In the 2009 Tour de France which British cyclist won six stages?

Mark Cavendish | Laureus Mark Cavendish Born:  May 21, 1985 Recognised as the fastest sprinter in the World, Mark Cavendish won six stages of the 2009 Tour de France – a record achievement for a British cyclist. Biography Recognised as the fastest sprinter in the World, Mark Cavendish won six stages of the 2009 Tour de France – a record achievement for a British cyclist. This followed on from 2008 when he won four stages. He became the first Briton to wear the green jersey for two days in a row. Also in 2009 he won the Milan–San Remo Classic, known as one of the ‘five monuments of cycling’, and the Sparkassen Giro Bochum. In September he recorded the 50th win of his road racing career in a sprint finish in the opening stage of the Tour of Missouri.


Which is the only body of water in Scotland to be called a lake as opposed to a loch?

The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland - Holiday Parks The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland January 22, 2013 at 2:44 pm The Five Largest Freshwater Lochs in Scotland: Lochs by Volume, Area, Length and Depth Loch Ness might get almost all the press when it comes to the Scottish Lochs, but it’s by no means the largest or longest. There are at least 31,460 lochs in Scotland, and out of these, there are lochs that are deeper, longer and larger in area than Loch Ness. Loch is simply the Scottish Gaelic and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet, and there is only one natural body of water called a ‘lake’ in Scotland: Lake Menteith. This article is a guide to the five largest lochs by volume, area, length and depth. Holiday Parks offer breaks at Lomond Woods at Loch Lomond – the largest loch in Scotland by surface area.   5 Largest Scottish Lochs by Volume Loch Ness is by far the largest loch in Scotland by volume, and it contains more water than all of the lakes in England and Wales combined. Of course, it’s apparently the home of the fabled Loch Ness monster, and this huge volume of water has given Nessy plenty of space to hide over since her modern ‘sighting’ in 1933. 5 Largest Scottish Lochs by Area Loch Ness wins for volume for its consistent depth for its area, but Loch Lomond actually has a considerably larger surface area. Most originated from glacial over deepening of the valleys they now occupy, and are subsequently long and thin in shape. Loch Lomond has a bulbous southern expanse of water, which gives it a greater surface area than the other lochs. 5 Longest Scottish Lochs Loch Awe is the longest loch – just beating Loch Ness by 2km. It is located to the West of Loch Lomond in Argylle and Bute. While it has a length of 41km, it has an average width of 1km. It is particularly well renowned for trout and salmon – so if you’re a keen fisher, then Loch Awe is a good spot. 5 Deepest Scottish Lochs by Depth Loch Morar is the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles, at a depth of 310m. Much like Loch Ness, it’s home to a legendary monster – dubbed morag by the locals. Loch Morar would be able to fit the newly opened London building The Shard, which is also 310m in height, exactly in its depth.


Who wrote 'Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man'?

Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man's ambiguous idyll | Books | The Guardian Reading group Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man's ambiguous idyll Was Sassoon a modernist or a conservative? His novel may be shot through with nostalgia for a lost age of privilege, but one of the most fascinating things about it is its ambivalence 'However inhumane its purpose it was a kindly country scene' … A fox-hunt in West Sussex. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Tuesday 21 January 2014 05.00 EST First published on Tuesday 21 January 2014 05.00 EST Share on Messenger Close In a neat bit of synchronicity, Siegfried Sassoon's work has been compared to Cold Comfort Farm , last month's Reading group choice. But not in a good way: "Sassoon was an earnest, unimaginative, platitudinous versifier, cranking out cliches about the countryside and self-absorbed reflections on his own life, the kind of thing that Stella Gibbons pilloried in Cold Comfort Farm as Asterisked Great Thoughts." That quote comes from an article by Peter Green in New Republic , which reading group contributor MythicalMagpie highlighted. The whole article is well worth reading, with the great historian on typically smart and provocative form. He also says that Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is "carefully sanitised" and that all Sassoon "wanted was the past". Green explains the success of the novel in deeply unflattering terms: "It was precisely his retreat into the pre-industrial past, his mannered simplicity, his platitudinous self-preoccupation, which (though anathema to the intelligentsia) so well mirrored their own concerns, and thus turned his six autobiographical volumes into bestsellers. His charming style, his resolute meliorism, his careful excision of anything remotely unpleasant or (for good reasons) to do with sex: these all improved his popularity." Some of these ideas been echoed by Reading group contributors. TimHannigan , who first nominated the book for discussion, wrote: "I do feel that Fox-Hunting Man is perhaps the most striking example of a nostalgia for 'all that is lost' that emerges in the aftermath of the war, and which seems to be the starting point for an enduring discourse about an imagined ideal of a lost England. Often this discourse is simply risible – see John Major's cricket grounds. It is not, however, entirely unrelated to toxic talk about 'our way of life'." So as not to mischaracterise TimHannigan, I should also add that he later writes: "It's a lovely book though, with a clean, unfussy style. I love all those 'winter-smelling mornings'. There are some wonderful set-pieces – especially the cricket match and the point-to-point. And the restrained handling of the annihilation of everything at the end. It's very funny in places too." Funny because Sassoon wants it to be, not because he is lapsing, DH Lawrence-style, into absurd nature-fetishism. Green's Cold Comfort Farm analogy is unfair. Sassoon's evocation of the English countryside is so lovely partly because it is gentle (give or take a few too many references to Elysium) – even when he is writing with emotion: "The air was Elysian with early summer and the early shadows of steep white clouds were chasing over the orchards and meadows; sunlight sparkled on green hedgerows that had been drenched by early morning showers. As I was carried past it all I was lazily aware through my dreaming and unobservant eyes that this was the sort of world I wanted. For it was my own countryside, and I loved it with an intimate feeling, though all its associations were crude and incoherent. I cannot think of it now without a sense of heartache, as if it contained something which I have never quite been able to discover." I also choose that passage because it might be seen as characteristic of Sassoon's longing for the past, his unwillingness to progress into the modern age. One of the most obvious symptoms of this ambivalence about the new world is Sassoon's dislike of modernism in literature. He especially disliked TS Eliot , mocking him as "Towering Tom" and enthusiastically endorsing Max Beerbohm's descript


Which is the brightest of the asteroids?

Vesta: Facts About the Brightest Asteroid Vesta: Facts About the Brightest Asteroid By Nola Redd, SPACE.com Contributor | January 29, 2015 08:09pm ET MORE In this image of the giant asteroid Vesta obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, numerous impact craters illustrate the asteroid's violent youth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Vesta is the second most massive body in the asteroid belt, surpassed only by Ceres, which is classified as a dwarf planet. The brightest asteroid in the sky, Vesta is occasionally visible from Earth with the naked eye. It is the first asteroid to be visited by a spacecraft. The Dawn mission orbited Vesta in 2011, providing new insights into this rocky world. Celestial Police In 1596, while determining the elliptical shape of planetary orbits,  Johannes Kepler  came to believe that a planet should exist in the gap between Mars and Jupiter. Mathematical calculations by Johann Daniel Titius and Johann Elert Bode in 1772 — later known as the  Titus-Bode law  — seemed to support this prediction. In August 1798, a group known as the Celestial Police formed to search for this missing planet. Among these was German astronomer Heinrich Olbers. Olbers discovered the second known asteroid, Pallas.  In a letter  to a fellow astronomer, he put forth the first theory of asteroid origin. He wrote, “Could it be that Ceres and Pallas are just a pair of fragments … of a once greater planet which at one time occupied its proper place between Mars and Jupiter?” Olbers reasoned that the fragments of such a planet would intersect at the point of the explosion, and again in the orbit directly opposite. He observed these two areas nightly, and on  March 29, 1807 , discovered Vesta, becoming the first person to discover two asteroids. After measuring several nights’ worth of observations, Olbers sent his calculations to mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, who remarkably computed the orbit of Pallas in only 10 hours. As such, he was given the honor of naming the new body. He chose the name Vesta, goddess of the hearth, and sister to Ceres. [ Photos: Asteroid Vesta and NASA's Dawn Spacecraft ]  NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on July 17, 2011. It was taken from a distance of about 9,500 miles (15,000 kilometers) away from the protoplanet Vesta. Each pixel in the image corresponds to roughly 0.88 miles (1.4 kilometers) Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Physical characteristics of Vesta Vesta is unique among asteroids in that it has light and dark patches on the surface, much like the moon. Ground-based observations determined that the asteroid has basaltic regions, meaning that lava once flowed across its surface. It has an irregular shape, roughly that of an oblate spheroid (in nontechnical terms, a somewhat smooshed sphere).  Diameter: 329 miles (530 kilometers) Mass: 5.886 X 1020 lbs. (2.67 x 1020 kilograms) Temperature: 85 to 255 K (minus 306 to 0 F / minus 188 to minus 18 C) Albedo: 0.4322 Closest approach to Earth: 1.14 AU Surface, composition and formation When Vesta made a close approach to Earth in 1996, the Hubble Space Telescope mapped its topographic surface and features. This  revealed a large crater  at the south pole that slices into its interior. The crater averages 460 km in diameter — remember: Vesta itself is only 530 km across. It cuts an average of 13 km into the crust, and most likely formed from an impact in the asteroid’s early life. The material ejected from this collision resulted in a number of smaller —  Vestoid  — asteroids that orbit near their parent, as well as some of the meteorites that have crashed into Earth. Unlike most asteroids, the interior of Vesta is differentiated. Like the terrestrial planets, the asteroid has a crust of cooled lava covering a rocky mantle and an iron and nickel core. This lends credence to the argument for naming Vesta as a protoplanet, rather than as an asteroid. Vesta’s core accreted rapidly within the first 10 million years after the formation of the solar system. The  basaltic crust  of Vesta also formed qu


