What was the name of the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, who, together with Harold Larwood, took part in the infamous Bodyline tour in Australia, in 1932-33?

Harold Larwood (Cricketer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Harold Larwood Cricketer Male Harold Larwood was an English cricket player, an extremely accurate fast bowler best known for his key role as the implementer of fast leg theory in the infamous "bodyline" Ashes Test series of 1932â33. In 2009 Larwood was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.…  Read More related links Reliving The Glory  Deccan Herald Google News - Aug 27, 2011 'Former England fast bowler Harold Larwood wrote those immortal words decades ago. Billions of Indians will vouch for it, for they eat, sleep and watch cricket. Indian viewers, nowadays, have the opportunity to savour world cricket, right from the' This Week's New Theatre  The Guardian Google News - Aug 26, 2011 'Karl Haynes as Harold Larwood. Photo: Robert Day The final performance of Michael Pinchbeck's hugely entertaining two-hander, The End, a piece that is supposedly his goodbye to theatre, can be seen at the Pleasance in Edinburgh this morning' New Exhibits At Bassetlaw Museum  Worksop Today Google News - Aug 24, 2011 'The museum's cabinet displays a wide range of artefacts such as Chinese shoes for bound feet, devil's toenails, charms from Bassetlaw against witches, a cricket ball presented to Harold Larwood, a bank note issued by The Bank of Retford and many others' The Two Day Test  Esp Ncricinfo.Com Google News - Aug 18, 2011 'On this the last day at The Oval, pace bowlers Maurice Tate and Harold Larwood made the early inroads, after which Rhodes took 4 for 44 with his slow left-armers. Australia were dismissed for 125 and lost the series 0-1. It wasn't cricket' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Harold Larwood. CHILDHOOD 1904 Birth Harold Larwood was born on 14 November 1904 in the Nottinghamshire village of Nuncargate, near the coal mining town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield. … Read More He was the fourth of five sons born to Robert Larwood, a miner, and his wife Mary, nÃ©e Sharman. Robert was a man of rigid principles, a disciplinarian teetotaller who was treasurer of the local Methodist chapel. His chief pastime was playing cricket for the village team, which he captained. Harold Larwood's biographer Duncan Hamilton writes that for Robert, cricket represented, "along with his dedication to God... the core of his life".

 From the age of five, Harold attended Kirkby Woodhouse school. Over the years this small village school produced, besides Larwood, four other international cricketers who became his contemporaries in the Nottinghamshire county side: William "Dodge" Whysall, Sam Staples, Bill Voce and Joe Hardstaff junior. Read Less TEENAGE 1917 - 1918 2 More Events 1917 12 Years Old On leaving the school in 1917, when he was 13, Harold was employed at the local miners' cooperative store, before beginning work the following year at Annesley Colliery in charge of a team of pit ponies. 1918 13 Years Old He had shown an early talent for cricket, and began to play for Nuncargate's second team in 1918. … Read More Playing against experienced adults, in his first season he took 76 wickets at an average of 4.9. Read Less 1920 15 Years Old By 1920 he was in the first team, alongside his father, playing in plimsolls because the family could not afford to buy him proper cricket boots. … Read More Despite his short stature (at 18 he was only 5 feet 4 inches tall), Larwood had acquired considerable stamina and upper body strength from his long shifts at the mine and could bowl at a disconcertingly fast speed. Among those who watched his rising prowess as a fast bowler was Joe Hardstaff senior, the Nottinghamshire and England cricketer who lived in Nuncargate. Hardstaff, who had worked with Robert Larwood at the mine, suggested to the youthful bowler that he should attend a trial at the county ground. In April 1923 father and son made the journey to Trent Bridge. In the practice nets, the county players towered over Larwood; the veteran Test batsman George Gunn thought he looked more like a joc


Born in Rouen in France in 1442, who was King of England from 1461 to 1483?

Edward IV | king of England | Britannica.com king of England Alternative Title: Earl of March Edward IV Richard, 3rd duke of York Edward IV, also called (until 1459) Earl of March (born April 28, 1442, Rouen , Fr.—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, Eng.), king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses . Edward IV, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Edward was the eldest surviving son of Richard, duke of York , by Cicely, daughter of Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland. His father was descended from two sons of the 14th-century king Edward III and, in the 1450s, led a revolt against Henry VI; in 1460, Richard’s supporters declared him Henry’s successor. When his father was killed in December of that year, Edward gathered an army in Wales and defeated Henry’s supporters (called Lancastrians because of Henry’s descent from John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster). Edward was crowned as King Edward IV in London on June 28, 1461. Edward’s struggle with Warwick. Edward at this time showed little promise. He owed his throne largely to his cousin Richard Neville , earl of Warwick , who was in the first years of Edward’s reign the most powerful man in England. Warwick crushed Lancastrian resistance in the far north of England between 1462 and 1464 and conducted England’s diplomacy. Edward, however, was winning many friends (especially in London) by his comeliness and charm and was determined to assert his independence. On May 1, 1464, he secretly married a young widow, Elizabeth Woodville , of no great rank, offending Warwick and other Yorkist nobles who were planning to marry him to a French princess. By showering favours on Elizabeth’s two sons by her first husband and on her five brothers and her seven sisters, Edward began to build up a group of magnates who would be a counterpoise to the Nevilles. Gradually Warwick lost all influence at court, and when he was negotiating an alliance with France , Edward humiliated him by revealing that he had already concluded an alliance (1467) with France’s enemy Burgundy . Edward’s sister Margaret was married in July 1468 with great pomp to Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, and the brothers-in-law planned a joint invasion of France. United Kingdom: Edward IV (1461–70 and 1471–83) Warwick, in a countermove encouraged by Louis XI of France, seized Edward and made him a prisoner in July 1469. But Edward had by now too many supporters (especially in London) for him to be kept under tutelage for long. He regained his freedom in October; Warwick fled to France, allied himself with the Lancastrians and with Louis, and invaded England in September 1470. Britannica Stories EU Considers Rules For Robots Surprised, Edward fled with a few faithful supporters to the Netherlands in October. Aided by Charles of Burgundy, he and his brother, Richard, duke of Gloucester, returned to England in March 1471. Taking London, he defeated and killed Warwick at Barnet on April 14. On the same day, Queen Margaret (Henry VI’s wife) belatedly landed in Dorset from France with her only son, Edward, prince of Wales . Her advisers hoped to gain Lancastrian support in Wales, and it became a race for time between Edward IV’s forces and hers as to whether she could get there before he overtook her. At Tewkesbury , after some remarkable forced marches (one of more than 40 miles at a stretch), he caught up with her army on May 4. There he won another crushing victory. Nearly all the remaining Lancastrian leaders were killed on the field or executed afterward, and, after murdering Henry (May 21–22) and repelling an attack on London, Edward was secure for the remainder of his life. The second half of Edward’s reign. Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? He was now able to revive the project of an invasion of France in concert with the Duke of Burgundy. He made great preparations in 1474 and obtained a


"Who played the title role in the 1959 film, ""Our Man in Havana""?"

Our Man in Havana | Mountain Xpress Our Man in Havana February 10, 2010 Movie Information Classic Cinema From Around the World will present Our Man in Havana at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St., in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332. Score: Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs, Burl Ives, Noel Coward, Ralph Richardson Rated: NR Carol Reed’s film of Graham Greene’s novel Our Man in Havana (from a screenplay by Greene) is at once very much of its time—1959—and surprisingly modern and relevant to today. It takes place in Batista’s Havana, a place that ceased to exist with Fidel Castro’s coming to power, which occurred while the film was in development, earning the movie an explanatory title that the story is set “just prior to the recent revolution.” The revolution may have played in the film’s favor, since Castro—who had yet to align himself with the Soviet Union—was only too happy to grant permission for location shooting of a movie that showed the Batista—and British and American—government in a bad light. (He did insist the screenplay make it look a little worse.) If the resulting film isn’t quite up to the last Carol Reed-Graham Greene collaboration, The Third Man (1949), that’s no disgrace, since very few films are up to The Third Man—and, truthfully, Our Man in Havana isn’t that far off. It’s interesting for me to reflect that when I first saw the film as a teenager, I found it disappointing. I think that’s partly because I saw it around the same time that I first saw most of the Ealing comedies that Alec Guinness starred in and I just wanted it to be funnier. This also proves that I was simply too young to appreciate the film, because it’s actually very funny. But the humor is both subtle and very bitter. Guinness stars as Jim Wormold, a British expatriate living in Havana with his teenage daughter Milly (Jo Morrow). Wormold ekes out something of a living by running a vacuum-cleaner shop, but mostly passes his time drinking daiquiris at a local watering hole, the Wonderbar, with his friend Dr. Hasselbacher (Burl Ives). It’s at another bar (the famous Sloppy Joe’s) that a mysterious man named Hawthorne (Noel Coward), who had supposedly been shopping for a vacuum cleaner, strikes up an acquaintance with him and asks him to meet him in “the gents.” Even though he hasn’t a clue what’s going on (“But I don’t want the gents,” he protests), Wormold follows Hawthorne into the men’s room—and quickly finds himself recruited into the British secret service, even though he doesn’t believe it and thinks Hawthorne is simply nuts. The promise of money—$150 a month “tax free”—however lures Wormold into becoming Britain’s “man in Havana.” The problem is that he has nothing to report, so he proceeds to make things up—and then kicks this into high-gear when he learns he can get money to pay other agents, whom he also makes up. The catch is that he both claims real people as agents and inadvertently invents one from whole cloth who turns out to be real, thereby accidentally placing them in danger, since there’s, of course, a Cuban counter-intelligence at work. His fantastic claims of hidden military installations of secret weapons (complete with drawings taken from the inner workings of vacuum cleaners) convince the British that something is really up in Cuba and the whole thing snowballs out of control. It wouldn’t be long, of course, before Castro aligned himself with the Soviets and a situation not wholly unlike the one dreamed up for the film would in fact be true, giving the film the illusion of having been ahead of the game. Seen today, it takes on even greater relevance, with its depiction of bogus information being taken for the real thing. It’s not much of a stretch from Wormold’s secret weapons to the “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq, and this gives the film an uncomfortably modern feeling—after more than 50 years. Beyond this, however, Our Man in Havana is simply a very entertaining film, expertly made and boasting an amazing cast in some of the best-drawn roles of their careers. Guinnes


The green coloured melon liqueur, Midori, was originally produced in which country?

