An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a?

Green Woodpecker G Green Woodpecker The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occurs in most parts of Europe and in western Asia . All have green upperparts, paler yellowish underparts, a red crown and moustachial stripe which has a red centre in males but is all black in females. The Green Woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species. It is a shy bird but usually draws attention with its loud calls. A nest hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days. Description The Green Woodpecker measures 30–36 cm in length with a 45–51 cm wingspan. Both sexes are green above and pale yellowish green below, with yellow rump and red crown and nape; the moustachial stripe has a red centre in the male but is solid black in the female. The lores and around the white eye are black in both male and female, except in the Iberian race P. v. subsp. sharpei, in which it is dark grey and males have only a lower black border to the moustache. Juveniles are spotty and streaked all over; the moustache is dark initially, though juvenile males can show some red feathers by early June or usually by July or August. Although the Green Woodpecker is shy and wary, it is usually its loud calls which first draw attention. It 'drums' rarely (a soft, fast roll), but often gives a noisy 'kyü-kyü-kyück' while flying. The song is a loud series of 10-18 'klü' sounds which gets slightly faster towards the end and falls slightly in pitch. The female makes a thinner 'pü-pü-pü-pü-pü-pü-pü'. The flight is undulating, with 3-4 wingbeats followed by a short glide when the wings are held by the body. It can be distinguished from the similar, but smaller, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus, by its yellowish, not grey, underparts, and the black lores and facial 'mask'. In Europe, its green upperparts and yellow rump can lead to confusion with the Grey-headed Woodpecker or possibly female Golden Oriole , though the latter is smaller and more slender with narrower wings and longer tail. The closely-related, very similar Levaillant's Woodpecker occurs only in north-west Africa . Taxonomy The Green Woodpecker is a member of the order Piciformes , the woodpecker family Picidae and the genus Picus. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. The scientific name is derived from the Greek pikos, meaning 'woodpecker', and Latin viridis, 'green'. There are four subspecies , with subtle and mostly clinal differences between them. P. v. viridis, which breeds in Europe south to France (except south Roussillon), the Alps , northern Yugoslavia and Romania P. v. karelini, which breeds in Italy , south-east Europe south from southern Yugoslavia, Bulgaria , Asia Minor , northern Iran and south-west Turkmenistan . It has duller green upperparts, cheeks and underparts than viridis P. v. sharpei, which breeds in the Iberia north to the Spanish side of the western and central Pyrenees and south Roussillon, has upperparts like karelini but black on the head is limited to the moustachial stripe and lores; the red stripe on males has only a narrow black border P. v. innominatus, which breeds in south-west and southern Iran, is like karelini but with nearly white cheeks, throat and chest and more defined barring on the tail. Distribution and habitat More than 75% of the range of the Green Woodpecker is in Europe, where it is absent from some northern and eastern parts and from Ireland , Greenland and the Macaronesian Islands, but otherwise distributed widely. Over half of the European population is thought to be in France, Spain and Germany , with substantial numbers also in Portugal , the United Kingdom , Sweden , Russia , Croatia , Romania and Bulgaria. It also occurs in western Asia. The Green Woodpecker has a large range and an Estimated Global Extent of Occurrence of between 1 million to 10 million square kilometres, and a population in the region of 920,000 to 2.9 million birds. Populations appe


A major critic of the conventional notion of God, who wrote the 1976 book, extending ideas of natural selection in evolution, The Selfish Gene?

Theoretical Approaches to Evolution Theoretical Approaches to Evolution Edmund E. Jacobitti   It is sometimes forgotten how young a discipline evolutionary biology is. Right up to the last part of the nineteenth century, the fixity of species was accepted by most biologists and by common sense. Any goatherd knew that there were true breeding species and that intermediate species were non-existent. That is why Linnaeusï¿½s classification system was accepted and Ovidï¿½s Metamorphoses was regarded as irreverent and scandalous. Then in 1859, Darwin introduced the astonishing idea that all living things, from the simplest to the most complex, had a common ancestry, thatï¿½ a single species had somehow metamorphosed into another and another ad infinitum until the entire globe was filled with countless millions of distinct flora and fauna. The notion that the natural world had immanent and terrestrial causes rather than miraculous ones is so much of a common place today that it is difficult to believe the idea really only began to take holdï¿½ a century ago and that it rocked nineteenth and early twentieth century thought. In this essay, I will try to sort out several schools of thought that address the problem of how one species became many.   The Passage from Darwinism to Neo-Darwinism   Darwinï¿½s theory of common origin for all organisms began the marriage of evolution and paleontology. Paleontology was the study of prehistoric forms of animal and plant life through the study of fossils. If Darwinï¿½s theory of evolution was correct, then the fossils studied by paleontologists ought provide empirical evidence for the theory. Suggesting that evolution could be documented with fossils, however, provided no theory of evolution. To make paleontology more than descriptive bone collecting required marrying it to a biological explanation of speciation. But if paleontology was a discipline still in its infancy, [1] biology was a field only in adolescence. What brought biology, ever so much more complex than physics and chemistry, out of this early stage was the discovery of genetics, the keystone of modern biology and of evolution. The rudiments of genetics had been discovered in 1866 by Darwinï¿½s contemporary, Gregor Mendel (1822-84) but no one paid much attention to it. Though Darwin was a creative genius, even he had only a partial explanation of how evolution occurred. He was convinced that adaptation to the great variety of earthly environments played some major role in the evolutionary process. Some individual variants within a species, he thought, were better suited to survive in one time or place than others. The ï¿½unfitï¿½ went extinct or migrated, while those that adapted gradually became new species. Furthermore, from a reading of Thomas Maltusï¿½ Essay on Population (1837), he had run across the phrase ï¿½survival of the fittestï¿½ and concluded that it was this principle that nature ï¿½usedï¿½ when selecting variants for survival. But, without genetics, Darwin had no way to explain where the variation within a species came from--and modern genetics was still a generation away. Darwin, therefore, was forced to accept the common notion of the time, that traits in offspring were an average or a blend of the traits of the parents. Males and females certainly had different sexual characteristics, but those were the exception. Non-sexual characteristics, it was assumed, operated according to what Darwin called pangenesis [2] where the genes (ï¿½pangenesï¿½ as he called them) of each parent (say the gene for tallness) blended evenly with those of the other parent (say the gene for shortness), to produce a person of average stature. But had that idea been correct, variation would have ended since everything would soon average out and every unique characteristic would disappear like a drop of red paint in a bucket of white. Aware of this, Darwin, tried to explain the constant appearance of variation by appealing to another common idea, namely, that the use of an organ by certain variants within a species would ensure that th


First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture?

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British photographer Carl Warner's collection of landscapes went on display in London in October 2010. What did he use to create the landscapes?

Carl Warner???s Whimsical Food Landscapes | Collected articles Carl Warner???s Whimsical Food Landscapes Posted on via Brain Pickings by Maria Popova on 11/9/11 What the London skyline has to do with asparagus, rhubarb, and Pink Floyd. British photographic artist Carl Warner , whom you might recall as one of our favorite architects of edible landscapes , is a master of food and form, crafting astounding fantasy food landscapes that are part Ansel Adams, part Anthony Bourdaine, part your childhood daydreams dreamt from the counter of your grandmother???s kitchen. These miniature vignettes are painstakingly hand-crafted with only minimal Photoshop involvement and exude a kind of vibrant whimsy that stands in stark contrast with the mundane, dully ordinary ingredients Warner uses. Food Landscapes collects Warner???s most magnificent work, alongside detailed production notes and ingredient lists for each scene. Making landscapes out of food seems like a rather unusual thing to do for a living, and people often ask, ???What made you start doing this???? It seems that the burning heart of this question is really the curiosity about what it is that motivates any human being to do something out of the ordinary, and my short answer to this is usually a simple, because I had the idea and I chose to do something about it.??? ~ Carl Warner Salmon Sea Smoked salmon sea, dark soda bread rocks, sugar and pinto beans sand and pebbles, foreground rocks from new potatoes and parsley; pea pod and bean sprout boat, side of salmon sky Coconut Haystacks Parsley trees with horseradish trunks, red cabbage sky, toasted almonds as distant haystacks, and loaves of bread for hills Chinese Junk The roster of ingredients includes dried lotus leaves for snails, noodles for the wood floor, physalis lanterns, and the obscure wild green yamakurage for the rope. And since we???re on the subject of influences today , Warner traces the kernel of his inspiration to the work of Tessa Traeger, a food photographer who in the early 1990s published A Visual Feast , a collection of painterly, two-dimensional pictures composed using food. Warner wondered whether he could take this a step further and create three-dimensional vignettes with food. Then, one day, as he was strolling through the fruit and vegetable market, he noticed the curving trunks and parasol canopies of portobello mushrooms were reminiscent of trees in the African savannah. He quickly grabbed the mushrooms and some grains, and headed back to his studio to create a tabletop scene that would photograph like a larger landscape. The rest was creative history. Of his start with photography, Warner recounts: For me, drawing and music were a means of escape into other worlds and alternate realities, and this provided the means to stimulate and exercise the muscles of my imagination. This went on for years, until I discovered photography. I found that I could photograph the real world but make it surreal by the techniques and the processes I was able to use in the camera and in the darkroom. I soon realized that this was a lot quicker than drawing, and I was able to develop ideas and concepts with more ease??? At the same time, album cover art was in its heyday, and graphic designers such as Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis were creating amazing surreal images for bands like Pink Floyd. I knew that this was what I wanted to do with my life.??? Celery Rain Forest Canope made of okra with dried chili oarsman, tiny mushroom hat and a cardamom pod; path: pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and lentils Cart & Balloons Balloons made of red onion, apple, garlic bulb and other fruits; balloon baskets: nuts; hills and fields: bread, cucumber, string beans, green beans, corn, asparagus Broccoli Forest Broccoli trees, chopped parsley ground, fresh herb plants, small foreground rocks from Jerusalem artichokes and potatoes, cumin, turmeric and fennel seed pathway, crusty bread rocks, sugar waterfall, cauliflower clouds London Skyline


Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each?

