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That staple of kids daytime tv (and probably really great when you're drunk), the Teletubbies consist of Tinky Winky, LaLa, Dipsy, and who? | Teletubbies – The Album Teletubbies – The Album Teletubbies – The Album is an album that was released based on the popular children's show of the same name. The album's single "Teletubbies Say 'Eh-oh!" was a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and reached number 13 in the Dutch Singles Chart in late 1998. Dipsy - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh! and Dipsy's Fancy Hat). Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Organ, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Rhodes piano Tinky Winky - Vocals (all tracks except Dipsy's Fancy Hat), Guitars Po - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh!). Drums Laa-Laa - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh!). Bass | Nazitübbies Nazitübbies Nazitübbies is a series of shorts currently () appearing in the former Danish satirical late-night talk show "den 11. time". The show is a parody of the BBC's children's television series "Teletubbies", and it tries to envisage what this show would have looked like, had the Nazis won World War II. Nazitübbies features the four colourful characters: Heinrich Himmler as Tinky Winky (actually Dipsy) (who is black instead of green), Joseph Goebbels as Dipsy (actually Laa-Laa) (who is gold instead of yellow), Hermann Göring as Laa-Laa (actually Tinky Winky) (who is blue instead of purple) and Rudolf Hess as |
A dry goods shop specializes in selling what product? | Dry goods Dry goods Dry goods is a historic term describing the type of product line a store carries, which differs by region. The term comes from the textile trade, and the shops appear to have spread with the mercantile trade across the British colonial territories (and former territories) as a means of bringing supplies and manufactured goods out to the far-flung settlements and homesteads that were spreading around the globe. Starting in the mid-1700s, these stores began by selling supplies and textiles goods to remote communities, and many customized the products they carried to the area's needs. This continued to be | Powers Dry Goods Maplewood, Minnesota Maplewood Mall. The first store was located in the center of the Minneapolis shopping district at 215 Nicollet Avenue. Powers Dry Goods The Powers Dry Goods Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota was a department store chain that its peak consisted of 7 locations. Powers was founded in Minneapolis as the S.E. Olson Co. in 1881, but was acquired and renamed by St. Paul dry-goods merchants Alanzo J. and Fred Powers. It was itself acquired in the 1920s by Associated Dry Goods. In 1985, it was acquired from Associated Dry Goods by The L.S. Donaldson Company (also of Minneapolis, a |
Hammering Man, that iconic working stiff in front of the Seattle Arm Museum, is on a break through the end of the year. How many times per minute does he swing that hammer, when he's actually swinging that hammer? | Hammering Man Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations). During installation on September 28, 1991, the first sculpture fell and had to be replaced. "Hammering Man's" arm "hammers" silently and smoothly four times per minute 20 hours a day. It runs on a 3-hp electric motor set on an automatic timer. "Hammering Man" rests his arm 1–5 a.m. each morning as well as every year on Labor Day. The sculpture was fabricated by Lippincott, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut and installed by Fabrication Specialities, Seattle. On Labor Day 1993, a group of local artists led by Jason Sprinkle attached a scaled-to-fit ball and chain to | Arm and hammer death in 1990. An arm-and-hammer sign can be seen in Manette Street, Soho, symbolizing the trade of gold-beating carried on there in the nineteenth century. It is referred to by Charles Dickens in "A Tale of Two Cities". As of 2016, the sign there is a replica, with the original being held in the Dickens Museum. Arm and hammer The arm and hammer is a symbol consisting of a muscular arm holding a hammer. Used in ancient times as a symbol of the god Vulcan, it came to be known as a symbol of industry, for example blacksmithing and gold-beating. |
The taxing of what item caused rioting and attacks in Western Pennsylvania in 1794, enough that militia troops were dispatched to squelch it? | Militia Acts of 1792 occupations were exempt, such as congressmen, stagecoach drivers, and ferryboatmen. The militias were divided into "divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, and companies" as the state legislatures would direct. The provisions of the first Act governing the calling up of the militia by the president in case of invasion or obstruction to law enforcement were continued in the second act. Court martial proceedings were authorized by the statute against militia members who disobeyed orders. The authority to call forth the militia was first invoked by George Washington to put down the Whiskey rebellion in Western Pennsylvania in 1794, just before the law | Arkansas Militia in the Civil War The board made a decision not to mobilize the existing state militia regiments, and instead began organizing new volunteer regiments. The existing militia law authorized volunteer companies to be organized into regiments and brigades of volunteer troops. The regiments are also referred to as "State Troops" in state records from the period. Existing Volunteer Companies, already organized in the militia, were inducted into these new volunteer regiments. The militia regiments would maintain a separate identity from the State Troops and later Confederate regiments. The board dispatched Christopher C. Danley of Little Rock to Richmond to open negotiations with the new |
Judged by Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, what Fox show features a panel of finalists who dance with and against each other for fan votes? | So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 11) So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 11) So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show, returned for its eleventh season on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The commission of an eleventh season was first announced by series creator Nigel Lythgoe on the September 10, 2013, telecast of the season 10 finale. The season again features Lythgoe, who also serves as executive producer, and ballroom expert Mary Murphy as the two permanent members of the judge's panel while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a tenth consecutive season. Contemporary dancer Ricky Ubeda won the | So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 3) crew were asked to leave the studio, which was locked down, before eliminations were announced. "Judges": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty "Judges": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels "Judges": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen ¹ Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show because she was undergoing medical treatment at the time. Melanie LaPatin danced the Cha-Cha with Pasha instead of Peralta, and only Pasha was credited with the votes for the performance. Peralta was required to perform a solo on the results show, which she was able to do, and was eliminated |
What is the name of the tough fibrous structural protein found in fingernails and toenails? | Nail (anatomy) Nail (anatomy) A nail is a horn-like envelope covering the tips of the fingers and toes in most primates and a few other mammals. Nails are similar to claws in other animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough protective protein called alpha-keratin. This protein is also found in the hooves and horns of different animals. The nail consists of the nail plate, the nail matrix and the nail bed below it, and the grooves surrounding it. The matrix, sometimes called the "matrix unguis", keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, or onychostroma, is the tissue (or germinal matrix) which the nail | The Five Ancestors died on a mission for the Emperor. After this, he grew his fingernails and toenails to extreme lengths, filed his fingernails, toenails, and teeth to sharp points, forked his tongue, and, finally, carved his face and filled the grooves with green pigment. This makeover was performed so that he could feel and look like the dragon he felt he was meant to be. ShaoShu: ShaoShu, or Little Mouse, first appears in "Eagle". He is an orphaned thief who used his abilities as a contortionist to get into places no one else could. This helped him survive fairly well on the |
Which insect, native to central Africa, is notorious for causing the sleeping sickness? | Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa successful management of the locusts, resulting into Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania being free from attacks for many years, the DLCO-EA mandate was extended to include other migratory pests such as the African Armyworm moth (Spodoptera exempta), the grain-eating and destroying birds (Quelea quelea) and Tsetse flies (Glossina spp), vectors of nagana and sleeping sickness. Member countries are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is "a regional pest and vector management organization established by an International Convention signed in Addis | Sleeping Sickness (film) film someone had emphasised how rare hippos were on that part of the river. Velten (″"I have to believe in metamorphoses"″) seems to be dead; however, the truth is left unspoken. Sleeping Sickness (film) Sleeping Sickness () is a 2011 German drama film, directed by Ulrich Köhler. It premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where Köhler won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Ebbo Velten works in Cameroon in a sleeping sickness aid project living with his wife, Vera. Their daughter, Helen, usually attending a boarding school in Wetzlar, Germany, visits them. There are few patients |
Citizen (of watch fame), JVC, and Olympus are all companies based in what country? | Citizen Watch Watch official website is the one depending solely on light to recharge. Features similar to the Eco-Drive have been developed by other manufacturers like Casio and Junghans. All Citizen Eco-Drive movements are made in Japan but the case or the bracelet may also be made in China. Q&Q SmileSolar are a line of solar powered watches, which do not require a battery change. They are made of recycled materials and have a water resistant rating of 10 Bar. The line of watches also supports people by making a donation for each watch purchased. Citizen also manufactures calculators and small electronic | Citizen Watch and Global Competition: A history of the Japanese watch industry since 1850, Routledge, 2017. Citizen Watch The company was founded in 1930 by Japanese and Swiss investors. It took over Shokosha Watch Research Institute (founded in 1918) and some facilities of the assembly plant opened in Yokohama in 1912 by the Swiss watchmaker Rodolphe Schmid. The brand Citizen was first registered in Switzerland by Schmid in 1918.. The development of Citizen until World War II relied on technology transfer from Switzerland. Citizen launched the world’s first multi-band atomic timekeeping watch in 1993, and has remained a pioneer of this field. |
Knitting uses needles. What tool does crocheting use? | Knitting with the increases added until the preferred size is achieved, switching to an appropriate circular needle when enough stitches have been added. Care must be taken to bind off at a tension that will allow the "give" needed to comfortably fit on the head. (See "Circular knitting".) Mega knitting is a term recently coined and relates to the use of knitting needles greater than or equal to half an inch in diameter. Mega knitting uses the same stitches and techniques as conventional knitting, except that hooks are carved into the ends of the needles. The hooked needles greatly enhance control | Arm knitting an hour depending on the length and width of the scarf. Arm knitting Arm knitting is a knitting technique which uses the knitter's arms instead of knitting needles. This method of knitting gained popularity during 2013 and 2014. Arm knitting typically uses yarn in a size of 6 or "extra bulky". Knitters can decide the number of skeins they want to use based on desired thickness and length. Scissors are the only other tool than the knitter's arms. Normal crafts that can be made with arm knitting are blankets, scarves, infinity scarves, and cowls. Tutorials claim that the knitter can |
With a truck body on a car chassis, what Chevrolet product, produced from 1959-60, and 64-87, was a competitor to the Ford Ranchero? | Ford Ranchero South Africa in complete knock down (CKD) form, and assembled at the Port Elizabeth plant. In Argentina, a utility version of the locally produced Ford Falcon was also called Ranchero. The original Ranchero sold well enough to spawn a competitor from General Motors in 1959, the Chevrolet El Camino. The first Ford Model T and Model A pickup trucks were created from sedans by placing a truck box behind the body of a car truncated behind the driver's seat. In 1934, Ford Australia's designer Lew Bandt modified a coupe with a smoothly integrated loadbed that could be used like a | Ford Ranchero Ford Ranchero The Ford Ranchero is a coupe utility that was produced by Ford between 1957 and 1979. Unlike a pickup truck, the Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. A total of 508,355 units were produced during the model's production run. Over its lifespan it was variously derived from full-sized, compact, and intermediate automobiles sold by Ford for the North American market. During the 1970s, the Ranchero name was used in the South African market on a rebadged Australian Ford Falcon utility. These vehicles were sent to |
The catchphrase of what Toy Story character was “To Infinity and Beyond”? | Toy Story well as humanism. In addition, "Toy Story" left an impact with its catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond", sequels, and software, among others. In 2005 (10 years after its theatrical release), the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, one of only six films to be selected in its first year of eligibility. Buzz Lightyear's classic line "To Infinity and Beyond" has seen usage not only on themed merchandise, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well. In 2008, during STS-124 astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space | Toy Story on the "Discovery" Space Shuttle as part of an educational experience for students while stressing the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in zero-g. It was reported in 2008 that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean. The phrase occurs in the lyrics of Beyoncé's 2008 song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", during the bridge. "Toy Story" has spawned three sequels: "Toy Story 2" (1999), "Toy Story 3" (2010), and "Toy Story 4", to be released |
The Japanese art of growing meticulously groomed miniature trees in indoor containers is known as what? | Indoor bonsai an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots. In this article "bonsai" should be understood to include any container-grown tree that is raised indoors and regularly styled or shaped, not just one being maintained in the Japanese bonsai tradition. The largest difference between indoor and traditional bonsai is, of course, the enjoyment of an attractive, fully leaved plant in winter instead of a dormant, leafless tree. Other differences include the faster growth rate of tropical plants, which accelerate all steps of the bonsai evolution. Moss covering, a common soil covering for outdoor bonsai, will not survive indoor | Miniature art Miniature art has been made for over 1000 years and is prized by collectors. The U.S. White House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Astolat Dollhouse Castle, and museums around the world have collections of miniature paintings, drawings, original prints and etchings, and sculpture. Artists known for working in miniature include: Miniature art Miniature art or painting in little is a genre that focuses on art (especially painting, engraving and sculpture) with a long history that dates back to the scribes of the medieval ages. Miniature art societies, such as the World Federation of Miniaturists (WFM), provide applicable definitions of the |
