000 to 50,000 new cases of polio occurred each year. Jonas Salk (1914–1995) became a national hero when he allayed the fear of the dreaded disease with his polio vaccine, approved in 1955. Although it was the first polio vaccine, it was not to be the last; Albert Bruce Sabin (1906–1993) introduced an oral vaccine in the United States in the 1960s that replaced Salk’s. Although the disease was finally brought under control because of these vaccines, the science behind them fired debate that continues to this day. Courtesy Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Collection, 1953–2005, UA.90.F89, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Salk’s Education and Work on Influenza Jonas Salk was born in New York City, his parents’ eldest son. His mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant and his father the son of Jewish immigrants. Salk was encouraged throughout his youth to succeed academically. He graduated from high school at the age of 15 and then entered the City College of New York. Although he originally intended to pursue law, he became interested in medicine and altered his career path, graduating with a degree in science in 1933. At 19 Salk enrolled in the New York University School of Medicine. His intention was not to practice medicine, however; he wanted to be a medical researcher. Toward the end of his medical education he began to work with Thomas Francis Jr., who was to be his mentor for many years. Salk received his MD in 1939 and, after completing his internship at Mt. Sinai Hospital, accepted a National Research Council fellowship to work at the University of Michigan. There he rejoined Francis (who had since moved to Michigan) and spent six years researching the influenzavirus and developing a flu vaccine, work largely supported by the U.S. Army. The vaccine that they ultimately developed in 1943 was a killed-virus vaccine: it contained a formalin-killed strain of the influenzavirus that could not cause the disease but did induce antibodies able to ward off future viral attacks. Francis and Salk were among the pioneers of killed-virus vaccines. Up to that time attenuated (weakened) live viruses were used to produce vaccines. The Virus Research Laboratory and Poliovirus In 1947 Salk accepted a position at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to establish a Virus Research Laboratory. He devoted his efforts to creating a first-class research environment and to publishing scientific papers on a variety of topics, including poliovirus. His work drew the at

Which crooner, a favorite of Judge Harry Stone on Night Court, was known as The Velvet Fog?

Mel Tormé - Biography - IMDb Mel Tormé Biography Showing all 30 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (4) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (17) | Personal Quotes  (2) Overview (4) The Kid With the Gauze In His Jaws The Velvet Fog The Blue Fox Mini Bio (1) A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx 's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups. As a solo musician, he had a number one hit in 1949 called "Careless Hands" and several lesser hits. He also acted in films and wrote several books, including biographies of Judy Garland and Buddy Rich . Torme's career included some songwriting, too. One of his most well-known compositions, "The Christmas Song", was written in midsummer as Torme relaxed by the pool. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Sujit R. Varma Spouse (4) Suffered a stroke on August 8, 1996. Jazz singer Nicknamed The Velvet Fog, a nickname he was not particularly fond of. Composed the music and words to "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire") with songwriting partner Robert Wells (Bob Wells). Singer of "Lili Marlene" in USA. Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990. Known for "scatting" during a song. He was drafted into the army in 1944, but soon after when he went on bivouac, cuts were discovered in the soles of his feet and it was determined that he was so flat-footed he should never have been drafted in the first place. He was sent home from the army in 1945. Interred in a grave close to Heather O'Rourke and Truman Capote . He won Best Jazz Vocalist Grammy Awards in 1982 and 1983. Frustrated by his experiences as the music director of Judy Garland 's short-lived CBS variety series, he wrote a vicious tell-all book about his talented but challenging former boss. "The Other Side of the Rainbow: With Judy Garland on the Dawn Patrol" portrayed Garland as hopelessly drug-addicted, unprofessional and a horror to work with. At age eight he was a snare drummer in the Shakespeare Grammar School drum and bugle corps on Chicago's south side. Is often referred to by Harry Anderson 's character "Judge Harry Stone" in the NBC TV series Night Court (1984). Anderson--both as "Judge Stone' and in real life--is a big fan of Torme.

Which U.S. president had a sign on his desk that stated "The buck stops here"?

Truman: The Buck Stops Here Support "The Buck Stops Here" Desk Sign The sign "The Buck Stops Here" that was on President Truman's desk in his White House office was made in the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. Fred A. Canfil, then United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri and a friend of Mr. Truman, saw a similar sign while visiting the Reformatory and asked the Warden if a sign like it could be made for President Truman. The sign was made and mailed to the President on October 2, 1945. Approximately 2-1/2" x 13" in size and mounted on walnut base, the painted glass sign has the words "I'm From Missouri" on the reverse side. It appeared at different times on his desk until late in his administration. The saying "the buck stops here" derives from the slang expression "pass the buck" which means passing the responsibility on to someone else. The latter expression is said to have originated with the game of poker, in which a marker or counter, frequently in frontier days a knife with a buckhorn handle, was used to indicate the person whose turn it was to deal. If the player did not wish to deal he could pass the responsibility by passing the "buck," as the counter came to be called, to the next player. * On more than one occasion President Truman referred to the desk sign in public statements. For example, in an address at the National War College on December 19, 1952 Mr. Truman said, "You know, it's easy for the Monday morning quarterback to say what the coach should have done, after the game is over. But when the decision is up before you -- and on my desk I have a motto which says The Buck Stops Here' -- the decision has to be made." In his farewell address to the American people given in January 1953, President Truman referred to this concept very specifically in asserting that, "The President--whoever he is--has to decide. He can't pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That's his job. The sign has been displayed at the Library since 1957. * Mitford M. Mathews, ed., A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1951), I, pages 198-199.

Which rap star, who died on Sept 13, 1996 in a hail of gunfire on a Las Vegas street, was named for a Peruvian warrior king who fought against the Spanish?

Is Tupac Shakur Alive? Is Tupac Shakur Alive? Is it possible with all the specualtion and all the posthumous albums that he could still be alive? With all the biblical clues in the songs and the name change right before his death it has left many to wonder what is up with all the suspscious activity? June 16th 1971 ~ September 13th, 1996 (Friday tha 13th) Exit Tupac ~ Enter Makaveli Saturday, December 08, 2007 2 new Best of 2Pac CDs Part 1: THUG: 3. California Love - ORIGINAL MIX 4. How Do U Want It 5. I Ain't Mad At Cha 6. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted 7. Hail Mary 10. Resist The Temptation - PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 11. Dear Mama featuring Anthony Hamilton - NEW MIXPart 2: Part 2 LIFE: 1. Definition of a Thug Nigga 2. Brenda's Got A Baby 3. Keep Ya Head Up 4. When I Get Free 5. Until The End Of Time - RP REMIX 6. Never Call You Bitch Again 7. They Don't Give A F*** About Us 8. Still Ballin - NITTY REMIX 9. Ghetto Gospel 10. Dopefiend's Diner - PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 11. Thugz Mansion ACOUSTIC REMIX - NEW REMIX Check out Dopefiends Dinner & Resist the Temptation Nice Tracks by Pac. posted by mooch at 10:12 AM 1 Comments Thursday, October 25, 2007 2-Pac Assassination DVD : My Thoughts I watched the DVD last night and have so many unresolved questions concerning this DVD. The entire theory of the movie wants us to believe that Pac was murdered and the entire Las Vegas Tyson fight was a set up from the start. 2 parties were implicated here Suge Knight of Death Row and Reggie Wright head of security.I have a very hard time believing that all of this could unfold perfectly on one night. Could the shooter really have been that "GOOD"and hit PAC only and have missed Suge Knight the driver entirely? If the shooter was Orlando Anderson like they think was he that good of a shot to unload his gun into the side of the BMW in such a pressure situation and only hit PAC? I'm sorry but this DVD is full of here say. I am not saying Death Row wasn't involved but I cannot sit here and believe that this one evening went down so perfectly without a hitch. You've also got the "new" story about Kadafi now telling the police he couldn't identify the shooter but only the driver? Cathy Scott who also is on the DVD wrote a book called "The Killing of Tupac Shakur" and in her book she reported that Kadafi was the only eye witness of the shooter and he told the police he could maybe identify the shooter. Why now are they changing this story. We can't ask Kadafi because he is dead a victim of a "random" shooting which was done execution style by the way. I wish one of the outlaws would step up and tell the truth here. Where are you guys? Don't you have Pac's back still and what about Kadafi he was a member of the outlaws why you gonna let him go out like this? Frank Alexander is the only one on this DVD I believe. I think he really had PAC's back and was good friends with PAC and really went to do the job but Wright security took the ball out of his hands and basically set "big" Frank up. I still think this video was done to cover up the truth and really what is happening. I cannot hide from the facts that the people needed to uncover this are dead but Kadafi and even Orlando Anderson "who is also dead now" know what happened that night. Suge Knight also knows what went down yet he sits quietly and doesn't cooperate. If you are a true PAC fan like me the video is a must but it really doesn't answer the questions I wanted answered. It doesn't even show much PAC footage. Its basically all interviews with the bodyguards and Cathy Scott and a expert in the field of "Assassinations" which is what the dvd's theory is based on. I can't pump this up like its the greatest DVD but it does shed some interesting things all based on peoples opinions of course. posted by mooch at 6:37 PM 0 Comments Monday, October 15, 2007 'Tupac: Assassination' DVD In Stores Tuesday, Oct. 23; Includes New Info About His Murder? M U R D E R ? W T F is going on people? Tupac: Assassination unfolds as a compelling whodunit that reveals what actually happened the night Tupac was shot and

Which English children's author, who would have celebrated his 94th birthday on Monday, wrote such classics as The BFG, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, among dozens of others?

1000+ images about Roald Dahl on Pinterest | Good thoughts, Roald dahl quotes and The twits "In your wildest dreams you could not imagine that such things could happen to you! Just wait and see!" | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" | 20 inspiring and whimsical quotes from Roald Dahl #dreams #books #quotes See more

On Sept 17, 1916, WWI's highest scoring German ace, Manfred von Richthofen, scored his first aerial kill. By what name is he better known?

WW1 Aces- a series of small works in acrylic. [Archive] - WetCanvas Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:06 AM Late last year, I commenced on producing a series of small (ish) works in Gouache acrylic (each one measuring roughly 30 X 40 cm), depicting aircraft of some of the most famous fighter aces of the Great War. I decided that I would not do the same type and model of aircraft more than once which restricted which aces I could include and which ruled out a number of them who flew the same machine. I already know I made a few errors with some of them- I now know that Albert Ball probably never flew a Nieuport 17 in an all-white scheme- and for one ace I had to re-do a second version because I painted the wrong aircraft! I have a few still to go but I'm currently giving WW1 subjects a rest as that is all I have painted for the last 4 months. Here they are in order of when I painted them:- http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1210844_zpsx82wyffn.jpg The Fokker F.1 of the German Ace Werner Voss, the fourth-highest scoring German ace of the Great War with 48 victories. This depicts his final action on Sept 23, 1917 when he became embroiled in a melee with SE5as of No 56 and No 60 Squadrons RFC. Voss' two wingmen were unable to successfully intervene and, although he managed to badly damage several of his opponents, Voss was eventually fatally shot down. Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:12 AM http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1220182_zps7tcwf31i.jpg The Nieuport 11 Bebe of the French-American Ace Raoul Lufbery who achieved 17 confirmed aerial victories, all but one of them with the Lafayette Escadrille. He met his demise in May 1918 whilst serving with an American unit when, whilst attacking an enemy two-seater in a Nieuport 28, he unfastened his safety straps to clear a jam in his weapons and was thrown from his cockpit. Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:15 AM http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1210938_zpszq3hj236.jpg The Hanriot HD.1 of the great Belgian Ace Willy Coppens who achieved 37 aerial victories during the Great War, all but three of them enemy observation balloons. Coppens was badly wounded in 1918 and lost a leg but he survived the war and lived to a ripe old age. Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:22 AM http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1210937_zpsrnhp9xcw.jpg The famous all-white Fokker D.VII of the WW1 German ace Herman Goring who achieved an official tally of 22 confirmed aerial victories during the Great War although historians debate the true total which may have been between 17 and 20. Goring survived the war and became a leading figure in the rise of the Nazi movement, ending his life by suicide in 1945. Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:29 AM http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1220178_zpsljtutflm.jpg The Morane-Saulnier Type N fighter of the Russian WW1 ace Ivan Smirnov, the son of a poor peasant family who flew for Imperial Russian forces in the Great War, flying the Morane (in which he achieved two of his victories) and later piloting a Nieuport 17 and a SPAD VII. By the time hostilities ceased between the Germans and the new Bolshevik rulers, Smirnov had achieved 12 confirmed victories. Smirnov fled Russia and managed to reach Britain shortly before the end of the war. He later worked as an airline and mail pilot in the Pacific and in early 1942, he flew a DC-3 between the Dutch East Indies and Australia, evacuating Dutch and Javanese civilians. Pete Hill 03-22-2015, 09:36 AM http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/hill9868/P1220180_zpsafkezgr4.jpg The Sopwith Triplane of the great Canadian WW1 ace Raymond Collishaw who was credited with 60 aerial victories. He flew with the Royal Naval Air Service who used the Sopwith Triplane of which only 150 were built and which was rejected by the rival service the Royal Flying Corps. Collishaw is most famous for flying an all-black Triplane, christened 'Black Maria' but when he was first issued with the type, for a brief period he flew the aircraft with the standard olive-drab colour-scheme which I chose to depict here. Collishaw s

Asshat rapper Kanye West interrupted the VMA acceptance speech of which Best Female Video award winner?

