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Folk, Rain, and Lap are all types of what?

Four Traditional Mexican Folk Dances - PrivateIslandParty.com Blog Four Traditional Mexican Folk Dances by Geoffrey Stanton posted on 4/17/13 Mexico is a country with a myriad of rich traditions, stemming from both the pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures and the influence of their European conquerors. Baile Folklorico, or folk dancing, is a prominent part of Mexican culture today. These dances come in so many forms that it would be a challenge to elucidate them all. So instead, below are four interesting styles of Mexican folk dancing, their histories and meanings. Enjoy! Also, for further information on this subject please check out Mexican Folk Dances (World Dance Series) Concheros Known alternately as Huehuenches, Chichimecas, Aztecas and Mexicas, the Concheros dance is one of the oldest dances in Mexico—dating back to shortly after the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the invading Spanish. The Concheros dance represents a compromise between various influences—it is meant to preserve the heritage of Mexico’s indigenous pre-Hispanic population, and is based on the indigenous “mitote” dance, but was adapted during the Spanish Conquest to take on a Catholic meaning. It is typically performed by dancers in exceedingly elaborate costumes that are meant to resemble the garb of the defeated Aztecs (although influences from other indigenous cultures, including some originating in the current United States, has inevitably crept in over the centuries.) Danza de los Voladores The Danza de los Voladores is another indigenous dance, although its specific origins remain obscure. It is thought to have originated with Nahua, Huastec and Otomi peoples of central Mexico, but the legends and traditions of the dance in its modern form are more closely associated with the Totonac people. According to Totonac myth, the ritual was first performed in response to a severe drought hundreds of years ago. In order to please the rain god Xipe Totec, the village chose five young, chaste men to cut down the largest tree in the forest, erect it in the center of the village and climb to its peak. Four of the men then proceeded to jump from the top of the trunk, while the fifth remained, dancing and playing music. The core of this basic practice remains intact in modern times, with four young men jumping from the pole (safely fastened to its peak with ropes) while the fifth dances atop it, but the more complex religious and ritual elements of the ceremony have been lost to history. La Conquista In stark contrast to the previous two, La Conquista is decidedly NOT a dance with any indigenous origin whatsoever. It depicts the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and involves two groups of dancers —one that represents the indigenous Aztecs, and the other that represents the Spanish Conquistadors, each in distinctive forms of dress—feathers and “skins” for the Aztecs, arquebuses (rifles) and shining helmets for the Conquistadors. Some versions of the dance even include dancers who represent such key figures as Hernan Cortes and Emperor Montezuma, and end with either the slaying of the king or the baptism of his Aztec subjects. It’s a fascinating, if a bit disturbing, legacy of the Spanish eradication of pre-Hispanic cultures and peoples. Jarabe Tapatio Sometimes known as the “Mexican Hat Dance”, the Jarabe Tapatio is probably the most widely-known and recognizable of all the Mexican folk dances. Originating in the late 18th century, the dance is meant to illustrate the courtship ritual—the man makes advances toward the woman, who rejects them at first, but is eventually swayed and accepts the man as a partner. Because of its undeniable sexual overtones, the Jarabe Tapatio was roundly condemned by the Roman Catholic Church, and was originally only performed between two female partners. It was even banned outright by the Spanish colonial government, because it was considered immoral and perceived as a challenge to colonial authority. After the Mexican Revolution, however, it was adopted as the “national dance” of Mexico as a way of representing cultural unity

“Wocka Wocka Wocka” was the catchphrase of the Muppet Fozzie, who was what kind of animal?

Fozzie Bear | Muppet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Bonnie Erikson builder Fozzie Bear is The Muppet Show's resident comedian. He's an orange-brown, fuzzy Muppet bear who tells bad jokes, usually punctuated with his catchphrase laugh , "Wocka wocka wocka!" Fozzie's best friend is Kermit the Frog , although they occasionally have differences of opinion. During the first season of The Muppet Show, Fozzie's monologues usually consisted of Fozzie telling simple setup/punchline jokes, while being heckled by his mother's old friends, Statler and Waldorf . After the first season, most of his monologues relied on gimmicks such as telling jokes on roller skates. A common schtick in many episodes is that Fozzie would attempt to imitate the guest star's most famous act to attempt to emulate their success, only to comically fail completely at the attempt. For instance, Edgar Bergen inspired him to try ventriloquism while stage magician Doug Henning inadvertently convinced Fozzie to try his hand at being a magician. In Jim Henson: The Works , Christopher Finch wrote: "One of the biggest problems [with the first season] was with Fozzie Bear. Fozzie was crucial to The Muppet Show because he was conceived as Frank Oz 's main character, and the success of the show would depend to a significant degree on Frank having the opportunity to display the full range of his virtuoso performance and comedic skills. "It was logical to have a comedian as a primary character on The Muppet Show, particularly once the Muppet Theater had been established as its basic setting. And given the spirit of the Muppets, it was almost inevitable that he would be a bad comedian. The problem with Fozzie was that his bad jokes and failure to win over an audience provoked more embarrassment than sympathy. For instance in episode 122 , Fozzie gets so fed up with the heckling that he demands everyone but true Fozzie fans leave the auditorium. As a result, the seats are left completely empty; even Fozzie's own cousin leaves; Fozzie departs the stage almost in tears. " Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz gradually transformed Fozzie by building up the positive aspects of his personality. They allowed his perpetual optimism to offset his onstage failures until he became a more rounded character. Fozzie's virtues ultimately made his ineptness acceptable -- and even endearing. So successful was this metamorphosis that he became one of the most popular of all the Muppets." As Brian Henson notes in a generic Muppet Show introduction , "Fozzie is always telling terrible jokes, but he's just trying so hard you've got to love him." Contents Fozzie's family in Fozzie's Big Worry . As an infant, like many of the Muppets, Fozzie was under the care of Nanny (as seen in Muppet Babies ). Fozzie's mother however kept some early home videos of Fozzie and the other Muppets, as shown in A Muppet Family Christmas . As a kid , Fozzie was raised by his mom and dad , along with his baby brother Freddie . Fozzie grew up right next door to his best friend Kermit and often spent time with his grandpa . Even as a baby, Fozzie always had an interest in becoming a comedian. Fozzie remarked at the 2009 D23 Expo that he understudied at the Country Bear Jamboree. Fozzie became a stand-up comic at the El Sleezo Cafe , where Kermit invited him to come to Hollywood to become famous. Fozzie took his uncle's car, which was left to him while his uncle hibernated, and the pair set out for California. However, if Fozzie had never met Kermit , he would have ended up becoming a skilled pick-pocket (so good that he could pick the pocket of someone without pants). However, according to The Great Muppet Caper , Fozzie and Kermit are identical twin brothers and share the same father . Family Fozzie's mother is Emily Bear . Fozzie has a cousin (who looks just like him) who appeared on The Muppet Show, but apparently he has no more respect for his relative's talent than anyone else. Fozzie also mentioned an uncle in The Muppet Movie . Family Members A. Bearham Lincoln -- unknown ancestor ( SiriusXM " The SiriusXM Hits 1 Morning

Sept 25, 1981 saw which Arizona judge appointed the first female member of the US Supreme Court?

O’Connor takes seat on Supreme Court - Sep 25, 1981 - HISTORY.com O’Connor takes seat on Supreme Court Share this: O’Connor takes seat on Supreme Court Author O’Connor takes seat on Supreme Court URL Publisher A+E Networks Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice in history when she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. Sandra Day was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1930. She grew up on her family’s cattle ranch in southeastern Arizona and attended Stanford University, where she studied economics. A legal dispute over her family’s ranch stirred her interest in law, and in 1950 she enrolled in Stanford Law School. She took just two years to receive her law degree and was ranked near the top of her class. Upon graduation, she married John Jay O’Connor III, a classmate. Because she was a woman, no law firm she applied to would hire her for a suitable position, so she turned to the public sector and found work as a deputy county attorney for San Mateo, California. In 1953, her husband was drafted into the U.S. Army as a judge, and the O’Connors lived for three years in West Germany, with Sandra working as a civilian lawyer for the army. In 1957, they returned to the United States and settled down in Phoenix, Arizona, where they had three children in the six years that followed. During this time, O’Connor started a private law firm with a partner and became involved in numerous volunteer activities. In 1965, she became an assistant attorney general for Arizona and in 1969 was appointed to the Arizona State Senate to occupy a vacant seat. Subsequently elected and reelected to the seat, she became the first woman in the United States to hold the position of majority leader in a state senate. In 1974, she was elected a superior court judge in Maricopa County and in 1979 was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Bruce Babbitt, a Democrat. Two years later, on July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated her to the Supreme Court to fill the seat of retiring justice Potter Stewart, an Eisenhower appointee. In his 1980 presidential campaign, Reagan had promised to appoint a woman to the high court at one of his earliest opportunities, and he chose O’Connor, out of a group of some two dozen male and female candidates, to be his first appointee to the high court. O’Connor, known as a moderate conservative, faced opposition from anti-abortion groups, who criticized her judicial defense of legalized abortion on several occasions. Liberals celebrated the appointment of a woman to the Supreme Court but were critical of some of her views. Nevertheless, at the end of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, the Senate voted unanimously to endorse her nomination. On September 25, 1981, she was sworn in as the 102nd justice–and first woman justice–in Supreme Court history. Initially regarded as a member of the court’s conservative faction, she later emerged from William Rehnquist’s shadow (chief justice from 1986) as a moderate and pragmatic conservative. On social issues, she often votes with liberal justices, and in several cases she has upheld abortion rights. She is known for her dispassionate and carefully researched opinions on the bench and is regarded as a prominent justice because of her tendency to moderate the sharply divided Supreme Court. On July 1, 2005, O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. She was replaced by Justice Samuel Alito in January 2006. Related Videos

Which president survived two assassination attempts, both by women, in a 17 day period?

President Ford survives second assassination attempt - Sep 22, 1975 - HISTORY.com President Ford survives second assassination attempt Share this: President Ford survives second assassination attempt Author President Ford survives second assassination attempt URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1975, Sarah Jane Moore aims a gun at President Gerald Ford as he leaves the Saint Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The attempt on the president’s life came only 17 days after another woman had tried to assassinate Ford while he was on his way to give a speech to the California legislature in Sacramento. Moore’s attempt was thwarted by a bystander, Oliver Sipple, who instinctively grabbed Moore’s arm when she raised the gun. She was able to fire off one shot, but it failed to find its target. Secret Service agents quickly hustled Ford into a waiting vehicle and sped him to safety. On September 5, 1975, in Sacramento, California, a woman named Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme had also attempted to shoot Ford. Fromme, a drug-addled Charles Manson cult follower, and Moore, a mentally unstable former FBI informant and accountant who fell into fringe revolutionary politics, both targeted Ford as a symbol of their hatred for the political establishment. Moore served time in the same prison in West Virginia as Fromme. Fromme escaped the prison in 1979, but was caught and transferred to a higher-security facility. Moore escaped in 1989, but turned herself in two days later and, like Fromme, was transferred to a more secure penitentiary. Both women remain incarcerated today. Sipple received a written letter of thanks form Ford. Later, some critics claimed that the White House initially hesitated to publicly thank Sipple, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran, because he was gay. Related Videos

How many points are awarded for a safety in a football game?

How are Points Scored in Football? (with pictures) Law How are Points Scored in Football? Originally Written By: Leo J Revised By: A. Joseph Last Modified Date: 18 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Adorable animal families that will make you "aww" There are three main ways for a team to score points in American football: by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line, by possessing the ball or tackling an opposing ballcarrier in the opponent's end zone or by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts. It also is possible for a team to score points under certain circumstances when the opponent commits a penalty in its own end zone or fumbles the ball out of bounds in its own end zone. Each way of scoring has a name and is worth a specific number of points. A touchdown is worth six points, a field goal is worth three points, a safety usually is worth two points, and a try is worth either one or two points. Touchdowns A touchdown is scored when a player has possession of the football and it crosses the opposing team's goal line or when a player gains possession of the ball in the opponent's end zone. When the ball is possessed in the field of play, any part of the ball touching an imaginary plane over the goal line results in a touchdown. For example, a player who is being tackled near the goal line can reach out with the ball and score a touchdown if it crosses the goal line before the player is down. When a player who is already in the end zone gains possession of the ball, such as catching a pass or recovering a fumble, it is a touchdown as long as the player was legally in bounds when he gained possession of the ball. Tries After a touchdown, the scoring team is given one play to score again from near the goal line. This is called a try and is worth one or two points, depending on how the team scores. At most levels of football, kicking the ball through the goalposts on a try— called an extra-point kick or point-after-touchdown (PAT) — is worth one point, and running or passing the ball into the end zone is worth two points and usually is called a two-point conversion. In some leagues, such as those for youth players, the points awarded for tries are switched, because kicking the ball through the goalposts is considered to be a more difficult task for young players. Other leagues might award one point for a run and two for a pass. At many levels, it also is possible for the defensive team to score a two-point conversion by gaining possession of the ball on a try attempt and carrying the ball into the opponent's end zone. Field Goals If the team that has the ball — the offense — does not score a touchdown, it might be able to kick a field goal. This is the same as an extra-point kick but usually is from a greater distance. A team usually will attempt a field goals only after exhausting its chances to score a touchdown while still in possession of the ball. One exception is when the team is trailing by three points or less near the end of the game. For example, in the final minute of a game that is tied, the offensive team might not try to score a touchdown if it already is close enough to attempt a relatively easy field goal. Safeties A safety is the least common scoring play in football, and it usually is scored by the team that does not have possession of the ball — the defense. It occurs when an offensive player who has the ball is tackled or goes out of bounds in the offense's own end zone, when a ball that was fumbled or batted by a team goes out of bounds in its own end zone or when the offensive team commits a penalty in its own end zone. It is not a safety, however, if a player gains possession of the football in his team's own end zone and is tackled or goes out of bounds before advancing out of the end zone. One-Point Safeties Another, little-known way of scoring can occur only on a try attempt and is known as a one-point safety. This happens when the play normally would result in a safety against the defense. For example, if the team that is attempting the try fumbles the ball and a defensive pla

A hero to the Swiss, William Tell shot what from the head of his son in a feat of crossbow marksmanship?

Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? | HowStuffWorks Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? A sculpture of legendary Swiss hero William Tell and his trusty crossbow looks out over Lausanne, Switzerland, at sunset. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Generations can recognize the "William Tell Overture" within a few notes of its launch, thanks to its lasting association with vintage Lone Ranger reruns and a 2013 cinematic remake of the same name. But who was William Tell, and did he really shoot an apple off his son's head? Tell was a farmer and Swiss folk hero. He literally stands as a symbol of political freedom; there is a bronze statue of him in Uri, a mountain village that is the birthplace of modern Switzerland . As the country's founding father, Tell is both legend and legendary. As the story goes, in 1307, an agent of the Hapsburg duke of Austria placed a Hapsburg hat on a pole and ordered passersby to remove their caps. Tell refused and was then ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head with an arrow at 120 paces or he and his son would both be killed. Tell obliged and succeeded in hitting the apple off his son's head in a single shot. Up Next Was Isaac Newton really hit in the head with an apple? What happened next kicked off a revolution among the poor, medieval inhabitants and led to an overthrow of capricious foreign rule. The agent asked Tell why he had a second arrow in his jacket, to which Tell replied, "If the first arrow had killed my son, I would have shot the second at you, and I would not have missed." Tell was promptly detained and deported by boat, bound for a dungeon in a neighboring castle. He escaped, galvanized others in an uprising and the rest is a proud part of Swiss history. Unfortunately, many scholars doubt that Tell was actually a real person. There's no evidence that he ever existed or that anyone in Uri shot an arrow off a child's head. More likely, the tale is amalgamation of events real and imagined. While the uprising against Austria is steeped in reality, the addition of Tell's daring feat probably comes from a remarkably similar story originating in 18th-century Denmark. In it, a Viking chief boasting of his marksmanship to a king, who promptly ordered the Viking to prove it. The king placed an apple on the Viking man's son and ordered the Viking to shoot it off his head with a single arrow. The Viking did so, and when asked why he had another arrow in his vest, replied, "To kill you, sire, had I killed my son" [source: Wernick ] Even the first written account of Tell's exploits -- appearing 250 years after the supposed events occurred -- had to be revised to match other accounts of Switzerland's budding independence, adding even more weight to the fact that Tell's life may have been a tall tale after all [sources: Wernick , Britannica ]. 1

Robert's Rules of Order is considered to be the ultimate authority on what?

The Official Robert's Rules of Order Web Site Robert's Rules of Order and its up-to-date current edition, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( RONR ) [ click here for a summary list of Notable Changes in the 11th Edition] ; the short book that provides a simple introduction to parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief ( RONRIB ); the authors who have created the leading manual of parliamentary procedure; and how you can use Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised to help your organization run more smoothly. The CD-ROM version of the Eleventh Edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is now available. The CD is designed for installation on Windows PCs. Features include: Full searchable texts of RONR (11th ed.) and RONRIB (2nd ed.), including all notes, charts, tables, lists, and indexes Hyperlinked section and page cross-references -- within each book and from one book to the other Browse by chapter and section or subsection headings, or go directly to any page number Search an entire book, or restrict to selected portions Perform simple keyword or phrase searches, or use advanced search features: Boolean, wildcard, word forms/stems, proximity Create your own bookmarks, highlighters, and notes Additional bonus materials on the CD include: Sample Rules for Electronic Meetings drafted by the authors of RONR to address various scenarios. Contains four complete sets of rules. Understanding Secondary Amendments, a chapter written in the simplified style of RONRIB and designed as an intermediate step between the explanation of primary amendments in Chapter 5 of RONRIB and the full treatment of amendments in §12 of RONR Ballot Voting rule summaries, checklists, tally sheets, and Tellers' Report forms, including an interactive PDF form for elections that automatically calculates the number of votes cast and the majority Timekeepers' Guide with instructions, tables, and forms Forms for motions, roll-call votes, regular and special meeting notices, and convention credentials and registration The Robert's Rules of Order CD-ROM may be purchased from American Legal Publishing.

What cookies are commonly used in making banana pudding?

Banana Pudding Cookies | Pudding Cookie Recipe | Two Peas & Their Pod Shop Banana Pudding Cookies I’ve always been a fan of banana pudding. Creamy pudding, vanilla wafers, bananas, and whipped cream, Mmmm! Such a comforting classic dessert! I decided to take banana pudding and turn it into a cookie. I am always dreaming up new cookie recipes:) I wasn’t sure if my idea would work, but these Banana Pudding cookies taste just like Banana Pudding. If you put on a blind fold and took a bite, I bet you would think you were eating banana pudding. Ok, well the texture is a little different since it is a cookie, but the flavor is spot on! 🙂 To create the Banana Pudding Cookies, I added a package of Banana Cream Pudding mix into the cookie dough. I love using pudding mixes in cookies because the pudding keeps the cookies super soft. If you like soft cookies, make sure you try my Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Pudding Cookies . The Banana Cream Pudding gave the cookies the perfect banana flavor. You can’t have banana pudding with out vanilla wafers, so I added chopped up vanilla wafers into the cookie dough too! They added a nice little crunch and brought the banana pudding flavor to life. I stirred in white chocolate chips for the sweet whipped cream flavor. If you are a banana pudding fan, you HAVE to make these Banana Pudding Cookies. Get your banana pudding fix in cookie form!   1 cup chopped vanilla wafer cookies 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat and set aside. 2. Using a mixer, beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the vanilla wafer cookies and white chocolate chips. 3. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges and set. Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheet for two minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. Follow twopeasandpod on Instagram and show us what recipes you are making from our blog! Use the hashtag #twopeasandtheirpod! We want to see what you are making in your kitchen! If you like these Banana Pudding Cookies, you might also like:

September 29, 1966 saw the introduction of what Chevrolet muscle car, still in production today, whose name supposedly means "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs."?

$.Muscle Cars.$ $.Muscle Cars.$ Chevrolet Camaro. The Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors, classified as a pony car or muscle car.It went on sale on September 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang. The car shared its platform and major components with the Pontiac Firebird, also introduced for 1967. Four distinct generations of the car were developed before production ended in 2002. The nameplate was revived again on a concept vehicle that evolved into the fifth-generation Camaro, production started on March 16, 2009. Origin. Before any official announcement, reports began running in April 1965 within the automotive press that Chevrolet was preparing a competitor to the Ford Mustang, code-named Panther.On June 21, 1966, around 200 automotive journalists received a telegram from General Motors stating, "...Please save noon of June 28 for important SEPAW meeting. Hope you can be on hand to help scratch a cat. Details will follow...(signed) John L. Cutter – Chevrolet Public Relations – SEPAW Secretary." The following day, the same journalists received another General Motors telegram stating, "Society for the Eradication of Panthers from the Automotive World will hold first and last meeting on June 28...(signed) John L. Cutter – Chevrolet Public Relations SEPAW Secretary." These telegrams puzzled the industry. On June 28, 1966, General Motors held a live press conference in Detroit’s Statler-Hilton Hotel. It would be the first time in history that 14 cities were hooked up in real time for a press conference via telephone lines. Chevrolet General Manager Pete Estes started the news conference stating that all attendees of the conference were charter members of the Society for the Elimination of Panthers from the Automotive World and that this would be the first and last meeting of SEPAW. Estes then announced a new car line, project designation XP-836, with a name that Chevrolet chose in keeping with other car names beginning with the letter C such as the Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and Corvette. He claimed the name, "suggests the comradeship of good friends as a personal car should be to its owner" and that "to us, the name means just what we think the car will do... Go!" The new Camaro name was then unveiled. Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers, "What is a Camaro?" and were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs." The Camaro was first shown at a press preview in Detroit, Michigan on September 12, 1966 and then later in Los Angeles, California on September 19, 1966. The Camaro officially went on sale in dealerships on September 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year. First generation. The first-generation Camaro debuted in September 1966, for the 1967 model year, up to 1969 on a new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform and would be available as a 2-door, 2+2 seating, coupe or convertible with a choice of 250 cu in (4.1 L) inline-6 and 302 cu in (4.9 L), 307 cu in (5.0 L), 327 cu in (5.4 L), 350 cu in (5.7 L), or 396 cu in (6.5 L) V8 powerplants. Concerned with the runaway success of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet executives realized that their compact sporty car, the Corvair, would not be able to generate the sales volume of the Mustang due to its rear-engine design, as well as declining sales, partly due to bad publicity from Ralph Nader's book, Unsafe at Any Speed. Therefore, the Camaro was touted as having the same conventional rear-drive, front-engine configuration as Mustang and Chevy II Nova. In addition, the Camaro was designed to fit a variety of power plants in the engine bay. The first-generation Camaro would last until the 1969 model year and would eventually inspire the design of the new retro fifth-generation Camaro. Second generation. Introduced in February 1970, the second generation Camaro would remain in production through 1981. The car was somewhat larger and wider with the new styling, thus resulting in a heavier car.Still based on the F-body platform, the new Camaro was similar t

In what Olympic weightlifting event does the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position and then, through a series of quick motions, pushes the bar above his head?

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What type of fruit is typically part of a Waldorf salad?

Waldorf Salad Recipe - Food.com JOY1998 April 24, 2007 My favorite recipe for waldorf salad! The banana melds with the dressing to complement tart apples perfectly. All the ingredients are usually found in my kitchen, so I make it often as a no-cook side dish for barbecued meats, in place of potato salad. As JOY1998 suggested, dried cranberries are a tasty addition. melodyjean September 08, 2011 This was a very good and refreshing salad. Next time, I will only make 1/2 the dressing - it was too much for me. Thanks for posting! Would you like to attach a photo to your submission? Browse The image has been attached to your submission. Close Are you sure you want to report this post for review? Yes, report it. You must be logged in to interact with the activity feed. Log in now

September 1943 saw the formal surrender of what Tripartite Pact nation, ending their participation in WWII?

WWII »   GalleryHistoryBackgroundPre-WarEvents World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global war that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of “total war”, the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II by far the deadliest conflict in all of human history. Axis Allies World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global war that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of “total war”, the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II by far the deadliest conflict in all of human history. Although the Empire of Japan was already at war with the Republic of China in 1937, the world war is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany, and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and most of the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth. Germany set out to establish a large empire in Europe. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, Germany conquered or subdued much of continental Europe. Following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the nominally neutral Soviet Union fully or partially invaded, occupied and annexed territories of its six European neighbours, including Poland. The United Kingdom and its Commonwealth remained the only major force continuing the fight against the Axis, with battles taking place in North Africa as well as the long-running Battle of the Atlantic. In June 1941, the European Axis launched an invasion of the Soviet Union, giving a start to the largest land theatre of war in history, which tied down the major part of the Axis’ military forces for the rest of the war. In December 1941, the Empire of Japan, which aimed to dominate East Asia and Indochina, joined the Axis, attacked the United States and European territories in the Pacific Ocean, and quickly conquered much of the West Pacific. The Axis advance was stopped in 1942, after Japan lost a series of naval battles and European Axis troops were defeated in North Africa and, decisively, at Stalingrad. In 1943, with a series of German defeats in Eastern Europe, the Allied invasion of Fascist Italy, and American victories in the Pacific, the Axis lost the initiative and undertook strategic retreat on all fronts. In 1944, the Western Allies invaded France, while the Soviet Union regained all of its territorial losses and invaded Germany and its allies. The war in Europe ended with the capture of Berlin by Soviet and Polish troops and the subsequent German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945. During 1944 and 1945 the United States defeated the Japanese Navy and captured key West Pacific islands, dropping atomic bombs on the country as the inv

September 27, 1821 saw Mexico gain its independence from what European country?

How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? Learn about the history and significance of Mexico's path to becoming an independent nation. Show transcript Hide transcript Transcript: How Did Mexico Gain its Independence? The road to Mexico's independence was a long and arduous one. The revolution that officially started on September 16, 1810 continued for many years before the country and its citizens knew in their hearts that they were truly independent. Background of Mexico's Independence Movement Prior to 1810, the inhabitants of the area had lived under Spanish rule for nearly three centuries, after Spain conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. During this time the country was known as New Spain. During the late 18th century in particular, however, there were many who wanted to be free of the oppressive control of Spain, but there was no formal organization to begin the fight. The road to independence began more than anything as a peasant revolt, but eventually caught steam as a few distinctive individuals took the reins in shaping the rebellion. In 1810, a priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla set in motion what would become the Mexican War of Independence with an impassioned speech declaring independence from the Spanish crown. Grito De Dolores Starts Mexico's Independence Movement Though his fight would be relatively short-lived before his execution in 1811, he went down in history and is recognized today as the "Father of the Nation." His speech, which is known as Grito de Dolores, was filled with sayings such as "Viva Mexico" and "Viva la independencia," the same words that remain a part of today's Mexican Independence Day celebrations. When he was finally caught and executed by firing squad, he thanked his jailers, refused a blindfold, and placed his hand over his heart to show the riflemen where to aim. Now that's conviction. Difficult to Gain Mexico's Independence Over the course of the next decade, there were others who would take over the leadership of the rebellion, not the least of whom were Jose Maria Morelos, Guadalupe Victoria, and Vicente Guerrero. But the road to independence remained a tough one: Morelos was caught and executed for treason, Victoria was forced to hide in the jungle for four years, but Guerrero was eventually able to strike an unlikely alliance that led to Mexico’s victory. In 1821, Guerrero joined forces with the disgruntled ex-royalist, Agustin de Iturbide, and formed the Army of the Three Guarantees, bound by three ideals that united the populace – religion (specifically Catholicism), independence from Spain, and unity against future enemies. End of Fight for Mexico's Independence Later that year, Iturbide persuaded Spain to sign the Treaty of Cordoba during a point of military weakness. Though it was challenged for some time to come, this point in history -- September 27, 1821 -- marked the official beginning of the First Mexican Empire. However, if you're looking to celebrate properly in Mexico, Independence Day is September 16, commemorating Hidalgo's speech that started it all. Viva Mexico. I'm Jonathon Stewart, with About.com. About videos are made available on an "as is" basis, subject to the Terms of Use .

October 2, 1950 saw the debut of what comic strip which ran until creator Charles M. Schulz's death on Feb 12, 2000?

Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77 Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77 By SARAH BOXER Charles M. Schulz, the creator of ''Peanuts,'' the tender and sage comic strip starring Charlie Brown and Snoopy that is read by 355 million people around the world, died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., just hours before his last cartoon ran in the Sunday newspapers. He was 77. The cause of death was colon cancer, said Paige Braddock, creative director for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. Mr. Schulz drew ''Peanuts'' for nearly half a century. He swore that no one else would ever draw the comic strip and he kept his word. For years he drew ''Peanuts'' with a hand tremor. He finally put down his pen when he received a diagnosis of colon cancer after abdominal surgery in November. His last daily strip ran on Jan. 3. His last Sunday page, which ran yesterday, carried a signed farewell in which he said, ''Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy . . . how can I ever forget them. . . .'' His wife, Jeannie, said, ''He had done everything he wanted.'' Lynn Johnston, a friend of Mr. Schulz and the creator of ''For Better or for Worse,'' told The Associated Press, ''It's amazing that he dies just before his last strip is published.'' Such an ending, she said, was ''as if he had written it that way.'' She recalled something Mr. Schulz told her as she sat in the hospital with him last year: ''You control all these characters and the lives they live. You decide when they get up in the morning, when they're going to fight with their friends, when they're going to lose the game. Isn't it amazing how you have no control over your real life?'' But, Ms. Johnston said, ''I think, in a way, he did.'' The life of ''Peanuts'' and Charles Schulz were completely intertwined. ''The strip and he were one,'' said Patrick McDonnell, who draws the cartoon ''Mutts.'' ''He put his heart and soul into that strip.'' ''Peanuts,'' which reached readers in 75 countries, 2,600 papers and 21 languages every day, made Mr. Schulz very rich. The ''Peanuts'' strips, merchandise and product endorsements brought in $1.1 billion a year. And Mr. Schulz was said to have earned about $30 million to $40 million annually. His saga of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and Linus ''is arguably the longest story ever told by one human being,'' Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University, observed on the PBS ''NewsHour'' with Jim Lehrer, longer than any epic poem, any Tolstoy novel, any Wagner opera. In all Mr. Schulz drew more than 18,250 strips in nearly 50 years. Jules Feiffer, the cartoonist and playwright, said that the ''Peanuts'' characters endure because they were the first real children in the comics pages, ones with doubts and anxieties. And there were a lot of them. ''Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown -- these interesting little people formed a repertory company,'' he said. A Long-Running Ensemble Act The cast of ''Peanuts'' changed remarkably little. It included Charlie Brown, a wishy-washy boy with a tree-loving kite and a losing baseball team; Snoopy, an unflappable beagle with a fancy inner life; Lucy, a fussbudget with a football and a curbside psychiatric clinic; Linus, a philosophical blanket-carrier; Sally, Charlie Brown's romantic little sister; Schroeder, a virtuoso on the toy piano and a Beethoven devotee; Peppermint Patty, a narcoleptic D-minus student; and, in later years, Woodstock, a small, expressive but speechless bird. Mr. Schulz remembered waking up in the night many years ago and thinking, ''Good grief, who are all these little people? Must I live with them for the rest of my life?'' The answer was yes. Charles Monroe Schulz, the son of Carl Schulz, a barber, like Charlie Brown's father, and the former Dena Halverson, was born in Minneapolis on Nov. 26, 1922. Young Charles was nicknamed Sparky after the horse Spark Plug in the comic strip ''Barney Google.'' He had a black-and-white dog named Spike (memorialized in the character of Snoopy's skinny Western brother). He wanted to be a cart

In chess, white moves first. What color moves first in a game of checkers?

Black Goes First? - Chess.com Chess.com I just watched this youtube video where Black goes first............................................ in GO. GO has been around for 4000 years. Why does White go first in chess? Did someone get it wrong a long time ago, and Black really should go first? This is but one example of what challenges my mind on a daily basis. Why is blue for boys and pink for girls? Why should we stop at red and go when it is green? Why should man have short hair and women long hair? Why do we lock things turning clockwise? These are all conventions. They have no sense at all, in spite of the fact that they do have some historic origins. That is the same with chess and go, someone someday decided that one coulor should start. The reason of the chosen coulor may not make any sense today.  heinzie wrote: I guess because when chess was invented, you could not buy colour television sets yet Finally a reasonable explanation for why aren't the pieces pink and orange instead of black and white. Without colour television, how would people see the diference? These folks don't look very happy, especially the queen, but the color looks right. Why does the rook look so stupid, so unimaginative? The chessmen were discovered in early 1831 in a sand bank at the head of Camas Uig on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. #6 Nov 15, 2010 I'm pretty sure that I read that black was considereda lucky color, so white got the first move? Nov 15, 2010 Firefalcon wrote: I'm pretty sure that I read that black was considereda lucky color, so white got the first move? There is Black jack. We really need to sort this thing out and get to the bottom of it all. Black gets to go first in GO! Musikamole , Probably the queen looks sad because in the Middle Ages' chess it was indeed a useless sad piece. Only in the end of the XV century the queen was given the good move ability it has now. Indeed Firefalcon is correct based on this:   In medieval times black was thought to be a lucky color. The white player was allowed to go first since the black player already had the advantage of the lucky color. #10 Nov 15, 2010 If this "lucky colour advantage" is really the reason, than I couldn't be more acurate when I said some posts ago: "The reason of the chosen coulor may not make any sense today" Musikamole , Probably the queen looks sad because in the Middle Ages' chess it was indeed a useless sad piece. Only in the end of the XV century the queen was given the good move ability it has now. Yes. I remember now. Queen once moving two squares with jump, diagonally or straight. Didn't a real queen have something to do with this chess piece having more power? I read it somewhere, but forget. #12 Nov 15, 2010 White moving first is a convention which became a rule.  It didn't really catch on until the mid-19th Century.  I believe London 1851 (where Anderssen's triumph established him as the world's top player, before there was a "Championship") was the first event to include this as part of the official rules (it is more remembered for its other important new rule - time limits with clocks).  Until then - and even after, in much of the world - players in matches just alternated the first move of each game between White and Black, the same player keeping each color for the whole match.  You can see this in early chess books and publications. Probably publishing had something to do with it, too, as diagrams were beginning to appear in newspapers and books.  Usually game scores were collected with just the names of the players, like Boden vs Barton, since it didn't matter what the color was.  But publishers like standards, so positions quickly were presented with White from the bottom and listed as moving first - even if the first player had actually played the Black pieces in the live game. At the least, this conditioned the public for the convention and rule that White moves first. Conventions like this just simplify things by setting a common standard.  Ever noticed tha

What river does the Grand Coulee dam block?

Grand Coulee Dam---Bureau of Reclamation Historic Dams and Water Projects--Managing Water in the West Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Bureau of Reclamation Historic Dams and Water Projects Managing Water in the West Grand Coulee Dam Washington Grand Coulee Dam, on the Columbia River west of Spokane, Washington, is one of the largest structures ever built by mankind--a mass of concrete standing 550 feet high and 5,223 feet long--or just shy of a mile. Bureau of Reclamation Grand Coulee Dam, on the Columbia River west of Spokane, Washington, is one of the largest structures ever built by mankind--a mass of concrete standing 550 feet high and 5,223 feet long, or just shy of a mile. Grand Coulee contains 12 million cubic yards of concrete, or enough to build a highway from Seattle to Miami. More massive than the Great Pyramid of Giza, Grand Coulee is listed by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the United States. Grand Coulee's reservoir, Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, stretches 150 miles north, almost to the Canadian border. A concrete gravity dam, Grand Coulee took eight years to build, employed thousands of men during the Great Depression and, when completed in 1942, provided the enormous electrical power necessary to make aluminum, so essential for World War II production of planes and ships. It was Grand Coulee, as well, that powered the production of plutonium at the nearby Hanford Site, which figured prominently in the making of the atomic bomb. So grand was Grand Coulee Dam that in 1941 folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “The Song of the Grand Coulee Dam” (though he was paid to do so under contract with the Bonneville Power Administration.) “Biggest thing built by the hand of a Man,” Guthrie sang. “Power that sings, boys, turbines that whine. Waters back up the Canadian Line.” Appropriate as the word grand is for the dam, the name Grand Coulee actually refers to a unique geological feature created thousands of years ago when Ice Age glaciers blocked the ancient riverbed of the Columbia River. When water eventually traveled under the ice dam, great floods scoured out hundreds of miles of deep gulches, or coulees, in the Columbia River Basin. One of these, the Grand Coulee, is four miles wide and bordered on three sides by steep cliffs. A local proposal to dam the Columbia at the head of the Grand Coulee dated to 1918, but the idea faced strong competition from another proposal that called for an irrigation canal to be built from the Pend Oreille River in northern Idaho. Proponents of this latter “gravity plan” argued that the hydroelectricity generated from the dam was not needed. Many studies followed, including one by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which took Grand Coulee’s side, recommending a high dam at the site and the pumping of irrigation water up to the surrounding countryside. This recommendation took hold with the Bureau of Reclamation, which was promoting construction of multiple-use dams, through which the production of hydroelectric power could produce revenue to help repay the construction cost of a project. (The Reclamation Act requires that beneficiaries of a project repay those costs, and a multi-purpose project reduced the payment burden on irrigators.) The recommendation found traction with the 1932 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who took office in a time of great dust bowls and economic depression. Roosevelt launched federal program after federal program in an attempt to spur the economy by “priming the pump” and providing jobs for out-of-work Americans. Unprecedented funds flowed to the Bureau of Reclamation as it became a key player in the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA), which spent “big bucks on big projects,” Grand Coulee Dam among them. Jackhammer crews drilling blasting holes at Grand Coulee Dam, 1938. Bureau of Reclamation Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on July 16, 1933, just days before funds were approved for another dam on the Columbia River--the huge Bon

Fly the friendly skies is the advertising slogan for what company?

Old Slogan Returns as United Asserts It Is Customer-Focused - The New York Times The New York Times Media |Old Slogan Returns as United Asserts It Is Customer-Focused Search Photo A United Airlines ad from the campaign that begins on Sunday. AFTER almost a 20-year hiatus, United Airlines is once again urging travelers to “fly the friendly skies.” The iconic tagline, created by Leo Burnett in 1965 and used by the carrier until it parted ways with the agency in 1996, has been resurrected in a multimedia ad campaign by McGarryBowen that is United’s largest in decades. The campaign also features George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” music United has been using continuously in advertising since 1987. The campaign — which begins Sunday on broadcasts of N.F.L. football games; the PGA Tour championship; the season premiere of “60 Minutes” and the Emmy Awards program — contains a refreshed, 21st-century version of the tagline. United is now telling travelers it is everything from “legroom friendly” and “online friendly” to “shut-eye friendly” and “EWR friendly,” which refers to the hub of Continental Airlines at Newark Liberty International Airport, which United inherited when the two airlines merged in 2010 to create the world’s largest carrier in terms of passenger traffic. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Burnett came up with the “fly the friendly skies” tagline in the mid-1960s when it was pitching United’s business. One famous iteration was a TV spot in which wives urged their husbands to “take me along” on business trips, while one print ad featured six United employees, identified by name and position, who urged readers to “come fly with me, and me, and me, and me, and me, and me.” embed Tom O’Toole, United’s senior vice president for marketing and loyalty, said United had opted to return to the Burnett tagline because it wanted to “re-establish United’s position as the world’s leading” customer-focused airline. He called the timing of its reintroduction “a convergence of a series of advances.” Since 2010, United has completed installation of premium-cabin flatbed seats on select international flights, expanded its economy-plus seating, improved its on-time performance and invested in new customer service training programs for all customer-contact employees. “The real aim” of the new advertising, Mr. O’Toole said, is to “say to customers, co-workers and competitors that United is back in the game in a big way.” One TV spot features musicians playing “Rhapsody in Blue” and shows space available in various classes and in overhead bins, as well as United employees in the cockpit and cabin. The voice-over is provided by the actor Matt Damon, who also did the voice-over on United’s 2012 summer Olympics TV advertising. One print ad shows a man rushing into his home, arms outstretched, to greet his children. The copy says, “Right place, right time-friendly. Fly on your schedule with over 5,000 daily flights. Fly the friendly skies. United.com/flyerfriendly .” Besides TV and print, media used by the campaign will include radio; outdoor, including in airports; digital; and social media, all with messages promoting United as “friendly.” All advertising except radio features an abstract route map, one leg of which has a dot at each end that could be interpreted as a smiley face. Advertisement Gordon Bowen, chairman and chief creative officer of McGarryBowen, said this design was inspired by the logo United adopted when it merged with Continental, whose own logo was a globe. Photo An ad from the mid-1960s, featuring six United employees who were identified by name and position. Mr. O’Toole said the campaign was aimed primarily at United’s “most frequent-traveling, high-yield customers,” as well as at employees “who will enable United to deliver exactly what we’re talking about. It sets an aspirational target for the customer experience United delivers.” He said United would spend more than $30 million in advertising air travel in the fourth quarter and maintain the same level of spending next year, when it will sponsor th

Which was domesticated first? The dog? Or the Cat?

Which were domesticated first, cats or dogs? - Quora Quora I would think dogs because TECHNICALLY dogs (at least as we know them) didn't exist before humans (they were wolves). 211 Views Written Jan 13 Some of you may know that my father is in federal prison on firearms charges. I wasn’t actually sure he knew when my birthday is - he’s a morphine addict and his memory is…iffy. The last time I saw him, he held a knife to my throat and threatened to kill me. Since he’s been in prison, we’ve talked on the phone once or twice a month and I’ve been sending him cards and letters about once a week. You ...

Monday marked the anniversary internet giant Google, started in 1998, while its founders were attending what PAC-10 school?

Internet giant Yahoo! to follow rivals Google, Microsoft to Israel By Raz Smolsky and Maayan Cohen Ha´aretz 14/01/2008 Internet giant Yahoo! is coming to Israel, and not only over the Net. The company is taking its battle for survival against Google and Microsoft to Israel on two levels. It will open a research and development center in Haifa, and will also enter the content side of the business here for the first time through a cooperation agreement with Walla!, which is partly owned by Haaretz. Yahoo! is following Google, which set up R&D centers in Tel Aviv and Haifa, as well as establishing a marketing center that also deals in joint content arrangements with Israeli portals. Microsoft, meanwhile, has set up a sales and marketing branch in Ra'anana, as well as R&D centers in Tel Aviv and Herzliya. Yahoo! is now negotiating office space in the Matam high-tech park in Haifa; and is expected to open its research center within a few months. Google kicked off in the Middle East with its Haifa R&D center in July 2006, despite the Second Lebanon War at the time; the center was its first in the region and only its fourth outside of the U.S. Other well-known companies in the Matam industrial park include Intel, Microsoft, Elbit and Zim. Yahoo!'s first foray into the Israeli content market is based on a strategic deal signed with portal Walla!. The goal is to threaten Google's hegemony in the Israeli search market for the first time and the real challenge is to compete in search-based advertising. Under the long-term deal signed between Yahoo! and Walla!, the technology and databases will come from Yahoo!, but the search engine will be branded as Walla! Search, the name of Walla!'s present engine. Only six months ago there were reports that Walla! was negotiating with Google in the search market, but no agreement was ever reached. Google usually partners with a local search engine by providing the technology and the advertisements, while the revenues are split. The joint Walla!-Yahoo! venture will continue using Walla!'s AdVantage platform. This will allow Walla! to continue to manage the advertising itself, and it will receive a higher percentage of the revenues than in a deal that also included advertising, such as Google proposed. According to Walla! CEO Ilan Yeshua: "The search and advertising in search results sector is one of the fastest growing in the world, and also in Israel. The agreement with Yahoo! allows us to offer Walla!'s surfers an excellent search product ... for the Israeli user. The agreement will help Walla! increase its market share in the search-based advertising market. The existence of another strong player in the search and textual advertising sector will contribute to competitiveness , both in the search experience and in the range of possibilities available to advertisers." Yahoo! and Walla! had previously discussed technological cooperation in the past, but nothing serious came of it. Walla!'s previous management, replaced in 2006, was never willing to allow outsiders to share its advertising revenues. Israeli Internet advertising was estimated at $90 million in 2007, 10% of the total advertising pie. Of this figure, search engine advertising took about half, $40-50 million, the large majority of which went to Google.   Jews as High Technology Entrepreneurs and Managers   Jews have traditionally been seen as prominent in such industries as finance, merchandising, apparel, textiles, entertainment, media, and publishing. And in most of them, Jews were true pioneers. They played leading roles as those industries emerged on the scene. Their disproportionate importance to the contemporary world of 24/7 competitive high technology is less well known, but they have flourished there as well. It plays to their strengths. High technology demands a solid grounding in the underlying science or engineering and that typically calls for college, an

94 years ago today, what New York born oil baron became the worlds first billionaire?

Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark dies at 104 - Business - Local business - Huguette Clark mystery | NBC News Follow @billdedman NEW YORK  — Huguette M. Clark, the mysterious copper heiress who became the subject of public fascination and police investigation after a century of life as a recluse, died Tuesday morning at age 104, registered under a fake name at a hospital in New York City. Her empty mansions, and a criminal investigation into the handling of her fortune, were the subject of a series of reports last year on msnbc.com. The criminal investigation continues into the handling of her money by her attorney and accountant, with detectives and a forensic accountant poring over the many years of Clark's financial records. An assistant district attorney was able to visit with Clark in the hospital, more than once, and to have a conversation with her, in both French and English. A state grand jury in Manhattan issued subpoenas for documents. It could be months before the investigation's conclusion is known. Though she inherited one of the great mining fortunes of the 19th century, she lived quietly into the 21st century, secluded in a spartan hospital room for more than two decades despite being in relatively good physical health. Intensely shy, in the last year of her life she became a subject of public fascination, a trending topic of searches on Google and Yahoo, pictured on the cover of the New York tabloids, with fan pages on Facebook, a biography on Wikipedia, and her story read by tens of millions — though the last known photograph of her was made in 1930. After msnbc.com reported her death Tuesday morning, based on sources at the hospital, her attorney issued a brief statement of confirmation: "Madame Clark's passing is a sad event for everyone who loved and respected her over the years," said Michael McKeon, spokesman for attorney Wallace "Wally" Bock. "She died as she wanted, with dignity and privacy. We intend to continue to respect her wishes for privacy." The cause of death was not disclosed. She was just two weeks short of her 105th birthday, on June 9. In recent years her eyesight had failed and her hearing was weak, and at times she had been unwilling to eat. She was moved in mid-April from her private room at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York up to its medical intensive care unit, then in mid-May to a room with hospice care. She had been living at the hospital under pseudonyms — the latest was Harriet Chase — in a guarded room with full-time private nurses. Her hospital room number didn't even exist — outside her room on the 3rd floor, a card with the fake room number "1B" and the name "Chase" was taped over the actual room number. When she was moved to intensive care, room 1B was cleared of her belongings, and the card was removed. Huguette Clark has been almost entirely alone, aside from her private nurse and occasional visits by her accountant. One of her former attorneys represented her for 20 years without meeting her face to face, instead talking through a closed door. Advertise She outlived her closest friend and social secretary, Suzanne Pierre, who was also French and the widow of Huguette's doctor. Madame Pierre died this spring after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years. A decade ago, Clark gave her a gift of $10 million by selling a painting. Born to high society and scandal Huguette (pronounced "u-GET") Marcelle Clark was born in Paris on June 9, 1906, the youngest child of U.S. Sen. William Andrews Clark of Montana (1839-1925), known as one of the copper kings. When she was a child, her father was described by The New York Times as either the richest or second-richest American, neck and neck with John D. Rockefeller. W.A. Clark made a fortune in copper mining in Montana and Arizona, and owned banks, railroads, newspapers, sugar, tea, timber, real estate and many other investments. He served one full term in the Senate as a Democrat from Montana, from 1901 to 1907, despite having to give up the seat earlier in 1900 in a scandal involving bribes paid to legislators to se

Honeycrisp, Ambrosia, Pippin, Gravenstein, and McIntosh are varieties of what?

Apple - Honeycrisp - tasting notes, identification, reviews (Use the form at the bottom to add your own comments about this variety) 09 Dec 2016  Robin,  MT, United States When was the last time you had an apple? Was it yesterday? The day before? Are you eating one right now? Because I am. This apple hasn't changed my life, but I feel like if my life needed a change, it would have. HoneyCrisp 4 life. 08 Sep 2016  Helen Godfrey,  WA, United States I have tried to grow two of these trees in my orchard, but they both died. 3 years ago I planted a bare root one into a large pot where it has thrived. It had 3 apples last year but they got ugly and pitted then rotted. This year there is ONE apple. I enclosed it in plastic sandwich bag to keep it clean and bug free-IT LOVES IT THERE!! It's huge and no bugs. Problem is I don't know the perfect time to pick it. It's beginning to change color and it will be in the 90's next week. I think I will open the bag and smell it. Any other ideas? 31 Jan 2016  Diane,  IA, United States I LOVE ? these Honeycrisp Apples. I started eating regular apples that my grocery store carried that we're already cut up. I came upon some Honeycrisp and that's when I was hooked on them. Don't thing I will eat another apples, but Honeycrisp. I eat 12 small apples a day at work and home. Does anyone know if this too many apples in a day? Is there any sodium in these, if so I will have to cut back. 04 Oct 2015  Mark u,  WI, United States I've never had a Golden Delicious that was "crunchy", so I don't know where they got that from. As for Honeycrisp, they're excellent. I consider them quite remarkable, as the flavor combined with the Granny Smith-like crunch is a quite remarkable combination. 21 Sep 2015  Carl On Cape Cod,  MASSACHUSETTS, United States Nothing wrong with honeycrisp, but hardly exceptional. Certainly a very pretty apple. Very crisp, crunchy indeed, but perhaps even a bit hard? Taste is clean, sweet, very mildly fragrant, but unremarkable. 30 Aug 2015  Anne,  MO, United States I remember exactly the road I was driving on when I had my first honey crisp apple experience. It was by far the best apple I had ever tasted in my 24 years. A co-worker of mine had recently discovered them at a produce market near her home and wanted me to try one. Fast forward 5 years and I introduced them to my husband. I have ruined all other apples for him. He will only eat honey crisp and they are currently not available in our area. I called around and they are expected within the next 2 weeks. I guess the kids and I will be eating gala until then! I shop with a local fruit vendor who tells me apples are stored for a year before they even get sold. I am interested to learn more about that process. 20 Aug 2015  Jan Hulita,  WISCONSIN, United States Several years ago we stopped at an apple orchard market and I spotted these apples that were kind of expensive. I thought I have to try these to see why. Well oh my, what an outstanding apple. Now our local orchard grows them and they are more reasonable. When we are out of honey crisp apples and I serve my DH an apple he says "this is not a honey crisp." Best apple ever. We were on a cruise and stopped in the port of Seattle. There is a big market there and I saw some honey crisp apples. Well I bought one and there was no comparison to the ones grown in the Midwest. A few more weeks I can go to our local orchard to get my honey crisp. Jan 11 Jun 2015  Petes,  WA, United States Best apple ever !! High price--but when picked appropriately (time) ...Juicy, crispy, lights flesh//Sweetness yo... 02 Apr 2015  Sydney b,  OHIO, USA, United States About 20 years ago I got some Honeycrisps that were grown in Michigan by a Mennonite family. They were hands down the most extrordinary apples I have ever tasted--intensely sweet and tangy, spicy, complex flavor; crisp and juicy. They were huge, bigger than grapefruit and tasty all the way to the core. I could only get them for a few weeks each summer and I looked forward to it eagerly! What a disappointment when the c

Oct 1, 1924 was the birth of what former US President, winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize?

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States and Founder of The Carter Center Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born October 1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy Carter, a registered nurse. He was educated in the public school of Plains, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a submariner, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and rising to the rank of lieutenant. Chosen by Admiral Hyman Rickover for the nuclear submarine program, he was assigned to Schenectady, New York, where he took graduate work at Union College in reactor technology and nuclear physics, and served as senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear submarine. On July 7, 1946, he married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. When his father died in 1953, he resigned his naval commission and returned with his family to Georgia. He took over the Carter farms, and he and Rosalynn operated Carter's Warehouse, a general-purpose seed and farm supply company in Plains. He quickly became a leader of the community, serving on county boards supervising education, the hospital authority, and the library. In 1962 he won election to the Georgia Senate. He lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming Georgia's 76th governor on January 12, 1971. He was the Democratic National Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections. President Jimmy Carter On December 12, 1974, he announced his candidacy for president of the United States. He won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, and was elected president on November 2, 1976. Jimmy Carter served as president from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981. Significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. He championed human rights throughout the world. On the domestic side, the administration's achievements included a comprehensive energy program conducted by a new Department of Energy; deregulation in energy, transportation, communications, and finance; major educational programs under a new Department of Education; and major environmental protection legislation, including the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Books & Accomplishments Mr. Carter is the author of twenty-nine books, many of which are now in revised editions: Why Not the Best? 1975, 1996; A Government as Good as Its People, 1977, 1996; Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President, 1982, 1995; Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility, 1984, 2003; The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East, 1985, 1993, 2007; Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, written with Rosalynn Carter, 1987, 1995; An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections, 1988, 1994; Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age, 1992; Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation, 1993, 1995; Always a Reckoning, and other Poems, 1995; The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, illustrated by Amy Carter, 1995; Living Faith, 1996; Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith, 1997; The Virtues of Aging, 1998; An Hour before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood, 2001; Christmas in Plains: Memories, 2001; The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 2002; The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War, 2003; Sharing Good Times, 2004; Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, 2005; Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, 2006, 2007; Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building H

The FBI operates under what federal department?

FBI — Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Statement Before the House Judiciary Committee Washington, D.C. May 09, 2012 Good morning, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Conyers, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee today and for your continued support of the men and women of the FBI. As you know, the Bureau has undergone unprecedented transformation in recent years. Since the attacks of September 11th, we have refocused our efforts to address and prevent emerging terrorist threats. The terrorist threat is more diverse than it was 10 years ago, but today, we in the FBI are better prepared to meet that threat. We still confront traditional espionage and work diligently to prevent foreign intelligence agents from gaining our nation’s political, military or economic secrets. We also face increasingly complex threats to our nation’s cyber security. Nation-state actors, sophisticated organized crime groups, and hackers for hire are stealing intelligence and national security data, as well as trade secrets and valuable research from America’s companies, universities, and government agencies. These cyber threats are also a risk for our nation’s critical infrastructure. Yet national security is not our only concern, as we remain committed to our criminal programs. In the economic arena, investment fraud, mortgage fraud, securities fraud and health care fraud have harmed the world’s financial system and victimized investors, homeowners, and taxpayers. And although crime rates may be down nationwide, gang violence still plagues many neighborhoods, and our communities continue to confront violent crime, crimes against children, and threats from transnational organized crime. As national security and criminal threats continue to evolve, so too must the FBI change to counter those threats. We must continue to use intelligence and investigative techniques to find and stop criminals and terrorists before they act. As we face greater challenges, we in the Bureau are relying on our law enforcement and private sector partners more than ever before. The FBI remains firmly committed to carrying out our mission while protecting the civil liberties of the citizens we serve. Counterterrorism Counterterrorism remains our top priority. In the past decade, al Qaeda has become decentralized, but the group remains committed to high-profile attacks against the West. We confirmed this with records seized from Osama bin Laden’s compound just over a year ago, as well as the recent conviction of an al Qaeda operative plotting to conduct coordinated suicide bombings in the New York City subway system. Al Qaeda affiliates and adherents, especially al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), currently represent the top counterterrorism threat to the nation. These groups have attempted several attacks in and on the United States, including the failed Christmas Day airline bombing in 2009, and the attempted bombing of U.S.-bound cargo planes in October of 2010. We also remain concerned about the threat from homegrown violent extremists. Over the last two years, we have seen increased activity among extremist individuals. These individuals have no typical profile; their experiences and motives are often distinct. But they are increasingly savvy and willing to act alone, which makes them difficult to find and to stop. For example, in February 2012, the FBI arrested Amine El Khalifi, a 29-year-old Moroccan immigrant, for allegedly attempting to detonate a bomb in a suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to court documents, Khalifi believed he was conducting the terrorist attack on behalf of al Qaeda, although he was not directly affiliated with any group. Another example is the case of Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen and graduate student residing in Ashland, Massachusetts. Last fall, Ferdaus allegedly planned to use unmanned, remote-controlled aircraft to attack locations in Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon. Ferdaus was influenced by radical websites advoca

A feature of the thyroid cartilage, what is the common name of the laryngeal prominence?

