What is the name of the Hobbit who carries the ring to Mordor to be destroyed?

Mordor | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Mordor was protected from three sides by large mountain ranges, arranged roughly in a rectangular manner: Ash Mountains in the north, Ephel Dúath in the west and south. In the northwest corner of Mordor the deep valley of Udûn was the only few entrance for large armies, and that is where Sauron built the Black Gate of Mordor . In front of the Black Gate lay the Dagorlad or the Battle Plain. Sauron's main fortress of Barad-dûr was at the foothills of Ered Lithui . To the southwest of Barad-dûr lay the arid plateau of Gorgoroth and Mount Doom ; to the east lay the plain of Lithlad . Mordor's geography was excellent for defense against enemies attacking on all fronts, for nearly unscalable mountains defended Mordor on three sides, while the broken, jagged land of Gorgoroth and Nurn would greatly impede any army that managed to break through. Mordor's dry and blasted geography would also be extremely unfriendly to any army bivouacked on the plains, forcing a withdrawal within days (unless they have stores sufficient for months). The only other path for armies to cross into Mordor from the west, over the Ephel Duath was the Pass of Cirith Ungol. Isildur originally built the city of Minas Ithil ( "Tower of the Rising Moon") to guard this pass from evil things attempting to re-enter Mordor, but in the Third Age the population of the city waned and was conquered by the Nazgûl . It became the home of the Ringwraiths and was renamed Minas Morgul ( "the Tower of Sorcery"), and was thereafter a great stronghold of evil, ever at war with Gondor to the west, until the end of the War of the Ring. To escape the vigilance of Morgul, to enter Mordor one would still have to get past the lair of Shelob , and the Tower of Cirith Ungol - a feat only Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee (led by Gollum) ever accomplished- though not without being waylaid by the great fearsome spider Shelob, and Frodo being taken prisoner to the Tower of Cirith Ungol. The southern part of Mordor called Núrn was slightly more fertile, and moist enough to carry the inland Sea of Núrnen . Nurn was made somewhat fertile because the ash blown from Mount Doom left its soil nutrient rich, thus allowing dry-land farming. To the west of Mordor was the narrow land of Ithilien with the city of Osgiliath and the great river Anduin , while directly East of it was Rhûn , and to the southeast, Khand . Mount Doom and the Dark Tower The east of Mordor is by far the least mentioned of any of Mordor's geographic notes and descriptions. One might assume that the easiest route to Mount Doom would be for the Fellowship to journey through the 'unguarded' section of the east, where no mountains guard; however, we are told in the Fellowship of the Ring that the area was heavily defended by a line of border forts facing Sauron's allies in Rhûn . In theory, these forts have no use, because to get there they would have to pass along the western edge of Rhûn, and Sauron's strongest allies, the Easterlings, abode there. Also it would have been difficult to pass unnoticed because of the many roads running from Mordor into Rhûn were always being marched along by Easterlings entering Mordor or patrolling the roads and borders. Regions Edit Mordor was a relic of the devastating works of Morgoth , apparently formed by massive volcanic eruptions. It was given the name Mordor already before Sauron settled there, because of its volcano Mount Doom and its eruptions. Sauron however was the first to settle there with the exception of Shelob and her ancestors. One possible theory to Mordor's creation, based upon maps of Middle-Earth in the First Age is that it maybe the dried seabed of the once inland Sea of Helcar . Languages and people Edit At the time of the War of the Ring, Sauron had gathered great armies to serve him. These included enslaved Men of the East and the South, who spoke a variety of tongues, and Orcs and Trolls, who usually spoke a debased form of the Common Speech. But within Barad-dûr and among the captains of Mordor (


The era of political liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968 was called what?

Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia - Aug 20, 1968 - HISTORY.com Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia Publisher A+E Networks On the night of August 20, 1968, approximately 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 5,000 tanks invade Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring”–a brief period of liberalization in the communist country. Czechoslovakians protested the invasion with public demonstrations and other non-violent tactics, but they were no match for the Soviet tanks. The liberal reforms of First Secretary Alexander Dubcek were repealed and “normalization” began under his successor Gustav Husak. Pro-Soviet communists seized control of Czechoslovakia’s democratic government in 1948. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin imposed his will on Czechoslovakia’s communist leaders, and the country was run as a Stalinist state until 1964, when a gradual trend toward liberalization began. However, modest economic reform was not enough for many Czechoslovakians, and beginning in 1966 students and intellectuals began to agitate for changes to education and an end to censorship. First Secretary Antonin Novotny’s problems were made worse by opposition from Slovakian leaders, among them Alexander Dubcek and Gustav Husak, who accused the central government of being dominated by Czechs. In January 1968, Novotny was replaced as first secretary by Alexander Dubcek, who was unanimously elected by the Czechoslovakian Central Committee. To secure his power base, Dubcek appealed to the public to voice support for his proposed reforms. The response was overwhelming, and Czech and Slovak reformers took over the communist leadership. In April, the new leadership unveiled its “Action Program,” promising democratic elections, greater autonomy for Slovakia, freedom of speech and religion, the abolition of censorship, an end to restrictions on travel, and major industrial and agricultural reforms. Dubcek declared that he was offering “socialism with a human face.” The Czechoslovakian public greeted the reforms joyously, and Czechoslovakia’s long stagnant national culture began to bloom during what became known as the Prague Spring. In late June, a popular petition called the “Two Thousand Words” was published calling for even more rapid progress to full democracy. The Soviet Union and its satellites Poland and East Germany were alarmed by what appeared to be the imminent collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev warned Dubcek to halt his reforms, but the Czechoslovakian leader was buoyed by his popularity and dismissed the veiled threats. Dubcek declined to attend a special meeting of the Warsaw Pact powers in July, but on August 2 he agreed to meet with Brezhnev in the Slovakian town of Cierny. The next day, representatives of European Europe’s communist parties met in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava, and a communiquÉ was issued suggesting that pressure would be eased on Czechoslovakia in exchange for tighter control over the press. However, on the night of August 20, nearly 200,000 Soviet, East German, Polish, Hungarian, and Bulgarian troops invaded Czechoslovakia in the largest deployment of military force in Europe since the end of World War II. Armed resistance to the invasion was negligible, but protesters immediately took to the streets, tearing down streets signs in an effort to confuse the invaders. In Prague, Warsaw Pact troops moved to seize control of television and radio stations. At Radio Prague, journalists refused to give up the station and some 20 people were killed before it was captured. Other stations went underground and succeeded in broadcasting for several days before their locations were discovered. Dubcek and other government leaders were detained and taken to Moscow. Meanwhile, widespread demonstrations continued on the street, and more than 100 protesters were shot to death by Warsaw Pact troops. Many foreign nations, including China, Yugoslavia, and Romania, condemned the invasion, but no major international action was taken. Much of Czechoslovakia’s intellectual and business elite fled en masse to the West. On August


The Wash is an English estuary which opens to which body of water?

Cultural Entity The Wash, United Kingdom around      2,450 kmï¿½ Location      - map: The Wash and its      hinterlands on the eastern coast of England; shared between the      counties of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk; United Kingdom Origin of name: What was aptly named      Metaris A Estuarium ï¿½ a bay with tidal marshes and mudflats ï¿½ back in Alexander the Greats day started to become      known as The Wash much later on. The first true recorded use of the      word Wysche or Waashe was used in the sixteenth century and described      only the tidal areas of the Rivers Welland and Nene. A century on the      area was referred to as The Washes being a ï¿½a very large armeï¿½ of the      German Ocean. All old accounts refer to the great body of water that      then flowed away on a tide to reveal dry land of great danger. Relationship/similarities with other cultural entities: The project entity area      has an intricate relationship with the adjacent fenland area, which      also reaching back through the years was influenced by being tidal or      from sudden inundation from the sea and rivers. The deeper fen becomes      more peat like in character than that incorporated in this project      area and in the most southern reaches there are true hill forms where      historic towns such as Warboys and the cathedral settlement of Ely sit,      which were once surrounded by a waterland as isles in the Fens. The      similarities between The Wash and Wadden Sea in their cultural      landscape evolution, is one of the main reasons for sharing      experiences through the Lancewad Plan Project. For example, in more      recent history the use of duck decoys in Alter Koog within the      Nordstrand entity of Schleswig-Holstein are similar to those that was      used all around The Wash, and still exist today for example at      Friskney in Lincolnshire. Characteristic elements and      ensembles: Evidence of prehistoric      and medieval life including for example, Roman crop marks and Iron Age      salterns; settlement patterns relating to uplands in the east and      higher inner fenland ridges; Norman building programme evidence in      churches and castles; maritime and farming sectors evident throughout      including evidence of land reclamation and drainage in lower lying      areas of western and southern reaches of area. 2. Geology and geography 2.1 General In its current form, The Wash is an embayment of the North Sea, the largest   estuarine system in the UK today. The hinterlands behind the sea embankments   were once part of this system, and a much larger area of marsh and fenland,   known as the Fens, which spread as far south as beyond Ely in   Cambridgeshire. The five rivers that drain into The Wash today ï¿½ Rivers   Steeping, Witham, Welland, Nene and Great Ouse - drain over 12% of England.   There used to be other rivers that now have been channelled into these five   remaining estuaries. Within the entity project area the hinterlands still reflect their maritime   past, as do the historic settlements of the area. Severe storms and   associated flooding have punctuated the social history of this area, and its   landscape. It has been progressively submerged by rising seas over the last   10-12,000 years. Offshore there are submerged peat and land surfaces, with   associated human artefacts. The submerged sediments are basically continuous   with the reclaimed areas of the Fens, although in places early deposits have   been eroded by deep channels. It is likely that there are historic wrecks   preserved beneath the seabed, but these remain undiscovered due to the   shifting nature of the sands and mud of The Wash.   Map showing regional and county boundaries of England. ï¿½ English Nature. Map of project area with red line delimiting the entity      wh


What is the Hebrew word for the holocaust?