Kanye West apologises for interrupting Taylor Swift at VMAs | Music | The Guardian Kanye West Kanye West apologises for interrupting Taylor Swift at VMAs Kanye spoils country star's big moment by grabbing the mic to tell crowd 'Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!' Kanye West Kanye West apologises for interrupting Taylor Swift at VMAs Kanye spoils country star's big moment by grabbing the mic to tell crowd 'Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!' Monday 14 September 2009 05.16 EDT First published on Monday 14 September 2009 05.16 EDT Close This article is 7 years old Kanye West has apologised for interrupting Taylor Swift 's acceptance speech for best female video at the MTV VMA awards in New York last night. The rapper rushed the stage while the 19-year-old country singer accepted an award for her song You Belong With Me, telling the audience that Beyonce should have won for her video Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) . "Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time," said West, as an embarrassed Beyonce looked on from the audience. "I was standing on the stage and I was really excited because I had just won the award," Swift said after the awards. "And then I was really excited because Kanye West was on the stage. And then I wasn't so excited anymore after that." West offered an apology on his blog , but still wrote "Beyonce's video was the best of this decade!!! I'm Still Happy for Taylor!!!!" It seems he isn't the only one carrying this sentiment, as Beyonce actually did win the video of the year for Single Ladies, and promptly invited Swift to join her on stage during her acceptance speech. Swift said afterwards "I thought I couldn't love Beyonce more and then tonight happened." It's not the first time West has rushed the stage at an awards ceremony to protest over an award's recipient. During the MTV Europe Music awards in 2006, the rapper lost it after Justice v Simian's We Are Your Friends scooped best video instead of his own Touch the Sky. Just as he did last night, West grabbed the mic and said: "Oh hell no, you guys already won. This video cost a million dollars and Pamela Anderson was in it." But the rapper seems to have gone too far for MTV this time. While Beyonce and Taylor Swift put on a show of solidarity, West was booed off the stage and subsequently asked to leave the show. Numerous attendees tweeted their disapproval during the awards: Katy Perry tweeted "F*** Kanye, it's like you stepped on a kitten" while Pink wrote "Kanye West is the biggest piece of shit on earth. Quote Me."

According to Kermit the Frog, it's not easy what?

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The 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution allows Washington DC to appoint what?

23rd Amendment - Kids | Laws.com Share 0  Share 0  Tweet 0  +1 0  Share 23rd Amendment Share Share 0  Tweet 0  +1 0  Share 0  The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College.  Remember that the Electoral College chooses our next president, based on the voting within their state.  Since DC is not a state, its residents were not allowed to vote for President as well as elected voting representative to Congress.  Today, DC sends a delegate to Congress who may speak on behalf of those that live in DC, but that delegate may not vote. The 23rd amendment passed Congress in June of 1960 and reached the ¾ approval threshold less than a year later, on March 23, 1961.   What is the text of the 23rd Amendment? Section 1 The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: (Washington DC may appoint…) A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State (DC may have as many electors in the Electoral College as if it were a state)  …but in no event more than the least populous State (the smallest state has three electoral votes and the 23rd amendment limits DC from having more votes than any other state, regardless of the DC population) they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; (the status and position of these electors is equivalent to other electors) and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. (the 12th amendment provides for the creation of the Electoral College and those electors selected for DC under the 23rd amendment will be expected to carry out that same responsibilities) Section 2 The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. (congress has the responsibility to ensure that the provisions of the 23rd amendment are enforced and DC has its electoral votes applied to subsequence presidential elections) Will the 23rd amendment last into the future? In recent years people in Washington DC have pushed the government for more rights and representation in Congress.  Remember that the “delegate” from DC may speak but may not vote.  Proposed amendments to the constitution would end the 23rd amendment in favor of complete voting rights.  This amendment was proposed in the 1970s but was never successful and expired seven years after it was proposed by Congress.  The 23rd amendment may end in the event that DC residents get their voting rights, but that may be some time from now.

What battleship was sunk in harbor of Havana, Cuba to start the Spanish-American War in 1898?

USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor - Cuba Politics News - Havana Journal USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor Email this article | Print this article | Search Havana Journal     Tweet     Early 1900s photo showing remains of battleship USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor | a catalyst to the start of the Spanish American War of 1898. Follow up post #1 added on February 01, 2004 by Dana In what year did the USS Maine sink? Follow up post #2 added on February 09, 2004 by keri febuary 15th 1898 Follow up post #3 added on March 08, 2004 by C.J. hey i was just wondering if any one could give me some good quick info. on this i am trying to find info on this stuff if any one can help tat would be great! thanks Follow up post #4 added on August 05, 2004 by CG I feel that Spain was unjustly lured into the war with America.  The Spanish Government already settled an agreement with Cuba stipulating the withdrawal of its troops but leaving a few to protect its business interest.  Granted, the Cuban rebels wanted them out of the country completely, and I do understand that Spain did do some “seperation” camps—which cannot be compared to what Hitler and other regimes did during the 20th century. At this point, If Cuba would have been left alone, it would have received its full independence from Spain regardless, because during that time, Spain was going through a transformation of Government. Follow up post #5 added on October 28, 2004 by EK feb 15 1898 the USS maine sunk Follow up post #6 added on October 28, 2004 by EK Anyone know where i can find anything saying it was the construction problems that made the maine blow up? Follow up post #7 added on January 30, 2007 by Emily I had to watch a video in class and it was said to be that the furnace was over loaded with coal and the furnace/boiler was right next to the guns and weapons….so there you go Follow up post #8 added on January 30, 2007 by publisher with 3905 total posts Thanks for the post. I understand that the explosion was a mystery yet Spain was blamed. Since Teddy Roosevelt was looking for a reason to invade Cuba he said Spain was responsible. The US would never make up an excuse to invade another country in this day and age would it? Follow up post #9 added on November 28, 2007 by yvonne how did the u.s.s manie blow up plz Follow up post #10 added on November 28, 2007 by publisher with 3905 total posts The US says that it hit a mine or a floating mine hit it. Some say it was a boiler explosion and that the US used it as an excuse to start the Spanish American war. Follow up post #11 added on November 29, 2007 by manfredz with 464 total posts definitely was an excuse, no matter which (in my opinion) Follow up post #12 added on March 27, 2008 by heidi how long was the maine in havana harbor before it blew up????? Follow up post #13 added on August 25, 2008 by Anna McClendon what made the USS Maine sink? Follow up post #14 added on August 25, 2008 by manfredz with 464 total posts remember cuba was the base for spains weapons of mass destruction ... (or was that weapons of mass delusion since spain was a has-been on the world scene, just didnt know it yet) Agree, if it wasn’t the Maine, the US would have found another excuse - they really wanted Cuba. Follow up post #15 added on December 03, 2008 by Kare You all need to read “Remember the Maine” by Peggy and Harold Samuels. Their were construction problems because concrete had to be added to make the ship float evenly. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the Navy in 1898. His agenda was most certainly concern for how the Navy would look if the Maine blew herself up. It isn’t just a threat from Spain herself that would have planted a mine under the ship, it could have been Spanish Weylerites. Many possibilities…. Follow up post #16 added on December 14, 2008 by kelsi why did the cubans blow up the maine?????????? Follow up post #17 added on December 22, 2008 by Bryan People say that it floated over a mine. Others say it could have been an old war missle that happened to launch underwater right into the base of the USS Maine. Follow up po

November 23, 1963 saw the BBC debut what classic series, which is still being shown today?

"Doctor Who" An Unearthly Child (TV Episode 1963) - 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 Two schoolteachers investigate the personal life of one of their brilliant students and her mysterious grandfather. Directors: a list of 42 titles created 28 Dec 2013 a list of 30 titles created 29 Jun 2014 a list of 30 titles created 28 Sep 2014 a list of 43 titles created 17 Nov 2015 a list of 38 titles created 01 Dec 2015 Title: An Unearthly Child (23 Nov 1963) 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. Edit Storyline Two schoolteachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become concerned by the unusual behavior of their fifteen-year-old student, Susan Foreman. When they follow her home, they meet her mysterious grandfather, the Doctor, and find themselves unwilling passengers on his time ship, the TARDIS... Written by Sarah Hadley 23 November 1963 (UK) See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Susan is reading a book about The French Revolution. In the final serial of the season, "The Reign of Terror", the travellers actually go to Revolutionary France. See more » Quotes The Doctor : [to Ian] You still think it's all an illusion? Ian Chesterton : I know that free movement in time and space is a scientific dream I don't expect to find solved in a junkyard. The Doctor : Your arrogance is nearly as great as your ignorance. A Great Start to a Long Running Series 5 April 2015 | by brian_m_hass (South Dakota, United States) – See all my reviews While growing up, the only "Doctor Who" episodes which I had ever seen were from the 1970's and early 1980's. I did not get a chance to see the earliest episodes of the show until the late 1980's. When I finally had the opportunity to watch "An Unearthly Child," I was thrilled! "An Unearthly Child" did not disappoint me. The episode started with a mystery. When the two school teachers began to investigate the matter, they had no idea of where their inquiries would lead them. The episode featured an excellent story with great characters. It also contained a lot of atmosphere. The ending of this episode was the beginning of one of television's longest-running adventures. For fans of the later episodes of the "Doctor Who" series, "An Unearthly Child" is something of a curiosity. For a television phenomenon which has endured for more than five decades, there is the question of how it all started. I highly recommend "An Unearthly Child." 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes

With a population of a little over 110,000, what is the capital city and largest city of South Carolina?

Cities in South Carolina, Map of South Carolina Cities Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited, its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. About Cities in South Carolina Nicknamed 'The Palmetto State', South Carolina is located in the southeastern United States. Be it marshes, tidal flat-lands, or mountains, the state is blessed with unparalleled beauty. From the Pinnacle Mountain to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is truly an ideal vacation destination. The state capital and the largest city is Columbia which features tourist attractions such as Finlay Park, Town Theatre, Columbia Museum of Art, and Richland Library. Fort Sumter National Monument, where the American Civil War began, near Charleston (the oldest city in South Carolina) is one of the most prominent places to visit in the US. Known for rich history, magnificent harbor vistas, and well-preserved architecture, Charleston emits an uplifting vibe. Cities of Rock Hill and North Charleston host several seasonal events. Greenville and Summerville are other fast-growing cities in South Carolina. Getting in and Around Charleston International Airport (CHS), Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), and Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) are among the busiest airports in the state. Amtrak operates four passenger routes in South Carolina: Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, and Silver Star. Major interstate highways passing through are I-26, I-95, I-20, and I-85.

How many pints in a quart?

Quarts to Pints - How many pints in a quart? Quarts to Pints Conversion How many pints in a quart? The conversion factor from quarts to pints (for both fluid and dry) is 2. To find out how many pints in quarts, multiply by the factor or simply use the converter below. 1 Quart = 2 Pints [US, UK, Fluid or Dry] Quart and pint are imperial and US customary fluid and dry volume measurement units. In imperial system, there is only one size for both fluid and dry measurements. The abbreviation for quart is "qt" and for pint is "pt". For pints to quarts converter, please go to pints to quarts For other volume unit conversions, please go to Volume Conversion Converter

According to Andy Warhol, in the future, how long will everyone be famous for?

