In Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven”, what word does the raven say?

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more.' Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore - Nameless here for evermore. And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating `'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door - Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; - This it is, and nothing more,' Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, `Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; - Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!' This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!' Merely this and nothing more. Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before. `Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore - Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; - 'Tis the wind and nothing more!' Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door - Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door - Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, `Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven. Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore - Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!' Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.' Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.' But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only, That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered - Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before - On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.' Then the bird said, `Nevermore.' Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, `Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore - Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore Of "Never-nevermore."' But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore - What this gri


ACADIAN-CAJUN Genealogy & History History of the Cajuns Cajuns in the 20th Century      Several things occurred in the 20th century that changed the Cajun way of life. At the turn of the century, many Cajuns still lived in the same area as their parents, married other Cajuns, still spoke only French, and had very little to do with the outside world. But the Louisiana constitution was changed so that the Cajun children were required to go to schools ... schools that demanded only English be spoken. Also, the oil business brought in many new people to Acadiana. It no longer became as common for Cajuns to married other Cajuns. The wars of the 20th century required that Cajuns travel.  As jobs became more mobile, they brought Cajuns to all parts of the globe.  Cajuns became more worldly, more mobile, more integrated with the 'American' culture.       According to the 1990 census, 597,729 people in the United States claimed their first ancestry was Acadian-Cajun, while 70,542 claimed it as their second. In Louisiana alone, there were over 400,000 who claimed Acadian-Cajun ancestry. Changes      The 20th century saw the Cajun culture experience     its greatest losses.  People who had lived the same way for generation     after generation were now becoming more like the rest of the country.  They began to lose their language, take on different careers, and move     away from their New Acadia.  What caused this change?  General     changes such as ease of travel, more variety in job opportunities, and     more communications had an impact.  Besides the general changes that     occurred with the coming of modern times, there were probably 3 major factors     causing the change in Cajun culture: education, war, and industry.  Education      One of the major changes in the Cajun culture         came in 1921.  One of the major factors bonding the Cajuns together         was their common French language.  The idea that everyone should espouse         American middle-class values brought reform to Louisiana at the beginning         of the 20th century.  The movement was let by people such as Progressive         Luther Hall, elected governor in 1912.  In July of that year, the         legistlature passed an act allowing the Dept. of Education the power to         select all books and curricula for public schools.  Starting the next         year, English was stressed throughout the curricula, basically banning         French from the schools.   In 1916, the state legislature approved         Act 27, which required that all children attend public school.  (Acadian          Education, Brasseaux)      Then in 1921, the Louisiana Constitution was         changed so that all school proceedings had to be conducted in English.  This led to many Cajuns growing up without learning their ancestral languages.  As they moved into a society that was more mixed, French was used less       and less.  If you are trapping down the bayou, and the only people you meet are family and friends, French would do just fine.  But when you went to the city, went out of town for college, other jobs, and military service, French was rarely used.  Not only did this mean that they could interact with outsiders more, it meant that they were less separated.  They weren't isolated from the English-speaking American society any more. HE BURT YES, A BEAR NO  by George Rodrigue      Now this does not mean that the Cajun French language disappeared.  Most of the parents of children in school for the first few decades of the century had grown up speaking French and still spoke it in the home.  So children would learn English at school, but still learned some French in the home.  But as that English-educated generation grew up and had their own families, the use of French in the home became minimal in most cases.  Still, especially in more rural areas, some Cajun families continued to pass along the Cajun French language throughout the 20th centu


To avoid bad luck, what should one throw over their left shoulder?

How to Get Rid of Bad Luck (with Pictures) - wikiHow Getting Rid of Bad Luck 1 Use salt. Salt is considered good luck by many cultures in the world. In order to get rid of many forms of bad luck you can take a pinch of salt and throw it over your LEFT shoulder (throwing salt over your right shoulder will bring you more bad luck). Alternatively, you can cleanse your body of bad luck by bathing in salt water. Simply add two tablespoons of salt to a bath of hot water. Another method is to sprinkle sea salt in the corner of each room and underneath each windowsill. This will protect your home from bad luck. 2 Don't throw away pieces of broken mirror. If you break a mirror you should never just throw the pieces away. This will effectively seal your fate and give you 7 long years of bad luck. You can either take all of the pieces of the mirror and grind them down to dust and scatter it in the wind or take a single piece of the mirror (big enough to reflect but not big or sharp enough to be dangerous to yourself or anything else) and wait until the next full moon. Depending on how close you are to the full moon you'll still get bad luck for a small while but if you use the mirror to reflect the full moon and gaze into it, it nullifies the bad luck. You can then bury the piece of mirror or keep it. 3 Burn incense. Burning incense is an effective way to get rid of bad luck and negative energy. Choose pungent scents like sandalwood or jasmine, and if you are burning more than one stick, make sure to use an odd number rather than an even number. If you are experiencing bad luck in your personal life, burn the incense at home. Carry the incense from one room to the next, letting the scented smoke fill all four corners of your home. If you are experiencing bad luck at work, burn the incense in your office. 4 Carry protective charms. Small, protective charms are a great way of warding off bad luck as you go about your daily life. They can be worn on a chain or bracelet or carried around in a pocket. Some of the most common ones include. Keys: Key charms have been used to bring good luck since ancient times. Wearing three keys together is said to unlock the three doors of of wealth, health and love. Shamrock and clover: Wearing fresh shamrock or clover, or wearing a charm in the shape of the rare four-leafed clover is a popular method of bringing good luck in Celtic mythology. Each of the four leaves represent a lucky characteristic; wealth, fame, love and health. Horseshoe: Horse shoes are said to be lucky, as they ward off the "evil eye". Hang one in your home for protection or wear a Horseshoe symbol on a chain - just make sure the ends are pointed upwards, otherwise the good luck can "escape". Rabbit foot: A rabbit's foot is believed to bring good luck and protection in many cultures. However, not any foot will do - it must be the left hind foot. In addition, the foot must be stroked or rubbed in order to activate the good luck. [1] 5 Burn sage. Sage has been burned by people of various cultures for years as a way of clearing out negative energy. The practice of burning sage is known as smudging. Buy a stick of sage or some dried sage and light it up. It should smolder rather than burn. Carry the sage around your home, waving the smoke away from you into every corner of the house. Open the doors and windows to let the negative energy exit. If you like, you can burn some sweetgrass afterwards to invite positive energy into your home. [2] 6 Use crystals and stones. Various crystals and stones are believed to have mythical properties, ranging from protection, to warding off negative energy to bringing good luck. Keep these crystals or stones in your home, place of work, or carry them on your person. Black tourmaline will protect you from negative energies, such as the ill-wishes of others. Rose quartz will encourage positive energy to replace the negative. Labradorite will protect you from psychic vampires or leeches, who will attempt to suck your energy and positive emotions from you. Amethyst will protect you from harm while travell


“A man a plan a canal Panama” is a famous example of what?

Palindromes > Panama palindromes BORED? Play our free word games – INTERACTIVE HANGMAN A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Panama! In the first year after Fun-with-words.com was launched, over 200 of our visitors sent this palindrome to us, so we've given it a section of its own! It is probably the best known palindrome ever: A man, a plan, a canal – Panama! It first appeared in 1948, but James Puder believes that it must have been discovered before this. Read his Word Ways article: Who First Found The Panama Palindrome? But it is not the only Panama palindrome; in fact there is a whole family of them, some of them very long indeed. In 1983, Jim Saxe added a cat to the list, creating: A man, a plan, a cat, a canal – Panama! A yak (a kind of ox) and a yam (a potato-like tuber) can be inserted, lengthening it to: A man, a plan, a cam, a yak, a yam, a canal – Panama! Guy Jacobson found two more items that could be added to this extended Panama palindrome, making the 17-word: A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal – Panama! The following fantastic version was produced by Guy Steele in 1983. It has 49 words. A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal – Panama! The following year Dan Hoey used a computer program and the Unix spelling dictionary to generate a 540-word Panama palindrome. It doesn't read so well as the others because the simple program allowed abstract nouns and mass nouns like a ten, a salt and a wax. A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal – Panama! More Panama-Type Palindromes Many palindromes similar to these Panama palindromes were discovered years before A man, a plan, a canal – Panama was first published. In 1899, the following appeared in The Ardmore Puzzler; it is by T. H. Moscow. A mar on a panorama! Thirty years later, 1929, a wordsmith named


In what country would you find the city of Bruges?