Georgian Index - Carriages -from the Duke of Clarence. A coach with curved glass front, fully paneled body with elliptic springs at the front and both elliptic and C-springs at the rear. coach: -from French coche - Hungarian kocsi; A four-wheel closed vehicle of considerable size drawn by four or six horses. It is applied to a vehicle with fixed head, doors and windows. Coach dog: A Dalmatian dog raised in the stable with the coach team so that the dog is attached to the horses and protective of the team and carriage. The dog is trained to run under the back axles of a coach and to protect the carriage on outings and the team in the stable. Dalmatian coach dogs were considered living ornamental accessories to a carriage and were the first "car alarms." Coachman: In the stables of wealthy European countries, the head coachman held a position   of authority, controlling a staff of underlings ranging from under coachman   to stable boy, each with clearly defined duties and distinctive clothing.   Even families without claim to a coat-of-arms would provide livery for their   coachmen and grooms. The coachmen's garb included a greatcoat with one or   more shoulder capes to lead rain off the shoulders. cocking cart: A high seat two wheeler with a small box body for the carrying of fighting cocks. This style, and that of the dog cart, became the basis for many of the commercial carts used from Georgian thru Victorian Britain. coupé: --from French couper-to cut, used originally to denote cut down coach bodies. Later used to signify a larger vehicle similar to a Brougham, yet smaller than a Clarence. curate cart: -A small one horse type of two wheeled cart. curricle: -from Latin curriculum-racecourse for chariots and currere-to run as in careen; a chaise or showy carriage with two wheels, drawn by two horses abreast with a bar across the backs of the horses to carry the weight of the pole. dasher: Holmes earned an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary for this use of   the term for "dashboard", the carriage part under and in front of the driver's   feet that protects against flying dirt kicked up by the horse's hooves. Dog Cart: It was made with a ventilated compartment used to carry sporting dogs such as greyhounds to a coursing event. Similarly the Cocking Cart was used to accommodate fighting cocks. Again, as in the case of the Dog-Cart, these carriages developed into pleasure carts and were rarely used to transport either cocks or hounds. This kind of vehicle would normally have been driven in tandem and that's the reason for its height. This characteristic also makes it a difficult carriage to drive and it could easily have been thrown out of balance by any sudden movement of the groom in the rear. exercising cart: A light road cart used merely for exercising horses. gig: -A light carriage, with one pair of wheels suspended on thoroughbraces, drawn by one horse. Later versions are the curricle, cabriolet, Dennet, Stanhope, and Tilbury. The Stanhope was a small two seater designed by Fitzroy Stanhope, the second son to the Third Earl Stanhope. It was suspended on four springs to provide a smoother ride. By 1830 it was a popular vehicle for trips between the suburbs and the city. groom: -A male servant employed to care for horses. He might accompany a carriage   on an outing to look after the horses while the owner was away from the horse   and carriage. Curricles had a small seat at the back of the carriage to accommodate   a groom. His duties included currying, saddling or harnessing, feeding and   watering the horses, and oiling their harness. A groom in a large establishment   would answer to a head groom with the head coachman as the overall director   of the stable. hansom : The Hansom Cab derives its name from its inventor, Joseph Hansom, an English architect, who patented the design in 1834. It is a low-hung "safety cab" or hackney carriage with two wheels, seating two persons and having an elevated seat behind for the driver. The driver could open and shut the passenger doors f


A papal cross has how many horizontal sections?

Papal Cross 古代のシンボル (Japanese)  Papal Cross The Papal Cross is representative of the ultimate authority of the Roman Catholic Church. This emblem of ecclesiastical heraldry is specifically assigned to the Pope, who heads the Church. It is made of a staff that has three horizontal bars at the top, placed in an order of diminishing length. As it is the official symbol of papacy, the use of Papal Cross for any purpose by any other church and organization has been strictly prohibited. The Papal Cross is distinct from the Archiepiscopal Cross, which is a two-barred cross and is used to signify an archbishop. It is also not to be confused with the Cross of Lorraine that comprises of two horizontal bars, evenly spaced on a vertical bar. This is a heraldic cross that was granted to the original Knights Templar and carried by them to the Crusades. Relative to the Catholic Church, this equal-armed Cross Lorraine represents the office of the Cardinal. The three bars of the Papal Cross are generally considered to be representative of the Trinity – the Father God, the son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They are also believed to symbolize the realms that come under the Pope’s authority, namely the Church, the heaven and the world. Some physical crosses have also come to be called ‘papal crosses’ on account of being associated with a pope. For instance, a 35 meter high white cross made of steel girders erected in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland is popularly referred to as the Papal Cross. This is so because it was installed there on the occasion of Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1979.


Which World War II leader was captured in April 1945 trying to flee to Switzerland with gold and looted Ethiopian sovereigns which became known as The Treasure of Dongo?

Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals   Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded b


In what country are/were violent demonstrations in 2011 against President Hosni Mubarak and his 30-year leadership?

Q&A: Egyptian protests against Hosni Mubarak - BBC News BBC News Q&A: Egyptian protests against Hosni Mubarak By Martin Asser BBC News 11 February 2011 Read more about sharing. Close share panel President Hosni Mubarak has resigned after nearly 30 years in power and 18 days of relentless pressure from street demonstrations demanding an end to his rule. Here is a guide to what is happening and why it matters for the rest of the world. What prompted Mr Mubarak to step down? Friday's announcement that Hosni Mubarak had handed control to the Supreme Military Council came as a surprise in one way, but in another way it was remarkable how long he had lasted. "Game over" was the message from the streets, and protesters were adamant that they would not go home until he left office. But the government hung on, offering various concessions and deploying various tactics to intimidate the pro-democracy crowds, but they only became more numerous and more passionate. It seemed as though the game was up on Thursday, when the army council met without a senior government figure in the chair. But the president came back with one last throw of the dice - in a state address on TV reiterating his position. This enraged the expectant multitude in Cairo's Tahrir Square and around the country, and their zeal perhaps was the final message that the game was finally over. How did it all start? Egypt has long been known as a centre of stability in a volatile region, but that masked malignant problems which erupted in popular demonstrations against the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak on 25 and 28 January. His National Democratic Party (NDP) monopolised political power through a mixture of constitutional manipulation, repression and rigged elections, cronyism, and the backing of powerful foreign allies. The main drivers of the unrest have been poverty, rising prices, social exclusion, anger over corruption and personal enrichment among the political elite, and a demographic bulge of young people unable to find work. The catalyst was fellow Arabs in Tunisia successfully overthrowing their autocratic ruler, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali , with a popular uprising on 14 January. Popular anger was fuelled by dozens of deaths at the hands of the security forces, while protesters' voices have been heard thanks to social media and the presence of independent news broadcasters at the scene. Their rallying cries were "The people want the fall of the regime", "Mubarak, go", and "Illegitimate, illegitimate". Why does it matter? Egypt is by far the most populous Arab country and what happens there carries great political weight around the world, especially the Middle East. Cairo's relationship with Washington is underpinned by a peace treaty with Israel, agreed in the late-1970s after four Arab-Israeli wars in which Egypt was standard-bearer of the Arab cause. Hosni Mubarak's autocracy, and billions of dollars of US military aid, permitted him a free hand to engage with Israeli governments, unhindered by deep public concern about Israel's military and political handling of the Palestinians and Lebanon. The realities of democratic politics could bring about a recasting of those relationships; hence the apprehensiveness of Israelis and Americans as they follow events. There are also major economic implications, as Egyptian industry and the valuable tourism sector have been paralysed by the political unrest. Oil prices have risen amid fears of unrest affecting traffic through the Suez Canal and, in the long term, of a wider regional crisis. Who are the anti-government protesters? The protests have included people from all sectors of society, but at the forefront have been young, tech-savvy Egyptians who have never known another ruler of their country. There is no single figurehead or unified leadership, although a number of opposition political figures and groupings are taking part. They include the UN former nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei and Ayman Nour, a lawyer and leader of the Ghad party, who was jailed after contesting the 2005 presidential election. The Musli


Who beat Andy Murray in final of the Australian Open tennis championship in January 2011?