Achilles - Ancient History - HISTORY.com Google Achilles: Early Life Like most mythological heroes, Achilles had a complicated family tree. His father was Peleus, the mortal king of the Myrmidons–a people who, according to legend, were extraordinarily fearless and skilled soldiers. His mother was Thetis, a Nereid. Did You Know? Today, we use the phrase “Achilles heel” to describe a powerful person’s fatal weakness. According to myths and stories composed long after the Iliad, Thetis was extraordinarily concerned about her baby son’s mortality. She did everything she could to make him immortal: She burned him over a fire every night, then dressed his wounds with ambrosial ointment; and she dunked him into the River Styx, whose waters were said to confer the invulnerability of the gods. However, she gripped him tightly by the foot as she dipped him into the river–so tightly that the water never touched his heel. As a result, Achilles was invulnerable everywhere but there. When he was 9 years old, a seer predicted that Achilles would die heroically in battle against the Trojans. When she heard about this, Thetis disguised him as a girl and sent him to live on the Aegean island of Skyros. To be a great warrior was Achilles’ fate, however, and he soon left Skyros and joined the Greek army. In a last-ditch effort to save her son’s life, Thetis asked the divine blacksmith Hephaestus to make a sword and shield that would keep him safe. The armor that Hephaestus produced for Achilles did not make him immortal, but it was distinctive enough to be recognized by friend and foe alike. When Homer wrote the Iliad in about 720 BCE, however, readers and listeners would not have known any of this. They only knew that Achilles was a great hero, that he had superhuman strength and courage and that he was supremely handsome. Homer painted a more nuanced picture: In addition to these qualities, his Achilles was vengeful and quick to anger and could be petulant when he did not get his way. He was also deeply loyal and would sacrifice anything for his friends and family. Achilles: The Trojan War According to legend, the Trojan War began when the god-king Zeus decided to reduce Earth’s mortal population by arranging a war between the Greeks (Homer calls them the Achaeans) and the Trojans. He did this by meddling in their political and emotional affairs. At Achilles’ parents’ wedding banquet, Zeus invited the prince of Troy, a young man named Paris, to judge a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Each of the goddesses offered Paris a bribe in exchange for his vote. Aphrodite’s was the most alluring: She promised to give the young prince the most beautiful wife in the world. Unfortunately, the wife in question–Helen, the daughter of Zeus–was already married to someone else: Menelaus, the king of Sparta . At Aphrodite’s urging, Paris went to Sparta, won Helen’s heart and took her (along with all of Menelaus’ money) back to Troy. Menelaus vowed revenge. He assembled an army of Greece’s greatest warriors, including Achilles and his Myrmidons, and set off to conquer Troy and get his wife back. In Homer’s telling, this war lasted for 10 bloody years. Achilles: The Illiad When the Iliad begins, the Trojan War has been going on for nine years. Achilles, the poem’s protagonist, has led one battle after another. He has met with great success–in fact, he is undefeated in battle–but the war itself has reached a stalemate. Homer’s story focuses on a different conflict, however: the internecine quarrel between his hero and Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaean armies and Menelaus’ brother. In a battle that took place before the poem begins, Agamemnon had taken as a concubine a young Trojan woman named Chryseis. Chryseis’ father, a priest of the god Apollo, tried to buy his daughter’s freedom, but Agamemnon mocked his entreaties and refused to release the girl. Enraged, Apollo punished the Greek armies by sending a plague to kill the soldiers one by one. As his ranks thinned, Agamemnon finally agreed to allow Chryseis to return to her


Which group released the album 'A Hundred Million Suns'?

A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic A Hundred Million Suns google+ AllMusic Review               by Andrew Leahey If Final Straw introduced Snow Patrol to the mainstream and Eyes Open cemented the band's popularity, then A Hundred Million Suns is the group's ultimate bid for stardom, its slick production and sonic uplift designed to maintain Snow Patrol 's place in the charts. Like "Chasing Cars," the mega-single from Snow Patrol 's previous album, tracks like "Take Back the City" and "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" are slyly repetitive -- their hooks are cyclic, each comprising only a handful of notes, and their straightforward familiarity helps maximize the songs' singalong potential. But A Hundred Million Suns also features more curve balls than the band's past catalog, from "Lifeboats" (an icy love song with synthesizer glissandos and falsetto harmonies) to "The Golden Floor," whose handclap-and-stomp intro recalls the light hip-hop flavor of OneRepublic 's "Apologize." This is where Snow Patrol sound best -- at the intersection between marketable pop/rock and something more challenging, whether it's an unexpected arrangement or an interesting melodic turn. The band's appeal also owes a good deal to Gary Lightbody , who maintains his status as the least famous frontman of a very famous band. He's the boy next door, a musical Everyman who's just as average looking as Chris Martin and only half as desperately self-effacing. Looks may have little to do with an artist's music, but such appearances help ground Snow Patrol 's music, even while "Take Back the City" and "Please Take These Photos from My Hands" reach for the same stars that U2 routinely grab. When A Hundred Million Suns focuses on music -- not saccharine radio fodder like "Chasing Cars," but actual music, with twists and turns that haven't been mapped out by generations of likeminded balladeers -- the album warrants Snow Patrol 's existing fame, presenting a band that aspires to pop/rock grandeur without developing the accompanying ego. Track Listing


What is the architectural term for ornamental stonework representing a scroll of paper?

* Ornament (Architecture) - Definition,meaning - Online Encyclopedia Running ornament Also known as running mold Any molding ornament in which the design is continuous in intertwined or or flowing lines, as in foliage, meander s, etc. Examples of running molds: ... Ornament acanthus - a plant found on the shores of the Mediterranean and particularly admired by the Greek s and Roman s for the elegance of its leaves. Found on many classical designs such as the Corinthian and Composite column s. ornamentalist decorator, one who decorates using ornament; a title given to an advocate or collector of ornament, i.e. Owen Jones, Christopher Dresser, Tony Duquette... key ornament An ornamental form derived from the Greek key , or meander design. It should not be confused with fret . View Site reports using this term. Tooth ornament: a serrated decoration found in hollow moulding s. Torso: in sculpture, is a body without arms or legs. Torus : a moulding of semicircular form and used in the bases of columns. A decorativecarved flower or leaf, often (usually) rectiliniar. Ornament in the form of a shell , often found above doorway s. Segmental arch : An arch that is not a complete semi-circle. "Ornamentation is limited to local areas such as pillar s and capitals , prayer niche s, horizontal bands on walls, cornice s, and platform edges. The use of perforated stone screen s was extensive." ... - ornamental patterns consisting of continuous bands of fillet s interlocking at right angles in key shaped patterns. The fillet s can be incised , in relief , or painted. Sometimes referred to as " Greek Key ". An ornamental figure which serves as a frame for an inscription or a decoration within a space which usually has a scroll -like, or an oval or lozenge shape, this figure having a form which is irregular or fantastic. A cartouche may be painted, sculpted, engraved, etc. An ornament used in classical architecture formed by two or more bands twisted together in a continuous series. The openings between the bands can be filled with ornaments. Hamilton An ornamental projecting block of stone or wood. The keystone of an arch , usually of granite stone. Emphasis on the roofline ... Stone Ornaments Above the White House Entrance, Photo (cc) Flickr Member "KRSPO" The White House could not have been completed without European artisans and immigrant laborers. Scottish stoneworkers raised the sandstone walls. Type of ornament popular in Northumbria, in which birds and beasts are disposed in a panel of stylized vine ornament, often pecking or biting the fruit. Bracket in a wall, often moulded, on which the end of an arch rests. A carved ornamental finial at the end of a bench, pew , or stall . Priantsearch for term BRACKET - ornamental support for roof cornice , or arch or entablature BUTTRESS - a vertical structure of heavy masonry or wood applied as reinfor cement to the wall of a building. Can serve a structural or decorative purpose CAPITAL - the decorative head of a vertical support such as a column or pilaster ... CORNICE - Ornamental moulded projection around the top of a building or around the wall of a room just below the ceiling . COVING - Curved junction between wall and ceiling or (rarely) between ceiling and floor s. CREEP - Spreading and cracking especially to asphalt and leadwork on slopes in sun. Tracery : Ornamental stonework consisting of patterned bars; used most often within windows to support the weight of glass. When utilized in this way, such work is more specifically known as Bar Tracery , for its use of thin, decorative bars of stone. TURRET an ornamental tower projecting from a larger structure A wedge-shaped stone used in the construction of an arch or vault . Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski ... BOSS An ornament projecting from the intersection of a vault s ribs. BUTTRESS A vertical projection, usually of stone or brick , that is applied to a wall to stabilize the forces exerted outwards by a vault or an arch . Boss An ornamental knob covering the intersection of ribs in a vault or on a ceiling . tracery - ornam


"The name of which Russian spacecraft means 'east""?"