Bruges: Belgium’s Fairytale City - Europe Up Close Europe Up Close Bruges: Belgium’s Fairytale City Published/Revised May 14, 2016 By Staff This post may contain affiliate links. Share Bruges is a fairytale paradise in the tiny European country of Belgium. Stepping off the train at the station, you are immediately transported back in time to medieval Europe, a period when the primary mode of transport was by horse and carriage. The city is popular with visitors worldwide for its canals as well as locally produced lace, chocolate, and beer. Bruges is called the ‘Venice of the North’ because of its canals. In the Middle Ages, these canals were used by ships to deliver goods to the city and to take exports from local merchants. For this reason, Bruges was a very rich and prosperous town. Today the canals are used primarily for tourism and leisure. Try a canal tour when you first arrive, as it gives a good orientation to the city. Lace is a popular purchase in any Bruges shop. In 1717, nuns established the first lace school in Belgium; today you can visit the Lace Centre (Kantcentrum – Peperstraat 3A) to learn more about the production of lace. You will find housewives on the streets of this charming city making and selling handmade lace creations. Delectable Belgian chocolates can also be easily found here. The Choco-Story Museum (Wijnzakstraat 2) provides an informative overview of how cocoa is transformed into chocolate. Be sure to stop by the chocolate-making exhibition during your visit and take advantage of the free samples. Bruges is dotted with chocolate shops throughout, but without a doubt the most famous is the Old Chocolate House (Mariastraat) which sells fantastic chocolate and steaming cups of creamy hot chocolate. Those who know little of Belgium at least know of its status as the world’s undisputed champion of beer. The country has been brewing quality beer since the Middle Ages, and in Bruges it goes without saying that great brews are easy to find. The first stop should be at The Halve Maan (Walplein 26), a local brewery which explains the Belgian brewing process. Entry includes a nice view of the city from the tower as well as a beer tasting. As an historically rich city and having gracefully aged from its days as a medieval trading centre, Bruges rightly deserves its status as an enchanting tourist mecca. With the beautifully maintained canals and shops full of beer and chocolate, the city seems too good to be true. Perhaps fairy tales really do come true. Frequent trains from Brussels airport / Brussels city centre to Bruges take approximately 90 minutes.


Famous Pirates in History | Pirate101 Free Online Game Famous Pirates in History   As long as there have been Pirates, people have been enthralled with their adventures on the high seas! The earliest acts of piracy date back to the 14th century BC, but most famous Pirates of our history and culture reside in the 18th Century Caribbean waters.   Anne Bonny Anne Bonny is the famous female Pirate of the Caribbean, where she started pirating after being disowned by her family when she married small-time Pirate James Bonny. Mingling with the local Pirates in taverns in the Bahamas, Anne became more adventurous after divorcing her husband and then marrying famous Pirate John “Calico Jack” Rackham. Together with her friend Mary Read, the three captured many ships, including the famous Revenge, and brought in tons of treasure! Anne never hid her gender, although it was rare for a big-time Pirate to be female, and she was known to be very effective in combat.     Blackbeard Blackbeard and his ship Queen Anne’s Revenge make the most famous Pirate team in all of history. His thick, black beard and fearsome appearance were just as renowned as his treasure conquers. Blackbeard supposedly even lit fuses under his hat to scare enemies! After forming a Pirate alliance and blocking the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Blackbeard ran Queen Anne’s Revenge aground outside of Beaufort, North Carolina and temporarily retired in a small town on the North Carolina Outer Banks. He missed the Pirate life though, and went back out to sea, only to meet his end in a ferocious battle with the Royal Navy.     Calico Jack Calico Jack became the captain of his ship, Ranger, after the current captain decided not to pursue a large French vessel. Calico Jack and a small troop of 15 supporters branded the current captain a coward, and overtook the ship to sail on for gold and riches. He pirated around Jamaica and the West Indies with Anne Bonny and Mary Read. He was eventually captured at Dry Harbor Bay in Jamaica in 1720.     Henry Every English born Henry Every or Avery was one of the most notorious Pirates of the 1600’s. He was one of the few Pirate captains that retired with his ship and all his treasure & loot without being captured or killed in battle. Avery wasn’t always a Pirate though; he actually started his career on the sea in the British Navy. After being discharged he was commissioned by Charles II of Spain to prey on French Ships and eventually became Captain of his ship, The Fancy, after the crew mutinied. Avery went on to become the richest Pirate in the world after capturing a £600,000 bounty made up of precious metals and jewels.     Mary Read Mary Read was born illegitimately in late 17th century England to a sea captain’s widow. Her mother used to dress Mary as a boy in order to fool her son’s grandmother into giving the family continued financial support. Because Mary was dressed as a boy, she first found employment as a footboy and then later on a ship – which introduced her to life on the sea. It wasn’t until she met a British sea Captain that Mary started dressing as a woman, but when her husband died she boarded a ship bound to the West Indies that became overtaken by Pirates. The Pirates that overtook Mary’s ship included Calico Jack and Anne Bonny, who Mary Read became friends with and then continued on with her pirating.     Stede Bonnet Stede Bonnet pirated in the early 18th century in Barbados, and was known as “The Gentleman Pirate” since he was a fairly wealthy land owner before he turned to a life on the seas. He bought his own Pirate ship and sailed it to Nassau in the Bahamas, and when he ran into the famous Pirate Blackbeard Stede Bonnet decided to let Blackbeard lead his ship for a while. The two worked together to capture merchant ships along the East Coast, but when they failed to capture a large prize all of Stede Bonnet’s crew fled to join Blackbeard on Queen Anne’s Revenge. When Bonnet sailed his ship up the Cape Fear River to make repairs, he was captured and his days of piracy were over.


What do pandas eat? | WWF What do pandas eat ? The simple answers is: bamboo A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems and shoots of various bamboo species. Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs. But they do branch out, with about 1% of their diet comprising other plants and even meat. While they are almost entirely vegetarian, pandas will sometimes hunt for pikas and other small rodents. Indeed, as members of the bear family, giant pandas possess the digestive system of a carnivore, although they have evolved to depend almost entirely on bamboo. This reliance on bamboo leaves them vulnerable to any loss of their habitat – currently the major threat to their survival. Clic to discover the results of the last panda survey in China © naturepl.com / Eric Baccega / WWF


What comet passes near Earth every 76 years?

Comets: Facts About The 'Dirty Snowballs' of Space Comets: Facts About The 'Dirty Snowballs' of Space By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor | November 15, 2014 12:46am ET MORE Halley's Comet as photographed May 8, 1910, by Dr. G.W. Ritchey using the 60-inch (1.5-meter) telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, Calif., during the comet's last appearance. The head of the comet and the beginning of its long tail are shown. Short, straight streaks are background stars. Credit: NASA/JPL A comet is an icy body that releases gas or dust. They are often compared to dirty snowballs, though recent research has led some scientists to call them snowy dirtballs. Comets contain dust, ice, carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane and more. Astronomers think comets are leftovers from the gas, dust, ice and rocks that initially formed the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Some researchers think comets might have originally brought some of the water and organic molecules to Earth that now make up life here. To research this hypothesis, the Rosetta mission , which landed a probe on a comet on Nov. 12, 2014, is studying its nucleus and environment, observing how it changes as it approaches the sun. Comets orbit the sun, but most are believed to inhabit in an area known as the Oort Cloud , far beyond the orbit of Pluto. Occasionally a comet streaks through the inner solar system; some do so regularly, some only once every few centuries. Many people have never seen a comet, but those who have won't easily forget the celestial show. Physical characteristics The solid nucleus or core of a comet consists mostly of ice and dust coated with dark organic material , according to NASA, with the ice composed mainly of frozen water but perhaps other frozen substances as well, such as ammonia, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane. The nucleus may have a small rocky core. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the ice on the surface of the nucleus begins turning into gas, forming a cloud known as the coma. Radiation from the sun pushes dust particles away from the coma, forming a dust tail, while charged particles from the sun convert some of the comet's gases into ions, forming an ion tail. Since comet tails are shaped by sunlight and the solar wind, they always point away from the sun. At first glance, comets and asteroids may appear very similar. The difference lies in the presence of the coma and tail. Sometimes, a comet may be misidentified  as an asteroid before follow-up observations reveal the presence of either or both of these features. The nuclei of most comets are thought to measure 10 miles (16 kilometers) or less. Some comets have comas that can reach nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million km) wide, and some have tails reaching 100 million miles (160 million km) long. We can see a number of comets with the naked eye when they pass close to the sun because their comas and tails reflect sunlight or even glow because of energy they absorb from the sun. However, most comets are too small or too faint to be seen without a telescope. Comets leave a trail of debris behind them that can lead to meteor showers on Earth. For instance, the Perseid meteor shower  occurs every year between August 9 and 13 when Earth passes through the orbit of the Swift-Tuttle comet. Orbital characteristics Astronomers classify comets based on the durations of their orbits around the sun. Short-period comets need roughly 200 years or less to complete one orbit, long-period comets take more than 200 years, and single-apparition comets are not bound to the sun , on orbits that take them out of the solar system, according to NASA. Recently, scientists have also discovered comets in the main asteroid belt — these main-belt comets might be a key source of water for the inner terrestrial planets. Scientists think short-period comets, also known as periodic comets , originate from a disk-shaped band of icy objects known as the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune's orbit, with gravitational interactions with the outer planets dragging these bodies inward, where they become active come


What country was formerly known as Ceylon?

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What connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

Suez Canal – Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide Home / Recent Videos / Suez Canal – Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea Suez Canal – Connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea in Recent Videos 16/05/2015 Suez Canal is the largest man-made artificial sea-level waterway found in Egypt. It was opened in the 1869 to allow water transportation between Europe and Asia to  avoid ships navigation around Africa. The canal original size was 164 km long and 8metre deep. However enlargements have been undertaken and it now has a length of 193.30 km and its 24 metres deep. It also has a northern access channel of 22 km and 9 km southern access. The canal has a northern terminus known as Port Said and a southern terminus called Port Tewfik. Suez Canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority of the Arab Republic of Egypt. A treaty signed under the International Treaty Act shows that the canal can be used in times of war or peace by every vessel of commerce or of war and no flag is required for distinction. The canal allows passage of ships up to 20 metres and with weight of 240,000 tons. The height allowed above water is a maximum of 68 metres. Big ships offload their cargo to canal- owned boats to reduce their weight and reload later at the end of the canal. Suez Canal attracts a lot of visitors who come to see the amazing wonders of this man made sea. It serves as the first salt water passage between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The canal has attracted attention from film makers. A film known as Suez was made in 1938 and it’s based on the canal’s history. Also in the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, a character known as Nautilus travels through an underwater passage beneath the Suez Canal. All these highlight the canal as a very import part in opening up Africa to other parts of the world. Source: Amr Fathey


What is the least populated borough of New York City?