How Djokovic Beat Murray To Win Australian Open Final | ATP World Tour | Tennis Novak Djokovic captura su sexto título del Australian Open. How Djokovic Beat Murray To Win Australian Open Final Jan312016 Andy Murray ATPWorldTour.com breaks down the 2016 final World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated No. 2-ranked Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) for a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title on Sunday. Only Roy Emerson (12), who also won six Australian crowns in the 1960s, Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal (14) and Roger Federer (17) are now ahead of the Serbian in the all-time Grand Slam singles championship list. Djokovic is level with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg on 11 singles majors. ATPWorldTour.com breaks down how the 2016 final at Melbourne Park was won. FIRST SET Djokovic glared at his team, seated courtside, as Murray's aggression garnered his first break point at 30/40 in the opening game, which lasted five minutes. Thereafter, it was all Djokovic as Murray won just three further points in a devastating 20-minute spell. Djokovic, who had beaten Murray in the 2011, 2013 and 2015 finals, put an element of doubt in the second seed's mind as he took a 5-0 lead. Murray looked flat-footed and struggled for forehand consistency, but at 0-5, 30/30, he sparked into life with a stunning backhand crosscourt pass. He went on to clinch his first game, avoiding the first opening set bagel in an Australian championship final since 1953. Djokovic required three set point opportunities to take the 30-minute opener, but in the final minutes Murray's game was revived.  SECOND SET The last two players to lose a first set 6-1 in the final - Djokovic's coach Boris Becker (1991) and Marat Safin (2005) - both came back to win. Could Murray do the same? The second set was more competitive and it was not without drama. Murray began to play high-risk tennis, re-gaining control in baseline rallies, but it also led to frustration. He saved four break points in a 12-minute third game, and the tide looked to have turned. But Djokovic held firm under increasing pressure. Although both players exchanged service breaks to 4-4, Djokovic rarely gave away free points. Murray led 40/0 in the 11th game, but Djokovic won five straight points - including a 36-stroke rally. Incredibly, Djokovic gave Murray a glimmer of hope at 6-5, 30/15, when he hit two straight double faults. But the Scot could not capitalise on the lapse in concentration to work his way back into the 80-minute set. The only time Djokovic had lost a two-sets-to-love lead was against Jurgen Melzer at 2010 Roland Garros. THIRD SET Djokovic looked to be running away with the pair's 31st encounter, when he opened up a 2-0 lead and managed to snuff out a half-chance for Murray at 2-1, 30/40. Yet Murray fought back into contention, mixing up the pace of his groundstrokes to force Djokovic into a backhand error at 3-2, 30/40. In winning two straight games, Murray appeared to have gained the momentum, particularly as a number of crosscourt backhands pierced Djokovic's defences. But Murray started the tie-break with a double fault and again at 1/3 (his fourth and fifth double faults of the match). It sealed his fate. Moments later Djokovic struck his seventh ace to complete the two-hour and 52-minute final. More stories like this in:


Which British film secured the most Oscar nominations, and top commendation at the Directors Guild of American Awards, in January 2011?

Oscar Bait - TV Tropes Oscar Bait You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share — "Hollywood Rule Book" , Vanity Fair You would think that a good movie is a good movie, and that good movies get Oscars for being good movies. But they donï¿½t. An Oscar is a big deal. It gets people to the theater, it boosts ticket sales, and it bolsters the studioï¿½s bottom line. As such, studios and producers try to engineer a film so that it can win an Oscar rather than be good in its own right. Typically, this meant a more serious, depressing, or ï¿½artisticï¿½ film. Such a film is called Oscar Bait, and the practice is also derisively known as ï¿½Oscarbationï¿½. The trend started in the 1970s and 1980s with the emergence of the Summer Blockbuster and the decline of New Hollywood . Before then, it was a pretty good bet that the most popular movies were also the best ones (and thus the likely Oscar-winners). But then directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas hit their stride, making beloved and well-received movies which were seen as too ï¿½lightweightï¿½ to win the ï¿½importantï¿½ categories (acting, direction, writing, and picture). The ï¿½seriousï¿½ fare that did win those categories would become Oscar Bait. Such films are usually depressing dramas , Glurgey inspirational films, and examples of manï¿½s inhumanity to man ï¿½ as such, an abnormally large proportion of Oscar Bait films are set during The Holocaust . Thereï¿½s also a big focus on mental illness or Inspirationally Disadvantaged characters. Itï¿½s rare for a comedy film to do well at the Oscars ; sci-fi and horror donï¿½t do much better, and animated films usually only get their own categories. Itï¿½s not a hard and fast rule; you might see a Dramedy or Dark Comedy get a nomination, mostly because thereï¿½s still room for suffering. Oddly, many Oscar Bait movies donï¿½t do so well at the box office. A big reason for that is Hype Backlash and Hype Aversion ; the heavy campaigning to win an Oscar can be a big turn-off. Furthermore, many Oscar Bait films are released around December or January (as a direct lead-in to the Academy Awards show in late February), so itï¿½s easy to tell them apart from Summer Blockbusters . And they donï¿½t even always win Oscars, perhaps because the Academy can actually tell the difference between a good, honest movie and an Oscar Bait attempt, and partly because sometimes they respect the general publicï¿½s opinion of a movie and will try to reflect that. (But when they donï¿½t, thatï¿½s an Award Snub .) The phenomenon isnï¿½t exclusive to the Oscars, either; on TV itï¿½s ï¿½Emmy Baitï¿½, on Broadway itï¿½s ï¿½Tony Baitï¿½, and in music itï¿½s ï¿½Grammy Baitï¿½. See also Death by Newbery Medal and Award Bait Song .     open/close all folders  Oscar Bait tactics and examples:     Positioning the film to win awards  The Deer Hunter was a game-changer. After a disastrous preview screening, the studio brought in Allan Carr as a consultant. He concluded that the film was so grim and depressing that people would only watch it if they had heard that it had been nominated for Oscars. Before then, it was the other way around; films got Oscar nominations based on their popular reception. Carr turned the system on its head and gave the film only a short screening in New York and Los Angeles near the end of 1978; the audience was mostly limited to film critics and Academy members. The former raved about the film, and the latter nominated it for multiple Oscars. Only then was it put into wide release to the general public. ï¿½Oscar-worthyï¿½ films tend to be released in the last two months of the year, to get them in before the December 31 deadline but as close to the February ceremony as possible. Sometimes it results in a rushed production . Studios will shamelessly lobby the judges directly, through one of the following: Massive advertising directly to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (i.e. the famed ï¿½For Your Considerationï¿½ ads). These campaigns got so out of hand that people speculated th


What were the first names of retailer F W Woolworth, the second of which was a store brand?

F. W. Woolworth Company - WOW.com F. W. Woolworth Company Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company Updated: 2016-12-28T14:55Z This article is about the company now known as Foot Locker. For companies, related or not, that are similarly named, see Woolworth . F. W. Woolworth Company Retail Fate Department stores closed. Name changed in 1997 to Venator Group , and in 2001 to Foot Locker [1] Successor July 1997 (1997-07) (said division only) Headquarters Woolworth Building , New York City, New York, United States Key people Clothing, footwear, bedding , furniture, jewelry, beauty products , consumer electronics and housewares Owner #property:P856}} The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's, or Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the original pioneers of the five-and-dime store . It was arguably the most successful American and international five-and-dime business, setting trends and creating the modern retail model which stores follow worldwide today. The first Woolworth store was opened by Frank Winfield Woolworth on February 22, 1878, as "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York . Though it initially appeared to be successful, the store soon failed. When Woolworth searched for a new location, a friend suggested Lancaster, Pennsylvania . Using the sign from the Utica store, Woolworth opened his first successful "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" on July 18, 1879, in Lancaster. He brought his brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth , into the business. The two Woolworth brothers pioneered and developed merchandising , direct purchasing, sales, and customer service practices commonly used today. Despite its growing to be one of the largest retail chains in the world through most of the 20th century, increased competition led to its decline beginning in the 1980s, while its sporting goods division grew. The chain went out of business in July 1997, when the company decided to focus primarily on sporting goods and renamed itself Venator Group . By 2001, the company focused exclusively on the sporting goods market, changing its name to the present Foot Locker, Inc. , changing its ticker symbol from its familiar Z in 2003 to its present ticker ( NYSE :  FL ). Retail chains using the Woolworth name survive in Austria , Germany , Mexico and, until the start of 2009, the United Kingdom . The similarly named Woolworths supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand are operated by Australia's largest retail company, Woolworths Limited , a separate company with no historical links to the F. W. Woolworth Company or Foot Locker, Inc. However, Woolworths Limited did take their name from the original company, as it had not been registered or trademarked in Australia at the time.[ citation needed ] Similarly, in South Africa, Woolworths Holdings Limited operates a Marks & Spencer -like store and uses the Woolworth name, but has never had any connection with the American company. The property development company Woolworth Group in Cyprus began life as an offshoot of the British Woolworth's company, originally operating Woolworth's department stores in Cyprus. In 2003, these stores were rebranded Debenhams , but the commercial property arm of the business retained the Woolworth's name. Contents Door handle of a mid-20th century Woolworth's store Origin The F.W. Woolworth Co. had the first five-and-dime stores , which sold discounted general merchandise at fixed prices , usually five or ten cents, undercutting the prices of other local merchants. Woolworth, as the stores popularly became known, was one of the first American retailers to put merchandise out for the shopping public to handle and select without the assistance of a sales clerk . Earlier retailers had kept all merchandise behind a counter and customers presented the clerk with a list of items they wished to buy. [2] After working in Augsbury and Moore dry goods store in Watertown, New York , Frank Winfield Woolworth obtained credit from his former boss, William Moore, along with some savings, to buy merchandise and open the "Woolwo


"""Hale knew before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him..."" are the opening words to which Graham Greene novel?"