History And Meaning Of The Word ‘Holocaust': Are We Still Comfortable With This Term? | The Huffington Post History And Meaning Of The Word ‘Holocaust': Are We Still Comfortable With This Term? 01/27/2012 07:22 am ET | Updated Mar 28, 2012 290 Josh Fleet Former Associate Editor, HuffPost Religion What's in a name? When it comes to remembering the millions of victims of the Nazi quest to "purify" Germany during World War II, names are often all that remain . So why do we call the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews and millions of others "The Holocaust"? This usage came about gradually. The lower-case "holocaust" has described the violent deaths of large groups of people probably since the 18th century, according the Oxford English Dictionary. Before World War II, the word was used by Winston Churchill and others to refer to the genocide of Armenians during World War I. In 1933, "holocaust" was first associated with the Nazis after a major book burning. And after Word War II, the " Final Solution " was often called a holocaust. By the 1960s, according to the Jewish Magazine , it became common to refer to the Nazi genocide of Jews as "The Holocaust." The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum notes three events that led to this shift: the English translation of Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948, which mentions the "Nazi holocaust"; the translated publications of Yad Vashem , the "world center for Holocaust research, education, documentation and commemoration" in Jerusalem; and English newspaper coverage of the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann . But what does "holocaust" mean? “The word is not clearly defined,” said Marshall J. Breger, a professor of law at the Catholic University of America and Vice Chairman of the Jewish Policy Center , who has organized educational interfaith trips to Auschwitz . Does it refer only to the Jewish victims of the Nazis? Are other victims of the Nazis included? What about the Ukrainians starved by Stalin ? Or the Armenians murdered by the Ottomans? Does the Holocaust not include them, too? In other words, who owns the word and the memory it contains? “The only problem I have with the word," Breger said, "is that it’s a cause for fighting, not a cause for clarifying.” " Holocaust " comes from the the Greek word holokauston, itself a translation of the Hebrew olah, meaning "completely burnt offering to God," implying that Jews and other "undesirables" murdered during World War II were a sacrifice to God. While Shoah, the Hebrew word for "catastrophe," is the preferred name -- Yad Vashem now advocates using Shoah to refer to the near destruction of European Jewry and the word is used throughout Israel -- Jews have not entirely avoided the sacrificial moniker. Itzik Gottesman, Associate Editor of Forverts, the Yiddish version of the Jewish Daily Forward , said in an e-mail that the Yiddish word for the Holocaust is Khurbn, coming from a Hebrew word that refers to the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem. This was the word used by survivors of the Nazi project, who often referred to their ordeal as der letster khurbn, the "most recent destruction." The Nazi genocide, in this context, is but the latest in a string of epic catastrophes. There was a definite religious connotation for survivors, said Michael Berenbaum , director of the Sigi Ziering Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Ethics at the American Jewish University . As they knew, Jewish sages taught that the underlying spiritual reason for this destruction was the baseless hatred of one Jew for another. In this context, the word "holocaust" implies some measure of guilt. At this point, the word is too entrenched in popular vocabulary to change, he said. Now, "Holocaust" is used to refer generally to Nazi atrocities during World War II. In 2006, the United Nations instituted an International Day of Commemoration , declaring, "the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of one-third of the Jewish people along with countless members of other minorities, will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers


According to Arthurian legend, who was the father of Galahad?

The Sangreal (Holy Grail) Summary - Arthurian Legend Arthurian Legend The legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table A comprehensive guide into Arthurian Legends. The life of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Queen Guinevere, Merlin & The Knights Of The Round Table. The Sangreal (Holy Grail) The Sangreal in Arthurian Legend The Sangreal is another name for the Holy Grail, a legendary sacred vessel associated with divine revelation, whose origins go back to the Last Supper. In Arthurian legend, the Grail quest represented a heroic and mystic adventure attempted by the Knights of the Round Table and was achieved by Sir Bors, Sir Percival, and Sir Galahad. The Sangreal makes its appearance in Arthurian legend between about 1180 to 1240, from various sources: • ‘Le Conte del Graal’ (or ‘Perceval’), initiated by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes in a large collection of verses, c.1180 to 1240. • The French poet Robert de Boron’s ‘Joseph d’Arimathea’ and ‘Perceval’, c.1200. • The German poem ‘Parzival’ by Wolfram von Eschenbach, c.1205 to 1215. • Walter de Mapp’s ‘La Queste del Saint Greal’, c.1220, one of a group of tales known as the Vulgate Cycle, believed to have been compiled by Cistercian monks. ‘La Queste del Saint Greal’ was later embodied almost entire as Sir Thomas Malory’s characterisation of the Sangreal in ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’. • ‘ Le Morte d’Arthur ‘ by Sir Thomas Malory , published by William Caxton in 1485. ‘Le Conte del Graal’ – the Sangreal according to Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes wrote a series of five Arthurian romances: ‘Erec et Enide’, ‘Cliges’, ‘Le Chevalier de la Charrette’ (Lancelot), ‘Le Chevalier au Lion’, and ‘Le Conte del Graal’ – “The History of the Grail”. Earlier stories about King Arthur contain few knightly adventures, whereas here, the knights have become the heroes, reflecting the late twelfth century world with its gradually eroding monarchical power and increasing importance of knights, barons, and other noblemen. ‘Le Conte del Graal’ is the oldest of the Sangreal romances, and Chrétien refers to the story as the greatest ever told in any court. He tells of Perceval’s growth from being a simpleton in boyhood to assuming knightly grace, but the crucial part appears to be as follows: after his knighting, Perceval sets out in search of further adventures and arrives at the castle of the Fisher King, who presides over an empty hall, large enough for four hundred men. The Fisher King presents Perceval with a sword that “could not break save only in one peril which no one knew save him who forged and tempered it.” A procession comes through the hall. A squire carries a lance dripping blood onto the floor (the one with which Longius pierced Christ’s side on the Cross?), followed by two more squires carrying ten-branched candlesticks. Then a beautiful damsel enters carrying a jewelled ‘Graal’ – the Sangreal – which blazes so brightly that it outshines and extinguishes the light from the candles and the stars. Behind is another damosel carrying a talleors: a casket or tabernacle. Perceval sees all this but does not to ask its meaning. The following day he finds the castle empty and it disappears altogether as he departs over the drawbridge. Perceval visits a hermit for confession after five years of godless adventure. The hermit rebukes Perceval for not having asked about the Sangreal, despite the fact that he was merely following the teachings of a mentor (his mother?) not to enquire too much, and didn’t know that he should ask or that he would incur guilt and reproach for not doing so. Then the hermit asserts that the Sangreal carried by the beautiful damsel did not contain a fish (as Chrétien implied it should) but simply a consecrated wafer intended for the King’s father. Church orthodoxy prevented women from serving in such a priestly capacity, but the Grail Maiden passes without an explanation. Undoubtedly Chrétien meant to relate the hero’s second visit to the castle, when he would have put the question and received the desired information. But the poet did not live to finis


"In cricket, what term is used to describe the situation when a batsman is ""out"" for no score in both innings of the same two-innings match?"

A glossary of cricket terms | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo A glossary of cricket terms Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cricket, more than most sports, is full of expressions and terms designed to bewilder the newcomer (and often even the more seasoned follower). In an attempt to unravel some of the stranger terminology, we have put together a cricket glossary. If we are missing anything - and cricket commentators have an annoying habit of inventing new words and phrases - please email us and we will see if we can help. Arm Ball A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a straight line ("goes on with the arm") The Ashes Series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes (click here for more information) Asking rate - The runs required per over for a team to win - mostly relevant in a one-dayer Ball Red for first-class and most club cricket, white for one-day matches (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5.5 ounces ( 5 ounces for women's cricket and 4.75 ounces for junior cricket) Ball Tampering The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing the surface, picking or lifting the seam of the ball, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva Bat-Pad A fielding position close to the batsman designed to catch balls which pop up off the bat, often via the batsman's pads Batter Another word for batsman, first used as long ago as 1773. Also something you fry fish in Beamer A ball that does not bounce (usually accidently) and passes the batsman at or about head height. If aimed straight at the batsman by a fast bowler, this is a very dangerous delivery (and generally frowned on) Bend your back - The term used to signify the extra effort put in by a fast bowler to obtain some assistance from a flat pitch Belter A pitch which offers little help to bowlers and so heavily favours batsmen Blob A score of 0 (see duck ) Bodyline (also known as leg theory ) A tactic most infamously used by England in 1932-33, although one which had been around for some time before that, in which the bowler aimed at the batsman rather than the wicket with the aim of making him give a catch while attempting to defend himself. The fielding side were packed on the leg side to take catches which resulted. This is now illegal. Click here for more . Bosie An Australian term for a googly , now rarely used. Originated from the inventor of the delivery, BJT Bosanquet Bouncer A short-pitched ball which passes the batsman at chest or head height Boundary The perimeter of a cricket field, or the act of the batsman scoring a four or a six (eg "Tendulkar hammered three boundaries") Box An abdominal protector worn by batsmen and wicketkeepers. It is also an old term for a fielder in the gully region. Bump Ball A ball which is played off the bat almost instantly into the ground and is caught by a fielder. Often this has the appearance of being a clean catch Bumper See Bouncer . Bunny Also known as Rabbit . A member of the side who cannot bat and is selected as a specialist bowler or wicketkeeper, and who almost always bats at No. 11. It can also be used to describe a player who often gets out to one bowler - "Atherton was McGrath's bunny" Bunsen A term used by commentators to describe a pitch heavily favouring slow bowlers. From Cockney rhyming slang (Bunsen Burner = turner). Bye A run scored when the batsman does not touch the ball with either his bat or body. First recorded in the 1770s. Carry your bat an opening batsman who remains not out at the end of a completed innings (ie when all his team-mates are out) Charge, giving the When a batsman leaves his crease to attack the ball, usually against a slow bowler. By doing this he can convert a good-length ball into a half-volley Chest-on Used to describe a bowler who delivers the ball with his chest facing the batsman, as opposed to being side on Chinaman A ball bowled by a left-arm slow bowler that turns into the right-hand batsman, in effec


The mandrill is the word's largest what?