New York Neighborhoods & Maps 1 The Bronx The historic home of the Yankees, the birthplace of hip hop music and culture, and the poster-city of glamorized Italian mafia (see A Bronx Tale), the boogie down Bronx is a well-known borough with a tough reputation. What most people don't realize is that the Bronx has more parkland than any of the other boroughs, quaint seaside towns and possibly one of the coolest Little Italy's anywhere. 2 Brooklyn It's been said that you're not a true New Yorker (or have never really visited New York) until you've walked across the famous Brooklyn Bridge. How is it that a bridge has come to decide such matters? Well, 1) walking the bridge gives you one of the best city views you'll ever have, and 2) it takes you straight into Brooklyn—home of Brooklynites, Brooklynese (that oh-so-lovable accent), art, culture and just about everything else. Everyone seems to have their own reason for loving Brooklyn, and we happily encourage you to check it out and find yours. [Photo by ugod/flickr] 3 Manhattan Manhattan is the most populous borough from 9 to 5 and the crazy land of big buildings, paper-thin models, bulls, bears and sky-high rent. Bars of every genre, awesome parks, countless restaurants and every business you could ever imagine make this walk-everywhere borough seem like a great, big adult Disneyland. You'll see just about everything when wandering these streets, from people sleeping on sidewalks to movie stars walking their dogs to strange art installations to people with no clothes—truly, this place is unlike any other. 4 Queens The early stomping grounds for Run D.M.C., The Ramones, Archie Bunker and Spiderman, Queens should have a special place in everyone's heart. The most diverse of all the boroughs, you can travel from Ireland to India to Italy on one subway line through Queens, and find some of the best ethnic food you'll ever have. It's also where you'll find LaGuardia and JFK Airports, the US Open and dozens of museums and art galleries. 5 Staten Island The least populated and least famous of the boroughs, poor Staten Island has earned the unfortunate nickname of "The Forgotten Borough." Unlike the other boroughs, Staten Island isn't connected to central-hub Manhattan by a subway, tunnel or bridge—instead, it's the ferry. But where else could you live and say that you get to work by a free boat ride that cruises past the Statue of Liberty? [Photo credit Roman Königshofer / flikr]


Elton John's was written in honor of what actress?

Elton John — Candle in the Wind — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm piano "Candle in the Wind" is a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a remake of the song as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This version of the song was released as a single, and reached No. 1 in many countries, proving a much greater success than the original.


Caviar is traditionally made from the eggs of what type of fish?

What Kinds of Fish Make Caviar? - How Caviar Works | HowStuffWorks What Kinds of Fish Make Caviar?   Prev Next   The sturgeon is a lumbering, toothless fish with a decidedly prehistoric appearance whose eggs are harvested for caviar. The sturgeon is sometimes called a "living fossil " because of its few adaptations through the millennia. The Acipenser family tree includes 27 sturgeon, although genetic markers have scientists disputing the exact number of distinct species. Some sturgeon, like the beluga, live a century or more and continue to grow -- in fact, one beluga reached a record 4,500 pounds and 28 feet long, which is about the size of a motorhome. Up Next Test Your Knowledge: Experimental Foods The eggs of each species of sturgeon, except the largely poisonous green sturgeon, can be used for caviar. However, only three sturgeon species -- the beluga, osetra and sevruga -- supply most of the world's caviar. These species live in the Caspian Sea , which is bordered by five nations including Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia. Other bodies of water producing significant amounts of caviar include the Black Sea and Sea of Azov . Sturgeon are anadromous, which means they can live in both salt and fresh water. They prefer, however, to keep one fin in both worlds. Most live in tidal estuaries where salt and fresh waters collide, then swim in rivers to spawn. Sturgeon annually return to the same place to lay their eggs, and their predictable swim makes them easy targets. When caught, most sturgeon won't fight; they're simply resigned to their fate. Caviar's premium price, coupled with demand, makes the sturgeon attractive to legal fisheries and poachers alike. Decades of overfishing mean fewer mature fish and scant opportunities to reproduce. This cycle is evident in the Caspian Sea's dwindling beluga population, which has dropped more than 90 percent [source: Science Daily ]. Within the last 10 years, a number of efforts have attempted to assuage the sturgeon's collapse. Imported beluga caviar was banned in the United States, the beluga sturgeon was placed on the nation's endangered species list, and international coalitions pushed for stringently reduced fishing quotas. Few measures, however, held up to the continued demand for caviar. As the caviar trifecta -- beluga, osetra and sevruga -- becomes a scarcity, other sources of roe become more acceptable. It's important to note, however, that caviar made from any other type of fish, such as salmon, is not considered "true" caviar and must contain the species identifier in its name. For example, a tin containing salmon roe must read "salmon caviar" not just "caviar." Next, we'll discover why impeccable timing pays off when it comes to caviar. Farming Caviar To combat the declining numbers of wild-caught sturgeon, a number of farms in the United States are growing a new crop -- caviar. For this new breed of farmers bent not on agriculture, but on aquaculture , patience has certainly been a virtue. It takes about 15 years for a sturgeon to become mature enough to harvest its eggs, so many farms are only now making their products available. Not only are these farming methods environmentally sustainable, but they're also good for the fish, too. Rather than killing the females to remove the roe, many farmers "milk" the fish and leave them alive to reproduce again.


Making tequila, harvesting a blue agave plant in Mexico - YouTube Making tequila, harvesting a blue agave plant in Mexico Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 14, 2009 A jimador cuts down and prepares a blue agave plant to be used to make tequila. This video was taken in Mexico, April 2009. From the website, http://tastetequila.com Category


Who is the most famous ragtime composer?

The Greatest Ragtime of the Century - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic The Greatest Ragtime of the Century AllMusic Rating google+ AllMusic Review               by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. The happy, rhythmically infectious music known as ragtime flourished internationally between the late 1890s and 1920. During the genre's most popular period, 1910-1920, patrons could drop a coin in a player piano and hear the latest by Eubie Blake and Jelly Roll Morton . While both ragtime and player pianos have passed from the scene, post-millennium listeners can return to that heady time by simply picking up a copy of The Greatest Ragtime of the Century . If the title sounds a bit ambitious, the inclusion of the above-mentioned names along with Scott Joplin , Fats Waller , James P. Johnson , and Jimmy Blythe assures that the disc lives up to its billing. Each of 16 selections once graced a player piano sometime between 1916 and 1931. Morton delivers a spunky take on "Sweet Man," his only recovered performance on a Capitol piano roll, while Waller cuts loose on a spry version of "Nobody But My Baby." Of course, no ragtime collection would be complete without Joplin 's "Maple Leaf Rag," perhaps the best-known rag of its time, and Blake 's "Charleston Rag." One thing that may surprise those only slightly familiar with this classic style is how evenly paced many of these piano pieces are. Ragtime, in fact, is often unhurried, and Joplin made a habit of writing on his music: "Ragtime should never be played fast." The Greatest Ragtime is an excellent collection and a fine introduction to a joyful music fashioned over 100 years ago. Track Listing


Who was the first black Supreme Court justice?

Thurgood Marshall Biography Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice     Born in Baltimore, Maryland     on July 2, 1908, Thurgood Marshall was the grandson of a     slave. His father, William Marshall, instilled in him from     youth an appreciation for the United States Constitution and     the rule of law. After completing high school in 1925,     Thurgood followed his brother, William Aubrey Marshall, at     the historically black Lincoln University in Chester County,     Pennsylvania. His classmates at Lincoln included a     distinguished group of future Black leaders such as the poet     and author Langston Hughes, the future President of Ghana,     Kwame Nkrumah, and musician Cab Calloway. Just before     graduation, he married his first wife, Vivian "Buster"     Burey. Their twenty-five year marriage ended with her death     from cancer in 1955.   In 1930, he applied to the University of Maryland Law     School, but was denied admission because he was Black. This     was an event that was to haunt him and direct his future     professional life. Thurgood sought admission and was     accepted at the Howard University Law School that same year     and came under the immediate influence of the dynamic new     dean, Charles Hamilton Houston, who instilled in all of his     students the desire to apply the tenets of the Constitution     to all Americans. Paramount in Houston's outlook was the     need to overturn the 1898 Supreme Court ruling, Plessy v.     Ferguson which established the legal doctrine called,     "separate but equal." Marshall's first major court case came     in 1933 when he successfully sued the University of Maryland     to admit a young African American Amherst University     graduate named Donald Gaines Murray. Applauding Marshall's     victory, author H.L. Mencken wrote that the decision of     denial by the University of Maryland Law School was "brutal     and absurd," and they should not object to the "presence     among them of a self-respecting and ambitious young     Afro-American well prepared for his studies by four years of     hard work in a class A college." Thurgood Marshall followed his Howard University mentor,     Charles Hamilton Houston to New York and later became Chief     Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of     Colored People (NAACP). During this period, Mr. Marshall was     asked by the United Nations and the United Kingdom to help     draft the constitutions of the emerging African nations of     Ghana and what is now Tanzania. It was felt that the person     who so successfully fought for the rights of America's     oppressed minority would be the perfect person to ensure the     rights of the White citizens in these two former European     colonies. After amassing an impressive record of Supreme     Court challenges to state-sponsored discrimination,     including the landmark Brown v. Board decision in 1954,     President John F. Kennedy appointed Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In this     capacity, he wrote over 150 decisions including support for     the rights of immigrants, limiting government intrusion in     cases involving illegal search and seizure, double jeopardy,     and right to privacy issues. Biographers Michael Davis and     Hunter Clark note that, "none of his (Marshall's) 98     majority decisions was ever reversed by the Supreme Court."     In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson appointed Judge Marshall to     the office of U.S. Solicitor General. Before his subsequent     nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1967,     Thurgood Marshall won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before     the Supreme Court on behalf of the government. Indeed,     Thurgood Marshall represented and won more cases before the


Switzerland shares its Western border with what country?