Did Andy Warhol get his 15 minutes of fame by ripping off someone else's saying? | Daily Mail Online Did Andy Warhol get his 15 minutes of fame by ripping off someone else's saying? Doubts have been cast that the pop artist coined the phrase himself Numerous accounts to the origin of the '15 minutes' quote unearthed An art critic says Warhol may have heard the phrase as a teenager comments An iconic quote attributed to Andy Warhol - 'In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes' - may not have actually been said by the influential pop artist. The painter, sculptor and film maker, who died in 1987, was first credited with the phrase in a brochure at a 1968 exhibition of his work in Sweden. But prominent art critic Blake Glopnik has now cast doubt on its origins, citing the 1997 reminisences of fellow art expert and curator Ole Granath who was an assistant on the Warhol retrospective, held in Stockholm. Andy Warhol (right) may not have actually said: 'In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes', according to an art critic The show's curator, Pontus Hulten, had told him to include 'In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes' in the catalogue's compendium of Warhol quotes. Granath found no record of the quote. even after extensive research. 'If he didn't say it, he very well could have. Let's put it in,' Hulten reportedly said. Writing in the Warholiana blog, Glopnik said: 'So Andy's phrase was actually Hulten's – not so surprising, given that Hulten later faked some Warhol Brillo boxes.' Famous for more than 15 minutes: Andy Warhol's 1962 painting 'Orange Marilyn' Other accounts throw add further mystery to the origins of the quote. Philip Pearlstein, who was at art school with Warhol, revealed to Glopnik that he'd said something similar himself in 1946, when the two artists first met. Warhol, still a teenager, asked Pearlstein what it was like to be the winner of a national art competition for high school students. Warhol may have first heard a similar version of the phrase when he was just a teenager Pearlstein said: 'My spontaneous answer was, 'It only lasted five minutes'.' In 2005 photographer Nat Finkelstein claimed he was the source of the line. In 1965, during an outdoor photoshoot with Warhol, some people tried to push into the shot. 'Andy's looking at them and he says to me, "Gee whiz, Nat, everybody wants to be famous",' said Finkelstein. 'I say back, "Yeah, for about 15 minutes, Andy". He took that line. My quote became Andy Warhol's famous words.' However, in a book he published in 1989, Finkelstein said the artist had uttered the famous words during the shoot, making no mention of Warhol stealing his line. Glopnik says the murkiness of the phrase's origins fit in with the way Warhol took influences from a variety of sources. 'By the late 1970s, Warhol himself was mentioning the line (not always clearly as his) at various times and in various places and in various weird versions, even saying that he's grown bored with it,' he said. 'But that doesn't tell us much about whether he came up with it in the first place: Warhol, the world's greatest sponge, would hardly have proclaimed that he hadn't coined his trademark aphorism. Warhol's art and persona were all about the rewards of his sponging.' 'DID I REALLY SAY THAT?' - FALSELY ATTRIBUTED WORDS OF WISDOM 'Elementary, my dear Watson' – Sherlock Holmes This line never appeared in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's written works. In 1893's The Crooked Man, the words appear, but are separated by several lines of dialogue and are in the wrong order. 'Nice guys finish last' - US baseball manager Leo Durocher He actually said the words, but the meaning has been taken out of context. Durocher was asked his opinion of the 1946 New York Giants and replied: 'Take a look at them. All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys – finish last.' 'Just the facts, ma'am' - Sgt Friday in TV police show Dragnet Sgt Friday actually said: 'All we want are the facts, ma'am.' 'Not a lot of people know that' - Michael Caine, British ac

What is a seismometer used to measure?

How does a seismograph work? What is the Richter scale? | HowStuffWorks How does a seismograph work? What is the Richter scale? Jason Reed/ Getty Images A seismograph is the device that scientists use to measure earthquakes. The goal of a seismograph is to accurately record the motion of the ground during a quake. If you live in a city, you may have noticed that buildings sometimes shake when a big truck or a subway train rolls by. Good seismographs are therefore isolated and connected to bedrock to prevent this sort of "data pollution." The main problem that must be solved in creating a seismograph is that when the ground shakes, so does the instrument. Therefore, most seismographs involve a large mass of some sort. You could make a very simple seismograph by hanging a large weight from a rope over a table. By attaching a pen to the weight and taping a piece of paper to the table so that the pen can draw on the paper, you could record tremors in the Earth's crust (earthquakes). If you used a roll of paper and a motor that slowly pulled the paper across the table, you would be able to record tremors over time. However, it would take a pretty large tremor for you to see anything. In a real seismograph, levers or electronics are used to magnify the signal so that very small tremors are detectable. A big mechanical seismograph may have a weight attached that weighs 1,000 pounds (450 kg) or more, and it drives a set of levers that significantly magnify the pen's motion. Up Next How Volcanoes Work The Richter scale is a standard scale used to compare earthquakes. It is a logarithmic scale, meaning that the numbers on the scale measure factors of 10. So, for example, an earthquake that measures 4.0 on the Richter scale is 10 times larger than one that measures 3.0. On the Richter scale, anything below 2.0 is undetectable to a normal person and is called a microquake. Microquakes occur constantly. Moderate earthquakes measure less than 6.0 or so on the Richter scale. Earthquakes measuring more than 6.0 can cause significant damage. The biggest quake in the world since 1900 scored a 9.5 on the Richter scale. It rocked Chile on May 22, 1960. 1

Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. In which country is Waterloo?

Napoleon defeated at Waterloo - Jun 18, 1815 - HISTORY.com Napoleon defeated at Waterloo Publisher A+E Networks At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s. By 1799, France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home from his Egyptian campaign to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse. After becoming first consul in February 1800, he reorganized his armies and defeated Austria. In 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 was crowned emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral. By 1807, Napoleon controlled an empire that stretched from the River Elbe in the north, down through Italy in the south, and from the Pyrenees to the Dalmatian coast. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first significant defeats of his military career, suffering through a disastrous invasion of Russia, losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, and enduring total defeat against an allied force by 1814. Exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, he escaped to France in early 1815 and set up a new regime. As allied troops mustered on the French frontiers, he raised a new Grand Army and marched into Belgium. He intended to defeat the allied armies one by one before they could launch a united attack. On June 16, 1815, he defeated the Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher at Ligny, and sent 33,000 men, or about one-third of his total force, in pursuit of the retreating Prussians. On June 18, Napoleon led his remaining 72,000 troops against the Duke of Wellington’s 68,000-man allied army, which had taken up a strong position 12 miles south of Brussels near the village of Waterloo. In a fatal blunder, Napoleon waited until mid-day to give the command to attack in order to let the ground dry. The delay in fighting gave Blucher’s troops, who had eluded their pursuers, time to march to Waterloo and join the battle by the late afternoon. In repeated attacks, Napoleon failed to break the center of the allied center. Meanwhile, the Prussians gradually arrived and put pressure on Napoleon’s eastern flank. At 6 p.m., the French under Marshal Michel Ney managed to capture a farmhouse in the allied center and began decimating Wellington’s troops with artillery. Napoleon, however, was preoccupied with the 30,000 Prussians attacking his flank and did not release troops to aid Ney’s attack until after 7 p.m. By that time, Wellington had reorganized his defenses, and the French attack was repulsed. Fifteen minutes later, the allied army launched a general advance, and the Prussians attacked in the east, throwing the French troops into panic and then a disorganized retreat. The Prussians pursued the remnants of the French army, and Napoleon left the field. French casualties in the Battle of Waterloo were 25,000 men killed and wounded and 9,000 captured, while the allies lost about 23,000. Napoleon returned to Paris and on June 22 abdicated in favor of his son. He decided to leave France before counterrevolutionary forces could rally against him, and on July 15 he surrendered to British protection at the port of Rochefort. He hoped to travel to the United States, but the British instead sent him to Saint Helena, a remote island in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa. Napoleon protested but had no choice but to accept the exile. With a group of followers, he lived quietly on St. Helena for six years. In May 1821, he died, most likely of stomach cancer. He was only 51 years old. In 1840, his body was returned to Paris, and a magnificent funeral was held. Napoleon’s body was conveyed through the Arc de Triomphe and entombed under the dome of the Invalides. Related Videos

On Sept 14, 1901, the youngest president is sworn in following the assassination of William McKinley. Who is it?

U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated, 1901 U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated President William McKinley.  Picture courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Share By Jennifer Rosenberg On September 6, 1901, anarchist Leon Czolgosz walked up to U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in New York and shot McKinley at point-blank range. After the shooting, it first appeared that President McKinley was getting better; however, he soon took a turn for the worse and died on September 14 from gangrene. Greeting People at the Pan-American Exposition On September 6, 1901, U.S. President William McKinley spent the morning visiting Niagara Falls with his wife before returning to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in the afternoon to spend a few minutes greeting the public. By about 3:30 p.m., President McKinley stood inside the Temple of Music building at the Exposition, ready to begin shaking the hands of the public as they streamed into the building. Many had been waiting for hours outside in the heat for their chance to meet the President. Unbeknownst to the President and the many guards who stood nearby, among those waiting outside was 28-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz who was planning to kill President McKinley. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World At 4 p.m. the doors to the building were opened and the mass of people waiting outside were forced into a single line as they entered the Temple of Music building. The line of people thus came up to the President in an organized fashion, with just enough time to whisper a "Nice to meet you, Mr. President," shake President McKinley's hand, and then be forced to continue along the line and out the door again. President McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was a popular president who had just started his second term in office and the people seemed clearly glad to get a chance to meet him. However, at 4:07 p.m. Leon Czolgosz had made it into the building and it was his turn to greet the President. Two Shots In Czolgosz's right hand, he held a .32 caliber Iver-Johnson revolver, which he had covered by wrapping a handkerchief around the gun and his hand. Although Czolgosz's swaddled hand was noticed before he reached the President, many thought it looked like it covered an injury and not that it was hiding a gun. Also, since the day had been hot, many of the visitors to see the President had been carrying handkerchiefs in their hands so that they could wipe the sweat off their faces. When Czolgosz reached the President, President McKinley reached out to shake his left hand (thinking Czolgosz's right hand was injured) while Czolgosz brought up his right hand to President McKinley's chest and then fired two shots. One of the bullets didn't enter the president - some say it bounced off of a button or off the president's sternum and then got tucked into his clothing. The other bullet, however, entered the president's abdomen, tearing through his stomach, pancreas, and kidney. Shocked at being shot, President McKinley began to sag as blood stained his white shirt. He then told those around him, "Be careful how you tell my wife." Those in line behind Czolgosz and guards in the room all jumped on Czolgosz and started to punch him. Seeing that the mob on Czolgosz might easily and quickly kill him, President McKinley whispered either, "Don't let them hurt him" or "Go easy on him, boys." Surgery President McKinley was then whisked away in an electric ambulance to the hospital at the Exposition. Unfortunately, the hospital was not properly equipped for such a surgery and the very experienced doctor usually on premises was away doing a surgery in another town. Although several doctors were found, the most experienced doctor that could be found was Dr. Matthew Mann, a gynecologist. The surgery began at 5:20 p.m. During the operation, the doctors searched for the remains of the bullet that had entered the President's abdomen, bu

What is the name of the resident jailbird and all around lawbreaker on The Simpsons?

"The Simpsons" (1989) - Episodes cast Season 7, Episode 4: Bart Sells His Soul 8 October 1995 When Rev. Lovejoy disciplines Bart for a prank he pulled in church - he tricked the organist into playing Iron Butterfly's ""In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - he and co-conspirator Milhouse begin arguing over whether man really has a soul. Bart scoffs at the notion and agrees to "sell" his soul (a piece of paper with the words "Bart Simpson's Soul") to Milhouse for $5. A series of situations makes Bart realize maybe he really did sell his soul, prompting him to go all-out to get it back from Milhouse, who isn't willing to sell. Meanwhile, Moe attempts to open a family-style restaurant inside his tavern, with the gimmick that if he doesn't smile when servicing a customer, the meal is free. Moe's surly demeanor and the stress of running such a business alone conspire to do the establishment in. Season 7, Episode 15: Bart the Fink 11 February 1996 Bart gets a check he wanted signed by Krusty back stamped. As Krusty was supposed to autograph it, Bart wants it taken back to sign, but inadvertently reveals Krusty as a tax fraud. Krusty's lifestyle is stripped down to that of an average citizen, his show ruined and most of his possessions sold in an auction. Bart is mad at himself, particularly after a sobbing Krusty commits suicide by piloting his plane, the I'm-Onna-Rolla-Gay, into a mountainside. Bart sees visions of Krusty everywhere, but are they illusions or real life? Season 8, Episode 7: Lisa's Date with Density 15 December 1996 At school, Nelson is caught with a cache of stolen items in his locker (including the "H" hood emblem from Supt. Chalmers' car) and is assigned to do chores with Groundskeeper Willie. Lisa is caught observing the goings-on and is assigned detention, where she develops a crush on Nelson. Lisa tries to reform Nelson, and it works for awhile. However, as the old saying goes, you can't teach a juvenile delinquent new tricks and it isn't long before Nelson is back to his old ways; he and his buddies had been caught throwing spoiled food at Skinner's house and tries to lie to Lisa about his participation in the whole thing, but ultimately lets slip the truth. Meanwhile, Homer obtains an autodialer and decides it will help him make easy money through his "Happy Dude" telemarketing scheme. Homer is eventually caught and made to use the autodialer to call back everyone he scammed in apology. Which he does ... then he asks for more money as part of a "Sorry Dude" scam. Season 8, Episode 10: The Springfield Files 12 January 1997 In yet another crazed crossover, Leonard Nimoy narrates another tale of the supernatural, reminiscent of his days with "In Search Of." Realizing that even he's too drunk to drive after a night at Moe's Tavern, Homer stumbles through the woods and encounters a green glowing alien. Needless to say, nobody takes him seriously, except for "X-Files" FBI Agent Fox Mulder, who once again drags along his partner Dana Scully on another quest to prove the government is hiding the presence of UFO's from the public. However, even this mission may make a skeptic out of Mulder. Season 8, Episode 14: The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show 7 February 1997 Krusty becomes alarmed at the flagging ratings for "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" and demands it be corrected. The producers reason some new gimmicks are needed to inject fresh air and - after a focus group doesn't quite go as well as planned - decide to introduce a new character named Poochie, a rapping cartoon dog that is supposed to become friends with Itchy and Scratchy. Homer auditions to do Poochie's voice and wins the part. Poochie's first cartoon, "The Beagle Has Landed," premieres to great fanfare but is poorly received to say the least. The producers decide that, given his spectacular failure, Poochie will be killed off in the mutt's next cartoon. Homer learns about this and at his next recording session, gives a speech imploring everyone to give Poochie a chance. However, the effort is unsuccessful and Poochie's death - along with the correct lines dubbed in -

What state is known as the Magnolia State?