What CNN news anchor was the “moderator” of yesterday’s presidential debate at Hofstra University in NY? | 2012 United States presidential debates following the first presidential debate. The debate was watched by over 51 million people, making it the third most-watched vice presidential debate, behind that of 1984 (57 million) and 2008 (70 million). Martha Raddatz was generally praised for her moderation during this debate. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, criticized her for being too "tough" on Paul Ryan. The second presidential debate took place on Tuesday, October 16 at New York's Hofstra University, and was moderated by Candy Crowley of CNN. The debate followed a town hall format, with a group of noncommitted voters | Hofstra University it had chosen Hofstra for its second on October 16, 2012, the "town hall" debate (between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney). Hofstra University hosted the first 2016 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on September 26, 2016. Hofstra University teams had the unofficial nickname of the Flying Dutchmen. The school's official team name became "The Pride" in 2004, referring to a pair of lions which became the school's athletic mascots in the late 1980s. The Pride nickname evolved from the Hofstra Pride on- and off-campus image campaign that began in 1987, during the university's dramatic recovery and growth. |
What lifted the capsule that Felix Baumgartner rode some 24 miles into the stratosphere before his historic jump this week? | Felix Baumgartner Felix Baumgartner Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated , reaching an estimated top speed of , or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power relative to the surface on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude, vertical freefall distance without drogue, and vertical speed without drogue. Though he still holds the two | Felix Baumgartner the first person to jump from the 91st floor observation deck of the then-tallest completed building in the world, Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan. In January 2010, it was reported that Baumgartner was working with a team of scientists and sponsor Red Bull to attempt the highest sky-dive on record. On 15 March 2012, Baumgartner completed the first of 2 test jumps from . During the jump, he spent approximately 3 minutes and 43 seconds in free fall, reaching speeds of more than , before opening his parachute. In total, the jump lasted approximately eight minutes and eight seconds and |
Snidely Whiplash was the arch-enemy of Dudley Do-Right, while Simon Bar Sinister faced off against Underdog. Who is the arch-enemy of Mighty Mouse? | Mighty Mouse Pureheart. In the comics in the 1950s and 1960s, the female lead was named Mitzi. His recurring arch-enemy is a villain cat named Oil Can Harry, who originated as a human in earlier Terrytoons as the enemy of Fanny Zilch. The early formula of each story consisted of a crisis needing extraordinary help to resolve. At the decisive moment, Mighty Mouse came to the rescue. In the early films Mighty Mouse would not appear until nearly three quarters through the cartoon. Beginning with "A Fight to the Finish" (1947), the story line usually begins with Mighty Mouse and Pearl Pureheart | Snidely Whiplash cartoon's opening segments, Whiplash is seen tying Nell Fenwick to a railroad track. He is the antithesis of Do-Right, who is the archetype of goodness and a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. On one occasion Whiplash and Do-Right changed hats; Do-Right became the criminal supervillain and Whiplash became the RCMP hero! Snidely Whiplash Snidely Whiplash is the archenemy of Dudley Do-Right in the "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties" segments of the animated television series "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" (1959–64) conceived by American animator Jay Ward. The character was voiced by Hans Conried in the original cartoon series. Alfred Molina played |
What brand of gum, packaged in a red, white, and blue wrapper, includes a small comic featuring a black eye patch, blue hat wearing character with each individually wrapped piece? | Bazooka (chewing gum) Bazooka (chewing gum) Bazooka is a brand of bubble gum introduced in 1947. Bazooka bubble gum was first marketed shortly after World War II in the U.S. by the Topps Company of Brooklyn, New York. The gum was packaged in a red, white, and blue color scheme. Beginning in 1953, Topps changed the packaging to include small comic strips with the gum, featuring the character "Bazooka Joe". There are over 1,535 different "Bazooka Joe" comic-strip wrappers to collect. Also on the comic strip is an offer for a premium and a fortune. Older Bazooka comic strips were larger in size | A Patch of Blue A Patch of Blue A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between a black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and a blind white female teenager (played by Elizabeth Hartman), and the problems that plague their relationship when they fall in love in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism from the perspective of "love is blind." Shelley Winters won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, her second win for the award, following her victory in 1959 |
“Sometimes you feel like a nut / Sometimes you don’t /Almond Joy’s got nuts,” who don’t? | Almond Joy Milk and Carmello. During the 1970s, Peter Paul used the jingle "Sometimes you feel like a nut / Sometimes you don't / Almond Joy's got nuts / Mounds don't", written by Leo Corday and Leon Carr and sung by Joey Levine, to advertise Almond Joy and Mounds in tandem. In a play on words, the "feel like a nut" portion of the jingle was typically played over a clip of someone acting like a "nut", i.e., engaged in an unconventional activity, such as riding on a horse backward. In the 2000s, Hershey began producing variations of the product, including a | T-nut first four-prong T-nut with the eight-sided base was patented. Unlike the standard round base T-nuts, the eight-sided T-nuts can be fed efficiently and reliably via machine. The eight-sided T-nut base has become the standard configuration for T-nuts inserted by machine. T-nut A T-nut, T nut, or tee nut (also known as a blind nut, which can however also refer to a rivet nut or an insert nut) is a type of nut used to fasten a wood, particle or composite materials workpiece, leaving a flush surface. It has a long, thin body and a flange at one end, resembling a |
Consisting of a metal bob, or ring, and a strike plate, what ornamental door furniture is used in place of a door bell? | Door knocker fitting with a metal bob, or ring. Door knocker A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house or other dwelling or building to alert those inside to their presence. A door knocker has a part fixed to the door, and a part (usually metal) which is attached to the door by a hinge, and may be lifted and used to strike a plate fitted to the door, or the door itself, making a noise. The struck plate, if present, would be supplied and fitted with the knocker. Door knockers are often ornate, but | Door furniture include: Numerous devices exist to serve specific purposes related to how a door should (or should not) be used. See: A number of items normally accompany doors but are not necessarily mounted on the door itself, such as doorbells. Door furniture Door furniture (British and Australian English) or door hardware (North American English) refers to any of the items that are attached to a door or a drawer to enhance its functionality or appearance. Design of door furniture is an issue to disabled persons who might have difficulty opening or using some kinds of door, and to specialists in interior |
What Rocky Mountains range forms part of the border between Idaho and Wyoming, and created the valley known as Jackson Hole? | Jackson Hole Jackson Hole Jackson Hole is a valley between the Teton Mountain Range and the Gros Ventre Range in Wyoming sitting near the border of Idaho. The term "hole" was used by early trappers or mountain men, who primarily entered the valley from the north and east and had to descend along relatively steep slopes, giving the sensation of entering a hole. These low-lying valleys surrounded by mountains and containing rivers and streams are good habitat for beaver and other fur-bearing animals. The town of Jackson was named in late 1893 by Margaret Simpson, who at the time was receiving mail | Jackson, Wyoming accommodate the rising population. The town is served by Jackson Hole Airport. A public bus system ("The START Bus", or Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit) services the town of Jackson, the route to Teton Village, and adjacent communities in Star Valley, Wyoming and Teton Valley, Idaho. There are also airport buses to Salt Lake City, and places in between. Movies shot in Jackson include "The Big Trail" (1930) starring John Wayne, "The Big Sky" (1952), "Shane" (1953), "Any Which Way You Can" (1980), "Rocky IV" (1985) and "Ghosts Can't Do It" (1990). Jackson, Wyoming Jackson is a town in the |
Formerly used in navigation, and now a tool used in surveying, a theodolite is used to measure what? | Theodolite Theodolite A theodolite is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land surveying, but they are also used extensively for building and infrastructure construction, and some specialized applications such as meteorology and rocket launching. It consists of a moveable telescope mounted so it can rotate around horizontal and vertical axes and provide angular readouts. These indicate the orientation of the telescope, and are used to relate the first point sighted through the telescope to subsequent sightings of other points from the same theodolite position. | Formerly Used Defense Sites Formerly Used Defense Sites Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) are properties that were owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the United States Secretary of Defense. The term also refers to the U.S. military program created in 1986 for assessment and environmental restoration, if any, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Of the potential 10,000 FUDS that have been used for military training, production, installation and testing of weapon systems the U.S. military has reviewed over 9,800 sites in the US and "its territories" for contamination by the Department |
Which East Coast body of water has given its name to a breed of retriever? | Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog belonging to the Retriever, Gundog, and Sporting breed groups. Members of the breed may also be referred to as a Chessie, CBR, or Chesapeake. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. Historically used by area market hunters to retrieve waterfowl, it is primarily a family pet and hunting companion. They are often known for their love of water and their ability to hunt. It is a medium to large sized dog similar in appearance to the Labrador Retriever. The | Flat-coated Retriever Flat-coated Retriever The Flat-Coated Retriever is a gundog breed originating from the United Kingdom. It was developed as a retriever both on land and in the water. The Flat-Coated Retriever breed standard calls for males to be tall at the withers, with a recommended weight of 60–80 lb (27–36 kg), and for females to be , with a recommended weight of 55–75 lb (25–34 kg). The Flat-Coated Retriever has strong muscular jaws and a relatively long muzzle. Its head is unique to the breed and is described as being "of one piece" with a minimal stop and a backskull of |
Played by Paul Marcarelli, the Verizon test man would end each advertisement by picking up a phone and asking what question? | Paul Marcarelli Paul Marcarelli Paul Marcarelli (born May 24, 1970) is an American actor, best known as the spokesperson for Verizon. Previously, he was the ubiquitous "Test Man" character in commercials ("Can you hear me now?") for Verizon Wireless. He appeared in all of his Verizon commercials wearing a gray Verizon jacket and his own horn-rimmed glasses until 2011. Marcarelli is a native of North Haven, Connecticut and graduated from North Haven High School. Marcarelli then received his bachelor's degree in English from Fairfield University in 1992 where he was a member of Theatre Fairfield, the resident production company. A founding member | Paul Marcarelli Verizon test man in a commercial advertising the release of the iPhone 4 for Verizon. In April 2011 Marcarelli was informed by email that Verizon was moving in a new direction with their advertising campaign. He remained under contract but would no longer play "Test Man". Marcarelli was glad that he was able to move on from it. Prior to Verizon, Marcarelli had already appeared in numerous commercials for companies including Old Navy, Merrill Lynch, Dasani, T-Mobile and Heineken. He also performed in industrial and promotional films, and as a voiceover artist for Comedy Central, United Airlines and Aetna Insurance, |
Spelunking is the recreational pastime of exploring what? | Caving Caving Caving – also traditionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild (generally non-commercial) cave systems. In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment. The challenges involved in caving vary according to the cave being visited; in addition to the total absence of light beyond the entrance negotiating pitches, squeezes, and water hazards can be difficult. Cave diving is a distinct, and more hazardous, sub-speciality undertaken by a small minority of technically proficient cavers. In an area | The National Pastime test and what the Broadway show might look like when fully lit and costumed." Although Dodger Thoughts describes the performers as "enthusiastic" and full of "barely bridled sexuality," it notes that "corny doesn’t begin to describe [the number]," and concludes by saying "'The National Pastime' is a big fat swing, leg-kick and a miss." Dan from TV Fanatic named the song as his favourite from the pilot, saying it "blew [him] away". Brittany Frederick of Starpulse.com comments that she "can't warm to [the song] for some reason." Andy Swift of HollywoodLife describes The National Pastime as a "show-stopping number." DFW.com |
What is the name of the 6 year-old star of the TLC series Here Comes Honey Boo? | Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was an American reality television series that aired on TLC featuring the family of child beauty pageant contestant Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson. The show premiered on August 8, 2012 and ended on August 14, 2014. Thompson and her family originally rose to fame on TLC's reality series "Toddlers & Tiaras". The show revolves around Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and her family's adventures in the town of McIntyre, Georgia. The reality series received predominantly negative reviews from television critics during its run. On October 24, 2014, TLC cancelled the | Here Comes Honey Boo Boo dating a man convicted of child molestation. Shannon and her older daughter Lauryn denied these reports. The man in question, Mark Anthony McDaniel, Sr., was convicted of aggravated child molestation of an 8-year-old in March 2004. McDaniel is listed as a registered sex offender with the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. Shannon's eldest daughter confirmed that she is the child who was molested by McDaniel 10 years earlier. TLC commented on the future of the series regarding the current situation with the following statement: "We are currently reassessing the reports, but we do not currently have "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" |