Midori Melon Liqueur Profile and Cocktail Recipes By Colleen Graham Updated July 09, 2016. Midori is the bright green liquor bottle that shines behind bars across the world. Its beauty extends inside to the sweet melon liqueur which bartenders use to create amazing green cocktails . In just a few decades, Midori has captivated drinkers and bartenders alike and it has transformed the cocktail scene. Midori is a versatile liqueur and it is considered an essential liqueur for any well-stocked bar . Though it does have competition, it remains one of the best-known liqueurs and the premium liqueur of choice for almost any drink recipe that calls for a melon liqueur. Fun Fact:The word midori means green in Japanese.  What is Midori? Midori is the brand name for a specific liqueur that is distinct in two aspects: color and flavor. The color is a beautiful vivid green and it is often used in cocktails for that characteristic. The flavor is a luscious, sweet melon that pairs well with a variety of other flavors. Midori was launched in the U.S. in 1978 by the Japanese whiskey and beer maker, Suntory . continue reading below our video How to Prevent Your Cutting Board from Sliding Quite a bit has changed since that first release party at New York City's famous Studio 54 nightclub and Midori has certainly found its place in the world. Visit Midori's website The Taste of Midori The flavor of Midori is that of a very  sweet melon . I would not peg it to a specific type of melon, but more of a mix. This is only right because Midori is made from two types of melon. Yubari King Melon - Often touted as the most expensive fruit, yubari melons are a cross between two cantaloupes and are grown near Yubari City in Japan. It has a juicy sweetness and orange flesh. Musk Melon - The musk melons used to make Midori are grown in the Aichi and Shizuoka provinces of Japan. Another high-quality melon, this is a juicy fruit with an amazing sweetness. It has a green flesh which inspired the green color of Midori. Fun Fact: Japan is noted as having the best melon growers in the world. The fruit is also among the most expensive with some auction reports stating that a pair of melons sold for over $20,000. The average yubari can run $50-100 in Japan. Midori Cocktail Recipes Midori can be used in almost any cocktail that simply calls for  melon liqueur . There are, however, Midori-specific drinks that were designed for the liqueur and this is just a sampling. As you might expect, many of the drinks that use Midori are green. It is one of the liqueur's features and Midori is the perfect place to begin if you need to serve green cocktails at an event . Most popular among the Midori cocktails are those that feature the melon liqueur as the base spirit. Consider these cocktails essential and, if you're new to Midori, a great place to begin. Grinch or Midori Sour  - lemon juice, simple syrup Midori is very easy to mix with other fruits and the majority of Midori cocktails use this fruit-on-fruit pairing. Some of these drinks get very sweet but the majority are delicately balanced and refreshing. Melon Splash  - bourbon, lemon-lime soda Sour Patch Margarita  - tequila, triple sec, sour mix, orange juice Spider's Kiss  - vodka, lemon juice, grenadine, chocolate syrup Vampire's Kiss  - orange vodka, pineapple juice, cream, grenadine Many bartenders are moving beyond that super fruity cocktail and mixing Midori with contrasting flavors. It's surprising how well some of these combinations work, but they do and they're certainly worth tasting if you're up for a bit of an adventure . Green Ghoul  - Strega or Chartreuse, ginger liqueur, ginger beer or ale Holiday Hopper  - mint and chocolate liqueurs, half and half Peppermint Kiss  - vodka, peppermint schnapps, pineapple and lemon juices, basil St. Patrick's Day Sin  - Irish whiskey, Chartreuse, simple syrup, basil, egg foam Midori Shooter Recipes Midori's green color makes it a tempting liqueur for mixing up party shots as well . If a shooter includes Midori, it's likely to be one that tastes good and sometimes they c


"Who played the part of Major Seth Adams in the 1950's TV series, ""Wagon Train""?"

"Wagon Train" The Major Adams Story: Part 1 (TV Episode 1958) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Major Adams Story: Part 1  1h During the Civil War Charlie Wooster joins Bill Hawks under the command of Major Seth Adams. When Adams is seriously wounded saving Hawks's life he must struggle to survive, while dreaming of the girl he left behind. Director: a list of 54 titles created 24 Sep 2012 a list of 284 titles created 14 Sep 2015 a list of 465 titles created 11 months ago a list of 284 titles created 7 months ago a list of 284 titles created 6 months ago Title: The Major Adams Story: Part 1 (23 Apr 1958) 8.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline The train stops to allow Adams to spend time at the grave of the woman Ranie Webster that was Adams's love before he went to war. He has multiple levels of flashbacks as he remembers going off to war wanting to marry her but she refused until he returned. Adams and Hawks went to war together and met Wooster there as a replacement in their unit. Adams was severely wounded saving Hawks. When he thought he wouldn't survive he decided not to response to Ranie's letters leaving her to think he was dead so she married. Adams recovers from his wounds and returns home to find Ranie married. He along with Hawks and Wooster go west. On one of the trips, Ranie joins the train to the surprise of Adams who learns her husband has died but she still loves Seth. Written by Anonymous 23 April 1958 (USA) See more  » Filming Locations: The lost love of Major Adams 28 October 2013 | by bkoganbing (Buffalo, New York) – See all my reviews This Wagon Train episode has the Train stopping at a grave-site where Ward Bond can visit with his lost love. Frank McGrath and Terry Wilson who go back to the Civil War with Bond and served with him when he was really a Major Adams tell Robert Horton the reason for the visit. The story is told in multiple levels of flashback though not like the famous Humphrey Bogart classic Passage To Marseilles. Bond organized a militia company that was activated for the Civil War. Wilson was a sergeant and an old recruit Charlie Wooster who couldn't shoot worth a damn was made a cook. Not to tell too much of the story, but Bond saves Wilson's life and gets wounded in the spine during the process. He has a long convalescence and decides not to tell the woman whom he was courting about his wound. Virginia Grey who plays Ranie Webster the lost love of Major Adams wouldn't marry him before the war and now goes off and marries someone else thinking him dead. The husband is really killed in the war, but the romance between Grey and Adams died as well. Ward Bond who never played romantic parts in his long movie career was at his most romantic courting Grey. As for Grey she's quite the regal beauty and you can see why Bond gets dewy eyed at the thought of her. 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Jamestown is the major seaport and capital of which island colony?

Jamestown | Define Jamestown at Dictionary.com Jamestown a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957. 2. a city in SW New York. 3. a city in central North Dakota. 4. a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean. St. Helena noun 1. a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km). 2. a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). Capital: Jamestown. Examples from the Web for Jamestown Expand Contemporary Examples The crop of men landing at Jamestown were soldiers by trade, and all were accustomed to leadership roles. Historical Examples Probably there are more of both in Virginia than at the time of the settlement of Jamestown. British Dictionary definitions for Jamestown Expand noun 1. a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island (a peninsula in the James River): the first permanent settlement by the English in America (1607); capital of Virginia (1607–98); abandoned in 1699 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Expand Jamestown definition The first permanent English settlement in North America , founded in 1607 in Virginia . Jamestown was named for King James I of England . It was destroyed later in the seventeenth century in an uprising of Virginians against the governor. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


Sir Joseph Porter and Ralph Rackstraw are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?

HMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan) - The Guide to Musical Theatre or The Lass That Loved a Sailor Music by Arthur Sullivan : Lyrics and Libretto by W.S. Gilbert Opéra Comique, London - 25 May, 1878 (571 perfs) Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York (authorised production) - 1 December,     1879 THE STORY (quarter-deck of HMS Pinafore off    Portsmouth) High spirits prevail aboard HMS Pinafore as Little Buttercup     distributes sweets and tobacco to the crew. Ralph Rackstraw's mind, however,     is on Josephine. He is in love with her even though she is socially unattainable.     Unaware of his affection for her, Josephine is in love with Ralph but     pride prevents her from revealing this because of his low station. Josephine,     meanwhile, is sought in marriage by Sir Joseph Porter whose advances she     refuses to acknowledge. Sir Joseph holds strong views about the treatment     of sailors. He maintains that a British sailor is any man's equal (excepting     his own), and should always be treated with politeness without recourse     to bad language or abuse. This inspires Ralph to declare his love to Josephine     who soon forgets her price and confesses her true feelings to him. Plans     are quickly made to smuggle the couple ashore that night to be married.     The only crew member who is not happy at the news is Dick Deadeye. He     betrays their intentions to the Captain and they are caught before they     can leave the ship. Furious at Ralph's actions, the Captain swears an     oath at him which is, unfortunately, overheard by Sir Joseph. He is appalled     at such an outburst and turns to Ralph for an explanation. Unfortunately,     Ralph only makes matters worse by revealing that he is in love with Josephine. The situation is saved by Little Buttercup who intervenes to confess how,     in her youth, she had fostered two babies from opposite ends of the social     ladder. In the course of caring for them she had mixed them up. The baby     from the poor background was Captain Corcoran and the other was Ralph.     Upon hearing this, Sir Joseph immediately loses all interest in Josephine     and gladly resigns her to Ralph, now Captain Rackstraw. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS (plus Chorus) The Rt. Hon Sir Joseph Porter, KCB (First Lord of the Admiralty) Captain Corcoran (Commanding HMS Pinafore) Ralph Rackstraw (Able Seaman)


"The character of Archie Bunker in the American comedy series, ""All in the Family"", was based on which character from a BBC series?"