Thyroid cartilage | definition of thyroid cartilage by Medical dictionary Thyroid cartilage | definition of thyroid cartilage by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/thyroid+cartilage cartilage  [kahr´tĭ-lij] a specialized, fibrous connective tissue present in adults, and forming most of the temporary skeleton in the embryo, providing a model in which most of the bones develop, and constituting an important part of the organism's growth mechanism; the three most important types are hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. Also, a general term for a mass of such tissue in a particular site in the body. Involvement of joint and cartilage in osteoarthritis. From ARHP Arthritis Teaching Slide Collection, American College of Rheumatology. alar c's the cartilages of the wings of the nose. aortic cartilage the second costal cartilage on the right side. arthrodial cartilage (articular cartilage) that lining the articular surfaces of synovial joints. arytenoid c's two pyramid-shaped cartilages of the larynx. connecting cartilage that connecting the surfaces of an immovable joint. costal cartilage a bar of hyaline cartilage that attaches a rib to the sternum in the case of true ribs, or to the immediately above rib in the case of the upper false ribs. cricoid cartilage a ringlike cartilage forming the lower and back part of the larynx. diarthrodial cartilage articular cartilage . elastic cartilage cartilage that is more opaque, flexible, and elastic than hyaline cartilage, and is further distinguished by its yellow color. The ground substance is penetrated in all directions by frequently branching fibers that give all of the reactions for elastin. fibrous cartilage fibrocartilage . floating cartilage a detached portion of semilunar cartilage in the knee joint. hyaline cartilage flexible, somewhat elastic, semitransparent cartilage with an opalescent bluish tint, composed of a basophilic fibril-containing substance with cavities in which the chondrocytes occur. Hyaline cartilage. The matrix nearest the chondrocytes is intensely staining; although the matrix appears homogeneous, collagen fibrils may be visualized by polarized light or electron microscopy. From Dorland's, 2000. Meckel's cartilage the ventral cartilage of the first branchial arch. permanent cartilage cartilage that does not normally become ossified. Reichert's cartilage the dorsal cartilage of the second branchial arch. semilunar cartilage one of the two interarticular cartilages of the knee joint. temporary cartilage cartilage that is normally destined to be replaced by bone. thyroid cartilage the shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx, underlying the laryngeal prominence on the surface of the neck. vomeronasal cartilage either of the two narrow strips of cartilage, one on each side, of the nasal septum supporting the vomeronasal organ. thy·roid car·ti·lage [TA] the largest of the cartilages of the larynx; it is formed of two approximately quadrilateral plates (laminae) joined anteriorly at an angle of from 90-20°, the prominence so formed constituting the laryngeal prominence (Adam's apple). thyroid cartilage n. The largest cartilage of the larynx, having two broad processes that join anteriorly to form the Adam's apple. thyroid cartilage the largest cartilage of the larynx, consisting of two laminae fused together at an acute angle in the midline of the anterior neck to form the Adam's apple. Compare cricoid . thy·roid car·ti·lage (thī'royd kahr'ti-lăj) [TA] The largest of the cartilages of the larynx; it is formed of two approximately quadrilateral plates joined anteriorly at an angle of from 90-120°, the prominence so formed constituting the laryngeal prominence. Synonym(s): cartilago thyroidea [TA] . thyroid cartilage The largest of the cartilages of the LARYNX , consisting of two backward-sloping, broad processes joined in front to form the protuberance in the neck known popularly as the Adam's apple. thyroid cartilage, n the anterior midline prominence of the larnyx; also known as the Adam's apple. cartilage a spec

President George Washington sent the proposed first ten amendments to the US Constitution to the senate for ratification on October 2, 1789. By what name are these amendments commonly known?

President George Washington President George Washington Commander-in-Chief of the United Colonies and States of America from June 15, 1775 to December 23, 1783. First President of the United States under the US Constitution of 1787: April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 Pages Click Here  to view the US Mint & Coin Acts 1782-1792 First Commander-in-Chief United Colonies of North America under the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms June 15, 1775 – July 1, 1776 First Commander-in-Chief under US Continental Congress Resolutions July 2, 1776 – February 28, 1781 First Commander-in-Chief under the Articles of Confederation March 1, 1781 – December 23, 1783 First President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief under the US Constitution of 1787 April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 Presidential Alert:  After 102 years, the Federal Government finally agrees that  Samuel Huntington  and not  John Hanson  was the first USCA President to serve under the Articles of Confederation.   -- Click Here America's Four Republics: The More or Less United States By: Stanley Yavneh Klos First United American Republic: United Colonies of North America: 13 British Colonies United in Congress was founded by 12 colonies on September 5th, 1774 (Georgia joined in 1775)  and governed through a  British Colonial Continental Congress .   Peyton Randolph  and  George Washington  served, respectively, as the Republic's first President and Commander-in-Chief; Second United American Republic: The United States of America: 13 Independent States United in Congress was founded by 12 states on July 2nd, 1776 (New York abstained until July 9th), and governed through the  United States  Continental Congress .  John Hancock  and  George Washington  served, respectively, as the Republic's first President and Commander-in-Chief;  Third United American Republic: The United States of America: A Perpetual Union was founded by 13 States on March 1st, 1781, with the enactment of the first U.S. Constitution, the  Articles of Confederation , and governed through the  United States  in Congress Assembled .   Samuel Huntington  and  George Washington  served, respectively, as the Republic's first President and Commander-in-Chief;  Fourth United American Republic: The United States of America: We the People  was formed by 11 states on March 4th, 1789 (North Carolina and Rhode Island joined in November 1789 and May 1790, respectively), with the enactment of the U.S. Constitution of 1787. The fourth and current United States Republic governs through  the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in Congress Assembled, the U.S. President and Commander-in-Chief, and the U.S. Supreme Court.   George Washington  served as the Republic's first President and Commander-in-Chief. Philadelphia Two US Capitol Buildings George Washington was the first Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America during the American Revolution and later became the first president of the United States serving from 1789 until 1797. He symbolized qualities of discipline, aristocratic duty, military orthodoxy and persistence in adversity that his contemporaries valued as marked of mature political leadership. Photos of the George Washington's Teeth from "George Washington: The Man Behind the Myths Exhibit" at the Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center - October 7, 2000 -  photo1 ,  photo2 , and  photo3  by: KD Klos, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Born the eldest son of Augustine Washington and his second wife Mary Ball Washington, in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732, George spent his early years on the family estate on Pope's Creek along the Potomac River. Although Washington had little or no formal schooling, his early notebooks indicate that he read in geography, military history, agriculture, deportment and composition. He showed an aptitude for surveying and simple mathematics. An early ambition to go to sea had been discouraged by George's mother.  Arguably the most famous (or infamous) of the exaggerated or invented anecdotes about George Washington's youth can be found in

What long running ABC sports program promised viewers 'the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat'?

Wide World of Sports - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com Wide World of Sports EDIT One of the most important shows in American television, Wide World of Sports (or ABC's Wide World of Sports) was a long-running sports anthology program that established the then third-place network as the leader in U.S. sports programming, and made its producer, Roone Arledge, a major figure in American television. WWOS was a ninety-minute affair every Saturday afternoon that presented filmed highlights from various sporting competitions. The opening narration told viewers it would be "spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport", and it delivered on that promise by presenting such events as Irish Hurling, Surfing from Hawaii, cliff diving from Acapulco, and fishing tournaments from South America. The show occasionally featured offbeat sports like barrel jumping and arm wrestling, which with the correct editing, made for compelling viewing. In addition to covering the event, the show would do a background feature on one of the main competitors, a concept that was a forerunner of the "up close and personal" stories Arledge made famous on ABC's Olympic coverage. WWOS's bread and butter were auto racing (particularly NASCAR events and the Grand Prix of Monaco); U.S. and world championships in gymnastics, track and field, and ice skating; and boxing. WWOS would show the tape of a major bout (usually the first free TV airing), with the winner being interviewed by the network's boxing commentator, Howard Cosell. Cosell's frequent interviews with heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali became both famous and controversial (because Cosell defended Ali's right to express himself, even if he sometimes disagreed with what Ali said). Ali made over 60 appearances on the show, the most for any athlete. As satelite broadcasting became commonplace, and cable channels proliferated, the concept of an anthology show presenting taped highlights of sporting events (no matter how well-presented) became obsolete. Nowadays the term "Wide World of Sports" is used by ABC announcers to describe their weekend sports programming (such as the 2006 World Cup), but the show itself, with its famous promise to show viewers "the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat" is no longer a part of Saturday afternoon television. moreless

On Sept 30, 1955, which iconic film actor died when his Porosche 550 Spyder collided with a Ford coupe driven by Donald Turnupseed?

Star Profile | Comet Over Hollywood | Page 2 Comet Over Hollywood Home for classic movie lovers Search Publicity photo of Guy Lombardo in the 1940s. “Auld Lang Syne” was his theme song. They called him Mr. New Year’s Eve, and he was part of America’s New Year’s tradition for nearly 50 years. Before Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest counted down to 12 a.m., January 1, there was Guy Lombardo. Each year, his saxophones would poignantly play “Auld Land Syne” as couples danced, kissed and wished “Happy New Year.” From the crash of the stock market in 1929 through the bicentennial in 1976, big bandleader Lombardo and his Royal Canadians were a long standing tradition for Americans. Like this: Like Loading... Image To go along with some monthly health observances, Comet Over Hollywood is recognizing actors who battled diseases and often, kept it a secret from their public and exhibited strength by continuing to practice their craft. Others helped create awareness or spearheaded organizations for research, such as Yul Brynner . For October 2015’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Comet is recognizing actresses who were diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, breast cancer survivors are proud and openly share their stories. Some wear pink t-shirts saying they are a survivor, write memoirs or are interviewed by the news to help spread awareness to other women to pay attention to their bodies. But for actresses of the Golden Era, this wasn’t the case. Many of their obituaries simply note they had endured a “long illness.” Newspapers said Judy Holliday was in the hospital for a bronchial illness and one obituary for Rosalind Russell said she died from stomach cancer. This was largely because of the stigma that surrounded this particular form of cancer. In the 1950s, the New York Times refused an advertisement for a breast cancer support group, saying they wouldn’t publish the word “breast” or “cancer.” Because of this, during my research I had some troubles finding reliable sources to confirm that some of these women had cancer at all. It took the help of some of these actresses who were diagnosed with breast cancer to help get rid of the stigma by publicly speaking about their illnesses. One of the first celebrities to open up about having breast cancer was former child star Shirley Temple. She wanted to empower women to be involved in their medical decisions and held a press conference from her hospital bed in 1972 while recovering from a lumpectomy. “It is my fervent hope that women will not be afraid to go to their doctors for diagnosis when they have unusual symptoms,” Shirley Temple Black said during a press conference in November 1972. “There is almost certain recovery from this form of cancer if it is caught early enough.” Actresses who had breast cancer: Brigitte Bardot- The French “sex kitten actress” who made waves with “…And God Created Woman” (1956) was diagnosed in her early 50s. A   Jan. 1985 Los Angeles Times  article says that Bardot underwent surgery for breast cancer in France. The article says Bardot was going to receive radiation treatment after the surgery. Bardot is now a 30 year cancer survivor. Ingrid Bergman– The Swedish-born Academy Award winning actress spent the last several years of her life with breast cancer. The illness is what caused her death at age 67 in 1982. The “Casablanca” actress was diagnosed in 1973, according to  Biography . ”Cancer victims who don’t accept their fate, who don’t learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left,” Bergman is quoted in her obituary. Bergman’s  New York Times obituary  only says that she had cancer. “Mama suffered from breast cancer for nine years and the last three years, when my brother and sisters took turns to be with her in London, were very difficult,” said her daughter  Isabella Rossellini in an Aug. 2015 interview  which celebrated Bergman’s 100th birthday. “The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes, she had an enormous [tumour on her] right arm and was very depressed with the fear of being unable to act.” Diahann Carroll- The “Julia” actre

What self-governed U.S. territory has the motto: “Where America’s day begins”?

U.S. territories legal definition of U.S. territories U.S. territories legal definition of U.S. territories http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/U.S.+territories Territories of the United States (redirected from U.S. territories) Also found in: Wikipedia . Territories of the United States Portions of the United States that are not within the limits of any state and have not been admitted as states. The United States holds three territories: American Samoa and Guam in the Pacific Ocean and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Although they are governed by the United States, the territories do not have statehood status, and this lesser legal and political status sets them apart from the rest of the United States. The three U.S. territories are not the only U.S. government land holdings without statehood status. These various lands fall under the broad description of insular political communities affiliated with the United States. Puerto Rico in the Caribbean and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean belong to the United States and have the status of commonwealth, a legal and political status that is above a territory but still below a state. The United States also has a number of islands in the Pacific Ocean that are called variously territories and possessions. U.S. possessions have the lowest legal and political status because these islands do not have permanent populations and do not seek self-determination and autonomy. U.S. possessions include Baker, Howland, Kingman Reef, Jarvis, Johnston, Midway, Palmyra, and Wake Islands. Finally, land used as a military base is considered a form of territory. These areas are inhabited almost exclusively by military personnel. They are governed largely by military laws, and not by the political structures in place for commonwealths and territories. The United States has military bases at various locations around the world, including Okinawa, Japan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A precise definition of territories and territorial law in the United States is difficult to fashion. The U.S. government has long been in the habit of determining policy as it goes along. The United States was established through a defensive effort against British forces and then through alternately defensive and offensive battles against Native Americans. From this chaotic beginning, the United States has struggled to fashion a coherent policy on the acquisition and possession of land. The U.S. Constitution does not state exactly how the United States may acquire land. Instead, the Constitution essentially delegates the power to decide the matter to Congress. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, of the Constitution provides that "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed … by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress." The same section of the Constitution gives Congress the "Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States."Under International Law the United States and other nation-states may acquire additional territory in several ways, including occupation of territory that is not already a part of a state; conquest, where allowed by the international community; cession of land by another nation in a treaty; and accretion, or the growth of new land within a nation's existing boundaries. Through various statutes and court opinions, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have devised a system that gives Congress and the president control over U.S. territories. Congress delegates some of its policy-making and administrative duties to the Office of Insular Affairs within the Interior Department . The president of the United States appoints judges and executive officers to offices in the territories. Congress devises court systems for the territories, and the Supreme Court may review decisions made by territorial courts. Congress may pass laws governi

According to the old proverb, practice makes what?

'Practice makes perfect' named as phrase we are most likely to continue using | Daily Mail Online comments It is a phrase only too familiar to youngsters slaving away at their studies - and now 'practice makes perfect' has been revealed as the most influential saying. The expression topped a poll of words of wisdom Britons picked up in childhood and continue to use well into their older years. Other oft-repeated maxims include 'the grass is always greener on the other side' and 'good things come to those who wait'. 'Practise makes perfect' has been revealed as the nation's most influential saying by the new poll. (File image) The poll was put together by children's charity the NSPCC, which is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the importance pearls of wisdom can have in shaping a child's life. The survey of 2,000 people revealed that three-quarters of adults can recount a piece of advice given to them in their early years, while 80% of over-60s regularly refer back to these nuggets. RELATED ARTICLES You can't judge a book by its cover Good things come to those who wait Two wrongs don't make a right It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts Never say never There's no time like the present Of all the words of wisdom, 'treat others how you'd like to be treated' (62%) and 'if at first you don't succeed try, try and try again' (54%) were among the most common. A few old wives' tales appeared on the list, with 'eat your crusts, they'll make your hair curly' (26%) and 'eating carrots will help you see in the dark' (30%) sneaking in. According to the research, parents are the biggest source of childhood wisdom (85%), with grandparents (49%) and teachers (28%) also cited as sources of sage words. The study found 81% of mothers and 72% of fathers are recounting pearls of wisdom to their own children. 'Two wrongs don't make a right' (20%) is the most commonly recited phrase by parents today, followed by 'it's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts' (17%). Peter Wanless, chief executive of the NSPCC, said: 'We're entering a fresh phase in the NSPCC's 130-year history - abuse robs children of a happy childhood but it doesn't have to be that way. 'We want to show how actions that all of us can take help ensure children's experiences are positive and one way of doing this is to impart words of wisdom. Chat show host Piers Morgan (left) and Apprentice creator Lord Sugar (right) - well known for his catchphrase 'You're fired!' - are backing the campaign 'We want to remind everyone that child abuse can be prevented with their help and are calling on people to spread the message by sharing words of wisdom from their own childhoods using #childhoodwisdom to show they agree with us that every childhood is worth fighting for.' When it comes to words of wisdom, men and women live their lives by different maxims. Women appeared more likely to practice patience, with a quarter of those polled saying they live by the phrase 'good things come to those who wait', compared with 14% of men.

The first production Model T rolled off the assembly line on Sept 27, the first of over 15 million to be produced. In what year was it?

Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T - Oct 01, 1908 - HISTORY.com Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T Share this: Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T Author Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T URL Publisher A+E Networks On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972. Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item: At the beginning of 1908, there were fewer than 200,000 on the road. Though the Model T was fairly expensive at first (the cheapest one initially cost $825, or about $18,000 in today’s dollars), it was built for ordinary people to drive every day. It had a 22-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and was made of a new kind of heat-treated steel, pioneered by French race car makers, that made it lighter (it weighed just 1,200 pounds) and stronger than its predecessors had been. It could go as fast as 40 miles per hour and could run on gasoline or hemp-based fuel. (When oil prices dropped in the early 20th century, making gasoline more affordable, Ford phased out the hemp option.)  “No car under $2,000 offers more,” ads crowed, “and no car over $2,000 offers more except the trimmings.” Ford kept prices low by sticking to a single product. By building just one model, for example, the company’s engineers could develop a system of interchangeable parts that reduced waste, saved time and made it easy for unskilled workers to assemble the cars. By 1914, the moving assembly line made it possible to produce thousands of cars every week and by 1924, workers at the River Rouge Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan could cast more than 10,000 Model T cylinder blocks in a day. But by the 1920s, many Americans wanted more than just a sturdy, affordable car. They wanted style (for many years, the Model T famously came in just one color: black), speed and luxury too. As tastes changed, the era of the Model T came to an end and the last one rolled off the assembly line on May 26, 1927. Related Videos

In what state was Mayberry located on the Andy Griffith Show?

Visit Mayberry VISIT THE GERTRUDE SMITH HOUSE WORLD’S LARGEST OPEN-FACE GRANITE QUARRY HISTORIC EARL THEATER BUILT IN 1938 SHELTON VINEYARDS MAYBERRY DAYS PARADE Mountains. Music. Mayberry. Merlot. Mayberry RFD icon Andy Griffith grew up in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and it's no coincidence that a stroll down Mount Airy's Main Street reminds people of the town of Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show. In addition to Mayberry RFD and Andy Griffith, visitors find that Mount Airy, North Carolina is a great jumping off point for exploring the Yadkin Valley wine region, the breathtaking Blue Ridge Parkway, the stunning pinnacle of Pilot Mountain, or the twangy sound of bluegrass and old-time music. Whatever your passion, we invite you to step back to a simpler time when you visit Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina—affectionately known as Mayberry RFD. UPCOMING EVENTS

Which president’s son founded the political magazine ‘George’, started in 1995, before his untimely death in a 1999 plane crash?

John Kennedy Jr. - Biography - IMDb John Kennedy Jr. Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trivia  (29) | Personal Quotes  (2) Overview (5) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, in Washington, DC, to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President-to-be John F. Kennedy ) and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy ( Jacqueline Kennedy ). Three weeks before his birth, his father was elected President of the United States, and the nation loved little John. The press dubbed him "John-John", but his family called him John. Even as a toddler, he loved to fly. On his third birthday, his father was buried, and he was photographed giving his father's casket a salute in a photo and video seen around the world. About a month later, they moved out of the White House and into a 15-room apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City. He went to private schools. When he was six, his uncle Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated while running for president. He had been a father figure to John and his sister, Caroline Kennedy , a fact that Ethel Kennedy -- who had nine children with RFK -- did not like. A few years later, Jackie married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates (Ari) Onasis ( Aristotle Onassis ). He virtually played no part in John's life because John hardly saw him. Ari died in 1975. John went on to high school and then decided to go to Brown University in Rhode Island. He graduated and, after his mother said no to his becoming an actor, went to law school and became an assistant District Attorney. During this time, he dated actress Daryl Hannah and singer Madonna . In 1995, Jackie died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 1996, he married Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy on an island off Georgia. She was very shy, and that did not bode well because they were constantly being photographed. On July 16th, 1999, Carolyn and her sister Lauren, with John as pilot, took off in his plane for Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, to drop Lauren off, with John and Carolyn continuing onward to the Kennedy Compound for the wedding of his cousin Rory Kennedy (Robert's youngest daughter, born after RFK's death). It was foggy, and several miles off Martha's Vineyard, the plane crashed, killing all three of them. The bodies of the women were found near the wreckage, but John's body was found in the pilot's seat. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Charlie & MO840 Spouse (1) Trivia (29) Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue) The bodies of John Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette were recovered from plane wreckage off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. John and Carolyn were dropping Lauren off at Martha's Vineyard, on their way to Rory Kennedy 's wedding. The plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. [July 1999] Considered America's most eligible bachelor until his marriage. Voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 1988. Graduated from Brown University in 1983 with a degree in History. Has been on over 15 People Magazine covers. Had a pilot's license. Founder and editor-in-chief, George magazine (1995-1999). Son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy . Nephew of Ethel Kennedy , Ted Kennedy , Robert F. Kennedy . Younger brother of Caroline Kennedy and uncle to her children, Rose and Tatiana. Cousin of Maria Shriver , Christopher Lawford , Anthony Radziwill and Tina Radziwill . 1979 graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover. Was delivered by Cesarean section 17 days earlier than his due date of December 12. After his birth, the Internal Revenue Service issued a press release announcing that the president could now take an additional $600 deduction on their 1960 tax return. Lost one of his front teeth when he banged into a step while playing in a big dollhouse on the White House lawn. Got his first paying job at the age of 24, as a $20,000-a-year assistant to the New York Commissioner of Business Development. Once showed up at a Halloween party in Manhattan dressed as Michelangelo's David. He wore skimpy white tights,

Sometimes referred to as a Western, what name is commonly given to the omelet filled with diced ham, onions, and green bell peppers?

Culinary Dictionary - C, Whats Cooking America Culinary Dictionary Linda’s Culinary Dictionary – C A Dictionary of Cooking, Food, and Beverage Terms   An outstanding and large culinary dictionary and glossary that includes the definitions and history of cooking, food, and beverage terms. Please click on a letter below to alphabetically search the many food and cooking terms:   A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I      J      K      L      M      N      O      P      Q      R      S      T      U-Y      Z   cabbage – There are over 70 varieties of cabbage. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi, collards, kale, turnips, and many more are all a member of the cabbage family.  These plants are all known botanically as members of the species Brassica oleracea, and they native to the Mediterranean region of Europe History:  According to horticultural historians, barbarians were eating the juicy, slightly bulbous leaves of wild cabbage in Asia long before the dawn of recorded history.  The Greeks revered the cabbage for its many medicinal properties.  Cato, an ancient Roman statesman, circa 200 BCE, advised people to eat plenty of raw cabbage seasoned with vinegar before a banquet at which one plans to “drink deep.”  Even the ancient Egyptians advised starting the meal with raw cabbage, including cabbage seeds, to keep one sober.  It is an historical fact that the laborers who built the Great Wall in China were fed sauerkraut to prevent scurvy and other debilitating diseases that come from eating only rice.  Europeans were devouring stewed cabbage during the cold winter months because it was one of the few staples available when the ground produced little else.   cabernet sauvignon (cab-air-nay so-veen-yawn) – One of the finest of red wines.  It is associated with the Bordeaux region in France but the grapes are now grown worldwide.   caciocavallo cheese (kah-choh-kuh-VAH-loh) – This cheese is said to date back to the 14th century, and believed by some to have originally been made from mare’s milk.  Today, Caciocavallo cheese is made from cow’s milk, though its cryptic name literally means “horse cheese” – the Sicilian word “cacio” sharing the same root as casein while “cavallo” means horse.   (There’s a theory that the cheese owes its name to the manner in which two bulbs were attached by a string and suspended from a beam “a cavallo” as though astride a horse.)  It takes at least eight months to age Caciocavallo cheese properly, achieving a sharper flavor in about two years.  Caciocavallo is a good complement to stronger wines, and widely used for grating over pasta.  It is a favorite of Sicilian chefs for use with pasta.  It Is usually shaped as a large wheel.  “Caciovacchino” was a similar product made in times past.   Caesar Salad (SEE-zer) – The salad consists of greens (classically romaine lettuce) with a garlic vinaigrette dressing.  The Caesar salad was once voted by the International Society of Epicures in Paris as the “greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in fifty years.” History:  For a detailed history of the Caesar Salad, check out  History of Salads and Salad Dressings   cafe noir – French for black coffee (coffee without cream or milk).   caffe (kah-FEH) – It is the Italian term for “coffee.”  In Italy, the term caffe usually refers to a small cup of espresso coffee.   Cajun cuisine (KAY-juhn kwee-ZEEN) – Cajun food is essentially the poor cousin to Creole.  Today it tends to be spicier and more robust than Creole, utilizing regionally available resources and less of the foods gained through trade.  Some popular Cajun dishes include pork based sausages such as andouille and boudin; various jambalayas and gumbos; coush-coush (a creamed corn dish) and etouffee. The true art of Louisiana seasonings is in the unique blend of herbs and spices that serve to enhance the flavor of vegetables, seafood, meats, poultry and wild game, along with a “Cajun” cook that knows how to blend these spices. History:  Learn about the history and recipes of  Cajun Cuisine.   cake – Cakes are ma

According to Greek legend, what was the only thing left in the box after Pandora released all the evils of mankind?

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

Sept 30, 1966 saw the public unveiling of which popular model of Boeing aircraft?

The Boeing Company - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on The Boeing Company The Boeing Company - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on The Boeing Company 7755 East Marginal Way South Seattle, Washington 98108 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Boeing Company, after its merger in 1997 with McDonnell Douglas and acquisition in 1996 of the defense and space units of Rockwell International, became the largest aerospace company in the world. Its history mirrors the history of aviation. Boeing is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners, military aircraft and the nation's largest NASA contractor. History of The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world, thanks to its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas Corporation and its 1996 purchase of the defense and space units of Rockwell International Corporation. The corporation is the world's number one maker of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. Boeing has more than 9,000 commercial aircraft in service worldwide, including the 717 through 777 families of jets and the MD-80, MD-90, and MD-11. In the defense sector, the company makes military aircraft, including fighter, transport, and attack aircraft; helicopters; and missiles. In addition to its position as the nation's top NASA contractor--and the leader of the U.S. industry team for the International Space Station--Boeing is also involved in commercial space projects such as satellite networks and a sea-based satellite launch platform. Beginnings, Early 20th Century Founder William Boeing was raised in Michigan, where his father operated a lucrative forestry business. While he was in San Diego, California, in 1910, Boeing met a French stunt pilot named Louis Paulhan who was performing at the International Air Meet. When Paulhan took Boeing for an airplane ride, it marked the beginning of Boeing's fascination with aviation. After two years of study at Yale's Sheffield School of Science, Boeing returned to Michigan to work for his father. He was sent first to Wisconsin and later to the state of Washington to acquire more timber properties for the family business. In Seattle he met a navy engineer named Conrad Westerveldt who shared his fascination with aviation. A barnstormer named Terah Maroney gave the two men a ride over Puget Sound in his seaplane. Later Boeing went to Los Angeles to purchase his own seaplane, thinking it would be useful for fishing trips. The man who sold him the plane and taught him how to fly was Glenn Martin, who later founded Martin Marietta. While in Seattle, Boeing and Westerveldt made a hobby of building their own seaplanes on the backwaters of Puget Sound. It became more than a hobby when a mechanic named Herb Munter and a number of other carpenters and craftsmen became involved. In May 1916, Boeing flew the first 'B & W' seaplane. The next month he incorporated his company as the Pacific Aero Products Company. The company's first customer was the government of New Zealand, which employed the plane for mail delivery and pilot training. In 1917 the company's name was changed to Boeing Airplane Company. Boeing and his partners anticipated government interest in their company when the United States became involved in World War I. They discovered their hunch was correct when the company was asked to train flight instructors for the army. After the war, Boeing sold a number of airplanes to Edward Hubbard, whose Hubbard Air Transport is regarded as the world's first airline. The company shuttled mail between Seattle and the transpacific mailboat that called at Victoria, British Columbia. Later, when the post office invited bids for various airmail routes, Hubbard tried to convince Boeing to apply for the Chicago to San Francisco contract. Boeing mentioned the idea to his wife, who thought the opportunity looked promising. In the prospect, he and Hubbard created a new airline named the Boeing Air Transport Company. They submitted a bid and were awarded t

The Pepsi Center is home to a professional basketball and hockey teams, as well as the National Lacrosse League team, the Mammoths, and also hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In what major US city is it located?