Prohibition era gangster Al Capone was convicted of what crime on Oct 17, 1931, and subsequent sentenced to 11 years in federal prison? | Chicago in the 1930s 5,000 "Prohibition" violations that could have "nailed him" for 25,000-years-to-life if convicted on all the charges. And, it has been said that Capone underling Gus Winkler was prevented by other Capone men from freeing him outright, with $100,000 upfront (a tax payment, not a bribe) to the federal taxman. On 24 October 1931, one week after he was convicted of tax evasion, Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison (first, Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, then Alcatraz Island), fined $50,000 and charged $30,000 in court costs. While awaiting transfer to Atlanta to serve his sentence, Capone sat in Cook | Al Capone wearing a blue pinstriped suit and tilted fedora is based on photos of Capone. His accent, mannerisms, facial construction, physical stature, and parodies of his name have been used for numerous gangsters in comics, movies, music, and literature. Capone has been portrayed on screen by: Actors playing characters based on Capone include: Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss |
What is the general classification for trees that lose their leaves every autumn? | Semi-deciduous Semi-deciduous Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting. This phenomenon occurs in tropical and sub-tropical woody species, for example in "Mimosa bimucronata". Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen may also describe some trees, bushes or plants that normally only lose part of their foliage in autumn/winter or during the dry season, but might lose all their leaves in a manner similar to deciduous trees in an especially cold autumn/winter or severe dry season (drought). The term is also used | Falling Autumn Leaves trees, made in the studio. The yellow-orange of the leaves contrast with the violet-blue trunks of the poplar trees. This painting, made shortly after Gauguin's arrival in Arles, was unique in van Gogh's body of work and representative of the artistic achievements realised by two great artists working together. To Émile Bernard van Gogh described the collaborative process as a pooling of thoughts and techniques where each artist creates their own unique work that is different, yet complements one another. Van Gogh believed that his pair of paintings "Falling Autumn Leaves" was just such a collaborative effort influenced by his |
"Om nom nom nom" is one of the favorite phrases of which Sesame Street character, known for his voracious appetite? | Om Nom Stories service in the UK. In October 2018, the series' first five seasons were acquired by Turner Broadcasting System for distribution in Latin American regions. The fourth season first premiered on March 15, 2016. It is the final season to be based on a game in the series. The fifth season first premiered in August 2016. Om Nom Stories Om Nom Stories (sometimes just called Om Nom) is a web series on Zeptolab's YouTube channel based on the "Cut the Rope" series of games. It revolves around Om Nom's life out of the game. It is based on 3 games in | Nom yen Nom yen Nom Yen (Thai: นมเย็น) is a Thai drink made from Sala syrup and hot milk. Nom in Thai means milk. There are two kind of milk for making Nom Yen. "Nom sot is fresh milk, nom tamada is condensed milk, and nom kom is sweetened condensed milk" There are two styles of Nom Yen which are iced and frappe ones. You can find it at almost everywhere in Thailand from vendors selling drinks on street. "The price ranges from 15 THB (Thai baht) to 25 THB alone or from 30 to 60 THB at a café with some |
First introduced by the Peter Paul Company in 1936, what candy bar consists of a coconut center and two almonds enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate? | Almond Joy Almond Joy Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut-based center topped with one or two almonds, the combination enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate. Almond Joy is the sister product of Mounds, which is a similar confection but without the almond and coated instead with dark chocolate; it also features similar packaging and logo design, but in a red color scheme instead of Almond Joy's blue. The Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company was founded by six Armenian immigrants including Peter Paul Halajian in 1919, introducing the Mounds bar in 1920, which became | Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company The Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company is a candy-making division within the Hershey Company. It was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1919 by six Armenian immigrants led by Peter Paul Halajian, with a manufacturing plant in nearby Naugatuck, Connecticut. The company's first product was the Konabar, consisting of chocolate-covered coconut, nuts, and fruit, which was fairly successful. In 1920, they purchased the rights to Knight's Knifty Knibbles, owned by Anita Grace Knight of Plainfield, New Jersey, and in 1921, introduced the renamed Mounds candy bar, which featured white sweetened coconut and dark chocolate. Despite |
On October 18, 1867, the US took possession of Alaska, following its purchase from what country? | Alaska Purchase from Russia to the United States, which took place on October 19, 1867. The date is by the Gregorian calendar, which came into effect in Alaska the following day to replace the Julian calendar used by the Russians (the Julian calendar in the 19th century was 12 days behind the Gregorian calendar). Alaska Day is a holiday for all state workers. Alaska Purchase The Alaska Purchase () was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, by a treaty ratified by the United States Senate, and signed by President Andrew Johnson. Russia wanted to | Sitka, Alaska it to the United States. Secretary of State William Seward had wanted to purchase Alaska for quite some time as he saw it as an integral part of Manifest Destiny and America's reach to the Pacific Ocean. While the agreement to purchase Alaska was made in April 1867, the actual purchase and transfer of control took place on October 18, 1867. The cost to purchase Alaska was $7.2 million, 2 cents per acre (US Currency in 1897) Sitka served as the US Government Capital of the Department of Alaska (1867-1884) and District of Alaska (1884-1906). The seat of government was |
October 20, 1944, saw General Douglas MacArthur fulfill his famous "I shall return" promise when he landed where? | Douglas MacArthur in World War II to Adelaide. His famous speech, in which he said, "I came out of Bataan and I shall return", was first made at Terowie, a small railway township in South Australia on March 20. Upon his arrival in Adelaide, MacArthur abbreviated this to the now-famous, "I came through and I shall return" that made headlines. Washington asked MacArthur to amend his promise to, "We shall return". He ignored the request. Bataan eventually surrendered on April 9, and Wainwright surrendered on Corregidor on May 6. For his leadership in the defense of the Philippines, General Marshall decided to award MacArthur the Medal | Douglas MacArthur ordered by President Roosevelt to relocate to Australia. On the night of 12 March 1942, MacArthur and a select group that included his wife Jean, son Arthur, and Arthur's Cantonese "amah", Ah Cheu, fled Corregidor. MacArthur and his party reached Del Monte Airfield on Mindanao, where B-17s picked them up, and flew them to Australia. His famous speech, in which he said, "I came through and I shall return", was first made on Terowie railway station in South Australia, on 20 March. Washington asked MacArthur to amend his promise to "We shall return". He ignored the request. Bataan surrendered on |
What famous brand of shortening gets its name from the phrase crystallized cottonseed oil? | Cottonseed oil the refining process is winterization to remove the saturated triacylglycerols to prevent the oil product from solidifying at low temperatures. The processed oil is stored at a cool environment where the temperature is kept below 5ºc. Through winterization, the oil will separate into liquid and solid fractions. The solid fraction will be crystallized due to the presence of saturated triacylglycerols. The two fractions are then separated by filtration. Cottonseed oil has traditionally been used in foods such as potato chips and was for many years a primary ingredient in Crisco, the shortening product. The current formulation of Crisco includes no | Cottonseed The seed oil extracted from the kernels, after being refined can be used as a cooking oil or in salad dressings. It is also used in the production of shortening and margarine. Cotton grown for the extraction of cottonseed oil is one of major crops grown around the world for the production of oil, after soy, corn, and canola. The cottonseed meal after being dried can be used as a dry organic fertilizer, as it contains 41% protein. It can also be mixed with other natural fertilizers to improve its quality and use. Due to its natural nutrients, cottonseed meal |
Although he pines for the little red haired girl, which Peanuts character, who has an October birthday, has a crush on Charlie Brown? | Little Red-Haired Girl in the drawing strongly resembles Patty (not to be confused with the later character Peppermint Patty), a character who was prominent in the early days of the strip. A book containing the sketch also has a photo of Johnson with Schulz. "I'd like to see Charlie Brown kick that football, and if he gets the little red-haired girl, that's fine with me," Donna said around the time Schulz announced his retirement in 1999. On Valentine's Day 2011, the Schulz Museum gave free admission to all redheaded girls and boys in honor of the Little Red-Haired Girl. Little Red-Haired Girl The | Little Red-Haired Girl Little Red-Haired Girl The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love. While never seen in the strip, she appears onscreen in several television specials, in which her name has been revealed as Heather Wold. Charlie Brown most often notices her while eating lunch outdoors, always failing to muster the courage to speak to her. She figures prominently in Valentine's Day strips, several of which focus on Charlie Brown's hope of getting a valentine from her. Charlie |
A cultural, retail, manufacturing, health care, and educational hub for the region, what is the most populous city in all of North Dakota? | Fargo, North Dakota Red River of the North floodplain, Fargo is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The city is also home to North Dakota State University. Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The city was originally named "Centralia," but was later renamed "Fargo" after Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo (1818–1881). The area started to flourish after the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad | Bismarck, North Dakota to the Union. Bismarck is across the river from Mandan, named after a historic Native American tribe of the area. The two cities make up the core of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The North Dakota State Capitol, the tallest building in the state, is in central Bismarck. The state government employs more than 4,000 in the city. As a hub of retail and health care, Bismarck is the economic center of south-central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota. For thousands of years, present-day central North Dakota was inhabited by indigenous peoples, who created successive cultures. The historic Mandan Native |
Although rarely used, what is the internet top-level domain for America? | Proposed top-level domain for websites in the Catalan language or about the Catalan culture. Several entities have proposed a top-level domain named kids. , none of these proposals have been implemented. Applications for a kids domain have included: Current projects also aimed at creating a TLD for children include: The European Parliament has also proposed kid for websites designed for children. It would be monitored by an independent authority. In US a sub-domain for children had established since 2003 based on "Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002, PL 107-317".(us) exists a second-level domain kids.us. However, on 27 July 2012 NTIA decided | Top-level domain Top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a fully qualified domain name. For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the top-level domain is com. Responsibility for management of most top-level domains is delegated to specific organizations by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which operates |
What super hero, born Steve Rogers, wields a shield made of vibranium alloy? | Captain America's shield The shield is created by a fictional American metallurgist named Myron MacLain, who had been commissioned by the US government to create an indestructible armor material to aid the war effort. MacLain experiments with the indestructible vibration-absorbing metal vibranium. During one of his experiments to fuse vibranium with an experimental iron alloy, MacLain falls asleep and awakens to find that the resulting alloy had set in a tank hatch mold. It was then painted to become Captain America's symbol. MacLain would later attempt to recreate the shield's metal to no avail, his experiments instead eventually yielding the super-metal adamantium. Rogers' | Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Rogers utilizing his environment. Evans' training regimen to get in shape for the role included weight lifting, which consisted of "the classic bodyweight and bodybuilding stuff", gymnastics and plyometrics, while staying away from cardio-based exercises, along with a high-protein diet. His costume in the film received "subtle changes to all the details and cut" as well as its color, becoming a combination of the stealth suit from "Winter Soldier" and the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" suit. In "Infinity War", Rogers receives new vibranium gauntlets from Shuri to replace his traditional shield. Chris Evans portrays Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic |
"More saving. More doing." is the current advertising slogan for what home improvement behemoth? | The Home Depot Frank Blake as CEO while Blake will remain the chairman of the board. The slogan "More saving. More doing." was introduced by The Home Depot in the March 18, 2009 circular, replacing "You can do it. We can help." which had been used since 2003. Other slogans used in the past 25 years include "The Home Depot, Low prices are just the beginning" in the early 1990s and "When you're at the Home Depot, You'll feel right at home" in the late 1990s and "The Home Depot: First In Home Improvement!" from 1999 to 2003. Long-time employee Marc Powers became | Advertising slogan as ideas take hold with the public. Some advertising slogans retain their influence even after general use is discontinued. If an advertising slogan enters into the public vernacular, word-of-mouth communication may increase consumer awareness of the product and extend an ad campaign's lifespan. Slogans that associate emotional responses or evoke recollections of past memories increase their likelihood to be adopted by the public and shared. Additionally, by linking a slogan to a commonplace discussion topic (e.g. stress, food, traffic), consumers will recall the slogan more often and associate the corporation with their personal experiences. If a slogan is adopted by |
What is the nickname for the sports teams from Western Washington University, the pride of Bellingham? | Bellingham, Washington Bellingham, is home to NCAA Division II National Women's Rowing Champions. Although always nationally ranked, the Lady Vikings, in 2005, became Western's very first NCAA champion team and won again in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. The 2011-2012 Western Men's Basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. In 2016, the nationally ranked Western Women's Soccer Team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. Western Washington University also operates a successful collegiate road cycling program that took top-5 positions nationwide at the 2006 nationals. Future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. began his professional career with the Bellingham | Western Washington University Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is one of six public universities in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham, and is the northernmost university in the contiguous United States. WWU was founded as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School in 1893, succeeding a private school of teaching for women. Its current president is Sabah Randhawa, the former provost of Oregon State University. WWU offers a variety of bachelor's and master's degrees. In 2014, there were 15,060 students, 14,407 of whom were undergraduate students, and 764 faculty. Its athletic teams are known as the |