5 Soviet Space Programs That Prove Russia Was Insane 5 Soviet Space Programs That Prove Russia Was Insane NFL Reviewing Touchdown Celebration Penalty Rules The thing about the Iron Curtain is that we'll never fully know what crazy shit went on behind it during the Cold War. And that's too bad, because the little hints that leak out really make it look like these people just did not give a shit. Take the Soviet space program. We know they were the first to get both a satellite and a human in orbit, which were both pretty admirable accomplishments. What they kept hidden from the world was that maintaining even minimal levels of safety was a completely foreign concept to them. And that the cosmonauts who flew their rickety ass spaceships must have had balls made of elephant tusks. Here are five spectacularly audacious Soviet space programs that prove that in Soviet Russia, space goes into you. Advertisement 5 Space Dogs Between 1951 and 1966, the USSR sent over twenty dogs into the cosmos, but to be fair, they weren't the only ones who tested the viability of human space travel by sending animals up first. What separated the Soviet space dogs from the American monkeys, however, was that Soviet programs didn't always have the animal's best interests at heart. And by that we mean they often had no intention of bringing the animal back alive. We're guessing PETA never had a Soviet equivalent. Take Laika, for example. In November 1957 the whole world watched in astonishment as the Soviets not only launched Sputnik 2, but revealed they had a stray mongrel in the satellite as well, making them the first to get a living organism in orbit. Everything about Laika's journey seemed to go swimmingly, until we realized the Soviets never had a safe return plan for their pooch, and they planned for her to die in space all along. Which sucks, of course, but at least she died peacefully when she ate her poisoned food dose a week into orbit, as the Soviets reported. They honored her sacrifice with a stamp, that she might torment postal workers for generations to come. Except, oh wait, that's not how Laika died at all. In 2002 it was revealed that Laika wasn't euthanized, but that she died in the most horrifying way possible within hours of the launch. Sputnik 2, it turned out, was something of a rush job. The whole thing had been planned and put together in four weeks, so no one should have been surprised when the thermal insulation system broke right away. Poor Laika, whose little doggy heart was already beating at four times its resting rate, found herself in a cabin that was 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Her body shut down from stress and heat within five to seven hours of her launch. Even when the Soviet space dogs punched space in the face and landed safely, they still had to contend with a Russian winter, because the Soviets weren't exactly, how do you say, capable of landing them at the right place. Which was why dogonaut capsules came equipped with a 60 hour self-destruct timer on board, just in case. That self destruct function was almost used in December, 1960, when Damka and Krasavka's capsule landed off course in the middle of a NEGATIVE 45 DEGREE Russian winter. Rescuers barely got to the dogs before they became pupcicles. Via Wikipedia Commons All horror aside, that little space suit might be the most adorable thing we've ever seen. Eventually, more and more of the dogs started coming back safe and sound, so the Soviets thought space was finally safe for humans. (Spoiler: it wasn't.) 4 Expendable Cosmonauts All that dog torture paid off when the Soviets safely launched and returned human cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961. But there are more than a few people who contend that Yuri the Fury wasn't actually the first man in space, he was just the first one to survive to tell the tale. And that, theoretically, there are some cosmonauts still out there hurtling across the universe. We're guessing none of them had Yuri's winning smile or soulful eyes. While the Soviets hit the ground running in the space race, we later found out that their ac


Prunus persica is the scientific name of which fruit?

ENH-672/ST513: Prunus persica: Peach Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson 2 Introduction Widely popular for their sweet, juicy fruits and beautiful blossoms, Peach trees are actually plagued by so many different pests and diseases that they should probably only be planted by the horticulturally dedicated homeowner. A low, broad tree, 15 to 25 feet tall with an equal or greater spread, Peach trees form a rounded crown with upwardly-reaching branches clothed in three to six-inch-long, dark green, deciduous leaves. The lovely flowers which appear in April before the new leaves unfold are available in single, semi-double, and double forms in colors ranging from pure white to deep red and bicolors. The flowers are susceptible to damage by late spring frosts or especially cold winters. The luscious three-inch-diameter fruits mature in July to August. Bright yellow fall color really stands out in many years. Figure 1.  Pest resistance: sensitive to pests/diseases Use and Management They have been successfully used in medians of boulevards and around parking lots in a number of Texas communities. They make effective screens for six to seven-months due to their dense, low-branching habit, but are not particularly attractive in winter. Avoid excessive pruning as this stimulates internal sprouting. Many trees live only 8 to 15-years. Peach trees should be located in full sun or partial shade on very well-drained, moist, acid soils. The trees should be kept on a regular spray and fertilization schedule to insure best fruit production but this is not needed if fruit is not important. Do not allow water to stand around the roots. Propagation is by cuttings or grafting. Pests Aphids cause distortion of new growth, deposits of honeydew, and sooty mold. Borers attack flowering Peach. Keep trees healthy with regular fertilizer applications. Scales of several types infest Prunus spp. Horticultural oil is used for some control of scales. Spider mites cause yellowing or stippling but they are very difficult to see. Tent caterpillars make large webbed nests in trees then eat the foliage. One defoliation may not be serious and small nests can be pruned out and destroyed. Use Bacillus thuringiensis when the insects are first seen and are still small. Diseases Peach leaf curl can attack flowering Peach. The leaves have red, curled, and distorted areas. A bacterium causes leaf spot and twig cankers on Peach. Small, reddish spots dry, and drop out, giving a shot holed appearance. Defoliation can be severe when conditions favor disease development. Fertilize infected trees and prune out infected branches. A fungus causes reddish spots which drop out leaving shot holes. Once the holes appear the leaves may drop. The disease is worse in wet weather, but usually does not require control measures. Black knot causes black swellings or galls on the branches. Branches with galls are pruned out. Powdery mildew causes a white coating on the leaves. Peach trees may be subject to witches broom. Branches are deformed and clusters of small branches form. Infected branches bloom and leaf out earlier. Brooms are pruned out. Footnotes 1. This document is ENH-672, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1993. Revised December 2006. Reviewed February 2014. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu . 2. Edward F. Gilman, professor, Environmental Horticulture Department; Dennis G. Watson, former associate professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other UF/IFAS Extension publications, contac


Henry Cecil Booth patented which household appliance in 1901?

Household Amenities and Appliances: Timeline of Their Arrival| PartSelect Canada Household Amenities and Appliances: Timeline of Their Arrival A Beginner's Guide to Soldering Household Amenities and Appliances: Timeline of Their Arrival Technology sure has come a long way! Though some may be opposed to it, one cannot deny the many benefits of technology in the society. In healthcare, technology makes it possible       to cure diseases that in the past have not been curable. Communication is also easier even when loved ones are far away through the use of the internet or mobile phones. Most of all,       our day-to-day life has become more convenient through the use of appliances. Life in the modern world will sure be hard if there were no appliances like light, refrigerators, iron and       fans. Speaking of lack of appliances, people back in the days began to invent appliances because of the need to make work easier. If you take a look at the invention of the electric hair dryer,       Alexandre F. Godefroy created this for the use of his own salon. Then, as time passes by, people also feel the need to improve the technology to make it better. Until the citizens are not       satisfied with the outcome, inventors will still keep on updating new technology. Before checking out new technology, one should understand the history of the different household amenities and appliances: 1700 - 1000 BC: Indoor Plumbing in the Island of Crete Evidence of the first flush toilet was found by archaeologists in the Island of Crete as the explored the plumbing system in the area. It showed how back then there was already concern       about the hygiene of the citizens. 1117: Processed Foods in China Preserving wines in China was already done through the process of heating it. This kind of process was also used in Louis Pasteur with his pasteurization. 1752: Electricity by Benjamin Franklin The famous kite experiment of Franklin made it possible to identify lighting as a form of electrical discharge. This is where the proposition of positive and negative charge were       identified which made it possible for further generations to develop electricity further more. 1782: Washing Machine by Henry Sidgier The first washing machine was very simple. Its physical feature is a cage that has wooden rods and a handle for turning which made it more convenient when washing many clothes. 1799: Dryer by Pochon The very first dryer was invented by a Frenchman named Pochon. The device was known as the ventilator. It is made up of a rotating metal drum with holes bored into it. Wet clothes were       placed inside this drum. Then, the drum was positioned over an open fire so that it will be cranked by hand. This was a good alternative for drying clothes faster back in the early days       especially if there is no heat of the sun to dry the clothes naturally. 1801: Electrical Lamps by Sir Humphrey Davy The first electric carbon arc lamp was made by Sir Davy in England. The lamp worked through a source of electricity via two carbon rods that were hooked in it. This made it possible for       electrical current to flow through the arc by vaporizing carbon and thus creating an intense white light. 1809: Canned Food by Nicolas Appert As a chef, Appert loved to experiment with ways to preserve and can food. In 1809, he invented a vacuum bottling technique that would help supply food for the French troops. 1826: Gas Stoves by James Sharp Though there were early attempts in using gas stoves through experiments in the early 1800s, the first gas stove was patented by James Sharp. It has paved the way for more improvements       on newer gas stove models. 1857: Interior Lighting by Alexandre Becquerel Becquerel was a French physicist who theorized about building fluorescent tubes while investigating the phenomena of fluorescence and phosphorescence. Through his experiments,       fluorescent light was made further and this invention was further improved by future generations after him. 1867:


What does the musical term 'pizzicato' mean?