All in the Family | Archive of American Television All in the Family from the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television For five years, All in the Family, which aired on CBS from 1971-1983 (in its last four seasons under the title Archie Bunker's Place ),        was the top-rated show on American television, and the winner of        four consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Comedy Series. All        in the Family was not only one of the most successful sitcoms        in history, it was also one of the most important and influential        series ever to air, for it ushered in a new era in American television        characterized by programs that did not shy away from addressing        controversial or socially relevant subject matters. All in the        Family's storylines centered on the domestic concerns of the        Bunker household in Queens, New York. Family patriarch and breadwinner        Archie Bunker ( Carroll O'Connor ) was a bigoted loading dock worker        disturbed by the changes occurring in the American society he once        knew. To Archie, gains by the "Spades," "Spics," or "Hebes" of America        (as he referred to Blacks, Hispanics, and Jews, respectively), came        at his expense and that of other lower middle class whites. Countering        Archie's harsh demeanor was his sweet but flighty "dingbat" wife,        Edith. Played by Jean Stapleton , Edith usually endured Archie's        tirades in a manner meant to avoid confrontation. But that was hardly        the case with Archie's live-in son-in-law Mike Stivic ( Rob Reiner ),        a liberal college student who was married to the Bunkers' daughter,        Gloria (Sally Struthers). The confrontations between Archie and        Mike ("Meathead") served as the basis for much of All in the        Family's comedy. As surely as Archie could be counted upon to        be politically conservative and socially misguided, Mike was equally        liberal and sensitive to the concerns of minorities and the oppressed,        and, because both characters were extremely vocal in their viewpoints,        heated conflict between the two was assured. Producers Norman        Lear and Alan (Bud) Yorkin brought All in the Family into        being by obtaining the U.S. rights to the hit British comedy series, Till Death Us Do Part, which aired on the BBC in the mid-1960s        and featured the character of bigoted dock worker Alf Garnett. Lear        developed two pilots based on the concept for ABC, with O'Connor        (Mickey Rooney had been Lear's first choice to play Archie) and        Stapleton in the lead roles. But when ABC turned down the series,        then known as Those Were the Days, it appeared that it would        never get off the ground. Luckily for Lear and Yorkin, CBS President        Robert D. Wood was in the market for new shows that would appeal        to the more affluent, urban audience the network's entrenched lineup        of top-rated but aging series failed to attract. As a result, CBS        jettisoned highly rated programs like The Red Skelton Show and Green Acres in an effort to improve the demographic profile        of its audiences, and All in the Family seemed a perfect,        though risky, vehicle to put in their place. CBS therefore made        a 13-episode commitment to air the series beginning in January 1971,        as a midseason replacement. The network        had good reason to be wary of reaction to its new show. All in        the Family seemed to revel in breaking prime time's previously        unbreakable taboos. Archie's frequent diatribes laced with degrading        racial and ethnic epithets, Mike and Gloria's obviously active sex


"Who won the Oscar for best actress in 1977, for her title role in the film, ""Annie Hall""?"

1977 Academy Awards® Winners and History Actor: RICHARD DREYFUSS in "The Goodbye Girl", Woody Allen         in "Annie          Hall" , Richard Burton in "Equus", Marcello         Mastroianni in "A Special Day", John Travolta in "Saturday Night         Fever" Actress: DIANE KEATON in "Annie          Hall" , Anne Bancroft in "The Turning Point", Jane Fonda in "Julia", Shirley MacLaine in "The Turning Point",         Marsha Mason in "The Goodbye Girl" Supporting Actor: JASON ROBARDS in "Julia", Mikhail Baryshnikov in "The         Turning Point", Peter Firth in "Equus", Alec Guinness         in "Star          Wars" , Maximilian Schell in "Julia" Supporting Actress: VANESSA REDGRAVE in "Julia", Leslie Browne in "The         Turning Point", Quinn Cummings in "The Goodbye Girl",         Melinda Dillon in "Close Encounters          of the Third Kind" , Tuesday Weld in "Looking for         Mr. Goodbar" Director: "Star           Wars" , Herbert Ross for "The Turning Point",         Steven Spielberg for "Close Encounters          of the Third Kind" , Fred Zinnemann for "Julia" This          was the Golden Anniversary (50th year) of the Academy Awards. Four of the five Best Picture nominees were about          strong, forceful females. The ultimate winner was director/writer/actor          Woody Allen's semi-autobiographical, romantic comedy - the          acclaimed Annie           Hall - with innovative narrative techniques, slapstick,          and clever one-liners, about a brief, unstable love affair          between a neurotic, Jewish comedian (Woody Allen) and an insecure,          Waspish singer named Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). It was the first Best          Picture comedy since Tom Jones (1963), and it would          be another 21 years for the next romantic comedy to win Best          Picture -- Shakespeare in Love (1998). Allen's poignant film dominated the Oscars ceremony          this year, with five nominations and four wins.          Only Allen's own Best Actor nomination failed to win. Therefore,          Allen won his first Oscar as a director rather than          as a actor-performer. The bittersweet, introspective film was          voted Best Picture (for producer Charles Joffe), Best Director,          Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay (co-written by Woody          Allen and partner Marshall Brickman). [Allen's achievement was that he won two of           the three awards, for writing and directing, for which he           was nominated. He was the second (or third) in Academy           history to win both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay,           following Joseph L. Mankiewicz' double wins in consecutive           years for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) AND All            About Eve (1950) . Allen became the first director           to win an Academy Award for a film he starred in. Allen also became the fourth person in Oscar history           to be nominated in a single year as both an actor and           screenwriter. Others were Charlie Chaplin -1940, Orson Welles           -1941, and Sylvester Stallone -1976. And Allen was the first person           since Welles in 1941 to be nominated for these three honors:           Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. ] At only 93 minutes, it was one of the shortest          Best Picture Oscar winners. It was also the first comedy          to win the Best Picture Oscar since The Sting (1973),          and before that, Tom Jones (1963). This win, for United          Artists, made it the first studio to win three Best          Pictures in a row (the second studio to duplicate this


What is the capital city of the Canadian province of Manitoba?

Winnipeg, the Capital of Manitoba, Canada Updated: 10/29/2014 About the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg is the capital city of the province of Manitoba , Canada. Located at the geographical centre of Canada, Winnipeg is a transportation centre, with extensive rail and air links, as well as the head offices of several major Canadian trucking firms. Winnipeg has a diverse economy and is also a multicultural city where more than 100 languages are spoken. While Winnipeg is an eminently affordable city, it is host to world-class ballet, theatre, visual arts, music and festivals. Location of Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, near the centre of North America. 464.08 sq km (179.18 square miles) (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Population 663,617 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Date Winnipeg Became the Capital of Manitoba 1870 Date Winnipeg Incorporated as a City 1873. Reincorporated in 1972. Government of the City of Winnipeg A Winnipeg general municipal election is held every four years on the fourth Wednesday in October. This includes elections for the Mayor and city councillors, as well as elections for school trustees. Date of the last Winnipeg municipal election: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Date of the next Winnipeg municipal election: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Winnipeg's city council is made up of 16 elected representatives: one mayor and 15 city councillors.


Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God, Cupid?

Cupid - Profile of Ancient Roman and Greek Deities By  N.S. Gill's Ancient/Classical History Glossary Updated August 09, 2016. Definition: Cupid is the Roman love god associated with the cherubic archer of Valentine's Day. Cupid is also the fully adult god associated with Psyche in the story of the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, our first record of which comes from the Golden Ass of Apuleius, and was retold in C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces. The story of Cupid and Psyche has also interested Jungian psychologists, including Erich Newman and Marie-Louise Von Franz. Cupid is the son of the Roman goddess of love and beauty Venus. The Greek love god is known as Eros. This god deserves more respect than the cherubic image suggests. Amor or "love" is another Latin name for the Greek god Eros. In Greek mythology, Eros is one of the primordial forces, like Chaos. In Hesiod, Chaos came first and then Earth and Eros came into being. Apollo , god of intellectual pursuits, was foolish enough to contend with the seemingly harmless Eros, but Apollo had misjudged his young cousin*. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know The arrows Eros/Cupid/Amor carried were of two sorts, ones that caused mortals to fall in love and another made of iron that caused people to be repulsed. Thus, when Apollo got on the love god's bad side, he was hit with a golden love arrow while the object of his affection was hit with an iron one. The love and hate between the two is told in the story of Daphne, by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Daphne was a nymph who was transformed into the laurel tree by her own father to prevent Apollo from ravishing her. * The parents of Cupid/Eros/Amor are variously described as Chaos


Litmus is a mixture of dyes used as an indicator. It is extracted from which types of plant?