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene | book word Brighton Rock by Graham Greene Lobby Lud, the man from the News Chronicle was a perpetual disappointment in my youth. If you spotted Lobby Lud, you were supposed to strike him on the shoulder with a copy of the News Chronicle and say, ‘You are Lobby Lud and I claim my £5’. But he never appeared in my home town in South Wales and on the occasion he came to Newport we did not. The paper ceased publication in October 1960 when my chance disappeared for ever. Why read this novel? I picked up Brighton Rock from my TBR pile because I needed a thin book to read on the train. It was on the pile as a classic to re-read. I was immediately rewarded with the brilliant opening paragraph of the novel. Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him. With his inky fingers and his bitten nails, his manner cynical and nervous, anybody could tell he didn’t belong – belong to the early summer sun, the cool Whitsun wind off the seam the holiday crowd. They came in by train from Victoria every five minutes, rocked down Queen’s Road standing on the tops of the little local trams, stepped off in bewildered multitudes into fresh and glittering air: the new silver paint sparkled on the piers, the cream houses ran away into the west like a pale Victorian water-colour; a race in miniature motors, a band playing, flower gardens in bloom below the front, an aeroplane advertising something or the health in pale vanishing clouds across the sky. (5) This opening paragraph is acclaimed for setting up the novel’s violence, tension, and the place and time of its events. The first sentence is apparently contradicted by the picture of Brighton on a Whitsun holiday. But we know at once that Hale is doomed. Brighton Beach on Whitsun, 31 May 2009. By David Hawgood of Geography Project via Wiki Commons. I am working on the revision of the first draft of my novel. So I read the most acclaimed novels with attention. Graham Greene was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century and this is one of several of his novels classed as classics. There is one major novelistic problem for me in Brighton Rock. For this story to work we have to believe in several unlikely aspects of the characters. We have to believe that, knowing his life was in danger Hale would not try to escape; that Pinkie, only 17 years old, would go as far as he does; that Ida really cares enough about a man she barely knew to pursue the truth and put her own life in danger; that Rose is as innocent, stupid and gullible as she acts. None of these are givens, but there would be no story without them. The story We are in the late 1930s. You may be visualising the Boulting Brothers 1947 film, which starred Richard Attenborough as Pinkie and Hermione Badderly as Ida Arnold. (The more recent film has not made a big impression.) That rather pasty face, with its scar and huge eyes, a baby face with the eyes of a mean old man, this is the Pinkie of the novel and 1947 film. Good and evil were themes in the air in the late ‘30s and through the 40s, the time of the Second World War. And they are themes for all times. Graham Greene was a Roman Catholic and embraced these themes. The orthodox Roman church is not the hero of this novel. Rather it is the wholesome goodness of Ida Arnold, (almost a tart with a heart of gold). Pinkie’s evil is set against Ida’s humanity. Lobby Lud lives on in Killey Kibber, aka Fred Hale, a journalist with the Messenger, in Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock. He is in Brighton to leave his cards (finders could claim 10/-) and be ready to be challenged by a member of the public. Pinkie, the Boy, is 17 and trying to assert himself as the leader of a violent gang in Brighton by stepping into the shoes of Kite, slashed in the waiting room at St Pancras station in London. Pinkie organises Hale’s murder, because the journalist exposed gangs in Brighton and is on Killey Kibber duty in Brighton that Whitsun holiday. Pinkie is conscious that if caught he will not hang because he is a minor. But the gang


Bayern is the German name for which region of Germany?

Bayern - Bavaria - Profile of the German Federal State View of the Bavarian Alps.   A virtual guide to the German Federal State of Bayern. Beside a state profile, this page offers links to sources that provide you with information about  this "Bundesland", e.g.: official web sites, local news, culture, history, education, city- and country guides with   travel and visitors information, tourist attractions, events  and much more. Bayern, Bavaria Flag of the Free State of Bavaria   en: Free State of Bavaria Nick name: The Beer State Abbreviation: BY Time zone: Central European Time (CET); Central European Summer Time (CEST) (UTC+1/+2) Capital City: München (Munich; pop. 1.4 million) Other Cities: Augsburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen, Fürth, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Passau, Regensburg, Würzburg. Geography: Location: in the southeastern part of Germany, bordering Czech Republic in east, Austria in south Area : 70,550 km² Religions: 25% Protestants, 55% Roman Catholic. Natural resources: Sand and gravel, natural stone, clay, silica sand, kaolin. Agriculture products: Dairy products, cheese, meat and meat products, sugar, beer, hops. Industries: Car industry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, foods, tourism.   The Free State of Bavaria (in German: Freistaat Bayern) comprises the entire southeast portion of Germany. It is geographically the largest federal state in the country. Bayern shares international borders with Austria and the Czech Republic as well as with Switzerland (across Lake of Constance). Neighbouring federal states within Germany are Baden-Württemberg , Hesse , Thuringia (Thüringen) and Saxony (Sachsen). The landscape of Bavaria consists of four major regions: the Bavarian Alps, with Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany at 2,962m in south; the Alpine foothills, known as the Bavarian Alpine Foreland with its numerous lakes; the Eastern Bavarian central mountains, a wooded low-mountain region with Germany's first national park, the Bavarian Forest National Park; and in west, the plateaus of Swabia and Frankenalb (Jura). Bavaria is divided in 7 administrative regions: Oberfranken (Upper Franconia), Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), Unterfranken (Lower Franconia), Bayerisch Schwaben with Allgäu (Bavarian Swabia), Oberpfalz, (Upper Palatinate), Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria), and Niederbayern (Lower Bavaria)   Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of Bayern


Skiving, beading and perforating are terms used in which industry?

Untitled Document "Closing"   In the closing room the uppers are received from the clickers and, in orderly sequence, each pair is handled by about thirty operatives. The following are just a few of the jobs which the closers, mainly women, do :-   opening, marking, lining, printing, size-stamping and fancy stitching. These are followed by skiving, beading and perforating. After the uppers have been through these operations, they are ready to be stitched and this involves quarter-seaming, lining-marking and through to vamps, lacing and passing.   "Finishing"   The finishers trim, smooth and colour the shoes or boots. This is one of the last stages the shoes go through before the final gloss, which is on the shoe when it is sold, is added.   "Making / Lasting"   The operatives would be responsible for joining the soles and uppers together using a foot-shaped last to which they then attach a heel. "Rough Stuff"   In the rough stuff room the heavier leather required for the soles is cut and matched. Rough stuff us thought to be rather an unworthy name as some of the most important parts of the shoe such as the foundations and understandings are cut in this department. These include the heel lifts, top pieces, toe and heel stiffener, the welts and also the sole. Many of the pieces cut in this room are the invisible part of the shoe.   "Clicker"   The clicker cuts out the upper parts of the shoe from the leather. He has always been the elite of the trade. Personal care and skill is needed for this work in order to gain maximum use of a skin. The ideas of a creative designer are carried into effect by the clicker. Martin Skeffington writes, "My father who worked for a firm of slipper manufacturers in Earl Shilton in Leicestershire was a clicker. He made his own blades for his clicking knife out of old hacksaw blades which were ground at one end to form an extremely sharp rounded and pointed blade which he used to cut out the uppers for the slippers. He always told me that the term clicker was derived simply from the fact that as they drew the blade around the pattern the blade made a clicking sound. Later on in his working life the clicking knife became obsolete in the factory where he worked except for samples. The main cutting of the uppers were then done on a press known as a clicking press which cut through several layers of the materials using a metal pattern beneath the press. My father passed away in 1969 and it was only in the 1960's that the change took place. I would guess the same probably applied in the shoeing industry in Northants."     Another term for shoemaker "He was what they called a cordwainer. Everything they did with the boots and shoes was made by hand, no machinery at all, only the machine that stitched the uppers of the boots or shoes, you see." (Mr Joseph Marlow)   "Outwork" Outwork is the making of part of a shoe outside the factory. The work carried on this way included closing, lining, hand stitching and hand finishing. Pieces would be collected from the factories and would then be made up by the shoemaker. From the time of the introduction of sewing-machines in 1857, groups of workers, particulary women, set up small closing shops in their homes or in purpose-built closing rooms, the machinery often rented from manufacturers.   "Shoemakers Monday" "Most of them they never used to work on a Monday... they used to have their white apron on, and they would stand on their doorsteps talking and one thing and another. They they would go up to the pub dinner-time and have a drink and evening-time as well and the rest of the week they would settle in and work then right up till ten o'clock at night..." (Mr Joseph Marlow)   "They used to work all hours bar Monday, they used to go the booze Mondays... the pawnshop used to be open Mondays to take the shirts and everything, suits; there used to be a pawnbroker's nearly on to of every street." (Mr Charlie Marlow) "Bespoke Shoemaking" Bespoke shoemaking continues the traditions of the handsewn shoemakers who laid the foundations of the trade in Northampton lon


What number is topaz on the Mohs scale of hardness?