Animals Black and White Colobus Monkey Black and white colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis) have no thumbs.


What name is given to a general practitioner's business?

General practitioner | Define General practitioner at Dictionary.com general practitioner noun 1. a medical practitioner whose practice is not limited to any specific branch of medicine or class of diseases. Abbreviation: G.P. Examples from the Web for general practitioner Expand Can Obama Solve America's Health Care Crisis? Paul Farmer November 9, 2008 Historical Examples He early entered into business as a general practitioner, but his ambition led him very soon to be an instructor. The Wyndam Girls Marion Ames Taggart He might have done for the army or navy; but as a general practitioner he had no chance. Simon the Jester William J. Locke The elder Parr was a general practitioner at Harrow, "a man" (as his son described him) "of a very robust and vigorous intellect." Verner's Pride Mrs. Henry Wood The interest taken in psychiatry by the general practitioner and by the consulting internist has been growing rapidly of late. British Dictionary definitions for general practitioner Expand noun 1. a physician who does not specialize but has a medical practice (general practice) in which he deals with all illnesses Informal name family doctor, GP 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


"Who played Rick, the self-proclaimed anarchist who writes poetry and calls himself ""The People's Poet"" in the UK TV series ""The Young Ones""?"

Young Ones, The TV Programme product reviews and price comparison Disadvantages Overall, a classic comedy from the 1980's Having seen every episode of The Young Ones and most of Bottom which was almost like a spin off from this I have to say that this was my favourite and is something of a cult classic nowadays. It was first broadcast in 1982 on BBC2 and ran for a couple of years over 2 series and just twelve episodes but was very popular when it was on at the time. Like Bottom that followed it, this British sitcom had a humour that is slight different and not to everyone's tastes and although still crude is not quite as rude as it's successor. It also made household names of many of it's cast back then. I'm sure most people have heard of the Young Ones even if they have never seen the TV Programme. The main characters in this programme are four students who share a house together. First there is Vyvyan played by Adrian Edmondson who is punk metal fan who is quite violent. Then there is Rick played by Rick Mayall, hippie Neil played by Nigel Planer and Mike played by Christopher Ryan. On their own it might not have been that funny but together they are fantastic and the chemistry between these unique and very different characters is brilliantly done. The reason I think this show worked so well and why I enjoyed it so much is that there were no rules so to speak and they almost made things up as they went along. There were no boundaries or strict guidelines in place. The sitcom combined violent comedy to produce laughs and twists and turns for all the characters. A lot of the series was filmed in the flat but they did venture out now and again. Those who are students might be able to relate to some of their antics but it's exagerrated so much that it makes it funny and hilarious at times. I love The Young Ones but might not appeal to all.


The national team of the Iroquois League was admitted to the international federation for what sport in 1990 and competes internationally, the only native American/First Nations team to do so?

After Surfing, Lacrosse Is Number 1: Christopher Sugrue Browse > Home / After Surfing, Lacrosse is Number 1: Christopher Sugrue After Surfing, Lacrosse is Number 1: Christopher Sugrue August 07, 2014 As early as the 12th century Codified in 1869 10 at a time 3 attack 3 midfielders 3 defenders 1 goalie Equipment Lacrosse stick , helmet , shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves Presence Part in the Summer Olympic programme in 1904 and 1908 Demonstrated in the 1928, 1932 and 1948 Summer Olympics Lacrosse is a team sport of First Nations Iroquois origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick . It is often played as a contact sport. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold the lacrosse ball . Offensively, the objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to do so. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to gain the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning. The sport has four major types: men's field lacrosse , women's lacrosse , box lacrosse and intercrosse . The sport consists of four positions: midfield, attack, defense, and goalie. Contents Main article: History of lacrosse Lacrosse, today a marginally popular team sport in North America , may have developed as early as 1100 AD among indigenous peoples on the continent. [1] [2] By the seventeenth century, it was well-established. It was documented by Jesuit missionary priests in the territory of present-day Canada. The game has undergone many modifications since that time. In the traditional aboriginal Canadian version, each team consisted of about 100 to 1,000 men on a field that stretched from about 500 meters to 3 kilometers long. [3] These lacrosse games lasted from sunup to sundown for two to three days straight. These games were played as part of ceremonial ritual, a kind of symbolic warfare, to give thanks to the Creator or Master. [4] Ball-play of the Choctaw — ball up by George Catlin , circa 1846–1850 Lacrosse played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for many years. Early lacrosse was characterized by deep spiritual involvement, befitting the spirit of combat in which it was undertaken. Those who took part did so in the role of warriors , with the goal of bringing glory and honor to themselves and their tribes. [5] The game was said to be played "for the Creator" or was referred to as "The Creator's Game." The French Jesuit missionary Jean de Brébeuf saw Iroquois tribesmen play the game during 1637 in present-day New York. He was the first European to write about the game. [6] He called it la crosse ("the stick"). Some say the name originated from the French term for field hockey , le jeu de la crosse. [7] Others suggest that it was named after the crosier , a staff carried by bishops that bears a similarity to the sticks used in the sport. [8] In 1856, William George Beers , a Canadian dentist , founded the Montreal Lacrosse Club . In 1867, Beers codified the game, shortening the length of each game and reducing the number of players to 12 per team. The first game played under Beers' rules was at Upper Canada College in 1867; they lost to the Toronto Cricket Club by a score of 3–1. By the 20th century, teams in high schools , colleges , and universities in Canada and the United States began playing the game. Lacrosse was contested for medals in the 1904 and 1908 Olympics with teams from Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. It was contested as a demonstration sport in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics . On each occasion, a playoff was held in the United States to determine what team would go to the Olympics; each time the playoffs were won by the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays of the university in Baltimore, Maryland . [9] Richmond Hill "Young Canadians" lacrosse team, 1885. In the United States, lacrosse during the 1900s was primarily a regional sport centered around the Ea


Which ancient people with a conferacy of 5 cities (Ekron, Ashdod, Gath, Askalon and Gaza) came into conflict with Israel under Samson, Samuel and David?

PPT – Philistine vs. Israeli: The Bible and Archaeology PowerPoint presentation | free to view - id: 2fc29-NDRlY PPT – Philistine vs. Israeli: The Bible and Archaeology PowerPoint presentation | free to view - id: 2fc29-NDRlY The Adobe Flash plugin is needed to view this content Philistine vs. Israeli: The Bible and Archaeology Description: Ramses III of Egypt recorded fighting the Sea Peoples on both land and sea. ... referred to as Baal-zebub in the Bible, meaning 'lord of the flies. ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation Number of Views:230 Title: Philistine vs. Israeli: The Bible and Archaeology 1 Philistine vs. IsraeliThe Bible and Archaeology Katie McCulloch The Philistines were enemies of Gods chosen people, the Israelites. The Bible claims the Philistines to be from Capthor. The phrase philistine appears 288 times in the Old Testament. Philistines were considered to be boorish and were often referred to as uncircumcised. 3 Judges 13-16 Samson has his encounters with the Philistines, resulting in the destruction of a temple and his death. 1 Samuel 4-6 Philistines capture the Ark in a disastrous battle. 1 Samuel 17 David slays the giant Goliath from Gath with a slingshot. 1 Samuel 27-29 David lives in Gath, a city of Philistia. 1 Samuel 31 Philistines are victorious in battle Saul and all his sons are killed. 2 Samuel 21 Goliath is slain here again, but not by David. 2 Kings Philistines seem to have lost power. 1 Chronicles contains repeats of stories already mentioned. Isaiah 9, 11 Philistines will reign then be conquered by the Israelites. Jeremiah 47 Philistines will be ruined by Egypt and their power is gone. Ezekiel 16 Israels conduct will disgust even the Philistine women. Amos 1 God promises the destruction of the cities of Philistia. BUT WHO WERE THE PHILISTINES REALLY? 7 The Philistines were part of the Sea Peoples, who came to Canaan from the Aegean region. Their migration was in roughly 1200 B.C.E. which was before the arrival of the Hebrews. Map of Philistine origin Ramses III of Egypt recorded fighting the Sea Peoples on both land and sea. One faction was the Pelesets, who are now considered to be the Philistines. Ramses III allowed these people to settle in southwestern Canaan. The five principal cities of Philistia were Ekron, Ashdod, Gath, Askalon, and Gaza. 9 The Philistines brought iron weapons and tools with them and had a monopoly on them (everyone else was still in the late Bronze Age). Philistias leaders were also thought to have better military techniques, leading to the losses of the Hebrews. Many aspects are similar to Canaanite religions because the Philistines were highly adaptive. Male god Dagon Ekrons god was Baal-zebul, who was condescendingly referred to as Baal-zebub in the Bible, meaning lord of the flies. 12 Archaeological sites reveal that Philistia was a nation of traders. The production of olive oil was a large source of wealth for the Philistines. The architecture of the cities is odd for Canaan but seen in the Aegean region. 13 The Philistines were highly adaptive and while this allowed them to survive, they lost their core culture. Under David and Solomon, the Philistines were a conquered people. In 604 B.C.E. Ashkelon was torched by the Babylonians and the other four cities fell soon after. After 600 years as a civilization, the Philistines were gone. Baird, Rod. Philistia Ancient Routes 2002. 20 Jan. 2003 lthttp//ancientroute.com/empire/philisti Balter, Michael. Bibles Bad Boys Werent Such Philistines After All. Science 285 (1999) 36-38. Ben-David, Calev. Tell it in Gath. The Internet Jerusalem Post 13 Aug 2001. 20 Jan 2003 lthttp//www.biu.ac.il/Spokesman/Stories/aug_13_200 Gitman, Seymour. Last Days of the Philistines. Archaeology 45 (May 1992) 26-31. Grant, Michael. The History of Ancient Israel. New York Charles Scribners Sons, 1984. 15 Howard, David Jr. Philistines and Israel. 1997. 20 Jan 2003 lthttp//www.bethel.edu/seminary_academ MacAlister, Robert. The Philistines. London Oxford University Press, 1914. Philistia. Map. The People of Dagon 29 Jan. 2003 lthttp//www.home.e


St James's Palace is in what street in London?