What is the name for the common alloy of silver that consists of 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper? | Sterling silver Sterling silver Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. "Fine silver", for example 99.9% pure silver, is relatively soft, so silver is usually alloyed with copper to increase its hardness and strength. Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing, as well as casting porosity and firescale. Such elements include germanium, zinc, platinum, silicon, and boron. Recent examples of alloys using these metals | Sterling silver does not react with oxygen or water at ordinary temperatures, so does not easily form a silver oxide. However, it is attacked by common components of atmospheric pollution: silver sulfide slowly appears as a black tarnish during exposure to airborne compounds of sulfur (byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels and some industrial processes), and low level ozone reacts to form silver oxide. As the purity of the silver decreases, the problem of corrosion or tarnishing increases because other metals in the alloy, usually copper, may react with oxygen in the air. The black silver sulfide (AgS) is among the |
Now owned by Kellogg, Wally Amos started the Famous Amos company in 1975 to produce what? | Famous Amos Famous Amos Famous Amos is a brand of cookies founded in Los Angeles in 1975 by Wally Amos. The company expanded quickly, selling more than $1 million worth of cookies by its second year. Wallace "Wally" Amos was born in Tallahassee, Florida, USA July 1, 1936. In 1948 he moved to New York City to live with his aunt where they often baked cookies together. As an adult, Amos, an Air Force veteran who worked as a talent agent with the William Morris Agency, would send his home-baked chocolate chip cookies to celebrities to entice them to meet and perhaps | Famous Amos the President Baking Company purchased the brand from The Shansby Group. In 1998, Keebler purchased the President Baking Company. It was owned by Keebler until the Kellogg Company purchased Keebler in 2001. The brand is a part of Kellogg's. There is a sign commemorating the first Famous Amos store in Los Angeles, located at West Sunset Boulevard and North Formosa Avenue in Hollywood. Wally Amos has created another brand of cookie called "Chip and Cookie", named after two characters he created in the 1980s. The Chip and Cookie brand is owned by Amos, and has a slightly different recipe than |
October 21, 1833 saw the birth of what Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor, responsible for creating dynamite? | Alfred Nobel prizes, suggesting they were intended to improve his reputation. Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (; ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. After reading a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic | What the Swedish Butler Saw What the Swedish Butler Saw What the Swedish Butler Saw is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors. It is known by several alternative titles including A Man with a Maid, The Groove Room and Champagnegalopp. The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novel "The Way of a Man with a Maid". During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the title Tickled Pink, but the release did keep the "Swedish Butler" credit sequence intact. The film was |
The leading agricultural machinery manufacture in the world, which company uses a distinctive shade of bright green paint with yellow trim for its' products? | John Deere pieces removed. Some of the older style logos have the deer leaping over a log. The company uses different logo colors for agricultural vs. construction products. The company's agricultural products are identifiable by a distinctive shade of green paint, with the inside border being yellow. While the construction products are identifiable by a shade of black with the deer being yellow, and the inside border also being yellow. In September 2017, Deere & Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, which is based in Sunnyvale, California and is a leader in applying machine learning to agriculture. Blue | Agricultural machinery industry of fertilizers gave higher returns that enabled farmers to adopt mechanization inputs, especially after Green revolution in 1960s." The Turkish Ministry of Economy (2011) explained that "Turkey is one of the few countries of the world which is self-sufficient in food. At present Turkey is the largest producer and exporter of agricultural products in the Near East and North Africa... The agricultural machinery industry is about 1000 manufacturers countrywide... Companies manufacturing agricultural machinery and equipment except tractors are mostly small and medium size companies. The sector employs about 15,000 workers... The value of agricultural machinery and spare parts and agricultural |
Oct 21, 1797 saw the launch of what famous frigate, the world's oldest commissioned warship, in Boston Harbor? | Port of Boston Revere. The Chelsea River depots also contain facilities handling jet fuel for Logan International Airport. The Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant, whose egg-shaped sludge digesters are major landmarks, ships treated sludge across the harbor by barge for further processing into fertilizer. The US Coast Guard has a base in Boston, and the naval frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") is berthed at the former Charlestown Navy Yard, now part of the Boston National Historical Park. The park is also home to the USS Cassin Young a World War II museum ship. The park's Drydock Number 1 was completed in 1833 | Winter Harbor 21 21s racing once more in Winter Harbor. It took ten more years before the remaining six sloops had been found, restored and returned to Winter Harbor. It's thought that the Winter Harbor 21s are the oldest intact one-design racing sailboat fleet in the United States. Winter Harbor 21 A Winter Harbor 21 (also known as a Winter Harbor Knockabout) is a 31′0″ x 7′3″ one-design racing sloop designed and built by Burgess & Packard, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1907. In 1906, Fredrick O. Spedden and George Dallas Dixon Jr., members of Maine's Winter Harbor Yacht Club commissioned Starling Burgess and |
Although the awards ceremony is not until December, the winners of the Nobel prizes have been announced. The US has had the most number of recipients with 325. Which country ranks second with 115? | The Catey Awards took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with Grant Hearn, CEO of Travelodge, taking the inaugural Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award. The Foodservice Cateys launched in 2013 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. The Catey Awards The Cateys are a UK award ceremony for the hospitality industry, first held in 1984. They have been described as the hospitality industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Recipients are nominated, selected and awarded by the industry through The Caterer magazine. The Chef Award is one of the most coveted and previous winners include Claude Bosi in 2018, Tom Kerridge in 2017, Jason | Have Not Been the Same to Kids Help Phone. In addition, artists including Blue Rodeo and Cowboy Junkies donated band memorabilia, and numerous corporate sponsors donated exclusive prizes, for a fundraising auction on eBay. Have Not Been the Same Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985–1995 is a book by Canadian music journalists Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack, and Jason Schneider, which chronicles the development of alternative rock in Canada between 1985 and 1995. Published by ECW Press, the book has appeared in two editions, an original in 2001 () and an updated tenth anniversary edition in 2011 (). In conjunction with the |
What English poet, founder of the Romantic Movement (along with William Wordsworth), wrote such works as Kubla Khan and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner? | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of "Lyrical Ballads". Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. Along with other poems in "Lyrical Ballads", it is often considered a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a | Kubla Khan poem: "Almost daily social intercourse with this remarkable brother and sister seemed to provide the catalyst to greatness, for it is during this period that Coleridge conceived his greatest poems, 'Christabel,' 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' and 'Kubla Khan,' poems so distinctive and so different from his others that many generations of readers know Coleridge solely through them." She latter added that "Of all the poems Coleridge wrote, three are beyond compare. These three, 'The Ancient Mariner,' 'Christabel,' and 'Kubla Khan,' produced an aura which defies definition, but which might be properly be called one of 'natural magic.'" What |
Knitting uses needles. What does crochet use? | Crochet form that appeared toward the end of the 19th century, including both tapered and cylindrical segments, and the continuously tapered bone hook remained in industrial production until World War II. The early instruction books make frequent reference to the alternative use of 'ivory, bone, or wooden hooks' and 'steel needles in a handle', as appropriate to the stitch being made. Taken with the synonymous labeling of shepherd's- and single crochet, and the similar equivalence of French- and double crochet, there is a strong suggestion that crochet is rooted both in tambour embroidery and shepherd's knitting, leading to thread and yarn | Crochet general. Most crochet uses far less than 1/3 more yarn than knitting for comparable pieces, and a crocheter can get similar feel and drape to knitting by using a larger hook or thinner yarn. Tunisian crochet and slip stitch crochet can in some cases use less yarn than knitting for comparable pieces. According to sources claiming to have tested the 1/3 more yarn assertion, a single crochet stitch (sc) uses approximately the same amount of yarn as knit garter stitch, but more yarn than stockinette stitch. Any stitch using yarnovers uses less yarn than single crochet to produce the same |
According to the nursery rhyme, who's pocket did Kitty Fisher find? | Kitty Fisher settled into the proper role of mistress of Hemsted, building up Norris's fortune and enjoying the company of the local folk, who liked her for her generosity to the poor. Unfortunately, she died only four months after her marriage, some sources say from the effects of lead-based cosmetics (although this may be a confusion with the fate of her rival Lady Coventry), some from smallpox or consumption, in 1767. She was buried in Benenden churchyard dressed in her best ball gown. Fisher is mentioned in the nursery rhyme, "Lucy Locket": Music publisher Peter Thompson also published a country dance bearing | Nursery Rhyme (visual novel) misheard lyric , which spawned a series of remix parodies on Nico Nico Douga. "true my heart"'s melody has also appeared in the Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga videos, as has "kiss my lips". Some of the "Nursery Rhyme" characters feature in "Megami Engage!". Nursery Rhyme (visual novel) The gameplay in "Nursery Rhyme" follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character. The game ranked at No. 2 in the national top 50 for best-selling PC games sold in Japan. "Nursery Rhyme" |
The surveying for the Mason-Dixon line was complete on Oct 18, 1767. Which two states does the line separate? | Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Stewartstown is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,089 at the 2010 census. There were settlers in the Stewartstown area as early as 1750. This part of southern York County was claimed by both Maryland and Pennsylvania, and the boundary dispute was settled by the surveying of the Mason–Dixon Line in 1767. By 1777, a road had been well established between York and Baltimore, and Stewartstown's main street of today lies along a portion of the road. Around 1812, a group of farmers set out to establish a town in south central Hopewell | Mason–Dixon line Mason–Dixon line The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line or Mason's and Dixon's line, was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in Colonial America. It is still a demarcation line among four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (originally part of Virginia before 1863). Later it became known as the border between the Northern United States and the Southern United States. Before the Missouri Compromise, the line (west of Delaware) marked the |
What male singing voice lies between bass and tenor? | Voice type broken down into three subcategories: sopranist or "male soprano", the "haute-contre", and the castrato. The last actual castrato singer, Alessandro Moreschi, died in 1922. Tenor range: The tenor is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3 (one octave below middle C) to C5 (one octave above middle C). The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2 (the second B-flat below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F5 (the second F above middle C). Tenor tessitura: The tessitura of the tenor voice lies above the baritone voice | Bass (voice type) Bass (voice type) A bass ( ) is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", a bass is typically classified as having a vocal range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C (i.e., E–E). Its tessitura, or comfortable range, is normally defined by the outermost lines of the bass clef. Categories of bass voices vary according to national style and classification system. Italians favour subdividing basses into the "basso cantante" (singing bass), "basso buffo" |
What's missing: Woods, putters, chippers | Austie Rollinson Links Magazine, Rollinson noted that the rules of golf make it easier to support design innovation for putters than for other golf clubs. He noted, "The rules of what you can do in designing a putter are so much more open than with woods and irons. There’s much more freedom in terms of the shape. It’s all over the map.” Rollinson also described in the interview that he designs putters to fit how golfers perceive contrasts. He stated, “The eye uses contrast to pick out edges of objects. ... The eye has a really good ability to pick out lines | Chippers Leap Chippers Leap Chippers Leap, formerly known as Chipper's Leap, is a granite outcrop on Greenmount Hill in Perth, Western Australia. It is located at 31º54'S 116º04'E, on the northern side of Great Eastern Highway, near the border between the suburbs of Swan View and Greenmount. Chippers Leap is named for John Chipper, who jumped from the rock on 3 February 1832 while trying to escape an attack by a party of Noongars. Chipper and a 14-year-old boy named Reuben Beacham had been driving a cart from Guildford to York along the York Road (now Old York Road) when they were |