Pizzicato - definition of pizzicato by The Free Dictionary Pizzicato - definition of pizzicato by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pizzicato Played by plucking rather than bowing the strings. n. pl. piz·zi·ca·ti (-tē) A pizzicato note or passage. [Italian, past participle of pizzicare, to pluck, from pizzare, to prick, from pizzo, point.] piz′zi·ca′to adv. pizzicato (Classical Music) (in music for the violin family) to be plucked with the finger n (Classical Music) the style or technique of playing a normally bowed stringed instrument in this manner [C19: from Italian: pinched, from pizzicare to twist, twang] piz•zi•ca•to (ˌpɪt sɪˈkɑ toʊ) adj., n., pl. -ti (-tē). Music. adj. 1. played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin. n. 2. a note or passage so played. [1835–45; < Italian, past participle of pizzicare to pluck, pick, twang (a stringed instrument)] pizzicato See also related terms for violin . pizzicato 1. pizzicato - a note or passage that is played pizzicato music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner Adj. pizzicato - (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger plucked - of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum Adv. 1. pizzicato - with a light plucking staccato sound music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner Translations عَزف على الكمان بالنَّقْر بالإصْبَع pizzicato adj → pizzicato; the pizzicato section → das Pizzicato n → Pizzicato nt pizzicato (pitsiˈkaːtou) adjective, adverb played by plucking the strings of a musical instrument, not using the bow. pluk عَزف على الكمان بالنَّقْر بالإصْبَع пицикато pizicato pizzicato das Pizzikato pizzicato πιτσικάτο (μουσ.) pizzicato sõrmitsedes با انگشت näppäillen pizzicato פִיצִיקָטוֹ एक वाद्य यंत्र odsječno, pizzicato pizzicato memetik alat musik griplaður, plokkaður pizzicato つまびきの 손톱으로 뜯은, 피치카토 pizzicato picikato pizzicato pizzicato pizzicato pizzicato په ګوته pizicato pizzicato пиццикато pizzicato pizzicato picikato pizzicato ซึ่งเล่นด้วยการดีดสาย parmakla çalınan 撥奏的，指彈的 піцикато سارنگي کي ايک قسم ngón bật bằng cách dùng tay bật dây đàn viôlông thay vì dùng vỉ 拨奏的，指弹的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: violin References in periodicals archive ? The second movement of the symphony, allegretto, was marked with section where piccolos and trumpets played a vivacious melody accompanied by the violins played with pizzicato. Chamber music ensemble soars with `The Bohemians' The poems are carefully crafted: stanzas are often self-enclosed, and their progress either turns an image on its head (as in the gently comical "Redeeming Myth in Inchicore') or complicates it, as when the speaker's mother, gathering clothes hung out to dry, is seen to pluck the strings of an instrument attuned to the pizzicato rain; a countermelody is played after her rush indoors by the father, "gathering close / the music she has left behind. Georgina Eddison. Standing in the Pizzicato Rain The spletna, opening Janacek's 2nd String Quartet may perhaps strike him as rather different and even weakened when he takes a look ar the facsimile of the autograph sketch in the recently published critical edition, where the spletna is entirely in pizzicato.


Which word is defined as 'an Arctic plain with permanently frozen subsoil'?

tundra - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word tundra The tundra is a vast treeless plain near the Arctic Circle where the subsoil is permanently frozen. Despite the stark cold, many animals thrive on the tundra, including insects, migrating birds, and foxes. A tundra is a great description of any stark icy cold place — say, the walk to class on a college campus during February — but it is an actual geographic location, near the Arctic circle in North America, Russia, and Scandinavia. Smaller tundras can exist near the South Pole but it's often too cold there. The word comes from the Finnish tunturria which means "barren land." Santa's reindeer live on the tundra and go by the name of caribou in North America. Of course, none of them can fly.


The film Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey, is based on the book of the same name by which modern British writer?

It's not that easy being a YES MAN - Tom Sykes decided to say yes to everything for a week and got more than he bargained for... | Daily Mail Online It's not that easy being a YES MAN - Tom Sykes decided to say yes to everything for a week and got more than he bargained for... comments Just over two years ago, before I returned home from America where I was working for a while, I was the most enthusiastic man on the planet. Fancy going skiing in upstate New York? Sure! A picnic and game of frisbee in Central Park? Why not? A road trip to LA? Let's go! I looked back across the Pond with pity at the antipathetic Brits, always making excuses, not showing up and letting each other down at the last minute. YES! Inspired by the new film Yes Man, Tom Sykes decided to say yes to everything for a week Living in New York, the global capital of can-do positivity, had forever banished the grumpy old curmudgeon in me and transformed me into a real go-getter. Or so I thought. As soon as I was back on this side of the Atlantic, I slowly reverted to my old ways. When asked to do something, whether it was to go for lunch or help someone out, my instinct once again was to let out a resounding 'No!'. I realised how entrenched my default position of refusal had become when a friend invited me to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall over the summer which included one of my favourite bands  -  the Manic Street Preachers. I didn't even reply to his text. I told myself the band were not as good as they used to be, that the venue was not right for them, that it'd be difficult and expensive to get home. But the truth was more simple: I just couldn't be bothered. Why couldn't I just have said yes, got myself on the bus and gone? I was reflecting on this recently when I heard about a new movie, Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey. Based on a book by Danny Wallace, it tells the story of a guy who, fearing his get up and go has got up and gone, makes a vow to say yes more. It changes his life. I was fascinated by the concept  -  it sounded like the kick-start I needed to get me back on a positive track, so I decided to give it a whirl. But how would a week of saying yes to absolutely everything turn out? Jim Carrey does a bungee jump off a bridge in Pasadena, California, during the filming of Yes Man Monday The start of another week, and I sit down blearily at the desk in my office at home. Will saying yes make a difference? And when will I have to actually start being positive? Content I won't have to say the 'Y' word until I leave the house, I turn on my computer and log into my email account. As usual, the two or three messages of any importance are barely retrievable under the weight of mountains of spam. And it is then that I realise the true scale of my quest. Would I like £27 million? Would I like to meet women in my area? Do I need some Viagra? How about £10 off my shopping delivery? Irresistible prices on LCD TVs? Would I by any chance have the time to complete a brief survey? It will take just six minutes and I'll be entered into a prize draw. But instead of hitting the delete button, as is my custom when presented with such drivel, I do something I have never done before: I reply to my spam. Yes, I write to a man who identifies himself as the grandson of a former president of Liberia, I would be interested in helping him liberate £20million from frozen bank accounts in return for 50 per cent of the proceeds. Sure, I'll meet some women in my area . . . You want someone to do a survey? I'm your man. I timed this one; it took nine minutes . . . And yes, please, do send me some free Viagra  -  and, you know what, sign me up for the newsletter, too. My wife, Sasha, comes into my office with a cup of tea just as a new message pops up on my screen  -  Jane from London (presumably one of the women I'd said I'd like to meet seconds earlier) wants a date. 'What's that?' my wife asks, looking at the email I've just opened. Jane looks suspiciously like a young Pamela Anderson and she appears to regard a negligee as overdressing. She wants to meet me for 'fun t


Which fruit has varieties called Concorde, Packham and Cornice?

Pears The World's Healthiest Foords are health-promoting foods that can change your life. Watch for the launch of our new WHFoods 7-Day Meal Plan on January 23rd! The George Mateljan Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests or advertising. Our mission is to help you eat and cook the healthiest way for optimal health. Pears What's New and Beneficial About Pears For nutritional reasons, we're often advised to consume the skins of fruits. However, it's less often that research provides strong evidence in support of this advice. Recent studies have shown that the skin of pears contains at least three to four times as many phenolic phytonutrients as the flesh. These phytonutrients include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory flavonoids, and potentially anti-cancer phytonutrients like cinnamic acids. The skin of the pear has also been show to contain about half of the pear's total dietary fiber. In recent studies measuring risk of type 2 diabetes in U.S. women, pears have earned very special recognition. Researchers now know that certain flavonoids in food can improve insulin sensitivity, and of special interest in this area have been three groups of flavonoids (flavonols, flavan-3-ols, and anthocyanins). All pears contain flavonoids falling within the first two groups, and red-skinned pears contain anthocyanins as well. Intake of these flavonoid groups has been associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in both women and men. However, a new analysis of the Nurses' Health Study has shown that among all fruits and vegetables analyzed for their flavonoid content, the combination of apples/pears showed the most consistent ability to lower risk of type 2 diabetes. We believe that this special recognition given to pears as a fruit that can help lower risk of type 2 diabetes in women is likely to be followed by future studies showing this same benefit for men. You've no doubt heard someone say that cloudy fruit juices containing fruit pulp provide better nourishment than clear fruit juices that have had their pulp removed through filtering. Scientists have now proven that statement to be correct with respect to pear juice. With their pulp removed, pear juices were determined to lose up to 40% of their total phenolic phytonutrients, and to have significantly reduced antioxidant capacity. "Cloudy" pear juices (technically referred to as "high turbidity" juices) emerged as the superior juice type in terms of nutrient content as well as antioxidant benefits. Pear, fresh   vitamin K 9% This chart graphically details the %DV that a serving of Pears provides for each of the nutrients of which it is a good, very good, or excellent source according to our Food Rating System. Additional information about the amount of these nutrients provided by Pears can be found in the Food Rating System Chart . A link that takes you to the In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Pears, featuring information over 80 nutrients, can be found under the Food Rating System Chart. Health Benefits Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Support of Pears While pears are not an unusual source of conventional antioxidant or anti-inflammatory nutrients (for example, vitamin E or omega-3 fatty acids), the phytonutrient category is where this fruit excels. For example, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (1,638 participants, average age range 62-69 years), the combination of apples/pears ranked as the second highest source of flavonols among all fruits and vegetables - partly due to the epicatechin richness of pears. Average flavonol intake in the study was about 14 milligrams per day, and one pear can provide about half of this amount all by itself. The list of phytonutrients found in pears has been of special interest to researchers, and the list below summarizes their findings about key phytonutrients provided by this fruit. Hydroxybenzoic acids Flavanols, also known as Flavan-3-ols catechin Anthocyanins (in red-skinned varieties, including Red Anjou, Red Bartlett, Comice, Seckel, and Starkrimson) Carotenoids lutein zeaxanthin Virtually al


What specific part of the body is affected by blepharitis?