Which nine countries border Germany? | Reference.com Which nine countries border Germany? A: Quick Answer Germany is surrounded by Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Germany is situated in central Europe, and shares its borders with the second-highest number of European countries, second only to Russia. The countries surrounding Germany lie alongside its borders to the north, south, east and west. Full Answer The northern border of Germany is shared with the Scandinavian country of Denmark, while Poland and the Czech Republic lie to the east. The southern border of Germany is shaped by Austria and Switzerland, while France lies in the southwest. Along the western border of Germany are Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Although it shares a border with many other countries, Germany is distinct in geographical and topographical features from its neighbors. Germany contains tall mountains, plains and forests. It is home to the Alps, which are one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Within the Alps is Zugspitze, which has a summit that reaches 9,718 feet, and it is the highest point of elevation in Germany. In addition to sharing borders with neighboring land areas, Germany has miles of coastlines, which are formed by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Its interior contains large tracts of forests while low-lying plains lie in the northern region.


2, 3, 7, 11, and 19 are all examples of what type of number?

Next Number in a Sequence Lesson - III a5 = 7 an = 6 + a(nï¿½2) There is no guarantee     that this is the "right" answer, since the "right" answer is the one that your teacher wants. However, this formula does "work", so it should be acceptable to say that the next term     is: The next (nineth)      term is 6 + a7 = 6 + 13 = 19. Note, however, that the    sequence might be simpler even than that. Start listing the first few    primes, and see what kind of sequence you get. Compare this result with    the values of the above listing. Find the missing term:   2,     8, 27, 85, 260, ____, 2365 I checked, and this didn't appear to     be a polynomial sequence. It didn't appear at first to be a recursive     sequence, but recursives can be messy and hard to figure out. But if     one is particularly patient and clever, and plays around with this a     bit, one might come up with: a1 = 2 a2 = 2ï¿½3 + 2 = 8 a3 = 8ï¿½3 + 3 = 27 a4 = 27ï¿½3 + 4 = 85 a5 = 85ï¿½3 + 5 = 260 The pattern appears to be "take     the last term, multiply by three, and then add the number for the sequence     term you're on". Continuing, we get: a6 = 260ï¿½3      + 6 = 786 a7 = 786ï¿½3 + 7 = 2365 So the pattern gives us the seventh term     we were supposed to get, which confirms that the sixth term should probably     be 786. Find the next number: 2,     3, 4, 6, 6, 9, 8, ___ For this one, I noticed that 4 is twice 2,     and 6 is twice 3.     Then 6 (the second one) is thrice 2 and 9 is thrice 3.     Continuing, 8 is four times 2,     so the next number should be four times 3,     or 12.     You can also view this as equivalent fractions: 2/3,     4/6, 6/9, 8/12, etc. Either way,     the next number is 12. By the way, "fiddling around" is very often the best method for finding solutions. Don't be afraid to    grab some scratch paper and just try stuff. There's nothing "wrong" with you if an answer isn't immediately obvious to you. Just keep trying.


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What city was the first to be run as a democracy?

Ancient Greek Democracy - Ancient History - HISTORY.com Ancient Greek Democracy A+E Networks Introduction In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people.” This system was comprised of three separate institutions: the ekklesia, a sovereign governing body that wrote laws and dictated foreign policy; the boule, a council of representatives from the ten Athenian tribes; and the dikasteria, the popular courts in which citizens argued cases before a group of lottery-selected jurors. Although this Athenian democracy would survive for only two centuries, Cleisthenes’ invention was one of ancient Greece’s most enduring contributions to the modern world. Google Demokratia and the Demos “In a democracy,” the Greek historian Herodotus wrote, “there is, first, that most splendid of virtues, equality before the law.” It was true that Cleisthenes’ demokratia abolished the political distinctions between the Athenian aristocrats who had long monopolized the political decision-making process and the middle- and working-class people who made up the army and the navy (and whose incipient discontent was the reason Cleisthenes introduced his reforms in the first place). However, the “equality” Herodotus described was limited to a small segment of the Athenian population. For example, in Athens in the middle of the 4th century there were about 100,000 citizens (Athenian citizenship was limited to men and women whose parents had also been Athenian citizens), about 10,000 metoikoi, or “resident foreigners” and 150,000 slaves. Out of all those people, only male citizens who were older than 18 were a part of the demos, meaning only about 40,000 people could participate in the democratic process. Did You Know? Ostracism, in which a citizen could be expelled from Athens for 10 years, was among the powers of the ekklesia. The Ekklesia Athenian democracy was made up of three important institutions. The first was the ekklesia, or Assembly, the sovereign governing body of Athens. Any member of the demos–any one of those 40,000 adult male citizens–was welcome to attend the meetings of the ekklesia, which were held 40 times per year in a hillside auditorium west of the Acropolis called the Pnyx. (Only about 5,000 men attended each session of the Assembly; the rest were serving in the army or navy or working to support their families.) At the meetings, the ekklesia made decisions about war and foreign policy, wrote and revised laws and approved or condemned the conduct of public officials. (Ostracism, in which a citizen could be expelled from the Athenian city-state for 10 years, was among the powers of the ekklesia.) The group made decisions by simple majority vote. The Boule The second important institution was the boule, or Council of Five Hundred. The boule was a group of 500 men, 50 from each of ten Athenian tribes, who served on the Council for one year. Unlike the ekklesia, the boule met every day and did most of the hands-on work of governance. It supervised government workers and was in charge of things like navy ships (triremes) and army horses. It dealt with ambassadors and representatives from other city-states. Its main function was to decide what matters would come before the ekklesia. In this way, the 500 members of the boule dictated how the entire democracy would work. Positions on the boule were chosen by lot and not by election. This was because, in theory, a random lottery was more democratic than an election: pure chance, after all, could not be influenced by things like money or popularity. The lottery system also prevented the establishment of a permanent class of civil servants who might be tempted to use the government to advance or enrich themselves. However, historians argue that selection to the boule was not always just a matter of chance. They note that wealthy and influential people–and their relatives–served on the Council much more frequently than would be likely in a truly random lottery. The Dikasteria The third important ins


What animal's milk is mozzarella cheese traditionally made from?

What Is Mozzarella Cheese and What Is It Made From? What Is Mozzarella Cheese and What Is It Made From? Luca Nebuloni/Flickr Question: What is mozzarella cheese? What is mozzarella made from? True mozzarella cheese is made from water buffalo milk Answer: Mozzarella cheese is a sliceable curd cheese originating in Italy. Traditional mozzarella is made from water buffalo (not North American buffalo or bison as many mistakenly think) milk, and its flavor is highly prized. Water buffalo milk is three times more expensive than cow's milk and is costly to ship, so expect a corresponding high price tag on imported buffalo mozzarella. Since these animals are herded in only a few countries, primarily Italy and Bulgaria, most mozzarella is now made from cow's milk. Water buffalo milk is very high in fat and cassein and not easily digestible in its raw form. As such, it is used exclusively for making mozzarella and not as a beverage. Mozzarella contains 40 to 45 percent fat, although there are now lower fat, skim versions available. This cheese is not aged like most cheeses and is actually best when eaten within hours of its making. The process of making mozzarella is called pasta filata, which means the curds are heated in water or whey until they form strings (hence the term "string cheese") and become elastic in texture. The curds are stretched, kneaded until smooth, and then formed into round balls to make fresh mozzarella cheese. It is easy to make homemade mozzarella cheese , and it can be used in a variety of recipes , including salads, meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. More about Mozzarella Cheese and Mozzarella Recipes:


What mythological figure inspires romantic love with his bow and arrow?