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Which US National Park is spread across the most states?

United States Photos -- National Geographic United States Photos Nankoweap Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins The Colorado River winds through Nankoweap Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. North America's geologic history is writ large in the sandstone heights across the U.S. West. Adirondack Mountains, New York Photograph by Sam Abell Outdoorsmen enjoy the gloaming at the North Woods Club in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, where American artist Winslow Homer often fished for trout and absorbed landscapes he would re-create in imagination and paint. Times Square, New York Photograph by Steve Raymer Formerly called Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in 1904 after the New York Times building, which became the district's new cornerstone. Famous for its endless entertainment and covered with billboards, lights, and sky-high buildings, Times Square is home to world-renowned Broadway, MTV, and other tourist attractions. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Photograph by James A. Sugar Like the outline of a mountain peak, a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge is visible above the summer fog in San Francisco Bay. Following the rush for gold in the late 19th century, the bay’s harbor attracted sailing ships from around the globe, and a great American city was born. Ferris Wheel, San Antonio Photograph by Tyler Cleveland, My Shot High above San Antonio, Texas, a couple steals a kiss at sunset. Situated in the southern part of the state’s Hill Country, the city is home to the Alamo and the historic River Walk. Venice Beach, California Photograph by John Lee/Aurora A stretch of concrete extending to the sand attracts skateboarders to a park in Venice Beach. The southern California town is an eclectic host to beachgoers from nearby Los Angeles and around the world, boasting street artists, raucous beach bars, and bohemian enclaves. Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah Photograph by Guido Tramontano Guerritore, My Shot The sandstone cathedrals of Monument Valley served as the backdrop for the wild American frontier. Planted in the middle of desert lands, the valley’s rocks are the only formations that dare to break the infinite flatness of the Arizona-Utah horizon. Yankees Fans Photograph by Jim Rogash/Getty Images Diehard New York Yankees hope for an autograph at a game against the rival Boston Red Sox. "America's pastime" is big business: In recent years, more than 78 million people have attended major league games across the U.S. annually. Fashion Show, New York Photograph by Jodi Cobb Nicole Anderson models a pair of Manolo Blahnik stiletto heels and a white shift dress for the fashion press in New York City. A center of sartorial taste making in the U.S., the city attracts the fashion industry’s elite to its week of shows each spring and fall. Shoshone Indians, Nevada Photograph by Peter Essick/Aurora Photos Members of a Shoshone Indian tribe take part in a ritual on the side of Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada. The site was the center of a heated debate between locals and government officials who wanted to spend $50 billion burying 77,000 tons of nuclear waste inside the mountain. In 2009, the Obama Administration announced the site was no longer an option. Pistol River, Oregon Photograph by Skip Brown/National Geographic Stock A windsurfer carries his board and sail over sand dunes in Pistol River. Explorers discovered gold and other precious metals in the rivers and along the beaches of the area in 1852, and settlement depended primarily on water transportation. Today water transportation of a different sort is popular here—the area has several times played host to U.S. windsurfing championships. High School Football Photograph by John Lee/Aurora Members of a San Francisco high school football team run through a banner as they enter the playing field. High school football season usually runs September to November, and games can draw in large crowds. Vermont Farm Photograph by Melissa Eyre, My Shot A mechanic and his dog take a breather in Vermont's fresh air. The U.S. Northeast is packed w

What ocean is surrounded on 3 sides by Australia, Asia, and Africa?

Kanyakumari, Where Three Oceans Meet! | Asia Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums Kanyakumari, Where Three Oceans Meet! 2 Honeymoon destination help!!!!! by jg2travel | 6 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 11:01 PM 3 Being customs by jwarnerca | 1 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 10:19 PM Tagged: China 5 Itinerary help - 10 days Japan by Wordsavvy | 3 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 10:01 PM Tagged: Burma (Myanmar) 8 Tagged: Cambodia , Vietnam 13 Tagged: India 14 Travel India solo by ellisbell12 | 4 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 04:32 AM Tagged: Japan 17 Hotel Suggestions - New Delhi by Sassy_Sarah | 5 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 02:45 AM Tagged: India 18 Busan Central Bus Terminal by ching90 | 1 responses; most recent on Jan 18, 17 at 09:55 PM Tagged: Japan 23 Tuk-tuk, songthew or taxi? by Meredydd | 7 responses; most recent on Jan 18, 17 at 06:09 AM Kanyakumari, Where Three Oceans Meet! Posted by: Lata on Mar 19, 12 at 06:14 AM Printer Friendly Hi, Last month we went to Kanyakumari, a small town located on the Southernmost tip of India. It is surrounded on the three sides by the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. In fact, the three oceans merge there. Read on about our trip in my blog post: magical on Mar 20, 12 at 02:37 AM Great blog, Lata. Were you able to see the 3 different color sand beaches right at the tip? Only when the ocean currents are right can you see this phenomenon. Lata on Mar 20, 12 at 05:31 AM @magical: Thanks! We did see the water in different colours (shades of green, blue and grey), and the composition was changing frequently. Bands of colours of varied shapes appeared in the ocean, only to change to a completely different shape some time later! But no, we could not see different colours in the sand beaches. Have you seen that phenomenon?

With the ability to regenerate when death looms, which sci fi character has been played by 9 different actors in the 30 years the show has been on TV?

Doctor Who (1963) Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com Doctor Who 10 By MadamStacey , Dec 22, 2011 Love the classic! I'm just getting into it but I'm finding it fascinating to watch from the 60's. DO YOU AGREE? By shawnlunn2002 , Oct 02, 2011 First Doctor Portrayed by William Hartnell Tenure 1963–1966 First appearance An Unearthly Child Last appearance The Tenth Planet (regular) The Three Doctors (played by William Hartnell) The Five Doctors (played by Richard Hurndall) Number of series 4 Appearances 29 stories (134 episodes) Companions on television: Susan, Barbara, Ian, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara, Dodo, Ben, Polly The First of our Doctors but not necessarily my favourites (though it should be pointed out that there aren't any I detest), Hartnell's rather old Doctor was a cantankerous so and so with a young granddaughter in Susan and a bigger desire to get rid of the two teachers who more or less became a part of his first adventures. An Unearthly Child was a rather modest way of opening a series that would have a 40 plus year history but it was also a nice way of establishing the show's concept about travelling and in Hartnell's era we did see Cavemen, Marco Polo and King Richard and he was also the same Doctor that gave us both the Daleks (both on Skaro in The Daleks and invading London in The Dalek Invasion On Earth) and Cybermen, with the latter's introduction in The Tenth Planet signalling Hartnell's exit from the TARDIS. Plus one of the companions also died during his tenure as Time Lord. Doctor Number 1 did also pop up to help/antagonise his successors in both The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors as well. Second Doctor Portrayed by Patrick Troughton Tenure 1966–1969 First appearance The Tenth Planet Last appearance The War Games (regular) The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors, The Two Doctors (guest star) Number of series 3 Appearances 21 stories (119 episodes) Companions on television: Ben, Polly, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe Would you believe that he's one of my favourites? A rather happy, manic guy with a penchant for a recorder, Troughton brought some more humour to the role than his predecessor upon his debut in The Tenth Planet and we also got two of the best companions in both genius Zoe and Highlander Jamie as well as epic moments involving the Daleks in The Power Of The Daleks and The Evil Of The Daleks and the Cybermen in both Tomb Of The Cybermen and The Invasion as well as a memorable confrontation with The Ice Warriors and the Macra as well. Like Hartnell, Troughton's duration on the series would only be for three seasons and his exit in The War Games is memorable for the callous way the Time Lords erased both Jamie and Zoe's memories and their own particular punishment of the Second Doctor himself. It also didn't stop him from popping up in The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors where where he offered his help to Doctors Three, Five and Six. It's also around his era that UNIT would pop up to occasionally help The Doctor as well. Third Doctor Portrayed by Jon Pertwee Tenure 1970–1974 First appearance Spearhead from Space Last appearance Planet of the Spiders (regular) The Five Doctors (guest star) Number of series 5 Appearances 24 stories (128 episodes) Companions UNIT, Liz, Jo, Sarah, Another incredibly strong Doctor, Jon Pertwee's era represented an impressive lot of firsts for the series as a whole. Aside from the fact his lasted five years as The Third Doctor (along with Bessie the dream car), his era also saw the debut of some of the series most impressive of villains with the Autons in Spearhead From Space, rogue Time Lord The Master (played by Roger Delgado) in Terror Of The Autons and the Sontarans in The Time Warrior. This was also the very era that debuted many pivotal and fan favourite companions into the mix as well come to think of it. Cool, calm and collected scientist Liz Shaw made for a welcome relief of the more screaming assistants we had in the past and it's a pity that she departs after the seventh season. Jo Grant is by far the most important companion of

Which red-headed orphan was adopted by Daddy Warbucks?

Annie (1982) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 37 titles created 02 Dec 2012 a list of 42 titles created 26 Jan 2013 a list of 31 titles created 21 Jun 2015 a list of 47 titles created 30 Nov 2015 a list of 31 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Annie " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves which put Annie in great danger. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com> 18 June 1982 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Anita la huerfanita See more  » Filming Locations: $510,632 (USA) (21 May 1982) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Randal Kleiser was considered as a director for the film after the commercial success of Grease (1978). See more » Goofs Annie escapes, and a police officer brings her back. When the officer rings the doorbell with his nightstick, it slips off the doorbell and hits the wall, but the bell rings anyway. See more » Quotes Molly : [having a nightmare] Annie! Annie! Annie! Annie! Annie : Everything is going to be alright. One of my all time favorites 21 May 2002 | by Brutalfan (USA) – See all my reviews Aileen Quinn as Annie has everyone beat. With that darling face, that beautiful voice, she did a fabulous job creating the character. Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks was wonderful! He had that stern 'businesslike' attitude which grew into heartfelt love for this little red-headed orphan girl. Carol Burnett was awesome as the lady who ran the orphanage. She started out gruff and tumble (and drunk) but as it turns out, she really has a love for these orphans. There is NO comparison to the newest version. I can't see anyone else playing these parts better than Quinn, Burnett and Finney. It just isn't the same. If you want a beautiful musical with fun loving attributes, please see this movie!!! Your children will love you for it. Highly Recommended 33 of 45 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes

By what name is deer meat more commonly known?

Wild Game Meat | Order Meat For Sale From MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. You are here: Game Meats Game Meats Take a look at our wide selection of game meat for sale. We have a wide variety of meat available including buffalo, elk, venison, antelope, and pheasant. We also have several meat gift packs, cheese and sausage baskets and more available. Order online today and have your meat delivered within 72 hours. Pheasant Low in fat, this high protein meat has rich poultry flavor and half the fat of an equal amount of beef. Alligator This savory lean meat has no saturated fat.  While high in calories, calories in alligator meat (unlike beef or chicken)are derived from protein rather than fat. Quail Quail meat is tender and full of vitamins and minerals. High protein, Low cholesterol. Less fat and stronger flavor than most domestic poultry. Buffalo Compared to beef, buffalo meat is leaner with similar taste and texture. It has fewer calories than beef, and because its flavor is a little stronger, you can use less of it in recipes and get nearly the same taste. Elk Elk is sweet and tender meat with a mild, distinctive flavor. It's lower in fat than beef or pork. Venison Commonly known as deer meat, venison has almost no saturated fat or carbohydrates. Compared to beef, venison has fewer calories and less fat than beef.  Watching your cholesterol?  Beef has three times more than venison.

Producing her first painting while in her seventies, Anna Mary Moses is better known by what name?

1000+ images about Grandma Moses and Her Paintings on Pinterest | Grandma moses, Paintings and Anna Forward Grandma Moses-illustrated fabric ~ During a time when the U.S. was crazy for quaint, Grandma Moses was big business. She struck a lucrative deal with the Hallmark corporation to have her paintings reproduced on Christmas cards, which sold in the millions. Her scenes of country life appeared on textiles, dishes and lampshades. Her name was used — for a price — to sell everything from Wheaties to Old Gold cigarettes... See More

Which pain relieving drug was first discovered in the bark of the willow tree?

Willow bark | University of Maryland Medical Center Willow bark Overview The use of willow bark dates to the time of Hippocrates (400 BC) when people were advised to chew on the bark to reduce fever and inflammation. Willow bark has been used throughout the centuries in China and Europe, and continues to be used today for the treatment of pain (particularly low back pain and osteoarthritis), headache, and inflammatory conditions, such as bursitis and tendinitis. The bark of white willow contains salicin, which is a chemical similar to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). In combination with the herb's powerful anti-inflammatory plant compounds (called flavonoids), salicin is thought to be responsible for the pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects of the herb. In fact, in the 1800s, salicin was used to develop aspirin. White willow appears to bring pain relief more slowly than aspirin, but its effects may last longer. Plant Description The willow family includes a number of different species of trees and shrubs native to Europe, Asia, and some parts of North America. Some of the more commonly known species are white willow/European willow (Salix alba), black willow/pussy willow (Salix nigra), crack willow (Salix fragilis), purple willow (Salix purpurea), and weeping willow (Salix babylonica). Not all willow species accumulate a therapeutically sufficient amount of salicin. In one study, the amount of salicin after 1 and 2 year growth in autumn and spring ranged from 0.08 to 12.6%. The willow bark sold in Europe and the United States usually includes a combination of the bark from white, purple, and crack willows. Medicinal Uses and Indications Willow bark is used to ease pain and reduce inflammation. Researchers believe that the chemical salicin, found in willow bark, is responsible for these effects. However, studies show several other components of willow bark, including plant chemicals called polyphenols and flavonoids, have antioxidant, fever-reducing, antiseptic, and immune-boosting properties. Some studies show willow is as effective as aspirin for reducing pain and inflammation (but not fever), and at a much lower dose. Scientists think that may be due to other compounds in the herb. More research is needed. Treatment Salicylates are not recommended during pregnancy, so pregnant and breastfeeding women should not take willow bark. Interactions and Depletions Because willow bark contains salicylates, it might interact with a number of drugs and herbs. Talk to your doctor before taking willow bark if you take any other medications, herbs, or supplements. Willow bark may interact with any of the following: Anticoagulants (blood-thinning medications): Willow bark may strengthen the effects of drugs and herbs with blood-thinning properties, and increase the risk of bleeding. Beta blockers: including Atenolol (Tenormin), Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), Propranolol (Inderal, Inderal LA). Willow bark may make these drugs less effective. Diuretics (water pills): Willow bark may make these drugs less effective. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: including ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve). Taking willow bark with these drugs may increase risk of stomach bleeding. Methotrexate and phenytoin (Dilantin): Willow bark may increase levels of these drugs in the body, resulting in toxic levels. Supporting Research Bisset NG. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Stuttgart, Germany: Medpharm Scientific Publishers; 2004:534-536. Blumenthal M. The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Austin, TX: American Botanical Council. Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications; 1998. Chrubasik JE, Roufogalis BD, Chrubasik S. Evidence of effectiveness of herbal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of painful osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain. Phytother Res. 2007 Jul;21(7):675-83. Review. Chrubasik S. Pain therapy using herbal medicines [abstract]. Gynakologe. 2000;33(1):59-64. Chrubasik S, Eisenburg E, Balan E, et al. Treatment of low back pain exacerbations with willow bark extract: a randomized double blind st

Which country has more coastline than any other?

The Top 5 Countries with the Longest Coastline The Top 5 Countries with the Longest Coastline   18,486 miles Sources:  Top 5 of Anything Research 2011. List Notes: This list does not include Greenland which has 44,087 kilometres of coastline but is an autonomous country within Denmark. If it were to be included it would be number 3 on the list. The United States is a respectable 8th on the list at 19,924 km (12,383 miles). Share on Social Media:       Canada has the longest coastline of any nation, bordering on three oceans: Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic. Out of the ten provinces and territories of Canada that have coastline, the province with the most is Newfoundland & Labrador with 28,956 kilometres (including islands). The province/territory with the smallest coastline is the Yukon with 343 kilometres. Nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada with more than two million lakes and an incalculable number of rivers. If you were to try to walk around Canada, following the shoreline at a good pace of 20 kilometres each day, it would take you 33 years to complete the journey. Approximately seven million Canadians live in coastal areas and including all the islands the coastline of Canada is more than six times as long as the distance around the earth at the equator. A countries coastline follows the general line of the coast, but sometimes, in the case of small inlets or bays, the coastline is measured as running directly across the bay or inlet to rejoin the coastline on the opposite side. Coastline is not measured as precisely as is shoreline. Coastline measurements are more difficult because of the effects of tides and the necessarily arbitrary decisions that must be made about measuring bays, coves, islands, and inlets leading to streams and rivers. There exists a term "coastline paradox" that describes the counterintuitive observation that the coastline of a landmass does not have a well-defined length. This results from the fractal-like properties of coastlines. It was first observed by Lewis Fry Richardson. More concretely, the length of the coastline depends on the method used to measure it. Since a landmass has features at all scales, from hundreds of kilometres in size to tiny fractions of a millimetre and below, there is no obvious limit to the size of the smallest feature that should not be measured around, and hence no single well-defined perimeter to the landmass. Various approximations exist when specific assumptions are made about minimum feature size. More concretely, the length of the coastline depends on the method used to measure it. Since a landmass has features at all scales, from hundreds of kilometres in size to tiny fractions of a millimeter and below, there is no obvious limit to the size of the smallest feature that should not be measured around, and hence no single well-defined perimeter to the landmass. Various approximations exist when specific assumptions are made about minimum feature size. Over 70 per cent of the world's surface is covered by sea, 80 per cent of countries have a coastline and most of the world's population live within 500 kilometres (300 miles) of a coast. Only areas deep inside Russia, parts of central Africa, South America, northern Canada, Greenland and the USA are beyond the 1000 km (650 miles) coastal or littoral regions. The length of the coast in the Russian Arctic exceeds 40,000 km. Top 5 facts sources: Natural Resources Canada, CoastWeb. "Facts about Canada's Coastline". Retrieved 2010-10-21. Beaver, Janice Cheryl."U.S. International Borders: Brief Facts". CRS Report for Congress. Retrieved 2010-10-21 Jane's Amphibious Warfare Capabilities (Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2000). Wikipedia. "Coastline paradox" Retrieved 2010-10-21.

Name the 1960 movie from its’ IMDB plot summary: “A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.”

Watch Full movie Psycho (1960) Online Free | ffilms.org ADs Watch Full movie Psycho (1960) Online Free. A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Joseph Stefano (screenplay), Robert Bloch (novel) Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and Vera Miles Your rating: 4.5 stop sending me these ads Anonymous June 11, 2016 10:21 am Reply Please fix this video so we can see it. Trvor April 29, 2015 1:45 am Reply Pretty cool Saif October 8, 2014 1:26 pm Reply OH! REALLY HORRIBLE AND INSPIRING THRILLER MOVIE. ALFRED HITCH COCK’S FILMS SHOULD NOT BE MISSED. PUDHUVAIRAMAN - JOURNALIST September 5, 2014 7:48 pm Reply This is the most interesting suspense movie that I have ever seen. thank you Clotilde Rodriguez March 27, 2014 10:25 pm Reply I like this post, enjoyed this one thank you for putting up. “It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.” by Kahlil Gibran. fitnes April 6, 2013 12:05 pm Reply great

What famed daredevil, who failed in a 1974 motorcycle jump, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime"?

Evel Knievel for Apple TV: perform the stunts, don’t break the bones — Apple World Today / Dennis Sellers Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel was a world famous daredevil who attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and, in 1974, a canyon jump across Snake River Canyon (which failed) on a steam-powered rocket. During his career he suffered more than 433 bone fractures, earning him the dubious honor in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime.” If you’ve ever wanted to try his stunts but have no interest in matching his bone fracturing record, Barnstorm Games’ $1.99 Evel Knievel game (http://tinyurl.com/o62tjdc) for the new Apple TV is probably as close as you can safely get. As Evel, you’ll jump rattlesnakes and lions while you work your way up to Knievel’s 13 London buses and the famed fountain jump in Las Vegas. You’ll use the Siri Remote to negotiate a series of obstacles including barrels, seesaws and flaming hoops, before tackling 27 jumps in nine historic locations. You can also earn in-game currency from completing jumps to buy souped-up motorcycles (there’s a choice of 11), some of Evel’s famed outfits (would you look good in white and blue leathers?), special helmets, and more. The graphics and sound effects in the game are colorful and fun. Though it took me a while to get used to using the Siri Remote (I’m old school; I like a joystick), the basics are easy to learn. However, gameplay is fast and furious, and it takes some practice to improve your daredevil skills. The new Apple TV can use your iOS device as an additional controller if the game you're playing supports it. Typically, you'll see iOS controller support for games that have an iPhone or iPad counterpart.

On Oct 1, 1975 the world saw Joe Frazier drop a bout to who in a battle that came to be known as the Thrilla in Manilla?

Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion, dead at 67 PHILADELPHIA -- He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of his life trying to fight his way out of Ali's shadow. That was one fight Frazier never could win. He once was a heavyweight champion, and a great one at that. Ali would say as much after Frazier knocked him down in the 15th round en route to becoming the first man to beat Ali at Madison Square Garden in March 1971. But he bore the burden of being Ali's foil, and he paid the price. Bitter for years about the taunts his former nemesis once threw his way, Frazier only in recent times came to terms with what happened in the past and said he had forgiven Ali for everything he said. Frazier, who died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67, forever will be linked to Ali. But no one in boxing would ever dream of anointing Ali as "The Greatest" unless he, too, was linked to Smokin' Joe. "I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration," Ali said in a statement. "My sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones." They fought three times, twice in the heart of New York City and once in the morning in a steamy arena in the Philippines. They went 41 rounds together, with neither giving an inch and both giving it their all. In their last fight in Manila in 1975, they traded punches with a fervor that seemed unimaginable among heavyweights. Frazier gave almost as good as he got for 14 rounds, then had to be held back by trainer Eddie Futch as he tried to go out for the final round, unable to see. "Closest thing to dying that I know of," Ali said afterward. Ali was as merciless with Frazier out of the ring as he was inside it. He called him a gorilla, and mocked him as an Uncle Tom. But he respected him as a fighter, especially after Frazier won a decision to defend his heavyweight title against the then-unbeaten Ali, in a fight that was so big Frank Sinatra was shooting pictures at ringside and both fighters earned a then-astonishing $2.5 million. The night at the Garden 40 years ago remained fresh in Frazier's mind as he talked about his life, career and relationship with Ali a few months before he died. "I can't go nowhere where it's not mentioned," he told The Associated Press. "That was the greatest thing that ever happened in my life." Bob Arum, who once promoted Ali, said he was saddened by Frazier's passing. "He was such an inspirational guy. A decent guy. A man of his word," Arum said. "I'm torn up by Joe dying at this relatively young age. I can't say enough about Joe." Frazier's death was announced in a statement by his family, who asked to be able to grieve privately and said they would announce "our father's homecoming celebration" as soon as possible. Manny Pacquiao learned of it shortly after he arrived in Las Vegas for his fight Saturday night with Juan Manuel Marquez. Like Frazier in his prime, Pacquiao has a powerful left hook that he has used in his remarkable run to stardom. "Boxing lost a great champion, and the sport lost a great ambassador," Pacquiao said. Don King, who promoted the Thrilla in Manila, said in a statement issued Tuesday that Frazier was "the embodiment of what a great heavyweight champion and person should be." "Not only was he a great fighter but also a great man. He lived as he fought with courage and commitment at a time when African-Americans in all spheres of life were engaged in a struggle for emancipation and respect," King said of Frazier. "Smokin' Joe brought honor, dignity and pride for his people, the AMERICAN people, and brought the nation together as only sports can do." Though slowed in his later years and his speech slurred by the toll of punches taken in the ring, Frazier still was active on the autograph circuit in the months before he died. In September he went to Las Vegas, where he signed autographs in the lobby of the MGM Grand hotel-casino shortly before Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fight against Victor Ortiz. An old friend, Gene Kilroy,

Oct 4, 1927 saw sculptor Gutzon Borglum begin work on what major national memorial?

Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated January 05, 2016. From 1927 to 1941, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and nearly 400 workers diligently carved the faces of four U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt) into the southeastern, granite side of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Completed on October 31, 1941, Mount Rushmore took 14 years to create, removed 450,000 tons of granite, and cost $989,992.32. The Idea In 1924, the state of South Dakota was only 35 years old and still relatively unknown. To enliven interest in South Dakota and bring in tourists, state historian Doane Robinson proposed creating sculptures of western heroes out of the Black Hills rock formations known as the Needles. Robinson envisioned this outcropping of pillar-like rocks to be shaped into figures such as Sioux chief Red Cloud , Lewis and Clark , John C. Fremont , Sacagawea , and Buffalo Bill . While still in just the idea stage, Robinson, who is now known as the "Father of Mount Rushmore," wrote a letter on August 20, 1924 to sculptor Gutzon Borglum about the project. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States The Sculptor Gutzon Borglum was a talented, energetic, strong-willed man. He began his artistic life as a painter, gaining accolades and patrons after painting a portrait of the intriguing and influential explorer and Civil War general, John C. Fremont. Borglum then went to Paris to study, where he met renown sculptor Auguste Rodin . It was while in Paris that Borglum switched from painting to sculpture. Back again in the United States, Borglum made an impressive, large bust of President Abraham Lincoln that gained him national fame. The bust caught the eye of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who then asked Borglum to carve the image of Confederate General Robert E. Lee into the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia. Borglum began work on the Stone Mountain project but after the strongly opinionated Borglum and the rest of the committee began to have serious disagreements about who was in charge, Borglum was asked to leave the project on February 5, 1925. Unwilling to allow another artist to use his design, Borglum destroyed the models he had designed of the Stone Mountain project. This absolutely infuriated the members of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, who then sent a posse after Borglum, chasing Borglum to the state line.1 Not surprisingly, Borglum was never asked to come back. (The carving was later finished by other artists, but only after all of Borglum's work had been removed.) Leaving the Stone Mountain project left 58-year-old Borglum free to pursue Mount Rushmore. Finding the Mountain Delving into the Mount Rushmore project, Borglum quickly changed Robinson's idea from western figures to U.S. presidents, specifically George Washington and Abraham Lincoln , so that the project would have a wider, national appeal. Borglum made a rough sketch, showing the two men standing next to each other. In August 1925, Borglum made a trip to South Dakota with his son, Lincoln, to search for the right mountain. Having determined that the Needles were unsuitable for carving, Borglum was searching for something much larger. Having been guided through most of the Harney range on horseback, Borglum was taken to Mount Rushmore last. This was the mountain for his monumental project.  When Borglum saw the mountain for the first time in 1925, Mount Rushmore stood 6,000 feet above sea level, with a flat-topped, granite peak 1,000-feet long and 400-feet high. Importantly, Mount Rushmore had a southeastern face that would be naturally lit by the sun for most of the day. The only problem with Mount Rushmore was that it was buried deep in the wilderness, a mile-and-a-half from the nearest road.2 It would take a lot of money and effort just to make the site accessible to both workers and visitors. What Images to Carve? George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were easy choices for the monument. Borglum, who thought and dreamed big, deci

Founded in New York in 1853, Steinway & Sons manufactures what type of musical instrument?