Mohs Hardness Scale of Minerals Share By Andrew Alden The Mohs scale was devised in 1812 by Friedrich Mohs (so it's never spelled "Moh's") and has been the same ever since, making it the oldest standard scale in geology—and perhaps the most useful single test for identifying and  describing minerals . You use the Mohs hardness scale by testing your unknown mineral against one of the standard minerals. Whichever one scratches the other is harder, and if both scratch each other they are the same hardness. The Mohs scale uses half-numbers, but nothing more precise, for in-between hardnesses. For instance,  dolomite , which scratches calcite but not fluorite, has a Mohs hardness of 3½ or 3.5.  Mohs Hardness Diamond C There are a few handy objects that also help in using this scale. A fingernail is 2½, a penny ( actually, any current U.S. coin ) is just under 3, a knife blade is 5½, glass is 5½ and a good steel file is 6½. continue reading below our video What Is the Hardness Scale for Minerals?  Common sandpaper uses artificial corundum and is hardness 9; garnet paper is 7½. Many geologists just use a small kit featuring 9 standard minerals and some of the above-mentioned objects; with the exception of diamond, all of the minerals on the scale are fairly common and inexpensive. If you want to avoid the rare chance of a mineral impurity skewing your results (and don't mind spending some extra money), there are sets of hardness picks available specifically for the Mohs scale.  The Mohs scale is an ordinal scale, meaning that it is not proportional. In terms of absolute hardness, diamond (Mohs hardness 10) is actually four times harder than corundum (Mohs hardness 9) and six times harder than topaz (Mohs hardness 8). For a field geologist, the scale works great. A professional mineralogist or metallurgist, however, might obtain absolute hardness by using a sclerometer, which microscopically measures the width of a scratch made by a diamond.  Mineral Name 10 1500 Mohs hardness is just one aspect of identifying minerals. You also need to consider luster , cleavage, crystalline form, color, and rock type to zero in on an exact identification. See this step-by-step guide to mineral identification to learn more. A mineral's hardness is a reflection of its molecular structure: the spacing of the various atoms and the strength of the chemical bonds between them. The manufacture of Gorilla Glass used in smartphones, which is nearly hardness 9, is a good example of how this aspect of chemistry is related to hardness. Hardness is also an important consideration in gemstones . Don't rely on the Mohs scale to test rocks. It is strictly for minerals. The hardness of a rock depends on the exact minerals that make it up, particularly the mineral that cements it together.


Which British high street retailer started selling DNA/paternity tests over the counter in January 2011?

Retail News | Retail 360 …International Retail Consultants           www.retail-news.net Retail 360 …International Retail Consultants           www.retail-news.net Posted by retail360uk Amazon.com and India’s Flipkart Online Services have reportedly walked away from talks to buy Dubai-based Souq.com after disagreeing over price. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the e-commerce business is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall operator Majid Al Futtaim, citing people familiar with the matter. It was reported in November that US giant Amazon.com was in talks to acquire Souq.com for about $1 billion to give it a footprint in the high-growth Middle East market. Amazon was reportedly considering a bid for all of the site, which had initially planned to sell a stake of at least 30 percent. Bloomberg said a spokesman for Majid Al Futtaim declined to comment, while Amazon and Flipkart didn’t immediately return requests for comment and Souq.com wasn’t immediately available to comment. In September, Souq.com, the largest online retailer in the Middle East, was planning to sell a stake of 30 percent and had appointed advisers at Goldman Sachs Group to find buyers for the stake. In February, Souq.com announced it had completed a funding round of more than AED1 billion ($275 million), the largest financing of an e-commerce business in the region. Posted by retail360uk South Africa’s Mr Price reported lower third-quarter sales on Tuesday, as weak economic growth and tough competition forced the no-frills retailer to sell its clothing at lower prices. * Total retail sales of 6.1 billion rand for the three months to end-December, 0.5 percent lower than the corresponding period in 2015. * The difficult trading environment has extended into the second half of the year, Mr Price said in a statement. * Sales by the firm’s apparel division down 1.9 percent and 4.1 lower when measured against comparable stores. * Higher promotional markdowns were required, particularly in the apparel division, Mr Price said. * “Poor economic growth, low levels of consumer confidence and higher selling prices driven by a weak and volatile exchange rate has resulted in a very competitive retail environment, with persisting high levels of price discounting and promotional activity,” the firm said. * Other South African clothing retailers Woolworths Holdings and Truworths International last week flagged a drop in half-year profit. * “Looking ahead, any improvement in economic growth and consumer health is likely to be gradual,” Mr Price said. Posted by retail360uk In the nine months to December 24, TFG reported a 14.5% rise in group sales. Between November 27 and December 24 of 2016, sales increased by 14.6% compared with the year-earlier period. Growth for TFG International was 47.9% in sterling, and growth for TFG Africa was 11.5% with same-store growth of 5.6%. Price inflation in the Africa division averaged 8.5%. TFG’s results are a welcome surprise after updates from Woolworths and Truworths sparked fear of a further downturn in the retail sector. TFG’s broader range of merchandise categories compared with its retail peers has cushioned it against the economic headwinds that have depressed the retail sector. Its brands include apparel retailers Markham, Due South and G-Star Raw, jewellery brands Sterns and American Swiss, and furniture store @home. Last week Truworths reported a 21% increase in group sales for the 26 weeks to December 25, to R10.2bn (including sales from its UK fashion footwear chain Office Retail Group). However, Truworths’ like-for-like retail sales (excluding Office Retail Group) decreased by 3%. Woolworths reported a volume decline in both the clothing and food divisions in the 26 weeks to December 25. At 11.15am on Monday, the TFG share price was up 5.91% at R169.49, valuing the company at about R35bn. Posted by retail360uk Boux Avenue The Growth Retailer Award, the winner of which will be revealed at the on March 9, is representative of entrepreneurial retailers that are growing fa


Famille-rose porcelain originated in which country?

Famille Rose and Famille Verte Sign             In Famille           Rose & Famille Verte When           western explorers first made contact with the Chinese, they           returned with word of many fascinating art forms, products,           and innovations.  One           of these art forms was Chinese porcelain, which subsequently           became known as what else - China.  The making of China is an art that goes back           centuries in China, and it is one that evolved with the           various dynasties that make up Chinese history.  Over the years, the type of glazing and enamel applied to           China changed as new designs and colors became fashionable.  It           also became common for designs originating in China to           become widely popular in Europe.  In fact, many Chinese porcelain innovations were           trend setters for the European markets.  One of these innovations was the color "family" known as Famille Verte.  But European influences can also be found to have           influenced Chinese designs; this is the case with the color           family and designs associated with Famille Rose.  Famille           Verte originated in the early eighteenth century.  Famille Verte is French for the "green           family," and indeed the colors in Famille Verte are           based on different shades of green.  These green colors are then combined with hues of           red, blue, and yellow and the enamel baked onto the           porcelain in intricate patterns and designs.  Famille Verte is a wholly Chinese innovation and           builds upon patterns developed in the earlier Ming dynasty,           which was characterized by a "five color" pattern           of decoration.  Famille           Rose, on the other hand, was influenced heavily by colors           introduced from Europe.  The pink and rose hues of this classification of           China are deviations from previous Chinese designs, and the           pieces that were produced with the Famille Rose are much           more closely associated with the forms of China popular in           modern European and Western markets than with older Chinese           designs.  The           Famille Rose palette of colors is more opaque than other           color and design groupings.  Additionally gold colorations are used more than the           deeper red hues of previous designs.  Many           Famille Rose patterns were exported to Europe, and the           fanciers of China there often refined and redesigned these           patterns and sent these designs back to China for           production.  Thus,           while many of the Famille Rose patterns are wholly of           Chinese origin, others have roots that intermingle with           European designs and ideas.  The Famille Rose "era" is from about 1730           to the 1790s.  Early Chinese pieces are characterized by large flowers,           while later pieces adopt smaller flowers that were more           popular in European markets.  The           making of fine porcelain pieces is an ancient art in China,           practiced for centuries before the area was even explored by           the west.  However,           once the export market became an important part of the           Chinese economy, various influences began to influence the           colors and designs produced by the country's many kilns and           productions sites.  Famille           Verte and Famille Rose are two of the best examples of these           styles, and pieces made with these enamel co


Actress Maria Schneider who died in 2011 age 58 was famous for her role in what iconic sexually explicit film?