What is litmus?   | eNotes What is litmus?   william1941 | College Teacher | (Level 3) Valedictorian Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:03 PM I think you are referring to litmus in the context of the litmus test which is performed to identify whether a substance is acidic or alkaline. Litmus is a mixture of different dyes. These are extracted from different types of lichen. The dye is usually used after it has been applied on paper and can then be used to measure pH in the range 4.5- 8.3. Litmus paper turns red when it is exposed to acidic substances and blue when it is exposed to alkaline substances. The use of litmus in the study of chemicals is quite old with the first use dating back to 1300 AD. like 1 dislike 0 October 21, 2010 at 11:58 AM Litmus is a mixture of dyes obtained from litchens. It is mainly used to test the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. There are red and blue litmus papers. If a red litmus paper is put into an alkaline solution, it will turn blue and if a blue litmus paper is put into an alkaline solution, it will remain blue (no change). If a blue litmus paper is put into an acidic solution, it will turn red and If a red litmus paper is put into an acidic solution, there will be no change. like 0 dislike 0 October 20, 2010 at 6:41 PM Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens, specially Roccella tinctoriaThe mixture has CAS number 1393-92-6. It is often absorbed on to filter paper. The resulting piece of paper or solution with water becomes a pH indicator (one of the oldest), used to test materials for acidity. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic (i.e. alkaline) conditions, the color change occurring over the pH range 4.5-8.3 (at 25°C). The color changes occur at about 8.3 and 4.5 pH units respectively.Neutral litmus paper is purple in color.[ like 0 dislike 0


Who was the Prime Minister of Gt. Britain at the outbreak of The First World War?

First World War.com - Primary Documents - British Prime Minister's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 What's New Primary Documents - British Prime Minister's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 Reproduced below is the    text of the speech given to the British Parliament by Prime Minister Herbert    Asquith . Sponsored Links Given on 6 August 1914 -    two days after Britain entered the war against Germany in defence of Belgium    - Asquith recounted the background to the outbreak of general war in Europe    in July/August 1914, placing great emphasis on the efforts of the British    Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey , to secure continued peace in the face of    German aggression. Asquith finished his speech    by stating that Britain would throw her entire Empire's resources into the    struggle against Germany in order to ensure victory. British Prime Minister    Herbert Asquith's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 With the utmost reluctance    and with infinite regret, His Majesty's Government have been compelled to    put this country in a state of war with what for many years and indeed    generations past has been a friendly Power. The Papers which have since    been presented to Parliament will, I think, show how strenuous, how    unremitting, how persistent, even when the last glimmer of hope seemed to    have faded away, were the efforts of my right hon. Friend the Foreign    Secretary (note: Sir Edward Grey) to secure for Europe an honourable and a    lasting peace. Every one knows in the    great crisis which occurred last year in the East of Europe, it was largely,    if not mainly, by the acknowledgment of all Europe, due to the steps taken    by my right hon. Friend that the area of the conflict was limited, and that    so far as the great Powers are concerned, peace was maintained. If his efforts upon this    occasion have, unhappily, been less successful, I am certain that this House    and the country - and I will add posterity and history - will accord to him    what is, after all, the best tribute that can be paid to any statesman:    that, never derogating for an instant or by an inch from the honour and    interests of his own country, he has striven, as few men have striven, to    maintain and preserve the greatest interest of all countries - universal    peace. The Papers, which are now    in the hands of hon. Members, show something more than that. They show what were the    terms which were offered to us in exchange for our neutrality.  I trust    that not only the Members of this House, but all our fellow-subjects    everywhere will read the communications - will read, learn and mark the    communications which passed only a week ago to-day between Berlin and London    in this matter. The terms by which it was    sought to buy our neutrality are contained in the communication made by the    German Chancellor to Sir Edward Goschen on the 29th July.  I think I    must refer to them for a moment.  After alluding to the state of things    as between Austria and Russia, Sir Edward Goschen goes on: "He [the German     Chancellor] then proceeded to make the following strong bid for British     neutrality.  He said that it was clear, so far as he was able to     judge the main principle which governed British policy, that Great Britain     would never stand by and allow France to be crushed in any conflict there     might be. That, however, was not     the object at which Germany aimed.  Provided that neutrality of Great     Britain were certain, every assurance would be given to the British     Government that the Imperial Government" Let the Committee observe    these words: "aimed at no territorial     acquisition at the expense of France should they prove victorious in any     war that might ensue." Sir Edward Goschen    proceeded to put a very pertinent question:- "I questioned His


The Ministry for State Security of Communist East Germany was more commonly known by which abbreviated name?

Stasi | East German government | Britannica.com East German government Alternative Titles: MfS, Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, Staatsicherheit Related Topics Stasi, official name Ministerium für Staatsicherheit (German: “Ministry for State Security”), secret police agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The Stasi was one of the most hated and feared institutions of the East German communist government. Follow the actions of the Stasi secret police in the final months of East Germany’s existence. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz The Stasi developed out of the internal security and police apparatus established in the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany after World War II . The law establishing the ministry, whose forerunner was the Kommissariat 5 (modeled along the lines of the Soviet KGB ), was passed by the East German legislature on February 8, 1950, four months after the establishment of the German Democratic Republic. The Stasi, whose formal role was not defined in the legislation, was responsible for both domestic political surveillance and foreign espionage , and it was overseen by the ruling Socialist Unity Party . Its staff was at first quite small, and its chief responsibilities were counterintelligence against Western agents and the suppression of the last vestiges of Nazism. Soon, however, the Stasi became known for kidnapping former East German officials who had fled the country; many of those who were forcibly returned were executed. Under Erich Mielke , its director from 1957 to 1989, the Stasi became a highly effective secret police organization. Within East Germany it sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, including even intimate personal and familial relationships. It accomplished this goal both through its official apparatus and through a vast network of informants and unofficial collaborators (inoffizielle Mitarbeiter), who spied on and denounced colleagues, friends, neighbours, and even family members. By 1989 the Stasi relied on 500,000 to 2,000,000 collaborators as well as 100,000 regular employees, and it maintained files on approximately 6,000,000 East German citizens—more than one-third of the population. Overview of East Germany’s Stasi (Ministry for State Security) under the leadership of Erich Mielke. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Similar Topics Gestapo In addition to domestic surveillance, the Stasi was also responsible for foreign surveillance and intelligence gathering through its Main Administration for Foreign Intelligence (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung). Its foreign espionage activities were largely directed against the West German government and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . Under Markus Wolf, its chief of foreign operations from 1958 to 1987, the Stasi extensively penetrated West Germany’s government and military and intelligence services, including the inner circle of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt (1969–74); indeed, the discovery in April 1974 that a top aid to Brandt, Günter Guillaume, was an East German spy led to Brandt’s resignation two weeks later. The Stasi also had links to various terrorist groups, most notably the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany. During the 1970s and ’80s the Stasi worked closely with the RAF and cooperated with Abū Niḍāl , Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (commonly known as Carlos, “the Jackal”), and the Palestine Liberation Organization . The Stasi also allowed Libyan agents to use East Berlin as a base of operations for carrying out terrorist attacks in West Berlin . Following the bombing of a discotheque in West Berlin (April 1986) that killed two U.S. servicemen, the Stasi continued to allow Libyan agents to use East Berlin as both a base of operations and a safe haven. Soon after the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the East German legislature passed a law to reconstitute the Ministry of State Security as the Office for National Security (Amt für Nationale Sicherheit). However, because of public outcry, the office was never established, and the Stasi was formal


Original Mock Turtle soup is made from the head of which animal?

Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore's (Mock) Mock Turtle Soup Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore's (Mock) Mock Turtle Soup December 21, 2013 8:00 am You’ll be glad you made it Mock Mock, I promise. So, we all remember the time on our beloved Gilmore Girls when Richard Gilmore, that stodgy and strict master of all things ceremonious, actually seemed like a human being, complete with all the feelings: when his bitchtastic mother, Lorelai (or ‘Trix’) died. We felt so badly for poor Richard, didn’t we? He was trapped in a glass cage of emotion , and all he wanted was Turtleneck Soup. No problem, right? When someone is in mourning, you give them what they want, especially if it’s something as innocuous as soup. Bring on the Turtleneck Soup! Only one problem: What the $%&# is Turtleneck Soup? Nobody knew! And you couldn’t exactly ask the man knee-deep in sorrow for details. Lorelai (the second, not the deceased) needed to consult her team at the Independence Inn to figure out what to feed her father: LORELAI: Mom, have you looked on the internet? EMILY: For what? LORELAI: For turtleneck soup. You could Google it. EMILY: Can I? Can I Google it? LORELAI: Okay, never mind. Sookie, do you have any idea what turtleneck soup could be? EMILY: You mean mock turtle soup? LORELAI: Mom, do you think he means “mock turtle soup?” EMILY: Maybe that’s what he said. Is there such a thing? LORELAI: I think so. [to Sookie] Can you make mock turtle soup? SOOKIE: I never tried, but I think I have a recipe for it somewhere here. LORELAI: So, Mom, Sookie’s tracking down the soup. What else can I do? EMILY: Nothing. If you can find the soup, that’ll be enough. I found the soup, Emily! And I made it! And lo, it was delicious. Finally, I think I’ve done something Emily Gilmore would be proud of. Well, maybe not proud of (that’s not her thing), but maybe she’d be pleased? Okay, okay, that’s not her thing either. Fine, maybe this soup would be satisfactory enough to keep her from throwing a boiling pot of it onto her current maid. I’ll take it! Boil that water down So I know a lot of you are still skeptical of vegan food, and I get it – it’s got some unknown ingredients, it’s not what you grew up eating, it’s out of your comfort zone, whatever, I can understand being a little wary. But, I must say, of all the foods I’ve ever veganized – hell, of all the food in the world – this is the one you really want to veganize. I can understand if you used regular cream instead of cashew cream in my mulligatawny , or if you used regular cheese pizza to make my Cheesy Blasters . But for this soup, I’ve done a veritable public service providing a mock version of Mock Turtle Soup. Why am I so sure that THIS recipe is the one you gotta veganize? BECAUSE THE REAL THING IS REVOLTING. And not in the cool sense of the word that “Matilda: The Musical” plays on in the song “Revolting Children” (meaning the children are starting to fight back) (actually, the authentic Mock Turtle Soup probably would fight back . . . ); I mean it in the sense that it would make you vomit: From Wikipedia :  Mock turtle soup is an English soup that was created in the mid-18th century as a cheaper imitation of green turtle soup. It often uses brains and organ meats such as calf’s head or a calf’s foot to duplicate the texture and flavour of the original’s turtle meat. EW! Disgusting! Brains and feet? England, what is wrong with your foods?! It gets worse. There’s an old (“olde”) recipe:  “Take a large calf’s head. Scald off the hair. Boil it until the horn is tender, then cut it into slices. . .”  Scald off the hair?! THE HORN?? Dude, that’s enough. I have to go throw up now. I’m back. Now you understand why, of all the foods, the vegan version of this dish is the way to go. Any food that requires one to “scald off the hair” was not meant for human consumption. Jeez can you imagine what parts of the turtle they eat in regular turtle soup? I don’t want to. Oh Richard, your mother made disgusting scalp and feet soup. Let’s all, um, not do that. Mm, food meant for humans. But, our creation does have to be a decent facsimil


In which area of the world is Queen Maud Land situated?