St James's Palace St James's London | Nearby hotels, shops and restaurants | LondonTown.com Images St James's Palace on Pall Mall is one of the oldest palaces in London and the official residence of the sovereign yet the royals haven't lived here since Victorian times. The palace had "long since ceased to be used by royalty for any but ceremonial purposes" Charles Dickens's wrote in 1879. Built between 1531 and 1536, Henry VIII commissioned the palace as a hunting lodge, close his main official residence of Whitehall Palace as well as the Royal Deer Park. Built on the site of the former St James's hospital for lepers - the saint after which both the Palace and nearby St James's Park are named - little remains of the Tudor original except for parts of the Chapel Royal and a fine 16th century gatehouse (thought to be to a design by the king's painter, Hans Holbein the Younger). There are two Chapels Royal in the Palace complex: the Chapel Royal itself and the 1620s Inigo Jones designed Queen's Chapel, both are active places of worship and open to the public for select services. The Palace itself is not accessible to the public. ï¿½


Charles Lindbergh's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 was between which two cities?

Charles Lindbergh Biography - life, children, death, wife, young, son, information, born, husband, house, time Charles Lindbergh Biography Maui, Hawaii American aviator American aviator Charles Lindbergh became famous after making the first    solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He was criticized for    insisting that the United States should not become involved in World War    II. Early years Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit,     Michigan, the only child of Charles August Lindbergh and Evangeline     Lodge Land Lindbergh. His father was a congressman from Minnesota from     1907 to 1917, and his grandfather had been secretary to the King of     Sweden. Lindbergh spent a great deal of time alone while young, with     animals and then machines to keep him company. After attending schools     in Little Falls, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C., Lindbergh enrolled in     a mechanical engineering program at the University of Wisconsin. Lindbergh became bored with studying; he was more interested in cars and     motorcycles at this point. He left Wisconsin to study airplane flying in     Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1920 to 1922. He made his first solo flight in     1923 and thereafter made exhibition flights and short trips in the     Midwest. He enrolled in the U.S. Air Service Reserve as a cadet in 1924     and graduated the next year. In 1926 he made his first flight as an     airmail pilot between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri. Famous flight Lindbergh wanted to compete for the $25 thousand prize that a man named     Raymond Orteig had posted for the first person to make a nonstop flight     between New York and Paris, France. With money put up by several St.     Louis businessmen, Lindbergh      had a plane called the Spirit of St. Louis built. On the first lap of his flight to New York, he traveled nonstop     to St. Louis in fourteen hours and twenty-five     minutes—record-breaking time from the West Coast. On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off in his silver-winged monoplane (a     plane with only one supporting surface) from Roosevelt Field in Long     Island, New York, bound for an airport outside Paris. Better-equipped     and better-known aviators had failed; some had even crashed to their     death. But Lindbergh succeeded. He arrived on May 21, having traveled     2,610 miles in thirty-three and one-half hours. He immediately became a     hero and received many honors and decorations, including the     Congressional Medal of Honor, the French Chevalier Legion of Honor, the     Royal Air Cross (British), and the Order of Leopold (Belgium). During a     tour of seventy-five American cities sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim     Foundation for the Promotion of Aeronautics, he was greeted by wild     demonstrations of praise. In December 1927 Lindbergh flew nonstop between Washington and Mexico     City, Mexico, and went on a goodwill trip to the Caribbean and Central     America. During one tour he met Anne Spencer Morrow, the daughter of the     U.S. ambassador (representative) to Mexico. They were married in 1929.     The Lindberghs made many flights together. In 1931 they flew to Asia,     mapping air routes to China. Two years later, in a 30,000-mile flight,     they explored possible air routes across oceans. Son murdered In March 1932 the Lindberghs were shaken when their infant son was     kidnapped. A $50,000 ransom was paid, but the baby was found dead. The     nation's concern and horror Charles Lindbergh. Library of Congress . resulted in laws that expanded the role of federal law-enforcement     agencies in dealing with such crimes, including allowing the government     to demand the death penalty for kidnappers who take victims across state     lines. The Lindberghs moved to Europe after the execution of their son's     murderer in 1935. While in France Lindbergh worked with Alex


Who is acknowledged as the founder of Singapore as a trading post and European settlement in 1819?

History of Singapore - Nations Online Project History of Singapore   HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Early History: The island of Singapore was known to mariners at least by the third century A.D. By the seventh century, when a succession of maritime states arose throughout the Malay Archipelago, Singapore probably was one of the many trading outposts serving as an entrepôt and supply point for Malay, Thai, Javanese, Chinese, Indian, and Arab traders. A fourteenth-century Javanese chronicle referred to the island as Temasek, and a seventeenth-century Malay annal noted the 1299 founding of the city of Singapura (“lion city”) after a strange, lion-like beast that had been sighted there. Singapura was controlled by a succession of regional empires and Malayan sultanates. European Arrivals: Portuguese explorers captured the port of Melaka (Malacca) in 1511, forcing the reigning sultan to flee south, where he established a new regime, the Johore Sultanate, that incorporated Singapura. The Portuguese burned down a trading post at the mouth of the Temasek (Singapore) River in 1613; after that, the island was largely abandoned and trading and planting activities moved south to the Riau Islands and Sumatra. However, planting activities had returned to Temasek by the early nineteenth century. In 1818 Temasek was settled by a Malay official of the Johore Sultanate and his followers, who shared the island with several hundred indigenous tribal people and Chinese planters. The year 1819 marked the arrival of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the lieutenant governor of the British enclave of Bencoolen (Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra) and an agent of the British East India Company, who obtained permission from the local Malay official to establish a trading post. He called it Singapore, after its ancient name, and opened the port to free trade and free immigration on the south coast of the island at the mouth of the Singapore River. At the time, Singapore had about 1,000 inhabitants. By 1827 Chinese had become the most numerous of Singapore’s various ethnic groups. They came from Malacca, Penang, Riau, and other parts of the Malay Archipelago. More recent Chinese migrants came from the South China provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. British Colonial Period: During the 50 years following Raffles’s establishment of his free-trade port, Singapore grew in size, population, and prosperity. In 1824 the Dutch formally recognized British control of Singapore, and London acquired full sovereignty over the island. From 1826 to 1867, Singapore, along with two other trading ports on the Malay Peninsula— Penang and Malacca—and several smaller dependencies, were ruled together as the Straits Settlements from the British East India Company headquarters in India. In 1867 the British needed a better location than fever-ridden Hong Kong to station their troops in Asia, so the Straits Settlements were made a crown colony and its capital Penang, ruled directly from London. The British installed a governor and executive and legislative councils. By that time, Singapore had surpassed the other Straits Settlements in importance, as it had grown to become a bustling seaport with 86,000 inhabitants. Singapore also dominated the Straits Settlements Legislative Council. After the Suez Canal opened in 1869 and steamships became the major form of ocean transport, British influence increased in the region, bringing still greater maritime activity to Singapore. Later in the century and into the twentieth century, Singapore became a major point of disembarkation for hundreds of thousands of laborers brought in from China , India , the Dutch East Indies , and the Malay Archipelago, bound for tin mines and rubber plantations to the north. During the first half of the twentieth century, Singapore prospered as financial institutions, transportation, communications, and government infrastructure expanded rapidly to support the booming trade and industry of the British Empire. Although Singapore was largely unaffected by World War I (1914–18), still it experienced the same postwar


"Johnny Weissmuller, the star of 12 ""Tarzan"" films between 1932 and 1948, won 5 Olympic gold medals in the 1920s in what sport?"

Johnny Weissmuller - Biography - IMDb Johnny Weissmuller Biography Showing all 52 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (6) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (27) | Personal Quotes  (9) | Salary  (1) Overview (5) 20 January 1984 ,  Acapulco, Mexico  (pulmonary edema following a series of strokes) Birth Name 6' 3" (1.91 m) Mini Bio (1) Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US Olympic team. Weissmüller was one of two boys born to Petrus Weissmuller, a miner, and his wife Elisabeth Kersch, who were both Banat Swabians, an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe. A sickly child, he took up swimming on the advice of a doctor. He grew to be a 6' 3", 190-pound champion athlete - undefeated winner of five Olympic gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles, holder of every freestyle record from 100 yards to the half-mile. In his first picture, Glorifying the American Girl (1929), he appeared as an Adonis clad only in a fig leaf. After great success with a jungle movie, MGM head Louis B. Mayer , via Irving Thalberg , optioned two of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Tarzan stories. Cyril Hume , working on the adaptation of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), noticed Weissmuller swimming in the pool at his hotel and suggested him for the part of Tarzan. Weissmuller was under contract to BVD to model underwear and swimsuits; MGM got him released by agreeing to pose many of its female stars in BVD swimsuits. The studio billed him as "the only man in Hollywood who's natural in the flesh and can act without clothes". The film was an immediate box-office and critical hit. Seeing that he was wildly popular with girls, the studio told him to divorce his wife and paid her $10,000 to agree to it. After 1942, however, MGM had used up its options; it dropped the Tarzan series and Weissmuller, too. He then moved to RKO and made six more Tarzans. After that he made 16 Jungle Jim (1948) programmers for Columbia. He retired from movies to run a private business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> Spouse (6) Trade Mark (3) muscular pectorals Best known as one of the most popular on screen Tarzan and for inventing his trademark roar. Showing his swimming skills in Tarzan films. Trivia (27) Born at 6:30pm-LMT Swimmer/actor, won five Olympic gold medals He was born in Freidorf, today Romania. His parents, Elisabetha (Kersch) and Petrus Weißmüller, a miner, were both Banat Swabians (ethnic Germans) and Hungarian citizens. They came to America when he was three years old. Because of Olympic eligibility issues, he told everyone he was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, USA. Won 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1924-1928 for swimming. Broke the record in each race. From 1921-1929 he won every free style race he entered. Had three children with Beryl: Johnny Weissmuller Jr. , Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller and Wendy Anne Weissmuller. Weissmuller had a close call in Cuba during the time of the Cuban Revolution. While playing golf, he and his friends found themselves suddenly surrounded by a group of Fidel Castro 's soldiers intent on kidnapping them, or worse. Thinking fast, Weissmuller immediately gave his trademark Tarzan yell. The soldiers immediately recognized it and were so delighted to meet Tarzan that they began to clap and escorted the group back to a safe area, where Weissmuller was presented a $100 bill. When Weissmuller was introduced to the first Cheetah in his Tarzan films in 1931 (he worked with 8 chimpanzees altogether), the chimp's trainer told him to show no fear or the animal would attack him. As Weissmuller, dressed in his Tarzan loincloth and hunting knife, walked up to the animal, it bared its teeth, growled at him and lunged as if to attack him. Weissmuller took the knife out of the sheath and held it in front of the chimp's nose, to make sure h


What was the first satellite put into orbit by the USA?