Blepharitis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment - Medical News Today Blepharitis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment 4 18 Blepharitis is an eye condition affecting the eyelids and can cause clumping and stickiness around the eyelashes. This condition may be diagnosed by an optometrist after a person with blepharitis has these signs pointed out to them by a family member, friend or colleague. Contents of this article: Treatment and prevention of blepharitis What is blepharitis? Blepharitis is a common eye condition that is not specific to any one group of people.1 As such, it can affect:1 Blepharitis is a condition of the eyelids around the base of the eyelashes. Children and adults People of all ethnicities People of any gender. A high proportion of patients seeking help with ocular conditions from health care professionals specializing in eye care are diagnosed with blepharitis. In a 2009 survey, carried out in the US, 37% of patients seen by an ophthalmologist, and almost half (47%) of patients seen by an optometrist had signs of blepharitis.1,2 The total number of cases at any one time in the US is not known, but estimates may be drawn from data from 1982, when there were nearly 600,000 patient consultations about blepharitis.1 Blepharitis is classified as either acute or chronic, with chronic adult blepharitis the most common form of the eye condition.1 Blepharitis is further defined by the exact location of the problem, whether at the front or the back of the eyelid.1 For most purposes, blepharitis is taken to mean the chronic form of eyelid inflammation, which will be the focus of this information page. The following YouTube video, from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, gives a very short and straightforward visual description of blepharitis. Fast facts on blepharitis Here are some key points about blepharitis. More detail and supporting information is in the body of this article. Blepharitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the area around the base of the eyelashes. The acute form of blepharitis is sometimes described as an eyelid infection (bacterial or viral), whereas chronic forms of the inflammatory condition are diagnosed as blepharitis. If the condition affects the top, outer side of the front of the eyelids, it is called anterior blepharitis: a condition with a disease process similar to that of seborrheic dermatitis of the face and scalp. If the condition affects the underside of the front of the eyelids (the moist side in contact with the eye near the eyelashes), it is called posterior blepharitis. This shows a similar disease process to the anterior version, but also specifically affects the little glands that secrete an oily substance onto the eye. While the disease process is well described, the underlying causes of chronic blepharitis are not well understood. Bacteria can be associated with the condition, with Staphylococcus infection more common in women than men. Blepharitis is not caused by poor hygiene. The most obvious signs of blepharitis are redness and stickiness of the eyelid, with clumping of scaly skin around the base of the eyelashes. Treatment aims at relieving symptoms, but is generally not curative, even when prescription drugs or ointments are used. Treatment is typically effective at managing symptoms. Blepharitis treatment is usually lifelong and involves a ten minute cleansing process performed twice daily. The patient applies warm compresses to loosen the crusty skin and then uses a gentle scrub to clear away this dead skin. Blepharitis that affects the glands near the base of the eyelids may also be relieved by massaging the glands to express the (often thicker) contents and clear blockages. What causes blepharitis? The cause of blepharitis differs by type, whether acute or chronic, and for the latter cases, by whether it affects the outside or the underside of the eyelids. The underlying reason for the inflammatory condition is not understood, with the "cause" relating instead to observations of the disease processes.3-5 Acute blepharitis can be ulcerative or non-ulcerative:5


With which musical instrument is Vladimir Ashkenazy associated?

Bach: Six Partitas, CD review - Telegraph Bach: Six Partitas, CD review Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Rating: * * * * 4:45PM BST 06 Aug 2010 Decca 476 2163, 2 CDs, £12.99 Vladimir Ashkenazy, long associated with the Russian repertoire and the great Romantic works for piano, is making, in his seventies, a new career for himself as an interpreter of Bach. His recent recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier was acclaimed and now he has tackled the Six Partitas of 1731. The works were published under the title “Clavier-Übung” (Keyboard Practice) with a dedication “for the soul’s delight of music-lovers”, which makes them sound like a collection of exercises for amateurs. In fact, they are a showcase for Bach’s talents and far too demanding for most amateurs. Ashkenazy plays them on a modern Steinway, which is only a problem if the instrument’s vast resources romanticise and aggrandise the music. Ashkenazy scrupulously avoids this. His playing is intense, focused, almost austere. He delicately separates out the dizzying interwoven strands in the Allemande of No 1. He highlights the delicious syncopated rhythms in the Allemande of No 2. He unfolds the mysterious Sarabande of No 6 with unhurried elegance. And the perpetuum mobile of the Giga in No 1 has the clarity of cut glass. Ashkenazy refuses to seduce us with tonal opulence on this engrossing recording, yet that itself is a kind of seduction.


In the Beatles film Yellow Submarine what is the name of the land taken over by the Blue Meanies?

Blue Meanies | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Role in the film Taking over Pepperland Their first appearance is right at the beginning, when they assemble their troops to take over the fictional, musical land of Pepperland, as they hate any kind of music. Assembled and ready, they attack using anti-music missiles and small guns that petrifies the citizens. To add insult to injury, they lock the land's biggest source of music, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, inside a huge glass sphere that neutralizes their music. The land soon becomes a big gray wasteland and every Pepperlander ends up petrified, except for one man called "Old Fred" that is told by Pepperland's mayor to seek help, moments before his own capture. Fred quickly sails his Yellow Submarine to Liverpool, where he asks for the Beatles' help. Gathered by Ringo, they all agree to help the land and drive the Meanies away. Fighting the Beatles and redeeming After meeting the Nowhere Man Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D and having him captured by the Blue Meanies, the Beatles and Fred soon reach Pepperland, discovering that the whole land has become gray and devoid of color, and every citizen has been petrified and are now being used by the Meanies as a source of amusement. They The main Blue Meanie Chief. quickly sight the Chief Blue Meanie between the crowd and wait until nighttime so they can act while the Meanies are asleep. As they rush to an old stage where the Lonely Hearts Club Band's instruments are impounded, one of the common Meanies sights them and tries to shoot them, only to miss every shot. The Beatles manage to recover the instruments and disguise themselves as the band. When the sun rises, they try to sneak past the sleeping Meanies, but Ringo accidentally steps on a bagpipe, causing one of the Countdown Clowns to awake and alert the other Meanies of their escape. As they finally gain a chance to hide, they begin to sing " Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band " as they play the instruments, managing to revive Pepperland's citizens, as well as defeating a bunch of Blue Meanies as they sing. The singing immediately angers the Chief Meanie , so he sends his most destructive "soldier", the "Dreadful Flying Glove", to take out the band before they can sing any other songs. However, John manages to single-handedly defeat it by discovering that without its "G", all that is left of "glove" is "love", thus inspiring him to sing " All You Need is Love ". The song defeats the Glove and revives Pepperland to its fullest. The group also manages to free the Lonely Hearts Club Band from their prison, as they discover that the Band's members are alternate versions of themselves. Not wanting to give up so easily, the Chief decides to send in his Four-Headed Bulldog to finish them, but the new union of the Beatles and the Club Band sing " Hey Bulldog " together, defeating the Meanies' final effort to enslave the population and causing them to retreat. Amongst the ruckus, Ringo frees Jeremy from the Meanies as the Nowhere Man faces the Chief Meanie himself, managing to conjure a magic spell that fills the Chief's body with flowers and causing him to have a breakdown. As they cheer on their victory, John asks if the Meanies want to join them, which they happily do as they all celebrate with " It's All Too Much " playing on the background. Personality The Meanies are supposed to represent every bad person in the world. As a result, they are all despicable and abhorrent creatures who hate any source of music and never accept "Yes" as an answer. Types There are many types of Blue Meanies seen in the film. The only common trend between them is that they all have blue or at least bluish parts or garments on their bodies. Storm Bloopers: The most common variety, and the most seen. They wear navy-blue woolly coats, domino masks and Mickey Mouse -ear-like hats. Another common trend is that they have six claws on each hand, and wear a pair of yellow-and-orange striped tights. They are usually seen carrying weapons that fire pale-blue jagged arrows, which can petrify pe


Which country won the most medals at the Paralympics in Beijing?

Paralympics medals: National winners and losers at London 2012 - BBC Sport BBC Sport Paralympics medals: National winners and losers at London 2012 10 Sep 2012 From the section Disability Sport Share this page Read more about sharing. The Paralympics have been a huge success for Great Britain, and not only within the sporting arenas. The public have been out in force to support the events while Team GB have responded with a record haul of 120 medals. London v Beijing medal placings London USA 3 But leaving the hosts aside, who are the big winners and losers in the London 2012 medal table? China have continued their dominance, which began at their own home games in Beijing four years ago. But the biggest disappointment has come from traditional powerhouse the United States, who slid down the Paralympics medal table despite regaining their number one status at the Olympics. Elsewhere, Russia, Ukraine and Australia have all produced healthy medal hauls to cheer their nations. Here, BBC Sport assesses the achievements of a number of countries and how their relative success or failure has been perceived at home. CHINA MEDALS AT LONDON 2012: 95 golds, 71 silvers and 65 bronzes MEDALS AT BEIJING: 89 golds, 70 silvers and 52 bronzes PERCEPTION: The London Paralympics has been met with a lot of enthusiasm in China. The country has around 82 million disabled people so there is a big audience. Chinese state media sent out a 100-strong team of journalists to cover the London Games. And it is clear from Chinese social media that many young people have been eager to find out about Team China's progress. HOW'S IT GONE? China has triumphed again at the Paralympics, after topping the medal tables in both Athens and Beijing. Yang Yang, 15, won four swimming golds The country won the first gold medal of the London Games in rifle shooting and on Thursday celebrated its 300th Paralympic gold medal, won by Zhao Xu in the men's 100m-T46 final. Its team was smaller than in Beijing but highly successful across a range of sports nonetheless. TOP PERFORMING ATHLETE: China has so many Paralympic stars but one of the stand-out performances came from the youngest athlete in the team. Swimmer Yang Yang is only 15 years old but marked his Games debut by bagging four gold medals. He also broke the world record in the men's 50m backstroke S2 category. WHAT THEY SAID: Chinese coach Zhang Honggu (as quoted by Xinhua news agency): "China has developed fast in recent years and the government and people attach great importance to disabled people, which guarantees high-level systematic training for all the Paralympians. All our Paralympians train hard and they are eager to show their power in high-level competitions." UNITED STATES MEDALS AT LONDON 2012: 31 golds, 29 silvers and 38 bronzes MEDALS AT BEIJING: 36 golds, 35 silvers and 28 bronzes PERCEPTION: The Paralympics have received scant attention in the US. The country was saturated with Olympic coverage last month, but amid the start of the American football season and the final few weeks of the baseball season, television viewers had other sport to watch. NBC, the official US broadcaster, did not air the opening ceremony and only showed about five-and-a-half hours of sport, none of it live. HOW'S IT GONE? The US finished sixth in the Paralympic medal count. Jessica Long won seven medals for the US If Americans were paying more attention, they might be disappointed to learn that rivals China won more than three times as many Paralympic gold medals. Most news coverage has focused not on results or the medal chase, but on human interest stories or curiosities, with headlines such as "Shark attack survivor wins bronze" - the tale about South African swimmer Achmat Hassiem. TOP PERFORMING ATHLETE: Swimmer Jessica Long, 20, won five gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Long, who was born in Siberia and raised in Baltimore, was born without most of the bones in her feet. WHAT THEY SAID: Josh George, US wheelchair racer, in the New York Times: "Even more amazing than the fact that Londoners have opened their a