Queen Maud Land | region, Antarctica | Britannica.com Queen Maud Land New England Queen Maud Land, region of Antarctica south of Africa, extending from Coats Land (west) to Enderby Land (east) and including the Princess Martha, Princess Astrid, Princess Ragnhild, Prince Harold, and Prince Olav coasts. A barren plateau covered by an ice sheet up to 1.5 miles (2.4 km) thick, it has a mountainous coastal area where rocky peaks, exceeding 11,800 feet (3,600 m) above sea level , pierce the ice cap. The region was discovered by a Norwegian expedition in 1930, claimed by Norway in 1939, and declared a dependency of that nation in 1949. It was named for the Norwegian queen. Several countries have operated coastal research stations there. Learn More in these related articles: in Antarctica National rivalries and claims ...purpose seemed more for intelligence activities than for science. The international Norwegian-British-Swedish Expedition of 1949–52 carried out extensive explorations from Maudheim Base on the Queen Maud Land coast in the territory claimed in 1939 by Norway. The United States had shown little interest in Antarctica since the Ronne expedition and the U.S. naval “Operation... Mineral resources ...that has been reached on the configuration of the Gondwanaland landmass during Mesozoic times. The gold-producing Witwatersrand beds of South Africa may correspond to the terranes of western Queen Maud Land. The young mountain belt of the copper-rich South American Andes continues southward, looping through the Scotia Arc into the Antarctic Peninsula and probably beyond into Ellsworth... More about Queen Maud Land 3 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference Queen Maud Land - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11) Queen Maud Land is a region of Antarctica. It covers the part of Antarctica that is to the south of Africa. It is a frozen wedge of land extending from the Atlantic and Indian oceans to the South Pole. A sheet of ice covers its barren terrain. In some places the ice sheet is over 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) thick. Along its coast are mountains with rocky peaks rising to more than 11,800 feet (3,600 meters) above sea level. Queen Maud Land - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) South of Africa, with a coastline bordering the Atlantic and Indian oceans, lies the frozen plateau of Queen Maud Land. Located on the continent of Antarctica, it is a frozen wedge of land extending to the South Pole. A sheet of ice covers its barren terrain; in some places the ice sheet is over 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) thick. Along its coast are mountains with rocky peaks, over 11,800 feet (3,600 meters) above sea level, that pierce the ice cap. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again


Who was the husband of Elizabeth Taylor, killed in an air crash in 1958?

Elizabeth Taylor | 1958 - LA Times Elizabeth Taylor | 1958 Elizabeth Taylor | 1958 Associated Press "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Tragedy struck Taylor while filming this watered-down but entertaining 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' hit play. Three weeks into production, Taylor's third husband, Oscar-winning showman Mike Todd, died in a plane crash. Taylor returned to the film a month later. She earned her second Oscar nomination as the frustrated Maggie the Cat, opposite Paul Newman. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Tragedy struck Taylor while filming this watered-down but entertaining 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' hit play. Three weeks into production, Taylor's third husband, Oscar-winning showman Mike Todd, died in a plane crash. Taylor returned to the film a month later. She earned her second Oscar nomination as the frustrated Maggie the Cat, opposite Paul Newman. (Associated Press) "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Tragedy struck Taylor while filming this watered-down but entertaining 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' hit play. Three weeks into production, Taylor's third husband, Oscar-winning showman Mike Todd, died in a plane crash. Taylor returned to the film a month later. She earned her second Oscar nomination as the frustrated Maggie the Cat, opposite Paul Newman. Associated Press


What name is usually given to the larvae of insects, such as the dragonfly or mayfly?

Mayfly Mayfly Filed under: Mayfly   -    Pinned  | Spread the word ! All creatures great and small have a purpose on this earth no matter how annoying they are to humans. Even flies have their jobs in the bigger scheme of things, which would break down if just one of the elements in the loop was to die out. Frogs live off flies, other creatures live off frogs and so on and so on down the food chain. Although the mayfly has many predators, they also have a useful purpose, which is not just to breed and multiply. Using other things in nature like trees, flowers and fruits, the mayfly lives a very happy life until it is time to die off. The mayfly is classed as an insect because of its insect features, like the six legs and three segmented body. Like other flies, the mayfly has wings and the ability to fly, which makes it easy for them to collect foods and do what they need to do to survive. Depending on the species of mayfly, the adult may only live long enough to transform from pupil stage, eat food, breed and then die. Sometimes, they do not even live long enough to eat for long. When a group of mayflies get together, predators like birds, spiders and other insects get together for a real feast. With millions of mayflies being born at one time, it is easy to eat most of them and still continue the cycle of life. The mayfly is actually one of the oldest living insects from many thousands of years ago, and are part of the same family as the dragonfly. During the nymph stage, which is their initial stage after the insect lays eggs in the water, the nymph is born and wriggles around eating and trying not to be eaten until it is ready to change into a mayfly. There are thousands of different mayfly species all around the world, and they known by different names including the dune bug, Lake Fly, day fly, green bay flies and fish flies. The last name is obvious because the fish like to eat the larvae and the flies breed in water that contains fish. Some of the biggest bug collections in the world hold several hundred species of the mayfly from all different climates and terrain. (83 votes) The Giant Mayfly Filed under: Mayfly - 13 Jun 2013  | Spread the word ! The Mayfly is one of the most impressive insects in the world. This insect actually lives only for a couple of days, its circle of life being absolutely unique. However, there is more to this story than that. The Giant Mayfly is a subspecies of Mayfly, common in the Eastern United States. This insect is mostly common in the summer months. It is one of the largest types of Mayfly you will ever see. They lay their eggs in the water. Their larvae are yellow to brown and even black. To learn more about this species, you should watch the video below: As you can see, this is an amazing species. Giant mayflies are really curious, being unique among all species of insects. (14 votes) Filed under: Interesting Facts About The Mayfly , Mayfly - 21 Mar 2013  | Spread the word ! Mayflies, also known as shadflies, are aquatic insects whose immature stage – called ‘naiad’ or ‘nymph’ usually lasts a year in fresh water. However, adult mayflies are short-lived, from a few minutes to a few days, depending on the species. This is because the primary function of an adult mayfly is reproduction. The Mayfly – An Inspiration For Vodafone Filed under: Mayfly Occurrences - 18 Sep 2012  | Spread the word ! The Mayfly maybe one of the species of poorly considered insects. It is not beautiful, like a butterfly, it is not unusual or interesting in its behavior and it only lives for about one day. However, Vodafone has found inspiration in the small Mayfly and has decided to provide it as inspiration for life! The video idea actually takes inspiration from the fact that the Mayfly only lives for one day. This is a day in which it takes all the journeys and takes on all the things that are fun and pleasurable for it! At the end of the day, the Mayfly is set to have had a wonderful life and that is the way in which people should live their lives as well. Filed under: Interesting Facts About


Which common, gaseous element has the atomic Number 8, and an Atomic Weight of 16?

Atomic Number 8 Element Facts Atomic Number 8 Element Facts Atomic Number 8 Element Facts What Element is Atomic Number 8? Oxygen is atomic number 8 on the periodic table. Each oxygen atom has 8 protons.  ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Updated April 03, 2016. Oxygen, element symbol O, is the element that is atomic number 8 on the periodic table. This means every atom of oxygen has 8 protons. Varying the number of electrons forms ions, while altering the number of neutrons makes different isotopes of the element, but the number of protons remains constant. Here is a collection of interesting facts about atomic number 8. Atomic Number 8 Element Facts While oxygen is a colorless gas under ordinary conditions, element 8 is actually quite colorful ! Liquid oxygen is blue, while the solid element may be blue, pink, orange, red, black, or even metallic. Oxygen is a nonmetal belonging to the chalcogen group . It is highly reactive and readily forms compounds with other elements. It is found as a pure element in nature as oxygen gas (O2) and ozone (O3). Excited oxygen atoms produce the green and red colors of the aurora . Although air consists mainly of nitrogen, atomic number 8 is responsible for most of the colors that we see. continue reading below our video Learn About Molecules and Moles Today, oxygen makes up about 21% of the Earth's atmosphere . However, air was not always so highly oxygenated! A 2007 NASA-funded study determined oxygen has been present in air for about 2.3 billion to 2.4 billion years, with levels starting to rise 2.5 billion years ago. Photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, are responsible for maintaining the high oxygen levels necessary for life. Although hydrogen atoms are the most numerous type of atom in the human body , oxygen accounts for about two-thirds of the mass of most living organisms, mainly because cells contain a lot of water. 88.9% of the weight of water comes from oxygen. Swedish pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, and British scientists and clergyman Joseph Priestly researched and discovered oxygen between 1770 and 1780. Lavoisier first called element number 8 by the name "oxygen" in 1777. Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe . The element is made by stars around 5x more massive than the Sun when they reach the point where they burn carbon or a combination of helium in carbon in fusion reactions. Over time, the abundance of oxygen in the universe will increase. Until 1961, atomic number 8 was the standard for the atomic weight of the chemical elements. In 1961, the standard was switched over to carbon-12. It's a common misconception that hyperventilation is caused by breathing in too much oxygen. Actually, hyperventilating is caused by exhaling too much carbon dioxide. Although carbon dioxide can be toxic at high levels, its needed in the blood to prevent it from becoming too alkaline. Breathing too quickly causes blood pH to rise, which constricts blood vessels in the brain, leading to headache, slurred speach, dizziness, and other symptoms. Essential Element 8 Information State of Matter at Room Temperature: Gas Atomic Weight: 15.9994 Density: 0.001429 grams per cubic centimeter Isotopes: At least 11 isotopes of oxygen exist. 3 are stable. Most Common Isotope: Oxygen-16 (accounts for 99.757% of the natural abundance) Melting Point: -218.79 °C


Allan Quartermain is the hero of which adventure novel, first published in 1895?