Kentucky has their Colonels. Not to be outdone, what landlocked state awards the honorary title of Admiral (Formally Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of blank)? | Nebraska Admiral Nebraska Admiral Nebraska Admiral (formally, Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska) is Nebraska's highest honor, and an honorary title bestowed upon individuals by approval of the Governor of Nebraska, the only triply landlocked U.S. state. It is not a military rank, requires no duties, and carries with it no pay or other compensation. Admirals have the option of joining the Nebraska Admirals Association, a non-profit organization that promotes "The Good Life" of Nebraska. The award certificate describes the honor in a tongue-in-cheek fashion: The use of the title of admiral, instead of some other high-ranking military | Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy) the admiral of the fleet. The organisation of the British fleet into coloured squadrons was abandoned in 1864, although the Royal Navy kept the White Ensign. When the professional head of the Royal Navy was given the title of First Naval Lord in 1828 (renamed First Sea Lord in 1904), the rank of admiral of the fleet became an honorary promotion for retiring First Naval Lords allowing more than one admiral of the fleet to exist at one time. Since 1811 five members of the British Royal family, other than the monarch, and four members of foreign royal families have |
Crenshaw, crane, musk, horned, and honeydew are all types of what? | Honeydew (melon) Honeydew (melon) A honeydew melon, also known as a honeymelon, is the fruit of one cultivar group of the muskmelon, "Cucumis melo" in the gourd family. The Inodorus group includes honeydew, crenshaw, casaba, winter, and other mixed melons. A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically long. It generally ranges in weight from . The flesh is usually pale green in color, while the smooth peel ranges from greenish to yellow. Like most fruit, honeydew has seeds. The inner flesh is eaten, often for dessert, and honeydew is commonly found in supermarkets across the world alongside cantaloupe melons | Dave Crenshaw multi-task at all. Crenshaw is described by Mark Lewis in Forbes as a productivity consultant, and wrote that Crenshaw says that multitaskers think they are doing two or more things simultaneously, when actually they are switching rapidly back and forth between tasks. Joyce E.A. Russell wrote in "The Washington Post" that Crenshaw says that multitasking should be called switchtasking because if you really examined what you are doing you would see that people are just rapidly switching from one task to another, and as we are not very good at it, it can have some consequences, actually hurting our productivity |
Popular for their chicken wings, what food chain is known for their wait staff which dress in white tank top emblazoned with the company logo paired with the famously short nylon orange runner's shorts? | Hooters their uniform of a white tank top with the "Hootie the Owl" logo and the location name on the front paired with short nylon orange runner's shorts. The remainder of the Hooters Girls uniform consists of the restaurant's brown ticket pouch (or a black one with the black uniform), tan pantyhose, white loose socks, and clean white shoes. Men who work at Hooters wear Hooters hats, T-shirts with long pants, Bermuda shorts, or attire more suitable for kitchen use. In 1997, three men from the Chicago area sued Hooters after being denied employment at an Orland Park, Illinois, restaurant. Each | Dolphin shorts Dolphin shorts Dolphin shorts or Dolfins are a specific style of unisex shorts for athletics. They are typically very short and were originally made from nylon with contrasting binding, side slits, and rounded corners, with a waistband at the top—a style popular in the 1980s. The name is a corruption of Dolfin, the American company that first produced this style of shorts in the 1980s. Due to their shortness, they are sometimes identified as a form of hotpants. One high-profile wearer of 'dolphin shorts' is the fitness guru Richard Simmons, who in 2012, boasted of owning 400 pairs of vintage |
"I Like Ike" was the campaign slogan for what eventual US president? | Lenticular printing war Anderson started his company Pictorial Productions Inc.. A patent application for a "Process in the assembling of changeable picture display devices" was filed on March 1, 1952 and granted on December 3, 1957 (US patent 2,815,310. Anderson stated in 1996 that the company's first product was the "I Like Ike" button. The presidential campaign button's image changed from the slogan "I Like Ike" (in black letters on white) into a black and white picture of Ike Eisenhower when viewed from different angles. It was copyrighted on May 14, 1952. In December 1953 the company registered their trademark Vari-Vue. Vari-Vue | I Write What I Like I Write What I Like I Write What I Like (full name "I Write What I Like: Selected Writings by Steve Biko") is a compilation of writings from anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. "I Write What I Like" contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Student Organisation, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. Originally published in 1978, the book was republished in 1987 and April 2002. The book's title was taken from the title under which he had published his writings in the SASO newsletter under the pseudonym Frank |
Usually made of wood or plastic, what is the name for the tool which billiard players use to organize their balls at the beginning of a game? | Cue sports for fear that they would rip the cloth with the sharper cues. A rack is the name given to a frame (usually wood, plastic or aluminium) used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game. This is traditionally triangular in shape, but varies with the type of billiards played. There are two main types of racks; the more common triangular shape which is used for eight-ball and straight pool and the diamond-shaped rack used for nine-ball. There are several other types of less common rack types that are also used, based on a "template" to hold the billiard | Multiplying billiard balls third and fourth ball, all in the same hand. The magician will then vanish the balls, one at a time, until only one remains. Often, part of the routine involves the magician giving the impression that he is "passing" the balls through his body, in and out of his mouth, fingertips, and pockets. Sets of multiplying billiard balls are available from magicians' supply stores. The quality, size, material, and price of the balls can vary greatly and are dependent on the magician's personal taste. The balls are most frequently made of wood, plastic, or metal. From an article by Tom |
Officially designated the M9, what was the unofficial name of the shoulder fired rocket deployed by US soldiers during WWII? | Shoulder-fired missile Shoulder-fired missile A shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-launched missile or man-portable missile is an explosive-carrying, self-propelled projectile fired at a target, while being small enough to be carried by a single person and fired while held on one's shoulder. The word ""missile"" in this context is used in its original broad sense which encompasses all guided missiles and unguided rockets. In many instances, although not technically defining all shoulder-fired missiles, the name "bazooka" is used as an informal name regularly, although the actual Bazooka is a type of shoulder-fired unguided rocket launcher in its own right. There are two kinds of shoulder-launched | Shoulder-fired missile saturation anti-personnel fire, artillery or aerial barrages in area-denial attacks. Submunition and thermobaric weapons are often used to clear landing zones (LZ) for helicopters. In modern counter-insurgency operations in misty, dusty or night-time situations, advanced optics such as infrared telescopes permit helicopter gunships to observe convoys from beyond human-visible range and still attack insurgents with inexpensive anti-personnel fire. This approach is more economical than area-denial. Protecting as little as 20% of the convoys rapidly depletes an area of active insurgents. Shoulder-fired missile A shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-launched missile or man-portable missile is an explosive-carrying, self-propelled projectile fired at a target, while |
Oct 20, 1977 saw a plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, Dean Kilpatrick and the pilot and co-pilot, ripping the heart out of what Southern band? | Ronnie Van Zant Van Zant died on impact from head injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray, were also killed. The rest of the band was seriously injured. Van Zant was 29 years old. According to former bandmate Artimus Pyle and family members, Van Zant frequently discussed his mortality. Pyle recalls a moment when Lynyrd Skynyrd was in Japan: "Ronnie and I were in Tokyo, Japan, and Ronnie told me that he would never live to see thirty and that he would | Cassie Gaines player to replace recently departed Ed King, Cassie recommended her younger brother, Steve, who joined the band soon after. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashed outside of Gillsburg, Mississippi. The crash killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, as well as pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray. Gaines had initially refused to board the flight and was convinced by other members against her better judgment. Her hesitation was due to small fire on one of the engines the |
A viscous byproduct from its manufacture, what is the syrup drained from raw sugar called? | Syrup Syrup In cooking, a syrup or sirup (from ; "sharāb", beverage, wine and ) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses. The viscosity arises from the multiple hydrogen bonds between the dissolved sugar, which has many hydroxyl (OH) groups, and the water. Syrups can be made by dissolving sugar in water or by reducing naturally sweet juices such as cane juice, sorghum juice, or maple sap. Corn | Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida the world's largest industry was the production of raw sugar in tropical America. Sugar became the first commodity, besides precious metals, to be shipped from colonial America to Europe. Sugar refining purifies the raw sugar. It is first mixed with heavy syrup and then centrifuged in a process called "affination". Its purpose is to wash away the sugar crystals' outer coating, which is less pure than the crystal interior. The remaining sugar is then dissolved to make a syrup, about 60 percent solids by weight. The sugar solution is clarified by the addition of phosphoric acid and calcium hydroxide, which |
Richard Francis Burton, who died the 20th of Oct, 1890, first translated Mallanaga Vatsyayana's instructive work in 1884 from its' native Sanskrit. What was the title of this book? | Richard Francis Burton 13 February 1886 Burton was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) by Queen Victoria. He wrote a number of travel books in this period that were not particularly well received. His best-known contributions to literature were those considered risqué or even pornographic at the time and which were published under the auspices of the Kama Shastra society. These books include "The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana" (1883) (popularly known as the Kama Sutra), "The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night" (1885) (popularly known as The Arabian Nights), "The Perfumed Garden of | Richard Francis Burton Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. Burton's best-known achievements include: a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise, at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death; an unexpurgated translation of "One Thousand and One Nights" |
Oct 24, 1964 saw Northern Rhodesia gained independence from the United Kingdom and promptly changed its' name. By what name do we now know it? | Southern Rhodesia more amenable to allowing black nationalism than the Southern Rhodesians. Accordingly, Britain granted independence to Northern Rhodesia on 24 October 1964. However, when the new nationalists changed its name to "Zambia" and began tentatively at first and later in rapid march an Africanisation campaign, Southern Rhodesia remained a British colony, resisting attempts to bring in majority rule. The colony attempted to change its name to "Rhodesia" although this was not recognised by the United Kingdom. The majority of the Federation's military and financial assets went to Southern Rhodesia, since the British Government did not wish to see them fall into | 1960s in Rhodesia of the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union, under restriction on 16 April 1964. Northern Rhodesia gained its independence and Southern Rhodesia became the colony of Rhodesia on 24 October. Ian Smith unilaterally declared the independence (UDI) of Rhodesia from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965. The Rhodesian government then established a new constitution. Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister, declared the UDI illegal and an act of rebellion on 12 November. The United Nations Security Council declared the UDI illegal on 19 November, calling on Britain to end the rebellion. The British government suspended the Governor and Directors of Reserve |
Although debunked as an urban legend, what model of Chevrolet car supposedly would not sell in Spanish speaking countries because the name of the car means “won’t run” in Spanish? | Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova to the introduction of the 1994 Impala SS. In fact, a majority were fitted with inline-sixes coupled to a ZF manual transmission with floor lever 4 speeds, a single two-barrel Holey 2300 RX 7214-A carburetor giving out and a sporting exhaust note. Corsa, a local auto publication magazine tested a Chevy Coupe SS Serie 2 and obtained a 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) time of 11.1 seconds. An urban legend claims that the vehicle sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries because its name, spaced "no va", literally translates to "it doesn't go". This has since been debunked however, as "Nova" (one word) | Spanish language in the United States "car". Spanish-speaking Americans are the fastest growing linguistic group in the United States. Continual immigration and prevalent Spanish-language mass media (such as Univisión, Telemundo, and Azteca América) support the Spanish-speaking populations. Moreover, because of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is common for many American manufacturers to use multilingual product labeling using English, French and Spanish, three of the four official languages of the Organization of American States. Besides the businesses that always have catered to Hispanophone immigrants, a small, but increasing, number of mainstream American retailers now advertise bilingually in Spanish-speaking areas and offer bilingual, English-Spanish customer services. |
After 21 years on the PBS, what wood working show, hosted by master craftsman Norm Abrams, is going off the air? | Norm Abram Norm Abram Norman L. "Norm" Abram (born October 3, 1949) is an American carpenter known for his work on the PBS television programs "This Old House" and "The New Yankee Workshop". He is referred to on these shows as a "master carpenter". Abram was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and raised in Milford, Massachusetts. He attended high school in Milford. and studied mechanical engineering and business administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he became a brother of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. After college, Abram worked for three years as a site supervisor for a multimillion-dollar New England-based | 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) out of our mouths... Not a pleasant sound but it's the noise we had. We pressed it up and stuck it out. A celebration of sorts." Jimmy Cauty defended sampling as an artistic practice: "It's not as if we're taking anything away, just borrowing and making things bigger. If you're creative you aren't going to stop working just because there is a law against what you are doing." In 1991, Drummond admitted: "We didn't listen to "1987 What The Fuck's Going On" for a long time, and when we did we were embarrassed by it because it was so badly |