About - Steinway & Sons About Countries Choose Country or Region Replay with sound 0:00 Steinway Today Master to apprentice, generation after generation, every Steinway is built with experience decades in the making — by artisans who take pride and time to humanize a piano still made by hand, who strive for and achieve continuous innovation and improvement. Every Steinway & Sons grand and upright is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and a consummate work of art. Each Steinway piano, consisting of more than 12,000 individual parts, has its own musical character and is as unique as the individual who plays it. “I love knowing that something I created will still be making music long after I am gone.” Jürgen Abelbeck Steinway Artisan, 36 Years Pure artistic expression has the power to touch, move and transform, and the Steinway piano exists to remove all barriers between the listener and the pure, uncompromised expression of the artist. Steinway Tomorrow The very first Steinway & Sons patent was granted in 1857, and since that time the company has been granted more than 125 additional patents, positioning the Steinway as the piano by which all others are judged. Our company's latest innovation, the Steinway & Sons Spirio , is the world's finest high resolution player piano. A masterpiece of craftsmanship, technology and artistry, Spirio provides an unrivaled musical experience, indistinguishable from a live performance. “Incredible, what this piano can do! To sit and hear myself — without playing. The contrast is amazing; it’s a real performance.” Olga Kern Steinway Artist STEINWAY IN HISTORY Steinway & Sons was founded in 1853 by German immigrant Henry Engelhard Steinway in a Manhattan loft on Varick Street. Over the next thirty years, Henry and his sons developed the modern piano. They built their pianos one at a time, applying skills that have been handed down from master to apprentice, generation after generation, ever since. The Steinway piano became the choice for ninety-eight percent of concertizing artists , none of whom are compensated to endorse the instrument. The Steinway earned a reputation as an investment for the owner in the legacy of future generations. Dear Mr. Steinway, I am very happy to have the opportunity of using your pianos for my concerts. I consider them to be perfect in every way. Faithfully yours, Sergei Rachmaninoff Steinway Immortal To call a genuine grand or upright piano of Steinway & Sons one’s own is an overwhelming feeling. Far more than just an exquisite instrument, it is an instrument of the highest expression and creativity. A Steinway piano intimately connects artist and listener, and invites its owner to join a tradition of musical perfection, making it an invaluable investment. Steinway Locations Steinway & Sons retail locations can be found at cultural centers worldwide, including those below:

Stress, compound, and greenstick are all types of what?

Types of Bone Fractures: Buckle Fracture, Stress Fracture, Comminuted Fracture, and More What Are Fractures? A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. Fractures are common; the average person has two during a lifetime. They occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. Your risk of fracture depends, in part, on your age. Broken bones are very common in childhood, although children's fractures are generally less complicated than fractures in adults. As you age, your bones become more brittle and you are more likely to suffer fractures from falls that would not occur when you were young. There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the way the bone breaks. In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture. In a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but does move and maintains its proper alignment. A closed fracture is when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin . An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through the skin ; it may then recede back into the wound and not be visible through the skin. This is an important difference from a closed fracture because with an open fracture there is a risk of a deep bone infection. Some fracture types are: A Greenstick fracture is an incomplete fracture in which the bone is bent. This type occurs most often in children. A transverse fracture is when the broken piece of bone is at a right angle to the bone's axis. An oblique fracture is when the break has a curved or sloped pattern. A comminuted fracture is when the bone breaks into several pieces. A buckled fracture, also known as an impacted fracture, is one whose ends are driven into each other. This is commonly seen in arm fractures in children. A pathologic fracture is caused by a disease that weakens the bones. A stress fracture is a hairline crack. The severity of a fracture depends upon its location and the damage done to the bone and tissue near it. Serious fractures can have dangerous complications if not treated promptly; possible complications include damage to blood vessels or nerves and infection of the bone ( osteomyelitis ) or surrounding tissue. Recuperation time varies depending on the age and health of the patient and the type of fracture. A minor fracture in a child may heal within a few weeks; a serious fracture in an older person may take months to heal. WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on March 16, 2015 Sources

"We all fall down" is the last line of what nursery rhyme or playground singing game?

Ringa Ringa Roses - Nursery Rhyme Full Song ( Fountain Kids ) - YouTube Ringa Ringa Roses - Nursery Rhyme Full Song ( Fountain Kids ) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 2, 2014 Ring a Ring o' Roses" or "Ring Around the Rosie" is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground singing game. It first appeared in print in 1881, but it is reported that a version was already being sung to the current tune in the 1790s and similar rhymes are known from across Europe. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7925. Urban legend says the song originally described the plague, but folklorists reject this idea. Lyrics A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! Sometimes in Britain, this version is used: Ring-a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! The last two lines are sometimes varied to Hush! Hush! Hush! Hush! We've all tumbled down. Early attestation Kate Greenaway's illustration from Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (1881), showing children playing the game The first printing of the rhyme was in Kate Greenaway's 1881 edition of Mother Goose; or, the Old Nursery Rhymes: Ring-a-ring-a-roses, A pocket full of posies; Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down. A novel of 1855, The Old Homestead by Ann S. Stephens, describes children playing "Ring, ring a rosy" in New York.[5] William Wells Newell reports two versions in America a short time later (1883) and says that another was known in New Bedford, Massachusetts around 1790: Ring a ring a Rosie, A bottle full of posie, All the girls in our town Ring for little Josie. There are also versions from Shropshire, collected in 1883, and a manuscript of rhymes collected in Lancashire at the same period gives three closely related versions, with the now familiar sneezing, for instance: A ring, a ring o' roses, A pocket full o' posies- Atishoo atishoo we all fall down. In 1892, folklorist Alice Gomme could give twelve versions. Other languages Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith, from The Little Mother Goose (1912) A German rhyme first printed in 1796 closely resembles "Ring a ring o'roses" in its first stanza and accompanies the same actions (with sitting rather than falling as the concluding action) Ringelringelreihen, Wir sind der Kinder dreien, sitzen unter'm Hollerbusch Und machen alle Huschhuschhusch! Loosely translated this says: "Ringed, ringed row. We are three children, sitting under an elder bush. All of us going hush, hush, hush!" The rhyme is well known in Germany with the first line "Ringel, Ringel, Reihe" (as the popular collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn gave it); it has many local variants, often with "Husch, husch, husch" (which in German could mean "quick, quick") in the fourth line, comparable to the "Hush! hush! hush! hush!" of the first printed English version. Notable also this popular variant: Ringel, Ringel, Rosen, Veilchen blau, Vergissmeinnicht, Alle Kinder setzen sich! The translation is "A ring, a ring of roses. Beautiful apricots. Blue violets, forget-me-nots. All children sit down." Swiss versions have the children dancing round a rosebush. Other European singing games with a strong resemblance include "Roze, roze, meie" ("Rose, rose, May") from The Netherlands with a similar tune to "Ring a ring o' roses" and "Gira, gira rosa" ("Circle, circle, rose"), recorded in Venice in 1874, in which girls danced around the girl in the middle who skipped and curtsied as demanded by the verses and at the end kissed the one she liked best, so choosing her for the middle To make your kids more creative, innovative & intelligent Click on the link below :-

What does a chronometer measure?

What does a chronometer measure? | Reference.com What does a chronometer measure? A: Quick Answer A chronometer is an clock or watch that is extremely accurate at measuring time. Watches must go through a series of tests conducted by the Swiss Official Chronometer Control in order to be designated as chronometers. The institute issues a performance certificate to watches that pass the tests. Full Answer The Swiss certificate is highly respected in the watch-making industry, and all watches that pass the tests are considered high-quality timepieces. Seven tests are run by the institute, and the timepiece must pass all seven tests to earn the certificate. Some of the tests include measuring variations in standard timekeeping rates as well as horizontal differences in timekeeping and rate variations due to temperature.

Oct 4, 1957 saw the launch of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. By what name do we commonly know this satellite as?

Sputnik NASA Main Page Multimedia Interactive Feature on 50th Anniversary of the Space Age Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.  The story begins in 1952, when the International Council of Scientific Unions decided to establish July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958, as the International Geophysical Year (IGY) because the scientists knew that the cycles of solar activity would be at a high point then. In October 1954, the council adopted a resolution calling for artificial satellites to be launched during the IGY to map the Earth's surface.  In July 1955, the White House announced plans to launch an Earth-orbiting satellite for the IGY and solicited proposals from various Government research agencies to undertake development. In September 1955, the Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard proposal was chosen to represent the U.S. during the IGY.  The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload. In addition, the public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S. Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.  Immediately after the Sputnik I launch in October, the U.S. Defense Department responded to the political furor by approving funding for another U.S. satellite project. As a simultaneous alternative to Vanguard, Wernher von Braun and his Army Redstone Arsenal team began work on the Explorer project.  On January 31, 1958, the tide changed, when the United States successfully launched Explorer I. This satellite carried a small scientific payload that eventually discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth, named after principal investigator James Van Allen. The Explorer program continued as a successful ongoing series of lightweight, scientifically useful spacecraft.  The Sputnik launch also led directly to the creation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In July 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (commonly called the "Space Act") , which created NASA as of October 1, 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and other government agencies.  Updated October 10, 2007

At the start of a game of checkers, each player starts with how many pieces?

Rules - Checkers Checkers Rules These are the rules for Standard American Checkers. These rules are a compilation of the rules given by the references and differences between authors are noted. The American Checkers Federation maintains the standard for the current rules. The Board The checkerboard has 64 alternating light and dark squares. The game is played on the dark squares. Official tournament checker boards are 16 inches wide with alternating green and buff squares. The board should be placed so that there is a light corner square nearest each player’s right-hand side and a dark corner square nearest each player’s left-hand side. Pieces Each player starts out with 12 playing pieces. One player has light colored pieces (called “white”) and the other has dark pieces (called “black” although the pieces may actually be red). Each player starts with their pieces laid out on the 12 dark squares nearest him or her. Official tournament checker pieces are one and one quarter to one and a half inches in diameter. First Move The player with the black pieces moves first. Randomly determine who gets the black pieces first. Use a coin toss (many authors say to “cast lots”). When playing a series of games, the players alternate who gets the black pieces. Time Limits In official games, five minutes are allowed for each move. In the case where there is only one possible jump available, the player has only one minute in which to make it. The player needs to be made aware that the time limit has been reached. Then, if the player still has not moved after another minute, that player loses the game. Touching Pieces Before the first move is made, either player can adjust the position of any piece on the board. After the first move, no player can adjust any piece without “intimation.” In other words, you just need to say you’re going to adjust a piece before you do it. The player who adjusts a piece without intimation can be warned for the first offence, but will forfeit the game on the second offence. If the player whose move it is touches a piece that can be played, the player must move that piece or forfeit the game. If any part of a playable piece is moved over the angle of its square, the piece must be played in that direction. When the player’s hand is withdrawn from the board, the move is ended. Jumps Pask , p.122, states, “All jumping moves are compulsory.” Every opportunity to jump must be taken. In the case where there are different jump sequences available, the player may chose which sequence to make, whether it results in the most pieces being taken or not. Hopper , p. 102 and Pike , p. 113 both mention the “huff” or “blow.” Hopper says it is obsolete. Pike says it has been abolished. The idea of the huff was that if a player refused to make an available jump, the opposing player could remove the piece that should have jumped. In modern checkers, all jumps must be taken. Reinfeld does not mention forced jumps in his rules, however, elsewhere in the book, p. 18, he makes it clear that “In checkers, captures are compulsory.” In American checkers, a jump must be made only over an adjacent piece. A piece cannot jump over empty squares. Although no one actually says so, it is strongly implied that single pieces cannot jump backwards. Kings When a player’s piece lands in one of the squares at the far end of the board, its move ends there and it becomes a king. A king is allowed to move or jump in any of the four diagonal directions within the limits of the board. A king cannot jump over one of the player’s own pieces. Win or Draw A player wins by either capturing all of the other player’s pieces or putting them into a position where they cannot move. A player can also win if the other player resigns or forfeits the game as a result of a viola

Immortalized in 2001 movie Black Hawk Down, the battle in what Somali city cost the list of 18 soldiers in an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid?

1000+ images about Black hawk down on Pinterest | Battle of mogadishu, Black hawk down and Delta force This is the only picture taken during the Battle of Mogadishu (more commonly referred to as Black Hawk Down or, for Somalis, the Day of the Rangers, it shows Rangers near the Target Building. - October 3, 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Battle_of_Mogadishu See More

What can be a political concept, a bell, and a ship?

THE STATE, POLITICAL SYSTEM, AND SOCIETY POLITICAL SYSTEM * By R.J. Rummel Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. ---- David Hume, First Principles of Government 31.1 TYPES OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS Three types of societies manifesting three forms of power comprise three general social structures of expectations. My special concern is with such societies in the form of states. A state is a formal group (Section 23.2 of Chapter 23 ) that is sovereign over its members and occupies a well defined territory. It is the formal apparatus of authoritative roles and law norms through which that sovereignty is exercised. The state, however, should not be confused with a specific balance of powers a particular status quo, a government. Governments may effect massive change in laws and roles while the state remains the same. Changed are the civil order, the polity, the particular law norms and authoritative roles through which the elite manifest their interest. At the outset, then, the political system of a state must be distinguished from the state itself. A political system consists of the formal and informal structures which manifest the state's sovereignty over a territory and people. It is the civil aspect of statehood. But a state through its lifetime may have many different political systems, as have China, Russia, and France. As the political elite exercise more or less coercive power, we can call a state more or less powerful. As ideologies grant a political system more or less power, we can call these ideologies more or less statist. But this is not to confuse the state as a sovereign group with the particular balance through which this sovereignty is manifest. 4 The United States comprises more a libertarian system, but increasingly is oriented in the totalitarian direction as the modern welfare state and the political elites, with their mixed present and future goals, intervene in the activities of all groups. England, in which loss of group autonomy and the reconstruction of society in some futurist's image has gone much further, reflects even more of a libertarian-totalitarian mixture. Then there is totalitarian-authoritarian Syria or Egypt, and libertarian-authoritarian Brazil or Lebanon. Recognizing that all contemporary empirical political systems reflect such mixtures, some nonetheless closely approximate the pure types. Thus, we can exemplify the libertarian type by Switzerland and West Germany, the traditional by Saudi Arabia and Emperor Selassie's Ethiopia, and the totalitarian by Communist China and the Soviet Union. 31.2 THE POLITICAL TRIANGLE: SYSTEMS AND FORMULAS The open-closed, normative, group-autonomy, and goal characteristics of political systems are not independent. An open system and group autonomy are closely related, although not necessarily so (a majoritarian system could impose tight controls over all groups, as in wartime). Moreover, a traditional law system and group autonomy severely limit the ability of an elite to implement future goals. In fact, empirically we should find that these four characteristics define three points--libertarian, authoritarian, and totalitarian-of a political triangle in a two-dimensional political space, as shown in Figure 31.1. Theoretically, no political system is both totalitarian and authoritarian. As the elite become more future oriented (as in many contemporary states undergoing forced modernization or development) and allow less freedom of group autonomy, traditions are increasingly ignored. Precedent, custom, and informal norms often are hindrances to reconstruction and are ignored or altered through mass campaigns, as in the vast enforced cultural changes in China and the anti-Confucian crusade. This political triangle also represents the major political ideologies or formulas. Often ideologies are placed on a single left-right dimension, ranging from communism, democratic socialism (leftism), liberalism (welfare), libertarianism (nineteenth-centu

October 2, 1950 saw the introduction of the "moderately famous" comic strip known as Peanuts. Who was the creative genius behind the long running strip?

Sad Puppies | File 770 (1) DEDICATED TO MEREDITH. It’s ”Appreciate a Dragon Day” .  According to the Donita K. Paul website: Appreciate a Dragon Day was started in 2004 by Mrs. Paul to celebrate the release of DragonSpell . We encourage you to join us as we celebrate literacy and have some fun! (2) NEANDERTHALS. Jon Mooallem delivers a thoroughly fascinating account of paleoanthropological research in “Neanderthals Were People, Too” at the New York Times. For millenniums, some scientists believe, before modern humans poured in from Africa, the climate in Europe was exceptionally unstable. The landscape kept flipping between temperate forest and cold, treeless steppe. The fauna that Neanderthals subsisted on kept migrating away, faster than they could. Though Neanderthals survived this turbulence, they were never able to build up their numbers. (Across all of Eurasia, at any point in history, says John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “there probably weren’t enough of them to fill an N.F.L. stadium.”) With the demographics so skewed, Stringer went on, even the slightest modern human advantage would be amplified tremendously: a single innovation, something like sewing needles, might protect just enough babies from the elements to lower the infant mortality rate and allow modern humans to conclusively overtake the Neanderthals. And yet Stringer is careful not to conflate innovation with superior intelligence. Innovation, too, can be a function of population size. “We live in an age where information, where good ideas, spread like wildfire, and we build on them,” Stringer told me. “But it wasn’t like that 50,000 years ago.” The more members your species has, the more likely one member will stumble on a useful new technology — and that, once stumbled upon, the innovation will spread; you need sufficient human tinder for those sparks of culture to catch. I picked that paragraph because it reminds me of Robert Zubrin’s argument about the need for population growth as a prerequisite in developing a starship . To achieve a 200-times increase over today’s GDP, we will need a population of 54 billion. We will need energy of 2500 terawatts by the year 2200. Pounding away at the opposite conclusions reached in Paul Ehrlich’s famous book The Population Bomb , Zubrin said, “If humans destroyed more than they made, the earth would be barren already. The real resource is human creativity.” Every mouth comes with a pair of hands and a brain. If we accept Malthusian advice, and act to reduce the world’s population, we will impoverish the future by denying it the contributions the missing people could have made. (3) THE AI TROPE. Ann Leckie’s “Vericon 2016 GoH Speech” overflows with interesting ideas, just like her fiction. The very first robot story–the first ever use of the word “robot” in fact–is a robot uprising story. But when Karel ?apek wrote RUR he wasn’t worried about artificial intelligence. The robots of his story aren’t mechanical, they’re made of some sort of synthetic biological material. And the word “robot” which ?apek famously coined, comes from a Czech word for “slave.” It’s a story about the revolt of people made on an assembly line (the first actual assembly line had debuted just ten years earlier). It’s a story about the rebellion of people who were built to be the cheapest, most efficient workers possible, workers you didn’t have to pay, or feed anything in particular, or take any notice or care of. In other words, slaves. And ?apek ‘s story hit a nerve. It didn’t just give us the word for robot, it is the ultimate model for nearly all the robot uprising stories since. So that model–robots as slaves, with all the assumed dangers attendant on enslaving people who outnumber you–is the model we’re using when we think about super smart machines. This has not been lost on any number of science fiction writers, who have used robot and AI stories to comment explicitly on oppression and racism. But just personally–well, I won’t go into my problems with the whole “slaves in my allegory are machin

In music, what name is given to a note that is neither sharp nor flat?

Dolmetsch Online - Music Theory Online - Minor Scales A B Starting from the key marked A below middle C (that is, the key C with an asterisk), play the naturals (the white keys) in ascending order, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and finish on the A above middle C. This sequence or row of eight notes is the A natural minor scale, the natural minor scale in which the key-note is A. Music written using the notes of this scale is said to be 'in the key of A minor'. As in major scales, each note must bear a different 'letter' name and the different notes are called the degrees of the scale. The key note is called the 'first degree of the scale', B is the 'second degree of the scale', and so on. What makes this a natural minor scale is the distinctive sequence of tones (whole steps) and semitones (half steps). If we write down the intervals between the notes rather than the key names then the A minor scale is tone-semitone-tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone, seven intervals between eight notes. In 'whole step-half step' notation the interval sequence is written whole step - half step - whole step - whole step - half step - whole step - whole step. If you play any other ascending row of eight consecutive naturals you will find many different sequences of intervals but A minor is the only natural minor scale using only the white keys. We illustrate this scale below. Natural Minor Scale Chart of the Natural Minor Scales :: Key word: chart of natural minor scales 1 Chart of the Natural Minor Scales Double Sharps & Flats :: 1 Double Sharps & Flats When discussing the pattern of intervals characteristic to major scales we noted that each note of the scale must have a different 'letter' name. In minor scales the same convention must be observed. However, with minor scales we will have to incorporate the additional concept of scale modification by 'raising' or 'lowering' notes. Musicians like to preserve the sense of 'key' in the notation and so, when a note already sharpened by the key signature is to be 'raised' or sharpened further, we use the double sharp sign . In a similar way, a 'flat' note 'lowered' further, is marked with a double flat sign . A double sharp, or double flat, raises, or lowers, the pitch of the note a full tone above the note with no accidental. So, F double sharp is enharmonic to G natural. Both signs follow the standard rules for accidentals. These signs will be considered further when we discuss intervals in lesson 12 . Harmonic Minor :: 1 Harmonic Minor To satisfy the harmonic requirements of music written in minor keys, in particular that they preserve some of the harmonic characteristics associated with major scales, our natural minor scale has to be modified. If you look at a major scale you will remember that the seventh degree, the leading note is only a semitone below the tonic. The term leading note is a good description of the way it works harmonically. The leading note draws or 'leads' you to the tonic above. It is an example of a tendency tone, a note that has a strong pull toward another. The reason for this will become clearer once we examine chords and cadences in a later lesson. Looking again at our minor scale you will see that the leading note is a tone below the tonic above it - this weakens its harmonic effect as a 'leading' note. The problem is overcome by sharpening the leading note, changing G to G sharp, so that the row is now A, B, C, D, E, F, G sharp, A and the interval sequence becomes tone-semitone-tone-tone-semitone-tone and a half-semitone. This scale is called the harmonic minor and is the same ascending and descending. A question commonly asked is 'why is the harmonic minor scale so named?'. To understand chord names and numbering you may wish to preview lesson 16 . If the dominant (V) is to lead back to the tonic (I), usually by using a dominant 7th, the dominant chord must be a major chord. The 'pull' from the dominant 7th comes from the tritone, (see lesson 12 - the tritone ), that lies between the third and the seventh of the chord, and has the effect of 'unsettling' the chord. I

Finish this line from a popular kids song: There was a farmer had a dog, and ____ was his name-o!

BINGO (Learn It) - Super Simple Learning BINGO (Learn It) Language Focus Other songs about: alphabet/spelling , intonation/rhythm Letter recognition, simple spelling and English intonation patterns. BINGO (Learn It) Lyrics and Actions ♫ There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] B-I-N-G-O [Point to the letter picture cards.] B-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. [Pat your legs to the rhythm.] (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "B" picture card.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. *-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. (* = clap) (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "I" picture card.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. *-*-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "N" picture card.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. *-*-*-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "G" picture card.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. *-*-*-*-O And Bingo was his name-o. (Place one of the "clapping hands" picture cards over the "O" picture card.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. *-*-*-*-* And Bingo was his name-o. (Remove all the "clapping hands" picture cards.) There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. B-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. ♫ Preparation Print the picture cards and use them as you sing the song. Place the B, I, N, G, and O cards at the front of the room. Before singing the song, introduce or review the letters. As you sing the song, place the "clapping hands" picture cards over the letters one by one as you progress through each verse (or print a hand card on the back of each letter and flip them over). This will help students understand when and how many times to clap in addition to developing letter recognition skills. Classroom Benefits "BINGO" is a popular kids' song that follows a familiar pattern. For each verse, remove one letter and replace it with a hand clap. It is a great introduction to spelling, good for listening comprehension and helps kids develop rhythm. Activity Ideas Pause the song before each verse and select a student to come up and cover (or turn over) the next card. 1 Instead of clapping, try rhythm sticks, tambourines, or any of your favorite noisemakers. 2 After you learn this song, you can sing it without the CD and practice spelling other words. For more information on this, see our blog post on a holiday version of BINGO . 3 Your Videos

What long running PBS series features Norm Abram as Master Carpenter, Roger Cook as the Landscape contractor, Tom Silva as the General ContraCtor and Richard Trethewey as the Plumbing and Heating contractor?

New Yankee Workshop and Norm Abram Fans! A Look At This Old House 10 External links Overview This Old House and its sister series Ask This Old House are often broadcast together as The This Old House Hour (originally known as The New This Old House Hour). Both shows are owned by This Old House Ventures, Inc. and are underwritten by GMC and The Home Depot. This Old House is also underwritten by Andersen Windows and State Farm Insurance. Ask This Old House is also underwritten by Century 21 Real Estate and Bellawood Floors, a division of Lumber Liquidators. Other underwriters throughout the show��s tenure included Parks Corporation (featuring its line of Carver Tripp paint thinners/sealants/wood stains and treatments), Glidden paints, Montgomery Ward, Ace Hardware, Kohler plumbing, Schlage locks and Toro lawnmowers/snowblowers. Two of the original underwriters were Weyerhauser and Owens-Corning. The third series to share the name is Inside This Old House, a retrospective featuring highlights from previous episodes. Old episodes are also shown under the program name This Old House Classics and were formerly shown on The Learning Channel under the name The Renovation Guide. Only the episodes with original host Bob Vila aired under that name. As of 2006, Classics are also carried on the commercial non-broadcast DIY Network. History Begun in 1979 as a one-time, 13-part series on the Boston PBS station WGBH, it has grown into one of the most popular programs on the network. It has produced spin-offs (notably The New Yankee Workshop hosted by Norm Abram), a magazine and for-profit web sites. Although WGBH acquired the first two project houses (in Dorchester and the Bigelow House in Newton) for renovation, the series then focused on renovating older houses, including those of modest size and value, with the homeowners doing some of the work, as a form of sweat equity. The series covering the renovation of the Westwood house (Weatherbee Farm) became something of a cult classic because of an escalating dispute between the hosts, Vila and Abram, and the homeowners over the direction the project was taking. Vila remarked at the end of the Westwood series that the owners could have contributed more "sweat equity". As the show evolved, it began to focus on higher-end, luxury homes with more of the work done by expert contractors and tradespeople. Bob Vila, the original host, left in 1989 following a dispute about doing commercials and created a similar show called Bob Vila's Home Again. Steve Thomas took over hosting duties after Vila's departure, remaining with the program until 2003. Kevin O'Connor is the current host. Before O'Connor joined the cast, he was a homeowner who appeared on Ask This Old House having problems with wallpaper removal. While O'Connor has been the host, Norm Abram's role has increased to that of a near co-host. In at least a couple of season opening episodes (Cambridge, Carlisle, and Austin), Norm has appeared with Kevin to introduce the new project. Norm also filled in for Kevin when his son was born during the Carlisle project. The original theme song for This Old House was "Louisiana Fairy Tale", composed by Haven Gillespie, Mitchell Parish and J. Fred Coots and performed by early 20th-century jazz artist Fats Waller. The theme song was changed after This Old House Ventures acquired the series from WGBH. The current theme song is ��This Old House ��97�� composed by Peter Bell. Beginning with the 2007-08 season, the show, as well as its companion program, Ask This Old House, has been presented in a widescreen format. Parody Like many successful programs, This Old House has found its way into the humorist��s eye on occasion. The most famous example is Tool Time, the ��show within a show�� on the American television situation comedy Home Improvement. Tim Allen played Tim Taylor, a character inspired by Bob Vila, while Richard Karn portrayed Al Borland, a character based on Norm Abram. Bob Vila also guest starred from time to time as Tim��s rival and archenemy. Almost Live, a Seattle skit comedy show, also paro

Olfactory refers to which of the senses?

Olfactory | Define Olfactory at Dictionary.com olfactory [ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] /ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-/ Spell of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ. 3. Latin 1650-1660 1650-60; < Latin olfactōrius, equivalent to olfac(ere) to smell at, sniff (ol(ēre) to smell (akin to odor ) + facere to make, do) + -tōrius -tory 1 Related forms nonolfactory, adjective, noun, plural nonolfactories. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for olfactory Expand Why We Love Stinky Cheese Stacey Slate January 13, 2010 Historical Examples Gegenbaur's evertebral part—the region of the olfactory and optic nerves—which cannot be referred to any metameric segmentation. The Mason-bees J. Henri Fabre The olfactory organ of Myxinoids has a very curious skeleton. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds Their olfactory passage, like that of the Palostraca, must have been ventral. British Dictionary definitions for olfactory Expand of or relating to the sense of smell noun (pl) -ries (usually pl) an organ or nerve concerned with the sense of smell Word Origin C17: from Latin olfactus, past participle of olfacere, from olere to smell + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for olfactory Expand adj. 1650s, from Latin olfactorius, from olfact-, past participle stem of olfacere "to get the smell of, sniff," from olere "emit a smell, give off a smell of" (see odor ) + facere "make" (see factitious ). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Which nursery rhyme character is supposed to come blow his horn, since the sheep's in the meadow and the cows in the corn?