Allan Quatermain (c.1815-c.1886), Adventurer Allan Quatermain (c.1815-c.1886), Adventurer The Dates The dates I estimate for Allan (c.1815-c.1886) are based on information in the books about him. Born The first book about him according to internal chronology, Marie, says that ``as a very young man'' he accompanied Piet Retief's Boer expedition to the Zulu king Dingaan ( Shaka Zulu's half brother ). There was one such expedition in 1830 . However, in the novel Allan and the editor both mention the year 1835 in relation to when he first met Retief, so apparently the expedition in question was in 1835. I'm assuming very young man means younger than 21; let's say he was 20 years old, and then he was born about 1815. Or maybe he was precocious and was 15 in 1835, so born about 1820. Encounter south africa says Retief visited Dingaan in October 1837 , so maybe Allan Quatermain was born about 1817. Dingaan had his men kill Retief 6 February 1838 , so the AQ couldn't have met Retief any later than that. At the beginning of King Solomon's Mines Allan says that he is 55 years old. At the end of that book, he quotes a letter dated 1 October 1884 ; thus he must have been born about 1829. If so, he must have been very precocious in 1835 to have been fighting wars and getting married at the age of 6. Since Marie was written much later, let's assume the early dates in that novel are more correct, and lets retain the estimate of 1815 for his birth year. The Marie of the novel by that title was Marie Marais, Allan's first wife; they both lived in Boer South Africa; her father was a French Huguenot. Died The story of Marie was supposedly found in a manuscript found by the keeper of his estate, who in a fictional letter dated January 17th, 1909, says, ``The Court, however, not being satisfied that there was any legal proof of his death, invested the capital funds in trustee securities, and by my advice let his place in Yorkshire to a tenant who has remained in occupation of it during the last two decades.'' — Mr. George Curtis, in Marie Two decades before would have been about 1889. There is an editorial note in the second book written about Allan, which was the one in which he died: ``*{By a sad coincidence, since the above was written by Mr Quatermain, the Masai have, in April 1886, massacred a missionary and his wife--Mr and Mrs Houghton--on this very Tana River, and at the spot described. These are, I believe, the first white people who are known to have fallen victims to this cruel tribe. --EDITOR.}'' — Allan Quatermain So internal evidence indicates that the book was written about 1885, purportedly by Allan himself. That also estimates the year of his death, since he last wrote in it just before he died. Let's also take into account Allan's comments in Allan Quatermain that it had been two years since he had buried his son, and that he had been ``several years'' in England, after forty years in the wild. Two years after he was moving to England at the end of King Solomon's Mines in 1884 would be 1886. So Allan Quatermain must be set in 1886 or later. Let's say 1886, which is the year before the latter book was published, and thus probably the year Haggard finished working on it. It is said that Haggard wrote that book in ten weeks in 1885, but the editorial remark indicates someone edited it in 1886. Thus Allan Quatermain was born about 1815 and died about 1886, apparently at the age of 71. I'm sure that if there are better estimates, someone will let me know. Update 14 June 2013 : Wikipedia has him born 1817 died c. 18 June 1885, with this chronology from J. E. Scott, "A Note Concerning the Late Mr Allan Quatermain", in A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Haggard 1856–1925, London: Elkin Mathews Ltd, 1947. 1835–1838: Marie (1912) 1842–1843: "Allan's Wife", title story in the collection Allan's Wife (1887) 1854–1856: Child of Storm (1913) 1858: "A Tale of Three Lions", included in the collection Allan's Wife (1887) 1859: Maiwa's Revenge: or, The War of the Little Hand (1888) 1868: "Hunter Quatermain's Story", included in the co


Gymnasium instructors often use a machine to determine a person's BMI reading. For what does the letter B stand?

Exercise - In-Depth Report - NY Times Health Improved metabolic processes -- the way the body breaks down and builds necessary substances Improved movement of joints and muscles Improved oxygen delivery throughout the body Improved sense of well-being Improved strength and endurance In addition, exercise can help change other dangerous lifestyle habits. A 2007 review of existing studies found that moderate exercise, for as little as 5 minutes at a time, can help combat the nicotine withdrawal symptoms people experience when they try to stop smoking. No one is too young or too old to exercise. The United States Surgeon General recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, nearly every day. However, vigorous exercise carries risks that people should discuss with a doctor. You should always check with your doctor before starting a new exercise program, especially if you have any of the following risk factors: A symptom you have never told your doctor about Arthritis of the hips or knees Blood clots Pain or trouble walking after a fall Shortness of breath Fifty percent of all people who begin a vigorous training program drop out within a year. The key to reaching and maintaining physical fitness is to find activities that are exciting, challenging, and satisfying. In-Depth From A.D.A.M. Recommended Exercise Methods A few simple rules are helpful as you develop your own routine. Don't eat for 2 hours before vigorous exercise. Drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after a workout. Adjust your activity level according to the weather, and reduce it when you are fatigued or ill. When exercising, listen to the body's warning symptoms, and consult a doctor if exercise causes chest pain, irregular heartbeat, unusual fatigue, nausea, unexpected breathlessness, or light-headedness. Heart Rate Goal Heart rate is the standard guide for determining aerobic exercise intensity. It is useful for people training at aerobic intensity, or people with certain cardiac risk factors who have been set a maximum heart rate by their doctor. You can determine your heart rate by counting your pulse, or by using a heart rate monitor. To feel your own pulse, press the first two fingers of one hand gently down on the inside of the wrist or under the jaw on the right or left side of the front of the neck. You should feel a faint pounding as blood passes through the artery. Each pounding is a beat. Click the icon to see how to take a carotid pulse. There are different types of heart rates. Resting heart rate. The average heart rate for a person at rest is 60 - 80 beats per minute. It is usually lower for people who are physically fit, and often rises as you get older. You can determine your resting heart rate by counting how many times your heart beats in one minute. The best time to do this is in the morning after a good night's sleep before you get out of bed. Maximum heart rate. To determine your own maximum heart rate per minute subtract your age from 220. For example, if you are 45, you would calculate your maximum heart rate as follows: 220 - 45= 175. Target heart rate. Your target rate is 50 - 75% of your maximum heart rate. You should measure your pulse off and on while you exercise to make sure you stay within this range. After about 6 months of regular exercise, you may be able to increase your target heart rate to 85% (but only if you can comfortably do so). Certain heart medications may lower your maximum and target heart rates. Always check with your doctor before starting an exercise program. Note: Swimmers should use a heart rate target of 75% of the maximum and then subtract 12 beats per minute. The reason for this is that swimming will not raise the heart rate quite as much as other sports because of the so-called "diving reflex," which causes the heart to slow down automatically when the body is immersed in water. Target Heart Rates for a One-minute Pulse Count Age Table 1:Target Heart Rates for a One-minute Pulse Count VO2 Max. Serious exercisers may use a VO2 max calculation, which measures the amount o


The Bloody Assizes under Judge Jeffries occurred during the reign of which English King?

Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Was his reputation as an egregious courtroom bully deserved? Copyright � 2003 by Hugo S. Cunningham First posted 20030215 Sir George Jeffreys, Recorder of London 1678-80. Painting by an unknown artist. (National Portrait Gallery) Source of photo -- frontispiece of P. J. Helm, Jeffreys. We scanned the head only from a 3/4 length seated portrait. Index The Whig view , prevalent in literature a moderate view by Whig historian G.M. Trevelyan (1904) ferociously partisan contemporary pamphlets The Merciful Assizes (heavy-handed satire) the unabashedly partisan (but eloquent) Lord Macaulay (1848) Revisionist views: P.J. Helm Biographical summaries Jeffreys, George, first Baron Jeffreys (1644-1689) educated at St. Paul's School, at Westminster, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, was lord chief justice, 1682. He presided at the trial of Titus Oates, and is chiefly notorious for his brutality and as the judge who held the 'Bloody Assizes.' He was arrested in 1688 and died in the Tower after petitioning for a pardon. Source:  editor Sir Paul Harvey, The Oxford Companion to English Literature 4th Edition, 1967; p. 428. From BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/guides/halloffame/historical/judge_george_jeffreys.shtml George Jeffreys was born at Acton Park in 1648, the son of John Jeffreys and Margaret Ireland.  His grandfather was a judge in North Wales and George eventually decided on a career in law much to his parents' disapproval.  Educated at Shrewsbury and St Paul's Westminster and Cambridge.  He began his studies in the Inner Temple in 1663 and was acting as an advocate before he was officially called to the bar. He entered Gray's Inn.  He was appointed Solicitor General to the Duke of York later James II and was knighted in 1677.  He became recorder of London in 1678. At the age of 33 he became Lord Chief Justice of England and a privy counsellor and two years later Lord Chancellor.  In 1683 he was created Baron Jeffreys of Wem.  He is known as Hanging Judge Jeffreys because of the punishment he handed out at the trials of the supporters of the Duke of Monmouth.  In 1688 when James II fled the country, Jeffreys was placed in the Tower of London for his own safety. He died there the following year aged 44 of kidney disease. --Courtesy Wrexham County Borough Council In 1685, Charles II died and his Catholic brother James II succeeded to the throne. He expressed no intention to impose Catholicism on an intensely anti-Catholic England, but militant Whigs distrusted him anyways. Some supported a revolt by Charles II's illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth (1685), but it was speedily suppressed, confined to the southwest of England. James II send Judge Jeffreys (and a couple of others) to try the defeated rebels; the resulting "Bloody Assizes," especially as written up by Macaulay (see below ), would make Jeffreys's reputation in history. James II now overplayed his hand, dismissing Parliament (1685), appointing Catholics as officials, allying himself with the cruelly despotic Louis XIV of France, dismissing Anglican clergyman who did not support his Catholic policy, and mobilizing large armies in both Ireland (largely Catholic, hence inspiring intense English distrust) and just outside London. In particular, his attack on the Anglican Church neutralized much of his support amoung "Tories." The 1685 execution of the rebel Duke of Monmouth united Whig opinion behind the only remaining Protestant claimant to the throne, William of Orange, husband of James II's daughter Mary. In 1688, Whigs and disaffected Tories invited him to invade England, drive out James II, and assume the English throne with Queen Mary. Since the Whigs won, they got to write English history. Those who had suppressed Whig rebels (eg Judge Jeffreys) now were illegitimate. Jeffreys, lodged in prison and soon dying of ill-health anyways, was also used as a convenient scapegoat by the exiled James II (still hoping for an eventual res


Alan Breck Stewart is one of the leading characters in which adventure novel, first published in 1886?

The Adventures of David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries Fiction Suspense Thriller This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of David Balfour: Kidnapped & Catriona (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The central character and narrator is a young man named David Balfour. Balfour is young and naive but resourceful; his parents have recently died, and he is out to make his way in the world. One day, David founds himself bound hand and foot, in the hold of the ship. He was kidnapped and cast away... Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is a novel written in 1893 as a sequel to Kidnapped. It tells the further story of the central character David Balfour. The book begins precisely where Kidnapped ends, at 2 PM on 25 August 1751 outside the British Linen Company in Edinburgh, Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of David Balfour: Kidnapped & Catriona (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The central character and narrator is a young man named David Balfour. Balfour is young and naive but resourceful; his parents have recently died, and he is out to make his way in the world. One day, David founds himself bound hand and foot, in the hold of the ship. He was kidnapped and cast away... Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is a novel written in 1893 as a sequel to Kidnapped. It tells the further story of the central character David Balfour. The book begins precisely where Kidnapped ends, at 2 PM on 25 August 1751 outside the British Linen Company in Edinburgh, Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of David Balfour: Kidnapped & Catriona (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters were...


With the Atomic Number 3, which is the first metal in the Periodic Table of elements?

Atomic Number 3 Element Facts Atomic Number 3 Element Facts Atomic Number 3 Element Facts What Element is Atomic Number 3? Each atom of atomic number 3 has three protons. Lithium may have a different number of neutrons and electrons, depending on the isotope or ion.  ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Lithium is the element that is atomic number 3 on the periodic table. These means each atom contains 3 protons. Lithium is a soft, silvery, light alkali metal  denoted with the symbol Li. Here are interesting facts about atomic number 3: Lithium is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element at ordinary temperature and pressure. It also has the highest specific heat capacity of a solid element. Element number 3 is soft enough to cut with shears and light enough to float on water. Among its uses, lithium is used in medications for bipolar disorder, to make lithium ion batteries, and to add a red color to fireworks . It's also used in glass and ceramics and to make high temperature lubricant grease. It is a coolant in breeder reactors and a source of tritium when atomic number 3 is bombarded with neutrons. Lithium is the only alkali metal that reacts with nitrogen. Yet, it is the least reactive metal in its element group. While it burns in water, it does not do so as vigorously as sodium or potassium. Lithium metal will burn in air and should be stored under kerosene or in an inert atmosphere, like argon. Don't try to extinguish a lithium fire with water -- it will only make it worse! continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know Because the human body contains a lot of water, lithium will also burn skin. It is corrosive and should not be handled without protective gear. The name for the element comes from the Greek word "lithos", which means "stone". Lithium was discovered in the mineral petalite (LiAISi4O10). Brazilian naturalist and statesman, Jozé Bonifácio de Andralda e Silva found the stone on the Swedish isle Utö. Although the mineral looked like an ordinary gray rock, it flared red when thrown into a fire. Swedish chemist Johan August Arfvedson determined the mineral contained a previously unknown element. He couldn't isolate a pure specimen, but did produce a lithium salt from petalite in 1817. The atomic mass of lithium is 6.941. It's density is 0.52 grams per cubic centimeter, which means it not only floats on water, but is just over half as dense! Lithium is believed to be one of only three chemical elements produced in the Big Bang that formed the universe. The other two elements are hydrogen and helium . Several isotopes of lithium are known, but the natural element is a mix of two stable isotopes. Li-7 (92.41 percent natural abundance) and Li-6 (7.59 percent natural abundance). Lithium readily loses its outer electron to form the Li+ ion. This leaves the atom with a stable inner shell of two electrons. The lithium ion readily conducts electricity. Because of its high reactivity, lithium is not found in nature as a pure element, but the ion is abundant in sea water. Lithium compounds are found in clay. Mankind's first fusion reaction involved atomic number 3, in which lithium was used to make hydrogen isotopes for fusion by Mark Oliphant in 1932.


"Which toothpaste was advertised with the slogan, ""You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went""?"

Pepsodent Toothpaste Classic TV Commerial (1948) - YouTube Pepsodent Toothpaste Classic TV Commerial (1948) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 20, 2011 Early Pepsodent Toothpaste spot. Now with I.M.P. and Irium for tooth decay. "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent". View tens of thousands more vintage ads at www.adclassix.com. Category


Which physical characteristic easily distinguishes weevils from other types of beetle?

10 Fascinating Facts About Beetles 10 Fascinating Facts About Beetles 10 Fascinating Facts About Beetles Interesting Behaviors and Traits of Beetles One out of every four animals on Earth is a beetle.  Getty Images/Carola Vahldiek By Debbie Hadley Updated June 20, 2016. Beetles, the hundreds of thousands of insects belonging to the order Coleoptera , inhabit nearly every ecological niche on the planet. This group includes some of our most beloved bugs, as well as our most reviled pests. Here are 10 fascinating facts about beetles, our largest insect order. 1. One out of every four animals on Earth is a beetle. Beetles are the largest group of living organisms known to science, bar none. Even with plants included in the count, one in every five known organisms is a beetle. Scientists have described over 350,000 species of beetles, with many more still undiscovered, undoubtedly. By some estimates, there may be as many as 3 million beetle species living on the planet. The order Coleoptera is the largest order in the entire animal kingdom. 2. Beetles live everywhere. You can find beetles almost anywhere on the planet, from pole to pole, according to entomologist Stephen Marshall. They inhabit both terrestrial and freshwater aquatic habitats, from forests to grasslands, deserts to tundras, and from beaches to mountaintops. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World You can even find beetles on some of the world's most remote islands. The British geneticist (and atheist) J. B. S. Haldane is purported to have said that God must have an "inordinate fondness for beetles." Perhaps this accounts for their presence and number in every corner of this globe we call Earth. 3. Most adult beetles wear body armor. One of the traits that makes beetles so easy to recognize is their hardened forewings, which serve as armor to protect the more delicate flight wings and soft abdomen underneath. Famed philosopher Aristotle coined the order name Coleoptera, which comes from the Greek koleon, meaning sheathed, and ptera, meaning wings. When beetles fly, they hold these protective wing covers (called elytra ) out to the sides, allowing the hindwings to move freely and keep them airborne. 4. Beetles vary dramatically in size, from almost microscopic to downright gigantic! As you would expect from a group of insects so numerous, beetles vary widely in size. The shortest beetles are the featherwing beetles (family Ptiliidae), most of which measure less than 1 millimeter long. Of these, the smallest of all is a species called the fringed ant beetle, Nanosella fungi, which reaches only 0.25 mm in length and weighs just 0.4 milligrams. On the other end of the size spectrum, the Goliath beetle (Goliathus goliathus) tips the scales at 100 grams. The longest known beetle hails from South America. The appropriately named Titanus giganteus can reach 20 centimeters long. 5. Adult beetles chew their food. That might seem obvious, but not all insects do so. Butterflies , for example, sip liquid nectar from their own built-in straw, called a proboscis. One common trait all adult beetles and most beetle larvae share is mandibulate mouthparts, made just for chewing. Most beetles feed on plants, but some (like ladybugs ) hunt and eat smaller insect prey. Carrion feeders use those strong jaws to gnaw on skin or hides. A few even feed on fungus. Whatever they're dining on, beetles chew their food thoroughly before swallowing. In fact, the common name beetle is thought to derive from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter. 6. Beetles have a big impact on the economy. Only a tiny fraction of the overall insect population can be considered pests; most insects never cause us any trouble at all. But because so many are phytophagous, the order Coleoptera does include quite a few pests of economic importance. Bark beetles (like the mountain pine beetle) and wood-borers (such as the exotic emerald ash borer ) kill millions of trees each year. Farmers spend millions on pesticides and other controls for agricultural pests like the weste


Who was the actress wife of Clark Gable, killed in an air crash in 1942?