During WWII, General Douglas MacArthur famously declared “I shall” what, which he did on Oct 20, 1944? | Douglas MacArthur of his air forces on 8 December 1941, and the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese. MacArthur's forces were soon compelled to withdraw to Bataan, where they held out until May 1942. In March 1942, MacArthur, his family and his staff left nearby Corregidor Island in PT boats and escaped to Australia, where MacArthur became Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area. Upon his arrival, MacArthur gave a speech in which he famously promised "I shall return" to the Philippines. After more than two years of fighting in the Pacific, he fulfilled that promise. For his defense of the Philippines, MacArthur | General Douglas MacArthur (Dean) leadership of the Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II. MacArthur, his father General Arthur MacArthur, and his grandfather judge Arthur McArthur, were all residents of Milwaukee. Douglas lived at the Plankinton House and attended West Division High School. In 1898 he was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy by Milwaukee Congressman Theobald Otjen. Douglas MacArthur's final here was on April 27, 1951, when he received an honorary degree from Marquette University and spoke at this site." "General Douglas MacArthur" was sculpted in 1977 over a period of five months in the French town of La Colle-sur-Loup, west |
If a dish is described as ‘Mornay’ what is it served with? | Mornay sauce Mornay sauce A Mornay sauce is a béchamel sauce with shredded or grated Gruyère cheese added. Some variations use different combinations of Gruyère, Emmental cheese, or white Cheddar. A Mornay sauce made with cheddar is commonly used to make macaroni and cheese. The name origin of Mornay sauce is debated. It may be named after Philippe, duc de Mornay (1549–1623), Governor of Saumur and seigneur du Plessis-Marly, writer and diplomat, but a cheese sauce during this time would have to have been based on a velouté sauce, for Béchamel had not yet been developed. "Sauce Mornay" does not appear in | Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (), also known as Death's Dealer, is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Klaus Kinski. Jeremias was 12 years old when an onslaught on his parents' ranch made him an orphan. He has fought Indians ever since because he considers them responsible for this atrocity. As an adult he captures one day Tune, a young squaw in the wilderness. He brings her to the next city because he plans to sell her as a slave to the highest bidder. Before she is passed |
Oct 23 is the anniversary of the release of the first iPod from Apple. What year was it? | IPod IPod The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. As of July 27, 2017, only the iPod Touch remains in production. Like other digital music players, iPods can serve as external data storage devices. Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) can be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars, to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of | IPod Mini IPod Mini The iPod Mini (stylized and marketed as the iPod mini) is a digital audio player that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. While it was sold, it was the midrange model in Apple's iPod product line. It was announced on January 6, 2004 and released on February 20 of the same year. A second generation version was announced on February 23, 2005 and released immediately. While it was in production, it was one of the most popular electronic products on the market, with consumers often unable to find a retailer with the product in stock. The iPod |
Which NFL team plays its games in the newest stadium in the NFL, opening just this year? | 1966 NFL Championship Game world just after winning the 1966 NFL Championship Game. With the win, the Packers earned their tenth NFL championship; it was their second in a row and fourth in six seasons under Lombardi, in his eighth year as Green Bay's head coach. This was the Packers' only post-season win in the Dallas area prior to the 2010 season, when they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, played in the Cowboys' current home, Cowboys Stadium. Sunday, January 1, 1967"<br> Kickoff: 3:05 p.m. CST The NFL had six game officials in ; the line judge was added a season earlier | NFL International Series team that plays a home game in London sells a cheaper season ticket package for its own stadium with seven regular season games rather than the usual eight. Each designated home team receives US$1 million for giving up the home game. On October 11, 2011, the NFL owners approved playing NFL games in Great Britain through the year 2016. This stated that a home team could visit every year for up to five years but visitors could only visit once every five years. However, in 2015 the Detroit Lions returned to London as visitors in an apparent disregard for this |
Due to his small stature and looks, 1930s murder and bank robber George Nelson was commonly known by what nickname? | Baby Face Nelson has been portrayed multiple times onscreen. These include: Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), known by the alias George Nelson, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber in the 1930s. Gillis was given the nickname Baby Face due to his youthful appearance and small stature, although few dared call him "Baby Face" to his face. Criminal associates instead called him "Jimmy". Nelson entered into a partnership with John Dillinger, helping him escape from prison during the famed Crown Point, Indiana Jail escape, and was later labeled along with the | William "Bull" Nelson Davis to report to Nelson. By September 18, Davis had recuperated to the point where he could resume command of the forces defending against the Confederate threat to Louisville. On September 20, Davis reported to Nelson. Nelson was quite an imposing figure over Davis. Nelson got his nickname, "Bull," in no small part to his stature. Nelson was 300 pounds and six foot two inches, described as being "in the prime of life, in perfect health." Davis was quite small in comparison, measuring five foot nine, and reportedly only 125 pounds. Nelson ordered Davis to take charge of organizing and |
Citizens of Mexico know it as Rio Bravo del Norte. What do we call the 4th longest river system in the US? | Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Rio Grande del Norte National Monument The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is an approximately area of public lands in Taos County, New Mexico, proclaimed as a national monument on March 25, 2013 by President Barack Obama under the provisions of the Antiquities Act. It consists of the Rio Grande Gorge and surrounding lands, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The monument includes two BLM recreation areas, a portion of the Rio Grande designated as a Wild and Scenic River, and the Red River Wild and Scenic River. The monument includes portions of the Taos Plateau volcanic | What the Bleep Do We Know!? Do We Know!?—Discovering the Endless Possibilities of Your Everyday Reality". HCI president Peter Vegso stated that in regard to this book, "What the Bleep is the quantum leap in the New Age world," and "by marrying science and spirituality, it is the foundation of future thought." On August 1, 2006 "What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole - Quantum Edition" multi-disc DVD set was released, containing two extended versions of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?," with over 15 hours of material on three double-sided DVDs. The film features interview segments of: What the Bleep Do We Know!? What the |
Henry Wells and William Fargo, before they got into banking, made their mark on the world operating what service in the west in the 1850s? | History of Wells Fargo because it kept sufficient assets on hand to meet customers' demands rather than transferring all its assets to New York. Surviving the Panic of 1855 gave Wells Fargo two advantages. First, it faced virtually no competition in the banking and express business in California after the crisis; second, Wells Fargo attained a reputation for dependability and soundness. From 1855 through 1866, Wells Fargo expanded rapidly, becoming the West's all-purpose business, communications, and transportation agent. Under Barney's direction, the company developed its own stagecoach business, helped start and then took over Butterfield Overland Mail, and participated in the Pony Express. This | William Fargo Henry Wells and Daniel Dunning, Fargo organized the Western Express which ran from Buffalo to Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and intermediate points, under the name of "Wells & Co". At that time, there were no railroad facilities west of Buffalo, and Fargo, who had charge of the business, made use of steamboats and wagons. In 1845, Daniel Dunning withdrew from the company and in 1846, Henry Wells sold out his interest in this concern to William A. Livingston, who became Fargo's partner in "Livingston, Fargo & Company". In 1850, three competing express companies: "Wells & Company" (Henry Wells), "Livingston, Fargo |
What was the name of the legendary, and as of yet undiscovered, city of gold which inspired the Spanish conquest of half of the Americas? | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Muisca, the Muisca frequently presented other individuals instead of the rulers to the invaders. This strategy was to protect the Muisca rulers and their valuables, of great interest to the Spanish who were in search of "El Dorado". The modern anthropologists maintain that the names of the "caciques" were different; "Bogotá" for Tisquesusa and "Eucaneme" for Quemuenchatocha, whose nephew was called Quiminza. Gamboa Mendoza mentions the omitting of information in the early Spanish chronicles about the participation of other indigenous groups and leaders in the conquest. What he describes as "enemy"; the "cacique" of Guatavita, allied with the Spanish to | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in "Age of Empires 3", having a Lost City hidden in the Andes. They are also in the Multiplayer, found primarily in the areas making up Chile and Argentina. The conquest is parodied in "The Simpsons" TV series, in the episode "Lost Verizon", written by John Frink. Pizarro and his fellow conquistadors feature as antagonists in the 1982 animated serial "The Mysterious Cities of Gold". Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, |
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are collectively known as whom? | Porthos himself for the Siege of La Rochelle. The fictional Porthos is very loosely based on the historical musketeer Isaac de Porthau. Actors who have played Porthos on screen include: Porthos Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After" and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, Athos and Aramis, are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan. In "The Three Musketeers" his family name is du Vallon. In "Twenty Years After", having made a financially advantageous marriage, he is first known | The Return of the Musketeers Mazarin sends d'Artagnan and Porthos after Beaufort, but Beaufort escapes them due to interference from Athos and Aramis, who are working for Beaufort. This starts a fight amongst the Musketeers, in which d'Artagnan slices Aramis' hand. Aramis breaks his sword and rides away. d'Artagnan and Porthos are fired by Mazarin for not catching Beaufort. Rochefort goes into hiding until he finds Justine, and tells her the names of d'Artagnan, Porthos, and Aramis, revealing to her that the Comte de la Fere is Athos. King Charles I of England is to be executed, so Queen Anne of Austria sends d'Artagnan, Athos, |
Everyone's favorite childhood book, Where the Wild Things Are, saw the movie version dominate the box office last weekend. What is the name of the main protagonist in the book? | Where the Wild Things Are Little", features a spoof of "Where the Wild Things Are" entitled "The Land of the Wild Beasts". The live-action film version of the book is directed by Spike Jonze. It was released on October 16, 2009. The film stars Max Records as Max and features Catherine Keener as his mother, with Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, Paul Dano, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara and Forest Whitaker providing the voices of the principal Wild Things. The soundtrack was written and produced by Karen O and Carter Burwell. The screenplay was adapted by Jonze and Dave Eggers. Sendak was one of the producers for | Where the Wild Things Are an emotion and kinda escapes into this world ... and that's kinda what I wanted to do". Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short in 1974 (with an updated version in 1988); a 1980 opera; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide , with 10 million of those being in the United |
What famous TV family got their start with short vignettes on the variety show, The Tracey Ullman Show? | The Tracey Ullman Show producing three pilots a week. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The show is also known for producing a series of shorts featuring the Simpson family, which was later adapted into the longest running American scripted primetime television series "The Simpsons". "The Tracey Ullman Show" garnered Fox its first ever Emmy nomination and win; it was awarded a total of 11. "Rolling Stone" ranked "The Tracey Ullman Show" as the #25 best sketch comedy show in its "40 Greatest Sketch-Comedy TV Shows of | The Tracey Ullman Show breaks during the first and second seasons of the show. They eventually had their own full segments in between the live action segments during season three. Except for a repeat airing of the short "Simpson Xmas," they did not appear in the fourth and final season of "The Tracey Ullman Show", as they had their own half-hour TV series by then. All of them were written by Matt Groening and animated at Klasky-Csupo by a team of animators consisting of David Silverman, Wes Archer, and Bill Kopp. "Tracey Ullman Show" cast members Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner provide the voices |
With Halifax as its capital, what Canadian provinces' name literally translates as New Scotland? | Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (; Latin for "New Scotland"; ; Scottish Gaelic: "Alba Nuadh") is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi). "Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in Latin and is the recognized | Halifax (bank) retained as a trading name, but it no longer exists as a legal entity. HBOS was acquired by the Lloyds Banking Group in January 2009 amid falling share price and speculation as to its future. Bank of Scotland plc (including its brands such as Halifax) became a wholly owned subsidiary of the group. In February 2009, Halifax made significant changes to its current accounts. From then, all new standard current accounts had zero credit and debit interest, along with no paid and unpaid item charges (which were previously up to £35, Halifax has replaced their basic 'Easycash' account with the |
October 26th, 1881, was the famous shootout at the OK Corral. In what Arizona town was it located? | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp, Special Policeman Morgan Earp, Special Policeman Wyatt Earp, | O.K. Corral (building) "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" made the shootout famous and the public was incorrectly led to believe it was the actual location of the altercation. Despite the historical inaccuracy, the corral is marketed as the location of the shootout, and visitors can pay to see a reenactment of the gunfight. The corral is now part of the Tombstone Historic District. At the time of the gunfight on October 26, 1881, the O.K. Corral and Livery was one of eight liveries and corrals in the city of about 5,300 residents, excluding Chinese and children. The others included the Dexter Livery (owned |