Who took over from Dermot Murnaghan as host of BBC2's Eggheads?

SKY'S Dermot Murnaghan is caught [...] SKY'S Dermot Murnaghan is caught [...] PUB. DATE Article ABSTRACT ï¿½ SKY'S Dermot Murnaghan is caught cuddling his make-up girl Camilla Tew in Hyde Park. Given the 54-year-old turned up for the tryst in skin-tight Lycra, holding in his paunch, with ludicrous wraparound orange sunglasses, I wonder if his wife was furious ï¿½ or secretly relieved. ACCESSION # It's a fair cop, Dermot...  Peter McKay // Daily Mail;9/10/2012, p19  WHY'S Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan, 54, pictured by a Sabbath red-top having discussions with 31-year-old TV make-up artist, Camilla Tew, in Hyde Park? Evidently they met by chance while he was biking undercover in the area, wearing Tour de France-style shorts and orange-tinted specs.... It's a fair cop, Dermot...  Peter McKay // Daily Mail;9/10/2012, p19  WHY'S Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan, 54, pictured by a Sabbath red-top having discussions with 31-year-old TV make-up artist, Camilla Tew, in Hyde Park? Evidently they met by chance while he was biking undercover in the area, wearing Tour de France-style shorts and orange-tinted specs.... BBC2.   // Mail on Sunday;5/12/2013, p34  Eggheads 6pm Feeling the pressure: Dermot Murnaghan hosts the quiz show BBC 2.   // Daily Mail;5/11/2013, p46  Eggheads 6PM Powerhouse: Dermot Murnaghan hosts another edition of the brain-tangling quiz YOUR VIEW.   // Daily Mail;6/29/2013, p16  I disagree with the previous writers about Eggheads (Your View, 1 and 15 June). I find both presenters, Jeremy Vine and Dermot Murnaghan, condescending. SKY News's frisky presenter Dermot [...].  Ephraim Hardcastle // Daily Mail;9/12/2012, p17  SKY News's frisky presenter Dermot Murnaghan, 54, who appeared in a Sabbath paper in cycling shorts and yellow-tinted specs, chatting up a make-up girl in Hyde Park, told viewers he had given up on Andy Murray's US Open final after the fourth set and 'gone to bed'. Spare room or couch? Family affair.   // Daily Mail;9/17/2012, p52  HAVING experienced the pain of my husband's illicit affair, discovered a year ago, my blood boiled to see pictures of Andrew Marr and Dermot Murnaghan cheating on their families. It's not just the betrayal of the wife, but of the children, too. YOUR VIEW.   // Daily Mail;6/15/2013, p16  I disagree with Mrs B Jackson, who prefers Dermot Murnaghan as host of Eggheads (Your View, 1 June). Jeremy Vine makes it more fun. He's an all-round good egg!


Which Nobel-prize winning British playwright died on December 24th 2008?

Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter Dead at 78 | Fox News Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter Dead at 78 Published        December 25, 2008 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print LONDON –  Harold Pinter, praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. Pinter, whose distinctive contribution to the stage was recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, died on Wednesday, according to his second wife, Lady Antonia Fraser. "Pinter restored theater to its basic elements: an enclosed space and unpredictable dialogue, where people are at the mercy of each other and pretense crumbles," the Nobel Academy said when it announced Pinter's award. "With a minimum of plot, drama emerges from the power struggle and hide-and-seek of interlocution." The Nobel Prize gave Pinter a global platform which he seized enthusiastically to denounce U.S. President George W. Bush and then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair. "The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law," Pinter said in his Nobel lecture, which he recorded rather than traveling to Stockholm. "How many people do you have to kill before you qualify to be described as a mass murderer and a war criminal? One hundred thousand?" he asked, in a hoarse voice. Weakened by cancer and bandaged from a fall on a slippery pavement, Pinter seemed a vulnerable old man when he emerged from his London home to speak about the Nobel Award. Though he had been looking forward to giving a Nobel lecture — "the longest speech I will ever have made" — he first canceled plans to attend the awards, then announced he would skip the lecture as well on his doctor's advice. Pinter wrote 32 plays; one novel, "The Dwarfs," in 1990; and put his hand to 22 screenplays including "The Quiller Memorandum" (1965) and "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1980). He admitted, and said he deeply regretted, voting for Margaret Thatcher in 1979 and Tony Blair in 1997. Pinter fulminated against what he saw as the overweening arrogance of American power, and belittled Blair as seeming like a "deluded idiot" in support of Bush's war in Iraq. In his Nobel lecture, Pinter accused the United States of supporting "every right-wing military dictatorship in the world" after World War II. "The crimes of the United States have been systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless, but very few people have actually talked about them," he said. The United States, he added, "also has its own bleating little lamb tagging behind it on a lead, the pathetic and supine Great Britain." Most prolific between 1957 and 1965, Pinter relished the juxtaposition of brutality and the banal and turned the conversational pause into an emotional minefield. His characters' internal fears and longings, their guilt and difficult sexual drives are set against the neat lives they have constructed in order to try to survive. Usually enclosed in one room, they organize their lives as a sort of grim game and their actions often contradict their words. Gradually, the layers are peeled back to reveal the characters' nakedness. The protection promised by the room usually disappears and the language begins to disintegrate. Pinter once said of language, "The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and anguished or mocking smoke screen which keeps the other in its true place. When true silence falls we are left with echo but are nearer nakedness. One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness." Pinter's influence was felt in the United States in the plays of Sam Shepard and David Mamet and throughout British literature. "With his earliest work, he stood alone in British theater up against the bewilderment and incomprehension of critics, the audience and writers too," British playwright Tom Stoppard said when the Nobel Prize was announced


Which European country has land borders with Greece, Turkey, Romania, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia?

Political Map of Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria - Atlapedia® Online Bulgaria Bulgaria is located on the Balkan               Peninsula of South East Europe. It is bound by Romania               to the north, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro               (Serbia Rep.) to the west, Turkey to the southeast,               Greece to the south and the Black Sea to the east.... Greece Greece is located on the southern               tip of the Balkan Peninsula in South East Europe and               the territory also includes several hundred islands               in the Ionian and Aegean Seas. It is bound by Albania,               Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, Turkey and the               Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the               south and the Ionian Sea to the west....


In cricket, which English county one-day side is known as the Phantoms?

cricket | sport | Britannica.com Cricket gridiron football Cricket, England ’s national summer sport, which is now played throughout the world, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the British Isles . England’s Alec Stewart batting in front of Namibia’s Melt Van Schoor during the Cricket World Cup … Michael Walker—AP/Wide World Photos Cricket is played with a bat and ball and involves two competing sides (teams) of 11 players. The field is oval with a rectangular area in the middle, known as the pitch, that is 22 yards (20.12 metres) by 10 feet (3.04 metres) wide. Two sets of three sticks, called wickets , are set in the ground at each end of the pitch. Across the top of each wicket lie horizontal pieces called bails. The sides take turns at batting and bowling (pitching); each turn is called an “innings” (always plural). Sides have one or two innings each, depending on the prearranged duration of the match, the object being to score the most runs. The bowlers, delivering the ball with a straight arm, try to break (hit) the wicket with the ball so that the bails fall. This is one of several ways that the batsman is dismissed, or put out. A bowler delivers six balls at one wicket (thus completing an “over”), then a different player from his side bowls six balls to the opposite wicket. The batting side defends its wicket. Location of wickets and principal playing positions on cricket field. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. There are two batsman up at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. A hit may be defensive or offensive. A defensive hit may protect the wicket but leave the batsmen no time to run to the opposite wicket. In that case the batsmen need not run, and play will resume with another bowl. If the batsman can make an offensive hit, he and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. Providing they have enough time without being caught out and dismissed, the batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. There is an outside boundary around the cricket field. A ball hit to or beyond the boundary scores four points if it hits the ground and then reaches the boundary, six points if it reaches the boundary from the air (a fly ball). The team with the highest number of runs wins a match. Should both teams be unable to complete their number of innings before the time allotted, the match is declared a draw. Scores in the hundreds are common in cricket. Similar Topics Matches in cricket can range from informal weekend afternoon encounters on village greens to top-level international contests spread over five days in Test matches and played by leading professional players in grand stadiums. History Origin Cricket is believed to have begun possibly as early as the 13th century as a game in which country boys bowled at a tree stump or at the hurdle gate into a sheep pen. This gate consisted of two uprights and a crossbar resting on the slotted tops; the crossbar was called a bail and the entire gate a wicket . The fact that the bail could be dislodged when the wicket was struck made this preferable to the stump , which name was later applied to the hurdle uprights. Early manuscripts differ about the size of the wicket, which acquired a third stump in the 1770s, but by 1706 the pitch—the area between the wickets—was 22 yards long. British Culture and Politics The ball , once presumably a stone, has remained much the same since the 17th century. Its modern weight of between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156 and 163 grams) was established in 1774. The primitive bat was no doubt a shaped branch of a tree, resembling a modern hockey stick but considerably longer and heavier. The change to a straight bat was made to defend against length bowling, which had evolved with cricketers in Hambledon, a small village in southern England. The bat was shortened in the handle and str


Which artistic movement was led by Henri Matisse and André Derain?