Early History - First Satellites   Print this page   July 1957 marked the beginning of the International Geophysical Year, when scientists around the world planned to jointly observe various scientific phenomena. It was during this period of scientific cooperation that the Soviet Union stunned the world with the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite ever. On October 4, 1957, the USSR put into orbit a tiny sphere with a radio transmitter that beeped its way into history. The JPL community was surprised that the Soviets could have both a successful launch vehicle and the electronic technology to operate the satellite. The United States needed an immediate response. The first attempt, the Naval Research Lab's Vanguard project, failed. Their rocket exploded in full view of the press, embarrassing the nation. JPL and the U.S. Army's Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville, Alabama, then pooled resources and knowledge. In about 80 days a four-stage rocket was assembled. JPL's canister-shaped Explorer 1 satellite formed the nose of the rocket. On January 31, 1958, Explorer 1 launched and became the first U.S. satellite, using its single instrument to send back data about the radiation environment high above Earth's surface. This started the "space race" with the Soviet Union.   A model of Explorer 1, held by JPL's Director William Pickering, scientist James Van Allen and rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun.


Which BBC TV programme of 4 series featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, with Chris Langham in the first series?

Amazon.com: Not The 9 Oclock News: Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Chris Langham, John Alford, Richard Davies, Billy Connolly, Bill Wilson, Bob Spiers, Andrew Marshall, Andy Hamilton, Clive Anderson, Craig Nicholls, David Renwick, Douglas Adams, John Henderson, John Lloyd: Movies & TV Not The 9 Oclock News Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Page 1 of 1 Start over Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.com. When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . Editorial Reviews Product Description Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starring Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) are as politically incorrect as they are side-bustingly funny, sparing no one as they take on the British Royal Family, Margaret Thatcher, Scotland Yard, country music, Christianity, devil worship, punk rock and bathroom etiquette. NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is so irreverent that when the pilot was due to air in April 1979, the BBC cancelled it due to its incendiary political content. When at last it aired, the greatest comedy group to hit England since Monty Python's Flying Circus stormed the airwaves and revolutionized British and American television alike. Discover the show that set the standard for the anarchic cynicism that defined the alternative comedy of the 80's. Amazon.com This two-disc set doesn't collect the best of Not the 9 O'Clock News per se, but, more accurately, eight extremely funny episodes of this 1979 British sketch comedy series that launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr. Bean), Pamela Stevenson (later wasted on Saturday Night Live), and Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones (Alas Smith & Jones). Between a squashed hedgehog and a dead parrot, comparisons with Monty Python's Flying Circus are inevitable. Not the 9 O'Clock News is more aggressively paced, with a riot of sketches, fun-with-real-video segments, non-sequitur bits, visual gags, and musical spoofs. It was also more topical, so it has perhaps not aged as well as Python. But one doesn't have to be familiar with the British politicians and personalities being pilloried (sorry, Britt Eckland) or the television game and talk shows being spoofed to enjoy the commitment of the performances and the savvy and sometimes savage writing. In the first episode, talk show panelists respond to news that Russian bombs are 4 ½ minutes from England, prompting a leftist to decry "the appalling record of this conservative government... that three million people will die unemployed." The silly bits are the most lasting, including footage of a golf tournament repurposed as the "Pro Am Silly Pants Tournament" and Atkinson and Smith as an urbane gorilla and his trainer ("He was completely wild." "Wild? I was absolutely livid"). This marks 9 O'Clock's DVD debut, and that's good news for British comedy fans. --Donald Liebenson Special Features Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats. ) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Studio: A&E Home Video DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006 Run Time: 197 minutes By A. Silverstone VINE VOICE on August 9, 2013 Verified Purchase Not the 9 O'Clock News aired on the BBC between 1979 and 1982, producing 27 episodes. Poking fun at, well, pretty much everything - politics, music, art, the royal family, Belgium, you name it, the actors seemed to be having as much fun as the audience. Indeed the leads were a collection of young comic geniuses who went on to greatness - Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, a very skinny Rowan Atkinson, and Pamela Stephenson. Although some of


"Who played the title role in the 1970s TV series ""McCloud"", about a cowboy policeman working in New York?"

McCloud (TV series) : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on McCloud (TV series)   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Top rankings for McCloud (TV series) 1st From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia McCloud 46 (+1 TV movie) ( List of episodes ) Production Original run September 16, 1970 – April 17, 1977 McCloud is an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977 . The title role was played by Dennis Weaver as Marshal Sam McCloud, a law officer from Taos, New Mexico on semi-permanent "special assignment" with the New York City Police Department . Contents 9 External links History The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City , only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case. This premise of "a cowboy in the big city" was more or less adapted from the 1968 Don Siegel film Coogan's Bluff , starring Clint Eastwood . Herman Miller was responsible for the story of Coogan's Bluff and co-wrote the screenplay with Dean Riesner and Howard Rodman (indeed, Miller is credited as the creator of McCloud). Coogan's Bluff reflects Richard Thorpe 's 1942 film Tarzan's New York Adventure and the latter-day career of Bat Masterson . (Siegel himself appears in the "Return to the Alamo" episode as "2nd Desk Sergeant".) Like Coogan, McCloud galloped the length and breadth of Manhattan (he was joined by a mounted unit in "The 42nd Street Cavalry"), and the absurd sight of McCloud on horseback riding down the middle of a busy street (taken from an early episode) became one of the series' iconic images. NBC renewed the show for six 60-minute episodes in the fall of 1970, placing it in the rotation of its "wheel format" series Four in One, along with Night Gallery , San Francisco International Airport, and The Psychiatrist. In the fall of 1971, NBC placed McCloud, along with two other new series, McMillan and Wife and Columbo , in the rotation of a new drama NBC Mystery Movie which aired on Wednesday night from 8:30–10:00. The running time of each episode was increased to 90 minutes. The umbrella series was a success, finishing at number 14 for Nielsen ratings for the 1971–72 series. The following season, NBC moved McCloud and the other two shows of Mystery Movie to the competitive 8:30–10:00 Sunday night position and added a fourth series, Hec Ramsey to the rotation as the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie. The rotating series was an enormous success and finished at number 5 in the ratings for the season. [1] . Starting in the fifth season in the fall of 1974, the episodes were two hours long, but were dropped again to 90 minutes for the seventh and final season starting in the fall of 1976. The forty-sixth and last episode, "McCloud Meets Dracula", was aired on April 17, 1977. Dennis Weaver received Emmy nominations in 1974 and 1975 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. The executive producer was Glen A. Larson , who also wrote for the series (as did Peter Allan Fields, Lou Shaw, Jimmy Sangster and others). Larson won an Edgar Award for "The New Mexican Connection". Since leaving the air in 1977, the show has played regularly and often in syndication. In 1989, Weaver reprised the role in a made-for-television movie, The Return of Sam McCloud, in which his character was now a United States Senator . It first aired on November 12, 1989. Diana Muldaur , fresh from Season Two of Star Trek: The Next Generation, returned to reprise her role as McCloud's love interest, Chris Coughlin. Recurring themes and characters Advertisements The westerner in New York City The most enduring theme of the show was the conflict between the good-natured, clear-eyed buoyancy of McCloud and the metropolitan cynicism of the residents of New York City , including his fellow officers. McCloud's attire, typically consis


The French National Assembly is housed in which building?

National Assembly - Paris.fr 1,8118,8207,8221,8275 National Assembly This building ï¿½ which is also known as the Palais Bourbon ï¿½ was built between 1722 and 1728 at the behest of the Duchesse de Bourbon, daughter of Louis XIV. Extension work was conducted by the Prince de Condï¿½ between 1764 and the French Revolution. In 1795, the building was allocated for use by the lower house of the time, the so-called Conseil des Cinq-Cents. The chamber was inaugurated in 1798. The building subsequently housed the Corps lï¿½gislatif, the Chambre des dï¿½putï¿½s and, finally, the National Assembly. The library domes were painted by Delacroix. Address :  126, rue de l'Universitï¿½ 75007 Paris Tel.: +33(0)1 40 63 60 00 Access :


"In what sport does one ""play the ball"" by rolling it back to a dummy half?"