EROS - Greek God of Love (Roman Cupid, Amor) Eros Eros playing flute, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston EROS was the mischievous god of love, a minion and constant companion of the goddess Aphrodite . The poet Hesiod first represents him as a primordial deity who emerges self-born at the beginning of time to spur procreation. (See the Protogenos Eros and Phanes for more information.)  The same poet later describes two love-gods, Eros and Himeros (Desire), accompanying Aphrodite at the time of her birth from the sea-foam. Some classical writers interpreted this to mean the pair were born of the goddess immediately following her birth or else alongside her from the sea-foam. The scene was particular popular in ancient art where the godlings flutter about the goddess as she reclines inside a conch-shell. Eventually Eros was multiplied by ancient poets and artists into a host of Erotes (Roman Cupides).  The singular Eros, however, remained distinct in myth. It was he who lit the flame of love in the hearts of the gods and men, armed with either a bow and arrows or a flaming torch. Eros was often portrayed as the disobedient but fiercely loyal child of Aphrodite. In ancient vase painting Eros is depicted as either a handsome youth or child. His attributes were varied--from the usual bow and arrows, to the gifts of a lover such as a hare, sash, or flower. Sculptors preferred the image of the bow-armed boy, whereas mosaic artists favoured the figure of a winged putto (plump baby). FAMILY OF EROS PARENTS [1.1] APHRODITE (Ibycus Frag 284, Anacreontea Frag 44, Apollonius Rhodius 3.82, Pausanias 9.27.1, Plato Phaedrus, Philostratus Younger 8, Oppian Halieutica 4.10, Hyginus Astronomica 2.30, Ovid Metamorphoses 1.452 & 5.363, Seneca Phaedra 274, Statius Silvae 1.2.51, Apuleius 11.218, Nonnus Dionysiaca 4.238 & 33.4) [1.2] ARES & APHRODITE (Ibycus Frag 575, Nonnus Dionysiaca 5.88) [1.3] OURANOS & APHRODITE (she was born pregnant with Eros from the genitals of Ouranos) (possibly Hesiod Theogony 176, Sappho Frag 198, Nonnus Dionysiaca 33.4 & 41.128) [3.1] ZEPHRYOS & IRIS (Alcaeus Frag 327) [4.1] EILEITHYIA (Pausanias 9.27.1) [5.1] POROS & PENIA (Plato Symposium 178) OFFSPRING [1.1] HEDONE (by Psykhe ) (Apuleius 6.24) ENCYCLOPEDIA EROS (Erôs), in Latin, AMOR or CUPI′DO, the god of love. In the sense in which he is usually conceived, Eros is the creature of the later Greek poets; and in order to understand the ancients properly we must distinguish three Erotes: viz. the Eros of the ancient cosmogonies, the Eros of the philosophers and mysteries, who bears great resemblance to the first, and the Eros whom we meet with in the epigrammatic and erotic poets, whose witty and playful descriptions of the god, however, can scarcely be considered as a part of the ancient religious belief of the Greeks. Homer does not mention Eros, and Hesiod, the earliest author that mentions him, describes him as the cosmogonic Eros. First, says Hesiod (Theog. 120, &c.), there was Chaos, then came Ge, Tartarus, and Eros, the fairest among the gods, who rules over the minds and the council of gods and men. In this account we already perceive a combination of the most ancient with later notions. According to the former, Eros was one of the fundamental causes in the formation of the world, inasmuch as he was the uniting power of love, which brought order and harmony among the conflicting elements of which Chaos consisted. In the same metaphysical sense he is conceived by Aristotle (Metaph. i. 4); and similarly in the Orphic poetry (Orph. Hymn. 5; comp. Aristoph. Av. 695) he is described as the first of the gods, who sprang from the world's egg. In Plato's Symposium (p. 178,b) he is likewise called the oldest of the gods. It is quite in accordance with the notion of the cosmogonic Eros, that he is described as a son of Cronos and Ge, of Eileithyia, or as a god who had no parentage, and came into existence by himself. (Paus. ix. c. 27.) The Eros of later poets, on the other hand, who gave rise to that notion of the god which is mo


"What actor based his character in ""Magic Mike"" off of his own experience as a stripper?"

Magic Mike (2012) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 46 titles created 07 Jun 2012 a list of 28 titles created 17 Jul 2012 a list of 25 titles created 03 Oct 2013 a list of 48 titles created 11 Feb 2014 a list of 33 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Magic Mike " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 8 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline Mike Lane is a thirty-year old living in Tampa,Florida. By day he works as a roofer while at night, as Magic Mike, he is the star attraction of the Kings of Tampa, a group of male strippers. Secretly he wants out in order to further a projected furniture-making business but his credit rating precludes a bank loan for this despite his considerable savings. One night Adam, a teen-aged work-mate of Mike, follows him to the club and, when one of the acts is unable to go on,he is prevailed upon to strip - becoming a huge hit. However success goes to his head and his foolish actions not only threaten to jeopardize his sister Brooke's relationship with Mike but Mike's ambitions as well. Written by don @ minifie-1 correct British English to American Engilish Work all day. Work it all night. Genres: Motion Picture Rating           ( MPAA ) Rated R for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 29 June 2012 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $39,127,170        (USA) (29 June 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia During one of Gabriel Iglesias' stand-up routines, he claimed the less-endowed actors required 'props' for the silhouette dances. After calling one of the nearby porn studios, a trunk was brought in, full of rubber 'male props'. When the props were dumped out onto a table, according to Iglesias, "the 12-year old came out in all of us", and everyone started having mock-lightsaber battles with them. See more » Goofs You can clearly see Channing Tatum 's wedding ring on when he crosses in front of the camera after getting out of his truck when arriving at the construction site. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits The Warner Bros. logo used at the opening of the film is a modified version of the Saul Bass designed logo from the 1970s. See more » Connections Way more magic involved than I had presumed 5 August 2012 | by Stay_away_from_the_Metropol (Minnesota, USA) – See all my reviews It really, really boggles my mind just how the brains of so many of you people work. 90% of the reviews on here are exactly the same "the stripping was the ONLY good thing about the movie". I couldn't disagree more. I went into the movie with basically no expectations. In my opinion, Soderbergh is completely hit or miss. He has classics like Sex, Lies, and Videotape and stinkers like The Girlfriend Experience. This is the only movie of his aside from Sex, Lies, and Videotape that I have truly loved through and through. I don't know what people are talking about criticizing the acting. This is one of the best roles I have seen Tatum pull. Matthew McConaughy is perfect as the head slime ball. The lead who plays "The Kid" or Adam is a completely believable representation of every guy who is in his shoes in the world. And the sister Brooke, while coming off as a little obnoxious with her grim stares


What is the slowest of the four Olympic swimming strokes?

Olympic Swimming - Description and Overview Swimming Expert By Mat Luebbers What is Olympic swimming? It is one of the most watched Summer Olympic sports. Olympic swimming is also one of the oldest Olympic events. Olympic swimmers must use one of four different swimming styles or techniques (or all four strokes in some races) to swim a certain distance. The fastest swimmer wins the Olympic Swimming gold medal. THE COMPETITION In the modern Olympics, there are 16 Olympic Swimming events that take place in the swim pool (plus one that takes place in open water): Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (women only) & 1500m (men only) Backstroke: 100m & 200m Butterfly: 100m & 200m Individual medley: 200m & 400m - this event is often called the "IM" In the individual medley events, the competitor swims one leg each of four types of stroke, in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Relay: 4x100m free, 4x200m free & 4x100m medley In the medley relay a different swimmer swims each leg using a particular stoke, but in a different order than the one used in the individual medley; backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. continue reading below our video Profile of Natalie Coughlin 10-kilometer open water race (for the Beijing Olympics, this event will be held in the Olympic rowing basin. Freestyle Freestyle is not really a specific stroke. Swimmers can use whatever stroke they choose, but the since the fastest stroke for most swimmers is the front crawl, that has become the default style used in freestyle events. Swimmers could use any style in a freestyle event, even one they make up themselves. In the medley events, when the freestyle leg comes, swimmers may not use a stroke that has been previously used, so they must do something other than butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke. Freestylers can swim up to 15 meters underwater from the start and after each turn, but they usually surface earlier. Backstroke Backstroke is sort of an upside down freestyle stroke. Competitors must swim on their backs with their eyes up. They are allowed to rotate their body to some degree as they swim. This is the only race where competitors start in the water although they can still spend 15 meters underwater from the start and after each turn; backstrokers often do butterfly kicks during this underwater portion of the race. Breaststroke Breaststroke is probably the oldest formalized stroke, and it often reminds people of a frog. Nowadays it looks more like a hyper-active frog! Swimmers must swim face down, moving their arms and legs together in a horizontal direction. Their head can be immersed completely, but it must break the surface of the water at least once during every stroke. While underwater at the start and the turns, swimmers are only allowed to make one arm stroke and one leg kick; there is no specific distance limit. A recent rule change allows breaststrokers to take one butterfly kick during the underwater pull during the start and turns. Butterfly The most physically demanding of all the strokes, butterfly evolved from the breaststroke, and was invented by a swimmer from Iowa. It differs from breaststroke in that the arms and legs, which must move together during a stroke, move vertically rather than horizontally. The arms recover above the water and the legs kick as if they were a fish tail, with the toes turned in-wards, sort of pigeon-toed. Butterflyers can swim up to 15 meters underwater from the start and after each turn using a butterfly kick. EQUIPMENT Olympic swimming takes place in a 50-meter swimming pool with at least 8 separate lanes, one for each swimmer. The lanes are separated by a wave absorbing lane line or lane rope. The pools are deep - 5-feet or deeper - and have a variety of high-tech features that minimize turbulence for the swimmers. Each race starts from the starting blocks, a raised platform at one end of the pool. Swimmers wear suits (regulated by FINA, the international governing body for swimming) and goggles. Most swimmers also wear swim caps to minimize drag. Officials are pre


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"What state do Harry & Lloyd travel to in the movie ""Dumb & Dumber""?"