Full text of "The nursery rhyme book" See other formats ft IC-vva3-: : '.- ; £v : ^T H ■ 1 ■■" 02*>0J£ "S&riW 2.1>$S& . B °° K 398.8.L25N c. 1 LANG # NURSERY RHYME BOOK 3 „ . II Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/nurseryrhymebook01lang The Nursery Rhyme Book OTHER CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH DRAWINGS BY L. LESLIE BROOKE ORANGES AND LEMONS THE MAN IN THE MOON ARE ISSUED AS SEPARATE BOOKS IN PAPER COVERS Also in One Volutne NURSERY RHYME PICTURE BOOK CONTAINING THE ABOVE SELECTIONS THE THREE LITTLE PIGS TOM THUMB THE GOLDEN GOOSE THE THREE BEARS ARE ISSUED AS SEPARATE STORIES IN PAPER COVERS OR IN TWO VOLUMES IN ART BOARDS Also in One Volume THE GOLDEN GOOSE BOOK CONTAINING ALL THE ABOVE STORIES JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN JOH NNY CROWS PA RTY In T-wo Volumes THE PELICAN CHORUS AND OTHER VERSES THE * JUMBLIES ■ AND OTHER ■ VERSES BY EDWARD LEAR Also in One Volume NONSENSE SONGS COMPRISING THE ABOVE TWO SELECTIONS THE HO USE IN THE W OOD THE TRUTH ABOUT OLD KING COLE BY G. F. HILL THE TAILOR & THE CROW PUBLISHED BY FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Copyright 1897 by F. 1 1 ante &• Co. LITTLE BO-PEEP THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK EDITED BY ANDREW LANG ILLUSTRATED BY L LESLIE BROOKE ?t LONDON-FREDERICK WARNE AND CO AND NEW YORK £^T Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Duke Street, Stamford Street, London, S. E. Pre/ace Copyright 1897 by F. Warne &■ Co. TO read the old Nursery Rhymes brings back queer lost memories of a man's own childhood. One seems to see the loose floppy picture-books of long ago, with their boldly coloured pictures. The books were tattered and worn, and my first library consisted of a wooden box full of these volumes. And I can remember being imprisoned for some crime in the closet where the box was, and how my gaolers found me, happy and impenitent, sitting on the box, with its contents all round me, reading. 8 Preface There was "Who Killed Cock Robin?" which I knew by heart before I could read, and I learned to read (entirely "without tears") by picking out. the letters in the familiar words. I remember the Lark dressed as a clerk, but what a clerk might be I did not ask. Other children, who are little now, will read this book, and remember it well when they have forgotten a great deal of history and geography. We do not know what poets wrote the old Nursery Rhymes, but certainly some of them were written down, or even printed, three hundred years ago. Grandmothers have sung them to their grandchil- dren, and they again to theirs, for many centuries. In Scotland an old fellow will take a child on his knee for a ride, and sing — " This is the way the ladies ride, Jimp and sma', — " a smooth ride, then a rough trot, — " This is the way the cadgers ride, Creels and a' ! " Preface 9 Such songs are sometimes not printed, but they are never forgotten. About the people mentioned in this book : — We do not exactly know who Old King Cole was, but King Arthur must have reigned some time about 500 to 600 a.d. As a child grows up, he will, if he is fond of poetry, read thousands of lines about this Prince, and the Table Round where his Knights dined, and how four weeping Queens carried him from his last fight to Aval on, a country where the apple-trees are always in bloom. But the reader will never forget the bag-pudding, which " the Queen next morning fried." Her name was Guinevere, and the historian says that she "was a true lover, and therefore made she a good end." But she had a great deal of unhappiness in her life. I cannot tell what King of France went up the hill with twenty thousand men, and did nothing when he got there. But I do know who Charley was that "loved good ale and wine," and also " loved good brandy," and was fond of a pretty io Preface girl, " as sweet as sugar-candy." Th

What long running TV variety show, broadcast from 1948 to 1971, was responsible for introducing acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, The Rolling Stones, The Lovin' Spoonful and The Doors to the US?

The Ed Sullivan Show Information The Ed Sullivan Show Information The Ed Sullivan Show News The Ed Sullivan Show Information The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. History From 1949 until its cancelation in 1971, the show ran on CBS every Sunday night from 8"9 p.m. E.T., and is one of the few entertainment shows to have run in the same weekly time slot on the same network for more than two decades. (During its first season, it ran from 9"10 p.m. E.T.) Virtually every type of entertainment appeared on the show; opera singers, popular artists, songwriters, comedians, ballet dancers, dramatic actors performing monologues from plays, and circus acts were regularly featured. The format was essentially the same as vaudeville, and although vaudeville had died a generation earlier, Sullivan presented many ex-vaudevillians on his show. Originally cocreated and produced by Marlo Lewis, the show was first titled Toast of the Town, but was widely referred to as The Ed Sullivan Show for years before September 25, 1955, when that became its official name. In the show's June 20, 1948 debut, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed along with singer Monica Lewis and Broadway composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II previewing the score to their then-new show South Pacific, which opened on Broadway in 1949. The Ed Sullivan Show was originally broadcast via live television from the Maxine Elliott Theatre at Broadway and 39th St. before moving to its permanent home at CBS-TV Studio 50 in New York City (1697 Broadway, at 53rd Street), which was renamed The Ed Sullivan Theater on the occasion of the program's 20th anniversary in June 1968. The last original Sullivan show telecast (#1068) was on March 28, 1971 with guests Melanie, Joanna Simon, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, and Sandler and Young. Repeats were scheduled through June 6, 1971. Background Along with the new talent Sullivan booked each week, he also had recurring characters appear many times a season, such as his "Little Italian Mouse" puppet sidekick Topo Gigio, who debuted April 14, 1963, and ventriloquist Se�or Wences. While most of the episodes aired live from New York City, the show also aired live on occasion from other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. For many years, Ed Sullivan was a national event each Sunday evening, and was the first exposure for foreign performers to the American public. On the occasion of the show's tenth anniversary telecast, Sullivan commented on how the show had changed during a June 1958 interview syndicated by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA): The chief difference is mostly one of pace. In those days, we had maybe six acts. Now we have 11 or 12. Then, each of our acts would do a leisurely ten minutes or so. Now they do two or three minutes. And in those early days I talked too much. Watching these kines I cringe. I look up at me talking away and I say "You fool! Keep quiet!" But I just keep on talking. I've learned how to keep my mouth shut. The show enjoyed phenomenal popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. As had occurred with the annual telecasts of The Wizard of Oz in the 1960s and '70s, the family ritual of gathering around the television set to watch Ed Sullivan became almost a U.S. cultural universal. He was regarded as a kingmaker, and performers considered an appearance on his program as a guarantee of stardom, although this sometimes did not turn out to be the case. The show's iconic status is illustrated by a song from the 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie. In the song "Hymn for a Sunday Evening", a family of viewers expresses their regard for the program in worshipful tones. In September 1965, CBS started telev

Anchored by the star Altair, what does the constellation Aquila represent?

Altair | Constellation Constellation by constellation . How long does it take humans to travel to the moon? Currently, Constellation is planning for the trans-lunar coast to take no longer than 4 days, or 96 hours. Apollo’s design requirement was for the coast time to range between 60 hours and 100 hours. The actual missions (Apollo 10-17) varied from 72 hours to 83 hours. So why would it take longer on the future missions? It may not actually. At this point, Constellation is in the requirements definition and preliminary design phase for the lunar exploration portion of the program therefore requirements are set for the most stressing – maximum and minimum – types of conditions. The trans-lunar cruise duration is a function of the energy or change in velocity (delta-V) applied at the trans-lunar injection, or TLI, burn. The energy requirements for the TLI burn will vary depending on where the planned landing site is located on the moon and when the mission is launched, among other factors. So, if a mission is launched on a more favorable opportunity, less energy will be required for the TLI burn and the trip would be quicker. Since Constellation is planning for worst-case conditions at this point, the transfer time in the current plan minimizes the amount of propellant, and therefore the mass, required for trans-lunar injection. When Constellation flies actual missions to the moon, there will likely be the same flexibility as Apollo to shorten the duration of the flight toward the moon if it is desirable to do so. Artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle and Altair Lunar Lander while the Earth departure stage performs the trans-lunar injection burn (JSC2009-E-031248). by constellation . Constellation has its eyes on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and is anticipating some great images. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on the morning of June 23 and after that orbit is refined engineers will power up and calibrate LRO’s instruments. In a couple months, LRO will begin mapping the lunar surface to find future landing sites and searching for resources that would make possible a permanent human presence on the moon.   While the Apollo missions demonstrated that that it was possible to send humans to the moon, they did so for very short times – only three days, and at great risks. The LRO mission is paving the way for extended human habitation on the lunar surface and striving to reduce the risks to the astronauts travelling there.   LRO’s very high resolution cameras and laser altimeter will examine more than 50 potential landing and outpost sites on the lunar surface in enough detail to resolve an object the size of a beach ball. This will provide information to engineers currently designing the Altair lunar lander and allow them to build safe and effective landing systems, and will give mission planners the information they need to select safe landing sites.   Plus, the logistics resupply of a lunar outpost will be a challenge far exceeding that of the International Space Station. It will be necessary for lunar astronauts to learn to “live off the land” by utilizing the resources available on the moon. These may include water in permanently shadowed regions of the lunar poles, which could be invaluable for both consumables for the astronauts and propellant for their spacecraft. LRO instruments will map these regions of shadow and determine whether and where these resources are located. In addition, LRO will map the resources of the entire moon’s surface looking for deposits of other valuable resources, such as oxygen, locked in the lunar soil.   The availability of energy also will be the determining factor on how effective humans will be in accomplishing lunar science and exploration objectives. Because the moon’s axis is not tilted like the Earth’s, there are regions of the lunar poles that receive almost continuous sunlight, rather than the 28-day cycle of light and dark found in most regions. This will allow solar power systems to provide electricity to a lunar outpost with much greater efficiency. T

What can be a work that is accepted as official in a fictional literary universe, a religious law, or a camera?

canon - Wiktionary canon A generally accepted principle ; a rule . The trial must proceed according to the canons of law. Shakespeare Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field . (Can we date this quote?) "the durable canon of American short fiction" — William Styron The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic . the entire Shakespeare canon A religious law or body of law decreed by the church . We must proceed according to canon law. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church . In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order. A member of a cathedral chapter ; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church. A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices , but beginning at different times; a round . Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular. ( fandom ) Those sources , especially including literary works , which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe . A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon. (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat . a canon of beef or lamb (printing, dated ) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48- point . The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

What American Romantic writer, poet, editor and literary critic, known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, incoherent and wearing clothes that were not his own, on Oct 3, 1849?

1000+ images about EDGAR ALLEN POE on Pinterest | Museums, Edgar allen poe and Cottages Forward "Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound- does not spring from disease of thought - from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." ~ Eleonora (1841), by Edgar Allan Poe See More

How many players does each team have on the field in a Canadian Football League game?

NFL Beginner's Guide to Football NFL Network Beginner's Guide to Football One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the field-by running with the ball or throwing it - and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area called the end zone. The other team (also with 11 players) is called the defense. It tries to stop the offensive team and make it give up possession of the ball. If the team with the ball does score or is forced to give up possession, the offensive and defensive teams switch roles (the offensive team goes on defense and the defensive team goes on offense). And so on, back and forth, until all four quarters of the game have been played. In order to make it easier to coordinate the information in this digest, the topics discussed generally follow the order of the rule book. THE FIELD The field measures 100 yards long and 53 yards wide. Little white markings on the field called yard markers help the players, officials, and the fans keep track of the ball. Probably the most important part of the field is the end zone. It's an additional 10 yards on each end of the field. This is where the points add up! When the offense - the team with possession of the ball-gets the ball into the opponent's end zone, they score points. TIMING Games are divided into four 15-minute quarters, separated by a 12-minute break at halftime. There are also 2-minute breaks at the end of the first and third quarters as teams change ends of the field after every 15 minutes of play. At the end of the first and third quarters, the team with the ball retains possession heading into the following quarter. That is not the case before halftime. The second half starts with a kickoff in the same way as the game began in the first quarter. Each offensive team has 40 seconds from the end of a given play until they must snap of the ball for the start of the next play, otherwise they will be penalized. The clock stops at the end of incomplete passing plays, when a player goes out of bounds, or when a penalty is called. The clock starts again when the ball is re-spotted by an official. If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 15-minute overtime period will be played. In the NFL, this is sudden death and the first team to score wins. Possession is determined before the period begins by a coin toss. THE PLAYERS Each team has 3 separate units: the offense (see section below), those players who are on the field when the team has possession of the ball; the defense (see section below), players who line up to stop the other team's offense; and special teams that only come in on kicking situations (punts, field goals, and kickoffs). Only 11 players are on the field from one team at any one time. To see how the players line up click here THE KICKOFF A game starts with the kickoff. The ball is placed on a kicking tee at the defense's 30-yard line, and a special kicker (a "placekicker") kicks the ball to the offense A kick return man from the offense will try to catch the ball and advance it by running. Where he is stopped is the point from which the offense will begin its drive, or series of offensive plays. When a kickoff is caught in the offense's own end zone, the kick returner can either run the ball out of the end zone, or kneel in the end zone to signal a touchback - a sign to stop the play. The ball is then placed on the 20-yard line, where the offense begins play. FIRST DOWN All progress in a football game is measured in yards. The offensive team tries to get as much "yardage" as it can to try and move closer to the opponent's end zone. Each time the offense gets the ball, it has four downs, or chances, in which to gain 10 yards. If the offensive team successfully moves the ball 10 or more yards, it earns a

From the Greek for color, what element, with an atomic number of 24, uses the symbol Cr?

Chemical Elements.com - Chromium (Cr) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Chromium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/cr.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.

According to Norse mythology, who is the wife of Odin?

Frigg - Norse Mythology for Smart People Norse Mythology for Smart People Frigg “Frigga Spinning the Clouds” by John Charles Dollman (1909) Frigg (pronounced “FRIG;” Old Norse Frigg, “Beloved”[1]), sometimes Anglicized as “Frigga,” is the highest-ranking of the Aesir goddesses. She’s the wife of Odin , the chief of the gods, and the mother of Baldur . Strangely for a goddess of her high position, the surviving primary sources on Norse mythology give only sparse and casual accounts of anything related to her personality, deeds, or other attributes. The specifics they do discuss, however, are not unique to Frigg, but are instead shared by both her and Freya , a goddess who belongs to both the Aesir and the Vanir tribes of deities. From these similarities, combined with the two goddesses’ mutual evolution from the earlier Germanic goddess Frija, we can see that Frigg and Freya were only nominally distinct figures by the late Viking Age, when our sources were recorded, and that these two figures, who had formerly been the same deity, were still practically the same personage in everything but name. Frigg and Freya Like Freya, Frigg is depicted as a völva, a Viking Age practitioner of the form of Norse magic known as seidr . Seidr is concerned with discerning destiny and altering its course by re-weaving part of its web.[2] This power could potentially be put to any use imaginable, and examples that cover virtually the entire range of the human condition can be found in Old Norse literature. In the Old Norse poem Lokasenna, after Loki slanders Frigg, Freya warns him that Frigg knows the destiny of all beings, implying that she also has the power to alter them if she so chooses.[3] Frigg’s weaving activities are likely an allusion to this role as well. Freya owns falcon plumes that she and the other Aesir use for shapeshifting into that bird, and Frigg possesses her own set of falcon feathers that are used for the same purpose.[4] In the Viking Age, the völva was an itinerant seeress and sorceress who traveled from town to town performing commissioned acts of seidr in exchange for lodging, food, and often other forms of compensation as well. Like other northern Eurasian shamans, her social status was highly ambiguous – she was by turns exalted, feared, longed for, propitiated, celebrated, and scorned.[5] During the so-called Völkerwanderung or “Migration Period” – roughly 400-800 CE, and thus the period that immediately preceded the Viking Age – the figure who would later become the völva held a much more institutionally necessary and universally acclaimed role among the Germanic tribes. One of the core societal institutions of the period was the warband, a tightly organized military society presided over by a king or chieftain and his wife. The wife of the warband’s leader, according to the Roman historian Tacitus, held the title of veleda, and her role in the warband was to foretell the outcome of a suggested plan of action by means of divination and to influence that outcome by means of more active magic, as well as to serve a special cup of liquor that was a powerful symbol of both temporal and spiritual power in the warband’s periodic ritual feasts.[6][7] One literary portrait of such a woman comes to us from the medieval Old English epic poem Beowulf, which recounts the deeds of King Hroðgar and his warband in the land that we today know as Denmark. The name of Hroðgar’s queen, Wealhþeow, is almost certainly the Old English equivalent of the Proto-Germanic title that Tacitus latinised as “veleda.”[8] Wealhþeow’s “domestic” actions in the poem – which are, properly understood, enactments of the liquor ritual described above – are indispensable for the upkeep of the unity of the warband and its power structures. The poem, despite its Christian veneer, “hint[s] at the queen’s oracular powers… The Hrothgar/Wealhtheow association as presented in the poem is an echo of an earlier more robust and vigorous politico-theological conception.”[9] This “politico-theological conception” was based on the mythological model provided by

What form of communication is an epistle?

New Testament Letters and Epistles The Genre of New Testament Letters and Epistles Dennis Bratcher The term "genre" has been used in various ways in biblical studies. In one sense it refers to larger types of literature that can be recognized by certain general features, such as gospel, apocalyptic, prophecy, wisdom, etc. In another more technical usage, it refers to smaller literary units, such as miracle stories, proverbs, salvation oracles, etc., that could supposedly be traced into pre-written oral tradition. In that sense, early "form criticism" aimed to reconstruct that historical setting (German: Sitz im Leben, "setting in life") from which the oral tradition arose in order to understand the particular genre that it produced. For beginning students reading scholarly writing it is sometimes a challenge to distinguish which usage a given author has in mind. However, genre has come to be less a technical term. Since the smaller pre-literary oral units were only posited as a hypothesis, the historical setting and its connection to the proposed oral tradition was of necessity largely speculation. By the 1970s, biblical scholarship became more concerned with focusing on the actual biblical text rather than trying to use posited material "behind" the text as a basis for interpretation. As a result, genre came to be more a general designation for types of literature that could be identified by shared features and function, without much emphasis on any pre-literary oral stage for the material. This does not invalidate the idea of oral traditions behind the written text. It only emphasizes that we no longer have either that oral tradition or its historical context, but do have the written text. Genre, then, is now largely used to identify various types of written text. While genre refers to the general type of literature, such as an epistle, the term "form" refers to the structure or shared features that can be used to identify that type of literature. The idea of genre within biblical traditions begins with the observation that material that is repeated at regular times and places within a community tends to take on common structure. For example, public prayers tend to have identifiable parts that mark certain aspects of the prayers. This common structure, or form, is shared to varying degrees among various groups and times. Certain features of the prayer do not have as much meaning in the actual words that are spoken as they do in framing the structure so that it can be recognized as a certain genre. In other words, the communication is in the form more than the words. We know from listening to hundreds of such prayers what the formulaic elements are that will be more or less the same, and what is the actual content of the prayer to which we need to give attention. The same thing is true of other activities that are regularly repeated, such as public worship. No matter how much some churches want to deny that they have any structure to worship, if worship is repeated at regular intervals within a community, it will take on certain structures or forms. Letter writing is another activity that has taken on certain forms even to distinguish between different kinds of correspondences. We learn these forms and their functions through use, so that when we receive a letter that begins "dear sir or madam" we immediately respond differently than a letter we receive that begins "my dearest." The form, the structure and features of the writing or speech, serve to identify the genre, and that identification of the genre helps us to know how to respond appropriately to the letter. In biblical studies, a lot of miscommunication can occur when we have not properly identified the genre of literature that we are reading. We have discovered through preserved ancient documents that Greco-Roman and Jewish letter writing followed very regular conventions. In other words, ancient letters had

Known as Operation Enduring Freedom, what war began on Oct 7th, 2001?

Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom The Persian Gulf War, or simply the Gulf War, also known as the First Gulf War (August 2nd, 1990 - February 28th, 1991) was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a coalition force from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's occupation and annexation of Kuwait in August 1990. Though there were nearly three dozen member states of the coalition, the overwhelming majority of the military forces participating were from the United States, with Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors, in that order. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20th, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United Kingdom. The War in Afghanistan is an ongoing coalition conflict which began on October 7th, 2001, as the US military's Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) that was launched, along with the British military, in response to the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the US. The UK has, since 2002, led its own military operation, Operation Herrick, as part of the same war in Afghanistan. The character of the war evolved from a violent struggle against Al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters to a complex counterinsurgency effort. Sort By:

Dig 'Em Frog is the mascot for what brand of cereal?

Dig 'Em Frog - The 25 Coolest Snack Mascots of All Time | Complex The 25 Coolest Snack Mascots of All Time Brand Represented: Smacks Cereal Year Introduced: 1972 Of course we needed a mascot from the hood with a snap-back cap twisted to the side, swagger in his step, and a propensity for high-fives. The Ebonics appropriating frog, though a low key sign of racism, sure knew his cereal. Sugar Smacks, Honey Smacks, or whatever they're called these days will always be a breakfast favorite, but Dig 'Em needs a new moniker. No one "digs" anything anymore. Keep up, frog. WatchNow

October 2, 1959 saw the introduction of the long running CBS TV series The Twilight Zone. Who hosted and created the series?

Where Is Everybody? | The Twilight Zone Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The opening featured the sun/horizon animation. When the episode's narrative for the title sequence was originally recorded, it was worded as follows: "There is a sixth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the sunlight of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area that might be called the Twilight Zone." [2] When a second introduction was recorded, the lines were changed thusly: "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call the Twilight Zone." [1] Producer William Self elaborated on this revision for the CBS Video Library release: "The opening line read, 'There is a sixth dimension...' Self: 'I said, "Rod, what is the fifth one?" He said, "I don't know. Aren't there five?" I said, "I can only think of four." So we rewrote and rerecorded it and said, "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man...'" [1] An alternate draft of the title narrative was also prepared: "The barrier of loneliness: the palpable, desperate need of the human animal to be with his fellow man. Up there, up there in the vastness of space, in the void that is sky, up there is an enemy known as isolation. It sits there in the stars waiting, waiting with the patience of eons, forever waiting... in the Twilight Zone." [3] Opening Narration "The place is here, the time is now, and the journey into the shadows that we're about to watch could be our journey." Episode Summary Edit A man finds himself alone walking towards a diner. Inside he finds a jukebox playing loudly and coffee hot on the stove. He hollers to the people in the kitchen, asking if they realize how loud it is, but he receives no response. He turns the music down and attempts to ask the cooks about the town up the room but no one answers him. He inquires for some breakfast, but no chef or waitress is to be found. He hops over the bar and shouts out the backdoor, but no one is to be found. He discovers breakfast food on the stove in the kitchen and a broken clock on the floor. As he sips his coffee, he shouts hoping to get someone's attention. Finding no one, he leaves. He is not able to remember who he is or how he got there. After leaving the diner, he walks to the nearby town which also seems to be deserted. He shouts into the bakery, then notices what he believes to be a woman watching him in a car from across the street. He tells her that he is unable to remember who he is and has not seen anyone since he woke up that morning (or rather started walking down the road). Upon approaching the car, he realizes that the "woman" is actually a mannequin who falls out. He hears a payphone ring and rushes to answer it, but there is no one on the other end or an operator. After inserting coins, the man only gets a recorded operating system. He checks the telephone directory, curious where all of the town's inhabitants and storekeepers are. When trying to leave the booth, he is unable to exit because he is attempting to open it the wrong way. The man grows more and more unsettled as he wanders through the empty town, looking for someone—anyone—to talk to, all the while having the strange feeling that he is being watched. Attempting to find someone, he goes into the police station. He talks into the police radio, joking that a strange man is walking through town, until he sees a smoking cigarette in the ash tray. There are no prisoners being detained in any of the jail cells, but the faucet is still running. He tells himself that he needs to wake up. As the cell door almost creaks closed, the man rushes out of the prison and into th

Daisywheel, dot-matrix, and laser are all types of what?

Printers : Types of Printers | Working & Differences between Daisy Wheel, Dot Matrix , Inkjet & Laser Printers - EngineersGarage Ashok Sharma What is a Printer? A printer is an electromechanical device which converts the text and graphical documents from electronic form to the physical form. Generally they are the external peripheral devices which are connected with the computers or laptops through a cable or wirelessly to receive input data and print them on the papers. A wide range of printers are available with a variety of features ranging from printing black and white text documents to high quality colored graphic images. Quality of printers is identified by its features like color quality, speed of printing, resolution etc. Modern printers come with multipurpose functions i.e. they are combination of printer, scanner, photocopier, fax, etc. To serve different needs there are variety of printers available that works on different types of technologies.   Types of Printers Since the invention of the printing technology, a variety of technologies have been employed in computer printers. Broadly printers are categorized as impact and non impact printers. Impact printers are the type of printers in which a key strikes the paper to make a letter. The examples of Impact printers are Daisy wheel and Dot matrix printers. While non-impact printers do not operate by striking a head against a ribbon. Inkjet printers and laser printers are the non-impact printers. The most popular printers are described.   1.      Daisy Wheel Printers Daisy wheel printers print only characters and symbols and cannot print graphics. They are generally slow with a printing speed of about 10 to 75 characters per second. By 1980 daisy wheel printers were the dominant printers for quality printing but since the prices of laser and inkjet printers have declined and quality of dot matrix printers has been improved, the daisy wheel printers are now obsolete.   Working of daisy wheel printers is very similar to typewriters. A circular printing element (known as daisy wheel, shown in the below image) is the heart of these printers that contains all text, numeric characters and symbols mould on each petal on the circumference of the circle. The printing element rotates rapidly with the help of a servo motor and pauses to allow the printing hammer to strike the character against the paper.

Ken Burn's latest documentary debuted last Sunday on PBS. What subject matter does it cover?

‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers | TVWeek ‘The Roosevelts,’ Ken Burns’ Latest PBS Documentary Series, Opens to Big Numbers Sep 17, 2014 As were “The Civil War” and “The War” before it, master documentarian Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” is turning out to be a massive blockbuster for PBS. The sprawling documentary chronicling the lives of Theodore, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt began Sunday night with the first of its seven two-hour episodes, which delivered an average audience of 9.06 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National data, Live + SD. Before the first chapter aired, more than 200,000 views of trailers for “The Roosevelts” foretold the strong demand for the series. Burns, whose other recent documentaries include “Prohibition” (2011) and “The Dust Bowl” (2012), said that releasing a film is like having a conversation with your closest friends and family. If, of course, they number in the millions of people. “I’m always struck by the thoughts and comments and how engaged the American people are,” he said. “The fact that such a large audience tuned in the first night is all the more rewarding. We hope more people have a chance to watch on all of the platforms PBS has set up to share the work.” In addition to the broadcasts, which run through Sept. 20, the 14-hour series is streaming at pbs.org/theroosevelts, and on PBS stations’ digital platforms, Roku and Apple TV — and will be available through Sept. 29. “The Roosevelts,” written by Geoffrey C. Ward and narrated by Peter Coyote, spans more than 100 years, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962, vividly bringing to life the history of two presidencies, multiple family tragedies, Prohibition, the Depression and two world wars. With never-before-seen photographs and vibrant but silent film, the first chapters chronicle the life of Teddy Roosevelt, born into a world of privilege, who became America’s 26th president in a term that began 113 years ago almost to the day, on Sept. 14, 1901, after President William McKinley was assassinated. He was, at age 42, the youngest person to become president. Overcoming severe asthma as a youth, the ambitious Roosevelt had already made a name for himself as a New York City police commissioner, an assistant secretary of the Navy, governor of New York and vice president. His cowboy persona, epitomized by forming the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, and his large ego were legendary. His most famous slogan, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” resonates to this day. Other catchphrases, indicative of his boundless energy, were “Bully!” and “Dee-lighted.” Roosevelt ate a dozen eggs for breakfast every morning, drank coffee from a massive mug and dictated 150,000 letters in his lifetime, which the Theodore Roosevelt Center in Dickinson, N.D., is trying to get all online. But as Burns does so well, and with Roosevelt brought to life in his own words by the voice of Paul Giamatti, viewers get a detailed, insightful, 360-degree version of Theodore — including his battles with depression, his tragic loss of his first wife and his mother on the same day and an assassination attempt, which contribute to a greater understanding of one of the most prominent leaders in U.S. history. As the docu-series moves on to the era of Franklin and Eleanor, Theodore’s distant cousin and his niece, viewers will hear them come to life, voiced by actors Edward Herrmann (who played FDR in the landmark 1976 miniseries “Eleanor and Franklin”) and Meryl Streep. The stories of the more modern-era Roosevelts, well-chronicled as they have been for decades, are even more captivating on Burns’ canvas, with images and video so clear they feel almost contemporary. (“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” airs on PBS stations at 8 p.m. PT/ET through September 20.) Share this Post :

What long running comic strip, introduced on Oct 2, 1950, was drawn by the same cartoonist, Charles M. Schultz, during its' entire run?

Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77 Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77 By SARAH BOXER Charles M. Schulz, the creator of ''Peanuts,'' the tender and sage comic strip starring Charlie Brown and Snoopy that is read by 355 million people around the world, died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., just hours before his last cartoon ran in the Sunday newspapers. He was 77. The cause of death was colon cancer, said Paige Braddock, creative director for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. Mr. Schulz drew ''Peanuts'' for nearly half a century. He swore that no one else would ever draw the comic strip and he kept his word. For years he drew ''Peanuts'' with a hand tremor. He finally put down his pen when he received a diagnosis of colon cancer after abdominal surgery in November. His last daily strip ran on Jan. 3. His last Sunday page, which ran yesterday, carried a signed farewell in which he said, ''Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy . . . how can I ever forget them. . . .'' His wife, Jeannie, said, ''He had done everything he wanted.'' Lynn Johnston, a friend of Mr. Schulz and the creator of ''For Better or for Worse,'' told The Associated Press, ''It's amazing that he dies just before his last strip is published.'' Such an ending, she said, was ''as if he had written it that way.'' She recalled something Mr. Schulz told her as she sat in the hospital with him last year: ''You control all these characters and the lives they live. You decide when they get up in the morning, when they're going to fight with their friends, when they're going to lose the game. Isn't it amazing how you have no control over your real life?'' But, Ms. Johnston said, ''I think, in a way, he did.'' The life of ''Peanuts'' and Charles Schulz were completely intertwined. ''The strip and he were one,'' said Patrick McDonnell, who draws the cartoon ''Mutts.'' ''He put his heart and soul into that strip.'' ''Peanuts,'' which reached readers in 75 countries, 2,600 papers and 21 languages every day, made Mr. Schulz very rich. The ''Peanuts'' strips, merchandise and product endorsements brought in $1.1 billion a year. And Mr. Schulz was said to have earned about $30 million to $40 million annually. His saga of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and Linus ''is arguably the longest story ever told by one human being,'' Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University, observed on the PBS ''NewsHour'' with Jim Lehrer, longer than any epic poem, any Tolstoy novel, any Wagner opera. In all Mr. Schulz drew more than 18,250 strips in nearly 50 years. Jules Feiffer, the cartoonist and playwright, said that the ''Peanuts'' characters endure because they were the first real children in the comics pages, ones with doubts and anxieties. And there were a lot of them. ''Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown -- these interesting little people formed a repertory company,'' he said. A Long-Running Ensemble Act The cast of ''Peanuts'' changed remarkably little. It included Charlie Brown, a wishy-washy boy with a tree-loving kite and a losing baseball team; Snoopy, an unflappable beagle with a fancy inner life; Lucy, a fussbudget with a football and a curbside psychiatric clinic; Linus, a philosophical blanket-carrier; Sally, Charlie Brown's romantic little sister; Schroeder, a virtuoso on the toy piano and a Beethoven devotee; Peppermint Patty, a narcoleptic D-minus student; and, in later years, Woodstock, a small, expressive but speechless bird. Mr. Schulz remembered waking up in the night many years ago and thinking, ''Good grief, who are all these little people? Must I live with them for the rest of my life?'' The answer was yes. Charles Monroe Schulz, the son of Carl Schulz, a barber, like Charlie Brown's father, and the former Dena Halverson, was born in Minneapolis on Nov. 26, 1922. Young Charles was nicknamed Sparky after the horse Spark Plug in the comic strip ''Barney Google.'' He had a black-and-white dog named Spike (memorialized in the character of Snoopy's skinny Western brother). He wanted to be a cart

The rare semi-precious gemstone known as lapis lazuli is what color?

1000+ images about Lapis Lazuli on Pinterest | Lapis lazuli, Third eye and Gemstones Deep blue, with the sparkle of a thousand stars, Lapiz Lazuli was highly valued by the ancients. See More

A human with X and Y sex chromosomes is usually which gender?

How Chromosomes Determine Sex How Chromosomes Determine Sex Basic Genetics How Chromosomes Determine Sex A karyotype is the complete set of chromosomes of an organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes in total: 23 inherited from the mother (blue) and 23 from the father (pink). The sex chromosomes (labeled XY and XX) determine the individual's sex.  Credit: PASIEKA/SPL/Getty Images By Regina Bailey How Chromosomes Determine Sex Chromosomes are long, segments of genes that carry heredity information. They are composed of DNA and proteins and are located within the nucleus of our cells . Chromosomes determine everything from hair color and eye color to sex. Whether you are a male or female depends on the presence or absence of certain chromosomes. Human cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46. There are 22 pairs of autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) and one pair of sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. Sex Chromosomes: In human sexual reproduction, two distinct gametes fuse to form a zygote. Gametes are reproductive cells produced by a type of cell division called meiosis .  Gametes are also called sex cells . They contain only one set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid . The male gamete, called the spermatozoan, is relatively motile and usually has a flagellum . The female gamete, called the ovum, is nonmotile and relatively large in comparison to the male gamete. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge When the haploid male and female gametes unite in a process called fertilization , they form what is called a zygote. The zygote is diploid , meaning that it contains two sets of chromosomes . Sex Chromosomes X-Y: The male gametes or sperm cells in humans and other mammals are heterogametic and contain one of two types of sex chromosomes . They are either X or Y. The female gametes or eggs however, contain only the X sex chromosome and are homogametic . The sperm cell determines the sex of an individual in this case. If a sperm cell containing an X chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If the sperm cell contains a Y chromosome, then the resulting zygote will be XY or male. Sex Chromosomes X-O: Grasshoppers, roaches, and other insects have a similar system for determining the sex of an individual. Adult males lack a Y sex chromosome and have only an X chromosome. They produce sperm cells that contain either an X chromosome or no sex chromosome, which is designated as O. The females are XX and produce egg cells that contain an X chromosome. If an X sperm cell fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If a sperm cell containing no sex chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XO or male. Sex Chromosomes Z-W: Birds, insects like butterflies, frogs , snakes , and some species of fish have a different system for determining sex. In these animals it is the female gamete that determines the sex of an individual. Female gametes can either contain a Z chromosome or a W chromosome. Male gametes contain only the Z chromosome. Females of these species are ZW and males are ZZ. Parthenogenesis: What about animals like most kinds of wasps, bees, and ants that have no sex chromosomes? How is sex determined? In these species, fertilization determines sex. If an egg becomes fertilized, it will develop into a female. A non-fertilized egg may develop into a male. The female is diploid and contains two sets of chromosomes , while the male is haploid . This development of an unfertilized egg into a male and a fertilized egg into a female is a type of parthenogenesis known as arrhenotokous parthenogenesis.

What Russian physiologist and psychologist documented his experiments in the book Conditioned Reflexes: An Investigation of the Physiological Activity of the Cerebral Cortex. in 1927?

Famous Psychologists - Ivan Pavlov Privacy Famous Psychologist: Ivan Pavlov Ivan Pavlov is widely known for first describing the phenomenon now known as classical conditioning in his experiments with dogs. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (September 14, 1849 – February 27, 1936) was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research pertaining to the digestive system.  Pavlov contributed to many areas of physiology, neurology and psychology. Most of his work involved research in temperament, conditioning and involuntary reflex actions. The following has been adapted from the Nobel Prize.org website. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born on September 14, 1849 at Ryazan, where his father, Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov, was a village priest. He was educated first at the church school in Ryazan and then at the theological seminary there. Inspired by the progressive ideas which D. I. Pisarev, the most eminent of the Russian literary critics of the 1860's and I. M. Sechenov, the father of Russian physiology, were spreading, Pavlov abandoned his religious career and decided to devote his life to science. In 1870 he enrolled in the physics and mathematics faculty to take the course in natural science. Pavlov became passionately absorbed with physiology, which in fact was to remain of such fundamental importance to him throughout his life. It was during this first course that he produced, in collaboration with another student, Afanasyev, his first learned treatise, a work on the physiology of the pancreatic nerves. This work was widely acclaimed and he was awarded a gold medal for it. In 1875 Pavlov completed his course with an outstanding record and received the degree of Candidate of Natural Sciences. However, impelled by his overwhelming interest in physiology, he decided to continue his studies and proceeded to the Academy of Medical Surgery to take the third course there. He completed this in 1879 and was again awarded a gold medal. After a competitive examination, Pavlov won a fellowship at the Academy, and this together with his position as Director of the Physiological Laboratory at the clinic of the famous Russian clinician, S. P. Botkin, enabled him to continue his research work. In 1890 Pavlov was invited to organize and direct the Department of Physiology at the Institute of Experimental Medicine. Under his direction, which continued over a period of 45 years to the end of his life, this Institute became one of the most important centres of physiological research. It was at the Institute of Experimental Medicine in the years 1891-1900 that Pavlov did the bulk of his research on the physiology of digestion.  Pavlov's research into the physiology of digestion led him logically to create a science of conditioned reflexes. In his study of the reflex regulation of the activity of the digestive glands, Pavlov paid special attention to the phenomenon of  "psychic secretion", which is caused by food stimuli at a distance from the animal.  Pavlov concluded that a reflex - though not a permanent but a temporary or conditioned one - was involved. This discovery of the function of conditioned reflexes made it possible to study all psychic activity objectively, instead of resorting to subjective methods as had hitherto been necessary; it was now possible to investigate by experimental means the most complex interrelations between an organism and its external environment. In 1903, at the 14th International Medical Congress in Madrid, Pavlov read a paper on "The Experimental Psychology and Psychopathology of Animals".   In this paper the definition of conditioned and other reflexes was given and it was shown that a conditioned reflex should be regarded as an elementary psychological phenomenon, which at the same time is a physiological one. It followed from this that the conditioned reflex was a clue to the mechanism of the most highly developed forms of reaction in animals and humans to their environment and it made an objective study of their psychic

On Oct 4, 1927, Idahoan Gutzon Borglum began carving on what South Dakota mountain that the Lakota Sioux called Six Grandfathers?

Gutzon Borglum & South Dakota - First thoughts about Gutzon Borglum & South Dakota (John) Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was a Danish-American born artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore , South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art. South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States . 5.0/5 Gutzon Borglum South Dakota Mount Rushmore Black Hills Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt United States George Washington Thomas Jefferson Mount Rushmore National Memorial New York Rushmore National Memorial Rapid City Stone Mountain Staff News Native American 04 Oct 2014     11:23 Oct. 4, 1927-Sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota by Gutzon Borglum. 28 Feb 2014     23:48 Today, Lynne Thompson and I visited Stone Mountain State Park outside Atlanta. The carved memorial in Stone Mountain -- the largest solid granite "outcropping" in the world -- to the Confederate "heroes" of the Civil War , depicts carvings of Robert E. Lee , Stonewall Jackson , and Jefferson Davis . Martin Luther King mentioned Stone Mountain is his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., when he said, "Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia." The carving was first commissioned to Gutzon Borglum, who left the project in a controversy in 1925 -- to go move on -- ultimately to carve the original figures at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. 06 Jan 2014     02:18 The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States . Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).[2] The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2)[3] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.[4] South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site because of the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has ... 02 Dec 2013     17:40 Gutzon and lincoln borglum Posted on 09:38 by Staff News with Gutzon and lincoln borglum, Gutzon Borglum was a well-known sculptor before he was invited to South Dakota to carve Mount Rushmore . He studied with Rodan in Paris and already had carved two well-known busts of Presidents Lincoln and Roose... 30 Nov 2013     16:33 Fact of the Day: Mount Rushmore The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota, about 25 miles southwest of Rapid City . The four United States Presidents whose portraits are carved in the granite are George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Theodore Roosevelt , and Abraham Lincoln . These four symbolize the first 150 years of the United States and represent, respectively, the nation's independence, democratic process, leadership in world affairs, and principle of equality. Work began in 1927 under the guidance of American sculptor Gutzon Borglum and applying the skills of some 400 workers; it was completed in 1941. Each head is about 60 feet tall. The most spectacular program at Mount Rushmore is the evening lighting ceremony, held in the new amphitheater at 9:00 PM sharp. 31 Oct 2013     13:15 1941: Work on Gutzon Borglum’s Mount Rushmore stops in South Dakota. 27 Oct 2013     14:24 Last day of vacation. Arriving home tonight. Many, many thanks to Bill Simmons , Jalen Rose , Benji Perkins, Fargo, running unopposed in mayoral elections, Roy Lichtenstein , Highway 212 (for su

Pago Pago is the capital of what territory?

Territory of American Samoa | Pacific Southwest : Pacific Islands | U.S. EPA Territory of American Samoa EPA Response to American Samoa Tsunami Damage Bay east of Pago Pago, colored by spilled marine marker dye EPA personnel were in American Samoa since shortly after the tsunami hit the island on September 29 2009, assessing the environmental impacts of the five tsunami waves and multiple earthquake aftershocks. Working with FEMA, the Coast Guard, the Hawaii National Guard, the American Samoa EPA and other agencies, EPA helped to clean up household hazardous waste, waste oil and other hazardous materials washed into the environment by the tsunami. A staging area was set up to assist with collecting and disposing of paint, pesticides and other household chemicals. In addition, oil and diesel spills in Pago Pago, the area hardest hit, were contained and cleaned up. Orphan drums were also collected from the area. Additional Resources American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, and administered by the U.S. Department of Interior. It consists principally of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls, for a total area of 76 square miles. It is located approximately 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii. The largest and most populated island is Tutuila, on which are located the territory's historic capital (Pago Pago), and the seat of the legislature, judiciary, and the office of the Governor. Along with Tutuila, the principal islands are Aunu'u and the Manu'a islands (a cluster of three islands, Ta'u, Ofu and Olosega, located about 65 miles east of Tutuila). Swains Island, a small island with a population of less than 25 and Rose Atoll, an uninhabited atoll about 120 miles east of Tutuila, make up the remainder of the territory. The population of the territory is approximately 65,000, of which about 97% live on the island of Tutuila. The per capita income of American Samoa is only $8000, by far the lowest in the United States. American Samoa faces significant environmental and public health challenges: Almost 10% of residents do not have adequate indoor plumbing (piped water, a toilet or both) 17% had tested positive for leptospirosis, a serious waterborne disease associated with improperly managed pig waste. Heavy metals and other toxics in the inner portion of Pago Pago Harbor make fish unsafe to eat. U.S. EPA works in partnership with the 20 staff of American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency. Improvements American Samoa has made great strides in battling the waterborne disease leptospirosis by significantly reducing the amount of waste from small pig farms going into streams. Using funds provided by EPA, American Samoa's "Team Lepto" has conducted over 130 inspections of small pig farms, or piggeries, many of which were located on streams. The team closed 62 non-compliant piggeries, and has worked with 51 owners to bring their pig farms into compliance with local regulations. As a result, "Team Lepto" has reduced nutrient loading from pig waste into the territory's waters by 16,000 pounds, protecting public health and nearby coral reefs. In one watershed alone bacterial contamination was reduced by over 90 percent. In addition, American Samoa is pioneering the use of alternative, sustainable pig farming in cooperation with regional universities and local pig owners to either entirely eliminate wet pig waste, or to compost the waste for use as fertilizer. American Samoa has become a model for pig management among other islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. Lastly, in 2010 American Samoa became the first state or territory in the U.S. to ban plastic bags. This ban will help protect marine life such as turtles, fish, and coral reefs, which are harmed by marine debris such as plastic bags. Ofu Island and American Samoa National Park Additional Resources

What's missing: Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach

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What company described its products as Finger Lickin' Good?

E KFC has marketed its fast food products under the slogan - OMG - OMG View Full Document E) KFC has marketed its fast-food products under the slogan, "Finger Lickin' Good" 43. B 43) ________ is one of the sources of a spokesperson's credibility that refers to the specialized knowledge that he or she possesses to claim. A) Trustworthiness B) Expertise C) Acquaintance D) Likability E) Professionalism 44. D 44) ________ is a source of a spokesperson's credibility that describes how objective and honest the spokesperson is perceived to be. A) Likability B) Expertise C) Experience D) Trustworthiness E) Compassion 45. C 45) Which of the following sources of a spokesperson's credibility describes his or her attractiveness? A) expertise B) trustworthiness C) likability D) integrity E) experience 46. D 46) Which of the following marketing communications principles implies that communicators can use their good image to reduce some negative feelings toward a brand but in the process might lose some esteem with the audience? A) principle of closure B) principle of duality C) principle of delegation D) principle of congruity E) principle of neutrality 47. C 47) Which of the following is an example of a personal communications channel? A) public relations B) events and experiences C) interactive marketing D) sales promotions E) advertising This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document 48. C 48) Which of the following personal communication channels consist of company salespeople contacting buyers in the target market? A) expert channels B) social channels C) advocate channels D) independent channels E) informal channels 49. C 49) Which of the following personal communications channels consist of family members, neighbors, friends, and associates talking to target buyers? A) expert channels B) advocate channels C) social channels D) formal channels E) sponsored channels 50. A 50) Top Gear is an award-winning British television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. It is presented by a set of hosts who test drive new cars and provide reviews on the cars' performance, their prices, and other factors. Which of the following personal communications channels is Top Gear closest to in description? A) expert channel B) formal channel C) social channel D) sponsored channel E) advocate channel 51. C 51) Which of the following is a form of earned media for marketing communication messages? A) experts providing product reviews B) celebrities endorsing products C) social network discussions about products D) company salespeople contacting target buyers E) sponsored advertisements promoting products 52. C 52) Personal influence in marketing communications carries great weight when ________. A) the product being marketed is a convenience item B) the purchase of the product is considered to be safe and risk-free C) the product suggests something about the user's status or taste D) the product being marketed is purchased on a frequent basis E) the product or service in questions is used without being recommended by others 53. C 53) Which of the following is a form of mass communications channel? This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM MKTG Management Chapter 19 Study online at quizlet.com/_9o8s1 1. B 1) The catalog you CHAP19

Feta cheese is made primarily from the milk of what animal?

Feta - Cheese.com Find over 1750 specialty cheeses from 74 countries in the world's greatest cheese resource Feta Feta is undoubtedly one of the most famous Greek cheeses. In fact, Feta occupies 70% stake in Greek cheese consumption. The cheese is protected by EU legislations and only those cheeses manufactured in Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Mainland Greece, the Peloponnese and Lesvos can be called ‘feta’. Similar cheeses produced elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean and around the Black Sea, outside the EU, are often called ‘white cheese’. To create traditional feta, 30 percent goat's milk is mixed with sheep's milk of animals grazing on pastures in the specific appellation of origin regions. Now-a-days, many stores sell goat and cow’s milk feta as well. The firmness, texture and flavour differ from region to region, but in general, cheese from Macedonia and Thrace is mild, softer and creamier, less salty with fewer holes. Feta made in Thessaly and Central Greece has a more intense, robust flavour. Peloponnese feta is dryer in texture, full flavoured and more open. Local environment, animal breeds, cultures all have an impact on the texture, flavour and aroma of feta. On the whole, Feta is a pickled curd cheese that has a salty and tangy taste enhanced by the brine solution. The texture depends on the age which can be extremely creamy, or crumbly dry. Upon maturation of 2 months, feta is sold in blocks submerged in brine. The cheese can be used a table cheese or melted on a traditional Greek salad, spanakopita, pizza or pie. It tastes delicious with olive oil, roasted red peppers and nuts. If required, it can be washed under water to remove the extra saltiness. The salty flavour of Feta pairs well with beer, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. Made from pasteurized or unpasteurized goat 's and sheep 's milk Country of origin: Greece Region: Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Mainland Greece, the Peloponnese and Lesvos Family: Feta Fat content (in dry matter): 16% Fat content: 21 g/100g

The Family Stone backed up what San Francisco funk and soul singer?

Sly & The Family Stone Dance To The Music - YouTube Sly & The Family Stone Dance To The Music Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 27, 2013 Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco. Active from 1967 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup. Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls) in 1967. Sly and Freddie Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham completed the original lineup; Sly and Freddie's sister, singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, joined within a year. This collective recorded five Billboard Hot 100 hits which reached the top 10, and four ground-breaking albums, which greatly influenced the sound of American pop music, soul, R&B, funk, and hip hop music. In the preface of his 1998 book For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History, Joel Selvin sums up the importance of Sly and the Family Stone's influence on African American music by stating "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone".The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.After a gig at the Winchester Cathedral, a night club in Redwood City, CA, CBS Records executive David Kapralik signed the group to CBS' Epic Records label. The Family Stone's first album, A Whole New Thing, was released in 1967 to critical acclaim, particularly from musicians such as Mose Allison and Tony Bennett. However, the album's low sales restricted their playing venues to small clubs, and caused Clive Davis and the record label to intervene. Some musicologists[who?] believe the Abaco Dream single "Life And Death In G & A", recorded for A&M Records in 1967 and peaking at No. 74 in September 1969,was performed by Sly and the Family Stone. Davis talked Sly into writing and recording a hit record, and he and the band reluctantly provided the single "Dance to the Music". Upon its February 1968 release, "Dance to the Music" became a widespread ground-breaking hit, and was the band's first charting single, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Just before the release of "Dance to the Music", Rose Stone joined the group as a vocalist and a keyboardist. Rose's brothers had invited her to join the band from the beginning, but she initially had been reluctant to leave her steady job at a local record store. The Dance to the Music album went on to decent sales, but the follow-up, Life, was not as successful commercially . In September 1968, the band embarked on its first overseas tour, to England. That tour was cut short after Graham was arrested for possession of marijuana, and because of disagreements with concert promoters. Category

According to Shakespeare, brevity is the soul of what?

Brevity is the soul of wit - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes Brevity is the soul of wit Polonius: My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, What day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time; Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief. Your noble son is mad. . . . Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Polonius, right-hand man of Hamlet's stepfather, King Claudius, has been employed to spy on the prince and report on his very odd behavior. As Polonius begins to deliver to the king and queen the results of his investigation, he embarks on this windy preface. Besides being nonsensical, his speech is self-contradictory: he wastes plenty of time denouncing the time wasted by rhetorical speechifying. "Brevity is the soul of wit" has become a standard English proverb; in the process, its context has been somewhat neglected. Polonius, though he has high opinions indeed of his "wit" (that is, acumen), is the least brief and one of the least "witty" characters in the play. Freud aptly referred to Polonius as "the old chatterbox" in Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious.

Oct 9 celebrates what famed explorer, who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America?

Coming to America: Who Was First? : NPR Columbus gets the credit for being the first to land on these shores. Does he deserve it? Bettmann/Corbis hide caption toggle caption Bettmann/Corbis Columbus gets the credit for being the first to land on these shores. Does he deserve it? Bettmann/Corbis Columbus Competitors: The Theories Was Christopher Columbus first? A host of competing theories say no. Here are a few of the more prominent ones: Sixth Century — Irish Monks: This "theory" is actually more of a legend. A sixth-century Irish monk named Saint Brendan supposedly sailed to North America on a currach — a wood-framed boat covered with animal skin. His alleged journey is detailed in the ancient annals of Ireland. Brendan was a real historical figure who traveled extensively in Europe. But there is no evidence that he ever made landfall in North America. In 1976, writer Tim Severin set out to prove that such a journey was possible. Severin built the Brendan, an exact replica of a sixth-century currach, and sailed along a route described by the traveling monks. He eventually landed in Canada. 10th Century — The Vikings: The Vikings' early expeditions to North America are well documented and accepted as historical fact by most scholars. Around the year 1000 A.D., the Viking explorer Leif Erikson, son of Erik the Red, sailed to a place he called "Vinland," in what is now the Canadian province of Newfoundland. Erikson and his crew didn't stay long — only a few years — before returning to Greenland. Relations with native North Americans were described as hostile. This much had long been known from the Icelandic sagas. But until 1960, there was no proof of Erikson's American sojourns. That year, Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad and his wife, archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad, unearthed an ancient Norse settlement. During the next seven years, the Ingstads and an international team of archaeologists exposed the foundations of eight separate buildings. In 1969, Congress designated Oct. 9 as "Leif Erikson Day." 15th Century — The Chinese: This theory is espoused by a small group of scholars and amateur historians led by Gavin Menzies, a retired British Naval officer. It asserts that a Muslim-Chinese eunuch-mariner from the Ming Dynasty discovered America — 71 years before Columbus. Zheng He was a real historical figure, who commanded a huge armada of wooden sailing vessels in the early 15th century. He explored Southeast Asia, India and the east coast of Africa using navigational techniques that were, at the time, cutting edge. But Menzies, in his best-selling 2003 book, 1421: The Year China Discovered America , asserts that Zheng He sailed to the east coast of the United States, and may have established settlements in South America. Menzies based his theory on evidence from old shipwrecks, Chinese and European maps, and accounts written by navigators of the time. Menzies' scholarship, though, has been called into question. Many of his claims are presented "without a shred of proof," says historian Robert Finlay, writing in the Journal of World History. Indeed, most historians say the "China first" theory is full of holes. — Eric Weiner Read an excerpt from Who Was First? by Russell Freedman: Before Columbus For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to "discover" America—the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence came to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first. Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement. And long before that, some scholars say, the Americas seem to have been visited by seafaring travelers from China, and possibly by visitors from Africa and even Ice Age Europe. A popular legend suggests an additional event: According to an ancient manuscript, a band of Irish monks led by Saint Brendan sailed an ox-hide boat westward

According to the nursery rhyme, who lost their mittens, thereby obligating their mother to with hold pie?

Listen to This. . . Listen to This. . . Personal, humourous reflections on life. Did I tell you? Sunday, October 30, 2011 Topics I Never Got Around to Writing It's been awhile since I've blogged, but that doesn't mean I don't have at least a dozen topics each week that I think are worth writing about.  Here's a summary of some of the ideas I've  had and didn't elaborate via the blog.  Verbal Filters: "What has happened to the ability of people to use "filters" before speaking?"  Maybe it's my age, but I do not recall knowing as many people as I do today who begin talking before they engage their brain as to what the impact of what they are about to say will be. Drivers: This is frightening -- I seriously think there are an abundancy of drivers on the road who don't consider reckless driving kills people.  Going around a corner at 70 mph is not "cool."  Suggestion:  go ahead and pretend to be speed racer in a parking lot instead of possibly taking out an innoncent person's life.. Toilet Paper:  I don't think anyone in the house has been trained to replace a roll.  The empty roll will sit on the roller until I replace it.   This same concept applies to paper towels in the kitchen and any and all trash bags throughout the home. Children and Money: Consider this THE official memo that your parents are not the Rockefellers and any and all Christmas should not begin pre-Halloween.  Manners and Politeness:  When entering a room one says "hello" to a family member (i.e., mother and father.)  When leaving the house one says, "Goodbye" to same people and does not ignore their existance.  These people are your sole support and until you begin earning a salary, treat them as human beings. Laundry:  When one begins laundy, please continue the process by taking the wet clothes out and moving them to the dryer or to hang to air dry.  Do not leave laundry in a stagnated state (both process wise and smelling wise) thereby holding up others who would like to have the opportunity to launder their clothing. Texting:  Don't text me and then NOT pick up the phone if I have a question regarding the text you just sent.  I know you have your phone,  PICK IT UP AND ANSWER IT -- you would if you it was a friend. Politics:  How about "just say no."  It's waaaaaay too early in the election process to have to hear other people's opinions on any candidate.  Also, another biggie -- media commentators: please refrain from sharing your solution(s) on how to fix everything in this terrible economy.  It would probably be more productive to pen a letter to the White House, perhaps in care of President Obama and see if  he'll/they'll consider it.  Good luck with that.  Pay kindness forward:  This is a postive note in the blog.  Most of us have been blessed beyond expectation with precious friends and family, and the way to be thankful for that is to pass it along.  Do something nice for others  on a frequesnt basis. It's a good thing and tends to be contagious. Hold your tongue/keypad:  If someone says or writes a nasty or unkind thing about you, my mantra is, "Silence is Golden."  Don't engage those types of people with buying into their unhappiness or gripe.  Kindness works wonders with unhappy people.  I KNOW this from direct experience with the public and it works wonders.  Just be kind...it disarms angry folks. People:  Most people are wonderful and generous.  It's just the few bad apples that get the attention.  Count your blessings on the wonderful friends and people you presently know and will come to know.  It's one of life's great blessings. Laughter:  This is the final topic for today.  Laugh as much and as often as you can.  In my opinion it truly is the key to survival and sanity. Plus, it's pretty fun :) Posted by Our New Tenants It seems like just last fall we were driving to the university campus to drop off our daughters.   Sure there were milliseconds of parental sadness, but we quickly became members of the empty-nesters club.   It’s a sweet little organization where everything you own is yours and no one secretly breaks, touches or moves

Starring Sean Connery, who would later make his fame playing Zed in Zardoz, what was the name of the first James Bond movie, released on October 5, 1962?