Maria Schneider, Brando’s Lover in ‘Last Tango,’ Dies at 58 - The New York Times The New York Times Movies |Maria Schneider, Actress in ‘Last Tango,’ Dies at 58 Search Continue reading the main story Maria Schneider , the French actress whose sex scenes with Marlon Brando in “Last Tango in Paris” set a new standard for explicitness on screen, died on Thursday in Paris. She was 58. A spokesman for her agency, Act 1, said she had died after a long illness but provided no other details. The baby-faced, voluptuous Ms. Schneider was only 19 when the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci chose her for the role of the free-spirited, mysterious Jeanne in “Last Tango.” She seemed, he said in explaining the choice, “like a Lolita, but more perverse.” The part was originally intended for Dominique Sanda, who dropped out after becoming pregnant. In the film, Jeanne enters into a brief but torrid affair with a recently widowed American businessman, played by Brando . Their erotically charged relationship, played out in an empty apartment near the Bir-Hakeim Bridge in Paris, shocked audiences on the film’s release in 1972, especially a scene in which Brando pins Ms. Schneider to the floor and, taking a stick of butter, seems to perform anal intercourse. The Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an X rating. Photo Ms. Schneider with Marlon Brando in “Last Tango in Paris,” (1972); its sexually explicit scenes shocked some audiences. Credit UNITED ARTISTS, via Public Theater “Last Tango” fixed Ms. Schneider in the public mind as a symbol of the sexual revolution. She spent years trying to move beyond the role, for which she was paid $4,000, and the notoriety that came with it. “I felt very sad because I was treated like a sex symbol,” she told The Daily Mail of London in 2007. “I wanted to be recognized as an actress, and the whole scandal and aftermath of the film turned me a little crazy and I had a breakdown. Now, though, I can look at the film and like my work in it.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The famous scene, she said, was not in the script and made it into the film only at Brando’s insistence. “I felt humiliated, and to be honest I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci,” she said. “After the scene, Marlon didn’t console me or apologize. Thankfully, there was just one take.” Ms. Schneider later appeared opposite Jack Nicholson in “The Passenger” (1975) , directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, playing an architecture student known simply as the Girl. Although she went on to work with important directors like René Clément in “The Baby Sitter” (1975) and Jacques Rivette in “Merry-Go-Round” (1981), her film career declined after the mid- 1970s, in part because of a turbulent personal life that included drug abuse, at least one suicide attempt and messy affairs with both men and women. Photo Maria Schneider in 2003. Credit Abdelhak Senna/Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images She walked off the set of “The Baby Sitter” (also known as “Scar Tissue” ) in Rome and checked herself into a mental hospital to be with her girlfriend at the time. In 1977 she was cast as Conchita in Luis Buñuel’s “That Obscure Object of Desire” but left the film after arguing with Buñuel. Her part was assigned to two actresses, Ángela Molina and Carole Bouquet. Maria Schneider was born on March 27, 1952, in Paris, the illegitimate daughter of Marie-Christine Schneider, a Romanian-born model, and the prominent actor Daniel Gélin. She did not meet her father, who refused to acknowledge her, until she was in her teens. She was reared by her mother in a town near the German border and left home at 15 for Paris, where she scratched out a living as a film extra and a model. Brigitte Bardot, who had worked with Mr. Gélin on several films, was appalled at the girl’s situation and intervened, giving her a room in her house and helping find her an agent with William Morris. Ms. Schneider played small parts in “The Christmas Tree,” with William Holden and Virna Lisi, and “The Love Mates,” with Alain Delon, before being cast in “L


What is the top-level internet domain suffix for the country of Turkey?

Country Suffix List for Domains on the Internet Country Suffix List for Domains on the Internet This listing may not be complete, as new suffixes may be generated to fulfill needs, if you have details of any extra ones that can be included, please and I will add them. A  .ac Ascension Island .adAndorra .aeUnited Arab Emirates .afAfghanistan .agAntigua and Barbuda .aiAnguilla .alAlbania .amArmenia .anNetherlands Antilles .aoAngola .aqAntarctica .arArgentina .asAmerican Samoa .atAustria .auAustralia .awAruba .axAland Islands .azAzerbaijan B  .ba Bosnia-Herzegovina .bbBarbados .bdBangladesh .beBelgium .bfBurkina Faso .bgBulgaria .bhBahrain .biBurundi .bjBenin .blSaint Barthelemy .bmBermuda .bnBrunei Darussalam .boBolivia .brBrazil .bsBahamas .btBhutan .bvBouvet Island (delegated to Norway, but unused) .bwBotswana .byBelarus .bzBelize C  .ca Canada .ccCocos (Keeling) Islands .cdCongo, Democratic republic of (formerly Zaire) .cfCentral African Republic .cgCongo, Republic of .chSwitzerland .ciCôte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) .ckCook Islands .clChile .cmCameroon .cnChina .coColombia .crCosta Rica .csCzechoslovakia (former, no longer exists) .cuCuba .cvCape Verde .cxChristmas Island .cyCyprus .czCzech Republic D  .de Germany .djDjibouti .dkDenmark .dmDominica .doDominican Republic .dzAlgeria E  .ec Ecuador .eeEstonia .egEgypt .ehWestern Sahara .erEritrea .esSpain .etEthiopia .euEuropean Union F  .fi Finland .fjFiji .fkFalkland Islands .fmMicronesia .foFaroe Islands .frFrance G  .ga Gabon .gbGreat Britain .gdGrenada .geGeorgia .gfFrench Guiana .ggGuernsey .ghGhana .giGibraltar .glGreenland .gmGambia .gnGuinea .gpGuadalupe (guadeloupe) (French) .gqEquatorial Guinea .grGreece .gsSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands .gtGuatemala .guGuam .gwGuinea-Bissau .gyGuyana H  .hk Hong Kong .hmHeard and McDonald Islands .hnHonduras .hrCroatia (Hravtska) .htHaiti .huHungary I  .id Indonesia .ieIreland .ilIsrael .imIsle of Man .inIndia .ioBritish Indian Ocean Territory .iqIraq .irIran .isIceland .itItaly J  .je Jersey .jmJamaica .joJordan .jpJapan K  .ke Kenya .kgKyrgyzstan .khCambodia .kiKiribati .kmComoros .knSaint Kitts and Nevis .kpKorea, Democratic People's Republic of .krKorea, Republic of .kwKuwait .kyCayman Islands .kzKazakhstan L  .la Lao People's Democratic Republic .lbLebanon .lcSaint Lucia .liLiechtenstein .lkSri Lanka .lrLiberia .lsLesotho .ltLithuania .luLuxembourg .lvLatvia .lyLibyan Arab Jamahiriya M  .ma Morocco .mcMonaco .mdMoldavia .meMontenegro .mfSaint Martin (French Zone) .mgMadagascar .mhMarshall Islands .mkMacedonia .mlMali .mmMyanmar .mnMongolia .moMacau .mpNorthern Mariana Islands .mqMartinique .mrMauritania .msMontserrat .mtMalta .muMauritius .mvMaldives .mwMalawi .mxMexico .myMalaysia .mzMozambique n  .na Namibia .ncNew Caledonia (French) .neNiger .nfNorfolk Island .ngNigeria .niNicaragua .nlThe Netherlands .noNorway .npNepal .nrNauru .nuNiue .nzNew Zealand O  .om Oman     P  .pa Panama .pePeru .pfFrench Polynesia .pgPapua New Guinea .phPhilippines .pkPakistan .plPoland .pmSt. Pierre and Miquelon .pnPitcairn .prPuerto Rico .psPalestine (occupied) .ptPortugal .pwPalau .pyParaguay Q  .re Reunion Island .roRomania .rsSerbia .ruRussia .rwRwanda S  .sa Saudi Arabia .sbSolomon Islands .scSeychelles .sdSudan .seSweden .sgSingapore .shSt. Helena .siSlovenia .sjSvalbard & Jan Mayen Islands (Norway) .skSlovakia .slSierra Leone .smSan Marino .snSenegal .soSomalia .srSurinam .stSao Tome and Principe .suUSSR (former) .svEl Salvador .sySyrian Arab Republic .szSwaziland T  .tc The Turks & Caicos Islands .tdChad .tfFrench Southern Territories .tgTogo .thThailand .tjTajikistan .tkTokelau .tlTimor-Leste .tmTurkmenistan .tnTunisia .toTonga .tpEast Timor .trTurkey .ttTrinidad and Tobago .tvTuvalu .twTaiwan .tzTanzania U  .ua Ukraine .ugUganda .ukUnited Kingdom .umUnited States Minor Outlying Islands .usUnited States .uyUruguay .uzUzbekistan V  .va Holy See (Vatican City State) .vcSaint Vincent & Grenadines .veVenezuela .vgVirgin Islands British .viVirgin Islands U.S .vnVietnam .vuVanuatu W


Basrelief, cameo, restrike, and anaglyph and technical terms within what art form?