Dumb and Dumber - Wikiquote Dumb and Dumber Jump to: navigation , search Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 comedy film starring about two well-meaning but inept friends who travel across the country to Aspen, Colorado to try to give back a briefcase left in an airport as part of a ransom payment. Lloyd[ edit ] [after hearing of Petey's death] That's it. I've had it with this dump! We've got no food, we got no jobs,... our pets' HEADS ARE FALLIN' OFF!!! Life's a fragile thing, Harr. One minute you're chewin' on a burger, and the next minute you're dead meat. Hey. Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world? [makes a loud, weird noise] (pretends to promote Turbo Lax) 1/2 teaspoon, for fast, effective relief. You know what I'm sick and tired of, Harry? I'm sick and tired of having to eke my way through life. I'm sick and tired of bein' a nobody. (pause) But most of all,... I'm sick and tired of havin' nobody. (about a passing woman at the preservation society) I'd like to eat her liver with some "farver" beans and a nice bottle of chianti! (he and Harry imitate Hannibal Lecter) Mary, I desperately want to make love to a schoolboy. Harry[ edit ] You know, Lloyd, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this…and totally redeem yourself! [to Mary, while looking at a pair of owls] Nice set of hooters you got there. Dialogue[ edit ] Lloyd: I'm only human, Harry! Anybody can make a mistake. Come on! Stop bein' a baby! So we backtracked a tad! Harry: A TAD?!! (he furiously runs up to Lloyd) Harry: A tad, Lloyd?! You drove almost a 6th of the way across the country in the wrong... DIRECTION!!! Now we don't have enough money to get to Aspen! We don't have enough money to get home! We don't have enough money to eat! We don't have enough money... TO SLEEP!! Lloyd: Well, it's not gonna do us any good to sit here whinin' about it. We're in a hole. We're just gonna have to dig ourselves out. Harry: (nods unhappily) Okay. Right. You're right. You're absolutely right, Lloyd. (he's about to walk away) Lloyd: Where ya goin'? Harry: Home. I'm walking home! Lloyd: Oh! Well, pardon me, Mr. PERFECT!!! (nervously laughs) I guess I forgot that you never, ever make a mistake! Joe: (sees a note on Harry and Lloyd's door) Those rat bastards. They're rubbin' it right in our faces. Shay: Man! Andre'll have a goddamn hemorrage if we don't get that briefcase back! Joe: They must've been followin' us for weeks. Shay: Why ya say? Joe: "Gas Man". How the hell do they know that I got gas? Shay: They gotta be pros. Joe: Don't worry. We're gonna get that money back. And I'll tell you somethin' else. They ain't never gettin' to Aspen. I'm gonna see to that. [crumples the note] Joe: [on the phone with Nicholas] Yeah, it's Mental. I'm just sitting down to a nice meal with our boys. Nicholas: Oh, how nice for you. Don't forget that your bread plate is on the left! Look, I can't have these guys runnin' around Aspen! Joe: Don't worry. They ain't gonna be runnin' around nowhere after I dump a little rat poison in their Shirley Temple. Harry: How was your day? Lloyd: Not bad. Fell off the jetway again. Harry: So you got fired again? Lloyd: Yeah, they always freak out when you leave the scene of an accident, ya know. Harry: Yeah, I lost my job too. Lloyd: Man, You are one pathetic loser. No offense. Harry: No, none taken. Nicholas: Which one of you losers wants to get it first? Lloyd: Over here. I was the one who got us into this whole mess. C'mon, shoot me. Harry: No! Wait. Do me first. I stole your girl, Lloyd, I deserve it. Lloyd: No, you don't. Harry: Yes, I do. Lloyd: No, you don't. No, you don't! Harry: Yes, I do! Yesterday was one of the greatest days of my life! Mary and I went skiing, we made a snowman, she touched my leg. Lloyd: [sarcastically] Okay. Kill him! [Nicholas shoots Harry, and Harry faints, seemingly dead] Lloyd: Oh, no! [whimpers; to Nicholas] You killed my best friend, you bastard! Nicholas: [points his gun at Lloyd] If it's any consolation, you're about to be reunited. [but before he can attempt to shoot, H


In which country did chess originate? | Reference.com In which country did chess originate? A: Quick Answer According to the United States Chess Federation, the modern version of chess originated from India and is based on a game known as Chatarung. Around 1000 A.D. the game spread from India to Europe through the help of Persian traders. Full Answer Once chess reached Europe, the rules were changed slightly to make the Queen a weaker piece. This slowed down the pace of the game considerably because it took longer to checkmate the opponent. By the 16th century, a standardized set of rules was widely distributed due to the invention of the printing press. At the same time, the queen was transformed into the strongest piece on the board, something which changed the game immeasurably.


What is the largest island in the Caribbean?

The Biggest Caribbean Islands | USA Today The Biggest Caribbean Islands Havana is the capital of the largest Caribbean island. (Photo: Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images ) What Are Physical Landforms of the Caribbean Islands? The Caribbean region has hundreds of islands, spread out over an area that runs from the southern coast of the U.S. to the east coast of Venezuela. Some of these islands are so small that no one can live on them. All but one of the largest islands in the Caribbean are destinations that have good infrastructure, budget and luxury tourist facilities, convenient transportation options and a choice of activities that make your trip exciting or relaxing, depending on your preference. Cuba Cuba (gocuba.ca) is the largest island in the Caribbean at 42,803 square miles. Just 83 miles from Key West, Florida, it is also the closest Caribbean destination to the United States. The regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the U.S. Department of the Treasury govern allowable or licensed travel to Cuba. Due to long-standing U.S. foreign policies, the U.S. government does not permit American tourist travel to Cuba. Travel licenses that do not require a formal application include visits to relatives who are Cuban nationals, trips by full-time journalists and employees of specific nongovernmental organizations in which the U.S. is a member. OFAC does not require a license application for professional research and conference trips or business trips by employees of telecommunications, agricultural and medical device companies. Trips for educational programs, religious and humanitarian aid activities, freelance journalists, performing artists and athletics require an application for a travel license from OFAC. The Cuban government requires that licensed U.S. travelers obtain a visa before leaving the U.S. Hispaniola Hispaniola is the second largest Caribbean island, and it is home to two different countries. The Dominican Republic (godominicanrepublic.com) is the larger of this island's two countries, with an area of 18,792 square miles. Spanish is the official language of the Dominican Republic. In tourist areas, English is common. Haiti (haititourisme.org) occupies the eastern third of Hispaniola. It has an area of 10,714 square miles. The official language of Haiti is French; however, a Creole variation of French is the more common unofficial language. U.S. citizens and permanent residents need a passport to travel to both countries on the island of Hispaniola. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (seepuertorico.com) is a U.S. Territory and the third largest Caribbean island at 5,324 square miles. The land area of Puerto Rico is only 3,425 square miles; the remainder of the island’s total area is water. U.S. citizens and permanent residents can travel to Puerto Rico without a passport. You still need a valid government-issued photo I.D. to board a plane or cruise ship to this destination. English is the official language, but Spanish is commonly the first language of most residents of this island. Jamaica With a total area of 4,244 square miles, Jamaica (visitjamaica.com) is the fourth largest island in the Caribbean. However, its total land area of 4,181 square miles is larger than Puerto Rico's land area. It is the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean. Flights from the U.S. are available on major carriers and the country's national airline, Air Jamaica. Visitors also have a choice of cruise lines that travel to Jamaica. The Jamaican government requires that U.S. citizens and permanent residents present a passport at all ports of entry. The Bahamas At 5,359 square miles in area, the 700-island chain of the Bahamas (bahamas.com) is larger than Puerto Rico and Jamaica; however, these islands are in the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean Sea. Cuba’s location blocks this chain's access to the waters of the Caribbean. They are closer to the U.S. than Cuba, at 50 miles from the southernmost point in Florida. References


What is the longest running show on MTV?

Top 5 Longest Running TV Shows Top 5 Longest Running TV Shows What makes great television? Is it the story, the actors, or the drama? See our top five longest television programs that are still on-air and still popular! Show transcript Hide transcript Transcript: Top 5 Longest Running TV Shows Making a hit TV show is no easy task. For every Friends, which lasted an impressive 10 seasons, there are countless shows that get the boot faster than one can, well, change the channel. But for these five shows, success is the only constant.   The View began airing back in 1997 on the premise that four women from different generations and with differing viewpoints could come together for a smart debate on pop culture and politics. Veteran journalist, Barbara Walters, convened a roving cast of characters including comedian, Joy Behar, lawyer, Star Jones, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and more for riveting conversations that sometimes became bigger news than the news itself. Through the new cast of characters though, the show, still on ABC, hopes for another 18 years of women just enjoying the view.   When it comes to reality TV, consider MTV's Real World, the Icon. The channel's longest running show ever has made an astounding 30 seasons, picking strangers to live in a house and recording every second of their lives together. Earlier on, the show focused on more cultural and social issues like HIV and AIDS, on coming out, and substance abuse, but recently it settled in for the more salacious topics of, well, sex and partying. The Real World set the tone up for pop culture's heavy programming of reality TV.   In TV comedy, there's only one name that trumps all and that's Saturday Night Live. NBCs live sketch comedy show just celebrated its 40th year anniversary with a toast to its most famous cast members like Eddie Murphy and Tina Fey, all who have gone on to shape the genre. From famous skits like Samurai Deli and Sarah Palin addresses the nation to first-rate musical performances from U2 and Kanye West, SNL has solidified itself as one of the cornerstones of late night television.   But you can't talk about the latest running TV shows without mentioning The Simpsons. Marge, Bart, Homer, Lisa, Maggie, and the entire crew have lit up living rooms since 1989, offering a smidge of love and a whole lot of laughs. Created by Matt Groening, The Simpsons is not only the longest running American sitcom. It's the longest running animated program, and it's the longest running scripted primetime series.   And finally the longest running TV show in American history is Meet the Press. Dating all the way back to 1947, the program, which invites world leaders and local politicians to discuss the issues of the day, is regarded as the most prestigious political news show on TV. It's hosted sitting presidents and become a platform for aspiring presidents on the campaign trail. So look out for Meet the Press to play a major role in the 2016 elections and beyond.