Touch Tips - Wollongong Touch Association - SportsTG Wollongong Touch Association Touch Tips This page of Touch Tips aims to enable players to learn about Touch outside of training sessions. We hope it will help you to improve your knowledge and appreciation of the game and thus enjoy the sport even more. The page begins with an introduction to some of the terms and concepts involved with the sport and then will move on to explaining basic strategies. As the page grows, material aimed at intermediate and more experienced players will be added in addition to sample activities that can be used to learn/teach different aspects of the game. This will include information about physical training, as well as strategies that more advanced teams may use in their games. Touch Rules   Knowing the rules is essential to playing your best. We have made a brief explanation of the rules so that all players have a clearer idea of what is going through a referee's brain when they blow a penalty.   Basic Touch Rules Player Attire: You are not allowed to wear any jewellery while playing. The major point for referees is they want to avoid unnecessary injury to other players and yourself. If you have really long fingernails, you may be asked to cut or tape them over. Your shoes are not allowed to have screw-in cleats.   Team Numbers: A team can have no more than 14 players, with 6 players on the field. You can be penalised for having more than 6. In Mixed you must have at least one male and at least three females on the field.   Starting Play: A coin toss decides who starts the game with the ball. Play is started with an attacking player, tapping the ball with their foot. The ball must be tapped from the ground.   Possession: A change over of possession occurs in the following situations: 1)a team exhausts its six touches or has a penalty awarded against it   2) the ball hits the ground while not in the hands of a player and without being touched by the opposition   3) the oppositions intercepts the ball. Passing: Passes must go straight or backwards. A player may pass, flick, knock or throw the ball. A player who passes after a touch has been made is penalised from where the ball is thrown.   Roll-ball: Any roll-balls or ''dumps'' that are not near where you were touched (''the mark'') is likely to be penalised, as is one which moves off the mark by a metre or so. If a player rolls the ball in a penalty situation, this player is not actually ''acting half'' and so this player may score or be touched. If you perform a roll-ball without being touched you will be penalised where the roll-ball occurred.   Offside: The defending team must move back five metres from the roll-ball. Only then can they move forward. The defence may usually not move forward until the acting half touches the ball unless informed otherwise by the referee. If the defence does not retire the required distance, they will be penalised. When you are near the score-line, the referee will usually tell the defenders to make it back to the line, with both feet being on or behind the line. If the referee calls you offside and the play is near you, they will call "play-on" rather than penalizing you.   Touches: You can make a touch on any part of a player or their clothing. There are obviously some places where you don't want to touch, or should avoid touching. Touches to the head are likely to be penalized. A player who claims a touch when one is not made is penalized unless the attacking team has an advantage.   Sideline/Score-line: A player with the ball who touches the sideline is out of the field and loss possession of the ball. A roll-ball will occur five metres infield from where they ran out. To score, a player need only place the ball on the score-line, not past it. If an attacking player is touched within five metres of, or past the score-line, they may roll the ball five-metres from the line.   Six-Again: When the defence touches the ball while trying to catch it or impede a pass (or "played" at it), the attacking team will usually get six more touches. The referee will


Quicksilver is the alternative name for what?

Mercury | Minerals Education Coalition Not necessary for life. Description Named for the planet Mercury, it is a shiny, silvery, liquid metal, traditionally called “quick silver”. It is the only liquid metal, although gallium and cesium are liquid on hot days (bromine is also a liquid, but it is non-metallic). It has been known to humans for at least 4,000 years. Mercury is a stable metal, not reacting with air, water, most acids and most bases. It is a poor conductor of heat (for a metal) but a good conductor of electricity. Alloys of mercury with other metals are called amalgams. Mercury’s ability to amalgamate with many metals is often useful in purifying the other metal, especially gold. Mercury is used for street lights, advertising lights, fungicides, pesticides, dental preparations, batteries, caustic soda and chlorine production, catalysts, electrical equipment and silent electrical switches. It is also used where a heavy liquid is needed, such as barometers or thermometers. Mercury is very poisonous, it damages the central nervous system. It is absorbed easily by the body, but cannot be excreted easily. Mercury is volatile and it is possible to breath mercury vapors without ever touching the metal. Mercury must be handled with adequate protection. The symbol for mercury, Hg, comes from mercury’s Latin name hydrargyrum, which means “liquid silver”. Biological Benefits Mercury has no known biological use. However, it is widespread through the biosphere and the food chain. Role in Life Processes No known benefit for life processes in plants and animals. Percentage Amount in the Human Body: 0.000009% Sources Pure mercury is found in volcanic rocks, but mercury usually occurs in the mineral cinnabar (mercury sulfide). Cinnabar is mined in Russia, Mexico, Spain and Algeria.


Hod | Define Hod at Dictionary.com hod noun 1. a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder. 2. 1565-75; perhaps later variant of Middle English hot basket for carrying earth Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for hod Expand Historical Examples Each builder worked with a sword hanging by his side; each porter held a hod in one hand, and a weapon in the other. The King's Cup-Bearer Amy Catherine Walton I don't think the worse of Scaife because his grandfather carried a hod. The Hill Horace Annesley Vachell He—and hod Brooks—those two might defy all the town—might cow them all to silence even now. The Promise James B. Hendryx But he was a gran' bhoy all the same, an' I'm only a mudtipper wid a hod on me shoulthers. Prairie Flowers James B. Hendryx He did not look at his mother's face, did not see the quick look with which hod Brooks turned from him to her. Prairie Flowers James B. Hendryx British Dictionary definitions for hod Expand an open metal or plastic box fitted with a handle, for carrying bricks, mortar, etc 2. a tall narrow coal scuttle Word Origin C14: perhaps alteration of C13 dialect hot, from Old French hotte pannier, creel, probably from Germanic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for hod Expand n. 1570s, alteration of Middle English hott "pannier" (c.1300), from Old French hotte "basket to carry on the back," apparently from Frankish *hotta or some other Germanic source (cf. Middle High German hotze "cradle"). Altered by influence of cognate Middle Dutch hodde "basket." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Slang definitions & phrases for hod Expand


What name is given to English comedies written from 1660 to 1700 which signalled the rebirth of English drama after public stage performances had been banned for 18 years?

Restoration Commedy - Colonial America prose and poetry Colonial America prose and poetry Colonial America prose and poetry страница 1   ...   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   ...   106 Restoration Commedy Refinement meets burlesque in Restoration comedy. In this scene from George Etherege's Love in a Tub, musicians and well-bred ladies surround a man who is wearing a tub because he has lost his pants. Restoration comedy is the name given to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1700. After public stage performances had been banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 signalled a rebirth of English drama. Restoration comedy is famous or notorious for its sexual explicitness, a quality encouraged by Charles II (1660-1685) personally and by the rakish aristocratic ethos of his court. Socially diverse audiences were attracted to the comedies by up-to-the-minute topical writing, by crowded and bustling plots, by the introduction of the first professional actresses, and by the rise of the first celebrity actors. This period saw the first professional woman playwright, Aphra Behn. Centered on tensions between the accepted social codes of behavior toward sex and marriage, and the rather more direct behavioral prerogatives of human lust and social ambition “war between the sexes” is a common theme THESE PLAYS ARE NOT WRITTEN IN VERSE Examples of Restoration comedy include:   William Wycherley: The Country Wife (1675) Featuring Mr. Horner, Mr. Pinchwife, Sir Jasper Fidget, Mrs. Squeamish, and Mrs. Dainty Fidget  George Etherege’s The Man of Mode (1676) Featuring Mr. Dorimant, Sir Fopling Flutter, and Mrs. Loveit  William Congreve: The Way of the World (1700), and Irish dramatist Featuring Millamant (a woman), Mirabell (a man), Mr. Fainall, Lady Wishfort, Foible (a woman), and Mincing (a woman)  Richard Sheridan: The School for Scandal (1777) Featuring Sir Peter Teazle, Maria, Lady Sneerwell, Sir Benjamin Backbite, and Charles Surface   George Farquhar: The Beaux Stratagem (1707) Colley Cibber Love's Last Shift, or, Virtue Rewarded (1696) It is regarded as an early herald of a massive shift in audience taste, away from the intellectualism and sexual frankness of Restoration comedy and towards the conservative certainties and gender role backlash of exemplary or sentimental comedy. It is often described as opportunistic (Hume), containing as it does something for everybody: daring Restoration comedy sex scenes, sentimental reconciliations, and broad farce. Love's Last Shift is the story of a last "shift" or trick that a virtuous wife, Amanda, is driven to in order to reform and retain her out-of-control rakish husband Loveless. Loveless has been away for ten years, dividing his time between the brothel and the bottle, and no longer recognizes his wife when he returns to London. Acting the part of a high-class prostitute, Amanda inveigles Loveless into her luxurious house and treats him to the night of his dreams, confessing her true identity in the morning. Loveless is so impressed by her faithfulness that he immediately becomes a reformed character. A minor part which was a great success with the première audience is the fop Sir Novelty Fashion, written by Cibber for himself to play. Sir Novelty flirts with all the women, but is more interested in his own exquisite appearance and witticisms. William Congreve The Way of the World The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant. In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort's blessing. Unfortunately, she is a bitter lady who hates Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Witwoud to marry Millamant. Other characters include Fainall who is having a secret affair with Mrs. Marwood, a friend of Mrs. Fainall's, who in turn once had an affair with Mirabell. Waitwell is Mrs. Fainall's servant and is married to Foible, Mrs. Wishfort's servant. Waitwell pretends to be Sir Rowland and on Mirabell's command, tries to t


Who defected from Russia to the West at a Paris airport on 17 June 1961?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash About This Site | Text Only 1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash Principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, has broken free from Russian embassy guards at a Paris airport and requested asylum in France. The 23-year-old Russian dancer dashed through a security barrier at Le Bourget airport shouting in English: "I want to be free." It is understood Nureyev was approached by two Russian guards as he was waiting, with the rest of his troupe, to board a BEA Vanguard plane to London. The guards informed him that he was required to return to Moscow instead of going to London, but, as he was being escorted to a waiting Russian aircraft, he made his dash for freedom. Temporary asylum He was taken into the airport police station by two French police officers, followed by the two furious Russian guards, and a heated argument ensued. He was immediately granted temporary asylum in France and his case was referred to the Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. The Leningrad Kirov Ballet troupe continued their journey to London without their principal dancer. They are due to begin a four-week season at Covent Garden next week, having just finished a three-week season in Paris. There has been widespread speculation that during his time in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev has fallen in love with 21-year-old Clara Saint, daughter of a wealthy Chilean painter based in Paris. His association with Miss Saint and other members of Paris society had caused concern to the Russian authorities and was apparently a major reason behind his summons back to Moscow. But Miss Saint said she was simply a friend of Mr Nureyev's and that here had been "nothing serious" between them. She said: "I have no idea why he asked for political asylum here. At a party last night he seemed perfectly normal and happy. "I believe it was only after two Soviet Embassy officials told him he had to go back to Moscow instead of to London that he decided to ask for French protection." Mr Nureyev is also known to have become friendly with Serge Lifar, former director of the Paris Opera and star of Russian impresario Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the 1920s. And it is thought the prospect of a future career under Mr Lifar's guidance may have influenced Mr Nureyev's decision to stay in France.