State Nicknames Massachusetts - New Jersey The “Magnolia State” is named because of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state. The magnolia is the official state flower and the official state tree. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer “Show Me State” A name attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver. It connotes a certain self-deprecating stubbornness and devotion to simple common sense. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer “Treasure State” refers to the importance of mining in Montana. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer Nebraska The 1945 Legislature changed the official state name to the “Cornhusker State”. The name is derived from the nickname for the University of Nebraska athletic teams - the "Cornhuskers" - which was coined in 1900 by Charles S. "Cy" Sherman, a sportswriter for the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln. "Cornhuskers" replaced earlier nicknames, such as "Golden Knights", "Antelopes", and "Bugeaters". The term "cornhusker" comes from the method of harvesting or "husking" corn by hand, which was common in Nebraska before the invention of husking machinery.

What is the common, 3 letter name given to a mafia crime boss?

Ranks, Titles and Positions In The Mafia | Mafia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Ranks, Titles and Positions In The Mafia Ranks, Titles and Positions In The Mafia 1,955pages on Edit it can take many years to become a member in the mafia, but In order to become a "Made Man" which is a fully initiated member in the mafia, you have to commit a murder or in some cases many murders. You have to be 100% Italian. You have to be a tough, smart, street wise guy. You must be a good money-maker for the mafia. Most of all you have to be sponsored by two high-ranking "made" members in the mafia. If you are chosen to become a member of the Mafia, you have to go through an initiation ceremony in which you pledge an oath to the mafia’s code of silence, called Omerta. The oath you have to take to be inducted in the Mafia is based on loyalty, brotherhood, respect, honor, and secrecy. This essentially means that you’re putting the Mafia before all else, including God and your own family, and you will do anything for the mafia, and kill for your fellow mobster's, and you will be in the mafia for life, and the only way out is death, and that if you ever get pinched, you vow not to rat on anyone. if you break the mafia's code of silence that will earn you a death sentence. With this ritual behind you, you can now be welcomed into a new “family,” and from this point on you’re officially a "Made Man", "Goodfella", "mafioso", or "wise guy" and your considered to be untouchable, a member in the Mafia, non member, civilian, or even a cop or anybody can not kill you, touch you, or put a hand on you, if anybody does without permission from the Commission , that will cause them to be killed, a slow and painful death. If you have a beef with someone outside of the Mafia, you can go to the men above you, or the Commission, to seek guidance and protection. In return for this support, you must agree to cough up a certain percentage of your criminal earnings to these higher-ranking members. Organizational structure of the mob. Titles, Ranks And Positions Edit Associates are not actual members of the Mafia, but they work for the Mafia. Rather anyone who teams up with them on a criminal enterprise of some kind. They could be someone who does business with the Mafia, and someone who kills and does dirty work for the Mafia, including money-laundering, fraud, bookmaking, skimming, casino skimming, Extortion, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, Heists, truck hijacking, aircraft hijacking, bank robbery, murder, assault, bankers, bribing Cops, Judges, Jurors, District Attorneys, U.S. Attorneys, Lawyers, Politicians, Mayors, Governors, Government Officials, FBI Agents, DEA Agents, CIA Agents, ATF Agents, IRS Agents, EPA Agents. Extorting prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, criminals, and streets gangs. Contract killing, witness intimidation, jury intimidation, killing jurors, Car bombing, bombing buildings and houses. and other criminal and organized crime activities etc. There are also the Italian newcomers who have yet to be made, called cugines, and they play a minor role in the operation of the Mafia. Associates can not turn down an order from the Mafia, if the Mafia gives them an order they have to follow it, and they are on call for the Mafia 24 hours every day. they are also fair game on the streets, they are not protected by the organization, unless they are a very important and valuable to the Mafia. Anybody can be an associate in the mafia, however only Italians and Sicilians can be made. Soldiers Edit The lowest-ranking members of the hierarchy of the Mafia and La Cosa nostra are the soldiers, the grunts of the organization who do the majority of the work, making deliveries, picking up cash, committing murder, assault, battery, Bombing, witness intimidation, killing jurors, bribing Law Enforcement, Politicians, Government Officials, and Federal Agents for the Mafia, and generally sticking out their neck in the hope of making a name for themselves by demonstrating their loyalty to the organization, and protecting the organization at all costs. Children

What legendary tribe of fierce female warriors reportedly amputated a breast in order to better wield a bow?

The Amazons, the One-Breasted Women - Greeka.com Discover the myth of the Amazons The culture of the Amazons The myth says that they lived in the city of Themiscyra, off the river Thermodon in Asia Minor, and they were a race of mighty warrior women. Their society was governed strictly and exclusively by women, providing a fascinating contrast to the male-dominated society of the ancient times. Men were not allowed to become members in their society, unless it was for the specific purpose of mating or for slavery. Perhaps, this is why Homer describes them in the Iliad as "women who go to war like men" and Heredotus uses the term "Androktones" for them, which means "killers of men". They indeed lived like soldiers and their life purpose was to make wars against men. From childhood, the girls were taught the nuances of warfare. The bow and arrow, the librys (a kind of double-edged axe) and a shield in the shape of a crescent were their weapons. The Amazons showed unsurpassed skill and excellence as horse-tamers and riders. Peculiar, but perhaps justified from the Amazons perspective, was the removal of a girl's right breast. While still a girl, the right breast would be cauterized using a searing hot bronze tool. It was thought to be a necessary evil, to mutilate and remove all possible hindrances to using a spear or drawing an arrow. This practice may has attributed them the name Amazons from the Classical Greek word "Amazoi", which translates to either breast-less, full-breasted or not-touching men. "Full-breasted" appears to be a paradox, but that is precisely how the Amazons have been depicted, whether in sculptures or paintings. These women were more in tune with warfare than with feminism. An Amazon was not allowed to get married, because they thought it to be a kind to slavery to a man. However, to carry on their race, they would very often mate with men from nearby societies or with handsome prisoners of war. Once their purpose was fulfilled, the prisoners would be used as slaves or killed. A male offspring suffered a fate akin to his father. If a boy was born, their mothers would kill him or sent him away. Sometimes he was kept alive to grow up and be used for sexual pleasure or as a provider of human seed. In the contrary, when a girl was born, she was taken care of, nourished and raised essentially as a warrior, but nevertheless, as a fine woman. The modern popular imagination has settled them in isolate forestall regions, where they could protect themselves from men invasions and has dressed the Amazons with leather clothes that cover a few parts of the body. However, in the ancient ceramic vessels, they were depicted wearing long dresses that reach the knee. The moon, since time immemorial, has been the symbol of everything that is feminine and beautiful. The Amazons were not just beautiful women who led an untamed life. They also used to worship the moon. Their name may have resulted from contact with the ancient Circassians who were known to worship the moon too. The word Amazon in the ancient Circassian language meant "moon-mother" or "mother of the forest". The relationships of Amazons with famous heroes The Greek mythology has a number of well-known myths related to the life of the Amazons and their interaction with men and the rest of the world. Here we are mentioning a few of them to get a view of their life, culture and beliefs. Theseus and Antiope - Another myth says that on his way to the land of the Amazons in search of Hippolyta's girdle, Hercules was accompanied by his friend Theseus. Theseus was the King of Attica and was seduced by Antiope, one of Hippolyta's sisters, whom he abducted and carried back to Athens. Though she detested him at first, she eventually fell in love with and married him. To them was born a boy whom Antiope named Hippolytus, in memory of her sister. She was the only Amazon to have abandoned the Amazon tribe to get married. Many years passed, and one day, the Amazons attacked Athens in the hope of rescuing the abducted Antiope. Although it was considered impregnable, the fo

What color consists of the longest wavelengths of lights visible by the human eye?

What Wavelength Goes With a Color? Contact Us What Wavelength Goes With a Color? Our eyes are sensitive to light which lies in a very small region of the electromagnetic spectrum labeled "visible light". This "visible light" corresponds to a wavelength range of 400 - 700 nanometers (nm) and a color range of violet through red. The human eye is not capable of "seeing" radiation with wavelengths outside the visible spectrum. The visible colors from shortest to longest wavelength are: violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. Ultraviolet radiation has a shorter wavelength than the visible violet light. Infrared radiation has a longer wavelength than visible red light. The white light is a mixture of the colors of the visible spectrum. Black is a total absence of light. Earth's most important energy source is the Sun. Sunlight consists of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Learn more: Violet Light The visible violet light has a wavelength of about 400 nm. Within the visible wavelength spectrum, violet and blue wavelengths are scattered more efficiently than other wavelengths. The sky looks blue, not violet, because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light (the sun also emits more energy as blue light than as violet).   The visible indigo light has a wavelength of about 445 nm.   Blue Light The visible blue light has a wavelength of about 475 nm. Because the blue wavelengths are shorter in the visible spectrum, they are scattered more efficiently by the molecules in the atmosphere. This causes the sky to appear blue during the main part of the day, when blue light is scattered into your eye no matter which direction you look. Green Light The visible green light has a wavelength of about 510 nm. Grass, for example, appears green because all of the colors in the visible part of the spectrum are absorbed into the leaves of the grass except green. Green is reflected, therefore grass appears green. The visible orange light has a wavelength of about 590 nm. Low-pressure sodium lamps, like those used in some parking lots, emit a orange-ish (wavelength 589 nm) light.   Red Light The visible red light has a wavelength of about 650 nm. At sunrise and sunset, the light you see has traveled a longer distance through the atmosphere. A large amount of blue and violet light has been removed as a result of scattering and the longwave colors, such as red and orange, are more readily seen. There are many wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum the human eye cannot detect. Energy with wavelengths too short for humans to see Energy with wavelengths too short to see is "more violet than violet". Light with such short wavelengths is called "Ultraviolet" light. The term "ultra-" means higher than. How do we know this light exists? One way is that this kind of light causes sunburns. Our skin is sensitive to this kind of light. If we stay out in this light without sunblock protection, our skin absorbs this energy. After the energy is absorbed, it can make our skin change color ("tan") or it can break down the cells and cause other damage. Energy with wavelengths too long for humans to see Energy whose wavelength is too long to see is "redder than red". Light with such long wavelengths is called "Infrared" light. The term "Infra-" means "lower than". How do we know this kind of light exists? One way is that we can feel energy with these wavelengths such as when we sit in front of a campfire or when we get close to a stove burner. Scientists like Samuel Pierpont Langley passed light through a prism and discovered that the infrared light the scientists could not see beyond red could make other things hot. Very long wavelengths of infrared light radiate heat to outer space. This radiation is important to the Earth's energy budget. If this energy did not escape to space, the solar energy that the Earth absorbs would continue to heat the Earth.

Which space shuttle disintegrated over Texas on Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of all 7 crew members?

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster - February 1, 2003 .. The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating during reentry The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas stretching from Trophy Club to Tyler and into parts of Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107. The loss of Columbia was a result of damage sustained during launch when a piece of foam insulation the size of a small briefcase broke off the Space Shuttle external tank (the main propellant tank) under the aerodynamic forces of launch. The debris struck the leading edge of the left wing, damaging the Shuttle's thermal protection system (TPS), which protects it from heat generated with the atmosphere during re-entry. While Columbia was still in orbit, some engineers suspected damage, but NASA managers limited the investigation, on the grounds that little could be done even if problems were found. Space Shuttle STS-51-L Challenger Disaster January 28th, 1986 .. Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the Space Shuttle Main Engines and Solid Rocket Booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of gas from the External Tank. Because shuttle launches had become almost routine after twenty-four successful missions, those watching the shuttle launch in person and on television found the sight of the explosion especially shocking and difficult to believe until NASA confirmed the accident. Image # : 86-HC-220 Title: Exhaust Trail of STS-51-L Challenger Disaster Live on CNN  January 28th, 1986 Challenger Disaster Live on CNN January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel. CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of

What was the eastern starting point of the Oregon Trail?