Abattoir | Batman Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Formely Black Lantern Corps Arnold Etchison (also known as Abattoir) is a serial killer who grew up convinced that his family members were evil. In result, he eventually murdered them believing that their deaths would protect the world from further perils. Etchison also believed that he absorbed the life force from each victim after his or her death. History Edit A serial killer who was convinced that his family was evil, Arnold Etchinson believed that he absorbed something of their life force when he killed them. He was apprehended and incarcerated in Arkham Asylum . He escaped several times and was usually recaptured by Batman ; the last time he escaped was when Bane set all the inmates free in the Knightfall storyline, and he went on to kill several more members of his family. Eventually he was tracked down by Jean Paul Valley , who was acting as Batman at the time. Valley chased him into a refinery and nearly knocked him into a vat of molten metal. Abattoir was hanging from a chain above, barely able to hold on, but Valley allowed him to fall to his death, to Robin's horror. The reason for this was given that Valley had a conflict of conscience due to his mental state. St. Dumas, the angel in this case, asked him to cast his grapple and save Abattoir, whilst his father, the devil in this case, asked him to throw a shuriken and kill him, so Valley did neither. Since Abattoir was holding Graham Etchinson inside a secret, hidden torture chamber at an unknown location, Valley indirectly condemned that prisoner to death, though he was unaware of it until Police Commissioner James Gordon informed him. It was also the main factor in Bruce Wayne taking back the mantle of Batman. Abattoir returned as a ghost (during a brief period of increased supernatural activity, worldwide), to torment the original Batman (Bruce Wayne) using Valley's Batman-armor, but Batman proved much less susceptible to psychological assault than his substitute. Batman tricked Abbatoir's ghost into abandoning the armor and his mission. (The ghost was attempting to cause his last remaining blood relative, a pregnant cousin, to miscarry and then he would possess the infant.)


"What company's logo is described as a ""swoosh""?"

Swoosh! There It Is. In Fact, Swooshlike Logos Are Everywhere - TheStreet TheStreet Swoosh! There It Is. In Fact, Swooshlike Logos Are Everywhere Net firms emphasize their creativity, but when it comes to company logos, many opt for the tried-and-true. George Mannes Jul 4, 2000 7:01 AM EDT The Internet is supposed to be the cradle of innovation. So why do four out of five dot-coms have virtually the same logo? Yes, it's true. A tireless investigation by TheStreet.com reveals that most Net companies -- you know, those groundbreaking birthplaces of revolutionary ideas -- behave like sheep when it comes to designing the graphics that represent their corporate identity. Start looking at the bottom of full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal, or check out your handy-dandy collection of Internet executives' business cards, and you'll see It. And you'll see It again and again. What exactly is It? Call up any graphic designer, and he or she will tell you. Ask Richard Lubbers, of Web-logo designer HitSpring, for example, if he notices any, um, common element among Internet logos. Without any prompting, Lubbers instantly identifies It. It's obvious to him. Painfully so. It's that arc you see everywhere. That partial ellipse. That space-age boomerang. "It's either kind of a Nike swoosh or an orbit kind of a theme," he says. "It's such a cliche." Lubbers says clients request this peculiar curve all the time for their logos. "But I try to steer them away from that, if possible," he says, "because the look is so saturated." Yes, the swoosh is everywhere. You got your swooshes on the left. You got your swooshes on the right. You got your swooshes up on top, too: to the right... ...up and perfectly symmetrical... ...and back and to the left. You got your planetary orbital swooshes. You got your double swooshes. And you got your swoosh oddities. The bouncing-ball swoosh... ...the dotted line... ...and the looks-kind-of-like-a-cross-between-a-ticker-tape-and-the-devil's-tail swoosh. So what is it that all these firms find so appealing about ellipses? Well, it all comes down to the purpose of logos, or marks, as they're sometimes called. Like AT&T ( T ) with its globe, like CBS and its stylized eye, a logo is a distinctive, memorable company identifier -- one that, preferably, hints at what a company does. In an economy built on information and speed, this streamlined boomerang shape fits right in. "What it's generally meant to communicate is the flow and transfer of information and ideas from one point to another," says Jonathan Taylor, creative director of Brand Farm, an Internet incubator. "People like arcs. ... They like to see a certain fluid movement." Though he's antiswoosh, Lubbers does see its power. "It looks like the future," the designer says. "It has almost a space race look to it. Anything having to do with space and satellites; it all connotes a high-tech look. And it's so well understood by the public that it's an easy way to make your company look like it's cutting-edge. ... It's almost too easy." In fact, ellipses have looked cutting-edge for decades, ever since people started using them to represent the atom. And it's likely Internet companies will gravitate toward ellipses for decades more. Jana Anderson, who heads graphic-design firm studio A in San Francisco, says the reason so many Net companies fall back on the swoosh is that it is so hard to represent the Internet graphically. "There's nothing to grab onto. There's nothing there. It's space," she says. "The visual metaphors tend to be very cliche because of that." Companies that use curves and arcs to represent their Internet connection, says Anderson, are being too vague, logowise. "The focus is sort of in the wrong place," she says. "They're designing the mark for the medium, not necessarily what the product or service is." But try telling that to companies with swooshy logos. Talk to representatives of any company with an elliptically themed logo, and they'll tell you the same thing: It's a cliche when everybody else uses the shape, but when we use it in our mar


"What Christmas character said ""God bless us, every one!"""

Tiny Tim (Character) - Quotes Tiny Tim (Character) Scrooge :  Merry Christmas, Bob. Tiny Tim :  And God bless us, everyone. Tiny Tim :  Oh my! Look at all the wonderful things to eat! We must thank Mister Scrooge. Cratchit :  Why, Mr. Scrooge, Merry Christmas. [Scrooge barges in] Cratchit :  Won't you come in? Scrooge :  Merry Christmas? Humph! I have another bundle for you. Cratchit :  But sir, it's Christmas Day. Scrooge :  Christmas Day, indeed! Just another excuse for being lazy. And another thing, Cratchit: I've had enough of this 'half-day off' stuff! You leave me no alternative... [changing his attitude] Scrooge :  ...but to give you... Tiny Tim : [sees the contents of the now open bag] Toys! Scrooge :  Yes, toys. No no no no no no no! [lovingly] Tiny Tim :  God bless us, every one! Tiny Tim :  I think I know who sent it. Cratchit children:  Who? Who? Mrs. Cratchit :  Oh! dear, oh dear! Whatever made you think it might be him? Tiny Tim :  I don't know. I just think it. Tiny Tim :  God bless us, everyone. Tiny Tim : [outside Scrooge's office] Merry Christmas, Mister Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge :  Don't beg on this corner, boy. Tiny Tim :  I'm not begging, Sir. I'm Tim Cratchit. I'm waiting for my father. Ebenezer Scrooge :  Tim Cratchit, eh? Well you'll have a long wait, then, won't you? [he walks off] Scrooged (1988) Frank Cross :  I get it now! Then if you GIVE, then it can happen, then the miracle can happen to you! It's not just the poor and the hungry, it's everybody's who's GOT to have this miracle! And it can happen tonight for all of you. If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen and then you'll want it to happen again tomorrow. You won't be one of these bastards who says 'Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud', it's NOT! It can happen every day, you've just got to want that feeling. And if you like it and you want it, you'll get greedy for it! You'll want it every day of your life and it can happen to you. I believe in it now! I believe it's going to happen to me now! I'm ready for it! And it's great! It's a good feeling, it's really better than I've felt in a long time. I, I, I'm ready. Have a Merry Christmas, everybody. [Calvin steps forward]


Jennifer Aniston and Her Ex-Husband's Wife's Ex-Husband Jennifer Aniston and Her Ex-Husband's Wife's Ex-Husband Life Share this Post Jennifer Aniston turned heads, grabbed asses , pissed off Cumberbitches, and dropped the F-bomb during and after the Golden Globes. What she didn't do was win an award herself. But Aniston may have walked away with a greater claim to fame for the evening. After Billie Bob Thornton won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie , he was interviewed by Billy Bush and Kit Hoover. While accepting his award, Thornton had mused about how easy it is to get into trouble by saying almost anything at awards shows. So he simply said, "Thank You" and walked off stage, But he opened up a bit more in the interview afterward. Bush and Hoover engaged Thornton in a game of 'Who Would You Rather.' Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey had jokingly done so together on stage earlier that evening. The interviewers asked: "Who would you rather: Jennifer Aniston or Reese Witherspoon?" "Jennifer Aniston. Lifelong goal, that's all I'm saying," Thornton responded quickly. Maybe too quickly. He was then asked another: Jennifer Aniston or Keira Knightley? "Jennifer Aniston. How many times does it take to get this through your head?" It did not take people long to point out that Jennifer Aniston's ex is Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt is now married to Angelina Jolie. Angelina Jolie is Billie Bob's ex. You can just chew on that for a bit. Because if this were to ever actually come to pass, tabloid ink might run short for the first time in history. Was Billie Bob saying that he thought Brad Pitt traded down? Was he making a little good-natured dig at ex Angelina with that "lifelong goal" remark? Or did he even think about it at all? Thornton was quick to interject that he was joking. Maybe that little voice that managed to make him shut up on stage before he went full Gervais popped back in the room and took over.