Rumba History of Dance History menu » Rumba The word Rumba is a generic term, covering a variety of names (i.e., Son, Danzon, Guagira, Guaracha, Naningo), for a type of West Indian music or dancing. The exact meaning varies from island to island. The word "rumba" comes from the verb "rumbear" which means going to parties, dancing, and having a good time. There are two sources of the dances: one Spanish and the other African. Although the main growth was in Cuba, there were similar dance developments which took place in other Caribbean islands and in Latin America generally. The "rumba influence" came in the 16th century with the black slaves imported from Africa. The native Rumba folk dance is essentially a sex pantomime danced extremely fast with exaggerated hip movements and with a sensually aggressive attitude on the part of the man and a defensive attitude on the part of the woman. The music is played with a staccato beat in keeping with the vigorous expressive movements of the dancers. Accompanying instruments include the maracas, the claves, the marimbola, and the drums. As recently as the second world war, the "Son" was the popular dance of middle class Cuba. It is a modified slower and more refined version of the native Rumba. Still slower is the "Danzon", the dance of wealthy Cuban society. Very small steps are taken, with the women producing a very subtle tilting of the hips by alternately bending and straightening the knees. The American Rumba is a modified version of the "Son". The first serious attempt to introduce the rumba to the United States was by Lew Quinn and Joan Sawyer in 1913. Ten years later band leader Emil Coleman imported some rumba musicians and a pair of rumba dancers to New York. In 1925 Benito Collada opened the Club El Chico in Greenwich Village and found that New Yorkers did not know what Rumba was all about. Real interest in Latin music began about 1929. In the late 1920's, Xavier Cugat formed an orchestra that specialized in Latin American music. He opened at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles and appeared in early sound movies such as "In Gay Madrid". Later in the 1930's, Cugat played at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. By the end of the decade he was recognized as having the outstanding Latin orchestra of the day. In 1935, George Raft played the part of a suave dancer in the movie "Rumba", a rather superficial musical in which the hero finally won the heiress (Carol Lombard) through the mutual love of dancing. In Europe, the introduction of Latin American dancing (Rumba in particular) owed much to the enthusiasm and interpretive ability of Monsieur Pierre (London's leading teacher in this dance form). In the 1930's with his partner, Doris Lavelle, he demonstrated and popularized Latin American dancing in London. Pierre and Lavelle introduced the true "Cuban Rumba" which was finally established after much argument, as the official recognized version in 1955. Rumba is the spirit and soul of Latin American music and dance. The fascinating rhythms and bodily expressions make the Rumba one of the most popular ballroom dances.


In snooker, what coloured ball scores 3 points?

Snooker Rules      Rules of Snooker Type of Game: International or "English" snooker is the most widely played form of snooker around the world. It is generally played on 6'x12' English billiard tables, with cushions that are more narrow than on pocket billiard tables and which curve smoothly into the pocket openings. 5 x 10 and snooker tables of even smaller playing dimensions may be used for the game. On a 6 x 12 snooker (English billiard) table the playing area within the cushion faces shall measure 11' 8.5" x 5' 10" with a tolerance on both dimensions of +/-0.5". The height of the table is measured from the floor to the top of the cushion rail, and the height shall measure 34" with an allowable variance of +/-0.5". If you like playing snooker on  your computer, you can also try casino gaming online for free or real money.  Sites like www.realmoneyaction.com provide online casino games, guides and reviews of best online casinos. Players: 2 Balls Used: Set of Snooker balls: fifteen object balls that are not numbered and are solid red (called reds), six object balls of other colors that are not numbered (called colors) and a cue ball (called the white ball). Point values for object balls: red-1, yellow-2, green-3, brown-4, blue-5, pink-6, black-7. In International Snooker the balls used are 2-1/16" diameter. The Rack: Play begins with the balls placed as in the diagram above. The pink is spotted on the Pyramid Spot. The apex ball of the triangle of reds is racked as close as possible to the pink without touching it. Baulk-line and Baulk: A straight line drawn 29" from the face of the bottom cushion and parallel to it is called the Baulk-line and the intervening space termed the Baulk. The Half Circle: The Half Circle is a semi-circle described in Baulk with its center at the middle of the Baulk-line and with a radius of 11.5". When the striker has cue ball in hand within the Half Circle he may place the base of the cue ball anywhere on the line or within the Half Circle, and may use his hand or any part of his cue (including the tip) to position the cue ball--as long as it is judged he is not attempting to play a stroke. Object of the Game: To score a greater number of points than opponent. Scoring: Points are scored in two ways: players are awarded points for fouls by the opponent (see Penalties For Fouls below), and by legally potting reds or colors. Each legally potted red ball has a point value of one; each legally potted color ball has a point value as indicated (Balls Used above). A frame ends when all balls have been potted, following the Rules of Play; if, however, only the black (7) ball is left on the table, the frame ends with the first score or foul. If the players' scores are equal after that scoring, the black is spotted on its original position and the layers lag or draw lots for the choice of playing at, or assigning opponent to play at, the black ball with the cue ball in hand within the Half Circle, first score or foul then ends the frame. Opening Break: Players lag or draw lots for choice of break in the opening frame. In a match format the players alternate the break in subsequent frames. Starting player has cue ball in hand within the Half Circle. He must cause the cue ball to contact a red ball. It is not necessary to send a ball to a rail or into a pocket. Failure to meet this requirement is a foul (see Penalties For Fouls) A foul is scored and--with all fouls--the incoming player has a choice of (1) accepting the table and becoming the striker, or (2) requiring the offender to break again. Rules of Play 1. A legally potted ball entitles the striker to continue at the table until he fails to legally pot a ball. 2. On all shots, the striker must comply with the appropriate requirements of Rules of Play 5 and 6. It is not necessary to cause the cue ball or an object ball to contact a cushion or drop in a pocket after the cue ball has contacted a legal object ball (ball on). Failure to contact a legal object ball first is a foul. 3. As long as reds are on the table, the incoming striker (player tak


Who would use an inkblot or Rorschach Test?

What Is the Rorschach Inkblot Test? What Is the Rorschach Inkblot Test? Search the site By Kendra Cherry - Reviewed by a board-certified physician. Updated May 09, 2016 Many people have heard of the famous Rorschach inkblot test in which respondents are asked to look at ambiguous inkblot images and then describe what they see. The test often appears in popular culture and is frequently portrayed as a way of revealing a person’s unconscious thoughts, motives or desires. The Rorschach inkblot test is a type of projective psychological test created in 1921 by a Swiss psychologist named Hermann Rorschach. Often utilized to assess personality and emotional functioning, it is the second most commonly used forensic test after the MMPI-2 . A 1995 survey 412 clinical psychologists in the American Psychological Association revealed that 82% used the Rorschach inkblot test at least occasionally. The History of the Rorschach Test Rorschach was certainly not the first to suggest that a person's interpretation of an ambiguous scene might reveal hidden aspects of that individual's personality. He may have been inspired to create his famous test by a variety of influences. As a boy, Rorschach had a great appreciation for klecksography or the art of making images from inkblots. As he grew older, Rorschach developed a mutual interest in art and psychoanalysis . He even published papers analyzing the artwork of mental patients, suggesting that the art they produced could be used to learn more about their personalities. One game created in 1896 even involved creating inkblot monsters to use then as prompts for stories or verse. Alfred Binet had also experimented with the idea of using inkblots as a way to test creativity and originally planned to include inkblots in his intelligence tests. Inspired perhaps by both his childhood hobbies and his studies of Sigmund Freud's dream symbolism, Rorschach began to develop a systematic approach to using inkblots as an assessment tool. Rorschach developed his approach after studying more than 400 subjects, including over 300 mental patients and 100 control subjects. His 1921 book Psychodiagnostik presented ten inkblots that he selected as having high diagnostic value. The book also detailed his approach to scoring responses to the test. Rorschach's book found little success, and he died suddenly at age 38 just one year after the text's publication. Following the publication of the book, however, a wide variety of scoring systems emerged. The test has grown to be one of the most popularly used psychological tests. How Does the Rorschach Test Work? The Rorschach test consists of 10 inkblot images, some of which are black, white or gray and some of which are color. A psychologist who has been trained in the use, scoring and interpretation of the test shows each of the ten cards to the respondent. The subject is then asked to describe what he or she thinks the card looks like. The respondents are free to interpret the ambiguous image however they want. They can focus on the image as a whole, on certain aspects of the image or even on the white space that surrounds the image. Once the subject has provided a response, the psychologist will then ask further questions to get the subject to further elaborate on his or her initial impressions. The psychologist also rates the reactions on a large number of variables such as whether the subject looked at the whole image. These observations are then interpreted and compiled into a profile of the individual. Criticisms of the Rorschach Test Despite the popularity of the Rorschach test, it has remained the subject of considerable controversy. The test was criticized extensively during the 1950s and 1960s for its lack of standardized procedures, scoring methods and norms. Before 1970, there were as many as five scoring systems that differed so dramatically that they essentially represented five different versions of the test. In 1973, John Exner published a comprehensive new scoring system that combined the strongest elements of the earlier systems. The Exner scoring