National Oregon/California Trail Center >> Historical Trails >> Trail Basics TRAIL BASICS The Starting Point The country that lay ahead of the pioneers contained no towns or settlements. For weeks emigrants crossed vast grassland which was hot by day and cold at night. Often violent thunderstorms swept down on the hapless travelers. Eventually, they crossed the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. Beyond the mountains lay a vast wilderness of scrubby desert sagebrush, canyons and forests. The trail began at the old Independence Landing north of Independence, Missouri. Here emigrants left steamboats after a five or six day journey from St. Louis. The center of activity in the small town of Independence was the bustling square. Most of the new pioneers camped a mile or two from the square and were busily purchasing supplies needed for their four to five month trek. Those with horses or mules left first so they could feed upon the shorter grasses. The majority with powerful and durable oxen left two weeks later because cattle have a different dentition than horses. Independence Missouri, as seen by an unkown artist in 1853.  The main street, with its steepled brick courthouse also had stores and shops where emigrants could purchase supplies

What flavor is the 80 proof liqueur Grand Marnier, used in such drinks at a B-52?

Grand Marnier, Gran Gala, Citronge, Aperol Recipes <<< Page 3: Triple Sec Cocktails Grand Marnier and Grand Gala Cocktails Few orange liqueurs have the distinction of being an ultra-smooth, brandy-base the likes of Grand Marnier. It is a favorite orange liqueur among bartenders and can be used in countless cocktails. Grand Marnier has a base of French Cognac and it has an Italian counterpart, Gran Gala with a brandy base. There may be a handful of other orange liqueurs that come and go on the market that may rival these, but these two are the mainstay of this style of orange liqueur. Drinkers find that the combination of brandy and orange to be very useful in cocktails and it can often stand on its own or in equal measure with other refined distilled spirits as the Beautiful cocktail demonstrates. Each of the drinks in this list call for one or the other. Both liqueurs are 80 proof (40% alcohol/volume). continue reading below our video Make a Cable Car Cocktail Zipper (shooter) Other Specific Orange Liqueurs Orange liqueurs are so popular in cocktails that there are many other brands on the market. A few, such as Patrón Citrónge and Aperol, are mainstays in the market, while others are more of specialty boutique liqueurs that may not be widely available nor have a long life on the market. My recommendation is that if you come across a unique bottle of premium orange liqueur, give it a try because there are some hidden gems and this flavor is one that distillers can be quite creative with. Aperol - This aperitif is has a bright orange flavor and color. Aperol is produced in Italy and is infused with bitter and sweet oranges along with a proprietary recipe of herbs and roots. It mixes very well in simple, high-end cocktails. 22 proof (11% alcohol/volume) Visit the Aperol website. Borducan Orange Liqueur - This orange liqueur is often compared to Cointreau . If you are accustomed to using the popular orange liqueur in anything from a Cosmopolitan to a Margarita , then you may want to give Borducan a try as many find it less sweet but with a bolder orange flavor. Borducan is produced in Northern Italy and begins with a neutral spirit base to which orange and a combination of Alpine herbs and saffron are added. 70 proof (35% alcohol/volume) Visit the Borducan website. O3 - One of the liqueurs in the product line of DeKuyper, O3 is a premium orange liqueur that can be used in a variety of cocktails. It is flavored with the essential oils of the Brazilian Pera Orange. 80 proof (40% alcohol/volume) Visit the DeKuyper website. Patrón Citrónge - Produced by Patrón Tequila , Citrónge has a base of neutral grain spirits and is flavored with organic Jamaican and bittersweet Haitian oranges. Many drinkers think this spirit the best option for Margaritas and it is a nice addition to other cocktails, especially tequila cocktails. 80 proof (40% alcohol/volume) Visit the Patrón website. Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur - Produced in Sicily, Solerno is a very nice premium orange liqueur that can be used in place of almost every other brand on this list. It has a neutral spirit base and has three rounds of distillation: one with whole Sanguinello blood oranges, one with blood orange peel, and one with Sicilian lemons. 80 proof (40% alcohol/volume) Visit the Solerno Facebook page

On Sept 14, 1814, during the war of 1812, the poem The Defence of Fort McHenry, later to be the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner, was written by whom?

Battle of Fort McHenry - War of 1812 War of 1812 War of 1812: Battle of Fort McHenry Battle of Fort McHenry, September 13, 1814.  Photograph Source: Public Domain Battle of Fort McHenry - Conflict & Dates: The Battle of Fort McHenry was fought September 13/14, 1814, during the War of 1812 . Commanders & Forces: 1,000 men (at Fort McHenry), 20 guns British Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane Colonel Arthur Brooke 5,000 men Battle of Fort McHenry - Background: Following their successful campaign against Washington DC, British forces under Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane and Major General Robert Ross advanced up the Chesapeake Bay to attack Baltimore, MD. A vital port city, Baltimore was believed by the British to be the base of many of the American privateers that were preying on their shipping. To take the city, Ross and Cochrane planned a two-prong attack with the former landing at North Point and advancing overland, while the latter attacked Fort McHenry and the harbor defenses by water. Battle of Fort McHenry - Fighting at North Point: On September 12, 1814, Ross landed with 4,500 men on the tip of North Point and began advancing northwest towards Baltimore. His men soon encountered American forces under Brigadier General John Stricker. Dispatched by Major General Samuel Smith, Stricker was under orders to delay the British while the fortifications around the city were completed. In the resulting Battle of North Point , Ross was killed and his command took heavy losses. With Ross' death, command devolved to Colonel Arthur Brooke who elected to remain on the field through a rainy night. Battle of Fort McHenry - The American Defenses: While Brooke's men suffered in the rain, Cochrane began moving his fleet up the Patapsco River toward the city's harbor defenses. These were anchored on the star-shaped Fort McHenry. Situated on Locust Point, the fort guarded the approaches to the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco which led to the city as well as the Middle Branch of the river. Fort McHenry was supported across the Northwest Branch by a battery at Lazaretto and by Forts Covington and Babcock to the west on the Middle Branch. At Fort McHenry, the garrison commander, Major George Armistead possessed a composite force of around 1,000 men. Battle of Fort McHenry - Bombs Bursting in Air: Early on September 13, Brooke began advancing towards the city along the Philadelphia Road. In the Patapsco, Cochrane was hampered by shallow waters which precluded sending forward his heaviest ships. As a result, his attack force consisted of five bomb ketches, 10 smaller warships, and the rocket vessel HMS Erebus. By 6:30 AM they were in position and opened fire on Fort McHenry. Remaining out of range of Armistead's guns, the British ships struck the fort with heavy mortar shells (bombs) and Congreve rockets from Erebus. Advancing ashore, Brooke, who believed they had defeated city's defenders the day before, was stunned when his men found 12,000 Americans behind substantial earthworks east of the city. Under orders not to attack unless with a high chance of success, he began probing Smith's lines but was unable to find a weakness. As a result, he was forced to hold his position and await the outcome of Cochrane's assault on the harbor. Early in the afternoon, Rear Admiral George Cockburn, thinking the fort had been badly damaged, moved the bombardment force closer increase the effectiveness of their fire. As the ships closed, they came under intense fire from Armistead's guns and were compelled to draw back to their original positions. In effort to break the stalemate, the British attempted to move around the fort after dark. Embarking 1,200 men in small boats, they rowed up the Middle Branch. Mistakenly thinking they were safe, this assault force fired signal rockets which gave away their position. As a result, they quickly came under an intense crossfire from Forts Covington and Babcock. Taking heavy losses, the British withdrew. Battle of Fort McHenry - The Flag Was Still There: By dawn, with the rain subsiding, the British had fired be

What is the tallest building in downtown Seattle?

Top 10 Tallest Buildings in Seattle Top 10 Tallest Buildings in Seattle Top 10 Tallest Buildings in Seattle Skyscrapers That Make up the Seattle Skyline By Kristin Kendle Updated February 12, 2016. Seattle’s skyline is marked by several distinctive buildings that rise above the downtown core. Of these, the Space Needle and Smith Tower are some of the most recognizable and historic, but while these are among the tallest buildings in Seattle, they are not the tallest. The highest skyscrapers in the city are newer, dating to the 1980s and 1990s with a few built in the 2000s. Some are event among the tallest buildings in the world. Columbia Center Seattle. joeszilagyi 1.  Columbia Center Seattle’s tallest building is the tall, dark Columbia Center. As of 2013, the Columbia Center is the 20th tallest building in the U.S. and the tallest building in all of Washington state. Even better, the public is allowed into this skyscraper and can enjoy the view from the Sky View Observatory on the 73rd floor. There’s a moderate admission fee that’s under $10 (cheaper for kids, students, military and seniors), but cheaper and higher up than the Space Needle! Location: 701 5th Avenue, Seattle Built: 1985 continue reading below our video America's Best Foodie Cities 2.  1201 3rd Avenue Formerly Washington Mutual Tower, 1201 3rd Avenue was the home of WaMu until the bank’s headquarters moved. The tower is one of Seattle’s most distinct buildings and is vaguely reminiscent of the Empire State Building. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and The McKinley Architects. Location: 1201 3rd Avenue, Seattle Built: 1988 4.  Seattle Municipal Tower The Seattle Municipal Tower is home to Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities and a other government offices, hence its name. In the past, this 62-story skyscraper went by more commercial names—AT&T Gateway Tower and Key Bank Tower, and served as base to those companies as well as many other companies. The tower has restaurants located on its upper floors, too. Location: 700 5th Avenue, Seattle Built: 1990 Safeco Plaza Seattle. Joe Mabel 5.  Safeco Plaza Since 2006, Safeco Plaza has been the headquarters for Safeco Insurance Company of America. Like other skyscrapers in Seattle, Safeco Plaza has gone by other names in its past, including Seattle-First National Bank Building. Other major tenants include Bank of America, Riddell Williams and Helsell Fetterman. Location: 1001 4th Avenue, Seattle Built: 1969 7.  Russell Investments Center The Russell Investments Center was originally built to be the WaMu Center and be the headquarters for Washington Mutual, but around the time it was completed, WaMu failed. Since its completion in 2006, the building has been the Chase Center (Chase acquired WaMu), but in 2009 Russell Investments purchased the building and moved to Seattle from its former headquarters in Tacoma. The building includes Seattle Art Museum on the bottom four floors of part of the building, and also has a very innovative feature—a private, 20,000 square foot deck on the 17th floor for workers in the building to use for strolls or a bit of outdoor time. Location: 1301 2nd Avenue, Seattle Built: 2006 Designed by Callison Architecture, the US Bank Center is an office building. Location: 1420 5th Avenue, Seattle Built: 2006 Wells Fargo Center Seattle. evocateur 9.  Wells Fargo Center Formerly named the First Interstate Center, the Wells Fargo Center was designed by The McKinley Architects and has 47 stories. The building is distinct as it is six-sided and features tinted glazed glass and granite panels. Location: 2800 3rd Avenue, Seattle Built: 1983 Seattle Municipal Tower and Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza. SounderBruce 10.  Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza Designed by 3D/International, this 42-story building has retail space in a complex at its base. The office space is filled by a number of tenants, which include Bank of America and Princess Tours. Location: 800 5th Avenue, Seattle Built: 1981

Which celebrity has been named as the replacement for Paula Abduhl on American Idol?

Ellen DeGeneres Replacing Paula Abdul on <em>Idol</em> POLL: What Do You Think of Ellen on Idol? Two Jobs “I’m going to have a day job and a night job,” DeGeneres said at her talk show taping Wednesday, assuring her audience that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will continue. “This is so exciting for me.” Abdul abruptly announced in August, just before the start of American Idol‘s ninth season, that with “sadness in my heart” she was leaving the highly rated show hosted by Ryan Seacrest. In the taping for Thursday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, DeGeneres said the deal had been in the works for the last couple of weeks. “I’ve been dying to tell everyone,” she says. “It’s just been so hard to keep it a secret and we just finally got the OK and I’m so excited. It is going to be so much fun.” PHOTOS: Ellen & Portia’s Wedding Album The People’s Voice She said she’s been a longtime fan of the show – “I have not missed one episode” – and she plans to serve as the voice of the regular audience member. “Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you,” DeGeneres says. “I sit at home and I watch it. I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. The next season of American Idol begins in January. In the statement released by Fox, Idol creator and executive producer Simon Fuller says, “Ellen has been a fan of the show for many years, and her love of music and understanding of the American public will bring a unique human touch to our judging panel.” Show Full Article

It is generally accepted that the game of golf originated in what country?