Which Peanuts character waits up every Halloween night for a visit from the Great Pumpkin? | Great Pumpkin players. Again, the Great Pumpkin never appears. Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is an unseen holiday figure in the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure in whom only Linus van Pelt believes. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children on Halloween evening. Every year, Linus sits in a pumpkin patch (a place Linus believes is the most sincere and lacking in hypocrisy) on Halloween night waiting for the Great Pumpkin to appear. Invariably, the Great Pumpkin fails to turn up, but a humiliated yet | Great Pumpkin cameo as the twins "3 and 4". Parts of the segment had music by Vince Guaraldi (best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the "Peanuts" comic strip), which they had obtained the rights to use. In the episode segment, Milhouse waits in a pumpkin patch on Halloween for the Grand Pumpkin (which Bart made up) with Lisa. After Lisa sees everyone at school having a Halloween party, she grows tired of waiting and leaves in frustration. Milhouse starts to cry and his tears and childlike belief bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to |
Michael Jordan wasn't the first to have his name emblazoned on a basketball shoe. Who holds that honor, when it was added to his signature shoe in 1923? | Shoe important in athletic shoe design, to implement new design features based on how feet reacted to specific actions, such as running, jumping, or side-to-side movement. Athletic shoes for women were also designed for their specific physiological differences. Shoes specific to the sport of basketball were developed by Chuck Taylor, and are popularly known as Chuck Taylor All-Stars. These shoes, first sold in 1917, are double-layer canvas shoes with rubber soles and toe caps, and a high heel (known as a "high top") for added support. In 1969, Taylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition | Shoe of this development, and in the 1970s, other shoe manufacturers, such as Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and others began imitating this style of athletic shoe. In April 1985, Nike introduced its own brand of basketball shoe which would become popular in its own right, the Air Jordan, named after the then-rookie Chicago Bulls basketball player, Michael Jordan. The Air Jordan line of shoes sold $100 million in their first year. As barefoot running became popular by the late 20th and early 21st century, many modern shoe manufacturers have recently designed footwear that mimic this experience, maintaining optimum flexibility and natural walking |
What is the main alcoholic ingredient in the cocktail known as a zombie? | Zombie (cocktail) Catering Industry Employee (CIE) journal: "Juice of 1 lime, unsweetened pineapple juice, bitters, 1 ounce heavily bodied rum, 2 ounces of Gold Label rum, 1 ounce of White Label rum, 1 ounce of apricot-flavored brandy, 1 ounce of papaya juice" Zombie (cocktail) The Zombie is a cocktail made of fruit juices, liqueurs, and various rums. It first appeared in late 1934, invented by Donn Beach of Hollywood's "Don the Beachcomber" restaurant. It was popularized soon afterwards at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Legend has it that Donn Beach originally concocted the Zombie to help a hung-over customer get through | Zombie (cocktail) Zombie (cocktail) The Zombie is a cocktail made of fruit juices, liqueurs, and various rums. It first appeared in late 1934, invented by Donn Beach of Hollywood's "Don the Beachcomber" restaurant. It was popularized soon afterwards at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Legend has it that Donn Beach originally concocted the Zombie to help a hung-over customer get through a business meeting. The customer returned several days later to complain that he had been turned into a zombie for his entire trip. Its smooth, fruity taste works to conceal its extremely high alcoholic content. "Don the Beachcomber" restaurants limit |
Who wrote the novel It, which sees Derry, Maine terrorized at 28 year intervals by a entity that calls itself "Pennywise the Dancing Clown? | It (novel) It (novel) It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his 22nd book, and his 18th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an entity that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown' to attract its preferred prey of young children. The novel is told through narratives alternating between two periods, and is largely told in the third-person omniscient mode. "It" deals with themes | It (novel) order." During a heavy rainstorm in Derry, Maine, six-year-old George "Georgie" Denbrough is chasing a paper boat that was given to him by his older brother, Bill, down a gutter. The boat is washed down a storm drain and Georgie peers in, seeing a pair of glowing yellow eyes. Georgie is confronted by a man dressed in a silver clown suit who introduces himself as "Mr. Bob Gray", a.k.a. "Pennywise the Dancing Clown". Pennywise offers Georgie a balloon which he cautiously refuses. The clown then entices Georgie to reach into the drain to retrieve his boat; he then severs Georgie's |
October 25, 1957 was the birthday of actress and comedian Nancy Cartwright. What TV character is she best know for? | Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actress, known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series "Richie Rich", which she followed with a starring role in the television movie "Marian Rose White" (1982) and her first feature | What She Doesn't Know What She Doesn't Know "What She Doesn't Know" is a 7" single by American singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia, released on February 25, 2008 by Fat Cat Records. The vinyl was limited to 500 copies worldwide. The two songs on "What She Doesn't Know" were recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago during the sessions for Nastasia's 2006 album "On Leaving". The title track features drumming by Jay Bellerose, who has previously drummed on "The Blackened Air" and "On Leaving". The B-side "Your Red Nose" features drumming by Jim White, who collaborated with Nastasia for 2007's "You Follow Me". "What She Doesn't Know" |
Monster Charles Manson carved an X into his forehead for his trial in 1970. After getting bored with it, what did he transform it into? | Charles Manson was part of the journalist's prime-time special on Satanism. At least as early as the Snyder interview, Manson's forehead bore a swastika in the spot where the X carved during his trial had been. Nikolas Schreck conducted an interview with Manson for his documentary "Charles Manson Superstar" (1989). Schreck concluded that Manson was not insane but merely acting that way out of frustration. On September 25, 1984, Manson was imprisoned in the California Medical Facility at Vacaville when inmate Jan Holmstrom poured paint thinner on him and set him on fire, causing second- and third-degree burns on over 20 percent | Manson Family Manson's conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the trial's start. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene, who was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead. He issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self"—and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as did most |
What is the name of the scrawny, superstitious schoolmaster who is pursued by the Headless Horseman in the Washington Irving story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper that had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during "some nameless battle" of the American Revolutionary War, and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head". The "Legend" relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. Ichabod Crane, a | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.". Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who lost |
October 30, 1938 saw Orson Wells induce widespread public panic with his radio broadcast of what HG Wells classic? | H. G. Wells 1940, on the radio station KTSA in San Antonio, Texas, Wells took part in a radio interview with Orson Welles, who two years previously had performed a famous radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds". During the interview, by Charles C Shaw, a KTSA radio host, Wells admitted his surprise at the widespread panic that resulted from the broadcast but acknowledged his debt to Welles for increasing sales of one of his "more obscure" titles. Wells died of unspecified causes on 13 August 1946, aged 79, at his home at 13 Hanover Terrace, overlooking Regent's Park, London. Some reports | John Wells (sportscaster) John Wells (sportscaster) John Wells (born February 11, 1946) is a Canadian sportscaster. His most recent show, which ended in April 2008, was "Wells And Company" on CJOB radio in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He broadcast Canadian Football League games for over 30 years. He is the son of "Cactus" Jack Wells. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Wells broadcasting career began in 1965 at Winnipeg's CKY-FM. He moved to television in 1969 as sports director for CKCK-TV in Regina. Wells spent six years as a play-by-play announcer for CFL on CTV. He also spent |
What Rudyard Kipling story, later made into a movie staring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, tells the story of two British adventurers in India who set off to become the rules of Kafiristan? | The Man Who Would Be King (film) The Man Who Would Be King (film) The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 Technicolor adventure film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling novella of the same name. It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey, and Christopher Plummer as Kipling (giving a name to the novella's anonymous narrator). The film follows two rogue ex-soldiers, former non-commissioned officers in the British Army, who set off from late 19th-century British India in search of adventure and end up in faraway Kafiristan, where one is taken for a god and made their king. | The Man Who Would Be King (film) In 1885 in India, while working late at night in his newspaper office, the journalist Rudyard Kipling is approached by a ragged, seemingly crazed derelict who reveals himself to be Peachy Carnehan, an old acquaintance. Carnehan tells Kipling the story of how he and his comrade-in-arms Danny Dravot, ex-sergeants of the British Army who had become adventurers, travelled far beyond India into the remote land of Kafiristan. Three years earlier, Dravot and Carnehan had met Kipling under less than auspicious circumstances. After stealing Kipling's pocket-watch, Carnehan found a masonic tag on the chain and, realising he had robbed a fellow |
Which hands-free children's Halloween party game began as contest to see who would be the first to marry in a new year? | Geography of Halloween form of a street carnival and fireworks display. Games are often played, such as bobbing for apples, in which apples, peanuts, and other nuts and fruit and some small coins are placed in a basin of water. Everyone takes turns catching as many items possible using only their mouths. Another common game involves the hands-free eating of an apple hung on a string attached to the ceiling. Games of divination are also played at Halloween. Colcannon is traditionally served on Halloween. 31 October is the busiest day of the year for the Emergency Services. Bangers and fireworks are illegal in | Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Is a Fox network reality show in which a multi-millionaire named Rick Rockwell married the contest winner, Darva Conger, on television. The show was aired as a single two-hour broadcast on February 15, 2000, and was hosted by Jay Thomas. In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked it number 25 on its "TV Guide"s 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list. The special was structured as a beauty pageant-like competition in which 50 women (one from each U.S. state) competed to be the bride of an unknown multi-millionaire, whom |
According to legend, Henry Ford famously stated "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as" what? | Strategic management create a product of high technical quality. If you created a product that worked well and was durable, it was assumed you would have no difficulty profiting. This was called the production orientation. Henry Ford famously said of the Model T car: "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black." Management theorist Peter F Drucker wrote in 1954 that it was the customer who defined what business the organization was in. In 1960 Theodore Levitt argued that instead of producing products then trying to sell them to the customer, businesses | Any Colour You Like one has in human society, while being deluded into thinking one does. It is also speculated that the song is about the fear of making choices. The origin of the title is unclear. One possible origin of the title comes from an answer frequently given by a studio technician to questions put to him: "You can have it any colour you like", which was a reference to Henry Ford's apocryphal description of the Model T: "You can have it any color you like, as long as it's black." (Ford said something very like this in his autobiography.). Roger Waters may |
With over 491 billion sold, what is the best selling cookie in America? | Cookie include sandwich biscuits, such as custard creams, Jammie Dodgers, Bourbons and Oreos, with marshmallow or jam filling and sometimes dipped in chocolate or another sweet coating. Cookies are often served with beverages such as milk, coffee or tea. Factory-made cookies are sold in grocery stores, convenience stores and vending machines. Fresh-baked cookies are sold at bakeries and coffeehouses, with the latter ranging from small business-sized establishments to multinational corporations such as Starbucks. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, including the United Kingdom, the most common word for a crisp cookie is biscuit. The term cookie is normally used to | Newtons (cookie) 2012, Nabisco makes several varieties of the Newton, which, in addition to the original fig filling, include versions filled with apple cinnamon, strawberry, raspberry, and mixed berry. The Fig Newton also is sold in a 100% whole-grain variety and a fat-free variety. Fig Newton Minis have also been introduced. The fig bar is the company's third best-selling product, with sales of more than a billion bars a year. In 2011, a crisp cookie was introduced in the United States named Newtons Fruit Thins, after being successfully marketed by Kraft in Canada as Lifestyle Selections, a variety of Peek Freans. In |
What WWII fighter ace went on to become the first human to travel faster than the speed of sound when he piloted the Bell X-1, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis, past Mach 1? | Bell X-1 Bell X-1 The Bell X-1 is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics–U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft. Conceived during 1944 and designed and built in 1945, it achieved a speed of nearly in 1948. A derivative of this same design, the Bell X-1A, having greater fuel capacity and hence longer rocket burning time, exceeded in 1954. The X-1, piloted by Chuck Yeager, was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight and was the first of | Bell X-1 Charles "Chuck" Yeager piloted USAF aircraft #46-062, nicknamed "Glamorous Glennis" for his wife. The airplane was drop launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 and reached Mach 1.06 (). Following burnout of the engine, the plane glided to a landing on the dry lake bed. This was XS-1 flight number 50. The three main participants in the X-1 program won the National Aeronautics Association Collier Trophy in 1948 for their efforts. Honored at the White House by President Truman were Larry Bell for Bell Aircraft, Captain Yeager for piloting the flights, and John Stack for the contributions of the |