Relief | Article about relief by The Free Dictionary Relief | Article about relief by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/relief Related to relief: relieve relief, in sculpture, three-dimensional projection from a flat background. In alto-relievo, or high relief, the protrusion is great; basso-relievo, or bas-relief, protrudes only slightly; and mezzo-relievo is intermediate between the two. Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans also used cavo relievo, intaglio intaglio , design cut into stone or other material or etched or engraved in a metal plate, producing a concave, instead of a convex, effect. It is the reverse of a relief or cameo. The term also designates a gem so cut. ..... Click the link for more information. , or sunken relief, in which the design is incised deeper than the background. High relief, although also used in ancient times, reached its climax in the baroque period. Bas-relief is commonly employed on coins and on medals. Relief Carved or embossed decoration of a figure or form, raised above the background plane from which it is formed. alto-relievo Sculptural relief work in which the figures project more than half their thickness from the base surface. anal glyph An embellishment carved in low relief. bas-reliefSculptural decoration in low relief, in which none of the figures or motifs are separated from their background, projecting less than half their true proportions from the wall or surface. cavo-relievoRelief which does not project above the general surface upon which it is carved. diaglyph A relief engraved in reverse; an intaglio; a sunken relief. glyph A sculptured pictograph; a grooved channel, usually vertical, intended as an ornament. high relief Sculptural relief work in which the figures project more than half their thickness from the base. in cavetto The reverse of relief; differing from intaglio in that the designs are pressed into plaster or clay. mezzo-relievo Casting, carving, or embossing in moderate relief, intermediate between bas-relief and high relief. stiacciato In very low relief, as if a bas-relief had been pressed even flatter. sunk relief A relief in which the highest point of the forms does not project above the general surface from which it is modeled; also called cavo-relievo. Relief   a work of sculpture on a flat surface. A relief is specifically characterized by a continuous connection with the surface, which serves as the physical base and background of the sculptural representation. The medium’s most expressive qualities are the unfolding of the composition on a flat surface, the use of a spatial perspective, the illusion of rounded three-dimensional forms, and the subtle modeling of figures. These factors make it possible to render in relief architecture, landscapes, and scenes with many figures. Reliefs can be incorporated into the composition of a wall, arch, or piece of sculpture. A relief may also be an independent work. Reliefs are either sunken or raised. Sunk, or coelanaglyphic, relief, in which the outlines of modeled forms are incised in a plane surface, was used primarily in ancient Egyptian architecture and in ancient Greek, Roman, and Oriental glyptics. A variation of sunk relief is intaglio—the exact reverse of raised relief. Intaglio was intended as a means to achieve a miniature low relief. Raised relief, which includes low relief and high relief, is much more common than sunk relief. It was used in the Paleolithic and, later, in Egypt, Assyria, India, and China. Raised relief was widely used to embellish Greek temples (pediments, metopes, and friezes) and Roman triumphal arches and columns. High relief also flourished during the Renaissance and in the sculpture of subsequent periods. Relief   (geography), the irregularities on the land surface and ocean floor, differing in their configurations, dimensions, origin, age, and history of development. The relief is composed of combined forms—three-dimensional bodies that are formed in definite portions of the earth’s crust. They are bounded by two-dimensional elements or limiting su


The Middle Eastern dish falafel or felafel usually contains onions, parsley, coriander and what main ingredient?

Falafel Ingredients | Made Man Falafel Ingredients Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save While actual recipes have a lot of variation, there are several basic falafel ingredients. Falafel is a common Middle Eastern street food that is typically served in a pita or wrapped in a flatbread and topped with a tahini sauce or, generally in Western countries, hummus. Chickpeas. In Israel and many other Middle Eastern countries, the primary falafel ingredients are chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans. The chickpeas make falafel very high in protein and fiber. Fava beans. In Egypt, falafel is more commonly made using one of their staple foods, fava beans. Some countries use a combination of fava beans and chickpeas as the foundation of  falafel. The beans are either soaked in baking soda and ground up or cooked and mashed before being used in falafel. Onion. Finely chopped onion is a common falafel ingredient. Falafel is also often topped with sliced or pickled raw onions and other vegetables. Garlic. Garlic is used in larger amounts in Egypt where the dish is generally made to be spicier. Most falafel contains some garlic for flavor. Coriander. The seeds from the cilantro plant are dried and ground to make coriander, a spice that is frequently used in Middle Eastern cooking. Cumin. Best known as a key flavor in hummus, cumin is another spice that is a common falafel ingredient. Parsley. Adding a fresh flavor to balance the other spices, fresh, finely-diced parsley is another falafel ingredient.  Vegetable oil. The rest of the falafel ingredients are combined and shaped into balls or small patties. The falafel is then fried in hot vegetable oil before being served. show comments


What mineral is an Alaskan diamond? - Diamonds Lab, Diamond, ring, rings, jewelry, earrings, jewelers, Diamonds, engagement rings carat What mineral is an Alaskan diamond? what mineral is an alaskan diamond. what mineral is an alaskan diamond   the Alaskan Diamond is black hematite     # 3 ( permalink ) I can't be exactly sure what the exact one you're talking about is. It COULD just be a diamond from Alaska (they do exist). However, mindat.org, which is probably the best and most extensive mineralogy resource online, says that they are quartz. I would believe that easily.


Quiz for March 20th [Archive] - Shelled Warriors Forums This is a 'not so obvious' quiz. Things are not so easy as they first appear:evil::evil::evil: 1.From which country did French horns originate? Germany 2.What mineral is an Alaskan diamond? Quartz 3.The Portuguese Man o' War (a sea-dwelling jellyfish-like invertebrate) alludes to a warship design devised in which country? England 4.In the story of Cinderella (the French medieval version, which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella's slippers made from? Squirrel Fur 5.What is the main ingredient of a mince pie? Fruit 6.From what type of creature is Bombay duck made? Fish 7.What colour is orange blossom? White 8.According to the Bible how many (of each) sheep, cows and goats were taken onto Noah's Ark? Seven or Fourteen 9.Where did Panama hats originate? Ecuador 10.What type of animal inspired the creation of Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit, and the Easter Bunny? Hare 11.Where did tulips come from originally - specifically what (past) capital city and country exported the first tulips? Istanbul , Turkey 12.What type of building is a picture palace? Cinema 13.What is the main fruit ingredient of the traditional (orange) Jaffa Cake biscuit?Apricot 14.What type of creature is a prairie dog?Rodent 15.What meat is hamburger made from? Beef 16.How many people were in the band The Thompson Twins? Three 17.What type of alcoholic drink is barley wine? Beer 18.What is lava bread? Seaweed 19.What is the main ingredient of the dish Welsh Rabbit? Cheese 20.What colour is the black box on a plane? Orange 1st Place EthelandEdna


In the story of Cinderella (the French medieval version, which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella's slippers made from?

Modern Fiction | Robbins Library Digital Projects from: The Cinderella Bibliography  Created in 1995; ongoing Adventures of the Beautiful Little Maid Cinderilla; or, The History of a Glass Slipper. York: J. Kendrew, 1820; 1822. [A straight forward telling based on Perrault.] Ahlberg, Janet. The Cinderella Show. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Viking Kestrel, 1986. -----, and Allan. “Cinderella.” In The Jolly Postman. Boston: Little Brown, 1986. Alcott, Louisa May. “A Modern Cinderella”, Atlantic Monthly 6, no. 36. October, 1869. Pp. 425-411; rpt. A Modern Cinderella. New York: Hurst, 1904. [A rehearsal for “The First Wedding” chapter in Part II of Little Women (1868), with its interesting portrait of the artist sister, Laura, and the writer sister, Di, who is determined to support the family through her pen. See Griswold, Audacious Kids (p. 262, n. 14) on Cinderella details in Little Women: “The shoes by the fire remind the girls of Marmee; like Cinderella, Beth often creeps off to the hearth; Meg attends the Gardiners’ ball, has problems with her shoe, and is given a ride home in a carriage by Laurie, a prince of a fellow; at the Moffats’ party, Meg undergoes a sparkling transformation with the help of a borrowed dress and seems like ‘Cinderella’; and so on.” The story “A Modern Cinderella” was collected in Robert Brothers, Hospital Sketches and Camp and Fireside Stories (1869), and reprinted by Shealy, Stern, and Myerson, Louisa May Alcott: Selected Fiction (1990). The issue of The Atlantic Monthly in which the story originally appeared also included Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Some of the Haunts of Burns,” John Greenleaf Whittier’s “Summons,” and James Russell Lowell’s “Election.”] Alexander, Dounne. The Black Cinderella. London: D. Alexander, 1992. Alexander, Trisha. Cinderella Girl. New York: Silhouette Books, 1990. [Backcover: The costume ball held all the enchantment of a fairy tale, and courtly Dusty Mitchell seemed truly a prince among men, sweeping Victoria Jones clear off her synthetic glass slippers. For a single mom used to moonlighting to make ends meet, playing princess on a moonlit veranda was breathtakingly magical ... until Victoria detected something hauntingly familiar in her mysterious cowboy’s resonant voice, and fled into the night. Left holding a solitary shoe, Dusty pursued his Cinderella with the vigor of a storybook hero. But when his quest led him to the woman who’d just put a curse on his career, he wondered if a happy ending was, indeed, the stuff of fairy tales—grim fairy tales. Flyleaf: “Wait, don’t walk off. I don’t even know your name.” Dusty grasped her hand. Her mouth curved into an impish smile. “Why, I thought you knew who I was,” she said. “A princess?” he guessed. “Only until midnight.” She smile grew more mischievous, and she lifted the hem of her satin gown, revealing shapely feet encased in clear high heels. “Ha … you’re Cinderella, glass slippers and all.” “And you are?” Dusty yielded to impulse. “Prince Charming, at your service.” At that, his warm lips met the tender underside of her wrist, and a queer breathlessness seized her. “You don’t look like Prince Charming,” she teased. “You look like a cowboy.” He chuckled, and at the warm, resonant sound, feelings that had been suppressed for so long began to stir within her. “Prince Charming is merely a state of mind,” Dusty murmered. But the story becomes complicated. Dusty is outraged when he learns that Victoria encouraged Sissy to be together with Dustin’s brother David and refuses to see her again. But David and Sissy prove to ge a good match. Dusty was clearly wrong. He humbly makes up with Victoria and the Cinderella dream comes true.] Allison, Heather. His Cinderella Bride. Toronto: Harlequin Books, 1997. Larger print edition. [Rose Franklin was mousy, only average, but she is fed up with kissing frogs. She yearns for Prince Charming and, suddenly, she finds him - Duncan Burke, who makes everyone else fade into shadow with his lantern jaw, cleft chin, black hair, dark eyes, and the slight curl that caresses his forehead. Eve


From what type of creature is Bombay duck made?