History of Golf, Golf History Online Quiz History of Golf Though it was never found out who invented golf it is generally accepted that golf goes back a minimum of 500 years. There is evidence that people started playing golf before 1457 because on 6 March, 1457 James II of Scotland banned golf and football as these sports were hampering archery practice. History of Golf brings you the interesting details about how golf gradually evolved from the medieval to the modern times. There is a legend that shepherds, while getting bored tending their flocks, used to hit stones into rabbit holes with their wooden crooks near St Andrews. They became adept at this and it led to the birth of golf on the greens of Scotland . Birth of Golf Birth of Golf: There are evidences that, people had been playing ball games with a club or stick for a very long period in the history of mankind. These club and ball games have been origin of many modern sports. The birth of the modern sport golf can be traced back to such a club and ball game. Birth of Golf as a Modern Game Birth of Golf as a Modern Game: Golf was originated in Scotland during the fifteenth century. Since then, the sport has come a long way. With the passing time, golf has emerged as a global professional sport. The nineteenth and twentieth century saw the modernization of golf influenced by the British colonialism and the Industrial Revolution. In the beginning of the twentieth century, there was much advancement in the golf equipments. With all these innovations, golf came forth as a modern game. Early Golf Clubs Early Golf Clubs: Golf originated as a favorite pastime of the Scottish people in the fifteenth century. As time passed, golf became more developed and as a result, its popularity soared. The equipments used in the sport have also been revolutionized. Game Becoming a Sport Game Becoming a Sport: The origin of the game golf was in the fifteenth century Scotland. The game was banned by the parliament of King James II in 1457. In spite of being banned till 1502, the popularity of the game kept on growing among the Scottish people. In the sixteenth century, St. Andrews Links emerged as the oldest golf course of the world. The old golf courses did not always have eighteen holes like the modern ones. The St. Andrews Links was situated at a narrow strip of land along the sea coast. The players also followed a fixed path through the territory driving the balls into the holes. The number of holes was not fixed during the initial days of the game. Golf Becomes a Professional Sport Golf Becomes a Professional Sport: Golf evolved as a popular pastime game in Scotland during the fifteenth century. In the nineteenth century, influenced by the British colonialism and Victorian Industrial Revolution, the game got the status of an international sport. Golf Goes Overseas Golf Goes Overseas: Golf was originated in Scotland during the fifteenth century. The game became immensely popular among the Scottish people. With the increasing popularity of the game, golf spread across the borders in other European countries. By the nineteenth century, the game got the status of an international sport. History of Golf Clubs The history of golf dates back to the fifteenth century, when it emerged as a favorite pastime of the Scottish people. With the passage of time, golf and the equipments used for the sport has undergone lots of changes. At present, golf is one of the most popular games in the world. Second Generation of Golf Clubs Second Generation Golf Clubs: Golf evolved during the fifteenth century in the east coast of Scotland. The sport originated as a pastime. With the growing popularity of the sport, the equipments also developed. In the nineteenth century, after the Industrial Revolution, the golf equipments were revolutionized. A Time of Living Memory A Time of Living Memory: The origin of golf can be traced back to the fifteenth century Scotland, where the game was played as a pastime. With the advancement of the science and technology, the sport also grew bigger and bigger. By the twenti

Name the book and the author of this 1895 classic: 'The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting'

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September 17, 1859, saw Joshua Norton declare himself Norton 1st, Emperor of what?

Emperor Norton EMPEROR NORTON At the pre-emptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the last nine years and ten months past of San Fransisco, California, declare and proclaim myself the Emperor of These United States. - September 17, 1859 To Sign or View the Emperor Norton Guestbook Highlights from the Emperor's reign ... 1819 Born in London, England on February 14 to John and Sarah Norton [John and Sarah married at Epping Essex u.k. June 30, 1793 and immigrated to s.africa in 1820.had two sons--Philip and Joshua - Source: Jos Driver, a decendent of Philip Norton] The Norton Family Tree 1849 Arrived in San Francisco from South Africa with US$40,000 1854 Lost the considerable fortune he had built up in real-estate speculation by trying to corner the rice market in San Francisco 1859 September 17 - Issued the first of his now famous proclamations by proclaiming himself the Emperor of the United States Proclamations He continued to make proclamations throughout his reign. These included commanding that the Golden Gate bridge be built and one about the name of the city, "Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abdominal word 'Frisco,' which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor." Penalty for noncompliance was $25. Newspapers of the day printed his proclamations (and even made some up which were not from Norton!) See the Norton Archive for more. Many of the �decrees� attributed to Norton I were fakes; written in jest by newspaper editors at the time for amusement, or for political purposes. Those �decrees� listed here were, we believe, actually issued by Norton. - Norton I, Emperor of the United States [sfmuseum.org] Norton Notes An Exhibit of the Emperor's notes - In order to pay his bills he issued paper notes, mostly in 50 cent denominations but some $5 and $10 notes exist. Today they are worth far more than the face value (if they can be found). Politics In 1869 he abolished both the Democratic and Republican parties, declaring "Being desirous of allaying the dissension's of party strife now existing within our realm, [I] do hereby dissolve and abolish the Democratic and Republican parties, and also do hereby degree the disfranchisement and imprisonment, for not more than ten, nor less than five years, to all persons leading to any violation of this our imperial decree." --San Francisco Herald, August 4, 1869 Another time he called upon the other leaders of the world to join him in forming a League of Nations where disputes between nations could be resolved peacefully. 1880 Died January 8, on California St. On January 10, he was buried in the Masonic Cemetery. The funeral cortege was two miles long - Between 10,000 and 30,000 people were reported to have attended. See: Le Roi Est Mort 1934 Grave moved to Colma Cemetery. [ location ] Articles About the Emperor An Emperor Norton Bibliography at Spiritual Matters Archives Emperor Norton's Archives [at notfrisco.com] During his daily patrol of the streets of San Francisco Norton made certain that all sidewalks were unobstructed. He reviewed the police to see that they were on duty. He checked on the progress of needed street repairs, inspected buildings under construction, and in general saw to it that all office city's ordinances were enforced. "During one of the typical anti-Chinese demonstrations so common at the time, the emperor gave the local populace a lesson in the practical application of civics - and prayer. Sensing the dangerously heated tone of one particular meeting, Norton is reported to have stood up before the group, b

Each star on the US flag has how many points?

How many stars are on the American flag? | Reference.com How many stars are on the American flag? A: Quick Answer As of 2014, there are 50 five-pointed stars on the flag of the United States of America, one for each state. The stars represent the stars in the heavens, symbolic of the aspirations of the United States. Full Answer A new white star is added to the blue field every time a new state joins the union. In today's flag, these stars are arranged in nine rows, alternating six and five stars in each row. However, earlier arrangements of the stars varied. The original flag of the United States held a circle of 13 stars, one for each original state. When new states join the United States, the flag is officially changed on July 4 of the year after the state is added. As of 2014, there have been 39 versions of the flag, and almost all of the changes made have been to the star field.

A gosling is the young of what animal?

Gosling - definition of gosling by The Free Dictionary Gosling - definition of gosling by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gosling Related to gosling: James Gosling gos·ling 1. A young goose. 2. Archaic A naive or inexperienced young person. [Middle English, variant (influenced by gos, goose) of gesling, from Old Norse gæslingr, diminutive of gās, goose; see ghans- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] gosling 1. (Animals) a young goose 2. an inexperienced or youthful person [C15: from Old Norse gæslingr; related to Danish gäsling; see goose1, -ling1] gos•ling 2. a foolish, inexperienced person. [1375–1425; late Middle English goselyng] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks Translations [ˈgɒzlɪŋ] n → oison mgo-slow [ˈgəʊsləʊ] n (British) → grève f perlée gosling gosling (ˈgozliŋ) noun a young goose. jong gans فَرْخ أوزه млада гъска gansinho house das Gänslein gæsling χηνάκι ansarino , ansarón hanepoeg جوجه غاز hanhenpoika oison אַווָזוֹן हंस का बच्चा gušče, guščica kisliba anak angsa gæsarungi papero がちょうのひな 거위 새끼 žąsiukas zoslēns anak angsa gansje gåsunge gąsiątko دبتى چيچى، بېړا، gansinho boboc de gâscă гусёнок húsa(tko) goska gušče gässling ลูกห่าน kaz palazı/yavrusu 小鵝 гусеня کم عمر ہنس ngỗng non 小鹅 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: underling References in classic literature ? The little one, accustomed to be left to itself for long hours without notice from its mother, squatted down on the sack, and spread its tiny hands towards the blaze, in perfect contentment, gurgling and making many inarticulate communications to the cheerful fire, like a new-hatched gosling beginning to find itself comfortable. View in context was in good spirits his appetite was good he liked the cookery he considered the wine weak but palatable and all was well, we returned to the immediate neighbourhood of Number Thirty Little Gosling Street London Docks and settled down, ere we had yet fully detected the housemaid in selling the feathers out of the spare bed Gout flying upwards soared with Mr F. View in context He was one of those lads that grow everywhere in England, and at twelve or thirteen years of age look as much alike as goslings,--a lad with light-brown hair, cheeks of cream and roses, full lips, indeterminate nose and eyebrows,--a physiognomy in which it seems impossible to discern anything but the generic character to boyhood; as different as possible from poor Maggie's phiz, which Nature seemed to have moulded and colored with the most decided intention.

Newspaper editor Horace Greeley famously advised young men to do what "and grow up with the country" in an 1865 editorial?

Horace Greeley H Horace Greeley Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, and a politician. His New York Tribune was America's most influential newspaper from the 1840s to the 1870s and "established Greeley's reputation as the greatest editor of his day." Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties, as well as opposition to slavery and a host of reforms. Crusading against the corruption of Ulysses S. Grant 's Republican administration, he was the new Liberal Republican Party's candidate in the 1872 U.S. presidential election. Despite having the additional support of the Democratic Party, he lost in a landslide. He is currently the only presidential candidate who has died during the electoral process. Early life Greeley was born on February 3, 1811, in Amherst, New Hampshire, the son of poor farmers Zaccheus and Mary Greeley. He declined a scholarship to Phillips Exeter Academy and left school at the age of 14; he apprenticed as a printer in Poultney, Vermont, at The Northern Star, moving to New York City in 1831. In 1834 he founded the weekly the New Yorker, which consisted mostly of clippings from other magazines. On July 5, 1836 Greeley married Mary Cheney Greeley, an intermittent suffragette , in Warrenton, North Carolina. Horace Greeley spent as little time as possible with his wife and would sleep in a boarding house when in New York City rather than be with her. Only two of their seven children survived into adulthood. Whig In 1838 leading Whig politicians selected him to edit a major national campaign newspaper, the Jeffersonian, which reached 15,000 circulation. Whig leader William Seward found him "rather unmindful of social usages, yet singularly clear, original, and decided, in his political views and theories." In 1840 he edited a major campaign newspaper, the Log Cabin, which reached 90,000 subscribers nationwide, and helped elect William Henry Harrison president on the Whig ticket. In 1841 he merged his papers into the New York Tribune. It soon was a success as the leading Whig paper in the metropolis; its weekly edition reached tens of thousands of subscribers across the country. Greeley was editor of the Tribune for the rest of his life, using it as a platform for advocacy of all his causes. As historian Allan Nevins explains: The Tribune set a new standard in American journalism by its combination of energy in news gathering with good taste, high moral standards, and intellectual appeal. Police reports, scandals, dubious medical advertisements, and flippant personalities were barred from its pages; the editorials were vigorous but usually temperate; the political news was the most exact in the city; book reviews and book-extracts were numerous; and as an inveterate lecturer Greeley gave generous space to lectures. The paper appealed to substantial and thoughtful people. —Dictionary of American Biography (1931) Greeley prided himself in taking radical positions on all sorts of social issues; few readers followed his suggestions. Utopia fascinated him; influenced by Albert Brisbane he promoted Fourierism. His journal had Karl Marx (as well as Friedrich Engels ) as European correspondent in the early 1850s (although most of his views sharply contrasted with the ones promoted by marxism).[http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/newspapers/new-york-tribune.htm] He promoted all sorts of agrarian reforms, including homestead laws . He was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the unseating of David S. Jackson and served from December 4, 1848, to March 3, 1849. Greeley supported liberal policies towards settlers; in a July 13, 1865 editorial, he famously advised "Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country." Some have claimed that the phrase was originally written by John Soule in the Terre Haute Express in 1851, but it is most often attributed to Greeley. Historian Walter A. McDougall quotes Josiah Grinnell, the founder

White dwarfs, red giants, and blue stragglers are all types of what?