Laotian monetary unit - definition of Laotian monetary unit by The Free Dictionary Laotian monetary unit - definition of Laotian monetary unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Laotian+monetary+unit monetary unit - a unit of money kip - the basic unit of money in Laos at - 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


Did You Know? - Nicknames of Scottish Towns Did You Know? - Nicknames of Scottish Towns Here's a list of the nicknames applied at times to a selection of Scottish cities and towns. In some cases, it's the residents rather than the town itself that carry the nickname. If you have any additions to the list, drop an e-mail to Scottie . The illustration here is of the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh - the "Athens of the North". Aberdeen - Granite City due to the number of buildings built from local granite or Silver City with the Golden Sands. In Ian Rankin's Rebus novel "Black and Blue" Aberdeen is referred to as "The Furry Boots Toon" Why? Because when you get there, all the Aberdonians ask you "Furry boots are you from?" (Read it as it sounds, if you don't speak Doric). Anstruther in Fife is called Ainster by the locals - though that is perhas due more to their pronunciation than a nickname. Arbroath - Residents of Arbroath are called Arbroathians, or Reid Lichties (due to the prominent red harbour light of the town). Auchterarder - Lang Toon due to its 1½ mile long High Street. Ayr - Robert Burns description of Ayr as Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, for honest men and bonnie lasses has stuck. Bishopbriggs - The large number of children born in this dormitory town next to Glasgow resulted in it being referred to as Baby Briggs. Broughty Ferry - is nicknamed simply The Ferry. Carnoustie - The atrocious weather conditions during the 1997 Open Golf Championship in the town resulted in at least the golf course being called by disgruntled, over-par golfers as Car-nasty. Clydebank - Residents (and the local football team are known as The Bankies. Coatbridge - Iron Burgh from the large number of iron foundries which once operated in the town. Comrie - Shaky Toun, a nickname due to being on the Highland Fault line and subject to an above average number of earth tremors. Darvel - The Lang Toon, one of a number due to the ribbon layout of the town. Dufftown - Whisky Capital of the World, immodest but appropriate for this town in the heart of Speyside. Dumfries - The people from this town at the southern end of Scotland are known as "Doonhamers" (down home). But Wick and Thurso are not "Uphamers"! Dumfries is also known as Queen of the South". Dunbar in East Lothian is known as the Sunny Dunnie after its Trades Holiday fame of the 19th and 20th century eras when it was a popular seaside holiday resort for the cirizens of nearby Edinburgh Dunfermline - "The Auld Grey Toun" - many of the old buildings are built from grey stonework. East Kilbride - Polo Mint City, a nickname prompted by over 85 roundabouts in the road system. "Polo Mints" are peppermint sweets/candies - with a hole in the middle... Edinburgh - Scotland's Capital is known as "Auld Reekie" (old smoky) from the days when it was black with the smoke from coal and wood fires. It is also given the more complimentary title of Athens of the North due to the number of fine buildings with Grecian columns. Putting these two together, produces another (little heard) nickname of Auld Greekie. Fraserburgh - The Broch. A broch in Scots is both a prehistoric circular tower from Pictish times and a halo round the sun or moon. Galashiels - Truncated often to just Gala. Understandably, Gala residents are are not keen on their nickname of 'pailmerks'. It is said they got this name from days gone by when there were no toilets in Gala as we know them today - so inhabitants sat on pails - and if they sat too long, their rear end would be 'marked' by the rim of the pail! The story does not explain what inhabitants of other towns in those days did to avoid this! Glasgow - Dear Green Place, a name that was applied long before the grime and squalor of industrialisation, as it comes from the Brittonic "glas cau" or "green hollow". On the other hand, Glasgow has a reputation for the large number of parks created by those same Victorian industrialists. Hawick - The people call themselves "Terries" from Teribus ye teri odin, the war cry of the men of Hawick at the Battle of Flodde


In snooker, what coloured ball scores 1 point?

Snooker for beginners - Snooker rules and refereeing Snooker rules and refereeing Simplified rules for beginners Table at start of game: as depicted above.  To remember the order of the colours in the "D" area, think of "G"od "B"less "Y"ou for Green, Brown, Yellow as you look at them from the end of the table. Ball Terminology: * Cueball - the white ball, the only ball that you may hit with the cue * Red - red in color, there are 15 at the start of the game * Colour - one of the six balls that are neither red nor white Ball values: Pot - to put a ball into a pocket (and have it stay there) Foul - to do something against the rules Snookered - to be unable to roll the cueball in a straight line and hit the ball chosen. Ball ON - the ball you intend to hit with the cueball Fundamentals: 1 - You hit the cueball so that it, in turn, hits another ball and hopefully pots it. 2 - You must not pot the cueball When there are still red balls on the table: 3 - Your first shot on every turn must be to hit a red with the cueball 4 - If you pot that red (red is the ball ON), then you score 1 point and your next shot may be on any of the colours (be sure to say which one you have chosen). The red stays in the pocket. 5 - If you pot that colour (which is now the ball ON), then you score the value of the colour and your next shot must be a red. The colour goes back on its own spot. If it doesn't fit on its spot, then it goes on the highest valued spot available. 6 - If you fail to pot, or if you foul, then your turn is ended and your opponent gets to try 7 - continue with red-colour-red-colour until all reds are in the pockets When all red balls are gone: 8. Balls are pocketed in this order - yellow(2), green(3), brown(4), blue(5), pink(6), black(7). They stay in the pocket. Foul Rules: 1 - Once struck, cueball must make contact with ball ON first otherwise, foul is committed 2 - If your cueball does not hit anything on the table, your opponent may choose to take the shot or turn the table back to you 3 - If you commit a foul and your opponent is snookered on all balls ON, he may be allowed to select a freeball(any ball on the table). The freeball, for this shot only, becomes another ball ON and has the same value and is respotted if potted. 4 - If your cueball first hits a ball other than the ball ON, then the penalty is the value of the ball struck or 4 points, whichever is greater. 5 - If you pot a ball other than the ball ON, then you do NOT score the value of the ball ON but your opponent scores the value of the ball pocketed. 6 - If you touch any ball on the table at any time,then the penalty is the value of the ball touched or 4 points, whichever is greater. The game ends when: 1. A player resigns because there are not enough balls on the table to make up for the opponent's score OR he does not have enough options to execute a good snooker to force the opponent into a foul. 2. All reds and ball colors are pocketed. Winner:


Graphic representation of a formula containing two variables one of which is the reciprocal of the other, is a what?

Mathematics Benchmarks, Grades K-12 for x = 6, y = -3, and w = 81. Write linear and quadratic expressions representing quantities arising from geometric and real–world contexts. Examples: Area of a rectangle of length l and width w; area of a circle of radius r; cost of buying 5 apples at price p and 7 oranges at price q. Analyze the structure of an algebraic expression and identify the resulting characteristics. Example: -5(u2 + 4) is a product of two factors, the second of which is always positive because it is the sum of a square and a positive number; since the first factor is negative, the algebraic expression is negative for all values of u. d. Identify and transform expressions into equivalent expressions. Two algebraic expressions are equivalent if they yield the same result for every value of the variables in them. Use commutative, associative, and distributive properties of number operations to transform simple expressions into equivalent forms in order to collect like terms or to reveal or emphasize a particular characteristic. Examples: Add, subtract, and multiply linear expressions, such as (2x + 5) + (3 – 2x) = 2x + 5 + 3 – 2x = 8, (2x + 5) – (3 – 2x) = 2x + 5 – 3 + 2x = 2 + 4x, or –5(3 – 2x) = –15 + 10x. e. Determine whether two algebraic expressions are equivalent. Demonstrate equivalence through algebraic transformations. Show that expressions are not equivalent by evaluating them at the same value(s) to get different results. Show that certain expressions are equivalent by checking at a small number of different values (e.g., two linear expressions are equivalent if they yield equal results at two distinct values of the variable), and identify the special circumstances under which this may be true. Great care must be taken to demonstrate that, in general, a finite number of instances is not sufficient to demonstrate equivalence. Set each expression equal to y, consider all ordered pairs of these newly constructed equations, and know that if the graph of all ordered pairs that satisfy one equation is identical to the graph of all ordered pairs that satisfy the other, then the expressions are equivalent. Task related to this benchmark: Out of the Swimming Pool f. Apply the properties of exponents to transform variable expressions involving integral exponents. Know and apply the laws of exponents. Examples: ap · aq = ap+q; - x-2; 9x = 32x; = 32. Factor out common factors with exponents. Factoring transforms an expression that was written as a sum or difference into one that is written as a product. Examples: 6v7 + 12v5 – 8v3 = 2v3 (3v4 + 6v2 – 4); 3x(x + 1)2 – 2(x + 1)2 = (x + 1)2(3x – 2). Chunking is a term often used to describe treating an expression, such as the x + 1 above, as a single entity. g. Interpret rational exponents; translate between rational exponents and notation involving integral powers and roots. Examples: A.A.2 Functions a. Determine whether a relationship is or is not a function. In general, a function is a rule that assigns a single element of one set—the output set—to each element of another set—the input set. The set of all possible inputs is called the domain of the function, while the set of all outputs is called the range. Identify the independent (input) and dependent (output) quantities/variables of a function. b. Represent and interpret functions using graphs, tables, words, and symbols. Make tables of inputs x and outputs f(x) for a variety of rules that take numbers as inputs and produce numbers as outputs. The notation f(x) or P(t) represents the number that the function f or P assigns to the input x or t. Define functions algebraically, e.g., g(x) = 3 + 2(x – x2). When functions are defined by algebraic expressions, these expressions are sometimes called formulas. Not every function can be defined by means of an algebraic expression. Many are stated using algorithms or verbal descriptions. Spreadsheet software packages offer an abundant source of function rules. Create the graph of a function f by plotting the ordered pairs (x, f(x)) in the coordinate plane. Analyze and d