What is Bombay Duck? (with picture) What is Bombay Duck? Last Modified Date: 25 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 amazing movie makeup transformations While Bombay duck may sound like a type of fowl dish, it is actually a type of lizardfish . The small fish is a favorite food in Asia, India, and other parts of the world. It can be used as a relish, a main dish, or a crispy snack. Scientifically named the Harpodon nehereus, Bombay duck is also known as bummalo. The fish is most abundant in the Ganges Delta, the Arabian Sea, and Southern Asia. A small, narrow fish nearly transparent in color, it measures six to eight inches (15 to 20 centimeters) in length. The slimy sea creature is caught between the months of November and December, while it is processed from December and March. There are many different ways to cook Bombay duck. Prior to preparing the dish, the fish is usually washed, boned, and dried in the sunlight. To dry the fish, the traditional method includes placing it on bamboo poles submerged within the sand, kept in place by horizontal thick ropes. This type of drying method can be witnessed in many food markets. Ad Some chefs prepare bummalo fish by grinding its body, as well as occasionally its soft, chewable bones, into a pulp before cooking it. Others prefer to batter the fish and deep-fry it. In India and the United Kingdom, Bombay duck is filleted without its tail, skeleton, fins, and head. After the meat is sectioned into rectangles, they are soaked in a brine solution, dried for two days, pressed, further dried, then bundled, and packaged for sale. In Indian cuisine, bummalo is considered a delicacy, and is usually used as a salted relish, often paired with curry. When cooked until crunchy and crisp, it may be eaten as a snack food. It can also be made into a pickle. In China, the fish is commonly fried with flour, salt, and pepper. Once cooked, the aroma of the dish is very strong, and usually suppressed by an airtight container. The origins of the name of the dish are officially unknown, though stories vary by region. Some say that it is after the Hindi word for mail, dak, due to the dish's pungent odor reminiscent of the wooden railroad cars of the Bombay mail train. Others claim that the term bummalo fish sounded rude when offered as a meal, so the Victorians took to calling the food a similar name to Digby chick, or dried herring. Other names for the food in various global regions include bamaloh, loita, bombil, and bumla. A common bombay duck recipe calls for the desired amount of fish to be chopped into small pieces and fried in oil. The pieces are then drained and combined with a stir-fry of pre-fried golden onions, garlic cloves, and dried chilies. After a few minutes of stir-frying, lemon juice and salt can be added to taste prior to serving. Ad


Florida State Flower - Facts about orange Blosoom Buy From OurStores Florida State Flower Millions of white orange blossom flowers perfume the atmosphere throughout central and south Florida during orange blossom time. The Florida State Flower is the Orange blossom (citrus sinensis). The orange blossom, like most citruses, is native to subtropical Southeast Asia. The orange blossom was designated the state flower on Nov.15, 1909. The orange blossom is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida. Kingdom Species sinensis Orange blossom is the waxy, white blossom of the orange tree. Orange blossom are very fragrant . The Orange blossoms bloom in clusters of 1-6 during in spring and result in oranges the following autumn or winter. Last year's oranges often are still on the trees when the new Orange blossom are blooming. Orange blossoms are perfect, with 5 petals and sepals. The petals on the Orange blossom are linear, sometimes curved lengthwise, and thick. The sepals fuse at base of the Orange blossom to form a small cup. Stamens on the Orange blossom number 20-25, and are arranged in a tight, columnar whorl around the gynoecium. A globular, green ovary in the Orange blossom subtends a thin style, which terminates in a pronounced, donut-shaped stigma. The ovary on the Orange blossom is compound with 10-14 locules in most commercial cultivars. The position of the ovary is superior, and subtended by raised nectary disc on the Orange blossom. The Orange blossoms are borne in axillary cymes. Orange blossom is the only state flower from which a commercial perfume is made. There are many online florists who deliver flowers to Florida. You can send flowers, plants of your choice to your loved ones living in Florida or from Florida to other locations across the United States of America through these popular Florida Online Florists . from our stores - Pickupflowers - the flower expert Facts About Orange blossom The sweet orange tree, which bears the orange blossom, is a compact evergreen tree, 20-30" tall with a rounded, symmetrical crown spreading 15-20" or so. The Orange twigs on many cultivars are thorny. The bark of the orange tree is greenish-brown color, having axillary spines on the branches. The leaves of Orange blossoms are shiny and leathery, oblong to elliptic, up to 4 inches long, and have narrow wings on their petioles (leaf stems). The Sweet Orange Fruit is a large, round multiple of drupes that is 4-5 inches in diameter. The fruit is roundish, golden-yellow or tawny, and several-celled, with a fleshy, juicy pulp. The Sweet Orange seeds are white and several. The cysts in the rind are convex (L.). The Sweet Orange fruit has a very distinctive citrus scent. Orange oil can be an effective grease cutter, and it has become popular in some commercial cleaners. Facts About Florida Florida is flamboyantly nicknamed the Sunshine State, Alligator State, Everglade State, the Orange State, the Flower State, the Peninsula State, the Land of Flowers. Florida's official state flag was adopted in 1900. In 1513, Ponce DeLeon, was seeking the mythical Fountain of Youth, and discovered Florida , claiming it for Spain. Later, Florida was sold to the United States in 1819. Florida's capital city is Tallahassee, which houses the state's most eminent educational institutions. These include Florida State University, Florida A & M University, and Tallahassee Community College. Florida became the 27th state admitted to the Union on March 3,1845. Florida is suitably located on the southern tip of the U.S. Florida's border states include Georgia on the north and Alabama on the west. Florida's total land area is 170,451 square kilometer. Florida is also the hub for trade and agriculture. However, Florida's largest city is Jacksonville, which is also considered the largest city in the South, outside of Texas. Florida's Motto is In God we trust (1970). The production of orange juice became a multi-million dollar industry in Florida during the Second World War. In Agriculture, Florida leads the southeast in farm income. Florida produces about 75%


History of the Panama Hat — Brent Black Panama Hats The Panama Hat—Fashion Phenomenon The Fall from Fashion Favor Myths, Legends, and Lore of the Panama Hat 1. Why Is a Hat from Ecuador Called a “Panama” Hat? You’ve probably heard the old saying that the three most important factors in retail success are location, location, and location. Now imagine your location is Ecuador in the mid-1800’s. You have straw hats you want to sell. It doesn’t take long to notice that Ecuador is not a very busy corner. Not much walk-by traffic. Even today, Ecuador is not a major tourist or commercial destination. Nor does it have a lot of people passing through on their way to somewhere else. So you scratch your head and try to figure out how you’re going to find customers for your hats. You look at a map and notice that just a few hundred miles north, a relatively short boat trip away, is Panama. In the 1800’s Panama was part of what is now Colombia. Then, Colombia was called New Granada. Unlike Ecuador, Panama is a very busy corner, with lots of walk-by traffic. Panama is the narrowest point of land separating the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans anywhere from the Arctic Circle to the southern tip of South America. Before air travel, anyone on the East Coast of Canada or the U.S. who wanted to go to the West Coast (or vice versa) had three choices: (1) travel overland, (2) take a ship around the tip of South America, (3) take a ship to Panama, cut across the isthmus, and get another ship on the other side. Option number three was the fastest, and probably the least hazardous, of the choices. So, clever businessperson that you are, you take your hats to Panama to sell them. People like your hats. There is a reasonable amount of traffic. Business is good. Then gold is discovered in California and the number of people passing through Panama explodes exponentially. You say the 1849 equivalent of “Woo-hoo!” Business is very good. Your strong, lightweight, attractive, straw hats are much in demand. They are perfect for deflecting the tropical sun of Panama, just the thing for those long days many are about to spend outdoors in sunny California getting rich panning for gold, and they’re even nice to have on a summer day in Philadelphia or Boston. People on their way to the gold fields buy your hats. People returning home from the gold fields buy your hats. And when your customers arrive at their destinations, an oft-heard comment is “Nice hat. Where’d you get it?” The response is, of course, “Panama.” You neglected to put Made in Ecuador stickers inside all the hats, so the inevitable result is that the hats are called “Panama” hats. Great. Ecuador’s most famous export is called a “Panama” hat. People in Ecuador hate that. A second major contributor to the misnomer was the Panama Canal. Canal workers often wore the hats, which showed up pretty well in black-and-white news photos of the day. One photo, made on November 16, 1906, is often credited as the origin of both the name and the fashion. The photograph showed President Theodore Roosevelt wearing a black-banded straw hat as he sat at the controls of a ninety-five-ton Bucyrus steam shovel during a three-day inspection tour of the Panama Canal excavation. The picture was widely published in the U.S., and around the world, prompting much comment on the President’s “Panama” hat. Other accounts give part of the credit to ship passengers going through the canal, a love affair, and a revolution. Which is the “true” explanation? They are all true. And no doubt each is at least partly why a hat from Ecuador is called a Panama hat. 2. Panama Hat Weaving in Ecuador—A Tale of Two Cities The Tomebamba River runs through the lovely colonial city of Cuenca. On most days local women do the family laundry along the river banks. © B. Brent Black Montecristi and Cuenca (kwayn-ka) are the two cities. They are the two primary centers of Panama hat production and export in Ecuador. Montecristi is on the coast. Cuenca is in the Andes Mountains. Better hats come from Montecristi. More hats come from Cuenca. When Fra