White Dwarfs: Compact Corpses of Stars White Dwarfs: Compact Corpses of Stars By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | November 26, 2013 06:11pm ET MORE NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a field of stellar husks. These ancient white dwarfs are 12 to 13 billion years old, only slightly younger than the universe itself. In theory, white dwarfs will eventually stop emitting light and heat and become black dwarfs. Credit: NASA and H. Richer (University of British Columbia). The stars in the sky may seem ageless and unchanging, but eventually most of them will turn into white dwarfs, the last observable stage of evolution for low- and medium-mass stars. These dim stellar corpses dot the galaxy, leftovers from brightly burning stars. Formation Main-sequence stars form from clouds of dust and gas drawn together by gravity. How the stars evolve through their lifetime depends on their mass. The most massive stars, with eight times the mass of the sun or more, will never become white dwarfs. Instead, at the end of their lives, they will explode in a violent supernova , leaving behind a neutron star or black hole . Smaller stars, however, will take a slightly more sedate path. Low- to medium-mass stars, such as the sun , will eventually swell up into red giants , eventually shedding their outer layers into a ring known as a planetary nebula (early observers thought the nebulae resembled planets such as Neptune and Uranus). The core that is left behind will be a white dwarf, a husk of a star in which no hydrogen fusion occurs. Smaller stars, such as red dwarfs, don't make it to the red giant state. They simply burn through all of the hydrogen within the star, leaving behind the shell that is a white dwarf. However, red dwarfs take trillions of years to consume their fuel, far longer than the 13.8-billion-year-old age of the universe, so no red dwarfs have yet become white dwarfs. Characteristics When a star runs out of fuel, it collapses inward on itself. White dwarfs contain approximately the mass of the sun but have roughly the radius of Earth. This makes them incredibly dense, beaten out only by neutron stars and black holes. The gravity on the surface of a white dwarf is 350,000 times that of gravity on Earth. White dwarfs reach this incredible density because they are so collapsed that their electrons are smashed together, forming what is called "degenerate matter." This means that a more massive white dwarf has a smaller radius than its less massive counterpart. Burning stars balance the inward push of gravity with the outward push from fusion, but in a white dwarf, electrons must squeeze tightly together to create that outward-pressing force. As such, having shed much of its mass during the red giant phase, no white dwarf can exceed 1.4 times the mass of the sun. This image is NGC 6543 known as the Cat's Eye Nebula as it appears to the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Hubble Telescope. A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant and then sheds most of its outer layers, leaving behind a hot core that contracts to form a dense white dwarf star. This image was released Oct. 10, 2012. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/RIT/J.Kastner et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI One last kick While many white dwarfs fade away into relative obscurity, eventually radiating away all of their energy and becoming a black dwarf, those that have companions may suffer a different fate. If the white dwarf is part of a binary system, it may be able to pull material from its companion onto its surface. Increasing the mass can have some interesting results. [ VIDEO: Cannibal White Dwarf Feeds on Companion Star ] One possibility is that adding more mass to the white dwarf could cause it to collapse into a much denser neutron star. A far more explosive result is the Type 1a supernova . As the white dwarf pulls material from a companion star, the temperature increases, eventually triggering a runaway reaction that detonates in a violent supernova that destroys t

Which nautical term is used to describe the width of a vessel at its widest point?

Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms - Wiktionary Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. Contents: A[ edit ] above board - On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything. act of pardon / act of grace - A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer . Also see letter of marque . abaft - Towards the stern, relative to some object ("abaft the fore hatch") abaft the beam - A relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow. e.g. "two points abaft the port beam." abandon ship - An imperative to leave the vessel immediately, usually in the face of some imminent danger. abeam - 'On the beam', a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel . Abel Brown - A sea song (shanty) about a young sailor trying to sleep with a maiden. [1] . aboard - On or in a vessel. - Close aboard means near a ship. absentee pennant - Special pennant flown to indicate absence of commanding officer, admiral, his chief of staff, or officer whose flag is flying (division, squadron, or flotilla commander). accommodation ladder - A portable flight of steps down a ship's side. admiralty - a high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component. In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, promulgates Naval law in the form of Queen's (or King's) Regulations and Admiralty Instructions. admiralty law - Body of law that deals with maritime cases. In UK administered by the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice. adrift - Afloat and unattached in any way to the shore or seabed. It may also imply that a vessel is not anchored and not under control, therefore goes where the wind and current take her, (Loose from moorings, or out of place). advance note - A note for one month's wages issued to sailors on their signing a ship's articles. aft - Towards the stern (of the vessel) afternoon watch - The 1200-1600 watch. aground - Resting on or touching the ground or bottom. ahead - Forward of the bow. ahoy - A cry to draw attention. Term used to hail a boat or a ship, as "Boat ahoy!" aid to navigation - (ATON) Any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation. all hands - Entire ship's company, both officers and enlisted personnel. all night in - Having no night watches. aloft - Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above. Alongside - By the side of a ship or pier. amidships (or midships ) - In the middle portion of ship, along the line of the keel. anchor - An object designed to prevent or slow the drift of a ship, attached to the ship by a line or chain; typically a metal , hook like, object designed to grip the bottom under the body of water. anchorage - A suitable place for a ship to anchor. Area of a port or harbor. anchor's aweigh - Said of an anchor when just clear of the bottom. anchor ball - Black shape hoisted in forepart of a ship to show that ship is anchored in a fairway. anchor buoy - A small buoy secured by a light line to anchor to indicate position of anchor on bottom. anchor cable - Wire or line running between anchor and ship. anchor chain - Heavy stud-linked chain running between anchor and ship. anchor detail - Group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting underway. anchor light - White light displayed by a ship at anchor. Two such lights are displayed by a ship over 150 feet in length. anchor watch - Making sure that the anchor is holding and the vessel is not drifting. Important during rough weather and at night. Most marine GPS units have an Anchor Watch alarm capability. arc of visibility - The portion of the horizon over which a lighted aid to navigation is visible from seaward. armament - A ship's weapons. articles of war - Regulations governing the military and naval forces of UK and USA ; read to eve

What moderately famous ship, a Dutch cargo fluyt, set sail from Plymouth, England on Sep 16, 1620, with 102 passengers and 40 crew?

Mayflower Mayflower Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) Name: Christopher Jones (¼ of the ship) Maiden voyage: most likely taken apart by Rotherhithe shipbreaker c. 1624. General characteristics 180 tons + Length: c. 80–90 ft (24 m x 27.5 m) on deck, 100–110 ft (30 m x 33.5 m) overall. Decks: Around 4 Capacity: Unknown, but carried c. 135 people during the historical voyage to what they would call Plymouth Colony The Mayflower was the ship that transported the first English Separatists , known today as the Pilgrims , from Plymouth to the New World in 1620. [1] [2] There were 102 passengers, and the crew is estimated to have been about 30, but the exact number is unknown. [3] This voyage has become an iconic story in some of the earliest annals of American history , with its story of death and of survival in the harsh New England winter environment. The culmination of the voyage in the signing of the Mayflower Compact was an event which established a rudimentary form of democracy, with each member contributing to the welfare of the community. [4] Contents 12 External links Mayflower structure and layout The Pilgrim ship Mayflower was a typical English merchant ship of the early 17th century, square-rigged and beak-bowed with high, castle-like structures fore and aft that served to protect the ship’s crew and the main deck from the elements. Her stern carried a 30-foot high, square aft-castle which made the ship extremely difficult to sail against the wind and unable to sail well against the North Atlantic’s prevailing Westerlies , especially in the Fall and Winter of 1620. This was the direct cause of the voyage from England to America taking more than two months. The Mayflower‘s return trip to London in April–May 1621 took less than half that time, with the same strong winds following. [5] [6] By 1620, the Mayflower was aging, nearing the end of the usual working life of an English merchant ship in that era, some 15 years. No dimensions of her hull can be stated exactly, since this was many years before such measurements were standardized. She probably measured about 100 feet (30 m) in length from the forward end at the beak of her prow to the tip of her stern superstructure aft. She was about 25 feet (7.6 m) at her widest point, with the bottom of her keel about 12 feet (3.6 m) below the waterline. William Bradford estimated that Mayflower had a cargo volume of 180 tons, but he was not a mariner. What is known on the basis of surviving records from that time is that she could certainly accommodate 180 casks of wine in her cargo hold. The casks were great barrels that each held hundreds of gallons of claret wine. [6] This was a ship that traditionally was heavily armed while on trading routes around Europe, due to the possibility of encountering pirates and privateers of all types. And with its armament, the ship and crew could easily be conscripted by the English monarch at any time in case of conflict with other nations. [7] General layout The general layout of the ship was as follows: Three masts : mizzen (aft), main (midship), and fore, and also a spritsail in the bow area. [8] Three primary levels: main deck, gun deck, and cargo hold. Main deck Aft on the main deck in the stern was the cabin for Master Christopher Jones , measuring about ten by seven feet (3 m × 2.1 m). Forward of that was the steerage room, which housed a whipstaff ( tiller extension) for sailing control; not a wheel, as in later ships. Also here was the ship’s compass and probably also berths for the ship’s officers. Forward of the steerage room was the capstan , a vertical axle used to pull in ropes or cables. Far forward on the main deck, just aft of the bow, was the forecastle space where the ship’s cook prepared meals for the crew; it may also have been where the ship’s sailors slept. [7] The poop deck was above the cabin of Master Jones, on the ship’s highest level above the stern on the aft castle. The poop house was on this deck, which may have been for passengers’ use either for sleeping or cargo. On normal merchant ship

Someone described as mendacious has a habit of what?

Mendacious | Definition of Mendacious by Merriam-Webster You Won't Believe These 7 Words for Lying Examples of mendacious in a sentence Indeed, the racist and Malthusian elements in Darwin's work are subjects on which the new secularists are either silent, delicate, or mendacious. —Eugene McCarraher, Commonweal, 15 June 2007 A choice item in the collection of mendacious stories that were circulated about Columbus after his death is this. Columbus lost himself on the way to Hispaniola, and only by virtue of letters and pilots sent by Martín Alonso did he manage to find the island and join Pinta. —Samuel Eliot Morison, Admiral of the Ocean Sea, 1942 Mildred had become great friends with her and had given her an elaborate but mendacious account of the circumstances which had brought her to the pass she was in. —W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, 1915 The newspaper story was mendacious and hurtful. <that tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities> Origin and Etymology of mendacious Latin mendac-, mendax — more at amend First Known Use: 1616

The act of prestidigitation is also known as what?

Prestidigitation synonyms, prestidigitation antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com Prestidigitation synonyms, prestidigitation antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com http://www.freethesaurus.com/prestidigitation the use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects Synonyms manual dexterity in the execution of tricks Synonyms Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Write what you mean clearly and correctly. References in periodicals archive ? For example, a strenuous act of prestidigitation is required to make the assertion that no traveler returns from the bourn of death mean anything other than what it seems to mean. Neuroscience looks to magicians for big reveal Blatant riffs on the historical record aside, Olson excels at incorporating a lively and compelling set of props and backdrops for his character's interactions, which he's quick to explicate in exuberant detail; thus, one learns the rules of Mexican "Monte" thoroughly, as well as the dangers of the hydraulic elevator, the secrets of prestidigitation, and a veritable cornucopia of the nuanced particulars of life in the late nineteenth century. The four horsemen of subprime stupidity From no fewer than seven points of view, Wallace examines the life of a chameleon of a man and, in an impressive feat of writerly prestidigitation, looks at one man's search for redemption through the disparate lenses of those who remember him. FOR THE DODGERS' NEXT TRICK .. Having been a magician himself since boyhood, an admirer of Houdini, and having been befriended by Bess Houdini as a teen, he is more than qualified to write a life story that sees the blacks, the whites, and the grays of the man whose name is synonymous with prestidigitation. Talleyrand: the old fraud Close-up magic is his speciality, the art of conjuring and prestidigitation (quick-fingered movements to create magical affects, also known as slight of hand). TRICKS of the TRADE; AS A FILM ABOUT MAGIC OPENS, WE MEET A MIDLAND MAESTRO A Hollywood blockbuster movie opening this week celebrates the strange world of stage magic. LORNE JACKSON meets a Midland magician who does it for real, and discovers a Second City secret The magician performed his prestidigitation only inches away from the editors, using cards, coins, pens, and even cocktail napkins in illusions that left Pete's mouth hanging open. MAN editors survive IMTS with lots of information and just a few blisters: from all accounts at IMTS, things are looking up for the machine tool industry But aristocratic power quickly separates, the children, and the scene shifts abruptly to an elegant theater in Hapsburg Vienna where an intense Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is delighting the audience with feats of prestidigitation.

Covering about 46% of the earth's surface, what is the largest of the oceans?

8(o) Introduction to the Oceans 5,426,000   The spatial distribution of ocean regions and continents is unevenly arranged across the Earth's surface. In the Northern Hemisphere, the ratio of land to ocean is about 1 to 1.5. The ratio of land to ocean in the Southern Hemisphere is 1 to 4. This greater abundance of ocean surface has some fascinating effects on the environment of the southern half of our planet. For example, climate of Southern Hemisphere locations is often more moderate when compared to similar places in the Northern Hemisphere. This fact is primarily due to the presence of large amounts of heat energy stored in the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization has divided and named the interconnected oceans of the world into five main regions: Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. Each one of these regions is different from the others in some specific ways.   Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is a relatively narrow body of water that snakes between nearly parallel continental masses covering about 21% of the Earth’s total surface area (Figure 8o-1). This ocean body contains most of our planet’s shallow seas, but it has relatively few islands. Some of the shallow seas found in the Atlantic Ocean include the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Baltic, Black, North, Baltic, and the Gulf of Mexico. The average depth of the Atlantic Ocean (including its adjacent seas) is about 3300 meters (10,800 feet). The deepest point, 8605 meters (28,232 feet), occurs in the Puerto Rico Trench. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, running roughly down the center of this ocean region, separates the Atlantic Ocean into two large basins. Figure 8o-1: Atlantic Ocean region (Image Source: CIA World Factbook ).   Many streams empty their fresh water discharge into the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Atlantic Ocean receives more freshwater from terrestrial runoff than any other ocean region. This ocean region also drains some of the Earth’s largest rivers including the Amazon, Mississippi, St. Lawrence, and Congo. The surface area of the Atlantic Ocean is about 1.6 times greater than the terrestrial area providing runoff.   Arctic Ocean  The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world’s five ocean regions, covering about 3% of the Earth’s total surface area. Most of this nearly landlocked ocean region is located north of the Arctic Circle (Figure 8o-2).  The Arctic Ocean is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Greenland Sea, and the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait. The Arctic Ocean is also the shallowest ocean region with an average depth of 1050 meters (3450 feet).  The center of the Arctic Ocean is covered by a drifting persistent icepack that has an average thickness of about 3 meters (10 feet).  During the winter months, this sea ice covers much of t

Name the 2009 animated movie from the IMDB plot summary: “The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.”