The Treehouse of Horror episodes are the Halloween specials of what long-running TV series? | Treehouse of Horror and Bill Oakley later expressed regret about submitting the episode. The twenty-third and twenty-fifth "Treehouse of Horror" episodes were nominated for the same award in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Treehouse of Horror Treehouse of Horror, also known as "The Simpsons" Halloween specials, are a series of Halloween specials within the animated series "The Simpsons", each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments. These segments usually involve the Simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. They take place outside the show's normal continuity and completely abandon any pretense of being realistic, being known for their far more violent and | Treehouse of Horror was planned ever since the show began airing in 1989. Although "Treehouse of Horror" episodes are Halloween-themed, for several years new episodes premiered in November following the holiday, due to Fox's coverage of Major League Baseball's World Series. Season 12's "Treehouse of Horror XI" was the first episode to air in November. There have been several references to this in the show, such as in "Treehouse of Horror XIV" where Kang looks at a "TV Guide" and says, "Pathetic humans. They're showing a Halloween episode... in November!" and Kodos replies "Who's still thinking about Halloween? We've already got our Christmas |
Shepard Faireys Barack Obama poster, which has been in the news of late because of copyright issues, began life sporting a word other than hope. What was it? | Barack Obama "Hope" poster Barack Obama "Hope" poster The Barack Obama "Hope" poster is an image of Barack Obama designed by artist Shepard Fairey, which was widely described as iconic and came to represent his 2008 presidential campaign. It consists of a stylized stencil portrait of Obama in solid red, beige and (light and dark) blue, with the word "progress", "hope" or "change" below (and other words in some versions). The design was created in one day and printed first as a poster. Fairey sold 290 of the posters on the street immediately after printing them. It was then more widely distributed—both as a | Barack Obama "Hope" poster the case, with the government sentencing request stating that "[a] sentence without any term of imprisonment sends a terrible message to those who might commit the same sort of criminal conduct. Encouraging parties to game the civil litigation system [...] creates terrible incentives and subverts the truth-finding function of civil litigation." However, his sentence was ultimately limited to 300 hours of community service and a $30,000 fine. Barack Obama "Hope" poster The Barack Obama "Hope" poster is an image of Barack Obama designed by artist Shepard Fairey, which was widely described as iconic and came to represent his 2008 presidential |
We know (and love) Shrek from his many movies. What type of mythical creature is he? | Shrek someone else, and urges Shrek to go after Fiona before she is married. They travel to Duloc quickly by riding Dragon, who had escaped her confines and followed Donkey. Shrek interrupts the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona. He tells her that Farquaad is not her true love and is only marrying her to become king. The sun sets, which turns Fiona into an ogre in front of everyone, causing a surprised Shrek to fully understand what he overheard. Outraged, Farquaad orders Shrek executed and Fiona detained. Dragon bursts in alongside Donkey and devours Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona profess their | You Don't Know What Love Is the song in the 1950s, it became a jazz standard, with noteworthy recordings by Billie Holiday, Sonny Rollins and many others. You Don't Know What Love Is "You Don't Know What Love Is" is a popular song of the Great American Songbook, written by Don Raye (lyrics) and Gene de Paul (music) for the Abbott and Costello picture "Keep 'Em Flying" (1941), in which it was sung by Carol Bruce. The number was deleted from the film prior to release. The song was later included in "Behind the Eight Ball" (1942), starring the Ritz Brothers. "You Don't Know What Love |
According to the classic poem The Raven, what is the name of the lost love that the unnamed narrator is trying to forget? | The Raven Mirror" on January 29, 1845. Its publication made Poe popular in his lifetime, although it did not bring him much financial success. The poem was soon reprinted, parodied, and illustrated. Critical opinion is divided as to the poem's literary status, but it nevertheless remains one of the most famous poems ever written. "The Raven" follows an unnamed narrator on a dreary night in December who sits reading "forgotten lore" by a dying fire as a way to forget the death of his beloved Lenore. A "tapping at [his] chamber door" reveals nothing, but excites his soul to "burning". The tapping | The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name successful blasphemy trial in the UK. The poem itself was considered of low artistic value, both by critics and the author himself. In 2002, a deliberate and well-publicised public repeat reading of the poem took place on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square, without any incidents. Kirkup criticized the politicizing of his poem. The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name is a controversial poem by James Kirkup. It is written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion who is graphically described having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, |
October 26, 1972, saw the death of Igor Sikorsky, the man responsible for what mode of transport? | Igor Sikorsky United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-conquering flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today. Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (in present-day Ukraine), the youngest of five children. His father, Ivan Alexeevich Sikorsky, was a professor of psychology of Kiev St. Vladimir University, a psychiatrist | Igor Sikorsky designed the first heavy bomber for Russia. In 2013, "Flying" magazine ranked Sikorsky number 12 on its list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation. On March 22, 2018 the Kiev city council officially renamed Kiev airport "International Airport "Kyiv" (Zhulyany) named after Igor Sikorsky". Sikorsky was a deeply religious Russian Orthodox Christian and authored two religious and philosophical books ("The Message of the Lord's Prayer" and "The Invisible Encounter"). Summarizing his beliefs, in the latter he wrote: Igor Sikorsky Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (, "Ígor' Ivánovič Sikórskij"; May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972), was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both |
What religious holiday immediately follows Halloween? | Geography of Halloween the Republic of Ireland; however, they are commonly smuggled in from Northern Ireland where they are legal. Bonfires are frequently built around Halloween. Trick-or-treating is popular amongst children on 31 October and Halloween parties and events are commonplace. In Italy All Saints' Day is a public holiday. On 1 November, "Tutti i Morti" or All Souls' Day, families remember loved ones who have died. These are still the main holidays. In some Italian tradition, children would awake on the morning of All Saints or All Souls to find small gifts from their deceased ancestors. In Sardinia, "Concas de Mortu" (Head | The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately "We'll go on a trip to Gravel Hall" Audience (in unison): "Can we come too?" CMD: "Yes, it's about time you all came to!" A: "Lance Lieutenant Tooting reporting for duty sir." FX: Beep beep B: "What was that?" A: "Me sir, Tooting." B: "Well, don't let it happen again!" The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately (TNPFAI) was a cult BBC comedy of the 1970s, now almost completely forgotten. The programme starred Bill Wallis, David Jason, Denise Coffey, David Gooderson and Jonathan Cecil. The basic story revolved around a comedy factory, Allied British Comedy |
On Oct 28, 1919, the United States Congress shat upon the American people by passing the Volstead Act, which lead the way to what 14 year period of darkness and despair? | Prohibition in the United States December 18, 1918. Upon being approved by a 36th state on January 16, 1919, the amendment was ratified as a part of the Constitution. By the terms of the amendment, the country went dry one year later, on January 17, 1920. On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them. Although the Volstead Act prohibited the sale of alcohol, the federal government lacked resources to enforce it. Prohibition was successful in | An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States the expense of the United States. APPROVED, July 9, 1798. An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States, (5th Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 68, ) is an act of Congress approved July 9, 1798, authorizing the President of the United States to use military force in the Quasi-War with France. On June 28, 1798 a committee appointed to consider President Adams' recommendations to Congress reported a bill further to protect the commerce of the United States which was received and read the first and second time. |
Played by Lee Majors, Steve Austin, astronaut, A man barely alive, becomes who? | Lee Majors a starring role as Colonel Steve Austin, an ex-astronaut with bionic implants in "The Six Million Dollar Man", a 1973 television movie broadcast on ABC. In 1974, the network decided to turn it into a weekly series. The series became an international success, being screened in over 70 countries, turning Majors into a pop icon. Majors also made his directorial debut in 1975, on an episode called "One of Our Running Backs Is Missing" which co-starred professional football players such as Larry Csonka and Dick Butkus. In 1977, with "The Six Million Dollar Man" still a hit series, Majors tried | Steve Austin (character) than the literary counterpart, although numerous episodes show Austin being frustrated at being a "bionic lap dog" for the OSI. Austin's backstory is barely described by Caidin. The TV series, however, introduced his mother and stepfather (who live in Ojai, California), and eventually, a fiancée, Jaime Sommers, who later became bionic after a skydiving accident, leading to a spin-off series, "The Bionic Woman". Lee Majors made frequent guest appearances on the spin-off series, which springboarded from Jaime being brought back to life after her bionics failed; a consequence of this was she lost all memory of her relationship to Austin. |
In the Star Wars universe, what rank falls between Padawan and Jedi Master? | Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice command over certain aspects of the assignment, which gives Obi-Wan added responsibility on his journey toward becoming a Jedi Knight. The books include (in chronological order): Special Editions Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice is a popular series of books in the fictional "Star Wars" (Legends) universe, published between 1999 and 2002. Jude Watson is the primary author of the series, although the first book was written by Dave Wolverton. The books follow the adventures of young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, before the events of "". The series' main target market was supposed to | Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi The Last of the Jedi is a series of young adult science fiction novels written by Jude Watson, begun in 2005. The series is set in the fictional "Star Wars" Universe, in the time period between the end of "" and a few years prior to "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope". This series follows the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi, following the events of "Revenge of the Sith" until he finds an ex-Padawan, Ferus Olin. From here to the end the series focuses on a little band of surviving Jedi. A |
21 October, 1833 saw the birth of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who amassed his considerable fortune following his invention of what? | Alfred Nobel prizes, suggesting they were intended to improve his reputation. Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (; ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. After reading a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic | Alfred Nobel survives in modern-day companies such as Dynamit Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are descendants of mergers with companies Nobel himself established. Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872), an inventor and engineer, and Carolina Andriette (Ahlsell) Nobel (1805–1889). The couple married in 1827 and had eight children. The family was impoverished, and only Alfred and his three brothers survived past childhood. Through his father, Alfred Nobel was a descendant of the Swedish scientist Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), and in his turn the boy was interested in engineering, particularly explosives, learning the basic principles from his father |
What band worried that “You Shook Me All Night Long” before offering themselves as “Guns For Hire” which resulted in a “Touch Too Much” but were finally satisfied with “Moneytalks”? | You Shook Me All Night Long You Shook Me All Night Long "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from the album "Back in Black". The song also reappeared on their later album "Who Made Who". AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, it reached number 35 on the USA's Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980. The single was re-released internationally in 1986, following the release of the album "Who Made Who". The re-released single in 1986 contains the B-side(s): B1. "She's Got Balls" (Live, Bondi Lifesaver '77); B2. "You Shook Me All Night | Touch Me (All Night Long) Touch Me (All Night Long) "Touch Me (All Night Long)" is the title of a 1984 single by American singer Fonda Rae. It was a minor hit for her and the band Wish in 1984 and was featured in the film "". In the original, it is alternately spelled as "Tuch Me (All Night Long)". US 12" single "Touch Me" was released in 2004 by electronic dance group Angel City, from their album, "Love Me Right". The band was formed by Zentveld & Oomen. "Touch Me" was the follow-up to the group's 2003 hit "Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)". It |
Used in place of a net, what is the name for the pole with a sharp hook on the end of it used to boat large fish? | Fishing gaff gaff" is a specialized type of gaff used for securing and controlling very large fish. The hook part of the gaff (the head) detaches when sufficient force is used, somewhat like a harpoon's dart. The head is secured to the boat with a length of heavy rope or cable. Fishing gaff In fishing, a gaff is a pole with a sharp hook on the end that is used to stab a large fish and then lift the fish into the boat or onto shore. Ideally, the hook is placed under the backbone. Gaffs are used when the weight of the | I Used to Be a Fish I Used to Be a Fish I Used to be a Fish is a book written by Tom Sullivan for ages 4–8. A boy imagines his pet fish tells him the story of evolution. The 48-page book is drawn in 3 colors: red, blue and white. It was described as similar in style to Dr Seuss by some reviewers due to the simple drawing style and absurdity of the tale. It includes a timeline and author's note at the end for older children or parents who want material for further discussion. Author-illustrator Tom Sullivan was a freelance graphic designer. This |
As part of a purification ritual, what is it that sumo wrestlers throw in the ring before they engage in combat? | Sumo Sumo The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is considered a "gendai budō", which refers to modern Japanese martial art, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as "heya", where all aspects of their daily | Ritual purification brahmins, especially those engaged in the temple worship. An important part of ritual purification in Hinduism is the bathing of the entire body, particularly in rivers considered holy such as the Ganges; it is considered auspicious to perform this form of purification before any festival, and it is also practiced after the death of someone, in order to maintain purity. Punyahavachanam is a ritual performed before any ceremony such as Marriage, Homa etc. Mantras are chanted and then water is sprinkled over all the people participating and the items used. In the ritual known as "abhisheka" (Sanskrit, "sprinkling; ablution"), the |