Fauvism About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. Fauvism The Fauves were a group of early 20th century Modern artists based in Paris whose works challenged Impressionist values. Learning Objective Contrast the characteristics of Fauvism, as found in the work of Matisse and Derain, from those of its predecessor Impressionism Key Points The Fauvist movement, led by Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, officially lasted for only four years: 1904–1908. Vivid color, simplification, abstraction, and unusual brush strokes are hallmarks of the Fauvist style . Fauvist influences and references include Van Gogh's Post- Impressionism and the Neo-Impressionist technique of Pointillism . Gustave Moreau, a controversial professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, mentored several of the Fauves, including Matisse, and profoundly influenced their work. Terms Register for FREE to remove ads and unlock more features! Learn more Full Text Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a short-lived and loose group of early 20th century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only a few years, 1904–1908, and had three exhibitions. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and André Derain. The vibrant, surprising use of color in this work is characteristic of the Fauvist style. Apart from Matisse and Derain, other artists included Albert Marquet, Charles Camoin, Louis Valtat, the Belgian painter Henri Evenepoel, Maurice Marinot, Jean Puy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Manguin, Raoul Dufy, Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen, the Swiss painter Alice Bailly, and Georges Braque (subsequently Picasso's partner in Cubism). The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction. Fauvism can be classified as an extreme development of Van Gogh's Post-Impressionism fused with the pointillism of Seurat and other Neo-Impressionist painters, in particular Paul Signac. Other key influences were Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin, whose employment of areas of saturated color—notably in paintings from Tahiti—strongly influenced Derain's work. Gustave Moreau, a controversial professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and a Symbolist painter, was the movement's inspirational teacher. Moreau taught Matisse, Marquet, Manguin, Rouault, and Camoin during the 1890s, and was viewed by critics as the group's philosophical leader until Matisse was recognized as such in 1904. Moreau's broad-mindedness, originality, and affirmation of the expressive potency of pure color was inspirational for his students. Derain and Matisse worked together through the summer of 1905 in the Mediterranean village of Collioure, and later that year displayed their highly innovative paintings at the Salon d'Automne. The vivid, unnatural colors led the critic Louis Vauxcelles to derisively dub their works as les Fauves, or "the wild beasts," which the artists then appropriated as the title for their movement. The painting that was singled out for special condemnation, Matisse's Woman with a Hat, was subsequently bought by the major patrons of the avant-garde scene in Paris, Gertrude and Leo Stein.


Which popular garden bird has the Latin name Erithacus rubecula?

The RSPB: Robin Conservation status: Green The UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders. They will sing at night next to street lights. Illustrations


During which conflict was the battle of Blenheim fought?

Battle of Blenheim in the War of Spanish Succession 56,000 men, 90 guns Battle of Blenheim - Background: In 1704, King Louis XIV of France sought to knock the Holy Roman Empire out of the War of Spanish Succession by capturing its capital, Vienna . Eager to keep the Empire in the Grand Alliance (England, Habsburg Empire, Dutch Republic, Portugal, Spain, & the Duchy of Savoy), the Duke of Marlborough made plans to intercept the French and Bavarian forces before they could reach Vienna. Executing a brilliant campaign of disinformation and movement, Marlborough was able to shift his army from the Low Countries to the Danube in only five weeks, placing himself between the enemy and the Imperial capital. Reinforced by Prince Eugène of Savoy, Marlborough encountered the combined French and Bavarian army of Marshall Tallard along the banks of the Danube near the village of Blenheim. Separated from the Allies by a small stream and marsh known as the Nebel, Tallard arrayed his forces in a four mile-long line from the Danube north towards the hills and woods of the Swabian Jura. Anchoring the line were the villages of Lutzingen (left), Oberglau (center), and Blenheim (right). On the Allied side, Marlborough and Eugène had decided to attack Tallard on August 13. Battle of Blenheim - Marlborough Attacks: Assigning Prince Eugène to take Lutzingen, Marlborough ordered Lord John Cutts to attack Blenheim at 1:00 PM. Cutts repeatedly assaulted the village, but was unable to secure it. Though the attacks were not successful, they caused the French commander, Clérambault, to panic and order the reserves into the village. This mistake robbed Tallard of his reserve force and negated the slight numerical advantage he possessed over Marlborough. Seeing this error, Marlborough altered his orders to Cutts, instructing him to simply contain the French in the village. At the opposite end of the line, Prince Eugène was having little success against the Bavarian forces defending Lutzingen, despite having launched multiple assaults. With Tallard's forces pinned down on the flanks, Marlborough pushed forward an attack on the French center. After heavy initial fighting, Marlborough was able to defeat Tallard's cavalry and routed the remaining French infantry. With no reserves, Tallard's line broke and his troops began fleeing towards Höchstädt. They were joined in their flight by the Bavarians from Lutzingen. Trapped in Blenheim, Clérambault's men continued the fight until 9:00 PM when over 10,000 of them surrendered. As the French fled southwest, a group of Hessian troops managed to capture Marshall Tallard, who was to spend the next seven years in captivity in England. Battle of Blenheim - Aftermath & Impact: In the fighting at Blenheim, the Allies lost 4,542 killed and 7,942 wounded, while the French and Bavarians suffered approximately 20,000 killed and wounded as well as 14,190 captured. The Duke of Marlborough's victory at Blenheim ended the French threat to Vienna and removed the aura of invincibility that surrounded the armies of Louis XIV. The battle was a turning point in the War of Spanish Succession, ultimately leading to the Grand Alliance's victory and an end of French hegemony over Europe.


Which fruit has varieties called Blue Tit, Czar and Early Laxton?

The plum tree Blue Tit - best for beginners By David Marks Plum trees are generally healthy fruit trees but for the newcomer they have  two areas of weakness. Firstly they produce too much fruit in some years  causing damage to branches, sometimes severely so.  Their second general weakness is susceptibility to canker which, over time, weakens them and opens them up to a range of other infections. If the beginner can avoid these two problems then they are far more likely to enjoy growing their plum trees. One variety which minimises these problems is Blue Tit. With regular, medium sized crops and good disease resistance this variety is ideal for the beginner. PARENTAGE OF BLUE TIT The parents of Blue Tit are Czar and Old Green Gage. It has taken the superb taste of Old Green Gage and  combined it with the cropping reliability of Czar. It was bred by Laxton  Brothers of Bedford in 1938. APPEARANCE, TASTE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BLUE TIT The appearance of the tree itself is a clue as to why it suffers less from  branch damage compared to most. The branches are held close together in an  upright manner with a strong main trunk and individual branches. The leaves  are deep green and relatively unaffected by any marks or signs of disease.  Blue Tit fully looks the part of a strong growing and healthy tree. The fruits are slightly smaller than some other varieties, four bites and  they are gone! An ideal size, not too small but not too big. The fruits are  initially a light green colour which turns to a deep blue-purple as they  ripen. When fully ripe the fruits are deeply coloured all over. Cut one in half and the small stone inside can easily be removed. The fruit flesh a deep orange yellow colour and is quite dense. This is not a fruit which will squish all over the place when you bite into it but at the same releases lots of juice. As far as taste goes this variety can be used as both an eater and a cooker. The acidity necessary for cooking comes from the skin and if picked a week or so before they are perfectly ripe the flesh retains texture and some form so necessary for a plum pie of crumble. Let the plums ripen completely and Blue Tit has an eating flavour and texture which equals the best of all plums and gages. It's juicy and sweet with a perfect plum texture. As with all plums and gages they do not keep well, a week or two at the most. But pick them a week earlier than needed and they will ripen for week in the kitchen to perfection. This variety is self-fertile although another suitable plum tree nearby ( Victoria does well) will increase the yield. The pollination group is D and the blossoms suffer very little from late frosts. It is suitable for all but the coldest parts of the UK. All the normal pruning rules for plums apply to  this variety although it will tolerate a degree of neglect better than  others. In early summer, plum trees look especially impressive if they have  huge crops of young fruit. But if you forget to ruthlessly thin that fruit  for most varieties, the result will be broken branches, a resulting low  yield and lots of potential for canker and other diseases to take hold. Blue  Tit tends to produce a more reasonable and sustainable crop with greater  tree health. Blue Tit is ideal for growing in the garden or allotment and we would suggest a St Julien A rootstock to give a very manageable tree size of about  3.5m to 4m (11ft to 13ft) after five years. A Pixy rootstock will also do well  if your soil conditions are good and the tree is grown in a protected position, producing a  2.5m to 3m (7ft to 9ft) tree after five years. Blue Tit is  ideal for growing in a large container on a VVA-1 rootstock. Ripe Blue Tit plums Pictures from public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0. POLLINATION PARTNERS FOR BLUE TIT PLUM TREES Blue Tit plum trees are self-fertile and will produce a more than adequate crop of plums on their own without any other plum trees nearby. If any fruit tree sellers tell you otherwise they will simply be tryi


Who hosts the new version of ITV's The Krypton Factor?