"What band performed ""Sympathy for the Devil""?"

Sympathy For The Devil byThe Rolling Stones performed By Coverage (Cover Band) - YouTube Sympathy For The Devil byThe Rolling Stones performed By Coverage (Cover Band) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 14, 2013 Coverage covering Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones. Category


NASCAR History - Daytona 500 winners & records - CBSSports.com Daytona 500 Records and Milestones   Most victories: 7 - Richard Petty (1964, 66, 71, 73, 74, 79, 81)   No name appears on the Daytona 500 trophy more   than Richard Petty. (Getty Images)   Most consecutive victories: 2 - Richard Petty (1973-74); Cale Yarborough (1983-84); Sterling Marlin (1994-95)   Most career starts: 33 - Dave Marcis   Most consecutive starts: 32 - Dave Marcis (1968-99)   Most poles: 4 - Cale Yarborough (1968, 70, 78, 84); Buddy Baker (1967, 73, 79-80)   Most consecutive poles: 3 - Fireball Roberts (1961-63); Bill Elliott (1985-87); Ken Schrader (1988-90)   Most wins from the pole: 2 - Cale Yarborough (1968, 84); Bill Elliott (1985, 87)   Longest span between first and last victory: 17 - Richard Petty (1964-81)   Most starts before winning: 20 - Dale Earnhardt   Most races led: 20 - Richard Petty   Most times completing all 500 miles: 14 - Dale Earnhardt   Most miles completed: 12,150 miles, 4,860 laps - Richard Petty   Most laps led, career: 780 - Richard Petty   Most times led, race: 21 - Bobby Allison (1981)   Most laps led, race: 184 - Richard Petty (1964)   Driver leading the most laps and winning: 184 - Richard Petty (1964)   Driver leading the most laps and not winning: 170 - Fireball Roberts (1961)   Driver leading the fewest laps and winning: 2 - Jamie McMurray (2010)   Kevin Harvick edges Mark Martin in 2007. (Getty   Images) Most leaders, single race: 22 - 2011   Fewest leaders, single race: 3 - 1972   Most lead changes, single race: 74 - 2011   Lowest starting position by a winner: 39th - Matt Kenseth (2009)   Widest winning margin: 2 laps - Richard Petty (1973)   Closest winning margin: .020 seconds - Kevin Harvick (2007)   Fastest winning speed: 177.602 mph - Buddy Baker (1980)   Slowest winning speed: 124.740 mph - Junior Johnson (1960)   Youngest winner: 20 years, 1 day - Trevor Bayne (2011)


Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?

The Army of Northern Virginia .  Robert E. Lee    . WGBH American Experience  | PBS Other General Articles The Army of Northern Virginia, commonly referred to as "Lee's Army," was the Confederacy's main fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Strategically, the Eastern Theater was arguably the most important battleground of the Civil War; comprising the states of Virginia, West Virginia Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, this zone was home to the capital cities of the Union and the Confederacy, as well as site of the War's most famous battles. Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac, the confederate forces were renamed the Army of Northern Virginia when Robert E. Lee assumed command on June 1, 1862, in a battle to defend the city of Richmond from Union forces. Before taking command of the Army  of Northern Virginia, Lee had had limited success, suffering a string of defeats in the early stages of the War. But in Richmond, Lee sought to inspire his troops by drawing upon Virginia's storied military tradition, telling them that "every man has resolved to maintain the ancient fame of the Army of Northern Virginia and the reputation of its general and to conquer or die in the approaching contest." The newly created Army of Northern Virginia, however, had no ancient fame. Its first conflict, dubbed the Seven Days' Battles, was gruesome and exhausting, but it would define the character of Lee's soldiers; they were tough, resilient, and willing to suffer great casualties to push the Union forces back. During battle, the Army of Northern Virginia numbered between 54,000 and 92,000 men. The soldiers came from every state in the Confederacy and their average age was 25. The geographic diversity of the force presented some interesting challenges: Lee's troops, for example, did not share a common uniform or pattern of speech. Diversity in the ranks, however, meant that collectively the army was knowledgeable in every landscape from the Louisiana bayous to the Appalachian mountain trails. In the summer of 1862, Lee made the Army of Northern Virginia his own -- instilling discipline and order. He consolidated power in the few commanders he had come to trust, most of whom were members of the southern gentry. From 1861 to 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia fought in dozens of major battles including the decisive confrontations at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The Army of Northern Virginia's brightest hour came in December 1862 at Fredericksburg. In a war infamous for high casualty engagements, the Army of Northern Virginia inflicted 12,653 casualties while only losing 5,377 men. "The Army of Northern Virginia is an army that has really sort of a split personality," historian Peter S. Carmichael says in Robert E. Lee. "One personality is this extraordinary confidence in their leader, extraordinary high morale, a belief they can’t be conquered. But at the same time it is an army that was being worn down. Lee was pushing these men beyond, beyond the logistical capacity of that army."   Throughout the war, the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia were often ill supplied and underfed. Many fought barefoot and without the basic clothing provided for their adversaries. As early as 1862, Lee expressed his dissatisfaction, stating that his troops "barely get bread from day to day." Lack of food and supplies led to widespread desertion and disorder. By the end of the war, one brigade commander reported that 1,157 men in his column were absent without leave. Afraid for his army's morale, Lee instructed sharpshooters to stand at the rear of the army and fire on any soldier who retreated. But even these attempts failed when the shooters were hesitant to aim at their own men.  After Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia entered into the realm of Southern lore. Lee's troops were remembered for their determination and resolve against long odds. Along with their commander, they would become central icons of "The Lost Cause


Mimosa Recipe - Several Mimosas - from Real Restaurant Recipes Favorite Restaurant Drink Recipe What a special treat a Mimosa is! This Mimosa Recipe is the drink to serve and enjoy when having a Mother's Day with brunch or perhaps when you take a special vacation and you wake up to gentle music and have an entire day just to relax. Nothing says "special day - special person" like a Mimosa. Okay…I’ll be honest. This is the second most popular Sunday beverage at breakfast/lunch regularly. Only the Bloody Mary  is more popular. The basic Mimosa recipe is on this page, but also included are several variations that you really should consider trying. Once you do, you may no longer be happy with the standard version, although it is very good, too. A Mimosa is a cocktail recipe having two parts of thoroughly chilled orange juice combined with three parts champagne. It's just that simple and easy ...and delicious! Often the drink is served in a tall champagne flute, but I think you will want to use a large wine glass if you like ice in the drink (like I do) or if you are making a Passion Fruit Mimosa or the really delicious Mama Mimosa (my husband calls it "Big Mama Mimosa" ...don't ask me why). The basic Mimosa recipe was first created at a hotel in France about 1925. I do not know who invented it or even what the occasion was. It may have been the bartender was just experimenting. Let's get started! Preparation time: 1 minute. Serves 1. Ingredients: Champagne 2 ounces of cold orange juice (Oh, if you have fresh orange juice, what a special treat!) Orange slice for garnish if using a large wine glass (not a flute - no garnish with a flute) Crushed ice (optional)   Instructions: Pour orange juice into a champagne flute  (I use just a tiny bit of crushed ice in mine) Add champagne to fill the glass but be careful not to overfill Garnish with a slice of orange if using a glass other than a flute If you want more ice, use a large wine glass and pour 3 parts of champagne in the glass and then add 2 parts orange juice. Variations of the Basic Mimosa Add a tablespoon of Grand Marnier and you'll have created a Grand Mimosa (very close to a Mama Mimosa - see below) Use cranberry juice instead of orange juice and you have created a Hibiscus or a Poinsettia Use pink grapefruit instead of orange juice and enjoy a Lilosa A Fauxmosa is a virgin Mimosa (no champagne). Use 7 UP or Sprite in place of the champagne Now here are two more Mimosa recipes I really like. Give these restaurant drink recipes a try, you'll agree. Mimosas are often associated with special occasions or brunch events but why not bring your special occasion to a new level with a few new Mimosa recipes? From the traditional OJ and champagne to the Mama Mimosa, these recipes will add an extra flare to every occasion. Passion Fruit Mimosa Preparation time: 1 1/2 minutes. Serves 1.   1 carton of Passion Fruit Juice Ice (optional) Put 1-2 cubes of raspberry ice in a large wine glass (see below) Slowly fill about 3/5 of the wine glass with chilled champagne Add chilled orange juice but leave a little room from the top of the glass Add 2 tablespoons of orange liqueur and very gently stir. Garnish with a sliced orange and Enjoy!   Crumble fresh or thawed raspberries into the compartments of an ice cube tray Fill the tray with water and freeze Add one or two raspberry ice cubes to your Mimosa as described above Have a party! Enjoy your Basic Mimosa and the variations of the recipe on this page and the company of those you share them with! Donna "Champagne and orange juice is a great drink. The orange improves the champagne. The champagne definitely improves the orange." Philip, Duke of Edinburgh