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) - News NEWS 10 December 2008 12:51 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news » " Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs " features the voice talents of Anna Faris , Bruce Campbell , Bill Hader , James Caan , Andy Samberg , Mr. T and Tracy Morgan. We now have the first image in from the animated comedy helmed by Phil Lord and Chirs Miller. The duo also adapt the novel written by Ron and Judi Barrett . Columbia Pictures ' and Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Pam Marsden produces and Yair Landau serves as executive producer. » 9 December 2008 9:40 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news » Sony Pictures has provided Cinematical with a brief look at some of their 2009 films, including Julia & Julia, The Stepfather remake, Armored, Obsessed, Max's Mardi Gras, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Angels & Demons. Some of these images have been released already, but most haven't. Check out the galleries below with descriptions of each film. Gallery: Julia & Julia The film follows the legendary chef Julia Childs, as well as a government employee who attempts to plow her way through the chef's classic cookbook (starring Meryl Streep , Amy Adams , Stanley Tucci , Chris Messina and Linda Emond ) Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Release: August 7, 2009 Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain (starring Bill Hader , Anna Faris , James Caan , Bruce Campbell , Andy Samberg , Mr. T and Tracy Morgan). Release: September 18, 2009 Gallery: Angels & Demons » 9 December 2008 5:27 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news » Ever since Sony Animation's Surf's Up bombed at the box office last summer, they've been rather quiet, working in secret on their next feature animation project called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . The story in the movie, which is based on the children's book of the same name, follows a scientist who ties to solve world hunger but encounters a problem of global proportions, as food begins to fall from the sky. Thanks to Cinema Blend today, we've got our very first look at the style of the characters in the movie, and some giant ice cream in the background as well. Will it be a big Pixar contender? I highly doubt it... Providing their voices for the film are Anna Faris , Andy Samberg , Bill Hader , James Caan , Tracy Morgan, and two special guests, Mr. T and Bruce Campbell . Check out the photo and stay tuned for more. Cloudy » - Alex Billington 6 November 2008 6:00 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news » Anna Faris will be honored at the Bahamas International Film Festival with its Rising Star Tribute. The award is given to an actor or actress whose performances have put him or her on the path to achieve stardom in the industry. Biff founder and executive director Leslie Vanderpool said of the actress who has starred in "House Bunny," "Lost in Translation" and the " Scary Movie " series, " Anna Faris represents everything that is good about Hollywood's present and future. Through the diverse roles she has taken on early in her career, she has displayed tremendous creativity and a marvelous gift for acting." Faris will star next spring opposite Seth Rogen in Warner Bros.' " Observe and Report " and in the Sony animated film " Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ," opposite Bill Hader . The fifth annual Bahamas fest runs Dec. 4-11 in Nassau, Bahamas. » Bill Hader and Anna Faris have joined the vocal cast of CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS . They both join James Caan , Mr. T , Andy Samberg , Tracy Morgan and the legendary Bruce Campbell for the 3-D project which is set for release ion January 15th, 2009. Variety reports that the film is based on the

What is the name for electronic toll collection system implemented by the WADOT for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, SR-167, and the 520 floating bridge?

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The 16th Amendment to the US constitution, ratified in 1913, authorizes the US Congress to levy what?

Our Documents - 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax (1913) 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax (1913) Citation: The 16th Amendment, March 15, 1913; Ratified Amendments, 1795-1992; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. Income Tax Form, 1913. Record Group 56, General Records of the Department of the Treasury, Entry 357A, Internal Revenue Division, Income Tax Forms. How to use citation info. (on Archives.gov) Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. Far-reaching in its social as well as its economic impact, the income tax amendment became part of the Constitution by a curious series of events culminating in a bit of political maneuvering that went awry. The financial requirements of the Civil War prompted the first American income tax in 1861. At first, Congress placed a flat 3-percent tax on all incomes over $800 and later modified this principle to include a graduated tax. Congress repealed the income tax in 1872, but the concept did not disappear. After the Civil War, the growing industrial and financial markets of the eastern United States generally prospered. But the farmers of the south and west suffered from low prices for their farm products, while they were forced to pay high prices for manufactured goods. Throughout the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s, farmers formed such political organizations as the Grange, the Greenback Party, the National Farmers’ Alliance, and the People’s (Populist) Party. All of these groups advocated many reforms ( see the Interstate Commerce Act ) considered radical for the times, including a graduated income tax. In 1894, as part of a high tariff bill, Congress enacted a 2-percent tax on income over $4,000. The tax was almost immediately struck down by a five-to-four decision of the Supreme Court, even though the Court had upheld the constitutionality of the Civil War tax as recently as 1881. Although farm organizations denounced the Court’s decision as a prime example of the alliance of government and business against the farmer, a general return of prosperity around the turn of the century softened the demand for reform. Democratic Party Platforms under the leadership of three-time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, however, consistently included an income tax plank, and the progressive wing of the Republican Party also espoused the concept. In 1909 progressives in Congress again attached a provision for an income tax to a tariff bill. Conservatives, hoping to kill the idea for good, proposed a constitutional amendment enacting such a tax; they believed an amendment would never received ratification by three-fourths of the states. Much to their surprise, the amendment was ratified by one state legislature after another, and on February 25, 1913, with the certification by Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, the 16th amendment took effect. Yet in 1913, due to generous exemptions and deductions, less than 1 percent of the population paid income taxes at the rate of only 1 percent of net income. This document settled the constitutional question of how to tax income and, by so doing, effected dramatic changes in the American way of life. (Information excerpted from Milestone Documents in the National Archives [Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995] pp. 69–73.)

The countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden all share a border with what large body of water?

Political Map of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark - Atlapedia® Online Lithuania Lithuania is a former republic of the USSR. It is bound by the Baltic Sea to the west, Latvia to the north, Poland and the Kalinigrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest as well as Belarus to the south and east.... Norway Norway is located on the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula in North West Europe. It is bound by the Arctic Ocean to the north, Sweden, Finland and Russia to the east, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Skagerrak Strait to the south.... Sweden Sweden is located on the east side of the Scandinavian Peninsula in North Europe. It is bound by Finland, the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea to the east, Kattegat to the southwest and Norway to the west and northwest....

According to The Drifter’s 1964 hit, where will we be “out of the sun, having fun, people walking above, We’ll be making love”?

Lyrics for "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters Oh when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire proof Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be falling in love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk! From the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel Mm-mm, you can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell Under the boardwalk, down by the sea On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be making love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk! Ooh, under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be falling in love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk!Writer/s: ARTHUR RESNICK, KENNY YOUNG Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CARLIN AMERICA INC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

In flight training, what is it called when the student pilot lands on a runway and takes off again without coming to a full stop, and repeats this circuit multiple times to allow for many landing practices?

Learn from the mistakes of others; you'll not live long enough to make them all yourself... Copyright and Credits The Aviation Safety Letter is published quarterly by Transport Canada, Civil Aviation. It is distributed to all holders of a valid Canadian pilot licence or permit, to all holders of a valid Canadian aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence and to other interested individuals free of charge. The contents do not necessarily reflect official government policy and, unless stated, should not be construed as regulations or directives. Letters with comments and suggestions are invited. All correspondence should include the author’s name, address and telephone number. The editor reserves the right to edit all published articles. The author’s name and address will be withheld from publication upon request. Please address your correspondence to: Paul Marquis, Editor Internet: Aviation Safety Letter Copyright: Some of the articles, photographs and graphics that appear in the Aviation Safety Letter are subject to copyrights held by other individuals and organizations. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of the material may apply, and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing it. To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction of the material, please contact: Public Works and Government Services Canada Publishing and Depository Services 350 Albert Street, 4th Floor, Ottawa ON K1A 0S5 Fax: 613-998-1450 E-mail: [email protected] Note: Reprints of original Aviation Safety Letter material are encouraged, but credit must be given to Transport Canada’s Aviation Safety Letter. Please forward one copy of the reprinted article to the editor. Change of address or format: To notify us of a change of address, to receive the Aviation Safety Letter by e-Bulletin instead of a paper copy, or for any related mailing issue (i.e. duplication, request to be removed from our distribution list, language profile change, etc.), please contact: The Order Desk Toll-free number (North America): 1-888-830-4911 Local number: 613-991-4071 Sécurité aérienne — Nouvelles est la version française de cette publication. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Transport (2011). ISSN:0709-8103 Publication Mail Agreement Number 40063845 GUEST EDITORIAL Shelley Chambers The International Civil Aviation Organization and its Impacts on Canadian Aviation As aviation professionals, you have no doubt heard of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). One of my roles as Director, International Operations, is to be Transport Canada Civil Aviation’s (TCCA) official liaison with ICAO on matters pertaining to aviation safety. In writing this article, my objective is to expand awareness of the influence and impact that ICAO has on our aviation safety activities within the aviation community. Let me begin with some background on this multilateral organization, its headquarters located in Montreal. ICAO is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations. It resulted from a meeting in Chicago, the Chicago Conference of 1944, when planning for peace was already underway in the middle of the Second World War. In 1944, 52 states signed the Convention and today, 190 states have become parties. As a signatory to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, otherwise known as the Chicago Convention, Canada has agreed to certain principles so that international civil aviation may be developed in a safe and orderly manner. These principles are translated into Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), which regulate international civil aviation. TCCA has always been a major contributor to the development of the ICAO SARPs. We do this by providing technical experts to participate on the various panels, study groups, regional planning groups, task forces, etc., that propose, discuss and make recommendations on new standards. I am very proud of the contributions these individuals make to the establishment of international

September 17 of what year saw the Constitutional Convention adopt the US Constitution?

United States Constitutional Convention Woman (to Benjamin Franklin): "Well, Doctor, what have we got - a Republic or a Monarchy?" Benjamin Franklin: "A Republic, if you can keep it." -McHenry, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, Oil on Canvas, Howard Chandler Christy The hundred day debate known as the Constitutional Convention was one of the most momentous occurrences in United States Constitutional History, and the events that would take place in the Pennsylvania State House during that time would set the United States on the course towards becoming a true Constitutional Republic. The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed.Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans. Men like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. 70 Delegates had been appointed by the original states to attend the Constitutional Convention, but only 55 were able to be there. Rhode Island was the only state to not send any delegates at all. As history played out, the result of the Constitutional Convention was the United States Constitution, but it wasn't an easy path. The drafting process was grueling. They wanted the supreme law of the United States to be perfect. The first two months of the Convention saw fierce debate over the 15 points of the " Virginia Plan " which had been proposed by Madison as an upgrade to the Articles of Confederation. Yet, the "Committee of the Whole" couldn't agree on anything. So, on July 24 of that year, the Committee of Detail was enacted to handle the drafting process. The United States (U.S.) Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787 with 39 signatures before being distributed to the States for ratification. The Committee of Detail The Committee of Detail , headed by John Rutledge (nicknamed Dictator John), was in charge of drafting the Constitution. Other members included Edmund Randolph, Oliver Ellsworth, James Wilson, and Nathaniel Gorham. Other than Gorham, the committee members had all been respected lawyers, and would go on to become leading legal figures in the new government (Randolph would be the first attorney general, while Rutledge, Ellsworth and Wilson would become Supreme Court justices). John Rutledge (May 27, 1738 - June 11, 1796) 14th President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation Helped draft the Massachusetts Constitution "Any person chosen governor, or lieutenant-governor, counsellor, senator, or representative, and accepting the trust, shall before he proceed to execute the duties of his place or office, take, make and subscribe the following declaration, viz. 'I, __________, do declare, that I believe the Christian religion, and have a firm persuasion of its truth.' " George Washington and the First Draft of the Constitution George Washington's Annotated First Draft of the United States (US) Constitution The United States Constitution was drafted by the Committee of Detail, who used bits and pieces from original Virginia Plan, the decisions of the Constitutional Convention on modifications to that plan, along with other sources including the Articles of Confederation, to produce the first full draft. From August 6 to September 10, the report of the Committee of Detail was discussed, section-bysection, and clause-by-clause. The most famous copies of this early draft are the ones annotated by President George Washington. This draft of the Constitution displays Washington's handwritten notes in pencil, recording the Convention's handling of each proposed clause. Official Report of the United States (US) Constitution by the Committee of Style Once this phase of the Convention had ended, on September 10, a Co