The Krypton Factor - UKGameshows The Krypton Factor Broadcast Granada for ITV, 7 September 1977 to 20 November 1995 (254 episodes in 18 series + 21 specials) ITV Productions for ITV1, 1 January 2009 to 9 March 2010 (20 episodes in 2 series) as Young Krypton: Granada for ITV, 6 June 1988 to 11 July 1989 (21 episodes in 2 series) Synopsis Properly challenging, immensely popular and fondly remembered game show which combined quiz, puzzle, and physical challenges. Indeed, so successful was it that a revival was probably inevitable, though it was a long time coming. We'll get to the 21st century version in due course, but first let's concentrate on the classic version, in which legendary hell-raiser Gordon Burns put four contestants through "the ultimate mental and physical tests" to find out who was the UK Superperson of whichever year - and there were 18 series! Whilst the structure of the rounds was tinkered with over the years, the main rounds were (mostly in the following strict order - but not in the 1988 series, in which the order went: Mental Agility; Response; Intelligence; Observation; Physical Ability; General Knowledge): Mental Agility: Each contestant was given 40 seconds to answer as many questions correct as they could. What they'd have to do changed from week to week. For example, they may have to remember a certain layout of dice, in which case questions would be like "What's on the opposite side of dice which is two to the right of the Red 2". Or they'd be given a sentence and asked questions on it. You can guess the sort of thing. When the show first started it was some strange computer maze thing. In between, it was an elimination contest where the questions got harder and the points were decided by how long you stayed in the game. This was not played against the clock, strangely. Host of the Krypton Factor, Gordon Burns The very first series didn't have the "Mental Agility" round, but did include a "Personality" round in which the contestants were set creative tasks such as re-writing nursery rhymes as news reports or inventing limericks on a given topic, with the winner decided by having unfortunate members of the public being surveyed on whose efforts they thought were the best. Response: This round first started in 1986. In that year's series, this consisted of the contestants competing in twos to move some cylinders from one side to another (Minnesota Manual Dexterity Tests), then placing some shapes into the correct slots (Fleischmann Flexibility Tests) and finally hitting one of four coloured buttons when the corresponding colour flashed up on a screen, up to a total of 10 correct responses. The contestant with the fastest time would be the winner. In the 1987 series, two tests alternated. In one, there was a race between the contestants to crank a handbike backwards, and some feet pedals forwards, in order to power an electric motor and propel themselves along. If and when they reached the end there was a bank of screens which would flash up different colours and the contestants had to input which colour had the most. The first one to get 10 correct won. In the other test, balance-beams linked the Fleischmann Flexibility Tests and Minnesota Manual Dexterity Tests from the previous year, twisting around and fitting shapes into the correct slots. In both of these series, for the group and grand finals, it changed so that the contestants would each take part in a British Aerospace flight simulator and try to land a plane. From the 1988 series onwards, the Response Test consisted purely of flight simulator tests: these included a Sea Harrier Jump Jet in the 1988 group finals, a Royal Navy helicopter in the 1988 Grand Final and all the later group finals and something special like the Space Shuttle or even a real plane in the Grand Final. They'd be marked by the instructor. This version of the round was arguably better than the 1986/7 one, since the Fleischmann Flexibility and handbike tests, although very entertaining to watch (and possibly to do as well!) did not seem very consistent or comparable wit


"The title of Agatha Christie's novel The Moving Finger comes from the line ""The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on"" in which poem?"

The Moving Finger | Agatha Christie Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The book takes its name from verse 51 of Edward FitzGerald's translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. The poem, in turn, refers to Belshazzar's feast as related in the Book of Daniel, where the expression the writing on the wall originated. Plot summary Edit Jerry and Joanna Burton, brother and sister from London society, take a country house in idyllic Lymstock so that Jerry can rest from injuries received in a wartime plane crash. They are just getting to know the town's strange cast of characters when an anonymous letter arrives, rudely accusing the two of being lovers, not siblings. They quickly discover that these letters have been recently circulating around town, indiscriminate and completely inaccurate. Things flare up when Mrs Symmington, the wife of the local solicitor, commits suicide upon receiving a letter stating that her second child was born out of wedlock. Her body is discovered with the letter, a glass containing potassium cyanide and a torn suicide note which reads "I can't go on". An inquest is held and the verdict of suicide is brought in. The police begin to search for the anonymous letter writer. The Burtons' maid, Partridge, receives a call from the Symmington's maidservant, Agnes, who seems distraught over something. Partridge asks Agnes over to tea the next afternoon, but Agnes never arrives, and her body is discovered in the under-stairs cupboard the next day by Mr Symmington's step-daughter, Megan. Scotland Yard sends an investigator, who comes to the conclusion that the letter-writer/murderer is a middle-aged woman who must be one of the prominent citizens of Lymstock. Progress is slow until the vicar's wife calls up an expert of her own, Miss Marple . Jerry Burton gives Miss Marple some vital clues by telling her of the contents of his dreams and his disconnected thoughts. There is a break in the case when the Symmingtons' beautiful young governess, Elsie Holland, receives an anonymous letter typed on the same typewriter, proven to have been used to create envelopes for all the previous letters. The village doctor's sister, Aimée Griffith, is arrested, since she was seen typing the letter and delivering it. SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS! On the way to London for a visit to his doctor, Jerry takes Megan along with him to London where he buys her some new clothes to make her look presentable. He begins to realize he has fallen in love with her. When they return to Lymstock, Jerry asks Megan to marry him, and she refuses. As a result, Jerry goes to Mr Symmington to ask for his permission and to inform him of her refusal. Symmington, who is eager to have Megan off his hands, tells Jerry he will speak with her. Later that evening, Megan goes to her step-father's office and tries to blackmail him by implying she has proof of his guilt in the murders. He coolly pays her off, but later, when she is asleep, he tries to murder her by putting her head in the gas oven. He is immediately stopped by Jerry and the police, who were lying in wait. It is revealed that Miss Marple wished to prove Mr Symmington's guilt and that Megan was brave enough to assist her. Symmington had written all the letters as a cover-up for killing his wife. He had used phrases from a similar incident, done by a school-girl, which fooled the police into thinking that a woman had been the letter-writer. Miss Marple notes that it could not have been a woman who wrote the letters because none of the accusations was true and a typical middle-aged woman in a village Lymstock would have known of real scandals, whereas a man, especially a professional man like Symmington, would be uninterested in gossip. He murdered his wife by the use of cyanide and then planted the letter and a fake suicide note to disguise the crime. He committed the murders because he wished to marry Elsie


Which National Trail runs for 177miles from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow to Prestatyn?

Offa's Dyke Path Offa's Dyke Association Offa's Dyke Path - The National Trail The Path runs for 177 miles from Sedbury Cliffs on the Severn Estuary near Chepstow to the North Wales resort of Prestatyn on Liverpool Bay. For about 70 miles it follows the course of the Eighth Century Offa's Dyke earthwork. The picture above shows Rob and Kitty Thompson on the National Trail in South Shropshire. Offa's Dyke Path, while not being the longest of the National Trails, is the most attractive and varied of them. The route crosses high wild moorland, attractive, well cultivated wide river valleys and ancient woodland. It passes through historic towns and isolated hamlets. En route can be seen hill forts, castles, abbeys and surviving remains of the habitations of former occupants of the beautiful corridor of the path. The flora and fauna are as rich and as varied as the scenery. At the halfway point in Knighton is the Offa's Dyke Centre with its Interactive Exhibition for the Dyke and a range of services for walkers. The management of the fabric of the National Trail is co-ordinated by the Offa's Dyke Path Officer (not the Offa's Dyke Association). Nine local authorities work with the Offa's Dyke Path Officer to maintain Offa's Dyke Path in their respective areas. Information on accommodation and route planning for users of the National Trail, including transport, can be obtained from Offa's Dyke Association at the Offa's Dyke Centre at Knighton, tel 01547 528753 or E-Mail oda@offasdyke.demon.co.uk and Tourist Information Centres along the route.


Which popular garden bird has the Latin name Cyanistes Caeruleus?

Finches and Other Birds that Use Bird Houses Western screech owl Attracting Birds to Bird Houses Of course, just because a bird species has been recorded as using bird houses does not mean they will move in as soon as a house is available. Backyard birders who make their property more attractive to the birds will be more likely to attract nesting birds. Proper feeding, a fresh water source and bird-friendly landscaping will make the area more attractive to nesting birds, but the bird house or nest box should be placed in a more private area of the yard away from the busiest concentrations of birds. Adding nesting materials to attract birds will also advertise the yard as an ideal location for bird families. Choosing the right bird house is also essential to attract nesting birds. Different birds prefer different house sizes and styles, and the right size entrance hole can help make certain species welcome while ensuring that larger birds don't take over the house. A safe bird house design will also help keep nesting birds secure and sheltered. By knowing what birds are most likely to use a bird house and how to make your backyard attractive to nesting birds, it is easy to become a bird landlord for many breeding seasons to come. Photo - Blue Tit at Bird House © David Friel


What specific part of the body is affected by phlebitis?

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