James Bond James Bond from MOVIE TIMES It’s shagadelic, man. Austin Powers, the international man of mystery, the secret agent who out-spoofed James Bond and snagged a boffo box office, will return on June 11 in The Spy Who Shagged Me. As he did in the initial entry, Mike Myers plays both Powers, the hip spy with the bad teeth and groovy sixties outlook, and Dr. Evil, the bald-headed nemesis who spent seven years in “evil medical school” (and was inspired by 007 bad guy Ernst Stavro Blofeld). The first movie, a surprising success, tapped into a young audience’s fascination with the psychedelic sixties and sight gags and an older audience’s nostalgia for that Bondian age. Although Powers is no super-spy in the Sean Connery style he captures a key quality of Connery’s Bond: self-mockery. Powers is a super-schmiel, a kind of Maxwell Smart-Inspector Clouseau-007 hybrid, whose appeal is in his outlandish, unknowing nerdiness. He is a suave schnook. And the Powers movies hark back to that Bond super-parody, Casino Royale: short comic bits and gags that depend a great deal on the audience’s knowledge of spy movie cliches. The plot for Spy Who Shagged Me could come right out of The Avengers (the TV show, not the movie): Dr. Evil returns to 1969 after stealing Austin Power's “mojo,” the the life force of every secret agent. The result: Powers can't make it with the chicks. The superspy and new squeeze Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) zoom back in time to battle Evil and retrieve the mojo. Like the first movie, 007-style puns predominate (Kristen Johnson plays Ivana Humpalot), along with celebrity guest shots (Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson). The movie also features the same endearingly silly dialogue (“I shagged her. I shagged her rotten, baybeee”) and visual homages to sixties pop chic. Will the flick make a billion zillion dollars? Do you need to ask? Yeah, baby! Groovy! Bond Paperbacks SELECTED BOND NOVELS IN PAPERBACK, 1950s-2011 I'm a collector. Not a ticket collector or a collector in the Terence Stamp sense, but a collector of books, DVDs, and other odds and ends (others might call me a pack rat, but that's another story). One thing a collector likes to do is share his collection with others. Here  [[wysiwyg_imageupload:370:]][[wysiwyg_imageupload:371:]]   are some paperback novel covers from my James Bond collection. More to come. June 24, 2011 [[wysiwyg_imageupload:372:]][[wysiwyg_imageupload:373:]] from THE COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR April 29, 1977 Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice. Since the first James Bond film was released in 1962 there have been nine films chronicling his adventures. That's about five too many and is sadly indicative of the old saying "nothing succeeds like success" which must motivate Hollywood producers. In Bond's case, the success is still there, but the reasons for it have now become as obscure as some former presidents. When Doctor No, the initial 007 movie appeared, it was moderately successful. From Russia With Love did much better and Goldfinger was a runaway success, becoming one of the fastest grossing films in history. When one sees it today, it is still remarkably fresh and entertaining and manages to make its successors seem shallow by comparison. It epitomizes all that is good and bad in Bond and, also, the reason why he finally had to fail. In it, we· are given the fantasy-like violence that was to become a 007 trademark (beginning with a pre-credits mini-adventure involving Bond, heroin-flavored bananas, and a rubber duck) as well as menacingly unreal villains withnames like Auric Goldfinger and Pussy Galore. We are also presented with preposterous gadgetry, of which Bond's Aston Martin, the car that can do anything, is the best known example. This mechanical versatility is what ultimately spelled the end for the series. Feeling that bigger must be better and that the best way to improve future films was to increase the gadgetry, later movies like Thunderball and Live and Let Die were literally buried in gimmicks, and. in the process, the two things that made Bond u

Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace?

742 Evergreen Terrace | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 742 Evergreen Terrace is the address of the Simpson family home. In order for the Simpson family to purchase the home, Abraham Simpson sold his old house and wrote Homer a check for $15,000, allowing him to pay the down payment on the house. In No Loan Again, Naturally it is revealed that the Simpsons are unable to afford their mortgage anymore, due to Homer constantly loaning money against the house, which causes Ned Flanders to buy the house for $101,000 and rent it to the Simpsons. The house to the left of the Simpsons house is the Flanders 's house, which is owned outright by Ned Flanders. The house on the right is possibly owned by Ted Flanders . It was formerly owned by Sideshow Bob (disguised as Walt Warren ), Ruth Powers , Laura Powers , Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield , Terrence and Emily (Also home to Mr. Reader, Mrs. Reader and Baby Reader in The Simpsons Comic). Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee". Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have previously moved to Springfield, although in a house across the street. The House has been destroyed, sunk and other problems have happened. Contents Profile Design The house is a pinkish orange two-story detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an en suite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions. On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic. The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders's backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons's former cats: Snowball I , Snowball II , Snowball III , and Coltrane . [7] Rooms Attic Features and furniture The basement always includes a washing machine and a clothes dryer and a large Olmec statue of a head , which was a present from Mr. Burns after Bart donated blood to him. [8] However, the appearance of other features such as a furnace, ping-pong table, air hockey set and water softener vary from time to time. The basement is often used as a "secret lair", where Homer has brewed alcohol to beat prohibition and hidden his superhero operation as Pie Man , and where Marge hid during a spell of agoraphobia. Marge discovered a sauna in the basement, hidden behind a water heater. [9] At one time the basement held gym equipment. In one episode, Homer made his jerky business with Bart in the basement. The house has two identical red sofas: One in the sitting room and one in front of the TV in the living room (that is sometimes seen with an indentation after Homer gets up) - the current sofa is a replacement of the old one which was destroyed (and had a fold-out bed the new one does not have). A tank full of fish is sometimes seen in the dining room. A simple painting of a boat hangs on the wall above the living room couch - Marge once says that she painted it for Homer, [10] but later it's suggested that she bought it, and it is titled "Scene from Moby Dick". [11] She keeps many copies in a nearby closet to replace the original if it gets damaged, which is rare. [12] Marge also has a whole drawer of her pearl necklaces (which Marge says are family heirlooms), shown when one is stolen by the Cat Burglar. [13] The hous

What is the name of the diamond stolen in the 1963 film, The Pink Panther?

The Pink Panther (1963) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet--a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther." Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 25 titles created 18 Jun 2011 a list of 26 titles created 13 Aug 2012 a list of 48 titles created 15 Aug 2012 a list of 41 titles created 07 Oct 2013 a list of 21 titles created 21 Jun 2014 Title: The Pink Panther (1963) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all. Director: Blake Edwards Inspector Jacques Clouseau investigates the murder of Mr. Benjamin Ballon's driver at a country estate. Director: Blake Edwards Inspector Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue. Director: Blake Edwards     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X   To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him. Director: Blake Edwards Inspector Clouseau mysteriously disappears and a journalist attempts to uncover the mystery. New scenes are interspersed with old footage of Peter Sellers from the previous films. Director: Blake Edwards A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired. Director: Blake Edwards Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the... See full summary  » Director: Blake Edwards A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch them. Director: Bud Yorkin Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son. Director: Blake Edwards A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics. Director: Hal Ashby Edit Storyline The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for Switzerland, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is... Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk> A Madcap Frolic Of Crime and Fun See more  » Genres: 20 March 1964 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: La pantera rosa See more  » Filming Locations: 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)| Mono Color: Did You Know? Trivia Blake Edwards decided the title sequence would benefit from animation. The Pink Panther, meant to be a personification of the title jewel (a pink-hued diamond with a tiny flaw resembling a large cat), was created by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng and chosen by Edwards from more than a hundred other panther sketches. See more » Goofs When Simone is holding George's graduation photo it has no border or white frame. Yet if you look very carefully when Charles hands it to her and after when he puts it under the ash tray on his night stand the photo

Finish this line from a popular kids’ song: “There was a farmer had a dog, and ____ was his name-o!”

BINGO CHORDS by Misc Traditional @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Difficulty novice + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + | Ultimate Guitar Tabs Archive - your #1 source for tabs! | | http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ | | | | Over 1,000,000 guitar, guitar pro and bass tabs! Also lessons | | news and guitar forums! | + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + [Verse] C F C There was a farmer had a dog, C G C And Bingo was his name-o. C F B-I-N-G-O G C B-I-N-G-O Am F B-I-N-G-O G C And Bingo was his name-o.

A human with two X sex chromosomes is usually which gender?

How Chromosomes Determine Sex How Chromosomes Determine Sex Basic Genetics How Chromosomes Determine Sex A karyotype is the complete set of chromosomes of an organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes in total: 23 inherited from the mother (blue) and 23 from the father (pink). The sex chromosomes (labeled XY and XX) determine the individual's sex.  Credit: PASIEKA/SPL/Getty Images By Regina Bailey How Chromosomes Determine Sex Chromosomes are long, segments of genes that carry heredity information. They are composed of DNA and proteins and are located within the nucleus of our cells . Chromosomes determine everything from hair color and eye color to sex. Whether you are a male or female depends on the presence or absence of certain chromosomes. Human cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46. There are 22 pairs of autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) and one pair of sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. Sex Chromosomes: In human sexual reproduction, two distinct gametes fuse to form a zygote. Gametes are reproductive cells produced by a type of cell division called meiosis .  Gametes are also called sex cells . They contain only one set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid . The male gamete, called the spermatozoan, is relatively motile and usually has a flagellum . The female gamete, called the ovum, is nonmotile and relatively large in comparison to the male gamete. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge When the haploid male and female gametes unite in a process called fertilization , they form what is called a zygote. The zygote is diploid , meaning that it contains two sets of chromosomes . Sex Chromosomes X-Y: The male gametes or sperm cells in humans and other mammals are heterogametic and contain one of two types of sex chromosomes . They are either X or Y. The female gametes or eggs however, contain only the X sex chromosome and are homogametic . The sperm cell determines the sex of an individual in this case. If a sperm cell containing an X chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If the sperm cell contains a Y chromosome, then the resulting zygote will be XY or male. Sex Chromosomes X-O: Grasshoppers, roaches, and other insects have a similar system for determining the sex of an individual. Adult males lack a Y sex chromosome and have only an X chromosome. They produce sperm cells that contain either an X chromosome or no sex chromosome, which is designated as O. The females are XX and produce egg cells that contain an X chromosome. If an X sperm cell fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XX or female. If a sperm cell containing no sex chromosome fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote will be XO or male. Sex Chromosomes Z-W: Birds, insects like butterflies, frogs , snakes , and some species of fish have a different system for determining sex. In these animals it is the female gamete that determines the sex of an individual. Female gametes can either contain a Z chromosome or a W chromosome. Male gametes contain only the Z chromosome. Females of these species are ZW and males are ZZ. Parthenogenesis: What about animals like most kinds of wasps, bees, and ants that have no sex chromosomes? How is sex determined? In these species, fertilization determines sex. If an egg becomes fertilized, it will develop into a female. A non-fertilized egg may develop into a male. The female is diploid and contains two sets of chromosomes , while the male is haploid . This development of an unfertilized egg into a male and a fertilized egg into a female is a type of parthenogenesis known as arrhenotokous parthenogenesis.

What TV game show, which ran from 1965 to 2004, featured an array of celebrities seated in a tic-tac-toe board?

Hollywood Squares | Game Shows Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Here's Peter Marshall's way of explaining Hollywood Squares: "The object of the players is to get three stars in a row either across, up & down or diagonally. It is up to them to figure out if a star is giving a correct answer or making one up; that's how they get the squares." Here's how John Davidson explains the Game: "The object of the game is to simply win Tic Tac Toe, three squares across, down, or diagonally, or acquire as many squares as you can." Here's what it means: The object of the game is to get tic-tac-toe. That's three Xs or Os in three stars' squares (one for each square), either across, up & down or diagonally; or be the first contestant to capture five of the nine squares. The Xs are almost always by the male contestant (dubbed Mr. X), while the Os are almost always by the female contestant (Miss Circle). Here's how they do it: The two contestants competing takes turns picking off each of the nine celebrities seated in a great big tic-tac-toe board. On each star, the host asked a question to that star afterwhich the star would usually give a crazy answer (classified as a zinger) followed by his/her real answer. After hearing the real answer, the contestant in control decided to either agree, meaning the star is correct or disagree, meaning the star answered with a bluff. Sometimes a star would come up with no answer; when that happens, the host would ask the contestant to answer it himself/herself or pass it up. On a pass, the question would be thrown out, and a new question would be asked to the same celebrity. In any case, if the contestant's judgment/answer was correct, he/she gets the square (hence the phrase "X/Circle (O) gets the square" {Peter would say, "Put an X/a circle (O) there [insert answer and/or extra information]}); if the contestant's judgment/answer was wrong, his/her opponent gets the square unless it would mean a win; when that happens nothing would be placed in that square because a win had to be earned by the contestant in control. Up until the later episodes in the 1998 version, if a player could not win with five squares on the board, his/her opponent automatically got the remaining square and the five-square win. The first player to get three-in-a-row or five squares wins the game and money for that game. Secret Square Edit In certain games, one of the squares would be dubbed the "Secret Square". The contestant who picked that square would usually have sounds going off to let the contestant, the star, and everybody else know. Then the star would be asked a special question (usually multiple choice). The star gave an answer but without a zinger and if the contestant can correctly agree or disagree with the star's answer, he/she won a bonus prize or prize package. On two of the versions, the host would tell everybody who the Secret Square was if not chosen. The Original Hollywood Squares (1966-1981) Edit The daytime version uses the "rollover/straddling" format, that means the show can end with a game still in progress and had to be continued/finished on the next show. Two contestants (one a returning champion, the other the challenger) played a best 2-out-of-3 game match with each game worth $200 (when the show started, each game was worth $100 and winning the match was worth $300 more for a total of $500). The first game of every show (unless it was an unfinished game in progress) was always a secret square game. The secret square was a progressive jackpot prize package which started at about $1000 {for the broadcasts of 1966} with another prize added each day when it's not claimed {from 1967 to 1980}; by the late 1970s, new Secret Square jackpots generally started in the $3,500-$4,500 range. Starting in September 1976, the winner of the match picked a star for a prize; each star had an envelope with a prize inside with the big prize being $5000 in cash, whoever the winning player chose won the prize inside that envelope. Champions stayed on the show until defeated or if they won five matches at which point the

8 years ago today saw the US begin the invasion of what country?

CIVILIZATION AND ETHICS CIVILIZATION AND ETHICS The New Entropy It is commonplace to say that what made civilization possible was the invention of agriculture; but even more fundamental than agriculture were ethics. For only through ethics is it possible for large groups of people to live together. Agriculture was clearly necessary to support a large, sedentary population, but there would have been no significant grouping of cooperative people to invent agriculture if they did not have a unifying, objectively valid ethical code to begin with. Civilization begins, therefore, not with the invention of agriculture about 10,000 years ago, but with the articulation almost 50,000 years ago of a valid ethical code which was incorporated into the religions of Cro-Magnon and other Homo sapiens. Those societies which lived in closest harmony with the evolutionary ethic would be the most cohesive, inventive, and dynamic. This would enable them to group together into the largest cooperative groups, thereby laying the foundations for civilization. No civilization is possible without an ethical code that is at least partially valid. What enhanced civilization was a complex of inventions. Language and large-scale organization were clearly important inventions. The others were new tools for cultivating, processing, and defending food. The early agricultural communities required strong, well-organized defenses since they were highly vulnerable to attacks from marauding bands of hunters and, later, from nomads. Nomadism is an evolutionary step somewhere between a hunting society and an agricultural society in complexity, but it does not have the potential for engendering civilization. The earliest nomads were probably reindeer herders who followed the flocks. Much later they became goat and sheep herders and led the flocks from one pastoral area to another. The nomads represented a type of psychosocial specialization which would lead to evolutionary deadends for whoever adopted this way of life. Only more generalized groups of people than can live by nomadism can create the diversity of skills and the stable resources that can lead to unending evolution. Another invention which is important for civilization is a device for measuring time. A corollary of the complexity of a culture is its sophistication in its concept of time. The mental model of time varies in our own day as a direct function of the complexity of the culture. Very primitive people live almost entirely in the present. More advanced people have an historical perspective of themselves and plan activities which may be many years in the future. "Advanced" in this context simply refers to a people with relatively higher amounts of true extragenetic information. The earliest evidence of time measuring is in the construction of calendars by the Cro-Magnon tens of thousands of years ago. Many preliterate people had a very deep knowledge of astronomy and calendar making [356, 495]. The most notable of these early machines are the artifacts of Stonehenge, which served rather complex astronomical and date-keeping purposes before the early inhabitants of Britain had a full-fledged civilization, which in fact was introduced by the Romans [208]. A civilized people may be defined as a group of persons tied together by a common ethical code who systematically predict and control their collective ability to predict and control. The essential difference between civilized and uncivilized people is that among the latter there is no systematic group effort by its members to create machines for the benefit of the group as a whole, machines which require several persons to operate and which may not be used for several months or even several years after construction is begun on them. It is this notion of long-range planning and concern for the creativity of future generations which distinguishes the civilized person from the barbarian, who typically never has any vision beyond tomorrow, or the savage, who lives entirely in the present. The longer into the future the planning is projected, the mor

What unit of wave frequency is defined as 1 cycle per second?

Waves Units Frequency is expressed in units of cycles per unit time. Although frequency is a measurement of rate of movement, it is not identical to velocity. For example, if we think of a car that moves at 60 miles per hour, we mean just that. However, if we say that a wave has a frequency of 60 cycles per hour, points on the wave may be traveling faster or slower depending on wavelength. Comparing two waves of the same wavelength, a higher frequency is associated with faster movement. Comparing two waves of different wavelengths, a higher frequency doesn't always indicate faster movement, although it can. Waves of different wavelengths can have the same frequency. For some purposes, the measurement frequency is more useful than absolute velocity. The unit, Hertz The unit Hertz (Hz) is used to describe frequency in cycles per second. In a sentence the proper format for writing this relationship is: One cycle represents the movement of one wavelength. Radio call numbers Often you might hear radio frequencies given in Megahertz (MHz) ... (under construction). Wave period Wave frequency is also related to another measurement called the wave period (T). The wave period is just how much time it takes for one cycle to pass and the units are always in terms of time. The faster a wave moves, its wave period becomes smaller. Instead of measuring in terms of a fixed time unit, the second, the wave period uses a fixed number of cycles, one cycle ... How do you measure wave period? Wave period can be determined by measuring how much time it takes two peaks to pass a certain point. You can do this for ocean waves by standing on a pier and using a stop watch. Under construction...

The Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH were 2 non-profits founded by which activist and Baptist minister?

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. | Rainbow PUSH Coalition Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Founder and President Rainbow PUSH Coalition The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Reverend Jackson has been called the "Conscience of the Nation" and "the Great Unifier," challenging America to be inclusive and to establish just and humane priorities for the benefit of all. He is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class, gender and belief. Born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jesse Jackson graduated from the public schools in Greenville and then enrolled in the University of Illinois on a football scholarship. He later transferred to North Carolina A&T State University and graduated in 1964. He began his theological studies at Chicago Theological Seminary but deferred his studies when he began working full-time in the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was ordained on June 30, 1968 by Rev. Clay Evans and received his earned Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2000.       For his work in human and civil rights and nonviolent social change, Reverend Jackson has received more than 40 honorary doctorate degrees and frequently lectures at major colleges and universities including Howard, Yale, Princeton, Morehouse, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford and Hampton. He was made an Honorary Fellow of Regents Park College at Oxford University in the UK in November 2007, and received an Honorary Fellowship from Edge Hill University in Liverpool, England. In March 2010, Reverend Jackson was inducted into England’s prestigious Cambridge Union Society. In April 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. In October 1997, Reverend Jackson was appointed by President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as "Special Envoy of the President and Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa”. In this official position, Reverend Jackson traveled to several countries on the African continent and met with such national leaders as President Nelson Mandela of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Daniel T. Arap Moi of Kenya, and President Frederick J.T. Chiluba of Zambia. Reverend Jackson began his activism as a student in the summer of 1960 seeking to desegregate the local public library in Greenville and then as a leader in the sit-in movement. In 1965, he became a full-time organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He was soon appointed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to direct the Operation Breadbasket program. In December of 1971, Reverend Jackson founded Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) in Chicago, IL. The goals of Operation PUSH were economic empowerment and expanding educational, business and employment opportunities for the disadvantaged and people of color. In 1984, Reverend Jackson founded the National Rainbow Coalition, a social justice organization based in Washington, D.C devoted to political empowerment, education and changing public policy. In September of 1996, the Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH merged to form the Rainbow PUSH Coalition to continue the work of both organizations and to maximize resources. Long before national health care, a war on drugs, direct peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, ending apartheid in South Africa and advancing democracy in Haiti became accepted public policy positions, Reverend Jesse Jackson advocated them. Reverend Jackson’s advocacy on these and other issues helped bring the American public to a new level of consciousness. Rev

What is the minimum age required to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Constitutional Qualifications | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives First & Milestones of the House of Representatives “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” — U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2 /tiles/non-collection/i/i_origins_constitutional_qualifications_aoc.xml Oil on canvas, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol Signing of the Constitution The Constitution placed notably few hurdles between ordinary citizens and becoming a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The founders wanted the House to be the legislative chamber closest to the people—the least restrictive on age, citizenship, and the only federal office at the time subject to frequent popular election. The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent (though not necessarily the same district). And Article VI, clause 3 requires that all Members take an oath to support the Constitution before they exercise the duties of their office. In Federalist 52, James Madison of Virginia wrote that, “Under these reasonable limitations, the door of this part of the federal government is open to merit of every description, whether native or adoptive, whether young or old, and without regard to poverty or wealth, or to any particular profession of religious faith.” Origins The constitutional qualifications for office originate in British law. Members of the House of Commons had to live in the shires or boroughs they represented, although that was rarely done in practice. The founders used that example to motivate the requirement that Members of the House live in the state they represent. This would increase the likelihood that they would be familiar with the people’s interests there, but there was no mention during the debates about living in the same district. The district system emerged later as states dealt with how to fairly organize their congressional delegations. Citizenship At the time the U.S. Constitution was written, the British prevented anyone born outside England or its Empire from serving in the Commons, even if the individual had subsequently become a citizen. By mandating that an individual be a citizen for at least seven years, the founders attempted to strike a balance between preventing foreign interference in domestic politics and keeping the House of Representatives close to the people. The founders also did not want to discourage immigration to the new country by shutting off the government to new arrivals. Age The founders initially set 21, the voting age, as the minimum age to serve in the House. During the Federal Constitutional Convention, though, George Mason of Virginia moved to make the age 25. Mason said that there should be a period between being free to manage one’s own affairs and managing the “affairs of a great nation.” Convention Delegate James Wilson of Pennsylvania objected to the suggestion that any further restrictions be placed on House membership, and cited the service of William Pitt as a counterexample. Pitt, who held office at the time of the Convention, was the youngest prime minister in British history at the age of 24. Nevertheless, Mason’s amendment passed seven states to three. The House and Its Members Article I, section 5 of the Constitution provides the House with the authority to determine whether Members-elect are qualified to be seated. For instance, William Claiborne of Tennessee became the youngest person to ever serve in the House when he was elected and seated in 1797 at the age of 22. The House also seated Claiborne at the age of 24, when he won re-election. The House, however, has not always been so lenient. Representative John Young Brown of Kentucky was first elected to the House in the 36th Congres

The Seattle Mariners managed to win more games than they lost this year. How many games did they actually win?

Low points in Mariners history – The Hardball Times In response, Seattle writer Larry Stone ponders in his column if this is the most embarrassing moment ever for the Mariners franchise . He argues it probably is, and he has a point. But questions like that always make me dive into the historical record and determine if it is. The point here is not to further any Seattle fans’ humiliation. This just began as an exercise in curiosity. Besides, I have an entire file with baseball events by dates, and I like using it. The following are some of the lowlights in Seattle Mariners history: April 6, 1977: The Mariners play their first game—and lose 7-0 to the Angels. They are shut out despite getting 11 men on base. They’ll also be shut out in the second game, before finally scoring in their third effort. July 10, 1977: Speaking of shutouts, this day’s 15-0 loss to the Twins is still the club’s worst shutout loss ever. Aug. 6, 1977: Chicago’s South Side Men torch the Mariners pitching staff for six home runs in a 13-3 shellacking. Back in the 1970s, it really took some doing to allow six homers in a game. This is the third loss in what turns out to be a nine-game losing streak. At the end of the streak, the Mariners lose two straight games by a combined score of 24-2. Oct. 4, 1978: Seattle loses its 104th game of the season, still the franchise record for most losses in a season. They do have the excuse of being only a second-year club, but they’ve hit triple digits four more times since then. The Mariners end the 1978 season 56-104, having dropped 13 of their last 14 games. April 18, 1981: One day after the A’s mauled them 16-1, the Mariners drop another one to Oakland, 8-0. The two-game combined deficit of 23 runs makes this the worst pair of consecutive losses in team history. April 25, 1981: The entire Maury Wills managerial era (or should it be managerial error?) with the Mariners is often considered one of the worst tenures any skipper ever had, but this day provides the signature moment. Before the game, opposing manager Billy Martin notices there’s something wrong with the batter’s box in Seattle. The umpires inspect and the measurements show that Seattle tampered with the dimensions. They had been enlarged to help Seattle get an edge on breaking pitches from Oakland hurlers. May 1, 1981: Mike Parrott loses his 18th consecutive decision when the Tigers batter him in their 7-3 victory over Seattle. Parrott won when he started for Seattle on Opening Day in 1980, and proceeded to drop his remaining 16 decisions on the year. He’s now 0-2 in 1981—but he will win five days later. May 27, 1981: One of baseball’s most bizarre moments occurs when Seattle Mariner infielder Lenny Randle blows a ball foul to prevent a nifty bunt single by Kansas City hitter Amos Otis . It works—but the Royals win the game, 8-5. April 13, 1982: It’s the longest loss in franchise history: 4-3 in 20 innings to the Angels. The Mariners tied it 2-2 in the top of the ninth, and took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 15th, but California rallied and won. Aug. 23, 1982: Seattle Mariners pitcher Gaylord Perry , long and widely suspected of throwing the spitball, is ejected for the first time in his career for doing just that. In fact, it’s the first time in 40 years any pitcher has been tossed for it. The Reds Sox win, 4-3. June 11, 1983: The Mariners are in the midst of a terrible 102-loss season in which they finish last in the league in hits, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage (and near the bottom in doubles, triples, homers, and walks). But the lineup they produce on this day might be their worst of the season, as the starting nine have an average OPS+ of 71. Here’s the batting order, with their AVG/OBP/SLG numbers and OPS+ on the year: Name AVG/OBP/SLG OPS+ Steve Henderson .294/.356/.450 117 Jamie Allen .223/.309/.304 68 Ricky Nelson .254/.294/.371 80 Richie Zisk .242/.311/.411 94 Al Cowens .205/.255/.329 57 Jim Maler .182/.260/.242 38 Orlando Mercado .197/.256/.298 50 Todd Cruz .190/.221/.324 4

What country singer has been known as The Red Headed Stranger since the 1975 album of the same name went multi-platinum?

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