Carole Lombard killed in plane crash - Jan 16, 1942 - HISTORY.com Carole Lombard killed in plane crash Share this: Carole Lombard killed in plane crash Author Carole Lombard killed in plane crash URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1942, the actress Carole Lombard, famous for her roles in such screwball comedies as My Man Godfrey and To Be or Not to Be, and for her marriage to the actor Clark Gable, is killed when the TWA DC-3 plane she is traveling in crashes en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. She was 33. Gable and Lombard met in 1932 during the filming of No Man of Her Own. He was just starting out on his trajectory as one of Hollywood’s top leading men and she was a talented comedic actress trying to prove herself in more serious roles. Both were married at the time–Gable to a wealthy Texas widow 10 years his senior and Lombard to the actor William Powell–and neither showed much interest in the other. When they met again, three years later, Lombard had divorced Powell and Gable was separated from his wife, and things proceeded quite differently. Much to the media’s delight, the new couple was open with their affection, calling each other Ma and Pa and exchanging quirky, expensive gifts. In early 1939, Gable’s wife finally granted him a divorce, and he married Lombard that April. In January 1942, shortly after America’s entrance into World War II, Howard Dietz, the publicity director of the MGM film studio, recruited Lombard for a tour to sell war bonds in her home state of Indiana. Gable, who had been asked to serve as the head of the actors’ branch of the wartime Hollywood Victory Committee, stayed in Los Angeles, where he was set to begin filming Somewhere I’ll Find You with Lana Turner. Dietz advised Lombard to avoid airplane travel, because he feared for its reliability and safety, and she did most of the trip by train, stopping at various locations on the way to Indianapolis and raising some $2 million for the war effort. On the way home, however, Lombard didn’t want to wait for the train, and instead boarded the TWA DC-3 in Las Vegas with her mother, Elizabeth Peters, and a group that included the MGM publicity agent Otto Winkler and 15 young Army pilots. Shortly after takeoff, the plane veered off course. Warning beacons that might have helped guide the pilot had been blacked out because of fears about Japanese bombers, and the plane smashed into a cliff near the top of Potosi Mountain. Search parties were able to retrieve Lombard’s body, and she was buried next to her mother at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California, under a marker that read “Carole Lombard Gable.” Hysterical with grief and adrift in the empty house he had shared with Lombard, Gable drank heavily and struggled to complete his work on Somewhere I’ll Find You. He was comforted by worried friends, including the actress Joan Crawford. That August, Gable decided to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He spent most of the war in the United Kingdom, and flew several combat missions (including one to Germany), earning several decorations for his efforts. He would remarry twice more, but when he died in 1960 Gable was interred at Forest Lawn, next to Lombard. More on This Topic


What name is given to the underwater plateaus, which lie off the South East coast of Newfoundland, and which form a fishing area of major importance?

Atlantic Ocean | Article about Atlantic Ocean by The Free Dictionary Atlantic Ocean | Article about Atlantic Ocean by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Atlantic+Ocean Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Medical , Acronyms , Wikipedia . Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas). Physical Geography Extent and Seas The Atlantic Ocean extends in an S shape from the arctic to the antarctic regions between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. It is connected with the Arctic Ocean by the Greenland Sea and Smith Sound; with the Pacific Ocean by Drake Passage, the Straits of Magellan, and the Panama Canal; and with the Indian Ocean by the Suez Canal and the expanse between Africa and Antarctica. The shortest distance across the Atlantic Ocean (c.1,600 mi/2,575 km) is between SW Senegal, W Africa, and NE Brazil, E South America. The principal arms of the Atlantic Ocean are Hudson and Baffin bays, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea in the west; the Baltic, North, Mediterranean, and Black seas in the east; and the Weddell Sea in the south. More large rivers, including the Mississippi, the Congo, and the Amazon, drain into the Atlantic than into any other ocean. Islands The Atlantic has relatively few islands, with the greatest concentration found in the Caribbean region. Most of the islands are structurally part of the continents, such as the British Isles, Falkland Islands, Canary Islands, and Newfoundland. Iceland, the Azores, the islands of Cape Verde, Ascension, the South Sandwich Islands, the West Indies, and Bermuda are exposed tops of submarine ridges. The Bahamas are low coral islands that sit on the Blake Plateau, while the Madeiras are high volcanic islands. Ocean Floor The floor of the Atlantic has an average depth of c.12,000 ft (3,660 m). It is separated from that of the Arctic Ocean by a submarine ridge extending from SE Greenland to N Scotland; part of the floor (c.3,000 ft/910 m deep) is known as "telegraph plateau" because of the network of cables laid there. A shallow submarine ridge across the Strait of Gibraltar separates the Mediterranean basin from the Atlantic and limits the exchange of water between the two bodies. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (c.300–600 mi/480–970 km wide), a submarine mountain range extending c.10,000 mi (16,100 km) from Iceland to near the Antarctic Circle, generally follows the trend of the coastlines of the continents. It rises to an average height of c.10,000 ft (3,050 m), and a few peaks emerge as islands. The ridge, which is the center of volcanic activity and earthquakes, has a great rift that is constantly widening (see seafloor spreading seafloor spreading, theory of lithospheric evolution that holds that the ocean floors are spreading outward from vast underwater ridges. First proposed in the early 1960s by the American geologist Harry H. ..... Click the link for more information. ) and filling with molten rock from the earth's interior. As a result the Western Hemisphere and Europe and Africa are moving away from each other. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge divides the floor of the Atlantic Ocean into eastern and western sections that are composed of a series of deep-sea basins (abyssal plains). The greatest depth (c.28,000 ft/8,530 m) is the Milwaukee Deep, in the Puerto Rico Trench, N of Puerto Rico. Scientific knowledge of the ocean floor dates from the Challenger expedition Challenger expedition, British oceanographic expedition under the direction of the Scottish professor Charles Wyville Thompson and the British naturalist Sir John Murray. Taking place from 1872 to 1876, it opened the era of descriptive oceanography. ..... Click the link for more information.  (1872–76). Currents Because of its shape, the Atlantic may be divided into two basins—North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean—each with a distinct circulation system. The clockwise-moving currents of the North Atlantic (North Equatorial Current, Antil


Black Puddings differ in colour from White or Mealy Puddings because they contain which additional ingredient?

produits de charcuterie traditionnels produits de charcuterie traditionnels Advertisement Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question. You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy. 13:21 May 3, 2012 This question was closed without grading. Reason: Other French to English translations [Non-PRO] Cooking / Culinary / Cooked meat French term or phrase: produits de charcuterie traditionnels The full phrase relates to the industrial processing sector: "xxx est une entreprise familiale spécialisée dans la fabrication de produits de charcuterie traditionnels (pâtés, rillettes, boudins, saucisses et saucissons, viandes fraîches de porc). So far, I have put "xxx is a family-run business specialising in the manufacture of traditional cooked meat products (pâtés, potted meats, black puddings, sausages and salami, fresh pork meats). I can't think of how to translate "boudins" and the difference between "saucisses" and "saucissons" Help, as always, appreciated. not translated 13:27 May 3, 2012  At least in the US "boudins" "rillettes" and "pâtés" are not translated. "saucissons" is "salami" and "saucisses" is "sausages" ASKER 13:31 May 3, 2012  This is for the UK. I don't think the average person would ask for "boudins" or "rillettes" although "pâté" is well known. boudin is not the same as black pudding 13:37 May 3, 2012  black pudding is not the same as boudins (you get black and white too) which is in the shape of a large sausage (the only black pudding I know of is served as slices) and has a different texture to the English version. Perhaps you could give an explanation underneath. saucisses and saucissons 13:41 May 3, 2012  The first is sold raw to be cook like our sausages and the second is a dried cured sausage that I would call French garlic sausage, you could add cured as well maybe black boudin: blood sausage white boudin: veal/herb sausage As Karen points out, black pudding, though also made of blood, is not in a sausage casing or shape so it does not qualify as "boudin" ASKER 13:42 May 3, 2012  There is no context for this. I know that "boudin" comes in black or white versions but I regularly buy "black pudding" which is sold either sliced or in links. I've never seen "white pudding" in the UK. ASKER 13:44 May 3, 2012  karen henry 13:52 May 3, 2012  To avoid repetition and using the word 'blood' (yuk!) perhaps you could just write ' a variety of different pâtés and sausages'? 1) there are many types of saucissons, not just garlic flavored. 2) charcuterie (and saucissons) are not limited to pork. Not 100% pork, but... 14:00 May 3, 2012  Even though a small fraction of charcuterie products are not pork, even some of those do contain (e.g.) pork fat — I'm thinking, for example of duck liver pâté, which unless it specifically states '100% duck' does often contain other fat. Basically, a charcuterie counter is unlikely to be frequented by those groups who eschew pork — unlike, perhaps, a US deli counter. Non-pork products I regularly see in my local supermarkets are: 'mouse de foie (de canard)' 'rillettes de oie' 'viande des grisons' ...plus a number of other products that really come under the 'traiteur' heading. Compare that to the vast list of piggy derivatives, I do think a slight simplification is in order — especially as this company does appear to specialize in specifically pork charcuterie! @ Tony 14:06 May 3, 2012  not to mention pâté de lapin/lièvre, pâté de marcassin, pâté de chevreuil etc. And here in Belgium beef as in Filet d'Anvers, boudin blanc,etc, and saucisson d'âne, de canard etc. Of course as the asker has just told us, this company does only make pork products. Nikki Scott-Despaigne 14:06 May 3, 2012  Think about saucisse as being sausage and saucisson being in fact saucisson sec. Check out for online dictionaries adn/or delicatessen coutners in the US with French specialities. Boudin blanc